Aug 22, 2024 Regular Council

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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

IT IS AUGUST 22ND, 2024.

I'M OFFICIALLY CALLING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON TO ORDER.

WE HAD A BUSY WORKSHOP TODAY.

AND FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE WATCHING IN THE AUDIENCE, IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, BUT LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL.

NELLIE.

HAVE ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.

WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY REVEREND ALICIA BESSER FROM MOODY BAPTIST CHURCH.

ALICIA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME? GOOD AND FAITHFUL GOD, WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVING KINDNESS TO US AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN SERVICE WITH YOU.

COME AND JOIN OUR CONVERSATION OF OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS.

GIVE THEM EARS TO HEAR AND EYES TO SEE ALL THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

GUIDE OUR LEADERS TO MEET THE NEEDS WITH WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MERCY.

BLESS AND PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES AND EACH PERSON WHO RESIDES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND MAY THE SAME BE TRUE FOR OUR VISITORS AS WELL.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME.

AMEN. AMEN.

LET'S HAVE OUR PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE? HEARING NO RESPONSE, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM SIX, PLEASE.

[6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER]

PRESENTATIONS. REPORTS OF COUNCIL OFFICER BOARDS AND CITY MANAGER.

6.A PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PLEASE DON'T KNOW HOW. LISTENING TO MUSIC.

VERY GOOD.

I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME AND GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT COMING UP HERE RIGHT NOW IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING INDIVIDUALS THAT'S EVER COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.

JOSH, PLEASE INTRODUCE ROSIE, IF YOU WOULD.

YEAH, HE IS ABSOLUTELY TALKING ABOUT THE DOG.

THIS IS ROSIE.

THIS IS NOT ROSIE'S FIRST TRIP TO COUNCIL.

SHE HAS HAD A TRIP TO THE SPA.

SHE'S GOT HER HAIR DONE.

ROSIE HAS BEEN AT THE SHELTER NOW FOR 144 DAYS.

WE DID TAKE HER.

SHE'S ONE OF THE DOGS THAT WE TOOK THIS PAST WEEKEND TO THE GEORGE R BROWN FOR THE MEGA ADOPTION EVENT, AND SHE MADE LOTS OF FRIENDS.

SHE WAS PERFECTLY WELL BEHAVED.

UNFORTUNATELY, SHE COULDN'T SEE THE SEAL THE DEAL AND GET A FOREVER HOME.

AND SO WE'RE BACK IN GALVESTON NOW, WHILE WE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS AT THE HOUSTON MEGA EVENT.

WE'VE DECIDED TO CARRY THAT ON, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE MEGA EVENT HERE, ISLAND STYLE AND ADOPTIONS UNTIL THE 25TH.

SO THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE ONLY $35 FOR EVERY ANIMAL IN THE BUILDING.

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF OUR CLEAR THE SHELTERS CAMPAIGN THAT RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER THE 10TH.

AND SO IN ADDITION TO $35 FOR EVERYTHING IN THE BUILDING THROUGH SATURDAY, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL AS WE CONTINUE ON THROUGH SEPTEMBER THE 10TH.

NOW, ROSIE'S NOT YOUR AVERAGE HUSKY.

I'LL TELL YOU FROM MY YEARS IN ANIMAL CONTROL, HUSKIES AS A BREED ARE NOTORIOUSLY QUICK.

THEY LIKE TO BE ESCAPE ARTISTS.

THEY LIKE TO MAKE YOU EARN YOUR MONEY AS AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.

THIS IS NOT THAT DOG.

ROSIE HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.

SHE IS REMARKABLY WELL BEHAVED.

SHE IS COMPLETELY HOUSE TRAINED.

YOU SEE HOW MUCH SHE'S SCREAMING IN THE MIDST OF THIS MEETING?

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SHE MAKES FRIENDS REAL WELL MADE FRIENDS WITH ALL OF THE DOGS.

WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1500 ANIMALS IN THE GEORGE R BROWN.

AND SHE DIDN'T COME CROSSWAYS AT ANY OF THEM.

ABSOLUTELY. VERY WELL MANNERED LITTLE LADY.

SEARCHING FOR A HOME.

SO ANYBODY INTERESTED IN JUST THE PERFECT COUCH POTATO? WE FOUND HER.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, JOSH, FOR BEING HERE FOR ROSIE.

AND IN HONOR OF ROSIE BEING HERE, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILWOMAN ROBB HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU.

AND. I WISH I DID BIG JOBS AND DIDN'T HAVE THESE RESTRICTIONS AT YOU.

BUT SHE IS.

NOT ONLY IS SHE BEAUTIFUL AND FRIENDLY AND WELL BEHAVED, SHE IS THE FIRST DOG TO EVER GET A PROCLAMATION AT THE CITY. SO PRESENTED TO ROSIE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AS THE SECOND QUARTER'S LIVE MASCOT, PRESENTED BY THE GALVESTON ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY.

ROSIE FANCIES HERSELF AS AN AWARD WINNING, WINNING GRAMMY ARTIST AND IS READY TO BE YOUR BACKUP SINGER.

SHE WOULD MUCH RATHER NETFLIX AND CHILL THAN PLAY WITH HER TOYS.

ROSIE WALKS VERY NICELY ON A LEASH AND IS FULLY POTTY TRAINED, AND I BELIEVE YOU MENTIONED IN THE ENTIRE TIME.

AND HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN AT THE SHELTER? 144 DAYS TODAY.

144 DAYS.

SHE HAS NEVER ONCE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN HER CRATE.

NOT ONE TIME.

LET ME FINISH.

THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY IN GALVESTON WOULD PLEASE LOVE SOMEONE TO ADOPT THIS BEAUTIFUL ROSIE.

BECAUSE SHE IS A SWEET, SWEET DOG.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, AS WITNESSED BY THE HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON ON THIS DAY, CRAIG BROWN AND JANELLE WILLIAMS, PLEASE ADOPT.

YOUR WELL BEHAVED AND SHE IS PRETTY, BUT SHE IS MEAN.

BUT THIS ONE SHE IS NOT.

AND DON'T FORGET IT'S PAWS GALA TIME AS WELL.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN YOUR TICKETS OR YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS, GO TO OUR WEBSITE, CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS, AND IF YOU DO BUY THEM OFF MY SPONSORSHIP, BUT I NEED TO PAY FOR IT. AND IF YOU ARE COMMITTING TO BE A SPONSOR OR BUY A RAFFLE TICKET OR BUY A TICKET, PLEASE CHOOSE WINSTON OR BRIAN AND CATHERINE MAXWELL TO TAG THAT TOO. SINCE WINSTON IS ONE OF YOUR ELITE PETS AND WAS ONE OF ROWE WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF ROSIE'S ROOMMATES HAD HE NOT BEEN ADOPTED.

SO INDEED, AND I SHOULD SAY, ALWAYS ADOPT.

DON'T SHOP.

RESCUES ARE THE BEST DOG.

BOTH OUR DOGS ARE RESCUES.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD RESCUES AND SHE'S A BEAUTY.

WE NEED TO FIND HER A HOME.

HOW OLD IS SHE? SHE'S ABOUT THREE.

THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS IS WHAT WE HAVE.

AND FOUR MONTHS OLD, I MEAN.

AND HOUSEBROKEN AND WELL-BEHAVED.

LOVES DOGS, LOVES CATS, LOVES PEOPLE.

SHE JUST NEEDS A GOOD HOME.

SHE'S THE FULL PACKAGE, FOR SURE.

YEAH. THANK YOU, JOSH, VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

APPRECIATE IT.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD ONE.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO ITEM SIX B, PLEASE, MA'AM.

ITEM SIX B FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD ANNUAL REPORT.

WE HAVE ANNUALLY OUR REPORT FROM THE FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD EACH YEAR.

AND WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR TASK FORCE CHAIRMAN MISS KATHY TIERNAN HERE.

OH, AND THERE'S CINDY.

I'M SORRY. CINDY AND OUR CHAIRPERSON, CINDY ROBERTS.

GRAY, CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE? CINDY. THIS PRESENTATION IS FROM THE TASK FORCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ANNUAL REPORT IS JUST A TWO PAGE DOCUMENT, AND IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY AND YOU'LL GET COPIES.

THANK YOU. CINDY.

OKAY, KATHY, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

HI. THANKS.

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OH. OH, BRIAN, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, COUNCIL, MAYOR AND MR. MAXWELL, I PUT A FOLDER UP IN FRONT OF YOU SO THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THIS INFORMATION.

I HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO KEEP MY REMARKS TO ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A NEW YORK PRESENTATION GOING REALLY, REALLY FAST.

YOU HAVE THE OUTLINE OF MY PRESENTATION.

SO YOU HAVE SORT OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS WAS.

AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TELL YOU THAT THE CITY OF GALVESTON'S FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD HAS BEEN INVOLVED FOR MANY YEARS, WITH THE CITY SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.

AND THIS TODAY I'M REPRESENTING AN EFFORT WE HAD TO ACTUALLY DOCUMENT AND CREATE A DIRECTORY OF THE CITY PARK AND RECREATION PROPERTIES AND AN INVENTORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

SO THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS, I WAS IN 2019, I WAS ON THE FAMILY CHILDREN OR I WAS CHAIRING THE FAMILY CHILDREN BOARD, BUT I WAS ALSO ON BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON.

AND THAT BETTER PARKS RAISES MONEY AND GIVES MONEY TO CITY PARK AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. THAT'S THEIR PURPOSE.

AND WE WERE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THAT PROPERTY, AND WE JUST REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ABOUT PROPERTY.

SO WE SET A GOAL TO SEE IF WE COULD HELP CREATE A DIRECTORY OF CITY AND PARK AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.

AND STEP ONE WAS TO ACTUALLY DETERMINE WHAT THE PROPERTY, PARK AND RECREATION PROPERTY WAS.

AND IN YOUR HANDOUT BEHIND THE ATTACHMENT BEHIND MY OUTLINE.

YOU'LL SEE THIS PRESENTATION AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO MR. MAXWELL IN 2021.

THIS WAS WORKING WITH BARBARA AND HER STAFF.

WE PUT TOGETHER A DIRECTORY OF CITY PARK AND RECREATION PROPERTIES, AND I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU NOT TO GO THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT TO REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE NINE PAGES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT PARKS, FIELDS, RECREATION CENTERS, SPLASH PADS, SWIMMING POOLS, TENNIS COURTS, SITES, CEMETERIES AND GREEN SPACE.

THAT'S HOW WE BROKE IT ALL DOWN.

AND WITHIN PARKS, YOU HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, BEACH PARKS, BEACH POCKET PARKS, BOAT DOCK AND PARK, DOG PARK, SKATE PARK AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS. AND I'M TALKING TODAY ABOUT THE INVENTORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

SO THE FIRST PART OF OUR PROJECT WAS TO CREATE THIS DIRECTORY.

AND THIS WAS ACCEPTED BY MR. MAXWELL IN 2021.

MARISSA BARNETT HAS ALREADY STARTED HAS THIS ON THE WEBSITE.

NOW A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION IS NOW UP AND PROVIDED FOR THE CITY.

AND I'M SURE BARBARA AND HER STAFF COULD GIVE YOU AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE DIRECTORY AT YOUR REQUEST.

SO THAT'S HANDOUT ONE.

AND NOW WE I MENTIONED THAT MARISSA HAS TAKEN THAT INFORMATION AND PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE.

SO IT'S NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY TO SAY WHERE CAN I LAUNCH MY BOAT? WHERE CAN I DO THIS? WHERE CAN I DO THAT? THAT INFORMATION IS NOW MORE ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE TO THE TO THE PUBLIC.

THE SECOND THING WE DID WAS INVENTORY THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

AND THAT'S HANDOUT NUMBER TWO.

AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR FOLDER YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

AND THIS IS THE DATABASE FOR ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU NOW.

SO THE OTHER THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET IS MY SLIDESHOW SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THIS.

SINCE I KNOW I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN FIVE MINUTES.

SO YOU HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

BUT LET ME JUST SUMMARIZE.

WE HAVE TEN NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BECOMES A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BECAUSE IT HAS NOT NOT ONLY GREEN SPACE AND OPEN FIELDS AND TREES AND THINGS, BUT IT ALSO HAS USUALLY PICNIC AND PLAY. THOSE ARE THE TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT THAT MAKE SOMETHING A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

THE AS YOU LOOK HERE, I COLOR CODED THOSE TO MATCH YOUR HEADING SO THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR DISTRICT ACROSS THE TOP.

SO FROM THE EAST END OF GALVESTON TO THE WEST END OF GALVESTON, STARTING WITH LINDALE AT 500 MARINE AND GOING TO SANDHILL CRANE PARK ON SEVEN AND A HALF MILE ROAD.

THOSE ARE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

AND YOU SEE WHICH ONES EXIST IN YOUR DISTRICT OR DON'T.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS WAS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE, INCLUDING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARK, DETAILS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND LISTINGS OF RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. I GOT TOGETHER WITH JOHN PROCHASKA FROM UTMB SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH.

WE'RE ALL BUDDIES FROM WAY BACK, AND WE RESEARCHED WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE FEATURES OF A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

WE CAME UP WITH AMENITIES AND YOU SEE LISTED HERE THE THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN PARK AMENITIES.

EXERCISE, PICNIC, PLAY AND GROUP PLAY.

AND THAT IS HOW YOUR DATA IN THIS HANDOUT HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN.

SO LET ME HELP EXPLAIN.

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[INAUDIBLE], A GRADUATE STUDENT IN PMSCH, HELPED US LOG THE DATA, AND WE HAD ALL THIS DONE COMPLETED BY LAST YEAR. I HAVE PRESENTED THIS.

SO STEP THREE WAS TO PRESENT RESULTS.

SO I PRESENTED IT LAST YEAR TO OUR FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD.

IT'S GONE THROUGH CONTINUAL UPDATE AND REVISIONS MAKING SURE WE GOT EVERYTHING CORRECT.

PRESENTED IT TO THE.

BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON PLANNING RETREAT IN 2023.

THE CITY PARK AND REC COMMITTEE IN 24.

I'M HERE WITH YOU TODAY.

AND NEXT WE HOPE TO.

I HOPE TO PROPOSE A LARGER COMMUNITY SYMPOSIUM ABOUT THIS INFORMATION.

SO WHAT ABOUT OUR PARKS? NOW I'M GOING THROUGH I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE THE DATA THAT YOU SEE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCESS.

MOST OF OUR PARKS, MORE THAN HALF OF OUR PARKS HAVE A PARK NAME SIGN THAT'S VISIBLE FROM THE STREET.

SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS HAVE A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, OR SCHREIBER HAS A NICE SIGN INSIDE THE PARK.

THE QUESTION ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS, CAN YOU SEE A NAME FOR THE PARK FROM THE STREET? AND SO WE WENT BACK AND FORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SIGNAGE.

LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF OUR PARKS HAVE A SIGN DISPLAYING THE RULES, A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF RULES FOR CITY PARKS.

KEMPNER. AND YOU SEE THE EXAMPLE OF THE KEMPNER PARK SIGN.

IT'S EXCELLENT. IT'S OTHERWISE WE HAVE SIGNS WITH ONE RULE POSTED OR NO SIGNS AT ALL.

AS FAR AS PARKING AND ENTRY, MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ARE SURROUNDED BY PAVED ROADS, SIDEWALKS, FENCING, ALL HAVE CURB CUTS, FREE STREET PARKING, AND SOME HAVE PARKING LOTS TO ALLOW ACCESS.

ADU AND JONES ARE THE ONLY TWO PARKS THAT DON'T HAVE OFF STREET PARKING, AND THIS IS REALLY COMMENDABLE BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE NOT ONLY PEOPLE JUST COMING WITH THEIR KIDS AND PARKING ON THE STREET AND NO PARKS.

NONE OF OUR STREETS HAVE SIGNS THAT SAY PUBLIC CAN'T PARK HERE, LIKE IN THE EAST END.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE, BUT THAT ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE THE PARK IS, THAT'S EASY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR FOLKS.

WE HAVE MORE THAN HALF OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

PARKS HAVE DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS, WHICH IS ALSO OF GREAT VALUE.

HAVING CURB CUTS IS REALLY NICE FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CAR.

BEING ABLE TO BRING A CO-HOST, A WHEELCHAIR, A CHILD, A STROLLER, ANYTHING UP THROUGH A CURB, CUT ONTO THE ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE PARK.

INCREDIBLY COMMENDABLE IS THAT ALL OF OUR PARKS ARE ADA ACCESSIBLE.

THAT'S THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

WE'VE ALL MET THAT STANDARD.

AND THAT MEANS THAT THE OPENINGS THAT ALLOW WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, STROLLERS ARE WIDE ENOUGH AND THAT THE SURFACE IS FLAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE STEPS AND BUMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO FOLKS CAN EASILY ACCESS ALL OF OUR PARKS.

AND FOUR OF OUR PARKS HAVE A PATHWAY IN THE PARK THAT REALLY ALLOWS FOR EASY MOBILITY.

SO IF YOU ARE IN A CHAIR OR YOU ARE ON A WALKER OR YOU HAVE KIDS IN A STROLLER, IT'S EASIER TO GO AROUND.

THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL PATH OVER AT KEMPNER.

AROUND TWO THIRDS OF OUR PARKS HAVE LIGHTING, DRINKING FOUNTAINS THAT WORK AND FIVE HAVE RESTROOMS, AND TWO OF THOSE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REC CENTERS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THAT PARK.

AND ONLY THE BEACHSIDE PARK HAS A SHOWER.

AND THAT'S OVER AT MENARD.

YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE THE THAT BEAUTIFUL FANCY LIGHTING IS AT KENTNER PARK, AND NOT ALL OF OUR PARKS HAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL FANCY LIGHTING, BUT THEY DO HAVE LIGHTING.

IN SOME OF THAT IS SOLAR.

THE FOUNTAIN YOU SEE HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN THAT IS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

AND YOU CAN'T. I CUT IT OFF.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE KIDS ARE STANDING NEXT TO THE KIDS AND A DOG FOUNTAIN, SO YOU CAN PUSH THE LITTLE BUTTON AND THE DOG CAN GET SOME WATER OUT OF THE FOUNTAIN THERE AS WELL.

HALF OF OUR PARKS HAVE A DOG PICKUP STATION.

NOW, ALL OF OUR PARKS ALLOW DOGS IN THEM, BUT THEY MUST BE ON A LEASH.

SO DOGS ARE PERMITTED IN OUR PARKS AND IN HALF OF OUR PARKS.

WE HAVE THIS STATION WHERE YOU CAN GET A PLASTIC BAG FOR YOUR DOG, PICK UP THE DOG REMAINS AND PUT IT IN A TRASH CAN.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL ADDITION.

IT'S A WONDERFUL AMENITY TO HAVE IN YOUR PARKS.

THE LAST PIECE OF THAT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS ABOUT AMENITIES, THREE OF OUR NINE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

NOW WE HAVE TEN, BUT SAND HILL IS NOT IN OUR DATABASE BECAUSE SAND HILL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE DID INCLUDE JONES AND SHIELD HERE BUT SAM CRANE.

SO WHAT I'M SAYING THREE OUT OF WHATEVER IT'S THE TOTAL WAS NINE.

SO MY PERCENTAGES ARE BASED ON A TOTAL OF NINE.

THREE OF OUR NINE PARKS HAVE A DOG PARK ENCLOSED IN THE PARK, AND IN LINDALE THEY HAVE TWO ENCLOSED DOG PARKS.

SCHREIBER HAS A DOG PARK, BUT IT'S ACROSS THE STREET.

BUT IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO COUNT IT AS ADJACENT TO OR WITHIN THE PARK.

WE HAVE ANOTHER DOG PARK, BUT IT'S NOT IN OR ANYWHERE NEAR A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

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FOR EXAMPLE, A DO HAS A STREET, A TREE SCULPTURE, A ROSENBERG FOUNTAIN.

THEY HAVE A NEWBORN LEARNING TRAIL, AND THAT'S MARKED IN GREEN BECAUSE THAT WAS AN INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY MADE LAST YEAR.

AND EITHER THROUGH CITY FUNDS OR BETTER PARK FOR GALVESTON FUNDS.

I MARKED THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENED JUST SINCE WE PRESENTED THIS TO BETTER PARKS LAST YEAR, AND THEY'VE ALREADY DONE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE IS AN ARBOR.

YOU SEE THE ARBOR IN THE PICTURE HERE FROM KENTNER PARK.

THERE WE HAVE A BANDSHELL.

WE HAVE A SEAWALL VIEWING SCOPE.

WE HAVE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF VARIETY.

BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CATCH.

THESE PARKS ARE ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES, SIZES AND THE CONTENTS ARE ALL VERY DIFFERENT.

A FEW PARKS HAVE BUILT SHADE.

WE SHADE IS A VERY IMPORTANT BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

AS YOU SEE HERE, WE HAVE THREE, THREE OF OUR PARKS HAVE BUILT IN SHADE WITH THE PLAY FEATURES.

SO THERE'S A CLIMBING THING AND IT'S GOT A SHADE THING ON THE TOP OF IT, AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN ONE OF THE PICTURES I HAVE AT THE TOP.

RIGHT. CUNY HAS A BEAUTIFUL HUGE SHADE, TREES THAT FEATURE THAT GOES OVER ALMOST OVER ALL OF THEIR PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

AND WE ALSO COUNTED SHADE TREES.

AND ALMOST ALL OF OUR PARKS HAVE SHADE.

AND IN MENARD, THEY HAVE JUST PLANTED 40 NEW OAKS.

THEY'RE JUST LITTLE BABIES, BUT THEY WILL.

IF YOU LAY DOWN, YOU CAN MAYBE GET SOME SHADE.

OKAY. BUT PLANTING SHADE, PROVIDING FOR SHADE.

AND THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT BARBARA DOES WITH HER PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE TREE CONSERVANCY AND THE OTHER GROUPS THAT HELP MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

SO PICNIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT AS PICNIC AMENITIES.

AS YOU SEE HERE, ALL OF OUR PARKS HAVE PICNIC TABLES, BENCHES, TRASH CANS, AND TWO OF OUR PARKS HAVE GRILLS.

THE YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT SOME OF THE COVERED PICNIC HAS PICNIC TABLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AT MENARD AND WRIGHT CUNEY THAT TRASH CANS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

I DIDN'T EVEN MARK WHICH ONES, BUT THAT'S WHAT DANIEL WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR ME.

AND TWO PARKS WE HAVE PAVILIONS.

ONE IS A SHADE PAVILION AT LINDALE.

IT'S A GREAT BIG SHADE STRUCTURE THAT HAS SIX TABLES IN IT UNDERNEATH IT.

AND MENARD IS A SOLID BUILT STRUCTURE.

THAT'S A PICNIC PAVILION WITH TEN TABLES UNDERNEATH THAT MOST OF OUR PARKS ARE UNCOVERED.

WE HAVE BENCHES. AND LIKE I SAY, IN ALMOST ALL OF OUR PARKS, I'M NOT SURE IF HAVING A GRILL IN EVERY PARK IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT THAT'S FOR YOU TO DECIDE.

THE CITY HAS IMPROVED ITS PARKS SO MUCH IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.

IT'S JUST BEEN PHENOMENAL.

AND I WANT TO CALL OUT THAT WE HAVE TWO REALLY FASCINATING REC CENTERS NOW, BEAUTIFUL REC CENTERS THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER BEEN INTO ONE OF THE REC CENTERS, PLEASE JUST GO IN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

IT'S A MULTI-PURPOSE MULTI.

AND WE WILL EVALUATE IT.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S IN THERE SOMEDAY.

BUT WE HAVE TWO REC CENTERS.

WE HAVE SPLASH PADS AT THREE OF OUR PARKS, OUTDOOR FITNESS STATION.

AND YOU SEE A PICTURE THERE OF WHAT THE OUTDOOR FITNESS STATION THAT CAME VIA COVID.

AND CROCKETT HAS A CIRCUIT TRAINING MAIER PARK IS OUR ONLY SKATEBOARD PARK, AND WE DO HAVE WALKING TRAILS.

AT FOUR WE WILL HAVE FIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE AT SAND HILL.

THE SIGN THERE FOR WALKING TRAILS, KEMPNER FUND, GAVE US MONEY TO PUT IN FIVE WALKING TRAILS WITH SIGNS.

THEY HELPED US REPAIR SIDEWALK AND DO THAT.

SO FIVE OF OUR PARKS HAVE A PLACE WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN GO.

ANYBODY CAN GO AND GET THEIR WALK IN THEIR MEASURED MILE.

MORE THAN HALF OF OUR PARKS HAVE OFFER A FIELD FOR PLAY.

THE OPEN FIELD FOR PLAY, YOU SEE THERE ON THE FAR RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT A DUE PARK, THE OPEN FIELD THERE WAS JUST FEATURED ON FOX SPORTS NATIONAL TV LAST THANKSGIVING WHEN THEY CAME TO TAPE OUR TURN AND TURKEY BOWL, AND THEY DID A BEAUTIFUL AERIAL SHOT OF A NEW PARK TO OPEN THE GREEN BAY PACKER GAME.

SO IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, THAT WAS A REALLY NICE PLEA FOR OPEN FIELDS.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE A PLACE FOR KIDS TO COME IF THEY EVER DO PICKUP GAMES EVER AGAIN, BUT ALSO FOR PICNICS AND PARTIES AND THINGS.

IT'S JUST NICE TO SAVE THAT OPEN FIELD.

WE HAVE BUILT CROCKETT HAS THREE REGULATION BASEBALL FIELDS.

LINDALE HAS A ONE REGULATION BASEBALL FIELD.

TWO OF OUR PARKS HAVE A BACKSTOP WITH AN INFIELD.

AND WE WILL HAVE A FANTASTIC SOCCER COMPLEX.

SO OUR NEWEST PARKS HAVE BEEN BUILT AROUND THE IDEA OF TEAM SPORTS, BOTH AT CROCKETT AND AT SANDHILL.

THEY WILL PROBABLY HAVE 8 TO 10, IF NOT MORE SOCCER FIELDS OUT THERE.

AND IT ALSO WILL HAVE PICNIC AND PLAY AND THAT SORT OF THING.

THE CITY HAS ONE BASKETBALL PAVILION THAT'S OVER AT MENARD, EXCUSE ME, AT WRIGHT CUNEY.

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AND YET THE HALF OF THE PARKS HAVE BASKETBALL COURTS.

YOU CAN SEE WHICH HOOPS HAVE JUST BEEN REPAIRED IN THE LAST YEAR.

THE CITY HAS THREE TENNIS COURT PAVILIONS AND ONE VOLLEYBALL COURT.

THAT'S A SAND VOLLEYBALL OVER AT CROCKETT AND THE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL.

THE BETTER PARKS PAID FOR RESURFACING OF THE TENNIS COURTS OVER AT MENARD THIS PAST YEAR.

AND ALSO YOU SEE ON THE SIDE THERE THAT WE ALSO HAVE TENNIS COURTS AT LASKER PARK.

LASKER IS NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, BUT THEY ALSO PAID TO RESURFACE THOSE THAT TENNIS COURT AREA FINALLY PLAY FOR YOUTH. MOST OF OUR PARKS HAVE A PLAY STRUCTURE FOR KIDS TO CLIMB AND EXPLORE.

YOU SEE THE PICTURE UP THERE.

COMBINED PLAY STRUCTURES COME IN 2 TO 5 YEAR OLDS AND 6 TO 12 YEAR OLD SIZES.

SWING SETS AND SEVERAL OF OUR PARKS HAVE ADA SEATS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE YELLOW SEAT OVER THERE.

THAT'S FOR A CHILD WHO IS EITHER TOO SMALL OR UNABLE TO SIT IN A SEAT BY HIMSELF, SO MAY HAVE SOME DISABILITY OR WEAKNESS.

AND SO IT'S REALLY NICE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SWING AS WELL.

SO WE MADE NOTE OF THOSE.

MOST PARKS PROVIDE FOR SPINNING, ROCKING, CLIMBING, THROWING UP ALL THAT STUFF THAT YOU USED TO LOVE TO DO WHEN YOU WERE A KID.

SO. AND THEY VARY BASED ON WHAT EACH PARK MAY HAVE ASKED FOR.

SO THE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE A DUDE JUST GOT A NEW CLIMBING WALL AND THAT FEATURE IN THEIR PARK.

AND WE ALSO HAVE OTHER CLIMBING THINGS.

THERE'S A BASEBALL MITT OVER AT THE BASEBALL FIELD AND KIDS CAN CLIMB OVER THAT.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

OUR LAST STEP IS I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE WOULD BE TO HAVE THE CITY HOST AN ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILIES, CHILDREN, YOUTH, THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, BETTER PARKS FOR GALVESTON WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER CONCERN GROUPS LIKE TREE CONSERVANCY, VISION GALVESTON TO REVIEW THIS DATA AND MAKE OBSERVATIONS. I'D LIKE THEM.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DATA.

DETERMINE FEATURES ARE ADEQUATE, HOW THESE PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT WHAT'S IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE MORE OF, AND HOW WOULD THEY LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO RAISING MONEY FOR THAT? AND LET THEM LET THEM CONTRIBUTE, LET THEM KICK IN AND BE A PART OF THAT.

HOW'S THAT? THANK YOU, CATHY.

VERY GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION.

I DIDN'T I DIDN'T STOP AT ALL THE THANK YOU SLIDES BECAUSE CRAIG SAID, HURRY UP, BUT I REALLY NEED TO THANK BARBARA SANDERSON AND HER STAFF.

THEY ARE AMAZING. YOU'RE HERE AND THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN IN EVERY WAY, EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY.

WE HAVE GREAT STEWARDSHIP FOR THESE PARKS, AND YOU HAVE SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE BETTER PARKS, FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND THE CITY'S PARK BOARD THAT REALLY, REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THESE THINGS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION OR ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR YOU WANT TO GET MORE.

PLEASE LET US KNOW.

WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP.

WE WILL, YOU KNOW, QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE SPEAK FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND PARKS ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, CINDY.

THANK YOU. YOUR COMMITTEE, FAMILY, CHILDREN, YOUTH.

CATHY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS.

AND I WANT TO THANK BARBARA SANDERSON.

HER CREWS DO A GREAT JOB WITH OUR PARKS COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CATHY, VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN, COUNCIL.

[7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS]

SO WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM SEVEN.

ITEM SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 24 050 THROUGH 24 060 WERE FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

OKAY. OH, OKAY.

LET'S MOVE TO THOSE ITEMS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[8.A. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, As Amended, The 2015 Galveston Land Development Regulations, By Amending “Article 2: Uses And Supplemental Standards”, Amending “Article 3: District Yard, Lot, And Setback Standards”, Amending Article 14: “Definitions” As Applicable; Making Clarifications As Applicable; Planning Case Number 24ZA-005; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)]

ITEM EIGHT A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS AMENDED THE 2015 GALVESTON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO USES AND SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS, AMENDING ARTICLE THREE DISTRICT, YARD, LOT AND SETBACK STANDARDS.

AMENDING ARTICLE 14 DEFINITIONS AS APPLICABLE.

MAKING CLARIFICATIONS AS APPLICABLE.

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 24-005.

MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

VERY GOOD.

WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS THIS MORNING.

HERE AT OUR WORKSHOP.

WE HAVE KATHERINE GORMAN FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU, KATHERINE, FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU.

THE PLANNING STAFF, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, HAVE MADE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

IT'S REGARDING PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH SELF-STORAGE, THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN AUTO SERVICE AND AUTO FUELING.

[00:30:09]

PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN COUNCIL? IT IS 5:31 P.M.

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

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? HEARING NO RESPONSE, IT IS 5:31 P.M.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILMAN BROWN.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FINKLEA.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU. ITEM EIGHT B, PLEASE.

[8.B. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 2102 Mechanic / Avenue C, And Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 8 And East 28.6 Feet Of Lot 9, Block 621, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; As A Historically Or Archeological Significant Site In Need Of Tax Relief To Encourage Its Preservation; Granting A Substantial Rehabilitation For Historic Property Tax Exemption; Designating The City Manager To Execute Those Documents Necessary To Implement The Tax Incentive Program; Planning Case Number 24LC-020; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)]

MENARD, SURVEY LOT EIGHT AND EAST 28.6FT OF LOT NINE, BLOCK 621, IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AS A HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT SITE IN NEED OF TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE ITS PRESERVATION.

GRANTING A SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.

DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THOSE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

PLANNING. CASE NUMBER 24LC-020 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

THANK YOU. NELLIE, KATHERINE.

THIS PROPERTY IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES PROGRAM.

THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR PARTICIPATION HAS BEEN MET THROUGH THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT PLANNING.

THE LANDMARK COMMISSION AND PLANNING STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

HERE'S A BEFORE PICTURE AND AN IN-PROGRESS PICTURE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BUILDING HAD AN INAPPROPRIATE WINDOW REPLACEMENT IN THE 1970S, AND THE CURRENT DEVELOPER HAS CUSTOM MADE ALL OF THOSE WINDOWS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLED THEM SO THE BUILDING IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO BEING COMPLETED AS A CONVERSION FROM OFFICE SPACE TO RESIDENTIAL.

THANK YOU, CATHERINE, VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN? IT IS 5:33 P.M.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8.B ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

BRAXTON. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS BRAD EASTERWOOD.

ONE TWO, THREE 25TH STREET.

I JUST AM HERE TO SPREAD A LITTLE LOVE.

I'M A FELLOW LOCAL ARCHITECT TO THE ARCHITECT DOING THIS PROJECT, DAVID WATSON.

AND SO I DABBLE OCCASIONALLY IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION MYSELF.

I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT DAVID AND THE OWNERS ON DOING A REALLY TERRIFIC JOB WITH THESE WINDOWS.

IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO OUR HISTORY AND OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT HERE.

AND SO IN THAT, I GUESS I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU TO AS WELL, ALL OF YOU AS WELL, AND THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR MAINTAINING THESE PROGRAMS, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A FEW PROJECTS THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT, AND THEY WOULDN'T HAPPEN MOST LIKELY WITHOUT THEM.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT FROM ALL OF YOU ALL AS WELL.

AND GOOD JOB, DAVID.

YEAH APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? IT'S 5:34 P.M.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 8.B.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MAYOR PRO TEM ROBB AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS A COMMENT.

DISCUSSION. BOB.

YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO ECHO WHAT BROCK SAID.

I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM TO PROTECT OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, FAR BEYOND MOST PLACES THAT HAVE THEM.

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE SUPPORTING IT.

AND THIS IS A FABULOUS PROJECT, A LANDMARK BUILDING, FOR SURE, IN A DOWNTOWN.

THAT'S IT. THANKS. VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU. ITEM NINE PLEASE.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]

AS YOU KNOW, WE ALLOW THREE MINUTES FOR THESE.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NOT MADE A PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE PAST, DON'T BE ALARMED IF COUNCIL DOESN'T RESPOND TO YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE

[00:35:09]

SAYING THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THAT UP THE FIRST NOTICE I HAVE.

AND WHAT A WAY TO KICK IT OFF, MISS SHEILA BELL.

SHEILA. HELLO, EVERYONE.

HOW Y'ALL DOING? FINE.

AREN'T WE FRIENDLY AROUND HERE? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE 1900 STORM.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PERISHED.

AND IN 2009, RIGHT AFTER IKE, THE LORD BEGAN TO SHOW ME VISIONS OF A GALVESTON FLOOD.

I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE 2009, LONG BEFORE Y'ALL WERE HERE.

MANY OF YOU AND I LOOK AROUND AND I'M KIND OF DISTURBED BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THAT WE'RE READY FOR THE TYPE OF THING THAT GOD SHOWED ME A SUDDEN FLOOD.

HURRICANES GIVE WARNINGS, BUT ALL FLOODS DON'T GIVE WARNINGS.

THE SEAWALL IS NOT ENOUGH PROTECTION.

THOSE OF YOU ON THE FAR WEST END WHERE THE SEAWALL ENDS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND.

NOT JUST HIGHER GROUND, BUT HIGHER BUILDINGS.

TALL BUILDINGS.

IT'S WE REMAIN THE NUMBER ONE DISASTER OF THE WHOLE NATION.

I HAVE ZERO POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU, IF I WAS ON A SEAT, AIN'T NO WAY IN THE WORLD Y'ALL WOULDN'T BE HEARING MY MOUTH.

EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE ARE NOT READY FOR A SUDDEN FLOOD.

I DON'T SEE WARNING SIRENS EVERYWHERE.

IF IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

LIFE JACKETS FOR THE WHOLE CITY.

BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, HOMES FLEETS OF BOATS EVERYWHERE.

BECAUSE IN A SUDDEN FLOOD, THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET OFF THIS ISLAND.

WE CAN'T DEPEND ON HOUSTON.

WHAT IF THERE'S A LIGHT SHORTAGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE POWER.

WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THEM.

FLEETS OF HELICOPTERS READY TO AIRLIFT PEOPLE OFF THE ISLAND.

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES THAT GO LAND AND WATER.

THERE'S GOING TO BE THE THINGS THAT GOD SHOWED ME.

I WISH HE'D SHOW ALL OF YOU BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE ABOUT SOME GETTING AROUND TO DOING MORE THINGS ABOUT IT.

I DO NOT WANT TO BE ON THE NATIONAL NEWS.

OUR CITY.

THOUSANDS PERISHED DUE TO LACK OF PREPARATION.

HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL.

WITH AUTHORITY COMES RESPONSIBILITY.

WE CANNOT LET ANOTHER 1900 STORM HAPPEN AND THOUSANDS PERISH.

SOMETHING MORE HAS TO BE DONE.

WE'RE JUST NOT READY.

AND IF IT, YOU KNOW MY HEART GRIEVED.

THE WATERS. HE SHOWED ME DIFFERENT COLORS OF WATER.

BROWN, TEAL, BLUE.

TWO FROM THE BAY.

BUT ALL THE OTHER 49 OR 50 OR MORE HAS BEEN FROM THE GULF.

THE BIGGEST THREAT IS NOT THE BAY.

IT'S THE GULF.

THERE'S MORE WATER.

SO MY PRAYER IS THAT Y'ALL GET ON THESE PHONES.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE A LAUGHING STOCK OF THE NATION, BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED TO US A SECOND TIME.

WE HAVE TO DO MORE.

I HOPE GOD DON'T LET NONE OF YOU HAVE PEACE TILL THIS CITY IS 110% READY FOR A SUDDEN FLOOD.

THAT'S WHAT GOD SHOWED ME.

AND I'M NOT TRYING TO SEE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FLOATING IN THE WATER LIKE I SAW IN THOSE VISIONS.

GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU. SHEILA.

VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? HEARING NO REPLY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 10.A, PLEASE.

[10.A. Consider for approval an ordinance of the City of Galveston, Texas, amending the code of the City of Galveston, as amended, Chapter 15, “Garbage and Trash”, Article II. “Rates and Charges”, regarding the rates of solid waste removal charged for garbage and trash collection: providing for the rate change to go into effect on October 1, 2024: making various findings and provisions related to the subject; providing for an effective date. (B Cook)]

CHAPTER 15 GARBAGE AND TRASH.

ARTICLE TWO RATES AND CHARGES REGARDING THE RATES OF SOLID WASTE REMOVAL CHARGED FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION, PROVIDING FOR THE RATE CHANGE TO GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, NELLIE, FOR THOSE THAT MAY HAVE WATCHED WORKSHOP THIS MORNING WE DISCUSSED THIS.

WE HAVE WITH US BRANDON COOK, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TO GIVE US INPUT.

BRANDON. MAYOR.

COUNCIL. I THINK YOU'RE MIKE.

THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

AS WE DISCUSSED THAT WORKSHOP THIS MORNING AND LAST MONTH, STAFF IS PROPOSING A RATE INCREASE TO HANDLE SOME OF THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE SOLID WASTE FUND AND ACTUALLY THE WASTEWATER FUND, WHICH IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM THERE.

RIGHT NOW, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU, PROPOSES TO AMEND THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE OF $29.49 PER MONTH FOR RESIDENTIAL

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IT'LL BE $70.58 FOR NONRESIDENTIAL SERVICE, $35.49 FOR CHURCH SERVICE, AND IT ALSO PROPOSES TO AMEND THE RECYCLING FEE BY INCREASING IT $0.39 TO $3.18 PER MONTH.

VERY GOOD.

YES. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS AT DETAILS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COOK? STAFF, I MEAN, COUNCIL, AS WE DISCUSSED THAT WORKSHOP TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THIS.

SO WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COVER.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE.

IS THAT A MOTION, MARIE? YES. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM ROBB ABOUT DEFERRING THIS, I WOULD ASSUME, TO OUR SEPTEMBER 12TH COUNCIL MEETING.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND, WE HAVE COUNCILMAN ROLLINS SECONDING THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES, BOB. I GUESS IT'S DIRECTED TO YOU.

IS THERE IS THERE ANY URGENCY THAT THIS THIS GET APPROVED TODAY? TODAY? NO, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE RATES TO BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST CONCURRENT WITH THE NEW BUDGET TAKING EFFECT.

WE GOT A LITTLE TIME. OKAY.

YEAH. VERY GOOD.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS FOR THE DEFERRAL.

I DO THINK, THOUGH, THAT WE NEED TO IF THERE'S REASONING WHY WE NEED TO MAYBE CHANGE THIS IN SOME WAY.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE GOOD OBJECTIVE DATA TO SUPPORT THAT.

BUT I THINK PUTTING IT OFF TO SEPTEMBER 12TH WILL GIVE US TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LOOK AT AND SEE IF THERE'S ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF ADDRESSING THIS.

VERY GOOD. YES.

DAVID, CAN WE TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUALS? ARE WE REFERRING TO COUNCIL MEMBERS OR ARE WE REFERRING TO STAFF AS WELL? WHAT AGAIN? SAY THAT TO TRY TO FIND ADDITIONAL WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS.

I THINK AT A WORKSHOP, WE WERE LOOKING AT MORE OF COUNCIL'S INPUT TO STAFF TO HELP GUIDE THEM ON GETTING DATA, IF WE CAN, TO SUPPORT AN ALTERNATE WAY OF HELPING TO FUND THIS.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. IF STAFF HAS ANY IDEAS, BY MORE THAN MEANS, WORK ON IT.

WE HAVE IDEAS ALREADY.

BUT GIVEN WHAT YOU GUYS BROUGHT FORWARD THIS MORNING WE CAN RUN SOME QUICK NUMBERS TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

I THINK GIVEN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL FEES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, I WOULD LIKE A DIRECTION.

YEAH. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE VOTE.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THAT.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE DEFERRAL.

JANELLE. THAT'LL BE ON OUR SEPTEMBER 12TH AGENDA.

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM TEN B, PLEASE.

[10.B. Consider for approval an ordinance of the City of Galveston, Texas, amending the code of the City of Galveston, 1982 as amended, Chapter 36, “Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal”, Division 4. “Rates and Charges”, regarding the rates of sewer service; providing for the rate change to go in effect on October 1, 2024; making various findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing an effective date. (B Cook)]

CHAPTER 36 WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL DIVISION FOR RATES AND CHARGES REGARDING THE RATES OF SEWER SERVICE PROVIDED FOR THE RATE CHANGE TO GO IN EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

VERY GOOD. BRANDON.

ANY COMMENTS? SAME SITUATION.

WASTEWATER RATES HAVE NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE 2015.

DOUBLE DIGIT INFLATIONARY PRESSURES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE INCREASE THE WASTEWATER RATES FROM A RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE EQUATION FROM $3.42 PER CUBIC FOOT OF WATER USE TO $4.22 PER CUBIC FOOT.

AND THEN ON THE NONRESIDENTIAL SIDE, GOING FROM $3.42 TO $5.10 PER CUBIC FOOT.

VERY GOOD.

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COOK? ANY.

VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO MENTION TWO ABOUT THIS ITEM.

ITEMS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH WATER AND SO FORTH.

WATER IS BECOMING MORE PRECIOUS THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND OUR WATER RATES ARE GOING UP ASTRONOMICALLY HERE IN THE CITY.

AND THAT WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME AS IT INCLUDES WATER.

I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN ANY TYPE OF MOTION.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO FATHOM, AS SURE AS I'M SURE IT IS FOR YOUR AVERAGE JOE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I MEAN, WHAT WILL THE ACTUAL INCREASE BE PER PERSON? SO YEAH, SO THAT'S A VOLUMETRIC CHARGE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE IT TO AND WE CHARGE.

NOW IT'S BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT YOU USE AND THEN THAT GETS PASSED ALONG IN YOUR WASTEWATER FEES.

[00:45:05]

OF COURSE, HIGHER USERS ARE GOING TO PAY A LOT MORE AND LOWER USERS ARE GOING TO PAY LESS.

BUT ON AVERAGE IT'S ABOUT $4.80 FOR YOUR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER FOR THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, THAT WOULD EQUATE TO ABOUT $10 PER MONTH FOR THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THE EQUATION.

SO, YES. AND THE CURRENT CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL IS $3.42 PER CUBIC FOOT, AND WE'RE PROPOSING $4.22 PER CUBIC FOOT.

SO IT'LL BE AN 80 CENT TYPE INCREASE PER CUBIC FOOT USED.

WE EXTRAPOLATE THAT OUT OVER YOUR AVERAGE USER.

$4.80. BRANDON, THIS MORNING YOU HAD MENTIONED KIND OF GUIDE ME ON THIS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO POSSIBLY BE LOOKING AT EVEN MORE INCREASES IN WATER COMING FORWARD HERE.

BUT IF WE PASS THIS, THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP SOME OF THOSE INCREASES IN THE FUTURE, A SMALLER AMOUNT, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

IF WE DON'T ACT ON THIS NOW, THEN WE'LL JUST BE DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE AT THIS POINT AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, EVEN LARGER RATE INCREASES.

TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT A WATER INCREASE.

THIS IS. NO, I UNDERSTAND.

YEAH. IT'S WASTEWATER.

YEAH. AND BRANT, BRANDON, COULD YOU EXPLAIN FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR COUNCIL AGAIN? THIS PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT IS AN ENTERPRISE OPERATION.

WOULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS THIS ONLY UTILIZES MONEY THAT COMES FROM THE USER FEES ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT GETS PASSED ALONG ON THEIR WASTEWATER BILLS.

THERE'S NO SALES TAX, NO PROPERTY TAX TO SUPPORT THESE DEPARTMENTS AT ALL.

THEY PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO EAT WHAT THEY KILL.

AND IF WE IF WE DON'T START TO ADDRESS THESE WATER RATES, WE'RE RUNNING AT A DEFICIT ON SUPPORTING THIS RIGHT NOW.

IF WE DON'T SUPPORT THIS IN THE FUTURE THAT MONEY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH.

AND ACTUALLY, YOU'D PROBABLY RUN INTO MORE PROBLEMS BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO START YOU'RE GOING TO START STACKING UP TCEQ FUNDS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THESE LIFT STATIONS OPERATING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE.

SAY THAT AGAIN, BRIAN.

IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM THAT THIS THIS FULFILLS, YOU'RE GOING TO START HAVING TCEQ PROBLEMS BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR LIFT STATIONS AND OTHER THINGS ARE NEARING END OF LIFE.

I MEAN, THESE THINGS DON'T RUN FOREVER, ESPECIALLY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

SO A LOT OF THIS IS FUNDING CAPITAL, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.

YEAH. IT'S DEFINITELY THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE PARTS OF OPERATING A UTILITY SYSTEM.

IS YOUR REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FROM THE STATE LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT AND YOU'RE BEING GOOD STEWARDS WITH, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC RESOURCES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. COOK? COUNCIL I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM.

WHILE I'M ENTERTAINING, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS IS MOTIONING, I ASSUME, FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

SHARON. ALRIGHTY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM TEN A.

IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? I'LL SECOND THAT BOB BROWN FOR A SECOND ON THAT MOTION.

NOT WORKING.

SEE? THERE YOU GO.

LOOK AT YOU. THERE WE GO.

GOT EVERYTHING? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THIS.

WE'VE HAD FOUR IN FAVOR AND THREE OPPOSED, SO IT DOES PASS.

THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10.B I MEAN, EXCUSE ME 10.C.

[10.C. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, 1982, As Amended, Chapter 33, “Taxation”, To Update, Make Clarifications, Rename, Renumber And Rearrange The Chapter As Applicable; Providing For Penalties As Applicable; Providing For An Effective Date; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (Legal)]

CHAPTER 33 TAXATION TO UPDATE, MAKE CLARIFICATIONS, RENAME, RENUMBER AND REARRANGE THE CHAPTER AS APPLICABLE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AS APPLICABLE.

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

HEY. VERY GOOD.

DONNA. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

SITTING IN FOR DON GLYWASKY, THIS CHAPTER 33 HAS BEEN REVIEWED AS WELL WITH THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR, SHEILA DELANEY.

IT IS A REVISION.

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SO IT HAS BEEN UPDATED.

SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES DEALING WITH SOME OF THE SECTIONS ARE OF COURSE, RENUMBERING, MOVING THE ARTS AND HISTORIC CHAPTER MAKING IT ITS OWN SECTION AS WELL.

IT WAS KIND OF LUMPED IN THE MIDDLE AND SO BUMPING IT OUT, KEEPING IT IN THAT SAME CHAPTER, BUT BUMPING IT OUT INTO ITS OWN DIVISION FELT WARRANTED SO THAT IT WOULD BE CLEAR REGARDING AVALON TAXES, HOT TAXES AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.

SO CITY ATTORNEY GLYWASKY DID SEND OUT A MEMO AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS FAIRWEATHER? YES, BOB. JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS MORE OF A OF A CORRECTING AN ORGANIZATIONAL AND CLARITY ISSUE.

IS THAT RIGHT? THIS IS DEFINITELY A CLEANUP OF THAT CHAPTER.

SO, MR. KOWALSKI DID PRESENT SOME OF THE ISSUES IN THE JUNE CITY COUNCIL.

HE HAS BROUGHT THE ORDINANCE BACK, HAS REVISED IT, UPDATED IT.

AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE ARTS AND HISTORIC SECTION IS PRETTY MUCH VERBATIM WHAT WAS ADOPTED BACK IN 2022. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS JUST REALLY JUST RELOCATING IT ELSEWHERE IN THAT CHAPTER.

SO IT FLOWED A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS FAIRWEATHER? OKAY. THANK YOU, DONNA, VERY MUCH.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, COUNCIL.

A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION, COUNCILMAN PERROTTA FOR APPROVAL.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COUNCILMAN ROLLINS FOR A SECOND ON THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU. LET'S THANK YOU.

DONNA. LET'S MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 10.D, PLEASE.

[10.D. Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Extending The State Of Disaster And Emergency In The City Of Galveston Resulting From The Impact Of Hurricane Beryl; Extending The Emergency Proclamation Related To The Waiver Of Certain Permit Fees To Repair Damage To Property Caused By Said Hurricane; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (lEGAL)]

EXTENDING STATE OF DISASTER AND EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON RESULTED FROM THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE BERYL.

EXTENDING THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION RELATED TO THE WAVE.

RELATED TO THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN PERMIT FEES TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY CAUSED BY SAID HURRICANE, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS SOMEWHAT WELL, DONNA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXPLAIN IT SO IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING.

HOPEFULLY I WILL DECREASE SOME OF THAT CONFUSION.

THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN CASE THE COUNCIL FELT THAT IT WAS WARRANTED TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF DISASTER AND EMERGENCY.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WAS NOT THE INCLINATION OF CITY COUNCIL.

THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE INCLINATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE STAFF.

HE IS NOT RECOMMENDING EXTENDING THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCES.

WHAT I HEARD DURING CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP WAS THE ISSUES REGARDING EXTENDING THE WAIVER OF THE PERMIT FEES. AS STATED THERE.

THAT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY.

SO AN ORDINANCE IS NOT NEEDED FOR THAT.

AND I BELIEVE CITY MANAGER CAN ALSO AND I WANT TO CLARIFY TOO, THAT ONCE WE END THE DISASTER DECLARATION, WHICH IS FINE, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THAT.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT ONCE WE PASS OCTOBER 30TH, IF WE START DOING SPECIAL DEBRIS PICKUP AND ALL THAT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET REIMBURSED BY FEMA FOR THAT.

SO WHEN WE WAIVE THE PERMIT FEES AND WE DON'T PICK UP DEBRIS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT AFTER THE AFTER THE DISASTER DECLARATION ENDS.

AUGUST 30TH. AUGUST 30TH.

WHAT DID I SAY? OCTOBER.

AUGUST 30TH. I'M SORRY.

WELL, BRIAN, WAS THAT A FREUDIAN SLIP TO MOVE IT? NO, IT WAS NOT.

NO. I WANTED TO GET THIS DISASTER BEHIND US.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE WE DID TALK ABOUT EXTENDING THE PERMITTING PERIOD, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO EXPECT THEIR FENCES AND STUFF PICKED UP.

WE CAN GRAB IT ON REGULAR TRASH DAYS, AND WE DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE.

BUT IF A BUNCH OF DEBRIS STARTS COMING BACK OUT AGAIN, JUST KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE SPECIAL.

ARE YOU ADVISING NOT ADVISING ANYTHING? I'M JUST MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, SO IF WE COME BACK TO YOU AND YOU SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISASTER, OUR REIMBURSEMENTS STOP.

FIRST IN TERMS OF WHERE IT SAYS IN THE VERBIAGE WAIVING THE CERTAIN PERMIT FEES, WOULD WE WANT TO STRIKE THAT? MOTION TO STRIKE THAT, OR WOULD YOU JUST LEAVE IT THE SAME AND JUST HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO?

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BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD AND I'M JUST ASKING FOR.

WE'RE FINE. WE'RE FINE.

I'LL CONTINUE TO WAIVE IT AS LONG AS COUNCIL WANTS TO WAIVE IT FOR STORM RELATED REPAIRS.

THANK YOU. IN TWO SEPARATE THINGS, AN ORDINANCE IS NOT NEEDED.

REGARDING THE PERMIT FEES.

YES, COUNCILMAN ROSS.

GO AHEAD. OKAY.

THERE WE GO. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE LIKE JUST AND THIS IS AN IN PARTICULAR.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF TRADES THAT ARE BEHIND BRIAN.

SO LIKE VINCENT CRUZ YOU KNOW THEY'RE STILL A COUPLE OF WEEKS OUT FOR SEVERAL.

YOU KNOW THEY'RE STILL BEHIND.

AND YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY MOST ROOF SHINGLES ARE PICKED UP.

BUT THOSE TWO, CRUZ, I'M KIND OF A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT WHEN YOU HAD MENTIONED LIKE STORM DEBRIS BECAUSE THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE WORKING ON GETTING THEIR FENCES REPLACED.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY WE'RE GOING TO PICK THEM UP.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE SPECIAL RUNS AND WEEKEND PICKUPS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

THEY STACK THEM OUT. THEY'RE GOING TO GET PICKED UP ON THEIR REGULAR TRASH DAYS, BUT WE CAN'T GET REIMBURSED FOR IT.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR IT, BUT WE WOULDN'T GET REIMBURSED FOR REGULAR TRASH PICKUP ANYWAY.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE OKAY.

BUT THE PERMITS? YEAH, THE PERMITS, WE DON'T GET REIMBURSED.

I MEAN, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

NO THANK YOU.

I GOT MY POINT CLARIFIED.

THANK YOU. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BRIAN, THAT IF THIS EXPIRES AS OF AUGUST 30TH, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PICK UP DEBRIS, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANY SPECIAL PICKUPS ON THIS.

IT'LL BE REGULAR PICKUP TYPE DAYS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET REIMBURSED FOR ANYWAY.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.

I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY. WELL, WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY PICK UP YOUR FENCE IF YOU TORE DOWN YOUR FENCE AND THREW IT AT THE CURB.

WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY PICK THAT UP.

THAT'S CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS.

AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THAT YOURSELF.

WE'RE STILL WILLING TO PICK IT UP.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAY UNTIL, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS AFTER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH, I THINK IS WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER PERITO SAID IN WORKSHOP.

SO SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR.

AND WE CAN REVISIT IT.

BUT I THINK IN 30 DAYS, GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE TO GET YOUR PERMITS IN FOR YOUR FENCES YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A SHELF LIFE OF 6 MONTHS.

SO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MAYBE WE CAN GET WITH MARISSA ON THAT, TOO, AND KIND OF SAY WE'RE ENDING THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

30 MORE DAYS.

WE HAVE YOU KNOW. GET YOUR, GET YOUR PERMITS IN BECAUSE AS SOON.

SEPTEMBER 30TH.

THAT'LL BE IT'LL BE OVER A FENCE.

PERMITS. NOT THAT EXPENSIVE I DOUBT THAT'S MOTIVATING ANYBODY.

THE MORE THE BIGGER ISSUE WOULD BE THE DEBRIS PICKUP.

SO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, SO, DONNA, WE DO NOT IF KNOWING THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY WE'VE GIVEN DIRECTIONS TO CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE THE NO CHARGE FOR PERMITS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEN WE CAN REVISIT THAT.

BUT WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS.

USUALLY I WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS, IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO CONSENT ITEMS, PLEASE.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS]

THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

CONSENT ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 11 ARE ON THE SCREEN.

VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY OF THESE ITEMS COUNCIL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT INDIVIDUALLY? HEARING NO RESPONSE, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 11 A THROUGH 11.D FOR APPROVAL.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER PERRETTA.

ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

VERY GOOD.

LET'S MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS 12.A, PLEASE.

[12.A. Discuss and consider Ex Officio appointments to the following City boards, commissions, and committees]

COUNCIL MEMBERS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT ON THE FAMILY, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOARD ABOUT A LIAISON.

THERE STILL IS SOME DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD WITH THIS COMMITTEE.

IF COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A DESIRE TO BE THE LIAISON AT THIS POINT, WE SURE CAN ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA.

IF COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO WAIT AND PUT THIS OFF TO NEXT MONTH, I THINK WE'LL HAVE CLEARER DIRECTION FROM THIS BOARD AT THAT TIME.

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OKAY, JANELLE, CAN WE PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH, PLEASE? WE ALSO HAVE A LIAISON POSITION FOR LANDMARK.

IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION? YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. SHARON.

WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.

I'M GOING TO NOMINATE HER FOR THE LIAISON FOR THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.

SECOND. AND THAT IS SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

AS SOON AS YOU MAKE A MOTION.

EXCUSE ME. MAKE YOUR MOTION.

OH. I'M SORRY.

WE'RE ALL A LITTLE PUNCH DRUNK TONIGHT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

VERY GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF COUNCILWOMAN LOUIS? SHARON, THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

SO. WE HAVE GONE COUNCIL THROUGH ALL THE ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.

I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S INPUT.

WE HAD A GREAT WORKSHOP THIS MORNING AND A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSION.

AND THAT WILL SERVE US WELL AS WE MOVE INTO SEPTEMBER 12TH AND SEPTEMBER 19TH.

IT IS 6:02 P.M.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.