* 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 CALLED ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 6:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF CITY HALL. AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM AT 6:38 PM WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER SARAH GRAHAM, DISTRICT TWO. I PLEDGE THE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE, AN INDIVIDUAL ALL JOIN ME IN PRAYER. EXCUSE ME, FATHER GOD, I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING. GRATEFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES AS WE MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT. I ASK THAT YOU GUIDE OUR WORDS, OUR ACTIONS, AND OUR THOUGHTS, AND DIRECT US TOWARDS DECISIONS THAT BEST SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BAYTOWN. I ALSO THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU COMMISSION ANGELS AROUND OUR SCHOOLS. AS STUDENTS AND STAFF BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, PLEASE PLACE A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM TO KEEP THEM SAFE. AND FATHER GOD ALSO ASK YOU TONIGHT TO PLEASE KEEP THOSE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH TRIALS. REMIND THEM TO LEAN ON YOUR WORD AND TRUST IN YOU. IN PROVERBS, WE'RE TOLD TO TRUST IN YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS AND NOT LEAN ON OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. SO LORD, TONIGHT, WE TRUST IN YOU TO DIRECT US IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH CITIZEN COMMENT. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES. [a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Special Meeting held on June 26, 2026.] MOVING ON TO TWO A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 26TH, 2026. I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES TO [b. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Municipal Development District and City Council Joint Meeting held on July 9, 2026.] BE CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION IN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING HELD ON JULY 9TH, 2026. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO B. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [a. Consider an ordinance approving the Baytown Area Water Authority Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget.] SPECIAL DISTRICTS BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 THROUGH 2027. CONSIDERING ORDINANCE APPROVING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 2026 THROUGH 2027. PROPOSED BUDGET, MS. MCKENZIE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, THE BUDGET YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HASN'T CHANGED. THIS IS THE BYLAW BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED ON JULY 15TH. UM, THERE IS REVENUE OF 24.2 MILLION, UH, EXPENDITURES 29.9. AND, UH, ENDING WORKING CAPITAL OF 3.8. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GOOD DEAL. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE. A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A. AYE. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. [b. Consider an ordinance approving the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget.] THREE B, CONSIDERING ORDINANCE APPROVING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026. 2027. PROPOSED BUDGET, MS. MCKENZIE, UM, THIS IS THE CCPD BUDGET, UH, THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH TO YOU BEFORE. UM, NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THIS BUDGET AS WELL. UM, THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ARE THE SAME AT 2.8 MILLION, LEAVING A WORKING CAPITAL OF 463,000. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THREE B. SO WE'RE GONNA WELCOME MR. ANDREW LUNA SERRANO. WUNDERMAN, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD. MY ADDRESS IS 2200 WEST BAKER ROAD. AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY. I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ALLOCATE THEIR TIME FOR ME AS WELL. IT'S NOT NOTED ON HERE. UM, WHO WAS ALLOCATING TIME TO YOU? RIGHT HERE, DEBORAH AND HER HUSBAND OCTAVIA. IS OCTAVIA HERE? HE'S ON HIS WAY. YEAH. SO, BUT YOU SAID WHO ELSE, MS. DEBORAH? RIGHT HERE. MS. DEBRA. MS. I DON'T HAVE A MS. DEBORAH SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND MR. OCTAVIO DOES HAVE TO BE HERE IN ORDER TO YIELD HIS TIME TO YOU. OKAY, I'LL MATCH. MY NAME IS LUNA. I LIVE, I HAVE LIVED IN BAYTOWN FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, AND I'M HERE ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE OVER $180,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE NEW CONTRACT WITH FLOCK. [00:05:01] THIS COMES AFTER ONE OF BAY TOWN'S OWN, YET UNNAMED POLICE OFFICERS CAME UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MISUSING OUR CITY'S FLOCK CAMERAS, WHICH HAS BEEN IN ALL TOO COMMON, UH, INSTANCE IN OUR COUNTRY ACROSS THE NATION. ACCORDING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER A HUNDRED CASES OF MISUSE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, 35 OF WHICH HAVE INCLUDED, UH, STALKING A ROMANTIC PARTNER. AND WE STILL CAN'T KNOW IF OUR OFFICER FALLS INTO THIS CATEGORY BECAUSE THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO IDENTIFY THIS INDIVIDUAL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IF A COMMUNITY MEMBER COMPLETED A SIMILAR ACT, THEY WOULD BE PLASTERED ALL OVER THE NEWS. NOW, FLOCK CAMERAS ALSO HAVE A 10% CHANCE OF MISREADING A LICENSE PLATE, ACCORDING TO ONE OF FOX'S OWN REPRESENTATIVES IN A TOWN HALL MEETING SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. WHO'S TO SAY THAT A BAYTOWN RESIDENT WON'T END UP LIKE BRANDON UPCHURCH, A MAN IN TOLEDO, OHIO, WHO WAS MAULED BY A TOLEDO POLICE CANINE AFTER HE WAS PULLED OVER WHEN HIS LICENSE PLATE PLATE WAS MISREAD IN A SIMILAR FASHION. WHO'S TO SAY THAT? UH, 10%, 10%, ABOUT 8,600 OF BAYTON WON'T FIND, UH, FIND THEMSELVES IN A SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN BE POTENTIALLY BE MISREAD TO BE A VIOLENT CRIMINAL. IN ADDITION, BAYTOWN HISPANIC POPULATION REPRESENTS OVER 50% OF THE POPULATION HERE. CHIEF STRINGER HIMSELF HAS TOLD ME THAT BE, UH, BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT CONTR, UH, COLLABORATE WITH ICE. THIS IS ULTIMATELY A MEANINGLESS P PO POSITION WHEN YOU ARE MAINTAINING AND ADVOCATING FLOCK CAMERAS IN THE CITY. AS ICE HAS USED THESE VERY SAME CAMERAS OF ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY IN HOUSTON TO D PEOPLE IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR WHAT EQUATES TO A PAPERWORK VIOLATION, WHO'S TO SAY THAT ICE WON'T ALREADY? UH, WHO'S TO SAY THAT ICE WON'T EVENTUALLY USE THESE CAMERAS TO EXPAND THEIR CURRENT OPERATIONS? OR, AND IN BAYTOWN IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO? WE NEED THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE THE NAME OF EVERY AGENCY AND OR DATABASE THAT HAS ACCESS TO BAY TOWN'S FLOCK DATA AS MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE DONE. WE CAN'T IGNORE THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FIGURE IN THIS EQUATION EITHER. WHY ARE TAX PAYERS FUNDING A SURVEILLANCE STATE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD WHEN LOCAL RESIDENTS MENTIONED ONLY LAST WEEK IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FLOODING IN THE AREAS LIKE CEDAR BAYOU FOR OVER A WEEK, FOR OVER, FOR YEARS. SORRY. WHEN OUR MAIN ROAD, GARTH IS, HOLD ON A SECOND. THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTES. BUT IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, YOU CAN REQUEST MORE TIME AND WE CAN THROW A MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNSEL. WE CAN GIVE YOU MORE TIME. WOULD YOU LIKE TO REQUEST MORE TIME? YES, I WOULD. OKAY. I WOULD NEED A MOTION. HOW MUCH TIME? HOW MUCH TIME? I ONLY NEED THREE MORE MINUTES. THREE MORE MINUTES. MOTION TO APPROVE. THREE MINUTES. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. YOU HAVE THREE MORE MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHEN [c. Consider an ordinance approving the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget.] OUR MAIN ROAD, GARTH, IS DANGEROUS TO WALK ON BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SIDEWALKS WHEN RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOT ON THE TABLE BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF THIS ECONOMY. FINALLY, I'M NOT ALONE IN MY OPPOSITION TO THIS. THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE IN THIS MEETING ITSELF AND CLOSE TO 4,000, UH, RESIDENTS IN RESPONSE TO CHIEF STRINGER'S POSTS, FACEBOOK POSTS ON THE MATTER THAT AGREE THAT WE DO NOT WANT THIS INVASIVE SURVEILLANCE IN OUR CITY. COUNCILWOMAN. SARAH GRAHAM TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD VOTE TO FUND THESE CAMERAS LAST WEEK. ARE YOU COUNCILWOMAN? AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL GOING TO IGNORE THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT BY VOTING TO PASS THIS BUDGET? OR ARE YOU GONNA DO US DO RIGHT BY US AND VOTE AGAINST IT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SERGIO, VAL VERDE. SERGIO VAL VERDE. NOT HERE. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. UM, MR. MAYOR? YES, SIR. UM, LAST YEAR I WAS RELUCTANT. I RELUCTANTLY, UH, SIGNED OFF TO APPROVE, UH, FUNDING THESE, UH, FLOCK CAMERAS THROUGH THE CCPD. UH, A A [00:10:01] CITIZEN CAME UP, HE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE NETWORK, AT WHICH, AT WHICH MEETING HE WAS TOLD THAT THESE FLOCK CAMERAS, THE, THE POLICIES THAT, THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THESE FLOCK CAMERAS WERE ROBUST. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE UNABLE TO? RIGHT. SO AT LAST YEAR'S MEETING WHEN WE VOTED TO APPROVE THE CCP DB PD BUDGET, A CITIZEN CAME UP. MR. BECK CAME UP AND, AND ANNOUNCED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THESE FLOCK CAMERAS CITING THERE WERE TIME, THERE WERE ISSUES ACROSS THE STATE OF THE CAMERAS BEING QUOTE UNQUOTE MISUSED, UH, TO SPY OR TO, UH, SURVEIL UN WARRANTLESS, UH, UH, PEOPLE WHETHER TRACK TRACKING AN EX-WIFE OR USED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES. HE WAS, HE WAS REASSURED BY, ON THE BUS, MR. MR. SPRINGER, BUT HE WAS REASSURED BY YOU THAT OUR POLICIES ARE THE MOST ROBUST, THE STRICTEST POLICIES. AND THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WAS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY COULD NOT HAPPEN HERE. SO WE FAST FORWARD A YEAR FROM NOW, AND MR. BECK'S CONCERNS AND FEARS ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US THAT, SO WHICH IS IT? IS IT DESPITE THE MOST ROBUST POLICIES IN PLACE, THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THE LPRS ARE GONNA BE MISUSED OR THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IT IN PLACE, IS FOR THOSE REASONS. I'M, I'M, I'M CALLING ON COUNCIL TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, BACK IN JANUARY OF OR APRIL OF 2023 TO BACK UP AND SLOW DOWN AND REALLY LOOK AT THE POLICIES THAT ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM MISUSE AND ABUSE OF THESE FLOCK CAMERAS. I CANNOT, I I WANT TO ASK COUNSEL THAT IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, THAT WE DENY APPROVAL OF THIS BUDGET UNTIL WE CAN REWORK IT WITH CCPD TO AMEND IT, TO TAKE EVERY, EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN IT IS FINE SAVE THE, EXCEPT FOR THE FLOCK CAMERAS, RIGHT NOW, THERE'S, THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON LEGISLATIVELY. UM, PEOPLE'S PRIVACIES ARE AT STAKE. THERE'S A FOURTH, THERE'S FOURTH AMENDMENT ARGUMENTS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN OUR SUPREME COURT, UH, THAT, THAT RIGHTFULLY SO. AND THESE CAMERAS THREATEN THE CIVIL LIBERTIES OF EVERYBODY IN OUR CITY. THERE'S A VICTIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS, A POTENTIAL VICTIM. WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF HOW THIS WAS DISCOVERED. IF THERE IS OTHER VICTIMS, WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE BEING SURVEILLED? SO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE, THE DISCUSSIONS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN, BUT I WANT TO IMPLORE KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW TO PUT THE STOP ON THESE, THE USE OF THESE FLOCK CAMERAS UNTIL WE CAN GET A HANDLE ON IT. YES, SIR. I, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. COUNCILMAN GRIFFIN. UM, JUST SO WE, THIS IS A, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH FLOCK AT THE POINT, RIGHT? YEP. AND WHEN DOES THE CONTRACT FROM WHAT YEAR TO WHAT YEAR? UH, I'M SORRY. THE CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT, I BELIEVE WE STILL GOT A YEAR LEFT OR TWO YEARS LEFT. FIVE, WELL, IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. TWO YEARS LEFT. TWO YEARS LEFT. ALRIGHT. AND HOW DO, HOW CAN WE CANCEL THE CONTRACT, MAYOR COUNSEL, IF IF YOU, IF YOU, IF IT CHOSEN TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT, THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY CONTRACT THAT WE ARE IN. WITH THAT SAID, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL A CONTRACT. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, UM, TO WHAT IS OWED IN THOSE CONTRACTS. AND SO WHILE THE CONTRACT COULD BE, UH, EX OR STOPPED, THE INDIVIDUALS CAN SUE US FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT CONTRACT. AND SO THE CITY WOULD MOST LIKELY SPEND CLOSE TO WHAT'S OWED ON LEGAL FEES OR PAY OUT THE REST OF THE CONTRACT AT THE SAME TIME. SO THAT BASICALLY WE NEED TO, IT, THIS RIGHT NOW IS JUST A BUDGET QUESTION. THIS IS NOT A POLICY QUESTION. SO WHICH A CHECKING ACCOUNT, DO WE WANNA BRING IT OUT OF CPDS BUDGET OR GENERAL FUNDS? UH, WHATEVER BUDGET'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN LAWSUITS HIT, HIT THE TABLE. SO THEN WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE BUDGETING AND TRY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WE'RE GONNA PAY THE 180 8 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUNDS TO COVER THE LI BECAUSE WE CAN TURN IT OFF. THAT'S A POLICY DECISION. THAT'S NOT [00:15:01] A BUDGET DECISION. RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING A BUDGET DISCUSSION. CONTRACTUALLY, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. SO WHICH ACCOUNT DO YOU WISH TO TAKE IT OUT OF? I THINK YOU'RE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION. WELL, NO, THAT IS THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S NOT A POLICY. WE CAN HAVE THIS POLICY DISCUSSION WITH THE CHIEF AND WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THAT PART. THAT THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW. THE ISSUE IS WE HAVE A BUDGET FROM THE CIPC, FROM THE CIP BUDGET, C-C-C-C-P-D BUDGET. SORRY. THE $188,000 PER YEAR IS IN THAT BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR AND PROBABLY GONNA BE FOR NEXT YEAR. SO ACCORDING TO THAT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY THAT. SO DO WE PAY IT AT A GENERAL FUNDS OR DO WE PAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT, IF WE EVEN SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN TOMORROW? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRICE, WHAT PRICE FOR OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE. I I, NO, WE HAVE TO. NO, WE WE'RE CONTRACTUALLY WE ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO PAY THE 180 8. YEAH, WE, SO THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING IS I'M NOT, THERE'S, THERE'S A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT TOO. I, I I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT CONTRACT. I'M SAYING I AM. SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO THAT, THAT'S A POLICY DISCUSSION, KEN. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE CAN BRING THAT POLICY DISCUSSION AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THIS IS A BUDGET QUESTION. RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, WE'RE HERE TO VOTE FOR THE BUDGET. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE CCPD BUDGET FOR 2026 THROUGH 2027? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. UM, SO WHEN IT CAME TO CCPD, WERE THERE ANY, UH, REMARKS OR, OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET? UH, WAS IT JUST QUICKLY APPROVED? DID ANYBODY COME AND SPEAK? BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN ALSO COME AND SPEAK TO CCPD. MM-HMM. IT IS AN OPEN MEETING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE WERE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS DURING THE BUDGET MEETING. OKAY. SO CCPD WAS OKAY WITH APPROVING THE BUDGET. IT'S UNANIMOUS FOR, OKAY. UH, CCPD BOARD. SO THE PROCESS IS THAT IT GOES FROM CCPD TO US, LIKE THEY'VE APPROVED IT, IT COMES TO US. SO IF WE DENY IT, DOES IT GO BACK TO CCPD OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? IF THE BUDGET GO AHEAD. IF, UH, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES TONIGHT, YOU CAN EITHER APPROVE THE BUDGET OR REJECT THE BUDGET. IF YOU REJECT THE BUDGET, THEN YOU MUST MEET WITH CCPD TO, UH, DISCUSS YOUR DIFFERENCES AND COME TO A RESOLUTION. YES. YES MA'AM. UH, THE STATUTE DOESN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DAY, BUT IT DOES SAY THAT IF BOTH BODIES AGREE, YOU CAN BRING IT BACK AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. OKAY. BUT THAT'S AS MUCH AS IT SAYS. OKAY. OKAY. UM, JUST FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON CCPD THAT, UM, ARE CI CITY, UM, CITIZENS THAT ARE APPOINTED THAT DISCUSSED THIS BUDGET AND CAME UP WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET? I BELIEVE THERE ARE FIVE. UH, THERE WERE FOUR PRESENT, UH, YESTERDAY OR TUESDAY WHEN WE WENT OVER AGAIN. BUT, UH, WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED, I BELIEVE ALL FIVE WERE PRESENT, BUT THERE'S FIVE MEMBERS. OKAY. AND I THINK BOTH THAT COUNCILMAN GRIFFITH AND FRANCO BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT. AND, AND ONE I ACTUALLY DIDN'T THINK ABOUT. UM, ALTHOUGH I AGREE THAT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A, UM, OVERSIGHT, UH, OF MORE OVERSIGHT OF HOW THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE UTILIZED. UM, IF WE WERE TO SEND THIS BUDGET BACK TO CCPD OR REJECT IT, THE FLOCK CAMERAS, IT'S A QUESTION. ARE THE FLOCK CAMERAS GONNA GET TURNED OFF WHILE WE SEND IT BACK TO, BECAUSE I THINK CITIZENS THAT ARE, THAT ARE VOICING CONCERNS ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS, WE EVEN HAD ONE HERE TONIGHT SPEAKING. UM, I THINK THAT WHAT THEY'RE WANTING IS FOR US TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE USE OF FLOCK CAMERAS. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS HEARING. AND SO THIS ITEM THAT WE'RE VOTING ON SPECIFICALLY SAYS A PROPOSED BUDGET. SO THE QUESTION IS WHETHER I PERSONALLY VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ITEM THREE B, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF OR KEEP A FLOCK CAMERA ON. AM I CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S, IT'S A BUDGET CONVERSATION TONIGHT, AND THE POLICY CONVERSATION ON LPRS WOULD BE AT A LATER DATE. OKAY. SO I JUST, THAT'S FOR MY CLARITY ON HOW I'M VOTING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, THAT, THAT'S HOW I'VE SEEN IT? YES, SIR. YEAH, I MEAN, I JUST WANNA SAY I UNDERSTAND THE, THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM CITIZENS AND AND COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, I, I THINK WE WERE AWARE OF THIS WHEN WE INITIALLY APPROVED THEM. I MEAN, WE, WE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UM, THE RISK INVOLVED. AND WE DID, WE PUT PROCEDURES IN PLACE. AND I GUARANTEE YOU THOSE ARE BEING REVIEWED AND, AND DISCUSSIONS BEING HAD, UM, A ABOUT HOW WE CAN, WE CAN IMPROVE THAT. UM, BUT I THINK, LIKE WE SAID VERY EARLY ON WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THESE, THIS IS A TOOL, [00:20:01] UH, THAT, THAT HELPS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT SOLVE CRIME. UM, AND THEY HAVE OTHER TOOLS AT THERE MM-HMM. UH, THAT, THAT THEY CAN USE. UM, AND QUITE FRANKLY, EVERY ONE OF 'EM CAN BE MISUSED. UM, WE TRUST EVERY ONE OF 'EM TO CARRY A GUN. MM-HMM. THOSE CAN BE MISUSED, BUT WE DON'T TAKE 'EM AWAY, UM, WHEN ONE IS MISUSED. I MEAN, WE, THEY, THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TRAINING ON HOW TO USE 'EM PROPERLY, UM, PROCESSES IN PLACE AND INVESTIGATIONS EVERY TIME ONE IS DISCHARGED, RIGHT? TO UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS USED IN THE PROPER WAY. UM, AND SO HONESTLY, I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS FOLKS ARE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A, OF A BAD SITUATION. UM, THERE, THERE COULD BE A VICTIM HERE, THERE POTENTIALLY IS. AND, UH, THE MAJORITY OF YOU ALREADY, YOU, YOU DIDN'T LIKE 'EM TO BEGIN WITH AND YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF, OF THIS ONE INCIDENT. UM, AND I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE, UM, THAT THERE COULD BE A VICTIM HERE. UM, AND THAT WE WANT TO KIND OF, UM, I DON'T KNOW, USE IT TO PUNISH THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SOME WAY. UM, I LOOK AT THE, THE REST OF THE CCPD BUDGET, UM, AND NOT TO MAKE LIGHT OF A TRAGEDY, UM, BUT WE HAD, I MEAN, WE, WE HAD AN OFFICER CHARGED, WE MANSLAUGHTER, UM, WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE VEHICLES IN THIS BUDGET. NOBODY SPOKE ABOUT DEFUNDING PATROL CARS. UM, AND I DON'T THINK THEY WILL, UM, BECAUSE IT'S, BUT, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF. IT CAN BE EVERYTHING WE TRUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH. COULD BE, COULD BE MISUSED. UM, BUT CHIEF, I KNOW YOU HOLD YOUR OFFICERS TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD I'VE SEEN YOU AT, AT, AT WHEN YOU PUT THOSE BADGES ON THEM. UM, AND I KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND, AND WHAT YOUR GUYS BELIEVE IN. UM, AND, AND AGAIN, IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE WHAT WE'VE HAD HAPPEN. UM, BUT, BUT I STILL SUPPORT THE BUDGET AS IT IS PRESENTED TO US TODAY. MR. MAYOR. I, I, I, I GOTTA JUMP IN THERE 'CAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WERE SAID THAT JUST DEMONSTR DEMONSTRATIVELY WRONG. AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IN REGARDS TO DISCUSSION AROUND THESE FO CAMERAS, THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO DISCUSSION BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL FOR THESE FOUGHT CAMERAS. THESE WERE APPROVED THROUGH CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DO NOT GET DISCUSSED. MOST OF COUNCIL AT THE TIME DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY WERE APPROVING UNTIL I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION, UH, MY FIRST YEAR ON COUNCIL. SO TO SAY THAT THERE'S DISCUSSION, I BELIEVE IS DISINGENUOUS. FURTHER, I'D SAY THAT THESE FALSE COMPARISONS TO MISUSES OF VEHICLES, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN A VEHICLE GETS ACCIDENT WAS MISUSED. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE BEING SURVEILLED? HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN IT'S BEING MISUSED UNLESS SOMEBODY COMES FORWARD? SO THESE, THESE FALSE EQUIVALENCES AND THESE FALSE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BOGUS. THESE, THESE IDEAS THAT YEAH, SOMETIMES IT TAKES BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN TO REALIZE THERE'S A BAD, UH, PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN PLACE THAT, THAT IS PITTING PEOPLE'S CIVIL LIBERTIES ON THE LINE SOMETIMES, UNFORTUNATELY. 'CAUSE I'VE WARNED BEFORE THIS EVEN HAPPENED, SO I WAS DOING THIS BEFORE IT WAS COOL, SO TO SPEAK, SO TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON SOMEBODY'S, UM, UNFORTUNATE IS, IS NOT REALLY A FAIR ARGUMENT IN MY OPINION. WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW THIS DOWN AND, AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND BY OUR CITIZENS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TO SLOW THIS DOWN WHEN, WHEN WE HAVEN'T, WHETHER THERE'S BEEN NO DISCUSSION TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE POLICIES IN PLACE BECAUSE IT'S STRINGENT. THE ROBUST POLICIES THAT WERE TOLD WE WERE IN PLACE HAD BEEN PROVEN. AND IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE LAST YEAR. I WAS TOLD IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE LAST YEAR. IT, IT HAPPENED. WELL, I WAS TOLD COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE. SO LET'S, LET'S PUT ASIDE THE, THE, THE LOGICAL FALLACIES AND THE, THE, THE IMPROPER EQUATIONS, THE FALSE EQUATIONS THAT, THAT, THAT ARE BEING THROWN AROUND. THE, OUR SILVER LIBERTIES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS, AS, AS, AS, AS SAFETY. AS WELL AS WE CAN'T SACRIFICE OUR SILVER LIBERTIES JUST SO WE COULD FEEL SAFE. NOW, WELL HOLD ON A SECOND. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M GONNA ASK, WHENEVER WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS COME TO SPEAK, WE LISTEN TO YOU WITH, WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT. AND THE ONE THING I'M GONNA ASK YOU ALL TO DO IS WHEN WE'RE SPEAKING, [00:25:01] GIVE US THAT SAME RESPECT. UM, EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR WHAT EV WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING. AND, AND WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SPEAK. AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING. AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS YOU CAN SIGN UP. BUT WHENEVER WE'RE SPEAKING, JUST LIKE WHENEVER WE HAVE SOMEONE APPROACH THAT PODIUM, I'M GONNA ASK THAT WE GIVE EVERYONE THAT RESPECT. UM, THE DISRESPECT IS NOT GONNA BE TOLERATED. WE HAVE A SERGEANT IN ARMS AND HE AND I WILL START ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO BE ESCORTED OUT WHEN THEY'RE BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO THOSE SERVING HERE. AND NOT JUST HERE, BUT WHENEVER SOMEONE IS SPEAKING AT THE PODIUM. THAT BEING SAID, UM, I'VE GOTTEN MANY PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS, OKAY? AND I WAS ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I WAS ACTUALLY SERVING ON COUNCIL. WHEN WE APPROVE THIS, AND I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF, CAN SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE, BUT I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND SAY, WHEN IT'S ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. UM, IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T DISCUSS IT. ANY ONE OF US CAN PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. AND WE DO A LOT PRETTY REGULARLY. WE NORMALLY HAVE AT LEAST ONE ITEM BEING PULLED EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, AND WE HAVE OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT ITEM. WE, WE RESERVE EVERY RIGHT TO PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE FEEL THE NEED TO PULL. AND EVEN IF IT'S ON CONSENT AGENDA, GUESS WHAT CAN HAPPEN? CITIZENS HAVE EVERY RIGHT, ONCE IT'S POSTED ON HERE, WHETHER IT'S CONSENT OR NON-CONSENT AGENDAS, WHAT I'M GONNA CALL IT, AM I SAYING THE RIGHT THING WHEN I SAY NON-CONSENT? UH, REGULAR AGENDA. REGULAR AGENDA, YES, SIR. UM, ANYONE CAN SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT'S POSTED ON THIS, THIS AGENDA. NOW, AS FAR AS THE POLICY, WE, WE WE'RE HERE TO VOTE ON, ON THE BUDGET. TRUE ENOUGH, WE'VE DISCUSSED SOME POLICY AND CITY MANAGERS ALREADY SAID WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSIONS ON THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. WHENEVER WE HAVE THAT POLICY DISCUSSION, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS, TO COME BACK AND RESPECTFULLY DISCUSS THIS ITEM WITH ALL OF US. UM, I THANK THE CITIZENS THAT SHOWED UP TODAY. I, I, I, I KNOW YOU ATTENDED THE LISTENING SESSION. UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING RESPECTFUL. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO COME TO A LISTENING SESSION AND VOICE YOUR CONCERN AND YOUR OPINION. I THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND VOICING YOUR CONCERN IN, IN YOUR OPINION, AS FAR AS THE, THE COMMENTS FROM JACOB, IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE, WE, WE TALKED BEFORE TODAY BECAUSE YOU SAID SOME OF THE SAME THINGS I SPOKE, I SAID TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE ON THE PHONE, WE GIVE OUR OFFICERS EVERY TOOL NEEDED TO HELP PROTECT US AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AND ANY OF THOSE TOOLS, ANY OF THEM CAN BE MISUSED AT ANY TIME BY ANY OFFICER. BUT GUESS WHAT? WHEN THEY'RE SWORN IN, WE TRUST THEM. MANY OF US HAVE BROKEN SOMEONE'S TRUST AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN OUR LIFE. AND WHEN THAT TRUST IS BROKEN, THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE THINGS AWAY FROM US. WE DISCUSS IT. WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND YOU MOVE ON. YOU EITHER DECIDE TO BE THEIR FRIEND AND TO ASSOCIATE WITH THEM, OR YOU DECIDE TO DISASSOCIATE WITH THEM AND NO LONGER HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS BUDGET. AND THEN WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT THIS FROM A POLICIES PERSPECTIVE, I ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO CAN HEAR ME, WHETHER THEY'RE IN PERSON OR WATCHING THIS VIDEO, PLEASE COME BACK. WE WELCOME IT. VOICE YOUR CONCERNS, VOICE YOUR OPINIONS, AND HELP US GENERATE A POLICY THAT EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH. YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. YES, SIR. YES, MA'AM. UM, COUNCILMAN GRIFFITH, I KNOW WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME THINGS THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL WERE, UM, COMPLETELY CLEAR, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS FROM COUNCILMAN POWELL, BUT YOUR COUNCILMAN GRIFFIN, YOUR FOCUS IS ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES AREN'T BEING VIOLATED. AND YOU WANNA SLOW IT DOWN. AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT IF WE VOTE AGAINST THIS BUDGET OR WE REJECT THE BUDGET, IT'S NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OF THE FLOCK CAMERAS BEING USED. SO IT'S NOT GONNA SOLVE WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE WANTING IT TO SOLVE, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT VOTING ON WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO, AS A POLICY, USE FLOCK CAMERAS OR NOT. WE'RE ONLY VOTING ON A BUDGET. SO IF WE SEND THE BUDGET, AND STOP ME IF I'M WRONG, 'CAUSE I ASKED THIS MINUTE AGO, WE SEND THE BUDGET BACK AND WE REJECT IT. THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE NOT GOING TO STOP BEING USED RIGHT NOW. NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE, BUT WE SEND IT BACK MM-HMM . TO VOTE WITH CCPD MM-HMM [00:30:01] . TO AMEND IT. IF IT GETS AMENDED, THAT DOES STOP IT. SO THIS IS A STEP TO GO BACK AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IF I'M SAYING THIS WRONG, BUT WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS, IS TO DENY WHAT'S ON THE TABLE. MM-HMM . TO GO BACK TO THE C CCP D TO AMEND THE CCPB BUDGET WITH EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE FLOCK CAMERAS UNTIL WE GET A HOLD ON. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE FAULT CAMERAS? THE, THE MISUSE AND PIT POLICIES IN PLACE, OR GET RID OF THEM. AND SO TO PIT A STOP BECAUSE THERE'S NO CHECKS. WE, SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SEND IT BACK TO CCPD AND THEY DON'T AMEND IT? WELL THEN THAT'S, AND AT THAT POINT, WHAT WOULD THE VOTE BE THAT THAT WILL BE ON? THAT WOULD BE ON THE CCPD. BUT WE, BUT IT'S ALREADY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ON THE C CCP D RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. IT'S NOT GOING RIGHT. IT WAS, IT WAS PUT ON THE CB, IT WAS VOTED FOR, BUT THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE C CCP D NO, THEY MET TWO DAYS AGO. NOT SINCE THEN. IT'S HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO. NO, THIS, THIS WAS, NO, THE CCC PD DID NOT, THIS BUDGET WAS NOT APPROVED TWO DAYS AGO C BY CCPD. THIS WAS NOT SENT, THIS WAS NOT, THIS BUDGET WAS NOT SENT TO CDPD TWO DAYS AGO. THAT THAT IS CORRECT. IT WAS NOT IT. THIS, THIS BUDGET, WE, WE RECEIVED IT AT THE LAST MEETING MM-HMM . OKAY. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT. MM-HMM . THIS BUDGET WAS NOT ON THE LAST CCPD MEETING TO BE APPROVED. THIS WAS APPROVED MEETING TODAY. DID THEY DISCUSS IT AT THE C CCP D MEETING? CORRECT. I, I, THERE'S I THINK A LOT OF JUST CROSS COMMUNICATION. MM-HMM . IF CCPD, UH, I, MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT'S BEING SAID IS IF CC, SINCE THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, CCPD HAD THE CHANCE TO BRING THE BUDGET BACK AND AMEND IT. AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE MEETING THAT JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO. THEY CHOSE NOT TO. OKAY. AND IT WAS DISCUSSED. UM, THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS, IF COUNSEL CHOOSES TO STOP IT TONIGHT, MRS. GRAHAM'S POINT IS THAT EVEN IF YOU CANCELED IT, THE CANCELED THE OR DIDN'T AGREE, OR DIDN'T PASS THE BUDGET TONIGHT OBJECT AND YOU WORKED TO PASS IT, THAT WOULDN'T BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST ANYWAYS. AND SO FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, IT'D STILL BE OPERATIONAL. EVEN IF COUNSEL STOPPED THE BUDGET TONIGHT, UM, TO MRS. GRAHAM'S POINT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON A POLICY DISCUSSION, WHICH COULD BE MONTHS, UH, TO THAT POINT. RIGHT. I'M NOT CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE STOP. I'M, I'M CALLING FOR RELOOK AT THE, I WAS JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY THE CROSS COMMUNICATION. I'M NOT CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE, BUT WE EITHER ACCEPT THE WHOLE BUDGET OR WE DON'T. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN THE OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE BUDGET. THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS COURSE LET, IF I COULD. YES, SIR. I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH MY C UH, MR. POWELL. BUT I ALSO SEE WHERE MR. GRIFFIN IS GOING IS HE JUST SAID HE DOESN'T WANT IT TO STOP. HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE POLICY DECISIONS. OKAY. SO LET'S SAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE HAVE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS AND, AND WE MAKE A POLICY DECISION THAT, OKAY, IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE PARAMETERS AND PUT, PUT IN PLACE SOME MORE CHECKS AND BALANCES PUT IN PLACE, WE'RE GOOD WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH FLOCK. BUT IF WE DON'T APPROVE THE BUDGET, THEN THAT'S NOT GONNA, IT'D BE A WHOLE YEAR BEFORE WE COULD GO FORWARD AGAIN WITH FLOCK. SO I'M LOOKING AT THIS GOING, THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PRESENTED, IT'S BEEN WELL DISCUSSED BY CCPD. I WOULD DISAGREE A LITTLE BIT THAT WE APPROVE FLOCK WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IT. NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON FLOCK HAS BEEN GOING ON EVER SINCE FLOCK OCCURRED. UM, BUT IF WE APPROVE THE BUDGET TONIGHT, LET'S SAY WE APPROVE CCPD AND THEN AS A POLICY MAKING BOARD, WE COME OUT AND WE TELL THE CHIEF NEXT MONTH THAT, OKAY, COME OCTOBER, WE WANT YOU TO TURN THAT THING OFF UNTIL WE WE'RE SATISFIED THAT IT'S PROTECTED. THEN ONCE WE'RE SATISFIED, THEN WE SAY, TURN IT BACK ON THE BUDGET'S THERE AND THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. SO I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOUR CONCEPT OF WE NEED TO HAVE SOME OPEN DISCUSSIONS AND MAKE SURE AS MANY STEP STEPS ARE IN PLACE AS POSSIBLE, BUT THIS IS A HUMAN ACTIVITY. AND I DON'T CARE HOW MANY RULES, REGULATIONS, AND, AND STOPGAP YOU PUT IN PLACE, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO ABUSE THE SYSTEM, THEY CAN. THAT'S JUST GONNA HAPPEN. YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT LOSS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES, THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT'S GOING ON NATIONWIDE. AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S NOT AN ABUSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THE SUPREME POINT MAY RULE DIFFERENTLY, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'VE MADE A DEFINITIVE DECISION ON THAT. SO IT COULD TAKE IT OUT OF OUR HANDS. SO AGAIN, AS THE MAYOR SAID, THIS IS A, THIS IS A BUDGET ISSUE. WE CAN APPROVE THE BUDGET, WE APPROVE BUDGETS FOR FUNDING FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE COME BACK LATER. SO NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT, AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, THEN THE FUNDING IS THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS IS EVEN FROM THE, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT GOT UP AND SPOKE, AND AGAIN, I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. IT, IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO COME UP AND SPEAK AND GET IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. THEY MENTIONED THAT, [00:35:01] OH, THERE'S BEEN A HUNDRED CASES OVER THREE YEARS. THIS 33 YEARS OUT OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACTIVITIES, THAT'S STATISTICALLY NE NEGLIGIBLE IF YOU'RE THE ONE, IT'S IMPORTANT. MM-HMM . BUT SO AGAIN, GIVE THE CHIEF TIME TO REVIEW THE CURRENT INCIDENT THAT'S CURRENT IN OUR HOUSE AND FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG, WHAT WENT RIGHT, AND HOW CAN WE FIX IT TO MAKE IT BETTER, AND THEN HAVE THAT COME BACK TO US, AND THEN WE CAN SAY, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH AND MOVE FORWARD. OR NO, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE WANNA STOP OR IMPROVE IT, BUT THE BUDGET IS THERE. THAT'S THE BASE. WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT ONCE WE APPROVE IT. AND THAT GIVES US A MONTH AND A HALF, TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT WOULD COME EFFECTIVE ANYWAY TO, TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. SO FROM MY POSITION, WE HAVE TIME TO HAVE THOSE POLICY DECISIONS, DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS. LET'S, LET'S APPROVE THE BUDGET. AND IF WE DECIDE AS A GROUP THAT POLICY WISE, WE'RE GONNA SHUT IT OFF. WE SHUT IT OFF, AND WE DON'T SPEND THE MONEY JUST 'CAUSE WE APPROVE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THE MONEY'S WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE MONEY TO PAY OFF THE CONTRACT, THE MONEY, BUT WE CAN TURN IT OFF IF THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDE TO DO. SO I SUPPORT YOUR ISSUE OF WE NEED TO HAVE SOME OPEN DISCUSSIONS, BUT I, I FEEL WE NEED JUST TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. AND THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I AM. FRANCO, LAURA, AND THEN I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION. MR. LAMONT HAS. YES, SIR. AFTER THE DISCUSSION, MR. MAYOR, I DO WANT TO, UH, ANSWER COUNCILMAN GRIFF'S QUESTION. OKAY. SO, YEAH, AND, AND I DO THINK, LIKE I SAID, THAT IS A POLICY DECISION THAT, THAT, THAT THE CHIEF'S GONNA COME UP AND I'M SURE THE CHIEF IS GONNA BRING SOMETHING TO US. I'M ALMOST POSITIVE THAT OUT OF THIS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WORKING ON SOMETHING FOR US. BUT AGAIN, IT COMES DOWN TO ME, THIS IS NOT A DECISION, THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POLICY OF FLOCK CAMERA TODAY. THIS IS A POLICY FOR ME. IT'S AS IT, WHEN I HAVE MY CABLE BILL, I SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH MY CABLE BILL TO PAY THAT CABLE EVERY MONTH. IF I WATCH THE TV OR DON'T WATCH THE TV, I STILL GOTTA PAY THE CABLE BILL. WE DECIDED, COUNCIL DECIDED TO HAVE A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK. WE HAVE TO PAY THE FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. EVEN IF WE TURN IT ON OR TURN IT OFF, WE CAN CANCEL IT. YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT WE'RE GONNA GET SUED AND IT'S GONNA COST US THE SAME AMOUNT PROBABLY TO PAY THAT IN LITIGATION, JUST 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE. SO THE QUESTION FOR ME IS, DO Y'ALL WANT TO KEEP INTO THE CCPD BUDGET, WHICH 60% OF THE TAX, THE, THE MONEY OF THAT COMES FROM PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIVE IN THE STATE, IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, WHICH THAT MEANS THE, IF WE DO HAVE TO PAY THE PENALTY OF CONTINUING THE CONTRACT AND FINISHING OUT THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN ARE ONLY PAYING 40% OF IT. OR DO WE PUT IT OUTTA THE GENERAL FUND WHERE THEY'RE GONNA PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT? WE ARE HERE WITH A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN, AND FOR ME TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I GET THE POLICY, LET'S SHUT IT OFF. WE'RE DONE. BUT I, I STILL NEED TO PAY $376,000 TO FINISH THIS CONTRACT. DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT? DO YOU WANNA PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THAT 3 76 OR 40% OF THE 3 76? THAT'S THE QUESTION WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. AND FOR ME, IT'S TAKEN OUT OF THE 40% FROM THE CITIZENS. SORRY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, AND I THINK FOR ME, I'VE BEEN, UM, JUST LISTENING AS I USUALLY DO. BUT, UM, AT THE SAME TIME, A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO ME, UH, THROUGH, UH, DISTRICT ONE, WERE REALLY NOT UNDERSTANDING THE FLOCK SYSTEM ITSELF, UH, TO BASE, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANY TYPE OF DECISION. AND SO I KNOW I SPOKE TO CHIEF, UM, WHERE I THINK WE NEED TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, AT LEAST FOR THOSE CITIZENS THAT, THAT DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT AND FEEL THAT YES, THEY'RE BEING SURVEILLED, THEY'RE BEING SURVEILLED. BUT THERE WERE SOME ALSO COMMENTS MADE, UM, DURING, UH, THIS MEETING THAT WE WERE, UM, BRINGING IN REVENUE FROM AGENCIES THAT COULD BE UTILIZING OUR DATA, WHICH IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT. WE DO NOT BRING IN REVENUE USING THE FLOCK. SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THAT COMMENT CAME FROM OR WHERE IT CIRCLED FROM, UM, IN THE INTERNET WORLD. BUT, UM, IT, IT'S JUST COMPLETELY FALSE. AND I DID, UM, TALK TO CHIEF, UM, TO GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT. SO, UH, FOR ME, I'M STICKING WITH THE BUDGET ITEM. UM, AND YES, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO POLICY, ESPECIALLY AS THE ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT ABOUT FLOCK ITSELF, ALSO MAKING, UH, SOME CHANGES AND, AND MOVING FROM A 30 DAY RETENTION TO A SEVEN DAY RETENTION, UM, AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT COULD PROBABLY EXPAND IT ON. AND SO COULD WE ALSO ADD OUR OWN? ABSOLUTELY. UM, AND SO THIS IS NOT JUST A NATIONAL DISCUSSION, UM, FROM CONSTITUENTS, BUT ALSO THE, THE COMPANIES ITSELF THAT UTILIZE OR THAT SELL THESE, [00:40:01] THEY'RE LISTENING AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ELSE THEY CAN DO TO MAKE IT SAFER. SO IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, UM, HAVING PEOPLE LOOK UP SOMEBODY'S ADDRESS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND, UM, THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AND SO WHETHER THEY USE A FLOCK CAMERA OR NOT, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BECOME VERY, VERY SAVVY AT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING UP PEOPLE'S INFORMATION. AND SO THEY EITHER DO IT THEMSELVES OR THEY GO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO BRING IN, UM, AND PUT MORE CONDITIONS ON FLOCK, BUT THAT'S NOT UNTIL THE POLICY DISCUSSION ITSELF. UM, AND SO I'M WILLING TO LISTEN AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE NEED TO DO. AND, UH, I THINK MY COLLEAGUES ARE RIGHT. IF WE END UP SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS. UM, WE CAN'T FIND A, A GOOD STRONGHOLD, THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A DECISION THAT WE MAKE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE POLICIES AS WELL FOR INTERNET USE FOR EMPLOYEES. IS IT A HUNDRED PERCENT FOOLPROOF? NO, IT'S NOT. UM, BUT THE POLICIES ARE THERE TO HOPEFULLY DETRACT USAGE, UH, OR BAD USAGE OF, UH, SOME EMPLOYEES. SO, GOOD DEAL. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, WAIT, WAIT. SCOTT, MS. I'M SO SORRY, SCOTT. I LITERALLY TOLD YOU. NO PROBLEM, SIR. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GET ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE YOU VOTE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GRIFFITH ASKED WHEN THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE CONTRACT IS. IT IS DECEMBER 14TH, 2028. THANK YOU. TWO YEARS. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. LAMONT BEFORE WE VOTE SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE CLARITY? NOT THE GUY WITH THE HALL PASS. I'M JUST SAYING Y GUY WITH THE HALL PASS. GET ON PRINCE NOW. . OKAY. I NEED A MOTION. UH, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE B SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. ONE, NAY. MOTION CARRIES ON TO THREE C. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026. 2027. PROPOSED BUDGET, MS. MCKENZIE, UM, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, THIS BUDGET REMAINS THE SAME AS WELL WITH 3.2 MILLION IN REVENUE AND 4.1 IN EXPENDITURES, LEAVING A WORKING CAPITAL OF 939,000. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. NOW WE HAVE TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. ARE PEOPLE GOING TO THINK WE'RE PLAYING FAVORITISM TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF WE DON'T HAVE JUST AS MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR BUDGET? I NEED KENNY DOBSON TO COME UP HERE. , ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'M KIDDING. SINCE YOU LED INTO IT, YOU KNOW, DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER LADDER TRUCK? CAN WE BUY SOME MORE DEFIBRILLATORS? YEAH. YEAH, THOSE LADDER TRUCKS. ON THOSE LADDER TRUCKS. I THOUGHT Y'ALL WERE USING AERIALS, NOT LADDER TRUCKS ANYMORE. THIS SAME THING? YEAH, I, I OPEN THIS UP FOR THAT ONE. MY BAD, MY BAD. UM, I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE C. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOW ON TO [a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map by rezoning approximately 10.34 acres of land located at the northeastern corner of the intersection of Interstate 10 / East Freeway and N. Main Street, at 7128 N. Main Street, from the Open Space/Recreation (OR) and General Commercial (GC) to a Freeway Commercial (FC) Zoning District. ] OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE. THANK YOU, MS. MCKENZIE. THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS REGARDING THIS SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. EVERYONE DESIRING TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST OF THE FOYER OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING. EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING. THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. UH, FOR A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 10.34 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 10 EAST FREEWAY AND NORTH MAIN STREET AT 7 1 2 8 NORTH MAIN STREET FROM THE OPEN SPACE RECREATION OR GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO A FREEWAY COMMERCIAL FC ZONING DISTRICT. IT IS NOW 7:22 PM AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MOUNT BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 10.34 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION [00:45:01] OF I 10 EAST FREEWAY AND NORTH MAIN STREET AT 7 1 2 8 NORTH MAIN STREET FROM OPEN RECREATION AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO A FREEWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. I WILL NOW ASK MR. CALVIN ABRAM TO SUMMARIZE THE, UH, SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, CALVIN ABRAM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UH, YOU'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT SITE. UH, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE PURPLE COLOR, THAT IS THE SUBJECT SITE. UM, AS WE SEE HERE ON OUR ZONING MAP, OUR CURRENT ZONING MAP, THE WESTERN MOST, UH, SLITHER OF PROPERTY IS ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY THE REMAINDER 10 ACRES IS ZONED OPEN SPACE RECREATION. CURRENTLY, OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWS THE, UM, IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA, UM, IDENTIFIED AS LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL. HOWEVER, OUR CURRENT LAND USES AROUND THE PROPERTY ARE EITHER A PARCEL THAT IS NOT ANNEX, ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND OR FREEWAY COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE, UH, THIS PARCEL TO FREEWAY COMMERCIAL, AND THIS WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT, UM, PARCELS AND PROPERTIES ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. UH, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CORRIDOR FACING NORTH, THIS IS THE SITE THAT YOU SEE FACING SOUTH. THIS IS THE SITE THAT YOU SEE THE APPLICANT PROVIDED AN ILLUSTRATIVE, UM, AS PART OF HIS APPLICATION. THE, THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THIS ILLUSTRATIVE. IT IS ONLY MEANT TO SERVE IDEAS, BUT THE APPLICANT IS INTENDING TO PUT COMMERCIAL DRIVE THROUGH CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES. UM, HOWEVER, WHAT YOU SEE IN THE NORTHEASTERNMOST CORNER, UH, APPEARS TO BE TRUCK FUELING THAT IS NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. WE ARE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THIS WITH THE APPLICANT. SO THIS IS ONLY IN ILLUSTRATIVE. THIS IS NOT WHAT WILL BE DEVELOPED OR ANYTHING. UH, WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU IS ONLY THE REZONING FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO FREEWAY COMMERCIAL. UH, WITH THAT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MS. AL? IT CAN BE CONCRETE, FREEWAY, COMMERCIAL AND, AND AGAIN, WE CHANGED THAT NOT LONG AGO. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WOULD BE UNDER THAT ZONING? UM, FREEWAY COMMERCIAL, IT IS A HIGHER INTENSE USE THAN GENERAL COMMERCIAL LESSER INTENSE USE THAN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO YOU CAN HAVE THINGS SUCH AS TRAILER PARKING, UH, YOU CAN HAVE, UM, APARTMENT BUILDINGS THERE. UM, OF COURSE YOU CAN HAVE, UM, A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL THINGS THERE. UM, HOWEVER YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AND THINGS OF THAT IN THAT AREA. YEAH, THAT, THAT'S, THAT WAS MY QUESTION AS FAR AS WHAT OTHER TYPES OF, COULD THEY PUT IN THERE? I, I KNOW THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOWED AS FAR AS THE PICTURE IS A CONCEPT. SO WHAT'S THE WORST THING THEY COULD PUT IN THERE? UM, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT A PERSON'S TASTE. I THINK COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD, SO I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S BAD. SO IT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER. YEAH. NO RV TRUCK STOPS. YEAH, NO. YOU KNOW, RV TRUCK STOPS OR TRUCK STOPS THAT NO, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO A TRUCK STOP. OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WAREHOUSING THAT OKAY. WAREHOUSING WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED EITHER. OKAY. I JUST, THAT'S WHY I ASKED. I'M NOT SURE. SO, AND I BELIEVE WE CHANGED FREEWAY COMMERCIAL FROM YEAH, WE DID, BUT THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T REMEMBER SOME OF THE, THE SPECIFICS THAT ARE ALLOWED UNDER THE, UNDER FREEWAY COMMERCIAL. SO I THINK IT'D BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED TO TOO HEAVY OF A USE WITH IT ONLY BEING 10 ACRES, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING, ANYONE ELSE? GOOD DEAL. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? UH, WE NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:27 PM CONCERNING THEIR REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIALS ZONING AMOUNT BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 10.34 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST EASTERN CORNER OF I 10 EAST FREEWAY IN NORTH MAIN 7 1 2 8 FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATIONAL RECREATION TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO FREEWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT GOING TO FIVE A CONSIDERING [a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 10.34 acres of land, located at the northeastern corner of the intersection of Interstate 10 / East Freeway and N. Main Street, at 7128 N. Main Street, from the Open Space/Recreation (OR) and General Commercial (GC) Zoning Districts to a Freeway Commercial (FC) Zoning District.] ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO AMEND OFFICIALS ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY [00:50:01] 10.34 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 10 AND NORTH MAIN STREET AT 7 1 2 8 NORTH MAIN STREET FROM OPEN RECREATION AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO FREEWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. UM, MR. ABRAM, ANYTHING TO ADD? NO. NO. UH, MAYOR, NOTHING ELSE TO ADD. ASK QUESTION. YOU GOT? OH, NOTHING ABOUT CONCRETE , NOTHING ABOUT CONCRETE TODAY? ALL RIGHT, GOOD DEAL. WE GO NOW I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON [b. Consider an ordinance for the first reading of the proposed voluntary annexation of approximately 0.998 acres at 8220 North State Highway 146 (SH 146).] TO FIVE B. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.998 ACRES AT 8 2 2 0 NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 1 46. MR. ABRAM. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ANNEXATION OF A PROPERTY SLIGHTLY UNDER ONE ACRE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, IT IS SOUTH OF OLD NEEDLEPOINT ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 1 46. UH, THIS IS A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A, UM, SMALL SCALE, UM, SERVICE, UH, FU NOT SERVICE FUELING, BUT SERVICE REPAIR, DOING LIGHT OIL CHANGES AND THINGS AS OF THAT. UM, WHAT YOU SEE HERE, UH, ALONG THIS MAP IS THE LIGHTER BLUE IS THE CITY LIMITS. HOWEVER, THE HATCHED PORTION THAT YOU SEE IS A SLIGHT DONUT HOLE. AND THIS, UH, ANNEXATION WILL FILL IN THAT DONUT HOLE, WHICH YOU SEE HERE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. THE PROPERTIES OF ZONE GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UH, THE APPLICANT IS ASKING TO ANNEX AND REZONE TO THAT GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UH, ZONING DISTRICT. AS OF THIS MOMENT, THE APPLICANT IS CONCURRENTLY PRESENTING AN ANNEXATION AND A REZONING APPLICATION. UH, AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS THE DATE, UH, FOR AN ANNEXATION. IT'S TODAY AUGUST 18TH. THE APPLICANT WILL GO BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE REZONING APPLICATION. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 10TH THE REZONING APPLICATION AND THE FINAL READING OF THE ANNEXATION WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL. AND THAT WOULD CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE C CONSIDERING [c. Consider an ordinance for the second reading of the proposed Limited Purpose Annexation of approximately 356.99 acres, located generally east of North Main Street, west of Hadden Road and north of East Wallisville Road.] ORDINANCE FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE PROPOSED LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 356.99 ACRES LOCATED GENERALLY EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET, WEST OF HAYDEN ROAD AND NORTH OF EAST VILLE ROAD. BUT BEFORE WE GO ON, THERE'S A MISTAKE WITH ITEM FIVE C. THE ACTUAL PROPERTY BEING ANNEXED IS 278.021 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK SIX THROUGH EIGHT. ABSTRACT NUMBER 21, GEORGE ELLIS SURVEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, NOT 356.99 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK 6 3 11 ABSTRACT NUMBER 21, GEORGE ELLIS SURVEY HARRIS COUNTY. MR. ABRAM, WOULD YOU CARE TO ELABORATE ON THAT? YES. UH, MAYOR, UM, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US IS A, AN ANNEXATION THAT COMES FROM A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND A LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEX BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND MUD TWO 13 A. UM, IN THE PAST, THIS ANNEXATION WAS NOTICED, UM, AND IT IDENTIFIED THE TOTALITY OF THE APPROXIMATELY 360 ACRES. HOWEVER, IN THE NOTICE, WE UM, FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE FULL BOUNDARIES OF THE ANNEXATION. UM, THE ANNEXATION DID NOT INCLUDE WEST OF HADDON ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET. THAT IS APPROXIMATELY, UH, 79 ACRES THAT WAS NOT PUBLICLY NOTICED CORRECTLY. THEREFORE, WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS ANNEXATION NOW AS A PHASE ONE AND A PHASE TWO. UH, THE PHASE ONE WILL BE THE 200 AND APPROXIMATELY 278 ACRES AND THAT WOULD BE EAST OF GARTH ROAD, WEST OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND NORTH OF EAST WALLACE V ROAD. SO THAT IS WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AT THIS, THIS MOMENT. THAT IS THE PHASE ONE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 278 [00:55:01] ACRES. THAT IS PART OF THE SPA AND THE LPA ANNEXATION THAT, UH, YOU'RE SEEING BEFORE YOU AT THIS MOMENT. AND THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AMONGST THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. BILL, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ON TO FIVE [d. Consider an ordinance adding the newly Limited Purpose Annexed properties generally described as approximately 356.99acres, located generally east of North Main Street, west of Hadden Road and north of East Wallisville Road to City Council District No. 4.] D. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADDING THE NEW NEWLY LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEX PROPERTIES GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY 3 356 0.99 ACRES LOCATED GENERALLY EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET, WEST OF HAYDEN ROAD AND NORTH OF EAST VILLE ROAD TO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR. AS I SPOKE BEFORE, THERE'S A MISTAKE WITH THIS ITEM. THE ACTUAL PROPERTY BEING ADDED TO THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR IS 278.021 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK SIX THROUGH EIGHT. ABSTRACT NUMBER 21, GEORGE ELLIS SURVEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, NOT THE 356.99 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK 6 3 11, ABSTRACT NUMBER 21. GEORGE ELLIS SURVEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. MR. ABRAM. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, I WOULD MAKE THE SAME PRESENTATION FOR THIS PORTION OF THE ANNEXATION AS WELL. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. GOOD DEAL. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE FIVE D. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT OF TECH. WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO OH FOR THIS. OKAY. WE DON'T NEED IT. MY BAD. OKAY. UH, SIX A. [a. Receive the no-new revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate.] RECEIVE A NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE. MS. MCKENZIE, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE MENTIONED THIS AT THE WORK SESSION THAT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, UM, FOR THIS YEAR IS 0.68517 AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE IS 0.74695. UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROPOSING THE 0.69803, UH, TAX RATE IN THE, UH, BUDGET. SO NEXT STEPS WOULD BE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADOPT THE PRO PROPOSED TAX RATE AND WE PLAN TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ON AUGUST 27TH. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE HEARING AND THE ADOPTION OF THE RATE, UH, ON SEPTEMBER 10TH. GOOD DEAL. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, WE WERE CONSIDER THE TAX RATES RECEIVED. THANK YOU MS. MCKENZIE. WE ARE NOW 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.] AGENDA ITEMS. UM, DOES ANYONE NEED TO PULL AN ITEM? THE ONE DAY I MENTIONED WE PULL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS REGULARLY. NO ONE WANTS TO PULL ONE THERE. IS THERE ANY CONCRETE? LEMME SHOW YOU . GOOD DEAL. WELL, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS. YOU WANNA PULL ONE? , THE SAKE OF POLL SEVEN EACH. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. SEVEN H LET'S NOT AND SAY WE DID. OKAY, LET'S NOT AND SAY WE DID. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN THROUGH A THROUGH H. SECOND. SECOND. I NEED A MOTION. I MEAN, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE NOW ON TO APPOINTMENTS. [a. Consider a resolution nominating a representative to serve on the Board of Directors of the Chambers County Appraisal District.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION NOMINATING A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHAMBERS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. MR. LAMONT COUNSEL, THIS WAS, UH, THE SAME ITEM THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU A MEETING OR TWO AGO. UH, ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAS RETIRED AND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS TO REPLACE THAT PERSON. YOU'RE FREE TO NOMINATE WHOEVER YOU BELIEVE IS APPROPRIATE. YES, SIR. UH, I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE JUSTICE OF A PEACE OUT IN CHAMBERS COUNTY. HE RECOMMENDED SOMEBODY, HE BELIEVES IT WILL SERVE GOOD ON THAT, THAT BOARD AS A REPLACEMENT. MR. JOSH CUBIC, HE LIVES AT BEACH CITY. UM, HE OWNS A BUSINESS, UH, A-A-B-C-I THINK TRACTOR OVER THERE OFF OF WIER. MM-HMM . UM, REALLY STANDUP GUY. HE HE SPOKE HIGHLY OF HIM. I THINK YOU'LL BE GOOD REPLACEMENT ON THAT BOARD. SO I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE HIM SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE ARE ON TO [9. 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.] THE MANAGER'S REPORT. MR. JASON REYNOLDS. AYE. YES. THANKS. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, AT FIRST I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, TYPICALLY WE GET [01:00:01] THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT. UH, THIS YEAR WE DID SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SO THAT IT JUST DIDN'T SPEND MORE TIME, UH, GOING ON ANOTHER REPORT, UH, THE MAYOR AND I WENT AND MET WITH THE, UH, EXECUTIVE TEAM FROM A ECONOMIC ALLIANCE. THEY GAVE US THE ANNUAL REPORT. YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF IT AT YOUR DESK. IF THE CITIZENS NEED A COPY, THERE ARE COPIES UP HERE AVAILABLE AS WELL. AND, UM, IF NOT, WE HAVE COPIES FOR YOU. JUST DIDN'T WANNA CLUTTER ALL THE, ALL THE STUFF FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING TEAM RECENTLY RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM A RESIDENT WHERE THEIR EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN PROFESSIONALISM, IN ADDRESSING SEVERAL SIDEWALK CONCERNS ALONG A LONG RACCOON DRIVE. THE RESIDENT SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZED ALEJANDRA MAOZ, YUSEF LONGLY, AND JOHN ARTIS FOR THE TAKE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH HER, LISTEN TO HER CONCERNS AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP ADDRESS THE ISSUES. WE APPRECIATE THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE WORK, UH, OUR TEAMS ARE DOING. AND I, I'LL, I'LL GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS WITH THIS AS WELL. UM, THE FIRST FEW EMAILS THAT CAME IN WERE, THEY WERE COMING AT US FOR, UH, FOR HOW THE SIDEWALKS WERE. AND, UM, AT THE END RESULT WAS THEY FELT, THEY FELT OR FELT HEARD. THEY FELT THE COMPASSION FOR MY EMPLOYEES. AND SO, UM, TO, TO OUR TEAM MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR GOING ABOVE, UH, AND BEYOND AND LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND, AND GOING TO MEET WITH THEM AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEIR REAL CONCERNS WERE BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS INJURED. UH, UH, THAT PROMPTED THIS RESPONSE. AND SO THE EMOTIONS CAME WITH THAT AND I THINK OUR TEAM DID A HECK OF A JOB RESPONDING. UM, CONGRATS TO ELIZABETH SANON, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER ON HER ACCEPTANCE INTO THE MA MASTER'S PROGRAM IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY. SO, GREAT JOB ELIZABETH. AND, UH, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I DON'T SEE EASY. OKAY. UM, BAYTOWN YOUTH SUMMER TRACK PARTICIPANT LIAM STANNER, BROUGHT HOME THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE BOYS 16 AND UNDER, UH, HIGH JUMP AT THE TWO, UH, 2026 TEXAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION SUMMER GAMES HELD IN BRYAN, TEXAS. UM, LIAM CLEARED SIX FEET TO CLAIM THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND EARNED THE TITLE OF 2026 TAF BOYS 16 AND UNDER HIGH JUMP CHAMPION CONGRATS, LIAM, ON HIS EXTENDING ACHIEVEMENT AND CHECK OUT THAT BIG OLD RING HE GETS TO, TO SHOWCASE THERE. SO, UM, UH, THE BAYTOWN BULKHEAD. SO, UH, CLIFF, I, I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT, UH, GETTING THIS TEAM HERE AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TO HELP GET THIS TEAM HERE AS WELL. UH, WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY PLAYED THEIR INAUGURAL SEASON AT, AT JENKINS PARK, UH, AND THEY FINISHED THE SEASON WITH AN 18 AND 18 AND 15 RECORD AND A SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THEY WANT, THEY WENT ON TO DEFEAT THE TYLER KNOCKOUTS IN THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TO CLAIM THE INAUGURAL COWBOY COLLEGIATE, UH, LEAGUE TITLE ON THEIR HOME FIELD. SO, CONGRATS TO THE BULKHEADS ON HISTORIC FIRST SEASON AND A CHAMPIONSHIP. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING THEM BACK TO JENKINS PARK NEXT YEAR AS THEY DEFEND THEIR TITLE. AND, UM, CLIFF AND THE PARKS, UH, REC TOURISM TEAM. THANK Y'ALL FOR BRINGING ALL THIS TO LIFE AND, AND BRINGING IT HERE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF BAYTOWN AND, AND THE REGION THAT ACTUALLY HOST A LOT OF THESE KIDS WHEN THEY COME TO PLAY. AND SO THESE KIDS ARE HERE STAYING WITH RESIDENTS IN BAYTOWN. THEY PLAY THE SUMMER LEAGUE AND JUST BRING MORE ATTENTION TO OUR PARK SYSTEM AND, UH, GIVING US MORE THINGS TO DO. AND JUST THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, UH, THIS SUMMER. BAYTOWN WELCOME CONNOR, UH, GALVIN RIDGE FROM TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA, WHOSE VISIT HIGHLIGHTED THE CON, UH, CONNECTIONS CREATED THROUGHOUT OUR TOURISM PROGRAMS. CONNOR PARTICIPATED IN JENKINS PARK PARK RUN NUMBER 57, FINISHING FIRST WITH A TIME OF 2140, AND ALSO VOLUNTEERED DURING THE EVENT. HE THEN HOSTED A GEOCACHING MEETUP BEFORE EXPLORING BAYTOWN THROUGH THE BAYTOWN GEO TOUR. CONNOR'S VISIT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR PARKS AND AND PROGRAMS BRING VISITORS INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE HIM CHOOSING TO SPEND PART OF HIS TRIP WITH US AND HOPE TO WELCOME HIM BACK TO BAYTOWN IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S FANTASTIC. AND IF ANYBODY'S NOT DONE THE PARK RUN AT JENKIN JENKINS PARK, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT THING TO GO TRY OUT. MAYBE HE DIDN'T KNOW. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO RUN SO FAST. HE CAN. SO HE, HE WALK IT, HE RAN, VOLUNTEERED ALL IN THE SAME EVENT. YES, SIR. HE WAS THAT FAST . HE WAS DONE BEFORE EVERYBODY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. HE RAN THE RACE AND PICKED UP. YEAH, WE DON'T RUN THE RACE. I'M GONNA RUN THE RACE AND THEN HAND ANYONE EVERYTHING OUT. WOW. AND FINALLY, I DO WANT TO LIKE, REALLY APPLAUD THE GROUP FOR THE CITY'S BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, UH, WAS RECENTLY HELD AND, AND WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AGAIN THIS YEAR, 1,432 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE PROVIDED TO LOCAL STUDENTS, AND THE EVENT WELCOMED, UH, 1,255 ATTENDEES, 14 COMMUNITY VENDORS ALSO PARTICIPATED SHARING VALUABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES RELATED TO SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VENDORS AND, UH, FOR THE GENEROUS DONATIONS AND PARTICIPATION AS WELL TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP MAKE THIS EVENT SUCH A SUCCESS. I WANNA GIVE A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU, UH, TO SHARON ROSE, MONICA FAA AND STEPHANIE MEDINA [01:05:01] FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND PLANNING AND EXECUTING THIS EVENT. THEIR EFFORT PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR. SUCH A SUCCESSFUL IMPACT AND IMPACTFUL DAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S, IT CONTINUES TO GROW. UM, YOU KNOW, THE CLERK'S OFFICE WITHOUT DOING BIRTH CERTIFICATES THIS YEAR, THAT WAS, THAT WAS A NEW THING. I THINK WE WERE DOING HEALTH SCREENINGS AND, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT SHOWING AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE HOW THIS THING IS GROWING AND, AND REALLY HELPING SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. JUST THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED. AND BIG THANK YOU TO STEPHANIE, UH, AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR COUNCIL KNOW. NO, JASON, I THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT THERE AND, AND, AND HANDING OUT TO EVERYBODY AND, AND TO THE STAFF. AND THERE'S THREE LADIES WHO PUT THIS THING TOGETHER, THREE LADIES, AND THERE'S, IT'S, IT'S A BIG EVENT. AND, UH, THANK YOU TO MARTIN'S TEAM FOR, FOR, FOR DOING THAT FOR US. IT REALLY DOES MEAN A LOT BECAUSE THAT'S ALL, IT WAS A LOT TO COORDINATE THAT. MM-HMM. 'CAUSE LAURA'S RUNNING AROUND CRAZY. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. , THEY PUTTING ME EVERYWHERE. I KNOW. BUT NO, IT WAS A GREAT THANK YOU JASON FOR BEING OUT THERE WAS FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR US. NOW WE WILL [10. COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT] RECEIVE A REPORT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SARAH GRAHAM REGARDING PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND HOPEFULLY THE LIBRARY AND DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. . I WAS GONNA SAVE THE LIBRARY FOR YOU, MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE MY PAPER UHOH. UH OH. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO A GOOD REPORT ON THE LIBRARY AS YOU DO. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. UM, I WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON SOMETHING. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT, UH, MR. REYNOLDS AND WATCHING THE BULKHEADS AND SUPPORTING THAT. I KNOW IT WAS A, A BUSY NIGHT OF THE WEEK FOR EVERYONE, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND, UM, I, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE LITTLE BOY LIAM. I ACTUALLY HAVE A PICTURE OF HIM WHEN HE WAS FIRST BORN. I, I, I DIDN'T REALIZE HE WON THAT. UM, HIS OLDER BROTHER PLAYED CLUB SOCCER WITH MY SON, SO THAT LITTLE BOY'S BEEN JUMPING AND RUNNING SINCE, SINCE HE WAS ABLE. SO, ALRIGHT, DISTRICT TWO CONSIDER, UH, CONTINUES TO SEE NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BAY TERRACE APARTMENTS OVER OFF. NOLAN IS, UM, STILL UNDERGOING JUST GENERAL RENOVATIONS. WE DO HAVE, UM, A PAUSE AND GO FUEL STATION OVER OFF MAIN STREET IS GETTING COMPLETELY NEW, UH, NEW CONSTRUCTION. THEY DEMOED, UH, THE OLD BUILDING THAT WAS THERE. WE HAVE, UM, VENUE 1 3 2 OVER OFF OF WEST TEXAS AVENUE. THEY'RE GONNA REMODEL AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE A RECEPTION VENUE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO HOST AN EVENT, IT'S 1 3 2 VENUE, WHICH IS AT 1 3 2 WEST TEXAS. UM, THE HGH WELLNESS ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, WHICH IS OVER OFF OF, UM, BEAUMONT THAT IS ACTUALLY BEING REMODELED. AND THE WEST TEXAS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH, UM, HAS ENCOMPASSED MOST OF MY FIRST TERM AND NOW INTO MY SECOND TERM. UH, THAT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS NOW COMPLETE AND THE PROJECT IS IN THE FINAL CLOSEOUT PHASE. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF, UM, FOR SEEING THAT PROJECT THROUGH. THANK YOU TO THE COUNCILS BEFORE ME THAT, THAT PUT THAT INTO PLAY. AND THANK YOU FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT THAT PUT UP WITH ALL THE MESS AND CHANGE THAT WENT ON IN THAT AREA. UM, MOSQUITO CONTROL FACILITY, WHICH IS OVERALL FLEET DRIVE, UM, THAT THERE IS A DESIGN AND PROGRESS, UM, AND IT'S PRO, I'M SORRY, PROGRESSING ON THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING AT 1200 LEE. AND THE PROJECT TEAM IS FINALIZING THE SITE LAYOUT AND BUILDING PLANS. UH, THEY DO HAVE, UM, CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED IN LATE 2026 OR EARLY 27 CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON REPLACING DEAD END BARRICADES LOCATED AT 6 21 HARDING STREET. AND DUE TO A MANHOLE COVER COMING OFF IN THE ROADWAY, TRAFFIC CONTROL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED ON GARTH ROAD. THAT IS MIGHTY SPECIFIC. ALRIGHT, UM, WADE INTO WETLAND SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP. THEY FINISHED UP ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL, UM, SUMMER OF FUN, 225 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN 16 CAMP TOPICS WITH FIVE SESSIONS REACHING CAPACITY AND WAIT LIST, UM, REACHING THE FULL CAPACITY CAMPERS, WENT KAYAKING, FISHING, HIKING, WILDLIFE EDUCATION, AND HANDS-ON CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. UM, AND IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, WE, WE LOST EDDIE GRAY, UM, A FEW WEEKS BACK AND, AND HE WAS THE PRIMARY, UM, STARTER FOR THAT EDDIE V. GRAY WETLAND CENTER. SO, UM, GLAD THEY HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SUMMER 51 CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS, WENT OUT TO LOCAL CHILDREN AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE, ATTEND THE, UM, WETLANDS GALA. UM, THIS YEAR I THINK THEY'RE GONNA, UM, HONOR AND DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR EDDIE GRAY. THAT SHOULD BE COMING UP IN OCTOBER. I DON'T HAVE THE DATE MEMORIZED, BUT JUST TO KEEP THAT IN THE AIR. IT'S THE MOON, I THINK IS WHEN THEY DO IT. OKAY. FIRST FULL MOON. YEAH. AND THEN WETLAND CENTER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. UM, THE NATURE DIVISION CONTINUES THE NATURE DIVISION. I LIKE THAT THE NATURE DIVISION CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE EDDIE V. GRAY WETLAND CENTER THROUGH FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THAT, UM, WERE NOT ON THIS LIST THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION. I KNOW THAT, UM, [01:10:01] D TWO DISTRICT TWO'S BEEN A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT WE DON'T HAVE A GROCERY STORE ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN ANYMORE, OVER WHERE THE LARGE FOOD TOWN. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME SACK AND SAVE BEFORE THAT, UM, WE WE'RE A FOOD DESERT THAT THAT'S THE TERM I THINK WE USE ON, ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, UM, STAFF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS WORKING EXTREMELY HARD TRYING TO FIND A GROCER TO GO IN THAT AREA. UM, AND ALSO THANKS TO TO COUNCILWOMAN LAURA ALVARADO, SHE'S ALSO TRIED TO NETWORK AND HELP OUT WITH THAT. BUT WE, WE ARE KEEPING THAT AS A FOCUS FOR DISTRICT TWO. UM, ALSO THE ACE DISTRICT, IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, UM, ON FACEBOOK OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA, PLEASE FOLLOW THEM. THE BIG CARIBBEAN FESTIVALS COMING UP AT THE END OF AUGUST. IT'S A GREAT TIME. COME JOIN ME OUT THERE. UM, THE ACE DISTRICT WORKS VERY HARD WITH A, A VERY SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE TO PUT ON SOME WONDERFUL FESTIVALS THAT HELP SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES AND, AND THE CULTURAL AND ARTS OF OUR AREA. UM, THIS IS THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION. SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART SINCE GETTING ON COUNCIL IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UM, A BALANCE BETWEEN, UM, HEAVY CRIME AREAS AND, AND THINGS THAT ARE, THAT CAN LOWER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE UNHOUSED COMMUNITIES THAT, THAT BUILD ENCAMPMENTS. AND I KNOW THAT AS A COUNCIL WE'VE SUPPORTED MONETARY MEANS FOR THE POLICE AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO HELP WITH THAT. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIZENS THAT I FOLLOW ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIAS AND I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEIR NAMES, BUT THEY HAVE REALLY EMPOWERED THEMSELVES AND TAKEN ON, UM, THEIR OWN COMMUNITY TO HELP OUR UNHOUSED AND MOST POPULAR, UM, POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN D TWO OVER OFF OF PARK STREET, OVER, UM, AT GOOSE CREEK PARK. AND I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME THAT IT TAKES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UH, WHETHER IT'S THE GOVERNMENT SIDE OR THE CHURCH AND FAITH SIDE OR, OR JUST COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE THIS GETTING TOGETHER. AND SO, UM, I'M HOPING TO SOON GATHER NAMES. YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST I'VE DONE A D TWO, UM, CITIZEN THAT I LIKE TO HONOR. AND SO I'M GONNA BE REALLY LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY, UM, TO FIND FUNDS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED POPULATION. AND I'VE EVEN HAD A FEW REACH OUT, UM, TO DO SOME REALLY, UM, SPECIAL THINGS, UM, IN THOSE AREAS. SO, ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT. GOOD DEAL. THERE IS NO SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE IF Y'ALL KNOW, Y'ALL KNOW THAT REFERENCE. MARVIN ZI. WOW. YOU DON'T, YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THAT, ARE YOU? HE GOT A MOVIE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH AND IT'S NOT IN THE, THEY MADE A MOVIE ABOUT IT. MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T, I THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING THAT ON SARAH GRAHAM DISTRICT TWO. NO, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT. NO SLIME IN THE ICE EXHIBITION. I, I, I WANNA RECOGNIZE AN EMPLOYEE, UM, JUST IN TALKING ABOUT PD REAL QUICK AND, AND TALKING ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED OUT. AND AS PART OF MY REPORT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE. AND, UM, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, UH, BAYTOWN KEEPS GROWING LEADERS IN THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SO ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, MARK FREEMAN, WAS SELECTED AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE HOUSTON PORT AUTHORITY. AND, UH, SO KUDOS TO PD AND, AND THE, THE LEAD THEY'RE TAKING OVER THERE, GROWING THEIR OWN AND, AND HELPING THEM GROW THEIR WINGS AND, AND GO DO BETTER THINGS, UH, UM, OR BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, I GUESS, UH, IN OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT WE HAVE A FRIEND, UH, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO AND, UH, AND CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS OVER IN PD. SO THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR WHICH Y'ALL ARE DOING OVER THERE AND CONGRATS TO MARK. GOOD DEAL. WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.0. HOLD ON. WE HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THAT PERSON IS MS. JONES. IS SHE HERE? YEP. DOES SHE HERE? YES. OKAY. NORMALCY. SHE HAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. SOMEONE TOOK HER SEAT. WE'LL SAY WHO, , IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, FOR THE SECOND TIME TODAY, COULD YOU REMIND US OF YOUR ADDRESS? OH, , I HAVE. OKAY. AND YOU DO HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY. I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA NEED ALL OF IT. UM, EXECUTIVE STANSKI 4 6 0 1 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 7 7 5 2 1. UM, I'VE HEARD EXECUTIVE SESSION IS GOING TO BE EVALUATING MR. REYNOLDS' PERFORMANCE. UM, EVERYBODY KNOWS I'VE HAD DIFFICULTIES HERE. UM, [01:15:01] JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT HE AUTHORIZED $47,000 TO RENOVATE THE GOLF COURSE WHEN HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE THAT THIS SUMMER. UM, GOLF COURSE IS A FAILURE. PUTTING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAT IS NOT A GOOD THING. UM, AND I'M SURE COUNCIL KNOWS ABOUT A EMAIL HE MADE PUBLIC THAT HE WAS SENDING, UM, KIM CAUSTIC SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. MR. REYNOLDS NEVER MOVED HIS FAMILY TO BAYTOWN LIKE THE PAST. CITY MANAGERS ALL MOVED THEIR, ALL THEIR, THEY ALL MOVED THEIR FAMILIES TO BAYTOWN AS PART OF THE JOB. UM, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THE POORLY MADE BUDGET AGAIN THIS YEAR, UH, THAT I SPOKE OF EARLIER. UH, THERE'S A HUNDRED, I MEAN $1,260,000 THAT IS BASICALLY NOT IDENTIFIED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, UM, THE, UH, HARRIS COUNTY BUS SYSTEM AND WHATEVER OTHER CONSULTANTS THAT BAYTOWN PLANS ON PAYING, THEY WEREN'T IDENTIFIED. AND SO THERE'S ALL THIS MONEY JUST SITTING THERE WITHOUT ACTUAL LINE ITEMS. UH, KIND OF REMINDS ME OF THE $1.8 MILLION, UH, INSURANCE MISTAKE ON THE HYATT BACK IN 19 IN 2023. UH, I'M STILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT NOT HAVING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON VAC AT THE, UH, MARKET ROAD MARKET LOCATION. UH, MORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ON THAT. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AGAIN, MY OPINION TOTALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON I 10 WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. AND, UM, IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE MAYBE IF THEY'D PUT THIS SURVEY OUT ON THE WATER BILLS. I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S BRAGGING ABOUT 700 RESPONSES TO A SURVEY. THIS IS A CITY OF 80,000 PEOPLE THAT'S LESS THAN 1%. I MEAN, BAYTOWN WAS NOT PROPERLY SURVEYED. THIS THING SHOULD NOT BE BUILT. I DO NOT LIKE THAT. YOU CROWDED THE LIBRARY IN WITH THE INBACK. IT'S LIKE, FINE, FIX THE LIBRARY. EVERYBODY LOVES THE LIBRARY, BUT WE DON'T NEED THAT ACTIVITY CENTER ACROSS FROM MY OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW CONVENE [11. EXECUTIVE SESSION] INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS, COVERING TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.074 TO DELIBERATE THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER. * 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.