Feb 17, 2026 City Council Meeting

OKAY, WE GOT ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, PETSMART ADOPTION EVENT AT THE, UH, PETSMART SUGARLAND.

LET ME SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY OBJECTIONS TO LET HECTOR PRESIDE OVER TONIGHT'S MEETING.

WASN'T HE THE PRO TEM? HE'S THE PRO TEM.

EVERYBODY OKAY WITH IT? ALRIGHT, HECTOR, TAKE IT AWAY.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

UM, GLAD UM, Y'ALL HERE.

SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE, UH, THE EVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE.

WHO'S THE PASTOR? OKAY.

I DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, MR. VINNO.

WOULD Y'ALL BOW AND PRAY WITH ME THIS EVENING? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT IN THE NAME OF JESUS AND WE JUST, UH, SAY THIS EVENING THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS TO COME WITH IT, FOR LIFE, BREATH AND JUST THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING RIGHT HERE IN TEXAS IN ROSENBERG.

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR MAYOR AND THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN TO THE TASK BEFORE THEM ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS.

FATHER, YOUR WORD TELLS US THAT IF WE, UH, DON'T GIVE ATTENTION TO YOUR WORD, EVEN OUR PRAYERS ARE AN ABOMINATION TO YOU.

AND SO, FATHER, I JUST PRAY ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DILIGENTLY SERVE, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, OR THAT EVEN IN THE MAYBE SHORT MEETING THAT IS TO THIS EVENING, THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ATTENTION TO THE TRUTHS THAT, THAT THEY KNOW, UH, THAT GIVE ATTENTION TO YOUR WORD AND, AND CARRY OUT THE WISDOM THAT YOU GIVE THEM, MAKING ANY DECISIONS BEFORE THEM.

FATHER, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE BLESSINGS OF, OF THIS COMMUNITY AND JUST PRAY YOUR, YOUR DIRECTION FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS MEETING THIS EVENING.

FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AMEN.

ALRIGHT, WHICH WOULD Y'ALL SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH ME? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

[ Announcements. ]

UH, JOIN US ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST FROM 12 TO FOUR FOR THE PET SMART ADOPTION EVENT WITH WAIVE ADOPTION FEES AT 1 6 7 5 8 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUGARLAND, TEXAS.

WE GOT SHELTER, UH, ADOPTION EVENT, ROSENBERG ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER, VISITOR ANIMAL SHELTER ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28TH FOR THE SHELTER ADOPTION EVENT WITH WAIVE ADOPTION FEES FROM 11 TO THREE AT 1207 BLOOMY ROAD, ROSENBERG, TEXAS.

IN MARCH WE GOT THE PAPER SHREDDING EVENT SET FROM MARCH 7TH, ROSENBERG CITY HALL.

SAVE THE DATE.

THE CITY OF ROSENBERG IS HOSTING THE PAPER EVENT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH.

THAT'S ROSENBURG CITY HALL LOCATED AT 2110 FOURTH STREET.

THE EVENT IS FREE FOR AND OPEN TO THE RES ROSENBERG RESIDENCE ONLY FROM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM TO NOON OR UNTIL THE TRUCKS ARE FULL.

CALL 8 3 2 9 5 9 33 0 1 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

NEXT ONE IS THE WINE AND BEER WALK SET FOR MARCH 21ST.

HISTOR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ROSENBERG, SAVE THE DATE, THE CITY OF ROSENBERG'S FIFTH ANNUAL WINE AND BEER WALK RETURNS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST FROM 12 TO FIVE AT THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ROSENBERG.

PLEASE VISIT ROSENBERG, TX DO GOV TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND GET SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION OR MORE EVENTS IN DETAILS.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO SIR.

NO SPEAKERS TODAY.

WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO WE CAN, UH, SKIP THE READING OF THE RULES, THE READING OF THE RULES.

SO, UH,

[ CONSENT AGENDA ]

ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY WANNA PULL DOWN? I'M GONNA BRING DOWN ITEM G.

SO WE'RE GONNA BRING DOWN I ITEM G.

ANYTHING ELSE? MAYOR, MAY WE BRING DOWN THE ELECTION CLARIFICATION? WHAT ITEM IS THAT? I THINK THAT'S, UH, ITEM

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TWO, TWO GI WAS GONNA CALL IT.

CONSIDERATION.

I SHOULD RE OKAY, WE'LL BRING ITEM I SO WE CAN GO OVER IT FOR SOME CLARIFICATION.

ANYTHING ELSE? CAN ANYBODY MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES ABSENT ITEM G AND I SECOND.

SO WE MADE A MOTION BY JESSICA AMI AND WE GOT A SECOND BY MR. BIDDEN OR MAYOR BIDDEN.

SORRY.

YOU'RE MAYOR TONIGHT, AYE.

YES, UH, THERE'S WORKING.

IT PASSED.

SO IT PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO, UH, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'RE GONNA GO WITH TWO.

YOU NEED TO DO G, G AND I.

YEAH, I WAS GONNA DO

[G. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-08, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, by deleting all of Section 4-46 of Division 2 of Article II of Chapter 4, entitled "Annual license tag required; fee", thereof and substituting therefor a new Section 4-46 of Division 2 of Article II of Chapter 4, entitled “Microchip Implant and Registration Required”; providing for severability; providing for an effective date; and providing a penalty for violation of any provision hereof. (Omar Polio, Director of Animal Control) ]

IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S FINE.

I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, WE'RE GONNA DO TWO G AND LET ME READ THE TWO G OR NOT TWO G CONSIDERATION.

CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 26 0 8.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL IN THE CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSENBURG BY DELETING ALL SECTION FOUR DASH 46 OF DIVISION TWO OF ARTICLE TWO OF CHAPTER FOUR ENTITLED ANNUAL LICENSE TAG REQUIREMENT FEE THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFORE A NEW SECTION FOUR DASH 46 DIVISION TWO ARTICLE OF THE CHAPTER FOUR ENTITLED MICROCHIP IMPLANT AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED PROVIDING FOR SECURITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY PROVEN HEREOF.

OMAR, THERE IT GOES.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

SO AS STATED, UM, THIS IS THE MICROCHIP ORDINANCE ITEM.

I'M GONNA GO READ THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

IT STATES THAT AT THE OCTOBER 20TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD DISCUSSED PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTION FOUR DASH 46 OF DIVISION TWO OF ARTICLE TWO OF AP CHAPTER FOUR OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REQUIRE THE MICROCHIPPING AND REGISTRATION OF OWNED DOGS AND CATS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUS UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND AT THE JANUARY 27TH, 2026, CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, MEANING CITY COUNCIL REACH A CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS STAFF AND THE BOARD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH OH EIGHT AS PRESENTED.

I THINK THAT STEVE HAD A CONCERN WITH IT.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING.

STEVE, WHATS YOUR CONCERN? WHAT'S THE PENALTY GONNA BE FOR VIOLATIONS? ARE YOU YEAH, THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE DEPENDENT ON THE COURT.

WE DON'T SET THE PENALTIES.

WHO SETS THE PENALTIES? THE COURT.

WELL, DOESN'T IT TYPICALLY STATE WITHIN THE STATUTE OR THE ORDINANCE WHAT THE, WHAT THE PUNISHMENT IS OR WHAT THE LEVEL OF OFFENSE OR THAT I DO NOT, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHO SETS THE PENALTIES.

I'M NOT SURE WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CHARGE OF THAT.

USUALLY YOU HAVE A SET WHAT WE CALL WINDOW RATE ON THE PENALTIES FOR THE VARIOUS ORDINANCES.

I'M TRYING TO PULL IT UP RIGHT NOW.

'CAUSE LIKE NORMALLY IN A, IN A STATUTE IT'LL SAY LIKE AN OFFENSE OF THIS IS LIKE A CLASS C UNLESS IT'S BLAH, BLAH BLAH, THEN IT'S A WHATEVER.

WELL, IT CAN'T GO HARD HIGH.

THE CEILING IS 500 BECAUSE THAT'S, SEE, YEAH.

SO ANYTHING 500 OR BELOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO PULL IT UP.

UM, AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THAT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THIS COMPLETELY.

IT, IT SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE TOO MUCH OVERREACH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL, HOW ARE THEY GONNA ENFORCE IT? ARE THEY GONNA GO DOOR TO DOOR AND, AND I MEAN, THEY CATCH YOUR CAT ANIMAL.

YEAH, I GUESS THEY CATCH YOUR ANIMAL.

AND SO YOU WANT ME TO GO SEE WHAT THE, THE REST OF COUNSEL HAS, STEVE? SURE.

UM, LEMME START WITH GEORGE.

GEORGE, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS? I CAN GO EITHER WAY, MAYOR.

RICHARD, 'CAUSE I I KIND OF, I'M WITH YOU ON THAT TOO.

EITHER WAY.

UM, RICHARD, I KNOW YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE IT COMPLETELY.

MAYOR BEN, RICHARD, DO YOU WANNA REMOVE IT FOR BOTH CATS AND DOGS? YES.

I DON'T, I JUST FEEL IT'S TOO MUCH OVERREACH TO FORCE PEOPLE TO DO ANYTHING TO THEIR ANIMALS.

NOW LET ME ASK YOU THIS, UH,

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IF, LIKE YOU SAID, IF, IF YOU HAVE A DOG AND YOU AND YOU'RE FEEDING IT OUT THERE AND IT'S NOT YOURS, BUT YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA MAKE YOU OWN IT.

CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT? NO.

OR JUST NO.

THIS IS ABOUT CHIPPING YOUR OWN PERSONAL DOGS AND, AND, UH, HAVING 'EM SPAYED AND NEUTERED, RIGHT? OMAR? NO.

NO.

JUST MICROCHIPPING, NOT SPADE.

JUST IT'S JUST MICROCHIPPING.

IT'S IN LIEU OF REGISTRATION.

AND I THINK THE REASON THEY WANNA DO THAT IS BECAUSE IF THEY GET FALSE, YOU GUYS KNOW WHO IT BELONGS TO, CORRECT? YEAH.

THIS IS NOT DEALING WITH ANY ALTERATIONS OF THE ANIMAL OTHER THAN PUTTING A MICROCHIP, WHICH WOULD BE REPLACEMENT OF THE MICRO, UH, THE REGISTRATION.

SO BY CITY ORDINANCES, ALL OWNED ANIMALS DO NEED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.

IN THIS CASE, WE'RE JUST REPLACING THAT WITH A MICROCHIP ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD TAKE OVER THAT.

SO IS THE, AND JUST LIKE DURING REGISTRATION, OUR ENFORCEMENT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH KIND OF LIKE YOU WERE STATING IF WE CATCH YOUR DOG OUTSIDE, WE ASK YOU THE QUESTIONS.

ARE YOU CURRENTLY REGISTERED WITH THE, WITH THE CITY? AND YES OR NO.

THAT KIND OF TELLS US WHERE, WHICH WAY WE GO.

SO ON THE BLACK LANGUAGE, I, I'M LOOKING AT THE BINDER MM-HMM .

WHICH I DON'T THINK IS THE SAME AS WHATEVER'S ON THE SCREEN, BUT WHATEVER'S IN THE BLACK RIGHT HERE.

IS THAT THE OLD LANGUAGE OR IS THAT THE CURRENT? CORRECT.

SO, WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHICH PART YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FIRST, UH, PAGE WITH ALL THE, SO RIGHT THERE THE ONE THIRD OF THIRD PARAGRAPH, WHEREAS LIKE THE SECOND, WHEREAS THIS YEAH, IT SAYS, IT SAYS MICROCHIPPING AND REGISTRATION OF, OF OWNED DOGS AND CATS.

SO IS THIS RE WOULD THE MICROCHIP ORDINANCE REPLACE THE REGISTRATION? CORRECT.

BECAUSE IT REGISTERS ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE CHIP.

SO THERE'S ALREADY A LAW THAT REQUIRES REGISTRATION, CORRECT? YES.

AND THAT LAW, IF YOU FAIL TO REGISTER AND THEN YOU GET CAUGHT, IT'S A CITATION.

IT'S HOW MUCH IS THE CITATION THAT I I WE, WE DON'T GET THE TOTALS ON THAT.

THE, THAT IS SET BY THE COURT.

SO THERE'S A ALREADY REQUIREMENT THAT YOU REGISTER ANY OWNED CAT OR DOG.

AND THEN THE MICROCHIPPING WOULD JUST REPLACE THAT REQUIREMENT? CORRECT.

SO HOW WOULD YOU DO, AND JUST FOR YOUR, HOW WOULD YOU DO IF, IF YOU GO TO SOMEBODY'S HOME AND THEY'RE LIKE, THIS IS NOT MY ANIMAL, IT'S AROUND MY BLOCK, MY HOUSE.

HOW, HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THAT? SO IF THEY'RE JUST REPORTING A STRAY DOG, THEN WE GO OUT AND IF THEY SEE THE DOG, WE, WE TYPICALLY GO OUT THERE AND PICK UP, WE SCAN THE DOGS.

EVERY DOG IS SCANNED FOR A MICROCHIPS.

SO IF IT DOESN'T HAVE THE DOG IS SCANNED OR IT'S YEAH.

IF IT'S EITHER CHIPPED OR NOT.

IF THEY'RE TELLING US IT'S A STRAIGHT DOG, WE SCAN IT AND IT'S CHIPPED.

SO IF IT'S CHIPPED, LET ME ASK YOU, LET ME GO TO THIS QUESTION.

'CAUSE I THINK THE CITIZENS ARE GONNA BE CONCERNED IF, IF IT'S CHIPPED AND YOU GET IT TO, HEY, IT BELONGS TO MM-HMM .

JOHN DOE FROM TOOLA STREET, IS THERE GONNA BE A FINE FOR HIM BECAUSE YOU PICKED IT UP? OR IS THERE THEY HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING NOW? FOR WHO? FOR THE OWNER OF THE DOG OR CAT THAT IT GOT AWAY ON, THEN YOU GOT YEAH.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY IN THE, IN CITY POLICY AT AT LARGE.

YEAH, AT LARGE.

THAT'S AN AT LARGE CITATION.

SO I THINK WHERE, WHERE THIS, WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET DINGED ON THIS ONE IS WHEN THEIR DOG OR CAT IS AT LARGE GETS PICKED UP, NOT SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AND THEN YOU GO TO THE POUND OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, YOU CALL IT AND THEN THE SHELTER.

AND THEN YOU SAY, HEY, THAT'S MY DOG.

AND THEY SAY, OH, WELL YOU FAILED TO REGISTER IT.

AND THEN YOU PAY, I, I WANNA SAY IT'S LIKE A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

NOT THAT I WOULD KNOW.

I, YEAH, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CITATION ITSELF IS, BUT WE ONLY CHARGE IMPOUND FEES AND, UM, RECLAIM FEES.

BUT THAT'S ALL WE DON'T.

BUT NORMALLY IS THAT WHERE THE PEOPLE GET CAUGHT ON THIS ONE WHERE THEIR DOG GETS OUT AND THEY GO TO CLAIM IT AND IT'S NOT REGISTERED OR SOMETHING THAT, OR THE DOG IS CHIPPED AND IT COMES IN AND WE SCAN IT AND WE'RE ABLE TO FIND THE OWNER INFORMATION AND WE RETURN IT.

AND, BUT THAT'S NOT A CITATION.

IF IS NO, HE'S SAYING THAT'S A CITATION.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M WAIT, WHY FOR RUNNING AT LARGE, AT LARGE CITATION, NOT MICROCHIP CITATION.

BUT IF THAT'S ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

WELL, IF THE DOG IS, IF YOUR DOG IS LOOSE, YOU GET IN TROUBLE FOR THE DOG BEING LOOSE.

WHAT ABOUT IF YOU'RE AT WORK AND IT'S LOOSE? YEAH.

WILL YOU IN TROUBLE FOR IT BEING LOOSE? BUT IF IT'S LOOSE AND NOT MICROCHIPPED BEING IN TROUBLE TWICE.

SO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? YEAH.

AND THAT'S TYPICALLY STANDARD PRACTICE WHEN WE CITE PEOPLE, BUT WE JUST JUST GO WITH ONE.

BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S THE SAME.

THAT'S ONE MORE ANIMAL OUT OF A OVERCROWDED SHELTER THAT WILL HELP US DISPOSE OF THE ANIMAL.

IT'S JUST WHETHER IT, IT'S NOT MICROCHIPPING THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST REGISTRATION.

YOU COME RIGHT HERE AT THE WINDOWS AND YOU REGISTER, WELL, YOU DO IT AT THE SHELTER, BUT YES.

WELL, SOMEWHERE.

I KNOW MAYOR, MAY I, MAY I, YES, GO AHEAD.

UM, AS Y'ALL KNOW, THE CITY'S UNDER TREMENDOUS PRESSURE NOT TO EUTHANIZE ANIMALS.

SO IF AN ANIMAL IS FOUND, AND OR LET'S JUST SAY IF, IF AN ANIMAL, YEAH, IF AN ANIMAL'S FOUND AND IT HAS THE CHIP, THEN WE CAN GET THAT ANIMAL BACK TO THE OWNER, BACK TO THE OWNER.

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WRONG TERM.

NOT, NOT DISPOSE, , I DIDN'T SAY TERMINATE, BUT, UH, NOT DISPOSE, BUT, UH, TO FIND A, UH, POSITIVE, UM, OUTCOME TO THAT ANIMAL.

UM, NOW, Y'ALL KNOW, THE POLICY IS WE DON'T, UH, EUTHANIZE UNLESS SEVERELY INJURED, SEVERELY SICK.

BUT, UM, THE SHELTER'S ALWAYS OVERCROWDED.

AND THIS WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER TOOL TO HELP TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GET THIS DONE.

UM, JESSICA, YOU'RE ON THE ANIMAL BOARD.

DID, DID THE BOARD RECOMMEND, UH, THIS POLICY? YES.

UH, OKAY.

NOW, IF IT'S DETERMINED, IT'S AT LARGE THROUGH THE CHIP, I THINK JESSICA'S THING IS SHE WANTS TO AVOID DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

AND I THINK, I THINK THE CHIP WOULD HELP TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THAT LARGE.

UM, BUT NOT TO SAY, OH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE, YOU DIDN'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS THAT LARGE.

WELL, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT WAS THAT LARGE.

IT CAN BE, IT CAN BE PROPERLY CHIPPED AND STILL THAT LARGE.

THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT ORDINANCE.

SO, UM, UH, I GUESS, BUT MY QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE GIVE OUR CITIZENS A CHANCE? 'CAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IF THEY'RE AT WORK AND IT GOT OUT, I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD.

'CAUSE I REMEMBER I USED TO HAVE A DOG THAT YOU OPENED THE DOOR, IT RAN OUT, AND BY THE TIME YOU CATCH IT, SURE.

BUT THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES AT LARGE.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT YEAH.

NO, BUT IF, IF THEY, BECAUSE IF YOU GET IT, IF YOU START RECOMMENDING 'EM GETTING CHIPPED AND THEY, YOU FIND A DOG OR A CAT AND THEY TAKE IT, OH, WE'RE GONNA CHARGE YOU A HUNDRED BUCKS JUST TO GET IT BACK.

PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY, WE DON'T WANT IT BACK.

AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER.

BUT IF YOU GIVE 'EM A SECOND CHANCE TO GO GET IT, AND IF IT BECOMES AN, IF IT BECOMES AN ISSUE LIKE REPEAT OFFENDER, THEN THAT'S, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

I THINK I'M NOT, I'M, I'M JUST THINKING.

AND I, I THINK I I I CAN, IF THESE FEES EXCEEDED, IF YOU HAD TWO DOGS GET AWAY AND IT EXCEEDED $500, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU GUYS WOULD BE OKAY WITH? BUT WOULD, THAT'S AGAIN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING AWAY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHIPPING.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT FEES IN GENERAL.

I KIND OF THINK I REMEMBER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT FROM A CITIZEN A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

BUT THE DOG GETTING AWAY IS NOT PART OF THE ORDINANCE.

THIS IS THE, THE CHIPPING.

BUT HE, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY GOT PICKED UP BY, THAT'S USUALLY HOW THEY FIND OUT THAT THEY'RE NOT SHIPPED.

BUT THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT PARTS.

HE DIDN'T HAVE A CHIPPING.

GRADY HAS A COMMENT, I THINK, WELL, I WANT THE MAYOR PRO TIM TO OKAY.

CALL ON HIM.

OKAY, MR. GRADY, IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE ORDINANCE, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AND YOU LOOK AT SUBSECTION A, THAT'S STRICKEN.

THAT'S THE OLD TAG.

THAT'S THE ANALOG TAG THAT EVERYBODY'S HAD A TAG FOR THEIR DOG, OR SUPPOSED TO.

I'M SUPPOSED TO.

WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE'RE MOVING INTO THE DIGITAL AGE, AND INSTEAD OF HAVING AN OUTSIDE TAG HANGING ON THE COLLAR, YOU PUT A CHIP IN UNDER THE SKIN OF THE ANIMAL.

THAT'S ALL THIS ORDINANCE DOES.

IT MOVES IT FROM A TAG TO A CHIP.

A CHIP.

NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

THERE'S ALREADY A REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.

IF YOU LOOK AT ABOVE THAT C THAT ANSWERS THE FEES.

ANIMAL CONTROL FEES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE SCHEDULE OF FEES ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THAT'S NOT, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST SAYING YOU GOTTA HAVE A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FEES.

NOW, IF YOU HAD YOUR TWO DOGS GET OUT AND YOU GOT HIT WITH A BUNCH OF FEES, YOU COULD GO TO COURT AND PLEAD MERCY TO THE JUDGE.

AND SHE HAS THAT DISCRETION TO ASSESS WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO ASSESS LOWER THAN, I MEAN, NOT ABOVE $500.

SO SHE COULD SAY, WELL, WE'RE JUST GONNA DO ONE ANIMAL.

OR SHE COULD SAY, NO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR BOTH.

BUT THAT'S THE COURT'S BUSINESS TO DO THAT.

WOULDN'T COULDN'T SHE ASK, UH, IF YOU, YOU KNOW, SHE, THEY KNOW IF YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN CITED BEFORE, AND UH, MAYOR, I THINK WE COULD, UH, HAVE LIKE A 90 DAY GRACE PERIOD BEFORE IT KICKED IN AND DO THE RIGHT PUBLICITY AND MARK AND LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT AS OF, UM, JUNE 1ST, WE WILL HAVE, UH, BE, BE ENFORCING THIS.

I THINK THIS GOES, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GOES TO OUR, OUR NO KILL POLICY.

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL, WOULD HELP THAT I ALSO

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THOUGHT THE, UH, SPAY AND NEUTER DEAL WOULD DO TOO.

AND I UNDERSTAND COUNCILOR OLSEN'S CONCERN EVERY TIME, AND IT'S NOT JUST OVER THIS, BUT A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE DO, YOU STRUGGLE CERTAINLY AS CONSERVATIVES, WHETHER OR NOT THE GOVERNMENT IS OVERREACHING.

WE'RE IN A BIND.

WE'RE BEING, WE'RE BEING PRESSURED BY THE PUBLIC TO NOT EUTHANIZE THESE ANIMALS.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SINCE THE PUBLIC IS DEMANDING THAT BASICALLY TO, TO, TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

IF, IF NOT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT BACKING OUT OF THAT.

MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW.

I I DON'T, I DON'T SUGGEST BACKING OUT OF THE NO KILL POLICY.

I SUGGEST IMPLEMENTING POLICIES THAT ENHANCE THE, UH, THE ABILITY TO, TO HAVE BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT, UH, NO KILL AND RETURN ANIMALS TO THEIR OWNERS OR, OR PREVENT THE UNWANTED BIRTH OF, OF AN ANIMAL.

THAT'S JUST MY VIEW.

WELL, YEAH.

LET ME KEEP ON GOING.

UH, I GOT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD, STEVE.

DOGS, DOGS SHOULD BE IN THEIR BACKYARD.

THEY SHOULDN'T BE FREE ROAMING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE THEIR CATS.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE MICROPHONE? PEOPLE HAVE THEIR CATS AND, AND THEY'RE LIKE IN THEIR FRONT YARD, THEIR BACKYARD.

THEY MIGHT GO TO THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, BUT THEY DON'T STRAY VERY FAR.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY'RE CHIPPED AND THEY GET PICKED UP, THEY STILL GET FINED.

THAT'S WHERE I THAT IS CORRECT.

TECHNICALLY, CATS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OUT AND ABOUT.

THAT IS TECHNICALLY AN AT LARGE CITATION'S.

BUT THAT'S AN AT LARGE THING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MICROCHIP.

AND IT'S PROPERLY MICROCHIPPED.

UM, IF THEY'RE OWNED, IT JUST, IF THAT IS, THAT'S WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

NO, SAY, HOLD ON.

SO YOU GONNA GO TAKE YOUR CAT THEM ON A LEASH, GO FOR A WALK? NO, THE CITATION WOULD BE AT LARGE.

RIGHT? IT CAN BE MULTIPLE.

IT COULD.

WHY WOULD IT BE BE FAILURE FOR VACCINATIONS? IT COULD BE FAIL FAILURE.

NO, BUT YOU'RE MAKING UP MORE FACTS.

DON'T, DON'T DO THAT.

SO THEY'RE ASKING IF IT'S OUT LOOSE MM-HMM .

THEY'RE NOT VIOLATING THE MICROCHIP ORDINANCE.

NO.

NO.

IF THEY'RE MICROCHIPPED, NO.

IT'S NOT THAT, IT'S NOT THIS ORDINANCE, BUT, BUT THEY'RE VI NOW THEY'RE VIOLATING THAT THEY'RE NOT INSIDE THEIR HOUSE.

BUT I, THAT'S, BUT, BUT IS THAT, THAT'S, I, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW THOUGH, RIGHT? NOT THE AT LARGE.

NO, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT THAT'S, THAT'S STEVE'S POINT.

AND THAT'S MY POINT.

WHAT ABOUT IF, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR, IT'S YOUR CAB, BUT YOU WANT TO HAVE IT OUTSIDE.

WELL, I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S OFF TOPIC FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH ZERO EIGHT.

RIGHT? THAT'S A LITTLE OFF TOPIC, RIGHT? THAT'S, IF THE QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER YOUR CAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUTSIDE OR NOT, IT'S A NO, IT'S AT LARGE.

IF IT'S AN OWNED CAT, IT'S AT LARGE.

BUT FOR THIS ORDINANCE, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE REGISTRATION OR MICROCHIP REQUIREMENT.

SO IS IT, I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S STANDING UP TO THAT THOUGH, SAYING, WELL, I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT DOESN'T, BUT I'M JUST SAYING FOR THIS SPECIFIC 2026 DASH ZERO EIGHT IT IS, IT'S OFF TOPIC.

THEY DON'T CAUSE DANGER TO, OKAY.

WE'RE JUST THE, THE MICROCHIP.

IT'S JUST A NEW WAY OF, OF CATCHING YOU AND SAYING, HEY, WE GOT YOU.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S, THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF DOING THAT.

COUNCILOR VARGAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, YEAH, I HAVE A FEW, UH, THINGS, I HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO ME.

THEY WERE LIKE, OH, THIS IS OVERSTEPPING.

UH, AND I, I, I UNDERSTAND THE FACT THAT, UM, UH, SOME PEOPLE WERE TELLING ME THAT IT MAY, UH, BURDEN SOME OF THE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE, UH, SHE, SHE KIND OF WORDED IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

SHE SAID, WELL, IF THAT'S ILLEGAL, THEN WHY DON'T YOU MAKE DRUGS ILLEGAL? YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT GONNA STOP IT.

SO THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

UM, SO I, I, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS OUT THERE, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME THAT ARE NOT.

BUT, UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE BIRDING, UM, SOME OF THE RESPONSIBLE AND THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANNA, YOU KNOW, UH, MICROCHIP THEIR PETS, THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.

SO I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF OVERSTEPPING, UM, SOME OTHER PRIVACY.

I'M STILL ON THE FENCE ABOUT IT, BUT, BUT TO, TO GRADY'S POINT, WOULD YOU WANNA THEN UNDO THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT? BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.

WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE OLD FASHIONED YEAH.

OR TECHNOLOGICAL.

LET, LET ME ASK THIS.

WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY WE'LL KEEP THIS, BUT BRING ANOTHER ITEM TO A WORKSHOP TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF IF YOU HAVE YOUR, YOUR ANIMAL, LIKE THE PENALTIES, THE PENALTY IF IT IS ALREADY CHI NO, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE ALREADY HAVE, THIS ALREADY EXISTS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY OR NOW THIS NEW, BUT SEE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY, YOU WON'T NEVER KNOW.

WELL, I GUESS I THINK YOU STILL DO GET CAUGHT.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE TABLE THIS AND COME BACK AND LIKE, ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT, PUT SOME MORE THOUGHT INTO IT, BECAUSE I, I, I JUST REALIZED THAT POINT.

I MEAN, CATS WANDER, BUT

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THERE'S NOT A DANGER.

A DOG.

I'VE HAD LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND YOU, YOU CAN CHECK WITH THE CHIEF.

I'VE HAD LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT DOGS CHASING PEOPLE.

I'VE NEVER HAD THAT ABOUT A CAT.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE MICROCHIP ISSUE.

IF A DOG BITES YOU IN, ITS MICROCHIP, IT HURTS JUST THE SAME.

WHAT IS THE FEE FOR AN OLD FASHIONED TAG? IT IS $10 FOR AN UNALTERED ANIMAL AND $1 FOR A FIXED ANIMAL, AND FOR A MICROCHIP.

MICROCHIP.

UH, RIGHT NOW, THE IMPLANTATION PRICE THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S IN OUR SCHEDULE FEE IS $20.

BUT WE HAVE ALSO PROGRAMS WHERE WE OFFER IT FOR FREE.

AND, AND ANIMALS THAT COME FROM THE SHELTER ARE MICROCHIP FOR FREE AS WELL.

EVERY ANIMAL THAT COMES FROM THE SHELTER ALREADY COMES CHIPPED.

AND WE DO OFFER QUARTERLY VACCINE CLINICS WITH FREE MICROCHIP ACTIVITY.

I'M THINKING TO MOVE, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE ACCEPTING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, BUT COME BACK WITH A DIFFERENT RESOLUTION FOR THE FINES AND ALL THAT.

OR HOW ABOUT IF YOUR ANIMAL'S MICROCHIPPED, YOU GET A ZERO? FINE.

IF IT'S NOT MICROCHIPPED, YOU GET FINED.

YOU GOTTA DECIDE WHAT THE FINE IS, WHATEVER IT IS.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I LIKE THAT IDEA.

INCENTIVIZE THE MICROCHIP BECAUSE THAT'S HELPING US MOVE THAT ANIMAL.

WE'RE MOVING THAT ANIMAL.

SO YOU'RE SAYING IF, UH, IF THE ANIMAL SHIPPED, DON'T ZERO, IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN AFTER THE 90 DAY PERIOD, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, 'CAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.

SO YOU COULD LEAVE IT THE SAME.

AND YOU CAN JUST SAY, IF YOUR ANIMAL IS PROPERLY MICROCHIPPED, THEN IT'S KIND OF LIKE A NO.

FINE.

AND, AND MAYOR, THE, THE CITY OFFERS, THEY DO PROGRAMS EVERY MONTH, ALL KIND OF FREE OPTIONS FOR FOLKS.

SO IF FOLKS SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO HURT ME TO HAVE TO DO THIS.

AND, AND THEN FELIX, YOU SAID RESPONS SOME RESPONSIBLE OWNERS.

I'M TRYING TO THINK.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A RESPONSIBLE OWNER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR ANIMAL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IT CHIPPED.

WE LOVE OUR CAT.

AND IF IT CAME UP MISSING, WE WOULD BE REALLY HEARTBROKEN.

AND SO, UM, MAN, I WOULD, I WOULDN'T HESITATE TO HAVE MY ANIMALS CHIPPED.

AND THE CITY'S DOING IT FOR FREE AND THEY'RE DOING ALL, ALL KIND OF STUFF FOR FREE VACCINES NOW I'M DIGRESSING.

VACCINES SPAY AND NEUTER.

WE JUST DID A HUGE SPAY AND NEUTER EVENT.

YEAH, I, I LIKE, UH, WHAT COUNSELOR JARAMILLO HAD SAID, I'M DOWN.

YOU TOO.

I THINK WRITE IT DOWN.

'CAUSE I'LL FORGET IT.

WELL, WE GOT THE VIDEO, SO YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION ON HOW FOR THAT ONE, JESSICA, YOU'RE THE ATTORNEY HERE.

YOU OKAY? LET ME READ THE ITEM.

OKAY, SO MINE STILL IS TALKING ABOUT TOES.

HOLD ON.

WE'RE ON G.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE G APPROVING THE ANNUAL LICENSE TAG, REQUIRED FEE, AND JUST MAKING IT A NO FINE IF THE ANIMAL'S MICROCHIPPED, I'LL SECOND IT.

OH, NO, GO AHEAD.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO REWRITE ARGUMENT, BUT YOU CAN PASS IT AND YOU REWRITE IT.

WE GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCILLOR M AND A SECOND BY COUNCILLOR VARGAS.

ALL IN FAVOR, STEVE? WE GOT, UH, SIX TO ONE MAYOR, MAY I ADD SOMETHING? SURE.

IF, IF THIS BECOMES AN, AN, AN ISSUE OR PROBLEM, THE COUNCIL CAN ALWAYS REVISIT IT AT THAT TIME.

UM, AND OMAR, YOU, YOU KEEP YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE AND SEE WHAT'S HELPABLE HERE.

I GUESS REMEMBER THE BIG PICTURE IS THE, THE SHELTER HAS TURNED FROM ANIMAL CONTROL TO ANIMAL SERVICES.

UM, THE BUDGET THIS YEAR IS WHAT? 830 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANIMAL SERVICES.

UM, MS. FASU, UH, MR. LEWIS? YES.

ABOUT 830 SOMETHING THOUSAND.

SO WE'RE SPENDING CLOSE TO A MILLION, CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS ON ANIMAL SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC.

AND WE'RE SPENDING, SO, YOU KNOW, THEN LET'S HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BUY-IN FROM THE PUBLIC ON, ON THESE THINGS.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE GIVEN ALL KIND OF FREE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC FOR THESE PROCEDURES.

SPAY, NEUTER, CHIP AXING, SIX, SEVEN, $800 WORTH IF YOU TOOK YOUR ANIMAL TO A VET THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING HUNDREDS

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OF THOUSANDS.

MAYBE IF YOU COUNT THOSE 600 ANIMALS, THEY DID THE OTHER DAY TIMES 600, $800.

THAT'S SEVERAL THOUSAND.

YEP.

[I. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4026, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, approving and adopting an amendment to the Policy Regarding Electioneering on City-Owned Property Used as a Polling Place. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary) ]

WE'RE GONNA GO TO, UH, TWO, I THINK SOMEONE CONSIDER CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON RESOLUTION R 40 26 A RE A RESOLUTION AS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, APPROVING THAT, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE POLICY REGARDING ELECTRIC ENGINEERING ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY USE AS A POLLING PLACE, ELECTION ENGINEERING ON THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY USE AS A POLLING PLACE.

MAYOR, I, I JUST WANT TO GET SOME, JUST WANT CLARIFICATION FOR THE RECORD AND FOR, FOR MOST EVERYBODY HERE'S BENEFIT.

AND FOR EVEN THOSE CANDIDATES THAT ARE NOT HERE, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED OR THE, UH, NO REBAR, CORRECT? CORRECT.

AND THE LIGHT DUTY H FRAMES.

'CAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TYPES, BUT THE LIGHT, THE LIGHT DUTY ONES, AND THAT'S OF COURSE, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY OF VOTING.

A 12 HOUR DAY HERE, UH, H FRAME, UH, NO TPOS, RIGHT? DO Y'ALL NO TPOS, CORRECT? CORRECT.

NO WOODEN OR STEEL STAKES.

REBAR OR T POSTS.

TPOS ACROSS THE STREET.

NO, NO.

IF YOU'LL SEE, AND C, WE ADDED, UM, THE VACANT LAND TO THIS POLICY.

IT NEVER WAS A PART OF IT, BUT WE ALWAYS ALLOWED YOU TO PUT SIGNS OVER THERE.

SO THIS MEMORIALIZES IT IN HERE.

SO WHATEVER YOU CAN USE HERE COUNTS AGAINST THE SIGNS OVER THERE.

SO IF YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED FOUR, YOU PUT TWO HERE, TWO THERE, FOUR THERE, NONE HERE.

SO, BUT CAN YOU, CAN YOU PUT NO, SINCE THERE'S NO SPRINKLERS OVER THERE, CAN YOU PUT TPO OVER THERE? NO, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE ONLY ALLOWING WIRE H FRAME STAKES.

SO IF YOU WANT IT, YOU HAVE TO ADD IT.

WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE THAT REVISION TO ADD THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WHAT WAS DISCUSSING, I THINK I THOUGHT WE DID TOO.

'CAUSE ACROSS THE STREET THERE'S NO IRRIGATION, SO NO, THERE'D BE NO HARM.

BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT IS A LOT OF WORK FOR ME TO PUT BIG SIGNS.

BUT WHAT ARE THE CHANCES? OH, SO THIS IS FOR EVERY ELECTION, NOT JUST CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS, THIS, UM, NO, THIS, WELL, NOT HERE.

THIS IS JUST FOR CITY COUNCIL HERE.

THIS IS JUST FOR CITY COUNCIL.

'CAUSE CITY CITY HALL IS ONLY USED FOR A POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY FOR CITY ELECTION.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THE ANNEX OR OTHER PLACES.

IT'S JUST HERE ONLY.

NO, IT DOESN'T AFFECT ANY OTHER POLLING LOCATION ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT BECAUSE I'M LIKE, HOW IS EVERYBODY GONNA KNOW? BUT IF IT'S JUST FOR CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD IMAGINE THEY COULD FIGURE THAT.

UM, SO WE WANNA ASK THE COUNCIL, I GUESS, DO Y'ALL WANT TO APPLY THAT ACROSS THE STREET? IF SO, THAT MEANS YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT ANY LARGE SIGNS ACROSS THE STREET.

I MEAN, UNLESS YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET 'EM TO LEAN UP WITH A H YOU AIN'T, THAT'S GONNA BE, WELL, FOUR A FOUR BY FOUR.

YOU, YOU, YOU COULDN'T, BUT DO Y'ALL HAVE A PREFERENCE? IT, I MEAN, IF IT'S TOTALLY ABOLISHED, THEN IT'S A PLAY.

IT'S A, IT'S A FAIR PLAYING FIELD.

SO IS THAT, ARE Y'ALL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, RICHARD GEORGE? YES.

IT'S FAIR.

CLARIFICATION FOR DANIELLE.

UM, FOUR BY FOUR SIGNS THAT GO AGAINST OUR NUMBER.

UH, CAN WE, IS IT, CAN WE DO SOME FOUR BY FOURS, BUT NOT USE CAN ARE, ARE SOME FOUR BY FOURS ACCEPTABLE? IF YOU FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO ERECT THEM, THEY CAN HANG IT ON YOUR TENT ON THAT THEY CAN LAND, RIGHT? YOU CAN HANG THEM ON YOUR TENT.

AND THAT COUNTS HAD ONE? YES.

HOW MANY COUNTS HAS ONE? WELL, WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED FOUR.

A MAXIMUM OF TWO LARGE.

FOUR BY FOUR.

AND A MAXIMUM OF FOUR SMALL, WHICH IS 18 BY 24.

OKAY, SO THAT'S SPLIT BETWEEN CITY HALL AND THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET.

SO WE CAN STILL USE THE, THE LARGER SIGNS, UH, IF YOU CAN FIND SOME WAY TO GET 'EM UP WITHOUT USING A REBAR, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE CANOPIES HAVE A METAL FRAME.

SURE.

AND, AND THE CANDIDATE COULD ZIP TIME OR TIME OR WHATEVER TO, TO THEIR 10TH.

GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF PRIVACY AS WELL.

SO, UM, BUT THERE'S NO PROHIBITION FOR THAT IN THIS, CORRECT? NO, THERE IS NOT.

CURRENT ELECTION RIGHT NOW, ALL PEOPLE CAN VOTE IN YOUR RACE.

ALRIGHT.

JUST WANTED TO, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT SINCE WE'RE GETTING TO CAMPAIGN TIME.

UM, AND UM, AND THEN AS JESSICA SAID, UH, OR, OR INQUIRED THE, UM, THIS IS JUST FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY AS YOU KNOW, AND, AND YOUR

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ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND SOME OF THOSE, UH, AND SO THE CITY OF ROSENBERG OBVIOUSLY CAN'T ORDINANCE, UM, OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES.

THE COUNTY PROPERTY OR THESE OTHER CITIES OR CHURCHES OR SCHOOLS OR WHEREVER THEY HAVE 'EM.

THEY HAVE THE ELECTIONS OFFICE OR MM-HMM .

ANNEX.

YEP.

AND THEN, UM, FOR CLARIFICATION, AGAIN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MENTIONED IN HERE, THE, UH, THIS WILL NOT APPLY OBVIOUSLY TO OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE VOTING THAT DAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT CLEARLY SAYS CITY OWNED PROPERTY USED AS A POLLING PLACE AND THERE'S ONLY ONE AND IT'S THIS ONE AND IT'S ONLY ON ELECTION DAY.

WE DO NOT DO EARLY VOTING.

GONNA BE A COUPLE OF MORE IN THE AREA.

UH, THE, UH, ELECTION OFFICE OUT ON BAY MOORE.

THE OLD WALMART AND THEN THE LIBRARY.

AND THEN THE LIBRARY.

HOW ABOUT GUADALUPE CHURCH? NO, I'D HAVE TO, I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY'RE ON THE LIST, BUT THERE'LL BE SOME CHURCHES.

CALVARY BAPTIST, YOU THINK? MAYBE.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT'S ON THE LIST.

THEY'RE STILL FINALIZING THAT LIST BY THE WAY.

ALRIGHT.

CONSIDERATION OF ACT OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION R 40 40 28.

CAN I GET A MOTION, UH, FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER R 4 26? MAY I MAKE THE MOTION? MAYOR? YES SIR.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

WE GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR BENDON.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TINO.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE PUSH THE BUTTON.

ALRIGHT, THAT'S GOOD THAT WE GOT THAT GEORGE PASSED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK CALL.

TRYING TO LOAD, TRYING TO LOAD IT UP RIGHT QUICK.

HOLD ON.

I'LL READ YOU

[2. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4028, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements and appropriate documents for the purchase of electricity with a Retail Electric Provider for all City facilities and infrastructure, utilizing the OMNIA Partners Cooperative Program. (Luis Garza, Director of Finance) ]

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY WITH A RELIANT ELECTRICAL PROVIDER FOR ALL CITY FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE.

UTILIZING THE OMNIA PARTNERS COOPERATED PROGRAM LEWIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

IN JANUARY OF 2026, THE CITY ENTERED INTO AGREEMENT WITH TRADITION ENERGY FOR ENERGY CONSULTING AND PROCUREMENT ADVISORY SERVICES SECURED THROUGH THE OMNIA PARTNERS, UH, PURCHASING COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.

TRADITION ENERGY IS THE NATION'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT ENERGY PROCUREMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS ADVISOR.

THE CITY OF ROSENBERG OPERATES WITHIN TEXAS'S, UH, DEREGULATED, UH, ELECTRIC MARKET, WHICH ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO SELECT RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS WHILE THE LOCAL UTILITY CONTINUES TO DELIVER POWER.

THE CITY IS CURRENTLY UNDER AN ACTIVE RETAIL ELECTRICITY AGREEMENT WITH CONSTELLATION AT A RATE OF 6.95 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR.

UH, THAT WILL EXPIRE DECEMBER OF 2026 AND JANUARY OF 2027.

TRADITION ENERGY HAS ADVISED THAT THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS HAVE REFLECTED ELEVATED POWER PRICES COMPARED TO PRIOR YEARS, WHICH HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY DEMAND GROWTH THAT HAS OUTPACED THE NEW GENERATION CAPACITY.

BUT PRICING DOES VARY FROM DAY TO DAY.

UH, AS A RESULT, FUTURE ELECTRICS SUPPLY RATES BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2027 ARE HOVERING AROUND 7 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR GIVEN MARKET UNPREDIC CAN'T SAY THAT WORD UNPREDICTABILITY AND THE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY WHEN FAVORABLE RATES BECOME AVAILABLE.

TRADITIONAL ENERGY IS ADVISING ON A MULTI-YEAR, UH, PROCUREMENT STRATEGY, INCLUDING UP TO 84 MONTH, MONTH CONTRACT OPTIONS TO SECURE THE MOST COMPETITIVE RATES FOR A PERIOD WHICH WILL START IN 2027.

THE CONTRACT TERMS WILL BE UP TO SEVEN YEARS AND WILL BE BASED ON THE MOST FAVORABLE RATES.

THIS AGENDA ITEM WILL DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO TIMELY EXECUTE ONE OR MORE POWER SUPPLY AGREEMENTS WITH MARKET CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE, AS ADVISED BY TRADITION ENERGY FOR A CONTRACT TERM NOT TO EXCEED 84 MONTHS AND AT AN ELECTRICITY RATE NOT TO EXCEED 7 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 4 0 2 8 AS PRESENTED.

ALSO, WE PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER AT THE DAAS A CURRENT, UH, PRICING SHEET FOR YOUR REVIEW.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, MR. MICHAEL SKELTON WITH TRADITION ENERGY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

WELL, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT.

I'M GONNA START WITH COUNCILOR VARGAS.

SO HE'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS.

JUST A REMINDER, IT SAYS ON THE FRONT THAT SOME OF THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL.

IS A KILLER FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

UM, I DON'T HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW, BUT, UH, YOU CAN COME BACK TO ME.

OKAY, MAYOR, COUNSELOR.

I'M GOOD.

YOU GOOD, COUNSELOR? AIL? NO QUESTIONS.

MAYOR BI, THIS IS A EXCELLENT RATE.

UM, I WISHED IT INCLUDED, UH, SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER, WHICH IS THE PASS THROUGH DELIVERY FEE.

THAT CENTER POINT CHARGES, THAT'S WHAT HURTS A LOT OF US.

AND THAT, UM,

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I DON'T KNOW, UH, IF THEY COUNT GOVERNMENT AS COMMERCIAL, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THE BILLS HERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU OUR COMMERCIAL, AS A COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER, YOU CAN GET $8 WORTH OF ELECTRICITY AND PAY $98 IN A, IN DELIVERY FEES A MONTH, SOMETIMES $130 IN DELIVERY FEES.

I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE, SO WE WANT, WE CAN'T GET ANY RELIEF FROM Y'ALL ON DELIVERY FEES.

CORRECT SIR.

NOT A FUNCTION OF YOUR RETAIL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CONTRACT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT, CAN, CAN YOU COME TO THE DICE, I MEAN TO THE PODIUM? UM, JUST PUSH THE MICROPHONE BACK.

IS IT WORKING ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

UH, SO NOT AS A FUNCTION OF YOUR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CONTRACT.

WE DO LOOK AT, SO CENTERPOINT'S CHARGES ARE BASED ON TARIFF FILINGS.

THEY ARE A FUNCTION OF YOUR, YOUR PEAK DEMAND IN A GIVEN MONTH AND OR YOUR DEMAND ON THE FOUR PEAK DAYS OF THE YEAR.

SO YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND IT CAN BE A LOT WORSE THAN THAT.

YOU COULD USE NO ELECTRICITY BUT STILL GET THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CHARGES FROM CENTERPOINT.

THE RATIONALE BEING THAT THEY NEED TO BE PREPARED TO DELIVER HOW WHATEVER YOUR PEAK DEMAND IS AT ANY TIME, ALL THAT'S TO SAY, NOT A FUNCTION OF YOUR CONTRACT.

WE DO LOOK AT THE DELIVERY CHARGES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ROOM FOR, FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE CITY'S CASE.

THAT'S GONNA BE MORE AROUND THE NEW FACILITIES THAT COME ONLINE IN THE FUTURE, AS YOU GUYS GROW, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NOT ONE BIG SPIKE IN YOUR DEMAND THAT COULD BE AS SHORT AS AN HOUR THAT YOU'RE RUNNING A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT REALLY HARD AND THEN YOU PAY FOR THAT PEAK FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS UNTIL IT ROLLS OFF.

OH.

SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO MITIGATE THOSE DELIVERY CHARGES AND IT'S GOVERNMENT VERSUS COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, WHATEVER THE USE IS.

IT'S REALLY A FUNCTION OF THE RATE CASE SET BY HOW THAT METER IS, IS USING ENERGY.

AND SO THAT'S, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CHECK FOR ACCURACY, AGAIN, MORE CRITICAL FOR NEW FACILITIES COMING ONLINE THAT DON'T HAVE ANY USAGE HISTORY BEHIND THOSE METERS.

SO, UH, WE WILL LOOK AT IT AND MONITOR IT, BUT NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN AFFECT WITH YOUR, YOUR CONTRACT.

PAYER IN THE STATE IS GONNA HELP 'EM PAY BACK OVER THE NEXT 25 OR SO YEARS.

I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YOU WITH CENTERPOINT ? NO.

UH, NO.

NOT AT ALL.

DEFINITELY NOT.

WELL, IT'S, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT FREEZE WE HAD IN 2021 WHERE THE GRID FAILED US.

HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE INDUSTRY PUMPED INTO INFRASTRUCTURE SINCE THEN? UM, THE MOST UTILITIES IN TEXAS HAVE INCREASED THEIR DELIVERY RATES TO ACCOUNT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

SOME OF THAT GOES BACK TO LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND REGULATIONS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND ERCOT TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND YOU SEE, YOU, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IT LAST YEAR WITH CENTER POINT TRYING TO, UH, HARDEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS TYPICALLY LIKE THE WORD THAT YOU'LL HEAR THROWN AROUND.

UM, WHAT'S THAT? DID THEY HARDEN IT? IT APPEARS SO TO A DEGREE, BUT NOT, NOT WHAT WHAT SHOULD BE THOUGH? YEAH, IT'S, THEY'RE BEHIND THE, THE GAME ON THETE.

UTILITIES ARE KIND OF ALWAYS BEHIND THE BALL, SORT OF WHY BY DESIGN THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY REACTIVE BY NATURE, RIGHT? SO THEY'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND INCREASE RELIABILITY.

BUT IT'S HARD TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO, UH, IT TAKES MONEY.

AND THAT ULTIMATELY IS A COST BORN BY EVERY RATE PAYER.

THAT TARIFF RATE TO INCREASE THEIR COSTS HAS TO GO TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, WHICH IS POLITICALLY APPOINTED.

SO THEN IT GETS VERY POLITICAL FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.

UH, TYPICALLY THEY WILL, WILL, AND THIS IS MORE OF A TREND ACROSS UTILITIES, WHEN THEY DO WANT TO INCREASE CHARGES, THEY TRY TO INSULATE RESIDENTIAL RATE CLASSES BECAUSE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE REALLY FEEL IT AT HOME.

AND THEY DO LOOK TO THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATE CODES TO TRY TO RECAPTURE SOME COSTS FOR IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND, AND ABSOLUTELY NOT CENTER POINT SPECIFICALLY, BUT OTHER UTILITIES IN TEXAS RATE PAYERS ARE STILL PAYING FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE DURING WINTER STORM URI.

AND YOU ACTUALLY ARE PAYING FOR SOME OF THAT ON THE SUPPLY SIDE AS WELL.

YOU SEE AN ERCOT SECURITIZATION LINE ITEM THAT WAS ERCOT TAKING OUT A BIG LOAN THAT EVERY RATE

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SO, UH, THE, THE TREND, UH, IT'S ALSO WORTH MENTIONING UTILITIES DON'T TYPICALLY GO AND ARGUE FOR LOWER DELIVERY CHARGES.

SO RISK THERE IS TO THE UPSIDE OVER TIME, WHICH IS WHY, ESPECIALLY FOR GROWING CITIES AND NEW FACILITIES COMING ONLINE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THOSE CHARGES.

THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY OVERLY INCENTIVIZED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU COULD QUALIFY FOR A DIFFERENT RATE STRUCTURE IF THINGS CHANGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, OKAY.

MARILLO AND BEAUMONT HAVE ELECTRICITY AND THEY'RE NOT ON .

AT LEAST WE'RE NOT IN CALIFORNIA.

ALRIGHT, ARE WE GOOD? MAYOR BEN? MM-HMM .

UH, COUNCILLOR OLSON, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION.

COUNCILOR EDDA, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION.

THANK YOU.

CAN WE GET A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION R 4 28? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

I SECOND.

WE GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCILOR AMI AND A SECOND BY DEORIO COUNCILOR DEORIO.

THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

UH,

[3. Hold Executive Session to consult with City Attorney to seek legal advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation pursuant to Sec. 551.071 of the Texas Government Code; to deliberate the potential purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property pursuant to section 551.072; and, for economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code. ]

WE WILL MAKE A MOTION TO HOLD EXCESSIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE PENDING OR COMPEND LITIGATION IN PURSUIT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUIT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072.

AND FOR THE ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATION PURSUIT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

WE GOT A, OH, WE GOT A MOTION BY, BY ME AND A SECOND BY JESSICA.

[4. Adjourn Executive Session, reconvene Regular Session, and take action as necessary as a result of Executive Session. ]

[5. Consideration of and action on authorizing settlement of Cause No. 24-CCV-074997. (Joyce Vasut, City Manager) ]

CONSIDER CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON NUMBER 24 DASH CCV DASH 0 7 4 9 9 7.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

WELL, I, I READ IT.

I, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE SETTLEMENT OFFER CAUSE NUMBER 24 DASH CV DASH 0 7 4 9 9 7 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

WE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILLOR VARGAS.

WE GOT A SECOND BY COUNSELOR HER.

EVERYBODY APPROVE.