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[00:00:03]

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

[CALL TO ORDER]

I OFFICIALLY CALL US TO ORDER, UH, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THUR, UH, TUESDAY, JUNE THE 16TH AT, UH, 2026 AT 5:00 PM UH, MARIELLE.

WOULD YOU CALL ROLL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER.

HERE.

MAYOR PROAM JOHNSON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KAR.

HERE.

MAYOR MCCOY.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PENA PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER RICHARD RUSSELL.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER CONNOR HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER ABOVE HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCES.

IF YOU PLOT, PLEASE RISE.

FIRST THE AMERICAN PLEDGE.

I THOUGHT THAT I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

PLEASE HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO DEED TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

WE'LL BE SEATED AND WE'LL WAIT FOR WAIT FOR THE CRACKLING A LITTLE BIT.

SOUNDS LIKE THE LAST CONCERT I WENT TO.

METALLICA, LET'S GO.

ALRIGHT, IS THAT IN THE BUDGET? NO KIDDING.

OKAY.

UM,

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

CITIZENS' COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN'S COMMENTS IN THIS SPECIAL SESSION? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND PLEASE, WHEN YOU COME UP AND UH, STATE YOUR NAME, UH, GIVE US YOUR, UH, IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS, YOUR ADDRESS WOULD BE GREAT.

AND LET US KNOW IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS AS WELL.

UH, LOOKING AT THE ITEMS HERE, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED IN.

I JUST HAVE ONE AND THAT'S, IS THAT BEN DONAHUE? IS THAT CORRECT? HI BEN, COME ON UP, PLEASE.

UH, TELL US YOUR NAME AGAIN AND YOUR ADDRESS AND WE'LL GET YOU IN HERE.

SORRY.

MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON THE GREEN LIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WELCOME.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME'S BEN DONAHUE.

I LIVE AT 3 1 2 1 9 GRANARY HOLLOW DRIVE.

I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GETTING READY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TALK TO LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT THE WATERS.

P SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SUGGESTION.

SO THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL, AS I UNDERSTAND, SAYS THAT DUE TO THESE OLD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THE CITY HAS A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ALLOW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING TO BE BUILT ON THE WATERS PUD LAND.

NOW AT THE SAME TIME, MOST RE RESIDENTS, IT SEEMS TO ME, DON'T WANT APARTMENTS TO BE BUILT ON THAT LAND.

WELL, WE CAN DO BOTH.

WE CAN FULFILL OUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS BY CREATING A PUD THAT ALLOWS TOWN HOMES AND DUPLEXES, BUT NOT APARTMENTS.

I BELIEVE MOST RESIDENTS WOULD VASTLY PREFER TOWN HOMES OR DUPLEXES TO APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

I'VE READ THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND THERE'S NOTHING IN ANY OF THEM THAT SAYS MULTIFAMILY HAS TO MEAN APARTMENTS.

THE KEY LANGUAGE SAYS COMMERCIAL SLASH MULTIFAMILY.

THE CITY WOULD NOT BREACH ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION BY DISALLOWING APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

SO LONG AS WE ALLOW OTHER FORMS OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND OF COURSE, WHAT'S IN THE UTILITY AGREEMENTS DOES NOT AND CANNOT CONTROL OR OVERRIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

NOW, MAKING THAT CHANGE WILL REQUIRE SOME TIME CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL, HAVE TO GO BACK AND RENEGOTIATE WITH THE LANDOWNER AND DEVELOPERS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO THAT MIGHT MEAN VOTING TO POSTPONE THE WATERS PUD TONIGHT AND COMING BACK TO IT NEXT MONTH.

BUT MY ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOU IS TO TALK IT OVER WITH COUNSEL AND THINK IT THROUGH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. DONAHUE.

UH, SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME IN AND DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IN.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT AT THIS TIME? HE DID.

HE DID? YES.

AND ALL RIGHT.

DON'T SEE ANYONE.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL PUT THIS BACK UP HERE FOR NEXT.

NEXT ONE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SIX.

AND THAT'S EXECUTIVE SESSION.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7, 1 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT 5 5 1 GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ZONING OF THE WATERS, PUD.

WE'LL ALSO DO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION CONCURRENTLY, UM, WITH, UH, TO LIBERATE WITH COUNSEL REGARDING LAND BOUNDARY JURISDICTIONAL AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY ISSUES RELATED TO PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH HERITAGE BIN DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS, AND ANY RELATED EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND ANNEXATION MATTERS.

AND WE'LL ALSO, UM, AND ITEM C GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, CLOSED SESSION IN

[00:05:01]

ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1, UH, CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY REGARDING NORTH FORT BEND WATER AUTHORITY.

I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION AT THIS TIME, PLEASE.

I MOVE.

WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 51 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

A MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY MR. JOHNSON.

AND UH, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND.

SECOND.

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU MR. RUSSELL.

AND ALL IN FAVOR? A.

ANY OPPOSED? VERY WELL.

WE'LL, UH, ADJOURN NOW TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:05 PM AND WE'LL RETURN AS SOON AS WE CAN.

MY PAGE IS IN THERE.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

HI.

OKAY.

UH, WE'RE,

[ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION]

I'M OFFICIALLY CALL US BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6 0 2.

APPRECIATES EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE AND US HAVING TO GO JUST A BIT LONG.

UH, ANY ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO.

ACTION.

MOTION BEEN MADE? NO ACTION.

EVERYBODY AGREE? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? NO MOTION.

THERE'S NO MOTION.

SO THEREFORE I OFFICIALLY, I'LL CALL FOR AN ADJOURNMENT ON SPECIALS.

COUNSEL MEETING PLEASE.

I NEED ADJOURNMENT.

MAY I MOVE? WE ADJOURN.

SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE THAT WE ADJOURN.

SPECIAL MEETING AND SECONDED BY MR. UTR.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OKAY.

WE OFFICIALLY ADJOURN FROM THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TIME, TIME.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU.

6 0 2.

STILL STILL.

6 0 2.