Apr 28, 2022 Regular Council

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU.

TIM. ITEM 8B, PLEASE.

[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Changing The Zoning From Commercial (C) Zoning District To Heavy Industrial (HI) Zoning District On Property Commonly Known As 1201 And 1228 Harborside Drive And Which Properties Are Legally Described As Lots 8 – 14, Southeast Block 732, And Part Of Adjacent 12th Street, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Planning Case Number 22P-016; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (A. Montalvan)]

ITEM 8B, CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

CHANGE IN THE ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1201 AND 1228 HARBOR DRIVE, IN WHICH PROPERTIES ARE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS EIGHT THROUGH 14 SOUTHEAST BLOCK 732 AND PART OF ADJACENT 12TH STREET IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 22P-018 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU, NELLIE. 016.

WE HAVE ADRIEL MONTALVAN. ADRIEL? SIR, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL TO A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1201 AND 1228 HARBORSIDE.

THERE WERE 18 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.

NONE OF THOSE RETURNED.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 5TH VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.

STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF CHANGE OF ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRY ZONING DISTRICT.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SUBJECT SITE.

THIS IS THE AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

LOOKS LIKE TWO NOW, PLEASE.

IT'S A SUBJECT OF SUBJECT PROPERTY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THESE ARE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, AND THAT CONCLUDES THAT REPORT.

THANK YOU, DREW. APPRECIATE IT.

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ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MONTALVAN? ALL RIGHT.

IT IS 5:35, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B.

IS THERE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES. OR COME FORWARD? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, GREG LEWIS.

LEWIS [INAUDIBLE] ARCHITECTS HERE IN GALVESTON REPRESENTING MR. AND MRS. JONES. THIS IS THEIR PROPERTY DOWN ON HARBORSIDE, JUST ACROSS FROM WHERE THE NEW CRUISE TERMINAL IS GOING UP.

AND THE REQUEST YOU SEE IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL BY RECOMMENDED STAFF TO ACCOMMODATE THEM, PUTTING SURFACE PARKING ON THOSE LOTS IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO DO THAT.

AND ON MARCH 22ND IT WAS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY VOTED TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST.

SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK ADRIEL KIND OF COVERED IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. LEWIS. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYONE ONLINE, JANELLE, OR ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT. IT IS 5:36 P.M., I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 8B, BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

I HAVE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI.

ARE WE IS HE'S NOT VERY GOOD.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

NELLIE. ITEM NINE PUBLIC COMMENT.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]

ITEM NINE, PLEASE.

WE'RE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION NOW.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO ME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OH, WE HAVE SOME THERE.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BERT DEGNAN.

MY COUNSEL. AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, MY NAME IS BERT DEGNAN, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF GALVESTON AND I OWN SALTWATER GIFT SHOP.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAIN ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE GALVESTON CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND SPECIFICALLY CITY MARSHAL CECIL BUTCH STROUD.

MANY INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE AND SOME SITTING ON THE DAIS TODAY HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS TO DIMINISH OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND CITY MARSHAL. BUTCH STROUD, IN PARTICULAR, AS SOME CRASS, POLITICALLY MOTIVATED PLOY.

WELL, THAT'S ENTIRELY WRONG.

THE ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO POLITICS THIS HAS IS SOMEONE IS LISTENING TO US AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO DIMINISH US.

IF YOU WANT A VILLAIN IN THIS GALVESTON MELODRAMA, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN MARSHALL STROUD.

HE WALKED INTO MY BUSINESS ON FEBRUARY THE 26TH OF 2022, AND HE BEGAN TO BULLY AND INTIMIDATE ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES, A YOUNG MAN THAT HAS A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY.

AND IT WAS THAT DAY THAT I DECIDED I WOULDN'T BE QUIET ANY LONGER.

I HAD ENDURED 20 SOME MONTHS OF INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING BY THIS MAN.

I HAD HAD MULTIPLE VISITS FROM HIM FOR NO GOOD REASON.

I HAD BEEN CITED ON AT LEAST TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE TICKET WAS DISMISSED.

IF YOU'RE SUCH A PERSON THAT YOU HAVE TO PICK ON AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, THAT'S THE DAY THAT I CAN'T BE QUIET ANY LONGER AND I WON'T BE QUIET.

I WILL BE HERE FOR EVERY MEETING UNTIL ACTION IS TAKEN AND A SERIOUS CHANGE IS MADE IN THE GALVESTON CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

I'VE MET WITH MOST OF YOU AND MANY OF YOU ARE LISTENING.

BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

THERE NEEDS TO BE ACTION TAKEN NOW BECAUSE THIS GENTLEMAN STILL WORKS FOR THE CITY AND HE IS STILL OUT THERE ENFORCING CODE AND UNDERGOING OR TREATING PEOPLE THE WAY THAT HE SEES FIT.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU WOULD STAND STILL FOR ONE OF YOUR RELATIVES OR ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN OR YOUR WIFE OR HUSBAND TO BE TREATED THE WAY THAT MR. DELEON WAS TREATED IN THAT VIDEO, TO BE THREATENED WITH BEING EMBARRASSED AND ARRESTED AND HANDCUFFED IN FRONT OF HIS COWORKERS FOR SIMPLY ASKING A QUESTION AS TO WHY HE HAD BEEN SUMMONED TO MARSHALL STROUD'S OFFICE.

THAT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, AND I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD TOLERATE IT IF IT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.

I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD TOLERATE IT IF IT WAS YOU IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE.

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AND YOU ALL HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE A CHANGE, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

DON'T DIMINISH THIS AS A POLITICAL PLOY, BECAUSE I WILL BE BACK HERE IN MAY AND JUNE AND JULY UNTIL A CHANGE IS MADE IN THIS OFFICE.

TAURUS WOODS.

TAURUS. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR COUNCIL.

MAYOR BROWN. GOOD EVENING, TARA.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU COULD LOOK OUT THERE AND SEE ME IN AWE AND THINK THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

POINT WELL TAKEN. YES.

NOW. OKAY, JANELLE.

DID YOU PASS THIS TO COUNCIL? I THINK. ONE FOR EACH ONE.

CAN I JUST GET STARTED? JUST DO I. WAIT.

WHAT DO I DO? MAYOR, DO WE HAVE A TIMER? WE DO HAVE. OKAY.

YEAH, IF I NEED A MINUTE OR TWO.

OH, I KNOW YOU OWE ME, YOU KNOW, FORUM CITY COUNCIL.

BUT ANYWAY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MAYOR COUNCIL, I'M ENGAGED IN A DISPUTE AND EVERYONE KNOWS HERE, COUNCIL, THAT I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLEST PERSON THAT YOU EVER ENCOUNTERED IN GALVESTON.

AND SO HOW I GOT INTO THIS DISPUTE, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.

BUT THE DISPUTE, MAYOR BROWN, IS OVER THE USAGE OF THE CITY WATER, ELECTRIC LIGHT, STATION RENOVATION.

AND THE LETTER THAT YOU HAVE THERE WELL, LET ME BACK UP.

I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL IN 2015 WHEN WE VOTED TO TO RENOVATE THE THE ELECTRIC PUMP STATION FOR SHORT. AND THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR COMMUNITY USE.

THAT PUMP STATION WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN ANNEX FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

THE ENTIRE BUILDING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER.

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE JAIL OFFICE.

AND THAT LETTER THAT YOU HAVE ONE THE RESPONSE I GOT BACK AND BASICALLY WHAT IT SAYS THAT THE CITY SHALL RENOVATE THE GALVESTON WATER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT STATION FOR PUBLIC USE TO BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, NEW THEATER AND CARVER PARK, MIXED INCOME, MULTI FAMILY COMMUNITY. AND IT GOES ON ACTIVITIES SHALL INCLUDE A, B AND C.

WELL, THAT'S NOT MATTER OF FACT.

WE JUST BEGAN TO USE THE BUILDING PERHAPS TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO.

AND BUT HOWEVER, THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE HAVE BEEN THERE A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

AND WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER RESPONDED TO THE GLO AND TOLD THE GLO THAT IT WAS A SEPARATE BUILDING AND THAT NO FUNDING WENT TOWARD THE USE OF THE REAR END OF THE BUILDING.

BUT THE ARCHITECT INCLUDED THE ENTIRE BUILDING, THE ENTIRE BUILDING AS ONE BUILDING WITH THREE DIFFERENT SECTIONS. AND.

YES, SIR. AND THE ARCHITECT, YOU KNOW, DECLARED THE OTHER RESTORATION, DECLARED THAT THAT IT WAS ONE BUILDING WITH THREE SECTIONS.

AND SO THAT IS OUR PROBLEM, THE COMMUNITY PROBLEM.

I CIRCULATED A PETITION COUNCIL LATER.

LOUIS KNOWS THIS.

WHERE I'VE BEEN GETTING SIGNATURES SINCE DECEMBER FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WANTED TO USE THIS MAN.

WE HAVE A BUILDING WHERE THE COMMUNITY CANNOT PARK ON THE PARKING LOT.

THE ENTIRE PARKING SPACE THAT WERE PAID FOR WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY IS ONLY BEING USED BY BRIAN MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

THE CITIZENS HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREETS.

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT.

AND THEN GOT A BIG SIGN THAT SAYS RESTRICTED AREA ON SOMETHING THAT WAS PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYER OVER $3.5 MILLION TO RENOVATE THAT.

BRIAN, KEEP YOUR MARCH OFF BUT FIND THEM ANOTHER PLACE.

MAYBE IN YOUR BACKYARD, BUT FIND ANOTHER PLACE.

FIND THEM ANOTHER PLACE.

NOT THERE.

NOT THERE. AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T.

I KNOW. I MEAN, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT COUNCILWOMAN LOUIS, LIKE, YOU WANT TO ASK THEM SOMETHING, BUT I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHY I WANTED YOU TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.

EITHER ACTION ITEM AND HOPEFULLY, MAYOR YOU AND COUNCIL LOUIS CAN GET TOGETHER AND HAVE THIS PUT ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE I HAVE BACK UP FACTS.

AND SINCE OUR CITY MANAGER INVITED ME TO DO FURTHER RESEARCH, I DID JUST THAT.

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GOOD. I KNOW YOU.

WELCOME TO THE DISPUTE, BRIAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

HONDA WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, DORIS. I APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

TIFFANY GIBSON.

YES. TIFFANY GIBSON, YOU MIGHT KNOW KNOW ME FROM THE DOCUSERIES THE GOLF CART PEOPLE.

IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING MONTH SINCE I STOOD UP HERE LAST AS A RESULT OF STANDING UP TO THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF LYING.

I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING MENTALLY UNSTABLE.

I'VE BEEN FEATURED IN NEWS ARTICLES.

MOST INTERESTINGLY, I'VE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A FIVE PART SERIES REFERRED TO AS THE GOLF CART PEOPLE, WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS PUT TOGETHER BY A DONOR TO ONE OF YOUR CAMPAIGNS. I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS DIMINISHING OUR PLIGHT AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE CITY MARSHALS AS JUST FOR BEING PURELY POLITICAL.

I WAS AND AM STILL TRYING TO RUN OUR FAMILY BUSINESS AS FAR AS THE POLITICAL ISSUES GO.

I'M GOING TO CLARIFY UNTIL FEBRUARY, I HAD LITTLE TO NO INTEREST IN LOCAL POLITICS OTHER THAN WHAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH LAST YEAR WITH THE ORDINANCE.

IT'S ONLY BEEN RECENTLY SINCE, FOR THE SAKE OF OUR BUSINESS AND THE SAKE OF GALVESTON.

IT TOOK 18 MONTHS OF THREATS, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING ME TO BRING ME TO THIS POINT.

I'M HERE AGAIN APPEALING TO YOU TO PLEASE TAKE ISSUE TAKE THE ISSUE WITH THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE SERIOUSLY.

RECENTLY, FOOTAGE OF A PRIVATE MEETING I HAD WITH BUTCH WAS RELEASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT'S NOT EASY TO WATCH, AND IT'S VERY, VERY MYSTERIOUS HOW THAT GOT RELEASED.

I'M A WOMAN BUSINESS OWNER.

I WAS OBVIOUSLY TERRIFIED TO BE IN THAT OFFICE IN A FORCED APOLOGY.

AND THERE'S NO ONE THAT KNEW ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN BUTCH AND KNEW A DATE TO GIVE TO RELEASE FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST.

IT'S VERY ODD. AND I ACTUALLY ASKED A CITY OFFICIAL, WELL, HOW WOULD THAT HAPPEN? AND THEY SAID, WELL, IT'S GALVESTON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

AND I THINK I DON'T KNOW.

I'M LATE.

BURT MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THE LATEST VIDEO OF MR. DELEON. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING VIDEO TO LOOK AT.

IT'S VERY COMPARABLE TO WHAT I WENT THROUGH IN THE THREAT OF WARRANTS.

THAT'S REALLY IT. GOOD LUCK ON NEXT WEEK.

AND LISA BLAIR, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I HOPE I HAVE GIVEN YOU NEW MATERIAL FOR GOLF CART PEOPLE.

NUMBER SIX.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CARLY GIBSON.

HELLO. MY NAME IS KARLY GIBSON.

I AM 19 YEARS OLD.

I MOVED TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GALVESTON ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM MINNESOTA.

I WORK WITH MY PARENTS AT BEACH AND RIDE.

IT'S A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS, JUST LIKE IN EVERY FAMILY BUSINESS.

WE HAVE OUR JOBS TO DO.

MINE IS MOSTLY WORKING AT THE SNACK SHACK AT 1020 SEAWALL BOULEVARD.

I WANT TO PREFACE THIS ALL BY SAYING I HAVE A COMPLETELY CLEAN RECORD, NEVER SO MUCH AS A PARKING TICKET, A TRAFFIC TICKET, OR EVEN A DETENTION SLIP IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I RESPECT AUTHORITY AND I RESPECT OUR POLICE.

ON FEBRUARY 24TH, I WAS A WRITTEN A TOTAL OF SIX CLASS C MISDEMEANOR TICKETS BY THE CITY MARSHAL BUTCH STROUD.

THIS WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR ME.

IT CAUSED ME TO STOP WORKING FOR MY FAMILY BUSINESS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

AND IT EVEN CAUSED A RIFT BETWEEN US FOR SOMETHING I LITERALLY DID NOT DO.

I DID NOT TOUCH THOSE GOLF CARTS THAT DAY.

I DID NOT PARK THEM IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

MY ONLY CRIME WAS BEING AN EMPLOYEE IN A BUSINESS THAT WAS BEING TARGETED, BULLIED AND HARASSED BY THE CITY MARSHAL BUTCH STROUD.

I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GOLF CARTS THAT DAY.

I'M JUST THE COOK.

YOU KNOW, MY RECORD HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED, IN MY OPINION, OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME AT A VERY YOUNG AGE TO STAND UP TO BULLIES, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING TODAY.

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I'M STANDING UP AGAINST THE BULLY, MR. BUTCH STROUD. I WANT TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION, MAYOR.

CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF GALVESTON.

WOULD YOU SIT BY QUIETLY AND LET THIS INJUSTICE HAPPEN TO YOUR 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OR YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER? I DON'T THINK SO.

THIS IS AN INJUSTICE HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.

YOU ARE IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY WITH THE POWER TO REMEDY THIS ONGOING ISSUE AND MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY ELSE.

BUT YOU'RE ALL JUST SITTING HERE SILENTLY AND DOING NOTHING TO HELP.

SHAME ON YOU.

AND I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS TO YOU OR YOUR FAMILY.

SHEILA BELL. SHEILA, COME ON UP.

SHEILA, IT'S NOT IT'S.

NOTHING'S COMPLETE ON PUBLIC COMMENT TILL WE HAVE YOU HERE.

SO GLAD TO HEAR.

SEE YOU. VERY KIND, MAYOR.

HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

REAL QUICKLY, YOU KNOW, I WAS A DUMB PERSON WHEN IT CAME TO GOD AND I DIDN'T KNOW JESUS WAS FATHER AND ALL.

I DIDN'T KNOW JESUS WAS A SON BEFORE I WAS FATHER.

SO I SAID, LORD, IF YOU'RE REAL, SHOW ME.

AND TO MY SHOCK, HE DID.

WELL, WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS HE WOULD BE SHOWING ME VISIONS FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HAD A VISION OF A MASSIVE FLOOD.

AND I'M SAYING THIS IS LIKE ABOUT THE 30TH OR 40TH TIME SINCE 2009.

THIS TIME, LIKE ALL THE OTHERS, DEEP BLUE WATER CAME WITHIN INCHES OF THE GALVESTON CAUSEWAY.

IT CAME FROM THE GULF, BUT IT GOT TO THE GOSPEL CAUSEWAY.

WHAT I'M STANDING HERE AND WHY I'M SO PASSIONATE ABOUT LIFE JACKETS IS IN ALL OF THOSE DREAMS, PEOPLE WERE NOT PREPARED.

WE WEREN'T EVEN PREPARED IN THAT PARTICULAR DREAM.

NOW I HAVE LIFE JACKETS IN MY CAR.

DO SCHOOLS HAVE THEM? DO HOSPITALS HAVE THEM? DO DOCTORS HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE A LIFE JACKET FOR EVERY PERSON HERE, FOR VISITORS WHO COME DURING A FLOOD OR WHEN PEOPLE ARE DROWNING, IT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU'RE GOING TO NEED.

ARE WE BOAT READY? ARE WE LIFE JACKET READY? ARE WE AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE READY? YOU LEFT THOSE LAST TIME.

NO. ALL WELL, THANK YOU.

BUT THEY'RE NOT MINE.

BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMEONE WHO SAT NEXT TO ME.

SO THEY'RE HERE.

YOU'RE VERY KIND. CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAXWELL. ALWAYS KIND TO ME.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO, MS. ROBB. SHE PAID ATTENTION TO ALL THE TALKING I'VE BEEN DOING ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

WE'RE AN ISLAND, WE GOT NO CHOICE.

STUFF IS RISING AND WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING.

OK.

ANOTHER THING GOD USES ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT PROPHECY IS.

THE EAGLE AND DANIEL SEVEN IS AMERICA.

THAT'S OUR EMBLEM. THE BEAR IS CHINA.

IT'S A PANDA BEAR.

THE IRON IS RUSSIA.

ANYTHING ABOUT RUSSIA AND CHINA IN THE NEWS THESE DAYS? OF COURSE THERE IS. GOD IS RIGHT ON POINT.

THIS WAS WRITTEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO.

OH, AND I HAVE A GRAPHIC MEGASTAR.

THE BIBLE DESCRIBES WHEN THE SUN TURNS BLACK IN REVELATION 6:12, THERE'S GOING TO BE A THE BIBLE SAYS THE HEAVENS WILL SHAKE THE MOON, THE SUN, THE STARS, THE CONSTELLATIONS ARE ALL GOING TO BE DARK BECAUSE EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THE SUN.

SCIENTISTS AIN'T SAYING NOTHING.

SO BY THE TIME THEY DO, EVERYTHING WILL BE WENT TO NOWHERE.

AND YOU HAVE TO PREPARE YOUR LIFE TO MEET GOD TO LIVE HERE IN EARTH.

THINGS. STUFF IS HAPPENING.

IT AIN'T JUST SHEILA BILL.

NO MORE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND FLOODS.

EVERYBODY'S BEING AFFECTED.

FOOD, FAMINE, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

WHEN GOD REVEALED TO ME CORONAVIRUS IN 2012, HE SHOWED ME ONE PERSON TAKING OVER SITE, A SATELLITE ALONG WITH OH.

GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU, SHEILA. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

YOU'RE WELCOME. NOW HOLD YOUR HAND.

I'M SORRY. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL LETTER READ IN TO RECORD.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

LET ME. LET ME MAKE SURE FOR THE LETTER.

SORRY. SURE.

FIRST OF ALL, LET ME MAKE SURE THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE THAT HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? YOU KNOW? NO.

HERE YOU GO. AND IS THERE NO ONE? WE HAD NO WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THIS MEETING.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

GO RIGHT AHEAD, MARIE.

NO. YES, MA'AM.

A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND CITY COUNCIL BEGIN AN IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENT REEVALUATION OF THE GALVESTON CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE GALVESTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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AND. WHEREAS, THE GALVESTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

AND. WHEREAS, IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT MANY GALVESTON BUSINESSES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY ACTIVITIES, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND GENERAL APPROACH AND DEMEANOR OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE GALVESTON CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ARE AWARE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

AND. WHEREAS, IN A RECENT GALVESTON DAILY NEWS POLL, THE VAST MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS 64.4%, FELT THAT THE GALVESTON CITY MARSHALS WERE NOT ENFORCING THE CODES AND ORDINANCES FAIRLY.

AND. WHEREAS, THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE ARE HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MEMBER BUSINESSES, THE GENERAL BUSINESS CLIMATE AND THE IMPRESSION OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON IN THE MINDS OF VISITORS AND POTENTIAL NEW BUSINESSES.

AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GALVESTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REQUEST THAT THE GALVESTON CITY COUNCIL PASS A RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ONE CREATE A MARSHAL CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD SEPARATE FROM THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED POLICE CITIZEN'S REVIEW BOARD.

INCLUDE BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD.

TWO CONSIDER MOVING THE ARMED PEACE OFFICERS AND THE BUDGET ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE OFFICERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE POLICE CHIEF.

THREE. ESTABLISH A NEW CIVILIAN CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION THAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THESE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WOULD BE WELL VERSED IN CITY ORDINANCES AND WOULD SERVE AS COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS, WHOSE PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ASSIST BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS IN ACHIEVING CODE COMPLIANCE.

THESE OFFICERS SHOULD CARRY BOTH A CITATION BOOK AND A WARNING BOOK FOR THE CIVILIAN CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WOULD CALL POLICE FOR BACKUP IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE THIS 20TH DAY OF APRIL 2022.

STEVE CONNER AND TERESA ELLIOTT.

YEAH. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[10.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending "The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended”, Chapter 34, "Traffic” Article V. Stopping, Standing Or Parking”, Division 1. Generally, Section 34-110(A), “Seawall Residential Parking District – No Parking; Exemption With Parking Permit” To Add Residential Parking District – No Parking; Exemption With Parking Permit” To Add Both Sides Of Avenue R1/2 From 35th Street To 37th Street; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

LET'S MOVE NOW TO ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

LET'S MOVE TO 10A, PLEASE.

NELLIE. ITEM 10A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982, AS AMENDED.

CHAPTER 34 TRAFFIC.

ARTICLE FIVE STOPPING STANDING OR PARKING DIVISION ONE GENERALLY.

SECTION 34-110A SEAWALL RESIDENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT NO PARKING EXEMPTION WITH PARKING PERMIT TO ADD BOTH SIDES OF AVENUE HOUR AND A HALF FROM 35TH STREET TO 37TH STREET, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS IN PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THEY FEEL THAT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING IS BEING DISRUPTED BY PEOPLE GOING TO THE BEACH.

AND THEY'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THE BEACH.

THIS JUST EXTENDS THAT PARKING AREA TWO BLOCKS FOR ONE STREET AN HOUR AND A HALF.

BUT BEFORE THE MEETING, MR. SCHUSTER ASKED ME IF WE COULD DELAY AN ENACTMENT OF ITS PROVISIONS FOR A MONTH.

SO YOU PASS IT TODAY, BUT IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.

JUNE 1ST. YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT? WELL, TALKING TO BRIAN, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE TO GET SIGNS OUT BY MEMORIAL? WE JUST. YEAH, I MEAN, JUST WILLIAM, IF YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION, IF YOU WOULD PUT THAT IN THE MOTION, PLEASE, SIR, WHEN YOU WANT THAT TO ACTIVATE, CAN WE.

I MEAN, WE CAN DO WHEN SIGNS ARE POSTED, CORRECT? I MEAN, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M MAKING THE MOTION. WHEN SIGNAGE IS POSTED, WE'LL WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY NEED TO.

OKAY, WELL, LET'S.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT, DON? OH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OF LEGAL ON THIS COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. NOW, WILLIAM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE AMENDMENT OF WHEN THE SIGNAGE IS POSTED.

AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE WHEN THE SIGNAGE IS POSTED.

SORRY, GUYS. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. IS SECOND TO THAT.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU. ITEM TEN B, PLEASE.

[10.B. Consider For Approval Renewing An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 26 "Parks And Recreation" And Sections Thereunder; Adopting The Youth Services Standards Of Care For 2022, Thereby Defining Minimum Standards Of Care By Which The City Of Galveston And Its Recreation Department Will Operate The City's Youth Recreational Programs; Providing For An Annual Review And Re-Adoption Date Thereafter; Making Various Finding And Provisions Related To The Subject. (B. Sanderson)]

NELLIE. ITEM TEN BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL.

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RENEWING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 26 PARKS AND RECREATION AND SECTIONS THEREUNDER, ADOPTING THE YOUTH SERVICES STANDARDS OF CARE FOR 2022, THEREBY DEFINING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CARE BY WHICH THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT WILL OPERATE THE CITY'S YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND RE ADOPTION DAY8 THEREAFTER, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

VERY GOOD. BARBARA, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE BACK THERE, BARBARA.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY.

AND. IT IS FOUND THAT MOST PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAVE THESE GUIDELINES SET AND IT'S MORE OR LESS TO DETER ANYONE THINKING THAT WE ARE A DAYCARE.

OKAY. THAT IS JUST SAYING GOLD.

YOU KNOW, IT COVERS ALL THE OTHER PLAYGROUND PARKS AND SUCH.

BUT THE MAIN FOCUS IS, IS LIKE OUR SUMMER PROGRAM OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, WE WANT IT CLEAR THAT WE PROVIDE A SERVICE, BUT WE ARE NOT A DAYCARE FACILITY.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL THING YOU BRING TO US EACH YEAR.

YEAH. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR BARBARA ON THIS COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL FROM COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

I'LL SECOND. GO RIGHT AHEAD, WILLIAM.

WILLIAM SCHUSTER SECONDS THAT.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[10.C. 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”, Division 3 “Galveston Cultural Arts Commission”, Of “The Code Of The City Of Galveston, 1982, As Amended”; Amending The Prescribed Meeting Location; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date (Legal).]

ITEM TEN C, PLEASE, MA'AM.

ITEM 10C 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. DIVISION THREE GALVESTON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982.

AS AMENDED, AMENDING THE PRESCRIBED MEETING LOCATION, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS? THIS WAS JUST A CLEANUP ITEM.

IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS COMMITTEE HAD SCHEDULED A MEETING IN A OTHER CITY BUILDING INADVERTENTLY, I'M SURE, BUT THEY WANTED THAT FLEXIBILITY.

SO WE'VE JUST CHANGED THE CODE TO ALLOW THEM TO MEET IN OTHER CITY BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEGAL? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO WHAT IF THEY WANTED TO HAVE A MEETING AT A CULTURAL ARTS RELATED BUILDING? WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO DO THAT? WHAT WE VOTE? I THINK IT'S A CITY OWNED BUILDING.

I READ IT DIFFERENT, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

THE REASON THIS CAME UP WAS BECAUSE CULTURAL ARTS WANTED TO MEET AT MCGUIRE DENT, WHERE MISS ANDERSON IS THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THAT COMMITTEE.

AND THERE WE DISCOVERED THEY WERE OUTSIDE.

SO IN CASE WE WANTED TO MEET IT, MCGUIRE DEN OR WRIGHT COUNTY RECREATION CENTER OR THE 30TH STREET ELECTRIC AND WATER PUMP STATION.

SO WE JUST WANT TO SAY OTHER CITY OWNED BUILDINGS.

YES. ALL RIGHT. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COLLINS.

VERY GOOD. WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM 11.

IT IS UNANIMOUS.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS]

IF YOU COULD READ THAT, PLEASE.

NELLIE ITEM 11 CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE.

UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCILMEMBERS OBJECTS, THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY CONSENT ITEMS. 11-11V ARE ON THE SCREEN.

WE ARE GOING TO DEFER, AS WE TALKED ABOUT IT, WORKSHOP COUNCIL ITEM 11F SO THAT WILL BE DEFERRED TO A FUTURE MEETING WITH ANY COUNCILMEMBER LIKE TO PULL ONE OF THESE OUT FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

DO WE HAVE A DEFERRAL DATE FOR THAT WHEN WE PULLED OUT? BRIAN, WE'RE DEFERRING 11F DEFERRAL DATE.

IS THERE A TIME IS THAT COMING BACK TO US IN MAY? AND THEN AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE MEETING.

OKAY, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A MOTION SEPARATELY FOR THAT, I THINK, TO FURTHER DEFER ON THAT.

LET'S GO AHEAD. AND FIRST OF ALL, ANY ITEMS THAT ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT OF THIS LIST? ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT ITEMS. 11A-11V AS IN VICTOR FOR APPROVAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 11F. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

IT IS UNANIMOUS NOW ON ITEM 11F.

[11.F. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 22-XXX Granting A Pipeline Easement Across City Property To Texas International Terminals. Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (R. Winiecke)]

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IS THERE A MOTION THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? WHAT IS OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING? MAY 26TH.

OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE.

18TH.

18TH? 18TH.

WE GOT TO WAIT TO HEAR THE COUNTY START OF THE 2022 SCHEDULE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER 11F, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. FOR THE MAY 18TH MEETING.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SECOND THAT.

AND I HAVE A CONFLICT, SO I THINK I NEED TO ABSTAIN.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THAT CONFLICT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT THAT WASN'T DECLARED AT THE BEGINNING, I DON'T THINK.

WELL, BECAUSE WE PULLED IT.

WE PULLED IT. YEAH, BUT NOW WE'RE VOTING.

WE HAVE A CONFLICT WITH COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

VERY GOOD. THAT'S EVERYONE'S IN FAVOR OF IT.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, WHO HAS A CONFLICT AND IS ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE.

[12.A. Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Providing For Reimbursement Of The Construction Cost For Certain Improvements Constructed On Property Placed Under The Exclusive Management And Control Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Galveston Wharves; Directing The City Secretary To Forward A Certified Copy Of This Resolution To The Board Of Trustees Of The Galveston Wharves; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Brown)]

VERY GOOD. ITEM 12A PLEASE.

NELLIE. ITEM 12A, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED ON PROPERTY PLACED UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WHARVES.

DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WHARVES, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. VERY GOOD.

WE DISCUSSED THAT THIS MORNING IN OUR WORKSHOP.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 12A, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.