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[1. Call Meeting To Order]
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE SEPTEMBER 19TH MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER.WE HAVE TAKEN ATTENDANCE BY OUR WRITE IN AND IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY'S HERE, SO THAT'S GREAT.
AND ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[4. Approval Of Minutes]
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS? DELETIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER HILL.AND ACTUALLY, I APOLOGIZE, KARINA.
I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO YOU AND THIS TIME THAT WE HAD BEFORE THE MEETING.
I GOT EITHER A PROMOTION OR DEMOTION IN THE MINUTES, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.
YOU REFER TO ME AS COUNCILMEMBER HILL AND IT SHOULD BE COMMISSIONER.
SO ANYWAY, WE SHOULD CORRECT THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE WITH THAT EXCEPTION, WE'LL APPROVE THE MINUTES.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[6.A.1. 23P-066 (3703 11 Mile Road) Request For A Minor Plat To Increase The Number Of Lots From One To Two. The Property Is Legally Described As Abstract 121 Page 54, Lot 1 Nottingham Campsite, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Jordan Alcocer, Tricon Land Surveying Property Owner: Mason Cagnola]
WE HAVE A PLAT THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ONLY AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ACTION BY COMMISSION.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A MINOR PLAT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOTS FROM 1 TO 2.
THE EXISTING EXISTING PARCEL IS UNDEVELOPED AND OF COURSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MINOR PLATS WHICH INCREASE LOT DENSITY AND SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE SURROUNDING AREA IS ZONED.
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IS EITHER UNDEVELOPED OR CONTAINED SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS.
THE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY TO THE EAST IS ZONED RESORT RECREATION.
A SANITARY SEWER IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE STEWART ROAD.
LOT REQUIREMENTS ARE 50 FOOT WIDE, 100 FOOT LONG MINIMUM AND MINIMUM 5000 SQUARE FOOT.
THE MINOR PLAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS MINIMUM STANDARDS.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THE PLAT APPROVAL CRITERIA.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DANIEL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IF NOT, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:32.
IS THERE ANYBODY PRESENT WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? BEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
SO ITEM SEVEN A IS LICENSE TO USE ITEM 7A 23P-061 (ADJACENT TO 2927 AVENUE M)
[7.A.1. 23P-061 (Adjacent To 2927 Avenue M) Request For A Permanent License For A Porch, Balcony, And Stairs. Adjacent Property Is Legally Described As The M B Menard Survey, Lot 1, Northeast Block 14, Galveston Outlots, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicants: Shaun Huddleston, Stable Foundation And Construction Adjacent Property Owner: Neil Bronstein Easement Holder: City Of Galveston]
38 NOTICE IS SENT.CITY DEPARTMENT UNDER VACATIONS.
IF APPROVED IN THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE TO CONSTRUCT A PORCH, BALCONY AND STAIRS IN THE 30TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY.
CURRENTLY THERE IS A LANDING AND STAIRS THAT ENCROACH INTO THE 30TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE CURRENT ENTRANCE TO THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A WOOD PORCH, BALCONY AND STAIRS.
RIGHT OF WAY PAST THE CURB LINE.
DUE TO HISTORICAL EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT ENCROACHMENTS HAVE EXISTED ON THE PROPERTY, AT LEAST SINCE 1899, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS UTILIZED AS A CORNER STORE STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED ENCROACHMENTS DO NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE RIGHT OF WAY AS CURRENTLY CONFIGURED.
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AND NOW WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS.HERE'S AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
HERE WE HAVE IMAGES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT VARIOUS ANGLES.
HERE WE HAVE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST.
AND HERE IS THE SUBJECT RIGHT OF WAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ADRIEL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? STEPHEN? JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE HERE, THIS THE STREET HERE THAT'S KIND OF RUNNING IT THAT WAY. THAT'S 30TH.
CORRECT. AND SO THE L2 IS FOR THIS SIDEWALK RIGHT HERE.
CORRECT. AND THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A SIDEWALK AND A WHAT CURB? THAT IS CORRECT. TO THAT AS WELL.
THIS WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT THAT IS BEING ASKED BY THE CITY ENGINEER.
IS THE ENTRANCE MOVED TO THIS SIDE? YEAH. SO THE ENTRANCE IS CURRENTLY ON THAT NORTHWEST CORNER THERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE MOVED TO THE MIDDLE OF THAT STRUCTURE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:35.
ANYBODY HERE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I NEED TO SPEAK ON IT. COME FORWARD, PLEASE.
MY BAD. IF YOU DON'T MIND, STATE YOUR NAME AND THERE'S A DEAL FOR YOU TO SIGN IN RIGHT THERE.
MY NAME IS SEAN HUDDLESTON, AND I'M THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S PROPOSING TO DO THE WORK.
SO THERE'S EXISTING STAIRS ALREADY THERE.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE HOMEOWNER IS FINE WITH PUTTING A SIDEWALK IF IT NEEDS TO BE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENT? ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS ITEM BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
SURE. I NOTICED NUMBER NINE ON THE STANDARD CONDITIONS WAS THAT THE CITY RETAINS THE RIGHT AND OPTION TO CANCEL THE LICENSE TO USE AND THAT ANY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED WITHIN 90 DAYS.
IT SEEMS LIKE IN THE PAST THE LICENSE TO USE HAVE BEEN PERMANENT.
SO THIS WOULD BE JUST A IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT IT'S THE SAME.
IT'S JUST BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE.
MAYBE THE CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT CAN EXPAND ON THAT.
IT'S TYPICAL BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE IN ALL OF OUR LICENSE TO USE AGREEMENTS.
SO THEY'RE NOT PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE, THEN? WELL, THEY ARE. ACTUALLY THEY ARE PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE AS OUR CODE DEFINES IT.
THE NOTION OF HAVING THE ABILITY TO CANCEL AND TERMINATE IS SORT OF A IN CASE WE NEED IT.
YOU KNOW, WE ALLOW FOLKS TO DO THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A CERTAIN PARTICULAR SITUATION THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO HANDLE, BUT WE DON'T REALLY PARTAKE OF THAT CLAUSE UNLESS THERE'S A REAL SPECIFIC NEED TO DO SO.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THERE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
AND IF I WAS DOING THAT, I'D WANT TO KNOW THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REMOVE THEM ALL.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S WITH REALLY ANY L2.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK PART OF IT IS IT'S TO ASSIST A PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION BECAUSE WHEN GALVESTON WAS, YOU KNOW, BUT ALSO THE CITY CAN'T JUST GIVE ITS PROPERTY AWAY.
SO UNLESS THIS WAS AN ABANDONMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHICH IS MORE OF A PERMANENT NATURE, THIS IS ONE WAY OF FIXING THE ISSUE THAT'S GOOD FOR THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS ACCOMMODATES THE CITY.
GOT ANOTHER QUESTION FOR STAFF.
IF AN ADDITIONAL L2, FOR INSTANCE, A BALCONY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WERE TO COME ABOUT, THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL APPLICATION OR WOULD.
CORRECT. OKAY. THIS IS JUST FOR WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE OF WORK WITHIN THIS.
YEAH. THIS APPLICATION OR REQUEST.
SO WE'VE ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY STAFF QUESTIONS?
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SO WE'VE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'RE COMING BACK FOR A MOTION.I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
£0.23 061 WITH THE STANDARD CONDITIONS FROM STAFF.
AND SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO.
I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE STANDARD AND SPECIFIC.
OKAY. SO STANDARD AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
APPROVE WITH THE STANDARD AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AS STATED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
SO WE'LL GO NOW TO CASE 23P-063.
[7.B.1. 23P-063 (2520 Avenue P 1/2) Request For A Minor Plat To Increase The Number Of Lots From One To Two. Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, Lot 12, Northeast Block 91 Galveston Outlots, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Brandi Pierce Property Owner: Brandi Pierce]
ALL RIGHTY. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER REPLAT PROPOSAL.IT'S AT 25, 20 AVENUE P AND A HALF.
THERE WERE 33 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT IN THIS CASE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REPLAY OF ONE PARCEL INTO TWO.
THE APPLICANT WISHES TO REPLAT INTO ACTUALLY TWO.
SORRY, THERE'S A TYPO INTO TWO LOTS NORTH SOUTH.
SO BASICALLY DOWN THE SHORT AXIS OF THE LOT.
THE MAIN LARGE HOUSE AND A SMALL ACCESSORY DWELLING.
BECAUSE OF THE FRONT HOUSE'S DIMENSIONS RELATED TO THE LOT WIDTH, THE APPLICANT APPLICANT CANNOT MEET THE MINIMUM 12 FOOT WIDE STREET FRONTAGE REQUIRED IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WHEN CREATING QUOTE UNQUOTE FLAG LOT.
SO THEREFORE THE REAR LOT WOULD ONLY HAVE ALLEY ACCESS, UM, WHICH IS OTHERWISE ALLOWED IN THE LDR SUBJECT PARCEL. ALL STRAIGHTENED PARCELS ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY AND ALL INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS EXCEPT FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL LINES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ALLEY. THE ALLEY TO THE SOUTH IS LARGELY THE ALLEY IS LARGELY UNOBSTRUCTED.
IT'S PAVED WITH A STABILIZED GRAVEL AND SHALE SURFACE CURRENTLY.
PLEASE NOTE THE LOT AND BLOCK CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS.
BOTH THE PROPOSED LOTS ARE AT LEAST 2500 SQUARE FOOT, WHICH MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR WIDTH, DEPTH AND AREA FOR R1 ZONING BETWEEN 25TH STREET AND 61ST STREET PER LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE PROPOSED REPLAT IS EXHIBIT B.
NOTE THAT NO CONCERNS WERE RECEIVED FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS OR OUTSIDE UTILITIES.
PROPOSED REPLAT INCLUDES A THREE FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT ALLOWING THE REAR HOUSE TO ACCESS EXISTING WATER ALONG PE AND A HALF AND A SEPARATE THREE FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT TO ALLOW THE FRONT HOUSE TO ACCESS A SANITARY SEWER LINE LOCATED IN THE ALLEY.
PLEASE NOTE THE PLAT APPROVAL CRITERIA AND THE STAFF REPORT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF CASE 23P-063, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
ONE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH THREE.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE SURVEY SHOWING THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE DIVISION IN RELATION TO THE HOUSES AND EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE THE KIND OF THE CLEAN VERSION OF THE PROPOSED REPLAT ON THE RIGHT.
AND HERE WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, THE MAIN FRONT HOUSE, THE ALLEY, AND THE HOUSE IS KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED AS THE THE EXISTING REAR DWELLING THAT WOULD BE CREATED ON A SEPARATE LOT.
THEN THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST, TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO THIS IS THE LOT RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
DOES IT HAVE ACCESS TO P AND A HALF? THE AND THE FIRST PAGE OF OUR STAFF REPORT THERE SHOWS A LOT.
MHM. UM, SO IT'S TWO LOTS AS WELL, RIGHT? OH YEAH. THE ONE JUST TO THE WEST APPEARS TO BE TWO SEPARATE PARCELS.
CORRECT. AND SO DOES IT HAVE ACCESS TO P AND A HALF.
THE BACK LOT. THE BACK DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE BASED ON THE PARCEL MAP.
WE GET THIS FROM THE GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE.
NO. SO IT ONLY HAS ACCESS TO THE ALLEY AS WELL.
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IT LOOKS LIKE IT. THANK YOU.GOT A QUESTION? YEAH, GO AHEAD STEVEN.
R1 IS AH THERE AND PARDON ME FOR NOT REMEMBERING THIS, BUT ARE THERE PARKING CONDITIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH AN R1? I BELIEVE THEY ARE.
IT'S ONE SPACE PER DWELLING, I BELIEVE.
HOW DOES THAT FIGURE INTO AND HOW DOES THAT FIGURE INTO TO THIS SPECIFIC CASE? AND WOULD THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO.
WELL, I MEAN, THE EXISTING FRONT HOUSE SEEMS TO ONLY HAVE PARKING ALONG THE STREET.
OKAY. SO IT DOES HAVE SOME PARKING THERE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THAT ONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO I HAVE A COUPLE AND SOME OF IT DOES RELATE TO PARKING.
I HAVE ONE AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT.
ACTUALLY, THE LOT NEXT DOOR HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, SPLIT IN HALF AS WELL.
BUT IT APPEARS IF THAT BUILDING IS THAT'S ON THE LOT, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY FRONT THE ALLEY IS RIGHT ON THE LOT LINE, WHICH IS FINE.
BUT MY QUESTION IS THERE IS PARKING PERMITTED IN THE ALLEYS? NO. TYPICALLY NOTHING IS REALLY ALLOWED IN THE ALLEYS.
I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT THE OWNER, BUT I WOULD THINK IF THEY'RE TRYING TO SPLIT THIS IN HALF, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY SELL THAT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND I JUST SEE A PARKING ISSUE WITH NO PLACE TO PARK, THE ONE THAT'S SPLIT IN HALF.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PARKING SPACE.
IT APPEARS TO BE A PARKING SPACE NEXT TO THAT.
SO I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT IF THERE'S PARKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE ALLEY.
AND I MEAN, I GUESS THERE'S PARKING UNDERNEATH THE STRUCTURE.
I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
I'M NOT EXACTLY HOW IT'S TERMED BUT CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION.
YEAH. SO IF AND IT TALKS ABOUT A DRIVEWAY AND A DRIVEWAY WIDTH.
SO I'M HOW DOES ALL THAT IT APPEARS THAT PERHAPS AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS THAT YOU GOT TO HAVE A DRIVEWAY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PARK IN THE ALLEY.
DOES THAT ADD UP, GUYS? YEAH. I MEAN, TYPICALLY YOU WOULD REQUIRE OFF STREET PARKING VIA A PARKING PAD OR A GARAGE OR IN THE GARAGE WOULD SUFFICE.
CORRECT. OKAY. AND JUST ONE SPOT.
CORRECT. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOOD WITH ALL THAT.
WITH PARKING, THEY MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENT? YEAH. IF THEY HAVE A GARAGE IN THE BACK, WHICH THEY.
I BELIEVE THEY DO, THAT SUFFICES FOR THE PARKING.
OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT.
OKAY. AND THE CONSTRUCTION STANDARD WOULD BE IF THEY BUILT A DRIVEWAY, I'M ASSUMING.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THEN WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:50 AND ANYBODY IN THE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS.
SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.
23P-063 AS WRITTEN WITH THE SPECIFIC AND STANDARD COMMISSION CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON TO ADOPT OUR PLANNING COMMISSION AWARDS RECIPIENTS.
[8.A. Adopt 2023 Planning Commission Award Recipients (Staff)]
IT SHOULD BE DONE IN.THE. YOU'LL JUST GIVE US A MINUTE.
THE OTHER WINDOW. THERE WE GO.
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IT'S GOING TO BE.THE TOP ONE. SO WE JUST MET THE BEGINNING OR BEFORE THIS MEETING TO GO OVER THE SLATE OF AWARDS.
AND SO HERE ARE THE FINALISTS.
OKAY. SO THE FIRST ONE IS FOR BEAUTIFICATION THE GALVESTON BOOKSHOP MURAL.
THE NEXT ONE IS DEVELOPMENT ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE TERMINAL.
ENVIRONMENTAL IS A TREE PLANTING PROJECT AT 3916.
WINNIE. HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S 2111 STRAND THE JAMES BROWN COMPANY.
STEWART ROAD, GALVESTON ISLAND BREWERY.
PUBLIC INVESTMENT IS THE TROLLEYS.
REDEVELOPMENTS PAINTED LADIES AT THE 2300 BLOCK OF AVENUE P.
WE HAVE OUR FUN CATEGORY THIS YEAR OF DIVE BARS THAT HAVE BEEN REHABILITATED AND IMPROVED.
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SLIDES OF THOSE.
WHEN WILL WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? THEY'LL BE PRESENTED TO.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 26TH.
STEPHEN HAS DONE IT IN THE PAST.
OKAY. WE'D ASK FOR A MOTION AND A FIRST.
AND A SECOND. CERTAINLY, COMMISSIONER HILL.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE SLATE SET FORTH BY MISS GORMAN.
SECOND AND THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE SLATE OF AWARD RECIPIENTS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE OCTOBER 26TH, COUNCILMAN.
AND THEN I THINK THIS NEXT ONE IS YOU, TOO, CATHERINE.
[9.A. Update To Videoconference Attendance Procedures (Staff)]
YEAH. SO THERE'S BEEN AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S VIDEO CONFERENCE.SO WE NO LONGER NEED TO KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT YOU IF YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM, WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW IN ADVANCE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE US YOUR ADDRESS FROM WHERE YOU'LL BE PARTICIPATING.
AND THAT LOCATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO IF YOU NEED TO, YOU JUST LET ME KNOW OR KARINA KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU THE LINK.
AND TO CLARIFY THAT OUR PARTICIPATION OR A PARTICIPATION BY ZOOM MEETING DOES THEY CAN PARTICIPATE, I'M ASSUMING VOTE AND TAKE ACTION, BUT IT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE QUORUM.
[9.B. Update From Staff On The General Land Office Response To The City’s Proposed Amendments To The Beach Access, Dune Protection, And Beachfront Construction Regulations. (Hill/Walla)]
PLAN. MR. TIETJENS WE HAD PLACED THIS ON THE AGENDA IN RESPONSE TO LAST MONTH'S DISCUSSION.I HAD FULLY INTENDED TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THAT ITEM WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THIS THURSDAY.
SO I'LL BE PRESENTING AFTER THAT.
BUT I WILL CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, GET YOU GUYS THIS INFORMATION AS SOON AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
SO IN REGARDS TO THAT AND PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP ME WITH AND LOOK, WHEN YOU GUYS LAST MONTH, YOU GUYS DID PROVIDE US WITH SOME INFORMATION, IT WAS APPARENT THAT YOU GUYS HAD SOME MORE WORK TO DO, UNDERSTANDABLY.
BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD A RECENT CHANGE WHERE PLANNING COMMISSION IS NOW A PART OF THAT PROCESS.
AND SO WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR IS AND I THINK THAT KIND OF HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE ACTION THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING NOW.
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ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, THAT THOSE ITEMS ON THAT ORDINANCE, UNLESS THE ORDINANCE WAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY, WOULD NOT REQUIRE. PLANNING COMMISSION'S ACTION, BUT I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BRING IT TO YOU WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US OF THE AMENDMENT.SO THERE WAS SOME AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION WITH GLOW.
BASICALLY, THEY WANTED MORE THAN WE ACTUALLY SUBMITTED THE AMENDMENTS FOR.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT.
IT'S BASICALLY THE COMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT WE HANDLED ALREADY, BUT IT IS NOT FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE GLOW YET BECAUSE IT HASN'T GONE THROUGH THE TEXAS REGISTER AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT'S WHAT THE SCOPE OF THIS IS.
IT'S AN EXPANDED SCOPE AT THE REQUEST OF THE GLOW.
OKAY. SO THAT WOULD COME BACK THAT I AM BRINGING BACK BEFORE WE SUBMIT IT FOR.
PLANNING COMMISSION GETS TO DISCUSS IT.
AND MY MY INTERPRETATION OF MOST OF THAT WOULD BE IS IT GIVES THE PUBLIC AN OPTION AND THE AVAILABILITY TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK SURE. TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND THEN WE WOULD WE WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND THERE WILL BE THIS WILL BE AN AGENDA ITEM OF COUNCIL AS WELL.
SO THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
IT'S AN ACTION ITEM. AND MOVING FORWARD, WOULD IT BE THIS CASE ALREADY HAD AN ORDINANCE? WOULD WE TYPICALLY SEE DISCUSSION AND THEN THE ORDINANCE IS DONE IN THE IN THE FUTURE? WELL, NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS POLICY THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED UP AT THE FRONT END OF THIS.
YES. YOU WILL BE SEEING THOSE GOING FORWARD.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO BUT THE AMENDMENT IS BEING, YOU KNOW, ADJUSTED.
SO SO WE ARE INTENDING TO GET THAT TO YOU GUYS AS WELL.
THAT HELPS ME. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU ANSWERED IT. ALL RIGHT, THEN.
[10. Recognition Of Jeffrey Hill]
RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONER JEFFREY HILL.A PLAQUE. OH, THAT'S VERY NICE.
SO THIS IS WHERE I HAVE TO SAY KIND WORDS, RIGHT? NO, YOU SAY SPEAK.
BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY, JEFFREY, IS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR SERVICE.
SIX YEARS. THAT'S A COMMITMENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SAY YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.
AND WHAT'S REALLY WHAT I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IS THIS.
AND OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, WE'VE FOUND SOME COMMON GROUND.
AND THAT'S BEEN VERY REWARDING FOR ME.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT'S BEEN VERY REWARDING FOR ME.
AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL THE KIND WORDS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, IF ANYTHING ELSE.
WE KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER HILL ALWAYS HAS TO HAVE THE LAST WORD.
SO IF ANY OF THESE OTHER COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK SOME KIND WORDS.
WELL, JEFFREY, I'M SO SAD TO SEE YOU GO, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
WHEN MY MOM WAS SICK, YOU WERE.
AND WHEN I GOT PULLED UP TO COUNCIL BECAUSE I MISSED 25% OF MY TIME, YOU WERE THERE WITH ME.
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AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP MEANS A LOT TO ME.I MEAN, YOU KNOW, FROM YOU, BECAUSE WHEN I GOT HERE, AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING, RIGHT? IT WAS QUICKLY DISABUSED OF THAT IDEA.
AND WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR KIND WORDS, YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LADIES, RIGHT? I LEARNED TREMENDOUSLY A LOT FROM YOU.
SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU GREATLY.
YOU KNOW, SIR, I SOMEWHAT ECHO COMMISSIONER JONES.
SENTIMENTS OF WHEN I FIRST CAME UP HERE.
I, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW A PLATT FROM AN L2, FROM A BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION BUT YOU'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PATIENT AND HELPFUL IN BEING SOME OFFERING A LOT OF GUIDANCE IN UNDERSTANDING THAT AND IN HELPING ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN TERMS AND A GREAT FRIENDSHIP AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. OH, YEAH, EVERYBODY.
AND I KIND OF. AND ALWAYS BEING BRAVE ENOUGH TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WANTED TO ASK.
BUT YOU HAVE THE GUMPTION TO ASK THEM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
SO I GOT INTO THAT BOOK AND I DID MY HOMEWORK.
AND EVERY CASE THAT COMES UP, I TRY TO DO MY HOMEWORK AND I DO THAT IN HONOR OF YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER HILL.
YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL COMMISSIONER.
YOU ARE A VERY INFORMED COMMISSIONER.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING UP THERE, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
ALSO, YOU KNOW HOW TO RUN A MEETING.
THAT'S REALLY A PLEASANT THING AS WELL.
SO NOT THAT ANY OTHER CHAIRMAN OR OTHER HERE DON'T KNOW.
I'M SIMPLY SAYING THAT GEOFFREY DEFINITELY DID KNOW COMING INTO IT.
JUST YOU SEEM TO BE A NATURAL AND I HAVE A JUST A REAL QUICK AMUSING ANECDOTE.
THE VERY FIRST TIME I EVER TALKED TO YOU WAS ON THE PHONE.
AND I DON'T I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
BUT I HAD A MESSAGE THAT GEOFFREY HILL CALLED.
AND WHEN I CALLED YOU, I SAID, MR. HILL, HOW CAN I HELP YOU? AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE REST IS HISTORY.
BUT SO I AGAIN, APOLOGIZE FOR THAT GAFFE BACK THEN, BUT THANK YOU.
I'LL SAY ONE THING, AND SO I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.
BUT YOUR HUMANNESS IS WHAT I RECALL.
I STILL HAVE THE CARD THAT YOU SENT ME WHEN I GOT SICK.
AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CARD THEN.
AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CARD NOW.
SO JUST YOUR HUMANNESS AND YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE.
BUT AT THE END OF EACH CONVERSATION, THE RESPECT THAT WE HAVE FOR EACH OTHER IS ALWAYS THERE.
SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HUMANNESS.
THANK YOU. IS IT MY TURN? YOU BETCHA. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I STARTED OUT ON GROUND ZERO LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I REMEMBER TELLING CAROLYN TARLTON IN MY INTERVIEW THAT I JUST BEFORE I STARTED ON WORKING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION, I THOUGHT THE COMP PLAN HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH INSURANCE.
SO I, OF COURSE, PREPARED SOMETHING.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITY, MET NEW PEOPLE, LEARN NEW EXPRESSIONS.
YOU KEEP TELLING ME THIS IS ICE CREAM, BUT IT STILL TASTES LIKE LIVER.
AND EXPERIENCED NEW BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE HIGHS.
I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST A FEW THINGS BEFORE I FADE INTO THE SUNSET.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE PLANNING STAFF.
THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES AROUND HERE BECAUSE THEY CORRAL US.
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I'M GOING TO MENTION A FEW PLANNING STAFF MEMBERS BY NAME SINCE THEY'VE BEEN SLOGGING IT OUT AND PUTTING UP WITH ME FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.THAT TAKES SOME REAL DOING THESE DAYS.
JEFFREY IT'S BEEN A JOY TO BE VERY TO BE A VERY SMALL PART OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS IN THE GROWING NUMBER OF GALVESTON HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTIES AS YOU'VE EXPANDED THAT PROGRAM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE OF THIS CITY'S HISTORY AND DOING ALL YOU ARE TO PRESERVE IT.
ALSO, YOU NEVER GET RUFFLED EVEN WHEN WE ALL GET WHIPPED UP IN RED FACED OVER ONE ISSUE OR ANOTHER.
NEXT, ADRIEL I THINK IT'S LIKE I'M GOING FROM DOROTHY TO THE TIN MAN TO WHATEVER NEXT.
IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE WE VOTED ON SOME MAJOR REVISIONS TO THE ELDERS.
AND YOU NEVER LOST YOUR COOL WITH ME.
YOU CALMLY AND PATIENTLY ANSWERED ALL OF MY MUNDANE QUESTIONS, AND FROM THAT TIME ON, I THINK WE DEVELOPED A MUTUAL RESPECT. BECAUSE YOU KNEW HOW THAT I TOOK THIS APPOINTMENT VERY SERIOUSLY AND I KNEW HOW WELL YOU KNEW YOUR JOB.
AND SPEAKING OF GOOD LAUGHS, THAT BRINGS ME TO DANIEL, ONE OF THE KINDEST HUMAN BEINGS ON EARTH AND ONE WITH WHOM I SHARED SMILES BENEATH MY MASK AS I SIGNED PLATTS.
DANIEL IS ONE OF THE TRUE AMBASSADORS THAT THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS TO THE PUBLIC.
HE IS RESPECTFUL AND COURTEOUS TO THE APPLICANTS HE DEALS WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.
HE'S A TRUE TEXAN IN THAT HE GREETS PEOPLE WITH A SMILE AND A HANDSHAKE, IS HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY AND ALWAYS HAS TIME FOR PLEASANTRIES, EVEN THOUGH HE IS SWAMPED WITH A TON OF WORK.
SO IT'S ALWAYS RISKY TO JUST NAME A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, BUT I HOPE NO ONE, NONE OF YOU AROUND HERE WILL THINK DISAGREE WITH THESE THREE, THAT THESE THREE ARE DESERVING OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
THEY SHOWED ME RATHER THAN TOLD ME WHAT KIND OF COMMISSIONER I WANTED TO BE.
IT TAKES TIME AND COMMITMENT, AND IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT TO DO IT WELL.
I THINK THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CAMARADERIE AMONG US.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ALWAYS AGREE.
AND JUST LIKE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, IT DOES MEAN THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THINGS CIVILLY.
THOUGH IN A FEW WEEKS YOU'LL GET TWO NEW FAMILY MEMBERS, WELCOME THEM, AND I URGE YOU TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE WHEN ISSUES COME BEFORE YOU THAT YOU DISAGREE ON.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK RIGHT STAN, AND THE APPROPRIATE LDR OR ORDINANCE CITED TO SUPPORT YOUR STANCE AND THEN STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS RIGHT EVEN IF YOU STAND ALONE.
AS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR SAID, THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
I'LL JUST BE DOING SO FROM BEHIND THAT PODIUM AND MY TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
UNLESS POKER FACE OVER THERE FORGETS TO START THE TIMER.
SO TILL THEN, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE.
STEPHEN, THERE WAS NO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, BUT JUST KNOW IF SOMETHING'S BROKEN.
SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS.
OH, I HAVE ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION.
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GO TO THE BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS FACEBOOK PAGE.IT IS. ON OCTOBER THE 14TH, THERE'S A FISH FRY AND A CHERRY FISHING TOURNAMENT SO FOLKS CAN JOIN IN $500 PER BOAT, $2,500 PRIZE FOR THE BEST STRING OF RED FISH.
SO GUYS, COME OUT AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BOAT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BOAT.
YOU CAN FISH FROM ANYWHERE AND STILL JOIN THE TOURNAMENT AND YOU CAN GET FISH, BUY A FISH FRY.
WE'RE SUPPORTING THE LITTLES AND THE BIGS FOR THE GULF COAST.
BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS, WE'LL BE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.