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I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FOR THURSDAY, JULY 28TH.
[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
I WANT TO WELCOME STAFF.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, COUNSEL.
WE SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER AND WE'RE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND EVERYBODY THAT'S WATCHING IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE ON SOME OF CHANNEL 16 AND SO FORTH.
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE, BUT IF YOU COULD DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE,.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LETASCKI IS ABSENT TODAY.
>> VERY GOOD. NOW, WE CALL FOR OUR INVOCATION.
WE HAVE REVEREND CHRIS WALKS FROM MOODY METHODIST CHURCH.
>> THANKS FOR THIS CHANCE. LET US PRAY.
WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE.
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOD OF LOVE WHO IS WITH US NOW IN THIS VERY ROOM.
ONE WHO NEVER LEAVES US OR FORSAKE US, WHOSE GRACE HAS BROUGHT US THIS FAR AND WHOSE GRACE LEADS US HOME.
WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US AND EVERY PERSON WE MEET ON THIS ISLAND, EVERY CITIZEN OF THIS CITY, EVERY TOURIST WHO COMES IN.
ONE WHO IS LOVED IN YOUR OWN IMAGE WITH DIGNITY AND GOODNESS AND WORTH.
I THANK YOU GOD TONIGHT FOR YOUR SERVANTS, OUR MAYOR OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR STAFF, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR TIME AND GIFTS AND TALENTS TO THIS COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TOWARDS OUR CITY.
WE PRAY FOR THE MULTITUDINOUS THINGS THAT UNITE US ALL AS CONCERNS, AS CITIZEN FOR THE WEATHER AS WE ENTER THIS HURRICANE SEASON.
FOR THE PLACES OF DIVISION IN OUR LIFE WHERE WE CAN FIND UNITY.
FOR THOSE WHO TRAVEL ONTO THIS ISLAND FOR VACATION TO FIND REST.
FOR ALL WHO WORK HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND TOWARDS THE BETTERMENT OF THIS ISLAND.
FOR THE PEOPLE WE HOLD IN OUR HEARTS WHO ARE ILL AND SICK.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HOLD THIS PLACE DEER.
FOR ALL OTHER MATTERS WE HOLD IN OUR HEARTS.
MAY YOU BLESS OUR WORK TONIGHT TOWARDS THE BETTERMENT OF YOUR ISLAND THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US. AMEN.
LET'S HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
>> COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE? HEARING NO RESPONSE, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 668, PLEASE JANELLE.
[6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER]
>> SIX, EIGHT PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS, A COUNSEL, OFFICER, BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415 THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS.
>> COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF INPUT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ONE THING.
THIS LAST SUNDAY, A MODEL GALVESTONIAN PASSED AWAY BARRY GATLING.
I SEND MY CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHIES TO HIS FAMILY.
HE WAS IN GAUGE WITH THE CITY OF GALVESTON IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND HE WILL BE MISSED.
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT BERRY AND HIS PASSING, BUT HE IS SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTED WOULD ALL GATHER ESTONIANS REPRESENT.
HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE CITY AND DID A LOT TO HELP IMPROVE THE CITY.
WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THAT.
ALSO ON OUR AGENDA IN THIS ITEM, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE FAMILY CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD.
WE HAVE OUR CHAIRPERSON JANE POYN HERE FOR THAT.
I'M CHAIR OF THE FAMILIES CHILDREN YOU FOR IT AND I HAVE A SLIDE PRESENTATION IF IT'S READY.
HOPING I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
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I'M GOING TO BE MOVING REALLY QUICKLY.I KNOW HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOTTED.
>> JUST A SECOND, I'M HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY HERE.
>> GALVESTON, FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH CONTINUE TO NEED ADVOCATES AND WE ARE PROUD TO ANSWER THAT CHARGE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES, ALWAYS STRIVING TO DO BETTER.
OUR MISSION CONTINUES TO BE TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, ACADEMIC, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CARROT DEVELOPMENT OF ALL FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CITY OF GALVESTON.
WE ACTUALLY JUST CELEBRATED OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS PAST NOVEMBER, MAY 20 YEARS SINCE OUR BOARD WAS FOUNDED. THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO BE GOING REALLY FAST. ANYWAY, YES.
SUMMARY. WE HAVE 23 SLOTS ON OUR BOARD.
THAT INCLUDES EX OFFICIAL MEMBER WILLIAM SCHUSTER, BARBARA SANDERSON, AND OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IN ADDITION TO MYSELF AS CHAIR, INCLUDES KAREN STANLEY, VICE CHAIR, AS JENNIFER HART, SECRETARY NOMINATED, CHERISHING NICE BLAIR AND OUR TASK FORCE CHAIRS, WHICH I WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT AS WE GO THROUGH.
[INAUDIBLE] OUR MAIN FOCUS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN IN TRYING TO REGROUP AND REVITALIZE OUR TASK FORCES.
THAT'S THE BULK OF MY REPORT TODAY.
WE WILL BE ZIPPING THROUGH HERE MOSTLY SUMMARIZING.
I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK AT THIS IN DETAIL LATER.
OUR FIRST ONE IS THE HEALTH TASK FORCE, WHICH WAS LED BY DR. BETH ICELANDER THIS YEAR THROUGH MARCH, AND THEN BY RUTH CHI UNTIL THIS MONTH.
THEY HAD ITS GOAL SO IDENTIFYING AGREE UPON TWO PROJECTS AFFECTING GALVESTON YOUTH AND FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY A HEALTH-RELATED ONE.
THEY ORGANIZED THIS YEAR AND PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL ADOLESCENT HEALTH WEEK, PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH AND SCHOOL SUPPORT AND IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS AND THEIR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR ARE TO JUST SOLIDIFY EACH OF THOSE GOALS.
YOU WILL HEAR ME MENTIONING WITH EACH OF THE TASK FORCES, THEIR PLAN TO HELP SUPPORT THE PROPOSED CITY YOUTH COUNCIL.
THEIR EMPHASIS WOULD BE FOCUSING ON ANY HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE ALIGNED WITH THAT.
OUR NEXT TASK FORCE IS THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE, AND IT IS LED BY KATHY TYRANNY.
THIS YEAR THEY ACCOMPLISHED WORK ON EIGHT GOALS.
THE FIRST FOUR GOALS CENTERED ON OUR CITY PARKS.
THE MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY FOCUSING ON THESE AREAS WERE CATHY TERANOL, LIZ MURPHY AND [INAUDIBLE] SARAH SPENCE.
MAIN COLLABORATORS WERE BARBARA SANDERSON AND HER STAFF, AS WELL AS DR. PETROSKI AT UT&B AND HIS STUDENTS.
FIVE PARKS WERE THOROUGHLY INVENTORIED AND THE PLAN IS TO COMPLETE SURVEYS OF ALL 11 PARKS THIS COMING YEAR.
SPECIAL FOCUS WAS ENGAGING THE JONES PARK NEIGHBORS AND DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM VISION GALVESTON, GISD ADMINISTRATORS OF WISE AND BURNETT.
AT PARKER WAS A SPECIAL EMPHASIS WHERE ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY WERE ENGAGED.
A COMMUNITY EVENT WAS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON AND THEY'RE HOPING TO CONTINUE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE NEXT YEAR.
EXCUSE ME, THE NEXT AREA OF FOCUS FOR THIS SAME CITY INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE WAS BROADBAND AND ITS AVAILABILITY.
THIS WAS HEADED UP BY MARSHA RAPPAPORT.
SHE HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON A SPECIFIC NEED AND GALVESTON, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE GULF COAST HOMELESS COALITION AND HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH MIKE MILLER OF THE ROSENBERG LIBRARY, WHO I'M EXCITED TO SAY HAS SECURED ONE YEAR OF INTERNET SERVICE, A CHROMEBOOK, AND A HOTSPOT FOR 1500 NEEDING FAMILIES.
THEY ARE CONTINUING OF COURSE TO LOOK AT FURTHER FUNDING SINCE THIS IS ONE YEAR AND WE MAY BE COMING BACK TO YOU SINCE SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT SHE HAS FOUND MUST ACCOMPANY WITH CITY GOVERNMENTS, SO TO SEE IF YOU ALLISON.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF GOALS REFER TO EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORTS LEAGUES AND WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISEMENT OF THE EXISTING BASKETBALL LEAGUES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE, SUCH AS AT MOODY CHURCH, CUNY RECREATION CENTER IN TEXAS, ACE, AND GISD.
FINALLY, THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE, LIKE THE OTHERS I'VE MENTIONED, IS FOCUSING ON THE PROPOSED CITY YOUTH COUNCIL WITH HOPES TO HOST A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP TO BRING POTENTIAL PARTNERS TOGETHER, SUCH AS FROM GISD, GAUSSIAN COLLEGE, CITY STAFF AND OTHER INTERESTED IN LOCAL LEADERS AND HOPEFULLY WITH WILLIAM SCHUSTER'S HELP, WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU SOON.
THE NEXT SLIDES COVER JUST SOME AGENDA TO THAT GENERAL REPORT AND IF WE KEEP GOING,
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THERE'S A CHART FROM THE JONES PARK INITIATIVE AND IF WE KEEP GOING, GOT A LOVELY PICTURE, IF YOU'VE GOT BACKUP, JUST ONE LOVELY PHOTO THAT THEY TURNED INTO ME OF THEIR TASK FORCE.THEN WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE HAVE THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT TASK FORCE, WHICH WAS LED BY BRANDON WILLIAMS. THEIR GOAL HAD BEEN THIS YEAR TO HOLD A DISTRICT-WIDE YOUTH SYMPOSIUM WHERE STUDENTS FROM GISD COULD COME AND LISTEN TO LOCAL LEADERS AND NATIONAL SPEAKERS AND GET ADVICE ON TOPICS IMPORTANT TO THEM AS WELL AS MEETING OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON HELPING YOUTH.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SYMPOSIUM WAS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER EXTERNAL FACTORS INCLUDING STAFF SICKNESS, SO THEIR PRIMARY GOAL THIS YEAR IS ALSO TO SUPPORT AND HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED CITY YOUTH COUNCIL.
LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THE EDUCATION TASK FORCE, WHICH IS LED BY SUE JOHNSON.
THEIR DESIRE IS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TO GARNER COMMITMENT AND PUBLIC WILL TO MAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD A PRIORITY.
YOU'LL HEAR THAT MENTIONED A LOT.
THIS YEAR THEY MET AND COLLABORATED WITH EDUCATION-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND SO FORTH.
SHARED RESEARCH ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN GALVESTON, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO EARLY CHILDHOOD.
YOU MAY RECALL GIVING A PROCLAMATION FOR THE THOUSAND BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN.
THEY MET WITH BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR BORN LEARNING TRAILS, WHICH YOU'LL HAVE A PICTURE OF IN JUST A MOMENT, AND VISITED THE JUNETEENTH LEGACY PROJECT TO SEE ITS OFFERINGS AND LEARN HOW IT CAN BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY'RE HOPING THEY SHOULD'VE CONTINUED THAT PARTICULARLY WORKING WITH CURRENTLY EXISTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS SMART FAMILY LITERACY AND THEN LOOKING AT NEW POSSIBILITIES SUCH AS THE BORN LEARNING TRAILS FOR YOUNGEST ONES.
THESE NEXT SLIDES HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE AGENDA AND, CONTINUE, PLEASE.
I THINK YOU GO BACK ONE, THERE WAS A PICTURE OF THE BORN LEARNING TRAIL, MAYBE BACK ONE BEFORE THAT.
I'M SORRY. JUST GIVING YOU AN EXAMPLE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN A PARK SITUATION SO THAT THE CHILDREN ARE HAVING AN EDUCATIONAL ALONG WITH THE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WE'RE HOPING TO BRING THAT FORWARD.
THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE USED ALL MY FIVE MINUTES I'VE TRIED TO [LAUGHTER] ZIP THROUGH.
THEN I JUST HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH BOARD AT WORK AT OUR ANNUAL RETREAT AND AT THE JUNETEENTH LEGACY CENTER.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS WHO BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSITY OF TALENTS AND WE APPRECIATE CITY STAFF, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, MS. JENNA WILLIAMS WHO HAD PATIENTS WITH ME WITH ALL THOSE SLIDES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING GALVESTON.
I THINK JUNE'S COMMITTEE REPRESENTS HOW ACTIVE MANY OF OUR COMMITTEES ARE.
WE'LL BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO OUR COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 15TH.
IN JUNE, WE'LL BE HAVING NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMING UP TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, BUT THANK YOU, JUNE AND YOUR COMMITTEES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] INTERESTED TO ASSIST WITH THAT?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO JUNE AND YOUR HARD WORK FOR NOW THAT THE REPORT TOGETHER AND THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER TELL YOU ALL THANK YOU ENOUGH.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF TIME THAT GOES INTO SERVING ON A BOARD FOR GALVESTON AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WELL, [LAUGHTER] BUT IT IS MY FAVORITE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE STUFF GET DONE AND THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS FROM NON-PROFITS, PRIVATE ENTITIES.
IT'S JUST COOL TO SEE STUFF GET DONE FOR GALVESTON, FOR OUR YOUTH AND OUR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU JUNE AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> JUNE, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT STAYED ON YOUR TIME ALLOTMENT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH [LAUGHTER].
VERY GOOD LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 7, PLEASE. CHANEL.
[7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS]
>> ITEM 7, COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 22-052 THROUGH 2260 WERE FILED WITH THE CITY AND THERE ON THE SCREEN.
>> VERY GOOD. WE HAVE THOSE ON THE SCREEN THERE.
[8.A. Conduct A Public Hearing And Consider For Approval The 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) And HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Consolidated Program Objectives And Projects For The CDBG Allocation Of $1,085,813 And HOME Allocation Of $272,269 And Program Income Estimates For CDBG Of $20,000 And HOME Of $30,000. Authorize The City Manager To File A Grant Application With The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) And Execute All Necessary Contracts, Certifications, And Documents For The Programs. (A. Law)]
ITEMS 8A, PLEASE.>> 8A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL.
THE 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTS FOR THE CDBG ALLOCATION OF $1,085,813 AND HOME ALLOCATION OF $272,269 AND PROGRAM INCOME ESTIMATES OF CDBG OF 20,000 AND HOME AT 30,000.
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AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW A GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTE UNNECESSARY CONTRACTS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND DOCUMENTS FOR THE PROGRAMS.BRIAN, IS ALICE HERE? ALICE, I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> SORRY. LET ME TAKE THAT OFF.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON RECEIVES AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO PROGRAMS: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, WHICH WAS THE CDBG PROGRAM, AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH IS THE HOME PROGRAM.
AS STATED, OUR 2022 ALLOCATIONS FOR CDBG IS $1,085,813.
THAT IS A DECREASE THIS YEAR FROM OUR 2021 PROGRAM YEAR OF $97,997.
THE HOME PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE $272,269 A SHARE AND HOME IS ACTUALLY AN INCREASE, SO WE ARE RECEIVING $25,564 MORE THIS YEAR.
WE'VE ALSO ESTIMATED THAT PROGRAM INCOME RECEIPTS FOR 2022 PROGRAM YEAR AT 20,000 FOR CDBG AND HOME FOR 30,000.
WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY THAT YOU APPROVE OUR 2022 PROGRAM, YOUR OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTS AS WE HAVE SUBMITTED AND THOSE ARE TO MEET THESE ALLOCATIONS.
THEY MEET THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, OUR HIGH PRIORITY NEEDS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN OUR FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
THEN THAT WILL ALLOW OUR STAFF TO SUBMIT OUR HUD APPLICATION FOR THE ANNUAL FUNDING AMOUNT.
STAFF HAS CONDUCTED THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS AS REQUIRED ON OUR PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS.
WE'RE ALSO CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING TODAY FOR OUR 2022 PROGRAM YEAR OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTS TO ALLOW ANY CITIZENS THAT WANT TO COME FORTH AND MAKE COMMENTS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THESE PROGRAMS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.
>> WE HAD A DISCUSSION THIS MORNING AT OUR WORKSHOP ON THIS ITEM.
GOT A LOT OF OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS LAW? THANK YOU, ALICE. WE MAY COME BACK AND HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU COMING UP.
IT IS 5:17, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, 8A.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS? YES. DAN, COME RIGHT FORWARD.
>> YES, SIR. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM 8A? MR. MILLER.
>> I'M SAYING I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU WITH THAT HEADLINE.
>> WHAT A PLEASURE HAVING YOU HERE, MR. MILLER.
>> HOW COME YOU DIDN'T SAY RIGHT BACK AT ME?
>> WELL, I ALREADY CALLED YOU ON THAT SO [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH I ALREADY KNOW MY NAME.
WHAT I'M UP YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, I HAVE A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY.
IT SEEMED TO ME I HAVE NO PAPERWORK ON WHICH ARE LOOKING AT THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING OR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY.
I KNOW YOU CAN CHANGE LINE ITEMS IN HIS CONCEPT.
FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
YOUR CITY MANAGER HAS TO SIGN IT.
WHAT YOU ALREADY DO IS MOST OF THE TIME WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY, I HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED YOUR FIRST PROGRAM.
YOU'LL TAKE ALL THE GOOD MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THE GREEDY AND NOT THE NEEDY.
I'M UP HERE TO TRY TO GET SOME FOR THE NEEDY.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT, 80 PERCENT OF THAT MONEY WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE NEEDY, AND YOU COULD DO WHAT YOU WANTED WITH THE REST OF IT.
BUT IN RECENT YEARS YOU ALL ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND SAY THIS IS FOR THE NEEDY.
WHERE YOU SHOULD BE TAKING TAXPAYERS' MONEY,
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PUBLIC WORKS AND DO SOME OF THIS WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON DRAINAGE AND WHATEVER.YOU'RE TAKING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY AND DOING IT.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I GUARANTEE IT AND NEITHER ONE OF Y'ALL WENT OUT TO MY COUNCIL MEETING.
FROM 35TH TO 37TH IS THE WORST STREET IN TOWN, BUT THAT RUN EAST AND WEST.
YOU ALL DON'T HAVE TO GO DOWN IN THAT STREET.
I HAVE TO GO DOWN THAT STREET.
MR. CITY MANAGER, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE STREETS.
I'VE BEEN TALKING FOR THE LAST, AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK MORE TIME BECAUSE IT'S HOT OUT, I NEED TO GET MY BUTT BACK HOME IN AIR CONDITION.
I'D KNOW IT'S IN HERE BUT I GOT TO GET BACK.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH BOTH STREETS WHICH MOST PEOPLE WHEN THEY LEAVE BROADWAY, THEY COME DOWBOGLEEL TO COME TO WORK AT CITY HALL.
I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE, NEVER HAS BEEN SAID.
COUNCILMAN ROB, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME.
[LAUGHTER] I LOVE YOU, YOU KNOW THAT.
WE ARE GREAT FRIENDS. SO I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA.
AGAIN, I WANT TO SEE THE PLANTS.
I'LL ASK MY COUNCIL LADY TO PICK THEM UP.
THESE TWO ITEMS ABOUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY, WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO AND HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO GO THERE, AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] BUS RUN DOWN.
WHEREVER YOU TURN IT BACK ON, TURN THE DAMN THING BACK ON.
ANYWAY, SO I'M THROUGH THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
CAN I GET THAT IN A TIMELY MATTER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. I APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM 8A ON OUR AGENDA? YES, MA'AM. COME FORWARD.
>> COUNCIL, MY NAME IS BARBARA WALKER.
I HAVE REQUESTED FOR A VIDEO CONFERENCE, BUT I'M HERE IN PERSON INSTEAD.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION FOR MY HOME TO BE RAISED HERE IN GALVESTON AT 1402 15TH STREET.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CORRECT ITEM TO BE TALKING ON, OR SPEAKING ON, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR TODAY.
APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM 8A?
>> NO, SIR. THAT WOULD BE 8B COMING UP? YES, SIR ON THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ITEM 8A COMING UP HERE? IT IS 5:23 PM, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8A.
BEFORE WE BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION, ALICE, WOULD YOU MIND MAKING A COMMENT? THERE HAS BEEN A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THESE FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR.
COULD YOU GIVE A COMMENT ON WHERE WE STAND WITH THAT, PLEASE, MA'AM?
I DO APOLOGIZE THAT MR. MILLER WOULD WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF OUR SUGGESTED PROJECTS.
THERE IS ONE POSTED ONLINE WITH THE AGENDA.
FOR THE CDBG PROGRAM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING $149,200 FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STAFFING TO IMPLEMENT THE SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PRIMARILY AT MINARD AND WRIGHT COUNTY.
THEN THEY ALSO USE SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS FOR SOME VARIOUS PROGRAMS. FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, FIVE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN DOLLARS WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR STREETS REPAINTING.
THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN WHAT WE CALL OUR CDBG AREA IN THE LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BASICALLY FROM ABOUT SIX TO 61ST STREET,
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HARBOR SIDE AND POST OFFICE TO SEAWALL AND AVENUE S. THEN ALSO, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS THE HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD AREA, 61ST TO ABOUT 74TH STREET FROM HERDS LANE TO STEWART ROAD AN/OR JONES DRIVE.THOSE ARE OUR PREDOMINANT LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME AREAS.
THE ACTUAL STREETS HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO MAKE THOSE PUBLIC OF COURSE WHEN WE DETERMINE WHAT THOSE STREETS ARE.
MAKE SURE THAT WE POST A NOTICE OF WHAT THOSE STREETS WILL BE.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S MARSHALL OFFICE, CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS FOR $172,940.
THAT'S TO PROVIDE FOUR COMPLIANCE OFFICERS THAT WORK IN THE LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME AREAS THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY IN THE SAME AREA THAT I JUST DISCUSSED.
THEY WILL CONDUCT CODE PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, AND RE-INSPECTIONS AS NEEDED AND THEN ALSO UNDER THE CITY TO MARSHALL'S OFFICE, A DEMOLITION LOT CLEARANCE BOARD UP ACTIVITY THAT WOULD ADDRESS THOSE CODE VIOLATIONS ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE NUISANCE ITEMS OR OVERGROWTH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, SANITATION ISSUES, AND DEMOLITION OF ANY DILAPIDATED OR UNSTUCK SAFE STRUCTURES.
WE PREDICT MAYBE ONE DEMOLITION AND APPROXIMATELY 90 LOT CLEARANCE BOARD-UPS IN THAT PROJECT, THAT'S FOR 14,000.
THEN WE'RE FUNDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES THAT DOES THE MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT FOR OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR TENANT BASE RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE, AND ANY OTHER HOUSING-RELATED ISSUES THAT FALL UNDER THE CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS. THAT'S FOR 50,000.
OUR CDBG PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FOR $217,162.
THAT IS THE 20 PERCENT CAP LIMIT FOR OUR CDBG PROGRAM.
UNDER THE HOME PROGRAM, WE HAVE TO FIND WHAT'S CALLED A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS CHDO, C-H-D-O PROGRAM.
THAT IS A SET-ASIDE ALLOCATION FOR A CHDO DEVELOPMENT OF RENTAL AND OR SALE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PLANNED ACTIVITIES WE HAVE TWO AT THIS TIME FOR THAT FUNDING, BUT WE HAVE TO SET THAT ASIDE.
THAT IS A 15 PERCENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENT OF THE HUD PROGRAM.
THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO OUR LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS THAT NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
WE PROVIDE UP TO A YEAR OF RENT PAYMENTS AND WE ALSO PAY THE SECURITY DEPOSITS.
WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 12 HOUSEHOLDS FOR THAT AND THAT IS $204,201.75.
OUR HOME PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AT THE 10 PERCENT CAP OF $27,226.90.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALICE. I APPRECIATE IN THIS.
AS YOU FINALIZE THAT, YOU'LL MAKE THAT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> I WILL. I'LL BE GLAD TO MAKE THOSE STREETS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. YES.
WE HAVE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, COUNCIL, AND BRING THIS BACK FOR ACTION.
>> HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS HAS SECONDED THAT.
>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. PLEASE COUNCIL.
IT IS UNANIMOUS AND COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI IS ABSENT TODAY.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 8B PLEASE MA'AM.
[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Changing The Zoning From Residential, Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District To Resort/Recreation (RES/REC) Zoning District On Property Commonly Known As 13724 Stewart Road, And Which Property Is Legally Described As Part Of Lot 33 (33-4), Section 3, Trimble And Linsey, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Planning Case Number 22P-031; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (A. Montalvan)]
>> 8B, CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CHANGING ITS ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL,
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SINGLE FAMILY R-1 ZONING DISTRICT TO RESORT RECREATION RESURRECT ZONING DISTRICT ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 13724 STEWART ROAD, IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PART OF LOT 33-4 SECTION 3, TRIMBLE AND LINDSAY IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, PLANNING CASE NUMBER 22P-031, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANDREW, GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
>> THANK YOU. MAYOR, AGAIN GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY R-1 TO RESORT RECREATION ZONING DISTRICT.
THERE WERE A PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT OTHER COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
THE APPLICANT'S INTENT, IN THIS CASE, IS TO INSTALL LARGER DETACH SIGN THAN CURRENTLY PRESCRIBED FOR CHURCHES IN R-1 ZONING DESIGNATION.
THERE WILL BE NO PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE PRESENT LAND USE OF CHURCH OR PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, AND AT THE JUNE 21ST, 2022 REGULAR MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
THE BOARD WAS FOR IN FAVOR AND TO OPPOSED.
STAFF'S ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE OF ZONING FROM R-1 TO RESURRECT, AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THE SCREEN.
THIS IS THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ACTUAL SITE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTHEAST, AND WEST.
LASTLY, WE HAVE THE NOTIFICATION AREA MAP SHOWING THE 200 FOOT BUFFER FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE NOTICED THAT WE PROVIDED NOTICE TO AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, ANDREW. APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW ON THIS TOPIC? IT IS 5:32 PM.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO TALK ON THIS.
I'M GOING TO GO SO WE DON'T LOSE TRACK.
I'M GOING TO GO DOWN ANYONE ON THE FIRST ROW HERE, ON THIS LEFT SIDE THAT I'M POINTING ON, ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE COMMENT? SECOND ROW FOR 8B.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JEFF YANICK, MY WIFE AND I LIVE AT 3311 COVE LANE IN LAFITTE'S COVE, WE'RE FULL-TIME RESIDENTS THERE.
I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO IN HIS CHAMBERS AND TALKED ABOUT WHEN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MADE A PROPOSAL TO REZONE THAT PROPERTY UNDER THE GUISE OF GETTING A TALLER SIGN, AND I USE THE TERM UNDER THE GUISE OF SPECIFICALLY, YOU SHOWED A PICTURE A MINUTE AGO ABOUT THAT SIGN AT THE CHURCH, WELL I LIVE A QUARTER MILE AWAY DOWN THE COVE LANE AND I CAME BY THAT CHURCH THE LAST TWO SUNDAYS WHEN CHURCH WAS IN SERVICE AND YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT SIGN ABOVE THE CAR IS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE RATIONALE THAT THEY USE TO MOVE THAT SIGN.
NOW IT SEEMS THAT THE SIGN ISN'T MUCH OF A PROBLEM ANYMORE.
IT'S THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON THAT PROPERTY TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF IT.
SOMEBODY'S GETTING PLAYED HERE.
IT'S EITHER THE RESIDENTS OF LAFITTE'S AND PIRATE'S COVE AND THAT IN THE GALVESTON, OR IT'S THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OR THEY'RE TRYING TO PLAY YOU GUYS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT FOR ANY OF THEM.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHO IS BEHIND THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WANTING TO GET THIS REZONED, WHICH AS YOU GUYS KNOW, OPENS UP A WHOLE CAN OF WORMS, ON WHAT THEY COULD USE THAT PROPERTY FOR.
I LIVE THERE FULL-TIME, IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO ME WHAT GOES IN ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON SECOND ROW, ANYONE STILL ON ITEM 8B? LET'S MOVE TO THE THIRD ROW.
THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE HAT WAS ANXIOUS TO TALK.
>> [INAUDIBLE] BRIEF STATEMENT AS GENTLEMEN WHO WAS HERE HAS STATED.
NOW THE REZONING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WAS NECESSARY BEFOREHAND, SO WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO OR WHAT MAY BE COMING INTO THAT AREA, AND IF MR. HEISENBERG OR HILDEBRAND, WHATEVER HIS NAME IS?
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WE'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE FROM HIM AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.>> COULD YOU STATE FOR THE RECORD YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS?
>> YES. MY NAME IS BENNY HOCK.
>> YES, SIR, AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE?
>> YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON ROW 3? ROW 4 ON 8B? ANYONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM THAT WANTS TO MAKE COMMENT ON 8B? LET'S GO THE FIRST ROW ON THIS SIDE HERE.
>> DOUG, COME RIGHT FORWARD. YES, SIR.
>> YOUR HONOR, LET ME HAVE THESE MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED.
COPIES OF TWO PETITIONS AND A RESOLUTION OF THE PIRATE'S PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT COVERS 1,800 IF YOU WILL TAKE TWO OF THE DRAWINGS AND PASS THEM DOWN.
>> I WAS NOT PRESENT DURING ANY OF THE PRIOR HEARINGS, BUT I WATCHED THEM BOTH ON THE TV, AND THE FIRST HEARING, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE MATERIAL THAT IS IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION DOCUMENT, WAS ALL ABOUT THE SIGN, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT A SIGN.
THEY WANTED REZONING STRICTLY TO HAVE A NEW SIGN AND AFTER THAT MOTION WAS PUT OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, I WENT I TALKED TO MARTY FLUKE AND HE TALKED TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF CENTERPOINT, AND I TALKED TO HIM AND HE AGREED THAT IF YOU REMEMBER THE ORIGINAL PICTURE OF THE CHURCH IN THE FRONT, THERE'S AT LEAST 20 FEET BETWEEN STEWART AND WHERE THE PARKING START, AND THIS MAN AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CHURCH PUTTING A SIGN THERE.
NOBODY THAT I'M AWARE OF IS AGAINST THE CHURCH OR THE CHURCH'S DESIRE TO HAVE A BIGGER SIGN.
WHAT WE'RE AFRAID OF IS A 45 PERSON, 50-YEAR-OLD CHURCH GETTING RESURRECT ZONING, AND WHAT THAT COULD DO TO ALL OF US AROUND FOREVER.
ZONING LAST FOREVER MOSTLY, NOT A 100 PERCENT BUT IT DOES AND AFTER THE FIRST SESSION AT PLANNING COMMISSION, WHEN THEY CAME BACK THIS LAST TIME, SUDDENLY IT WASN'T ABOUT THE SIGN ANYMORE AND AS THE PUBLIC HEARING STARTED, THE FIRST STATEMENT BY A PERSON REPRESENTING THE CHURCH WAS, "STARTED OUT WITH US JUST WANTING A NEW SIGN AND IT HAS MORPHED INTO SOMETHING NEW." YOU HEARD THE FIRST TWO MEN TONIGHT SPEAK TO YOU AND TELL YOU SOMETHING IS GOING ON AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT, BUT WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS NECESSARY AND WE DON'T BELIEVE IT'S APPROPRIATE.
WE DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE GRANTED.
>> THANK YOU, DOUG. APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE ON THE FIRST ROW HERE? ON THE SECOND? YES, SIR.
>> MY NAME IS JOE RYAN, MY WIFE, AND I ARE FULL-TIME RESIDENTS OF GALVESTON.
WE LIVE AT 13503 MILLION PLACE IN LAFITTE'S COVE.
WE ARE ALSO REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE GALVESTON AREA, NOT JUST WEEKENDERS, OUR PART-TIME PLAYERS.
I'M ONE OF FIVE DIRECTORS FOR LAFITTE'S COVE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
I WAS ASKED TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE ASSOCIATION OF OVER 440 LOT OWNERS.
MOST OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THERE ARE HIGH TAX DOLLAR PROPERTIES, AND WE ARE TOTALLY AGAINST THE REZONING REQUEST.
THE BOARD HAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST IT AND WHILE EVERYBODY HAS MENTIONED THAT IT WAS ALL PART OF A SIGN ISSUE AND A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN THE SIGN SIZE.
THAT ISSUE WAS SOLVED AND CENTERPOINT AGREED TO THE VARIANCE SO WE ARE ALL CONCERNED.
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THE CHURCH HAS BEEN A GOOD NEIGHBOR.WE'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE CHURCH.
WE'VE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CHURCH, BUT WE DO HAVE ISSUES IS WHAT HAPPENS SHOULD THE CHURCH DECIDE TO SELL THE PROPERTY? IF IT'S REZONED, RESURRECT, THERE'S OVER 75 SITUATIONS THAT THE SCENARIOS THAT COULD OCCUR THAT WOULD BRING DOWN PROPERTY VALUES AND BRING DOWN TAX VALUES AND REDUCE THE RESIDENCE PLEASURE SO WE ARE ASKING YOU NOT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS ON ANY REQUEST. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE ON THE SECOND ROW? THIRD ROW? ANYONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON A 8B MARTY?
>> GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, MR. MAXWELL, MR. GLOWOWSKI, AND MS. WILLIAMS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MARTY FLUKE, I LIVE AT 3214 ECKERT DRIVE.
OUR SUBDIVISION HAS A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION CALLED THE HARBOR AT PIRATES COVE, WE'RE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PPLA OR LIFT EACH CO-PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
I'M HERE SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOT REPRESENTING A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
AS DOUG SAID, HE CALLED ME ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF REALTORS AND SAID, LOOK, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THIS ON, THEY'RE TRYING TO DO A CHANGE.
I THOUGHT IF WE COULD GET THE SIGN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD-SIZED SIGN.
A DRILL CAN GO INTO THAT PROPERTY, AS MR. MAXWELL SAID, THAT SOUNDS 60 SQUARE FEET, SIX FEET TALL, HAS TO BE ON SITE.
IF WE COULD GET A VARIANCE FROM CENTER POINT TO MOVE IT CLOSER TO THE STREET, THAT MIGHT MAKE THE SITUATION BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CHURCH AMENABLE.
I CALL CENTER POINT. IT WAS ME.
I TRIED TO ARRANGE THAT, BUT THEN EVIDENTLY THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
THIS PETITION TO YOU GUYS, THIS APPLICATION IS ABOUT A SIGN, NOTHING ELSE.
IF YOU READ IT SAYS WE WANT TO SIGN, WE WANT TO CHANGE TO RESURRECT TO ERECT THE SIGN.
I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED, BUT EVIDENTLY NOT.
I WAS A BREAKTHROUGH KID AND MY FAMILY, JUST LIKE MR. SCHUSTER THERE, I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GO TO COLLEGE, BUT MY DAD WAS A VERY WISE MAN.
HE HAD A LOT OF SAYINGS WHEN I'M RELAXED, BETTER TO BE AN HOUR EARLY THAN A MINUTE LATE.
DON'T SPIT IN THE ALLIGATORS OUT TO CROSS THE BRIDGE.
THE OTHER ONE THAT I THINK IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SITUATION IS YOU DON'T DRIVE IN A PINION NAIL WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.
CHANGING THIS TO RESURRECT FOR A SIGN SEEMS LIKE TRYING TO DRIVE AN EIGHT-PINION NAIL WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.
THESE GUYS HAVE A CHANGE.ORG PETITION OF 366 SIGNATURES ON THAT OPPOSING THE CHANGE TO RESURRECT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I JUST ASKED YOU TO VOTE ON THE MERITS OF THE APPLICATION.
THE APPLICATION IS FOR A SIGN AND NOTHING ELSE.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT IT TAKES A RESURRECT SIGN, RESURRECT CHANGE IN ZONING TO ERECT THAT SIGN.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
I'LL OWE YOU THE REST OF THE TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU, MARTY. ANYONE ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM? YES, SIR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHRIS BAUER.
MY ADDRESS IS 2706 EAST PALM CIRCLE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING UP THIS ISSUE.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK TO DO.
I WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE AND THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED.
AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, THIS DID BEGIN AS A SEARCH FOR A NEW SIGN.
IT ACTUALLY BEGAN OVER TWO YEARS AGO.
BUT OF COURSE, AS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCED TO A HALT ON CERTAIN PROJECTS, THE SAME WAS TRUE FOR WEST ISLE.
WE BEGAN TO PICK UP THAT ISSUE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AGAIN.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR LEADERSHIP BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE, THE REZONING WAS THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT.
BECAUSE THOUGH OUR CURRENT SIGN MAY BE ABLE TO BE SEEING FROM CERTAIN ASPECTS,
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DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE THERE WHEN THE PARKING LOT IS FULLER OR MORE FULL, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE.WE DESIRE TO HAVE A TALLER SIGN IN PARTICULAR, BUT ALSO ONE THAT DISPLAYED MORE, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO DISPLAY MORE OF WHO WE ARE AS A CONGREGATION.
ONE OF THE ISSUES IN PUTTING IT ANYWHERE OUT IN FRONT OF ITS CURRENT LOCATION IS THAT THAT PARKING LOT AREA IS NOT OUR PROPERTY.
OUR INTENT WAS TO HAVE IT REMAINS SOMEWHERE ON OUR PROPERTY THAT THE CURRENT LOCATION JUST SEEMS TO BEST LOCATION FOR THAT BECAUSE THERE'S ELECTRICITY RUNNING THERE AND THE PROPOSED SIGN WILL BE LIT.
I'M NOT A TECHNICAL PERSON, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THAT.
BUT AS WAS ALSO MENTIONED, IT MORPHED AFTER THAT FIRST MEETING WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO POSTPONE BECAUSE THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT CAME UP THAT WE WERE NOT AWARE OF.
INITIALLY, THERE WAS NO INTENT BEYOND OBTAINING ANOTHER SIGN AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF REZONING IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
BUT THEN WE REALIZED THAT THE CURRENT ZONING THAT WE HAVE DOES NOT ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO EXPAND AND WE ARE GROWING.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND WE'VE HAD OVER 20 NEW MEMBERS, AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NEW VISITORS.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT JUST A RESIDENTIAL POPULATION.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VACATION AND WEEKEND HERE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU A REQUEST AND USE YOUR WISDOM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> ANYONE ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM THAT LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM 8B ON OUR AGENDA.
WE HAVE SOMEONE. YES, SIR, COME FORWARD.
>> WE ARE WORKING. MY NAME IS RICK FAULKNER.
I'M AN ELDER WITH WEST NILE PRESBYTERIAN.
ONLY BEEN A MEMBER THERE FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
WE MOVED HERE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.
MY WIFE AND I AND WE LIVE OUT IN BAY HARBOR ON THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND.
I WAS ALSO VOTED ONTO THE SESSION AT WEST ALL PRESBYTERIAN AND I'M IN CHARGE OF THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, I'M A CONTRACT OR BY TRADE.
THIS AND I UNDERSTAND AND I CAN RESPECT PEOPLE'S CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING ULTERIOR MOTIVES FOR DOING THIS.
I CAN ASSURE EVERYONE THERE WAS NONE OF THAT.
IT WAS ZERO. THE WHOLE THING GOT TURNED OVER TO ME BY ALAN ADELAIDE.
I CONTACTED RC SIGNS WHO WE HAD ALREADY CONTRACTED WITH TO BUILD THE SIGN.
THEY HAD DONE THE DRAWING ON THE SIGN.
THEY RECEIVED HALF PAYMENT OF ALMOST $10,000 OR A LITTLE OVER 10,000, AND THEN THEY APPLIED FOR PERMIT AND THE PERMIT WAS DENIED.
THAT'S WHERE THIS WHOLE THING STARTED.
THEN AFTER THAT, FOUND OUT THAT ON THE POSSIBILITY AND I'M NOT SURE OF ALL THE DETAILS ON IT OF A CATASTROPHIC EVENT THAT WIPE THE CHURCH OUT, SUCH AS A HURRICANE OR A NATURAL DISASTER, WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO REBUILD BECAUSE IT'S RESIDENTIAL.
WE'D BEEN THERE FOR BETWEEN 50, 55 YEARS, AS LONG OR LONGER THAN ANY OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE PLAN ON BEING THERE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS, I HOPE.
THEN AGAIN, GOING TO ADRIEL AND WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY SAID THAT THE BEST AVENUE TO APPROACH THAT WAS TO GO FOR A REZONING.
THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT US TO THE COMMISSIONERS THE FIRST TIME.
WE WANTED A LIGHTED SIGN, OUR CONGREGATION IS GROWING, IT'S AN OLDER BUILDING, WOULD LIKE DO A LITTLE RENOVATING AND STUFF.
BUT AGAIN, WE CAN'T ADD ON WE COULDN'T PUT IN A SUNDAY SCHOOL OR ANYTHING ELSE.
WE COULDN'T INCREASE OUR PARKING LOT UNDER THE ZONING AS IT STANDS NOW.
IT JUST WHIPS MADE THAT IT'S COME TO THIS OVER SIGN.
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I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO CONSIDER THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE ISLAND AND STUFF, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE $10,000.WHAT WE'VE GOT UP THERE NOW AS A PIECE OF PLYWOOD, NAILED IT FOUR BEFORE'S THAT'S NOT LIGHTED ANYMORE.
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A NICER SIGN.
WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO BE GREAT NEIGHBORS.
MAYBE BEYOND EVEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS BEING GONE.
THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER ULTERIOR MOTIVES ON ANY OF THIS.
WE JUST ASK BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE HAVE A THREE-MINUTE LIMIT ON COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME IN TO US BY EMAIL.
GENOME, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THOSE?
>> I HAVE THREE. THE FIRST ONE IS FROM TOM HENDRIX.
"OUR CHURCH IS LOCATED AT 13724 STEWART ROAD AND WANTS A NEW SIGN TO ASSIST US IN CONTINUING GOD'S WORK.
TO GET THE SIGN, CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE OUR REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM R-1 TO RESURRECT.
REZONING TO RESURRECT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS.
REDUCED DIFFICULTIES WITH COMPLYING WITH REGULATIONS SHOULD THE BUILDING BE DESTROYED BY DISASTER, IN REDUCE DIFFICULTIES EXPANDING THE FACILITY IF THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH.
PLEASE APPROVE THIS REQUEST." THE NEXT IS JANICE HENDRIX.
"WEST ISLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS LOCATED AT 13724 STEWART ROAD, AND WE ARE WANTING TO INSTALL A NEW SIGN TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE THAT EXISTS IN THE FRONT OF OUR CHURCH.
CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE OUR REQUESTS FOR REZONING FROM R-1 TO RESURRECT.
REZONING TO RESURRECT WOULD MAKE IT LESS DIFFICULT TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS SHOULD THE BUILDING BE DESTROYED BY DISASTER AND REDUCE DIFFICULTIES IN EXPANDING THE FACILITY IF NECESSARY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION." THE LAST ONE IS SUSAN HILL.
"I'M AGAINST CHANGING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FROM R-1 TO RESURRECT AS IT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOME VALUES SURROUNDING THE AREA."
>> VERY GOOD. IT IS 5: 52 PM AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM API.
I'M GOING TO BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR MOTION.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND I WANT TO GIVE SOME BACKSTORY TO THIS BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT THIS THING HAS GROWN INTO.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE THE BEGINNING.
I WAS AT THE MEETING WHEN PLANNING COMMISSION ADVISED THEM THAT THEIR BEST WAY TO GO WAS TO REQUEST THE ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE THEY'RE WANTING TO PUT UP TALL SIGN IN ORDER TO HAVE ELECTRICITY CONNECTED TO IT IN THE PLACE WHERE IT IS.
I WAS ALSO CONTACTED BY CENTERPOINT WHEN THEY WERE CALLED BY SOMEONE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CENTER POINT ADVISED ME THAT THEY'RE EASEMENT IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 3005, THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT.
THE FRONT PARKING LOT IS ACTUALLY A COUNTY EASEMENT, AND IT'S A COUNTY EASEMENT THAT IS THERE.
SO IF THE COUNTY EVER DECIDES TO EXPAND STEWART ROAD, THAT'S ACTUALLY A COUNTY EASEMENT.
THOUGH I KNOW I WILL UPSET MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, I KNOW THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE MOTION BEHIND THIS.
I'VE BEEN AT THE MEETINGS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ASKED ME TO ATTEND.
THEY WERE ADVISED BY THE PLANNING STAFF TO CHANGE THEIR ZONING BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF THE PROPERTIES THAT THEIR ZONING GOT CHANGED IN THE BLANKET ZONING, AND BEING THAT THEY ARE CHURCH, THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF IT AS SO MANY OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WERE REZONED IN 2015.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR SIGN EFFORT AND THE WAY THAT THEY NEED TO GET IT IS THROUGH THE ZONING CHANGE, SO I VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
IS THERE A SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBERS?
>> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BOUVIER.
LET'S OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCIL? ANY QUESTION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
IT IS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, TO 2 WITH 1 ABSTENTION AND 1 NO VOTE.
MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT, JANELLE,
[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]
IF YOU WOULD JUST READ THAT HEADING, PLEASE. JUST PUBLIC COMMENT.>> ITEM 9, PUBLIC COMMENT, AGENDA ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS.
>> THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO LET SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS MOVE OUT, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE.
>> WE HAVE ONE PERSON ONLINE, MAYOR.
>> YES, HE'S ACTUALLY THE ATTORNEY FOR ITEMS 10A, BUT HE WANTS TO TALK UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. WHAT WE'LL DO IS THAT THE ONLY COMMENT THAT YOU HAVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW?
>> WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT HERE IN JUST A SECOND, BUT LET'S OPEN THIS UP FIRST.
LET'S GO AHEAD WITH OUR ONLINE COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.
>> MR. WILSON, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
I AM THE LAWYER FOR CAMPECHE SHORES, ROCKY SULLIVAN, THE SULLIVAN FAMILY.
I'M UP IN HOUSTON, BUT I WAS RAISED IN GALVESTON.
I'M A GRADUATE OF O'CONNELL HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THE YEAR, BUT IT WAS A WHILE AGO AND IT DID START WITH A SEVEN.
I M A GRANDFATHER. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REZONING, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SIGNAGE.
WOULD IT HAS TO DO IS REDUCING RESIDENTIAL DENSITY SO THAT A PROJECT CAN BE COMPLETED.
CAMPECHE SHORES IS ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD.
IT'S A GREAT PROJECT THAT OUT AT 99TH STREET.
AS THE PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED OUT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF LOTS THAT REMAIN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD.
A NUMBER OF THEM ARE NARROW LOTS, AND SO THE DEVELOPERS DESIRE IS TO ELIMINATE EIGHT LOTS, CONSOLIDATE THEM INTO OTHER LOTS.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO INCREASE THE PIT ASSESSMENTS.
PIT ASSESSMENTS ON EXISTING THE LOTS AND THE NEW LOTS WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO GET LOTS AND HOUSING THAT IS MORE MARKETABLE TODAY.
THE OWNER'S ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN ADVISED.
WE'VE TALKED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
WE TALKED WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
THE RE-PLATS HAVE ALL BEEN APPROVED.
THIS IS THE LAST STEP SO THAT WE CAN TIDY EVERYTHING UP, GET THOSE LOTS APPROPRIATELY CREATED, GET HOUSING BUILT ON THEM, GET THIS PROJECT SOLD OUT.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE UNIVERSAL SUPPORT.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE FEW WIN-WIN PROJECTS THAT COMES TO A CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S MOVE TO OUR OTHER OTHER ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE, MA'AM.
>> THAT PERSON LEFT THE MEETING.
>> THAT PERSON LEFT THE MEETING. THEY'RE NO LONGER ONLINE.
>> HE DID. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION UP NOW.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF SHEETS HERE FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO MAKE COMMENT.
I THINK A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE ALREADY LEFT.
THEY WERE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL AS COMMENTER ON 8B.
WE MAY NOT HAVE AS MANY AS WE THINK.
I WOULD SAY TOO, JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE KNOWLEDGE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
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IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.ALSO EITHER FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW COUNSEL TO RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE BECAUSE IT'S AGAINST THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.
>> YOU CAN SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM OR A NON-AGENDA ITEM. YES, SIR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M TED [INAUDIBLE].
[NOISE] LONGTIME GALVESTONIAN.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DISCUSSION WITH, I HAVE PROPERTY OUT ON THE WEST END THAT I'M PLANNING ON LEAVING TO MY GRANDCHILDREN.
IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ME AND SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO LEAVE FOR THEM.
I'VE GONE OUT AND HIRED A VENDOR THAT HAS DONE A FABULOUS JOB OPERATING MY PROPERTY.
I'LL JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE LISTENED TO THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING AND I'M GOING TO GO BY TO THE SCRIPT, I BETTER NOT WING IT BECAUSE I MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE LIKE THE GUY IN WASHINGTON.
MY QUESTION IS THIS, IS IT NO IMPACT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, THIS IS THE QUESTION, IS THE CITY COUNCIL SAYING THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS CAN HIRE THEIR OWN BEACH VENDOR AND THE MONEY GOES TO THE VENDOR AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER, NOT THE PARKS BOARD? THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, THIS IS A SERIOUS QUESTION IS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD ASK THE PARKS BOARD BEFORE IT AUTHORIZES THIS CHANGE, HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY SPEND ON TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT ONLY TO BE PROVEN WRONG.
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, AND I ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE RIGHTS WITHOUT PROPERTY OUT THERE. JASON WILLIAM [INAUDIBLE].
MY VENDOR IS OUT THERE, IT'S IMMACULATE.
I ONLY HAVE A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT I SEE THIS AS A LAND GRAB, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE COUNCIL CONSIDER IT, I'VE SENT YOU ALL INFORMATION.
I'VE GOT MORE INFORMATION I'M GOING TO LEAVE WITH YOU.
I'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS I'M GOING TO LEAVE WITH YOU, BUT I'VE SENT YOU THE INFORMATION WITH THE LETTERS I'VE ALREADY RECEIVED, THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT, GOING AFTER ME.
WHEN YOU GO TO DO THIS, ALL I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO IS JUST POSTPONE THIS TO LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU.
GET BACKWARD A FULL CITY COUNCIL.
THERE'S 10-12 PROPERTY OWNERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE PROPERTY.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS, JUST LIKE I DO.
BUT IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT JUST TAKING THOSE RIGHTS AWAY, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN WIN IN COURT.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN, I GET THESE LETTERS THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN YOUR POSSESSION.
I HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO READ THEM.
THERE'S NO REASON TO DO THIS TODAY.
WAIT A MONTH AND LOOK AT IT AND COME BACK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, WHETHER OR NOT, WHAT GOES ON WITH THIS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
I CAN'T EVEN SPEAK TO MY COUNCILMAN BECAUSE HE HAS INSTRUCTED ME THAT HE CAN'T TALK TO ME BECAUSE OF THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PARKS BOARD.
I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS, I THINK IT IS SOMEONE WHO SENT ME A NICE QUOTE.
CONGRESSWOMAN SHELLY GIBBS ONCE SAID, GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEVER [INAUDIBLE] ENTERPRISE CAN DO BETTER.
>> THANK YOU TED. APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE][BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER].
>> SONIA STUTES. SONYA, IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR LAST NAME, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> YES, I'M SONIA STUTES AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED AT 292 AVENUE CASE SINCE 2006.
I'M HERE TO VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT A PROPOSED SPORTS BAR OPENING AT 2927 BROADWAY.
I BELIEVE THIS BUSINESS WOULD RESULT IN EXCESS NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION AND WOULD LEAD TO AN OVERFLOW OF PARKING AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY IMPACT RESONANCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THESE FACTORS, COUPLED WITH THE INCREASE OF PRESENCE OF DRUNKEN INTOXICATED INDIVIDUALS, WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RESIDENTS DEGRADING THE COMFORT,
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THE SAFETY, AND THE SECURITY OF ALL OF US.ADDITIONALLY, I THINK THAT IT'LL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CONSIDERING HOW HIGH TAXES ARE.
BUT ALSO VERY IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROPOSED BUSINESS IS LOCATED ONE BLOCK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF CENTRAL MIDDLE-SCHOOL, SO CHILDREN WALKING TO OR FROM SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE NOW VULNERABLE TO INTOXICATED DRIVERS.
THEY WOULD BE EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL, MORE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER VIOLENCE AND OTHERWISE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS AND OR SOLICITATIONS.
FURTHERMORE, I WOULD ADD THAT THIS BUSINESS CENTER HAS A HISTORY OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS THAT WAS OPERATED OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS I BELIEVE WILL MAKE HER A QUESTIONABLE STEWARD OF ANY ESTABLISHMENT THAT IS SERVING ALCOHOL.
FOR THESE REASONS, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE CITY WOULD DENY THIS BUSINESS ANY PERMITS THAT ARE REQUIRED OR NECESSARY FOR HER OPERATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SONYA. APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE] MATT HANNON. MATT? > MATT HANNON 2901, [INAUDIBLE].
[LAUGHTER] I WALK AROUND MY BLOCK AS MS. LEWIS WILL TESTIFY ALMOST EVERY MORNING WITH A LOWE'S BUCKET AND A LITTLE PICKUP THING.
THAT'S JUST THE LITTER FROM FAMILY DOLLAR WHICH SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ANOTHER ONE ON THIS ISLAND UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR LITTER.
HERE SOMEBODY IS PROPOSING A SPORTS BAR ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT.
SHE SAID THE OWNER WAS SUPPOSEDLY RUNNING A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS, WHICH I DID NOTICE A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO NOTICE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WONDER WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I DON'T THINK THAT PERSON COULD BE TRUSTED TO RUN A BAR IN THAT LOCATION WHEN SHE WAS ALREADY RUNNING A BUSINESS IN THAT LOCATION ON 29TH AND THE ALLEY.
ANYWAY, I'M OPPOSED TO THAT, HER BEING ALLOWED TO OPEN THAT THERE.
SOMETHING ELSE COULD GO IN THERE, THAT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MATT. AMY SHARP.
I'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY AT 2924 AVENUE CASE SINCE 2014, I AM AN AIRBNB SUPER HOST AT THAT LOCATION.
I HAVE LOTS OF GOOD REVIEWS FROM FAMILIES THAT STAY AT THAT PROPERTY, NOT EXCLUSIVELY FAMILIES, BUT A LOT OF FAMILIES, TEENAGERS, LITTLE KIDS THAT HAVE ENJOYED THE PROPERTY AND HAVE ENJOYED THE BACKYARD AT THE PROPERTY.
THE BACKYARD AS A PROPERTY, IT LOOKS OVER THE PROPOSED SPORTS BAR AT 2927 BROADWAY.
THERE'S A 20-FOOT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR FENCES ACROSS THE ALLEY.
IT IS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET BETWEEN MY DECK AND THE BACK OF THAT BUILDING, AND FROM THE UPSTAIRS WINDOW, THIS IS MY BACKYARD.
YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY HERE.
THERE WILL BE LIGHT POLLUTION, THERE WILL BE NOISE POLLUTION IF THIS LOCATION IS PERMITTED TO OPERATE AS A BAR.
I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ONGOING TRASH ISSUE IN THE ALLEY.
PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THAT ALLEY ALL THE TIME AND ARE ALWAYS DROPPING STUFF.
IF WE PUT A BAR THERE, I'M CONCERNED THAT THAT TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE THAT IT WILL BE DRUNK PEOPLE, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF NOISE.
THAT PROPERTY HAS NEVER BEEN KEPT WELL, IT'S ALWAYS VERY WEEDY THE FENCE IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE.
THIS LOCATION, AS WAS MENTIONED, IS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET, I THINK, OF THE CENTRAL MEDIA ARTS ACADEMY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS AFTER SCHOOL WALKING HOME FROM THAT LOCATION.
SECTION 1.306 SAYS THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE THE RANGE AND PATTERN OF RESIDENTIAL USERS FOUND IN THE CITY'S OLDEST ESTABLISHED URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOODS.
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TOGETHER WITH LIMITED NON-RESIDENTIAL USES, SUCH AS CORNER STORES, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.THE CORNER STORE OR BUSINESSES THAT BENEFIT NEARBY RESIDENTS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING CONDUCIVE TO WALKING AND BIKING.
THAT'S NOT A BAR, THAT'S NOT A SPORTS BAR, FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT NOT A BAR.
I THINK THIS BUSINESS WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO MY AIRBNB BUSINESS AND THE USE OF MY PROPERTY AND I WILL BE FILING A PROTEST WITH A TABC FOR THEIR APPLICATION, AND I ASK THAT NO PERMITS BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROPERTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ELLEN BURTON.
>> I'M ELLEN BURTON. I LIVE AT 2911 BROADWAY.
GOOD EVENING MR. BROWN, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> WELL, WHERE DO I BEGIN? I CAN BEGIN IN 2020 WHEN THE CITY BROUGHT SUIT AGAINST THIS INDIVIDUAL FOR OPERATING THAT ADULT BUSINESS ON THE CORNER OF 2901 BROADWAY.
SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THAT PROPERTY, THEY'RE NO LONGER THERE THAT HOUSES UP FOR SALE.
NOW, I FIND OUT THEY ARE STILL RENTING THE OLD SONIC PROPERTY AND SHE HAS INFORMED ME THAT SHE IS GOING TO OPEN UP A SPORTS BAR AT THAT ADDRESS.
THIS IS A BIG THORN IN MY SIDE, I DO NOT WANT THIS, IT IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ME.
MY SONS LIVES IN THE CARRIAGE HOUSE BACK THERE AND IS WITHIN FOUR FEET OR THEIR PROPERTY LINE.
IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR THE KIDS GOING BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL AND I'M PROTESTING AT MIGHTILY.
I'VE BEEN HERE 28 YEARS, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON MY PROPERTY, I'VE DONE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS, IT'S A HISTORIC HOME.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE VALUE OF MY HOME BE DAMAGED BY SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND I DON'T WANT MY NEIGHBOR'S VALUES TO BE DAMAGED.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON OUR PROPERTIES, ALL OF US, MRS. JONES ON THE CORNER BACK THERE, SHE WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
MR. JONES, I BELIEVE, WROTE A LETTER TO MRS. LEWIS, AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE MATTER.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
>> I'M GOING TO CALL TORUS WOODS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
>> MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD LOOK IN THROUGH YOUR STACK, IS RALPH NIGHT MAURICE BEHIND NEXT?
>> WELL, LET ME SEE. RALPH IS IN THE STACK.
I DON'T THINK HE'S, YES, HE IS THE STACK.
>> CAN I GET ROTATED DOWN BECAUSE RALPH AND I ARE HERE ON THE SAME ISSUE.
>> TORUS, WE'LL JUST TAKE THEM AS WE HAVE THEM HERE.
>> DO YOU MEAN I GOT TWO MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS LEFT?
>> I WAS ASKING A QUESTION AND THEY ALL STARTED MY TIME.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND GIVE HIM THREE MINUTES, IF WE WOULD.
>> AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, BUT DISASTER RECOVERY, FINE.
I GAVE THE COUNCIL TODAY A PICTURE AND I THINK MAYOR YOU OWN THIS PICTURE AS WELL, AND THIS IS WHERE I WAS SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL BETWEEN 2014 -2016.
>> THAT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF YOU MAYOR, IF IT HELPED GET PAST WHERE I NEED TO GET PAST.
NOW, IF YOU FLIP THAT OVER, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE COUNCIL WILL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE IN A CONTRACT WITH THE GIELLO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD OF 2014.
SIX MONTHS LATER, BEISEL WAS AWARDED FEE SILOS OF MONIES, THAT TOLL OF MAYOR $211 MILLION FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
NOW WE HAVE A CONTRACT, A 21 PAGE CONTRACT HERE THAT I DID NOT GIVE YOU ALL TODAY, MARIA, TO MAKE OUT 21 PAGES, EAST COUNCIL WOULD GET A LIST PENCIL FOR A PULL MAN.
YOU ALL I GUESS CAN PICK THIS UP OUT OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
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BUT IT STATES HERE THAT THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, THAT WE HAVE A RIGHT TO COME HERE TO COMPLAIN TO COUNSEL ABOUT ISSUES AND TO BE PUBLICLY HEARD AND TO ASK THAT THE ISSUES BE PLACED ON COUNCIL AGENDA FOR REDRESS.FOR TWO YEARS, WE THE COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS ONE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THESE PROBLEMS SURROUNDING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT SO WE ARE ASKING TODAY IF YOU AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON WILL PLACE THE ISSUE SURROUNDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY FOR THAT PARTICULAR TIME ON COUNCIL MAKES ALL THIS AGENDA.
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WELL BY PHONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I THINK THAT IT'S TIME THAT WE GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND GOT 27 SECONDS LEFT.
I HOPE THAT THE MATERIAL THAT I GAVE THE COUNCIL I CAN ASK YOU GUYS IF YOU READ THE MATERIAL I GAVE YOU ON MAY 26TH CONCERNING, CAN YOU NODE COUNSELOR CARLOS YOU KNOW, I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU ALIVE IT OKAY.
OKAY. BUT ANYWAY MAYOR, WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU AND SEE IF YOU CAN HELP US GET THIS ON THE AGENDA SO WE CAN SEE HOW THE DECISION IS DONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
>> COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA NELSON I LIVE IN1925 NEUMANN.
TODAY I'M SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM 11U THE NATURE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS VERY SERIOUS AND INAPPROPRIATE, APPLIED AS AN ACTION ITEM.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THIS IS THE SOUTH SHORE DRAINAGE PROJECT AND PUMP STATION.
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD.
THE GLO AWARDED THE SEA GRANT OF 54 MILLION IN MAY OF 2021.
THE GRANT APPLICATION DID NOT INCLUDE AN ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, WHICH IS ALSO IN YOUR STAFF REPORTS.
NOW THE CITY IS ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
LAST MEETING, THE ENGINEERING CONTRACT WAS AWARDED SO AFTER THE FACT, THE CITY IS NOW ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS.
THE CITY HAS A TENDENCY TO UNDERESTIMATE THE SCOPE AND COST OF THESE PROJECTS AND AFTER THE FACT, INCREASE THE SCOPE AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SPENDING AND BURDEN ON US TAXPAYERS.
THIS IS EXTREMELY INAPPROPRIATE AND IS NOTHING SHORT OF AN ABUSIVE POWER AND A BAIT AND SWITCH TACTIC.
WHEN THE DESIGN CONCEPT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMMENTS THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ACQUISITION OR USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
WHEN THE GLO WAS REVIEWING THE GRANT APPLICATION, IT WAS PROBABLY MORE ATTRACTIVE OF A PROJECT TO APPROVE BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT DID NOT REQUIRE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
YOU CAN'T USE THE GRANT FUNDING TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY OR USE EMINENT DOMAIN SO YOU'LL BE USING CITY FUNDS, TAX DOLLARS, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO CALL THEM, AND IT'S A BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYER.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE REAL PURPOSE FOR FINDING THESE ALTERNATIVE REVENUES ARE NOT TO ACQUIRE PEOPLE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY AFTER THE FACT.
IN SIMPLE TERMS, THE CITY MADE CERTAIN MISREPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE FUNDING ENTITY, THE GLO, KNOWING THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO BURDEN TAXPAYERS WITH ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND TAKE PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE PROCESS.
MY CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE APPARENTLY SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT, BUT I'M CALLING ON COUNCIL TO NOT APPROVE 11U AS IT SUPPORTS THE TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, THE MISREPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC, AND FUNDING ENTITIES LIKE THE GLO AND PUTS BURDENS ON TAXPAYERS USING THEIR DOLLARS TO HURT RESIDENTS.
THIS IS ALL A SLIPPERY SLOPE AND I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING WHO VOTES ON THIS ITEM BECAUSE AFTER THE FACT, THEY SEND THE APPLICATION AND RECEIVE THE MONEY.
WE WANT TO NOW USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY WHEN WE WERE ALL SOLD ON THE GUYS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PEOPLE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY TO FINISH THE PROJECT.
NOW, I JUST FIND IT VERY INAPPROPRIATE THAT THIS IS THE WAY THAT IT'S HAD TO HAPPEN, BUT I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> MY NAME IS RANDALL RUBINSTEIN, IS THIS ON?
>> I CAME HERE TWO MONTHS AGO TO GET HELP AS
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I WAS ASSAULTED ON THE CITY BUS FOUR MONTHS AGO.THE POLICE CHIEF AND LATER DETECTIVE SULLENBERGER HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY TO MOVE THE CASE ALONG.
IT WAS POLICE CASE 2202724, AND NOW IT'S THE DA CASE, MD4 6498.
THE DEFENDANT WAS ARRESTED ON JULY 10TH ON A WARRANT FOR ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY INJURY.
HE WAS RELEASED AFTER 24 DAYS IN JAIL WITH NO PROBATION OR OTHER CONSEQUENCES.
I NOW NEED HELP TO LOCATE WHO IS AT THE TOP OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO TRANSFER POLICE AND DETECTIVE EVIDENCE TO THE DA'S OFFICE FOR PROSECUTION BECAUSE I SPOKE TODAY WITH DA EMILY O'BRIEN, WHO WAS OVER MY CASE TO FIND OUT THE REASON I, THE VICTIM, WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY THE DA'S OFFICE AND IT WAS BECAUSE SHE SAID THAT SOMEBODY INCORRECTLY DOCUMENTED SOMEBODY ELSE'S THE VICTIM AND NOT ME.
THAT'S WHY I WAS NEVER CONTACTED.
DA EMILY O'BRIEN STATED THAT SHE READ OF THE VIDEO FROM THE BUS SHOWING I WAS ASSAULTED BUT DIDN'T LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
SHE SAID IT WOULD HAVE SET THE DEFENDANT UP FOR FAILURE TO GIVE HIM PROBATION AS HE WAS ANTIGEN AND COULDN'T PAY PROBATION FEES.
I STATED THAT IT'S WORSE NOW BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY GOT MY.
>> OKAY. I NEVER REALLY GOT MY DAY IN COURT.
I STILL FEAR RIDING THE BUS NOW THAT THE DEFENDANT IS OUT AND THE DEFENDANT WILL MOST LIKELY RE-OFFEND OR HARM SOMEONE ELSE WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT COULD HAVE OFFERED HIM WITH PROBATION.
I NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE THE BREAKDOWN OCCURRED WITH THE DA'S OFFICE SO THAT NO OTHER CITIZEN WILL HAVE TO SUFFER FOR WHAT I HAVE SUFFERED.
I ALSO NEED HELP TO TALK TO THE CITY BUS MANAGEMENT TO BAN THE DEFENDANT FROM THE CITY BUS SO THAT MYSELF AND OTHERS ARE NOT AT RISK FOR ANOTHER ASSAULT.
THE WAY I WAS TREATED THROUGH THIS PROCESS MADE ME FEEL VICTIMIZED AGAIN AS THE DEFENDANT THREATENED TO BREAK MY JAW AND HIT ME IN THE ARM.
HE DID HIT ME IN THE ARM WHILE SUFFERING MINIMAL REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHARGE OF THE ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY INJURY, AND RECEIVE NO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED BY THE COURTS TO PROTECT GALVESTON RESIDENTS.
>> MY NAME IS JASON [INAUDIBLE]. I LIVE AT 3115 AVENUE P 1/2 HERE IN GALVESTON.
I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT AN AGENDA ITEM REGARDING, AND I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE, AMENDING THE CITY ORDINANCE SO THAT THE PARK BOARD CAN WORK WEST OF 75TH STREET, I GUESS, REGARDING TRASH CLEANUP, WHICH THEY ALREADY DO, BEACH PATROLS SERVICES, WHICH THEY ALREADY DO, AND I THINK SPECIFICALLY THE ABILITY TO CONCESSIONAIRE OUT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WEST OF 75TH STREET.
I'VE BEEN A BUSINESS PARTNER WITH A PARK BOARD SINCE 2001.
I'VE HAD VARIOUS AGREEMENTS WITH THE PARK BOARD SINCE 2001 AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
LIKE ALL RELATIONSHIPS, IT HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS.
IN 2014, DR. BROWN PROBABLY REMEMBERS HE WAS A TRUSTEE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PARK BOARD THAT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I HAD AGREEMENTS WITH THE PARK BOARD WERE ACTUALLY IN FACT PRIVATE BEACHES, ONE OF WHICH WAS PORRETTO BEACH, ONE OF WHICH WAS OWNED BY THE MACE USE.
AT THAT TIME, THE PARK BOARD ASKED ME TO STEP OFF OF THOSE AREAS BECAUSE THEY WERE PRIVATE BEACHES THEY WANTED TO AVOID, I ASSUME LITIGATION.
THEY TRIED TO BE AS ACCOMMODATING AS POSSIBLE.
THAT DAY I LOST TWO-THIRDS OF MY BUSINESS.
WE MOVE FORWARD TO 2022 JUNE, I WAS APPROACHED BY A PRIVATE LANDOWNER WHO OWNS PROPERTY ON 85TH STREET.
HE ASKED ME IF I'D BE INTERESTED IN GOING INTO BUSINESS WITH HIM.
I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO THINK ABOUT IT.
NOW AT THIS TIME I'VE BEEN A PARK BOARD TRUSTEE FOR FOUR YEARS.
THANK YOU, GUYS FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT.
I WAS GOING TO SEND OUT A THANK YOU, BUT I REALIZED SOME OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE WANTED ME THERE, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO SEND THE THANK YOU TO.
[LAUGHTER] THAT IT'S BEEN AN HONOR, IT'S STRESSFUL, AS FRUSTRATING, AS TIME-CONSUMING AS YOUR POSITIONS ARE.
I'M SURE IT'S REWARDING AT TIMES.
I'VE GAINED A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THINGS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LEARN ABOUT.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
I'D SAID I NEED TO SLEEP ON THAT.
SAID LET ME THINK ABOUT IT, AND SO I DID AND I APPROACHED HIM THE NEXT DAY AND SAID, I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO BUSINESS WITH YOU.
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TUESDAY THERE WAS A PARK BOARD MEETING WITH AN EXECUTIVE SESSION CONCERNING LEGAL MATTERS REGARDING PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE BEACH.I UNDERSTANDABLY WAS ASKED TO CONFLICT OUT.
I ASSUME IT WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROBABLY MY AGREEMENT WITH TED O'ROURKE AT 85TH STREET.
I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU REALLY ABOUT THAT AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS AFTER BEING ASKED TO CONFLICT OUT, I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT, WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS.
IN FACT, THAT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST MYSELF.
MYSELF NOT TED, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARK BOARD'S CURRENT ABILITY TO MANAGE AND CONCESSION OUT THE AREAS THAT IT HAS.
I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE PARK BOARD AS A TRUSTEE TRYING TO MANAGE MORE AREAS.
APPRECIATE IT. GAY RUBENSTEIN.
>> MY NAME IS MY NAME IS GAY RUBENSTEIN AND I LIVE AT 4411 AVENUE S1/2 HERE IN GALVESTON.
THERE ARE NO STREET SIGNS ON SEVERAL OF OUR MAJOR STREETS.
LIKE IF IT SAYS, AVENUE O, THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE.
AT THE INTERSECTION OF AVENUE O, AND 29TH STREET, THERE IS NO STREET NAME SIGN FOR AVENUE O, WHEN YOU GO WEST AT THAT INTERSECTION.
THIS CAN BE FRUSTRATING IF YOU'RE NOT FROM GALVESTON AS I AM AND MY HUSBAND RANDY, OR IF YOU'VE MOVED HERE FROM ANOTHER CITY AND YOU'RE NOT A BLI.
IT'S JUST WEIRD TO NOT HAVE STREET SIGNS AND SO ANYWAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE LOOKED INTO AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GAY APPRECIATE IT. MIKE ROWE.
ACTUALLY I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS TONIGHT.
LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS MIKE ROWE AND I LIVE AT 4110 KIVA.
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO COME TALK TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT ABOUT A NEW REACT TEAM THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER.
I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS IN JUST A MINUTE AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
REACT INTERNATIONAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE 1960S TO HELP COMMUNITIES IN TIMES OF NEED, OFTEN DURING NATURAL DISASTERS, AND THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH CB RADIO AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE A NEW ORGANIZATION ABOUT 20 MEMBERS.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND WE WE'RE GROWING.
WE PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS, PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED IN [INAUDIBLE] AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND WE SUPPORT SPECIAL EVENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED OUT WITH A JUNETEENTH EVENT IN LAMARCK.
GROWING ORGANIZATION USING TOOLS LIKE AMATEUR RADIO AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'VE LIAISONED WITH GALVESTON COUNTY TO BRING ALL THAT TOGETHER WITH THEIR AMATEUR RADIO GROUPS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH MARK MORGAN WITH [INAUDIBLE] EMERGENCY MANAGER HERE IN GALVESTON TO PUT TOGETHER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SO THAT ALL THE INSURANCES AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP AND WITH HURRICANE SEASON UPON US, WE'RE JUST HERE TO HELP OUT OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU.
>> [LAUGHTER] AND I'M KEEPING IT THAT WAY, SO EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.
I LIVE ON AT 1202 POST OFFICE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE IN RECOGNIZING MY COUNCIL, WHICH CRAIG BROWN ALSO SERVED ON.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE IN THE SAME CLUB.
THE CLUB IS CURRENT AND PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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WE ALL SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS AND OCCASIONALLY WE GET RECOGNIZED FOR THE GOOD THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.MOST OF THE TIME WE GET BLAMED, BUT WE KEEP ON TRUCKING.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS SERVANT OWN COUNSEL, I TOOK LEADERSHIP ON THE RETURN OF THE TROLLEYS TO THE ISLAND.
I HOSTED SEVERAL MEETINGS OF CITIZENS AT MY HOUSE AND WE DEVELOPED A MARKETING PLAN TO ADVERTISE ON THE VEHICLES.
I THEN LEAD THE RESOLUTION THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
FLASH FORWARD TO A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TROLLEYS WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE, WE WERE INVITED BY DAVID COLLINS AND CRAIG BROWN TO JOIN THE CEREMONY.
MY CITY COUNCIL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT AND WE ENJOYED SOME OF THE FIRST RIDES ON THE TROLLEY.
TODAY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH SERVED FROM 2014-2016.
OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SPENDING OF THE FEDERAL MONIES OF $38 MILLION FOR 20 PROJECTS IN GALVESTON, AND WE DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO GET IT DONE.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNSEL'S APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THESE BUILDINGS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ADD OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE LIST OF FOLKS INSCRIBED ON THE PLAQUES.
SOMEDAY YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL ASK YOU, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO WHEN YOU SERVED YOUR TIME ON CITY COUNCIL? FOR ME, IT WOULD SURE BE NICE TO SHOW THEM THE PROJECTS WE INITIATED WHILE WE WERE SERVING THE CITY, OR MEMORIALIZED IN THE BRONZE PLAQUES, EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU-ALL WILL RE-INVESTIGATED THIS ERA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ON BEHALF, I APPRECIATE IT.
MARTY, WE HAVE YOU DOWN BUT THAT WAS FOR 8B.
>> WELL NO. YEAH. [LAUGHTER] FRANK MAY SEE, FRANK.
>> CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. HELLO EVERYBODY. NICE TO SEE YOU-ALL.
I RECENTLY LISTED SOME PROPERTY OUT ON THE WEST END OF THE SEAWALL.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING YOU GUYS TO BUILD A RAMP DOWN THERE SO I CAN GET MY OWN BROTHERS AND CHAIRS DOWN THERE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, LIFEGUARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S A LONG HALL FROM 61ST STREET TO 87TH.
AND NOW THAT I'M OUT THERE AND I'M LEASING THAT LAND OUT THERE AND WE'VE GOT VENDORS OUT THERE OPERATING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET SOME BEACH ACCESS OUT THERE SOONER THAN LATER. THANK YOU. ONE MORE THING.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WHEN STREETLIGHTS. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, FRANK. BARBARA WALKER.
>> THANK YOU, BARBARA, I APPRECIATE THAT. DEBORAH CURRY.
>> DEBORAH CURRY, NUMBER 3046 AVENUE L AND I'M DEFINITELY BY.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THIS BOARD THING AROUND THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T LIKE IT MYSELF. I GOT A BUNCH OF GRANDKIDS AND I SAY A BUNCH.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, CENTRAL WHATEVER, BUT JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT BEING A BORROWER OVER THERE.
WE GOT THE CHURCHES IN AREAS, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOLS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
MY GRANDKIDS LIKE GOING TO THE CORNER STORE.
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO KEEP GOING AROUND A CORNER WITH THEM TO GO CHECK ON THEM TO MAKE SURE NOBODY SNATCHES THEM OR WHATEVER.
SAME THING ADD A LINE TO THEM, IS ALREADY SO MUCH GOING ON AS IT IS AND IT'S NOT JUST THE DOSE IS HAPPENING TO THE KIDS COMING UP MISSING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM, AND JUST THE THOUGHT OF THAT HAPPENING TO MY GRANDKIDS, I CAN'T SEE IT.
AND A LADY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STREET SIGN WHEN SHE WENT TO, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE NAMED DEB RICARDO.
I HAVE APPLICATION FROM SOMEONE. THEY DIDN'T PUT THEIR NAME ON THIS.
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. IS THIS YOURS WITHOUT THE NAME?
>> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] HE ASKED ME TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA 4159 STREET. I KNOW MANY OF YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, I LOVE THIS.
MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT SMITH'S, TONY'S.
WE BOUGHT NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT THE PROPERTY.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT AS YOU KNOW PARKINGS THAT ARE PREMIUM THERE.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT, THERE'S A RED ZONE THAT'S DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TONY HAD THAT CHANGED WHEN HE OWNED THE PROPERTY BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD COME INTO UT AND B, WHETHER IT BE FOR WORK OR FOR VISITATION, AND THEY WOULD STAY IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AND IT WOULD IMPEDE BUSINESS AND OR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THAT BUSINESS THERE.
THE REQUEST IS THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
I HATE TO SAY THE WORD ZONING ON THIS MEETING TODAY BECAUSE THAT SEEMS PRETTY SENSITIVE.
BUT IT IS A RED ZONE CURRENTLY AND WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE IT CHANGED TO A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE SO THAT WE CAN FACILITATE UBER EATS, DINER DASH OR THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY PIVOTAL, THAT ALREADY ARE PIVOTAL IN THE PANDEMIC TIMES.
BUT WE DID SET UP OUR BUSINESS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND GO AND GET WHAT THEY NEED.
THAT'S OUR VERY DIRECT REQUEST AND WE HOPE TO GET TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? JANELLE, WE HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS?
>> YOU'VE READ ALL OF THEM AND EVERYTHING. NO ONE ONLINE THERE. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 10, ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS.
>> 10A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AMENDED SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND AN AMENDED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE CAMPECHE SHORES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLLS IN THE DISTRICT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
>> SEVERAL MONTHS AGO [INAUDIBLE] WILSON AND HIS [INAUDIBLE] APPROACHED US TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT BASICALLY TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY CONFIGURATION INSIDE THIS PIT.
THE PIT, AS YOU KNOW, IS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL WHEREBY THE DEVELOPER PUTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS PAID BACK BY ASSESSMENTS MADE ON THE PROPERTIES.
BECAUSE AS HE NOTED, SOME OF THE PROPERTIES WERE NOT MARKETABLE. HE'S THEY'VE CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PIT AND THEY ASKED THAT IT'D BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THIS HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH BY MY VERY ABLE ASSISTANT ON A FAIR WEATHER AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WE SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER IT STRONGLY. AND I THINK WILLY HAS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON THIS ITEM? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. YES?
>> IT'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD, MARIE. YES. I'LL SECOND MARIE'S MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, ITEM 10B, PLEASE.
>> 10B, CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 34-112, OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE LIMITS OF THE EXISTING NO PARKING 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ZONE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF 9TH STREET NORTH OF POSTOFFICE STREET PER THE BUSINESS OWNERS REQUEST LOCATED AT 415 9TH STREET, AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>> VERY GOOD, ROB. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> YOUR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE IS A REQUEST FROM A RESIDENT WHO OWNS A BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THAT BUSINESS IS RIGHT NOW A RED.
YOU HEARD FROM MS. GONZALEZ HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE WAS REQUESTING THAT WE SHORTEN THAT RED ZONE AND MAKE A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE IN FRONT OF HER BUSINESS SO THEY CAN FACILITATE PICKUP AND DELIVERY FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK TONIGHT, IS THAT YOU APPROVE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ROB, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DAVID.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. GOT A LITTLE QUICK ON THE DRAW THERE BUT I THE SECOND.
>> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOUVIER. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 10C, PLEASE.
>> 10C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 20, "LITTER" TO PROVIDE FOR THE SECURING, ANCHORING, OR OTHERWISE ENSURING PORTABLE TOILETS/MOBILE RESTROOMS, AKA, PORTA PARTIES FROM SPILLING, TIPPING, OR OTHERWISE RELEASING LIQUID WASTE IN THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING.
GOT SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILWOMAN ROB.
>> SECOND IT. COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.
SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND AN AMENDED ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR THE CANNED PEACHES SHORES PUBLIC AND FOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLES IN THE DISTRICT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
>> SEVERAL MONTHS GO READ WILSON AND HIS QUIET APPROACHED US TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT BASICALLY TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY CONFIGURATION INSIDE THIS PIT.
THE PIT, AS YOU KNOW, IS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL WHEREBY THE DEVELOPER PUTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS PAID BACK BY ASSESSMENTS MADE ON THE PROPERTIES.
BECAUSE AS HE NOTED, SOME OF THE PROPERTIES WERE NOT MARKETABLE. HE'S THEY'VE CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PIT AND THEY ASKED THAT IT'D BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THIS HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH BY MY VERY ABLE ASSISTANT ON A FAIR WEATHER AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER IT STRONGLY. I THINK READ IS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON THIS ITEM? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR YES.
>> IT'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD, MARINE. YES. I'LL SECOND MARIE'S MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, ITEM 10B, PLEASE.
>> TEN B, CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 34-1/12TH, BUT THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE LIMITS OF THE EXISTING NO PARKING 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ZONE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF NOT STRAIGHT NORTH OF POST-OFFICE STRAIGHT PART OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS REQUEST LOCATED AT 415 NINTH STREET, AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>>> VERY GOOD, ROB. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> YOUR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE IS A REQUEST FROM A RESIDENT WHO OWNS A BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THAT BUSINESS IS RIGHT NOW A RED BARGAINING ZONE.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE WAS REQUESTED THAT WE SHORTEN THAT RED ZONE AND MAKE A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE IN FRONT OF HER BUSINESS SO THEY CAN FACILITATE PICKUP AND DELIVERY FOR THEIR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK TONIGHT, IS THAT YOU APPROVE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ROB, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUCKY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. GOT A LITTLE QUICK ON THE DRAW THERE AND VERTICAL BY THE SECOND.
>> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOUVIER. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 10C, PLEASE.
>> TEN C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 20, LATTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE SECURING, ANCHORING OR OTHERWISE ENSURING PORTABLE TOILETS, MOBILE RESTROOMS, AKA PORTA PARTIES FROM SPILLING, TIPPING, OR OTHERWISE RELEASING LIQUID WASTE IN THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING.
GOT SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILWOMAN ROB.
>> SECOND IT COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.
>> BUTCHERING.>> [LAUGHTER] I'M KEEPING IT THAT WAY, SO EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.
I LIVE ON AT 1202 POST OFFICE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE IN RECOGNIZING MY COUNCIL, WHICH CRAIG BROWN ALSO SERVED ON.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE IN THE SAME CLUB.
THE CLUB IS CURRENT AND PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ALL SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS AND OCCASIONALLY WE GET RECOGNIZED FOR THE GOOD THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
MOST OF THE TIME WE GET BLAMED, BUT WE KEEP ON TRUCKING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS SERVANT OWN COUNSEL, I TOOK LEADERSHIP ON THE RETURN OF THE TROLLEYS TO THE ISLAND.
I HOSTED SEVERAL MEETINGS OF CITIZENS AT MY HOUSE AND WE DEVELOPED A MARKETING PLAN TO ADVERTISE ON THE VEHICLES.
I THEN LEAD THE RESOLUTION THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
FLASH FORWARD TO A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TROLLEYS WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE, WE WERE INVITED BY DAVID COLLINS AND CRAIG BROWN TO JOIN THE CEREMONY.
MY CITY COUNCIL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT AND WE ENJOYED SOME OF THE FIRST RIDES ON THE TROLLEY.
TODAY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH SERVED FROM 2014-2016.
OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SPENDING OF THE FEDERAL MONIES OF $38 MILLION FOR 20 PROJECTS AND GALVESTON, AND WE DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO GET IT DONE.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNSEL'S APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THESE BUILDINGS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ADD OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE LIST OF FOLKS INSCRIBED ON THE PLAQUES.
[01:35:01]
SOMEDAY YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL ASK YOU, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO WHEN YOU SERVED YOUR TIME ON CITY COUNCIL? FOR ME, IT WOULD SURE BE NICE TO SHOW THEM THE PROJECTS WE INITIATED WHILE WE WERE SERVING THE CITY, OR MEMORIALIZED IN THE BRONZE PLAQUES, EXCUSE ME.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU-ALL WILL RE-INVESTIGATED THIS ERA.
>> THANK YOU ON BEHALF, I APPRECIATE IT.
MARTY, WE HAVE YOU DOWN BUT THAT WAS FOR AB YOU.
>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] FRANK MAY SEE, FRANK.
>> CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. HELLO EVERYBODY. NICE TO SEE YOU-ALL.
I RECENTLY LIST SOME PROPERTY OUT ON THE WEST END OF THE SEAWALL.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING YOU GUYS TO BUILD A RAMP DOWN THERE SO I CAN GET MY OWN BROTHERS AND CHAIRS DOWN THERE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, LIFEGUARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S A LONG HAUL FROM 61ST STREET TO 87TH.
NOW THAT I'M OUT THERE AND I'M LEASING THAT LAND OUT THERE AND WE'VE GOT VENDORS OUT THERE OPERATING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET SOME BEACH ACCESS OUT THERE SOONER THAN LATER.
THANK YOU. OH, ONE MORE THING.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WHEN STREETLIGHTS. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, FRANK. BARBARA WALKER.
>> THANK YOU, BARBARA, I APPRECIATE THAT. DEBORAH CURRY.
>> DEBORAH CURRY, NUMBER 3046 AVENUE L AND I'M DEFINITELY BY.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THIS BOARD THING AROUND THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T LIKE IT MYSELF. I GOT A BUNCH OF GRANDKIDS AND I SAY A BUNCH.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, CENTRAL WHATEVER, BUT JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT BEEN A BORROWER WITH THEIR.
WE GOT THE CHURCHES IN AREAS, WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
MY GRANDKIDS LIKE GOING TO THE CORNER STORE.
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO KEEP GOING AROUND A CORNER WITH THEM TO GO CHECK ON THEM TO MAKE SURE NOBODY'S SNATCHES THEM OR WHATEVER.
SAME THING ADD A LINE TO THEM, IS ALREADY SO MUCH GOING ON AS IT IS AND IT'S NOT JUST THE DOSE IS HAPPENING TO THE KIDS COMING UP MISSING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM, AND JUST THE THOUGHT OF THAT HAPPENING TO MY GRANDKIDS.
I CAN'T SEE IT AND A LADY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STREET SIGN WHEN SHE WENT TO, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM ACCORDING TO BE NAMED DEB RICARDO.
WE ALSO I HAVE APPLICATION FROM SOMEONE. THEY DIDN'T PUT THEIR NAME ON THIS.
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. IS THIS YOURS WITH THE NAME?
>> OH, COME ON UP. HERE I [INAUDIBLE].
HE ASKED ME TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR FOR ONE FIVE-NINTHS STRAIGHT.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, I LOVE THIS.
MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT SMITH'S, TONY'S.
WE BOUGHT NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT THE PROPERTY.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT AS YOU KNOW, PARKINGS AT A PREMIUM THERE.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT, THERE'S A RED ZONE THAT'S DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TONY HAD THAT CHANGED WHEN HE OWNED THE PROPERTY BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD COME INTO UT AND B, WHETHER IT BE FOR WORK OR FOR VISITATION, AND THEY WOULD STAY IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AND IT WOULD IMPEDE BUSINESS AND OR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THAT BUSINESS THERE.
THE REQUEST IS THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
I HATE TO SAY THE WORD ZONING AND THIS MEETING TODAY BECAUSE THAT SEEMS PRETTY SENSITIVE.
BUT IT IS A RED ZONE CURRENTLY AND WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE IT CHANGED TO A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE SO THAT WE CAN FACILITATE UBER EATS, DINER DASH OR THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE PRETTY PIVOTAL, THAT ALREADY ARE PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL IN THE PANDEMIC TIMES.
BUT WE DID SET UP OUR BUSINESS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND GO AND GET WHAT THEY NEED.
THAT'S OUR VERY DIRECT REQUEST AND WE HOPE TO GET TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? WE HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS.
YOU'VE READ ALL OF THEM AND EVERYTHING.
NO ONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 10, ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 10A PLEASE MA'AM,.
>> TEN A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AMENDED SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND AN AMENDED ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR THE CANNED PEACHES SHORES PUBLIC AND FOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLES IN THE DISTRICT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
>> SEVERAL MONTHS GO READ WILSON AND HIS QUIET APPROACHED US TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT BASICALLY TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY CONFIGURATION INSIDE THIS PIT.
THE PIT, AS YOU KNOW, IS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL WHEREBY THE DEVELOPER PUTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS PAID BACK BY ASSESSMENTS MADE ON THE PROPERTIES.
BECAUSE AS HE NOTED, SOME OF THE PROPERTIES WERE NOT MARKETABLE. HE'S THEY'VE CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PIT AND THEY ASKED THAT IT'D BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THIS HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH BY MY VERY ABLE ASSISTANT ON A FAIR WEATHER AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER IT STRONGLY. I THINK READ IS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON THIS ITEM? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR YES.
>> IT'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD, MARINE. YES. I'LL SECOND MARIE'S MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, ITEM 10B, PLEASE.
>> TEN B, CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 34-1/12TH, BUT THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE LIMITS OF THE EXISTING NO PARKING 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ZONE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF NOT STRAIGHT NORTH OF POST-OFFICE STRAIGHT PART OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS REQUEST LOCATED AT 415 NINTH STREET, AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>>> VERY GOOD, ROB. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> YOUR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE IS A REQUEST FROM A RESIDENT WHO OWNS A BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THAT BUSINESS IS RIGHT NOW A RED BARGAINING ZONE.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE WAS REQUESTED THAT WE SHORTEN THAT RED ZONE AND MAKE A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE IN FRONT OF HER BUSINESS SO THEY CAN FACILITATE PICKUP AND DELIVERY FOR THEIR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK TONIGHT, IS THAT YOU APPROVE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ROB, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUCKY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. GOT A LITTLE QUICK ON THE DRAW THERE AND VERTICAL BY THE SECOND.
>> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOUVIER. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 10C, PLEASE.
>> TEN C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 20, LATTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE SECURING, ANCHORING OR OTHERWISE ENSURING PORTABLE TOILETS, MOBILE RESTROOMS, AKA PORTA PARTIES FROM SPILLING, TIPPING, OR OTHERWISE RELEASING LIQUID WASTE IN THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING.
GOT SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILWOMAN ROB.
>> SECOND IT COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.
>> BUTCHERING.>> [LAUGHTER] I'M KEEPING IT THAT WAY, SO EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.
I LIVE ON AT 1202 POST OFFICE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE IN RECOGNIZING MY COUNCIL, WHICH CRAIG BROWN ALSO SERVED ON.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE IN THE SAME CLUB.
THE CLUB IS CURRENT AND PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ALL SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS AND OCCASIONALLY WE GET RECOGNIZED FOR THE GOOD THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
MOST OF THE TIME WE GET BLAMED, BUT WE KEEP ON TRUCKING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS SERVANT OWN COUNSEL, I TOOK LEADERSHIP ON THE RETURN OF THE TROLLEYS TO THE ISLAND.
[10.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving An Amended Service And Assessment Plan And An Amended Assessment Roll For The Campeche Shores Public Improvement District (The “District”); Reducing The Number Of Properties On The Assessment Roles In The District; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
I HOSTED SEVERAL MEETINGS OF CITIZENS AT MY HOUSE AND WE DEVELOPED A MARKETING PLAN TO ADVERTISE ON THE VEHICLES.I THEN LEAD THE RESOLUTION THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
FLASH FORWARD TO A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TROLLEYS WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE, WE WERE INVITED BY DAVID COLLINS AND CRAIG BROWN TO JOIN THE CEREMONY.
MY CITY COUNCIL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT AND WE ENJOYED SOME OF THE FIRST RIDES ON THE TROLLEY.
TODAY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH SERVED FROM 2014-2016.
OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SPENDING OF THE FEDERAL MONIES OF $38 MILLION FOR 20 PROJECTS AND GALVESTON, AND WE DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO GET IT DONE.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNSEL'S APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THESE BUILDINGS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ADD OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE LIST OF FOLKS INSCRIBED ON THE PLAQUES.
SOMEDAY YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL ASK YOU, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO WHEN YOU SERVED YOUR TIME ON CITY COUNCIL? FOR ME, IT WOULD SURE BE NICE TO SHOW THEM THE PROJECTS WE INITIATED WHILE WE WERE SERVING THE CITY, OR MEMORIALIZED IN THE BRONZE PLAQUES, EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU-ALL WILL RE-INVESTIGATED THIS ERA.
>> THANK YOU ON BEHALF, I APPRECIATE IT.
MARTY, WE HAVE YOU DOWN BUT THAT WAS FOR AB YOU.
>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] FRANK MAY SEE, FRANK.
>> CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. HELLO EVERYBODY. NICE TO SEE YOU-ALL.
I RECENTLY LIST SOME PROPERTY OUT ON THE WEST END OF THE SEAWALL.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING YOU GUYS TO BUILD A RAMP DOWN THERE SO I CAN GET MY OWN BROTHERS AND CHAIRS DOWN THERE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, LIFEGUARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S A LONG HAUL FROM 61ST STREET TO 87TH.
NOW THAT I'M OUT THERE AND I'M LEASING THAT LAND OUT THERE AND WE'VE GOT VENDORS OUT THERE OPERATING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET SOME BEACH ACCESS OUT THERE SOONER THAN LATER.
THANK YOU. OH, ONE MORE THING.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WHEN STREETLIGHTS. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, FRANK. BARBARA WALKER.
>> THANK YOU, BARBARA, I APPRECIATE THAT. DEBORAH CURRY.
>> DEBORAH CURRY, NUMBER 3046 AVENUE L AND I'M DEFINITELY BY.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THIS BOARD THING AROUND THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T LIKE IT MYSELF. I GOT A BUNCH OF GRANDKIDS AND I SAY A BUNCH.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, CENTRAL WHATEVER, BUT JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT BEEN A BORROWER WITH THEIR.
WE GOT THE CHURCHES IN AREAS, WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
MY GRANDKIDS LIKE GOING TO THE CORNER STORE.
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO KEEP GOING AROUND A CORNER WITH THEM TO GO CHECK ON THEM TO MAKE SURE NOBODY'S SNATCHES THEM OR WHATEVER.
SAME THING ADD A LINE TO THEM, IS ALREADY SO MUCH GOING ON AS IT IS AND IT'S NOT JUST THE DOSE IS HAPPENING TO THE KIDS COMING UP MISSING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM, AND JUST THE THOUGHT OF THAT HAPPENING TO MY GRANDKIDS.
I CAN'T SEE IT AND A LADY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STREET SIGN WHEN SHE WENT TO, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM ACCORDING TO BE NAMED DEB RICARDO.
WE ALSO I HAVE APPLICATION FROM SOMEONE. THEY DIDN'T PUT THEIR NAME ON THIS.
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. IS THIS YOURS WITH THE NAME?
>> OH, COME ON UP. HERE I [INAUDIBLE].
HE ASKED ME TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR FOR ONE FIVE-NINTHS STRAIGHT.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, I LOVE THIS.
MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT SMITH'S, TONY'S.
WE BOUGHT NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT THE PROPERTY.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT AS YOU KNOW, PARKINGS AT A PREMIUM THERE.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT, THERE'S A RED ZONE THAT'S DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TONY HAD THAT CHANGED WHEN HE OWNED THE PROPERTY BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD COME INTO UT AND B, WHETHER IT BE FOR WORK OR FOR VISITATION, AND THEY WOULD STAY IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AND IT WOULD IMPEDE BUSINESS AND OR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THAT BUSINESS THERE.
THE REQUEST IS THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
I HATE TO SAY THE WORD ZONING AND THIS MEETING TODAY BECAUSE THAT SEEMS PRETTY SENSITIVE.
BUT IT IS A RED ZONE CURRENTLY AND WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE IT CHANGED TO A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE SO THAT WE CAN FACILITATE UBER EATS, DINER DASH OR THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE PRETTY PIVOTAL, THAT ALREADY ARE PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL IN THE PANDEMIC TIMES.
BUT WE DID SET UP OUR BUSINESS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND GO AND GET WHAT THEY NEED.
THAT'S OUR VERY DIRECT REQUEST AND WE HOPE TO GET TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? WE HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS.
YOU'VE READ ALL OF THEM AND EVERYTHING.
NO ONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 10, ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 10A PLEASE MA'AM,.
>> TEN A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AMENDED SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND AN AMENDED ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR THE CANNED PEACHES SHORES PUBLIC AND FOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLES IN THE DISTRICT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
>> SEVERAL MONTHS GO READ WILSON AND HIS QUIET APPROACHED US TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT BASICALLY TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY CONFIGURATION INSIDE THIS PIT.
THE PIT, AS YOU KNOW, IS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL WHEREBY THE DEVELOPER PUTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS PAID BACK BY ASSESSMENTS MADE ON THE PROPERTIES.
BECAUSE AS HE NOTED, SOME OF THE PROPERTIES WERE NOT MARKETABLE. HE'S THEY'VE CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PIT AND THEY ASKED THAT IT'D BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THIS HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH BY MY VERY ABLE ASSISTANT ON A FAIR WEATHER AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER IT STRONGLY. I THINK READ IS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON THIS ITEM? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR YES.
>> IT'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD, MARINE. YES. I'LL SECOND MARIE'S MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, ITEM 10B, PLEASE.
>> TEN B, CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 34-1/12TH, BUT THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE LIMITS OF THE EXISTING NO PARKING 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ZONE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF NOT STRAIGHT NORTH OF POST-OFFICE STRAIGHT PART OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS REQUEST LOCATED AT 415 NINTH STREET, AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>>> VERY GOOD, ROB. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> YOUR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE IS A REQUEST FROM A RESIDENT WHO OWNS A BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THAT BUSINESS IS RIGHT NOW A RED BARGAINING ZONE.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE WAS REQUESTED THAT WE SHORTEN THAT RED ZONE AND MAKE A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE IN FRONT OF HER BUSINESS SO THEY CAN FACILITATE PICKUP AND DELIVERY FOR THEIR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK TONIGHT, IS THAT YOU APPROVE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ROB, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUCKY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. GOT A LITTLE QUICK ON THE DRAW THERE AND VERTICAL BY THE SECOND.
>> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOUVIER. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 10C, PLEASE.
>> TEN C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 20, LATTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE SECURING, ANCHORING OR OTHERWISE ENSURING PORTABLE TOILETS, MOBILE RESTROOMS, AKA PORTA PARTIES FROM SPILLING, TIPPING, OR OTHERWISE RELEASING LIQUID WASTE IN THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING.
GOT SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILWOMAN ROB.
>> SECOND IT COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.
>> BUTCHERING.>> [LAUGHTER] I'M KEEPING IT THAT WAY, SO EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.
I LIVE ON AT 1202 POST OFFICE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE IN RECOGNIZING MY COUNCIL,
[10.B. Consider Adopting Ordinance 22-__ Modifying Section 34-112 Of The City’s Municipal Code To Adjust The Limits Of The Existing “No Parking 7:00 Am To 5:00 Pm” Zone Along The West Side Of 9th Street North Of Postoffice Street Per The Business Owner’s Request Located At 415 9th Street. Authorizing The City Secretary To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval By The City Attorney. (R. Winiecke)]
WHICH CRAIG BROWN ALSO SERVED ON.THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE IN THE SAME CLUB.
THE CLUB IS CURRENT AND PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ALL SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS AND OCCASIONALLY WE GET RECOGNIZED FOR THE GOOD THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
MOST OF THE TIME WE GET BLAMED, BUT WE KEEP ON TRUCKING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS SERVANT OWN COUNSEL, I TOOK LEADERSHIP ON THE RETURN OF THE TROLLEYS TO THE ISLAND.
I HOSTED SEVERAL MEETINGS OF CITIZENS AT MY HOUSE AND WE DEVELOPED A MARKETING PLAN TO ADVERTISE ON THE VEHICLES.
I THEN LEAD THE RESOLUTION THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
FLASH FORWARD TO A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TROLLEYS WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE, WE WERE INVITED BY DAVID COLLINS AND CRAIG BROWN TO JOIN THE CEREMONY.
MY CITY COUNCIL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
MY FAMILY WAS PRESENT AND WE ENJOYED SOME OF THE FIRST RIDES ON THE TROLLEY.
TODAY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH SERVED FROM 2014-2016.
OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SPENDING OF THE FEDERAL MONIES OF $38 MILLION FOR 20 PROJECTS AND GALVESTON, AND WE DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO GET IT DONE.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNSEL'S APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THESE BUILDINGS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ADD OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE LIST OF FOLKS INSCRIBED ON THE PLAQUES.
SOMEDAY YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL ASK YOU, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO WHEN YOU SERVED YOUR TIME ON CITY COUNCIL? FOR ME, IT WOULD SURE BE NICE TO SHOW THEM THE PROJECTS WE INITIATED WHILE WE WERE SERVING THE CITY, OR MEMORIALIZED IN THE BRONZE PLAQUES, EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU-ALL WILL RE-INVESTIGATED THIS ERA.
>> THANK YOU ON BEHALF, I APPRECIATE IT.
MARTY, WE HAVE YOU DOWN BUT THAT WAS FOR AB YOU.
>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] FRANK MAY SEE, FRANK.
>> CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. HELLO EVERYBODY. NICE TO SEE YOU-ALL.
I RECENTLY LIST SOME PROPERTY OUT ON THE WEST END OF THE SEAWALL.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING YOU GUYS TO BUILD A RAMP DOWN THERE SO I CAN GET MY OWN BROTHERS AND CHAIRS DOWN THERE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, LIFEGUARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S A LONG HAUL FROM 61ST STREET TO 87TH.
NOW THAT I'M OUT THERE AND I'M LEASING THAT LAND OUT THERE AND WE'VE GOT VENDORS OUT THERE OPERATING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET SOME BEACH ACCESS OUT THERE SOONER THAN LATER.
THANK YOU. OH, ONE MORE THING.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WHEN STREETLIGHTS. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, FRANK. BARBARA WALKER.
>> THANK YOU, BARBARA, I APPRECIATE THAT. DEBORAH CURRY.
>> DEBORAH CURRY, NUMBER 3046 AVENUE L AND I'M DEFINITELY BY.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THIS BOARD THING AROUND THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T LIKE IT MYSELF. I GOT A BUNCH OF GRANDKIDS AND I SAY A BUNCH.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, CENTRAL WHATEVER, BUT JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT BEEN A BORROWER WITH THEIR.
WE GOT THE CHURCHES IN AREAS, WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
MY GRANDKIDS LIKE GOING TO THE CORNER STORE.
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO KEEP GOING AROUND A CORNER WITH THEM TO GO CHECK ON THEM TO MAKE SURE NOBODY'S SNATCHES THEM OR WHATEVER.
SAME THING ADD A LINE TO THEM, IS ALREADY SO MUCH GOING ON AS IT IS AND IT'S NOT JUST THE DOSE IS HAPPENING TO THE KIDS COMING UP MISSING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM, AND JUST THE THOUGHT OF THAT HAPPENING TO MY GRANDKIDS.
I CAN'T SEE IT AND A LADY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STREET SIGN WHEN SHE WENT TO, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM ACCORDING TO BE NAMED DEB RICARDO.
WE ALSO I HAVE APPLICATION FROM SOMEONE. THEY DIDN'T PUT THEIR NAME ON THIS.
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. IS THIS YOURS WITH THE NAME?
>> OH, COME ON UP. HERE I [INAUDIBLE].
HE ASKED ME TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR FOR ONE FIVE-NINTHS STRAIGHT.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, I LOVE THIS.
MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT SMITH'S, TONY'S.
WE BOUGHT NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT THE PROPERTY.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT AS YOU KNOW, PARKINGS AT A PREMIUM THERE.
JUST IN FRONT OF THAT, THERE'S A RED ZONE THAT'S DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TONY HAD THAT CHANGED WHEN HE OWNED THE PROPERTY BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD COME INTO UT AND B, WHETHER IT BE FOR WORK OR FOR VISITATION, AND THEY WOULD STAY IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AND IT WOULD IMPEDE BUSINESS AND OR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THAT BUSINESS THERE.
THE REQUEST IS THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
I HATE TO SAY THE WORD ZONING AND THIS MEETING TODAY BECAUSE THAT SEEMS PRETTY SENSITIVE.
BUT IT IS A RED ZONE CURRENTLY AND WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE IT CHANGED TO A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE SO THAT WE CAN FACILITATE UBER EATS, DINER DASH OR THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE PRETTY PIVOTAL, THAT ALREADY ARE PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL IN THE PANDEMIC TIMES.
BUT WE DID SET UP OUR BUSINESS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND GO AND GET WHAT THEY NEED.
THAT'S OUR VERY DIRECT REQUEST AND WE HOPE TO GET TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? WE HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS.
YOU'VE READ ALL OF THEM AND EVERYTHING.
NO ONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 10, ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 10A PLEASE MA'AM,.
>> TEN A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AMENDED SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND AN AMENDED ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR THE CANNED PEACHES SHORES PUBLIC AND FOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,
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REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLES IN THE DISTRICT, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?
>> SEVERAL MONTHS GO READ WILSON AND HIS QUIET APPROACHED US TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT BASICALLY TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY CONFIGURATION INSIDE THIS PIT.
THE PIT, AS YOU KNOW, IS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL WHEREBY THE DEVELOPER PUTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS PAID BACK BY ASSESSMENTS MADE ON THE PROPERTIES.
BECAUSE AS HE NOTED, SOME OF THE PROPERTIES WERE NOT MARKETABLE. HE'S THEY'VE CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PIT AND THEY ASKED THAT IT'D BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THIS HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH BY MY VERY ABLE ASSISTANT ON A FAIR WEATHER AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER IT STRONGLY. I THINK READ IS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON THIS ITEM? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR YES.
>> IT'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD, MARINE. YES. I'LL SECOND MARIE'S MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, ITEM 10B, PLEASE.
[10.C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of Ordinances Chapter 20, “Litter”, To Provide For The Securing, Anchoring, Or Otherwise Ensuring Portable Toilets / Mobile Restrooms (Aka- Porta Potties), From Spilling, Tipping Or Otherwise Releasing Liquid Waste In The City; Providing For A Penalty; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Robb/Listowski)]
>> TEN B, CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SECTION 34-1/12TH, BUT THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE LIMITS OF THE EXISTING NO PARKING 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ZONE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF NOT STRAIGHT NORTH OF POST-OFFICE STRAIGHT PART OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS REQUEST LOCATED AT 415 NINTH STREET, AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>>> VERY GOOD, ROB. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> YOUR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE IS A REQUEST FROM A RESIDENT WHO OWNS A BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THAT BUSINESS IS RIGHT NOW A RED BARGAINING ZONE.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE WAS REQUESTED THAT WE SHORTEN THAT RED ZONE AND MAKE A 15-MINUTE LOADING ZONE IN FRONT OF HER BUSINESS SO THEY CAN FACILITATE PICKUP AND DELIVERY FOR THEIR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK TONIGHT, IS THAT YOU APPROVE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ROB, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUCKY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. GOT A LITTLE QUICK ON THE DRAW THERE AND VERTICAL BY THE SECOND.
>> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOUVIER. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 10C, PLEASE.
>> TEN C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 20, LATTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE SECURING, ANCHORING OR OTHERWISE ENSURING PORTABLE TOILETS, MOBILE RESTROOMS, AKA PORTA PARTIES FROM SPILLING, TIPPING, OR OTHERWISE RELEASING LIQUID WASTE IN THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING.
GOT SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILWOMAN ROB.
>> SECOND IT COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.
>> THERE WE GO. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE BY THOSE THAT ARE HERE.
LET'S GO TO ITEM 10 D, PLEASE, MA'AM.
[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. (Legal)]
>> INDEED, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 8, BEACHES AND WATERWAYS, ARTICLE 1 IN GENERAL, SECTION 8-12, SLOW NO WAKE ZONE, TO AMEND REGULATION 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.
>> WE DISCUSSED THIS, THIS MORNING IN WORKSHOP.
WE HAD DONE A FAIR WEATHER WITH THIS AT THAT POINT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. FAIR WEATHER, COUNSEL?
>> TRY IT AGAIN WHOEVER. THERE WE GO.
[10.E. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of Ordinances Chapter 26, “Parks And Recreation”, Article III, “Park Board Of Trustees”, To Amend The Area Of Control Of The Park Board; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10E PLEASE.>> 10E CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ADMITTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 26, PARKS AND RECREATION, ARTICLE 3, PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO AMEND THE AREA OF CONTROL OF THE PARK BOARD, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS QUITE A BIT THIS MORNING ALSO AT OUR WORKSHOP.
DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM?
>> BEACHES IN GALVESTON HAS BEEN PLACED BY CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE PARK BOARD, WHICH PROVIDES BEACH CLEANING AND VARIOUS OTHER SERVICES.
AS THE BEACH HAS BEEN EXPANDED HEADING WEST FROM 61ST STREET, WE'VE AMENDED THIS TO PUT MORE UNDER THEIR CONTROL.
SINCE THAT WAS DONE, MORE BEACH HAS BEEN RE-NOURISHED AND BUILT OUT.
WE'RE EXTENDING THAT AREA UNDER THE CONTROL AND WE'RE SAYING THIS TIME WE'RE TAKING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE SEAWALL, SO AS BEACHES ARE RE-NOURISHED WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEGAL? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. YES, DAVID.
>> A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT MOTION.
LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT.
ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBERS? YES. GO AHEAD, MIKE.
>> BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER INFORMATION THAT HAS COME IN REALLY QUICK TO US AND IT'S A COMPLICATED SITUATION AND MAYBE IT'S COMPLICATED BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS A CITY COUNCILMAN, I WOULD LIKE ANOTHER MONTH TO LOOK AT THIS.
THANK YOU, MIKE. DAVID, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE SITUATION REGARDING PARK BOARD SURFACE LEASE WITH THE GLO, THAT'S THE POINT OF CONTENTION ON THESE PROPERTIES.
THIS SIMPLY ASSIGNS TO THE PARK BOARD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSIGNMENT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OF PROPERTIES IS ADJUDICATED TO BE PRIVATE PROPERTY. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD-
>> IS THERE WAY TO FIND ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE WHO HAS TITLE TO WHAT?
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>> WHAT IS PUBLIC? WHAT IS PRIVATE? THIS IS NOT, BUT YOU ARE RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THIS SIMPLY KEEPS US FROM COMING BACK EVERY TIME WE NOURISH THE BEACH SAYING THIS FALLS UNDER PARK BOARD'S PURVIEW, THIS FALLS UNDER PARK BOARD'S PURVIEW.
IT SHORT-CIRCUITS THAT BY EXTENDING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE TERMINUS OF THE SEAWALL.
IT IS NOT THE BASIS OF ANY POTENTIAL ACTION BETWEEN THE PARK BOARD AND VENDORS OUT THERE.
I THINK THAT'S BEEN MISINTERPRETED BY SOME PEOPLE, BUT THAT'S THE CASE.
HAVE I PROBABLY EXPLAINED THAT.
>> VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US HERE.
IF YOU FEEL WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WE CAN VOTE IN THAT WAY OR NOT AGAINST OUR AGAINST THAT.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS COMING TODAY, WOULD IT HURT, WOULD IT BE AN ISSUE IF WE WAITED A MONTH TO VOTE ON THIS?
>> I DON'T THINK IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD ON IT JUST BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTING THIS DONE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE I BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT'S UP IN THE AIR NOW.
>> TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS, SHARON GO AHEAD.
I DO AGREE SOME INFORMATION HAS COME IN, BUT TAKING CARE OF THE BEACHES, IS THERE ANY PART OF THIS THAT IS A PRIVATE BEACH THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THE PARK BOARD IS GOING TO MAINTAIN?
>> I WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS GIVEN A SURFACE LEASE TO THE PARK BOARD FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEST BEACH FROM 61ST TO THE TERMINUS OF THE SEAWALL, THAT IS THE LEASE UNDER WHICH PARK BOARD ASSERTS ITS AUTHORITY TO MANAGE CONSIGNMENTS OUT THERE.
IT DOESN'T DIRECTLY ADDRESS WHAT IS PRIVATE AND WHAT IS PUBLIC PROPERTY.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE ADJUDICATED I THINK BY THE COURTS AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
>> NO. THIS THIS IS ASSIGNING TO THE PARK BOARD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONCESSIONS ON THE BEACH.
THEY HAVE FROM 10TH STREET TO 69TH STREET CURRENTLY, THE CITY HAS ASSIGNED ITS RESPONSIBILITY ON THE BEACH TO THE PARK BOARD.
THIS WOULD SIMPLY EXTEND THAT ASSIGNMENT TO THE END OF THE SEAWALL.
>> I KNOW THE NATURAL RESOURCES CODE, CITIES ARE GIVEN THE DUTY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE BEACHES.
CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INCLUDES PROVIDING LIFEGUARD SERVICES.
BECAUSE WE ASSIGN MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF OUR BEACHES TO THE PARK BOARD.
THESE SPEECHES GET LIFEGUARD SERVICES BECAUSE NOW THEY PLACED UNDER THE CONTROL AND OPERATION OF THE PARK BOARD.
WITH THIS, IT GIVES THE PARK BOARD, WE'VE DELEGATED THEM THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE BEACH.
IT DOES NOT ADJUDICATE WHAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY OR NOT.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE ASKED THEM TO CLEAN, PROVIDE LIFEGUARD SERVICES, AND ALSO AWARD CONCESSIONS IN THE AREAS UNDER IT'S CONTROL? IT DOES NOT AND I DO NOT THINK THE PARK BOARD ASSERTS THAT THEY HAVE AUTHORITY TO GRANT CONCESSIONS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHAT PRIVATE PROPERTY IS OUT THERE, OR IT'S NOT OUT THERE.
BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY.
>> I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THIS.
I'VE BEEN LIVING THIS BEACH ISSUE FOR PROBABLY NINE YEARS NOW OR SO WITH COUNCIL AND THEN ONE TIME, WITH THE PARK BOARD.
TO ME, IT'S VERY CLEAR CUTS, VERY SIMPLE DECISION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, MAINLY BECAUSE IT ONLY ADDRESSES WHAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED THAT IT ADDRESSES AND THERE IS A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS FROM THE PUBLIC OUT THERE ON WHAT THIS IS.
I WOULD SAY THAT WE'D LIKE TO RESPECT THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE NEW TO THE COUNCIL HERE.
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THESE ISSUES ARE CONVOLUTED AND THEY GET SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO WEIGH ALL THE FACTS BACK AND FORTH AND IN RESPONSE TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE INDIVIDUAL THAT MADE THE MOTION, DAVID, WOULD YOU CONSIDER WITHDRAWING THAT IN DEFERRING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.>> IF THAT SUITS YOU AS WELL, WE COULD PUT THIS OFF TO THE NEXT MONTH.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE A PRACTICAL DIFFERENCE.
>> IT DOES LEAVE A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE BEACH UNGOVERNED BY THE BEACH PATROL FOR SERVICES.
>> WE CAN CALL IT THE WILD WEST BEACH.
>> THE WILD WEST BEACH [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE'VE LIVED WITH IT LONG ENOUGH.
I DON'T THINK ANOTHER MONTH IS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO THE FAIR.
>> I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION TO DEFER THIS UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
>> AUGUST 25TH MEETING. DEFER TO AUGUST 25TH MEETING.
DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT THAT?
>> OKAY. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A DEFERRAL TO AUGUST 25TH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE.
[10.F. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, 1982, As Amended, By Amending Chapter 2, “Administration”, Article Iv. - “Boards, Commissions And Committees”, “Division 1. “Generally”, Amending Requirements For Appointees To Boards, Commissions, And Committees To Comply With Open Government Training; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
ITEM 10 F, PLEASE.>> 10F CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982 AS AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE 4, BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES DIVISION 1 GENERALLY AMENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTEES TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES TO COMPLY WITH THE OPEN GOVERNMENT TRAINING, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, DAWN, ANYTHING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM?
>> THIS IS REALLY A HOUSE CLEANING ITEM.
THINGS WE NOTICED SAYS WE'RE GOING THROUGH AS A CODE, WE PICK UP ON THINGS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ENFORCING THE REQUIREMENT THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS TAKE OPEN GOVERNMENT TRAINING OR SOME UNIFORMITY AND HOW THAT IS DONE.
AND THAT THIS ITEM 6 TO CURE THAT BY REQUIRING THAT EVERY APPOINTEE WHO IS ALREADY REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS TRAINING, TAKE THE TRADING OFFERED BY THE AG FOR FREE ONLINE, TAKE THEIR CERTIFICATES, AND FILE THEM WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
CITY SECRETARY ALREADY SENDS THIS INFORMATION OUT TO NOMINEES AND TO APPOINTEES, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAINTAIN SOME UNIFORMITY IN THE PROCESS.
>> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF 10 F.
>> ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
VERY GOOD. THAT'S UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 11, PLEASE.
[11. CONSENT ITEMS]
>> ITEM 11, CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE.
UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS OBJECTS, THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY CONSENT ITEMS COUNCIL THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL TO LOOK AT IT INDIVIDUALLY?
>> NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ONE PARTICULAR ITEM.
AND THAT IS 11 D STAFF REPORT FOR CULTURAL ARTS.
COMMISSIONER BRADFORD WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT IT?
>> WE CAN GO AHEAD AND YOU DON'T WANT TO PULL THAT ONE DOWN.
>> WE CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF ALL THE ITEMS AND COME BACK AND HAVE A DISCUSSION.
>> I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> EXCUSE ME, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 11 IF WE COULD PLEASE FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
>> CAN I ALSO LOOK AT OR WHAT CAN WE LOOK AT 11U.
SO WE HAVE 11A BEING PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND 11U PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
>> AND I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE APPROVAL FOR CONSENT ITEMS. ALL CONSENT ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 11 A AND 11U.
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>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO THANK OUR CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION'S CHAIR, KATHLEEN DINA TALLEY, WHO STAYED WITH US THROUGH THIS MEETING AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
YOUR COMMISSION CAME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES IN CONVERSATIONS MORNING AND WORKSHOP, WE'RE ABOUT TO APPROVE THE AWARDS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO US ON THIS AGENDA.
WE HAD A VERY POSITIVE DISCUSSION THIS MORNING ABOUT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
YOUR FOLKS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF PROVING OUT OF PROCESS AND GETTING A PROCESS IN PLACE BY WHICH WE CAN IMPROVE PUBLIC ART IN THE CITY.
I THINK COUNCIL IS UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT THAT YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD IN A LARGER WAY ABOUT THAT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
>> GOOD COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, KATHLEEN. APPRECIATE IT.
[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS OTHER THAN 11A AND 11U.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES, IF YOU WOULD.
IT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.
COULD YOU READ 11A PLEASE MA'AM.
[11.A. Consider For Approval Accepting The City Auditor's Plan For 2023. (G. Bulgherini).]
>> 11 A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL ACCEPTING THE CITY AUDITOR'S PLAN FOR 2023.
>> COUNCIL I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE AUDIT PLAN FROM THE CITY AUDITOR TO IN HIS AUDIT PLAN, HE HAS DOWN FOR THE AUDITING OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD HOTELS TO THAT ALSO.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND INTO THAT.
I'VE TALKED TO MR. BOGLE(PHONETIC).
I ASKED HIM IF HE NEEDED TO AMEND OR TO REDUCE HIS AUDIT PLAN IF WE ADD THAT TO IT, HE SAID HE WOULD NOT.
HE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT VERY NICELY.
THERE'S PROBABLY NONE BETTER AT DOING AUDITS FOR HOTELS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAN OUR AUDIT DEPARTMENT IN MR. BOGLE.
THEY'RE VERY ANXIOUS AND VERY HAPPY TO TAKE THIS UNDER THEIR WING.
I'VE TALKED WITH THE TOP PART BOARD ON THIS.
THEY FEEL THE SAME AND THEY WOULD FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE TAKING THAT LANDING.
MR. BOGLE PROVIDE THE AUDITS FOR THE HOTELS ALSO.
THEY PAY A FEE TO THE CITY FOR EACH AUDIT AND MR. BOGLE DOES, AND HE IS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AND I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO LET HIM TAKE ON THESE AUDITS ALSO, SO ON ITEM 11A I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY AUDITOR'S PLANNED FOR 2023 WITH THE AMENDMENT, THAT HE ALSO AUDITS THE HOTEL AUDITS FOR THE PART BOARD FOR 2023.
>> I WOULD SECOND THAT. WE'RE ABLE TO.
>> LIKE THE BOATS ARE STOLEN FROM THE INITIAL VOTE.
>> DO WE NEED TO DO IT BY HAND?
>> HERE WE GO. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
[11.U. Consider For Approval The Issuance Of Task Order #2 To Plexos Group, LLC For The Development Of A Uniform Relocation Act (URA) Plan For The Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) South Shore Drainage Improvement Project In The Amount Of Zero Dollars, And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents. (T. Wrobleski)]
11 U PLEASE.>> 11U CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL THE ISSUANCE OF TASK ORDER NUMBER 2, PLEXUS GROUP, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT PLAN FOR THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION, SOUTH SHORE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $0 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
>> VERY GOOD. BRANDON, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
I KNOW YOU HAD A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THIS.
>> SO FOR THIS, IT WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL. THEY HAD QUESTIONS.
I DID HEAR MR. NELSON'S COMMENTS EARLIER, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS ACTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR EMINENT DOMAIN.
MAYBE SOME ARE WHERE THE CONFUSION LIES, IS RIGHT NOW WHERE AT THE BEGINNING OF AN H&H STUDY FOR THE SOUTH SHORE DRIVE PUMP STATION.
UNDER THAT H&H STUDY, WE MAY FIND THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL EASEMENT PROPERTY, WHAT HAVE YOU TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF ITS OPTIMIZE REALLY THE SYSTEM,
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THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.EVEN IF WE WERE TO USE LOCAL FUNDS TO DO THAT, THEY WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE HOOD REQUIREMENTS AND EVERYTHING.
THEN YOU HAVE TO CREATE A PLAN THAT GOES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND EVERYTHING TO SHOW THAT YOU'VE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE HUD REQUIREMENTS ON SPENDING THE MONEY, EVEN IF IT'S LOCAL MONEY THAT'S TIED TO THE PROJECT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST COMING UP WITH A PLAN, A ZERO COST FOR THE CONSULTANTS TO CREATE THE PLAN.
AND THEN WE WILL MARCH FORWARD WITH THAT PLAN IN THE FUTURE.
MAYBE WHERE SOME OF THE CONFUSION LIES IS AS PART OF THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT, BEFORE YOU ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN EASEMENT OR WHAT HAVE YOU WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AT THAT POINT SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO ENTER THESE NEGOTIATIONS.
IF THEY FAIL, THEN WE WILL EXERCISE EMINENT DOMAIN AS A GOVERNMENT OR YOU MAKE A DETERMINATION NOT AND THAT COULD BE PART OF THE PLAN AND WE'LL BRING THE PLAN BACK TO COUNCIL, ADOPT IT, AND THEN THE COUNCIL CAN WEIGH IN AFTER WE PUT THE PLAN TOGETHER ON THOSE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF IT.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE MAYBE THE CONFUSION WAS AT.
>> I'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN IMMINENT DOMAIN CASE AND I DON'T PLAN ON DOING THAT UNDER THIS PROJECT.
WE HAVE ACQUIRED PROPERTY FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE'VE DONE IT THROUGH THE MARKET.
IT'S THE PROPERTIES WERE LISTED, WE NEGOTIATED AND BOUGHT THE PROPERTIES, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION OF USING EMINENT DOMAIN ON THIS PROJECT AND HOPEFULLY WE WON'T EVEN NEED TO ACQUIRE A WHOLE LOT OF EASEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WE'RE EARLY ON IN THE FACE, BUT WE HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF USING THIS FOR EMINENT DOMAIN, BUT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE YOUR RIGHTS TO BUY PROPERTY AS YOU GO ALONG, WE HAVE TO ENGAGE IN THIS AGREEMENT.
IT'S BOILERPLATE WITH THE GLO.
>> I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS.
>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF 11U.
>> I DID HAVE ONE QUICK STAFF QUESTION.
>> HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGISTS.
>> [LAUGHTER] HANGING OUT WITH TOO MANY ENGINEERS LATELY, ' SORRY.
>> THAT TOTALLY WORKS BUILDING THAT.
>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THIS.
THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY FOR ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRANDON.
APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 12A, PLEASE. JANELLE.
[12.A. Consider For Approval A Resolution By The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Authorizing Publication Of Notice Of Intention To Issue Certificates Of Obligation; And Approving Other Matters Incidental Thereto. (B. Cook)]
>> TWELVE A, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO.
>> VERY GOOD. BRANDON, ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> YES, SIR. AS WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING AT THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, WE INTEND TO START THE PROCESS AT LEAST FOR ISSUING $65 MILLION WORTH OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND WHAT THIS DOES HERE IS IT AUTHORIZES STAFF TO PUBLISH NOTICE.
THEY GIVE THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO PURSUE SUCH DEBT AND OFFERS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CIRCULATE A PETITION IF THEY'RE AGAINST IT.
THEY'D HAVE TO GARNER MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN ORDER TO TRIGGER AN ELECTION ON IT AND IT'S A BIG PIECE OF OUR CAPITAL PLAN RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW WE ESTIMATE THE INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO COME IN ABOUT 4.5 PERCENT AND BE A THIRD YEAR TYPE DEBT AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ALSO AUTHORIZE US TO UTILIZE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, OUR BOND COUNSEL, AND EVERYTHING TO GO OUT AND PRICE THIS DEBT, COME BACK TO YOU FOR THE FINAL SALES SEPTEMBER 15TH ALONG WITH THE ADOPTION OF YOUR BUDGET AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AT THAT TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COOK, COUNCIL? I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12A.
>> SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROB. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT.
HERE WE ARE AS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY ALL HERE.
[12.B. Discuss And Consider Appointments To The Following City Boards, Commissions, And Committees: 1. Industrial Development Corporation - Park Board representative]
>> TWELVE B. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PARK BOARD REPRESENTATIVE.
>> I'M GOING TO NOMINATE AND MARTY FLUKE FOR THAT POSITION WITH THE IDC.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS.
HERE WE ARE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT.
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VERY GOOD. THAT'S UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.[12.C. Discuss And Consider For Action The Discontinuance Of Zoom For City Council Workshops And Regular Meetings. (City Council)]
>> TWELVE C, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR ACTION THE DISCONTINUANCE OF ZOOM FOR CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPS AND REGULAR MEETINGS.
>> COULD YOU GIVE US SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT PLEASE, JANELLE?
>> YES, SIR. AS YOU RECALL, THIS ITEM WAS ON THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP FOR DISCUSSION A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT STATS FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTEND THE ZOOM MEETINGS AND SO FORTH AND AT THE END OF THAT DISCUSSION COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO PUT THIS ITEM ON THE JULY AGENDA FOR ACTION.
JUST FOR A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC THE GOVERNOR ISSUED AN ORDER THAT ALLOWED CITY COUNCIL TO CONDUCT THEIR MEETINGS VIRTUALLY WHICH ALSO ALLOWED STAFF AND THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY USING ZOOM.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER EXPIRED WHICH REQUIRED COUNCIL TO RESUME TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS.
WE'VE CONTINUED OFFERING THE ZOOM OPTION TO THE PUBLIC AS AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS.
HOWEVER, ATTENDANCE ON ZOOM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY LOW FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND ATTENDEES ON THE ZOOM CALL RARELY MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE REGULAR MEETING.
ZOOM ATTENDEES CAN JUST AS EASILY WATCH THE LIVESTREAM MEETINGS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE EITHER ON THEIR COMPUTER OR ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICE AND THEY CAN ALSO WATCH ON FACEBOOK LIVE OR ON CABLE CHANNEL 16.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN STILL SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS OR THEY CAN ATTEND THE MEETINGS TO MAKE A COMMENT IN PERSON.
WE CURRENTLY POST THE ZOOM LINK ON EVERY AGENDA, BUT INSTEAD WE COULD POST THE WEBSITE LINK ON THERE AND IF THEY'RE JOINING THE MEETING JUST TO LISTEN, IT'S ACTUALLY LESS CUMBERSOME FOR THEM TO WATCH ON THE WEBSITE INSTEAD OF ON ZOOM.
GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC TO WATCH THE LIVE MEETINGS AND LITTLE TO NO PARTICIPATION ON ZOOM, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DISCONTINUE THE ZOOM OPTION.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR CITY SECRETARY ON THAT? COUNCIL. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BOUVIER.
>> I SECOND THE MOTION, I'VE GOT THE HAIR TRIGGER HERE TODAY.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOUVIER, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS FOR DISCONTINUING OUR ZOOM MEETINGS.
[13. RECEIVE AND FILE (Non-Action Items)]
>> ITEM 13, RECEIVE AND FILE, A, LETTER FROM SENATOR JOHN CORNYN, THE JULY 4TH LETTER.
GALVESTON WAS AWARDED ONE OF THE TOP VEGAN FRIENDLY BEACH TOWNS OF 2022.
[LAUGHTER] C, THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY MAY HOLD APPOINTMENTS.
>> COUNCIL, JUST FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE, ONE OF THE FEW AUTHORIZATIONS OR AUTHORITY THAT I HAVE AS MAYOR IS APPOINTMENTS TO THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THEY HAD THREE INDIVIDUALS COME UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT THIS TIME; BILL HANSEL, BETTY MASSEY, AND GREG GARRISON WHO ALL HAVE SERVED EXTREMELY WELL ON THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY.
MR. GARRISON HAS CONTACTED ME, I VISITED WITH HIM.
DUE TO SOME OTHER COMMITMENTS HE HAS, HE HAS RESIGNED FROM THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I HAVE THEN APPROVED AND ALREADY NOTIFIED AND SENT A LETTER TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I'M REAPPOINTING BILL HANSEL TO HIS POSITION, BETTY MASSEY TO HER POSITION, AND I AM A POINTING TO GREG GARRISON'S POSITION BRAGS EASTERWOOD, SO BRAGS WILL NOW BE SERVING IN THAT POSITION.
I HEARD FROM BRAGS TODAY, HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND DHA IS VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM THERE, SO THAT'S GOOD. YES, MA'AM.
>> CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION?
>> WAS CONNOR'S LETTER ABOUT HIS DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE DRONE SHOW?
>> WELL, [LAUGHTER] SHE COULDN'T PASS THAT CHANCE UP AND [LAUGHTER] FORTUNATELY, WE'RE VERY GOOD.
WE'RE GOING DOWNHILL. IT'S 7: 09 PM WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF OUR ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.
>> I'M GOING TO MAKE ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT, I APOLOGIZE.
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THE OLD CENTRAL CARVER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS HAVING NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT AT CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, 05:30 PM TO 07:30 PM.OUR PRESIDENT, SEAN AUTHOR AND VICE PRESIDENT HAVE PLANNED MANY ACTIVITIES FROM A JUMPING HOUSE TO SMELT HOT DOGS.
YES. MAYOR HAS TOLD US HE WON'T BE THERE, BUT I KNOW SOME OF YOU-ALL WILL BE THERE BECAUSE HE'LL BE OUT OF TOWN.
>> WE'RE INVITING EVERYONE ON THE ISLAND, CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD.
WE WILL HAVE FUN GAMES, ALL YOUR OLD SCHOOL GAMES OUT THERE FOR KIDS, SO WE'RE JUST INVITING EVERYONE TO COME OUT ON TUESDAY.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR JULY 28TH.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.