GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. [00:00:03] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT IS 5:00 P.M. AND I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JULY 22ND TO ORDER. [2. ROLL CALL] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OF COURSE, THAT APPLIES TO COUNCIL AND STAFF. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER ALL DAY HERE, SO IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY AND WE'RE VERY ANXIOUS TO HEAR YOUR INPUT COMING UP THIS AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING OUT THERE THROUGH OUR WEB SERVICES ARE ON CHANNEL 16. WELCOME TO OUR MEETING THIS AFTERNOON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. I'D LIKE TO GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. NELLIE MAYOR BROWN FOR A PRESIDENT PRO TEM COLIN FRESEN. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER QUIROGA ROBB COUNCIL MEMBER LISTOWSKI COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE. WE DO. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR INVOCATION. [3. INVOCATION Pastor Alicia Besser - Moody Methodist Church] WE HAVE PASTOR ALICIA BASSER. PASTOR VESSER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FROM MOODY METHODIST CHURCH. IT'S. THIS EVENING, THE EDIFYING WE PRAY THAT THE DECISIONS MADE BY THIS WONDERFUL GROUP WILL HONOR YOU AND ALL THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT CITY AND YOUR NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR BASSER. APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE COUNSEL FOR THE WIFE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC. [4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. SUMRALL. YOU ARE STATE FLAG FLYING, RIGHT? I TOTALLY USED TO DO THE TAXES ON THE OTHER END OF THE BECAUSE. VERY GOOD COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PROCLAIM? I WOULD, MAYOR, I WILL BE DECLARING A CONFLICT ON NOW ACCOUNT. [5. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST] BRUCE, THE LIBRARY DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING ARE WE THINK THAT'S. ELEVEN D 11 B FOR THE DAVID KAY, D FOR DAVID LEVIN, D COUNCILMAN COLLINS HAS DECLARED A CONFLICT. OK. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, COUNCILMAN? HEARING NO RESPONSE ON THAT MOVING ITEM SIX, NELLIE, IF YOU COULD READ THAT, PLEASE, MA'AM. ITEM SIX PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS OF COUNCIL OFFICER BOARDS AND CITY MANAGER CIXI PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO FOUR ONE FIVE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ITEMS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, NELLIE APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THAT, SIR? [6A - 1. Expressions of thanks, gratitude, and condolences] ANTHONY WHITE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HIS FATHER RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, THIS IS IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER, CITY OF GALSON PROCLAMATION IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WHITE, APRIL TWENTY FOURTH NINETEEN THIRTY EIGHT TO JULY 17TH. TWENTY TWENTY ONE. WHEREAS GEORGE WHITE HAS PASSED FROM OUR MIDST, BRINGING AN END TO A LIFE FILLED WITH KINDNESS, COURAGE AND LOVE FOR ALL HIS FELLOW MAN. HE WAS BORN IN WILLIS, TEXAS, TO BETTY AND WILLIAM WHITE JR. HE WAS A FIFTH OF SEVEN CHILDREN, AND WHEREAS GEORGE WHITE MOVED TO GALVESTON IN NINETEEN FIFTY THREE AND WAS ACCOMPLISHED, CITIZEN WHO WORKED FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY AS THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, AND WHEREAS GEORGE WHITE WAS A DEACON, TRUSTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE FOR THE WEST POINT CHURCH HERE IN GALVESTON. AND WHEREAS GEORGE WHITE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON TRAFFIC AND PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE PLUMBING REVIEW BOARD, A MEMBER OF THE KIWANIS CLUB, HE HELPED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS AND IT WAS A STATE BAR OF TEXAS GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. WHEREAS GEORGE WHITE WAS ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS, GALLANT MEN SOCIAL AND CHARITY CLUB FOUNDING MEMBER SCHREINER'S EL KFT KAPITI. TEMPLE MASONIC WHEN CONSISTORY NUMBER THIRTY FOUR, LEVEL THIRTY THREE DEGREE AND NIGHTS OF PIETY, ST. LOURDES LODGE AND THEREFORE WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY OF COUNCILMAN CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY [00:05:04] OF GALVESTON DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY TWENTY THIRD, TWENTY TWENTY ONE AS GEORGE WHITE DAY AND THE CITY, GALVESTON AND THE EXPRESS IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND EXPRESSES GREAT SYMPATHY AND ALSO EMERSED GRATITUDE TO THE FAMILY OF GEORGE WHITE AND GEORGE WHITE AND HIS LIFE AND HIS WORK AND HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TESTIMONY. WHEREAS WITNESS BY MY HAND IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON, THIS TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY, TWENTY TWENTY ONE SIGNED BY DR. GREG BROWN, MAYOR, AND GINELLE WILLIAMS, CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU, JOHN. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, COUNSEL? ANYONE LIKE TO MENTION ANYTHING? YES, MARIE. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER ON HIS RECENT WEDDING. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO. I KNOW, KYLIE. CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR WEDDING WAS BEAUTIFUL. I WATCHED IT ONLINE, SAID. GOOD TO BE BACK. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK, WILLIAM. ALSO, I'M GOING TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT COUNSEL IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, WE WILL BE MAKING OUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE MAJORITY OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE AT THE CITY WILL BE PUTTING OUT A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AROUND THE 1ST OF AUGUST FOR ALL OF THESE PARTICULAR POSITIONS. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT. BUT IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN SERVING YOUR CITY AND MANY RESIDENTS HAVE STEPPED UP ALREADY, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU MAKE APPLICATION. SO THIS IS AN INVITATION FROM THE CITY TO STEP UP AND FILE AN APPLICATION TO SERVE. VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE, NELLIE. [7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS] ITEM SEVEN, COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 21 DASH OR THREE FIVE THREE 21 DASH ZERO FIVE THREE ARE ON THE SCREEN. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT PUBLIC HEARINGS A DAY, PLEASE, NELLIE, ITEM EIGHT, A GALVESTON LANDMARK DESIGNATION, TWENTY ONE, TWENTY SEVEN AND A HALF CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWENTY ONE TWENTY SEVENTH AVENUE, OWNED A HALF AS THE GALVESTON LANDMARK PROPERTY IS LEGALLY [8A. Galveston Landmark Designation - 2127 Avenue O 1/2 Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 2127 Avenue O 1/2, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, North 54-3 Feet Of Lot 1 (3001 -1), Southeast Block 68 Galveston Outlots, A Subdivision, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Requesting The Historic Preservation Officer Record The Property's Landmark Designation In The Official Public Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, The Tax Records Of The City Of Galveston And The Central Appraisal District, And The Official Zoning Maps Of The City Of Galveston, Texas; Designating The Site As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Planning Case Number 21P-029; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)] DESCRIBED AS M.B MEYNARD SURVEY 54 DASH THREE FEET OF LAW ONE SOUTHEAST BLOCK SIXTY EIGHT. GALVESTON OUTLINES A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECORD THE PROPERTY'S LANDMARK DESIGNATION IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY IN GALVESTON COUNTY. THE TAX RECORDS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON IN THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE SITE AS A HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE SITE IN NEED OF TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE ITS PRESERVATION PLAN IN CASE NUMBER 21, PETER 029 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. THANK YOU, NELLIE. WE HAVE WITH THIS KATHERINE GORMAN FROM OUR OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER. KATHERINE, THIS IS THE JOHN AND MARY YOUNG HOUSE. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1937 TO REPLACE TWO HOUSES LOST IN THE NINETEEN HUNDRED STORM, AND IT SERVED MOST OF ITS LIFE AS TENANT RENTAL PROPERTY. THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE ALL RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF WRITER KATHERINE? ALL RIGHT, IT IS FIVE 00, EIGHT P.M. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM EIGHT HERE? HEARING NO RESPONSE, IT'S 5:00 P.M. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING THIS I'M SORRY, SIR. DID YOU WANT TO. OK, CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT FIVE AWAY, FIVE OR NINE P.M., BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION, MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN QUIROGA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. WE'RE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY NOW, SO YOU MAY CAST YOUR VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. SHYNESS THAT MIGHT NOT WORK. OH, THERE IT IS. THERE WE GO. ALL THOSE. VERY GOOD. IT IS UNANIMOUS AND IT APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I MAY BE PLEASE NELLIE. [8B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 2201 Market / Avenue D, And Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lots 6 & 7, Block 502, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Granting A Substantial Rehabilitation For Historic Property Tax Exemption; Designating The City Manager To Execute Those Documents Necessary To Implement The Tax Incentive Program; Planning Case Number 21LC-037; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)] [00:10:04] ITEM EIGHT BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 20 TO ONE MARKET AVENUE D. AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS M.B MEYNARD SURVEY LAT SIX AND SEVEN BLOCK FIVE OR TWO IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AS A HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT SITE IN NEED OF TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE ITS PRESERVATION, GRANTING A SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THOSE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM PLANNING CASE NUMBER TWENTY ONE L.C ZERO THREE SEVEN, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. THANK YOU, NELLIE KATHERINE. OR THIS PROPERTY IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM. THEY HAVE EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR PARTICIPATION, WHICH WAS NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF THREE POINT FIVE MILLION LAMARK COMMISSION AND THE STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATHERINE COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? KATHERINE GORMAN. VERY GOOD, IT IS FIVE, 11 P.M. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM EIGHT, B, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IS NO RESPONSE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT FIVE, 11 P.M. AND BRING BACK THAT TO COUNSEL FOR ACTION, I MOVE APPROVAL OF A MOTION FOR APPROVAL COUNCILMAN COLLINS. I'LL SECOND THE COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER SECONDED THAT. ANY DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. OR DO YOU USE TO, DOESN'T IT? VERY GOOD, IT IS UNANIMOUS, ALL IN FAVOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM EIGHT C, PLEASE NELLIE. [8C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Revoking Ordinance Number 21-001, Regarding An Abandonment Of A 300 Linear-Feet (Approximately 6,000 Square Foot) Section Of Right-Of-Way, On Property Commonly Located At The Mid-Block Alley Right-Of-Way Adjacent To 1128 Seawall And Its Adjoining Properties Legally Described Herein, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas Under Planning Case Number 20p-046; Terminating, Repealing Or Otherwise Cancelling Ordinance No. 21-001; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)] ITEM EIGHT C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. REVOKE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER TWENTY ONE ZERO ZERO ONE REGARDING AN ABANDONMENT OF THREE HUNDRED LINEAR FEET, APPROXIMATELY SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET FOOT SECTION OF RIGHT AWAY ON PROPERTY COMMONLY LOCATED AT THE MID BLOCK ALLEY RIGHT AWAY ADJACENT TO ELEVEN TWENTY EIGHT SEAWALL AND ITS ADJOINING PROPERTIES LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, UNDER PLAN IN CASE NUMBER TWENTY P DASH ZERO FOUR SIX. TERMINATING, REPEALING OR OTHERWISE CANCELING ORDINANCE NUMBER 21. D'ASTIER ZERO ONE MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NELLIE. TIM, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, VERY SIMPLY, AS NELLIE DESCRIBED, REALLY THE KIND OF COVERAGE OF THE CASE. THIS WAS AN ABANDONMENT REQUEST THAT WAS SUBMITTED LATE LAST YEAR. YOU ALL APPROVED IT IN EARLY JANUARY, I'M SORRY, LATE JANUARY. AT A SUBSEQUENT TIME, THE APPLICANT WHO HAD A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL DECIDED TO DISPENSE OF THAT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AND HAS SINCE REQUESTED THAT THE ALLEY NOT BE ABANDONED. SO THEY WOULDN'T BE MOVING FORWARD WITH WITH THE PURCHASE. AND THAT'S JUST NORMALLY DOES THAT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR.. REALLY, HAVE WE TALKED TO THE DEVELOPER SINCE, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE MOVING FORWARD? THE STAFF SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER RIGHT AFTER THE PROPOSAL. AND AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE CONSIDERING POTENTIALLY RESUBMITTING IT IN ANOTHER FORM. BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THEY HAVEN'T THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT OR ALTERNATIVE PLAN THAN WHAT WAS OTHERWISE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, DARYN, VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. IT IS FIVE 14 P.M. WHEN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON EITAM H.S.. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NO RESPONSE AT FIVE 14 P.M., I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE ANY ACTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, WE HAVE MOTION COUNCILMAN, SCHUSTER FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, VERY GOOD, ANY DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. IT IS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, NO ITEM NUMBER NINE, THIS IS FOR [9. PUBLIC COMMENT] PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA AND NON AGENDA ITEMS WERE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WRITTEN COMMENTS AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS TO SPEAK THIS EVENING HERE TO COUNCIL JUST TO FOR THOSE THAT ARE WISHING TO SPEAK, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME GUIDANCE, IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK [00:15:04] ON ITEM TEN DAYS FOR THE GOLF CARTS, THAT HAS BEEN CANCELED. IF YOU WATCH THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING, COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO DEFER THAT SUBJECT FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION, FOR CLARIFICATION OF SOME POINTS AND POSSIBLY FOR SUBMITTING OF A NEW TYPE OF ORDINANCE GOVERNING GOLF CARTS. SO WE'LL SEE. BUT THAT WILL COME UP PROBABLY AT OUR AUGUST 12TH MEETING, WHERE WE'LL HAVE THAT DEFERRED ACTION ON GOLF CARTS SAYING THAT I'M GOING TO CALL, FIRST OF ALL, ON STEPHEN CONNOR STEPHEN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU, COUNSEL, FOR RECONSIDERING THE RECENTLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE RELATED TO GOLF CARTS AND ANY MOVES SO FAR, I BELIEVE A FEW OF YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO COMBINE GOLF CART AND NSV UNDER ONE TERM GOLF CART. I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE AN ERROR, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT THE VERY STATE TRANSPORTATION CODES THAT WE'RE BASING THE ORDINANCE ON INDEED AND ADDRESS THEM SEPARATELY AND LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT MAYBE AT LEAST THE LEGISLATURE THINKS THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT. THE STATE DEFINES IN ANY AS A VEHICLE THAT CAN ATTAIN A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 35 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH DEFINITELY LEAVES ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU CHECK THE DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARD 500, THIS IS A STANDARD THAT WE REFER TO IN THE ORDINANCE. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS DEFINITION, IT DOES STATE THAT IN ANY V MUST TRAVEL 20 MILES AN HOUR. AND IF IT IS NOT, FEDERAL STANDARD 500 DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN ANY OF THE STATE. ALSO LOOKS AT GOLF CARTS AND DEFINES THEM AS BEING DESIGNATED BY THE MANUFACTURER PRIMARILY FOR USE ON A GOLF COURSE. IT DOESN'T SAY THAT IT CEASES TO BE A GOLF CART BECAUSE MAYBE YOU QUIT PLAYING GOLF OR YOU DRIVE IT DOWN THE STREET TO THE POOL. DOESN'T SAY IT'S NO LONGER A GOLF CART. IF YOU MAKE COSMETIC CHANGES TO THE APPEARANCE LIKE IN A SEAT IN THE BACK, IT'S STILL A GOLF CART ON A GOLF CART CHASSIS WITH A MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLED GOLF CART MOTOR AND A MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLED GOLF CART BRAKING SYSTEM. AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE I'M DESCRIBING WON'T HIT 20 AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE STANDARD 500 BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT PRIMARILY FOR USE ON A GOLF CART. ALSO HEARD IN THE WORKSHOP TODAY THAT THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING WHETHER ALL STREETS OR HIGHWAYS AND WHAT'S A HIGHWAY AND WHAT'S NOT. I LOOK AT TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE THAT WAS AMENDED BY THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT ALLOWS GOLF CARTS TO, ONE, OPERATE IN A PLANNED COMMUNITY TO ON A BEACH THAT'S OPEN TO TRAFFIC AND THREE, IT SAYS, OR THREE ON A HIGHWAY IN THE DAYLIGHT CLOSE TO A GOLF COURSE, I'M PARAPHRASING. AND SO IF MY NEIGHBORHOOD WAS TO BE CONSIDERED A BEACH OR A HIGHWAY, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE SEPARATED THEM INTO MULTIPLE CATEGORIES. I DON'T BELIEVE AND I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD HAVE USED THE WORD OR YOU DRIVE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S A 20 MILE AN HOUR ZONE. WE HAVE FIVE OPTIONS. FOUR OF THEM ARE DEAD END CUL DE SACS. AND YOUR FIFTH OPTION IS JUST TO TURN AROUND AND AND LEAVE. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STREETS THAT DON'T REALLY LEAD TO ANYTHING FROM ANYTHING. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT MAYBE WE COULD CONSIDER THAT NOT NECESSARILY A HIGHWAY. AND SO I'M REALLY HERE JUST TO RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO TO RELOOK AND MAYBE FOLLOW THE STATE REGULATION TO FIND IN 551 403 AND REFRAIN FROM DEFINING OUR GOLF CART, AS IN ANY OF US. ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT ANYTHING THAT DOES QUALIFIES IN ANY OF PARTICULARLY THAT WANTS TO DRIVE ON OUR SEAWALL. PLEASE DO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE ADHERE TO THOSE STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THE STANDARD. FIVE HUNDRED. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I RESPECT YOU AND APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CONNOR. MICHAEL O'REILLEY. SO I'LL TRY NOT TO BE REPETITIVE, BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS ISSUE BEGAN ON GOLF CARTS, ON DISCUSSION, ON GOLF CARTS, ON THE SEAWALL, AND IT HAS TURNED INTO A MAJOR REWRITE OF OUR ENTIRE REGULATIONS. AND I THINK IT CERTAINLY AFFECTS ITEMS WHICH WERE NEVER AN ISSUE IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, IN THE WEST. AND THE REGULATIONS IS DIFFERENT. AND I NEVER KNEW THAT NOT HAVING, YOU KNOW, TURN SIGNALS OR A HORN OR BRAKE LIGHTS WAS AN ISSUE. A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE WEST END OF GALVESTON NEVER HAS BEEN. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS AN ISSUE IN WEST END GALVESTON IS MINORS DRIVING GOLF CARTS. IT'S AN EXISTING REGULATION. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A FATALITY EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH A MINOR IN MODERN GOLF CART. I'VE SEEN A GOLF CART OVERTURNED LAST YEAR WITH MINORS DRIVING IT. AND I THINK ENFORCING OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS IS THE ANSWER. HAVING SAID THAT, WE YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GO BACK TO THE WAY WE WERE. I KNOW THAT. AND I ASKED CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE CONSIDER THE WORD COMPROMISE. [00:20:02] YOU KNOW, I KNOW FROM WATCHING THE WORKSHOPS IN PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT THERE'S A DIVERSE OPINIONS ON ON THIS COUNCIL ABOUT HOW THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED. AND SOME PEOPLE CONSIDER THAT COMPROMISE A BAD WORD. I DON'T I THINK IT'S A GREAT WORD. AND I THINK PEOPLE USE COUNCILMAN. HE'S COMPROMISE, YOU KNOW, DISPLAYS WISDOM. IT SHOWS THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER SOMEONE ELSE'S POSITION IN MAKING A DECISION. SO WITH THAT, I'M REALLY GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT EVERYTHING. SO THE GENTLEMAN SAID HE STOLE MY THUNDER. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, MILES, LOT OF SHAME. I'M SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR LAST NAME, I'M. I'M A RETIRED HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FOR 30 YEARS, AND MY NAME HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED EVERY WHICH WAY. SO, MAYOR BROWN, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT IN LINE. MY NAME IS MIKE LATOUCHE. OH, I RESIDE. THAT'S OK. I WRITE LIKE A DOCTOR, BUT I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. I'M HERE ABOUT THE GOLF CART CITY ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN YALLAH STUDY. AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT'S BROUGHT BACK TO THE TABLE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN ON THE WEST AND WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT CONFLICTED DOWN THERE, AS YOU ALL KNOW. FIRST OF ALL, WE WANT TO KNOW AND BY DEFINITION, WE CONSIDER OURSELF A MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY. BUT WHEN SEATTLE WAS FORMED IN, I BELIEVE, ORIGINATED IN THE 1950S, I DON'T THINK MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY WAS EVEN VERBIAGE BACK THEN. SO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT REGULATIONS IF YOU'RE A MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY OR NOT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR SOME GOOD, CLEAR COMMUNICATION BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S INTERPRETATION DOWN THERE IS IS JUST TOTALLY DIFFERENT, INCLUDING MINE WHEN WE GO TO START PUTTING SEATBELTS ON GOLF CARTS. I CAN'T AND LET ME TELL YOU, I CAN'T I CAN'T ARGUE TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE IT'S IN THE NAME OF SAFETY. I'M STILL WORKING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I'M ASSISTANT TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND HAVE DEALT WITH THE SEATBELT ISSUE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. BUT WE JUST CAN'T GO AND DRILL HOLES IN BUSSES. AND I KNOW BUSSES AND GOLF CARTS ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT, BUT WE JUST CAN'T GO START DRILLING HOLES IN A IN A VEHICLE AND PUT SEATBELTS ON THEM AND HAVE THE INSURANCE COVERS. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS WHEN WE START MODIFYING THESE GOLF CARTS THAT ARE 20 YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE TO PUT LIGHTS ON THEM AND BLINKERS. A FRIEND OF MINE'S HAVING HIS GOLF CART MODIFIED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT WAS THE THING HE HAD TO DO. AND HE'S BEEN IN ANYWHERE. AND HE'S A 10 YEAR OLD GOLF CART AND HE'S SPENDING ANYWHERE FROM 700 TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PUT LIGHTS ON IT, BUT TURN SIGNALS ON IT, PUT SEATBELTS ON IT AND GET IT UP TO WHAT HE READ, WHAT HE INTERPRETED AS THE ORDINANCE TO BE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG COST, AS MIKE SAID. AND THE OTHER GENTLEMAN SAID, DOWN THE WEST END, WHERE WE ARE DIFFERENT ANIMAL DOWN THERE, WE'RE DRIVING OUR GOLF CARTS THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS OR THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE DON'T HAVE A BIG PROBLEM OTHER THAN KIDS THAT ARE UNDERAGE DRIVERS DRIVING. AND THE SHORT TERM RENTAL, WHICH I KNOW IS ANOTHER A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TOPIC. BUT SHORT TERM RENTAL PEOPLE BRING IN THEIR CARTS DOWN AND BRING IN THEIR TVS AND ATVS AND GOING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, BE IT AT SEATTLE OR BE IT TO PART SPEECH OR WHEREVER. I UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. BUT IN THE BIG, FINE CONFINES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING ALONG THE SEAWALL AND IN THE CITY, BUT ON THE OUTLYING AREAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, APPRECIATE IT, MR. NICK VOROS. BILL, MAYOR AND HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ANIMAL ROBB, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. SHE REPRESENTS OUR DISTRICT AND. I FEEL LIKE IT'S FOURTH QUARTER AND THE GAMES SCORED, THE GAME'S OUT OF HAND AND I'M JUST UP HERE BECAUSE EVERYONE'S PROBABLY SAID EVERYTHING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. BUT AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU, THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING YOUR MEETING TODAY AND TABLING IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE TO THINK IT OVER, BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS DIFFERENT THAN THE EAST AND I'M SORRY. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M PREJUDICED OR RACIST OR ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE DIFFERENT. WE'RE A PLANNED COMMUNITY IN SEA ISLE AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOLF CARTS THERE JUST DRIVE [00:25:04] THEM AND SEE BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN DRIVE THEM. WE ARE THE ONLY HIGHWAY THAT WE'RE ASSOCIATED WITH IS 30 05. AND WE CROSS IT AT THE BLINKER TO GO TO THE BEACH AND THAT'S IT. AND SO AFTER THE STATEMENT WAS MADE AND YOU HAVE THOUGHT IT OVER, I WOULD APPRECIATE VERY MUCH IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER SOME OF THESE FACTORS THAT ARE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE EAST END WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GOLF CARTS AND LAST. I THINK THAT I THINK THAT'S IT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME UP HERE TO VOICE MY OPINION AND SUPPORT THE WEST AND ESPECIALLY SEA. I'LL THANK YOU. THANK VIEWERS. APPRECIATE IT. MS. EVEN BEFORE. I WANT TO SAY, TOO, AND IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING US, AND I HOPE THAT WE COME TO SOME KIND OF GOOD DECISION BECAUSE WE ARE THE WEST AND WE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND SEATTLE ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR. FORD. APPRECIATE THAT. MARY LOU HOLLAND OR MARY LOU. AND YOU HAVE TONY ALBY'S. DID BOTH OF YOU WANT TO COME TOGETHER OR IS IN INDIVIDUALLY? EVENING, MAYOR BROWN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS MAYOR BROWN SAID, I'M MARY LOU HOLLANDER WITH THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM AND WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 12 A.. AND I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE MUSEUM MS. THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX APPLICATION DEADLINE. THE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE USED AN EMPLOYEE'S EMAIL ADDRESS WHO HAD NOT BEEN WORKING AT THE MUSEUM FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. THIS EMPLOYEE LEFT BEFORE OUR 20 19 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED, WHICH HAD UPDATED CONTEXT IN IT. THIS SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX APPLICATION WAS CHANGED FROM MAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS 30, FIRST IN TWENTY NINETEEN TO MARCH 15TH WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION TO US THAT WE WERE AWARE OF. THEREFORE, WE WERE EXPECTING THE SAME DEADLINE THIS YEAR AS PREVIOUSLY. THERE WERE NO DEADLINE DATES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NOR BASIC INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WE COULD FIND. BOTH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OUR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT AT THE MUSEUM WHO HANDLED OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX APPLICATION AND REPORTING, LEFT EMPLOYMENT AT THE MUSEUM WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, WE BELIEVE, ARE KEY, AND I KNOW YOU DO, TOO, TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY PUBLIC PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAM. WHEN WE ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COUNCIL ON JUNE TWENTY THIRD, WE WERE ABLE TO VIEW THAT SOME NON-PROFITS WERE GIVEN MORE CHANCES TO COMPLETE THEIR APPLICATION, SUCH AS ADDING IN A BUDGET THAT WAS NOT SUBMITTED WHILE OTHERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DISCARDED WHEN THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THE FULL CHECKLIST OF ATTACHMENTS. WHILE OUR APPLICATION WAS LATE DUE TO THE LACK OF NOTIFICATION OF THE CHANGE DEADLINE, WE SUBMITTED A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH APPLICATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN WE BECAME AWARE OF THE CHANGE DATE. STAFF WORKING LITERALLY DAY AND NIGHT FOR AN ENTIRE WEEKEND, AND WE HAVE CAREFULLY FOLLOWED THE RULES ACCORDINGLY. SO WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND. ALLOWING US TO HAVE A MOMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TONY. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, SIR? THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO JUST SPEAK ABOUT IS WHY THE BRIEM MUSEUM IS DESERVING OF THE HOT TAX FUNDS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE D'AMBRA MUSEUM SHUT DOWN ONLY FOR A MONTH. CRITICAL HOT TAX FUNDS HELPED US EXPAND OUR AUDIENCE DURING THAT TIME OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSTON AND GALVESTON METROPOLITAN AREA. WE INCREASED OUR AUDIENCE IN AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, DALLAS AND BEYOND. WHILE MOST OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR STAYED CLOSED, WE USE THIS TIME TO DEVELOP CRUCIAL ONLINE PROGRAMING THAT RESULTED IN VISITACION TO GALVESTON AND THE MUSEUM. AND I'M JUST GOING TO RUN OFF SOME STATISTICS JUST SORRY. FROM AUSTIN, WE INCREASED ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE PERCENT INCREASE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD FROM SAN ANTONIO. WE SAW FIFTY FOUR PERCENT INCREASE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. [00:30:01] IN DALLAS, WE SAW AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY FIVE PERCENT INCREASE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THESE NEW MARKETING INITIATIVES BROUGHT NEW AUDIENCES TO GALVESTON ISLAND WHO HAD NEVER WE WOULD NEVER HAVE VISITED GALVESTON OTHERWISE. THEY WERE NOT BEACH GOERS, BUT CULTURAL ARTS VISITATIONS THAT HELPED INCREASE HOTEL OVERNIGHT STAYS. WE WOULD ARGUE THAT THERE ARE A FEW CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THAT DRIVE VISITORS TO GALVESTON ISLAND FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ALONE. WE BELIEVE, BASED ON DATA, THAT WE ARE A SIGNIFICANT ATTRACTION FOR GALVESTON TOURISM SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE AN ART AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE ON THE ISLAND OUTSIDE OF THE AVERAGE BEACHGOER. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, WITHOUT HOT FUNDS, IT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC FOR OUR PLANNED MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR TWENTY, TWENTY THREE AND TWENTY TWENTY TWO. WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AND KID AUTHORS AND BREAK THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS WITH BEST SELLING AUTHOR BRAD MELTZER AND RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHING. THIS CONTEST RUNS THROUGH TWENTY TWENTY TWO AND TWENTY TWENTY THREE. THE MUSEUM WILL HAVE ON DISPLAY THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLISHED BOOK CALLED I AM TEXAS, AND WE EXPECT THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO COME TO THE ISLAND. AND WITHOUT THAT MARKETING MONEY, IT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC. IN TERMS OF PROMOTING THE WHOLE CONTEST, WE HOPE THAT YOU REVIEW WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN TWENTY, TWENTY TWO AND TWENTY TWENTY THREE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TONY. GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. MARTHA GANDA. OH YES. MARTHA CAMARADE. I'M SORRY I MAY HAVE NOT PRONOUNCED YOUR LAST NAME PROPERLY THERE. YOU CAN PULL THAT DOWN MORE. MORPHET YEAH. THANK YOU. UM, I ON THE MOMENT YOU PULL THAT DOWN A LITTLE MORE SO YOU CAN. YEAH. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I LIVE ON THE AVENUE AND IN A HALF BETWEEN 30 SECONDS. COULD YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN HEAR A LITTLE BETTER? GO AHEAD. OK, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, MA'AM. I LIVE ON A STREET AVENUE AND A HALF BETWEEN 30 SECONDS INTO THE FIRST IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE TREES. WE HAVE HAIL AND WE'RE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS QUIROGA WHETHER THE WATER IS THROWN IN A JAIL OR JAIL. SO WE COMPLAIN SO MUCH THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND THEY ALWAYS SEND CREW. THE PROBLEM IS THEY DON'T FIND THE PROBLEM. WELL, ON MARCH DURING THE FREEZE, THE PIPELINE ON THE ALLEY BURST. SO THEY GENTLEMEN APPROACH ME AND TELL ME WE FOUND THE PROBLEM. AND THE PROBLEM IS THE PIPES ARE SO OLD AND SO RUSTY AND THEY TOLD US THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET WORSE NOW IN JULY. THE PROBLEM IS REAL BAD. THE WEATHER IS PRETTY BAD. THEY'RE DAMAGING OUR APPLIANCES AND EVERYTHING, AND I BRING THE WEATHER FROM THIS MORNING, AND THIS IS EVERY DAY THE COLOR OF THE WEATHER AND THIS IS IN THE MORNING, DURING THE MORNINGS, EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THIS THE WATER WE'RE HAVING DURING THE DAY. SO. IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH. WE CANNOT DRINK IT. AND AS I MENTIONED, OUR CLOTHES ARE APPLIANCES, SO I ASKED YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MARTHA. I'M GOING TO PASS YOUR APPLICATION HERE TO SPEAK TO OUR CITY MANAGER, BRIAN MAXWELL. HE'LL GET WITH YOU AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. HERB, WALPOLE, HERB. AND COUNCILMAN APPRECIATE YOU GIVING A FORUM AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. I'M SPEAKING TO THE WHAT IS PROPOSED IN REGARD TO THE THE BEACH ACCESS ON ITEM TINSY AND THE PROPOSAL ABOUT IT BEING AMENDED. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO STATE I HAD QUITE A FEW COMMUNICATIONS WITH MR. GLYWASKY REGARDING THIS AND I'M SORRY, DON, AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS, DOES IT MEAN THAT WE CAN'T COMMUNICATE AND WORK TO NEGOTIATE TO WHATEVER BEST RESULT IS FOR EVERYONE THAT'S INVOLVED? BUT WE WOULD, BASED ON WHAT IT IS PROPOSED CURRENTLY. I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT WE OBJECT TO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED AND THE CHANGE THAT GOES WITH THAT. HAVING SPENT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ON THE BEACH MYSELF WITH THE FAMILY, I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS VERY, VERY CHALLENGING AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. [00:35:02] AND THEN LISTENING TO THE EXCHANGES THIS MORNING AND WORKING TO DEFINE THE GOLF CART VERSUS NSV STREET VERSUS ROADWAY, WHAT HAVE YOU. TWENTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR ABOVE THIRTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR OR WHAT HAVE YOU WHEN YOU PUT THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT WAS EXPERIENCED ON THAT BEACH FRONT, I WILL ASSURE YOU THERE IS A ROADWAY RIGHT ALONGSIDE THOSE BOLLARDS. AND I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED ALMOST THREE FATALITIES OF CHILDREN OUT THERE PLAYING THERE, JUST CHILDREN THERE ON THE BEACH. THE WIND BLOWS THE BALL, IT BLOWS A TOY, THEY CHASE A PET. I WITNESSED MYSELF ALMOST THREE INSTANCES WHERE THOSE KIDS WERE ALMOST RAN OVER. AND WHAT I WOULD HATE TO SEE IS IT IS GOING TO TAKE THAT KIND OF AN ACTIVITY FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE THAT DEGREE OF A LOSS BEFORE ADDRESSING THE UNPLEASING. AND I'M TELLING YOU, UNBRIDLED AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT DO NOT FIT THE DEFINITION OF WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON THAT BEACH FRONT. AND HAVING BEEN THERE, I LIVE RIGHT ON THE CORNER. I'M WE'RE THERE ALL THE TIME. AND MANY OTHER HOMEOWNERS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE OURSELVES EVEN INTERVIEWED, THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE BEING LET THROUGH THAT DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA. YOU CAN LOOK ON FACEBOOK, THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN GET ONTO THAT BEACH. I MEAN, IT'S PUBLIC. YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIT ANY OF THOSE THINGS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY CERTAIN THINGS AND YOU'RE ON THE BEACH. I INTERVIEWED THE TWO PEOPLE ON EITHER SIDE OF ME. NEITHER ONE OF THEM FIT THAT. AND THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY HOW THEY DID DO, HOW THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS. AND I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THE PRESERVE AT GRAND BEACH. IT MATTERS TO US AND I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE IT CAUSE A CHILD TO BE LOST FOR US TO GET SOME ATTENTION. AT LEAST. LET'S TALK. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO RESOLVE IT AND EVERYBODY STILL GET WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU, MR. WALPOLE. I WANT TO CLARIFY, DON, THAT HAS BEEN DEFERRED, YOU'RE GOING TO DEFER THIS ACTION, NOT ON TINSY, THAT IS. OK. ALL RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS GOOD, AND YOU'RE REFERRING TO ITEM TINSY, OF COURSE, MR. WALPOLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. WE ALSO HAVE 19 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON ZOOME AND. HAVE YOU DETERMINED WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THOSE? WE NOW HAVE 15. MAYOR, WE HAD SOME DROP OFF, OK. UH, LET'S SEE. SHEILA JORDAN. SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. YES, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK, AND I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE GENTLEMAN THAT HAS SPOKE ABOUT THE GOLF CARTS ON THE WEST END. AS I STATED, THE WEST END IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE IN. WE DON'T DRIVE ON STREETS THE WAY THAT THE EAST DOES. WE DON'T DRIVE TO THE STRAND. WE DRIVE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THE REGULATIONS BE DISMISSED FOR THE WEST IN. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE REGISTRATIONS FOR THEIR GOLF CARTS. THEY GRANDFATHERED IN. TO ANYTHING NEW THAT TRIES TO COME OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. AND JANELL, WHO'S OUR SECOND, IF ANYONE ELSE ON THE ZOOME CALL WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SURE, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THERE'S A BUTTON THAT SAYS, RAISE YOUR HAND AND YOU CAN JUST CLICK ON THAT. YOU KNOW, CAN YOU UNMUTED EVERYONE AND JUST ASK IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK FOR. ANTOINETTE JACKSON. AND I DID NOT NEED TO APOLOGIZE. EVERYONE ELSE MUTED THEIR MIKES BACK, SO I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, JANELLE. APPRECIATE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE WRITTEN WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME TO US. [00:40:07] WE HAVE, I THINK, 58 OR 60 COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME TO US IN WRITING. AND JANELLE HAS TAKEN THOSE COMMENTS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS. I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL. WE CAN READ ALL OF THESE, EACH ONE OF THEM, IF WE WOULD LIKE, OR WE CAN HAVE JANELLE READ THIS. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COMMENT READ, I I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL WHEN OUR CITIZENS ARE ASKED TO BE ENGAGED, THEY ENGAGE. AND NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO SUMMARIZE THEIR COMMENTS. AND I KNOW DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN I WOULD SUBMIT COMMENTS AND THEY WERE SUMMARIZED, I FOUND IT TERRIBLY DISRESPECTFUL. AND I THINK NOT TO LISTEN TO WHAT OUR PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY IS A SHAME. ANY THOUGHTS COUNCILMAN, THEN? THAT'S JANELLE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ THESE COMMENTS, PLEASE, MA'AM. WE HAD THREE COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO GOLF CARTS, I'M GOING TO READ THIS FIRST FROM ALICE WATFORD. I SUPPORT THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE WITH SUBSTANTIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. WILLIAM BUCKIN JUST READ ABOUT THE REQUEST MADE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO AGREE TO A REDUCTION IN THEIR BUDGET. I HOPE YOU WILL ALSO REDUCE THE BUDGET BY AN EQUAL PERCENTAGE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TOURISM IN THE PARK BOARD'S TOURISM EFFORTS. IT WOULD BE UNFAIR FOR YOU TO PENALIZE AN INSTITUTION THAT IS THERE FOR ALL GALVESTON RESIDENTS WITHOUT EQUALLY AFFECTING PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE NONRESIDENTS MORE COMFORTABLE. HARRY BHAVIN. I RECENTLY ATTENDED A MEETING WHERE THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER PROMISED THAT PIRATES WOULD GET SAND ON OUR BEACHES. THERE ARE CONDOS ALMOST IN THE GULF. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE COMPETING WITH THE PARK BOARD WHO SHOULD ALSO BE CONCERNED WITH ALL GALVESTON BEACHES. IMAGINE MY AMAZEMENT WHEN I SAW THE PUMPS BEING SET UP ALONG THE SEAWALL. SEAWALL. WE DON'T HAVE ONE, WE WOULD LIKE DUNES, WHICH WE CAN'T HAVE WITHOUT 100 FEET OF BEACH, DO WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE MONEY? EASY TO DO. THERE WERE TWO GOLF CART COMMENTS RELATED, NOT RELATED TO THE WEST END IN PARTICULAR, FIRST ONE IS FROM GONZALO GONZALEZ. PLEASE IMPLEMENT THESE RULES FOR GOLF CARTS. THEY ARE A NUISANCE AND PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RULES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED. MAKE SURE YOU ENFORCE THEM AS WELL. UNENFORCED RULES EQUALS NO RULES. VERONICA VON BRAUN. ARE WE REALLY GOING DOWN THIS ROAD AGAIN? NOT ONLY AM I A BUSINESS OWNER IN GALVESTON, BUT A HOMEOWNER WHO PAYS TAXES. EXPLAIN TO ME, MS. ROBB WHY YOU THINK YOUR WESTERN DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR EAST IN. DID YOU NOT RECENTLY HAVE A CONSTITUENT THAT WAS A MINER KILLED BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT? IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE US EAST AND FOLLOW THE STATE RULES, THEN ALL OF GALVESTON NEEDS TO FOLLOW AND ABIDE BY THE SAME RULES. THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMENTS ARE THERE ARE 58 OF THEM, AND THEY'RE ALL RELATED TO RESIDENTS OF THE WEST END THAT ARE AGAINST ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS. SO I'LL READ THOSE NOW, IF YOU COULD READ THEIR NAMES FOR SURE, JANELLE, AND THEN SO THAT WE GET THEIR NAMES ON IT. ONE, MARY WALTON, WE HAVE AN ELECTRIC GOLF CART THAT WE USE TO TRANSPORT OUR GEAR AND SMALL CHILDREN A FEW BLOCKS WITHIN OUR PIRATE'S BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE BEACH ACCESS ENTRANCE. WE BELIEVE IT IS IN AN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP AND EXPENSE TO HAVE TO TAKE THIS CART FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. WE WOULD HAVE TO RENT A TRAILER TO TRANSPORT THE CART TO THE INSPECTION POINT. PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE BEACH AREAS WHO USE THEIR CARTS IN A VERY LIMITED MANNER. DON SIMONTON, OUR WESTERN NEIGHBORHOOD, BAY HARBOR, IS PROHIBITED FROM DRIVING CARTS ON FROM THREE TO BELOW FIVE AND HAS NO ACCESS EVEN TO NEIGHBORING AREAS. WE CAN ONLY DRIVE CARTS IN OUR SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD AND CROSS OVER TO THE BEACH UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS. IT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITIVE TO ADD ALL THE RECENT MANDATED CART UPDATES ON THE WEST END, WHERE WE ALREADY AREN'T ALLOWED TO DRIVE IN THE CITY OR SEAWELL AREAS. PLEASE CONSIDER SOME CONCESSION FOR THOSE LIKE US CONFINED TO USING GOLF CARTS ONLY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. NANCY WILSON, PLEASE HEAR MY PLEA REGARDING THE POSSIBLE NEW REGULATIONS FOR GOLF CARTS AND SMALL OUTLYING SUBDIVISIONS IN GALVESTON. WE OWN A SMALL ELECTRIC CAR THAT WE HAVE REGISTERED AND USED STRICTLY IN OUR [00:45:03] NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT IN THE CITY STREETS, AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO LICENSE IT ALONG WITH ALL THE EXTRA REQUIREMENTS THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS RECENTLY EMPLOYED. I DO AGREE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE GAS GOLF CARTS ON THE SEAWALL THAT ARE CAUSING HAVOC, BUT TO PENALIZE US LITTLE GUYS IS UNFAIR. THANK YOU, JEANETTE DE. NEW REGULATIONS FOR GOLF CARTS DRIVEN IN NEIGHBORHOODS ONLY ARE EXCESSIVE AND UNNECESSARY AND PIRATES' BEACH, OUR CARTS ARE NOT DRIVEN ON COMMUTER ROADS OR THE SEA WALL, AND THE NEW REGULATIONS WOULD RENDER MOST OF THEM UNDRIVABLE AND COSTLY TO RECTIFY. WE ALSO FACE DIFFICULTIES IN GETTING INSPECTIONS UNLESS WE OWN A TRAILER, WHICH MOST OF US DO NOT. PERVEZ CAPTAIN. HI, I'M AN OWNER IN PIRATE'S BEACH, WE DRIVE OUR GOLF CART IN THE PIRATES COMMUNITY, ONLY IN THE MAJORITY OF THE TRIPS ARE FROM THE HOUSE TO THE BEACH ONE HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. MY GOLF CART IS A NINETEEN NINETY FIVE CLUB CAR. AND IF I CAN GET 10 MILES PER HOUR, I'M LUCKY. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE IS VERY BURDENSOME FOR OWNERS ON THE WEST SIDE WHO ONLY DRIVE THEIR CARS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. REQUIRING OWNERS TO RETROFIT THEIR CARTS AND GET TURNED SIGNALS, HORNS AND GET ANNUAL INSPECTIONS IS AN UNNECESSARY BURDEN. JEREMY ROBINSON. WE AGREE THAT SAFETY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. HOWEVER, REQUIRING THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON A GOLF CART THAT DRAWS WITHIN PARTS EACH NEIGHBORHOOD INTO THE COUNTRY CLUB AS THE RESTRICTIONS FOR GOLF CARTS THAT ARE CAUSING AN ISSUE ON SEAWALL BOULEVARD IS SHORT SIGHTED. A GOLF CART THAT IS DRIVING ON MAIN THOROUGHFARES WITHIN TRAFFIC AT 35 MILES PER HOUR IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN DRIVING A GOLF CART IN A BEACH COMMUNITY. THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GOLF CARTS IN THE EAST IN IN THE WEST END. PATTIE SIMMONS DRIVING A GOLF CART IN MY SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 20 VERSUS DRIVING ON THE SEAWALL AT 35 MILES PER HOUR IN HIGH TRAFFIC ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. SO REQUIRING NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY CARS TO HAVE HORNS, TURN SIGNALS AND SEATBELT SEATBELTS IS REALLY UNNECESSARY. WE HAVE USED HAND SIGNALS FOR STOPPING AND TURNING FOR MANY YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS, THE SAME AS BICYCLISTS AND MOTORISTS. DO I USE MY GOLF CART TO TRAVEL TO THE BEACH AND BACK, WHICH TAKES UP A SMALLER PARK PARKING FOOTPRINT. CHARLES JORDAN, I KNOW SAFETY IS A CONCERN. THE FATALITY ACCIDENT WAS AN UNLICENSED UNDERAGE DRIVER. AND WHO'S TO SAY EVEN IF THEY WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, THEY WOULD HAVE USED THEM? I THINK PEOPLE WHO HAVE REGISTERED THEIR GOLF CART SHOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN. GALVESTON HAS HAD MORE DROWNINGS THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR. IF RED FLAGS ARE FLYING, THE BEACHES SHOULD BE CLOSED UNTIL THEY ARE LIFTED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. SHEILA JORDAN EASTEN HAS HAD THESE REGS, NOT INSPECTIONS, SINCE THEY CAN DROP ALL OVER GALVESTON IF ROAD IS UNDER 35 WEST AND SHOULD NOT BE COMPARED TO EAST IN, IT IS DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THREE TO FIVE. THE MAJORITY ARE VACATIONERS AND NOT RESIDENTS. THERE ARE MORE DROWNINGS THAN GOLF. CART ACCIDENTS WILL BE CLOSED BEACHES FOR SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN THE SURFACE TO ROUGH AN UNDUE BURDEN ON SENIOR CITIZENS WILL BE PLACED TO ENACT A NEW PENALTY NEED TO GRANDFATHER CURRENT REGISTRATIONS. TODD ISAACSON, THE REQUIREMENT TO ADD THE EXTRA LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND SUCH REFERRED TO AS DELUXE LIGHTING KIT, WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 400 DOLLARS FOR JUST PARTS ALONE, MAYBE EVEN EIGHT HUNDRED WITH LABOR. I FEEL THAT IS EXCESSIVE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE ALL STREETS ARE POSTED 25 MILES OR LESS HAVE NO DEFINED LANES, AND ESPECIALLY ON A GOLF CART THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 20 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. PLEASE CONSIDER REDUCING THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT FOR GOLF CARTS BACK DOWN TO THE PREVIOUS LEVELS. THANKS. JOHN NORTON, AFTER SPENDING FOUR PLUS HOURS ON OUR SEA WALL TODAY WATCHING TRAFFIC, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY WANTS TO REGULATE OUR GOLF CARTS. IN A QUIET AREA LIKE SEATTLE, THE CITY ALLOWS SCOOTERS AT 25 MILES PER HOUR PLUS ON THE SIDEWALK AND GOLF CARTS TO HOLD UP TRAFFIC ALL DOWN THE SEAWALL. IT WANTS TO REGULATE US IN A SMALL COMMUNITY. PLEASE ALLOW US TO NOT HAVE TO TAKE SUCH DRASTIC MEASURES ON OUR CARTS WHEN THE MAIN CITY IS OBVIOUSLY IN COMPLETE DISARRAY. MICHELLE, FULL DATA. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE NEW GOLF CART ORDINANCE SHOULD NOT APPLY TO THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND, WE DRIVE OUR GOLF CART IN THE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY IN MY OPINION, SEATBELTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT NECESSARY AS WE ARE NOT DRIVING ON THE BUSY AND DANGEROUS CITY STREETS OF GALVESTON. EASTON RESIDENTS DO JUST THAT. AND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE SEPARATE THE APPLES AND ORANGES OF GALVESTON AND NOT INCLUDE [00:50:01] WESTERN RESIDENTS IN YOUR NEW ORDINANCE. DON HOOVER. WELL, WHILE I AM ALL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THE REGISTRATION'S IS EVERYONE SURE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLES NEED THE NEW REQUIRED FEATURES, HIGHWAY DRIVEN VEHICLES? YES, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE NEEDED FEATURE. HAS ANYONE DISCUSSED WITH OUR INSPECTION OWNERS WHAT THIS MEANS? TALKING TO A LONG TIME GOLF CART AND REPAIR OPERATOR, I FOUND OUT THAT SEATBELTS MAY CAUSE MORE INJURY THAN BEING THROWN OUT. THE ELECTRIC GOLF CARTS HAVE A LIMITED MPH. MOPEDS AND ELECTRIC BIKES HAVE MORE. PLEASE REVIEW. JANE GONZALEZ, THIS IS REGARDING POLICY ABOUT GOLF CARTS AND PIRATES' BEACH, THE LINK BELOW IS WHAT THE CITY OF PORT USES, AND I THINK WE WOULD COME UNDER A MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED THERE. PLEASE CONSIDER NOTE, WE ONLY USE OUR GOLF CART TO ROOT AROUND INSIDE OF PARTS BEACH AND TO PICK UP THE MAIL. OCCASIONALLY WE WILL USE THE GOLF CART TO GO TO THE GALVESTON COUNTRY CLUB. MICHAEL HAMILTON, I'M MIKE HAMILTON. I'M A FULL TIME RESIDENT OF SEATTLE ON THE WEST END AND ON A REGISTERED GOLF CART, I USE IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAS A SPEED OF 20 MILES PER HOUR TO GET MAIL, VISIT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND GO TO THE PARK, BEACH OR MARINA BASED ON HOW I AND MR. SEE OUR RESIDENTS USE OUR GOLF CARTS. THE NEW ORDINANCE HAS A NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT ON OUR SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND US, YET IT ADDS A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BURDEN. PLEASE CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL TO DEFINE DEFINE OUR CARTS AS AN IVS. JERRY SUTHERLAND, I HAVE AN OLDER GOLF CLUB CAR, A GOLF CART. THE CART IS SLOW AND SELDOM USED WHEN USED. IT IS ONLY DRIVEN BY ME AND MY HUSBAND WITHIN SEATTLE. I'M 69 YEARS OLD AND CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I CAN RUN FASTER THAN THIS CART CAN GO. SEATBELTS AND BLINKERS IN GALVESTON ON CARTS 10 YEARS OR OLDER IS RIDICULOUS AS THE CART IS NOT MUCH MORE THAN A BUCKET OF RUST. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CART. AMY LEMER OR LAHNER, AS FULL TIME RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE, WE FEEL WE ARE ONCE AGAIN BEING TARGETED AS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE TAXES. OUR GOLF CARTS ARE ONLY INTENDED TO BE USED WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE FOR US TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE SAME REGULATIONS AS THE USED IN. IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A REGULATION TO MAKE US EQUAL, THEN ALLOW FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATE A GOLF CART ACCESS LANE WITH THE TAXES AND FEES. OTHERWISE, PLEASE LEAVE THE WEST IN REGULATIONS AS IS. SUSAN REICHENHALL, THE NEW RULES FOR GOLF CARTS AT GALVESTON ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR ISLAND. HOWEVER, THESE RULES. MOST DIRECTLY SHOULD ONLY IMPACT GOLF CARTS THAT ARE FOR STREET USE THAT DRIVE WITH REGULAR TRAFFIC, OUR SUBDIVISION IS ISOLATED FROM ANY STREETS. THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE NEW RULES TO AFFECT GOLF CARTS THAT ARE ONLY DRIVEN IN A CLOSE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE PIRATES' BEACH, NOT TO MENTION THE EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE SINCE WE CAN'T DRIVE OUR CARTS TO GET THEM INSPECTED. EMILY SWINDLER, AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN A LARGE MASTERPLAN, COMMUNITY PARTS, BEACH GOLF CARTS ARE CONVENIENCE. THEY MAKE EVERYONE'S LIVES, ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES WITH LITTLE ONES EASIER FOR FAMILIES. DRIVING AROUND MOST IS DONE DURING THE DAY WITHIN NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY. WHILE SEATBELTS ARE REASONABLE EXPECTATION, EVERYTHING ELSE IS HUGELY BURDENSOME FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS DRIVEN A FEW BLOCKS PER DAY AT A SPEED NOT EXCEEDING 20 MILES PER HOUR AS ALLOWED IN THE AREA. THE NEW REGULATIONS TAKE AWAY ALL OF THIS EASE. FRANCINE BURKE, THE NEW RULES REGARDING GOLF CARTS ARE PUNISHING THE HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING GOLF CARTS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR MANY YEARS. YOU'RE PUNISHING US BECAUSE THE RULES MADE FOR TOURIST. WE NEVER LEAVE OUR SUBDIVISION AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVING TO TOW OUR CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE IN ADDITION TO HAVING THE ADD ONS MADE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND THE NEW RULES SHOULD ONLY BE FOR CARDS THAT WILL BE GOING ON MAJOR ROADS OR STREETS AND NOT STAYING WITHIN A SUBDIVISION. ALL PROTAGONISTS I WISH TO EXPRESS EXPRESS MY OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING GOLF CART USE ON GALVESTON ISLAND, OUR HOME IS IN PARTS BEACH AND USED IN A VERY LIMITED AREA. THE NEW REGULATIONS PLACED AN UNREASONABLE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO OWNERS TO COMPLY. HARRY BABBIN, I LOOK AT MY SURVEY AND IT SAID, PIRATES' IS A PLANNED COMMUNITY AND EXEMPT FROM THE CITY'S ORDINANCE FOR PUBLIC ROADS, OUR SPEED LIMIT IS 20 MILES PER HOUR. I STAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND DRIVE TO THE BEACH. ON RARE OCCASION, WE CROSS A PUBLIC ROAD ON OUR POST 20 MILES PER HOUR ROAD, MY TOPS OUT AT 15 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH IS LESS THAN A BIKE. [00:55:02] YOUR INSPECTION STATIONS HAVE INCOMPETENT EMPLOYEES. WHAT YOU PROPOSE IS A PURE TAX AND NOT NEEDED. JAMES PAPPAS AS THE MAYOR OF HUNTER'S CREEK VILLAGE IN HOUSTON, WE HAVE A GOLF CART ORDINANCE IN PLACE WITH ONLY THE FOLLOWING RULES, LICENSED DRIVERS ONLY FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS AND HAVE PROHIBITED ON JUST A FEW HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ROADS FOR A SMALL MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY LIKE PIRATE'S COVE BEACH. THIS IS ALL WE NEED, ADDITIONAL RULES, FEES. THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE AN UNDUE AND UNFAIR TAX AND BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS USED THESE VEHICLES FOR DECADES WITH LITTLE OR NO PROBLEM. THANKS, JIM PAPPAS. JULIE TREDWELL, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR AN EXEMPTION TO THE NEW GOLF CART REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF PIRATES' BEACH AND PARTS OF THIS IS A GOLF COURSE, GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY. AND WE ONLY DRIVE OUR CARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO AND FROM THE GALVESTON COUNTRY CLUB. THE NEW REQUIREMENTS ARE COSTLY FOR MANY OF US WHO HAVE OLDER CARDS IN THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ARE A BURDEN FOR MANY OF US WHO DO NOT OWN TRAILERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. MONICA SUMRALL KRUMM NO, WE ARE OWNERS AND PARTS BEACH AND WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE NEW GOLF CART REGULATIONS. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR THE SEAWALL AND INTOWN ONLY NOT IN OUR MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY. WE DON'T NEED NEW LAWS. WE NEED ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS, SUCH AS ONLY LICENSED DRIVERS OVER 16 BEING ALLOWED TO DRIVE GOLF CARTS, ADDING NEW REGULATIONS. IT'S A PUNISHMENT, AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THOSE OF US ON THE WEST END. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING THESE REGULATIONS FOR INTOWN AND SEAWALL AND OR COMMERCIAL CARTES. KIP GARVEY, I'M AGAINST THE NEW PROPOSED GOLF CART LAWS, MY GOLF CART IS REGISTERED AND STREET LEGAL, BUT I HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE FOR AN INSPECTION. SARAH DUCKER'S WE OWN PROPERTY AND PIRATE'S BEACH, WE JUST GOT A NEW CAR, A GOLF CART IN MAY, AND IF WE HAD KNOWN OF THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS, WE COULD HAVE HAD HAD THEM ADDED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. NOW, IT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE SOMEONE PICK UP THE CART AND MAKE THESE CHANGES. THIS CARD IS ONLY USED IN THE SUBDIVISION TO GO TO THE BEACH. SO REQUIRING ALL THESE ADDITIONAL FEATURES SEEMS LIKE OVER REGULATION TO ME. THE SAME WITH ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. HOW DO I GET MY CART INSPECTED? ABKHAZ BEACH. PATTY SCHMITZ, WE HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD BATTERY POWERED GOLF CART WITH LIGHTS, TURNED SIGNALS, HORN AND SEATBELTS. IT IS REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND HAS INSURANCE. WE WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE LAST WEEK TO GET A LICENSE TAG AND THEY TOLD US WE COULDN'T GET ONE BECAUSE IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE. IN 12 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN SOLD THREE TIMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LAFITTE'S COVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE TITLE. WE ONLY USE IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE BEACH AND GO TO THE COUNTRY CLUB. HARRY HONEYCUT, PLEASE RECONSIDER THE ORDINANCE RECENTLY PASSED ON GOLF CARTS. I FEEL THAT THIS ORDINANCE WE PASSED BECAUSE OF RESIDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT GOLF CARTS THAT ARE BEING RENTED AND DRIVEN ON THE CITY STREETS, INCLUDING THE SEAWALL WITH TOURISTS WHO DO NOT KNOW OR SOMEWHAT CRAZY ROADS. I DO NOT HAVE A TRAILER IN MS. BEEN UPWARDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO ADD BLINKERS, A HORN AND SEATBELTS IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANT. I HAVE REGISTERED MY CART AND PURCHASED A LICENSE. THIS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. IN EXTINCTION. I GET Y'ALL WANT FEES TO HAVE CARDS THAT'S NOT NEW, BUT ALL THESE ELECTRONICS THAT RISK BEING REQUIRED ARE UNNECESSARY IN SLEEPY PARTS BEACH. THIS IS NOT THE SEAWALL OR DOWNTOWN. DON'T TREAD ON ME. CHRIS, KATE, AND I'M OPPOSED TO THE NEW GOLF CART RULES, MY GOLF CART NEVER LEAVES MY SUBDIVISION. I DON'T DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. GOLF CARTS DON'T GO FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, MAKING THEM UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAYS, GOLF CARTS OR FOR GOLF COURSES IN NEIGHBORHOODS. THE RULES YOU ARE PROPOSING SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO GOLF CART DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAYS WHEN ON A HIGHWAY, GOLF CART SHOULD HAVE THE SAME SAFETY RULES AS CARS, LICENSE PLATES, SEATBELT INSPECTIONS, MINIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENTS, ET CETERA. PHILIP DORN, GOLF CARTS CAREENING AROUND THE STREETS OF PARTS COVE FOR EIGHT YEARS, WHERE WE LIVE HERE WITHOUT SUPERVISION AND LITTLE REGULATION, WE HAVE WITNESSED MANY NEAR MR. ACCIDENTS WITH UNDERAGE DRIVERS, TEENS, ADULTS WITH BABIES AND DOGS AND THE LIKE ON THEIR LAPS AND WITHOUT SEATBELTS AND IGNORING TO YIELD OR STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, NUMEROUS TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS HAVE NOT RESULTED. I'M OPPOSED TO RELAXING SAFETY AND TRAFFIC REGULATION ON GOLF CARTS. [01:00:01] WAYNE IRWIN, THE PROPOSED GOLF CART REGULATIONS POSE AN UNFAIR BURDEN ON THOSE OF US WHO LIVE AND SEE OUR FULL TIME AFTER THE FACT OF PURCHASING A GOLF CART. WE ARE BEING ASKED TO RETROFIT THEM WITH FEATURES NOT ALREADY INSTALLED. WE ARE LIMITED TO CHOOSE PLACES WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE, LEAVING NO REAL COMPETITION OR PAYING TO BE TOWED FURTHER IN. AND WE WILL ALL BE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME APPOINTMENT TIMES FOR THE WORK, THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MAKE SENSE IN TOWN SEAWALL, BUT NOT NECESSARY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. JANET LONGY, THE CITY HAS SIGNED AN ORDINANCE WHICH AFFECTS THE WEST IN GOLF CART OWNERS IN A VERY NEGATIVE WAY FINANCIALLY. THE ISSUE IS WITH GOLF CARTS IN TOWN, NOT IN OUR PLANNED COMMUNITY. MOST HERE ONLY RIDE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR WITHIN A TWO MILE DISTANCE FROM WHERE THE CART IS HOUSED. MOST IN OUR AREA DO NOT HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, AND THE ABILITY TO GET THE CART TO AN INSPECTION PLACE WILL BE VERY UNWIELDY AND RIDICULOUS. PLEASE MODIFY. GARY SMITH, I FEEL THAT YOUR BIGGEST GOLF CART PROBLEM IS ON SEAWALL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S NOT A PROBLEM. I FEEL YOU SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON REBUILDING THE DUNES ALSO. YOU SHOULD ALSO SPEND LESS TIME WORRYING ABOUT THE RENTAL PROPERTIES. WE'RE THE ONES THAT PROVIDED A MAJORITY OF THE REVENUE DURING THE PANDEMIC ISSUE. IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS FURTHER. FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL. YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO RELIEVE YOU. NO, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD. PAUL. LANCE. MY FAMILY HAS OWNED A HOME ON THE WEST END OF SEATTLE SINCE 1981. WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST RESIDENTS TO OWN AND OPERATE A GOLF CART IN SEATTLE. WE FIRST HAD TO DISPLAY A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE SIGN THEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, A LICENSE PLATE, NOW AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE. THE NEW PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR GOLF CARTS IS OUT OF CONTROL. WHY ARE THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY AND GOLF CARTS BEING ASKED TO JUMP THROUGH MORE MONEY HOOPS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT TRAVELS LESS THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR? MIKE COBB. I'M VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO THE NEW GOLF CART ORDINANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO PIRATES' BEACH, A MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR INTELLIGENT AROUND SEAWALL IN THE STRAND DUE TO ALL THE TRAFFIC. I FOUND THEM WHOLLY UNNECESSARY. IN PARTS BEACH, WE JUST USE THE CAR TO TAKE FROM THE HOUSE TO THE BEACH. THIS APPEARS TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN A MONEY GRAB BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE EXPENSE OF GETTING CARTS INTO INSPECTION STATIONS IS COST PROHIBITIVE. YOU'RE GETTING ENOUGH FROM OUR PROPERTY TAXES. CHERILYN YATES I LIVE IN IS LADELL, SO MANY OF US ARE ORDINARY RETIRED FOLKS LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES, OUR GOLF CARTS ARE USED TO GO GET MAIL PUTTER AROUND, NEVER GIVING MORE THAN A MILE OR TWO AWAY FROM OUR HOME WHERE THE G.C. LIVES. MY NELLIE GOES AROUND 12 TO 14 MILES PER HOUR. WE SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE EXPENSE OF OUTFITTING OUR CARS WITH ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THE SAME WAY THE RENTAL GOLF CART IN TOWN ARE REQUIRED TO DO. PLEASE SEPARATE THE CLASSIFICATION ON THESE CARTS. MARIE ROBB IS OUR COUNCIL REP. MARTHA KEANE, I'VE HAD A HOME ON THE WEST END FOR 15 YEARS NOW, WE ARE A SUBDIVISION NOT IN THE CITY. THEREFORE, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE DOWNTOWN STREET LEGAL RULES OF SUCH. THIS ENTIRE THING IS ABOUT THE CITY MAKING MORE REVENUE ON THE BACKS OF THE WEST END. AFTER ALL, WE PAY 40 PERCENT OF THE TAX BASE IN GALVESTON. WHY NOT? I'M DUMBFOUNDED BY THIS ENTIRE SITUATION. NAME LADY MARTHA KEANE, THE SUBJECT IS GOLF CART RULES AND THE COMMUNIST SUK'S MARY HUTTON. PLEASE RECONSIDER THE NEW GOLF CART RULES FOR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ON THE WEST IN ARCATA STREET, LEGAL AS IT IS NEW. WE LIVE IN LAFITTE'S COVE AND WE WILL NEVER BE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN OUR AREA OUT WEST. WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS TO BAN THEM FROM FROM THE SEA WALL. DO YOU REALLY THINK GIVING VISITORS INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE THEY CAN DRIVE WILL WORK? I SEE PEOPLE MAKING U TURNS DAILY AND THERE ARE U-TURN SIGNS ALL DOWN THE SEAWALL. MICHELLE PEACOCKE, OWNER OF A GOLF CART WHO ONLY DRIVES THE THE DOWN MY SMALL STREET TURKS POINT TO THE CUL DE SAC FOR BEACH ACCESS AND BACK AND PIRATE'S BEACH WEST TOTALING 50 MILES A YEAR MAX. THE NEW REQUIREMENT FOR AN INSPECTION OR OBSERVE THE LOGISTICS OF ME HAVING TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN INSPECTION FACILITY ARE UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE LITTLE I USE IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. I STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LEGALLY CAN'T TAKE IT OUT. HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS LOCATED, RECONSIDER TO ADDRESS THE SEAWALL ISSUES ON LARGER [01:05:04] PUBLIC ROADS. AMY RASMUSSEN, HELLO, WE IN PART SPEECH DON'T READ OUR HEARTS OUT FOR THE MONEY OR DRIVE ON DOWNTOWN STREETS. WE POSED NO THREAT LIKE THE LIKE THE IDIOTS THAT RENT THEM IN TOWN. THOSE MINISTERS SHOULD BE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD, THE WINNERS AND COMPANIES THAT RENT THEM. WE HAVE NO WAY TO INSPECT OUR CARTS. I UNDERSTAND THE REGISTRATION AND THE PLATES. THEY KEEP US ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU. NANCY STOUT, THE IN IS AN AREA WHERE NEIGHBORHOODS EXIST, THERE ARE A FEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC., PEOPLE USE CARTS DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY DO IN DOWNTOWN EAST. IN THE SAME RULES ARE NOT NEEDED FOR THE WEST IN THE REGULATIONS WILL BE EXPENSIVE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO COMPLY WITH. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR INSPECTIONS WITHOUT HAVING TO RENT A TRAILER TO PUT THE GOLF CART IN. PERMITS WERE FORMERLY DIVIDED INTO EAST AND WEST IN. WE NEED DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T AS THEY ARE NOT USED THE SAME WAY. DIANE PATKAR CITY COUNCIL, GALVESTON NEED TO VERY CLEARLY DEFINE GOLF CARTS AND NEV'S SET RULES FOR USE ON THE EAST END OF GALVESTON CITY ROAD SEAWALL VERSUS NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE SEATTLE, WHERE OWNERS OF THEM USING THE COMMUNITY SET STRICTER RULES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR COMPANIES THAT RENT GOLF CARTS AND FOR TOUR TOURISTS TO RENT THEM. THE NUMBER OF GOLF CARTS OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIRLY SMALL IN AN UNDUE BURDEN AND UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS AND COSTS ARE AFFECTING THOSE THAT LIVE ON THE ISLAND. SARA COOPER, AS A HOMEOWNER, TAXPAYER AND GOLF CART OWNER FOR 15 YEARS IN GALVESTON, I'M 100 PERCENT OPPOSED TO THE NEW AND ADDITIONAL GOLF CART REGULATIONS. I'VE BEEN COMPLYING WITH THE LICENSING AND EXISTING REGULATIONS AND INSURANCE FOR THE MANY YEARS SINCE THEY WERE ENACTED. AND THEY ARE ENOUGH GOLF CARTS ARE NOT ABUSED IN THE CITY, SHOULD NOT BE ADDING BURDENSOME REGULATIONS TO AN ALREADY EXTENSIVE, COSTLY AND BURDENSOME PROCESS. LINDA WARREN, THE NEW RULES ARE A NEEDLESS BURDEN IN OUR SUBDIVISION. WE ARE SENIORS. WE ONLY USE OUR GOLF CART IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO THE BEACH AND THE MAILBOX. WE ARE NOT ON CITY STREETS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN USES. WE ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN DRIVING YOUR CAR DOWNTOWN ON CITY STREETS. PLEASE REVISE THE ORDINANCE AND MAKE WEST END SUBDIVISION USE DIFFERENT. RICHARD D'ANTONI, PLEASE ADD OUR NAMES TO THE LIST OF FAMILIES CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE REGULATIONS IN THE NAME OF SAFETY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD GOLF CARTS. WE RECEIVED OURS IN 2010 AS PART OF THE ELECTRIC CAR FEDERAL TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AND HAVE ALL THE ADD ONS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN SEATBELTS AND MIRRORS. SO WHILE WE ARE COVERED NOW, OUR CONCERN IS COST OF INSPECTIONS GOING FORWARD. MOST PEOPLE WHO OWN GOLF CARTS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THE ONES THAT DON'T WON'T RUN FOR LONG. IN OUR CLIMATE, WE HAVE OURS INSPECTED YEARLY. GOT PROBST. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE PARTS BEACH COMPLY WITH THEIR PROPOSED GOLF CART LAWS, TURN SIGNAL SEATBELTS, ETC.. WE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR FIVE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I CAN UNDERSTAND HAVING THESE REGULATIONS FOR GOLF CARTS DRIVING ON THE SEAWALL, HIGH TRAFFIC, BUT WE DON'T FACE THE SAME HIGH TRAFFIC OUT HERE. DANIEL KAHLESS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO GOLF CARTS ON THE WEST AND WEST OF JAMAICA BEACH ARE UNNECESSARY AND FINANCIALLY PUNITIVE TO RESIDENTS THAT ONLY USE CARTS INSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON STREETS WITH 20 MILES PER HOUR POSTED SPEED LIMITS. THEY ARE NOT DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS OCCURS ON THE SEAWALL EAST IN AND IT IS UNFAIR TO HOLD THEM TO THE SAME COSTLY STANDARDS REGARDING INSPECTIONS ADDITION AND TURN SIGNAL SEATBELTS, ETC.. IF MONEY IS THE CITY'S DESIRE, JUST RAISE THE COST OF THE PERMIT OR STICKER. GLENDA LAPCHICK, THE NEW REGULATIONS SEEM A BIT EXCESSIVE FOR COURTS THAT NEVER LEAVE THEIR LIST IN DEVELOPMENT OR DRIVE IN EXCESS OF 20 MILES PER HOUR. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE SEATBELT REQUIREMENT. STRAPPING A CHILD OR ADULT INTO A CAR THAT DOESN'T HAVE A ROLL BAR COULD POTENTIALLY BE MORE HAZARDOUS. THEY'RE BEING THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE IN A ROLLOVER SITUATION. LEAKING BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE MUCH MORE HARM TO A TRAPPED PERSON THAN SCRATCHES OR EVEN BROKEN BONES. WILL BERTRAN PLEASE KIND OF CONSIDER REVERTING TO THE EAST WEST DESIGNATIONS FOR GOLF CART RULES? THE EAST END HAS UNIQUE PROBLEMS THAT NEED ADDRESSING, BUT THESE DO NOT EXIST ON THE WEST END. AS THE WEST END RESIDENT, I USE MY CAR TO MOVE SAFELY AND SLOWLY WITHIN MY SMALL COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE, AND I DO NOT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC. IN DOING SO, I FEEL THAT I AM SAFER THAN I'D BE IN A FASTER MOVING CAR. I'M SAVING GAS AND I CREATE NO EXHAUST NOR NOISE POLLUTION. [01:10:03] DAVE, WHY? REQUIRING LIGHTS AND PROHIBITING USE AT NIGHT IS FOOLISHNESS. SO IS REQUIRING SLOW VEHICLE TRIANGLE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS THE POSTED SPEED OF 20 MILES PER HOUR. CYNTHIA BLACKMAN, PLEASE VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION TO DESKING DISTINGUISHED GOLF CARTS FROM ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS A RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. THE NEW REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD USE OF GOLF CARTS PRESENTS AN UNFAVORABLE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON RETIRED RESIDENTS WHO HAVE REGISTERED OUR GOLF CARTS UNDER THE OLD REGULATIONS AND ADHERE TO ALL CITY RULES REGARDING THEIR USE. RICKY BLACKMAN, PLEASE VOTE FOR MARIE ROBB'S RESOLUTION TO DISTINGUISH GOLF CARTS FROM ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE NEW REQUIREMENTS. WE ARE RETIRED OWNERS WHO USE OUR GOLF CART AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OPTION TO VISIT NEIGHBORS IN OUR SUBDIVISION. MARY JO SMITH, CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED CHANGES CONCERNING GOLF CARTS, WE OWNED ONE LICENSE AND REGISTERED. I THINK THE FOCUS SHOULD BE IN SEAWALL TRAFFIC ISSUES. THEY'RE SPEEDING AND ALLOWED VEHICLE PEOPLE CROSSING WHERE THERE ARE NO CROSSWALKS OPENING THEIR CAR DOORS IN TRAFFIC LANES. I THINK YOU NEED MORE ENFORCEMENT THERE. PLEASE LET US ENJOY CARTS IN THE SUBDIVISIONS. IT WAS THE RENTAL HOMES THAT ENABLED GALVESTON TO GET THROUGH COVID WHEN RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES WERE CLOSED. THE MERINO SHOULD NOT APPLY TO PIRATES' BEACH WEST, A PLANNED COMMUNITY SHOULD APPLY TO COMMERCIAL GOLF CARTS ONLY IN THE LAST RICHARD HISSÈNE ARGE RECONSIDERATION OF THE GOLF CART ORDINANCE AS IT APPLIES TO COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES SUCH AS PARTS BEACH. THE NEW ORDINANCE IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING GOLF CARTS, FOR THERE IS NO WAY TO DRIVE THEM TO GET INSPECTED. OR GENERALLY IMPOSING MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS THAN STATE LAW IMPOSES IS UNWARRANTED FOR GOLF CARTS USED SOLELY IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. AT BEST, THE LAW SHOULD BE PROACTIVE TO GOLF CARTS PURCHASED NEW AFTER A CERTAIN DATE. THANK YOU, JANELLE. LET'S GIVE JANELLE A HAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NELLIE. LET'S GO TO TINANA, PLEASE. [10A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 32, "Streets, Sidewalks, And Public Places" Of The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended By Requiring City Of Galveston Approval Before Any Writing Or Drawing Can Be Done On Any Street, Sidewalk, Or Other Public Property; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date.] ITEM PINAY. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 32 STREET SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982 AS AMENDED BY REQUIRING CITY OF GALVESTON APPROVAL BEFORE ANY WRITING OR DRAWING CAN BE DONE ON ANY STREET, SIDEWALK OR OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO CALL FOR ACTION ON THIS COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO DEFER THIS SO WE CAN FURTHER ADD SOME LANGUAGE TO THE ORDINANCE AND PROBABLY BRING IT BACK IN AUGUST. ALL RIGHT. AUGUST, DO YOU HAVE A WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS. DOES IT MATTER TO YOU? THAN. PROBABLY THE FIRST ONE, BUT, UH, IF WE CAN GET IT READY, I'D LIKE TO GET IT BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO OUR SECOND, THIRD DEFERRAL. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A DEFERRAL BY COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI ON TUESDAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB. ANY DISCUSSION OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY CASTING YOUR VOTE IN IT SAYS MOTION TO APPROVE. BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S A MOTION TO DEFER IN OUR NOTES. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JANELLE. OK, ITEM TEN B, PLEASE. [10B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending "The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended”, Chapter 19, “Licenses, Permits And Business Regulations”; To Amend Regulations, Procedures, And/Or Definitions Pertaining To Requirements For The Operation Of Temporary And Seasonal Parking Lots; To Make Clarifications, Rename, Renumber And Rearrange The Chapter As Applicable; Providing For Penalties And Fees; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (T. Tietjens)] ITEM TEN, BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982 AS AMENDED CHAPTER 19 LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS TO AMEND REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES AND OR DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL PARKING LOTS. TO MAKE CLARIFICATIONS, RENAME RENUMBER AND REARRANGE THE CHAPTER AS APPLICABLE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND FEES, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. VERY GOOD. MR. TEEJ, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? ANY QUESTIONS ARE I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I'LL MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF ITEM TEN, B IS THERE. SECOND OF ALL, SECOND, THE COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER SECONDS THAT ANY DISCUSSION, MAITHILI? I SECOND OK, SOUNDS GOOD, SOUNDS GREAT. ANY DISCUSSION, IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, TINSY PLEASED NELLIE ITEM TINSY CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND [10C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Chapter 8, “Beaches And Waterways”, To Update Beach Access And Parking On Regulated Beach Areas; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)] [01:15:05] ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, CHAPTER EIGHT BEACHES AND WATERWAYS TO UPDATE BEACH ACCESS AND PARKING UNREGULATED BEACH AREAS, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. DON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? I CAN SEE. THIS IS REALLY JUST. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD COUNSEL, ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. WE COULD OPEN FOR DISCUSSION OR VOTING. YES, COUNCILMAN COLLEGE, I'M. MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER, HE'S TRYING, I'M TRYING. AND I WOULD HAVE A COMMENT. THERE WE GO. DISCUSSION, DAVID. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT THIS, BUT AS DON SAYS, THIS IS MINISTERIAL. THIS IS ALREADY THIS SECTION OF THE CODE IS ALREADY SUPERSEDED BY THE ADOPTION OF THE BEACH ACCESS AND PROTECTION PLAN. SO THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP LANGUAGE THAT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT OUR BEACH ACCESS PLAN AND HOW THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE PLAN TO DO HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO TALK ABOUT BEACH ACCESS AND THAT THAT AREA IS ONE OF THE ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I INTEND TO PUT ON THE TABLE WHEN WE DISCUSS THOSE. BUT THAT'S THAT'S SEPARATE AND APART FROM WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT. YEAH. THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN OUR BEACH ACCESS PLAN. I SEE OUR NEW COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGER, BRANDON HILL, WAS BACK THERE SHAKING HIS HEAD. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE'S GOING TO DO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILWOMAN, ROBB? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AGREE WE WILL BE REOPENING OUR ACCESS PLAN, AND IT IS MY GOAL TO GET ALL CARS OFF THE BEACH. YES, JOHN OR BILL, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DID. I JUST STILL AGAIN, I WANT TO BE CLEAR. OUTLOOK ON WHAT PRIVATE BEACH AND PUBLIC BEACHES ARE AND WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF A PUBLIC BEACH? VERSUS, UH. THE. PUBLIC VERSUS THE PRIVATE BEACH, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, I WANT TO DO MORE RESEARCH ON THAT. HEY, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT ALL, I APPRECIATE. NOT A PROBLEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING IT. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION ON SECOND TO THAT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT IN FAVOR, BUT FOR COUNCILMAN, QUIROGA AGAINST, IT DOES PASS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING TO ITEM 10 D IS IN. [10D. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Ordinance 21-023 Making Changes To "The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended”, Chapter 34, "Traffic” Article IX, “Golf Carts”, Of The Code Of The City Of Galveston, 1982, As Amended, Relating To “Golf Carts, And Required Equipment West Of 103rd Street In Galveston; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For Penalty For Violation, And Providing For An Effective Date. (Robb/Quiroga)] DAVID, PLEASE, NELLIE. ITEM TO CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 21 DESH 023, MAKING CHANGES TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982 AS AMENDED CHAPTER 34 TRAFFIC ARTICLE NINE GOLF CARTS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982 AS AMENDED RELATING TO GOLF CARTS AND REQUIRED EQUIPMENT WEST OF 100 AND THIRD STREET IN GALVESTON, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, DID YOU HAVE EMOTION ON THIS? YES, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO DEFER THIS TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY. I MEAN, AUGUST BE AUGUST 12TH MEETING. I THINK IT IS. DEFER TO AUGUST. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. AND MARIA, YOU WANT TO TYPE IN YOUR. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? YES, DAVID, I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING ANOTHER THREE HOURS NEXT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW [01:20:03] TALKING ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING. I'M SORRY WE LOST EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU ALL COME BACK, WE'LL DO IT AGAIN. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING UP IN THE MORNING AND READING 100 EMAILS ON GOLF CARTS, SO VERY GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION FOR DEFERRAL TO AUGUST 12. IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING TO THE CONTENT ITEMS, PLEASE. [11. CONSENT ITEMS ] NELLIE ITEM 11 CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEM 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 CONCERNING ITEMS 11 EIGHT THROUGH 11 WAYWARDNESS ARE ON THE SCREEN. YES, DAVID, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. YEAH, I WOULD I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TAKE THE OUT SO THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THAT SEPARATELY AS I AM DECLARING A CONFLICT ON THAT ITEM. CORRECT? I WILL. THANK YOU, DAVID. I'M GOING TO REMOVE BEFORE WE TAKE ANY MOTIONS ON THIS, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THOSE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMAN COLLINS RECOMMENDS 11 DAYS. I'M GOING TO REMOVE 11 K ALSO AND FOUR SEPARATE MOTION ON THAT. AND IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THIS CONSENT AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE ACTION? HEARING NONE, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 ASS, EXCLUDING 11 D AND 11 K FOR APPROVAL IS THEIR SECOND. OH. VERY GOOD, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ARE AGAINST PLEASE PUT A ABOUT. ROBB ROBB WOULD YOU HIT? VERY GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR, BUT FOR COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, WHO HAS ABSTAINED ON THAT STAND, YOU ABSTAINED ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. SO IT WAS A QUICK REACH OVER HERE, SEE WHAT IT DOES. MANUALLY, YOU CAN YOU CAN DO IT MANUALLY, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND. OK, VERY GOOD. WE HAVE REMOVED ITEMS 11 D AND 11 K, FIRST OF ALL, 11 D COUNCILMAN COLLINS HAS DECLARED A [11D. Consider A Proposed Amendment To The Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Rosenberg Library And The City Of Galveston To Provide For Payments By The Library To The City That Address An Inequitable Distribution Of Property Tax Revenue Caused By The Combined Effect Of City Charter Requirements And State Property Tax Laws Approved In 2019. (M. Loftin)] CONFLICT, SO HE'S REMOVING HIMSELF FROM THE DIOCESE. VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 11 D. IS THERE A SECOND? IF WE COULD DO THIS AS A MANUAL VOTE, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT SEPARATED, JUST MANUAL. OK, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF 11 DE COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI A SECOND TO THAT SERENE DISCUSSION ON THAT. BEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND THAT IS UNANIMOUS OF THOSE HERE, MINUS COUNCILMAN COLLINS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM 11. [11K. Consider For Approval, Entering Into A Contract With J. W. Kelso Co. Inc. For $187,840.00 For The Construction Of The Pump/Generator System At The Island Transit Trolley Barn (Mitigation RFP 21-12), And Authorize The City Manager To Sign All Documents Upon The Review And Approval Of The City Attorney. (D. Smith / T. Wrobleski)] OK, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR DEFERRAL OF A LINE ITEM ELEVEN K UNTIL STAFF FEELS THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BRING BACK TO OUR AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN QUIROGA ANY DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM 11. KELLY DEFERRAL. JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. WE DIDN'T HAVE IT AS A SEPARATE ITEM. IT WAS IN THE CONSENT. ADIOS. UNANIMOUS FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. WE'RE THROUGH OUR CONSENT ITEMS NOW AND WE ARE MOVING TO ACTION ITEMS. ITEM TWELVE. [12A. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Approving Distribution Of Fiscal Year 2022 And Fiscal Year 2023 Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues To Eligible Artists Or Artist Organizations Under Two-Year Contracts; Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Contracts With Such Recipients; Directing The City Secretary To Send A Certified Copy Of The Resolution To The Park Board Of Trustees; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)] I AM. AND WHO. GO AHEAD, NELLIE. I'M SORRY. ITEM TWELVE. I CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS APPROVED DISTRIBUTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2022 IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES TO ELIGIBLE ARTIST OR ARTISTS ORGANIZATIONS UNDER TWO YEAR CONTRACTS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH SUCH RECIPIENTS. DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NELLIE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ALTERNATE A, WHICH IS PROVIDING FUNDING FOR [01:25:03] THE BRYAN MUSEUM IN THEIR ALLOCATIONS. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT SECOND THAT YOU WANT TO DO IT ON MY THERE? YEAH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT COUNCIL? YES, PLEASE. YES, PLEASE GO RIGHT AHEAD. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHAIRWOMAN MARY BRANOM, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY. SHE CHAIRS THE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE. THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST ROUND FUNDING ROUND THIS COMMITTEE HAS EVER SEEN. IT WENT SMOOTHLY. IT WAS HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY AND WITH GREAT ALACRITY. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMITTEE PUT IN DOING THIS. SO I THINK THIS IS EXCELLENT. AND IF I CAN ADDRESS MARY LOU, WE WE WE HEAR YOUR PLEA AND ALTERNATIVE. A FUNDING WHICH THE MAYOR HAS REFERENCED HERE, INCLUDES THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM BECAUSE WE AGREE THAT BRIAN BRINGS A LOT OF GREAT TOURIST, THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE WANT TO SEE ON THE ISLAND. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TO THE TOURIST, THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND TO THE CITY IN GENERAL. SO I JUST WANTED TO. THANK YOU ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT AND I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE BRIME MUSEUM WANTS THIS OVERSIGHT WAS NOTICED. THEY GOT ON THIS VERY QUICKLY, PUT OUT A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET THAT BACK. AND THANK YOU, MARY. MARY HELPED SPEARHEAD THIS. ALSO APPRECIATE THAT QUITE A BIT AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING TO ITEM 12, B, PLEASE, NELLIE ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL SALARY [12B. Discuss And Consider Personnel Salary Changes. 1. City Manager Brian Maxwell 2. City Attorney Donald Glywasky 3. City Auditor Glenn Bulgherini 4. City Secretary Janelle Williams] CHANGES. ONE CITY MANAGER, BRIAN MAXWELL, TO CITY ATTORNEY DONALD GLYWASKY, THREE CITY AUDITOR GLEN BOLGER, EIRINI FOR CITY SECRETARY JANELLE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION COUNCIL. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL SALARIES FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 21 22 OF THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS FOR THOSE POSITIONS THAT ARE COUNCIL APPOINTEES. FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, HIS SALARY WOULD BE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS. FOR THE CITY AUDITOR, HIS SALARY WOULD BE 150000 DOLLARS, AND FOR THE CITY SECRETARY, HER SALARY WOULD BE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE 21 22 BUDGET. WITH MALICE, SECOND, THAT IF YOU ARE MOVING TO A ROOF. YES, SIR. AND I WOULD I WOULD SECOND THIS WITH THE NOTE THAT YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE CITY MANAGER, BUT HIS HIS SALARY IS NOT CHANGING. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE CITY MANAGER SALARY. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY BEING HERE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE THROUGH THIS STAFF. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS FIVE TWENTY SEVEN EXCUSE ME. SIX TWENTY SEVEN P.M.. THANK YOU. I OWE COUNCILMAN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.