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2023 06 08 CC Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN June 8, 2023 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 6:46 P.M. in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall at 2401 Market Street, Baytown,Texas, with the following in attendance: Laura Alvarado Council Member Sarah Graham Council Member Kenrick Griffith Council Member Heather Betancourth Council Member Jacob Powell Mayor Pro Tern Brandon Capetillo Mayor Jason Reynolds City Manager Scott Lemond City Attorney Angela Jackson City Clerk John Stringer Sergeant at Arms Mayor Capetillo convened the June 8,2023,City Council Regular Meeting with a quorum present at 6:46 P.M. All members were present with the exception of the absence of Council Member Mike Lester. The Pledge of Allegiance, Texas Pledge, and Invocation were led by Council Member Alvarado. As there were technical difficulties due to the weather,Mayor Capetillo prioritized and considered the following items first in the following order: 1) Items 4.a. and 4.b.; 2) Items 7.a. through 7.e.; and 3) Item 2.a. After, the regular order of the agenda was followed beginning with Item l.a. 1. MINUTES a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting held on May 25, 2023. A motion was made by Council Member Kenrick Griffith and seconded by Council Member Heather Betancourth to approve the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting held on May 25, 2023, as submitted. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tern Jacob Powell Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 2 of 13 2. RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS a. Present a proclamation designating June 14th,2023,as the 248th Birthday of the U.S. Army. Mayor Capetillo, accompanied by veterans and recruiters from the U.S.Army Baytown/Beaumont Recruiting Station, proclaimed June 14, 2023, as the 248th Birthday of the U.S. Army. 3. CITY OF BAYTOWN NOVEMBER 7, 2023,MUNICIPAL ELECTION a. Consider an ordinance calling the City of Baytown Municipal Election to be held on November 7, 2023, for the purpose of electing three Council Members from Single-Member District Nos. 4, 5 and 6. Mayor Capetillo announced Mr. David Isaac had signed up to speak on Items 3.a. and 3.b. (Zoom) Mr. Isaac noted that Mayor Capetillo had mentioned in a public meeting of wanting to move the election cycle to May. Instead of doing that, Mr. Isaac believed Council should approve Item 3.a., as presented, for the election to take place in November. On Item 3.b., Mr. Isaac relayed it would give the City Manager the authority to negotiate where their polls would be placed. He believed there were strategic partisan actors at Harris County that wanted to control where and how they voted. He relayed it was up to the Mayor and Council to negotiate on behalf of their City to make sure they had adequate polling locations. Thus, he recommended approval of the item. Mayor Capetillo wished to consider Items 3.a. through 3.c. together. However, he first clarified that in partisan races the locations were determined by the party and not by the City of Baytown. He explained that was why he made the comment of wanting to move the election to May. The City would have the ability to work with Lee College and the School District to determine where their polling places would be. He considered and believed that to be a truly local government. A motion was made by Council Member Laura Alvarado and seconded by Council Member Heather Betancourth to approve Items 3.a. through 3.c. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Powell Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved ORDINANCE NO. 15,470 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS FOUR(4),FIVE(5)AND SIX(6)OF THE City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 3 of 13 CITY OF BAYTOWN; DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLD- ING SAID ELECTION;PRESCRIBING THE HOURS;ESTABLISHING THE CEN- TRAL COUNTING STATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD FOR EARLY BALLOTS; PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUB- LICATION OF NOTICE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Joint Election Agreement with Harris County, Texas, for the Municipal Election to be held on November 7, 2023. ORDINANCE NO. 15,471 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023, UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($150,000.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. c. Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Joint Election Agreement with Chambers County,Texas,for the Municipal Election to be held on November 7,2023. ORDINANCE NO. 15,472 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7`h DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023, UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY MAN- AGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY;AUTHORIZING PAYMENT THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. 4. PROPOSED ORDINANCES a. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement for the development and implementation of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system inclusive of the municipal wastewater treatment plants and lift stations to Ardurra Group, Inc. A motion was made by Council Member Laura Alvarado and seconded by Council Member Heather Betancourth to approve Items 4.a. and 4.b. However, discussion ensued prior to the vote. Public Works and Engineering Assistant Director Michael Leech conveyed the item was for the procurement of design services for a new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The design would be for their wastewater treatment plant operations which would also City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 4 of 13 include lift stations. Mr. Leech explained that SCADA would allow communication between the City's lift stations in the field and their treatment plants. The project would be completely funded through the American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)so there were very minimal expenses for the City. Mayor Capetillo requested an amendment to the motion on the table to only consider Item 4.a. An amended motion was made by Council Member Laura Alvarado and seconded by Council Member Heather Betancourth to approve Ordinance No. 15,464,related to Item 4.a. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Powell Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved ORDINANCE NO. 15,464 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARDURRA GROUP, INC., FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTA- TION OF A SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM INCLUSIVE OF FOUR(4)MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND EIGHTY-SEVEN (87) LIFT STATIONS; AUTHORIZING PAY- MENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,992,264.00); MAKING OTHER PRO- VISIONS RELATED THERETO;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. b. Consider an ordinance awarding a Professional Services Agreement to ARKK Engineers, LLC for the Neighborhood Street Reconstruction of Lantern Park, Dolphin Harbor and Canvasback Cay Project. Public Works and Engineering Assistant Director Michael Leech presented the item to Council. The item was for a design contract for the reconstruction of the Lantern Park Subdivision as well as two (2) streets in the Bay Oaks Harbor Subdivision. Mr. Leech explained the approval would begin this process and the design consultant selected was ARKK Engineers. A motion was made by Council Member Heather Betancourth and seconded by Council Membr Kenrick Griffith to approve Ordinance No. 15,465, related to Item 4.b. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Powell City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 5 of 13 Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved ORDINANCE NO. 15,465 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARKK ENGINEERS, LLC, FOR ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUC- TION PHASE SERVICES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET RECONSTRUC- TION OF LANTERN PARK, DOLPHIN HARBOR AND CANVASBACK CAY PROJECT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FOURTEEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($942,914.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EF- FECTIVE DATE THEREOF. 5. REPORTS a. Receive the 2023 Annual Baytown Report regarding the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. President of the Economic Alliance Chad Burke provided the 2023 Annual Baytown Report to Council. Their mission was to grow the economy through public policy, transportation and infra- structure, workforce development, and quality of life. Their footprint consisted of twelve(12) cit- ies, a little over two hundred and fifty (250) private companies, the Port of Houston, and Harris County. Mr. Burke relayed those entities made up the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. Mr. Burke then displayed the following visuals to discuss over their history and past projects. Economic Alliance Wins Jobs and Capital Investment by Year •lobs •Capital Inv 52.98 6 $2. 16S14$2841dhir,.,88� ��i 233 �s ,5 z . 7M , 2001 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201S 2016 }01/ 2010 2019 1020 2021 2022 77 5 $17.8B 3,000 PROJECT PROJECTS IN CAPITAL JOBS WINS A YEAR INVESTMENT CREATED City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 6 of 13 JOBS CAPITAL RETAINED INVESTMENT oxVVINYLS 200 $1B v Chevron IOW 400 $450M JOBS CREATED KI1EK 150 $150M 100 2022 PROJECT 750 $1.6B 100 TOTALS The Economic Alliance had made one(1)public announcement so far this year over the Kao Com- pany. The company had a Tertiary Amine Production Plant in Pasadena which was approximately a billion-dollar project and had created sixty (60) direct jobs. However, Mr. Burke noted that not everything the Alliance did was directly hands-on. A lot of the times, they assisted companies facilitate work and growth in their region on various projects.The companies Mr. Burke mentioned that they had helped included Kuraray, CenterPoint Energy, Container Export Group, and Ineos. The visual below exhibited the industry breakdown of the Economic Alliance's Project Pipeline. Project Pipeline by Industry Active Projects ✓ 23 Projects Real Estate Dev 4% V $6.1B Cap Ex 111 `� ✓ 3,800 New lobs Petrochemical Alternative Energy ✓ 39y 5% 3 0 Retained Jobs corporate ✓ 39% Petrochem Headquarter V 4% Logistics 4% V 44% Manufacturing 7 Logistics Manufacturing 4% ✓ 5% Alt Fuels 44% V 4% Corp Hdqtr ✓ 4% Real Estate Dev Carly stages and evaluating multiple locations across the Houston Port region. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 7 of 13 Mr. Burke further reported that the Port of Houston's activity continued to be strong. The Port had right under four million (4,000,000) twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) coming in and out. Alt- hough, Mr. Burke anticipated they may see a dip this year in TEUs because of the softening market. Container Commodities: Imports Percent of TEU Total ('21) 0% 5% 10% 15% Hardware And Construction Materials 15.3% Machinery,Appliances And Electronics 12.9% Food And Drink 12.6% Retail Consumer Goods 12.0% Furniture 11.6% Steel And Metals 8.1% Resins And Plastics 6.9% Automotive 6.0% Chemicals And Minerals 5.4%- Apparel And Accessories 2.6% Fabrics Incl.Raw Cotton 1.8% Other 4.8%- 61% are Consumables Container Commodities: Exports Percent of TEU Total ('21) 0% 5% 10% is% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40'. 45°, Resins And Plastics _ 39.1% Chemicals And Minerals 19.5% Automotive 10.0% Food And Drink 6.7% tchinery,Appliances And Electronics 6.6% Steel And Metals 4.4% Fabrics Incl.Raw Cotton Km Retail Consumer Goods En Apparel And Accessories la ardware And Construction Materials z, Furniture 10.6% Other U7 r rr,, 60% Resins & Chemicals City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 8 of 13 Country Percent of Total Import TEUsbased on 2021 Data 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% China(PRC) India Brazil 1.111111 Vietnam 111110. Germany Republic Of Korea EN Italy IIIIII Belgium INN Spain gip Turkey Others 1111111111111111129.9% Source.Journal of Commerce/PIERSdatn Notes. Totals a;e estimated not exact See details be'o.v Mr. Burke explained manufacturing drove everything the Economic Alliance did. It created the jobs that drove retail and housing demands which, in turn, created the demand for imports. The Port of Houston was the only port in the country that could take empty boxes and ship them out with products they make locally. Mr. Burke relayed that put them at an advantage. On the Economic Alliance's policy work, Mr. Burke reported on their trip in late March to Wash- ington, D.C. At that trip, their four(4) priorities were listed as follows: 1) Houston Ship Channel Infrastructure Investment and Widening; 2) Community College Federal Priorities for Workforce Opportunities; 3) Support for Innovation in PetroChem Production, Sustainability, and Advanced Recycling Techniques; and 4) Costal Barrier-Hurricane Surge Protection. Mr. Burke commented that the City of Baytown was well represented at Washington, D.C., as forty-five(45)members of the region attended forty(40)meetings across two(2)days.He reported that they were able to see the renewal of the former Chapter 313 which had been renamed and repackaged. A lot of their priorities revolved around infrastructure projects that the Economic Al- liance was trying to get funded. The infrastructure projects mentioned were as follows: • I-10 East Expansion/San Jacinto River Bridge; • SH 225 —610 PEL Study Expansion; • SH 146 Expansion ind Widening/Fairmont to Red Bluff; and • Beltway 8 Bridge and Hwy 225 Direct Connectors. On workforce development,Mr.Burke relayed they must continue to market careers that supported their industries. He highlighted the efforts of Workforce Development Director Patti Bell on mar- keting those careers to over seven thousand(7,000) students last year. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 9 of 13 Mr. Burke lastly discussed over their quality of life grants. In the last twelve (12) months, the Alliance approved two(2)different five thousand dollar($5,000) grants to help support the Sculp- ture Trail in Baytown as well as several other projects throughout the region. With that closing the presentation, Mr. Burke relayed they would continue to share their industry insight through their events. The Economic Alliance's next conference would be on September 21, 2023. 6. DISCUSSIONS a. Discuss and consider a procedure for selecting temporary presiding officer(s) for meetings of the City Council of the City of Baytown and to attend ceremonial events, in the absence of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. City Attorney Scott Lemond introduced the item to Council. A few meetings ago, Council ques- tioned what would happen if the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern were not available for a meeting. Staff researched and determined that the best course of action was to look at a Presiding Officer for meetings or a substitute for ceremonial events. Their Rules of Procedure under Article V read: 5.1 Presiding Officer. "... In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem, shall preside as chairman, or presiding officer at all meetings of the Council. In the absence of both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, and with a quorum being present, the Council shall elect a temporary presiding officer. " For meetings,Mayor Capetillo stated he had no problem with Council electing a Presiding Officer. However, for ceremonial events where both he and the Mayor Pro Tern were absent, he requested they establish some means to determine who would preside. Council Member Alvarado proposed they use the most recent Mayor Pro Tem. The City Council agreed with having the most recent available Council Member that previously served as Mayor Pro Tern to be the Presiding Officer. 7. CONSENT A motion was made by Council Member Sarah Graham and seconded by Council Member Laura Alvarado to approve Consent Agenda Items 7.a.through 7.d., as Item 7.e. was pulled by Staff. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tern Jacob Powell Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved 1, a. Consider an ordinance authorizing the closeout of the Annual Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project Year 1 with Texas Pride Utilities, LLC. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 10 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 15,466 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT — YEAR 1; AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND SIXTY-FIVE AND 55/100 DOLLARS ($53,065.55) TO TEXAS PRIDE UTILITIES, LLC, FOR SAID PROJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the renewal of the Annual Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract—Renewal Year 2 with Texas Pride Utilities, LLC. ORDINANCE NO. 15,467 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, RENEWING THE 2022 ANNUAL SANITARY SEWER REHABILITA- TION PROJECT FOR YEAR 2 WITH TEXAS PRIDE UTILITIES, LLC;AUTHOR- IZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR SUCH RENEWAL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. c. Consider an ordinance for the purchase and the installation of the Kayak Launch for the Baytown Nature Center, from Northeast Products and Services, Inc. which is a Sole Source Distributor and Manufacturer. ORDINANCE NO. 15,468 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF SIXTY-FIVE THOU- SAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($65,507.00) TO NORTHEAST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INC., FOR THE SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A KAYAK LAUNCH FOR THE BAY- TOWN NATURE CENTER; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. d. Consider an ordinance authorizing the award to American Mechanical Services of Houston,LLC,for the replacement of a 275-ton chiller that supplies air conditioning to City Hall and the Community Center. ORDINANCE NO. 15,469 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE BID OF AMERICAN MECHANICAL SERVICES OF HOUSTON, LLC, FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A 275-TON CHILLER THAT SUPPLIES AIR-CONDITIONING TO CITY HALL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN ME- CHANICAL SERVICES OF HOUSTON, LLC, FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A 275-TON CHILLER THAT SUPPLIES AIR-CONDITIONING TO CITY HALL City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 11 of 13 AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT NOT TO EX- CEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUN- DRED TWENTY-NINE AND 69/100 DOLLARS ($254,629.69); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. e. Consider an ordinance authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between Harris County and the City of Baytown which will allow Harris County Sheriffs Office personnel to authorize non-consent tows from certain freeways within the Baytown City limits in Harris County. Item 7.e. was pulled from the agenda by Staff and therefore not considered by Council. 8. APPOINTMENTS a. Consider electing the Baytown City Council Mayor Pro Tem. Mayor Capetillo relayed their current Mayor Pro Tern was Council Member Powell. According to their order, the next to serve was Council Member Lester who would begin on July 1, 2023. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Jacob Powell and seconded by Council Member Kenrick Griffith to approve the appointment of Council Member Mike Lester as the Baytown City Council Mayor Pro Tern beginning July 1, 2023. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Powell Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved b. Consider a resolution authorizing the creation and appointment of an ad hoc committee of the City Council to review Boards and Commissions. Mayor Capetillo announced a citizen, Mr. David Isaac, had signed up to speak on the item. (Zoom) Mr. Isaac hoped the Council Members assigned to the Ad Hoc would understand that citizens cared about the following issues. For one, the Sign Committee not being in existence. He expressed his personal disapproval of there being signs from previous campaigns all over town. In addition, there wer0 specific job title requirements for certain committees (which was why seats remained absent. They also had an issue with committees that were in the hatter that no longer existed or operated, such as the Cultural Arts and Activities Committee and the Ethics Commis- sion. Also, there were discrepancies with the language "at large" which he believed the Ad Hoc should delineate. Overall, he wished the appointed Council Members cared about those issues. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 12 of 13 Mayor Capetillo then shared he had asked Council Members Alvarado, Graham, and Betancourth to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee. Their charge was to visit all active and inactive boards and present a recommendation for a mission/scope for each board. They would also consider the boards' size, makeup, and composition and report their suggestions back to Council. Council Member Betancourth wished that they also add term limits for the committee members. Mayor Capetillo agreed and suggested the Ad Hoc's sunset date be defaulted to twelve(12)months. Once they completed their task, it would not require Council's action as it would sunset itself. City Attorney Scott Lemond additionally recommended that the Ad Hoc consider the applicability of various rules, ordinances, states,or any other governing documents. Mayor Capetillo noted that Council did have previous discussion on what committees would be subject to the Open Meetings Act and wished that they be consistent with that. He did advise,however, that discussions on sen- sitive material, such as their City Manager search, to not take place in an open meeting. With that said, Mayor Capetillo shared he had asked Council Member Alvarado to chair the Ad Hoc and she accepted. Thus, he entertained a motion for the three(3) Council Members as presented. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Powell and seconded by Council Member Kenrick Griffith to approve Resolution No 2,845, related to Item 8.b. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Laura Alvarado, Council Member Sarah Graham, Council Member Kenrick Griffith, Council Member Heather Betancourth, and Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Powell Nays: None Other: Council Member Mike Lester(Absent) Approved RESOLUTION NO. 2,845 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. 9. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mayor Capetillo announced a citizen, Mr. David Isaac, had signed up to speak on the item. (Zoom) Mr. Isaac expressed his disappointment with the Mayor for giving the State of the City speech exclusively in front of the Rotary Club. He believed the Mayor should give that speech, in whole,to the citizens in front cif their faces instead of the abridged version from the Baytown Sun. Mayor Capetillo responded to Mr. Isaac's comments by stating that he could not help what organ- izations called him to give a City update. He clarified that they worked with the Baytown Chamber of Commerce for the State of the State. For the current year, they were trying to accommodate as much of the public as possible and the Rotary Club was an organization that welcomed new appli- City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8,2023 Page 13 of 13 cants. Mayor Capetillo confirmed that he did deliver a City update which he had not done in about two (2) years. Thus, he believed it was certainly due. 10. MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Jason Reynolds had nothing to report that night. 11. COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT a. Receive a report from Council Member Laura Alvarado regarding projects, programs and events in District No. One. Council Member Alvarado first wished to thank Staff as they were nearing the start of the con- struction for Market Street. The revitalization was due to start at the end of the summer out on Market and Bayway. She also shared that she received a lot of kudos for the new basketball court cover at Bergeron Park. She agreed that it looked amazing and thanked Staff for that as well. 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 to discuss the quarterly performance evaluation of the City Manager. As there were technical difficulties due to the weather, the Executive Session was not held and no further action was taken by Council. 13. ADJOURN With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Capetillo adjourned the June 8, 2023, City Council Regular Meetin_ at 7:27 P.M. Ic\\ 1/4.6...r..t 0'17a cf.' 3 ff ' JJ i Angela '•' I ,o}!,Ci Cler .,'„' City of Baytoivti;: A::'"''",i;''.i-1 vr'�