2019 04 11 WS MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR WORK SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
April 11, 2019
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in a Regular Work Session on Thursday,
April 11, 2019, at 5:38 P.M., in the Hullum Conference Room of the Baytown City Hall, 2401
Market Street, Baytown, Texas with the following in attendance:
Charles Johnson
Council Member
Robert C. Hoskins
Council Member
Chris Presley
Council Member
David Himsel
Council Member
Brandon Capetillo
Mayor
Rick Davis
City Manager
Ignacio Ramirez
City Attorney
Leticia Brysch
City Clerk
Mayor Capetillo convened the April 11, 2019, City Council Regular Work Session with a
quorum present at 5:38 P.M., all members were present with the exception of Council Members
Alvarado and Betancourth.
(Due to technical difficulties, portions of the recording are mission and/or are unintelligible)
1. DISCUSSIONS
a. Discuss the City of Baytown Implementation Plan.
Nick Woolery, Director of Strategic Initiatives presented the item and gave the Council a general
overview of the draft Implementation Plan for Year 3.
Mr. Woolery stated that the Council's goals and initiative strategies from their November and
March retreat were included in the documents and wanted to make sure that Council was in
agreement with the information before it is finalized and submitted to the Department Heads as
they begin their preparations for their FY2019-2020 budget submissions.
Mr. Woolery noted, in response to a question from Council Member Presley that the
redevelopment of downtown and east of downtown is more of an MDD initiative.
Mayor Capetillo that the strategic goals help Council look out two years, five years, ten years,
forty-five years; however, they are not in place to make the Council feel that they can't ask
questions, make changes or stifle creativity. He noted that these are tools to help everyone stay
focused with the understanding that thing change and opportunities should be embraced.
City Manager Rick Davis noted that he mirrored the mayor's comments in that this is a plan, but
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to the degree that there is a plan, staff is going to be that much better focused, while remaining
flexible.
Mayor Capetillo noted that when he met with the Commissioner, he liked the idea of using the
City's training academy as he too is looking at the same things; strategic planning and long-term
planning as a city, m a precinct and a community.
The Council and staff briefly discussed potential road projects and potential funding mechanisms
and partnerships with the Hams County.
b. Discuss any or all of the agenda items on the City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
for April 11, 2019, which is attached below.
The Council received a brief overview of items 2.b regarding the agreement between the City
and Kenneth Benitez LLC for Phase Il of the Here, We Grow Giants Campaign, which is a
partnership to promote the Goose Creek school district.
The Council also received a brief of item 2.a. related to an 8 percent increase in the City's sewer
rates.
2. ADJOURN
With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Capetillo adjourned the April 11, 2019,
City Co it Regular Work Session at 6:15 P.M.
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