Apr 25, 2023 City Council

>> JUST A REMINDER, COUNCILMAN, IT'S PURSUANT TO AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT.

SO YOU APPROVED THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH AISD PREVIOUSLY, SO THAT'S WHERE THE 50 PERCENT COMES ABOUT.

>> YOU SAID THAT THIS 55,620 DOESN'T INCLUDE THE FENCING.

>> THIS AMOUNT, IT WILL NOT INCLUDE THE FENCING, SO THE OVERALL PROJECT IS AROUND, I WANT TO SAY 90,000.

>> THAT'D BE SOMETHING JUST PUSHED AT A LATER TIME.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> WELL, THE FENCING WILL COME UP TO US AT A LATER TIME IS I GUESS [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AS FAR AS TIMELINE AT THE CONTRACTORS HAVE SAID, A TENTATIVE TIMELINE START DATE IS JUNE 5TH.

WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN COMMUNICATING WITH SINGLETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY'RE VERY EXCITED.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO BRING IN, NOT ONLY THE FENCE CONTRACTOR BUT MECHANIC INC, AS WELL AS GULF COAST TENNIS ASSOCIATION, WHO'S AGREED TO BUILD BACKSTOPS FOR THIS AMENITY AS WELL.

WE'RE ALL COMING TO THE TABLE SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE.

AS WE BEGAN RESURFACING, THE FENCE CONTRACTOR WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING FENCING TO ALLOW FOR ROOM.

WE'LL HAVE MCKINNEY DO THEIR WORK, INSTALL FENCING AND BACKBOARD, SO THAT'S THE PLAN.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE AIA AGREEMENT WITH MCKINNEY CONTRACTING TO PREPARE AND RESURFACE TENNIS COURTS AND ANGLETON INDEPENDENT ISD PROPERTY TO THE US TENNIS ASSOCIATION SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZE CITY OF [INAUDIBLE] TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

>> SECOND.

>> HAVE A BEAR BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MS. MEGAN.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 8,

[8. Discussion and possible action to approve the budget schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24.]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 THROUGH 2024.

I GUESS THAT'D BE MR. FEEL.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE BUDGET.

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THE STAFF WILL BEGIN WORKING ON THE BUDGET NEXT WEEK.

THE CITY MANAGER AND I WILL BE MEETING WITH EACH DEPARTMENT HEAD SOMETIME IN EARLY JUNE TO GO OVER THE BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO YOU A BUDGET BY EARLY JULY.

>> THE REASON I PULLED IT FROM CONSENT WAS SO THAT THE COUNCIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE DATES, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOME INPUT.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS AROUND, WHEN WILL THE PRELIMINARY VALUES RECEIVED AT THE END OF MAY.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC TIME? I KNOW THAT THE TAX OFFICE JUST SENT OUT A MEETING REQUEST FOR THURSDAY.

>> I'LL BE IN A MEETING THURSDAY WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE TAX ASSESSOR AND IN ALL THE TAXING ENTITIES.

AT THAT POINT, I'M HOPING TO GET EARLY NUMBER BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT.

THEN WE JUST HAVE BASICALLY AT THEIR MERCY, AS FAR AS WHEN WE GET THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.

>> I WISH I COULD REMEMBER EVERYTHING MS. BALONIC TOLD US WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT THEY ARE HELD BY STATUTE TO CERTAIN DATES.

THEY HAVE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION TO US.

SO IF THEY GET IT TO US EARLIER THEN THAT'S FINE.

BUT I WOULDN'T. MAYBE CHRIS OR JASON CAN REMEMBER THOSE DATES.

I CAN'T. I WAS EATING AT THE TIME.

[LAUGHTER]

>> TO YOUR POINT, THERE IS ONE ITEM THAT WE NEED TO ADD TO THIS.

WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOMESTEAD AND OVER 65 AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE JUNE 30TH.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT UP TO COUNCIL MEETING SHORTLY TO PUT THAT ON SO YOU CAN GIVE US LEGITIMATE DIRECTIONS SO THAT WE CAN GO BACK TO APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

>> FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE OR LISTENING, JULY 8TH IS A SATURDAY BUDGET WORKSHOP AND THAT'S A TIME FOR ANYBODY TO COME AND WATCH OR TO LISTEN OR ASK QUESTIONS.

WE DO IT ON SATURDAYS TO ALLOW PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT GIVES US A HEAD START ON THE BUDGET, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED.

>> MY QUESTION IS, IS SATURDAY, JULY 8TH, ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU ALL TO HAVE EVERYTHING READY FOR US? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO REHEARSE THE PAST, BUT I SPENT A SATURDAY HERE LAST YEAR WHERE WE WERE WORKING WITH NUMBERS THAT WERE JUST FICTION AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DEBATING AND NEGOTIATING OVER, PERHAPS WHAT WE COULD PULL, WHAT WE COULD ADD AND THOSE FIGURES WERE LATER UNDERSTOOD TO BE COMPLETELY INCORRECT AND I NOW UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A TRANSITION, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING YOU ALL PLENTY OF TIME TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS SO THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH REAL NUMBERS SO WE CAN START PLANNING ON DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

I JUST WANT US TO BE FAIR, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S FAIR TO THE CITY COUNCIL IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE US UP HERE ALL DAY AND WE OBVIOUSLY TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY BY VOLUNTEERING TO DO THIS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE WHAT I THINK IS A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT CONVERSATION, AND IF WE'RE DEALING WITH NUMBERS THAT AREN'T REALISTIC OR HAVE NO FOUNDATION ON WHAT WE REALLY HAVE, THEN I THINK WE'RE NOT DOING ANYBODY A SERVICE.

>> I'M REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER TO SUBMIT THE BUDGET BY THE 1ST OF JULY BASED OFF THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.

AS WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE INCREASES IN INSURANCE OR HEALTHCARE OR WHATEVER THEY ARE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT THINGS IN COLUMNS AND SAY, IF WE WANT TO DO A STEP PLAN FOR PD, THIS IS WHAT THE COST WOULD BE.

WHEN WE [INAUDIBLE] THE DIRECTION WENT LAST YEAR, THEN WE PUT STUFF IN AT THE END.

I'LL USE THE STEP PAYING FOR PD AS AN EXAMPLE, SO IF THAT COST IS $250,000, AGAIN, MAYBE WE DON'T WANT TO DO IT ALL IN ONE YEAR, WE AGREE TO PHASE IT OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, SOMEONE WILL BE PRETTY DOUBTING RMS AND THOSE THINGS, AND EQUIPMENT AND ALL THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU JUST STACKED.

AGAIN, WE'VE GOT SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT COLON.

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WE MAY PUT A LITTLE COLON THERE AND AGAIN, GET YOUR END-OF-THE-DAY GUIDANCE ON HOW WE NEED TO ADJUST THAT MAKE NUMBERS FOR IT.

BUT REALLY BY THE 25TH OF JULY WHEN WE GET THE CERTIFIED NUMBERS, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

>> I UNDERSTAND. I JUST FELT LIKE THE NUMBERS THAT WERE GIVEN LAST YEAR, WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE, I THINK ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS[OVERLAPPING]

>> NORMALLY, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE PROVIDE A BETTER PRODUCT TO YOU THIS YEAR.

>> MR. MAYOR, I MOVE WE ADOPT THE PROPOSED 2023/2024 BUDGET SCHEDULE.

>> SECOND.

>> HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GONGORA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> [LAUGHTER] MOTION BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO SAY, I WILL NOT BE HERE EITHER COUNCIL MEETING IN AUGUST.

>> OUR TRIP PLANNED.

>> NO.

>> YOU ALL WANT TO COME ALONG [LAUGHTER]

>> HOPEFULLY WE'VE PASSED IT.

>> HOPEFULLY PASTE IT ALL OUT.

THEY WILL JUST BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE DEAL.

>> THANK YOU MR. BOOTH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES.

THAT COMPLETES OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. NUMBER 9, DISCUSSION UPDATE BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,

[9. Discussion and update by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) on the traffic light located at Highway 35 and 288B and any other potential concerns.]

ALSO KNOWN AS TEXT DOT ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 35 AND 288 BUSINESS.

AND ANY OTHER POTENTIAL CONCERNS, CHRIS?

>> THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

IN FRONT OF YOU YOU HAVE EMAIL UPDATE THAT WAS FORWARDED THIS WEEK.

SO HE'S HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO A COUPLE OF UPDATES FOR YOU ALL AND CHART THE PATH FORWARD.

>>ALL RIGHT.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR INVITING ME.

I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FIRST TO HAVE A SAFETY MOMENT.

WE WANT TO CREATE AWARENESS OF THE SPEED IN OUR ROADS.

PLAN AHEAD, KNOW THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROADWAY.

CHECK THE WAY THERE SO YOU CAN GET THERE SAFELY AND COME BACK SAFELY.

WE CAN CONTROL WHAT WE DO.

WE CANNOT CONTROL WHAT OTHERS DO.

BUT IF WE HAVE CONTROL OF WHAT WE DO, WE'RE DOING OUR PART.

SO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT BEING SAFE AND CONSIDER THE SPEED LIMIT.

WITH THAT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

SO WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THROUGH THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

ONE IS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 35 FROM FM 523 ON THE NORTH TO STATE HIGHWAY 288 ON THIS SOUTHWEST.

THAT PROJECT IS ALMOST DONE.

THE ONLY THING WAITING THERE IS THE INSTALLATION OF A FEW SIGNS AND THE ACTIVATION OF THE RAIDERS.

THE DETECTION FACILITIES AT THE SIGNALS.

I KNOW THESE ARE CONCERN, ESPECIALLY ON 35 AND BUSINESS 288 AND 35 AND LOOP 274.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ON A TIMER WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE CONTRACTOR.

BUT WITHIN THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK, TEXTDOT IS GOING TO BE ACTIVATING THOSE DETECTION SYSTEM.

SO HE'S GOING TO DETECT WHEN THERE'S A VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION AND IT'S GOING TO SWITCH FROM A TIMING TO A DETECTION.

ON THE OTHER PROJECT WE HAVE, WHICH IS A PROJECT ON BUSINESS 288 AND LOOP 274 FROM FM 523 TO THE NORTH TO CEMETERY ROAD, THAT PROJECT WE STILL PENDING SOME PERMANENT STRIPING IN SOME LOCATIONS, THE WEATHER HAVE REALLY IMPACTED THE CONTRACTOR FOR COMPLETING THOSE.

WE ARE WAITING. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON SIGNALS INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE THE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THESE INTERSECTIONS YET.

WE EXPECT THEM TO BE DELIVERED BY THE END OF MAY.

DURING THE SUMMER THE CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO BE ALSO ADDING THE DETECTION SYSTEM.

THESE DETECTION SYSTEMS TAKE SOME TIME, SO BETWEEN 24-30 SOMETHING WEEKS TO ARRIVE AFTER WE HAVE ORDERED THEM.

WE EXPECT THEM TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED THIS SUMMER AND YOU WILL SEE A CHANGE IN HOW THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE WORKING.

WE ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER PROJECTS IN THE AREA.

ONE IS ON STATE HIGHWAY 35 FROM FM 523 TO FM 2403, JUST SOUTH OF VALVING, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE WIDENING THE SHOULDERS AND WE'RE ALSO ADDING WHAT WE CALL A SUPER TOOL, WHICH IS THIS PASSING LANES.

IT WILL ALLOW EVERY TWO MILES AND OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PASSING OPTIONS

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FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING A LITTLE BIT FASTER, HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT.

BUT IS GOING TO ENHANCE THE CONDITIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY 35 IN THIS PORTION.

WE ARE ALSO HAVE A PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO BE STARTING ON MAY 8TH, IS GOING TO BE ON BUSINESS 288 FROM FM 523 TO FM 521.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WIDENING THE SHOULDERS AND BASE REPAIRS AND RESURFACE.

THAT PROJECT IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A NEW INTERSECTION ON BUSINESS 288 AND BEECHWOOD.

IS STARTING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING TO THIS AREA.

JUST A QUICK DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE IN BRAZORIA COUNTY, WE HAVE STATE HIGHWAY 36.

THE WHOLE CORRIDOR IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND AT THIS TIME ALL THE WAY FROM FREE PORT TO FORT BEND COUNTY LINE AND FORT BEND CONTINUE BEYOND.

THIS IS A CORRIDOR AND WE ARE WAITING INTO TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.

HIGHWAY IS ALSO ONE OF OUR HURRICANE EVACUATION ROUTES.

WE ALSO HAVE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF OUR COUNTY BETWEEN MINDFUL AND IOWA COLONY.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING.

WE'RE BUILDING ABOUT SEVEN OVER PAST SIX NEW OVERPASSES AND WIDENING AND EXISTING ONE THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

YOU CAN SEE VESORIA KEEP GROWING.

THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT COMING TO THE AREA.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT COMING TO THE CITY AND TEXAS IS WORKING TO CATCH UP WITH ALL THESE GROWTH AND HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE READY.

ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO ANY OF THESE PROJECTS OR ANY OTHER TOPIC?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

I WAS JUST SITTING HERE JUST THINKING, SITTING AT THIS DESK FOR MANY YEARS.

WE'VE SEEN YOU TWICE IN THE LAST 9-10 MONTHS VERSUS THE LAST 10-15 YEARS OF TEXTS, NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF COMING.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE BECAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF THE FIRST THROUGH THE WINDOW.

BASICALLY, THEY CONTACT US TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HIGHWAYS AND SO WE HEAR IT.

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM GOOD INFORMATION AND ALSO BE AN AMBASSADOR FOR TECH STOCK BECAUSE WE KNOW Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE AND IT JUST IT'S A SLOW PROCESS WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING STREETS. I GET IT.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE THE EXPEDITE THE BEAN EXPEDITIOUS ON OUR IMPROVEMENTS TO THESE TWO BIG CORRIDORS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN TOWN.

BECAUSE THAT WAS WHEN YOU TOOK ON BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS CAME FROM US TO THE CITY AS CITIZENS TO US.

THE ROADS ARE BEING CONSUMED UP WITH CONSTRUCTION AND THANK GOD, I DID IT AT NIGHT SO THEY IMPACT WAS NOT AS BAD.

BUT THE BIG THING WE'RE STILL GETTING HIS COURSE, THE TIMING.

NOW YOU'VE GIVEN US A GREAT UPDATE AND HOPE THE RESIDENTS ARE LISTENING AND WE'LL TRY TO ALSO CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

THEN THE STRIPING, I'VE SEEN IT DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND WE GO WITH LOAVES WITHOUT RAIN BUT WHEN WE GET THEM.

IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE SOME OF THAT STRIPING.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE GOING BACK AND PUTTING THAT REFLECTIVE GLITTER ON THERE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE REFLECTIVE FOR US.

THEN THE OTHER THING IS, ONE OF THESE I'M SEEING I'M GETTING A QUESTION TO ASK IS, HOW LONG THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR COLONY, HOW LONG DO YOU'LL THINK IT'S GOING TO BE? BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS GO THAT WAY TO AND FROM WORK AND OF COURSE, VISIT THE HOUSTON AREA AND THEN THE 35 PROJECT.

HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO BE? IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A BALLPARK SO WE CAN AT LEAST CONVEY THAT MESSAGE AS WELL.

>> STATE HIGHWAY 35 FROM ANGLETON TO ALVIN IS GOING TO BE ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF.

THE PROJECTS ON 288, MANDIBLE AND IOWA COLONY IS FOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THERE.

THE FIRST ONE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024, AND THEN THE OTHER THREE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2025.

JUST THE NORTHERN ONE, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IS GOING 288 IS GOING TO GO OVER A NEW INTERSECTION THAT'S GOING TO CONNECT RODEO PALM UNDER BELLA.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE BUILDING A CELL PHONE FRONTAGE ROAD THAT WILL CONNECT TO HIGHWAY 6.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE BUILDING THE FRONTAGE ROAD.

WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ALL THE TRAFFIC FROM THE MAIN LANES TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD SO WE CAN BUILD THE MAIN LANES.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THEY ARE PLANNING TO CONTINUE EXTENDING THEIR FACILITIES AND WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ALL SHARE THE SPACE.

SOUTH OF HIGHWAYS 6.

WE HAVE A COUNTY ROAD 48 NORTH OR IOWA COLONY BOULEVARD.

WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING A NEW INTERSECTION 288 IS GOING TO GO OVER THE NEW IOWA COLONY BOULEVARD INTERSECTION.

THEN WE HAVE IT'S EITHER RAPID OR COUNTY ROAD 57

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WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO OVER 288 MARIANA PARKWAY COUNTY ROAD 56.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WIDENING THAT BRIDGE TO TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.

THE NEXT ROAD IT THEY'VE IMPORTANT.

COUNTY ROAD 64 BY THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING ANY OVERPASS.

SOUTH OF THAT ONE IS TO BUICK OR COUNTY ROAD 63.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE GOING OVER 288.

THEN AT COUNTY ROAD 288 IS GOING TO GO OVER THE NEW INTERSECTION IS GOING TO BE ANY INTERSECTION THAT COME TO ROAD 60.

>> WOW.

>> THAT WAS A LOT.

>> IT TURNS OUT, BUT IT'S GOING TO [INAUDIBLE] 25 IS GOING TO BE COMPLETED.

WE ARE PLANNING DURING PEAK HOURS TO CONTINUE WITH THE TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.

BETWEEN 09:00 AM AND 03:00 PM WE MIGHT HAVE ONE LANE CLOSURES ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT DURING PEAK HOUR WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.

WE SHOULD REMAIN THE CAPACITY WE HAVE AT THIS TIME.

HOWEVER, IT IS AT WORK SO WHEN WE ARE ASKED EVERYBODY TO BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS, WE HAVE COWORKERS, FRIENDS WORKING OUT THERE AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WORKERS UNTIL THE DRIVERS WHO ARE IN THE AREA.

>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS BEING ANSWERED.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TEX DOC?

>> YEAH. GO AHEAD, JOHN.

[NOISE]

>> I REACHED OUT TO CHRIS, WHEN WAS IT? THREE WEEKS AGO, FOUR WEEKS AGO ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU MARIA FOR COMING TONIGHT.

IT'S DEFINITELY APPRECIATED BECAUSE I THINK THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT I HEAR THE MOST IS WHY IS THE LIGHTS MESSED UP ALONG THE 288 AND 35.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT TAKES 24-36 WEEKS TO GET THOSE SIGNALS DETECTORS IN.

THAT'S HALF A YEAR ALMOST.

>> IT'S ABOUT WHAT? FOUR MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS.

>> TWENTY FOUR WEEKS.

>> FOUR MONTHS, 24 WEEKS.

HALF A YEAR ACTUALLY, [OVERLAPPING] YEAH. ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

>> THAT EXPLAINS A LOT BECAUSE I KNOW WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, AUGUST OF LAST YEAR MAYBE BEFORE THAT.

>> THAT THESE PROJECTS STARTED, YEAH PROBABLY ABOUT THAT TIME.

>> I WOULD SUGGEST IN THE FUTURE, JUST MY OPINION, PLEASE DON'T DO THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME EVER AGAIN.

IT CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE OF TOWN WHERE YOU HAVE ONE STRIPE DOWN THE MIDDLE AND PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO JUMP IT LIKE THE DUKES OF HAZARD.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THE BLINKING YELLOW LIGHT IS CAUSING A LOT OF CONCERN IN ANGLETON.

I'M ACTUALLY A FAN OF THE BLINKING YELLOW LIGHT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD IN THE LONG RUN BUT SOME HEADS-UP IN THE FUTURE WHEN YOU'RE CHANGING SIGNALS LIKE THAT SO WE CAN START WORKING ON THE CITIZENRY EARLIER THEN JUST PUTTING THEM OUT THERE AND THEN SAYING, OKAY THERE ON.

I THINK THAT CAUGHT EVERYBODY BY SURPRISE.

THEN YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR EMAIL THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE CONTRACTOR COME BACK AND CHANGE THE TIMING OF THOSE LIGHTS.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT CENSORED BUT IT'S ON A TIMER.

>> IT'S ON A TIMER.

>> CAN WE FIX THAT TURN SIGNAL ON A TIMER RIGHT NOW? IT'S CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

>> 35 AND BUSINESS 288.

>> 35 AND LOOP 274.

>> LOOP 274.

>> IF YOU'RE TURNING FROM 35 GOING NORTH ON 274, OR IF YOU'RE GOING 35 GOING SOUTH ON 274, THOSE TWO LIGHTS RIGHT HERE ARE A MAJOR ISSUE.

CHIEF, HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE WE HAD OVER THERE IN THE LAST MONTH?

>> THAT COULD BE EIGHT, I DON'T KNOW.

>> THE PEOPLE AT THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT NEXT DOOR SAY THAT THERE'S A WRECK THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY, THEY SAID.

BUT I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY NOT ACCURATE.

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A FEW OF THEM OVER THERE.

WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY, WELL, I'D LIKE US TO TRY TO BE PROACTIVE ON THE SAFETY ON THAT SIDE.

WHO IS THE CONTRACTOR ON THIS PROJECT?

>> THE SIGNALS THAT YOUR TOKEN ARE HANDLED BY JAMES CONSTRUCTION IN STATE HIGHWAY 35.

THE OTHER CONTRACTOR IS DAVID GREEN.

>> OKAY. REALLY LIKE AS I SAID, TRY TO DO SOMETHING.

I KNOW THAT YOU'LL GET THOSE SIGNALS DETECTORS IN HOPEFULLY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE IF WE CAN CHANGE THOSE TIMERS FOR THE LEFT-HAND TURNS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY CAUSING A BIG PROBLEM.

IT'S ALSO PUSHING TRAFFIC INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO AVOID THAT LIGHT.

IT'S PUSHING A LOT MORE PEOPLE INTO TJ WRIGHT, PARISH, COLOMBIA, THOSE STREETS, OR THEY'RE GOING AROUND TO TRY TO AVOID IT.

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BUT I REALLY THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BEEN AN ISSUE.

HOPEFULLY THE CITIZENS ARE LISTENING AND THEY FEEL THE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED.

>> YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT OUR OFFICE.

THE PHONE NUMBER IS 979-864-8500.

THE PUBLIC CAN CONTACT US AND WE CAN LOOK AT ANY CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE, SO YEAH.

>> GREAT.

>> WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE.

WE'RE GLAD TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CITY.

WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE CITY ON OTHER THINGS AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE.

>> THANK YOU. AS A FELLOW PERSON WHO DRIVES 288 TWICE A WEEK, THAT ROAD, IT'S GETTING BAD IN THOSE CONSTRUCTION AREAS, ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY'VE DIVERTED THE TRAFFIC OFF ONTO THE SHOULDERS AND DOING THIS AND THERE'S HOLES AND JUST HOPEFULLY THEY'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THE ASPHALTENE.

>> I HAD IT ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP TO MY ATTENTION TODAY, MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD THE PERSON WHO WAS ASKING THIS QUESTION.

BUT THE INTERSECTION AT 35 OF VALDEZ, DIRECTLY MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN.

I WAS JUST SEEING, DO WE HAVE ANY WALK SIGNALS THERE? PEOPLE THAT CROSS THAT INTERSECTION SPECIFICALLY, I THINK ON THE WEST SIDE.

>> I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE HAVE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS THERE.

>> I THOUGHT THERE HAD BEEN AT ONE TIME AT [BACKGROUND] 35 THROUGH DOWNTOWN?

>> NOT VALDEZ, IT MUST BE YOU MEAN GLASGOW.

>> GLASGOW. I'M SORRY. [OVERLAPPING] DID I SAY VALDEZ? RIGHT HERE DOWNTOWN GLASGOW.

>> RIGHT HERE.

>> I'M SORRY. WHAT DID I SAY? VALDEZ? [OVERLAPPING] GLASGOW.

THANK YOU. YES, DOWNTOWN.

I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THERE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YOU CAN ACTUALLY HIT THE SIGNAL TO GIVE YOU THE NOTICE AND ANYWAY.

THERE'S ONE ALREADY? OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

I'M SORRY. THAT WAS MY CONFUSION.

THEN I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE EVERY TIME YOU COME.

I KNOW YOU'RE EXTREMELY BUSY.

I CAN IMAGINE ALL THE CITIES AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND ALL THE CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS YOU GO TO.

I'LL ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOU DO TAKE NOTES AND I DO THINK YOU DO LISTEN TO US. I DO APPRECIATE IT.

I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY IN THE BIG TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, WE ANGLETON ARE NOTHING BUT VERY TINY.

BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'VE ALWAYS SEEM TO ACT LIKE WE'RE IMPORTANT, SO I HOPE THAT'S TRUE.

I'M JUST SEEING IT THAT ONE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> I KNOW IT'S STRESSFUL DEALING WITH SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

>> ANYBODY ELSE?

WHEN YOU SWITCH OVER TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LIGHTING SYSTEM, SIGNAL SYSTEM, YOU DON'T GO DOWN TO WALMART AND GET THOSE, THE SPECIAL ORDER, SPECIAL MANUFACTURERS AND HAVE ALL THESE VARIOUS TOWNS AND INTERSECTIONS UP DOWN A HIGHWAY BEING INSTALLED, THEY TAKE A WHILE GETTING THEM.

I'M SORRY, PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT IS.

MAYBE THEY SHOULD GO BACK TO DRIVER'S ED OR SOMETHING, BUT [OVERLAPPING] A YELLOW LIGHT OF ANY SORT WITH A ROUND SOLID OR A YELLOW PLACING MEANS CAUTION.

[LAUGHTER] YOU SHOULD PROBABLY YIELD OF THAT GALAXY MOVING OVER THERE.

>> I'VE GOT THAT MAN, HURRY UP.

>> HURRY UP.

>> I REMEMBER, I THINK THE FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS CAME AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM YOU.

>> FROM MY WIFE, YES MA'AM, [LAUGHTER] AND I'M GLAD YOU PUT IT IN.

>> WE LOOK INTO IT AND WE DID A STUDY AND IT WAS WARRANTED SO WE WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE THEM THERE. [LAUGHTER]

>> [OVERLAPPING] I LIKE IT. I UNDERSTAND.

I AGREE WITH MOST OF BOTH MR. BOOTH AND JOHN, WE SHOULD KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD IF WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE ON RULES OF THE ROAD.

I THINK LONG TERM IT WILL TAKE EFFECT AND PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS AND WE'LL GET BETTER AT IT AS A GROUP AS A POPULACE.

I DON'T THINK EDUCATION IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT SO I AGREE WITH JOHN IN THAT RESPECT THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD REACH OUT TO OTHERS, WHETHER IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA POST, JUST A REMINDER, HEY, THESE ARE FLASHING LIGHTS.

I KNOW WE'VE DONE NOTICES IN THE WATER BILL BEFORE, THAT SORT OF THING.

BE ON ALERT, IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWNTOWN RECENT, YOU'LL SEE THESE YELLOW LIGHTS.

I DON'T KNOW, JUST CONCEPTS OF COMMUNICATION AND I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO OR IMPLEMENT IN THE CITY, WHEN WE COMMUNICATE, WE'RE USUALLY BETTER OFF.

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>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.

I WILL USE OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE ALSO.

THEY USE FACEBOOK, TWITTER, NEXTDOOR TO COMMUNICATE.

MAYBE WE CAN ADVERTISE EDUCATION ON WHAT THE YELLOW LIGHT AND CREATE AWARENESS THAT THEY ARE. WE'LL DO THAT.

>> [OVERLAPPING] TALK OF ANGLETON IS GOOD.

[LAUGHTER]

>> [OVERLAPPING] I WILL SINCERELY SAY THE FACTS THEY'RE ALWAYS GOOD FOR THESE TYPES OF STORIES, [OVERLAPPING] SOMETHING FOR THEM TO RECOVER.

>> THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO HAVE ARTICLES ON TEXTS THAT I LOOK FOR [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].

>> ANYWAY, JUST IDEAS. YES. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET COMMUNICATION.

>> CHRIS, I THINK THAT YOUR NEXT TIKTOK SUBJECT.

[LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. MARIA?

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR SAFETY MOMENT AT THE BEGINNING AND YOUR TIME COMING HERE AND GIVING US THE DETAILED INFORMATION THAT ARE ISSUES TO OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THE PROJECT ABOUT ARE SURROUNDING OUR CITY.

REALLY WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

>> THANK YOU. THAT MOVES ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10,

>> THANK YOU, MARIA.

[10. Discussion and possible action on Ordinance No. 20230425-010 an ordinance altering the prima face speed limits established for vehicles under the provision of 545.356, Texas Transportation Code, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, upon certain streets and highways, of parts thereof, within the corporate limits of the City of Angleton, as set out in this ordinance; and providing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $200 for the violation of this ordinance.]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 20230425-010 AND ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIME PERMA PHASE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISION OF 545.356 TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OF PARTS THEREOF WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON HAS SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. CHRIS.

>> IN YOUR PACKETS WE HAVE A MEMO REQUEST FROM TEXTON TO CHANGE THE SPEED.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A GREAT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT THERE, MARIA.

THEY CAN WALK US THROUGH THIS.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE RECOMMENDED THEY CAN DO, THE TECH STOCK AND PAY FOR IS A STUDY.

I WOULDN'T SEE THAT WE NECESSARILY APPROVE THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO.

BUT WE CAN ASK FOR STUDY AND SEE WHAT THE STUDY SAYS AND COME BACK AND REVISIT THIS.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> IS THE SPEED LIMIT NOT ALREADY 35?

>> IT IS.

>> IT'S 35 TO A GOOD PORTION OF THIS.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.

WE CAN DO A STUDY THAT DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE THE SPEED LIMIT, THAT IF IT NEEDS TO BE REDUCED OR INCREASED DEPENDING THAT WILL BE THE STUDY.

WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU THE STORY.

YOU DETERMINE IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO PROCEED.

WE'LL SHARE WITH THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY OPERATION.

THEY WILL REVIEW IF EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

WE CAN SHARE WITH THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

THEY WILL ISSUE AN ORDER AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY FOR A CITY ORDINANCE.

WE CAN CHANGE THE SIZE AND MAINTAIN THEM, BUT IT'S UP TO THE CITY.

IT'S AN OPTION THAT WE HAVE.

IF YOU WANT TO, WE CAN GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

>> I WOULD LIKE THAT. I MEAN, I HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN THE MOST ABOUT, FROM THE WESTERN LIMIT BEFORE 28 DOWN TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SOUTH WALKER, NORTH WALKER, TJ WRIGHT AND THEY SAY THAT THE SPEED LIMIT USED TO BE 40 OR 45 AND GOT DROPPED DOWN TO 35 AND THEY BELIEVE IT'S STILL SHOULD BE 40.

I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT NO MORE THAN 35 TO THE MIDDLE OF TOWN FOR SURE, AT LEAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO DOWNING.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STUDY BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE 35 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH THERE.

BECAUSE OLD INCA ROAD COMING INTO TOWN AND STILL 45 COMING IN ALL THE WAY TO WILKINS.

>> I LIKE THAT IDEA TOO.

I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE BECAUSE MY NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO DRIVE A LITTLE FASTER. LET'S BE HONEST.

>> MAYBE WE CAN TABLE THIS UNTIL TEXAS HAS A STUDY COMPLETE AND WHEN THEY LET US KNOW THAT WE CAN PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA.

>> REQUEST FOR A STUDY.

YOU WANT THEM ON BOTH OUR ROADWAY 35 ON BUSINESS 288 OR JUST 35? [OVERLAPPING]

>> I THINK 288'S FINE, HONESTLY BUT.

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>> [OVERLAPPING] FROM 523 -288.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> WELL, JUST WEST OF 288.

BECAUSE OF THE BAILEY'S PRAIRIE WHERE THE BRIDGES, THAT'S WHEN IT REDUCES TO 45, I THINK FROM 60. IS THAT RIGHT?

>> YEAP. [OVERLAPPING].

>>SHE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT BUSINESS 288.

>> NO. THIRTY-FIVE FROM 523 AND THEN YOU WANT TO GO BEYOND 288 [OVERLAPPING] JUST AFTER THE BULKISS.

>> BELK ROAD.

>> LA QUINTA.

>> YEAH. I THINK IT IS COUNTY ROAD 28.

>> YES, IT IS.

>> IT IS.

>> WELL, DO THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING]

>> MS. JUDY, JUST SAY WE'RE GOING TO JUST GO TO TABLE OUT NUMBER 10 FOR A FUTURE DATE.

>> APPRECIATE IT.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG ITEM NUMBER 11,

[11. Presentations by CSRS, Grant Works and HCH Enterprises on the Grant Writing and Administration Services Request for Proposal (RFP).]

PRESENTATIONS BY CSRS GRANTWORKS AND HCH ENTERPRISES ON THE GRANT WRITING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, CHRIS.

>> WE LOST OUR FULL-TIME GRANT ADMINISTRATOR IN DECEMBER.

WE'VE GOT PENDING TECH STOCK GRANTS, SO WE NEED TO SUBMIT BY JUNE 5TH.

WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF OTHER GRANTS LIKE CDBG THAT'S PROBABLY COMING UP THAT WE GET FROM THE COUNTY.

WE'VE GOT A SLEW OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED, GRANT ASSISTANCE.

WE PROCURED THROUGH AN RFQ.

WE HAD A TEAM THAT SCORED THEM LIKE WE NORMALLY DO.

YOU'VE GOT RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU'RE IN PACKET.

WHAT WE DO, WE'VE DONE BEFORE.

WE GIVE EACH GROUP 10 MINUTES TO PRESENT AND THEN YOU CAN ASK THEM QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

THE NEXT ITEM IS TO AWARD ONE OF THE FIRMS TO BE OUR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR.

JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE BEFORE, SO IT'S ONE ITEM RIGHT NOW.

JUST PRESENTATIONS, LISTEN, ASK QUESTIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS LATER AT THE SELECTION TIME.

BUT WE'RE UNDER THE GUN TO SELECT SOMEONE WHO WILL HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY WORK TO TECH STOCK GRANTS TO MEET THE JUNE 5TH DEADLINE.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS, WHETHER THEY HAVE THAT CAPABILITY.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN PRESENTATIONS FROM WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

>> WHO'S GOING TO BE THE TIMEKEEPER SO WE MAKE SURE WE KEEP ON TIME? MICHELLE? YOU WILL BE OUR TIMEKEEPER.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET THE CSRS, PODIUM IS YOURS, SIR.

YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN ROCK ON.

>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU.

I GUESS I'M ON THE CLOCK NOW.

MY NAME IS DONALD BRINKMAN, PRINCIPAL AND SOUTH REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR CSRS.

THAT FIRST SLIDE MEANS NOTHING.

LET'S SEE. HERE WE GO.

THIS IS SOME OF THE MEAT AND POTATOES WHERE A 45-YEAR-OLD FIRM HEADQUARTERED IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA WITH OFFICES IN HOUSTON AND DALLAS.

WE HAVE $13 BILLION-PLUS OF EXPERIENCE IN FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS THAT INCLUDES GRANT WRITING AND GRANT ADMINISTRATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO POINT ON THIS SLIDE AND TRY TO BE BRIEF IS TURNKEY APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT OUR FIRM HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING BECAUSE WE HAVE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS ON STAFF, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS.

WE CAN DO THE NEPA COMPLIANCE.

WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM, SO WE CAN DO PRE-NEPA, WE CALL IT DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE.

WE CAN CONVERT THAT TO A FULL NEPA CLEARANCE DETERMINATION WITH GRANTING FEDERAL AGENCY GIVES YOU AN AWARD.

THE OTHER THING IS BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS.

A LOT OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS COMING THROUGH A LOT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARISE GRANT, BRIC, WHICH STANDS FOR BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES, REQUIRES A BCA.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO TO A SPECIAL ACCOUNTING FIRM.

WE HAVE THAT CAPACITY IN-HOUSE.

SEE WHAT ELSE HERE? AND THEN STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY ENGAGEMENT WE'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO AWARD GRANTS AND HAVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.

I GUESS THE BIG THING IS ACTUALLY GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP IS A PROJECT SCOPING.

IS SCOPING A PROJECT CORRECTLY SO THAT IT CAN BE COMPETITIVE IN A FEDERAL GRANT AWARD.

ONE OF THE THINGS I FORGOT TO MENTION ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE,

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OUR PROPOSAL ACTUALLY INCLUDED A SUBCONTRACTOR WITH HUB DBE PARTICIPATION.

[INAUDIBLE] IS A FIRM THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH, THEY WERE INCLUDED IN OUR PROPOSAL.

JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

ON THIS SLIDE, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A THREE-PRONG APPROACH, SO THERE'S GRANT PLANNING, WHICH IS VERY CRITICAL.

ALIGN YOUR PRIORITIES WITH THE PRIORITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD OF YOU, WHETHER THEY BE STATE, FEDERAL, OR LOCAL.

ONCE YOU DO THAT, THEN IT'S A LOT EASIER TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION I HAVEN'T PLANNED FOR ONE.

YOU COULD SEE JUMPING AROUND A LITTLE BIT COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS.

THESE ARE BIG. FRA IS FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION.

I THINK THAT ONE'S STILL PENDING.

PORT OF PALACIOS, THAT WAS LAST YEAR, THEY'VE GOT AWARDED $10 MILLION TO A MARITIME ADMINISTRATION GRANT WHICH FUNNELS UP THEIR USDOT.

FEMALE BRICK, I HAD MENTIONED THAT AND FMA IS FLOOD MITIGATION, LSU LAKES, THAT'S IN BATON ROUGE JUST AS A PRETTY ICONIC PROJECT IN LOUISIANA BECAUSE IF YOU GO ALONG, I TEND THROUGH BATON ROUGE, YOU'LL SEE THE LSU LAKES OR UNIVERSITY OF LAKES THEY'RE CALLED, AND THOSE GOT A BRICK AWARD FOR $20 MILLION TO REDO THOSE.

I THINK THE USDOT RECONNECTED COMMUNITIES IS STILL PENDING.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGER APPLICATIONS GETTING A LITTLE BIT CLOSE, LIKE I SAID, PALACIOS.

WE DID THAT WHEN PORT VICTORIA, THEY GOT AN EDA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION GRANT FOR THREE MILLION DOLLARS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

WE'RE WRITING ONE OF THOSE FOR THE CITY OF YOAKUM RIGHT NOW, AND WE DID ONE LAST YEAR FOR THE CITY OF CUERO.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT, ONCE YOU ACTUALLY GET AN AWARD THAT TRANSITIONS TO THE MANAGEMENT, MAKE SURE YOU'RE FEDERALLY COMPLIANT ON THOSE GRANTS, SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE SAMPLE.

CDBG, CHRIS MENTIONED THAT WE'RE DOING THAT INCLUDE ALSO TAKING CARE OF TECH STOCK TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES GRANT FOR CLUED.

FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE THAT'S WHERE WE CUT OUR TEETH WAY BACK WHEN AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, WE'VE GOTTEN INTO FEMA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AND SO IRONICALLY, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON KATRINA WORK IN NEW ORLEANS.

I THINK WE'RE DOING THE LAST SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE E WRAP RIGHT THERE AS A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

I THINK THAT'S HUD OR COVID FUNDED CITY OF LOS ANGELES ARPA, SO THAT JUST GIVES YOU THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF ALL OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH, CAN WRITE APPLICATION OR MANAGE THOSE GRANTS.

HOW AM I DOING ON TIME? I FEEL LIKE I'M RUSHED. OH, JESUS.

LET'S JUST CAMP OUT HERE FOR FIVE-MINUTES AND THIS [LAUGHTER] IS SO IMPORTANT.

YES. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GOING TO SAY NO, BUT YES, WE CAN DO YOUR TEXT.TA GRANT APPLICATION.

WE ARE ACTIVELY DOING LET'S SEE.

I MENTIONED CLUTE, CITY OF EDNA.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HANDLING THAT ONE.

PORT MANSFIELD TEXT.TA GRANTS, SO WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR.

WE'VE SEEN THE APPLICATIONS AND READY TO PULL THE TRIGGER, SO I WOULD EVEN SAY APPALLING YOUR ACTION TONIGHT, WE WILL GET STARTED AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A CONTRACT, SO IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO JUST TALK. ANY QUESTIONS.

>> WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SO I DID SEE THE LSU ITEM, DROVE IU10 A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO I DID SEE THAT ONE THERE.

THE CLUTE ITEM THERE THAT YOU HAVE THERE, SO NOW YOU'VE TRANSITIONED, SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THEM NOW JUST TO RECAP?

>> WE'RE MANAGING THEIR CDBG PROGRAM, THE MIT PROGRAM THROUGH GLO, SO WE WROTE THOSE TWO GRANTS AND I WILL SAY IT'S NOT A COMPETITIVE GRANT.

YOU JUST GOT TO CHECK THE BOX AND YOU GET THE MONEY.

I'M SURE Y'ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT, SO WE MET THE CRITERIA AND THEY GOT $10 MILLION.

WE'RE MANAGING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THE SECOND ROUND, THE CDBG-MIT FOR THEM.

I THINK THEY ONLY GOT A MILLION BUCKS IN THE SECOND ROUND, AND SO WE'RE WAITING FOR GLO TO APPROVE THAT, AND THEN WE'RE WRITING A TEXT.TA GRANT FOR THEM.

>> IS THIS YOUR FIRST PROJECT WITH CLUTE OR HAVE YOU DONE OTHERS FOR THEM?

>> THE CDBG PROJECT IS THE FIRST.

>> IT'S THE FIRST. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. DONALD?

>> I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT, SO WHATEVER WE HIRE WILL COVER 95 PERCENT OF OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS AND HELP US FIND GRANTS AND ALL THAT.

THERE WERE A COUPLE, I THINK LIKE CDBG THEY HAVE TO BE PROCURED BY THEMSELVES,

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SO FOR [NOISE] CDBG, FOR EXAMPLE WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK OUT AND READ PROCURE FOR GRANT ADMINISTRATION EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A GRANT ADMINISTRATOR PARTY PROCURED, WITH FEDERAL GRANTS THAT'S REQUIREMENT.

[NOISE] JUST PLANTING THAT SEED SO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK IN X NUMBER OF MONTHS WE SAY WE HAVE CDBG GRANT, [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE LIKE CHRIS, I THOUGHT WE DID THAT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CSRS?

>> I SEE THE EXAMPLES, BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR AROUND THEM.

I GUESS, THE TYPES OF GRANTS YOU RECEIVED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, ROAD CONSTRUCTION THAT BREAK DOWN.

>> SURE. LAW ENFORCEMENT, ACTUALLY USED TO MANAGE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE BULLETPROOF VEST PROGRAM, THAT'S PRETTY EASY.

YOU JUST APPLY AND ALL THAT DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR CITY, AGAIN, YOUR PRIORITIES, SO FEMA HAS TRANSIT SAFETY PROGRAM, PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, SO NOT JUST PORTS, BUT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH A MARITIME PRESENCE CAN APPLY FOR THOSE GRANTS.

ACTUALLY, WRITING TWO OF THOSE RIGHT NOW, ONE FOR THE PORT OF HARLINGEN AND THE OTHER FOR THE PORT OF VICTORIA AND MANAGING ONE FOR THE PORT OF VICTORIA.

IT'S THE LIMIT BECAUSE USUALLY THEIR FORMULA, I'VE GOT X AMOUNT OF POLICE OFFICERS AND I WOULD JUST SAY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS PROBABLY THE MOST LOGICAL PLACE TO GET ONE OF THOSE AND A LOT OF THOSE FUNDS ARE FUNNELED DOWN TO THE STATE LEVEL.

>> I WAS ASKING MORE OF A BREAKDOWN THERE.

>> YEAH, I'M GETTING THERE.

[LAUGHTER] TRYING TO THINK, THE CITY OF YOAKUM ACTIVELY DOING THEIR GRANT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE TO REQUEST THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR SEWER EXPANSION TO SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK, AND SO THEY HAVE A TENANT IN THE EDA GRANT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE JOBS, YOU CAN SHOW JOBS AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT, AND THEY'VE GOT A PRIVATE COMPANY DOING THAT, SO THEY HAVE THE I'LL CALL IT THE HOOK, THE HOOK TO GET THE GRANT.

YOU JUST GOT TO FORMULATE THAT TO BE COMPETITIVE.

PORT OF PALACIOS IS A $10 MILLION BULKHEAD GRANT, SO REPLACING A BULKHEAD FOR ALL COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN.

THE PALACIOS SHIPYARD WROTE A GRANT, WE'RE WAITING ON THAT ONE TO REDO THE DRY DOCK, REPLACE THE STEEL.

TRYING TO THINK WHAT'S ANOTHER FORMULA OR ANOTHER TYPE OF GRANT.

EDA, WE'VE DONE SOME ROADS.

THOSE ARE HARD TO COME BY.

WE ARE WAITING FOR RULES ON ALL THE WATER AND SEWER MONEY THAT'S COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE RULE MAKING, SO THOSE ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

BUT YEAH, I HOPE THAT GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF FLAVOR.

>> SURE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. DONALD.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> NEXT WILL BE GRANTWORKS.

[NOISE]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

I'M ASHTON CROWE THE CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER FOR HGAC.

I'M GOING TO BEGIN BY GOING INTO THE BACKGROUND OF GRANTWORKS.

GRANTWORKS WAS FOUNDED IN 1979 AND THE HTAC AREA BY BRUCE BRITS SINGLE.

FORTY-FOUR YEARS LATER, WE NOW HAVE 400 PLUS EMPLOYEES.

WE LIKE TO REFER TO OUR STAFF AS A ARMY OF PROFESSIONALS BECAUSE MANY OF THEM HAVE RETIRED FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE, AND FEMA.

GRANTWORKS IS TEXAS FOREMOST APPLICATION AND GRANT MANAGEMENT PROVIDER

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WITH A HISTORY OF SECURING AND ADMINISTERING OVER $8 BILLION, ASSISTING HUNDREDS OF LOCALITIES AND THOUSANDS OF GRANT CONTRACTS.

WE ALSO HAVE A PREVIOUS AND CURRENT HISTORY WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON SECURING OVER $5.6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING.

SORRY, I HAVEN'T USED THIS BEFORE.

THIS BUTTON. TIME'S THE CHARM.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE, GRANTWORKS HAS EXPERTS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT FIELDS, INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES, DISASTER RECOVERY, PLANNING, MITIGATION, RESILIENCY, BROADBAND AND COAST RESILIENCY.

TO NAME A FEW OF THE EXPERTS THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF ARE WENDY KIRBY.

SHE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR FEMA DEPARTMENT.

WENDY HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HAZARD MITIGATION, AND SHE CAME TO US AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AT THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

ALSO IN THE HAZARD MITIGATION FIELD IS SUNNY CANCHECK, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FEMA SERVICES WITH OVER 14 YEARS IN THE FIELD.

SUNNY CAME TO GRANTWORKS AFTER A CAREER WITH FEMA.

JOHN ZAIKEN, HE'S IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

HE IS ONE OF ONLY 1,100 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO OBTAIN THE DISTINGUISHED CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DESIGNATION.

TRUST DAVIS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HOUSING PROGRAMS, CAME TO GRANTWORKS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO HAVE RECENTLY HIRED THREE OF TDA SENIOR FIELD STAFF PERSONNEL TO WORK IN OUR CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION.

OUR GRANT PROGRAM PROFICIENCIES INCLUDE THE LIST ABOVE, AND WE HAVE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND ALL THE DIVERSE AREAS LISTED.

LASTLY, OUR HDAC EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE OVER 70 ACTIVE CLIENTS IN THE HDAC AREA AND THE ONES LISTED HERE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

>> HELLO, COUNCIL AND MAYOR AND CITIZENS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

I'M KELLE ODOM WITH GRANTWORKS.

I'VE BEEN WITH GRANTWORKS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW.

MY BACKGROUND WAS THAT THE STATE AS WELL, THE STATE OF TEXAS, I CAME FROM THE CDBG PROGRAM AND ALSO SPENT TIME AT THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE WAY BACK IN THE DAY WHEN GARY MARSHALL WAS LAND COMMISSIONER.

WHEN I CAME 10 YEARS AGO, GRANTWORKS HAD ABOUT 60 EMPLOYEES AND WE'VE HAD EXPLOSIVE GROWTH.

NOW HAVE ABOUT THAT 400 EMPLOYEES.

BUT I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF A TEAM THAT'S SO INVOLVED WITH SO MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND WE'RE PROUD NOT TO JUST DO GRANTS WITH YOU.

WE WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR TOWN AS WELL.

WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL EVENTS, WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOUR FOOD BANKS.

IF THERE'S MEDICAL DEBT TO BE PAID OFF.

IF YOU NEED SPONSORS FOR TML AND TEXAS CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION.

GRANTWORKS WANTS TO BE A PART OF THAT.

AS YOU CAN SEE UP HERE, WE'VE HAD SO MUCH EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST 44 YEARS WITH ALL OF THESE AGENCIES, STATE AND FEDERAL, MANAGING ALL OF THESE PROJECTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THERE'S NUMEROUS NEWS EXPERIENCE.

THE STATE DIRECTOR OF THE CDBG PROGRAM, AURORIA CARDINEZ THE TEXAS CDBG PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST IN THE NATION AND SHE WAS THE STATE DIRECTOR.

SHE NOW WORKS FOR GRANTWORKS.

SHE LED NOT ONLY THE REGULAR PROGRAM, BUT ALSO THE DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM, AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR STAFF AS WELL.

I'M IN [INAUDIBLE] BUT I SPENT ABOUT SIX YEARS DOWN HERE IN THIS REGION FOR GRANTWORKS WHEN I LIVED IN GALVESTON AND ASHTON IS IN PALACIOS, SO SHE'S PRETTY CLOSE BY TOO.

WE'VE GOT NUMEROUS FIELD OFFICES ALL ACROSS THE STATE, AND IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES.

WE'RE LICENSED NOW IN 10 OTHER STATES TO WORK.

BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE HERE AS WELL.

GRANTWORKS GO IS TO KEEP YOU IN COMPLIANCE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

WE'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH, START TO FINISH.

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WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU DEVELOP THE VERY BEST APPLICATION THAT YOU CAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR CITY MANAGER AND YOUR CHOSEN ENGINEER TO GET YOU THE MOST POINTS FOR THE APPLICATIONS AS POSSIBLE.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO KEEP YOU IN COMPLIANCE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

WHETHER IT'S WITH BIDDING AND PROCUREMENT, WHETHER IT'S WITH ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.

DAVID'S SPOKE OF LABOR STANDARDS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE GRANT, YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH NO FEAR OF PAYBACK, AND YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

WE HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF DOING THAT.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> OUR CAPACITY TO MEET DEADLINES.

CERTAINLY WE'VE GOT 20 FULL-TIME GRANT WRITERS AND A 74% WIN RATE AND CLIMBING OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS.

THE CTF PROGRAM, LIKE IT SHOWS UP THERE.

THE 2020 PART OF THAT 400 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS WITH 36 CLIENTS, $83 MILLION.

IN 2014, WE DID 36 CLIENTS AND $70.7 MILLION.

THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE SET ASIDES.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THREE CITIES, RIGHT HERE IN HDAC, BAY CITY SWEENEY, AND HEMPSTEAD AND THEN HAMILTON IS IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS COG REGION.

THE OTHER ONES LISTED THOUGH ARE SOME OF THE OLDER PROGRAMS, BUT LOTS OF EXPERIENCE IN ALL OF THESE AREAS.

I KNOW WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF WORKING WITH THIS CITY AND YOU-ALL HAVE USED, I THINK LANGFORD COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

CHRIS, I THINK HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEN GOING BACK TO ROCKDALE, MAYBE.

I WORKED FOR LANGFORD MYSELF.

AFTER I LEFT THE STATE, I WORKED THERE FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE COMING TO GRANTWORKS FOR THE LAST 10.

I KNOW YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF CHOICES OUT THERE.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE STOLEN MARGARET HARDWAY FROM LANGFORD.

SHE WAS WITH THEM FOR, I DON'T KNOW, DECADES.

SHE RECENTLY CAME OVER TO GRANTWORKS.

WE GOT HER LAST FALL.

BRUCE STARTED THE COMPANY IN THIS AREA.

HE WORKED FOR CITY GOVERNMENT HIMSELF.

I THINK HE STARTED AROUND PASADENA, TEXAS CITY, THE PORT AREA.

HE STILL LIVES IN SUGARLAND.

HE'S STILL A VERY ACTIVE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.

EVERY DAY, WE HEAR FROM BRUCE, MAYBE SOMETIMES TOO MUCH.

BUT THANK YOU FOR INVITING US.

WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE AND WE'D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU AND BE YOUR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU MS. KELLE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR GRANTWORKS?

>> YES, I GOT ONE.

>> OKAY, CHRIS.

>> WE GET THE TECH STOCK GRANT, JUNE 5TH, DEADLINE.

ARE YOU ABLE TO MEET THAT DEADLINE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> GRANT WRITERS ARE READY TO HELP YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LIKE ASHLEY SAID, THERE IS AN ARMY OR PROFESSORS.

>> MICROPHONE, PLEASE?

>> SORRY. I'M STRAINING HERE.

>> WHAT ABOUT EMERGENCY SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS?

>> YES. WE HAVE A FAMOUS SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND LIKE ASHTON SAID, SANDY CAME FROM FEMA.

HE'S A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THAT PROGRAM.

WILLY KIRBY CAME FROM TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

THEY HAVE A FULL DEPARTMENT AND GRANTWORKS WERE VERY SPECIALIZED.

WE'VE GOT APP RIDERS WHO DON'T MANAGE PROJECTS.

WE'VE GOT PROJECT MANAGERS THAT DON'T HAVE TO GET OVER HERE AND WRITE APPLICATIONS.

WE'VE GOT A CLIENT SERVICES TEAM THAT RUNS AROUND AND KEEPS CLIENTS HAPPY.

IT LOOKS FOR NEW CLIENTS.

IT'S VERY STRUCTURED.

THESE PEOPLE DO NOTHING BUT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

THESE PEOPLE DO NOTHING BUT THEY'RE JUST BREAKING LABOR COMPLIANCE.

IT'S VERY SPECIALIZED AND EXPERTS IN EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.

>> HAVING COMING FROM THE STATE, FEDERAL PROGRAMS. MYSELF WILL KNOW WHAT THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE BECAUSE WE USED TO RECEIVE THEM AND SCORE THEM.

NOW I'M JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE GRANTWORKS ARE VERY MUCH THE SAME.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO RECALL WHAT DID YOU-ALL DO FOR US? CHRIS, AS YOU MIGHT RECALL.

>> WHEN I GOT HERE THE SEWER PROJECT IN A COUPLE OF MANHOLES AND THEN REHAB OF SOME ROADS.

>> GOT YOU.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE OVER IN THE PAST, WE'RE GOING BACK TOWARDS 1994 THOSE MEAN MANY FEMA PROJECTS, MAINLY INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER, SEWER, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL CDBG PROJECTS AND THERE WAS A DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECTS.

WE BROUGHT OUR PRINTOUT FROM A LOT OF SEWERS, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

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THAT PART WAS 13 GRANTS FOR 5.6 MILLION WITH THE CITY.

>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? QUESTIONS. I'M SURE THERE SOME MAY POP UP AT THE NEXT ITEM BUT IF NOT.

THANK YOU, MISS ASHTON AND MS. KELLE, THANK YOU-ALL SO MUCH.

>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE NOW HAVE HCAH ENTERPRISES.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO B BY ZOOM.

>> OH, ZOOM.

>> HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

>> HELLO, WELCOME.

>> I'M ROB ZARNETSKE, VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC CONSULTING HERE AT HCAH ENTERPRISES.

I GUESS I WILL BE SHARING MY SCREEN IF I HAVE PERMISSION TO DO SO.

>> HCAH ENTERPRISES IS A RHODE ISLAND BASED COMPANY.

WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 1986.

THE COMPANY ACTUALLY STARTED AS AN IT SERVICES COMPANY AND HAS BEEN IN THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION GAME IN RHODE ISLAND FOR ABOUT THE LAST 15 YEARS.

SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE REALLY BEEN PUSHING A LITTLE BIT HARDER INTO THIS GRANT WRITING SPACE AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS APPLICATION IS OUR FORAY INTO THAT SPACE.

SINCE THE PANDEMIC, HCAH HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES, MANAGING THEIR RPA FUNDS IN PARTICULAR.

BUT WE HAVE A VERY DEEP BENCH.

OUR TEAM INCLUDES A NUMBER OF ENGINEERS, IT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF PROGRAM MANAGERS WITH EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CDBG PROGRAMS INCLUDING HCAHS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING USDOT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE RECENTLY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO TEXAS DOT FOR THE CITY OF WOODWAY, TEXAS.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TEXAS DOT RECENTLY AS WELL.

BUT YOU'LL NOTE IN THE SCORING SHEETS HCAH SCORED THIRD OUT OF THE THREE HERE TONIGHT AND FOR GOOD REASON, WE ARE NEW TO THE GRANT WRITING PORTION OF THIS BUSINESS.

IT'S A HUGE GROWTH PERIOD IN US GRANT HISTORY.

THE HISTORY OF US GRANTS HAS BEEN IN DECLINE SINCE THE 1980S AND THE PANDEMIC AND THE FUNDING THAT CAME THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT AND THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND RPA HAVE REALLY CREATED A GOLDEN ERA FOR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS. WE'VE HEARD ONE COMMENT TONIGHT THAT FOLKS ARE SEEING EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AT HCAH IS MOVE OUR FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON GRANT ADMINISTRATION INTO THE GRANT, WRITING A PIECE OF THINGS WE'RE VERY STRONG ON THE ADMINISTRATION.

I MYSELF AM A FORMER FEDERAL GRANT ADMINISTRATOR AND A FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR.

I RAN CDBG PROGRAMS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND A FORMER US DOT PROGRAM MANAGER AND WORKED WITH IN THE US SENATE FOR AWHILE WHERE WE SET UP MANY OF THE FEMA PROGRAMS, THE FEMA GRANT PROGRAMS. I WAS IN FACT THE LEAD SENATE STAFFER WHO LED THE CREATION OF THE FIRE AND SAFER PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE TWO OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OUT THERE FOR ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL FIRE PROGRAMS. WE'VE GOT A LARGE NUMBER OF FOLKS AT THIS POINT WHO ARE COMING OFF THESE PANDEMIC PROJECTS.

COMING OFF OF THE CDBG, HEALTH EQUITY AND RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC STUFF AND WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE OUR FOLKS INTO THIS WORK.

THAT'S THE GENESIS OF THIS APPLICATION.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE'RE THE AVIS OF THE GROUP HERE.

IF ANGLETON SHOULD CHOOSE TO PICK HCAH SHOULD RUN ITS PROGRAMS, WE WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FALLS IN THE CRACKS HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET FROM ANYBODY OUT OF MY SHOP.

I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT THE PEOPLE WE'VE GOT COMING INTO THIS NEW OPERATION AT HCAH ARE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING

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THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICE AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT FROM US AND THAT I THINK IS ALL YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM ME.

>> SIR. THANK YOU. WAS IT RON OR ROBERT. RON?

>> ROBERT.

>> ROBERT. I'M SORRY.

>> ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT? SINCE WE'VE GOT THIS SLIDE UP, I WILL JUST SHARE THIS WITH YOU BECAUSE IT IS WORTH NOTING.

IT'S AN INTERESTING PROGRAM DESIGN AND IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE DON'T HAVE 400 PEOPLE ON STAFF.

HCAH IT HAS TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL AT THIS POINT, ABOUT 100 PEOPLE ON STAFF.

MANY OF THOSE ARE DEDICATED TO PARTICULAR CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS.

I'VE GOT ABOUT HALF A DOZEN WHO ARE AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE FOR THIS WORK.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'VE SET UP A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF GRANT WRITERS.

WE'VE GONE OUT AND FOUND FOLKS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED GRANT APPLICATIONS IN THE WHOLE HOST OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND WE'VE GOT THEM UNDER AGREEMENT WITH US SO THAT YOU'VE GOT ACCESS TO A VERY LARGE POOL OF GRANT WRITERS WITH EXPERTISE ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL?

>> HERE ONE.

>> GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> SIR I JUST WANTED TO ASK ROBERT.

WE HAVE THE TWO TECH STOCK GRANTS THAT WE NEED TO GET SUBMITTED BY JUNE 5TH, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEM ON TIME?

>> YES. WE LOOKED AT IT AND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT DEADLINE.

IF WE GET UNDERWAY IMMEDIATELY, TIME IS ALWAYS OF THE ESSENCE AND IT'S ALREADY LATE APRIL.

BUT YES, WE CAN GET THOSE APPLICATIONS IN.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR HCAH? I WANT TO SAY HCA, BECAUSE THAT'S BETTER THAN OUR BRAIN IF THAT'S A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DOWN HERE.

BECAUSE I'M NOT USED TO THAT HCAH.

THANK YOU. ANYMORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

>> WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTH HOUSTON AREA? ANYTHING YOU'VE DONE LATELY?

>> GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN HOUSTON.

WE'VE GOT TWO TEXAS CLIENTS AT THIS POINT, WICHITA FALLS, WHERE WE'RE DOING RPA COMPLIANCE WORK AND WOODWAY WHERE WE'RE DOING GRANT SURVEILLANCE, IF YOU WILL, WHERE WE'RE FINDING GRANTS AND WRITING GRANTS FOR THE CITY THERE.

>> THANK YOU AND WHERE'S WOODWAY?

>> WACO.

>> WACO AREA.

>> THANK YOU. ANYMORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THERE'S NONE FROM THE TABLE SIR, SO WE'LL I GUESS PUT YOU ON HOLD AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU.

>> I WOULD TELL YOU SAFE TRAVELS HOME, BUT MAYBE YOU'RE ALREADY AT HOME [LAUGHTER] AND THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT WRAPS UP ITEM NUMBER 11 FOR ALL THE PRESENTATIONS AND THAT MOVES US INTO ITEM NUMBER 12 DISCUSSION. GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> WHOEVER WE SELECT TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THEM TOMORROW AND GIVE THEM DIRECTION AND GET THEM GOING.

I KNOW WE HAVE TO WORK OUT A CONTRACT.

>> ONCE YOU GET THE AUTHORIZATION FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY MANAGER, DO THAT, YOU'D BE FINE.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> MOVING ON.

ITEM NUMBER 12,

[12. Discussion and possible action to approve one of the three submissions for the Grant Writing and Administration Services RFP.]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ONE OF THE THREE SUBMISSIONS FOR THE GRANT WRITING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES RFP COUNSEL.

>> MAKE A MOTION, WE'RE OPEN.

>> ANY?

>> WHAT'S THAT?

>> DO WE NEED A MOTION?

>> WE'RE NOT.

>> YOU'RE DISCUSSING IT. [OVERLAPPING]

>> I'M SORRY.

>> DISCUSSION FOR SELECTION.

>> YEAH. SO WE CAN DISCUSS AND SEE WHAT WE WANT AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

>> YEAH. FIRST QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME IS, FUNDING FOR THIS, IS IT WRITTEN INTO THE GRANTS?

>> YES. THESE GRANTS ARE THERE'S SET AMOUNT FOR ENGINEERING, SET AMOUNT FOR GRANT ADMINISTRATION, AND SO THERE'S NO COST TO THE CITY.

>> THANK YOU, MARK, FOR THAT ONE.

>> I'LL JUST SAY FOR 99 PERCENT OF THEM, IF THERE'S A GRANT THAT COMES UP AND WE NEED TO PAY, FOR SURE, I'LL LET YOU KNOW BUT [OVERLAPPING]

>> YEAH, I JUST KNOW THAT MOST GRANTS YOU CAN WRITE IN INTO THE FUNDING.

>> YEAH. IF IT'S A FEDERAL OR STATE, THE COST IS AUTOMATICALLY, THERE'S A PERCENTAGE.

>> GOT YOU. THANK YOU.

>> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR DIRECTION?

>> I WANT TO THANK THEM ALL THREE FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

GRANT WRITING IS NEVER EASY.

FOR US, IT'S THE HOLY GRAIL.

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WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, WE'LL WRITE A GRANT AND MAYBE WE'LL GET IT.

THEN WHEN WE DON'T GET IT, OH, THE GRANT WRITER IS HORRIBLE, THEY DIDN'T DO IT.

BUT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION OUT THERE FOR FUNDING.

TO ME, THE BIGGEST FOCUS IS ROADS AND WATER AND SEWER FOR THE CITY.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS AND WE'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL ON THAT SIDE SO FAR.

ANYBODY THAT'S DOING IT, I HOPE WE DON'T GO BACKWARDS ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE GRANTS, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

BUT THE OTHER PART IS, WE HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, SO MAYBE THIS WOULD HELP US.

>> YES. THE OTHER GRANT THAT'S COMING UP, WE WENT UP TO HDAC MEETING, WE COULD DO GO IS THAT TIFF GRANT FOR HENDERSON ROAD PROJECT.

THEY'RE TELLING US THE CALL IS OUT THERE AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO GET A PROPOSAL IN IN THOSE THINGS.

THAT'S MORE OF A GRAY TIMELINE.

>> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> DOES ANYBODY THAT DID THE SCORING WANT TO TALK?

>> WHO WAS ON THE SCORING?

>> I WAS SICK THAT DAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS. [OVERLAPPING]

>> I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. [LAUGHTER]

>> I ONLY KNOW OF A SINGLE MEMBER WHO WAS THERE.

>> YEAH. YOU COULD ASK FOR HER.

>> IT WAS A CLOSE ONE FOR THE GRANTWORKS AND CSRS.

>> GOT YOU.

>> DO YOU RECALL WHO WAS WITH YOU IN THE ROOM AND DID THEY FEED YOU? [LAUGHTER]

>> YES, THEY DID FEED US.

>> OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

[LAUGHTER] I'M SURE IT WAS STAFF MEMBERS, RIGHT?

>> MY QUESTION ALSO IS, TO CHRIS, WHOEVER WE CHOOSE IS ALL THE WORK JUST THEM OR ARE WE GOING TO USE ANYBODY? I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY EARLIER ABOUT THERE MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATOR THAN THE WRITER.

>> THIS IS GENERALLY LIKE WE HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER, HDR, AND SO WE EXPECT THEM TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING AND IF WE HAVE TO DEVIATE FROM THAT BECAUSE IT'S A FEDERAL GRANT AND WE HAVE TO PROCURE FOR IT AGAIN, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO GO FOLLOW THOSE RULES AND COME BACK FOR CHOICE AND DECISION.

BUT IT'S THAT AS YOU ALL HAVE ARTICULATED IT'S THAT TWO-WAY STREET, WE FIND GRANTS, WE KNOW HENDERSON ROADS IS IMPORTANT, THE TA IS IMPORTANT.

BUT IF THERE'S THINGS THAT THEY SEE GOING ON IN THE CITY AND THAT'S A DIALOGUE LIKE, HEY, HERE'S A GRANT, A LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT THAT JUST CAME OUT, OR THE LEAD AND COPPER TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD GRANT IS COMING OUT.

THOSE ARE THINGS WE WANT TO PURSUE IN THE FUTURE AS THEY POP UP.

>> WELL, THERE WILL BE A TIME PERIOD FOR THIS GROUP.

WHOEVER WE CHOOSE, IS IT GOING TO BE FOR A YEAR, TWO YEARS?

>> I WOULD RECOMMEND WE FOLLOW WHAT WE DO WITH HDR AND SELECT THEM FOR A TIME PERIOD AND WE CAN DO AN EVALUATION AND A RESELECTION OR REVALIDATION, BUT PICK A TIME PERIOD.

THEN AS I WAS ASKING YOU TO BECAUSE NORMALLY WE WOULD APPROVE THEM, WE GO OUT AND DO THE CONTRACT, AND SO THAT COULD BE A MONTH OR SOMETHING.

WHOEVER YOU SELECT, YOU SELECT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY'LL SUBMIT THE GRANT PENDING WITH THE CONTRACTOR FOLLOW SO THAT THEY CAN GET EXECUTING ON THE TECH STOCK GRANTS AND MAYBE THE HDAC ONE.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE A GUIDELINE FOR TIME?

>> WE CAN HAVE MAYBE A CONTRACT IN A MONTH-AND-A-HALF.

>> THAT FOR THE LONGEVITY OF THE CONTRACT OR THE FULL EVALUATION?

>> THREE YEARS MIGHT BE GOOD AND WE CAN EVALUATE PERFORMANCE AND NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE ON THE GRANTS AND THOSE THINGS AND THEN WE CAN REEVALUATE.

>> I WOULD RECOMMEND WE NOT MAKE THAT TIMELINE TOO SHORT BECAUSE EXPERIENCE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, EVEN THE BEST GRANT WRITER, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET THAT GRANT ON THE GROUND AND WE'RE STARTING TO ACTUALLY BUILD SOMETHING WITH IT.

I'D HATE TO BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND SAY, OKAY, YOUR THREE YEARS IS UP, GO GET SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

>> I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE FIVE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> CAN I INTERRUPT?

>> SURE.

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>> I'M LOOKING AT THEIR REQUEST AS PUBLISHED, AND THE REQUEST DID HAVE A TERM. YES, IT DOES.

IT SAYS THAT THE TERM WOULD BE FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF AWARD.

SO I WOULD SUGGEST WE STICK TO WHAT WE PUBLISHED.

>> OKAY. WITH THE PROMISE TO REEVALUATE IN A YEAR AND EITHER EXTEND OR GO BACK OUT FOR QUALIFICATIONS.

>> I KNOW WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE AHEAD OF OURSELVES, BUT WHOEVER WE CHOOSE TONIGHT, CAN WE DO THE ONE YEAR IN RE-EVALUATION, I GUESS SO TO SPEAK.

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO SPEAK TO, IF I'M SPEAKING TO CHRIS OR TO JUDITH, BUT I LIKE FOR US TO MAYBE FOLLOW CECIL'S GUIDANCE.

IN THE NEXT TIME AROUND, IF WE'RE SATISFIED, LET'S CHOOSE A MUCH LONGER WINDOW, 3-4 YEAR WINDOW, JUST BECAUSE WHERE I'M SITTING AND MAYBE I SIT THE SAME WAY AS CECIL, THIS DOES SEEM LIKE IT TAKES TIME TO GET TO THE TRACKS GREASED AND THINGS MOVING AND IT JUST IT'S NOT SNAP YOUR FINGER AND HERE COMES A FLOOD OF MONEY.

>> IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE'VE LEARNED SERVING ON COUNCIL IS IT TAKES TIME TO GET THINGS DONE, SO WE UNDERSTAND.

>> [INAUDIBLE] OURS PROGRESS SMITH, AT LEAST FOR GRANTS WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.

>> THAT'D BE GREAT.

>> THE REQUEST DOES SAY THAT IT CAN BE RENEWED.

YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN DO THAT.

>> I HAD TO GO BACK OUT. IT JUST CAN BE RENEWED.

>> [BACKGROUND].

>> GOOD DISCUSSION. WE'RE ALREADY ON ONE, I MOVE TWO.

>> MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE GRANT WRITING ADMINISTRATION SERVICES TO THE TOP SCORE, WHICH WAS GRANTWORKS.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND IT.

>> OKAY. IS THAT AMENDED?

>> SURE.

>> AMENDED.

>> WHATEVER SHE SAID ABOUT THEY CAN GET THE WORK PENDING THE CONTRACT.

>> THE CITY MANAGER.

>> SO YOU AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN EXECUTED CONTRACT YET, BUT WE'LL WORK ON THAT IMMEDIATELY.

>> SO MOVED.

>> ARE YOU GOING WITH THAT, MR. CECIL.

>> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. THAT'S GOOD FAITH.

>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> YEAH. I WANT TO SAY THAT I MET THE PRINCIPLE, THE GUY THAT LIVES IN SUGARLAND.

I MET BRUCE.

I MET HIM AT TML.

I THINK I STOOD AT HIS BOOTH FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HAD THAT LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT GRANT WRITING.

THANK HIM FOR JUST SITTING THERE AND SCHOOLING ME ON IT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> WE'RE IN A DISCUSSION PAGE RIGHT NOW?

>> YES SIR, WE ARE. [LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I'M A CAPTAIN, LET ME SHARE WITH YOU.

IN MY FORMER LIFE AS A CONSULTING ENGINEER, I'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH GRANTWORKS, MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND THINGS ALWAYS WENT VERY WELL.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL TO THE OTHER TWO AS WELL FOR SUBMITTING IT AND TAKING TIME OUT TO ENLIGHTEN US.

THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 13,

[13. Discussion and possible action on a response to the Final Plat for Windrose Green Section 3 Subdivision disapproval on 4/11/2023 by City Council. The subject property consists of 23.70 acres, 122 Lots, 3 Blocks, 4 Reserves, in the T.S. Lee Survey, Abstract #318, is in the City of Angleton ETJ and is located on the south side of FM 523 approximately 2,500 feet west of the FM 523/SH 35 intersection.]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESPONSE TO THE FINAL PLAT FOR WINDROSE GREEN SECTION 3, SUBDIVISION DISAPPROVAL ON 4-11-2023 BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 23.70 ACRES, 122 LOTS, THREE BLOCKS, FOUR RESERVES IN THE TS LEE SURVEY.

ABSTRACT NUMBER 318 IS IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON ETJ AND IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FM 523, APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET WEST OF FM 523, SOUTH HIGHWAY 35 INTERSECTION. MR. OTIS.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS WINDROSE GREEN SECTION 3 SUBDIVISION FINAL PLAT.

AS YOU RECALL IN YOUR APRIL 11TH MEETING, THIS PARTICULAR FINAL PLAT WAS CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CONDITIONS THAT COUNCIL FELT NEEDED SOME ATTENTION.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY IN RESPONSE TO YOUR DISAPPROVAL, TWO IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED OF THE PLAT, IN WHICH WE SENT THE RESULTING LETTER TO THE APPLICANTS OF THOSE TWO OUTSTANDING ISSUES.

OF COURSE, THE FIRST WAS TO DEAL WITH THE TEXTUAL CHANGES TO THE PLAT NOTATIONS REGARDING THE DEED REFERENCES.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS CONDITION NUMBER 1.

THEN THE SECOND HAD TO DO WITH A LOT OF DIRT THAT YOU SEE MOVING, THE GRADING, THE STAGING OF DIRT MATERIALS BEING STORED AND OF COURSE,

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STAGED AND HAULING OFF AND ON THE SITE.

SO WE'VE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AS COUNCIL IS AWARE REGARDING THE TRUCK MOVEMENT AND WE DISCUSSED THAT IN YOUR LAST MEETING.

THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN VERY, I THINK RESPONSIVE TO THE ISSUES AT HAND.

THEY HAVE DEALT WITH CONDITION NUMBER 2 AS IT RELATE TO THE EFFECTS ON THE DRAINAGE OF THIS SECTION AS WELL AS THE COMPLETION OF THE FUTURE SECTIONS.

WE DO HAVE SUBMISSION IN RESPONSE TO THE TWO ISSUES BY THE APPLICANT.

THE ENGINEERING TEAM FROM COSTELLO IS AVAILABLE HERE TO DEAL WITH THE QUESTIONS AT HAND TO SHOW YOU PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE MADE SINCE THE LAST MEETING IN TERMS OF MOVING THE DIRT MATERIALS AND FINISHING OFF CERTAIN SECTIONS.

DUE TO THE WEATHER, THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT DELAY AND THEY WILL EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU.

IN RESPONSE TO STATE LAW AND IN RESPONSE TO MY LETTER OF RESULTS TO THEM, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A RESPONSE TO YOU TO ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THE FINAL PLAT TO SEE IF THOSE CONDITIONS CAN BE REMOVED AND THAT THEY CAN GET CONSIDERATION OF FINAL APPROVAL.

I'LL HALT HERE AND ALEX AND ROBERT, THEY WILL ADDRESS THE TECHNICAL ISSUES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL SAY THAT HDR HAS REVIEWED THEIR RESUBMISSION AND WE HAVE CLEARED A NUMBER OF TEXTUAL CHANGES, FLOODPLAIN REFERENCES REGARDING SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES, AND THEY HAVE MADE THOSE CORRECTIONS AND WE HAVE CLEARED THOSE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SIR.

>> YES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ALEX KOSH.

I'M THE DISTRICT ENGINEER AND ALSO THE DEVELOPER'S ENGINEER.

SINCE APRIL 11TH COMMENT CAME THROUGH, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND ALSO ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT REGARDING THOSE COMMENTS.

WE HAVE PROPOSED SOME ADDITIONAL INLETS AND SWELL ALONG THE CHURCH TO IMPROVE THEIR ALREADY EXISTING SITUATION.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THE STOCKPILE SITUATION AS MUCH AS WE COULD IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD RAIN ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, MONDAY, SUNDAY.

THEY WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE STOCKPILE AMOUNT.

THE STORY ABOUT THE STOCKPILE THAT HAS CONCERNED THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS WHEN THE CONTRACTOR BID ON THIS PROJECT, THEY HAVE WORKED WITH SUBCONTRACTOR WHO IS USING ON-ROAD TRUCKS TO BRING TO THIS SITE.

THEY COULD NOT GO BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT WITH THE ON-ROAD TRUCKS.

SO WHAT HAPPENED, THE CONTRACTOR UTILIZED ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO USE OFFSITE TRUCKS.

SO THEY TEMPORARILY MOVED THIS STOCKPILE TO SOMEWHERE THAT IS NOT AS A SHORT-TERM TO GENERAL VIEW.

BUT THEN AGAIN, THE FOCUS WAS SECTION 2 WHICH IS ON THE NORTH SIDE ALONG FM 523, HAD A MORE TIGHT SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION AND THE CONTRACTOR WORKED WITH TXDOT TO OBTAIN A TEMPORARY DRIVEWAY TO ENTER FROM THAT SIDE.

BECAUSE ALSO COUNTY HAD INFORMED US THAT BECAUSE FOR SECTION 1, OUR ROADS ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD.

THEY SAID IF YOU BRING CERTAIN LOADS OF TRUCK THROUGH THE PAVEMENT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO OVERTAKE THE ROADS.

THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF CHALLENGES, THE TIMING, GETTING APPROVAL, AND WORKING WITH THE COUNTY.

THAT'S HOW THAT STOCKPILE WAS LEFT THERE BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR WAS FORCED TO BRING THE ADDITIONAL THERE NOT USING HENDERSON ANYMORE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT USING COUNTY 48 SOUTH TO HENDERSON.

IN ADDITION, TO ALSO STOP GOING THAT ROUTE, THE DEVELOPER ANGLETON HAS ALSO INFORMED US AND THROUGH US TO THE CITY THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE DAMAGES THAT HAS HAPPENED ON THAT HENDERSON ROAD DURING THE HAULING OF THERE WHICH IS GOOD FOR THE FRONT DOOR OF INVITATION TO THE SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS BEING COMPLIANCE WITH WHATEVER HAS HAPPENED.

STOCKPILE ISSUES AS OF TODAY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING AND THEY'RE SENDING DRAWN PICTURES FOR US.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE ABOUT 7-8 FEET OF HEIGHT WHICH IF IT DRIES TOMORROW

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BECAUSE THESE PAST TWO DAYS THE SITE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCESSIBLE, SO WE WILL HAVE THAT HOPEFULLY WORKING THROUGH SATURDAY REDUCED TO NONE OR MAYBE 2-3 FEET THAT IT'S NOT VISIBLE FROM A DISTANCE.

THERE WAS ANOTHER COMMENT THERE THAT IS PENDING, BUT MR. SPRIGS TOLD US ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE ON A LOOP ROAD THAT THERE MAY BE A CONCERN.

THIS WAS DONE DURING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT BY ANOTHER CONSULTANT AND WE JUST TOOK IT AND MOVED FORWARD.

CERTAINLY, THAT REQUIREMENT IS WITHIN SOME CITIES AND SOME CITIES DON'T HAVE IT.

THEY'RE USED TO MORE CITY OF HOUSTON, SO ANYTIME THAT WE HAVE A CHANGE OF DIRECTION, THEY WOULD CHANGE THE NAME ON THE STREET.

BUT WE WENT AHEAD AND USED ONE OF THE ROADS AND PENDING YOUR APPROVAL, WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO ALL OUR CONSTRUCTION PLANS, CHANGE THEM, RUN IT TO THE COUNTY.

IF IT'S AN ISSUE THAT IT MUST BE CHANGED, WE WILL DO THAT.

IF IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION WE WOULD REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL AS IS TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION OF GOING BACK FOR IT BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW.

AS SOON AS WE DON'T HAVE THAT, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE NO APPROVAL STANDPOINT FROM THE COUNTY.

JOB WILL STOP.

LAST TIME WHEN WE REMOVED ONE ISLAND IT TOOK A GOOD TWO MONTHS FOR US TO GET APPROVAL.

SO CONTRACTOR WAS BASICALLY OUT OF WORK FOR THOSE TWO MONTHS AND IT HURTS THE SCHEDULE OF DELIVERY, BUT IT'S YOUR DECISION.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX NEXT DOOR TO YOU? HOW MUCH ELEVATION DIFFERENCE DO YOU HAVE?

>> WE ARE MATCHING.

>> YOU'RE MATCHING THOSE.

>> YES. ACTUALLY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE DEVELOPER HAD US REWORK A TEMPORARY SWELL DURING THEIR CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO PUT A FENCE THERE.

SO WE'RE MATCHING AT THE ELEVATION AND WE'RE PUTTING A BLEEDER SWELL NEXT. THAT WAS A TEMPORARY.

BUT AFTER WITH THIS SITUATION, WE ARE PUTTING AREA INLETS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE MAIN INLETS ON THE ROAD.

THAT AREA IS FAIRLY FLAT, TWO PERCENT MAYBE.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

>> WHEN YOU'RE DONE AND YOU HAVE A ROAD THAT CONNECTS TO HENDERSON.

>> ARE YOU GOING TO DRIVE DOWN TO HENDERSON OR IS IT GOING TO MEET EVENLY?

>> IT'S MEETING EVENLY BECAUSE OF THE ADA REQUIREMENT.

BECAUSE WE'RE DOING TWO FEET OF CURB CUT.

I MEAN, WE HAVE PAVEMENT CUT TO DIAL INTO THE PAVEMENTS SO WE'RE MATCHING AT THAT ELEVATION.

[NOISE] MAYBE THE LITTLE BIT OF THE APRON WILL DRAIN INTO HENDERSON BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING INTO OUR SYSTEM.

ALSO IF THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE DRAINAGE, WHEN WE DID THE DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS AND CITY HAS REVIEWED IT AND ALSO ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAS REVIEWED IT.

THEN WE CAME IN JOINT VENTURE WITH THE CITY AND CHANGE THE CULVERTS, A PARTICIPANT ON CHANGING THE CULVERTS.

THE 211 BY NINE FOOT THAT IS THE BRUSHY BY USE GOING ACROSS HAS REDUCED THE FLOODPLAIN THAT WAS ALREADY EXISTING ON THE FACE OF THE FLAT.

ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A COPY OF THAT SHOWING THE BEFORE AND AFTER WHERE IT HAS TREMENDOUSLY REDUCE THE FLOODPLAIN AT THE ENTRANCE NEXT TO THE CHAIR.

IT ALSO HELPED THEM BEING OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.

THE TWO FIRST LOT, LOTS 1 AND 2, THAT IT'S BASED ON THE CURRENT FEMALE MAPS ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

WITH THE USE OF THAT EXHIBIT, WE COULD ACTUALLY WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF DOING ELEVATION CERTIFICATE AND MOVING IT OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN.

>> JOHN, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, I MEAN, I'M SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS THEY'VE GIVEN US TONIGHT, BUT IF HENDERSON IS EVER, WE GET THE FUNDING AND WE START MOVING ON IT.

WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR HENDERSON'S IS GOING TO BE CUT DOWN?

>> CUT DOWN WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

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>> JOHN, WE GO TO THE THANK YOU.

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF IN THE FUTURE.

IF THEY'RE DOING IT NOW, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE MODIFIED.

>> WE WILL HAVE TO BE REAL CAREFUL RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT THERE BY WHERE BRUSHY BILE COMES IN TO THAT AREA.

IT'S STILL GOING TO HAVE FLOOD PLAIN.

IF YOU WERE TO LOWER IT TOO MUCH, YOU CAN OPEN THAT BACK OUT TO LET IT GO.

TO SAY THAT THE WAY THEY'RE TYING INTO IT, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.

WHATEVER THEY DO, WE CAN TIE IT IN.

IT'S JUST, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK WE'RE GOING TO DROP IT LIKE A CURB AND GUTTER RIGHT THERE NEAR THAT AREA TO WHERE WE COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW SOME OF THAT WATER TO ESCAPE FROM HIGH BANKS?

>> YEAH, I'M THINKING WHO'S DIMES ARE GOING TO BE ON. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

>> THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DRIVEWAY.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE IRREGULAR DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENT WHERE YOU COME AND REPLACE THAT APRON AND MAKE THAT TIE-IN

>> YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS GOES TO THE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE ROADS, THE NAMING OF THE STREETS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

DO WE HAVE A STANDARD IF SO?

>> WELL, I DON T THINK THE CITY OF ANGLETON HAS STANDARD EITHER WAYS.

WE COULD BACK TO ONE STREET.

THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS PRETTY CONSISTENT ABOUT THAT.

ALSO IN CITY OF SUGARLAND IS LIKE THAT.

FORT WAYNE COUNTY CARES MORE OR LESS, BRAZORIA TOO.

WHAT WE DID BASICALLY WHEN THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS SUBMITTED, IT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CAM BY META, IT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY AND COUNTY.

FOR THE STREET NAME, THEY LOOK INTO THE DATABASE TO SEE IF THERE'S A DUPLICATE, THEN THEY SEND IT FOR 911 AND ALSO ADDRESSING.

EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR.

WHEN WE SUBMITTED THAT, WE JUST CONTINUED WITH THE SAME UP UNTIL THIS WAS RAISED.

EITHER WAYS, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT EITHER THIS WAY OR THAT WAY.

>> JUST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I ALWAYS LIKE CONSISTENCY, FAIRNESS SO THAT'S ALL.

>> THANKS.

>> I CAN UNDERSTAND NAMING STREETS, DIFFERENT NAMES IF THEY'RE LONGER THAN THE ARM.

BUT THESE EAST-WEST RUNS ARE LIKE 300 FEET OF PIECE.

IN A NORTH-SOUTH ROAD IS ANOTHER 200 FEET.

>> TOTAL OF 800 PETERS STREET AND THREE DIFFERENT STREET NAMES? WHEN AUNT SUSIE HAS TO COME FIND ME THAT I'VE LIVE ON BRIGHT STAR WAY AND SHE COMES THERE AND SHE CAN'T FIND A SIGN THAT SAYS BRIGHT STAR WAY.

BUT IF SHE KNEW THAT I LIVED ON SAVANNA AND IT WENT ALL WAY AROUND.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> AT EACH INTERSECTION, WE ARE OBLIGED TO PUT A STREET PLAQUE.

EVERY TIME THAT WHOEVER COMES ENTERS, LET'S SAY FROM THE NORTH ENTRANCE, SOON AS HE TURNS, THEY WILL SEE.

>> UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WHERE'S THE BRIGHT STAR WAY STREET SIGN GOING TO BE? BACK THERE BY BRIGHT STAR STREET SIGN FAR AWAY?

>> PARALLEL TO THAT THE STREET.

>> IF DRIVING DOWN SUMMER BREEZE WAY AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BRIGHT STAR WAY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND A STREET SIGN BECAUSE IT'S 300 FEET TO THE WEST?

>> IF WE HAD ALL ONE STREET NAME, THEN YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> I AGREE WITH MR. BOOTH.

>> SAME.

>> I AGREE ALSO AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH THE SAVANNA ROWS RATHER THAN HERITAGE ROWS.

WE ALREADY HAVE A HERITAGE OAKS AND THE HERITAGE PARK.

>> MAYBE EVEN HERITAGE. [OVERLAPPING].

>> WE'VE ALREADY CHANGED IT FLAT AND DEPENDING ON YOUR DECISION, WE COULD GO CHANGE IT AT ALL TO SAVANNA.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

>> I NEED JUDITH.

>> CHRIS, WORSE. WHAT DID YOU JUST GO.

>> TO THE RESTROOM. HAVE A QUESTION FOR JUDITH.

TAKE A SLIGHT PAUSE.

>> I MEAN, MAYBE OTIS CAN ANSWER.

WHAT ACTION DO YOU NEED FROM US TONIGHT OVER THIS?

>> ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, YOU ARE BASICALLY BE CREATING A NEW ACTION ON THE PLAT BECAUSE THE OTHER DECISION WAS A DENIAL, OF COURSE, OR A DISAPPROVAL.

YOU ARE RESPONDING TO THEIR RESPONSE OF THE COMMENTS.

ONCE YOU CONSIDER THEM TO BE CLEARED IN SATISFIED,

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THEN THE NEXT ACTION OF CONSIDERATION WOULD BE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THOSE RESPONSE COMMENTS.

>> THAT WOULD BE WE'D BE GIVING APPROVAL OR DENIAL TONIGHT.

WE WOULD JUST BE ACCEPTING THEIR.

>> WE'LL TALK WITH JUDITH REGARDING THE DEADLINE.

IN TERMS OF MY LETTER, I'M GIVEN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS TO DICTATE WHAT YOUR DISAPPROVAL ACTION CONSISTED OF, WHAT THOSE CONDITIONS OF DISAPPROVAL WERE.

THEY DO NOT HAVE A DEADLINE TO RESPOND, BUT SINCE THEY HAVE RESPONDED JUDITH IF THE QUESTION WOULD BE THEIR NEXT STEPS.

THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO THE DISAPPROVAL THE APPLICANTS, THAT IS.

>> IF ALL OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND THERE'S NOTHING OUTSTANDING THEN CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF SHE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.

[OVERLAPPING] I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WERE SAYING THE SAME THING. YES.

>> YOU'RE WANTING US TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT TONIGHT? IT'S NOT GOING TO GO BACK TO P AND Z EITHER FOR REVIEW?

>> NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS BECAUSE THE CONDITION THE CITY SET OUT, THE PROBLEMS AND THEY'VE ADDRESSED ALL OF THEM.

IT HAS OUR ENGINEER SAID THAT THAT THEY'VE ADDRESSED ALL OF THEM.

>> THE QUESTION ESSENTIALLY IS TODAY'S SATISFY THE CONDITIONS THAT WE RAISED, I GUESS AT THE LAST MEETING.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON? I GUESS I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT.

>> NO, YOU HAVE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE PLAT.

YOU'RE VOTING TO APPROVE THE PLAT.

IF THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS TOLD YOU THAT ALL OF THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED THAT WERE SET FORTH FOR THE DENIAL, THEN YES, YOU HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE TO APPROVE.

>> BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE AGENDA SAYS.

THE AGENDA SAYS DISCUSSION POSSIBLE EXCELLENT RESPONSE TO THE FINAL PLAT.

DOESN'T SAY FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT.

>> HANG ON.

>> I ACCEPT THE RESPONSES, BUT I DON'T THINK ALL THE DIRT IS GONE YET.

YOU SAID THAT A LITTLE BIT, THAT'LL BE CLEARED SOON.

YOU SAY IT'S COMPLETELY DONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT.

THE RESPONSE IS APPROPRIATE, I AGREE WITH THE RESPONSE.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT, THE AGENDA SUMMARY, EDOM DOES NOT SAY VOTE FOR APPROVAL.

>> MY LETTER OF DISAPPROVAL OR RESULT BASICALLY SAY THAT THESE ITEMS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

MY ASSUMPTION IS THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE ITEMS THAT WERE OUTSTANDING FOR THE PLAN AND IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD.

>> HOW MANY DAYS IN ARE WE?

>> I'M SORRY.

>> HOW MANY DAYS IN ARE WE?

>> WAS DISAPPROVED TWO WEEKS AGO.

>> NO, FROM INITIAL SUBMISSION.

>> I WOULD HAVE TO START COUNTING THAT.

>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WITHOUT ME HAVING TO COME BACK.

BUT MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WERE DOING TONIGHT WAS THAT WHATEVER THE DISAPPROVAL WAS, WHATEVER THE CONDITIONS WERE, YOU ATTEND OUT A LETTER AND SET OUT THE CONDITIONS, SET OUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

IF YOU'RE SAYING WHAT'S BEEN DONE, IT'S DONE.

>> IT'S ALL DONE AND THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE CITY.

>> YOU'RE SAYING IT'S NOT.

>> THEY JUST SAID THAT IT [OVERLAPPING].

>> THIS PART WAS DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL DO IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, A FEW DAYS.

[INAUDIBLE] NEXT FOR TWO WEEKS.

THE WAY THAT WE RESPONDED VERY TIMELY, AND I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH ALL THESE AND ALSO HDR ENGINEER IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING SOMETIMES WITHIN MINUTES, NOT EVEN WAITING ONE WHOLE DAY.

IT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE FULL INTENTION OF WORKING WITH THE CITY.

BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUR MOTHER SECTIONS AND IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THAT SITUATION.

BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE ALL THE DEBT GOES, THEN IT'S AT YOUR PAR.

>> THEN THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO MAKE A CONDITION OF, SO YOUR APPROVAL BE CONDITIONED THAT WHATEVER YOUR OUTSTANDING CONDITION IS OF THE DIRT BEING REMOVED.

BECAUSE YOU FEEL AS THOUGH IT CAN BE SATISFIED IN WHAT PERIOD OF TIME.

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>> IF IT'S DRY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

OUR INTENTION WAS, AND THE EMAILS THAT I SENT TO ALL THIS THAT I'M GOING TO TAKE PICTURES ON FRIDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THESE PAST THREE DAYS, WE TRY TO SEND THE PICTURES OF THE DRONE HAS BEEN WET.

THE CONTRACT THERE HAVE BEEN IN THEIR BACK.

I HAVE PROMISED TO SHOW THE PROGRESS.

THEY SENT ME PICTURES OF THE DRONE THAT HAS 2, 3, 5, 6 INCHES OF WATER EVERYWHERE, SO HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE THE HEAVY TRUCK? I DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.

IT WAS THE CONDITION THAT NATURE BASICALLY HAD INTERFERED.

BUT OF COURSE, THOSE LOTS HAD TO BE DELIVERED SO THAT STOCKPILE IS NET BENEFIT LAST YEAR.

BECAUSE WE NEED TO FINISH THE SECTION AND DELIVER THE LOTS BY END OF JUNE.

WE HAVE TO WORK AGAINST THE WEATHER TO COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATIVE TO EXPEDITE.

WE WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT.

>> WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL BASED ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CHANGING AND SET A PROPOSED DATE.

>> I STILL GO BACK TO WHAT THE AGENDA SET HOSTED, THAT WENT IN THE PAPER AND EVERYTHING IT DOESN'T SAY APPROVAL OF A PLAN, IT JUST SAID APPROVAL OF AN ACTION OR RESPONSE TO [OVERLAPPING]

>> YOU'RE RIGHT, THEIR LANGUAGE DOESN'T SAY THAT, BUT BY STATUTE, ONCE THE CONDITIONS ARE CLEAR, AND BECAUSE IT'S A MINISTERIAL ACT, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DO, AND SO, APPROVE IT.

>> THAT'S IF WE ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSES. WE'RE SATISFIED.

IF WE ACCEPT THAT THEY ARE FREE TO SATISFY THAT THEIR RESPONSE IS APPROPRIATE, THEN WE HAVE NO RESPONSE THEN TO APPROVE.

>> BUT YOU CAN APPROVE CONDITIONALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A WEATHER ISSUE.

APPARENTLY, EVERYTHING'S NOT BEEN COMPLETELY SATISFIED, BUT ONLY DUE TO WEATHER, SO IT WOULD BE A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.

>> I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE. I KNOW I'M BAD AT THIS.

BUT, WE TAKE IT ON GOOD FAITH THAT IT'S BASED ON THE WEATHER.

YOU SAY IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF GOOD WEATHER, BUT WE'RE HAVING TO ACCEPT THAT AS YOUR ANSWER.

>> WELL, YOU CAN [OVERLAPPING].

>> I HAVE SOMETHING > I KNOW. I'M NOT SAYING IT HAS BEEN RAINING, I'M NOT BLIND.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND.

>> I'D REPEAT MY FIRST RESPONSE. SORRY, WITH MY FIRST RESPONSE THAT I SENT, I SENT THREE DIFFERENT PICTURES, THREE DIFFERENT DATES, SHOWING HOW THIS DOC FILE HAS BEEN REDUCED THOSE FEW DAYS.

WHICH IS IN THE PACKET THAT I SUBMITTED.

IF YOU WANT, I HAVE A HARD COPY HERE THAT YOU WILL SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES HAVE BEEN.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS? HOW MANY TRUCKLOADS WAS THAT?

>> WELL, BASICALLY IT WAS A SEVEN DAYS WORTH OF WORK.

THEY DID FOUR DAYS, SO THEY NEED THREE MORE DAYS TO COMPLETE THAT, THREE GOOD DRY WEATHER.

IF TOMORROW AND SATURDAYS ARE DRY, THIS WILL BE OUT BY NEXT TUESDAY MORNING.

IT'S NOT THAT MATTER OF DAY BECAUSE I NEED THOSE DATE ON MY LOTS TO FINISH GRADING AND BACK FEELING BEHIND THE CAB SO THAT I CAN TEST ALL THE WATER [NOISE] THAT BEFORE THE RESIDENTS OR THE COUNCIL IS WORRIED ABOUT THIS, I'M WORRIED MORE BECAUSE THESE WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE COMPLETION OF MY PROJECT.

>> I UNDERSTAND. I DON'T WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

I JUST KNOW THAT PROBABLY IF ANY JOB RESPONSIBILITY THAT IF SOMETHING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO YOU, THEN YOU GET IT DONE.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE WASN'T A CONFLICT PERHAPS WITH THE WEATHER, BUT DEPENDS ON HOW VALUABLE IT WAS TO YOU THEN YOU RESPOND TO.

PERHAPS YOUR WORK WILL SHOW THAT.

I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

IF YOU'RE TELLING ME I'M TAKEN ON GOOD FAITH THAT YOU ARE ACTING BECAUSE OF WEATHER.

BUT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT OUR RESPONSE ON LAST OR TWO TUESDAYS AGO SHOWED HOW SERIOUS WE WERE AND WOULD EXPECT RECIPROCAL ACTION.

THAT'S ALL. I DON'T WANT TO GET ARGUMENT.

I MEAN, I TAKE YOUR GOOD FAITH.

IF YOU SAY YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR BEST EFFORT AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS.

BUT AGAIN, I'M TRUSTING YOU.

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>> WELL, AND JUST A REMINDER, YOU JUST DON'T HAVE TO TRUST THEM.

YOU CAN ASK YOUR CITY ENGINEER FOR HIS ENGINEERING OPINION.

>> WE'LL TELL YOU JOHN.

>> WE HAVE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF RAIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

WHEN YOU MOVE THIS AMOUNT OF DIRT, YOU JUST CAN'T JUST PICK UP AND START MOVING IMMEDIATELY. IT CAN'T BE PLANNED.

YOU SAY YOU ASKED HIM SEVERAL TUESDAYS AGO, SO HE'S GOT TO GET THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING SCHEDULED, GET READY TO MOVE.

HE'S GOT PICTURES OF IT DECLINING MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

THREE MORE DAYS IS WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING.

YOU CAN APPROVE IT UPON IT CONTINUOUSLY THAT IF THEY GOT A WEEK, TWO WEEKS TO GET THIS THING DONE ON THE APPROVAL PENDING WEATHER, AND PUT THE PRESSURE ON HIM TO WHERE HE ASKED TO DELIVER.

IF HE DOESN'T DELIVER, IT'S NOT APPROVED.

THE OTHER THING Y'ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT, CORRECT.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT DO IS FORCE HIM TO HAVE GO AND LOAD UP A DUMP TRUCK WITH DIRT ON TIRES FULL OF MUD AND TRAVEL DOWN YOUR STREETS.

THERE'S SAFETY ALONG WITH THAT ALSO AS WELL.

>> BOTH OPERATIONS ARE DIFFERENT, HAULING THAT FROM DETENTION POND INTO THE SECTION WHICH DEFINITELY WILL CAUSE THERE TO BE ON THE ROAD WHICH THE CONTRACTOR HAS ROOMS AND THE JOB SITE, AND WE BASICALLY HAVE THEM ROOM THREE, FOUR TIMES A DAY NOW, AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THAT.

THAT IS A DIFFERENTIAL. BUT IF I WOULD NEED OFF-ROAD TRUCKS FOR THESE AND OFF-ROAD TRUCKS ARE USUALLY MORE HEAVY, SO IF THEY RUN INTO A LAYER OF DIRT WHICH IS NOT AT LEAST 9-12 INCHES DRY THEY WILL SINK IN AND THEN THEY HAVE TO HAVE RESCUE TRUCKS COMING IN.

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WEATHER IS TOTALLY DRY FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE DOING THAT, IT'S ABOUT THREE DAYS' WORTH OF WORK NO MORE THAN THAT.

AS I MENTIONED, IF THREE DAYS OF DRY WEATHER, THIS WILL BE OUT BY NEXT WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT'S JUST THAT.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING HERE FROM HOUSTON, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SPRINKLES COMING IN AND I SAID, OH MY GOD, ANOTHER RAIN, SO IT'S ALL RELATED.

>> I THINK WE'RE HEADED FOR MORE RAIN THURSDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE SO.

>> TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

>> THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT I TOLD THEM THAT, I DON'T CARE IF YOU TAKE THIS STATE AND PUT IT RIGHT TO THE GRADE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOCK THIS DOWN LESS THAN TWO FEET, SO IT'S NOT VISIBLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT DOESN'T CAUSE ANY RUNOFF ISSUES WHICH BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO ADD THIS IS AT LEAST 700, 800 FEET OR MAYBE EVEN MORE SO INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WE HAVE FILTER FABRIC FENCE, WHICH IS MONITORED BY STORMWATER SOLUTION EVERY WEEK BY EPA'S REQUIREMENT.

WE ARE NOT CAUSING ANY EROSION INTO ANY PUBLIC ROADS IT JUST SOMEBODY'S PERCEPTION OF THIS HIGH ARE THEY BUILDING THIS HIGH? NO. THIS IS A TEMPORARY STOCKPILE THAT WAS PLACED THERE FOR CHANGE OF TRUCK.

THAT'S ALL IT WAS.

>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> IN MY PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I SEE CONSTRUCTION ALL THE TIME OR WORK IN A CHEMICAL PLANT AND WE'RE BUILDING ALL THE TIME, SO I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME STUFF BEING MOVED AND YOU GOT TO HAVE LAID DOWN YARD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE PLACES TO STORE STUFF AND I GET IT.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE DONE LEAPS AND BOUNDS SINCE LAST TUESDAY.

>> TO START A PLAN TO TRY TO BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S COSTING YOU MORE MONEY NOW BUT TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO GET THAT STOCKPILE TAKE CARE BECAUSE OF THE EYESORE THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO AFFECT THEM BECAUSE OF RAIN OR DRAINAGE, WHICH YOU'RE RESOLVING BECAUSE THAT'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE HOUSES THERE AT SOME POINT WHERE YOUR STOCK POINT IS GOING TO BE A SUBPART OF THE SUBDIVISION.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH LEAPS AND BOUNDS, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'VE HAD RAINY DAYS AND WE GOT TWO MORE COMING IN THE NEXT FIVE THAT I SAW ON THE WEATHER BEFORE I CAME TO COUNSEL, SO THAT'S GOING TO PUSH YOU BACK A LITTLE BIT.

WE HAVE TO GO ALSO AS YOU'RE WORD, YOU'VE DEVELOPED A PLAN YOU'VE TALKED TO JOHN AND YOU'VE COMMUNICATED WITH OTIS THAT YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION THAT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.

I SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR US SIR. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> LET ME GET A HANDLE OF YOUR WORD.

WHERE THIS STOCKPILE DIRTY IS, IS IT ON SECTION 3 LOTS?

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>> I HAVE A LAYOUT HERE THAT I COULD SHOW YOU.

>> JUST GENERALLY, IS IT ON SECTION 3 LOT?

>> ITS END OF SECTION 3 LOTS NEXT TO A DRAINAGE CHANNEL THAT WE HAVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THAT.

I HAVE TO GO MANUAL ON THESE TO LET YOU KNOW.

>> IT'S OKAY TO GO OLD SCHOOL.

>> SORRY.

>> THIS IS HENDERSON.

>> THIS IS THE CHAIR.

>> SECTION 3 IN BLUE AND IT STOCKPILES ALONG THIS AREA, THE DETENTION CHANNEL.

IT'S AT LEAST 1,000 FEET IF IT'S NOT ANYMORE, A STOCKPILE IS AROUND HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY BROUGHT IN THERE WERE SOME BEAMS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE DRAINAGE SWALE WHILE BACK THEY UTILIZE THAT AND THERE WERE SOME STOCKPILE LEFTOVER FROM SECTION 1.

THEY STARTED PUTTING THAT IN THE LAW SO THEY BUILT UP ALL THESE LOTS.

>> BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY NEEDED A HAUL ROAD, SO THEY DID NOT PLACE THE FIELD AROUND HERE THEY SAID, WE THIS STOCKPILE FOR FINISHING OUR SANITARY AND STORM AND AFTER THE WATER, WE WILL JUST FINE TUNE THE LOTS.

THEN AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HAVE THIS AWAY FROM THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY, THIS WAS THE BEST PLACE FOR THEM TO PUT IT.

AT THE SAME TIME THIS IS SECTION 2, WHICH HAS A MORE STRINGENT DELIVERY TIME.

IT'S LIKE 90% FINISHED, WITH EXCEPTION TO THAT.

SO WHEN CITY TOLD US THAT DO NOT USE COUNTY ROAD SOUTH TO THE HENDERSON BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGES HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF INCIDENT THAT THE TRUCK DRIVERS DID NOT LISTEN TO, BUT THAT'S RECTIFIED.

WE ARE USING A TEMPORARY DRIVEWAY, WHICH WE HAD INITIALLY SELECTED THIS ROOM, THIS AREA AFTER SECTION 2, SO THAT IT HELPS US WITH THE REMAINING SECTIONS.

TEXAS DOT CAME AND TOLD US NO BECAUSE OF THE SITE DISTANCE AND HOW THE FN523 IS CURVED.

THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ALLOWING YOU TO PUT RIGHT ON THE BEGINNING OF SECTION 2 SO IT DIDN'T HELP US BECAUSE THAT HAS TO BE BROUGHT INTO ALL THESE SECTIONS.

THAT'S ABOUT 120,000 CUBIC YARD OF DATA AND IF YOU DIVIDE THAT BY SEVEN PER TRUCK, THAT'S MORE THAN 27,000 TRUCKS TO BRING ALL THESE DIRT.

>> WHERE ARE YOU TAKING THIS DIRT THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE?

>> THIS DIRT IS GOING TO BE PLACED IN FUTURE SECTIONS 6 WHICH IS THE CLOSER PROXIMITY.

>> AREA THERE.

>> YES. THEN WORK IN THEIR WAY BACKUP BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE REASON THAT THIS STATE WAS SITTING HERE WAS TO ALLOW HAUL TRUCK TO ENTER HERE.

BUT SINCE THEY CANNOT USE COUNTY ROAD 48 ANYMORE TO DOWNSIDE TO HENDERSON SO BASICALLY THERE'S NO ACCESSING FROM THIS SIDE.

THEY HAVE TO PLACE THIS HERE AND UTILIZE THE SAME AREA FROM THE NORTH AND BRING THE EXTRA DIRT TO HERE.

THIS SHALL NOT LAST AS I MENTIONED, THREE WORKING DAYS ON A DRY CONDITION. THANK YOU.

>> MAY I MOVE WE APPROVE THE FINAL PART WHEN GROWS GREEN SECTION 3, CONTINGENT UPON HIM MOVING THE BALANCE OF THIS OVERBURDEN ALL FOR SECTION 3 WITHIN, I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ENOUGH CRYSTAL BALL OR BUILDING IS GOING TO RAIN WITHIN A WEEK.

>> MAY I SUGGEST THAT I CAN SEND PICTURES BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

>> I DON'T WANT TO HOLD YOU UP. GET THE DIRT DONE, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SITE YOU CAN START CONSTRUCTION ON SECTION 3.

>> TEN DAYS.

>> TEN DAYS FOR PN.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH HAVE A SECOND.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GONGORA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. I'LL CALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SOUND..

>> SOUNDS LIKE WAS IT A FOUR TWO.

>> FOUR TWO.

>> FOUR TWO, THAT MOTION DOES CARRY. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

JUST KEEP IN CONTACT WITH MR. OTIS AND THEY'LL KEEP US IN CONTACT WITH COUNCIL.

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