* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS] COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 14TH AT 6:00 PM ANDY MANN. HERE. TOM CONES? HERE. TOM CRUISE. HERE. JUSTIN HICKS. HERE. CHAD TRESSLER HERE. AND SEAN SAUNDERS HERE. ALRIGHT. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR MATT JONES FROM CITY MARK CHURCH TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING. AMEN. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. JESUS, WE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING CITY. I THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE THE GOD OF THIS CITY. I THANK YOU THAT YOUR HAND IS ON EACH AND EVERY LEADER IN THIS ROOM. I THANK YOU LORD THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER IN UNITY TODAY. WE THANK YOU THAT WHERE UNITY IS, YOUR WORD SAYS THAT THERE IS WHERE YOU COMMAND YOUR BLESSING. AND SO, LORD, WE RECEIVE YOUR BLESSING TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING LEADERSHIP HERE. WE THANK YOU FOR WISDOM. WISDOM COMES FROM YOU. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HAND ON THIS CITY. IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE THE AMERICAN FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL TO THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE IN RE CITY, TEXAS ON ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AN INDIVISIBLE APPROVAL [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] OF MINUTES. JULY 24TH. JULY 31ST, AUGUST 1ST OCTOBER 24TH, COUNCIL AND OUR COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON OCTOBER 24TH. REGULAR MEETINGS. SO MOVED. SECOND, UH, IF THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES, IF NOT THESE MEETINGS. STAND APPROVED. MINUTES. STAND APPROVED. , I WANNA HEAR THE CHRISTMAS MEETING. . UH, NOW WE'LL GO [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL] TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, SO WE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FOR HOLIDAY IN THE PARK. ARE WE GOING EACH ? I SEE IT. IT LOOKS VERY FESTIVE OUT THERE. UH, SUZANNE BUCKER. SORRY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SUZANNE BUTCHER. UM, I'M A CHOIR DIRECTOR AT ST. MARY OF THE EXPECTATION CATHOLIC CHURCH HERE IN LAKE CITY. UM, ON DECEMBER THE SECOND, WE WILL BE SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS ON THE STEPS OF OLD ST. MARY'S. BEGINNING AT AROUND FIVE 20 AND UNTIL THE CHURCH BELLS RING AT 5 55 TO SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE. UM, I'M PROUD TO SAY THIS IS OUR 25TH YEAR, UH, TO GATHER AND DO THIS. UH, WE LOVE DOING IT. AND I INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US AT THE CORNER OF MAINE IN COLORADO, UH, ON DECEMBER THE SECOND AND SING. THANK YOU. UH, IS THERE A SEPARATE ST. MARY'S CHOIR ENTRANCE? , YOU KNOW, DASHER AND DANCER AND CONNOR AND CUBAN AND JOHN AND BLITZ YOU? DO YOU RECALL THE MOST FAMOUS REINDEER OWNED RU OFF THE RED? NO. REINER AT A VERY SHINY NOSE. AND IF YOU EVER SAW IT, YOU BELIEVES THEY NEVER REINDEER CAME. SHOUT. [00:05:10] THERE COMES SANTA CLA, HERE COMES SANTA CLA RIGHT DOWN SANTA PAUL LANE. BIG SANTA ARE. ALRIGHT, THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU'ALL. TWO WHOLE SONGS AND ONLY ONE WRONG NOTE. THE SAINTS HAT . ALRIGHT NOW, UH, ANGIE MERTON, SORRY. YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THAT . ALRIGHT, WELL YOU'RE RIGHT. NOTHING BEATS THE ST. MARY'S CHOIR AND WE DO START THE PARADE THAT WAY EVERY YEAR. SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO HEAR THEM SING. AND WE THANK THEM EVERY YEAR FOR HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THEY BEEN DOING THAT? 25 YEARS. SO THAT'S FABULOUS. UM, YES, I AM ANGIE MERTONS FROM, UH, 25 0 1 ROBIN CROSSING LANE. AND I AM CO-CHAIRMAN OF LEAGUE CITY PROUD. AND I AM SO PROUD TO BRING THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR WITH ALL OF OUR FABULOUS VA VOLUNTEERS. AND WE WANNA THANK CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THIS AND BRING THIS GREAT EVENT TO LEAGUE CITY. UM, THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ME KNOW I LOVE VACATIONS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR ALONE I'VE BEEN TO EVERYWHERE FROM ST. CROIX TO PARIS, GREECE, ALL OVER FRANCE. BUT MY FAVORITE VACATION IS A CHRISTMAS VACATION. AND THAT'S WHAT THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S PARADE IS, UH, CHRISTMAS VACATION. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR ALL OF YOU TO BRING YOUR WONDERFUL FLOATS. START WORKING ON THEM NOW. WE'D LOVE BIGGER AND BETTER AND MORE FABULOUS FLOATS WITH THE CHRISTMAS VACATION THEME. UM, THIS YEAR WE HAVE OVER 102 VENDORS ALREADY SIGNED UP. WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS AND FOOD TRUCKS. SO THAT'S GONNA BE A FABULOUS EVENT. WE START ON FRIDAY AT UM, SIX O'CLOCK WITH UM, A LOT OF EVENTS, BUT THAT'S WHEN THE VENDORS OPEN. AND SO THEY WILL BE HERE, UM, FOR YOU TO DO EARLY HOLIDAY SHOPPING. SO WE HOPE EVERYBODY COMES OUT, STARTS THEIR SHOPPING WITH, UH, ALL OF THE VENDORS THAT ARE OUT THERE. THEY ALWAYS HAVE GREAT STUFF FOR US. AND, UM, LET'S SEE. UM, WE DO WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE PARADE THAT ON MONDAY, UM, NOVEMBER 27TH, WE HAVE A MANDATORY SAFETY PARADE MEETING. IT IS MANDATORY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN, NO MATTER HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE BEEN IN THE PARADE, YOU DO NEED TO COME TO THE MANDATORY MEETING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK AT UM, HOMETOWN HEROES PARK. SO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S THERE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE PARADE THIS NIGHT, THIS YEAR ON DECEMBER, UH, GEEZ, I CANNOT TALK TODAY. NOVEMBER 28TH, WHICH IS THAT TUESDAY AT BUTLER'S COURTYARD, WE'LL HAVE A VOLUNTEER MEETING THAT YOU CAN SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR ALL PARTS OF THE PARADE. SO WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO BE A VOLUNTEER OR TO COME OUT AND HELP US OR JUST PLEASE COME OUT TO THE PARADE ON DECEMBER 2ND. SO EVERYBODY COME OUT AND LET'S HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS VACATION. OLIVIA JOHNSON, YOU'RE NEXT. . I'M READING MY SCRIPT FROM MS. HALSEY AND THIS WAS NOT OKAY. I AM LIBBY JOHNSON, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW AND I'VE [00:10:01] LIVED HERE A VERY LONG TIME AND, UH, WANTING TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT. IT STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT FIVE AND WE HAVE MOVIES AND UM, THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY GRACIOUSLY IS PROVIDING THE POPCORN FOR ALL THE CHILDREN THAT COME OUT THERE TO WATCH THE MOVIES. AND THE CHAMBER IS PROVIDING HOT COCOA AND THE MOVIES ARE RUDOLPH AND FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. SO WE WELCOME YOU TO COME OUT, WATCH THAT WITH YOUR CHILDREN, BRING A SLEEPING BAG AND LAY ON THE GROUND AND ENJOY IT. IT'S A LOT OF FUN. AND THEN ON SATURDAY WE START WITH THE CHILDREN'S PARADE AT BUTLER'S UH, COURTYARD AND THEY FI FILE THROUGH AND THEY GO UP TO SEE SANTA AND GET SOME CANDY AND TELL HIM THEIR WISHES. AND THEN WHEN OUR ENTERTAINMENT STARTS AND 10 AND WE GO TILL FOUR AND THE PARADE STARTS AND WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT BEFORE THE PARADE AND WE LOVE MONICA TIDWELL AND HER CONTEMPO DANCE 'CAUSE WE CALL 'EM OUR LEAGUE CITY ROCKETTES 'CAUSE THEY PERFORM IN FRONT OF THE VIP JUDGES TENT. AND UM, THEY ARE MARVELOUS. SO, AND THEN YOU COME BACK OUT ON SUNDAY AND WE HAVE MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND WE HAVE THE PIT PARADE AND WE HAVE JUST A LOT OF FUN. AND THEN IT ENDS AT FOUR O'CLOCK AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL OF YOU 'CAUSE WE'VE NOW INVITED YOU. SO COME BY AND CHECK IN WITH ME AT THE ENTERTAINMENT THING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, CARRIE TOWNER. HI, I'M CARRIE TOWNER. I ALSO HAVE LIVED IN LEAGUE CITY FOREVER. UM, THE CHILDREN'S PARADE COMES UP INTO THE PARK TO THE BEAUTIFUL GAZEBO TO VISIT WITH SANTA WITH. THE PARENTS CAN TAKE THEIR CHILDREN'S PICTURE AND HE WILL GIVE THEM A TREAT. THANK YOU. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE. ELAINE SW HI, I AM ELAINE SWEENEY. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BAY AREA LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY LIONS AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEAGUE CITY PROUD ORGANIZATION TO BRING THE FOURTH PARADE FOR HOLIDAY IN THE PARK. THAT WILL BE SUNDAY. IT IS THE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL'S PARADE, WHETHER YOU WALK, RUN, SKIP, OR ROLL. AND WHETHER YOU ARE TWO MONTHS OLD OR OVER A HUNDRED, THERE'S A PLACE FOR YOU IN THIS INCLUSIVE PARADE FOR ALL ABILITIES. THANK YOU. SHERRY FERGUSON. DID RANGER NOT MAKE THE LIST? HI, MY NAME IS SHERRY FERGUSON. I'M HERE TO INVITE YOU AND ALL OF LEAGUE CITY TO OUR SUNDAY PET PARADE. UM, ON HOLIDAY IN THE PARK EVENT, WE ARE WELCOMING ANY PET THAT IS UNDER CONTROL. IT CAN BE A DOG, IT CAN BE A CAT. WE'VE HAD FISH, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF OTHER ANIMALS DECORATE 'EM UP. UH, KIDS ARE WELCOME TO AND COME ON OUT TO THE PARK AND LET US WALK YOU AROUND AND AND SHOW OFF YOUR COSTUMES FOR YOUR DOGGIES. SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT STARTS AT ONE O'CLOCK. COUNCILMAN TRESSLER, I EXPECT YOUR NEW HEDGEHOG TO BE OUT THERE DECORATED . CHRISTY WHAT? CHRISTIE WRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, CHRISTIE WRIGHT. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS AND HAVE A BUSINESS HERE AT KEY REALTY PROPERTIES. I'VE LIVED IN LEAGUE CITY 2024 AUTUMN LAKE, AND UH, THIS YEAR I'M HELPING OUT WITH THE JUDGES' TENT. SO WE'RE PASSING OUT AN INVITATION TO YOU GUYS AND ANY OF YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. UH, THE JUDGES' TENT'S A BIG PART OF THE PARADE WHERE WE GET TO SEE ALL THE FLOATS. WE HAVE A GOOD TIME IN THERE, BUT WE WANTED TO PERSONALLY INVITE ALL OF YOU. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING MAGIC TO MAIN STREET AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU. AND THEN SARAH WITH THE COOKIE, MORE COOKIE . PERSONALLY. ALL Y'ALL TODAY, THANK YOU . THAT'D BE CANNIBALISM AND I PERSONALLY MADE 'EM SO IF YOU GET SICK, WAVE ME, [00:15:01] AND I KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES. , THANK YOU. HOLD ON, GIMME A SMILE. OH, TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND. COME BACK. ALL RIGHT. JEFF MARILLO. SORRY. NO TREATS FOR Y'ALL, BUT I WILL SING IF YOU'D LIKE. . I'LL EXTEND THE TIME. . OH, HOLY NOT NO, I'M JOKING. . THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, I'D LIKE TO FIRST START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO JOHN BOWEN FOR HIS YEARS SERVING THE CITY. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A MAN OF INTEGRITY AND HONOR. AND JOHN STOOD UP FOR OUR RIGHTS THAT ARE ENSHRINED IN OUR CONSTITUTION. HE STOOD FOR SMALL GOVERNMENT AND EQUALITY FOR ALL IT TOOK. GREAT ENCOURAGE FOR HIM TO STAND UP TO THOSE POWERS AROUND HIM AND SAY NO TO BOOK BANNING. I MAY NOT AGREE WITH EVERY POSITION THAT HE, UH, I MAY NOT AGREE WITH HIM ON EVERY POSITION HE TOOK, BUT I DO RESPECT HIM AND HE RESPECTED ALL OF US RIGHT BACK, I WILL, I WILL BE SAD TO SEE HIM GO. BUT THESE ARE THE CHOICES THAT HE MADE. MOVING FORWARD, WE MUST THINK OF WHO TO REPLACE MR. BOWEN WITH IN OUR CITY'S BOOK, BANNING COMMITTEE. IT TAKES A SUPER MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF A BOOK FROM OUR, OUR LIBRARY. THIS SUPER MAJORITY, UH, JOHN BOWEN HAS DENIED. IF WE DON'T GET SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM, THAT WILL KEEP OUR GOVERNMENT IN CHECK, THEY WILL RUN RAMPANT OVER OUR RIGHTS AND TURN THIS TOWN TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL PLAYGROUND AND PIGGY BANK. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND UP TO AGAINST BIG GOVERNMENT AND WHITE, UH, RIGHT WING EXTREMISM. I MEAN, IT'S THE SAME THING. BUT, UM, AND SAY NO. WE NEED SOMEONE ON THIS COUNCIL WHO WILL ENSURE THAT YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS THEM. SOMEONE WHO WILL KEEP THE LIBRARY FREE AND FULLY FUNDED. AND SOMEONE WHO WILL RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE, SORRY, RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THIS CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL KEEP LEAGUE CITY RAN BY THE PEOPLE OF LEAGUE CITY. AND THAT PERSON IS MY GOOD FRIEND CATHERINE SWANSON. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE MORE CONF UH, MORE QUALIFIED THAN HER TO TAKE THIS SEAT ON THE COUNCIL. SHE WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL FOR THE AVERAGE HARDWORKING PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. CATHERINE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO MAKE SURE THIS TOWN REMAINS SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND INDEPENDENT FROM ANY UNWANTED OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. SHE WILL WORK WITH EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TAX DOLLARS USED, UM, ARE USED ONLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE. CATHERINE WILL KEEP THE, UH, CATHERINE WILL KEEP LEAGUE CITY, THE PRIDE AND JOY OF GALVESTON COUNTY AND SHE WILL BE YOUR NEXT COUNCILWOMAN. A VOTE FOR KATHERINE IS A VOTE FOR DECENCY, RESPECT, AND SORELY NEEDED LEADERSHIP. SO WHEN THEY CALL THIS SPECIAL ELECTION LATER TODAY, I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW WHO YOU'RE VOTING FOR. AND THAT IS MY GOOD FRIEND KATHERINE SWANSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF DAY. ALRIGHT, AND THEN THER AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AFOREMENTIONED CATHERINE SWANSON. . I FEEL LIKE MY NAME IS SAID A LOT , LITTLE MUCH OBVIOUSLY I'M MUCH SHORTER. AND MY NAME IS CATHERINE SWANSON. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL CAUGHT THAT. UM, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU JEFF, WHAT YOU SAID. I TRULY DO APPRECIATE IT. UM, I AM SAD TO SEE THAT BOWEN HAS RESIGNED. UH, I DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS VERY HARD WORK. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BE ON CITY COUNCIL. YOU ALL GET A LOT OF FLACK. LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING INTO GOING, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT AND IT'S GONNA BE ROSY AND FANTASTIC ALL THE TIME. BUT I THINK WHAT MAKES SOMEBODY A GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER IS THE FACT THAT THEY CARE. THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR CITY, THEY CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS, AND THEY WANT TO SEE PEOPLE FEEL SEEN AND HEARD. ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS GET TEASED FOR IS THAT I LOVE TO RESEARCH AND SOMETIMES I RESEARCH A LITTLE TOO MUCH. BUT IT'S MY PASSION. I LIKE TO LEARN THINGS. I LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THINGS. I LIKE TO HAVE THIS UNDERSTANDING. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BRING TO THIS. I WOULD BRING MY PASSION, MY PASSION FOR LEARNING, MY PASSION FOR RESEARCHING, MY PASSION FOR UNDERSTANDING. AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NOT BE FEEL, TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT, FEEL YOU'RE NOT SEEN AND HEARD. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY FEEL THAT I WANT CITIZENS TO FEEL THAT. I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE REACHING CITIZENS WHO DON'T COME TO CITY COUNCIL, DON'T WATCH ON FACEBOOK. I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE REACHING THOSE PEOPLE TOO. 'CAUSE THEY DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR CITY AND HAVE A SAY. AND JUST QUICK LITTLE DISCLOSURE. YES, I DID FILE MY TREASURER APPOINTMENT THAT WAS FILED ON MONDAY, SO I DID MAKE SURE I FOLLOW THE STATE RULES ON THIS. SO I'M NOT LIKE ANNOUNCING PREEMPTIVELY. UH, I MADE SURE I FOLLOW THOSE RULES, BUT THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SEAN BYERS, SEAN BYERS, 4 25 NORTH WISCONSIN. UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UM, I'D LIKE TO START OFF, UH, BY SAYING THANK YOU TO JOHN BOWEN. I KNOW HE IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO THANK JOHN FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY. UH, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW [00:20:01] THIS, BUT JOHN'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNTY FOR QUITE A WHILE. SO HE'S BEEN SERVING US LONGER THAN THAT. AND EVEN LONGER THAN THAT, UH, JOHN SERVED IN ARMS FORCES. SO THANK YOU MR. BOWEN, FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND UH, I HATE TO SEE YOU GO UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. UH, THE SECOND THING I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS, LAST TIME I WAS HERE I BROUGHT UP A WEBSITE THAT WAS OUT THERE. I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THAT WEBSITE HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED AND I AM NOW THE OWNER OF THAT WEBSITE. SO IF THERE'S ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHO OWNS THAT WEBSITE OR WHO NEEDS TO BE COMPLAINED ABOUT OR WHATEVER, IT'S GONNA BE ON ME. BUT THAT'S GOTTA BE ON HOLD FOR A WHILE BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. JUST LIKE, UH, UH, MS. SWANSON ANNOUNCED, I TOO WILL BE THROWING MY NAME INTO THE RING FOR THE COUNCIL RACE FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE REINDER OF JOHN BOWEN'S TERM. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT. THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. ALRIGHT, ALISON KELLY. OH, I'M GLAD I CAME UP HERE AFTER SOMEBODY THAT WAS TALL. UM, SO MY NAME'S ALLISON KELLY. UH, I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS AN EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD WITH THE, UH, ANIMAL SHELTER WE HAVE HERE IN TOWN AND THE DOG CATCHER. SO THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN IT WAS COLD AND RAINY, THERE WAS A STRAY CAT OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE. PICKED HIM UP, BROUGHT HIM IN, HE WAS STARVING. I MEAN, WHEN I SAY HE WAS STARVING, I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA TAKE MY HAND OFF BEFORE I GOT THE BAG UP. BUT TO FEED HIM, WELL I POSTED IT ON TACO LAKE CITY AND I GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE RESPONSE, BUT I GOT A LOT OF NEGATIVE RESPONSE. I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE TELLING ME, WELL YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE FED HIM, YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT HIM OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN, WHATEVER. SO AFTER GOING TO THE UH, SHELTER, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO CALL THE DOG CATCHER. AND THE DOG CATCHER WILL COME AND PICK HIM UP AND TAKE HIM TO THE SHELTER, WHICH I DID. I CALLED THE DOG CATCHER. THEY CAME OUT, THE DOG CATCHER INFORMED ME THAT, UH, ALTHOUGH HE WAS AS STRAY, BUT HE DID HAVE A COLLAR ON WITH A BELL THAT THEY WILL TAKE HIM TO THE SHELTER, GIVE HIM A SHOT, RABIES SHOT, AND THEN RELEASE HIM. 'CAUSE HE HAD TO BE NEUTERED. RELEASE HIM BACK IN MY HOUSE. I'M LIKE, WELL, I BELIEVE HE'S AS STRAY. HE'S BEEN AROUND HERE FOR A WEEK OR SO. NOBODY'S EVER FED HIM PROBABLY. 'CAUSE HE HAD THE CALL COLLAR ON AND THE BELL. I SAID, HE HADN'T BEEN FED AND HE IS ASTRAY. THEY SAID, WELL, WE HAVE A POLICY THAT WE CATCH HIM. WE WE FIX, WE CATCH HIM, FIX HIM AND RELEASE HIM. AND I'M LIKE, THIS CAT IS SO ADOPTABLE. HE WAS THE FRIENDLIEST LITTLE CAT I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. AND I WAS AMAZED. I WENT TO BED SUNDAY NIGHT FEELING LIKE I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG BY HELPING THIS CAT OUT. I'D DONE THE WRONG THING BY PICKING HIM UP, FEEDING HIM, TURNING HIM OVER TO THE CITY AND HAVING HIM, UM, PUFF, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING IN GOOD HANDS. SO ALL THE HATERS ON TACO LEAGUE CITY, I TOLD 'EM THEY GO POUND ROCKS AND I WOULD, I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN A MILLION TIMES. BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DOG CATCHER THAT LEAGUE CITY BACK LAST JANUARY FILED, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S AN ORDINANCE OR WHATEVER TO CATCH 'EM, RELEASE THESE CATS ONCE THEY'VE BEEN FIXED OR SPAYED AND NEUTERED. SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. THIS CAT DESERVES A HOME. HE'S EXTREMELY ADOPTABLE. I ASKED THE DOG CATCHER, I'M NOT SURE OF HER NAME, LITTLE SHORT GRAY HEADED LADY, OLDER LADY. SHE WAS, SHE WAS TRAINING A YOUNG MAN THAT WAS WITH HER. THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE I'D DONE THE WRONG THING. BUT I SAID, WELL, WILL YOU PUT HIM UP FOR ADOPTION? IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE HIM ADOPTED OUT? AND SHE GOES, OH NO, THAT WOULD BE THE SAME AS STEALING HIM. I SAID, STEALING HIM FROM WHAT? THE STREETS. I SAID, THIS CAT'S ADOPTABLE. HE WAS THE MOST SWEETEST KI KINDEST CAT. AND I WOULD'VE KEPT HIM HAD I NOT HAD TWO OTHER CATS ALREADY. AND I'D HAVE KEPT HIM, BUT IT WASN'T AN OPTION FOR ME. AND I WAS HOPING THE CITY WOULD HELP ME OUT WITH IT. AND THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT AN OPTION EITHER, BECAUSE AFTER I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT AFTER HE SPAYED A NEUTER, HE WILL RETURN BACK TO MY HOUSE TO THE STREETS. SO, AND THANK YOU. WILL WE CHECK IN ON, WILL YOU GUYS CHECK IN ON THIS? I THOUGHT WE HAD, UH, SUSPENDED THAT POLICY. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. I BELIEVE THAT POLICY WAS SUSPENDED SO WE'LL. THAT'S CORRECT. DIVE INTO IT FURTHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, I'M SORRY. NO PROBLEM. YOU DIDN'T DO THE WRONG THING. NO, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. THANK SO THANK YOU. UH, LIZ WILLIAMS, THAT'S NOT ASH. THAT'S STILL GETTING CAUGHT UP IN HIS ABORTIONS. HELLO, MY NAME IS LIZ WILLIAMS. I LIVE AT 3 1 9 BAY SPRING DRIVE. I AM COMING TO Y'ALL AGAIN WITH THE SAME SITUATION THAT THAT LADY HAD WITH THE CATS. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR [00:25:01] MANY, MANY YEARS. THE LAST TWO YEARS I DEALT WITH A PREGNANT MOM, CAT HER BABIES. SHE LOST TWO. I CAUGHT TWO. I ASKED FOR HELP THROUGH LAKE CITY ANIMAL SHELTER. I COULDN'T GET IT. WE LOST TWO, TWO LITTLE BABIES. COULDN'T THAT I HAD TO LOOK OUT IN MY YARD EVERY DAY AND SEE THEM RUNNING, PLAYING, BUT COULDN'T GET THE HELP. I'M NOT IN PERFECT SHAPE. NEITHER IS THE OTHER LADY THAT LIVES DOWN THE STREET. SHE'S 80 YEARS OLD. SHE FEEDS I FEED, WE TRY TO HELP, WE CAN'T GET HELP. RECENTLY THAT ONE CAT GOT PREGNANT AGAIN. TWO LITTLE BLACK KITTENS. SHE BOUGHT 'EM TO MY HOUSE, TRIED TO FEED THEM, THEY DIDN'T SHOW BACK UP. THE NEXT DAY I FINALLY GOT THE MAMA CAT. I FINALLY GOT HER TWO BABIES FROM THE FIRST LITTER. I GOT 'EM FIXED. I GOT 'EM VETTED, I GOT 'EM VACCINATED. AND THEN HERE THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. IT HAS 200 CATS THAT CAN'T EVEN GET FIXED. CAN'T EVEN GET NEUTERED SPAYED. I MEAN, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? I'M ONE INDIVIDUAL AND THE OTHER LADY WHO'S 80 YEARS OLD AND THE OTHER LADY WHO'S, UH, 75 AND WE'RE DOING THIS, BUT WE CANNOT GET HELP THROUGH THE ANIMAL SHELTER. IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS DONE THIS TO THESE POOR ANIMALS. I DON'T SEE THEM THROWING DOGS OUT THERE THAT IS SO UNFAIR. I DON'T ASK NO ONE FOR MONEY. I PROVIDE THEM ALL THE FOOD. THEY GET THE GOOD FOOD. I GIVE THEM DEWORMER. AND IF I CAN GIVE 'EM THEIR OWN SHOTS, I WOULD, I HELP FIND HOMES FOR 'EM. AND I'M ONE PERSON. AND IF THE LAKE CITY ANIMAL SHELTER CANNOT DO BETTER THAN THAT, THEN I WILL BE THE LEAGUE CITY ANIMAL SHELTER. AND I WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND I WILL DO A BETTER JOB THAN THE LEAGUE CITY ANIMAL SHELTER CAN DO. I'M DONE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, PEGGY ZELLER, ARE YOU ANNOUNCING FOR COUNSEL AS WELL? IS THIS A JOKE? PEGGY ZELLER 1802 RAMPART. I WOULD, UH, RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT, UH, YOU CONSIDER APPROVING AGENDA ITEMS SIX G AND SIX H. THEY'RE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, DRAINAGE AND FLOODING. I HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF US IN THE COMMUNITY ARE STILL AS FOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOODING AND DRAINAGE AS WE WERE RIGHT AFTER HARVEY. AND I THINK IF WE'RE ALL PAYING ATTENTION, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS THAT IN THE EIGHTIES USED TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY FOUR MONTHS, NOW THEY'RE HAPPENING ABOUT EVERY THREE WEEKS. AND I'M NOT HERE TO SAY WHAT'S CAUSING IT, IT'S JUST A FACT. AND SO I WOULD REALLY ASK YOU TO, TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT OPEN UP AT ANY LEVEL, BE IT FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, OR LOCAL. AND BE PREPARED TO, TO LEVERAGE ANY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE, WE WILL HAVE A CHALLENGE BALANCING THE REGIONAL NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AS THE LOCAL NEEDS. AND IT CAN'T BE ONE OR THE OTHER WHEN, WHENEVER WE TALK TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, IT HAS TO BE, IT'S A PACKAGE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. AND I THINK WE CAN DO THAT IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. AND SINCE I'VE TALKED TO YOU, UM, OR TALKED WITH YOU, UH, LAST, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MEETINGS AND I WILL TELL YOU TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, I TRY TO ATTEND EACH AND EVERY ONE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A, A STAIR STEP OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE ISSUES. SO I HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO ATTEND EVERY GULF COAST PROTECTION DISTRICT MEETING THAT WE HAVE. I GO TO, UM, THE HGAC MEETINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE APPOINTED ME TO. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE I AM AT SO MANY MEETINGS, SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXTENDED ADDITIONAL INVITATIONS. AND SO I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH THE NETWORKING AND BEING PART OF THE CONVERSATION, UH, TO REPRESENT OUR CITY. AND IN CLOSING, I'VE TALKED TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT, OR TALKED WITH YOU BEFORE ABOUT THE, UH, GALVESTON COUNTY CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOR THE LAST, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY FIVE YEARS. I'VE ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS REGULARLY. [00:30:01] THEY'RE TWICE A MONTH. MATT BROWN AND I ATTEND. AND, UM, THE G-C-C-D-D HAS VERY GRACIOUSLY PUT US BOTH ON THE AGENDA. I AM ON THE AGENDA TO REPORT THE, UH, REGIONAL FLOOD PLANNING ACTIVITIES. AND SO MAYOR, IF EVER THERE'S, UH, SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO PUT ON THE PUBLIC RECORD AND FOR ME TO COMMUNICATE TO FRIENDSWOOD AND THE DISTRICT, I WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO CARRY THAT MESSAGE FORWARD. THANK YOU SIR. NO ANNOUNCEMENT. , UH, NIKKI ANTON, NICOLE ANTON, 7 1 9 DAVIS ROAD. I DIDN'T REALLY COME HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT, BUT I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO, WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE MOMENT I REALIZED MY 24 YEAR OLD SON, HE WASN'T 24 AT THE TIME, BECAME A MAN AND WITH INTEGRITY. SO I YOU, I, WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, I NOTICED ON SOUTH SHORE, ALONG THE GOLF COURSE THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS SMASHED TURTLES ALL OVER THE GOLF COURSE. ALL OVER THE ROADS AND STUFF. AND THEY WOULD JUST, PEOPLE JUST RUN 'EM OVER. AND IT HORRIFIED ME. I HAD NEVER REALLY BEEN EXPOSED TO TURTLES. 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE REPTILES WHERE I'M FROM, BUT IT SICKENED ME TO SEE THAT. SO I HAVE, FOR ALL THIS TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, GET UP ON THE WEEKENDS AT THE CRO OF DAWN IN THE SUMMER. I AM OUT THERE BEFORE THE SUN HITS THE LAWN, UH, THE GOLF COURSE. AND I AM COLLECTING TURTLES WITH ARMS FULL OF TURTLES OFF OF THE ROADS ON SOUTH SHORE AND ALL ALONG THAT ROAD. AND I PICK THEM UP, I PUT 'EM IN MY CAR AND I RELOCATE THEM. AND I'VE BEEN DOING THAT RELIGIOUSLY SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE. IN FACT, SOME OF YOU HAVE EVEN SEEN ME OUT THERE, UM, AND WAVED AND STOPPED AND TALKED TO ME. BUT, UM, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS, MEANS A LOT TO ME TO DO. AND I, IT MEANS PROBABLY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO ANYBODY ELSE, BUT IT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME. SO, UH, MY SON WOULD ALWAYS BE SO UPSET WITH ME WHEN WE'D BE IN THE CAR AND I WOULD, INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN FIVE 18, I WOULD GO STRAIGHT DOWN DAVIS ROAD. I WOULD ALWAYS TAKE THAT LOOP AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN SOUTH SHORE. AND UM, I WOULD, IT WOULD TAKE LIKE AN EXTRA EIGHT MINUTES OR WHATEVER. AND IF I FOUND A TURTLE, WELL THEN WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A DIFFERENT, UH, EVENING ANYWAY ALTOGETHER. SO HE WOULD ALWAYS COMPLAIN, WHY DO YOU DO, JUST TAKE ME HOME AND GO BACK, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS TELLING ME THAT. AND ANYWAY, IT WASN'T ALL THAT LONG AGO. IT WAS ABOUT MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO OR SO, HE CALLED ME OUT OF THE BLUE AND HE SAID, MOM, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU AND APOLOGIZE TO YOU ALL THE TIMES I GAVE YOU A HARD TIME ABOUT TAKING THE TIME, THAT LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO DRIVE DOWN TURTLE ROAD. I CALL IT TURTLE ROAD TO SAVE EVEN ONE TURTLE. HE SAID, I REALLY WANNA APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR THAT. HE GOES, I LOOK, HE GOES, AS I'M OLDER NOW AND I'M IN COLLEGE, HE GOES, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THE WORLD WOULD BE LIKE IF EVERYBODY JUST, EVERYBODY HAD A TURTLE ROAD IN THEIR LIFE? SOMETHING THAT MEANT SOMETHING TO THEM. SO INSIGNIFICANT. BUT IT MEANS SOMETHING AND IT'S NOT HURTING ANYBODY AND IT'S DOING GOOD. IT'S NOT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD THING. IT'S MAKING THIS, THIS, THIS COMMUNITY NOT LOOK LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE CATS, WE WANNA ADOPT THEM OUT. WE DON'T WANT 'EM ON THE STREETS. WE DON'T WANT BGE WE DON'T WANT OUR STREETS LOOKING LIKE, LIKE A, LIKE A DILAPIDATED, YOU KNOW, HAVING ALL THESE ANIMALS RUNNING AROUND. LET US HAVE OUR CAUSE PLEASE. IT'S NOT HURTING ANYBODY. AND, AND, AND IT'S A GOOD THING. IT'S NOT A BAD THING AND IT'S NOT COSTING YOU HARDLY ANY MONEY. THERE ARE NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OUT THERE THAT ARE PAYING EVERYTHING. WE PAY THIS OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET. MOST OF US, LIKE LIZ WAS SAYING, THIS IS HER CAUSE THIS IS THE CAUSES THAT MEAN SO MUCH TO EACH OF US. IN EACH, MAYBE YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN CAUSE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. NOBODY KNOWS THAT I GO OUT THERE RUNNING AROUND PICKING UP TURTLES EVERY MORNING WHEN I CAN AND WHEN I WORK FROM HOME, I'M OUT THERE. BUT IT MEANS SOMETHING. DON'T TAKE OUR CAUSE FROM US. PLEASE PROTECT US. ALRIGHT. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA ITEM SIX A THROUGH SIX J. SO MOVE SECOND. ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'D LIKE TO PULL [6I. 23-0522 Consider and take action on a resolution that denies an increase in revenue and a change in rates proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation, D/B/A, CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas; authorizes continued participation in the Texas Coast Utilities Coalition of Cities; representation of the City by special counsel intervention in proceedings related to CenterPoint’s Statement of Intent; and requires the reimbursement of municipal rate case expenses (City Attorney)] SIX I ALRIGHT. SIX I, UH, CONSIDERING TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION THAT DENIES AN INCREASE IN REVENUE AND A CHANGE IN RATE PROPOSED BY CENTER POINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION, DBA CENTER POINT ENERGY AND TEXAS AND CENTER POINT ENERGY, TEXAS GAS AUTHORIZES CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS COAST UTILITIES COALITION OF CITIES REPRESENTED REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY BY SPECIAL COUNSEL INTERVENTION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CENTER POINTS, STATEMENT OF INTENT AND REQUIRES THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL RATE EXPENSES. I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ARE, WE'RE APPROVING EVERYTHING OTHER THAN SIX? NO, WE'RE APPROVING SIX I. OH, SO YOU CAN DISCUSS IT. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD [00:35:01] IT? OKAY, LET'S VOTE. OKAY. OKAY, SEAN, WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE VOTING SIX IYE? NO, WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE SIX IYE. THAT IS THE MOTION. AND THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED. NOBODY WENT ON THE BOARD. WE MAY HAVE MESSED UP 'CAUSE WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE REMAINING COURSE. NO, I CALLED SIX. I I CALLED SIX. I WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS IT AS WE SAID WE WERE DISCUSSING SIX I YOU SAID OKAY AND THEN YOU VOTED. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS SIX? I I'M SORRY, THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. YES, PLEASE. IT'S, IT'S PUSH THE BUTTON. ALRIGHT, SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON SIX. I SENT, UH, CENTER POINT ENERGY. I HOPE THIS ISN'T INDICATIVE OF THE, OF THE MEETING HERE. UM, SO ON THIS ONE, THE ONLY, THE ONLY THING I REALLY WANTED TO, TO UNDERSTAND IS WHEN LAST, A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO WHEN WE APPROVED THE, A NEW COMPANY TO COME THROUGH AND PROVIDE GAS ON THE WEST SIDE, UM, IT GOT DISCUSSED THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE POWER COMPANIES OR THESE GAS COMPANIES, THEY COME BEFORE US AND IF WE DENY THE RATES, UH, THEY JUST GET APPEALED AND THE RATES GO UP ANYWAY. SO IS THAT, IS THAT STILL THE CASE? SO IS IS US REALLY DENYING IT REALLY KIND OF POINTLESS? IT'S JUST MORE OF A RECORD THING. SO WE'RE DENYING IT AND THEN THEY HAVE TO APPEAL IT TO THE PUC. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO AT THE SAME TIME CONTRACTING WITH THE TEXAS COAST UTILITIES COALITION OF CITIES TO REPRESENT US IN FRONT OF THE PUC TO ARGUE OUR CASE, UH, FOR ALL THE RATE PAYERS. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION'S APPROVED 7 4 0 AGAINST NOW. WE'LL APPROVE THE MOVE TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT. SECOND. ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTIONS APPROVED 7 4 0 AGAINST ITEM [7A. 23-0507 Hold a public hearing on a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment, PUD-23-0004 (Duncan PUD Amendment), to modify the lot width requirement in Pedregal, Section 2, generally located along the north side of West Farm to Market Road 517, south of League City Parkway and west of Calder Drive (Council Member Cones and Council Member Hicks)] SEVEN PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS HOLD SEVEN A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING OF PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT P DASH 2 3 0 0 0 4 DUNCAN PUTT AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE LOT WITH REQUIREMENT IN PETAL SECTION TWO, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST FARM TO MARKET ROAD FIVE 17 SOUTH OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY, AND WEST OF CAULDER DRIVE. WE'LL OPEN THIS HEARING AT 6 37. NO ONE SIGNED, NO ONE SIGNED UP. WE WILL CLOSE THIS HEARING AT 6 37 7 [7B. 23-0508 Consider and take action an ordinance amending a Planned Unit Development (PUD), PUD-23-0004 (Duncan PUD Amendment), to modify the lot width requirement in Pedregal, Section 2, generally located along the north side of West Farm to Market Road 517, south of League City Parkway and west of Calder Drive (Council Member Cones and Council Member Hicks)] B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION IN AN ORDINANCE AMENDING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD DASH TWO THREE DASH 0 0 4. PUMPKIN DUNCAN PUD AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE LOT WITH REQUIREMENTS IN PETAL SECTION TWO, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST FARM TO MARKET ROAD FIVE 17 SOUTH OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY AND WEST OF CALDER DRIVE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SEVEN ZERO WITH ONE MEMBER ABSENT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023. COUNCIL VOTED FOUR FOUR ON FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 10TH. MAYOR, MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MS. RESSER AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS SEVEN ZERO AT P AND Z. UH, IT WAS 4 2 1. I READ THE SHEET AS IT IS IN FRONT OF ME. ALRIGHT. JUST MY COPY SAYS 4, 2, 1. OKAY. . UM, AND I BELIEVE THE PREVIOUS ONE DID TOO, AND I BRING UP THE PREVIOUS MEETING WHEN THIS WAS VOTED DOWN BY COUNCIL TO SAY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN, UM, IS THAT, UM, ONE OF THE NO VOTES HAS RESIGNED FROM COUNCIL. SO WE'RE, WE'VE GOT TWO OF THE YES VOTES PUSHING FOR A FRIENDLY ANSWER FOR A DEVELOPER DOING THE MATH. AND I ALREADY MADE MY ARGUMENTS ON WHY I'M A NO ON THIS. NOTHING'S CHANGED. MR. CHRIS, UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UH, LAST TIME WHEN THIS CAME UP, I, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SPEAK TO IT. UM, AND I'D GOTTEN ASKED WHY DID I VOTE THAT WAY? UM, AS MOST PEOPLE KNOW, I'M, I'M VERY BUSINESS FRIENDLY, UH, HERE, BUT THIS ONE WAS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO MY, THERE'S THERE'S THREE REASONS. ONE, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT THE SLIDE WHERE IF YOU COULD, IF WE COULD PULL UP TO WHERE IT ACTUALLY SHOWS THE, UH, YEAH, PERFECT. THE, THESE ROADS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY STRAIGHT. AND [00:40:01] AS WE'VE HAD WITH THE HOAS, UH, ALLIANCE, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT WE'VE GOT ON THESE STRAIGHT STREETS, THAT THEY'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING SPEEDING ISSUES. SO TO COMPOUND THE PROBLEM OF THE SPEEDING, WE ALSO HAVE NO SIDEWALKS. SO THERE'S NO REALLY PLACE TO KIND OF GET OUT OF THE WAY SHOULD THIS THING BE, BE DANGEROUS. AND BOTH OF THESE ITEMS HAD ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE PREVIOUS CAN, UH, COUNCIL THAT SAID, HEY, UM, I KNOW THAT, THAT THE CITY WANTS US TO HAVE WAVY STREETS. UH, CAN YOU, CAN YOU EXCUSE THAT? AND THE COUNCIL SAID, YES, UH, TYPICALLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE SIDEWALKS. AND THAT TOO WAS VOTED NO. I MEAN, THAT TOO WAS ALLOWED TO GO. YES. SO TO COME BACK AND TO ADD MORE HOUSES ONTO THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC EVEN FURTHER. PUTTING MORE WHAT I BELIEVE IS A BURDEN ON THE, ON THE HOMEOWNERS THAT THEY MAY NOT EVEN REALIZE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN YET. SO FOR THOSE TWO REASONS ARE THE ONES I THINK EXPANDING THIS IS WRONG. UH, THE, THE THIRD REASON IS THAT THIS CONTRACTOR HERE IS CURRENTLY SUING THE CITY AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND. AND TO ME, COMING TO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOING TO YOUR NEIGHBOR AND ASKING TO BORROW THE LAWNMOWER AFTER WHILE YOU'RE SUING THEM. UH, I JUST THINK IT'S NOT THE RIGHT TIME. I THINK IT'S A BAD DECISION AND THAT'S WHY I VOTED BEFORE AND THAT'S HOW I'LL BE VOTING AGAIN. THANK YOU MR. SAUNDERS. HOW WAS ONE OF THE NO VOTES AT THE LAST TIME WE VOTED ON THIS? AFTERWARDS? I RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE SHRINKAGE OF LOTS HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOWED BY CITY STAFF PRIOR TO HIM COMING UP IN SECTION ONE, THERE WAS 19 LOTS THAT DID NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENT OVERALL, BUT THE SECTION ITSELF DID MEET THE AVERAGE SIZE. UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN SEE THIS WHERE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE BY THE CITY IN THIS PUD AND NOT APPROVE IT FOR THIS SECTION HERE. IT, IT, IT JUST DOESN'T, FOR US TO SAY NO TO ME IS A LITTLE BIT HYPOCRITICAL BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. WE HAVE PROOF THAT IT'S BEEN DONE. FIRST OF ALL, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY CITY STAFF. IT SHOULD HAVE COME TO US OR TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME. BUT IT WAS THE PUD IN MY OPINION, WASN'T READ PRETTY READ ADEQUATELY BECAUSE THERE IS DISCREPANCY IN THE WORDING FROM AVERAGING TO SET. THAT'S AN ISSUE I HAVE. AND THEN AGAIN, WHEN I GOT THIS INFORMATION SAYING THAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE, HOW CAN WE SAY NO TO THIS? IT'S BEEN DONE IN SECTION ONE. THERE IS AN EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT TO ALL COUNCIL THAT CAME FROM, FROM BUILDING, UM, THROUGH MR. BAUMGARTNER. YEAH. SO WHILE I DON'T AG I DON'T AGREE WITH HIM SUING THE CITY. I, I, I DO KIND OF HAVE ISSUE WITH THAT. UM, I I, I HAVE A HARD TIME SAYING NO TO SOMETHING THAT THE CITY'S ALREADY APPROVED PRIOR TO NOW. SO THAT'S MY VIEW OF IT. MR. C**S. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND I'LL, I'M NOT GONNA BE BELABORED THIS ISSUE TOO MUCH 'CAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FOR A COLLEAGUE TO SIT UP HERE AND SAY THAT WE THREW IT UP HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A MEMBER OF COUNCIL THAT LEFT, I STILL REMEMBER THAT THE CVB WAS PLACED ON THIS COUNCIL AGENDA FOR RECONSIDERATION. REALLY NOTHING HAS CHANGED. UM, THAT'S NOT THE POINT. THE POINT HERE IS THIS IS A PUD THAT IS HELPING THE CITY. WE'RE GETTING ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN REVENUE, APPRAISED VALUE ON THE HOUSE HOUSES. UH, YOU'RE REDUCING A LOCKDOWN FROM 120 TO 110. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S LOTS IN THIS CITY. UH, VERY FEW OF THEM EXCEPT SEVILLE HOMES IN SEDONA THAT ARE 120. UM, IN FACT THEY'RE NOT 120, THEY'RE 85 FOOT LOTS. SO MOVING THEM DOWN FOR A 10 FOOT, UH, SECTION, I JUST CAN'T SEE WHERE WE'RE SITTING UP HERE. EVEN HAVING A DEBATE, UM, FROM MY OTHER COLLEAGUE WHO TALKED ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS, THIS WAS, UH, APPROVED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AND IT WAS ALSO PLAN, UH, APPROVED BY THE, UM, PLANNING, UM, ZONING BOARD. AND THEY APPROVED IT AT 4, 2, 1 BECAUSE ONE PERSON WAS ABSENT, THE OTHER TWO DIDN'T, BUT THEY STILL APPROVED IT. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE THAT'S ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT WHEN STAFF [00:45:01] APPROVES THINGS, WE OUGHT TO APPROVE IT 'CAUSE OR THESE BOARDS APPROVE THINGS THAT WE OUGHT TO APPROVE IT. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. AND, UH, THERE IS NO, UM, REASON FOR IT WAS PLACED BACK ON THE AGENDA PRIOR TO MR. UH, BOWEN, UM, LEAVING. SO TO HEAR THAT FROM ANOTHER COLLEAGUE IS, UH, DISHEARTENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT WAS ACTUALLY PUT ON THE DAY AFTER THE MEETING WITH MR. DRESSER AND THEN THEY, THEN THEY DELAYED. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THEY TRIED TO PUT IT ON THE DAY AFTER THE NEXT MEETING AND DELAYED IT BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS, UH, TO RESPOND TO THE MR. SAUNDERS POINTS. UH, THE FIRST ONE, BECAUSE YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG ONCE DOESN'T MEAN YOU DO IT WRONG TWICE. THAT'S THE SILLIEST ARGUMENT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT. UM, I'M SURE WE'LL TOP IT. UM, , THE, THE SECOND POINT, UM, ON THE AVERAGE THAT'S REFERRING TO THE AVERAGE OF A SINGLE LOT FROM FRONT TO REAR BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALL RECTANGULAR PERFECT LOTS. UM, AROUND THE CUR YOU OF PIE SHAPED LOTS, THAT'S WHERE THE LANGUAGE OF AVERAGE CAME IN. IT'S NOT THE AVERAGE FOR THE WHOLE SECTION. UM, THAT WAS A MYTH THAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE DEVELOPER'S AGENT, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING. I'M NOT BUYING THAT ONE. UM, AND AS FOR WHY WE'RE DEBATING IT, IT'S BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME THE WAY THAT MANY OF THESE DEVELOPERS TREAT THIS CITY. THEY COME IN WITH AN ASK, THEY MAKE AN AGREEMENT, THEY GET THEIR AGREEMENT OFTEN WITH UNDUE INFLUENCE FROM FOLKS SITTING AROUND THIS CURVED SEAT ON THE STAFF. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE. UM, AND THEN THEY GO OFF AND THEY GO, OOPS, I FOUND A WAY TO MAKE SOME MORE. LEMME GO IN AND ASK FOR A CHANGE. LEMME GO IN AND ASK FOR ANOTHER CHANGE. AND SURE, THIS IS ONLY ADDING TWO EXTRA HOUSES, WHICH IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS DON'T MAKE A HELL OF BEANS A DIFFERENCE. UM, BUT IT'S THE, THE FACT THAT WE SET THIS PRECEDENT THAT THEY COULD JUST CONTINUE TO COME IN AND BACK OFF AND BACK OFF AND BACK OFF OF WHAT THEY PROMISE. OH, AND EVERY TIME IT'S A LITTLE THING. WELL, THERE'S LITTLE THINGS ADD UP. UM, I'M, I'LL STILL BE A KNOWING AND ANTICIPATE THIS'LL PASS. UM, I JUST HOPE PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. MS. CRUZ. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, YOU KNOW, I I THINK I'VE, I THINK I'VE COVERED EVERYTHING. MY, MY MAIN ARGUMENT IS GOING TO BE THIS TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT ARE COMING. AND WHILE TWO HOUSES MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH THERE, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM. AND, AND, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE ABOUT, WE KNOW WHEN, WHEN MR. CONES WAS REFERENCING ABOUT A CLEARED ENGINEERING AND ALL THAT, UH, THAT IS VERY, ANYWAY, I, I THINK THAT, UH, I HOPE THIS DOESN'T PASS, BUT I KNOW IT WILL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE, IS THIS THE KIND OF THING THAT WE DO FOR ALL DEVELOPERS HAVING LIKE THESE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS? OR IS THIS, IS THIS KIND OF UNIQUE? IS THIS A UNIQUE SITUATION? UM, I DON'T THINK I'LL GET AN ANSWER TO THAT, BUT, UM, I I'M STILL A NO THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I'LL FINISH IT. YEAH. TWO, TWO HOUSES MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IN TRAFFIC ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND IN FACT, IF THE LOTS ARE BIGGER, YOU'RE GONNA BUILD BIGGER HOMES ON 'EM, HOLD MORE PEOPLE. IT'S GONNA BE, I MEAN, LITERALLY NEGLIGIBLE. UH, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE, THE SIZE RESTRICTIONS, I MEAN, 110 FOOT LOT IS STILL BIGGER THAN I THINK EVERYBODY UP HERE A LOT AT THEIR HOUSE IS, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S BIGGER THAN MINE AND I'M, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S BIGGER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE'S UP HERE AS WELL. THOSE ARE STILL GOOD SIZE LOTS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 110, 120 I, I HIGHLY DOUBT YOU COULD SEE IT FROM THE ROAD. UH, AND ALSO WHEN THE ROADS GOT RELA AND, AND, AND MOVED AROUND, A LOT OF THIS HAPPENED. SO I WAS A GUESS THE FIRST TIME I'LL BE A YES THE SECOND TIME, BUT PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT, MOTION PASSES. 5 4 2 AGAINST TRESSLER CRUZ. [9A. 23-0525 Consider and take action on a resolution to approve a contract for election services between the Election Officer of the County of Galveston, the County of Galveston and the City of League City for a Special Election on January 13, 2024 (City Secretary)] ALL RIGHT. NEW BUSINESS NINE A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES BETWEEN THE ELECTION OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, AND THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION. JANUARY 13TH, 2024. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST, [00:50:01] UH, YEAH, 10 A IS PULLED, 10 B IS PULLED. 10 [10C. 23-0523 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Section 22-280 entitled, "Cross-Connection Control Program" of Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City entitled, "Building and Building Regulations" to remove the requirement that all residential backflow assemblies be tested every three years (Executive Director of Development Services)] C, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION TWO TWO DASH TWO EIGHT ENTITLED CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LAKE CITY ENTITLED BUILDING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL RESIDENTIAL BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES BE TESTED EVERY THREE YEARS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. 7 4 0 AGAINST 10 D [10D. 23-0524 Consider and take action on an ordinance ordering a Special Election for the City of League City, Texas on Saturday, January 13, 2024, to elect a Council Member to Position 4; ordering a Runoff Election on Saturday, February 17, 2024, if necessary (City Secretary)] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2024. TO ELECT COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION FOUR, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17TH, 2024. IF NECESSARY, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. OH, DISCUSSION NONE PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. 7 4 0 AGAINST, I'LL MOVE FOR, UH, FIRST AND FINAL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION. ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. OH MY GOSH. THAT ONE WITH 7 0 2. ALRIGHT, 10 [10E. 23-0529 Consider and take action on an ordinance appointing Judge Dick Hoskins Gregg, III and Judge Richard Cope as the associate judges of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of League City for a two-year term beginning February 1, 2024 and ending January 31, 2026 and appointing Judge Laticia Fuhr and Judge Shari Goldsberry as associate judges for the Municipal Court of Record in the City of League City for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2025 (Director of Finance)] E CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING JUDGE DICK HOSKINS, GREG II AND JUDGE RICHARD COPE AS ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY FOR TWO YEAR TERMS, BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING JANUARY 31ST, 2026. AND APPOINTING JUDGE LETICIA FU AND JUDGE SHERRY GOLDSBERRY AS ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IN THE CITY OF LAKE CITY, TEXAS FOR TWO YEAR TERMS, BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. MOVE, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT, YOU MAY PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 12 REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS. OH, YOU HAVE MY TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM OR, UH, [13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS] 13. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE MY TIME. UH, TOM CRUISE. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, I JUST KINDA WANT TO ECHO WHAT SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AND SEVERAL THAT WERE MADE ONLINE THAT, UH, JOHN BOWEN WILL BE, WILL BE MISSED UP HERE. I THINK THAT HIS, HE HAD LEADERSHIP, HE HAD PRINCIPLES AND, UM, HE WAS ALWAYS PREPARED AND WELL THOUGHT OUT HIS ARGUMENTS. AND I WAS, UH, IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SIP ASIDE HIM. THANK YOU JUSTIN HICKS. I YIELD MY TIME. CHAD RESLER. I'M, UH, I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. I'M JUST ALSO GOING TO, UH, LAMENT THE LOSS OF JOHN BOWEN ON THE DICE UP HERE. UM, HE WAS A, UH, HE WAS NOT JUST A PEER. I CONSIDER HIM A FRIEND AND, UH, WE'RE WORSE OFF WITHOUT HIM. UH, SEAN SAUNDERS, I TOO WAS SHOCKED BY THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCILMAN BOWEN. AND I DO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN RESLER. WE ARE AT A LOSS WITHOUT HIM, SO I, I HATE TO SEE HIM GO. DID NOT WANNA SEE THAT. TIME COUNTS. HOW YOU MY TIME AND I'LL GO LAST. UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD EVENTS THIS WEEKEND, UH, FOR VETERANS DAY. HAD A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT. UH, THANKS FOR ALL THE SPONSORS AND, UH, ESPECIALLY THE STAFF THAT HELPED SET THAT UP. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, I COULD TELL. UH, I MEAN THE BARBECUE WAS FANTASTIC. THE SPEAKERS WERE GREAT AND THE VETERANS HAD A GREAT TIME. AND THEN ALSO, UH, TO THE AMERICAN LEGION, HAD ANOTHER GREAT EVENT. GOT TO HEAR FROM A HUNDRED YEAR OLD BATTLE OF THE BULGE VETERAN. HE TOLD HIS STORY. I MEAN, I THINK WE COULD ALL BE LUCKY TO BE HALF AS SPRY AS HE IS WHEN, UH, WHEN WE'RE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. AND THERE WAS, UH, FOUR OTHER WORLD WAR II VETERANS AT THE EVENT AS WELL. UH, SPANNING, I MEAN, ALMOST EVERY BRANCH WE HAD, YEAH, 98 TO 101. UH, WE HAD, UH, AIR CORPS, MARINES, NAVY, AND, UH, GOT TO OR YEAH, AND GOT TO HEAR ALL THEIR DIFFERENT STORIES. UH, GOT TO HEAR ABOUT A BALL GUNNER AND A, AND A LIBERTY, UH, BOMBER. THAT, UH, SOUNDED LIKE MAYBE THE WORST JOB THAT I HEARD, ALTHOUGH I GUESS WE DID HEAR 30 DAYS ON OKINAWA. UH, [00:55:01] ALSO DID NOT SOUND LIKE TOO GOOD OF A TIME. SO IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT TO GET TO, TO HEAR FROM THOSE GUYS AND TO UH, HEAR THOSE STORIES REALLY KIND OF SPECIAL. AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, SAME THING WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN BOWEN. UH, YOU KNOW, SHOCKED THAT HE, UH, LEFT US SO SOON, UH, ENJOYED HIM ON THE COUNCIL AND UH, ALWAYS GETTING TO HEAR HIS, UH, KIND OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND UNIQUE BRAND AND WAY OF THINKING OF THINGS. SO HE'LL BE MISSED. AND AT THIS TIME WE'LL [14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)] GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, TEXT. UM, WHERE IS IT? THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SUB CHAPTER D, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT SESSION 5 5 1 ETAL OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE ON THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023 AT 6 55. ALRIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023 AT 7 53, [15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)] THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION. THERE WAS NO FINAL ACTION, DECISION OR VOTE WITH REGARDS TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. JUST CONCLUDED. UH, 15 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY TWIT ARPA AUDIT. THERE IS NO ACTION. 15 B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSION CONCERNING POTENTIAL PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY INTEREST. THERE IS NO ACTION. 15 C CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSION REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT EVALUATION OF PUBLIC OFFICER TO WITT CITY SECRETARY. UH, THERE'S GONNA BE NO ACTION TONIGHT, UH, BUT WE'VE DIRECTED HR TO COME BACK AND BRING US SOME OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO THE, UH, THE MEDIAN FOR THAT POSITION. 15 D, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSION REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT OR EVALUATION OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO WITT CITY AUDITOR. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE A MERIT INCREASE OF 6% TO THE CITY AUDITOR. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION HEARING? NO. GOOD JOB, CANDACE. YEAH, GOOD JOB CANDACE. MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST AND AT 7 54 THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.