6.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of The General Election Held On May 2, 2026; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date.

[6.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Canvassing The Returns Of The General Election Held On May 2, 2026; Officially Declaring The Results Of The Election; Declaring The Regularity And Legality Of The Election; Directing The City Secretary To Prepare The Election Register And To Preserve The Election Records; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date.]

2026 GENERAL ELECTION. NELLIE. ITEM 6A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS CANVASING THE RETURNS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2, 2026, OFFICIALLY DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION, DECLARING THE REGULARITY AND LEGALITY OF THE ELECTION, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PREPARE THE ELECTION REGISTER AND TO PRESERVE THE ELECTION RECORDS, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU NELLIE. WE DO HAVE A LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF THE CANVASING PROCESS IN YOUR PACKET THERE COUNCIL.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 6A.

I'LL SECOND THAT. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE MANUALLY IF YOU WOULD, COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PORRETTO. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT IS UNANIMOUS FOR THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE. NELLIE. ITEM SEVEN RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[7. RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS]

VERY GOOD. FIRST OF ALL. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH DISTRICT TWO.

AND I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT DISTRICT 2 COUNCILMAN DAVID FINKLEA.

IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO SERVE WITH DAVID HERE ON COUNCIL.

AND FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, DAVID BRINGS AN EXPERTISE THAT NOT ONLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, BUT FROM CITY PLANNING. DAVID'S EXPERTISE HAS BEEN VERY APPRECIATED BY COUNCIL THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR ISSUES THAT WE DISCUSSED NOT ONLY AT WORKSHOP, BUT VOTE ON. DAVID ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND MYSELF PERSONALLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE REALLY ADDED TO THIS COUNCIL, BUT NOT ONLY EDUCATED COUNCIL YOU'VE REPRESENTED THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON VERY WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DAVID.

THANK YOU. BY ALL MEANS. YES, SIR. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. THERE'S SO MUCH I WANTED TO SAY.

BECAUSE THIS ROLE IS REALLY WORTHY OF EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO SAY, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT.

WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I WASN'T RUNNING AS A POLITICIAN.

I WAS RUNNING AS A NEIGHBOR WHO BELIEVED THAT GALVESTON COULD MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT LOSING THE THINGS THAT TRULY MAKE GALVESTON, GALVESTON. SERVING DISTRICT TWO HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE.

THIS CITY IS PERSONAL TO ALL OF US. IT'S THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE FIGHT FOR, THE BUSINESSES WE BELIEVE IN,

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THE HISTORY THAT WE HONOR AND PROTECT, AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE SEE AGAIN, THE MORNING AFTER A DIFFICULT VOTE.

I'M PROUD OF THE WORK WE DID TOGETHER. WE TOOK ON HARD ISSUES, SHORT TERM RENTALS, BALANCING PORT IMPACTS WITH INCREASED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY, MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU TRUST US TO TAKE CARE OF. NONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE SIMPLE BECAUSE GALVESTON IS ALWAYS BALANCING SOMETHING.

IT'S EITHER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, GROWTH AND HISTORY, IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES AND GOOD POLICY TAKES TIME. IT TAKES LISTENING LONGER THAN IS COMFORTABLE.

IT TAKES RESISTING THE PRESSURE TO FORCE QUICK ANSWERS TO COMPLICATED PROBLEMS. AND IT TAKES BUILDING ENOUGH TRUST THAT PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE HONESTLY WITHOUT FORGETTING THAT THEY'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL.

THAT'S WHY ONE RECOMMENDATION I'D LEAVE FOR FUTURE COUNCILS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IS THIS START TOGETHER WITH A VISIONING EXERCISE BEFORE DEBATING SOLUTIONS. SPEND TIME AGREEING ON THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY AND THE PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD GUIDE DECISIONS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE ON EVERY ANSWER, BUT WHEN PEOPLE SHARE A COMMON MISSION AND TONE, THE HARD CONVERSATIONS BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE.

AND AS THIS CHAPTER CLOSES FOR ME, I WANT TO SAY CLEARLY TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TWO THAT YOU ELECTED THE RIGHT PERSON TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.

JEFF HAS A REAL HEART FOR SERVICE. HE LISTENS CAREFULLY.

HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE ISLAND AND ITS PEOPLE, AND HE UNDERSTANDS THAT LEADERSHIP IS OFTEN QUIET, STEADY, AND ROOTED IN SHOWING UP CONSISTENTLY FOR PEOPLE.

I KNOW HE'LL SERVE DISTRICT TWO WELL. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF, THE MAYOR, MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THIS CITY EVERY DAY, OFTEN WITHOUT RECOGNITION.

MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT TWO FOR TRUSTING ME WITH THIS SEAT. I LEAVE GRATEFUL, HOPEFUL, AND STILL CONVINCED THAT GALVESTON'S BEST DAYS ARE AHEAD.

IF WE CONTINUE TO APPROACH THIS WORK WITH PATIENCE, MUTUAL RESPECT, HONESTY, AND REAL LOVE FOR THE ISLAND.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SERVE.

ABOUT DAVID. I FIRST MET DAVID SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION MANY YEARS AGO, AND I THOUGHT, MAN, THIS GUY IS SHARP. YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN LATER HE RAN FOR OFFICE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND I THOUGHT, BOY, THAT'S A WHAT A GREAT SPOT FOR HIM TO BE.

I'M SO GRATIFIED THAT HE'S DOING THAT. I GUESS SO GRATIFIED THAT I SCOOTED IN RIGHT NEXT TO HIM A FEW YEARS LATER.

[LAUGHTER] SO, BUT I AS ARCHITECT TO ENGINEER, WE SPOKE THE SAME LANGUAGE.

WE STILL DO SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. AND FOR THAT, I'M GRATEFUL. DAVID'S ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD COMMUNICATOR AND ENGAGED AND VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS TO DESCRIBE TO US AND IDEAS. AND FOR THAT, I'M ALSO GRATEFUL.

DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU BOB.

I WOULD SAY THAT I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING WITH COUNCILWOMAN ROBB THROUGHOUT HER TERM HERE ON OFFICE HERE ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.

COUNCILWOMAN ROBB WE MANY TIMES DID NOT AGREE ON ISSUES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING.

SHE IS INVOLVED. SHE'S DILIGENT ABOUT PARTICIPATION AND SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT SHE DOES SUPPORT.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB FOR HER PARTICIPATION OVER THESE LAST SIX YEARS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOW CALL UPON COUNCILMAN ALEX PORRETTO TO READ A STATEMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB.

SO THIS IS FROM MARIE ROBB. SERVING THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT SIX IN GALVESTON OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS HAS TRULY BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS AND PRIVILEGES OF MY LIFE.

I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY, INCLUDING OUR CITY SECRETARIES, CITY AUDITORS, EXCELLENT CITY EMPLOYEES, AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CENTERPOINT, AT&T, AND THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO KEEP DISTRICT SIX AND GALVESTON RUNNING.

TOGETHER, WE HELP MAKE GALVESTON A BETTER PLACE WITH STRONGER, MORE FORTIFIED UTILITIES AND BEACHES.

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AND I AM PROUD OF ALL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH FOR THE ISLAND.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE MOST ABOUT SERVING IN PUBLIC OFFICE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SO MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE, BUILDING LASTING FRIENDSHIPS AND WORK ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS WHO DEEPLY CARE ABOUT OUR ISLAND AND OUR FUTURE.

THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES WILL ALWAYS STAY WITH ME.

WHILE THIS ELECTION BROUGHT MANY UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES AND DISTRACTIONS FROM CITY HALL, I REMAIN PROUD THAT MY CAMPAIGN STAYED FOCUSED ON THE RESIDENTS, THE FUTURE OF OUR ISLAND, AND THE WORK THAT TRULY MATTERS. MY LOVE FOR GALVESTON AND MY COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY WILL NEVER CHANGE.

I WILL CONTINUE USING MY EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, RELATIONSHIPS AND MANY CONNECTIONS TO HELP MOVE IMPORTANT EFFORTS FORWARD AND CONTINUE WORKING TO MAKE GALVESTON THE VERY BEST IT CAN BE.

MY COMMITMENT TO THIS ISLAND AND TO ITS PEOPLE DOES NOT END WITH AN ELECTION.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE PLEASURE OF SERVING THIS COMMUNITY.

IT TRULY HAS BEEN AN HONOR. GOD BLESS GALVESTON AND GOD BLESS EVERYBODY.

[APPLAUSE] THE LAST INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL BE LEAVING THE MAYOR'S POSITION.

BEFORE I MAKE A STATEMENT HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UPON NELLIE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I'M SO HONORED TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE ONE LADY THAT'S IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND AS WELL AS CITY OF GALVESTON, REALLY LOOKS UP TO. AND WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT A KIND HEART, WHAT A KIND SOUL WE HAVE MET AND DEALT WITH FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND GIVE MISS ANGELA BROWN HER ROSES FOR BEING SO FABULOUS TO US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. I WOULD JUST I MISS I WOULD. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO SAY THIS SURPRISED TO GET TO KNOW Y'ALL AND HOW MUCH NOT ONLY DID YOU HELP CRAIG AND ALL THE THINGS HE DID, BUT HE TALKED ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.

HE SAID, THEY'VE GOT IT FOR ME. THIS IS READY FOR ME.

THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THE CITY. YOU KNOW SO MUCH.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS KNOW AND HOW SMART YOU ARE AND HOW CARING AND LOVING YOU ARE FOR THE CITY.

THANK YOU GUYS, FOR THIS PRIVILEGE TO GET TO KNOW YOU AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THE STAFF.

I'VE HEARD ALL GOOD THINGS ABOUT LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE.

THANK YOU ALL. I LOVE YOU AND I WILL DARN WELL MISS YOU.

THANK YOU.

IN 2014, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO BE TO HAVE BEEN ELECTED AS THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO AND FOR EACH DAY OF MY LAST 12 YEARS SERVING AS A DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR, I HAVE BEEN AS APPRECIATIVE AS I WAS MY FIRST DAY. OVER THE YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SEEN THE CITY CHANGE AND HAD THE HONOR OF PARTICIPATING IN SOME WAY WITH MANY OF THESE CHANGES.

IN 2014 THE MEASURE OF TOURISM SUCCESS WAS HOW MANY VISITORS WE COULD ATTRACT TO THE ISLAND.

NOW WE ARE MEASURING SUCCESS MORE BY THE TYPE OF TOURISTS THAT STAY OVERNIGHT AND SHOP IN OUR RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS AND VISIT OUR RESTAURANTS. IN THOSE EARLIER YEARS, THE PORT WAS FALLING FURTHER BEHIND IN THE NEED TO RESTORE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WAS IN ITS INFANCY.

TODAY, THE PORT IS IN THE MIDST OF A REVIVAL THAT IS UNPARALLELED, WITH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEVOTED TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY PARTNERING WITH GALVESTON TO SET NATIONAL AND GLOBAL RECORDS.

WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED ON COUNCIL, THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STABILITY WAS CELEBRATED BY BALANCING THEIR CHECKBOOKS, AND THERE WAS TALK OF SETTING GOALS FOR ALL OF OUR RESERVES.

TODAY, OUR RESERVE ACCOUNTS ARE PROPERLY FUNDED WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY IN OUR BOND RATING THE BEST IT HAS EVER BEEN.

BUT WHAT I AM MOST PROUD OF IS THESE ADVANCEMENTS FOR THE MOST PART.

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THESE ADVANCEMENTS, FOR THE MOST PART, HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

THESE ADVANCEMENTS, FOR THE MOST PART, HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PLACES EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC INPUT TRANSPARENCY AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT BY COUNCIL AND STAFF.

THE NEED TO RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS, EVALUATE THE ISSUES FROM BOTH SIDES AND BRING FORWARD THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TRIED TO FOLLOW.

THESE POSITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DIDN'T JUST RANDOMLY OCCUR, BUT THE RESULT OF MANY DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE CITY, PORT AND PARK BOARD. BUT WITH THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS COME CHALLENGES.

THE CHALLENGE OF BALANCING THE DESIRES TO BEING A GOOD HOST FOR GUESTS WHILE MAINTAINING OUR FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS BALANCING THE CITY'S BUDGET WHILE UNDER THE CONSTRAINTS OF A STATE MANDATED TAX CAP POLICY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT STARTS TO BRING TO THE CONSCIOUS THOUGHT OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES UP IN AUSTIN THAT THESE GUIDELINES CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO A CITY IN ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL.

ALWAYS A CHALLENGE IS DEALING WITH THE IMPACT MILLIONS OF GUESTS PLACE ON OUR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE NEED FOR CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS TO BE PARTIALLY BORNE BY THOSE WHO VISIT OUR ISLAND WILL BE OF PRIME IMPORTANCE AS THE BUDGET PROCESS BEGINS.

AND NOW LET ME MENTION THE B WORD THE PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE.

MUCH ATTENTION AND EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS TO MOVE A NEW BRIDGE FORWARD, AND I'M PROUD OF THE CITY OVER THE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS OF STEPPING FORWARD AND UNDERTAKING THIS CHALLENGE.

I HAVE, THOUGH, COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES WHEN A PROJECT DEMANDS SO MUCH EFFORT THAT THERE MAY BE AN ALTERNATIVE THAT IS EASIER AND BETTER. THIS MAY BE THE CASE WITH THE NEW BRIDGE, AND I APPLAUD A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT MAY ALLOW FOR A MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACH THAT EXPANDS EVEN FURTHER THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF PELICAN ISLAND. AND FINALLY, A MAJOR CHALLENGE IS TO RESIST THE PUSH TO MAKE OUR ELECTIONS PARTISAN.

STREET REPAIR, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES DON'T CARE ABOUT ONE'S POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS EVALUATING EACH ELECTED INDIVIDUAL ON HOW THEY WILL REPRESENT YOU LOCALLY.

WHAT I WILL MISS THE MOST ARE THE PEOPLE. CITY STAFF WHO WORK DILIGENTLY BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE OUR ISLAND HOME THE BEST IT CAN BE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE WHARVES BOARD AND PARK BOARD AND THEIR RESPECTIVE STAFFS, AND TO THE VARIOUS COUNCILS I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH OVER THE YEARS, I SAY THANK YOU.

I ALSO CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO BRING NEW VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES, WHICH IS ALWAYS HEALTHY AND WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING AN UP TO DATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND A GREAT BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST IN ME YEAR AFTER YEAR.

IT IS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR TO REPRESENT YOU. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I THANK MY DARLING WIFE, ANGELA, WHO HAS BEEN MY PARTNER THROUGH THESE MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND HAS SACRIFICED TO ALLOW ME TO SERVE TO HER THESE COMING YEARS ARE DEVOTED TO WORKING THROUGH HER BUCKET LIST.

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[LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR MAYOR.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF I MAY I'VE BEEN TASKED WITH SAYING A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE GIVE YOU YOUR YOUR GIFT OF THANKS HERE. I JOINED THE CITY IN 2011, AND ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS THAT I GOT SENT TO WAS UP AT MARIO'S ON THE SEAWALL. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I EVER GOT TO TALK WITH CRAIG.

HE WAS ON THE PARK BOARD AT THE TIME, AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN A MOVING CONVERSATION FOR CRAIG, BECAUSE HE IMMEDIATELY GOT IN HIS TRUCK AND BACKED INTO A POLE IN THE PARKING LOT. [LAUGHTER] FAST FORWARD ANOTHER, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE ANOTHER 13 OR 14 YEARS. AND CRAIG AND I WERE AT A MEETING AT THE PARK BOARD, AND I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND I SAID, CRAIG, YOU PUT YOUR CAR IN PARK.

AND HE SAID HE. WE BOTH LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND WATCHED HIS CAR BACK INTO THE PARK BOARD BUILDING.

[LAUGHTER] SO I GUESS THE LESSON HERE TODAY IS THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO LOOK BACK.

AND SO I DO WANT TO THANK HIM. CRAIG AND I HAVE HAD 12 YEARS TOGETHER HERE.

IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL SERVING WITH HIM. FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS CRAIG HAS DONE ANGELA IS STILL MY DAUGHTER'S HERO.

BUT, CRAIG, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

AND THANK YOU FROM THE CITY STAFF FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

[APPLAUSE] I ASSURED THE MAYOR I WASN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING JOKINGLY, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE EMERGENCY ITEM THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS COUNCIL ADDRESS.

IT'S A PLANNING ISSUE. MISS GORMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE HANDLE THAT? THANK YOU, BRIAN. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PERSON LOCATED AT AND LEAVING THE MAYOR'S SEAT AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS REALLY OLD AND TIRED OF BEING MAYOR [LAUGHTER] IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECORD THE PERSON'S LANDMARK DESIGNATION IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY IN GALVESTON COUNTY.

THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAID OF THE UNITED STATES, AND AARP.

[LAUGHTER] AND THE OFFICIAL LIST OF REALLY OLD HISTORIC STUFF IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATED THE MAN AS HISTORICALLY OR ARCHEOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT PERSON IN NEED OF PAIN RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE HIS PRESERVATION PLAN AND CASE NUMBER 100P008 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

[LAUGHTER] THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS KNOWN LOCALLY AND OWNED BY ANGELA BROWN.

HE IS BEST RECOGNIZED BY HIS MID-CENTURY MODERN ATTIRE AND IS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TOO NICE TO BE MAYOR BROWN.

HE IS LOCATED IN A ROCKING CHAIR ON HIS FRONT PORCH.

STAFF RECOMMENDS, DUE TO HIS AGE AND HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, THAT CRAIG BROWN BE LANDMARKED ON THIS DATE IN GALVESTON, TEXAS. [LAUGHTER] THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

[APPLAUSE] TO LET YOU GET OUT OF HERE. YOU KNOW LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

WELL, LET ME SAY THIS, CATHERINE, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE HAVING YOU AT COUNCIL HERE.

AND FOR MY LAST ACTION HERE AS MAYOR. YOU'RE FIRED.

[LAUGHTER] SO. THANK YOU, CATHERINE, VERY MUCH.

FOR WHAT ON THE AGENDA. WHAT WE REALLY ARE ALL HERE FOR.

AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO OUR ELECTED MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND JANELLE

[8. ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO ELECTED MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER]

GO RIGHT AHEAD. FIRST IS GOING TO BE DISTRICT TWO, JEFF TAYLOR.

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[APPLAUSE] IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME I JEFF TAYLOR.

I, JEFF TAYLOR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES.

OF CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO. OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

AND OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBER BOB BROWN.

WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY HIS LEGAL WIFE. MY WIFE ALLISON EVERYBODY NOT JANELLE.

[APPLAUSE] YOU READY FOR THIS? I'M READY. DON'T GO TOO FAST. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. I, BOB BROWN. I, BOB BROWN.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.

OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE LAWS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THIS STATE. THERE YOU GO.

AND. [LAUGHTER] THERE YOU GO. AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. THE END. THAT'S IT. [APPLAUSE] OKAY.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT.

I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH EXCITING STUFF IN FRONT OF US HERE IN GALVESTON, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A REALLY GREAT TEAM LINED UP ON CITY COUNCIL, WHERE, TOGETHER WITH A GREAT CITY STAFF, WE'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THIS CITY.

IT'S A LOT OF GREATS, BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY WIFE, ALLISON FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS AGAIN. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CAMPAIGN TEAM THAT WORKED SO HARD AND KEPT THE FAITH TO GET US HERE TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WOULD YOU ALL STAND UP? I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE. THANK YOU.

AND FINALLY, I REALLY WANT TO THANK MAYOR BROWN.

THANK HIM FOR HIS 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THIS CITY.

AND THANK HIM FOR HIS SUPPORT FOR ME THESE LAST TWO YEARS.

AND KEEPING ME OUT OF TROUBLE AND GUIDING ME THROUGH THOSE OFTEN STORMY WATERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OPERATIONS.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HIM, I THINK. I THINK CRAIG SETS THE TONE, SETS THE STANDARD FOR WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GREAT MAYOR IN THIS CITY, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER ALEX PORRETTO.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH, I'M GOING TO JUST. OKAY. I'M GOING TO GET RIGHT HERE.

I, ALEX PORRETTO. I, ALEX PORRETTO. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

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THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. OF CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT FOUR.

OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR YOU KNOW, HAVING ME IN, YOU KNOW, JUST MY WIFE SUPPORTING ME DOING THIS.

ALL THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORTED ME THE COMMUNITY WHO DOES SUPPORT ME, EVEN THE ONES THAT DON'T.

I'M HERE TO SERVE EVERYBODY IF YOU LIVE IN GALVESTON.

YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY DISTRICT FOUR, I SERVE YOU.

THIS ISN'T MY SEAT. THIS IS YOUR SEAT. LAST TIME I WAS HERE AT THE SAME SPOT TWO YEARS AGO I WAS SWORN IN ON MY FAMILY'S BIBLE THAT MY MOM HAD WHEN I WAS BORN.

AND THE BIBLE I JUST SWORE IN ON WAS ME AND MY WIFE'S FAMILY BIBLE.

WE GOT MARRIED TWO YEARS AGO AFTER THE ELECTION IN OCTOBER 24.

SO THIS IS KIND OF A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT WHERE WE BEGIN OUR FAMILY AND MY SISTERS HERE, SHE BROUGHT MY NEPHEW AND IT'S MY GRANDMOTHER'S HERE TOO.

SO IT'S REALLY MY UNCLE'S HERE TOO. IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE MY FAMILY BE A PART OF THIS TOO.

SO THANK YOU ALL EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] LET'S GIVE SOME ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR EVERYBODY WANTING TO SERVE AND EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP HERE TODAY.

NEXT IS DISTRICT 6, JASON HARDCASTLE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. REPEAT AFTER ME.

I JASON HARDCASTLE. I, JASON HARDCASTLE. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX.

OF CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT SIX. OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. OUTGOING MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE HAD TO WORK WITH YOU IN THE PAST TO THE PARK BOARD CEO MARTY MILES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING SUCH A MAGNIFICENT JOB OVER AT THE PARK BOARD.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE VOTERS OF DISTRICT SIX FOR THE TRUST THAT THEY PLACED IN ME.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN ROBB AND THE WORK THAT SHE DID REPRESENTING DISTRICT SIX OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS CONSECUTIVELY, EIGHT YEARS TOTAL. AND I ALSO, OF COURSE, WOULD LOVE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE MY FATHER, KEITH, MY MOTHER, DIANE, FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THEN ALSO MY OLDEST DAUGHTER, HAYDEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND SUPPORT OF YOUR YOUNGER SISTERS AND OF YOUR MOM WHILE I EMBARKED UPON THIS JOURNEY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. AND THEN LASTLY, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THANK YOU TO MY LOVELY WIFE, WHO YOU ALL JUST SAW UP HERE, HAYLEY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME ONCE AGAIN ON THIS ENDEAVOR AND YOUR UNLIMITED PATIENCE THAT COMES WITH BEING MARRIED TO ME. THANK YOU.

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[LAUGHTER] NEXT IS MAYOR JOHN PAUL LISTOWSKI.

[APPLAUSE] WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? I, JOHN PAUL LISTOWSKI. I, JOHN PAUL LISTOWSKI.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SO I WASN'T GOING TO SAY MUCH, BUT I'LL SAY SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW IN 2005 WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAT IN THAT CENTER SEAT AS THE CHAIRMAN OF LANDMARK COMMISSION. AND SO 20 YEARS AGO, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE SITTING IN THAT SEAT AS THIS IN THIS CAPACITY.

AND SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT I HAD SO MUCH SUPPORT IN THIS ELECTION.

AND I'M HONORED TO BE THE MAYOR OF GALVESTON.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS EXACTLY THE REASON WHY I'M DOING THIS.

RIGHT THERE. THIS COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT MAKES UP COMMUNITY IS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND THE FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE. [BACKGROUND] AND SO JUST LIKE THAT.

OKAY. AND SO MY DAUGHTER BRINGS UP SOME SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, MY FIRST TERM ON OR MY SIX YEARS ON COUNCIL, THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WENT ON FOR US AS A FAMILY.

I GOT MARRIED, WE HAD TWO KIDS. AND SO THIS TERM IS STARTING OUT PRETTY CRAZY TOO, BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING OUR THIRD.

[APPLAUSE] SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON.

THANK ALL MY CAMPAIGN TEAM. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.

AND THANK ALL OF YOU ALL UP THERE. THANK MAYOR BROWN, WE'VE HAD A GREAT SIX YEARS AND JUST HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT PATH THAT YOU'VE SET.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE? COME ON. ALL RIGHT.

CRAIG. YES. WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND CAMPUS. THANK.

YOU. OKAY. IS THAT CRAIG BROWN? NO. IT'S JOHN PAUL. OH, JOHN PAUL. OKAY. THANK YOU.

JOHN PAUL. THANKS.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. DON'T BANG THE MIC. ALL RIGHT.

NELLIE CAN WE HAVE THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE?

[9.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Ordering A Runoff Election To Be Held In The City Of Galveston On June 13, 2026 For The Purpose Of Electing Councilmembers To District One (1) And District Five (5); Providing The Means And Method Of Carrying Out Said Election; Designating Hours For Voting; Providing Bilingual Election Requirements; Designating Polling Places; Providing For Early Voting; Providing For Notice Of The Runoff Election; Providing For A Severability Clause; Providing An Open Meetings Clause; Providing A Savings Clause; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date]

ITEM NUMBER 9. ORDINANCE ORDERING RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 13, 2026.

ITEM 9A CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON ON JUNE 13, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT FIVE, PROVIDING THE MEANS AND METHOD OF CARRYING OUT SAID ELECTION DESIGNATING HOURS FOR VOTING, PROVIDING BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE. PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. OKAY. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY. IT WON'T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE POLLING LOCATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE IN DISTRICT ONE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE 30TH STREET PUMP STATION. AND THEN IN DISTRICT FIVE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MOODY METHODIST CHURCH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT CONCLUDE OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? WE ARE ADJOURNED.

SHORTEST MEETING YOU'LL EVER HAVE IN CITY COUNCIL. [APPLAUSE]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

May 13, 2026 Special Council

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