8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 1717 Ball/Avenue H, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 3, Block 257, 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; Planning Case Number 21P-068; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)

[8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 1717 Ball/Avenue H, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 3, Block 257, 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; Planning Case Number 21P-068; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman) ]

ITEM 8 PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ITEM 8A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1717 BALL AVENUE H.

AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS M.B.

MENARD SURVEY, LOT 3, BLOCK 257 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, REQUESTING THAT 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.

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 21P-068 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NELLIE.

CATHERINE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. SURE.

THIS IS THE RICHARD AND CATHERINE [INAUDIBLE] HOUSE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1894 AS A TWO STORY FRAMED BUILDING, AND IT'S BEEN AN ESTABLISHED VISUAL FEATURE SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION, AND THE HOUSE RETAINS ITS HISTORIC INTEGRITY.

THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE ALL RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

CATHERINE, COULD YOU TURN YOUR VOLUME UP JUST A BIT? IS THERE A WAY TO DO IT? SURE, I'M SORRY. I'M USING MY TELEPHONE.

THAT CAN BE VERY QUIET.

SO THIS IS THE RICHARD AND CATHERINE [INAUDIBLE] HOUSE.

IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1894.

THE HOUSE HAS RETAINED ITS HISTORIC INTEGRITY.

THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE ALL RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. GORMAN ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

IT IS. 5:23 P.M.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8A.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? JANELLE, IS THERE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 8A? I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THIS CASE, BUT LET ME CHECK ONLINE.

ONE SECOND. NO, SIR.

NO, NO COMMENTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT IS 5:24 P.M.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8A.

BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION.

YES. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM.

UNFORTUNATELY, MS. LANG, THE PROPERTY OWNER, CANNOT BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

SHE IS ALSO A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR LANDMARK COMMISSION.

WONDERFUL. JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS HOUSE AND IS RESTORING IT, SO I MOVE APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COUNCILMAN COLLINS IS THERE A SECOND.

SECOND COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER WAS THE SECOND.

YOU CAN TURN IT ON AND OFF. YOU GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. DO IT AGAIN.

GEESH. FIRST, ONE 2022.

IT IS UNANIMOUS OF ALL THE MEMBERS HERE, THANK YOU.

ITEM 8B PLEASE.

[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Abandoning 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; Planning Case Number 21P-072; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject (D. Lunsford). ]

ITEM 8B CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, IN ABANDONING 300 LINEAR-FEET APPROXIMATELY 6000 SQUARE FEET SECTION OF RIGHT OF WAY, A

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PROPERTY COMMONLY LOCATED AT THE MID BLOCK ALLEY RIGHT AWAY ADJACENT TO 1128 SEAWALL AND ITS ADJOINING PROPERTIES LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. PLANNING CASE NUMBERS 21P-072 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. VERY GOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DANIEL LUNSFORD.

DANIEL, ARE YOU WITH US? I AM. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MAYOR AND EVERYONE WHO'S ATTENDING.

SO, YEAH, THIS IS A ABANDONMENT.

AS THE DESCRIPTION NOTED, THE APPLICANT AND ADJACENT PROPERTY [INAUDIBLE] OWNERS REQUESTING AN ABANDONMENT OF THREE HUNDRED LINEAR FEET OF MID BLOCK ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO THEIR PROPERTIES.

THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE BEING REQUESTED IS SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT, APPROXIMATELY 20 FOOT WIDE STANDARD ALLEY AND THREE HUNDRED FOOT LONG.

IF THE ABANDONMENT IS APPROVED THE 6000 SQUARE FOOT SECTION OF RIGHT AWAY WILL BE PURCHASED BY THE APPLICANTS AND REPLANTED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE SECTION OF ALLEY IS GENERALLY UNIMPROVED AND UNUSED.

IN 2020. A REQUEST TO ABANDON THE ALLEY AS SHOWN WAS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AS PLANNING COMMISSION CASE 20P-046 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ABANDONMENT TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST AT THAT TIME.

HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DEVELOPMENT PLANS CHANGED AND THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL WAS REVOKED BY CITY COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS SHOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR, VERY FAMILIAR RATHER TO MOST OF YOU.

BUT YEAH, THIS IS A SAME REQUEST.

NEW APPLICANT ON JANUARY 4, 2022 PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST UNANIMOUSLY, SO WE HAVE A LITTLE EXHIBIT UP ON SCREEN THAT'S SHOWING THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT FROM THE SURVEY.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LITTLE AERIAL VIEW SHOWING APPROXIMATELY WHERE THAT PROPERTY IS KIND OF IN GENERAL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES SAS REPORT.

THANK YOU, DANIEL COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUNSFORD. ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO RESPONSE.

IT IS 5:27 P.M..

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? YES SIR COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR.

YES, YES. NAME IS RICHARD DENSON.

I LIVE AT 12803 MADRID AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS OF PLANNING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS PROPERTY AND IT WOULD GO OVER THE CURRENT ALLEY.

SO THAT'S WHY THE ABANDONMENT IS BEING ASKED FOR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR.

COME FORWARD. COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ROBERT BASTIN, I'M AN ATTORNEY HERE IN GALVESTON.

I REPRESENT THE FOUR OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT.

IN FACT, IF YOU RECALL THE VISUAL THAT WAS UP THERE, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ALLEY BECAUSE IT'S COMPLETELY GROWN OVER WITH GRASS.

THIS PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES HAS BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT MR. DENSON HAS COME UP WITH SOME FANTASTIC PLANS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THAT THE ALLEY BE ABANDONED SO THAT HE CAN COMPLETE HIS PROJECT USING THE PROPERTY BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE ALLEY.

SO WE ASK COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE TO ABANDON THE ALLEY.

THANK YOU, MR. BASTIN.

APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? VERY GOOD. JANELLE, ANY COMMENTS WRITTEN OR ANYONE ON THE LINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK? OK, THANK YOU.

IT IS 5:28 P.M.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION.

IS THERE ANY MOTIONS OR SO FORTH? MOVE TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE, THANK YOU.

[8.C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Residential Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development Consisting Of Single-Family Dwellings, Passenger Motor Vehicle Sales And Rental And Agricultural Urban Farming Land Uses On Property Commonly Known As 23500 San Luis Pass Road / Fm 3005, And Which Is Legally Described As Lot 2R (2-18), 10.3127 Acres, Galveston Island RV Resort Replat (2021), In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 21P-065; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (A. Montalvan) ]

ITEM 8C, PLEASE NELLIE.

ITEM 8C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CREATING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT IN A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND RENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL URBAN FARMING LAND USES ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 23500 SAN LUIS PASS ROAD FM 3005.

AND WHICH IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 2R ACRES.

GALVESTON ISLAND RV RESORT REPLAT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

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PLANNING CASE NUMBER IS 21P-065 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, NELLIE.

WE HAVE ADRIEL MONTALVAN WILL PRESENT THIS ADRIEL ARE YOU WITH US.

YES, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PUD.

THERE WERE ALREADY PUBLIC NOTICES SENT FOR THIS REQUEST.

SIX OF THOSE WERE RETURNED.

ALL OPPOSED.

A BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS CASE.

IN 2014, THERE WAS A GENERAL LAND USE PLAN, GLUP, THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THIS SITE AND THE ADJACENT SITE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AN RV PARK AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES.

THIS REQUEST, AS I MENTIONED, IS FOR A PUD, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, SALES AND RENTAL FOR THE OPERATION OF GOLF CART RENTALS IN AGRICULTURAL URBAN FARMING LAND USES FOR THE PURPOSES OF BEEKEEPING.

THIS REQUEST INCLUDES SOME DEVIATIONS.

THE FIRST DEVIATION IS FROM THE MINIMUM LOT AREA REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R1 ZONING DISTRICT AND THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE FOR TO ALLOW FOR A PRIVATE STREET.

THE THIRD DEVIATION IS TO REDUCE THE WIDTH OF THE PRIVATE STREET FROM 60 FEET TO 28 FEET.

THE FOURTH DEVIATION IS FROM ARTICLE TWO PERTAINING TO THE AGRICULTURE URBAN FARMING LIMITED USE STANDARDS, WHICH REQUIRED THE SITE TO BE FIVE ACRES, AND IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 4.65 ACRES.

THE LAST DEVIATION IS TO ALLOW FOR THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, SALES AND RENTAL LAND USE FOR THE OPERATION OF GOLF CART RENTALS.

I LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE BUSINESS DOES NOT RECEIVE CUSTOMERS ON SITE WITH ALL BOOKINGS OF GOLF CARTS CONDUCTED ONLINE OR BY PHONE.

PLEASE NOTE, THE PUD THE DETAILS ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON PAGES THREE AND FOUR OF YOUR STAFF REPORT, AS WELL AS THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL ON PAGE FIVE.

ON DECEMBER 7TH OF 2021 THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF WHAT STAFF RECOMMENDED, AND THOSE ARE LISTED ON YOUR REPORT ON PAGE FIVE AS WELL, LISTED AS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, AND THOSE CONDITIONS THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ARE LISTED ON YOUR REPORT AND THEY ARE CONDITIONS 5 THROUGH 13.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS NOW.

THIS IS THE AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY NEXT SLIDE JANELLE PLEASE.

THIS IS THE REPLAT SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THESE ARE THE PROPERTIES SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT SITE, AND THAT INCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ADRIEL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MONTALVAN COUNCIL? YES, MA'AM. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

SO THE LITTLE HOUSES THAT ARE BEING BUILT OR PLANNED TO HAVE OUR PARKED AT THEM OR TO BE USED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE RV PARK.

MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A SORT OF A STANDALONE PROJECT.

THE CURRENT RV SITES THAT ARE ON ONE OF THE PARCELS WILL REMAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL.

NO OTHER RV SITES ARE PROPOSED.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ABOUT MAKING THE STREET SO HALF THE SIZE OR LITTLE MORE THAN HALF THE SIZE. WILL THAT CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE? THE COMING FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, SAFETY.

NOW, AS FAR AS THE REDUCTION AND THE WIDTH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AGAIN, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FROM PROPERTY LINE FROM PROPERTY LINE, TO THE ACTUAL PAVED AREAS STILL 28 FEET, WHICH IS FAIRLY COMMON IN OTHER LOCAL STREETS IN THE CITY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? IT IS 5:35 P.M.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8 C.

FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT?

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COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING, MANAGER, MY NAME IS, BAXIE STERWOOD, I'M AT 123 25TH STREET AND I WILL INTRODUCE THIS PROJECT TO YOU.

AS ADRIEL SAID WE'RE ASKING FOR SOME, VARIANCE FROM THE CODE, AND I JUST WANT TO READ THOSE AGAIN TO YOU OF WHAT WHY WE'RE APPLYING FOR THIS PUD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IT IS REALLY TO REPLAT THE LAND INTO INDIVIDUAL LOTS SO THAT THESE STRUCTURES CAN BE BUILT AND EITHER SOLD OR LEASED OUT AS SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THE MINIMUM LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE R1 DISTRICT IS 5000 SQUARE FEET.

WE'RE PROVIDING 45 HUNDRED A REDUCTION IN A LOT WIDTH TO 40 FEET IN LIEU OF THE 50 FOOT MINIMUM IN THE R1 DISTRICT, A 28 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE DRIVE/ROAD IN LIEU OF A STANDARD 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.

AND I THINK ADRIEL ADDRESSED THAT PRETTY WELL BY SAYING THAT TYPICALLY A RIGHT OF WAY EXTENDS EIGHT FEET OR 16 FEET IN EITHER DIRECTION OF THE CURB.

AND SO THE REALITY OF A 60 FOOT WIDE STREET ISN'T TYPICAL IN GALVESTON.

AND THEN THE ADDITION OF A PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND RENTAL IS ANOTHER DEVIATION, AS WELL AS STANDARDS FOR URBAN FARMING FROM FIVE ACRES TO FOUR POINT FIVE ACRES.

SO THE GOLF CART, THE GOLF CART PORTION OF THIS REQUEST IS PROBABLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL OR BIGGEST TOPIC THAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR.

AND THIS OPERATION WON'T HAVE CUSTOMERS.

IT WON'T HAVE SIGNAGE.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY A STORAGE BUILDING FOR THE GOLF CARTS.

THEY'RE OPERATING THE BUSINESS NOW IN SIMILAR FASHION JUST FROM THE HOME, AND WE ACTUALLY SUBMITTED THIS REQUEST WITH NOT THE AUTOMOTIVE LAND USE, BUT WITH HOME OCCUPATION AS THE USE. BUT STAFF FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE MORE TRANSPARENT FOR US TO JUST CALL IT WHAT IT IS, AND THAT'S GOLF CART STORAGE AND RENTAL.

BUT EVERYTHING WILL BE DELIVERED OFFSITE AND SO WE WON'T HAVE TRAFFIC COMING THERE FOR THE GOLF CARTS. ALSO, THE STREET WITH MURRAY WAS AN ISSUE THAT CAME UP AS WELL.

TWENTY EIGHT FEET WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL, I'VE TALKED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

HE INITIALLY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE ALL THE FIRE HYDRANTS WERE, SO WE GAVE THAT AND THEN THE QUESTION SINCE IT CAME UP AT PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT THAT STREET WIDTH.

I CALLED HIM AGAIN AND WE DISCUSSED THAT AS LONG AS THE STRUCTURES ARE BELOW A 30 FOOT THRESHOLD TO THE HEIGHT FROM GRADE THAT REALLY A 20 FOOT WIDE LANE IS WHAT THEY NEED TO GET THE TRUCKS THROUGH.

SO WE'RE YEAH, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

BUT ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WAS PUT ON ON RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING COMMISSION WAS THAT THERE NOT BE ANY PARKING ON THOSE STREETS.

I'D RATHER KIND OF WORK WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL TO SEE WHAT HIS NEEDS ARE AND IF WE NEED TO STRIPE, YOU KNOW, NO PARKING LANE, THERE WE WILL, BUT JUST REQUEST THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO THAT WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL AND GET HIM WHAT HE NEEDS AND REQUIRES THERE FOR THAT.

THERE ARE TWENTY FIVE UNITS IN LIEU OF THE 40 UNITS THAT WERE APPROVED UNDER THE GLUP.

THERE'S TWO UNITS THERE, TWO RV UNITS THERE NOW THAT ARE UNDER THAT APPROVAL.

BUT THERE WON'T BE ANY OTHERS AND THERE WON'T BE ANY RV PARKING AT THE NEW SITES EITHER.

THERE'S FOUR PARKING SPACES AT EACH ONE TWO UNDER THE HOUSE TWO IN THE DRIVEWAY HOW THAT WORKS. AND.

LET'S SEE IF I'VE GOT ANYTHING ELSE HERE.

THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A CASE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU GUYS.

21P-51 IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO THEY PROPOSED A SIMILAR LOT PATTERN AND SIZE OF STRUCTURES THERE THAT WAS NEAR PIRATE'S BEACH, AND THIS IS VERY SIMILAR OTHER THAN THE GOLF CART COMPONENT. THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT AN ACCESS EASEMENT FROM THE RV PARK TO THE BEACH ACCESS THAT GOES IN FRONT OF THE DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY.

IT'S OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE RV PARK, SO THAT STAYS OPEN.

THERE ARE SIGNS OUT THERE ABOUT ABOUT POSTING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

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BUT THAT'S JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM WANDERING THROUGH THERE THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T OWN THE RV PARK ANY LONGER, AND THE BUSINESS MODEL FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL WILL BE DONE BY THE HOA ITSELF.

IT WON'T BE IF A UNIT'S SOLD, IT'LL BE SOLD WITH THE DEED RESTRICTION THAT THOSE NEED TO BE MANAGED BY THE HOA.

AND SO THERE WON'T BE AN ISSUE WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVING HOUSE PARTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO.

SO THAT'S ALL UNDER CONTROL THERE.

PLANNING COMMISSION CONDITIONS.

YEAH, I MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE ROAD DESIGN, AND THEN THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION PUT ON BY PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE HOURS BE LIMITED FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.

I'D JUST LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IN THE SUMMERTIME, WHEN IT'S LIGHT UNTIL 9:00, THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO COME AND GO FROM THAT PROPERTY UNTIL 9:00.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND.

YES, MARIE. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CONDITIONS STAY WITH THE NO PARKING REPRESENTING DISTRICT SIX, AND WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT HAVE VERY SKINNY STREETS, ESPECIALLY ON THE BEACH FRONT.

AND WHEN YOU GET A CAR THERE, A FIRE TRUCK CANNOT GO DOWN.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CONDITION STAY.

SO I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE CARTS WOULD BE PARKED UNDER THE BUILDING.

CORRECT. BUT IN YOUR DEAL, IT SAYS THAT NO GOLF CARTS WILL BE PARKED ANYWHERE BUT ON LOT D. LOT D THE BUILDING IS ON PARCEL D.

SO THEY WILL ALL BE UNDER PARCEL D.

YES, MA'AM. OK, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY PARKED.

YEAH. SO WOULD THE APPLICANT BE WILLING TO PUT A PATH OR SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD COULD ACCESS THE BEACH? BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS ON THE OTHER.

BUT I MEAN, SINCE WE'RE IT'S A GIVE TAKE WORLD, WOULD HE BE WILLING TO PUT A BEACH ACCESS PATH SOMEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY? WELL, FOR IT'S THERE IS ONE THERE.

IT'S JUST NOT. IT'S JUST NOT HIS.

IT BELONGS TO THE KOA CAMPGROUND, TO THE WEST.

SO THEY ACTUALLY WALK IN FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY TO GET DOWN TO THE BEACH.

THEN PEOPLE WHO ARE IN WHO ARE STAYING IN THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD JUST SIMPLY WALK, THE STREET BACK OVER TO THE SAME SPOT THAT THAT EASEMENT CONNECTS TO, TO GO ACROSS.

WOULD HE BE WILLING TO PUT AN ACCESS SINCE THE KOA IS SAYING NO TRESPASSING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR USING THAT BEACH ACCESS, WOULD HE BE WILLING TO PUT AN ACCESS POINT SO THAT PEOPLE COULD WALK ON HIS PROPERTY OR BUY HIS PROPERTY TO GET TO THE BEACH? I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR HIM, BUT PROBABLY NOT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS FOR THE THE CAMPGROUND.

I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S.

I DON'T IT'S PRETTY DENSE.

[INAUDIBLE] APPLICANT IS HERE? YEAH, HE'S HERE.

AND YEAH, HE CAN SPEAK TO THAT IN A SEC.

BUT IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

AND SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAID SEVEN TO SEVEN ON THE RENTAL, NOT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT NECESSARILY, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WELL ADDED THAT.

I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, I MEAN, I SEE A LOT OF CARTS DELIVERED TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S USUALLY IN THE MORNING.

WHY WOULD THE NEED BE TO STAY OPEN BEYOND SEVEN? I SIMPLY, JUST.

I'D BE. IT SEEMS THAT I COULD SEE THAT BEING AN ACCEPTABLE LIMITATION.

SURE, SURE. SURE. I DON'T THINK IT'S A DEAL BREAKER.

I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PROBABLY THERE IF IT'S LIGHT OUTSIDE AND SOMEBODY'S, YOU KNOW, WORKING THERE THAT YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE, I DON'T KNOW, THEY MIGHT NOT SHUT DOWN AT EXACTLY 7:00 IF THEY HAD TO FIX SOME GOLF CARTS OR SOMETHING UNDER THE BUILDING.

I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE OF THE RENTAL ISSUE THEN.

YEAH.

SOMEBODY'S WORKING THERE. AND IF THE MODEL IS TO PICK UP AND DELIVER, THEN THAT WOULD JUST BE, YOU KNOW, A PICKUP AND DELIVERY AFTER 7:00.

IT'S NOT THERE'S NOT A PARKING LOT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR PEOPLE TO FOR A LOT OF

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PEOPLE TO BE THERE, I GUESS.

AND IT'S JUST TO USE THE DAYLIGHT THAT'S AVAILABLE, THAT'S ALL AND AVOID COMPLAINTS IN THE FUTURE. OK ANYBODY.

BRAX THERE'S FOUR OFF STREET PARKING LOTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH HOME, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

OK, VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. EASTWOOD? YES, SIR.

QUESTION REAL QUICK JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ACCESS EASEMENT.

SO IN THE STAFF REPORT, THERE'S A SATELLITE PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S JUST A PATH ON THE PROPERTY THAT GOES OVER HEADING TOWARDS THE EAST AND THEN YOU CAN GO ACROSS 3005 TO THAT BEACH ACCESS.

CORRECT. SO THAT PATH CURRENTLY IS NOT ON THIS TRACK OR THERE'S AN EASEMENT OR HOW IS THAT DESIGNATED? I THINK YOU MIGHT BE.

I CAN'T SEE THE AERIAL PHOTO, BUT YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT THE PATH OR THE ROUTE OF THE ROAD. BUT LET'S PUT THAT UP SO THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.

ADRIEL, OR WHOMEVER, COULD WE PUT THAT BACK UP? DO WE HAVE THAT AERIAL MAP? YEAH, THE AERIAL.

IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SLIDE JANELLE.

OH, HERE WE ARE.

IS THAT THE ACCESS EASEMENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLUE? YES. THAT'S ON THAT'S NOT ON RUSTY'S PROPERTY.

WHO OWNS THAT PROPERTY? WELL, I GUESS MAYBE HE DOES OWN IT, BUT THERE'S AN EASEMENT ACROSS THERE. YEAH.

THANK YOU, RUSTY.

COULD YOU JUST.

I'LL TRY TO CLARIFY. IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR.

MY NAME IS RUSTY WALLA, 4118 SANDHILL COURT.

ALL RIGHT. SO.

THIS, PRETTY MUCH WHERE THIS WHITE LINE IS.

IT GOES UP INTO HERE.

IT'S SHAPED THIS IS A DEDICATED 12 FOOT WIDE DEDICATED PEDESTRIAN EASEMENT.

IT IS ACTUALLY, ON OUR PROPERTY, SO THIS PATH RIGHT HERE YOU SEE.

KEEP IN MIND, THE PROPERTY LINE IS HERE.

THIS IS PROBABLY A GOOD 40 FEET INTO THE WHAT IS OUR PROPERTY.

MIC] NOT PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY.

AND SO THAT WILL REMAIN.

THAT REMAINS WERE NOT THIS EASEMENT TO GO RIGHT HERE AND GO STRAIGHT ACROSS RIGHT HERE ONE TO THE EAST? DO PEOPLE USE THAT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD? I'M NOT SO MUCH TALKING ABOUT THE RV PARK, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVER HERE. NO MA'AM.

WELL, THEY WOULD COME FROM.

BUT WE DON'T OWN ANY OF THIS PROPERTY.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S ANOTHER ACCESS AREA, PROBABLY ABOUT RIGHT HERE. THEY ACCESS THE BEACH RIGHT THERE.

VERY SELDOM DO I SEE PEOPLE COME FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ONE OF THE CONCERNS I'VE RECEIVED BY EMAIL, SO I WOULD ASSUME IT WASN'T FROM SOMEBODY.

I DON'T HAVE THE EMAIL IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THAT IT WAS REFERRING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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OKAY. I THINK THE WAY I IF YOU DON'T MIND, COULD I ASK A QUESTION ON THAT, MARIE? MAYOR COULD WE ASK RUSTY TO COME BACK TO THE MICROPHONE SO THE PUBLIC CAN HEAR HIM ONLINE? THANK YOU.

SORRY. RUSTY THE WAY I INTERPRET THE CONCERNS FROM SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND I'M NOT, I DON'T THINK I THINK THEY'RE ON THE EAST SIDE OVER THERE WHERE YOU WERE MENTIONING.

BUT APPARENTLY PEOPLE FROM THE RV SITE ARE WALKING ON THAT PATH THAT IS ON YOUR PROPERTY.

AND SO THEY'RE SAYING IF THEY GO OUT TO THE PATH THAT'S OUT BY 3005 OVER THERE, IT'S MORE DANGEROUS SITE FOR THEM AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT PATH ON YOUR PROPERTY TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO WALK.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY.

THERE IS A PATH THERE FOR THEM TO USE.

CORRECT? I UNDERSTAND.

OK. VERY GOOD.

ANYTHING ELSE, RUSTY, YOU WANT TO SAY? JOHN, I'M SORRY.

AND Y'ALL ARE PLATTING A PRIVATE ROAD OR PUBLIC.

PRIVATE SO IT'S PLATTED AS A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY.

PLATTED DRIVEWAY. THERE WOULD BE INDIVIDUAL PLATTED LOTS.

OK, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

BUT Y'ALL, OWN THE ROAD.

THE CITY DOESN'T OWN THE ROAD, CITY IS NOT GOING TO TAKE OVER THE ROAD.

RIGHT? OK, VERY GOOD.

WE MAY CALL YOU BACK UP FOR QUESTIONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE? THIS TOPIC, JANELLE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE OR ON WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THIS? WE'VE RECEIVED TWO WRITTEN COMMENTS.

ONE IS FROM JEFFREY STARLING, AND HE AND HIS WIFE WERE OPPOSED TO THE GOLF CART SALES AND RENTAL BUSINESS, WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING R1 ZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.

AND THEN ALSO WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MISTY VENTURA AND SHE'S ONLINE AND SHE'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GREAT.

MS. VENTURA, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. YES, SIR.

MISTY VENTURA 23631 SAN LUIS PASS ROAD, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT WITH RESPECT TO THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

IF YOU REVIEW THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAT, THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IS INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE. IF YOU REVIEW THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SWIP AND DRAINAGE PLANS, IT SHOWS THE FENCE ON THE PROPERTY LINE, WHICH NECESSARILY MEANS THE ACCESS IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FENCE, NOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE FENCE, THE FENCE IS AT THE TOP OF A BERM.

THE TOP OF THE BERM HAS AN INCLINE TO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THEN TO THE PAVEMENT AT 3005.

SO THERE IS NO WAY FOR ANYONE TO WALK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE ON AN INCLINED BERM INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH IS YOU'VE GOT FOLKS, CHILDREN, PETS, OLD PEOPLE WALKING ON THE PAVED 3005 RIGHT OF WAY ON THE SHOULDER, WHICH CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD.

THE AERIAL WHERE THE PREVIOUS PEDESTRIAN AREA IS SHOWN WAS USED BEFORE THE SALE OF KOA BY ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO WERE USING THE RV PARK.

THAT COULD BE USED AGAIN, BUT FOR THE FACT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS POSTED NO TRESPASS SIGNS. YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY THROUGH THIS ZONING APPLICATION TO REQUIRE THIS APPLICANT TO ALLOW FOLKS TO USE THE PRIVATE ROAD FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO MARK THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WITH SIGNAGE AND TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CREATE A MORE SAFE ENVIRONMENT NOT ONLY FOR THE APPLICANT BUT FOR THE NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING KOA.

IT IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD THAT I HOPE YOU ADDRESS THROUGH THE CONDITIONS TO THIS ZONING APPLICATION. IN ADDITION, I WOULD REMIND COUNCIL THAT THE CITY'S ZONING REGULATIONS REQUIRE PRIVATE STREETS TO MEET ALL, ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC STREETS, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT THIS 28 FOOT PRIVATE STREET SHOULD BE 60 FEET WIDE.

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AND WITH RESPECT TO THAT PRIVATE STREET SERVING THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON LOT D.

I WOULD POINT OUT SEVERAL THINGS ABOUT THAT PRIVATE STREET SERVING THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SITE PLAN SHOWS THAT IT'S LESS THAN TWENTY EIGHT FEET.

IT SHOWS THAT IT'S TWENTY FIVE FEET.

IT SHOWS PAVEMENT BEING CONSTRUCTED ACROSS A UTILITY EASEMENT AND WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE DRAINAGE AREA.

SO AT A MINIMUM, THE ACCESS TO THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN TWO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS OUGHT TO BE AT LEAST 28 FEET.

IF THAT'S THE STANDARD, BUT IF WE'RE TRULY GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY SENSITIVE STANDARD, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPLY THE 60 FOOT MINIMUM THAT IS REQUIRED BY GALVESTON'S REGULATIONS.

THE REASON IT'S REQUIRED IS BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IN OUR HEART OF HEARTS THAT THE FOUR PARKING SPACES ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE NOT PARKING UNDER HOUSES BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PICNIC TABLES AND OTHER THINGS UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.

INSTEAD, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARKING ON THE STREET AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SO I WOULD MS. VENTURA, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.

WE ALLOW FOR THE INPUT FROM THE COMMENTS THREE MINUTES IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS, PLEASE, MA'AM.

YES, SIR. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU CONDITION THE CHANGE IN ZONING.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE IT ON THOSE THINGS, THAT WOULD MAKE IT MORE SAFE, LIKE INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD AND ALLOWING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ONLINE THAT OK? VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.

YES, MA'AM. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

SO RUSTY, SINCE YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO PUTTING A BEACH ACCESS POINT? BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OVERHEAD WHERE PEOPLE ACCESS THE BEACH, I MEAN, IT IS A VALID POINT.

THEY'D HAVE NO WAY TO GO.

THERE IS ROOM FOR THE PATRONS AT THE KOA TO WALK TO GET TO THE BEACH THERE, THEY'RE DOING IT NOW. THE FENCE IS NOT ON THE PROPERTY LINE.

SO FROM THE STREET IN HERE, IT'S A 28 FOOT WIDE ROAD THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

IT'S THE 60 FOOT DEVIATION IS RIGHT OF WAY.

I'M JUST TALKING BEACH ACCESS. OH, I'M SORRY.

OK, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BEACH ACCESS.

YES, MA'AM. THE WAY PEOPLE GET TO THE BEACH HERE.

AND IF IT'S AN ISSUE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ALLOW? I WOULD PREFER TO KEEP THE RV PART PATRONS OUT OF OUR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

THEY CAN GET THERE NOW THEY'RE WALKING DOWN THAT PATH TODAY YOU CAN GO DOWN THERE ANY TIME AND THEY'RE WALKING DOWN THAT PATH WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NOW.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, THIS IS ADRIEL WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION, IF I MAY.

ONE OF THE SLIDES IN THE POWERPOINT MAY SHED SOME LIGHT IN REGARD TO THE LOCATION OF THE 12-FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT.

JANELLE IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE PULLING THAT UP AGAIN, AND IT SHOWS IT'S SITUATED BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THAT.

THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT SLIDE, JANELLE PLEASE.

IT'S SHOWN IN THIS REPLAT OF THE PROPERTY TO BE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE.

AND HOPE THAT ANSWERS CLARIFIES THE COMMENT MADE BY MRS. VENTURA. JOHN, YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ON THIS? UH, YES.

SO, RUSTY, THAT 12 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT THAT WAS ON THIS PARCEL OR APPARENTLY WHAT ADRIAN IS TELLING US TO IS THAT IT'S ON THIS PARCEL OF LAND ALREADY.

THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S ACTUALLY ON OUR PROPERTY.

IT'S AN EASEMENT THAT IS ON OUR CURRENTLY ON OUR PROPERTY.

MARIE, HE'S ALREADY GIVEN 12 FEET OF HIS PROPERTY AS THIS EASEMENT AND THAT.

AND SO.

IT SAYS NO TRESPASS.

THEY'RE FURTHER IN THE PROPERTY WHERE THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN IS.

OK. MUCH FURTHER. PROBABLY A GOOD 30 FEET.

SO RUSTY IF I UNDERSTAND, LET ME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHERE THIS IS.

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YOU HAVE 3005 THE PAVEMENT ON 3005 THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT PAVEMENT YOU THEN HAVE A DITCH, YOU HAVE A POWER LINE AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR PROPERTY LINE.

THE PROPERTY LINE RUNS ALONG WHERE THE POWER LINE IS.

THE PROPERTY LINE. THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE POWER LINE OR IT'S NOT ON. IT'S NOT.

IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO IT. YES SIR.

THE PAVEMENT TO THAT TO THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT AWAY BASICALLY IS THERE? WELL, THAT'S ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY.

I WOULD SAY THAT TWO LANE ROAD WITH IT'S SHOULDER IS PROBABLY 60 FEET WIDE.

SO THAT MEANS IF THAT SO THAT MEANS THERE'S AT LEAST 30 FEET BETWEEN THE PAVED SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO OUR PROPERTY LINE.

SO PEOPLE ARE WALKING 30 FEET AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROAD.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND THERE'S A.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A DITCH.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT IS A THOROUGH PATHWAY WHERE THEY CAN WALK WITHOUT.

YES, SIR, THEY'RE DOING IT TODAY.

THEY WALK DOWN THERE NOW.

IT IS A LITTLE MISLEADING BECAUSE OF WHERE THE OLD PATH WAS.

RIGHT. THERE'S NOT A REFERENCE AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE IS.

SO IT'S NOT WHERE THE FENCE IS.

IF YOU THINK IT'S WHERE THE FENCE IS, I SEE WHERE THE CONFUSION COMES IN.

IS THE KOA MAINTAINING THAT THE KOA, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO IT'S KIND OF A JOINT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.

SO BUT THEY PRETTY.

YES, SO THAT AGREEMENT IS ACTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TO THAT PROPERTY AND THE KOA.

OK. COUNCIL IF I MIGHT, THIS IS TIM.

WHO IS THIS? THIS IS TIM TIETJENS. YES TIM. I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF POINT OUT THAT I'M HERE AT MY DESK SHOOTING SOME OF THIS ON GOOGLE EARTH.

IT'S ABOUT A THIRTY THREE FOOT DISTANCE FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT TO ABOUT WHERE THE FENCE IS. IT'S A THIRTY THREE FOOT, SO RUSTY WAS RIGHT IN THE BALLPARK.

IT'S ABOUT 17 FEET OR SO FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE DITCH UP TO THE FENCE AS WELL.

SO YOU HAVE 17 FEET.

OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THAT IS SLOPING.

PERHAPS A GOOD PORTION OF IT SLOPING.

BUT THE NORTHERN, YOU KNOW, FIVE OR SIX OR EIGHT FEET OR SO IN THAT RANGE IS PROBABLY REASONABLY LEVEL.

BEFORE YOU GET INTO THE SLOPES OF THE DITCH, THAT IS AGAIN 17 FEET AWAY FROM THE FENCE.

PUT SOME LANGUAGE IN YOUR PUD.

THAT THERE WILL BE A YOU WILL MAINTAIN THAT PATHWAY, THAT EASEMENT IS DEDICATED.

I MEAN, IT'S A DEDICATED, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IF YOU LIKE TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT AGREEMENT NOW.

OK. SO I MEAN, BASICALLY, IT'S AN UNIMPROVED PATH, WHICH IS WHAT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

I DO KNOW THAT THE KOA HAS SOME FUTURE PLANS TO IMPROVE IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOME OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

I WANT TO GET INTO THAT. BUT WELL, THAT'S WHERE I'M CONFUSED, BECAUSE DO YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT PATH OR DO THEY? NO, ACTUALLY, IT'S WELL, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN IT TOGETHER.

OK, BUT SINCE THEY HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE USING IT, THEY HAVE MORE THE BURDEN TO MAINTAIN IT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

THEY HAVE MORE CUSTOMERS THAN WE WOULD EVER HAVE.

SO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT ALREADY EXISTS, JOHN, I DON'T WANT TO I'M SORRY, I'M KIND OF CONFUSING WELL, THAT'S GOOD. I WOULD PROBABLY SAY THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE SOMETHING SOME LANGUAGE IN YOUR PUD THAT YOU'LL MAINTAIN IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALREADY HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

YEAH WE ALREADY HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

AND SO AS LONG AS THAT PATHWAY IS MAINTAINED THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD BE MAINTAINED BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH KOA.

WE MAINTAIN IT JOINTLY AS WE COULD.

WE COULD ADD AN EXTRA CONDITION TO THAT.

I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY A PD WITH A GLUP THAT BECAME ZONED R1, AND IT'S BECOME A GIGANTIC MESS AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THAT MESS OUT.

YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER TODAY.

HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? BUT IT DOES.

PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE PUD APPROACH, THOUGH, THAT WE'RE USING NOW BECAUSE NOW WE CAN APPROVE A SITE PLAN.

YES, SIR. AND IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE CAME AND ASKED FOR A CHANGE TO THE ZONING.

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THE REAL PUSHBACK WAS WE WERE LOOKING FOR RES REC, WHICH.

RIGHT. I'M OF THE OPINION THAT'S WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

BUT THE OBJECTION WAS, HEY, IT COULD BE ANYTHING.

SO NOW WE'VE DRILLED THIS DOWN, IT'S VERY SPECIFIC.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAR UP THE CONFUSION AND IT HAS BECOME A GIANT ZONING MESS. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT, TOO, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO THIS IN THE FUTURE, YOU'VE GOT TO COME BACK. I GOT TO COME DOWN HERE ON BENDED KNEE WITH MY HAT IN MY HAND.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WELL.

AND MENTIONING THAT THERE IS ONE THING, THERE WAS A PROVISION IN THE RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING ABOUT THE STAIRS AND NOT PUTTING THEM IN THIS EIGHT IN THIS SIDE SETBACK.

KEEP IN MIND, WE HAVE A VERY, A FAIRLY NARROW LOT.

IT'S 40 FEET WELL, IF WE HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT SETBACK AND THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS, BUT IT'S OBSCURE ENOUGH THAT I DON'T WANT THIS TO CAUSE ME SOME PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD.

AND I KNOW I'M HERE RIGHT NOW, SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT R ONE ZONING HAS A THREE FOOT SETBACK. WE DON'T WANT AN EIGHT FOOT SETBACK AND THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.

BUT IF WE COULD, IF YOU GUYS COULD HELP ME OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE AGREEING TO, BECAUSE THAT GIVES US A VERY, VERY NARROW FOOTPRINT.

IF WE HAVE TO SET BACK EIGHT FOOT BECAUSE OF STAIRS AND WE NEED THE STAIRS ON THE SIDE BECAUSE WE NEED THE PARKING UNDERNEATH THE HOUSES.

HOW ABOUT A FIVE FOOT.

AND I'D BE HAPPY WITH A FIVE FOOT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO GO TO HOUSE WITH ANOTHER ROW OF PILINGS IF WE DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

SO I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THAT.

OK, VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, RUSTY.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. I THINK WE'VE KIND OF CHECKED ON ALL OF OUR PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS. I'M GOING TO 6:07 P.M.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8C.

YES, COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT PLANNING HAS PUT ON, WITH THE ADDITION WITH THE CONDITIONS THE PLANNING HAS PUT ON, WITH THE EXCEPTION TO THE STAIRS BEING A FIVE FOOT SETBACK VERSUS AN EIGHT FOOT SETBACK, ADDING THE CONDITION THAT YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE BEACH ACCESS.

AND THAT'S MY MOTION.

AND I THINK THAT SUMS IT UP.

THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT LET ME PRESS MY SECOND HERE.

AND IF I MAY FOR FOR SOME CLARITY, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, PLANNING COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THERE, BUT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO THERE.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS MOTION INCLUDES BOTH.

THE MOTION WILL INCLUDE BOTH, AS WELL AS NO GOLF CARTS CAN BE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

OK. AND I CONTINUE TO SECOND THAT.

VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THIS.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION MS. ROBB. WHEN YOU SAID MAINTAIN THE BEACH ACCESS, IS THAT ACROSS HIS PROPERTY OR IN THE RIGHT OF WAY? THE CURRENT BEACH ACCESS, AS IT EXISTS TODAY IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.

OK. AS WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN THE PUD BUT ADDING IT TO THIS CONDITION.

WITHIN THE 12 FOOT EASEMENT THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY.

OK. ALL RIGHT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MARIE. GO AHEAD. IT IS UNANIMOUS OF ALL THOSE HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT ]

VERY GOOD. WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM NINE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AND JANELLE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS WE HAVE ARE AND ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS, PLEASE.

WE HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT FROM RALPH MCMORRIS, BUT HE IS ALSO ONLINE AND HE'D LIKE TO SPEAK. OK, RALPH, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

OK. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. OH, GREAT.

I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THE STEWART BEACH AD HOC COMMITTEE.

IN 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL OPPOSED SPENDING $25 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW STEWART BEACH

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PAVILION BECAUSE IT WASN'T ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED IN THEIR MINDS.

SO THE PARK BOARD HAS COME UP WITH A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SCHEME TO USE OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY TO PAY FOR A NEW PAVILION.

UNFORTUNATELY, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY IN THIS CASE TURNS OUT TO BE THE PUBLIC'S NATURAL BEACH. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SWAP THE CITY OWNED BEACH ASSET FOR A NEW PAVILION.

SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WOULD BE ON THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE ARE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT CITY COUNCIL BALANCE THIS COMMITTEE WITH SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS THE POINT OF VIEW OF RESTORATION OF THE PAVILION WITHOUT SELLING THE PUBLIC'S NATURAL BEACH.

WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY MORE OF THESE BEACHES AND THIS IS A VALUABLE ASSET OF GALVESTON.

DAVID WATSON, ONE OF THE GALVESTON'S PREMIER RESTORATION ARCHITECTS, HAS WRITTEN AN EXCELLENT GUEST COLUMN THAT POINTS OUT THE VIRTUES OF RENOVATING THE CURRENT PAVILION.

HE AND OTHERS LIKE HIM STATE THAT RENOVATION SAVES THE CITY CONSIDERABLE MONEY, SAY $25 MILLION IN CASH OR THE VALUE OF A NATURAL BEACH ASSET.

GALVESTON HAS A RICH HISTORY OF RENOVATION JUST LOOK TO THE PLEASURE PIER, WHICH WAS RENOVATED AND BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.

RECYCLING IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, A NEW BUILDING WOULD HAVE AN EXTREMELY LARGE CARBON FOOTPRINT.

PARK BOARD IS A MASTER AT GETTING GRANTS, AND LATELY THEY'VE GOT 50 MILLION JUST FOR SAND, SO THE MONEY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROJECT.

PARK BOARD SHOULD GET CREATIVE BY EMBRACING GALVESTON'S IDEA OF REUSE AND TRANSFORM.

THIS WOULD BOOST THE IDEA OF GALVESTON AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS DESTINATION.

I HOPE YOU WOULD ADD DAVID WATSON OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM TO YOUR AD HOC COMMITTEE.

THE CITY WOULD BE BEST SERVED BY ADDING SOMEONE OF HIS TALENT AND EXPERIENCE THAT CAN BRING AN ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE TO THE TABLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, RALPH. APPRECIATE IT.

ANYONE ELSE, JANELLE, AND NO OTHER WRITTEN COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

KAREN DAVIS.

HOW ARE YOU, MS. DAVIS.

I'M PRESENT. GOOD.

I'M A BOI AND MY FAMILY HAVE OWNED THE TRACK AT 517, 519, 521, 529 SEAWALL BOULEVARD.

WE PRESENTLY ARE THE NICEST DEVELOPMENT ON THE SEAWALL.

ACTUALLY, THERE'S A DRAINAGE DITCH SLASH CESSPOOL THAT IS DESIGNED TO GO RIGHT DOWN BETWEEN US AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.

IT'S A HORRENDOUS DEVELOPMENT ISSUE AND IT COULD CREATE MANY HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL AS WELL AS HUMAN HAZARDS.

THEY'RE DEVELOPING SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY SECRETIVE FOR YEARS.

WE HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS GOING ON.

MY SON DISCOVERED IT ACCIDENTALLY ON THE INTERNET.

APPARENTLY, IT'S BEEN IN THE MAIL SINCE SOMETHING LIKE 2016, BUT IT'S BEEN A VERY SECRETIVE EVIL SORT OF PROJECT THAT NO ONE WANTED TO TELL US ABOUT.

BUT THIS CESSPOOL/CATCHPOLE POOL WOULD BE A MANMADE HAZARD WHERE CHILDREN COULD JUMP IN BEFORE AND AFTER THEY GOT BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES.

THIS IS NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER BE MAINTAINED.

NOTHING THAT THE PARKS BOARD EVER HAS DONE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED.

THEY SCRAPED THE BEACH SO THAT THE LAST FOURTH OF JULY, NOT ONE CAR COULD PARK DOWN THERE BECAUSE THEY GAVE THE SAND AWAY OR WHATEVER THEY DO, THEY SELL IT WHATEVER.

AND THEN THEY COULDN'T EVEN OPEN UP.

THE CITY OF GALVESTON LOST THREE DAYS OF PRIME SALES FOR PARKING BECAUSE THEY SCRAPED THE

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BEACH TO DEATH.

WE, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAD WE HAVE MCDONALD'S AND WINGS, THEY'RE VERY VIABLE DEVELOPMENTS AND THEY'RE DOING. WE PROVIDE MASSIVE SALES TAX.

AD VALOREM TAX.

WE PAY UTILITIES.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 50 YEARS IN MY FAMILY, AND THEY WANT TO DEVELOP A CESSPOOL RIGHT IN FRONT OF US AND THEY DON'T MAINTAIN ANYTHING.

THIS WILL BE A COMPLETE GARBAGE PIT AND IT WILL BREED MOSQUITOES AND CHILDREN COULD DIE IN THIS. AND I'M READING FROM PETER DAVIS, WHO IS WITH THE BEACH PATROL.

GRIEVING MOTHERS EFFORTS AIM TO REDUCE OPEN WATER DROWNING.

THIS IS NOT ME.

THIS IS THE PARKS BOARD THIS IS THE BEACH PATROL.

NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE ANOTHER OPEN CESSPOOL, DEVELOPING MORE SO THEY CAN STING THE CHILDREN, THEN THEY CAN WALK INTO THE CESSPOOL, AND YOU'RE CONSCIOUSLY DEVELOPING THIS AS PART OF A QUOTE UNQUOTE DRAINAGE PLAN, NOT ONLY WOULD THAT HINDER OUR DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT ANOTHER HOTEL, NOT A HOTEL.

WE DON'T WANT A HOTEL.

MS. DAVIS, YOUR THREE MINUTES WAS UP, BUT GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP FOR REAL QUICKLY, PLEASE. WELL THANKS.

WITH THAT BEING SAID.

I ADVISE THAT YOU DON'T CREATE THIS, BUT YOU BETTER LAWYER UP LOT OF ON YOUR BACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE BILL HOPKINS, BILL.

YEAH. YES, SIR.

BILL HOPKINS.

SAY THAT AGAIN.

I CAN'T. MR. HOPKINS APPROACHED ME THIS MORNING AND REMINDED ME WE HAD MET BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD BLACK HAIR.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. WHAT DID YOU SAY LEFT? WHAT THE COURT.

I SAID I HAD BLACK HAIR AND YOU WAS A LOT THINNER, TOO. WELL, I'M GLAD.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU INFORMED US OF THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GO RIGHT AHEAD, MR. HOPKINS. OK, THIS IS LIKE A TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT I'M GOING TO ADDRESS PART OF THIS DRAINAGE ISSUE.

I FOUND OUT TODAY WHEN I READ THE REPORT ORIGINALLY FROM ATKINS, IT WAS A STUDY, PART OF IT, 87 PAGES LONG.

IT CAME UP WITH FOUR PROPOSALS AND NONE OF THEM INVOLVE THE CATCH POOL PERIOD.

FOUR WAYS TO HANDLE THE DRAINAGE AND THEN THE PART OF IT ADDED IN THE CATCH BASIN CALL IT CATCHMENT A.

AND I WAS WONDERING HOW IT GOT IN THERE.

IT WASN'T PART OF THE STUDY, AND THEN I LOOKED INTO IT.

I CALCULATED THE CUBIC YARDS IN THIS CATCHMENT A THING, AND IT CAME TO ABOUT 6800 OR SOMETHING YARD. AND IT'S REAL CLOSE TO THE YARDS THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE SAND, FOR THE PARKING AREA THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED.

SO THAT'S HOW IT CAME ABOUT.

THEY ADDED THAT IN THERE TO GET THAT SAND PERIOD.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RAINFALL FOR THE MCDONALD'S WINGS AND IN THE VACANT PROPERTY THERE, THAT'S MS. DAVIS ASKED IT'S 3.5 SEVEN ACRES.

IF YOU PUT TWO INCHES OVER THAT AMOUNT, THAT WOULD GO INTO THAT CATCH BASIN 14 TIMES TWO INCHES IS PRETTY GOOD RAINFALL AND FOR ONE HOUR.

AND REALLY, THE PROPERTY MS. DAVIS SAYS THE GRASSY AREA IS 15 FEET HIGH.

IT'S 1.37 ACRES.

AND THAT RAIN WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE.

SEE, AND THEN THE STUDIES STIPULATED TO BE IMPERVIOUS.

WELL, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT THERE.

IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE ANYTHING'S BUILT THERE.

AND ALSO, MCDONALD'S SAID IT WAS IMPERVIOUS.

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IT'S MADE OUT OF A PERVIOUS BLOCKS THERE.

THAT WAS PART OF THE SIGNAGE REQUIRED BY THE CITY, AND SAME WITH WINGS.

WINGS DRAINS TO THE EAST, TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH AND TO A GRASSY AREAS.

SO IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

MCDONALD'S IS ALSO MADE OF IMPERVIOUS BRICKS.

THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT IN THE STUDY.

AND IT DRAINS VERY LITTLE.

SO THE WHOLE THING, THE YARDS FROM THAT CATCHEN BASIN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARKING LOT IS NOT NEEDED FOR DRAINAGE.

THE FOUR STUDIES THAT WERE DONE IN THE ORIGINAL STUDY.

THANK YOU, MR. HOPKINS, I APPRECIATE IT, AND WE WON'T HOLD IT AGAINST YOU THAT YOU KNEW DON WHEN YOU WERE.

MADEIRA, I'M SORRY IF I MISSED.

WAS THAT CLOSE? PALMS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE STEWART BEACH DEVELOPMENT HERE ON THE ISLAND.

WE KNOW FOR A LONG TIME THAT STEWART BEACH HAS HAD PLANS FOR A WALL TO DEVELOP THE PARK.

I'M FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PARK.

BUT I HAVE LOOKED OVER SOME NOTES AND HEARSAY AROUND TOWN AND WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH PARKING DEVELOPING OUR BEACHES HERE IN GALVESTON.

I'VE BEEN MANY PLACES AND WE HAVE HAD MANY TOURISTS COME HERE TO THE ISLAND, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT ANY TIME YOU'RE GOING OUT TOWARDS PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND WE HAVE A 99 YEAR LEASE, THAT'S CONSIDER A SELL.

IT DOES NOT BECOME PRIVATE ANYMORE.

THAT IS A SALE.

AND I THINK WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH HERE SPACE IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON, AND I THINK WE SHOULD UTILIZE IT AND KEEP IT.

IT'S WE HAVE REVENUE THAT COMES IN FROM THE PARK BOARD THAT WE CAN UTILIZE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE REACHING OUT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OUT ON STEWART BEACH.

I THINK STEWART BEACH HAS THE CAPACITY, THE RESOURCES TO DEVELOP IT ON THEIR OWN, WHAT ANY PRIVATE ENTITIES, SUCH AS THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN IT.

AND GALVESTON IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO COME AND VISIT FAMILIES ENJOY IT.

BUT IF WE GO AND DO THIS AND TRY TO LET THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER COME IN, Y'ALL KNOW AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NO LONGER PRIVATE.

AND ALSO THE CONTAINMENT THE SEAWALL IS CONSIDERED THE SEAWALL.

IT'S CONSIDERED THE DUNE LINE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY CONSIDER IT.

THE STATE CONSIDERS A DUNE LINE THE ACTUAL DUNE VEGETATION.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE CLARIFICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ALSO FROM THE GO.

WHERE DID THE PARK BOARD GET [INAUDIBLE] THE SEAWALL LINE DEFINES ITSELF AS A DUNE LINE.

I QUITE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HAVE A DUNE LINE OUT EAST ON 8TH BEACH THAT'S CONSIDERED A DUNE LINE. BUT YOU GET OUT TO THE PARK BOARD AND IT'S OUT OF THE PARK BOARD BEACH LOCATION AND THEY CONSIDER THE SEAWALL THAT IS THE DUNE LINE.

I WILL NEED MORE CLARIFICATION FROM COUNCIL.

ALSO, MAYBE FROM THE PARK BOARD AND ALSO FROM THE GO TO SEE HOW DID THEY COME UP WITH THAT IDEA? I JUST DON'T.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT. RICHARD DENSON, I THINK RICHARD HAS ALREADY TALKED, BUT OK.

VERY GOOD. ALEXANDER NELSON.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, I JUST GOT CALLED CRAZY BY KELLY DE SCHAUN, IT'S LOVELY COMING UP HERE AND TRYING TO BE INTIMIDATED ANYWAY.

PLEASE DON'T LIE. MY NAME IS DON'T WORRY, MY NAME IS ALEXANDER NELSON.

I'M A RESIDENT.

I'M A GRADUATE.

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AND I OPERATE TWO BUSINESSES IN GALVESTON AND CAME TODAY TO ASK, WHY YOU, CRAIG BROWN, MAYOR BROWN, ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO COME COMMENT ABOUT STEWART BEACH BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE A PLAN. YOU HAVE ALREADY ALL MADE A PLAN AND HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION TO MOVE FORWARD. I JUST THINK THAT THE CITIZENS NEED SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

MAYBE WHY YOU HAVEN'T TOLD THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON WHY THE PARK BOARD IS PUSHING SO HARD FOR THIS PROJECT? WHY HAVEN'T YOU INFORMED THE CITY OF GALVESTON THAT THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YEARS HAVE EXCAVATED SAND FROM STEWART BEACH IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND PERMITTING? WHY HAVEN'T YOU SHARED WITH THE TAXPAYERS OF THE GALVESTON ISLAND THAT THE PARK BOARD SCRAPED STEWART BEACH SO LOW IT WENT TO THE WATER TABLE? ATKINS, YOU PAID FOR THE STUDY TO TELL YOU THAT THE PARK BOARD SCRAPED THE PROPERTY DOWN TO THE WATER TABLE.

IN APRIL, EXCUSE ME, IN APRIL OF 21 THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS SENT A LETTER TO THE CITY AND TO THE PARK BOARD FOR TO STOP THE DRAINAGE PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO CAUSE FLOODING. WELL IN MAY.

ALSO IN APRIL, KELLY DE SCHAUN OPENLY LIED TO COUNCIL AND SAID SHE HAD GONE TO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER. WELL, SHE DIDN'T REALLY GO TO PORRETTO BEACH PROPERTY OWNER WHOSE ADJACENT NOT A HALF A MILE AWAY.

BUT I DIGRESS.

IN MAY, THE PARK BOARD WORKED AND CREATED ALL THE SAND, PULLED IT, RAISED THE PARKING LOT AND NOW IT FLOWS FROM EAST TO WEST INTO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS LIKE PORRETTO BEACH.

WHY ARE YOU PURSUING A PRIVATE ENTITY TO COMPLICATE THE MIX OF MORE LIABILITIES FOR THE CITY? WHAT ABOUT THE HOT TAX MONEY THAT WAS MISUSED AND HARMED PRIVATE AND CITY OWNED BEACHES? IS YOUR PLAN TO USE THE PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP MONEY TO FIX THE DAMAGE AT STEWART BEACH? KELLY DE SCHAUN HASN'T GROWN ANY SIGNIFICANT REVENUE AT STEWART BEACH.

THE REVENUE HAS STAYED THE SAME AND IS OUR BEST YEAR WAS 2012.

DESPITE A RATE INCREASE IN 2015, HOW DO YOU HAVE.

YOU CLAIM MORE PEOPLE ARE HERE AND YOU HAVE DOUBLE THE PARKING RATE AND YOU'RE NOT PULLING IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF PARKING? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WELL, COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE MARTY FLUKE, MAYBE COLLINS AND YOU, MAYOR BROWN HAVE TO PUT A LENS TO SEE KELLY DE SCHAUN BUT IT'S BEEN STAGNATION SHOULDN'T BE REWARDED WITH A PROJECT LIKE THIS. THANK YOU, MR. NELSON. LET'S.

DAVID LANG. DAVID LANG, I LIVE AT 82 ISLAND PASSAGE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WEST ISLE LITTLE LEAGUE AND ACTUALLY ALL LITTLE LEAGUE IN GALVESTON.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME.

COUNCILMAN ROBB, JP, COACH SCHUSTER MET WITH US AND WE MET WITH BILL BY HIMSELF.

THE MAIN REASON WAS [INAUDIBLE] IS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT THE FIELDS MIGHT BE IN JP'S DISTRICT, BROUGHT COACH SCHUSTER IN BECAUSE HE'S BASEBALL AS YOU KNOW, THE TALK GOING AROUND ABOUT CLOSING WEST ISLE BUCCANEER FIELD, WHAT I BRING TO YOU, MY CONCERN IS COMMUNICATION, THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY. WHEN WE MET WITH THE COUNCILMAN THEY WERE, MOST OF THEM HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. AND I UNDERSTAND CITY MANAGER HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS, BUT THESE ARE YOUR BOSSES.

THEY NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING GOING ON.

I SEND MY BOSS AN UPDATE EVERY WEDNESDAY, EVERYTHING GOING ON THAT I'M INVOLVED WITH, SO HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON.

YES, I HAVE THE AUTHORITY AT [INAUDIBLE] TO MAKE DECISIONS.

I KNOW MY LIMITS, BUT I STILL LET MY BOSS KNOW EVERYTHING I'M DOING.

AND THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNICATION GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FIELD DEVELOPMENT AT 53RD STREET AS A THIRTY THREE YEAR MEMBER OF MOODY CHURCH.

THE CITY JUST LEFT US OUT IN LEFT FIELD THERE.

NO TALK AT ALL.

THE FIELDS WERE POORLY DESIGNED.

YOU DID NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE FROM THE BASEBALL COMMUNITY, BOTH ISLAND AND WEST ISLE.

THE FIELDS WERE BUILT.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE FIELDS IS MOODY'S PARKING LOT AND I STRESS THAT IS MOODY'S PARKING LOT. SO ALL I ASK IS COMMUNICATION.

ALL RIGHT. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SENT A NOTE TO BRIAN SAYING, CAN WE INVESTIGATE WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THE LIGHTS AND PLUMBING OUT AT THE FIELDS?

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BRIAN GAVE US A GO AHEAD.

AS LONG AS WE'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT.

NEXT THING WE KNOW THE CITY HAS TURNED POWER OFF.

THEY SHUT THE WATER OFF.

MAYBE IT'S BACK ON, OK, WELL, OUR ELECTRICIANS WENT OUT.

WE HAD SOME PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIANS GO OUT THERE TO LOOK AT IT, AND LIKE I SAID, ALL WE WANT IS HONEST COMMUNICATION.

OK. THERE'S A LONG HISTORY AT WEST ISLE.

IF THIS IS THE LAST SEASON, I'M FINE WITH THAT.

IF WE CAN ALL PLAY AT 53RD STREET.

I'M FINE WITH THAT.

ALL RIGHT. I AM IN FAVOR OF MERGING THE LEAGUES, BUT THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS.

BUT WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND IF WE ARE CLOSING THE FIELDS, LET'S DO IT A YEAR IN ADVANCE SO WE CAN PLAN A FAREWELL TO BUCCANEER.

WE HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY ON THAT FIELD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, A LOT OF HIGH RANKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PLAYED ON THAT FIELD. THEY'D LOVE TO SEE A LAST YEAR THERE.

SO WE JUST ASK JUST TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HONEST ANSWERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JERRY GILLARD.

I'M JERRY GILLARD. I'M PRESIDENT OF WEST ISLE LITTLE LEAGUE, SORRY, GUYS, SORRY.

THANK YOU. I'M PRESIDENT OF WEST ISLE LITTLE LEAGUE AND WHAT DAVE IS TALKING ABOUT IS THAT YOU ALL AGREED ON SOME DATES AND EVERYTHING.

THIS WEEK I WENT OUT THERE WITH SOME PEOPLE TO TELL US WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO FIX THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING.

TO NO AVAIL WE COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON A LIGHT.

THOSE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON UNTIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, CALLED ABOUT DIRT.

I'M GETTING PRICES ON DIRT FOR THE FIELD TO IMPROVE.

DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.

YESTERDAY, I GOT ANOTHER CALL THAT ROTARY FIELD THE BATHROOM WAS GOING TO BE CAPPED.

WE JUST GOT NEW BATHROOMS IN THERE.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG OUT THERE, EXCEPT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S A BIG DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. WE'VE HAD NO BACKUP AS FAR AS COMMODES OR ANYTHING ELSE.

WE BROUGHT COUNCILMAN OUT THERE TO LOOK AT OUR BATHROOMS AND APPARENTLY EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WE HAVE NEW FIXTURES.

IT WAS KIND OF REDONE IN THE FALL AND WE TURNED AROUND AND THEY BRING THE COUNCILMAN OUT THERE, AND THEY COULDN'T FLUSH THE TOILETS BECAUSE THEY TURNED THE WATER OFF.

NOW WE USED THOSE FIELDS THIS PAST FALL.

WE DO FALL BALL.

WE PARTICIPATE IN OTHER THINGS UP THE ROAD.

ALL WE'RE ASKING IS A CHANCE.

I GOT A CALL FROM BRIAN ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON FROM HIM AND [INAUDIBLE], WHO'S THE PRESIDENT IN ISLAND.

I GOT TOLD ALL THIS STUFF.

HOW OUR FIELDS ARE DEPLORABLE.

I BEG TO DIFFER, BRIAN.

WE PAINT THOSE BRIDGES AND WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF. FOR THREE YEARS THAT FIELD AND OTHER FIELDS IN GALVESTON HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED.

NOBODY'S GOTTEN ANY DIRT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I HAVE MET WITH BARBARA BEFORE, VERY HELPFUL TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE.

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE OUT THERE, THAT I MET WITH FOR ELECTRICAL PURPOSE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FIX LIGHTS FOR THREE YEARS.

WE'VE BEEN PROMISING THIS WOULD GET DONE AND THIS WOULD NOT GET DONE.

HAS IT GOTTEN DONE YET? AND WHEN ALL THIS CAME ABOUT, WE TURNED AROUND TWO DAYS LATER AFTER WE WERE INFORMED OF EVERYTHING. OUR BOARD MEMBERS WENT OUT THERE ONE NIGHT, FLIPPED ON ALL THE LIGHTS.

THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WAS POSTED WAS OUT IS THE ONE IN RIGHT FIELD.

ANOTHER POST HAD TWO LIGHTS MISSING AND WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY, BUT IT WASN'T GOING TO COST THAT MUCH.

THE NEXT THING? UP.

DAVID SPENCE.

GOOD EVENING, DAVID SPENCE 7654 CHANTILLY CIRCLE, SO I'M HERE TO ALSO KIND OF ECHOES SOME

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OF THE SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE WEST ISLE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS.

I'VE BEEN ON THAT BOARD FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS, INVOLVED WITH THE LITTLE LEAGUES HERE FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS AND COACHED OVER 70 PLUS SPORTS TEAMS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ON THIS ISLAND SINCE I MOVED HERE IN '97.

SO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF WEST ISLE, BUT REALLY MORE SO ABOUT THE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR THOSE FIELDS.

SO I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MS., ROBB AND AND JOHN AND WILLIAM AND MEETING WITH BILL AS WELL AND HAD SOME CORRESPONDENCE. I'VE BEEN SENDING SOME EMAILS WITH THE PARK BOARD AND THE CITY MANAGER ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD WHEN WE WERE TOLD WHAT WE INITIALLY THOUGHT WE NEED TO BE OFF THE FIELDS SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM, RIGHT? WE LOOKED AT THE LAST TWO YEARS, WHICH I SEE AS AN OUTLIER.

I PROVIDED THE CITY COUNCIL WITH ALL OF OUR TEAM COUNTS FROM 2015 TO 2021 FROM ALL THE ISLAND AND WEST ISLE LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS JUST TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT WE'VE HAD PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND WHAT WE CAN HAVE GOING FORWARD.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE DEMOGRAPHICS RIGHT NOW LEAD TOWARDS LIKE, MAYBE OUR POPULATION IS GOING DOWN. THERE'S NOT AS MANY KIDS, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A RESOURCE OF KIDS HERE THAT WE CAN PULL FROM OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IS IT WILL GROW.

EVERYTHING IN GALVESTON COUNTY IS GROWING RIGHT.

AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY SHORTSIGHTED IF WE LOOKED AT PAST THIS SEASON SHUTTING DOWN THOSE FIELDS BECAUSE EVENTUALLY YOU WILL NEED FIELDS.

A LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD RUNS ROUGHLY $1.1 MILLION TO BUILD.

AND IF WE KNOW THAT TWO, THREE, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WE WILL NEED THOSE FIELDS TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE SPORTS PLEX AT CROCKETT PARK ON 53RD AND STEWART.

BUT AFTER THIS SEASON IS MY CONCERN.

THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVES AND THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR THOSE FIELDS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DISCUSS ISLAND, WE'LL DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, WEST ISLE AND MERGERS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.

BUT I'M NOT HERE TO DISCUSS THAT.

I'M HERE LOOKING OUT FOR THE KIDS THAT WE HAVE HERE NOW.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHILD IN THE LEAGUE HAVEN'T FOR A FEW YEARS PLAYING ON THOSE FIELDS.

BUT I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS OUT HERE AND PARENTS, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY IN THAT AREA, ABOUT THOSE FIELDS GOING AWAY.

AND I'M GLAD WE'RE PUTTING MONEY TOWARDS DEVELOPING THE FIELDS AND BUILDING DOG PARKS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.

BUT I ASSURE YOU, THERE WILL COME A TIME IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WHERE WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH. YOU KNOW, THOSE THREE FIELDS AT CROCKETT PARK WILL NOT BE ENOUGH.

AND WE WILL NEED TO UTILIZE THOSE FIELDS.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND, YOU KNOW, ALSO IN THE WORKSHOP MEETING THIS MORNING IT WAS AGREED UPON THAT, HEY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEMO THOSE FIELDS.

AND I THINK IT WAS LOOKING AT MAYBE THIS YEAR, I'M LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION AS WE, YOU KNOW, PLAN IN THE LONG TERM BECAUSE WE WILL GROW SPENCE, APPRECIATE IT.

KEVIN DOHERTY.

PREVIOUS.

MY NAME IS KEVIN DOHERTY, I LIVE AT 2317 MECHANIC, I'M A LOCAL ACTOR.

HOW ARE YOU DOING DAVID? LITTLE LEAGUE BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF YOUTH BASEBALL TO TEACH LIFE LESSONS THAT BUILD STRONGER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.

WE AT WEST ISLE FEEL THAT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF NOT COMMUNICATED WITH I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT SOME OF THIS, I'M JUST THE COACH.

I'M A GUY THAT VOLUNTEERS HIS TIME.

THIS PAST SEASON AFTER THE SEASON ENDED THE SPRING SEASON, I GOT TOGETHER A BUNCH OF KIDS AND PARENTS THAT WANTED TO PLAY FALL BALL OR ADDRESS THIS TO YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. TOLD THAT OUR FIELDS ARE NOT USED A LOT, SO I WANTED TO GET THESE KIDS MORE INVOLVED. AND SO WE PLAYED FALL BALL.

I GOT A TEAM TOGETHER.

OTHER KIDS WANTED TO COME TOGETHER, SO DENNIS BIRD GOT A TEAM TOGETHER.

I HELPED HIM GET THAT.

AND THEN WE WENT UP TO SANTA FE AND WE WON THE THING.

GALVESTON DID BOTH TEAMS FROM GALVESTON END UP IN SANTA FE AND PLAYING EACH OTHER FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP. AFTER THAT ISLAND LEAGUE PUT THEM TOGETHER A FALL BALL LEAGUE.

THEY JUST PLAYED TOGETHER.

TAKING THESE FIELDS AWAY FROM THESE KIDS RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN BAD.

I'VE GOT PARENTS BECAUSE I'VE GOT A TEAM THAT I'M KEEPING THEM TOGETHER THIS YEAR AND THEY'RE WONDERING ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY.

LAST YEAR? YOU TALK ABOUT COMPARING OUR LEAGUES TO LASSIE LEAGUE.

LASSIE LEAGUE HAS FOUR FIELDS.

ALSO, THOSE TEAMS DON'T PLAY IN GALVESTON.

THEY HAVE TWO GAMES A WEEK.

ONE GAME THEY PLAY HERE.

ONE GAME THEY PLAY OFF THE ISLAND.

SO COMPARING ONE WITH THE OTHER IS KIND OF MISINFORMATION THERE.

THEY ALSO SHARE THOSE FIELDS WITH GALVESTON COLLEGE.

THEY ARE A TRAVEL TEAM.

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS HERE.

I HAD TO PRACTICE LAST YEAR ON THE PRACTICE FIELDS OF LASSIE LEAGUE BECAUSE OUR OTHER TEAMS ARE USING THE ROTARY AND BUCCANEER FIELD, SO I HAD TO PRACTICE OVER THERE WITH A BACKSTOP AND GRASS UP THIS HIGH.

BUT I NEEDED TO DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO FOR MY TEAM.

THEY WERE ONLY USING ONE FIELD AT A TIME THAT NIGHT WHILE WE WERE PRACTICING OVER THERE.

WE CAN'T USE LASSIE FIELDS THAT WE USE OUR PRACTICE FIELDS.

SO TO SAY THERE'S ENOUGH FIELDS OF BUCCANEER FIELD FOR ALL OF US.

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YOU CAN'T DO IT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO WITH THE TEAMS NOW.

IN 2019 THERE WERE MORE TEAMS NOW, OF COURSE, THE PANDEMIC HIT.

SO TO TAKE AWAY THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE KIDS, WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT AND THE LIGHTS AND THE WATER IS OFF BECAUSE WE WENT OUT THERE YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY COACH [INAUDIBLE]. NOW YOU TELL US WE CAN PRACTICE THERE, BUT WE HAVE NO POWER AND NO WATER.

THAT WHY WOULD YOU PUT A CHILD IN THERE WHEN THERE'S NO POWER, NO WATER? THEY CAN'T USE THE LIGHTS. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE THERE TO USE IT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER THESE KIDS AND GIVE THEM BETTER OPTIONS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR THINGS IN YOUR POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA WAS THAT FIELDS ARE NOT USED ALL THE TIME. WELL WE DID USE THEM ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT THE KIDS. I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH MR. LISTOWSKI. THANK YOU FOR THE CONVERSATIONS.

HE WAS BACK AND FORTH WITH ME AND I WAS PASSIONATE.

I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT BASEBALL AND THESE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE ROBERT BASTIN HERE, I THINK HE'S ALREADY SAID HIS PIECE ON THE OTHER ITEM.

ART VEGA. SORRY ABOUT THE PHONE.

[LAUGHTER] MY PIECE IS REAL SHORT.

I'M HERE TO GET FUNDING FOR THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE.

FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, 15 YEARS, THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE OF GALVESTON HAS FOOTED THE BILL FOR THE PARADE WITH SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE PARK BOARD, BUT WITH THE ADVENT OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE PANDEMIC, OUR OTHER SOURCING HAS DRIED UP AND WE ARE PULLING MOST OF THE FUNDS FOR THE LAST FOURTH OF JULY PARADE OUT OF OUR COFFERS.

IT IS THE GALVESTON FOURTH OF JULY PARADE.

I THINK THAT MORE FUNDING SHOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR THE PARADE FROM THE CITY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE PARK BOARD AT SOME POINT IN TIME NEXT WEEK, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN HANDLE THE FUNDING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE RELATIVE TO THAT, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY EFFORT FROM THE BOARD TO MAYBE SWAY THE FUNDS IN OUR DIRECTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. VEGA. AND OUR FINAL SHEILA BELL, SHEILA.

MAYOR. MAYOR, OK.

THANK YOU, OUR ILLUSTRIOUS MAYOR AND ALL OUR CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME.

GOT A LOT TO SAY. I'M GOING TO WATCH THIS CLOCK GOT THREE MINUTES.

TORNADOES AFTER THE KENTUCKY TORNADO, I WAS SO GRIEVED BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT GOD GAVE ME.

YOU DO NOT DETERMINE THE STRENGTH OF A TORNADO BY THE DAMAGE ON THE GROUND, BUT BY THE ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

WEATHER IS ELECTRIC NEWSCASTERS AND METEOROLOGISTS.

EVERY CLOUD, EVERY RAINDROP, EVERY HAIL BALL, EVERY LIGHTNING STRIKE OR CURRENT OF WIND CONTAINS POSITIVE AND ELECTRIC CHARGES.

HOW DO WE KNOW LIGHTNING IN THE GROUNDS? WHERE DO ALL THE HURRICANES AND TORNADOES GO? THEY GROUND. SO WHAT WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND NEED TO DO AN GALVESTON NEEDS TO DO THIS AS WELL? AND I SPOKE WITH.

THANK YOU, MR. MARK MORGAN, FOR SPEAKING WITH ME AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS.

IT'S CALLED A BOLTECH EFM ELECTRIC FIELD MONITOR.

IT GAUGES THE ATMOSPHERE FOR ELECTRICITY, AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF POWER.

THEY'RE EVEN CALLING IT WEATHER BOMBS NOW, HOPING GALVESTON GETS SOME WARNING SIRENS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CENTRAL, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST OF GALVESTON, AND GALVESTON NEEDS ITS OWN TV NEWS STATION BECAUSE WE ARE A WEATHER MEGA HERE IN GALVESTON.

OK, I GOT A WHOLE LOT THAT CLOCK I CAN'T STAND THAT CLOCK.

I DON'T LIKE THAT CLOCK.

IT'S ALWAYS GETTING ME.

THE GREAT BLAST.

UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF SCIENTISTS AND EXPERTS DON'T READ THE BIBLE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EXPLOSION IN SPACE.

THE BIBLE CALLS IT THE HEAVENS ARE GOING TO SHAKE.

WELL, THAT'S SPACE WHERE THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS ARE, THEY'RE ALL GOING TO TURN BLACK ONCE THE SUN TURNS BLACK.

REVELATION 6 AND 12 ISAIAH 13:13 ST.

MATTHEW, 24:29.

AND ALL THIS WEATHER IS IMPACTING US.

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WE'RE HAVING THEY'RE CALLING IT CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT'S NOT JUST THE CLIMATE CHANGING, GLOBAL WARMING, IT'S NOT JUST THE GLOBAL WARMING SPACE IS WARMING UP TOO.

THE SUN IS GETTING HOTTER, MELTING OUR GLACIERS.

WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF FLOODS.

THE SUN IS A STAR.

STARS DIE.

LOOK IT UP ALL Y'ALL. GOOGLE IT.

Y'ALL KNOW, Y'ALL LOOK IT UP. AND WHEN THE THE SUN DIES, IT'S GOING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING AS WE KNOW, AS WEATHER OCEANS ARE GOING TO RISE WORSE.

OK, JANUARY 17, 2012 THAT CLOCK GOD REVEALED TO ME ABOUT COVID.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A SATELLITE TAKE OVER.

WHAT WAS BASICALLY GOING ON IS THE U.S.

IS NUMBER ONE. SOME NATIONS DON'T LIKE THAT.

THEY WANT TO BE NUMBER ONE.

SO THEY'RE COMING AGAINST OUR ECONOMY, OUR FOOD, WE HAVING FOOD SHORTAGES.

WE'RE HAVING THERE'S GOING TO BE AN UPRISING INSIDE OF AMERICA.

GOD SHOWED IT TO ME.

PEOPLE ARE MAD AT AMERICA AND THEY DO STUFF.

THEY LIVE HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.

AMERICA IS IN THE BIBLE.

MYSTERY BABYLON.

BABYLON IS IN SOUTHEAST.

IT'S A WHOLE LOT MORE, Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SHEILA.

APPRECIATE IT. WE HAD SOMEONE ELSE SIGNED UP.

BRAD DAVIS. BRAD.

OH, HI.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS ON THERE BUT GOT REMOVED, WHICH WAS THE STEWART BEACH PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BUT ALSO TO SPEAK TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH MIGHT BE FORMED LATER IN THIS MEETING.

I WANT TO SPEAK OUT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE IT FRANKLY PROVIDES OPTIONS.

YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE PLETHORA OF AMENITIES THAT STEWART PARK, SOME OF WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN ARE VERY CONSTRUCTIVE.

THE MOBILE RESTROOMS, THE MOBILE SHOWERS, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF OTHER OPTIONS AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

I'M HERE BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THAT ONE OPTION IS GOING TO BE FOR GONE BY THE TIME THAT COMMITTEE ADJOURNS.

AND THAT IS THE DRAINAGE PLAN.

I JUST LEFT FROM THE BID PRE-BID CONFERENCE FOR THE DRAINAGE PLAN.

I'VE MET WITH KELLY AND HER TEAM TWICE.

I'VE REVIEWED THE PLANS. I'VE READ EVERY LINE IN THAT DRAINAGE PLAN.

AND IF YOU ADD UP THE NUMBERS, IT'S 72 HUNDRED CUBIC YARDS OF SAND THAT'S REQUIRED TO RE GRADE THE PARKING AREA'S MAIN AND EAST.

CATCHMENT AREA A, IT PROVIDES 6800 CUBIC YARDS OF THAT, AND THE DITCHES AND SWELLS PROVIDE THE REMAINDERS 400.

THE BID PROCESS ASSUMED FOR COST REDUCTION THAT NO OUTSIDE FILL WOULD BE BROUGHT IN.

YET IT'S STIPULATED THERE'S A CONTINGENCY FOR ONE THOUSAND YARDS THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN 2017 THROUGH A GLO STUDY THAT IDENTIFIED ABOUT A DOZEN LANDOWNERS IN GALVESTON THAT WERE WILLING TO SELL BEACH QUALITY SAND.

IT SAMPLED THAT AND APPROVED IT, AND I KNOW BECAUSE I HAD CLOSE FAMILY, FRIENDS WHO WERE ON THAT LIST AND TWO WERE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE PRE-BID HERE IN GALVESTON.

SO THAT PROVIDES AN OPTION OF BRINGING FILL IN FROM OFF OF STEWART BEACH HAS BEEN PREQUALIFIED. YOU SEE THREE WATERSHEDS THAT FEED INTO THREE DIFFERENT SWALES BRAVO AND CHARLEY B AND C.

I ADDED ON THERE YOU'LL SEE THE GO CART TRACK THAT MAY BE ON THERE OR NOT.

THERE'S A ATKIN'S STUDY ON THE WETLANDS DETERMINATION OF THAT.

IF IT'S NOT CONSIDERED WETLANDS, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT THING.

IT MAY PROVIDE EXTRA PARKING SPOTS.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE THAT SALIENTLY STICKS OUT IS A LARGE CATCHMENT AREA, A THAT DOES NOT EXIST IN BRAVO OR CHARLEY.

THE DRAINAGE NUMBERS BEAR THAT OUT.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

WHAT I I DON'T HAVE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN SITE IT OFF.

IT'S NOT CALLED. IT'S CALLED A PREEXISTING CATCHMENT.

AS PART OF THE EA, I HAVE TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS GOING BACK SAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HIGHER THAN THE BEACH, ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST DECADE.

IT'S NOT PREEXISTING.

THE DEFINITION OF A DETENTION POND IS SOMETHING THAT INFILTRATES WATER AND HOLDS IT FOR NOT ALL THE YEAR IF YOU HOLD IT THE WHOLE YEAR IT'S RETENTION.

BUT THIS HAS EVERY QUALITY.

IT HOLDS NINETY NINE PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL RAINFALL.

HAS NO OUTLET IS MEANT TO IMPOUND WATER WITH SLOW INFILTRATION TO THE GROUNDWATER.

IT IS A DETENTION POND DUG ON THE BEACH, BUT IT'S AN OPTION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELECT. YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF BRINGING ON FILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER $100,000 DOLLARS IN TRANSPORT COST PROBABLY COST YOU ABOUT $500,000 TO PURCHASE THAT SAND FROM SOMEWHERE UP IN HITCHCOCK OR DOWN THE ISLAND THAT'S BEEN APPROVED, AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF SAVING ONE THIRD OF THE PARK'S GULF FRONTAGE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A QUICK PAYBACK, AND I THINK THE DAVIS. APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ONE PERSON ONLINE, JANELLE.

YES, SIR, WE HAVE ARIEL LEVEE, THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

ALL RIGHTY. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

MR. LEVEE. HELLO, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS ARIEL LEVEE AND I'M PRESIDENT OF L&L WINGS.

WE OPERATE THE WINGS BEACHWEAR STORE DOWN IN GALVESTON ON THE SEAWALL.

I BELIEVE WE JUST HEARD FROM MR. DAVIS AS WELL AS MRS. DAVIS EARLIER ON TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT THEY SAID AND REITERATE OUR SUPPORT.

WE'VE BEEN IN THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND ALONG ALL THIS

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TIME WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE STEWART BEACH PARKING AREA DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES.

WE WEREN'T KEPT ABREAST OF THE ISSUES.

AND CERTAINLY, I THINK WE WOULD FEEL VERY SIMILARLY TO THE OBJECTIONS AND OTHER WAYS TO GO ABOUT REMEDIATION AND FIXING THIS ISSUE AND WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEEN PROPOSED.

JUST WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE ARE AGAINST THE PROJECT AS IT STANDS NOW.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MR. LEVEE. APPRECIATE IT.

YOU BEING HERE.

VERY GOOD. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME.

[10.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Ordering And Calling An Election To Be Held In The City Of Galveston On The 7th Day Of May, 2022, For The Purpose Of Electing A Mayor At-Large And Six (6) District Council Members, Each For A Two-Year Term; Making Provisions For The Conduct And Giving Notice Of The Election; Designating Polling Places; Designating Hours For Voting; Providing For Publication Of The Notice Of The Election; Providing Bilingual Election Requirements; Providing For A Severability Clause; Providing An Open Meetings Clause; Providing A Savings Clause; Declaring Findings Of Fact; And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal) ]

LET'S MOVE TO ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS 10A PLEASE NELLIE.

ITEM 10 CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ORDERING AND CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON ON THE 7TH DAY OF MAY 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AT LARGE AND SIX DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS, EACH FOR A TWO YEAR TERM, MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE CONDUCT AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE ELECTION.

DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES, DESIGNATING HOURS FOR VOTING AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF THE ELECTION.

PROVIDING BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.

PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DON DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS OR SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, ELECTION PROCESS AND I'M [INAUDIBLE] WE DO IT BY ORDINANCE, THIS IS HERE AGAIN.

IT REALLY IS A KIND OF A STANDARD FORM THAT WE USE.

WE REFLECT CHANGED IT FROM TIME TO TIME TO REFLECT SOME CHANGES IN THE LAW, BUT OTHERWISE IT'S NECESSARY FOR YOU TO HAVE AN ELECTION AND WE REQUEST THAT YOU PASS IT.

ALL RIGHT. YES, MA'AM.

MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILWOMAN ROBB IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT . SECOND. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[10.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Extending Its Previous Policy Providing For City Boards, Committees And Commissions Meetings To Be Conducted Virtually Due To The Public Health Risk Attendant To The Increase Of Covid-19 Infections; Continuing All Other Requirements Of The Texas Open Meetings Act For Such Meetings; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Brown) ]

LET'S HAVE 10B PLEASE, MA'AM.

ITEM 10 B CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, EXTENDING ITS PREVIOUS POLICY PROVIDING FOR CITY BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ATTENDANT TO THE INCREASE OF COVID 19 INFECTIONS.

CONTINUING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR SUCH MEETINGS, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS ON OUR AGENDA.

COUNCIL THIS WAS OUR ORDER TO HAVE ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEET VIRTUALLY EXPIRED AT THE END OF IT WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

THIS IS TO EXTEND THAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10B TO EXTEND THE TIME TO THE END OF FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 28TH, AND THEN WE CAN REEVALUATE WHERE WE STAND WITH THE COVID SITUATION AT THAT TIME.

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE, THOUGH, IN THE RESOLUTION DON THAT YOU HAD PUT IN THAT'S NOT IN OUR PACKET.

COULD YOU OUTLINE THAT.

THERE ARE CERTAIN BOARDS THAT HAVE FINAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

THEY ARE THE. THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO SOME EXTENT, AND ALSO THE ZBA, BECAUSE THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE FINAL RULINGS.

WE DO NOT THINK WE CAN AVOID THE REQUIREMENT THEY CONTINUE TO MEET IN OPEN MEETINGS, SO THEY'LL CONTINUE TO MEET AND HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS.

ALL OTHER CITY BOARDS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDINANCE.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT MONTH, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THEN APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AS DON IS OUTLINED AND IT WOULD EXPIRE FEBRUARY 28TH OF THIS YEAR.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND BY MS. LEWIS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM. SO DOESN'T THIS ISN'T THIS CONTRARY TO WHAT THE GOVERNORS OPEN MEETINGS, THIS AND THIS PUT US IN BREACH OF OPEN MEETINGS? NO, BECAUSE OUR CITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS MEET ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE OPEN

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MEETINGS ACT, PER SAY THEY MEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT BY REASON OF THE CITY CODE. HOWEVER, TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS, WE'VE TAKEN THESE THREE COMMITTEES OUT TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.

OK, WAY, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE FINAL RULE MAKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY, WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OPEN MEETINGS ACTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW THAT COMPLIES WITH THE GOVERNORS. ALSO WITH THESE THREE COMMITTEES, I THINK WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS AND THAT WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? YES. OK.

MADE THE MOTION AND THERE IS A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.

HERE WE GO. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE, THANK YOU.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS ]

WE ARE NOW ITEM 11, PLEASE NELLIE.

THE FOLLOWING ITEM TO 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 FOR COUNCIL.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT WORKSHOP ITEM 11P HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS CONSENT LIST.

IS THERE ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT AND ADDRESS INDIVIDUALLY? I'D LIKE TO PULL OUT 11 CC.

WE'VE GOT THREE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE ALL NIGHT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL TALK TO THEM WHILE THEY'RE HERE.

ITEM 11 CC YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.

ANY OTHERS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I'D MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ITEMS FROM 11 A.

WE GET THEM ALL HERE.

TO 11 JJ EXCLUDING ITEM 11 CC, IS THERE A SECOND? AND ALSO 11P.

11P ALSO AND DELETION OF 11P RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I SECOND.

OK. WE HAVE SECOND BY MS. ROBB. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE COUNT YOUR PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.

THERE WE ARE. THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

[11.CC. Consider For The Approval Of The Purchase Of One New Pierce-Custom Enforcer Aerial 75-Foot Ladder Truck For The Fire Department To Be Purchased From Siddons-Martin Emergency Group Through HGAC Buy For A Total Price Of $1,029,839 And Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Contract Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (D. Smith) ]

COULD YOU READ 11 CC PLEASE, MA'AM? ITEM CC CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ONE NEW PIERCE CUSTOM ENFORCER AERIAL SEVENTY FIVE FOOT LADDER TRUCK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE PURCHASED FROM SITTER'S MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP THROUGH HGAC BUY FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF ONE MILLION.

TWENTY NINE. EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. VERY GOOD.

THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY DAVID SMITH.

DAVID, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ITEM, SIR? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL BE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ANSWER THEM.

NO, WE DISCUSSED IT AT WORKSHOP QUITE A BIT.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S JOHN.

I THINK JOHN AND THEN GO AHEAD.

SO MY QUESTION IS AND GETTING THIS LADDER TRUCK, WHICH IS GOING TO FIRE STATION SEVEN, DOES THAT MEAN THEY'LL BE LOSING THEIR OTHER TRUCK? WELL, LET ME LET THE CHIEF SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE I JUST BUY THE VEHICLES AND HE HE ASSIGNS THEM TO WHERE THEY GO.

THIS LADDER TRUCK, THOUGH, IS AN ADDITION.

IT'S NOT REPLACING ANOTHER LADDER TRUCK.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO LADDER TRUCKS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S FLEET.

THIS NEW LADDER TRUCK WILL BE A THIRD, SO YOU'LL HAVE THREE LADDER TRUCKS WITHIN THE GALVESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE IN THE PAST WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TWO.

THEY WILL USE THIS LADDER TRUCK TO REPLACE THE 2005 PUMPER THAT PUMPER WILL GO INTO RESERVE, BUT IT WILL BE OUR FRONT LINE APPARATUS.

THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH THE TWO THOUSAND GALLONS A MINUTE PUMP, 500 GALLONS OF WATER.

IT WILL BE AN UPGRADE.

AND YES, IT WILL REPLACE THE OLDER EXISTING TRUCK OUT THERE THAT WILL FALL INTO RESERVE.

WE ALWAYS WILL. WE WILL HAVE AN ENGINE STORED AT THAT STATION SHOULD WE NEED IT, BUT IT WILL BE REPLACING THE EXISTING ENGINE THAT'S CURRENTLY OUT THERE.

WE WILL BE MAINTAINING TWO ENGINES THERE OR JUST THE LATTER.

WE'LL HAVE THE LATTER THERE, WE STORE RESERVE THERE, BUT IF IT'S NEEDED AT ANOTHER

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STATION, SHOULD A TRUCK GO DOWN, IT WILL HAVE TO GO OUT AND BE USED AS A RESERVE PUMPER.

YES. WHAT'S THE LIKE, THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.

A COUPLE HUNDRED GALLONS.

MORE OR LESS.

A COUPLE OF HUNDRED GALLONS LESS.

JOHN, JUST A AND I THINK I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM APPROVING THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO ADD A TRUCK TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND A NEW TRUCK, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE ON THIS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO ME.

AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, SO YOU WILL LEAVE THAT RESERVE TRUCK, THE RESERVE ENGINE AT SEVEN. CURRENTLY, WE LEAVE OUR RESERVE ENGINES, ONE AT STATION ONE, ONE AT STATION FOUR AND ONE AT STATION SEVEN, AND WE USE WE HAVE THREE RESERVES WHEN THEY'RE ALL RUNNING.

IF A TRUCK GOES DOWN, WE PULL FROM THEM RESERVES TO REPLACE IT WHILE THE TRUCK GETS REPAIRED. STATION SEVEN IS ONE OF THE PLACES WE STORE OUR RESERVE ENGINE.

NOW, I CAN'T SAY ONE WILL BE THERE THE WHOLE TIME.

I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH BECAUSE IF A TRUCK GOES DOWN, WE NEED TO USE IT.

WE MAY MOVE IT TO 2S ONES FIVES EIGHTS, BUT WE DO STORE.

YEAH, AND I MEAN, THIS IS GETTING KIND OF OUTSIDE OF OUR PURVIEW, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. BUT SO WOULD YOU WOULD YOU USE? WOULD YOU ALWAYS USE THE NEW TRUCK TO ROLL OUT ON A CALL? OR WOULD YOU IF YOU JUST NEEDED AN ENGINE? WOULD YOU USE THAT ENGINE.

YES, SIR. AND IS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH THE I'M SPEAKING WAY OUT OF MY EDUCATION HERE ON THIS, BUT THE I THINK THE UNION IS REQUIRED TO HAVE OR THE DEPARTMENTS REQUIRED TO HAVE WHAT SIX ENGINE COMPANIES? IS THAT RIGHT WITHIN THEIR CONTRACT, SIX ENGINE AND TWO LADDERS THEY HAVE.

THIS IS AN ENGINE WITH THE LADDER ON IT.

AND SO THIS IS STILL CONSIDERED AS AN ENGINE.

YES, IT'S AN AERIAL THAT IT HAS.

IT'S AN ENGINE TRUCK. IT HAS A LADDER ON IT.

IT GIVES US MORE OPTIONS AND HONESTLY BETTER PROTECTION ON THE WEST END, IN MY OPINION.

OKAY. I WISH THEY WERE HERE TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THEY NEVER EXPRESSED IT TO ME WHEN I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT IT.

AND THEY WERE VERY HAPPY.

AND THE PEOPLE LIKE FIREFIGHTERS I TALKED TO THE OTHER DAY WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST I'M REALLY PERPLEXED WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM AND WHAT THE CONCERN.

I THINK ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT'S BEEN RAISED TO ME AS WELL IS THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT PLATFORM TRUCK IS THE ONE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE REPLACED BEFORE WE GET ANOTHER LADDER TRUCK.

BUT THAT'S NOT MY.

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE, BUT IT'S NOT UP FOR A REPLACEMENT.

IT'S GOOD FOR ANOTHER FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, YOU KNOW, AND WE KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT.

WE HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION IN FOR A NEW ONE.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T COUNT ON A GRANT, BUT IT WOULD SURE BE NICE IF WE WERE TO GET IT.

TALKED TO BRIAN ABOUT IT.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT GRANT LIKE WE DO ALL OF OUR OTHER VEHICLES.

JULY OF 2026 IS THE CURRENT DATE TO REPLACE THAT TRUCK.

OKAY. AND YOU'RE TALKING ANOTHER HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

I MEAN, YEAH, ONE POINT FIVE MILLION.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH.

I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A TRUCK HERE.

THAT'S YEAH.

YEAH, PLUS, I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

AND YOU KNOW, I WILL WORK AND TRY TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS WITH LOCAL.

I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR I'M EXCITED WE'RE GETTING THIS TRUCK ABSOLUTELY, VERY HAPPY AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED CALLS.

JOHN SHARED WITH ME THE CALLS HE RECEIVED AND IT'S IN MY DISTRICT, BUT I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE A BRAND NEW LADDER TRUCK COMING AND THANK YOU.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE CITY MANAGEMENT HAS FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND I'M GRATEFUL MYSELF AND THANK YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION.

COUNCILMAN COLLINS .YEAH.

THANK YOU CHIEF FOR BEING HERE.

I'VE HEARD SOME, SOME HAD SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL FROM THE CREWS AND I ASKED THIS QUESTION. I THINK I GOT AN ANSWER TO WORKSHOP THIS MORNING, BUT I WANTED TO SAY IT AGAIN IN OPEN SESSION. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THING WE'RE REPLACING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HEARD WAS THERE WERE OTHER THINGS THEY THOUGHT SHOULD BE REPLACED FIRST.

BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TRUCKS IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW, DO WE NOT?

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IN ADDITION TO THIS, THIS NEW YES LADDER, THEY SHOULD BE HERE, HOPEFULLY FIRST OF MARCH.

OH INDEED. OH GOOD.

AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THEY ARE WELL NEEDED.

YEAH, SEND ME A PICTURE.

THAT'S ALL WE GET. CAUSE THEY WERE BUILT.

BUT YOU KNOW, THAT IS THAT IS A BIG PLUS AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.

LIKE I SAID, I KNOW CONCERNS WERE EXPRESSED TO ME AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAPPENED. I TALKED, WE TALKED TO ALL THREE [INAUDIBLE] MY STAFF HERE TALKED TO STATION SEVEN, ALL THREE CREWS.

WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY ISSUES.

NOW. I THINK THEY'RE REFERRING TO SIX IN THE CONTRACT.

THERE'S SAYS WE WILL STAFF SIX ENGINES AND TWO AERIALS, THIS HAS GIVEN US ANOTHER AERIAL IN THE TRUCK IN THE CITY THAT'S NEVER IN THE 31 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT.

I THINK IT'S A BONUS.

PLUS, IT GIVES US AN ADDITIONAL ANOTHER RESERVE THAT'S SORELY NEEDED, DAVE IS DOING HIS BEST TO KEEP THE ONES RUNNING WE HAVE.

AND HE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THAT AND TO CATCH A LOT OF RIBBING FROM BRIAN ON THAT, BUT HE DOES A GOOD JOB AT IT.

YES, MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO A APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND, I'LL SECOND THAT ON ITEM 11 CC.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? CHIEF THANK YOU, DAVID.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS CHIEF.

THANK YOU. OH OH, THANK YOU.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS BY ALL THAT ARE HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[12.A. Discuss And Consider For Action A Resolution By The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Authorizing Publication Of Notice Of Intention To Issue Up To $11 Million In Tax And Revenue Supported Certificates Of Obligation; Providing That The Sale Will Be For The Purpose Of Purchasing New Sanitation Vehicles And Constructing Improvements In Sand Hill Crane Park; Approving The Reimbursement Of Costs Incurred Up To Ninety Days Prior To The Closing Of The Sale And Approving Other Matters Incidental Thereto. ]

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING TO ACTION ITEMS 12A PLEASE.

NELLIE. ITEM 12A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR ACTION A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.

OF INTENTION TO ISSUE UP TO 11 MILLION IN TAX AND REVENUE SUPPORTED CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, PROVIDING THAT THE SALE WILL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING NEW SANITATION VEHICLES AND CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS AND SANDHILL CRANE PARK.

APPROVING THIS REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS ISSUED UPON THE 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CLEAN TO THE CLOSING OF THE SALE AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS.

INCIDENTAL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WE'VE TALKED AT TALKED ABOUT AT WORKSHOP MIKE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THAT HIT THE HIGH POINTS WE'RE ADDRESSING TO DIFFERENT SERVICE AREAS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN REVENUE TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON THESE BONDS? THEY'RE SHORT TERM.

THE SANITATION FUND IS GOING TO FINANCE THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THE CEOS THAT ARE BEING SOLD TO BUY GARBAGE TRUCKS.

THERE ARE FIVE YEAR NOTES ESTIMATED TO DRAW A AN INTEREST RATE, WITH ALL END COST INCLUDED OF TWO POINT FIVE PERCENT AND THE.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS IS $5 MILLION FOR SANDHILL CRANE PARK, AND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS GOING TO RETIRE THAT DEBT WITH SALES TAX REVENUE.

THIS THIS STARTS THE PROCESS, A MAJORITY VOTE PASSES IT TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE BACK IN HERE ON MARCH 24TH TO ACTUALLY AWARD THE BOND SALE TO THE WINNING BANK BIDDER.

IT WILL TAKE SIX VOTES TO PASS.

VERY GOOD AS MIKE IS SAYING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS TO GIVE PERMISSION TO GO OUT TO PRESENT THESE AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE AS FAR AS LISTING RESPONSES.

AND THEN IT'S A MAJORITY VOTE ON THIS.

WE'LL HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY COMING BACK FOR THE ACTUAL APPROVAL OF THE BONDS AT THAT TIME.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ONE THING I DID, I DID WANT TO SAY I SAID THIS EARLIER TODAY, BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE FOR THOSE LISTENING IN THE PUBLIC, YOUR PROPERTY TAX ISN'T PAYING FOR THIS.

THE REVENUE BONDS ARE THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR THE GARBAGE TRUCKS ARE COMING OUT OF THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, AND 4B SALES TAX ALLOCATED BY IDC IS PAYING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SANDHILL CRANES.

SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW YOUR VISITORS ARE PAYING FOR THESE THINGS SPEAKERS] COME OUT OF THE SANITATION FUND.

COUNCILMAN SANITATION THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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12B, PLEASE.

[12.B. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Creating An Ad Hoc City Committee To Investigate Various Improvements That Could Be Made At Stewart Beach, To Investigate Various Financing Methods For The Placement Of Such Improvement, Providing For The Membership Of Such Committee, And Providing For Various Reporting Dates For The Committee To Report Back To The City; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Brown/Collins)) ]

ITEM 12B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CREATING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE AT STEWART BEACH TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS FINANCING METHODS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SUCH IMPROVEMENT. PROVIDING FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH COMMITTEE IN PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS REPORTING DATES FOR THE COMMITTEE TO REPORT BACK TO THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS WAS DISCUSSED.

ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THIS MORNING AT THE WORKSHOP.

I WANTED TO JUST GIVE AN INTRO TO THIS BRIEFLY.

AS WE KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS AT STEWART BEACH PARK FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. HERE IN THE PARK, BOARD HAS BEEN AS PROACTIVE AS THEY AS COUNCIL WAS GIVING THEM DIRECTION TO BE TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT STEWART BEACH PARK.

THIS THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES THE JOINT COMMISSION OF CITY AND IT'S A CITY COMMISSION OR A CITY COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE FORMED A PARK BOARD AND CITY REPRESENTATIVES.

IT IS A COMMITTEE THAT IS TO BRING BACK, HAS A TIMELINE AND HAS A CHARGE TO BRING BACK OPTIONS AND THEN FURTHER DETAILS ON THOSE OPTIONS THAT COUNCIL WILL APPROVE OR GIVE GIVE APPROVAL TO.

I WANTED TO THANK THE PARK BOARD FOR ALL THAT THEIR EFFORTS THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ON THIS.

I PERSONALLY FEEL THIS JOINT COMMISSION, IF COUNCIL APPROVES, THIS WILL BE A GIANT STEP FORWARD TO BRINGING TOGETHER, GIVING US A TOTAL LOOK AT STEWART BEACH PARK FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE ALL THE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.

IT DOESN'T EXCLUDE AT THIS POINT ANY ALTERNATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE PAST.

IT'S OUR PREMIER FAMILY PARK.

IT'S ICONIC FOR GALVESTON AND IT'S TIME THAT WE STEP UP PARTNER WITH THE PARK BOARD AND MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.