2022 02 10 CC Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
February 10, 2022
The City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, February
10, 2022, at 6 38 P M in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall, 2401 Market Street,
Baytown,Texas with the following in attendance
Laura Alvarado Council Member
Chris Presley Mayor Pro Tem
Charles Johnson Council Member
Heather Betancourth Council Member
Jacob Powell Council Member
Mike Lester Council Member
Brandon Capetillo Mayor
Rick Davis City Manager
Trevor Fanning Intenm City Attorney
John Stnnger Sergeant at Arms
Angela Jackson City Clerk
Mayor Capetillo convened the February 10, 2022, City Council Regular Meeting with a quorum
present at 6 38 P.M , all members were present
The Pledge of Allegiance, Texas Pledge, and Invocation were led by Council Member Jacob
Powell
1. MINUTES
a. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Work Session and Regular
Meeting held on January 13, 2022.
b Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Special Meeting held on January
25, 2022
A motion was made by Council Member Charles Johnson and seconded by Council Member Laura
Alvarado to approve the Minutes Agenda Items l.a and 1 b , as submitted However, there was
discussion pnor to the vote.
Mayor Capetillo noted that Mr David Isaac had signed to speak regarding this item and asked him
to come forward to present his comments
Mr David Isaac discussed Council's approval of The Cottages at San Jacinto Boulevard He
commented that the week pnor to the January 27th Council meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission ("P&Z") had voted The Cottages down Mr. Isaac stated there should be a
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conversation about what sovereignty or power the elected officials and appointed officials had and
questioned as to whether Council would continue to vote things in place even though committees
voted down Mr. Isaac claimed this was an example of the city cutting deals and favors, picking
winners and losers He proposed Council should fully assess matters based on what the committees
had to say, and hoped the ruling would go back to the P&Z to hear the side of Council. If not, Mr
Isaac alleged this was another example of the City not going through the right motions to get the
right laws passed Mr. Isaac commented that the City still does not have an ethics commission He
ended on the sentiment of Council listening to the committees so the citizens do not feel ignored
The vote for the motion on the table was as follows
Ayes Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tem Chris
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson, Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
2. RECOGNITIONS AND CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS
a. Present a proclamation designating February 20-26, 2022, as National Engineers
Week in Baytown.
Mayor Capetillo introduced the item by first giving his appreciation to the Director of Public
Works&Engineering Frank Simoneaux,Public Works staff, and City Engineers Mayor Capetillo
presented and read the National Engineers Week proclamation that proclaimed February 20th to
the 26th of the year 2022 as National Engineers' Week in Baytown
3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REDISTRICTING PLAN
a Conduct a public hearing regarding an amendment to the Redistricting Plan for the
City of Baytown previously approved on December 9th, 2021, based on 2020 Census Data.
At 6.46 P M , Mayor Capetillo opened the public hearing regarding an amendment to the
Redistricting Plan for the City of Baytown previously approved on December 9th, 2021,based on
2020 Census Data
Before Mayor Capetillo had staff summarize the subject matter of the public hearing,he noted that
Mr David Isaac had signed to speak regarding this item
In regards to Item 1 b , Mr David Isaac requested that special sessions be recorded Regarding the
public hearing,Mr Isaac commented that he had attended the November 15th Work Session where
Council discussed the redistricting report from ten years ago and what he saw was race-based
districting. He noted when Council Member Johnson asked about his district and the black
population, KMC Institute did not even have that on the report on the board Mr Isaac expressed
he would like to vote down the current redistricting process and redo things the way City Manager
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Rick Davis wrote about in his book—a community-based strategic plan where community
members had sovereignty and are able to vote Mr Isaac discussed that in District 3, certain
neighborhoods with middle-class homes, such as Meadow Lake, Eastpoint, Springfield, and
Preston Place, were not a part of Baytown and yet still paid sales taxes. He noted the MDD Board
made decisions for those neighborhoods, yet they were not involved Mr. Isaac ended on the note
that if the City was going to redistrict and gerrymander, then to do so with community input.
In continuation of the hearing, Interim City Attorney Trevor Fanning then summarized the subject
matter of the public hearing related to Item 3 a Mr. Fanning recalled that on December 9th,Council
had redistricted based on the census and presented the map of what Council had approved at that
time However, after they had put the map into the GIS system, Planner Trevor Harlow noticed
there were sections that were not included in any district, which were mostly from recent
annexations within the last year.Additionally,Mr Fanning noted there was also a slight difference
between the overlay lines from the census versus what the city had In pursuant to that,Mr Fanning
approached Dr Robert Stein again,who had done Baytown's redistricting for the past thirty years,
and noted that Dr Stein made sure they, along with other municipalities in the surrounding areas,
were within the legal parameters as well as the parameters that Council choose when it comes to
choosing districts He then presented a map that indicated the areas shaded in pink that had not
been previously included in the redistricting
Dr Robert Stein then presented his new plan to Council Dr Stein reiterated that the pink areas of
the map before Council, were not reported to the census during 2010 through 2020 At this time,
they could not override the program and change the census report,however,him and his colleague,
John Alfred, were able to accommodate the changes and identify the census blocks of the newly
incorporated areas They counted the physical residential houses and had the census count of the
population in that area Dr Stein noted they did have to cut some blocks in half to accommodate
the fact that some were in city limits and some were not He further informed the Council that the
Limited Purpose Annexations on the far east side had few people living in those jurisdictions as
those were mostly commercial.
Dr. Stein presented and discussed the table with the new distribution of citizens in each Council
District He noted the percent deviation from largest to smallest Council District could not exceed
10%and that the previous plan was at 6.5% Dr. Stein further commented they only changed about
ninety-four people He summarized the plan was the same, but that the pink areas that had been
annexed were now in a Council District The plan had already been submitted to the City Attorney,
which would then go to the Justice Department Dr Stein recapped on Council's guidelines for the
redistricting map and stated the changes made the map cleaner His recommendation to Council
for future annexations was to keep the City Attorney and Planning up to speed on their goals.
Mayor Capetillo had a question over an area on the far east side in a block of pink that stated"city
limits" and requested an explanation as to why Dr Stein commented he had asked former City
Attorney Karen Horner who answered it was a Limited Purpose Annexation that did not have a lot
of people for commercial reasons He gave the disclaimer that it did not mean it would not grow,
but that it was not connected to the city's community—to which he had no knowledge of why
Mayor Capetillo reiterated his question was just that as long those census tracks could be included
into Dr. Stein's factoring,then it would be fine Dr Stein agreed and affirmed they did not change
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Baytown's population Mayor Capetillo further clarified that Council could redistrict anytime
within ten years, however, only use the data from the census and Dr Stein agreed
At 6 56 P M., Mayor Capetillo closed the public hearing regarding an amendment to the
Redistricting Plan for the City of Baytown previously approved on December 9th, 2021,based on
2020 Census Data
b. Consider an ordmance amending the previously adopted redistricting plan for the
City of Baytown to include certain areas within the city which were not included in the plan
adopted on December 9th, 2021, based upon the 2020 census data.
Intenm City Attorney Trevor Fanning had nothing more to add over the item Mayor Capetillo
expressed his pride for the diversity of the Baytown City Council that reflected Baytown's
community In regards to the sensitive matter of redistricting, Mayor Capetillo affirmed that Dr
Stein and Council relied and made decisions based on data.
A motion was made by Council Member Charles Johnson and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Chris
Presley to approve Ordinance No. 15,030, related to Item 3 b The vote was as follows
Ayes Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tern Chris
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson, Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
ORDINANCE NO. 15,030
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE VOTING PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
AS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE NO. II, SECTIONS 12 AND 17 OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
4. PROPOSED ORDINANCES
a. Consider an ordinance awarding a construction contract to Construction Masters of
Houston, Inc.,for the Citizen's Bank Renovation Project.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Presley and seconded by Council Member Charles
Johnson to approve Ordinance No 15,031 and Ordinance No 15,032,related respectively to Items
4 a and 4 b However, there was discussion prior to the vote
Assistant Director of Public Works and Engineering Andrea Brinkley explained the items were for
their Citizen's Bank renovation project The architect, Scott Daley of Element Architects, and
contractor, Justin Davis of Construction Masters of Houston, were present for the meeting. Ms
Brinkley discussed the project was built through the competitive sealed proposal method, an
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alternative delivery method that allowed them to choose costs and qualifications so the cost was
considered at a 55%of the consideration and evaluation Ms Brinkley further noted the evaluation
team included department representatives from both Finance and Public Works and Engineering
Ms Brinkley stated that other components of the project consisted of the key project personnel,
the contractor's experience, ability to deliver the project on schedule, and safety record was
important to the city The evaluation team interviewed the lowest cost proposal firm as well as the
other firms that were best qualified or in the top tier, and were shortlisted The evaluation team
additionally evaluated the team presented because they understand that the team is going to help
deliver the project
Ms Brinkley proceeded to outline the things that are key to the project In their consideration, the
project cost came slightly over their construction budget outlined in their Capital Improvement
Program Thus, staff went through went through two cost savings evaluations and basically, two
efforts they had alternated in the project, and opted to include new masonry.
Staff asked the contractor to provide out-of-the-box ideas for cost savings items, which included
lobby lighting, general field lighting, a thinner masonry, which did not change the look of the
building but made it easier to construct,and by installing a terrazzo floor,it gave it a nice complete
finish. In total, they were able to achieve $420,000 in savings—dropping the price from $3 8
million to $3,467,695 The total duration of the contract would be eighteen months and Ms.
Brinkley ended on the note that staff recommended approval
In regards to Item 4 b , Ms Brinkley explained it was their construction management and
inspection contract with Hill International, who also provided the same service on the Animal
Shelter Project. Hill International services comprised of providing day-to-day staff augmentations
to provide all of the documentation on the project, troubleshooting, and additional expertise The
total value of the Hill International contract was $181,875 and Ms Brinkley relayed staff
recommended approval
Regarding Item 4.a , Council Member Johnson questioned when the construction would begin
Ms Brinkley answered they typically started construction with a pre-con (a notice to proceed)
about two weeks after the approval at the meeting and the contractor assured staff they wanted to
start right away
Mayor Pro Tem Presley thanked Ms Brinkley and every staff member that had worked on the
project He commented over the project's history along with Council's difference in opinions, and
believed that Council had come to the best decision
Council Member Johnson further questioned why the process was different where they did not go
with the best bid Ms. Brinkley explained the process was afforded to them by the Texas Local
Government Code where they had a considerable amount of complexity on the project Staff feared
if they only considered costs and not how they would match the expertise of the contractor, they
could find themselves in a long process ensuring quality The competitive sealed proposal method
allowed them to consider evaluations on the costs, expertise, safety record, and team of that
company Ms Brinkley further discussed in detail their rigorous process and noted that the process
made her feel more comfortable moving forward.
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Moreover, Mayor Capetillo similarly commented over the history of the property and stated it was
a good area of town to invest for their citizens and with that,he wished his best on the construction
and moved forward with the motion
The vote for the motion on the table was as follows
Ayes. Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tern Chris
Y Y p
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson, Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
ORDINANCE NO 15,031
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE BID OF CONSTRUCTION MASTERS OF
HOUSTON, INC , FOR THE CITIZENS BANK RENOVATION PROJECT,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH
CONSTRUCTION MASTERS OF HOUSTON, INC , FOR SAID CONTRACT,
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF THREE
MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
NINETY-FIVE AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($3,467,695 00), MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
b. Consider an ordinance authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Hill
International, Inc. to perform construction management and inspection services for the
Citizens Bank Renovation Project.
ORDINANCE NO 15,032
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC , FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AN
INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE CITIZENS BANK RENOVATION
PROJECT, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND NO 100 DOLLARS ($181,875 00),
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
c. Consider an ordinance authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for
the acquisition of right-of-way, design, and reconstruction to serve the Market Street
Revitalization Project.
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Director of Public Works and Engineering Frank Simoneaux presented the item and explained it
was for an interlocal agreement with Hams County for the final design, right-of-way acquisition,
and reconstruction of Market Street from Bayway to Sterling. The project was selected as a
partnership with Hams County in 2020 He noted that Hams County would lead the project and
that the preliminary engineering had already been completed. The project would reconstruct and
reconfigure pavement with adding roundabouts and pedestrian/cyclist accessibility Hams County
was contributing $5,581,124 along with Baytown contributing $7,600,124, however, the City
would be responsible for all cost overruns on the project. The item would go to Harris County
Commissioners' court if passed, and Mr Simoneaux relayed that staff recommended approval
A motion was made by Council Member Laura Alvarado and seconded by Council Member
Charles Johnson to approve Ordinance No. 15,033, related to Item 4 c However, there was
discussion prior to the vote.
Council Member Alvarado commented that the West Baytown Civic Association met for the first
time since the pandemic the day before the meeting, and this was the item number one on the
agenda Council Member Alvarado imparted on the Association's behalf that they were excited to
say the least;however,their number one concern was beginning the project before schools opened
She expressed they wanted to work closely with Baytown PD and Goose Creek PD to safely
navigate walking students In the design phase, Council Member Alvarado stated that would be
something they would closely look at to keep the safety of the kids in mind
City Manager Rick Davis expressed his appreciation to the Hams County Commissioner Adrian
Garcia for his support on the project Mr Davis also expanded on the details of the project that
would in totality remake that whole side of Baytown He noted their ability to shrink the vehicular
footprint, in favor of expanding bicycle and pedestrian use, was a gargantuan part of the entire
initiative
Council Member Lester inquired of the number of the proposed roundabouts and where they would
be, and Mr. Simoneaux answered there would be three roundabouts at Airhart, West Main, and
Lee Drive
Lastly, Mayor Capetillo commented that the item was an example of the city putting money in to
areas that could use improvement He also expressed appreciation to Hams County and the
Commissioner's Office for their partnership that expedited the project Mayor Capetillo
additionally acknowledged staff and the Public Works and Engineering Department
The vote for the motion on the table was as follows.
Ayes Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tem Chris
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson,Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
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ORDINANCE NO 15,033
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS
COUNTY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, DESIGN, AND
RECONSTRUCTION TO SERVE THE MARKET STREET
REVITALIZATION PROJECT, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN MILLION SIX
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($7,006,124 00), MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
5. PROPOSED RESOLUTION
a Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a Partnership Project
Application to Harris County Precinct 2 for Fiscal Year 2022.
Director of Public Works and Engineenng Frank Simoneaux presented the item and noted that as
they go into the final design phase of one of the partnership projects, they are looking to submit
another application for a partnership project, for the reconstruction of Lee Dnve from Market
Street to Business 146, or Grand Parkway, as it was being reconstructed Staff proposed to submit
the reconstruction of Lee Dnve, which would include the reconstruction of the payment similar to
Market Street, reconfiguration of a cross-section; increased pedestnan and cyclist mobility,
drainage improvements, and streetscape enhancements Mr Simoneaux stated the goal of the
project would be to create an aesthetically pleasing and functional corridor for the residents of the
area, and be a gateway to the Grand Parkway and any development to the south He noted that the
initial cost estimate was $16.5 million with the grant generally being a 50/50 match If the project
would be selected, Mr. Simoneaux stated an interlocal agreement would be brought to Council for
consideration With that, Mr Simoneaux relayed staff recommended approval
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Chris Presley and seconded by Council Member Laura
Alvarado to approve Resolution No 2769, related to Item 5 a The vote was as follows
Ayes Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tern Chris
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson, Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
RESOLUTION NO 2769
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE APPLICATION
TO HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 2 FOR ONE (1) FISCAL YEAR 2022
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PARTNERSHIP PROJECT GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS ON LEE DRIVE, DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE, AUTHORIZING THE REPRESENTATIVE TO ACCEPT
OR AFFIRM ANY GRANT AWARD THAT MAY RESULT THEREFROM,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
6 CONSENT
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Presley and seconded by Council Member Laura
Alvarado to approve Consent Agenda Items 6 a through 6 g , however, Council Member Mike
Lester requested to pull Consent Agenda Item 6 e. for discussion purposes
An amended motion was then made by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Presley and seconded by Council
Member Heather Betancourth to approve Consent Agenda Items 6 a through 6 g., with the
exception of Item 6 e , which was pulled for discussion The vote was as follows
Ayes. Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tem Chris
Presley,Council Member Charles Johnson,Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
a. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase and installation of micro-surfacing
from Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., utilizing the City of Baytown's Cooperative Purchase
Agreement with the City of North Richland Hills.
ORDINANCE NO 15,034
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY AND 75/100 DOLLARS
($450,330.75) TO INTERMOUNTAIN SLURRY SEAL, INC , FOR THE
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF MICRO-SURFACING, THROUGH A
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
b. Consider an ordinance authorizing the purchase of two (2) SearchCam 3000, two (2)
Hasty Search Kits, and two (2) US&R Delsar ID3-6 Victim Locator from Safeware,through
the Omnia Partners COOP for the Baytown Fire Department's Structural
Collapse/Technical Rescue Team.
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ORDINANCE NO 15,035
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF NINETY-ONE THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-SIX AND 58/100 DOLLARS ($91,496 58) TO
SAFEWARE, INC , FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) SEARCHCAM 3000,
TWO (2) HASTY SEARCH KITS, AND TWO (2) US&R DELSAR ID3-6
VICTIM LOCATORS FOR THE BAYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSEYTECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM, THROUGH
OMNIA PARTNERS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
c. Consider an ordmance renewing the Annual Electrical Services Contract with
Baytown Electric Company.
ORDINANCE NO 15,036
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, RENEWING THE ANNUAL ELECTRICAL SERVICES CONTRACT
WITH BAYTOWN ELECTRIC COMPANY AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT
BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($250,000.00);
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
d. Consider an ordinance renewing the Annual Electrical Motor Control Service
Contract with Baytown Electric Company.
ORDINANCE NO 15,037
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, RENEWING THE ANNUAL ELECTRICAL MOTOR CONTROL
SERVICE CONTRACT WITH BAYTOWN ELECTRIC COMPANY AND
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($100,000 00), MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF
e. Consider a resolution approving the name change for two (2) City of Baytown parks.
Council Member Lester stated he had no problems with the name changes, but had a question for
the City Manager over the current Chandler Arboretum He noted the Arboretum's onginal
concept was a free-access, open park and with the new connection to the Nature Center, Council
Member Lester's concern was in regards to there now being a fee by going through the main
entryway. Mayor Capetillo echoed Council Member Lester's concern and requested the Park's
Board standpoint.
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Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Clifford Hatch explained the Parks Board had approved
the matter before the groundbreaking on November 13, 2020 Mr Hatch stated the Parks Board
could definitely look at solutions to the issue, and offered a possible alternative access down Shrek
Road Mr. Hatch noted the item was at the beginning of the project and working on the greenhouse,
thus, the Arboretum's completions date was far in advance, which provided them time to discuss
the access point Council Member Lester brought up
Mayor Pro Tern Presley commented he was at the groundbreaking, along with the Mayor, and that
the Chandler Family did not have any objections and Mr Hatch confirmed that was correct
Council Member Lester reiterated his concern over the fee and if that was something that was just
not caught and Mr Hatch replied he did not have an answer for that, but offered to go back and
check Mayor Capetillo asked Council Member Lester if he would like to consider the item, or if
he would like more information. Since the item was only for the name change, Council Member
Lester stated he was not opposed to that
A motion was made by Council Member Mike Lester and seconded by Council Member Heather
Betancourth to approve Resolution No 2772, related to Item 6 e The vote was as follows
Ayes Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tern Chris
Presley,Council Member Charles Johnson,Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays• None
Approved
RESOLUTION NO 2772
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE NAME CHANGE FOR TWO (2) CITY OF
BAYTOWN PARKS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF
f. Consider a resolution authorizing the adoption of the attached policies for compliance
with the Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation(CDBG-MIT)Grant Program:
GLO Contract#22-085-012-D240.
RESOLUTION NO 2770
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ATTACHED POLICIES IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS',PARTICIPATION
IN FEDERALLY FUNDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
- MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) CONTRACT #22-085-012-D240 AND
ADHERENCE TO THE REGULATIONS DESCRIBED THEREIN
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g. Consider a resolution authorizing the adoption of the attached policies for compliance
with the Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation(CDBG-MIT)Grant Program:
GLO Contract#22 -082-020-D258.
RESOLUTION NO 2771
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ATTACHED POLICIES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS', PARTICIPATION IN
FEDERALLY FUNDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT -
MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) CONTRACT #22-082-020-D258 AND
ADHERENCE TO THE REGULATIONS DESCRIBED THEREIN
7. APPOINTMENTS
a. Consider one (I) appointment to the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and
Emergency Medical Services District(FCPEMSD) board
City Clerk Angela Jackson relayed Council Member Lester nominated Mr Maurice Watts for
reappointment as the District 6 appointee
A motion was made by Council Member Mike Lester and seconded by Council Member Jacob
Powell to approve Maurice Watts as the District 6 Reappointment to the Baytown Fire Control,
Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District (FCPEMSD) board The vote was as
follows
Ayes Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado, Mayor Pro Tem Chris
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson, Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
Nays None
Approved
b. Consider two (2) appointments to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. One,
City of Baytown,Texas (TIRZ).
City Clerk Angela Jackson requested Items 7 b and 7.c. be considered together as both boards
consist of the same board members and Mayor Capetillo agreed
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Chris Presley and seconded by Council Member Jacob
Powell to reappoint Mr. Terry Sam as the District 2 Reappointment and Mr Frederick Harlow as
the New At-Large Appointment,relating to Appointment Agenda Items 7.b. and 7 c The vote was
as follows
Ayes• Mayor Brandon Capetillo,Council Member Laura Alvarado,Mayor Pro Tern Chris
Presley, Council Member Charles Johnson,Council Member Heather Betancourth,
Council Member Jacob Powell, and Council Member Mike Lester
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Nays. None
Approved
c. Consider two (2) appointments to the Baytown Redevelopment Authority.
This item was considered in conjunction with Agenda Item 7.b.
8. MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Rick Davis shared a couple of success stones with Council. Telecommumcator
Glynda Rosier received recognition for her calm and professional performance on a call Mr Davis
additionally reported that he received a letter from the Chief of Police from Memonal Villages
who spoke highly of Officer Chris Overland's assistance in identifying, tracking, and taking into
custody a suspect of a case
Lastly, Mr Davis relayed that the City of Baytown was once again awarded a Certificate of
Distinction in exemplifying the standards established by Baytown's International City and County
Management Association in the application of performance data to local government management,
including training, venfication, public reporting, planning, decision-making, networking, and
accountability He was very proud to present the City of Baytown with this award and hope to
continue to earn that distinction into the future as a data-dnven, performance-based organization.
9. COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT REPORT
a. Consider the appointment of Kelly Benavides, Michael Marks and Andy Helms as
Associate Municipal Court Judges for the term of office,which begins February 1,2022,and
ends on January 31, 2024.
Mayor Capetillo explained the standing item was added for citizens to be aware of the good things
happening in the Council Member's Distncts The Council Member who gave the pledge and
invocation would have the opportunity, after the Manager's Report,to give a bnef Distnct Report
Council Member Powell of Distnct 5 began his report over Jenkins Park He encouraged everyone
to visit due to their Prefect Trail Project being underway and added that Jenkins Park now had
solar lights along the trails in addition to other future improvements
Council Member Powell also addressed questions he had received over what was being built on
properties that were being cleared and indicated that on Massey Tompkins, there would be a new
neighborhood with single-family residential homes, Raccoon Dnve would have a new
neighborhood as well, and on Highway 146,there would be a mixed-use development of high-end
apartments and commercial
On a last note, Council Member Powell relayed he had spoken with homeowners in regards to
drainage He thanked the Public Works and Engineenng staff for walking the area and being
receptive to what the homeowners had to say In conclusion, Council Member Powell wished all
Baytownias and his family a Happy Valentine's Day.
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February 10,2022
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10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Recess mto and conduct an executive session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and
551.087 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive
to a business prospect and to seek the advice of the City's attorneys on legal matters related
thereto.
At 7.29 P M , Mayor Capetillo recessed and convened in to an executive session pursuant to
Sections 551 071 and 551 087 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the offer of a financial
or other incentive to a business prospect and to seek the advice of the City's attorneys on legal
matters related thereto
At 9 14 P M , Mayor Capetillo reconvened the open meeting and announced that in accordance
with the 551 102 of the Texas Government Code, no action was taken in the Executive Session.
11. ADJOURN
With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Capetillo adjourned the February 10,
2022, City Council Regular Meeting at 9 14 P M.
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