[00:00:03] IT IS 9:00. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE CITY OF GALVESTON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. [1. Call Meeting To Order] ROLL HAS BEEN CALLED BY SIGN IN. [2. Attendance] WE HAVE A QUORUM. ABSENCES ARE REJONE EDWARDS AND JEAN PAUL. JOHN PAUL. I'M SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. CATHERINE, WOULD YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THE STAFF PRESENT TODAY? DEVELOPMENT SERVICES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TIM TIETJENS, MYSELF, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, KATHERINE GORMAN. WE ALSO HAVE KYLE CLARK, COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGER, WELCOMING HIM. KARINA ROSALES. PLANNING TECH IS JUST ARRIVING. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY DONNA FAIRWEATHER. GOOD TIMING, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR ANY OF THE CASES? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES AS ISSUED? [4. Approval Of Minutes] THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT 9:01 A.M. [5. Public Comment] IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION ON AGENDA OR NON AGENDA ITEMS? YES. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SIGN IN AND STATE YOUR NAME. AND AS A REMINDER, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE SPEAKER HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS HE LIKES. WOW. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S FINE. YES. YES. BUT. HOWDY, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. HOWDY. THANK YOU. I WILL WORK TO STICK TO MY 3 MINUTES TIME. I WANT TO START BY THANKING OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TODAY FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS COMMISSION AND TO OUR CITY. I COME TO YOU TODAY AS RESIDENT OF GALVESTON, AS I AM NO LONGER AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY'S COASTAL RESOURCES DIVISION. MY CONCERN TODAY IS WITH THE EXEMPTION PROCESS FOR BEACHFRONT CASES AND THE RESILIENCE IMPLICATIONS THAT FOLLOW. I SHARE THE SENTIMENT EXPRESSED BY SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS RECENTLY THAT EXEMPTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN PROHIBITED AREAS MAY BE TOO EASY TO RECEIVE, AND I SHARE MY APOLOGIES THAT I WILL NOT BE PRESENT TO ADVISE AT THE UPCOMING WORKSHOP ON THE MATTER. MY CONDENSED THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER ARE THIS MOST OF THE EXEMPTION REQUESTS ARE IN ERODING AREAS WITH LITTLE TO NO DUNES FOR PROTECTION SETBACKS OR TO PROTECT DUNES AND ALLOW FOR THEIR LANDWARD MIGRATION. AS. EROSION OCCURS, BUT THE SETBACKS ARE ALSO MEASURED IN THE PRESENCE OF DUNES, BECAUSE THESE IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS ARE WHAT ABSORBED THE IMPACTS OF STORMS AND PROTECT STRUCTURES. THEREFORE, ALLOWING FOR CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO DUNES AND ERODING AREAS LEAVES NO ROOM FOR THE INEVITABLE LANDWARD MOVEMENT OF DUNES. INCREASING THE VULNERABILITY OF THAT STRUCTURE AND REDUCING THE RESILIENCE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR ISLAND AS A WHOLE. I MYSELF HAVE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF MANY EXEMPTIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE MOST RESILIENT, AS HAS BEEN THE STANDARD PRACTICE WITHIN THE CITY AND THE DIVISION. THAT PRACTICE ITSELF MAY BE UP FOR REVIEW AS WELL AS ESSENTIALLY IF A AN APPLICATION GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF. SUBMITTING ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND DOES MEET THE CRITERIA WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWS. IT IS GENERALLY RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A RESILIENCE REVIEW, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IN LIGHT OF INCREASINGLY STRONG AND FREQUENT STORMS AND INCREASING SEA LEVELS, PUTS OUR ISLAND AT RISK. SO MOVING FORWARD, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE CITY HAS INCREASED THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGER TO INCLUDE RESILIENCE OFFICER. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE EFFORTS OF OUR CAPABLE AND TALENTED NEW HIRE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION'S PROGRESS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD. ABSOLUTELY. RUSSELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON. YOU HAVE HELPED INFORM THE COMMISSION AND HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR COASTAL RESOURCES. THANK YOU. HAPPY MARDI GRAS. HAPPY MARDI GRAS. ALL RIGHT. [00:05:09] WE'LL CLOSE THE, OH, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT 9:05 AND WE'LL MOVE INTO OLD BUSINESS, OOPS, FOR NEW BUSINESS. I'M SORRY. OKAY. [6. A.1. 23P-002 (1 Grand Beach Blvd) Request For Beachfront Construction Certificate And Dune Protection Permit To Include Proposed Construction Of A Single-Family Residence With A Concrete Driveway And Concrete Paving Beneath The Structure. Property Is Legally Described As The Preserve At Grand Beach (2014) Abstract 628, Block 1, Lot 12 Applicant: Dan Rahmer Property Owner: Fishwife Beach Rentals Business LLC] WE HAVE 23P-002. THIS IS ONE GRAND BEACH. IT'S A REQUEST FOR A BEACH FRONT CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE, DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AND CONCRETE PAVING BENEATH THE STRUCTURE. THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IS APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET FROM THE NORTH TOW OF THE CRITICAL DUNE AREA AND 283 FEET FROM THE LINE OF VEGETATION. THIS IS LANDWARD OF THE DUNE PROTECTION LINE AND WITHIN THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION MATERIALS, THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES APPEAR TO BE LANDWARD OF DUNES AND DUNE VEGETATION. THEREFORE, MITIGATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT PROPOSED. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE PRESERVE AT GRAND BEACH SUBDIVISION. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND WEST. A BEACH AND DUNE SYSTEM IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THE AREA IS ACCRETING. PLEASE NOTE THE ANALYSIS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS ONE THROUGH FOUR, AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS. OKAY. HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS. AND THEN WE HAVE THE LOCATION. THIS IS THE SURVEY SITE PLAN. AND THE NORTH AND FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS, RIGHT ELEVATIONS, FOUNDATION PLAN, AND THEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SITE. AND LOOKING NORTH, LOOKING WEST, LOOKING SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, A PIE SHAPED LOT. AND THEN FROM THE LOV LOOKING BACK TOWARDS THE PROPERTY, ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A VERY FOGGY DAY. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT. THANK YOU, CATHERINE. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COMMISSIONERS. YOU GOT THROWN INTO THE HOT SEAT ON THIS ONE, CATHERINE. OH, WELL, THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE. SO I TOLD KYLE I'D GET IT THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR HIM. I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, ON THIS ONE, I SAW A PRESERVE AT GRAND BEACH AND BEACH FRONT CONSTRUCTION PERMIT, AND MY TMJ IMMEDIATELY STARTED KICKING IN. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY GLAD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A FULL BLOWN EPISODE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT DID JUST BRING ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO TO ASK ABOUT ONE TINY LITTLE QUESTION, AND IT'S JUST ABOUT THE PROCESS, CATHERINE. NOTHING ABOUT THIS IN PARTICULAR, THE SURVEY VERSUS THE DESIGN PLAN, JUST A MINOR LITTLE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE TWO ON THE DESIGN PLAN, A TWO SHEET. THEY OBVIOUSLY MADE A MISTAKE. THEY HAVE A MEAN HIGH WATER LINE ON THERE TWICE AND TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ON THE THE THE SURVEY, THEY HAVE MEAN HIGH WATER LINE AND MEAN LOW WATER LINE, WHICH IS WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE THE SURVEY. AND IT JUST MADE ME THINK OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS COASTAL RESOURCES NOT YOU GUYS BUT COASTAL RESOURCES IN THEIR ANALYSIS ALWAYS USES THE SURVEY AND NOT THE DESIGN PLAN. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND SO THAT IS THE THE GUIDING PLAN IS ALWAYS THE SURVEY AND NOT THE DESIGN PLAN. AND THE DESIGN PLAN WOULD BE WHAT DICTATES FOR LIKE THE THE PILINGS AND THAT TYPE OF THING. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THEY WOULD TAKE THE DISTANCES FROM THE TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, BUT WE'LL NOTE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT WAS JUST A MINOR LITTLE THING, BUT IT IT JUST MADE ME ASK THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. IT'S GOOD. THE SURVEY IS CLEARLY WHAT WE USE. YEAH, IT JUST BROUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, QUESTION TO THE FORE. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF AND THE GLO LETTER. IT MENTIONS THE CITY MUST ENSURE THE PROPOSED HABITABLE STRUCTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH FEMA'S MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN THE SECTION ABOVE IT TALKS ABOUT HYDROLOGY AND NOT CAUSING A EROSION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES OR THE CRITICAL DUNE AREA. I NOTICED IN THE PICTURES THAT WERE PROVIDED, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF STANDING WATER IN THE DUNE AREA. [00:10:06] IS THERE A MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE ISSUE OF HYDROLOGY OR IS THAT EVEN WHAT THAT MEANS, WHAT THE GLO MENTIONED? I JUST DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST CURIOUS. WELL, GENERALLY IT MEANS THAT THE LOT SHOULD DRAIN TO THE STREET, BUT THERE IS SOME NATURAL DRAINAGE TO THE DUNES AND IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE WATER THAT STANDS IN THE DUNES FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THEY'RE MENTIONING IS THE HYDROLOGY NOT CAUSED EROSION OF ADJACENT PROPERTY SO THAT THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO ENSURE ANY DRAINAGE FROM THAT PROPERTY GOES TO THE STREET, RIGHT? YEAH. AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, TIM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A SUBDIVISION THAT WAS APPROVED WITHOUT DRAINAGE IN IT. FRANKLY, IT IT'S IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. THE DRAINAGE IN IT WORKS ITS WAY TO THE NORTH. EVENTUALLY THERE IS AN EASEMENT THAT THAT IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NORTH PROPERTIES AND WORKS ITS WAY OVER TO THE EAST BEACH DRIVE. BUT IN THE IN THE REAR, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL BASICALLY THE LOT GRADING. THAT'S THAT'S THE CRITICAL INFORMATION THERE. JUST GETTING IT TO THE STREET. SO ONCE IT GETS TO THE STREET, IT HAS TO FIND ITS WAY BECAUSE THERE WASN'T REALLY A AN APPROVED DRAINAGE PLAN, UNFORTUNATELY. THANK YOU, TIM. SORRY TO KEEP ASKING. SO IS THAT WHAT THE GLOW MEANS BY THE HYDROLOGY? NOT CAUSE EROSION IN THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES? IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE MENTIONING? I THINK WHAT THEY MEAN IS DON'T OVERLOAD IT IN THE REAR END PORTION THERE OF THE LOTS WHERE WHERE THAT STANDING WATER SORT OF LIES. IT LIES AMONGST ALL THOSE LOTS BACK THERE UP AGAINST THE DUNES. BUT USUALLY IT SORT OF SEEPS IN EVENTUALLY AFTER A RAIN. BUT CATHERINE'S RIGHT. WHAT REALLY IS IMPORTANT FOR US IS TO APPROVE THIS WITH A PROPER GRADE THAT GETS IT TO THE STREET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND ISN'T THAT KIND OF STANDARD LANGUAGE THAT WE SEE ON EVERY GLO LETTER ALSO? PRETTY WELL, YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COMMISSIONER? WELL, I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT. IT APPEARS AS IF, THOUGH, AND I DON'T SEE IT, AND IT'S PROBABLY IN THE GLO LETTER. SO THIS STAIR LANDING DEAL ON THE BACK IS KIND OF OUTLINED. AND I DO KNOW THAT IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD THOSE GUYS HAVE HAD TO DO PAVERS IN THOSE SECTIONS, AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMMON IN THE GLO LETTER AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN THERE, BUT I ALSO DON'T SEE IT ON THE ON THE DESIGN. SO THAT WOULD JUST BE MY ONLY MY ONLY COMMENT. I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN TAKE CARE OF. THANK YOU. HE SAYS IT'S ALL CONCRETE VERSUS. ALL RIGHT. SO ANY PLACE THAT THERE IS. PAVING UNDERNEATH OR NOT UNDERNEATH THE ROOFED PORTION THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PERMEABLE PAVING SO WELL IF THAT'S NOT IN THE GLO LETTER, THEN YOU COULD ADD THAT IN AS A SPECIFIC CONDITION. IT'S ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S JUST TO INDICATE DISTANCES, THAT LINE THAT'S ON THERE. ANYWAYS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN TAKE CARE OF. I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A STANDARD. DEAL. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? IF YOU WOULD, STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE. YES, MY NAME IS DAN RAMER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SO I HAVE ONE, AND COUNCIL, YOU CAN TELL ME IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION. I SEE THAT THE THE COMPANY THAT YOU'VE LISTED APPEARS TO BE A SHORT TERM RENTAL COMPANY. IS THAT THE INTENDED USE FOR THE PROPERTY? IT'S GOING TO BE A MIXED USE, BUT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE USE. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OH, I'M SORRY. WELL, I GUESS I NEED TO ASK OK. THAT'S OKAY. NO, THAT'S FINE. [00:15:01] AND THEN. OKAY, THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU PRIOR. AND IF I MAY, REGARDING YOUR QUESTION, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SOME THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AMONG SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT LOOKED AT THOSE DESIGN DRAWINGS THAT IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS CONCRETE OUTSIDE THE ROOFLINE OF THE STRUCTURE. THOSE WERE JUST EXTENSION OF DISTANCE LINES. SO THE INTENTION OF THE PROJECT AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THOSE REAR STAIRS ARE GOING TO TURN AND GO BACK TO THE PLATFORM THAT'S UNDERNEATH THE STRUCTURE AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE WHERE THEY WILL ANCHOR. NO PROBLEM. THANKS FOR ANSWERING THAT. AND I JUST BROUGHT IT UP AS A COMMENT. THAT'S THAT'S TYPICALLY A STANDARD DEAL. THOSE GUYS WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. SO I JUST MENTIONED IT. BUT RIGHT IN ANY PLACE WE'RE AWARE OF THAT. ANY PLACE THAT IT'S OUTSIDE THE ROOFLINE WOULD BE PAVERS OR PERMEABLE. I DO HAVE A REAL IMPORTANT QUESTION. WHO IS FISH WIFE. NO, I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE NAME OF THE ENTITY, THE APPLICANT IS FISH WIFE. OH, NO. OH, OKAY. SORRY, I JUST. I COULDN'T RESIST ON THAT ONE. HEY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING PRESENT AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS. ONE COMMENT I HAVE REGARDING THIS IS A NEW PROCESS FOR ME REGARDING THE DOCUMENTS THAT I RECEIVED IN THIS SAME PACKET THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. THERE ARE THOSE SHEETS FROM THE GLO AND SOME OTHER AGENCIES THAT KIND OF SAY, YEAH, AS LONG AS THIS, THIS AND THIS IS FOLLOWED. I ASSUME THAT THEIR REMARKS REGARDING PARTICULAR SITUATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY IS WHAT WE WILL GO ON IN THE FUTURE. CORRECT. SO IF IT SAYS. REINFORCED, REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ALLOWED BECAUSE I AM FURTHER AWAY FROM THE VEGETATION LINE THAN THAN THE REQUIREMENT THEN THAT THAT'S WHAT WE GO BY. IS THAT CORRECT? SO AT THE END OF THIS PROCESS YOU'LL GET AN ACTION LETTER FROM THE COASTAL RESOURCES DIVISION. IT WILL INCLUDE ALL OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE GLO AND ANY COMMENTS FROM THE CITY. SO YOU'LL HAVE ONE DOCUMENT THAT WILL HAVE ALL OF YOUR CONDITIONS TOGETHER IN IT. RIGHT. BUT WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE WHAT WE FOLLOW ON THIS PROJECT. YES. OKAY, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE AND THIS? AND Y'ALL ARE ALREADY DONE. OKAY. IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT 9:17. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER EDWARDS IS PRESENT NOW AND OUT OF BREATH. AND SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION. CAN I GET A MOTION? COMMISSIONER WALLA? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED 23P-002 WITH STAFF COMMENTS. I'LL SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I HAVE ONE. COUNCIL AND TO TIM, MORE OF A PROCESS QUESTION. IF THE INTENDED USE IS A SHORT TERM RENTAL, EVENTUALLY THEY'LL GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH PARK'S BOARD BE LISTED, AND AT THAT TIME IS THEN THE TIME THAT THE CITY REVIEWS THE PROPERTY FOR ADHERENCE TO ANY TYPE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS. UH, WE DO THAT AS. OK IN THE PARK BOARD NOTIFIES YOU OF THE APPLICATION. YEAH. YEAH. IT REALLY ISN'T A PART. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THE ONLY REASON I RAISE THAT IS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND IF WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS AND WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE REGULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRS, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DESIGN PROCESS IS COORDINATED AT THAT LEVEL RATHER THAN APPROVING THE DESIGN, THEN GOING THROUGH THE STR PROCESS AND THEN AND ONLY THEN FINDING OUT THAT IT DOESN'T COMPLY TO ANY STR REGULATIONS. [00:20:05] . THANK YOU, COUNCIL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO. AND WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. WELL, SO YES, I GUESS IT IS DISCUSSION. SO YES, WHAT'S BEFORE US IS A BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. AND SO IF THERE IS PERHAPS A WORKSHOP OR DISCUSSION ITEM IN THE FUTURE TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS, SHOULD WE AMEND SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK. A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE LATER ON TO SOMEHOW BRING THIS REVIEW INTO OUR PROCESS AND SEE. GET ADVICE FROM COUNCIL ON THAT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM LATER ON. MAYBE WE COULD DO THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ITEM. AND FOR NOW, DON IS JUST TRYING BECAUSE I AM A STRONG VOICE. I HAVE A STRONG VOICE. SHE HAS A HOARSE, LOW VOICE RIGHT NOW. SO SHE'S JUST, I HAVE A DIRECT LINK. WE'RE DOING A VULCAN MIND MELD RIGHT NOW. I CAN, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT SCARY. SO WE [INAUDIBLE] ON JUST WITH OUR BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN DO A DISCUSSION ITEM LATER ON. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT. AND THEN MAYBE IF I CAN GET A CHAIR SECOND, AS IT IS AN ITEM LATER ON. WE HAVE, I JUST REMIND THE COMMISSION WE HAVE TWO WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED. ONE IS FOR MARCH 7TH. SO BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL BE TALKING JUST GENERALLY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. SO THAT WILL BE A GOOD TIME TO BRING IT UP AND THEN IN APRIL. ON APRIL 4TH, WE HAVE A WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO THE BEACHFRONT PROCESS. SO WE'VE GOT TWO OPPORTUNITIES. RIGHT. THANK YOU, DONNA. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. WE'VE GOT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND A SECOND. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CASE 23P-002, RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR DISCUSSION, TOO. HERE'S THE FISH WIFE. YES. YES. IT'S A MEMORABLE NAME. GREAT. ALL RIGHT, CATHERINE, NEXT CASE. [6. B.1. 23P-007 (1416 Broadway / Avenue J) Request For Designation As A Galveston Landmark. Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 12 And West Half Of Lot 11 (12-0), Block 194, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Ajay G. Puthli Property Owner: Ajay G. Puthli And James G. Grant] OKAY, THIS IS 23P- 007. IT'S 1412 BROADWAY. IT'S A REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK. 16 NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED. THIS IS THE KARL AND HILDA BEALE HOUSE. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1916 AND THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND DESIGNED BY NOTED ARCHITECT ANTHONY F. CORN, JR. IT WAS BUILT FOR THE KARL CHRISTIAN BEALE FAMILY, WHO WAS A GERMAN IMMIGRANT AND BUSINESSMAN IN GALVESTON. THE HOUSE IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS A RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK AND A CONTRIBUTING PROPERTY TO THE EAST END NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT. LANDMARK COMMISSION REVIEWED YESTERDAY AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL PLANNING. CITY COUNCIL HAS A FINAL DECISION ON THIS REQUEST AND THAT WILL BE HEARD AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 23RD. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT'S REALLY A LOVELY HOUSE. HERE'S ITS NEIGHBOR TO THE EAST. PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST. AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT. AJ BOOTHLEY. NO, IT'S JUST AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, TEMPORARY GARDENING GUARDIANS AND CUSTODIANS OF THIS PROPERTY. SO NO, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE APPLICATION. ABSOLUTELY. I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU SAID GUARDIANS. I FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT WE ARE JUST WE JUST ADOPT THESE HOUSES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEY'LL BE HERE LONG AFTER WE'RE GONE. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? [00:25:01] EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THIS CASE AT 9:25. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? NOBODY ELSE IS. SO WE'LL CLOSE IT AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION. CAN I GET A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. 23P-007 AS WRITTEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE, WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CASE 23P-007, RAISE YOUR HAND PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. CATHERINE, IS THAT IT FOR THE DAY? ALL THE BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA. ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS FOR COMMISSIONERS OR COMMENTS? YES, COMMISSIONER WALLA. I HAVE JUST ONE COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO ONCE AGAIN GIVE RUSSELL COLES SOME THANKS AND PRAISE. I WILL TELL YOU, IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE FOR A YOUNG MAN LIKE THAT TO STAND UP THERE AND DO THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE HIM HIS KUDOS. THANK YOU, RUSSELL. YOU WANT TO GIVE KYLE A PROPER INTRODUCTION? FULL INTRODUCTION TO ALL OF US, PLEASE, TIM. SURE, MY PLEASURE. SO KYLE COMES TO US WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE IN THE COASTAL REALM. HE IS TRAINED FROM A&M, FIRST OF ALL. ALL RIGHT. AND FOR THAT. YES, YOU ARE. YES, YOU ARE. WOW. I NEVER KNOW. HE'S ALSO HAD A SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN THE ARMY CORPS OF US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN THE DISTRICT JUST NORTH OF US. HE IS MOST RECENTLY A STAFF MEMBER AT A COASTAL ENGINEERING FIRM HERE, A LOCAL COASTAL ENGINEERING FIRM WHO DOES A GOOD BIT OF WORK IN OUR REGION. T BAKER SMITH AND HIS COASTAL ZONE FOUNDATION CERTIFIED AND WE ARE JUST REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM, I THINK, AND ANXIOUS FOR HIM TO GET STARTED ON THE BIGGER PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE PERMITTING THAT THAT WE NEED TO, OF COURSE, CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. EXCELLENT. KYLE, WE'LL GIVE YOU. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, IF YOU LIKE. HOW DO I DO THAT? THANK YOU. GLAD TO BE HERE. EXCELLENT. WELCOME. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. I TOOK WHAT RUSSELL SAID TO HEART, AND BECAUSE I LIVED ON THE WEST END FOR 20 YEARS, I THINK AND I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THE WORKSHOPS BECAUSE I THINK WE DO SERIOUSLY NEED TO ESTABLISH A RESILIENCE REVIEW GOING FORWARD WITH THESE PERMITS FOR BEACH CONSTRUCTION. AND I THINK LAST MEETING BROUGHT UP A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD INPUT FROM RUSSELL. HE WILL BE MISSED. BUT WELCOME. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ANYONE ELSE? WELL. BUT JUST FOR THE WORKSHOP, MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK INTO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EROSION AREAS AND EVERYTHING. PREVIOUSLY ON SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS ON THE GLO, THERE WERE CONTOURS SHOWING THE CONTOURS OF THE LOT ITSELF. SO YOU COULD KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF HOW THE WATER WAS GOING TO WASH. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN THIS ONE. THERE WAS JUST ONE SURVEY THAT THAT HAD THE POINTS, BUT NOT THE CONTOUR LINES THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT EASY TO KIND OF ENVISION. CAN WE MAYBE DO THAT IN THE FUTURE OR WHY DID IT GET REMOVED OUT, GET REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGES? CAN I LET ME TRY TO REPHRASE THAT A LITTLE BIT. WHEN WE DO THE WORKSHOP, CAN YOU PLEASE REVIEW SORT OF THE STANDARD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WITH US ABOUT WHAT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GET A BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION PERMIT SO THAT WE'RE FULLY AWARE ABOUT WHAT IS THE MINIMUM? AND SOMETIMES WE'RE SEEING, MAYBE WE'RE SEEING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, TOO. OKAY. AND MAYBE I DON'T KNOW, I'M GOING TO SAY THIS AND MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD. SHOULD WE SEE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SHOULD WE JUST SEE THE BASIC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE BEACH TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION? [00:30:03] ALL RIGHT. GREAT. YES. AND TO THAT END, I THINK THAT WE'VE HAD TROUBLE IN THE PAST, KYLE, WITH WITH SURVEYORS WHO DON'T KNOW A BERM FROM A DUNE, FROM A TUFT OF GRASS, FROM A AND AND I THINK THAT THAT COULD GO TOWARD THE FACT THAT WE SEE THESE CONTOURS ON ONE SURVEY OR SURVEY, AND THEN WE DON'T SEE IT ON ANOTHER. AND SO MAYBE YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT, TOO, IN THAT WORKSHOP. EXCELLENT. ANYTHING ELSE? WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. HAPPY MARDI GRAS. HAPPY MARDI GRAS. THERE WE GO. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.