[00:00:03] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. [1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER] IT IS 5.00 PM. I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FOR DECEMBER 9TH, 2021. WELCOME TO COUNSEL BACK. WE HAD A VERY EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP THIS MORNING AND WE'RE BACK FOR ACTION TONIGHT. STAFF THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE WATCHING THIS TELECAST, GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS EVENING. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, BUT JUVENAL, COULD WE DO A ROLL CALL? OR NELLY. >> MAYER BROWN. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COLLINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CAROGA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ROB. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LOSTHOSKEY. >> HE'S COMING IN AS WE SPEAK, SO HE IS PRESENT. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE THE INVOCATION BY THE REVEREND AW COLBERT. IS REVEREND COLBERT PRESENT? SITTING IN FOR REVEREND COLBERT AS THE ALTERNATE. WE HAVE COUNCILWOMAN SHARON LEWIS THAT WILL LEAD US AN INVOCATION, SHARON. >> LORD WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR PRESENCE TODAY, AND WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US THE RIGHT SPIRIT, THE RIGHT WORDS, THE RIGHT THOUGHTS IN THIS BLESSED DAY. AMEN. >> AMEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE PLEASE. >> >> CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. ITEM NUMBER 5, COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST YOU WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE? HEARING NO RESPONSE? YES, DAVID? >> YES. I BELIEVE I WILL BE DECLARING A CONFLICT AND RECUSING MYSELF ON THE DISCUSSION OF THE LIBRARY MOU. >> VERY GOOD. DAVID AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, COLLINS IS DECLARING A CONFLICT ON THE LIBRARY MOU. I THINK THAT'S ITEM 11E ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. VERY GOOD. ITEM 6, PLEASE NELLY? [6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER] >> ITEM 6, PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS OF COUNSEL, OFFICER, BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER. >> BEFORE WE START ON THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AROUND CITY HALL AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE CITY PARK NEXT TO CITY HALL HERE. THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. CITY STAFF HAS REALLY GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO DECORATE THIS AND TO MAKE THIS ENTIRE AREA. I REALLY FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE REMARKS ABOUT THAT. I WANT IT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS IN MAKING THESE DECORATIONS AND BRINGING CHRISTMAS TO CITY HALL AND TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT. BRIAN, YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ON THAT? >> YEAH. SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. DANIEL THOMAS COURSE UNDER BARBARA SANDERS IN IN OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT UNDER CHARLES CAN WORTHY AND ALL OF HIS GUYS. THEY WORKED HARD TO GET THE LIGHTS UP. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HAVE POWER IN OUR ESTIMATES OUT HERE. THE CITY HAS DONE AN ESTIMATE UP HERE TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW IT CAN BE DONE. HOPEFULLY OTHERS WILL TAKE UP THE CAUSE AND DO THE SAME. BUT KUDOS TO THEM. THEY WORKED LONG AND HARD GETTING AND PUT UP. THEY WORKED EVEN HARDER CHASING THE GRIM ONES WHEN ONE LIGHT GOES OUT, WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. BUT THEY'VE DONE THAT AND HOPEFULLY OUR CITY CHRISTMAS TREE WILL STAND TALL LONGER WITHOUT BEING HIT BY CARS AND BLOWING DOWN AND THINGS IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING VERSUS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BROADWAY. >> WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE HERE IN GALVESTON, WE HAVE THREE CHRISTMAS TREES THAT KICKOFF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, ONE DOWNTOWN AT SAENGERFEST PARK, ONE AT GALVEZ HOTEL IN THE SEAWALL AND NOW WE HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS TREE HERE AT CITY HALL. ALL OF THESE ARE REALLY AN OFFICIAL TREE. BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR CITY HALL TREE, THAT COULD BE EVEN MORE OF A OFFICIAL TREE FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TREE, I THINK THAT WAS BRIAN'S DECISION TO MOVE THE TREE OVER HERE TO THE CITY HALL PARK AND BRIAN, GOOD DECISION. THANK YOU. [00:05:02] >> AS FAR AS [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> WE DO, VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO OUR PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER. [NOISE] >> THE CITY OF GALVESTON ISSUED A PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS IN 1872, J STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF THE TREES CALLED ARBOR DAY. THIS DAY WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN A MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA AND IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD. WHEREAS GALVESTON ISLAND SUFFERED A LOSS OF OVER 40,000 TREES TO HURRICANE IKE, STORM SURGE IN 2008. GALVESTON UNIONS HAVE RE-PLANTED OVER 20,300 TREE SETS. WHEREAS TREES ARE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, REDUCING THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER. CUTTING, HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, MODERATING THE TEMPERATURE, CLEANING THE AIR, PRODUCING LIFE GIVING OXYGEN AND PROVIDING HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE, ALL WHILE INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES AND IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND ENHANCING THE LIVABILITY AND BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS BECAUSE OF COVID-19 GUIDELINES, SOME GROUP PLANNING EVENTS FOR DELAYED AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GALVESTON, RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF PUBLIC TREES, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A TREE CITY USA BY THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION. THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM DECEMBER 10TH, 2021 AS ARBOR DAY AND THE CITY OF GALVESTON, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE AND PROTECT OUR TREES. FURTHER, I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO PLANT TREES IN DECEMBER TO GOLDEN THE HEARTS AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, THIS TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 SIGNED MAYOR CRAIG BROWN IS GENERAL CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> [BACKGROUND] THE NUMBER 1 PASSED ON TREES AND GALVESTON IS CARS. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL THAT THE POOR CHRISTMAS TREE GOT HIT A FEW TIMES. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO NANCY. SHE'S BEEN THE ONE WHO'S BEEN REALLY KEEPING TRACK OF THE TREE CITY, USA DESIGNATION AND NEEDS A GREENFIELD. >> WE'VE RECEIVED IT FOR THREE YEARS. QUICKLY YOU CAN WRAP UP THE STUFF. I GET THE INFORMATION FROM BARBARA AND WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO SUBMITTING. APPRECIATE YOU GETTING THIS DONE AND I'LL BE SENDING YOU SOMETHING MAYOR THAT YOU HAVE TO SIGN WHEN WE GET COMPLETELY THROUGH. YOU HAVE TO SIGN IT AND RETURN IT. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE THIS IS A PARTICULARLY HARD YEAR BECAUSE OF THE STORM REALLY. WELL TXDOT ALONE TOOK OUT 274 TREES A LOT OF THEM WERE PALMS THEY DON'T SEPARATE THEM. WE LOST A HUGE AND THAT'S JUST ON THE TXDOT OPERATED ROADS, THAT'S HARBOR SIDE, BROADWAY, 64 STREET AND FURY ROAD, THAT'S 274 AND THEY CAN'T BE REPLACED. WE'RE WORKING HARD TO TRY WITH TXDOT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET SOME REPLACEMENTS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S JUST TRY TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO AND THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO PLANT TREES. PLEASE GO OUT AND PLANT A TREE IN YOUR SPACE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW YOU WILL THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NANCY. JUST A THOUGHT. I'M SORRY, PRISCILLA. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION BOTH THESE LADIES REPRESENT THE TREE CONSERVANCY HERE IN TOWN AND THE TREE COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND BEING DEEMED A TREE CITY USA IS NOT A SIMPLE TASK. THEY HAD WORKED HARD IN OUR COMMUNITY, HAS COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE AND WE DON'T HAVE TROUBLE BECAUSE YOU GUYS SUPPORT LANDSCAPING. BUT WE HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DOLLARS PER PERSON THAT THE CITY HAS TO SPEND OR IT HAS TO BE DONATED. WE'LL ALWAYS EXCEED THAT, BUT IT WAS THAT NOT EVERYBODY DOES AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT. [00:10:01] WE HAVE SO MANY PARKS AND ALL THOSE TREES HAVE TO BE COUNTED. THAT'S ALL SOMETHING THAT THEY FOLLOW AND, IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE'RE THE ONLY ONE IN GALVESTON COUNTY. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH REUNION FOR THE BALL HIGH CLASS OF 1971. WE HAVE TWO TEACHERS, BUT ONE OF OUR TEACHERS, COUNCILWOMAN SHERRY LOUIS, TO READ THAT PROCLAMATION. [BACKGROUND] >> CITY OF GALVESTON PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE BALL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1971 CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH CLASS REUNION OCTOBER THE 8TH, 9TH, 10TH, 2021. WHEREAS MANY OF THESE GRADUATES DID RETURN TO GALVESTON ALLEN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CELEBRATE THIS CLASS REUNION. WHEREAS THE 1971 GRADUATES OF BALL HIGH SCHOOL HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS, THE ARTS, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE, LAW, AND MANY OTHER AREAS. WHEREAS OTHER CLASSMATES SERVED HONORABLY IN THE VARIOUS MILITARY SERVICES. WHEREAS THE CLASS OF 1971 HAS DEMONSTRATED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO GALVESTON ISLAND. THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THEIR COUNTRY. WHEREAS THE CLASS OF 1971 IS THE LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL. GOD'S CHOSEN CLASS, COINED BY OUR LAID CLASSMATE, THE REVEREND CLIFFORD THOMPSON. THEREFORE, IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE, THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITIZENS OF GALVESTON HONOR THIS ALUMNI OF BALL HIGH SCHOOL. IN TESTIMONY WHERE I'VE WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, THIS 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021, DR. CRAIG BROWN, MAYOR, GENERAL WILLIAM CITY SECRETARY. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. [BACKGROUND] >> YES. NOW, [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]. >> WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE PRIVILEGE, AND THE HONOR, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BEFORE YOUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE PROCLAMATION WE ACCEPT WITH GREAT HONOR. >> THANK YOU CRAIG, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT NONE OF YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD HAVE GRADUATED FROM MY SCHOOL, 50 YEARS AGO. [LAUGHTER] WHATEVER YOUR SECRET IS. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE? [BACKGROUND] HEARING NO RESPONSE. A WAY TO [OVERLAPPING] >> CAN WE MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE END? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. AS WE MOVE AWAY FROM OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION, WAIT A MINUTE. I THINK I HEAR SLEIGH BELLS. >> WHAT? >> I THINK I DO. I THINK I HEAR SLEIGH BELLS AND I THINK WE MAY HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] WAIT A MINUTE. [LAUGHTER] LET ME START [OVERLAPPING]. >> THAT IS THE BREEZE BLOWING THROUGH DOOR [OVERLAPPING]. >> LET ME START OVER. I WILL GIVE THE Q AGAIN HERE. [LAUGHTER] I THINK I HEAR SLEIGH BELLS AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT. [BACKGROUND]. >> LOOK AT ALL THIS FINE PEOPLE HERE. [LAUGHTER] >> HELLO EVERYONE I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS TO SAY. [00:15:02] I'M HERE TO WISH MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE GALVESTON MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF GALVESTON. BESIDES THE NORTH POLE, GALVESTON IS MY SECOND FAVORITE PLACE TO BE, AND I BRING TO THE FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS WISHES FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, MAY YOUR NEXT YEAR BE FILLED WITH LIGHTS AND ILLUMINATION OF YOUR ENTIRE DISTRICT. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBERS SCHUSTER, MAY YOUR DISTRICT MANAGE A BALANCE OF RESONANCE AND SHORT TERM MENTAL NEEDS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBER, COLLINS, MAY STUART BEACH IMPROVEMENTS BECOME AN ATTRACTION LOVE BY ALL. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] MAY YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH FEASIBILITY STUDIES IN A VERY FEW CHANGING ORDERS. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] MAY THE WETLANDS BE FREE OF TURMOIL AND BE AT PEACE WITH ALL. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBER ROB, MAY YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH SAND AND NOURISHMENT. [LAUGHTER] MAYOR BROWN, MAY YOU BE ABLE TO DRIVE OVER A NEW PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE IN YOUR LIFETIME. [LAUGHTER] THEN CITY MANAGER MAXWELL, MAY YOU EXPERIENCED INCREASED REVENUES BELOW BUDGET EXPENSES AND CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BY QUALITY STAFF. [LAUGHTER] EVERYONE, MERRY CHRISTMAS. [LAUGHTER] ENJOY YOURSELVES, FOLKS. [LAUGHTER]. >> THANK YOU, SANTA [OVERLAPPING]. [APPLAUSE] >> [BACKGROUND] COME ON BACK HERE SANTA. >> THE MATCH WILL DISTURB YOUR SUNDAY [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]. >> THE GOOD THING MY IDENTITY DOESN'T REVEAL. [LAUGHTER] >> HELLO. >> HELLO, ROB. >> ALL RIGHT HERE WE GO. >> WE GOOD? >> OH, YOU. >> DOES IT SMELL LIKE [INAUDIBLE] OR SOMETHING. [LAUGHTER]. >> ALL RIGHT HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3, GOT IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SANTA. >> GOT A BRAND OF BARBRA [LAUGHTER] >> [BACKGROUND] ALL RIGHTY. WHAT A WONDERFUL GUESTS TO BE WITH US TONIGHT. ITEM 7, PLEASE NELLY. [7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS] [LAUGHTER] >> ITEM 7, COMMUNICATION AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 21- 090321-3096 IT'S ON THE SCREEN. >> ALL RIGHT. IT'S GETTING SHORTER, NELLY. MOVING TO ITEM 8 PUBLIC HEARINGS, ITEM 8A. [8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 1809 Avenue M And Legally Described As The M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 5, Northwest Block 20, Galveston Outlots, 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; Landmark Case Number 21LC-065; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)] >> ITEM 8A, CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED 1809 AVENUE M, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS THE MB MINARD SURVEY, LOT FIVE. NORTHWEST BLOCK 20, GALVESTON OUT LOTS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS AS A HISTORICALLY OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT SITE AND NEED OF TAX RELIEF [NOISE] 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 AND LANDMARK CASE NUMBER. I CAN'T GET BARELY READ IT, 221 LC-065, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. >> THANK YOU, NELLY. WE HAVE WITH US OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, CATHERINE GORMAN, CATHERINE. >> HI EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY. THIS IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES PROGRAM. THE THRESHOLD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CASE WAS $25,000. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF QUALIFIED ITEMS OF MORE THAN $400,000 AND IT'S A VERY DRAMATIC BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTO. THE LANDMARK COMMISSION AND THE PLAN AND THE CITY STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. [00:20:03] >> [NOISE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. >> I'LL JUST NOTE THAT WE HAVE MADE THE CORRECTION TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS POINTED OUT THIS MORNING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. IT IS 5:20 PM. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8A. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC. IS THERE ANYONE ON LINE, JANELL, OR ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS ON ITEM 8A? >> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS. WE HAD DO HAVE THREE PEOPLE ONLINE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND THING THEN. >> CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AT 5:20 PM. I'M BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR MOTION OR APPROVAL OR DENIAL. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> I WOULD SECOND [OVERLAPPING]. >> I WOULD SECOND. >> WE WOULD ALL SECOND. >> WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL JOB THEY DID IN THIS HOUSE. THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM AND I SORTS COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER'S DISTRICT, BUT THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SOME TIME. NO, THANK YOU. LOOK AT THIS. BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IT IS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. THANK YOU. ITEM 8B, PLEASE NELLY. [8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, To Extend The Period Of Tax Relief For 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; Designating The City Manager To Extend The Period Of Tax Relief Necessary To Implement The Tax Incentive Program; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)] >> ITEM 8B CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF TAX RELIEF FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2201 MARKET AVENUE D AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS MB MENARCHE SURVEY, LOT 6 AND 7, BLOCKS 502 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF THE RELIEF NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS IN PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CATHERINE? >> THIS IS THE FROST BANK BUILDING. THEY WERE DESIGNATED AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK IN 2019 THAT MADE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES PROGRAM, WHICH IS A 35 PERCENT REDUCTION IN THEIR CITY TAXES FOR FIVE YEARS. AFTER THE DESIGNATION, THE TAX AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE CITY, BUT IT WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT IS NOW REQUESTING THAT THE AGREEMENT BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW THE APPLICANTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FULL FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PROPOSED NAME CHANGES, BUT RECOMMENDS AGAINST EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME. IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE TAX AGREEMENT PROCESS. >> VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. GORMAN? REALLY GOOD. IT IS 5:22 PM. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR ONLINE, OR ARE THERE WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THIS. JANELLE? >> THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMENTS, AND I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE. >> VERY GOOD. IT'S 5:23 PM. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B AND BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION? >> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. OH, DID YOU GO FOR IT? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THEN I WOULD SECOND. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCILWOMAN ROB, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. >> CAN WE JUST CLARIFY THAT THAT'S WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO NOT EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD? >> SAY THAT AGAIN. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT WAS APPROVAL WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION NOT TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD. >> THAT WAS [OVERLAPPING] >> TO EXTEND. >> THE REQUEST IS TO EXTEND, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AGAINST THAT. [OVERLAPPING] >> NOT TO. IF YOU COULD CLARIFY YOUR MOTION. >> I MEAN CAN I ASK A QUESTION? >> IF OUR FEELING IS THAT IS THE APPLICANT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TIMELY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE TAX AGREEMENT PROCESS IN A TIMELY MANNER. >> TYPICALLY UNDER TEXAS LAW, THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU GET ANY BREAK OR WAIVER ON TAX ISSUES IS IF THERE'S AN ERROR ON THE PART OF THE TAXING ENTITY. THIS ERROR WAS NOT ON OUR PART, THE ERROR WAS ON THE PART OF THE APPLICANT. >> THEY HAD FIVE YEARS TO DO IT AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT OR THEY HAD [OVERLAPPING] >> THEY DIDN'T DO IT FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS. >> YEAR AND A HALF. I'LL SAY IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF THIS DUE TO AN APPLICANT NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH ON WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. AS IT WOULD BE IF IT WERE GRANTED AN EXTENSION, I FEAR THAT IT WOULD BE THE ABILITY OF OTHER APPLICANTS TO COME IN AND A YEAR, [00:25:02] TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS, FOUR YEARS, THEN REQUEST ALSO AN EXTENSION BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TIMELY FOLLOW THROUGH. >> THE WAY THIS WORKS, IT'S VERY TIME-SENSITIVE. IF YOU GIVE THEM TWO MORE YEARS, THEY'VE GOT TWO MORE YEARS TO COLLECT TO DO MORE. I THINK WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED IS FAIR. >> CLARIFY THE MOTION. YOU ARE SUPPORTING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. IS THAT RIGHT MARIE? >> YES. >> DAVID, THAT MAKES YOUR APPROVAL? LET'S CAST OUR VOTE, PLEASE. IT IS UNANIMOUS FOR APPROVAL. ITEM 9, PLEASE NELLY. [9. PUBLIC COMMENT] >> ITEM 9, PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT HAS FILLED OUT A FORM IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT JANELLE, ANYONE ONLINE OR WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORTH TO COUNCIL? >> MAYOR, I HAVE THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT ARE ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, AND IT'S RELATED TO A REPLANT OF 21P-070, 3801-3825, A LOGO WHICH WAS HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION YESTERDAY. ALL THREE PEOPLE, I'LL READ THEIR NAMES. LAUREN RAY STROOP, TITO ZAVALA, AND DONALD WARREN ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE REPLANT. >> THIS WAS HEARD BY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL COME TO US PROBABLY IN JANUARY, IS THAT CORRECT? >> REPLANTS DO NOT COME TO COUNCIL? >> OH, THEY DO NOT. I'M SORRY. VERY GOOD. ANYONE ONLINE JANELLE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? >> IF ANYONE IS ON THE ZOOM CALL AT THIS MOMENT, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO HAVE AN APPLICATION FROM STEPHANIE MISTERNIUS. IS STEPHANIE HERE? STEPHANIE, COME ON UP IF YOU WOULD. IF YOU COULD COME TO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND WE HAVE A THREE-MINUTE LIMIT ON PUBLIC COMMENT. >> MY NAME IS STEPHANIE MISTERNIUS, I LIVE AT 5500 IBIS DRIVE. >> YES, MA'AM. GO RIGHT AHEAD [LAUGHTER] GIVE YOUR COMMENT. >> MY COMMENT IS ABOUT MY NEIGHBOR. WE MOVED HERE FROM GEORGIA A YEAR AGO IN NOVEMBER, HE HAD TO GO BACK TO GEORGIA AND WORK WHILE I STAYED HERE. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M TRYING TO GET THE HOUSE TOGETHER. I'VE NOTICED THAT MY NEIGHBOR IN THE BACKYARD, I KEPT HEARING STRANGE NOISE, SO I GOT A LADDER AND LOOKED OVER THE FENCE. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A PIG, BIG PIG. THE PIG HAS TUSKS. SHE'S GOT A STABLE AND EVERYTHING, AND SO MY HUSBAND, WHEN HE GOT BACK FROM GEORGIA, I HAD HIM LOOK IT ONLINE. I SAID, HOW CAN ANYONE HAVE A PIG? IT WAS AGAINST THE CITY ORDINATES. IN MARCH, HE CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL AND HAD HIM GO OUT THERE TO THE SITE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PIG. WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING, MONTHS WENT BY. I CALLED BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LADY HAS A LAWYER AND SHE'S GONE TO COURT ABOUT THE PIG. NOW WE GO TO COURT AND WE TALKED TO HER ATTORNEY. HER ATTORNEY IS TELLING US THAT HER SON WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER HAS AN, WHAT IS THAT? >> AUTISM. >> AUTISM. THAT HE NEEDED THE PIG TO BE FRIENDS WITH AND EVERYTHING. WELL, WE LOOKED AT THE CITY ORDINATES AND USUALLY A DOG OR SOMETHING, OR EVEN A MINIATURE PONY BUT A PIG. IT SAYS IN HERE ABOUT SPECIAL ANIMALS WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED. HER SON GOES TO A CLASS TO BE TRAINED TO WORK WITH THIS EMOTIONAL PIG. IN FACT, HER ATTORNEY AT OUR FIRST MEETING WITH HIM, HE TOLD ME, UNLESS I WITHDRAW MY COMPLAINT, THAT HE'S JUST GOING TO DRAG THIS OUT AS LONG AS HE CAN, AND HE WAS TO COME IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL [00:30:03] AND GET YOU ALL TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE SO THIS LADY CAN KEEP HER PIG. I AM DEALING WITH FLIES, A LOT OF FLIES. I'VE RECENTLY HAD WORST FLIES AND THE STENCH WHEN IT IS HOT AND THE WIND IS NOT BLOWING. IT IS LIKE I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO A LIVESTOCK PLACE. I DIDN'T MOVE TO THE CITY TO LIVE NEXT TO A PIG, I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. MY QUESTION ARE, DOES THE PIG GO TO THE VET? HE HAS TUSKS THAT ARE GROWN UP AND I COME TO FIND OUT, THE ATTORNEY SAID SHE HAS HAD THE PIG FOR 10 OR 11 YEARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE, I GO AROUND THE NEIGHBORS, NOBODY KNEW ABOUT THE PIG. >> MRS MISTERNIUS. >> OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A WELL KEPT SECRET, OR THE FACT THAT IF ANYBODY SAID ANYTHING, THEY WERE SCARED THAT THE LADY WOULD RETALIATE. WE CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL [OVERLAPPING] >> MRS MISTERNIUS, YOU'VE GONE OVER YOUR THREE MINUTES. [BACKGROUND] WE KNOW, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. COULD YOU WRAP THIS UP IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND IN THE NEXT SENTENCE OR TWO? >> I UNDERSTAND THAT HER ATTORNEY WAS GOING TO COME. I DON'T LIKE LIVING NEXT TO A PIG AND I THOUGHT ANIMAL CONTROL WOULD DO IT AND I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD DO SOMETHING INSTEAD HER ATTORNEY DRAGGING IT OUT. >> WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, WE CAN'T HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A POSTED ITEM, BUT YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN PASSED ON TO THE CITY MANAGER. HE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN WORK OUT. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE PIG LAWYERED UP [LAUGHTER] I DON'T REMEMBER WHO THE LAWYER IS. WHO DO YOU REMEMBER THE PIG'S LAWYER IS? [BACKGROUND] YES. IT'S RAMSEY [LAUGHTER]. THAT'S RIGHT. [BACKGROUND] YEAH. DON IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND MYRON IS HANDLING IT, WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] >> [INAUDIBLE] HEALTH ISSUES OR? >> WELL, WE CAN'T CORRESPOND WITH YOU, BUT WE'LL GET BACK WITH THE UPDATE. [OVERLAPPING] >> WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU. [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY. YES. >> [BACKGROUND] >> YES, MA'AM. >> THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT TOO, THIS IS FAR AS I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS, BUT I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AS WELL. >> I CALLED MR. MAXWELL'S OFFICE, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE SHE HAD AN [OVERLAPPING] >> THE ATTORNEY HAD GONE TO COURT. >> THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND HE HAS YOUR APPLICATION TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU. YES. >> WHAT IS YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> YEAH. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [NOISE] YOU'RE WELCOME. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]. [10.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving The Redistricting Of The City’s Single-Member Council Districts And Establishing New District Boundary Lines Based On 2020 Census Data For Galveston City Council Elections; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)] >> I DON'T TURN ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 10 A, PLEASE NELLY. >> ITEM 10A. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING THE REDISTRICTING OF THE CITY SINGLE MEMBER COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES BASED ON 2020 CENSUS DATA FOR GALVESTON CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VERY GOOD. DON, DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS, PLEASE? >> GOD, WHICH ONE ARE WE ON? >> OUR SECOND OF THE PIG. >> TNA. >> MY WIFE HAS BEEN WANTING A HAM. [LAUGHTER] I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT. >> WE'LL SCRATCH THAT FROM THE RECORD. >> WE STARTED THE YEAR AND I DREADED REDISTRICTING BECAUSE IT'S TYPICALLY AN ONEROUS TASK AND WE ALL HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE CENSUS DATA GOT IN. THE CENSUS DATA SURPRISED US IN A COUPLE OF WAYS. IT SHOWED SOME CHANGES WERE REQUIRED, NONE WERE REQUIRED TO THE MAYOR OF DISTRICT HOWEVER, AND I THINK THAT THE COMPRESSED SCHEDULE IN TERMS THAT ARE RELEASED TO THE CENSUS DATA AND MAKING IT SKIPPED HERE REALLY MADE US FOCUS AND GET THIS JOB DONE. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF HEARINGS. MR. HEATH HAS BEEN INVALUABLE. HE HAS DELIVERED THE FINAL MAPS WITH THE HAND CORRECTIONS SETTING WITH IT. THAT'LL BE EXHIBIT 8 TO THE ORDINANCE. WE HAVE THE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH WILL BE EXHIBIT B, [00:35:01] WE'LL GET THIS DONE. ON ENTRY, WE'LL SEND IT OVER TO CHERYL JOHNSON SO SHE CAN START MAKING THE CHANGES TO THE CITY ASSIGNMENTS FOR VOTING DISTRICTS AND I WOULD SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS EASIER. IT REALLY HELPED AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER A FINAL PRODUCT IN A TIMELY MANNER. >> THANK YOU, DON. I APPRECIATE THAT. THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR LEGAL? YES. MARIE. >> I SAW THAT THEY GOT ALL OF PINE IN MY DISTRICT. BUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MAP, THERE IS A LITTLE ASTERIX ABOUT SOMETHING BEING HAND-DRAWN, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO ISSUES AT ELECTION TIME. >> BECAUSE THE [INAUDIBLE] WILL PRESENT. COULD IT STRIP A BIT? [NOISE] THEN THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SPOTS BY [INAUDIBLE] VIEW BECAUSE OF A VOTING DISTRICT OVERLAP THE SHORELINE, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SPOTS. THOSE JUST GOT TAKEN CARE OF BY HAND. [OVERLAPPING] SO THEY'LL BE GOOD. >> IT WAS ONE OF THE ASTERIX. >> THAT'S DEALT WITH AS WELL. OKAY. >> WE'RE GOOD. IF CHERYL HAS A PROBLEM, SHE KNOWS WHERE WE ARE. WE'LL HELP YOU OUT. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I TAKE IT THAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE REVIEWED THE PLAN E THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN. >> I VOTE TO APPROVE. >> I WOULD SECOND. >> WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCIL WOMAN ROBB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS. ANY DISCUSSION? I WANTED TO THANK THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT STAFF, BOBBY AND BECKER STAFF LAW FIRM FOR A JOB WELL DONE. I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD REDISTRICTING APPROACH THAT WE TOOK AND I THINK IT HAD GOOD RESULTS ON THAT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE IF YOU WOULD. YES. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT AS I'VE POINTED OUT BEFORE, I WAS SOMEWHAT MARGINALLY INVOLVED IN THE 2011 REDISTRIBUTING EFFORT WHICH WENT TO PLAN R, WHERE WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT AS PLAN E. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR FOR 2031, SOMETIME LATE IN THE SUMMER. >> I'D BE OKAY WITH THAT. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T ANTICIPATE PARTICIPATING. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. [LAUGHTER] I FIGURED THAT BE THE CASE. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THAT, IF YOU WOULD COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS. >> IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. ITEM 10 B, PLEASE NELLY. [10.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston Clarifying That Remaining Unallocated Funds May Be Spent By The City Manager, Consistent With State And Local Laws, For The Maintenance And Preservation Of City Owned Historic Properties. (M Jadidi)] >> ITEM 10B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, CLARIFYING THAT REMAINING UNALLOCATED FUNDS MAY BE SPENT BY THE CITY MANAGER CONSISTENT WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAWS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF CITY OWN HISTORIC PROPERTIES. >> WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS THIS MORNING. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT FUNDS THIS WAS PINPOINTING. I THINK WE MADE SOME CHANGES, DON. >> I'M SURE THAT THE ARTS AND HISTORIC MONEY WASN'T INCLUDED. WE'VE REALLY MADE SURE IT'S VERY RESTRICTED AND I THINK THAT HITS THE COUNCIL'S GOAL, VERY WELL. >> DON, THIS IS REALLY DESIGNATED TO PINPOINT THE ONE EIGHTH PENNY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. >> CLEARING THE AUTHORITY MR. MAXWELL TO USE THESE UNEXPANDED FUNDS FOR CITY ON HISTORIC STRUCTURES. >> ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. I GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10B. IS THERE SECOND TO THAT? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. ITEM 10C PLEASE, NELLY. [10.C. Consider An Ordinance Amending The Total FY 2021 Operating Budget Adjusting Budgeted Expenditure Amounts In The Amount Of $3,086,471 In Connection With Covid-19 Expenses Including Personnel, Disposable Medical And Safety Supplies, Expenses Related To Winter Storm Uri, Pending Grant Reimbursements, Training And Materials Required By The City Auditor, Mediated Settlement Agreement, Uncollectible Receivables, Transfer Of Funds To The Health Insurance Fund, Transfer Of Police Underrun And Underrun In The Information Technology Operating Budget To The Technology Improvement Fund. (M. Loftin)] >> ITEM 10C. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 2021 OPERATING BUDGET, ADJUSTED BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,086,471 IN CONNECTION WITH COVID-19 EXPENSES INCLUDING PERSONNEL, DISPOSABLE, MEDICAL, AND SAFETY SUPPLIES, EXPENSES RELATED TO WINTER STORM YEARLY, PENDING GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS, TRAINING AND MATERIALS REQUIRED BY THE CITY AUDITOR, MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, UNCOLLECTABLE RECEIVABLES, TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, TRANSFER OF POLICE UNDER RUN AND UNDER RUN IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATING BUDGET TO THE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT FUND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. >> HERE ABOUT CITY'S FINANCES. [00:40:03] THIS ORDINANCE IS OUR CLOSE UP BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL '21 THAT ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. IT'S BASED ON PROJECTIONS THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED IN A FOURTH QUARTER BUDGET STATUS REPORT THAT TOUCHES EVERY BUDGETED OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUND. WE HAD A VERY GOOD RESULT AT THE END OF THE YEAR THROUGH CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING, WE ENDED UP WITH A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SALES TAX THAT MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK IS A ONETIME PHENOMENON AND WE GOT A BIG PART OF OUR COST BACK FROM THE PANDEMIC AND THE GRANTS THAT WERE PROMISED. WE PUT THE MONEY UP FRONT LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE'RE GETTING IT BACK. SO IT'S A ONETIME BENEFIT AND WE'RE DOING ONE TIME THINGS WITH IT. PRIMARILY BUILDING THE RESERVES BACKUP IN OUR EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN OUR GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS ALSO IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU, MIKE. APPRECIATE THAT. YES. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, THESE ARE UNSPENT FROM 2021 CORRECT? 2020 CLOSES IT OUT. >> YES. >> OKAY. MY QUESTION IS, SO THIS WASN'T ACTUALLY PUT INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET COMING. THIS IS UNSPENT MONEY THAT IS OUT THERE, CORRECT? >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> OKAY. ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE, IF POSSIBLE IS SOME OF THIS MONEY CAN BE REALLOCATED. THE DISTRICT 1 FOR THEIR LIGHTS. THEY'VE LOOKING FOR MONEY, COULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? >> I THINK EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. COUNCILMAN, WHEN WE MANAGE OUR BUDGETS AS CONSERVATIVELY AS WE DO. >> WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS IS UNSPENT MONEY THAT IS PRACTICALLY A SURPLUS. >> THEY GET READY TO ADD ABOUT 40 LIGHTS OR. >> THEY'RE ALREADY DOING THAT. >> THEY'RE ALREADY DOING THAT? >> YES, SIR. >> THERE'S ANOTHER PROJECT THAT I'M WORKING ON WITH [INAUDIBLE] FOR SOME DECORATIVE LIGHTS, BUT THE ACTUAL LIGHTING ITSELF IS BEING HANDLED. >> WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS DECORATIVE LIGHTS? >> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT. WE'LL CENTER POINT EVERYBODY ELSE AND DETERMINE WHAT THE. >> WE KNOW HOW MANY THEY'RE GOING TO BE? >> IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 12 BECAUSE IT'S FOUR BLOCKS THAT WOULD MAKE IT CONTINUING FROM THE CEDARS MEETING THE OLD WATER [INAUDIBLE]. SO A TOTAL OF 12. [LAUGHTER] [NOISE] >> SO YOU GOT WHAT YOU NEEDED BASICALLY? >> YEAH. >> WE'RE WORKING ON IT. >> WE'RE WORKING ON THE DECORATIVE. I THINK THAT JUST CAME ABOUT THAT BLESSING. >> THE OTHER LIGHTS. YEAH. >> OKAY. GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. >> BRIAN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COUNCIL WOMAN LEWIS FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND CENTER POINT, HOW MANY LIGHTS WERE THEY ADDING UP IN DISTRICT 1? >> THEY ARE COMING IN SECTIONS AND IT'S NOT JUST HER DISTRICT. I PUT SOME OUT ON DEAD MAN'S CURVE AND SOME OTHER THINGS WHERE YOU'D GO INTO OUR ALLOCATION THIS YEAR. I THINK I'VE AUTHORIZED ABOUT 40 LIGHTS SO FAR, AND I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER 30 OR 40 TO GO. >> THAT'S GOING TO BE 60 OR SOMETHING LIGHTS. >> DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY IT'S ALL GOING TO BE? >> WELL, THE ONES WE'RE PUTTING THEM UP, PRETTY HIM TALL. [LAUGHTER] >> THESE ARE TALL LIGHTS. >> I'M JUST WAITING FOR COMPROMISE, [INAUDIBLE] SMALLER ONES FOR 45TH STREET. >> [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM 10C. YES, MARIE. >> ON THE UNDER RUNS AND EMPLOYEES, ARE THOSE FUNDS THAT CAN BE IDENTIFIED FOR THE BONUSES OR WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT? >> IF YOU READ THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE FUNDS AND WE'RE USING THEM FOR THEIR RMS SYSTEM, WHICH ULTIMATELY IS GOING TO BE A MAIN AND A MAIN $0.5 SYSTEM. WE'VE PUT A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT MONEY AWAY NOW FOR THAT. >> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP? >> IF THE CHIEF FEELS LIKE THAT'S NEEDED WE'LL WORK THAT OUT. >>. THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, MIKE? >> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION FOR DISTRICT 1 AND THE DECORATIVE LIGHTS. I DO APPRECIATE THAT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MIKE? THANK YOU MIKE FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE IT. ENTERTAIN A MOTION, COUNCIL, FOR ITEM 10C, I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. [NOISE] PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 11 CONSENT ITEMS, PLEASE NELLY. [11. CONSENT ITEMS] >> 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. CONSENT ITEMS 11. A THROUGH 11H ARE ON THE SCREEN. >> I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND TO PULL ITEM 11E, [00:45:04] THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ROSENBERG LIBRARY FOR SEPARATE VOTE BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICT DECLARED BY COUNCIL MAN COLLINS. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO PULL? >>NO, WE ARE JUST GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS MINUS 11E. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 11A THROUGH 11H, EXCLUDING 11E SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN QUIROGA. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THERE. IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MOVING TO ITEM 11E, [11.E. Consider For Approval An Addendum To The 2018 Memorandum Of Understanding With The Rosenberg Library Providing For The Calculation Of Yearly Monetary Support Given By The City To The Library. (Legal)] COULD YOU READ THAT TOO SEPARATELY PLEASE, NELLY? >> YES SIR. ITEM 11E. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ADDENDUM TO THE 2018 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE ROSENBERG LIBRARY PROVIDING FOR THE CALCULATION OF YEARLY MONETARY SUPPORT GIVEN BY THE CITY TO THE LIBRARY. >> THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. WE HAVE EXTENDED OUR THANKS TO STAFF AND TO THE LIBRARY BOARD AND LIBRARY STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS ABOUT. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 11E. >> THIS WILL BE A MANUAL VOTE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, JANELLE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 11E. IS THERE SECOND TO THAT? >> SECONDED. >> COUNCILMAN QUIROGA. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE MANUALLY. THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE HERE AND COUNCILMAN COLLINS HAS DECLARED A CONFLICT. VERY GOOD. MOVING TO ACTION ITEMS 12A PLEASE, NELLY. [12.A. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Appointing A President Of The Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority, Galveston Housing Finance Corporation And The Galveston Property Finance Authority; Designating The Term Of Office Of The President; Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date. (Legal)] >> ACTION ITEM 12 A CONSENT FOR APPROVAL, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPOINTING A PRESIDENT OF THE GALVESTON ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION IN THE GALVESTON PROPERTY FINANCE AUTHORITY. DESIGNATING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VERY GOOD. DAWN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, OH BEVERLY I'M SORRY. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> BEVERLY WEST, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO PICK A PRESIDENT FOR THE THREE ECONOMIC OR REDEVELOPMENT BOARDS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS WEST? THINK WE'RE PRETTY WELL ON TOP OF THAT. THANK YOU. WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT QUITE A BIT. THANK YOU, BEVERLY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS. YOU DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC. I APPRECIATE IT. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE PATRICIA BOLTON LEG, WHO SERVES ON THE RDA, THIS COMBINED COMMITTEE AND THE GALVESTON PROPERTY FINANCE AUTHORITY AS PRESIDENT FOR ONE YEAR TERM. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL WOMAN ROBB, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> IS YOUR MOTION IN THE SYSTEM? >> OH, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 12 B, PLEASE NELLY. [12.B. Discuss And Consider For Action Alternate Times For City Council Meetings. (Brown/Collins)] >> ITEM 12 B, DISCUSSING CONSENT FOR ACTION, ALTERNATE TIMES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. >> COUNCILMAN COLLINS I THINK YOU HAD A THOUGHT? >> YEAH. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS OFF AND ON FOR A WHILE ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF HAVING MEETINGS IN THE EVENING VERSUS HAVING THEM IN THE AFTERNOON. I THINK THIS MORNING'S CONVERSATION REVEAL THAT WE'RE NOT OF ONE MIND ON THIS. WE ONLY HAVE FOUR MEETINGS, I THINK BEFORE THE NEW COUNCIL IS SEATED, SEEMS ODD, BUT THAT'S RIGHT FOR REGULAR MEETINGS BEFORE THE SEATING OF THE NEW REGULAR COUNCIL. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE SIMPLY DEFER THIS OR PERHAPS REMOVE IT FROM CONSIDERATION AND TAKE IT UP AGAIN IN THE MAY OR JUNE IF THAT COUNCIL DEEMS IT PROPER. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. ITS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR REMOVAL TO DEFER THIS TO SOME FUTURE DATE, POSSIBLY. >> YES. >> YES. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. >> GOOD CAMPAIGN ISSUE. YEAH. >> THERE YOU GO. >> ARE WE MANUALLY VOTING? >> I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO GET IT. WE'RE HAVING A MALFUNCTION. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF OUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. [00:50:01] I AM GOING TO END THIS BEING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH GREETINGS FROM EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL WOMAN ROBB, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START PLEASE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO WISH VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY DO AND THANK ALL MY WONDERFUL CONSTITUENTS FOR MAKING DISTRICT 6 THE BEST DISTRICT ON THE ISLAND. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> COUNCIL MAN. >> TOP THAT. >> WHAT? [LAUGHTER]. >> I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF AND BE SAFE OUT THERE IN YOUR TRAVELS AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. >> COUNCILMAN BILL QUIROGA. >> I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY NEW YEAR. THOSE THAT CELEBRATE HANUKKAH AND KWANZAA. HAVE A GREAT 2022. >> COUNCILMAN COLLINS. >> I LIKEWISE WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE GIVEN US THIS YEAR. IT'S BEEN A ROCKY YEAR IN SOME WAYS, BUT WE'RE COMING BACK INTO OUR OWN AS A CITY. I REALLY WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE POLICE AND FIRE AND EMERGENCY WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE HOLIDAYS NOT BEING HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT HOLIDAY TIME THIS YEAR. THANK YOU ALL, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER. >> JUST LET GO ON THAT, JUST WANT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYBODY IN 2022, AND LIKE THEY'VE SAID, WE DO HAVE WORKERS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING OVER THE HOLIDAYS, SO THANKFUL FOR THEM AND GALVESTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. SO I GUESS THE BEST GIFT EVERY YEAR IS JUST HAVING THE PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE. SO THANKS FOR THAT. >> YES. COUNCIL WOMAN LEWIS. >> OKAY. I HEARD SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END SAY THE BEST DISTRICT? WELL, I'VE ALWAYS HEARD THEY SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. SO I'D LIKE TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAY. THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF. BE SAFE, BE KIND AND SHOW JUST A LITTLE LOVE. >> VERY GOOD. DAWN, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING FROM STAFF STANDPOINT? >> WELL ACTUALLY I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BEST WISHES TO STAFF, THE FACT THAT Y'ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THEY DO WORK HARD. AND I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT, DAVID YOU BEAT ME TO IT. PLEASE FIRE, ALL OUR CITY'S STAFF AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ALL THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON. SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF GALVESTON AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON, AND THANK YOU FOR THE WISHES ON THEIR BEHALF. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, DAWN, AND I'D LIKE TO WIND IT UP. THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR, IN MY OPINION, FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON. THOSE THAT ARE FOLLOWING THE CITY HERE, I THINK WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION. THIS IS AN INTERESTING YEAR. WE HAD A WINTER STORM THAT PROBABLY NONE OF US WANT TO REPEAT AGAIN. AND WE'VE HAD THE PANDEMIC AND THE PANDEMIC AND THE PANDEMIC. SO WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THAT. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND ENERGIES AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. CITY STAFF, WANT TO THANK THEM, DID A GREAT JOB, AND I THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST CITY STAFFS IN THE ENTIRE STATE HERE IN GALVESTON, AND I THINK ALL OF US IN OUR OWN WAY ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM. WANT TO THANK TO CONSTITUENTS. ONE THING ABOUT GALVESTON, YOU NEVER SHORT ON GETTING INPUT FROM YOUR RESIDENTS AND WE GET QUITE A BIT OF IT. I THINK EACH ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I KNOW I DO TAKE THAT TO HEART, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT OVER THIS LAST YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.