[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER] [00:00:10] 5 P.M. AND I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY OF COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FOR THURSDAY, JULY 24TH. I WANT TO WELCOME ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. COUNCIL IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND SEEING YOU IN ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES SINCE OUR LAST WORKSHOP MEETING. SO BEEN A LONG DAY FOR US, BUT WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY GOOD AND EFFICIENT MEETING THIS AFTERNOON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, BUT COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYOR BROWN. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM ROBB. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. SHE'S HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PORRETTO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS. HERE. VERY GOOD. OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS IS HERE. SHE'S IN THE OTHER ROOM. SHOULD BE HERE IN JUST A SECOND. FOR OUR INVOCATION, WE HAVE PASTOR CATHERINE VANCE FROM THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M ALSO A CHAPLAIN AT UTMB. SO. OH, WONDERFUL. LET US PRAY. GOD OF OUR UNDERSTANDING, SOURCE OF WISDOM AND LOVE. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT IN A SPIRIT OF SERVICE. WE'RE BOTH EXCITED AND HUMBLED BY OUR OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. LET US TAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND OUR POWER VERY SERIOUSLY. WE HAVE GRATITUDE FOR THIS PLACE, FOR THE INCREDIBLE NATURAL RESOURCE THAT IS THIS ISLAND AND THE OCEAN WHICH SURROUNDS IT, FOR THE DIVERSE POPULATION WHICH LIVES AND WORKS HERE AND FOR THE POTENTIAL WE HOLD. LET US MAINTAIN RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER'S VOICES AS WE CONSIDER THE BEST USE AND CARE OF OUR LAND, WATER, OUR MONEY, OUR WORKERS, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS THAT AFFECT PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY. HOLD US IN YOUR LIGHT AND HELP US TO ATTEND TO THIS WORK MINDFULLY AND JOYFULLY. MAY WE FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE GREATER GOOD IN ALL DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE TONIGHT. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S HAVE A PLEDGE, PLEASE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY, MAYOR THAT'S THE LAST TIME YOU CAN USE THE I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE THIS TEXAS PLEDGE MANY YEARS, AND I'M STILL TRYING TO LEARN IT BY HEART. VERY GOOD. LET'S HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? HEARING NO RESPONSE. BEFORE WE MOVE TO OUR AGENDA ITEMS, I WANT TO MAKE A LITTLE CHANGE IN OUR AGENDA, IF I COULD, FOR THE AUDIENCE. ITEM 12 A. COUNCIL THIS IS THE ITEM CONCERNING MR. QUINTERO, WHO'S SERVING ON THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM UP TO FOLLOW ITEM SEVEN. SO WE'LL GET INTO THAT. IF THERE'S NO CONCERNS WITH THAT, WE'LL HAVE ITEM 12 A MOVE TO FOLLOW ITEM 7. [6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER] LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 6, PLEASE. ITEM 6 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. BEFORE WE START WITH OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES FROM THE CITY AND OUR SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES THERE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES THERE AT THE FLOOD AND THE HILL COUNTRY RECENTLY. THIS AFFECTED OUR COMMUNITY AND HAD INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAD RELATIVES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN LOST RELATIVES IN THIS FLOOD. AND SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON WE EXTEND OUR SYMPATHIES AND ALSO FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AND SO FORTH, AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE STILL GOING ON. WE SEND OUR PRAYERS AND GOOD WISHES FOR A GOOD OUTCOME FOR ALL OF THE REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE HILL COUNTRY [00:05:06] CATASTROPHE. SECOND OF ALL, THIS IS KIND OF A SAD TIME FOR THE CITY. I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. FIRST OF ALL WE HAD A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE, WILLIAM SCHUSTER, WHO SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL FOR MANY YEARS, AND WILLIAM'S MOTHER PATRICIA PATTY, DUDAS HAS PASSED AWAY THIS IS QUITE A LOSS FOR NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY AND BUT FOR THE ENTIRE DUDAS FAMILY. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY SYMPATHIES AND CONDOLENCES TO WILLIAM. TO HIS WIFE, KYLIE. TO PATTY'S HUSBAND, MIKE. AND THE ENTIRE DUDAS FAMILY. ALSO, WE HAD SOMEONE THAT WAS QUITE AN ICON HERE IN GALVESTON. IF YOU WORKED WITH HIS BUSINESS AT ANY AT ALL. THEY'RE ON 25TH STREET. JAY BENGAL PASSED AWAY. JAY WAS A WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR SOCIETY. HE AND HIS WIFE ELAINE PARTICIPATED QUITE A BIT. I GOT QUITE A FEW CALLS FROM ELAINE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. TRYING TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY BETTER. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SYMPATHIES AND CONDOLENCES TO THE JAY BENGAL FAMILY. AND THIRD, THIS IS EXTREMELY SAD TO ME. I HAD MENTIONED THAT TOM SCHWENKE HAD GONE INTO THE HOSPITAL HERE RECENTLY FROM OPEN HEART SURGERY. TOM PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY, AND THIS IS QUITE A LOSS FOR THIS COMMUNITY. TOM SCHWENKE EPITOMIZED WHAT GALVESTONIANS STOOD FOR. HE WAS A VERY, VERY ACTIVE PARTICIPANT WITH THIS COMMUNITY. AND I HAD SOMEONE YESTERDAY TELL ME THAT THEY COULD GIVE HIM THE HIGHEST HONOR. TOM WAS TRULY A GOOD MAN. AND SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, I WANT TO EXTEND MY SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILY THAT IS WITH TOM AND ALL OF HIS ACQUAINTANCES AND FAMILY THAT NUMBERS THOUSANDS HERE ON THE ISLAND EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHIES. AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A GALVESTONIAN WHO HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY ADMIRABLY FOR MANY YEARS, AND THAT IS PETER DAVIS. FOR OVER 40 YEARS, PETER HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING BEACH SAFETY A PRIORITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS AS A MEMBER AND THEN CHIEF OF GALVESTON'S BEACH PATROL. HE HAD BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH BEACH SAFETY. PETER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NOT ONLY IN GALVESTON, BUT NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR HIS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING LIFE'S SAVING. IN 2017, HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A KNIGHT IN THE ORDER OF LIFE SAVING BY THE INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING FEDERATION AND IN 2019 PETER RECEIVED THE PARAGON AWARD FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME, WHICH IS A VERY PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION GIVEN IN THE PAST TO OLYMPIC MEDALISTS SUCH AS MARK SPITZ AND MORE RECENTLY. PETER SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES LIFE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. OVER THE YEARS, PETER HAD BEEN INVOLVED PERSONALLY WITH HUNDREDS OF RESCUES AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REMOVALS FROM DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. IT IS SAID THAT HE IS THE EMBODIMENT OF GALVESTON ISLAND BEACHES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY APT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HE HAS GIVEN TO OUR COMMUNITY. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO PETER DAVIS FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE AND WISH HIM AND HIS FAMILY THE VERY BEST IN THEIR FUTURE PURSUITS. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL? [00:10:02] OKAY. HELLO TO ALL, I CAN'T THINK OF SOMETHING I'M GOING TO, FIRST OF ALL, SAY THANK YOU TO THE JUNETEENTH TEAM. WE JUST COMPLETED JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL THE JUNETEENTH COORDINATORS, EVENT ORGANIZERS, SPONSORS, FACILITATORS, AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. THE HARD WORK MADE THE 160TH CELEBRATION UNFORGETTABLE. I'M GOING TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO AMBASSADOR HONESTY SMITH. SHE WAS OUR CROWNED MS. JUNETEENTH, GALVESTON COUNTY. SECONDLY, I SAW SOME KIDS WHO WERE ARE BEING VERY NICE TO OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM ON THE ISLAND HANDING OUT WATER. AND SO I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THEM AND TO REMEMBER FOR ALL OF US, DO NOT PUT EXTRA HEAVY TRASH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRASH CANS BECAUSE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE TRUCK. BUT TODAY IN CITY COUNCIL, WE WERE ABLE TO FINANCE TWO NEW GARBAGE TRUCKS, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THIRDLY, I'M GOING TO PASS THESE IF YOU WOULD JUST PASS ONE DOWN. WE'RE EXCITED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY VISION GALVESTON LAUNCH, THE FAT CAT PROJECT. NOW MOST OF US IN HERE KNOW WHO WAS LABELED OR CALLED FAT CAT. WHAT WAS HIS NAME? LEON PHILLIPS. OKAY, SO THIS IS IN HONOR OF HIM BECAUSE HE SAID, HEY, WE HAVE ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE HOT IN THE SUMMERTIME, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THEM. SO I HAVE PASSED THAT OUT TO CITY COUNCIL, BUT ANYBODY HERE CAN SIGN UP FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE A FEW PICTURES HERE WHERE THOSE. THAT IS CALLED THE TWO SWITCH AC, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN GET AIR AND HEAT. SO THIS WAS FUNDED AND I'M GOING TO ASK CHRISTINE IF SHE WOULD QUICKLY COME UP AND SAY A MINUTE, SPEAK A MINUTE ON THE PROJECT. AND THESE WERE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED THESE TWO WAY UNITS. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. CHRISTINE BRYANT, CEO OF VISION GALVESTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUILD GALVESTON. THIS WAS FUNDED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION AND IT WAS INSPIRED BY LEON PHILLIPS. IT IS ACTUALLY A BUILD GALVESTON INITIATIVE. AS PART OF OUR MAKING SURE OUR RESIDENTS CAN STAY IN SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE HOMES AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME AND THANK YOU ALL. AND THAT'S STEVEN WHO WAS ON THE PICTURE THERE. ALSO, WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING MEETING, AND I'M GOING TO ASK IF PRISCILLA FILES WILL COME UP AND QUICKLY TELL US THE DATE. WE HAVE SOME MAJOR LANDSCAPING THAT'S GOING TO GO ON THAT TXDOT IS PROVIDING, AND WE HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING. I WROTE THAT DOWN. AWESOME [LAUGHTER]. SO YES, TXDOT IS GOING TO BE HERE ON THE 30TH JULY 30TH. AND WHAT THEY'RE. WE HAVE AN INVITATION FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S AN OPEN MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC. WE'RE GOING TO BE IN ROOM 204, AND IT'S GOING TO BE BASICALLY ABOUT THE FINAL DESIGN UPDATE ON LANDSCAPING PROJECTS FOR ALL THE TEXT HIGHWAYS HERE ON THE ISLAND. THANKS. SURE VERY GOOD. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT'LL BE ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND OUT THERE. AND THEN I WANTED TO GIVE CONDOLENCES TO ROSALIND JACKSON. AND A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SHE LOST HER MOTHER, AND SHE HAS MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DIDN'T THINK I WANT TO MENTION THIS, BUT I NEED TO BRING SOME CLARIFICATION TO SOMETHING THAT KEEPS GOING AROUND VERBALLY, AND IT WAS VERBALIZED IN THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. POINT NUMBER ONE, THE CITY OF GALVESTON DOES NOT PURCHASE BUILDINGS TO GIVE AWAY TO GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS. THE GROUP OR ORGANIZATION THAT REQUESTED THE FUNDS WANTED THE CITY TO TAKE $3 MILLION BY THE L.A. MORGAN BUILDING, TAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO AND PAY MONTHLY MAINTENANCE, AND THEN LEASE IT TO THE GROUP FOR A DOLLAR. SO IT APPEARS THAT SOME CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE. THAT WAS NOT TRUE. WE HAVE NOT VOTED AGAINST THE JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. I HAVE NOT VOTED AGAINST THE JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING CLARIFICATION TO THAT IN CASE THERE ARE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS OUT THERE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHARON, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 6.B. ITEM 6.B PRESENT THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2025 AS PART OF THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. HAVE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CSILLA LUDANYI. SHE'S COMING ACROSS THE HALLWAY AS WE SPEAK. THERE'S A DELAY I'M GONNA KEEP SAYING THAT THERE'S A DELAY [LAUGHTER]. GOOD AFTERNOON CSILLA. [00:15:12] GOOD EVENING. I AM PRESENTING YOUR INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER IN FISCAL YEAR 25. THIS IS THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2025. IN YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT THE END OF JUNE WERE $183 MILLION. THIS WAS DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER BY ABOUT $11 MILLION. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX MADE UP ABOUT $28 MILLION OF THAT INVESTED PORTFOLIO. THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH WAS ABOUT 73.67% LIQUID. WHAT YOU'LL NOTE, AND WAS PRESENTED AT THE FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, IS IN JUNE. WE DID LADDER OUT SOME ADDITIONAL TREASURIES AND AGENCIES INTO FUTURE MONTHS. AND SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE SIX OF YOUR INVESTMENT REPORT, YOU WILL SEE THAT LETTERING GRAPHICALLY AND IN KIND OF A BAR GRAPH AS WELL. SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT MONTHS WE ARE LADDER THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 AT THIS POINT. THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED MATURITY OR THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE YIELD IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS 4.348%, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN IT WAS MARCH 31ST, 2025. AND THE PORTFOLIO DID GAIN ABOUT $1.8 MILLION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30TH. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. LUDANYI? QUESTIONS [LAUGHTER]. YES, SIR. GO AHEAD BOB. OH YEAH. YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE DOWN. THE INVESTMENT WAS DOWN $11 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. WHAT WAS IT FROM THE QUARTER BEFORE THAT? I MEAN, WAS THAT QUARTER DOWN ALSO? SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN OUR CASH FLOWS IN GENERAL IS THAT OUR HIGHEST QUARTER IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE MARCH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN OUR PROPERTY TAX COMES IN. AND SO FROM MARCH THROUGH SOMETIMES THE END OF NOVEMBER, WE DRAW DOWN THOSE FUNDS THAT ARE ALL COLLECTED, OR THE MAJORITY OF WHICH IS COLLECTED IN THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH AND PROPERTY TAX. AND SO WE DO HAVE OTHER REVENUE STREAMS THAT ARE STEADY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT PROPERTY TAX IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG ONE. AND SO YOU WILL SEE A DECREASE IN THE INVESTMENT AMOUNT IN THAT SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN IT CLIMBS BACK UP AS THOSE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ARE BROUGHT INTO THE SYSTEM. WAS THERE ANY I GUESS, EXPLANATION FROM THE CONSULTANT ON THE EARNINGS AND WHY THAT WHETHER EARNINGS MIGHT BE DOWN OR? SO THE EARNINGS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN WHEN THE ACTUAL INVESTED AMOUNTS ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER. RIGHT? ALMOST EVERYTHING IS IN OVERNIGHT. SO WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE INTEREST RATE THAT IS HIGHEST RIGHT NOW AND AVAILABLE TO US VERY EASILY AND IN A LIQUID AND SAFE MANNER THROUGH THE POOL FUNDS. ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE A CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE MAKE A LARGE PAYMENT ON, FOR EXAMPLE. I MEAN, THAT'S ON THE IDC SIDE, BUT SANDHILL CRANE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU PAY $1 MILLION OUT FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, THEN THAT'S GOING TO DECREASE WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR INVESTMENTS. AND SO DEPENDING ON WHAT CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED IN A PERIOD OF TIME, THAT SORT OF THING, IF IT DECREASES THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS YOU HAVE IN YOUR INVESTMENTS, THERE WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS RETURN, EVEN THOUGH THE INTEREST RATES ARE REALLY AS HIGH AS WE CAN GET THEM RIGHT NOW ACCORDING TO OUR INVESTMENT POLICY. IT'S KIND OF A CASH FLOW ISSUE? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN ISSUE. IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE WAY THE CASH FLOW WORKS FOR THE CITY YES. OKAY. AND WE PLAN FOR THAT [LAUGHTER]. VERY GOOD DAVID. JUST CLARIFICATION. YOU SAID THAT THE PORTFOLIO GAINED A VALUE OF $1.8 MILLION. THAT WAS THROUGH INTEREST, NOT JUST A GAIN IN PORTFOLIO VALUE? CORRECT. THAT WAS INTEREST GAINS. INTERESTING OKAY THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. LUDANYI? OKAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY MUCH CSILLA, APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 7, PLEASE. ITEM 7 COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS [7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS] 25-045 THROUGH 25-053 ARE ON THE SCREEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S MOVE NOW TO ITEM 12.A, PLEASE. [12.A Consider a motion to remove Robert Quintero from the Park Board of Trustees for failure to attend seventy-five percent of the Park Board of Trustees meetings within a twelve-month period as required by Galveston City Code Sec. 2-164. (C. Brown)] ITEM 12.A CONSIDER A MOTION TO REMOVE ROBERT QUINTERO FROM THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND 75% OF THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD, AS REQUIRED BY GALVESTON CITY CODE, SECTION 2-164. [00:20:01] COUNCIL THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO AN ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY AS WE MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO OUR DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. THE ATTENDANCE IS MONITORED AND WE HAVE A REPORT ON ATTENDANCE. AND IT SAYS IN OUR ORDINANCE, IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS NOT MADE AT LEAST 60, 75% OF THE MEETINGS, THEN THEY WILL BE PUT ON THE AGENDA OF COUNCIL AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING TO COME FORWARD AND MENTION WHY THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING AND SEE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. MR. QUINTERO, PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIR. GO RIGHT AHEAD. COUNCILMAN I DO WANT TO SPEAK. YES. AND NOT IN A DEFENSE, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THESE ARE ALL EXCUSED ABSENCES. YEAH LAST YEAR I HAD A SLEEP TEST, AND I DON'T KNOW THE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, BUT WE BREATHE THROUGH FOUR THINGS THAT THREE OF THEM WERE 100% OBSTRUCTED. SO I LIVE WITH THIS. I WAS AVERAGING 2.3 HOURS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT. OKAY. I'M NOT DOING IT TO INSPIRE COMMERCIAL, BUT I NOW AVERAGE NINE HOURS OF SLEEP. OKAY? THESE WERE AFTER THE SURGERY WAS DONE. I HAD TO MISS A MEETING ABOUT A MONTH LATER. THE STITCHES TORE AND THE SURGEON SAID, THIS IS FLOATING AROUND. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. SO HE ORDERED BEDREST. OKAY. BECAUSE THIS WAS MY THIS DEVICE IN MY CHEST WAS JUST FLOATING AROUND. OKAY. SO WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO? I WAS GOING TO LISTEN TO MY DOCTOR. THE THIRD ONE, WE HAD A WINNER THAT I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE TRASH OUT. AND I SLID RIGHT DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, CAUGHT MYSELF WITH THE ELBOW AND SEPARATED MY SHOULDER ON THE DAY OF A MEETING. I SPENT THAT DAY IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, SO I DID MISS MEETINGS. ANOTHER ONE. I MEAN, THESE ARE JUST LIKE, WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN? I DON'T WANT TO ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE MORE CAN HAPPEN. BUT THESE ARE MY EXCUSED ABSENCES. YES, SIR. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. QUINTERO. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE MR. QUINTERO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'LL SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB. AND ANY DISCUSSION? YES. ALEX WHO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA? WELL, I MEAN, I SEE YOUR NAME ON IT, BUT WHO BROUGHT THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA? IT WAS JANELLE HAD RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE PARK BOARD ON THE ABSENCES AND SO FORTH, AND THAT BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION HERE AT THE CITY. BUT WHO IS THE SPECIFIC PERSON THAT BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL? THAT WOULD BE ME. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA, I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION. IT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY PARK BOARD RELATED. I ASKED FOR ATTENDANCE CHECK FOR ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE FAITHFULLY. SO IT WAS NOT JUST TARGETED AT THE PARK BOARD. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD WE HAVE HAD MANY. I SHOULDN'T SAY MANY. WE HAVE HAD OTHER INSTANCES OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN COME. HAVE COME TO COUNCIL BASED ON THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OR OPPOSED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE. THANK YOU SIR, APPRECIATE IT [LAUGHTER]. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, SO LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 8.A, PLEASE. [8.A Consider for Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Abandonment Of Approximately 3,430 Square Feet Of Alley Right-Of-Way; The Property Is Commonly Known As, Adjacent To 2504-2528 Broadway/Avenue J And 2529 Sealy / Avenue I, And Is Legally Described As M. B. Menard Survey; Lots 1 – 4 And Lots 8 – 14, Block 205; In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 24P-043; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)] THANK YOU. ITEM 8.A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. ABANDONMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 3430FT² OF ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY. THE PROPERTY IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS ADJACENT TO 2504-2528 BROADWAY/AVENUE J AND 2529 SEALY/AVENUE I, AND IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS M.B MENARD SURVEY. LOTS 1-4 AND LOTS 8-14. BLOCK 205, IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. PLANNING CASE NUMBER 24P-043, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. VERY GOOD, MS. GORMAN. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE ABANDONMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 3430FT² OF ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY WITHIN THE BLOCK BORDERED BY ROSENBERG, 25TH STREET, BROADWAY, 26TH STREET, AND SEALY. THE APPLICANT OWNS BOTH TRACKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ALLEY'S WESTERN PORTION, AND IS SEEKING ABANDONMENT OF THE FULL ALLEY WIDTH IN THAT AREA. THE APPLICANT ORIGINALLY REQUESTED ABANDONMENT OF TEN FEET OF THE ALLEY ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE ALLEY, ADJACENT TO 901 ROSENBERG. HOWEVER, THAT PORTION OF THE REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. [00:25:02] STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. GORMAN? QUESTION PARTIAL ABANDONMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE ALLEYWAY WOULD BE STILL AN ACCESS STILL FUNCTIONAL? YES. AND IS THERE A FULL FIRE LANE AROUND THAT REMAINING BUILDING? THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST. DIDN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. GORMAN? IT IS 5:25 P.M. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8.A. IS THERE ANY RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE? YES. MS. MASSEY, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MY NAME IS BETTY MASSEY, AND I WORK FOR THE MARY MOODY NORTHERN ENDOWMENT, WHICH PURCHASED THAT PROPERTY IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. WE MET WITH PLANNING COMMISSION SHARED WITH THEM SOME OF THE PLANS AND THE REASONS THAT WE NEED ABANDONMENT OF THE ALLEY. IT'S OUR INTENTION TO UNIFY THAT PROPERTY. WHERE THE WHAT WE WOULD ALL KNOW AS THE DAIRY QUEEN SECTION OF THAT PROPERTY. WE'RE GOING TO DO NOT A PUBLIC PARK, BUT A GREEN SPACE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC. THE SILLY PART OF THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO REMAIN A PARKING LOT, HEAVILY LANDSCAPED, LIKE THE PARKING LOT THAT GOES WITH MOODY MANSION. IT'LL BE PRIMARILY USED BY THE MANSION AND THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PEOPLE CROSSING THAT ALLEY FROM THE PARKING LOT INTO THE PARK OR INTO THE LARGER SPACE ALONG BROADWAY. SO FOR SAFETY AND ESTHETIC REASONS IS WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS ABANDONMENT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. MASSEY? YES BOB. BETTY FIRST OF ALL THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT LOCATION ON BROADWAY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER IS BUILT THERE, WHATEVER HAPPENS, THERE IS GOING TO BE COMPATIBLE AND COMPLEMENTARY TO THAT AREA. THAT'S REALLY NICE. SECONDLY, IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, YOU SAY SO AT THIS POINT THE ENDOWMENT IS SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA. IS THAT STILL GOING ON, AND IF SO, HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY DO THAT? WE'VE DONE IT INFORMALLY. WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT ACTUALLY ENGAGING VISION GALVESTON AT ONE POINT, BUT WE DIDN'T GO THAT DIRECTION. SO WE'RE JUST WE'RE TAKING IDEAS. WE SHARED SOME PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION THAT SHOWS THE GREEN SPACE IN THE IN THE DAIRY QUEEN AND LAPPING OVER INTO WHERE THE CAR WASH WAS A LITTLE BIT BUT YEAH, IT'S AN INFORMAL PROCESS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS FROM PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NOW COMING UP ON A YEAR THAT WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY, NINE MONTHS THAT WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY. AND TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR BOARD. THIS WASN'T SORT OF IN OUR LONG TERM VISION, BUT WHEN THAT PROPERTY CAME ON THE MARKET OUR BOARD CONSIDERED IT AND IT REALLY WAS A COUPLE THINGS THAT DROVE IT. ONE WAS, MOODY MANSION IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. AND THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD BE PUT ON THAT PROPERTY, WHAT WAS ON ITS WAY TO BEING PUT ON THAT PROPERTY? A CAR WASH? IT WAS JUST NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SORT OF THE LONG TERM THINKING ABOUT MOODY MANSION'S PLACE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ALONG BROADWAY. BUT IT WAS ALSO ABOUT GALVESTON. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY ICONIC INTERSECTION FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THIS STATE WITH THE TEXAS HEROES MONUMENT RIGHT THERE. AND IT NEEDED SOMETHING BETTER TO HAPPEN. AND WE THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO IT WAS REALLY A TWOFOLD SORT OF SELF-PRESERVATION SELF-INTEREST, BUT ALSO INTEREST FOR THE COMMUNITY. REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATED I THINK. AT THIS POINT YOU'RE LOOKING AT A GREEN SPACE? YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING AT GREEN SPACE AND A PLACE FOR THINGS LIKE FARMER'S MARKET OR OUTDOOR CONCERTS THAT KIND OF THING TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. MASSEY? OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? IT IS 5:29 P.M. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8.A AND BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION FROM COUNCIL. [00:30:04] MAKE A MOTION I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 8.B, PLEASE. ITEM 8.B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. [8.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, The 2015 Galveston Land Development Regulations, Article 2: “Uses And Supplemental Standards”, And Article 9. “Landscaping”, To Amend Regulations Related To “Passenger Motor Vehicle Sales And Rental” Associated With Parking Space Requirements And Interior Landscaping Regulations; Planning Case Number 25ZA-004; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (T. Evans)] AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. THE 2015 GALVESTON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARTICLE 2 USES AND SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS AND ARTICLE 9 LANDSCAPING TO AMEND REGULATIONS RELATED TO PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES SALES AND RENTAL ASSOCIATED WITH PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS AND INTERIOR LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS. PLANNING CASE NUMBER 25ZA-004, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. VERY GOOD AND I WE HAVEN'T. I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY MET YOU. YOUR NAME, PLEASE, MA'AM. THRISH EVANS WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THANK YOU. SO THE AGENDA ITEM BEFORE YOU IS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR TWO TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE SPACING PARAMETERS AND THE INTERIOR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPLAY AREAS AT AUTO DEALERSHIPS. THE CURRENT SPACING DIMENSIONS FOR FOR SALE VEHICLES IS PARKED IN THE DISPLAY AREA OF AUTO DEALERSHIPS IS 10FT BY 24FT, AND THIS STANDARD EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL PARKING SPACES. THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE THE SPACING STANDARDS FOR AUTO DEALERSHIP DISPLAY AREAS SHOULD RESULT IN REDUCED PAVING, AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF GALVESTON'S POLICY OBJECTIVES. TO AVOID EXCESSIVE PARKING, REDUCE THE PROPORTION OF DEVELOPABLE LAND DEVOTED TO PARKING. REDUCE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES. ASSIST WITH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND OFFSET THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. ALSO, THE 10 FOOT BY 24 FOOT SPACING STANDARD HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCED ON AUTO DEALERSHIPS THAT WERE IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN 2015. FURTHERMORE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PROPOSAL TO REMOVE THE INTERIOR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT FOR AUTO DEALERSHIP DISPLAY AREAS DOES NOT REMOVE THE PERIMETER LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT, AND IT DOES NOT REMOVE THE INTERIOR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT FOR OTHER PARKING AREAS WITHIN THE OTHER DEALERSHIP. AT THE JUNE 26TH CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP. CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSAL AS PRESENTED AT THE JULY 8TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SO IF YOU CAN TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MONITOR, YOU CAN SEE. YES OKAY SO THIS ONE. SO WITHIN THE SECTION OF PARKING FOR PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL, THAT IS ACTUALLY SECTION 2.346 A11. WE ARE REMOVING, PROPOSING TO REMOVE THE SPACE PARAMETERS REQUIREMENT. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN STRUCK. SO IF WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THE SECOND ITEM IS REGARDING THE PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING. THIS IS SECTION 9.301. AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD LANGUAGE TO C-3 THAT ALLOWS FOR THIS EXEMPTION THAT READS AS DISPLAY AREAS FOR VEHICLES BEING OFFERED FOR SALE WITHIN PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LOTS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE INTERIOR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS DENOTED IN THIS SECTION. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. EVANS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT. I MEAN, THIS CAME TO ME FROM HOW A BENTLEY HAVING TO DO WITH THE CLASSIC AUTOS AND IT WAS I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO THEY SELL CARS. AND HE WAS BEING ASKED TO MAKE UNREASONABLE CHANGES WHEN HE'S TRYING TO IMPROVE HIS PROPERTIES. SO MUCH SO AT ONE POINT, HE WAS FRUSTRATED ENOUGH TO PERHAPS MOVE OFF THE ISLAND. AND I THINK WE IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR BUSINESSES. SO I'M VERY HAPPY WE'RE MAKING THIS CHANGE AND WE'LL VERY MUCH SUPPORT IT. VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. EVANS? IT IS 5:34 P.M. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8.B ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR [00:35:01] ITEM? HEARING NO RESPONSE AT 5:35 P.M. BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. VERY GOOD. OH, THEY WENT AWAY WE HAVE WE DID HAVE. AND OH [LAUGHTER] MY GOD. HE'S QUICK ON THE DRAW. THERE WE GO. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS MOVED ITEM 9, PLEASE, MA'AM. [9. PUBLIC COMMENT] ITEM 9 PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. VERY GOOD. AS WE KNOW THIS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT YOU GET THREE MINUTES AS THOSE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE CANNOT RESPOND TO YOU DUE TO THE RULES OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND STAFF AND COUNCIL ARE TAKING NOTE OF THOSE. WE HAVE ONE APPLICATION, MS. GLENDA GARRISON. MS. GARRISON. HI PEANUT ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW ME [LAUGHTER] AT LEAST TWO OF YOU DO ANYWAY. THREE OF YOU. YES MA'AM LAST TIME WE BUMPED IN. YES, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO READ THIS BECAUSE I'M UNCOMFORTABLE PUBLIC SPEAKING. AND THIS IS DIRECTED TO MR. MAXWELL. I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT CONCERNING AT LEAST THREE OF OUR CURRENT SEASONAL LIFEGUARDS THAT HAVE OVERSTAYED THEIR J-1 VISAS BY SEVERAL YEARS. AT LEAST THREE YEARS I'M NOT GOING TO WELL NEVER MIND SPECULATION, I DON'T KNOW. A COUPLE OF THEM MAY HAVE OUT-OF-STATE DRIVER'S LICENSE FROM SANCTUARY STATES NOR TO WORK HERE I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, BUT THERE IS A CANCER HAS BEEN A CANCER IN GALVESTON ISLAND BEACH PATROL FOR YEARS, MANY YEARS IF YOU HAVE TO HIRE FROM ALL NEW PEOPLE, ALL NEW PEOPLE. AND I LOVE MOST OF OUR LIFEGUARDS. I'VE WATCHED I COUNT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS GRADUATE, HIGH SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE, GRADUATE COLLEGE MOVE ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER. AND I WATCH THEM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS COME BACK. AND THEN THEY STOP COMING BACK. AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT BUT THEY DON'T SPEAK UP BECAUSE OF RETRIBUTION. AND IT NEEDS TO STOP. OUR LIFEGUARDS ARE EXCELLENT PEOPLE. THEY DO EXCELLENT WORK. 16 YEAR OLD KIDS OUT THERE GOING UP AGAINST GROWN HUGE DRUNK MEN AND PULLING THEM IN OUT OF THE WATER WHEN THEY'RE HALF DROWNED, ARE KEEPING THEM FROM BEATING EACH OTHER UP WE NEED BETTER. WE NEED BETTER FOR OUR LIFEGUARD SEASONAL AND YEAR ROUND. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR OVER A DECADE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THANK YOU. I DON'T MEAN THE POINT TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RESULTS THANK YOU VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? YES. COME FORWARD PRISCILLA. I JUST HAVE A ANNOUNCEMENT THAT'S ALL. SO YEAH, THIS IS JUST SOME TREE INFORMATION. JUST REAL QUICK. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE GALVESTON ISLAND TREE CONSERVANCY. MY NAME IS PRISCILLA FILES. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GALVESTON ISLAND TREE CONSERVANCY. I LIVE AT 4823 HOUSTON DRIVE. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOME GRANT MONEY FROM THE MOODY FOUNDATION AND A LITTLE BIT FROM CENTERPOINT TO DO STREET TREES ALONG BALL STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET. AND WE'VE GOT SOME MEETINGS COMING UP ABOUT THAT WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALSO HAVE A TREE GIVEAWAY ON OCTOBER 4TH, WHICH IS A SATURDAY, AND THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY MOST LIKELY AT THE DEPOT ON MARKET STARTING EARLY, [00:40:05] EARLY, EARLY AND HOPEFULLY BEING DONE BY ABOUT 10 OR 11. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 500 TREES THERE FOR PEOPLE TO COME FOR GALVESTON TO COME PICK UP AND PLANT IN THEIR YARDS. OUR ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION SAVE THE DATE IS NOVEMBER 16TH. I'LL LEAVE THIS HERE [LAUGHTER]. AND THEN I'M. I'VE LEFT THE KIND OF THE WORST FOR LAST AND COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS KNOWS ABOUT THIS AS WELL. GALVESTON IS THE AT LEAST THE TEXAS TARGET RIGHT NOW FOR A DISEASE CALLED LETHAL BRONZING OF PALMS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF PALM DISEASES, THERE'S A LOT OF PLANT DISEASES, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PALM DISEASES. AND USUALLY OUR TEXAS SABLES ARE FAIRLY ROBUST AND DON'T REALLY CAN REALLY SHAKE THESE OFF. LETHAL BRONZING OF PALMS IS ONE OF THOSE DISEASES THAT THEY CAN'T. RIGHT NOW, OUR CURRENT EXPERT IS ACTUALLY OH, MY GOSH, I FORGOT OH, I FORGOT HER LAST NAME. LAST NAME IS MITCHAM WITH THE LEAGUE-KEMPNER HOUSE. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT HER FIRST NAME [LAUGHTER]. ALL OF A SUDDEN, BOOM OUT OF MY HEAD. AND SHE IS ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW THE LEADING EXPERT ON THE ISLAND OF THAT FOR EVEN WITH ALL THE ARBORISTS, ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND. BUT THE STATE OF TEXAS IS WORKING WITH THEM. THERE'S ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH LIKE A SWAT TEAM FOR LETHAL BRONZING OF PALMS. AND THERE ARE SOME TREATMENTS AND THERE ARE TREATMENTS FOR THE DISEASE AND ALSO TREATMENTS FOR THE INSECT THAT VECTORS IT. AND IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT COMING FORWARD. AND WE'LL ALSO STAY TUNED FOR A ARTICLE BY MARGARET CANAVAN. ONE OF HER TREE STORIES IS IN THE ON THE DOCKET FOR A TREE STORY IN THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT LETHAL BRONZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MEAN, SHE WAS MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? LIKE, IF YOU HAVE IT [LAUGHTER]. THIS IS. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO, BUT IT'S WHY DON'T YOU GET WITH PRISCILLA AFTER THE MEETING OR? I WOULD LOVE AND ACTUALLY JANIE MITCHUM IS THE ONE THAT SHE CAN SPOT ONE LIKE IT OKAY. AND I'M NOT RESPONDING, MAYOR BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE MY OWN COMMENT. OH, GO RIGHT AHEAD WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT A PUBLIC COMMENT. I COULD STEP DOWN THERE AND DO IT FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT PRISCILLA IS AN AMAZING RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE IN THE CITY. AND SHE HELPED ME WITH AN ASH TREE THAT WAS CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE IN MY FRONT YARD. THERE WAS NO SAVING IT. AND SO WE HAD TO GET IT REMOVED. AND THE TREE'S GROWN BACK NOW. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE, I GUESS, INVALUABLE SERVICE THAT YOU OFFER FOR PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, WANT TO GET INTO GARDENING AND ARBORIST AND BARBERING, AND IT'S REALLY GOOD RESOURCE SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [10.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending "The Code Of The City Of Galveston 1982, As Amended”, Chapter 19, “Licenses, Permits And Business Regulations”, Article VI, “Short Term Rentals” Sections 19-114 And 19-117, To Remove The Park Board As The Administrative Agency For The Registration Of Short Term Rentals And The Collection Of Short Term Rental Registration Fees; Providing For The Registration Of Short Term Rentals And Collection Of Short Term Rental Registration Fees By The City Of Galveston And Providing A Date To Begin On Or Before October 1, 2025; Making Various Findings And Provisions Relating To The Subject And Providing For An Effective Date. (Vandiver- Gaskin)] VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10.A PLEASE. ITEM 10.A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982, AS AMENDED. CHAPTER 19 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS. ARTICLE VI SHORT TERM RENTALS, SECTION 19-114 AND 19-117 TO REMOVE THE PARK BOARD AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS AND THE COLLECTION OF SHORT TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION FEES. PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS AND COLLECTION OF SHORT TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION FEES BY THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND PROVIDING A DATE TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, MS. VANDIVER-GASKIN. YES THANK YOU COUNCIL JUST BRIEFLY, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE TERM RENTALS AND COLLECTION OF HOT TAX TO THE PARK BOARD, AND THEN IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL TOOK THAT BACK FROM THE PARK BOARD. SO ALL THIS IS DOING IS JUST IT DOESN'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH IS WHEN THE CITY IS TAKING THOSE FUNCTIONS OVER. AND IT NOTES THAT IT DOES NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST OF 2025. [00:45:02] WE JUST WANTED TO GET IT IN THERE AND DONE. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THIS PROCESS. AND SO THE SMALL THINGS THAT WE CAN GET DONE RIGHT AWAY, WE WANT TO GET DONE. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, IS JUST CHANGING. ESSENTIALLY JUST PARK BOARD TO GALVESTON, WHERE IT SAYS THAT IN THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, WHICH IS 19-114, I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL I'LL SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BROWN I THINK. SOMEBODY PUT A SECOND THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. ANY DISCUSSIONS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10.B, PLEASE. [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 Commissioners Of The Galveston County Navigation District No. 1, Hereinafter Called “District”, 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 District To The City In The Amount Of Ten 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, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE, HEREINAFTER CALLED DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON, IN SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, PROVIDING FOR A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DISTRICT TO THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $10 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. THANK YOU. TREVOR, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS? YEAH. THIS IS THE NAVIGATION DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED US YESTERDAY WITH THEIR SIGNED VERSION OF ALL THESE. OH, THEY DID? SENT TO ALL Y'ALL FROM DON AND DAN DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER. VERY GOOD. WE DISCUSSED THIS A LITTLE BIT AT OUR WORKSHOP TODAY. ENTERTAIN THE MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND [LAUGHTER]. WELL, AND COUNCILWOMAN ROBB HAS SECOND IN THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 11, PLEASE. ITEM 11. CONSENT ITEMS. [11. CONSENT ITEMS] THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE, UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS OBJECTS, THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL YOU'D LIKE TO PULL OUT INDIVIDUALLY ON THIS? HEARING NO RESPONSE, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 11.A TO 11.U. SO MOVE SHARON. I'M PUTTING IT IN LEWIS. SHARON LEWIS ON THAT. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 12.B PLEASE. [12.B Discuss and consider appointments to the following City boards, commissions, and committees] ITEM 12.B DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. ONE SISTER CITIES PROGRAM COMMITTEE. GOOD. IS THERE. IS THIS NOT THROUGH DISTRICTS? IS IT? IT'S NOT. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. YEAH SHARON. PAM WILLIAMS IS OUR APPOINTEE. PAM WILLIAMS IS YOUR NOMINEE. ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? I'LL SECOND. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR. OKAY. THERE WE GO. MS. LEWIS HAS RECOMMENDED PAM WILLIAMS. AND THAT HAS BEEN SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 12. LET'S SEE ON PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THAT DOES NOT APPLY SINCE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE MR. QUINTERO SERVE. IS THAT RIGHT? LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 12.C, PLEASE. [12.C Consider For Action A Motion For Disposition Of Case Number 24-CV-2072, Roznovak v. City of Galveston] ITEM 12.C CONSIDER FOR ACTION A MOTION FOR DISPOSITION OF CASE NUMBER 24-CV-2072, ROZNOVAK V. CITY OF GALVESTON. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR DISPOSITION OF CASE NUMBER 24-CV-2072, ROZNOVAK V. CITY OF GALVESTON. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. THIS WAS A EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM TODAY. [00:50:05] ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 12.D PLEASE. 12.D CONSIDER A MOTION TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 28TH, [12.D Consider a motion to call a public hearing on August 28, 2025, on the FY 2026 Proposed Budget and Capital Improvement Plan as required by State law. (C. Ludanyi)] 2025, ON THE FY 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. I'LL MOVE QUESTION. WHAT TIME WILL THE PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD? THE 5 P.M. MEETING. VERY GOOD THANK YOU. YES. OH I'M SORRY PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. [LAUGHTER]. WE'VE SET A RECORD WE'VE HAD UNANIMOUS APPROVAL ON EVERY ONE OF OUR ITEMS TODAY. ON THE RECEIVING FILE, JUST AS I MENTIONED. THAT IS MY APPOINTMENTS THERE FOR THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. [13.A Reappointment of Patricia Toliver and Brenda Hall to the Galveston Housing Authority. (C. Brown)] AND I'M REAPPOINTING PATRICIA TOLLIVER AND BRENDA HALL TO THE GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. COUNCIL IT IS 5:51 P.M. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL ITEMS IN OUR AGENDA. WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT'S GOING TO BE A WET WEEKEND, EVERYBODY, SO BE CAREFUL. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.