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1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER

3. PUBLIC COMMENT

4.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of The Special Election Held On May 6, 2023; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)

4.B. Ordinance - Canvassing Returns Of Special Election - Industrial Development Corporation An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of A Special Election Held On The 6th Day Of May, 2023, For The Purpose Of Submitting To The Qualified Voters Of The City Of Galveston, Texas A Proposition To Determine Whether The City’s Existing One-Half Of One Per Cent Sales And Use Tax, Collectively Authorized At Elections Held On November 2, 1993, December 4, 1994 And November 4, 2008, Under Former Section 4b Of Article 5190.6 Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann, Now Codified As Tex. Loc. Government Code Ch. 505, Be Extended; And As Authorized By Chapter 505 Of The Texas Local Government Code, The Types Of Projects To Be Funded With The Sales And Use Tax And Apportioned As Follows: One-Eighth Of One Percent For Beach Remediation Projects Along The Gulf Of Mexico, Including Beach Renourishment; One-Eighth Of One Percent For Projects Related To Recreation And Community Facilities, Including Parks And Park Facilities; One-Eighth Of One Percent For Projects Related To Infrastructure Improvements; And One-Eighth Of One Percent For Projects Related To The Promotion Or Development Of New Or Expanded Business Enterprises, Including The Maintenance Of The Projects, All As Authorized By Chapter 505 Of The Texas Local Government Code; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date And Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (Legal)

4.C. Recognition Of Service By Outgoing Council Member William Schuster

4.D. Administer The Oath Of Office To Elected City Council Member - District 2 David Finklea

4.E. An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Chapter 29, “Planning - Beach Access Dune Protection & Beach Front Construction”, Article II. “Beach Access Dune Protection & Beach Front Construction Regulation”, To Allow For Exemptions To The Use Of Reinforced Concrete; To Authorize The City Manager And Or Their Designee To Submit The Requested Amendment To The Texas General Land Office For Certification And To Execute All Necessary Documents Related To The Same; Planning Case Number 23PA-004; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (K. Clark)

4.F. An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Chapter 29, “Planning - Beach Access Dune Protection & Beach Front Construction”, Article II. Appendix A: Beach Access And Parking Plan, To Modify Regulations Related To Beach Access At Access Point 1(C):Area West Of The Islander East To Eastern Boundary Of Stewart Beach Park And Access Point 2: Stewart Beach; To Authorize The City Manager And Or Their Designee To Submit The Requested Amendment To The Texas General Land Office For Certification And To Execute All Necessary Documents Related To The Same; Planning Case Number 23PA-005; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (K. Clark)

4.G. Discuss And Consider For Action The Approval Of A Letter To The Park Board Of Trustees Directing The Park Board, On Behalf Of The City Of Galveston, To Make Application For A Cycle 13 CEPRA Grant Which Will Be Utilized For Nourishment Of The West End Beaches Centered Around The West End Engineering Project (CEPRA Grant Cycles 11 And 12) Which Is Currently Underway. (Robb/Brown)

May 17, 2023 Special Council

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1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER

3. PUBLIC COMMENT

4.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of The Special Election Held On May 6, 2023; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)

4.B. Ordinance - Canvassing Returns Of Special Election - Industrial Development Corporation An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of A Special Election Held On The 6th Day Of May, 2023, For The Purpose Of Submitting To The Qualified Voters Of The City Of Galveston, Texas A Proposition To Determine Whether The City’s Existing One-Half Of One Per Cent Sales And Use Tax, Collectively Authorized At Elections Held On November 2, 1993, December 4, 1994 And November 4, 2008, Under Former Section 4b Of Article 5190.6 Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann, Now Codified As Tex. Loc. Government Code Ch. 505, Be Extended; And As Authorized By Chapter 505 Of The Texas Local Government Code, The Types Of Projects To Be Funded With The Sales And Use Tax And Apportioned As Follows: One-Eighth Of One Percent For Beach Remediation Projects Along The Gulf Of Mexico, Including Beach Renourishment; One-Eighth Of One Percent For Projects Related To Recreation And Community Facilities, Including Parks And Park Facilities; One-Eighth Of One Percent For Projects Related To Infrastructure Improvements; And One-Eighth Of One Percent For Projects Related To The Promotion Or Development Of New Or Expanded Business Enterprises, Including The Maintenance Of The Projects, All As Authorized By Chapter 505 Of The Texas Local Government Code; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date And Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (Legal)

4.C. Recognition Of Service By Outgoing Council Member William Schuster

4.D. Administer The Oath Of Office To Elected City Council Member - District 2 David Finklea

4.E. An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Chapter 29, “Planning - Beach Access Dune Protection & Beach Front Construction”, Article II. “Beach Access Dune Protection & Beach Front Construction Regulation”, To Allow For Exemptions To The Use Of Reinforced Concrete; To Authorize The City Manager And Or Their Designee To Submit The Requested Amendment To The Texas General Land Office For Certification And To Execute All Necessary Documents Related To The Same; Planning Case Number 23PA-004; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (K. Clark)

4.F. An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, Chapter 29, “Planning - Beach Access Dune Protection & Beach Front Construction”, Article II. Appendix A: Beach Access And Parking Plan, To Modify Regulations Related To Beach Access At Access Point 1(C):Area West Of The Islander East To Eastern Boundary Of Stewart Beach Park And Access Point 2: Stewart Beach; To Authorize The City Manager And Or Their Designee To Submit The Requested Amendment To The Texas General Land Office For Certification And To Execute All Necessary Documents Related To The Same; Planning Case Number 23PA-005; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (K. Clark)

4.G. Discuss And Consider For Action The Approval Of A Letter To The Park Board Of Trustees Directing The Park Board, On Behalf Of The City Of Galveston, To Make Application For A Cycle 13 CEPRA Grant Which Will Be Utilized For Nourishment Of The West End Beaches Centered Around The West End Engineering Project (CEPRA Grant Cycles 11 And 12) Which Is Currently Underway. (Robb/Brown)

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