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FRENCH PEOPLE TO NAPLES. YEP. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
[Landmark Commission on March 2, 2026.]
WELCOME TO THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2026. AND THE TIME IS 4:00.
AND WE WILL START THE MEETING OFF WITH ATTENDANCE. COMMISSIONER ALLEN IS ABSENT.
VICE CHAIRPERSON BOURGEOIS. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CHAISTAIN.
PRESENT. CHAIRPERSON CLICK. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER FITZ.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER LANGDALE. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON IS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER SVENDSEN. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER THIERRY PRESENT.
EX OFFICIO COUNCIL MEMBER SHARON LOUIS. THANK YOU.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH ANY OF OUR CASES TODAY? WELL, OUR CASE TODAY.
DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THOSE AND SEE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT NEED TO BE MADE? NO. OKAY. WE'LL ACCEPT ALL OF THOSE AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. OKAY. GREAT NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
OKAY. CASE 26, LC002. ADDRESS 2116. URSULINE, ALSO KNOWN AS AVENUE N 34.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A DESIGNATION OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED ADDRESS AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK, THE CHARLES HOWARD HUMAN HOUSE. THE CHARLES HOWARD HOWARD HUMAN HOUSE REVEALS GREEK REVIVAL HOMES WERE COMMON FROM 1825 TO 1860, AND KNOWN TO HAVE PROMINENT FEATURES.
THE HUMAN. THE HUMAN HOME IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIPPED SHINGLE ROOF SUPPORTED BY A PROTRUDING BRICK COLUMNS, AND DECORATIVE CORBELS UNDER THE ROOF OVERHANG IN THE BACKYARD.
THE HOUSE HAS AN ORIGINAL WATER CISTERN ON A BRICK FOUNDATION.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES FOR NEW GALVESTON LANDMARKS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HEAR THIS REQUEST AT THE MARCH 3RD, 2026 MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DECISION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
THE REQUEST WILL BE HEARD AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 26TH, 2026.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
STANDARD 1 AND WE HAVE EXHIBITS. THIS IS THE PROPERTY AS IT STANDS TODAY. THIS IS A SUBMISSION PACKET FROM THE APPLICANT.
THIS IS EXHIBIT A PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. EXHIBIT B EXHIBIT C EXHIBIT D EXHIBIT E. AS WELL AS SOME NEWSPAPER ARTICLES THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED. AND WE HAVE THE HOUSE FROM THE SOUTH AND THEN THE NORTHEAST AND WEST.
AND THIS CONCLUDES THE REPORT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26 LC 002.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? NO.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? NO. OKAY.
CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 26 LC 002 AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.
OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CASE 26 002 PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
I'LL SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. GO ON TO OUR VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? EVERYBODY. MOTION PASSES.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 16TH. THAT'S RIGHT.
RIGHT. WHY IS THIS MARCH 16TH? THAT'S IT. DO WE DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING UP A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE. FOR THE NEXT. FOR THE NEXT ONE?
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YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AARON HAS GIVEN ME HIS DISCUSSION ITEM.IT'S ABOUT ELECTRICAL WIRES AND IN THE LOST BY HISTORIC DISTRICT.
SO WE'LL PUT IT ON FOR DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE NEXT AGENDA.
AWESOME. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NEED TO GO ON THE NEXT AGENDA? NO. OKAY. IT'S 4:06. THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.