8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 3106 Market/Avenue D, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, Lot 10, Block 571, 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-076; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject (D. Lunsford)

[8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 3106 Market/Avenue D, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey, Lot 10, Block 571, 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-076; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject (D. Lunsford)]

PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS MB MENARD SURVEY LOT TEN, BLOCK FIVE 71 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, IN 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-076.

MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

IS COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS STILL WITH US? THERE SHE IS. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DANIEL OR CATHERINE, WILL YOU BE INTRODUCING THIS? ALL RIGHT. STANDING IN FOR DANIEL TODAY.

THIS IS A COMMERCIAL WOOD FRAMED BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY RESTAURANT AND HOTEL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER STEPHEN MILLER.

THE BUILDING OPENED DURING AN ERA OF SEGREGATION AND SERVED PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND INCLUDED AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUSINESSES WHO PROVIDED GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING OLD CENTRAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE MILLER BUILDING QUICKLY BECAME A HUB FOR RETAIL SERVICES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE OLD CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND FACTORY DISTRICT ALONG HARBORSIDE.

AMONG THE NOTEWORTHY NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORING STRUCTURES WERE THE BAYVIEW HOMES AND 100 UNIT APARTMENTS BUILT FOR SEGREGATED WARTIME WORKERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

STAR STATE ENGINE HOUSE NUMBER THREE, WHERE THE CITY'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS WERE HIRED IN 1957, AS WELL AS THREE BLACK INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN ASSOCIATION CHAPTERS.

THE CURRENT OWNER AND TENANTS CONTINUE THE TRADITION AND ASSOCIATION WITH GALVESTON'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WHICH MAKES THE BUILDING HISTORICALLY AND CULTURALLY IMPORTANT . LANDMARK COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CATHERINE.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN THAT YOU MAY HAVE? IT IS 5:19 P.M., I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

I THINK WE HAVE MISS JACKSON HERE.

MISS JACKSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SAY ANYTHING? COUNCIL TO THE MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A DAY.

WHAT A DAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY I WISH Y'ALL WOULD MAKE THIS GO THROUGH, BECAUSE IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AND MY COMMUNITY. IT'S JUST NOT A CLUB TO ME, Y'ALL.

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IT'S A COMMUNITY HALL TO ME.

AND IF I CAN BUILD IT UP, I WILL.

WE FEED THE KIDS.

WE DO THANKSGIVING.

WE DO A BACK TO SCHOOL THERE FOR THE KIDS.

MOSTLY EVERYTHING, THE HOLIDAYS WE DO LIKE THIS MONDAY WE'LL BE FEEDING EVERYBODY.

WE FEED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE FEED THE CITY, WE FEED THE HOMELESS.

THIS WEEK, THIS MONDAY.

SO THIS IS WHAT MAKES ME KEEP THIS BUILDING GOING.

AND, YOU KNOW, PERCY [INAUDIBLE] HAD FAITH IN ME TO KEEP IT GOING.

SO THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING HERE AND FOR MY COMMUNITY IN GALVESTON.

AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF Y'ALL MAKE THIS HISTORICAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS JACKSON.

APPRECIATE IT. VERY GOOD.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? COME FORWARD. YES, MA'AM.

GLAD TO HAVE ANYONE COME FORWARD AS YOU SEQUENTIALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.

ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. [INAUDIBLE] I MEAN, THE JUDGE.

I'M BENITA MCFARLAND PARSON.

AND I'LL SAY CLUB 68 IS WAY MORE THAN THE CLUB.

LIKE SHE SAID, THEY GIVE FUNERALS, THEY GIVE BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVES, WE FEED THE HUNGRY.

YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN I GO IN THERE, YOU KNOW, I PRAY SOME SOULS AND GOD SAVED UP IN THERE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BLESSING AND A HONOR JUST TO HAVE A PLACE TO COME AND TO SEE THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY.

ROSLYN WORKS HARD, YOU KNOW, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WISH Y'ALL COULD FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO MAKE IT HISTORICAL SO WE CAN HAVE A LEGACY JUST TO LIVE ON IN JESUS NAME WILL BE HIS WILL.

I KNOW IF GOD'S WILL, NO MAN CAN TAKE IT AWAY.

SO I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

RIGHT, LET ME SAY WELCOME TO Y'ALL AS WELL.

MY NAME IS ELIJAH SMITH, AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT FACT THAT I'VE BEEN IN GALVESTON PRETTY MUCH ALL MY LIFE AND BEEN A PART OF 68 AS WELL. AND WE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SHARED, BEEN SHARED WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE DO.

BUT I WOULD LIKE Y'ALL FOR Y'ALL TO THINK ABOUT.

IF Y'ALL TAKE IT FROM US, IT'S TAKING SOME DETRIMENTAL TO THE TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

YOU KNOW THAT HARD OVER THERE? AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.

APPRECIATE. ANYONE ELSE COME FORWARD? SIR? HELLO.

HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS FRANKLIN BARRY.

I AM A NATIVE GALVESTONIAN.

I JUST MOVED BACK HOME MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO.

AND I OWN THE SALON, NOCHE BERRY SALON THAT RESIDES INSIDE THE BUILDING WHERE MS. JACKSON HAS THIS CLUB 68.

IT'S BEEN A MAJOR, MAJOR RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MYSELF. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT ON A BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN BACK HOME, WHERE WE'VE SERVICED OVER 300 CHILDREN, WE'VE PROVIDED BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. MYSELF, ROSLYN DOES A SEPARATE ONE, BUT I DO ONE.

WE ALSO GIVE AWAY FREE HAIRCUTS AND FREE HAIRSTYLES FOR THE YOUNG LADIES.

WE GIVE THEM UNIFORMS AND JUST PREPARE THEM FOR SCHOOL.

NOT ONLY DO WE DO THAT, I HOST A IT'S CALLED SOUL FOOD SESSIONS WHERE WE CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE NEEDED THAT UNTIL WE STARTED IT.

SO THAT'S BEEN ANOTHER THING.

AND WE ALSO HAVE POETRY NIGHT, WHICH SOME PEOPLE GET TO COME OUT AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

SO THIS IS JUST NOT A BUILDING.

IT'S NOT JUST A CLUB.

THE CLUB HAS BEEN A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE EVEN SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK FOR THREE YEARS.

SO IF YOU CAN FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO MAKE IT HISTORICAL, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS EDDIE BENJAMIN.

I'M BLESSED TO OWN OFFICE THAT I NAMED AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER.

AND SHE HAD A RESTAURANT IN THE IN THE 50S.

AND SHE'S STEALING US THE FEET TO THE SOUL AND PUT A SMILE ON HER FACES ALL THE TO THE BELLY.

AND MY UNCLE USED TO TELL ME THE STORY, HOW THEY WAS KIDS, AND THEY USED TO GO AROUND THE BUILDING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND MY UNCLE OWNED.

HE USED TO BE IN THE SAME SPOT FOR 32 YEARS THAT I AM RIGHT NOW, AND I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD TO THE ARCTIC AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND BY WATCHING THEM AND LISTENING TO THEM, HOW THEY COOK AND TREAT THE PEOPLE.

NOW I'M BLESSED TO, TO DO, TO GIVE BACK THE SAME THING.

AND THIS BUILDING IS A WHOLE LOT TO THE KIDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WE TRY TO FEED THEM.

THEY CALL ME THE CHECK IN SPOT BECAUSE I KNOW PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY ELSE AND EVERYTHING GOES.

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AND I CAN TELL YOU, STARTING WHEN WE WERE LITTLE BACK THEN, AS KIDS, WE HAD TO GET IN THE BACK ROOM.

WE COULDN'T BE IN THE ROOM WITH THE GROWN FOLKS, AND WE USED TO HEAR THEM ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE PARADISE, THE PARADISE, AND WE USED TO BE IN THAT BACK ROOM.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL WE GET GROWN SO WE CAN GO TO THE PARADISE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO NOW I WATCH MY KIDS RUN THROUGH JUST AS WELL WE USED TO DO SO ALL MY LITTLE KIDS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, YOUNG KIDS, THEY COME THROUGH AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.

AND MY AUNTIE HAD A CHANCE.

I THINK SHE PASSED AWAY PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT HER MOTHER'S NAME WAS PUT BACK ON THE WALLS.

AND WHEN SHE DIDN'T STEAL THIS A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT I WILL HAVE TO MAKE IT A HISTORICAL AND EVERYTHING AND BLESSING I'M WILLING TO FEED ALL Y'ALL.

SO COME ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? HI. HI.

I'LL MAKE THIS REAL QUICK.

HI, I'M VERONICA MITCHELL.

I'M A GALVESTONIANS WENT TO URSULINE ACADEMY, GRADUATED FROM O'CONNELL.

BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE TO GO TO SEE PEOPLE FACES.

IT'S GENERATIONAL.

MY FATHER WORKED AT THE FALSTAFF BUILDING.

MR. CLARE MILBURN, WHO'S PASSED AWAY, TALKS ABOUT IT.

AND FOR ME, SHE FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES WHEN THE COVID CAME FOR GREG ABBOTT TO 4 OR 5, SIX PEOPLE, TABLES HERE, TABLES THERE.

AND IT WAS SOMEWHERE TO GO.

SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY AND SO, SO SOMEWHERE TO DANCE.

AND IT'S CHEAPER TO DANCE AND TO PAY FOR A GYM MEMBERSHIP.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT OPEN.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THIS? MR. MILLER? GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. ALL THESE PEOPLE BACK HERE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT THEIR UNCLE, WHAT THEIR GRANDPARENT.

AND ALL THIS ABOUT THE BUILDING.

I KNOW ABOUT THE BUILDING.

I LIVED IN BAYVIEW.

YOU KNOW, Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT BEFORE Y'ALL GOT TO BUILDING SHOPPING CENTERS AND MOTOR COMPLEX BUILDING, THAT WAS.

THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS.

EVEN WHEN THE OWNER WITH THE GROCERY STORE, WE HAD TO GO TO YOUR STORE TO BUY BREAD, CANNED GOODS AND WHATEVER AND SELL IT TO US A LITTLE HIGHER.

BUT IT WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVED IN BAYVIEW.

MY OLDEST SON WAS BURIED IN BAYVIEW.

SO ALL OF THE THINGS THEY CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THIS BUILDING.

I LIVED THE FIRST CLUB WAS THERE.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CLUB 68.

IT'S ABOUT THE BUILDING.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, CLUB 68 IS IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE BUILDING.

EVERYTHING WE'VE HAD, EVERYTHING WE HAVE IS JUST ABOUT GONE.

YOU CAN SAVE THIS ONE FOR US.

I KNOW YOU WILL.

I'M COUNTING ON YOU, WILL.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

AND WHAT THEY SAY THEY GIVE AND THEY DO ALL THESE THINGS.

THEY DO THAT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE NO PLACE ELSE.

AND SINCE THEY GOT THERE, THEY APPRECIATE WHAT THE BUILDING IS FOR AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

MOST OF Y'ALL KNOW ME, I DON'T I DON'T GET BEHIND.

I DON'T SAY ANYTHING THAT I DON'T LIKE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I DON'T LIKE YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU I DON'T LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW THAT.

BUT I LIKE WHAT THIS BUILDING STANDS FOR.

IT HAS THE HE'S.

IT HAS EVERYTHING THAT IT NEEDS TO HAVE EXCEPT YOUR VOTE.

I'M COUNTING ON THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WANT TO SAY, AND THIS IS NOT A DETRIMENT TO ANY OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT SPOKE, BUT THESE ARE THE MOST WELL DRESSED WOMEN THAT I'VE EVER HAD. COME UP AND SPEAK FOR THIS.

SO GLAD YOU HAVE YOU.

HERE IT IS 5:29 P.M.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, AND I'M GOING TO BRING THIS BACK FOR COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS TO GIVE US A MOTION.

COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS.

YES, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS.

JUST ONE SECOND, SHARON, TO BE ON THE SCREEN.

LET'S LET'S GET YOU ON THE SCREEN.

HERE SHE IS, HERE SHE IS.

THERE WE ARE. HI.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS APPLICATION FOR THIS HISTORICAL MARKER AT CLUB 68.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GO THERE AND CHECK OUT THE DANCING.

I'M GOING AND GET THE FREE HAIRCUT, BUT.

VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND A SECOND ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

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AMEN. THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE A MINUTE AND DO THE PRESENTATION OF THE PLAQUE? YES. CATHERINE, I WANT TO SAY YOUR HAIR LOOKS GREAT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOUR HAIR UP.

IT LOOKS. IT LOOKS FABULOUS.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

LOVELY STORY. THANK.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK EACH ONE OF Y'ALL.

COME GET YOUR HAIRCUT, COME GET SOME FOOD AND COME ON DOWN THIS MONDAY AND GET SOME THANKSGIVING FOOD.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

THIS IS WHAT MAKES THIS JOB.

WE DON'T GET PAID. BUT THIS IS PAYMENT ENOUGH.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING.

ITEM EIGHT B, PLEASE.

ITEM EIGHT B CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE 2015 GALVESTON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The 2015 Galveston Land Development Regulations, By Amending “Article 2: Uses And Supplemental Standards, Section 2.602 In Order To Modify Requirements For Certain Uses To Provide Permanent Buildings And Restroom Facilities; Planning Case Number 23ZA-004; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)]

BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO USES AND SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS.

SECTION 2.602, IN ORDER TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN USES TO PROVIDE PERMANENT BUILDINGS AND RESTROOM FACILITIES.

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 23-004 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

CATHERINE. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SOME EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION 2.602.

THAT SECTION REQUIRES THAT ALL NON RESIDENTIAL USES BE OPERATED OUT OF A PERMANENT BUILDING EQUIPPED WITH A RESTROOM.

STAFF MOSTLY AGREES WITH THE APPLICANT'S SUBMITTAL BUT HAS PROPOSED SOME CHANGES.

PLANNING COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED AND AGREED WITH THE CHANGES PROPOSED BY STAFF, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF BOTH ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

ALL RIGHT, CATHERINE, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU, IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND, TO EDUCATE ME AND POSSIBLY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE HAVE CHOICES ON THIS.

IS THAT CORRECT OR IS RIGHT? SO THE APPLICANT HAS MADE A PROPOSAL WHICH IS TO EXEMPT SOME USES FROM HAVING TO HAVE A PERMANENT BUILDING WITH A BATHROOM.

STAFF REVIEWED THOSE AND DISAGREED WITH JUST TWO OF THEM AND WE DISAGREED WITH, LET ME LOOK, RECREATION OUTDOOR.

RECREATION OUTDOOR IS A BROAD LAND USE THAT INCLUDES LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE SWIMMING POOLS, GOLF COURSES, AND FISHING PIERS.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE TO REQUIRE A PERMANENT BUILDING WITH A BATHROOM FOR RECREATION, OUTDOOR, AND THEN THE SAME WITH CEMETERY.

THE CEMETERY OFTEN HAS ACCESSORY BUILDINGS LIKE CHAPELS.

UM, AND THEN IN THE SECOND SET OF PROPOSED CHANGES.

THERE'S JUST SOME KIND OF LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES FROM THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL.

AND AT PLANNING COMMISSION, WE TALKED ABOUT THESE USES IN THE BATHROOM SECTION.

AND STAFF WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD ANOTHER CASE TO CLEAR UP SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TERMINOLOGY.

SO YOU'LL BE SEEING ANOTHER COMPANION CASE TO THIS PROBABLY IN JANUARY.

SO IF THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THIS WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS THEN THAT IS YOU'VE ALREADY OUTLINED.

I SAW THAT IN THE MOTION.

THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. GORMAN COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. IT IS 5:33 P.M., I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? MR. GERTNER. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M MIKE GERTNER, I'M THE APPLICANT.

WE, MY CLIENT, AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSION SAID.

WE WERE HAPPY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THIS.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE IF YOU HAVE ANY FARMING OTHERWISE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GERTNER COUNCIL? THANK YOU MIKE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? IT'S 5:34 P.M., I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM EIGHT B, BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL.

I WANT TO NOTE THAT MISS LEWIS IS NOT WITH US RIGHT NOW.

MISS LEWIS IS NOW LEFT THE SCREEN.

SHE DROPPED OFF. SHE'S NOT ON THE CALL ANYMORE.

SHE'S OFF COMPLETELY.

OKAY, PLEASE NOTE THAT.

AND IT IS 5:34 P.M.

THAT MISS LEWIS IS NO LONGER IN ATTENDANCE AT THE COUNCIL HERE.

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VERY GOOD. IT IS BACK NOW TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

I WOULD SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS OF THOSE HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM EIGHT C, AS I MENTIONED, HAS BEEN DEFERRED.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT D PLEASE.

ITEM EIGHT D, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING OF VARIOUS BASE ZONING DISTRICTS TO TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND

[8.D. Change of Zoning for Proposed Roseate Beach Development - Vacant Tracts located East And West Of Pabst Road, North Of The Bermuda Beach Subdivision, West Of 11 Mile Road, And South Of San Luis Pass Road/FM 3005.]

REMOVAL OF THE HEIGHTENED DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE ON PROPERTIES COMMONLY KNOWN AS VACANT TRACTS, LOCATED EAST AND WEST OF PABST ROAD, NORTH OF THE BERMUDA BEACH SUBDIVISION, WEST OF 11 MILE ROAD, AND SOUTH OF SAN LUIS PASS ROAD, FM 305, AND WHICH ARE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PRESERVE AT WEST BEACH.

SECTION EIGHT, ABSTRACT 121, ACRES, 39.6264, THE PRESERVE AT WEST BEACH, SECTION EIGHT, ABSTRACT 121, BLOCK FOUR, LOT ONE, ACRES 3.8736 THE PRESERVE AT WEST BEACH, SECTION NINE, ABSTRACT 121 ACRES 21.52 22 AND ABSTRACT 121, HALL AND JONES SURVEY PORTION OF LOT 457, TRIMBLE AND LINDSAY, SECTION TWO, AKA PORTION OF BLOCKS 74, 77 AND 84 NOTTINGHAM SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 23P-073, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH NELLIE.

CATHERINE. SO THE CURRENT ZONING CONFIGURATION ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES, WHICH CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ZONES, WAS PUT IN PLACE DURING THE 2015 CITYWIDE REZONING EFFORT, WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

IT WAS INTENDED TO REFLECT THE LAYOUT OF THE MARQUETTE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS A LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT APPROVED IN THE EARLY 2010S BUT NEVER CONSTRUCTED.

STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST WILL PROVIDE A CONSISTENT ZONING DISTRICT UNDER WHICH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CAN BE REVIEWED.

REGULATION OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVER MULTIPLE ZONING DISTRICTS IS COMPLICATED FOR STAFF AND DEVELOPERS.

THE APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE DESIRE TO MEET THE INTENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT.

DUE TO THE FACT THAT HDZ IS INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND NOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

STAFF FINDS THE REMOVAL OF THE OVERLAY IS APPROPRIATE.

STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

THANK YOU CATHERINE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS..

GORMAN COUNCIL? IT IS 5:37 P.M..

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM EIGHT D.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? HEARING NO RESPONSE.

IT IS 5:37 P.M..

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ANY ACTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER. I MOVE TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LISTOWSKI.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TWO COMMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY IS WORKING WITH THE CITY TO HELP US REMOVE SOME LONG BEACH PARKING, AND HAS ALSO AGREED IN THE MAIN SECTION, PROBABLY ONE OF MY OUR FUTURE HOME TO DEED RESTRICT SHORT TERM RENTALS.

SO I THANK YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING TO HELP US.

AND I HAVE HEARD SOME MENTION OF A FEDERAL GRILL MAYBE.

SO VERY EXCITING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE ITEM NINE, PLEASE, MA'AM.

ITEM NINE PUBLIC COMMENT.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]

A, AGENDA ITEMS AND B, NON AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

AS WE KNOW THIS IS A THREE MINUTE ITEM FOR THOSE THAT MAY HAVE NOT GIVEN PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE, YOU COUNCIL CANNOT RESPOND TO YOU ON YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AGAINST THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DO THAT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR INPUT.

TO MAKE SURE THAT I'VE GOT THIS CORRECT.

I HAVE A NUMBER OF FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN FILLED OUT, BUT I THINK IT'S BY ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE HERE FOR CLUB 68, BUT I'M GOING TO CALL THEIR NAME JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER TYPE OF COMMENT.

ROSALYN JACKSON, ED BENJAMIN, DAVID MILLER, BENTA MCFARLANE

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AND DOUGLAS KIM.

I THINK ALL OF THOSE HAD ALREADY GIVEN THEIR INPUT AND EXCUSE ME, AND THE LAST ONE IS VERONICA MITCHELL.

GOOD. IF YOU ARE HERE AND WANT TO GIVE OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

BUT I DON'T SEE YOU HERE, SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT AHEAD.

I'M GOING TO CALL ON MARK MORGAN.

MARK. [INAUDIBLE] THIS EVENING.

MARK MORGAN, PRESIDENT OF THE GALVESTON FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 571 OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, OUR LOCAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 TO BE A VOICE FOR GALVESTON'S FIREFIGHTERS.

AND TODAY, THAT VOICE REPRESENTS ALL UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WITH A 100% PARTICIPATION RATE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

OUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY HAVE BEEN AT AN IMPASSE SINCE MID SEPTEMBER.

STATE LAW STIPULATES THAT AFTER 60 DAYS OF NEGOTIATING, AN IMPASSE AUTOMATICALLY OCCURS.

NO SIDE IS REQUIRED TO DECLARE AN IMPASSE.

THIS MEANS THAT NEGOTIATIONS ENDED TWO MONTHS AGO, AND ANY GROUND RULES THAT WERE IN EFFECT HAVE SINCE EXPIRED.

THE NEXT STEP IS FOR US TO REACH OUT TO POLICY MAKERS AND SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT WITH FACTS.

THE FACTS ARE THAT THE CITY IS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE AWAY EXISTING CONTRACT LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR 40 YEARS.

THIS LANGUAGE ENABLES OUR ASSOCIATION TO EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE OUR AGREEMENT THAT WE HOLD WITH THE CITY.

I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR.

THIS IS AN ATTACK ON WORKERS RIGHTS FOR FIREFIGHTERS.

THE INTENT IS TO DILUTE OUR ABILITY TO HOLD THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE.

OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE MUCH NEEDED PAY INCREASES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET.

THESE INCREASES ARE MUCH DESERVED AND THEY'RE NEEDED TO HELP WITH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF QUALITY FIREFIGHTERS.

BUT THOSE PAY INCREASES ARE BEING HELD RANSOM UNLESS WE AGREE TO AN EGREGIOUS REQUEST BY THE CITY.

TODAY, I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR MEMBERSHIP VOTED AND APPROVED AN AGREEMENT THAT SATISFIES ALL ASPECTS OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS AND LEAVES THE APPEALS PROCESS LANGUAGE AS IS.

THIS LANGUAGE HAS SUITED BOTH SIDES OF THE AGREEMENT, AS I SAID FOR 40 YEARS.

A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE VOTED ON WAS SENT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND OUR LAST CORRESPONDENCE WITH THEM.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NO LONGER THE CITY MANAGER'S PURVIEW.

SINCE THE IMPASSE BEGAN, THE STATE LAW SAYS THAT NEGOTIATIONS ENDED TWO MONTHS AGO.

THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT YOUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER THE ALARM AND SPRING INTO ACTION.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE OUT ON A FIRE RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY AS WE SPEAK.

THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU WILLING TO SUPPORT YOUR GALVESTON FIREFIGHTERS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MARK.

RICK BLAYLOCK.

HEY, Y'ALL. I'M A TAXPAYING RESIDENT OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

I WAS WATCHING THE HEARING EARLIER TODAY, AND I HEARD COUNCILWOMAN MARIE ROBB AND THEN ALSO THE CITY CFO SPEAK ABOUT THE PARK BOARD BUDGET.

AND I HEARD YOU ALL TALK ABOUT IT AND REFER TO IT AS A DEFICIT BUDGET, AS IF THE FUNDS WERE NEGATIVE.

AND BASED ON WHAT I HEARD, THAT SEEMED LIKE YOU WERE PURPOSEFULLY MISLEADING THE VIEWERS IN THAT THE NET REVENUE WAS ACTUALLY GREATER THAN THE EXPENSES, AND IT WAS REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THIS WAS A DEFICIT BUDGET.

AND I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC DESERVES AN ANSWER ON WHY THE CITY CFO AND COUNCILWOMAN MARIE ROBB MISLED THE VIEWERS WATCHING AND WHETHER IT WAS PURPOSEFUL, WHETHER SOMEBODY MISSPOKE, WHETHER IT WAS ACCIDENTAL OR IT WAS BECAUSE SOMEBODY WASN'T PREPARED.

ADDITIONALLY, COUNCILWOMAN MARIA ROBB STATED THAT SHE CAN'T APPROVE A BUDGET DEFICIT EVEN THOUGH SHE'S APPROVED MANY PRIOR.

I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOUR OPINION HAS CHANGED.

AND ADDITIONALLY, BOTH OF THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS SEEM TO BE ON A CRUSADE AGAINST THE PARK BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY AND WHY YOU'RE MISLEADING THE PUBLIC IN HEARINGS TODAY TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOAL, INSTEAD OF BEING OPEN AND HONEST TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER BLAYLOCK.

SAMUEL COLLINS.

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I HAVE SOME FLIERS HERE THAT I HAD EMAILED ABOUT A COMMUNITY MEETING, WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN BRAZORIA, BUT IT IS CONNECTED TO GALVESTON IN THE SENSE THAT THESE TWO COUNTIES, GALVESTON COUNTY AND BRAZORIA COUNTY, HAVE A LONG HISTORY.

THE COMMUNITY MEETING AT LEVI JORDAN PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE IS REGARDING A NEW MUSEUM THAT THEY ARE BUILDING IN BRAZORIA.

BRAZORIA IS A TOWN OF LESS THAN 3000.

TAC OWNS A SITE THERE.

I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS MUSEUM THAT'S BEING BUILT AT THE LEVI JORDAN PLANTATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WANTED TO INVITE ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, ONE, TWO, 3:00 AT GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING SO THAT YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING POSITIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK OF BUILDING THAT MUSEUM.

I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY IS WORKING HARD NOW.

THE COUNCIL IS TO GET A HISTORIC DISTRICT IN ANOTHER AREA.

I KNOW THAT THERE IS GROWING SUPPORT FOR A JUNETEENTH MUSEUM, WHICH I HOPE IS AN INTERNATIONAL, NOT NATIONAL, FORT WORTH ALREADY HUNG THAT FLAG. WE'RE GOING TO HANG A BIGGER FLAG IF WE HAVE TO, WE'LL GO GALACTIC JUNETEENTH MUSEUM AND INVITE MARTIANS.

I'M JUST TEASING YOU. BUT THE POINT IS, THERE ARE COMMUNITIES DOING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS AN OPPORTUNITY.

SOME OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AT THAT MEETING ARE GOING TO COME TO GALVESTON.

ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS THE RETIRED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR, MR. ROBERT STANTON.

HE WANTS TO COME VISIT GALVESTON.

HE WORKED FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BASICALLY 40 YEARS, FROM 1962 TO 2001.

39 YEARS.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE BRIAN COULD HELP ME WITH MY MATH, BUT.

EXACTLY. THAT'S PLENTY OF MONEY AVAILABLE.

OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU CAN PAY SOMEONE NOT TO COACH THAT MUCH MONEY, YOU COULD PAY FOR A MUSEUM TO BE BUILT.

BUT THE POINT IS, HOPEFULLY IF YOUR SCHEDULES ALLOW, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, I CAN BRING SOME OF THE INFORMATION BACK TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY HERE SO THAT WE COULD LOOK AT CASE STUDIES.

WE, AS I'VE STATED, WE'VE WORKED WITH RICE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY.

THERE ARE DISPLAYS ON THIS.

THERE ARE MODELS ON DISPLAY AT THE NEO CULTURAL CENTER RIGHT NOW.

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET BY AND SEE THOSE BEFORE THEY'RE TAKEN DOWN.

AS SUPPORT GROWS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF OLD CENTRAL, THAT ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE DONE.

AND THAT COULD BE A FIRST STEP.

SO I AM IN SUPPORT OF THAT.

I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU ON YOUR APPROVAL.

CLUB 68 TO TO PRESERVE THAT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

SAM. JOHN.

BOHANNON. JOHN.

MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO TALK ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT I KNOW IS NOT NEW.

I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE.

SHORT TERM RENTALS.

SHORT TERM RENTALS, SPECIFICALLY ON THE WEST END.

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A HOME THERE IN TERRAMAR, WHICH IS PRETTY FAR OUT THERE, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, AND IT'S PROGRESSIVELY SEEN THIS PROBLEM GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

IT CAME TO A HEAD LAST SUNDAY MORNING, ABOUT 4:24 IN THE MORNING, WHEN NEXT DOOR TO US, ONE OF THE TENANTS IN THAT HOUSE, FIRED OFF FIVE SHOTS FROM A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL.

I WAS HAPPEN TO BE AWAKE.

I THE MANAGER OF GOLF OPERATIONS AT MOODY GARDENS, SO I GET UP EARLY TO GO TO THE GOLF COURSE SO IT I WAS AWAKE.

CERTAINLY SET MY WIFE STRAIGHT UP OUT OF BED AND AFTER I GOT HER MOVED TO A SECURE AREA IN THE HOUSE, WE DID CALL 911.

THE POLICE DID ARRIVE. JAMAICA BEACH WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVE, SECURED THE SCENE.

AFTER THAT, MEMBERS OF THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

TOOK HIM ABOUT 15 MINUTES, WHICH WAS A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE IN MY OPINION.

THEY ASKED WHAT WE HEARD, APPROACHED THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR, AND THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR IS ABOUT 1000FT².

IN THE DRIVEWAY THAT MORNING THERE WERE SEVEN CARS.

WE HAD COUNTED AS MANY AS 14 PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE, ALL PROBABLY MID 20S, MAYBE EARLY, A LITTLE YOUNGER THAN THAT.

THE POLICE ASKED WHAT WE HEARD.

WE TOLD THEM THEY APPROACHED THE HOUSE VERY CAUTIOUSLY.

OF COURSE THE LIGHTS WERE OUT IN THE HOUSE.

I HEARD ONE OF THE OFFICERS SAY THAT WE DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS, BUT WE SEE FLASHLIGHTS MOVING IN THE HOUSE, SO THEY, WITH SIDE ARMS DRAWN, MOVED UP THE STAIRWELL AND ASKED EVERYBODY TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSE.

ON THEIR WAY UP, THEY DID ENCOUNTER A YOUNG MAN.

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THEY ESCORTED HIM TO ONE OF THE POLICE CRUISERS, AND THEN WENT UP AND AND TALKED TO THE FOLKS IN THE HOUSE.

AND WHAT WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THEM WAS FROM THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS, WELL, COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THEM.

THEY WERE ALL IN THE HOUSE.

THEY WERE ASLEEP.

WE HAD TO ROUST THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE.

WELL, THAT'S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE.

SINCE THEY DID, ONE PERSON WAS AWAKE BECAUSE THEY PUT HIM IN THE BACK OF A SQUAD CAR.

AND THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL US THAT, WELL, THERE WAS NO BLOOD, THERE WAS NOBODY INJURED.

AND WHAT WE PROBABLY HEARD WAS PROBABLY A RADIO OR MAYBE A TV.

WELL, OF COURSE, THAT DIDN'T SIT TOO WELL WITH ME, SO I THANK THEM FOR COMING OUT.

CERTAINLY THANK THEM FOR BEING AS QUICK AS THEY WERE, THANK THEM FOR, YOU KNOW, SECURING THE SCENE.

THEY LEFT. I WENT TO WORK, AGAIN IT DIDN'T SIT WELL.

WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE HOUSE THAT AFTERNOON, I MADE IT A POINT TO GO NEXT DOOR AND LOOK FOR THE ROUNDS.

I DID FIND FIVE SPENT SHELL CASINGS, AND I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING IS SHORT TERM RENTALS HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF HAND, AND WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT SHORT TERM NOW MEANS A DAY RENTAL.

SO A PERSON CHECKS IN AT 4:00.

THEY HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE BY 11.

THAT'S 18 HOURS.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS AT NIGHT.

SO THEY'RE NOT ENJOYING THE BEACH.

LIFE IS NOT. THEY'RE NOT ENJOYING THE BEACH, THEY'RE NOT TAKING.

THEY'RE THERE TO PARTY.

AND THAT'S ALL THEY'RE DOING.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH THE SHORT TERM RENTAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. EMILY HENDERSON.

EMILY.

JANELLE. JANELLE.

AS FOR CITY COUNCIL.

OH, I HAVEN'T STARTED TALKING ABOUT.

OKAY, WHATEVER. OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE UNSANITARY PUBLIC PLACES.

UM, INSPECT THE RESTAURANTS AND ISLAND TRANSIT THE PUBLIC BUS SHUTTLES.

THEY ARE VERY DIRTY.

PLEASE HIRE A HAZMAT TEAM.

THANK YOU. UM, ALSO, YOU KNOW, I ALREADY GAVE LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO, YOU KNOW, SHARON LEWIS.

NOBODY READ THEM.

I DIDN'T LIE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

THOSE ARE REAL DOCUMENTS.

A SMITH AND HIS ACCOMPLICES.

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIM.

HE'S A CRAZY STALKER, THAT'S A SEX OFFENDER.

I GAVE YOU THAT BECAUSE SOMEONE DID STEAL MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AS WELL AS MY PASSPORT AS WELL AS MY ID.

I REPORTED MY PASSPORT STOLEN LAST YEAR.

LIKE, YOU CAN CHECK THAT IN THE RECORDS.

I REQUESTED A NEW ONE.

THEY STOLE FROM ME, AND THEY STOLE FROM MY FATHER'S BANK ACCOUNTS.

THEY STOLE FROM BOTH OF US.

AND PLEASE DON'T SHAKE YOUR HEAD. THAT REALLY DID HAPPEN.

I CAN READ ON A TERTIARY LEVEL BECAUSE I HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

THEY MESSED UP OUR BANK ACCOUNTS WHEN THEY STOLE OUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Y'ALL DON'T WANT TO FIX IT? UM, BECAUSE A SMITH FRATERNIZES WITH GOVERNMENT WORKERS.

LIKE I SAID, HE HAS FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

THAT'S WHY THEY WON'T ARREST HIM.

HE HAS ALSO BRIBED GOVERNMENT WORKERS.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

THIS IS VERY SEXIST AND PREJUDICE.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T LIKE BLACK AND UGLY WOMEN, I NEVER OFFERED YOU ANYTHING ANYWAY, SO DON'T GO THERE WITH ME.

I AM NOT IMPRESSED.

OKAY.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

AND HE LIED ABOUT ME.

AND Y'ALL KNOW IT BECAUSE Y'ALL PEOPLE TOOK BRIBES.

I DID NOT LIE. HE IS A DISGUSTING PERVERT.

I'M NOT INVOLVED IN HIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES JUST BECAUSE I'M BLACK AND UGLY.

NO, I HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

I DON'T LIVE IN THE GHETTO AND I'M NOT ON DRUGS.

HE DID IT.

DON'T LIE ABOUT ME.

AND DON'T SAY TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME EVER AGAIN.

DON'T MAKE ME TALK ABOUT YOUR WIFE'S HIV OR SHARON LEWIS DRUG ADDICTION, SINCE Y'ALL WANT TO LIE ABOUT ME AND I HAD TO GET A GAG ORDER FOR LIBEL AND SLANDER.

DON'T LIE ABOUT ME ANYMORE.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T LIKE ME.

AND LET BO QUIROGA TAKE YOUR PLACE BECAUSE WE VOTED FOR HIM, NOT YOU.

YOU DIDN'T GET THE MINORITY VOTE.

IT WAS RIGGED. ALL RIGHT, MISS SHEILA.

BELL. SHEILA.

YOU DON'T LIE ABOUT ME ANYMORE EITHER.

HI, Y'ALL. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M DOING FINE, SHEILA.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

MY HOME SWEET HOME.

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JUST WANTED TO SING.

YES. I MEAN THAT THAT'S MY PRAYER.

AND I WANT TO SAY THIS THANKSGIVING, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF FEEL I'M AN HONEST PERSON.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE TO SAY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS OR HAPPY THANKSGIVING, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, CAN THERE'S SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN THIS CITY, SO MANY BEAUTIFUL HEARTS AND LOVING PEOPLE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAKE SOMEBODY'S THANKSGIVING HAPPY, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND BRING A SMILE TO SOMEBODY'S FACE.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY WHAT THANKSGIVING IS ABOUT.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MS. ROBB. YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT FLOODS, NOBODY WAS BELIEVING ME.

BUT IT WAS OKAY.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GOT A RIGHT TO THEIR OPINIONS AND STUFF AND I SHE BLESSED ME.

SHE REMEMBERED ME.

SHE HONORED ME WITH A DAY.

ACTUALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL DID AS WELL.

AND FOR THE FLOOD SHE WAS, SHE GOT IN THERE AND SHE DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AND I'M JUST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT TODAY MISS ROBB, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID FOR ME.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU JUST IT'S A BLESSING FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU SAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE MANY GOOD COMMENTS I GET FROM SO MANY OF YOU WONDERFUL CITIZENS WHO WATCH THIS PROGRAM.

AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO GOD, FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

BIBLE SAYS TREAT OTHERS LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE THEM, YOU KNOW YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO TREAT YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I GET TO STAND HERE TODAY TO CORRECT THAT, TO DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.

OH, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

IT'S FULL OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

WE GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF HOLIDAY THIS CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING.

IT'S ALL KIND OF FESTIVITIES GOING ON, AND THE CITY LOOKED LIKE IT JUST LIGHTS UP AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, OH, AND I LOVE COLORED LIGHTS.

OH MY GOSH. BUT PLEASE, Y'ALL JUST REMEMBER WHAT SHELIA BELL ASKING Y'ALL THIS TIME.

REMEMBER SOMEBODY ELSE, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE SAD, MIGHT NOT BE HAVING A GOOD DAY.

YOU COULD YOU COULD DO SOMETHING.

IF IT AIN'T ABOUT A HERSHEY'S, I'LL TAKE A HERSHEY'S, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? JUST BE NICE TO SOMEBODY.

OH, AND I MADE A GUMBO THE OTHER DAY.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME FOR YEARS I MAKE THE BEST GUMBO THEY EVER HAD, AND.

OH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SHEILA.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE. NOW, IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE FORWARD.

ITEM TEN IS ORDINANCE NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS 10 A.

ITEM 10A, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982, AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 19, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND

[10.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending "The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended”, Chapter 19, “Licenses, Permits And Business Regulations”, Article Vi, “Short Term Rentals” Section 19-113, To Provide Regulations On The Use Of Recreational Vehicles As Short Term Rentals; Making Various Findings And Provisions Relating To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. X. Vandiver-Gaskin)]

BUSINESS REGULATIONS, ARTICLE SIX.

SHORT TERM RENTALS, SECTION 19-113 TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS SHORT TERM RENTALS, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

VERY GOOD. GOOD EVENING TO YOU.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING.

I'M XOCHITL VANDIVER-GASKIN WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

AND WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS REALLY DOING IS JUST KIND OF PULLING TOGETHER REGULATIONS THAT EXIST IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CODE AND THE ELDERS THAT THAT DON'T ALLOW RVS TO BE OUTSIDE OF AN RV PARK, TO BE USED AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL.

SO WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS ASKING, OR WHAT I'M ASKING, IS THAT THE AMENDMENT JUST KIND OF STATES IT VERY PLAINLY IN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL SECTION CAN'T USE RVS AS SHORT TERM RENTALS OUTSIDE OF AN RV PARK.

THE SECOND PART IS THE ACCESSORY BUILDING.

AND THAT'S JUST IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF ACCESSORY BUILDING, IT INCLUDES A LOT OF THINGS THAT I DON'T SUSPECT THE CITY WOULD WANT TO BE USED AS SHORT TERM RENTALS, SUCH AS A GARDEN SHED OR A WORKSHOP.

AND SO THE AMENDMENT THAT I'M PROPOSING IS JUST TAKES THE TWO WORDS ACCESSORY BUILDING OUT OF SHORT TERM RENTAL DEFINITIONS TO KIND OF MAKE IT AGAIN, VERY CLEAR IN ONE PLACE. VERY GOOD.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT I KNOW AT COUNCIL AND OUR WORKSHOP AND COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE .

I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE QUESTION.

YES, SIR. AN ACCESSORY BUILDING IS DIFFERENT THAN AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, CORRECT? YES. VERY GOOD.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10A.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

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ANY DISCUSSION? EVEN THOUGH IT COST ME MY GARDEN SHED AS A RENTAL.

YOU CAN STILL GO IN. AND YOU CAN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ITEM 10 B, PLEASE.

[10.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating Its Meeting Days For The Year 2024; Reserving The Right Of Council To Schedule Additional Meetings As Needed; Providing For Findings Of Fact And For An Effective Date. (Legal)]

ITEM TEN B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING ITS MEETING DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 RESERVING THE RIGHT OF COUNCIL TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AS NEEDED.

PROVIDED FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

IN OUR PACKET MATERIAL COUNCIL, THEY ARE LISTING THE DATES FOR OUR 2024 FISCAL YEAR COMING UP AND OF OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND WITH THIS MOTION, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COUNCIL DATES.

MEETING DATES AS OUTLINED IN ITEM TEN B WITH THE START OF OUR WORKSHOPS AT 9 A.M., WITH OUR REGULAR MEETING AT 5 P.M., UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES THAT WOULD BE DEEMED NECESSARY.

DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT? I'LL HAVE A SECOND FOR COUNCILWOMAN.

ROBB. I THINK IT'S ONLY FROM 5 TO 7, RIGHT? NO, WE DIDN'T PUT IT IN DATE ON IT, SO.

VERY GOOD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM 11, PLEASE NELLIE.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS]

ITEM 11, CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE, UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS OBJECTS.

THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORIZE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

CONSENT ITEMS 11 A THRU 11 Q ARE ON THE SCREEN.

VERY GOOD. THESE ARE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 Q.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT TO DISCUSS SEPARATELY? HEARING NO RESPONSE ON THAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 Q.

I WOULD SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

11 B THROUGH 11 Q.

11 A HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO DECEMBER MEETING.

AND THE SECOND IS I CONCUR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IN THE DISCUSSION POINT I WANT TO IN 11 B I WANT TO THANK TOM FARMER.

I'VE TALKED TO TOM EACH YEAR.

HE IS OUR DESIGNEE FOR CASTING ALL OF OUR VOTES FOR SERVING ON THE GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A DIFFICULT TASK, AND MR. FARMER HAS GOT A GOOD ATTITUDE EACH YEAR.

HE'S HAPPY TO SERVE AND DO WHAT HE CAN TO ASSIST THE RESIDENTS OF GALVESTON COUNTY AND OF GALVESTON.

SO I WANT TO FORMALLY THANK MR. FARMER ON THAT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 12 A, I THINK IT IS ITEM 12 A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL BUDGET.

[12.A. Consider for approval the FY 2024 Park Board of Trustees Annual Budget. (C. Ludanyi)]

IS SHEILA HERE? BRIAN? YES SHE IS.

OKAY. WE COULD BRING HER OVER, PLEASE.

HERE SHE COMES.

THIS ITEM WE HAD RECEIVED, SHEILA, WE HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CITY MANAGER HERE THIS AFTERNOON CONCERNING SOME COMMUNICATION THAT YOU HAVE HAD WITH THE PARK BOARD.

COULD YOU GO OVER THAT WITH COUNCIL, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. I REACHED OUT TO THE PARK BOARD AFTER OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING, AND BRYSON CALLED ME RIGHT BACK, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT OUR NUMBERS FROM THIS MORNING WERE CORRECT, AND HE HAD JUST OVERLOOKED THE RECEIVABLE ON THEIR FINANCIAL REPORT AND HIS CALCULATIONS.

THEY HAVE A PLAN.

TENTATIVELY, THEIR FINANCE TEAM KIND OF LOOKED AT IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL RECALLS, BUT THERE WAS UNASSIGNED OR ASSIGNED UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE LEFT IN BEACH CLEANING, BEACH PATROL AND NOURISHED BEACH.

AND IT'S RIGHT ABOUT $1.2 MILLION.

AND THEY THINK THEY CAN USE IT TO OFFSET THAT GENERAL FUND DEFICIT.

HOWEVER, IT WILL NEED TO GO BACK TO THEIR BOARD, THEIR AUDITORS WILL NEED TO REVIEW IT.

AND SO THEY ARE GOING TO SEND US AN UPDATED PLAN WHEN THEY GET THAT TOGETHER.

I'M GUESSING HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE DECEMBER COUNCIL MEETING, MAYBE BEFORE THE DECEMBER WORKSHOP THAT'S BEING PLANNED, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT WAY WE CAN PROVIDE UPDATED

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INFORMATION TO COUNCIL AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FROM MISS LADANYI? VERY GOOD.

I'M GOING TO MOVE TO DEFER THE BUDGET ITEM TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. VERY NEXT MEETING.

YOU MEAN DECEMBER 13TH, DECEMBER 13TH OR 14TH.

DECEMBER 14TH. PARDON ME, I WOULD I WOULD SECOND THAT.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL? YES, DAVID.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. YEAH.

SO IS IF OUR CFO IS STILL THERE, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY SOME POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN THE WORKSHOP EARLIER.

I ASKED THE QUESTION IF ON FY 2024 BUDGET, IF IT TRULY WAS A DEFICIT BUDGET, IF IN FACT THE EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR WERE IN EXCESS OF THE REVENUE, AND I RECEIVED AN UPDATED BUDGET FROM THE CITY SECRETARY, AND ON THE EIGHTH PAGE OF IT, IT GIVES A SUMMARY WHERE IT SAYS THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESENTS A BALANCED BUDGET WITH A NET BOTTOM LINE OF 1.854 MILLION REVENUE IN EXCESS OF EXPENSES.

SO I'D LIKE TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR ON THIS.

I THINK THE ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAVE BEEN THESE NEGATIVE FUND BALANCES.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHETHER THEY PRESENTED US A BALANCED BUDGET, I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES.

I DO THINK THAT YES, I UNDERSTAND THE THE REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ENTER THAT INTO THE RECORD THAT I SEE VERY CLEARLY FROM THE BUDGET THAT THEY PRESENTED US, A BUDGET THAT SAYS THE REVENUES ARE IN EXCESS OF THEIR EXPENSES.

THANK YOU. WAS THERE A QUESTION? WELL, THE QUESTION IS, IS THAT WELL, YES, THE QUESTION.

QUESTION. WHAT IS THE RISK OF DEFERRING THIS BUDGET FOR UNTIL DECEMBER 13TH AND NOT FUNDING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE PARK BOARD'S BUDGET? MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT WE CANNOT SEND THE MONEY TO THE PARK BOARD UNTIL THERE IS AN APPROVED HOT CONTRACT.

SO APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET IS ONE THING.

BUT EVEN IF THE BUDGET IS APPROVED, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE LEGAL TEAM IS THAT THE CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT CANNOT SEND THE MONEY UNTIL THAT HOT CONTRACT IS APPROVED, SO THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S HAPPENING UNTIL DECEMBER.

LET ME REPHRASE THE QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE RISK TO PARK BOARD OPERATIONS IF THE MONIES ARE NOT TRANSFERRED? YOU MEAN BY TRANSFER TODAY AS COMPARED TO DECEMBER 14TH? YEAH. I MEAN, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE RISK TO PARK BOARD OPERATIONS? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE AT RISK, YOU KNOW, DOES ANYTHING STOP OVER AT THE PARK BOARD BY US NOT SENDING OVER THE MONEY? BECAUSE AS WE HEARD EARLIER IN THE WORKSHOP, THERE IS AND WE'RE IN THE EVERGREEN PERIOD.

DAN BUCKLEY MENTIONED THAT WE'RE IN THE EVERGREEN PERIOD OF AN AGREEMENT.

AND SO IF THERE'S AN AGREEMENT, INTERIM AGREEMENT IN PLACE, IS THERE NOT METHOD BY WHICH WE CAN SEND MONEY TO THE PARK BOARD? OH. IF I COULD CLARIFY, WE'RE IN THE EVERGREEN PERIOD OF OUR INTERLOCAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, NOT TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS, NOT TO THE THE EVERGREEN.

THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, DAVID, WAS, WAS TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, NOT IN THE HOT CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

MY COMMENT WAS GOING TO BE THAT THE BUDGET IS NOT THE MECHANISM BY WHICH THE FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED.

THAT'S THE HOT CONTRACT AND THAT IS STILL ON THE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION.

SO THE ANSWER TO DAVID, I THINK WOULD BE NO IMPACT AT ALL.

BECAUSE EVEN IF WE APPROVE THIS TODAY OR WE APPROVE IT ON THE 14TH OF DECEMBER, IT DOESN'T MATTER UNLESS WE HAVE THE HOT CONTRACT IN PLACE, WHICH WE DON'T ANTICIPATE.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE IT TODAY.

ONE HOPES WE ANTICIPATE HAVING IT ON THE DECEMBER 14TH MEETING, SO WE COULD DO BOTH OF THESE AT THE SAME TIME.

AND THE EFFECT ON THE EFFECT ON FUND TRANSFER OF DEFERRING THIS IS NIL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COLLINS.

THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

COUNCILMEMBER CAN ALSO CLARIFY.

THE EVERGREEN IS AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL CLAUSE.

IT WAS IN THE INTERLOCAL.

AND THAT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE FUNDING OF HOT FUNDS.

SO IT'S THE INTERLOCAL THAT HAS BEEN AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED FOR ONE YEAR WHICH WAS DONE AT ITS EXPIRATION DATE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BUCKLEY. COUNCILMAN BOUVIER.

I ALSO HEARD A QUESTION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PARK BOARD IN THEIR FINANCES, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL KIMBERLY DANESI TO THE PODIUM TO GET AN UPDATE ON

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WHAT THEIR FUNDS ARE.

AND ARE WE PUTTING OFF OR ARE THEY PUTTING OFF PROJECTS TO OPERATE THE PARK BOARD? GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR YOUR KIND WORDS EARLIER.

I'M SORRY I WASN'T HERE IN PERSON, BUT I DID HEAR THEM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I AM NOT THE FINANCIAL EXPERT OF THE PARK BOARD, SO I CANNOT SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY ABOUT OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDS AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE OUR CASH RESERVES.

SO WE DO HAVE FUNDS IN THE BANK AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE PAYING OUR EMPLOYEES AND KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON AS FAR AS PROJECTS ARE CONCERNED, YES, WE ARE IN A HOLD ON MANY OF OUR PROJECTS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO BE ADEQUATE TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THOSE, AND IT WOULD BE NEGLIGENT, AS US, AS LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, TO OUR EMPLOYEES TO PROCEED WITH THESE LARGE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE VIA THE HOT CONTRACT TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE CITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. YES, MA'AM.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT OUR STAFF.

EVEN IF I DO CALL YOU THE WRONG NAME.

SHEILA. OCCASIONALLY.

BUT SINCE WE WERE BOTH AFFRONTED IN SOMEONE'S COMMENT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE.

THE ITEMS THAT WE RECEIVED WERE RECEIVED YESTERDAY.

AND THE PARK BOARD AND MR. BRYSON FRAZIER, WHO I LIKE IS A GREAT GUY.

I AM NOT ATTACKING THE PARK BOARD, ADMITTED THAT THERE WERE ERRORS IN THE BUDGET, AND SHEILA WAS ABLE TO FIND THEM BECAUSE SHE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB.

I AM PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY REPRESENT.

SO I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, AND I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY STATEMENTS MADE TO MISLEAD ANYONE, AND THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR DEFERRAL TO OUR DECEMBER 14TH MEETING.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT COUNCIL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 345. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE FIVE IN FAVOR AND COUNCILMAN FINKLEY, ALL THOSE OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN FINKLEY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL THEN DISCUSS THIS ON DECEMBER 14TH.

THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 12 B PLEASE.

ITEM 12 B, CONSIDER FOR ACTION RELATED TO THE LITIGATION IN REGARDS TO AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS, PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL NUMBER

[12.B. Consider for action related to the litigation In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:18-mn-02873; City of Camden, et al., v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, et al., No. 2:23-cv-03230-RMG giving the City Attorney a course of action related to participation in the case. (Legal)]

218MN02873. CITY OF CAMDEN ET AL.

V E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY ET AL.

NUMBER 223 CV 03230 RMG.

GIVEN THE CITY ATTORNEY A COURSE OF ACTION RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN THE CASE.

THANK YOU NELLIE. THIS WAS DISCUSSED THIS MORNING IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IN RESPONSE TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IN THE LITIGATION STYLED CONCERNING AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS PRODUCTION LIABILITY. I MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON TO OPT OUT OF THIS LITIGATION, AS HE DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE TO DO SO.

IS THERE A SECOND? I WOULD SECOND THAT.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLLINS.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS.. I AM GOING TO ABSTAIN JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE AND DO NOT KNOW THE..

GOOD POINT. WE HAVE FIVE IN APPROVAL.

WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB, WHO WAS NOT HERE WHEN IT WAS DISCUSSED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS IS NOT WITH US ANYMORE.

VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 12 C, PLEASE.