1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
*Zoom meeting experienced technical difficulties* DISCUSSION ITEMS Clarification Of Consent And Regular City Council Agenda Items - This Is An Opportunity For City Council To Ask Questions Of Staff On Consent And Regular Agenda Items. (30 Minutes)
*Zoom meeting experienced technical difficulties* Hurricane Laura Wrap Up (B. Maxwell/D. Buckley - 15 Minutes)
*Zoom meeting experienced technical difficulties* Discussion Of Civilian Pension Board Actions (B. Maxwell/D. Buckley - 15 Minutes)es)
Conduct A Public Hearing On September 10, 2020 On The FY 2021 Proposed Budget As Required By State Law. Documents: FY 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING STAFF REPORT.DOCX BUDGET PH NEWSPAPER NOTICE.PDF FY2021 PROPOSED BUDGET 09.04.2020_202009041424103527.PDF 5.A.1. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Adopting The Annual Governmental And Proprietary Funds Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2020 And Ending September 30, 2021; Making Appropriations For City Operations And Capital Projects For Such Fiscal Year As Reflected In Such Budget; Operations And Capital Projects For Such Fiscal Year As Reflected In Such Budget; Authorizing Various Other Transfers; Approving And Adopting The FY 2021 Capital Budget; Approving And Adopting The Budget Of The Industrial Development Corporation, Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (M. Loftin) Documents: FY 2021 BUDGET ORDINANCE STAFF REPORT.DOCX BUDGET ORDINANCE 2021.DOCX EXHIBIT A-FY21 BUDGET DATA SHEET.PDF EXHIBIT B -- FY 2021-2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS AND FINANCING SOURCES.PDF EXHIBIT C. -FY 2021-2025 CIP TOTALS BY FUNDING SOURCE.PDF IDC FY21 PROPOSED BUDGET.PDF 5.A.2. Consider For Action A Motion Ratifying The Property Tax Increase Reflected In The FY 2021 Budget. (M. Loftin) Documents: FY 2021 TAX REVENUE INCREASE RATIFICATION STAFF REPORT2.DOCX
Conduct A Public Hearing To Consider The Proposed Property Tax Rate Of $0.56 Per $100 Of Taxable Value For 2020. Documents: FY 2021 PROPERTY TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF REPORT.DOC GALVESTON SEPTEMBER 10 2020 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE.PDF CITY OF GALVESTON FINAL 2020 TNT WORKSHEETS 7.28.2020 CERTIFIED.PDF
Resolution Sandpiper Cove - 3916 Winnie Street Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Expressing Its Support For The Application By Galveston 3916 Winnie Street, LP For Private Activity Bonds For Low-Income Housing Tax Credits At 3916 Winnie Street, In Galveston, Texas, 77550, Authorizing An Allocation Of Housing Tax Credits For The Approval Of The Rehabilitation Of The Development; Directing The City Secretary To Send A Certified And True Copy Of This Resolution To Representatives Of Galveston 3916 Winnie Street LP, For Inclusion In Its Application To The Texas Department Of Housing And Community Affairs For Private Activity Bonds For Low-Income Housing Tax Credits At 3916 Winnie Street, Galveston, Texas; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject, And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal) Documents: RESOLUTION FOR 3916 WINNIE REHABILITATION BONDS - 2020.DOCX
Discuss The Diversity And Inclusion Plan To Increase Female Representation Throughout The City Of Galveston Workforce Focusing On Recruitment And Retention Of Females In The Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works, And Municipal Utilities. (K. Etienne - 15 Minutes)
Discussion Of The Resolution Issued By The Galveston Wharves Board Regarding Trustee O’Rourke And Giving Direction To The City Attorney For Further Action Related To The Galveston Wharves Board. (Legal - 20 Minutes)
Discussion Of Upcoming Interviews For Planning Commission And Wharves Board, And Appointments To All City Boards, Commissions, And Committees (Brown - 10 Minutes)
Report Of City Council's Park Board Representative (Collins/Brown - 10 Minutes)
PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the City Council. A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the City Council. https://forms.galvestontx.gov/Forms/PublicComment A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items
ORDINANCES (NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS) Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving And Adopting The Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan For Fy 2021-2025; And Making Certain Findings And Containing Certain Provisions Related To The Subject. (M. Loftin) Documents: FY 2021-2025 CIP STAFF REPORT.DOCX CIP ORDINANCE 2021.DOC FY2021-FY2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (1).PDF
Consider For Approval An Ordinance Ratifying And Confirming Ordinance No. 18-052, As Supplemented And Amended By Ordinance No. 18-67, Pertaining To The City Of Galveston, Texas, Tax And Revenue Emergency Anticipation Note; Ratifying And Confirming The Payment Of Principal And Interest Thereon And The Forward Delivery & Purchase Agreement, Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, And Form Of Note Related Thereto. (M. Loftin) Documents: BRIDGE LOAN RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION STAFF REPORT.DOCX BRIDGE LOAN RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION ORDINANCE 9.10.2020.DOCX
Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Ordinance 20-048, Regarding The Designated Polling Places For The Election To Be Held In The City Of Galveston On The 3rd Day Of November, 2020, For The Purpose Of Electing A Mayor At-Large And Six (6) District Council Members, Each For A Two-Year Term; Making Other Provisions Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal) Documents: AMENDED GENERAL ELECTION - POLLING PLACES FOR NOVEMBER 2020.DOCX
The following items shall be considered for action as a whole, unless one or more Council Members objects. The City Manager is authorized to execute all necessary documents upon final approval by the City Attorney. 9.B. Consider For Approval Accepting The City Auditor's Report On Galveston Police Department LESO (1033) Equipment Inventory AUCITY2020-1 (G. Bulgherini). Documents: AUCITY2020-1 POLICE LESO (1033) EQUIPMENT INVENTORY.PDF 9.C. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating John Manlove As The President Of The Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority To Serve The Same Annual Term As The Other Officers Of The Authority, Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date. (Legal) Documents: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT.DOCX STAFF REPORT.RESOLUTION APPROVING RDA PRESIDENT.DOCX 9.D. Consider For Approval The Purchase Of 16 Tasers And Related Equipment From Axon Enterprise, Inc. Through Buy Board (Contract #603-20) At A Total Cost Of $35,593. Funding Will Be The U.S. Department Of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Account. (V. Hale) Documents: JAG TASERS AUG 2020.PDF AXON TASER SEPT 2020.PDF 9.E. Consider For Approval, Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The 2021 Texas Department Of Transportation, Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant, Which Allows The Airport To Be Reimbursed Up To $50,000.00 In Eligible Airport Maintenance Expenses Upon Final Approval Of The City Attorney (M. Shahan). Documents: STAFF REPORT - 2021 RAMP GRANT.PDF 9.F. Consider For The Approval Allowing Island Transit To Purchase A Set Of Four Heavy Duty Column Lifts And Associated Equipment For The Garage And Trolley Barn Operations From Reeder Distributors Through Buy Board For A Total Price Of $47,303.69. (D. Smith) Documents: REEDER TROLLEY BUS LIFTS PACKET.PDF
Consider For Approval The Funding Of A Grant In The Amount Of $50,000 To The Galveston Economic Development Partnership (GEDP) For The Collection, Analysis, And Provision Of Local Business And Economic Loss And Recovery Data For The Detennination Of Economic Recovery Needs Due To COVID-19, And Authorize The City Manager To Complete The Grant Utilizing CARES ACT Funding. (T. Wrobleski) Documents: GEPD - CARES ACT FUNDING - GRANT.PDF
Consideration Of The Resolution Issued By The Galveston Wharves Board Regarding Trustee O’Rourke And Giving Direction To The City Attorney For Further Action Related To The Galveston Wharves Board. (Legal)
10.B. Discuss And Consider Appointments To The Following City Boards, Commission, And Committees: 1. Civil Service Commission (City Manager's Appointment) - appointment of Steve Marijevich 11. ADJOURNMENT
Sep 10, 2020 Special Council
1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
*Zoom meeting experienced technical difficulties* DISCUSSION ITEMS Clarification Of Consent And Regular City Council Agenda Items - This Is An Opportunity For City Council To Ask Questions Of Staff On Consent And Regular Agenda Items. (30 Minutes)
*Zoom meeting experienced technical difficulties* Hurricane Laura Wrap Up (B. Maxwell/D. Buckley - 15 Minutes)
*Zoom meeting experienced technical difficulties* Discussion Of Civilian Pension Board Actions (B. Maxwell/D. Buckley - 15 Minutes)es)
Conduct A Public Hearing On September 10, 2020 On The FY 2021 Proposed Budget As Required By State Law. Documents: FY 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING STAFF REPORT.DOCX BUDGET PH NEWSPAPER NOTICE.PDF FY2021 PROPOSED BUDGET 09.04.2020_202009041424103527.PDF 5.A.1. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Adopting The Annual Governmental And Proprietary Funds Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2020 And Ending September 30, 2021; Making Appropriations For City Operations And Capital Projects For Such Fiscal Year As Reflected In Such Budget; Operations And Capital Projects For Such Fiscal Year As Reflected In Such Budget; Authorizing Various Other Transfers; Approving And Adopting The FY 2021 Capital Budget; Approving And Adopting The Budget Of The Industrial Development Corporation, Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (M. Loftin) Documents: FY 2021 BUDGET ORDINANCE STAFF REPORT.DOCX BUDGET ORDINANCE 2021.DOCX EXHIBIT A-FY21 BUDGET DATA SHEET.PDF EXHIBIT B -- FY 2021-2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS AND FINANCING SOURCES.PDF EXHIBIT C. -FY 2021-2025 CIP TOTALS BY FUNDING SOURCE.PDF IDC FY21 PROPOSED BUDGET.PDF 5.A.2. Consider For Action A Motion Ratifying The Property Tax Increase Reflected In The FY 2021 Budget. (M. Loftin) Documents: FY 2021 TAX REVENUE INCREASE RATIFICATION STAFF REPORT2.DOCX
Conduct A Public Hearing To Consider The Proposed Property Tax Rate Of $0.56 Per $100 Of Taxable Value For 2020. Documents: FY 2021 PROPERTY TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF REPORT.DOC GALVESTON SEPTEMBER 10 2020 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE.PDF CITY OF GALVESTON FINAL 2020 TNT WORKSHEETS 7.28.2020 CERTIFIED.PDF
Resolution Sandpiper Cove - 3916 Winnie Street Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Expressing Its Support For The Application By Galveston 3916 Winnie Street, LP For Private Activity Bonds For Low-Income Housing Tax Credits At 3916 Winnie Street, In Galveston, Texas, 77550, Authorizing An Allocation Of Housing Tax Credits For The Approval Of The Rehabilitation Of The Development; Directing The City Secretary To Send A Certified And True Copy Of This Resolution To Representatives Of Galveston 3916 Winnie Street LP, For Inclusion In Its Application To The Texas Department Of Housing And Community Affairs For Private Activity Bonds For Low-Income Housing Tax Credits At 3916 Winnie Street, Galveston, Texas; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject, And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal) Documents: RESOLUTION FOR 3916 WINNIE REHABILITATION BONDS - 2020.DOCX
Discuss The Diversity And Inclusion Plan To Increase Female Representation Throughout The City Of Galveston Workforce Focusing On Recruitment And Retention Of Females In The Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works, And Municipal Utilities. (K. Etienne - 15 Minutes)
Discussion Of The Resolution Issued By The Galveston Wharves Board Regarding Trustee O’Rourke And Giving Direction To The City Attorney For Further Action Related To The Galveston Wharves Board. (Legal - 20 Minutes)
Discussion Of Upcoming Interviews For Planning Commission And Wharves Board, And Appointments To All City Boards, Commissions, And Committees (Brown - 10 Minutes)
Report Of City Council's Park Board Representative (Collins/Brown - 10 Minutes)
PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the City Council. A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items Members of the public may submit a public comment using the web link below. All comments submitted prior to the meeting will be provided to the City Council. https://forms.galvestontx.gov/Forms/PublicComment A. Agenda Items B. Non-Agenda Items
ORDINANCES (NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS) Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving And Adopting The Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan For Fy 2021-2025; And Making Certain Findings And Containing Certain Provisions Related To The Subject. (M. Loftin) Documents: FY 2021-2025 CIP STAFF REPORT.DOCX CIP ORDINANCE 2021.DOC FY2021-FY2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (1).PDF
Consider For Approval An Ordinance Ratifying And Confirming Ordinance No. 18-052, As Supplemented And Amended By Ordinance No. 18-67, Pertaining To The City Of Galveston, Texas, Tax And Revenue Emergency Anticipation Note; Ratifying And Confirming The Payment Of Principal And Interest Thereon And The Forward Delivery & Purchase Agreement, Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, And Form Of Note Related Thereto. (M. Loftin) Documents: BRIDGE LOAN RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION STAFF REPORT.DOCX BRIDGE LOAN RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION ORDINANCE 9.10.2020.DOCX
Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Ordinance 20-048, Regarding The Designated Polling Places For The Election To Be Held In The City Of Galveston On The 3rd Day Of November, 2020, For The Purpose Of Electing A Mayor At-Large And Six (6) District Council Members, Each For A Two-Year Term; Making Other Provisions Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal) Documents: AMENDED GENERAL ELECTION - POLLING PLACES FOR NOVEMBER 2020.DOCX
The following items shall be considered for action as a whole, unless one or more Council Members objects. The City Manager is authorized to execute all necessary documents upon final approval by the City Attorney. 9.B. Consider For Approval Accepting The City Auditor's Report On Galveston Police Department LESO (1033) Equipment Inventory AUCITY2020-1 (G. Bulgherini). Documents: AUCITY2020-1 POLICE LESO (1033) EQUIPMENT INVENTORY.PDF 9.C. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating John Manlove As The President Of The Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority To Serve The Same Annual Term As The Other Officers Of The Authority, Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date. (Legal) Documents: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT.DOCX STAFF REPORT.RESOLUTION APPROVING RDA PRESIDENT.DOCX 9.D. Consider For Approval The Purchase Of 16 Tasers And Related Equipment From Axon Enterprise, Inc. Through Buy Board (Contract #603-20) At A Total Cost Of $35,593. Funding Will Be The U.S. Department Of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Account. (V. Hale) Documents: JAG TASERS AUG 2020.PDF AXON TASER SEPT 2020.PDF 9.E. Consider For Approval, Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The 2021 Texas Department Of Transportation, Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant, Which Allows The Airport To Be Reimbursed Up To $50,000.00 In Eligible Airport Maintenance Expenses Upon Final Approval Of The City Attorney (M. Shahan). Documents: STAFF REPORT - 2021 RAMP GRANT.PDF 9.F. Consider For The Approval Allowing Island Transit To Purchase A Set Of Four Heavy Duty Column Lifts And Associated Equipment For The Garage And Trolley Barn Operations From Reeder Distributors Through Buy Board For A Total Price Of $47,303.69. (D. Smith) Documents: REEDER TROLLEY BUS LIFTS PACKET.PDF
Consider For Approval The Funding Of A Grant In The Amount Of $50,000 To The Galveston Economic Development Partnership (GEDP) For The Collection, Analysis, And Provision Of Local Business And Economic Loss And Recovery Data For The Detennination Of Economic Recovery Needs Due To COVID-19, And Authorize The City Manager To Complete The Grant Utilizing CARES ACT Funding. (T. Wrobleski) Documents: GEPD - CARES ACT FUNDING - GRANT.PDF
Consideration Of The Resolution Issued By The Galveston Wharves Board Regarding Trustee O’Rourke And Giving Direction To The City Attorney For Further Action Related To The Galveston Wharves Board. (Legal)
10.B. Discuss And Consider Appointments To The Following City Boards, Commission, And Committees: 1. Civil Service Commission (City Manager's Appointment) - appointment of Steve Marijevich 11. ADJOURNMENT