THAT'S ABOUT THE STOP SIGNS IN THE.
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YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S IT.[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS AFTERNOON.WELL, WE HAVE STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD.
IT IS MY HONOR TO CALL TO ORDER OFFICIALLY THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JULY 27TH, 2023.
GLAD TO HAVE EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE.
STAFF, OF COURSE, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
COUNCIL WE'VE SPENT A GOOD PART OF THE DAY TOGETHER AND WE'RE BACK TOGETHER.
AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE WATCHING, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, BUT LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL NELLIE.
VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MAJORITY OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.
MOVING TO OUR INVOCATION, WE HAVE RABBI PETER KESSLER.
RABBI, COME FORWARD, PLEASE, SIR.
HOLY ONE KNOWN BY MANY NAMES AND BEYOND ALL NAMES.
SPIRIT OF LIFE, SPIRIT OF LOVE.
SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY, SPIRIT OF JUSTICE.
GUIDE THEM IN YOUR WISDOM TO MAKE WISE AND EQUITABLE DECISIONS THAT SERVE THE INTERESTS OF EVERYONE ON THIS ISLAND, NO MATTER THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION.
AND IN GOD'S NAME, WE SAY AMEN.
AMEN. THANK YOU, RABBI KESSLER.
LET'S HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
COUNCIL IS THERE ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE?
[5. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST]
MAYOR I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. I BELIEVE IT'S 11 N AND O.11 N? OKAY. AND I HAVE A CONFLICT IN TEN, UH, NO, NO, NO, I'M SORRY, 8C.
TEN C OR EXCUSE ME, 8C, EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
HAVE ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM SIX, PLEASE.
[6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER]
ITEM SIX PRESENTATIONS REPORTS OF COUNCIL OFFICER BOARDS AND CITY MANAGER.SIX EIGHT, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.0415, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO START THIS OFF HERE.
FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, WE'VE HAD COMCAST IN OUR FACILITY HERE AT CITY HALL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A BENEFIT TO THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON TO HAVE COMCAST HERE.
SO SHORTLY THEY WILL BE CLOSING THEIR FACILITIES HERE IN CITY HALL, BUT THEY WILL BE STAYING ON THE ISLAND, WHICH IS SO BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF US. FOR THE LADY THAT HAS WORKED HERE, I'D LIKE TO HONOR ANN FLOWERS.
ANN WOULD YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE? NICE TO SEE YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU.
STAND OVER BY THE MICROPHONE HERE FOR A SECOND.
ANN IS SOMEONE THAT IS ALWAYS HERE IF YOU'VE COME TO COMCAST, HER SMILING FACE IS ALWAYS HERE. SHE'S BECOME A PART OF CITY HALL.
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AND FOR THOSE THAT HAVE WORKED WITH ANNE, I THINK YOU CAN ATTEST TO HOW BENEFICIAL, HOW COURTEOUS, HOW HELPFUL SHE IS.SHE REALLY EPITOMIZES WHAT GALVESTON IS ALL ABOUT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ OFFICIALLY FROM THE CITY OF GALVESTON IN RECOGNITION OF ANNE FLOWERS AND OF HER ASTOUNDING, OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PASSION IN PROVIDING THE BEST EXPERIENCE.
IT IS EVIDENCED BY THE FEEDBACK OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON RESIDENTS AND STAFF WHO HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED SEEING HER HERE AT CITY HALL. HER HARD WORK HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WITNESS MY HAND.
CRAIG BROWN, MAYOR AND JANELLE WILLIAMS, CITY SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU LIKE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? ANN WILL NOT BE STAYING HERE IN GALVESTON? SHE WILL NOT BE AT THE FACILITY OVER AT RANDALL'S.
SHE'S GOING TO GO BACK TO LEAGUE CITY, I THINK.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? OH, NINE YEARS.
SO WE'RE GLAD TO GLAD THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE THESE NINE YEARS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
OH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING DOWN HERE.
IT'S, EVERYBODY HERE IS SO SWEET AND NICE.
IT'S BEEN FUN. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US STAY HERE.
I APPRECIATE IT. JUST TWO THINGS I NEED TO SAY ABOUT ANN.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME QUALIFY THIS ONE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR PETS, ADOPT, DON'T SHOP.
SECONDLY, IF YOUR DOG EATS YOUR REMOTE, ANN IS VERY HELPFUL, SO.
WE'LL BE THERE. THANK YOU, ANN, VERY MUCH.
IT IS NOW MY HONOR TO MOVE TO ANOTHER AUSPICIOUS RECOGNITION, IF I COULD.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SERVE TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES HERE IN GALVESTON TO MAKE GALVESTON AS SUCCESSFUL A COMMUNITY AS IT IS.
AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE IN THE FOREFRONT AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE IN THE BACKGROUND WORKING TIRELESSLY.
AND I'D LIKE TO HONOR SOMEBODY NOW THAT HAS BEEN IN BOTH.
PATRICIA HAS .. [APPLAUSE] PATRICIA, I'LL READ THIS IN JUST A SECOND.
PATRICIA HAS SERVED AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HERE IN GALVESTON AND HAS BEEN THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION THAT HAS WORKED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THIS ISLAND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND SHE HAS HAD PROJECTS THAT COME TO FRUITION HERE THAT HAS BENEFITED OUR RESIDENTS HERE AND HAS BEEN KIND OF A GUIDING LIGHT THROUGH THESE MANY YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO I WANTED TO THANK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, PATRICIA, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
SHE IS TERM LIMITED NOW ON THE GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD.
AND WE TRIED OUR BEST TO KEEP HER HERE AS LONG AS WE COULD.
AND IT FINALLY REACHED A POINT THAT I THINK SHE'S HAPPY TO MOVE ON TO.
SO I WANT TO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER HUSBAND, RUSTY LEGG IS HERE.
HE WAS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I THINK YOU SHOULD LET HIM READ THE PROCLAMATION.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO PATRICIA BOLTON LEGG FOR HER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, THE GALVESTON PROPERTY FINANCE AUTHORITY, AND GALVESTON ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE IT HERE.
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I APPRECIATE THIS.I WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN IN A ROLE HERE WITH THE CITY.
I STARTED OUT WITH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.
THEN I WAS SIX YEARS ON THE PLANNING, THEN I WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND HAVE SERVED ON 13 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE. AND SO IT'S BEEN A LONG 25 YEARS.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS MY FAMILY.
WHICH THE CITY, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS AND ALWAYS TRY TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO HELP THE CITY GROW IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SHOW MY FAMILY, THEY'RE ALWAYS HAVE MY BACK AND ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGING.
AND I JUST WANT THEM TO STAND UP.
AND MY FRIEND BECKY HERNANDEZ.
SO NOT ONLY THANKS TO YOU ALL, BUT THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY.
I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE LAST OF PATRICIA.
THAT'S TRUE. I KNOW, RIGHT? IT STARTS BIG. WE HAVE SEATS NOW.
YEAH, NOW WE'RE BEING PROCLAIMED.
ALL RIGHT, BUT Y'ALL CAN COME UP.
OH, EXCELLENT. THIS IS A BETTER PARKS, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT THERE NOW.
OH, BETTER PARKS. OKAY, SO THIS IS ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS FOR. YEAH, THIS IS FOR PARKS AND RECS.
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION BY THE CITY OF GALVESTON.
AND. WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, SWIMMING POOL PROGRAMING SUCH AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME, YOUTH SPORTS, GARDENING AND ADULT ACTIVITIES.
AND WHEREAS, OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS.
AND. WHEREAS, THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND THE CITY OF GALVESTON RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES, AND THEREFORE WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 2023 AS THE PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY 2023.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ACTUALLY, BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON.
AND PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT HELPS ME SURVIVE.
BUT AND I APPRECIATE HER VERY MUCH.
BRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH US? OKAY. THANK Y'ALL.
AND OKAY, WE'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.
BARBARA, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BETTER PARKS COMING UP ANYWHERE.
OH, OKAY. ACTUALLY, CHERISE, WHY DON'T YOU GET IN HERE? YOU'RE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS ALSO A PART OF PARKS AND REC.
COME ON, GET. AND SHE'S LEAVING TOMORROW.
VERY GOOD. WE ALSO HAVE BETTER PARKS BEING HONORED HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT OVER HERE. COME ON UP.
SO Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THIS GROUP.
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THEY DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK FOR OUR PARKS.AND IF YOU LISTEN TO OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING, YOU KNOW HOW TIGHT OUR BUDGETS ARE GETTING.
AND YOU'LL HEAR SOME OF THAT STUFF IN THE MIC.
SO CITY GALVESTON PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS BETTER PARTS OF GALVESTON IS A NON PROFIT 501 C3 ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 2014 AND SOLE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY PARKS AND THEIR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. AND. WHEREAS, WHEREAS BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON HAS DONATED VARIOUS PARK IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS RESURFACING LASKER AND MENARD PARK, TENNIS COURTS, LEARNING TRAIL SIGNS AND ADIEU PARK TREES IN MENARD PARK SHADE STRUCTURES OVER THE LASKER COMMUNITY POOL DECK, PICNIC TABLES AND SHADE STRUCTURES IN A DEW PARK. AND WHEREAS, WHEREAS BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON HAS ALSO FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE FOR SWIM TEAM, SWIM LESSONS, MEMBERSHIPS, SWIM EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE BINS FOR LASKER COMMUNITY POOL.
AND. WHEREAS, WHEREAS BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON SUPPORT A WINTER HOLIDAY PARTY FOR THE YOUTH AT MCGUIRE DENT AND WRIGHT CUNEY RECREATIONAL CENTER, TEEN DANCE AT ROCK CUNEY RECREATIONAL CENTER, EASTER EGG SPLASH AT LASKER COMMUNITY POOL AND DONATE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS JULY 3RD THROUGH JULY 7TH, TOTALING DONATIONS OF 257,644 AND 44 $0.43.
LOTS OF MONEY. THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY PROCLAMATE JULY 27TH, 2023, AS BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON.
IN TESTIMONY, WHEREAS WITNESSED BY MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY 2023, CRAIG BROWN, CITY MAYOR AND JANELLE WILLIAMS, CITY SECRETARY. RIGHT ON.
YEAH. THANK YOU ALL. YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB.
KEEP IT UP. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK.
TAKE A PICTURE REAL QUICK AND THEN, UH OH.
OH, OKAY. YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE FIRST.
DO YOU WANT TO DO THE PHOTO? LET ME HIDE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THE FRIDAY, WHEN IT WAS FINALLY CONFIRMED THAT GISD WAS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR OUR YOUTH PROGRAM, WHERE WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 75 TO 100 CHILDREN THAT SHOW UP AT OUR RECREATION CENTERS AT EACH CENTER.
I MADE THE CALL AT THE 11TH HOUR AND SAID, CAN YOU ALL HELP? AND NOBODY HESITATED.
AND MISS VIANNEY AND I WENT TO SAM'S AND PURCHASED STUFF FOR BREAKFAST AND SNACKS, AND THEN THE OTHER LADIES PITCHED IN AND STARTED PICKING UP HOT MEALS FOR THEM AT LUNCH.
SO THEY ARE TO BE THEY NEED A STANDING OVATION IN MY HEART BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY SUPPORTIVE.
YOU GET THE PICTURE WITH US? I DON'T.
ALL RIGHT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU, MAYOR BROWN AND CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY IN HERE.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL LOVE YOUR PARKS LIKE WE ALL DO.
AND WITHOUT YOU ALL AND I SEE VISION GALVESTON BACK THERE, WHO'S HELPED US AND UNITED WAY.
WE WANT GREEN SPACE FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR FAMILY, FOR OURSELVES.
AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP RAISING MONEY SO THAT WE CAN KEEP HAVING GREEN SPACE.
AND THANK YOU, BARBARA AND MEGAN.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER RECOGNITIONS OR ANY OTHER EXPRESSIONS THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? HEARING, NO RESPONSE.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT INVESTMENT REPORT FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31ST, 2023.
VERY GOOD. IS MIKE COMING IN BRIAN? HERE WE ARE. THERE HE IS.
THIS IS TO DELIVER TO THE COUNCIL THE REPORT ON CASH AND INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2023.
THERE'S FOUR PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE OUR DECISIONS SAFETY, LIQUIDITY, DIVERSITY AND YIELD.
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IT'S ALL ABOUT KEEPING THE PRINCIPAL SAFE.WE ARE EARNING AS OF MARCH 31ST, WE WERE EARNING 4.6% AND IN THAT QUARTER RECORDED 1.7 MILLION OF INTEREST INCOME NET.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
THE REPORT IS ONLINE ON THE AGENDA? YES, MA'AM. HOW MUCH INTEREST HAVE WE MADE ON THE HOT TAX SINCE WE TOOK OVER HOLDING IT? IT SHOULD BE APPROACHING $1 MILLION NOW.
IF YOU NOTICE IN THIS REPORT, THERE'S OVER 20 MILLION IN HOTEL TAX IN THE POOL.
AND THAT IS SHARING IN THE EARNINGS THAT THE POOL IS EARNING IN PROPORTIONALLY.
SO IT'S PROBABLY IN THE $800,000 RANGE BY NOW.
GREAT JOB. AND MIKE, SINCE MARY BROUGHT THAT UP, THE INTEREST THAT WE EARNED IS STILL RESTRICTED, RIGHT? YES. INTEREST EARNINGS ARE GENERALLY TREATED AS CARRYING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PRINCIPLE THAT GENERATED THE INTEREST.
YEAH. IT SHOULD BE NOTED PRIOR TO THE CITY TAKING IT OVER, IT DID NOT EARN.
IT WAS NOT AN INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNT.
THAT IS CORRECT. AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. LOFTON? COUNCIL? MICHAEL MEAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS, MIKE. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 6C, PLEASE.
NELLIE. ITEM 6C, FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD ANNUAL REPORT.
AND WE HAVE OUR CHAIRPERSON, JUNE PULLIAM.
THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL REPORT, RIGHT? JUNE YES.
YES. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BRING THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE DO EACH JULY.
SO WE'RE JUST A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS OLD AS A BOARD AT THIS POINT.
WE REALIZED THAT OUR CITY'S CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES CONTINUE TO NEED ADVOCATES.
AND SO WE ARE PROUD TO ANSWER THAT CHARGE.
UM, AND YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE ALSO.
SO WE HAVE A ROSTER OF ABOUT 23.
THE NEXT ONE PLEASE, 23 MEMBERS AND THAT INCLUDES TWO EX-OFFICIO POSITIONS.
THE OTHER IS A CITY COUNCIL POSITION WHICH IS CURRENTLY VACANT.
IT WAS HELD BY WILLIAM SCHUSTER WHEN HE WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SOMEONE NEW TO REPLACE HIM AS LIAISON.
THE OFFICERS, IN ADDITION TO MYSELF AS CHAIR, INCLUDE KAREN STANLEY, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY SALLY TACONY AND NOMINATING CHAIR CONNIE RICKETTS.
AND WE MEET ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH 4:30.
WE'VE BEEN IN HYBRID FORMAT FOR THIS PAST YEAR.
ABOUT HALF OF OUR MEMBERS ATTEND ONLINE AND HALF IN PERSON, AND THAT WORKS OUT VERY WELL FOR THEM.
SO OUR MAIN WORK IS DONE BY OUR TASK FORCES.
THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE.
IT IS CHAIRED BY KATHY TIERNAN, WHO'S PICTURED THERE IN THAT FIRST ONE.
JOHN PAJKOWSKA, WHO PROJECTS THAT THIS INVENTORY WILL BE COMPLETE HOPEFULLY BY NEXT MONTH.
ANOTHER ONE HAS TO DO WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE IS LED BY SHARON GILLENS.
AND WE SEEK TO REDUCE THE VEGETATION, OBSTRUCTED INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC SIGNS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENTS, CARS, BIKES, PEDESTRIANS AND THEREFORE.
AND WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD START WITH THAT, AGAIN COLLABORATING SOME WITH THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE, TEXAS A AND M'S VOLUNTEER BIG EVENT THAT'S COMING UP TO GIVE US SOME HELP ON THAT AND THE MASTER GARDENERS.
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AND LAST ON THIS TASK FORCE HAS TO DO WITH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY FOR OUR LOWEST INCOME CITIZENS.OUR NEXT TASK FORCE IS THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT TASK FORCE, AND IT'S LED BY RAY MEDELLIN.
THEY ARE WORKING ON SOME THINGS THAT THEY WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE FULL BOARD, SUCH AS FELICIA FRENCH, WHO HAS BUILT A YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL DATABASE TO TRY TO CONNECT YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNSHIPS AND SHADOWING AND AJISOLA, WHO IS LOOKING AT A FATHER APPRECIATION DAY.
OUR NEXT TASK FORCE IS THE EDUCATION TASK FORCE, AND IT IS CHAIRED BY SUE JOHNSON.
THEIR FOCUS IS PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE THE HOME AND HELPING FAMILIES TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN PREPARING THEIR CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE BORN LEARNING TRAIL THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THE DEW PARK, WHICH YOU SEE PICTURED, I DIDN'T GET IT ON THAT PICTURE, BUT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW OF US OUT THERE THAT DAY PAINTING THE SIDEWALKS TO COORDINATE WITH THE SIGNS THAT THE PARENTS CAN USE AS THEY STROLL AROUND THE PARK.
I'M DOING MY VERY BEST TO DO THAT TODAY.
SO WE ARE GRATEFUL, IN CONCLUSION, FOR THE COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR BOARD.
THEY BRING A DIVERSITY OF GREAT EXPERTISE AND TALENTS AND WE APPRECIATE THE CITY STAFF SUCH AS BARBARA SANDERSON AND MEGAN PIERCE, WHO WERE UP HERE WHILE AGO, WHO HELP US EACH MONTH. PICTURED THERE IS OUR BOARD AT OUR RETREAT THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR WHEN WE WERE DOING ORIENTATION AND GOAL SETTING.
AND TO CONCLUDE, WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU AND YOU CAN ANSWER NOW OR AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US AS THE FAMILY CHILDREN YOUTH BOARD TO BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON.
SO WE'LL HAVE THAT APPOINTED FOR YOU COMING UP.
I THINK WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCILMAN COLLINS, DID YOU WANT TO.
WELL, I JUST I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH MISS TIERNAN THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE SIGHTLINES ON O, P AND Q, THE STOP SIGNS.
I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ENGAGED ON THAT.
THAT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS THAT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS SAFETY BOOST.
THANK YOU. WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
HOW MANY MEMBERS ON YOUR BOARD? 23. 23 MEMBERS.
AND THEY STAY VERY, VERY ACTIVE.
IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2001, AND IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO THE CITY AND A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS.
IT'S BEEN HELPFUL TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
MUCH THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE.
[7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS]
NELLIE. ITEM SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 20 3-055 THROUGH CLAIM 23-062 ARE ON THE SCREEN. VERY GOOD.WE'RE MOVING NOW TO ITEM EIGHT PUBLIC HEARINGS, PLEASE NELLIE, 8A.
[8.A Galveston Landmark - 2818 Avenue R Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 2818 Avenue R, As A “Galveston Landmark”. Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, West 1/2 Of Lot 11 & East 1/2 Of Lot 12 (2012-0) Southwest Block 115, Galveston Outlots, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Requesting The Historic Preservation Officer Record The Property's Landmark Designation In The Official Public Records Of Real Property In Galveston County, The Tax Records Of The City Of Galveston And The Central Appraisal District, And The Official Zoning Maps Of The City Of Galveston, Texas; Designating The Site As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Planning Case Number 23P-031; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)]
EIGHT A, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2818 AVENUE R AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS MB MENARD SURVEY WEST ONE HALF OF LOT 11 AND EAST HALF OF LOT 12, SOUTH BLOCK 115 GALVESTON OUTLOTS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECORD THE PROPERTIES LANDMARK DESIGNATION IN THE OFFICIAL[00:30:03]
PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY IN GALVESTON COUNTY, THE TAX RECORDS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAPS OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE SITE AS HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT SITE IN NEED OF TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE ITS PRESERVATION.PLANNING CASE NUMBER 23P-0 31, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.
THANK YOU, NELLIE. WE'VE GOT CATHERINE GORMAN AND DANIEL LUNSFORD HERE.
ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS NARRATIVE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THE USUAL.
THERE'S A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS PROPERTY.
IN ADDITION, THE MCGUIRE'S OWNED WHAT IS NOW MENARD PARK.
AT THE TIME, IT WAS THE ONLY BEACH ACCESS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS DURING SEGREGATION.
ROBERT MARRIED ALBERTA, MABSON IN 1890.
THE TWO HAD THREE CHILDREN JOHN, JESSE MAY AND ROBERTA.
SHE GRADUATED IN 1909 AS CLASS VALEDICTORIAN AND ATTENDED HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
SHE MARRIED ATTORNEY THOMAS HENRY DENT IN 1924.
THE TWO HAD ONE SON TOGETHER, JESSE MAE MCGUIRE DENT ALSO SERVED AS THE FIRST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE COLORED INDEPENDENT VOTERS LEAGUE OF GALVESTON COUNTY COLORED TEACHERS STATE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATION.
IN 1943, JESSIE MAE MCGUIRE, DENT AND THE NAACP SUCCESSFULLY SUED THE GALVESTON SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO TO TO DEMAND EQUAL PAY AND CONSIDERATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHERS. ALL THE HOUSE AT 2018 AVENUE R WAS MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF MENARD PARK, THE PROPERTY'S ASSOCIATION WITH IMPORTANT AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS IN GALVESTON, MAKE IT A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE CITY'S HISTORIC LANDMARKS.
AND WE HAVE A PHOTO HERE OF THE HOUSE, AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
THANK YOU. WHAT A WONDERFUL REPORT ON THAT.
THANK YOU. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL MONUMENT TO MCGUIRE DENT IS JUST MARVELOUS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUNSFORD? IT IS 5:32 P.M..
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT COME FORWARD? YES, MA'AM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR BROWN AND CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR GRANTING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
AS A GALVESTON PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL AS A BUSINESS OWNER.
MY NAME IS WINTER BUSH, AND I'M HONORED TO BE THE CURRENT STEWARD OF THE FORMER HOME OF MR. ROBERT MCGUIRE AND HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. JESSE MCGUIRE. DENT.
IT'S DARK. WE HAVE A FLASHLIGHT, HE TELLS ME, DON'T COME UP THE STAIRS, THEY MAY NOT BE STABLE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S A BLOCK FROM THE BEACH, BUT IT'S NOT IN GREAT CONDITION.
WE KNOW NOTHING OF ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
WE KNOW NOTHING OF THIS PROPERTY, BUT WE SEE ITS POTENTIAL.
IT HAS WHAT WE CALL GOOD BONES.
WE LOOK AT IT, WE DECIDE TO MAKE AN OFFER ON IT, AND WE PURCHASE THIS HOME.
THE WORK BEGAN, THE RESTORATION BEGINS ON THE INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
IT SEEMS BIZARRE, BUT I SAID, TELL ME MORE.
WHAT ARE THESE WOMEN, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN KEEP SHOWING UP TO TAKE PICTURES OF THESE OF THIS HOME.
ASK NEXT TIME SOMEONE COME ASK THEM A QUESTION.
AND THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF.
OKAY. DELTA, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO I DID A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, GOOGLED THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY AND THE ROSENBERG LIBRARY ARTICLE CAME UP AND INDICATED THAT THAT ADDRESS WAS THAT OF JESSE MCGUIRE DENT.
WELL, JESSE MCGUIRE DENT BECAME FROM MRS.
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JESSE MCGUIRE. DENT FOR ME TO SOROR JESSE MCGUIRE.DENT BECAUSE I'M A MEMBER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA.
IT WAS FATE. IT'S A PART OF THE LEGACY OF THIS PROPERTY.
TO ME, THE CONNECTION BECAME PERSONAL AND THE RESEARCH BECAME REAL.
I SPOKE WITH THE GALVESTON HISTORIC FOUNDATION, AND THEY HAVE BEEN BEYOND HELPFUL.
THEY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH JAMIE DURHAM, WHO BEGAN THE WORK AS THE HOUSE WHISPERER HERE.
I MET SOROR TOMMY BOUDREAUX, AND THAT BECAME A WHOLE LESSON IN LEARNING FOR ME.
AND THEN I MET SOROR JUDE, WHO WAS JUST UP HERE.
THAT WAS AN ENTIRE LESSON IN LEARNING.
SO THE PROCESS BEGAN AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST TWO VOTES.
I'LL WRAP IT UP AND SAY I'M DEEPLY MOVED BY THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF SOROR JESSIE MCGUIRE DENT'S WORK.
HER LEGACY DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SISTERHOOD IN DELTA SIGMA THETA CONTINUES TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN TO ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
THIS HISTORICAL DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES OUR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVE NOT JUST THE HOUSE, BUT THE IDEALS, THE DREAMS, AND THE VISION OF AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN WHO HELPED TO SHAPE GALVESTON'S COMMUNITY.
OUR SORORITY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA INCORPORATED, AND THE WORLD IN IMMEASURABLE WAYS.
YOU SEE ALL THE RED AND WHITE.
THAT'S LIKE A BIG HUG AROUND MY SPIRIT.
THEY'RE HERE TODAY IN FULL SUPPORT.
AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO MY FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE TOO MY HUSBAND LONNIE, WHO'S GONE THROUGH EVERY STEP AND HOOP OF ME TRYING TO GET THIS HOUSE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND MY THREE LOVELY DAUGHTERS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING LOVE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
WHAT A WONDERFUL STEWARD YOU'LL BE FOR THIS HOME AND ITS INSPIRING STORY.
VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS? I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK AND MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM EIGHT A FOR A DESIGNATED AS A LANDMARK.
SECOND. WE HAVE A LET ME DO THAT HERE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.
THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY EVERYONE HERE.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ARE THREE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE.
COME ON. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. SHE WAS.
JESSE MAGUIRE DENT WAS UNBELIEVABLY.
I MEAN, THE THINGS THAT SHE DID.
YEAH. AND SUED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WON.
AND FROM HERE TO HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN THOSE DAYS.
[8.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending A Planned Unit Development (Pud) Overlay Zoning District In A Resort/Recreation, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone-5 (RES/REC-HDDZ-5-PUD) Zoning District To Construct A High-Rise Condominium And Associated Amenities (Ordinance No. 21- 044); To Allow For A New Development Schedule, On Property Commonly Known As 10525 San Luis Pass Road / Fm 3005, And Which Is Legally Described As The Trimble And Lindsey Survey, Section 1, 2.86 Acres Of Lots 382 And 401, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 23P-042; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (A. Montalvan)]
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NELLIE LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ ITEM EIGHT B, PLEASE, MA'AM.ITEM EIGHT, B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT IN A RESORT, RECREATION, HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE.
ZONE FIVE, ZONING DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT A HIGH RISE CONDOMINIUM AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES TO ALLOW FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 10525, SAN LUIS PASS ROAD FM 3005, IN WHICH IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A TRIMBLE AND LINDSEY SURVEY SECTION 12.86 ACRES OF LOTS, 382 AND 401 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
ADRIEL. THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO AMEND A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD TO CONSTRUCT A HIGH RISE CONDOMINIUM AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS REQUEST ON JUNE 20TH.
A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WAS MADE.
THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
VERY GOOD. ALSO, IN ADDITION TO OUR STAFF REPORT FROM ADRIEL, DAWN, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO COMMENT.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE CRS PROGRAM ON THIS.
I THINK SOME MISINFORMATION HAS BEEN CIRCULATED.
COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT, PLEASE, SIR? Y'ALL ASKED ME TO CHECK OUT WHETHER THIS EXTENSION WOULD HAVE ANY IMPACT ON OUR CRS PROGRAM.
THAT'S KIND OF A FLOOD RELATED RATING SYSTEM THAT'S DONE OUT OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
WELL, NOT A FAIRWEATHER CHECKED FOR ME AND THE THEY HAD DISCUSSED THIS AND THEIR DETERMINATION WAS THERE WOULD BE NO IMPACT ON OUR CRS RATING WERE THIS ITEM TO PASS TODAY.
COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADRIEL OR FOR DON DAVID? HI, ADRIEL. YEAH, I ASKED A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS IN THE WORKSHOP, BUT DID SOME MORE RESEARCH TODAY.
AND I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
YOU STATE THAT THE ONLY CHANGE IN THE APPLICATION IS THE EXTENSION OF THE DURATION FOR THE PUD.
IS THAT CORRECT? HAS A VARIANCE BEEN PROVIDED IN THIS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION TO LDR SECTION 10.307 THAT WOULD ALLOW THE VARIANCE FROM THE MAXIMUM FLOORPLATE AREA FOR FLOORS SIX THROUGH EIGHT IN EXCESS OF 15,000FT².
ALL DEVIATIONS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT ARE LISTED IN CONDITION TWO OF YOUR REPORT.
ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY.
IS THIS PARTICULAR VARIANCE LISTED? IT IS NOT. VERY GOOD.
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THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ADRIA OR DON? IT IS. 5:45 P.M..
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM EIGHT B.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? COME FORWARD, SIR, AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, SIR.
I AM THE APPLICANT AND THE ARCHITECT FOR THE TR PROJECT.
WITH ME IS SONNY BHATIJA FROM THE SATYA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SONNY IS THE OWNER DEVELOPER ALSO HERE WITH US THE DESIGN TEAM WOULD BE RHONDA GREG HIRSCH, NAT ATKINS, AND WE HAVE STEVE SCHULTZ HERE, OUR COUNSEL, AS WELL AS BETTY HARBORT, WHO IS OUR MARKETING CONSULTANT WHO'S HANDLING MOST OF THE SALES.
WE'RE HERE SIMPLY TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF TIME.
THE PUD WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON AUGUST 26TH OF 2021.
IT WAS A TWO YEAR WINDOW OF TIME TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT.
WE ARE NEARING COMPLETION ON OUR PERMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS.
WE'VE CLIMBED MANY HURDLES AND MANY STEPS UP THE LADDER AND WE'RE NEARLY THERE.
AND OF COURSE THERE IS A CORRESPONDING CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE WITH THAT.
SO OUR RATIONALE IS IN FRONT OF YOU THE REASONS THAT WE NEED THE EXTENSION.
WE'RE NEARLY THERE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? IT IS. 5:46 P.M..
I'M GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL.
YES, MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 8B BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI.
ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL? YES, DAVID.
I'VE GOT SEVERAL POINTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
ONE, THIS IS NOT THE CITY'S PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
THE DEVELOPER CHOSE THE SITE, DID DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING ENTITLEMENTS, BOUGHT THE SITE, KNOWING THESE ENTITLEMENTS, AND DIRECTED HIS ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS TO DESIGN A CONCEPT PLAN THAT'S NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL CODES.
THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER DESIGN SOLUTION.
MY VOTING RECORD WHILE ON PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL AS ON COUNCIL, DEMONSTRATES THAT I AM IN FAVOR OF DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL CODES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT COMPLY WITH VARIANCE VARIANCES AFFORDED BY A PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT.
CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE SLABS AND OTHER IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WITHIN 200FT OF THE LINE OF VEGETATION.
THE GLO SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT IN ORDER TO APPROVE A VARIANCE TO STATE RULES, 31 TO C 15.305 REQUIRES THAT A REASONED JUSTIFICATION BE PROVIDED THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES TO THE GLO AND THE PUBLIC HOW THE VARIANCE IS EQUAL TO OR MORE PROTECTIVE THAN EXISTING STATE RULE. TO DATE I HAVE NOT SEEN DOCUMENTATION MEETING THIS REQUEST.
IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF GALVESTON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN PARTICULAR DIVISION 10.300 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE CALCULATION OF THE FLOOR AREA RATIO.
IN ADDITION, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE TO THE FAR BEYOND 3.5 AS CURRENTLY PROVIDED OR RELIEF FROM THE HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE REGULATION DISALLOWING THE DUNE PROTECTION AREA IN CALCULATING THE FAR.
FURTHERMORE, MY OTHER QUESTION WAS JUST ANSWERED RELATED TO IF A VARIANCE HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR AND ACCEPTED RELATED TO LDR SECTION 10.307. HAVING SAID THAT, I DO WANT TO AFFORD THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE DEVELOPER TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO BRING THE PROJECT INTO COMPLIANCE.
WE SHOULD BE AIMING TO MAKE MODERATE AND EQUITABLE CHANGES TO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE PROJECTS AND HELP APPLICANTS RESPOND TO EXTRAORDINARY SITE OR OTHER UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS AND ON BALANCE, PROVIDE A LARGER LONG TERM BENEFIT, PROVIDE RELIEF FROM HARDSHIP OF COMPLIANCE, AND DO NO HARM.
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I ENCOURAGE STAFF AND THE DEVELOPER TO DESIGN THE BUILDING TO FIT THE SITE.THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN FINKLEA, ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THAT IS APPROVED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS HERE.
LET'S MOVED TO ITEM EIGHT C, PLEASE.
[8.C Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Residential, Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District To Construct A Single-Family Residential Development On Property Commonly Known As Vacant Tract Located North Of 7402 Stewart Road, And Which Is Legally Described As Hall And Jones Survey, Portion Of Lot 139 (139-12), Trimble And Lindsey Section 1, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 23P-043; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (C. Gorman) ]
ITEM EIGHT C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CREATING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT IN A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS A VACANT TRACT LOCATED NORTH OF 7402 STUART ROAD AND WHICH IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS HAUL AND JONES SURVEY PORTION OF LOT 139, TRIMBLE AND LINDSAY, SECTION ONE AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE REQUEST IS TO INCORPORATE A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY DISTRICT TO A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R1 BASED ZONING DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPRISED OF 19 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN A RESERVE.
STAFF FINDS THIS DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF A SIMILAR RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AS IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CATHERINE.
ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL FOR MS. GORMAN? IT IS. 5:52 P.M..
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM EIGHT C.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM EIGHT C, BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A CTION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMAN BOUVIER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
KNOW. I NEVER PUT YOU PEOPLE ON A GAME SHOW.
IT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE.
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ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, IF WE COULD, PLEASE, NELLIE.ITEM NINE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS OUR TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WOULD, AS I MENTIONED, EACH TIME WE GIVE THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE DO ACCORDING TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
DON'T BE ALARMED. WE CANNOT REPLY BACK TO YOU.
WE DO HAVE THREE MINUTES THERE.
WE WILL TRY TO ENFORCE THAT THREE MINUTES.
WE'D LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO STAY WITHIN THAT THREE MINUTES.
YOU DO HAVE A TIME CLOCK HERE THAT YOU CAN WATCH AS YOU TESTIFY AND GIVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO CALL FIRST STEPHANIE LOVING.
STEPHANIE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.
CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
I AM THE SENIOR MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS FOR THE COMCAST TEXAS REGION.
I MAINLY WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECOGNITION TONIGHT OF AN.
WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION WITH OUR KIOSK HERE.
WE ARE CLOSING IT ON THE 8TH OF AUGUST TO HAVE OUR NEW STORE, WHICH WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE.
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WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL COME AND VISIT US.WE'RE AT 20719 61ST STREET, SUITE B, WHICH IS IN THE RANDALL SHOPPING CENTER.
SO IT'S NOT JUST FOR THOSE BUSINESSES THAT CAN AFFORD THE MOST ROBUST SERVICES, BUT IF YOU ARE A SENIOR CITIZEN, IF YOU ARE IN AN INCOME CONSTRAINED HOUSEHOLD, A VETERAN THAT'S ON A FIXED INCOME, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AND HOW IT COMPARES OR HOW IT WORKS WITH OR IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM, WHICH BASICALLY MAKES HOME INTERNET FREE FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE COME DOWN TO OUR STORE AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT.
AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNITED WAY OF GALVESTON.
COMCAST HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING PARTNER OF UNITED WAY.
I DO BETTER IF I READ, SO I PREPARED.
AND WE WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO SHEILA AND HER AWESOME TEAM FOR THEIR FANTASTIC HOSPITALITY.
DURING OUR BRUNCH AND LEARN, THE MAIN TOPIC WAS DIGITAL EQUITY THAT WAS BRIEFLY REFERENCED BY MY COLLEAGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING EVERYONE HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. THAT MEANS MAKING SURE HOME CONNECTION IS WITHIN REACH, LIKE THROUGH COMCAST, PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM.
THANK YOU, COMCAST, FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS EVENT AND THANK YOU FOR THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CASH DONATIONS TO ALL OF THE NONPROFITS IN ATTENDANCE, AS WELL AS THE DONATION OF 20 LAPTOPS TO BOTH OF THE CITY REC CENTERS THAT HOST COMCAST LIFT ZONES.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, LINDSAY, VERY MUCH.
WHAT CAN I SAY? TED O'ROURKE. TED.
TO GIVE YOU A HARD TIME TO PASS IT DOWN.
BUT AFTER LEAVING THE WORKSHOP TODAY, I HAD TO GO TAKE SOME MEDICINE TO KIND OF CALM DOWN AFTER LISTENING TO THE PORT'S REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON TRYING TO GET THIS BOND MONEY. I THINK THAT THE BIGGEST THING IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE PROOF THAT YOU HAVE AN YOU HAVE AN ENTITY THAT COMES TO YOU.
AND THE QUESTION IS ASKED BY MR. FINKLEY IF THERE WAS IF THERE WAS ANY INDICATION THAT THIS WAS COMING DOWN THE PIPE AND THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT THIS YEAR WAS THE COMMENT THAT CAME OUT OF THE CHAIRMAN'S MOUTH AND THAT'S WHY THEY WERE HAVING TO RUSH TO DO THIS.
IT SHOWS YOU TELLING THEM, TELLING THE PORT THAT TO GET READY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TERMINAL.
I'M NOT SCREAMING THE SKY IS FALLING.
THE LAST TIME THAT THE PORT CAME TO THE CITY AND WITH THE BOND ISSUE, THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY YOU ALL OF A $10.7 MILLION FEMA LIABILITY THAT THEY HAD THAT WASN'T REPORTED.
AND WHEN I CAME TO YOU TWO MONTHS AGO AND HANDED YOU THE DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON BY THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANTS, IT'S A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. AND YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND YOU COSIGN FOR 61 MILLION IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
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IT'S ACTUALLY 51 MILLION NET.THEY EXPLAINED IT AT THE MEETING YESTERDAY OR ON ON TUESDAY.
I'M JUST SAYING TO YOU, BEFORE YOU DO THIS, YOU NEED TO GET LIKE VOLUNTEERED, GET MR. BULGHERINI OVER THERE, GET THE CITY AUDITOR OVER THERE.
LET HIM LOOK AT THESE ISSUES ABOUT THE CHECKS THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW THEY EVEN MENTIONED.
WELCOME HIM AND COME OVER THERE.
BUT BEFORE YOU BRING THIS BACK ON THE 10TH OR WHATEVER DAY YOU'RE PLANNING ON DOING IT, YOU SHOULD GET HIM OVER THERE TO LOOK AT THOSE ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE, THAT YOU HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE SERIOUS MATTERS WHEN CHECKS ARE MISSING.
AND JUST TO SAY THAT THEY GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE MACHINE IS UNBELIEVABLE.
AND THEN THIS THING ABOUT A CORRUPTED LINK, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN AUDIT DONE.
I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO DO THE AUDIT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK.
AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU, YOU NEED TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE SAY I'M RADIOACTIVE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS BRINGING UP ISSUES LIKE THIS.
THANK YOU, TED. SHEENA PEARSON.
SHEENA. THE TIMER ON MY PHONE. GREETINGS, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE JUST SIMPLY HAVE AN INVITATION FOR EVERYONE.
SO IN 2019, WE FORMALLY BECAME GULF COAST EPILEPSY ALLIANCE, FOUNDED BY MYSELF AND MY SON, PRIMARILY TRISTAN, MY SON.
SO IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THESE SEVEN AND GO AHEAD AND PASS THOSE OUT UP THERE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. SO THIS IS TRISTAN.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW TRISTAN PEARSON, THIS IS MY KIDDO.
I'M HERE SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF AS WELL.
SO, GULF COAST EPILEPSY ALLIANCE.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUDY, AND SHE'S ONE OF OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS FOR OUR NON PROFIT.
AFTER TRISTAN'S DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY AT AGE 12, A FIVE YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH EFTX OUT OF HOUSTON, ADVOCATING FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE COMPASSIONATE USE ACT. THAT WAS TRISTAN THAT WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF CONGRESS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO STOP SEIZURES.
WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO PASS SAM'S LAW FOR TEXAS SCHOOLS IN COLLABORATION WITH MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT PROVIDES FREE SEIZURE, FIRST AID TRAINING TO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER INVITES THAT NEED TO GO TO THESE INDIVIDUALS HERE AND HERE.
SO THIS IS OUR LITTLE GROUP, 100.
WE'RE NOW AT 1700 MEMBERS CURRENTLY.
SO EVERY TEACHER, STAFF MEMBER, SCHOOL NURSE KNOWS HOW TO PERFORM SEIZURE FIRST AID.
YOU ALL KNOW OUR US CONGRESSMAN RANDY WEBER AND YOU KNOW OUR SENATOR MAYES MIDDLETON.
SO THESE ARE JUST TWO OF THE LAWS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON.
SO IT JUST BASICALLY SAYS YOU'RE INVITED.
COME JOIN GCA FOR A FUN AFTERNOON IN THE PARK TO RECOGNIZE THE GCEA SUPERHEROES.
DETECT EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH.
AND SO MY TIME IS OUT, BUT JUDY IS ALSO ON THE LIST TO SPEAK.
SO YOU HAVE HER INFORMATION AS WELL.
DO YOU WANT TO READ THAT PARAGRAPH RIGHT THERE? ALL RIGHT. WE JUST JUST ONE SECOND.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, SHEENA.
ALL RIGHT. GO RIGHT AHEAD, JUDY.
THERE WE GO. WE JUST READ A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
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ENJOY. HERE.SO WE'RE GOING TO READ TOGETHER.
SO ENJOY A LIVE BUTTERFLY RELEASE MUSIC, A POP UP MARKET, PUPPY THERAPY, SILENT AUCTION, FOOD TRUCKS, FOOD, PHOTO BOOTH, FACE PAINTING AND FRIENDSHIP, ALL WHILE SUPPORTING GCA'S PROGRAMS, RAISING SUDEP AWARENESS.
SO SUDEP IS SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY.
HE STILL HAS SEIZURES AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH.
WE HAVE DOCTOR TODD MIZELL THAT'S GOING TO BE SPEAKING AND DOCTOR HANNAH DAVI.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S UTMB HEALTH HERE IN GALVESTON, WHICH BOTH MY PARENTS ARE RETIRED FROM.
AND I TOOK AN EARLY RETIREMENT BECAUSE OF TRISTAN'S MEDICAL HEALTH AND CONDITION.
AND SO WE MOVED FORWARD ON A NONPROFIT.
AND SO I HAD TO RESIGN AFTER WORKING WITH DR.
DAVID CALLENDER WHEN HE RESIGNED.
IT'S A FREE EVENT. ALL THE ACTIVITIES ARE FREE.
WE JUST WANTED TO EXTEND AN INVITATION.
AND THEN SHE, I THINK, WANTS TO READ THIS PART BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT THIS PART.
THIS IS THE PART SHE'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT.
1 IN 10 WILL HAVE A SEIZURE IN HIS OR HER LIFETIME.
1 IN 26 WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY.
FANTASTIC. SO I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT 1 IN 10.
1 IN 10. MOM, DAD, BROTHER, SISTER AND UNCLE.
1 IN 10 NOW ARE HAVING SEIZURES.
RAISE YOUR HAND. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMEBODY HAVE A SEIZURE? RAISE YOUR HAND. RAISE YOUR HAND.
RAISE YOUR HAND. HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEBODY WHO HAS EPILEPSY? RAISE YOUR HAND. RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND SO THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE IS BY USING OUR VOICES AND RAISING AWARENESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT TRISTAN HAS DONE FROM WASHINGTON TO AUSTIN HERE IN GALVESTON, GALVESTON COUNTY.
AND WE'RE SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME TODAY.
SENATOR MAYES MIDDLETON IS HONORING TEN OF OUR AWARDEES THAT ARE PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT COMING FROM HIM.
SO WE JUST WANT TO EXTEND THAT INVITATION.
WE'RE EXPECTING THEM TO BE THERE AND ATTEND, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US.
THANK YOU, SHEENA. THANK YOU, JUDY, VERY MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO SAY, JUDY, YOU'RE THE CUTEST YOUTH AMBASSADOR I EVER SAW.
I HAVE DOWN HERE HILDA WITH THE CHILDREN'S CENTER.
IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU. SHEILA, COME ON UP.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST MEETING.
Y'ALL JUST REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
MR. LISTOWSKI. HEY, SHEILA BAIR.
MS. ROBB, THERE'S ALWAYS KIND OF.
MR. COLLINS, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
TELL HIM THE GOOD JOB THAT THEY DOING.
METEOROLOGISTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
GOD, TELL ME WHAT Y'ALL DON'T KNOW.
Y'ALL KNOW HOW THE TORNADO IN GOD SHOWS ME HOW HURRICANES AND TORNADOES BEGIN.
ALL HURRICANES START OFF AS TORNADOES.
THEY BOTH HAVE EYES, WIND RAIN, THE SAME COMPONENTS.
LIGHTNING. Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
SO INSTEAD OF STARTING AT THE END OF THE HURRICANE.
START AT THE BEGINNING. Y'ALL LOOKING FOR HIM? OKAY, Y'ALL JUST TURN MY MIC ON.
GOD SHOWED ME TWO VISIONS OF THAT FLOOD AGAIN.
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IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY.MY PRAYER IS THAT THERE'S SOME BILLIONAIRE MILLIONAIRE ON THIS ISLAND OR CITY COUNCIL WHO WILL GIVE EVERY PERSON ON THIS ISLAND A LIFE JACKET SO THE HEADLINES DON'T READ CITY SURPRISED BY FLASH FLOOD.
NO, THE HEADLINE SHOULD READ EVERYONE HAD A LIFE JACKET DUE TO PREPARATION.
ALL RIGHT. A REPORTER CALLED ME, ASKED ME SOME QUESTIONS.
SHEILA BELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY? AND KIND LADY TOOK MY PHOTO, BUT THEY DIDN'T DO THE ARTICLE.
SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT I SAID.
2005 GOD GAVE ME A VISION, A FLOOD, NO RAIN.
2008 I WAS LITERALLY STANDING IN THE CEDAR TERRACE LIKE THIS, LOOKING AT THE FLOOD, WONDERING WHERE IN THE WORLD WAS THE RAIN? GOD WAS RIGHT. IT HAPPENED JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
2012, THE LORD SHOWED ME AN ATTACK BY CHINA.
2020. WE ALL HAD TO STAY IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THERE WAS CHEMICALS EVERYWHERE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP EVEN SAID SO THAT IT WAS AIRBORNE.
UH, 2019 I CAME TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE LORD TOLD ME TO COME HERE AND TELL YOU THAT AMERICA IS GOING TO BE ATTACKED.
AND IT WAS THAT FOLLOWING YEAR WITH CORONAVIRUS.
UH, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
NOW Y'ALL GET Y'ALL LIFE JACKETS.
PLEASE, PLEASE GET YOUR LIFE JACKETS.
THIS NATION IS GOING TO BE ATTACKED AGAIN.
CHINA ONLY DID HALF OF WHAT GOD SHOWED ME.
NOW. WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE LOVE TO BLAME GOD.
BUT WHEN HE SENDS YOU A WARNING, IT'S ON YOU.
SO YOU GOT TO STOCK UP ON FOOD.
PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO STAY IN THE HOUSE.
LOVE Y'ALL. THANK YOU, SHEILA.
THESE TORNADOES ARE TEN OBSERVATION AND THEY BEHIND THESE TORNADOES.
THANK YOU, SHEILA. SHEILA BELL, I NEED TO TALK YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU, SWEETIE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR HILDA WITH CHILDREN'S CENTER.
IS THERE SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS? OKAY. I HAVE A FORM HERE.
IDENTIFY YOURSELF, PLEASE, SIR.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE AS NICE AS SOME OF THE PEOPLE BEFORE.
I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY DAMN FRUSTRATED.
HE'S ALLOWED TO TAKE VACATION UNTIL RETIREMENT.
WHAT THE ACTUAL F WORD IS THAT ABOUT? HE'S ALLOWED TO TAKE VACATION UNTIL RETIREMENT.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? AND THEN I FIND OUT JUST TODAY FROM AN INVESTIGATIVE NEWS REPORT THAT WE HAVE EMPLOYED IN GALVESTON A CRIMINAL ON THE POLICE FORCE.
HE HAS A MISDEMEANOR HISTORY OF WAS IT AUTO THEFT, BURGLARY? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU GIVE A YOU GIVE A CRIMINAL A BADGE AND A GUN TO STEAL LEGALLY FOR THE CITY HERE.
SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU VIOLATING STATE LAW, YOU'RE VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
FIRST OF ALL, YOUR INTERFERENCE LAW, THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM.
IT GOES AGAINST THE STATE STATUTE.
IT DOESN'T SAY IN THE STATE STATUTE THAT YOU CAN ARREST SOMEBODY FOR TALKING TOO LOUD.
IT SAYS THAT SPEECH ALONE IS NOT INTERFERENCE.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? I'M TIRED OF THIS.
I, NOR ANYBODY WHO'S EVER BEEN TO ONE OF THESE MEETINGS WITH ME HAS EVER BEEN ADDRESSED.
WE HAVE GIVEN YOU OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES.
WE HAVE GIVEN YOU OUR INFORMATION TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME.
AND IT HASN'T WE HAVEN'T BEEN REACHED OUT.
OH, SORRY. I'VE GOT TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
ANOTHER THING IS, IS HOW DO YOU EXPECT THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON TO RESPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN ONE, YOU DON'T HOLD POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE AND TWO, YOU HIRE CRIMINALS? WHAT THE F WORD? I'M ABSOLUTELY TIRED OF IT.
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT FOLLOWING THIS.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS AND RIDICULOUS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO ME.
OKAY. BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE FILING SEVERAL DIFFERENT LAWSUITS.
I HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SEVERAL TIMES.
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TWO CASES, ONE CASE HAS BEEN DROPPED SO FAR.I'M TIRED OF IT AND I'M AGGRAVATED.
I APOLOGIZE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'VE GOT 17 SECONDS LEFT.
LOOK, IF Y'ALL WOULD REACH OUT TO US, WE CAN WORK ON THIS TOGETHER.
BUT IF Y'ALL WANT TO GO AGAINST US, THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO FILE LAWSUITS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SETTLEMENTS Y'ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE WITH. AND I GUARANTEE THE CITIZENS WILL NOT ENJOY THAT.
EMILY. YEAH, JUST WAITING FOR THE TIMER TO START. OKAY, I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT.
I'VE COMPLAINED MORE THAN ONCE.
IN THE PAST, I GOT RESTRAINING ORDERS, GAG ORDERS AND NDAS.
I'VE COMPLAINED MORE THAN ONCE TO THE POLICE.
THEY REFUSE TO ENFORCE THE COURT ORDERS.
THE PERSON I TOOK TO COURT IS A SEX OFFENDER.
OTHER PEOPLE GOT RESTRAINING ORDERS AND TOOK HIM TO COURT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS PERSON.
HE DID SOMETHING TO ONE OF MY CHURCH MEMBERS.
MY CHURCH MEMBER WAS LIKE 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE POLICE.
I'VE CONTACTED SHARON LEWIS, CRAIG BROWN, I CONTACTED MIDDLETON AND WEBER.
I CONTACTED, YOU KNOW, GREG ABBOTT AND TED CRUZ.
AND I GUESS THIS IS THIS IS BEYOND A RACIAL ISSUE.
I'M FURIOUS. I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PERSON.
HE SENT HIS FRIENDS AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER ME BECAUSE I'VE GOT COURT ORDERS.
SO HIS WIFE OR HIS GIRLFRIEND OR WHATEVER FOUND OUT WHERE CHURCH I WAS AT, WENT TO THE CHURCH TO BOTHER ME AND COMPLAINED AND SAID THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME BECAUSE I WAS AT THE CHURCH AND I SAID, PRAY FOR ME.
SHE WENT AROUND AND TOLD EVERYBODY, DON'T HIRE HER.
I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, I CANNOT FIND A JOB AND I HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE BECAUSE HE AND HIS FRIENDS, WHEN I GOT GAG ORDERS AND NDAS AS WELL AS A RESTRAINING ORDER BECAUSE HE'S A LIAR, BECAUSE HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF LIBEL AND SLANDER AND STALKING ME EVEN BEFORE I TURNED 18.
AND HE IS A REPEAT OFFENDER AND HE'S A SEX OFFENDER.
HE'S HAD OTHER OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOOK HIM TO COURT, TOO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SUED HIM AND WON THEIR CASES, TOO, EVEN MALES, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT PICKY.
AND THEN WHEN THEY STOLE MY ID NUMBER AND MY SOCIAL, I CONTACTED SOCIAL SECURITY.
I WENT DOWN TO THE POLICE STATION BECAUSE THEY STOLE MY ID AND MY SOCIAL.
AND I WENT TO, YOU KNOW, DPS, THEY, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT.
WHEN I SAID THEY STOLE MY ID NUMBER.
I'M ALMOST OUT OF TIME. THIS IS BS.
I'M FURIOUS TOO. BUT SINCE WHITE PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, JANELLE.
THERE'S NO OTHER FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN FILLED OUT.
TERISE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I PUT YOUR FORM BACK.
THEY SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TALK, BUT GO RIGHT AHEAD.
SO TOMORROW IS MY LAST DAY, AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST SAY, OH, NO, I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING HERE.
GALVESTON HAS SOME OF THE BEST.
I'M GONNA TRY NOT TO CRY, BUT GALVESTON HAS SOME OF THE BEST EMPLOYEES.
I HAVE WORKED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HERE, AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANT TO SAY TO THEM.
I AM GOING TO MISS HERE IN GALVESTON HAS THE BEST EMPLOYEES I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH SINCE I STARTED WORKING PROFESSIONALLY. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING SOMETHING POSITIVE.
AND I WILL TRY NOT TO CRY. I HOPE YOU ARE MOVING ALONG TO SOMETHING SPECTACULAR.
WE LOVE YOU AND WE WILL SEE YOU.
I LOVE YOU ALL TOO. THANK YOU.
I'LL SEE Y'ALL. THERESA, I'LL MISS YOUR EXPERTISE.
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BUT YOU'RE SMILING, FACE.IT'S ALWAYS BEEN JUST WONDERFUL.
I'VE WORKED WITH YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS HERE, SO I WISH YOU THE BEST.
AND IF ANYBODY KNOW ME, Y'ALL KNOW I LOVE MISSISSIPPI.
SO THANK Y'ALL, A&M BEACH, MISSISSIPPI.
WHO AM I GOING TO CALL? OH, YOU CAN STILL CALL ME.
VERY GOOD. LET'S, WE HAD SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS.
THOSE WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL.
SO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAS RECEIVED THOSE.
[10.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Donating Property To The Galveston Independent School District (GISD) Of RightOf-Ways Commonly Located At Avenue N ½ And 41st Street To 43rd Street, And The Alley Between Avenue N ½ And Avenue O, In The City And County Of Galveston, Pursuant To Local Government Code Section 271.001; Approving And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Any Documents Pertaining Thereto, Upon The Approval Of The City Attorney; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM TEN A, PLEASE.NELLIE. ITEM TEN A, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DONATING PROPERTY TO THE GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RIGHT OF WAYS, COMMONLY LOCATED AT AVENUE N AND A HALF AND 41ST STREET TO 43RD STREET AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN AVENUE N AND A HALF AND AVENUE O IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, PURSUANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 271 .001 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS PERTAINING THERETO UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
DON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR DO WE HAVE ON THAT? DON? YES, SIR.
DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS OR.
I'M SORRY. THIS ITEM TEN A? YES, SIR. OH, THAT'S THE DONATION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THEY'VE ALREADY TORN UP, SCOTT, AS YOU'VE SEEN.
THIS IS A DONATION AS OPPOSED TO THE USUAL LAND ABANDONMENT.
THERE'S A SPECIAL STATUTE THAT PROVIDES THAT ALLOWS US TO DONATE THE LAND TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR THEIR PUBLIC USE. AND BRIAN THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA AND I THINK IT IS.
HE SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT WE WANT TO SUPPORT BALL HIGH IN MOVING FORWARD.
WE DISCUSSED THIS IN WORKSHOP.
WE HAVE THE GENTLEMAN HERE THAT HAD KIND OF GIVEN US INPUT AT THE WORKSHOP COUNCIL.
I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. YES, SIR.
AT THE WORKSHOP. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD THOSE ANSWERS.
YEAH. SO THE TEMPORARY PARKING LOT CAPACITY IS GOING TO BE 156.
OKAY. WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME? ZACH JOHNSON WITH ZERO SIX.
SO THE TEMPORARY LOT WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF 156 PARKING SPOTS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE WEST OF SCOTT.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY WERE IN THE OLD PARKING LOT? I DO.
193 IN THE OLD STUDENT AND 193 IN THE OLD TEACHER LOT.
OH, WOW. SO. SO THAT'S LESS THAN HALF.
I MEAN, LESS THAN HALF IN THE TEMPORARY LOT.
DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS AROUND THERE FOR PARKING? BECAUSE WHEN SCHOOL STARTS, THAT'S GOING TO BE MY ISSUE.
AND SO THAT'S MY ONLY REAL ISSUE WITH REALLY NOT WITH THE ABANDONMENT, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, MOVING THESE PARKING LOTS AND GETTING RID OF THESE PARKING LOTS DURING THE SCHOOL SESSION.
AFTER THEY FINISH THE TEMP LOT, THEY'RE MOVING TO DOING MORE PARKING.
OKAY. SHOULD HAVE MORE PARKING BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER.
OKAY. BUT THERE IS A WINDOW WHERE WE WON'T HAVE YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE REDUCED PARKING.
CERTAINLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, GO.
I'M SORRY. HEY, BRIAN, DO YOU DO YOU KNOW IF WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE DOING ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PARKING OR I MEAN, HAVE THEY TALKED TO YOU ABOUT. BECAUSE MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, SO THEY'RE GOING TO DO A TEMPORARY LOT WITH 156 SPACES.
THEY HAD PARKING FOR ALMOST THREE OVER 300.
I CAN JUST TELL YOU, AS A PARENT, THEY NEVER FILLED ALL THOSE SPACES.
SO. OKAY. BUT I DO KNOW I'VE TALKED TO MR. KELSO AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ALL THE TEMPORARY SPACES THAT THEY CAN GET AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE THING.
AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO MR. NEIGHBORS ABOUT THIS, BUT I'M, YOU KNOW, BALL HIGH IS ONE OF THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOLS I KNOW THAT LETS EVERY KID BRING A CAR.
AND I'M SERIOUS BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL SCHOOL AND THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD PLENTY OF PARKING.
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BUT I'M SUPPORTING I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE SUPPORT OF THE ABANDONMENT.AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
COME YOU KNOW, WE'RE KEEPING WE'RE KEEPING CONTACTS OPEN WITH THEM.
THEY DO STILL HAVE THE PARKING LOT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING, TOO.
THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNDERUTILIZED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
NO, THAT WEST SIDE LOT IS GOING TO BE A TENNIS COURT ULTIMATELY.
ULTIMATELY. BUT BUT NOT RIGHT THIS MINUTE.
BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN SCRAPED. IT'S ALREADY BEEN SCRAPED, TOO.
YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THEY HAVE NO PARKING RIGHT NOW WHATSOEVER.
NO PARKING LOTS FOR BALL HIGH AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. BY THE WAY, THAT HAS NOT BEEN CONVEYED TO US.
IT WAS CONVEYED TO US THERE WOULD BE PLENTY OF PARKING.
OKAY. WELL, THEY ARE PROVIDED 156 OR 156.
156. SO YEAH, IT'S REDUCED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? WILL REACH OUT TO MR. NEIGHBORS TOMORROW.
JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.
VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND COUNCILMAN COLLINS FOR THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THOSE THAT ARE HERE.
[10.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 34, “Traffic”, Section 34-117(C), “Two-Hour Limited Parking Between 8:00 A.M And 5:00 P.M.; Exemption With Parking Permit” Of “The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended,” By Adding “18th Street From Market Street To Mechanic Street On The East Side”, And Removing The Same From Section 34-111, “Limited Parking Between 8:00 A.M. And 6:00 P.M., Etc.”; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (R. Winiecke)]
NELLIE THANK YOU. THANK YOU.ITEM TEN B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 34, TRAFFIC, SECTION 34, DASH 117, TWO HOUR LIMITED PARKING BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M.
EXEMPTION WITH PARKING PERMIT OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982, AS AMENDED BY ADDING 18 STREET FROM MARKET STREET TO MECHANIC STREET ON THE EAST SIDE AND REMOVING THE SAME FROM SECTION 34-111, LIMITED PARKING BETWEEN 8 A.M.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE ROBB WINICKI.
WE DISCUSSED THIS IN OUR WORKSHOP COUNCIL.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WINICKI? VERY GOOD.
ROBB, DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? WE'RE JUST GETTING READY TO VOTE.
SINGING. SINGING IS NOT MY FORTE.
NO. WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE THIS CHANGE.
SO THEY'VE ASKED US TO ADD THAT RESIDENTIAL EXEMPTION.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM TEN B.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR BROWN AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[10.C Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 34, “Traffic”, Section 34-117.5, “Two-Hour Parking Between 9:00 A.M And 6:00 P.M.” Of “The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982”, As Amended, By Adding 5th Street, From The Northerly Line Of Church Street To A Point One Hundred Forty-One (141) Feet Northerly Thereof, On The West Side And Church Street, From The Westerly Line Of 5th Street To A Point One Hundred Forty-Five (145) Feet Westerly Thereof, On The North Side; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (R. Winiecke)]
ITEM TEN C, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 34 TRAFFIC SECTION 30 4-1 17.5.TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 9 A.M.
AND 6 P.M. OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982, AS AMENDED BY ADDING FIFTH STREET FROM THE NORTHERLY LINE OF CHURCH STREET TO A POINT 141FT NORTHERLY THEREOF ON THE WEST SIDE AND CHURCH STREET FROM THE WESTERLY LINE OF FIFTH STREET TO A POINT 145FT WESTERLY THEREOF ON THE NORTH SIDE, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
VERY GOOD. WE HAVE MR. WINIECKE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, OR I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
APPROVAL BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.
[10.D Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 34, “Traffic”, Section 34-110, “Parking Totally Prohibited” Of “The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982”, As Amended, By Adding The “East Side Of San Jacinto Between Fm 3005 And Zachary; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; Providing For An Effective Date. (R. Winiecke)]
ITEM TEN D, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 34, TRAFFIC SECTION 34-110, PARKING TOTALLY PROHIBITED OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 1982, AS AMENDED BY ADDING THE EAST SIDE OF SAN JACINTO BETWEEN FM 3005 AND ZACHARY MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WINIECKE ON THIS? ENTERTAIN A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCILMAN BOUVIER, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THAT WAS YOUR QUICKEST AND EASIEST.
[10.E Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending Chapter 33 – Taxation, Article III Hotel Occupancy Tax Sec. 33-95 To Add A Penalty Provision For Non-Compliance In Quarterly Reporting; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
ITEM TEN E, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 35 TAXATION.[01:30:05]
ARTICLE THREE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX SECTION 33 DASH 95 TO ADD A PENALTY PROVISION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE IN QUARTERLY REPORTING, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.THANK YOU. NELLIE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION COUNCIL.
I'M MOVE TO DEFER ITEM TEN E RELATED TO THE CHANGE IN PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO FILE REPORTS ON ARTS AND HISTORIC GRANTS UNTIL THE WORKSHOP AND ACTION ITEM ON AUGUST 10TH.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? [INAUDIBLE] WORKED ON THIS AND IS THE RESOURCE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M SURE YOU MORAN IS HERE.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MORAN? YES, SIR, WE WILL.
ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
[11. CONSENT ITEMS ]
LET'S MOVE TO CONSENT ITEMS, PLEASE.NELLIE CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE.
CONSENT ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 CC ARE ON THE SCREEN.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? YES TO THAT I WOULD.
OH, I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND THOSE WERE AGAIN, WHAT WERE THOSE? THAT'S 11 N AND O, N AND O AND CAN I ASK DONNA QUICK, N AND O IF I'M JUST GOING TO SAY YES? OKAY, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.
MR. ROBB. MR. ROBB WELL, NOT NOT YET.
NOT YET. I'M GOING TO CARVE THOSE OUT.
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CARVE. THAT WAS N AND O YES, YES.
ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 11 A AND 11 B FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
11 A AND 11 B FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL 11 K FOR DISCUSSION.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COUNCILOR WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 C, C, EXCLUDING ITEM 11 N 11 O 11 A, 11 B, AS IN BOY AND 11 K AS IN KID.
WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN COLLINS.
ALL THOSE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.
LET'S GO TO LIVE IN A FIRST AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO IN.
[11.A Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Approving Distribution Of Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues To Eligible Artists Or Artist Organizations Under Single-Year Contracts; Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Contracts With Such Recipients Upon Approval Of Those Contracts By The City Attorney’s Office; Directing The City Secretary To Send A Certified Copy Of The Resolution To The Park Board Of Trustees; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
COULD YOU READ THAT, PLEASE? NELLIE. YES 11 A, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY, TAX REVENUES TO ELIGIBLE ARTISTS OR ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SINGLE YEAR CONTRACTS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH SUCH RECIPIENTS.UPON APPROVAL OF THESE CONTRACTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
I ASK THAT WE PULL THIS BECAUSE THIS I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL NOTE OF THIS.
THESE THIS IS MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR.
BUT I WANTED TO JUST MAKE A SPECIAL NOTE AND THANK MR. NATALI FOR THE WORK YOUR COMMITTEE HAS DONE IN IMPROVING ART HERE IN GALVESTON.
HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
AND I'M SURE MR. DONATELLI IS, TOO.
BUT SO YOU'RE DO YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS, DAVID? I MOVE APPROVAL OF 11 A MOVE APPROVAL FOR 11 A AND I'LL SECOND THAT.
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YEAH, BY HAND. THAT'S RIGHT.I'M JUST NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO ME.
WILL DO. MANNY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF 11 A BY COUNCILMAN, BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.
VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? WILL WE BE SEEING RENDERING DRAWINGS OR DO WE GET TO.
BUT WE BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATION WITH THE GLO, WE WERE FEARFUL IT WOULD BECOME A LITTLE TOO LONG.
SO I DEFERRED THAT UNTIL THE 10TH OF AUGUST.
BUT BUT YES, WE WILL BE SHOWING YOU WHAT THIS WHAT YOUR MONEY IS BUYING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND GO TO. HAVE WE? WE HAVEN'T VOTED. WE HAVEN'T VOTED ON THAT.
YEAH, WE DID. PLEASE, CASH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE 11 B, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO DEFER THIS ITEM.
OKAY. 11 B, YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEFER IT.
[11.B Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Distributing And Awarding Fiscal Year 2024 And Fiscal Year 2025 Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues To Eligible Arts And Historic Preservation Organizations Under Multi-Year Agreements; Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Contracts With Such Recipients Upon Approval Of Those Contracts By The City Attorney; Approving A Change Of Meeting Date From August 9 To August 16; Directing The City Secretary To Send A Certified Copy Of The Resolution To The Park Board Of Trustees; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal) ]
LET'S. LET'S B IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, DAVID, A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.I WANT TO REASSURE THE ORGANIZATIONS BEHIND THIS THAT WE'RE NOT THE FUNDING IS.
I THINK THE FUNDING IS SOLID AND WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON CHANGING THAT.
AND THAT'S NOT CLEARLY DEFINED ENOUGH, IN MY OPINION.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THIS AT SOME MORE LENGTH WITH COUNCIL ABOUT WHAT THIS PROCESS IS, HOW IT'S WORKED FOR 25 YEARS, PRETTY MUCH WITHOUT REVIEW, AND HOW THESE DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE AND WHAT THE CRITERIA ARE FOR ALLOCATING.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WIDE RANGING DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
SO YOU'RE WANTING TO DEFER THIS TO THE AUGUST 10TH WORKSHOP AND AN ACTION ITEM, RIGHT.
OKAY. CAN WE GET NELLIE TO READ THE ITEM FIRST? OF COURSE. THANK YOU.
SORRY, NELLIE. ITEM 11 B CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DISTRIBUTING AND AWARDING FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES TO ELIGIBLE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS UNDER MULTI YEAR AGREEMENTS.
AUTHORING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH SUCH RECIPIENTS UPON APPROVAL OF THESE CONTRACTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY APPROVING A CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FROM AUGUST 9TH TO AUGUST 16TH, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. DAVID.
NOW. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 11 K, IF YOU COULD READ THAT, PLEASE.
[11.K Consider For Action Entering Into A Contract With Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC. For Professional Services To Perform Wading Depth And Depth Of Closure Surveys Of The Beach, And To Authorize The City Manager To Execute All Necessary Documents Upon Final Approval Of The City Attorney. (K. Clark)]
ITEM 11 K, CONSIDER FOR ACTION ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH APTIM ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE LLC FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO PERFORM WADING DEPTH AND DEPTH OF CLOSURE SURVEYS OF THE BEACH AND THE END TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.DAVID. YOU HAD WANTED THAT PULLED AS A SEPARATE ITEM.
YES. MAYOR, I'VE GOT A CLARIFICATION QUESTION FOR YOU, KYLE.
SECTION TWO OF THE INTERLOCAL STATES THAT THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE SCOPE OF WORK AND COST TO BE PERFORMED IS THAT WORK SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT A TO THE RESPONSE TO CITY RFQ NUMBER 23-03.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH APTIM, IT DIDN'T SPECIFY THE TIME FRAME TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO PERFORM THE SURVEY AFTER A STORM EVENT AND THAT DURING LAURA BETA AND DELTA APTIM WAITED UNTIL ALL THREE STORMS HAD HIT TO COME BACK OUT AND DELTA WASN'T DECLARED A DISASTER AND THE CITY WAS CHALLENGED TRYING TO CALCULATE THE STORM RELATED LOSSES.
BRIAN THIS HAS BEEN RELATED TO ME BY A FORMER CITY PERSON, CITY STAFF.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S A GOAL OF THE CITY.
IT WAS THE GOAL OF THE CITY TO ADD LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT STIPULATING THE TIME FRAME TO HOLD APTIM ACCOUNTABLE A MATTER OF DAYS OR WEEKS RATHER THAN MONTHS, AND A CLAUSE THAT IF THEY DIDN'T IN A REASONABLE TIME THEY'D BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE LOSSES.
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AND IF NOT, MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THIS AND IF WE NEED TO DEFER IT, WE CAN.THAT'S MY QUESTION. IS IT A LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT OR THE RFQ? I DON'T THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC TIME.
SO WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS WITH THE PARK BOARD AND WITH TESSA, THE THE SITUATION THAT YOU EXPLAINED WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE THREE STORMS BACK TO BACK TO BACK, THERE WAS SOME, YOU KNOW.
SOME COMMUNICATION AND GETTING THEM DO IT.
BUT I DON'T THINK THERE WAS LIKE IT HAS TO BE OUT THERE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OR WHATEVER.
SO WE'LL BE TAKING THE TAKING THAT FROM FEMA.
SO WE'RE NOT CALLING THEM UP TO TO TO DO THAT IS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.
LIKE I SAID, I WASN'T HERE WHEN THE LAST WHEN THOSE OCCURRED.
FEMA REIMBURSES US FOR THIS, CORRECT? IF IT'S DECLARED, YES.
YES, SIR. AND AND WE DID NOT GET A DECLARATION ON ALL OF THOSE RIGHT AWAY.
CORRECT. THAT WAS A PRETTY PRETTY UNIQUE IN MY UNDERSTANDING.
THE NEXT ONE, SECOND AND THIRD ONES.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY HAS ENOUGH TEETH IN THE CONTRACT TO HOLD THE CONTRACTOR TO THE TERMS PROVIDED THERETO AND MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER AFTER THE DECLARATION.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THIS? BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T APPROVED IT YET.
SO WHY DON'T YOU DEFER THE 10TH? PROPOSE. AND WE COULD SPECIFY A TIME FRAME THEY'RE REQUIRED TO COME OUT.
DON, COULD YOU TALK INTO YOUR MICROPHONE, PLEASE, SIR? HOW DO THEY DO THE SURVEY BY DRONE? NO, SIR. NO, THEY THEY THEY DO IT.
AND THEN THE DEPTH OF CLOSURE IS FROM FROM A BOAT.
THEY DO HAVE SOME DRONE CAPABILITIES, BUT THEY DON'T DO IT WITH DRONE.
SO IF WE WOULD JUST AMEND THE CONTRACT AND THEN WE COULD SEND IT BACK TO THE ENGINEERING FIRM AND TELL THEM THIS IS WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO BE LIABLE IF YOU DON'T MOBILIZE THERE SOON AFTER. AND THEN WE CAN APPROACH IT IN THAT THAT FASHION.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE ANY OF THE FEDERAL MONEY.
I SECOND THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
IT WOULD PUT US IN JEOPARDY IF WE DELAYED THIS.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN FINKLEY, HEARING THAT INPUT, WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT ON THIS MOTION, SIR? SUBJECT TO THE INCLUSION OF A CLAUSE ENSURING PROMPT PERFORMANCE AFTER A STORM EVENT IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN WORK ON.
OKAY, LET'S LET'S REPEAT THAT FOR THE RECORD.
IS THAT SATISFY WHAT COUNCILMAN FINKLEY WANTS? I THINK THAT GETS YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT, PLEASE VOTE.
[Items 11N & 11O]
BYE. THANKS, DON.11 N AND 11 O IF YOU'LL READ BOTH THOSE, PLEASE, MA'AM.
ITEM 11 N CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL THE AWARDING OF RFP 23 DASH 12 TO DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR DISASTER FOOD SERVICES FOR A THREE YEAR CONTRACT PERIOD WITH AN OPTION FOR TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.
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11 O CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL THE AWARDING OF RFP 2311 TO DRC EMERGENCY SERVICE AS THE PRIMARY AND CROWDER GULF AS THE SECONDARY FOR DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL FOR A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION FOR TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS.FIRST OF ALL. HI RAVI, HOW ARE YOU GUYS? GOOD. GLAD TO HAVE MISTER SIMMONS HERE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE TWO ITEMS? YOU GOT TO PUSH THE RED BUTTON TO LEAVE THIS LATE.
WHY DO WE WAIT THIS? WHY DO WE APPROVE THESE CONTRACTS NOW? THIS WAS A IT FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS BETWEEN ONE EMERGENCY MANAGER LEAVING AND ANOTHER ONE STARTING.
AND WHEN WE REVIEWED ALL THE PENDING CONTRACTS, THIS ONE CAME UP AND THEN GOING THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS AND THE MANDATORY TIMELINE FOR THAT AND THEN WAITING FOR THE CONTRACTS.
I TRIED TO GET THIS ON LAST MONTH'S COUNCIL, BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET TO SIGN CONTRACTS BACK FROM THE VENDORS IN TIME, I COULDN'T PRESENT THIS PROPOSAL WITHOUT THE SIGNED CONTRACTS FROM THE VENDORS.
THEY ARRIVED SEVERAL DAYS LATER, BUT IT STILL PUSHED ME TO THIS MUCH AGENDA.
IT'S MADE ME VERY NERVOUS WAITING TO THIS POINT.
OKAY. AND THE IN THE PREVIOUS ONE TOO, I SHOULD ASK THAT ON THE PREVIOUS ONE, SHOULD WE SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT THESE CONTRACTS? IN THE WINTERTIME. WE WILL WE ACTUALLY I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THESE WHEN WHEN THEY FLAG ME NEXT TIME, IT'LL BE IN NOVEMBER OR EARLIER.
IT'LL BE AFTER THE CURRENT STORM SEASON IN THE FIFTH YEAR.
APPROVED IT FOR IT. WE'LL BE DEFINITELY DOING THEM IN A MORE APPROPRIATE TIMEFRAME.
SO THAT WILL START SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEASON.
I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 11 N AND 11 ZERO.
VERY GOOD MOTION THAT THIS BECOME MY CHAIR BECAUSE IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE.
I DID NOT REALIZE YOU HAD SO MUCH PINK ON UNTIL I SEE YOU DOWN THERE.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 12 A, PLEASE.
[12.A Discuss And Consider Appointments To The Following City Boards, Commissions, And Committees: 1. Galveston Housing Finance Corporation/Galveston Property Finance Authority 2. Industrial Development Corporation]
ITEM 12 A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.ON THE GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
WE DO HAVE AN APPLICATION WAS RECOMMENDED BY MICHELLE HEY, JIMMY CLOOR.
AND HE DOES HAVE AN APPLICATION FILED HERE.
I WOULD NOMINATE MR. CLAW FOR THE GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND COUNCILMAN COLLINS? NO, WE'RE BACK HERE.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN COLLINS, SECONDS THAT ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS? WE HAVE TWO OPENINGS NOW ON THE GALVESTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND MARK STARNES STASSNEY O.
MARK. I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. HEARD ENOUGH NOISE THERE.
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND MR. STASSNEY FOR THE SECOND POSITION FOR GALVESTON MANUAL.
OH, OKAY. I NOMINATE MR. STASSNEY. I'LL MAKE THE SECOND.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FINKLEA.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
I'M GOING TO NOMINATE JASON HARDCASTLE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PARK BOARD.
HE WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THEIR TRUSTEES AT THEIR LAST MEETING.
I NOMINATE MR. HARDCASTLE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
YOU CAN DO IT. I WOULD SECOND THAT SECOND BY MR. COLLINS. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
EXCUSE ME. I PUT THAT ON A SEPARATE MOTION.
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WE HAVE TOURS. 13.JANELLE, YOU HAVE SOME NAMES FOR THAT? I DO. THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS FIVE DESIGNEES ON THE TERS 13 BOARD.
IF YOU RECALL, COUNCIL RECENTLY APPOINTED TWO NEW MEMBERS.
AND WHO'S THE OTHER ONE? NADER SHIRAZI.
THE ONES THAT ARE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT ARE ALAN HOWARD TOWFIGH SHIRAZI AND RYAN KIRKPATRICK.
AND THIS IS TO APPROVE THEIR REAPPOINTMENT.
I'LL MOVE TO REAPPOINT COUNCILMAN ROBB FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF THE THREE THAT ARE MENTIONED.
THAT IS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO 12 B, PLEASE.
[12.B Discuss And Consider Ex Officio Appointments To The Following City Boards, Commissions, And Committees: 1. Families, Children and Youth Board 2. Tree Committee 3. Zoning Board of Adjustments]
ITEM 12 B DISCUSS AND CONSIDER EX-OFFICIO APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.ONE FAMILY CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD TWO TREE COMMITTEE THREE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
WE SENT THAT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WE HAD RESPONSES FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BOUVIER, AND I THINK HE IS A PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR IT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO NOMINATE HIM.
HE'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE ON FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND THE TREE COMMITTEE.
IS THAT RIGHT? DO YOU JUST LIKE.
SHALL WE SHALL WE DO BOTH OR ARE WE JUST.
AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT MR. MAXWELL JUST SAID, THAT THE TREE COMMITTEE THAT MAKES YOU BRANCH MANAGER.
IT GETS WORSE. IT'S GETTING LATE.
HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FINKLEA ON THAT, PLEASE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO.
OKAY, THAT IS UNANIMOUS ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
NUMBER ONE IS WE HAVE VERY GOOD.
HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN WITHOUT A EX-OFFICIO.
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE WILLIAM WAS WAS WILLIAM NOT.
YEAH. THEN DAVID'S GOT, IT SEEMS, A LEGACY, LEGACY RESPONSIBILITY HERE, IF YOU ASK ME.
HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN? WHEN WILLIAM LEFT, THAT'S WHEN THEY LOST THEIR EX-OFFICIO.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THINK ABOUT THAT ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
HOW OFTEN DO THEY MEET? NOT EVERY MONTH.
IT'S NOT EVERY SINGLE MONTH THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE FOUR, FOUR MEETINGS A YEAR, MAYBE LIKE THAT.
I'M HEARING FOUR MEETINGS A YEAR.
COUNCILMAN FINKLER, I SEE Y'ALL ARE DIRECTING YOUR EYES TOWARDS ME.
I WILL GLADLY SERVE THE CITY OF GALVESTON AS AN EX-OFFICIO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
I NOMINATE COUNCILMAN FINKEL AS EX-OFFICIO SECOND.
THANK YOU, DAVID. I GOT TO DO IT QUICK BEFORE I WITHDRAW INTO IT, THOUGH.
OH, THAT IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
VERY GOOD. WE ARE NOW GONE THROUGH ALL OF OUR ITEMS TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
[13. RECEIVE AND FILE ]
COULD YOU READ 13, PLEASE? NELLIE. ITEM 13 RECEIVE AND FILE 13 A LETTER FROM SENATOR TED CRUZ, THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE.APPRECIATE IT. WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OUR AGENDA ITEMS. WE ARE ADJOURNED TO GET SOMETHING UP.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.