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          GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT IS 5 P.M.. I HAVE THE HONOR OF CALLING THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING FOR THURSDAY, 
          [1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
JUNE 26TH TO ORDER. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE COUNCIL. 
          WE JUST FINISHED AN EIGHT HOUR WORKSHOP AND CAME RIGHT INTO THIS MEETING,
SO IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. 
          WELCOME, EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE. 
          COUNCIL, NICE TO SEE YOU AND STAFF AGAIN. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS IN THE
PUBLIC. 
          GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. WE DO HAVE OUR COUNCIL SEATED. 
          LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL. MAYOR BROWN. PRESENT. 
          MAYOR PRO TEM ROBB. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN. 
          PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PORRETTO . HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS. 
          HERE. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. 
          WE DO HAVE OUR INVOCATION. WE HAVE DEACON BRANDI PAINTER FROM FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH. 
          BRANDI, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET US PRAY. 
          GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND WE CALL HOME. 
          GALVESTON IS RICH IN HISTORY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY. 
          WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND FOR ALL WHO GATHER HERE THIS EVENING WITH
A HEART TO LEAD AND SERVE. 
          LORD, GRANT WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER S AS THEY DELIBERATE MATTERS
THAT AFFECT THE DAILY LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          MAY THEIR DECISIONS REFLECT JUSTICE, COMPASSION,
AND INTEGRITY. 
          HELP THEM TO LISTEN WITH EMPATHY. SPEAK WITH CLARITY AND ACT WITH COURAGE. 
          WE PRAY FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL WHO LIVE AND WORK IN GALVESTON. 
          THOSE WHO FISH AND THOSE WHO TEACH. THOSE WHO BUILD AND THOSE WHO HEAL. 
          THOSE WHO VISIT AND THOSE WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME. 
          BLESS THIS MEETING, O LORD. LET IT BE FILLED WITH COLLABORATION AND PURPOSE,
AND MAY ALL THAT IS DONE HERE SERVE THE COMMON GOOD AND BRING HONOR TO YOUR HOLY NAME. 
          IN CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. LET'S HAVE OUR PLEDGE. 
          WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. 
          COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
DECLARE? NO, OTHER THAN THAT. YEAH, EXACTLY. HEARING NO RESPONSE ON THAT,
LET'S MOVE TO OUR ITEMS. BEFORE WE DO, I WANT TO HOUSEKEEPING CHORES. FOR THOSE THAT ARE FOLLOWING THE AGENDA,
ITEM 11.X THAT'S IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA, THAT IS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA BY STAFF,
THAT WILL BE RETURNED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TO OUR AGENDA. 
          SO ITEM 11.X WE WILL NOT BE HEARING TODAY. LET'S MOVE NOW TO ITEM SIX,
PLEASE. 
          [6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER]
ITEM SIX. PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS OF COUNCIL OFFICER BOARDS AND CITY MANAGER. 
          6. A. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415,
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. TO LEAD THIS OFF, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY
RECENTLY HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS ALWAYS SAD WHEN WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. 
          ANYONE THAT PASSES AWAY IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN BACK SO
MUCH TO THIS COMMUNITY. 
          RECENTLY WE HAD JOE FLORES PASS. A GENTLEMAN THAT HAS BEEN ON THE ISLAND HERE. 
          BORN ON THE ISLAND. AND AN INDIVIDUAL THAT GAVE SO MUCH BACK TO THIS ISLAND,
ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BUSINESSES AND SO FORTH DOWNTOWN AND EVOLVED AND REALLY REACHED THE PINNACLE THAT IT IS
TODAY WITH A LOT OF POSITIVE INPUT FROM JOE FLORES. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHIES TO JOE FLORES' FAMILY AND ANYONE THAT IS HIS ACQUAINTANCES ALSO. 
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ALSO, BILL RIDER HAS PASSED AWAY. FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW BILL,
HE WAS AN ATTORNEY HERE IN TOWN AND PARTICIPATED WITH SO MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVED ON SO MANY BOARDS WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE SO GOOD FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHIES TO BILL RIDERS' FAMILY. ALSO, WHICH IS VERY SAD FOR ALL OF US HERE. 
          THE PASSINGS COME CLOSE TO HOME HERE. RECENTLY,
COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA'S MOTHER PASSED AWAY. 
          AND DAVID, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
I'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHIES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. ONE LAST THING. A GOOD FRIEND TO MANY OF US HERE,
TOM [INAUDIBLE] IS IN THE HOSPITAL. 
          TOM HAD SURGERY. HE'S STILL IN THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING THIS SURGERY,
AND WE WISH HIM, I WANT TO EXTEND FROM THE CITY OUR BEST WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY TO TOM [INAUDIBLE]. 
          S AYING THAT, WE'RE NOW MOVING, COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
S, BOB? I'VE GOT ONE. 
          PROJECT ROSENBERG, A GROUP OF LOCAL RESIDENT ADVOCATES,
SUCCESSFULLY REACHED ITS GOAL OF RAISING $2.2 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE ROSENBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTY FROM THE GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A GREEN
SPACE PARK ON JUNE 9TH, THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF JULY 1ST AGREED UPON BY GISD AND THE PROJECT ROSENBERG. 
          THEY CONTINUE TO RAISE FUNDS TO COVER GISD'S CARRYING COSTS OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS,
AND ALSO TO PAY FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TESTING ASKED FOR BY THE CITY. 
          THIS PROJECT RETURNS THE LAND NO LONGER NEEDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ITS ORIGINAL USE
AS A CITY PARK WHEN THE CITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1839 BY MICHEL MENARD, AND IT ILLUSTRATES WHAT A DETERMINED GROUP OF CITIZENS CAN ACCOMPLISH ON THEIR OWN
INITIATIVE IN THIS TOWN. 
          WE'VE SEEN THIS KIND OF DETERMINATION TIME AND AGAIN IN GALVESTON FROM ITS RESIDENTS,
MOSTLY AROUND RESPONSE TO DISASTER, BUT IT'S ALL FROM THE SAME LOVE OF THEIR ISLAND,
DRIVING IT, COMING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON CAUSE TO BRING SOMETHING LASTING AND GOOD FOR THE ISLAND, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED FUNDS TO HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
CARRY OUT ITS MISSION. 
          IT'S A REALLY GREAT JOB THEY DID. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          BOB, SHARON? GOOD EVENING TO ALL. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY,
BUT WE WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED JUNETEENTH EVENTS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. MISS HONESTY SMITH IS OUR NEW MISS GALVESTON
COUNTY AMBASSADOR. 
          AND THAT KICKED THE MONTH OF JUNE OFF. THERE WAS ALSO BANQUETS AT OLD CENTRAL,
THE GOSPEL SHOW. 
          WE KNOW GOSPEL WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE ENSLAVED POPULATION HERE. 
          MISS SUE JOHNSON. THEY HAD AN AWESOME CONCERT WITH SHIRLEY CAESAR. 
          GRAND FESTIVAL THAT WAS PUT ON BY MISS LAWANDA. 
          A COMEDY SHOW FROM THE PARADE. HOPEFULLY YOU ATTENDED SOME OF THESE. 
          JUNETEENTH, 160, WITH FIREWORKS ON THE BEACH. 
          REEDY CHAPEL WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AS THEIR GUEST. 
          WHAT AN HONOR. ALSO HAD A GOSPEL PRESENTATION FROM A FATHER AND SON. 
          THE SAX MAN AND SON. IF YOU WOULD GO TO VISITGALVESTON.COM,
YOU WILL STILL FIND EVENTS THERE. 
          PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE BEING PUT ON BY GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AND NEO CULTURE. 
          THERE'S STILL MANY THINGS GOING ON. THIS FRIDAY IS A SPECIAL FOOD FAMILY FESTIVAL AT
KEMPNER PARK THAT'S PUT ON BY CHRIS ALLEN AND HIS GROUP. AND THERE'S LOTS MORE OUT THERE, SO BE SURE TO CHECK VISIT GALVESTON WEBSITE. 
          THANK YOU, SHARON. COUNCILMAN? THIS IS THE LAST MEETING BEFORE AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY,
SO JUST MAKE SURE JULY 4TH, YOU HAVE A LOT OF FUN. GO TO THE BEACH IF YOU CAN,
ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. 
          AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS,
COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. WE DO HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND A PROCLAMATION. 
          WE'RE GOING TO START WITH COUNCILMAN BEAU RAWLINS. 
          BEAU? 
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DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION? CITY OF GALVESTON PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL
SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE FIRST DAR CHAPTER IN TEXAS WAS FOUNDED ON JUNE 17TH,
1895, IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. 
          AND WHEREAS FOR 130 YEARS, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER HAS FAITHFULLY UPHELD THE IDEALS
OF GOD, HOME AND COUNTRY. ADVANCING THE MISSION OF NSDAR TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND SPIRIT OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. 
          AND WHEREAS THE CHAPTER CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT AND PUBLIC OPINION
AND TO FOSTER PATRIOTIC CITIZENSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE SPIRIT OF ITS FOUNDERS. 
          THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 17TH, 2025 AS GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER NSDAR DAY. IN THE TESTIMONY WHEREOF WITNESS MY HAND AND
THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025. 
          HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR GALVESTON DIAPER BANK. 
          WHEREAS THE GALVESTON DIAPER BANK, FOUNDED IN 2013,
HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 5 MILLION DIAPERS THROUGH A DEDICATED NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS,
ENSURING THAT FAMILIES IN NEED HAVE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HYGIENE ITEMS SUCH AS DIAPERS,
WIPES, ADULT INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES, AND FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. AND WHEREAS, THE ORGANIZATION NOW OPERATES FROM A NEWLY
RENOVATED CENTRAL WAREHOUSE THAT SERVES AS A VITAL HUB FOR PARTNER DISTRIBUTION,
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EXPANDED SUPPORT SERVICES, STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY NET FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ACROSS GALVESTON COUNTY. 
          WHEREAS THE GALVESTON DIAPER BANK HAS DEEPENED ITS IMPACT THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH SAINT
VINCENT'S HOUSE SINCE 2023, DEMONSTRATING A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING INFANTS,
YOUTH, SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WITH COMPASSION AND DIGNITY. THEREFORE,
WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL , THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE GALVESTON DIAPER BANK FOR ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO
THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE ITS MISSION OF CARE AND EQUITY. 
          THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS LESLIE GARZA. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE GALVESTON DIAPER BANK. 
          I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR EFFORTS TODAY. 
          THE DIAPER BANK WAS FOUNDED IN 2013, COFOUNDED BY KATHY AND ANGELA,
AND I HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY HONORED TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH LEADING IT INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER. 
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WE HAVE BEEN IN COLLABORATION WITH SAINT VINCENT'S HOUSE SINCE 2023,
AND WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE MARY MOODY NORTHERN ENDOWMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE INTO OUR NEW WAREHOUSE SPACE AND GET IT FULLY RENOVATED IN ORDER TO
SERVE AS A HUB FOR DIGNITY FOCUSED CARE FOR A FULL YEAR. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER 2 MILLION DIAPERS IN 2024. 
          ALTHOUGH WE DID FACE A LITTLE BIT OF CRISIS IN THE SUMMER WHEN WE LOST OVER 47,000
SUPPLIES. 
          WE ALSO HAD TO CANCEL ONE DISTRIBUTION, BUT WE STILL MADE IT HAPPEN FOR MANY OF OUR
PARTNERS. 
          WE ALSO PROVIDE INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES AT NO COST,
WHICH IS ONE OF THE ONLY DIAPER BANKS IN TEXAS. 
          WE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL THROUGH THE NATIONAL DIAPER BANK NETWORK. 
          WE HAVE SEEN OVER 30% INCREASE IN BABY SUPPLIES AND 52% INCREASE IN SENIOR SUPPLIES. 
          SORRY, GUYS, I DIDN'T PRINT IT OUT. ANYHOW. 
          SO YES, THE NEED IS GREAT AND WE ARE HERE TO SERVE. 
          SO WITH THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DO SO FOR QUITE A
LONG TIME. 
          THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. O NE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE. 
          WHEN WE MAKE APPOINTMENTS HERE AT CITY COUNCIL ,
THIS COMES THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. 
          BUT ONE APPOINTMENT THAT I, AS MAYOR CAN MAKE AND WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL 'S APPROVAL IS THAT
APPOINTMENTS TO THE GALVESTON HOUSING BOARD, HOUSING ASSOCIATION AUTHORITIES. 
          [INAUDIBLE]. SO WE DO HAVE A VACANCY ON THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BOARD. 
          BELINDA DAVIS HAS NOW RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD. 
          SHE'S TAKING A POSITION OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. 
          AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I AM APPOINTING PAULA [INAUDIBLE] TO THE BOARD. 
          PAULA, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE ON NOW 
          [7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS]
TO ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE. ITEM SEVEN. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS. 
          CLAIMS 25-027 THROUGH 25-044 ARE ON THE SCREEN. 
          [8.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Abandoning Approximately Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Square Feet (12,790) Of Three (3) Portions Of Right-Of-Way Adjacent To Property Commonly Known As 303 31st Street And Adjacent Property Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey; Lots 6, 7, And North 18.7 Feet Of Lot 8, Block 571, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 25P-015 Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)]
VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEMS 8.A. REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS,
PLEASE. 
          ITEM 8. A. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS, ABANDONING APPROXIMATELY 12,790FT² OF THREE PORTIONS OF RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 303 31ST STREET AND ADJACENT PROPERTY,
IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS M.B. 
          M ENARDS SURVEY. LOT SIX, SEVEN AND NORTH 18.7FT OF LOT EIGHT,
BLOCK 571, IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. PLANNING CASE NUMBER 25P-015 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT. 
          VERY GOOD. MISS GORMAN. AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT WORKSHOP TODAY. 
          STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE AUGUST MEETING IN ORDER FOR THE PORT
TO APPLY FOR AN ABANDONMENT OF THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF THOSE RIGHTS OF WAY. VERY GOOD. WE DID DISCUSS THIS AT LENGTH THIS MORNING IN OUR WORKSHOP. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN? I THOUGHT WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT WORKSHOP WAS APPROVING IT
WITH THE CONTINGENCY OF THE PORT ABANDONING SENSE. I KNOW I HAVE SEEN LETTERS,
AND WE HAD TONY BROWN, AND THIS IS SOMETHING, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT HAS GONE ON FOR YEARS,
INVOLVED IN A LEGAL DEED AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD NEED TO DEFER THIS TO ANOTHER
MEETING? SURE. I'D LIKE TO OFFER A COUNTER OPINION TO THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO APPROVE SOMETHING THAT IS CONTINGENT UPON SOMEBODY ELSE'S ACTION
OR INACTION. 
          I BELIEVE THAT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFIED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL , IS THAT BOTH PARTIES SHOULD BE PRESENTED WITH THEIR ABANDONMENTS BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AT
THE SAME TIME, SO THAT THEN WE CAN HEAR FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL THAT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IN ORDER
TO MAKE THIS APPROPRIATE. 
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VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR CATHERINE? YES, COUNCILMAN RAWLINS. I GUESS WHERE I'M MOST CONCERNED IS THAT NONE OF THESE ISSUES
CAME UP FROM ANYBODY IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT NOR THE FIRE MARSHAL 'S OFFICE,
BEING THAT THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS ABANDONED AND THE DEED WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NAME OF THE
PORT OF GALVESTON. AND THEN SOMEHOW, MAGICALLY, IT CAME BACK TO NOW BE THE CITY OF GALVESTON. 
          AND NOW WE'RE HERE. THERE WAS NOTHING. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS BETWEEN THE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE MARSHAL WHENEVER THEY NEEDED IT TO THE PORT OF GALVESTON. BUT NOW THAT IT'S ON TRACK TO BE DEEDED TO THE RIGHT,
THE PERSON THAT IS THAT IS ASSUMING THIS ABANDONMENT THERE IS AN ISSUE. AND THAT'S WHERE I JUST,
I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THIS THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY. THERE'S A LONG HISTORY OF THE RIGHTS OF WAY IN THIS AREA,
AND LEGAL IS GOING TO BE DOING A REPORT AND SUBMITTING IT TO THE COUNCIL. 
          THE PORTION ALONG 31ST STREET HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY PREVIOUS AGREEMENT WITH THE
PORT AND IS A NEW PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          AND THAT'S THE SECTION THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL HAD THE MOST CONCERN OVER. 
          DONNA, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? YEAH. FIRST, I APOLOGIZE FOR COMING IN A LITTLE BIT LATE. 
          I THINK THE FEED IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WITH THE SECONDS THERE. 
          YES. THE HISTORY TO THE SITUATION IS LONG. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED,
THE CORRECTIONS HAVE NOW BEEN MADE. THE TRACKS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY,
PER THE ORDINANCE, ARE NOT ALL OF THE TRACKS THAT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST AND WITH THE WHARVES BOARD. 
          SO THE ATTORNEY FOR THE WHARVES BOARD WAS PRESENT TODAY. 
          HE STATED WHAT HIS ASSIGNMENT WOULD BE GOING FORTH SO THAT THE FINAL CORRECTIONS AND FOR
AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE ABANDONMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD ON BOTH SIDES TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS,
AND HOPEFULLY THAT SITUATION WOULD BE CORRECTED. 
          ALL RIGHTY. REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL . 
          I UNDERSTAND WE WANT TO CORRECT AN ISSUE, BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT COUNCIL WAS NOT
NOTIFIED THAT A DEED WAS IMPROPERLY GIVEN TO ANOTHER ENTITY AND WAS RESCINDED, AND WE WEREN'T NOTIFIED THAT A RIGHT OF WAY WENT OUT OF
OUR POSSESSION AND CAME BACK TO OUR POSSESSION WITHOUT EITHER AN APPROVAL OR AT LEAST NOTICING
COUNCIL THAT THAT A MISTAKE WITH RIGHTS OF WAY HAS HAPPENED. THAT'S, I THINK,
A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD ADDRESS. 
          RIGHT. SO IF I MAY, THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT CITY COUNCIL IS NOTIFIED OF WHEN
PROPERTIES ARE DEEDED AND IT'S NOTIFIED TO CITY COUNCIL WHENEVER PROPERTY IS SOLD. THEY'RE INFORMED OF THAT,
AS A MATTER OF FACT, ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, OF THE RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS ANY SALE OF CITY PROPERTY TO GO
FORTH. 
          SAME THING WITH ABANDONMENT, ETC, ETC. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS A LONG HISTORY. 
          GOING BACK TO, I THOUGHT, 2006, BUT IT MAY BE 2013,
AND IT INVOLVED A LAND SWAP DEALING WITH SEVERAL PARCELS OF PROPERTY IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF THE CITY. 
          IN THE MIDST OF ALL THESE LAND SWAP ISSUES, AS WELL AS DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITH THE PORT
AND THE CITY. 
          THIS PROPERTY LOCATION, THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF MECHANIC STREET ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY WAS
INCLUDED JUST IN 2023 OR 24 SUBMITTED. AND IT JUST WAS A MISTAKE AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FILED. 
          IT WAS NOT CAUGHT UNTIL IT WAS. A PROPERTY OWNER BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LEGAL
DEPARTMENT. 
          SO FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS, IT WASN'T AN ISSUE UNTIL A PROPERTY OWNER SAID,
HEY, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING, I WANT TO MAKE A REQUEST. BUT I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE'S THIS ENCROACHMENT
AMENDMENT INCUMBENT ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED,
WE HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO CORRECT IT AND IT HAS BEEN 
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CORRECTED. AGAIN, I WILL PROVIDE A REPORT WITH THE ENTIRE HISTORY. 
          THIS HAS TAKEN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. HAS TAKEN THE WHARVES BOARD, LEGAL, PUBLIC WORKS. MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAME ABOUT
THE SITUATION. 
          AND AGAIN, LOTS OF RECORDS GOING BACK A COUPLE OF DECADES ALMOST TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE EVEN
GOT TO THE WHOLE LAND SWAP SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. 
          BUT I WILL PROVIDE A REPORT, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY
HAVE. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD,
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE APPLICANT WAS. THIS ALL CAME ABOUT BECAUSE A FENCE WAS PUT ON
THE WHOLE RIGHT OF WAY. NOT. AND THEY'RE ENTITLED TO PURCHASE HALF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. 
          AND IT WAS MOVED AND THE FENCE IS STILL THERE,
BUT WE. 
          I JUST. I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THE TIMELINE OF THINGS BECAUSE WHAT I HEAR FROM. 
          AND THE PROPERTY OWNER FOLLOWED HIS DUE DILIGENCE AND DUTY. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT,
BUT I JUST. 
          I DON'T FOLLOW THE TIMELINE OF EVERYTHING BASED ON WHAT I KNOW AND WALKING IT AND TALKING
TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, I JUST DON'T FOLLOW THE TIMELINE THAT I'M GETTING FROM STAFF,
SO. 
          APOLOGIZE ABOUT IT, BUT I DON'T FOLLOW THE TIMELINE. 
          ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, MARIE,
YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? GO AHEAD. WELL, I HAVE ACTUALLY READ THROUGH A LOT OF THE DATA BECAUSE THE CITIZEN WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS, WE SAT DOWN,
WE MET ABOUT IT. 
          AND I HAVE READ THROUGH THE HISTORY, AND WHAT BOTHERS ME MOST ABOUT THIS IS,
THERE ARE LEGAL WAYS TO ABANDON AN EASEMENT, OR TO BUY AN EASEMENT,
AND NONE OF THOSE PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. AND EVEN AS IT WAS POINTED OUT BY MR. LANGFORD AND HIS ATTORNEY, THEY HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH WHAT IS THIS NOW,
A YEAR? TWO YEARS. AND I HAVE THE WHOLE EMAIL TRAIL AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS. 
          AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE DONE IMPROPERLY,
ILLEGALLY. 
          ISSUES BY THE CITY. AND I THINK WE. I MEAN, I,
MYSELF OR BEAU AND I ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THIS. 
          WHEN A TRANSACTION HAPPENS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL,
AND YET IT ISN'T EVER BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I'VE GONE BACK AND RESEARCHED ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS,
AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WELL AFTER THE LAND SWAP. 
          IT'S HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THIS. 
          COUNCILMAN RAWLINS. COUNCILMAN, YOU SAID BASICALLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY,
EXCEPT FOR IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THIS CORRECTION, AS YOU CALL IT WITH THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT,
WITH THE SWAP BETWEEN THE CITY OF GALVESTON OWNERSHIP DEEDED TO THE PORT OF GALVESTON, NOW BACK TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
THAT WAS DONE WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, NOT SIX YEARS AGO, NOT TWO YEARS AGO. CORRECT. 
          SO. THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE ISSUE PRESENTED TO ME. 
          BUT I'M SAYING BEFORE IT HAD BEEN IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR YEARS,
SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE. 
          IT HAD BEEN UNDER THE CITY OF GALVESTON OWNERSHIP FOR ALL THOSE YEARS. 
          I'M NOT. I MEAN, THIS THIS DEED ASSIGNMENT WAS DONE WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS BEFORE THAT. 
          AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND LOOKING BACK AT RECORDS,
THAT PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. 
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SO TO ME, I DON'T SEE WHERE THAT CONFUSION WOULD BE. 
          WHAT I CAN SAY IS WITH THE INITIAL LAND SWAP AND THE ISSUES THAT OCCURRED WITH THAT. 
          THAT WAS ALL DONE APPROPRIATELY VIA CITY COUNCIL ,
VIA ORDINANCES AND THROUGH STATE STATUTE THAT ALLOWS LAND SWAP VIA THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER LAND SWAP REGULATIONS. 
          THAT WAS ALL DONE CORRECTLY. WHAT HAPPENED SUBSEQUENTLY BACK IN,
I WANT TO SAY 2023 OR 2024 WAS THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM THE PORT THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LAND SWAP AREAS. 
          THEY SENT THAT REQUEST TO RECORD THIS DEED OF THOSE AREAS. 
          THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT PROPERLY REVIEW THE MEETS AND BOUNDS AND AREAS THAT WAS PRESENTED
TO THEM, AND IT WAS RECORDED. SINCE IT WAS RECORDED, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER NOW WANTING TO DO SOMETHING WITH HIS PROPERTY,
DISCOVERED. 
          HEY, I NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. 
          CONTACTED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, KATHERINE GORMAN DID HER INVESTIGATION,
CONTACTED LEGAL, AND THEN WE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. AND EVER SINCE THEN, WE HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH THE WHARVES BOARD TO MAKE THAT
CORRECTION AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE PROPERTY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONVEYED HAS BEEN PROPERLY RECORDED
AND FILED. 
          AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT IS NOW THE CASE. 
          THE PORT DOES NOT HAVE MORE THAN WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE. 
          THE CITY HAS WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE. THE SITUATION IS STILL OUTSTANDING WITH
OFFENSE, AND THAT IS A SITUATION THAT THE WAR IS GOING TO HAVE TO RECTIFY. 
          AND I'VE TALKED WITH MR. BROWN AGAIN TODAY ABOUT RECTIFYING THAT SITUATION OF THAT FENCE. 
          WHAT ABOUT THE PAYMENT THAT WAS ISSUED FROM THE PORT OF GALVESTON TO THE CITY FOR THAT
LAND SWAP THAT THEY THOUGHT INCLUDED THIS PIECE? AND THAT WAS PART OF THE ISSUE, IS THAT THE PAYMENT THAT WAS ISSUED FOR AN APPROPRIATE
AREA IN THAT LAND SWAP DEAL, THE PORT, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M TRYING TO SPEAK FOR THE PORT,
I DON'T KNOW IF MR. BROWN IS HERE. THEY THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A PART OF THE REQUEST FOR AN ABANDONMENT
APPLICATION FORM FOR PART OF THIS MECHANIC STREET ALLEY. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CAME BACK AND SAID,
NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU STILL OWED US MONEY FROM THE PREVIOUS LAND SWAP AREAS. 
          AND SO THAT KIND OF STARTED THE CONFUSION. THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD ALREADY APPLIED FOR
THE AMENDMENT, AND THE PAYMENT THAT WAS MADE WAS FOR THAT APPLICATION PROCESS. 
          HOWEVER, GOING BACK THROUGH THE RECORDS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INITIAL LAND SWAP
STUFF WAS NEVER FULLY PAID FOR. 
          AND SO THAT'S HOW IT KIND OF STARTED THAT BALL ROLLING THERE. 
          AGAIN, ALL THIS WILL BE IN THE REPORT THAT I WILL SUBMIT TO CITY COUNCIL. 
          WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC NOTICES WHEN THESE AREAS ARE TO BE ABANDONED? FOR ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. WELL, IT WOULD BE A PROCESS SIMILAR TO THIS. 
          I MEAN, ALL ABANDONMENTS WOULD COME. 
          WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE NOTICES OUT WHENEVER A PROPERTY IS ABANDONED? THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT DOES. OKAY. 
          AND ULTIMATELY WOULD COME TO CITY COUNCIL . I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO. 
          THIS GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN WAITING TWO YEARS AND HE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY. 
          HE HAS ACCUMULATED ATTORNEY FEES AND WE ALL KNOW OUR GOOD FRIEND MR. HILL DOES NOT COME CHEAPLY. AND NOW WE'RE SAYING,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU WAIT ANOTHER MONTH, WHEN WE HAD THE PORT'S ATTORNEY IN THE ROOM SAYING,
YES, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. 
          I HAVE SEEN EMAILS FROM THE PORT STATING THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 30 DAYS. 
          WELL, LET'S GET BACK INTO THE . IT´S A QUESTION FOR LEGAL. 
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WELL, I UNDERSTAND. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A TOPIC THAT HAS A VERY SECURITIES PATH FORWARD
FROM THE PAST. AND WE NEED TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. 
          WE'LL GET PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL, AND THEN WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR VOTE. 
          SO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION OF STAFF? IT IS 5:35 P.M.. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8. 
          A. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? MARK, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? I WANTED TO DO IT AS THE PROPONENT NOT BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES BECAUSE IT MAY TAKE ME
FOUR. 
          GO RIGHT AHEAD. APPLICANT. YES. YES, SIR. JUDGE. 
          I MEAN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'LL TAKE IT. WITH THE TIE LIKE THAT,
YOU GET SIX. 
          THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. IT'S ACTUALLY A MARTINI GLASS. 
          I LOOKED DOWN AT IT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. 
          MY NAME IS MARK HILL. MY OFFICE IS OVER HERE IN THE LIGHT COMPANY BUILDING. 
          2116 CHURCH STREET. THE LANDOWNER CAME TO ME APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO,
AND WITH MY BACKGROUND IN LAND TITLES, I LOOKED AND I SEARCHED AND HE LOOKED AND HE SEARCHED. 
          HE'S A NAVY MAN, AND I'M AIR FORCE. IN BETWEEN THE TWO OF US,
WE FIGURED OUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD BEEN, AND I'LL USE A SPECIFIC LEGAL TERM. TITLE HAD BEEN BOOGGERED UP ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. 
          THERE HAD BEEN AN ISSUE, AND THEN THERE HAD BEEN OTHER ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THE TITLE. 
          SO I CAME TO SEE CITY ATTORNEY AND MISS DONNA,
AND WE HAD MANY MEETINGS. 
          THERE WERE SOME WHERE I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE LITIGATION UNDER WHAT'S CALLED
MATERIAL AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT OF ACCESS, TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE. 
          BUT THEN DONNA, OR THE CITY ATTORNEY WORKING WITH US,
FIGURED OUT A WAY ON OPEN FACE FISHING. 
          REAL, YOU KNOW, HOW TO BACKLASH. WELL, WE HAD A REAL FUR BALL. 
          AND SO THEY, ALONG WITH US, FIGURED OUT A WAY TO UNFURL IT. 
          BUT IT HAS TAKEN TWO YEARS. THEY SAY THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE GRIND SLOWLY,
BUT THEY GRIND FINE. 
          AND WE'RE DOWN TO THE FINE POINTS NOW. AND WE'D VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH
WITH THE ABANDONMENT COUNCIL MEMBER S, I UNDERSTAND. AND AGAIN, MY CONDOLENCES, DAVID,
I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR NEIGHBOR AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE, THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID WHEN WE WERE COMING TO PLANNING COMMISSION TO CATHERINE AND AT THE
LAST MINUTE, THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID, WE GOT A PROBLEM TURNING TRUCKS AROUND. 
          WELL, WE'VE GOT A WILD OR OR JUST I CALL IT LIKE A WILD DEED. 
          THERE'S A WILD CHAIN LINK FENCE OUT THERE AND HE CAN'T TURN AROUND. 
          SO I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE TONY BROWN BECAUSE HE SENT THE LETTER YESTERDAY AND HE'S
WORKED WITH ME ON IT. 
          I THINK WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY COMBINED TOGETHER FINALLY,
AND WE'D SURELY LIKE TO HAVE IT ABANDONED SO THAT WE CAN GO ON DOWN THE ROAD AND DEAL WITH OUR BUSINESS. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB IS CORRECT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS, PORRETTO IS CORRECT. THERE WERE ERRORS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN QUITE A
BIT OF TIME AFTER WE GOT ON TOP OF IT. 
          BUT THOSE DEEDS SIT OVER THERE IN THE BACK OF THE COURTHOUSE,
AND UNTIL SOMEBODY LOOKS AT THEM, YOU MIGHT NEVER KNOW EXACTLY. AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
I STAND READY TO ANSWER. 
          COUNCILMAN FINKLEA. DOES DEFERRAL OF THIS ACTION FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS,
UNTIL YOUR ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER CAN COME FORWARD WITH AN ABANDONMENT, CREATE ANY SORT OF FINANCIAL RISK OR, I GUESS,
NEGATIVE IMPACT IN YOUR CLIENT? YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA. IT VERY WELL COULD,
BECAUSE IT HAS SEEMED LIKE, WHAT DO THEY SAY? THE GOALPOST KEEPS MOVING. AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HAD HAPPENED ALONG THE
WAY. 
          HATS OFF TO DONNA. SHE GOT IT DONE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SWAPS. AND THE TITLE, I FEEL IS GOOD NOW,
BUT IT VERY WELL COULD BECAUSE THERE COULD BE ANOTHER STUMBLING BLOCK SOMEWHERE. WE'VE GOT OUR BUSINESS TAKEN CARE OF AND
WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IT, BUT IF IT'S THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, TWO MONTHS IS BETTER THAN TWO YEARS. 
          MR. HILL, LET ME ASK A QUESTION. YES, SIR. MY CONCERN. 
          I'M ALL FOR THIS. MY CONCERN IS THE FIRE MARSHAL COMING IN AND MENTIONING THAT THEY COULD
NOT APPROVE THAT BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY TO TURN THE FIRE TRUCK AROUND AND SO FORTH. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE THE PORT APPLIES FOR THEIR ABANDONMENT,
AND IF THAT IS APPROVED, THEN THAT 
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SATISFIES THE NEED OF THE FIRE MARSHAL . IS THAT SOMETHING YOU UNDERSTAND ALSO,
SIR? MAYOR, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ALSO, BECAUSE I WORKED WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL AT PC. 
          WHEN WE CAME OUT OF PLANNING COMMISSION , HE AND I MET OUT IN THE HALLWAY AND I SAID,
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OFF ON PLANNING COMMISSION UNTIL YOU SAID THAT. 
          HE SAID, WELL, AT ONE TIME ON THE VIDEO, HE SAYS,
I DIDN'T QUITE GET IT, BUT HE GETS IT. 
          BUT THERE'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE IN THE WAY, AND HE'S JUST TRYING TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT HAVE
TO BACK A FIRE TRUCK OUT. 
          AND I DRIVE A TRUCK AND, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO BACK UP ANY MORE AND YOU HAVE TO. 
          BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WOULD HAVE COME DOWN SOME TIME AGO. 
          AND IT'S ALL BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. SO I THINK THAT,
AND PERHAPS, MAYOR, GOING FORWARD. 
          I REMEMBER THAT THE LDRS CAME OUT ONLY IN 15 OR 16,
AS I RECALL. 
          PERHAPS GOING FORWARD THERE OUGHT TO BE A COMMITTEE JUST TO,
YOU KNOW, KIND OF LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE ON WHAT WE OWN. 
          I KNOW EXACTLY. YES, SIR. WE TALKED AT WORKSHOP THIS MORNING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF
APPROVING THIS BASED UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE ABANDONMENT FROM THE PORT AND THEIR APPLICATION. 
          YES, SIR. AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH. 
          THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU AND YOUR CLIENT, SIR? IT'D BE VERY NICE. THAT'S ALMOST LIKE HAVING AN EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT THAT YOU GOT IN THE
TITLE COMPANY. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GETTING DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S NOT JUST A SIGN IN THE YARD OR A CHAIN LINK
FENCE WHERE IT OUGHT TO BE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, MAYOR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOB? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO TELL YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE MR. LANGFORD AND YOUR DILIGENCE. AND FIRST OF ALL,
LOCATING THIS PROBLEM AND SECONDLY, STICKING WITH IT TO GET IT FIXED. 
          IT'S PROBABLY HARDER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN,
BUT I THINK WE ALL KIND OF LEARNED A LESSON THERE. 
          AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE. SECONDLY I TAKE IT THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DEVELOP
THIS PROPERTY UNTIL THE PORT HAS ABANDONED THEIR PART OF IT. 
          AND THAT AND WHEN THEY DO, THAT WOULD MAKE THE FIRE TRUCK THING GO AWAY. 
          THAT, UNTIL THEY ASKED FOR THE OTHER PORTION OF IT. 
          ANYTIME YOU HAVE AN ABANDONMENT, THE TWO ADJACENT OWNERS TAKE IT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE
ABANDONED STREET, WHICH IT IS ABANDONED, BUT IT'S ABANDONED IN THE REAL WORLD,
BUT NOT IN THE LAW AT THIS MOMENT. 
          SO YOU TAKE IT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, AND THEN WE'RE BOTH GOOD,
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED AGAIN. 
          HAS THE PORT GIVEN YOU ANY INDICATION ABOUT HOW SOON THEY COULD BE DOING THAT? I'VE WORKED WITH TONY BROWN AND I'VE KNOWN TONY SOME TIME AND WORKED WITH TONY. 
          AND WHEN I GOT THE FIRE MARSHAL IN THE HALLWAY AFTER PC AND HE AND I CHATTED,
HE SAID, GET ME SOMETHING FROM THE PORT. 
          AND YESTERDAY, TONY GOT ME SOMETHING. AND TODAY HE HAPPENED TO BE AT WORKSHOP ON ANOTHER
MATTER AND GOT TO SPEAK. 
          I HAD TO GO TO COURT ON A ZOOM HEARING THAT LASTED THREE HOURS. 
          I APOLOGIZE, I COULDN'T BE THERE FOR THE WHOLE TIME. 
          LAW CLERK WAS THERE, AND TONY BROWN HAS INDICATED TO ME IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN POSTHASTE. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A LOT OF POST AND A LOT OF HASTE. 
          ONE MORE QUESTION. YES, SIR. MAYBE FOR YOU. I'M NOT SURE. 
          SO, DOES THE PORT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS ANYBODY ELSE TO AFFECT AN
ABANDONMENT? YES. YES. SO THEY WOULD GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN COME BACK TO US. 
          SO THAT'S TWO MONTHS RIGHT THERE. WELL, I MEAN,
NOT NECESSARILY. 
          I THINK THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE CAN TRY AND EXPEDITE THE ISSUE,
AND IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING TO BE PROVIDED, THE APPLICATION COMPLETION PAYMENT, OF COURSE. 
          BUT I CAN DEFER TO MISS GORMAN ABOUT THE PROCESS. 
          YEAH, TYPICALLY IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MONTHS FROM THE DEADLINE DATE TO YOUR HEARING AT CITY
COUNCIL . 
          IN FACT TONY AND I TALKED THIS AFTERNOON, AND HE SAID,
MARK, WE'RE PREPARING OUR APPLICATION. 
          CAN YOU GET A DUPLICATE OF YOURS SO THAT I MAKE SURE THAT WE MATCH UP? I SAID, GOD KNOWS WE DON'T WANT A VACANCY OR AN ENCROACHMENT. 
          SO, YES SIR. SO REGARDLESS OF HOW THIS GOES,
IT'S GOING TO BE TWO MONTHS, I GUESS. 
          THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS. W E COULD BE VOTED UP TODAY,
BUT WE STILL GOT TO WORRY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBOR, AND . THAT'S CORRECT. AND OUR NEIGHBOR IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW. I'M PRETTY GOOD. LIKE I USUALLY SAY,
IF IT GOT EIGHT MORE LAWYERS, IT'LL BE A FAIR FIGHT. 
          BUT TONY AND I ARE FRIENDS. AND SO I THINK, WE'D LIKE TO GET IT. 
          LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET IT IN THE TITLE COMPANY AND GET IT APPROVED,
SUBJECT TO, THAT WOULD BE A NICE THING. 
          YOU KNOW, THE PORT´S ATTORNEY, AS YOU MENTIONED,
MARK WAS THERE AT THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. 
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YES, SIR. I THINK HE RELAYED TO US I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS ALONG AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          I FEEL COMFORTABLE WHEN TONY TELLS ME SOMETHING. 
          YEAH. I CAN COUNT ON IT. HIS HANDSHAKE, HIS WORD IS HIS BOND,
WHICH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. 
          AND HIS WORD IS HIS BOND. I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN MOVE IT AS A STARTED IN ALL IN
POSTHASTE. 
          THANK YOU MARK. I APPRECIATE . 
          HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU IN JUST A SECOND. 
          I'LL BE HERE. OKAY. OH, BY THE WAY, I WANT TO INTRODUCE. 
          I'VE GOT MY TWO SUMMER LAW CLERKS, STAND UP REAL QUICK AS IF YOU'RE IN COURT. 
          IT'S MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND MISS [INAUDIBLE] . HER DADDY WAS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR
MANY YEARS. 
          IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. 
          WELL, ANYWAY, IT'S THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AND MISS DONNA AND EVERYBODY ELSE. 
          THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT, MARK. 
          YES, SIR. ANY FURTHER? YES, SIR, BY ALL MEANS. 
          ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? HI [INAUDIBLE],
PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          HELLO, EVERYONE. HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? I'M BACK. 
          MY CONCERN IS ABOUT THE PROPERTY ON MY SITE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PORT BOUGHT THE WHOLE
ALLEY. 
          I GAVE IT BACK TO THE CITY, AND TWO OWNERS CAME UP TO ME AND THEY SAID,
MISS [INAUDIBLE], YOU KNOW, THE PORT BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT KNOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY SIDE OF
THE BUILDING FOR YEARS, AND I KEEP GETTING IT RUNNING AROUND. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DON'T AFFECT WHAT
I'M TRYING TO DO. 
          WHICH I'M TRYING TO LIVE MY GODFATHER'S LEGACY,
[INAUDIBLE] THAT HE ALWAYS WANTED SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO OUTSIDE AND ENJOY INSTEAD OF SITTING INSIDE SMOKING,
THEY GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE I DON'T ALLOW SMOKING IN THE CLUB. 
          SO I LET THEM GO OUTSIDE AND SMOKE CIGARETTES. 
          AND SO MANY PEOPLE LOVED THE WAY THAT WE DID IT. 
          AND I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE. AND WHEN ONE OF THE OWNERS SAID THAT THEY WANT THEIR
PROPERTY, I SAID, I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH YOU GETTING YOUR PROPERTY AS LONG AS I GET MY SIDE. 
          BECAUSE WHAT I WANT TO DO IS JUST HAVE SOMETHING OUTSIDE SO PEOPLE CAN JUST ENJOY IT. 
          RECENTLY, WE GOT TWO DUCKS. TWO RABBITS RUNNING AROUND THERE NOW. 
          AND TWO ROOSTERS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM,
BUT THEY DROPPED THEM OFF RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF US. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE´RE OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. 
          AND IF WE CAN BUY OUR PART, I'M WILLING TO BUY OUR PART. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, [INAUDIBLE]. APPRECIATE IT. 
          MAYOR, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM. I THINK MISS JACKSON IS SPEAKING OF IS THE SOUTH
END OF THAT ALLEY? SO IS THAT ALLEY INCLUSIVE OF THIS TODAY, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? WELL IT'S THE SAME ALLEY. IT'S A NORTH SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN 31ST AND 32ND STREET. 
          MISS JACKSON OWNS THE PROPERTY OF THE SOUTHERNMOST PART PORTION OF THE ALLEY. 
          SO THIS REQUEST IS NOT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO HER PROPERTY. 
          OKAY, SO IT DOES NOT AFFECT. CORRECT. VERY GOOD. 
          ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? IT IS 5:48 P.M.. 
          I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. 
          I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST WITH THE CONTINGENCY OF THE PORT'S ABANDONMENT. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT,
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. 
          WE'LL GO OVER THAT MOTION AGAIN BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB,
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RAWLINS. 
          AND WOULD YOU MARIE, REPEAT YOUR MOTION SO THAT WE'LL MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND. 
          I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE. HOW WOULD I SAY,
D ONNA? IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. HOW MAY I? I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
BUT I THINK YOU'RE MAKING YOUR APPROVAL BASED ON ANOTHER ENTITY'S ACTION, AND YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY ORDER THAT ENTITY. 
          AND SO YOU MAY STILL BE HAMSTRINGING THE APPLICANT HERE,
BECAUSE IF THE PORT NEVER FOLLOWS THROUGH, THE ABANDONMENT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. WELL, I'VE ALREADY SEEN THAT IN WRITING THAT THEY'RE
FOLLOWING THROUGH. 
          SO I FEEL. OKAY, SO THEN I JUST APPROVED THE ABANDONMENT? IT'S YOUR MOTION. I'M JUST POINTING OUT WHAT I'M HEARING AS A. 
          CAN WE LEGALLY SAY IT THAT WAY? THAT YOU JUST APPROVED THE ABANDONMENT AS PRESENTED? AS PRESENTED? YES. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY,
WE 'VE CHANGED THAT MOTION A LITTLE BIT HERE. 
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SO NOW THE MOTION IS JUST TO APPROVE THE ABANDONMENT,
AND THAT'S BEEN SECOND. 
          NOW, THE QUESTION I HAVE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE HERE,
IF WE APPROVE THIS AND THE PORT DOES NOT GO THROUGH WITH THEIR ABANDONMENT PROCESS,
THEN WE'VE APPROVED AN ABANDONMENT WHERE THE FIRE MARSHAL IS AGAINST THAT BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS. AND THERE'S A STREET GOING TO NOWHERE. 
          WELL, I'M JUST SAYING. I LIKE THE ORIGINAL MOTION THAT COUNCILWOMAN ROBB BROUGHT FORWARD
AND. 
          ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH ME APPROVING IT WITH THE CONDITION OF THE PORT? I'M SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN. THIS IS DISCUSSION TIME. 
          AND THAT'S. WELL, THAT'S. SO UNLESS, MAYOR, YOU OPEN IT BACK UP. 
          I'D LIKE TO BRING THE APPLICANT BACK FORWARD. 
          I THINK THIS IS AND YOU NEED TO OPEN IT BACK UP. OKAY, LET'S OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING BACK UP. 
          05:51 P.M.. MR. HILL, COME BACK FORWARD. COUNCILWOMAN ROBB HAS A QUESTION,
SIR. 
          YES, ABANDONMENT? I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT UNDER THE LIGHT OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. 
          AND IN THE LIGHT OF, LET'S SAY, THE PORT SITS STILL FOR A YEAR OR TWO OR SOMETHING,
OR LET'S SAY SIX MONTHS. 
          FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY HAVE, SOMETHING HAPPENED. THEY SIT STILL. I'M STILL SITTING ON
GO. 
          BUT THEN I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO ASK TO LIFT THE CONTINGENCY. 
          AND DONNA WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ME IF WE ALREADY HAD ONE ORDINANCE OR ONE MOTION
APPROVED. 
          HOW DO WE MODIFY THE MOTION? THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY QUESTION. 
          BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WOULD WANT TO VOTE IT UP OR DOWN. 
          BUT THEN IF IT'S VOTED DOWN, CAN I THEN COME BACK? YOU KNOW, HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO COME BACK? SO IT ALL SURROUNDS TIMING,
COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB, SO, YES, I THINK WITH THE CONTINGENCY, WE PROBABLY GIVE OURSELVES A BETTER CHANCE. 
          AND I'D HAVE TO RELY ON MISS DONNA AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I COULD COME BACK AND CHANGE THAT
CONTINGENCY IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. 
          I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. DONNA? IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO A COUNCIL
AGENDA. 
          EITHER WAY, IT COMES BACK. IT WOULDN'T BE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION BECAUSE IT'S
ALREADY GONE THROUGH, I'M ASSUMING A SEVERAL MONTHS TIME FRAME. IT WOULD JUST BE A NEW SITUATION THAT'S BROUGHT
TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADDRESSING. 
          I MEAN, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE PORT AT THEIR WORD AND APPROVE THE ABANDONMENT WITH THE
CONTINGENCY OF THE PORT'S ABANDONMENT. YES, MA'AM. LIKE I SAID,
THAT'S LIKE PUTTING IN THE TITLE COMPANY, AND I'M BETTER TO GET FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THANK YOU. OKAY, SO NOW COUNCILWOMAN ROBB HAS CHANGED HER MOTION AGAIN,
AND IS THAT THE ORIGINAL, COUNCILMAN ROWLINS, DOES THAT MEET YOUR APPROVAL,
SIR? THIS ABANDONMENT. WELL, DOES IT MEET YOUR APPROVAL FOR THAT CHANGE? WE'RE OPEN BACK UP, RIGHT? YES. UP AND BACK UP FOR HEARING,
SO I CAN ASK A QUESTION? SURE, GO RIGHT AHEAD. SO THIS IS THREE PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ABANDON? THREE TRACTS. THREE TRACTS. SO CAN WE BRING THAT BACK UP? THE SURVEY THAT WE HAD THERE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH THIS MOTION AND SECOND, WITH THE CONTINGENCY WITH THE PORT OF GALVESTON,
THAT WE DON'T HURT MISS [INAUDIBLE] AND HER BUSINESS, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE STILL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS TRACT, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING OR READING AND I DON'T SEE A LINE OR A DELINEATION TO
SHOW THAT THE NORTH HALF IS GOING TO LANGFORD AND THE SOUTH HALF IS GOING TO [INAUDIBLE]. 
          MR. LANGFORD OWNS THE PROPERTY IN THE CENTER. 
          IT'S ALL PROPERTY, THE THREE REQUESTED TRACKS ARE ADJACENT TO ONLY MR. LANGFORD'S PROPERTY. DOUG MCCLEAN OWNS THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. 
          YOU CAN SEE HIS NAME ON THE SURVEY. AND THEN MISS JACKSON OWNS THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH
OF THAT. 
          SO IT'S OFF OF THE MAP. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. 
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NOR WILL BE AFFECTED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WITH THIS MOTION. 
          AND THAT'S MY REVIEW OF IT, BOOTS ON THE GROUND,
MAYOR. 
          YES, SIR. JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, AND I APPROVE,
AND WILL SECOND THE MOTION AS AMENDED. 
          ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I THINK WE UNDERSTAND IT. 
          IS YOUR LAW CLERK [INAUDIBLE]. IS IT CARTER,
YOUR BROTHER? TELL HIM I SAID HEY. AND AND YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU MIGHT NEED EIGHT ATTORNEYS,
BUT SEVEN OF US MIGHT GIVE YOU A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY. 
          SO YOU ALREADY HAVE, UNCLE. I'M TAPPING OUT. ALL RIGHT,
DAVID? MAYOR, THE MOST CONSERVATIVE THING WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DEFER THIS AND BRING BACK BOTH AT
THE SAME TIME. 
          HAVING SAID THAT, WE'RE DEALING WITH ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY WHICH IS UNDER THE PURVIEW
TO AGREE OF THE CITY. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IF THIS WAS JUST AN ADJACENT PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNER, YOU KNOW, AND TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          SO I'M CONCERNED, THOUGH, WITH THAT STATEMENT,
WITH WHAT MISS FAIRWEATHER SAID, IS ABOUT WE PLACING A CONDITION ON THE APPROVAL BASED UPON A PARTY,
NOT PARTY, TO THIS TRANSACTION . YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK? THE TRANSACTION. THEY´RE MY ADJACENT, ADJOINING ABUTTING NEIGHBOR. 
          THEY ARE MY NEIGHBOR. AND MY NEIGHBOR HAS COMMITTED IN WRITING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO
WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO. 
          AND IF THEY, FOR SOMEHOW RENEGE OR CHANGE THEIR MIND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE,
THIS IS AS FAR AS I'VE GOTTEN. 
          I FEEL LIKE I'M ON THE THREE YARD LINE, AND ALL I NEED IS THAT FULLBACK TO CROSS OVER,
AND I'M THAT CLOSE. 
          AND I ABSOLUTELY KNOW THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. 
          I KNOW THEY'VE GOT A POST. I KNOW THEY'VE GOT TO DO THEIR 72 HOURS,
BUT THEIR LAWYER HAS TOLD ME AND HE HAS WORKED IT OVER WITH THEM AND AS HAVE I. 
          SO COUNCILMAN, ALMOST SAID COMMISSIONER. COUNCILMAN,
I'M COMFORTABLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER TALKING TO MISS FAIRWEATHER ABOUT THE FACT WE'D COME BACK AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE IT'D BE A NEW DAY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MESS OVER THE APPLE CART
NOW. 
          THIS PATH FORWARD AS PROPOSED IS ACCEPTABLE? IT'S ACCEPTABLE IN LIGHT OF WHAT I SAID THAT
THAT WE'RE LIKE GETTING IN THE TITLE COMPANY AND MOVING FORWARD. 
          IT'S ACCEPTABLE, WE'D LIKE TO DO IT TODAY, BUT IT'S ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBOR HAS
COMMITTED TO US AND TO US, THE LANDOWNER AND THE OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO DO. 
          THANK YOU, MR. HILL. THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT. YES,
SIR. ALL RIGHT, IT IS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WHAT SHE SAID TO MARIE. WE CANNOT DO WHAT, BECAUSE THAT ENTITY IS NOT HERE, WHAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU STATED? WELL, IF I UNDERSTAND THE MOTION CORRECTLY, YOU ARE PUTTING A CONDITION INTO THE MOTION
THAT IS ORDERING ANOTHER ENTITY, OR THAT IS BASING THE APPLICANT'S ABANDONMENT ON ANOTHER ENTITY'S ABANDONMENT APPLICATION APPROVAL, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SO THAT ENTITY,
THE WHARVES BOARD, THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER FOR THIS APPLICANT TO GET THEIR ABANDONMENT. 
          NOW, IF THAT'S THE INTENT, THEN THAT'S THE INTENT. 
          I MEAN, IT'S. THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER WAY, FROM WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THAT MOTION,
THAT THE APPLICANT CAN GET THEIR ABANDONMENT, UNLESS THE WHARVES BOARD FOLLOWS THROUGH ON WHAT THEY HAVE STATED
THAT THEY WOULD DO. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THE LENGTH OF TIME I THINK I HEARD WAS THAT THIS
PROCESS OR THE OTHER PROCESS WILL BOTH TAKE AROUND THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME? TWO MONTHS? DID I HEAR THAT INCORRECTLY? THAT'S GENERALLY THE CASE FROM AN ABANDONMENT. 
          FROM APPLICATION TO YOUR HEARING AT CITY COUNCIL GENERALLY TAKES TWO MONTHS. 
          OKAY. AND THE ABANDONMENT APPLICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN PREPARED BY THE PORT AT ALL? 
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NO? OKAY. THEY'RE GETTING READY TO FILE THAT. 
          PREPARING OR GOING TO. YES. IT IS 6 P.M.. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN AND BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND. 
          FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN ROBB CHANGING THIS MOTION. 
          THIS MAKES, IN MY OPINION, MORE SENSE TO DO IT THIS WAY. 
          I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE. IT HELPS SATISFY THIS SITUATION THAT MR. HILL AND HIS CLIENT HAVE GONE THROUGH TO GIVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME HERE. 
          AND IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE BEST POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THE FIRE MARSHAL COME ON
BOARD AND APPROVE THIS, FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT. I WANT TO THANK MR. HILL AND DONNA. THEY'VE WORKED ON THIS, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR MYSELF
AND BEEN INVOLVED. 
          AND DONNA CAN MENTIONED TO YOU, I'VE TALKED TO YOU MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS AND THE ISSUE OF
HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT WE BROUGHT FORWARD AT OUR WORKSHOP. 
          I THINK COUNCILMAN PORRETTO AND RAWLINS AND ROBB HAVE GOOD POINTS ABOUT THAT TO KNOW ABOUT
THAT, DONNA IS PUTTING TOGETHER A COMPLETE OUTLINE OF HOW WE GOT HERE. 
          IT WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL SHORTLY AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE,
DEPENDING ON HOW THAT, THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE AT THAT POINT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES FOR THIS. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU MARK. 
          MAY WE BE EXCUSED? YES, SIR, YOU MAY. GO GRAB A MARTINI. 
          YES, THAT'S RIGHT WHERE I'M HEADED. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. YES, SIR. GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. 
          APPRECIATE IT. NICE MEETING Y'ALL. ITEM 8.B,
PLEASE. 
          [8.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 1211 21st Street, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lots 1 Through 14 & Adjacent Alley & Adjacent East One-Half Of 22nd Street Block 21, 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; Planning Case Number 25P-020; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)]
ITEM 8.B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 1211 21ST STREET, AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK. 
          PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS M.B. MENARD SURVEY,
LOTS 1 THROUGH 14 & ADJACENT ALLEY & ADJACENT EAST ONE-HALF OF 22ND STREET, BLOCK 21, 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 MAP OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS. 
          PLANNING CASE NUMBER 25P-020, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE DANIEL LUNSFORD WITH US. 
          DANIEL? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THIS IS THE GULF BREEZE APARTMENTS,
CONSTRUCTED IN 1969 BY THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY AS THEIR FIRST LARGE SCALE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS DESIGNED BY GALVESTON ARCHITECT RAYMOND RAPP
JR, A VERY PROLIFIC ARCHITECT, WORKED ALL OVER TEXAS IN THE HOUSTON AREA. 
          HIS WORK WAS PREDOMINANTLY POSTWAR, MODERN AND SIMILAR STYLES,
OF WHICH THE GULF BREEZE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. 
          OVER THE YEARS, THE GULF BREEZE APARTMENTS BECAME NOT JUST A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT,
BUT ALSO AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL ANCHOR AND COMMUNITY HUB AND A PHYSICAL LANDMARK. 
          LANDMARK COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ALL RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
AND HERE WE HAVE, OF COURSE, A PHOTO OF THE GULF BREEZE APARTMENTS. AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU DANIEL. ANY QUESTIONS,
COUNCIL? HOW OLD IS THE BUILDING? IT WAS BUILT IN 1969. 
          SO LET ME DO SOME MATH HERE REAL FAST. OVER 50 YEARS. 
          DANIEL, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE SERVING ON A LANDMARK COMMISSION,
WE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS. 
          IT WAS MOSTLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 19TH CENTURY BUILDINGS AND,
YOU KNOW, VICTORIAN STUFF AND ALL THAT. 
          SO THIS IS KIND OF NEW FOR PEOPLE, I THINK, THAT ARE LOOKING AT FOLLOWING THIS LANDMARK
COMMISSION DESIGNATIONS. 
          COULD YOU KIND OF DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
BUILDING TO QUALIFY FOR A LANDMARK COMMISSION? SURE. SO JUST A VERY QUICK REFRESHER COURSE OR A LITTLE CRASH COURSE. 
          MOST HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY ARE BASED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PROPERTIES CRITERIA. 
          THEY REFER TO THE VARIOUS CRITERIA. FOR EXAMPLE A 
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GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, THE WORK OF A MASTER,
HAVING ASSOCIATION WITH IMPORTANT PEOPLE OR EVENTS EITHER AT THE, YOU KNOW, LOCAL, STATE OR NATIONAL LEVEL. AND,
YOU KNOW, HONESTLY AS TIME PASSES, WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE MORE. 
          YOU KNOW, WHAT WE THINK OF AS MODERN BUILDINGS THAT YOU KNOW,
CAN MEET THOSE CRITERIA. 
          AND THEY HAVE TO BE OLDER THAN 50 YEARS OLD. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT STATED ANYWHERE IN THE STANDARDS. 
          IT'S KIND OF A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB, BUT IT'S GENERALLY ACCEPTED. 
          YEAH, OKAY, THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUNSFORD? YES, DAVID. MORE OF A QUESTION. YOU KNOW,
I THINK IT'S INTERESTING. 
          YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN TYPICAL LANDMARK CASES. 
          HOWEVER IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ARCHITECTURE, SOME OF WHICH, YOU KNOW, HAVE VERY STRONG OPINIONS AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT INDIVIDUALS
CARE FOR THEM. 
          THIS WAS DONE DURING A PERIOD OF TIME THAT THERE'S SOME OPINIONS OUT THERE THAT SAID,
THIS IS NOT WORTHY OF PROTECTION, HOWEVER. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARCHITECT AND OF THIS STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE
CONDITION OF THE BUILDING ITSELF IS DEFINITELY WORTHY, I BELIEVE, OF PROTECTION. 
          AND IF I MAY, I'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AT LEAST ONE MODERNIST LANDMARK,
THAT WOULD BE THE MOUNT OLIVE CHURCH. 
          SO WE ALREADY HAVE ONE, THIS IS JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT'S TYPICAL. 
          YES, SIR. DANIEL, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE THIS IS OWNED BY GHA,
THIS BEING GIVEN A LANDMARK DESIGNATION. 
          THEY CAN'T QUALIFY FOR THE TAX FREEZE, THAT A PRIVATE OWNER WOULD. 
          YEAH. SO, YEAH, THEY'RE NONPROFIT. SO THEREFORE THE TAX INCENTIVES WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING
THEY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. 
          THE CITY'S NOT MISSING OUT ON ANY TAX EXEMPTION BECAUSE IT'S A LANDMARK? OKAY. GREAT. THANKS. VERY GOOD. IT IS 6:07 P.M. 
          I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8. 
          B. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M JUST HERE TO REPRESENT GHA, AND ALSO BRAX IS HERE AND HE'S BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON
THIS PROJECT, SO WE'RE GOING TO LET HIM TAKE THE LEAD ON. HE'S COMMISSIONER BRAX EASTWOOD. 
          THANK YOU, PATRICIA. YOU'RE WELCOME. PATRICIA IS OUR CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. 
          AND I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE PAUL AS OUR NEW FUTURE COMMISSIONER AS WELL. 
          THANKS, WELCOME ABOARD. I JUST WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BUILDING IN A FEW
DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          ONE BEING JUST ABOUT THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND DANIEL PRETTY MUCH COVERED THE HISTORY OF
THE BUILDING WHEN IT WAS BUILT, WHO THE ARCHITECT WAS, AND ALL THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT. 
          AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT IT'S A SIMPLE BUILDING. 
          BUT IT HOLDS TRUE TO ITS MID-CENTURY MODERN CHARACTERISTICS. 
          IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE THAT IT'S SO, SO WELL INTACT AFTER 50,
56 YEARS THAT WE HAVEN'T MESSED IT UP YET. 
          AND SO IT'S OUR ONLY HISTORIC BUILDING THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OWNS. 
          AND SO WE WANT TO MAINTAIN IT AND GIVE IT THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES. 
          IT'S A HINGED BUILDING. IT'S REALLY, I KNOW IT'S KIND OF A A BANAL BUILDING IN ITSELF,
BUT IT'S REALLY SPECIFIC TO ITS SITE, THE WAY THAT IT'S HINGED WITH TWO BARS TO CAPTURE BOTH THE BREEZES AND THE VIEWS. 
          THE VIEWS UP THERE, AMAZING. 
          SO IT WORKS. AND IT'S NOT JUST ME THAT THINKS THAT IT'S A GOOD BUILDING. 
          IT'S OTHER ARCHITECTS, AND IT'S IN THIS BOOK AS A GUIDEBOOK OR IS IN THE GUIDEBOOK. 
          AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY ABOUT THE BUILDING ITSELF IS THAT IT'S RESILIENT. 
          IF YOU CAN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HURRICANE IKE TO ALL THE OTHER HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROPERTIES. 
          IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THAT THIS BUILDING WITHSTOOD THAT EVENT WITH LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE,
AND RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET BACK IN WAY, WAY FAR AHEAD OF OTHER FOLKS, EVEN THAN US. AND THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO THAT RESILIENCE OR
THAT IDENTITY, THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE WITH THE BUILDING IS NOT JUST FOR THE RESIDENTS,
BUT IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. 
          SO THE COMMUNITY, THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE AROUND IT,
WHETHER YOU LIKE THE ARCHITECTURE OR YOU DON'T, YOU CAN IDENTIFY IT, SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THAT BUILDING IS. 
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IT'S BEEN HOME TO MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND AGING GALVESTONIANS. 
          IT'S BEEN THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY. IT EVEN SERVED AS A POLLING PLACE FOR SOME YEARS,
AND COMMUNITY EVENTS HAPPEN THERE, ON SITE. SO IT'S PART OF OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY,
I GUESS, OF GALVESTON. 
          SO I'D SAY. AND BECAUSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SUCH A HOT TOPIC,
THIS PROPERTY MITIGATES THE RISING COST OF HOUSING ON THE ISLAND IN A WAY THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR MISSION IS. 
          AND THE LAST REASON IS MORE SPECIFIC. AND MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER,
BETTY MASSEY, BROUGHT THIS UP AT ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS. THE LAST REASON TO LANDMARK THIS BUILDING IS THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE IN IT. 
          THEY´RE RESIDENTS, VOLUNTEERS. THEY DESERVE SOMETHING TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT. 
          THE BUILDING THAT THEY RESIDE IN IS SOMETHING SPECIAL. 
          SO GIVING THEM THAT SENSE OF PRIDE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY VALUE
OUR RESIDENTS. 
          THAT'S ALL TRUE. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD,
YEAH, AFTER HURRICANE IKE, IT WAS A LOT OF DESTRUCTION ON THE ISLAND, BUT THIS BUILDING STOOD. AND, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE WHENEVER WE
NEED YOU OVER THERE AT GHA AND DOING WHATEVER YOU CAN FOR US. 
          I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND SO I REALLY THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE MADE
THIS BUILDING A LANDMARK. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS,
COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. WOULD ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? GOOD EVENING. FOR SIX YEARS, I SERVED ON THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION STATE BOARD OF
REVIEW TWO YEARS AS THEIR CHAIRMAN, WHERE WE SAW MANY APPLICATIONS COME THROUGH TO BE LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER,
SPECIFICALLY FOR PROPERTIES THAT WERE OVER 50 YEARS OLD. 
          THIS, OF COURSE, AT 56, IS ONE OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR
STATE TAX CREDITS AND FEDERAL TAX CREDITS. 
          IF IT WAS TO GO IN TO BE RENOVATED AND UPGRADED FOR THOSE THAT ARE LIVING THERE. 
          SO NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO GET IT LISTED WITH THE LANDMARK DESIGNATION,
BUT IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CURRENT RESIDENTS AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THIS LOCATION BY GETTING IT LISTED ON
THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOW THAT IT'S ELIGIBLE AND TO THE POINT, YOU WILL SEE MORE BUILDINGS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE REACHING THAT 50 YEAR MARK. 
          SO THEY WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THE APPLICATION TO GO TO THE STATE BOARD OF REVIEW. 
          SO I WOULD JUST STAND IN SUPPORT, TOO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ANY OTHER INPUT ON THIS ITEM? 6:13 P.M. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8.B, BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. 
          ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? BOB, I THINK. THERE WE GO. 
          WELL, JANELLE, DID YOU GET ALL THAT? WE DON'T HAVE THE THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          [8.C Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Prohibiting The Use Of Designated Groundwater As Potable From The Area Commonly Known As The Site Of Sandpiper Cove Described As A 7.0661 Acre Area Consisting Of City Blocks 398, 399, And 400 And Part Of 38th Street, 39th Street, 40th Street, 41st Street, Church Street (Avenue F) And Winnie Street (Avenue G), In The City Of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, Legal Description More Particularly Described Below; Supporting Certification Of A Municipal Setting Designation For The Area By The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality; Providing A Penalty Clause; Providing A Severability Clause; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (R. Winiecke)]
8.C, PLEASE. ITEM 8. C, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS, PROHIBITING THE USE OF DESIGNATED GROUNDWATER AS POTABLE FROM THE AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE SITE OF SANDPIPER COVE DESCRIBED AS A 7.0661 ACRE AREA CONSISTING OF CITY BLOCKS 398, 399 AND 400,
AND PART OF 38TH STREET, 39TH STREET, 40TH STREET, 41ST STREET, CHURCH STREET, AND WINNE STREET IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, LEGAL DESCRIPTION MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BELOW;
SUPPORTING CERTIFICATION OF A MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION FOR THE AREA BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT,
AND PROVIDED FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          VERY GOOD, WE HAVE MR. ROB WINIECKE WITH US. ROB? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HOW ARE YOU GUYS TODAY? R EADY TO GO HOME,
RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A MUNICIPAL
SETTING DESIGNATION FOR SANDPIPER COVE, LOCATED AT 3916 WINNIE STREET. THEY'RE LOOKING AS WE TALKED THIS MORNING TO PUT A
RESTRICTION ON THEIR DEEDS, SO THEY CANNOT USE THE GROUNDWATER FOR DRINKING PURPOSES. 
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AND WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING HERE ON TUESDAY,
JUNE 24TH, FROM 3 TO 5. 
          WE HAD ZERO PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC SHOW UP, AND THAT'S ABOUT WHAT I HAD TO REPORT. 
          WE DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WINIECKE? NO. IT IS 6:15 P.M. 
          I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8.C. 
          ANY INPUT FROM THE AUDIENCE? HEARING NONE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:15
P.M. 
          AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION. MAYOR? YES, MA'AM. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND I'LL SECOND THAT. 
          VERY GOOD, COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS? YEAH, HIT IT AGAIN. 
          AND. ONE MORE TIME. YOUR VOTES AREN'T MEANT TO STAY. 
          THERE WE GO. VERY GOOD. AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PORRETTO. 
          ANY DISCUSSIONS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. YEAH. 
          THIS WAS THE ONE ON THE POTABLE WATER. YES. VERY GOOD. 
          THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. 
          VERY NICE. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NINE, PLEASE. I'M SORRY,
MAYOR. 
          I APOLOGIZE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AN INTERN THAT DID HELP WITH SOME RESEARCH ON
THIS MATTER WHO´S IN THE AUDIENCE. 
          IF I CAN HAVE MR. TATE BIRCHFIELD STAND. MR. BURCHFIELD WILL BE ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL THIS YEAR. HE, I BELIEVE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO BAYLOR. 
          SO HE WILL BE GOING THERE AND OR MAYBE ANOTHER SCHOOL HE'S WAITING ON,
BUT. 
          AND MR. BURCHFIELD IS IF I DO BE SO BOLD, HE'S A TWO YEAR GRADUATE OF SAINT EDWARDS,
SO. 
          HILLTOPPER. THERE YOU GO. VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE. 
          [9. PUBLIC COMMENT]
ITEM 9, PUBLIC COMMENT. 9. A. AGENDA ITEMS AND 9.B. 
          NON-AGENDA ITEMS. AS WE KNOW THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. 
          WE´D LIKE TO INVITE YOU UP, I HAVE A LIST HERE OF THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP. 
          YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT RESPOND,
BUT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOUR INPUT AND WE'LL MAKE NOTE OF IT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          FIRST IS [INAUDIBLE] JACKSON. [INAUDIBLE]? SHE´S GONE. 
          SHE HAS LEFT. I HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]? HOW ARE YOU, SIR? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M FINE. 
          EXCUSE ME. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I´M A VISITOR,
AS I NOTED ON MY SLIP. 
          I'VE BEEN IN TOWN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS. 
          I TRAVEL. I'M A FORMER PUBLIC SERVANT TOO. AND I VIEW COMMUNITIES FROM A PUBLIC SERVANT
PERSPECTIVE. 
          AND THE QUALITY OF THAT COMMUNITY IS BASED ON THAT PERSPECTIVE. 
          AND I'VE HAD SOME INTERACTION WITH SOME OF YOUR EMPLOYEES,
AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN POSITIVE. 
          T HEY´VE BEEN PROFESSIONAL, RESPECTFUL. I TRAVEL WITH A DOG. 
          IT´S A YELLOW LAB, IT ENDS UP BEING THE MOST POPULAR DOG IN ANY TOWN I GO INTO. 
          AND IT'S BECOMING ONE OF GALVESTON'S MOST POPULAR DOGS TOO. 
          I GO TO GREAT STEPS TO PROTECT THAT ANIMAL. ESPECIALLY IN WEATHER LIKE THIS. 
          BUT I HAVE A SOMEWHAT HOBO LIFESTYLE. I'M A FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR,
SO I REALLY WATCH THE MONEY CLOSELY. 
          AND HAVING SAID THAT, IN THE TWO AND A HALF MONTHS I'VE BEEN HERE,
I'VE SPENT NORTH OF $2,500 TOO, BUT NOT ALL. NOT MUCH OF THAT HAS BEEN ON LODGING. 
          HAVING SAID THAT, THE POLICE HAVE HAD TWO INTERACTIONS WITH THEM,
AND IN BOTH CASES, THEY'VE USED DISCRETION. 
          THEY'VE TREATED ME WITH PROFESSIONALISM. THEY'VE TAKEN AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH. 
          AND THE THING THAT I ADMIRE MOST IS THAT THEY'RE NOT HIDEBOUND TO DISCIPLINE PEOPLE,
BUT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND PUNISH PEOPLE, SO TO SPEAK. AND THAT LEAVES ME WITH A VERY POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE
ON THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF VISITORS THAT WOULD SHARE THE SAME WITH YOU. 
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I DO THINK THAT MAYBE EVERY COMMUNITY HAS THEM,
WE CALL THEM KARENS, AND THEY GO THEY GO TOO FAR WITH SOME THINGS, AND THEY GET IN THE GRILLS OF PEOPLE,
YOU KNOW, AND ALL THAT OTHER GOOD STUFF. 
          AND I'M JUST VERY HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT USES JUDGMENT,
REALIZES THAT I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT MY ANIMAL. AND IT'S NOT ONLY THEM. 
          I'VE TALKED TO STREET WORKERS, I'VE TALKED TO PARK WORKERS. I DO THAT WHEREVER I GO
BECAUSE I'M A FORMER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, AND I LIKE TO KNOW HOW THINGS WORK IN TOWNS. COMING TO THE COUNCIL MEETING. 
          I FIND OUT HOW THINGS WORK HERE. BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THOSE FOLKS. 
          I THINK THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB FOR YOU. AND THAT'S THE PERSPECTIVE I LOOK AT. THANK
YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP HERE AND SAYING THAT. 
          THANK YOU. BARBARA WALKER. WHEN HE MENTIONED $2400,
I WAS CALCULATING THE SALES TAX ON THAT. YES, HOW ARE YOU,
BARBARA? COUNCIL, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME TO REQUEST HELP IN LIFTING
MY HOUSE AT 1402 15TH STREET. THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I COULD HAVE A MEETING WITH BRIAN MAXWELL
OR WHOEVER I NEED TO MEET WITH TO DISCUSS IT, OR IF I DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS IT,
IF YOU COULD JUST APPROVE IT FOR ME. 
          AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE HELP WITH REPAIRING MY SIDEWALK. 
          IT'S LIFTING UP, AND PEOPLE THAT WALK DOWN IT WILL TRIP OVER IT AND HURT THEMSELVES. 
          IF YOU'LL STEP RIGHT ACROSS TO MY OFFICE, MY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS IN THERE,
AND HE'S HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU AND LET YOU KNOW EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. OKAY. HIS NAME IS DAN, HE'S RIGHT INSIDE THE DOOR. OKAY. 
          RIGHT NOW? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK Y'ALL. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU ASK, WE ANSWER. 
          VERY GOOD. SAMUEL COLLINS. SAM? WELL, IF I COULD GET A YES OUT OF BRYAN THAT EASY. 
          FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO. SAMUEL COLLINS IS MY NAME. 
          IS OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA. 
          HAVING LOST MY MOTHER IN 1987 AT 15. THE DAYS PASS AND TOMORROWS COME. 
          BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT NOBODY CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF A MOTHER. 
          THAT BEING SAID, WHEN I WOULD COME HOME WITH MY REPORT CARD,
YOU KNOW, I WOULD POINT OUT THE A'S AND B'S FIRST. 
          SO I WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB ON HOSTING THE PRESIDENT. 
          A GREAT JOB ON THE EVENTS. GREAT JOB ON THE JUNETEENTH GRANTS. 
          THE CITY IS MUCH IMPROVED IN THOSE AREAS. GREAT JOB ON THE T-SHIRT THAT Y'ALL PASSED OUT
IN THE FIREWORKS. 
          ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE A'S. BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE 12.B RESOLUTION,
IT'S LIKE A C, AND WHILE IT'S STILL PASSING AND IT'S PROGRESS, MY MOTHER WOULD TELL ME,
SAM IT´S NOT YOUR BEST. 
          AND I WOULD SAY, WELL, THE OTHER STUDENTS ONLY DID BLAH BLAH BLAH. 
          I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE OTHER STUDENTS. I KNOW YOU CAN DO BETTER. 
          YOU CAN DO A WORK BECAUSE I'VE SEEN YOU DO A WORK. 
          YOU JUST DID A WORK SERVICING THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY BY SENDING HER TO THE PLACE
SHE NEEDED HELP. 
          YOU DID A WORK WHEN YOU HOSTED THE PRESIDENT HERE IN THE CITY AND MADE SURE THAT HE WAS
SAFE. 
          YOU DID A WORK ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO A WORK ON,
AND WE NEED YOU TO DO A WORK ON THIS MUSEUM. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAD INTERNATIONAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS IN GHANA,
MEXICO, NIGERIA, JUST TO NAME A FEW. 
          WHAT I PASSED OUT TO YOU IS A REPORT FROM GHANA. 
          THE STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN THE PICTURES ARE WEARING T-
SHIRTS FROM REEDY CHAPEL. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING, WE DON'T HAVE THE CONNECTIONS TO POLITICIANS. 
          BUT WE WENT THE EXTRA EFFORT AND MADE SURE THAT NOT ONLY DID THEY HAVE JUNETEENTH T-SHIRTS
FROM GALVESTON IN ACCRA, THEY ALSO HAD GALVESTON ISLAND VISITOR GUIDES. 
          SO WE ARE DOING THE WORK BECAUSE ALL EYES ARE ON GALVESTON. 
          THIS TEXAS EVENT THAT HAPPENED IN GALVESTON BECAME A NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND A WORLDWIDE
CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM. 
          SO WHEN COUNCILMEMBER PORRETTO TALKS ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY,
WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS. 
          THAT'S WHY THE FLAG IS RED, WHITE AND BLUE. BUT WE ARE SPREADING THE MESSAGE
INTERNATIONALLY ABOUT GALVESTON AND WE NEED HELP. 
          I WANT YOU TO MATCH THE STATE. $3.5 MILLION IN THIS BUDGET,
$3.5 MILLION IN THE NEXT BUDGET WOULD BE AT LEAST $7 MILLION. 
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I WANT YOU TO DO AT LEAST $7 MILLION. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME 100 EFFORT,
GET 100. 
          I KNOW YOU COULD DO A WORK. DO A WORK. THANK YOU. 
          SAM. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BUCKLE UP. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          I STILL BELIEVE THAT TELLING THE TRUTH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS OCCUPATION IN THE UNITED
STATES AND EVEN PERHAPS THE WORLD. JUST TELLING THE TRUTH. NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN,
IF YOU DON'T MIND ME SAYING BOB EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT I WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU A FEW DAYS AGO AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
BUT I GOT THERE A LITTLE TOO LATE, PAST THE PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT I THINK THAT YOU HAVE DID AN AMAZING JOB,
MEANING THAT YOU HAVE SUPPORTED YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU SUPPORTED YOUR NEIGHBORS,
AND I WAS READING AN ARTICLE IN THE DAILY NEWS WHERE YOU MADE THE COMMENTS ABOUT SUPPORTING YOUR NEIGHBORS. I ALSO WENT A LITTLE FURTHER AND READ WHERE [INAUDIBLE] DID A A
SURVEY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAME BACK AND SAID THEY DID NOT WANT WORKFORCE HOUSING,
BUT THEY WANTED A PARK. 
          AND YOU SUPPORTED THAT. I SAW YOU AT THE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 
          IT WASN'T THE SAME WITH US IN DISTRICT ONE. OUR COUNCIL MEMBER,
WHEN WE ASKED FOR SUPPORT FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBER , SHARON LEWIS, SHE SIMPLY TOLD US TO GO TO HELL. 
          SHE REFUSED TO MEET WITH US ON ANYTHING CONCERNING THAT. 
          BUT YOU FOUGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU STOOD UP FOR WHAT'S GOING TO GO INTO YOUR
COMMUNITY. 
          OUR COUNCIL LADY REFUSED TO HEAR US. WE MARCHED OUTSIDE ON THE DOORSTEPS. 
          WE ALSO DID SURVEYS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES. 
          WE GOT THE HELP OF MARIE, BEAU AND PORRETTO. AT LEAST THEY MET WITH US. 
          SHARON LEWIS BOYCOTTED THE MEETING AND REFUSED TO MEET WITH HER OWN CONSTITUENTS. 
          BUT I GOT AN ECHO FOR YOU. I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST 50 YEARS FIGHTING SO YOU CAN GET IN THE
POSITION WHERE YOU'RE AT. 
          I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP AND WE HAD FILED A LAWSUIT IN 1991 TO CREATE THE DISTRICT. 
          AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY YOU ARE SITTING HERE TODAY WITH THIS DISTRICT THAT YOU HAVE,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT. 
          EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN SOME ATTEMPTS OVER THE YEARS TO GO TO THE 4 TO 1. 
          SO SHE CAN LEAVE, BUT SHE CANNOT OUTRUN THE PETITION FOR A RECALL. 
          AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO DO A RECALL ON SHARON LEWIS. 
          IT'S TIME FOR HER TO GO. WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO REPRESENT US IN THE SAME VEIN
THAT BOB BROWN HAVE REPRESENTED HIS DISTRICT, AND IF THE RECALL DON'T WORK, YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MAN. 
          I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT EITHER. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE,
ANSWER YOUR PHONE CALL WHEN YOUR CONSTITUENTS CALL YOU. 
          WORK WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS. LET BOB BROWN. DID YOU CUT ME OFF,
MAN? I DID NOT, BUT IT WAS AT THE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU,
[INAUDIBLE]. 
          TO MAKE A COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT? VERY GOOD. 
          [10.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, To Further The Progress Of The Pelican Island Bridge Project By Taking The Following Actions: 1) Abandoning And Deeding Approximately One Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand Six Hundred One (188,601) Square Feet Of City Rights-Of-Way Designated As Seawolf Parkway, Aka Pelican Island Parkway, Consisting Of A Rights- Of-Way Approximately 100 Feet Wide, More Or Less, From The Pelican Island Landing Of The Present Bridge To GTI Boulevard, As More Particularly Described Herein, To The Texas A&M University System; 2) To Approve An Interlocal Agreement Between The City Of Galveston And The Texas A&M Univeristy System For A Right-Of-Way Access Road Easement Between The New Causeway And Seawolf Parkway, And To Also Accept Funds From The Texas A&M University System To The City Of Galveston For Use Toward The Local Share Required Of The City As Local Sponsor Of The Pelican Island Bridge Project By Txdot; And 3) Approve An Interlocal Agreement Between The Texas A&M University System And The City Of Galveston For Maintenance Of Seawolf Parkway, From The Pelican Island Landing Of The Present Bridge To Gti Boulevard, For The Duration Of The Construction Of The Pelican Island Bridge Project Until It Is Open For Use By The Traveling Public; Authorizing The City Manager To Sign The Agreements And Any Requisite Documents Upon Approval Of The City Attorney; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 10. A, PLEASE. OKAY. ITEM 10. 
          A. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS, TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF THE PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE PROJECT BY TAKING THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
1) ABANDONING AND DEEDING APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED ONE (188,601) SQUARE FEET OF CITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY DESIGNATED AS SEAWOLF PARKWAY,
AKA PELICAN ISLAND PARKWAY, CONSISTING OF A RIGHTS- OF-WAY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WIDE, MORE OR LESS, FROM THE PELICAN ISLAND LANDING OF THE PRESENT BRIDGE TO GTI BOULEVARD,
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, TO THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. 2. TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
FOR A RIGHT OF WAY ACCESS ROAD EASEMENT BETWEEN THE NEW CAUSEWAY AND SEAWOLF PARKWAY, AND TO ALSO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR
USE TOWARD THE LOCAL SHARE REQUIRED OF THE CITY AS LOCAL SPONSOR OF THE PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE PROJECT BY TXDOT. AND 3. 
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APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND THE CITY OF
GALVESTON FOR MAINTENANCE OF SEAWOLF PARKWAY FROM THE PELICAN ISLAND LANDING OF THE PRESENT BRIDGE TO GTI BOULEVARD FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PELICAN
ISLAND BRIDGE PROJECT, UNTIL IT IS OPEN FOR USE BY THE TRAVELING PUBLIC,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREEMENTS AND ANY REQUISITE DOCUMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          VERY GOOD, DONNA. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. AND I DO BELIEVE DAN BUCKLEY'S HERE AS WELL. 
          THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROJECT THAT [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON,
AS WELL AS WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND WITH THE OTHER ENTITIES INVOLVED. I BELIEVE A MEMORANDUM HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL. 
          WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY. 
          BUT IT WAS DISCUSSED DURING WORKSHOP AS WELL,
SO. 
          VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS FAIRWEATHER? I ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          I'D SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECONDED. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          [10.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas Approving An Interlocal Agreement Between The Board Of Trustees Of The Galveston Wharves, Hereinafter Called “Wharves”, And The City Of Galveston In Support Of The Texas Department Of Transportation (Txdot) Pelican Island Bridge Replacement Project; Providing For A Contribution From The Wharves To The City Of Two Million Dollars To Be Used As Part Of The Local Share Required In The Advance Funding Agreement Between TxDOT And The City; Setting Out Other Terms And Conditions Between The Parties; Approving The Agreement And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Agreement Upon Approval Of The City Attorney; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Legal)]
ITEM 10. B, PLEASE. ITEM 10. B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON
WHARVES, HEREINAFTER CALLED WHARVES AND THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
IN SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, PROVIDING FOR A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE WHARVES
TO THE CITY OF $2 MILLION TO BE USED AS PART OF THE LOCAL SHARE REQUIRED IN THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TXDOT AND THE CITY,
SETTING OUT OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, APPROVING THE AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT UPON
APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          VERY GOOD, DONNA. ANY INPUT ON THIS? AGAIN, COUNCIL,
THIS WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE WORKSHOP SESSION. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
MR. BUCKLEY, MYSELF ARE AVAILABLE, AND THIS IS CREATED BY MR. [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL AS WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE OTHER ENTITIES. 
          MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE. I WILL SECOND THAT. 
          WE WON´T ASK DAN ANY QUESTIONS? WELL. WELL WE WANT HIM TO GO ACROSS THE HALL AND TAKE CARE OF THE CITIZEN. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. 
          ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THAT. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10. C, PLEASE. ITEM 10. 
          [10.C Consider for action an ordinance of the City of Galveston, Texas, adopting the homestead, elderly, and disabled ad valorem tax exemptions for Tax Year 2025, pursuant to Chapter 33, Section 33-24 of the Code of the City of Galveston 1982, as amended; maintaining the minimum homestead exemption of $60,000 or 20% of the appraised value whichever is larger; maintaining the additional exemption in the amount of $15,000 be available for those age 65 and older; maintaining the additional exemption of $10,000 for those who are disabled; making various findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing for an effective date. (C. Ludanyi)]
C, CONSIDER FOR ACTION AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS ADOPTING THE HOMESTEAD ELDERLY AND DISABLED AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2025 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 33, SECTION 33-24 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
1982, AS AMENDED. 
          MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF 60,000 OR 20% OF THE APPRAISED VALUE,
WHICHEVER IS LARGER. 
          MAINTAINING THE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE AGED
65 AND OLDER, MAINTAINING THE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION OF $10,000 FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED. 
          MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE
DATE. 
          VERY GOOD. CSILLA? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THESE EXEMPTIONS NEED TO BE APPROVED BEFORE JUNE
30TH FOR THEM TO BE LEGALLY VALID. WE NEED TO PROVIDE THEM TO THE COUNTY AT THAT TIME AS STATED IN
THE AGENDA ITEM. 
          THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS LISTED AT $60,000 WITH A MINIMUM OF 20%,
WHICHEVER IS LARGER. 
          THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION IS $15,000 AND THE DISABLED EXEMPTION IS $10,000. 
          THIS IMPACTS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. 
          SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. MOVE TO APPROVE. VERY GOOD. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND THAT. 
          SECOND, COUNCILMAN PORRETTO. VERY GOOD. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 10.D . ITEM 10. 
          [10.D Consider for approval an ordinance of the City of Galveston, Texas, amending the total operating budget for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, by adjusting various budget accounts in the amount of one million ninety-three thousand four hundred fifteen dollars ($1,093,415) to properly record expenditures related to write off Lot Maintenance receivables, Special Events Fund for future expenditures, Asset Recovery and Removal Fund for future expenditures, transfer of funding in the Short Term Rental Regulation Fund from Capital Reserve to Personnel Services, and amending the total operating budget for the Industrial Development Corporation for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2025, by increasing the budget by one million three hundred sixty-four thousand five hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,364,575) to record debt service payments for the issuance of 2024 Certificates of Obligation Bond; making various finding and provisions related to the subject; and providing for an effective date. (C. Ludanyi)]
D. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, BY ADJUSTING VARIOUS BUDGET ACCOUNTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,093,415 TO TO PROPERLY
RECORD 
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EXPENDITURES RELATED TO WRITE OFF LOCK MAINTENANCE RECEIVABLE SPECIAL EVENTS FUNDS FOR
FUTURE EXPENDITURES, ASSET RECOVERY AND REMOVAL FUND FOR FUTURE EXPENDITURES. 
          TRANSFER OF FUNDING IN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATION FUND FROM CAPITAL RESERVE TO
PERSONNEL SERVICES, AND AMENDING THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. EXCUSE ME. BY INCREASING THE BUDGET BY $1,364,575 TO RECORD DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF 2024 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BOND MAKING VARIOUS FINDING
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT IN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I SECOND. MAYOR,
PUT YOUR MOTION. 
          OOPS. AND IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          [11. CONSENT ITEMS]
ITEM 11. CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE,
UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBER S OBJECTS. 
          THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY
THE CITY ATTORNEY. 
          CONSENT ITEMS 11 THROUGH 11.W ARE ON THE SCREEN. 
          COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL? YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO PULL 11.N. 11.N. ALL RIGHT. 
          ANY OTHER? I AM GOING TO, IF THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS TO PULL INDIVIDUALLY,
MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS 11.A THROUGH 11.W,
EXCLUDING 11.N, AS IN NANCY. I'LL SECOND THAT. GO AHEAD. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. PLEASE READ. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          PLEASE READ ITEM 11.N. PLEASE, NELLIE. ITEM 11.N. 
          [11.N Consider for approval establishing Beach User Fees (BUF) at Access Point (AP) 13 - Pocket Park 3 and AP 14 - 11 Mile Road, in accordance with City of Galveston's certified Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan §S(6)(e) (Plan) and City of Galveston ordinance §29-2(0)(7)(5). (B. Sanderson)]
CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL ESTABLISHING BEACH USER FEES AT ACCESS POINT 13 -
POCKET PARK 3 AND AP 14-11 MILE ROAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY OF GALVESTON CERTIFIED DUNE PROTECTION IN BEACH ACCESS PLAN AND CITY OF GALVESTON
ORDINANCE 29-2. 
          VERY GOOD. COUNCILMAN RAWLINS. SO THIS IS ANOTHER,
I MEAN, THIS IS ANOTHER AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO START CHARGING FOR BEACHES,
WHICH I AM TORN BETWEEN, BUT I WANTED TO INCLUDE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. NOT REALLY AN ANNOUNCEMENT,
JUST SOME EDUCATION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM KYLE CLARK TO OFFSET THIS FOR THE LOCALS HERE IN GALVESTON. 
          WANTED TO MAKE PUBLICLY AWARE THAT THERE'S AN ULTIMATE BEACH PARKING PASS,
WHICH IS $95 A YEAR. 
          IT INCLUDES UNLIMITED SEAWALL PARKING PLUS ENTRY TO THE BEACH PARKS,
EAST BEACH, STEWART BEACH PARK, DELLANERA RV PARK, AND WEST END POCKET PARK 1 AND WILL INCLUDE. 
          I'M HOPING THE PARKS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TODAY THAT ARE MORE MORE ON THE WEST END. 
          ALSO, THERE IS A SEASONAL BEACH PARKING PASS,
WHICH IS $50 A YEAR FOR ALL RESIDENTS. 
          UNLIMITED ENTRY TO THE BEACH PARKS, EAST BEACH,
STUART BEACH, DELLANERA RV PARK, AND WEST END POCKET PARKS. 
          THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AT DELLANERA RV PARK, THE PARK´S BOARD DOWNTOWN OFFICE AND DURING
SEASONAL OPERATIONS AT BEACH PARKS, EAST BEACH, STEWART BEACH, AND WEST END POCKET PARK 1 TO BE ISSUED WITH A WINDOW
DECAL THAT YOU'LL RECEIVE. 
          AND OF COURSE, SOME MIGHT KNOW, BUT THERE'S ALSO A ANNUAL SEAWALL PARKING PASS,
$45 A YEAR. 
          UNLIMITED SEAWALL PARKING . PASSES MAY BE PURCHASED PAY BY PHONE,
THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE SIGNS. 
          PRETTY MUCH EVERY TO ME, EVERY 75 OR 100FT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE. 
          OR YOU CAN CALL 8662347275 AND PAY THAT WAY,
OR PAY IN CASH IN PERSON AT THE PARK´S BOARD DOWNTOWN OFFICE, SO. 
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JUST TO ADD TO THAT, POCKET PARK 2 , THAT NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE AMENITIES AS WELL AS A
RESTAURANT, BUT THE PARKING IS 100% FREE WITH BRAND NEW LARGE LOTS. 
          AND IT'S VERY EASY ACCESS TO THE BEACH AS WELL AS POCKET PARK 4 IS ALSO OPEN AND YOU CAN JUST GIVE A LITTLE NOD TO THE WHALE. 
          BUT TWO OTHER FREE BEACHES. MAYOR, CAN I ASK BARBARA TO COME UP SO I CAN ASK HER A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS. 
          BY ALL MEANS. YES, SIR. SO, BARBARA, AS WE ARE TAKING ON SOME THIS RESPONSIBILITY WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, A COUPLE OF MONTHS. ARE THERE ANY AMENITIES OR ANYTHING THAT WE'RE ADDING TO THESE ONES
THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING THE BEACH USER FEES? I DON'T KNOW YET WHETHER IT'S YES OR NO. JUST CURIOUS,
YOU KNOW, JUST TO ADD PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE TO LET THEM KNOW IF WE DO . 
          WE DIDN'T REMOVE THEM. WE HAVE THEM THERE AND WE'LL CURRENTLY KEEP THEM THERE,
AND THEY'RE BEING SERVICED. AND AT POCKET PARK 1, WE HAVE PUT OUT FOR CONCESSIONAIRES IN THE PAST TO GET SOME TYPE OF FOOD TRUCK OR
SOMETHING TO COME IN. 
          AND NOW IF WE HAVE APPROVAL TODAY OF THREE, WE'LL GO BACK OUT AGAIN AND TRY TO GET A
CONCESSIONAIRE TO COME DOWN THERE. 
          I THINK IT WOULD BE A HUGE HIT FOR FOLKS. THAT'S,
OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE TO COME IN AND STAY AND SPEND THE DAY PERFECT. AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT BEFORE POCKET PARK 3 WAS A PAID PARK,
AND IT WAS LOVED BY BOTH RESIDENTS AS WELL AS VISITORS BECAUSE IT DID HAVE BATHROOMS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PUT THE AMENITIES BACK THERE THAT WE
USED TO HAVE. 
          LOVE TO. LET'S BUILD UP THAT ACCOUNT. COUNCILMAN RAWLINS,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM, SIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL,
COUNCILMAN RAWLINS. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COUNCILMAN PORRETTO FOR SECONDING THE MOTION. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE PATH FREE,
BY THE WAY. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 12.A PLEASE,
MA'AM. 
          [12.A Discuss and consider for action a transition of the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) collections from the Park Board back to the City, directing city staff to update existing ordinances, codes, and agreements for Council approval accordingly. (Ludanyi)]
ITEM 12.A. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR ACTION A TRANSITION OF THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
COLLECTIONS FROM THE PARK BOARD BACK TO THE CITY, DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO UPDATE EXISTING ORDINANCES,
CODES AND AGREEMENTS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL ACCORDINGLY. 
          MISS LUDANYI, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, OR DAN,
ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? WELL, I'LL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS IT. COUNCIL, THANK YOU. 
          I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. AS YOU KNOW,
COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED US TO CONSOLIDATE AND BRING BACK THE SHORT TERM OR THE REGISTRATION FOR HOT INTO THE CITY COFFERS. TO DO THAT,
WE'RE ASSUMING THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM CURRENTLY USED BY THE PARK BOARD. 
          THAT SYSTEM IS WHAT DRIVES THE REGISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS. 
          ALSO, IN AN EFFORT TO CONSOLIDATE AND REDUCE A NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS OF MONEY IT MAKES IT'S
THE SIMPLEST AND MOST EFFICIENT TO HAVE THE MONEY COME TO THE TAXING ENTITY AND THEN BE DISTRIBUTED FROM HERE INSTEAD OF GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE,
COMING BACK HERE, AND THEN GOING BACK TO ANOTHER THIRD PARTY. VERY GOOD. 
          MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL,
COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COUNCILMAN PORRETTO SECONDED THAT. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE DID DISCUSS THIS AT LENGTH AT THE WORKSHOP. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 
          ITEM 12.B, PLEASE. ITEM 12.B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GALVESTON EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF JUNETEENTH MUSEUM 
          [12.B Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Expressing Support For The Creation Of A Juneteenth Museum In The City Of Galveston. (Lewis/C. Brown)]
IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. WE DISCUSSED THIS ALSO AT OUR WORKSHOP AT LENGTH. 
          AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. 
          I'M GOING TO SECOND YOUR MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN LOUIS. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          [01:45:07]
TO ADDRESS MR. COLLINS, WE DID DISCUSS EARMARKING IT WITH A COMMITMENT OF MONEY. 
          AND IT WAS DISCUSSED IN WORKSHOP THAT IT COULD COME FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOURCES,
POSSIBLY HOT TAX. 
          AND THAT WAS THE ANSWER I WAS GIVEN. SO JUST KNOW THAT IT'S ON MY RADAR AND OUR RADAR TO
GET THAT DONE, SO. IT WAS BROUGHT UP AND WE CAN REVIEW THAT ON THAT WORKSHOP VIDEO. 
          I'M TRYING. OKAY. WE DID DISCUSS THAT AND WE DISCUSSED OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE ON THIS. JUST SOME COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. THIS RESOLUTION SHOWS THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR
JUNETEENTH MUSEUM AND OUR DESIRE TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATING FINANCIALLY IN SOME WAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES NOT DO, IT DOESN'T COMMIT THE CITY TO BUILDING THE MUSEUM OR
CONTROLLING OR FACILITATING ITS DEVELOPMENT. THIS HAS BEEN A GOAL OF THIS COUNCIL AS LONG AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS
SUBJECT. 
          THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY FAVORABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. 
          THIS RESOLUTION MOVES US ONE STEP FURTHER, AND I THINK YOU'LL FIND IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN ORGANIZATION,
A GROUP THAT IS MOVING FORWARD TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. WE HAVE APPROVED THAT AND IT IS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED. 
          THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 12.C. ITEM 12.C. 
          [12.C Discuss and consider appointments to the following city boards and committees]
DISCUSSING. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. 
          1. PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 2. FINANCE, FISCAL AFFAIRS AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE. 
          WE, FIRST OF ALL, WITH OUR PARK BOARD APPOINTMENTS,
HAVE SUBMITTED OUR RANKINGS TO OUR CITY SECRETARY, AND I'M GOING TO BRING THESE FORWARD. FIRST OF ALL,
FOR POSITION THREE AT THE PARK BOARD, I'M GOING TO NOMINATE JAN COLLIER FOR THE PARK BOARD POSITION. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? RANKED INDIVIDUAL. AND THIS IS POSITION THREE FOR JAN COLLIER. 
          AND IT'S A SECOND BY BOB BROWN. 
          OUR SECOND NOMINEE IS GERALD WILSON FOR POSITION ONE,
WHICH IS THE POSITION HE'S CURRENTLY SERVING IN. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM BOB BROWN. 
          PLEASE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT WAS THE SECOND. 
          OKAY. VERY GOOD. FOR THE THIRD POSITION IS ELIZABETH MATTHEWS FOR POSITION SIX. VERY GOOD. AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN RAWLINS. 
          AND THAT IS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          AND FOR POSITION EIGHT. GENE HUGHES. 
          I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILMAN RAWLINS,
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PORRETTO. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARK BOARD APPLICANTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED
TO THE PARK BOARD. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY PRODUCTIVE
YEAR DURING YOUR TERMS, THANK YOU FOR FOR SUBMITTING YOUR NAMES. LET'S MOVE NOW TO THE FINANCE,
FISCAL AFFAIRS AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE. 
          JANELLE, DO WE HAVE OPENINGS THERE OR. YES, IN DISTRICT ONE. 
          AND MISS LEWIS HAS A NAME THAT SHE SUBMITTED. 
          JAYLIN WALKER. RIGHT, MISS LEWIS? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT,
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, SHARON. 
          AND I WILL SECOND THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS 
          [01:50:02]
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ANY OTHER POSITIONS ON FINANCE AND AFFAIRS? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, LET'S READ ITEM 13. IF YOU WOULD,
PLEASE, QUICKLY. 
          [Items 13.A. & 13.B.]
NELLIE. ITEM 13. RECEIVE AND FILE. 13.A. 2024 TXDOT STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT PROGRAM ANNUAL
STATUS REPORT AND 13.B. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
2026. 
          AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. 
          WE ARE NOW. I'M GOING TO SAY ONE MORE THING. HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO MY HUSBAND,
AND. 
          OH. NOW YOU KNOW WHY I BECAME SUCH A MOTION MACHINE. 
          WELL, IT WAS OUR 15TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. WELL,
WHAT YEAR IS YOUR ANNIVERSARY? MARIE, WHAT YEAR? 15TH. 15TH? YEP. VERY GOOD. 
          WELL. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. 
          WE ARE ADJOURNED. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.