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[I. COMMENCEMENT ]
NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CL CITY HALL LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, CL, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071.
CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0 7 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
5 5 1 0 7 4 PERSONNEL MATTERS.
5 5 1 0 7 6 DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 8 7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 8 7 5 8 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED SECTIONS 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA MEETING PACKET AND VIDEO LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.CLUTEXAS.GOV.
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED AND PERSON IT WILL OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ITEM TO REGISTER TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE EMAIL, SEE THE CLERK ROSIE POINT@ROSIEALUTEXAS.GOV.
AT LEAST TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, A RECORDING OF THE MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.
DO YOU CARE TO GIVE US A BLESSING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR CITY AND WHERE IT'S THE KNOWLEDGE AND JUST DETERMINATION FOR WE, UH, GET CLOSE TO THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, IT RESURRECTION ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE TRAVELING THIS TRAVEL THIS.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I HAVE ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS, CALVIN SHIFFLETT.
UH, SUSAN VISITORS COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE ANY ANGLES AND REPRESENTATIVES HERE AT THE MOMENT, BUT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
BUT WHILE WE'RE ON THIS, UH, IN THIS AREA, I'D LIKE TO, UH, HAVE A MO MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, UH, JOHN WOODS.
SO IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL WILL INDULGE US, WE'LL JUST HAVE A FEW MOMENTS OF SILENCE FOR MR. WOODS.
[III. CONSENT AGENDA ]
NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR CONSIDER ROUTINE OR GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEM BE REMOVED.THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION.
TONIGHT'S AGENDA CONSISTS OF MINUTES, JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
MARCH 14TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM AND THE SECOND ITEM IS TO RATIFY THE CITY MANAGER'S SIGNATURE AUTHORIZING THE BRAZO COUNTY MOSQUITO DISTRICT TO DO AERIAL SPRAYING OVER OUR CITY.
ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED? ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR A AYE, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
[IV. BUSINESS ITEMS ]
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IS A CITY OF KLUTE PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 31ST AS CESAR CHA TODAY AND CITY OF KLUTE PROCLAMATION.WHEREAS SAAR CHAVEZ DAY ON MARCH 31ST IS A FEDERAL COMMEMORATIVE HOLIDAY CELEBRATED TO HONOR THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE AMERICAN LABOR RIGHTS HERO.
AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE AND WORK AND SERVICE, SAAR CHAVEZ EMPOWERED THOUSANDS TO STAND TOGETHER FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND LEAD OUR NATION TOWARD A MORE EQUITABLE AND JUST SOCIETY.
ITS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP INSPIRED A POWERFUL MOMENT THAT BURNS BRIGHTLY TO THIS DAY RALLYING PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO CHAMPION THE DIGNITY OF WORK.
AND WHEREAS MARCH 31ST IS A REMINDER THAT THE POWER OF WORKERS COMING TOGETHER TO BARGAIN FOR A BETTER DEAL IS WHAT BUILT THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS AND MADE POSSIBLE THE AMERICAN DREAM.
JAVEZ TAUGHT US OUR AMBITIONS MUST BE BROAD ENOUGH TO INSPIRE THE, TO INCLUDE THE ASPIRATIONS AND NEEDS OF OTHER FOR THEIR SAKE AND FOR OUR OWN.
AND WHEREAS WE PUSH TO BUILD LADDERS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN TO CLIMB, WE CALL HIS RESILIENCE THROUGH SETBACKS, HIS REFUSAL TO SCALE BACK HIS DREAMS. NOW THEREFORE, OUR CALVIN SHIP MAYOR OF THE CITY, CLUTE, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 31ST, 2024 AS CESAR CHAVEZ.
TODAY, THE WITNESS WHERE OF HERE TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE SEA CLUTE TO BE AFFIXED.
IT WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSIE POINTED AT CITY CLERK MAYOR.
WE HAVE, UH, GINA WITH THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LULAC REPRESENTATIVE.
OKAY, ROSE, THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE YOUR SIGNATURE SEAL ON IT SEALED AND THEN IT LOOKS SO PRETTY OUT THERE.
I WAS GONNA SAY JUST A LITTLE BIT I PROCLAMATION, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF CL DECLARING FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
IT WILL BE CITY OF FLU PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND THE URBAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT HAS INITIATED THE SPONSORSHIP OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL EACH YEAR DESIGNED TO REINFORCE THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE CONCEPT OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KLU AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ASSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL AMERICANS TO RENTAL HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU WELCOMES THIS OPPORTUNITIES TO REAFFIRM ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING TO ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, INCLUDING GENDER I GEN, GENDER
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IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, FAMILIAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOURCE OF SOURCE OF INCOME.AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF INCLUDE AFFIRMATIVELY SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT WILL EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THEIR RIGHTS TO EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND TO PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSURE EVERY PERSON THEIR RIGHT TO FAIR HOUSING.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF INCLUDE IS HONORED TO JOIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ACROSS AMERICA IN CELEBRATING THE RISK DIVERSITY OF OUR PEOPLE AND THE RIGHT OF ALL CITIZENS TO LIVE WHERE THEY CHOOSE WITHOUT FEAR OF DISCRIMINATION.
THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL AS THE MONTH TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR ALL EFFORTS WHICH GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO LIVE FREE OF DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES AND PROCLAIM THIS MONTH AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND URGE ALL LOCAL OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO JOIN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO FURTHER FAIR HOUSING OBJECTIVES AND WITNESS WHEREOF HERE TO SET BY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF SEA INCLUDE TO BE AFFIXED THIS 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024.
IT'LL BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSA APPOINTED AT CITY CLERK.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 DASH 2024 ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT LOCATED AT 300 300 A AND 3 0 4 COMMERCE STREET AND SET IN A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT PROPOSED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING.
DATE IS APRIL THE 25TH, 2024 AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 DASH 2024.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLU, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY RE PLAT OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300 300 A AND 3 0 4 COMMERCE STREET IN CLUTE, TEXAS WHERE THE CITY OF KLUTE THROUGH ITS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW IT, APPROVE OR DENY PLATS AND PLTS OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE EXTER TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE PLANNING'S ZONING COMMISSION HAS CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REPL PROPERTY SUBDIVIDING FOUR LOTS TO ADJUST THE PROPERTY LINE AT 300 300 A AND 3 0 4 COMMERCE STREET CL TEXAS.
WHEREAS AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION, THE PLANNING THE ZONING COMMISSION VOTED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF SAID PRELIMINARY REPL REQUESTING FOR THE SETTING OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING DATE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE REQUEST IS DULY MADE AND CONFORMED WITH ALL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR REPL NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS.
THAT SECTION ONE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU FINDS THAT THE FACTS ARE CITED.
THIS PREAMBLE HEREOF ARE TRUE.
SECTION TWO, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES OR REQUESTED PRELIMINARY REPL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300 300 A AND 304 COMMERCE STREET, KLU, TEXAS, WITH A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF APRIL 25TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM THREE EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS RESOLUTION AND THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROVISIONS, REQUIREMENTS, ORDERS AND MATTERS ESTABLISHED IN ADOPTED HEREBY SHALL TAKE EFFECT TO BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON THE DATE OF PASSAGE.
AND UPON EXECUTION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY SECRETARY IS SET FORTH BELOW AND SECTION FOUR PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THIS MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS ATTENDED BY QUORUM.
THE CITY COUNCIL WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME, PLACE AND PURPOSE OF SAID MEETING WAS GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 5 1 READ PAST AND ADOPTED THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2020 FOR TO BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AS A TESTIFY BY ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK PLANNING AND ZONING TOOK UP THIS, UH, PRELIMINARY PLAT ON TUESDAY AND APPROVED IT.
AND THAT'S WHERE THIS RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM.
MR. BROWN, UH, WOULD LIKE TO BASICALLY SEGREGATE TWO PLAT TWO LOTS.
UH, IT'S CURRENTLY ALL LUMPED INTO ONE.
UH, AND I WANT TO SAY MR. COX, DO WE KNOW HIS BUYER? YES SIR.
COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE SIR, IF YOU CAN COME UP TO THE MIC.
OH, THE, THE, THE BUYER OF THE SHOP AND THE CANOPY WHERE HE KEPT HIS CARD AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUT THEN THEY DIDN'T NEED THE BODY SHOP WITH DAVID GIBSON STILL RUNS IT, SO WE'RE SPLITTING
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SO MR. COX, UH, IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT UH, THE BODY SHOP WILL REMAIN, THE PROPERTY'S GONNA BE SEPARATED AND THAT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS GONNA PURCHASE LOT TWO.
HABITAT OR ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO BUILD MORE HOMES OR NO, THIS IS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
YEAH, THIS IS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
SO THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE, UH, THIS WILL KIND OF BE A LAY DOWN YARD AND SHOP IF I'M NOT CORRECT.
YES, IT'LL BE THEIR HEADQUARTERS BASICALLY.
PROBABLY, HUH? WELL, THEY KEEP THE PLACE IN LAKE JACKSON, BUT THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE ROOM TO UNLOAD ANYTHING WITH THOSE SIX OVERHEAD DOORS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS BUILDING.
THEY'LL KEEP THE STORING LIKE JACK WHERE THEY SELL THE FURNITURE.
SO WHICH ONE? OKAY, I'M ASSUMING WITH THE RED, THE RED IS THE LOCK.
OKAY, SO THE HALF TOWER WOULD BE DOING THIS ONE? YES MA'AM.
OR AT THE AUTO PART? YEAH, THE DOTTED LINE.
AND I DO ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE MR. BROWN WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO LET US USE THE BACK SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WE GET READY TO MOBILIZE FOR THE DORSETT AND SHANKS IMPROVEMENTS.
SO, UH, THE CONTRACTOR WILL ACTUALLY BE STORING THEIR STUFF ON THIS SITE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO, OKAY.
AND THAT IT THOUGHT I'VE BEEN THROUGH PROBATE AND JIMMY THE SON IS AN EXECUTIVE OF THE THE STATE.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE FOUR LOTS THAT'S TURNED INTO THREE, CORRECT? UH, WELL ESSENTIALLY THEY HAD IT FOUR LOTS AND THEN IT WAS TWO AND THEN IT WAS ONE AND NOW IT'S BACK TO TWO.
I KNOW THAT'S PRETTY CONFUSING.
I, I I KEPT READING FOUR AND THREE AND YEAH, NO, IT'S, IT'S, I GOT THREE ADDRESSES AND I PUT FOUR BECAUSE ON THE, UH, THE CAD.
CAD YEAH IT SHOWS FOUR SEPARATE LINES.
DID ORIGINALLY SHOW FOUR? YEAH.
OKAY, SO IT WAS BASICALLY, BASICALLY PLATTED AS ONE LOT ORIGINALLY.
ON THE FIRST RELA THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE SECOND, SECOND REESE LAB.
DIVIDE THAT ONE LOT INTO TWO LOTS.
MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER, FIND IT AGAIN.
21 DASH OR 24 DASH 2021 WHERE I LOST IT.
AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL PERSON MADDOX? YES.
THE PRELIMINARY REPLY HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[V. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ]
NEXT ITEM IS NOTICE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.UH, TOMORROW IS GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH, AND IF YOU COME UP HERE, YOU'LL BE BY YOURSELF,
UH, THEN ON APRIL THE 19TH, THE CITY OF KLUTE WILL BE HOSTING CAFE PINE DUAL SEED NETWORKING EVENT WITH THE BRAZORIA COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER, ILU CITY HALL AT 9:00 AM AND THEN A TENTATIVE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
WELL, NOW IT'S NOT TENTATIVE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO IT WILL BE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2024 AT SEVEN.
[VI. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OVER MEETINGS ACT, SECTION 5 5 1 0.071.
GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING, PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENT OFFERS OR OTHER MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE CITY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 5 5 1 GOVERNMENT CODE.
AND THE ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL IMMINENT DOMAIN.
THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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I WOULD CONSIDER A MOTION TO COME.MAYOR, I'LL SECOND HAVE A, HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILPERSON BOND THEN WE COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING.
UH, NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ADJOURNMENT.
MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS THE SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR PENDING.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE ALL IF EVER A AYE UNANIMOUS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
I'M GO TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PAGE.