8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Amending The 2015 Galveston Land Development Regulations, By Amending Article 5, Table 5.110, “Signs In Residential Single-Family (R-1), Residential General Duplex (R-2), Residential Single Family (R-3), And Residential Multifamily (MF)” Districts” To Modify Signage Allotments For Churches In The Residential, Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District In Accordance With Urban Neighborhood (Un) Criteria Of Article 5, Table 5.109; Planning Case Number 22ZA-001; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (A. Montalvan)

[8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Amending The 2015 Galveston Land Development Regulations, By Amending Article 5, Table 5.110, “Signs In Residential Single-Family (R-1), Residential General Duplex (R-2), Residential Single Family (R-3), And Residential Multifamily (MF)” Districts” To Modify Signage Allotments For Churches In The Residential, Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District In Accordance With Urban Neighborhood (Un) Criteria Of Article 5, Table 5.109; Planning Case Number 22ZA-001; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (A. Montalvan)]

ITEM 8A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE 2015 GALVESTON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE V TABLE 5.110 SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, GENERAL DUPLEX, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS TO MODIFY SIGNAGE ALLOTMENTS FOR CHURCHES IN THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD CRITERIA OF ARTICLE V, TAKE TABLE 5.109 PLANNING CASE NUMBER 22ZA-001 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NELLIE.

ADRIEL, GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO MODIFY TABLE 5.110 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO MODIFY THE SIGNAGE ALLOTMENT FOR CHURCHES IN THE R-1 ZONING DISTRICT.

MARCH 8TH, 2022, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF SUPPORT.

ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS TOPIC? VERY GOOD. IT IS 5:20 P.M..

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

WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? HEARING NO RESPONSE, AT 5:21 P.M., I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M BRINGING THE CASE BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ANY ACTION.

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I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

SECOND. COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

ANY DISCUSSION? JUST TO SAY THAT I THINK WHEN THIS REGULATION WAS PUT IN PLACE, CHURCHES WERE NOT TARGETED BY THIS.

I THINK THIS WAS PROBABLY AN OVERSIGHT.

WE'RE CORRECTING THAT TODAY IS WHAT THIS MOTION IS ABOUT.

CORRECT.

OH, THERE WE GO.

NO, IT'S NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

I SUPPOSE WE CAN ALWAYS DO IT BY HAND.

THERE IT IS. OH, THERE WE GO.

OKAY, GOT IT. VERY GOOD.

SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Changing The Zoning From Residential, Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District To Restricted Residential, Single Family (R-0) Zoning District On Various Properties Adresses Commonly Known As 1 – 19, 21 – 46 Lakeview Drive, As Described Herein And Provided In The Attached Map, And Which Properties Are Legally Described As Hall And Jones Survey, Lots 1 – 19, Lots 21 – 46, Havre Lafitte Lake-Front, Havre Lafitte Subdivision, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Planning Case Number 22P-006; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (P. Milburn)]

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 8B, PLEASE.

ITEM 8B CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT TO RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT ON VARIOUS PROPERTIES ADDRESSES COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1-19, 21-46 LAKEVIEW DRIVE AS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND PROVIDED IN THE ATTACHED MAP IN WHICH PROPERTIES ARE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS HALL IN JONES SURVEY LOTS 1-19 LOTS 21-46 HARVEY LAFITTE LAKEFRONT HAVRE LAFITTE SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS PLANNING CASE NUMBER 22P-006, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CATHERINE.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU. 'AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

AS STATED, THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY, THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTIES ALONG LAKEVIEW FROM R-1 TO R-0.

THE PRIMARY DISTINCTION BETWEEN THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS IS THE ABILITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO LEGALLY USE THEIR HOMES AS SHORT TERM RENTALS.

SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE R-0 ZONING DISTRICT, BOTH PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

VERY GOOD.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF HEARING? NONE. IT IS 5:22 P.M..

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

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES, SIR. IF YOU COULD IDENTIFY YOURSELF IN YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR.

I'M MARK CHABOT, 33 LAKEVIEW DRIVE.

I'VE BEEN A GALVESTONIAN SINCE 1969 WHEN I CAME HERE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WE HAVE A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN LAKEVIEW ON THE LAKEVIEW PROPERTY THAT IS DESCRIBED, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOT TOGETHER AND WANTED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER SHORT TERM RENTALS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT OF CHILDREN AND APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN MARIE ROBB'S HELP IN HELPING US GET THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND AS STATED, IT WAS APPROVED.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ITEM? IT IS 5:23 P.M.

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

MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

[8.C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Changing The Zoning From Residential, Single-Family (R-1), And Residential, Townhouse (R-2) Zoning District To Resort - Recreation (Res-Rec) Zoning District On Property Commonly Known As 17130 FM 3005 And Adjacent Vacant Parcel, And Which Properties Are Legally Described As Abstract 121, Page 30 & 31, Hall And Jones Survey, Tract 71, 72.960 Acres And Abstract 121, Page 30 & 31, Hall And Jones Survey, Tract 73,80.000 Acres, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Planning Case Number 22P-012; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)]

ITEM 8C, PLEASE, NELLIE.

ITEM 8C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE ZONING DISTRICT TO RESORT RECREATION ZONING DISTRICT ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 17130 FM 3005 AND ADJACENT VACANT PARCEL IN WHICH PROPERTIES ARE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS ABSTRACT 121 PAGE 30 AND 31 HALL AND JONES SURVEYS TRACT 71, 72.960 ACRES AND ABSTRACT 121 PAGE 30 AND 31 HALL AND JONES SURVEY TRACT 73.80 ACRES IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

PLANNING CASE NUMBERS 22P-012 MAKE IN VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, NELLIE.

DANIEL LUNSFORD.

DANIEL. YES, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, YEAH, THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO RESORT RECREATION FROM THE R-1 AND

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R-2 ZONING PREVIOUSLY.

THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING RV PARK THAT THE APPLICANT OWNS.

AMENITIES WOULD INCLUDE A SWIMMING POOL, CABANAS, PARKING.

OTHER ASSOCIATED AMENITIES WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND RV PARK GUESTS, AND NOTE THAT THE EXISTING RV PARK WAS CONSTRUCTED IN PHASES BEGINNING IN 2006.

THAT PART OF IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED RES/REC AND THE PRE 2015 ZONING MAP SHOWS BOTH PARCELS AS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION ARE BOTH RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DANIEL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUNSFORD? HEARING NONE. IT IS 5:26 P.M.

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

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE HERE? COME FORWARD.

HOW ARE YOU, SIR? GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M RON GUSTAFSON, OWNER OF JAMAICA BEACH RV RESORT.

IT'S ONE OF THE TOP RV PARKS IN THE NATION, AND THIS IS AN EXPANSION FOR THE DAY USE, BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO USE THE RV FACILITY, BUT THIS WILL BE A SEPARATE ENTRANCE AND PEOPLE CAN COME OVER FOR THE DAY USE.

WE'LL HAVE KAYAKING, FISHING, A HUGE POOL WITH A WAVE MACHINE IN IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE AN EXPANSION FOR DAY USE AND I HOPE YOU GUYS ACTUALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE THE VIDEO [INAUDIBLE].

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE? BILL? THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, BILL CLEMENT, 7515 BEAUDELAIRE CIRCLE, AND I WANTED TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST.

I'LL BE SHORT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A FULL AGENDA.

BACK IN 2015, WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE LDRS, I WAS HEAD OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AT THE TIME.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES OUT ON THE WEST END THAT KIND OF GOT LUMPED TOGETHER OR DIDN'T GET CLASSIFIED, AND IT WAS NOT AN INTENTIONAL THING.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED IN THAT RUSH TO MAKE THE CHANGES.

THIS IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED, WELL-RUN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK.

THEY SERVICE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF WINTER TEXANS WHO ARE HERE FOR 3 TO 4 MONTHS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN THE SUMMER WHO COME FOR RECREATION, AND YET THE LOCAL CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO THE ISLAND ON THE DAY USE CAN'T USE THAT BECAUSE OF CAPACITY AND INSURANCE.

THIS WOULD ALLOW MR. GUSTAFSON AND HIS FAMILY TO OPEN THAT UP.

WE FIRST MET THEM WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING IN OUR RV FOR SIX YEARS WHEN WE, TOO, WERE WINTER TEXANS, AND I CAN TELL YOU OF THE PARKS I'VE BEEN IN, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST RUN PARKS I'VE BEEN TO.

SO I WOULD STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS LOCAL BUSINESSMAN AND TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO THE ISLAND TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY AND THE FUN WE CAN HAVE HERE AS A SEMI TROPICAL ISLAND PARADISE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BILL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? VERY GOOD. IT IS 5:29 P.M..

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

I'LL BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 9, PLEASE.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]

NELLIE. ITEM 9, PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO GIVE SOME THOUGHTS HERE TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE.

WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION NOW.

HAPPY TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE.

I THINK WE HAVE SOME WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS ALSO THAT WERE SENT IN, AND WE MAY WE'LL CHECK THE LINE FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE LISTENING IN TO SEE IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT'S ATTENDING THE MEETING VIRTUALLY.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO VISIT ON THE CITY MARSHAL PROGRAM, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND GET YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE YET.

COUNCIL SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR THIS MORNING DISCUSSING THE CITY MARSHAL PROGRAM, CAME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF CONCERNING THE CITY MARSHAL PROGRAM.

SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT THAT AND KIND OF GET UPDATED ON WHERE WE STAND WITH THE CITY MARSHAL PROGRAM FROM OUR DISCUSSION THIS MORNING.

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE HAVE A CLOCK HERE THAT TIMES THAT, AND SECOND

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OF ALL, PLEASE DON'T BE CONCERNED IF WE DON'T RESPOND TO YOU.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS DOES NOT ALLOW THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RESPOND. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOUR COMMENT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT OPEN A DIALOG WITH YOU, AND I THINK I DON'T NEED TO REALLY ASK THIS, BUT PLEASE MAINTAIN DECORUM AND COURTESY AS WE GO THROUGH THESE COMMENTS HERE.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S START WITH THESE.

ALAN FLORES. ALAN.

HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME'S ALAN FLORES.

I HAVE THREE BUSINESSES ON THE [INAUDIBLE], AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I'VE HAD ABOUT 12. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKING AGENDA ITEM.

I THINK IT'S 10C.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP IS THAT FROM THE NUMBERS I'VE SEEN AND MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER, THERE WAS $800,000 YOU BROUGHT IN IN 2021 AND I THINK 350, 445 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS SPENT.

SO BASICALLY, I'M KIND OF I GUESS A LOT OF US MERCHANTS DOWN THERE KIND OF BLINDSIDED BY THIS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THOSE NUMBERS, THERE'S A 355,000 SURPLUS WITHOUT RAISING THE PARKING FEES OR CHARGING ON SUNDAY.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN RETHINK THAT.

ANOTHER THING IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE NOT WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THIS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET HERE OR DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY OR TIME TO COME HERE AND ARGUE IT. I THINK I REPRESENT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE IN TERMS OF THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF PARKING, AND I THINK THE FEES ARE FINE THE WAY THEY ARE, BUT MY BIGGEST FEAR IS A LOT OF LOCALS AND RESIDENTS SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN ON SUNDAYS AFTER CHURCH AND VARIOUS OTHER TIMES, AND THAT'S KIND OF THEIR DAY.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON A WHILE.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S RIGHT, BUT THE IDEA OF FREE PARKING ON SUNDAY IS SOMETHING I HOPE YOU REALLY RECONSIDER IF YOU DON'T OR IF YOU CONTINUE TO RAISE THE FEES.

THE OTHER THING IS, AND ONE OF THE REASONS THEY COME DOWN IS BECAUSE IT'S FREE.

WELL, FOR WHATEVER THAT MEANS.

ALSO, I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS CONSIDER MASTER PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN PARK, AND THERE'S VERY LIMITED PARKING AS IT IS, AS YOU KNOW, AND WITH THE CRUISE TRAFFIC AND THINGS.

I KNOW THERE'S A PARKING TERMINAL THERE, BUT I THINK THIS PARKING ISSUE COULD BE DONE IN A PUBLIC HEARING OR WHERE EVERYBODY GETS TO SAY THEIR PIECE AND VOICE IN, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED THE MOST, WHICH IS DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS, DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS.

SO MAYBE WE COULD TABLE THIS ISSUE AT BEST, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU JUST DON'T PUSH IT THROUGH WITHOUT HEARING EVERYBODY OUT.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ALAN. APPRECIATE THAT.

ALEX NELSON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS ALEX NELSON AND I'M RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT FOUR, BUT TODAY I'M HERE JUST AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE ONLINE PETITIONS, AND IT WAS MENTIONED LAST NIGHT AT THE STATE OF THE CITY.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS.

THEY HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE CITY MARSHALS, THE DRAINAGE, THE FLOODING, WATER, SEWAGE AND TRASH PICKUP. THEY HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE RISING COSTS AND SUBSTANDARD SERVICES, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST ASKING PLEASE DON'T BE DISMISSIVE OR DEFENSIVE OF THE CONCERNS PEOPLE HAVE RAISED. LISTEN AND TAKE POSITIVE ACTION.

WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE BEFORE DOING PUBLIC COMMENT OR COMMENTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT TAKES A LOT TO GET THEM TO THAT POINT.

IT'S PERSONAL TO THEM.

IT'S LOCAL. IT TOOK A LOT FOR ME TO EVER COME TO COUNCIL MEETING, SO I KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHERE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM.

I KIND OF URGE COUNCIL, LET'S WORK ON SOME REAL SOLUTIONS WITH THE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THE CITY RETREATING INTO KIND OF A DEFENSE MODE.

THIS SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE ARE THE CITY, NOT THE CITY VERSUS WE THE PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S SUGGESTING THAT CODES ARE NOT BEING ENFORCED.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER, YOU KNOW, A TOWN THE SIZE OF GALVESTON NEEDS SEPARATE LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS. THE PROBLEM IS THE PERCEPTION THAT THE MARSHALS ARE HYPERVIGILANT, OVERLY AGGRESSIVE, AND THE CITY HAS KIND OF MISPLACED PRIORITIES.

IS TICKETING A GOLF CART MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CITY MARSHALS REPORTING A MASSIVE WATER LEAK FROM CITY PIPES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT STEWART BEACH.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, SOME OF THE WATER MAINS AND SEWAGE PIPES ARE LEAKING FROM ALL OVER THE CITY, ESPECIALLY STEWART BEACH WITH THE WATER PIPE FOR A LONG TIME.

THE TCEQ HAS CITED THE CITY FOR ISSUES.

THESE ARE PRIORITY ISSUES.

THESE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE PROACTIVE IN ACTION.

SO THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE PROACTIVELY NOTIFIED ANY TIME ANYONE FINDS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES

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INSTEAD OF KIND OF JUST FIX IT AND BRUSH IT UNDER THE RUG.

I HEARD CITY MANAGER MAXWELL SAY THAT HE REVIEWED ALL THE VIDEOS OF THE CITY MARSHALS RELATED TO VARIOUS COMPLAINTS, AND I COMMEND HIM FOR DOING SO, BUT I HOPE EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER GETS A CHANCE TO DO THAT AS WELL.

WE SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND LET PEOPLE SEE THE VIDEOS AS WELL.

PROACTIVELY RELEASING THOSE VIDEOS THAT ARE REVIEWED UNDER REVIEW PROCESS ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND PUT THEM ON A COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THEIR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE AND I HOPE TO HEAR AND LISTEN TO WHAT IS SAID BY EVERYONE ELSE HERE.

THIS PUBLIC COMMENT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AGAIN.

THANK YOU. DEANNA GRISSOM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BROWN AND COUNCIL.

I AM ALSO HERE ON THE GOLF CART VIDEO AND HE'S LEFT, BUT IT WAS POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I WAS ABLE TO VIEW BOTH VIDEOS AND THERE WERE PEOPLE ON THERE THAT WERE JUST BEING HORRIBLE ABOUT OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR CITY MARSHALS.

I THINK THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB AND WATCHING THAT VIDEO.

I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE COULD NOT SEE THE WAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE REASON THE MARSHALS ACTED THE WAY THAT THEY DID, AND I JUST WANTED TO COME TONIGHT AND SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THEM AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS IN GALVESTON--OH, I'M DEANNA GRISSOM, I LIVE AT 58 CEDAR LAWN CIRCLE, AND I'VE SPOKE TO NUMEROUS OF MY NEIGHBORS, AND THEY FEEL THE SAME WAY I DO.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL WITH ALL THE TOURISTS THAT THE POLICE ARE THERE, AND THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

CHAD SMITH.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHAD SMITH, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.

I WAS SPEARHEADED TO HELP START A NONPROFIT HERE IN GALVESTON THAT'S FOCUSED ON STITCHING ALL OF THE VOICES OF NONPROFIT LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.

SO AS I STAND BEFORE YOU, I REPRESENT THEIR VOICES, AND LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION CHANGES THAT ARE COMING UP, AND I IMMEDIATELY SENT IT OUT TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, BOTH NONPROFIT LEADERS, ABOUT 30 OF THOSE AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IMMEDIATELY I WAS GETTING EMAILS AND TEXTS BACK FROM THEM.

I THINK THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND THOSE THAT SERVE THROUGH THAT ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY BY THIS DECISION TO CHANGE AND ALTER DISCONTINUE THE ROUTES THAT ARE FOR THE WEEKENDS AND FOR ROUTE SEVEN , AND SO I JUST URGE THE COUNCIL AND URGE THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSIDER LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I KNOW IN OUR PAST, IN JANUARY, WE MET WITH BRIAN, SOME OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS MET WITH THEM, AND WE'VE DISCUSSED I KNOW THE FUNDING ISN'T THERE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS, BUT I DO JUST ASK THAT THERE BE SOME KIND OF WAY TO WORK TOGETHER. WE HAVE FUNDERS WE CAN TALK TO.

WE HAVE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO COME UP WITH BETTER SOLUTIONS, BUT TO PULL THE ROUTES AND TO PULL THE ONE ROUTE AND CHANGE.

DISCONTINUING THE WEEKEND SERVICES WITH THE BUS IS GOING TO REALLY CRIPPLE, I THINK, THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, AND SO I JUST URGE OUR CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER AS WELL, AND WE OFFER OURSELVES AS AN ORGANIZATION TO ACCESS TO THOSE LEADERS IF THAT IS OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. TIFFANY GIBSON.

HI, MAYOR BROWN. HI, COUNCIL.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M TIFFANY GIBSON.

MY HUSBAND I OWN BEACHIN' RIDES.

I'M MAKING THIS STATEMENT VERY SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THE OVERREACH, HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION TACTICS USED BY THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE SPECIFICALLY, BUTCH STROUD.

THESE ARE MY EXPERIENCES, BUT AS I'VE SEEN, SUNLIGHT IS THE BEST DISINFECTANT AND I AM

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NOT ALONE. I'VE HAD MANY INTERACTIONS WITH BUTCH, STARTING FROM DAY ONE OF OPENING OUR 61ST STREET LOCATION.

HE CAME SKIDDING INTO MY PARKING LOT AND YELLED AT ME ABOUT BEING 12 INCHES TOO CLOSE TO THE STREET. HE WAS RIGHT, AND I COMPLIED.

FROM THERE, I DON'T KNOW.

I COULD PROBABLY WRITE A SHORT NOVEL ON THE EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD WITH HIM, BUT I'LL NARROW IT DOWN, AND TO PREFACE, I LEARNED PRETTY QUICKLY THAT NOT ONLY AM I FOLLOWING THE CITY ORDINANCES, BUT I'M FOLLOWING BUTCH'S LAW.

AS A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER, AND I'M IN THE CONTROVERSIAL BUSINESS OF PEDDLING GOLF CARTS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'VE BEEN UNDER STRICT SCRUTINY SPECIFICALLY BY BUTCH, AND IT VARIES DAY TO DAY, BUTCH'S LAWS.

I HAVE DOCUMENTED AND RECORDED HIM FABRICATING LAWS, MISINTERPRETING LAWS.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, LAST MARCH UPON BUTCH'S RECOMMENDATION, HE TOLD ME TO PUT A CART ON THE SEAWALL TO ADVERTISE.

THREE SIGNS LATER HE FOUND ONE THAT HE LIKED $1000 LATER FOR ME, AND HE WAS HAPPY.

ALL WAS WELL.

EVERYTHING WAS COPASETIC.

LAST MONTH HE SHOWED UP AT THE STORE AND INFORMED ME THAT IF HE FOUND OUR CART PARKED ON SEAWALL, HE WAS GOING TO COME IN AND GO THROUGH MY CONTRACTS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS A RENTAL CART AND HERE, LET'S JUST, I'LL LET HIM SAY IT.

TO TELL MY MANAGER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO COME INTO THE STORE AND GO THROUGH THE CONTRACTS.

THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE, BUTCH, YOU CAN'T--DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH ME.

I'M NOT TRYING TO PLAY GAMES, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COME INTO MY STORE AND GO THROUGH MY CONTRACTS.

I'LL GET A JUDGE'S ORDER, A SEARCH WARRANT, AND I WILL SEARCH EVERYTHING.

WHY? WHY? YOU'RE GOING TO COME INTO MY STORE AND SEARCH EVERY PIECE OF PAPER I OWN, FOR WHAT? AND THIS IS THE STUFF I DEAL WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY.

HE SITS A BLOCK DOWN FROM MY STORE FOR HALF AN HOUR.

FOR WHAT? I DON'T. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN CITATIONS FOR ANYTHING UNTIL RECENTLY.

MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT SIX CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR TICKETS.

WHY? IS THIS WHAT WE WANT TO PORTRAY? AND DON'T CONFUSE THE MARSHALS WITH GPD.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

[APPLAUSE] SHEILA BELL.

HI! SHEILA. HOW ARE YOU? WHEW! I'M GOOD, GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

GLAD TO BE HERE. OH, OKAY, THIS, I WANT TO SHOW YOU A GRAPH.

I HAVE AN EFM.

IT'S CALLED AN ELECTRIC FIELD MONITOR, AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT GAUGES ELECTRICITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE THERE IS ELECTRICAL.

SHAME ON EVERY WEATHERMAN IN THE WHOLE WORLD WHO DOES NOT REPORT IT THAT WAY.

THIS IS A NORMAL DAY.

THIS IS A STORMY DAY.

SEE HOW JAGGED IT IS? THAT'S THE POWER IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

YET NO ONE GAUGES IT.

SO I GOT MINE FROM BOLTEK IN CANADA YEARS AGO, AND YOU LITERALLY CAN TELL HOW POWERFUL THE ATMOSPHERE IS. THAT'S HOW YOU TRACK YOUR TORNADOES.

THAT'S HOW YOU FIND OUT HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING TO BE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE OR HIGHER, AND BY THE WAY, WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE EXTRA SATELLITE TORNADOES, THAT'S ANOTHER STRENGTH.

IT'S NOT JUST THE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OR FIVE.

GOD IS WISDOM, AND HE TOLD ME HOW THIS WORKS.

SO PLEASE GET YOU AN ELECTRIC FIELD MONITOR.

I WANT GALVESTON TO BE THE FIRST CITY TO REPORT ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY ON A REGULAR BASIS ON TV, ON GTV.

PUT US ON THE MAP.

I DID SPEAK WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ABOUT THAT AND THE CITY IS SPECIAL.

SO LET'S PUT US ON THE MAP FOR THIS.

SO WHEN PEOPLE WATCH TV, THEY'LL KNOW HOW ELECTRIFIED THE ATMOSPHERE IS.

I'M A WRITER.

RUSSIA'S GOING TO SHUT DOWN THROUGH A COMPUTER VIRUS AMERICA'S ENERGY SYSTEMS AND

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COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. NOW, I WROTE ABOUT THIS 20 YEARS AGO, BUT LAST WEEK I HEARD ON THE NEWS, BEWARE OF CYBER ATTACKS. MY QUESTION IS, IS THE CITY READY FOR A CYBER ATTACK? IS THE NATION READY FOR A CYBER ATTACK? GOD WAS RIGHT. IT'S HAPPENING.

THIS THING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS, WATCH THAT.

THE TEST IS GOING TO TURN INTO A PROCEDURE.

TURN IT DOWN.

YOU DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT AND I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE A LOT IS HAPPENING.

WHEN PEOPLE START TELLING YOU YOU HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR BODY, THAT'S A WHOLE 'NOTHER BALLGAME. SO YOU WANT TO WATCH THAT? AMERICA IS MYSTERY BABYLON IN THE BIBLE REVELATION 17 AND 5.

THE LITERAL CITY OF BABYLON IS IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK, WHERE OUR TRADE CENTER IS.

REVELATION CHAPTER 18.

THE BIBLE SAYS IN HOSEA FOUR AND SIX, MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.

THIS IS WHAT GOD TOLD ME.

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO AMERICA AND THE NATION AND GALVESTON. SO CALL ME, WRITE ME.

P.O. BOX 1001.

LOTS GETTING READY TO HAPPEN.

HE'S THROWING A ROCK OVER THERE AT UKRAINE, BUT HE WANTS AMERICA.

WE'RE THE TOP DOG.

WE'RE THE HEAD NATION.

YOU CAN FIND THAT IN DANIEL 2 AND 28.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ECONOMICAL SYSTEM.

GOD SHOWED ME AN ECONOMICAL AVALANCHE, AND THAT'S WHAT DANIEL CHAPTER TWO IS TALKING.

THANK YOU, SHEILA. NICE TO SEE YOU.

[APPLAUSE] M.

MEHLNAN.

OKAY. WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHILDREN IN HOUSES ON LAKEVIEW.

OKAY. JASON P. JASON.

SO I THINK IT'S REE OR PEE.

I'M JASON RUDER. I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SLAMMED ON THE GROUND BY BUTCH STROUD OVER A PARKING PERMIT.

THAT IS INSANITY.

A GOLF CART PERMIT. NOW, I UNDERSTAND BUTCH HAS BEEN HARASSED.

I MEAN, NOT JUST BUTCH, BUT THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HE SENDS OUT TO MY PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE OWNED AUNT MARGIE'S AND DARLING SHRIMP SHACK, THAT LAND OVER THERE PARTY FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS I'VE BEEN OPERATING FOR OVER THERE.

I MAKE MY LAND REALLY PRETTY, ALWAYS CUT THE GRASS, ALWAYS PICK UP TRASH THAT ISN'T EVEN IN MY TRASH, JUST TRASH IT BLOWS DOWN 61ST STREET BECAUSE I'VE LIVED THERE FOR SO LONG ON THIS ISLAND. I WAS BROUGHT UP ON 62ND STREET AND I LOVE THE ISLAND.

I REALLY DO. I TAKE CARE OF IT, AND SOME OF Y'ALL DON'T AGREE WITH MY THINGS, AND THAT'S FINE. HOWEVER Y'ALL DO IT, THIS IS AMERICA.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT AMERICA, BUT WHAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY ON THAT GOLF CART WAS INSANITY. ALL I WAS DOING WAS ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION, AND FOR HIM TO JUST PHYSICALLY GRAB ME IN FRONT OF ALL MY KIDS, JUST TO GRAB ME FOR JUST ASKING THE QUESTION, THAT'S ALL I WAS DOING IS ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION.

YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I ROBBED A BANK OR TRIED TO SET A BOMB OFF SOMEWHERE.

THAT'S INSANITY FOR HIM TO DO THAT.

HE CAME OUT TO MY SHOP ON THE SHRIMP SHACK.

THE FIRST DAY I OPENED IT UP, I FIGURED I ALREADY HAD A STICKER FROM DANIEL SAYING I WAS GOOD TO OPERATE A MOBILE FOOD TRAILER.

SO I THOUGHT MY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD TRANSFER STRAIGHT OVER TO IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

SO I OPENED IT UP, AND FOR ALL THE KNOWLEDGE, AS I DID IMMEDIATELY, BUTCH HAD PULLED UP AND SAID, I CAN'T DO THAT.

OR HE WAS QUESTIONING LIKE I HAD A SEWER LINE RUN THAT I HAD ALL THE PAPERWORK ON.

SO HE CALLED FOR MARSHALS OUT THERE TO COME AND STAND BY SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY, AND THE WHOLE TIME THE GUY HAD THE WRONG ADDRESS.

SO HE CALLED US THIS HUGE SCENE IN FRONT OF ALL MY CUSTOMERS OVER THE WRONG ADDRESS.

SO THEN HE WENT AWAY, YOU KNOW, I GUESS EMPTY HANDED BECAUSE HE COULDN'T WRITE ME A TICKET SO FAR BEYOND.

FAST FORWARD, HE KEPT COMING AT ME OVER MY WORK OR DRIVING AN RV TO WORK SAYING THAT WAS AGAINST THE LAW.

SOMEONE CAN'T DRIVE AN RV TO WORK.

THAT'S NEVER SEEN THAT IN MY LIFE.

I ASKED HIM TO SHOW ME A LAW.

I FOUGHT THAT IN COURT.

THEY THREW IT OUT LIKE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T WRITE IT RIGHT.

THEY KEPT WRITING THE WRONG ADDRESS.

SO IT'S BEEN THIS IS AN ONGOING THING.

SO WHEN HE SAW ME ON THE GOLF CART, THAT WAS JUST HIS CHANCE JUST TO TAKE OVER AND DO WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

CERTAIN CODES, THEY HAVE TO BE ENFORCED.

I LOVE IT. TRUST ME, THAT'S FINE, BUT CERTAIN CODES ARE JUST COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS, AND WE'RE CHASING PEOPLE AWAY THAT COME DOWN FROM GALVESTON THAT COME DOWN HERE TO VISIT, YOU KNOW, JUST A HARASSMENT.

MARDI GRAS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN.

YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN WITH YOUR KIDS, YOUR FAMILY THE FIRST WEEK, AND IT IS ABOUT THE FAMILY , BUT SOME PEOPLE AGREE THAT WHAT BUTCH DID TO ME IS GREAT.

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THAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN.

THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT YOU DOWN ON THE GROUND LIKE THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT. YOUR KIDS SHOULD HAVE SAW THAT, AND OVER A GOLF CART PERMIT.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S INSANITY.

THE HARASSMENT HAS NOT STOPPED AT MY SHOP.

IT'S JUST NOW THEY HAVEN'T COME BACK TO ME SINCE IT'S BEEN SO OPEN, BUT IT'S MAN, YOU ALL HAVE GOT TO PUT A CHAIN ON HIM OR SOMETHING.

I MEAN, THIS IS CRAZY.

HE WON'T STOP HARASSING JUST THE SMALL PEOPLE AND JUST ANYBODY, [APPLAUSE] AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WON'T SHOW UP TODAY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T SHOW UP TODAY BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RETALIATE AGAINST THEM, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

THEY GONNA KEEP RETALIATING, BUT FOR ONCE, YOU GOT TO STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.

I BELIEVE IN THIS.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY.

JOYCE CALVER MCLEAN.

JOYCE. HEY, JOYCE, HOW ARE YOU? APPARENTLY, THIS IS A HOT SUBJECT.

I DID WATCH THE FULL VIDEO.

I WATCHED THREE TIMES AND STOPPED IT ALONG THE WAY, AND I'M SORRY THAT YOU FEEL THAT WAY , BUT THE MARSHAL ASKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED, AND I THINK THAT HE WAS IN THE RIGHT BY STOPPING SOMEONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A LICENSE, THAT DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE.

CERTAINLY, PD WOULD STOP ME IF I DON'T HAVE LICENSE AND INSURANCE.

SO I DON'T SEE WHY IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM UNLESS SOMEONE REFUSED TO GIVE PROPER ANSWERS AND TO COMPLY.

SO I THINK WE NEED THE MARSHALS FOR THAT KIND OF THING.

SO PD ISN'T RUNNING AROUND CHECKING ON CATS AND TREES OR WHATEVER AND HAVING THINGS THAT ARE LESS IMPORTANT BEING DONE BY THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE TRYING TO DEFEND US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOYCE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO--LET ME MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYBODY HERE.

ROBERT DEGNAN.

MAYOR BROWN AND COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS ABOUT THE ONGOING THREATS, HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION THAT MY BUSINESS, MY EMPLOYEES AND I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO AT THE HANDS OF CITY MARSHAL BUTCH STROUD.

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2020.

I RESPECT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

MY FATHER WAS A CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER DURING VIETNAM AND DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND DURING THE POOR PEOPLE'S MARCH AND HE WOULD SAY TO ME WHEN HE WOULD SPEAK OF THOSE TIMES, I CAN'T MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME, BUT BY THE WAY, I TREAT THEM AND THE WAY I INTERACT WITH THEM, I CAN HAVE THEM RESPECT ME , AND THAT'S A LESSON THAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT AND LEARNED WELL BY MARSHALL STROUD, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT RESPECT PEOPLE.

THE CITY MANAGER, THE OTHER NIGHT WAS WAS PROUD TO SAY THAT IF YOU NEVER BREAK ANY RULES, YOU'LL NEVER SEE THE MARSHAL.

WELL, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT'S NOT TRUE.

[APPLASUE] I'VE GOT TO DISMISSALS RIGHT HERE IN MY HAND WHERE MARSHAL STROUD CITED ME, AND YET, WHEN WE GO TO THE PROSECUTOR, HE DISMISSES THEM OUT OF HAND.

NEVER IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE JUST DISMISSES THEM.

WHY? BECAUSE IT'S BUTCH'S LAW, NOT ANYBODY ELSE'S LAW, BUTCH'S LAW, YOU KNOW, AND NOW WE'RE FIGHTING TICKETS YET AGAIN.

I GET A NOTICE THREE WEEKS AFTER FROM THE CITY TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION OR I'M GOING TO BE CITED AND FINED AGAIN, BUTCH'S LAW.

NOW, THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO CORRECT THAT PROBLEM BY BRINGING NEW LDRS , BUT I ALREADY HAVE THE TICKETS BECAUSE IT'S BUTCH'S LAW.

I HAD THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OUT TO MY BUSINESS ONE DAY BEFORE BUTCH CITED ME, TELLING ME THAT WHAT I HAD WAS OKAY ON MARSHAL AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THE NEXT DAY, MARSHAL STROUD COMES AND CITES ME BECAUSE IT'S BUTCH'S LAW.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN TARGETED, AND FOR ANYBODY TO SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T YOU HAVEN'T LIVED IT.

I HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN TARGETED.

I HAVE MYSELF PERSONALLY BEEN TARGETED, AND MY BUSINESS HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY IT.

SO I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN ROBB BRINGING THIS TOPIC UP.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CODE.

IT'S ABOUT THE WAY BUTCH RESPONDS TO PEOPLE.

I'VE HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH IT.

I'VE HAD TO GO FIGHT TICKETS TO SUSPEND MY RIGHTS TO PROTECT MYSELF AND MY BUSINESS.

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SO THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANYTHING BUT THE WAY THESE PEOPLE INTERACT WITH US.

I'M A BUSINESS PERSON.

I'M A TAXPAYER AND I'M A RESIDENT, AND I DESERVE TO BE TREATED BETTER THAN HE'S TREATING US, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

[APPLAUSE] MR. WILLIAM NEWMAN.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MY NAME IS WILLIAM NEWMAN.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES DOWN ON THE STRAND I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE PARKING ISSUE.

WE WOULD LIKE FOR SOME KIND OF PUBLIC FORUM ON THIS WHOLE DEAL.

I UNDERSTAND GOING FROM A $1.75 TO $2.25 AN HOUR IS A LITTLE BIT STEEP, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR ECONOMIC TIMES RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW WE'RE NOT SEEING IT.

WE WILL START SEEING A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT BECAUSE OF ALL THE HIGH COST OF FOOD TRAVEL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE PEOPLE COMING DOWN TO THE ISLAND LIKE YOU HAVE IN THE PAST WITH THE BRINGING THE PARKING FEES UP, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SCARE EVEN MORE PEOPLE OFF.

WE'VE BEEN ON THE STRAND NO ONE'S EVEN APPROACHED US OR ANY OF THE MERCHANTS DOWN THERE ON WHETHER WE ARE FOR IT OR NOT.

AS MR. FLORES BROUGHT UP EARLIER, THERE'S A $355,000 SURPLUS.

WHERE IS THAT MONEY GOING TO? I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING CLEANING CREWS IN ON THE WEEKENDS.

WELL, WE'RE A RESORT TOWN.

ANY OTHER RESORT TOWN HAS CLEANING CREWS ON THE WEEKENDS AND NOT SO MUCH DURING THE WEEK.

NOW, IF THEY'RE DOWN THERE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, WHEN THERE'S HARDLY ANY BUSINESS, THEY SHOULD BE DOWN THERE ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THEY'RE 75% OF THE BUSINESS.

WHICH ALSO BRINGS UP THE FACT THAT SUNDAYS IS REALLY A DAY FOR THE LOCAL AND TAXPAYERS.

NOW, Y'ALL WANT TO START CHARGING ON SUNDAYS TO A LOT OF OUR SUPPORTERS DOWN ON THE STRAND. ANYBODY CAN GO DOWN THERE ON SUNDAY AND SEE PEOPLE YOU GREW UP WITH ALL THE LOCALS AND TAXPAYERS, AND NOW YOU WANT TO START CHARGING THEM.

SO WE'RE ASKING IF YOU GUYS WOULD JUST TABLE THIS FOR NOW AND LET'S HAVE A PUBLIC FORUM ON IT AND GET EVERYBODY'S THOUGHTS ON IT, AND LET'S SEE WHERE THAT WHERE'S THE 355,000 GOING NOW? I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SHOWN ANY KIND OF MANPOWER PLAN ON CLEANING FOR THE WEEKENDS.

LET'S BRING THAT TO THE PUBLIC, SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST.

LET'S LET THESE GUYS KNOW, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO BRING CLEANING CREWS IN.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST.

ARE YOU GOING TO PAY THEM OVERTIME? ARE YOU GOING TO USE THE SAME CREWS THAT YOU USE DURING THE WEEK AND YOU NEVER SEE ON THE WEEKENDS? I MEAN, NONE OF YOU GUYS HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO ANYBODY'S ATTENTION.

YOU JUST WANT TO RAISE EVERYBODY'S FEES, RAISE THE PARKING FEES, AND THEN START CHARGING THE LOCALS AND THE TAXPAYERS TO PARK ON SUNDAYS.

SO ALL WE'RE ASKING IS IF YOU GUYS JUST TAKE IT TO A PUBLIC FORUM, LET'S GET SOME THOUGHT ON IT. LET'S DISCUSS IT BEFORE YOU GUYS JUST THROW IT DOWN OUR THROATS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE MARK SHABBAT, BUT I THINK DR.

SHABBAT HAS ALREADY TALKED.

IF HE'S HERE, I'D LOVE TO HAVE HIM COME BACK UP AGAIN IF HE WANTS, BUT I THINK HE ALREADY SAID HIS PIECE AND HE RESPONDED OR REMARKED ABOUT ITEM 8B.

WE ALSO HAVE BILL CLEMENT AND BILL, I THINK BILL IS NO LONGER HERE.

HE TALKED ABOUT THAT ITEM ALSO THAT WE JUST VOTED ON.

SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BACK, TREY CLICK.

MAYOR COUNCIL, MR. MAXWELL. MY NAME IS TREY CLICK.

I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ELSE, BUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE BEFORE ME HAD SUCH A NON UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

I JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD ADDRESS THAT.

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR IS AVAILABLE, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THAT WILL START IN THE AFTERNOON AND GO INTO THE EVENING.

IT WILL BE ON THE WEEKENDS.

WE'LL HAVE TRASH PICKUP TWICE, AND THEN WE CAN.

I URGE YOU TO GO LOOK.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY. I URGE YOU TO GO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHAT ACTUALLY THE FACTS ARE.

SO I FORGOT WHAT ELSE I WAS GOING TO SAY, BUT NOW I'M DONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TREY.

[CHUCKLING] VERY GOOD.

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ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE JUDITH SMITH.

HELLO. FORGIVE ME.

MY FIRST TIME EVER.

MY NAME IS JUDITH SMITH.

I'M THE OWNER OF AROUND THE CORNER, AN AUTHENTIC GERMAN FOOD TRUCK.

ON FEBRUARY 18TH, WE HAD A SMALL EVENT ON POST OFFICE AND 25TH AT THE NOLAN DOWNTOWN FOOD PARK. WITH A FEW POP-UP VENDORS AT AROUND 4:15 P.M., MARSHAL BUTCH STROUD SHOWED UP TELLING VENDORS THEY NEED TO LEAVE AS THEY DO NOT HAVE A PERMIT TO OPERATE A POP-UP.

THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, SEVERAL VENDORS WENT TO OR CALLED THE CITY JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO PERMIT AVAILABLE FOR A POP-UP.

THEY WERE ADVISED THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN A CONCESSION PERMIT, AND WE WERE REFERRED TO CHAPTER 19 5.1, 5.2, WHICH DOESN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT POP-UP VENDORS.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT IT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WAY THE CITY WAS INTERPRETING THE MATTER IS THAT A POP-UP VENDOR WOULD FALL UNDER THE CONCESSION CHAPTER AGAIN.

19 5.1, 5.2, WHICH WOULD COST THESE SMALL VENDORS MORE THAN WHAT WE THINK IS FAIR AND CAN'T AFFORD. WHEN THE CITY WAS ASKED ABOUT WHAT PERMIT THE ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN IN ORDER TO HAVE A SMALL LOCAL POP-UP VENDOR EVENT, AGAIN, NOBODY WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER, BUT WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE MATTER WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, AND YET IT IS NOT.

WHY? THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MADE YOU, MR. MAYOR, AWARE OF THE SITUATION, AND YET AGAIN, THE MATTER IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WHY? WHY IS THERE NO CLEAR PERMITTING PROCESS FOR JUST SMALL POP-UP VENDORS? WHY ARE THE MARSHALS ENFORCING A CODE THAT IS CLEAR THAT CLEARLY DOES NOT EXIST? AND SINCE WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO INTERPRET OUR LAWS? WE NEED CLEAR PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR POP-UP VENDORS AND ALL OF OUR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] RON GUSTAFSON, I THINK HE HAS ALREADY TALKED AND HE WAS ALREADY GAVE HIS PUBLIC COMMENT.

BOBBY KENNEDY.

BOBBY KENNEY, I'M AT 3201 AVENUE K HERE IN GALVESTON.

FIRST, LET ME SAY NOW THAT MARSHALL STROUD AND HIS STREET GANG HAS THEIR EYES ON ME.

I WOULD NEVER COME OUT ON THE STREET WITH THREE OR MORE VIOLATIONS, GIVING HIM A LEGAL EXCUSE TO ARREST ME.

SO WITH THAT SAID, FIRST, I WANT TO GIVE MARSHAL STROUD CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DESERVED.

HE GAVE BETTER THAN 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. HE'S A RETIRED PATROL SERGEANT FROM THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE FOR THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER, HIS PRIMARY FUNCTION WAS TRAFFIC CONTROL AND TRANSPORTATION AND SUPERVISION. BASICALLY, THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES HE HAS NOW, ALONG WITH SEVERAL ADDED MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES HE HAS ACCEPTED WITH THE POSITION OF CITY MARSHAL, OKAY. NOW WE CANNOT IGNORE THAT UNDER MARSHAL STROUD'S PREDECESSOR MICHAEL GREER, MAYBE 30% OF THE ISLAND KNEW WHO THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE WAS.

NOW, UNDER MARSHAL STROUD, EVERYBODY LIVING ON THE ISLAND PRETTY MUCH KNOWS WHO HE IS NOW. [CHUCKLING] OKAY, SO NOW, EVEN THOUGH HE'S ACCEPTED ALL THESE MANAGERIAL DUTIES, HE STILL HAS FOUND TIME TO WORK IN THE FIELD AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

OKAY, AND AS FAR AS THE ARRESTS HE MADE DURING MARDI GRAS ON 34TH AND S AND THE CITATIONS WRITTEN, MARSHAL STROUD DID EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND HE PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AND DURING SAID ARREST IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER, AND I PERSONALLY THANK MARSHAL STROUD FOR HIS SERVICE.

OKAY, NOW, WITH THAT SAID, AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THERE'S A LOT OF TYRANNICAL BULLYING WITH A BAD BEHAVIOR BEING PERPETRATED AGAINST THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON BY THE SUBORDINATE DEPUTIES WHO ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MARSHAL STROUD.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CASE AGAINST ME, A HOMEOWNER, HOMESTEADER, PRIVATE CITIZEN, WHERE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY I HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH LITTERING ON A MUNICIPAL COACH, CHAPTER 20 SECTION 15 FOR FEEDING THE ONE CAT THAT HAS BEEN LIVING UNDER MY HOUSE FOR YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN FEEDING FOR YEARS, AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I WAS CHARGED WITH THAT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IS BECAUSE I REFUSED TO ASK HOW HIGH WHEN A TYRANNICAL BRAT BULLY WITH A BADGE TOLD ME TO

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JUMP. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN.

FOR THE RECORD, I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW HOW ADAMANT I AM ABOUT NOT BEING BULLIED BECAUSE THE LAW SAYS I CANNOT PUT MY HANDS ON A POLICE OFFICER.

I'VE TOLD MY WIFE SHE MAY HAVE TO DO WITHOUT ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I WILL DROP HIM. [APPLAUSE] WELL, ANYWAY, THEY'RE ACTUALLY MAKING ME STAND TRIAL FOR WHAT I HAVE REQUESTED, A JURY TRIAL, AND I'M WAITING NOTIFICATIONS ON BY MAIL FOR THE TRIAL DATE.

SO WITH ALL THE TYRANNICAL BEHAVIOR GOING ON THAT'S UNCORRECTED AND BEING PERPETRATED BY THE SUBORDINATE DEPUTIES OF MARSHAL STROUD I DO NOT THINK MARSHALL STROUD AS A PATROL SERGEANT FOR GPD, GAINED ENOUGH ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE TO RECOGNIZE TYRANNICAL BEHAVIOR OF SUBORDINATE DEPUTIES IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE THEM.

BETTER SPENT ON THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[APPLAUSE] ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND WE ALSO NEED AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION TO CONTROL ALL OFFICERS. NO MORE TYRANNY.

WITH THAT, YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SARA QUICK.

HI, SARA QUICK I'M 1015 COMMODORE.

I OWN A BUSINESS ON THE STRAND, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKING.

IN CASE I RUN OUT OF TIME.

I WANT TO SAY I'M 100% FOR A RATE INCREASE PROVIDED THAT IT BENEFITS DOWNTOWN.

I DO HAVE A SMALL CONCERN WITH THE RATE.

SINCE 2016 WHEN PAYBYPHONE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED.

WE'VE BEEN AT MY STORE COLLECTING CASH FOR PARKING AND 2021 WE COLLECTED A LITTLE OVER $5,000, AND SO I DID A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MUCH PEOPLE WERE BUYING AT ONCE.

OVER 94% WERE PURCHASING 4 HOURS OR LESS OF PARKING.

RIGHT NOW, 4 HOURS IS $6.20; WITH THE NEW PRICE FOR HOURS WILL BE $9.20.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS IF WE CAN CONSIDER A DAILY RATE OR A MAXIMUM FOR DOWNTOWN LIKE WE HAVE ON THE SEAWALL.

THE MAXIMUM YOU CAN PAY ON THE SEAWALL RIGHT NOW IS $16.

I DO PAY TO PARK EVERY DAY.

I'M FINE WITH IT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT SUPPORTS GALVESTON.

CURRENTLY, I PAY $12.20 EVERY DAY EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY.

AT THE NEW RATE, I'LL BE PAYING $18.20 A DAY, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A LOT.

THE PARKING LOTS THAT ARE PRIVATE OWNED, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE LIKE $10 TO $12 A DAY, AND I THINK IF WE HAD A DAILY MAXIMUM OR A DAILY RATE OR A CAP THAT WAS AROUND THERE, IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPETITIVE SINCE PEOPLE COME IN AND ASK ME, YOU KNOW, I NEED TO PAY FOR PARKING.

I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, YEAH, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PAY FOR 3 HOURS NOW FOR SEVEN BUCKS OR YOU CAN BE HERE ALL DAY FOR TEN.

NOBODY'S GOING TO STAY ALL DAY JUST BECAUSE THEY PAID $10.

IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING CITY LIKE EVERYBODY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, $5,000 IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE 800,000 THAT WAS COLLECTED, BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW LONG PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR SO SO THAT WE CAN GET A NUMBER JUDGED BY THAT.

I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE I WATCHED THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING AND ALL OF MIKE L'S INFORMATION WAS BASED ON PARKING DOWNTOWN BEING $1.75 AN HOUR.

PARKING DOWNTOWN IS NOT $1.75 AN HOUR.

IT'S $1.50 AN HOUR.

THERE IS A $0.20 TRANSACTION FEE, BUT SO WE'RE NOT MOVING UP $0.50.

WE'RE MOVING UP $0.75.

SO I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT CLARIFICATION ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A $1.75.

IT'S $1.50.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT, AND THE LAST FORM I HAVE IS ANA D.

HI, GUYS, I'M ANNA D.

I OWN THE 1876 GOVERNOR LUBBOCK HOUSE LOCATED AT 510 15TH STREET.

I'M HERE IN MY OFFICIAL CAPACITY TONIGHT AS A STROAG BOARD MEMBER.

THE SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF GALVESTON.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY HOURS OF SERVICE AND YOUR COUNTLESS INTERRUPTED DINNERS AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND ALL THESE CITIZENS.

I'VE EMAILED ALL OF YOU THAT WE HAVE A CANDIDATE FORUM.

WE'RE HOSTING ONE ON THE 12TH OF APRIL, AND TODAY I'M HERE TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU THERE.

MAYOR BROWN, COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER, COUNCILMAN COLLINS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSES

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, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ALL AFFIRMATIVELY COMING.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THE REST OF YOU SO WE CAN HAVE SOME PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL APPROACH ON SHORT TERM RENTAL MATTERS.

AS EXHIBITED DURING THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING, YOUR COMMITMENT TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILED PROCESS OF FACT GATHERING BEFORE CONSIDERING PROPOSED CHANGES.

YOUR COMMITMENT WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN BETTER DECISIONS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

NOW I'M TAKING OFF MY STROAG HAT AND I'M PUTTING ON MY CITIZEN HAT.

I WANT TO BE REAL CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

WITH ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CITY MARSHALS, I FEEL COMPELLED TO WEIGH IN ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE CITY MARSHAL.

I HAVE HAD OCCASIONS TO SEEK REMEDY FROM THE MARSHALS OFFICE FOR CODE VIOLATIONS AFFECTING THE ENJOYMENT OF MY HOME.

EVERY TIME I HAVE CONTACTED MARSHALL STROUD, I HAVE HAD A QUICK AND A PROFESSIONAL RESPONSE TO ALL MY CONCERNS AND A RESOLUTION, WHICH IS ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR AND ASK FOR AS A CITIZEN, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS A TAXPAYER AND A SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNER IN THIS COMMUNITY, I APPRECIATE THE ENFORCEMENT PROVIDED BY THE MARSHALS OFFICE MAKING OUR ISLANDS SAFER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANNA.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

IS ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HASN'T MADE A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WANTS TO? YES, SIR.

PLEASE COME UP, AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEN.

MY NAME IS DEAN GROWCOCK.

I'M THE COMMANDER OF THE VFW HERE IN GALVESTON FOR THE LAST 2015 TO 17 AND 2020 TO CURRENT. I SAVED THE POST TWICE NOW, ONCE BECAUSE OF COVID, ONCE BECAUSE OF BAD MANAGEMENT. I WORKED THERE, VOLUNTEER FOR 25 TO 40 HOURS A WEEK WITHOUT PAY, SO I KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY SERVICE MEANS.

TWO YEARS AGO,[INAUDIBLE] WAS IN THE POST DOING A FUNERAL FOR HIS SISTER AND HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND SAID HE WAS RUNNING FOR MAYOR, AND SO I TOLD HIM ABOUT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN GOING ON.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE LONG STORY, BUT AT THAT TIME IT WAS 43RD AND 53RD, THEN 45TH AND ALL THE WAY FROM THE SEAWALL TO BROADWAY AND [INAUDIBLE] JUST DO A LITTLE BIT OF TIME , AND THEN THEY CAME UP AND TORE UP 41ST STREET FROM THE BALL HIGH RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED INSTEAD OF RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL LET OUT.

THEN THE NEXT YEAR THEY WENT UP, TORE UP THE PRACTICE FIELD TO PUT DOWN ARTIFICIAL TURF RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED, INSTEAD OF DOING IT OVER THE SUMMER AND THEY DIDN'T FINISHED UNTIL CHRISTMAS, AND THAT'S THE LAST THING I SAID, THIS IS RIGHT BEFORE 25TH STREET GOT TORN UP AND EVERYTHING WITH BROADWAY.

THIS IS TWO YEARS AGO.

SO, LAST THING I SAID TO HIM IS WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF BUILDING THE GREAT PYRAMIDS; THEY'D STILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER, YOU HAD POSTED ON FACEBOOK THAT YOU'RE RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

I DON'T FOLLOW POLITICS.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE.

SO I SAID THE SAME THING ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND I GOT NO COMMENT OTHER THAN FROM SOMEONE FROM THE VFW WHO SAYS, DEAN, YOU DON'T EVEN LIVE IN GALVESTON; I LIVE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING I'M TALKING ABOUT, AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I'VE BEEN HARASSED BY THE CITY MARSHALS EVER SINCE THEY'VE BEEN COMING AFTER ME.

THEY SENT THE CITY MARSHALS AFTER ME.

THEY SENT ANIMAL CONTROL AFTER ME BECAUSE I WAS STARTING TO LEARN HOW TO DO BEEKEEPING, AND THEY SAID A KID GOT STUNG IN THE AREA.

THE ONLY PERSON IN MY AREA KNOWS I HAD BEES WAS MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND SHE WAS GOOD WITH IT BECAUSE SHE WANTED HONEY.

SO THAT CAME FROM THE CITY MARSHALS.

THEY SENT THE PERMIT PEOPLE AFTER ME, WHICH SHE HAD ADMITTED TO THAT.

I WENT TO COURT FOR THAT IN DECEMBER AND THEN I FIXED THAT.

THEY SAID, ALL RIGHT, YOU CUT DOWN THE FENCE, AND SO THEN I FINALLY WENT BACK TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO COURT FOR THAT, AND I SAID, WELL, WHICH ONE? THE CITY MARSHALS FINALLY DECIDED TO FILE FOR ME TO GO TO COURT ON DECEMBER 17TH, TWO DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION WAS OVER WITH AND YOU HAD WON.

SO I'VE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THAT, AND THE LAST TIME I WENT TO COURT WITH THEM WAS LAST APRIL, AND THE LAST THING THAT THE PROSECUTOR SAID, WELL, I WAS LOOKING AT ALL THEIR INFORMATION. I SAID, WELL, WHERE'S THE JURY, AND HE TURNED THE PROSECUTOR AND SAID SO HE TURNED TO THE CITY MARSHAL AND SAID, JUST KEEP WRITING CITATIONS BECAUSE HE'S TRYING TO EXTEND THIS OUT. SINCE THEN, I'VE SOLD THAT PROPERTY

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IT FOR ME AND I HAD TO PAY $650 IN FEES AND THE CITY MARSHALS CAME OVER AND AGAINST MY HOUSE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR $650, AND IN THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW, AND WE ARE MOVING TO ORDINANCES.

YES, MA'AM. OH, I'M SORRY.

WE HAVE OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS AND THEN SEE IF ANYONE'S ONLINE.

YES, MA'AM. I'VE ASKED EVERYONE ONLINE AND NO ONE WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW, I THINK MAYBE SEVEN WRITTEN COMMENTS.

THE FIRST IS FROM MARK SHATTOCK AND HE'S AGAINST DEVELOPMENT AT 1128 SEAWALL.

IT'S PLANNING CASE NUMBER 21P-074, AND GABRIELLA C.

SHE IS ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER KEEPING THE SATURDAY BUS ROUTE, AND THEN I HAVE FIVE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE CITY MARSHAL FROM [INAUDIBLE], KAYLA TURNER, ABBY BALL, RITA CUMMINGS AND ROSS WELLS, AND THEY'RE ALL RELATED TO EXTREME MEASURES HARASSING MANY SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NO ONE ONLINE THAT WANTS TO COMMENT? NO, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I THINK AT THIS POINT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM

[10.A. Discuss And Consider For Action An Ordinance Approving The Sale Of $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. (M. Loftin)]

TEN, ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

NELLIE. ITEM 10A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR ACTION AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF 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 SANDHILL CRANE PARK, APPROVING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED UP TO 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF THE OF THE SALE AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE.

YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU.

AS HUNTINGTON CAPITAL MARKETS REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED YOU THIS MORNING, WE DID CONDUCT OUR BIDS YESTERDAY FOR THE SALE.

THE WINNER WAS PNC BANK WITH A RATE OF 2.23% AND INCLUDING COST OF ISSUANCE.

THE COST OF THE COS OVERALL IS 2.49%, AND THIS IS PROVIDING MONEY TO DEVELOP THE SOCCER FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR AT SANDHILL PARK, AND BUY NEW GARBAGE TRUCKS THAT ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MIKE.

ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, OF MR. LOFTON. COUNCIL THIS PARTICULAR ITEM REQUIRES SIX AFFIRMATIVE VOTES TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10A.

IS THERE A SAY SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

ANY DISCUSSION? LET ME MAKE THAT MOTION HERE.

ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCIL? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ITEM 10B NELLIE.

[10.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Ordinance 22-003, Regarding The Designated Polling Places For The 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 Other Provisions Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

ITEM 10B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-003 REGARDING THE DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON ON THE SEVENTH 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 OTHER PROVISIONS [INAUDIBLE] AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP.

DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? THE ELECTION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PLACED SOME CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES ON THE MAY BALLOT.

BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE ARE SOME CONSTRAINTS ON THE COUNTY CLERK IN HIS ELECTION DIVISION ON THE PLACEMENT OF PRECINCTS.

I THINK THE COUNTY CLERK DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB.

THIS IS BASICALLY TO ADOPT THE ADDITION OF A CHANGE THAT THEY MADE, AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAD A CHOICE, AND IT BRINGS OUR ELECTION ORDINANCE INTO CONFORMITY WITH WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE. VERY GOOD.

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MAYOR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

COUNCILMAN COLLINS SECONDS THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE? I DO WANT TO COMMENT FOLLOWING WHAT MR. GLYWASKY SAID.

WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, PURSUANT TO THE COUNTY'S NEW ORDINANCE, WE'RE ADDING MOODY METHODIST TO THE LIST OF POLLING PLACES.

I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS PERFECTLY CLEAR TO EVERYONE.

THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

YES, MA'AM.

[INAUDIBLE] SO FOR THAT WE'RE ADDING MOODY METHODIST AS THE LOCATION AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS IN THE NEXT ELECTION IS THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE POLLING PLACES.

THAT IS CORRECT, YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ITEM 10 C PLEASE NELLIE.

[10.C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 34 “Traffic” Of “The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended,”; Amending Section 34-117c, “Downtown Paid Parking District”, Section 34-144, “Paid Parking System Rate; Deposit Of Coins And Other Forms Of Payment And Time Limits”, Section 34-145, “When Use Of Paid Parking System Required”; By Adding Section 34-117d, ‘UTMB Parking Area”; To Authorize The City Manager Or Designee To Provide Parking Rates Of Two Dollars And Twenty-Five Cents An Hour In The Downtown Paid Parking District And The UTMB Parking Area; And To Provide For Rates To Be In Force On Sundays In The Downtown Paid Parking District; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date.]

ITEM 10 C.

CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 34 TRAFFIC OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982, AS AMENDED.

AMENDING SECTION 34-117 C DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING DISTRICT SECTION 34-144.

PAY PARKING SYSTEMS RATE DEPOSIT OF COINS AND OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT AND TIME LIMITS.

SECTION 34-145 WHEN USE OF PAID PARKING SYSTEM REQUIRED BY ADDING SECTION 34-117 D, UTMB PARKING AREA TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNATE TO PROVIDE PARKING RATES OF $2.25 AN HOUR IN THE DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING DISTRICT AND THE UTMB PARKING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RATES TO BE ENFORCED ON SUNDAYS IN THE DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING DISTRICT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, NELLIE.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN IS THERE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS? WE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH THIS MORNING.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS COUNCIL.

I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I WILL SECOND THAT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER DIALOG WITH PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I WOULD NOTE THAT THE CURRENT FEE IS A $1.70.

THAT INCLUDES TAXES AND THE FEES.

THE NEW RATE OF $2.25 WILL ALSO INCLUDE TAXES AND FEES.

IT IS NOT AS THOUGH IT'LL BE $2.25 PARKING PLUS THE TRANSACTION FEE.

THAT IS AN ALL END FEE.

SECONDLY, I WOULD ASK THE CITY MANAGER, I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS TODAY, BUT I WOULD ASK IF WE HAVE THE CAPACITY IN THE SYSTEM AT SOME NEAR FUTURE POINT TO TALK ABOUT A DAILY RATE, A MAXIMUM RATE, BECAUSE AS WAS POINTED OUT, THAT IS HOW WE DO IT ON THE SEAWALL AND THE LIMITATION ON THE SEAWALL, COST OF PARKING IS STATE LAW.

THAT'S NOT OUR CHOICE.

THAT WAS THE MAXIMUM THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE ALLOWED US TO CHARGE DOWN THERE.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO THAT.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ASK IF THIS PASSES TODAY THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO CODIFY THE CLEANUP, THE MAINTENANCE AND AMENITIES COMMITTEE NOT COMMITTEE CREW, THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, BUT IT ISN'T WRITTEN INTO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ANYWHERE, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US FORMALIZE THAT.

BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP REASSURE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THAT THIS MONEY IS NOT GOING TO JUST EVAPORATE INTO THE GENERAL FUND SOMEWHERE, BUT THAT WE.

WAS DISCUSSED. I'LL HAVE BARBARA OR TIM TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY HOW THE WORK AND WHAT EQUIPMENT WE'RE GOING TO USE AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN TOO.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT THIS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PUSHBACK ON IT, AND I UNDERSTAND THE GENTLEMAN WHO SAID THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.

I MADE SURE THAT WE HAD, I WON'T SAY UNANIMOUS, BUT A GENERAL CONSENSUS DOWNTOWN THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH THE INCREASE.

IF THIS IS WHAT THEY GOT BACK OUT OF THE PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, OUR HEADS ARE GOING TO BE ON THE BLOCK IF WE DON'T GET, IF THIS GETS RAISED AND WE DON'T PRODUCE, BUT WE WANT TO CLEAN UP DOWNTOWN. WE WANT TO BEAUTIFY IT.

WE WANT TO PUT A BETTER FACE ON THE GALVESTON'S DOWNTOWN.

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THIS IS THE HEART OF THE CITY, AND I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE TO DO THAT. SO I LOOK AT THIS AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOVE, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT US IN THIS.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ITEM 10 D PLEASE.

[10.D. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Allowing Certain Boards The Option Of Meeting In A Virtual Capacity; Continuing All Other Requirements Of The Texas Open Meetings Act; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

ITEM 10 D CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ALLOWING CERTAIN BOARDS THE OPTION OF MEETING IN A VIRTUAL CAPACITY, CONTINUING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

VERY GOOD. DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY THING ABOUT THIS? THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT DEFINES THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND FORMS OF GOVERNMENT THAT MUST FOLLOW ITS GUIDELINES AND MANDATES.

A LOT OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY FALL OUTSIDE THAT DEFINITION, BUT THEY FOLLOW IT BY VIRTUE OF CITY ORDINANCE.

BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE'S CERTAIN EFFICIENCIES TO BE FOLLOWED IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAD, AT THEIR REQUEST ASKED US TO LOOK INTO ALLOWING THOSE BOARDS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO BE ABLE TO MEET VIRTUALLY. MY OFFICE AND THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED THOSE BOARDS AND WE'VE WRITTEN SO THAT THEY CAN MEET VIRTUALLY AND WILL STILL COMPLY WITH OTHER MATTERS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SUCH AS POSTING AGENDA ITEMS, ETC..

OKAY. THANK YOU, DON.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

ITEM 10 D. IS THERE A SECOND? I'D SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSIONS? AND YES, I DO HAVE. I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

CAN WE BE SURE THAT ALL COMMITTEE CHAIRS ARE PROVIDED THE RULES OF CONDUCT OF THE MEETINGS, QUORUMS, ATTENDANCE AND VOTING, AND THAT THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND TO WHICH COMMITTEES THIS APPLIES AND WHICH ARE NOT COVERED OR WHICH ARE, I GUESS ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM IN-PERSON MEETINGS.

YES. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES COUNCIL.

THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 10 E PLEASE NELLIE.

[10.E. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 2 Administration, Article IV. “Boards, Commissions And Committees”, Divisions 4. “Reserved”, To Establish The Sister Cities Program Committee By Ordinance; Reproducing Resolution No. 18-055, Which Provided For The Committee’s Duties, Term, Membership, Quorum, Voting, Meetings, And Rules Of Procedure; Allowing The Option Of Meeting In A Virtual Capacity; Continuing All Other Requirements Of The Texas Open Meetings Act; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

ITEM 10 E.

CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FOUR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES DIVISIONS FOR RESERVE TO ESTABLISH THE SISTER CITIES PROGRAM COMMITTEE BY ORDINANCE REPRODUCING RESOLUTION NUMBER 18-055, WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE COMMITTEE'S DUTIES, TERMS, MEMBERSHIP, QUORUM, VOTING, MEETINGS, AND RULES OF PROCEDURE, ALLOWING THE OPTION OF MEETING IN A VIRTUAL CAPACITY.

CONTINUING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY INPUT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

WE'RE MOVING REALLY FROM A RESOLUTION TO AN ORDINANCE ON THIS.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10 E.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS HAS SECONDED THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? AND SHARON, IF YOU'LL PUSH YOUR SECOND, PLEASE, MA'AM? AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES COUNCIL.

IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

VERY GOOD. ITEM 10 F PLEASE NELLIE.

[10.F. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 26 “Parks And Recreation” To Add Article V., “Families, Children And Youth Advisory Board”, To Establish The “Families, Children And Youth Board” By Ordinance; Reproducing Resolution No. 01-057, Which Provided For The Committee’s Duties, Term, Membership, Quorum, Voting, Meetings, And Rules Of Procedure; Allowing The Option Of Meeting In A Virtual Capacity; Continuing All Other Requirements Of The Texas Open Meetings Act; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

ITEM 10 F.

CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 26 PARKS AND RECREATION TO ADD ARTICLE FIVE FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD.

TO ESTABLISH THE FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD BY ORDINANCE FOR REPRODUCING RESOLUTION NUMBER 01-057, WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE COMMITTEE'S DUTIES, TERM MEMBERSHIP, QUORUM, VOTING MEETINGS, AND RULES OF PROCEDURE, ALLOWING THE OPTION OF MEETING IN VIRTUAL CAPACITY.

CONTINUING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

VERY GOOD. THIS IS SAME AS THE ITEM BEFORE IT IS MOVING FROM RESOLUTION TO ORDINANCE.

[01:30:03]

YES, WILLIAM.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

IT WON'T LET ME DO IT.

OH THERE YOU GO.

IT WON'T LET ME SECOND? OH, I GOT A VOTE.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT.

THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB ALSO.

ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 11.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS]

OUR CONSENT ITEMS NELLIE.

ITEM 11 CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS OBJECTS, THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

CONSENT ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 T ARE ON THE SCREEN.

VERY GOOD. WOULD ANY COUNCILMEMBER LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THESE CONSENT ITEMS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUALLY? I HAVE A QUESTION.

WELL, LET ME I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ITEMS FROM 11 A TO 11 T AS IN TOM.

IS THERE A SECOND? MOVE TO APPROVE.

I MADE FOR APPROVAL. MAYBE I'LL SECOND.

MAYBE JUST WON'T LET ME SECOND.

WE'RE OFF THE SCREEN. GOOD, AND I HAVE A QUESTION IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE 11 S, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM, BRIAN, THIS ITEM.

I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS AND I HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT.

THIS DOES NOT HAVE ANY BEARING ON THE REDUCTION OF THE ROUTES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THIS IS A CLEAN UP. THAT IS DAVID AND JAMES HAVE ASSURED ME THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHANGE IN THE ROUTES.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON 11 A MR. GLENN BULGHERINI'S ITEM.

WELL, IT'S OUR CITY AUDITOR IN ACTION HERE, AND YOU COULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HE'S BROUGHT IN WITH HIS AUDITS OF CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE GLENN BULGHERINI AND HIS OFFICE.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ON THAT.

SO GOOD ONE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS CONSENT ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

AND THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

LET'S MOVE TO OUR ACTION ITEMS, AND NOW THIS IS REALLY A FANTASTIC DAY.

[12.A. Discuss And Consider For Confirmation The City Manager's Appointment Of Douglas Balli As Chief Of The Galveston Police Department Pursuant To Texas Local Government Code 143.013(A). (B. Maxwell)]

NOW TO ITEM 12 A PLEASE.

ITEM 12 A, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR CONFIRMATION THE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT OF DOUGLAS BALLI AS CHIEF OF THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 143.013.

VERY GOOD, CHIEF.

JUST WANT, TRUE ACTING LIKE A TRUE CHIEF.

YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF COMMUNITY BUSINESS RATHER THAN BEING HERE FOR YOUR SWEARING IN.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH SO.

WE HAVE JUST READ THE ITEM FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE YOUR APPOINTMENT CHIEF BALLI.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SECONDED COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR, IF I MAY? YES.

WE PROBABLY HAD ONE OF THE BEST PANELS OF FOLKS INTERVIEWING FOR POLICE CHIEF THAT WE'VE EVER HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND DOUG SHINED HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST.