[00:00:02] GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. [1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER] IT IS 5:00 P.M.. I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 18TH TO ORDER LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE. COUNCIL, GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE BACK FROM OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. STAFF, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS TELECAST IN THE COMMUNITY. GLAD TO HAVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? VERY GOOD. ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ITEM THREE PLEASE JANELLE OR NELLIE. ITEM THREE INVOCATION. VERY GOOD. WE HAD A SCHEDULED REV. LANCE A. FROM SOCIETY OF ST. STEPHEN'S MOOMODY METHODIST CHURCH COULD NOT ATTEND DUE TO SOME PERSONAL COMMITMENTS. SO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER THAT'S GOING TO LEAD US IN PRAYER TONIGHT. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND AS WE MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR THE BEST INTERESTS FOR THE PEOPLE OF GALVESTON. NEXT WEEK'S THANKSGIVING; WE'RE THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN US FOR THIS DAY AND WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION AS PEOPLE TRAVEL ACROSS TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES OR AS PEOPLE COME TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES HERE ON THE ISLAND. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP US SAFE AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN US. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. LET'S PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT ON THE AGENDA, HE WANTS ME AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD TO WATCH IT. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE? HEARING NO RESPONSE, WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM SIX PRESENTATIONS. [6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER (Part 1 of 2)] REPORTS OF COUNCIL OFFICERS, BOARDS AND CITY MANAGER. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, YOU HAD SOME PRESENTATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON THAT OR WOULD YOU WANT TO DEFER THAT TO OUR NEXT MEETING? THE ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE AT THIS TIME, IT'S ON FIVE REMINDERS REGARDING COMMUNITY EVENTS. I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING AT THE POLAR EXPRESS THIS AFTERNOON, AND THE POLAR EXPRESS IS ALIVE AND WELL IN GALVESTON AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME HERE WAS TWO YEARS AGO, AND THEY SET ALL RECORDS AND MORE ATTENDEES AT THE POLAR EXPRESS HERE IN GALVESTON THAN ANY OTHER POLAR EXPRESS LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A FUN FAMILY THING TO DO. CONSIDER THE POLAR EXPRESS AT THE RAILROAD MUSEUM. IT'S QUITE A WONDERFUL EVENT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE, NELLIE. YES, MA'AM. I'M JUST REMINDING EVERYONE THAT SHORT TERM RENTALS HAVE TO BE REGISTERED BY DECEMBER 31ST, AND YOUR $50 FEE MUST BE PAID ON EVERY SHORT TERM RENTAL THAT EXIST. IT'S PER PROPERTY AND IT MUST BE PAID BY DECEMBER 31ST. OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SHORT TERM RENT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. VERY GOOD ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE, NELLIE. [7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS] ITEM SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 21-086 - 21-089 ARE ON THE SCREEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM EIGHT. ITEM EIGHT PUBLIC COMMENT A IS AGENDA ITEMS AND B IT'S NON-AGENDA ITEMS. [8. PUBLIC COMMENT] I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS. THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE, JANELLE, THAT WANTS TO SPEAK. COULD YOU CHECK, PLEASE? LET ME CHECK ON THAT. IF ANYONE IS ONLINE ON THE ZOOM CALL AT THIS MOMENT, YOU CAN USE THE [00:05:06] RAISE YOUR HAND FEATURE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE JUSTINE ST. CYR. JUSTINE, GO RIGHT AHEAD. SURE, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THE, I GUESS, NATURE OF THE SHORT TERM RENTALS. I JUST I HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND I WAS IN THE PLANNING MEETING AND I BELIEVE BOB BROWN EXPRESSED THEM AS WELL JUST ABOUT IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN KIND OF GET A CAP ON THEM. I KNOW THERE'S QUITE A FEW WHO AREN'T PAYING THEIR DUES, SO I JUST HAVE A CONCERN THAT IT'S KIND OF CHANGING THE CULTURE OF GALVESTON AND MAKING IT JUST THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE JUST WITH THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING, I HAVE RUN IT UP TO MY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DAN, I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS. I JUST WANTED TO GET A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION ON KIND OF WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE SPILLWAY. I KNOW IT'S NOT SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO BE BOUGHT BY THE CITY AND WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR BACK THERE. JANELLE, COULD YOU MENTION WHAT MS. ST. CYR SAID? I COULDN'T PICK UP ALL OF THAT. SHE SAID THE SPILLWAY. IT'S RIGHT NEAR THE NATURE PRESERVE ON THE EAST END. IT'S LAND THAT'S TECHNICALLY FEDERAL, BUT IT MIGHT BE BOUGHT OUT AND THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR IT TO BE DEVELOPED AND I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. I THINK MS. ST. CYR IS REFERRING TO THE EAST END FLATS. YES, SORRY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. ST. CYR; THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE, JANELLE? ALL RIGHT, WE DO HAVE ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. MS. SANDRA WALTERS. MS. WALTERS. IS THERE JUSTICE IN GALVESTON? OR BUSINESS AS USUAL. I AM SANDRA WALTERS. MY SON, CHRIS WILLIAMS WAS ROBBED ON 39TH AND WINNIE AND MURDERED ON 40TH AND WINNIE AT HIS CAR WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, HE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE ON DECEMBER THE 5TH OF 2016. SEPTEMBER OF 2018, THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. KEITH ANDREWS FOR MURDER. JED JONES, PUBLIC DEFENDER OF KEITH ANDREWS, ASKED IN THE 10TH DISTRICT COURT QUESTIONS OF GPD DETECTIVE MICHELLE SULLENBERGER, WHO ANSWERED TWICE SHE STOPPED INVESTIGATING KEITH ANDREWS FOR MURDER AFTER HE WAS ALREADY ARRESTED. FACT SULLENBERGER DETECTIVE SULLENBERGER KNEW THERE WERE FIVE OTHER SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN THE ROBBERY MURDER OF MY SON. FACTS JED JONES KNEW GPD KNEW AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY KNEW AND HIS ADMINISTRATION KNEW SULLENBERGER WAS NOT INVESTIGATING THE CASE, AND NO ONE DID NOTHING. D.A. JACK R. AND HIS ADAS KNEW DETECTIVE SULLENBERGER STOPPED INVESTIGATING AND DID NOTHING. JACK R. FACT AND FOR ADAS SPOKE LIE AFTER LIE ABOUT THIS MURDER CASE. FACTS, I HAVE PROOF. THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON DESERVE RESPECT AND TO LIVE IN JUSTICE, NOT SEEKING JUSTICE. I'M ASKING ALL VOTERS IN GALVESTON TO BRING IN A NEW D.A. NEXT YEAR AND TO KICK JACK R. TO THE CURB. TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS AND MAYOR TO BRING A POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS WALTERS. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, MOVING TO ITEM NINE ORDINANCES, NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS. [9.A. 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”, Article Vi, “Short Term Rentals”, By Amending Ordinance Number 21-051 Clarifying The Penalty Provision For A Violation; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Immediate Effective Date. (Legal)] 9A PLEASE, NELLIE. ITEM 9A 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. ARTICLE SIX SHORT TERM RENTALS BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 21-051. CLARIFYING THE PENALTY PROVISION FOR A VIOLATION. MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. [00:10:01] PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE, EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS? I'VE BEEN CHIDED TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. YEAH, I'M REALLY NOT CHANGING ANYTHING HERE, I'M JUST KIND OF MOVING THINGS AROUND. THERE'S A DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY CODE, AND I THINK IT'S CHAPTER ONE THAT SAYS A VIOLATION, A NEW VIOLATION STARTS EVERY DAY, BUT THERE WAS SOME INTEREST IN HAVING IT CLARIFIED ALL IN ONE SECTION. SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE. SO WHAT I'VE WHAT AND DONNA DID THIS FOR ME, GOD BLESS HER, IS WE ADDED IN A SECTION THAT SAID, EVERY DAY YOU OPERATE A SHORT TERM RENTAL WITHOUT A LICENSE. IT IS A NEW VIOLATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. SO IT'S EASY TO SEE. SO YOU SORT OF READ, IT'S ALL IN ONE SPOT. THANK YOU, DON. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY? MARIE? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I WAS SO JUST THRILLED WHEN I READ THIS BECAUSE IT STOPS HAVING A MAXIMUM CAP ON THE FINE AND I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 9A; I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL? THAT ARE KIND OF IN THE WORKS? WE HAVE ANY TYPE OF SCHEDULE ON LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL ISSUES WITH SAY THAT AGAIN, DON. WOULD YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, YEAH. DO WE HAVE ANY SCHEDULE OR UPCOMING TOPICS ON STARS TO TALK MORE ABOUT THEM, ABOUT MORE REGULATIONS THAT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE ROAD? AND DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE BASICALLY ON WHEN WILL THAT GET TO US? WE DID DISCUSS THAT, AND IT'S THE PARK BOARD IS GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT THEIR RFP. THEY ARE GOING TO ALSO IN THAT RFP, THE CONSULTANT WILL BRING FORWARD ANALYSIS OF GALVESTON AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR FURTHER REGULATIONS. THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS COMING YEAR, AND THAT WILL BE THE TIME WHEN COUNCIL THEN WILL START TO GIVE DIRECTION ON WHERE WE WANT TO. THANK YOU. MM HMM. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 9A? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 9B, PLEASE NELLIE. [9.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving The Amended And Restated Certificate Of Formation Of The Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority; Directing The Filing Of The Same With The Office Of The Texas Secretary Of State, Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date. (Legal)] ITEM 9B CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF THE GALVESTON ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE SAME WITH THE OFFICE OF THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WE DISCUSSED THIS THIS MORNING, BUT BEVERLY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. OK. HI. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN CLARIFY ANY QUESTIONS, I THINK YOU HAD RAISED A COUPLE OF ISSUES THIS MORNING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU COULD CHANGE IN THE MOTION THAT YOU MAKE WITH REGARD TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT. OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT THE CHANGES WOULD BE RELATED TO YOUR APPROVAL OF HAVING THE ONE BOARD AND HAVING THE SAME NUMBER OF TERMS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AND THE FINANCE EXPERIENCE. CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO SAY EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE EXPERIENCE? NO, IN YOUR AUGUST 12TH MEETING, YOU APPROVED THAT AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER WOULD HAVE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AND AT LEAST ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER WOULD HAVE FINANCE EXPERIENCE . WE ACTUALLY HAVE ON THE BOARD CURRENTLY. YES, I ACTUALLY TALKED TO MS. BOLTON-LEGG AND I KNOW YOU AT LEAST HAVE ONE MEMBER WITH FINANCE EXPERIENCE. WE WEREN'T SURE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPER JOHN LIGHTFOOT. OK. YEAH. SO JUST SO I CAN BE CLEAR. WE ALREADY HAVE ON THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE THERE REPRESENTED A FINANCE [00:15:03] INDIVIDUAL AND A CONSTRUCTION INDIVIDUAL. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. VERY GOOD. I KNOW THERE WAS TALK AT OUR WORKSHOP ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT, EITHER APPOINTED BY COUNCIL OR APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE, THE BOARD ITSELF. SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS COUNCIL ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON THIS. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE AND I'M GOOD WITH THE LANGUAGE AS IT EXISTS. ALL RIGHT. SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND SECOND OF 9B. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BEVERLY, VERY MUCH. ITEM 10, PLEASE. NELLIE. ITEM 10 CONSENT ITEM. EVENING, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE PAYMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY BEING HELD UP FOR LIKE THE PID , BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TWO CHECK SIGNEES. I CHECKED WITH LEGAL ON THAT THIS AFTERNOON. BEVERLY, DO YOU WANT TO CLARIFY THAT, PLEASE? I ACTUALLY WAS NOT ABLE TO TALK TO MS. BOLTON-LEGG THIS AFTERNOON. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THOSE PAYMENTS HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLARIFY THAT WITH HER. I THINK IT'S THE PID PAYMENTS THAT ARE DEFINITELY STRESSING OUT BECAUSE THE PID MONEY HAS NEVER BEEN CONTROVERSIAL AND I KNOW I HAVE A PID IN MY DISTRICT AND THEY'RE HOLDING LIKE 20000 RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS RIGHTFULLY THEIRS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A SECOND SIGNER. IS MR. MANLOVE STILL AROUND? BECAUSE HE'S STILL SERVING IN A HOLD OVER CAPACITY. NO, HE'S RESIGNED THE WAY THAT IS STRUCTURED--NOW CORRECT ME, DON AND BEVERLY ON THIS--WE HAVE APPROVED THE ITEM 9B AND SO ON DECEMBER 9TH, WE WILL BE MAKING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RDA AT THAT MEETING. IF THERE IS NEED FOR A MEETING PRIOR TO THAT, THAT CAN OCCUR AND THAT CAN BE CALLED PRIOR TO OUR DECEMBER 9TH MEETING. IS THAT THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THAT? DO WE KNOW IF WE COULD TRACK HIM DOWN? YEAH, I KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM. BECAUSE I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S NOT A PRESIDENT THAT CAN SIGN AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN FIX THAT. OK. COULD YOU CHECK ON THAT THE STATUS OF THAT, PLEASE? AND LET US KNOW ON THAT. OK, WILL DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE ON ITEM 10, PLEASE, NELLIE. [10. CONSENT ITEMS] ITEM 10 CONCERNED ITEMS 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. CONSENT ITEMS 10A THROUGH 10T ARE ON THE SCREEN. COUNCIL, ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT OF THIS CONSENT LIST HERE FOR JUST INDIVIDUAL ACTION ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. I MOVE TO APPROVE. OK, WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB OF ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS A THROUGH T AS IN TOM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER QUIROGA. ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THAT, PLEASE. IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 11 ACTION ITEMS 11A, PLEASE. [11.A. Discuss And Consider Calling A Public Hearing On December 1, 2021 At 6:00 P.M. For The Purpose Of Receiving Public Input On The City's Redistricting Process At A Location To Be Determined.] ACTION ITEM 11A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2021 AT 6 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC INPUT ON THE CITY'S REDISTRICTING PROCESS AT A LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. WE HAVE A NEW LOCATION OR LOCATION NOW THAT'S BEEN SOLIDIFIED. [00:20:03] DON, DID YOU WANT TO OUTLINE? JANELLE AND I WERE LOOKING AT THIS AND WE WERE STILL IN TALKS WITH GALVESTON COLLEGE, THEY HADN'T GIVEN US A COST AND THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT USING GALVESTON COLLEGE BECAUSE YOU MAY REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRST REDISTRICTING HEARING. IT DID NOT GO WELL BECAUSE WE COULD NOT ESTABLISH A ZOOM CONNECTION BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME FILTER AT BOB'S LAW FIRM THAT DIDN'T LET IT CONNECT. WE SOLVED IT FOR THE NEXT ONE. BUT WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING HERE IN CHAMBERS. THE REASON BEING, WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO WORK. WE KNOW THAT WE CAN BROADCAST TO THE PUBLIC FROM HERE. I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT AT GALVESTON COLLEGE. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM. IF WE HAVE ROOM, IF WE HAVE A NEED, WE CAN USE 204 FOUR OVERAGE. WE TALKED AND BOB COULD USE THAT MICROPHONE. HE'LL HAVE A SCREEN TO POINT AT. WE CAN POINT THAT TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON SEEMS TO BE THAT HAVING IT HERE IS PROBABLY THE BEST. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING HERE IN CHAMBERS THAT NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT. I WOULD MOVE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS ON DECEMBER 1ST AT 6 P.M. HERE AT CITY HALL. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 11B PLEASE, NELLIE. [11.B. Discuss And Consider Appointments To The Following City Boards, Commissions, And Committees:] ITEM 11B DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. WE HAVE THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT'S DISTRICT FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER QUIROGA. I RECOMMEND DR. ELGIN MANUS. SO THAT'S YOUR NOMINATION FOR THAT. LET'S TAKE THESE ONE AT A TIME, IF WE COULD. THERE'S A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB. WE CAN DO THEM MANUALLY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DR. ELGIN MANUS FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. IT'S UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT, ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD, THAT'S POSITION SEVEN. I SPEAK TO THIS. CAN WE JUST KIND OF TAKE THIS ONE OFF? YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT IT EVERY MONTH, BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GOING INTO THIS TWO YEAR FUNDING CYCLE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR. THERE PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE A MEETING ON THIS FOR ANOTHER 9 TO 10 MONTHS AT ALL. SO LET'S THINK ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK IN THE SUMMER, IF WE CAN, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SECOND APPOINTMENT HERE, I THINK. [INAUDIBLE] HAVE TWO BECAUSE WE STOLE [INAUDIBLE] THEN MOVED HER TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, SO IF WE COULD BRING THIS BACK IN THE SUMMER, THAT'D BE GOOD. OK, WE'LL DO THAT. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. SO IF YOU'LL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE, FOR THE SUMMER, JANELLE. BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS POSITIONS THREE AND FOUR. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS COUNCIL? THEY CALL THE PERSON ONE, BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK YET. IS IT ONE POSITION, JANELLE, OR IS THERE TWO? TWO POSITIONS AND THEY HAVE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS ALSO. CAN YOU REMIND US? FOR POSITION THREE, IT'S A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND FOR POSITION FOUR IT'S A LICENSED PLUMBER. POSITION FOUR IS WHAT? PLUMBER. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING, BILL, ON THAT? NO, I'M JUST ASKING. OK. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE THAT TO OUR NEXT MEETING, PLEASE AND COUNCIL WILL GIVE US TIME TO SEE IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS YOU'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND FOR THOSE POSITIONS. ETHICS COMMISSION DISTRICTS FIVE AND SIX. I'M GOING TO DEFER. YEAH, I'LL DO THE SAME. I DON'T [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK IN DECEMBER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DEFER THAT TO DECEMBER? UH, WHY DON'T WE TAKE IT OFF FOR NOW? TELL ME WHEN TO PUT IT BACK ON. [00:25:01] YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT AND ITEM FIVE OF THE APPOINTMENTS GALVESTON ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY, GALVESTON PROPERTY FINANCE AUTHORITY POSITIONS ONE, THREE AND SIX, AND I'M GOING TO NOMINATE FOR POSITION ONE, MS. MAUREEN MCCUTCHEON. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? I SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MS. MCCUTCHEON, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND, THAT IS UNANIMOUS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR POSITION TWO AND IT'S MARK MCKENNA. HMM. WRONG NUMBER, POSITION THREE, SORRY. POSITION THREE AND COULD YOU REPEAT THAT NAME AGAIN? MARK MCKENNA. MARK MCKENNA, HE'S A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. THEY OWN RITA'S ITALIAN ICE. OK, I'LL SECOND THAT AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT AND POSITION SIX, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SAM D. FOR THAT POSITION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT IS UNANIMOUS, SO WE HAVE MS. MCCUTCHEON, MR. MCKENNA AND MR. D. FOR THE RDA POSITIONS. OK. ITEM 11C PLEASE, NELLIE. [11.C. Discuss And Consider Appointments To H-GAC's 2022 Transportation Policy Council And Transportation Advisory Committee. (Brown)] ITEM 11C DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO HGAC'S 2022 TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COUNCIL, THESE ARE ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO THESE TWO POSITIONS. CURRENTLY, THE TPC MEMBERS ARE COUNCILMAN COLLINS AS THE MEMBER AND THE ALTERNATE IS COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI. DID YOU ASSUME [INAUDIBLE] LIKE TO SERVE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS AN INTEREST IN THIS POSITION? IT'S INTERESTING TASK. WE MOVE A LOT OF MONEY THROUGH HGAC'S TRANSPORTATION POLICY, DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AROUND THE HOUSTON AREA. SO HEY, I'M HAPPY TO DO SO IF NO ONE ELSE IS CHOMPING AT THE BIT. I SECOND THAT. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. YOU DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMORROW? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMORROW? AND I WOULD SAY YOU DID A ADMIRABLE JOB AT THAT FILL IN. JOHN, THANK YOU. THAT'S RIGHT. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCILMAN COLLINS AS THE MEMBER OF TPC AND THE ALTERNATE COUNCIL MEMBER LISTOWSKI. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THAT. RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. THAT IS UNANIMOUS ON THE TACC, THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THOSE HAVE BEEN STAFF POSITIONS. I HAVE TALKED WITH BRIAN. BRIAN HAS RECOMMENDED THE MEMBER ON THAT TO BE ROBB [INAUDIBLE]. ROBB [INAUDIBLE] AND THE ALTERNATE WOULD BE BRANDON COOK, I WILL NOMINATE THEM, AND THAT'S A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB. VERY GOOD. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. THAT'S IN FAVOR. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. GOING BACK TO ITEM, LET'S SEE HERE. [6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER (Part 2 of 2)] ITEM 6A, I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS HAD RECOMMENDED TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO DECEMBER 9TH, BUT I THINK WE HAVE OUR GUEST WITH US TONIGHT, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS. HELLO, EVERYONE. WE'RE GLAD TO SEE YOU, MRS. BRIDGET JOHNSON, THE WIFE OF OUR LATE COUNCILMAN, EDDIE JOHNSON, AND HE SERVED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BUT WHAT A MAN, WHAT A LEGACY AND HIS PICTURE. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE FRAMED IT AND WE HAVE PLACED JUST A LITTLE MARKER ON THERE THAT IDENTIFIES HIM AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT ONE OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AND WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU TONIGHT. I AM SORRY, I'M LATE. [00:30:06] I WENT TO THE DOCTOR TODAY, HAD TO TAKE A TREATMENT AND THEN WE JUST GOT THROUGH SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR THANKSGIVING IN DISTRICT ONE AT THE [INAUDIBLE] BRIDGE. SO THANK EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. MAYOR BROWN, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. YOU'RE WELCOME AND I AM SO HAPPY I'M GETTING HIS PICTURE, AND I AM DOING WHAT ALL I CAN TO KEEP HIS LEGACY GOING. MAY GOD BLESS YOU, MAY GOD KEEP YOU BOTH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND EVERYONE HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST DUCK, JANELLE, JUST DUCK. [CHUCKLING] YEAH. YES, MA'AM. [INAUDIBLE] HUSBAND. I TOLD YOUR WIFE THAT MR. WILLIAM AND EDDIE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 22ND. DID SHE TELL YOU? ALL RIGHT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HATE TO RUN, BUT--I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND I'D LIKE TO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO FOR ALL OF US, MAYBE ON A COUNT OF THREE, WE COULD WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. ONE, TWO THREE: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.