* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. RESUME. [00:00:01] OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WE'LL CALL THE [ Call to order:  City Hall Council Chamber] MEETING TO ORDER AT, UH, WHAT TIME IS IT? 6:10 PM ALRIGHT. UH, FELIX, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN, UH, THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG? ALL RIGHT. IF EVERYBODY CAN JUST BOW THEIR HEADS AND CLOSE THEIR EYES, OR GOD WE GIVE YOU THANKS, FATHER, FOR ANOTHER GREAT DAY THAT WE GET TO CONGREGATE TOGETHER. FATHER, AS ONE FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS ROSENBERG FATHER, DID YOU BLESS EVERY FIRST RESPONDER, EVERY RESIDENT, FATHER, AND EVERY CITY OFFICIAL LEADER. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FATHER, FOR ALLOWING US TO CONGREGATE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND IN HARMONY. FATHER, THAT WE MAY AGREE ON ALL THINGS, FATHER, THAT WE PUT YOU FIRST. FATHER, WE THANK YOU, FATHER FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US. IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. IF YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IT'S COLD IN HERE. IT'S COLD. ALRIGHT. WE DO HAVE, WELL [ Announcements.] WAIT. WE DO HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. LET ME DO THESE FIRST. OKAY. FISH TASTIC WAS RESCHEDULED BECAUSE OF THE RAIN. I'M, I'M GUESSING THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, RIGHT? 'CAUSE OF THE RAIN. OKAY. SO IT'S, UH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE ANY BETTER, BUT IT'S CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY. IF, AND IT COULD BE RESCHEDULED AGAIN. I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT THAT, BUT, UH, IT, IT IS STILL CURRENTLY ON FOR THURSDAY, IS THAT CORRECT? IT STILL IS RIGHT NOW, YEAH. OKAY. THAT COULD CHANGE. SO STAY TUNED. BUT IT'S THURSDAY AT SIX 30 TO EIGHT 30 AT SEYMOUR CREEK NATURE PARK. AGAIN, IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO CHILDREN. FOUR TO 16, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE. ALRIGHT. CITY WILL BE CLOSED, UM, FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH. AN OBSERVANCE FOR JUNE NINE, I'M SORRY, JUNETEENTH. NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS WILL OF COURSE RESUME ON PRE RESUME ON MONDAY, JUNE 22ND. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY, ANY INTERRUPTION IN OUR TRASH SERVICE THOUGH. GFL WILL OP CONTINUE TO OPERATE ACCORDING TO ITS REGULAR SCHEDULES. IF YOU PUT OUT YOUR FRA YOUR TRASH ON FRIDAY, THEY WILL PICK IT UP. THAT'S OUR TRASH DAY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE WANT TO THANK THOSE GUYS. OUTGOING AND INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBER RECEPTION. THAT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD FROM SIX TO SIX 30. MOSQUITO SPRAYING. THE CITY OF ROSENBERG IS NOW SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. WEATHER PROVIDING, SO IF IT'S RAINING, OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN'T SPRAY IN THE RAIN, IT WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD. I HAVE ASKED JOYCE, AND I THINK ON BEHALF OF Y'ALL AND ALL OF OUR OTHER CITIZENS, IF THE CITY CONTRACTOR WILL INCREASE THAT. I MEAN, AND WE PAY TO INCREASE THAT. AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS EVERY OTHER CITY IS ALSO ASKING THEM TO INCREASE IT. SO IT'S NOT THAT. IF FOLKS SAY, WELL, WHY ISN'T THIS CITY SPRAYING MORE? UH, BECAUSE, UH, WE, WE RELY ON A CONTRACTOR AND THE CONTRACTOR, UM, IS IS BUSY DOING OTHER CITIES AS WELL, OR WE WOULD DO MORE. CORRECT. CORRECT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA KEEP THAT IN MIND. YOU NEED ANOTHER CONTRACTOR. ANOTHER CONTRACTOR, OR, UM, I'VE ALWAYS, TWO THINGS I'VE ALWAYS ADVOCATED IS THE CITY TO GET CONTROL OF STREET SWEEPING AND, AND, AND MOSQUITO SPRAYING. I BROUGHT IT UP TO SEVERAL COUNCILS. UM, AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCILS HAS, UH, YOU KNOW, VOTED NOT TO TO DO THAT, BUT BACK IN THE DAY, THE CITY HAD AN OLD RUSTY STREET SWEEPER AND UM, HAD AN OLD FOGGY MOSQUITO SPRAYING MACHINE. ONE THAT ACTUALLY PUT OUT THE FOG, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOW THAT ANYMORE. SO ANYWAYS, UM, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. ALRIGHT. SO THAT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYTHING? WE'VE JUST GOTTA TRY TO KEEP THE, KEEP OUR EYE ON THE WEATHER. I WAS LOOKING IN THE LOUNGE IN THE BREAK ROOM AT THE WEATHER AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE, UH, THERE'S A TROPICAL STORM. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA DEVELOP, SO WE'LL KEEP OUR EYE ON THAT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? CAN I NEED TO SAY SOMETHING? I'M SORRY. THE GENTLEMAN THAT [00:05:01] JUST CAME IN TO SAT DOWN, HE WAS IN HERE BEFORE FIVE O'CLOCK, DANIELLE, AND HE WANTED TO SIGN UP AND SPEAK. I TOLD HIM TO COME BACK AROUND SIX O'CLOCK. I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE STARTING AT SIX 30. CAN HE STILL SIGN? DO YOU STILL WANNA SPEAK? JUST GO GIVE YOUR NAME TO DANIEL. COME OVER HERE REAL QUICK, SIR, AND SIGN UP. I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE STARTING AT SIX. SO, SIR. ALRIGHT, WE'LL LET HIM DO THAT. UM, WE DO HAVE [ 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.] TWO SPEAKERS AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY, I KNOW 'EM BOTH, THEY'RE BOTH RESPECTFUL SPEAKERS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE RULES. WE'LL, UH, WE'LL DO JJ GO FIRST. THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S SIGNING UP WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE GENERAL COMMENT AND THEN, UH, THIS GENTLEMAN, I OUTTA ME. OKAY, SO GOTTA WAIT. Y'ALL DO IT. JJ, CAN YOU HOLD UP A SECOND? WE'LL LET THIS, WE'LL LET HIM GO FIRST, I GUESS. HUH? HE CAN GO AND SPEAK. HE CAN PUT THAT PHONE. WELL, LET'S LET JJ GO SO WE, HE CAN GET IT. WELL, I WAS GONNA BRING E DOWN. WOULD IT BE BETTER? AND WE CAN APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND BRING E DOWN AND THEN JJ CAN SPEAK. IT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT DOESN'T MATTER. HE'S JUST GOTTA BE ABLE TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU HAVE DISCUSSION ON IT. OKAY? YEAH. JJ ONE. YOU, YOU CAN COME. YOU'RE GOOD. IS IT, IS IT ON? ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO JUST LIKE, UH, HECTOR SAID, I'M DISCUSSING OR TALKING ON E UH, I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BRING, UH, COME DOWN. UM, UM, UH, JJ CASILLAS 1410 EBOLA STREET IN ROSENBERG. UH, DEAR MAYOR AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MEMBERS, I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE CURRENT, UM, ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. WHEN THIS ORDINANCE WAS ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED, I SHARED MY CONCERNS AND THOSE CONCERNS REMAIN TODAY. IN MY OPINION, A FIREWORK IS A FIREWORK REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE SOUND OR WHETHER IF IT LE WHETHER IT LEAVES THE GROUND. IF THE ORDINANCE IS CHANGED TO CREATE DIFFERENT CLARIFICATIONS, ARE DEFINITIONS OF A FIREWORK. I DO NOT BELIEVE THOSE, UH, DISTINCTIONS CAN BE EFFECTIVELY MONITORED OR ENFORCED. INSTEAD, IT WILL DIFF INSTEAD, UM, INSTEAD IT WILL LIKELY CREATE CONFUSION AND MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT IS AND IS NOT PERMITTED. MY FAMILY CHOOSES TO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR SON. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY IN 2023, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY. HE'S AUTISTIC AS WELL. HE, DESPITE EXTENSIVE TESTING, WE DO NOT KNOW EXACT TRIGGERS FOR HIS SEIZURE. WE MAY NEVER KNOW THAT ANSWER. WHAT WE DO KNOW, THOUGH, IS WHEN HIS SEIZURES DO OCCUR AT NIGHT, AS HE IS FALLING ASLEEP AS AN UNEXPECTED HEART, WHETHER IT IS LAUNCHED INTO THE SKY OR REMAINS ON THE GROUND, WHETHER IT IS CONSIDERED LOUD OR NOT, CAN STARTER HIM AWAKE AND POTENTIALLY TRIGGER A SEIZURE. WHILE THIS ISSUE IS DEEPLY PERSONAL TO OUR FAMILY, WE KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES. UH, WE KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE. MANY RESIDENTS HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH EPILEPSY, AUTISM, PTSD, SENSORY SENSITIVITIES OR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE NEGATIVE, NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY FIREWORKS. FOR THIS REASON, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL RESIDENTS AND LEAVE THE CURRENT ORDINANCE UNCHANGED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT ITEM SHORTLY BECAUSE HECTOR, I THINK WANTED TO PULL IT DOWN. SO FOR FOLKS WONDERING WHAT THE ITEM IS, [ GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE. Citizens who have registered with the City Secretary prior to the meeting being called to order and desire to address the City Council with comments of a general nature, as it relates to the City of Rosenberg, will be heard at this time. 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. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the agenda. It is our policy to have all speakers identify themselves by providing their name and residential address when making comments.] WE GOT SOMEBODY UNDER GENERAL COMP. DO YOU WANNA DO UNDER GENERAL NOW? YEAH, LET'S DO GENERAL SO WE CAN, UM, SIR, WOULD YOU MIND, WOULD YOU TELL US, UH, YOUR NAME PLEASE? NAME IS JOSE VO. HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU. ARE YOU DAN? I RUN INTO YOU EVERY NOW AND THEN. DON'T YOU? AIN'T KIDDING. MOSTLY AT WALMART. , GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANKS FOR COMING. UM, CAN, CAN, LET'S SEE WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND TODAY? OKAY, I WANT, I WANT TO PUT TWO SI TWO NEW SIGNS ON AVENUE D UHHUH SPEED LIMIT'S. OKAY. 20 MILES AN HOUR. OKAY. BECAUSE DOGS ARE BEING KILLED BY, PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT SPEED. THEY'RE GOING, CHILDREN PLAY AROUND THERE. DOGS RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS ONCE IN A WHILE AND PEOPLE DON'T CARE WHERE THEY RUN OVER RUNNING OVER DOGS ON. YES. ON THE AVENUE D YEAH. I PRO I PROTECTED ONE DOG THE OTHER DAY. TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HE WAS RAN OVER AND THE GUY LEFT. SO I TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL AND NO DOG, THE CAR CAME BEHIND [00:10:01] IT, I STOPPED HIM. OH HECK. I WENT THAT AND I WENT TO POLICE OFFICER TOWARDS THAT AREA FOR SPEEDING. CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME? SURE. YES. UH, DO YOU RECALL THE SPEED LIMIT RIGHT NOW ON THAT ROAD? I HEAR IT'S 30 MILES. I'M NOT SURE. YOU THINK IT'S 30? I'M NOT SURE. SURE. BUT WE'LL LOOK AT IT. OUR POLICE CHIEF IS HERE AND THEY'LL GIVE UH, SOME EXTRA ATTENTION. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. IT BEEN ABOUT THREE, FOUR DOGS KILLED THERE. NO REASON. YEAH. AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS THE CITY CAN DO. WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OTHER DEVICES TO PUT THERE. LIKE MAYOR, WE, WE DO WANT TO JUST BE SURE HE HAS HIS FULL TIME AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT AFTER OKAY, GO AHEAD. WELL, AND ACTUALLY I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SO MUCH ENGAGE WITH HIM EITHER, SO. THAT'S RIGHT. ANYWAY, WE'LL HELP YOU BUT LEAST PUT SOME SCIENCE, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR ANIMALS AND WATCH FOR KIDS. GOTCHA. THAT'S THE MAIN THING. WILL DO. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR COMING BY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MAYOR, THERE'S ONE MORE. WAS CAROLINE ALSO GONNA SPEAK UNDER GENERAL OR IS SHE WAITING? UM, WE, LET'S SEE. IT WAS CAROLYN. YES. I THINK SHE WANTS TO SPEAK UNDER THE FIREWORKS. WELL, HE, HE SPOKE ALREADY. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT. KNOW CAROLYN SPEAK NOW THE SPEAKERS OR DOES SHE? WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO THE ITEM RIGHT [ CONSENT AGENDA ] NOW, SO SHE'LL BE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT, UH, CONSENT, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, ITEM E. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND. WELL, STEVE'S SECOND IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE OR YES, PUSH. YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO, STEVE. ALRIGHT, WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. RICHARD AND STEVE. OKAY, CHIEF, CAN YOU READ THE [E. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-28, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances by repealing Section 11-4 ("Fireworks") of Article I, Chapter 11; creating a new Article X entitled "Fireworks" in Chapter 14 (Health, Sanitation, and Nuisances); providing for definitions, administrative citations, civil penalties, response cost recovery, and enforcement; providing a penalty; providing for severability; providing for repeal; and providing an effective date. (Jonathan White, Police Chief)] ITEM AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LET CAROLYN, UH, CO MAKER? YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MAY 26TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 28 HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. IN ADDITION, IT WILL ALSO ESTABLISH AN ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM BY ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS TO BE ISSUED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN FIREWORKS ARE DISCHARGED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 28 WOULD AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTION 11 DASH FOUR ENTITLED FIREWORKS OF CHAPTER 11 AND ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 10 ENTITLED FIREWORKS OF CHAPTER 14, HEALTH SANITATION AND NUISANCES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 28 AS PRESENTED. OKAY, LET'S LET CAROLYN GIVE HER COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING, COUNSELOR. MAYOR. UH, MY NAME IS CAROLYN SEILER AND I RESIDE AT 26 25 CEDAR LANE HERE IN ROSENBERG. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE TOPIC OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ROSENBERG. THIS SUBJECT WAS DISCUSSED AT A COUNCIL MEETING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOTICED DRAMATIC DECREASE OF FIREWORKS AND NOISE IN MY AREA. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS FROM THE NOISE AND POSSIBLE FIRE THREAT IN DISCHARGING FIREWORKS. IN ADDITION, CITIZENS HAVE SPOKEN UP PREVIOUSLY WITH CONCERNS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND ANIMALS GETTING SPOOKED. THAT'S WHY OUR ANIMAL SHELTER GETS CALLS AFTER A HOLIDAY THAT FIREWORKS ARE, ARE DONE. UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BEING BROUGHT UP AGAIN WITH NOTIFICATIONS BY THE CHIEF TO FURTHER ENFORCE OUR C CITY ORDINANCE. AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVEN, THE ALL 17 CITIES IN THE FORT BEND COUNTY, AND NOT ONE HAS ANY EXCEPTIONS TO HAVING A TOTAL BAN OF FIREWORKS. UM, THEY ALL HAVE HAD TOTAL BANS IN TALKING WITH SOME CITIES. SOME WERE VERY ADAMANT IN TELLING ME THAT ALL FIREWORKS WERE BANNED WHATSOEVER ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ONLY ONE WITH ANY TYPE OF A VARIANCE WITH SIMONTON, WHO HAS A STRICT VARIANCE REQUIRING A PERMIT AND ONLY TO BE ISSUED TO ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES WITH STRICT GUIDELINES, VARIANCES TO THE, TO THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, ALLOWS CERTAIN FIREWORKS, CREATES A GRAY AREA AS TO WHAT CITIZENS WOULD CONSIDER AN EXEMPTION OR TO THE TYPE OF THE FIREWORKS. WE NEED TO WORK WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IN HELPING THEM DO THEIR JOB RATHER THAN MAKING EXCEPTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE AND POSSIBLY GETTING INTO AN ALTERCATION ABOUT WHAT IS ALLOWED. ROSENBERG NEEDS TO BE THE EXAMPLE ALONG WITH OTHER FORT BEND COUNTY CITIES, CITIES IN KEEPING PROPERTY AND CITIZEN SHAPE SAFE. I URGE THE CITY [00:15:01] TO KEEP OUR CURRENT FIREWORKS ORDINANCE AS PERTAINING TO WHAT IS BANNED AND NOT CREATE ANY GRAY AREAS TO BE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY THAN WHAT WAS INTENDED. FIREWORKS ARE FIREWORKS. THEY ALL CAUSE DAMAGE. AT SOME POINT, UH, YOU CAN GET BURNED, YOU CAN START A GRASS FIRE, AND WE NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THAT. OUR CITIZENS NEED TO BE KEPT SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CAROLYN. OKAY, SO I GUESS JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE THE CHANGES ARE TO REINFORCE MORE, UH, WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS. YES, SIR. UM, TO, TO IT, IT, IT ADDED ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS MAKE THE ENFORCEMENT, UH, STRONGER. YEAH. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THE POLICE COME TO TELL PEOPLE TO, OR TO POP, QUIT POPPING FIREWORKS, THEY RUN INSIDE THE HOUSE. SOME, SOME OF THEM, UH, LOCK THE DOOR, TURN THE LIGHTS OUT, AND HOPE THAT, HOPE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, HOPE THAT THE AUTHORITIES GO AWAY. SO WHAT THIS WOULD DO WOULD MAKE ENFORCEMENT A LITTLE MORE, UM, ASSURING. UM, AND SO THIS IS BY NO MEANS LEGALIZING ANYTHING. SO I WANNA SPEAK TO JJS AND CAROLYN'S CONCERN. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT IT. UH, I I THINK THEIR, THEIR POINT IS IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE FIREWORKS AND THEN YOU SAY SPARKLERS AND SMOKE BOMBS ARE, UM, NOT ALLOWED, NO ARE ALLOWED, BUT BOTTLE ROCKETS AND BLACK CATS AREN'T. HOW MUCH OF AN ISSUE IS THAT? HOW MUCH OF AN ISSUE DO YOU THINK? OF COURSE WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL. BUT DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA CONVOLUTE YOU THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE IT DIFFICULT? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE THE POLICE GONNA GIVE UP AND JUST SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, IT WAS A SMOKE BUMP. OH, LET'S JUST LET IT GO. YEAH. YEAH. SO, I MEAN, THE ORDINANCE REALLY CLARIFIES ANYTHING. AERIAL WOULD BE OUTLAWED. ANYTHING THAT'S LOUD, UH, WOULD BE OUTLAWED AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, OUR DECIBEL ON LOUD IS, IS, UH, THE THRESHOLD IS VERY SMALL. I MEAN, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING'S LOUD. UH, THIS IS MORE THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN. AND THIS KIND OF CAME UP IN THE WORKSHOP WHEN WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION, UH, TO ALLOW THE SPARKLERS, UH, AND THE THINGS THAT DON'T MAKE A COMBUSTION OR DON'T GO INTO THE SKY. SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS WRITTEN THAT WAY. THE, THE ENTIRETY OF THE REST OF THE RED LINE, UH, CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WERE ACTUALLY TO STRENGTHEN THE ENFORCEMENT, UH, THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. THAT THE ORDINANCE WAS OLD, IT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT HERE. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT'S, THAT MAY BE THE QUESTION ON SPARKLERS AND, UH, THE NON LOUD OR AERIAL FIREWORKS. I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING. UM, AT WEDDING RECEPTIONS, THEY, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPARKLERS AND I WAS DOING LIMO SERVICE AT ONE AND I CAME OUT WITH THE BRIDE AND GROOM TO PUT 'EM IN THE CAR. AND THERE WAS PEOPLE THERE AND I HAD A SUIT ON. AND A PERSON THAT HAD BEEN INDULGING IN CERTAIN TYPE OF BEVERAGES EARLIER THAT EVENING GOT A LITTLE BIT CLOSE TO MY SUIT SUIT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, UH, THAT WAS THE END OF THAT SUIT. BUT, UM, I REALLY DIDN'T HOLD IT AGAINST, AGAINST THEM. BUT, UH, TECHNICALLY THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF THE FIREWORKS ORDINANCE ORDINANCE. UM, UH, EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME. AND I DIDN'T MENTION MY SUIT ANYWAYS, SO THAT, I GUESS THAT'S THE QUESTION. NOW, AMANDA, YOU, YOU, YOU WERE PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT, UM, EXEMPTING, UH, SOME, SOME SPECIFIC FIREWORKS ONES THAT DON'T MAKE NOISE AND THE SPARKLER AND ALL THAT. WHY TALK TO THAT POINT? AND I UNDERSTAND, 'CAUSE I HAVE TWO AUTISTIC GRANDCHILDREN. ONE, A THIRD ONE IS SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND BIG BANGS AND ALL THAT SCARE HIM COMING IN HERE WITH THE CROWD WITH CLAPPING AND ALL THAT SCARES HIM. BUT I, I DON'T, I WAS VERY, I WAS ADAMANT ABOUT LITTLE ONES BEING ABLE TO DO THE ONES WHO CAN TO DO SPARKLERS, DO THE THINGS THAT STAY ON THE GROUND THAT DON'T MAKE THE NOISE. THAT'S NOT BLACK CATS, THAT'S NOT ROMAN CANDLES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, SO I UNDERSTAND THOSE CONCERNS TO, WITH THE CHILDREN WITH THE ISSUES. 'CAUSE I'VE GOT GRANDCHILDREN WITH THAT. UM, BUT SPARKLERS AND I KNOW MAYBE, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THAT A LOT 'CAUSE THOSE ARE JUST, THEY'RE JUST NOT DANGEROUS. WELL, THEY DON'T POP THEY DON'T POP, THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE. THEY CAN BURN YOUR COAT, BUT THEY CAN BURN YOUR COAT. THEY CAN BURN YOUR HAND. THOSE THINGS GO, THEY'RE 1500 [00:20:01] TO 3000 FAHRENHEIT. SO YOU GOTTA BE REAL CAREFUL WITH THOSE. YEAH. BUT THEY, I MEAN, THEY DON'T, THE SIX ABOUT THIS LONG, THEY BURN WHAT, 10 SECONDS MAYBE. BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE THINGS. THE WAY HE HAS IT WRITTEN HERE, IT'S ENFORCED IT MORE WITH THE, THE ONES THAT ARE LOUD THAT EXPLODE, THAT GO IN THE AIR. BUT IT LETS SOME FAMILIES, PEOPLE IN MY CUL-DE-SAC DO FIREWORKS EVERY YEAR. UM, LET ME READ SOME OF THE, BUT I DON'T THINK IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SPARKLERS ALLOWING LITTLE KIDS AND FAMILIES TO HAVE THOSE ON THEIR DRIVEWAY. GO AHEAD, HECTOR. YOU BROUGHT THE ITEM DOWN. YEAH, SO I HAD A, SOME CALLS FROM SOME CITIZEN CONCERNED CITIZEN AND IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, UH, SMOKE BOMBS. YEAH. THEY DON'T LOOK HARMFUL, BUT, UH, HARMFUL. BUT I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. IF YOU PUT A SMOKE BOMB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND I'M DRIVING DOWN, I CAN'T SEE NOTHING WITH THE SMOKE BOMB HIT A KID. SO THERE'S WHERE I SEE 50 50. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND A SPARKLER THAT DON'T BURN. BUT IF YOU DO IT BEHIND YOUR YARD, WHO'S GONNA SEE THAT? THAT DON'T POP. UM, SO I, I THINK THE CONCERN OF THE CITIZENS THAT THE, THE PHONE CALLS I GOT WAS, IT'S EITHER YES WE HAVE FIREWORKS OR NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY FIREWORKS. IT'S, IT'S JUST KEEP IT THAT WAY. YOU WANNA MAKE IT NO, NO GRAY AREA. EXACTLY. 'CAUSE I COULD PROBABLY BE A BLACK HAT THAT SOMEBODY BLOCK FROM, UH, A BLOCK AWAY FROM ME POPPED AND I DID A SMOKE BOMB OR A SPARKLER AND THE OFFICER'S GONNA THINK I DID IT. SO THERE'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE WHO DID. OH NO, WE DIDN'T DO IT. IT WAS, WE ARE DOING SPARKLING AND IT'S GONNA YEAH. WELL YOU JUST THAT ANYWAY. IT COULD BE. YEAH, I KNOW. BUT YOU GET PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA NOT ABIDE BY ANYTHING NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. UNFORTUNATELY, I, I THINK THE CONCERN IS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT AND A LITTLE SMOKE BOMB. I THINK THEY'RE DANGEROUS STILL BECAUSE SHE CAN'T SEE NOTHING VERY WELL. NO, YOU CAN'T. IT'S VERY LITTLE. LET'S, LET'S, UM, THEY DON'T SMOKE UP THE WHOLE YARD. LET'S, UH, GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL AND THEN LET'S VOTE ON IT. 'CAUSE LET'S, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT, ALRIGHT, LET'S, UH, GO WITH FELIX FIRST. FELIX, WHAT DO YOU THINK DO ABOUT THE, WHAT AMANDA'S PROPOSING? UH, I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THIS, THIS, THIS, UH, ORDINANCE THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE ENFORCEMENT. BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW. UH, UH, OR TO THE, THE, THE ISSUE IS, IS DO WE WANT TO APPROVE THIS AS IT'S WRITTEN, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE SPARKLERS AND SMOKE BOMBS AND, UH, ITEMS THAT ARE NOT THAT LOUD. YEAH. UM, I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, EVEN WHAT HECTOR SAID, I WAS LOOKING AT BOTH WAYS. EVEN THOUGH IF WE POP 'EM, THEY SAY, WELL, IT WASN'T ME. IT WAS THE PERSON NEXT DOOR. MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE? YEAH. UM, THAT'S ON ANY FIREWORK, THAT IT'S, THE NON ONES ARE LOUD ONES. I KNOW SPARKLES AREN'T THAT DANGEROUS. SMOKE BOMBS. I, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE THROW 'EM, YOU KNOW, IT COULD CAUSE UM, YOU KNOW, UM, SOME BLINDNESS, I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING. I, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT. BUT SPARKLERS, I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH OF AN ISSUE, BUT I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I STAND YET. IF YOU WANT TO, OKAY, LET'S HEAR STEVE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPARKLERS. ALRIGHT. I, I'D SAY WE, WE, WE ALL ELIMINATE ALL OF 'EM. IT'S NO FIREWORKS. I DO WANT THE, WHAT THE CHIEF SAID, YOU KNOW, SO HE CAN BE MORE, GIVE OUT MORE, UH, HARSH PUNISHMENT. I'M WITH THAT, BUT I JUST SAY, JUST GET RID OF IT. NO, NO FIREWORKS. AMANDA. THE DEFINITION OF FIREWORKS. YOU KNOW, FIREWORKS IS SOMETHING THAT EXPLODES, YOU KNOW, SPARKLERS, THEY BURN, THEY DON'T EXPLODE. AND, AND SMOKE BOMBS DON'T MAKE BIG SMOKE. YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT EXPLODING, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH THE ORDINANCE WAY IT'S WRITTEN HERE. OKAY. RICHARD, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? UM, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO SAY. UM, I GUESS FOR NOW, I, I CAN BE OKAY WITH SPARKLERS AND, UM, THINGS THAT DON'T EXPLODE BECAUSE THAT'S THE REAL COMPLAINT, RIGHT? IS THE NOISE. RIGHT? THAT'S THE ONLY COMPLAINT WE'RE HEARING. I MEAN THE, THE LARGE FIREWORKS, THE, THE NOISE, THE, YEAH. SO, I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY REAL COMPLAINT. SO I'M, I'M OKAY. AND WE SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT. AND IF WE GET MORE COMPLAINTS, WE CAN ALS ADD TO IT ALSO ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. IF YOU HEAR FEEDBACK FROM THE POLICE MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF ANOTHER THING THAT ABOUT SMOKE BOMB. BUT ANYWAY, GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE A, RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS BEING PRESENTED, IT WOULD, UM, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR SMOKE FOR, FOR FIREWORKS THAT DON'T MAKE NOISE. UH, DO YOU WANT TO PROHIBIT ALL FIREWORKS OR JUST THE FIREWORKS THAT MAKE NOISE? [00:25:02] KEEP IT THE SAME. WELL, RIGHT NOW THE SAME IS NO FIREWORKS. DO YOU WANNA ALLOW SPARKLERS? DO YOU WANT SMOKE BOMBS OR DO YOU WANT TO CUT 'EM OUT? THE OLD ONES? YEAH. YOU WANNA CUT OUT EVERYTHING COMPLETELY? OR DO YOU WANNA ALLOW SPARK, SPARKLERS AND SMOKE BOMBS? THINGS THAT DON'T EXPLODE? THIS THE, LET'S LOOK AT IT THEN. LET'S LOOK AT IT AFTER. AFTER. WELL, WE GOTTA LOOK AT IT. NOW WE GOTTA DECIDE TO NOW, NOW, DO YOU WANT SPARKLERS AND SMOKE BOMBS OR NOT SPARK? ALRIGHT. FOR THE YOUNG ONES. OKAY. 1, 2, 3, 4. OKAY. FELIX, HAVE YOU DECIDED? THIS IS WHAT Y'ALL, THIS IS WHAT WE ALL RAN FOR COUNCIL FOR ALL THESE YEARS. FIREWORK TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE CAN POP SMOKE BOMBS AND, AND SPARKLERS. I MEAN, I WAS JUST REFLECTING ON, ON ALL THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD HERE. SO I GOTTA KNOW, I GUESS, WE'LL, WE'LL LEAVE IT HOW IT IS ON THIS, THIS ORDINANCE. YEAH, ON THIS ORDINANCE. ALRIGHT. NOW ONE OTHER THING. IF, AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE COUNCIL WANTS TO PROHIBIT SMOKE BOMBS AND FIREWORKS ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT I HAVE, THERE IS GOPHERS AND GOPHERS MAKE GOPHER MOUNTS. AND THEY, WHEN YOU TRY TO MOW, YOU CAN'T BECAUSE THERE'S A GOPHER MOUNT. YOU CAN, BUT YOU GOTTA GO AROUND IT. AND THEY HAVE A, UH, THING THAT I BOUGHT. IT'S CALLED GOPHER GAS, AND IT'S A SMOKE BOMB. AND IT'S A LONG ONE , AND YOU LIGHT IT, IT, IT SMELLS LIKE REGULAR SMOKE BOMB. YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE YOU GET AT THE FIREWORK STAND AND, AND YOU PUT THAT DOWN IN THAT HOLE AND YOU HOPEFULLY IT GASES OUT THAT THAT GOPHER. SO, UM, IF WE PASSED WHERE WE SAID, YOU KNOW, NOTHING, OF COURSE THE END, THE USE OF THAT IS NOT AS A FIREWORK. BUT, UH, WE'D HAVE TO, UM, TELL THE, THE, THE CIVIC CENTER, BY THE WAY, IS ANOTHER PLACE THAT I DID SERVICE. AND THEY HAD SPARKLERS AND THEY HAD BUBBLES AND THEY HAD BIRD SEED. AND I'VE BEEN HIT WITH ALL THREE. UM, BUT ANYWAY, SO, UH, BUT WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL TONIGHT REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE? THAT'S WHAT I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS ORDINANCE C. ALRIGHT, I, OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE'RE GONNA DO A VOICE VOTE FIRST, AND IF IT'S CLOSE, WE'LL DO A HAND VOTE. SO AMANDA MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, UH, ORDINANCES PRESENTED, WHICH WILL EXEMPT HOPEFULLY NON-CLOUD FIREWORKS. WHO WILL SECOND HER EMOTION SECONDED BY STEVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, NAY. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE OTHER THAN HECTOR THAT OPPOSES THIS? ALRIGHT, NOW THE MOTION PASSED. BUT TO BE SURE, CHIEF, IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM OF CONVOLUTING, UH, IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT AND WE HAVE SMOKE BOMBS AND SNAKES AND WHATEVER THAT ARE NON, THEN WE WANT TO REVISIT THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF JJ AND, AND CAROLYN AND, AND OTHER FOLKS TO, SO IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T WANT ANY GRAY AREAS WHEN IT, OR WE WANT TO TRY TO RES AVOID AND RESIST GRAY AREAS. SO, WELL, WE CAN CERTAINLY REVIEW IT BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE. GET A REPORT FROM THE CHIEF. IT WOULD BE GOOD IF THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, NEW YEAR'S EVE, IF OUR COUNCIL COULD, IF Y'ALL HAVE TIME, IF YOU'RE NOT INVITED TO FESTIVITIES, GO OUT. I DIDN'T REVIEW IT THAT NIGHT. GO, GO OUT AND WELL, THAT'S GONNA BE THE TIME TO DO IT. OH, THERE'S NOTHING, YOU AIN'T HAD FUN UNTIL YOU RIDE AROUND IN A POLICE CAR ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. AND, UH, WHILE EVERYBODY'S HAVING FUN, TELL 'EM ABOUT IT. YOU CAN'T ANY, THAT'S A REAL, UH, GAS ANYWAYS. THANK YOU CHIEF. YES SIR. [2. Review and discuss property tax exemptions, and take action as necessary to direct staff. (Luis Garza, Executive Director of Administrative Services)] WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. THIS IS ABOUT EXEMPTIONS. WE NEED TO DECIDE, UH, THE AMOUNTS HERE. REVIEW AND DISCUSS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. TAKE AS ACTION AS NECESSARY TO DIRECT STAFF. I'M GONNA READ THE SUMMARY QUICKLY. ON MAY 26TH, 26TH STAFF PRESENTED AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION CITY COUNCIL. THE CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL WAS TO MAINTAIN ALL EX, UH, EXISTING EXEMPTIONS WITH NO CHANGES AT THE REQUEST. IN MY REQUEST. THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED FOR A SECOND REVIEW TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY. AND I'LL TELL Y'ALL WHY IN A SECOND. TO REVIEW THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND MAKE ANY CHANGES AS NECESSARY. THE TEXAS [00:30:01] PROPERTY CODE CHAPTER 11 ALLOWS FOR SEVERAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY, THEY ARE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. THE OVER 65 AND THE DISABLED. A PRESENTATION INCLUDED AN OVERVIEW OF EXEMPTIONS AND SUMMARY OF LOCAL EXEMPTIONS OFFERED BY OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY IS ATTACHED TO REVIEW ANY CHANGES TO THE EXEMPTIONS MUST BE APPROVED AND SUBMITTED BY JULY 1ST. THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR THE ITEM TO BE PUT PUT ON, UH, ON THIS AGENDA BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. SO HERE'S WHAT I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE RAISE THE, UM, UH, I THINK WE'RE CAPPED OUT ON THE HOMESTEAD, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. ALRIGHT, SO MY SUGGESTION IS TO, UH, BECAUSE THESE, WE DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO LOWER THE TAX RATE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS YET FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. IS THAT CORRECT, JOYCE? THAT IS CORRECT. ALRIGHT. SO IF WE DON'T, THIS MAY BE OUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ANY EXTRA TAX RELIEF, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, WE CAMPAIGNED ON. SO, UH, MY SUGGESTION IT TO, TO THE COUNCIL HERE IS TO, UH, STAY TRUE TO OUR PLEDGES AND, UM, UH, INCREASE THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION PROPERTY. VAL, YOUR HOMESTEAD? UH, WELL, ALL PROPERTY VALUES IN THE CITY WENT UP, I CAN ASSURE YOU. FOR THE MOST PART. GENERALLY THE VALUE WENT UP. I'M SURE I NEED TO MAKE A CORRECTION THERE. UM, OVERALL, EXCUSE ME, I DON'T THINK I WAS FINISHED TALKING BEFORE YOU MADE YOUR CORRECT. WELL OVERALL VALUES ARE DOWN IN THE CITY. THEY'RE NOT UP. OKAY. WELL I GUESS THAT'S AN EXCEPTION, BUT, UH, MINE AREN'T AND I GOT SIX OF THEM AND NONE OF THEM HAVE GONE DOWN. SO I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONES WENT DOWN. BUT, UM, SO MY SUGGESTION IS TO RAISE THE, UH, WE'RE CAPPED OUT ON THE HOMESTEAD. UH, THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION. THESE ARE, THESE ARE FOR HOMESTEADS ONLY, NOT SECOND HOME, NOT COMMERCIAL, NOT MULTIFAMILY. THESE ARE FOR HOMESTEADS ONLY. PEOPLE OVER 65. UH, I THINK WE, THE, THE VALUES HAVE CERTAINLY GONE UP AND MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE GIVE THEM A LITTLE EXTRA RELIEF. RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 85,000. UH, THE, THE STATES' EXEMPTIONS, UH, HAVE GONE UP AND SO 100,000 TO 140, THEY WENT UP TO 140 FROM A HUNDRED. SO WE'RE SENIOR CITIZENS AND, UH, DISABLED. THAT WENT UP TO 200,000. REALLY? OKAY. SO, UM, WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL? STEVE, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE A MOTION? WELL, WE, WHAT ARE GONNA MAKE THE MOTION ON MAKE THE MOTION IF YOU WISH TO INCREASE ANY OF THESE EXEMPTIONS TO WHAT, WHICH ONE? AND THERE'S NO ACTION THIS TONIGHT. IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM. WELL, HOW ARE WE GONNA TAKE ACTION BY JULY 1ST? THEN? WE'LL HAVE TO PUT IT ON, WE'LL HAVE TO PUT IT ON NEXT WEEK'S SPECIAL MEETING. ALRIGHT. WE CAN'T PER, WE CAN'T PREPARE AN ORDINANCE IF WE DON'T KNOW. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST WORKSHOP AND OKAY. THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL SAID THEY DIDN'T WANNA MAKE A CHANGE, SO THEREFORE WE DID NOT PRESENT AN ORDINANCE WE GONNA SEE EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO DO TONIGHT. STEVE, YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF RAISING IT. WHAT'S YOUR SUGGESTION? HUNDRED K FROM ON THE OVER 65 ON? YEAH. UH, FELIX, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? 200 KI MEAN, SORRY. A HUNDRED K. OKAY. UH, HECTOR? UH, I THINK WE LEAVE IT ALONE. ALRIGHT, AMANDA? UM, YEAH, BEING THE HOMESTEAD IS AT THE STATE MAX, THINKING ABOUT IT, IF WE, OUR PROPERTY TAXES AT A PRETTY GOOD RATE MM-HMM . AND THIS, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP IT THE SAME WHAT IT IS I WOULD, AND IF WE DO THIS, I WOULD BE PROBABLY MORE FOR THAT. UM, OR THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU WANNA RAISE 85 TO A HUNDRED? ARE YOU SAYING YOU WANT TO I WAS DO THIS IN LIEU OF POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY. WE DON'T KNOW THE YEAH. ALL THE NUMBERS YET. WELL, WE HAVE TO DECIDE TONIGHT. I KNOW. UH, I MEAN, I WOULD SAY EITHER 95 OR A HUNDRED. I MEAN THAT'S, WELL WHICH ONE? 95 OR A HUNDRED? A HUNDRED. ALRIGHT. UH, RICHARD, I, I'M KIND OF IFFY ABOUT THIS. UM, UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CUT, WE DON'T KNOW. SO, KIND OF LIKE WHAT AMANDA'S SAYING, I MIGHT, WE PUT SOMETHING, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE BUDGET, THIS WOULD GIVE US TAX. WE HAVE TO DECIDE BEFORE, BEFORE WE KNOW IF WE WANNA CUT. WELL, DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH REVENUE THE CITY WOULD LOSE IF WE WANT TO INCREASE THE EXEMPTION OR NOT? I, I KNOW THAT NUMBER. CAN YOU GIMME THAT? YEAH. SO FOR EVERY 5,000 WE CHANGE IT. UM, THE CITY LOSES 50,000. AND I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART ON YOUR SCREEN, WHEN WE COMPARE IT TO ALL THE OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY, UM, WE'RE ALREADY WAY AHEAD OF ALL OF 'EM EXCEPT, UM, KATY [00:35:01] IN FORT BEND COUNTY. UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR TAX RATES, THEY HAVE A MUCH HIGHER TAX RATE. AND THAT'S THE REASON THEY PROVIDE LARGER EXEMPTIONS. UM, WE'RE A LITTLE EXTRAORDINARY HERE. LET ME FINISH RUN MEETING. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU ASKING. ALRIGHT. RICHARD, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? UM, YOU WANT EXTRA TAX RELIEF OR NOT? I DO, BUT I, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO, FOR THE PROPERTY TAXES, I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. KEEP IN MIND THAT WE DID THIS. YES, I UNDERSTAND. AND WE WILL. OKAY. BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE QUESTION. OKAY. I WANNA MAX THIS OUT THEN. ALRIGHT, WELL 100,000. YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, GEORGE, WHAT DO YOU WANT? ALRIGHT. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 50. YOU'RE GIVING ME A PUZZLED LOOK. I ONLY COUNT FOUR, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO IS FOUR A MAJORITY? YEAH, BUT ALRIGHT. IT SAID FIVE. SO I'LL, I THINK FELIX, YOU WERE WITH US. YEAH, I WAS WITH YOU, BUT I I JUST WANTED TO YOU SAID SAID 50,000 FOR EVERY 5,000 THAT WE GOT. YEAH. SO WE'D BE LOSING 150, 300,000. WE'D BE LOSING ANOTHER 150,000. WELL, TIMES TWO, RIGHT? 'CAUSE THEY'RE DOING, BOTH OF THEM THINK NO, I THINK IT, IT'S 50,000 FOR BOTH. I THINK THAT WILL BE MORE THAN RECOVERED FROM, UH, THE, THE OTHER REVENUES THE CITY'S GETTING. YEAH. SO, FELIX, ARE YOU, YOU GOOD? YEAH, I'M STILL GOOD. I'M JUST, I JUST WANNA TO KNOW THE NUMBERS SO THAT JUST THE HOMESTEAD CITIZENS CAN SEE NOT DISABLED. WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS TO BE SAVED. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER WHAT Y'ALL JUST DISCUSSED WAS OVER 65 AND DISABLED IS WHAT I THOUGHT Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT. NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER 65. NOT ONLY OVER 65 ONLY. OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS BOTH. WELL I MISSED THAT. YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS BOTH TOO. YOU THOUGHT YOU THOUGHT IT'S OVER 65 ONLY. OKAY. ARE WE GOOD? WELL THAT WILL, WE WILL HAVE TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR NEXT WEEK, WHICH ALREADY BEEN POSTED, BUT WE CAN STILL CHANGE THAT TONIGHT. CHANGE IT TONIGHT. UM, TO ADD AN ORDINANCE TO THE SPECIAL MEETING, UM, TO, TO VOTE ON THAT CHANGE NEXT WEEK. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON. I I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. IF WE WERE TO PASS THAT, UM, HOW DO WE INFORM THE RESIDENTS IF THEY QUALIFY FOR THAT? ARE THEY AUTOMATICALLY, ARE THEY KNOW THAT ALREADY, FELIX? BELIEVE ME, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WAY GET SENT TO THE COUNTY WHEN THEY'RE, IT'LL SHOW. GOTCHA. OKAY. DEAL AUTOMATIC. ALRIGHT. I'M NOT 65 YET, THAT'S WHY I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT 65 YET. BELIEVE ME. WHEN YOU GET 65, YOU'LL KNOW EVERY DIME YOU CAN SAY FROM THE GOVERNMENT. SO [3. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-27, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances by amending Section 28-71 of Division 4, Article II of Chapter 28, thereof, by establishing a new prima facie speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour along Spacek Road from the intersection of Koeblen Road to 820 feet north of Powerline Road, approximately 0.88 miles; making certain findings; authorizing the placement of speed limit signs along such roadway; providing a penalty for violation of any provision hereof; providing an effective date; and providing for severability. (Doug Gorka, Director of Public Works)] WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. LET'S SEE IT. ALRIGHT, SO I HAVE GOT TO RUN. HECTOR, DO YOU MIND YOU RUN THE MEETING. ALRIGHT, LISTEN, I WISH Y'ALL ALL THE BEST. I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO RUN TO ANOTHER MEETING. LEMME READ ITEM THREE, CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 27 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF OF ORDINANCE I SEE, UH, BY AMENDING SECTION 28 DASH 71 OF DIVISION FOUR, ARTICLE TWO OF CHAPTER 28. THEREFORE, BY ESTABLISHING A NEW PRIMA FACING SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR ALONG FAU ROAD FROM INTERSECTION OF COPELAND ROAD TWO TO EIGHT 20 FEET NORTH OF PARLINE ROAD APPRO APPROXIMATELY 0.88 MILES, MAKING CERTAIN FINDING AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ALONG SUCH ROADWAY, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION. HEREOF PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. THANK YOU. WHERE IS THIS? STAFF HAVE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM ROSENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A NEW PRIMA FASCIA SPEED LIMIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PORTION OF SPEK ROAD 35 MILES PER HOUR ALONG SPEK ROAD NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND FROM THE INTERSECTION OF COMAN ROAD TO 120 FEET NORTH OF POWERLINE ROAD, A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.88 MILES. SETTING THE SPEED LIMIT AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POSTED 35 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON SP ROAD FROM POWERLINE ROAD TO THE ROSENBERG CITY LIMITS, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION VICINITY MAP OF THE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REFERENCE. A RED LINE AND CLEAN VERSION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 27 IS ATTACHED FOR REVIEW. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 27 AS PRESENTED. SO WE DON'T HAVE A SPEED LIMIT AT THIS TIME. RIGHT. 'CAUSE IT'S A BRAND NEW ROAD, IF I RECALL. OUR SECTION IS NEW. YEAH. 'CAUSE I DO, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THERE . SO. OKAY. UM, FELIX, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I, I THINK YOU ANSWERED IT. I WAS GONNA ASK WHAT PROMPTED THE PD TO BRING UP THAT NEW SPEED LIMIT? THERE WAS A ACCIDENT, [00:40:01] UH, THAT ONE OF THE OFFICERS WORKED AND THAT QUESTION WAS BROUGHT UP. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU STEVE. I, IT'S, UM, GONNA MAKE THE, ALL THE WHOLE ROAD THE SAME SPEED LIMIT THAT CORRECT? I'M AMANDA. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. RICHARD, NO QUESTIONS. I'M IN FAVOR OF IT, GEORGE. OKAY. ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION OR I MAKE THEM MOTION? NO, GO AHEAD. UH, MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 26 27. WHO SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. CAN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON? YEAH, I WON'T HERE. YEAH. SO WE GOT A, UH, A MOTION BY STEVE AND A SECOND BY AMANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE. UH, PUSH YOUR BUTTON. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. A MOTION PASSES [4. Consideration of and action on authorization of the proposed installation of speed humps on Dallas Avenue between Bamore Road and George Street. (Doug Gorka, Director of Public Works)] AND WE CAN GO TO THE ITEM FOUR. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON AUTHORIZING OF THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF P HUMPS ON DALLAS AVENUE, BETWEEN BAY MOORE AND GEORGE STREET. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A REQUEST REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED HUMPS ON DALLAS AVENUE, BETWEEN BAY MOORE ROAD AND GEORGE STREET. INCLUDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE ARE THE REQUEST FOR SPEED HUMP STUDY EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT APPLICATIONS, THE SPEED DATA ANALYSIS, AND A MAP, WHICH, UH, INCLUDES THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED SPEED HUMPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TRAFFIC, CALMING SPEED HUMP INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL POLICY AS APPROVED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 3 0 0 8. AT LEAST 75% OF THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESIDENTS, UH, MUST SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION TO SPEED HUMPS IN ORDER TO PROCEED. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THERE ARE SIX RESIDENTIAL HOMES LOCATED ALONG DALLAS AVENUE, BETWEEN BEMO ROAD AND GEORGE STREET, AFFECTED BY THE SPEED HUMPS. FIVE OF THE HOMES STATED THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE SPEED HUMP INSTALLATION AND ONE HOME PROVIDED NO RESPONSE. THIS EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 83.33% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS BEING IN SUPPORT STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICATION OF SUPPORT DOES MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. THE RELATED RESOLUTION AND MINUTE EXCERPT NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS ITEM, ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE CITY'S SECRETARY OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICY SPECIFIES THAT THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED MUST EXCEED THE POSTED LIMIT BY FIVE MILES PER HOUR OVER A 24 PERIOD HOUR PERIOD. THE SPEED DATA SHOWS THAT AN 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED OF 33 MILES PER HOUR ON DALLAS AVENUE BETWEEN BEMO ROAD AND GEORGE STREET, MEANING THIS DOES NOT QUALIFY BASED ON SPEED. SHOULD CITY COUNCIL, BASED ON THEIR DISCRETION APPROVE THE REQUEST, STAFF WILL PROVIDE PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF TWO SPEED HUMPS AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $5,800 ON DALLAS AVENUE BETWEEN BEMORE ROAD AND GEORGE STREET. STEVE, I'M GONNA START WITH YOU SINCE THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. UH, I'M ALL, I'M ALL FOR IT. OKAY. UH, FELIX, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? UH, I'M ALL FOR IT. UH, I SEE THAT THERE WAS FIVE, UH, RESIDENTS AND ONE DIDN'T RESPOND CORRECT. UM, I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH IS IT? OH, I'M SORRY. IT'S 5,800 FOR TWO SPEED BUMPS, RIGHT? EACH? EACH. OH, OKAY. ISN'T IT EACH OR NO FOR BOTH. OKAY. BOTH. UM, I'M FOR IT. AMANDA? UM, YEAH, ON THE, OKAY. I THINK I JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE LITTLE RED XS WERE BY THE SIGNATURES HERE, BUT THERE'S FROM THE SAME ADDRESS, RICHARD IS THE DIFFERENCE. NO QUESTIONS. I'M IN FAVOR. OKAY. CAN WE GET A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, I'LL SECOND IT PASS. UH, RE NUMBER 3 0 0 8. MOTION WAS MADE BY STEVE, A SECOND BY FELIX. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE PUSH THE GREEN BUTTON OR READ IF YOU'RE AGAINST IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, ITEM [5. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4062, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, authorizing the City Manager or duly authorized designee to execute and submit, for and on behalf of the City, documents related to the request for proposals for Program Year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding opportunities through Fort Bend County, and providing for related matters. (Daryl Maretka, Fire Chief)] FIVE, CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R 4 62. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, [00:45:01] TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER DULY AUTHORIZED. THERE'S A NEED TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT FOR AN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE REQUEST FOR A PROPOSED FOR PROGRAMS YEAR 2026, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAM PROGRAM FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE FORT BEND COUNTY AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS. COUNSEL, HOW ABOUT THAT? ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS ARE BEING ACCEPTED BY FORT BEND COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR HUD PROGRAM YEAR 2026. STAFF IS REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO PURSUE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR A FIRE ENGINE AND PORTABLE RADIOS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR DISPATCH. FORT BEND COUNTY HAS CONFIRMED THAT C-D-E-B-G FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. WHEN THE IMPROVEMENTS BENEFIT THE LOAD TO MODERATE INCOME DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE PROJECT, IN THE PROJECT AREA, THE APPLICATIONS WILL AC WILL INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR CDBG FUNDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 825,000 FOR A FIRE ENGINE 427425 CENTS DOLLARS AND 25 CENTS FOR PORTABLE RADIOS AND 798 300 $30 AND 44 CENTS. FOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. THE APPLICATIONS WILL REQUIRE A LOCAL MATCH OF 25%. THE CITY'S MATCH IS APPROXIMATELY 275,000 FOR A FIRE ENGINE. $142,466 AND 75 CENTS FOR PORTABLE RADIOS AND $266,110 AND 15 CENTS FOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. IF THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED FOR FUNDING, LOCAL MATCH FUNDS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST. MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JUNE 29TH, 2026. FORT BEND COUNTY IS AWARE OF THE CITY'S INTENT TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION. AND ROSENBERG'S RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THESE APPLICATIONS SUBMISSIONS AS PROPOSED IN RESOLUTION NUMBER R 40 62. SO YOU'RE, UM, SO RIGHT NOW YOU JUST WANT, UH, OUR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS, CORRECT? RIGHT. AND IT REQUIRES A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT DUE TO THE 25% MATCH. OKAY. UH, I'M GONNA START WITH GEORGE. YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, GEORGE? NO, BUT WE'RE EXPANDING PRETTY MUCH I THINK. I'M SORRY. KEEP TURNING YOUR MIC. OKAY, RICHARD, NO QUESTIONS. AMANDA? NO QUESTIONS. IT'S GOOD. STEVE, NO QUESTIONS. FELIX? YES. ONE QUESTION. UH, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF US LIKELY RECEIVING THESE GRANTS IN THE PAST? HAVE WE RECEIVED THEM? HAVE WE EVER APPLIED FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS? YOU WANNA TAKE THAT ONE? YES, I CAN TAKE IT. SO THIS IS THE, UM, C-D-C-D-B-G GRANTS THAT WE TYPICALLY APPLIED FOR WATER IN WASTEWATER, UM, REPLACEMENT OF LINES. UM, BUT THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR RULES ON THAT AND THEY NOW REQUIRE US TO HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY DONE AND ALL ENGINEERING DONE BEFORE WE CAN EVEN APPLY. SO THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THAT READY BECAUSE THEY TOLD US TOO LATE. SO, UM, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S THIS ALTERNATIVE STUFF WE CAN APPLY FOR AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE APPLYING FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT. UM, BUT IN THE PAST WE'VE ALWAYS RECEIVED THE CDBG GRANTS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER. UM, THE COUNTY THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD CHANCE, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND, AND WE'RE GONNA APPLY FOR SEVERAL THINGS AND THEY CAN SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN FUNDING. ANY OF 'EM. OKAY. HOW, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE LIKE, UH, WENT AHEAD AND DID ALL THE STUDIES THAT THEY REQUIRED AND WE DIDN'T GET IT? THIS IS, THAT'S THE NEW RULE. THE NEW RULE IS WE HAVE TO DO THAT AHEAD OF TIME. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT. AND THEY ALSO CHANGED THE, UM, THE GRANT ON THE WATER AND SEWER LINES FROM A 10% MATCH TO A 25% MATCH. SO WE DO HAVE IT IN THE BUDGET TO DO THE ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL THIS YEAR AT A COST OF I THINK 800, 900,000. BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE LINES ANYWAY. SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS IN HOPES THAT WE GET FUTURE GRANTS. BUT IF WE DON'T, WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK ANYWAY. SO WE MIGHT AS WELL SHOOT TO GET THE 75%. AND SAME THING HERE ON, ON THE FIRE STUFF. WE, WE, WE'RE GONNA NEED THE STUFF ANYWAY, SO IF WE CAN GET THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR 25%, WE MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR IT. 75%. 75%. 75%. SORRY. SO IS THIS AN ACTION ITEM? YES. OKAY. I JUST, I DIDN'T SEE AN ORDINANCE OR ANY, ANYTHING ELSE. I WAS JUST, UM, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A, A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR. AND IF YOU'RE AGAINST IT, JUST PUSH THE RED BUTTON. MOTION PASSES CHIEF. GOOD LUCK ON THAT. ITEM ITEM [6. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-29, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, by amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances by amending Article I; adding a new Article II entitled “Food Establishments”; redesignating and amending existing Article II as Article III, entitled "Mobile Food Unit Parks and Mobile Food Units"; providing a penalty in an amount as provided in Section 1-13 of this Code for violation of any provision hereof; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. (Brian Swint, Building Official)] SIX, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 [00:50:01] DASH 29. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG BY AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE, ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS REDESIGNATING AND AMENDING EXISTING ARTICLE TWO AS ARTICLE THREE, ENTIT MOBILE FOOD UNIT PARKS AND MOBILE FOOD UNITS PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE DASH 13 OF THE CODE FOR VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION. HEREOF REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE, INCONSISTENT OR CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR ABLY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BRIAN, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL AT THE APRIL 28TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING COUNSEL DISCUSSED CONCERNS REGARDING THE APPEARANCE AND PLACEMENT OF FOOD TRUCKS AND VENDORS ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS WITHIN THE CITY, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO FOCUS ON LOCATION, SPECIFIC APPROACH, ALLOWING FOOD TRUCKS ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS AND NOT ALONG THE CORRIDOR PARKING LOTS. STAFF HAS AMENDED CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE ONE THROUGH ARTICLE THREE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS ADDRESSING CITY COUNCIL'S CONCERNS RELATED TO FOOD TRUCKS. AND TO ADDRESS THE JULY 1ST, 2026 CHANGES IN STATE LAW REGARDING FOOD TRUCKS. A RED LINED AND CLEAN VERSION OF ORDINANCE 2026 DASH 29 IS ATTACHED FOR, FOR YOUR REVIEW. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2026 DASH 29 AS PRESENTED. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE FOOD TRUCKS WE HAVE NOW, ARE THOSE BEING GRANDFATHERED IN? NO. SO THIS IS JUST, SO WE'RE BASICALLY KICKING OUT THE FOOD TRUCKS THAT WE HAVE DOWN THE COURT ORDERS ON AVENUE. YES. THERE'S NOT, AND WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT REALLY KICKING 'EM OUT. THERE'S A NEW PLACE OPENING UP ON 2218. THEY CAN, BUT I I I MEAN THEY'RE THERE. THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. YEAH. BUT THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A LOT OF STUFF. I MEAN THEY'RE, IT LOOKS LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY DOWN THERE NOW. SO, SO THE ONE KIND OF CAVEAT TO THIS, WE DO HAVE A, A CURRENT LICENSING SYSTEM, RIGHT? YES. PERMIT HAVE ADDRESSES ATTACHED, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE, OKAY. ALL I WAS GONNA SAY IS IF ANYBODY CURRENTLY HAS A PERMIT THAT HAS A SPECIFIC ADDRESS ATTACHED TO IT, THEY WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT. UM, JUST THAT LICENSE TERM, WHICH IS A YEAR. UM, BUT IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE NONE OF 'EM HAD LOCATION SPECIFIC, SO THAT WOULDN'T BE A CONCERN BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL ALONG 90. YES, MA'AM. SO WHAT, THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN IS THAT YOU'RE REALLY, BECAUSE I SEE 'EM ON MY WAY TO WORK. THERE'S, I MEAN, SEVERAL. SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THEM? I MEAN, ARE THEY GONNA HAVE TO MOVE? YES, MA'AM. THEY WOULD. AND DO THEY ALREADY KNOW THIS OR HAVE ANY OF THEM BEEN NOTIFIED AT ALL? NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGES? POSSIBLE CHANGES OR PROBABLY NOT, NOT YET, NO. OKAY. WHEN DOES THIS TAKE EFFECT? JULY 1ST. WELL, JULY 1ST IS A NEW STATEWIDE PERMITTING RIGHT THERE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. SO, SO AS OF JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR, UM, CITIES CAN'T REALLY DO THE WHOLE, UM, PERMITTING AND INSPECTION PROCESS ON, ON FOOD TRUCKS OTHER THAN YOU CAN STILL REGULATE THINGS THAT ARE LIKE FIRE SAFETY, LOCATION SPECIFIC, THAT SORT OF THING. BUT THERE'S NOW FOOD TRUCKS JUST HAVE TO PASS ONE STATE LICENSING, UH, INSPECTION. AND THAT WAY THEY CAN GO FROM CITY TO CITY IS KIND OF THE IDEA BEHIND IT. BUT THAT GOES INTO EFFECT JULY ONE. SO, SO WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME TUNING UP ANYWAY. YEAH, WE'LL HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THEM AT ALL. THE COUNTY WILL GIVE THEM THEIR PERM, THEIR PERMIT. IT ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE STATE, STATE. UM, BUT THE, THE ONLY, AND THE NEW LEGISLATION DOES SPECIFICALLY SAY YOU CAN HAVE, UH, LOCATION RESTRICTIONS AND YOU CAN HAVE THINGS THAT ARE FIRE SAFETY RELATED. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN, WHERE ARE WE PLANNING ON THESE PEOPLE TO GO? THEY, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY, AND I WASN'T HERE IN APRIL, SO I DON'T KNOW ALL THE CONVERSATION. WHERE ARE THEY LOOKING TO GO? THEY'RE NOT, UH, JUST ANYWHERE. UM, THAT'S NOT IN THE CORRIDOR. BRIAN, YOU CAN REFER. WE DID, IF YOU WANNA REFER TO THE SLIDES, THAT MIGHT HELP. I THINK WE HAVE TWO. ONE THAT IS WHERE THEY CAN GO WITHOUT A PERMIT AND WHERE THEY CAN GO WITH A PERMIT. THAT'S TALKING ABOUT THE CITY PERMIT. YEAH. THIS WOULD BE A SITE PERMIT. SO, SO WITH A SITE PERMIT, THEY COULD GO IN ANY, UM, COMMERCIAL SITE IF THE BUILDING IS NOT LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET AND THEY CAN GO WITHIN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. UM, FOR PRIVATE EVENTS THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEN WITHOUT A PERMIT. UM, THEY CAN GO TO CITY PARKS. IF THEY HAVE A PARK RENTAL RESERVATION, THEY CAN GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IF THE SCHOOL APPROVES IT, THEY CAN GO TO CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THEY CAN GO TO CITY SPONSORED EVENTS OR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE ON CITY PROPERTY. 'CAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR, I'M SORRY. UM, HAVING LIKE THE SNOW CONE DEAL AT THE SPLASH PAD. SO THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GO IF A PERMIT THEY COULD THAT HAVE THE SAME, RIGHT. WE HAVE A SET UP WHERE THERE'S TWO SLOTS THERE THAT CAN BE RENTED OUT. SO THAT'S STILL THERE. WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY TO NOTIFY THESE, UH, FOOD VENDORS AND TABLE THIS AND YOU GUYS HASH IT OUT? I DON'T, I I, I, I THINK I, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS. SO THEY'RE NOTIFIED SO THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA LOSE THEIR, THEIR LIVELIHOOD. NO. IT'S LIKE YOU OWN A MECHANIC [00:55:01] SHOP AND THEY SAY, I'M GONNA CLOSE YOU DOWN TOMORROW. AND YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'T CARE. WELL, NOPE. FOR THESE, I MEAN, WOULD THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE STATE REGULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO NOW BE MR ON ALL OTHER RESTAURANTS? I WOULD THINK ANYONE THAT OWNS THE FOOD TRUCK KNOWS ABOUT THE STATE CHANGES THAT THEY WOULD, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT OUR CITY CHANGES. THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT OUR CITY CHANGES. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS. THIS IS A PUBLIC, THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING. THEY'RE NOTIFIED. WE NEED TO JUST CLOSE THIS OUT AND BE DONE WITH IT. AND WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE HOW DO WE INTEND TO NOTIFY THEM, BRIAN, WE HAVE A MOTION. ARE WE INTENDING AT ALL TO NOTIFY THEM WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER A CERTAIN DATE? AND YOU, SOMEBODY DRIVES BY AND SEES ONE THERE, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THEM? WE WOULD STOP AND TELL 'EM, PROVIDE 'EM A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE AND ASK THEM. AND, AND THEY AND WHERE ARE THEY TO GO? YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE SPECIAL PLACES SET UP. THESE ARE THEM, RIGHT? THESE ARE ARE THEM. BRIAN WOULD, WOULD, WOULD IT BE CORRECT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALL THESE AND WE CAN SEND THEM ALL A LETTER YES. TO LET THEM KNOW? WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY THAT THE CITY HAS CHANGED AN ORDINANCE. YES. AND THE ONLY PEOPLE WE WOULD NOT HAVE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE OPERATING ILLEGALLY WITHIN THE CITY ANYWAYS. RIGHT. 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CITY PERMIT. RIGHT. BUT ALL THE ONES THAT HAVE SENT CITY PERMIT, THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO BE NOTIFIED. I THINK OF THE CHANGE. I MEAN, YOU JUST CAN'T BE DRIVING ONE DAY AND SAY, OH, YOU'RE OUTTA ORDINANCE AND YOU'RE GONNA GET TICKET OR WHATEVER. THE ISSUE THAT THAT'S NOT RIGHT. THEY NEED, THEY DO NEED TO BE NOTIFIED, I THINK. BUT THEY NEED TO BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS IS A CHANGE THAT'S COMING SO THEY CAN START PREPARING. IF COUNSEL APPROVES, WE CAN DO THAT. YES, MA'AM. SO MY MOTION IS TO TABLE THIS AND LET NOTIFY THE FOOD VENDORS. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SECOND ME, LET ME KNOW. TALKING ABOUT TABLING IT, TABLING TO Y'ALL NEXT MEETING AND LET BRIAN LET PEOPLE GO, HEY, THIS IS FIXING TO CHANGE. FIND YOU A NEW PLACE. 'CAUSE ON THIS DATE, WHATEVER, JUNE, JULY, BE YOUR LAST DAY HERE. WELL, HE HOW LONG BUT WONDER IF IT DOESN'T PASS. I WONDER IF IT DOESN'T PASS. AMANDA'S SAYING, WHAT SHE'S SAYING IS WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS DECISION AND THEN NOTIFY THEM THAT WHEN THEIR PERMIT PERMIT, THEY GIVE THEM SO LONG TO MOVE OR WHATEVER. IF THEIR PERMIT IS UP IN A YEAR, THEY HAVE A YEAR TO MOVE. THEY'RE, THEY'RE, IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, NO. AND AND SINCE THEY'RE NOT LOCATION SPECIFIC, THEY, THEY ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS IMMEDIATELY. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THEM SOME, SOME TIME TO DO. OR YOU, THAT'S WHY I'M TABLING. WE'RE GIVING THEM TWO WEEKS. IF YOU TABLE IT, WELL, WE CAN STILL, WE CAN GIVE 'EM TWO WEEKS. WE CAN GIVE 'EM FOUR WEEKS, 30 DAYS WHEN THEY'RE NOTIFIED. IF WE CAN SAY 30 DAYS, THAT'S FINE. BUT SOMETHING NOT, NOT TABLE IT AND DECIDE, I CAN DECIDE I'M OKAY WITH TABLE FOR 30 DAYS AND GIVE 'EM 30. YOU CAN'T TABLE FOR 30 DAYS. YOU TABLE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA OR MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT. AND WE, WE TELL THEM WE HAVE 30, THEY HAVE 30 DAYS. DAYS. CAN WE TELL THEM THEY HAVE 30 DAYS? KEEP IN MIND THIS WOULDN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1ST ANYWAY. SO IT WOULDN'T BE IN EFFECT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. BUT SO FROM JULY 1ST THEY WOULD HAVE 30 DAYS. WELL, SO IF, IF WE GIVE 'EM, IF WANTS, WANTS TO GIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, A GRACE PERIOD FOR THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO ADD THAT IN VERBALLY, WE COULD PUT THAT INTO THE, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM SOME TIME. I DON'T MIND, I DON'T MIND THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM TIME. 30 DAYS. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT TIMEFRAME WOULD BE. AND THEN IS THAT SPECIFIC TO JUST THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING THE DAY THE ORDINANCE GOES INTO EFFECT? IF WE PASSED THIS, THEY'D STILL HAVE TWO WEEKS. THAT'S RIGHT. UH, RIGO OR JOYCE, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN THAT NEW RV PARK IS GOING TO RV? UH, FOOD COURT IS GONNA BE OPEN OUT THERE ON 2218. UH, I BELIEVE GO AHEAD, RIGO. THEY'RE, THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING OUT THERE. YEAH, THERE'S SOME OUT THERE. AND THAT NEW, UH, THE PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'RE LEASING, HOW MANY CAN THEY HOLD? OH, IT WAS EIGHT. NO, I THOUGHT IT WAS, WASN'T THE 1612. OH, DID THEY? WHERE IS THAT? IT'S ON, WELL, UH, BRIAN RODE EM. YEAH, BRIAN. OH, OKAY. THE CRUISIN NEXT TO THE, THE CRUISIN GAS STATION. JUST BEHIND THAT CRUISIN GAS STATION. THE NEW ONE? YES, MA'AM. WHAT IS IT ABOUT 15? WE'RE THINKING MAYBE EIGHT. EIGHT. BUT WE HAVE TO JUST SIT THERE AND GO BACK AND IT MIGHT BE LOOK TO, YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S ABOUT PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY OUT THERE IF THEY WANT. THERE'S ABOUT 11 OF THEM RIGHT THERE ON, ON AVENUE H RIGHT THERE. JUST IN AROUND RITA'S, YOU KNOW, SO THAT, UH, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE THAT'S ON, UM, I GUESS, UH, FOURTH STREET AND AVENUE G. THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE. WHERE? UM, NEXT TO THE, THE TURF. OH, HE'S TALKING ABOUT COMPADRES? YEAH. WHAT ABOUT THEM? DID THEY HAVE TO MOVE AS WELL? YEP. MM-HMM . THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE. OKAY. THAT'S A FOOD TRUCK, RIGHT? IT IS A FOOD TRUCK, YES. IS IS, DID WE MISS SOMETHING IN THE, UM, HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN UP A PARK OR A, A PAVILION AT ONE POINT. WHERE WAS THIS? IT'S ON G NEXT TO, UH, NEXT TO THE CITY. UM, SO ARE WE MOVING, ARE ARE WE TRYING TO GET RID OF THESE FOOD TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY'RE OH, ON THAT NORTH? UH, I GUESS WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY OFF OF THEM. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE NO, NO, IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH FINANCIAL. [01:00:01] IT IS BECAUSE, UH, CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS DON'T WANT 'EM. THEY SAID IT'S AN EYESORE TO ME. I MEAN, IF PEOPLE GO, I MEAN, IF THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE IN THE SMALL PARKING LOT, I DO AGREE THERE'S TOO MANY, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. WELL, HEC HECTOR HAS A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IT, IT FILLS FOR A LACK OF A SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE ORDINANCE AND ALLOW 30 DAYS, UH, A NOTICE. 30 DAYS NOTICE, NOTIFY THEM AND ONCE THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED, GIVE THEM 30 DAYS FROM THAT POINT. NOT, NOT THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST 'CAUSE IT'S A STATE LAW OR WHATEVER, THEY PROBABLY DON'T KNOW. BUT HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'LL TAKE YOU TO NOTIFY EVERYBODY THAT'S IN VIOLENT? 24 HOURS. 24 HOURS. WE HAVE A LIST. WE'LL PRINT IT OUT AND, AND SEND OUT THE MAILING TOMORROW IF YOU PASS TONIGHT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SPENT A LOT OF THEIR TIME BUILDING THEIR REPUTATION WHEREVER THEY'RE AT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EXISTED THERE THREE MORE THAN THREE YEARS. I MEAN, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN THERE THAT LONG. YEAH. AND, AND THEY, THEY'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT. IT'S JUST GONE GETTING OUTTA HAND REALLY? AND NOTHING'S STOPPING IT. AND THEN THERE'S BRICK, THERE'S BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDINGS THERE, RESTAURANTS THAT, THAT ARE LOSING BUSINESS. GOTCHA. THEY'RE PAYING TAXES. THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION. WE HAS MOTION. STEVE SECONDED IT. WHAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I TOOK, ALRIGHT. I AGREE. AS LONG AS THE MOTION GIVES HIM THE 30 DAYS, WE CAN GIVE 'EM WHATEVER KIND. GIVE A COPY OF THE STATE LAW, WHAT IT SAYS, AND THEN WHAT OUR ORDINANCE IS. SO DO WE NEED TO VOTE OR WHAT? YEAH. YEAH. MAYOR HAS THE, YOU WHAT YOU, YOU'RE THE MAYOR OF PRO. OH, I'M SORRY. UH, I'LL MAKE, UH, RICHARD MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE WITH A 30 DAY, UH, NOTIFICATION. AND STEVE, SECOND THIS, PLEASE. VOTE. VOTE. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S FINE. CAN LEAVE OUT HAND THOUGH ON THE TABLES AND CHAIRS AND EVERYTHING AROUND THE TREES. YEAH. YEP. OKAY. YEAH. ITEM SEVEN, [7. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-30, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances by repealing and replacing Chapter 16, Article IV, “Itinerant Vendors, Solicitors and Peddlers”, with a new Chapter 16, Article IV, entitled “Home Solicitors and Itinerant Vendors”; providing a penalty in an amount of not more than $500.00 for each violation of any provision hereof; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. (Brian Swint, Building Official)] CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 30. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. TEXT AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE BY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 16. ARTICLE FIVE, LITERARY VENDORS, LITTERS AND RS WITH A NEW CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE FIVE. AND ENTITLED HOME SOLICIT AND INTER VENDORS PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT OF NOT MORE THAN $500 FOR EACH VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HERE. REPEALING ALL ORDINANCE OR PARTS OF THE ORDINANCE, INCONSIST OR CONFLICT HERE WITH PROVIDING FOR CIVILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. MAYOR PROAM AND COUNCIL, ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2025, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 32 AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING AND ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE FOUR OF CHAPTER 16 ENTITLED ITINERATE VENDORS, SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS. THE RELATED ORDINANCE AND MINUTES EXCERPT NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS ITEM, ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. DURING IMPLEMENTATION, STAFF IDENTIFIED THAT REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ITINERANT VENDORS OPERATING ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE ORDINANCE. STAFF HAS AMENDED THE DEFINITIONS SECTION BY ADDING ITINERANT VENDORS, SOLICITATION AND SOLICITORS, AND UPDATING REFERENCES TO THOSE, TO THESE TERMS. THROUGHOUT CHAPTER 16, A RED LINE AND CLEAN VERSION OF THE ORDINANCE, 2026 DASH 30 IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2026 DASH 30 AS PRESENTED. CAN YOU GIMME AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, BRIAN, OF ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, WHAT DO YOU, UM, SURE. UH, ANYONE SETTING UP ON? WELL, WE'VE HAD IT A BUNCH ON 36 SELLING UNDER A TENT, UH, SELLING DETERGENTS. OKAY, I GOT YOU. THAT I SELLING BEDSPREADS AND STUFF THAT UP ON THE CORNER. YES, MA'AM. WHAT ABOUT THOSE, UH, CONFETTI EGGS? IS THAT THOSE WOULD QUALIFY IF THEY'RE SET UP ON A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OR SIDE OF THE ROAD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YES. WHAT ABOUT IN THEIR PERSONAL PROPERTY? LIKE, SO FOR EXAMPLE, I SAT AT MY HOUSE SELLING ROSES. I'M, I'M ASKING, IS THAT, WHAT IS THAT CONSIDER, WELL, THERE'S ONE, ONE AVENUE INN THAT DOES THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR. OH, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. BUT THIS ORDINANCE IS DESIGNED FOR THE FOLKS GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND SETTING UP IN PARKING LOTS ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. OKAY. UH, OFFERING ITEMS FOR SALE. WHAT ABOUT CHURCHES? I NOTICE SOME OF THESE CHURCHES WHICH ARE EXEMPT. UH, NO, SOME CHURCHES DO SAY, THIS IS FOR A CHURCH. I OBJECT. NOW, WOULD YOU CHECK TO SEE, BECAUSE THEY COULD EASILY SAY, OH, WE'RE A CHURCH. 100%. YES, THEY WERE. WHEN TYPICALLY MOST PEOPLE ARE PRETTY [01:05:01] HONEST, THEY COME TO US FOR A PERMIT AND THEY'RE EITHER FROM A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR ONE OF THE EXEMPT STATUSES AND WE SAY, OH, YOU'RE EXEMPT, YOU'RE FINE. AND, AND WE WILL TAKE DOWN THEIR NAMES SO THAT IF WE GET ANY COMPLAINTS, WE KNOW THEY'RE OKAY THAT THEY'VE APPLIED. GOTCHA. OKAY. THEY'RE, THEY'RE EXEMPT FROM OUR WORK. SCHOOLS ARE EXEMPT TOO, RIGHT? YES, THEY ARE. MM-HMM . OKAY. UM, GEORGE, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, RICHARD? NO. AMANDA, UH, THIS DOES INCLUDE, YOU SAID SOLICITORS FROM COMING LIKE TO YOUR HOUSE AT AND T ANY OF THESE THAT COME YES. JUST OFF THE WALL. ROOFERS, ANY OF THOSE THAT COME TO YOUR HOUSE? YES. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PERMIT. YES. THEY'RE, WHEN THEY SAY THEY DON'T, AND MANY OF 'EM DON'T HAVE THE LITTLE THING AROUND THEIR NECK, WE CAN CALL PD POLICE. YES. AND THEY WOULD GET A TICKET. YES. WHETHER IF IT'S JUST A HIGH, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL CARE WORKER FOR THAT COMPANY, CAN THEY SOMEHOW GET IT TO THAT COMPANY AND NOT THAT INDIVIDUAL CHILD? THAT'S THE ISSUE. I THINK. I KNOW THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND THAT IS THE WAY THAT WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE WRITTEN. OKAY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, ENFORCING IS A LITTLE TOUGH SOMETIMES, BUT, BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. OKAY. AND I KNOW, UH, DR. I SENT ME, SENT AN EMAIL TO ALL THE COUNCIL, IF ANYBODY, I KNOW THAT HE'S HAD ISSUES HERE IN, UH, WHAT'S IT CALLED RIGHT HERE ON DISTRICT THREE. BAYOU PARK. BAYOU PARK. YEAH. SO I KNOW HE'S HAD CONCERNS THAT WE'RE NOT GIVING TICKETS FOR THAT, THAT SOLICITORS. YEAH, I GOT HIS EMAIL. YEAH. SO I'VE KNOWN HE'S HAD THOSE QUESTIONS. STEVE, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, FELIX? UH, MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, I KNOW, UH, HAD A CALL ABOUT THIS. WHAT ABOUT LIKE, KIDS WANT TO DO LIKE LEMONADE STANDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? LEMONADE STANDS ARE EXEMPT UNDER TEXAS LAW. OKAY. THAT NORMALLY WOULD BE ON THEIR PERSONAL YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED THE LEMONADE LAW. IS IT REALLY? OKAY, PERFECT. GOOD. OKAY. CAN ANYBODY MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE PASS NUMBER, UH, ORDINANCE 2026 SLASH 30. I'LL SECOND IT. UH, MOTION MADE BY AMANDA, SECOND BY FELIX. IF YOU ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE PRESS YOUR BUTTON. IF YOU'RE AGAINST IT, PRESS THE RED ONE. I DON'T WANNA SOUND LIKE I'M BEING FOR THAT'S ALRIGHT. REVIEW [8. Review and discuss Travis Park Splash Pad's hours of operations, and take action as necessary to direct staff. (Cary Lamensky, Director of Parks)] AND DISCUSS TRAVIS PARK'S SPLASH PAD HOURS OF OPERATIONS AND TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY TO DIRECT STAFF THIS ITEM. THIS ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILOR BARDA TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE TRAVIS SPLASH PAD HOURS OF OPERATION, CURRENT OPERATION SCHEDULE APRIL 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. OPEN DAILY FROM 11:00 AM TO 8:00 PM OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST. OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY FROM 11:00 AM TO 6:00 PM CLOSED ONE DAY PER WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PARKS DIRECTOR, CITY COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE TRAVIS PARK SPLASH PAD. STAFF WILL IMPLEMENT ANY APPROVED CHANGES AND SUBSEQUENTLY PRESENT A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE UPDATED SCHEDULE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE OPERATING HOURS AS NEEDED. UH, BEFORE I GO TO AMANDA, I THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSE ON WEDNESDAYS. THAT WAS ALL IN MY MIND. USUALLY THAT'S WHEN Y'ALL DO MAINTENANCE, RIGHT? WE ARE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY. THAT'S THE, THAT'S WHAT I'VE, THE DAY I CHOSE TO, THAT'S THREE YEARS. YEAH. RIGHT. THAT'S ON WEDNESDAYS. OKAY, AMANDA, SINCE YOU BROUGHT THIS, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS? WELL, MY CONCERN, AND IT'S NOT REALLY CONCERN, JUST MAYBE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION AND, AND A LITTLE CONCERNED WHY IT'S OPENING SO LATE. WAS THERE A SPECIFIC REASON? SO, ORIGI, WHEN THE SPLASH PAD ORIGINALLY OPENED IN 2013, IT OPENED AT 10:00 AM MM-HMM . WHEN WE WENT TO RE THE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM, WE CHANGED IT TO 11. SO WE COULD HAVE TIME TO ADJUST CHEMICALS TEST AFTER WE GOT TO WORK. WE NEED TO TEST THE WATER AND IF WE ADJUST THE CHEMICALS, IT HAS TO RUN AN HOUR TO TURN OVER IN THE TANK FOR THE CHEMICALS TO ADJUST. I, WELL, IT'S JUST LATE FOR A LOT OF, I'VE HAD SOME CALLS 'CAUSE UM, YOU KNOW, KIDS AGE THREE TO SIX WHO'S KIND OF GEARED FOR, I MEAN, THEY'RE UP AT SIX, SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING BY NINE O'CLOCK, THEY'RE READY TO GO. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS A LOGICAL REASON. [01:10:01] SO WHEN I'M ASKED, I CAN EXPLAIN IT. IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU COULD BUMP IT UP AN HOUR TO OPENING OR DOES THAT PUT Y'ALL TO WORK TOO EARLY? I MEAN, SO AFTER RUNNING THE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE COULD GO BACK TO THE 10 O'CLOCK, BUT THAT'S ABOUT AS EARLY AS WE COULD GO TO GIVE US TIME FOR THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. WELL, IF, I MEAN, IF, IF SAFELY YOU CAN DO IT. I WOULD PREFER IT OPEN AT 10 IF, IF STAFF IS SAYING 10. I I AGREE WITH YOU AMANDA. YEAH. UM, IF STAFF SAYS THEY CAN HANDLE THE, THE CHEMICALS AND ALL THAT. YEAH, DEFINITELY. YOU WANT THAT SAFE SAFETY KIDS, UH, IF THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY SAFETY ISSUES, I'M FOR IT. IF THERE'S GONNA BE A SAFETY ISSUE, I THINK WE LEAVE IT AT TWO 11. A LOT OF KIDS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DO GET UP AND THEY'RE READY TO GO. SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL THEM. AND, AND IF IT DOES CHANGE TO 10 AND WE WON'T OPEN IT. IF WE'RE NOT, IF THE CHEMICALS AREN'T RIGHT, WE'RE NOT GONNA OPEN IT. OKAY. SO AND THAT'S FAIR. THAT'S FAIR. OKAY. THAT'S ALSO FAIR. BUT IF, IF IT CAN BE DONE AND YOU FEEL IT CAN BE DONE ADEQUATELY AND SAFELY, I WOULD PREFER IT OPEN AT 10. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE THINKS, BUT WE, WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE ON SITE. CORRECT? FROM UH, CITY AT THE, NO, THEY HAD HIRED SOMEONE LAST YEAR. I SAW SOME WORKERS THERE LAST YEAR THAT WE HAD STAFF ON THEIR I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT, SEE, I THOUGHT I SEEN THE RED SHIRT THERE. WE DO, WE DO. RED SHIRT. WE DO HAVE STAFF THERE. YEAH. YEAH, YOU DO. RIGHT? THAT'S MAJORITY OF THE TIME, SOME OF THE TIME. SO, OKAY. I'VE SEEN IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S STAFF THERE, SO I'VE SEEN, SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS. WELL, YOU MAKE, UH, GEORGE, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WOULD YOU PREFER OPEN AN HOUR EARLY? OPEN AT 10 INSTEAD OF 11? THAT'S FINE. UH, BUT, UH, DID, UH, DID YOU GET THE PERMIT, UH, FOR THE 10? FOR THE, A MAN THAT SITS OUT THERE? FOR WHAT? GET THE WHAT? YEAH. YEAH. DANIELLE, UH, TOLD ME TO GET, REMEMBER WE, UH, UH, TO GET A RECEIPT AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO DANIELLE. IT WAS PURCHASED, UH, ONE OF THE TENTS BECAUSE HE HITS OUT THERE AND SIGN IN THE SUN. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED, HAVE A CANOPY FOR THAT. WELL, HE SHOWED ME PAVILION AND HE SHOWED ME THE TENT. HE, GEORGE, I THINK THAT'S, WE CAN, IT'S NOT ON THE ITEM. UH, THEY'LL CHECK ON THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPERATIONS OF HOURS, WHICH THAT'S FINE. I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. OKAY. RICHARD? I'M OKAY WITH IT. AMANDA. THANK YOU STEVE. I'M GOOD, FELIX. I'M OKAY WITH IT. OKAY. SO CAN SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION? UM, AND THIS WILL COME BACK. YEAH, IT'LL NEED TO COME BACK AS, AS A RESOLUTION, A SOLUTION. 'CAUSE THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS PASSED AS A RESOLUTION, BUT, ALRIGHT. BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT EFFECTIVE NOW. UM, AND THE RESOLUTION WILL JUST RATIFY THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SORRY. MAKE STATE SO LATE BACK TO HERE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO [9. Hold Executive Session to consult with City Attorney to deliberate economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code. ] GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I ACCEPT THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UH, HOLD ON. OKAY. [10. Adjourn Executive Session, reconvene Regular Session, and take action as necessary as a result of Executive Session.] WE'VE GOT A QUORUM. UH, ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, IF YOU JUST STATE THE TIME THAT WE CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE. OH, OKAY. IT'S, UH, 7 59, 7 58 ON MY SCREEN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. UH, MAKE, UH, SECOND IT. I'LL SECOND IT. UH, WE GOT A MOTION BY STEVE TO ADJOURN. I SECOND BY FELIX. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. A SAID NO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.