* 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. [00:00:01] SPECIAL MEETING [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures, the public may not be allowed to be physically present at this meeting, as there is a limited amount of space when maintaining the required 6-feet separation from others. For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. For video conferencing, use the following website www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right-hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 867 9194 5887. For telephone conferencing please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 867 9194 5887. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the City Clerk at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. After the meeting, a video recording of this meeting will be made available to the public at https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ] IN THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL ORDER. IT IS 6 35. WE ARE IN BAYTOWN CITY HALL. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE WILL [1. MINUTES] FIRST, UH, ADDRESS ITEM ONE A, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, REGULAR MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 13TH, 2020. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ABSTENTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ITEM TWO, A [2. RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS] RECOGNIZED CITY OF BAYTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE. MS. FLINT. ALL RIGHT. THIS EVENING WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH A RESTART. WE'LL DO THAT AGAIN. THERE WE GO. NOW WE'RE STARTING OFF WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. OKAY. AND FIRST UP WE HAVE TERRY RAYMOND FROM OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. HE IS A BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. NEXT WE HAVE MARCUS RIVERS. HE'S FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE IS A PATROL OFFICER. NEXT IS EDGAR AVITA. HE IS ALSO A PATROL OFFICER. THEN WE HAVE JOSHUA MURPHY, WHO IS FROM PUBLIC WORKS. HE IS AN EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST. WE HAVE THOMAS BROWN, WHO IS A PATROL OFFICER, ROBERT MECCA FROM PUBLIC WORKS. HE IS A CONCRETE SPECIALIST. MOVING ON TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE HAVE MALA AGUILERA. SHE IS A, FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SHE IS A PATROL OFFICER. ERIC FELIA, ALSO FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE IS ALSO A PATROL OFFICER. I, BARRY CALVERT POLICE DEPARTMENT, A PATROL OFFICER. THE ONE ON THE LEFT, CALVIN. HE IS FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I A PATROL OFFICER AS WELL. THAT WAS A BIG HIRING YEAR, OBVIOUSLY. OH YEAH, . ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO 15 YEARS OF SERVICE. FIRST UP, WE HAVE WILLIAM WRY RSON. HE IS FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HE IS A FIRE LIEUTENANT. NEXT WE HAVE ROBERT ABERT, ALSO FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND HE IS A FIRE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. AND THEN WE HAVE TERRY DANIEL. SHE IS FROM OUR ITS DEPARTMENT, AND SHE IS A COMPUTER SYSTEM SPECIALIST. THEN OUR LAST ONE FOR THIS EVENING IS OUR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, JAMES KERR FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. JAMES KERR IS A 30 YEAR VETERAN OF THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS HIRED IN AUGUST OF 1990. AFTER HE GRADUATED FROM CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. HE SPENT FOUR YEARS SERVING HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, WHERE HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT THE RANK OF SERGEANT. AFTER ATTENDING THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S POLICE ACADEMY, JAMES WORKED THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS. JIM WAS SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE HARRIS COUNTY ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT, WHERE HE SPENT THE NEXT TWO YEARS WORKING IN AN UNDERCOVER CAPACITY, COMBATING STREET LEVEL NARCOTICS, PROSTITUTION, AND ILLICIT GAMBLING OPERATIONS. IN 1998, HE WAS SELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CANINE DIVISION. IT WAS THERE THAT HE AND HIS BLOODHOUND PARTNER MARY, WOULD CANVAS THE STREETS AT NIGHT FROM THE NEXT NINE YEARS, APPREHENDING AUTO THIEVES BURGLARS. WHILE MOST PEOPLE WERE ASLEEP THROUGH MANY HOURS OF TRAINING AND HARD WORK, JIM AND MARY WERE TOUTED AS BEING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TRACKING CANINE UNIT IN THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA. IN 2007, JIM LEFT THE STREETS AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE DETECTIVE FRAUD DIVISION. IT WAS THERE THAT HE INVESTIGATED THE NEVER ENDING INCIDENTS INVOLVING FORGERY, FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT, AND EMBEZZLEMENTS BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND WORK WITH NO SUPERVISION. IN 2008, JIM WAS SELECTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO HOLD A CORPORAL POSITION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. IN 2009, JIM WAS HANDPICKED TO BE AN INVESTIGATOR IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION. JIM HOLDS A MASTER'S PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. DURING HIS TENURE, JIM ALSO HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS. HE'S RECEIVED SIX HONORABLE CONDUCT MEDALS CHIEF'S COMMENDATION MEDAL UNIT CITATION MEDAL TWO COMMANDER'S AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, TWO EMERGENCY RIBBONS AWARDS, EXCEPTIONAL [00:05:01] SERVICE AWARD, THE ARMED FORCES RIBBON. AND HE HAS OVER 70 LETTERS OF APPRECIATION AND OUTSTANDING WORK BY HIS SUPERVISORS AND CITIZEN, ONE OF WHICH WAS FROM FORMER TEXAS GOVERNOR GEORGE BUSH. OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS INCLUDE FIELD TRAINING OFFICER FOR PATROL DETECTIVES AND NARCOTICS DIVISIONS, THE OAK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. IN 2002, HE WAS THE OFFICER OF THE QUARTER. ON THREE OCCASIONS, HE WAS THE 2001 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER OF THE YEAR SPECIAL LIAISON FOR H-P-D-F-B-I CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM. AND HE IS THE SECRETARY OF THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MS. FLYNN. THANK YOU FOR, FOR THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE. UH, WE HAVE ITEM THREE [a. Consider an ordinance extending the Declaration of Local Disaster issued on August 24, 2020, and any orders, rules, and regulations issued by the Mayor pursuant thereto. ] A CONSIDER ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER. IS IT EXTENDING OR WE'RE NOT GONNA EXTEND IT? I KNOW WHEN ORIGINALLY WE, WE WERE ORIGINALLY WE WERE GONNA SEND IT MAYOR, BUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARY. THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AT ALL. DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO IT? WE EXTENDED. IT EXPIRES TODAY IF NO ACTION TAKEN. ALRIGHT. NO ACTION TAKEN. VERY GOOD. I AGREE. OKAY. I WAS WONDERING, I WAS WONDERING, I WAS GETTING NERVOUS OVER HERE. I DIDN'T HEAR, I WASN'T HEARING ANYTHING FROM YOU. ALRIGHT, ITEM UH, THREE [b. Consider a resolution amending Resolution No. 2661 to update the name, composition, terms and requirements of the Baytown Community Engagement Advisory Committee.] B, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 OR I GUESS 2,661 TO UPDATE THE NAME COMPOSITION TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE BAYTOWN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. UH, MS. HOARDER OR MS. BRI? YES, MAYOR COUNSEL. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED BOTH AT YOUR, UM, RETREAT AND ALSO TO WORK SESSION RECENTLY. AND THIS JUST INCLUDES THE AMENDMENTS ABOUT WHICH WE TALKED. WE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING THE NAME FROM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE TO THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND ORIGINALLY THERE WAS UP TO 25, UH, MEMBERS ON THE BOARD WITH TWO EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. IT'S NOW DOWN TO NINE MEMBERS WITH NO EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. THEY'LL BE APPOINTED BY EACH MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHIEF POLICE CHIEF. WE CHANGED IT FROM A ONE YEAR TERM TO A TWO YEAR TERM. THOSE TERMS WILL BE STAGGERED. THE INITIAL STAGGERING WILL BE BASED ON LOTS. SO FIVE WILL HAVE A TWO YEAR TERM AND ONE WILL HAVE A ONE YEAR TERM. UM, THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE THAT THEY HAVE TO BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT IS THAT THE MAYOR'S INITIAL APPOINTMENT MAY BE APPOINTED IN THE ETJ OR COULD BE APPOINTED IN THE CITY. UM, ALSO THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. WE ASK THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST ONE POLICE, UH, EDUCATION PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY DURING THEIR TERM. AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS WOULD BE OCTOBER ONE TO GIVE COUNSEL TIME TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COMMITTEE. THAT IS HOW I REMEMBER IT. MM-HMM . ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEGAL? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES MA'AM. MAYOR. UM, SO AT THE LAST MEETING WE MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD LET THE COMMITTEE CHOOSE THEIR OWN NAME. DID THE COMMITTEE CHOOSE IT? NO. WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH SOME NAME, UM, FOR THEM THAT'S JUST OKAY. AND THEN THEY CAN GO BACK AND CHANGE IT IF THEY WANT TO. IF THEY REQUEST A DIFFERENT NAME, WE CAN COME BACK AND AMEND THE ORDINANCE AND CHANGE IT TO WHATEVER IS APPROPRIATE. OKAY. UM, AND THEN TWO MORE OF A COMMENT AND JUST TO THANK THE MEMBERS. 'CAUSE I KNOW ALL OF THEM WON'T BE ON THERE AND THERE WILL BE CHANGES. SO I WANTED TO THANK THE MEMBERS THAT DID SERVE AND, AND TAKE THAT, UM, INITIAL STEP TO BRING THIS TOGETHER. UM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS COUNCILMAN JOHNSON MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT EVERYBODY GOT THE LETTER, UM, FROM, UH, MS. AND IT REALLY SPOKE TO THE COMMITMENT THAT ALL OF THESE RESIDENTS HAD, OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, LEMME PUT IT THAT WAY, COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO STRESS THE FACT THAT WE ARE FORMALIZING IT AND, YOU KNOW, TO, TO BETTER STREAMLINE THE INFORMATION. BUT IN NO WAY DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE WOULD STILL NOT TAKE, UM, THOSE, I GUESS, UM, IDEAS AND, AND, UM, DISCUSSIONS AT ANY POINT DURING OPEN FORUM, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS AN AGENDA ITEM ON THERE, THEY CAN COME SPEAK TO IT, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO BE ON A COMMITTEE TO VOICE ANY CONCERNS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ALLOW WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION DURING AGENDA ITEMS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT WE ARE IN NO WAY SHUTTING ANYONE OUT THAT MAY HAVE WANTED TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE JUST STREAMLINING IT. AND IF AT ANY POINT ANY OF THESE MEMBERS OR ANY OTHER RESIDENT WANTS TO MAKE, UH, ANY COMMENTS OR, OR HAS ISSUES, THEY CAN, THEY'RE WELCOME TO COME [00:10:01] AT ANY TIME ACCORDING TO OUR, UM, CITIZEN RULES. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. NO, THANK YOU MS. ALVARADO. YEAH, I AGREE. AND, AND I DO PLAN ON, ON SITTING DOWN WITH THE COMMITTEE BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST. THEY WILL EXIST UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, AT LEAST THE CURRENT CEAC. AND CERTAINLY I DO DO APPRECIATE THEIR TIME. YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST, I GUESS YEAR, UH, PARTLY SOME OF THAT WAS WE COULDN'T MEET 'CAUSE OF COVID, BUT, UH, CERTAINLY THEIR EFFORTS AND, AND I LEARNED A LOT IN THE, THE DIFFERENT TOWN HALLS AND, AND WORKSHOPS THAT WE'VE HAD. UM, AND CERTAINLY IT'S NOT, UM, THE SERVICE IS APPRECIATED AND THIS WILL NOW ACTUALLY GIVE A PERMANENT HOME TO THIS TYPE OF FORM FOR THESE TYPE OF DISCUSSIONS. SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY A GOOD FOR SHOW THE COMMITMENT FROM COUNCIL AND, AND SO ON THAT, THAT THIS IS, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THAT'S, WE THINK IT SHOULD REALLY BE A PERMANENT COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, I GUESS ON, ON THIS, IT'S JUST, UH, IT'S JUST AMENDING THE RESOLUTION I GUESS FOR NOW AT THIS POINT, BUT EVERYBODY AGREES AT LEAST OF THE COMPOSITION AND FRAMEWORK OF THIS COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT, SO I GUESS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE B AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE THREE B, SECOND MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM THREE B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ITEM FOUR A, [a. Consider an ordinance adopting the City of Baytown Fiscal Year 2020-21 Municipal Budget.] CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SEA OF BAYTOWN FISCAL YEAR 2021 MUNICIPAL BUDGET. MR. MAYOR, THERE'S BEEN NO FURTHER AMENDMENTS FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD AT THIS STAGE. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT. UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR A IS PRESENTED MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. I MEAN, A QUICK COMMENT. OKAY. SO JUST A, A QUICK COMMENT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND WE EVEN HAD SOME COMMENTS ON THE TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING. SO I, I WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL PHILOSOPHY IS THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA ADVOCATE FOR THINGS THAT ARE, QUOTE, GOOD FOR BAYTOWN. AND WE'RE ALWAYS ADVOCATING FOR LOCAL CONTROL AS WELL. UM, AND I BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE RETREAT, FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN THOUGH WE MAY SUPPORT IT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A $70,000 EXPENSE IN A VERY LARGE BUDGET, IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT ARE PUT BEFORE US THAT ANY OF US DON'T BELIEVE ARE GOOD FOR BAYTOWN, OR THERE'S AN OVERRIDING PRINCIPLE. I TALKED ABOUT HOW ACTUALLY I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPERTY TAX REFORM IN, IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO WE WILL STILL HAVE THAT RIGHT TO VOTE AGAINST ANYTHING THAT WE THINK IS NOT GOOD FOR BAYTOWN. I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE SOME EXEMPTIONS AS FAR AS THE, THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TAXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT DURING THE RETREAT, I, I TALKED ABOUT HOW IT'S, IT'S THE PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BECOME, UH, SOMEWHAT CRUSHING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEY'RE LIKE ROCKS IN A BOAT AND EVENTUALLY THE BOAT SINKS. SO, AND THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE WE APPROVE THE EXPENSE, WE STILL HAVE THAT RIGHT TO VOTE AGAINST ANYTHING THAT MAY BE PRESENTED IN THE FUTURE. SO I JUST THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GREAT POINT. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESLEY, UH, EVERY SESSION WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND THOSE BECOME YOUR PRIORITIES AS WE THEN, UH, WORK WITH, UH, OUR STAFF AND, AND WITH THOSE THAT REPRESENT US, THEY TRULY ARE CONSULTANTS. UH, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GET US IN FRONT OF, UH, LAWMAKERS WHEN WE GO BACK TO AUSTIN OR, OR WASHINGTON DC AND WE REALLY HAVE TRIED OUR VERY BEST TO USE THOSE DOLLARS FOR THE MOST CONSTRUCTIVE PURPOSES POSSIBLE, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR, OUR BIG WINS OF, OF COURSE, I THINK AS, UH, SAN JACINTO RIVER BRIDGE, UH, ADVOCATING FOR THE TOLL TO BE REMOVED FROM, UH, FROM 99 SO THAT MORE HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC WOULD TRAVEL. AND THOSE ARE TYPICAL OF THE TYPES OF ISSUES THAT WE, WE TRY TO ADVOCATE FOR. WHICH, BY THE WAY, WAS A REPRESENTATIVE MIDDLETON, UH, BILL. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND OF COURSE, PRESENT THOSE PRIORITIES TO YOU ALL BECAUSE IT, WE REALLY NEED TO BE AS MUCH IN, IN A CONSENSUS ABOUT THOSE AS POSSIBLE. AND, AND THAT'S MY POINT, THAT THIS ISN'T A BLANKET APPROVAL OF ANY PRIORITIES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE MAY ADVOCATE TO SUPPORT WHAT, WHAT'S PRESENTED DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION JUST AS MUCH OR MORE SO THAN WHAT WE OPPOSE ABSOLUTELY. AS A CITY. SO I JUST WANNA POINT THAT OUT, THAT THIS DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GONNA SUPPORT WHATEVER COMES IN FRONT OF US OR WHAT'S EVER PROPOSED. WE STILL RESERVE THAT RIGHT. IN THE FUTURE. SO JUST I WOULD AGREE, AND I WOULD, I WOULD ADD ADD TO THAT, YOU KNOW, FIRST OFF, WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE ARE ALLOCATING FUNDS, [00:15:01] YOU KNOW, TO, TO DIFFERENT INITIATIVES, DIFFERENT, UH, ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. THAT'S WHAT THE BUDGET IS, RIGHT? UM, BUT AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, THESE CONSULTANTS, UH, CERTAINLY THEY, THEY PROVIDE A LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THAT HELPS US. UH, THEY, THEY KNOW, UH, THEY HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN, UH, CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE LEVEL. THEY, THEY KIND OF UNDERSTAND THOSE INNER WORKINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE, I I KNOW MOST OF US DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE, WHERE THINGS COULD GO, UH, FROM A LEGISLATIVE STANDPOINT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD THIS IN THE LAST SESSION. UH, OUR CONSULTANTS, IN FACT, UH, RICK AND I AND AND OTHERS, WE DRAFTED A PROPOSAL, AS YOU SAY, UH, WHEN IT CAME TO EVEN THE, THE REVENUE CAP, UH, WE COULD HAVE TOOK, TOOK ONE APPROACH AS MANY CITIES DID TO, TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AGAINST THE REVENUE CAP. BUT WE, WE ACTUALLY WERE LOOKING IN PROPER PROPERTY TAX REFORM. WE ONLY, WE, WE, WE WANTED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY WERE EXPRESSING. UM, BAYTOWN HAS BEEN TAKING INITIATIVES WITH REDUCING THE TAX RATE. THIS YEAR. WE JUST DID THE EXEMPTION, BUT WE PROPOSED, UH, INCREASE IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO A HIGHER PERCENTAGE. AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO INCLUDE, WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY THE CASE, AN EXEMPTION FOR BUSINESSES TO SOME LEVEL. AND WE PRESENTED THAT TO ALL, ALL LAWMAKERS, UH, TO PROVIDE TRUE PROPERTY TAX REFORM THAT WILL ACTUALLY KEEP DOLLARS INTO BUSINESSES AND THEIR POCKET BOOKS AND TO THE RESIDENTS OF BAYTOWN. THAT DID NOT GET MUCH TRACTION. AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU OUR CONSULTANTS AND MYSELF AND RICK, THAT THAT WAS OUR PURVIEW. UM, WE DIDN'T, WE, WE WEREN'T FINDING, PER SE, THE REVENUE CAP, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO BUILD UPON IT WITH TRUE, UH, TAX REFORM. YEAH. AND, AND I, I AGREE. I THINK LIKE THE CARVE OUTS, IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD OUR EYE ON THE BALL, I MEAN, THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY WE DO APPROVE THIS MONEY. EXACTLY. SO, BUT I JUST WANNA POINT OUT BOTH SIDES OF THE LEDGER AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE MAY, WE MAY, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE TO SUPPORT WHAT'S GOING ON, OR WE MAY ADVOCATE TO OPPOSE IT. WE'RE NOT, THIS ISN'T ANY KIND OF BLANKET APPROVAL AT THIS POINT OF WHAT MAY BE PRESENTED TO US IN THE FUTURE. YES. YEAH. AND THEN AGAIN, AS, AS, UH, SEA MANAGER EXPRESSED, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE, WE APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND SO WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, RIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, YEAH. THANK YOU. ANYWAY, BUT YES, GOOD POINT. YES, SIR. QUICK QUESTION. OKAY. TWO QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, TALKING ABOUT THE TAX RATE. MM-HMM. FIRST QUESTION, IS THERE ANY ROOM TO LOWER THE TAX RATE THIS YEAR? ANY ROOM AT ALL? I CAN TAKE THAT MR. RAM. MAYOR. UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FINAL ASSESSED VALUATIONS FROM HARRIS COUNTY. WE WILL EXPECT THOSE SOMETIME OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK. AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, I WILL BE BRINGING A REPORT ON THE VOTER APPROVED RATE AND THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. AT THAT POINT, WE CAN HAVE A BETTER VIEW OF, UH, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE TAX RATE. AT THIS STAGE. UH, OUR BUDGET IS PREDICATED UPON NO INCREASE TO THE EXISTING TAX RATE. THAT LEAVES THE ROOM FOR MANEUVER DOWN IF THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO US. AND WE WILL KNOW THAT MORE CLEARLY AT OUR NEXT MEETING. SECOND QUESTION, SINCE IT'S NOT THIS YEAR, CAN WE BE SURE TO CONSIDER THAT NEXT YEAR, LAUREN, THE TAX RATE? AGAIN, MR. RAM MEEZ IS SOMETHING WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. IT'S MY INTENTION TO CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION AND, UH, FRAME A POLICY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT ISSUES RELATING TO THE TAX RATE, LOWERING THE TAX BURDEN GOING FORWARD, AND HAVING AN ACHIEVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL PLAN. NO, I DO, I DO APPRECIATE THAT. I DO APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN. UM, AND I, I CERTAINLY, I'VE, I'VE BEEN PRETTY OPEN AND I HOPE THAT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, THAT EACH YEAR WE LOOK AT IF, IF THERE'S INCREMENTAL REDUCTIONS THAT, THAT THAT CAN BE DONE AND STILL MEET BOTH OUR GROWTH INITIATIVES AND OUR CURRENT SERVICES, THEN I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER. OKAY. SO, ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET ITSELF? OKAY. I DO APPRECIATE OBVIOUSLY STAFF AND, AND, UH, ACTUALLY COUNCIL TOO. I MEAN, WE, THIS DISCUSSION HAS STARTED, IT'S PRETTY MUCH STARTS JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE PASS A BUDGET IN OUR RETREATS AND, AND OUR WORKSHOPS AND DISCUSSIONS. SO, UM, WE, WE PROVIDE THE DIRECTION FOR, FOR THE BUDGET. AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN DIFFERENT, BUT, UM, I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD BUDGET, VERY MODEST BUDGET, UH, AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS. AND REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE, WE ARE REALLY ADDRESSING SOME THINGS, UM, THAT ARE NEEDED WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE. SO, WITH THAT, UM, THERE WAS A MOTION, THERE'S A SECOND, UNLESS THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALRIGHT, APPRECIATE IT. UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE A. EXCUSE ME IF I MAY. COUNSEL, IF Y'ALL WOULD ALLOW ME, I'M GONNA MOVE ITEMS FIVE A AND B TO, [00:20:01] TO RIGHT AFTER THE APPOINTMENTS THAT WE MAKE. UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, LET'S GET TO, UM, CONSENT AGENDA [6. 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.] ITEMS A THROUGH H. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOVE TO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH H. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPOINTMENTS. [a. Consider two (2) appointments to the Baytown Area Water Authority.] TAKE THESE ONE BY ONE. SO FIRST WILL BE CONSIDERED TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN AREA. WATER, WATER AUTHORITY. UH, WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT, UH, BRENDA, UH, BRADLEY SMITH AND BRANDON AL. SO, UH, THESE TWO, UM, MS. CITY CLERK, ARE THESE BOTH, THEY'RE BOTH RE THEY'RE BOTH REAPPOINTMENTS MAYOR, RIGHT? ARE THEY, THEY'RE NOT CENTRIC TO ANY PARTICULAR, OH, I, I'M SORRY. I FORGOT TO MENTION THE CITY MANAGER ASKED ME TO POINT OUT THAT WE DID VERIFY THAT THE APPOINTMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TODAY ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF YOUR NEW, UM, POLICY TO LIMIT THEM TO TWO, UM, COUNCIL BOARDS, COMMITTEES, OR COMMISSIONS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM SEVEN D WITH THAT, BUT I THINK I DO BELIEVE YOU ARE CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO, UH, SO ITEM SEVEN A IS PRESENTED WITH, UH, MS. SMITH AND MR. BENOIT. UH, ALL THOSE IN, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM SEVEN A AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, I HAVE, UH, ITEM SEVEN B CONSIDERED TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. WE HAVE MR. LAREDO AND MS. UH, MS. THOMAS CHOPPA, UH, ALTHOUGH [b. Consider two (2) appointments to the Parks and Recreation Board.] I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM SEVEN B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED HAVE ITEM SEVEN [c. Consider four (4) appointments to the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District.] C, CONSIDER FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. WE HAVE MS. WHEELER, MR. WILFORD, AND MR. STEELE, ARTHUR AND MR. WE ONLY HAVE THREE REAPPOINTMENTS. OKAY, SIR, I WENT AHEAD AND PUT THE FOURTH IN CASE THERE WAS AN APPOINTMENT FOR TONIGHT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. IS AND THAT APPOINTMENT, WHOSE APPOINTMENT IS IT? IT'S MINE. OKAY. STILL PENDING. AND, AND ANYONE THAT COMES IN, WE, WE SEND THEM OVER OKAY. TO SEE IF THERE'S INTEREST. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO FOR THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS, OUT OF THE FOUR, UM, UH, APPOINTMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING TONIGHT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM SEVEN C SEVEN C AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN C. THANK SECOND A, MOTION SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM SEVEN C IS PRESENTED SEVEN C AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ITEM SEVEN D, [d. Consider four (4) appointments to the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District.] CONSIDER FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL PREVENTION EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT. WE HAVE FOUR, UH, INDIVIDUALS. WE HAVE MS. UH, MS. BRENDA BRADLEY SMITH, JOHN ATKINS, RICHARD CARR, AND BARRY HAWKINS. UH, I, RIGHT NOW I'M GONNA WITHHOLD MY APPOINTMENT OF, OF MS. SMITH. UM, I DO WANNA SPEAK WITH HER. YES, SIR. UM, AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY, UM, ALTHOUGH I THINK MS. SMITH, UM, SHE WILL, UPON THIS APPOINTMENT, SHE WOULD SERVE ON THREE BOARDS. UM, ONE, ONE OF THE BOARDS. SHE'S AN APPOINT APPOINTMENT FROM HARRIS COUNTY. MM-HMM . UM, I DO WANNA SPEAK WITH HER. I WANT TO TRY TO REALLY AS CLOSE CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE, UM, REALLY CONSIDER THE INTENTION OF WHAT COUNCIL IS, IS TRYING TO DO HERE OF BRINGING NEW FACES, NEW INDIVIDUALS OF CITIZENS, UH, ONTO OUR BOARDS. AND SO, MS. MS. SMITH IS CERTAINLY A, A, A EXCELLENT PUBLIC SERVANT. SHE'S A VERY PROFESSIONAL PERSON. SHE'S, SHE'S THE CHAIR OF, OF THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT. UH, BUT I DO WANNA SPEAK WITH HER YES, SIR. AND GET HER THOUGHTS MM-HMM . BEFORE I SUBMIT HER NAME, UH, ONCE AGAIN. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR MR. ATKINS, MR. CARR, AND MR. HAWKINS. UH, FOR ITEM SEVEN D, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN D, SECOND MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM SEVEN D IS PRESENTED, PLEASE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SEVEN [e. Consider four (4) appointments to Baytown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. One. and the Baytown Redevelopment Authority.] E CONSIDER FOUR APPOINTMENTS, THE BAY TO THE BAYTOWN, TURS NUMBER ONE AND THE BAYTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. AND WE HAVE, UH, APPOINTMENTS OF MR. DAVID CARR, GILBERT SANTANA, SEAN MCDONALD, AND OSCAR CHOPPA. SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THESE FOUR INDIVIDUALS TO BE REAPPOINTED. OBJECT, APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM OF, OF THE ITEM AS PRESENTED FOR SEVEN A. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. ITEM SEVEN F, CONSIDER [f. Consider two (2) appointments to the Baytown Housing Authority. ] TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAYTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY. WE HAVE MS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON AND EDDIE WILLIAMS. UH, THESE TWO APPOINTMENTS I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVE OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SEVEN G. [g. Consider six (6) appointments to the Charter Review Committee.] CONSIDER SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE HAVE MY APPOINTMENT IS, UH, MS. RHONDA LOPEZ. UH, FROM DISTRICT ONE WE HAVE MIKE BEARD. UH, FROM DISTRICT THREE, WE HAVE, UH, JOANNE FINLEY FROM DISTRICT FOUR, WE HAVE ELIA EZ. AND THEN, AND THEN ALSO, UH, IN DISTRICT SIX WE HAVE, UH, MR. JAMES COKER. AND SO I WOULD, UH, MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS [00:25:01] THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED THIS EVENING. JUST TO CLARIFY, THESE ARE FIVE APPOINTMENTS. WE'LL BRING THE ITEM FOR YOU NEXT AT THE NEXT MEETING. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SO I HAD AN INDIVIDUAL FROM DISTRICT TWO THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND IN AN APPLICATION TODAY. I, I PUT IT TO WHERE YOU COULD APPOINT IF YOU WANTED TO, SIR, IT'S ON, HE SENT IT IN. HE HE DID NOT, BUT IF YOU APPOINT THEM, WE WILL GET WITH HIM AFTERWARDS AND GET HIM ALL SORTED. YOU COULD APPOINT HIM IF YOU'D LIKE. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND APPOINT HIM. OKAY. HE SAID HE WAS VERY INTERESTED. THE APPLICATION WOULD BE FORTHCOMING TODAY. SO IT'S MR. RICHARD RAYON. OKAY. WHO'S A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO AND LIVES ON WEST OF DE. OKAY. WE WILL, UM, REACH OUT TO HIM OKAY. AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET HIM SORTED. OKAY. SO, SO YOU ARE PRESENTING HIM, HIM, HIM AS DISTRICT TWO APPOINTMENT? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO I, WE'D ADD MR. RAYON, UH, TO THAT LIST AND THAT WOULD ROUND OUT, I BELIEVE THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. IT DOES, SIR. ALRIGHT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILMAN PRESLEY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE, OF THE I I NEED A, I MISSED THEM FIRST AND THE SECOND. I'M SORRY. THE, THE NAMES, UH, THE MOTIONS. WE HAVEN'T DONE IT. YEAH, WE HAVEN'T DONE AS MUCH. OH, I'M SORRY. YEAH. YEAH. I WAS GONNA, UH, AS THE NAMES IS PRESENTED, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE NAMES. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. ALL RIGHT. UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM OR THE INDIVIDUALS AS PRESENTED FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO [a. Receive the annual update on the Strategic Action Plan for the Comprehensive Plan.] BACK TO ITEM FIVE A. ARE YOU GOOD, COUNCILMAN? I'M GOOD. I'LL HAVE ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM FIVE A RECEIVED THE ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MR. DIETRICH, MR. MAYOR COUNSEL, UM, BASICALLY THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN IS BASED ON THE REVIEW OF, UH, 2020 FIVE'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BACK IN MAY OF 2007. THIS ACTION PLAN, UH, PROVIDES A CONTINUING FOCUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN'S, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND REPORTS, HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. UM, THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE LAST OF THESE UPDATES FOR THE THE BAY TOWN'S, UH, 2007 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE WE HOPE, UH, BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE A, A NEWLY ADOPTED 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. UM, ON AUGUST, UH, 18TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PLAN AS SUBMITTED. AND STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? I WAS, I GUESS WE, UH, WE WILL CONSIDER, UM, ITEM FIVE A AS RECEIVED. PERFECT. THANK, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MOVE ON [b. Receive a report regarding (i) the 2020 "Wade Into Wetlands” Summer Science Camp and (ii) the Oyster Reef Project.] TO ITEM FIVE B. RECEIVE A REPORT REGARDING THE 2020 WADE INTO WETLAND, SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP AND THE OYSTER REEF PROJECT. MS. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. AND COUNSEL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL TONIGHT. IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE TRACY PROTHRO, A JIM, NOT JUST IN OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, BUT ACROSS OUR CITY STAFF. AND A FEW, UH, COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO, WE HANDED OUT TO ALL OF Y'ALL THE PARKS AND REC ANNUAL REPORT. UM, IN THAT REPORT, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH INFORMATION, BUT THERE'S NINE PAGES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT TRAC HER STAFF ARE IN CHARGE OF. AND I JUST WAS GOING THROUGH THOSE PAGES AND LOOKED AT JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS. THE WETLANDS ECOLOGY PROGRAM, THE LIQUID SCIENCE PROGRAM, SPRING BREAK CAMPS, TEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE IN COSTA RICA. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE ALL THE THINGS THAT TRACY AND HER STAFF THAT GET INTO, BUT WITH ALL THAT'S GONE ON IN COD AND WITH THE HURRICANE LAST WEEK, WE COULD USE SOME REALLY GOOD USE TONIGHT. AND SO IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE TRACY PRO THROW. SHE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT THE 10 CAMPS AT THE BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER, SIX CAMPS, OR AT THE WETLAND CENTER, SIX CAMPS AT THE NATURE CENTER. OF THOSE 16, THEY HELD 14 OF THOSE CAMPS IN A WAY THAT COULD BE DONE DURING THIS COVID ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF THE WORK TRACY PRON AND HER STAFF HAS DONE, IT'S MY HONOR TO BRING HER UP TONIGHT TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. HELLO Y'ALL. THIS IS ALWAYS, UH, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS OFF. IS THAT OKAY WITH Y'ALL? YES. MM-HMM . WHILE I'M STANDING OVER HERE. IT'S JUST MUCH EASIER TO TALK. THIS IS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE TIME TO COME BEFORE YOU GUYS AND TALK ABOUT OUR, UH, SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP. UM, WE REALLY STRUGGLED THIS YEAR, AS DID EVERYONE, UM, OUT IN THE WHOLE NATURE EDUCATION COMMUNITY WITH WHETHER OR NOT TO DO SUMMER CAMPS. WENT BACK AND FORTH. UH, WE OPENED UP REGISTRATION 1ST OF MARCH. WE WERE PROBABLY TWO THIRDS FULL WHEN, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING CHANGED WHEN.DOT DOT, EVERYTHING IS IS DIFFERENT NOW. DO WE REALLY WANNA DO THIS CAMP? AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MOST CAMPS, UM, DID NOT GO FORWARD. BUT WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND, AND DO THIS IN THE SAFEST WAY POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO, TO BAYTOWN COMMUNITY. UM, I THINK TO KEEP HOLDING THESE CAMPS. UM, I'M GONNA TRY TO GET IT OFF OF, IT'S, IT'S [00:30:01] CONTINUING WITHOUT ME HERE. SO OUR MISSION, AS ALWAYS, IS JUST TO INTRODUCE OUR CAMPERS TO OUR MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEMS AND HAVE FUN, INTEGRATE HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND ART. IT'S JUST SO MUCH FUN. . UM, I WANNA SHOW YOU SOME OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT WE DID THIS YEAR. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS WE DID TEMPERATURE CHECKS WHEN EVERY TIME ONE OF THE CAMPERS CAME IN, WE HAD A HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OUR PARENTS TO FILL OUT WHILE, WHILE BEFORE THE KIDS COULD COME IN, THE PARENTS STAYED IN THE CAR. WE SOCIAL DISTANCED OUR KIDS IN THE CAMP. I'M SO SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S JUST GOING. SO IT MUST BE BUILT INTO THE SLIDESHOW. IT IS. BUT, UM, JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO SEE, WE DID HAVE THEM WEAR MASKS. WE FOLLOWED ALL THESE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES AND WE DID HAVE SOME PARENTS THAT WERE NOT, UM, REAL HAPPY ABOUT IT. AND WE GAVE FULL REFUNDS TO ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO, TO TAKE THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF CAMP. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN MAKE IT STOP SCROLLING THROUGH? IF NOT, I'LL JUST KEEP GOING BACKWARDS. SORRY GUYS. . THAT'S OKAY. IT'S THE END OF THE NIGHT. IT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S 2020, SO DON'T WORRY, WE'RE JUST GONNA MAKE IT WORK. BUT, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, TO MAKE IT WORK WITH ALL OF THESE, THESE NEW PROTOCOLS. WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN FIX THAT BEFORE I GO FORWARD. MUCH BETTER. I JUST CAN'T TALK THAT FAST. OKAY. SPACE BAR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, WE DID NOT JUST DO THIS ARBITRARILY, WE DID FOLLOW ALL THESE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES. THE STATE OF TECH TEXAS CHECKLIST FOR DAY YOUTH CAMP OPERATORS WAS OUR MAIN ONE THAT WE FOLLOWED AND THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION SUMMER CAMP. AND THEY ALL, UH, HELPED US COME UP WITH THESE DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS. AND I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THIS, BUT BASICALLY I JUST WANTED TO TELL Y'ALL THAT WE DID DO EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. THE KIDS, UM, HAVE THEM WEAR THEIR MASK. IF THEY WERE SITTING AT THEIR DESK, THEY COULD TAKE THEIR MASK OFF. BUT IF THEY WERE AROUND THE OTHER KIDS, IF THEY WERE MOVING, THEY HAD TO KEEP THEIR MASKS ON. WE CLEANED, WE TAUGHT THEM ALL. EVEN THE FIRST GRADERS WHEN WE WENT TO THE RESTROOM, THEY DID THEIR BUSINESS AND THEY WASHED THEIR HANDS AND WE HAD SOME DISINFECTANT AND THEY WOULD TAKE THE DISINFECTANT AND SPRAY WHEREVER THEY HAD TOUCHED. AND EVEN FIRST GRADERS, THEY DID THIS AND, AND THEY LEARNED HOW, HOW TO DO IT. AND THAT ENDED UP NOT BEING AN ISSUE AT ALL. SO I'M GONNA GO QUICKLY THROUGH THE, THE CAMPS. UM, LIKE KEVIN SAID, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW, UM, VERY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, NOT GOING ON THE FIELD TRIPS. USUALLY I'M UP HERE TELLING Y'ALL ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE VISITED. WE DIDN'T DO THAT THIS TIME. UM, WE KEPT THE CAMP, THE KIDS AT CAMP. WE DID GO ON ONE FIELD TRIP DURING FISHING CAMP, BUT THE HARRIS COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY DONATED THE BUS AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO AND DO THAT. BUT OTHERWISE, WE WERE AT THE WETLAND CENTER. AND, UM, THE KIDS HAD A, A FANTASTIC TIME. UM, I THINK ONE THING THAT I DID THAT YOU DID NOT SEE ON THE VERY FIRST SLIDE WAS THAT CHEVRON PHILLIPS WAS, AGAIN, OUR SPONSOR AS THEY HAVE BEEN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. AND, UM, WE WERE SO THANKFUL TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE WE HAD TO BUY A LOT OF THINGS TO BE ABLE TO NOT SHARE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WITH THE KIDS. THEY ALL HAD INDIVIDUAL PACKETS. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THAT. UH, OUR FIRST CAMP THIS YEAR WAS, UM, OUR TAKE ON HISTORY CAMP. WE'VE DONE THIS ONE BEFORE AND IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT THE, THE SCIENCE AND THE HISTORY OF TEXAS AND HOW THE SETTLERS, SETTLERS LIVED OFF THE LAND. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING SOME ANIMALS IN FOR THE KIDS TO MEET. UM, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, NORMALLY WE GO AND LET THE KIDS ALL MILK, UH, GOATS. WELL, WE COULDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR. SO WE MADE THEM THEIR OWN LITTLE GOAT S TO LEARN HOW TO, TO DO THAT. THE WATER WAS EVEN WARM AND EACH ONE OF 'EM HAD THEIR OWN LITTLE, THIS WAS PART OF A RELAY. THEY EACH HAD TO MILK THEIR OWN LITTLE COW OR GOAT. NO. UM, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THE KIDS LOVE THIS CAMP. YOU KNOW, IF KIDS SAY THAT THEY DON'T LOVE HISTORY, YES THEY DO. YOU JUST HAVE TO PRESENT IT TO 'EM IN THE RIGHT WAY AND THEY REALLY HAVE A, A GOOD TIME. UH, TALKING ABOUT THE PAST UNDER THE LENS WAS A NEW CAMP FOR US. UM, WE HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO GO TO THE PLANETARIUM AND TO THE OBSERVATORY AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, WAYS THAT WE USE LENSES, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE DIDN'T DO THAT. SO WE DID JUST A LOT OF REALLY FUN ACTIVITIES AT THE WETLAND CENTER. WE HAD, UM, A TEACHER FROM HUMBLE EYE, PHY A PHYSICS TEACHER, COME IN AND JUST TALK ABOUT LENSES. WE USED LOOPS TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS. UM, THE CAMPER ON THE RIGHT IS USING A HOMEMADE FORNELL LENS TO, UM, ROAST TO MARSHMALLOWS. SO HE MADE HIS OWN LITTLE OVEN. IT WAS A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. WE HAD SOME GUEST SPEAKERS. UH, WE HAD SOMEBODY COME OVER FROM THE, UH, MARITIME MUSEUM AND TALK ABOUT LIGHTHOUSES. WE DID SOME WALKS. UM, REALLY WAS GOOD FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE INTO SPACE. WE BUILT MODELS OF [00:35:01] BOTH THE JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE VERSUS THE HUBBLE THAT'S OUT THERE. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHEN THE JAMES WEBB COMES ONLINE SO WE CAN SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE IN SPACE. SENSATIONAL WAS ALL ABOUT OUR SENSES. SO OUR KIDS WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE FIVE SENSES AND THEY DID A LOT OF TASTING AND SMELLING AND TOUCHING AND HEARING AND OBVIOUSLY SEEING. AND UM, THEY DID A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES. UM, WE WERE LOOKING AT SHRIMP ON THE BOTTOM AND STILL, I SAY YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY KIDS IN BAYTOWN HAVE NEVER SEEN A SHRIMP OR A FISH. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH AND FEEL AND, YOU KNOW, CATCH THOSE, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. OH, HERE'S, UM, SOME MORE EXAMPLES. THE LITTLE GIRL ON THE TOP RIGHT, SHE'S ACTUALLY LISTENING TO POP ROCKS. SO THEY WERE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT DIFFERENT COLORS OF POP ROCKS MADE DIFFERENT SOUNDS, WHICH THEY DON'T. BUT THAT WAS A GOOD LITTLE EXPERIMENT FOR LITTLE KIDS, EVEN JUST TO FIGURE IT OUT. AND THEN OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR CAMPERS MEET OUR ANIMALS AT THE WETLAND CENTER FISHING CAMP WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR. UM, YES, THE BASS IN THE MIDDLE WAS CAUGHT HERE IN BAYTOWN. THAT WAS OUT AT EVERGREEN PARK. UM, THIS CAMP WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT 'CAUSE WE, WE WENT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN BAYTOWN AND WE HAD THE PARENTS BRING THE KIDS DIRECTLY OUT THERE. SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WE CAN STAY IN BAYTOWN FOR FISHING CAMP FROM NOW ON. 'CAUSE WE, WE REALLY HAD FUN SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT WE FOLLOW. THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE ANGLE ED CURRICULUM ON THIS ONE. UM, WE DID SALT WATER AND FRESH, FRESH WATER FISHING. UH, WE WENT OUT TO PINE GOLY PARK ON THE BUSES, LIKE I SAID, AND THE KIDS CAUGHT EVERY ONE OF THE KIDS, EVERY ONE OF THE CAMPERS CAUGHT FISH OR SOMETHING, WHETHER IT MAY HAVE BEEN A TURTLE. WE DID CATCH A TURTLE OUTTA EVERGREEN TOO. WE LET IT GO, BUT THEY HAD A GOOD TIME CATCHING FISH ALL OVER. AND THEN OF COURSE THEY ALSO LEARNED ABOUT CATCH AND RELEASE AND, AND ETHICS AND SAFETY AND, AND SOME OF THE, UM, PARKS AND WILDLIFE REGULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEEK. OUTSIDERS. UM, THIS IS OUR CAMP WHERE WE JUST SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS. WE DO A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES, KAYAKING AND, AND, UM, CAMPING. NORMALLY WE GO ON AN OUT OF, UH, OUT OF TOWN CAMP OUT THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T DO THAT. SO WE DID OUT OF TOWN CAMP OUT AT EVERGREEN PARK INSTEAD. AND THE KIDS SLEPT OUT THERE OVERNIGHT AND THEY ACTUALLY DID A MURDER MYSTERY. THAT'S WHAT THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM IS. AND, UM, THEY WERE ALL EIGHTIES CHARACTERS AND UH, IT WAS JUST, THEY WERE, THEY WERE HILARIOUS. BUT, UH, THEY DID THE, OUR REC DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND THEY DID SOME DISC GOLF OUT THERE AND DID SOME FOOT GOLF OUT THERE. SO WE REALLY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE HERE IN BAYTOWN FOR THE KIDS TO ENJOY. THIS IS ONE OF OUR NATURE CENTER CAMPS. IT'S CALLED YOUNG NATURALIST. AND IT'S JUST TEACHING THE KIDS ALL ABOUT WHAT A NATURALIST MIGHT DO FOR A LIVING. SO LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS AND PLANTS AND FISH AND INSECTS AND, AND ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. I HAD TO CALL MY INTERN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT AND SAY, UH, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING IN THIS PICTURE? 'CAUSE THE KID IS SCREAMING. AND SHE SAID, WELL, WE WERE DOING A WATER, UM, WATER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY WITH THE KIDS. AND WHILE WE WERE WAITING ON IT TO FINISH, WE HAD A SCREAMING CONTEST, . SO, I MEAN, WHAT A PERFECT PLACE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. JUST TO GO OUT THERE ON THE HILL AT THE NATURE CENTER AND JUST LET THE KIDS SCREAM AS LOUD AS THEY WANT. I THINK WE WOULD ALL ENJOY DOING THAT. WE NEED A COUNCIL RETREAT TO THE NATURE CENTER SO WE CAN ALL JUST SCREAM. HMM. AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THOSE, THAT'S THERAPY FOR US , BUT THEY WENT BIRDING AND CRABBING AND CAUGHT INSECTS. THEY DID JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THAT A NATURALIST WOULD DO. AND, AND THEY, THESE ARE HALF DAY CAMPS AND THESE LITTLE KIDS JUST HAVE THE BEST TIME OUT THERE JUST GOING AND JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME OUTSIDE. THINGS WITH WINGS IS ALL ABOUT THINGS WITH WINGS, BIRDS, BATS, INSECTS, ALL THOSE SORT OF THINGS. THE, THE LITTLE BOY ON THE THE RIGHT IS DRESSED UP AS A BAT. UM, HE IS A, A MAMMAL WITH WINGS. SO, UM, THAT WAS, THAT'S ALWAYS FUN JUST TO GET THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE DRESSED UP IN THESE CRAZY LITTLE COSTUMES. THEY ALSO LEARN TO USE TOOLS. ONE OF THE TEAKS THAT WE, UM, TRY TO EMPHASIZE MOST OF THE TIME IS, IS TO USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOOLS IN SCIENCE INVESTIGATION. WHETHER THAT BE MICROSCOPES OR BINOCULARS OR FIELD GUIDES OR, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF PROBE. WE DO ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS WITH TOOLS WITH THEM. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO USE SOME TOOLS DURING THIS WEEK AND, AND, UM, OBSERVE THE DIFFERENT THINGS WITH WINGS DURING CAMP. FULL OF BOY ON THE RIGHT IS DOING A, UM, ACTIVITY WHERE IT'S A BIRD PERCH AND YOU HAVE, THEY HAVE TO STAND ON THAT AND LEARN HOW, SEE HOW BIRDS CAN, YOU KNOW, CLAMP THEIR LITTLE TOES AROUND A BRANCH AND SLEEP THERE ALL NIGHT WITHOUT FALLING OFF. AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. MOST OF THE KIDS CAN DO IT ABOUT 12 SECONDS IF THEY'RE LUCKY. SO IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO WATCH 'EM TRY THAT. WILDERNESS SURVIVAL IS OUT AT THE NATURE CENTER. THESE ARE OUR OLDER KIDS AND THIS IS A NIGHTTIME CAMP SO IT'S DARK. AND SO THEY LEARN TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT SURVIVING IN THE WILD. THEY HAD TO LEARN TO SET UP A SHELTER AND, UM, THEY, THEY DID START SOME FIRE. I DIDN'T PUT PICTURES OF THAT [00:40:01] IN HERE BECAUSE IT'S SCARY TO ME, BUT THEY'RE DOING IT VERY SAFELY AND UM, THEY ALWAYS ENJOY LEARNING HOW TO DO THAT SORT OF THING. ANIMAL SUPERPOWERS IS, UM, KIND OF A NEW CAMP, BUT IT'S A PLAY ON OUR ADAPTATION CAMP. SO IT'S JUST ABOUT SOME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ADAPTATIONS THAT DIFFERENT ANIMALS HAVE. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIDS CAN DO THAT THAT KIND OF RELATES TO WHAT SOME OF THE ANIMALS CAN DO AS AN ADAPTATION. A LITTLE BOY IN THE MIDDLE LOOKS LIKE HE'S DRESSED UP AS AN INSECT, SO HAVE TO SEE WHAT INSECTS CAN DO TO SURVIVE. AND THEY PLAYED LOTS OF GAMES IN THIS ONE TO SEE WHO COULD JUMP THE HIGHEST AND JUMP THE FARTHEST AND CLIMB THE THE HIGHEST. AND SO THEY, THEY REALLY STRETCHED THEIR OWN SUPERPOWERS DURING THIS CAMP. ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, OUR OLDEST KIDS ALWAYS COMPLAIN TO US THAT WE DON'T LET THEM DO THINGS WITH ANIMALS ENOUGH. 'CAUSE WE DO THAT SO MUCH WITH LITTLE KIDS. AND THEN WE, WE PUSH THE SCIENCE MORE ON THE OLDER KIDS. SO WE GAVE IN THIS YEAR AND, AND GAVE THEM AN ANIMAL CAMP SO THEY ENJOY JUST GOING AND, AND PLAYING WITH THE ANIMALS FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK. AND, UH, WE HAD SOME GUEST SPEAKERS IN, WE HAD CLINT COME IN WITH, UM, HIS TEXAS SNAKES AND SOME OF THE OTHER ANIMALS AND THEY JUST HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME REVIEWING WHAT THEY KNEW ABOUT WILDLIFE. WE DID HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER. WE HAD OUR, OUR POLICE DOG COME OUT THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL FOR THE KIDS. AND UM, WOW, THAT OFFICER AND THAT DOG ARE JUST AMAZING. SO WE ENJOYED HAVING THEM COME OUT AND WE LIKE TO, WE LIKE TO TELL, SHOW THEM THE KIDS WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN BAYTOWN AS WELL. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OUT AT THE NATURE CENTER FOR OUR LITTLE KIDS. IT'S ALL ABOUT INSECTS. CAMP ROLLY POLLY. AND IT WAS, UH, REALLY CUTE. SO THEY SPENT THE WHOLE WEEK, UM, JUST FINDING INSECTS AND LEARNING ABOUT INSECTS AND DIGGING THROUGH ROTTED LOGS AND SEEING WHAT THEY COULD FIND OUT THERE BEING KIDS. UM, I WANTED TO SHOW THESE BOTTOM TWO. I HAD ABOUT 10 OF THESE KIND OF SLIDES THAT I COULD HAVE SHOWN. WE GAVE THEM EACH, UM, A BIG PIECE OF CLOTH AND THEN THEY HAD TO GO CAMOUFLAGE THEMSELVES. SO IF YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE, THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT KIDS AND THEY BOTH HAVE THESE BIG GREEN BLANKETS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE. SO IF Y'ALL SEE A KID OUT THERE AND HE IS JUST GOT A GREEN BLANKET ON HIM TRYING TO HIDE, THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HE'S DOING. HE'S JUST TRYING TO CAMOUFLAGE HIMSELF. ART CAMP, CRAFTY CRITTERS. EVERY TIME WE DO ART. I TELL MY STAFF, DON'T LET ME DO ART CAMP FOR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD. BUT, UM, WE DID IT AGAIN BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO SO CUTE AND THEY JUST HAVE THE BEST TIME. AND, UM, THIS GROUP OF KIDS THIS YEAR CONVINCED ME THAT WE NEED TO DO FIRST THROUGH THIRD ART CAMP EVERY SINGLE YEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST FANTASTIC. AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD SPORTS. AND YOU KNOW, WE DID ALL KIND OF ART PROJECTS ON BIRDS AND INSECTS AND PLANTS AND ROOT VEGETABLES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE THE LITTLE GIRL, I'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF KIDS GET SO EXCITED ABOUT ROOT VEGETABLES, BUT THEY DID. AND THEY ALL CREATED THEIR OWN LITTLE, LITTLE GARDEN. WE DID AFRICAN MASKS. UM, WE HAD THEM MAKE A LITTLE CORAL REEF MODEL. SO THE LITTLE BOY AND THE LITTLE GIRL THAT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE, I HAD THEM PLAY LIKE THEY WERE ON SOME SORT OF BAKING SHOW AND THEY HAD TO CARRY THEIR CREATION TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO BE JUDGED. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE. AND THEN THEY MADE THEIR LITTLE BIRDS IN THE MIDDLE. BUT THESE KIDS WERE JUST AMAZING AND THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. WATERWORKS IS THE ONE THAT FILLS UP PRETTY QUICKLY 'CAUSE THEY ALL THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO PIRATES BAY AT THE END. THAT'S HOW IT'S ADVERTISED. OBVIOUSLY WE COULDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR. SO WE BROUGHT, BROUGHT THEM TO THE WATER AT THE WETLAND CENTER INSTEAD. AND WE PLAYED ON SLIPPING SLIDES AND WE FISHED AND WE PLAYED, UM, WITH THE TOUCH TANK. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS, UH, WE WERE DOING SOME DENSITY EXPERIMENTS. SO WE PUT SOME OIL IN THE WATER AND WE PUT SOME GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S NOT JUST SCIENCE, BUT IT'S FUN AND ART TOO. SOME MORE GAMES. UM, IN THE BOTTOM, IN THE MIDDLE, THAT'S A GAME CALLED. IT'S ALL DOWNSTREAM FROM HERE. IF YOU'RE IN ROTARY AT ALL, YOU'VE PROBABLY PLAYED THAT WITH US. WE ALWAYS MAKE THE ADULTS DO THAT WHEN THEY COME FOR OUR, OUR LUNCH. AND SO THEY WERE DRESSED UP AND LEARNING ABOUT HOW WATER ALL FLOWS DOWNHILL. UM, THESE KIDS JUST, I MEAN THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST SPONGES. THEY'LL DO A LITTLE BIT OF ANYTHING THAT, THAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM TO LEARN ABOUT THE WATER. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS 'CAUSE Y'ALL ARE ALWAYS SO SUPPORTIVE OF US. AND OF COURSE, THANK CHEVRON PHILLIPS. THIS IS THE BEST THING ABOUT CAMP TO ME, IS JUST THESE KIDS JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME. THEY ARE LEARNING EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY'RE LEARNING SOMETHING, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, LEARNING HOW TO GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER AND TO PLAY BY THE RULES AND TO HAVE FUN TOGETHER TO GO OUTSIDE WHEN, WHEN THEY WANT TO. UM, IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO US. UM, WE HAD AN, AN INTERN WITH US THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE MISS, UM, MS. HORNER'S DAUGHTER. AND WE WANT HER BACK EVERY YEAR. SHE WAS FANTASTIC, BUT SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE HER TOO. UM, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. AND BEFORE I MOVE ON [00:45:01] TO THE VERY LAST SLIDE, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DO FOR CAMP OR WHAT WE DID FOR CAMP THIS YEAR? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THE ONLY COMMENT I'LL MAKE IS YOU'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY FOR WAY BUSIER THAN MOST PEOPLE THERE IN, UH, THE CONDITIONS THAT SOME OF US LIVE IN. YES, YES, WE HAVE. IT'S BEEN BUSY, BUT IT'S BEEN A GOOD BUSY, OH, LET'S, WE'VE REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME WITH THESE KIDS AND, UM, WE'RE HOPING WE'RE BACK TO NORMAL NEXT YEAR, BUT IF WE'RE NOT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD LIKE THIS AND FIND A WAY. UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON, ON HOLDING SOME EDUCATION, UH, STATIONS FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND, AND DO THEIR WORK AT OUR, AT THE WETLAND CENTER VIRTUALLY AND DO SOME VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO, NO, I THINK Y'ALL WERE CREATIVE AND, AND CERTAINLY EVERYBODY STILL HAD FUN AND YOU WERE STILL, YOU KNOW, BEING SAFE. SO IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT YOU ADAPTED, ESPECIALLY I TELL YOU, WE WERE HAPPY AT AT WEEK 10 AT THE END TO BE ABLE TO GO. WE DID IT, WE DID IT. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT. UM, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE EXTRA SLIDE THAT I WANTED TO THROW IN HERE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS BEFORE ABOUT THE OYSTER REEF OUT AT THE NATURE CENTER. MM-HMM . WE HAD GALVESTON BEEF FOUNDATION OUT THERE THIS MORNING AND THEY WERE IN THE WATER TESTING THE SUBSTRATE JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE A FEW PLANS. THIS WAS, UM, UH, A SLIDE OF THE PLAN AS OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I THINK IT'S CHANGING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOW SOME OF THE, UM, SOILS CAN BE SCOURED OUT BY THE WAVE ACTION. SO THEY'RE GONNA CHANGE THESE. I THINK THAT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IS CHANGE THESE, UH, BREAK WATERS TO BE MORE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER RATHER THAN, UM, LONG WAY ACROSS THE, THE REEF THAT WAY. UM, DID SEE TWO DOLPHINS OUT THERE THIS MORNING. MM-HMM . SO THAT WAS DIFFERENT. WE DON'T NORMALLY SEE DOLPHINS OUT THERE, SO THAT WAS KIND OF FUN. BUT THE, THE PROJECT IS MOVING AHEAD AND, UM, WE'LL BE READY TO, I THINK CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION SOME PART OF, FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR. ALRIGHT. EXCELLENT. YES, COUNCILMAN? YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY KIDS HAVE ATTENDED A FEW OF THESE CAMPS. MM-HMM . UM, MY DAUGHTER'S HAD HER BIRTHDAY PARTY THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SHE'S INFORMED ME THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT THERE UNTIL THE AGE OF 18. . OKAY, GOOD. UM, BUT I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK YOU ALL DO AND HOW FUN AND EDUCATIONAL IT IS. JUST FROM TALKING WITH MY KIDS ABOUT IT. MY DAUGHTER WOULD RATHER PET A SNAKE THAN PET, A BUNNY RABBIT . UM, GOOD. AND MY, MY OTHER SONS, THEY ATTENDED THE FISH CAMP AND THEY HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY. THEY JUST WISHED THAT THEY WERE NOT TOO OLD TO CONTINUE TO AGED OUT. AGED OUT IN ORDER TO ATTEND. BUT, UM, I CAN ATTEST TO THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY DO IN THESE CAMPS AND IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IN MY HOUSEHOLD. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU SAYING SO WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. WELL CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. I'M, I'M NOT SURE THERE'S ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I GUESS WHAT I WILL SAY IS, UM, LIKE IT'S A VERY GOOD OUTCOME. CERTAINLY CHEVRON PHILLIPS, UH, IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND TEACHING THESE YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT NATURE. AND, UH, WE'RE CERTAINLY THANKFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR SERVICE. UH, I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR PERSON, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE, GRADES, WHAT, THREE AND FOUR AND ALL THE OTHER GRADES. THEY'RE SO GOOSE CREEK. YEAH. YEAH. WELL, OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WELL WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR MANAGER'S [8. 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. IC MY TIME TO, UH, CLIFF. OKAY. AND TALK ABOUT, AND I HAVE NO OTHER, UH, ITEMS FOR YOU TONIGHT. OKAY. I MAY, MAY MAKE ONE COMMENT, BUT YES SIR. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING GUYS. UH, JUST WANTED TO, UH, COME AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE STARTING OUR BROWN BAG LUNCH CONCERT SERIES AGAIN THIS FRIDAY. IT'S GONNA BE EVERY FRIDAY THIS MONTH. UH, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO USE, UH, BANDS OR ARTISTS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD TO CANCEL. SO EVERYTHING THIS MONTH IS, UH, USED FOR CREDITS. UH, WE'RE GONNA DO SOCIAL DISTANCING THINGS. WE'RE, UH, ACTUALLY GONNA MOVE SOME TABLES FROM PIRATES BAY OUT TO TOWN SQUARE WITH INDIVIDUAL UMBRELLAS ON EACH TABLE. UH, SPREAD IT OUT ACROSS THE PARK AND, UH, SHOULD HAVE A GOOD TIME. SO HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE. IT'S FROM 12 TO ONE EACH FRIDAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CLIFF. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO, UM, JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT LAST WEEK. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT BECAUSE LAST THURSDAY WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CONDITION OUR CITY WOULD BE IN. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE TO CANCEL OUR, OUR THURSDAY NIGHT COUNCIL COUNCIL MEETING, UH, IN, IN REGARDING, UH, WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY, VERY BAD SITUATION FOR BAYTOWN WITH HURRICANE LAURA . BUT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT, THAT IT DID NOT COME ALONG TO THE TEXAS COAST. CERTAINLY DIDN'T COME ALONG GALVESTON BAY. SO COUNT OUR BLESSINGS. BUT I, I DO WANNA EXPRESS HOW IMPRESSED I WAS TO SEE FIRSTHAND, UH, FROM CITY ADMINISTRATION, ALL OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, THE POLICE CHIEF, FIRE CHIEF, EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC WORKS, WORKING TOGETHER TO SECURE OUR CITY. YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO BE HEADED, UH, AHEAD OF THE GAME AS MUCH AS [00:50:01] WE CAN. I BELIEVE WE'RE VERY WELL PREPARED IF ANOTHER STORM COMES OUR WAY, WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. SO, UH, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE, UH, A LOT OF THE HARDWARE STORES DID LOVE LAST WEEK, UH, WITH PEOPLE BUYING, UH, THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED TO, UH, SECURE THEIR HOMES, UH, COUNT OUR BLESSINGS. BUT, UH, BAYTOWN IS VERY WELL PREPARED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE CALLED STORM READY BAYTOWN. AND SO WITH THAT, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF AND EVERYONE AND COUNCIL ALSO FOR PROVIDING INPUT IN ANY, ANY DIRECTION THAT WAS NEEDED. UH, BUT WE DID, WE DID REALLY, UH, DODGED A, A MAJOR STORM AND THEN FOR OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE EAST IN LOUISIANA, WE CERTAINLY KEEP THEM IN OUR THOUGHTS AS, UH, THEY DID NOT FARE VERY WELL IN SOME CASES. SO WE, WE, WE HOPE THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR COMMUNITIES RESTORED, UH, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YES, SIR. I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT. UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD A CALL FROM SEVERAL CITIZENS ABOUT VOLLEYBALL OUT AT ROSEN PARK AND THERE WAS 46, I THINK WAS THE WORD, WAS THE NUMBER PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO PLAY SAND VOLLEYBALL ON ONE COURT OUT THERE. AND SO I CALLED RICK AND, AND SCOTT GOT INVOLVED IN IT. AND THEN I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL, MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM RICK JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AND THEY'RE GONNA CONSTRUCT, FIGURE OUT A WAY, CAME UP WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE RESOURCES, FUNDING, WHATEVER TO PUT ANOTHER ONE IN. AND THEY WERE STARTING IMMEDIATELY ON THAT. SO I CALLED THE VOLLEYBALL GUYS AND THERE'S JUST A TON OF THEM. IT'S AMAZING. THAT'S GOOD. HOW MANY PEOPLE GO OUT THERE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AND PLAY TO, TO THE PARKS CREDIT. AND SO Y'ALL ARE ON IT AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER COURT OUT THERE LIKE ASAP FOR THESE GUYS. AND I JUST APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S HOW YOU RESPOND TO PEOPLE. I MEAN, THEY'RE SITTING ON PARK BENCHES AND THEY'RE ROTATING 12 PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY ELSE WAITS AND TWO COURTS IS GONNA HELP A BUNCH AND MAYBE WE'LL GO TO THREE IF, IF IT DOESN'T FIX IT. THAT'S GREAT. APPRECIATE IT. VERY GOOD NEWS AND THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE FROM STAFF. YEP. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT SO BEING THAT BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS ADDRESSED ALL POSTED AGENDA ITEMS, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * 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.