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WILL THEY NOT THIS HILL THE WALL BE STOPPED RIGHT THERE.[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS]
THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE SAID.THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAKE CITY, TEXAS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN RED, RED REGULAR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 AT 6:00 PM IF SOMEONE COMES IN LATE.
NOW WE'LL INTRODUCE, UH, MS. CANDY DECKER FROM BAHA FAITH COMMUNITY WHO WILL BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING.
OH, WE GOT SOMEBODY ELSE
DO THE PRAYER FIRST AND THEN WE'LL DO THE, WE'LL DO THE PRAYER FIRST AND THEN OF ALLEGIANCE.
OH MY GOD, I ASK THEE BY THY MOST GLORIOUS NAME, TO AID THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER IN THAT WHICH WILL CAUSE THE AFFAIRS OF THY SERVANTS TO PROSPER AND THY CITIES TO FLOURISH.
THOU INDEED HAS POWER OVER ALL THINGS.
ALRIGHT, LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES, I PLEDGE AGENTS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
SEE HOW EASY, UH, TO REPLACE YOU THERE MAYOR.
MAYOR, FOR DAY
UH, HE IS FROM MOSSMAN ELEMENTARY AND THEY FOR THEIR, UH, PTA CARNIVAL, THEY RAFFLED OFF MAYOR FOR THE DAY, SO WE GOT TO GO AROUND AND DO IT ALL.
ALSO, I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GONNA WEAR A TIE, SO HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY UNDDRESSED ME AS WELL FOR MY OWN MEETING.
AND, UH, WE GOT TO SEE CADEN SEVERAL TIMES.
LIST OFF EVERY PRESIDENT IN ORDER AND THEN YOU CAN ASK HIM, UH, YOU KNOW, WHO WAS AFTER TRUMAN AND HE CAN NAME THAT OFF AS WELL.
IT WAS GREAT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU TODAY.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL START WITH THE
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES, UH, THREE A JANUARY 23RD, 2024, REGULAR MEETING, THREE B JANUARY, 2020 THIRD, 2024.SPECIAL MEETING, THREE C JANUARY 23RD, 2024.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES? IF NOT, THEY STAND APPROVED.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]
WE'LL START WITH DAVE BOWMAN.I THINK THIS IS MY SEVENTH YEAR HERE PRESENTING SINCE, UH, HURRICANE HARVEY HIT.
UH, I'M GONNA READ MY COMMENTS, UM, SO THAT I CAN KEEP 'EM AS, AS FAST AS I CAN HERE.
I'VE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS I WANTED TO ADDRESS.
UH, SO I'M A RETIRED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, 43 YEAR BAY RIDGE RESIDENT, AND, UM, I HAVE I THINK SEVEN ITEMS I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS.
THE FIRST ONE IS I WANTED TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF, UH, CLEAR CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUED FUNDING FOR TRASH COLLECTION ALONG THE BANKS OF CLEAR CREEK AND CLEAR LAKE WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 VOLUNTEERS OVER FOUR WEEKENDS IN JANUARY.
AND THE GRAND FINALE FEBRUARY 3RD, WE COLLECTED OVER EIGHT TONS OF TRASH INCLUDING BOARDS, PLATES, GLASS, OR SORRY, PLASTICS, GLASS AND TIRES WITHIN THE LEAK.
UH, CLEAR CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION ALSO MADE MAJOR REPAIRS TO ONE OF THE FM TWO 70 BOAT RAMP DOCKS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNUSABLE, USABLE, AND HAD BEEN CLOSED OFF BY LEAGUE CITY PARK EMPLOYEES.
UH, SO THEY LEFT IT BETTER THAN THEY FOUND IT.
UH, ITEM TWO, UH, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF THE GUN BAYOU AND BISHOP'S BRIDGE RAIN GAUGE AND CHANNEL LEVEL INDICATOR.
THAT'S NUMBER 53 10 ON THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM WEBSITE.
UH, WE CAN NOW SEE RAINFALL IN THE IMMEDIATE BAY RIDGE, HIDDEN LAKES AND MARBELLA AREA, AND WE CAN LIVE MONITOR THE LEVELS OF GUM BY, WHICH IS JUST FANTASTIC.
UH, THE BAY RIDGE DRAINAGE PHASE TWO STUMP, UH, STORM, PUMP AND POND DEEPENING PROJECT HAS GONE REAL WELL THROUGH ABOUT MID-NOVEMBER.
UH, WE'VE SEEN NEARLY A COMPLETE STOPPAGE OF WORK SINCE THEN, AND I UNDERSTAND FROM THE, UM, I THINK SIX
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J THAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TODAY.THAT'S PROBABLY THE REASON THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STALL IN THIS, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE CAN GET REASSURANCE.
THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED.
THE PUMPS WILL BE OPERATIONAL AND FULLY TESTED BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON.
UH, ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY BE PRESENT ON THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE WALKTHROUGH OF THE FACILITIES AND WITNESSING THE PUMP TESTING AND OPERATION THROUGH A FULL LEVEL CONTROL CYCLE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
UH, I HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS OR ELECTRICAL TECHNICIANS FOR THE PROJECT, AND THEY SAID THAT RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO MONITORING DESIGNED INTO THE SYSTEM.
I HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION JUST BEFORE HERE WITH JOHN BAUMGARTNER AND HE HAD ASSURED ME THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
SO I'M GONNA SKIP OVER THIS PIECE AND WE'LL, WE'LL WORK TOWARDS THAT AS THEY, UH, IMPROVE THAT, UH, PARTICULAR PORTION OF THAT PROJECT.
I UNDERSTAND IT IS ALREADY IN THE FUNDING.
UH, ON A SIDE NOTE, UM, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY SHORT TERM LOCALIZED WATER, UH, IN SECTIONS OF THE STREETS DURING PARTICULARLY HEAVY RAINS, BUT THE BAY RIDGE PHASE THREE STORM SEWER DRAINAGE PROJECT HAS WORKED FABULOUSLY.
UH, MY OWN BELIEF IS THAT IT'S LEAVES AND PINE NEEDLES THAT HAVE PILED UP ON SOME OF THE DRAINS THAT HAS CAUSED THAT SHORT TERM FLOODING, BUT IT'S NOTHING LIKE IT WAS BEFORE AND WE'RE TALKING A MATTER OF MINUTES VERSUS HOURS FOR THAT TO DRAIN DOWN.
SO KUDOS ON THAT PROJECT THAT HAS WORKED FANTASTIC.
UH, ALSO, UH, I'VE NOTICED, UH, ALTHOUGH I KEEP THE DRAINS CLEAN ON OUR STREET, SOME RESIDENTS DO, SOME DON'T, UH, STORM CITY, UH, EMPLOYEES HAVE COME OUT BEFORE, UH, SEVERE RAINS AND LOOKED FOR, UH, CLEARING SOME OF THOSE DRAINS.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, FOR THOSE THAT ARE, UH, INVOLVED WITH THAT.
UH, THE, THE LAST PIECE ON, UH, THE FLOODING AND DRAINAGE IS PHASE ONE AND PHASE FOUR FROM, FROM OUR STANDPOINT OF RESIDENTS HAS GONE COMPLETELY QUIET.
UH, IF WE LOOK ON THE, UH, THE LEAGUE CITY WEBSITES, I THINK MARCH OF 2023 IS ABOUT THE LATEST UPDATE ON THERE.
UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, BASICALLY SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE REGULAR PROGRESS REPORTS AND, AND HAVE SOME POTENTIAL INPUTS AS PHASE ONE AND PHASE FOUR GO FORWARD.
UH, LAST COUPLE ITEMS. UM, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, THE CITY AGAIN, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, UH, THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE WENT FROM THE BAY RIDGE, UM, UH, FRESH WATER, UM, TANK AND PUMP STATION WAS DISMANTLED IN JANUARY AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS, IN FACT, I HAD TAKEN A VACATION AND FROM THE TIME I LEFT TO THE TIME I GOT BACK, IT WAS COMPLETELY GONE.
UH, I KNOW THAT THE TANK AND PUMP STATION ONLY TOOK ABOUT 10% OF THE 2.35 ACRE BAY RIDGE PARK, BUT THERE IS NOW THE ILLUSION THAT IT'S ABOUT 25% LARGER WITHOUT THE DISTRACTING AND UNSIGHTLY FENCED STRUCTURE OF THE, UH, THE TANK AND PUMPS THERE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS AREA IS TO BE CONVERTED INTO A PARKING LOT IN THE FUTURE.
THERE ARE FIVE HOMES ON WINDWARD DRIVE, DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY CARS PARKING ALONG THE STREET DURING EARLY BASEBALL SEASON, WHICH ACTUALLY STARTED YESTERDAY WITH THEIR FIRST PRACTICES AS BACKING UNDER THE DRIVEWAY WILL SOMETIMES REQUIRE AVOIDING UP TO A DOZEN CARS THAT ARE PARALLEL PARKED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE, THEIR, UH, DRIVEWAYS.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS OF THESE HOMES WOULD AGREE WITH THE NEED FOR SOME DEDICATED PARKING SPACES FOR THE PARK OR PARKING FURTHER AWAY ON THE PERIMETER WHEN THESE, WHEN THERE ARE NOT OPPOSITE DRIVEWAYS.
HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE PREVAILING OPINION OF MOST RESIDENTS.
I SENT OUT A POLL IN THE BAY RIDGE FACEBOOK SITE, WHICH HAS ABOUT 520 MEMBERS FROM THE ROUGHLY 450 HOMES IN BAY RIDGE, WITH FIVE POTENTIAL CHOICES OF WHAT TO DO WITH THIS AREA.
THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 180 VOTES CAST OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS ADDING AN ADDITIONAL VOTING CHOICES AND SEVERAL COMMENTS.
SO THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE BAY RIDGE FACEBOOK GROUP, WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT ONE SIXTH OF THE ADULTS THAT LIVE IN BAY RIDGE SUBDIVISION.
ONE THIRD OF THE VOTES, 33% WERE UNIQUE, WERE TO REQUEST A UNIQUE CHILDREN'S SPLASH PAD, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE LEAGUE CITY HAS IN ANY OF THEIR PARKS.
SO, AS A CONSIDERATION, 28% WANTED MORE VEGETATION SUCH AS TREES, BUSHES, OR FLOWER GARDENS.
17% WANTED DEDICATED PARKING SPOTS, 8% WANTED A DOG PARK.
AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER INTERESTING REQUESTS LIKE A ZEN GARDEN, A COMMUNITY GARDEN, AND SEVERAL REQUESTS TO INCLUDE A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN MORE BENCHES.
MY MAIN POINT IS THAT THE BAY RIDGE RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE INPUT INTO THE REPLACEMENT FACILITIES AND NOT JUST POURING A BIG RECTANGLE OF CONCRETE PARKING LOT.
SOME OF THE IDEAS COULD BE COUPLED TOGETHER FOR A FINAL SOLUTION.
WITH THE ART AND PARKS INITIATIVE, THERE IS A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR INVOLVING THIS AS A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR INVOLVING LOCAL PEOPLE AND ARTISTS AND DESIGNING AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AREA THAT COMPLIMENTS THE RECENTLY REDESIGNED AND INSTALLED PLAYGROUND FACILITIES AT BAY RIDGE PARK THAT HAVE RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE FROM BAY RIDGE RESIDENTS.
UH, MARIKA'S SIGNED UP, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE SHE'S HERE.
HI, I AM ANGIE MERTENS AND I AM ONE OF THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE RUNOFF FOR
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CITY COUNCIL RACE FOR THE VACATED SEAT BY JOHN BOWEN.UM, JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY THE 17TH FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN, SO EVERYBODY COME OUT AND VOTE, PLEASE JUST COME OUT AND, AND MAKE YOUR VOICE KNOWN.
UM, I'VE ENJOYED FOR ALL OF YOU THAT ARE OUT THERE ON CHANNEL 16 GOING AND TALKING TO EVERYBODY WHILE I'VE BEEN WALKING THE BLOCKS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND, UM, JUST GETTING TO KNOW WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE AND, UM, TRYING TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO TO HELP THE CITY, UM, FIX THOSE CONCERNS, MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE THIS, UM, THE BEST CITY THAT IT CAN BE.
I, UM, I THINK THAT THE GREATEST THING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT MYSELF IS THAT THE ONE THING PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ME IS MY CHARITY WORK.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE KNOW ME AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY KNOW THAT.
UM, PEOPLE CALL ME ALL THE TIME AND ASK, UM, FOR HELP FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OR PEOPLE IN CRISIS, AND I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE THE RESOURCES, UM, LOCAL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT AND HELP PEOPLE.
UM, I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF VOLUNTEERS THAT CAN HELP WITH, UH, A HOUSE THAT BURNED DOWN AND PEOPLE NEED CLOTHES OR, UM, MONEY, FOOD OR, OR HOUSING.
AND, UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR 22 YEARS WHILE I'VE LIVED HERE IN LEAGUE CITY.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO HELP THE CITY ON A BIGGER SCALE THAN THAT.
PEOPLE THAT, THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL CRISIS WANNA KNOW, UM, THAT THEIR TAXES ARE BEING CONSIDERED, THAT WE'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY AND THEIR RESOURCES AS BEST AS WE CAN AND KEEPING THEIR TAXES LOW.
I DO HAVE TO COMMEND, UM, SITTING CITY COUNCIL THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALWAYS LOWERED THAT EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ALREADY CONSIDER THAT AND I WANT, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT I'LL, I'LL BE WORKING TOWARD THAT GOAL WITH YOU AND, UM, FOR THE CITIZENS.
UM, HURRICANE HARVEY REALLY MADE ME INTERESTED IN FLOODING AND, UM, I'VE GONE TO EVERY MEETING SINCE THEN THAT I COULD FIND.
I'VE EVEN GONE TO SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE, UM, WHERE WE STUDIED ABOUT AMSTERDAM AND HOW THEY LOOK AT THEIR FLOODING 200 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.
I'D REALLY LOVE FOR THEM TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO US TO LET'S LOOK 50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE AND TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TO BE HELPED OUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION LIKE I HELP THEM, BUT THAT THE CITY DOESN'T GET FLOODED BECAUSE WE'VE WORKED ON THE BEST MITIGATION THAT WE CAN.
AND AGAIN, I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN WORKED ON BY CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO THAT, THAT IS A PERSONAL GOAL OF MINE, JUST TO KNOW THAT WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, WE MAKE SURE THAT, THAT OUR FLOODING IS, IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF.
AND I'LL WORK FOR EVERY CITIZEN IN LAKE CITY.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON SATURDAY.
UM, ON A SIDE NOTE, I JUST, UH, ATTENDED A, UH, GENERAL MEETING OF BAAB AND ADRIANA CRUZ FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM MADE AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
SO I HOPE IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, YOU CAN, UH, TALK TO SCOTT ABOUT IT.
IT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING DATA THAT SHE PRESENTED TODAY.
WE HAD OUR, UH, CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED STEERING COMMITTEE, UH, TODAY AND IT WAS A JOINT MEETING WITH DICKINSON WATERSHED STEERING COMMITTEE.
IF YOU REMEMBER, AS I'VE TALKED TO YOU OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT WAYS, UH, TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO, UM, LET THEM BECOME FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE DO AND ALSO SHARE INFORMATION.
SO ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, GLO REACHED OUT TO ME AND THEY ARE WORKING UNDER A-C-D-B-G GRANT AND IT IS FOR THE CENTRAL REGION, UH, ORIGIN FOR BASIN STUDY.
SO THE CENTRAL REGION BEING THAT EQUATES TO THE, IF YOU REMEMBER ME TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE SAN JA CENTER REGION SIX, THE REGIONAL FLOOD PLANNING COMMITTEE, THAT'S THE REGION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO, UM, THEY PRESENTED, UH, TO US TODAY AN OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AT, I'LL GET YOU A COPY.
IF YOU'RE NOT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND, AND TO ME THAT BEGINS TO, UH, PUNCH AT WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE WITH THE BROAD REPRESENTATION AND CERTAINLY THE SUPPORT OF THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT LIKE WE HAVE HAD AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND SO THE PARTNERSHIPS WE'VE DEVELOPED WITH THE GULF COAST PROTECTION DISTRICT, WITH BAY TRAN WITH THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, ALL
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OF IT I THINK HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, PROJECTS UNDERWAY, UH, ADDRESSING DRAINAGE AND FLOODING IN OUR REGION.AND TO THAT END, I REALLY DO BELIEVE WHERE WE ARE NOW, UH, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE DICKINSON WATERSHED STEERING COMMITTEE, WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAXIMIZE THE COMMUNICATION.
AND WHAT WE FIND IS FROM EACH MEETING, WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND BECOME AWARE OF THE PROGRESS OR THE CHANGES, THE CHALLENGES.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE REGIONAL.
UM, UNDERSTANDING IS WHERE OUR CHALLENGES ARE, HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, HOW WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
UM, SO IN CLOSING, I WANNA SAY, UM, THERE IS TYPICAL ADVANCEMENT IN ALL THE PROJECTS.
I'VE TALKED TO YOU, UH, OVER THE, THE PAST YEAR OR SO.
I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT LAKE CITY ON THIS COMMITTEE.
IT ALLOWS ME TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND I THINK IT HELPS ALL OF US.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
TO THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA, SIX A THROUGH SIX K.SECOND, NOBODY ON THE SPEAKER BOARD, SO PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST PUBLIC HEARING
[7A. 24-0064 Hold a public hearing on revisions to Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinance of the City of League City, to remove Appendixes B, C, D, and E (Director of Planning)]
AND ACTION ITEMS. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TO REMOVE APPENDICES B, C, D, AND E.THE HEARING WILL OPEN AT 6:17 PM NO ONE SIGNED.
[7B. 24-0065 Consider and take action on an ordinance revising Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinance of the City of League City, to remove Appendixes B, C, D, and E (Director of Planning)]
B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TO REMOVE APP DEPENDENCIES, B, C AND DBCD AND E, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED EIGHT ZERO ON JANUARY 22ND, 2024 TO APPROVE MR. SCONES MAYOR.THANK YOU MAYOR CHRIS, ON JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REAL QUICK.
I, I TRIED TO CALL TODAY AND I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE BIT LATE AND IN THE CALLING, SO I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT, UM, WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON THAT WE'RE TAKING THE APPENDIX OUT OF THE CODE? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YES, SIR.
SO WHEN, WHEN THE APPENDIXES WERE ORIGINALLY PUT IN THE UDC, THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
AND SO THESE DOCUMENTS, LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED DOCUMENTS, UM, ARE BASICALLY GUIDES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
THE ONES THAT ARE REGULATIONS IN HERE, THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS WERE ACTUALLY ADOPTED BY OTHER ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UDC.
AND SO AGAIN, THEY WERE, THIS AMENDMENT WILL NOT MAKE THESE DOCUMENTS GO AWAY.
IT WILL JUST ALLOW THEM TO BE AMENDED IN THE, UM, WAY THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED THROUGH RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCES.
THEY WERE ADOPTED OR IN THE DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK FOR INSTANCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PAGE FROM THAT WHICH SHOWS, UM, THE CONTACT LIST FROM THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM PERSON ON HERE, UM, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY STILL ON HERE,
AND SO THESE DOCUMENTS WE NEED CHANGE OUT
YEAH, JUST CALL YOU UP, HUH? WE NEED CHANGE OUT.
SO THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MEANT TO BE CHANGED OVER TIME AND THAT'S THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS ITEM.
AND AND YOU TOOK THAT PAGE OUT OF THERE.
SO THERE IS SOME QUALIFYING INFORMATION IN THE PAGES ALSO, UM, THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH.
THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS WHAT IS THE INTENT OF WHY WE'RE TAKING THEM OUT OF THE, THE CITY ORDINANCE? IS IT BECAUSE YOU WANNA CHANGE SOME THINGS IN SO THE REFERENCES AND THE STANDARDS WITHOUT COUNCIL? NO SIR.
OR WITHOUT, NOT COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, BUT COMING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THE CITY ORDINANCE.
SO SO THE ACTUAL REGULATIONS, SO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MM-HMM.
UM, THE DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK WOULD NOT HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL.
THAT'S JUST A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WE UPDATE FROM TIME TO TIME TO CHANGE THINGS LIKE THE STAFF DIRECTORY.
UM, SO THAT'S THE INTENTION BEHIND IT, NOT TO REMOVE THESE DOCUMENTS, UM, IN GENERAL, BUT JUST TO REMOVE 'EM SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND A, EVERY TIME WE WANNA CHANGE THE STAFF DIRECTOR.
MY, MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT CHANGING ANYTHING THAT, EVEN IF IT'S A DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION STANDARD WITHOUT COUNSEL'S APPROVAL IS WHAT I'M CONCERNED WITH.
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IS STATED THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY WE COULD CHANGE IT OR YOU COULD CHANGE IT, SOME OF THE STANDARDS AND SOME OF THE DESIGN CRITERIA.SO THAT'S, IF, IF, IF I HAVE YOUR WORDS THAT UM, SOME OF THIS STUFF IS NOT GONNA BE CHANGED WITHOUT EITHER BY A RESOLUTION BY ORDINANCE COMING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH IT.
SO APPENDIX'S C AND D WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE CHANGED BY STAFF ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHOUT APPROVAL BY COUNCIL.
SO CHRIS, ORIGINALLY I WAS, WHEN I, WHEN I WENT THROUGH THIS, I WAS HAPPY THAT DEFINITION STAYED, BUT NOW I'M KIND OF, IS IT BETTER IF WE PULL THE DEFINITIONS AS WELL? THAT WAY IF WORDING CHANGES IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK? UH, I DON'T THINK SO.
THE DEFINITIONS DON'T REALLY, REALLY CHANGE, UM, UNLESS THEY'RE, AND IF WE WERE TO CHANGE AN ACTUAL DEFINITION THAT'S ALMOST SIMILAR TO CHANGING A REGULATION, SO WE WOULD WANT THAT TO BE REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO THE NEXT MEETING, UH, JUST SO WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BETTER LOOK AT THIS BASED ON THE CONCERNS.
UH, MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
POSTPONED TO THE NEXT MEETING.
YOU'RE NOT HITTING THAT HARD ENOUGH.
[7C. 24-0070 Hold a public hearing on a request to rezone approximately 1.67 acres from “RSF-7” (Residential Single-Family 7) to “CG” (General Commercial), MAP-23-0006 (2309 19th Street), generally located four blocks west of Highway 3, three blocks south of FM 646, along the north side of 19th Street with an address of 2309 19th Street (Director of Planning)]
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUESTDASH TWO THREE DASH 6 23 0 9 19TH STREET.
GENERALLY LOCATED FOUR BLOCKS WEST OF HIGHWAY THREE, THREE BLOCKS SOUTH 6 46 ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF 19TH STREET.
A PUBLIC HEARING TO REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.67 ACRES OF R SF.
SEVEN RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN TO CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL MAP.
DASH 23 DASH 0 0 0 6 23 0 9 19TH STREET.
GENERALLY LOCATED FOUR BLOCKS WEST OF HIGHWAY THREE THREE BLOCKS SOUTH OF 6 46 ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF 19TH STREET WITH AN ADV WITH AN ADDRESS OF 2309 19TH STREET.
PUBLIC HEARING STARTS AT 6 22.
THERE'S NOBODY SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING CLOSES AT 6 23 7 D
[7D. 24-0071 Consider and take action on an ordinance rezoning approximately 1.67 acres from “RSF-7” (Residential Single-Family 7) to “CG” (General Commercial), MAP-23-0006 (2309 19th Street), generally located four blocks west of Highway 3, three blocks south of FM 646, along the north side of 19th Street with an address of 2309 19th Street (Director of Planning)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 1.67 ACRES FROM R SF.SEVEN RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN TO CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL MAP.
DASH TWO THREE DASH 0 0 0 6 23 0 9 19TH STREET.
GENERALLY LOCATED FOUR BLOCKS WEST OF HIGHWAY THREE THREE BLOCKS SOUTH OF SIX 40 FM 6 46 ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF 19TH STREET WITH AN ADDRESS OF 2309 19TH STREET PLANNING ZONING.
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SIX TWO ON JANUARY 22ND.
ANYBODY ON THE QUEUE? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE.
7 4 0 AGAINST, THERE IS NO OLD BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES, UH,
[11. ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA COMPLETED]
UNDER 11 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION.UPDATING EXISTING FEES FOR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, MEMBERSHIP FEES AND NON-RESIDENT FEES.
SEEING NO ONE ON THE QUEUE, PLEASE VOTE.
[13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS]
REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AIR PRO.I WANTED TO, UM, TELL THE PUBLIC REAL QUICK AND COUNSEL ALSO TO INFORM 'EM THAT, UM, MYSELF AND ANDY MANN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WENT TO THE HGAC TRAFFIC POLICY COUNCIL AND WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT
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THAT COUNCIL MEETING WAS THE FACT THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON, WHAT THIS COUNCIL DOES BASICALLY IS, UM, IF THERE'S ANY FUNDING COMING FROM GALVESTON COUNTY OR FOR LEAGUE CITY AND SO FORTH, WE HAVE A, A SAY IN WHERE THAT MONEY MAY GO TO.UM, CITY OF HOUSTON BECAUSE THEY PASSED PROPOSITION BA COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, CITY OF HOUSTON WANTED TO HAVE A NEW VOTING METRICS AND BASICALLY RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE THREE VOTES.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS TWO AND EVERY OTHER CITY HAS ONE.
UH, WITH THIS NEW VOTING METRICS THAT THEY TRY TO PASS IN A A BYLAW, IT WAS GONNA GIVE THE CITY OF HOUSTON 13 VOTES IN HARRIS COUNTY 12.
SO YOU CAN KINDA SEE THE SWAY ON THE VOTING PATTERN WHEN IT CAME TO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN, IN GALVESTON COUNTY.
SO MYSELF AND ANDY MADE THE MEETING.
UM, WE JUST WANTED TO RELAY TO COUNCIL THAT IT, IT FAILED, UH, 20 TO SIX VOTES.
SO THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO PROBABLY THE BOARD AND BACK TO THE SAME WAY TO, UH, VOTE FOR TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS, FOR THIS AREA.
SO JUST KIND OF BRINGING COUNCIL UP TO THE UP TO SPEED ON THAT.
IT WAS A UNIQUE VOTE THAT DAY AND, AND UH, IT WAS CRAZY, UH, GOING TO THE MEETING.
AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF WE WOULD'VE GIVEN HARRIS COUNTY AND, AND HOUSTON, THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES, NONE OF THE MONEY WOULD'VE CAME DOWN HERE ANYMORE.
NONE OF THE MONEY WOULD'VE GONE TO ANY OF THE OTHER SUBURBAN CITIES.
SO THEY ALREADY HAVE MORE VOTES THAN WE DO AND, AND PROBABLY RIGHTFULLY SO.
BUT THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING OUR RIGHT TO, TO GET SOME OF THAT MONEY DOWN HERE.
I'LL BE REALLY, I'LL BE REALLY BRIEF.
UM, FIRST FOR THE GOVERNOR CAME THIS, THIS WEEKEND AND QUITE A FEW MORE PEOPLE SHOWED UP THAN WAS ANTICIPATED, BUT I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK STAFF AND THE FACILITIES PEOPLE WHO REALLY STEPPED UP WHEN WE HAD OVER, UH, OVER AT LEAST OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT PLANNED ON BEING THERE.
AND THEN THEY OPENED UP THE DOORS AND THEN THEY, THEY JUST TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING.
UM, THE, THE OTHER THING WAS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THE CONES, UH, BLOCKING A LANE ON MARINA BAY DRIVE STARTING OVER THERE BY THE SOUTH SHORE HOTEL.
THE, THE REASON THEY'RE THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THE UNEVEN LANES ONE CAR HAD COME THROUGH AND IT HAD, IT BLEW A TIRE THERE.
AND SO THE TEXAS STATE SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD.
SO THEY'VE SHUT IT DOWN, BUT THEY'VE MOVED UP CONSTRUCTION.
SO, AND JUST BE PATIENT AND IT WILL BE, IT WILL BE GETTING WORKED ON STARTING IN MARCH.
LAST, UH, I WANTED TO THANK, SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, THE NAVARRO FAMILY HAD A GOOD TIME, UH, SHOWING 'EM AROUND EVERYWHERE.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM OUT.
UH, THOSE FALL CARNIVALS ARE A REALLY BIG WAY THAT A A LOT OF THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THEIR PTA AND DO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR IT.
SO I THINK THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME KIND OF DOING IT.
SO HE WAS THE GUINEA PIG, BUT WE'LL LOOK TO EXPAND THAT IN THE FALL.
UH, TO TO, TO THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN, IN LEAGUE CITY, BOTH IN C-C-I-S-D AND UH, DISD.
BUT, UH, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
[14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)]
SESSION.THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SUB CHAPTER D, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT SECTION 5 51 AT ALL OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ON THIS 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 AT 6 28.
DO YOU KNOW, DO YOU KNOW ROTHCHILD
[15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)]
CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 AT SEVEN 19, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.THERE WAS NO FINAL ACTION, DECISION OR VOTE REGARD TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST CONCLUDED.
15 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY TO WITT BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. I MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SEEING NOBODY ON THE QUEUE, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION TO WITT JOSEPH P ROTHSCHILD VERSUS CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TWO THREE DASH CV DASH 2 3 4 9 2.
AFFINITY BAYVIEW ONE LIMITED VERSUS LEAGUE CITY 2 2 3
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DASH CV DASH 2 3 5.CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSION CONCERNING POTENTIAL PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.
I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMANDS OF 14 PARCELS TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION PASSES 7 4 0 AGAINST AND AT 7:20 PM THERE BEING NO FURTHER ACTION.