Jan 09, 2024 Regular Meetings

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ADJOURNED.

ALRIGHT.

THE

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS ]

UH, ROLL CALL MEMBERS.

ANDY MANN.

HERE.

TOMMY CONES HERE.

TOM CRUISE HERE.

JUSTIN HICKS.

YES, SIR.

CHAD TRESSLER.

HERE.

SEAN SAUNDERS HERE.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO, UH, INTRODUCE REVEREND RA BEAR WITH UNITY BAY AREA HOUSTON, WHO WILL BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, SO HONORED TO BE HERE AT YOUR FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER WITH ALL OF YOU.

AND SO I INVITE YOU TO FIND THE PLACE WHERE YOU COMMUNE WITH THE GOD OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING, TO OPEN YOUR HEART, YOUR MIND, YOUR BEING, TO FEEL THE POWER OF THAT DIVINE PRESENCE THAT IS RIGHT HERE AND NOW MOVING THROUGH BLESSING EACH OF YOU.

BLESSING THIS COMMUNITY, BLESSING, THIS CITY BLESSING.

ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ABOUT TO OCCUR HERE THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.

WE FEEL THE POWER OF THAT BLESSING POURING FORTH WITH EVERY CONTRACT THAT IS CREATED, NEGOTIATED, COMPLETED, AND THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL THAT IS HAPPENING.

THAT IS THE DIVINE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT THROUGH THIS COUNCIL, THROUGH THIS CITY, THROUGH EACH OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THAT ARE WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE BETTERMENT OF THIS GREAT CITY.

WE BLESS EVERY CITIZEN AND EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER AND THOSE IN THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HOLDING US SAFE AND WONDROUS PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE CARED FOR WITH LOVE AND WITH THE POWER OF EASE AND GRACE TO RECEIVE THE KIND OF SUPPORT WE NEED.

AND IN EVERY ACTIVITY THAT IS HAPPENING, IN THE EXPANSION OF OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE BUILDING OF INFRASTRUCTURE, IN ALL THE WAYS THAT WE CONTINUE TO THRIVE, WE SAY THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING, FOR YOUR POURING FORTH, YOUR ABUNDANCE, YOUR GOOD AND YOUR GRACE.

UPON EVERY HOUSEHOLD, UPON EVERY PERSON THAT WORKS WITHIN THIS CITY AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE BRINGING THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR LIVELIHOODS TO SHARE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

WE ARE GRATEFUL AND SO IT IS.

AMEN.

AND, UH, YES, THANK YOU.

NOW, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

IT'S A TEXAS FLAG.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, A PLEDGE REGIT TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE INDIVISIBLE

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]

THREE.

A DECEMBER 12TH, 2023.

REGULAR MEETING.

THREE B DECEMBER 12TH, 2023.

COUNCIL WORK SESSION.

IF THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES, IF NOT THESE MINUTES, STAND APPROVED.

THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS.

PUBLIC

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]

UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.

COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL NATURE OR MAY ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.

OF COURSE, IT'S A BUSINESS MEETING AND, UH, WE'LL KEEP DECORUM AS SUCH.

FIRST PERSON UP IS, UH, MICHAEL STONE.

HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? GOOD.

WE'RE GOOD.

I'M MIKE STONE FROM CLEAR CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION.

AND THIS IS, UH, I'M PRESIDENT AND THIS IS LLOYD FORD, THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR CLEAR CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION.

WHAT WE MAY WANT TO DO IS JUST COME AND SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL HAVE DONE FOR US FOR THE PAST 20 SOME ODD YEARS.

Y'ALL HAVE THE BACKBONE OF CLEAR CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND, UH, WE BROUGHT A BANNER HERE THAT WE'D LIKE TO, UH, , SORRY, UH, TO SHOW Y'ALL WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED EVERY YEAR THAT, UH, WE DO, DO THE CLEANUP.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A QUARTER A CENTURY AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT WE PICK UP EVERY YEAR.

WE KEEP THINKING WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANYMORE NEXT YEAR.

'CAUSE WE PICKED IT A LOT OF IT UP.

BUT, UH, WE'RE ALWAYS DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT'S LEFT BETWEEN THE DUMPING AND, UH, THE FLOODS AND JUST THE GENERAL TRASH.

IT'S A MESS.

THIS IS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE PULL OUT OF THE LAKE.

THIS IS JUST FIVE TO SIX WEEKENDS OF WORK

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NONE OF US ARE PAID.

NOW, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT OUR WATERWAY, OUR CLEAR CREEK, OUR CLEAR LAKE WOULD LOOK LIKE, MULTIPLY THIS TIMES 26.

IT'S A MESS WE'VE ALREADY PULLED OUT SO FAR, LIKE JUST LAST WEEKEND, OUR FIRST WEEKEND, TWO 40 FOOT PILINGS THAT WERE FLOATING PARTIALLY IN THE WATER, PARTIALLY ON THE SHORELINE, JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT HIGH WATER EVENT TO HAPPEN.

AND THAT'S DANGEROUS, THAT'S DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AND PIERS ON THE SIDE.

BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING IN A BOAT AND HITTING THAT? LET ME, UH, SHOW THIS TO THE COUNCIL.

WE PICK UP ANYTHING FROM HOT TUBS TO OUTHOUSES, BOARDS, PIECES OF PIER.

IT'S AMAZING.

IT, IT IS A, UH, I STARTED SAY A TREASURE HUNT, BUT THAT WOULD BE A LIE .

BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE WITHOUT Y'ALL'S SUPPORT, WE COULD NOT DO OUR JOB.

I MEAN, THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO PULL ALL THIS DEBRIS OUTTA THERE EVERY DAY.

KEEPING THE WATER CLEANER AND, AND LIKE YOU SAID, KEEPING THE BOATERS SAFER AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU MARIKA FULLER.

MARIKA FULLER.

I LIVE ON 29 20 MARLIN COURT AND I STILL LIVE IN LEAGUE CITY.

I HAVEN'T MOVED, I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

Y'ALL KNOW THE PARABLE ABOUT THE, UH, FROG AND THE HOT WATER RIGHT? TO DROP A FROG IN BOILING WATER IS GONNA JUMP OUT.

IF YOU PUT IT IN TEPID WATER AND START TURN IT UP SLOWLY, YOU'RE GONNA COOK THAT FROG.

WE THE CITIZENS OF LEAGUE CITY ARE FROGS AND Y'ALL TRYING TO COOK US SLOWLY.

LOOK, YOU STARTED WITH YOUR RIDICULOUS COMMITTEE TO GET THE BOOKS OUTTA LIBRARY.

BEEN A WHOLE YEAR OF NOTHING BUT RIDICULOUSNESS.

THEN YOU FIRE OUR LIBRARIAN.

AND NOW YOU WANNA CHARGE PEOPLE TO USE THE LIBRARY JUST BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO NOT LIVE IN LEAGUE CITY OR IN GALVESTON COUNTY.

A LIBRARY IS A PUBLIC SERVICE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PROUD THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO PEOPLE EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAPPEN TO LIVE IN OUR AFFLUENT COMMUNITIES.

BUT I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHARGING, THIS IS ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE LIBRARY.

SO JUST RIP THE BANDAID, TELL US HOW IT IS YOU WANNA CLOSE THE LIBRARY AND GET RID OF IT.

THAT WILL BE DROPPING US IN THE HOT WATER.

AND I GUESS YOU ARE AWARE THAT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE HERE WHO WANTS TO KEEP THE LIBRARY AND KEEP IT FREE AND KEEP IT OPEN AND KEEP THE LIBRARIANS EMPLOYED AND THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY ON FIRE.

SO CAN WE STOP MESSING AROUND WITH THE LIBRARY AND START FOCUSING ON THE THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS OF LEAGUE CITY? AGAIN, WE HAVE STILL INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS. WE STILL HAVE ROADS, WE STILL HAVE FLOODING, WE STILL HAVE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, BUT HERE WE ARE AGAIN MESSING AROUND WITH THE LIBRARY.

IS THERE GONNA BE AN END TO THIS? 'CAUSE IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF Y'ALL COULD FOCUS ON SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN MESSING WITH THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARIANS.

THANK YOU JEFF MARILLO.

ALL RIGHT.

MY NAME IS JEFF MORELA.

I LIVE AT 2,800 EAST LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY AND IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE ALL MY LOVELY FRIENDS IN THE NEW YEAR.

HOPEFULLY Y'ALL ENJOYED CHRISTMAS AND I ALSO HAD A PLEASANT NEW YEAR AS WELL.

UM, I KNOW I DID.

UM, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LIBRARY.

I THINK CHARGING FOR LIBRARY CARDS IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS AND $180 A YEAR.

THAT'S A NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION.

THAT'S HULU.

THAT'S LIKE, THAT'S HBO MAX.

LIKE IF WE'RE GONNA CHARGE THAT MUCH LIKE WE NEED TO BE OFFERING LIKE, NOT THAT BOOKS AREN'T GREAT, BUT LIKE NOBODY'S GONNA CHOOSE BOOKS LIKE HBO OVER BOOKS.

LIKE,

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I LOVE BOTH HBO AND I LOVE THE LIBRARY, BUT $180 IS A LOT FOR ONE PERSON TO GO TO THE LIBRARY.

AND ALSO I THINK THERE WAS A, UM, IF ANYBODY'S SEEN, THERE WAS A, UH, INFOGRAPHIC GOING AROUND ONLINE THAT NO OTHER LIBRARY CHARGES $180 FOR AN OUT OF DISH, LIKE AN OUT OF UM, AN OUT OF RESIDENCE LIBRARY CARD.

I THINK THE HIGHEST WAS HOUSTON AND THEY DID $40 A YEAR FOR A FAMILY.

AND UM, THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, NOT THE HARRIS COUNTY LIBRARY, WHICH IS FREE.

UM, IT'S OUT.

UH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS TO CHARGE FOR A LIBRARY CARD.

THERE IS NO GREATER GIFT THAT WE CAN GIVE TO PEOPLE THAN EDUCATION AND IT SHOULD BE FREE AND IT SHOULD BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE ALSO, UM, $180 FOR ACCESS TO LIKE, FOR ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY AND ITS PROGRAMMINGS.

WHERE EXACTLY DOES THAT ACCESS COUNT? LIKE, UH, NOT COUNT, START.

ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY WAITING AT THE DOOR, LIKE COSTCO SAYING LET ME SEE YOUR LIBRARY CARD BEFORE YOU COME IN.

ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A MEMBERSHIP DESK ASKING, SAYING, OH, YOU DON'T HAVE A LIBRARY CARD, PLEASE GO SEE MEMBERSHIP.

BUT IF WE ARE, I USED TO WORK FOR COSTCO SO I CAN SEND YOU ALL MY RESUME.

I WAS KIND OF GOOD AT IT.

UM, AND ALSO, UM, IT'S ALSO NOT FAIR TO THE EMPLOYEES.

I REMEMBER WORKING THE DOOR AT A COSTCO AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE PAYING TO BE THERE WERE STILL RUDE AND ABSOLUTELY UNSEEMLY MAD.

THEY'D HAVE TO SHOW THEIR MEMBERSHIP CARD TO GO IN.

AND I REMEMBER GETTING YELLED AT ALL THE TIME, BUT LIKE, WHY DO I HAVE TO SHOW MY MEMBERSHIP CARD? I PAID TO COME HERE.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOW ANYTHING.

AND THAT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING I'D WANNA HAVE TO SEE.

TO OUR POOR LIBRARIANS, THEY ALREADY DEAL WITH SO MUCH, THEY DON'T NEED TO DEAL WITH ANGRY CITIZENS.

UM, AND HOPEFULLY, EXCUSE ME, HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE NO, UM, NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES AND NO FEES FOR LIBRARY CARDS AND LIBRARY ACTIVITIES, BUT IF WE DO, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING REASONABLE AVERAGE IS ABOUT $20 $25.

UH, HIGHEST WE'VE SEEN ONLINE IS LIKE $40 FOR AN OUT OF, UH, OUT OF RESIDENCE MEMBERSHIP, NOT MEMBERSHIP LIBRARY CARD.

SO PLEASE, $180 IS NOT REASONABLE AT ALL.

PLEASE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT, LOWER IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, WILLIAM PATE.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE ORDINANCE FOR LEAGUE CITY TO BEGIN TO CHARGE NON-RESIDENTS LIVING OUTSIDE OF LEAGUE CITY OR GALVESTON COUNTY.

A $15 PER MONTH FEE FOR A HELEN HALL LIBRARY CARD.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, EVEN AS IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY AMENDED, IS FLAWED AND RAISES CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS.

AS JEFF MENTIONED, $180 PER YEAR IS THREE TIMES MORE THAN ANY OTHER PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT'S IN YOUR OWN LIST.

CHARGES FOR NON-RESIDENT ACCESS TO THOSE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

EVEN WITH OUR GREAT LIBRARY, THIS AMOUNT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY'S ACTUALLY GONNA WANNA PAY.

SO REALLY THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO GENERATE REVENUE, BUT INSTEAD AN ATTEMPT SIMPLY TO DRIVE PEOPLE AWAY FROM OUR LIBRARIES.

UH, YOUR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, IT'S FLAWED AND IGNORES THE FACT THAT BECAUSE MUCH OF THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY OPERATING A LIBRARY ARE FIXED COSTS REDUCTION IN THE USE OF THAT LIBRARY IS NOT GONNA ACTUALLY RESULT IN ANY REDUCTION IN COSTS.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE SAVING ANY MONEY.

UH, AND ALSO, UH, IT ALSO ASSUMES THAT NON-RESIDENTS COMING INTO OUR CITY TO VISIT AND USE OUR LIBRARY IN NO WAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE TAX REVENUE FOR OUR CITY.

BUT IT'S VERY LIKELY PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR CITY TO VISIT THE LIBRARY DO STOP AT STORES, BUY THINGS THAT GO TO RESTAURANTS, HAVE LUNCH OR DINNER.

SO YOU'RE IGNORING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TAX BASE FOR THE CITY.

UH, THE ORDINANCE ONLY ALLOWS FIVE DAYS FOR SOMEBODY TO UPDATE THEIR INFORMATION WITH THE CITY.

IF I MOVE, I'VE GOT 30 DAYS TO UPDATE MY ADDRESS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ON THAT.

MY DRIVER'S LICENSE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SILLY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE MORE RESTRICTIVE TO UPDATE AN ADDRESS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY THAN THE STATE REQUIRES US FOR OUR DRIVER'S LICENSES.

UH, THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT SIMPLY LIMIT ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND BOOKS TO HOLDERS OF A LIBRARY CARD, BUT IT ALSO LIMITS USE OF THE FACILITIES TO LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS.

MANY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A LIBRARY CARD USE OUR LIBRARY FACILITIES FOR MANY LEGITIMATE REASONS.

DOES THIS MEAN, AS JEFF MENTIONED, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TURNING OUR LIBRARY INTO SAM'S CLUB WHERE YOU'VE GOTTA SHOW YOUR CARD WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE BUILDING.

UH, DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING STAFF TIME THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING USED TO SUPPORT PATRONS AND PROGRAMS AND NOW HAVE THEM BE REALLOCATING THEIR EFFORTS TOWARDS CHECKING FOR THE PAPERS WHEN WE WALK INTO THE DOORS? IS THAT REALLY HOW WE WANNA BE SPENDING OUR VERY EXPENSIVE STAFF TIME? ALSO, HOW WILL RESIDENCY BE VERIFIED WITH THIS PROCESS? ARE WE JUST GONNA TRUST PEOPLE WHEN THEY TURN IN THEIR APPLICATION THAT THE ADDRESS THEY GIVE YOU IS ACCURATE? ARE YOU GONNA REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF THEIR ADDRESS THROUGH A UTILITIES

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ULTIMATELY, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LIKE OUR LIBRARIES ARE A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF DEMOCRACY AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO EITHER TAKE THE TIME TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES OR TO VOTE NO ON THIS ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU.

CATHERINE SWANSON.

OKAY.

HI, I'M CATHERINE SWANSON.

I LIVE AT RUSTING WIND LANE.

I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LIBRARY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO BE VOTED ON TONIGHT.

SO MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS IS BACK IN 2019 THERE WAS A NEEDS ASSESSMENT DONE FOR THE LIBRARY.

YOU CAN GOOGLE HELEN HALL LIBRARY NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

IT POPS RIGHT UP THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE POWERPOINT, YOU CAN SEE THE DOCUMENT.

SO WE HAVE KNOWN THAT THE HELEN HALL LIBRARY DOES HAVE NEEDS SINCE 2019.

WE ARE NOW IN 2024.

SO IT'S BEEN ALMOST FOUR YEARS.

IF WE COULD ACCOUNT THAT THIS WAS DONE IN DECEMBER, 2019, BUT WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND THROUGH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SITTING HERE, WERE ALSO ON THAT DAIS.

BACK THEN WHEN THAT WAS PRESENTED, IT SHOWED US THAT THE LIBRARY HAS INADEQUATE PARKING.

IT SHOWED US THAT THE LIBRARY HAS INADEQUATE SPACE PER SQUARE FOOT COMPARED TO OTHER LIBRARIES COMPARABLE TO OURS.

IT SHOWED US ALSO THAT COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF SYSTEMS WE HAVE AND THE LIBRARY STAFF, WE DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER RATIO.

IT SHOWED US ALSO THAT OUR COMPUTERS, WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPUTERS.

THAT WAS 2019.

OUR POPULATION BACK THEN WAS AROUND 105,000.

WE ARE NOW AT OR APPROACHING 118,000.

SO WE'VE HAD FOUR YEARS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT CHARGING NON-RESIDENTS.

I ASKED FOR THE INFORMATION AND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR OF LAST YEAR, 2023 UP TO SEPTEMBER FOR THE DATA ACTIVE LIBRARY USERS FROM OTHER COUNTIES, BRAZORIA HARRIS, AND THEN SOME OTHER THAT WEREN'T IDENTIFIED IS ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 2000 PEOPLE.

OKAY? WE'RE GONNA CHARGE 2000 PEOPLE $180 A YEAR.

THAT'S GONNA BRING IN ABOUT $360,000.

THAT'S NOT ANYWHERE NEAR HELPING THE LIBRARY IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BACK IN 2019.

THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GALVESTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM POLICY, YOU GO TO THE VERY LAST PAGE, PAGE SEVEN, AND I'M LOOKING AT SECTION TWO C AND IT SAYS, A NON-RESIDENT FEE IS A MAXIMUM OF $50 PER YEAR TO BE SET BY INDIVIDUAL LIBRARIES PER INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT RESIDE WORK OR OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN GALVESTON COUNTY.

SO, ALRIGHT, IF YOU ARE A ONE MEMBER HOUSEHOLD AND YOU'RE PAYING $180, WE'RE NOW OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE GALVESTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.

YOU'RE A TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD.

WE ARE STILL OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

THREE PEOPLE.

YOU'RE STILL OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

ALSO, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE CHARGING A SIX PERSON HOUSEHOLD, $50 PER INDIVIDUAL TO GO AHEAD AND USE THE LIBRARY, BUT WE DO NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GALSON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.

'CAUSE WE ARE NOT, WE LOSE HALF OF OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION THAT'S PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL AND THAT'S GOING TO HARM OUR LIBRARY.

THAT'S AWARD-WINNING.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE HIT OF LOSING THE CITY LIBRARY AND THERESA POTTER, SO WE CANNOT STAND FOR MORE HAPPENING.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL TO PLEASE POSTPONE THIS, DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.

AND ALSO THE LAST THING, I WANNA SEE DATA ON THIS OVERCROWDING.

WE KEEP SAYING THE LIBRARY'S OVERCROWDED.

GIVE ME THE HARD DATA, THE HARD FACTS.

LET'S NOT SAY THAT BECAUSE I WANNA SEE, DID YOU DO A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS? HAVE YOU DONE IT FOR A MONTH? SHOW US WHAT IS OVERCROWDED.

SHOW US.

ALL RIGHT? IS THERE A CERTAIN AREA OF THE LIBRARY MAYBE WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT? IS IT THE WHOLE LIBRARY? THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

I THINK WE SHOULD POSTPONE THIS.

THANK YOU LAURA TEITSWORTH.

I GOT IT THIS TIME.

I'LL NEVER FORGET IT AGAIN.

YOU WON'T EITHER.

ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH.

MY MY NAME IS LAURA TEITSWORTH, UH, FIVE 17 SMALL CEDAR DRIVE ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH HAS PASSED AND WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE LIBRARY.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A NEVER ENDING THING.

HERE ARE SOME HARD STATISTICS.

DICKINSON, FRIENDSWOOD, SANTA FE, HITCHCOCK, LAMAR, TEXAS CITY, GALVESTON CHARGED ZERO TO USE THEIR LIBRARIES.

HOUSTON $40 SUGARLAND 15, BEAUMONT 25 A YEAR, OR 44 A FAMILY.

ARLINGTON $50.

FRISCO $50.

DENTON $50.

I'VE GOT A WHOLE LIST OF THIS.

NONE OF THOSE ARE OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE EXTENT OF THIS CHARGE OF $180 IS OUTRAGEOUS.

ZERO TO 50 IS WHAT I'M SEEING ON THE HARD STATISTICAL FACTS OF LIBRARY CHARGES.

AND MOST OF THEM ARE CHARGING ZERO.

CLAIMING THAT THE LIBRARY IS OVERCROWDED IS BOGUS.

THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHEN WE HAVE SOME BIG PROGRAMS,

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WE HAVE A VERY LARGE CIVIC CENTER WITH PLENTY OF PARKING.

JUST MOVE THE LARGE PROGRAMS TO THE CIVIC CENTER.

THAT'S A NO-BRAINER.

THAT'S A NO-BRAINER.

I PROPOSE AND I URGE YOU TO POSTPONE THIS ISSUE UNTIL THAT VACANT SEAT IS FILLED, JOHN BOWEN'S SEAT IS FILLED.

YOU'RE ONLY WAITING A COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT ONLY MAKES LOGICAL SENSE.

THIS CITY IS THE CITY OF OAKS AND FRIENDLY FOLKS, AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM VERY FRIENDLY, DOES IT? I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LIBRARY, AND THAT IS THIS CITY IS THE CITY OF THE SLOSS THAT'S COMING FROM MY FATHER.

COULD WE PLEASE GET THE TURN LANE ON 96 AND HIGHWAY THREE COMPLETED? IT'S BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS AND ALL WE'RE WAITING IS A CURB AND SOME PAINT.

AND IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF WE CAN COMPLETE THAT JOB TOO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

I APPRECIATE IT.

CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT ? HE WILL LOOK, HE'LL LOOK INTO THAT.

UH, TIM AND I CAN'T READ YOUR LAST NAME, SORRY.

TIM BROWN.

TIM BROWN.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS AN EASY ONE.

I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO ADD ABOUT THE, THE LIBRARY, BUT, UM, $180 WILL CERTAINLY NOT INCREASE FUNDS.

IT WILL SIMPLY DETER PEOPLE FROM COMING.

IF THAT'S YOUR GOAL, THAT'S FINE.

UM, I'D ALSO SUGGEST THAT IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THAT FEE THAT YOU CREATE SOME SORT OF GUEST PASS, TEMPORARY TIME-LIMITED THING SO THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANNA SPEND $180 FOR A WHOLE YEAR HAVE SOME OPTIONS.

AND LASTLY, THE, UM, FIVE DAYS TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS.

I MEAN, AS WAS MENTIONED, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR, UH, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO CHANGE YOUR, UH, DRIVER'S LICENSE.

UH, FIVE DAYS IS, IS JUST NOT REALISTIC.

UM, ESPECIALLY YOU DON'T EVEN SPECIFY WHETHER IT'S BUSINESS DAYS OR REGULAR DAYS.

SO I, I THINK THAT SHOULD AT BE AT LEAST BE 30 DAYS.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

PEGGY SAYLER.

PEGGY SAYLER, 1802 RAMPART.

UH, MY DAMAGED BRAIN CELLS ARE STILL TRYING TO RECUPERATE FROM THE DECEMBER WORKSHOP.

UH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I KNOW THERE CAN'T BE AN EXCHANGE, BUT I REALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN UPDATED WITHIN THE LAST DAY OR SO.

UM, IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN I THINK THE CITIZENS ARE ENTITLED TO SEE THAT.

IF IT'S NOT TRUE AND IT'S BAD DATA, THEN I'M GONNA HAVE TO RESTRUCTURE WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.

'CAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

BUT I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS THE ORDINANCE THAT'S IN THE PACKAGE, WHICH IS THE RESTRICTIVE LAKE CITY.

WHAT I THOUGHT WE HAD DONE IS EXTENDED IT TO BE, UH, GALVESTON COUNTY TO BE MORE THAN WHAT'S POSTED.

SO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, I AM HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE SENSE OF URGENCY OF WHAT IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO BECAUSE IT, IF I TAKE THE DATA THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE DECEMBER 12TH WORKSHOP, UM, I I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS.

I, I DON'T KNOW THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE MADE, THEY'RE INCORRECT.

A LOT OF THE STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN THE WORKSHOP ARE, ARE NOT MISLEADING.

THEY'RE JUST TOTALLY INCORRECT.

AND WE, THE CITIZENS, I WANNA TRUST THE DATA.

I'M SURE WE ALL WANNA TRUST THE DATA YOU GIVE US.

WE MAY DISAGREE WITH THE ANALYSIS AND THE SUGGESTION YOU COME, YOU, YOU REACH WITH HOW TO ADDRESS THE DATA.

BUT, BUT NO, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE'RE LOOKING AT FACTUAL DATA.

I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE FOUR LETTER WORD TRUST.

REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT THERE RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT I'M SEEING.

AND, AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

I, I WANT US TO ALL BE WORKING TOGETHER.

WHAT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE DATA I, I CAN EXTRAPOLATE FROM TALKING, UH, TO, TO SOME FOLKS IS THAT HOWEVER IT IS WE'RE NOW STRUCTURING OUR RESOLUTION AT, AT THE MOST.

IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CLEAR LAKE AREA, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE GROUP WE WOULD DRAW FROM, THAT'S ABOUT A THOUSAND.

MAYBE IT'S LIKE CATHERINE SAID, MAYBE IT'S 2000, BUT IT'S NOWHERE NEAR THAT $2 MILLION, DOLLAR NUMBER THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US IN DECEMBER.

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I REALLY WOULD, UH, REQUEST THAT UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UNTIL ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY, UH, LIBRARY SYSTEM, WHAT IS THE REAL RUSH? W WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.

I WANT A REGIONAL APPROACH.

THAT'S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WITH DRAINAGE.

WE DON'T TALK ABOUT NARROWING THE SILO.

WHO WOULD'VE BELIEVED THAT? NOW, THE MEASUREMENTS THAT WE'RE USING FOR OUR LABOR FEES, THEY'RE BEAUMONT, THEY'RE NEEDLING, THEY'RE A PORT AUTHOR.

I NEVER HEARD US WANTING TO USE THOSE AS A BASELINE.

I'VE GOT SO MUCH MORE TO SAY MAYOR, BUT, BUT I KNOW I'LL ABIDE BY THE RULES.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALRIGHT, CONSENT AGENDA

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

UH, 6 4 1 AGAINST ANY MAN.

UH, SEVEN

[7A. 24-0012 Hold a public hearing on amendments to the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, amending Chapter 125, Article 4, entitled, “Zoning” to revise regulations related to landscaping requirements (Mayor Long and Councilmember Cones)]

THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL OPEN AT 6:27 PM AND TIM BROWN, I JUST WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO SOME PHRASING.

I PULLED OUT THE WRONG THING.

THE, UH, HANG ON.

IT SAYS IN A COUPLE PLACES, SHADE TREES MAY BE SUBSTITUTE FOR PALM VARIETIES.

UH, TO ME THAT SAYS YOU HAVE SHADE TREE, UH, UH, SHADE TREES ARE YOU, TO ME THAT SAYS, UH, THE PALM VARIETIES ARE, UH, THERE AND YOU'RE PUTTING THE SHADE TREES IN THE, THE, IT NEEDS TO SAY SHADE TREES MAY BE SUBSTITUTE WITH PALM VARIETIES.

OR TO ME IT WOULD BE MAKE MORE SENSE.

JUST SAY PALM VARIETIES MAYBE SUBMITTED OR SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES.

UM, IT WOULD JUST MAKE IT MORE CLEAR WHETHER YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS OR NOT IS NOT CAN YOU? YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

SO IT WAS, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING IT WAS GOOD SHADE TREES, MAYBE SUBSTITUTE FOUR PALMS INSTEAD OF SHADE TREES.

MAYBE SUBSTITUTE WITH PALMS. WITH PALMS. EXACTLY.

YES.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

AND AT 6 29, THIS PUBLIC MEETING IS ADJOURNED, UH, IN SEVEN

[7B. 24-0013 Consider and take action on an Ordinance amending Chapter 125, Article 4, entitled, “Zoning” to revise regulations related to landscaping requirements (Mayor Long and Councilmember Cones)]

MAYOR MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MSRE STRESSOR.

RIGHT.

UM, I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ONE A LOT.

UM, I WAS A LITTLE TORN.

UM, I THINK BACK TO THINGS LIKE OUR MASONRY ORDINANCE, UM, WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE WE HAVE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF MAINTAINING THE QUALITY GOING FORWARD.

UM, PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THINGS THAT ARE BETTER DONE.

UM, BUT TRYING TO BALANCE THAT WITH A BUSINESS SHOULD DO WHAT IS MOST LOGICAL TO MATCH OUR BUSINESS.

UM, AND WHAT I CAME TO IS, UM, THE QUALITY OF THE, THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA MATCH THE, THE QUALITY OF THE RESIDENTS, UM, YOU YOU'RE GONNA BUILD TO ATTRACT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE TO SHOP HERE.

UM, SO I'M, I'M LESS CONCERNED ABOUT BEING RESTRICTIVE.

UM, SO THEN WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LANGUAGE, UM, I ACTUALLY THINK THIS EDIT DOESN'T QUITE GO FAR ENOUGH.

UM, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND, UM, THAT IN, UH, SECTION ONE, UM, WE GET RID OF THE ADDITIONAL SENTENCE THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED.

AND INSTEAD AFTER THE WORD ONE AT THE START OF ITEM A, WE PUT NON-INVASIVE AS OPPOSED TO SHADE.

UM, AND THEN IN SECTION TWO, UM, WHERE WE HAVE THE WORD SHADE TREES IN THE SECOND SENTENCE, I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE NON-INVASIVE TREES.

UM, AND AGAIN, ELIMINATE THE SENTENCE AT THE END.

UM, AND THEN ELIMINATE THE DESCRIPTION OF PALM VARIETIES.

[00:30:01]

SO I JUST, ONE THING IF YOU'D CONSIDER, UH, I WOULD PUT NON-INVASIVE TREE AND THE PALM VARIETALS BECAUSE I BELIEVE TECHNICALLY PALM TREES ARE NOT TREES.

THEY'RE GRASS.

FAIR ENOUGH.

NON-INVASIVE TREES AND PALMS OF THE STATED PALM VARIET.

OKAY.

THEN I WOULD LEAVE THE PALM VARIETY IF THEY'RE NON-INVASIVE.

I CHALLENGE ANYBODY THAT'S EVER HAD TO HAVE A PALM TREE CUT DOWN TO GET SOMEONE TO CUT IT DOWN FOR GRASS PRICES.

JUST SAYING.

AGREED.

SO THE, SO IS THAT CLEAR? I JUST WANNA CHANGE IT TO NON-INVASIVE PLUS PALMS. UM, TO EXPAND IT A LITTLE FURTHER, I'LL SECOND IT, BUT BEFORE WE, UH, VOTE ON IT, LET'S CON CONTINUE GOING THROUGH IT.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I, I BELIEVE THAT CHAD JUST DID EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WANTING TO DO.

I JUST WANT TO, SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE CRATE MYRTLES, THE, THE TREE VERSION OF THE CRATE MYRTLES, AND THIS WOULD BE ALL, ALL TREES EXCEPT NON-INVASIVE.

EXCEPT THE INVASIVE.

EXCEPT INVASIVE.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

UH, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.

DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT PART, UH, INITIALLY.

AND JUST GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHY THIS, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

UH, SO WHEN THE SPOT WAS COMING IN, UH, OVER ON THE, OVER ON 45, OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE TAKING OVER, UH, A PLACE THAT WAS A QUASI ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS AND SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO UPDATE THAT.

I MEAN, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO UPDATE THAT PLACE.

AND IT HAS KIND OF A COASTAL THEME TO IT.

AND THEY WERE GOING IN, THEY WERE PUTTING IN PALM TREES.

WELL, BY THE LETTER OF LAW, THEY COULDN'T, THEY HAD TO PUT IN OAKS AND, AND OR WHATEVER SHADE TREES IN THERE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THE PALM TREES PROBABLY FIT WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR, UH, DECOR BETTER.

THEY WEREN'T TRYING TO CHEAP OUT.

IN FACT, THE PALM TREES WERE, WERE MUCH, MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TO PUT IN FULL GROWN PALMS THAN TO PUT IN SMALLER SHADE TREES THAT WOULD TAKE YEARS TO GROW.

SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAD IT IN THERE.

I THINK IT JUST CAUSED, IT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM IN OUR ORDINANCE AND, UH, AND TO ALLOW PEOPLE OR DEVELOPERS OR ANYBODY TO, TO DESIGN WHAT THEY WANT.

AND, AND THE CITY DOESN'T NEED TO BE DESIGNING THE, THE LANDSCAPE OF THEIR PROPERTY AS LONG AS IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS HIGH QUALITY AND NOT GONNA DO ANY MORE DAMAGE OR INVASIVE SPECIES OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THE, THE CHANGES THAT, UH, MR. TRESSLER MADE.

ALRIGHT.

SEEING NOBODY ELSE UP, UH, UP THERE, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

7 4 0 AGAINST THE MOTION TO AMEND.

THAT'S THE MOTION TO AMEND.

SORRY.

NOW THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.

I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND BE APPROPRIATE TO DO A FIRST AND FINAL EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

YEAH, YOU CAN DO THAT.

JUST SO WE DON'T BACK LOAD FUTURE ONES.

SO I'LL CALL FOR A FIRST, FINAL SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

6 4 1 AGAINST, I HAD TO CHECK IF THAT WAS TOMMY , RIGHT? IT WAS THE OTHER TOMMY.

ALRIGHT.

HOLD

[7C. 24-0016 Hold a public hearing on a request to rezone approximately 4 acres from “RSF-7” (Residential Single-Family 7) to “CN” (Neighborhood Commercial), MAP-23-0009 (LC4/23 Retail Center), generally located along the south side of League City Parkway, west of Campbell Drive in League City, Texas (Director of Planning)]

GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY, WEST OF CAMPBELL DRIVE IN LAKE CITY.

UH, WE'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 35.

THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP CLOSE THIS HEARING AT 6 35.

WOULD YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? UH, LET

[7D. 24-0017 Consider and take action on an ordinance rezoning approximately 4 acres from “RSF-7” (Residential Single-Family 7) to “CN” (Neighborhood Commercial), MAP-23-0009 (LC4/23 Retail Center), generally located along the south side of League City Parkway, west of Campbell Drive in League City, Texas (Director of Planning) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES FROM RSF SEVEN TO CN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL MAP DASH 23 DASH 0 0 0 9 LC 4 2 3 RETAIL CENTER.

GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY, WEST OF CAMPBELL DRIVE IN LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS.

UH, PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SIX OH WITH TWO MEMBERS ABSENT DECEMBER 4TH.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE

[00:35:01]

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST.

UM, SO AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONED FROM UM, RSF SEVEN, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

PROPERTY'S IN KIND OF A UNIQUE LOCATION.

IT'S, UM, SURROUNDED BY CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY ON THE EAST LAKE CITY PARKWAY ON THE NORTH, UM, UNOPENED MCFARLAND RIGHT AWAY ON THE SOUTH, AND A SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON THE, OR MCFARLAND ON THE WEST.

SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON THE SOUTH THAT DO NOT CONNECT TO IT.

UM, SO THEY ARE REQUESTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS THE LEAST INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

UM, THIS DISTRICT IS MEANT FOR AREAS IN AND AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, COMMERCIAL'S NOT UNIQUE TO THE AREA.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, THE RED IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWING THE NORTHERN PORTION OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY EVENTUALLY TURNING INTO COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.

UM, IN ADDITION, THERE ARE COMMERCIAL NODES ON, UM, MAPLE LEAF AND LAKE CITY PARKWAY THAT ARE ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS A NOTE ON BAY AREA BOULEVARD AND LAKE CITY PARKWAY.

THAT'S ZONE GENERAL COMMERCIAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.

UM, I KNOW THE OWNER'S HERE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO THE INTENT IS A, A DAYCARE? YES SIR.

DAYCARE AND A POTENTIAL RETAIL SHELL AT A LATER DATE.

AND OBVIOUSLY ANY BEING THAT CLOSE TO SCHOOL, THERE'S STILL SOME RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT CAN BE IN THAT COMMERCIAL.

YEAH, WE HAVE THE ALCOHOL SALES RESTRICTIONS.

UM, IT, IT WOULD REQUIRE VARIANCE FROM COUNSEL IF ANY USE, WANTING TO SELL ALCOHOL WAS TO GO THERE.

OKAY.

ANYONE? THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, CHRIS, JUST FOR THE, UM, FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING, UH, AND CAN YOU KIND OF GO OVER WHAT CAN BE BUILT IN THAT COMMERCIAL SIDE OF IT? WHAT'S ALLOWABLE? SURE.

SO HERE'S A USE CHART.

UM, YOU KNOW, IN, IN A REZONING, ONCE IT'S REZONED TO THAT DISTRICT, YOU CAN BUILD ANYTHING THAT'S ALLOWED IN THAT ZONING DISTRICT.

UM, SO HERE'S THE LIST OF USES, OBVIOUSLY WHAT THE, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AS A DAYCARE AND POTENTIAL RETAIL SHELL UP FRONT.

BUT YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING FROM BED AND BREAKFAST, CHURCH, UM, OFFICES, YOGA STUDIO, UH, BUT THE, THE INTENT OF THE USES IS TO HAVE ONE USES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH NEIGHBORHOODS.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE FOR SOME REASON.

PLEASE VOTE.

PUT THAT ROAD THROUGH.

MOTION PASSES.

7 4 0 AGAINST, UM, SEVEN

[7E. 24-0019 Hold a public hearing on updating the engineering services and construction inspection fee schedule in the City of League City (Executive Director of Development Services)]

INSPECT FEE SCHEDULED IN LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS.

WE'LL OPEN AT 6 39.

THERE'S NOBODY ON IT.

IT'LL CLOSE AT 6 39.

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON

[7F. 24-0018 Consider and take action on an ordinance updating the engineering services and construction inspection fee schedule in the City of League City (Executive Director of Development Services)]

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE IT.

SECOND, TOMMY.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

YES, SIR.

UH, CHRIS, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON YES SIR.

ON THE ORDINANCE READING THROUGH IT, UM, I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE CHARGING $8,500 PER REVIEW.

IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE REVIEW OR IF THEY HAVE THREE SUBMITTALS? NO, SIR.

IS IT 80, 8500 SIR, THAT IS, THAT IS 85 PER SUBMITTAL.

PER SUBMITTAL.

UM, AND THEN THAT WOULD GO UP WITH THIS NEW ONE BASED OFF OF THE REVENUE STUDY THAT THAT ANGIE'S TEAM DID AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

IS THAT PER PROJECT OR PER BUILDING? SO IF WE HAVE A STRIP CENTER WITH THREE, SO IT'S PER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

OKAY.

SO IF YOU HAVE A, UH, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUAL SUBDIVISION SECTION COMING IN, THAT PLAN REVIEW COVERS WATER, SEWER, STREETS, DRAINAGE, EVERYTHING.

UM, IF YOU, I SAY EVERYTHING, THERE'S SEPARATE FEES FOR TRA UH, TIAS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT IT COVERS THE PLAN REVIEWS FOR THOSE.

UM, AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A FEE, SEPARATE FEE THAT WOULD COVER THE SITE INSPECTION FOR THOSE.

AND THAT WOULD BE A PER MONTH AS WELL.

UM, WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, MOST OF THAT RUNS THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, NOT ENGINEERING.

THERE WOULD BE SOME RANDOM DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD NEED TO EXTEND WATER OR SEWER MAINS TO THE PROPERTY AND THEN IT WOULD FALL UNDER THIS REQUIREMENT.

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES ONES SINCE THIS HOUSE BILL CAME IN INTO EFFECT? I THINK THEY'RE SEARCHING .

I I, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY THAT HAS ADOPTED ONE, UH, QUITE LIKE OURS, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT SEVERAL ARE LOOKING.

[00:40:01]

SO I DON'T, I I HAVE A, I HAVE A PENDING COMMENT THERE.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE CHARGING $5,000 A MONTH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF A BUILDING THAT IS NOT OF A BUILDING NO, SIR.

OF THE PROJECT.

IT JUST THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

YES SIR.

OKAY.

SO HOW LONG DOES THAT NORMALLY TAKE FOR AVERAGE SIZE? SO IT'S SOME, IT'S SOMEWHAT DEPENDENT ON, ON HOW THE SITES ARE DEVELOPED.

YOU KNOW, LIKE PELE WILL COME IN WITH SOME 200 LOTS AND THAT'S GONNA BE SEVERAL MONTHS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME THAT ARE ONLY 60 LOTS IN SIZE AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT SHORTER.

WHEN I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN 2022 AND 2023, ON AVERAGE IT WAS ABOUT FOUR REVIEWS AND FOUR MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN WE LOOKED AT OUR FEES, UH, AND THAT'S HOW WE BROKE OUT THOSE, THOSE COSTS TO COVER OUR COSTS.

UM, SO IT WAS BASED OFF OF AN AVERAGE OF FOUR MONTHS FOR PLAN, I'M SORRY, FOUR MONTHS FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR PLAN REVIEWS PER PROJECT.

OKAY.

SO THE, THE PLAN REVIEW WAS CONCERNING ME.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT SURE MANY TIMES THEY COME BACK WITH TWO OR THREE SUBMITTALS.

SO I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME COMMON SENSE APPLIED ON THE, ON THE PLAN REVIEWS.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, IT'S A BRAND NEW COMMENT AT THE SECOND OR THIRD REVIEW, THAT'S UNFAIR FOR US TO CHARGE AT THAT POINT.

UM, NOW IF IT'S A CHANGE THEY MADE THAT GENERATED THAT NEW COMMENT, THEN YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ON THE TABLE THAT, THAT, THAT'S A VALID CHARGE.

SO THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEWHAT OF A, A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON SENSE TYPE, UH, METHOD THAT'S GOTTA BE USED TO DETERMINE IF, IF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS SOMETHING THAT THAT STAFF MAY BE INADVERTENTLY CAUSED.

MM-HMM.

OR IF IT'S JUSTIFIED.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR.

YES, SIR.

AND, AND THEN I KNOW IT'S NOT, IT'S RELATED TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT KIND OF THE VISION GOING FORWARD, IE AT THE, HOW YOU'RE MANAGING TIME AND LOOKING AT TIME? ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK WITH A AMENDMENT, SO ABSOLUTELY.

SO, SO THE CONCERN, AND WHEN I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD BACK IN, IN AUGUST, I HAD A REDUCED FOR SMALLER JOBS.

UM, ANGIE'S REVENUE STUDY SAID, HEY, HERE'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT WE NEED TO GET.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE WORK TOWARDS AND I REMOVE THAT.

BUT SINCE THEN WE'VE IMPLEMENTED HOW WE TRACK OUR TIME DIFFERENTLY ON THESE PROJECTS.

SO EVERY PAY PERIOD, MY INSPECTORS ARE, ARE BREAKING OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING PER JOB, HOW MUCH TIME PER JOB, HOW MUCH TIME PER PLAN REVIEW PER PUD REVIEW, THOSE TYPE THINGS.

SO WE CAN TRACK THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

AND THE THOUGHT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA TAKE A YEAR.

I WOULD TELL YOU WE, WE NEED THAT VOLUME COMING IN TO GET AN ACCURATE PROJECTION.

BUT I THINK WE CAN COME BACK IN THAT TIME AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF IT'S LESS THAN 50 LOTS, WE'RE REALLY ONLY SPENDING THIS AMOUNT OF TIME ON IT AND THOSE FEES ARE REALLY HIGH THERE.

SO WE WANT TO, TO REDUCE 'EM AND, AND MAYBE WE'RE NOT CHARGING ENOUGH ON SOME OF THE, THE LARGER PROJECTS.

THANK YOU.

YES SIR.

NOW I THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE TIME AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I THINK THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO COVER THE COST OF THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE FEES.

AND I KNOW WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY HAVE TO PLAY OUT, PLAY AROUND WITH IT AS THIS ALL DEVELOPS OUT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6 4 0 AGAINST NEW BUSINESS.

[9A. 24-0026 Consider nominations to the Ethics Review Board (Mayor Long)]

UH, THERE IS, UH, THERE IS NO ACTION.

THE NOMINATION IS CARL GLAZE AND THAT'LL BE TAKEN ACTION AT THE SEC OR THE, THE NEXT MEETING, I BELIEVE NINE B,

[9B. 24-0005 Consider and take action to confirm appointment to the Ethics Review Board (Mayor Long)]

NOMINATIONS ARE TIM BROWN AND PAUL WINTON.

MR. MAYOR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVAL.

SECOND OBJECT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO EVERYBODY PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST CONGRATULATIONS.

UH, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION

[9C. 24-0006 Consider and take action on appointments and reappointments to City boards and commissions (Mayor Long)]

UH, WE HAVE A LIST OF THOSE THAT ARE GONNA GO UP THERE.

CAN I LIST NAMES? JUST THE LIST OF, THERE'S THE WHOLE LIST OF NAMES THAT WAS SUBMITTED.

SURE.

MR. MAYOR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE WHOLE LOT.

SECOND, THERE'S A LIST IN THE PACKET, RIGHT?

[00:45:02]

UH, THE NEW APPOINTMENT IS FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, JOSEPH J AT ITALIANO, AND THEN JEFFREY TUTTLE FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE, UH, THEN THAT, THEN THAT'S RECONFIRMING BELINDA DENNIS AND RICHARD BUS AND GABE ALLEN, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE.

WELL, LET'S JUST DO THAT FIRST.

LET'S DO FINANCES COMMITTEE FIRST.

SO THE, WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE TO DO THE PLANNING AND ZONING SEPARATELY, RIGHT MICHELLE? YES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING HAS TO BE DONE SEPARATELY.

YES, I BELIEVE SO.

OKAY, SO LET ME JUST START WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TERMS TO EXPIRE 12 31 25.

I APPOINTED MYSELF IN POSITION ONE.

BELINDA DENNIS IN POSITION THREE.

JOSEPH J ITALIANO, UH, AS IN HE'S IN NEW APPOINTMENT IN POSITION FIVE.

RICHARD BUS IN POSITION SEVEN.

GABE ALLEN, POSITION NINE.

AND JEFF TUTTLE, UH, FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE 12 31 24 AS A NEW APPOINTMENT.

THIS IS ALL FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE THIS READY EXPIRE.

MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST PLANNING AND ZONING WILL TAKE HIM EACH, UH, PIECE BY PIECE TERMS TO EXPIRE.

12 31 25 MATTHEW HYDE.

WE HAVE IT'S MATTHEW HYDE, MATTHEW PROPT, RUTH MORRISON, AND FRANK DOMINGUEZ.

AND SO WE HAVE TO VOTE 'EM EACH SEPARATELY.

ALRIGHT.

YES SIR.

LET'S START WITH MATT HYDE.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE .

MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST MATTHEW PROPST.

SECOND.

SECOND PLEASE.

VOTE.

MOTION PASSES AT 7 4 0 AGAINST RUTH MORRISON.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND WE VOTE.

MOTION TO PASS AT 7 4 0 AGAINST FRANK DOMINGUEZ.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

7 4 0 AGAINST UH, THEN THIS NEXT ONE IS THE FOUR B UH, TERMS TO EXPIRE.

12 31 25.

UH, THERE'S FOUR OF 'EM.

FIRST OF 'EM, MATTHEW DEROSIER.

THREE MARK BROWN.

FIVE RUSSELL TIDWELL.

SEVEN.

DONALD DANEN, BAUM, NEN, BAUM.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

7 4 0 AGAINST ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.

UH, TERMS TO EXI EXPIRE.

12 31 25 POSITION TWO.

TAMARA GAN CURRY POSITION FOUR.

RUSSELL MILLER, MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

7 4 0 AGAINST.

ALRIGHT, NINE

[9D. 24-0025 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the Helen Hall Library Usage Policy and Library Card Fee (Mayor Long)]

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

ALRIGHT, WE START OFF CHAD.