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OKAY,[ Call to order: City Hall Council Chamber ]
LET'S LET THE MEETING BEGIN.LET'S TURN OUR PHONES A LITTLE BIT DOWN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TURN 'EM OFF, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, TURN THEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT, AT LEAST SO WE DON'T OVER RING HERE, I GUESS.
UH, FELIX, DO YOU MIND SAYING THE LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG? ALL RIGHT.
LORD GOD, WE COME TO YOU IN, IN JUST ONE ACCORD.
LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR ALLOWING US TO CONGREGATE TOGETHER AS ONE FATHER.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS EVERY MEMBER, EVERY RESIDENT, AND EVERY EMPLOYEE HERE, FATHER, THAT WE COME TOGETHER IN ONE ACCORD, THAT YOU MAY BLESS THIS GREAT CITY OF OURS AND BLESS THE PEOPLE.
WE SAY ALL OF THIS IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.
IF YOU DO THE INVOCATION 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.
[ Presentation of Image Committee Beautification and Renovation Awards for March 2026. (William Benton, Mayor) ]
HAVE A BRIEF IMAGE.TROY AND JOANNE BURDETT FURTHER PROPERTY ON CARLISLE.
LET ME SEE IF, UH, ANYBODY ELSE IS HERE.
WELL, WE WILL GET THEM THEIR DEAL AFTER THE MEETING AND THE ALMONDS.
ARE THEY HERE? NO, THAT'S TOO BAD.
'CAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE A VERY LOVELY PROPERTY, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
TROY'S HERE ONE IS BETTER THAN NONE, RIGHT? Y'ALL.
SO LET'S GET GEORGE, LET'S GET GEORGE AND FELIX AND WE WILL GIVE AWAY THIS ONE AWARD.
UH, THE CITY OF ROSENBERG IMAGE COMMITTEE CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZES TROY AND JOE ANN BURNETT OF, UH, 1400 CARLISLE STREET.
AS OF THIS SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL OF 2026, BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS BY DEMONSTRATING YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING ROSENBERG A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE THROUGH THE RENOVATION OF 1400 CARLISLE STREET, AND FOR YOUR CARING EFFORTS AT MAKING THIS LOCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY MORE APPEALING AND THEREFORE DESERVING OF THE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PEOPLE AND OUR CITY FOR YOUR UNDERTAKING THANK YOU ABOUT THIS PROPERTY.
TROY THANKFULLY ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY FROM HER AND MAXINE, Y'ALL RECALL OUR BELOVED DEPARTED FRIEND HERB SERVED WITH US HERE ON CITY COUNCIL.
WE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING, I HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING WITH HIM AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR, FOR SIX WEEKS.
HE TOLD ME, UM, SOMETIME BEFORE THAT I WOULD SAY, WELL, HERB, YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER, YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL.
HE SAID, NO, I, I DID MY TIME.
AND THEN AS IT TURNED OUT, AN OPPORTUNITY CAME FOR HIM TO SERVE AND WE APPOINTED HIM.
AND MAN, THAT WAS THE NICEST THING.
AND IT, UH, I REALLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH HIM FOR, FOR JUST SIX WEEKS.
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UH, HE PASSED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.TROY HAS BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY, DONE GREAT THINGS WITH IT.
UH, IT'S AN, AS YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S A VERY OLD HOUSE, BUT WE'RE SO GLAD YOU GOT IT.
[ Announcements. ]
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? THERE ARE SOME THINGS GOING ON, I THINK DOWNTOWN THIS WEEKEND.I THINK THERE'S AN ART EVENT DOWNTOWN, IF I RECALL ANYBODY AWARE OF THAT? I THINK IT'S TOUCH A TRUCK.
I THINK THIS WEEKEND, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF TOUCH A TRUCK'S THIS WEEKEND, BUT TOUCH A TRUCK.
BUT THAT'S ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
UM, I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN, I KNOW THERE'S A CIN OF DE MAYO COMING UP.
YEAH, I THINK THERE'S AN ART EXHIBIT DOWNTOWN ANYWAY.
ALRIGHT, LET ME READ WHAT WE GOT HERE.
KENDRA SCOTT, ADOPTION EVENT SET FOR APRIL 10TH IN SUGAR LAND KENDRA SCOTT ADOPTION EVENT.
JOIN US FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, TWO TO 4:00 PM FOR THE KENDRA SCOTT ADOPTION EVENT.
16,535 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY NUMBER 3000 SUGARLAND, TEXAS.
EVENT IS SET FOR APRIL 10TH, UH, ON MORTON STREET IN RICHMOND.
10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM ALRIGHT, TOUCH A TRUCK IS APRIL 15TH, ROSENBERG CIVIC CENTER PARKING LOT.
10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM COME TOUCH A TRUCK.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HOLLYWOOD FEED ADOPTION EVENT SET FOR APRIL THE 22ND THAT'S IN SUGAR LAND ADOPTION EVENT.
JOIN US FOR THE HOLLYWOOD FEED ADOPTION EVENT WITH WAIVED ADOPTION FEES ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND FROM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT THE 13,574 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 AND SUGARLAND, TEXAS CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE SET FOR APRIL THE 25TH.
CITY OF ROSENBERG CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE SET FOR SATURDAY APRIL 25TH.
REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION IS FREE TO BE INCLUDED ON, TO BE INCLUDED ON THE OFFICIAL GARAGE SALE MAP.
YOU MUST, HOWEVER, REGISTER ONLINE BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE 22ND AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
PLEASE VISIT ROSENBERG TX.GOV FOR EVENT DETAILS.
SO NOW IS THE TIME TO THIN OUT SOME OF THAT CLUTTER AND MAKE A FEW DOLLARS AND MAYBE HELP SOMEONE ELSE SAVE THE STUFF FROM GOING TO THE TRASH CAN.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE, UH, COMMENTS 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OF THEM.
ANYBODY COMMENT UNDER GENERAL COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, SO
[ COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. Citizens who have registered with the City Secretary prior to the meeting being called to order and desire to address the City Council with regard to matters on the Consent Agenda or Regular Agenda will be heard at this time, or the time the item is considered. Speakers may speak on up to three (3) specific agenda items, or a maximum of once during General Comments and up to two (2) additional specific agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes, except that a speaker who addresses the City Council through a translator is limited to six (6) minutes. Speakers are not allowed to distribute documentation while addressing City Council. Speakers making personal, impertinent, profane or slanderous remarks may be removed from the room and shall be barred from reentering the Chamber during the session of City Council. Comments or discussion by the City Council Members will only be made at the time the agenda item is scheduled for consideration. It is our policy to have all speakers identify themselves by providing their name and residential address when making comments. ]
THEN WE'LL GET STRAIGHT INTO THE, TO THE AGENDA OBJECT OR DO YOU WANNA READ THE RULES FIRST ONE ITEM.WELL GO, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE RULES NOW FOR, OKAY.
SO WE DON'T GET TOO SIDETRACKED FOR IF,
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IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK, IF YOU SIGNED UP OR IF YOU'RE CALLED UP TO SPEAK OR TO COMMENT.UM, SHE'S JUST GOING TO LAY DOWN A FEW, A FEW RULES.
MOST OF YOU I'M SURE ALREADY KNOW.
BUT SHE'LL LAY IT OUT FOR YOU.
SPEAKERS MAY SPEAK ON UP TO THREE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS OR A MAXIMUM OF ONCE DURING GENERAL COMMENTS AND UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, EXCEPT THAT A SPEAKER WHO ADDRESSES THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH A TRANSLATOR IS LIMITED TO SIX MINUTES.
SPEAKERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISTRIBUTE DOCUMENTATION WHILE ADDRESSING CITY COUNCIL SPEAKERS.
MAKING PERSONAL AND PERTINENT PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM AND SHALL BE BARRED FROM REENTERING THE CHAMBER DURING THE SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL.
COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ONLY BE MADE AT THE TIME THE AGENDA ITEM IS SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION.
IT IS OUR POLICY TO HAVE ALL SPEAKERS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES BY PROVIDING THEIR NAME AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WHEN MAKING COMMENTS.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THESE FOLKS ARE GONNA CURSE AT ME.
WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME WOULD IT?
[ CONSENT AGENDA ]
LET'S GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY CONCERNS.'CAUSE THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS ON IT.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT, I THINK LETTER J.
THE RELEASE OF AN AREA FROM THE ETJ.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S, UM, AS A MATTER OF LAW? IT IS.
IF, IF IT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES, WHICH STAFF AND I LOOK AT THESE TOGETHER, UH, AND THIS ONE DID, THEN IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OPTIONAL.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE MUST APPROVE ITEMS. IT IS.
AND EVEN IF YOU DENY IT BY OPERATIONAL LAW, IT'S RELEASED AFTER 45 DAYS.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM ITEMS B THROUGH L? IF Y'ALL DON'T, WE'RE READY FOR SOMEBODY TO MOVE TO.
I'LL MAKE A PROMOTION EXCEPT THE, UH, CAN SAY AGENDA.
I GUESS I, I, JESSICA, YOU WANT TO SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PUSH AND SAY GREEN? YES.
[2. Consideration of and action on authorization of the proposed installation of speed humps on Bernie Avenue between West Street and 1st Street. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager) ]
GO STRAIGHT TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.LET ME READ THE ITEM AND THEN WE WILL GET ONTO THE SPEAKER HERE.
CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED IN INSTALLATION THE SPEED HUMPS ON VERNON AVENUE BETWEEN WEST STREET AND FIRST STREET.
NOW I KNOW THE SCHULTES ARE HERE AND THEY LIVE ON THAT STREET AND THEY HAVE A, UH, REQUEST AND A CONCERN.
WELDON, WOULD YOU MIND, UH, OR WOULD Y'ALL MIND YOU AND DOLORES COME TO THE MICROPHONE? JUST A SECOND.
UM, UH, TWO YEARS AGO, JUST ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, UH, THEY DID A, THEY DID THE APPLICATION FOR SPEED HUMP.
AND, AND WE WERE NOT, I MEAN, I WAS NOT IN, I WAS THERE AND, UM, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE APPLICATION.
UM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY GOT THE SIGNATURES, BUT THERE WAS A TRAFFIC STUDY AND IT DIDN'T, IT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
'CAUSE IT, IT ENDED UP, IF I RECALL, IF I DO RECALL, 'CAUSE I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER DOWN DOWN THE STREET.
AND THE REASON IT DIDN'T MEET REQUIREMENTS, IT ENDED UP AT A DEAD END.
SO IT DID NOT, IT WAS NOT, UH, REQUIRED TO HAVE ANY SPEED BUMPS.
SO THAT, WHERE'S A NEW PETITION? I DON'T SEE IT ON HERE.
IS THERE A NEW PETITION FOR THIS? NO, NO, NO.
I'M, I'M, WE'RE PULLING UP THE OLD PETITION.
CAN YOU DO THAT? WELL, I DID IT THERE.
YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, IS THERE AN OBJECTION? ARE YOU OBJECTING TO THAT? WELL, I MEAN, SINCE IT WAS REJECTED BEFORE, I THINK WE NEED, THEY NEED A NEW PETITION.
I MEAN, IF WE'RE GONNA BRING OLD PETITIONS, IF YOU HAVE ONE FOR SIX YEARS AND YOU'RE GONNA BRING IT BACK, IS THAT FAIR? I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING, I DON'T KNOW.
UH, IT, I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE SIGNATURES THAT,
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THAT, THAT, THAT WAS REJECTED.RIGO, WHAT WAS THE CITY'S EXPLANATION THAT, OR, OR CONCLUSION? UH, WHEN WE ENDED UP DOING THE, THE TRAFFIC STUDY, IT DIDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRASH CRASH DATA NOR SPEEDING AT THAT TIME.
AND IT WAS AT A DEAD END, CORRECT? THAT I BELIEVE WAS LEHMAN.
SO THIS GOES FROM, UH, 36TH TO WEST.
AH, I THINK YOU GOTTA FEET DOWN.
BUT, UH, BUT, SO THERE WASN'T FAST ENOUGH CARS SPEEDING.
IF I RECALL THE SPEED LIMIT, THE 85TH PERCENTILE WAS 32 AT THAT TIME.
BUT THE, AND AND THE POLICY SAYS FIVE MILES OVER THE, THE, THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE SPEED LIMIT THERE IS WHAT? 30.
AND YOU SAID THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT THEY REFILE A PETITION IS THERE? I MEAN, YOU CAN, YOU CAN JUST REVIVE THE OLD PETITION IF A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO BRING IT BACK.
AND THERE, THERE THERE'S A REVISION THAT COUNSEL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
SO MY QUESTION IS ALSO, SORRY WEGO TO INTERRUPT, BUT IF I KNOW THAT THE CITIZENS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT, COUNCILOR, VIN, I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.
IF WE HAVE A SPEAKER, WE GOTTA LET THEM GO BEFORE WE CAN HAVE COUNSEL.
WELDON, GO AHEAD AND JUST TELL US IN YOUR, UH, OPINION, WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE, THE NEEDS BEFORE HE SPEAKS.
SECRETARY COPIES DON'T HAVE A COPY OF OH, HE DID.
HE DID PASS OUTRIGHT STREET IN THAT AREA.
IF I, UH, PASS MY, WHERE THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND I CAN EXPLAIN IT BETTER.
DANIELLE, I DON'T, THEY HAVE COPIES.
DO THEY HAVE, UH, DO THEY HAVE MY ORIGINALS? OH, NO.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, I'LL HAVE ONE.
UH, I THINK THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TWO YEARS.
I NEED TO, THIS IS THE BLAME ME.
IT'S, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS IN CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTION THIS WEEK.
SO THIS IS, UH, THE MAP, I GUESS.
I WASN'T HOLDING OUT ON Y'ALL.
MR. SCHULTE, IF YOU'LL JUST LOADED AHEAD, SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THAT'S MY WIFE, UM, DOLORES.
AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN IN ROSENBERG.
CAN YOU VERIFY TO SEE IF YOUR MIC IS ON? I'M SORRY.
UH, WE'VE BEEN IN ROSEBURG SINCE 1971 AND HAVE LIVED THERE ALL THIS TIME AND RAISED OUR FAMILY.
AND, UH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN ROSENBERG AND ALSO ON BERNIE.
AND THE REASON I, UH, HAD THIS MAP MADE UP, I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU BETTER, UH, WHY WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE SPEED BUMPS.
PERSONALLY, I DON'T WANT A SPEED BUMP, BUT I THINK WE NEED 'EM, UH, REASON FOR THAT.
UH, LET'S GO BACK TO, UH, LET'S START OUT AT HIGHWAY 36.
AND YOU GO DOWN BERNIE, YOU GO TO WEST STREET.
AND THEN LET'S GO DOWN TO ELIZABETH.
AND THEN OVER TWO, THE BAY MOORE.
THIS IS THE ONLY THREE STREETS THAT DO NOT HAVE SPEED BUMPS IN THAT AREA FROM RIGHT, UH, BURN AVENUE TO THE FREEWAY.
SO THAT'S MAKING CAN EVERYBODY, ALL THE MOST OF THE TRAFFIC GO DOWN, BURN ELIZABETH AND, UH, WEST STREET, WHICH HAS CREATED MORE TRAFFIC.
BUT I WOULD SAY ABOUT THREE QUARTER OF THE PEOPLE THAT GO THROUGH THERE DO RESPECT TO SIGNS.
BUT WE HAVE A FEW THAT REALLY GO THROUGH THERE.
AND, UH, ALSO IF YOU LOOK ON, UH, ON GREENWELL HEIGHTS OR GREENWELL HEIGHTS, BUTS UP TO WEST STREET, THAT IS A STOP FOR SCHOOL.
BUS AND, AND WA AND PEOPLE IN THAT AREA, THEIR KIDS WALK TO SCHOOL DOWN, BERNIE AND ALL THOSE STREETS AROUND THERE AT WHICH BERNIE AND, UH, CALENDAR AND WEST STREET, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE'S FEEDING.
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SO I, I THINK THAT'S A CONCERN FOR SAFETY FOR THE CHILDREN.SO, UH, SO YOU PREFER THE SPEED HUMP? I I PROPOSE IT.
I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR IT, BUT I THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SAFETY FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES.
UH, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE, WHEN I MOVED THERE IN 1971, MY KIDS COULD RIDE A BICYCLE ON THE STREET.
BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT NO MORE.
MY WIFE USED TO WORK ON, ON, UH, RICE STREET.
SHE USED TO WALK TO WORK EVERY MORNING.
AND A GOOD EXAMPLE THIS AFTERNOON I WAS OUT THERE FRONT YARD AND HERE COME A YOUNG KID, PROBABLY 12 TO 14 YEARS OLD, WALKING FROM THE BUS STOP WITH THE PHONE.
AND HE WAS LOOKING IN THE PHONE AND WALKING TOWARDS 36.
HE HAD NO IDEA IF A CAR WAS COMING DOWN THE STREET, HE WAS COMING STRAIGHT ON THAT PHONE.
SO IF A, IF A PERSON WAS DRIVING AND WASN'T WATCHING WHERE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING, THAT KID COULD HAVE EASILY GOT HURT.
SO THIS IS SOME OF THE REASONS.
WE WANNA ASK YOU, AND WE'RE GONNA VISIT ABOUT THIS, UH, AND THEN WE WILL PUT IT TO A VOTE AND SEE WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS.
BUT RIGO, HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE, OKAY, HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE.
WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT THEY GOT TO, TO SIGN? 78%? YES SIR.
UH, AND MR. SCHULTE, OF THAT 78% THAT SIGNED TWO YEARS AGO ARE, ARE, DO THOSE FOLKS STILL SHARE THE, OF THE SAME VIEW THAT THEY WANT THE SPEED HUNT? OH, UH, I THINK SOME OF 'EM HAVE LOST INTEREST IN IT.
THEY SAID, WELL, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN ANYMORE.
BUT DO THEY, DO THEY? WELL, BECAUSE THEY, THEY GAVE UP ON GOVERNMENT, I GUESS.
THEY, NOT ON GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, BUT, UH, IDEALISTICALLY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, UM, APATHY CAN BE CONTAGIOUS UNTIL IT'S RESURRECTED.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO RESURRECT IT.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OF THESE FOLKS THAT WERE FOR IT THAT WOULD BE AGAINST IT NOW? I DON'T, BECAUSE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SOME OF THOSE FOLKS MM-HMM
AND THEY, ALL, THE ONES THAT I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF IT AS FAR AS TOLD EVERYONE I'VE TALKED TO ARE STILL IN FAVOR OF IT.
BUT THEY, FOR SOME REASON, THEY DIDN'T WANNA COME DOWN HERE.
THEY WOULDN'T, THEY DIDN'T SHOW THAT MUCH INTEREST IN IT.
YOU WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD MAYOR, SINCE YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE IN FAVOR, A PETITION WOULD BE EASIER TO GOT, GET ANOTHER PETITION GOING.
WELL HAVE IT UP TO DATE WITH TODAY'S DATE.
ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE DO ANOTHER TRAFFIC STUDY, ANOTHER TRAFFIC STUDY? HOW MUCH DO TRAFFIC STUDIES COST? I DON'T KNOW.
WE END UP DOING THEM IN-HOUSE AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC COUNTS, WE END UP, SO THERE'S ZERO COST TO A TRAFFIC STUDY.
JUST A TIME AND EFFORT FROM STAFF.
SO THERE HASN'T BEEN A TRAFFIC STUDY FOR SIX YEARS? NO, NO.
SO, AND THE COST OF SPEED HUMPS IS WHAT? HANG ON.
DANIELLE IS TRYING TO OH, NO, NO, I'M FINE.
OH, FOR THE COST OF THIS HUMPS? YEAH.
SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR SAFETY IN, IN THAT REGARD.
SO, UH, THE QUESTION, DO THE COUNCIL, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY AND THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE OR TO ACCEPT OR UPHOLD OR REJECT OR WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT TO DO.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ACCEPTING, UM, WHAT WAS PRESENTED, UH, TWO YEARS AGO.
BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT Y'ALL WANT TO DO.
RICHARD, LET'S START WITH YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? I'M OKAY WITH USING THAT PETITION.
AND TWO YEARS ISN'T THAT VERY LONG OF A PERIOD.
I MEAN, I SAY WE GO WITH IT, GEORGE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? YES SIR.
JESSICA, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? YEAH, I THINK THERE'S NO REASON TO BURDEN THE CITIZENS TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT PROCESS AGAIN.
IF THEY WANT SPEED HUMPS THERE, TO ME, THEY'RE, IF YOU'VE SEEN IT AND YOU THINK THERE'S A NEED, AND IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN,
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I DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION.I KNOW I HAVE FEET SPEED HUMPS ON MY STREET, AND IT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE WAY PEOPLE DRIVE.
AND WE HAVE KIDS ON OUR STREET, AND IT'S, EVEN WITH THE SPEED HUMPS, PEOPLE STILL TRY TO SPEED.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THEY DAMAGE THEIR CARS NOW.
IT'S, IT'S STILL A POSSIBILITY OF, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR IT.
SO SEE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MR. SCHULTE, WE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
BUT I'M BEING OUT TRYING TO, ALRIGHT.
BUT IF YOU KEEP SAYING THAT, THEN THEY'RE NOT GONNA HELP YOU UHHUH.
SO IF SOMEBODY HITS A SPEED HUMP FAST, THEY'LL DO IT ONE TIME AND THEY'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
A SPEED HUMP IS A CURE FOR PEOPLE SPEEDING.
I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT AND WITNESSED IT MYSELF.
BECAUSE I CAN VISIT THIS TOWN AND I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A CAMPAIGN AND I WALK ALL OVER THIS TOWN.
I MEAN, I, I DRIVE TILL I GET THERE AND THEN I WALK WHEN I GET THERE.
SO I KNOW THIS AREA, I KNOW THIS LOCATION.
HECTOR, WHAT, WHAT'S YOUR SUGGESTION? MY SUGGESTION IS AS, AS I HEAR MR. SCHULTE, HE'S NOT REALLY FOR IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO GO BACK AND DO A SPEED STUDY.
AND LET HIM PROCESS THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BRING IT BACK TO AN AGENDA AND SEE WHAT THE OTHER CITIZENS WANT.
I MEAN, TWO YEARS, IT'S, IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA OPEN A CAN OF WORMS. EVERYBODY'S GONNA WANT AN OH ONE OPEN TISSUE.
OH, YOU DID IT FOR THIS PERSON.
AND SO I'M JUST, THAT'S MY THOUGHT.
IF WE CAN REDO THIS AGAIN, DO A SPEED STUDY AND BRING IT BACK.
AND IF THERE ARE SPEEDING, THEN HEY, I'M ALL FOR IT.
BUT LET'S DO A NEW SPEED STUDY BECAUSE MAYBE IN THAT, LIKE BACK TWO YEARS AGO, THEY WEREN'T SPEEDING THROUGH THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES JUSTIFIES IT FOR US SAYING, HEY, THEY ARE SPEEDING.
IF NOT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ALL OF ROSENBERG WITH SPEED BUMPS.
WELL, THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THE SPEED STUDY IS THAT IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR PEOPLE WHO DISREGARD STOP SIGNS.
AND THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT IT'S LIKE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL RIP UP ALL THE STOP SIGNS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY, IN MY OPINION, MORE DANGEROUS THAN SPEEDING BECAUSE I'M A PEDESTRIAN.
I WALK MY DOGS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
AND THERE'VE BEEN TIMES WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST RUN ME OVER WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSSWALK.
AND SO I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SPEED STUDY IS GONNA HELP FOR DRIVERS WHO DISREGARD, WHO DISREGARD, STOP SIGNS.
WHICH IS TO ME THAT WHEN I WALK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALL DAY EVERY DAY WITH MY DOGS, THAT'S WHAT I SEE EVEN MORE THAN THE SPEEDING IS PEOPLE JUST BLOW DIRECTLY THROUGH STOP SIGNS.
BUT I JUST THINK IT'S EASIER TO JUSTIFY FROM A COUNCIL SIDE, SAY, HEY, THEY WERE SPEEDING AND THIS IS WHY WE PUT THESE, UH, SPEED BUMPS HERE.
WELL, I WOULD JUST HATE TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY'S KID OR, OR SOMEBODY GETS RUN OVER AND KILLED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANNA PUT A SPEED HUMP THERE.
THIS IS PURELY A, UH, RESIDENTIAL AREA, UM, IN MIKE'S.
BUT LIKE HE SAID THOUGH, THEY, THEY DIDN'T, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE OTHER, UH, SPEED BUMPS WENT THROUGH THERE AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CROSSING THROUGH THERE.
THE SPEED STUDY MIGHT JUSTIFY EVERYTHING.
I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH THE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW SPEED STUDIES EVER GOT INTO THE CRITERIA.
I'D REALIZE THEY'RE THERE IN SOME COUNCIL AT SOME POINT, PROBABLY PUSHED BY SOME STAFF MEMBER THAT WORKS FOR THIS CITY.
NOT A STAFF MEMBER THAT CANVASES AND CAMPAIGNS AND PUTS THEIR NAME ON A BALLOT.
BUT SOMEBODY THAT SAID, I THINK WE, WE SHOULD HAVE A STUDY.
I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH WHAT FOLKS THAT LIVE ON THAT STREET HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT THEY SEE.
THE ONLY REASON I WOULD SAY NOT IS ON THESE THOROUGHFARES, BECAUSE I'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD REQUESTS, LET'S PUT SPEED HUMPS ON THOROUGHFARE.
WE CAN'T, WE GOTTA HAVE MOBILITY.
BUT ON THESE SIDE STREETS, THESE DRAG STRIPS LIKE THIS, UM, MAKING FOLKS JUMP THROUGH HOOPS, UH, FOR A SPEED HUMP, I, I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND, AND WREAK GO DOOR TO DOOR.
THIS IS IN WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MR. SCHULTE, THIS IS AN ELDERLY STREET, ELDERLY PEOPLE.
ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY, UHHUH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE EPIC CENTER THERE NOW, THE EMPTY CENTER AT EPI CENTER, YOU OUGHT TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES TO BERNIE STREET.
UH, PEOPLE GOING DOWN 36 OR, OR, UH, BAY MORE.
IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN 36 AND WANT TO GO TO THE EPIC CENTER, WE HAVE AN OPEN STREET AND IT IS LIKE A HIGHWAY.
SO THEY GO, UH, FROM 36TH DOWN BURNEY TO WEST AND TAKE THAT OUT TO THE FREEWAY.
RIGHT TO THE FEEDER AND THEN GO WEST AND THEN TURN LEFT.
UH, TAKE THE U-TURN AND GO INTO THE EMPTY CENTER PARKING LOT.
AND THAT'S, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THERE NOW WITH THAT.
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AND THAT, I THINK BY HAVING THE SPEED BUMPS, YOU WOULD MORE DISTRIBUTE, UH, THE TRAFFIC TO THAT SECTION.BECAUSE EVERY STREET WOULD HAVE A SPEED BUMP AND THEY WOULDN'T BE JUST GOING DOWN BURNING.
WELL, AND I WISH THAT THIS WAS ON, ON THE SCREEN BECAUSE IT KIND OF SHOWS THAT THAT'S THE ONLY STREET, AT LEAST FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THAT DOESN'T HAVE SPEED BUMPS.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S, THERE'S BAD AVENUE DOESN'T HAVE IT.
SO THE RED ONE, I, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE THIS.
BUT THE RED ONE IS THE STREET YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND ALL THESE OTHER ONES LIKE WILLA GRW HEIGHTS BOULEVARD, BERNARD RICE CALENDAR, THEY HAVE THIS, THIS RECTANGLE, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY DO HAVE SPEED HUMPS ALREADY, RIGHT? YES.
SO THIS IS ANY, ANYTHING FROM, UH, BERNIE STREET TO THE FREEWAY.
SO THIS IS THE ONLY STREET, BERNIE AVENUE THAT'S, THAT'S A CUT THROUGH TO THE FREEWAY THAT DOESN'T HAVE SPEED HUMPS.
WHICH ONE IS THAT? THE ONE THAT'S RED RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT, THAT DOES NOT HAVE SPEED BUMPS.
SO IT'S PROB IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY USING THAT STREET MORE THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE HUMPS? OH, I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, BERNARD? NO, YOU'RE, HE'S, SHE'S SAYING MORE PEOPLE, YOU'RE, SHE'S SPEAKING TO YOUR POINT THAT MORE PEOPLE USE YOUR STREET BECAUSE THERE'S NO SPEED HUMPS ON IT.
'CAUSE ALL THE OTHER STREETS HAVE SPEED HUMPS.
ALL THE OTHER STREETS HAVE SPEED BUMPS.
REALLY WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO DO IS STAY ON THE HIGHWAY TILL THEY GET TO THE FREEWAY.
BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S TRAFFIC ON FIRST STREET, WHICH A LOT OF TIMES THERE IS TRAFFIC ON FIRST STREET, PEOPLE ARE GONNA USE A CUT THROUGH.
PEOPLE THINK IT'S A LESS, UM, PART OF RESISTANCE.
AND IF THEY CAN SAVE 30 SECONDS, UH, AND, AND THEY DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN PERIL AND THEIRS EITHER.
THEY'LL TAKE THE, THEY'LL TAKE THAT.
WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? IS THERE SIDEWALKS ON YOUR STREET? NO, I'M SORRY.
IS THERE SIDEWALKS ON YOUR STREET? NO, THAT'S WITH NOT HAVING SIDEWALKS.
AND THAT EPICENTER IS GONNA BE A LOT BIGGER HERE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
WHY NOT GET AHEAD OF IT AND JUST GIVE YOU THE SPEED BUMPS NOW? I MEAN, I, I WOULDN'T WANT MY KID WALKING DOWN A, A STREET THAT'S BEING USED LIKE THAT AND WITH NO SIDEWALK.
I'M GIVING IT TO YOU EARLIER ABOUT THE KID WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHERE HE WAS WALKING.
AND IF SOMEBODY WOULD'VE BEEN COMING BACK, WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM TOO.
BUT PEDESTRIANS, EVEN IF THEY'RE ON THE PHONE STILL, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HIT A PEDESTRIAN.
BUT MY QUESTION IS, WOULD IT BE CHEAPER TO ADD SIDEWALKS? OH NO.
WELL THAT'S, I'M KIND OF BEING SARCASTIC.
SO IT'S NOT CHEAPER TO ADD SIDEWALK.
RIGO, WE DON'T WANT THE SPEED HUMP.
WE WANT SIDEWALKS ALL THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
FELIX, DO YOU HAVE A FELIX? I'M OKAY WITH.
YOU'RE A LEVEL-HEADED YOUNG MAN.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU TONIGHT.
I MEAN, I SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WANT IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY SERIOUS.
UH, I KNOW TWO YEARS HAS BEEN, IT'S A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVEN'T CHANGED THEIR MIND IN TWO YEARS.
BUT, UM, I'LL SAY, YEAH, JUST GIVE 'EM THE SPEED HUMPS.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING IN TWO YEARS I BET THE TRAFFIC COUNTS ALL OVER TOWN ARE ARE HIGHER THAN THEY WERE TWO YEARS AGO.
WELL, THE EPICENTERS, YOU KNOW, CHANGED A LOT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
NOW, OUT OF FAIRNESS, I WANT TO, I WANT TO TELL FOLKS BECAUSE, UH, HECTOR BROUGHT UP, UH, IT IS NOT BRINGING UP A BAD POINT.
YOUR STREET IS ASPHALT AND THESE HUMPS ARE ASPHALT AND MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES.
AND WE'RE REAL, WE TRY TO BE AS CONSERVATIVE AS POSSIBLE.
BUT IF WORSE COMES TO WORSE, AND WE'VE DONE IT TWICE, I DON'T LIKE FOR THE CITY TO HAVE TO DO IT, BUT IT WAS REQUESTED.
AND IF WORSE COMES TO WORSE, THEY CAN REMOVE THOSE SPEED HUMPS.
THE COST FOR THE HUMPS ARE WHAT? 8,700? CORRECT.
AND TO REMOVE 'EM, HOW MUCH IT WE'LL PROBABLY REMOVE 'EM OURSELVES.
IT'S JUST, IT IS JUST OUR, OUR EQUIPMENT.
WELL, YOU SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
YOU SAID IF THEY DO IT, THEN IT'S FREE.
EVEN, EVEN IF WE, EVEN IF THE CITY DOES THEM THEMSELF.
WELL THIS IS THE SAME WITH THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
YOU HAVE STAFF TIME AND MM-HMM
BUT THEY'RE, UH, UH, THE, THE SPEED HUMPS ARE NOT DONE WITH THE CITY.
THEY'RE DONE WITH A CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL? WE'VE AL WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING, UH, THE SPEED HUMPS WILL, UH, SAY OR PUSH GREEN.
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HECTOR ABSTAIN.SO SIX TO SIX APPROVE ONE ABSTENTION.
UM, IN A FEW WEEKS Y'ALL ARE GONNA GET, HOW MANY HUMPS WAS IT? THREE.
HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP CURE YOUR, YOUR ISSUE THERE WITH THE UH, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE, THE DRUGS.
APPRECIATE AND THANKS TO, UH, THAT LADY FOR GETTING THOSE SIGNATURES.
ALRIGHT, WELL WE'LL GO ON TO THE
[3. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-13, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, by adopting a new chapter entitled “Residential Outdoor Lighting”, to establish regulations for residential outdoor lighting; providing for severability; providing an effective date; and providing a penalty for violation of any provision hereof. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager) ]
NEXT ITEM THEN.AND WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
LET ME READ THE ITEM AND THEN WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR IT.
CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 13 IN ORDINANCE OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCE, THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, BY ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR LIGHTING TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS, UH, AND FOR RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR LIGHTING, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING IT'S A LOT OF PROVISION AND PROVIDING A PENALTY VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION.
LET ME FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING DOWN, GOING ON OVER HERE.
MAYOR, JUST TO LET Y'ALL COUNSEL KNOW, THERE IS A, UM, MEMO AND A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE AT THE DIOCESE.
THE ONE IN YOUR PACKET WAS, WAS INCORRECT.
SO THERE IS A, A NEW ORDINANCE AT YOUR DIETS.
WELL, WHAT'S, WHAT THE, THE ITEM IN YOUR, THE ITEM THAT WAS IN YOUR WHAT COURT IS INCORRECT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU WOULDN'T TELL ME AT THE MEETING.
WE JUST, WE JUST REALIZED THIS ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
WELL, SHOULD WE, SHOULD WE POSTPONE THE ITEM THEN? SURE.
'CAUSE IT WAS KIND OF RUSHED ANYWAY.
SO YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL THIS I DON'T THINK IT WAS RUSHED.
CAN WE DISCUSS IT A LITTLE BIT SINCE WE HAVE, WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
I'M, I WAS GONNA POINT OUT TO YOU WHAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SAW LAST WEEK.
SO SECTION, UM, IF THEY READ IT, OH HECK PLEASE.
DEAR BOY SCOUTS SECTION 14 DASH 1 96 ENFORCEMENT.
THAT SECTION WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT OF THE, UM, COPY THAT YOU GOT LAST WEEK ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT.
WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ITEM? THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION IN OUR OFFICE.
WAS, IT WAS MISCOMMUNICATION, MR. YOU WERE, I I MISSED IT.
RIGO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH YOU? OKAY, BUT WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF IT? JUST IF YOU READ SECTION 14 DASH 1 96, IT JUST SAYS THIS ARTICLE WILL BE ENFORCED ON A COMPLIANT BASIS.
THE CITY MAY INVESTIGATE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS BASED ON OBSERVABLE, OBSERVABLE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING LIGHT DIRECTION INTENSITY.
IMPACT ENFORCEMENT MAY BE CONDUCTED BY THE POLICE OFFICERS OR THE CODE COMPLIANCE.
IF A VIOLATION IS FOUND, THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND GIVEN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
REPEAT VIOLATIONS MAY RESULT IN CITATION THAT WAS, UM, ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT OF THE FIRST VERSION.
WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT REALLY IMPACTS WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO DO SO.
I JUST WANT TO POINT IT OUT THAT WHAT YOU REVIEWED OVER THE WEEKEND IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU NOW.
TURN YOUR PHONE DOWN, GEORGE, PLEASE.
RIGO, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? NO, WE GOT SPEAKER, WE GOT SOME SPEAKERS HERE.
WE'RE GONNA DO, UM, DO YOU WANNA DO LADIES FIRST OR GENTLEMAN FIRST? MR. PAUL? MR. AND MS. PALMER, YOU WANNA GO FIRST, MR. PALMER? ALRIGHT, IF YOU DON'T MIND TESTING, CAN YOU TELL US, WOULD YOU TELL US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS JUST FOR THE RECORD AND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? OKAY.
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LIVE ON 27 0 4 MADISON STREET IN CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE.UH, SPEAKING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR, UM, SITUATION, WE HAVE, UM, LIGHT ENCROACHMENT, I GUESS IS A GOOD TERM FOR IT.
SO IF YOU WOULD, UM, PICTURE YOURSELF COMING HOME FROM A LONG DAY'S WORK, YOU'RE GONNA GO OUTSIDE, RELAX, MAYBE, UH, HAVE A BEVERAGE LIKE YOUR CHINET AND YOU'RE BASICALLY WALKING INTO, UM, HUNTSVILLE PRISON ON ONE SIDE.
UH, WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT SPOT BEAMS DIRECTLY SHINING INTO OUR YARD.
UM, ONE OF THE FIXTURES IS SET UP TO HAVE BULBS IN THE REST OF THE FIXTURE THAT, THAT AREN'T EVEN THERE.
SO, UM, I I WANT TO USE THE TERMS KNOWINGLY, WILLFULLY, MALICIOUSLY.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT, UH, SOMEONE THAT HAS A LIGHT OVER THE GARAGE OR, UH, JUST TRYING TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS FOR PETTY THEFT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
UH, I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO PURCHASE A 22 FOOT, 80% BLOCKAGE SCREEN TO GO DOWN THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE SO THAT THIS DOES NOT SHOOT DIRECTLY INTO THE BREAKFAST ROOM, THE LIVING ROOM AND MY BACK PORCH.
THIS IS, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A 40 WATT LED BULB THAT YOU SCREW IN YOUR CLOSET.
REMEMBER THE OLD Q BEAMS? OKAY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS AIMED INTO MY HOUSE SUNDOWN TILL ROUGHLY 11:00 PM STARTS UP 5:00 AM AGAIN, I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS IS ON A TIMER.
UH, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT GO WITH US, BUT WE'RE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO ADDRESS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THAT? I DO, BUT IT SAID DON'T BRING ANYTHING IN.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR NEIGHBOR? THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
DO THEY KNOW THAT YOU DON'T LIKE THE LIGHT? OKAY.
WE HAD A COURT CASE BACK IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER WHERE I TOOK THEM TO COURT OVER HARASSMENT.
WAS THAT HAVING TO DO WITH THE LIGHT OR A DIFFERENT HARASSMENT ISSUE? THAT WAS ONE OF THE POINTS.
WAS IT HAVING TO DO WITH THE LIGHT OR WITH, WAS THE LIGHT EVER AN ISSUE IN THAT CASE, CORRECT? YES.
LET ME FILL THE COUNSEL IN A LITTLE BIT.
YOU STAY, STAY THERE AND IF YOU HAVE THE PICTURES, I, HE, UH, HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF LIVING NEXT TO A NEIGHBOR THAT IN MY VIEW IS TERRORIZING YOU.
AND THEY'RE HARASSING YOU AND THEY HAVE LIGHTS INTENTIONALLY AND VIDEO CAMERAS SHINING ON YOU.
NOT THE OTHER NEIGHBORS, JUST YOU.
IS THAT, AND IT STOPPED ME OR CORRECT ME OR CLARIFY IF I'M, IF I'M SPEAKING OUTTA TERM AND NOW YOU'VE HAD TO BUY A SCREEN TO PUT TO BASICALLY WALL UP ONE SIDE OF YOUR HOUSE FROM THESE FOLKS, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
WHICH I, I MEAN, UH, WHICH I THINK IS RIDICULOUS.
UM, I ALSO WILL SAY THAT THE OTHER, YOUR OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVE CALLED ME AND THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN TERRORIZED BY THIS SAME NEIGHBOR.
AS A RESULT, WE HERE IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT ARE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AND HOPE THAT THIS SORT OF, UM, ACTION DOES NOT SPREAD TO OTHERS.
AND WE WANT TO DO ANYTHING IN OUR POWER TO, TO, TO, UH, MAKE IT AS FAIR AND EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE TO, TO, AS STEVE SAID ABOUT THE LAST ITEM, KIND OF STAY, UH, STAY IN TOUCH WITH, UH, OR STAY ON TOP OF THIS SO THAT THIS SORT OF PEOPLE DON'T USE LIGHT ALL OVER THE CITY TO, UM, TERRORIZE THEIR NEIGHBORS.
WELL, CAN, WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE COURT CASE? JUST WITH REGARD TO THE LIGHTING, NOT EVERYTHING ELSE,
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BUT JUST WITH THE LIGHTING, WHAT DID THE COURT DETERMINE? WELL, WE WON THEIR COURT CASE, BUT IN COUNTY COURT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, PEN PENALTY AUTHORITY, I GUESS IS THE WAY I, SO THE LIGHTING WASN'T AN ISSUE THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO PREVAIL ON? MAYBE ON OTHER CAUSES, BUT NOT THE LIGHT ITSELF.WE COULDN'T PREVAIL ON ANY OF THE CAUSES WE WANTED.
WE, WE WANTED A MONETARY JUDGMENT, BUT THE JUDGE TOLD US SPECIFICALLY THAT SHE COULD NOT TELL THEM TO STOP.
SO, WAIT, WHEN YOU SAY YOU WON A MONETARY JUDGMENT, BUT YOU DIDN'T WIN THE CASE, HOW DID THAT WORK OUT? WE DID WIN THE CASE.
I THOUGHT YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU DIDN'T, WE DID WIN THE CASE.
SO WHAT WAS THE CAUSE THAT YOU WANT ON THAT THEY WERE HARASSING US HARASSMENT.
BUT THE LIGHTING, THERE WAS NO ACTUAL APPLICABLE LAW THAT THE COUNTY COURT COULD ENFORCE WITH REGARD TO LIGHTING.
THEY COULD NOT ENFORCE ANY OF IT, THE LIGHTING AND THE OTHERS.
BUT YOU, IS THIS, IS THIS STILL CON EXCUSE ME? IS THIS STILL HAPPENING? I MEAN, CURRENTLY CORRECT.
IT'S KIND OF RAMPED UP THE CA ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT, IS THE CASE STILL GOING ON? NO, NO.
THE, IS THE, THE, THE LIGHT POLLUTION STILL GOING ON? IT'S BEEN RAMPED UP FROM IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DOES.
WELL, IN THE WORDS OF BOB SEEGER, IT WENT ON, IT WENT ON YESTERDAY.
BUT MY, MY THING IS THIS IS LIKE VERY DETAILED, LIKE THIS ENTIRE, WELL, DO YOU LIVE IN A HOA NEIGHBORHOOD? WE DO NOT DISBANDED MANY YEARS AGO.
SO I, I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST MAYBE MAKING RULES ABOUT LIGHTING, BUT I JUST THINK THIS IS, I MEAN, EVEN FOR ME, IT'S A LOT TO READ AND UNDERSTAND AND I JUST THINK IT'S VERY, UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TWO NEIGHBORS HAVE AN ISSUE THAT'S VERY MAYBE UNIQUE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THE REST OF THE CITY HAS THE SAME ISSUE.
SO I WOULD JUST FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IMPOSING THESE TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS ON EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO LIVES IN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG BECAUSE OF THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE.
WELL, IF SOMEBODY'S DOING THIS TO SOMEBODY, I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM IMPOSING THAT.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD USE LIGHTS.
AND MAYOR, I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER BEFORE WE GET INTO THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
UH, MA'AM MS. PALMER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? SURE.
CAN YOU SAY YOUR NAME? WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? YES.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
UH, BUT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS.
UH, I LIVE AT 2 7 0 4 MADISON AVENUE IN ROSENBERG, TEXAS.
OUR NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE ON THE, UM, OUR EAST SIDE HAVE CHOSEN TO USE LIGHT IN A HOSTILE WAY.
THE FIRST LIGHT WAS PUT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THEIR HOUSE AND IT SHINES.
I'M GONNA DO THIS 'CAUSE IF I'M ON, PARDON ME ON THEIR WEST SIDE, IF I DO THIS, I'M NOT AS NERVOUS.
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THEIR HOUSE.
SO IT SHINES AND IT SHINES DIRECTLY IN OUR BACKYARD ON OUR PATIO, AND IT SHINES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PATIO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR BACKYARD, WHICH IS WHERE OUR BEDROOMS ARE.
LO OUR BEDROOM IS LOCATED AND WE CAN SEE THE LIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD THROUGH OUR BEDROOM WINDOW.
THAT'S THE FIRST LIGHT THAT'S BEEN UP FOR A LONG TIME, PROBABLY ABOUT THREE YEARS.
UM, THE SECOND SET OF LIGHTS, THEY'RE LIKE STROBE LIGHTS.
THEY'RE LIKE THIS ON A BUILDING THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR BACKYARD.
IT, THE LIGHT THAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE SHINES DIRECTLY INTO OUR BACKYARD, INTO OUR BREAKFAST AREA IN OUR HOME, IN OUR KITCHEN WINDOW.
WHEN I SIT ON MY SOFA IN THE LIVING ROOM TO WATCH TV, THE LIGHT SHINES STRAIGHT IN MY FACE.
SO I HAVE TO SHUT MY BLINDS AND IT ALSO SHINES IN THE BACK OF OUR FRENCH DOOR THAT WAS PUT UP AFTER THE COURT CASE WAS DECIDED.
ARE THESE LIGHTS FLASHING? ARE THEY STROBING? NO, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SOLID BEAMS. OKAY.
AND WHEN WE PUT UP THE, THE SCREEN, IT DIFFUSED THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE HOUSE.
YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ONE THAT SHINES IN THE BACKYARD.
SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE ON OUR EAST SIDE WERE UPSET.
SO THEY TOOK A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA THAT THEY HAD AND THEY MOVED IT FROM BEHIND THE TARP.
NOW IT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LIGHTS.
SO NOW THERE'S SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SHINES AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS.
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SO, SO I, MY QUESTION IS, THOSE FACES ARE, ARE PROBABLY ALARMING OR ANNOYING TO YOU AS WELL.SO YES, THIS LIGHT ORDINANCE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY MAKE THEM TAKE DOWN THOSE, THOSE OUR CONCERN OF THE LIGHTS AT THIS POINT.
SO THE FACES ARE OKAY, IT'S JUST YOU DON'T LIKE THE LIGHT.
WELL, RIGHT, BUT LIKE TODAY YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT THE LIGHTS.
THIS IS ALMOST LIKE BULLYING, MAN.
IF YOU ASK ME, WELL, THIS IS PRESENT.
YOU KNOW, INTIMIDATION, TERRORISM SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU DO WITHOUT YOUR HOUSE, WITHOUT THE IRANIAN THING.
BUT I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
I'M AN EARLY RISER AND I WAS GETTING UP TO MAKE THE COFFEE, DO MY READING, AND I LOOKED UP AND THE LIGHTS WERE ALREADY ON.
CAN, CAN YOU, UM, OR CHIEF, CAN YOU REPORT THAT TO THE POLICE? I MEAN, NOT WITHOUT AN ORDINANCE, STEVE.
WE JUST, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP.
SO THE, THE, UM, THE QUESTION IS THE, FOR ME AT LEAST, THE FOOT CANDLE, IT'S A UNIT OF ILLUMINATION EQUAL TO THE ILLUMINATION PRODUCED BY CANDLE ON THE SURFACE EQUAL TO ONE SQUARE FOOT FROM A DISTANCE OF ONE FOOT.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I JUST SAID.
WELL, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE READY, SO WHAT THE, UH, LIGHT CANNOT I GO ONTO THEIR PROPERTY.
AND IT GOES ABOVE A SEVEN FOOT FENCE AND IT SHINES OVER.
CANDLE IS, LET'S SEE, THAT'S THE LUMINANCE LET PRODUCED BY A CANDLE ON A SURFACE EQUAL TO WHITE.
SO, WELL IT SEEMS LIKE, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST DIRECTED TOWARDS YOU.
AND THERE'S NO OTHER FUNCTION OF THIS LIGHT OTHER THAN THE HARASS YOU AND THE LIGHT THAT IS ON THE WEST SIDE THAT SHINES IN OUR, ON OUR PROPERTY IS THE ONLY ONE OF TWO THAT ARE SET ON THIS ONE BUILDING.
THE, THE LIGHT THAT SHINES EAST ON THE NEIGHBOR ON THAT SIDE DOES NOT SHINE AT ALL.
I THINK THE, THE DEFINITION OF LIGHT TRESPASS MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO.
I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT THIS.
WELL, LET'S, LET'S TALK TO BRANDON AND SEE BRANDON, WHAT IS YOUR, YOUR VIEW ABOUT THIS AND HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED TO GIVE THESE FOLKS ANY RELIEF? SO TO MAKE IT ENFORCEABLE, YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, TANGIBLE MEASURE OF, OF LIGHT.
SO FOOT CANDLES, THAT'S A TYPICAL MEASUREMENT.
SO DID THE POLICE KNOW HOW TO MEASURE FOOT CANDLES? I, I MEAN, YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE SOME SORT OF LIGHT READERS SIMILAR TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW NOISE ORDINANCE, YOU USE A DECIBEL READER.
THAT WAY YOU HAVE AN OBJECTIVE STANDARD.
UM, SO THEN WE'D HAVE TO BUY THOSE.
WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION WITHOUT HAVING TO USE THE CAN, UH, CANDLE READER? WELL, I, I THINK YOU DO NEED AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE TO, TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE OTHERWISE IT, IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO ENFORCE IF YOU JUST SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE UNREASONABLE LIGHT OR SOMETHING, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
COURTS ARE GONNA THROW THAT OUT.
IS THIS MODELED AFTER AN EXISTING STATUTE? IT IS.
I I BELIEVE THIS ONE CAME FROM, UH, BEL AIR.
THEY HAVE A, THEY HAVE A SIMILAR ORDINANCE AND, UH, FROM WHAT I COULD TELL, SOME USE, MOST USED FOOT CANDLES, SOME USE A MEASURE OF LUMENS.
YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S A, THAT WAS NEW TO ME TOO, BUT IT'S A STANDARD MEASUREMENT FOR LIGHTING.
WHERE DO YOU FIND A FOOT CANDLE METER? YOU, YOU CAN, YOU CAN ORDER ONE JUST LIKE A DESAL READER.
IT'S A, IT JUST, YOU CAN MEASURE IN LUMENS, YOU CAN MEASURE IN IN FOOT CANDLES.
SO THEN THE IDEA WOULD JUST BE, I, I KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA ABOUT THE LIGHT TRESPASS DEFINITION.
JUST MEANING THAT IT'S NOT TO FALL BEYOND YOUR PROPERTY LINE.
AND THE FOOT CANDLE IS, AGAIN, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CITIES, THIS HAPPENED A LOT WITH NOISE ORDINANCES WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE, YOU CAN'T HAVE NOISE.
THAT'S AT AN UNREASONABLE LEVEL.
WELL, COURTS ALWAYS JUST THREW THAT OUT.
YOU, YOU NEED TO PUT IN ABOVE A CERTAIN DECIBEL LEVEL.
THAT WAY YOU'VE GOT AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY PROSECUTE.
AND I, I SAW THERE WAS SOME REMEDY FOR LIKE A WARNING.
AND IF IT WASN'T REMEDIED BY WHEN I, I LOST MY SPACE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO HOW CAN WE BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT DAYS? 10 MINUTES.
AND HOW WOULD THE WARNING BE? IN WHAT MANNER IS THE WARNING GIVEN? BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT VEHICLES BEING PARKED, WE HAD ISSUES ABOUT WARNINGS.
SO I THINK THAT THE WAY WE EN, THE WAY WE EN ENVISIONED IT WAS IF THERE WAS A COMPLAINT MADE BY A RESIDENT CODE CAN GO OUT THERE AND SPEAK TO THE, TO THE, TO THE RESIDENTS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT.
UH, WHETHER THEY NEED TO PUT A LIGHT SHIELD UP OR HOWEVER THEY MEET IT, OR MOVE IT THE OTHER WAY TO, TO, TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
IF IT DOESN'T GET REMEDIED, THEN AT THAT POINT, IF, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SEES IT AT NIGHT, SEES THE INFRACTION, THEN THEY CAN ISSUE A CITATION.
AND, AND FOR OUR OTHER NUISANCE RELATED THINGS
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IN THE CITY, WE, WE'VE GOT A 10 DAY STANDARD FOR THAT.SO INSTEAD OF REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, WE, I THINK WE COULD CHANGE THAT TO 10 DAYS.
UM, THAT WAY YOU'VE GOT A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A DROP DEAD DATE.
AND THEN THE PENALTY IS EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE, A NEW PENALTY EVERY DAY.
LET'S GO THROUGH AND PULL OUR COUNSEL AND SEE WHAT THE GROUP WISHES TO DO.
UM, RICHARD, WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THIS A PROBLEM OR IS THIS YES, I, I VISITED WITH, UM, THE PALMERS WELL, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE? I AM.
I, I VISITED WITH Y'ALL AND THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THE ISSUES.
AND I GUESS WE'RE NOT GONNA NAME ANY NAMES, BUT THIS PERSON IS A, IS CRAZY.
BUT DO YOU SUPPORT THAT? WE TRY TO GET THERE TO GIVE SOME RELIEF TO MAKE SURE, YES.
THAT, UH, SOMETHING LIKE THIS BE APPLIED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY ACROSS, YOU KNOW, THE CITY.
ALRIGHT, GEORGE, SIR, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL BACK UP TO THE COUNSEL.
ALRIGHT, JESSICA? UM, YEAH, I, I, I DON'T HAVE, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S RESTRICTIVE, BUT I SEE WHERE IN CERTAIN CASES IT'S, YOU KNOW, NECESSARY.
WELL, MAYOR, YOU KNOW WHERE I STAY AND I DO HAVE A LIGHT THAT GOES INTO MY, MY BEDROOM ROOM.
I DON'T THINK THEY DO IT PURPOSELY, BUT FROM WHAT IT SOUNDS,
IT'S COMING FROM THE ALLEYWAY.
SO I, MY LIGHTS ARE MOTION LIGHTS.
THAT'S WHERE I'M LIKE, THESE ARE NOT MOTION LINES.
THESE ARE INTENTIONAL LITTLE BEAMS. YEAH.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M LIKE, HOW DO WE HANDLE THIS? WELL, THIS IS INTENTIONAL.
THIS IS, BUT DOES THIS APPLY TO MOTION LIGHTS? WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT MOTION LIGHTS IN HERE? MOTION LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF.
JESSICA, THIS IS A LIGHT THAT STAYS ON, BUT, BUT DOES IT SAY THAT IN THE ORDINANCE? I THINK IT APPLIES TO EVERY LIGHT.
IT WOULD, THERE'S NO CARVE OUT FOR MOTION LIGHTS OR ANYTHING.
SO THIS COULD BE YOUR MOTION LIGHT.
POTENTIALLY IT'S JUST, AND WE COULD ADD THOSE.
AND IF I GET A COMPLAINT, I'LL BE GLAD TO REMOVE IT.
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU MY NEIGHBORS, ONE OF WHICH IS RIGHT HERE.
IT COULD NEVER, NEVER ACCUSE ME OF TERRORIZING THEM.
IT'S, IT'S, IT WAS, I, I MEAN, I CAN LOOK AT THE WINDOW.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU, IT'S PURPOSELY POINTING TO MY HOUSE.
I ENTERTAIN MY NEIGHBORS AND I ACCOMMODATE 'EM.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO? SO I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT OTHER RESIDENTS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A OPEN ACCOUNT.
WELL, IF WE DO, WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW WE, WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS HERE THAT ARE BEING TERRORIZED AND THEY'RE ASKING US FOR OUR HELP AND WE CAN TRY TO HELP.
AND IF IT DOESN'T HELP, WE CAN CHANGE IT OR ADAPT IT.
AND A LOT OF IT'S GONE ON SINCE, UH, 2022.
SHOULD WE MAKE AN EXEMPTION FOR MOTION LIGHTS? LET'S SEE.
LET'S SEE IF WHAT THE REST OF THE GROUP AND THEN WE CAN AMEND OR MAKE EXCEPTIONS.
UH, STEVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? WELL, MOTION LIGHTS.
THEY JUST, THEY, THEY, THEY'RE AIMED INTO YOUR YARD.
THEY COME ON, THEY ILLUMINATE, BUT THEY'RE NOT LIKE GOING INTO ANYBODY ELSE'S YARD.
THESE LIKE, AND THEY GO OFF IN 30 OR 60 SECONDS.
YEAH, BUT THESE ARE LIKE, THEY'RE MALICIOUSLY SET UP TO HARASS SOMEBODY.
YOU DON'T, SO ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF TRYING TO GIVE THESE? OH YES.
WHAT? YEAH, I AM, I'M IN FAVOR 'CAUSE I'M AGAINST BULLYING.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS, UM, BECAUSE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY.
WHY, WHY ARE THEY LIKE THAT? BUT I'M AGAINST BULLYING.
I THINK WE SHOULD HELP OUT MS. PALMER AND MR. PALMER.
WE APPROVE THE ITEM AS SUGGESTED BY THE LAW FIRM.
UM, SO YOU WANNA EXEMPT THE MOTION AND, AND, UH, AS IT'S BEING PRESENTED HERE TODAY, I'LL SECOND BRANDON DID WISH TO ADD ANYTHING OR CLARIFY JUST TO CLARIFY, UH, ON THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO, TO REMEDY IT.
DO YOU WANNA CHANGE THAT TO 10 DAYS AS IT IS WITH THE 10 DAYS IS FINE.
SO THAT'LL BE PART OF THE MOTION.
WHO WILL, WHO WILL SECOND IT? I'LL SECOND IT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY PUSHING OR SAYING GREEN.
SCOTT, THAT ONE OUT OF THE WAY.
WHAT'S NEXT? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
MA'AM, WE, WE CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THIS IS GONNA FIX ALL YOUR PROBLEMS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR, BUT WE BELIEVE THIS WILL, THIS IS HUGE.
ITEM THREE, ITEM THREE, ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
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ALL THESE ITEMS THAT WERE SUGGESTED DENIED HAVE ALL BEEN CITIZEN DRIVEN ITEMS, NOT COUNCIL DRIVEN ITEMS.[4. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-10, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, by amending Article III of Chapter 28 entitled, “Stopping, Standing, Parking” to establish an administrative penalty and administrative process regarding parking restrictions for vehicles parking or standing on public streets, alleys and parkways; and to require vehicles parked upon public streets, alleys, and parkways to have active insurance with state-required minimum coverage. (Jonathan White, Police Chief) ]
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 10 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF ROSEBURG, TEXAS BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE OF CHAPTER 28 ENTITLED, STOPPING STANDING PARKING, UH, TO ESTABLISH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS REGARDING PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR VEHICLES, PARKING, OR STANDING ON PUBLIC STREETS.THANK GOD WE PUT THE WORD PUBLIC STREETS IN THERE.
ALLEYS AND PARKWAYS AND REQUIRED VEHICLES PARKED UPON PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PARKWAYS TO HAVE ACTIVE INSURANCE.
STATE REQUIRED MINIMUM COVERAGE.
CHIEF, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH 17TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 10, SECTION 28 1 0 3 OF DIVISION ONE.
ARTICLE THREE, CHAPTER 28 CURRENTLY REQUIRES THAT ALL VEHICLES PARKED ON PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS OF PARKWAYS BE LIMITED TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING BELOW 15,001 POUNDS, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LEAVE A VEHICLE PARKED OR STANDING IN THE SAME LOCATION ON ANY PUBLIC STREET, ALLEY OR PARKWAY FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF MORE THAN 48 HOURS.
PROPOSED CHANGES OF SECTION 28 1 0 3 WILL REQUIRE THAT ANY VEHICLE PARKED ON A PUBLIC STREET ALLEY OR PARKWAY HAVE ACTIVE INSURANCE WITH STATE REQUIRED MINIMUM COVERAGE.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE NEW SECTIONS THAT ARE ADDED 1 0 5 THROUGH ONE 13, WHICH ARE PARKING VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL OFFENSES, ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES, PARKING CITATIONS, NOTICES, HEARING OFFICER POWER DUTIES, FUNCTIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION, HEARING ENFORCEMENT APPEAL, EXECUTION OF IMMOBILIZATION ORDER PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS.
AND SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM AND APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 10, UH, SHOULD THEY PROPOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CHANGES? SO I HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES HERE THAT I'LL GO THROUGH.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE.
SO IT'S LIMITED TO VEHICLES WITH A-G-V-W-R GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING BELOW 15,001 POUNDS.
VEHICLES CANNOT REMAIN AT THE SAME LOCATION FOR MORE THAN 48 CONSECUTIVE HOURS.
AND PARKING OR STANDING, ANY OTHER TYPE OF VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT IS PROHIBITED.
SO THESE ARE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED, UM, LAST TIME, SOME SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS WERE VEHICLES MUST BE USED FOR REGULAR OR CONSISTENT COMMUTING PURPOSES.
VEHICLES MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INSURANCE POLICY WITH STATE REQUIRED MINIMUM COVERAGES AND VEHICLES FOUND OUT OF COMPLIANCE WOULD BE TOWED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.
WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED THAT'S WITH NOTICE? WELL THAT YES SIR, BUT THAT IS WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING.
THAT IS NOT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED TONIGHT.
WHY DID YOU PUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN, WELL, I'M JUST SHOWING YOU FOR TRANSPARENCY AND AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THIS IS WHAT WE FELT WAS THE BEST, UH, REMEDY.
SO, ALRIGHT, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED TONIGHT IS VEHICLES MUST BE USED, SORRY, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LEAVE A VEHICLE PARKED OR STANDING ON ANY PUBLIC STREET ALLEY OR PARKWAY WITHOUT HAVING ACTIVE INSURANCE WITH STATE REQUIRED MINIMUM COVERAGE.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WE'RE MAKING.
UH, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A NEWEST SECTION FOR ENFORCEMENT THAT WILL ADD AN ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, CITATION.
SO AN ORDER FILED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE MAY BE ENFORCED BY IMPOUNDING THE VEHICLE IF THE OFFENDER HAS COMMITTED THREE OR MORE PARKING VIOLATIONS IN THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR.
SO NOW, IF YOU HAVE THREE VIOLATIONS WITH THE SAME CAR WITHIN THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE THAT VEHICLE BY TOWING IT.
SO THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO, DO Y'ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THAT? YES, WE DO.
'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT.
YOU DON'T WANNA PULL TOW PEOPLE ON THE FIRST OR SECOND DEAL, AND THEY NEED PLENTY OF NOTICE.
'CAUSE IF NOT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GET THOSE CALLS AS WELL.
WELL, THIS, THIS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IS MUCH STRONGER FOR ENFORCEMENT THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
WELL, I GET THE ENFORCEMENT PART.
WE WANT IT TO BE STRONGER, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THE NOTIFICATION.
JUST AS I, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE THREE WITHIN THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR, UH, ON THE SAME VEHICLE.
THAT CAR WOULD'VE TO HAVE THREE OR MORE VIOLATIONS AND A CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE IT COULD BE TOWED.
UH, IT WOULD ALSO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO PLACE A DEVICE ON A VEHICLE THAT PROHIBITS, PROHIBITS MOVEMENT.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT A BOOT, WE DON'T HAVE BOOTS.
UH, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD GET BOOTS TO BOOT VEHICLES.
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MECHANISM WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY BE THE TOWING OF THE VEHICLE, UH, ENFORCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL FINE IF THE ORIGINAL FINE IS NOT PAID WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME, OR FILING AN ACTION TO COLLECT A FINE, EXCUSE ME, COST OR FEE, UH, IN THE COURTS.SO THIS HAS ALSO ADDED A PERSON WHO VIOLATES A PARKING REGULATION SET FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY.
THIS IS NOW A CIVIL PENALTY, NO LONGER A, UH, TRAFFIC CITATION, UH, VIOLATIONS FOR REGARDING DISABLED PARKING OR PARKING WITHIN 15 FEET OF A FIRE HYDRANT SHALL BE ASSESSED OR SHALL HAVE AN ASSESSED PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN $150 OR MORE THAN $200.
ALL OTHER PARKING VIOLATIONS UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL CARRY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $30 FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE, 50 FOR THE SECOND, AND 75 FOR THE THIRD, OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE RECURRING, UH, DURING THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR, ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $50, UH, FOR THE CITY'S COST IN ADMINISTERING AND ENFORCING ORDERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE WILL BE CHARGED FOR EACH VEHICLE ORDERED AND MOBILIZED OR IMPOUNDED.
SO I HAVE, UH, THOSE CHANGES FOR YOU.
AGAIN, AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE FELT THIS STRENGTHENED THE ORDINANCE TO, UH, COMBAT THE ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH TO US WITH THE ILLEGAL PARKING ON THE STREETS AND A STRONGER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM.
I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
BRANDON, WERE YOU HERE THREE WEEKS AGO? YES, SIR, I WAS.
SO Y'ALL HEARD THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE COMPLAINT, THE ISSUE IN YOUR VIEW, DO Y'ALL THINK THIS IS, UH, THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL? I, I DO.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST KEY TO IT IS, AND CREDIT TO CHIEF WHITE FOR, FOR POINTING US OUT.
I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WE HAD A STATE STATUTE THAT ALLOWED US TO DO ALL OF THIS.
BUT IF YOU MAKE IT AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY INSTEAD OF A CRIMINAL PENALTY, NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PERSON STANDING THERE OPERATING THE VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO WRITE THEM A TICKET.
NOW, THIS STATUTE ALLOWS YOU TO, UM, TICKET THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT'S PRESUMED THAT THEY'RE THE ONE WHO COMMITTED THE OFFENSE OF PARKING IT WHERE IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, UM, UNDER THIS ORDINANCE.
AND, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FROM THE STATE STATUTE.
IF THEY DON'T SHOW UP TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, THEY'VE ADMITTED FAULT.
WHY DON'T WE USE THE BOOTS? THEY CAN'T BE THAT EXPENSIVE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY CURRENTLY.
SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE COST OF A BOOT IS, BUT THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE, UH, EMPLOYED IN THIS PROCESS.
BUT WHAT I THINK HE'S SAYING NOW IS THE BOOT IS NOT NECESSARY.
THIS WOULD GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT IF WE CHOSE TO GO THAT OPTION.
WELL, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO BETTER OFF BECAUSE IF PEOPLE GET IN, DRIVE AWAY OR SOMETHING, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE.
BUT THAT JUST LEAVES THE CAR THERE THOUGH.
IF THE GOAL IS TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE STREET, THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO TOW IT.
WELL, AND, AND I THINK WHAT HE'S SAYING IS WE HAVE TO DO THIS, APPROVE THE STATUTE ORDINANCE FIRST, AND THEN IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU TOW IT OR GET A BOOT.
EITHER WAY, BOTH ARE AUTHORIZED.
BUT I, I THINK IF YOU PUT THAT BOOT ON THE CAR AS OPPOSED TO THAT STICKER, THAT GUY GOES AND REMOVES THE STICKER.
YOU PUT THAT BOOT ON A CAR WHERE EVERYBODY DRIVES BY AND SEES HIS NEIGHBORS AND EVERYTHING, YOU GOING TO GET A BIG RESPONSE.
BUT HE SAID HE CAN JUST TICKET IT NOW, TICKET THE OWNER.
AND IF THE OWNER DOESN'T SHOW UP, IT'S PRESUMED HE'S GUILTY.
SO HE HAS TO PAY IT NO MATTER WHAT.
BUT I THINK THE GOAL HERE IS COMPLIANCE.
LET'S MAKE MONEY FROM OUR CITIZENS.
THE IDEA HERE IS SERVE, PLEASE MOVE YOUR CAR THAT'S BEEN PARKED ON THE CITY STREET FOR 20 YEARS.
BUT DID, AND ON THAT NOTE, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO SHAPE MONEY OUT OF THESE PEOPLE.
WE WANT 'EM TO JUST MOVE THIS CAR.
IT'S A LOT CHEAPER THAN IT CURRENTLY IS.
IS IT CHEAPER THAN A BOOT? WELL, YOUR FIRST VIOLATION, YOU WOULD JUST BE THE $30.
YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE THREE VIOLATIONS WITHIN AND A CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE WE MOVE TO THAT LEVEL OF BOOT OR TOE IS THE FOURTH THING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU.
IT'S TICKET, TICKET, TICKET, BOOT OR TOE.
SO CHIEF, HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE, LIKE PEOPLE GOING ON VACATION, LEAVING THEIR CARS ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW, FOR THREE, FOUR DAYS? HOW ARE WE GONNA HANDLE THAT WHEN THEY COME, HEY, I WAS OUT OF TOWN.
IS THAT GONNA BE LIKE, HEY, WE'LL WAIVE YOUR FEE DOESN'T COUNT.
I'M JUST ASKING FOR, SO, SO AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE DISCRETIONARY ON THE OFFICER.
THE OFFICER'S GOAL IS NOT TO TO TICKET AS MANY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE RIDING AROUND TRYING.
OH, GOING BACK TO WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED WITH THE LIGHTING, A LOT OF IT'S COMPLAINT DRIVEN.
FOR THESE VEHICLES THAT, UH, ARE NOT MOVING.
UH, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY'RE PARKED LEGALLY, THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERED JUNK.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, MECHANISM TO WRITE A TICKET FOR A VEHICLE.
IT'S JUST SITTING IN, YOU KNOW, IN A SPOT.
IT MIGHT MOVE, YOU KNOW, ONCE A WEEK.
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AGAIN, THIS, THIS WOULD BE MORE OF A COMPLAINT DRIVEN THAT THE OFFICER KNOWS.OKAY, YES, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THAT, THAT MAKES ME FEEL, I THINK THE OTHER ISSUE WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE CARS PARKED IN OUR GRASSES.
NOW, I I'M THINKING YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE CARS PARKED IN THE PEOPLE'S FRONT YARD JUST 'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANNA BE ON THE STREET ANYMORE.
'CAUSE EVEN IF THEY GOT INSURANCE AND THEY'RE GOING, I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF THAT EYESORE WITH THIS.
BUT IT'S A, EITHER WAY IT'S A PROBLEM.
AT LEAST THIS WAY IT'S NOT CROWDING THE STREET.
AND THE THING IS, IS AT LEAST IN THEIR YARD, WHICH I DON'T PREFER, WE HAVE PARKED IN THE YARD WHEN WE'RE MOVING OR WE HAVE, UH, COMPANY OR WHATEVER.
BUT AT LEAST IN YOUR YARD IS YOUR PROPERTY.
THE CITY STREETS ARE FOR MOBILITY.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING ABOUT IT.
UM, YOU STILL LEGALLY PARK ON THE STREET AND YOU WOULD NOT GET A, A CITATION.
SO, I MEAN, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE VIOLATING THE STATE LAW OR THE CITY ORDINANCE, UH, OR A COMPLAINT.
AND TO BE, TO BE SURE WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TURN THE CITY INTO A POLICE STATE.
AND BY THE, BY THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA TONIGHT, ONE MIGHT GET THAT IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE
I THINK THEY'RE GETTING THERE.
BUT, BUT, UH, BUT THE, THE REALITY HERE IS, UH, WE'VE HAD ONE NEIGHBOR TERRORIZING THE OTHER.
WE HAD A DRAG STRIP AND IN THIS CASE WE GOT NEIGHBORS THAT ARE JUST SAYING, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME.
I'VE HAD MY CAR ON THE STREET 20 YEARS.
AND YOU CAN'T MAKE, YOU CAN'T MAKE US MOVE IT.
WELL, I DON'T THINK THE SPEED HUMPS ARE REALLY AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT REALLY IMPOSING ON ANYBODY OTHER THAN PEOPLE WHO WANNA SPEED.
THEY SHOULDN'T LEAVE THEIR CARS AND IT'S CHEAPER THAN TRYING TO SHINE THEIR LIGHTS IN, IN THEIR NEIGHBORS.
AND SOME OF THESE THINGS, IT'S KIND OF LIKE, ARE WE GONNA COMMIT MORE POLICE OFFICERS AND FUND THAT DEPARTMENT EVEN MORE TO POLICE SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE, WELL, HOPEFULLY WHEN FOLKS REALIZE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING DIRECTED, THAT THEY'LL COMPLY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER, AGAIN, IT TAKES THREE, IT TOOK RULE IN, IN IN NORMS IN SOCIETY.
IT TAKES THREE AND THE FIRST, FIRST OF THE THREE VIOLATIONS ARE REALLY CHEAPER THAN WHAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE.
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? LET'S, LET'S SEE WHAT THE COUNSEL WANTS TO DO.
RICHARD, LET'S START WITH YOU.
WHAT DO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M FINE WITH IT.
YOU'RE FINE WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED? YES.
IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED, WE CAN COME BACK AND VISIT IT.
GEORGE, WHAT DO YOU SAY? I SAY THAT.
ALRIGHT, JESSICA, YOU'RE THE ATTORNEY.
WELL, I MEAN, I, I THINK BY THE TIME YOU'VE GOTTEN THREE TICKETS, IF YOU'RE STILL NOT FIGURING IT OUT, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BOOT OR THE TOE.
HECTOR, WHAT DO YOU SAY? UM, I'M FOR IT.
JUST, I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY OBEYING THE LAW AND YOU KNOW, THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE INSURANCE AND I'M OUT OF TOWN, OR I WORK OUT OF TOWN.
I TOOK AN UBER TO AIRPORT AND THEY'RE THERE.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I HAVE SEVEN CARS AT MY HOUSE, SO THERE AIN'T NO WAY I COULD PARK ALL SEVEN IN MY DRIVEWAY.
THAT'S WHEN I'M WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
UH, AND OTHER RESIDENTS MIGHT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE INSURANCE ON ALL YOURS.
I PAY ALMOST A GRAND FOR ALL CARS, SO, WELL, HOPEFULLY WE WON'T GET I'M, THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE.
BUT I MEAN, IF IT'S GONNA HELP THE, I I JUST DON'T LIKE DOING IT.
WE GOTTA DO IT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG.
SO HOPEFULLY WE DON'T GET, GET A BACK BACKSLASH ON THAT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE STRUGGLES OF BEING HERE IN THESE POSITIONS, THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A PUSH, THERE'S A PULL.
AND EVERY TIME GOVERNMENT PASSES SOME RESTRICTION, UM, WE LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR RIGHTS AND OUR LIBERTY BECAUSE FOLKS WANNA PUSH AND PUSH AND PUSH.
STEVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PRO PROS THE PROPOSAL HERE TONIGHT? I'M, I'M GOOD WITH IT, FELIX.
IT JUST, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I FEEL FOR IS LIKE, UM, COUNCILMAN, UH, UH, HECTOR TREVINO SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE BIG FAMILIES EVERYWHERE.
I KNOW THEY HAVE MORE THAN TWO VEHICLES.
UM, SO IS THIS GONNA GO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE LOOKING FOR VEHICLES.
IT'S MORE OF A COMPLAINT'S COMPLAINT.
SO HOWEVER THEY SO YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ARE BROUGHT FORTH THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, PARKING ON THIS IS NOT, IF YOU'RE LEGALLY PARKED ON THE STREET, THERE'S NO NO ISSUE.
THIS IS ONLY THE, THE CARS THAT ARE IN VIOLATION, WHICH ALL WE'RE ADDING TONIGHT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, THEN THAT'S A DIFFERENT, SO, AND I AGREE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE YOUR CAR IN THE STREET.
SO IF YOUR FRIENDS OR NEIGHBOR OR GUESTS OR PARKED ON THE STREET, THEY HAD TO GET THERE SOMEHOW.
YOU REALLY DON'T WANNA BE ON THE ROAD WITH NO INSURANCE.
SOMEBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A
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MOTION TO APPROVE IT.WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH NO MOTION IF NOBODY MAKES ONE.
UH, GEORGE, YOU WANNA DO IT ON THE SCREEN? ALRIGHT.
[5. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-11, 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 Section 28-160(a) of Article IV, Chapter 28 thereof and substituting therefor a new Section 28-160(a), providing for the removal of Scott Road between US 90A and Spur 529 from the list of streets upon which the operation of trucks, as defined in Section 28-159, is prohibited; providing the removal of "No Truck" signs along said street segment; providing a penalty in an amount of not less than $1.00 nor more than $200.00 for each violation of any provision hereof; providing for severability; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith; and providing an effective date. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager) ]
NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 DASH 11 IN ORDINANCE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE TO THE CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS BY DELETING SECTION 28 DASH 60 A OF ARTICLE, WHAT IS THAT? ARTICLE FOUR, CHAPTER 28 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING, THEREFORE A NEW SECTION 28 DASH 1 68 PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SCOTT ROAD BETWEEN S 90 AND 5 29 ON THE LIST OF STREETS UPON WHICH THE OPERATION OF TRUCKS AS DEFINED IN 28 DASH 1 59 IS PROHIBITED, PROVIDING THE REMOVAL OF NO TRUCK SIGNS ALONG SAID STREET SET SEGMENT, PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT, NO LESS THAN A DOLLAR, NO MORE THAN $200 FOR EACH VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION.
HEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL ABILITY REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES, INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IS THERE MORE TO ADD TO THAT ORDINANCE? 20 26 11 HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA TO ALLOW CITY COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER A VISION TO THE NOTE, NO TRUCK LIMIT ON SCOTT ROAD BETWEEN US 90 A AND SPUR 5 29.
CURRENTLY TRUCK TRAFFIC IS PROHIBITED ALONG THE SEGMENT OF SCOTT ROAD PREVENTING TRUCK TRAFFIC FROM ACCESSING THE ROADWAY BETWEEN US 90 A AND SPUR 5 29.
THE PROPOSED REVISION WOULD REMOVE THE RESTRICTION AND ALLOW TRUCK TRAFFIC ALONG THIS SEGMENT.
A LOCATION MAP IS INCLUDED FOR YOUR REVIEW AND, UH, PROVING THIS ORDINANCE WOULD, UH, CHANGE.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THIS? WHY WAS THIS EVER A NO TRUCK ZONE TO BEGIN WITH? THERE'S NOT OR THERE WASN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.
IT WAS A CUT THROUGH THOROUGHFARE FOR BIG TRUCKS.
AND IF I RECALL, UH, WE DIDN'T WANT 'EM DRIVING THROUGH THAT AREA, BUT NOW WITH BUSINESSES COMING UP, THAT WAS MY SUGGESTION.
SINCE BUSINESS IS COMING UP, I, I THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE THAT OFF.
'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE BUSINESSES MOVING IN THERE WHERE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE HEAVY TRUCKS THERE.
YEAH, I DON'T, UH, I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW IT EVER GOT NO TRUCKS.
'CAUSE UH, IT WAS A CUT THROUGH.
IT WAS A CUT THROUGH AND IT'S A GOOD CUT THROUGH.
WE HAD MORE CUT THROUGH WHEN? UH, I 69 WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
REALLY? IF THEY DON'T OFFEND ANYBODY.
UM, WHEN I CUT THROUGH SOMEWHERE, I WHEN WAS THE RESTRICTION MADE? UH, 2018.
AND THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A RESIDENTIAL AREA, RIGHT? NO.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, UH, TAKING THIS OFF? NO, I DON'T EITHER.
HECTOR, WON'T YOU MAKE THE MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
LEMME PUT MY GLA MAKE I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION.
CAN I SECOND IT? JESSICA, YOU WANT TO SAY NO? I THINK STEVE DID.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY PUSHING GREEN? YES.
AND, UH, OH, HE LEFT GEORGE, UH, I GUESS THEY HAD TO GO THE ABSENT.
[6. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4035, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, awarding Bid No. 2026-05B for the CDBG-MIT Flood and Drainage Mitigation Project Activity No. 1b - Dry Creek Detention Ponds Project; and, authorizing the Assistant City Manager to negotiate and execute, for and on behalf of the City, appropriate documents and/or agreements regarding same. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager) ]
SIX, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 4 0 3 5 A RESOLUTION, CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS.WARNING, BID NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 5 B OF THE C-D-B-G-M-I-T FLOOD DRAINAGE MITIGATION PROJECT ACTIVITY NUMBER ONE B AND DRY CREEK DETENTION PONDS PROJECT.
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE FOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS AND OR AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE SAME.
UM, BID RECEIVED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2026
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FOR THE C-D-B-G-M-I-T FLOOD AND DRAINAGE MITIGATION.ACTIVITY NUMBER ONE B DRY CREEK DETENTION POND PROJECT EIGHT BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPEN AS TAB LETTER AS INDICATED ON THE BID SUMMARY FORM.
STAFF RECOMMENDS BID NUMBER 2026 DASH OH FIVE B BE AWARDED TO SPRINT SAND AND CLAY.
LLC WAS SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID, THE AMOUNT OF $5,000,887,935 AND 70 CENTS FOR A TERM OF 230 CALENDAR DAYS.
THE ATTACHED CORRESPONDENCE FROM WADE HEMEL PE WITH COSTELLO ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING RECOMMENDS THE SAME.
THIS PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FLOOD MITIGATION AND IN THE FORM OF RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, UH, REGIONAL DETENTION, REDUCING THE OVERALL FLOODPLAIN IN THE AREA WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA.
AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL RESOLUTION NUMBER R 35, EXCUSE ME, R 40 35 AS PRESENTED.
SO THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN, UH, DIG OUT THOSE DETENTION PONDS ALONG DRY CREEK.
WELL, LET'S JUST ASK THE COUNCIL.
ANYBODY WISH TO JUMP IN? GO AHEAD.
OR IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT.
PROBABLY MOST OF SO SPRINGING CLAY'S GONNA BE DIGGING THESE OUT.
A LOT OF, I AIN'T GONNA SAY FREE DIRT, BUT GOING TO BE SOME AVAILABLE DIRT, I GUESS.
OH, THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THAT DIRT.
THEY'RE GOING RIGHT WHERE THEY GONNA DO, THEY'RE HAULING THE DIRT.
I I'M SURE THEY'LL END UP HAULING IT.
THEY HAVE TO HAUL IT SOMEWHERE.
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S THAT GUMBO CLAY DIRT TOO, AIN'T IT? ONCE YOU GET SO FAR OR GET SOMETHING BETTER, YOU GET SELECT FIELD THEN SAND.
ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, THEY GOT THE BID.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR SUGGESTIONS? ALRIGHT, WHAT'S SOME PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? WE NEED A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES OR PUSH? YES.
THE, THE, THE I'S HAVE IT, THE YESES HAVE IT.
[7. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4036, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, awarding Bid No. 2026-13B for the CDBG-MIT Flood and Drainage Mitigation Project Activity No. 1a - Dry Creek Channel Improvements Project; and, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute, for and on behalf of the City, appropriate documents and/or agreements regarding same. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager) ]
SEVEN, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR DEAL.CONSIDERATION OF AND RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 4 0 3 6, THE RESOLUTION.
ROSENBERG, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, AWARDING BID NUMBER 2026 DASH 13 B FOR THE CDBG DASH MIT, UH, FLOOD AND DRAINAGE MITIGATION PROJECT ACTIVITY NUMBER ONE, A DASH DRY CREEK CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE FOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS AND OR AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE SAME.
BID RECEIVED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2026 WITH THE C-D-B-G-M-I-T FLOOD DRAINAGE MITIGATION PROJECT ACTIVITY ONE, A DRY CREEK CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, SEVEN BEDS RECEIVED IN THE OPEN AS TABULATED, EXCUSE ME, OPEN AND TABLET AS INDICATED ON THE ATTACHED BID SUMMARY FORM.
STAFF RECOMMENDS BID NUMBER 2026 DASH 13 B BE AWARDED TO HERTADO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHO SUBMITTED THE LOWEST TOTAL BID AMOUNT OF $6,000,668,888 AND 88 CENTS FOR A TERM OF 220 CALENDAR DAYS.
THE ATTACHED CORRESPONDENCE FROM WADE MOPE WITH COSTELLO ENGINEERING AND SURVEY AND RECOMMENDS THE SAME.
THIS PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FLOOD MITIGATION, THE FORM OF CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS FROM UPSTREAM OF STATE HIGHWAY 36 TO FM 2218.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 40 36 AS PRESENTED.
SO THIS GOES, THIS GOES HAND IN HAND SO WE CAN CLEAR OUT THAT, THAT CHANNEL.
LET'S SEE IF THE COUNSEL HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, ANY SPECIFIC PART OF THIS, UH, LOOK AT THOSE MAPS.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION, BUT WE'LL GO.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.
GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? NOBODY? NO.
JUST ONE QUESTION RIGHT THERE.
ALL BETWEEN MALMAN AND THEATER DITCH, UH, BY THE, UH, RETIREMENT? YES.
UH, OR THE OLD SCHOOL DISTRICT? NO.
IS THAT GONNA BE UNDERGROUND? THAT LITTLE STRIP FROM MAMAN TO AT THE THEATER DITCH? IS IT GONNA BE UNDERGROUND? UNDERGROUND, YEAH.
IS IS BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S A PIPE THERE NOW, RIGHT? OR IS IT AN EXPOSED I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE, WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
THE ONE IN RED? NO, NOT IN RED, GREEN, BLUE.
OH, NO, THAT, THAT, THAT RIGHT THERE JUST SHOWS A STREAM.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT'S RED? RED? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? UH, ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING WITH THE GR WITH THE BLUE? THE, THE BLUE COMING FROM THAT?
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NO, THAT'S AN OPEN CHANNEL.THAT'S WHERE THE WATER FROM MOND GOES OUT THERE AND IT, IT CHANNELS THROUGH THAT AREA.
AND IT GOES INTO, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT OPEN.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A PIPE IN BETWEEN THAT AND THE, AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
WE ALWAYS PULL SHOPPING CARTS OUT OF THERE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? IT'S A BIG PROJECT.
YOU NEED AN APPROVAL, OBVIOUSLY.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 40 36.
GEORGE, YOU YOU WANNA VOTE ON THIS ONE? ALRIGHT.
[8. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4043, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, accepting the filing of a petition by landowner for annexation into the Corporate Limits of the City of tracts or parcels of land containing 34.2166 acres in the Emma Meyer Survey, Abstract No. 701, Fort Bend County, Texas. (Mohamed Bireima, Director of Planning) ]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.CONSIDERATION OF AND ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 43.
A RESOLUTION OF CITY OF COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS ACCEPTING THE FILING OF A PETITION BY LANDOWNER FOR ANNEXATION INTO CORPORATE LIMITS OF CITY OF, UH, CITY OF TRACKS OF THE CITY OF TRACKS THAT WERE PARCELS OF LAND CONTAINING 34.216 ACRES IN THE MMI SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 7 0 1 FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
IS THIS ONE OF THE MUST APPROVE ITEMS? SO TH THIS IS JUST ACCEPTING THE PETITION THAT THEY'RE FILING REQUESTING TO BE ANNEXED.
UM, AT, AT A LATER MEETING, WE WOULD HAVE THE ACTUAL ANNEXATION ORDINANCE COME BACK.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THIS, BUT WE WOULD WANT TO YEAH.
YOU'RE JUST ACCEPTING THE PETITION THAT THEY FILED.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY TAKING ACTION TO ANN EXIT.
DID YOU WANNA READ IT, SIR? SURE.
IN RECEIPT OF A PETITION FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 34.2166 AIRCRAFT, UH, ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF US HIGHWAY 59, INTERSTATE, HIGHWAY 69 AND HARLEY ROAD, UH, OR SPARTAN.
UH, THE TRACK IS PART OF A 523 ACRE TRACK KNOWN AS THE CLUSTER HOF ROAD TRACK, WHICH WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY ON SEP SEPTEMBER 4TH, UH, 2012 BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2012 DASH 31 CITY ALSO ENTERED INTO A CHAPTER 43 TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR NON AND EXCISION WITH, UH, LAVERNE C MAY FOR 37.4740 ACRE TRACK THAT'S PART OF THAT 523 ACRE ANNEXATION.
THE AGREEMENT ALLOWED THE TRACK TO CONTINUE WITH EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION STATUS OF THE PROPERTY.
THE AGREEMENT STATES THAT THE TRACK OF THE LAND BE RETAINED ETG STATUS UNTIL THE USE OF THE PROPERTY CHANGES ANY CHANGE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY BUILDINGS OR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY WOULD REQUIRE FULL ANNEXATION OF THE TRACK INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY.
ON, ON MARCH 23RD, 2026, PROPERTY OWNER, UH, STEALTH SPUR 10 LLC SUBMITTED A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ATION OF 34.2166 ACRES OF OF LAND RESOLUTION NUMBER R 40 43 IS BEING PRESENTED FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TO ACCEPT THE FILING OF THE PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.
UH, THE PETITION IS INCLUDED AS AN EXHIBIT A TO, TO THE RESOLUTION STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER R 40 43 TO ACCEPT THE FILING OF THE PETITION BY THE OWNER AND TO INITIATE THE PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF THE ANNEX EXHIBITION ORDINANCE AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL SEE IF ANYBODY WISHES TO JUST, UH, ASK A QUESTION OR COMMENT HERE.
WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 40 FOR 43.
MOTION MADE TO APPROVE IT BY HECTOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY PUSHING OR SAYING YES OR GREEN.
[9. Review and discuss a proposed City dog park, and take action as necessary to direct staff. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager) ]
TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, REVIEW AND DISCUSS PROPOSED CITY DOG PARK AND TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY.UH, I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ IT.
AT THE REQUEST OF COUNSELOR JESSICA, UM, MARINO, THIS ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS A FUTURE DOG PARK AT THE APRIL 22ND, 2025.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED A PROPOSED DOG PARK AND DIRECTED STAFF TO RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.
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CONSIDERING SEPARATE AREAS FOR SMALL AND LARGE DOGS, PROHIBITING FOOD AND SNACKS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AGGRESSION AND REQUIRING ALL DOGS USING THE PARK TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED.AT THE JUNE 26TH, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING STAFF PRESENTED THREE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED DOG PARK.
FOURTH STREET BETWEEN CITY HALL AND FORT BEND HERALD BUILDING FOUNTAINS DRIVE NEAR THE ROCKET OR THE EXISTING DOG PARK OWNED BY MUD 1 67.
FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, THE BOARD REC THE PARKS BOARD RECOMMENDED FOURTH STREET LOCATION DUE TO ITS CENTRAL LOCATION AND WALKABLE ACCESSIBILITY.
THE BOARD ALSO RECOMMENDED INCLUDING AMENITIES SU SUCH AS TREES, BENCHES, WATER BOWLS, TRASH BAGS, WASTE RECEPTACLES, PARKING, AND PARVO PREVENTION MEASURES.
ON JULY 22ND, 2025, CITY COUNCIL AGAIN DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED DOG PARK DURING THE WORKSHOP MEETING AND REACHED A CONSENSUS TO CONSIDER THE PROJECT DURING THE FY 26 BUDGET PROCESS.
HOWEVER, THE DOG PARK WAS NOT FUNDED IN THE FY 26 BUDGET AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
THE ESTIMATED COST FOR A DOG PARK IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000, WHICH INCLUDES FENCING, SIDEWALKS, WATER CONNECTIONS, TRASH, RECEPTACLES AND BENCHES.
ADDITIONAL FUTURE COSTS THAT MAY INCLUDE LIGHTING, SECURITY CAMERAS AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS.
FINAL COST WILL DEPEND ON THE SELECTED LOCATION AND UPDATED ESTIMATES CANNOT BE PREPARED UNTIL COUNCIL PROVIDES DIRECTION ON WHERE THE DOG PARK SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED.
STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE PREFERRED LOCATION AND NEXT STEPS FOR THE PROPOSED DOG PARK.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT, BUT I, BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR, I JUST WISH WE COULD GO AND LOOK AT A MAP, BUT THAT PROPERTY NEXT TO THE CO COASTER IS A LOT SMALLER THAN THAT PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
UH, WOULD SEEM LIKE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN, I DON'T KNOW WHY THE PARKS BOARD, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WAS PROPOSED OR HOW STAFF PROPOSED IT, BUT, UM, THAT WOULD BE A LOT LESS INTRUSIVE.
WHEN YOU HAVE DOGS, YOU HAVE BARKING AND OF COURSE, YEAH, THERE'S NOBODY RIGHT THERE EITHER.
I I, MY MY THINKING IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT IT IS YOU GOT A BIGGER FOOTPRINT THERE ACROSS THE STREET.
LESS POOP TO SCOOP, LESS DOGS TO, UH, UH, HEAR BARK ANYWAYS.
YEAH, I I THINK THE LOCATION WAS PICKED MORE SO JUST 'CAUSE UH, THERE WAS AVAILABLE PARKING THERE AT CITY HALL AND THERE WAS A SIDEWALK THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET TO THAT, THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THEM CROSS THE STREET.
WELL THAT'S A, THAT'S A SMALLER AND A REALLY, THIS, THESE ARE BOTH LOVELY PROPERTIES ANYWAYS.
BUT, UM, UH, JESSICA, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE THAT YOU PUT THIS, WHAT, DID SOMEBODY COME TO YOU AND SAY, PUT THIS ON? OR DID YOU JUST THINK, LET ME, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT SINCE WE'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
WE NEED A, WE NEED A DOG PARTY.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED A LOT AND YES, SOMEBODY DID, UH, REMIND ME THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT AND NEVER DID IT.
SO I CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE THE CASE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
IT SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO IT AND THEN WE DIDN'T.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T LIKE TO BLOW PEOPLE OFF HERE.
'CAUSE WE SAID THAT WE WOULD DO IT AND WE DIDN'T.
UM, AND SO SINCE I'M HEADED OUT, I WANTED TO PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA TO MAKE GOOD ON MY WORD THAT I WOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET THIS DONE.
AND LIKE I SAY, I'M, I'M GOOD WITH THE DOG PARKS SOMEWHERE.
AND THEN, AND THEN LET'S COME UP WITH A POSSIBLE LOCATION.
THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE BUDGETARY.
LET'S SEE, LET'S POLL EVERYBODY AND SEE RICHARD, DO YOU WANT A DOG PARK SOMEWHERE? YES.
GEORGE, YOU WANT A DOG PARK SOMEWHERE? MM-HMM
HECTOR, YOU WANT DOG PARK SOMEWHERE? OKAY.
NOW THIS ONE THING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF, THE CITY ACTUALLY OWNS REAL ESTATE ALL OVER THE TOWN.
SO A GOOD PLACE, IF YOU LOOK AT A MAP AND YOU THROW A DART IN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, WE ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY AROUND HERE IS DIDN'T USED TO BE, BUT, UH, I WOULD SAY BETWEEN AVENUE I AND, UH, WELL MAYBE THIS LITTLE ROAD HERE, CITY HALL DRIVE, WE'RE STILL REAL CLOSE, CENTRALLY LOCATED AND, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SIDEWALKS.
SO I LIKE THE IDEAL MORE OR LESS AROUND HERE.
AND WE'VE GOT CONNECTIVITY WITH THE SIDEWALKS.
IF YOU PUT SOMETHING SOUTH OF THE FREEWAY, WHICH OF COURSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY PUT IT AT THE BIG PARK, WHICH IS NOT A BAD IDEAL TOO.
BUT YOU DON'T SO MUCH HAVE CONNECTIVITY DOWN TOWARD LEGACY FORD.
YOU DO HAVE IT OUT TO THE CIVIC CENTER AND THEN YOU CAN MEANDER, I GUESS WITHIN THE PARK IF YOU KEEP THE DOG ON
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A LEASH OR WHATEVER.THE DOG PARKS TYPICALLY THE DOGS ARE LOOSE.
BUT I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO BRING, THEY HAVE TO GET THE DOG.
WHEREAS IF IT WERE AROUND HERE, THE DOG, THEY COULD WALK THE DOG TO TO HERE THAT WAY.
OF COURSE THE DOG MAY BE WORE OUT BY THE TIME HE GETS OVER HERE, BUT, BUT I THINK DOG LOVERS LOAD THE DOGS UP AND TAKE 'EM AND THEN LET 'EM GO.
UH, RIGO, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON WHERE YOU THINK COULD POSSIBLE DOG LOCATION? I MEAN, MY THING IS, IF, IF Y'ALL GIVE ME A LOCATION, AT LEAST THAT WAY I CAN FIGURE OUT THE LOGISTIC OF WHAT'S GONNA BE INVOLVED TO GET IT DONE.
SO I WANT TO PUT THESE THREE, THESE THREE SUGGESTIONS AND THEN I WANT TO PUT THE FOURTH AND, AND WE WILL OPEN IT UP AND ANYONE ELSE CAN ADD A FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH OR EIGHTH.
SO ON Y'ALL'S, UH, LIST HERE, PAPASAN, ADD A NEXT BULLET.
UH, THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE ACREAGE? I'M GONNA SAY AT LEAST FIVE ACRES.
IT'S TWO, RIGHT? SAY AGAIN? THE ACREAGE ACROSS THE STREET.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL FIVE, AT LEAST FIVE ACRES.
IS THIS THE SLIDE WE'RE LOOKING AT? WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S OVER HERE.
SO, SO THAT'S NEXT TO, THAT'S, UH, ON THIS SIDE OF US, RIGHT? SO YEAH, THAT, THAT MARKED OFF FOR REFERENCE.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL HAD TOLD US THAT Y'ALL WANTED LIKE A, A TWO ACRE PARK.
SO IF Y'ALL COULD ADD, CAN YOU ADD TO YOUR, TO RIGHT HERE? YEAH.
ADD, UH, THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH AND POLL EVERYBODY ACROSS FORTH.
JESSICA, WE'LL START WITH YOU SINCE YOU KIND OF INITIATED.
DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? I DON'T HAVE THAT OF THE, OF THE FOUR.
IF, IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN AFFORD AND, AND DO SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.
UM, SO JUST, I MEAN, OF COURSE IT DEPENDS ON THE BUDGET AND THE COST AND THINGS.
SO AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN BUDGET AND IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE IN THE CITY, I, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LOCATION AS MUCH AND THAT'S THE THING I'M GONNA END UP NEEDING WHAT KIND OF BUDGET RIGHT.
Y'ALL WANNA SPEND ON, RIGHT? 'CAUSE IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
SO PROBABLY THE NEXT COUNCIL IT WOULD, DEPENDING ON WHAT THIS COUNCIL DOES, SHOULD VISIT THAT, PUT IT IN THE BUDGET AND GO THERE.
WELL, I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD GET SOME COMMITMENT, LIKE TO DO IT BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCILS HERE.
WE COULD BRING THAT UP TO YOU COULD PROPOSE THAT EVEN TONIGHT.
OKAY, SO LET'S, LET'S GO, LET'S, UH, LET'S DECIDE WHICH Y'ALL, UH, ON, ON, ON ONE OF THESE FOUR SPOTS.
RICHARD, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHICH SPOT DO YOU LIKE? DON'T WE ALSO HAVE SOME PROPERTY ON LOUISE AND AVENUE INN? YES, SURE DO.
WELL, THAT'S WHY I SAID IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER PROPERTY, LET'S PUT IT ON THERE.
LET'S PUT THAT AS THE NEXT ONE.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, LOCATIONS? I DON'T THINK THAT'D BE GOOD FOR A FIVE.
WELL, I KNOW WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE PUT TOO NARROW.
WE'RE PUTTING THE, THE, THE LOCATIONS AND WE WILL VOTE 'EM UP OR DOWN.
ANYBODY ELSE? FELIX, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? UH, NO.
I GUESS THE ONE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE ON FIFTH STREET.
UH, BUT WHERE THE, THE ONE THE CITY JUST BOUGHT? YEAH.
NO, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER ONE.
UM, BUT I LIKE THE FOURTH STREET HERE.
BUT I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WELL, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST, AT LEAST WE COULD GET SOME USE OUT OF THAT FOR NOW UNTIL OUT OF THOSE TWO LOTS.
WELL LET'S PUT THAT DOWN AS THE NEXT BULLET HERE.
WHAT, WHAT WAS THAT? AVENUE G AT FIFTH? YEAH.
ALRIGHT, WELL LET'S PUT THAT DOWN.
DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT ONE.
UH, STEVE, DO YOU HAVE ANY LOCATION SUGGESTIONS? UH, THESE LOOK GOOD.
JUST WHATEVER IT LOGISTICALLY WORKS OUT.
HECTOR, I DON'T HAVE ANY J UH, JESSICA, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS? I'M FINE WITH IT BEING RIGHT HERE.
EITHER, EITHER ONE RIGHT HERE BY THE CITY HALL.
DO YOU HAVE BUT OKAY, SO YOU DON'T ONE OF THE ONE'S BY CITY HALL.
GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY LOCATIONS THAT YOU WANNA ADD? I THINK I THINK ACROSS THE STREET.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH 'EM.
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH 'EM ONE BY ONE AND SEE WHICH Y'ALL PREFER.
UH, LET'S, CAN WE GET THE, THE LOGISTICS AND HOW MUCH EVERYTHING'S GONNA COST? WELL, YOU DID.
THAT, THAT'S JUST, THAT'S FOR THE FENCING AND, AND LIKE DEPENDING IF, DO Y'ALL WANT, UH, IF YOU DO ACROSS THE STREET, YOU GOT A GOOD PARKING LOT, PARKING LOT DESIGNS ALL RAISE THEM.
THERE'S THE BASE FEE OF PUTTING UP SOME FENCE AND PUTTING IN A SIDEWALK, MAKING IN A, A WATER CONNECTION.
BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON WELL, OF THE PROPERTIES THAT THEY JUST MENTIONED, WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE EASIEST TO ACCOMMODATE THE DOG? LIKE THE CHEAPEST.
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RIGHT THERE.SINCE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE, UH, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE TO THE LEFT OF US.
OKAY, WELL THEN THAT WOULD BE MY CHOICE.
IF IT'S JUST EASIER AND CHEAPER.
BUT WHY, WHY WOULD THAT BE ANY EASIER THAN THAN THAT? YOU'RE JUST CROSSING PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET.
SO, AND YOU GOT PARKING ON THIS SIDE.
SO THEY, THEY'RE PARKING HERE.
THEY'RE WALKING OUT TO THE SIDEWALK.
YEAH, WE, WE COULD ALWAYS THAT.
SO YOU, YOU PUT, YOU PUT A CROSSWALK.
YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES, IF WE WANNA PUT A MIDBLOCK CROSSING THERE, WE CAN PUT A MID MIDBLOCK CROSSING THERE.
I THINK WE'RE, WELL I THINK IF WE PUT IT ACROSS THE STREET, WE'RE KIND OF LOCKING THAT WHOLE, THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THAT THEN WE'RE LOCKING IT ALL INTO BEING A DOG PARK.
WELL I MEAN NOTHING IS PERMANENT HERE.
THAT LAST ONE RIGHT HERE IS JUST A LITTLE TINY LITTLE PIECE OF LAND.
YEAH, I MEAN IT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE DISCUSSING IT.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S, LET'S GO THROUGH IT.
SO Y'ALL LIKE, YOU LIKE FOURTH STREET RIGHT THERE? THE ONE THAT'S IN THE PICTURE UP ON THE SCREEN.
IS THAT THE ONE YOU LIKE? YES.
SAME ONE YOU LIKE ACROSS THE STREET.
WELL, WHICH ONE YOU WANT THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET OR RIGHT HERE.
WHICH I LIKE THE ONE RIGHT HERE BY THE PAPER.
ALRIGHT THEN THE MAJORITY OF US WANT WANT RIGHT THERE.
JUST LET 'EM WALK DOWN IN THAT BAYOU.
UM, HOPEFULLY THE PAPER WON'T, UH, HAVE AN ISSUE.
WELL THE DOGS REALLY DON'T AS FAR AS I CAN SEE WHEN I TAKE MY DOGS OUT, THEY REALLY DON'T BARK AT THE DOG PARK.
'CAUSE THEY GET TO DO WHAT THEY WANNA DO.
THEY'RE LOOSE AND THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND.
IT'S NOT LIKE IN THE KENNEL WHERE THEY'RE JUST BARKING 'CAUSE THEY'RE FRUSTRATED WHEN THEY'RE LOOSE AT THE DOG PARK.
THEY'RE USUALLY JUST HAPPY AND THEY'RE NOT BARKING.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT WOULD BE A LOT OF NOISE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT, THAT, UH, AMENITIES THAT Y'ALL WANNA LOOK AT FOR, FOR THE ANIMALS? OTHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE HERE PROPOSED PEDESTRIANS.
SOME, SOME PEDESTRIANS, LIKE COMING IN BICYCLES.
IS THERE EVER GONNA BE A BIKING RACK RACK FOR THEM TO PARK THEIR BIKES? YEAH, WE, WE JUST NEED TO JUST LAY IT OUT AND JUST, I JUST NEED ANOTHER THINK ABOUT THAT.
WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT TO SEE? THAT WAY I CAN HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE GO, THERE'S COULD BE A THOU UH, UH, 20 THINGS.
I, I THINK Y'ALL HAVE THE GENERAL IDEA THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS, WANTS A DOG PARK AND THE LOCATION OF IT AND LITTLE BY LITTLE, UH, THE, THE, THE PARKS BOARD CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
IT COULD BE RATIFIED BY THE COUNCIL AND EXECUTED BY THE STAFF.
AND UM, I'M SURE A LOT OF THE FUNDING WILL WANT TO COME FROM EITHER, UH, SOME OTHER SOURCES OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND.
UNLIKE WHAT SOURCES ARE YOU THINKING? I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PARKS DEDICATION FUND.
THAT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED.
I I DON'T YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT.
WELL, WE HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE, YEAH, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WITH THE LAWYER THAT'S, WE HAVEN'T DEDICATED THAT AS A PARK.
WHAT'S THAT? WE HAVEN'T DEDICATED THAT AS A, AS A PARK.
WELL, THERE MAY BE WAYS TO DO THAT, I'M SURE.
I I THINK IT DOES HAVE TO BE DEDICATED AS A PARK TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE PARK FUNDS THOUGH.
WELL WE HAVE, WE EVEN HAVE A LITTLE PARK, UH, HARDWOOD PARK THAT'S ABOUT A 10TH OF THIS SIZE.
SO SOMEBODY DEDICATED IT YEARS AGO, DIDN'T IT? YES.
IS THAT A LONG PROCESS OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT CAN, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN A WHILE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK INTO IT.
'CAUSE IN THE SUMMER IT GETS PRETTY HOT.
THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE POND OR SOMETHING.
ASSUMING THAT IT CAN BE BUDGETED, BUT A SPLASH PAD JUST BECAUSE IT GETS HOT LIKE SOME SHADE AND SOME IT DOESN'T WORK OUT.
RIKA, DO YOU ANTICIPATE, UM, A FREE SPLASH PAD? THEY'RE GONNA PARK IN OUR BACK PARKING LOT AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BRIDGE OVER THE CANAL.
H HOW? WELL THERE'S, YOU KNOW JESSICA, YOU'RE RIGHT THAT NEEDS SOME WATER AND THERE'S A LITTLE, THERE'S A SEABOARD CREEK RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT.
THEY JUST JUMPED DOWN IN THERE.
CAN WE OR ARE THESE DOGS WILL BE WALKING ALL RIGHT BY CITY HALL TO GET TO THE BROUGHT SOMETHING DOG PARK.
AND IF, IF WE END UP USING THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT, THEY'LL END UP, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WOULD PARK IN THE CITY CALLED PARKING LOT, WALK OUT TO FOURTH STREET.
'CAUSE THE SIDEWALK'S ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD.
AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PARK UP HERE IN OUR PARKING LOT.
'CAUSE WE'RE ALREADY FULL MOST DAYS THAT WE ARE.
WELL, USUALLY I THINK THE DOG PARK, THE DOG PARKING WOULD NEED TO BE IN THE BACK, BUT THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO CROSS THE CANAL.
WELL, A LOT OF TIMES DURING JUST THINGS TO THINK ABOUT DURING THE WEEK, IT PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME ARE WORKING.
SO DOG PARKS ARE KIND OF BUSIER PROBABLY ON THE WEEKEND OR IN THE EVENINGS.
AND THEN WHEN IT'S HOT, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GONNA BE OUT THERE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR OR HALF
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AN HOUR.IT'S USUALLY NOT LIKE, SWAMPED AT THE DOG PARK IS OKAY.
WELL, ANOTHER THING, AND I'M I'M SURE THE STAFF AND THE COUNCIL WON'T BE ELATED, BUT YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA USE OUR PARKING.
GOD, GOD, GOD FORBID THAT WE GIVE UP OUR PARKING PLACES TO LET THE CITIZENS HAVE CLOSER ACCESS TO THE DOG PARK.
OTHER WORDS, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PARK WAY AT THE BACK AND LET FOLKS JUST LIKE WE DO FOR ELECTION DAY.
WELL, THERE'S JUST NOT PARKING AVAILABLE.
YOU GOTTA I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE SWAMPED LIKE THE EPICENTER.
I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE LIKE THREE DOGS AT THE PARK ON A MONDAY MORNING.
I THINK ACROSS THE STREET IS BETTER SUITED.
YOU GOT ROOM FOR A PARKING LOT, WHICH IS GONNA BE MORE THAN $80,000.
WELL, IF IT DEPENDS IF YOU GO WITH GRAVEL OR PAVE STONES.
WE DON'T ALLOW GRAVEL PARKING LOTS.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A ANTIQUATED RULE.
YEAH, THAT THAT'D BE, IT'D BE GETTING KIND OF DUSTY.
DID I VOTE FOR THAT? IT'D BE DUSTY.
A GRAVEL PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF, FROM THE CITY HALL.
WELL, AND IF YOU'RE HOLDING A DOG ON A LEASH AND THEY YANK YOU AND YOU'RE ON GRAVEL, YOU SLIDE.
SO, NOT THAT I WOULD KNOW, BUT
ALRIGHT, SO, SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS Y'ALL WANT US TO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY HERE TO THE NORTH AND UM, COME UP WITH A COST OF WHAT IT'LL BE TO TURN THAT INTO A DOG PARK AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL.
I THINK THAT'S THE PREFERENCE.
AND THEN, UM, THAT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS.
SO WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THE PARK DEDICATION FUNDS, WELL WE'D HAVE TO DEDICATE IT AS A PARK FIRST.
SO I DON'T THINK ALL THAT CAN BE DONE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION.
BUT IT MAY NOT BE DONE, BUT IT COULD BE APPROVED.
PUT AS MUCH TOGETHER AS WE CAN.
WE COULD PROBABLY AUTHORIZE, IT COULD BRING BACK TO THE APRIL WORKSHOP.
THE CITY CURRENTLY OWNS THE PROPERTY.
IS THAT RIGHT? IT'S THE OFFICER.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET, YOU CAN DEDICATE CITY, YOU CAN DEDICATE CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR PARK PURPOSES BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE.
AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PARK DEDICATION FUND.
IF Y'ALL HAVE, UM, EARMARKED, I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE TO EARMARK IT PER FOR I GUESS DISTRICT.
IT'S BY, IT'S BY ZONE OR ZONE.
WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK WHAT LOOK AT THE ZONE, ZONE THAT'S IN.
UM, BUT, BUT YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
SO THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO, BUT I THINK THE, UH, THE PREFERENCE IS, IS TO MOVE FORWARD IN SOME DIRECTION WITH THE DOG PARK NEXT DOOR.
WE'LL PUT AS MUCH INFORMATION TOGETHER AS WE CAN FOR THE, OKAY.
DO WE NEED PAPERWORK? DO WE NEED, UH, ACTION.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL BRING SOMETHING BACK.
[10. Review and discuss the Animal Control and Shelter monthly reports for February 2026, and take action as necessary to direct staff. (Omar Polio, Director of Animal Control) ]
TO ITEM NUMBER 10 THEN? ANIMAL CONTROL REPORT.REVIEW AND DISCUSS ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY.
AND TAKE ACTION TO DIRECT STAFF.
HE'S TRAINING THIS EVENING, SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T BLAME HIM.
SO TONIGHT WE HAVE YOUR FEBRUARY, UH, 2026 MONTHLY REPORT.
AND I THINK WE'LL DOUBLE UP NEXT TIME FOR MARCH AND APRIL.
UH, FEBRUARY WAS A BIG MONTH FOR RESCUES.
UH, WE HAD A LOT OF ANIMALS THAT WERE ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO RESCUES.
SO THIS IS, UH, OPTIMAL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND TIME FACILITATING ADOPTIONS.
THESE, UH, THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE A RESCUE ORGANIZATION COMES INTO THE SHELTER AND TAKES AN ANIMAL AND THEN FINDS, FINDS A GOOD HOME FOR IT.
THIS IS A DOG THAT, UH, WAS RESCUED FROM A, A FIRE IN GREENWOOD.
UM, THE DOG NAMED EMBER, UH, RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE, UH, THROUGH ONE OF OUR GRANTS.
UM, WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, NURSE EMBER BACK TO HEALTH AND FIND A GOOD HOME FOR EMBER.
YEAH, THE INJURIES LOOK PRETTY BAD.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF 59 INTAKES FOR FEBRUARY 37 DOGS, 15 CATS AND SEVEN OTHER OUTCOMES.
33 DOGS, 27 CATS, AND SEVEN OTHER.
UH, WE DID HAVE TWO DOGS THAT WERE EUTHANIZED DUE TO A SEVERE ILLNESS.
AND WE HAD ONE, UH, CAT THAT DIED DURING A SURGERY TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.
WE HAD A 96% LIVE RELEASE RATE, 96% FOR DOGS, 92%
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FOR CATS, AND A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR OTHER.WE FILLED 90, UH, DISPATCHED ASSIGNMENTS BY OUR ACOS.
UH, THEY INVESTIGATED FIVE B BITE CASES.
WE HAD ZERO FORMAL COMPLAINTS.
UH, THEY DID ONE ANIMAL CRUELTY, UH, INVESTIGATION AND THEY HELD THREE, UH, ADOPTION EVENTS.
UH, ONE AT THE SHELTER, ONE AT PETSMART, AND, UH, ONE AT TRACTOR SUPPLY.
AND THEN WE HAD SIX SURRENDER DENIALS.
UM, AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE SPRING AND AND INTO SUMMER, UH, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE AN INCREASE IN THE SURRENDER DENIALS.
UH, THAT'S USUALLY DUE TO, UH, PEOPLE GO ON VACATION IN THE SUMMER AND THEY LOOK AT THE COST OF BOARDING THEIR ANIMALS AND THEY DECIDE THAT THEY NO LONGER WANT THOSE ANIMALS.
SO YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA SEE THAT GO UP A LITTLE BIT OVER THE SUMMER.
UM, SOMETIMES THEY, THAT'S A, THAT'S A TOUGH DECISION TO HAVE TO IT'S PRETTY TOUGH.
TELL SOMEBODY ARE THE, AND THESE FOLKS ARE CITIZENS TOO, HUH? THEY ARE.
WELL, THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER WORLD, I SHOULD SAY, AND IT'S GOTTEN PRETTY EXPENSIVE.
BUT THERE'S, THERE'S A, IF IF THEY WANNA REACH OUT TO THE SHELTER, THEY DO HAVE RESOURCES THEY CAN MAYBE HELP OUT WITH FOOD.
WELL, WE'RE NOT REALLY IN THE MOTEL, UH, HOUSING ANIMAL BUSINESS AS OPPOSED TO THESE OTHER SERVICES.
I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS CHIEF, I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT IN, IN FEBRUARY, THAT, THAT THE BIG SPAY AND NEUTER EVENT.
AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CAROLYN SEILER FOR COORDINATING AND REALLY, HOW CAN I SAY? GETTING THE, UH, THE PLANTING THE SEED, PLANTING THE SEED WITH THE GROUP THAT DOES IT TO, TO DO IT HERE BECAUSE IT WASN'T GONNA BE HERE.
AND THEN I THINK SO I THINK SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING IT MOVED HERE.
RIGHT? WE COULD HOLD THAT FOR US.
SO CAROLYN, GREAT JOB ON THAT.
IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN IN THAT PROCESS, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT EVENT WOULD'VE TAKEN PLACE IN THIS TOWN.
AND THEY, THEY DID HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS.
SO, UM, THAT EVENT AND, AND ALL THESE ADOPTION EVENTS THAT THE CITY HAS AND GROUPS LIKE HERS, UH, AND OTHER GROUPS.
AND THEY'LL BE OUT THERE, UH, HALF THE DAY OR THE WHOLE DAY AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN ONE CAT WILL BE ADOPTED AND SOMETIMES MORE.
THAT'S THE DIRECTION THE CITY HAS MOVED IN FROM ANIMAL CONTROL TO ANIMAL SERVICES AND ANIMAL ADOPTION, RIGHT? MM-HMM
ANYBODY, HECTOR, ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS
YOU WANT ME TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE REPORT, ABOUT THE ANIMAL PROCESS AND STUFF WITH THE BOARD? WHAT'S GOING ON WITH Y'ALL'S ANIMAL BOARD RIGHT NOW? YEP.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM MARCH? 'CAUSE MARCH IS OVER WITH NO, I THINK WE'LL DO MARCH.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, I JUST WANNA SAY YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
TELL THE, ALL THE STAFF THAT, UH, KEEP UP THE HARD WORK.
GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS GOING ON WITH THE ANIMALS? NO, SIR.
NOBODY HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS? YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE A DOG PARK.
WELL THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S AN AMENITY.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CHIEF.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER, UH, LEMME SEE.
[11. Hold Executive Session to consult with City Attorney to seek or receive legal advice related to pending litigation pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code; to deliberate economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code; and, to deliberate the potential purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code. ]
NUMBER 11, HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK OR RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO DELIBERATE POTENTIAL PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL? I MADE A MOTION.
I I PRESSED IT ON ACCIDENT EARLY.
IT WAS, UH, I MADE THE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION MADE BY, UH, JESSICA, SECOND BY FELIX.
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UNANIMOUSLY.WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[12. Adjourn Executive Session, reconvene Regular Session, and take action as necessary as a result of Executive Session. ]
RECONVENE AND THEN, UH, TAKE ACTION.WHAT, WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE DOCUMENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COPELAND ROAD SEGMENT TWO PROJECT MOORE, PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS PARCEL NUMBER TWO, A CERTAIN 0.898 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF A 8.302 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING IN THE GM STONE SURVEY.
CITY OF ROSENBERG, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
ALL THOSE IN FA OR ANY, ANY DISCUSSION? NO.
UH, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, PRESS I PRESSED IT AND SAID IT AND THEN, AND THEN I NEED TO SECOND IT.
AND THEN IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, PRESS, PRESS YES.
GEORGE, YOU WANNA VOTE? JUDGE, YOU WANNA VOTE TODAY? ALRIGHT.
I'LL MAKE A, MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING PUSH? YES.