[00:00:04] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. [1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER] IT'S 5:00 P.M. WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. GLAD TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE. IT IS MY HONOR TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR OCTOBER 23 TO ORDER. WE HAD A LONG WORKSHOP TODAY, JUST FINISHED UP FROM ABOUT AN EIGHT HOUR WORKSHOP. SO IF WE LOOK TIRED, THAT'S WHAT CAUSED ALL THAT. WE ALSO WANT TO WELCOME THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE WATCHING THIS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS AFTERNOON ATTENDING THIS MEETING WITH US. WE DO HAVE OUR COUNSEL SEATED, BUT LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR BROWN? >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM ROBB. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PORETTO. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS. >> HERE. >> WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING PASTOR LILY RODRIGUEZ FROM THE EAST END FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITIZENS OF GALVESTON, MY PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS INVOCATION. LET US BOW OUR HEADS. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD. AS THIS BUSINESS COMES TO A DATE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED, LORD, AND EVERYONE IS HERE, THAT THE DECISIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT IS MADE IN ONE BODY AND UNITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF GALVESTON ISLAND LORD. FOR EACH MEMBER LORD, AS YOU GIVE WISDOM, CLARITY OF MIND, FOR EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ALSO FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE LORD, WE ASK YOU THIS IN THE POWERFUL NAME THAT IS ABOVE ALL NAME IN YOUR NAME LORD. WE PRAY AMEN. >> AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S HAVE OUR PLEDGE. >> >> VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, COUNCIL, THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO MENTION? HEARING NO RESPONSE. I'D LIKE TO DO SOME HOUSEKEEPING CHORES. FIRST OF ALL, ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, ITEM 8D IS IN DAVID HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. IF YOU ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 8D, YOU STILL CAN GIVE INPUT AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, BUT WE WILL NOT BE HEARING ITEM 8D THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO, ITEM 11AA ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN ALSO, SO WE WILL NOT BE HEARING ITEM 11AA ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 6, PLEASE. [6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER] >> ITEM 6. PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS OF COUNSEL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER, 6A, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. >> FIRST OF ALL, COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ANY OTHER EXPRESSIONS THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. YES, SHARON. >> TO CONGRATULATE MS. BALL HIGH, KENNEDY POPE. SHE WON AGAIN THIS YEAR. SHE'S BEEN THE QUEEN HER FRESHMAN YEAR, SOPHOMORE YEAR, JUNIOR YEAR, AND SENIOR YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. >> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, MA'AM. >> WELL, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER CONDOLENCES TO OUR INTERIM CITY CIRCUIT ATTORNEY FOR THE LOSS OF HER FATHER, WHO HAVING READ THE OBITUARY AND ACTUALLY READ IT TWICE BECAUSE HE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING, INTERESTING MAN. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN HIM. >> THANK YOU, MARIE. YES. I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT IN OUR CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHIES, DONNA. VERY GOOD. [00:05:03] ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBERS? WE NOW HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE DOROTHY E. WELSH PROCLAMATION. [APPLAUSE]. >> I HAVE THE PLEASURE TODAY OF DOING A PROCLAMATION HONORING DOROTHY WELSH, WHO IS CELEBRATING HER 100TH BIRTHDAY. [APPLAUSE] GOD BLESS HER. MAYBE WE COULD CHAT LATER BECAUSE I PLAN ON DOING THIS SAME TIME. I WANT YOUR SECRETS. WHEREAS DOROTHY E. WELSH, A PROUD GALVESTONIAN NATIVE BORN IN 1925, IS CELEBRATING HER 100TH BIRTHDAY, THIS SEPTEMBER, WHEN IN SEPTEMBER? >> TWENTIETH. >> TWENTIETH. ANOTHER PERFECT FARGO. A LIFELONG RESIDENCE, WHO IS A BOI, BORN ON THE ISLAND, DOROTHY GRADUATED FROM THE ORIGINAL BALL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943, AND SHE REMAINS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE GALVESTON COMMUNITY THROUGH HER LIFE. WHEREAS IN 1944, DOROTHY MARRIED HER BELOVED HUSBAND, ELD WELSH, ALSO A GALVESTON NATIVE, AND TOGETHER, THEY RAISED FIVE CHILDREN OF WHICH ALL GRADUATED FROM BALL HIGH FURTHER STRENGTHENING THEIR FAMILY LEGACY OF LOVE, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY VALUES ON THE ISLAND. WHEREAS DOROTHY IS A GIFTED AND SELF TAUGHT ARTIST WHO CREATIVELY SPANS SEWING DESIGN, DRAWING, PAINTING, CROCHETING, QUILTING, AND MORE. >> WHO WROTE THIS? [LAUGHTER] I'M GUESSING. >> I DID. [LAUGHTER]. BEAUTIFULLY HANDCRAFTED PIECES THAT REFLECT HER LIFELONG PASSION FOR LEARNING AND CREATING AND EVEN NOW USES MODERN TOOLS LIKE THE COMPUTER AND YOUTUBE. YOU GO, GIRL. WHEREAS DOROTHY AND HER HUSBAND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO GALVESTON'S LOCAL ECONOMY, CULTURE AS OWNERS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE UNTIL HURRICANE CARLA IN 1961, SHE CONTINUES TO EMBODY THE VALUES OF RESILIENCE, RESOURCEFULNESS, JOY, AND TOUCHING ALL WHO KNOW HER WITH WARMTH AND WISDOM. AND NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL DO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE YOU DOROTHY WELSH ON THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION OF 100 BIRTHDAY, AND YOUR LIFE OF A SHINING EXAMPLE OF DEDICATION, CREATIVITY, AND ENDURING SPIRIT THAT IS A TRUE TREASURE TO THE ISLAND. I'M GOING TO ADD AND MAKE JANELLE CHANGE THIS, I'M DECLARING TODAY MS. DOROTHY WELSH DAY. [APPLAUSE]. HAPPY 100. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, MY GOODNESS, THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. >> OH, MY GOSH. NOT MANY DAYS WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE CELEBRATING 100. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, GOD. >> SHE'S EPITOMIZING PART OF UTMB, ALL IN THE BLUE ZONE, BECAUSE YOU ARE A TRUE EXAMPLE OF THE BLUE ZONE, BEING 100 AND AS ACTIVE AS YOU ARE, AND YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL AND BLUE. >> OH, THANK YOU. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS HONOR. THIS IS WONDERFUL. [00:10:02] >> YOU'RE WELCOME. MS WELSH, I NEVER HEARD SUCH A GLOWING, GLOWING PROCLAMATION. YOU WROTE IT BEAUTIFULLY. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]. >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [LAUGHTER]. >> WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU NOW TO DO THE OTHERS SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS OFFICIALLY. DOROTHY WELSH. >> DOTH WELSH. >> WE NOW HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, AND THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. >> CITY OF GALVESTON PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A GROWING CONCERN FOR OUR COMMUNITY. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS NO BIAS REGARDING GENDER, AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION ARE SOCIAL STATUS. WHEREAS GALVESTON RESIDENTS RELIED ON THE RESOURCE AND CRISIS OF GALVESTON COUNTY RCC PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF SERVICES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHEREAS GALVESTON CITIZENS JOIN WITH ALL AMERICANS SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND BELIEVE THAT A MONTH LONG OBSERVATION SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS IN COMMUNITY, ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, COUNTY AND THE NATION COULD HELP [INAUDIBLE] THE LOUD AND CLEAR MESSAGE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. THEREFORE, WHEN THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON DID HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THE TESTIMONY WHERE I'VE WITNESSED MY HAND IN THE ILL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON 20 DAY OF OCTOBER 2025. COURTESY OF NOW MAYOR [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTER SERVES ALL OF GALVESTON COUNTY. WE HAVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, AND WE HAVE A SHELTER, 58 BEDS, AND PLEASE, WE HAVE A HOTLINE NUMBER THAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CALL 409-765-7233, IF YOU EVER NEED TO TALK TO ANYBODY. WE'VE GOT EXPERTS THERE THAT CAN TALK YOU THROUGH. IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND THAT NEEDS HELP, WE CAN HELP YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT EVERY 9 SECONDS SOMEONE IS ASSAULTED BY SOMEONE WHO TOLD THEM THAT THEY LOVE THEM, BY SOMEONE THAT TOLD THEM IT WAS THEIR FAULT, BY SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO TELL THEM IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS. I AM PROUD TO STAND HERE WITH YOU TODAY TO CALL THAT PERPETRATOR A LIAR. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO STAND TOGETHER AND STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT IT. ABUSE THRIVES IN SILENCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. WE NOW HAVE NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY TO BE READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEAU RAWLINS. >> IS THAT ME? >> HOW ABOUT YOU AND I? >> I'M A BOARD MEMBER. >> CITY OF GALVESTON PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY IN NOVEMBER ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AS A COLLECTIVE NATIONAL EFFORT TO [00:15:03] FINALIZE THE ADOPTIONS OF CHILDREN PLACE IN FOSTER CARE. THIS IMPORTANT OBSERVANCE HIGHLIGHTS THE JOY OF CREATING FOREVER FAMILIES AND THE LASTING IMPACT OF ADOPTION. IT ALSO RAISES AWARENESS OF THE MORE THAN 117,000 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE STILL WAITING FOR PERMANENT LOVING HOMES, AND WHEREAS THE GALVESTON COUNTY ADOPTION DAY CELEBRATING ITS 22ND YEAR, COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF ATTORNEYS, COURT STAFF, CPS, FOSTER CARE AGENCIES, AND CHILD ADVOCATES TO FINALIZE THE ADOPTIONS OF CHILDREN, BOTH IN CPS ADOPTIVE PLACEMENTS AND PRIVATE AND FAMILIAR ADOPTIONS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LONE STAR LEGAL AID FOUNDATION. THESE VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. WHEREAS DISTRICT JUDGE JANICE L. YARBROUGH, AND ASSOCIATE JUDGE SUZANNE RATCLIFFE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING ADOPTION DAY TO GALVESTON COUNTY IN 2004. THE CURRENT ADOPTIONS WILL BE PRESIDED OVER BY JUDGE EMILY FISHER OF THE 306 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ON NOVEMBER 22, 2025 AT THE GALVESTON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER. THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AND CELEBRATE NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY. IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO COMMEND THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY ADOPTION DAY FOUNDATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN HELPING THE CHILDREN OF GALVESTON COUNTY JOIN THEIR FOREVER FAMILIES. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MY HAND IN THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON IS 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER 2025. SIGNED, CRAIG BROWN MAYER, CITY SECRETARY JANELLE WILLIAMS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> I'LL SAY BRIEFLY AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S ONE OF THE ACTUALLY, ZS IS ALSO A NEW BOARD MEMBER. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST ORGANIZATIONS I'VE BEEN A PART OF, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR SEVERAL ADOPTIONS, OF WHICH SOME OF MY LITTLE TIGHTS STILL CONTACT ME TODAY. IT IS JUST AWESOME SEEING THEM GROW AND THRIVE, SO I APPRECIATE THIS BOARD AND THEY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU ON THEIR BEHALF. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WHILE DONNA IS THERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HER READ THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION. >> I WOULD SAY IT'S THE DONNA SHOW, BUT NOT QUITE. I THINK CITY COUNCIL, YOU TOOK A LOT OF THAT TODAY. IN RECOGNITION OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, THIS IS YEAR 7 OF MY BEING CANCER-FREE. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] STOP. MANY OF YOU KNOW MY JOURNEY. IN 2018, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRIPLE-NEGATIVE STAGE 3 BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER DOESN'T RUN IN MY FAMILY. I'M THE FIRST AND ONLY ONE. THANKFULLY, TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER IS NOT HORMONE-BASED, AND IT'S ONE OF THE RAREST TYPES OF BREAST CANCER. IT'S AGGRESSIVE AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO TREAT. KEEP TELLING ME ALL I'M SPECIAL. AS I READ MY PREVIOUS STATEMENTS THOUGH THAT I MADE TO COUNSEL OVER THE YEARS, THIS IS MY SPECIAL ADOPTED MONTH. I REALIZED THAT I NEGLECTED TO SAY WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME. BEFORE BEING DIAGNOSED, I HAD HEARD OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY MOVE ME. BUT I'VE LEARNED THAT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE MOVED TO MOVE. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE LED TO LEAD, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE TOUCHED TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH SOMEONE ELSE. I'M PROUD TO STAND HERE AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. I HOPE THAT MY STANDING HERE YEAR AFTER YEAR WILL MOVE SOMEONE TO GET A CHECKUP, WILL LEAD SOMEONE TO TALK TO THEIR DOCTOR OR FRIEND, OR LOVED ONE, AND TO TOUCH THOSE THAT ARE ON THE JOURNEY, BEEN IN THE JOURNEY, OR SADLY LOST SOMEONE ALONG THE JOURNEY. I WILL GLADLY STAND HERE YEAR AFTER YEAR. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL READ THIS PROCLAMATION. [APPLAUSE] I KNOW. YOU THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROCLAMATION. I WASN'T. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS RECOGNIZED AS A SPECIAL MONTH TO INCREASE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN SOCIETY. BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED FORM [00:20:02] OF CANCER FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES. ONE AND EIGHT WOMEN AND MEN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER EVERY YEAR. WHEREAS EARLY DETECTION AND IMPROVED TREATMENTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF DEATHS CAUSED BY BREAST CANCER. KNOWING THE WARNING SIGNS AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR SAVES LIVES. WOMEN AND MEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO THEIR SELF-CHECKS, AND IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, AND THEN DO SOMETHING. WHEREAS MAMMOGRAPHY IS STILL RECOGNIZED AS THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF DETECTING BREAST CHANGES LONG BEFORE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS CAN BE SEEN OR FELT. RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS, AND NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE DEDICATED TO DISCOVERING THE CURE FOR BREAST CANCER AND INCREASING SURVIVAL OF A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. WHEREAS, THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IS NOT SIMPLY 31 DAYS OF THE YEAR. BUT DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT AND EFFORT INVESTED IN THIS CAUSE AND RECOGNIZE THOSE SURVIVORS, THOSE THRIVERS, AND FIGHTERS ALONG THE JOURNEY. THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST RESPECT FOR SURVIVORS AND FIGHTERS, THOSE IN REMEMBRANCE, AND THOSE ADVOCATING FOR A PREVENTION AND A CURE. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MA HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER 2025. DR CRAIG BROWN, MAYOR. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 7, PLEASE. [7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS] >> ITEM 7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS. CLAIMS 25-075 THROUGH 25-085 ARE ON THE SCREEN. >> MAYOR? >> YES, MA'AM. >> PLEASE STEP BACK. WE DIDN'T DO A REMINDER OF EVENTS. >> THE ONE. >> REMINDER OF EVENTS. >> SURE. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO MENTION, MARIE? >> WELL, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS GOING ON ON THE ISLAND. ONE BEING THE OKTOBERFEST, WHICH IS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE THE BU FEST THAT WILL BE AT [INAUDIBLE] PARK ON SATURDAY, I BELIEVE IT IS FROM 2-4, THEN WE HAVE THE FUN FAMILY EVENT FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, WHICH IS A TICKETED EVENT. I THINK YOU CAN STILL BUY INDIVIDUAL TICKETS, WHICH WILL BE ON THE PLEASURE PIER ON SUNDAY FROM 2-6. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, DOROTHY, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING. [LAUGHTER] >> WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENTS THERE, THE SANDHILL CRANE SOCCER COMPLEX. WE'LL HAVE A GRAND OPENING OF THAT, THAT'LL BE COMING UP WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH. IT'LL BE AT 5:30 P.M. IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NEW SOCCER FIELDS AT 34487 MILE ROAD. THAT'S ON NOVEMBER 5TH AT 5:30 LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME OUT AND DEDICATE OUR NEW SOCCER FIELDS ON THAT. VERY GOOD. ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS? LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 8, PLEASE, MA'AM. [8.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 1201 Postoffice / Avenue E, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, North 60 Feet Of Lot 7 (7-1), Block 432, 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-036; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Gorman)] >> ITEM 8, 8.A. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12:01 POST OFFICE AVENUE E AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK. PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS MB MINARD SURVEY, NORTH 60 FEET OF PLOT 7, BLOCK 432 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. REQUESTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECORD THE PROPERTIES 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 25 P-036, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE CATHERINE GORMAN FROM DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES TO PRESENT THIS, CATHERINE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HOUSE IS LOCATED IN THE EAST END HISTORIC DISTRICT. IT'S THE PETER AND ELENA MOURI GROCERY AND DWELLING. IT'S A SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF A LATE 19TH-CENTURY GALVESTON CORNER STORE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1893. IT'S ARCHITECTURE WITH DOUBLE DOORS, AWNINGS, AND THE ORIGINAL FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT IS A WELL PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF TURN OF THE CENTURY COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR DESIGN. LANDMARK COMMISSION. PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. [00:25:04] >> THANK YOU, CATHERINE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS GORMAN? VERY GOOD. IT IS 5:25 P.M. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8A. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? DOROTHY, NICE TO SEE YOU. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM 8A? HEARING NO RESPONSE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8A AT 5:26 P.M. I'M GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO COUNSEL FOR ACTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, COUNCILMAN BROWN? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FINKLEA. [BACKGROUND] COUNCILMAN BROWN FOR THE MOTION, AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FINKLEA. >> I'M WORKING ON IT. >> THERE WE GO. THERE WE ARE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THIS. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 8B, PLEASE. [8.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-Hddz-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-Hddz-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonly Known As 10302 Seawall Boulevard, And Which Is Legally Described As Hall And Jones Survey, Part Of Lots 344, 345, 361 And 362 (344-1), Trimble And Lindsey Survey, Section 1, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 25P-030; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (T. Tietjens)] >> ITEM 8B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CREATING A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT IN A COMMERCIAL HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE. ZONE 5 AND RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE 5, BASE ZONING DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 103-02C WALL BOULEVARD, AND WHICH IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS HALL AND JONES SURVEY, PART OF LOTS 344, 345, 361, AND 362. TREMBLE AND LINDSAY SURVEY, SECTION 1 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. PLANNING CASE NUMBER 25 P030, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VERY GOOD. WE HAVE TIM TIGENS, TIM. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THIS IS CASE 25 P030. IT'S AT 10302 SEAWALL. YOU HEARD THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SO I WON'T GO OVER THAT AGAIN. BUT THIS IS 15.29 ACRES. IT'S NORTH OF THE SEAWALL, EAST OF COVE A LITTLE BIT. IT'S REALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE LARGEST UNIMPROVED TRACKS STILL REMAINING ON THE SEA WALL. THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT. IT IS CONTEMPLATED TO BE FIVE MULTI-USE BUILDINGS WITH SIGNIFICANT OPEN SPACE. IT'S ON THE CURVE THERE, 3005, AS THAT GOES DOWN TO GRADE LEVEL FROM THE SEAWALL. THERE HAS BEEN FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WAS WORKED UP FOR THIS PROJECT. UTILITY AND STORMWATER DRAINAGE ANALYSIS, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED BY TEXAS. IT'S IN THE AE 12 ZONE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME ELEVATION REQUIRED OF THE BUILDINGS, AND SO THEY HAVE A PODIUM DECK THAT'S OUT FRONT THAT WILL ACCESS THE DEVELOPMENT. EXCUSE ME. THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROJECT IS STEVEN BEAGLE. MUHAMMAD ELDAWY OF ROYAL CROWN ENTERPRISES IS THE PROPERTY OWNER AND HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR SOME TIME ON THE CONCEPT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE ZONING IS COMMERCIAL HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE 5, AND RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, THEN DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE 5. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S MOSTLY COMMERCIAL, AND THE BACK PART THAT IS SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED IS ON A PENINSULA COMING DOWN, SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY ZONING TO THE WEST. IT'S A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S APPLICABLE TO ARTICLE 4 OF THE LDRS. [00:30:03] AS TO PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS, IT REMAINS THE SAME COMMENT NUMBERS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL. AT THAT POINT, THERE WERE 215 NOTICES SENT OUT, FIVE RETURNED, ONE IN FAVOR, AND FOUR OPPOSED. OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS AND UTILITY PROVIDERS. WE HAD THREE COMMENTS. ONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING, ONE FROM CENTERPOINT, AND ONE FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL, AND THEY ARE ALL BASICALLY CONDITIONALLY APPROVED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO ADHERE TO THE COMMENTS THAT THEY'VE SET OUT. THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR ALSO HAD SOME OBJECTIONS, AND WE REALLY TOOK THIS PROJECT THROUGH SOME SIGNIFICANT REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF WHAT IMPACT IT HAS ON THE AIRPORT. SINCE IT'S SOMEWHAT NEAR THE AIRPORT, NOT DIRECTLY IN THE FLIGHT ZONES, BUT NEAR THEM. IN THE END, THE FAA DID WRITE A LETTER BACK, BASICALLY SAYING THAT THEY HAD APPROVED THE PROJECT AT THE HEIGHT THAT WAS BEING ANTICIPATED FOR IT. HOWEVER, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AND I THINK THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE, ALSO HAD THREE REQUESTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS TO SWAP THE HOTEL WITH THE CONDOS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE FRONT PART OF THE PROPERTY. THAT PARTICULAR ITEM COULD NOT BE ACCOMMODATED DUE TO WHERE THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS. THAT PARTICULAR REQUEST ISN'T ABLE TO BE HONORED OR ADHERED TO. THE SECOND REQUEST OF THOSE FOLKS WAS TO IMPLEMENT AN AIRPORT ZONE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. OF COURSE, THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY CAN ENDEAVOR TO PROSPECTIVELY AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE. THEN THE THIRD REQUEST WAS A BUYER'S DISCLOSURE. I THINK IT WAS CALLED A DEED RESTRICTION, BUT REALLY IT'S A BUYER'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT ALL THE FOLKS THAT WOULD BUY OR RENT PROPERTY THERE WOULD SIGN THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE, THE CONDITIONS, THAT THERE MAY BE SOME NOISE AND VIBRATION, THOSE THINGS NEARBY THEM. THE PUD REQUESTS THEMSELVES, THEY'RE ON PAGES 7 AND 8 OF YOUR VOLUMINOUS STAFF REPORT. I CAN GO OVER THOSE IF YOU'D LIKE. IT REALLY HAS MOSTLY TO DO WITH THE DENSITY MEASURES IN OUR HDDZ REQUIREMENTS. I WILL SAY THAT IN DISCUSSIONS SINCE THIS PROJECT WAS FIRST SUBMITTED, THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO REDUCE THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS, BRINGING IT BACK DOWN TO 145 FROM 155. I THINK THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A NOTION THAT HE'S TRYING TO WORK, TO GET CLOSER TO WHAT THE CITY AND THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, IN PARTICULAR, WERE SEEKING. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S SOME FLOOR AREA RATIO REQUIREMENTS AND FLOOR PLATE REQUIREMENTS. >> THE NUMBER OF HABITABLE FLOORS IS PROPOSED AT 11 AND THEN IN THE BACK IN THE MULTI FAMILY AREA, WHICH I THINK YOU'LL HEAR MORE DETAIL ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS WITH THE APPLICANT WHEN HE COMES UP TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS. BUT THEY WANT TO GO TO 90 FEET ON THAT, AND WHICH IS WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ANYBODY BEING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S IN THE BACK, AND IT'S CERTAINLY A LOWER PROFILE SET OF BUILDINGS. BEYOND THAT, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT FISCAL IMPACT TO THIS PROJECT AS WELL. IT'S PROPOSED TO BE VALUED AT ABOUT $540 MILLION. WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE CITY, AT LEAST LOCALLY, FROM THE ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THIS IS ABOUT $860,000. THAT'S NOT COUNTING THE HOT TAX FROM THE HOTEL, THE SALES TAX THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THE RETAIL COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT. BUT ANYHOW, THAT BEING SAID, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THE PROJECT AT THEIR SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING IN A FIVE TO ONE VOTE, [00:35:04] AND A STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS WELL. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME BEFORE I, YES. >> TIM, JUST TO HELP CLARIFY, THERE ARE NO MORE ISSUES WITH THE AIRPORT, FAA, OR WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR OR ANYBODY ON THIS? THEY'VE SATISFIED CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD? >> WELL, THE THREE REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE, ONE OF WHICH COULDN'T BE SATISFIED, ONE OF WHICH IS BEING SATISFIED, AND THE OTHER IS A PROSPECTIVE THING THAT THE CITY COULD ENDEAVOR INTO. OTHER THAN THAT, NO. >> THE DEVELOPER DID LOWER THE HEIGHTS AS YOU SAID, I THINK WE HAD IN OUR STAFF REPORT LETTER FROM THE FAA, THAT'S THE UNACCEPTABLE HEIGHT, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THEY DID LOWER THE BUILDING AND SO THAT'S FINE NOW WITH EVERYBODY AND THE FAA. >> YES. >> I SUPPOSE NOT BEING ABLE TO FULFILL ONE OF THOSE THREE REQUESTS FROM THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE PROJECT. >> I TALKED TO MIKE, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AND MIKE SHAHAN, HE SAID THAT WAS SOMETHING THEY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO SEE. BUT THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE FACILITIES REQUIRE THE OPEN SPACE TO BE BETWEEN THE TWO CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS AND WHERE THEY'RE DOING, THERE'S A PARTIAL RIGHT AWAY ABANDONMENT AS WELL THAT WOULD COME SUBSEQUENT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND IT REALLY IS SET UP ALREADY IN THE CONDITION THAT IS THE BEST LAYOUT, I THINK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE. >> THERE'S NO CONFLICT WITH THE FLIGHT PATH AND THE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE FLIGHT PATH AND THAT? GOOD. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS HERE. IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WAS IN OUR PACKET, THERE WERE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HANDLE THE MORE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE AT THAT INTERSECTION. [INAUDIBLE] SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION AT 3005 AND DRIVEWAY ONE. THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION IT SAYS THAT A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION IS PROPOSED AT DRIVEWAY ONE. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS BEING FULFILLED BY THE DEVELOPER? >> NO, NOT AT THIS POINT, IT HASN'T YET, BUT IT IT'D BE CONTINGENT UPON THAT. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD, IS THAT IT IS CONTINGENT UPON WORKING THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. I THINK THAT WAS A REQUEST OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THAT THERE BE A SECTION THERE THAT A CROSSING THAT THEY COULD COME INTO. BUT I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE HAPPENED BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, BUT I'LL LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT. >> THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE ON THERE THAT SAID IMPROVEMENTS OF THE INTERSECTION AT 3005 AT SEVEN MILE ROAD AND FM 3005 AT CO VIEW BOULEVARD, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECT AREA. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD UNDERTAKE, I GUESS AT SOME POINT, IS THAT RIGHT? >> WELL, AGAIN, I THINK THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THAT. I KNOW HE'S BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. WINNICKE ABOUT THAT. IT IS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECT, SO TO SPEAK, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A NEED FOR A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION THERE AND TO WHAT DEGREE THEY'LL PARTICIPATE. I THINK STILL IS A CONDITION OF ROB'S REVIEW. >> HE HAD ONE MORE CONDITION ON THERE ABOUT DRAINAGE, ABOUT THE PARTICULAR ANALYSIS THAT WAS IN A REPORT WAS NOT COMPLETE YET. I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S FORTHCOMING AS WELL. >> NO, IT IS COMPLETE, AND IT'S IN FACT BEEN APPROVED. >> THAT ONE'S DONE. >> YES. >> I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. THANKS. >> MARIE. >> I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SINCE I'M THE EX OFFICIAL ON THAT, BOB, AND WHAT THEIR REQUEST WAS WAS IN THE FUTURE, WOULD THE CITY LOOK AT SETTING SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT COME INTO PLAY WITH THE AIRPORT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING FOR THE COMMERCIAL STATUS? >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. [INAUDIBLE]? >> YES, BOB. >> ALSO IN THE REPORT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING NOW IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH AIR TRAFFIC, BUT THE CRANE THAT'S GOING TO BUILD THAT STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE MUCH HIGHER THAN 150 FEET. IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT AS WELL? DOES THE DEVELOPER HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ADDITIONAL TO ACCOMMODATE THAT? >> YES. I THINK THERE'S A SEPARATE PERMIT PROCESS [00:40:04] THAT THEY WORK THROUGH ON THAT WITH THE FAA, AND THOSE ARE, OF COURSE, TEMPORARY, BUT TEMPORARY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THIS HUGE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN PROBABLY A STANDARD TEMPORARY, SO TO SPEAK. BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT AS WELL WITH THE FAA. >> IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE AIRPORT OPERATION AT ALL OF THE CRANE OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH? >> WELL, I'M PRETTY POSITIVE THERE WILL BE SOME IMPACT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS THERE, YES. IT WILL GO ABOVE THE EXISTING ALLOWED HEIGHT ON THE BUILDINGS BUT THE FAA HAS A PROGRAM THAT I UNDERSTAND ALLOWS THAT FOR TEMPORARY PERIODS. >> THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. YES, BOB. >> TIM, ONE THING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IT WAS MENTIONED AND IT MIGHT BE IN ONE OF THOSE 269 PAGES ON THE REPORT, BUT IT WAS MENTIONED THAT WE HAD REQUESTED THAT THERE'S A DISCLOSURE OF ANY OF CONTRACTED SALES OR LEASES OF THE NOISE FROM THE AIRPORT. I KNOW THAT THAT WAS MENTIONED PRETTY IMPORTANT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS INCLUDED. >> IT IS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, HE SAID THE STATEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED WENT FURTHER THAN HE EVEN WENT WITH IT SO IT'S SUBSTANTIAL AND I THINK MIKE'S PRETTY SATISFIED WITH IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? VERY GOOD. IT IS 5:42 P.M. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. [BACKGROUND] IS THE APPLICANT HERE? THERE WE ARE. PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIR. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. I THINK YOU KNOW OUR HISTORY, AND I'LL DO THIS JUST AS CREDENTIALING FOR 30 SECONDS. WE ARE THE SAME ARCHITECT WHO IS DOING TIARA ON THE BEACH, THE SAME ARCHITECT THAT DID DIAMOND BEACH. THE SAME ARCHITECT THAT DID THE RENOVATION OF EMERALD BY THE SEA AND THE SAME ARCHITECT WHO DID THE PROJECT IN JAMAICA BEACH THAT WAS ONCE UPON A TIME CALLED OCEAN CLUB RESORT, WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY THE HILTON. NO, EXCUSE ME, THE HOLIDAY INN. THAT'S THEIR FLAGSHIP. WE DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THESE PROJECTS UNLESS THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I SAY THAT WITH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE FINANCIERS AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT WITH HUGE BENEFITS TO THE CITY. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THE BOUNDARY. LET'S GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES VERY QUICKLY, NOT TO WASTE TIME TONIGHT. IT'S 15.2 ACRES. PART OF IT IS ZONED HDDZ COMMERCIAL AND THE OTHER PART IS ZONED HDDZ RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH. OUR PUD ASKS FOR AN OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT COMBINES THE TWO PARCELS AND GIVES US A COMBINED FLOOR AREA RATIO AND A COMBINED PARKING RATIO FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. WHY DON'T WE GO FLASH THROUGH THESE VERY QUICKLY ALL THE WAY TO THE RENDERINGS. THAT'LL BE SLIDE 87 BY THE TIME YOU GET THERE. WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOLLOWING ME IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. MOHAMMED ALIDU IS HERE, WHO IS THE OWNER, AND FOLLOWING MOHAMMED ALIDU IS MIKE REVELEY WHO IS ONE OF THE FINANCIERS WITH PARADIGM INVESTMENTS. ALL THREE OF THE PLAYERS ARE HERE TO REPRESENT THE PROJECT. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THE RENDERINGS [00:45:04] THAT INVOLVE WHEN YOU FINALLY GET TO THE ONES WHERE THERE ARE TREES. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. I THINK MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE AND IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL PROJECTS, $540 MILLION OF HARD CORE INVESTMENT IN TODAY'S DOLLARS. IT'S IN TWO PHASES. THE THREE BUILDINGS ALONG SEAWELL BOULEVARD ARE GOING TO BE BUILT FIRST AND THE TWO, THERE WE GO. LET'S BACK UP ONE. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CONCEPTUAL IDEAS OF THE THREE TOWERS THAT ARE ALONG SEAWELL BOULEVARD, AND THEN TO THE NORTH ARE THE APARTMENT PROJECTS. AS WE ADVANCE THROUGH THESE SLIDES, YOU SEE THE RETAIL PLAZA. THE RETAIL PLAZA IS 70,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE. AVAILABLE SPACE FOR FIVE RESTAURANTS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE HOTEL, WHICH AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE IN DEEP DISCUSSIONS WITH A FLAG, MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE, 216 KEYS, AND THEN ACCESS FROM THE HOTEL ACROSS ON A SECURED BRIDGE TO THE RETAIL SPACE. THE CONDOMINIUMS ARE 75 CONDOS IN EACH OF THE TWO TOWERS, TOTAL OF 150, AND THE SPACE BETWEEN, YOU SEE THE FESTOON LIGHTS AND THE SPACE BETWEEN TWO LEVELS OF RETAIL BELOW THE CONDOS, AND HERE IT COMES UP ON THE OTHER RENDERINGS. WE WENT FROM CONCEPT TO A MORE SOPHISTICATED REPRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT. INCLUSIVE IN OUR PUD IN THE APARTMENT, PHASE 2 ARE J1 VISAS, 25% OF THE 236 APARTMENTS IN THE PHASE 2 ARE TO BE DEVOTED TO J1 VISAS. ANOTHER 25% OF THOSE 236 ARE TO BE DEVOTED TO WORKFORCE HOUSING. HERE YOU SEE THE LETTERS, I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THESE IN YOUR PACKAGE. ALL THREE OF THE TALLER TOWERS, THE CONDO TOWERS AND THE HOTEL TOWERS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FAA AT 145 FEET. WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INCLUSIVE OF ANY CONCERNS THAT THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR AND WE'VE TALKED TO MIKE MANY TIMES. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SATISFIED ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS, INCLUSIVE OF THE NOISE REQUIREMENT, WHICH WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. WE HAVE LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS TO THE CONDO OWNERS, INCLUDED IN THE HOA REGULATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY INCLUDED AS A DEED RESTRICTION IN THE FINAL DOCUMENTS. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE MOHAMMED STEP FORWARD, AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIM AS THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> SURE. >> THEN AFTER THAT, I'D LIKE MIKE TO STAND FORWARD. >> EVENING, EVERYONE. MAYOR, MR. BROWN, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, FELLOW RESIDENTS OF GAL THE CITY OF GALVESTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU EXCITING DEVELOPMENT. PLAN TO BE ON THE WEST OF SEAWALL BOULEVARD. TO BALANCE OR ADD VALUE TO THE SEAWALL BOULEVARD, BALANCING THE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST OF SEAWALL BOULEVARD, BRINGING VALUE TO THE CITY, TO THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY, ADDING CREATING MORE JOBS, BRINGING DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CITY DIDN'T SEE BEFORE BUILDING, CREATING A DESTINATION TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS TO THE AREA OF THE WEST OF SEAWALL BOULEVARD. AS YOU KNOW, CREATING JOB IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR PUBLIC SERVERS OR THE CITY TO CREATE JOBS FOR THE FAMILIES AND CONTINUE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS LAST FOREVER. OUR VISION IS NOT TO CONSTRUCT BUILDING. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A DESTINATION. [00:50:02] CAN BALANCE THE DEVELOPMENT IN BOULEVARD, CAN PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS, BENEFITS THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY, THE CITY, THE VISITORS OF GALVESTON. WE DID A LOT OF WORK TO BE HERE TODAY, AND WE CANNOT THANK ENOUGH EVERYONE WORKING WITH US. MR. TIM AND THE CITY MEMBERS AND EVERYONE WITH DEPOT EFFORT TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR DEVELOPMENT. I INVITE YOU TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ONLY AS A PRIVATE INVESTMENT, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND IT'S PEOPLE TO ADD VALUE TO THE CITY, ADD VALUE TO THE PROPERTIES OWNERS IN THE WEST OF SEAWALL, BOULEVARD. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL INCREASE OR APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES AROUND THE WEST OF SEAWALL BOULEVARD, AND ALSO CAN ATTRACT MORE DEVELOPERS TO COME TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE DEVELOPING THE WEST AND ADD MORE VALUE TO THE CITY AS WELL. WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EVENT. ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, OF COURSE. FROM OUR SIDE, OF COURSE, WE WILL COMMIT AND FOLLOW ALL THE GUIDELINES DURING THE PERMITTING PHASE, AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE THIS PROJECT AS WE SHARE IT TODAY AND MAKE IT HAPPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> FOR ANY QUESTION, OF COURSE, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU MAY HAVE. >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. >> YEAH. I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WE TALKED EARLIER WHEN TIM WAS UP HERE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE SIGNALIZATION AT THE FM 35 AND DRIVEWAY 1 AND YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO PUT THAT METHOD OF TRAFFIC CONTROL IN, RIGHT? >> WHAT IS HAPPENING? THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS IS VERY THOROUGH. EVERY INTERSECTION WEST OF INTERSECTION 70, THE STREET FAILS BY TEXTO STANDARDS. WHAT OUR PROJECT DOES IS SOLVES THOSE PROBLEMS AT THE WEST END, WHERE DIAMOND BEACH IS, WHERE TIARA IS, WHERE THIS PROJECT IS GOING. THE TIA SAYS, YOU MUST DO THIS OR THIS OR THIS OR THIS. ALL OF THAT IS IN THE ANALYSIS, AND WHEN WE GET TO OUR SITE PLANNING PHASE, WE WILL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ONE OR THE OTHER OR THE OR THE OTHER GOING FORWARD. TEXTO HAS REVIEWED THAT. THEY'RE IN AGREEMENT THAT THESE THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN. WE JUST CAN'T GO THERE UNTIL WE GET YOUR APPROVAL. >> I GOT ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU WHILE YOU'RE HERE AS MY ARCHITECT LEDS THE QUESTION. I WAS TRYING TO RECONCILE THE FLOOR PLANS WITH YOUR RENDERINGS, AND IT SAYS THERE'S TWO LEVELS OF RETAIL, BUT ON THE FLOOR PLANS IN OUR PACKAGE, IT LOOKS LIKE PARKING UNDERNEATH THE CONDOS ON THE FIRST LEVEL. >> GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO SLIDE 1 OR SLIDE 3. THIS WOULD HELP ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IF WE GO TO THE FIRST, KEEP GOING. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN THIS SLIDE IS THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDINGS WITH THE PARKING DECK ON THE PODIUM. GO NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS MUCH MORE REPRESENTATIVE. ALL FIVE OF THE STRUCTURES ARE ELEVATED ON A PODIUM DECK. ALL FIVE. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE NORTHERN STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE THE APARTMENTS ELEVATED PARKING UNDERNEATH. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LOWER SLIDE PHASE 1, CONDO 1, TOWER 1 TO THE EAST, THE CENTER TOWER TO THE CENTER AND THE WESTERN HOTEL STRUCTURE. ALL OF THIS PARKING IS UNDERNEATH THE PODIUM DECK. THE UNDERNEATH GRADE? NO. UNDERNEATH THE SEAWALL. AT GRADE, WE ARE FIVE FEET. WE ARE COMING IN, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS WILL HELP TREMENDOUSLY. WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDE IS AS YOU APPROACH THE PROJECT FROM THE EAST ALONG SEAWALL BOULEVARD, YOU ARE NOW AT 19 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. YOU HAVE AN ENTRANCE IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST. [00:55:04] YOU HAVE ANOTHER ENTRANCE AT 17 FEET WHERE THE CIRCLE IS, AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER ENTRANCE DOWN BELOW AT SEVEN FEET. BECAUSE GRADE CHANGES ON SEAWALL BOULEVARD AS IT BECOMES SAN LOUIS PASS. ALL OF THE PARKING THAT WE SHOWED IN THE EARLIER SLIDE IS INVISIBLE. >> IT'S BELOW. >> WHAT YOU HAVE HERE, THE GREEN AREA REPRESENTS THE PODIUM DECK FOR CONDOS 1 AND 2, AND THEN TO THE WEST IS A SEPARATE PODIUM DECK FOR THE HOTEL. BUT ALL THE PARKING, OTHER THAN WHAT'S PROVIDED FOR RETAIL CUSTOMERS, UPTO ON THE PODIUM DECK, ALL OF THE OTHER PARKING IS BELOW GRADE. >> THOSE RENDERINGS ARE ACCURATE AND THEY CORRESPOND WITH THESE? >> YES, SIR. >> BECAUSE THEY SHOW PEOPLE WALKING AROUND ON GRADE AND RETAIL IN TWO LEVELS OF RETAIL. I REALLY LOOKS GREAT. >> THAT'S THE IDEA. WE WANT TO HIDE THE PARKING. NOBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT 1,100 CARS. >> ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, FRANCIS. >> THANK YOU. YES, SIR. >> MR. BEAGLE, IN THE RENDERING, YOU HAVE THIS LOVELY SPACE IN BETWEEN THE TWO CONDO AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE MILLING ABOUT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY URBAN ACTIVATED SPACE. HOWEVER, IN THE DRAWING THAT YOU JUST SHOWED, THAT AREA IS ACTUALLY USED FOR VEHICULAR CIRCULATION. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE DRAWING I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THIS IS THE SAME DRAWING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CIRCLE, THE AREA YOU'RE SPEAKING OF AND THE AREA WE'RE SHOWING IN THE RENDERING IS THAT GREEN SPACE BETWEEN CONDOS 1 AND 2. THAT SHOWS THE FESTOON LIGHTS AND THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. BOTH OF THOSE CONDO TOWERS CONTAIN RESTAURANTS. THE FIRST TOWER ON THE WEST END OF THE FIRST TOWER IS A RESTAURANT. ON THE SECOND TOWER TO THE EAST END OF THAT TOWER IS A RESTAURANT, AND THE RENDERING SHOWS THE FESTOON LIGHTS IN THE PLAZA AREA BETWEEN THE TWO. >> MR, CAN YOU GO TO THE PAGE BEFORE THIS, PLEASE? IN THIS RENDERING, HOWEVER, YOU SEE THE AREA BETWEEN CONDO 1 AND CONDO 2 SHOWS VEHICULAR CIRCULATION? >> THIS IS BELOW THE PODIUM. THERE YOU GO. >> I GOT YOU. JUST CHECK IN. >> THAT'S OKAY. THIS IS WHY WE DO DRAWINGS. >> NO. THAT'S FANTASTIC. I'M GLAD THAT ALL ARE INCLUDING SOME PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS MR. BEAGLE OR MR. ELI? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING IN THE PHASE 2 AROUND THE POND. WE ARE EXPANDING THE DETENTION AREA. THERE'S AN EXISTING POND NOW, WE'RE EXPANDING THAT TO TAKE CARE OF THE ANTICIPATED DETENTION BY CALCULATION. BUT WE'RE PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THAT AREA. YES, IF YOU CAN SCAN UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, GO UP. THERE YOU SEE THERE'S A SMALL PUBLIC PARKING AREA AND AROUND THE DETENTION POND, IS A PROPOSED NATURE TRAIL AROUND THE POND TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY THAT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY WETLANDS AREA. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS, SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE POND AND CREATE THE NATURE TRAIL AS PART OF OUR PROPOSAL. >> YES. I GOT TO SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT PARTICULAR NATURE TRAIL AND THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THAT, BUT ALSO YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PUT IN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING AND J1 HOUSING ON YOUR PAGE 2 APARTMENTS. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY HAS REALLY BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR A LONG TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DOING THAT ON THIS PROJECT. >> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ASK MIKE TO COME UP. MIKE REVELEY, WHO IS OUR INVESTOR, PARADIGM INVESTMENTS OUT OF ARIZONA. >> MICHAEL. >> HELLO, SIR. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MIKE REVELEY, I'M THE CEO OF PARADIGM COMPANIES. PARADIGM IS, WELL, IT'S REAL ESTATE FOCUS, PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM. WE HAVE ABOUT $1 BILLION OF OUR OWN PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT OR IN OUR PIPELINE. I THINK IMPORTANTLY FOR THIS DISCUSSION, WE ALSO VERY SELECTIVELY GET OURSELVES INVOLVED WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS THAT ARE BRINGING PROJECTS THAT WE THINK ARE TERRIFIC AND VALUE ADDED FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE FEEL WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN, OF COURSE. WE HAVE PROJECTS IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT PROJECTS GOING ON IN SAN ANTONIO. WE HAVE A MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT THERE, WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUDLY FINISHING UP. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY REALLY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL PROJECT. [01:00:01] PARADIGMS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT IS, OF COURSE, CONTINGENT UPON A SUCCESSFUL VOTE HERE TONIGHT. THIS DECISION IS THE CULMINATION OF THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND VISION OF THIS BOARD, AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND HERE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PROJECT. PARADIGM AS A FIRM HAS BROUGHT NEARLY $4 BILLION IN PRIVATE DEBT AND EQUITY INTO INVESTMENTS ACROSS, REALLY NOW 33 STATES IN THE US. WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS PROJECT REALLY A TRANSFORMATIVE SUCCESS FOR YOUR CITY. THE SEX DEVELOPMENT IS A CLASS A PROJECT, THAT'S DESIGNED TO FURTHER ELEVATE GALVESTON'S APPEAL, DRAWING INVESTORS, PERMANENT RESIDENTS, AND SIGNIFICANT TAX REVENUES TO THE COMMUNITY. PARADIGMS INVOLVEMENT AIMS TO PROVIDE REALLY OUR EXPERTISE AT EVERY STAGE. WE STAND READY TO PROVIDE REALLY COMPREHENSIVE FRONT AND BACK OFFICE SUPPORT, MANAGE THE DEBT AND EQUITY SYNDICATION PROCESS, AND OVERSEE ALL FACETS OF CONSTRUCTION THROUGH OUR INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ARM. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE GOT AN INTERNAL MARKETING DIVISION WHICH WILL REALLY TRY TO BUILD OUT A ROBUST MARKETING CAMPAIGN, BOTH FOR OF COURSE, INVESTORS, BUT ALSO FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING. IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN GALVESTON'S FUTURE.IT CREATE JOBS, STIMULATE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE CITY'S REPUTATION AS A PREMIER DESTINATION. BY APPROVING THE SAC DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE ENDORSING A VISION OF GROWTH, PROSPERITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR GALVESTON. WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT TO SHAPE AN EVEN BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THIS CITY. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PARADIGM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE NOW. >> VERY GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBERS, DAVID. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT OVERVIEW. I'VE GOT A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED YOU'VE GOT OVER $4 BILLION WORTH OF DEBT PLACEMENT OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING MULTI FAMILY SPECIFICALLY WORKFORCE HOUSING OR J1 VISAS? >> GOOD QUESTION. WE'VE GOT PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN TEMECULA THAT'S IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S NOT WORKFORCE HOUSING, BUT IT'S A BIG DEVELOPMENT, IT'S HOTELS AND SPAS AND VINEYARDS THAT WE'RE BUILDING OUT. IT'S A MULTI YEAR PROJECT THAT WE BROUGHT CAPITAL INTO AND OVERSAW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT. WE'RE BUILDING A, AS I MENTIONED, IN SAN ANTONIO, THAT'S A MULTI FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING, THREE BUILDINGS OF APARTMENTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESIGNATED WORKFORCE AS PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE MOSTLY SINGLE FAMILY OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE BUILDING AS WELL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH STEVEN, MAYBE TOUR RELY TO MENTION THIS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD ABOUT 550 APARTMENTS IN ARIZONA THAT WILL BE DEDICATED TO LOCAL HOUSING, LOCAL WORKFORCE, AS WELL AS PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR PERMANENT HOUSING AS WELL. >> ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS WITH THE DEVELOPER, OBVIOUSLY, SOME STRATEGIES ARE YOU CONSTRUCT AND SELL. HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THIS INTENT OF HAVING 25% OF THE UNITS IN THE MULTI FAMILY FOR J1 VISAS AND 25% FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING REMAINS INTACT REGARDLESS OF THE OWNER? I THINK THAT'S REALLY HOW YOU STRUCTURE THE OVERALL PROJECT. THIS IS A MULTIFACETED MULTIPHASE PROJECT AND A LOT OF THAT REVENUE IS COMING FROM NOT THAT PART OF THE PHASE. A LOT OF THE REVENUE IS COMING FROM THE HOTELS AND THE CONDOS THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED AND WE'RE USING THAT PROFIT TO RECYCLE INTO THE APARTMENTS. >> NOT GETTING INTO YOUR BUSINESS. I DO KNOW THAT THAT PUTS A DIFFERENT ROI WHEN YOU START TO INTRODUCE THAT LOWER LEVEL REVENUE STREAM. RIGHTFULLY SO THAT YOU PUT IT IN PHASE 2. I GUESS WHEN YOU SAY IT'S HOW WE STRUCTURE THE DEAL, I THINK WHAT I HEARD WAS IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE OBJECTIVES REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. >> THAT'S COMPLETELY CORRECT. WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE WHAT STEVEN AND MUHAMMAD ARE TRYING TO DO. WE BUILD A PRO FORMA AROUND THAT, ANALYZE THE CASH FLOWS AND THE COSTS, BASICALLY LOCK IN WHAT THIS COUNCIL WANTS IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND THEN TAKE THAT TO OUR INVESTORS AND THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIPS, MAKE SURE THIS THING GETS FUNDED AND BUILT. WE HAVE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING A BIG LINE OF CREDIT WITH J.P. MORGAN. [01:05:01] ALL THAT ACTUALLY IS POSITIVE FOR THE BANKS. THEY WANT TO SEE THAT AS PART OF A PROJECT, SO IT'S NOT A NEGATIVE AT ALL FOR THE PROJECT. IT'S A POSITIVE. IT'S HOW WE STRUCTURE IT AND THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH THE WAY THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING CONTEMPLATED TO HAVE THAT BUILT. I DO NOT SEE AN ISSUE AT ALL, AND I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY POSITIVE FOR THE PROJECT THAT IT'S INCLUDED. >> THANK YOU. I'LL RESERVE MY OTHER COMMENTS FOR STAFF OR OTHER DISCUSSIONS. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM HERE. >>> THANK YOU. WE MAY CALL ON YOU AGAIN IN JUST A SECOND. >> IF I CAN ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL. THESE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE CITY IN SO MANY WAYS AND THE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T HERE TODAY ARE THE LITTLE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. THIS IS A FIVE YEAR BUILDOUT ON PHASE 1, IT'S PROBABLY ANOTHER FIVE YEAR BUILDOUT ON PHASE 2. THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BENEFIT THE MOST ARE NOT EVEN HERE TONIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? YES, SIR. COME FORWARD. >> HOW ARE YOU MAYOR? >> HI. >> HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOSE A. MADUAR. I OWN A BROKERAGE IN HOUSTON AND I CONSIDER MYSELF JUST AN EXTENSION OF GALVESTON BEING FROM HOUSTON. WE SELL ABOUT 100 MILLION IN REAL ESTATE A MONTH IN HOUSTON AND THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 2% OF THE HOUSTON MARKET SHARE. THAT'S 2% MONTHLY THAT GALVESTON COULD BE GETTING IN TAX REVENUE. THE FUTURE OF GALVESTON LOOKS SO BRIGHT THAT I OWN MORE PROPERTY IN GALVESTON THAN I DO IN HOUSTON. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SACHS ON THE SEA WALL PROJECT. I AM ALL FOR IT, BUT IT REALLY REPRESENTS THE FUTURE AND THAT DECISION IS IN YOUR HANDS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE BEHIND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. IT'S AN AMAZING PROJECT, IT'S VERY AMBITIOUS, AND I WOULD EMBRACE ANY DEVELOPER THAT'S GOING TO BRING NEARLY NEARLY $600 MILLION TO GALVESTON, AND THAT'S IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSER TO ECLIPSING THAT ONCE IT'S SAID AND DONE, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC INPUT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. >> MY NAME IS BETTY HERBERT, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF TIARA ON THE BEACH. WE ARE PROUD TO STAND BEHIND AND SUPPORT THIS NEXT MIXED USE PROPERTY. AS THE ISLAND'S FIRST LUXURY CONDOMINIUM OF ITS KIND, TIARA OF THE BEACH HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THOUGHTFUL, HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT CAN ELEVATE GALVESTON'S ECONOMY. IT'S SKYLINE AND ITS YEAR ROUND APPEAL AS BOTH A RESIDENTIAL OWNER AND A VISITOR DESTINATION. WHEN WE BEGAN TIARA, OUR GOAL WAS TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T JUST BUILD UP BUT BUILT INTO THE COMMUNITY, CREATING JOBS, STRENGTHENING TAX BASE, AND ATTRACTING DISCERNING BUYERS WHO WILL CALL GALVESTON HOME. THE SUCCESS OF TIARA REFLECTS THE GROWING CONFIDENCE OF INVESTORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE HAVING IN THE CITY'S FUTURE. THIS NEXT PROJECT CONTINUES THAT POSITIVE MOMENTUM, INTRODUCING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK, AND ENTERTAIN WHILE ENJOYING ISLAND LIFE ALL WITHIN WALKABLE, CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTS. IT REPRESENTS A NATURAL NEXT STEP IN GALVESTON'S EVOLUTION. ONE THAT SUPPORTS LONG TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY WHILE PRESERVING THE CHARACTER AND CHARM THAT MAKES THIS PLACE SO SPECIAL. DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS AND TIARA CREATE A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE THAT ENSURES GALVESTON REMAINS COMPETITIVE WITH COASTAL DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE GULF AND BEYOND. IN SHORT, WE ENDORSE THE PROJECT BECAUSE OF PROGRESS LIKE THIS IN GALVESTON'S FUTURE, ITS LEADERSHIP, AND ITS POTENTIAL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO, I'M JOSH OWENS WITH THE GALVESTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP. [01:10:03] WE DID SOME HOMEWORK ON THIS PROJECT, SO I WANTED TO PASS THIS OVER TO THE CITY COUNCIL IF I MAY, TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS GOING TO LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE A BILLION DOLLARS. THE INITIAL INVESTMENT IS $540 MILLION, BUT THE TOTAL ECONOMIC INPUT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WILL BE OVER $810 MILLION. PROPERTY TAX SHOULD BE ABOVE $8.32 MILLION ANNUALLY, THAT'S ON YEAR ONE BASED ON THE TOTAL COMPLETION DATE, AND THE CITY PROPERTY TAX WILL BE 2.2 MILLION. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IS ESTIMATED TO BE 1.78 MILLION, AND VISITOR SPENDING IS ANTICIPATED BETWEEN 17 AND $21 MILLION. PAYROLL, BETWEEN 14 AND 17 MILLION AND BETWEEN 475 AND 575 JOBS. WITH THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC INPUT OUTPUT, LOOKING AT BETWEEN 80 AND $95 MILLION ANNUALLY. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS FOR THIS PROJECT AND WANTED TO SHARE THAT RESEARCH WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIR. > MIKE WOODS, 2526 AVENUE M. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. A BIT OF HUMOR TO BE IN THIS. I FLEW THROUGH LAGUARDIA AIRPORT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND THAT'S AN AERIAL ROLLER COASTER RIDE THAT THIS WON'T EVEN APPROACH AT THE HEIGHT THIS PROJECT IS GOING, BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE MULTI PURPOSE CHARACTER OF THIS PROJECT AS WELL AS ITS LOCATION. FIRST, THE INCLUSION OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THIS LUXURY THROUGH THE WORKFORCE HOUSING IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY NEEDS. I THINK WE NEED THIS GENERALLY IN SOCIETY THESE DAYS AND IT'S GREAT THAT IT BE COMING TO GALVESTON. I THINK IT'S A TEMPLATE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AS THAT COMES ABOUT. THE GREEN SPACE ON THE POND IS SOMETHING THAT I PLAN ON ENJOYING WHEN IT'S IN PLACE, HIKING QUITE A BIT. SECONDLY, THE PROJECT BRINGS NEEDED RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES CLOSER TO THE WEST END. BUT I THINK IT'S POSITION WHERE IT WILL ATTRACT ME FROM THE EAST END ALSO. THAT I THINK IS ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS THAT SOMEWHAT CENTRAL LOCATION, BRIDGING THE DEVELOPED TOWN AND THE DEVELOPED WEST END. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL ACCEPT THIS PROJECT AND MOVE IT FORWARD. THANKS. >> THANK YOU, MIKE. YES, SIR, COME FORWARD. >> MAYOR. >> YES, SIR. >> COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME, AGAIN, I'M DREW [INAUDIBLE]. BUT NOW I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU NOT FROM A DEVELOPER STANDPOINT, BUT FROM A HOMEOWNER. WE OWN A HOME IN SUNNY BEACH. IT'S A PHENOMENAL PROJECT. IT'S WHAT GALVESTON NEEDS. FROM A HOMEOWNER STANDPOINT, IT INCREASES THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY AND GIVES ME A PLACE TO GO IN THE FUTURE FOR MORE CONSUMPTION OF RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL AND A MORE VIBRANT ATTITUDE HERE IN GALVESTON, A NEWER ICONIC LOOK IN THAT SIDE OF THE TOWN. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BRING YEAR ROUND ENJOYMENT BECAUSE I NOTICED OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN COMING TO GALVESTON, IT'S VERY SUMMER ORIENTED AND THE BEACHES AREN'T ENJOYED AS MUCH IN THE WINTERTIME, WHICH I LIKE MUCH MORE. AS A HOME AND I'M ALL FOR THIS, 100%. AS A PILOT, 600 HOURS PLUS SINGLE ENGINE LAND, 40 YEARS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS REALLY NO RELEVANCE AS MY FLIGHT PATH, IFR APPROACHES OR ANY OTHER SITUATION THERE. THERE'S PLENTY OF PLACES TO LAND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND IT HAS NO SAFETY RELEVANCE FROM MY PILOTING STANDPOINT, EVEN LESS FROM A HELICOPTER STANDPOINT. I THINK IT'S PHENOMENAL EVEN AS A PILOT BECAUSE IT ALSO OFFERS MORE PEOPLE COMING IN, MORE MONEY COMING IN AND SPENDING AND AIRPORTS GROW WITH PULLING THEM FORWARD, NOT PUSHING THEM FORWARD SO AS YOU BRING IN MORE REVENUE AND MORE PEOPLE, YOU'LL SEE MORE DEMAND FOR THAT AIRPORT. AS A DEVELOPER, VERY DIFFICULT TO DO A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE, I'M GLAD SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY BELIEVING IN GALVESTON LIKE OTHER DEVELOPERS LIKE MYSELF BELIEVES IN GALVESTON. I DO THINK IT'S DIFFICULT TO BUILD SMALLER PROJECTS OR MEDIUM SIZED PROJECTS WITH THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO BEAR IN ENGINEERING AND GET THESE THINGS THROUGH. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIGH DENSITY PROJECTS AND TRYING TO SAY, [01:15:03] HEY, GO SMALLER, IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT FINANCIALLY. YOU UNDERLYING FINANCIAL MODELS DON'T FIT UNLESS YOU'RE DOING TALLER BUILDINGS AND MORE SQUARE FOOT SELLABLE. BUT REALLY, THIS IS MY FOCUS ON THIS ONE IS FROM A HOMEOWNERS STANDPOINT, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR GALVESTON. I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR ICONIC VIEWS, I THINK WE NEED IT. YOU'LL DRIVE PAST THIS WHEN IT'S BUILT AND I'M SURE THAT YOU'LL ALL VOTE POSITIVE FOR IT. IF YOU DRIVE PAST THIS LATER ON, YOU'LL HAVE IN YOUR HAT A FEATHER THAT SAID, I APPROVE THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE THAT EVERY TIME I DRIVE PAST IT WHEN I GO TO MY PLACE IN SUNNY BEACH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I'M STILL HERE [LAUGHTER] AND I DO BELIEVE IN GALVESTON JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO. I HOPE YOU ALL VOTE YES, AND I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF ANYBODY WAS AGAINST THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S FANTASTIC. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER INPUT? YES, SIR [LAUGHTER]. >> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR. MY NAME IS GIOVANNI. I'M ACTUALLY AT IMPORT, AND I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND, I'M A FLORIDIAN, I'M FROM NAPLES, AND I GREW UP ALL IN FLORIDA, AND I CAN TELL YOU PROJECTS LIKE THIS BRING IMMENSE INCOME TO YOUR TOWN. I SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO THE PORT, A 156 MILLION FOR THE TWO NEW CRUISE SHIPS, I CAN TELL YOU BEING OUT OF FLORIDA AND MY FAMILY HAS A HOME IN MIAMI, THAT IN ITSELF IS GOING TO BRING THE TYPE OF PEOPLE YOU WANT TO HELP THE CITY GROW. WITH PROJECTS LIKE THIS, IT WILL INCREASE THAT. NOT ONLY JUST FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON, BUT FOR TO ME, AMERICA, YOU GUYS HAVE SOMETHING VERY HISTORIC HERE. YOU GUYS DON'T GET TOO MANY VISITORS THAT CAN TAKE THESE STORIES BACK TO OTHER PLACES WHEN THEY LEAVE. YOU GUYS JUST APPROVED TONIGHT A BUILDING OF IMMENSE HISTORIC VALUE OF ONE OF THE FIRST STORES. YOU GUYS ARE KNOWN ALSO FOR JUNETEENTH. EVEN JUST BASE THE FACT OF IT BEING GALVESTON FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMERICA TO HAVE PEOPLE COME AND SEE SOME OF THEIR OWN HISTORY, SOMETIMES YOU NEED THINGS LIKE THIS. I ALWAYS SAY AS A FISHERMAN, ALSO, YOU CAN'T CATCH THE SAME FISH WITH THE SAME BAIT. I APPROVE THE PROJECT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY FURTHER INPUT ON THIS PROJECT? >> HOW YOU DOING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. NICK LANGFORD, 1 LATITUDE LANE IN AVIA. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND I'M IN BIG FAVOR OF IT. I THINK THIS IS GREAT FOR GALVESTON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GALVESTON'S NEEDED, BIG DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS FOR VERY LONG, LONG TIME. ONE THING THAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED MUCH UNTIL JUST A COUPLE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS. THE WEST END IS IN DIRE NEED OF RESTAURANTS, AND THIS IS ONE GOOD THING THAT IS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL TO THE WEST END. ALSO OBVIOUSLY, THE POND AND THE GREEN SPACE THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, I'M EXCITED. MY KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO GO OVER AND HAVE A PLACE TO HANG OUT AND DO THINGS ON THE WEST END AND NOT HAVE TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STRAND, TO GO TO RETAIL TO THE RESTAURANTS. YEAH, I'M HERE TO SAY THIS IS GREAT FOR GALVESTON. IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE BENEFIT FINANCIALLY TAX WISE AND JUST CHANGING THE WHOLE LOOK OF THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND. YEAH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME AND I HOPE YOU GUYS VOTE IN FAVOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER INPUT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING? VERY GOOD. IT IS 6:19 PM. >> MAYOR. >> YES. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCILWOMAN ROB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ROLLINS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? >> DISCUSSION, MAYOR. MR. TIETJENS, IF YOU WOULD, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS SIX AND SEVEN RELATE TO THE USE OF THE PHASE 2 PROPERTY FOR J-1 VISAS AS WELL AS WORKFORCE HOUSING. HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THAT ACTUALLY MAINTAINS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND DOES NOT SIMPLY GO AWAY? [01:20:02] I WANT TO PROVIDE THE DEVELOPER THE FLEXIBILITY TO UTILIZE THE PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE. HOWEVER, I WOULD BE REMISS IF WE WENT FORWARD WITH THIS AND THEN FIVE YEARS LATER AS THEY START PHASE 2, THAT THEY DON'T ABIDE TO BY THAT. HOW DOES THIS RELATE EITHER, IS IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME? IS IT IN PERPETUITY? HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS AN APPLICATION THAT CAME INTO US, THIS IS WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS OFFERING. IN SUCH CASE, WE WRITE THESE CONDITIONS INTO THE PUD. THEY WILL BE CONDITIONS THAT RUN WITH THE LAND. AS TO HOW WE ENSURE THAT IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S A GOOD POINT, IT'S A VALID POINT. SHOULD SOMEONE TRY TO CHANGE THINGS, THE PUD WOULD BECOME INVALID, BASICALLY, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO PROCEED WITH OR PRODUCE OR CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AND I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE SOME DEED RESTRICTION OF A SORT THAT WOULD NAIL THAT DOWN PRIOR TO PERMITTING PHASE. >> THAT WOULD BE SATISFACTORY. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> WHILE YOU'RE THERE, WE HAD MARIE AND THEN BOB. >> IT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING I REQUESTED OF THE DEVELOPER AND SO I WOULD ASK STEVE IF THEY WOULD ADD THAT INTO THE DE-RESTRICTION OR HOWEVER, WE WRITE THAT IN. >> WE'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE IN OTHER PROJECTS, AND IN A PDD OR IN A PUD APPROVAL, IT RUNS WITH THE LAND. I MEAN, IT IS AN OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE WHO COMES INTO THE PICTURE LATER AND BUYS THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY STILL IS SUBJECT TO THOSE OVERLAY RESTRICTIONS. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK LEGALLY. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU FOR A FACT THAT WHEN THIS COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY IN 2007 APPROVED THE DIAMOND BEACH PUD, YOU PUT A TIME LIMIT ON IT, AND THEN IT EXPIRED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION, AND NONE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE IMPOSED IN 2007 WERE ADHERED TO LATER. AS LONG AS YOU DON'T PUT A TIME LIMIT ON IT, AND AS LONG AS YOU'RE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU REQUEST IN THE PUD APPROVAL, THAT GOES WITH THE LAND IN OUR OPINION. >> THAT WOULD ALSO REFER TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD THINK WE COULD ACCOMMODATE EVERYTHING IN THOSE. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE LANGUAGE WE DEVELOPED WITH MIKE SHA HAND AND WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT PROTECTS THE AIRPORT, THAT PROTECTS THE CITY, THAT PROTECTS THE BUYERS. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT'S IN WRITING, AND IT BECOMES PART OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS WHEN YOU BUY INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S PART OF THE HOA RESTRICTIONS THAT COME WITH YOUR PURCHASE, AND IT'S A DEED RESTRICTION THAT EVERY TIME YOU SELL YOUR CONDO, IT'S THERE IN WRITING, AND YOU HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S THERE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE. >> I HAVE TO SAY THEY HAVE BEEN ACCOMMODATING BECAUSE IT'S MY OPINION. I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO DO A LARGE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S DIFFERENT, SHOULD GIVE SOMETHING BACK, WHICH IS WHY I MADE THE REQUESTS AND THEY WERE VERY RECEPTIVE TO IT. THANK YOU. >> CORRECT. >> WE HAVE BOB AND THEN DAVID. >> I GOT A QUESTION FOR TIM. BACK TO THIS CONFORMANCE WITH THE PUD. FUNCTIONALLY SPEAKING, I'M JUST GOING TO CONJECTURE. YOU TELL ME IF I'M WRONG. WHENEVER THESE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS OR RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE COMING UP FOR PERMIT, PART OF THE PROCESS OF PERMIT REVIEW WOULD TAG THE PUD, I GUESS, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE ZONING. AT THAT POINT, THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE [01:25:02] FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE WORKFORCE HOUSING J1 VISA AT THE PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL, IS THAT RIGHT? >> CORRECT. THOSE PERMITS WOULD NOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT CONFORMANCE. >> I THINK THAT HELPS PUT EVERYBODY'S MINDS AT EASE A LITTLE BIT. IT'S ALREADY BUILT INTO THE PROCESS THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN AS PART OF THE PERMIT PROCESS. >> THANKS. DAVID. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATION 1 FROM THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE RELATED TO THE INCLUSION OF THE REQUIREMENT TO REQUIRE DEED RESTRICTIONS WITH THE PROPERTY, DETAILING THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THIS AREA ARE ROUTINELY SUBJECT TO OVERFLIGHTS BY AIRCRAFT USING THE SCHOLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 1 FROM THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS IN THE PACKAGE. IT STATES, "REQUIRED DEED RESTRICTIONS WITH THE PROPERTY TITLED DETAILING THAT THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THIS AREA ARE ROUTINELY SUBJECT TO OVERFLIGHTS BY AIRCRAFT USING THE SCHOLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT." >> THEIR LANGUAGE THAT THEY WROTE, AND DO YOU WANT TO READ THE LANGUAGE. >> JUST PROCEDURALLY, THERE IS AN ACTIVE MOTION ON DECK THAT IS. >> THERE IS. >> IF YOU WANT TO OPEN UP THE COMMENT FOR ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, I GUESS. >> WE NEED TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> JUST TO ADDRESS THE COMMENT OR THE LANGUAGE. >> CAN YOU READ IT. >> WELL, WE MAY HAVE QUESTIONS. LET'S DO THIS. IT'S 6:27 PM. I'M GOING TO RE-OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION ON THIS. >> JUST FOR THE APPLICANT? >> YES, MA'AM. JUST FOR THE APPLICANT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND GIVE INPUT TO COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, THE QUESTION IS, WHAT CONDITIONS HAVE WE PROPOSED THAT ARE NOISE RELATED AND AT THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE AIRPORT, AND HERE IT IS, AND I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD, AND IT'S HERE IN WRITING FOR YOUR REVIEW. THIS IS CALLED THE BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AIRPORT PROXIMITY AND NOISE. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS SACKS ON THE SEAWALL IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF SCHOLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF NOISE, VIBRATIONS, AND OVERFLIGHTS FROM AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS, AND ENGINE TESTING. BUYER HAS BEEN GIVEN AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE AREA, CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS, AND CONDUCT ANY AND ALL INVESTIGATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY. BUYER AGREES THAT THE SELLER HAS FULLY DISCLOSED THE PROPERTY'S PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ASSOCIATED NOISE. BUYER HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE AGAINST THE SELLER AND THEIR AGENTS FOR ANY DAMAGES, NUISANCES, OR INCONVENIENCES RESULTING FROM AIRPORT OPERATIONS OR RELATED AIRCRAFT NOISE. THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND WAIVER SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING OF THE SALE AND IS BINDING UPON THE BUYER AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. FURTHERMORE, THE BUYER WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LEGAL ACTION AGAINST SCHOLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR NOISE GENERATED BY AIRCRAFT AND OR AIRPORT OPERATIONS. >> DAVID. >> THANK YOU FOR READING THAT INTO THE RECORD. MY MOTION AND AMENDMENT STILL STANDS SINCE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE OVERALL PUD. [OVERLAPPING] >> WE'RE WILLING TO INCLUDE IT. >> THAT'S FINE. >> I'LL INCLUDE THAT INTO THE PUD AS THEY HAVE EVER WRITTEN. I WILL AMEND MY MOTION TO THAT. >> WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. >> SECOND. >> WAIT A MINUTE. I'VE GOT AN AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW FOR CONSIDERATION. >> WELL, I'M NOT ACCEPTING YOUR AMENDMENT. >> JUST ONE SECOND. WOULD YOU STATE YOUR AMENDMENT, DAVID? >> MAY WE CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> WE MAY BE OPENING IT BACK UP AGAIN. IT IS 6:30 PM I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8B, DAVID. [01:30:02] >> WAIT. WE'VE ALREADY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE IN DISCUSSION. DAVID MADE A MOTION, AND WE HAD AN AMENDMENT [INAUDIBLE]. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> WE GOT THAT INPUT. DAVID? >> MY AMENDMENT, AS STATED, IS TO AMEND THE PUD TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 1 FROM THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS PRESENTED IN OUR PACKAGE, STATING, REQUIRING DEED RESTRICTIONS WITH THE PROPERTY, TITLE DETAILING THAT THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THIS AREA ARE ROUTINE SUBJECT TO OVERFLIGHTS BY AIRCRAFT USING SCHOLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. I WOULD FURTHER ADD THAT THE LANGUAGE OF THAT DEED RESTRICTION, AS YOU READ, MR. BEAGLE, IS SATISFACTORY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOTION INCLUDES THE REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE SAID DEED RESTRICTION LANGUAGE. >> DO YOU ACCEPT THAT MOTION? >> NO, I WILL AMEND MY MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LANGUAGE AS THE DEVELOPER. >> THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. >> SUBMITTED. YES, AND I WILL DO THAT. >> GOT A SECOND, COUNCILMAN ROLLINS, WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION. ARE YOU STILL SECONDING THAT? >> YOU ARE AGREEING TO AMEND IT WITH. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> NOT AMENDMENT BY DAVID. >> I'M AGREEING TO AMEND MY LANGUAGE AS THE DEVELOPER GOT APPROVED BY THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT TO DAVID BECAUSE HE WANTED THAT LANGUAGE IN THE BUDGET. >> WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SECOND MY MOTION THEN? >> TO ACCEPT HIS LANGUAGE TEST. >> I JUST STATED THAT. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE SECOND. WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN OFFERED. >> COUNCILMAN FINKLE, IS THIS THE SAME AS SPECIFIC CONDITION NUMBER 8, WHICH IS THE APPLICANT SHALL BRING FORWARD A PROPOSAL FOR A FULL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS THAT WOULD INFORM THEM OF NOISE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPORT? >> THAT WAS A SPECIFIC. >> A SPECIFIC CONDITION. >> DONNA. >> NO. >> I'M SORRY. >> I DIDN'T INCLUDE. >> BUT THAT IS IN THERE, IN OTHER WORDS. >> IT'S ALREADY. >> YES. MAYOR, I RETRACT MY AMENDMENT. >> VERY GOOD, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR NOW. WE HAVE A MOTION AS ORIGINALLY STATED BY COUNCILWOMAN ROB, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROLLINS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? BEFORE WE DID THIS, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. I MET WITH MR. BEAGLE, MR. HOWE. BUT I FIRST OF ALL, APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS PROJECT FORWARD. THIS IS A WONDERFUL GAME CHANGING PROJECT FOR THE CITY. SECOND OF ALL, THERE WERE CONCERNS BROUGHT FORWARD BY MANY DIFFERENT PARTIES. INSTEAD OF SAYING, NO, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT, THEY SAT DOWN AND SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THIS ACCEPTABLE TO ALL PARTIES? I WANT TO THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S CAST OUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. VERY GOOD. [APPLAUSE] LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 8C, PLEASE. [8.C Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Residential, Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District To Establish A “Place Of Private Assembly” And “Private Club” Land Uses On Property Commonly Known As 17009 San Luis Pass Road / FM 3005, And Which Is Legally Described As Sandy Shores (2003) Abstract 121, Lot 2, Acres 2.310, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 25P-031; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (D. Lunsford] >> ITEM 8C. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, CREATING A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT IN A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH A PLACE OF PRIVATE ASSEMBLY AND PRIVATE CLUB. LAND USES ON PROPERTY COMMON COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1709 ST LOUIS PASS ROAD, FM 3005, AND WHICH IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS SANDY SHORES, ABSTRACT 121 LOT 2 ACRES 2.310 IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS PLANNING CASE NUMBER 25P-031, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VERY GOOD, KATHERINE. >> THANK YOU. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUD REQUEST IS TO DEVIATE FROM THE PERMITTED LAND USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R1 TABLE AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR A PLACE OF PRIVATE ASSEMBLY AND A PRIVATE CLUB. BOTH LAND USES ARE PROHIBITED IN THE R1 ZONING DISTRICT. THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL DEVIATION REQUEST FROM PERMITTED SIGNAGE FROM THE R1 ZONING DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR SIGNAGE OF UP TO 100 SQUARE FOOT MONUMENT SIGN. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A LOW DENSITY ADVENT FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT, OPERATING AS A PLACE OF PRIVATE ASSEMBLY FOR WEDDINGS, [01:35:01] RECEPTIONS AND PRIVATE FUNCTIONS. THE PROPERTY WILL ALSO FUNCTION AS A PRIVATE CLUB FOR INVITATION ONLY GATHERINGS, RECREATIONAL EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON A MEMBERSHIP BASIS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AT THEIR MEETING, THEY'RE RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THE REQUEST DUE TO INCOMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES. THAT VOTE WAS FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL ONE OPPOSED AND ONE MEMBER ABSENT. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. >> VERY GOOD. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GORMAN? YES, BOB. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE WERE NO RESPONSES AT ALL FROM ANYBODY THAT THEY WERE SENT TO AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH RIGHT NEXT OR WRONG ONE, SORRY. >> THIS IS THE PUD REQUEST. IN THIS CASE, THERE WERE 10 NOTICES SENT AND NO RETURN. >> NO RETURNS, OKAY. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS. >> MARIE. >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NOTICES, BUT I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF NEGATIVE COMMENTS ON THIS BECAUSE THIS SITS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA BOTH TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST. I REALLY THINK FOR THE AREA THAT IT SITS IN, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. >> VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM MISS GORMAN ON THIS, BOB. >> THE APPLICATION SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN A FIVE FOOT FENCE, I THINK BETWEEN 20 PROPERTY. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS A DIFFERENT USE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY MIGHT PRIVACY [INAUDIBLE] REALLY SEE AROUND AROUND TOWN AND OTHER PLACES WHERE PRIVACY FENCES ARE RECOMMENDED? >> CONDITION NUMBER 2 IS REQUIRING SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING AND FENCING AND IT'S INDICATED TO BE FIVE FEET, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL COULD CHANGE IF THEY WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING TALLER. >> THANKS. >> VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. IT IS 6:37 PM. I AM OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON HC. IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS OR IS THE APPLICANT HERE? HEARING NO RESPONSE AT 6:38 PM. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 8C. YES, MA'AM. >> I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO DENY. >> A MOTION FOR DENIAL OF ITEM 8C, IS THERE SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND FOR COUNCILMAN PERRETTA FOR DENIAL. VERY GOOD. LET'S OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION, COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, BOB. >> THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ANYWHERE AROUND THIS HOUSE IS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE BASING OUR DECISION ON. IT'S THE LAND USE THAT'S AROUND IT RIGHT NOW. THAT COULD BE RESIDENTIAL AT ANY TIME. IF THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT RESIDENTIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD DO TO MAKING IT ATTRACTIVE FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT WANT TO COME HERE, BUY A LOT, BUILD A HOUSE, AND RAISE A FAMILY. >> VERY GOOD, MARIE. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THERE IS RESIDENTIAL [INAUDIBLE]. >> I MEAN, THEY'RE EMPTY EMPTY LAND RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS THE RESIDENTIAL. >> NO. IT WAS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, AND TO THE WEST OF IT, THERE IS RESIDENTIAL. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. >> VERY GOOD. THAT PASSES SIX TO ONE WITH COUNCILMAN RAWLINS IN A NEGATIVE VOTE. VERY GOOD. LET'S NOW MOVE TO ITEM WE HAVE WITHDRAWN, ITEM 8D. WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM 8E, PLEASE. [8.E Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Granting A Variance Pursuant To Section 4-1 “Sales Near Schools, Churches Or Hospitals” Of “The Code Of The City Of Galveston, 1982 As Amended” And In Accordance With Section 109.33(E) Of The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code; Regarding The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages On Property Located At 2909 Market / Avenue D; Which Is Legally Described As “Lot 6, 7 & 8 (6-6), Block 509, Galveston Aka Lot 5 Special Subdivision, In The City And County Of Galveston And Is Located Within Three Hundred Feet Of A School, Church, Or Hospital; Planning Case Number 25PLM-00169; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)] >> ITEM 8E. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, GRANTING A VARIANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-1, SALES NEAR SCHOOLS, CHURCHES OR HOSPITALS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, 1982 IS AMENDED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 109.33 OF THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE REGARDING THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2909 MARKET AVENUE D, WHICH IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 6, 7, AND 8, BLOCK 509 GALVESTON AKA LOT 5 SPECIAL SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, [01:40:03] AND IT IS LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF A SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR HOSPITAL, PLANNING CASE NUMBER 25 PLM-00169, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. >> MS. GORMAN. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN ALCOHOL SALES VARIANCE IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN 300 FEET OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP. THE MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESTAURANT TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE CHURCH, YOU CAN SEE THAT PATHWAY ON THE SLIDE. THE DOOR OF THE RESTAURANT IS ACTUALLY TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE BUILDING AND NOT IN THE FRONT. THE DISTANCE REQUEST IS FROM 300 FEET TO 170 FEET. >> VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. GORMAN? IT IS 6:41. OH, I'M SORRY, BOB. >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT YOU GOT NO RESPONSES ON THIS ONE AS WELL, RIGHT? >> YES. WE SENT ON THIS 123 NOTICES ZERO WERE RETURNED. BOTH THE APPLICANT AND STAFF HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE CHURCH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE. >> ONE OTHER THING, IF THIS WERE APPROVED, THE LICENSE ITSELF GOES WITH THE BUSINESS, NOT THE PROPERTY. >> RIGHT. IT'S SPECIFIC TO THIS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES CERTIFICATE. SO IF THIS GOES AWAY, THEN THE NEXT APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO REAPPLY. >> THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE FRONT DOOR OF THE BUSINESSES. >> FRONT DOOR OF THE BUSINESS IS TOWARDS THE BACK THAT'S WHERE THEIR PARKING LOT IS. THIS USED TO BE A HOUSE. THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE IS HERE. IT'S A DOOR THAT STILL EXISTS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE BUSINESS ENTRANCE. THE BUSINESS ENTRANCE IS BACK HERE. >> VERY GOOD. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. GORMAN? IT IS, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG 6:42 PM. I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, WHICH IS A TO E. IS THE APPLICANT HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YES, NANCY, COME FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING. >> HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M FINE. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR RESTAURANT IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS, WHICH IS WHEN THE CHURCH HAS THEIR SERVICES. WE'RE ALSO CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, WHICH IS WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR MID WEEK SERVICES. AS EXPLAINED, WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE CHURCH AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. THEY ARE VERY LOVELY CONGREGATION, I'M SURE, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO. >> CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? >> NANCY ST. PAUL. >> YES, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT HERE, COUNCIL? NANCY, WE MAY CALL ON YOU AGAIN IN JUST A SECOND. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NOT HEARING ANY RESPONSE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:43. BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BROWN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. WHERE IS THE DOOR AGAIN? >> I'M SORRY, THE DOOR IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING CLOSER TO THEIR PARKING AREA, SO YOU CAN SEE IT HERE ON THE SLIDE THAT THE ENTRANCE IS BACK HERE. >> IN THE BACK DOOR. >> PROBABLY WHAT WAS THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE WHEN IT WAS A RESIDENCE. >> WHERE IS THE CHURCH? >> THE CHURCH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. WE'VE GOT THIS YELLOW LINE SHOWING US THE DISTANCE HERE. THE CHURCHES ENTRANCE IS ON MARKET AND THE RESTAURANTS ENTRANCE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A NORTH SOUTH ALLEY. SO IT'S BACK THERE. >> WHAT ARE THE OPERATION HOURS? >> WE'RE ONLY OPEN FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH CURRENTLY. WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS WHICH IS WHAT THE LIQUOR LICENSE IS FOR. BUT AGAIN, THE CHURCH ONLY HAS SERVICES AND HONESTLY, WE'VE NEVER SEEN THEM. >> THANK. >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT ALL? VERY GOOD. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THIS. WELL, THERE WE ARE. IT DOES PASS FIVE TO TWO. DISSENTING VOTES, COUNCILMEMBER ROB AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. LET'S NOW MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. [9. PUBLIC COMMENT] THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE'LL HAVE AGENDA ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE, YOU GET THREE MINUTES. DON'T BE ALARMED. COUNCIL CANNOT RESPOND TO YOU BECAUSE OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. [01:45:03] BUT WE ARE TAKING NOTES AND OUR CITY STAFF IS TAKING NOTES DEPENDING ON YOUR COMMENTS AND SO FORTH. I AM GOING TO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CLEAN SOME THINGS. I'VE GOT MIKE WOODS HERE FOR 8B. I THINK MIKE MAY HAVE LEFT, SO I DON'T THINK MIKE IS GOING TO BE PUBLIC COMMENT. GIOVANNI, I HAD YOU DOWN. YOU WANTED A PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANOTHER SUBJECT ALSO, SIR, IS THAT RIGHT? WHY DON'T WE START WITH YOU, GIOVANNI. COME ON UP, PLEASE SIR. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS GIOVANNI BROWN. I'M A TRANSPLANT ORIGINALLY OUT OF FLORIDA. WHAT I ACTUALLY PUT FORTH IS WHAT I CONSIDER THE BLUE ZONE INITIATIVE. IT'S INTERESTING, MS. DOROTHY THIS MORNING OR THIS EVENING, WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT. ME BEING FROM FLORIDA, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THEY'RE ONLY SEVEN OF THESE PLACES IN THE WORLD. THE VERY FIRST ONE IS LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA. I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ON THIS. ALSO, I'VE BEEN A PART OF ACTUALLY ENACTING THESE THINGS. JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS. WELL, TILLMAN FORTITA IS DOING $10 MILLION RENOVATION ON HIS CONDO SECTION OF THE SAN LOUIS, THEY HAVE JUST NOW REDID THEIR ENTIRE MENU. I DID SPEAK TO ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES IN HOUSTON PROBABLY LAST YEAR BEFORE THIS INITIATIVE STARTED. THE WAY I SEE GALVESTON IN THE FUTURE IS LIKE THE HOT SPOT FOR BLUE ZONE. OBVIOUSLY, FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T AWARE, IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE REGULAR CENTURIONS, BUT VERY PHYSICALLY FIT PEOPLE WHO LIVE OVER 100-YEARS-OLD. JUST TO GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS OF HOW THINGS WORKED OUT IN NAPLES. FROM 2015-2021, WE REDUCED HEALTH CARE AND PRODUCTIVITY COSTS BY 190.2 MILLION. ALSO IT REDUCED INSURED MEDICAL CLAIMS FOR NHC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS FOR 27 MILLION. MEDIA AND GRANT VALUE WAS BETWEEN 10 MILLION AND 15.3 MILLION IN FUNDING. THAT WAS JUST BETWEEN THOSE YEARS PRE COVID. WELL, SHORTLY AFTER COVID ALSO, 2021. IT'S SOMETHING NOW THAT A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF FLORIDA IS ACTUALLY GETTING BEHIND. OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE ENJOY THEIR LIFE, THEY WANT TO LIVE LONGER. I THINK BEING THE FACT, GALVESTON IS WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE A LOT OF VISITORS COMING IN, ONCE AGAIN, THE PORT. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE MSC CRUISE SHIP, THE NORWEGIAN, WHICH IS NEW TO YOU ALL, BUT I KNOW THE CLIENTELE THAT GO ON THOSE CRUISE SHIPS. THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY INTO THE HEALTH. YOU'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE CALIFORNIA AREA, A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE FLORIDA AREA, EVEN SINCE COVID, NEW YORK. THEY'VE INDUCTED THEMSELVES IN THE FLORIDA HEAVILY BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUE AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING I WILL LET YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF BLUE ZONES PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP IN THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA STATE OR IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THE SOUTHERN HALF. IT'S SOMETHING I PUT FORWARD. AS A DISCUSSION TONIGHT, I DO ACTUALLY HAVE AN ENTIRE BUSINESS PLAN AND STRATEGY. AT A LATER TIME, I CAN GIVE YOU USB WITH ACTUAL BREAKDOWN IN NUMBERS OF WHAT IT WOULD ENTAIL AND WHAT THE BENEFIT FOR THE ISLAND WOULD BE. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LAWANDA HARTMAN. LAWANDA. >> I SEE YOU SMILING AT ME. HI, MAYOR. >> HOW ARE YOU, LAWANDA? >> I'M GREAT. I'M STANDING HERE ON BEHALF OF A EMAIL ALL OF YOU RECEIVED FROM MR. SAM COLLINS III. HE HAD TO TRAVEL TO AUSTIN. HE'S KNOWN AS PROFESSOR JUNETEENTH. THEY HAVE HIM UP IN AUSTIN TO SPEAK TOMORROW. LAST WEEK, MY PHONE STARTED BLOWING UP. I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AND THE COUNCIL COMING UP WITH THE IDEA FOR A JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, I'M JUST GOING TO READ A FEW GOLDEN NUGGETS FROM THE EMAIL THAT SAM COLLINS III SENT ALL OF YOU. ON OCTOBER 16TH, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM TARRIS WOODS REGARDING A PRESS CONFERENCE BEING HELD AT ASHTON VILLA, ANNOUNCING THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION COLLABORATION WITH CIVIC LEADERS TO START A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. I RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. [01:50:03] I WANT TO SAY THIS. BE REMINDED THAT THE GREAT JAMES BALDWIN SPOKE. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY BECAUSE I SEE WHAT YOU DO. THE LAST TIME I STOOD BEFORE YOU WAS PROBABLY A YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO, AND I SAID, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PICTURE. ALL DAY TODAY, WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT I WAS GOING TO COME AND STAND HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE SPIRIT KEPT ON SAYING POLAROID CAMERA. I HAD TO THINK BACK TO MY FIRST CAMERA. IT USED TO SLIDE OUT THE PICTURES AND SOME OF THEM WOULD COME OUT VERY BLURRY. I TAKE THAT AS THE SPIRIT TELLING ME TO TELL YOU, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PICTURE. FOUR YEARS AGO, IT WAS A COMMUNITY THAT WAS GOING UP TO TEXAS A&M, THAT WAS GOING TO PREVIEW A&M. WE HAD STUDENTS COME DOWN HERE. I'M A LEAD MEMORY KEEPER AT THE NEO CULTURE CENTER. I LOVE WHAT I DO, I SHARE OUR HISTORY. TO SAY I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LEAVING SOME PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR PLANS. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PICTURE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I HOPE ALL BEFORE YOU GO TO BED TONIGHT, THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PICTURE. YOU ALL LEFT A LOT OF COMMUNITY PEOPLE THAT WAS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. YOU ALL LEFT US OUT. >> THANK YOU. BRIAN PARK, BRIAN? >> HELLO, MAYOR. HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I JUST WANT TO READ SOMETHING. I CREATED A LITTLE FORM TODAY, BUT IT'S ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND ABOUT THE UNSHELTERED IN THE CITY. AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OF ENGAGING DAILY WITH THE UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY, ONE TRUTH HAS BECOME UNSHAKABLY CLEAR. PEOPLE DO NOT FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS FOR THE SAME REASON, THEREFORE THEY CANNOT CLIMB OUT THE SAME WAY. THERE IS NO SINGLE FIX, NO UNIVERSAL PROGRAM, NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL INTERVENTION. HOMELESSNESS IS THE OUTCOME OF MULTIPLE PATHWAYS, BE IT EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, RELATIONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL, OR SYSTEMIC. JUST AS THE CAUSES DIFFER, THE EXIT STRATEGIES MUST DIFFER AS WELL. TO RESTORE LIVES, WE MUST FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROOT CAUSES, NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS, WHEN WE MISDIAGNOSE, WE MISTREAT. WHEN WE ASSUME ONE MODEL WORKS FOR EVERYONE, WE FAIL MOST OF THEM. I DEAL WITH, GIVE OR TAKE 100 PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS THAT THEY HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES. SOME END UP IN THE STREETS BECAUSE THEIR CARETAKER DIED, SOME BECAUSE THEY LOST A JOB, SOME GET INJURED, SOME HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS. THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY PEOPLE STRUGGLE. MY HOPE IS THAT WHEN WE SEE SOMEBODY HOMELESS, WE DON'T LOOK AT THEM AS JUST A BOMBER, SOMEBODY THAT HAS GIVEN UP ON LIFE, BUT SOMEBODY THAT'S BROKEN FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. I ENGAGE WITH YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT QUITE A BIT AND I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THEM TO BE PLEASANT AND HELPFUL AND GOOD. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB THERE. I JUST WANT TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT WHEN I GOT INTO DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS, I HAD THIS PRECONCEIVED NOTION THAT THEY WERE A CERTAIN THING. I'VE LEARNED THAT THEY ARE HUMANS AND THEY'RE NOT MY FRIENDS AND THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE, AND THEY JUST BEEN DOWN AND OUT FOR WHATEVER REASON. I JUST ASK THAT WHENEVER YOU COME ACROSS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOMEHOW LIFT UP THESE PEOPLE, LET'S TRY TO DO IT. I THINK THAT WE STRUGGLE BECAUSE EITHER SOME OF US ARE VERY EMPATHETIC AND WE HAVE NO STRATEGY AND SO IT FAILS. SOME OF US ONLY HAVE STRATEGY AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT EMPATHY, SO WE JUST NEVER PUT IT INTO ACTION. I THINK THAT WE AS POLITICAL PARTIES AS PEOPLE, WE NEED TO COMBINE EMPATHY AND STRATEGY THAT WE MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVE. THAT'S ALL THEY REALLY HAVE. IF ANYBODY WANTS A COPY OF THIS, I'M HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT COUNCIL TO RECEIVE, IF YOU COULD GET IT TO OUR CITY SECRETARY THERE, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M BRIAN PARK. I DIDN'T MENTION THAT TO. >> THANK YOU. JOE CAPEDONO. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOE CAPEDONO, TWO CADINA COURT GALVESTON, AND I HAVE WITH ME, JACK CLARK, WE ARE THE SISTER CITIES REPRESENTATIVES TONIGHT THAT ARE LEFT. SOME LEFT A LITTLE EARLY. BUT WE WANTED TO COME BACK THIS MONTH TO REMIND YOU THAT COUNCIL THAT OF THE UPCOMING VISIT OF OUR SISTER CITY NAGATA JAPAN. THE DATES ARE NOVEMBER 13TH THROUGH TO 16TH, IT'LL MARK OUR ANNIVERSARY AS SISTER CITIES, AND THE CELEBRATION WILL BEGIN. A GROUP FROM GALVESTON VISITED LAST SPRING IN JAPAN, AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS TO CELEBRATE THE 60 YEARS THERE. [01:55:05] THE MAIN EVENT IS ON NOVEMBER 15TH AT THE BEAUTIFUL WATER WORKS BUILDING. INVITATIONS WERE SENT TO YOU ALL BY EMAIL. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO REMIND YOU TO PLEASE RSVP TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'D LIKE TO THANK A COUNCILMEMBER SHARON LEWIS, WHO IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO COUNCIL, NELLIE AND MARTHA JANELLE. WE SURE APPRECIATE IT AND WE HOPE TO GET THAT RSVP, AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE 15TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, JOE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. JOSE ALMADA. >> CARTER CARTER DON KOLENBERG. TARRIS WOODS, TARRIS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNSEL. I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BASICALLY THE SAME ISSUE THAT MISS HOMER SPOKE ON, SAM COLLINS REGARDING WHAT TOOK PLACE OCTOBER SITE, AND HOW IT WAS PASSED TO THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH A JUNETEENTH MUSEUM, AND NO ONE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY KNEW ABOUT IT. MAYOR BROWN, YOU KNOW THAT WELL, JUST LET ME TELL YOU. I GOT STARTED ON MY CRUSADE WITH THE JUNETEENTH MUSEUM IN 1979. DON'T THINK THAT ALEX WAS BORN AT THAT TIME. BUT I MET WITH DOUG MATTHEWS AND REBN THOMAS, AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE ALE WIT. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE TRYING TO GET A BILL PASSED MAKING JUNETEENTH A STATE HOLIDAY. AND GOVERNOR BILL CLINTON SIGNED IT INTO LAW IN 1980, MAKING JUNETEENTH A STATE HOLIDAY, AND I DIDN'T STOP THERE. I WENT ON TO BECOME THE PRESIDENT NACP IN 1988, AND I CONTINUED TO MOVEMENT TO MAKE JUNETEENTH A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. DIDN'T STOP THERE. WE CONTINUED TO MOVE, AND THEN ON NOVEMBER OF 2024 M THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DECIDED THAT WE SELL TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT WE GOT HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH TRYING TO RETAIN LA MORGAN TO MAKE IT A JUNETEENTH MUSEUM. THEN STOP THERE. BUT TO IMAGINE MAYOR, AFTER WORKING WITH YOU, ALL THESE YEARS, A MATTER OF FACT, I SIT NEXT TO YOU. TALK TO YOU ON THE PHONE, AND THEN NOT TO RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF NOTICE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A PRESS CONFERENCE. BY THE WAY, THAT PRESS CONFERENCE MET WITH AN EMBARGO, WHERE IT WAS BLOCKED. THE COMMUNITY WAS NOT ALLOWED TO EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. IT WAS ON A SELECTIVE FIELD THAT MADE THAT MEETING MAYOR. YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD US. SAME WAY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HERE TO COME TO SOME TYPE OF AGREEMENT WITH BOTH SIDES. YOU SHOULD HAVE LET THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THE SAME PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED YOU, MAYOR, BECAUSE SEE THE AFRICAN AMERICANS ANCESTORS ARE THE ONE WHO WERE SLAVES, NOT YOURS. THEN, BECAUSE WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION WITH ITS REPUTATION, THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, CONSULATE IS BEHIND AND LOSING MONEY, BEHIND THE MUSEUM THAT THEY OWN. THEY CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN PROPERTY, AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED. THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1964, 71 YEARS, AND YET THOUGH WHEN YOU LOOK INSIDE OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT HAPPENED TO BOOKER T, WHAT HAPPENED TO GOLD? THOSE BUILDINGS AND HOUSES IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY? >> TARRIS, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> YOU CUT MY PHONE? >> NO, SIR. I DID NOT. >> WHAT'S UP? >> I MOVE ON. BUT THE PROBLEM WHAT I'M ASKING YOU, WOULD YOU BE WITH US AND WOULD YOU GIVE AN EXTENSION SO THAT MAYBE MARIE RA AND JOHN PAUL, WE GOT A ELECTION COMING UP. [02:00:04] WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO PUSH IT THROUGH IN APRIL? WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A ELECTION IN MAY. WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO PUSH THIS? ARE YOU PLANNING ON USING JUNETEENTH A A CASH SHOP TO CONTINUE TO BAIL OUT THE GAL FOR HISTORICAL FOUNDATION THAT'S BEHIND HAVE TO CONSTANTLY GET YOU PUSH THAT FORWARD SO THAT MARIE ROB AND JOHN PAUL OF LITSKY. NEW COUNSEL CAN MAKE A DECISION ON WHERE JUNETEENTH WOULD BE. I THINK THAT YOU'RE WRONG, MA'AM. I'VE BEEN YOU, MA'AM FOR 25 YEARS, MA'AM, AND WHAT YOU DID TO US THAT THE BLACK COMMUNAL WAS WRONG. >> TARRIS, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> PLEASE CALL ME PRIVATELY. I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU. FLOYD WALDER. FLOYD? >> YES, SIR. HOLDER. I'M SORRY. >> MAYOR, COUNSEL, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS FLOYD WIL HOLDER THE FOURTH. I LIVE AT 40 308 AVENUE O HERE IN GALVESTON, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ROAD IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AVENUE O BETWEEN 43RD AND 45TH STREET. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES THAT BASICALLY THE ROAD IS TURNED INTO SPEED BUMPS. IF ANYWAY, COUNSEL COULD DIRECT CITY TO GO THROUGH AND TRY TO FLATTEN OUT THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO NOT LONGER HAVE MY HOUSE SHAKE BECAUSE IT SUCKS. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. >> CATCH ALL LATER. >> THANK YOU. CITY MANAGERS TAKING NOTE. THANK YOU. >> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> CLAY ALLS, CLAY. >> GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. I WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR BEING HERE AND GUIDING THE CITY IN THE DIRECTIONS THAT YOU GUYS DO. MY NAME IS CLAYLES. I'M HERE REPRESENTING GALVESTON CARRIAGE TOURS. WE ARE SEEKING THE GUIDANCE TO FIND SOME APPROVAL FOR PERMITTING OF A COMMERCIAL HORSE BARN DOWNTOWN OR HORSE STALLS DOWNTOWN, ALLOWING OUR CARRIAGE HORSES TO BE HOUSED LOCALLY SO THAT THE RESIDENTS AND THE VISITORS CAN SEE THESE HORSES AND SEE HOW WELL THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. WE'VE OFFERED TWO STALLS, NO CHARGE TO THE CITY MOUNTED PATROL UNIT, WHICH WE'VE BEEN MET WITH A VERY GOOD APPRECIATION FROM TWO OF THE CITY MOUNTED PATROL OFFICERS. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN WITH THE CITY MANAGER. HE'S EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT PERMITTING AT THIS TYPE. BUT WE COULD GO ON TO TRY TO GET THE PROCESSING. IT WOULD BE LONG AND PROBABLY NOT BE COMPLETED. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR GUIDANCE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FINDING A WAY TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR COMMERCIAL BARN FACILITY DOWNTOWN, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR BUSINESS. THE ZO FE FAMILY CIRCUS HAS EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE CITY HAS WELCOMED THEIR ANIMALS DOWNTOWN FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THEIR VISIT ON THE ISLAND. OTHER CITIES HAVE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEY HAVE BARN FACILITIES THAT ARE DOWNTOWN, WHERE THE CUSTOMERS DON'T JUST COME SEE THE HORSES STANDING ON THE STREET. THEY GET TO MEET THESE HORSES IN THEIR STALLS. THEY GET TO SEE ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS. THE HORSES HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY INCHES OF SHAVINGS. THEY GET TO SEE ALL THESE THINGS, ALL THE MONEY THAT WE PUT FORTH. I HAVE A CHIROPRACTOR THAT COMES EVERY TWO WEEKS. WE TRACK THEM. THAT CAN BE PART OF THE TOUR WHERE THEY SEE THE CHIROPRACTOR WORK ON THESE ANIMALS. THEY GET TO SEE THE CARE AND WELL-BEING, THEY CAN SEE THE SHOES THAT THEY'RE DESIGNED TO WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE ORDINANCE. EVERYTHING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO SEE DOWNTOWN, AND THAT WILL OPEN SOME OF THE CLARIFICATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND CONCERNS THEY HAVE ABOUT THE CARRIAGE INDUSTRY AND WHETHER WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WALK IN THE BARN DURING DAYTIME BUSINESS HOURS AND SEE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND THE CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR HELP. THANK FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. BETTY HARB? >> I THINK THEY WERE HERE. >> I THINK THEY WERE, YES. MICHAEL REV HE WAS HERE FOR THE SEX JONI STENHOUSE, JONI. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. I'M TALKING ABOUT ITEM ACTION ITEM 12 B. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 36 PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTIC FACILITIES IN TEXAS, WITH THREE LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF GALVESTON BAY. [02:05:03] THE PRIMARY PLASTICS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED AT THESE FACILITIES INCLUDE NOODLES, POWDERS, AND FLAKES THAT ARE MADE INTO PLASTIC PRODUCTS. THE NERDLES ARE LIGHTWEIGHT. I HAVE A SAMPLE HERE, AND THEY ARE OFTEN DISCHARGED FROM THE FACILITIES IN WASTEWATER. THEY'RE BLOWN DURING TRANSPORT FROM TRUCKS AND RAIL CARS WHERE THEY ENTER OUR WATERSHED, FLOW THROUGH GALVESTON BAY, OUT TO THE GULF, AND LAND ON OUR BEACHES. I WORK FOR TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK, AND OCEAN CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, AND WE COMPLETE NERDLE PATROLS, WHICH IS A 10-MINUTE SURVEY OF THE BEACH LOOKING FOR NERDLES, DURING OUR BEACH CLEANUPS, AND WE FIND HUNDREDS OF THEM ON OUR BEACHES. NERDLES ARE CONSIDERED INERT, NOT HARMFUL TO HUMANS OR WILDLIFE, BUT RESEARCH PROVES THAT THEY ARE HARMFUL. THEY ARE INGESTED BY MARINE LIFE AND BIRDS AND FOUND IN OYSTERS AND FISH. CHEMICALS IN THE WATER, SUCH AS PCBS AND PESTICIDES, ADHERE TO THE NERDLES, CAUSING ADDITIONAL HARM TO WILDLIFE. THESE CHEMICALS ENTER THE FOOD CHAIN AND MAY BE CONSUMED BY HUMANS EATING SOUTH FOODS. HUMANS ARE NOT EATING THE PLASTIC NOODLES, BUT THEY MAY INGEST THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE IN THE FLESH OF THE SEAFOOD. TURTLE ISLAND, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, ARE SUBMITTING LETTERS TO OUR TEXAS GOVERNOR, ASKING HIM TO DIRECT THE TCEQ TO INCLUDE NERDLES IN THEIR SURFACE WATER STANDARDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED AND WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY 2026. WE HAVE OVER 80 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE DELIVERING A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR IN SUPPORT, AND LOCALLY, THE GALVESTON PARK BOARD, THE HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION, MOODY GARDENS, AND THE GALVESTON FISHERMAN'S ASSOCIATION, AND NUMEROUS OTHER BUSINESSES ARE SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. THESE PELLETS DO NOT DISAPPEAR. UNLESS WE TAKE ACTION TO STOP THE SPILLS AT THE SOURCE, THE NEXT GENERATION WILL BE LEFT DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM WE KNOW HOW TO FIX. I ASKED THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION TO BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR TO PROTECT THE TEXAS COAST, REDUCE THE HARM TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANS, AND ENSURE ANY NERDLES RELEASED WILL BE ADDRESSED BY TCQ. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. JEFF SISENHEIMER. >> I'M JEFF SIN SEIMER. I LIVE IN TIKI ISLAND. I'M A FIFTH-GENERATION BOI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WELL, SAID JOIE. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOUR WORKSHOP ONLINE AND KNOW IT'S BEEN A MARATHON DAY. THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE COMMITMENT. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION TO PROTECT THE CITY FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION. I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE GALVESTON CHAPTER OF THE SURF RYDER. I'M SO PROUD OF ALL FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO CREATE THIS RESOLUTION WITH WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS A LITTLE NUDGE FROM JONI OVER IT TURN. IT'S VERY WELL WRITTEN AND OUTLINES THE ACTIONS WE AGREE SHOULD BE TAKEN AND WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO GALVESTON'S WATERWAYS, BEACHES, MARINE LIFE, RESIDENTS, TOURISTS, AND BUSINESSES. IT'S NICE TO BE ON THE SAME SIDE OF AN ISSUE WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER FOR Y'ALL. NERDLES ARE TINY, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE RADAR FOR MOST PEOPLE, BUT THEY CAN BE A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET. THE TRAIN DIE CAN SPOT THEM ALL OVER GALVESTON BEACHES ALONG THE TIDAL RACK LINE, AND FISH HAVE A NECK FOR FINDING THEM TOO. SURFRIDER FOUNDATION IS OFTEN LIKE DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH HERE IN TEXAS, WHERE OIL IS KING AND HIS COUSIN IS PLASTIC. WE TRY TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN NECESSARY AND PROFITABLE OIL-RELATED INDUSTRIES VERSUS THE POLLUTION THEY PRODUCE. WE'RE NOT AGAINST THE PRODUCTION OF PELLETS, POWDER, AND FLAKES THEMSELVES; WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THEY END UP IN OUR WATERWAYS AND OCEANS. WE DO, AS YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE FOR REDUCING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS AND BOTTLES AND THE LIKE. OPTED FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE REUSABLES.THANK YOU, COUNSEL FINKLEY, FOR DOING THE SAME. I'M PRETTY SURE Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THE FORMOSA FACILITY ON LAVACA BAY, SETTLING A LAWSUIT FOR 50 MILLION AND AGREEING TO ZERO DISCHARGE AFTER THAT. IT'S NOT JUST A POSSIBILITY. THERE'S AN INEVITABILITY, MUCH LIKE OIL SPILLS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE SIMILAR FACILITIES ON GALVESTON BAY. WE'RE JUST ADVOCATING FOR RESPONSIBILITY, BEST PRACTICES, CONTROLS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE AND HANDLE THESE MATERIALS. IN ADDITION, WE AGREE THE NEED FOR TEC Q OVERSIGHT AND PENALTIES FOR POLLUTING. OTHER SURF-FIGHTER CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE DEALING WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. OUR TIME HAS COME. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THE SAME THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND, IN PARTICULAR, [02:10:02] FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY PASSING THIS RESOLUTION. LIKE MY SHIRT SAYS, THE OCEAN NEEDS MORE FRIENDS. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND YOU, I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE TEXAS SURF MUSEUM AT 21:10 MECHANIC IN A LONG VACANT, NEGLECTED PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE PERSONALLY REMODELED AND FURNISHED INTO A TRUE ISLAND TREASURE. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY, 2-6, AND WE ARE OPEN DAILY 10:00-5:00. >> THANK YOU, SIR. NANETTE, AKIN SMITH. >> HI, MARON. CITY COUNCIL. >> HI. HOW ARE YOU? >> MY NAME IS NETTLE GEN SMITH. I'M A BOI, AND I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS THAT MY FATHER STARTED IN 1960. I LIVE IN GALVESTON, IN A HALF ON 23 17. I LOVE IT. AND LET'S SEE. I'M SORRY. I'M HERE AT MY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING EVER TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION AIMED FOR MORE PLASTIC POLLUTION. THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ME. ALTHOUGH AT THE RISK OF DATING MYSELF, MY FAMILY USED TO WATCH THE MEETINGS WHILE WE WERE WORKING ON PUBLIC TV, CHANNEL SIX, BACK IN THE DAY. I WANT MY CHILDREN, SECOND-GENERATION G BOI, AND MY GRANDCHILDREN, THIRD-GENERATION BOI, TO ENJOY WHAT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF GOT TO, A BEACH THAT IS ONLY THE COLOR OF SAND AND SEAFOOD, THAT IS NOT CONTAMINATED BY PLASTIC AND HARMFUL TO THEM. I WANT TO TEACH THEM HOW TO FIND SHARKS TEETH AND PRETTY SEA SHELLS, PRETTY COLORED NERDLES. PLEASE PASS THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. CHRIS GARABE. >> LOCK ME OUT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND EVERYONE. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO SOUND A LITTLE BIT LIKE AN ECHO OF THOSE BEFORE ME, BUT I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING, SO SMALL CAN SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS, BUT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SCAR THE BEAUTY OF OUR TEXAS COAST LONG PAST OUR LIFETIMES. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PRE PRODUCTION PLASTIC PELLETS, ALSO KNOWN AS NURDLES. THESE LITTLE PLASTIC BEADS ARE THE RAW MATERIALS FOR NEARLY EVERY PLASTIC PRODUCT WE USE. THEY'VE BEEN KNOWN TO SPILL DURING MANUFACTURING AND TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING. WHEN THEY ESCAPE INTO OUR WATERWAYS, THEY DON'T JUST DISAPPEAR. THEY GET INTO EVERYTHING. ONCE IN THE OCEAN, WILD LIFE MISTAKES THEM FOR FOOD. THEY FIND A WAY TO PERMEATE ALL AREAS OF THE FOOD CHAIN, INCLUDING OURS BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST A WILDLIFE ISSUE. IT'S A HUMAN ONE. THESE POLLUTANTS RE ENTER OUR FOOD CHAIN, TAINTING THE SEAFOOD THAT WE CHERISH AND THREATENING THE HEALTH OF OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THESE PELLETS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TRIPLE OUR GULF COAST SEAFOOD INDUSTRY AND RUIN ITS WORLD CLASS REPUTATION. EVERY NURDLE ON THE SAND IS A SYMBOL OF NEGLECT, BUT ALSO A CALL TO ACTION. I HOPE THIS EVENING WE CAN SEE A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION THROUGH RESOLUTION 12B. I WAS BORN AND RAISED GALVESTONIAN. MY FAMILY'S BEEN IN TEXAS SINCE THE REVOLUTION AND THIS WONDERFUL LITTLE ISLANDS HOME. THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE LIKE IT. LET'S KEEP IT CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL, AND NOT BURIED IN PLASTIC. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> TRAY CLICK. TRAY. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TRAY CLICK. CURRENT CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION. I HAVE SERVED ON THE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. I WAS ONE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS PLAN THAT YOU ALL HAVE HERE ON 10B. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS. THIS AFTER SEVERAL YEARS IN DISCUSSION. THIS IS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO HANDLE THESE PROCESSES IS TO HAVE THEM TOGETHER. I THINK THAT WE, WE'LL BE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. WE NEED TO CHANGE. WE NEED TO HAVE SOME CHANGES IN THIS SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. [02:15:03] >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, TRAY. I THINK ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO OUR ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS, [10.A Consider an ordinance of the City of Galveston, Texas, amending the total operating budget for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, by reducing the General Fund expenditure budget by five hundred sixty-one thousand, seven hundred twenty dollars (- $561,720), increasing the Rosenberg Library Fund expenditures by twenty-three thousand eight hundred ninety dollars ($23,890), reducing the Island Transit Fund expenditures by fifty-seven thousand seven hundred eighty (-$57,780), reducing Enterprise Fund expenditures by two hundred ninety thousand three hundred dollars (-$290,300), and reducing Internal Service Fund expenditures by one hundred and two thousand, nine hundred forty (-$102,940), for a combined total expenditure decrease of nine hundred eighty-eight thousand eight hundred fifty dollars (-$988,850) to properly record expenditure adjustments required for the adoption of a lower tax rate of $0.408687 per $100 property valuation decreasing General Fund revenue by two million two hundred nineteen thousand four hundred sixty (-$2,219,460) and increasing Rosenberg Library Fund revenue by twenty-three thousand eight hundred ninety ($23,890); making various findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing for an effective date.(C. Ludanyi)] SO 10A, PLEASE. >> ITEM 10A. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, BY REDUCING THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET BY $561,720. INCREASE IN THE ROSENBERG LIBRARY FUND EXPENDITURES BY $23,890, REDUCING THE ISLAND TRANSIT FUND EXPENDITURES BY 57,780. REDUCING ENTERPRISE FUND EXPENDITURES BY $290,300 AND REDUCING INTERNAL SERVICE FUND EXPENDITURES BY 102,940 FOR A COMBINED TOTAL EXPENDITURE DECREASE OF $988,850 TO PROPERLY RECORD EXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE ADOPTION OF A LOWER TAX RATE OF 0.40 8687 PER $100 PROPERTY VALUATION, DECREASING GENERAL FUND REVENUE BY $19,460 AND INCREASE IN ROSENBERG LIBRARY FUND REVENUE BY $23,890, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR CHILA. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, YOU ADOPTED THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 ON AUGUST 28, AND THAT BUDGET WAS BASED ON A TAX RATE OF 0.4302 ON OCTOBER 3, YOU ESTABLISH THE ADOPTED TAX RATE OF 0.408687, AND THE CITY CHARTER, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 8, REQUIRES THAT THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE FOR A FISCAL YEAR BE EQUAL TO OR EXCEED THE AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES, THEREFORE, WE NEED TO AMEND THE BUDGET SO THAT WE ALIGN WITH THE CHARTER REQUIREMENTS. THE BUDGET YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU DECREASES REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND, ROSENBERG LIBRARY, ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DECREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AND THE REMOVAL OF THE 2% CIVILIAN COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MISS LADONE? VERY GOOD. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, COUNCIL. WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> COUNCILMAN FINKLEY SECONDS THAT. >> THERE WE GO. >> VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MAYBE NOT TOO MUCH OF AN AMENDMENT, BUT I GUESS IT WOULD BE TO DO A QUARTERLY REVENUE REVIEW TO LOOK AT ANY WAYS THAT THERE WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY OF REVENUES COMING HIGHER. EXPENDITURES MAYBE LOWER THAT WE COULD STILL DO A RAISE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. PROBABLY WAS DECEMBER IS WE COULD LOOK AT. >> WE GIVE YOU THAT QUARTER WE DO A QUARTERLY BUDGET UPDATE THAT INCLUDES REVENUES AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND WE'RE WITH YOU ON IT. >> PROBABLY JANUARY, NOT DECEMBER. WE WON'T HAVE EVERYTHING DONE FOR DECEMBER UNTIL MINIMUM JANUARY. THE QUARTERLY REPORT USUALLY COMES OUT IN EARLY FEBRUARY. BUT SO IN THAT TIME RANGE, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THOSE QUARTERLY REPORTS AND FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON THE REVENUE. >> I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AND POTENTIALLY DO A RAISE FOR OUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT THAT TIME WHEN WE LOOK AT REVENUES. >> VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A FOR AMENDMENT ON THAT. >> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO LEGAL. IS THAT AN AMENDMENT OR IS IT JUST A STANDARD PRACTICE THAT WE'RE ALREADY SEEING CITY MANAGEMENT PROVIDE US? >> IT DOESN'T APPEAR AS IF YOU'RE AMENDING THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE TO ADD IN ANOTHER MEETING IN JANUARY. I THINK STAFF HAS HEARD WHAT YOU'VE REQUESTED AND THEY'LL JUST PROVIDE IT. >> VERY GOOD. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE. WOULD YOU PUT AN ABSTENTION, PLEASE? THANK YOU. [02:20:01] THAT HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY PASSED WITH ONE ABSTENTION, COUNCILWOMAN ROB. GO AHEAD. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10B NOW. [10.B Consider for approval 4 ordinances necessary in the establishment of an Arts Development Commission and sunsetting each of the existing arts boards, consolidating the functions of the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) and the Arts & Historic Preservation Board (AHPAB) and authorizing staff to bring forward corresponding amendments to Chapter 33 of the City Code and related policies governing Hot Occupancy Tax (HOT) arts allocations. (A. Lynch / B. Sanderson)] >> ITEM TEN B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL FOUR ORDINANCES NECESSARY IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND SUNSETTING EACH OF THE EXISTING ART BOARDS, CONSOLIDATING THE FUNCTION OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND THE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO BRING FORWARD CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 33 OF THE CITY CODE AND RELATED POLICIES GOVERNING HOT OCCUPANCY TART ALLOCATIONS. NUMBER 1. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AS AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER 33 TAXATION, ARTICLE 7. USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES TO REPEAL THE ARTS AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD AND THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, MAKE IN VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NUMBER 2. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AS AMENDED BY REPEALING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE 4, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, DIVISION THREE, THE GALVESTON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, AND THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, CREATING THE ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AS APPLICABLE MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS. >> YOU WANT ME TO READ THREE. >> WE DON'T NEED TO READ THREE LEGAL. >> THE ITEMS AT ALL FOUR. >> SORRY. >> WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST WHEN COUNCIL MAKES A MOTION IS TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL MOTION ON EACH ITEM. IF COUNCIL WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION RIGHT NOW TO DEFER THAT THIRD ITEM, THEY CAN DO SO. >> MOTION TO DEFER. >> I MAKE A MOTION [LAUGHTER] >> WELL. >> READ IT. BUT THE CAPTION SAID FOUR, SO WE NEED. >> WE'LL READ THREE AND FOUR. NUMBER 3. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AS AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE 7, USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TEXAS TO CREATE RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATION OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. FOUR. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON AS AMENDED BY CREATED THE ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND ADOPTED RELATED PROVISIONS AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES, DIVISION THREE, AS APPLICABLE, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR? >> YES, MA'AM. >> I MOVED AT THIS POINT THAT WE DEFER ITEM THREE. >> SECOND THAT ITEM. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL OF ITEM 3. IS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PERETA? >> MAYOR. WE ONLY PUT ONE MOTION IN FOR 10B. CAN YOU JUST DO NUMBER 3 MANUALLY, THE ONE THAT YOU'RE DEFERRING? >> SURE. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL ITEM 3 OF 10B, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PERETA. IS A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROB. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. >> YES, SIR. >> THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. NOW, WE NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR. >> I HAVE TO DO IT SEPARATELY. WE HAVE TO DO IT SEPARATELY. >> WE HAVE TO DO SEPARATELY. >> EXCEPT FOR ITEM 4, FOR COUNCIL TO BE MADE AWARE THERE ARE GOING TO BE MINOR CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND THAT WILL BE. BUT THIS IS MINOR NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. >> WELL, WHAT CAN YOU MAKE A MOTION FOR ONE, TWO AND FOUR. >> WELL, I JUST DID. >> THERE'S GOING TO BE CHANGES TO. >> I UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN PERETA, MOTION BY MAYOR BROWN. YOU ARE BACK IN THE GROOVE AGAIN. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. >> I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR TIME ON THIS. Y'ALL REALLY DID A GREAT JOB PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CULTURE ARTS COMMISSION AND THE ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AS WELL FOR THEIR INPUT. >> WHAT HE SAID. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND LEADERSHIP ON. >> ANTOINETTE WORKED HARD ON THIS AND STAFF DID. THANK YOU, ANTOINETTE. APPRECIATE IT. [02:25:01] >> NOW WE'RE EX OFFICIO OF THIS. >> FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 10C, PLEASE. [10.C Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City of Galveston Approving The 2025-2026 Annual Service Plan Update To The Service And Assessment Plan And Assessment Roll For Public Improvements For The Bayside At Waterman’s Public Improvement District In Accordance With Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, As Amended; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (M.Hay/T.Evans)] >> ITEM 10C. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON APPROVING THE 2025, 2026 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN DATE TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BASE SIDE AT WATERMAN'S PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED. MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU. >> YES, SIR. YES, MA'AM. HOW ARE YOU, THERESA. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TRES SEVENS WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I'M FILLING IN FOR MICHELLE HAY THIS EVENING. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE 2025,2026 SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR BAYSIDE AT WATERMAN'S PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. CITY COUNCIL CREATED THIS PID IN 20 FOE TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, FOR WATER, SEWER, STORMWATER, STREETS, LANDSCAPING, AND PUBLIC PARKING. AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN IS UPDATED ANNUALLY AND SUBMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, I THINK SINCE 2015. THE REASON FOR APPROVING IT IS BECAUSE YOU NEED TO DETERMINE THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. FOR 2025, THE ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $509,105. THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY. FOLLOWING COUNCIL APPROVAL, THE ASSESSMENTS WILL BE COLLECTED AND USED TO SERVICE THE DEBT ON THE IMPROVEMENTS. >> MAYOR I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, COUNCILWOMAN ROB, SECOND IT BY. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT'S UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. I THANK YOU, THERESA. [10.D Consider for Approval an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Galveston, Texas, designating its meeting days for the year 2026; designating joint meetings with the Planning Commission, the Park Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves; reserving the right of Council to schedule additional meetings as needed; providing for findings of fact and providing for an effective date. (C. Brown)] ITEM 10D, PLEASE. >> ITEM 10D. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING ITS MEETING DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026, DESIGNATING JOINT MEETINGS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WHARVES. RESERVING THE RIGHT OF COUNCIL TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AS NEEDED, PROVIDED FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THE MAYOR. >> FAIRLY SELF EXPLANATORY. >> WELL, IT IS, EXCEPT FOR I'M GOING TO SUGGEST ONE CHANGE. >> WHAT'S THAT? >> YOU HAVE A DOUBLE MEETING IN JULY WHEN MOST PEOPLE GO ON VACATION, AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. I SUGGEST WE CHANGE THAT ONE TO JUNE. >> THAT'S FINE. LET ME SAY THIS, COUNT. THAT'S FINE, MARIE. COUNCIL, WE SENT OUT A NOTICE FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE A MONTH SIX WEEKS AGO TO COUNCIL. WE NEEDED TO GET YOUR INPUT ON THIS. WE NEVER GOT RESPONSES. I THINK BOB BROWN AND MAYBE DAVID HAD RESPONDED. BUT COUNCIL, IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S FINE. BUT PLEASE RESPOND TO THESE SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT PUT TOGETHER BEFORE WE COME TO COUNCIL. >> I THINK ATTENDANCE WISE. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I REVIEWED THAT I DID NOT REALIZE WE HAD TWO IN JULY. >> WE NEED TO GET. >> I'M GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE IN JULY TO JUNE THE DOUBLE MEETING. >> WHAT DATE JUNE? >> WAIT A MINUTE. >> WHATEVER WOULD BE, WHAT DAY IS IT ON NOW? >> LET'S SEE WHAT THOSE DATES ARE. >> JUNE 25TH. MY I SUGGEST SINCE YOU'D HAVE TO IS THAT THE REGULAR MEETING? >> JUNE 25 IS A REGULAR MEETING, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO WHAT WAS IN THE ORDINANCE. >> WE WON'T CHANGE THE REGULAR MEETING. WE'LL CHANGE THE JOINT MEETING DATE. >> NO, DON'T CHANGE THE REGULAR MEETING. >> NO. IT'S THE JOINT MEETING I'M TALKING ABOUT. >> WHAT DAY IN JUNE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? >> WHAT WOULD BE A CORRESPONDING DAY TO THE WAY THE CALENDAR IS NOW? >> 11TH. >> 11TH TO JUNE 11, AND I'LL MAKE THAT IN A FORM OF A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. WHAT? IS THAT A MOTION, MARIE? MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE JOINT MEETING DATES OF JANUARY 15TH AND JUNE 11TH. >> ONE OTHER QUESTION THOUGH. THE WAY YOU READ IT AND THE WAY I READ IT LAST NIGHT, IT STATES THAT WE COULD ADD MEETINGS, BUT IT DOESN'T STATE WE COULD CHANGE MEETINGS. WE'RE DOING THIS IN THE FORM OF AN ORDINANCE. [02:30:11] >> THE ITEM SAYS RESERVING THE RIGHT OF COUNSEL TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AS NEEDED. >> TO SCHEDULE OR CHANGE MEETINGS AS NEEDED? >> THIS ORDINANCE ACTUALLY PROVIDES FOR A CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR DISCRETION TO DETERMINE ALTERNATE DATES AS WELL AS ALTERNATE TIMES FOR MEETINGS, SO THAT IS IN YOUR DISCRETION REGARDLESS. >> WE HAVE MOTION FOR JANUARY 15TH AND JUNE 11TH. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. >> I SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND. >> COUNCILMAN PORRETTO SECOND THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 11, PLEASE. [11. CONSENT ITEMS] >> ITEM 11, CONSENT ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACTION AS A WHOLE, UNLESS ONE OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS OBJECTS. THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. CONSENT ITEMS 11A THROUGH 11UU ARE ON THE SCREEN. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I'M GOING TO CALL FIRST OF ALL IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL AND I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM 11 IN, IF I COULD, PLEASE. IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUALLY? NOW, MARIE, GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> I AMEND MY MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE PULLING OF ITEM N11. >> 11N? >> YES. [BACKGROUND] >> ALSO 11AA WAS WITHDRAWN. >> ITEM 11. >> 11AA WAS WITHDRAWN. >> VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVE OF ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS, BUT FOR 11AA AND 11N, WHICH WILL BE READ SEPARATELY. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. COULD YOU READ 11N, PLEASE, MA'AM? [11.N Consider for approval the City Auditor's Report on the Park Board Expanded Expenditures Audit CMS2025-10 (G. Bulgherini)] >> READY? >> YES, MA'AM. >> ITEM 11N, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE PARK BOARD EXPANDED EXPENDITURES. AUDIT, CMS 2025-10. >> COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY AUDITORS REPORT AND INCLUDE THE APPROVAL TO FOLLOW THE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR CITY AUDITOR AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> THIS WILL BE A MANUAL. WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS SEPARATELY IN THE COMPUTER, SO IT'S MANUAL. >> THAT IS MAYOR BROWN MAKES THE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PORRETTO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO 12A, PLEASE, MA'AM. [12.A Discuss and consider for action authorizing the City Manager to sign the application for the City to participate in the Texas Historical Commission’s First Street Program. (B. Brown/C. Brown)] >> ITEM 12A, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR ACTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE APPLICATION FOR THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSIONS FIRST STREET PROGRAM. >> VERY GOOD. BOB, YOU HAD CHAMPIONED THIS. >> THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S INTENDED TO GIVE SOME RESOURCES AND FEEDBACK AND ANALYSIS OF HOW OUR DOWNTOWN IS DOING, IT'S AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND IT'S VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF TIME. BUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA HAS BEEN THRIVING FOR YEARS AND IT'S PLATEAU AND THERE ARE SOME NEEDS THAT ARE THERE THAT WE WANT TO EXPLORE. THIS IS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS WHAT MAY OPEN UP SOME DOORS TO GRANTS IN THE FUTURE WITH A SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM. BUT IT ALSO IS GOING TO PROVIDE US ACCESS TO SOME RESOURCES THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, AND I THINK WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THAT DESCRIPTION. >> SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? >> YES, JOSH. >> DONNA, I CAN CALL SOMEBODY UP TO ADDRESS THIS. JOSH, COME ON FORWARD THEN. >> YES. >> ABSOLUTELY. JOSH OWENS WITH THE GALVESTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, [02:35:05] WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST STREET INITIATIVE, SO WE CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION IS OFFERING AND SEE IF GALVESTON IS A GOOD FIT FOR THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM. >> VERY GOOD. >> THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM IS THE SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM USED. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO MAIN STREET, YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH THIS FIRST STREET, AND THERE'S NO OBLIGATION TO GO THROUGH THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM, SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THAT. WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE WHAT A MATCH THERE ARE WE HAVE BETWEEN THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION RESOURCES AND OURS AND HOPEFULLY LEARN SOMETHING. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. SHARING? >> MARIE. >> MARIE. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 12B, PLEASE. [12.B Consider for approval a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Galveston, Texas, supporting the importance of Clean Water and Beaches to the City and calling upon the State of Texas to enact policy for the protection of the City from plastic pellets, and other forms of preproduction plastic pollution; directing the City Secretary to send certified copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of Texas and to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ); providing for findings of fact and for an effective date. (B. Brown/C. Brown)] >> ITEM 12B, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN WATER AND BEACHES IN THE CITY AND CALLING UPON THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ENACT POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CITY FROM PLASTIC PELLETS AND OTHER FORMS OF PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTIC POLLUTION. DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO SEND CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. BOB. >> I WANTED TO THANK JANEL FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AND IT'S CLEAR FROM OUR TESTIMONY TODAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES WHENEVER WE CAN. THANKS. >> JANEL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU.12C, PLEASE. [12.C Consider for action, if necessary, a motion giving direction to staff related to any economic development proposals related to Project Juno in the City of Galveston.] >> ITEM 12C, CONSIDER FOR ACTION, IF NECESSARY, A MOTION GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF RELATED TO ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS RELATED TO PROJECT JUNO IN CITY OF GALVESTON. >> [BACKGROUND] COMING UP IN 11 HOURS HERE. I MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE PROVIDE A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT JUNO. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> SIGNED BY THE MAYOR TO THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM OFFICE TO INCLUDE THE INCENTIVES AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE [INAUDIBLE]. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LEWIS. >> RAWLINS SECONDED. >> COUNCILMAN RAWLINS BEAT YOU THE POINT. >> WE HAVE THAT LETTER READY FOR YOUR SIGNATURE, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. >> WHO MADE THE MOTION? >> WELL, I MADE THE MOTION. [BACKGROUND] >> WE'VE GOT IT. >> THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. [12.D Consider for action, if necessary, a motion giving direction to staff related to any economic development proposals related to Project Bounty in the City of Galveston] ITEM 12D, PLEASE. >> ITEM 12D. CONSIDER FOR ACTION, IF NECESSARY, A MOTION GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF RELATED TO ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS RELATED TO PROJECT BOUNTY IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. [BACKGROUND] >> HE'S GOT TO READ IT FIRST. >> WELL, IT NEEDS TO BE READ IN A CERTAIN WAY, SO I MOVE THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER REGARDING PROJECT BOUNTY, INCLUDING DIRECTING CITY MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MAYOR. >> DID YOU PUT YOUR MOTION IN MAYOR? >> I DID. THERE WE GO. [BACKGROUND] >> EVEN THE MACHINES TIRED. >> BACH IN TO IT, SHARON. >> READY TO GO. >> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. MY NAME IS DORA [INAUDIBLE]. WHY HIT THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S AGAINST THE RULES. >> WHY ARE WE GETTING WHAT? >> I MADE THE MOTION, I COULD HAVE READ THIS. >> VERY GOOD. SHARON, GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE. >> WELL, I HAVE DO IT RIGHT NOW? >> [LAUGHTER] NO, LET'S STAY HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. >> [LAUGHTER] THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. [12.E Discuss and consider appointments to the following City boards, commissions, and committees] ITEM 12E, PLEASE. >> ITEM 12E, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, AND MAYOR EACH ONE OF THEM IS ENTERED SEPARATELY, SO IT'LL BE A SEPARATE ONE FOR EACH ONE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S TAKE THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. [02:40:03] >> THAT'S A DISTRICT 4 NOMINATION. >> FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISOR COMMITTEE? >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS ON FILE. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY. >> GOING TO LEAVE THAT IN HERE, RIGHT? >> I'M GOING TO. [LAUGHTER] MINE IS THE TREE COMMITTEE, I'M GOING TO DEFER MINE AS WELL. >> I THINK THE TREE COMMITTEE IS DISTRICT 3. PARKS RECREATION IS DISTRICT 6. >> [BACKGROUND] JUST ONE SECOND. AIRPORT ADVISORY WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING, COUNCILMAN PORRETTO MAY HAVE SOMEONE THEN. BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS. >> WHO'S THAT? HOW MANY OPENINGS IS THAT PER? >> WE HAVE ONE OPENING. IT'S AN ALTERNATE POSITION. >> ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THAT, COUNCIL? >> WERE THERE ANY APPLICATIONS? >> NO, THERE WEREN'T. >> LET'S PUT THAT BACK ON THE AGENDA THEN, PLEASE. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, JANEL? >> DISTRICT 6, I'M GOING TO DEFER MINE. >> YOU WANT TO DEFER THAT. POLICE PENSION FUND. >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS ON FILE. >> I GOT TO GET BUSY. >> DONNA, ON ALL THESE DEFERRALS, DO WE HAVE TO DO THEM INDIVIDUALLY VOTE ON TO DEFER EACH ONE? >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE, YOU CAN JUST SKIP OVER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE. >> VERY GOOD. TREE COMMITTEE, MARIE YOU MENTIONED IT. >> THAT'S A D3. THAT'S DISTRICT 3. [BACKGROUND] >> THAT'S THREE. >> I'M GOING TO NOMINATE HELEN STROUD FOR THE TREE COMMITTEE. >> VERY GOOD, HELEN STROUD. >> I SECOND. >> THAT'S A VERY HARDY SECOND THERE. >> YOU GOT IT. >> HELEN STROUD, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. >> WE'VE GOT TO PUT A MOTION IN. >> PUT THE MOTION IN. [OVERLAPPING] >> THERE WE GO. >> NOW, WE'RE GOING. THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, DAVID, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ON THAT? >> SURE. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE CLEAN UP THERE THAT WE NEED TO DO. PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD APPROVED NICK LANGFORD. WE SHOULD HAVE APPOINTED HIM TO AN ALTERNATE POSITION, BUT APPOINTED HIM TO A MAIN POSITION. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TO RECOMMEND TO MOVE NICK LANGFORD FROM THE MAIN POSITION TO THE ALTERNATE POSITION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD BY BECA SCOVILLE, WHO HAS SERVED SINCE 2003, AND THEN MOVE BECA SCOVILLE FROM THE ALTERNATE POSITION INTO THE MAIN POSITION. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. WAIT. >> VERY GOOD. WE GOT ALL THAT RECORDED. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. VERY NICE. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 12F, PLEASE, MA'AM. [12.F Discuss and consider appointments to the following H-GAC boards and committees] >> ITEM 12F, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINT FOR THE FOLLOWING HGAC BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. >> THAT UNANIMOUS ON THAT ITEM 12F. YES. >> DID WE PASS UP BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS? >> YES, SIR, WE DID. >> WHY? >> WE ASKED FOR PEOPLE IF YOU HAD NOMINATIONS. >> [LAUGHTER] THAT'S SO SAD. WE'VE GOT A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WORKS OUT WITH MY SON, WHO'S ALSO A PROJECT MANAGER, I THINK COULD DO A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THIS BOARD. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN NOMINATE HIM MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE CAN. >> I CAN. >> YOU'D HAVE TO RECUSE SOMEONE. >> I'D LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THE VOTE, AND I KNOW THIS GUY THAT'S REALLY GOOD AT BEING A PROJECT MANAGER. >> WHAT IS HIS NAME? DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT? [BACKGROUND] >> MAY I JUST MAKE A SUGGESTION. WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER MEETING IN TWO WEEKS THEN WE CAN VET THE ISSUE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S EVEN A CONFLICT THAT YOU'D HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF, SO CAN WE JUST HOLD THIS OVER TILL NOVEMBER, TWO WEEKS? >> [BACKGROUND] NOVEMBER 13 IS THE MEETING BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONFLICT OR NOT. >> YOU WANT TO GO HOME? >> YOU WANT TO GO HOME. >> I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. HAVE HIM SUBMIT AN APPLICATION? >> THERE WE GO. >> WHAT IS HIS FIRST NAME? >> GANNON. >> GANNON RAWLINS. VERY GOOD. >> HE WORKS FOR Z6. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [02:45:04] WE'VE SATISFIED 12F. COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP OUR REPRESENTATIVES AS THEY ARE. WE HAVE COUNCILWOMAN ROBB AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF BOARD DIRECTORS. I AM THE ALTERNATE AT TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNSEL, WE HAVE COUNCILWOMAN ROBB, AND THEN DAVID FINKLEA, IS THE ALTERNATE. THEN AT TRANSPORTATION AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE HAVE ROB WINNICKE AS THE NOMINEE FOR THAT, AND THE ALTERNATE WOULD BE BRANDON COOK, SO I'M GOING TO PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. >> I'LL SECOND. >> GOOD. LET'S OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION, PLEASE. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE UP. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. [BACKGROUND] >> I NEED A MOTION. >> PUT THE MOTION IN THE SECOND IN. >> IT WENT AWAY. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> THERE IT IS. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. WELL, THERE WE GO. IT IS UNANIMOUS. WE'VE HAD THE RECEIVE AND FILE. COUNCIL, WE'VE BEEN HERE 11 HOURS NOW, STRAIGHT SO IT HAS BEEN QUITE A DAY. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE. WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS. WE ARE ADJOURNED. OH, MAN. 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