Aug 11, 2026 City Council Special Meeting

DANIEL, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS? ALL RIGHT.

[ Call to order: City Hall Council Chamber ]

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WITH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO DO THE INVOCATION? TO FIND HIM. OR THE. IS SHE. CAN YOU GO GET FELIX? WOULD YOU MIND? SAY. I'LL SAY THE PRAYER. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS, PLEASE.

STANDING. SITTING. DOESN'T MATTER. FATHER GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING AND OUR FRIENDS HERE.

ALL THE EMPLOYEES. OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. GO AHEAD.

RICHARD, YOU'RE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING. SO YOU GO.

YOU BEGIN, IF YOU DON'T MIND. WELL.

SO THIS IS COUNCIL MEETING. SO IT'S ON YOU. IT'S ON YOU.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A CCPD MEETING TONIGHT? IT'S ON THE AGENDA. SO CCP APPROVES THE BUDGET AND THEN COUNCIL HAS TO ALSO APPROVE IT.

SO IT'S ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT'S NOT ITS OWN MEETING.

IF IT IS, YOUR MEETING IS COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT THE CCP.

[ Announcements.  ]

SUGARLAND ADOPTION EVENT. JOIN US SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND FOR THE PET SMART ADOPTION EVENT AND WAIVED ADOPTION FEES FROM NOON TO FOUR AT 16758 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY IN SUGARLAND.

THEN THERE'S ALSO A SHELTER EVENT SET FOR AUGUST 29TH AT THE ROSENBERG ANIMAL CONTROL AND SHELTER.

JOIN US SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH FOR THE SHELTER ADOPTION EVENT WITH WAIVED ADOPTION FEES FROM 11 A.M.

TO 3 P.M. AT 1207 BLOOMING ROAD. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE SHELTER BY CALLING 83259534 90. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET STRAIGHT TO THE MEETING.

[1. Hold public hearing to consider comments relating to the Fiscal Year 2027 Crime Control and Prevention District Proposed Budget. (Luis Garza, Executive Director of Administrative Services)  ]

LEWIS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD TO ALLOW ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD FOR OR AGAINST ANY ITEM OR THE AMOUNT OF ANY ITEM CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FORT BEND HERALD NEWSPAPER ON JULY 28TH, 2026. AS WELL AS POSTING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENTS REGARDING THE CRIME CONTROL PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 102.006.

OKAY, SO WE'LL CALL THE. CALL FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY? LET'S HEAR THEM. HELLO, SUSAN.

DO WE HAVE ANY? IS IT JUST ONE? IT'S A PUBLIC.

WELL, IT'S JUST ONE. BUT PUBLIC HEARING. SHE DOESN'T. WELL, SUSAN, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU 30 MINUTES. NOT REALLY.

I JUST WANT TO CAUTION COUNCIL AND MAKE THEM SURE THAT YOU ARE VIGILANT THIS COMING YEAR AS THIS NEW BUDGET IS IMPLEMENTED. AS Y'ALL HAVE SAID BEFORE, BUDGETS ARE MADE TO CHANGE AND ADAPT THIS.

WE NEED. YOU NEED TO CONSTANTLY BE AWARE. IS THIS THE BEST USE OF THESE FUNDS?

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THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE THE BUDGET IS MAKES IT HIGH IN FIXED COSTS FROM THE GET GO.

SOME OF THESE START UP COSTS LIKE THE VEHICLES THOSE WILL GO AWAY, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO LEAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION FOR COMING YEARS AND FOR OTHER GADGETS AND STUFF THAT MIGHT BE COOL THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MIGHT WANT.

SO BE VERY VIGILANT AND WATCHFUL AND MAKE SURE THAT IF POSITIONS AREN'T FILLED AND YOU FIND SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU'D RATHER THEM, THAT IT'S NOT SET IN STONE AND CONCRETE, ALWAYS LOOK TOWARDS THIS BUDGET AS IT ADAPTS TO FIND OUT, IS THIS SPECIAL BUDGET COMPLEMENTING AND BEING THE BEST AND AUGMENTING THE GENERAL BUDGET, YOU CAN REALLY BOLSTER THE GENERAL BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THE CITIZENS OF ROSENBERG ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE PUBLIC'S AREA SAFETY AREA WITH THESE EXTRA FUNDS. SO USE THEM TO COMPLEMENT AND AUGMENT THAT BUDGET AND ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE BEST USE OF YOUR FUNDS. BE VIGILANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUSAN STATE, IF YOU DON'T MIND HANGING OUT JUST A SECOND, LET'S ASK THE CHIEF. COULD YOU ADDRESS SOME OF SUSAN'S CONCERNS AND MAYOR, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT? WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO MORE CITIZENS THAT WANT TO SPEAK SINCE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. ONCE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HANG LOOSE. I THOUGHT I ASKED, BUT WAS THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS THAT WANT TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL CLOSE THE HEARING. ARE WE LEGAL NOW? YES. ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU RESPOND OR WOULD YOU? NOT SO MUCH RESPOND, BUT CAN YOU. AND IF WE COULD JUST READ THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE SAME THING.

NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-33.

[2. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-33, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, approving and adopting the City of Rosenberg, Texas, Crime Control and Prevention District Budget for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027; making appropriations for the City for such year as reflected in said Budget; and making certain findings and containing certain provisions relating to the subject. (Jonathan White, Police Chief)  ]

TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD.

I'M SORRY. DISTRICT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027.

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH YEARS AS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

CHIEF, I WANTED TO ASK SUSAN, YOU YOU MENTIONED GADGETS.

WHAT. GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF YOUR. I THINK I, I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA BECAUSE I KIND OF HAVE THE SAME.

WELL, Y'ALL THAT I KNOW, THE ONES THAT I KNOW OF ARE DRONES AND FLOCK CAMERAS.

AND I KNOW THOSE ARE IN YOUR BUDGET. BUT I WAS JUST CAUTIONING YOU BECAUSE THE PERSONNEL PERCENTAGE IS SO HIGH, THAT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR ANY EXTRAS IN YEARS TO COME.

YEAH. WE, WE WANTED THE EXTRA PERSONNEL. SO I DON'T HAVE, I HAVE MORE PROBLEM WITH.

GADGETS, IF YOU WILL, THEN I, THEN I DO WITH THE THE PERSONNEL.

BUT. AND DO YOU WISH TO ADD ANYTHING OR. YES SIR.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OR JUST GO THROUGH.

WELL DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO WHAT SUSAN? YES, SIR.

I THINK SHE BRINGS UP SOME VERY VALID POINTS.

THIS IS A VERY TRANSPARENT BOARD. IN FACT, COUNCIL WILL NOW BE APPROVING ITEMS TWICE.

KIND OF LIKE YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT. SO YOU APPROVE THIS THIS BUDGET AS A CCPD.

AND NOW IT'S BEING BROUGHT BACK TO YOU FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL.

SO ANY EXPENDITURES OR THINGS THAT ARE BOUGHT, REPORTS ON HOW THE PROGRAM IS GOING.

WE'LL GO THROUGH QUARTERLY REPORTS AS WE HAVE THOSE MEETINGS TO SHOW YOU HOW THE FUNDING HAS BEEN USED THROUGH THAT QUARTER TO INCLUDE STATISTICS OF HOW THESE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN USED OR ANY EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN PURCHASED. SO YOU'LL SEE IT AT THE CCPD BOARD LEVEL, AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE IT AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL AS WELL.

YEAH. I HAVE JUST A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION.

IF I WAS UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, SUSAN'S STATEMENTS.

YES, IT IS MORE PERSONNEL. AND THAT'S ONE REASON I WAS FOR THIS BECAUSE WE NEED MORE POLICE OFFICERS.

BUT I THINK THEY DO NEED THE DRONES AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS TOO, IF PERSONNEL COMES FIRST TO ME IN THAT AND THEN THE GADGETS, SO TO SPEAK. BUT YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, BEING VISUAL ABOUT THE SPENDING, BUT WE COULD USE IT. DID YOU MEAN THAT WE COULD TAKE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS IF THEY'RE LEFT OVER FOR THE GENERAL FUND?

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BECAUSE IT'S NOT COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND EITHER. NO.

THIS IS MONEY BEING SPLIT FROM THE RADKE, AS YOU KNOW.

SO MAYBE I JUST MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WHAT. MY POINT IS, THE GENERAL FUND HAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO.

YES. AND AS YOU'RE HAVING TO CUT THE GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS, ALL DEPARTMENTS, THE POLICE CAN ALL MEANT WHAT THEY ARE GETTING FROM THE REGULAR BUDGET.

YEAH. WITH THIS BUDGET. YEAH. AND I THINK AN OFFICER HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET TO THE. YES.

THAT HAS. OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW VERY MINIMAL.

BUT THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS MOVED. AND AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

IT COULD BE OTHERS. RIGHT. AS I UNDERSTAND THIS NEW THE NEW FUNDING FOR THIS CCP THIS MONEY CAN ONLY LEGALLY BE USED FOR NEW THINGS.

IT CAN'T BE USED TO AUGMENT EXISTING. AM I WRONG? SO, SO THE STATUTE GIVES A KIND OF A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS.

IT BASICALLY HAS TO BE USED ON POLICE RELATED THINGS.

SO I MEAN THE CITY CAN'T JUST USE THE FUNDS FOR ANYTHING.

IT DOES HAVE TO BE POLICE RELATED, BUT IT CAN BE USED FOR PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, ANY OF THOSE SORT OF THINGS AS LONG AS THEY RELATE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT BUT IT HAS TO BE USED FOR NEW THINGS. IS IT? NO. AM I MISUNDERSTANDING THIS? IT CAN BE USED FOR OLD POLICE TOO, SO.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE NEW. NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT, I WAS.

MAYBE YOU CAN. SO WE DID TRANSITION TWO POSITIONS FROM THE EXISTING GENERAL FUND INTO THE CCPD.

SO THAT CAN BE USED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. THIS IS A IT'S JUST AN ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE OTHER BUDGET, THE GENERAL BUDGET TONIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S NOT ADDING.

WE'RE ACTUALLY TAKING AWAY FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS A AS A MECHANISM, SINCE WE DO HAVE THIS.

SO I DO THINK IN MY EIGHT YEARS, IT'S THE FIRST BUDGET I'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE NOT ADDED ANYTHING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE ACTUALLY TAKEN AWAY. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES.

I WAS I WAS IN ORIENTATION IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE THAT TOLD ME SOMETHING ELSE SO THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, CHIEF.

CLARIFY THAT TOO, BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS TO TO FOLKS THAT AREN'T AWARE, A LITTLE DANGEROUS.

YOU'RE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS, YOU'RE TAKING WHAT YOU'RE REDUCING THE SPENDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND. THAT'S CORRECT. WHAT YOU MEANT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO THINK THE WHOLE REASON WE DID THE CCP IS FOR NOT THE.

THE REASON WE DID IT IS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT GETTING IT FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

SO IT IS ADDING SIX ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR THAT WERE NOT IN EXISTENCE PREVIOUSLY.

WE GOT IT. LET'S SEE IF SOMEBODY ELSE WISHES TO ADD SOMETHING OR ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.

RICHARD. GEORGE, DO YOU THINK THAT. MORE MOTORCYCLES ADDED.

YES, SIR. THERE THERE ARE MORE MOTORCYCLE ADDITIONS IN THE CCPD.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THEY'RE DOING? THEY'RE DOING GREAT.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY WORKING.

THERE'S A LOT OF ENFORCEMENT IN SOME MUCH NEEDED AREAS.

THEY'RE VERY PROACTIVE. THEY'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH BEING SEEN.

AND THAT PROGRAM WILL DOUBLE IN THIS BUDGET. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YES. SCOTT, YOU WISH TO ADD ANYTHING? STEVE. FELIX.

NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO READ THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NOW? SURE.

AT THE JULY 7TH, 2026 CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD VOTED AND APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-33, WHICH INCLUDES FUNDING FOR OVERTIME, NEW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, STAFFING AND MUNICIPAL COURT SUPPORT STAFF, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNITS, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-33.

ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE CCPD BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627.

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YES, SIR. LET'S START WITH FELIX. FELIX, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SUPPORT SUPPORTIVE OF THE CCP.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK. I THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT GREAT IDEA TO HAVE A CCPD.

I MEAN, WHEN I CAMPAIGNED, I WAS BIG ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

THAT'S SOMETHING I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE CUTTING BACK ON ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED, CHIEF.

THANK YOU. STEVE. I'M OFF FOR THIS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SCOTT.

NO. NO COMMENT. AMANDA. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE.

I SUPPORT RICHARD. GEORGE. OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. SECOND MADE BY FELIX, SECOND BY AMANDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YES. YES. ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE? VOICE VOTE. WE DON'T HAVE TO FOR THIS ONE.

WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY LEVYING A TAX. THE VOTERS ALREADY APPROVED THE SALES TAX TO GO TO THIS.

SO WE'RE JUST APPROVING THE BUDGET. WELL WE'RE WE'RE TAKING ACTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

CORRECT. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BY ROLL, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A VOICE VOTE.

NO, SIR, IT DOES NOT. ALL RIGHT. NOBODY'S OPPOSED.

SO IT'S UNANIMOUS. OKAY. WAS THAT IT. OR DO WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION?

[3. Hold Executive Session to consult with City Attorney to seek legal advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code.  ]

HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH CITY ATTORNEY FOR SOMETHING TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION.

THERE IT IS. PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION SECOND, ALL SECONDED BY AMANDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YES OR PUSH YES. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, DO THE OPPOSITE.

ALRIGHT. WE WILL BE. WE ARE ADJOURNED THEN. OKAY.

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

ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN. WHO WILL SECOND THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING THE FIRST MEETING, SAY YES.

IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. ALL RIGHT. THE YES HAS HAD IT, I THINK.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.