Sep 02, 2025 City Council Meeting

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 8 3 2 5 9 5 35 20.

YEAH, WE'VE, WE'VE CANCELED 'EM FOR LACK OF A QUORUM LAST YEAR.

LAST SEEN YOUR LAST TWO MEETINGS.

I HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON THE LAST ONE, COLONOSCOPY AND THAT, THAT WOULDN'T, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN GOOD THERE ON THAT ONE.

INFORMATION.

WE'LL PRAY FOR YOU.

YEAH, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SLIM CROWD THERE.

ALRIGHT, SO, BUT THAT WORKED OUT.

SO WE'RE ALL GOOD HERE.

ALRIGHT, SO WE GOT A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOOD TRUCK, UH, FESTIVAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER 20TH.

THAT SOUNDS TASTY.

DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT.

JOIN US SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 20TH FROM FOUR TO 8:00 PM FOR FOUR FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT.

LOCATED AT 20, UH, LET'S SEE, 2221 AVENUE F.

THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE FOOD TRUCKS, MARKET VENDORS, A BIKE SHOW, AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, SPLASH PAD TIME CHANGE.

SPLASH PAD IS CURRENTLY OPEN DAILY, 11:00 AM TO 8:00 PM EXCEPT FOR WEDNESDAYS WHEN IT'S CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE, ADMISSION IS FREE AND CURRENT HOURS WILL REMAIN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.

AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH.

UM, THE SPLASH PAD WILL ONLY BE OPEN ON WEEKENDS, STARTING TO BE STARTING TO GETTING A LITTLE COOLER AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

UH, FROM 11:00 AM TO 6:00 PM THE LAST DAY THE SPLASH PAD WILL BE OPEN FOR THE SEASON IS OCTOBER THE 26TH.

BY THEN, WE'RE HOPING FOR COOL WEATHER ANYWAY.

UM, NOW THIS SATURDAY ALSO IS THE CAR SHOW DOWNTOWN.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT TIME IT STARTS.

USUALLY I THINK THEY START AT 10 OR 11:00 AM AND UM, WILL END SOMETIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.

AND THAT EVENT IS FREE AS WELL UNLESS YOU ENTER A VEHICLE.

SO IF Y'ALL AREN'T DOING ANYTHING THIS SATURDAY, UH, COME OUT TO THE, TO THE CAR SHOW DOWNTOWN.

YEP.

SOUND LIKE FUN.

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WISH TO, TO ADD? MAYOR, UH, THE VOGELSTEIN BUILDING FINALLY GOT THE CRANES OVER THERE AND GOT THE AIR CONDITIONERS OFF THE ROOF.

OH, OKAY.

AND I SAID EARLY THIS MORNING.

SO WAS THAT TODAY? THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE IN, GO INSIDE AND START RENOVATING, FIXING THINGS UP.

GOOD.

YEAH, SOMEBODY ASKED ME ABOUT THAT TODAY AND UM, THEY SAID ARE THEY GONNA, WELL THEY WERE THERE REOPEN

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YEAH, WELL THAT'S, THAT'S THE HOPE.

THAT'S THE BIG JOB TO REMOVE THOSE HEAVY AIR CONDITIONERS.

THERE IS TWO BIG HOLES IN THE ROOF, BUT UH, THEY HAD TO BE PUT THERE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE FIRE WHERE THE FIRE WAS ON.

SO ANYWAY.

WELL, IF Y'ALL THINK OF SOMETHING TO ADD, WE CAN SLIP IT IN DURING THE MEETING.

IF Y'ALL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ANY TIME, WE'LL WE'LL SQUEEZE IT IN.

I MAY BE CALLED OUTTA ORDER, BUT WE'LL GET IT IN THEN HE CAN CALL ME OUT OF ORDER.

, SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL GET, UH, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, I'M GONNA, I GUESS I'LL MAKE

[ CONSENT AGENDA ]

A MOTION TO PROVE A CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY.

THAT MANY.

DID YOU MAKE IT ON THE SCREEN? I TRIED TO BUT IT WASN'T LETTING ME.

THERE IT GOES.

MENTION ABOUT ITEM NUMBER B.

OH, ALRIGHT.

UM, YOU WANT ME TO PULL IT DOWN REAL QUICK OR, MM-HMM .

YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT.

YEAH, WE CAN TALK.

JUST MENTION IT.

ALRIGHT, SO ITEM B IS ABOUT, UH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

UH, USUALLY, UH, I KNOW THAT UH, A LOT OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO SUPPORT THAT, SO WE USUALLY CANCEL THE MEETING FOR THAT DAY ON THAT TUESDAY.

'CAUSE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS ON A TUESDAY.

SO THE PAST THREE YEARS I'VE SERVED HAS BEEN CANCELED.

SO WE CAN GO AND SUPPORT THE, THE COMMUNITY.

IT WOULD BE SCROOGE LIGHT TO MAKE PEOPLE COME HERE WHEN EVERYBODY'S OUT, UM, AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND WE SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.

WHAT ELSE WAS ON THERE? ON OR JUST THE WHOLE NOVEMBER 25TH.

THANKSGIVING WEEK AND ALSO DECEMBER 23RD FOR CHRISTMAS.

SO HECTOR'S MADE A MOTION TO I'VE, I'VE SECONDED.

CONSIDERATION OF CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 26 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 26 MACON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH YEARS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND, UH, CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

AND JESSICA SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PUSH GREEN? YES.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL GET TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

EITHER MY ARE GETTING WORSE OR THE, UH, THERE'S A CONSPIRACY HERE TO REDUCE THE PRINT ON THESE PAGES.

UH, CONSIDERATION OF IT'S, IT'S A CONSPIRACY, ISN'T IT? WE'RE SAVING TEXT DOLLARS.

MAN, THEY ARE.

[2. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2025-26, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, approving and adopting the City of Rosenberg, Texas, Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026; making appropriations for the City for such year as reflected in said Budget; and making certain findings and containing certain provisions relating to the subject. (Luis Garza, Director of Finance) ]

LEWIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 26 PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25 20 26 BUDGET.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS SHOWN IN THE COMBINED BUDGET SUMMARY ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 26 APPROPRIATES THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO FUND CITY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, DEBT SERVICE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDES THE WATER WASTEWATER CIVIC CENTER AND SOLID WASTE FUNDS, INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE RDC FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

THIS BUDGET AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT A IS BASED ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET THAT WAS ORIGINALLY FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ON JULY 29TH, 2025.

PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 5TH, 2025 AND INCLUDES CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE AUGUST 5TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE AUGUST 11TH BUDGET WORKSHOP AND THE AUGUST, 2026 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTED BY STAFF TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, INCLUDED A BALANCE GENERAL FUND BUDGET WITH TOTAL REVENUES OF 43.7 MILLION SUPPORTED BY THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 33 CENTS.

AT THE AUGUST 5TH, 2025 MEETING, CITY COUNCIL TOOK A RECORD VOTE TO REDUCE THE PROPOSED TAX RATE TO 30 CENTS, WHICH DECREASED PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BY APPROXIMATELY $1,476,950.

THE CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL WAS TO MAINTAIN THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURE LEVELS AND TO UTILIZE FUND BALANCE OFF OFFSET THE REDUCTION IN REVENUES.

ADDITIONALLY, STAFF PROPOSE AN ADJUSTMENT TO HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $238,500 TO FUND THE INCREASE IN PREMIUM COSTS.

THIS AMOUNT WILL BE COVERED WITH THE INSURANCE FUND FUND BALANCE.

A SUMMARY OF THESE RECOMMENDED CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL IS ATTACHED FOR REVIEW.

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STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED PRIOR TO THE TAX RATE BEING ADOPTED.

ALSO IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 1522, WHICH TOOK EFFECT YESTERDAY'S SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.

A TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED AT A MEETING WHERE THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL DISCUSS OR ADOPT A BUDGET.

THE THIS TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT INCLUDES A COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL AND DOLLARS PERTAINING TO THE MEDIAN VALUED HOMESTEAD PROPERTY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL DOLLARS FOR THE SAME PROPERTY FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

A COPY OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG'S TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT IS ALSO ATTACHED FOR REVIEW.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 26 PROVIDING FOR AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

2026.

OKAY, LEWIS, SO THIS WOULD BE, THIS WOULD BE A POINT WHERE WE WOULD ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET.

CORRECT? YES SIR.

MAYBE WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET, WHAT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET.

YES SIR.

UH, AND EMPLOYEES ADDED NEW POSITIONS? THAT'S CORRECT.

TIME TO TO, YES SIR.

ALRIGHT, RICHARD? NO, JESSICA.

ALRIGHT, SO NOW'S THE TIME.

COUNSEL, YOU MAY, YOU, ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN A ASKED, BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO ASK OR MAKE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR SUGGESTIONS.

UH, GEORGE WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET YOU GOT? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PUT IN OR TAKE OUT? NOT IS THIS TIME MAYOR.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION, IT'S MORE OF JUST LIKE A RECAP OF WHAT YOU SAID.

UM, SO DID YOU BASICALLY STATE THAT WE'RE ADOPTING THE BUDGET PRIOR TO ADOPTING THE TAX RATE? YES.

BY STATE LAW WE HAVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FIRST AND THEN WE HAVE TO, UH, ADOPT THE TAX RATE AFTER.

SO THIS IS A QUESTION IF WE ADOPT THE BUDGET, UM, BUT THEN THE TAX RATE IS REDUCED.

'CAUSE JUST TO GO BACKWARDS, THE STAFF PROPOSED 33 CENTS.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED 30 CENTS.

SO AS A CEILING FOR NOW.

WHICH, UM, THE STAFF IS GONNA HAVE TO RECONCILE THAT SOMEHOW, RIGHT? YES.

WE'RE USING THE, THE CITY'S FUND BALANCE TO OFFSET THAT DECREASE.

SO THERE'S A FUND BALANCE.

SO IF LATER THE TAX RATE TO WERE TO BE FURTHER REDUCED, UM, WOULD THE STAFF BE ABLE TO RECONCILE THAT AGAIN AND HOW WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULD BRING BACK A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO DECREASE SOMETHING OR IF AT THE DARKEN COUNCIL TO KEEP ON USING FUND BALANCE.

AND SO THEN WITH REGARD TO THE EXPENDITURE, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO DO THE CITY'S OPERATING EXPENSES WE'RE TAKING FROM THE GENERAL FUND? THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TAKING FROM A FUND TO SUPPLEMENT THE CITY EMPLOYEES COSTS FOR THE INCREASED PRICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE, UM, ARE WE TAKING FROM A DIFFERENT FUND? IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT, UH, BUCKET OF MONEY.

THAT'S FROM THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND.

IT'S A SEPARATE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND? CORRECT.

SO THE RELIEF THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO TAXPAYERS AND TO CITY EMPLOYEES, UH, COMES FROM FOR THE TAXPAYERS, THE GENERAL FUND AND FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES A SEPARATE SPECIAL FUND? THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ASK HECTOR.

UM, I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU LEWIS.

UM, ON THE EMPLOYEE RAISES THAT Y'ALL DID 5% AND JUST WANNA CLARIFY 'CAUSE I HAD SOME PHONE CALLS TODAY, UH, FOR THE FIVE DIRECT REPORTS OF COUNCIL, THEY DON'T GET TWO RAISES LIKE I EXPLAINED TO THESE CITIZENS.

THEY GET THEIRS IN MARCH, AM I CORRECT? IS THAT CORRECT? IF WE GIVE THEM THE DIRECT REPORTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, UM, THAT WAS BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE.

BUT THEY DON'T GET IT IN OCTOBER OR, OR WHENEVER Y'ALL, Y'ALL DIRECT REPORTS TO COUNCIL GETS THEM IN MARCH, CORRECT? OR DO THEY GET IT TWICE? IT IS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET TO GET ON OCTOBER 1ST.

IT'S INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT YOU DON'T, THEY, THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED TO ME WAS THAT, UH, THAT THE DIRECT FIVE DIRECT REPORTS TO COUNCIL GET TWO RAISES APPROVING THIS AND I TOLD 'EM NO, THAT'S INCORRECT.

THE WAY THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED ON THE COMPENSATION PLAN, IT DID INCLUDE DIRECT REPORTS GETTING A 5% INCREASE ON OCTOBER 1ST FOR THE DIRECT REPORTS TO CITY COUNCIL.

THE FIVE DIRECT? YES, YES SIR.

THAT WAS HOW IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL.

SO IN MARCH THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER, UH, IN MARCH WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS OR THERE WON'T BE ANY.

IT JUST DEPENDS.

HECTOR? I MEAN, IN MARCH IS WHEN WE TYPICALLY

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GET OUR EVALUATIONS.

THAT'S REVIEW OUR CONTRACTS AND CITY COUNCIL CAN MAKE A DECISION IF THEY WANNA MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS AT THAT TIME.

ARE YOU ON THAT COMMITTEE? NO.

ON THE BENEFITS? I'M NOT EITHER.

ON THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE, IT'S MYSELF AND FELIX AND RICHARD, RIGHT? YES, BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE TWICE AND I, AND I WAS LIKE, NO, IT'S ONLY SHOULD BE ONE.

I RECALL THAT, THAT'S WHEN WE DO THE REVIEWS IN MARCH.

SO I SAID, I'LL ASK, THIS IS UP, JUMPED THE BOOGEYMAN.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE DIRECT REPORT SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THAT, OF THE PAY RAISE.

THEY HAVE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRACTS TO BEGIN WITH.

THAT'S, THAT'S MY VIEW.

WE COULD BRING THAT RESOLUTION BACK TO COUNSEL IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT.

I I WOULD, IT WOULD BE FINE.

UM, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY TO THE PUBLIC THAT GOT, I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I GOT, UH, I GOT SOME PHONE CALLS AND I WAS, I WAS ON THIS SIDE SAYING NO, IT'S IN MARCH, BUT NOW IT WAS CLARIFIED TO ME THAT IT WAS INTERESTING.

WE'LL, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE LIST AND THEN, OKAY.

THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE AND I GUESS WE CAN HASH THAT.

AND THEN LEWIS, WHILE YOU'RE THERE, GIVE US A LIST IF YOU CAN, OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT GET THAT.

UM, IT'S ONLY FIVE DIRECT REPORTS.

NO, NO.

I GOT ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE, UH, THE, THE MONTHLY TRANSPORTATION, UM, STIPEND OR WHAT'S IT CALLED? JOYCE FOR THE CAR ALLOWANCE.

CAR ALLOWANCE.

YEAH, WE, THE COUNCIL NEEDS A LIST OF WHO IN THOSE AMOUNTS AND I'D LIKE TO GET 'EM AT THIS MEETING IF WE COULD.

TODAY.

ALRIGHT, TODAY, RIGHT NOW.

AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE'LL GO, WE'LL GO TO STEVE.

ANY QUESTIONS, FELIX? NO QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE WILL DEFER BACK TO THE ATTORNEY, OUR ATTORNEY.

BRANDON, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE.

I'M GOOD SIR.

I'LL WALK AROUND THIS WAY SO I WOULDN'T IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CATCH YOU ON THE WAY OUT.

UM, SO I SEE IN THE, IN THE ITEM WE HAVE UP AND DOWN AN UP AND DOWN VERBAL VOTE.

YES SIR.

I KNOW THESE THINGS ARE VERY TECHNICAL AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE LEGAL HERE.

SO HOW DO YOU WANT THIS TO PROCEED? UH, I, I WOULD ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

I AM.

UNLESS Y ALL HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC.

BUT THESE ARE GOOD, GOOD QUESTIONS.

GENERAL LAW, THIS IS A, AN OVERVIEW AND WE CAN TWEAK AND DO BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AS AS NECESSARY AS THEY COME UP.

WE JUST GOTTA GET THIS PART RATIFIED, SET OUR TAX RATE SO THAT THE COUNTY KNOWS HOW TO COLLECT AND WHAT AMOUNT TO COLLECT, BLAH, BLAH BLAH.

Y'ALL GET THE PICTURE SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 26.

ALRIGHT, HEC HECTOR HAS MADE THE MOTION.

I'LL SECOND.

AND FELIX HAS SECONDED IT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S JUST ONE LEFT ME.

SAY I OR PUSH GREEN.

MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE NOW TO SAVE US SOME DRAMA.

ALRIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES.

SO WE'LL

[3. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2025-27, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, providing for the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, for the Year 2025; providing for the date on which such taxes shall be due and payable; providing for penalty and interest on all taxes not timely paid; repealing all ordinances or part of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith; and providing for severability. (Luis Garza, Director of Finance) ]

LET'S GO.

LET ME ASK THE ATTORNEY OF QUESTION HERE.

SO WE'RE SET AT 30, WELL NOT SET AT 30, BUT THAT'S OUR BASE FOR THE TAX RATE.

FOR THE TAX RATE.

THAT'S THE CEILING.

CEILING, YEAH.

NOT BASE THE CEILING.

AND WE CAN'T GO BACK UP ABOVE THAT.

ONCE YOU PUBLISH A PROPOSED TAX RATE, WHICH WE PUBLISHED AT 30 CENTS, YOU CAN GO ABOVE THAT PER STATE LAW? NOPE.

NEXT YEAR.

AND THIS BUDGET PROVIDES FOR FOUR NEW EMPLOYEES, CORRECT? JOYCE? FIVE TOTAL.

FIVE NEW EMPLOYEES.

SO WE'RE EXPANDING THE OPERATION OR THE ORGANIZATION? NOT OPERATION FOUR.

IT IS FOUR, SORRY.

I THINK 28 CENTS IS GOOD INSURANCE.

UM, IT'S BEEN ASKED BY FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHY ONLY A 2 CENT TAX DECREASE, WHY NOT A 4 CENT TAX DECREASE? AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM, WELL WE HAVE BUDGETARY CONCERNS.

UM, I JUST WANT MOVING FORWARD, I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW BECAUSE EITHER WE'LL BE HERE NEXT YEAR BY THE GRACE OF GOD IF WE'RE STILL ALIVE OR, UH, OR WE WON'T BE, UM, HOPEFULLY EVEN IF WE'RE NOT REELECTED OR ELECTED THAT WE'LL STILL BE IN GOOD HEALTH.

BUT IT'S BEEN ASKED, YOU KNOW, HOW LOW WOULD I THINK WE SHOULD GO? UH, I WOULD, I WOULD THINK GOOD CITIES, A GOOD TAX RATE IS SHOULD NO EVER GO BELOW AND EVER'S A LONG TIME.

MAYBE I SHOULD SAY EVER.

NEVER.

OR SHOULD AVOID GOING UNDER 28 CENTS.

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ONCE THE MUNICIPALITY HITS THAT, YOU LOOK AT OTHER WAYS OF EITHER IMPROVING SERVICES OR REDUCING OTHER FEES.

AND THIS CITY HAS A MULTITUDE OF FEES.

UM, IF THIS CITY EVER GETS TO 28, I WOULD NOT, I DON'T SEE ME IF I'M IN THIS POSITION SUPPORTING ANYTHING EVER UNDER 28 CENTS.

SO I JUST WANT FOLKS TO KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS THERE.

UH, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THE CITY CAN DO.

YOU CAN LOOK AT WATER BILLS, YOU CAN LOOK AT TRASH BILLS, YOU COULD LOOK AT SUBSIDENCE FEES.

BUT, UM, ANYWAYS, SO I WANT TO ASK THE COUNCIL, UH, HOW THEY FEEL AT ABOUT THIS 30 CENTS OR DO THEY WISH TO GO UNDER? LET'S START WITH RICHARD.

RICHARD, HOW DO YOU FEEL? I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE IT.

YOU LEAVE IT AT 30? YOU WANNA LEAVE IT AT 30? I WANNA LEAVE IT AT 30.

GEORGE, YOU WANNA LEAVE IT AT 30? UH, WE WE WE'RE AT 32 NOW AND WE'RE, NO, WE'RE AT 30.

WE'RE AT 30.

WELL I MEAN WE'RE CURRENTLY TAXED AT A 32 CENT TAX RATE, BUT WE CAN YEAH, BUT FOR NOW FORWARD IT'S GOTTA BE 30 OR UNDER.

SO WE'VE AGREED TO TO FROM 32 TO 30.

DO YOU WISH TO GO BEYOND THAT UNDER 30? NO.

UH, JESSICA, DO YOU WISH TO GO BELOW 30? NO.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA SACRIFICE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE.

SO IT'S NOT THAT I WANTED PEOPLE TO PAY TAXES.

I PAY TAXES HERE TOO.

YOU WOULDN'T EVEN WANNA KNOW HOW MANY PROPERTY TAXES I PAY, BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET INTO A POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DELIVER THE SAME QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT PEOPLE EXPECT.

SO I THINK IF WE DID GO BELOW 30 THAT PEOPLE MIGHT LATER BE DISAPPOINTED.

HECTOR? I AGREE WITH WHAT JESSICA SAID.

ALRIGHT, SO YOU'RE YOU'RE GOOD AT 30.

I'M GOOD.

I'VE ALREADY MADE A MOTION FOR 30.

UH, WELL LET ME ADVISE YOU ALL IN THE RULES, HECTOR, ACCORDING TO OUR RULES, UNTIL I CALL FOR A VOTE.

NO, YOU DON'T.

YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION BEFORE YOU'RE HUH? AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

WHAT'S THAT? YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION AT THE BEGINNING.

THERE'S NO RULES.

WELL, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET HECTOR THE RULES.

UH, SO AS LONG AS, SO TYPICALLY YOU GO THROUGH EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT AS LONG AS NO ONE ELSE HAS A FLOOR, IT IS PROPER FOR MOTION TO GET, I MEAN, I, I'M NOT OFFENDED, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU'D WAIT FOR IN THE FUTURE THAT WE GET THROUGH THE LINE.

STEVE, ARE YOU AT 30 CENTS OR DO YOU WANT TO GO A LITTLE BIT UNDER? NO, THIRTY'S FINE.

YEAH, IT WOULDN'T BOTHER ME IF WE WENT TO 28.

NONE, BUT UM, I COULD SEE THAT THE MAJORITY HERE WOULD PREFER NOT TO.

HECTOR'S MADE A MOTION.

HECTOR, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SOMEBODY SECOND? YES, I'LL SECOND IT.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE THREE DIFFERENT MOTIONS AND THREE DIFFERENT APPROVALS.

IT DOES, AND WE ACTUALLY DO NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE FOR THIS.

UM, SINCE WE'VE GOT THE ELECTRONIC WITH THE NAMES, YOU COULD ARGUE THAT COUNTS, BUT IT'S A LOT EASIER IF WE JUST GO THROUGH AND MAYOR, IF YOU'D CALL EACH PERSON'S NAME AND GET THEIR VOTE FOR EACH OF THE THREE MOTIONS.

OKAY? ALRIGHT.

SO DO, UH, DO YOU WANT TO WANT, DO YOU WANNA GO ONE SOMEBODY TO READ THE MOTION ONE BY ONE? WE DO.

SO WE DO NEED TO GO THROUGH 'EM ONE BY ONE.

SO, OH, READ THE FIRST ONE? YES SIR.

A MOTION I MOVE TO ADOPT A PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 30 CENTS PER A HUNDRED VAL UH, A HUNDRED DOLLARS VALUATION, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE AND VOTER APPROVAL RATES AND MOVE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 27.

OKAY, SO WE GOTTA DO ROLL CALL, VOTE.

WE NEED TO VOTE ON EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY.

YES SIR.

ALRIGHT, SO, UH, GEORGE, WHAT YOU'RE, WE'RE LEAVING IT AT 30.

SO ARE YOU, YOU OKAY? YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, I PRESSED IT SO WE'LL PUSH.

ALRIGHT, SO, SO THAT MOTION PASS AND THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION, A SECOND MOTION.

I MOVE THE, I MOVE THAT A TAX RATE OF 0.18298 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY GENERAL FUND TO BE APPROVED.

OKEY DOKE.

DOES HE NEED A SECOND? YEAH.

OKAY, I'LL SECOND IT.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL THOSE, IN FACT, WELL, NO, I'M SORRY.

LET ME RUN BACK THROUGH THE LINE.

WE WILL START WITH FELIX.

AND I'LL BE A YES.

CAN YOU PLEASE VOTE

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GEORGE? UH, PUSH YOUR, PUSH YOUR BUTTON.

MOTION PASSED.

WE'LL GO TO THE LAST MOTION.

OKAY, I MOVE, I MAKE A MOTION, I MOVE THAT A TAX RATE OF 0.11702 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE ACCU INTEREST AND TO PROVIDE A SINKING FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE INES OF THE CITY TO BE APPROVED.

ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND IT.

ALL THOSE IN, WELL, WE'LL START AGAIN WITH YOU GEORGE, ARE YOU OKAY? YES.

THAT'S GONNA GIVE US A 2 CENT TAX CUT.

CAN YOU CHANGE MY VOTE? MY FINGER WENT NO, HE NEEDS TO BE ON RECORD AGAINST .

OKAY, WELL WE HATE TO MAKE WAVES, BUT .

JESSICA? YES.

UH, HECTOR, YOU, YOU, YOU'RE FLIP YOU WERE TOUGH TODAY.

RICHARD.

FLIP FLOP.

YOU WERE TOUGH TODAY MAN.

UH, AND STEVE? YES.

FELIX? YES.

YOU WANT A TAX CUT THEN PUSH THAT BUTTON.

I DID.

MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 39 10.

CONGRATULATIONS PUBLIC.

UH, THE MOTION PASSES AND WE'RE GONNA GET A LITTLE TAX BREAK.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL

[4. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-3910, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, authorizing the Mayor to execute, for and on behalf of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, a First Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for County Managed Project (Koeblen Road Seg. 3 - Project No. 20115), by and between the City of Rosenberg, Texas, and Fort Bend County, for the construction of the segment of Koeblen Road from the intersection of FM Highway 2218 to Spacek Road. (Charles Kalkomey, City Engineer) ]

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE FOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, A FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY MANAGED PROJECT COPELAND ROAD SECTION THREE, PROJECT NUMBER 2 20 11 5.

BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, AND FORT BEND COUNTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEGMENT OF COPELAND ROAD FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FM 2218 DE SPEK ROAD.

MR. ALCHEMY, THANK YOU TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.

GOOD.

SEE YOU.

UH, ATTACH CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATIONS, RESOLUTION R 39 10 AUTHORIZING A FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY MANAGED PROJECT COPELAND ROAD SEGMENT THREE, PROJECT NUMBER 21 1 5 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG AND FORT BEND COUNTY PROJECTS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF COMPLETION OF A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROAD FROM CO ON COPELAND ROAD BETWEEN FM HIGHWAY 2218 AND SPOTS ROAD .

THIS PORTION OF COLBURN ROAD LIES TOTALLY WITHIN THIS CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY.

THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023 AND THE RESOLUTION NUMBER R 35 0 6 PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE 2020 FORT BEND COUNTY MOBILITY BOND ISSUE.

AND AN FI 2024 CIP COUNTY REQUESTED THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT.

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME CONSISTENCY IN THE WORDING OF THEIR MOBILITY BOND AGREEMENTS, THEY ADDED DEFINITIONS FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS, NON-ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS, CLARIFIED THE COUNTY'S MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION BEING 50% OF THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS, PROVIDED LANGUAGE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COUNTY TO FOREGO CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE WARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND ADDED FORCE MAUR LANGUAGE PROJECT'S.

ESTIMATED COST REMAINS AT 4.1 MILLION.

CITY PAID THE CITY SHARE OF THIS COST, WHICH WAS $2,050,000 AT THE TIME.

THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED IN 2023.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT OR THE FIRST AMENDMENT RESTATED AGREEMENT IS INCLUDED AS EXHIBIT EIGHT OF THE RESOLUTION.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ART RESOLUTION R 39 10 AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE LINE.

YOU REMEMBER COUNSEL, UH, CARL HOPKINS? COUNCILOR HOPKINS YES.

WHO WAS HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

HE WAS A BRILLIANT MAN.

HE WAS A CPA AND HE WAS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, UH, SERVED WITH HIM AND VOLUNTEERED WITH HIM ON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND UM, HE TOLD ME ONCE, HE SAID, THE CITY DOES NOT BUILD STREETS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

HE SAID THEY BUILD THEM TWO NEIGHBORHOODS AND I HAD NEVER FORGOTTEN THAT.

WHEN I SEE THE MAP TO THIS.

AND THEN IF YOU DRIVE OUT THERE THAT, UH, NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, I MEAN THAT, UH, ROAD IS GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THAT DEVELOPMENT 'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE NOW.

WELL PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, DIRT WORK AND TRACTORS AND STUFF.

UM, BUT IS THE, UH, IS THE

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DEVELOPER PAYING FOR ANY OF COPELAND ROAD? YES, THEY'VE, WHAT'S ON THE GROUND TODAY? UHHUH IS PAID FOR BY THE DEVELOPER.

GOOD HALF OF THE FOUR LANE SECTION.

SO IT'S MORE THAN HALF RIGHT.

OH, THERE'S A FRONT PART OF IT WHERE THEY, THEY HAVE POURED ALL FOUR LANES, BUT MOST OF THE REST OF IT IS, IS HALF.

SO LET'S MONETIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT.

UH, DO YOU HAVE AN, A GUESSTIMATE WHAT THEIR CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE TO THE PROJECT? NO, I DON'T.

IS THERE, IS THERE A MAP FOR YEAH, THE VERY, NO, I MEAN FOR, IS IT BEING SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC? LIKE WHEN, WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE CHANNEL, ARE THEY SEEING THE MAP? OH YES.

IT'S, IT'S UP.

OKAY, THANKS.

SO WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS, JOYCE? I THINK THE DEVELOPERS WERE PAYING OVER 3 MILLION BECAUSE IT SAYS THE OVERALL PROJECT WAS, UH, 4.0.

THE COST REMAINS.

THE REMAINING COST.

WHAT'S THE TOTAL PROJECT THEN? IT'S GOTTA BE WELL OVER $4 MILLION.

$10 MILLION PROBABLY.

RIGHT.

THAT'S A LONG ROAD.

IT'S FIVE POINT, IT'S 5.7 MILLION.

UM, NOT INCLUDING THE DEVELOPER'S PORTION.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE TELL THE PROJECT WAS FROM I'M I'M THINKING ABOUT, SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EAST SIDE? WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE WEST SIDE OF KLAN, THE NEW KLAN? NO, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE WAY THE, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THAT'S ALREADY THERE.

YEAH, THERE'S ALREADY ONE THERE.

THE ONE GOING TOWARDS BACK TO, UH, MIDNIGHT ROAD.

I'M GOOD.

THE, THE ONE GOING TO THE WEST.

THAT'S THE MOBILITY PROJECT.

THAT'S ALSO A MOBILITY PROJECT.

AND THERE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A CONTRIBUTION, A DEVELOPER'S CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT AS WELL, I'M SURE.

THE DEVELOPER BUILT, UH, IS BUILDING TWO LANES OF THAT FOUR LANE SECTION NOW FROM FM 2218 TO THE CREEK.

YEAH, 36 RIGHT TO THE CREEK.

HE'S BUILDING ALL THE CREEK FROM THE CREEK IS US.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

IT DOESN'T LINE UP, BUT NO, IT DOESN'T.

BUT, UH, I GUESS NOTHING'S PERFECT.

THANKS FOR SAYING PITT.

SO LET'S JUST GO THROUGH THE LINE AND SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, HECTOR, THAT'S DISTRICT THREE, CORRECT? SO LET'S START WITH YOU.

THAT IS CORRECT.

BECAUSE THOSE ARE GONNA BE, UH, WELL YOU'RE CONSTITUENTS.

YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO, UM, THAT'S THE REASON I WAS ASKING CHARLES.

IF I DO RECALL THE ENTRANCE IS NOT COMPLETED YET, RIGHT ON FROM 2218.

THAT'S PART OF IT.

THE FIRST PART OF IT FROM 2218.

FOUR LANES ARE THERE.

I'M NOT SURE IT IS.

IT'S COMPLETE, SIR.

IT IS COMPLETE.

I I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN A WHILE, BUT I KNOW TOWARDS THE BACK PASSING SCENE, WHAT IS THAT? AND THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL'S UP TOO, CORRECT? YES.

I KNOW PASSING TOWARDS THE LAST ENTRANCE FROM THERE.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT GETS INTO TWO LANES, RIGHT? GOING INTO UH, PLEASANT HOLLOW AND SP PACHE ROAD.

SO I KNOW THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON AND I THOUGHT IT WAS LESS THAN HALF, BUT I MEAN IT NEEDS TO GET DONE THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, WELL WE WILL START, UH, WE'LL GO BACK TO JESSICA.

I'M FOR IT.

I THINK MOBILITY AND ALL THESE PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE HALF PAID BY THE COUNTY AND MAYBE EVEN SOME BY THE DEVELOPER, IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR US.

YEAH, IT'S GOOD VALUE, UM, IN MATCHING MONEY.

UH, STEVE, I'M ALL FOR IT.

UH, FELIX, UH, I HAD A QUESTION.

UM, SO WE ACTUALLY PAID OUR SHARE BACK IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, CORRECT? UH, UH, 2023 IS 2023 AND 20 20 24 WHEN WAS DONE.

BUT, UM, I WAS JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE, THE MONEY THAT WE PAID.

SO LIKE IF THE COUNTY DECIDES NOT TO GO FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT, UM, HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT THE MONEY JUST DOESN'T SIT THERE? THE $2 MILLION THAT WE MONEY WILL COME BACK TO US.

IF THEY CANCEL THE CON THE WHOLE PROJECT, THE MONEY WILL COME BACK TO US.

SO IT'S NOT JUST GONNA BE STUCK IN LIMBO.

RICHARD, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD? YEAH.

GEORGE.

HUH? DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS? DO DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE THIS ROAD IS? .

HIS SHOP IS ON THIS ROAD, SO I'M BEING, I'M JOKING WITH HIM.

GEORGE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? I, I, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

DID YOU ASK STEVE? WHAT? DID YOU ASK STEVE? YEAH.

OH, STEVE.

WHAT DO YOU WELL, I THINK I ASKED HIM, BUT STEVE IS REAL SOFT SPOKEN.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO REALLY CATCH HIM, BUT STEVE, YOU IN FAVOR OF THIS? YES.

OR IS IT A WASTE OF MONEY? NO, IT'S GOOD.

I GUESS WE NEED A, UH, MOTION.

RYAN, IF IT'S A RESOLUTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R 39 10.

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I'LL SECOND.

OH, GO AHEAD FELIX.

ALRIGHT, FELIX, SECOND THE MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY PUSHING GREEN.

OR JUST SAY GREEN? YES.

WELL, YEAH, BUT YOU DO GOTTA PUSH IT.

GEORGE.

REMEMBER YOU WANTED THESE MACHINES.

YOU GOT 'EM.

NOW YOU GOTTA USE IT.

ALRIGHT, SOMEBODY ALREADY, I MAKE A MOTION TO NOW BEAT US TO THE MOTION.

I'LL SECOND.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

THEY BEAT ME TO THAT ONE.

I, I'M NOT READY TO LEAVE YET.

, YOU CAN STAY ALRIGHT TOO.

TOO BAD THEY WANT US GONE.

SO, UM, IF, IF YOU, IF YOU WANNA LEAVE, PRESS, PRESS GREEN.