* 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. [ Call to order:  City Hall Council Chamber  ] [00:00:06] HELLO EVERYBODY. WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE TO GO. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH DANIELLE DOWN THERE ON THE RIGHT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME NOW. IS THAT HIM? BUT EVIDENTLY HE DOESN'T WANT TO. NOW, SIR, IN THE, UH, BLUE HAT, DO YOU WANNA SIGN UP TO SPEAK? SIR? ARE YOU SIGNING UP TO SPEAK YOU? YES. IN THE BLUE HAT? DO YOU NEED TO, ARE DO YOU NEED TO SPEAK? I'LL SOME WORDS? WELL, DID YOU GOTTA SIGN UP TO DO IT. WHERE'S IT AT? RIGHT HERE. THE FORM. THE NO, THE FORM IS ON THE, ALRIGHT, LET'S CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER RIGHT NOW. IT'S 6 31. LEMME SEE HERE. FELIX, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. IF EVERYBODY CAN JUST BOW THEIR HEADS. LORD GOD, AS WE COME TOGETHER HERE IN ONE ACCORD, IN ONE, ONE BODY, LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FATHER, FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS, ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THE CITY STAFF. FATHER, THAT YOU MAY BLESS US FATHER AS WE AGREE ON THINGS ACCORDINGLY, THAT YOUR NAME HAVE ALL GLORY. LORD GOD. FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FATHER, FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE. FATHER, WE THANK YOU, FATHER FOR, FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS, AND WE THANK YOU FATHER FOR, FOR THE CONTINUAL BLESSINGS ON THIS CITY. LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FATHER FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN YOUR PRECIOUS JESUS NAME, YOUR SON'S JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OF, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YEP. SOMEBODY MOVED THE FLAG. CAN'T BE DOING THAT. YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE CREATURES OF HABIT. SO, ALRIGHT. FIRST [ Recognition of the Rosenberg National Little League Junior Baseball All-Stars – 2026 Texas East Junior Baseball State Champions. (William Benton, Mayor)  ] WE HAVE A, A RECOGNI, A RECOGNITION FOR THE, UH, ROSENBERG, NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE JUNIOR BASEBALL ALL STARS 2026 TEXAS EAST JUNIOR BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONS. WHAT AN HONOR TO HAVE THEM HERE. YES. SO THAT IS GREAT NEWS AND WE CAN ALWAYS USE GOOD NEWS. SO, UM, ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL AND ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN ME, WE'LL PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO THIS SMALL GROUP WE HAVE HERE. THE FIRST PART. [00:05:01] SO I'M GONNA READ THE FIRST PART AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LET OUR MAYOR PRO TIM, OUR YOUNG MAYOR PRO TIM, READ THE SECOND PART. ALRIGHT. SO THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION IS, UH, ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY, UH, ROSEBURG NATIONAL JUNIOR ALL STARS, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT IN CAPTURING THE 2026 DISTRICT 36 CHAMPIONSHIP, TEXAS EAST SECTION FOUR CHAMPIONSHIP AND TEXAS EAST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. EARNING THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING TEXAS EAST AT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE SOUTHWEST REGION TOURNAMENT. YOUR REMARKABLE 11 TO ONE POSTSEASON RECORD REFLECTS EXCEPTIONAL TALENT, PERSEVERANCE, TEAMWORK, AND SPORTSMANSHIP. THIS HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENT MARKS, UH, ROSENBERG, NATIONAL LEAGUE, NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE'S, FIRST TEXAS EAST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANY DIVISION AND OF PLAY IN 15 YEARS. MARKING YOUR SUCCESS IN UNFORGETTABLE MILESTONE FOR OUR LEAGUE AND OUR CITY AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY IN SEIN TEXAS COMPETING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE WORLD SERIES IN TAYLOR, MICHIGAN. WE CONGRATULATE EACH PLAYER, COACH AND VOLUNTEER FOR REPRESENTING ROSENBERG WITH EXCELLENCE IT IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIX THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG ON THIS 21ST DAY OF JULY OF 2026. ALRIGHT, GREAT. SO IF Y'ALL, THEY WANTED, THEY WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. SAY SOMETHING. THEY'RE GOING OUT THE DOOR ALREADY. THEY SAW ME COMING UP HERE. THEY LOVE THE AC. IT'S HOT OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ROSENBERG, LITTLE LEAGUE CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO LORI COOK, PRESIDENT ROSENBERG LITTLE LEAGUE, AND, UH, YOU FANS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS A DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. I'M HONORED TO HAVE THIS TEAM REPRESENT DISTRICT 36. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY, UH, REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS AS AN UMPIRE AND AS A, UH, AS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. I AM BLESSED AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE INHERITED THE DISTRICT, UM, 36 FROM A SPLIT OFF A DISTRICT 18 THAT HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR ABOUT 50 OR 60 YEARS. ANYWAY, I'VE HAD THIS DISTRICT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW, AND I CAN STAND UP HERE AND TELL YOU THAT BEING THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR OF THESE TEAMS FROM DISTRICT 36 [00:10:01] HAS GIVEN ME A RIDE OF A LIFETIME WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION AT THE AREA DISTRICT, STATE SECTIONAL, STATE REGIONALS AND WORLD SERIES 10 STATES, SIX REGIONALS, FOUR WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES AND NO WORLD SERIES WINS. BUT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR COVID, WHO KNOWS, WE MIGHT, WE MIGHT HAVE HAD TWO AT THIS TIME, SO I DON'T WANNA SPEAK PREMATURELY, BUT WE HAVE BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF VINCE AGAIN AND IS FOCUSING ON THAT. AND AFTER THAT, EVERYTHING WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. SO WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, AS I'LL SAY TO ANY TEAM THAT PARTICIPATE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING BEHIND. OKAY? WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT WHATEVER YOU GOT, GIVE IT ALL, LEAVE IT THERE. IF NOT, BRING IT BACK WITH YOU. YOU BRING IT BACK WITH YOU AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE. SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM FROM ROSENBERG THAT REPRESENTS DISTRICT 36 AND TEXAS EAST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WANNA RECOGNIZE THESE, UH, PARENTS THAT SUPPORT THEIR KIDS AND, UH, TAKE 'EM TO THE, TO, UH, PRACTICE AND TAKE 'EM TO THE GAMES AND REC. SO WE WANNA RECOGNIZE Y'ALL FOR YOUR, UH, FOR YOUR GOOD WORK THERE. ALSO, HE MENTIONED LAURIE COOK. LAURIE, THANK YOU HERE. SHE'S PERSISTENT. SHE DOES A GOOD JOB. AND SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH IN THE CITY'S DOING OR TRYING TO DO THEIR PART TO, UM, KEEP EVERYTHING UP AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX. SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH AND UM, OUR COUNCIL IS VERY PROUD OF Y'ALL. WE WISH Y'ALL ALL THE BEST. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. Y'ALL TAKE CARE. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN, WHEN THEY'RE ON ESPN. WE WOULD LOVE THAT. WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THAT. YES. WE'LL LET EVERYBODY GET SITUATED THERE. WE [ Announcements. ] DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. START WITH THE COUNCIL. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE? GLAD PHOTO DAY'S OVER. YEAH, I THINK, AND MAYBE JONATHAN OR ONE OF THE OFFICERS HERE CAN CONFIRM, BUT I THINK THE TIPPO COP AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE IS TOMORROW, WHAT IS IT? TIPPO COP AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE IS, UH, THEY DO THAT FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. SO ALL THE, THE COPS WILL BE SERVING AND UM, A PORTION OF YOUR TICKET, 20% I THINK GOES TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. SO IF Y'ALL CAN GO TO TEXAS ROADHOUSE AND DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. DO YOU KNOW THE TIME THING? I THINK THEY, WELL THEY DON'T OPEN TILL FOUR ANYWAY IN THE EVENING. IT'S IN THE EVENING. IT'S EVENING TIME. SOUNDS GOOD. SOUNDS TASTY. THE COUNCIL. HAVE ANY, ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING THURSDAY? I THINK I DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE, UH, POLICE OFFICERS FOR, UM, BEING, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE PROWL OUT THERE CATCHING THAT COPPER THIEF. AND, UH, JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK THE, UH, STAFF FOR THE, THE PHOTOS, YOU KNOW, THE PHOTO SHOTS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THE LOGISTICS. SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. I DO NEED TO MAKE A CORRECTION. IT'S THURSDAY AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE, NOT TOMORROW, BUT THURSDAY. UH, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR TICKET, TELL 'EM YOU'RE THERE FOR THE, UH, FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND A PORTION OF THAT WILL GO FOR THE TIP OF COP FOUNDATION. ALRIGHT? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THERE'S A FREE PET VACCINE MICROCHIP AT ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH FREE CLINIC. JOIN US TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND. UM, ADD FOR A FREE VACCINE MICROCHIP CLINIC. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE. 9:00 AM TO NOON AT ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, LOCATED AT 1208 FIFTH STREET IN ROSENBERG. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO RESIDENTS OF CITY OF ROSENBERG AND RICHMOND WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. [00:15:01] OKAY, ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION. IS IT SATURDAY THE RED CROSS IS, UM, DONATING 90. JACOB'S GONNA COME AND TALK ABOUT IT IN A SECOND, BUT, UH, BEFORE YOU DO JACOB, 'CAUSE THEY'RE, MAYBE THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES. OKAY, I'LL TAKE LESS. BUT, UM, THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE 90, 90 SETS, 90 SETS OF, UH, WEATHER RADIOS AND A WEATHER, UH, TEMPERATURE STATION. OKAY? AND SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA MEET ABOUT EIGHT 30 SATURDAY AT FIRE STATION ONE. NOW DON'T COME TO FIRE STATION ONE FOR THAT. UM, I MEAN TO GET A FREE WEATHER RADIO. UM, IF YOU WANT TO GET A FREE WEATHER RADIO, JACOB WILL TELL HOW IN A MINUTE, HOW AND WHERE AND, UH, TO GET IT ANYWAYS, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO COME SATURDAY MORNING AT EIGHT 30 AT FIRE STATION ONE, THE FIRE STATION IS NOT OPEN YET GENERALLY, BUT WE WILL BE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING ON THE DRIVEWAY FOR MAYBE AN HOUR. WE'LL DO A LITTLE PRESENTATION THERE. THERE'LL BE FOLKS FROM THE RED CROSS, JACOB, I ASSUME YOU'LL BE THERE. UM, AND, UM, HOPE, I BELIEVE SOME MEMBERS FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE HOPEFULLY. AND THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE, UM, THOSE DEVICES IN THE CITY, UH, THAT MORNING TO THOSE THAT COULD, COULD USE THEM OR USE THEM MOST. ALRIGHT, JACOB, YOU WANT TO COME TALK ABOUT IT? 'CAUSE YOU ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, SO, UH, WE CAN'T RESPOND BACK TO YOU, BUT YOU CAN TELL US A ONE-WAY MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON SATURDAY. JUST, UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND FOR THE RECORD, TELL EVERYBODY WHO YOU ARE. ALRIGHT. WE KNOW, BUT GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL. MY NAME IS JACOB VALDEZ. UM, I OFFICE OUT OF THE CENTRAL RED CROSS OFFICE AT 2,700 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY HOUSTON. I'M JOINED TODAY BY A, UH, DISASTER COMMUNITY PROGRAM MANAGER, UH, AVALON SYKES. UH, SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE COASTAL PLAINS CHAPTER, WHICH INCLUDES FORT BEND COUNTY AND BRAZORIA COUNTY, WALLER COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND A COUPLE OTHERS. UM, I WANNA FIRST THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF ROSENBERG FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE, UH, TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF ROSENBERG AND FORT BEND COUNTY DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCIES. UH, THE RED CROSS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FULFILL ITS MISSION WITHOUT, UH, PARTNERS SUCH AS YOURSELVES. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THERE, UM, TO HELP WHENEVER WE NEED SUPPORT, WHETHER THAT BE AT FRIENDS OF NORTH ROSENBERG OR ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, THE COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. UH, CITY STAFF, WE WANT TO THANK YOU. UH, AND THIS IS WHAT THE RED CROSS IS LOOKING TO DO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY AND OUR ENTIRE REGION. OUR ENTIRE REGION COVERS 51 COUNTIES ALL THE WAY FROM NACODOCHES DOWN TO BROWNSVILLE. AND WE ARE, UH, LOOKING TO WORK WITH CITIES ALL UP AND DOWN THE TEXAS GULF COAST IN UH, ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN SERVE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE ALL, UH, CHARGED, UH, WITH ENSURING THEY ARE READY, UH, AND ABLE TO RESPOND TO A DISASTER. SO AVALON TODAY IS GOING TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THIS, UH, CLIMATE HAZARDS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GONNA BE IMPLEMENTING THIS SATURDAY. THANK YOU JACOB. HELLO EVERYONE. UM, SO THIS SATURDAY, UM, AS MR. BENTON MEN MENTIONED, WE'LL BE MEETING FROM ABOUT 8:30 AM AT FIRE STATION ONE, UH, TILL ABOUT NOON OR WHEN WE WRAP UP. UM, WE ARE CONDUCTING WEATHER HAZARD HOME VISITS. SO THIS IS GONNA BE A DOOR TO DOOR EXPERIENCE WHERE WE GO TO CLIENTS, WE TALK WITH THEM ABOUT WEATHER HAZARDS, WE SHARE PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION WITH THEM. WE GIVE THEM THE WEATHER RADIO AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES AS WELL. UM, THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE HOPE TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH, UH, THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, UM, AND ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE HERE WITHIN THE COUNTY. UM, AS JACOB MENTIONED, WE DO SERVE SEVEN COUNTIES IN COASTAL PLAINS, BUT ROSENBERG DOES HAPPEN TO BE MY FAVORITE, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY. SO, UM, WE JUST WANNA INVITE YOU GUYS TO JOIN US, UH, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE. UM, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS' HELP WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WISH Y'ALL ALL THE BEST AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET UP, GET 'EM OUT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO ON TO THE, WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS. LEMME SEE. DID ANYBODY SIGN UP [00:20:01] UNDER GENERAL? JACOB? LET ME SEE. CINDY, LET'S SEE HOW YOU SIGNED UP UNDER, UNDER GENERAL [ 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. ] COMMENTS. CINDY, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T MAKE OUT THE LAST NAME. ARE YOU STILL HERE, CINDY? ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU COME AND TELL US YOUR SITUATION AND ALSO, UM, MR. LOPEZ? ALRIGHT, WE'LL LET THE LADY GO FIRST AND THEN IF YOU DON'T MIND, YOU CAN GO. SO CINDY, IF YOU COULD, UH, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND, UH, KEEP IN MIND, WELL, LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WHAT YOU SPOKE TO. IS IT ON THE AGENDA? IS THERE WHAT YOU WANNA SPEAK TO? IS IT IT ANYWHERE ON THE AGENDA? OKAY. SO YOU CAN SPEAK ON IT FOR THREE MINUTES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T SAY, WELL, CINDY TELL US EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. WE CAN'T, BECAUSE WE'D BE BREAKING THE LAW HERE, WE DON'T MAKE THAT LAW. WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW IT. ALRIGHT, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, CINDY, GO AHEAD AND START YOUR THREE MINUTES, TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HI, MY NAME'S CINDY LAFAVE AND MY ADDRESS IS 41 50 CLOSTER HOP ROAD, ROSENBERG, TEXAS 7 7 4 7 1. AND I AM HERE BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE FORMED AS FAR AS HAVING GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. AND SINCE EVERYBODY KNOWS ALL THE, UH, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE EXPANDING ALL OVER, AND IT HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER TOWNS WHERE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AIR AND EVERYTHING WAS KIND OF LOST AND DESTROYED BY THE CUTTING DOWN OF ALL THE TREES. SO THAT HELPS ABSORB A LOT OF, UH, POLLUTION AND ALSO GIVES US OXYGEN. SO WHEN THOSE TREES ARE GONE, THERE GOES OUR BRUSH, AIR, THE OXYGEN. SO I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT, AND AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL IF YOU COULD PLEASE EDIT AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT, UH, SESSION TO ADDRESS THE, THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE MAKING MORE, UM, HOUSING COMMUNITIES HERE. OF COURSE IT IS A GREAT BASE FOR THE TAX BASE OF THE CITY FOR ALL THE NEW HOUSES THAT ARE BEING BUILT. BUT ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. BUT 'CAUSE I HAVE SEEN, BECAUSE I HAVE FRIENDS THAT WORK IN THOSE FIELDS, UH, HOW THE WHOLE ENTIRE FORESTS AND ROWS AND ROWS AND ROWS OF TREES ARE ALL JUST WIPED OUT JUST TO BUILD THE HOUSES AND THE STREETS FOR THE HOUSES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE COMMUNITIES. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT IS GETTING ADDRESSED. AND YOU DO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS GONNA BE SOME TREES REPLANTED THAT HAVE BEEN CHOPPED DOWN AND MOWED DOWN AND THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF PARK AREAS THAT ARE LEFT OPEN FOR GREEN SPACE AND THAT'LL HELP SOMEWHAT OF, UH, REPAIRING THE DAMAGE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE TO BUILD THE HOUSES AND THE COMMUNITIES. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF AND I'VE SEEN A LOT, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS FROM THE NORTH AND I HAVE SEEN SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE QUALITY OF THE AIR, THE, THE POLLUTION BY THE ROADS AND EVERYBODY'S MOVING HERE FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO THERE GOES THE WHOLE QUALITY OF EAR AND THE POLLUTION AND ALL THE BREATHING PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE WIND UP GETTING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PROPER OXYGEN THAT'S LOST IN THE EAR NOW. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN AND YOUR COMMENTS. ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER UNDER GENERAL COMMENTS IS MR. LOPEZ, WOULD YOU MIND STATING FOR THE RECORD YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? YES SIR. MY, MY NAME IS BRALEY LOPEZ. UM, I'M NOT A RESIDENT OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS. I'M A RESIDENT OF NEVILLE, TEXAS, BUT I HAVE A BUSINESS HERE IN ROSENBURG, TEXAS, PARTICULARLY A FOOD TRUCK. YOU GUYS PASSED AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 2 0 2 6 DASH 29 ON THE 16TH OF LAST MONTH WHERE IT STATES THAT MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS ARE NOW ONLY PERMITTED IN CERTAIN AREAS, UM, PARTICULARLY AREAS WITH A, A STOREFRONT OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR MORE, OR AT THE NEW GAS STATION CRUISING OFF OF FM 2218. THAT IS THE ONLY LOCATION THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ROUGHLY 20 TO 30 TRUCKS THAT ARE IN ROSENBERG, TEXAS. THEY ONLY HAVE SPACE FOR ABOUT 10. THE REST OF THE TRUCKS THAT DON'T [00:25:01] GET IN HAVE NOWHERE TO GO OR HAVE TO COMPLETELY MOVE OUT OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS. I'M HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND REVISE THAT ORDINANCE AND POTENTIALLY MAKE IT AT LEAST MORE REASONABLE FOR OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES SUCH AS OTHER GAS STATIONS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THAT PERMIT. I'M ALSO HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO MAKE IT ACTUALLY ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE I WENT THIS MORNING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GET THE PAPERWORK THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A BUSINESS IN ORDER TO, FOR THEM TO SIGN UP FOR THAT PERMIT. AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SUCH PAPERWORK. IT IS NON-EXISTENT. IT IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO GET THAT PERMIT. IT'S NON-EXISTENT. WHAT THE CITY OF WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS CREATED IS TYP IS, IS A MONOPOLY. CRUISIN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS ACCESS TO MOBILE FOOD VENDORS. THEY CAN SET WHATEVER PRICE THEY WANT, THEY CAN ALLOW WHATEVER TRUCKS THEY WANT AND THEY CAN CONTROL EVERYTHING. THERE'S A MONOPOLY ON IT NOW BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER GO ANYWHERE ELSE. WE WERE GIVEN 10 DAYS TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE AND GET OUT OR I WAS THREATENED WITH A MISDEMEANOR BY THE POLICE FINES. AND AGAIN, WHEN I WENT TO GO GET PAPERWORK, IT IS NON-EXISTENT. IF YOU GO TOMORROW TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DOWN THE ROAD AND ASK FOR IT, THEY CANNOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING. THERE IS NOTHING THERE FOR YOU TO TAKE WITH YOU. HOW DID WE SET UP AN ORDINANCE WHERE NOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYBODY TO GET PERMITS FOR THESE KIND OF ESTABLISHMENTS? I'M ASKING. I HAVE A PETITION THAT I TOOK AROUND TO MOBILE FOOD VENDORS. EVEN THE GUYS THAT ARE ALREADY AT CRUISING, THEY DON'T WANT ANY MORE TRUCKS THERE. THERE'S ALREADY ABOUT FOUR OF THEM. YOU PUT ANOTHER 15 ONE, IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM THERE FOR 15, 20, 30 TRUCKS THE WAY THAT ENTRANCE AND THAT DRIVEWAY IS SET UP WOULDN'T WORK FOR THAT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I HAVE A PETITION. HERE'S MY CARD SIR, CAN YOU CALL ME TOMORROW AND WE'LL ABOUT THIS SO WE CAN VISIT. UM, I DO HAVE A THAT WAS SIGNED. YOU CAN LEAVE IT WITH THE LADY IN RED. DO YOU HAVE COPIES OF THAT? I DO NOT. DID YOU KEEP COPIES OF IT? I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF IT, BUT I DON'T HAVE ACTUAL COPIES OF IT. OKAY. GIMME A CALL TOMORROW AFTERNOON IF YOU DON'T MIND. ANY TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. OKAY, THANKS. ALRIGHT. I'M SORRY SIR, WE CAN'T RE BECAUSE YOUR ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE CAN'T INTERACT OTHER THAN THAT. ALRIGHT, WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? I DIDN'T HAVE IT. OKAY. SO NOW [ CONSENT AGENDA  ] WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. CAN YOU PASS THOSE TO DANIELLE AND SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY CHANGES? I HAVE AN ITEM I'D LIKE TO PULL DOWN ITEM B INTO THE REGULAR JUST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION FROM RIGO. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEM THEY'D LIKE TO TAKE DOWN OR, I'M SORRY, PULL DOWN TO DISCUSS ANYTHING? I, NO. ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE SUGGESTED REQUESTED CHANGE, I SHOULD SAY. WHO WILL SECOND MY MOTION WITH UH, AND MAYOR, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE CHANGE BEING BRINGING DOWN ITEM B. YES. THAT'S THE CHANGE. ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PUSH OR SAY GREEN? YES. I HERE. ARE YOU SURE HE'S HERE IN BODY AND IN MIND? ALRIGHT, WE ALL VOTED. IT SAYS PRESENT FOR EVERYBODY. WELL IT SAYS PRESENT FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT FELIX. IT SAYS VOTED GEORGIA'S VOTED GEORGIA GONNA VOTE, CAME ALL THIS WAY AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION PASSED. SO WE'LL PULL DOWN, UM, B2B OR NOT TO B. THAT IS THE QUESTION. ALRIGHT, REGO. UH, COULD [00:30:01] YOU READ THE ITEM? SURE. I'LL READ, I'LL READ THE ITEM. YOU READ THE SUMMARY? SURE THING. HOW SURE. CONSIDERATION [B. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4077, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute, for and on behalf of the City, an amendment to the Contract, by and between the City of Rosenberg and AHI Improvement, LLC, for the provision of Concrete Repair and Replacement Services. (Rigo Calzoncin, Assistant City Manager)  ] OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 4 0 7 7 OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE FOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROSENBERG AND A HI IMPROVEMENT LLC FOR THE PROVISION OF CONCRETE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SERVICES. THANK YOU MAYOR COUNSEL, ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NUMBER 36 0 8 AUTHORIZING THE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH A HI. IMPROVEMENTS LLC FOR THE PROVISIONS OF CONCRETE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT FOR A TERM OF 19 MONTHS WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT NUMBER 24 DASH 0 33 FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS. THE FIRST EXTENSION OPTION WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH RESOLUTION NUMBER R 39 47 ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025, WHICH EXTENDS THE CONTRACT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. AND THE AMOUNT OF $350,000. ADDITIONAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS WERE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 AS PART OF THE FY 2026 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. LISTED AMOUNT OF $369,260. RESOLUTION NUMBER R 40 77 AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH A HI IMPROVEMENT TO LLC TO INCREASE THE CURRENT CONTRACT AMOUNT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDITIONAL APPROVED STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR. 2026. GIVEN THE CONTRACTOR HAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT AND CITY'S EXPECTATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL RESOLUTION NUMBER R 40 77 AS PRESENTED. ALRIGHT, A CITIZEN ASKED HOW OFTEN OR IS THIS CONTRACT RENEGOTIATED? SURE. WE'RE, WE'RE CURRENTLY ON THE, THE FIRST EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT, UH, COMING IN SEPTEMBER. WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO, UH, COUNCIL TO EXTEND IT, UH, FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. WE HAVE, UH, THREE MORE, UH, EXTENSIONS THAT WE CAN, THAT WE CAN GIVE ON THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT. SO THERE THEY, UH, THEY'RE FOUR YEAR, I'M SORRY. YEAH, SO, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON YEAR 2, 0 5 YEAR CONTRACT PER SE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO, UH, PUT A BID IN FOR THAT, NOW'S NOT THE TIME, OBVIOUSLY UN UNLESS WE, WE PLAN ON NOT EXTENDING THIS CONTRACT, TERMINATING THIS CONTRACT AND GOING OUT FOR, FOR NEW BIDS. AND I'M NOT SAYING DO THAT OR DON'T DO THAT. I WAS JUST ASKED WHAT THE PROCESS WAS. YEAH. 'CAUSE WE, WE HAVE A CURRENT, UH, CONTRACT IN PLACE. WE'D, WE'D BE TERMINATING A CONTRACT TO. IF SOMEONE WERE INTERESTED IN THAT, WHO WOULD THEY CONTACT? YOUR OFFICE? THEY'D CONTACT MY OFFICE. ALRIGHT. YEP. THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW. I'M NOT IN THAT BUSINESS, SO IT'S NOT FOR ME THAT I ASK. ALRIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS FOR THEIR ONE YEAR EXTENSION. THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN ADD MONEY TO THE CONTRACT, UH, SO THAT, UH, WE CAN DO SOME OF THE STREET IMPROVEMENT, UH, THAT AT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED BACK IN OCTOBER, UH, WHEN WE FIRST, UH, UH, UH, SIGNED THE CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER WAS FOR ABOUT, UH, 350,000. AND THAT WAS FOR WORK THAT WAS FOR A LOT OF SIDEWALK REPAIRS, UH, THROUGHOUT TOWN. WE'RE WRAPPING UP THAT LIST OF ALL THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS. AND THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS FOR THE, UH, SEGMENTS OF STREETS THAT, THAT WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON, ON TRYING TO MAKE SOME PATCHES. I SEE ONE ON CLAIRE. THAT'S, UH, STEVE, THAT'S YOUR DISTRICT. AND THE REST ARE IN DISTRICT ONE FRANCIS DRIVE THAT'S CRACKED OUT. TIMBER LANE IS CRACKED OUT. SO YEAH, THEY COULD, THEY COULD USE SOME CONCRETE WORK. YEP. THANK YOU RIGO. YEP. UM, SO I'LL, I'LL MOVE. WE APPROVE THE, THE ITEM WHO WILL SECOND MY MOTION. ALRIGHT. SECONDING BY SCOTT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. PUSH GREEN. YES. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO OR PUSH NO, GEORGE. ALRIGHT, GEORGE, YOU, ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF IT? FOR THE RECORD? ALRIGHT, PASS UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL [2. Consideration of and action on a proposed hiring freeze for the City of Rosenberg. (William Benton, Mayor)  ] MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON A PROPOSED HIRING FREEZE FOR [00:35:01] THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE AGENDA AS PER THE REQUEST OF MAYOR BENTON FOR THE CITY OF COUNCIL TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING HIRING FREEZE. A LIST OF OPEN POSITIONS IS, IS PROVIDED UNDER THE SEPARATE COVER, WHICH I GOT RIGHT HERE. SO WE HAVE, UH, AND REALLY AT THE TIME I PUT THE ITEM ON, WHEN YOU PUT THESE ITEMS, YOU'RE, WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO ADD AN ITEM, UH, SOMETIMES IT'S IN SHORT ORDER AND YOU'RE THINKING HOW TO WORD IT. WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? WHAT DO YOU WANNA SAY? WHAT, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EXPRESS? AND I GUESS I MEANT TO EXPRESS A TEMPORARY PAUSE. UM, NOT SO MUCH A HIRING FREEZE. YOU COULD CALL IT THAT MAYBE, BUT IT IS A TEMPORARY PAUSE. SO I DON'T WANT FOLKS TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION AND JUST A TEMPORARY PAUSE, UH, FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL WE GET THE, THE NUMBERS NAILED DOWN FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF WHAT, UM, OF WHAT THE VALUES ARE GONNA BE HERE. BECAUSE FROM THAT IS HOW WE SET OUR TAX RATE. SO WE JUST DON'T KNOW. WE GOT, UH, WE GOT SEVERAL POSITIONS THAT ARE ALREADY FUNDED UNDER THE CURRENT BUDGET THAT ARE VACANT. I SEE NO RUSH TRYING TO, TO FILL 'EM. UM, UNLESS THE CITY MANAGER OR POLICE CHIEF, UH, SEES IT. ESSENTIAL. I SPOKE WITH JOYCE, OUR CITY MANAGER. UM, SHE HAS CONCURRED THAT, UM, UH, IF WE, UH, AGREED TO THIS TONIGHT THAT IN THE EVENT SHE, THERE'S A POSITION THAT'S PRESSING IT WOULD PROVIDE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, UM, I GUESS TO, TO PULL US. AND, UM, AS, AS LONG, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, THEN THAT WOULD, SHE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE AUTHORITY TO FILL THE POSITION. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SUGGESTING TONIGHT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE POSITIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 105,000 FOR ONE POSITION, 104,000 FOR ANOTHER POSITION, 120,000 FOR ANOTHER POSITION. THESE ARE ONE POSITION. HERE'S THE ONE HERE, 110,000. WE NEED TO CLARIFY THOUGH, THAT IS SALARY AND ALL BENEFITS. OKAY. YEAH, NO, I GET IT. YES. SALARY AND BENEFITS. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE UNDERSTANDS THAT. YES. WELL, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. IT, IT, IT, IT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT COSTS A LOT THESE DAYS FOR, FOR DECENT HEALTH INSURANCE. HERE'S 132,000, UM, NOTHING, NOTHING ON HERE UNDER 68,000. SO, UH, I'M JUST SUGGESTING A TEMPORARY, HIT THE BALLS BUTTON TEMPORARILY UNTIL WE, UM, UNTIL WE HAVE THE, THE NUMBERS IN, UH, CONCRETE FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH SHOULD BE IN WIN. JOYCE. UM, WE SHOULD GET ALL OF OUR FINAL NUMBERS HOPEFULLY SOON. UM, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN WE HOPE WE HAVE IT BY NEXT TUESDAY'S MEETING. OKAY. SO IN THE MEANTIME, UM, JOYCE, DO YOU OR DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS WITH THIS? UH, NO SIR. IF THAT'S WHAT COUNSEL WANTS, WE CAN DO THAT UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT THE BUDGET. ALRIGHT, LET'S, LET'S ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1ST BEING A, YEAH, I THINK, UM, SEPTEMBER ONE IS WHEN WE SHOULD ADOPT THE BUDGET, SO THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME. GOOD TIME. OKAY. RICHARD, WHAT DO YOU, YOU GOT ANYTHING TO SAY? WHAT DO YOU NO, THAT WAS IT. I WAS, I JUST WANTED TO SET A DATE. YEAH. THAT WAY, YOU KNOW. WELL THIS IS A PAUSE, IT'S A TEMPORARY PAUSE. UM, AND THAT'S ALL IT IS. ALRIGHT. GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS, AMANDA? NO, NOT PARTICULARLY, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE HEAR PAUSE OR, OR FREEZE, THEY'RE AFRAID THAT DEPARTMENTS ARE GONNA BE LOSING PEOPLE AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S BEEN A SUBJECT AT ALL AT BECAUSE WE DON'T, DON'T NEED TO LET ANYBODY GO. NO. UH, SO AS LONG AS THAT IS THE CASE, YOU KNOW, WELL LET, I'M OKAY WITH A LITTLE PAUSE WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THE BUDGET. YES. LET ME BE CLEAR TO THE STAFF. UM, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING ANY POSITION. THESE ARE VACANT. THESE ARE VACANT POSITIONS. I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT, MAYOR. WELL, WHAT DID Y'ALL DID NOT THINK OTHERWISE? NO. YEAH. WE, WE HAVE NOT. NOBODY HAS EVER, [00:40:01] WELL, NOT, NO, WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING ANYWHERE THAT ANYBODY THAT CURRENTLY WORKS FOR THE CITY'S POSITION BE ELIMINATED. WELL, YOU, HOWEVER WE CAN START SOMETIMES. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. OH BOY. ANYWAYS, UH, SCOTT, DO YOU HAVE A OPINION ON THE ISSUE? NO. WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF A TEMPORARY PAUL'S? YES, I, SIR, I HAD NOTICE AGREEMENTS. ALRIGHT, STEVE? YES. UH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN FAVOR. TEMPORARY. ALRIGHT, UH, FELIX? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, SO WE WANT TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE WE WANT OUR CITY MANAGER TO KNOW THAT IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND UH, SHE NEEDS TO HIRE SOMEONE, SHE'S GONNA LET US KNOW. AND, UH, SO, SO THAT IF AND IF SHE GETS APPROVAL, SHE'S GOING TO HIRE 'CAUSE SHE NEEDS, SHE NEEDS THAT ABILITY THAT THAT GOES FURTHER. POLICE DEPARTMENT CORRECT? AS WELL. GOES FOR ANY WELL, THE, THE CHIEF YEAH. AT TWO. SO WE JUST WANT THAT TO BE VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT, THAT THIS DOESN'T MEAN TOTALLY THAT NOBODY'S GOING TO NOT BE HIRED BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 1ST. IT JUST MEANS FOR THE, FOR THE MOST PART, UM, SOME OF THESE POSITIONS ARE GONNA STAY VACATED UNTIL WE CAN GET A HANDLE ON THIS. ALRIGHT? OKAY. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON [3. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4076, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, approving amendments to the Rosenberg Development Corporation Bylaws. (Mary Culver, Director of Economic Development)  ] TO THE NEXT ITEM. CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 4 0 7 6 A RESOLUTION CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSENBERG, AMENDING APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BYLAWS. MARY CULVER OF THE, UH, SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. SHE'S GONNA READ THIS AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AND MAYBE HOW THIS CAME ABOUT. MARY, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? I'M DOING WELL, MAYOR. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. UH, ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BYLAWS ADDRESSES EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE RDCA PROVISION INCLUDED IN THE FIRST BYLAWS ADAPTED BY THE CORPORATION IN 1995. THIS LIMITATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW. THE TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE RDC ARE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 10% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. AND WHILE THE, UH, MAY 2ND ELECTION REDUCED THE SALES TAX LEVY FOR THE RDC, FROM ONE HALF OF 1% TO ONE FOURTH OF 1% RESULTED IN A 50% REDUCTION IN TOTAL SALES TAX REVENUES YEAR OVER YEAR. THE OPERATIONS OF THE RDC UM, HAVE NOT CHANGED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. STAFF COMPLETED A A DETAILED REVIEW OF EXISTING EXPENDITURES AND IDENTIFIED AREAS TO STREAMLINE AND ELIMINATE CERTAIN OPERATIONAL COSTS IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THIS EXPENDITURE LIMITATION. HOWEVER, AN INCREASE, UH, TO THE THRESHOLD WILL BE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN DAILY OPERATIONS. THIS NECESSITATES AN AMENDMENT TO THE RDC BYLAWS PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 27 RDC BUDGET BY CITY COUNCIL. UM, THERE ARE A LIST OF OF UPDATES HERE. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ARE ALL OF THOSE UPDATES INCLUDED. THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL SECTIONS THAT WE, UH, HAD IDENTIFIED FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, STREAMLINE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. UH, SO OVERALL IT'S AN INCREASE TO THE EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS FROM, UH, THE CURRENT 10% TO 20%. AND, UH, NE WE HAD A NECESSARY CHANGE FOR, UH, RECENT, UM, UH, CHANGES IN THE LEGAL, UH, FOR AGENDA POSTING. UM, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS TERMS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY DELAYED BOARD APPOINTMENTS. PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS FOR POTENTIAL EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS, ADOPT AN ATTENDANCE POLICY AND A PROCEDURE FOR RECOMMENDING BOARD MEMBER REMOVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AND IMPROVE OVERALL OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND PURCHASING PRACTICES. AND THE RDC BOARD DID REVIEW THIS AT THEIR JULY 8TH MEETING AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. UH, WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER R 4 0 7 6 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE RDC BYLAWS AS PRESENTED. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. ALRIGHT, WE'LL START WITH RICHARD 'CAUSE HE'S A MEMBER. THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO GEORGE. UH, THEY'RE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE RDC. RICHARD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO? UM, JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS? THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE THAT I REMEMBER WERE, UM, THE, THE BOARD HAVING THE ABILITY TO APPOINT NEW MEMBERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I DUNNO IF IT'S WORKING. UH, THE BOARD BEING ABLE TO APPOINT [00:45:01] MEMBERS WITHOUT COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. I DON'T LIKE THAT. AND, UM, WHERE IS THAT? IS THAT THE 3.06? RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. WHERE IS THAT 3.06? YEAH, I HAD THAT CIRCLED. I HAD QUESTION ABOUT THAT AS WELL. YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T CARE FOR THAT ONE. AND, UH, THESE ARE, UH, EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY BOARD MEMBERS. I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY VOTING MEMBERS. THEY'RE NOT VOTING, BUT WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE POINT? I MEAN, IF THEY WANT TO ATTEND, THEY CAN ATTEND. OKAY. WE DON'T NEED TO FURTHER COMPLICATE EVERYTHING. OKAY. UM, THE OTHER ONE WAS, UH, I GUESS THE, IF YOU MISS THREE DAYS IN A ROW, YOU, YOU, THE PRESIDENT SUBMITS YOU TO COUNSEL FOR REPRIMAND OR SPANK YOU OR WHATEVER, AND YOU GET KICKED OFF THE COMMITTEE. SO I, I, I MEAN I, I'M KIND OF OKAY WITH THAT, BUT I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT. THESE ARE ALL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. NOBODY'S GETTING A PAYCHECK FOR IT. SO IF SOMEBODY MISSES A DAY, IT'S, WHO'S GONNA DETERMINE IF THAT WAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE? SO I I I DON'T THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, I CAN GO EITHER WAY ON THAT ONE, BUT I REALLY DON'T LIKE EITHER ONE OF THOSE. AND AS FAR AS THE REST OF IT, I DON'T, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE REST OF YOUR CHANGES. RICHARD, ARE YOU CONS, UM, ON, UH, 3 0 4 ON THE ATTENDANCE REMOVAL OF A BOARD MEMBER? AND THIS IS TO, THAT WAS, THIS IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S ONLY A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL THAT AUTHORITY REMAINS WITH CITY COUNCIL. OH, THE BOARD WOULD, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WOULD SEND YOU TO COUNCIL FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE YOU FROM THE BOARD. RIGHT. IT, IT GIVES THE OPTION THAT EITHER THE, THE BOARD PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THAT BOARD MEMBER FIRST AND THEN RECOMMEND, THEY COULD RECOMMEND REMOVAL THROUGH WRITING, UM, TO THE CITY COUNCIL. OR THE BOARD COULD ACT AS A WHOLE TO RECOMMEND REMOVAL. THE REMOVAL AUTHORITY, THESE BOARD POSITIONS SERVE AT THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. SO IT IS REALLY A NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE PRESIDENT COULD, BOARD PRESIDENT COULD EITHER DO IT THEMSELVES AND IF THE BOARD OVERALL, UM, OR MAYBE THEY DIDN'T TAKE THAT ACTION AND THE BOARD OVERALL WANTED TO RECOMMEND REMOVAL, THEY COULD DO THAT AS A BOARD, BUT IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE PUT ON A BOARD AGENDA FOR THE BOARD TO, TO DISCUSS. I MEAN, WHATEVER. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S, IT STILL HAVE TO BE PUT ON A COUNCIL AGENDA TO REMOVE IT WOULD BE ON A, A COUNCIL AGENDA AND THE COUNCIL COULD DENY THAT RECOMMENDATION, UH, AND NOT REMOVE THAT MEMBER IN THE SAME EFFECT OF YOU OR JOYCE COMING TO COUNCIL AND SAYING, HEY, THIS PERSON OVER HERE ISN'T ATTENDING AND WANT, WANT TO CONSIDER IT. I MEAN, IT'S THE SAME THING, BUT I DON'T SEE WHAT, WHY WE HAVE TO MAKE A BUNCH OF PAPERWORK ABOUT IT. BUT THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, I'M, I CAN GO EITHER WAY ON IT. UM, WE CAN OR DO YOU CONCERN ATTENDANCE? I MEAN, IS YOUR CONCERN ABOUT ATTENDANCE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNCIL ON THE BOARD OR THE, THE NON-COUNSELING? IT DOESN'T MATTER. I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE NOT PAID POSITIONS, SO, SO YOU DON'T LIKE THE RULE? I DON'T, I KIND OF DON'T LIKE APPLIES TO ANYONE. ALRIGHT. GEORGE, OR IS THERE OR ANYTHING ELSE? OH, NO, THAT WAS IT. GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR, UH, ABOUT THESE SUGGESTED CHANGES? YOU, YOU, YOU SET ON THE BOARD AND Y'ALL HAVE DISCUSSED THESE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AMANDA, DO YOU HAVE ANY? YES, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. CONCERNS ABOUT THESE. YEAH. PROPOSED, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND RICHARD'S VIEW ON THE ATTENDANCE, BUT WHEN PEOPLE KNOW AND THEY'RE NOT PAID, WE'RE NOT PAID, YOU KNOW, WE ARE PAID A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE CITIZENS ARE NOT, BUT THEY DO VOLUNTEER AND THOSE COMMITTEES ARE DEPENDENT ON EVERYONE TO SHOW UP. NOW EVERYBODY HAS EMERGENCIES, YOU KNOW, MIGHT HAVE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY OR THEY'RE SICK OR SOMETHING. THEIR CHILD IS SICK. THERE'S ALWAYS EMERGENCIES. BUT IF SOMEONE IS REGULARLY ABSENT, I THINK THAT HAS TO BE DISCUSSED AND, AND EITHER BE REMOVED OR SOUGHT. BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT SIGNING UP FOR A COMMITTEE, THIS HAPPENED YEARS AGO AND STILL FOR THIS TIME, I TELL 'EM, YOU HAVE TO COMMIT. YOU KNOW, THE, THE STAFF DEPENDS ON THE WHOLE COMMITTEE BEING THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT IF YOU MISS MORE THAN 50% OF THE MEETINGS, THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T COMMIT. I MEAN, THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. UM, YES, IT'S VOLUNTEER, BUT I ASSUME IF YOU VOLUNTEER YOU WANT TO HELP THAT COMMITTEE AND THAT'S JUST PART OF IT. UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION AND JUST SO YOU CAN EXPLAIN, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE RDC FOR A LONG TIME. SECTION 7 0 2 INCREASES EXPENDITURE THRESHOLD OR PRESIDENT I APPROVING. SO YOU'RE GOING FROM 5,000 OR MORE TO 25,000? I MEAN WHAT YES, MA'AM. THE, THE, THAT INCREASE IS REALLY AN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. OKAY. UH, THERE'S, UM, [00:50:01] VERY FEW THAT, UM, WOULDN'T, THE IDEA IS THAT RIGHT NOW ALL OF THOSE EXPENDITURES REQUIRE A VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBER TO COME AND SIGN THOSE DOCUMENTS. AND IF IT'S BEEN A BUDGETED ITEM, WHICH THE BOARD REVIEWS EVERY MONTH IN THEIR FINANCIAL REVIEW, UH, WE WANTED TO ELIMINATE THAT OPERATIONAL IN DEFICIENCIES TO COMPLY WITH THE PURCHASING POLICY OF THE CITY. UH, WHICH IS WHAT WE ALREADY DO. WE INCLUDED THAT AS WELL IN THE AMENDMENT. I SAW THAT. SO WE WOULD STILL GO THROUGH OUR NORMAL FINANCIAL THINGS. IT JUST REMOVES SOME INEFFICIENCIES. OKAY. OKAY. AND I DID ABOUT THE 3.06 JUST TO, AND I KNOW EX OFFIC MEMBERS, THEY'RE NOT VOTING YADA YADA, BUT WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THAT BEING PUT IN? THE PURPOSE REALLY IS TO LOOK FOR SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO INVITE SOME, UM, FEEDBACK, UM, ON THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. THAT'S WHY WE PUT THE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS. UH, THIS IS VERY COMMON AND, UH, PRACTICE WITH TYPE B ORGANIZATIONS, UH, TO HAVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL LENDING. UM, BUSINESS OWNER IN THE CITY, UM, OR ONE THAT HAS RUN A BUSINESS WITHIN, WE PUT IN FORT BEND COUNTY THAT HAVE HAD A LARGE, WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LARGE EMPLOYER FOR US, 50 OR MORE. UH, SO THAT WE COULD RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. ARE THEY, ARE WE OPERATING IN THE BEST, UH, WAY? ARE WE APPROACHING THIS? AND I THINK WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK. UH, SOMEBODY TURNED THE ELECTRIC CHAIR ON . UH, BUT, UH, THE, ONE OF THE BENEFITS IN THIS IN PARTICULAR, UH, THERE ARE PROJECTS, UH, AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WORK WITH ARE CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION. WE CANNOT SHARE THAT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT, UH, ON THE BOARD OR WITH CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. AND THIS WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO GET FEEDBACK ON, UH, INCENTIVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT BEFORE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH, UH, STANDARD BUSINESS PRACTICES AND THAT SOMETHING WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. SO ANYBODY THAT Y'ALL WOULD ASK TO COME JOIN WOULD BE A PERMANENT BOARD MEMBER. THEY WOULD BE AN EX OFFICIO. THEY WOULDN'T, OBVIOUSLY NOT NO VOTING POWERS. RIGHT. UH, BUT IT, THEY WOULD ALSO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD. OKAY. UH, WITH A COUNCIL AS WELL. BUT, UH, IT WOULD NOT BE, WOULD THAT COME THROUGH COUNCIL FIRST OR THIS ALLOWS THE BOARD TO, TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION. THAT'S WHY I'M, WHY I ASKED. SO, AND I I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT, IF WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE CITY COUNCIL, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CHANGE THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING FOR THAT AS MUCH. WELL, AND ALSO THE FOUNDATION BECAUSE YOU HAVE FOUND, SORRY, THE FOUNDATION OF THAT. NO, YOU WERE TALKING. NO, YOU HAD BY ACCIDENT, I MEAN PEOPLE WHO'VE APPLIED FOR THIS, THAT OWN BUSINESSES OR KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME, I SEE YOU WANT SOMEBODY THAT WANTS MORE THAN 50 EMPLOYEES OR SOMETHING TO GET IDEAS AND, AND WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE A ROUND TABLE OF BASIC IDEAS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME AND ACTUALLY BE ME NON-VOTING MEMBERS. I, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF I AGREE WITH ALL THAT. RIGHT. IT WOULD BE MY CONCERN ON, ON THE INFORMATION THEY WOULD RECEIVE. THEY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SIT IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH US TO, TO LEARN ABOUT THE DETAILS AND GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THAT. THAT'S REALLY THE INTENT OF IT. I GUESS, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING ME, WHOSE IDEA WAS THAT? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I INCLUDED SIMPLY FROM, UH, LIKE I SAID, OTHER TYPE B ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS A, THIS IS A COMMON PROVISION. ALRIGHT. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S ALRIGHT. IT, WE LIKE OTHER IDEAS HERE. I GOOD EXPLANATION. YES. AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE GROUP WANTS. I, HEY, I DON'T SIT ON THE, ON THAT BOARD, SO THAT'S FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY. UH, SCOTT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE? THESE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT THE BOARD AND MARY OR, UM, ASKING FOR? YEAH, SO I'VE, UH, AS FOR THAT ATTENDANCE POLICY, I'VE SEEN THIS IN SIMILAR BYLAWS ON OTHER COMMITTEES I'VE BEEN ON MM-HMM . UM, I FEEL LIKE, UH, 3.04 MAKES IT UNNECESSARILY LONG FOR THE BYLAWS. OR THEY SEE 6.09 IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE-LINER, WHICH YOU CAN REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR WITH OR WITHOUT. GOOD CAUSE WHICH ONE? 6.09 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. AND I FEEL LIKE SIX POINT, UH, 6.09. THERE AIN'T NO 6.09. 7 0 9. YOU MEAN 7 0 9 6 0.0. 6.09. THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO EDITS TO IT, BUT IT DOES, IT DOES ADDRESS THE REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. 6.09. THEY CAN BRING, WELL, MY PAGE, MY DEAL AIN'T GOT NO 6.09. I DON'T HAVE, I'LL READ IT TO YOU REAL QUICK. THE BOARD DIRECTORS, I, Y'ALL ARE SENDING ME A MESSAGE AND EACH MEMBER THEREOF SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS, WHICH [00:55:01] MAY REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR AT ANY TIME, EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE. ALRIGHT. THAT'S A SIMPLE ONE-LINER THE SAME THING. YEAH. BUT THEY JUST ADDED, IF YOU MISS SO MANY, I MEAN, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET SOMEBODY OUT, JUST PUT SOMEBODY ADDED AND THEY MISS ONE MEETING. YOU KNOW, YOU PUT THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS IN THERE. THAT'S, THEY WOULD PRESENT THAT TO THE COUNCIL. YEAH. RIGHT. AND THEN THAT'S UP TO US TO JUDGE. YOU MISSED ONE MEETING AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, MY CHILD WAS SICK AND I GO TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT IF THEY MISS FOUR OR FIVE IN A ROW, IT GETS PRESENTED TO US AND WE'RE LIKE, YEAH, WELL YOU COULD ALWAYS ADD, YOU COULD ALWAYS ADD IF IT'S AN EXCUSED ABSENCE OR NOT. OF COURSE. YEAH. WHY SO MANY CHANGES ALL AT ONE TIME AND I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO BLESS YOU. HIDE SOMETHING. WELL, MAYBE THEY THOUGHT NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT. I, I WILL SAY WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER CHANGES THAT WE WANTED TO BRING FORWARD AND, AND WE DID REDUCE THAT. UH, WE WANTED TO LOOK PRIMARILY TO ADDRESS THE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION ISSUE, UH, BECAUSE WE DO NEED THAT ADDRESSED BEFORE THE BUDGET IS PASSED. UH, BUT THE OTHER, UH, PROVISIONS THAT WE PUT IN HERE, THE AMENDMENTS, UH, REALLY ADDRESSED OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES AND LIKE I SAID, OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BRING IN, UM, EXPERTISE THAT WE DON'T ALREADY, IF WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT ON THE BOARD, LIKE THE COMMERCIAL LENDING AND, AND REAL ESTATE. THOSE WERE THINGS THAT WOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO, UM, HAVE BETTER INFORMATION AT OUR HANDS AND, AND THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE. UH, THOSE WERE THE ONES THAT WE INCLUDED. STEVE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OR COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS? PAPASAN, HOW ABOUT YOU? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERN. WELL, I GUESS ONE CONCERN, UH, THAT I GOT A COUPLE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS, UM, THE 20%, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE COST UP TO 20%. THAT'S JUST TO KEEP UP WITH, UH, REGULAR OPERATION. UH, WHAT IS IT? THE OPERATION COST? IS THAT WHAT IT'S FOR? THAT IS TO ADDRESS, UH, AS I STATED BEFORE, UM, THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE, UH, WITH THE DIFFERENCE IN REVENUE AND THAT LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION COSTS, OUR ADMINISTRATION COSTS DIDN'T GET CUT IN HALF. WE DID DO QUITE A BIT OF, OF REFINING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD GET IT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. WE WERE STILL REALLY PUT, WE WERE OVER THAT, THAT LIMIT AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDED INCLUDING A 20% RATHER THAN 15, UH, WHICH WAS OUR ORIGINAL, UH, RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THEY SAW THAT THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE IN TWO YEARS. RIGHT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, ALL OF THAT. SO, UH, THAT IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S JUST OUR DAILY COST AND REALLY REDUCED COST. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? I DON'T, HANG ON, HANG ON. I GOT, I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. SO JUST SO THAT I HAVE A HANDLE, JUST SO WHEN FOLKS ASK, SO THIS SET THIS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION HERE. SO IN THE PAST IT WAS A POLICY THAT UP TO 10% OF GROSS REVENUE COULD BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE. YES. YES, SIR. SO THE RDC GENERATED ABOUT 6.8 MILLION, ROUGHLY, RIGHT? ABOUT SEVEN, YEAH, ABOUT 7 MILLION. AND SO ABOUT 10% OF THAT 700,000 YES, SIR. COULD GO FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE COST. AND, AND I WILL SAY THAT THE PRIMARY BULK OF THAT IS AN, UM, GOES TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH THE CITY ITSELF. UH, THAT PAYS FOR ALL OF OUR, UM, OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, UM, STAFF SALARIES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, UH, GO TO THE CITY FROM THE RDC SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE COSTS. THERE ARE SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WOULD BE QUALIFIED AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND WE WOULD INCLUDE THAT IN THAT CAP. WOULD MOWING BE PART OF THAT? NO, SIR. OKAY. SO WE'RE TALKING SALARIES, SALARIES NOT ONLY OF E ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, BUT WE ALSO PAY A PORTION OF SALARIES FOR THE DIFFERENT, UM, STAFF WITHIN THE CITY THAT TECHNICALLY WE RECEIVE SERVICES FROM. SO THERE'S A PORTION THAT GOES TO, WELL WE HAVE IT, HR, ACCOUNTING FOR WHAT? RIGHT. IT PAY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT RDC HELPS TO, IF YOU WILL MM-HMM . ADD TO MM-HMM . AND THAT, THAT ACTUALLY CON, UH, LENDS ITSELF TO RELIEF OF OUR GENERAL BUDGET. MM-HMM . GENERAL FUND. MM-HMM . I'M SORRY, NOT GENERAL BUDGET. GENERAL FUND. ALRIGHT. LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS, UH, USE MONEY THAT'S INTENDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, [01:00:01] JUST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. AND UM, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU CATCH MY DRIFT. SO I GUESS THE REASONING TO GO FROM 10 TO 20% IS BECAUSE OF THE CCP, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTION IN THE BUDGET, UM, TO, UH, AND THE GROSS NET NO GROSS, NOT NET OF, OF THE RDC. SO IN ORDER TO, TO, TO FOLLOW THE SAME NUMBERS. SO DO YOU, IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THE SAME NUMBERS, YOU'D HAVE TO GO FROM 10 TO 20% SINCE THE GROSS REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO BE HALF OF WHAT IT WAS, SINCE HALF OF IT WILL GO TO THE CCP. YES. I GOT IT. UM, DO YOU THINK THAT AMOUNT WILL STILL BE ABOUT 700,000 A YEAR? OH NO. UH, IT, I, IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IT'S SIX 40. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO, UM, RICHARD HAS CONCERN ABOUT 3 0 4. 3 0 6. UH, FELIX HAD A CONCERN ABOUT 7 0 8. FELIX, YOU JUST ASKED A QUESTION THOUGH, YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A CONCERN, RIGHT? NO CONCERN. AMANDA, WHICH OTHER ONE DID YOU HAVE CONCERN ABOUT? 3 0 6. 3.06. SO AMANDA HAS CONCERN ABOUT IT. RICHARD HAS CONCERN ABOUT IT. UM, CAN I MAKE A MOTION? HANG ON JUST A SECOND. I WANNA MAKE ANOTHER POINT ABOUT THE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. IT DOESN'T OFFEND ME TO HAVE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO. I, I'M NOT SURE I, BUT I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE REASONING THAT WAS THAT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WAS THAT YOUR IDEA OR SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS? IT WAS MY IDEA TO ADD THE, THE QUALIFICATIONS IS WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO, TO INCORPORATE IN THERE. THAT, THAT THEY MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. UH, WE DID SAY THAT TO BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT ULTIMATELY EVERY BOARD MEMBER, INCLUDING EXOFFICIO, SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF CITY COUNCIL. UH, BY EVIDENCE OF THE REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS AS, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, PETERSON POINTED OUT. IF THAT IS NOT, UM, THE, THE COUNCIL WOULD STILL HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THAT. WELL, SHOULDN'T, SHOULDN'T THE COUNCIL APPOINT THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS, THEN WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CHANGE IT. THERE IS THAT OPTION. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE APPOINTING THESE MEMBERS THROUGH OTHER MEMBERS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT THESE. THAT'S WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE SO, UM, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. WELL, I DON'T THINK SHE SAYS WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY NO, BUT SHE SAID THAT IN, IN, IN A SENSE SHE WAS SAYING THAT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY THROUGH, OR I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW. WHY DON'T WE, WHY DON'T WE OPEN IT UP RIGHT NOW? THERE ARE NO EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THAT. THERE ARE NONE. NO, SIR. WHY DON'T WE OPEN UP TO ALLOW FOR EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. Y'ALL CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. LET US RATIFY 'EM AND THEY'LL SERVE ON THE BOARD BECAUSE, UH, AND, AND WE WILL TAKE YOUR ADVICE ON THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THEY SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, QUALIFIED MM-HMM . UM, UH, HAVE SOME PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL. SO IF WE COULD CHANGE THAT TO MAYBE RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CITY COUNCIL. YES. OKAY. AND LET US, LET US RATIFY 'EM. AND I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH FOUR INSTEAD OF JUST TWO. UH, FOUR. THESE FOLKS CAN'T VOTE ANYWAY. IT UP TO FOUR. IT'S, IT'S UP TO FOUR. IT UP TO FOUR. OKAY, GREAT. SO UP TO FOUR THEN. ARE Y'ALL OKAY WITH THAT? COUNCIL MEMBERS? LET'S SEE IF THE ATTORNEY HAS ANY LEGAL PROBLEM WITH IT. NO, SIR. JOYCE, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. GEORGE. GEORGE. GEORGE, ARE YOU OKAY WITH IT? EVERYBODY OKAY WITH IT? HOW'S THAT NOW? HOW DO WE WANT WORD THAT WE CAN APPROVE IT RIGHT NOW? WHAT'S THAT? ADDING TO WHERE THEY, THEY MAY COUNCIL RATIFIES WHO THEY WANNA PUT ON THERE. AND SO THE, THE BOARD WILL MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL, BUT COUNCIL MAKES THE ACTUAL APPOINTMENTS TO EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. RIGHT NOW IT'S WRITTEN, THEY APPOINT, BUT WE APPOINT, WE RATIFY. THEY NOMINATE. HOW ABOUT IF I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION? 4 0 7 6 EXCLUDING SECTION 3 0 4 AND 3 0 6? UM, BECAUSE EXCLUDING IT COMPLETELY, WE JUST DISCUSSED 3 0 6. THEY WOULD LIKE SOME EX OFFIC. UH, SOME, BUT, BUT, BUT THEY WANT US TO, TO THEY, THEY AGREED FOR US TO RATIFY HIM. WELL, I MEAN, WE CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS. ALRIGHT, HANG ON. ON, RICHARD MADE A MOTION. WE NEED TO RESPECT HIS MOTION. SO WE NEED A SECOND. [01:05:01] I'LL SECOND THE, A MOTION WITH, UM, GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR MOTION. RICHARD. I ALREADY, ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND, I'LL SECOND THE, THE MOTION. NOW WE NEED, WE CAN HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION. IS THAT RIGHT? OR DO WE YOU CAN. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. NOW SCOTT, DO YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE WELL AND, AND MAYOR, THE, UM, WE DON'T VOTE ON IT. COUNCILOR OLSON WOULD, WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION. OH, SO I CAN, I CAN MAKE AN OBJECTION TO THE SECOND TO THE MOTION, RIGHT? AND WE CAN DISCUSS. WELL, SO YOU GOT A MOTION, YOU GOT A SECOND? NOW YOU WOULD NEED TO VOTE, UH, IF, IF YOU VOTED DOWN, THEN THERE CAN BE A NEW MOTION. MAKE A NEW MOTION UNDER ROBERT'S RULES. CAN THERE BE AN OBJECTION TO A MOTION? AND THEN THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION. YOU, YOU CAN, UM, YOU CAN WITH A TWO THIRDS APPROVAL OF COUNSEL. UH, OBJECT TO YOU WOULD BE, UM, I'M SORRY, I'M BLANKING ON THE TERM. WELL, YOU'D BE SUSPENDING THE MOTION AND WELL, IN LIEU OF US BEING MAKE A NEW MOTION BEING HERE ALL NIGHT FOR SUCH A SMALL DETAIL, THE COURT EITHER VOTED UP OR VOTED DOWN. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO THAT'S RICHARD'S, THAT'S RICHARD'S MOTION. I MADE, I MADE A MOTION. YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GONNA JUST GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR IT AND WE'LL VISIT IT LATER AND ADD IT'S NOT CHIEF WE CAN. AMEN. SO HELL, LET'S GET GOING HERE. DANIELLE, HIS THING'S NOT WORKING. GEORGE, YOU WANNA VOTE? HIS BUTTON'S NOT WORKING. ARE YOU VOTING FOR IT, GEORGE? YES OR NO? YES. ALRIGHT. ALL IT APPROVED. IT GOT APPROVED MINUS 3 0 4 AND 3 0 6. WE'LL VISIT THOSE LATER. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER FOUR HERE. ALRIGHT. [4. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4078, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, adopting the Twentieth Amendment of the City of Rosenberg City Council Rules of Procedure; providing for severability; repealer; and providing for an effective date. (Brandon Morris, City Attorney)  ] CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R 4 0 7 8 A RESOLUTION CITY COUNCIL TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS. ADOPTING THE 12TH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ROSENBURG CITY COUNCIL RULES THE PROCEDURE PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. BRANDON MORRIS. THANK THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, AT THE JULY 7TH, 2026, CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND REACHED A CONSENSUS TO REVISE THE RULES OF PROCEDURE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ED'S LANGUAGE, CLARIFYING THAT THE RULES OF PROCEDURE SHALL CONTROL IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER REVISES THE TABLING PROCEDURE TO ALLOW A SINGLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO REQUEST THAT A TABLE ITEM BE RETURNED TO THE AGENDA EXPANDS THE RECONSIDERATION PROVISION TO CLARIFY THAT A MOTION TO RECONSIDER MAY BE MADE BY ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, INCLUDING THOSE WHO VOTED WITH THE MINORITY ABSTAINED OR WERE ABSENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT A DRAFT MEETING MINUTE EXCERPT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO INCLUDE WITH THIS ITEM. A RED LINE COPY OF THE REVISIONS IS ATTACHED FOR REVIEW. RESOLUTION NUMBER 40 R DASH 40 78 WOULD ADOPT THE REVISED CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE 20TH REVISION ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES OR ANY COMMENTS? WE'LL START WITH FELIX. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS. OKAY. ANYBODY HAS, UH, HOW ABOUT STEVE OR COMMENTS? NO COMMENT. NO, I'M OKAY. OKAY. RICHARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES? NO. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY CHANGES? NOBODY HAS ANY CHANGES. THEN WHY IS THIS ON THERE? ? WE HAVE TO PROVE THE CHANGES. WHY, WHY DO, THATS WHY THE LAST MEETING. DID WE HAVE ANY CHANGES AT THE LAST MEETING? YES. OTHER THAN THE DATE WE WERE, WE CHANGED THE TABLING PROCEDURE AND THE, UH, RECONSIDERATION PROCEDURE AND THEN AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AND, AND MADE IT CLEAR THAT THESE RULES CONTROL OVER ROBERT'S RULES IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT. ROBERT'S RULES IS PRETTY THICK. THAT IT IS. I READ IT ALL. UH, OKAY. WE CAN, LET'S HEAR, LET'S HEAR. REGURGITATE SOME. OKAY. NO, SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION THEN MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE [01:10:01] NUMBER. LET ME GET THE NUMBER. RESOLUTION. R 40 78. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE OR YES. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. DID THEY EVER FIGURE OUT GEORGE'S MACHINE? IT'S NOT WORKING OF, OF ALL THE PEOPLE. IT HAS TO BE ON HIS, YES. OH, GOOD. NOW IT'S WORKING. GEORGE, I THINK SHE'S TYPING IT IN DOWN THERE. SHE'S JUST WATCHING HIS FINGER. [5. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-4075, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, designating an Official Alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council General Assembly for the remaining term ending January 1, 2027. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary)  ] ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDERATION ON RESOLUTION ON THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. DESIGNATING AN ALTERNATE TO HGS TO GALVESTON AREA. COUNCIL ASSEMBLY FOR THE REMAINING TERM. ENDING JANUARY 1ST, 2027 FOR THE ALTERNATE. OKAY. TURN OUT THE LIGHTS AND YOU'LL HEAR CRICKETS ON THIS ITEM. LET'S, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE HEAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I DO YOU WANNA READ THE ? I WILL. YES. FORMER COUNSELOR, HECTOR TREVINO WAS APPOINTED TO THE 2026 HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2025 AS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL ALTERNATE DUE TO MR. TREVINO NO LONGER SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL. AN APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE REMAINING TERM OF THE CITY'S OFFICIAL ALTERNATE AS NEEDED REPRESENTATIVES SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM. SUCH TERM WILL END ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R 47 5 40 75 WILL DESIGNATE THE 2026 OFFICIAL ALTERNATE TO FILL THE REMAINING TERM. THE HGAC MEETS ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 10:00 AM AT THE HGAC OFFICES IN HOUSTON. ALRIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO SERVE ON HGAC. YES. LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY INTERESTED. YOU WANT TO TELL, TELL 'EM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HGAC OR DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? GO AHEAD. YOU GO TO THE MEETINGS. OKAY. WELL, IT'S A LARGE BOARD OF ABOUT 60 TO 80 PEOPLE. UH, MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGES. THEY MEET IN HOUSTON ONCE A MONTH ON THIS. LET'S SEE, TUESDAY IT'S THE THIRD. TUESDAY. THE THIRD TUESDAY. WHAT'S TODAY? THE THIRD? TUESDAY? YEAH. YEAH, IT'S THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERYBODY. OKAY. SO ANYWAY, THEY MEET AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND SO IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. SO IT'S GOTTA BE SOMEBODY WHO IS EITHER SELF-EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED, OR VERY FLEXIBLE. UM, IS, WOULD THERE ANYBODY BE, ANYBODY HERE INTERESTED IN DOING IT? THE MAYOR'S POSITION IS THE BOARD MEMBER. BUT IF THE, OR THE VOTING MEMBER, BUT WHEN THE MAYOR'S NOT THERE, THEN THE ALTERNATE CAN VOTE. SO, UH, IS THERE ANYBODY HERE INTERESTED IN, I MEAN, I WOULD IF I DIDN'T WORK FULL TIME, SO, YEAH. ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'LL JUST, UH, ANYBODY JUST LEAVE THAT OPEN? I WOULD, IF I DIDN'T HAVE A BABY I'M TAKING CARE OF DURING THOSE TIME, THEY DON'T CARE. TAKE, TAKE THE BABY WITH ME. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO TAKE HER TO HOUSTON. IT CAN. OR MAYBE ALL KIND OF BABIES THERE. UM, BECAUSE I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK IN DECEMBER TO APPOINT THE MAYOR'S THE REPRESENTATIVE AGAIN AND THE OFFICIAL ALTERNATE FOR THE 20, 27 YEARS. SO YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO NOT FILL IT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. UM, THE OFFICE, THE BUILDING IS OFF. TIMMONS. NEXT TO GREATWOOD? NO, HOUSTON CLUB. LAKEWOOD CHURCH. NOT GREATWOOD CHURCH. LAKEWOOD CHURCH. BIG CHURCH. YEP. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO NO ACTION DEFER ON THAT ONE. OKAY. UH, CONSIDERATION OF [6. Consideration of and action on citizen appointments to the following City Boards, Committees and Commissions. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary) Planning Commission  Parks and Recreation Board  Rosenberg Development Corporation   ] ITEM NUMBER SIX, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS. FIRST ONE IS, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE THIS DEAL, DEAL HERE. IF YOU WANNA OPEN UP YOUR, THIS ENVELOPE. SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR STUFF PLANNING COMMISSION. SO, WELL, I DON'T WANT TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL DON'T WANNA STAY HERE ALL NIGHT. ALRIGHT. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE APPLIED. YOU GOT CURRENT MEMBERS? SHERRY HORN, TIM CREW, CECILIO, MARINO, UH, WAYNE RACK, MARINETTE RICHARDSON, SCOTT. AND THEN YOU GOT ANTHONY SCHLOCK. SO WE GOT ONE VACANT POSITION. WE CAN REPLACE ONE OR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. I LIKE WAYNE RACK, TIM CREW, SHE MAYOR. WE'RE, WE ARE ONLY APPOINTING FROM THE APPLICANT'S LIST. 'CAUSE Y'ALL RE Y'ALL APPOINTED THE CURRENT MEMBERS AT THE LAST MEETING. ALL RIGHT, GOOD. SO WE DON'T, WE DON'T, YOU'RE JUST FILLING ONE VACANT [01:15:01] VOTING POSITION TODAY. ALL. SO WE GOT FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR ONE POSITION. RUDOLPH, UH, RUDY QUAR, SUSAN NEWTON, JAMES SCHIFFER, AND TO SUE YING WANG. I LIKE JAM. JAMES SCHIFFER, UM, I SPOKE TO HIM. HE IS WILLING TO SERVE. HE IS ON THE HOA AND I THINK THE MUD BOARD FOR THE RESERVE. UM, AND IS HE HERE? THERE HE IS. SO YES, HE'S THERE, UH, IN PERSON. SO JAMES SCHEFFER, UM, WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. AND LET ME SEE. THERE'S ALSO TWO EXOFFICIO POSITIONS THAT CAN EITHER BE CITIZENS OR COUNCIL MEMBERS. RIGHT? OKAY. ACTUALLY, SO LET'S JUST DO THESE POSI THIS POSITION FIRST. YEAH. THE VOTING, IF IT'S OKAY. SO I MOVE, WE ADD JAMES SCHEFFER TO THE, UM, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SECOND. ALRIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY PUSHING OR SAYING GREEN. YES. YOU OPPOSED SAY NO. ALRIGHT. I'M, I'M PUSHING AWAY. I DID I SAY, UH, WE'RE VOTING ON HIS MOTION. VOTING ON MY MOTION, WHICH WAS ADDING. THERE WE GO JAMES. SHE ALL. GEORGE AND FELIX. OKAY, WELL THE MOTION PASSED. CONGRATULATIONS MR. SCHEFFER. OKAY, SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS DONE. CAN'T PICK 'EM ALL. YOU GOTTA PICK ONE. WHAT'S NEXT? UH, PARKS. PARKS BOARD. OKAY. WELL, I, LET'S SEE WHO, EVERYBODY'S UP ON THE PARKS BOARD. WELL, I WANT TO, I LIKE TO KEEP, UH, LORI COOK. UH, DID YOU TALK TO JOE? ER, IS HE STILL WILLING? YES. HE APPLIED? YES. OKAY. UH, OKAY, WELL SPARE ME ALL GOING THROUGH THIS. LET'S JUST RUN, RUN THROUGH THESE NAMES. UH, WHO IS OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS WHO DID NOT REAPPLY? RUDY GUERRERO REACHED OUT AND SAID HE DID NOT WANT TO APPLY. ALRIGHT, SO RUDY, NICOLE PHILLIPS. RUDY, WE YES. AND NICOLE PHILLIPS ACCOMMODATE HIS REQUEST. AND MARK ANTHONY. AND MARK ANTHONY STREET. I GOTCHA. AND NICOLE PHILLIPS. YEAH, THEY DID NOT. AND NICOLE? MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. AND RUDY'S A NO. OKAY. SO, SO FAR WE GOT JOSEPH ERRA, LAURIE COOK, RENEE LAREN, CRYSTAL. PRITT CRYSTAL STILL. OKAY. YEAH, SHE APPLIED. ALRIGHT, SO CAN WE GET, LET'S GO THROUGH THOSE. LET'S GET PAST THESE FOUR FIRST AND I'LL, I'LL, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND ADD MORE. WE NEED A MINIMUM OF SEVEN. YEAH, I, WHAT I WOULD, I WOULD, CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THESE FOUR FIRST AND THEN WE WILL GO AND VISIT AND ADD THE OTHERS BECAUSE THE OTHERS MAY BE CONTENTIOUS. SO LET'S JUST DO THESE FOUR. IS THAT OKAY? SURE. GO FOR IT. SO I MOVE, UH, APPROVAL FOR JOE BERA, LAURIE COOK, RENEE LERN. CRYSTAL. PRITT SECOND. ALRIGHT, SO WE GOT, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. SO WE GOT THOSE. NOW WE NEED, YOU SAY IT'S NOT WORKING. WE WANT, UM, I DID. THERE'S NOT VOTING ON THE SCREEN. THERE'S, OKAY. THERE'S TOO MANY MOTIONS UNDER THIS. YES MA'AM. SO WE, WE WANT TO ADD THREE MORE OR DO WE WANT, OR WE, LET ME SEE HERE. NO MORE THAN THE PARKS BOARD SHALL BE AT LEAST SEVEN. YOU NEED AT LEAST, WE NEED AT LEAST THREE MORE. WELL, I WOULD SUGGEST WE GO AHEAD AND ADD THE FINAL FOUR THAT HAVE APPLIED. OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE, UH, LET'S ADD 'EM ALL. APPLY THE LAST FOUR, THE NEW ONES THAT APPLIED, WHICH ARE CHARLES, UH, CANAL, CHARLES, SHAQUITA HAWKINS, DARREN MCCARTHY AND HIVA MELOW. YES. GOOD. GOOD. MOTION. ALRIGHT, SO WE WILL, UH, AMANDA MADE THE MOTION FOR THAT. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. A. ALRIGHT. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. GREAT. OKAY. WHAT'S NEXT? RDC. MM-HMM . WAS THAT THE ORDER ON THE AGENDA? YES. FIVE. CAN WE SYNC THESE YEARS UP TO MAKE 'EM ALL EXPIRE AT THE SAME TIME? IS THAT WITHIN THE ABILITY TONIGHT? IT'S, THAT WOULD BE THE BOTTOM OR AS FOR THE RDC? MM-HMM . NO. YEAH, THAT WOULD, UM, THAT WOULD'VE TO BE THROUGH THE BYLAWS. AND I BELIEVE THE TERMS ARE SET BY BYLAWS. YEAH. THAT, THAT IS IN THE BYLAWS. SO WE COULDN'T DO IT UNDER THIS ITEM. BUT I MEAN, YOU STILL REPLACE WE COULD BRING IT BACK TO CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. NO. OKAY. NOT, NOT IT'S IN A TONIGHT. WE COULD BRING IT BACK. ALRIGHT. BEFORE [01:20:01] WE GET TOO FAR, DANIELLE, DID WE DO WRONG? WERE WE SUPPOSED TO, UH, DO THE COUNCIL MEMBER? THAT'S THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL WE RELY ON HER TO KEEP US GOING. KEEP US STRAIGHT HERE. OKAY. UM, HERE'S THE RDC. LET'S EVERYBODY LOOK AT THESE NAMES AND SEE IF THEY HAVE, I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH TED. I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH GEORGE HICKS. I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH EVEN TIM ANDERS. I UNDERSTAND SOME WHINING GOING ON THERE, BUT, AND I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH LARRY WILKINSON. THEY'VE SERVED THE CITY, THEY'VE SERVED RDC, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT ENTIRELY. I'M ONE SEVENTH. LET'S SEE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS. WELL, TIM AND LARRY'S TERMS, I MEAN, IWI KNOW WHERE WE CAN PLACE THEM ANYTIME, BUT THEIR TERM IS REALLY NOT UP TILL NEXT YEAR. CORRECT. OKAY. SO I THINK WE SHOULD LEAVE THEM. JUST LEAVE FOR THAT. JIM AND LARRY, UH, GEORGE HEST IS HERE. HE'S, HE'S BEEN A GOOD, YES, I TALKED TO HIM AND HE, HE'S BEEN A GOOD CITIZEN. HE'S BEEN GOOD. RDC UM, TED, UH, SAME THING. I'M OKAY WITH THOSE FOUR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE FOR, FOR RUDY, UH, I NEVER CAN SAY HIS LAST NAME PROPERLY FOR, UH, RUDY QUA. YEAH. . RUDY QUAR. UM, WOULD YOU WANNA PUT HIM IN LIEU OF ONE OF THOSE FOUR OR JUST IN NO, ADD HIM 'CAUSE WE NEED FIVE POSITIONS. HE WOULD FILL THE VACANT POSITION. OKAY. WE JUST, I'M OKAY WITH THE REST OF RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. THERE'S CURRENTLY FIVE OPEN POSITIONS. THREE CAN BE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TWO CITIZENS. YOU CAN FILL ALL FIVE POSITIONS WITH CITIZENS. RIGHT. SO IF YOU HAD, IF YOU'RE APPOINTING THREE CITIZENS, THAT ONLY LEAVES TWO FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WELL, I, I MEAN I HONESTLY THINKS TWO IS ENOUGH, BUT THAT'S UP TO Y'ALL. I KNOW THERE'S MORE THAT WANNA SERVE ON IT. SO YEAH, THERE'S, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ON, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE VACANCY THEN PLUS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WELL, THAT MAKES UP THE SEVEN. IS THAT RIGHT? WE'LL ASK EVERYBODY. OH. BUT IF WE ADD THE VACANCY, IT SAYS NOT MORE THAN THREE DIRECTORS SHALL BE PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO YOU CAN APPOINT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TWO CITIZENS. YOU CAN APPOINT ALL FIVE CITIZENS AND NO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S JUST HOWEVER MANY CITIZENS IT'S GONNA LEAVE THE SPACES FOR CITY COUNCIL. IT'S ACCOMMODATED. WE FEEL THAT VACANT FIFTH SPOT. THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. RIGHT. WHICH I THINK IS FINE, BUT THAT'S MY OPINION. LET'S, LET'S ASK THAT QUESTION FIRST OF THE COUNCIL. MM-HMM . AND SEE IF WE HAVE AN OPEN POSITION. YEAH. 'CAUSE IF PEOPLE FOLLOW THAT, THEN, THEN WE COULD, YOU KNOW, DO RUDY OR WHOEVER. UM, SO LET'S ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, LET'S START WITH FELIX. FELIX, RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF RDC. AMANDA IS SUGGESTING REDUCING THAT TO TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAKING THAT A CITIZEN, FIVE CITIZENS INSTEAD OF THREE. HOW HAS IT RAN BEFORE? HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN THREE? NO, IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, A COMBINATION OF IT'S BEEN, I'M SURE EVEN I DON'T A LONG TIME. I DON'T REMEMBER IT'S EVER BEEN. UM, I MEAN IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S ALWAYS WHATEVER WAY IT'S BEEN. YOU CAN THE LAW DO LAW THE LAW PROVIDES FOR A A THREE UP TO A THREE TO FOUR COMBINATION. I WILL TELL YOU THIS. I THINK IN RICHMOND AT ONE POINT, ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WERE THEIR, WERE THEIR CITY COMMISSION COUNCILMEN. BUT KEEP IN MIND THEY'VE ONLY GOT FIVE ON THE YEAH. COUNCIL. I MEAN, I MEAN, THAT'S MY ION MEAN THIS OPERATES MEAN I'M OKAY WITH, WITH, UM, ANOTHER, UH, APPLICANT. I MEAN WITH ANOTHER, UH, CITIZEN. IF Y WANT DO THAT, DO, DO YOU, DO YOU WANT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR, OR TWO OR TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS? THAT'S THE QUESTION. AND THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER. IT'S A MATTER OF PREFERENCE. WELL, YOU, YOU EVERYTH COMES BACK TO COUNCIL ANYWAY. YOU MAY NOT HAVE A PREFERENCE. YOU WANT TO KEEP THREE OR REDUCE IT TO TWO? I MEAN, I BASICALLY, I REALLY DON'T REALLY HAVE A PREFERENCE, BUT IF Y'ALL WANT TO OKAY, CHANGE. LET'S SEE. WE CAN CHANGE IT UP. LET'S SEE WHAT STEVE SAYS. STEVE, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? I HAVE LIKE THREE. YOU WANT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY. SCOTT, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? SELFISH REASONS? THREE. OKAY. WELL, AT LEAST YOU ADMIT IT. UM, LET ME ADMIT RIGHT HERE. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN BEING ONE OF THOSE THREE, BUT AMANDA, WE KNOW YOUR I WOULD BE THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT, OKAY. UM, RICHARD, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? I THINK IT SHOULD STAY THREE. WE SHOULD HAVE AS MUCH COUNSEL INPUT ON THERE AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. GEORGE, DO YOU WANT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR TWO ON THE RDC? WE'RE GONNA TAKE A BREAK AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, BUT ANYWAYS, CAN TRY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, ALRIGHT. SO, SO THERE'S NOT ROOM REALLY THEN TO ADD ANYBODY. YEAH. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THESE APPLICANTS. UM, ALRIGHT, SO THE COUNCIL'S MADE THEIR DECISION. I, I DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. THE MOTION IS I HAVE NO OPINION. CITIZENS. YES. OKAY. DO YOU WANT THAT IN A MOTION? YES, YOU HAVE TO IF YOU'RE REAPPOINTED REAPPOINTING TED. OH, WELL I'LL GLADLY MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE [01:25:01] REAPPOINT TED AND GEORGE FOR RDC. I'LL SECOND THAT. OH, GO AHEAD. LEMME MAKE IT. LEMME ACTUALLY PUSH NOT VOTING ON NOT VOTING ON IT. OKAY. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. YOUR OPPOSED SAY NO. GREAT. THE AYES HAVE IT. OKAY. [7. Consideration of and action on City Council member appointments to Committees (Danyel Swint, City Secretary): Animal Control Shelter Advisory Board; Employee Benefits Committee; Finance/Audit Committee; Image Committee; Parks and Recreation Board; Planning Commission; Rosenberg Development Corporation.  ] NOW IS THIS THE COUNCIL? YES. COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE. OKAY. WE'RE ALRIGHT. DANIELLE, DO YOU WANNA READ THE LIST? YOU WANT? UH, CITY COUNCIL MAY APPOINT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES. ANIMAL CONTROL, SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE, FINANCE, AUDIT COMMITTEE, IMAGE COMMITTEE, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD PLANNING COMMISSION, AND ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SO WE'LL START WITH, UM, ANIMAL BOARD. YES. ARE THERE ANY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS? UM, WELL, I'M SORRY. WE'RE GONNA START WITH PLANNING BECAUSE WHOEVER YOU APPOINT TO PLANNING CANNOT SERVE ON ANYTHING. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I KNOW THAT GEORGE DOES NOT WANT TO BE ON PLANNING ANYMORE BECAUSE IT EXCLUDED HIM FROM BEING CONSIDERED ON OTHER THINGS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR GEORGE TO BE ON IS THE IMAGE COMMITTEE WITH ME. IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSE TO PUT US THERE. SO IF HE'S ON THE PLANNING AND HE CAN'T BE ON THE IMAGE COMMITTEE. SO GEORGE, DO YOU STILL NOT WANT TO BE ON THE PLANNING? IF YOU'RE ON IT, YOU CAN'T VOTE ANYWAY. SO DO YOU WANNA BE THAT'S NOT A TRICK QUESTION. IT IS A REGULAR QUESTION. PLANNING COMMISSION OR SOMETHING ELSE. HE SAID HE WANTS TO GET OFF. OFF. OKAY. SO, ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WISHES TO BE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION? I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU BE ON IT. ACCORDING TO THE LAW OR THE RULE, THE, UM, YOU CAN'T, I GUESS THEY'LL KNOW THE CHARTER. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S UNDER THE CITY CHARTER. YOU CAN'T BE ON ANY OTHER BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS. AND THE TWO, THEY HAVE TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER. THE TWO EX-OFFICIO COUNCIL MEMBERS ON PLANNING COMMISSION ARE OPTIONAL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPOINT ANY. RIGHT. I GET IT. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, NOW THIS IS STRICTLY A LEGAL QUESTION. WOULD THE CHARTER APPLY TO AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER? IT IT DOES. THEY'RE ACTUALLY SPELLED OUT, UM, IN THE CHARTER. IN THE CHARTER? YES. IT, MY SUGGESTION IS IF YOU WANNA BE ON ANOTHER COMMITTEE. WELL, OR IT, MY SUGGESTION IS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ON ANOTHER COMMITTEE, NOW'S THE TIME TO GET ON A COMMITTEE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND YOUR ARE ALL ON THE CCPD, SO IF YOU GET THE PLANNING, YOU HAVE TO VACATE THAT POSITION. WELL, MAYBE THEY DON'T REALLY WANNA BE ON THAT EITHER THOUGH. SO, UM, BUT IF YOU, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, UH, IF YOU WANT TO BE ON ANY OTHER COMMITTEE OTHER THAN THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH YOU COULDN'T VOTE ON THIS BOARD, I SHOULD SAY, THEN I WOULDN'T RAISE THEIR HAND RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT. NOBODY WANTS. ALSO, THE ONLY ACTION YOU NEED TO TAKE IS JUST TO REMOVE HIM. REMOVE, OKAY. UH, COUNCILOR ZEPEDA FROM IT. MOTION TO REMOVE, UH, GEORGE ZEPEDA FROM THE PLANNING COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT, MOTION MADE. ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR JUST SAY AYE. WILL DO A VOICE VOTE. ALRIGHT, I ALRIGHT. JOR GEORGE, YOU'RE FREE AT LAST AGAIN. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE, SO WE'VE DONE THAT ONE. NOBODY WANTS TO. OKAY. NOW WE HAVE ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD. UM, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THE LAW STATES, UM, ONE MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL IS REQUIRED, WHICH, UM, COUNSEL APPOINTED JAR NEERY. MM-HMM . SO THAT WOULD LEAVE, UH, OTHER POSITION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER. IF YOU WANT BE ON IT, I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON IT AGAIN. AMANDA, DO YOU WANNA SERVE ON IT? MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. I'LL MOVE TO PUT AMANDA. ANYBODY ELSE? OH, ONE SEC. YEAH. DID ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SERVE? THERE'S OPEN FOR TWO. OKAY. DON'T ASK. THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED. OKAY, SO, CONGRAT, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PUTTING AMANDA, STEVE, YOU WANNA PUSH THE SECONDED VOTE? IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT VOTING. THEY'RE NOT VOTING ON THE, THERE'S MANY VOTES FOR THIS ONE ITEM. SO WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS. ALL SECOND. SO TO CALL A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED TO AMANDA SERVING ON THE ANIMAL BOARD, SAY NO. CONGRATULATIONS AMANDA. THE NEXT ONE IS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UM, RICHARD AND FELIX. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THAT. YOU STILL WANNA STAY? WHAT'S THAT? YOU STILL WANNA STAY ON IT? YEAH. FELIX, YOU WANT ME TO STAY ON THAT? ON THAT? ALRIGHT, MOVE. I MOVE FOR RICHARD AND FELIX TO STAY ON THE EN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE. CAN YOU APPOINT SOME? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANYBODY ELSE? THERE'S THREE. THEY NEED THREE. THERE'S, THERE'S ANOTHER POSITION. DO EITHER ONE OF Y'ALL WANNA BE ON IT? I'LL BE ON IT. IF NOT, WHAT? GO FOR IT. OKAY, I'LL, I'LL GO ON IT. ALRIGHT. IF YOU HIS MOTION. AMANDA, RICHARD, AND FELIX. [01:30:01] THAT'LL BE THE MOTION. WHO SECOND IT? ALL THOSE IN. I MEAN, WHO WILL SECOND IT? FELIX. DID FELIX, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. YOUR POST SAY NO. ALRIGHT. OKAY. NEXT IS FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE. CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE FELIX, SO I NEED UM, THREE TOTAL. YOU WANNA STAY ON THAT ONE TOO, FELIX? YES. I'M GONNA STAY ON THAT. I VOLUNTEER. OKAY. SO WE NEED ONE MORE. FELIX, DO WE HAVE TO HAVE FELIX COMMAND IS BEST? YEAH, IF WE HAVE THREE, I'LL DO IT. I'LL, NO, EIGHT. UH, GEORGE TO GET ON THE IMAGE COMMITTEE. OH, WELL IF HE WANTS TO BE ON, ON, NO, THIS IS AN IMAGE. THIS IS FINANCE. FINANCE. THOSE IMAGE. YEAH. OKAY. SO AMANDA, FELIX, SCOTT, AND SCOTT. MM-HMM . IS THAT A MOTION? WHO MADE THE MOTION? UH, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR AMANDA, FELIX, AND SCOTT TO BE ON THE FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE. OKAY. SECONDED BY STEVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. ALRIGHT. OKAY. IMAGE COMMITTEE. THIS IS IMAGE COMMITTEE. RIGHT NOW I HAVE MAYOR AND FELIX. OKAY. UH, WE WANT PUT GEORGE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER MEMBER, BUT THAT'D BE A COURT I WANNA STAY ON. FELIX WANTS TO, WE CAN ON IT. THREE. YEAH. FELIX, MYSELF, FELIX, AND GEORGE. WELL, I MEAN, WE WILL ADD GEORGE. DO YOU MAKE THAT MOTION? ALRIGHT. THAT'LL BE MY MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. SECONDED BY STEVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. SAY AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED. AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. ALRIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARDS. UM, RIGHT NOW WE JUST HAVE COUNCILLOR BARTA. YOU CAN APPOINT UP TO THREE. ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE PARKS? GEORGE, YOU WANNA BE ON PARKS? DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE PARKS BOARD? I'LL THINK ABOUT THAT. OKAY. WHAT THEY MEET? WELL, WE CHANGED IT NOW TO WHAT? EVERY QUARTER, CORRECT? YES. YEAH, EVERY THREE MONTHS. OKAY. AND WHAT DATE DOES IT FALL ON? WE DON'T, I'M SORRY, WHAT DATE DOES IT FALL ON? YOU SEE? THURSDAYS, ISN'T IT FOURTH THURSDAY. FOURTH THURSDAY. OKAY. UH, I CAN'T DO THURSDAYS. OKAY. NO, YOU CAN'T DO THURSDAYS. ALRIGHT. UM, ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED OR MAYBE ALRIGHT, AMANDA. OKAY, IF NOT, I JUST NEED A MOTION AND, OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL PUT IN THE MOTION FOR AMANDA TO SERVE ON THE PARKS BOARD. ALRIGHT. ALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. IF YOUR OPPOSED, SAY, SAY NO. ALRIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. OKAY. THE NEXT IS RDC. RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE COUNCILOR OLSON. DONE, DONE, DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE ME, UH, STEVE AND SCOTT. SCOTT WANTS TO DO IT SECOND. THE MOTION FIRST. SCOTT, RICHARD, AND STEVE. STEVE. OKAY. RICHARD AND I SECOND IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IS THAT IT ON THAT ITEM? DANIELLE, DO YOU NEED A NEGOTIATE O'CLOCK? LET'S TAKE A, WELL WAIT A MINUTE. WE'RE [8. Hold Executive Session to deliberate the potential purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property pursuant to section 551.072; for economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code; and, to consult with City Attorney to seek legal advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code.  ] GONNA GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALRIGHT. SOMEBODY MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? SAY, AYE. YOU'RE OPPOSED. OKAY. IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. TAKE CARE. CONGRATULATIONS, JAMES. THANK YOU. JAMES. WERE YOU, WERE YOU ALL ENTERTAINED? IS THAT THE MOST EXCITING COUNCIL MEETING EVER? OH MAN. WELL, [9. Adjourn Executive Session, reconvene Regular Session, and take action as necessary as a result of Executive Session. ] MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. OH. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY, MADE BY SCOTT. SECONDED BY RICHARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. ALRIGHT, WE WILL ADJOURN. OKAY. * 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.