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THIS IS QUITE A AUSPICIOUS OCCASION THIS MORNING, AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE
[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
AND WE'LL GET TO THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, EXCUSE ME, SEPTEMBER 8TH.
AND WE ARE NOW CALLING I'M GOING TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER THIS MORNING. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
JANELLE, IF YOU COULD DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
MAYOR DR. BROWN, PRESENT, MAYOR PRO TEM COLLINS PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER QUIROGA PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER LISTOWSKI HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB.
I DON'T SEE COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB ON THE LINE YET.
COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER AND LISTOWSKI ATTENDING VIRTUALLY.
SO GLAD TO HAVE THEM WITH US HERE TODAY.
[3. PUBLIC COMMENT]
MOVING TO ITEM 3 PUBLIC COMMENT.IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. COME RIGHT FORWARD.
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, SIR AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
MY NAME IS CRAIG. I'M AT [INAUDIBLE] IN HOUSTON.
20 YEARS AGO, I WAS TALKING TO BO QUIROGA AND HE ASKED ME, WHO DID I STAND FOR? SHARON LEWIS, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS DAY A LONG TIME.
I SAW IT YES, COME RIGHT FORWARD THERE, BRIDGET.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BRIDGET JOHNSON.
I AM THE WIFE OF THE LATE ER JOHNSON AND I'M ASKING ALL THE COUNCILMAN WOMEN AND MEN TO KEEP GOD FIRST IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.
EVERYBODY BE ON THE SAME LEVEL.
NOBODY, BECAUSE YOU STAY IN THIS AREA, YOU BETTER NOBODY.
WE ALL THE BIBLE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RICH PEOPLE AND POOR PEOPLE.
AND ALSO IN THE BIBLE, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR POOR PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS A BITTERSWEET DAY FOR ME.
I AM HAPPY FOR MS. LEWIS BECAUSE WHEN ROBERT JOHNSON RAN, IT WAS ME MS. SHARON LEWIS AND MR. NED DOTSON. THEY DID ALL THE WORK AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING SO SWEET AND NICE TO MY HUSBAND. IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER LINED UP DOWN EACH LIGHT AND ESCORTED MY HUSBAND TO THE FUNERAL HOME.
I LOVE YOU ANYTHING I COULD BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU, SHARON AND COUNCILMAN AND ROBB FEEL FREE, SHARON. HAVE MY NUMBER.
AIN'T NOTHING YOU COULD DO ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] COME FORWARD, LEON, COME COME UP, PLEASE, SIR.
THIS IS A. MY NAME IS LEON PHILLIPS BOI 12TH 38TH STREET.
PRESIDENT OF THE GALVESTON COALITION FOR JUSTICE.
THIS IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISTRICT ONE.
WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE NOW WHO ACTUALLY REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, NOT ONLY THE DISTRICT, BUT THE CITY.
SHE'S A YOUNG LADY WHO HAS ALWAYS HAD GALVESTON'S WELL-BEING IN MIND.
A LOT OF THE ADULTS THAT YOU SEE HERE, SHE TAUGHT A LOT OF THE KIDS THAT THE ADULTS HAVE.
SO WITH THIS IN MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON UNDERSTANDS THAT THEY HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE THAT REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT ONLY DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU, LEON.
[APPLAUSE] ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ALSO WE HAVE AN HONORED GUEST COMMISSIONER STEPHEN HOLMES IS WITH
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US THIS MORNING.STEPHEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, SIR? GLAD TO HAVE YOU. VERY GOOD.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? HEARING NONE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC.
I'M SORRY. WE HAVE THREE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT CAME IN.
COULD YOU READ THOSE, PLEASE, JANELLE? THE FIRST ONE IS FROM DEBORAH WARREN.
I'VE KNOWN SHARON LEWIS FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME, AND WE'RE BOTH BLIS, AND SHE LOVES HER HOMETOWN AND WILL REPRESENT ALL OF HER CONSTITUENTS AND DISTRICT ONE.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL-DESERVED.
[APPLAUSE] THE SECOND ONE IS FOR ROXIE D HALL WILLIAMSON.
LEWIS ON GAINING THE CITY COUNCIL POSITION FOR DISTRICT ONE.
MAY YOUR TENURE BE A SPRINGBOARD FOR PROGRESS AND UPLIFT.
BLESSINGS ALL OVER YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH.
[APPLAUSE] THE LAST ONE IS FROM DARYL DAVIS, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR, SHARON.
I BELIEVE THAT HER DECISION TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON.
WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU WILL BE DOING TO KEEP THIS CITY AND DISTRICT ONE PROUD.
LET'S MOVE TO ACT TO ACTION ITEMS.
[4.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of The Special Election Held On August 28, 2021; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date.]
ITEM 4, PLEASE 4A PLEASE JANELLE FOR A CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CANVASING THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON AUGUST 28TH, 2021, OFFICIALLY DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION, DECLARING THE REGULARITY AND LEGALITY OF THE ELECTION, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PREPARE THE ELECTION REGISTER AND TO PRESERVE THE ELECTION RECORDS, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE SIGNIFYING THE ELECTION RESULTS THAT WE JUST HAD FOR DISTRICT ONE IS THERE A SECOND? JOINING US. GOOD MORNING, MARIE.
ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.
I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ELECTION.
THIS WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS FOR SHARON LEWIS AND [APPLAUSE] AND WHAT I WOULD I SEE IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS ELECTION, THAT DISTRICT IS A VERY MIXED DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRICT AND MS. LEWIS, SHE WON WITH OVER 80 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
[APPLAUSE] SO WELCOME, SHARON, WILL BE YOU'LL BE OFFICIALLY INSTALLED IN JUST A SECOND, BUT WELCOME, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE.
GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO TELL MISS LEWIS.
YOU KNOW, HAD A CLASS, BUT GOING OVER, YOU KNOW, THE ELECTION WITH THE KIDS HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
SO YOU'VE MADE AN IMPACT IN A LOT OF MY STUDENTS LIVES THAT I HAVE AS SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
GREAT JOB. [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE SAME THING.
WELCOME ABOARD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
[APPLAUSE] VERY GOOD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND, PLEASE.
AYE. IT IS UNANIMOUS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[4.B. Administer The Oath Of Office To Elected City Council Members]
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 4B, WHICH WE'RE ALL HERE FOR 4B ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ONE DISTRICT ONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, SHARON LEWIS SHARON.IF YOU WILL COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE MA'AM.
I, SHARON LEWIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
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THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.DISTRICT ONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, SO HELP ME, GOD.
[APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO EVERYBODY.
LET ME FIRST THANK MRS. BRIDGET JOHNSON FOR HER CONFIDENCE AND I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND, WHO'S AT HOME WATCHING VIRTUALLY.
THE OLDEST IS IN BOGOTA, BUT MY MIDDLE SON IS HERE AND THE OTHER ONE'S AT WORK, SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE CAMPAIGN TEAM.
THE OATH TO ME SAYS PEOPLE SERVICE.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT, I THINK ABOUT THAT I MUST DO MY HOMEWORK AND RESEARCH, LEARN INFORMATION, AND I MUST COLLABORATE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND IN ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT'S INVOLVED IN MAKING DECISIONS SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE DISTRICT ONE AND GALVESTON AS AN ISLAND. I STAND TODAY AND I STILL STAND ON LOVE.
THAT IS HONEST LEADERSHIP THAT IS CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY.
THAT IS A VISION THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED NOT ONLY THROUGH MY EYES, BUT THROUGH THE EYES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT ALL OF THAT WILL STAND ON A PLATFORM OF EQUALITY.
SO I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND I AM READY TO GO TO WORK.
[APPLAUSE] AND SHARON, LET ME OFFICIALLY PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR DECLARATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
SHARON'S GOING TO HIT HER HIT THE GROUND RUNNING HERE.
WE HAVE ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:00 A.M.
WE'LL HAVE OUR WORKSHOP AND OUR INTERVIEWS.
THEN WE WILL GO INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO SHARON WILL START ABOUT 7:45 AND PROBABLY FINISH ABOUT 7:00 TOMORROW EVENING.
SO THAT'S LONGER THAN A SCHOOL DAY.
SO THAT'S, CAN I SAY ONE OTHER THING? YES, MA'AM, I DID NOT ANNOUNCE ON TUESDAY IT'S GOING TO BE OUR FIRST MEET AND GREET FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MEET YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVE WE WILL BE AT WILL BRIDGE ON 270 SORRY, 2702 AVENUE L, BUT BRING A LAWN CHAIR BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MEETING OUTSIDE AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW TO REVITALIZE, REKINDLE THE OLD CENTRAL CARVER PARK
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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND WE'LL HAVE A GUEST APPEARANCE BY OUR MAYOR, MAYOR BROWN.AND LASTLY, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, DISTRICT ONE IS COLLECTING WATER FOR NEW ORLEANS.
SO IF YOU HAVE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE A CASE OR TWO, THEN AS SOON AS YOU GET MY NEW EMAIL AND NEW PHONE NUMBER, THEN YOU CAN CONTACT ME THERE AS TO WHERE TO PICK IT UP.
VERY GOOD. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR AGENDA.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS. IT IS NOW 9:15 A.M.
AND I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO ADJOURN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.