City Council - Regular Meeting

No. Let me call to order the one thousand, eight hundred and ninety fifth meeting of the Deer Park City Council. We're gonna open up with our invocation by soon to be newly elected Councilman Eric Ripley and the Pledge of Allegiance by Councilman Tommy Ginn. Stand right there since you don't want to join us up here. Please join me in the Pledge of Americans and the Texas flag.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America sign up to speak?

Yes, sir. Carol Cass. You can pull that down if you need to, sir. Thank you. Good evening, fellow Texans, neighbors, to visitors.

Good evening, I'm with Tom, members of the city council and city management. For those of you who may remember last April, our period here is so somewhat adamantly. Requested the city council of Deer Park, Texas, which is touted as the birthplace of Texas birthplace of Texas, do duly proclaim and restore public recognition and commemoration of the date of Texas declaration of independence on 03/02/1836, and also the day of the Battle of San Jacinto on 04/21/1836, and do so recognize by displaying prominently the Texas State flag on Center Street, and furthermore, to include within the annual Deer Park calendar recognition of the set historical date. So for those persons present who may wonder why the state of Texas flags were displayed yesterday along Center Street, thank you, I hereby proudly extend my sincere gratitude to this council and all other participants who have graciously and patriotically fulfilled my request and confidence in the report. And also, if you didn't know, you should have looked at your March calendar, Dear Annual Calendar.

And you would have seen wish my money stuck to me like that Texas Independence Day today yesterday and next month is Angiocena Day. Thank you again. Now, to reiterate my passion for these requests, I'm a seventh generation Texan whose ancestors settled during 1821 and 1831 in the Austin and Robertson's colonies of Tejas in the invitation of original fathers of Texas, Senor Jose Antonio Navarro, Navarro County, and Mr. Stephen F. Austin, son of or the originator, Moses often.

And the Romero family home, by the way, in San Antonio is a state historical landmark. So, my seventh great generation grandparents anticipated in the Texas Revolution against the regime of dictator Santa Ana and subsequently served in the establishment of Texas Republican state governors. In a brief biography of William Henry Walker and Sarah Wilhelm Walker is included in the documentary entitled Mylon County, Texas, Its Evolutional Leaders by Curtis Chubb, PhD twenty twenty one. The document was commissioned by my cousin Stephen Young, former county judge. Additionally, my mother's father was a distant relative to David Smith Cornegie, whose name is engraved in the facade of the San Jacinto Monument.

As one of the Texian combatants was General Sam Houston during that decisive battle. And to further emphasize the meaning of that victory, it is secured in Texas independence leading to its 1845 annex and the subsequent Mexican American War, which added more than 1,000,000 square miles to The United States. In closing, I direct everyone to seek out their genealogy and ancestry to learn how and why you became who you are, and especially the younger folks who are seeking to establish a personal identity when in fact you already have a respectable, patriotic identity founded in your ancestry. Thank you again.

Thank you, sir. Thank you. Did anyone else sign up?

No, sir.

Moving on to consent counter. Move for approval. Second. Motion by Councilman Ginn and a second by Councilman Martin. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number two, consideration of an action on acceptance of completion for the replacement of the cast iron water line on Phyllis Street.

Move for approval.

Second. Second. I have a motion by Councilman Garrison and second by Councilman Martin. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item three, consideration of an action on entering into an interlocal agreement with Harris County Toll Road Authority for formal reimbursement processes for response on tollway system. Move for approval. Second. A motion by Councilman Garrison and a second by Councilman Garrison. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

All opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number four, consideration of an action on acceptance of certificate of unopposed candidates and consider an ordinance declaring unopposed candidates in the 05/02/2026, general city election to be elected to office canceling the election. Mr. Fox.

Yes. I'm

sorry. Sequoia Wright, sir.

In order to the city of Deer Park, Texas declaring unopposed candidates for the council positions four, five, and six elected and providing that May should not be held.

Move for approval. Second. I have a motion by Councilman McGinn and second by Councilman Martin. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number five, consideration of an action on orders to amend the approved 25, 26 salary and classification scales. Mr. Fox.

An ordinance providing for a reclassification scale, pay range chart for employees of the city of Deer Park, providing pay range chart for unclassified service employees.

Move for approval. Second. Motion by Councilman Markman, second by Councilman McGinn. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries agenda item number six, consideration of an action of orders to amend fiscal year twenty five-twenty six general fund budget for the building maintenance department to fund expenditures for salary supplies and maintenance at the new Jimmy Burke activity center. Mr. Fox.

In order to amending the twenty twenty five-twenty twenty six budget for the city of Deer Park, Texas and proposing some set up through the and purposes therein.

Move for approval. Second. I have a motion for Councilman Garrison and second by Councilman Martin. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries agenda item number seven, consideration of an action for approval to purchase one twenty twenty five Ford Explorer SUV for the planning and development department through the TIPS USA contract. Move for approval. Second. And a motion by Councilman Ginn and second by Councilman Martin. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed?

Motion carries. Agenda item number eight, Consideration of an action on approval to purchase furniture installation services from GNL Installations Inc. Move for approval. Second. And a motion by Councilman Martin and a second by Councilman McGinn. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries. This is all the items we have for tonight. This meeting is adjourned.