8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 31 Cedar Lawn, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, 75 Cedar Lawn, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Requesting The Historic Preservation Officer Record The Property's Landmark Designation In The Official Public Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, The Tax Records Of The City Of Galveston And The Central Appraisal District, And The Official Zoning Maps Of The City Of Galveston, Texas; Designating The Site As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Planning Case Number 22P-037; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D.Lunsford)

[8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 31 Cedar Lawn, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, 75 Cedar Lawn, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Requesting The Historic Preservation Officer Record The Property's Landmark Designation In The Official Public Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, The Tax Records Of The City Of Galveston And The Central Appraisal District, And The Official Zoning Maps Of The City Of Galveston, Texas; Designating The Site As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Planning Case Number 22P-037; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D.Lunsford)]

ITEM EIGHT A, PLEASE.

ITEM EIGHT EIGHT, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 31 CEDAR LAWN AS THE GALVESTON LANDMARK PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS MB MENARDS SURVEY LOT 75 CEDAR LAWN IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER

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RECORD THE PROPERTY'S LANDMARK DESIGNATION IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY IN GALVESTON COUNTY, THE TAX RECORDS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE SITE AS A HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT SITE IN NEED OF A TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE ITS PRESERVATION PLANNING CASE NUMBER 22P037, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU, NELLIE DANIEL.

THANK YOU. SO THE 31 YEAR LOANS OF DR.

WILLIAM AND FRANCES FLETCHER HOUSE WAS STARTED IN 1926 AND COMPLETED IN 1927.

IN A SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR GALVESTON, IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE HOUSE.

SEWER LINES, OF COURSE, KNOWN FOR ITS UNUSUAL STREET LAYOUT AND WAS DEVELOPED BY W.L.

MOODY AND CLERK THOMPSON IN THE MID 1920S.

THE FLETCHER HOUSE WAS THE THIRD HOUSE TO BE BUILT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

DR. FLETCHER WAS A WORLD WAR ONE VETERAN WHO ALSO MAINTAINED AN INDUSTRY PRACTICE FOR 47 YEARS, AND A LANDMARK DESIGNATION WILL SECURE THIS HISTORIC HOME AS A CITY LANDMARK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW ON THAT, NELLY OR JANELLE? THESE ARE FROM YESTERDAY.

IT WAS JUST ONE. AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, ARE THERE ANY COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUNSFORD ON THIS? NO, MA'AM. I WILL I WILL COMMENT THAT BOTH PLANNING AND LANDMARK HAVE REVIEWED THIS AND APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THERE'S THE HOME.

THAT'S ACTUALLY THE ONE.

THAT'S THE ONE. THE NEXT ONE COMING UP.

YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

THERE WE ARE. PRETTY YOUNG.

VERY GOOD. IT IS NOW 5:17 P.M..

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM EIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE OR ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC? HEARING, NO RESPONSE.

IT'S 5:17 P.M..

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

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SHE'LL BE. CARL SAGAN.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS APPROVED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Designating The Property Located At 1306 Harbor View, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 51, Harbor View, A Subdivision, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Requesting The Historic Preservation Officer Record The Property's Landmark Designation In The Official Public Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, The Tax Records Of The City Of Galveston And The Central Appraisal District, And The Official Zoning Maps Of The City Of Galveston, Texas; Designating The Site As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Planning Case N0. 22P-036; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)]

ITEM EIGHT BEE, PLEASE.

I HAD TO MAKE ME CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1306 HARBOR VIEW AS THE GALVESTON LANDMARK.

PROPERLY PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS B MINUS SURVEY.

LOT 51 HARBOR VIEW A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECORD THE PROPERTY'S LANDMARK DESIGNATION IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY IN GALVESTON COUNTY, THE TAX RECORDS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE SITE AS A HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT SITE IN NEED OF TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE ITS PRESERVATION PLANNING.

CASE NUMBER 20 2P036 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, NELLIE CATHERINE.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M CONSTRUCTED IN 1958.

THE JOHN AND ALEXANDRA MOSS HOUSE IS ONE OF GALVESTON'S BEST EXAMPLES OF MID-CENTURY MODERN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE.

THE MAYOR'S FAMILY WAS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE GREAT THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH.

JOHN MOSS SERVED ON THE GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THE HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT THOMAS PRICE, WHO WAS GALVESTON'S BEST KNOWN MID-CENTURY MODERN ARCHITECT.

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

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATHERINE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN? I THINK HIS CLAIM TO FAME WAS THE HOME OF THE RAT PACK.

THAT JUST DEFINITELY HAS THAT VIBE, THAT BAD JOKE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CATHERINE, VERY MUCH.

IT IS NOW 5:19 P.M., OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B.

IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC OR ONLINE ON THIS TOPIC? HEARING, NO RESPONSE.

WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:19 P.M.

AND BRINGING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL.

MAYOR, I HAVE APPROVAL OF BB SECOND.

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MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF COUNCILMAN COLLINS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. AND APPROVED.

VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NINE, PLEASE.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]

NELLIE. ITEM NINE, PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE ARE NOW OPENING OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

I WANT TO GIVE JUST SOME THOUGHTS TO EVERYONE ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT HERE.

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE DO HAVE TIMERS THAT ARE WORKING, I THINK, AREN'T THEY, JANELLE, THAT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR TIME HERE.

SO WE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SECONDLY, I GET THIS QUESTION ASKED A LOT.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT DOES NOT ALLOW COUNCIL OR STAFF TO REPLY TO YOU ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IT'S AGAINST STATE LAW.

SO BUT REST ASSURED, WE'RE LISTENING AND TAKING VERY SERIOUSLY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, SAYING THAT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MELANIE CONLEY.

MELANIE. HELLO.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TODAY.

THE GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET IS ALL ABOUT GROWTH.

THE GROWTH OF SEEDS INTO DELICIOUS AND ESTHETICALLY BEAUTIFUL LIFE, GIVING PLANTS THAT FEED OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR POLLINATORS, THE GROWTH OF IDEAS AND DREAMS AND TO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES.

THE GROWTH OF CHILDREN WHO ARE FED HEALTHY AND KNOW THE VALUE OF A VEGETABLE.

PEOPLE CANNOT LEARN WHEN THEY'RE HUNGRY.

ESPECIALLY CHILDREN'S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF HEALTHY NUTRITION.

ALSO, THE GROWTH OF ACCEPTANCE THAT WHO SOMEONE LOVES AND HOW THEY DRESS SHOULD NEVER BE QUESTIONED.

THIS CROSS-POLLINATION OF IDEAS AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY HELPS MAKE GALVESTON A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE.

THE FOLKS WITH GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET ARE IN THE DIRT EVERY DAY, WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD.

WHEN I STARTED WORKING WITH THEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR POLICY FOR THEIR MULTIPLE ISLAND GARDENS IS THAT ANYONE PASSING BY CAN STOP AND PICK UP A HEALTHY SNACK.

ANYONE? WE HAVE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY WHO ARE HUNGRY, AND GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET PUTS FOOD DIRECTLY INTO THEIR HANDS.

THEY BRING FOOD TO OUR SCHOOLS, LETTING KIDS TRY ALL SORTS OF NEW VEGETABLES AND FUN LUNCH SESSIONS.

THEY WORK WITH SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE MENUS.

THEY TEACH KIDS AND ADULTS HOW TO PLANT, TEND AND COOK THE FOOD THAT THEY HARVEST FROM THEIR OWN GARDENS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY DO THIS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAKES SURE THAT THEY HAVE CAREFULLY CURATED, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF HOW OF ANY OTHER OUTWARDLY DEFINING FACTORS, FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME.

THE GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET ALLOWS OUR KIDS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF GROWTH WITHIN EACH TINY SEED, BE IT PLANTS, CHILDREN, BUSINESSES OR EACH MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. CONSTANCE RIVERS.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN.

MY NAME IS CONSTANCE RIVERS.

I AM PRESIDENT OF A POLITICAL GROUP HERE IN TOWN, WHO, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING ITS BELIEFS, ALSO IS VERY MUCH INTO NONPARTISAN.

AND MANY OF YOU, ALL OF YOU, IN FACT, CAME AND SPOKE AT OUR RECENT CANDIDATES NONPARTISAN.

WE ALSO SPONSOR A NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION.

WE GO OUT TO OUT THE COMMUNITY.

WE OFFER THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO CHANGE THEIR ADDRESS.

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT IF YOU'RE 18, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND NOT A FELON, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

I THINK OUR JUST RECENT CITY ELECTION SHOWS THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE, NOR DO THEY TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TRY AND DO WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION.

ONE OF OUR MAIN AREAS THAT WE PROVIDE THIS VOTER REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY IS IN SCHOOLS HERE ON THE ISLAND, BUT AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR DECISIONS ABOUT NON EVENTS, NON FOOD EVENTS, BEING AT THE FARMERS MARKET AND PERHAPS REWRITING THE CONTRACT THAT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE WHEN THEY COME TO OUR FARMERS MARKET.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CASEY MCAULIFFE.

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL.

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HI, Y'ALL. IT IS A REAL PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

WOW. IT IS NICE TO TAKE THAT OFF FOR A MOMENT.

SO. MY NAME IS CASEY MCAULIFFE.

I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET.

AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT I AM VERY, VERY LUCKY TO STEWARD.

THE HANDOUT I'VE GIVEN YOU QUICKLY ILLUSTRATES SOME OF THE BIG TAKEAWAYS OF GO FM'S WORK.

WE ARE A YEAR ROUND FARMERS MARKET THAT IS A SNAP RETAILER AND A QUICK RETAILER THAT TRIPLES FOOD STAMP BENEFITS FOR CUSTOMERS AND EMPOWERS FAMILIES TO EAT MORE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

WE TEACH MULTIPLE FREE MONTH MONTHLY COOKING CLASSES, AND WE TEACH AND WE HOST COMMUNITY DINNERS THROUGH OUR REAL FOOD PROJECT, OUR YOUNG GARDENERS PROGRAM, SCHOOL GARDENS GUIDE, 300 PLUS GALVESTON ISD STUDENTS THROUGH EVERY STEP OF GROWING FOOD AND SENDS THEM HOME WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1 POUND OF GARDEN GROWN VEGETABLES WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19, WE EXPANDED OUR OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MEET THE FOOD AND SECURITY NEEDS OF MORE GALVESTON FAMILIES.

SPECIFICALLY, OUR FRESH BOX PROGRAM HAS DELIVERED LOCAL FOODS TO FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS DIRECTLY TO THEIR DOORSTEP BI WEEKLY.

FOR 48 WEEKS AND COUNTING, OUR VICTORY GARDENS PROGRAM HAS INSTALLED TWO PUBLIC GARDENS THAT GROW FREE FOOD FOR DIRECT DISTRIBUTION TO LOCALS WITH SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY EXCITING BECAUSE OUR SECOND GARDEN WAS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

IT'S IN MINARD PARK, ADJACENT TO MAGUIRE REC CENTER.

WE JUST STARTED HARVESTING FROM THAT ONE THIS MONTH AND ALL OF THE HARVESTS WENT STRAIGHT TO FOLKS USING THE REC CENTER AND KIDS ENROLLED IN THE YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMING WITH THE REC CENTER. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY.

WE BELIEVE IT IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

IT SHOWS THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ELEVATING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS CITIZENS.

AND IT IT EMPOWERS GO FM TO BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES MOST DEMONSTRABLY BY ALLOWING US TO TAKE AN UNUSED PARKING LOT ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A BUSTLING FARMER'S MARKET.

DID I SAY MARKET? IT MEANT PARKING LOT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A MARKET ALWAYS IN MY MIND, I GUESS.

SO THAT OUR FOOD ACCESS WORK IN PARTICULAR MAKES THAT LOT ON 28TH STREET A REALLY FITTING HOME, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT AREA OF GALVESTON, IS A USDA REGISTERED FOOD DESERT.

AND BECAUSE OF OUR FOOD AND SECURITY WORK, WE HAVE NATURALLY BECOME A HOME FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT OFFER RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR GALVESTONIANS IN NEED.

GO FM'S WEEKLY OPEN AIR MARKET WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012, AND OUR PARTNERS ARE THE MARKET.

EVERYTHING WE DO IS ABOUT SERVING THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN BREAD, VEGETABLES AND HONEY.

IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ROB LEWIS.

AS A TEACHER, I BROUGHT MY NOTEBOOK JUST TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE CORRECT NOTES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ALL OF YOU.

I'M COMING KIND OF REPRESENTING THE BALL HIGH TOUR STORE AND OUR BEADS FOR NEEDS PROJECTS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD OF IT, BUT COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER HAS BEEN A VITAL COG IN HELPING US WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE BEADS FOR NEEDS PROJECT WAS INSTIGATED AND STARTED WITH MIKE DEAN AND THE AUGUST FOUNDATION.

HE CAME TO US AND SAID, WE'RE THROWING OUT 3 MILLION BEADS A YEAR AND WE'RE NOT PICKING THEM ALL BACK UP.

THEY'RE ALL GOING INTO THE TRASH AND NOT BEING RECYCLED.

SO WE DECIDED TO UTILIZE THOSE BEADS TO REPURPOSE THEM, TO COLLECT THEM.

WE COLLECTED OVER 300,000 BEADS LAST YEAR.

WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED MORE BEADS THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU. TO THE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO EVERYBODY.

AND JUST TO PLUG THAT A LITTLE BIT, IF YOU WANT TO DROP SOME BEADS OFF, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DROP BY BALL HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE ARE TWO BINS IN THE VERY FRONT.

THEY'VE BEEN FILLED UP LATELY AND WE WANT TO KEEP GOING WITH THAT MOMENTUM AND PART OF THAT MOMENTUM.

GUYS, I THINK THE SPECIAL THING THAT WE'RE DOING AT THE SCHOOL IS WE INVOLVE ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDENTS, ALSO STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES AND ALL ABILITY LEVELS THAT WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO RUN AN EMBEDDED, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS.

LAST YEAR WE DROVE PROBABLY AROUND $40,000 IN REVENUE AND PROFIT.

WE'RE LOOKING THIS YEAR TO TRY TO DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT.

THE MOODY FOUNDATION GAVE US A $315,000 GRANT IN ORDER TO BUILD A PRINT AND APPAREL SHOP.

AND SO THAT KIND OF SEGUES TO THE IDEA OF COMMUNITY AND GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET, WHICH IS A CRITICAL, CRITICAL NEXUS AND PLATFORM

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FOR NOT ONLY SUSTAINABILITY BUT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

KC AND THE GO FM WERE VERY GRACIOUS TO HAVE US OUT LAST YEAR TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT THAT INVOLVED OUR STUDENTS WORKING.

WE COLLECTED PROBABLY AROUND 15 BOXES OF BEADS FOR RECYCLING, AND THAT PLATFORM WAS CRUCIAL, VERY, VERY CRUCIAL. WE WEREN'T SELLING FOOD, BUT WE WERE ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FAMILY CENTRIC INVOLVED.

IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL EVENT, AMBIANCE AND ENVIRONMENT.

AND I ENCOURAGE YOU AS STEWARDS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, STEWARDS OF A COMMUNITY THAT IS DIVERSE, THAT CELEBRATES ITS DIVERSITY, IS A PORT OF CALL AND HAS LONG BEEN A HAVEN FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT.

AND I THINK AS SOMEBODY THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS A COMMUNITY THAT WE REPRESENT OURSELVES WITH INCLUSIVITY, THAT WE FOCUS ON EMPOWERING ALL PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS OF LIFE AND ALL ABILITIES.

SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS TIME, AND I WISH YOU SUCCESS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. PLEASURE.

SHEILA BELL, SHEILA.

REFURBISHED BEADS.

HOW ARE YOU? SHEILA? I'M GOOD. SHE SAYS NO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

SO GLAD TO BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL KNOW ME.

YEARS AGO, GOD SHOWED ME A VISION THAT GALVESTON WAS THE MOST PROTECTED CITY IN THE WORLD.

AND IT DAWNED ON ME THAT CAN'T HAPPEN UNLESS Y'ALL KNOW WHAT HE KNOWS.

SO, MISS ROBB, MY HUSBAND'S SICK, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THIS TO YOU TILL NOW.

MAYOR? YES, MA'AM.

NO ONE ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH BUT ME YOU AND GOD AND ONE OTHER PERSON KNOWS WHAT'S IN THESE IN HERE.

THIS IS FOR YOU. MY FAVORITE CITY MANAGER.

THIS IS FOR YOU. LOTS OF STUFF IS HAPPENING IN THIS WORLD, WE ALL KNOW.

BUT WHAT GOD WILL DO IS HERE.

REVEAL SECRETS.

HE TELL YOU SECRETS SO THAT ANOTHER ATTACK WON'T HAPPEN.

AND WE ALL SHOCKED AND SURPRISED.

NOTHING. SHOCKS ARE SURPRISES GOD.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE IS SOME VERY, VERY SECRET THINGS THAT THE WHOLE WORLD WISH THEY KNEW.

IT'S GOD'S WILL THAT THIS CITY BE PROTECTED BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT WHAT'S HERE.

WE GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE.

ALL RIGHT. HEY. SO.

OH, I GAVE YOU SOME OF MY NOTES.

BUT ANYWAY, LISTEN, I CAME HERE NOVEMBER OF 2019.

THE LORD SENT ME HERE TO SAY TO THE NATION WAS GOING TO BE ATTACKED.

AND IT WAS WHAT THEY'RE CALLING CORONAVIRUS.

GOD CAUSED AIR ATTACK.

THEY ATTACKED OUR AIR.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID IT WAS AIRBORNE.

SO ALL I'M HERE TO DO.

I LOVE EXPOSING SECRETS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T MEAN PEOPLE.

GOOD. I LIKE DOING THAT.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE US, AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TAKE OVER THIS CITY.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING IT SINCE 2001 AUGUST.

I SAW IT IN MY FACE.

I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SEE WHAT I SAW.

AND I'M NOT GOOD AT KEEPING SECRETS WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT.

I LIKES TO TELL IT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

NOW, SINCE I GAVE YOU ALL MY NOTES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I WAS GOING TO SAY.

SO. SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE TIME.

AND PLEASE DON'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT THING HAPPEN TO DO SOMETHING.

YOU'RE A ROTTWEILER IN THE SPIRIT.

YOU DON'T GET IT.

IF YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE SOME TROUBLE, YOU'RE GOING TO HANDLE IT.

YOU'RE HUMBLE, BUT YOU LEAD AND YOU DO EVERYTHING THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.

HE'S THE IMPLEMENTER.

IMPLEMENTER? MR. MAXWELL. Y'ALL ALL VOTED IN TOGETHER.

WE'RE A BIG FAMILY.

WE'LL BE A COMMUNITY. GOD BLESS.

THANK YOU, SHEILA.

I APPRECIATE IT.

CHAD SMITH, CHAD.

THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

MAYOR BROWN, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MR. MAXWELL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO GET TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

I'M WEARING TWO HATS TODAY.

I'M REPRESENTING GALVESTON COOK HERE, WHICH SOME OF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

WE ARE A NEWER NONPROFIT THAT FOCUSES ON COLLABORATION, BRINGING ALL THE PARTNERS TO THE TABLE TO WORK ON THE ISSUES WITHIN OUR ENTIRE COUNTY.

A LOT OF THE ISSUES WE FOCUS ON ARE HERE IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

ALSO, WE'RE IN MY HAT AS STAFF OF GALVESTON CENTRAL CHURCH, WHICH YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH, THAT WE HELP AROUND 100 DIFFERENT UNHOUSED PEOPLE WITHIN A GIVEN WEEK WITH WASHING CLOTHES AND GIVING OUT MEALS AND.

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BUT YEAH, TODAY I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS JUST MY GRATEFULNESS FOR WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.

BUT ALSO JUST WHEN WE FORMED OUR GALVESTON CO-CARE TWO YEARS AGO, CASEY MCAULIFFE WAS RIGHT THERE AT THE TABLE WITH US.

SHE BELIEVES IN STRONG COLLABORATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS.

AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN JUST TIME AND TIME AGAIN AS SHE COMES TO THE TABLE IS BUILDING SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY INVALUABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY WE ARE SEEING BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY AND BECAUSE OF KIND OF THE POST COVID MOVEMENT, BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE SEEING THE DISPARITIES GROW.

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO RECEIVE SERVICES AND NEEDING HELP.

AND IT IS AT THIS TIME THAT I BELIEVE THAT REMOVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVE EVENTS AT A PLACE LIKE THE FARMER'S MARKET WOULD BE A DETRIMENTAL JUST HIT TO OUR COMMUNITY AT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN GO TO TO GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

AND SO I WOULD ASK, JUST AS I WEAR MY CO-CARE HAT AND MY CENTRAL CHURCH HAT, JUST ASKING THAT YOU READ, CONSIDER THIS AND TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY IN THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN PETTY.

NO. MY NAME IS BRIAN PETTY.

I AM ONE OF THE STUDENTS, ONE OF THE RESEARCHERS, ONE OF THE WORKERS AT UTMB.

MOST RECENTLY IN THEIR FAMILY MEDICINE PROGRAM AND ALSO WITH PEDIATRICS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THERE HAS BEEN RECENT CONSIDERATION TO REMOVE SOME OF THE REVISIONS IN THE CONTRACT WITH THE GO FM GALVESTON ZONE FARMERS MARKET TO ALLOW THEM TO HOLD PUBLIC EVENTS.

WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS PARTICULARLY AIMED AT PREVENTING THEM FROM HOLDING THEIR DRAG STORY TIME EVENT.

I'M NOT ACTUALLY HERE TO ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST THAT, PARTICULARLY, ALTHOUGH I CAN SAY THAT THAT IS THE THAT POSES NO DETRIMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, IN FACT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES GALVESTON SHINING AND VERY SPECIAL.

BUT PUBLIC EVENTS ALLOW FOR MANY OF THE HEALTH SERVICES THAT SO MANY OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS USE.

THEY ALLOW FOR MAMMOGRAMS, WOMEN'S HEALTH, SCREENINGS FOR HYPERTENSION, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, DIABETES, DIABETIC SERVICES, PODIATRY, NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

IF YOU REMOVE THESE PROVISIONS, YOU TAKE AWAY HEALTH CARE FROM SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS, LOVED ONES, CHILDREN.

AS OUR CHAPLAIN INVOKED EARLIER PLEAS IN THE SPIRIT OF HUMILITY AND IN THE SERVICE AND IN THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE, IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OATHS YOU ALL TOOK, CONSIDER VERY, VERY CAREFULLY WHAT ACTIONS YOU TAKE AND HOW THEY WILL AFFECT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MARIO ZUNIGA.

HI. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MARIO ZUNIGA.

I WISH I COULD PUT IT AS ELOQUENTLY AS BRYAN DID, BUT BASICALLY I'M HERE FOR THE SAME CAUSE.

I'M A STUDENT AT UTMB.

BEFORE GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL, I WAS AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST IN MILAM COUNTY IN TEXAS WORKING FOR SACHSE, AND I ALSO WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION HERE CALLED STREET MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP AT UTMB, WHERE WE MAINLY SERVED UNHOUSED POPULATIONS AROUND THE ISLAND, PROVIDING DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND CONNECTING THEM TO SOCIAL NETWORKS HERE ON THE ISLAND, ONE OF THOSE REALLY LARGE SOCIAL NETWORKS AND ONE OF THESE BIG PROGRAMS ON THE ISLAND THAT IS, AND YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL AFTERNOON, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THIS ISLAND IS THE GALVESTON COUNTY, YOU KNOW, THE GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET.

I JUST ASK YOU GUYS TO PLEASE RECONSIDER REMOVING THE LIMITATIONS ON HAVING LIVE EVENTS THERE OR NON-FOOD EVENTS.

AS BRIAN HAD NOTED, THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THINGS OTHER THAN FOOD, SUCH AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OTHER REALLY FANTASTIC RESOURCES FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

SO TAKING THAT AWAY FROM SOME OF THE NEEDIEST PEOPLE REALLY WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO THE TO THE ISLAND.

I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TED O'ROURKE.

TED, GOOD TO SEE YOU TED, HADN'T SEEN YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M TED O'ROURKE.

I LIVE HERE IN GALVESTON, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO GET AS EMOTIONAL OR I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT NOT TO BE AS EMOTIONAL AS THE LAST TIME I CAME UP AND TALKED AND KIND OF HAD A LITTLE BREAKDOWN.

BUT IT'S ON TO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE GO PLACES AND THEY SAY, I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS, BUT I GOT GOOD NEWS AND GOOD NEWS ON THE MEMORIAL AND THE BIKE TRACK.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP GET THAT GOING FORWARD.

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I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE WITH THE CITY, WITH SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS I THINK WE'VE GOT FUNDING FOR BOTH THE MEMORIAL AND THE BIKE TRACK.

SO THAT'S A REAL GOOD NEWS FOR US.

AND HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH I'LL BE ABLE TO GET A COUPLE OF Y'ALL TO HELP ME GET IT INTO THE WORKSHOP AND GET A LOT MORE DETAIL OUT THERE OF WHERE I'D LIKE TO SEE US GO WITH WITH THIS PROJECT. BUT I WANT TO SAY TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE THEY'VE ALREADY MENTIONED TO ME, NOT JUST THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DO A MEMORIAL FOR SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO DO IT FOR EVERYBODY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS.

WHEN YOU HAVE A PERSON AS WONDERFUL AS DR.

HUGHES WAS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY OF 50,000 PEOPLE AND A THIRD OF THE COMMUNITY SHOWS UP AT YOUR WAKE AND THAT PERSON, THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS SERVED EVERY RACE ON THE ISLAND, BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, HAVE WORKED WITH EVERYBODY AND SAVED SO MANY LIVES.

I CAN CONSIDER A HERO AND IN MY OPINION, THAT PARTICULAR MATTER.

THAT SHE DESERVES THAT AND GALVESTON DESERVES THAT TO HAVE A PLACE TO REMEMBER SOMEONE THAT GAVE SO MUCH TO THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT SAYING THAT WE'VE ALSO WORKED.

THE ARCHITECT HAS WORKED TO CHANGE THE DESIGN THAT I HANDED OUT LAST MONTH A LITTLE BIT AND NOT HAVE IT GO BACK SO FAR.

BUT TO MAKE IT STRETCH OUT A LITTLE BIT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT SO MUCH MATERIAL OUT THERE IN THE CORE IS GOING TO BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT, BUT WANT TO WORK ON THE MEMORIAL FIRST AND TRY TO GET THAT GOING AND THEN COME BACK OVER TIME.

MAYBE I WAS GOING SPEEDING A LITTLE BIT, GOING A LITTLE BIT TOO FAST WITH IT, BUT I WANT TO WORK THROUGH ALL THE CHANNELS AND DO IT CORRECTLY.

BUT I NEED THE CITY TO CONSIDER BEING A NONFEDERAL SPONSOR WITH NO COST TO THE CITY WHATSOEVER AND NO MAINTENANCE COST IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT BECAUSE I'M HERE WHEN I WAS HERE, SOMEBODY CALLING HIM FOR A CHANGE, THAT WAS THAT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE.

I LIKE THAT. AND IT'S OVER WITH.

I GUESS WHAT I WAS SAYING THAT THAT WAS GREAT.

BUT ANYWAY, I'LL TALK TO HER LATER.

BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO JUST TELL YOU THAT IT MEANS A LOT AND DOESN'T JUST MEAN A LOT TO ME.

IT MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TED. CLAUDIA THORNTON.

CLAUDIA THORNTON.

ALL RIGHT. SHANICE BLAIR.

MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A THEME TO TELL PEOPLE IN PUBLIC COMMENT.

TIME'S UP. WELL, YOU SHOULD.

OH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

I'M HERE AS A GALVESTONIAN, A CO COORDINATOR FOR THE FUTURE, AS US BOARD MEMBER OF THE FARMER'S MARKET AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN GALVESTON.

AND I'M HERE TO SAY THE GALVESTON PLEDGE THAT'S ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.

AND IT SAYS, AS A CITIZEN OF GALVESTON, I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE THE CITY ONE GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

I BELIEVE THIS CAN OCCUR BECAUSE WE BRING TO THE TABLE ALL OUR RICH TRADITIONS AND CULTURAL HERITAGES.

I BELIEVE PEOPLE OF ALL THESE TRADITIONS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE HAVE TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER.

I BELIEVE THAT IF WE UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT OUR DIFFERENCES, WE WILL REALIZE EVERY PERSON HAS WORTH AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

I BELIEVE THAT IF I CANNOT ACCEPT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, BE THEY RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, THEN I BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THEREFORE, FROM THIS DAY ON, I PLEDGE THAT I WILL ACCEPT EACH GALVESTON'S INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND ENCOURAGE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO DO LIKEWISE.

FOR I UNDERSTAND THAT TOGETHER WE ARE ALL ONE IN THE HUMAN RACE.

AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST FANTASTIC THAT OUR CITY HAS THIS ON OUR WEBSITE AS A CITY.

WHAT WE WANT AND THAT THE CITY PARTNERS WITH THE FARMER'S MARKET SO THAT WE CAN UPHOLD THESE STANDARDS IN THE CITY.

AND I JUST REALLY WANT EVERYONE TO REMEMBER THAT THAT IT'S THAT OUR CITIZENS, OUR CITY CARES ABOUT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

DAVID BACA.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE GALVESTON OWN FARMERS MARKET THIS LAST YEAR.

THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN THERE KNOW THAT MOVING FROM THE ORIGINAL SITE TO THIS PARKING LOT HAS JUST BEEN A GODSEND.

IT'S JUST AMAZING SPOT THAT WE NOW OWN THE FARMERS MARKET.

THIS THIS HAS ADDED SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE FARMERS MARKETS, YOU KNOW HOW JOYFUL AND HAPPY OF A PLACE IT IS.

IT'S A TRUE COMMUNITY EVENT AND IT HAPPENS EVERY WEEK.

NOT ONLY HAVE YOU EMPOWERED THE FARMER'S MARKET, BUT YOU'VE ALSO EMPOWERED A LOT OF THE NON-FOOD PARTNERS SUCH AS THE UTMB VIOLENCE PREVENTION

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PROGRAM, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, TEXAS A&M AT GALVESTON, THE UTMB NEAR PROGRAM, ROSENBERG LIBRARY.

BALL HIGH TOR PROGRAM, AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMITTEE.

GISD, THE NAVAL MUSEUM.

GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION.

ARTIS BOAT, CAUSEWAY GALVESTON, GALVESTON ART LEAGUE, GALVESTON COLLEGE, VISION GALVESTON, THE TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE MOODY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER.

AS THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ME KNOW THAT MYSELF AND MY WIFE ARE VERY MUCH INVESTED IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND WE WORK VERY HARD.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR CITY.

AND I THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING THIS COLLABORATION WITH THE FARMERS MARKET.

THANK YOU, DAVID. KATE BLACK.

HELLO. I KNOW MOST OF YOU ALL.

FOR Y'ALL I DON'T KNOW, MY NAME IS KATE BLACK.

I AM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.

FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FARMER'S MARKET, FROM DAY ONE, THE VERY FIRST MARKET IN OCTOBER OF 2012, THERE WAS LIVE MUSIC AND A COMMUNITY EVENT.

THERE HAS NEVER NOT BEEN THAT AT EVERY SINGLE MARKET.

WHEN THE CITY STARTED THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE FARMERS MARKET A YEAR AGO.

THAT MEANS THERE HAD BEEN NINE YEARS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AT EVERY SINGLE FARMER'S MARKET.

WE HAVE CANCELED A HANDFUL OF FARMERS MARKETS OVER NINE YEARS.

EVERY SINGLE WEEK WE HAVE ONE.

PART OF WHAT MAKES THE FARMER'S MARKET SO RICH, SO INCREDIBLE IS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

IT IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO BUY FOOD.

IT IS THAT FOOD BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO CONNECT IN ALL OF THESE OTHER WAYS.

IT IS A HUB, AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ALREADY.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LIST THAT CASEY GAVE, YOU ARE MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING MORE ACCESS TO PEOPLE, BUT ALSO MORE PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO PEOPLE, BUT ALSO TO BRING JOY.

IT IS A FUN PLACE.

PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN.

IT IS A FAMILY ORIENTED PLACE.

I LOOK BACK AT PHOTOS FROM THAT FIRST FARMERS MARKET AND THOSE CHILDREN, THOSE LITTLE KIDS ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW AND IT BOGGLES MY MIND.

BUT THIS IS WATCHING FAMILIES GROW.

THAT IS PART OF IT.

AND EVERYTHING THERE IS CENTERED AROUND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

SO THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN A CONTRACT FOR A YEAR AND NOW SUDDENLY WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO WHAT WAS VERY OBVIOUS, WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE.

I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO RECONSIDER THAT.

THE OTHER THING TO THINK OF IS THAT IT'S NOT.

WE PROVIDE A LOT OF LOCAL EVENTS, BUT WE ARE A TOURIST.

WE ARE A TOURIST CITY.

LOTS OF TOURISTS GO THERE AS WELL.

AS A PROFESSION, I AM AN ARCHITECT AND I WORKED WITH MANY WEEKENDERS WHO WANT I'M SORRY, TOURISTS WHO WANT TO BECOME WEEKENDERS AND HELP DESIGN HOMES FOR THEM.

THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS NO IDEA THAT I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FARMER'S MARKET, ASK ME, IS THERE A FARMER'S MARKET HERE OR HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE FARMER'S MARKET? IT'S REALLY COOL.

THERE'S THIS FARMER'S MARKET, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

THAT IS ALSO PART OF OUR TOURISM.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE GETTING OFF CRUISE SHIPS.

THEY GO TO THE FARMERS MARKET.

IT IS A PLACE NOT JUST FOR LOCALS, BUT SO IT BUILDS OUR ECONOMY AS WELL.

THAT IS ALSO LIKELY TO RECONSIDER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME.

THANK YOU FOR ALL. THEY ALL DO.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

KAY IN MOBILE, I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED THAT LAST NAME.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM.

MY NAME IS KEYON MOBLEY.

I'M A CRITICAL CARE TRAIN SURGEON JUST DOWN THE STREET AND ACTUALLY SOME SPECIALIZING IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY.

I WOULD SAY I'M POTENTIALLY UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND HOW CHILDREN ARE A UNIQUELY RESILIENT GROUP.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE SAY AS ADULTS THAT WE DO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD PUT THAT ONUS ON THEM.

WE SHOULD ALLOW ADULTS TO SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO DO THE RIGHT THING, HOW TO INCLUDE EVERYBODY IN THIS ISLAND.

WE SAID IN OUR PRAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PEOPLE ON THIS ISLAND ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD STAY TRUE TO THOSE WORDS.

CHILDREN ARE BORN AS A GROUP THAT ARE NOT DISCRIMINATORY.

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THEY ARE ACCEPTING ALMOST TO A FAULT.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE SHOULD NOT HIDE BEHIND THEM, BEHIND TECHNICALITIES AT THEIR EXPENSE.

I THINK THAT WHATEVER DISAGREEMENTS ARE HAPPENING BETWEEN THE FARMERS MARKET AND THE CITY OF GALVESTON CAN BE CAN COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR ALL.

AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM AND SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER CLEARLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THREE KIDS, 11 AND UNDER.

WE LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO.

ALTHOUGH, LIKE MANY RESIDENTS IN OUR ISLAND, WE EXPERIENCE THIS CITY AS ONE COMMUNITY AND NOT DISTRICTS.

RIGHT. SO I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT MOST OF US EXPERIENCE GALVESTON AS ONE PLACE, SO WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE PLACES THAT YOU ALL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT.

SO WE LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO, BUT I WORK IN DISTRICT THREE AND MY KIDS GO TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ONE IN THREE AND WE ABSOLUTELY USE CITY IN COMMUNITY AMENITIES, ISLANDWIDE.

LIKE DO I LIKE DRIVING TO THE OTHER END OF THE ISLAND FOR SOCCER? NO, BUT I SURE DO APPRECIATE IT.

RIGHT. SO I'M HERE TODAY NOT ONLY AS A CONSTITUENT AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER, BUT AS A MOM.

AND I AM IN SUPPORT, NOT JUST OF GO FM'S FULL COMMUNITY MARKET MODEL.

THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT, BUT EVERY PARTNER ORGANIZATION, EVERY PIECE OF PROGRAMING THAT THEY INTEGRATE AND INVITE INTO THAT MARKET.

AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THIS, THAT AND EVERYBODY HAS SAID THIS FAR MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN ME.

BUT GO FM IS MORE THAN A MARKET.

IT'S MORE THAN A POP UP TENT SELLING SQUASH AND TOMATOES.

ALTHOUGH THANK YOU TO THOSE VENDORS, IT'S WHERE OUR COMMUNITY IS BUILT AND NURTURED AND THE 50 PARTNERSHIPS AND GROWING THAT THEY BUILD TO CREATE AN ORGANIC, NATURAL COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE, IT'S UNPARALLELED, Y'ALL.

AND AS A COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER WHO HAS SPENT OVER 15 YEARS DOING THAT WORK ACROSS SECTORS, THAT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DO AND TO DO WELL.

AND THEY'RE DOING IT.

I THINK IT'S EVIDENCED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SHOWING UP TODAY.

SO WHEN MY FAMILY VISITS, WE'RE GOING FOR MORE THAN JUST OUR WEEKLY SUPPLIES.

WE GO TO SEE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND TO SEE WHAT ACTIVITIES AND WHAT'S NEW TO OUR COMMUNITY OR WHAT'S WHAT NEW PROGRAMING? WHAT ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT? SOMETIMES I GET TO SEE SOME OF Y'ALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS I COULDN'T GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE WITH YOU.

YOU WERE LIKE SURROUNDED LAST WEEKEND.

AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT WAY AS PARENTS, PARTICULARLY POST COVID, TO RECONNECT AND HELP OUR KIDS RECONNECT AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF THIS INCREDIBLY RICH AND DIVERSE ISLAND THAT WE GET TO LIVE ON AND BE A PART OF.

SO I'M ASKING THAT Y'ALL PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING GO FM'S FULL MARKET MODEL.

AND MORE THAN THAT, IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED, PLEASE ATTEND.

IT REALLY IS LIKE SOMEBODY.

I MEAN, IT'S HOT Y'ALL RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS TRULY A JOYFUL PLACE.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MATT HANNAN. MATT.

MATT HANNAN. I HAD OTHER THINGS PLANNED TO SAY, BUT I CUT A LOT OF STUFF OUT.

HERE IT IS, 2022, AND WE'RE HAVING TO FIGHT ANITA BRYANT AGAIN.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REASON THAT THE DRAG QUEEN STORY HOURS CUT OUT WAS THAT SOMEONE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING THE CHILDREN. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ZEAL APPLIED TO PROTECTING THE CHILDREN FROM GUNS.

DRAG QUEEN STORY.

OUR HURT NO.

ONE. I'M NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FARMERS MARKET.

I DO SHOP THERE BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE FOOD DESERT AND WE NOW HAVE SOMEONE MAKING AN ISSUE OUT ABOUT MAKING AN ISSUE OUT OF A NON-ISSUE, CLAIMING TO BE PROTECTING THE CHILDREN.

IT'S AN ALSO I THINK IT'S SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE UP UNTIL THIS COMPLAINT, IT WAS OKAY THAT WHAT WENT ON AT THE FARMER'S MARKET WENT ON THERE.

IT COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY, EASILY HAVE BEEN NAMED CLOWN STORY HOUR, BECAUSE THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT IS SOMEBODY IN MAKEUP . HISTORICALLY AND STATISTICALLY, IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT SOME CHILD BEING MOLESTED BY A DRAG QUEEN, YOU HAVE TO FEAR THE PEOPLE YOU FEAR THE MOST ARE YOUR OWN FAMILY, PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE AND PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW

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AND LATELY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE BAPTIST SOUTHERN CONVENTION.

ALSO, IF A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY BECOMES AROUSED AT ONE OF THE STORY HOURS, YOU PROBABLY HAVE A BIGGER ISSUE TO DEAL WITH WITH YOUR CHILD AND A DRAG QUEEN.

THIS IS JUST PART OF AN ONGOING ATTACK ON MINORITIES AND MEMBERS OF BY MEMBERS OF A CERTAIN PARTY.

IT BLEW UP IN THE LAST ELECTION WHEN A NON-ISSUE WAS AGGRAVATED BY ONE OF THE ANYWAY, THANK GOD IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE AND WE DON'T HAVE HIM FOR MAYOR.

THIS COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO BE NONPARTISAN AND YOU HAVE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES AND REAL ISSUES THAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS.

CORRECT. CORRECT THIS MADE UP MESS.

AND IF YOUR CHILDREN, AS I SAID, ARE AROUSED BY THESE CUES, THEN PLEASE KEEP THEM AT HOME UNTIL THEY'RE 21 AND CAN MAKE THOSE DECISIONS THEMSELVES.

THERE WAS NO HARM IN THE DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MATT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. COME FORWARD.

YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE, MA'AM.

AND YOUR ADDRESS.

MY NAME IS HONEY ALEXANDER AND I LIVE ON 10421 SHOPPER ROAD.

I MOVED TO GALVESTON, TEXAS, IN 2015 TO TAKE CARE OF MY SICK PARENTS, AND THAT'S AN OVERWHELMING JOB.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HELPED ME GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY WAS VOLUNTEERING.

I BECAME A VOTER REGISTRAR.

ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES THAT I WAS ABLE TO REGISTER VOTERS WAS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF RUNNING INTO CASEY AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT MADE ME FEEL WELCOME, INCLUDED AND PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

I NOT ONLY CONTINUED WORKING THERE AS A VOTER REGISTRAR, BUT I BEGAN TO VOLUNTEER AT THE YOUNG GARDENERS PROGRAM.

I'M NOW THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YOUNG GARDENERS PROGRAM.

WE PROVIDE FOOD FOR THESE KIDS.

WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO FEEL INCLUDED, FOR THEM TO FEEL INVOLVED.

I WAS MADE TO FEEL WELCOME BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS I BUILT AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.

SO MANY CHILDREN, BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN, COME THROUGH AND DON'T SEE PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM.

DON'T SEE PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE LIFE THE SAME WAY THAT THEY DO.

AND COMING TO THE MARKET, COMING TO THE SCHOOLS, AND HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

HOW TO BECOME A GOOD CITIZEN IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW TO JUST BE A GOOD PERSON IS WHAT WE DO AT THE FARMER'S MARKET AND THROUGH GALVESTON, THROUGH THE YOUNG GARDENERS PROGRAM.

ALL YEAR LONG, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS THIS MORNING TO SEE THESE YOUNG KINDERGARTNERS EATING FOOD, FRESH OUT OF THE GARDEN AND LITERALLY SQUEALING WITH DELIGHT.

INCLUSIVITY IS SO IMPORTANT IF YOU DON'T SEE PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE YOU, BEHAVE LIKE YOU AND EXCEL.

YOU DON'T EVER THINK THAT YOU CAN EITHER.

THE PART OF BEING I'M OVERWHELMED WITH THE WAY THE COMMUNITY OF GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET BROUGHT ME IN BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP.

I HAVE MET SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE ON THIS ISLAND AND WHEN MY PARENTS ULTIMATELY PASSED AWAY, THEY EMBRACED ME.

THEY HELPED ME.

THEY GAVE ME THE SPACE TO GRIEVE THEM AND THEN COME BACK IN AND EXCEL WITHIN THE PROGRAM.

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT.

INCLUSION IS IMPORTANT.

MAKE SPACE FOR ALL PEOPLE TO FEEL WELCOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. COME FORWARD.

HI, MY NAME IS ALICE TAYLOR.

I DON'T KNOW ALL OF YOU.

I DO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH MARIE ON MY BOARD, AND WILLIAM WAS OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL PERSON AND MIKE IS OUR NEW COUNCIL PERSON. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU.

MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED TO THE ISLAND THREE YEARS AGO.

WE LEFT A COMMUNITY THAT WAS NOT INCLUSIVE.

AND PART OF THE REASON WE CAME TO GALVESTON IS THAT WE LOVE HOW INCLUSIVE THIS ISLAND IS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I AM FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE, DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT RACES, DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, DIFFERENT IDENTITIES.

AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS ISLAND SO BEAUTIFUL AND WHY I WILL FOREVER CALL IT HOME UNTIL I MOVED TO ANOTHER ISLAND IN ROATAN.

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BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER, WHOLE NOTHER SPEECH.

MY HUSBAND AND I GO TO THE FARMER'S MARKET NEARLY EVERY SUNDAY AND WE GO, AS IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, NOT ONLY FOR OUR VEGGIES FOR THE WEEK, BUT WE GO TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMS ARE THERE THAT WEEK, WHO'S HANDING OUT BOOKS? WHO'S HANDING OUT FLIERS? I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT BIG BROTHERS.

BIG SISTERS NEEDS TO GO SET UP A TENT THERE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS NEED MENTORS.

I SEE SOME MEN UP THERE.

WE NEED MEN MENTORS.

JUST A SHAMELESS PLUG THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THE DECISION WAS JUST MAYBE A A QUICK NOT THOUGHT OUT DECISION, BUT THE FARMERS MARKET DOES A LOT OF NON-FOOD ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I PERSONALLY LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND ALSO ENJOY THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE, INCLUDING THE LIVE MUSIC AND THE ENTERTAINMENT.

IT'S PART OF OF WHY WE GO EACH WEEKEND, I THANK EACH OF YOU FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND HELPING TO CONTINUE MAKE GALVESTON THE BEAUTIFULLY INCLUSIVE PLACE THAT IT IS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? YES, SIR. COME FORWARD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR BROWN, CITY MANAGER MAXWELL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M STEPHEN J. BAINES.

I AM FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO.

I LIVED HERE FOR SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS.

I FIRST CAME TO THE FARMER'S MARKET.

YES, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE FARMERS MARKET, BUT NOT JUST ABOUT THE FARMERS MARKET.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GALVESTON AND THIS COMMUNITY.

I HAVE FELT LIKE I'VE BEEN ADOPTED AND I OWE A LOT OF THAT TO CASEY MCAULIFFE THERE IN THE BACKGROUND, WHO WHO WAS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? I CAME TO THE FARMERS MARKET AND MONTH AFTER MONTH, BUT WEEK AFTER WEEK I WOULD GO.

AND CASEY AT THE TIME WAS NOT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SHE JUST ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL WELCOME.

SHE SAID, HOW ABOUT VOLUNTEERING? VOLUNTEERING IS IN MY BLOOD.

I LOVE TO VOLUNTEER, BUT AS I'M WORKING FULL TIME, I'M ALSO WORKING ON A PHD.

I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO THAT.

SLOWLY BUT SURELY NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT I'M THE PRESIDENT OF GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET.

I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK AS THE PRESIDENT, BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK AS A CITIZEN.

I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK AS A BLACK GAY MAN HERE.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT GALVESTON IS THAT PEOPLE FEEL INCLUDED.

AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT I THINK WHAT I HEARD FROM THAT PLEDGE, THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND THOSE ONLINE THAT PEOPLE APPRECIATE A PLACE THAT IS INCLUSIVE.

ONE OF THE MOST HATED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE BLACK TRANS WOMEN.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD TALK ABOUT.

AND I WANT TO GIVE A PLUG.

I DON'T WANT TO EVEN CALL IT A PLUG, BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT IF GALVESTON IS SAYING THAT THEY'RE INCLUSIVE, I WANT TO SEE US STAND BY THAT, NOT JUST BY THE FARMER'S MARKET.

WHEN WE SAY THE FARMER'S MARKET, THE FARMER'S MARKET IS MORE THAN JUST FOOD.

IT'S A COMMUNITY HUB AND AS A COMMUNITY HUB THAT SHOULD MEAN EVERYBODY IS WELCOME, NO MATTER THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, THEIR GENDER IDENTITY, THEIR RACE, THEIR COLOR OR CREED, VETERAN STATUS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND I WILL YIELD MY TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M LAUREN DELLHOME, AND I ALSO LIVE IN GALVESTON AND I'M A TEACHER AS WELL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO I'LL MAKE IT QUICK, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP HOW MANY TIMES COMMUNITY WAS SAID TONIGHT BY PEOPLE WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GALVESTON FARMERS MARKET.

SO OBVIOUSLY IT SUPPLIES THE MOST BASIC NEED OF FOOD.

BUT RIGHT, ALL OF THESE OTHER EVENTS, HEALTH CARE, GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND THE DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR, WHICH TEACHES INCLUSIVITY THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE WHO YOU ARE, TO DRESS AS EXTRAVAGANTLY OR IS NOT EXTRAVAGANTLY

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BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOBODY IS THREATENED BY MY T SHIRT AND SHORTS TODAY EITHER.

SO YOU ARE ACCEPTING OF PEOPLE AND HOWEVER EXTRAVAGANTLY OR NOT EXTRAVAGANTLY, THEY CHOOSE TO PRESENT THEMSELVES.

AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE SHARING LITERACY, BECAUSE LITERACY, AS WE SHOULD KNOW, IS ALSO A BUILDING SEED TO COMMUNITIES.

SO I'VE SAID COMMUNITY A BUNCH OF TIMES MYSELF AND YES, PLEASE KEEP COMMUNITY EVENTS A PART OF GALVESTON FARMER'S MARKET BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT SO IMPORTANT AND SO BENEFICIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? HI, I'M KAREN MCWHORTER WITH FAMILY SERVICE CENTER OF GALVESTON COUNTY.

AND WE'RE AN AGENCY THAT HAS PARTNERED VERY CLOSELY WITH GALVESTON'S OWN FARMERS MARKET.

WE HAVE SOME OF OUR TEAM HERE TODAY, ONE WHO'S ALREADY SPOKEN, ONE WHO'S IN THE BACK, WHO HASN'T SPOKEN.

AND WE JUST WANT TO GIVE OUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY EXEMPLIFY INCLUSIVITY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE DISCRIMINATION AND OPPRESSION DON'T HAVE AS GOOD A MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. AND AT FSC WE WANT TO SERVE EVERYONE ACROSS THE AGE RANGE, ACROSS ANY KIND OF DIFFERENCE THAT THEY MAY HAVE. AND SO PLEASE JUST RECONSIDER.

HAVING EVENTS AT GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET HELPS US GET OUR WORDS OUT, AND IT'S JUST SUCH AN IMPORTANT VENUE FOR ALL OF ALL OF OUR AGENCIES, AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN GALVESTON AND IN GALVESTON COUNTY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE? YES, MA'AM.

COME FORWARD. HELLO.

SORRY, I'M ALSO REALLY NERVOUS, BUT MY NAME IS MERCEDES AND I ALSO WORK AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.

WE MOVED TO THE ISLAND SIX YEARS AGO AND THE FARMER'S MARKET QUICKLY BECAME A PART OF OUR LIVES.

IT WAS LITERALLY DOWN THE STREET FROM OUR HOUSE AND THAT WAS ALL WE DID FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE FARMERS MARKET IS, AS LAUREN AND SO MANY OF OUR FRIENDS HAVE SAID, IT'S MORE THAN A MARKET.

IT HAS. IT TEACHES SO MANY THROUGH THE MEANS OF FOOD AND SHARING, THROUGH OUR GARDENS, THROUGH OUR CLASSES, OUR COMMUNITY MEALS AND AND AND OUR MARKET.

WE WORK DILIGENTLY TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME AND SHARE WHAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY GREAT THROUGH ALL OF OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

WITH THAT, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE SPACE WE HAVE OUR MARKET AT AND WHERE WE CAN MEET AND WELCOME EVERYONE ALL ALWAYS AND ALL WAYS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? VERY GOOD. WE HAVE WRITTEN COMMENTS NOW WE NEED TO GO THROUGH AND THEN WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS ONLINE.

SO JANELLE, LET'S READ THE WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE MA'AM.

FIRST IS FROM JANICE SALINGER.

I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT PRESSURE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OR THE CITY MANAGER OUT PRESSURE ON THE LOCAL MARKET TO CANCEL THE EVENT THIS PAST SUNDAY.

IN THE PAST, THE STORY TIMES HAS BEEN WELL ATTENDED AND VERY POPULAR.

IT IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY FOR PARENTS TO ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CITY TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

WHY THE STORY TIME AND NOT OTHER EVENTS LIKE RAIN BARREL WORKSHOPS? THE PRESSURE APPLIED APPEARS VERY DISCRIMINATORY AND OF GREAT CONCERN.

THE NEXT ONE IS SHAWN SALINGER.

I'D LIKE SOME TRANSPARENCY FROM THE COUNCIL ABOUT EXACTLY WHY GO FM CANCELED DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME AT THE SIX 1922 MARKET.

IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CITED SAFETY CONCERN SO MUCH AS PRESSURE AND OR IMPLICIT THREATS FROM THE CITY FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE ROBIN LEWIS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE CONTRACTUAL ISSUES ARE BEING USED AS A VEIL FOR A HOMOPHOBIC RESPONSE TO A TRADITIONAL LGBTQ+ PERFORMANCE MEDIUM.

I UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORT GO FM ITS LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THIS EVENT.

NEXT IS DANNY ROE.

I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE GALVESTON COMMUNITY SINCE 2009, AND I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY.

I'VE USED MY VOICE TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE AND TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY ON OUR ISLAND.

I'M SADDENED TO SEE THE WORD.

A VERY FEW AFFECTED THE ACTIONS OF SO MANY.

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STORY HOURS MADE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT IDENTITIES.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE INCLUSIVE EFFORTS AND FIND MORE SPACE TO HOLD THESE EVENTS, NOT SHUT THEM DOWN.

NEXT IS BONNIE BAKER.

WHEN I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED.

MY YOUNG CHILDREN LOVED STORY TIME LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

THEY LOVE TO PLAY DRESS UP AND SEEING ADULTS PLAY DRESS UP WAS SO ENTERTAINING FOR THEM.

THIS DECISION TOOK THE CHOICE AWAY FROM FAMILIES WHO WANTED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.

YOU AND THOSE THAT COMPLAIN DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT THIS EVENT MIGHT HAVE VALUE TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

NEXT IS FROM ALICE WATFORD.

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE TWO WOMEN COUNCIL MEMBERS, LEWIS AND ROBB.

WHY SINGLE OUT A VULNERABLE POPULATION AS WOMEN? YOU BOTH SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

ROBIN FRANKLIN.

GALVESTON RESIDENTS URGED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF THE COMPUTER TRACKING PROGRAM FOR CITY OF GALVESTON VACATION RENTAL COMPLAINTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE HAVE SOME WE HAVE TERENA HARRIS ONLINE, IS THAT CORRECT, JANELLE? RITA HARRIS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK NOW.

THANK YOU. MISS HARRIS, GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES, PLEASE, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. TODAY, I'M ADDRESSING OUR CITY COUNCIL.

AS A MOTHER, A BLACK CAREER WOMAN, A MILLENNIAL.

AND WE TURN THAT UP.

BELIEVES IN HONORING THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF THOSE AROUND ME AND A REGISTERED VOTER WHO ENCOURAGES AND EXPECTS MY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DO THE SAME.

I THINK THIS LOOKS LIKE BEING A CITY WHO RECOGNIZES THE DECISION MAKING POWER IT HAS OVER WHAT RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCES OUR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO AND NOT TAKING THAT RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTLY.

I THINK THAT LOOKS LIKE RECOGNIZING HOW VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES LIKE GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET ARE AND HOW THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK HAVE MADE MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

THAT IS FIVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TERMS. DURING THIS MONTH, WE CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH IN THE CITY OF ITS BIRTHPLACE, COMMEMORATING THE EMANCIPATION OF BLACK ENSLAVED PEOPLE.

THIS MONTH, WE ALSO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH, CENTERING OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND COMMEMORATING THE STONEWALL RIOTS AND BLACK QUEER CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS LIKE MARSHA P JOHNSON, WHO ADVOCATED AGAINST THE ABUSE OF POWER AND FAIR TREATMENT FOR ALL REGARDLESS OF INCOME, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, AND IS SHARING THE SAME MONTH OF REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION THAT SELECT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS BRING THE ISSUE OF EVENTS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, TO THE CITY MANAGEMENT, AND ADDRESSING THE ALLEGED CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATURE OF DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME IS EQUAL PARTS INSULTING AND CONCERNING FOR ANYONE TO IMPLY THAT THOSE ACTIONS WERE IN NO WAY MOTIVATED BY HOMOPHOBIC, TRANSPHOBIC, ANTI QUEER DISCRIMINATION.

AND I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW OUR LEADERSHIP HAS HANDLED THIS MATTER.

I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THOSE WHO HAVE ACTIVELY WORKED TO ALLOW THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS TO DECIDE WHAT COMMUNITIES ARE DESERVING A VOICE AND REPRESENTATION.

AND I AM DISAPPOINTED IN EVERY LOCAL LEADER WHO DID NOT SPEAK OUT AGAINST HIS ABUSE OF POWER.

FACTS DON'T CEASE TO EXIST SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU WOULD PREFER WE TALK ABOUT THEM IN A WAY THAT PAINTS OPPRESSIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY TACTICS IN A MORE FLATTERING, LESS ACCURATE LIGHT. THE FACT IS, EVERY SINGLE EVENT AT GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AS PROVIDED AN INVALUABLE AND IMMEASURABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELL-BEING TO OUR COMMUNITY WHILE FOSTERING RELATIONSHIP, CONNECTION AND BELONGING FOR FREE.

ANYONE CAN LITERALLY WALK OFF THE STREET AND HAVE FREE PLANTS AND YOGA, LEARNING, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING, LEARNING HOW TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ARTS AND CRAFTS WORKSHOPS, FACE PAINTING, NON PARTISAN, VOTER REGISTRATION AND VACCINATIONS.

IT IS THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME GALVESTON'S OWN FARMER'S MARKET INVITES COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE ME, A CULTURAL CENTER TO SHARE ABOUT LOCAL LEGENDS LIKE JACK JOHNSON, OR PROMOTE LITERACY BY GIVING AWAY FREE BOOKS OR SHARE POETRY FOR WOMEN WHO ARE BORN AND RAISED IN GALVESTON, THEY'RE INVITING US TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR A COMMUNITY TO LOVE YOU BACK, WHOEVER YOU ARE, EXACTLY AS YOU ARE.

AND I AM SO PROUD AND LUCKY TO RAISE MY DAUGHTER IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS THIS.

AND AFTER A YEAR OF THESE EVENTS, THE CITY OF GALVESTON FEELS SO MOVED TO DECIDE THAT THIS IS NOT THE FUNCTION OF A FARMER'S MARKET, WHEN FOR YEARS IT HAS BEEN THE FUNCTION OF OUR FARMERS MARKET. HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE VALUE IN THAT? HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THESE RESOURCES AS VALUABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN? AND IF THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH YOUR VALUES, WHAT DOES? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE ONLINE, JANELLE? YES. ONE MORE PERSON.

JUSTINE SAINT CYR.

JUSTINE, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

HEY, BUDDY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK ON WHO I'M GOING TO BE.

ANOTHER PERSON THAT'S SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE FARMERS MARKET.

I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN ENVELOPED INTO THE FOLD.

I HAVE VOLUNTEERED WITH THE YOUNG GARDENERS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE MARKET FOR YEARS.

IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY WAYS TO GET OUT DURING COVID.

FOR EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS ME, I AM NOT REALLY GOOD AT BEING ANYTHING OTHER THAN DIRECT.

I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT THIS WAS A TARGETED ATTACK, ESPECIALLY ON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS ISSUE WITH THE CONTRACT OF OTHER EVENTS

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OUTSIDE OF FOOD EVENTS CAME UP.

I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WAS TAKEN UPON BY CITY LEADERSHIP UPON THEMSELVES WITHOUT VERY MUCH SUPPORT FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS IT SEEMS LIKE.

TO TAKE UPON THIS ISSUE AND ATTACK A PLACE THAT'S OTHERWISE A COMMUNITY HUB, AS WE HAVE ALL SEEN TODAY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER ANOTHER TIME THAT I'VE SEEN THIS MANY PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF ONE ISSUE, AND I JUST WANT OUR MARKET TO BE SOMEWHERE THAT EVERYBODY CAN COME TOGETHER.

I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF OUR HOMELESS AND OUR OTHERWISE DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE COME TO NOT ONLY USE THE FARMER'S MARKET, BUT ALSO TO GAIN ACCESS TO RESOURCES SUCH AS PLACES LIKE FAMILY SERVICE CENTER OR RCC.

OR I COULD GO ON AND ON FOREVER ABOUT ALL THE COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, INCLUDING GULF COAST CENTER, WHICH I WORK FOR AND OUR CHRISTMAS DEPARTMENT.

I JUST WANT TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT EVERYONE HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING TODAY AND RECOGNIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE FARMERS MARKET CONTINUING TO DO THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND TO LEAVE OUT PERSONAL OPINIONS ABOUT CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHEN CONSIDERING WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT. AND ANYONE ELSE, JANELLE? THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM TEN A, PLEASE, MA'AM.

[10.A. Consider For Action An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Adopting The Homestead, Elderly, And Disabled Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions For Tax Year 2022, Pursuant To Chapter 33, Section 33-24 Of The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended; Increasing The Minimum Amount For The Homestead Exemption To $60,000; And Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (M. Loftin)]

ITEM TEN A, CONSIDER FOR ACTION AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ADOPTED THE HOMESTEAD, ELDERLY AND DISABLED AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2022 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 33, SECTION 3324 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982, AS AMENDED, INCREASING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO $60,000 AND MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU, NELLIE.

AS YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT GAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU HAVE TO STAY THE WHOLE MEETING NOW.

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

MIKE, GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, THIS IS THE FIRST ITEM THAT COUNCIL VOTES ON EVERY YEAR IN TERMS OF SETTING THE TAX RATE AND ASSESSING TAXES HAS TO DO WITH TAX EXEMPTIONS.

THEY'RE ALL BASED ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THAT IS THE BASE EXEMPTION.

AND BY STATE LAW, THE GALVESTON HAS CHOSEN TO BE AT THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE, WHICH IS 20%, BUT HAS NOT CHOSEN TO AVAIL ITSELF OF A HIGHER MINIMUM LEVEL.

AND THE MINIMUM LEVEL IS $5000.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE RESET TO $60,000, WHICH WILL BENEFIT PRIMARILY THE LOWER VALUED HOMESTEADS AND HOMESTEAD VALUED AT $100,000.

WE'LL SEE A 50% REDUCTION IN THEIR TAXES, $200 REDUCTION AT HOME, VALUED AT 200,000 IN VALUE.

WE'LL SEE A 12 AND A HALF PERCENT REDUCTION IN TAXES.

AND WE THINK THAT THERE'S ENORMOUS BENEFIT TO BE HAD.

THIS WILL BENEFIT IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER ABOUT 70% OF OUR HOMESTEAD OWNERS.

AND IT CAN BE REVENUE NEUTRAL, WHICH IS TO SAY WHEN YOU COME TO VOTE FOR THE TAX RATE IN THE FALL, THE TAX RATE CAN STILL BE ADJUSTED TO GIVE YOU THREE AND A HALF PERCENT REVENUE GROWTH IS ALLOWED UNDER STATE LAW, OR YOU CAN CHOOSE AT THAT TIME TO SET A LOWER RATE TO OFFSET THE COST TO OTHER TAXPAYERS OF THIS TAX CUT.

THE AVERAGE AMOUNT THAT THIS WILL COST THE OTHER TAXPAYERS IN GALVESTON IS 1.2% OR $18.

AND THAT INCLUDES EVERYBODY FROM THE SAN LOUIS TO SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES TO A NUMBER OF OTHER TYPES OF PROPERTIES.

AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, MIKE. GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LOFTON? VERY GOOD.

MIKE WE MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT THANK YOU.

GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ANY ACTION COUNCIL.

MAYOR I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? ALL RIGHT. SORRY, I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER.

WE SECOND IT BY WHICH YOU MOVE.

YOU CAN NEVER MOVE.

WELL, HERE. THERE WE GO.

WELL, LET ME LET THE RECORD REFLECT.

IT WAS SCHUSTER MOTION SECOND BY ROBB, BUT.

VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS COUNCIL? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MIKE. VERY GOOD.

LET'S GO TO 10B PLEASE.

[10.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Galveston 1982, As Amended, By Amending Chapter 2, “Administration”, Article Iv. - “Boards, Commissions And Committees”, “Division 2. Necessary; Sunsetting Article V. - “Municipal Golf Course”, And The Provisions Thereof; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

10B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, GALVESTON, 1982, AS AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FOUR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, DIVISION TWO, STANDING BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS ADDING OR SUNSETTING BOARDS AS NECESSARY SUNSETTING ARTICLE FIVE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE AND THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW, ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE? I WAS GOING TO SAY FROM LEGAL, BUT LEGAL DAWNS WITH US, I THINK.

YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEGAL ON THIS COUNCIL? I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10B HAVE MOTION IN SECOND BROWN BY AND COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSION PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. IT IS APPROVED.

ITEM 10C PLEASE, NELLIE.

[10.C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Galveston 1982, As Amended, By Amending Chapter 2, Administration”, Article Iv. - “Boards, Commissions And Committees”, “Division 2. Standing Boards, Authorities And Commissions”, Amending Eligibility Of Appointees To Certain Boards; Adding Or Sunsetting Boards As Necessary; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

ITEM 10 C, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, GALVESTON, 1982, AS AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE FOUR.

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, DIVISION TWO STANDING BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS, AMENDING ELIGIBILITY OF APPOINTEES TO CERTAIN BOARDS, ADDING OR SUNSETTING BOARDS IF NECESSARY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NELLIE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GLYWASKY COUNCIL? I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10C.

I WOULD SECOND. SECOND BY COLLINS.

[INAUDIBLE] MEMBER COLLINS.

VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

WE ARE DEFERRING ITEM 10D AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER ITEM 10D TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

[10.D. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of Ordinances Chapter 8. “Beaches And Waterways”, Article I. “In General”, Section 8-12., “Slow, No Wake Zone’, To Amend Regulations, Standards For Speed And Operation Of Watercraft And Adding The Spanish Grant Channel To The “No Wake Zone Areas” In The City; And Rename, Renumber And Rearrange The Chapter As Applicable; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

HOLD ON. IS THE.

SO THERE. SHOULD DO IT BY HAND.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

MOTION FOR A DEFERRAL TO OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING.

LIKE MY SECOND THOUGHT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ITEM 10E PLEASE.

[10.E. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended, Chapter 19, Article III, Concessions And Peddlers, Section 19-51 - Definitions; Section 19-52 - Permit Required; Section 19-53 -Procedure For Approval And Applicable Standards; And Section 19-56 - Exceptions And Exemptions; Planning Case Number 22PA-005, Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject (D. Lunsford)]

ITEM 10E. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982 AS AMENDED.

CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE THREE CONCESSIONS AND PEDDLERS, SECTION 19-51 DEFINITION SECTION 19-52 PERMIT REQUIRED.

SECTION 19-53, PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND SECTION 19-56 EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS PLANNING CASE NUMBER 27 PA-005 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP QUITE A BIT THIS MORNING.

THE COUNCIL HAD SUGGESTIONS IN FOUR AREAS.

DANIEL IF YOU WOULD READ THE WORDING DOWN THOSE FOUR AREAS THAT IS IN THIS NEW AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE ANOTHER POINT YOU WANT TO BRING UP.

OH, THAT'S CORRECT. SO JUST TO TO RECAP THE ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED AND CHANGES, I GUESS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE FROM THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU A BIT BEFORE THE MEETING ADDRESSES THOSE FOUR POINTS, WHICH WERE, FIRST OF ALL, ALLOWING CONCESSIONS TO HAVE SIX SEATS REGARDLESS OF THEIR LOCATION, BE THEY IN INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS OR IN A PARK.

THE SECOND CHANGE WAS TO ALLOW FOR SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON A PERMIT.

AND THEN THE FOURTH ONE WAS TO ALLOW CONCESSION ONLY TO SELL FOOD OR CONSUMABLE ITEMS AS OPPOSED

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