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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 2022-11-07 RegularMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD NOVEMBER 7, 2022 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD MET IN A REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022, AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: Trish Hanks Councilmember Steve Rockey Councilmember Sally Branson Councilmember Robert J. Griffon Councilmember John Scott Councilmember Brent Erenwert Mayor Pro Tem Mike Foreman Mayor Morad Kabiri City Manager Karen Homer City Attorney Leticia Brysch City Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Foreman called the meeting to order with a quorum present at 6:00 P.M.; all members were present. 2. INVOCATION The invocation was led by City Manager Morad Kabiri. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - United States and State of Texas Mayor Foreman led the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States and the Pledge to the State of Texas. 4. COUNCIL FOR A DAY A. Consider a proclamation declaring November 8, 2022, as Westwood Elementary School Day in the City of Friendswood. Mayor Foreman introduced the students and teachers from Westwood Elementary. He noted that the Council for a Day Program allows for second graders from the three elementary schools in Friendswood to "take over" the council dais and sit-in for the council and staff members. The participants included the following: Position Student Name Teacher Name - Councilmember I Hunter Foley Kelli Rye ocke Councilmember 2 Robert McRae Teresa Waltenbaugb Branson City Council RegularMeeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 2 of22 Councilmember 3 (Hanks) Eisa Khan Darian Register Mayor Foreman Kiley Palomo Melissa Comer Councilmember 4 Griffon Emma Ydrogo Madeline Owen Councilmember 5 Scott L la Liufau Leigha Trahan Councilmember 6 Erenwert Ryan Inman Pamela Kutz City Attorney Homer Gabe Johnson Lexie Com ton A motion was made by Councilmember Hunter Foley (Steve Rockey) and seconded by Councilmember Robert McRea (Sally Branson) proclaiming November 8, 2022, as Westwood Elementary School Day in the City of Friendswood. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Kiley Palomo (Mike Foreman), Councilmember Eisa Khan (Trish Hanks), Councilmember Hunter Foley (Steve Rockey), Councilmember Robert McRae (Sally Branson), Councilmember Emma Ydrogo (Robert J. Griffon), Councilmember Lyla Liufau (John Scott) and Mayor Pro Tem Ryan Inman (Brent Erenwert). Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. Mayor Foreman recessed the meeting at 6:12 p.m. for the Council for a Day reception. Mayor Foreman reconvened the meeting at 6:23 p.m. 5. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS Mayor Foreman thanked Councilmember Hanks and Ms. Gina Hunt, the Friendswood Crime Victim's Liaison for volunteering to serve on the planning committee for Human Trafficking Prevention Event that took place on Friday, November 4, 2022, at the Lonestar Flight Museum at Ellington Airfield. Councilmember Hanks thanked everyone that attended and noted that the City of Houston is one of the worst cities in the country for human trafficking. She stated that the event was well attended and very informative and asked everyone to become aware of the terrible things that are happening in the cities surrounding Friendswood. Councilmember Hanks also reminded everyone of the Fall Haul event scheduled for Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Centennial Park from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a yearly event that includes shredding of documents, a garage sale and recycling event. Councilmember Branson stated that the CEDC will be hosting the FDEDC and Chamber of Commerce in a joint meeting in order for these groups to share ideas and information regarding what each is doing for economic development in the City. She also extended her thanks to the City Secretary's Office and the Library for helping to host a town hall meeting for the 2045 H-GAC Transportation Plan, that was also well attended and gave the public an opportunity to give their input on this very important topic. Councilmember Rockey stated that at the Library, the Cadenza String Quartet, which is a local area group made up of intermediate students, will play classical music for the patrons on November 17u' at 7:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 3 of 22 He also noted that the Friends of the Library, will hold its Annual Book Sale, December 1-3, 2022, and all proceeds will go to support the Friends of the Library events. Lastly, Santa will be at the Library on December 5, 2022. Councihnember Scott reminded everyone that tomorrow is Election Day and encouraged everyone to vote. He stated that the polling locations in the City of Friendswood for Galveston County were going to be at the Green Event Center and Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember Griffon stated that the Senior Activity Center will be holding a Veteran's Event on November 10 and welcomed everyone to attend. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. David Allen requested to speak before the Council regarding his concerns of the country's history and ability to continue self -governance as well as an overview of the Declaration of Independence and its verbiage against slavery. Mr. Don Johnson requested to speak before the Council regarding the new information packets from the Galveston County Subsidence District which gave a high-level overview of the subsidence district. Mr. Johnson also thanked the City for completing the interlocal agreement for the FM 1959 Detention Basin Project and stated that he would continue to support any endeavor that will help with flooding issues. Mr. Mike Unbehagen requested to speak before the Council regarding agenda item 9.1). regarding the awarding of the Blackhawk Facility Renovation Project (CSP 2022-17) and noted that he was the lowest bidder and was not selected as the contractor for this project. He noted that as a resident of Friendswood he requested that the Council postpone the vote on this item and allow time for a thorough review of the bids and the selection process. Mr. Heru El -Bey, formerly known as Bremen Dietrich requested to speak to the Council regarding his recent move from the City of Alvin to the City of Friendswood and noted that as a retired marine, and master plumber, he really loves the city and its amenities. Mr. El -Bey also voiced his concerns regarding the laws and constitution as they relate to his right to travel in the city, the court system, traitors, oath breakers and legal interpretations. 7. WORK SESSION TOPICS A. Receive and discuss an update regarding utility rates. Director of Administrative Services Katina Hampton presented the item and stated she would be giving Council an overview of (1) a utility bill comparison to Friendswood's immediate neighboring cities, (2) the City's historical water and sewer revenues and expenditures and the status of the automated meter infrastructure project, each of the comparisons shows a one -inch, the bi-monthly bill would be on a one - inch meter using the city-wide average of about 20,000 gallons on a bi-monthly bill or 10,000 gallons per billing. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 4 of 22 We'll begin our comparison with the City of Pearland. Like Friendswood, Pearland rates include a minimum charge, and then also it compares or has a consumption charge based on tiers, and it's per thousand gallons. In comparison were the following: • For the City of Pearland, if they were on the bi-monthly bill, like Friendswood, their bi-monthly bill would be about $398.62, so almost $400 compared to the City of Friendswood's $226.00 bi- monthly bill, which is almost 76% more. • As it relates to the City of League City, their bi-monthly bill is about $278.97, so almost $280.00 compared to Friendswood's $226, which is about 23% more. • For the City of Alvin, their base charge includes a couple of additional fees that Friendswood does not include, such as (1) a groundwater district fee and (2) a TCEQ fee, that's included in their base charge, along with their tiered -consumption break chart per thousand gallons, their bi-monthly bill, would be about $289 compared to Friendswood's $226 bill, or 27% more. • The City of Webster is the only one of the immediate neighboring cities that has a lower utility bill than Friendswood on a bi-monthly bill. Webster has a minimum rate charge that it is based on water meter size with a tiered consumption based on a thousand gallons, per thousand gallons. Their bi-monthly bill would be just under $200.00 compared to Friendswood's $226 bill, so, about $30 dollars less. Ms. Hampton then looked at the City's historical utility revenues and expenditure and noted that the utility rates charged are enterprise funds, which means they are self-supporting. In other words, the rates charged go to support of the City's utility operations; i.e., salary and wages for staff in the Public Works Department and the Utility Billing Division, along with some administrative transfers to the General Fund budget, along with other utility expenditures such as, utility infrastructure, capital improvements, and the debt service related to utility capital projects. In looking back six years, the City's water side has had a net gain from FY2016 to the present; however, for the last few years, the City's water utility side has been supplementing the sewer side, which is the reason that after the utility rates study, there was a large increase in the City's utility rates related to the sewer fund. Mayor Foreman asked why there was such a large jump in the number related to sewer operations expenditures in the estimated FY2022, because six million seems much larger than prior years. Ms. Hampton noted that this number includes some prior year encumbrances for some large operational expenditures; such as, an increase in the contracts for the City's wastewater treatment plant as well as the contract to purchase water from the City of Houston. City Manager Morad Kabiri expanded on Ms. Hampton's comments and noted that the City is a part of a regional partnership with three other entities in the Gulf Coast Authority at the Blackhawk Facility on West Bay Area Boulevard. He noted that the City has capacity within that plant of roughly 56% of the plant's capacity; however, the City is billed based on the actual volume of water that goes through the plant and as this is an older system, during heavy rainfall events, the plant is inundated, so even though the City has 56% capacity in the plant, it will still be billed two-thirds of the operational cost for that month, should the City actually send that much water to the system. Ms. Hampton noted that the automated meter infrastructure project is moving along and as of October 25", the project is almost 95% complete with the meter installation. She stated that there are less than a thousand meters to go, and the hope is that this project will be completed at the end of December. There City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November7,2022 Page 5 of 22 are some issues, which the Public Works Department has and is working through as the project progresses; i.e., meters that have to be moved out of sidewalks and tree roots in meter boxes. Ms. Hampton noted that the Neptune 360 City Portal is the system that is being used to record meter readings from towers and that will calculate the City's monthly or bi-monthly billing process. So as the data is collected, the staff will generate the bills, which can then be accessed and paid by the end user in the Water -Smart Self -Service Customer Portal. This external facing application will allow customers to login and see their usage, and consumption in real time which can help identify leaks or other issues that need to be addressed. Ms. Hampton stated that the staff has implemented a pilot program for the use of this application with internal staff to test and identify issues prior to being rolled out to the public in December. Ms. Hampton stated that moving forward the staff will explore the possibility of transitioning from a bi- monthly utility billing to a monthly billing and staff anticipates that there will be savings from the current meter -reading service that could help offset any costs associated with a transition to monthly billing. She noted that the Engineering Department is working on updating the City's Capital Improvement Plan, which will help identify future utility projects and their estimated costs. She estimated that the update would be looking at about $40 million in projects and $45 million in projects beyond the five-year window. Lastly, Ms. Hampton noted that as the City nears the end of its current five-year utility rate recommendations from 2018. The last study was completed in 2018 and staff will need to look at undertaking another utility rate study to ensure that the rates are adequate to cover the operational cost, any capital needs, and debt service obligations related to utilities. Councilmember Rockey commented that the Water -Smart app helped him identify that one of his sprinklers was running way too much and increasing his consumption significantly. The hour -by -hour data from the app is very helpful and worth it. Councilmember Griffon stated that moving forward, especially with a rate study or anything similar, that staff provide empirical evidence that these digital meters are actually going to be collecting more revenue to meet the estimated revenue amounts adopted in the budget, and the sooner that Council gets that information, the better, so that Council can explore changing the utility rates for the residents. Mr. Kabiri noted that staff will get the requested empirical data; however, it is a little too early, as this has been one of the driest summers in nearly a decade, so a lot of the data collected, even though it's not all on automated meters, is based on people using more water this year than they had in the prior year simply because of how dry it's been. Once the five-year window is completed, there are a multitude of projects in the wings that must be completed to ensure that Friendswood does not become a Flint, Michigan or a Jackson, Mississippi. Council thanked the staff for the presentation. B. Receive and discuss an update regarding the Capital Improvement Projects. Director of Engineering Jil Arias presented the item and presented the following updates on the City's Capital Improvement Projects: City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 6 of 22 • As it relates to the Fire Station #2 Project, it is at a half -way point, and it looks on target to meet its completion project date of May 2023. • The Public Safety Building Expansion Project is a little further along than the Fire Station #2 Project as it is three-quarters of the way completed and has an estimated completion date of April 2023. • The Blackhawk Facility Renovation and Shelter is also moving along with the main facility construction contract setup for approval later on in the meeting and the shelter component is scheduled for bid in the near future. Mr. Arias noted that this project has to be broken into two as Public Works and Engineering currently have offices in the area that will be turned into the shelter, so those offices have to be moved before the shelter can be renovated. City Manager Morad Kabiri noted that the construction of shelter component is being funded by grant from the State (GLO) in the amount of about $900K and they requested that the shelter area be placed in the area that is currently department offices. Mr. Arias further noted that staff has contact the Harris County Community Offices to discuss the increases in the project costs due to higher rates and inflation, and there is conversation happening with the GLO for an additional $300,000 in grant funding for this item to help offset some of the City's costs on the shelter component. • The Street Maintenance Program for this year is complete and the stripping contract is substantially complete. He noted that there are some cross walks remaining that should be completed in the next couple of weeks. Staff is currently looking into the next set of streets that will be repaired as funding becomes available. In response to a question from Councilmember Rockey regarding the quick decline of some streets that have been recently repaired such as Chester and Rustic, Mr. Arias noted that this year, the street repairs were being done differently as staff has added geo- technical engineering to review the roads and make appropriate repair recommendations to optimize renovations. This new process replaces the one size fixes all process that was used in the past, so there will be a higher -level repair versus just reclamation. Councilmember Scott requested that if the City is going to spend any money on the repairs of the roads that the staff makes sure that the repairs are what is needed. • As it relates to the Blackhawk Blvd., Phase 11-B Project, this is a joint effort with Harris County, Precinct 2, in which Commissioner Adrian Garcia contributed $1.2 million for this project. Mr. Arias noted that the project is well under way of re -packaging the project plans and staff hopes to be out for bid on this item in the next couple of months. • The TxDOT project overview included: o The FM 518 Curb & Ramp Project is taking a little bit longer than originally anticipated. The traffic signals have been installed and wired; however, there is a wait on a change order from contractor in order to connect all of the signals in the downtown area together. Additionally, TxDOT is exploring some options in order to replace the brick pavers that are problematic, and while they don't as of yet have a resolution, they are considering various options to include replacing some pavers and/or using concrete stamping. o The FM 518/17M 528 Intersection Improvements were requested from TxDOT back in July 2022, which in turn were submitted to the TxDOT Statewide -District Office for review and support as it moved forward to compete for funding across the state. If this project goes through, the improvement would be coming in sometimes in December or early 2023, which could include double turn lanes, right tam lanes, signalization, etc. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 7 of 22 Councilmember Griffon inquired about the potential of having a road expansion project for FM 2351 between FM 518 and Sunset as there is a lot of vehicle congestion in that area. Mr. Kabiri noted that this project is still in the long-term plan for the area; however, it is not in the next 10-year window. Councilmember Hanks asked if the City's population increased to 50,000, would that change anything in relation to the roads in Friendswood. Mr. Kabiri noted that upon reaching that population milestone, Friendswood would automatically be given a seat at the table for H-GAC and would no longer have to rely on TxDOT for road improvements approvals; however, the issue is that this would also make the City responsible for the funding of those road maintenance and improvements projects. Mayor Foreman thanked Mr. Arias for his report. C. Receive and discuss an update regarding Police Department staffing. City Manager Morad Kabiri introduced the item and stated that Police Chief Bob Wieners and Deputy Police Chief Josh Rogers would be giving Council an overview of the police officers staffing ratio plan that would assist them moving forward by creating a force at work issue during the budget process, in order to maintain the City's ratio staffing ratio of 1.56 per 1,000 residents. Chief Wieners noted that his presentation was being given for informational purposes only and he was not going Council for any action. He noted that the PD went live with its new software, and while not everything is in place, the process has started, and the new program will have new mapping and online reporting, which will make reporting a lot more user friendly. He began by showing a chart showing the City's decline in crime rate from 2008 to the present. C,Im. Rat. 57 Chief Wieners also noted that the Houston Chronicle reported that the City of Friendswood has the lowest crime rate and SafeWise, an internet venue put City of Friendswood as the 191h safest city in the state. Chief Wieners stated that homicides are in the area, and there have been two homicides in the City in the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 8 of 22 last two years, which are related to domestic violence, but that is a trend that is being seen throughout the area. Chief Wieners went through a Regional Staffing Comparison chart and note that Friendswood falls at the lowers part of the ratios, and the civilian staffing ratio is particularly tight. He noted that all things being considered, Friendswood has the lowest crime rate but for city #2 and #3, and the rest are not even close. Friendswood Commissioned Personnel 66 Civilian Personnel 22 Total 88 P.. 42,187 Officers per 0t0 citizens 1.56 IndexJurisdiction (2021) 270 Crime Rate 6.40 League City 126 67 193 110,518 1.14 1,309 11.84 Pearland 182 67 249 126,111 1.44 1,957 15.52 Geer Park 60 26 86 33,631 1.78 497 14.78 La Porte 81 33 114 35,102 2.31 462 13,16 Alvin 60 22 82 27,015 2.22 760 2813 _ ugar Land 174 1 50 224 119,671 1.45 1,550 12.95 Rosenberg 1 78 1 25 103 39,162 1.99 697 17.80 As it relates to the PD's historical staffing statistics from 2008 to the present, Chief Wieners noted that there has been a plan in place for staffing over the years to ensure that a balance is struck that will keep the community safe. He stated that in 2018, there was a slight increase in staffing after the Santa Fe shooting incident because the school district requested additional officers. .. June Population 37,M037,733 37,980 38,140 38,750 38,980 9,20 9,70 39,926 40,634 41,075 1,291 1,68341,951 42,187' No. Sworn Officers - Authorized 56 57 57 57 58 59 61 61 62 64 66 66 64 65 65 Officers/1,000 residents 1.51 1.51 <1.50 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.56 1.54 1.55 j 1.58 1.61 1.60 1.54 1.55 1,54 Deputy Chief Rogers stated that the per capita approach identified the optimum number of officers per person, which for Friendswood is 1.56 per capita. He noted that with the new software, the City has been through some changes from having three policing districts, A, B and C to five new districts with one officer assigned to each district, and one sergeant assigned to each county (Harris and Galveston). Deputy Chief Rogers also noted that this would cover the minimum -staffing requirements that ensures that there is a sufficient number of patrol officers to deploy at any one-time event. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 9 of 22 He further noted that effective policing philosophies and strategies have changed over the years, and in response, the PD has implemented an internal crash team, a field support team, worked to create opportunities for education, outreach and proactive approaches to policing in order to help find ways to move and use officers strategically based on the environment and needs. He noted that as crime is not the only concern for the community, their policing strategies include education, outreach, technology, and beast practices, which will be reviewed continuously, in order to meet the changing and increasing crime surrounding the City of Friendswood. Deputy Chief Rogers noted that PD has been thoughtful of adding duties to officers that have not been vetted and approved by the City Manager in order to ensure that staffing levels are appropriate to meet needs. However there are a number of factors that negatively impact their delivery of services and they include, accepting additional tasks, specialization within the department, injuries, FMLA, vacations, resignations, and termination that impact the number of officers on patrol at any given time, an increase in calls for service as the populations continues to grow without a commensurate increase in personnel, and an enormous drop in the desire to be peace officers that has been felt across the nation as well as the pay. Deputy Chief Rogers listed the following as additional factors that impact PD's personnel and services: • Ability of the community to afford police services, • General credibility of the police department in the community, • Community demand for services and community tolerance for criminal activity, slower response times, traffic accidents and general disorder, • Public safety challenges accepted as being real/valid by the community, • Staffing levels and growth in adjacent communities that may impact positively or negatively on crime in the community, and • Effectiveness of judges and prosecutors in addressing matters relating to repeat offenders. Deputy Chief Rogers also noted that they work hard to get relevant information out to the community via weekly news releases. Facebook, social media, and publications in order to ensure that the community is educated and knowledgeable of what is happening around them. He further noted that Friendswood will continue to be impacted by what is happening around them in neighboring communities and they will have to find ways to deal with an increase in crime; such as, homicides increasing in Hams County by 59%, with 35% of them being related to domestic violence, DWls, domestic violence, drugs, and mental health issues. As it related to non -sworn officers, the PD operates a dispatch center for Police, Fire, EMS and Public works, 24/7 as well as an Animal Control unit with four full time personnel. These positions will need to be looked at using the same factors to determine staffing for sworn personnel because sending someone to training, having an employee call in sick, or on vacation has a detrimental impact on service level. This is very evident in the dispatchers, who are critical to the City's first responder operations, their training and duties are such that no one can do what they do, so they are very important to PD's operations. Council voiced their support and appreciation for the Friendswood Police Department, its leadership, and its services. Mr. Kabiri closed by saying that in the current budget, Council has authorized 66 officer positions, and should the number of officers fall under 66, Council has authorized the positions to maintain City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 10 of 22 the 1.56 ratio per 1,000 residents, as the budget permits. Future budgets would treat the need for new officers to maintain the 1.56 ratio per 1,000, as a Force at Work. Council concurred with the statement. S. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT A. Present an update regarding the City's upcoming holiday events. City Manager Morad Kabiri presented the item and noted the following events: • Senior Program Health Fair - Oct 27th • Senior Program Veteran's Day - Nov 14th • Holiday Lighted Trail - Thanksgiving thru Christmas • Senior Program Thanksgiving Potluck - Nov 22nd • Holidays in the Park - Dec 2nd, 9th, and 16th • Flap Jack Fun Run - Dec 3rd • Santa in the Park - Dec 3rd • Senior Program Breakfast with Santa - Dec 2151 B. Present an update on the upcoming Town hall meeting on the development of the conceptual plan for the Stevenson Park parking lot on November 29, 2022. City Manager Morad Kabiri presented the item and stated that the City has hosted two of the three scheduled town hall meetings for the development of a conceptual plan for Stevenson Park's parking lot. He noted that the next and final meeting will take place on November 29, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Friendswood Library. Mr. Kabiri noted that they have had over 300 responses and were happy to see an increase in participation from the younger residents. He encouraged all residents to attend and/or give their input via the online survey. C. Present an update regarding polling locations. City Manager Morad Kabiri presented the item and stated that there have been a lot of comments and questions as to why City Hall is not being used as a polling place for this election. He noted that City Hall has not been used as a polling place for over four years now and won't be in the future because the only rooms that can be used are on the second floor, and the building is not setup to handle a line coming down the stairs and out the door. He noted that it stopped being used because of accessibility and safety concerns. He stated that staff is working with the School District and local area churches to see if they are able to serve as a polling location in the future. Mr. Kabiri reminded everyone that the November 8" election is not a city election and ultimately the County decides where the polling locations would be located. Lastly, Mr. Kabiri reminded everyone that the polling location in Friendswood for election day were located at the following: GALVESTON COUNTY —COUNTYWIDE POLLING LOCATIONS For more or changed countywide polling locations in Galveston County visit:h s://www. aivestonvotes.or voter -information/ llin -locations Friendswood Chamber of Commerce— 1100 S. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX 77546 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page I I of22 Jacob White Building- 2000 W. Parkwood Avenue, Friendswood, TX 77546 HARRIS COUNTY - COUNTYWIDE POLLING LOCATIONS For more or changed countywide polling locations in Harris County visit: www.harrisvotes.com Westbrook Intermediate School — Gym, 302 West El Dorado Blvd., Friendswood, TX 77546 Forest Bend Civic Building, Meeting Room - 4300 Laura Leigh Lane, Friendswood, TX 77546 Clear Brook High School — Gym 3 — 4607 FM 2351, Friendswood, TX 77546 9. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Consider authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District for drainage improvements at 310 and 301 W. Castlewood and 2 Queens Lane to mitigate future disaster losses within the City. This item allows the Council to authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District (the "District") for the development of drainage improvements at 310 and 301 W. Castlewood and 2 Queens Lane to mitigate future disaster losses within the City. Under the Agreement, 1. the District, at its sole cost and expense, shall: • create a drainage model, • design drainage improvements, • incorporate feedback received from the City concerning the design of the drainage improvements • construct the drainage improvements, • restore the property, which is not a part of the drainage improvements, and • maintain the improvements along with any pilot channels/ancillary drainage components; and 2. the City shall: • grant the District appropriate easements to allow the District to use the three properties which were acquired through FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Buyout Program for the drainage improvements, • timely review and comment on the design documents submitted to it by the District, and • maintain the property, which is not part of the improvements or any pilot channels/ancillary drainage components. A motion was made by Councilmember Griffon and seconded by Counci►member Rockey to authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District (the "District") for the development of drainage improvements at 310 and 301 W. Castlewood and 2 Queens Lane to mitigate future disaster losses within the City. The vote was the following: City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 12 of 22 Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. B. Consider approving a three-year contract with the Friendswood Chamber of Commerce for economic development services. This item approves a contract with the Friendswood Chamber of Commerce to provide economic development services, including (i) the dissemination of information to the public and businesses regarding City activities and services, (ii) referral services to appropriate City officials and departments, and (iii) the promotion of economic development within the City. The contract has a three-year term but may be terminated without cause or if monies are not appropriated by the City Council in future budget years. The proposed contract is similar to past contracts with the Chamber but contains the following salient revisions: Additional obligations for the Chamber: o to provide advance written notice of all meetings at which this agreement is to be considered; o to provide the City with tickets for City officials and employees to attend its "State of the City" event "at cost"; o invoice the City annually for its services; and o to provide a certificate of insurance evidencing specified coverages and limits; and Revised indemnity/release provisions. Mayor Pro Tern Erenwert asked what the cost of the tickets to the Chamber of Commerce State of the City event was and how much did the City give the Chamber each year. Mr. Kabiri stated that historically, the City has had a 3-year contract with the Chamber in which the City pays $20,000 per year. He also noted that the State of the City is a City event in which the information, staffing and main speaker is provided. The City also sends a lot of staff and volunteers to the event, at a cost of $35.00 per ticket. The City asked in this contract that the Chamber for the tickets "at cost" or give the City some for free. The contract before Council gives the City the tickets "at cost" so it will be less, but the exact amount is not known. Mayor Pro Tern Erenwert stated that if the City's contribution of $20,000 a year is 10% of the Chamber's Annual budget of $300,000, the Chamber should provide some level of sponsorship and give the City those tickets for free. A motion was made by Councilmember Hanks and seconded by Councilmember Griffon approve a three- year contract with the Friendswood Chamber of Commerce for economic development services. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, and Councilmember Robert J. Griffon. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 13 of 22 Nays: Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tem Brent Erenwert. The item passed. C. Consider ratifying the Interlocal Agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District, Galveston County, and the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District for constructing an offline stormwater detention basin, colloquially known as the FM 1959 Detention Basin, located on land parcels owned by the Flood Control District and Harris County adjacent to Dixie Farm Road along the northern bank of Clear Creek, and the Whitcomb Channel Terracing and Stormwater Detention Basin projects located near FM 528 along the northern bank of Clear Creek. This item ratifies an Interlocal Agreement is for the design and construction of the following: 1. the FM 1959 Detention Basin, an offline stormwater detention basin located on land parcels owned by the Flood Control District and Harris County adjacent to Dixie Farm Road along the norhem bank of Clear Creek, and 2. the Whitcomb Channel Terracing and Stormwater Detention Basin Projects, located near FM 528 along the northern bank of Clear Creek. The Harris County Flood Control District is responsible for the design and the construction of each of the projects and the following details the financial contribution to be made by each party: DetentionEntity FNI 1959 Project Terracing Project* Detention Estimated Project Cost $32,453,298.11 _._ _-$14,100,000.00 $12,900,000.00, Harris County Flood Control District $13,556,635.00 -City ofFriendstvood $8000,000.00 $14,100,000.00 $12,900,000.00 Galveston County $7,500,000.00 Galveston County Consolidated Drainage $3,500,000.00 District *Contingent upon receiving $10,000,000 from a State grant. City Manager Morad Kabiri stated that this is the City's largest investment for this endeavor and wanted to remind the Council that in addition to the capital cost, at the completion of the project, there will be an ongoing maintenance and mowing cost associated with these properties that will impact future budgets. A motion was made by Councilmember Griffon and seconded by Councilmember Branson to ratify the Interlocal Agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District, Galveston County, and the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District for constructing an offline stormwater detention basin, colloquially known as the FM 1959 Detention Basin, located on land parcels owned by the Flood Control District and Harris County adjacent to Dixie Farm Road along the northern bank of Clear Creek, and the Whitcomb Channel Terracing and Stormwater Detention Basin projects located near FM 528 along the northern bank of Clear Creek. The vote was the following: City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 14 of 22 Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. D. Consider awarding the Blackhawk Facility Renovation Project (CSP 2022-17) to Construction Masters of Houston, Inc. Director of Engineering Jil Arias presented that item and stated that this item was a competitive seal proposal and while there was a small difference on the lowest two submissions, the staff looked at the criteria noted in the proposal of which price was only one criterion, and recommended Construction Masters of Houston, Inc. as the best value to the city. Councilmember Griffon asked if Construction Masters is a local company. Mr. Arias noted that they are housed out of the City of Pearland. Councilmember Griffon stated that he prefers to hire and contract local businesses. Mr. Arias noted that this preference could be included in future criteria for proposals. Councilmember Griffon asked if any interviews were conducted. Mr. Arias stated that no interviews were conducted, and the review process was done in-house. Mayor Foreman stated that in his opinion the selection process was fair and stated that he was not opposed to adding the preference for Friendswood resident construction companies for future projects maybe that's a good idea. City Manager Morad Kabiri noted that the process for these competitive sealed proposals was fair and explained that this was not a simple bid that can be compared dollar -to -dollar and noted that if the Council was not comfortable awarding the contract, staff can postpone the item and allow the Engineering Department time to review the proposals and report back to Council as to why Construction Masters was selected based upon the proposal's criteria. A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Mayor Foreman to award the Blackhawk Facility Renovation Project (CSP 2022-17) to Construction Masters of Houston, Inc. A motion was made by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Mayor Foreman to table the awarding of the Blackhawk Facility Renovation Project (CSP 2022-17) to Construction Masters of Houston, Inc. to give staff time to review the proposal submittals and the selection process. The vote was the following Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November7,2022 Page 15 of22 E. Consider authorizing a Grant Administrative Services with GrantWorks, Inc., for the Houston - Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Council of Governments (COG) Method of Distribution (MOD) Grant (RFP 2022-18). This item allows the Council to authorize a Grant Administrative Services with GrantWorks, Inc., for the Houston -Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Council of Governments (COG) Method of Distribution (MOD) Grant (RFP 2022-18). The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated $488,762,000 to the Houston -Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) to develop a method of distribution (MOD) for the Regional Mitigation Program as part of the State of Texas Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Action Plan as amended. The City of Friendswood accepted funding in the amount of $4,636,100 via the H-GAC's distribution method. Due to the CDBG-MIT grant requirements, the state is required to reach a certain threshold tied to benefitting low -and moderate -income (LMI) persons within Friendswood in Galveston County. Therefore, $2,318,050 of $4,636,100 must be used for projects that benefit LMI persons. Councilmember Griffon asked what the actual costs and services were provided in the proposed contract for these services. City Manager Morad Kabiri responded that the MOD requires the project to reach a certain threshold tied to benefitting low -and moderate -income (LMI) persons within Friendswood in Galveston County. The services provided in this contract will assist the City in providing that balance and help comply with the requirements of the State and the MOD. He also stated that under Article 6 of the Contract, that there is a spending limit of 6% for Grant Administration Services and the monies will come out of the grant itself. Councilmember Griffon stated that he felt that the cost of the contract was too high, and staff should find a way to handle the grant in house in order to keep that all the allocation dollars for the project construction. A motion was made by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Branson to authorize a Grant Administrative Services with GrantWorks, Inc., for the Houston -Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Council of Governments (COG) Method of Distribution (MOD) Grant (RFP 2022-18). The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tem Brent Erenwert. Nays: Councilmember Robert J. Griffon. The item passed. F. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a Professional Services Agreement for the 2022 Funding of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program and/or Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program for the City of Friendswood (RFQ 2022-19) with Freese and Nichols, Inc. This item authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a Professional Services Agreement for the 2022 Funding of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program and/or City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November7,2022 Page 16 of 22 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program for the City of Friendswood (RFQ 2022-19) with Freese and Nichols, Inc: Deputy Director of Engineering Samantha Haritos presented the item and stated that staff would like to pursue some flood contract and in order to put in an application, the City must have a lot of preliminary engineering. She further noted that unfortunately, staff does not have the internal capacity needed to handle these types of services and believes that the estimated costs of $66,000 for this contract will be worth the investment. A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Councilmember Hanks authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a Professional Services Agreement for the 2022 Funding of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program and/or Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program for the City of Friendswood (RFQ 2022-19) with Freese and Nichols, Inc. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. G. Consider authorizing a Grant Administration Services Agreement with Jeff S. Ward and Associates, Inc., for grant application development and grant management for the 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program and/or Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program (RFP 2022-20. A motion was made by Councilmember Branson and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Erenwert to authorize a Grant Administration Services Agreement with Jeff S. Ward and Associates, Inc., for grant application development and grant management for the 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program and/or Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program (RFP 2022-20). The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 17 of 22 H. Consider authorizing the First Amendment to the School Resource Officer Agreement with Friendswood Independent School District for certain technology improvements for an integrated safety response system. Chief Robert Wieners presented the item and stated that the amendment to the agreement is to allow the Cityto create floor plans for each campus to include IP camera addresses, in order to implement a program that will allow those camera feeds to go police vehicles and not just to dispatch. He stated that if this program is as successful as they believe it will be, they hope to migrate same to CCISD schools, day cares and church schools that are in the city limits to allow for greater visibility and better police response. A motion was made by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Hanks to the First Amendment to the School Resource Officer Agreement with Friendswood Independent School District for certain technology improvements for an integrated safety response system. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. 10. RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES A. Consider a resolution adopting a Public Art/Display Policy. Councilmember Rockey requested that the word "tourism" be removed from the policy and requested that KFB's role in the policy be explained a little more. City Manager Morad Kabiri noted that the KFB, will assist the Parks and Recreation Department to review and make a recommendation to the Council on whether or not to accept any donated art. He noted that as art is subjective, KFB would help vet those donations; however, City Council would have the ultimate decision over the donated art. A motion was made by Councilmember Hanks and seconded by Councilmember Griffon to approve Resolution No. R2022-34 as submitted. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page IS of 22 RESOLUTION NO. R2022-34 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC ART/DISPLAY POLICY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE. B. Consider an ordinance amending the City's General Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 by approving "Budget Amendment P' and providing for supplemental appropriation and/or transfer of certain funds. The proposed ordinances approve the following budget amendments: 1. Parks & Recreation Department — Donations for Memorial Bench in Stevenson Park, $300. Appropriate donations received from the Mallory and Stephens families. The donations will go towards the purchase of a dedicated park bench in Stevenson Park. Funds will be appropriated to the Parks Operations division's operating equipment budget. 2. Forest Bend Detention Pond — Construction Pay Application #1, $180,088. Appropriate advanced funding for Jerdon Enterprise Pay Application #1 for the construction of the Forest Bend Detention Pond. The City applied for and was awarded a reimbursement grant through the 2017 Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery with Harris County to engineer and construct offline detention in coordination with the Forest Bend Homeowners Association. The funding source will be unassigned general fund balance and will be reimbursed once grant funding has been received from the grantor. 3. Police Department -- Insurance Reimbursement, $17,338. Appropriate insurance reimbursement received from TML-IRP. Funding will be appropriated to the Police Department Patrol division's vehicle maintenance account for repairs made to the P416. 4. Police Department — Software Implementation Change Order, $73,800. Appropriate funding for a change order to the contract with Integrated Computer Systems, Inc. for the implementation of new public safety software. The City of Friendswood and Friendswood ISD will add a mutually beneficial module to the software referenced as Integrated Safety Response. The funding source will be unassigned general fund balance for the additional cost; of which, $25,000 will be reimbursed by FISD. Also, if received, any prorated refund associated with cancelation of the City's existing Police Department software maintenance contract will reimburse fund balance for a portion of the change order expense. A motion was made by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Griffon to approve Ordinance No. 2022-26 as submitted. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 19 of 22 Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2022-19, PASSED AND APPROVED AUGUST 29, 2022, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY'S GENERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, BY APPROVING "BUDGET AMENDMENT I" THERETO; PROVIDING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AND/OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE. 11. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Councilmember Hanks and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Erenwert to approve the Consent Agenda, Items 11.A. — I LL. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tern Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. A. Consider an ordinance on the second reading repealing Chapter 2 "Administration," Article II "Boards, Committees and Commissions"; Chapter 10 "Animals," Article VII "Animal Shelter Advisory Committee"; and Chapter 46 "Library," Article II "Friendswood Public Library," Section 46-19 "Board of Trustees" of the Friendswood City Code; amending Chapter 14 "Buildings and Building Regulations," Article I "In General," Section 14-3 "Construction board of adjustment and appeals"; Article H " Building Code," Section 14-24 "Amendments to International Building Code"; " Article III " Electrical Code," Division 2 "Appeals," Section 14-93 "Appeal of decisions by the building official or inspector"; Article IV " Plumbing Code," Section 14-253 "Amendments"; Article V "Mechanical Code," Section 14-275 "Amendments"; Article VI "International Fuel Gas Code," Section 14-300 "Amendments"; and Article X " Residential Code" Section 14-389 "International Residential Code for One -and Two -Family Dwellings adopted," Subsection (b) of the Friendswood City Code; and amending Chapter 2 "Administration" of the Friendswood City Code to add a new article to be numbered and entitled Article H "Boards, Committees, and Commissions" to codify all of the City's boards, committees, and commissions and update the references to such boards, committees and commissions. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 20 of 22 ORDINANCE NO.2022-27 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, REPEALING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE II "BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS'; CHAPTER 10 "ANIMALS," ARTICLE VII "ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE"; AND CHAPTER 46 "LIBRARY," ARTICLE II "FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY," SECTION 46-19 "BOARD OF TRUSTEES" OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 14 "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," ARTICLE I "IN GENERAL," SECTION 14-3 "CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS'; ARTICLE II " BUILDING CODE," SECTION 14-24 "AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE'; " ARTICLE III " ELECTRICAL CODE," DIVISION 2 "APPEALS," SECTION 14-93 "APPEAL OF DECISIONS BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR INSPECTOR'; ARTICLE IV " PLUMBING CODE," SECTION 14-253 "AMENDMENTS'; ARTICLE V "MECHANICAL CODE," SECTION 14-275 "AMENDMENTS'; ARTICLE VI "INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE," SECTION 14-300 "AMENDMENTS'; ARTICLE X " RESIDENTIAL CODE" SECTION 14-389 "INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ONE -AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS ADOPTED," SUBSECTION (B) OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE TO BE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED ARTICLE H "BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS" IN ORDER TO CODIFY ALL OF THE CITY'S BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS AND UPDATE THE REFERENCES TO SUCH BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS; PROVIDING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLLARS ($500.00); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. B. Consider appointing (i) Thomas McDonald, (ii) Nancy Sims, (iii) Anthony Scarpa, (iv) Ruftno Ramirez, (v) Kathy Molinaro, (vi) Larry Sims, (vii) Michelle Bjacek, (viii) Christine Scarpa, (ix) Stephanie Karacostas, and (x) Stacy Scarpa to the Fourth of July Steering Committee for a three-year term beginning immediately and ending on October 31, 2025. C. Consider appointing (i) Patricia Steinke, (ii) Jeff Smith, (iii) Vijal Mahal, (iv) Shawn Potter, (v) Stephanie Reddick, and (vi) Pat Forke to the Keep Friendswood Beautiful Committee for a three-year term beginning immediately and ending October 31, 2025. D. Consider appointing (i) Ethel Zansler, (ii) Doris Ann Ochoa, and (iii) Charlene Mizener to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee for a three-year term beginning immediately and ending on October 31, 2025, and appointing Carol Tomlinson to complete an unexpired term beginning immediately and ending October 31, 2024. E. Consider appointing (i) Robert Bozka and (H) Allan Rasmussen to the Investment Committee for a three-year term beginning immediately and ending on October 31, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 21 of22 F. Consider a resolution designating the City Manager as the Subrecipient Authorized Representative and granting the City Manager signatory authority for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs. RESOLUTION NO. R2022-35 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE SUBRECIPIENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S 2022 BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES AND FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS; GRANTING THE SUBRECIPIENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATORY AUTHORITY FOR SUCH GRANT PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. G. Consider a resolution designating the City Manager as the Subrecipient Authorized Representative and granting the City Manager signatory authority for the Houston -Galveston Area Council's Regional Mitigation Program - Council of Governments Method of Distribution. RESOLUTION NO. R2022-36 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE SUBRECIPIENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL'S REGIONAL MITIGATION PROGRAM - COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION; GRANTING SUBRECIPIENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATORY AUTHORITY FOR SUCH PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. H. Consider authorizing a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Pearland. I. Consider ratifying an agreement with Friendswood Independent School District for road closures for the Cline Fun Run to be held October 29, 2022. J. Consider approving the ad valorem tax report for September 2022. K. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting held on October 3, 2022. L. Consider approving the minutes of the City Council Special Meeting held on October 26, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 7, 2022 Page 22 of 22 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION A. Recess into and convene into 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 and to seek the advice of the City's attorney on legal matters related thereto. At 8:11 p.m., Mayor Foreman recessed and convened into 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 and to seek the advice of the City's attorney on legal matters related thereto. At 8:18 p.m., Mayor Foreman reconvened the regular meeting and announced that in accordance with Section 551.102 of the Texas Government Code, no action was taken in executive session. 13. BUSINESS ITEM A. Consider an Economic Development Agreement with Tannos Development Group, LLC, for the construction of a mixed -use development at 408 S. Friendswood Drive. A motion was made by Councilmember Rockey and seconded by Councilmember Branson to authorize an Economic Development Agreement with Tannos Development Group, LLC, for the construction of a mixed -use development at 408 S. Friendswood Drive. The vote was the following: Ayes: Mayor Mike Foreman, Councilmember Trish Hanks, Councilmember Steve Rockey, Councilmember Sally Branson, Councilmember Robert J. Griffon, Councilmember John Scott and Mayor Pro Tem Brent Erenwert. Nays: None. The item passed unanimously. 12. ADJOURNMENT With there being no further business, Mayor Foreman adjourned the November 7, 2022, City Council Regular Meeting at 8:19 P.M.