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[00:00:01]

SORRY. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.

[Landmark Commission on October 20, 2025.]

TODAY IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, AND THE TIME IS 4:00.

AND WE'LL START OUR MEETING OFF WITH ATTENDANCE. COMMISSIONER ALLEN.

PRESENT. VICE CHAIRPERSON BOURGEOIS. PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER CHASTAIN. PRESENT. CHAIRPERSON CLICK.

PRESENT. COMMISSIONER FITZ. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER LANGDALE.

PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SMITH. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON IS ABSENT.

COMMISSIONER THIERRY. PRESENT. EX-OFFICIO COUNCIL SHARON LEWIS IS RUNNING LATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH ANY OF OUR CASES TODAY? NO. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THE ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.

THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER LIST FOR THIS. SO I AM GOING TO OPEN THE NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR FOR CHAIRPERSON.

DO IT IN ORDER, I GUESS. YEAH. FOR CHAIRPERSON.

DO YOU HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? I'LL NOMINATE YOU.

SARAH CLICK. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? NO. OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRPERSON AND ASK FOR A NOW A CALL FOR AN ELECTION.

SO I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED.

OKAY, THAT MEANS I'M CHAIRPERSON. THAT'S THE RESULT OF THAT VOTE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE WILL OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIRPERSON.

I'LL VOTE FOR CHRISTIAN BOURGEOIS. YOU'LL NOMINATE.

NOMINATE CHRISTIAN BOURGEOIS AND VOTE FOR HIM IF IT GOES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIRPERSON? NO. OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND OPEN THE ELECTION.

CALL FOR A MOTION FOR ELECTION. SORRY. CALL FOR A MOTION FOR ELECTION.

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO. YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE.

I MISSED THAT PART. IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING. YEAH.

SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND THEN VOTE FOR THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO THEN ELECT.

OKAY. OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND. THEN SOMEBODY MAKES A MOTION FOR MADAM CHAIR MAKING THE ELECTION. THE ELECTION OF COMMISSIONER BOURGEOIS AS VICE CHAIR OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL START THE ELECTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VICE CHAIRPERSON BOURGEOIS REMAINING RETAINING HIS SEAT.

I'LL CALL THE VOTE. OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO.

OKAY, WE'LL. THAT'S IT. VICE CHAIRPERSON BOURGEOIS WILL STAY IN HIS SEAT.

CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MEETING? FOR THE MEETING? THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

SEE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE? OKAY.

WE WILL ADOPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION HERE ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR FIRST CASE 25LC-040 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REQUEST AT 212 KEMPNER.

ALL RIGHT, SO AS STATED, THIS IS AT 210 22ND STREET.

THIS IS CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING SOME CHANGES TO WINDOW OPENINGS.

FIVE PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT AND NONE OF THOSE WERE RETURNED.

SO IN JUNE OF 2025, THE APPLICANT PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REQUESTS FOR CHANGES TO EXTERIOR FACADE OF THIS PROPERTY.

THIS INCLUDED ADDITION OF NEW WINDOWS AT THE RENOVATED THIRD FLOOR, WHICH AT THAT TIME WERE APPROVED BY LANDMARK COMMISSION.

SO THE APPLICANT IS NOW REQUESTING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL WINDOW AT THE THIRD FLOOR TO THE NORTH FACADE OF THE BUILDING AND MOVE ANOTHER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED WINDOW OPENING.

THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES TO THE INTERIOR FLOOR PLAN.

PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE STAFF REPORT WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE.

STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.

PROPOSED CHANGES ARE IN LOCATION C LESS VISIBLE SECONDARY WALL WHERE PRESERVATION IS PREFERRED, BUT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY EXISTS FOR COMPATIBLE REPLACEMENT OR ALTERATIONS.

IN THIS CASE, PROPOSED CHANGES ARE HIGH ALONG THE NORTH FACADE, WHICH FACES PRIMARILY THE ART LEAGUE BUILDING AND A PRIVATE COURTYARD, SO NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO REALLY VIEW THOSE WINDOWS.

AND I WILL NOTE THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THOSE WINDOWS BE WOULD JUST AS THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL THAT LANDMARK COMMISSION PROVIDED.

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SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WAS SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH SEVEN.

WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS HERE. SO HERE WE HAVE OF COURSE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

WE'RE ALL VERY WELL FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUILDING. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE FLOOR PLANS FROM THE APPLICANT SUBMITTAL, SHOWING WHERE THOSE WINDOWS ARE GOING TO BE. AND THEN THE ELEVATION DRAWING ONCE AGAIN SHOWING THOSE WINDOWS.

AND THAT IS THE NORTH FACADE WHICH REALLY JUST OVERLOOKS OTHER BUILDINGS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST.

AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU DANIEL.

DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I DO. GO AHEAD. UNDER THE STANDARD CONDITIONS NUMBER FOUR IF I'M LOOKING. THAT IS AN ERROR ON STAFF'S REPORT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT THERE IS NO CANOPY PROPOSED IN THIS REQUEST.

SO STAFF'S REPORT ERROR. AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

WE CAN STRIKE NUMBER FOUR BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT IN A PREVIOUS MEETING.

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S JUST A TYPO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 25LC-040.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TALK TO US? HELLO? IF YOU'D SIGN IN AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR US, PLEASE? BRAX EASTERWOOD. I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION. AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

2728 AVENUE Q. ARCHITECT IN GALVESTON. YOU'VE SEEN THIS PROJECT BEFORE? WE WEREN'T BRINGING BACK THE CANOPY FOR DISCUSSION TODAY.

REALLY, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL WINDOW AND HAVE THEM BE TWO OVER TWOS RATHER THAN ONE OVER ONE.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT A LITTLE MORE LENIENCY WITH THE TWO OVER TWOS VERSUS ONE OVER ONES.

SO. ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROJECT? NO. OKAY. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 25LC-040.

AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.

MADAM CHAIR. YES. IN REGARD TO 25LC-040, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY, I SECOND. OKAY, OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY THE MOTION PASSES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

25LC-042. THE REQUEST FOR A LICENSE TO USE.

25LC-042 ADJACENT TO 302 21ST STREET, MOODY. THE REQUEST IS A LICENSE TO USE. THERE WERE 12 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT AND ZERO RETURNED.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY TO RETAIN CONSTRUCTION, FENCING AND SCAFFOLDING ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING RENOVATIONS TO THE BUILDING.

IN 2024, THE APPLICANT WAS GRANTED A LICENSE TO USE FOR ONE YEAR REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION, FENCING AND SCAFFOLDING WITH TERMS OF CONDITIONS, TERMS AND RESERVATIONS.

THE APPROVAL EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, AND THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO EXTEND THE APPROVAL UNTIL 2027.

THERE WERE NO CONCERNS OR OBJECTIONS FROM THE OUTSIDE UTILITIES OR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.

DUE TO THE DESIGNATION OF THIS PROPERTY AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.

THE LANDMARK COMMISSION MAY PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING THE REQUEST.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AT THEIR OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 MEETING.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF CASE 25LC-042 REQUEST LICENSE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ONE THROUGH THREE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS FOUR THROUGH NINE.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME EXHIBITS. THIS IS THE PROPERTY AS IT STANDS.

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AND WE HAVE IT THE NORTH, THE EAST AND THE WEST PROPERTIES.

AND THIS IS THE EXHIBIT THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED.

AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU REBEKAH.

DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO.

OKAY. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 25LC-042.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE? HI. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT? IF YOU COULD SIGN IN AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE. HELLO, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS DYLAN DEVITO. GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE TIME TODAY. COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF.

YES. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR A TWO YEAR PERMIT.

AS WE SPOKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO TAKE ROUGHLY ABOUT 20 MONTHS.

THIS WILL GIVE US ENOUGH BANDWIDTH AND TIMELINE FOR US TO GET THERE.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO START? WE ARE COMING UP ON 90% CDS.

SO WE EXPECT TO SUBMIT FOR A BUILDING PERMIT HERE PRETTY SOON.

EXPECTED START DATE WILL BE JANUARY OF 2026. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? NO. OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 25LC-042 AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.

I MOTION TO APPROVE CASE 25LC-042 PER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES. THAT'S IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING? NOVEMBER 3RD? NO. OKAY. THE TIME IS 4:11. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.