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WE MEAN THAT, WE MEAN THAT WE MEAN THAT.[ Call to order: City Hall Council Chamber ]
FOR COMING TO TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING.SOMETIMES WE'RE HERE AND THERE'S NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE HERE, NOT VERY MEMBERS, NOT VERY MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
IT'S USUALLY JUST US AND THE STAFF AND WE BORE 'EM TO DEATH AND PUT 'EM TO SLEEP SOMETIMES.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOME OTHER FACES.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL CALL THE, UH, MEETING TO ORDER RIGHT NOW.
IT'S 6 31 AND WE HAVE A, UM, DOUBLE HONOR.
WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT FOLKS, ONE THAT, UH, PASTOR DEBORAH'S GONNA LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION AND PASTOR DOULA WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
SO, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, STAND IF YOU CAN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PLAQUE, PLAQUE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN DIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THEY GAVE ME SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS TO READ, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND.
WE WE'RE GONNA READ A COUPLE OF THEM HERE AND THEN WE'LL GET, UH, WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS SO SHE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FOR FORMALITY FOR THE WORKSHOP.
ALRIGHT, FOR THE WORKSHOP, LET ME JUST, UH, GO THROUGH THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE.
UH, FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER 20TH, DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT.
JOIN US SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 20TH, FOUR TO 8:00 PM FOR FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL AND DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT.
THAT'S GONNA BE ACROSS THE STREET FROM HERNANDEZ FUNERAL HOME.
THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE FOOD TRUCKS, MARKET VENDORS, AND A BIKE SHOW AND SO MUCH MORE.
THE EVENT IS FREE, WHICH IS OF COURSE OUR FAVORITE PRICE.
FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 8 3 2 5 9 5 35 20.
LABOR DAY, UH, FEDERAL HOLIDAY, LABOR DAY HOLIDAY CLOSURE CITY, MANY CITY OFFICES, NOT ALL OF THEM, NOT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOT THE FIRE STATIONS, UH, BUT MOST OF THE OTHER CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FIRST.
AN OBSERVATION OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND.
WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT DAY, REGULAR TIME, AND THERE WILL BE NO INTERRUPTION IN TRASH SERVICE.
GJFL WILL OPERATE CO ACCORDING TO ITS REGULAR COLLECTION SCHEDULE.
ALRIGHT, ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO READ OVER THE WEEKEND.
AS YOU KNOW, UH, COUNCIL, ACCORDING TO Y'ALL'S, UH, WISHES AND PLEASURE AND OUR PREFERENCE, UM, WE ARE IN A CONTINUOUS, UH, EFFORT TO TRY TO ADOPT OUT ANIMALS TO RELIEVE THE, UH, OVERCROWDING AT THE SHELTER.
SO IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALL HAVE AS MANY ADOPTION EVENTS AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND SO LAST WEEKEND WAS NO EXCEPTION.
THE ROSENBERG ANIMAL CONTROL AND SHELTER HELD AN ADOPTION EVENT ON SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 23RD AT THE SHELTER.
THERE WERE FOUR CATS, UH, THAT LEFT THE SHELTER ON A FOSTER TO ADOPT ONE CAT AND ONE DOG AL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE CAT AND ONE DOG FOSTER ADOPTION WERE FINALIZED WHEN THE ADOPTERS CAME IN TO SIGN THEIR, UH, FINAL ADOPTION PAPERWORK.
THERE WERE A GROUP OF TERRY HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS WHO CAME OUT AND HELPED SERVE NACHOS, SNOW CONES, POPCORN AND LEMONADE.
THEY RANG THE COW BELL CLAPPED AND CHEERED, UH, THE ADOPTERS AS THEY LEFT THE BUILDING.
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THE FAMILIES WHO ADOPTED, ONCE AGAIN, CAROLYN SEILER, UH, MANNED THE, UH, THE ADOPTION TENTS AND, UM, SEEMED LIKE COORDINATED THE EVENT AS WELL.SO, UM, I GOT THERE, UH, UH, A LITTLE LATE, BUT I GOT THERE AND IT'S ALWAYS AN INTERESTING AND UH, GRATIFYING EXPERIENCE.
SO THANK YOU CAROLYN AND THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS, UH, CITY STAFF, THEY DID A GOOD JOB AS WELL.
SO, ALRIGHT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH? UM, NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW, BUT MAYBE I'LL, I'LL REMEMBER SOMETHING.
OH, CAR SHOW SEPTEMBER THE SIXTH, DOWNTOWN ROSENBERG.
UM, NOT SURE WHAT TIME IT STARTS, 10 OR 11:00 AM USUALLY, BUT THEY HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF VEHICLES.
UM, YEAH, I PLAN TO GO THERE AROUND THREE, THREE OR THREE 30.
UH, BUT IT'LL JUST BE WARMING UP THEN BY THE TIME I GET THERE.
BUT THAT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.
SO IF YOU CAN COME DOWNTOWN, UPDATE ON THE VOGELSANG BUILDING.
THEY'RE GONNA REBUILD AS Y'ALL HEARD IT HERE LAST, LAST WEEK.
BUT WE'LL TELL FOLKS, ACCORDING TO DENISE, THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING, SHE'S GONNA REBUILD AND REBUILD BETTER.
HOPEFULLY THE RESTAURANT, THE, UH, O RAILROAD CAFE HOPEFULLY WILL BE OPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, SO WE'LL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THERE AS WELL.
AND IT'S FUNNY, IF YOU DRIVE BY IT, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT WAS REALLY UNTIL YOU GET LOOKING CLOSER.
UM, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
ALRIGHT, SO WHAT ORDER DO WE WANT? BILL? BILL, IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THERE WERE TWO OTHERS THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT.
OH, WELL PLEASE, BY ALL MEANS.
SO DOWNTOWN IN THE, UM, WATER TOWER SQUARE AND HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ROSENBERG, THEY INSTALLED A NEW 1883 SIGN, WHICH IS, UM, THERE FOR YOU TO SEE.
AND IT'S A SPECIAL INSTALLATION HONORING THE FOUNDING YEAR OF ROSENBERG.
AND ALSO JUST A REMINDER THAT ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, ALL CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR, UH, LABOR DAY.
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, DID ANYBODY SPEAK UNDER GENERAL? WE DON'T HAVE GENERAL COMMENTS, BUT NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER THIS MEETING, THE ONES YOU HAVE FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
ALRIGHT, SO THIS MEETING HERE, IS THIS A, UH, SPECIAL MEETING? SPECIAL MEETING? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
OKAY, SO WE'LL GO TO THE FIRST ITEM HERE.
AM I, AM I ON THE RIGHT AGENDA? HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.
[1. Hold public hearing to consider comments relating to the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget, and take action as necessary. (Luis Garza, Director of Finance) ]
HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER COMMENTS RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY.MEMBERS COUNCIL, GOOD TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1 0 2 0 6 REQUIRES A CITY TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD FOR OR AGAINST ANY ITEM OR THE AMOUNT OF ANY ITEM CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FORT BEND HAROLD NEWSPAPER ON AUGUST 14TH, 2025 AND AUGUST 21ST, 2025, AS WELL AS POSTING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MUNICIPAL CHANNEL.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1 0 2 0.06.
ALRIGHT, UH, LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW, THEN AT SIX 40.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS HEARING IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT.
THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
SO YOU GET TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MAYOR, YOU'RE LESS THAN THE PUBLIC.
YOU, YOU'RE, NOBODY CAN'T EVEN COMMENT.
OF COURSE, I'M BEING, YOU KNOW, FACETIOUS.
ONE TIME I RAN OVER HERE, I WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE MAYOR, I GUESS HE INDULGED ME AND HE SAID, WELL, IF YOU WANNA COMMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, I SAID, WELL, I WENT OVER THERE
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AND THEY, THEY PUT UP WITH ME AND I ASKED HIM FOR A TAX CUT.AND, UH, WE DIDN'T GET IT THAT YEAR
ALRIGHT, SO IF THERE'S NO ONE THAT WISHES TO COMMENT, UM, MR. ATTORNEY, DO YOU MIND IF WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO, SIR.
ALRIGHT, SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER
[2. Consideration of and action on the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget. (Luis Garza, Director of Finance) ]
TWO, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON FISCAL YEAR 2026.THIS ITEM PROVIDES CITY COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL ARE ATTACHED FOR REVIEW.
UM, ON THE SCREEN THERE YOU'LL SEE UM, JUST A COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE CITY MANAGER'S BALANCED PROPOSED BUDGET FOLLOWING THE RECENT BUDGET MEETINGS AND THE WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS, WHICH WERE HELD ON AUGUST THE FIFTH AND THEN AUGUST THE 11TH.
UH, THAT FIRST CHANGE THERE TO THE GENERAL FUND, UH, WAS BASED ON THE MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, UH, WHICH WAS TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BY 1,476,950, UH, AND OFFSET BY USING THE GENERAL FUND'S, UH, FUND BALANCE.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE SECOND CHANGE TO THE INSURANCE FUND, UH, WHICH INCLUDES THE REMAINING 5.7% HEALTH INSURANCE COST INCREASE FROM THE ESTIMATED 15%, WHICH WAS BUDGETED TO THE FINAL RENEWAL COST INCREASE OF 20.7% OF 238,000.
AND THOSE ARE JUST THE CHANGES THAT, THAT ARE.
SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR SUGGESTIONS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
WELL, THE MOTION WOULD JUST BE, JUST TO TAKE ACTION STATING THAT THE FINAL VOTE WILL BE, UM, SEPTEMBER 2ND ON THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 2ND.
OKAY, SO CAN YOU REPEAT THAT, THAT THE, THE MOTION IS WHAT TO STATE THAT THE FINAL VOTE ON THE BUDGET WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 2ND.
SO WHAT, WHAT WERE WE ASKED TO DO RIGHT NOW? NOTHING, JUST TO SEE IF, JUST TO PRESENT THE CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES, UM, UH, FROM CITY COUNCIL.
SO YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR CHANGES TO THE CURRENT BUDGET? YEAH.
BASED ON WHAT WAS ON THE SCREEN.
EITHER JUST THE CHANGES, JUST SET THE DATE, REMEMBER THAT IT WAS 33 CENTS AND IT GOT PULLED OUT TO 30 AND THEY'RE JUST LETTING US KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THE MONEY FROM THE SPECIAL PHONE BALANCE.
WELL, AND I KNOW IT'S KIND OF NEITHER HERE NOR THERE 'CAUSE IT'S PROBABLY ALREADY DECIDED SINCE WE THERE'S A CAP.
YES, WE'VE ALREADY SET IT, BUT I'LL JUST EXPRESS SOME OF THE DISSENT FROM THE CONSTITUENTS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM, THAT THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT DOING THIS FOR A RECURRING COST AND THAT THEY DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S A BALANCED BUDGET AND THAT THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE TO TAKE FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THINGS THAT ARE RECURRING EXPENSES AND THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE CITY.
SO I'M JUST STATING THAT ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED ME AND REACHED OUT.
BUT OTHERWISE I HAVE NO COMMENT.
ARE ANY OF THEM HERE THEY WISH TO COMMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A POLL? WOULD I LIKE TO WHAT? I, I'M JUST EXPRESSING WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID TO ME.
I DON'T, I'M NOT HERE CALLING PEOPLE OUT BY NAME TO EMBARRASS OR HARASS THEM FOR THEIR OPINION, BUT IT'S MY JOB TO SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO'VE CALLED ME AND I'M EXPRESSING THAT AND I, SADLY THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR THEM BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY CUT IT.
YOU ASKED FOR COMMENTS AND THOSE ARE THEM.
I GUESS MY POINT IS, WHEN PEOPLE EXPRESS CALL AND EXPRESS AND THEY DO, UH, ABOUT THIS DOOR TO DOOR PEDALING DEAL, I ASK THEM TO COME UP HERE AND SAY THEIR PIECE COULD BE TAXES, COULD BE DOOR TO DOOR.
I SAID AS WAS IT TALKING ABOUT THE DOOR TO DOOR STUFF.
I'M GIVING YOU EXAMPLE OF OKAY.
OF WHAT I ASK PEOPLE TO COME UP TO COMMENT ABOUT IF THEY HAVE AN OPINION.
WELL THOSE WERE MY COMMENTS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE TO SUPPORT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY HERE? PERIOD.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO.
HECTOR, WHAT ARE YOUR WISHES? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT A BUDGET FOR, UH, TO VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 2ND.
DOES, DO WE NEED A MOTION? YES, WE DO.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO TAKE SOME ACTION AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO IT'S, IF YOU'RE NOT APPROVING IT TONIGHT, IT'S TO SET THE DATE TO APPROVE IT.
SO I'LL SECOND HECTOR'S MOTION.
ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PUSH OR SAY GREEN? YES.
IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, PUSH
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OR SAY RED.I'LL MAKE A MO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MEETING.
IF YOU WISH TO ADJOURN, I WISH READ NO.
MAYOR, YOU GIMME JUST A FEW MINUTES.
I HAVE TO, UM, QUEUE UP THE WORKSHOP AGENDA.