* 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. [00:00:20] I DID PRETTY, I THINK YOU GUYS, GOOD [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM 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 six feet of 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. 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For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the Planning and Development Service Department at planning@baytown.org. ] EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING, UH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2020. WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'LL BEGIN. ITEM ONE MINUTES. [a. Consider approving the meeting minutes of the September 15, 2020, Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting.] CONSIDER THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2020 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. REGULAR MEETING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVE TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES? YES, YOU HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MINUTES PASS. OKAY. ITEM [a. Consider approving Wooster Crossing Section Three Final Plat, being approximately 20.82 acres located on the north side of Wallisville Road situated within the Wooster Crossing subdivision, approximately 2,700 feet northwest of the intersection of Garth Road and Wallisville Road, legally described as being out of the Talcott Patching Survey, Abstract 620, Harris County, Texas.] TWO, PLATS. CONSIDER APPROVING WORCESTER CROSSING SECTION THREE. FINAL PLAT BEING APPROXIMATELY 20.82 ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WALLER ROAD, SITUATED WITHIN THE WORCESTER CROSSING SUBDIVISION, APPROXIMATELY 2,700 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF GARTH ROAD AND WALLER ROAD, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING OUT OF THE TALCOTT PATCHING SURVEY, ABSTRACT SIX 20. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. HAR. HI, UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. UH, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS ONE OF THE SECTIONS OUT OF THE WOOSTER CROSSING GENERAL PLAN, AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S KIND OF THIS TRIANGULAR AREA HERE. UM, SO I WANT TO GO ON TO KIND OF BRING UP THE, OKAY, NOW YOU'RE SEEING THE, UH, HOW OUR VICINITY MAP OF THE AREA, ALMOST ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS COMPLETE. ALL OF THE WATER AND SEWER ITEMS CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR SECTION IS COMPLETE, ARE COMPLETE. AND THERE ARE SOME PAVEMENT ISSUES THAT ARE STILL NEEDING TO BE WORKED OUT. AND SO THE APPLICANT DID, UH, SIGN A BOND WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO COMPLETE THAT, UH, THE COMPLETE THOSE FEATURES. AND, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT BASED UPON THAT, THAT OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE DID ACCEPT THIS PARTICULAR AND DO RECOMMEND THAT, UH, THAT YOU DO, UH, RECOMMEND THAT IT BE APPROVED. OKAY, COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION, QUESTIONS OF HAROLD? HEARING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS FINAL PLAT? SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS PLAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE PLAT, THE FINAL PLAT, PLEASE SAY, AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UH, [b. Consider approving Elena Fruit & Cotton Farms Unit A Replat - Red Rose Addition, addressed as 3713 Fig Orchard Road, legally described as being 7.54 acres situated in Block 49, Elena Fruit and Cotton Farms Unit A, ETJ, Harris County, Texas.] TWO B, CONSIDER APPROVING EL OF FRUIT AND COTTON FARMS UNIT. A REPLANT RED ROSE EDITION ADDRESSED AS 37 13 FIG ORCHARD ROAD, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING 7.54 ACRES SITUATED IN BLOCK 49. ELENA FRUIT COTTON FARMS UNIT A, UH, IT'S ETJ HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS? YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, THIS SHOULD LOOK, UH, VERY FAMILIAR TO Y'ALL. UH, LAST MONTH AT THE REGULAR MEETING WE APPROVED, UH, OR Y'ALL APPROVED A SUBDIVISION VARIANCE FOR REDUCED FRONTAGE, UM, ON A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY TO ALLOW FOR THESE LOTS TO RECEIVE ACCESS, UH, VIA A 30 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PLANT THERE, UM, THE SUBDIVISION IS APPROXIMATELY 7.54 ACRES, FIVE LOTS IN ONE BLOCK. UH, GENERALLY, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG F ORCHARD ROAD AND WEST OF HANEY ROAD. UM, IN OUR A TJ, AS YOU'VE SAID, UH, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND WE DEEM THAT IT MEETS ALL STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS? IS THERE NO DETENTION ON THIS DEVELOPMENT? IT'S, IT'S, IT WOULD BE A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FROM WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS, UM, UH, PROVIDED ON THE, UH, APPLICATION. UM, ALL OF THOSE ITEMS WOULD BE ADDRESSED, I ASSUME, BY HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME THAT THEY GET, RECEIVE ANY KIND OF PERMITS FROM THEM. BUT IT'S OUT OF THE, THE CITY OF LIMITS OF BAYTOWN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF PERMITTING JURISDICTION THERE. 'CAUSE THE LOTS ARE OVER ONE ACRE. THERE'S, IS IT, IS THERE A SIZE OF THE LOT? HAVE A HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT MATTER? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH HARRIS COUNTY [00:05:01] ENGINEERING STANDARDS COMMISSIONER? UM, UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS, AS AMELIA SAID, IT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY AND OVER HOW THAT GETS DEVELOPED, IT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY AGREEMENTS, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS OR OTHERWISE WITH THEM. SO IT'S GONNA BE COMPLETELY UP TO HARRIS COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROLS TO WHETHER DETENTION WOULD BE REQUIRED TYPICALLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. IF THAT IS E IF EACH OF THESE LOTS IS GONNA BE DEVELOPED AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, THEN NO. EVEN IF IT'S OVER AN ACRE, THEY DON'T REQUIRE DETENTION TYPICALLY. THEY CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THEIR MIND AND, AND, UM, AND, UH, ENFORCE OTHER CRITERIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE VIA ZOOM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HAVING NO OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GONNA GO TO, UH, ITEM THREE ZONING. AND I NEED TO READ THIS PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD. EVERYONE DESIGNED TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER, WHICH I NOW HAVE OR EMAILED PLANNING AND ZONING PLANNING AND BAYTOWN.ORG AT BAYTOWN.ORG. PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS, UH, PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS HEARING, EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING. THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITH A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. SO THE FIRST [a. Conduct the second public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 100 acres generally located on either side of Sheppard Road, San Jacinto Boulevard, Connally Road, and Thomas Road excluding areas directly adjacent to John Martin Road and West Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road, including multiple parcels within Baytown, Harris County, Texas, from an Open Space/Recreation (OR) Zoning District to a Low Density Single-family Residential Dwellings (SF1) Zoning District. ] ITEM, FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS ITEM THREE A. IT'S A, UH, CONDUCT A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED ACRES. 100 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF SHEPHERD ROAD, SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD, CONLEY ROAD, AND THOMAS ROAD, EXCLUDING AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO JOHN MARTIN ROAD AND WEST CEDAR BIO LYNCHBURG ROAD, INCLUDING MULTIPLE PARTIALS WITH WITHIN BAYTOWN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL OR OR ZONING DISTRICT TO A LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, FF ONE ZONING DISTRICT. OKAY, HAROLD? UH, YES. UH, PETE AND, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. UH, YOU MAY RECALL SOME OF THE DISCUSSION FROM LAST MONTH. UH, THIS PARTICULAR AREA WAS A PORTION OF AN AREA THAT WAS, UH, ANNEXED BACK IN 2017. AND DURING THE ANNEXATION PROCESS, IT WAS ZONED TO OUR MOST, UH, RESTRICTIVE ZONING, UH, UH, OR, UH, WHICH IS OPEN RECREATIONAL. AND SO SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, TWO OR THREE, UH, PARTICULAR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE REQUESTED REZONING TO A SINGLE FAMILY. AND WE DID THAT PROCESS. UH, IN FACT, THERE WAS ONE THAT ACTUALLY BEGAN THE PROCESS AND WE ACTUALLY ASKED THEM TO KIND OF, BUT TO SET ASIDE THEIR DESIRE. SO WE, THE, THE, THE, UH, CITY OF BAYTOWN COULD GO IN AND REZONE ALL OF THE REMAINING AREA OF THIS PARTICULAR, UH, UH, SECTION OF THE CITY. AND THE CHOICE WAS TO GO TO AN SF ONE OR SINGLE FAMILY TYPE, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UH, ZONING, BECAUSE THE OVER, I THINK ARGUABLY THE, YOU WOULD FIND THAT OVERALL THE MAJORITY OF, OF THE USES ARE SINGLE FAMILY. SO HERE WE ARE AT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. UM, AND OF COURSE YOU'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH WILL BE A CONSIDERATION ITEM THAT WILL GET YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO GO FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER'S. QUESTIONS OF HAROLD? OKAY. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER AND IF I BARBECUE YOUR NAME, I'M SORRY. MACK BARBOSA. THAT MAY NOT BE MAC. IT IS. OKAY. UH, MY NAME, MY NAME IS RENA BARBOZA. MACARENA USUALLY WAS DIFFICULT TO [00:10:01] PRONOUNCE, SO EVER SINCE IT'S BEEN MAC. SO FOR ME, OSA, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT FOR ONE OF THE PROPERTIES, UH, ON SHEPHERD ROAD, SPECIFICALLY 55 18 SHEPHERD ROAD. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY WAS FOR SALE OVER THE SUMMER. THE APPLICANT IS THE PERSON THAT'S DESIRING TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY, BUT HE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE IF HE'S NOT ABLE TO BUILD A HOME ON IT. SO WE ARE, UH, WE'VE JOINED IN WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WITH THEIR, UH, REQUEST TO UPDATE ZONING FROM, UM, OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO SF ONE. AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THIS PROCESS TO BE SETTLED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD AND BEING ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVING, UH, NO OTHER, UH, INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP FOR THIS, UH, HEARING. I OFFICIALLY CLOSE THIS HEARING. OKAY. WE'RE [b. Consider making a recommendation and preparing a report concerning a proposed amendment to the official zoning map to rezone approximately 100 acres generally located on either side of Sheppard Road, San Jacinto Boulevard, Connally Road, and Thomas Road excluding areas directly adjacent to John Martin Road and West Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road including multiple parcels, all within Baytown, Harris County, Texas, from an Open space/recreation (OR) to a Low density single-family residential dwellings (SF1) zoning district. ] NOW WE'RE GOING TO THREE B AND IT'S, AS HAROLD HAD INDICATED, UH, CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION AND PREPARING A REPORT CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF SHEPHERD ROAD. WE'VE GIVEN THE DESCRIPTION, IT'S THE SAME DESCRIPTION, AND WE'RE GOING FROM OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL OR TO A LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING SFIS F1 ZONING DISTRICT. HI, HAROLD. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY. I SUSPECT THAT YOU DON'T QUESTIONS OF ME. UH, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL. APPROVAL. I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. WELL, LAST MEETING WE AT, WE HAD SOME SPEAKERS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR SURE. YEAH. SO DID WE, UH, DID THEY DO ANY MORE GO OUT AND PROBE THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVED THERE? UH, THE STAFF THAT THEY HAD ASKED ABOUT LAST TIME, DID, DID ANYONE DO ANY OF THAT? SO I DID REACH OUT, UH, TO THE GENTLEMAN, UH, AND HIS WIFE THAT ATTENDED THE LAST MEETING. UM, AND WE DID SEND SOME EMAILS. UM, AT THIS TIME THEY HADN'T EXPRESSED ANY ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. I'M SORRY, FRANKIE, I CAN'T HEAR YOU. OH, I'M SORRY. UM, UH, YES, WE DID, UH, GO OUT AND, UM, UH, EXCUSE ME, SEND SOME EMAILS, UH, WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING AS WELL AS HIS WIFE. UM, AND AT THIS TIME THEY'VE SHARED NO ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. GOOD QUESTION. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOVE BE APPROVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. WE'RE ON THREE B APPROVING THE HUNDRED, THE REZONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE GO TO ITEM FOUR, BUSINESS ITEMS. UH, [a. Consider the installation of a temporary Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon on West Baker Road approximately 500 feet west of Garth Road.] FIRST ITEM FOUR A IS CONSIDER THE INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING OUTTA BATMAN ON WEST BAKER ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET WEST OF GARTH ROAD. SO ANYTHING COMMISSIONERS? UM, THANK YOU. YES. UH, THE, AS YOU ARE AWARE, UM, THE SAN SNA HOSPITAL IS, UM, CONTINUING TO EXPAND, UH, WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT. THEY HAVE REQUESTED THE, UM, A PERMIT FOR THEIR LAY DOWN YARD AS A PART OF THAT. UM, INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THEM TO USE CROSSING GUARDS TO STOP TRAFFIC ALONG BAKER, UM, WE MADE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL A PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL, IN THIS CASE, A PEDESTRIAN HYBRID SIGNAL. UM, WHICH IS BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW. UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE NOT SEEN WHAT A HAWK SIGNAL LOOKS LIKE, UM, YOU'LL GET TO, IT'S VERY, IF, IF YOU APPROVE, OBVIOUSLY IT'LL, IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF COOL. ESSENTIALLY, IT, UH, THE PEDESTRIANS PUSH THE BUTTON, IT STOPS TRAFFIC FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO, UM, NORMAL OPERATIONS. AND THERE WILL BE A, UM, MINIMUM DELAY BETWEEN ACTIVATIONS. SO THEY WON'T, WE'RE GONNA REQUIRE THAT AS PART OF THE TIMING, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GO PRESS IT AND HOLD IT AND FOR 10 MINUTES, STOP TRAFFIC. WE'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW THAT. UM, THE, UM, THE AMOUNT OF EXPECTED PEDESTRIANS COMING FROM THE LAY DOWN YARD, UM, WILL EXCEED THE WARRANT THRESHOLDS, WHICH ARE IN FRONT OF YOU THERE, THE GREEN AREA. UM, ANYTHING INSIDE THE GREEN AREA WOULD WARRANT THE INSTALLATION. UM, JUST BECAUSE IT IS WARRANTED AGAIN, DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT SHOULD BE OR NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED, JUST THAT IT MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT IT? COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS? I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I [00:15:01] DO TOO. I DO. THERE'S THAT ONE PERSON WAVING A FLAG AND THREE CARS THEY RACING PAST HIM OR HER. YEAH. ALRIGHT. IT'LL GET SOME GETTING USED TO, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. OKAY. UM, WE HAVE THIS MOTION OR WE HAVE A, AN ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SECOND [b. Consider the installation of a continuous green tee traffic signal on Garth Road at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital driveway and the associated access management treatments.] ITEMS, UH, FOUR B. CONSIDER THE INSTALLATION OF A CONTINUOUS GREEN TEA TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON GARTH ROAD AT THE SAN JACINTO METHODIST HOSPITAL DRIVEWAY AND THE ASSOCIATED ACCESS MANAGEMENT TREATMENTS. THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. . UM, TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU, UNTIL THE, UM, ENGINEERING, THE CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM FOR THE HOSPITAL HAD BROUGHT THIS UP TO ME, I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT ALL. UM, THAT MAKES TWO OF US. YES, SIR. UM, AND I, I HAD TOLD THE, UH, ENGINEERING FIRM NO LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES, YOU'RE NOT GETTING A SIGNAL. YOU'RE NOT GETTING A SIGNAL. AND THEY BROUGHT ME THIS, UM, THIS CONFIGURATION AND I SAID, OKAY, I'LL LISTEN TO YOU. UM, THE ESSENTIAL OPERATION OF THIS TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS THAT THE NORTHBOUND GARTH MOVEMENTS, THE NORTHBOUND THROUGH GARTH MOVEMENTS, WILL NEVER SEE A RED LIGHT. SO IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY FLOW THE SOUTHBOUND MOVEMENTS FROM GARTH AND THE NORTHBOUND LEFT TURN MOVEMENTS FROM GARTH. THOSE ARE THE, THOSE ARE THE ONLY GARTH MOVEMENTS THAT WILL EVER SEE A RED LIGHT. UM, AND THE, THOSE ARE GONNA BE, UH, SO THAT THE TURNING MOVEMENTS OUT OF THE SAN JACINTA DRIVE, UH, HOSPITAL DRIVEWAY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN LEFT. UM, I HAVE PREPARED A VIDEO. OH, YOUTUBE, UM, A, UH, IT IS A, UM, 3D RENDERING. NO, THAT'S NOT IT. NOT IT'S NOT. OH, OKAY. WHERE IS IT? SORRY, IT WAS PULLED UP. OH, THAT WAS ON WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. HMM? IT WAS ON WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. YEAH. OKAY. IT WAS, YEAH. AND THEN YOU SAID THAT WASN'T IT? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO , UM, THE WAY THAT THIS WILL OPERATE IS THAT, UM, THESE ARE YOUR NORTHBOUND LEFT TURNS FROM GARTH. THEY WILL HAVE A RED LIGHT WHEN THE, UM, SAN JACINTO TRAFFIC OR THE, THE, THE HOSPITAL TRAFFIC DOES GET A GREEN LIGHT. IT WILL COME OUT AND ENTER THIS LANE FOR AN ACCELERATION LANE. UM, AND THEN IT WILL MERGE WITH THE THROUGH TRAFFIC FOR GARTH ROAD. THAT'S HOW IT'S INTENDED TO OPERATE. UM, THIS WORKED WITH SUCCESS OUT IN SUGAR LAND ON HIGHWAY SIX UNTIL THEY ADDED A FOURTH LEG TO THE INTERSECTION. UM, I'LL CONTINUE PLAYING. HOW DO I CLEAR WHAT I JUST DREW OUT? THANK YOU. APPARENTLY I ASK. UM, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NORTHBOUND LEFTS ARE GETTING THEIR LEFT IN WHICH, AS MOST OF YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, THIS IS A DANGEROUS AREA FOR TRAFFIC TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. UM, AS WELL AS THE, UM, TRAFFIC TRYING TO CROSS GARTH FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE WEST. IT GETS A LITTLE CRAZY IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS, UM, CONFIGURATION AND THE SIGNAL WORK, UH, GARTH ROAD WILL HAVE TO BE ACCESS MANAGED. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, OH, SORRY TO INTERRUPT MYSELF HERE. THE LEFT TURNS GETTING INTO THE ACCELERATION LANE. UM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A MODEL I DID THE BEST I COULD WITH IT. UM, IT'S NOT AS DYNAMIC AS OUR, OUR ADAPTIVE SYSTEM. THIS SIGNAL WILL BE CLUED INTO THE ADAPTIVE SYSTEM AND IT WILL ADJUST ITS TIMING PARAMETERS AS NECESSARY. UM, SO IT IS OPERATING THAT WAY. UM, THAT, AS I WAS SAYING, GARTH ROAD WILL HAVE TO BE ACCESS MANAGED FROM BAKER TO BIRDSONG. THERE WILL NO LONGER BE THE ABILITY FOR TRAFFIC TO CUT OFF A BAKER THROUGH THOSE SHOPPING DEVELOPMENTS [00:20:01] ON THE EAST SIDE, COME OUT ONTO GARTH AND GO SOUTH. THAT WON'T BE ALLOWED ANYMORE. THAT'S A GOOD THING. AND THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, THAT, THAT'S WHAT THE BLUE LINES THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE. THOSE ARE THAT'S GREAT. UM, MOVEMENT PRO, UH, PROHIBIT, UH, PROHIBITIVE DEVICES, WHETHER IT'S, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE THOSE PYLONS OR COULD BE, UM, RAISED CURB SOMETHING. YES, SIR. WHERE YOU SEE THE, THE, THE TRIANGLE THERE, THAT WILL BE A RAISED CURB. IT'LL BE A RAISED, UH, CONCRETE ISLAND. AND FURTHER TO THE NORTH, THERE'LL ALSO BE ANOTHER ONE. UM, I'M LEAVING IT TO THE, UM, UH, TO THE, UH, THE CONSULTING ENGINEER AS TO HOW THEY DO THE OTHER TREATMENTS. BUT I'VE GIVEN THEM SOME IDEAS OF WHAT WILL WORK. UM, THE, UH, THE, I I THINK THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY GOOD WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, ONE TO GET PEOPLE ACCUSTOMED TO ACCESS MANAGEMENT TREATMENTS ALONG GARTH ROAD DURING THE WIDENING, BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP THE HOSPITAL TRAFFIC BE ABLE TO GET IN AND GET OUT EASIER. UM, IT DOES MEET THE NECESSARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANTS. UM, AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL ANALYSIS RATHER THAN THE RENDERING, UM, THIS SHOULD OPERATE APPROPRIATELY WITHIN THE, UM, THE GAR ROAD CORRIDOR. AND, UM, I WILL , THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH DAILY, IF NOT HOURLY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TIMING PARAMETERS FOR THE ADAPTIVE SYSTEM ARE WORKING CORRECTLY WHEN, IF THIS GETS INSTALLED. UM, WHICH I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY TO DO 'CAUSE IT'LL BE KIND OF FUN TO WATCH. UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? COMMISSIONER'S, QUESTIONS? STAND THE LINE. THE LANE THAT GOES NORTHBOUND ON GARFIELD CONTINUING STATE GREEN. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THEY'LL MERGE OVER FROM THAT PROTECTED LANE INTO NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. OKAY. YES SIR. I'M SORRY. DEFENSE, RIGHT? I INTERRUPTED. IT'S A GREAT IDEA. YES. WELL, SINCE IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR I HAVE MOTION. AND WE SECOND HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. HE HAS A MOTION. ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO SAY WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? A MOTION. YOU MOTION HEMA? I CAN'T MOTION HE MOTION. I MOTION. I SECOND YOU. SECOND IT. ALRIGHT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I'M THE MOTION. YES, SIR. , YOU'RE IN MOTION. ALL THERE ARE ON MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. WE'RE DOWN TO THREE, [c. Consider stop control modifications at the intersection of Felton Street and West Sterling Avenue.] EXCUSE ME. FOUR C, CONSIDER STOP CONTROL MODIFICATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FELTON STREET AND WEST STERLING AVENUE. YES. UH, THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM A CITIZEN TO, UM, EVALUATE THIS INTERSECTION FOR ALWAYS STOP. UM, AND GOING OUT THERE AND LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTION AND ALWAYS STOP WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A, THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THIS INTERSECTION. THE REASON BEING THE, UM, METHODIST HO, OR SORRY, THE CHURCH'S DRIVEWAY HERE. IF WE WERE TO MAKE THIS AN ALLWAY STOP, IT WOULD VERY LIKELY BLOCK TRAFFIC FROM BEING ABLE TO GET IN AND GET OUT DURING HEAVY DURING THE HEAVIER PEAK TIMES. SO ONE OF THEM NEEDS TO BE A FREE MOVEMENT, UM, IN GOING OUT THERE AND, UM, EVALUATING THE GEOMETRIC AND PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE INTERSECTION. THE CROWN OF, OH, I GOT ARROWS. HOW DID I GET ARROWS? UM, I THINK NATHAN IS YOUR FRIEND. NATHAN IS MY FRIEND. THANK YOU. UM, THE CROWN OF THE STREET OF, UH, WEST STERLING IS A FEW INCHES HIGHER THAN WHERE THE STOP BARS CURRENTLY ARE ON FELTON, WHICH CREATES A BIT OF A SPEED TABLE SITUATION. SO WHEN CARS ARE COMING DOWN FELTON, THEY DON'T NOTICE IT NOW BECAUSE THEY STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. BUT IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION ALONG FELTON WITHOUT STOPPING, YOU'LL LEARN TO SLOW DOWN . UM, AND THEREFORE YOU SAID YOU LEARN TO SLOW DOWN . UM, SO MAKING THIS A ONE-WAY STOP BECAUSE STERLING IS A STREET, UM, APPEARS TO BE THE BETTER WAY TO GO FOR THIS INTERSECTION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FELTON FOLKS. UH, STILL SLOWING DOWN NATURALLY. OKAY. QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS. SOUNDS GOOD. YOU'RE GOING FROM A TWO WAY STOP TO A ONE-WAY STOP. I ALWAYS LIKE A ELIMINATING STOP SIGNS . OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? A MO MOTION? HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS, PLEASE SAY, AYE. A AYE. [00:25:01] AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIES. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE AVOIDED THIS ONCE, BUT WE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO AVOID IT THIS TIME. YOU CAN AVOID IT AGAIN IF YOU WANT. NO, DON'T THINK SO. I MOVED. AVOID IT. . SECOND, THIRD, WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE [a. Receive training on Open Government and the City's Code of Ethics.] TRAINING ON OPEN GOVERNMENT AND CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS. YES. BY THE NEW CITY ATTORNEY. YAY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANTED TO, UM, GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE AND I CAN TALK FAST SO YOU CAN GIMME THE SIGN IF YOU WANT ME TO GO. 'CAUSE I CAN GO KEEP GOING. UM, FOR OPEN MEETINGS, OPEN, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION AS WELL AS OUR ETHICS ORDINANCE. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I KNOW YOU ALL ARE EXCITED. . BASICALLY, THE OPEN MEETINGS AND THE OPEN, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT ARE BASICALLY SUNSHINE LAW. SO THEY REQUIRE THAT MEETINGS OF GOVERNMENT BODIES BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THAT THE PUBLIC NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN OF A TIME, DATE AND PLACE WHEN YOU DO HAVE YOUR MEETINGS. SO WHEN DOES THE ACT APPLY? IT APPLIES WHENEVER A QUORUM IS GATHERED TOGETHER AND TALKS ABOUT PUBLIC BUSINESS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY VOTE OR ACTION IS TAKEN. IT ALSO APPLIES WHEN YOU SOLICIT INFORMATION FROM A THIRD PARTY WHEN A QUORUMS TOGETHER. SO, UM, THIS USED TO BE, UH, A STAFF EXCEPTION. IT'S NO LONGER EXCEPTION TO THE ACT. SO YOU DO HAVE TO, UH, POST A MEETING IF YOU'RE JUST RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM STAFF. UH, WINTER GATHERINGS NOT SUBJECT TO THE ACT. SO THAT'S WHEN IT'S PURELY A SOCIAL FUNCTION UNRELATED TO PUBLIC BUSINESS. SO IF Y'ALL KNOW EACH OTHER OUTSIDE AND ARE HAVING A BARBECUE, THAT'S GREAT. UM, AS LONG AS NO PUBLIC BUSINESS IS DISCUSSED. ALSO, IF YOU'RE ATTENDING A COR, A QUORUM OF Y'ALL ARE AT A REGIONAL STATE OR NATIONAL CONVENTION WORKSHOP OR SOME SORT OF CEREMONIAL EVENT. UM, IF YOU'RE GOING TO A CANDIDATE FORUM, UM, THAT'S ALSO OKAY. AND AGAIN, THE BIG CAVEAT IS IF FORMAL ACTION'S NOT TAKEN A DISCUSSION OF, OF BUSINESS IS JUST MERELY INCIDENTAL TO THE EVENT. WHEN ARE GATHERINGS OF THE QUORUM STILL NOT SUBJECT TO THE ACT? THIS WAS A NEW ONE THAT WAS ADDED BY THE LEGISLATURE NOT TOO LONG AGO. IT'S WHEN YOU GO TO, UM, UH, TESTIFY BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. THAT IS OKAY. UM, SO YOU CAN ALSO HAVE A QUORUM THERE WHEN YOU'RE TESTIFYING, COMMENTING, AND RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS BEFORE LEGISLATIVE. UH, COMMITTEE, WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG MS MEETINGS BE POSTED, WILL THEY HAVE TO BE POSTED ON OUR BULLETIN BOARD AND PLACE CONVENIENCE TO CITY HALL? SO HERE AT CITY HALL, WE HAVE 'EM RIGHT OUTSIDE, UM, ON THE CITY CLERK'S, UH, NOTICE BOARD, WE ALSO HAVE THEM ON OUTSIDE AT THE KIOSK AND THEY'RE ALWAYS PUBLISHED AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. SO ARE THERE ANY EXCEPTIONS? AND, UM, I HOPE WE NEVER HAVE THIS, BUT IF IT GOES LATE INTO THE EVENING FOR A FIVE O'CLOCK MEETING, I HOPE WE'D NEVER, NEVER HAVE THAT PARS THE THOUGHT. BUT WE COULD DO THAT IF, IF IT'S, UM, NOT TO CIRCUMVENT THE ACT AND THE ACTION'S TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH. AND ALSO IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY WHERE THERE'S AN URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY, AND IF YOU HAVE TO GIVE AN HOUR NOTICE AND SPECIAL NOTICES GIVEN TO THE, UM, MEDIA, AGAIN, NOT SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WE WOULD EVER FACE HERE FOR PNC. SO WHAT MUST A NOTICE CONTAIN? IT'S GOTTA CONTAIN THE HOUR DATE IN PLACE OF WHERE YOUR MEETING IS AND ALSO A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS GONNA BE DISCUSSED. SO HOW SPECIFIC DOES THAT NEED TO BE? WELL, IT NEEDS TO BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AT THE MEETING. SO DESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS OLD BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS STAFF REPORT, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT DON'T REALLY TELL ANYTHING, DON'T, DON'T COMPLY WITH THE ACT. SO WE'VE GOTTA GIVE SUFFICIENT DETAIL. SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME AND SPEAK AND TALK TO YOU OR HEAR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY, THEY CAN DO. SO. WHEN CAN MEETINGS START? WELL, YOU CAN ONLY START WHEN A QUORUM IS PRESENT. 'CAUSE THE ACTION OF YOUR BODY CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. AND IF, UH, SOMETHING COMES UP AT YOUR MEETING THAT'S UNPOSTED, THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. WE CAN EITHER RESPOND WITH A STATEMENT OF JUST SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION. WE CAN DIRECT THE PERSON MAKING THE INQUIRY, THE INQUIRY TO VISIT WITH STAFF, OR YOU CAN OFFER TO PLACE IT ON AN UPCOMING MEETING. SO CAN YOU RECEIVE A REPORT AT A MEETING IF THIS TOPIC THAT'S NOT POSTED? AND THAT'S YES. IF IT'S AN ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. SO THE REPORT HAS TO BE GIVEN BY STAFF MEMBER, COMMISSION MEMBER THE REPORT'S ABOUT AN ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. NO ACTION IS TAKEN, AND POSSIBLE ACTION IS NOT DISCUSSED. SO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST ARE, ARE RELATIVELY LIMITED. THEIR EXPRESSION OF THANKS OR CONGRATULATIONS CONDOLENCES INFORMATION ABOUT A HOLIDAY OR SCHEDULES, SOME SORT OF HONOR, HONORARY OR SALUTARY RECOGNITION OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. MAYBE SOMEONE'S IN THE OFFICE, UH, IN THE CHAMBER THAT YOU WANNA RECOGNIZE A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT'S SPONSORED BY YOU, OR A REMINDER BY AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT A COMMISSION WILL BE ATTENDING AN [00:30:01] ANNOUNCEMENT INVOLVING IMMINENT THREATS. SO WHAT ARE EXECUTIVE SESSION PERMITTED? EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ARE THOSE SESSIONS THAT YOU CAN GO INTO A CLOSED MEETING WHERE THE PUBLIC IS NOT, UH, ALLOWED. AND THE, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ALLOWS THAT ONLY IN VERY LIMITED SITUATIONS. AND FOR THE PNZ AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THEM, IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THE MAIN ONE OR THE ONLY ONE THAT WOULD REALLY APPLY TO YOU ALL WITH IF YOU NEEDED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY. THERE'S THINGS LIKE IF WE'RE PURCHASING PROPERTY OR IF THERE'S SECURITY MEASURES. BUT THAT'S REALLY OUT OF YOUR, YOUR AMBIT OF YOUR, YOUR DUTIES. SO REALLY THE MAIN ONE WOULD BE IF WE EVER NEED TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY, THERE COULD BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT REGARD. SO OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING. WHEN YOU CAME ON TO AND ASSUMED YOUR POSITION, UH, THERE WAS SOME TRAINING THAT YOU HAD TO DO WITHIN 90 DAYS OF YOU'RE TAKING YOUR OATH OF OFFICE. UM, THERE WAS A VIDEO WITH SOME GREAT SOUND, MEAN MUSIC THAT JUST LULLED YOU RIGHT TO SLEEP, UM, THAT YOU HAD TO LISTEN TO. AND, UM, ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETED THE COURSE, YOU GET A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. AND THOSE ARE ON FILE WITH NAY, I BELIEVE, OR THE CITY CLERK, CITY CLERK. AND THEN IF AN ACTION TAKEN THAT IS NOT SUB IS CONTRARY TO THE ACT, THERE'S UM, THERE'S PENALTIES. SO THE ACTION TAKEN IS VOIDABLE. UM, THERE'S ALSO SOME CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. AND, UM, THE CODE OF ORDINANCE PROHIBITS DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN AN UNOFFICIAL CAPACITY. SO IF YOU LEARN SOME CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HERE, YOU CAN'T DISCLOSE IT ELSEWHERE EITHER. SO THOSE ARE KINDS OF PENALTIES THAT GO ALONG. SO STEPPING RIGHT UP TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, UM, WHAT IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT? WELL, THIS IS THE SUNSHINE LAWS THAT PERTAIN TO DOCUMENTS. SO IT SAYS, UNLESS, UM, ENSURES THAT EVERYBODY'S ENTITLED TO SEE THE DOCUMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT UNLESS SOME, FOR SOME REASON THE DISCLOSURE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. SO WHAT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION? IT CAN BE ANYTHING. IT'S ANY INFORMATION THAT'S COLLECTED, ASSEMBLED, OR MAINTAINED BY OR FOR GOVERNMENTAL BODY, REGARDLESS OF ITS FORMAT. SO IT COULD BE ELECTRONIC, IT COULD BE YOUR EMAILS, IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, PAPER FILES. IT COULD BE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. AND SO WHAT OUR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, THOSE ARE SUBJECT TO THE ACT AND THEY HAVE TO BE TIMELY GATHERED AND ALL INFORMATION MUST BE GATHERED AND THEY'RE SUBJECT TO A RECORDS RETENTION POLICY. THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU CAME ONTO CA UH, THE COMMISSION OR RECENTLY THOSE OF YOU'VE BEEN ON FOR A LITTLE BIT, YOU WERE ASSIGNED A, UM, EMAIL ADDRESS, A CITY EMAIL ADDRESS. SO WE DO THAT IN ORDER SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE ON THE SERVERS THAT CAN BE, CAN BE OBTAINED IF WE DO RECEIVE A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THOSE, THOSE THINGS. SO HOW IS THE ACT ACTIVATED? IT IS REALLY BY A WRITTEN REQUEST. IT CAN BE A FAX OR AN EMAIL, BUT THE EMAILS HAVE TO BE THE CITY CLERK. YOU CAN'T JUST EMAIL ANYBODY AT THE CITY AND SAY, I WANT THIS. SO YOU, THERE'S A DIRECTION. SHE HAS A WHOLE WEBPAGE TO HOW THAT HAPPENS. SO IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY MIND, ANYBODY THAT ASKS FOR INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED, THE BEST WAY IS JUST REFER 'EM TO OUR WEBSITE OR REFER 'EM TO THE CITY CLERK TO MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST. AND ONCE IT'S RECEIVED, THERE'S SPECIFIC TIMELINES IN WHICH WE HAVE TO RESPOND OR REQUEST AN AG OPINION. AND JUST LIKE THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ALSO HAS, UH, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR OATH OF OFFICE. AND AGAIN, THERE'S A GREAT AG VIDEO WITH SOME FANTASTIC MUSIC. AND ONCE YOU COMPLETE THE COURSE, AGAIN, YOU GET A CERTIFICATE AND YOU CAN DESIGNATE THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS ONE, YOU CAN DESIGNATE THE CITY CLERK TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND TAKE THAT COURSE FOR YOU. SO , THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SIGNED WHEN YOU CAME ALONG. SO, UM, MOST PEOPLE HAVE DONE THAT 'CAUSE SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECORD. SO IF WE DO GET A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST, WE WILL BE, SHE WILL BE THE ONE THAT'S REACHING OUT TO YOU AND ASKING YOU FOR WHATEVER DOCUMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE. SO NEXT IS A CODE OF ETHICS. HOW AM I DOING ? OKAY. IN 2009, COUNCIL ADOPTED A CODE OF ETHICS THAT, UM, PUBLIC OFFICIALS SHOULD ADHERE TO WHEN THEY'RE, UH, APPLYING OR WHEN THEY'RE CONDUCTING CITY BUSINESS. AND THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO CITY OFFICIALS. AND WHO ARE THOSE OFFICIALS? WELL, THOSE ARE THE MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF A BOARD COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE OR SUBCOMMITTEE. AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE, UM, POWERS BEYOND MERELY ADVISORY AUTHORITY. SO THAT WOULD BE YOU ALL, SINCE YOU ALL APPROVE PLATS, YOU HAVE, UH, YOU APPROVE VARIANCES FOR SUBDIVISIONS. YOU ALL HAVE THOSE, THOSE, UH, ABILITIES BEYOND JUST ADVISORY AND CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES. SO THAT WOULD BE YOUR DIRECTORS AND SOME ASSISTANT DIRECTORS. SO IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS. WE HAVE SOME STATUTORY STANDARDS THAT YOU'RE ALREADY REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH, AND THERE'S ALSO SOME LOCAL STANDARDS THAT COUNCIL'S ADOPTED. ADOPTED. SO IN THE STATUTORY STANDARDS WE HAVE THAT NO CITY OFFICIAL SHALL VIOLATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. UM, THERE'S ALSO A SPECIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR A P AND Z, UM, THAT YOU CAN'T ACCEPT AN HONORARIUM ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. AGAIN, THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ALREADY SUBJECT TO. SO FIRST OF ALL, SUBJECT, UH, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. UM, IN THE STATE LAW IT SAYS THAT A PUBLIC OFFICIAL CANNOT KNOWINGLY VOTE OR PARTICIPATE IN A MATTER IN WHICH INVOLVING A BUSINESS ENTITY [00:35:01] OR REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH HE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST AND THEY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST. OR IF THAT ACTION WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL ECONOMIC EFFECT ON THE BUSINESS ENTITY THAT'S DISTINGUISHED FROM THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. OR IT'S REASONABLE FORESEEABLE THAT THE ACTION WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL ECONOMIC INTEREST ON THE VALUE OF PROPERTY THAT'S DISTINGUISHED FROM, FROM OTHER PUB, OTHER PROPERTY. SO IF YOU DO HAVE THIS INTEREST, ALL YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IS FILE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFIDAVIT WITH NAY AND STAY IN THE NICHE, THE, UH, NATURE AND EXTENT OF YOUR CONFLICT. AND YOU HAVE TO DO THAT BEFORE THE MATTER. SO ONCE IT COMES UP, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT. SO IF YOU WOULD REVIEW YOUR AGENDAS BEFORE YOU COME, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OR YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN, UM, SIGN THE AFFIDAVIT. AND THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS, AND WE CALL IT THE BAYTOWN EXCEPTION BECAUSE WE HAD AT ONE POINT WE HAD, UM, A LOT OF THE EXXON ANNUITANTS ON COUNCIL. AND SO IT WAS OFTEN THAT SOMETHING WOULD COME UP AND THEY COULDN'T VOTE BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS CONFLICTED OR A MAJORITY WAS CONFLICTED. SO THERE'S AN EXCEPTION IF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF WHICH THE OFFICIAL IS A MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT AND WHO DO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT IS SIMILAR, A ACTION INTEREST, THEN EVERYBODY CAN VOTE . SO INTERESTING. BUT IT'S THERE, GET OUTTA JAIL CARD. SO ALSO THE, THERE'S OTHER PROHIBITIONS, THERE'S TWO MORE. UM, ONE IS A PERSON CANNOT KNOWINGLY ACT AS A SURETY FOR A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT HAS WORK OR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. AND ALSO YOU CAN'T ACT AS A SURETY ON A BOND, UM, REQUIRED OF THE CITY. SO WHAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS ENTITY? AND THESE, UM, THESE WILL BE ON YOUR AFFIDAVIT IF YOU EVER HAVE A QUESTION. UH, WE HAVE AN AFFIDAVIT WITH ALL THESE THINGS, YOU JUST CHECK A BOX. SO, UM, ANYWAY, IT'S, IF YOU OWN 10% OR MORE OF THE VOTING STOCK OF A BUSINESS, 10% OR MORE OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF A BUSINESS ENTITY, YOU OWN $15,000 OR MORE OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF A BUSINESS ENTITY. OR YOU RECEIVE FUNDS FROM A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT EXCEEDS 10% OF YOUR GROSS INCOME IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WHAT'S A BUSINESS ENTITY? IT'S BASICALLY EVERYTHING YOU WOULD THINK IS A BUSINESS ENTITY, BUT IT'S NOT. UM, SOME OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SO IT'S NOT A STATE UNIVERSITY, A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A CITY. SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY IS, UM, IF YOU HAVE A YOU OR A COVERED RELATIVE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY, IF IT'S EQUITABLE OR LEGAL OWNERSHIP WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE, IT'S A LOW THRESHOLD OF $2,500 OR MORE. SO, UM, ALSO FOR P AND Z, IF YOU'RE A DEVELOPER OF A ATTRACT, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T, CAN'T VOTE ON AN ITEM THAT'S COMING BEFORE YOU. UM, AND YOU JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER THE, THE LOW THRESHOLD HERE. KAREN NOT ONLY CANNOT VOTE, YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, CORRECT? RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO FILE THE AFFIDAVIT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING UNLESS ALL OF YOU ALL ARE, ARE DEVELOPERS ON THE SAME ACT OR YOU ALL HAVE A PROTRAC OR YOU ALL HAVE THE SAME, SAME INTEREST, SAME HANDICAP. SO A COVERED RELATIVE IS, UM, YOU OR SOMEONE RELATED TO YOU IN THE FIRST DEGREE OF CONSEQUENTLY OR AFFINITY CONSEQUE BY BLOOD, AFFINITY BY MARRIAGE. AND SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE THOSE PEOPLE LISTED THERE. A SPOUSE, A PARENT CHILD, PARENT IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SON-IN-LAW, AND WHO DETERMINES WHETHER YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. YOU DO SO. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THINK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT, DON'T HESITATE TO PICK UP THE PHONE, GIVE US A CALL, GIVE ME A CALL AND WE CAN TALK IT OUT. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU OWN, WHAT YOU HAVE, WHO YOU'RE RELATED TO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY, UH, TRY TO HELP YOU, ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS AND HELP YOU FIGURE OUT IF YOU DO HAVE A CONFLICT. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CONFLICT VIOLATE A CONFLICT OF LAWS? IT'S ALSO, UH, PENAL IN NATURE. YOU COULD BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR, WHICH IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE CONFINEMENT IN JAIL OR BOTH, UH, A FINE AND CONFINEMENT. ALSO, OUR ETHICS ORDINANCE PROHIBITS THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN HONORARIUM. SO YOU CAN'T SOLICIT, ACCEPT, OR AGREE TO ACCEPT AN HONORARIUM IN CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO PROVIDE, BUT FOR YOUR POSITION AS A COMMISSIONER, THE EXCEPTION IS YOU CAN'T ACCEPT TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING EXPENSES AS CONNECTION WITH A CONFERENCE OR A SIMILAR EVENT IN WHICH YOU'RE RENDERING SERVICES OR ENGAGING IN CEMETERY. TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE SERVICES ARE MORE, MORE THAN MERELY ARE, MERELY MORE THAN MERELY PERFUNCTORY FOR ME TO SAY. UM, AND ACCEPTANCE OF MEALS AND CONNECTIONS WITH SUCH EVENTS, EXCEPTIONS OF ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, YOU ALSO CAN ACCEPT A GIFTS BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE A REGULATORY AUTHORITY. YOU CAN'T, UM, CAN ACCEPT GIFTS FROM THAT SUBJECT TO YOUR REGULATION. UM, THE EXCEPTION IS IF YOU RECEIVE AN UNSOLICITED GIFT OR BENEFIT, THEN YOU CAN, UH, YOU WOULD JUST DONATE IT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE TAX EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. ALSO, MORE ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. UH, THE PROHIBITION REGARDING GIFTS DOESN'T APPLY TO A FEE IF YOU'RE PRESCRIBED BY LAW TO BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OFFICIAL. IT ALSO APPLIES, DOESN'T APPLY IF YOU RECEIVE A BENEFIT ON THE ACCOUNT OF A PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP OR A INDEPENDENT OF YOUR OFFICIAL STAB OFFICIAL BUSINESS STATUS HERE IS A COMMISSIONER. UM, A POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION, AN ITEM WITH A VALUE OF LESS THAN $50, [00:40:01] EXCLUDING CASH, AN ITEM ISSUED BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT ALLOWS THE USE OF PROPERTY OR FACILITIES OWNED LEASE OR OPERATED BY THE GOVERNING, GOVERNING BODY. AND ALSO A TRANSPORTATION OR LODGING OF MEALS. SO THAT ONE'S AN INTERESTING ONE AS FAR AS TRANSPORTATION LODGE. UH, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO, UM, IF YOU'RE THERE AS A GUEST, SO YOU HAVE TO BE THERE AS A GUEST FOR YOUR TRANSPORTATION, LODGING OR ENTERTAINMENT AND YOU'RE REQUIRED TO, UH, TO REPORT IT. OR IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY THERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PERSON, THEN YOU'RE, THEN YOU'RE OKAY ACCEPTING THE GIFT. SO LOCAL STANDARDS, UM, YOU CAN'T, WHILE IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY GRANT OR INFLUENCE A GRANT OF SPECIAL CONDITION OR ADVANTAGE BEYOND THAT WHICH IS IN THE BEYOND THAT WHICH IS THE GENERAL PRACTICE OF THE COMMISSION TO DO. SO. IF, LIKE, IF YOU'RE GRANTING A VARIANCE TO SUBDIVISION REGULATION, YOU CAN DO THAT 'CAUSE THAT'S IN YOUR PRACTICE. UM, ASSISTING OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, YOU CAN DO GENERAL PRACTICE OF THE AIDING OR PROMOTING ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE. UM, AGAIN, AUTHORIZING ANY SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS WHICH YOU, WHICH ARE ALLOWED BY OUR CODE FOR YOU TO DO FOR VARIANCES. UM, YOU ALSO SHOULD NOT REPRESENT YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BEFORE THE CITY BOARD ON WHICH YOU SIT OR OVER WHICH YOU HAVE OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT OR BUDGETARY POWERS, WHICH IS NONE DISCLOSE OR USING AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT YOU ACQUIRED IN YOUR OFFICIAL DUTIES. AND YOU CAN'T USE YOUR POSITION TO DIRECTLY, UM, AFFECT THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF ANYONE THAT'S COVERED RELATED TO YOU WITHIN THE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE. FIRST DEGREE OF CONSEQUE OR AFFINITY BLOOD, BLOOD OR MARRIAGE. ALSO, YOU CAN'T RECEIVE A PECUNIARY GAME IN THE SALE OF LEASE OF CITY, UH, UP TO THE CITY OF ANY REAL ESTATE WITHOUT INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY IS A PECUNIARY GAME THAT RECEIVED OR RETAINED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD LEAD A REASONABLE PERSON TO BELIEVE THAT, THAT THE CITY INTENDED TO PURCHASE OR CONDEMN OR LEASE SAID REAL ESTATE. SO IF YOU LEARNED ABOUT SOME, SOME INFORMATION THE CITY WANTED TO ACQUIRE SOME, SOME PROPERTY, YOU RAN OUT AND PURCHASED IT REAL QUICK SO THAT YOU COULD TURN AROUND AND SELL IT TO THE CITY AT A HIGHER PRICE, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT KINDLY. ALSO, IF YOU MISREPRESENT THE FACTS OR SOURCE OF FACTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OR BOARD OR COMMITTEE WHILE ACTING IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ALSO YOU CAN'T MAKE USE OF STAFF VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT. THAT'S PROPERTY OF THE CITY EXCEPT IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS'S DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE PROPERTY OFFICIAL. AND THOSE ARE THE, THE ISSUES. THOSE ARE THE, THE NO-NOS, IF YOU WILL. AND WHAT WE HAVE NEXT IS, UH, THE COMPLAINT. SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS ANY PERSON THAT BELIEVES THAT A VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED WOULD FILE A VIOLATION THAT STATING THE REASONS WHY THEY'RE FILING, WHAT, WHAT WAS VIOLATED, WHO VIOLATED WHEN IT WAS VIOLATED. SO IF THEY VIOLATED, YOU KNOW, THAT WE SAID THAT SOME OF THESE WERE LOCAL STANDARDS, SOME WERE STATUTORY STANDARDS, THOSE STATUTORY STANDARDS DOESN'T MEAN JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING UNDER THE ETHICS ORDINANCE THAT IT CAN'T ALSO BE, UM, CONVICTED OR TRIED OR WHATEVER FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PENAL LAWS. AND WE DO HAVE ONE LIMITATION IS THAT YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AGO. SO THAT'S OUR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, IF YOU WILL. WE HAVE A TWO STEP PROCESS. FIRST WE HAVE A COMPLAINT REVIEW PROCESS. SO ANYBODY THAT HAS A COMPLAINT OR A GRIPE CAN FILE A COMPLAINT. AND THEN THERE'S A PROCESS TO MAKE SURE IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY A VALID COMPLAINT. SO THE, THE ETHICS COMMISSION WOULD THEN HIRE AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY. THE OUTSIDE ATTORNEY WOULD LOOK AT IT, MAKE A REPRESENTATION, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. THE ETHICS COMMISSION THEN WOULD CONSIDER IT AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WANTED TO GO TO THE STEP, THE SECOND STEP, A DETERMINATION HEARING. IF THEY SAY AGREE, THEY SAID NO, THERE WAS REALLY NO VIOLATION. WE DON'T NEED TO GO FURTHER. THE COMPLAINT DIES. IF THEY BELIEVE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE, THEN THEY CAN GO FORWARD. THEY'RE NOT BOUND BY THE DECISION OR THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE RECOMMENDING ATTORNEY THAT THEY'VE HIRED. BUT, UM, THAT'S JUST A FIRST STEP. AND THEY CAN CONSIDER THE FACTS THAT ARE GATHERED IN THAT CASE. IF THERE'S A TERMINATION HEARING, IT'S A FULL FLEDGED HEARING BEFORE THE ETHICS COMMISSION WHERE YOU, THEY'RE COME AND DO OPENING STATEMENTS, CLOSING STATEMENTS, PRESENT WITNESSES, AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A VIOLATION. SO PENALTIES OF THE ETHICS ORDINANCE ARE CIVIL IN NATURE. SO THEY CAN RECOMMEND, ETHICS COMMISSION CAN RECOMMEND THAT A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION, UM, BE ISSUED IF THAT VIOLATION WAS CLEARLY UNINTENTIONAL. IF THERE'S LETTER OF ADMONITION CAN ALSO BE ISSUED IF IT'S MINOR OR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE IF IT'S SERIOUS OR REPEATED. AND IN SOME CASES A LETTER SENT YOU A RECOMMENDATION FOR RECALL. AND THAT'S MORE FOR, FOR COUNSEL IF IT'S A SERIOUS REPEATED VIOLATION. SO IN ANY ACTION THAT'S TAKEN IN VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS ORDINANCE IS VOIDABLE AT THE OPTION OF CITY COUNCIL UNLESS IT'S OTHERWISE DEEMED VOID BY LAW. SO WITHIN 30 DAYS OF AFTER YOU TAKING YOUR OATH OF OFFICE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FURNISHED WITH A WRITTEN COPY OF THE ETHICS ORDINANCE, BUT THE FAILURE TO RECEIVE THAT COPY DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT SUBJECT TO IT. SO, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY [00:45:01] QUESTION, IS IT ON OUR WEBSITE? AND IT'S ALSO IN MUNI CODE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS GRAB, LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN GET YOU A COPY. UM, ALSO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S SUPPOSED TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ETHICS ORDINANCE FOR YOU ALL AND ALL CITY OFFICIALS. SO THIS IS YOUR TRAINING. YOU HAVE CHECKED IT OFF AND UM, I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THAT WAS KIND OF A QUICK THING, SO I KNOW IT WENT OVER REALLY QUICK. I TALKED FAST. I'M TRYING TO GET YOU OUT. FOOTBALL GAME'S COMING UP. SO JUST RIGHT WHEN YOU SAY ETHICS COMMISSION, KAREN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION? NO, WE HAVE A ETHICS C COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE? OKAY. THANK YOU. RIGHT. THE CITY HAS AN ETHICS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT TAKES [a. Present a report regarding action taken by City Council on planning and zoning items.] US TO ITEM FIVE, EXCUSE ME. SIX, UH, DIRECTOR'S REPORT. PRESENT A REPORT REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN BY CITY COUNCIL ON PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS. THE APPOINTMENT OF KAREN IS NOT A WELL, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS WERE ALL AWARE, THAT'S ALL. AND WE WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATE HER 'CAUSE UM, SHE DOES A GREAT JOB FOR, FOR US HERE AND ALSO FOR THE CITY. SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS. AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO, THERE WAS ONE OTHER ITEM THAT HAPPENED AT, UH, THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JUST RECENTLY CAME UP IS THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR A SETBACK ENCROACHMENT AT 1814 MARYLAND STREET. BASICALLY THIS WAS A HOME THAT WAS BUILT WAY BACK IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS AND, UH, WAS BUILT RIGHT TO THE FRONT PART OF THE, THE SETBACK. AND, UH, THE PERSON THAT OWNS THE HOUSE WANTS TO PUT A, A FRONT, UM, ENCLOSED, UH, PORCH ON THE, ON THE HOUSE. AND SO THEY WERE, UH, APPROVED WITH THAT ENCROACHMENT. SO IT LOOKED VERY SIMILAR TO, UH, A LOT OF THE OTHER HOMES IN THE AREA. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IF, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER IT. BUT THAT'S THE REPORT THAT I HAVE TODAY. QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. IF NOT, WE HAVE EXHAUSTED THIS AGENDA. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK Y'ALL. * 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.