May 28, 2026 Regular Council

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S THURSDAY, MAY 28TH AT 5:00.

[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

[00:00:07]

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PORRETTO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS.

HERE. AND I'M HERE TOO. I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER].

COUNCIL MEMBER HARDCASTLE. ALL RIGHT. PRESENT.

OKAY. REVEREND LILLY RODRIGUEZ WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PERSONS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE. OUR GREAT CITY.

SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER IS A FOCUS ON THE UNITY AND THE WELL-BEING OF THIS COMMUNITY AND ITS CITIZENS, AND AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT THE LORD HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN LEADERSHIP HERE.

SO I'LL TAKE THIS TIME TO CALL UPON SCRIPTURE.

THE APOSTLE PAUL SPEAKS TO US, URGES US IN ENTREATIES AND PRAYERS, PETITIONS, THANKSGIVING, AND BEING ON BEHALF OF ALL MEN, KINGS, AND ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY, SO THAT WE MAY LEAD A TRANQUIL AND QUIET LIFE IN ALL GODLINESS AND DIGNITY.

SO AT THIS MOMENT, LET US BOW OUR HEADS AND COME BEFORE THE LORD.

WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS DAY YOU'VE GIVEN US.

LORD, AS THIS MEETING COMES TO FRUITION, FATHER, YOU KNOW EVERY HEART AND YOU KNOW EVERY NEED AS WELL.

YOU KNOW EVERY WORD THAT WILL BE SPOKEN. AND WE JUST ASK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE CLARITY OF MIND, WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND HUMILITY, FATHER, IN EVERY DECISION.

AND WE ASK YOU THIS IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF OUR LORD.

AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. CAN WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TODAY? NONE. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO A.6. 6.A PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION

[6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS OF COUNCIL, OFFICER BOARDS, AND CITY MANAGER]

SHE'S IN THE BACK ROOM. SHE KNOWS I'M DOING THIS TO HER.

BARBARA IS RETIRING SOON. RIGHT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

RIGHT, BRIAN? YES [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN AN ADVENTURE AND A JOURNEY, AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

AND I HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP MY STAFF FOR THIS MOMENT, AND I THINK WE'RE THERE.

ALL RIGHT [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU AND WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, I MEAN, I'M NOT MOVING YEAH, I'M SURE WE'LL BE CALLING ON YOU. [LAUGHTER] THERE'S NO DOUBT.

J.P? YES. I'M SORRY MAYOR. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.

I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS. WE'RE LOSING CHARLES KENWORTHY TO RETIREMENT TOMORROW.

CHARLES HAS BEEN WITH US OVER TEN YEARS. I DON'T KNOW THAT BUTCH IS HERE TONIGHT.

I'VE PROBABLY WORKED WITH BUTCH A TOTAL OF 30 YEARS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG LOSS TO THE TO THE CITY.

BUT AGAIN, WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE STACKED UP IN HIS PLACE, I THINK ARE GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB.

[00:05:04]

I WON'T MISS BARBARA AS MUCH BECAUSE I CAN SEE SHE, I, IF I LOOK AT MY KITCHEN WINDOW, I SEE BARBARA LOOKING BACK AT ME.

[LAUGHTER] SO IT'S NOT TOO BAD BUT [LAUGHTER].

BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THEIR SERVICE. THAT'S ABOUT 45 TO 50 YEARS OF SERVICE RIGHT THERE TO THE CITY.

AMAZING. THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO. YES. CONDOLENCES, PLEASE ABSOLUTELY. CONDOLENCES IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CLAUSER FAMILY, THEY ROOTED HERE, RIGHT HERE IN GALVESTON.

AND I THINK IT WAS HER GRANDFATHER WHO WAS ACTUALLY A TREASURER OF THE NAACP, AND THEY TRUSTED HIM HERE IN GALVESTON.

SO CONDOLENCES TO HER. AND SHE ALSO WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE MARDI GRAS PARADE.

SO SHE CHAMPIONED THAT FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

THE SECOND ONE, WE'D LIKE TO GIVE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF PAULA MARTIN, WHO LOST HER SON ON LAST WEEK.

SO IF YOU CAN KEEP BOTH OF THOSE IN YOUR PRAYERS, BOTH THOSE FAMILIES, WE'D APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 3 HERE.

RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS. AND I'M GOING TO PRESENT THE BERNARDO DE GALVEZ DAY PROCLAMATION.

SO I'LL COME DOWN HERE SO I HAD THE HONOR TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THESE GENTLEMEN TODAY, AND THEY WERE EXTRAORDINARY HOST.

IT WAS A VERY MEMORABLE MOMENT ON THE JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO.

DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? WHICH IS THEIR SHIP, WHICH IS HERE IN TOWN TODAY.

AND SO I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS HERE. CITY OF GALVESTON PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS GENERAL BERNARDO DE GALVEZ IMPLEMENTED THE GRAND STRATEGY DEVISED BY SPAIN THAT ENSURED THE SUCCESS OF THE 1776 REVOLUTION OF THE 13 COLONIES AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN, WHICH GAINED THE UNITED STATES ITS INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERTY, AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THAT WE CELEBRATE THIS YEAR DURING THE CELEBRATION OF.

OF THE AMERICAN SEQUENTIAL THAT COMMEMORATED 250 YEARS OF FREEDOM.

AND WHEREAS GENERAL DE GALVEZ ORGANIZED THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MATERIEL OF WAR AND PERSONALLY LED THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS IN BATTLE TO VICTORY AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, MOBILE, ALABAMA, AND PENSACOLA, FLORIDA TO SECURE THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN FRONT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR FOR GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TROOPS FIGHTING IN FIGHTING IN THE NORTH, AND FROM WHOSE HONORED LIFE AND MEMORY OF THE CITY, COUNTY AND BAY OF GALVESTON TAKES THEIR NAME.

AND WHEREAS THE MAGNIFICENT TALL SHIP OF THE SPANISH NAVY TRAINING SHIP JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO WILL DOCK IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, FROM MAY 28TH THROUGH JUNE 2ND, 2026 TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPAIN AND GENERAL BERNARDO DE GALVEZ TO THE CREATION OF THE GREAT NATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THEREFORE, WE. THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 28TH, 2026, BERNARDO DE GALVEZ DAY. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY 2026. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND SO TODAY I WAS ON BOARD THE SHIP, AND THEY HAVE THIS ROOM FULL OF KEYS.

AND SO I'M HONORED TO GIVE THEM THE KEY TO THE CITY AS WELL.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT BACK FROM YOU AND GET IT ENGRAVED, AND WE'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU [LAUGHTER] IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

SO BUT IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ON YOUR SHIP TODAY AND WE'RE SO PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. IF YOU LET ME TO SAY SOME WORDS, TO SAY THANK YOU MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES, MEMBERS OF GALVESTON COMMUNITY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS A TRUE HONOR FOR US TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. DECLARING THE 28TH OF MAY AS BERNARDO DE GALVEZ DAY.

[00:10:07]

BERNARDO DE GALVEZ HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN THIS SHARED HISTORY OF OUR NATION AS THE SPANISH GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA.

HIS LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC VISION PLAYED A DECISIVE ROLE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

HIS VICTORIES IN BATON ROUGE, MOBILE, AND ESPECIALLY PENSACOLA, CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN CAUSE FOR INDEPENDENCE. SPAIN, THROUGH MEN SUCH AS BERNARDO GALVEZ, PROVIDED MILITARY AND FINANCIAL AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT IN THAT WAR. THIS CONTRIBUTION REMAINED PART OF THE SHARED LEGACY THAT CONTINUES TO UNITE AND OUR PEOPLES, AND SERVES AS A SOURCE OF MUTUAL PRIDE AND RESPECT.

RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION HERE IN TEXAS, IN GALVESTON, A PLACE WHERE THE SPANISH INFLUENCE IS STILL DEEPLY REFLECTED, HAS A SPECIAL MEANING FOR US. IT'S A REMINDER THAT OUR NATION HAS BEEN CONNECTED FOR CENTURIES THROUGH SHARED HISTORY AND VALUES.

AND VALUES. IT REMINDS US THAT THE SEA REMAINS A BOND BETWEEN OUR PEOPLES, AND MAY THEY BE A BEACON AND A GUIDE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. INSPIRED BY THE SAME VALUES THAT MOVE THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN TO STRIVE FOR A BETTER WORLD.

FOR THE OLDEST SEAFARER TRAINING SHIP IN THE WORLD, ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD, JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO AND THE SPANISH NAVY ARMADA IS A PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT SPAIN TODAY IN GALVESTON, AND TO TAKE PART IN THIS TRIBUTE TO A MAN WHO SYMBOLIZES THE ENDURANCE BOND BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES. GESTURES LIKE THIS HELP TO PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO HELPED SHAPE OUR COMMON HISTORY.

LA ARMADA THE SPANISH NAVY HAS NOT ONLY WISHED FOR THE WORLD'S OLDEST SEAFARER TRAINING SHIP TO DOCK IN GALVESTON, BUT ALSO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SPANISH ROYAL NAVAL LEAGUE, REPRESENTED HERE BY JAMES, WHICH IS TO PRESENT TO THE CITY WITH THIS PLAQUE.

WHICH WE WILL COMMEMORATE EVERY 28TH OF MAY AS BERNARDO DE GALVEZ DAY.

SIR. THIS IS. REPRESENT BERNARDO DE GALVEZ, OUR TRAINING SHIP, THE SHIELD OF ARMADA AND THE SPANISH ROYAL NAVAL LEAGUE AMAZING. FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU THIS THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF OUR SHIP. AS I SAID, IS AMBASSADOR AND SEAFARER.

AND IT'S THE EMBLEMATIC AND ICONIC SHIP. THE MOST EMBLEMATIC AND ICONIC SHIP OF OUR NAVY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR FOR YOUR ATTENTION, FOR THE COMMEMORATION THIS DAY AND THE PROCLAMATION OF BERNARDO GALVEZ DAY.

ABSOLUTELY. IT'S A VERY IT WAS AN HONOR. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HOSTING ME TODAY AT LUNCH.

IT WAS TRULY A MAGNIFICENT LUNCH AND I ENJOYED SPENDING SOME TIME ON YOUR GREAT SHIP.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND FOR HONORING THE LEGACY OF BERNARDO GALVEZ AND THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN SPAIN AND THIS AMAZING, MARVELOUS COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. YEAH. AND SO THE SHIP IS.

WILL IT BE AT THE SAME PIER THE WHOLE TIME IT'S HERE? SO THE SHIP IS OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY. AND FOR TOURS, IS THAT CORRECT? MONDAY MORNING

[00:15:02]

SO I WOULD DEFINITELY HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU CAN GET OUT AND SEE IT, GO SEE IT.

YEAH, IT'S AT A&M GALVESTON ON THE BOLIVAR, ON BOLIVAR THERE OR PELICAN ISLAND.

EXCUSE ME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.

JEFF, YOU WANT TO? THIS IS A STATE PRIVILEGE FLORIDA. WE HAVE BEEN BETTER. YOU HAVE MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.

YOU HAVE MADE ME A BETTER CHRISTIAN. YOU HAVE MADE ME A BETTER MANAGER, AND I APPRECIATE IT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

WHEREAS, MAJOR DAVID SWYERS HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, COMPASSION AND DEDICATION THROUGH HIS 21 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A 5TH GENERATION MEMBER OF THE SALVATION ARMY. IT'S AMAZING HELPING WHERE HE HAS ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROVIDING HOPE AND ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. AND WHEREAS UNDER MAJOR SWYERS LEADERSHIP, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT GALVESTON ISLAND AND GALVESTON COUNTY, INCLUDING MAJOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SHELTER SUPPORT, FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE. HIS EFFORTS HAS HELPED ENSURE VULNERABLE RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. AND WHEREAS MAJOR SWYERS INTEGRITY, DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS HAVE MADE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT THROUGHOUT GALVESTON COUNTY. THE CITY OF GALVESTON PROUDLY RECOGNIZES HIS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING THROUGH HIS WORK WITH THE SALVATION ARMY. NOW THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MAJOR DAVID SWYERS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO GALVESTON COMMUNITY AND EXTEND SINCERE APPRECIATION AND BEST WISHES FOR HIS CONTINUED SERVICE AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY 2026.

J.P. JOHN PAUL LISTOWSKI MAYOR AND JANELLE WILLIAMS, CITY SECRETARY.

IT'S AN HONOR. [APPLAUSE]. IT'S A PRIVILEGE THERE WE GO. HIS CHILDREN ARE HERE. TAYLOR AND JACOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FATHER WITH US, YOU'RE WELCOME THAT IS QUITE THE HONOR RIGHT THERE. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, JEFF AND I STARTED OUR TRAIL TO FIND PARTNERS AND BUILD BETTER PARTNERSHIPS.

AND HERE HE IS TODAY, HONORING ME AND YOU ALL AS WELL.

I'M VERY HUMBLED. THIS IS MY PARENTS ARE OFFICERS.

SO I'VE LIVED IN 17 DIFFERENT CITIES IN 52 YEARS.

THIS IS MY 9TH APPOINTMENT AND I GO OFF TO COLLEGE STATION AS A LONGHORN FAN.

AND THAT'S GOING TO GO WELL, I'M SURE, BUT IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR FOR ME TO WORK AND RESTORE HOPE AND TRANSFORM LIVES OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR WALKING ALONGSIDE OF US.

WHEN IT'S A WEATHER EVENT, WHEN IT'S JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY WE TRY TO LEAVE PEOPLE BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM.

AND THIS MAN RIGHT HERE HAS A HEART FOR SERVICE.

AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

TWO WEEKS OF COLLEGE STATION. THERE YOU GO. I THINK HE HAS TO GET A NEW WARDROBE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY REMINDERS REGARDING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS? YES. WE HAVE A HURRICANE AWARENESS. 10 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING AT THE WATER PUMP STATION ON THE CORNER OF 30TH AND BALL STREET.

[00:20:07]

ANY UPDATES ON THE JUNETEENTH EVENT? YES, YES, YES.

YOU SHOULD BE RECEIVING SOME FLIERS IN A FEW.

THEY'RE BRINGING THEM FROM VISIT GALVESTON. BUT JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN.

WE'LL KICK OFF JUNE THE 7TH, AND THERE'S A WHOLE MONTH OF ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.

AND ON SPECIFICALLY JUNETEENTH DAY, IT WILL START AT ASTON VILLA.

AND THEN FROM THERE REEDY CHAPEL. AND THEN WE WILL COMMENCE WITH WHERE IS DAVID SMITH? ON MAYNARD PARK WITH SOME ZYDECO AND INTERNATIONAL ZYDECO BAND, ALONG WITH SOME LOCAL ARTISTS.

THERE WAS AN AFRO AMERICAN HERE WHO WAS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY BROUGHT THAT MUSIC HERE TO THE ISLAND.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HONOR SOME PARTICULAR LOCAL PEOPLE THROUGH THAT.

IT'LL BE JAZZ, GOSPEL. AND THEN THE LAST ONE WILL BE A SPECIAL AMANDA SOLIS.

SHE DOES A SELENA AND THEN THE CUMBIA MUSIC. SO WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED THIS YEAR.

SO AND THE FINAL THING IS GOING TO BE THE FIREWORKS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. SMITH TO COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT THE FIREWORKS.

AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR IN HONORING AND CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH WITH FIREWORKS.

YES, MA'AM. THE FIREWORKS WILL BE THE SAME DISPLAY THAT WE USE FOR THE JULY 4TH.

IT'LL BE A 25 MINUTE EPISODE. IT'LL HAVE A GRAND FINALE AT THE VERY END.

AND WE DID GET EIGHT INCH MORTARS, WHICH MR. MAXWELL ALWAYS INSISTS ON.

SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD EVENT. IT'LL BE AT THE END OF THE ROCK PIER AT 37TH AND SEAWALL BOULEVARD.

THE SEAWALL WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR TRAFFIC, BUT WE WILL HAVE POLICE OFFICERS ON LOCATION TO KEEP THE BEACH CLEAR WHEN THE FIREWORKS BEGIN.

THEY SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 9:30 AND AS I STATED END 25 MINUTES LATER.

QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HEARING NONE. COULD WE HEAR 6B, PLEASE? ITEM 6B PRESENT FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET REPORT FOR SECOND QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2026 AS PART OF THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE HAD A VERY TO OBVIOUSLY AMBITIOUS GOAL OF GETTING YOU ALL A FULL REPORT FROM THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR THIS MEETING, AND DUE TO SEVERAL SOFTWARE REPORTING DELAYS, WE DID NOT GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE FOR TONIGHT.

SO OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE THE FULL COMPLETE REPORT TO YOU ALL NEXT WEEK, BOTH IN SOFT COPY JANELLE WILL EMAIL IT TO Y'ALL AND IN HARD COPY IN YOUR MAILBOXES. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE SETTLED ON GIVING YOU THE GENERAL FUND REPORT, WHICH IS, AS WE KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT. AND SO YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A COPY OF IT, I BELIEVE.

AND I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THAT WITH YOU. IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT AS YOU GET THAT SOFT COPY OF THE COMPLETE REPORT NEXT WEEK, I WOULD LOVE IT IF EVERYONE COULD REVIEW IT A LITTLE BIT.

FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH IT. JUNE KICKS OFF BUDGET AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF EVERYBODY HAD SOME FAMILIARITY WITH WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE TEAM IS READY TO DO THAT.

AND SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING IT ALL HERE TONIGHT.

BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND. SO FIRST OF ALL, THIS REPORT DOES NOT INCLUDE BUDGET AMENDMENT THREE, WHICH YOU ARE APPROVING THIS EVENING. THIS REPORT COVERS A TIME PERIOD FROM OCTOBER TO THE END OF MARCH, MARCH 31ST. WE ARE PROJECTING AS OF RIGHT NOW BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS, THAT WE WILL END FISCAL YEAR 26 WITH A FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $28.4 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 124 DAYS AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.

ON YOUR REPORT, THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN THAT READS FY 25 ACTUALS YOU WILL NOTICE THE SECOND ITEM BELOW THAT UNDER BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IT SAYS RECOVERY AND CAPITAL RESERVE FUND BALANCE TRANSFER IN.

AND THIS IS AN ACT FOR ITEM. WHEN OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS REVIEWED ALL OF OUR FINANCIALS FOR THE YEAR, ONE OF THEIR COMMENTS WAS THAT THIS SPECIFIC FUND, IT WAS HISTORICALLY IN YOUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

[00:25:02]

WAS NOT STATUTORILY APPROPRIATE. SO EVERYTHING IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS SHOULD HAVE A COUNCIL ACTION OR SOME SORT OF STATE LAW THAT DESIGNATES THOSE FUNDS AS SPECIAL AND BRACKETED.

AND THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ACTION TO BRACKET THESE FUNDS.

THESE FUNDS WERE RELATED TO LEGAL SETTLEMENTS THAT THE CITY HAD HAD IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS, AND A DETERMINATION WAS MADE OVER TIME THAT THESE SETTLEMENT FUNDS WOULD GO TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, AND THEY WOULD BE USED FOR FUTURE LEGAL ACTIVITY THAT WASN'T OTHERWISE FUNDED.

AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO STATUTORY PURPOSE FOR THAT, THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS WANTED US TO MOVE THAT TO THE GENERAL FUND, SINCE IT'S REALLY GENERAL PURPOSE MONEY. AND SO IN YOUR ACFR, IT'S ON PAGE 26.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO LOOK AT IT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A NOTE MOVING THESE FUNDS INTO THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE.

ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THIS IS IT IS ONE MORE ITEM, ONE MORE LARGE DEPOSIT INTO THE GENERAL FUND IN FISCAL YEAR 25. THAT REALLY HELPED INCREASE OUR FUND BALANCE POSITION RIGHT NOW.

AND IT IS ALSO A ONE TIME REVENUE. SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THIS, I JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

IN YOUR SECOND FROM THE RIGHT COLUMN IS OUR ESTIMATE BASED ON Q2 ACTIVITY.

YOU'LL SEE THAT FINES AND FORFEITURES IS PROJECTED TO BE HIGHER BY ABOUT $303,000 AT YEAR END.

THIS IS FANTASTIC. THIS IS BASED ON REALLY CONSISTENT TRENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND THIS ALIGNS WITH SOME OF THE PARKING REVENUE CONVERSATION THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER TODAY.

YOU'LL SEE LICENSES AND PERMITS IS PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT $153,000 BELOW WHAT WAS PROJECTED.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME BIG PROJECTS TO COME IN OVER THE SUMMER, BUT BASED ON TRENDS SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTING WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR AT ABOUT 1.5, 1.6 MILLION IN LICENSES AND PERMITS.

UNDER FRANCHISE AND OTHER TAXES YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE PROJECTING TO COME IN ABOUT $363,000 BELOW WHAT WAS BUDGETED.

THIS IS SOMEWHAT A SYMPTOM OF FEWER SUBSCRIPTIONS IN SERVICES THAT PAY FRANCHISE FEES.

SO FEWER LANDLINES, FEWER CABLE TV USERS, THAT SORT OF THING.

AND ALSO THAT SOME OF THE FRANCHISES ARE MOVING TO THE STATE LEVEL.

MIXED BEVERAGE TAX YOU'LL SEE WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BELOW WHERE WE WERE BUDGETED. WE THINK AT ABOUT $1,043,000.

AND THEN SALES TAX RIGHT NOW, THE LAST TWO MONTHS WE'VE BEEN TRENDING DOWNWARD.

WE ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED BASED ON THE RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEKEND, THAT JULY MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT EITHER.

SO RIGHT NOW OUR PROJECTIONS ARE THAT WE'LL BE ABOUT 2% AHEAD OF WHERE WE BUDGETED.

AND SO YOU'RE SEEING THAT $364,000 INCREASE THERE ON THE REVENUE SIDE.

IN EXPENDITURES, YOU'LL SEE CULTURE AND RECREATION.

AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ALREADY HERE IS SOME OF THE NEW REPORTING CATEGORIES AND WORKDAY.

AND IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THOSE, EMAIL ME AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WAYS TO ENHANCE THE REPORTING THAT ALIGNS WITH THE KINDS OF INFORMATION COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE. BUT SO CULTURE AND RECREATION IS PROJECTED TO BE UNDER BUDGET BY ABOUT $243,000.

THIS IS DUE TO VACANCY LAPSE. GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM THE TRANSFER TO THE LIBRARY TO THE COLAS, THAT SORT OF THING. AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS A NETTING OF THE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES THAT ARE PART OF OUR CARRYOVER THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN YOUR BUDGET AMENDMENT NETTING WITH SOME VACANCY LAPSE AND OTHER ITEMS FOR AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT $300,000.

IN PUBLIC WORKS, YOU'RE SEEING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT $417,000.

THIS IS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO REIMBURSE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE NON-REIMBURSABLE BY CDBG OR OTHERWISE.

SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE. AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS ISLAND TRANSIT.

AND THE GROUP HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD AT USING THEIR FEDERAL FUNDS THIS YEAR.

AND SO WE THINK BY YEAR END, THEY WILL NOT SPEND THE WHOLE $800,000 THAT WAS ALLOCATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

OVERALL, IF YOU MOVE DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE CARRYFORWARD CARRYOVER OF VEHICLES, THE $671,000 THAT'S IN YOUR BUDGET AMENDMENT TONIGHT, AS IS THE HURRICANE BERYL EXPENSES AT $485,000.

AND SO BELOW THAT, YOU'LL SEE THE ENDING FUND BALANCE AFTER APPROPRIATION AT $28,367,060.

THAT'S 124 DAYS. AND THE COST OF A DAY IS BASED ON THAT.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES, 83.2 MILLION IS $228, OR $228,185.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS? THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD ADD IS.

[00:30:03]

THAT'S IN THE FAR LEFT HAND COLUMN. SO THE SALE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AT 1.9 MILLION SALES TAX REVENUE WAS $879,000 OVER WHAT WAS BUDGETED.

AND THEN THIS EXTERNAL AUDITOR REQUIRED TRANSFER OF $1,040,000.

TOTAL IS ABOUT $3.8 MILLION. $3,842,933. THAT IS 16.8 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE.

WITHOUT THOSE ONE TIME SOURCES OF REVENUE WE WOULD ONLY BE AT 107 DAYS.

AND NONE OF THOSE ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN TO THAT LEVEL, SALES TAX WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT CERTAINLY WE WON'T BE SELLING LAND AND WE WON'T BE TRANSFERRING AN ENTIRE FUND OVER TO THE GENERAL FUND.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MAYOR, IF I MAY.

ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT WE DID BALANCE THE BUDGET THIS YEAR WITH ABOUT $800,000 COMING FORWARD FROM THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS.

SO IF YOU LOOK, WE'RE WE'RE ABOUT $984,000 OVER OUR 120 DAYS.

BUT SINCE WE'RE GOING TO START IN THE HOLE, ABOUT $800,000, THAT PRETTY MUCH NEGATES THAT AMOUNT THAT WE'RE OVER.

SO IT'S A GOOD THING, WE HOPE WE MAINTAIN THIS.

BUT THAT'S A CONCERN. WE HAVE THAT AND WE STILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH OUR FUEL COSTS AND OTHER PETROLEUM BASED COSTS, BECAUSE, THEY'RE CONTINUING TO EITHER INCREASE OR STAY AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

SO WE'LL BE BRINGING, AS CSILLA SAID, THE LONG RANGE FORECAST AND REALLY DEEP DIVE WITH THIS IN JUNE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THOSE TWO THINGS BRING THOSE TWO THINGS TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WHEN WE BRING THEM FOR YOU IN JUNE, BECAUSE IT'S STILL A HIGH ON OUR LIST. IT'S ON MY LIST.

EVERY TIME I TALK TO CSILLA, IT'S A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.

AND AFTER THE LONG RANGE FORECAST IN JUNE, WE'LL BE SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH ALL OF COUNCIL TO START THE BUDGET PLANNING.

PERFECT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CSILLA? OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, MOVING ON TO 7A ITEM 7A COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS CLAIMS 26-023

[7. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS]

ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND JUST YOU KNOW, I DID NOT MENTION THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT WE WILL NOT BE HEARING 8D, CORRECT.

CORRECT. SO IF ANYBODY'S HERE FOR THAT CASE, IT DID GET PUSHED TO OUR JUNE MEETING.

YOU CAN'T SPEAK ON IT IN A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT JUST JUST TO LET YOU KNOW.

[8.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Abandoning Approximately 541 Linear Feet Of 50 Foot Wide Right-Of-Way; Adjacent Property Is Commonly Known As Adjacent To 11908 Stewart Road And Legally Described As 121 Hall And Jones Survey, Northeast Part Of Lot 235, Trimble And Lindsey Section 2 And Abstract 121 Hall And Jones Survey, North Part Of Lot 230 (230-1), Trimble And Lindsey Section 2, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 26P-006; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford)]

IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS ADJACENT TO 11908 STEWART ROAD AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS 121 HALL IN JONES SURVEY.

NORTH EAST PART OF LOT 235 TRIMBLE AND LINDSEY, SECTION TWO AND ABSTRACT 121 HALL AND JONES SURVEY NORTH PART OF LOT TWO.

30. TRIMBLE AND LINDSEY SECTION TWO IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 26P-006. MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

ALRIGHTY. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN ABANDONMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 541 LINEAR FEET OF 50 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, PART OF THE UNDEVELOPED SOUTH SONNY RIGHT OF WAY ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED NEW SUBDIVISION.

BECAUSE THE SECTION OF RIGHT OF WAY IS UNDEVELOPED BECAUSE THE SUBDIVISION WILL INCREASE CONNECTIVITY ONCE IT'S FINISHED STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ABANDONMENT. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DANIEL? DANIEL, THIS FUNCTIONALLY, THAT ACCESS IS GOING TO REMAIN.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE MOVED OVER. CORRECT. SO AND THAT IMAGE THERE, BASICALLY THE KIND OF THE CYAN PART IS WHAT WOULD BE BASICALLY KIND OF SHIFTED OVER TO THE WEST AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO STEWART.

SO IN THAT WAY, IT WOULD DEFINITELY INCREASE CONNECTIVITY ONCE THE SUBDIVISION IS COMPLETED.

YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? STARTING ON THE RIGHT. ANYBODY LEFT? ANYBODY.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? AND IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND JUST SIGN IN FOR THE RECORD THERE.

[00:35:04]

NOW, IF YOU ABANDON THEM, WHAT HAPPENS? UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY, BUT IF YOU COULD GET WITH DANIEL HERE, HE COULD PROBABLY HELP YOU WITH THAT QUESTION.

OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. OKAY.

THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A VOTE.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A APPROVAL AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR HERE, LET'S. TURN YOUR MIC OFF TO GIVE US A MINUTE.

OKAY, I'LL JUST KEEP PUSHING UNTIL SOMETHING POPS UP.

FOR A SECOND.

WON'T WORK. OKAY. I WANT TO JUST DO MANUAL. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SO IT'S A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.

[8.B Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Amending The Code Of The City Of Galveston, As Amended, The 2015 Galveston Land Development Regulations, By Amending “Article 5: Sign Regulations”, Regarding Signage In Right Of Ways In Certain Areas; Planning Case Number 26ZA-001; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (D. Lunsford).]

PLANNING CASE NUMBER 26ZA-001 MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

ALRIGHTY. SO DUE TO CONCERNS AND ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES ALONG BOTH SEA WOLF PARKWAY ESPECIALLY THOSE FOLKS CLOSEST TO THE SHIP CHANNEL AND THE EASTERN END OF SEAWALL TOWARD THE EAST END FLATS.

STAFF PROPOSES CHANGES TO LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE FIVE SIGNAGE TO ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR OFF SITE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE, WHILE ALSO REMAINING MINDFUL TO CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF SIGNS THAT MAY RESULT IN THESE SPECIFIC AREAS SHOWN KIND OF IN THE YELLOW ONLY, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.

WELL, DANIEL, THIS APPLIES ONLY TO THOSE AREAS IN YELLOW.

IT'S NOT TO ALL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. CORRECT. AND ELSEWHERE, FOLKS WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW OUR TYPICAL STANDARDS, WHICH ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE NARROW. BUT THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE IDENTIFIED THAT JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF SPACE BETWEEN LIKE A CLOSE HIGHWAY OR STREET AND SOME OF THESE PLACES.

OKAY, GREAT. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JEFF, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO. NO. YOU'RE GOOD. WELL, WE GOT TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR A VOTE.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

HERE WE GO. ALEX TO APPROVE. SECONDED BY? I'LL SECOND.

BEAU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? YOU GOT THE TOUCH.

THERE WE GO 8C PLEASE. ITEM 8C CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

[8.C Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Vacating, Closing And Abandoning A 20 Square Foot Alley Right-Of-Way Approximately 1,914 Sq. Ft. / 0.0439 Acre Property In Order To Provide For A New Fire Station No.2 And Facilities, Located At Commonly Known Address Of 428 Church Street And Legal Address Of Abst 628 M B Menard Sur Lots 13 & 14 Blk 424 Galveston & 10 Ft Of Adj 5th Street, In The City And County Of Galveston; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (A. Guerrero)]

APPROXIMATELY 1914FT², 0.0439 ACRE PROPERTY. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO AND FACILITIES LOCATED AT COMMONLY KNOWN ADDRESS OF 428 CHURCH STREET AND LEGAL ADDRESS OF ABSTRACT 628 MB MENARD, SUR LOTS 13 AND 14, BLOCK 424, GALVESTON AND TEN FEET OF ADJACENT FIFTH STREET IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THIS IS ACTUALLY A CITY BROUGHT FORTH ORDINANCE.

SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMEMBER THAT WE HAD A CHARTER ELECTION WHERE BOND ELECTION WHERE FUNDS WERE BONDED TO PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY, ONE OF THOSE BEING FIRE STATION TWO.

[00:40:02]

CHIEF, I BELIEVE WHAT IS NEEDED IN THE ALLEY.

SO, SO BASICALLY WHAT THIS WILL DO IS THE TURNING RADIUS OF OUR TRUCKS.

WE NEED EVERY BIT OF THAT ALLEY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE STORE OUR TOWER ONE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE AT CENTRAL.

ONCE WE GET THE NEW ONE IN, WE'LL BE ABLE TO STORE THE RESERVE AT STATION TWO, AND THAT TRUCK'S GOING TO NEED EVERY BIT OF THAT TURNING RADIUS TO MAKE IT IN THERE.

SO BY US, ACQUIRING THAT ALLEY REALLY GIVES US A BETTER, CHANCE AND AN OPTION AT MOVING THAT TRUCK INTO THAT BAY A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE FOR THE ACTUAL BUILDING ITSELF.

IT'LL BE LITERALLY THERE JUST FOR TURNING RADIUS.

SO ACTUALLY ALSO GIVES US A FACTS. AND LEGAL DID REVIEW ACCORDANCE TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

THE CLOSURE OF THIS PORTION OF THE ALLEY WILL NOT POSE A TRAFFIC ISSUE AS WELL AS IT STILL ALLOWS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED BESIDE IT.

AND THAT IS CORRECT. IF YOU, EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO ENTER IN FROM THE EASTERLY DRIVE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO EXIT AS WELL THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE COMPLEX. IT'LL BE OPEN TO EGRESS.

SO THE ALLEY ITSELF WILL BE SHUT OFF RIGHT BEHIND THE FACILITY, BUT YOU CAN STILL GET ACCESS TO THE ALLEY FROM THAT ROAD BETWEEN THE APARTMENTS AND THE FIRE STATION. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. CHIEF. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS CASE.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AT 8C? NOT HEARING ANYTHING. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND A SECOND. IT LOOKS LIKE. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR.

NO. OKAY. OKAY. PERFECT. THERE WE GO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS. WE'RE NOT HEARING 8D, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT]

9B NON AGENDA ITEMS. LYNNE THOMPSON IS THAT CORRECT? SEE IF I CAN GET THIS MICROPHONE CORRECT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU AND BEST WISHES.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS IMPORTANT ROLE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE LEADERS FOR OUR FUTURE.

SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR, I HAVE WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE DISCOVERY SANDS PROPOSAL.

IT CARRIES THE TITLE OF. OH, I FORGOT TO SAY WHO I AM.

SORRY. LYNN THOMPSON, 42 LEBRUN COURT, GALVESTON, 77551.

THIS PROPOSAL CARRIES THE TITLE OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT UNIT OVERLAY.

IT ALLOWS US IT ALLOWS THEM TO IGNORE OR PASS BY CURRENT ZONING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AFTER IKE LEFT GALVESTON PRETTY BADLY DAMAGED IN 2008 THE RECOVERY PERIOD IN 2011 THE CITY CONVENED A REVIEW OF THE PLANNING DOCUMENT. IT HAD BEEN SOME YEARS SINCE IT HAD BEEN LOOKED AT AND WE WORKED.

I WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE. IT WAS CITY WIDE CITIZEN GROUP, AND WE WORKED FOR A LONG TIME DECIDING WHAT QUALITY OF LIVING WE WANTED HERE AND HOW WE SHOULD ACHIEVE IT.

WE WENT FOR A PLEASANT TOWN COMMUNITY. WE WANTED TO RESTORE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANTED TO LIVE

[00:45:09]

ALREADY WE'RE QUESTIONING ROUTE AND WITH GOOD REASON, MISS THOMPSON. MY TIME IS UP.

YES, MA'AM. IF YOU'RE ALMOST DONE, I'LL LET YOU FINISH.

NO. GO AHEAD. I'M DOWN HERE. WE LIVE ON A NARROW STRIP OF SAND AND WATER.

ARE WE GOING TO PUT A ROAD OVER 305 TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE ISLAND? OR COULD WE BRING BACK THE BRIDGE FROM THE MAIN FRONT TO THE MAINLAND, FROM THE WEST END THAT WE HAD BACK IN THE 70S? WHO KNOWS WHAT WE NEED? WE HAVE GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL GIFTS ON THIS ISLAND.

WE PRESENT LOW HANGING FRUIT TO DEVELOPERS. PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THE WEST END TO BECOME CONEY ISLAND OR MIAMI BEACH. KEEP OUR OPEN SPACES BETWEEN BUILDINGS, KEEP OUR REGULATIONS INTACT.

EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BEEN TRYING TO OBSERVE THEM, AND WE'VE DONE THAT PRETTY WELL SINCE IKE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE REQUEST I HAVE.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 10A PLEASE. ITEM 10A CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,

[10.A Consider an ordinance of the City of Galveston, Texas, amending the total operating budget for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2026, by adjusting various budget accounts in the total amount of Two Million Two Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand, Three Hundred Sixty dollars ($2,279,360) to properly record expenses related to increased expenditures in the General Fund for Hurricane Beryl repairs in Parks and Recreation and Public Works for Four Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand, Five Hundred Ninety dollars ($485,590), electricity costs associated with new facilities, upgraded software maintenance contracts, and increased appraisal costs for One Hundred Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten dollars ($108,810), and Carryover of Vehicles Ordered in FY2025 and not received by year end for Six Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Three Hundred dollars ($671,300); the transfer of penalty revenue from the Short Term Rental Regulation Fund to the General Fund for Seventy-Five Thousand dollars ($75,000); expenditures in the Opioid Abatement Trust Settlement for Two Hundred Forty-One Thousand dollars ($241,000); the purchase of ADA Vehicles in Island Transit for One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand dollars ($197,000); the Carryover of Routeware Software costs in the Sanitation Fund from FY2025 for Eight-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Forty dollars ($86,940); emergency capital repairs of the City Hall Elevator and Wright Cuney Chillers for One Hundred Eight-Seven Thousand Twenty dollars ($187,020); and increased insurance expenditures for property additions for Thirty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty ($34,320); making various findings and provisions related to the subject; and providing for an effective date. (C. Ludanyi)]

ELECTRICITY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW FACILITIES, UPGRADED SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS, AND INCREASED APPRAISAL COSTS FOR $108,810 AND CARRYOVER OF VEHICLES ORDERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND NOT RECEIVED BY YEAR END FOR $671,300.

THE TRANSFER OF PENALTY REVENUE FROM THE SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATION FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR $75,000.

EXPENDITURES IN THE OPIOID ABATEMENT TRUST SETTLEMENT FOR $241,000.

THE PURCHASE OF ADA VEHICLES IN ISLAND TRANSIT FOR $197,000.

THE CARRYOVER OF ROUTEWEAR SOFTWARE COSTS IN THE SANITATION FUND FROM FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR $86,940.

EMERGENCY CAPITAL REPAIRS OF THE CITY HALL ELEVATOR AND WRIGHT CUNEY CHILLERS FOR $187,020 AND INCREASE INSURANCE EXPENDITURES FOR PROPERTY ADDITIONS FOR $34,320, MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CSILLA I THINK NELLIE READ IT ALL. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO ADD TO THAT, BUT OVERALL, IN THE GENERAL FUND, THE TOTAL FUNDS THAT ARE MOVING ARE $1,325,700, BUT THE IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE IS ONLY

[00:50:01]

SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE YOU MIGHT SEE BETWEEN THE TWO ATTACHMENTS.

SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ACTIVITIES AND AMENDMENTS ARE $705,380.

WITHIN THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS THE ONLY THING WE'RE AMENDING IS SANITATION FOR $86,940.

AND THAT'S JUST AN ITEM THAT WASN'T PROPERLY INVOICED BY THE SUPPLIER IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

AND SO THEY WANTED TO BILL US TWICE THIS YEAR.

WE DIDN'T APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT AMENDMENT FOR THE ELEVATOR AND THE CHILLERS, AS WELL AS THE FLOOD INSURANCE FOR DELLANERA AND SEAWOLF.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE ONLY TRANSFERS OCCURRING ARE BETWEEN THAT SHORT TERM REGULATION FUND WITH THAT $75,000 IN PENALTY REVENUE COMING TO THE GENERAL FUND. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR CSILLA? HEARING NONE. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. 11 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MOTION TO APPROVE.

OH I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST MOVING ON. TRYING TO GET THROUGH HERE.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR 10A? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY HARDCASTLE.

OH, WE GOT IT ALL JACKED UP ON THERE. YEAH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THAT IS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

[11. CONSENT ITEMS]

THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

CONSENT ITEMS 11 A THROUGH 11 KK ARE ON THE SCREEN.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PULL OUT 11 E, 11 F AND 11 G.

WE'LL TAKE THOSE SEPARATELY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I'M SORRY. OH. ANY OTHER. YEAH. SORRY. I'M NEW TO THIS, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LOOKING AFTER ME. SO IF THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER ONES, PULL OUT, WE'LL GO FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE 11 A THROUGH 11 KK. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 11 A THROUGH KK, EXCLUDING E, F, AND G.

THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND. WHO SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

GO FOR IT. PUSH THE BUTTON. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT? THAT IS. GET A VOTE. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. SO WE WILL

[Items 11.E - 11.G]

MAYOR. I REQUESTED TO HAVE THESE ITEMS PULLED SIMPLY SO THAT WE COULD GIVE SOME VERY BIG SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THE GALVESTON COMMUNITY POLICE FOUNDATION.

WHAT THEY HAVE DONE SO FAR TO EQUIP OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL AND THEY'VE DONE IT THROUGH, JUST SIMPLY PUTTING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER OF GALVESTONIANS THAT BELIEVE THAT THE GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT DESERVES THE VERY BEST. AND THEY'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND WE AS A CITY ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.

SO I JUST SIMPLY WANTED TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO THE GALVESTON POLICE FOUNDATION AND ALL COMMUNITY POLICE FOUNDATION AND ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND ALL THAT THEY ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE TO PROTECT OUR OFFICERS AND THUS PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO THIS MANUALLY. WE DIDN'T HAVE.

[00:55:02]

[12.A Discuss and consider action regarding matters discussed in executive session, including any necessary direction to staff.]

IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. ACTION ITEMS. 12 A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY DIRECTION TO STAFF. DO YOU HAVE THAT MOTION? YEAH. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGEMENT OR ITS DESIGNEE TO PROCEED IN THE MATTER AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. I MEAN, TO BE CLEAR.

YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT? [LAUGHTER] I'LL PUT THE MOTION IN.

I'LL SECOND. SECONDED BY BEAU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE PUT YOUR VOTES IN.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THAN 12 B PLEASE. ITEM 12 B DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS,

[12.B Discuss and consider appointments to the following City boards, commissions, and committees: 1. Galveston Wharves Board 2. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee - District 3]

TWO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE DISTRICT THREE.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE YOU MAYOR, FOR THE GALVESTON WHARVES BOARD AS OUR EX OFFICIO. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. DO WE DO THEM SEPARATELY THESE TWO COMMITTEES? YEAH, SEPARATELY. JUST PUT YOUR MOTION. SECOND.

WHOEVER WANTS TO DO THAT, ALWAYS PUT IT IN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? CONGRATULATIONS. OH, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANOTHER COMMITTEE I CAN SERVE ON, I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE. YES.

I'VE GOT A NOMINATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE.

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AS I HAD ORIGINALLY APPOINTED JASON HARDCASTLE, AND SINCE HE GOT APPOINTED TO CITY COUNCIL, HE'S NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE DOING THIS. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ASHLEY ROSS, PHD. SHE'S AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY OF GALVESTON.

SHE LEADS RESEARCH ON DISASTER MITIGATION, RECOVERY, AND RISK COMMUNICATION.

AND SHE ALSO TEACHES GRADUATE COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND COASTAL GOVERNANCE.

SHE HER CORE SKILLS ARE IN DISASTER PLANNING AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING, STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS DESIGN AND DATA DRIVEN COMMUNICATIONS.

AND ALL THOSE ARE PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD QUALIFICATIONS FOR THAT POSITION.

I'LL SECOND THAT. I WENT TO SCHOOL. I WENT TO SHE WAS ON MY.

I WENT TO SCHOOL. SHE WAS MY [INAUDIBLE]. THERE YOU GO. SHE'LL BE GREAT FOR THE COMMITTEE.

YEAH. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION. I'LL DO THAT. MY BUTTON.

OH! IT WORKED. SECOND BY ALEX. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 12 C, PLEASE.

[12.C Discuss and consider appointments to Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) boards and committees: 1. General Assembly and Board of Directors 2. Transportation Policy Council]

ONE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TWO TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO TURN MY MIC ON. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ASSIGN.

ALEX PORRETTO TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO ASSIGN JASON HARDCASTLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL.

YEAH. THE OTHER WAY AROUND, I WOULD LIKE TO RESCIND THAT MOTION AND ASSIGN JASON HARDCASTLE TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALEX PORRETTO TO THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL. THANK YOU BOB. I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT MOTION AS WELL.

WE HAVE TO DO AN ALTERNATE FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE BOB BROWN.

TO THE GENERAL. OKAY. DID YOU WANT TO. WELL, SHARON IS ACTUALLY THE CURRENT ONE.

IS THAT GENERAL OR TPC? DID YOU WANT TO STAY ON THE AS THE ALTERNATE TO THE GENERAL? YES. OKAY. SO WE'LL KEEP SHARING ON AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY BOARD.

OKAY. AND THEN AS ALTERNATE. TO TPC.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE. OKAY.

THEN I CHANGE IT FROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO TPC.

OKAY. FOR BOB. FOR BOB. OKAY. GOOD WITH YOU. YEP.

I'LL ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT. OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY.

AND A SECOND. OH, AND A SECOND BY. AND I'LL CALL FOR A SECOND.

[01:00:02]

[13. RECEIVE AND FILE (Non-Action Items)]

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, GALVESTON, $111,391.42 FOR ERRONEOUSLY BILLED AND COLLECTED SEWER UTILITY SERVICES. THANK YOU. CSILLA. CSILLA ANY. WE DON'T NEED.

DOES CSILLA NEED TO SPEAK ON THAT. WE'RE GOOD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE ARE THROUGH OUR AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. WE ARE ADJOURNED 6PM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.