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          [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS]
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ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL TO ORDER. 
          THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THE CITY OF LEAGUE C TEXAS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER ON JUNE 11TH, 2024 AT SIX OH FOUR. 
          ROLL CALL MEMBERS. 
          ANDY MANN. 
          HERE. 
          TOMMY CONES HERE. 
          TOM CRUISE. 
          HERE. 
          COURTNEY CHADWELL. 
          HERE. 
          JUSTIN HICKS. 
          HERE. 
          CHAD TRESSLER. 
          HERE. 
          SEAN SAUNDERS. 
          HERE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR BRIAN YOUNG FROM WORD POWER CHURCH, WHO WILL BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING. 
          PASTOR, SMILE OUR HEADS. 
          FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT THANKING YOU FOR YOUR GRACE, YOUR MERCY, AND YOUR LOVE FOR PROTECTING US AND KEEPING US DURING A TIME OF GREAT INSERT CERTAINTY. 
          AND LORD, WE ASK RIGHT NOW FOR WISDOM TONIGHT OVER ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN CHARGE. 
          FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING THAT'S ON THEIR LIVES, FATHER. 
          AND WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR ORDER AND THANK YOU LORD GOD FOR YOUR GRACE. 
          IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. 
          AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE AMERICAN FLAG. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. 
          ONE, A NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR, TEXAS. 
          FLAG, HONOR UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONCE TODAY UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE 
          [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MEETINGS FOR THE MAY 28TH, 2024, REGULAR MEETING. 
          IF THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED. 
          [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]
UH, NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENTS. 
          FIRST UP, WILLIAM PATE. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, GOOD EVENING, LONG AGENDA. 
          SO I'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH MY COMMENTS QUICKLY. 
          UM, FIRST ITEM ON HERE, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THE, UH, PROPOSITIONS FOR COUNSEL, UH, TO PUT FORWARD FOR THE, THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, OVERALL I THINK THE CHANGES, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THAT COMMITTEE WERE VERY, VERY GOOD FOR THE CHARTER. 
          UM, COUPLE OF OF COMMENTS THAT I'D HAVE RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THE CHANGES TO TERM LIMITS. 
          I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE I'M, I'M UNDERSTANDING, UM, EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE OR HOW THAT WOULD CHANGE, UH, WHAT'S CURRENTLY GOING ON. 
          IT'S A LITTLE, AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO READ THIS AS SOMEBODY WHO WOULD BE AT THE BALLOT, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY'D BE VOTING FOR. 
          NO PERSON SHALL BE A CANDIDATE FOR ANY POSITION ON THE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS PRESENTLY SERVING A SECOND FULL TERM OR HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED TWO FULL TERMS AS MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, UH, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF. 
          SO IT SOUNDS LIKE ANYBODY WHO HAS COMPLETED TWO FULL TERMS OF ANY POSITION IS BASICALLY INELIGIBLE FOR C ON COUNCIL EVER AGAIN. 
          UH, WHICH I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK IS A GOOD CHANGE. 
          UH, WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE, I THINK, IS GOOD, STRONG LEADERS FOR THE CITY. 
          CONTINUITY OF THAT GOVERNANCE AND AN ARBITRARY PROHIBITION FROM RUNNING AGAIN, SEEMS TO BE, UH, CONTRARY TO THAT IDEA. 
          UM, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IDEA UNDER ITEM NINE THAT CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO, UH, BASICALLY A PERSON TO FILL A, UH, CITY SEAT. 
          UH, SHOULD THERE BECOME A VACANCY WHEN THERE IS A TERM OF LESS THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING. 
          UH, I THINK THAT THE COST OF A SPECIAL ELECTION IS INEXPENSIVE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET THE VOICE OF THE CITIZENS TELLING YOU WHO THEY WANT TO REPRESENT THEM. 
          OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST GONNA BE, UH, LIKELY A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON COUNCIL WHO ARE GONNA BE FINDING A, A CANDIDATE TO RUBBER STAMP AND GET ON COUNCIL. 
          AND WE DON'T WANT THAT. 
          SO PAY THE MONEY FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. 
          UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, ADEQUATE FUNDING IN OUR BUDGET TO COVER THAT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE CITIZENS GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE WHO WILL REPRESENT THEM FOR THOSE UNEXPIRED TERMS. UM, I LIKE THE IDEA ABOUT THE FIREWORKS. 
          UM, THOSE WERE MY MAIN COMMENTS THERE. 
          UM, RELATED TO ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, THE HELEN HALL AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITY USAGE FEES, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE, THE DESIRE TO PUT IN PLACE POLICY. 
          I LOVE THE IDEA. 
          UM, I WOULD RECOMMEND THOUGH, INSTEAD OF REQUIRING A FEE FOR RESIDENTS OF $25, UH, IF THE INTENT IS TO COVER COSTS FOR USE OF FACILITIES, REALLY THE ONLY COST THE CITY SHOULD INCUR WOULD BE CLEANUP FEES. 
          AND THAT SHOULD ALREADY BE COVERED BY THAT DEPOSIT THAT YOU ARE ALREADY REQUIRING THEM TO PAY. 
          SO WE ARE, AS CITIZENS RESIDENTS, WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR THOSE FACILITIES. 
          UH, LET'S ALLOW CITIZENS TO USE THOSE FACILITIES AT NO COST WITH A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT, WHICH THEY WOULD FORFEIT IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DON'T CLEAN UP THEIR MESS. 
          AND IT REQUIRES CITY STAFF TIME TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THOSE AREAS. 
          AND WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR IT. 
          WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY AGAIN FOR THE USE OF A, UH, CITY FACILITY? UH, I DO LIKE THOUGH THAT IT'S KIND OF FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, AND THAT WOULD BE HOW YOU CAN USE IT FREE. 
          BUT STILL, I KNOW THIS WOULD IMPACT A FEW ORGANIZATIONS. 
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UH, AND FINALLY, I KNOW THERE'S AN ITEM ON HERE ON THE AGENDA RELATED TO THE, UH, THE HOMESTEAD RESIDENTIAL TAX EXEMPTION FOR SENIORS. 
          UH, YOU'RE SAVING 'EM A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER YEAR. 
          IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. 
          UH, AND THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD BE HAVING CITIZENS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. 
          AND, UH, SENIOR CITIZENS DO USE MORE OF OUR, OUR CITY RESOURCES THAN OTHERS. 
          DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A GOOD, UH, WAY TO MAINTAIN THAT PHILOSOPHY. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          JAY MORALES. 
          UH, YES, COUNSEL, I'LL DEFER TO THE AGENDA I SET. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          SHOULD HAVE SIGNED UP ON THAT, BUT, UH, DAVID URA RA. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, YEAH, MY NAME IS DAVID TERA. 
          SOME OF YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE ME, SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT. 
          I'VE BEEN A ECONOMIST FOR THE GALSTON DAILY NEWS FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. 
          I HAPPEN TO BE A RESIDENT IN CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE, AND SO I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THAT, REGARDING THE WALL. 
          SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY PERSPECTIVE AS A RESIDENT. 
          AND I'VE LIVED IN LAKE CITY SINCE 1988. 
          SO HERE'S JUST MY KIND OF PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE WALL BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT'S AT. 
          BUT OUR SUBDIVISION HAS DEEP LAKE CITY ROOTS. 
          UH, BACK IN THE 1960S WHEN THE DEVELOP OF A CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE BEGAN, IT WAS THE MOST UPSCALE AND MODERN SUBDIVISION OF ALL OF LEAGUE CITY. 
          IT SITS ON THE CREEK AND HAS NATURAL NATURE AREAS IN ITS PRESENCE. 
          BACK THEN, CCV HOUSED MANY EMPLOYEES FROM NASA, INCLUDING ASTRONAUTS. 
          OUR HOUSE, OUR HOUSE ACTUALLY HAS DEEP NASA HISTORY. 
          IT'S VERY INTERESTING THAT I WOULD SPEAK AT ANOTHER TIME. 
          TODAY'S CCV STILL HOLDS THOSE ROOTS AND VALUES DUE TO ITS UNIQUENESS THAT IT POSSESSES. 
          ALMOST EVERY HOUSE IS CUSTOM AND DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER HOMES. 
          IT'S ONE OF THE RARE NON COOKIE CUTTER SUBDIVISIONS TO FIND IN LAKE CITY. 
          NOTHING WRONG WITH COOKIE CUTTER SUBDIVISIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE MODERN AND LOOK NICE. 
          BUT THIS ONE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. 
          AND THAT'S WHY MY WIFE AND I MOVED THERE. 
          IT'S GONNA BE MY LAST HOME UNTIL ASSISTANT LIVING. 
          SO, UM, SO NOW THAT THE EXPLOSION OF THE POPULATION OF LEAGUE CITY AND BUSINESSES CCV HAS BECOME VULNERABLE TO CAR BREAK-INS AND CRIME, DUE TO THE QUICK ACCIDENT ON I 40 FIVES, OUR CARS HAVE BEEN BROKEN IN TWICE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND THE LAST ONE WAS LAST MONTH. 
          UM, ALSO, I COMPLETELY APPRECIATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF I 45 AND FIVE 18, BUT NOW THE NOISE POPULATION HAS OVERPOWERED OUR ONCE PEACEFUL HOMES. 
          SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP KEEP THE PRESERVATION OF LAKE CITY HISTORY OF CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE, BUT ALSO, PLEASE PROTECT US. 
          WE NEED YOUR HELP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          JACKSON KILGORE. 
          AND THEN IT WILL BE BLAKE STANLEY NEXT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL. 
          UH, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT. 
          UH, IN, UH, UH, I'M JACKIE KILGORE, LIVE IN, UH, CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE AS WELL, LIKE DAVID. 
          UM, BUT TO FOLLOW UP TO HIS COMMENTS, UM, UH, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN GALVESTON COUNTY. 
          UH, MY PARENTS ON SATURDAY USED TO PACK US UP, AND WE WOULD COME OUT FIVE 18 WEST AND GO TO HARDEE'S EGG RANCH. 
          THAT WAS A BIG THING. 
          SEE, LOOK AT A THOUSAND CHICKENS AND GET, UH, A BARNYARD EGGS ON THE WEEKEND. 
          AS I GOT OLDER, FINALLY GOT TO DRIVE, UM, I WOULD DO THE DRIVE OUT FIVE 18, UH, TO, TO MAKE THE STU MAKE THE RUN. 
          AND, UM, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SUBDIVISION BEING BUILT. 
          AND, UH, I GOT MORE AND MORE INTERESTED IN IT BECAUSE THE HOUSES LOOK VERY UNIQUE. 
          AND, UH, I WILL DRIVE THROUGH SOMETIMES DURING THE BUILDING PERIOD AND WATCH IT. 
          AND FINALLY, IT WAS AT THAT POINT IN MY LIFE, I WENT, I'M GONNA LIVE HERE SOMEDAY. 
          WELL, 20 YEARS LATER, IN 1988, I MOVED INTO CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE, AND WE'VE BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. 
          UM, AND, UH, UM, HAVE A REALLY NICE PLACE THAT'S ON THE FIRST CANAL. 
          HAVE A GREAT BACKYARD. 
          WE HAVE WATER IN OUR BACKYARD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE ALSO BOUGHT INTO THE GULF FREEWAY. 
          AND FOR THE FIRST PART PERIOD OF OUR TIME THERE, IT WASN'T SO BAD. 
          BUT AS THE, UH, FREEWAY HAS CONTINUED TO WIDEN, IT'S JUST GOTTEN LOUDER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER. 
          UH, FINALLY, UM, IT, IT REACHED A POINT TO WHERE IT GOT TEX DOT'S ATTENTION. 
          THEY CAME OUT, DID SOME RESEARCH, AND TOOK SOME READINGS AND STUFF OF THE DB LEVELS, AND FOUND OUT THAT WE DID QUALIFY FOR A WALL. 
          SO, UM, THEY'VE BEEN BEHIND THE PROGRAM, UH, FOR SOME TIME NOW. 
          UH, SEEMS LIKE FOREVER WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT. 
          UH, BUT THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, UH, TO DAVID'S POINT, UM, IN MY TIME THERE, MY CAR HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO MY DRIVEWAY THREE TIMES AND, UH, UH, HAD STUFF STOLEN OUT OF IT. 
          AND WE'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED, UM, PEOPLE COMING THROUGH RATTLING 
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DOORKNOBS ON, ON CARS, UH, CAR DOORS AND, AND, UH, MAILBOXES AS WELL. 
          AND SO, UM, SECURITY BECAME AN ISSUE. 
          AND, UH, THE MORE WE TALKED ABOUT IT, THE MORE WE REALIZED THAT'S A TWOFOLD SOLUTION THAT THIS, THAT THIS SOUND WALL PROPOSES FOR US, RIGHT? IT BLOCKS OFF LEAGUE CITY FROM THE FREEWAY. 
          AND IN FACT, ONE OF THE OFFICERS WAS TELLING ME DURING ONE OF MY, UH, CONVERSATIONS WHEN HE CAME TO MY HOUSE WAS THEY CAN PARK BETWEEN, UM, DISCOUNT TIRE AND, AND MCDONALD'S GET OUT, WALK FREELY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DO WHATEVER IT NEEDS TO DO, THEN THEY GO BACK OUT AND THEY GET THE FREEWAY AND THEY'RE GONE. 
          SO HAVING SOMETHING THAT BARRICADES US FROM THAT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY IS SOMETHING I THINK CLEAR CREEK'S FINALLY AT THE VILLAGE IS FINALLY AT THAT POINT THAT, THAT WE NEED. 
          SO, UM, UM, TEXDOT SEEMS TO BE ON BOARD. 
          UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A PART OF THIS THAT, THAT LEAGUE CITY IS GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, TO FINALLY PUT THIS WALL IN. 
          AND, UH, WE HAVE MULTIPLE FOLKS HERE TONIGHT, UH, FROM CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE. 
          RAISE YOUR HANDS, , THAT ARE ALL, UH, KIND OF IN SUPPORT. 
          AND JUST TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE DID A LITTLE CANVASSING AND, UH, I HAVE ALMOST A HUNDRED DOCUMENTS HERE SIGNED BY PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, UH, BUT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE SOUND WALL AND, UH, AND SECURE WALL TO, UM, TO, UH, ONCE AGAIN, SECURE OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR SUBDIVISION AND MAKE IT THE QUIET SUBDIVISION. 
          IT WAS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU BLAKE STANLEY. 
          AND THEN IT'S, UH, I THINK NICK MARCIO. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS BLAKE STANLEY. 
          I'M THE EXECUTIVE PASTOR OF CITY MART CHURCH. 
          SO DEAR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, IT HAS BEEN OUR HONOR TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF LEAGUE CITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. 
          AND BY GOD'S GRACE, WE'VE SEEN OUR CHURCH GROW TO NEARLY 2000 IN LEAGUE CITY IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. 
          WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH DURING MY TENURE AS THE EXECUTIVE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE TRUE STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          WHILE OUR EXPANSIVE GROWTH AND OUR CONGREGATION HAS BEEN A BLESSING, WE HAVE OUTGROWN THE CHURCH'S CURRENT LOCATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY THREE AND MAIN STREET, AND OUR FOCUSED ON ADVANCING GROWTH TO CONTINUE OUR MISSION OF SERVICE AND MINISTRY TO THE PEOPLE OF LEAGUE CITY. 
          WE BELIEVE THE GOODNESS OF GOD STARTS AT HOME, AND OUR PHYSICAL HOME NEEDS TO GROW AS OUR CONGREGATION HAS GROWN AS A MAN OF FAITH. 
          I BELIEVE IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WE WERE CONTACTED BY AN ENERGY COMPANY IN 2022 PEREGRINE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, WITH A REQUEST TO PURCHASE A GROUP, UH, A GROUP OF LOTS OWNED BY THE CHURCH, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY ENVISIONED TO BE A POTENTIAL NEW HOME FOR OUR CONGREGATION. 
          IN YEARS PAST, WE HAVE EVALUATED THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A NEW CHURCH BUILDING ON THIS SITE. 
          HOWEVER, THE COST AND EFFORT WOULD'VE BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL BURDEN AND NOT THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR CONGREGATION. 
          WHEN PEREGRINE APPROACHED CITY MART WITH AN OFFER TO GIVE THIS LAND AND A NEW SENSE OF PURPOSE AS AN ENERGY STORAGE SITE KNOWN AS WIZARD ENERGY, SO, UH, STORAGE SOLUTIONS, WE WERE THRILLED TO WORK WITH A TEAM WHO WILL ALLOW US TO FOCUS AND EXPAND OUR MISSION TO KNOW GOD, DISCOVER PEOPLE, UH, FIND FREEDOM, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 
          PEREGRINE HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND AND ENGAGING WITH US AS AN EXECUTIVE BOARD AND GROUP OF ELDERS TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABUNDANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND EMERGENCY PLANS THEY WILL HAVE IN PLACE. 
          THE PROJECT LOCATION MAKES SMART USE OF A DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIALIZED ZONED PARCEL WHILE PRESERVING VALUABLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ALONG HIGHWAY THREE. 
          I BELIEVE THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL USE FOR THIS LAND FIT FOR PURPOSE, WHILE PROVIDING LONG-TERM VALUE TO OUR CITY. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD NEVER WANT TO INFLICT ANY PAIN ON THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO REACH. 
          THIS IS WHY WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE PRIOR TO SELECTING PEREGRINE AS THE BUYER. 
          PEREGRINE'S ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE SECURITY OF RELIABILITY, AFFORDABLE ENERGY. 
          IT WILL, IT, IT, IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE, UM, FOR US DURING OUR GREATEST NEED AIDING AND KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON AND MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE IN, UH, PRICES AS A VALUED NEIGHBOR WIZARD WILL QUIETLY GENERATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOCAL TAXES WITH NO BURDEN TO THE CITY SERVICES. 
          WE ALL WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR LAKE CITY. 
          AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROPOSED SITE AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK PEREGRINE IS WILLING TO PUT INTO DEVELOPING THIS, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS TRULY THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF THIS LAND REGARDLESS OF THE FINAL DECISION. 
          WE ARE COMMITTED AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING LEAGUE CITY TOGETHER. 
          THANKS NICK MARCIO, AND, AND THEN IT'S RUSTY TIDWELL. 
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HI, GOOD EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS NICK MARCIO. 
          I RUN A LAWN AND LANDSCAPE BUSINESS. 
          I GREW UP IN LAKE CITY SINCE, UH, WE GOT HERE IN 1969. 
          SO I'VE BEEN AROUND THE CITY FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. 
          BUT I'VE GOT A, A PROPERTY THAT'S SITTING OVER ON WASHINGTON STREET, WHICH IS RIGHT WHERE ALL OF THE, THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE IS WANTING TO BE PROPOSED TO BE BUILT. 
          UH, I WAS APPROACHED BY THE SAME COMPANY, PEREGRINE. 
          UH, WE'VE OWNED THAT, I'VE OWNED THAT PROPERTY SINCE 2018 AND TRYING MY BEST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH THE PROPERTY AS FAR AS FOR MY BUSINESS. 
          IT IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF AREA FOR BUSINESSES OF MOM AND POP TYPE, UH, UH, INDUSTRIAL. 
          THEY DON'T WANT ANY BIG, BIG BUSINESSES THERE. 
          SO I WAS APPROACHED BY PEREGRINE. 
          THEY WANTED TO SEE ABOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A WAY OF PIGGYBACKING, WELL, I'M SORRY, THERE. 
          HELLO, UH, LEAPFROG. 
          AND BASICALLY WITH, WITH A, UH, WITH A POLE TO BE ABLE TO GO FROM THEIR PROPERTY AND MAKE IT OVER TO THE SUBSTATION TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP POWER SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY RUN THEIR BUSINESS THERE. 
          YOU KNOW, TALKING WITH THESE GUYS, EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, IS SEEMS TO BE ON THE, ON THE UP AND UP AS FAR AS THE SAFETY'S CONCERNED. 
          THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY'VE GOT ANY, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS WITH, WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BEING ABLE TO BE SAFE AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, COMBATING ONE OF THESE FIRES THAT COULD TAKE PLACE. 
          THEY'VE SHOWED, THEY'VE SHOWED ON THEIR, ON THEIR DATA THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO KEEP THESE THINGS CONTAINED INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS AND THEY DON'T SPREAD. 
          IT'S ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE BATTERY, AND THERE'S, AND THAT'S IT. 
          I MEAN, I CAN, THEY CAN SHOW THAT THESE BATTERIES AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF, UH, TOXICS THAT THEY PUT OUT, THERE'S MORE IN AN ACTUAL HOUSE FIRE THAN YOU WILL HAVE IN ONE OF THOSE BATTERIES. 
          SO TO ME, I MEAN, I, I KEEP HEARING THE, THE COM COMMENTS OF ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE CLOSE TO IT. 
          I'M SITTING EXACTLY ON TOP OF WHERE THIS IS BEING DONE WITHIN, YOU KNOW, A LOT LESS FOOTAGE. 
          AND THE CONCERN, I MEAN, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE ABLE TO MEET ALL OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT ARE, THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO, YOU KNOW, RUN A BUSINESS JUST THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. 
          SO I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING WRITTEN DOWN. 
          I JUST, I MEAN, JUST SITTING, LISTENING TO WHAT'S BEING SAID, THAT'S KIND OF MY, MY THOUGHT. 
          SO, UH, I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT. 
          LIKE I SAID, I, I CAN'T SEE WHERE WE WOULDN'T AS A, AS A CITY OF LAKE CITY BENEFIT FROM BEING ABLE TO, THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE A HUNDRED, 10,000 HOUSES WHEN THE OUTAGE GOES OUT. 
          IF YOU LOSE POWER, IF YOU'VE GOT A COMPANY THAT CAN SUPPORT THAT MANY HOUSES WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT, I DON'T WANNA BE CALIFORNIA, NOTHING AGAINST THEM, BUT I, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE'VE BE ABLE TO KEEP POWER ON AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. 
          AND THE REVENUE THAT THEY, THEY GENERATE, IT'S WORTH IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          RUS TIDWELL THEN. 
          IT'S JOSH SPORE. 
          IT'S THE HONORABLE. 
          THE HONORABLE, YES, SIR. 
           , THE HONORABLE THROW YOU OFF. 
          I WON'T BE LONG. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. 
          UM, WE'VE GOT A, I DON'T WANT TO KIND OF DUPLICATE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID TONIGHT, BUT I, I'VE LIVED IN THE KIRK CREEK VILLAGE FOR OVER 31 YEARS. 
          I'VE RAISED THREE KIDS THERE. 
          MY FAMILY'S THERE. 
          UM, MY SON AND MY GRANDSON AND AND HIS WIFE ARE PROBABLY GONNA BE BUYING A HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 
          BUT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS REALLY REVIVED AND RECYCLED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF YOUNG FAMILIES IN THERE. 
          IT IS REALLY NICE TO SEE KIDS IN THERE AGAIN. 
          AND IF YOU TAKE A TRIP THROUGH CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. 
          AND, AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY GOTTEN NICE AND, AND, AND WE'VE GOT, GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S TAKEN A LOT OF OWNERSHIP IN THERE. 
          AND THIS PROJECT WITH THE WALL, IT STARTED OFF WITH THE LAKE KEN CLARK SPONSORING IT. 
          AND, UM, SENATOR MAY, MAY MILL MIDDLETONS HAS BEEN THE ONE CHAMPION. 
          AND OF COURSE, UM, I THANK COUNCILMAN CONES. 
          HE'S, HE'S REALLY CARRIED THE TORCH FOR US HERE TOO, HELPING US GETTING THROUGH A LOT OF THE HURDLES THAT WE NEEDED. 
          AND STAFF'S DONE A LOT FOR US TOO, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT TOO. 
          UM, NOW I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM BEING BROKEN IN AT MY HOUSE BECAUSE I'VE GOT ONE OF LEAGUE CITY'S FINEST LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ME, , 17 YEARS. 
          SO, BUT THAT'S IT. 
          WE'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND IF YOU GOT ANY KINDA QUESTIONS, WE'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TOO. 
          THANK YOU, JOSH. 
          BORE MY NAME'S JOSH SPORE, BUSINESS MANAGER, IBW LAKE CITY RESIDENT SINCE 2003. 
          UH, WANNA SUPPORT THE BEST SYSTEM AS FAR AS THE SAFETIES, UH, OVERLOOKED IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING IS THERE. 
          UH, ONE THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON IS THE COMPANY THAT THEY'RE GETTING IT FROM HAS TESTED THE BATTERIES THEMSELVES, SPENT THE TIME, SPENT THE MONEY, AND REALLY TOOK THE TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE SAFETY OF IT BEFORE RELEASING IT. 
          AND THEY'RE WILLING TO BUY SOMETHING THAT THE POD HAS BEEN BURNT UP 
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AND ONLY ONE CELL WAS BURNING. 
          AND THAT WAS IT. 
          AND I CAN REALLY SUPPORT SOMETHING AS FAR AS QUALITY WORK. 
          'CAUSE I WORKED IN THE REFINERIES FOR 12 YEARS. 
          I KNOW WHAT QUALITY WORK IS BEEN. 
          IBW FOR 13 YEARS. 
          WE'VE BEEN TRAINED ON IT. 
          AND I MEAN, EVERYBODY ELSE BEFORE ME HAS PRETTY MUCH SAID EVERYTHING ELSE TOO. 
          THAT'S IT. 
          YES, SIR. 
          PEGGY ZALAR. 
          PEGGY ZALAR, 1802 RAMPART, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON AGENDA ITEM NINE F AND I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SAY THAT IT IS, IT IS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WHEN SOMEBODY LIKE MYSELF ATTENDS MEETINGS, HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND A WAY FOR OUR CITY, UH, TO SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVE IN OUR STATE. 
          AND THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER WILL RESPOND VERY TIMELY TO MY REQUEST. 
          SO I, I PERSONALLY REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AS I'VE TALKED WITH YOU OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, UM, I'VE ATTENDED A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE SAN JACINTO REGION SIX FLOOD PLANNING GROUP. 
          AND AS I WAS TALKING WITH YOU, I WAS SAYING THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS THE GROUP. 
          THIS IS ONE OF THE 15 GROUPS THAT WILL SUBMIT RECOMMENDED PROJECTS TO THE TEXAS DEVELOPMENT WATER BOARD, WHEREIN THE TEXAS DEVELOPMENT WATER BOARD WILL THEN REVIEW ALL OF THE INPUTS FROM THESE DIFFERENT PLANNING GROUPS AND WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE FLOOD PLAN. 
          THIS IS THE FIRST CHANCE THAT WE'VE EVER HAD IN TEXAS TO HAVE A STATE FLOOD PLAN. 
          THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS IF A PROJECT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATE FLOOD PLAN, THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING. 
          AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COASTAL, UH, PROJECT, YOU WILL, YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT AS WE GO FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE, UM, THE AUTHORIZATION NOW FOR THE PROGRAM AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE APPROPRIATIONS. 
          FORTUNATELY, THE STATE STEPPED UP WITH 200,000 TO FUND THE GULF COAST PROTECTION DISTRICT TO KEEP US GOING WITH THE TEXAS COASTAL PROJECT. 
          WHERE WE ARE NOW IS THAT AS AN AS, AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE STATE FLOOD PLAN. 
          WHEN WE GO FORWARD TO OUR FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT TO THE STATE AND TO THE NATION, IF WE CAN SAY THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE PROJECT IN OUR STATE FLOOD PLAN THAT CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT, IT SPEAKS VERY STRONGLY TO THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE, THE GRASSROOTS EFFORTS WITHIN OUR STATE. 
          AND SO FOR ALL OF THE CITIES, UM, WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT TO, TO TAKE THE TIME TO SUBMIT, UH, A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE TEXAS DEVELOPMENT WATER BOARD, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. 
          I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT, BUT IF WE DON'T, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          BUT I'M ASKING FOR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR AGENDA ITEM NINE F. 
          THANK YOU, UH, MR. MAYOR, I THINK I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, SUSPEND THE RULES AND BRING FORWARD ITEM NINE C, WHICH IS THE SO WALL SECOND. 
          ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          UM, THIS IS ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES. 
          , I'M NOT SNEAKING IT BY YOU LIKE THAT. 
          MR. CHADWELL. 
          MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO 
          [9C. 24-0272 Consider and take action on a resolution increasing the Capital Improvement Project budget funding for the Clear Creek Village Sound Wall (ST2202) from $20,000 to $220,000 as part of the I-45 TxDOT widening project (Council Member Cones and Mayor Pro Tem Hicks)]
NINE C, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION. 
          INCREASING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS BUDGET FUNDING FOR THE CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE SOUND WALL ST 2 2 0 2 FROM $20,000 TO $220,000 AS PART OF THE I 45 TEXT WIDENING PROJECT MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MR. CHESLER. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF GETTING THIS DONE. 
          IT'S, IT'S BEEN A WHILE. 
          HAVING SAID THAT, IN EVERY OTHER CASE THROUGHOUT THIS CITY, WHEN AN HOA HAS A REQUEST, UM, FOR SOMETHING THAT IS PARTICULARLY BENEFICIAL TO THAT, UM, COMMUNITY, UM, MORE SO THAN TO THE REST OF THE RESIDENTS, WE HAVE TREATED THOSE AS A MATCHING PROJECT. 
          UM, AN EXAMPLE BEAM, WHEN THE RESIDENTS 
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OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD HIDDEN LAKES, UH, WANTED THE CITY TO COMPLETE THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL DOWN SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, UM, ADJACENT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, IT WAS A 50 50 MATCHING PROJECT WITH A HOA IN THE CITY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THAT PROJECT EXISTS ALREADY IN THE CITY'S HIKING BIKE TRAIL MASTER PLAN. 
          UM, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND ASK FOR THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO, TO DO THE 50 50 MATCHING ON THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME TO SHOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY TRULY BELIEVE IN. 
          UM, AND NOT JUST ASKING FOR A FREEBIE. 
          SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THAT WE DO THIS AS A NINE TO ONE MATCHING FOR THE $200,000 SO THAT THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE $9 FOR EVERY $1 THE HOA PROVIDES AND IT GETS TO THE EXTRA 200,000. 
          I, I WOULD SECOND IT. 
          IF I CAN ADD ONE THING TO THAT. 
          UH, I THINK THE, MY ONLY CONCERN REALLY IS TO MAKE SURE AFTER THE, AFTER WE DO THIS, TDO IS GOING TO MAINTAIN THE PORTION IN THE TEXT DOT RIGHT AWAY. 
          UH, THE LANDSCAPING AND THE PORTION, UH, IN THE TEXT DOT RIGHT AWAY, THE PORTION THAT'S NOT IN THE TEXT DOT RIGHT AWAY. 
          UH, I WOULD LIKE THE HOA TO MAINTAIN THAT PIECE OF IT. 
          I WILL MODIFY MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT AND I WILL SECOND, UH, DID ANYBODY WANNA DISCUSS THE MOTION TO AMEND BEFORE WE VOTE? SEAN, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE ON THERE, SEAN. 
          WELL, YOU HAD TWO PEOPLE UP THERE, SEAN. 
          OH, SURE. 
          I'M ON, UH, UH, TWO QUESTIONS I HAD REAL QUICK. 
          I THINK I UNDERSTAND NOW. 
          IT'S NOT, TDOT'S NOT DOING THIS. 
          'CAUSE IT'S NOT, THEY'RE RIGHT. 
          THEY'RE PART OF THE PROJECT OR WHY ISN'T TDOT DOING THIS LAST SECTION? SO I THINK THE, THE QUESTION IS THE SOUTH SECTION. 
          SO THE SECTION GENERALLY SOUTH OF CLAIBORNE STREET IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF TXDOT, RIGHT OF WAY. 
          THEY'RE BUILDING THE WALL, BUT THEY HAVE A, I'LL CALL IT A POLICY. 
          THEY'VE WRITTEN US SEVERAL LETTERS IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN AS TEXT DOTS RIGHT OF WAY. 
          THEN A LOCAL SPONSOR, WHETHER IT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE COUNTY OR S IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUIRING THE RIGHT OF WAY NECESSARY AND REQUIRE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR RELOCATING THE UTILITIES. 
          AND UPON COMPLETION, THEY LOOK FOR A LOCAL SPONSOR TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PORTION OF THE WALL, NOT ON THE PROPERTY THEY OWN. 
          SO THEY OWN THE PIECE THEY BOUGHT FROM CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE WHERE THE DETENTION POND IS. 
          THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING DR. 
          BOB MURKOWSKI'S PROPERTY. 
          AND SO IT'S, AGAIN, I SAY CLAIBORNE, BUT IT'S REALLY FROM THE LIFT STATION TO THE SOUTH OKAY. 
          IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR LOCAL SPONSOR TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. 
          SO THE 220,000 COVERS THE COST FOR TWO PIECES OF RIGHT OF WAY. 
          ONE, ONE DOESN'T HAVE A RESIDENT THAT LIVES THERE ANYMORE. 
          THE SECOND ONE, UH, REQUIRES EMINENT DOMAIN BECAUSE THEY DON'T CONTROL GETTING THEIR BANK CLEAR OF IT. 
          THE OTHER THREE PROPERTY OWNERS HAD DEDICATED RIGHT AWAY TO FACILITATE, TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION. 
          AND THEN THE RELOCATION OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY THAT RUNS ALONG THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN DISCOUNT TIRE AND MCDONALD'S AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD REQUIRES TO BE RAISED. 
          AND THEN WITH THAT COMES THE RELOCATION, NOT ONLY OF THE ELECTRIC LINES, BUT THE TELECOMMUNICATION LINES. 
          SO REAL QUICK, YOU KIND OF ANSWERED ANOTHER QUESTION. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO TAKE SOME OF THIS PROPERTY TO FINISH THIS PROJECT. 
          CORRECT? AND, AND THAT'S FINE. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WHILE I'M, I'M BEHIND THIS A HUNDRED PERCENT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE DOLLARS ARE WHERE IS 200 K ADDITIONAL GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO DO THIS PROJECT? SO WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH BOTH TNNP AND TXDOT. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          AND WE HAVE A COST ESTIMATE FROM TNNP AND I'M GONNA GET THE NUMBER WRONG, BUT IT'S ABOUT $125,000. 
          OKAY. 
          AND SO WE THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SUFFICIENT FOR THE TNNP PIECE. 
          AND THEN ANOTHER, LET'S JUST SAY $40,000 FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATION, MAYBE HIGH, MAYBE LOW. 
          AND THEN THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO ACQUIRE THE 15 FOOT EASEMENT, UM, FOR THE OTHER TWO PIECES. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WE, WE, WE BELIEVE IT'S THE 220 HOPEFULLY IS ROUNDED UP AND THERE'LL BE SOME MONEY LEFT OVER. 
          SO THIS IS GONNA INCLUDE EVERYTHING, GETTING THE LAND GREAT. 
          CHANGING THE UTILITIES, EVERYTHING. 
          THAT'S OUR GOAL, SIR? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S WHAT I NEED. 
          THANK YOU MR. CUP. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF, OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHOULD BE ON THE BALLOT TONIGHT FOR, UH, CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE. 
          UH, I THINK WE DO HAVE A CONCERN OUT THERE WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY. 
          THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS FOR FIVE YEARS AND I THINK MR. TRESSLER SAID 
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SOMETHING TONIGHT THAT'S NOT REALLY ACCURATE. 
          THAT IS, THERE'S OTHER HOAS THAT'S CAME INTO THE CITY I KNOW FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. 
          ONE OF THEM BEING OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK RIGHT NOW, I THINK, UH, WHERE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS, UH, WE'RE PUTTING UP A WALL THERE. 
          JOHN, DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF PAYMENT FROM THAT HOA FOR THAT WALL? WE DO NOT. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, SO THERE AGAIN, I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS THE SAFETY OF, UH, CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE IS, IS THE MAIN CONCERN. 
          THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FIVE YEARS. 
          I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WALL AFTERWARDS. 
          BUT TO SIT HERE AT THE 11TH HOUR AND TRY TO CUT DEALS FOR NINE TO ONE OR, OR UH, 50 50 OR 80 20 SPLIT, I REALLY DO BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ISSUE HERE WITH THE, THE VILLAGE. 
          WE NEED TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS THAT THE, THAT ARE THERE. 
          UH, AND WE CAN GO BACK IN THE BUDGET AND LOOK AT A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE FUNDED, UH, WITHOUT HOA, UH, PARTICIPATION. 
          MANY OF THEM SMALL AND LARGE. 
          SO I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PASS OR FAIL. 
          AND LET'S MOVE ON. 
          AND IF WE WANT TO ADD, UH, THE MAINTENANCE TO, UH, CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. 
          BUT CHARGING THEM ANY MONEY IS JUST ANOTHER HURDLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OVER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I I, I DON'T THINK IT'S APPLES TO APPLES CAN COMPARE THIS TO THE SOUND MALL FROM OUR ANIMAL SHELTER THAT WE BUILT. 
          UM, THAT, THAT'S A WHY WE COVERED THE COST ON THAT ONE. 
          UM, BUT HAVING SAID THAT, UM, IT'S A MOTION AND, UH, WE'LL VOTE TO, CAN WE, UM, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN SPLIT BOTH SINCE WE'VE GOT THESE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT WE CAN SPLIT THESE TO WHERE WE CAN VOTE ON THE PRICE SHARING AND THEN VOTE ON THE, UM, ON THE MAINTENANCE. 
          WE CAN HAVE A SECOND MOTION. 
          THIS ONE, AFTER IT FAILS YOU FAILED THIS ONE. 
          AND THEN MAKE YOUR, THEN MAKE IT MAKE YOUR MOTION. 
          EVEN THOUGH THESE, THANK YOU MAYOR, I'M GONNA MAKE AN AMENDED MOTION THAT WE ALLOW THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE 220,000 WITH THE ADDITION OF MAINTENANCE GOING TO CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND ON THE FLOOR. 
          YEAH, THAT HASN'T BEEN VOTED ON. 
          WE, WE NEED TO HAVE THE FINISH THE VOTE. 
          I'LL DO, I'LL DO IT HERE IN A MINUTES. 
          THIS. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          THIS IS THE MOTION TO AMEND. 
          MOTION FAILS. 
          TWO TO SIX. 
          NOW THE MOTION STANDS AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. 
          OKAY. 
          SO MR. MAYOR, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THAT WE VOTE ON EACH ITEM SEPARATELY AS MR. CRUZ SUGGEST. 
          UH, I CAN'T DO IT THAT WAY. 
          NO, SORRY. 
          JUST MAKE A MOTION. 
          MOTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE. 
          MAKE A NOTE. 
          YEAH. 
          SORRY. 
          I GOT, UH, OKAY. 
          SO LET'S MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THAT WE, UH, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE THIS WITH THE MAINTENANCE AS SUGGESTED. 
          OKAY. 
          SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. 
          SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. 
          , YOU'RE OUT OF THE BOX. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          8 4 0 AGAINST, LET'S GO BACK ALL. 
          OH YEAH. 
          NOW WE HAVE TO, UH, NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED. 
          SO SAME THING, PLEASE VOTE. 
          UH,  MOTION PASSES. 
          7 4 1 AGAINST RESLER. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          NONVIOLENT PROTEST. 
          UH, WE'LL 
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GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA A THROUGH C SECOND. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          EIGHT FOUR. 
          NONE AGAINST, UH, THAT WAS, UH, SAUNDERS AND WAS IT TRESSLER? WHO SECONDED THAT TRUSSES. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          [7A. 24-0247 Hold a public hearing on a request to reconsider rezoning approximately 54.7610 acres from “CM” (Commercial Mixed Use) to “RSF-7” (Residential Single Family 7) for a Zoning Change Application, MAP-24-0001 (Sonoma / West Nasa Tract), generally located along the east side of West Old Nasa Road and along the west side of West Nasa Boulevard (Council Member Cones and Mayor Pro Tem Hicks)]
PUBLIC HEARING SEVEN A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUEST TO RECONSIDER ZONING REZONING APPROXIMATELY 54.7610 ACRES FROM CM COMMERCIAL MIXED USE TO RSF SEVEN RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN FOR A ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION MAP DASH 24 DASH 0 0 0 1 SONOMA DASH WEST NASA TRACK. 
          GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WEST OLD NASA ROAD, ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
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OF WEST NASA BOULEVARD. 
          PUBLIC HEARING OPENS AT 6 39. 
          FIRST PERSON IS WILL PATE. 
          OH, AND THEN IT'S JAY MORALES. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. 
          UM, HELLO. 
          OKAY, UH, SO I'M SPEAKING OUT, UH, AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ACTION. 
          UM, AND UNLESS, UH, TOTALLY POSSIBLE I MISSED WHAT'S IN THE PACKET, BUT BASED ON THE WORDING HERE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT CAME TO COUNCIL, UH, BACK IN APRIL. 
          UH, AND EACH ONE OF YOU AT THE DAAS HAS CAMPAIGNED PERSONALLY THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO MOVING THE PROPERTY TAX BURDEN AWAY FROM RESIDENTS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND MOVING IT TOWARDS MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, I'VE SAT IN STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETINGS WITH EACH OF YOU WHERE THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S ALSO BEEN STATED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. 
          UM, WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE, UH, APPEARS TO BE, AGAIN, MAYBE I'M, I'VE MISSED SOMETHING IN THE PACKET. 
          APPEARS TO BE TRYING TO GO AGAINST THAT PHILOSOPHY OF TRYING TO TAKE COMMERCIAL PRO, UH, PROPERTY AND MOVE IT TO RESIDENTIAL. 
          UM, AGAIN, THE LOCATION AS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING IN APRIL IS NOT IDEAL FOR RESIDENTIAL. 
          UH, AND ALTHOUGH MAYBE THE DEVELOPER COMES TO YOU SAYING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO COMMIT TO SOME CHANGE, ULTIMATELY GOING FORWARD AND TAKING PROPERTY ZONE COMMERCIAL AND MOVING IT TO RESIDENTIAL CREATES LESS PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THAT PROPERTY TAX BURDEN AWAY FROM RESIDENCE. 
          YOU SAY YES TO THIS ONE, YOU SAY YES TO THE NEXT ONE, AND EVENTUALLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE NOT ENOUGH PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO REALLY LIVE OUT YOUR COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE MAKING EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT WE VOTE FOR YOU ON ELECTION DAY. 
          SO IF YOU TRULY ARE A COUNCIL THAT IS FOCUSED ON MOVING PROPERTY TAX BURDEN AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND TOWARDS BUSINESSES, HAVING THEM PAY MORE OF, OF WHAT FUNDS OUR CITY, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE PROPERTY THAT IS ZONED APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. 
          AND YES, THE PROPERTY'S BEEN UNDEVELOPED FOR YEARS. 
          SO WHAT THE DEVELOPER PURCHASED PROPERTY ZONED COMMERCIAL, THEY KNEW THAT WHEN THEY MADE THAT DECISION, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THEIR PLAN FOR HOW THEY WERE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT PROPERTY. 
          AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SITTING ON PROPERTY AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP IT NOW SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS THE PEOPLE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LIVE OR WORK IN THAT AREA. 
          SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO VOTE AS YOU DID LAST TIME AGAIN, UNLESS, AND SOMETHING HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED FROM APRIL. 
          WHAT HAS, WHY WOULD YOUR VOTES CHANGE UNLESS THERE'S BEEN BACK ROOM NEGOTIATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN YOU, YOU SHOULD BE STANDING FIRM AS TO WHAT YOU DISCUSSED BACK IN APRIL. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE PRESENTATION TO SEE IF THERE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES HERE. 
          UH, 'CAUSE AS IT CURRENTLY READS, UH, THIS IS THE SAME THING BACK IN APRIL. 
          AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THE SAME THING YOU DID BACK IN APRIL AND NOT ALLOW THIS TO GO FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          JERRY MORALES. 
          MM-HMM, . 
          PASS IT DOWN. 
          GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. 
          UM, MY NAME'S JAVIER MORALES. 
          UH, AND I'M SPEAKING, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPER. 
          UH, THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, SOME UPDATES TO THIS, UH, FROM, UH, THE APRIL MEETING, HEARING THE COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK. 
          AND WE WANTED TO GO BACK WITH ACTUAL DATA, UH, TO CLARIFY A FEW ITEMS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS FOR REZONING, UH, TO RSS SEVEN. 
          THE LOTS ARE GONNA BE 7,000 SQUARE FEET AND UP APPROXIMATELY 200 HOMES, THREE ACRES OF, UH, GREEN SPACE AND PARKS. 
          UH, WE HAVE THE BUILDER LIST. 
          OUR MAIN BUILDERS ARE CASTLE ROCK, COVENTRY HOMES, DR. HORTON HOMES, NIA HOMES L AND R HOMES. 
          UM, THIS IS THE, UH, BUILDER LIST THAT THE DEVELOPERS HAS BEEN WORKING ON WITH, UH, SEVERAL YEARS. 
          SO WE PULLED THE DATA, UM, THE BUILDER COMPARABLES APPROXIMATELY THE HOMES BEING BUILT CURRENTLY BY THE DEVELOPER. 
          AND THE BUILDERS ARE 3000 SQUARE FOOT VALID AT, UH, 1 78 PER SQUARE FOOT. 
          SO THE AVERAGE, UH, HOME PRICE, 
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UH, OUT THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 526 K, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY STATED, UH, LAST TIME AROUND. 
          UM, THERE'S ALSO A MASTER PLAN INCLUDED, UH, SHOWING, UH, THE SUBDIVISION ALSO WITH THE, UH, PROPERTY TO THE WEST THAT'S ALSO GOING IN. 
          UH, WE ALSO ADDED IN, UM, THE CITY BORDERLINES FOR EVERYBODY'S, UH, CLARIFICATION. 
          UM, AND MOVING ALONG, WE WANTED TO CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PROPERTY IN BLUE. 
          UH, AS A COUNSEL WILL SEE, UH, THESE ARE ALL THE, UH, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT RECEIVING LAKE CITY UTILITIES, THAT THOSE UTILITIES ARE BEING SERVED BY THE CITY OF WEBSTER. 
          SO PART OF THIS IS IN DISCUSSING WITH, UH, LAKE CITY ENGINEERING, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TIE IN THOSE PROPERTIES, UH, TO LEAGUE CITY SERVICES AND TAKE IT OFF, UH, WEBSTER. 
          UH, AND IN CONCLUSION, UM, AS FAR AS PROPERTY VALUE, YES, THIS HAS BEEN SITTING, UH, VACANT FOR SEVERAL DECADES. 
          UH, CURRENTLY IT'S, UH, IN AG EVERY YEAR APPROXIMATELY $140 OF VALUE IS GOING, UH, IS BEING PAID. 
          UM, 200 HOMES AT THIS PROPERTY. 
          526. 
          YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 105 MILLION, UH, SITTING ON THE GROUND, UH, IF THIS CHANGE IS IMPLEMENTED. 
          UM, SO OUR PLAN IS 2024 ENGINEERING TO BE COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLED END OF NEXT YEAR, AND HOMES BEING COMPLETED IN 2026. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I'M SILVER ON. 
          WELL, WE'LL ASK, UH, QUESTIONS AS SOON AS WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP. 
          SO THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL CLOSE AT 6 46. 
          [7B. 24-0248 Consider and take action on reconsideration of an ordinance rezoning approximately 54.7610 acres from “CM” (Commercial Mixed Use) to “RSF-7” (Residential Single Family 7), MAP-24-0001 (Sonoma / West Nasa Tract), generally located along the east side of West Old Nasa Road and along the west side of West Nasa Boulevard (Council Member Cones and Mayor Pro Tem Hicks)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RECONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 54.761 ACRES FROM CM COMMERCIAL MIXED USE TO RF SEVEN RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN MAP DASH 24 DASH ONE SONOMA WEST NASA TRACK. 
          GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WEST OLD NASA ROAD, ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF WEST NASA BOULEVARD. 
          MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. 
          MR. RESSER, YOU MENTIONED THERE WERE SEVERAL CHANGES. 
          THE ONLY THING I SEE AND TELL ME WHAT I'M MISSING IS YOUR SELECTION OF REFERENCE PROPERTIES IN DEFINING THE AVERAGE VALUE. 
          WHAT ELSE CHANGED? UH, WE ALSO, UH, RELOCATED OUR DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES, UH, TO MATCH UP WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST AND TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT FUTURE PLAN AS WELL. 
          AND, UH, CONSIDERING THE TRAFFIC, I, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS, UH, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER MANN USED THE WORD SWEET IN THE POT. 
          MOVING THE DRIVEWAY DOESN'T REALLY DO THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S BETTER. 
          UH, I GOT A QUESTION THOUGH. 
          I DO THINK ALIGNING THE DRIVEWAYS IS, IS BETTER, BUT, UH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          SO, OKAY. 
          THE, THE VALUES OBVIOUSLY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED. 
          WHAT KIND OF, UH, I MEAN, CAN WE PUT A GUARANTEE ON THE VALUES SOMEWHERE? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE 5 26, BUT CAN IT BE ANYWHERE HIGHER THAN WHERE WE WERE? BECAUSE I BELIEVE LAST TIME WE WERE AROUND 300, 3 50 ISH AND NOW, YOU KNOW, FOUR 50 IS WHEN WE START ACTUALLY, UH, MAKING MONEY ON THE HOMES AND, AND RECOUPING OUR COSTS. 
          CORRECT SIR. 
          THAT WAS A MISSTATEMENT ON MY PART. 
          SO I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. 
          SO THAT IS HARD DATA PULLED FROM PUBLIC INFORMATION, UH, PULLED FROM THE BUILDERS THEMSELVES ON HARD DATA OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AND CONSIDERING IT'S THE SAME, UM, SIZE AND QUALITY OF LOT THAT THEY'RE ACTIVELY DOING IN ANOTHER DEVELOPER SUBDIVISION IN LEAGUE CITY. 
          THIS IS EXACTLY THE PRODUCT, IF NOT HIGHER THAN THE CITY'S GONNA GET. 
          OKAY. 
          SO COULD WE APPROVE IT WITH A CONDITION? I DIDN'T EVEN THINK WE COULD, BUT OKAY. 
          SAUNDERS. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. 
          I GOT SEVERAL QUESTIONS HERE. 
          UM, YOU SAID YOU'RE GONNA PUT PARKS IN. 
          IS THIS GONNA BE ACTUAL PARKS OR IS IT GONNA BE LIKE SOME BUILDERS WHERE THEY JUST PUT GREEN SPACE UNTIL THE HOAS TO PUT THE PARKS IN AND SPEND THEIR MONEY? UH, NO SIR. 
          THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE, PARK DEVELOPER WILL BE INSTALLING THE PARK FEATURES, NOT BUILDERS. 
          UM, THIS MAY BE FOR MICHELLE LOOKING AT HARRIS COUNTY CAD AND LOOKING AT THIS MAP THAT WE HAVE IN OUR STUFF HERE, THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE, UH, TRACKS OF LAND. 
          BUT I DON'T READ THAT AS THAT IN THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE. 
          I JUST READ IT AS ONE SINGLE TRACT OF LAND. 
          THIS IS BY HARRIS COUNTY 
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CAD. 
          THIS IS TWO SEPARATE TRACKS OF LAND. 
          WE'LL USUALLY USE MEETS AND BOUNDS WHENEVER WE DISCUSS IT. 
          SO WE'LL VERIFY WHAT THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT, IT LEGALLY ENCOMPASSES BOTH IF THAT'S WHAT COUNSEL WANTS TO APPROVE TONIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          'CAUSE I WANTED IF, I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE YOUR QUESTION IS. 
          CAN WE APPROVE THIS WHENEVER IT'S NOT SET UP PROPERLY IN THE ORDINANCE? MM-HMM. 
          , UH, WE THINK WE ATTACH THE INFORMATION TO KIND OF SHOW THE AERIAL. 
          SO WE THINK THAT IT ACCOMPLISHES THAT WE CAN ALWAYS LOOK TO ADD MORE SPECIFICITY IF WE WANT TO ON THE SECOND READING. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING $500,000 HOMES AND ME AND ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE A DISAGREEMENT ON THIS PART HERE. 
          THAT STADIUM FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER HAS BAND COMPETITIONS THAT START AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND THEY GO TO 11, POSSIBLY 12 O'CLOCK CLOCK AT NIGHT. 
          YOU'RE ONLY PUTTING IN A SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL, IF I READ THAT CORRECTLY. 
          IF YOU'RE ONLY PUTTING IN SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL, THAT'S A LOT OF NOISE. 
          THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THESE HOMES. 
          YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON PRETTY MUCH SURROUND BY THE MAPS I HAVE HERE. 
          CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET HERE, THE MAPS I HAVE IN MY HANDOUT FROM THE COUNCIL SHOWS IT IS SURROUNDED STILL BY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE NOISE FROM THAT. 
          ARE Y'ALL GOING TO BE OPEN AND TELL THEM, HEY, YOU'RE BUYING A HOME FROM US, BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GONNA GO ON OVER HERE SO THAT ONCE THEY GO AND SPEND $500,000 ON A HOME, THEY'RE NOT COMING TO US AND ASKING US TO TELL THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Y'ALL NEED TO STOP THAT. 
          THEY'RE GONNA ASK US FOR A SOUND WALL, WHICH MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO BUILD A BIGGER SOUND WALL AROUND THE STADIUM. 
          THAT MEANS OUR TAX, OUR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF THIS, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE CITY WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO BUILD A SOUND WALL TO PREVENT THE SOUND FROM THE FOOTBALL GAMES. 
          MAY NOT BE VERY LOUD, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO BAND COMPETITIONS. 
          THIS IS MY FIFTH YEAR AS A BAND PARENT. 
          I'VE BEEN AROUND THE MARCHING BANDS NOW FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. 
          THEY'RE VERY LOUD, OKAY? AND THEY GO ON ALL DAY. 
          LIKE I SAID, THEY START AROUND SIX AND THEY DON'T STOP TILL 11 O'CLOCK SOMETIMES LATER. 
          THESE PEOPLE, THIS IS GONNA BE ALL DAY SATURDAY. 
          THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST A LOT OF MONEY TO BE SPENT ON A HOME THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE STADIUM. 
          THAT'S WHERE I'M, I'M HAVING PART OF WHERE I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS. 
          THE OTHER PART OF IT IS, IS AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO CREATE MORE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. 
          COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BRINGS IN MORE TAX DOLLARS. 
          YOU SELL A HOME, THEY'RE GONNA AUTOMATICALLY GO OUT AND GET A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. 
          THEY'RE GONNA DROP THEIR 20% THERE. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO, IF, IF WE PASS THE OVER 65, THEY'RE GONNA PULL THAT EXEMPTION. 
          THAT'S ANOTHER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS EXEMPTION. 
          WHAT KIND OF DOLLARS ARE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT AS FAR AS SELL A PROPERTY TAX? IF IT'S COMMERCIAL, THEN NOT ONLY DO WE GET SOLID 100%, THERE'S NO EXEMPTIONS ON TAXES THERE, PLUS POSSIBLY GET SALES TAX ON TOP OF IT. 
          THE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE ON THIS IS THAT, AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL. 
          WHAT PREVENTS YOUR I I, I MISREAD THIS MAP BEFORE AND I WAS CORRECTED ON IT AND I ACTUALLY WENT AND LOOKED AT HARRIS COUNTY CAD. 
          I SEE WHERE HIS OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY IS. 
          IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROADWAY SURROUNDING THE SHOPPING CENTER THERE. 
          BUT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS PROPERTY IS ALL COMMERCIAL. 
          WHAT PREVENTS THOSE FROM COMING TO US SAYING, HEY, WE WANNA CHANGE OURS TO COMMERCIAL, TO RESIDENTIAL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DIRECT OUT TO NA ONE AND TIE EVERYTHING IN. 
          UM, BEAR WITH ME. 
          I'VE BEEN MAKING NOTES ALL EVENING ABOUT THIS. 
          IT'S THE ONLY CHANGE SURROUNDED BY CO AND CONCERN I HAVE IS YOU START MARKETING THESE HOUSES AT $500,000 AND PEOPLE GO UP THERE AND THEY SEE THE STADIUM OR THEY GO ON A WEEKEND, THEY HEAR THE BAND COMPETITIONS, THEY SEE THE TRAFFIC OR WHATEVER. 
          AND YOU START HAVE TO, YOU HAVE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SELL THE HOMES. 
          SO THE ONLY CHOICE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IS TO START BRINGING THE PRICES OF THE HOMES DOWN TO START MOVING STOCK. 
          'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BUILD HOMES WHETHER THEY COME TO YOU FIRST AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I WANT THE HOME BUILT AS. 
          OR YOU START DOING THE BUILDER BUILDS WHERE YOU GO AND START BUILDING HOMES. 
          SO THEY'RE ON THE MARKET READY FOR MOVE IN. 
          WHAT'S GONNA PREVENT THESE PRICES FROM GOING DOWN OR THIS TURNING INTO A THING WHERE INVESTMENT COMPANIES COME IN THERE, BUY HOMES AND TURN 'EM INTO A LEASE COMMUNITY. 
          AND REASON WHY I CAN SAY THAT IS I KNOW FOR A FACT IN MY SUBDIVISION, IN A BRAND NEW SECTION, WE HAD A HEDGE FUND COME IN AND BUY FIVE HOMES FULL PRICE AND TURN FIVE HOMES OUT OF 24 IN THIS LITTLE SECTION. 
          LEASES 
          [00:50:01]
AUTOMATICALLY RIGHT OFF THE BAT. 
          OKAY. 
          WHAT, WHAT KIND OF YOU, YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING ON THIS? MY, WHERE MY CONCERNS ARE HERE? SURE. 
          UH, YES SIR. 
          UH, I WAS WRITING DOWN, UH, YOUR QUESTIONS THERE. 
          IF I, IF I MAY. 
          UH, I BELIEVE THE ITEM ONE WAS THE, THE WALL. 
          UH, IT, IT, IT WILL NOT BE A SIX FOOT MASONARY WALL. 
          IT'LL ACTUALLY BE AN EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL. 
          UH, BUT THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED IF IT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE, LITTLE TALLER. 
          UM, UH, THE MAN NOISE, UM, WITH THE STADIUM AND FOOTBALL GAMES AND TRAFFIC, UM, UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THE BUILDERS, UH, IN THEIR SALES CONTRACT HAVE EVERY HOMEOWNER SIGNED A NOTICE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE NEXT TO THE STADIUM. 
          PLUS THEY WILL OBVIOUSLY SEE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A STADIUM ALREADY EXISTING. 
          AND THE TRAFFIC, UM, ITEM THREE, I BELIEVE THE MAPS TO THE WEST, UH, THERE IS A SMALL STRIP OF COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST OF THIS. 
          HOWEVER, UH, I BELIEVE MOST OF THAT IS RESIDENTIAL. 
          SO THIS GOING TO BE ON OUR MAPS. 
          AND THE LAST ITEM, I BELIEVE YOU SPOKE ON HOUSE PRICING. 
          UM, THE DEVELOPER SELLS THESE TO THE BUILDERS, UH, UM, IN BLOCKS. 
          SO THE BUILDERS BUY THESE IN BULK IMMEDIATELY. 
          AND, UH, THE BUILDERS ARE HAVING NO ISSUES, UH, MOVING HOMES. 
          UH, PRICINGS WILL NOT COME DOWN. 
          INTEREST RATES ARE WHERE THEY ARE. 
          UM, UNLESS INTEREST RATES COME DOWN, UH, LOWER HOME PRICES IS NOT A REALITY. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. 
          I UNDERSTAND HERE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SO I, I KNOW THAT, UM, THAT, THAT A CITIZEN HAD, YOU KNOW, ASKED ABOUT THIS SHOULD BE MORE OF A COMMERCIAL PIECE, BUT I ALSO REALLY HAVE TO, TO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SOMEBODY THAT'S, IT'S HELD ONTO THIS FOR 20 SOMETHING YEARS. 
          YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, WAITING FOR ANOTHER, UH, HOWEVER LONG WITH THE BEST, WITH THE HOPE THAT SOMETHING BETTER WILL COME ALONG. 
          I, I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT THAT'S FAIR TO A PROPERTY OWNER. 
          UH, AS FOR THE HOUSES AND THE VALUES, I, I REALLY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ANYBODY WOULD BE SURPRISED BECAUSE WHEN THEY DRIVE IN, THERE'S A GIGANTIC STADIUM RIGHT THERE. 
          SO I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THERE, BUT I WOULD, BUT IF THE SOUND WALL IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT AND IT'S, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LEGITIMATE CONCERN, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE, THE BUILDERS OR THE DEVELOPERS COULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION? UH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DEVELOPER COULD CONSIDER, UH, RAISING THE HEIGHT. 
          UM, YES, ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU MS. MANN. 
          THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF. 
          THIS IS SIMPLY, UH, AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THIS LAND. 
          SO IF WE WERE TO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING WOULD ACTUALLY BE APPROVED LATER IN THE, WHAT'S THE SITE PLAN CALLED? LIKE THE, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL, IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, DO YOU NEED, DO YOU NEED A PUD FOR THIS LATER? YEAH, I MEAN, WHAT DO, WHAT ELSE DO THEY NEED? HERE'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. 
          THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT, THIS IS SIMPLY TO REZONE IT. 
          THIS IS NOT THE, THE DESIGN. 
          EVERYTHING HE SAYS RIGHT NOW COULD BE TRUE. 
          IT COULD BE CHANGED ACCORDING TO WHEN THEY GO OUT AND THE MARKET, YOU KNOW, HAS FEEDBACK FOR 'EM. 
          SURE. 
          THAT THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THE ONLY REAL CONDITIONAL ZONING WE CAN DO IS THROUGH SPECIAL USE PERMITS, WHICH THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS NOT ALLOWED FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR A PUD. 
          AND UM, THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON IT. 
          OR YOU CAN DO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SEPARATE FROM THE ZONING. 
          ARE THEY GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THE PUD OR DO THEY NOT NEED A PUD? THEY WILL, PROBABLY WOULD, YEAH. 
          IT'S A DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT THAN WHAT'S PROPOSED. 
          OKAY. 
          SO AT THIS POINT, THIS REALLY, THIS WOULD GIVE THEM BASICALLY TO DO WHATEVER IS A LEGAL PERMISSIBLE USE WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF ZONING. 
          SO IF COUNSEL WERE TO APPROVE THIS, THE RISK TO COUNSEL, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, IS THAT IF THEY WANNA COMPLETELY CHANGE UP THEIR PLAN AND DO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND MOVE THE DRIVEWAYS AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT COMPLETELY, THEY WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT LEGALLY, AS LONG AS IT IS WITHIN THE, THE LIST OF PERMITTED USES. 
          SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME SORT OF CONTROL THIS APPROVING THIS AS IS WOULD NOT GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT. 
          IF, IF SOUND ISSUES LIKE SOUND WALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WITH THIS. 
          BUT ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THE PUD? NO. 
          NO, SIR. 
          [00:55:03]
YEAH. 
          SO I LIKE THIS PLAN. 
          I LIKE THIS PLAN A LOT. 
          I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THIS PLAN. 
          I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA SELL THESE HOMES FOR 500, BUT IF YOU GET FOUR 50, I, I'D FEEL FINE WITH IT. 
          AND I GENERALLY, UH, AGREE WITH, WITH MR. CRUZ. 
          I MEAN, NOBODY'S GONNA MISS THE STADIUM WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING UP THERE, RIGHT? IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY SELF-EVIDENT. 
          NOBODY'S GONNA BE SURPRISED WHEN THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAME KICKS OFF. 
          UH, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE, UH, THE COMMERCIAL USE OF IT, I MEAN, YEAH, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND BUILT OFF BUILT COMMERCIAL THERE. 
          THE PROBLEM IS IT'S NOT ON THE ROAD. 
          IT'S OFF OF 5 28. 
          IT HAS NO 5 28 FRONTAGE. 
          UH, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET, YOU KNOW, SALES TAX GENERATING, UH, BUSINESSES BACK ON A ROAD THAT NOBODY CAN SEE THE BUSINESS. 
          SO, UH, I, I THINK THIS IS A, A FINE USE FOR IT AND THAT'S WHY I VOTED FOR IT THE FIRST TIME AS WELL. 
          I WOULD LIKE SOME GUARANTEES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GET A ROUGHLY COMPARABLE PRODUCT TO THIS. 
          BUT, UH, SEEING THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO DO THAT THROUGH ZONING. 
          I MEAN, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT AND, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T BURN US, I GUESS. 
          BUT, UH, I'M A LITTLE HESITANT ON IT, BUT I VOTED FOR IT LAST TIME. 
          I'LL PROBABLY DO IT AGAIN. 
          MR. TRESSLER. 
          YEAH, I SAYING IT'S OFF THE MAIN ROAD. 
          IT'S OFF NASA ROAD ONE. 
          UM, BUT WE HAVE A BIG PROJECT TO, TO UPSCALE GRISSOM ROAD TO HANDLE A WHOLE LOT MORE TRAFFIC. 
          AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A MAIN ARTERY. 
          SO, UM, IT'S NOT THE EXISTING NASA ROAD ONE, UM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A MAIN ROAD. 
          UM, AND YES, IT'S A MATTER OF TIME. 
          UM, AND TO SAY HE'S BEEN SITTING ON IT ISN'T QUITE AN ACCURATE SUMMARY THAT MAKES IT SOUND AS IF HE'S OFFERED THE LAND OUT THERE TO ANY TAKERS. 
          AND THERE'S BEEN NO ONE, THERE'S BEEN NO ONE AT THE PRICE THAT, THAT, THAT THE LANDOWNER HAS WANTED. 
          UM, AND YES, IT'S A FUNCTION OF WAITING AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST USE OF THAT LAND FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS CITY AND OUR FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LONG RUN. 
          UM, AND IF WE JUST START GIVING UP COMMERCIAL TO, TO RESIDENTIAL, UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE SITUATION. 
          WE'VE BEEN MOURNED REPEATEDLY ABOUT WHEN WE HIT BUILD OUT THAT SERVICES AND QUALITY ARE GOING TO DECLINE OR TAX RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP IF WE DON'T HAVE THE COMMERCIAL. 
          AND EVERY TIME WE CHIP AWAY AT THAT, OH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD IN THIS CASE, IT'S NOT TOO BAD HERE. 
          IT ADDS UP. 
          SO I'M, I'M NOT WILLING TO GIVE IT UP. 
          SORRY, MS. COLLINS. 
          MAYOR. 
          UM, THANK YOU. 
          JUST WANT TO REITERATE A COUPLE OF THINGS 'CAUSE JUST 'CAUSE PEOPLE SAY IT UP HERE DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S ACTUALLY TRUE ALL THE TIME. 
          UH, WE HAD A SPEAKER COME UP HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE ZONING AND HE SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ZONING. 
          WELL, THIS PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT WAY BEFORE ZONING EVER CAME ABOUT IN LEAGUE CITY. 
          ZONING WAS IN 1999, AND I THINK IT WAS ZONED SUBURBAN DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT. 
          CHRISTIE, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS AT SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RIGHT HERE IN THE DISTRICT? YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          IT WAS A, WHAT WAS THAT? DO YOU RECALL? I DON'T RECALL. 
          BACK IN NINE, NINE, I BELIEVE SDR YOU COULD DEVELOP SINGLE FAMILY IN IT AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL. 
          SO HE DID EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS ZONED AND THE CITY REZONED IT LATER ON, I THINK IN 2013 OR SOMETHING. 
          SO HE HAD THE PROPERTY LISTED AS WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL. 
          SO FOR A PERSON TO COME UP HERE TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM AND SAY THAT, UH, HE SHOULD STICK TO THE ZONING, I, I THINK THAT'S, UH, LYING TO THIS COUNCIL AND LYING TO THE PUBLIC OUT HERE. 
          ALSO, I HEARD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS TONIGHT FROM MY COLLEAGUES THAT, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF CITIZEN. 
          SO REALLY NOT APPROPRIATE. 
          I I DIDN'T NAME ANY NAMES WHATSOEVER, SIR, YOU MADE A MISTAKE. 
          YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW. 
          I I DIDN'T NAME ANY, ANY NAMES. 
          I JUST SAID SOMEBODY CAME UP. 
          UM, IT WAS MORE OF A MISTAKE, BUT YEAH. 
          BUT BOTTOM LINE IS ON THIS MAP HERE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TWO MONTHS AGO, THE PROPOSED, PROPOSED, UH, PROPERTY TO THE, TO THE WEST OF IT. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ZONING MAP OR THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP, THERE'S VERY LITTLE RESIDENTIAL JUST UP ON THE TOP OF 5 28. 
          THE REST OF IT'S RESIDENTIAL. 
          EVERYTHING IN RED ON THIS MAP IS COMMERCIAL. 
          EVERYTHING ELSE IS RESIDENTIAL. 
          SO THAT'S THE PROPOSED MAP IN THE FUTURE. 
          UM, I I JUST FIND THAT THIS IS, THIS IS GOOD PLACE. 
          JUST LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, THAT IS THE BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY. 
          YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET COMMERCIAL IN THIS AREA. 
          AND I'M GONNA 
          [01:00:01]
CONTINUE TO VOTE YES ON IT. 
          UH, JUST 'CAUSE I SEE THIS ON THIS MAP RIGHT NOW. 
          I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION. 
          THIS ADDITIONAL BRIGHT RED PIECE, UH, DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH. 
          WHAT IS THAT? SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS A CONCEPTUAL PLAN, UM, FROM A PUD THAT IS NEXT DOOR TO THIS. 
          IT HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED. 
          SO THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL ZONING, BUT THE, THE RED KIND OF NORTHWEST OF IT. 
          YES. 
          IT'S KIND OF DARKER. 
          THAT'S THE SAME ZONING THAT IS ON THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE. 
          THE C BUT THE ROAD WILL CUT THROUGH IT. 
          YES SIR. 
          AND WHAT'S THE USE OF THAT LAND? EVENTUALLY? IT'S JUST COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL LAND. 
          RIGHT. 
          BUT AFTER WE UH, AFTER WE REZONE THIS RESIDENTIAL, WHAT'S GOING IN THAT LAND? SO AT THIS, THIS IS NOT PART OF THAT REZONING, THAT PIECE, THIS BRIGHT RED PIECE IS NOT YES. 
          IT WILL JUST REMAIN COMMERCIAL. 
          YEAH. 
          THAT PIECE, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT PIECE IS THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO. 
          THAT WILL REMAIN COMMERCIAL. 
          NOT THAT WILL REMAIN CO CO COMMERCIAL AND IT'LL FOLD IN WITH THE PIECE OF COMMERCIAL NEXT TO IT. 
          LIKELY. 
          SO. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          MRS, MR, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, I THINK YOU BROUGHT IT UP A MINUTE AGO ABOUT, UH, ABOUT A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT. 
          THE OTHER DEVELOPER ON THIS OTHER SIDE ALREADY HAS DONE ONE FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, BUT YET THEY DIDN'T DO ONE FOR THIS AND THEY COULD CHANGE THINGS ON US. 
          AND DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? SO THEY COULD CHANGE LOT SIZES ON IT. 
          THEY COULD TAKE 'EM FROM 50 TO 60 TO 40, WHATEVER THEY COULD CHANGE, THEY COULD REDO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ON THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK TO 'EM. 
          AM I, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY CAN CHANGE THE LOT SIZE. 
          'CAUSE IT'S RSF SEVEN, RIGHT? YES. 
          WE DO HAVE MINIMAL LOT SIZE, I BELIEVE, WITHIN OUR CODE. 
          I THINK CHRIS CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU WHAT THOSE ARE. 
          THOSE THEY CAN'T DEVIATE FROM OUR ACTUALLY STANDARD CODE. 
          MY BAD, MY BAD. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO VERIFY THAT. 
          BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUILD. 
          BUT ABSENT THE MINIMAL STANDARDS IN OUR CODE, THEY CAN DO WHAT CHANGE? THEY, THEY FEEL APPROPRIATE. 
          SO THEY COULD DO AWAY WITH THE PARKLAND ALTOGETHER AND PUT NO, WE HAVE A PARKS ORDINANCE. 
          OKAY. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY. 
          YEAH. 
          SEVERAL THINGS HERE. 
          WE SEE THIS ON THIS SIDE OVER HERE, ALL NICE AND LAID OUT WHERE THIS ONE HERE IS JUST THERE. 
          YEAH. 
          SO WHAT IT IS TODAY IS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT SCREEN, THAT'S THE ZONING DESIGNATION. 
          MM-HMM. 
           THAT'S WHAT WAS IN MY, MY HANDOUT. 
          CORRECT. 
          SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A PROPOSAL. 
          IT HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED YET. 
          IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED. 
          IT'S STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH STAFF. 
          WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT, HEY, IT'S NOT, WON'T SPECIFICALLY STAY COMMERCIAL. 
          THAT GREEN PART THAT YOU SEE KIND OF ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS TRACT. 
          MM-HMM. 
           IS PROPOSED TO BE A PARK WITH THE, WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSAL. 
          THAT MAY NOT BE WHAT Y'ALL SEE DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S PROPOSED TODAY. 
          BUT IF THEY CHANGE ANYTHING ON THAT, THAT DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO US AND CHANGE THAT CORRECTLY. 
          CORRECT. 
          THAT, YES. 
          IF ANYTHING WEST OF THIS CHANGES, THAT DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO, IF IT, IF THE PUT IS APPROVED, THEY WOULD'VE TO COME BACK WITH A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT TO MOVE THE LAND USES. 
          IF THEY SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE THE LAND USE LOCATIONS, THEY WOULD'VE TO COME BACK FOR A PUTT AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD COME TO Y'ALL. 
          MR. MANN, JUST WANNA READ FROM THE PACKET OR JUST WANNA READ FROM THE PACKET THAT, UH, IN 1999, THE PROPERTY WAS INITIALLY ZONED SDR SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO RATIONALIZE THIS, IT WAS ORIGINALLY ZONED FOR HOUSES. 
          YOU KNOW, HE TOOK THE CHANCE, OR EITHER, I'M SURE WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE ZONING WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION. 
          YEAH. 
          IN 2005, THERE WAS A SDR THAT, THAT ZONING DISTRICT DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. 
          IN 2005, A WHOLE NEW ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN AND NEW ZONING DISTRICTS WERE CREATED AT THAT TIME. 
          UM, THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME ADOPTED A NEW ZONING MAP OVER THE ENTIRE CITY. 
          ANYONE WHOSE ZONING WOULD CHANGE AT THAT TIME WAS NOTICED OF THAT ZONING CHANGE. 
          AND THEY HAD THE OPTION TO NOT CHANGE THE ZONING. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IT WENT, HE GAVE IT A SHOT. 
          HIS COMMERCIAL DIDN'T WORK OUT. 
          HE WANTS TO TRY THIS WITH JUST 200 HOMES. 
          UH, THE LANDING, THE LANDING IS GONNA BE COMING IN THERE. 
          UM, NASA, SO I, I THANK, THANKS. 
          ALSO, THERE REALLY WASN'T A SWEETENING OF THE POT. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          IT, SO DID YOU SEE THE DROPS? OH, . 
          BUT YOU KNOW, I MEAN, COULD'VE EXTRACTED SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, FUTURE SITE FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          WE COULD HAVE, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          SO 
          [01:05:01]
I WAS INITIALLY AGAINST THIS TOO, FOR A LOT OF THE SAME REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN BEEN SET UP HERE. 
          UH, THAT WAS UNTIL I FOUND OUT LIKE THE LAST 10 YEARS. 
          HE'S, UH, WE'VE COLLECTED LIKE $1,500 IN TAXES OFF THIS LAND. 
          UH, QUICK MATH BASED ON, ON, YOU KNOW, CURRENT TAX RATES. 
          LOOKING AT ABOUT, THAT'S BEFORE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $400,000 A YEAR IN COLLECTING TAXES ON THIS LAND AT THOSE VALUES. 
          UM, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, THIS LAND COULD SIT THERE, STILL BE UNDEVELOPED, OR WE CAN COLLECT $4 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES. 
          WHEN YOU'RE TALKING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES THAT COMES WITH SERVICES. 
          UM, GOOD BIT OF EM, UM, ON THE SIDE OF THE CITY WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE COMPLAINTS THAT WE DON'T GET AS MUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AS THE RESIDENTS OF THERE WOULD LIKE, BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF THE WAY FOR, FROM WHERE CURRENT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOCATED. 
          THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT GOES ON. 
          FRANKLY, I'M NOT UP HERE TO GRAB REVENUE. 
          IT ALSO DOES COME WITH SALES TAX, OF COURSE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE GET SALES TAX VIA INTERNET SALES. 
          BUT, UH, LET'S GO. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          MOTION ON THE FLOOR, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 6 4 2 AGAINST 
          [8A. 24-0291 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2024-08 creating Article V, entitled "Mitigation Rates - for Emergency and Non-Emergency Services" of Chapter 46 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City to authorize mitigation rates for Fire Department Services - Second Reading (Fire Chief)]
OLD BUSINESS. 
          CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE 2024 DASH EIGHT, CREATING ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED MITIGATION RATES FOR EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TO AUTHORIZE MITIGATION RATES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES. 
          SECOND READING, WE'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND, MR. HICKS? YEP. 
          I JUST WANT TO ADD, UH, ONE CONDITION TO THIS, JOHN, IS THAT, UH, ANY TIME A RESIDENT RECEIVES A BALANCE BILL FOR, UH, UH, WHAT DO WE CALL IT? UH, RECKLESS AND INTENTIONAL BEHAVIOR THAT YOU PRESENT A REPORT, COUNSEL AND I, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE INTENTION OF CHANGING LANGUAGE ON SECOND READING POLICY. 
          JUST YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. 
          THERE'S A FOLLOW UP RESOLUTION. 
          MAYBE WE COULD DO IT THERE. 
          MR. COMBS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I HAVE ONE CONCERN UNDER, I GUESS PAGE TWO OF THREE. 
          IT TALKS ABOUT, UH, NOT ONLY CHARGING COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, NOT RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS UNDER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SERVICES. 
          I, YOU KNOW, I'M ONLY CONCERNED WITH SOMEBODY BRINGING IN A 55 GALLON DRUM OF ACETONE STARTS TO LEAK IN THE GARAGE, AND THEN WE'RE STUCK WITH, WE'RE STUCK WITH THE CLEANUP BILL. 
          SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PULLED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THAT. 
          AND LET'S, LET'S MAKE IT, BECAUSE I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE A METH LAB OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER HAZARD MATERIAL, YOU'RE GONNA REALLY BE CHARGED, UH, A WHOLE BUNCH FOR THAT. 
          FOR CLEANUP. 
          WHAT IS THE THOUGHT OF NOT INCLUDING THE RESIDENTIAL UNDER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS WELL? I THINK THE ORIGINAL INTENT FOR THAT WAS TO BE IN LINE WITH COUNSEL ON NOT CHARGING RESIDENTS FEES. 
          I HAVE NO OBJECTION. 
          I HAVEN'T THAT IN. 
          DO YOU INTEND TO SAY ABOUT THAT OR, UH, TOM CRUISE? NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SO, TOMMY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? 'CAUSE I, I WAS, I I'M NOT STILL NOT REALLY LIKING THIS. 
          I THINK IT'S A BACKSIDE TAX, EVEN THOUGH, UH, I VOTED FOR IT. 
          SO WHAT ABOUT THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL? I'LL LET THE CHIEF MAYBE SPEAK ON THAT. 
          IT'S JUST, IT, IT IS JUST, IF A LOT OF PEOPLE BRING, MAY BRING A 35 GALLON DRUM OF CHEMICALS FROM HOME, FROM CHEMICAL PLANT, BE USING FOR CLEANING PRODUCTS AND SO FORTH, THEY, THEY MAY DEVELOP A LEAK IN THE GARAGE, STARTS TO RUN OUT OF THE GARAGE, AND WE'RE STUCK WITH THE CLEANUP BILL. 
          SO THAT WAS MY ONLY CONCERN. 
          OR A MATH LAB OR ANYTHING. 
          DEALING WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IS, IS VERY EXPENSIVE. 
          YES. 
          IS IS THERE LAWS THOUGH ON SOME OF THAT AS WELL THAT WOULD ALREADY COME INTO, DON'T MAKE THEM? THEY STILL BRING, THERE ARE LAWS AND I'VE MARSHALS OFFICE WOULD ENFORCE THAT. 
          HOWEVER, LIKE COUNCILMAN COHEN SAID, ANYBODY COULD BRING ANYTHING INTO THEIR HOUSE, THEIR GARAGE. 
          WE DO GET AT TIMES HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSES FOR POOL CHEMICAL MIXES AND USES LEAKS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. 
          THEY CAN BRING IN 55 GALLON, UH, FUEL FOR RACING FUEL FOR THEIR VEHICLES. 
          PEOPLE DO THAT. 
          UM, THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES. 
          THERE COULD BE METH LABS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF, 
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UH, DRUG. 
          I, I GUESS WHAT I MEANT IS NOT THAT THERE'S LAWS AGAINST STORING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. 
          I MEAN, I, I CAN REALIZE THAT, BUT IS THERE LAWS ON THE RECOVERY FOR IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ALREADY? YES, THERE ARE. 
          ESPECIALLY WITH THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND TCEQ AND WHOLE. 
          SO I'M JUST TRYING TO, I MEAN, BECAUSE OF COURSE I THINK IF SOMEBODY IS RECKLESS BRINGING IN HAZARDS AND MATERIALS OR DISPOSING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN A RECKLESS WAY, THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THAT. 
          UH, ARE WE ALREADY COVERED UNDER OTHER LAWS OR DOES IT NEED TO SAY IT IN THIS? NO, I, I, I FEEL IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO SAY IN THIS, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE CHARGED AT A CRIMINAL LEVEL FOR THOSE TYPE OF INCIDENTS. 
          WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RECOVER OUR COSTS FOR OUR ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO MITIGATE THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          ME. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, I ACTUALLY COMPLETELY AGREE WITH WHAT TOMMY SAID. 
          I'M TOTALLY A HUNDRED PERCENT ON BOARD ON THAT WITH THAT. 
          BUT THERE IS A, UH, FOLLOW UP RESOLUTION THAT COVERS THAT. 
          AND I THINK THERE WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, BUT MAYBE IF WE COULD INCLUDE THAT IN THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS WOULD PROBABLY COVER THAT. 
          UH, THE NEXT, THIS, THIS ORDINANCE IS FINALLY DOWN TO A POINT TO WHERE I THINK IT'S, IT'S CLEAN, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. 
          UH, IT'S WHERE WE NEED TO BE, BE IT'S NEXT ITEM. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST, UH, YOU NEED TO ADDRESS IN THE ORDINANCE OR ADDRESS IT IN THE FEE STRUCTURE. 
          THE FEE FEE STRUCTURE. 
          THE FEE STRUCTURE, OKAY. 
          IS WHAT I'M SUGGESTING. 
          I HAVE NO PROBLEM. 
          THEY'RE IN THE FEE STRUCTURE. 
          OKAY, PERFECT. 
          MR. TRESSLER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, DO WE STILL HAVE THE LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT RECKLESS? YES, SIR. 
          SO IF IT WAS SOMEBODY WHO BROUGHT IN  FOR A LEGITIMATE PURPOSE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WOULD BE, BUT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THEIR GARAGE AND SPILLED THE BUCKET, RIGHT. 
          WE'RE NOT BALANCE BILLING THEM AGAIN, IT WOULD BE SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING NEFARIOUS OR RECKLESS, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'D BE CORRECT. 
          I WOULD BASE IT OFF OF NEGLIGENT BEHAVIOR IS NOT, UH, CULPABLE AS FAR AS BALANCE BILLING. 
          IT'S JUST RECKLESS, INTENTIONAL KNOWING. 
          AND THAT, AND WE'LL RETAIN THAT SAME EXCLUSION FOR THE, THIS CHEMICAL PART TOO. 
          YES, SIR. 
          COOL. 
          MR. SAUNDERS. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          I WAS ON. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          SEEING NOBODY ELSE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 6 4 2 AGAINST NEW BUSINESS. 
          [9A. 24-0237 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a schedule of fees related to emergency and non-emergency services provided by the Fire Department (Fire Chief)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SCHEDULE OF FEES RELATED TO EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENT, SIR. 
          SUBJECT, SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENT SECOND. 
          OKAY, MS. AND FOR CLARIFICATION, WE WANT TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULED TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. 
          SO CHANGES THE NOS TO YESES. 
          YES, SIR. 
          YES. 
          THREE CATEGORIES. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES SIX FOUR TO AGAINST CONSIDER 
          [9B. 24-0239 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a five (5) year agreement with EmergiFire, LLC for Fire Billing Services (Fire Chief)]
AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH A ME FIRE. 
          LLC FOR FIRE BILLING SERVICES, MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          EIGHT FOUR. 
          NONE AGAINST NINE C IS ALREADY DISPENSED WITH NINE D. 
          [9D. 24-0287 Consider and take action on a resolution determining which charter propositions shall be included on the 2024 November election ballot (City Attorney)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DETERMINING WHICH CHARTER PROPOSITION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE 2024 NOVEMBER ELECTION BALLOT. 
          UH, MICHELLE, DO WE NEED A MOTION TO DISCUSS THESE INDIVIDUALLY? UM, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT PROCEDURE EARLIER TODAY. 
          THE MAYORS THE CHAIR. 
          SO TO DETERMINE THE PROCEDURE GOING FORWARD, I THINK WE SHOULD VOTE 'EM ALL SEPARATELY. 
          SO, BUT WE CAN VOTE ON THAT ONE IF GUYS WANTS TO VOTE, EACH PROPOSITION WOULD THEN REQUIRE A MOTION IN A SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          I'LL DO IT. 
          UH, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, DISCUSS AND VOTE ON ALL ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY. 
          SECOND, I DON'T READ WELL, WE WEREN'T THERE. 
          WAS IT? SORRY. 
          IT'S ALREADY VOTED. 
          IT'S ALREADY ON THAT WAY. 
          SO I WOULD SAY IF YOU WANNA GO DOWN THE, THE PROPOSITIONS IN A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND EACH ONE WOULD HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND THEN A VOTE. 
          WE GO DOWN THEM AN ORDER. 
          DO YOU WANNA DITCH THE MOTION, MAYOR? WE DO. 
          OKAY. 
          I'LL DITCH THE MOTION. 
          . 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          PROPOSITION ONE, DELETE THE SPECIFIC BOND AMOUNTS FOR CITY SECRETARY. 
          NEW TO APPROVE. 
          THIS IS A PRETTY CONTROVERSIAL ONE. 
          GETTING WARMED UP. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
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JUST DO IT. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          8 4 0 AGAINST PROPOSITION TWO. 
          ALLOW ANY COUNCIL MEMBER OF, UH, THE EVENING MEMBER OF COUNCIL, NOT JUST THE MAYOR, TO NOMINATE A PERSON TO A CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION SUBJECT TO COUNCIL CONFIRMATION. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE ANY DEBATE. 
          HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION FAILS. 
          TWO TO SIX. 
          DELETE SPECIFIC BOND AMOUNTS. 
          OH, PROPOSITION THREE. 
          DELETE SPECIFIC BOND AMOUNTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST GENERAL ELECTION PROPOSITION FOUR. 
          DELETE REFERENCE TO 2013 AND 2015. 
          ELECTION DATES MOVE TO APPROVE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THOSE YEARS . 
          SECOND, PLEASE VOTE EIGHT TO ZERO PASSES PROPOSITION FIVE. 
          INITIATE REFERENDUM REQUIREMENTS. 
          REDUCE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS TO 10% FOR THOSE WHO VOTED IN THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION WITH A MINIMUM OF 2000 SIGNATURES. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING, NO SECOND MOTION DIES. 
          PROPOSITION SIX. 
          RECALL REQUIREMENTS REDUCED SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS TO 10% OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN LAST GENERAL ELECTION WITH A MINIMUM OF 2000 SIGNATURE. 
          NEW TO APPROVE MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF SECOND PROPOSITION. 
          SEVEN STREETS AND SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO HARRIS COUNTY, UNFORTUNATELY. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE . 
          SECOND, UH, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST PROPOSITION EIGHT. 
          PROHIBIT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER, INCLUDING THE MAYOR FROM SERVING MORE THAN TWO FULL TERMS. MOTION DIES. 
          PROPOSITION NINE, AUTHORIZED CITY COUNCIL TO FILL A COUNCIL VACANCY VIA APPOINTMENT IF THERE IS LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OF AN UNEXPIRED COUNCIL TERM, MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND, MR. TRESSLER. 
          REALIZE THIS ONE MAY LOOK LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO STACK THE DECK WITH OUR FRIENDS. 
          UM, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. 
          UM, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS ONE IS, UM, WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW REQUIRES US TO HOLD A EXPENSIVE ELECTION TO REPLACE SOMEONE FOR, UM, A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS WE WITNESSED NOT TOO LONG AGO. 
          UM, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED BY STATE LAW TO LEAVE THE POSITION VACANT, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN MY CHOICE ON HOW TO HANDLE IT, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THE ELECTION. 
          SINCE WE CAN'T DO THAT TO SAVE THE COST. 
          UM, I PREFER THIS. 
          WELL SAID. 
          I'LL GET OFF THE QUEUE. 
          MR. CRUZ. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SO ON, ON THIS ONE. 
          I AM JUST ABSOLUTELY AGAINST IT. 
          I KNOW THAT THE, UH, ON THE LAST ELECTION, THE ONE THAT WE HAD, UM, WITH, WITH MR. CHADWELL, IT THE AMOUNT, WITH THE $40,235 COST, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE CITIZENS OR AND POLITICIANS PUT INTO IT TO RUN IT, IT WOULD, IT WOULD'VE COME OVER THE $40,000. 
          AND I THINK THAT, THAT THESE ARE AS IMPORTANT. 
          THESE THINGS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS. 
          OTHERWISE, THERE WOULDN'T BE AS MUCH MONEY SPENT. 
          AND THIS RUNS A RISK OF BEING ABLE TO PUT SOMEBODY WHO IS SO UNELECTABLE ON THERE THAT WOULD NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. 
          SO WHAT WE, THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO. 
          WE NEED TO LET THE CITIZENS SPEAK AND NOT JUST LET THE, THE COUNCIL UP HERE PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY WANT TO DO. 
          I'M A SOLID, NO, I THINK, I THINK WE GOT THE NUMBER WRONG. 
          HOW MUCH WAS THE ACTUAL 
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ELECTION LAST TIME? BOTH SPECIAL ELECTION WAS 40,000 AND THE RECALL AND THE SECOND ROUND AND, AND THE RUNOFF WAS 44. 
          SO 80, 80,000 TOTAL. 
          RIGHT? $84,000 TOTAL. 
          UH, TO TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE DOING THIS. 
          WE'RE SAYING WE'RE PUTTING THIS OUT THERE FOR THE VOTERS TO DECIDE WHICH THEY PREFER. 
          SO THE, THERE'S A SUBTLE DIFFERENCE THERE. 
          UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT A LET'S RAM THIS, THIS DOWN THE PUBLIC'S THROAT. 
          IT'S, HERE'S YOUR CHOICE. 
          YOU PASS THIS AND WE CAN, UH, SHOULD WE HAVE A SHORT WINDOW? UM, THE COUNCIL WILL, WILL APPOINT. 
          UM, IF YOU VOTE NO AT THE BALLOT, IT'S, IT'S SPEND THE MONEY ON THE ELECTION BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IT'S, IT'S A VALUABLE INVESTMENT. 
          NO BIG DEAL. 
          TOM. 
          UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I, I THINK IT IS MORE THAN THAT. 
          I, I THINK THAT THAT TO WHEN PEOPLE GO THROUGH AND THEY READ THESE, IT MAY NOT CATCH THEIR ATTENTION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. 
          AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST SO NONCHALANT, THEN WHY SHOULD WE EVEN CONSIDER THIS? THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE'RE JUST KIND OF WILLY-NILLY ON. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY CHANGING THE STATE CHARTER. 
          I MEAN THE CITY CHARTER OR BASICALLY IT'S CONSTITUTION. 
          THIS, THIS IS JUST MADNESS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WELL, I I DON'T THINK IT'S MADNESS BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, $84,000 IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY WHICH WAY WE'RE GONNA DO IT. 
          RIGHT? IF, UH, IF WE, IF WE HAD SOMEBODY LEFT WITH 121 DAYS OUT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION. 
          BY THE TIME YOU FINISHED WITH THE ELECTION, THE NEW ELECTION WOULD ALREADY BE COMING UP AND WE JUST WOULD'VE BURNED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. 
          SO I THINK IT'S WORTH THE CITIZENS VOTING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. 
          UH, AND I'LL, I'M GONNA VOTE YES, BUT LET'S CALL THE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES SEVEN FOUR ONE AGAINST PROPOSITION 10. 
          ELIMINATE THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT THAT ALL NOTICES BE PUBLISHED IN THE CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SO THAT THE CITY MAY PUBLISH ON THE WEBSITE IF ALLOWED BY STATE LAW. 
          I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CHANGE. 
          AND THIS IS A MINOR CHANGE IN LANGUAGE WHERE I'M GETTING NITPICKY THAT WE STRIKE OUT THE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW OR THIS CHARTER AND REPLACE IT WITH THE WORDS IF REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. 
          SECOND. 
          SURE. 
          I'LL GET ON HERE REAL QUICK. 
          UH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS THERE'S TALK AT THE STATE OF CREATING A STATE BID WEBSITE IN WHICH ALL THE BIDS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES AND COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD ALL BE CENTRALIZED. 
          UH, THEREBY NO WRONG REQUIRING NEWSPAPER POSTINGS IF YOU USE THAT SITE. 
          SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. 
          IF, UH, IF WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR CHARTER SET UP IN A WAY THAT THAT ALLOWS FOR IT. 
          SO OBVIOUSLY WE'LL STILL FOLLOW THE STATE LAW EITHER WAY. 
          AND THIS JUST GIVES US THE OPTION TO DO THAT IF, UH, IF THAT LAW MATERIALIZES DONE. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR CHAD, I JUST GOT A QUICK QUESTION. 
          SO ARE ON YOUR CHANGE, IT WOULD READ ORDINANCE IF REQUIRED BY STATE LAW OR THIS CHARTER OR WE SCRATCHING OR THIS SCRATCHING OR THIS CHARTER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, SO SELF-REFERENCE. 
          YEAH, SELF-REFERENCE. 
          A LITTLE WEIRD. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          EIGHT FOUR. 
          NONE AGAINST PROPOSITION 11. 
          AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS VIA ORDINANCE DURING INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4TH THROUGH FIFTH NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY. 
          DECEMBER 31ST. 
          MOVE TO PROOF. 
          SECOND . 
          UH, SO WHO, THAT WAS HICKS FIRST, OR WHO WAS THAT?  DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE. 
          ALRIGHT, MR. JUSTIN. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          SOUNDS A BIT ODD TO PUT FIREWORKS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND 4TH OF JULY INTO THE CHARTER, BUT THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR IT, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR WHEN WE COME UP ON OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST. 
          AND THAT WE FOUND OUT THAT THE COUNCIL PER OUR CURRENT CHARTER IS NOT ALLOWED TO PUT REFERENDUM OR PROPOSITION TYPE ITEMS ONTO THE BALLOT, 
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UM, OUTSIDE OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS. 
          SO TO GET THIS ON THE BALLOT THIS TIME AND NOT HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS, WE HAD TO DO IT AS A CHARTER AMENDMENT. 
          WE'RE NOT REALLY GUNG-HO ON SOLIDIFYING THIS IN THE CHARTER. 
          IT'S JUST OUR ONLY WAY TO ALLOW THE VOTERS TO DECIDE. 
          I I WISH THAT, THAT THAT'S THE WAY IT READ, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT READS. 
          WHAT THIS READS IS IT'S ALMOST ABSOLUTELY POINTLESS. 
          IT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT, IF WE PUT THAT IN THERE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT BY ORDINANCE ALLOW FOR THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. 
          WE ALREADY HAVE THAT. 
          WE'RE NOT GIVING OURSELVES ANY MORE AUTHORITY. 
          SO THIS IS JUST SAYING, HEY, WE'RE GIVING OURSELVES THE SAME AUTHORITY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. 
          THAT'S THIS ONE MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. 
          AND YOU KNOW, THE VOTE FOR THE FIREWORKS, I ALL FOR IT. 
          BUT THIS DOESN'T, THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING. 
          I GOTCHA. 
          I THINK IT FUNCTIONS AS A, UH, REFERENDUM. 
          ANDY, I FULL LISTEN. 
          WE CAN GO TWO WAYS WITH THIS. 
          I SUPPORT SENDING THIS OUT TO THE CITIZENS TO HAVE THEM WEIGH IN ON THIS ISSUE. 
          I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT ISSUE, UH, TO REIGNITE CITIZENS' INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL AND GOVERNMENT AND ALSO IN THE ELECTION PROCESS. 
          YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NATIONALLY, YOU KNOW, IT, IT COULD POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, AFFECT HOW THING, HOW YOU VIEW NOVEMBER. 
          BUT I REALLY WANTED, I WANTED SOMETHING NONPARTISAN AND SOMETHING THAT REALLY, UH, IT WAS ANYWAY, LOOK, THE REASON, AND AS FOR THE SELF-REFERENTIAL PORTION, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE COULDN'T DO THIS ANY OTHER WAY. 
          WE HAVE TO DO IT AS A CHARTER AMENDMENT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. 
          UM, I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED FOR THIS TO BE A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION, BUT THE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT AT THIS TIME. 
          AND THIS IS THE WAY TO GET THIS IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. 
          SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES, UH, TO VOTE FOR THIS AND THEN, UH, LET THE CITIZENS WEIGH IN ON HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'M IN THE BLACK CAT PARTY. 
          GO AHEAD. 
           PARTY. 
          UM, MAKE FIREWORKS. 
          IS THERE ANOTHER WORD THAT MAY REPLACE THE WORD MAY HERE THAT COULD FIX YOUR CONCERN? WOULD YOU PREFER SHALLAL? MUST WILL SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE? I THINK THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING SHALL MUST WILL IS THAT IT, UH, IF THERE'S SOME REASON WE CAN'T ALLOW FIREWORKS IN THAT YEAR, WE'RE NOT. 
          AND I THINK THIS FUNCTIONS AS A, AS A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION. 
          RIGHT? BECAUSE THEN IT WILL REALLY JUST TELL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CITY, RIGHT? THIS, THIS IS GRANTING, THIS IS GRANTING, UH, SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, A POWER THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND WE HAD IT TWO WEEKS AGO. 
          YEAH. 
          YOU KNOW, OR A MONTH AGO, HOWEVER LONG AGO THAT WAS. 
          SO THIS IS DOING THAT, BUT IT ALSO, YOU HAVE TO DO IT THIS WAY IF YOU WANT TO GET THE CITIZEN'S INPUT ON THE ISSUE. 
          AND THAT IS ALL I'M TRYING TO DO HERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO, SO ONCE AGAIN, IF, IF WE'RE VOTING ON SOMETHING TO GIVE US POWER THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, IF, IF WE WANT THIS TO ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING, IF WE WANNA COME OUT AND WE WANNA SAY, HEY, THE CITIZENS, WE WANT THE CITIZENS TO VOTE ON THE FIREWORKS, THEN WHY CAN'T WE JUST SCRATCH IT OUT AND JUST HAVE IT START WITH ALLOW FOR THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS DURING THESE PERIODS OF TIME. 
          WHY DO WE NEED TO TRY AND JUST SAY THIS IS ONLY FOR, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY READS IT OR THEY'RE GONNA VOTE FOR IT. 
          I'M NOT SURE IT'S CLEAR WHEN WE SAY THE CITY COUNCIL, IT BASICALLY WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE THEM THE AUTHORITY TO PASS AN ORDINANCE, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE, WHICH WE ALREADY TRIED AND IT DIDN'T WORK. 
          SO I I I DON'T UNDERSTAND. 
          'CAUSE IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS BINDING AND YOU HAD TO DO IT, THERE'S CERTAINLY TIMES IN WHICH THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD IDEA. 
          IF IT WAS A BURN BAND, EXTREME BURN BAND OR HIGH WINDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE WOULD STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO BAN FIREWORKS IN THOSE TIMES. 
          IF YOU MADE IT AN ABSOLUTE IN THE CHARTER, THERE'D BE NO WAY OF DOING THAT. 
          SO IT'S NOT A GREAT WAY, UNDERSTANDABLY. 
          I I AGREE WITH YOU. 
          IT'S JUST, IT'S FUNCTIONING AS A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A MANDATE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IF WE THEN DO IT BECAUSE WE CANNOT HAVE PROPOSITIONS CURRENTLY. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, SO 
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FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY OF THINKING ABOUT THIS IS REALLY THE MOST ACCURATE FORMAL, UM, PUBLIC SURVEY WE CAN DO ON THIS. 
          AND, AND IF WE CHOOSE NOT TO RESPOND TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AFTERWARDS, THEN THAT'S ON US. 
          MM-HMM. 
           WILL OF THE PEOPLE BABY. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 7 4 1 AGAINST PROPOSITION 12. 
          AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT UP TO FIVE BINDING OR NON-BINDING PROPOSITIONS TO LEAGUE CITY VOTERS DURING ANY GENERAL ELECTION. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          THAT'S A THIRD ON YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          GOTCHA. 
          AND SO THIS IS, UH, THIS IS WHAT ANDY WAS TALKING ABOUT. 
          CURRENTLY, UH, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THIS. 
          WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE PROPOSITIONS, UH, COME OUT AND THIS WOULD, UH, ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO PUT FORTH PROPOSITIONS FOR, UH, THE CITIZENS TO VOTE ON. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          8 4 0 AGAINST 13 REQUIRE THAT BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR ANY GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND MUST INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND MAY RESULT IN A TAX INCREASE. 
          I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE, SIR. 
          MR. RESSLER. 
          YEAH, I'M, I'M GOING TO BE AGAINST THIS. 
          UM, I'M GOING TO BE AGAINST IT FOR THE SAME REASON. 
          I DON'T LIKE THE LANGUAGE WE'RE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH EVERY TIME WE APPROVE OUR BUDGET AND WE HAVE TO SAY IT'S A TAX INCREASE SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN. 
          THEREFORE OUR BUDGET HAS GROWN. 
          UM, I DON'T LIKE THAT WE HAVE TO CALL THAT A TAX INCREASE, PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT'S A BOY WHO CRIED WOLF SCENARIO WHERE THE CITIZENS HAVE STARTED TO IGNORE THE PUBLICATION OF THE MESSAGE THAT THERE'S A TAX INCREASE BECAUSE THEY IMMEDIATELY GET THE MESSAGE FROM US THAT SAYS, HEY, NO, WE, WE LEGITIMATELY CUT YOUR RATE BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, YOUR TAXES ARE GOING DOWN. 
          SO THEY'VE QUIT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MESSAGE THAT SAYS THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. 
          THAT'S WHY I DON'T LIKE ADDING IT HERE. 
          UM, ON EVERYTHING THAT'S A BOND WHEN SOME OF THOSE BONDS DO NOT INCREASE TAXES. 
          MS. CRUZ. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          SO CHAD, I HAD, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF OUR CONCERNS WERE THE SAME, BUT WOULD YOU SAY THAT, UM, IF WE ACTUALLY RATHER THAN JUST SAY MAY RESULT, IF WE SAID MAY OR MAY NOT RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES, WOULD THAT HELP ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE? NO. 
          'CAUSE THEN WE'D BE SAYING NOTHING AT ALL. 
          KIND OF LIKE OUR FIREWORKS. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          I MOTION PASSES 7 4 1 AGAINST CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION 
          [9E. 24-0293 Consider and take action on a resolution directing city staff to increase the senior (65 years or older) and/or disabled residential homestead tax exemption from $75,000 to $100,000 in the upcoming property tax rate ordinance (Council Member Cones, Mayor Pro Tem Hicks, and Council Member Chadwell)]
ON A RESOLUTION DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO INCREASE, UH, THIS IS THE NEW, THE NEW ITEM HERE. 
          CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO INCREASE THE SENIOR 65 OR OLDER OR DISABLED RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION FROM 75,000 TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND. 
          THE UPCOMING PROPERTY TAX RATE ORDINANCE MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MS DRESS. 
          I SPOKE ON THIS WHEN WE DID IT LAST YEAR. 
          I'M SPEAKING ON IT AGAIN. 
          UM, SORRY SENIORS. 
          THIS IS NOT THE BIG PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THAT MANY OF Y'ALL HOPE TO GET. 
          UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE OWNED YOUR HOME FOR MORE THAN THE LAST THREE YEARS, UM, AND AREN'T PLANNING TO MOVE AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT BEING TAXED OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, THIS AIN'T GONNA HELP YOU. 
          UH, 'CAUSE YOU'RE EXISTING SENIOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THAT FROZE YOUR TAXES, UM, IS PROVIDING MORE OF A RELIEF THAN THE REDUCED VALUE FROM THE INCREASED HOMESTEAD. 
          SO YOUR TAXES AREN'T GONNA CHANGE. 
          THE ONLY PEOPLE THIS WILL BENEFIT ARE THOSE WHEN THEY FIRST QUALIFY FOR THE SENIOR EXEMPTION, THOSE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY OR THOSE WHO ARE MOVING TO ANOTHER HOUSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND THEN I'LL BENEFIT FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS. 
          UM, THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL. 
          UM, SO I'LL VOTE FOR IT. 
          UM, BUT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT ANYTIME WE CUT TAXES ON ONE SELECT GROUP, YOU'RE RAISING THEM ON THE OTHER FOLKS. 
          SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. 
          SEAN, 
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MR. MAYOR, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING AND HERE'S WHY. 
          UH, OR I MOVED TO POSTPONE, EXCUSE ME, MAKE SURE I GET MY LANGUAGE CORRECTLY. 
          I SPOKE WITH CHERYL EARLIER TODAY AND SHE COULDN'T PUT IT TOGETHER FOR US TONIGHT. 
          I KNOW ANGIE DID ONE, BUT CHERYL'S NUMBERS FROM WHAT I SAW, WHAT ANGIE PUT WAS DIFFERENT AND CHERYL SAID THAT SHE CAN DO AN ANALYSIS OF HOW THIS WILL ACTUALLY AFFECT, HOW MUCH IT WILL SAVE, HOW MUCH IT WON'T SAVE, HOW MUCH IT'LL COST OUR BUDGET, ET CETERA. 
          BUT IT TAKES HER FOUR TO FIVE HOURS TO PUT IT TOGETHER AND SHE COULDN'T GET IT TOGETHER TONIGHT. 
          SO I'LL MOVE TO POSTPONE TO OUR NEXT MEETING AT THAT TIME. 
          IF WE WANT TO PASS, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT PASSED BY JULY 1ST FOR IT TO TAKE A, UH, TO BE WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. 
          SO AT THAT POINT IN TIME, ONCE WE HAVE ALL THE NUMBERS, IF WE LIKE EVERYTHING AND WE DO MOVE, WE COULD ALSO DO A FIRST AND FINAL IF NECESSARY TO, TO GET IT PASSED. 
          DOES THAT MAKE SENSE WHAT I'M SAYING? YEAH. 
          I THINK IT'S A RESOLUTION WE DON'T NEED FIRST AND FILE, IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL THEN I'LL SECOND, I'LL SECOND MR. CONES. 
          YEAH, I DISAGREE WITH THAT FOR THE CERTAIN FACT THAT I I I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR CHERYL, BUT OUR TAX, UH, LADY HERE, ANGIE'S BEEN WORKING HERE IN THE CITY FOR MANY YEARS. 
          I TRUST HER NUMBERS. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING ON THE BUDGET. 
          UH, I DO DISAGREE WITH, UH, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO SAID THAT IF YOU DO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE OR OTHER PEOPLE'S TAXES WILL GO UP, WHICH IS COMPLETELY WRONG. 
          UH, WE HAVE NOT FINISHED OUR BUDGET OR EVEN STARTED OUR BUDGET, SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THIS MONEY BEFOREHAND, BEFORE THE BUDGET IS EVEN CALCULATED. 
          SO NOBODY'S GONNA BE HURT WITH THIS ANYTIME THAT THE SENIORS CAN BENEFIT FROM A SMALL, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, CAN I HAVE THE FLOOR? LET HIM HAVE THE FLOOR YOU GOT NEXT. 
          EVERY TIME I SPEAK MR. TRESSLER WANTS TO SPEAK, UH, BEHIND ME. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK, UM, IT IT, IT'S A GOOD THING FOR SENIORS. 
          ANYTIME WE CAN SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FOR SENIORS, I'M ALL FOR THAT. 
          THANK YOU MS. CHESTER? YEAH. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE SENIORS WHO BENEFIT MORE FROM THE FROZEN VALUES ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE TAXPAYER, SEE AN INCREASE SHARE OF THE BUDGET. 
          AND WHETHER YOU SAY THAT'S NOT A TAX INCREASE 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T APPROVED OUR BUDGET NEXT YEAR OR NOT, WELL YOU JUST VOTED TO APPROVE LANGUAGE ON ANY GO BOND THAT SAYS IT'S A TAX INCREASE, BUT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR WHEN THOSE BONDS ARE BEING PAID BACK YET, MAYBE IT'S NOT A TAX INCREASE. 
          I JUST ASK THAT WE USE CONSISTENT LANGUAGE ALL THE SAME TIME. 
          UH, MS. SUMNER, I'M IN FAVOR OF GIVING TAX DECREASES 100%, BUT WHEN I TALKED TO HER TODAY, AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SHE WAS TRYING TO PUT SOME NUMBERS TOGETHER TO, FOR ME AND THE NUMBERS CAME BACK DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE. 
          I JUST WANT US, I WANT CHERYL TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF, OF IT SO THAT WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT YES, WE ARE GONNA SAVE THIS MUCH MONEY OR NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA SAVE THIS MUCH MONEY. 
          AND THAT WAY WE CAN INCORPORATE IN OUR BUDGET. 
          THANK YOU. 
          LAST ONE. 
          AGAIN, I TRUST, UH, ANGIE FOR GETTING THE NUMBERS TOGETHER. 
          I THINK SHE DOES A FINE JOB FOR THE CITY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, I GENERALLY, I I, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THE MOTION POSTPONED. 
          I SUPPORT THIS, BUT I THINK THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SEEING THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S NUMBERS BEFORE WE VOTE FOR IT. 
          SO THIS IS THE MOTION TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. 
          THURSDAY. 
          THERE THERE WAS . 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          UH, MOTION PASSES FIVE THREE. 
          SO WE'LL POSTPONE TO THE NEXT MEETING. 
          I TRUST THAT I WANT NINE 
          [9F. 24-0298 Consider and take action on a resolution to support the Texas Water Development Board decision placing the highest ranking on the Galveston Bay Surge Protection Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (Coastal Texas Project) (City Manager)]
F CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD DECISION. 
          PLACING THE HIGHEST RANKING ON THE GALVESTON BAY SURGE PROTECTION COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND MR. TRESSLER. 
          I'LL KEEP IT VERY BRIEF FOR THOSE WHO DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT LONG NAME MS. D**E. 
          ANYBODY ANTI D**E? ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          EIGHT FOUR. 
          NONE AGAINST NINE G. 
          [9G. 23-0536 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a new public space usage policy and fee schedule for facilities and Helen Hall Library (Assistant City Manager, Executive Director of Facilities and Information Technology, Director of Parks and Cultural Services)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A NEW PUBLIC SPACE USAGE POLICY AND FEE SCHEDULE FOR FACILITIES IN HELEN HALL LIBRARY. 
          YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, THIS HAS BEEN A 
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LONG TIME COMING, BUT WE FELT IT WAS ONE SECOND. 
          LET'S GET A MOTION AND THEN WE CAN DO THIS , UH, ANY MOTION? SURE. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND. 
          GO AHEAD PLEASE. 
          SO IT'S, UH, I I JUST WANNA TAKE A A MOMENT TO EXPRESS, UH, GRATITUDE TO THE MANY HANDS THAT WENT INTO CRAFTING THIS POLICY. 
          UH, THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE, UH, PARKS BOARD, THE FOUR B BOARD AND BY THE LIBRARY BOARD, UH, UNANIMOUSLY, UH, TOOK A WHILE TO CRAFT SOMETHING THAT COULD MEET EVERYBODY'S NEEDS. 
          BUT WHAT THIS POLICY IN ESSENCE DOES IS IT BRINGS UNIFORMITY TO HOW OUR PUBLIC SPACES OUR UTILIZED, IT ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR THE STAFF TO ADJUDICATE BETWEEN USER TYPES OR USER GROUPS. 
          IT EXPANDS PATRON AND CITIZEN USAGE THROUGH THE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED ELEMENT OF THE POLICY. 
          IT PRESERVES THE 5 0 1 C3 AND CITY PROGRAM FEE USAGE EXEMPTIONS. 
          AND, UH, AGAIN, ENJOYS, UH, PRETTY BROAD APPROVAL FROM OUR, FROM OUR BOARDS AND, UM, ENJOYED THE EXCHANGES, UH, WITH CITIZENS WITH SOME OF YOU ALL. 
          AND, UH, APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP THAT WENT INTO THIS. 
          WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 
          CHIN IS GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE PARTICULARS AND ELEMENTS OF THE, THE POLICY. 
          SO ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, I BASICALLY JUST LAID OUT, UH, THE FOUR FACILITIES THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED. 
          UM, THE SECOND COLUMN BASICALLY REPRESENTS WHAT THE POLICY WE CURRENTLY HAVE AT EACH ONE OF THESE FACILITIES. 
          AND THE LAST COLUMN BASICALLY SHOWS HOW IT AFFECTS EACH FACILITY. 
          UM, AND ITS, AND ITS CONSISTENCY. 
          MSRE THE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY ROOM IS THAT ALL OF THEM. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONE OVER AT FIRE STATION SIX, THIS ONE ONLY ADDRESSES, I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY ROOM. 
          UM, AT THE, UH, POLICE STATION, AT THE MAIN POLICE STATION. 
          WE ONLY LOOKED AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING SAFETY ROOM AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET FROM WALKER. 
          THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY USED BY THE PUBLIC. 
          I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND TO APPLY TO ALL THE ROOMS, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY ROOMS AT THE, THE INDIVIDUAL STATIONS. 
          TALK GETTING CLUMSY OVER HERE. 
          UM, OKAY, WHAT I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT NOW I WANT TO, CHAD, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'VE, JUST WHAT YOU'VE JUST ADDED, BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IT. 
          YEAH, IF, IF WE HAVE A MEETING ROOM THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR RESERVATION, I WANT THE SAME POLICY EVERYWHERE IS ISN'T OH, SO SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT LIKE FOR THE LIBRARY, UM, WELL, OKAY, BUT RIGHT NOW IT JUST SAYS OPEN AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENCE RESERVATION WITH RENTAL FEE. 
          THAT SEEMS THERE'S OTHER ROOMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT AT THE FIRE STATIONS, THOSE ROOMS, IF THEY ARE TO BE RENTED OR RENTED ON THE SAME POLICY. 
          I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT. 
          WHAT ROOMS YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S PUBLIC ROOMS IN THE FIRE STATION. 
          IT'S, YEAH. 
          LET COURTNEY KNOW. 
          COURTNEY, YES, THERE ARE ROOMS, THEY'RE RARELY RENTED, BUT THERE ARE ROOMS. DO YOU HAVE NO, THERE'S, THERE'S ROOMS. FIRE STATION SIX. 
          WE WERE SPECIFICALLY TOLD THERE'S A COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM AVAILABLE. 
          FIRE STATION SIX HAS, IF I COULD SPEAK NOW. 
          YES. 
          FIRE STATION SIX HAS A MEETING ROOM. 
          THE REST OF THE STATION TWO HAS A A, A PUBLIC ROOM ONE. 
          I WOULDN'T SAY YES, THREE, YOU GOT A PUBLIC ROOM. 
          BUT WHAT I WANNA CLARIFY IS THAT IF WE'RE FIREMEN USE THAT ROOM DURING THE DAY A LOT OF TIMES, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S A CITY FUNCTION. 
          SO THERE'S OPERATIONS, I DO WILLING VOTE FOR DRILL FILM BEING OPEN TO THAT. 
          THE TRAINING ROOM. 
          I BELIEVE THERE'S ALREADY A POLICY THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE THOSE ROOMS. IT WOULD STILL FALL UNDER THE SAME POLICY, RIGHT? I MEAN I'VE BEEN TO THINGS AT THE FIRE STATIONS THAT ARE BEING USED FOR PUBLIC SPACE. 
          YEAH. 
          WHAT THIS, THIS POLICY IN ESSENCE DOES, IT SETS A FOUNDATION FOR USES AMONG ALL CITY FACILITIES AND THEN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS ARE ABLE TO CREATE AND PROMULGATE RULES SPECIFIC TO THEIR, THEIR FACILITIES FOR WHICH THEY HAVE STEWARDSHIP. 
          SO WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE FIRE STATIONS IS THAT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO USE IT ON FIRST COME FOR SERVE BASIS, IT'LL BE AVAILABLE, 
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BUT THEY WANT TO RESERVE IT AHEAD OF TIME. 
          THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY A FEE JUST LIKE OUR OTHER CITY FACILITIES WALKING INTO FIRE STATIONS. 
          SO IF I, YEAH, NO, THAT'S JUST IT. 
          IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD MEETING MEETING ROOM AND IT'S LIKE, AH, IT'S A FIRE. 
          YOU KNOW, JUST SEEMS KIND OF GO AHEAD. 
          IF IF, IF I, IF I MAY, YOU KNOW, I'M CERTAINLY NOT NECESSARILY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT MEETING ROOMS, BUT OCCASIONALLY THEY HAVE HOA MEETINGS AT FIRE STATION TWO, THEY MAY ALSO AT FIRE STATION SIX. 
          AND SO WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT TO DO, IF YOU WANT TO RESERVE FIRE STATION TWO FOR AN HOA MEETING RESERVE IT, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY A RESERVATION FEE AT $25. 
          CORRECT. 
          THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. 
          THE AMENDMENT, I MEAN. 
          OKAY. 
          AND WE ALREADY HAVE A POLICY GOVERNING WHO'S USING THOSE ROOMS AND WHEN TO USE THEM AND THEY ALREADY HAVE TO OF COURSE CHECK WITH I'M SURE THE CHIEF OR HIS STAFF TO DO THAT. 
          RIGHT? THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK. 
          SO NONE OF THAT WOULD CHANGE. 
          THIS IS JUST, IF YOU'RE RESERVING IT LIKE ANY OTHER ROOM, IT FOLLOWS THE SAME RULES. 
          I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          SO MAYOR, IF I MAY, I MEAN CHIEF BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT. 
          SOME OF THE STATIONS LACK THE NECESSARY SECURITY TO PREVENT USERS OF THOSE ROOMS TO GO INTO, UH, LIVING AREAS. 
          NOW THOSE ROOMS SHOULDN'T BE USED, BE USED AS PUBLIC MEETING ROOMS, CORRECT? RIGHT. 
          AND WE'RE NOT CHANGING THAT. 
          WE'RE JUST SAYING ANY THAT ARE AVAILABLE AS PUBLIC MEETING ROOMS CURRENTLY NOW HAVE THE SAME FEE STRUCTURE. 
          IN FACT, THIS OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          NOT BRIAN, TOM, THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UM, MITCH DAVIS. 
          I REALLY THANK YOU FOR, FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS AND I KNOW THAT, UM, THAT WE HAD GOTTEN SOME ARGUMENTS O OVER HOW THE LIBRARY WOULD WORK. 
          AND SO I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD COMPROMISE. 
          UH, I'M JUST, I'M ALWAYS GONNA BE AGAINST US CHARGING FEES FOR CITIZENS, WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY PAID FOR. 
          BUT IF THIS PASSES AND IT MOST LIKELY WILL, THIS WAS THE BEST THAT WE COULD GET. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          ALRIGHT, MR. X, APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT INTO IT. 
          ALSO, I'LL MAKE SURE I TURN MINE ON. 
          HEY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE, UH, LIBRARY ROOMS, THE BOARDROOM AND THE THEATER ROOM. 
          UM, I THINK THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS THAT A RESERVATION WITH THE FEE ONLY APPLIES WHEN WE HAVE TO USE STAFF SET UP FOR SUCH SUCH FUNCTION. 
          OTHERWISE IF IT'S AVAILABLE AND OPEN, IT'S FREE SPACE AND CAN BE USED. 
          SO THE LIBRARY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN HOMETOWN AND, UH, I I DON'T, I DON'T CARE ABOUT HOMETOWN CHIN. 
          YES SIR. 
          I JUST WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND CLARIFY QUESTION. 
          IF THE LIBRARY IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER. 
          UM, IF YOU WANNA BOOK IT IN ADVANCE, THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY A RESERVATION FEE. 
          WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE SET UP FOR THE LIBRARY 'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEP OVER THERE. 
          UH, BUT A PERSON WHO RESERVES IT, TABLES AND CHAIRS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 'EM. 
          OKAY. 
          WHAT I LIKE A LOT ABOUT THE FIRST COME FIRST SERVED ALSO AS A LATE EDITION THAT WE MADE, IS THAT IF YOU CALLED AHEAD OF TIME ON THE DAY OF, THAT QUALIFIES FOR FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. 
          BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU DON'T WANNA JUST SHOW UP AND EVERYTHING'S BOOKED. 
          YES. 
          YEAH, I LIKE THAT. 
          YEAH, I I LIKE THIS A LOT. 
          I MEAN IT'S, UH, AND I THINK I I JUST KEEP, KEEP GOING AROUND THIS THING. 
          ON, UH, ON FEES, PAYING FOR SOMETHING YOU'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THE EXEC REASON YOU CHARGE A FEE IS TO ALLOCATE THE COST OF THE PERSON CONSUMING THE GOOD. 
          SO IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE NOT PAYING FOR THE ROOM, YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE RIGHT TO RESERVE IT. 
          I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE BECAUSE THEN IF YOU CHARGE FEES TO THE PEOPLE USING THE SERVICE, YOU CAN THEN REDUCE TAXES FURTHER. 
          I MEAN, A GREAT EXAMPLE WOULD BE WE CERTAINLY CHARGE FEES TO DEVELOPERS OR YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A HOUSE BECAUSE YOU'RE, YES, YOU ALREADY PAID FOR THE BUILDING THAT THE, UH, ENGINEERS SIT IN, YOU PAY THE ENGINEER'S SALARY THROUGH YOUR, THROUGH YOUR TAXES, BUT YOU'RE CONSUMING THEIR TIME. 
          AND THIS IS A WAY OF ALLOCATING THAT AND NOT TAXING PEOPLE BECAUSE A TAX, BY THE VERY NATURE, IF YOU DON'T PAY THE TAX, YOU GO TO JAIL OR LOSE YOUR HOUSE A FEE. 
          IF YOU DON'T PAY IT, YOU JUST DON'T GET TO USE THE SERVICE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CONSUME. 
          SO I THINK IT'S A MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IF TAXES VERSUS A FEE. 
          I EXCUSE OKAY, MR. MAY, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CONFUSION. 
          I THINK THAT WE'RE JUST NOW ASKING PEOPLE TO PAY, PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAXES. 
          SO, SO I, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO, YOU CAN TRY TO SPIN IT AS JUST SAYING, HEY, IF YOU'RE ONLY, IF YOU USE THIS, BUT THAT STILL, THEY'VE ALREADY PAID FOR IT THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAXES, IT'S COVERED THROUGH THAT. 
          SO WHY WOULD WE NOW COME AND SAY, HEY, IF YOU'RE GOING, IF YOU WANNA ACTUALLY USE SOMETHING WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HAD CHARGED THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAXES YOU ALREADY PAY, WE'RE GONNA CHARGE YOU MORE. 
          IT, IT MAKES NO SENSE. 
          UM, AND I THINK IT'S JUST BAD PLANNING. 
          I ACTUALLY EXPLAINED WHY IT MADE SENSE. 
          SO, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DECREE WHEN YOU GET THE FEES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UTILIZING THE SERVICE, YOU THEN FREE UP TAX DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES OR THUS REDUCING 
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THE PROPERTY TAX. 
          THAT'S THE ENTIRE IDEA OF MOVING TO A SYSTEM THAT ALLOCATES THE CHARGES TO THE PEOPLE CREATING THE CHARGE. 
          THAT'S THE ENTIRE IDEA. 
          AND THEN THUS REDUCING PROPERTY TAX. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU GET TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX IS IF YOU PUT THE BURDEN BACK ONTO THE PEOPLE USING THAT, THAT SERVICE. 
          AND THEN WE CAN REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX LIKE WE'VE DONE THE LAST 10 YEARS I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL. 
          THAT'S THE IDEA BEHIND IT. 
          SO THAT IS THE EXPLANATION OF THAT. 
          IF YOU MOVE TO THE WAY YOU SAID, THEN YOU WOULD JUST KEEP RAISING THE PROPERTY TAXES TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY. 
          AND THAT, WHAT'S THAT CALLED? THAT'S CALLED SOCIALISM. 
          AND SO THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. 
          AND THAT'S THE IDEA BEHIND MOVING IT TO A FEE-BASED STRUCTURE AS OPPOSED TO A MANDATORY PROPERTY TAX BASED SYSTEM. 
          JUSTIN, THAT, THAT MAKES YOUR ARGUMENT, MAKES ME SENSE. 
          YOU CAN GO ON BECAUSE IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE ACTUALLY SAYING NOW, HEY, YOU NOT ON THE, YOU CAN GO IN A MINUTE. 
          YOU CAN GO IN A MINUTE, JUSTIN. 
          YEAH, I WAS, I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA MAYBE CLARIFY SOMETHING TO TOM AND HELP HIM OUT WITH THIS. 
          MAYBE, UH, AND SOMEBODY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UH, THE FEES FOR USING THESE ROOMS FOR EVENTS, I BELIEVE HAS ALWAYS EXISTED IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. 
          AM I WRONG? SOME ARE, YEAH. 
          I MEAN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE POLITICAL EVENTS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA OR SOMETHING. 
          I KNOW THERE, THE POINT OF THIS WAS TO MAKE THE POLICY UNIFORM, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY A MONEY GRAB. 
          WE HAD SOME ISSUES SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND UH, YOU KNOW, RICK HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FAIR AND DILIGENT ABOUT THIS. 
          IT WAS THERE, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN FEES. 
          TOM, I I, AND I'M NOT EVEN TRYING TO BE RUDE ABOUT THAT AS IS. 
          THAT'S THE WAY THAT I SEE THIS IS JUST UNIFORMITY OF POLICY, NOT NECESSARILY A MONEY GRAB. 
          AM I CORRECT RICK? IS THAT, IS THAT HOW YOU GUYS FEEL? YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OF FACILITIES THAT DON'T HAVE FEES. 
          THIS WILL MAKE EVERYTHING CONSISTENT THAT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A MEETING, THERE ARE FEES ASSOCIATED. 
          I SEE IT THE SAME WAY. 
          YEAH. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU COULD KIND OF EQUATE THIS WITH, WITH SOCIALISM. 
          UM, BUT YOU KNOW, IT, IT STILL COMES BACK TO IF, IF I'M SITTING HERE AND I'VE PAID FOR THIS LIBRARY THROUGH MY PROPERTY TAXES AND YOU SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA CUT TAXES, BUT WE'RE GONNA CHARGE YOU WHEN WE USE THIS. 
          I, I STILL JUST THINK IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY TO TRY AND BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE CUTTING THESE PROPERTY TAXES, BUT IF YOU USE ANY CITY SERVICES, WE'RE GONNA STICK IT TO YOU. 
          SO I, AND SO I'VE HEARD YOUR DIS I'VE HEARD YOUR DISCUSSION ON IT. 
          I I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. 
          SO I'M SURE WE CAN JUST CALL THE QUESTION. 
          NO, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. 
          THAT'S EXACTLY THE PURPOSE THAT I'M TRYING TO DO. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND, UH, LET'S VOTE. 
          THIS IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 
          THIS IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 
          THIS IS THE MOTION. 
          IS THE MOTION TO AMEND TO INCLUDE ALL MEETINGS. 
          TO INCLUDE ALL MEETING ROOMS. MAYOR, MAYOR, I'M SORRY. 
          UH, I WAS JUST THINKING HERE JUST A MINUTE. 
          UH, IF I COULD AMEND THE, THE MOTION ALSO ON THE FIRE STATIONS, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH THE, I'M SORRY. 
          AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE FIRE STATIONS, I, I UNDERSTAND THE ROOMS, BUT SOME OF THESE FIRE STATIONS ARE VERY SMALL AND LIKE THE COMMUNITY ROOM IS STILL THEIR CONFERENCE ROOM WHERE THEY SIT AND RELAX AND DO OTHER STUFF. 
          IS THAT POSSIBLE? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHERE CHAD IS TRYING TO SAY EVERY, LET'S USE EVERY ONE, BUT NOT EVERY FIRE STATION. 
          WE'RE NOT ALTERING THE ABILITY TO RESERVE OR NOT RESERVE. 
          I UNDERSTAND. 
          IT'S JUST PUTTING A FEE ON IT. 
          I UNDERSTAND. 
          SO SURE. 
          WE CAN ADD EXTRA LANGUAGE. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THE MOTION TO AMEND IS TO NOT, I'LL RESTATE IT. 
          IT IS AS ASCRIBED WITH THE ADDITION OF ANY OTHER PUBLIC MEETING ROOMS. SO, SO LONG AS THEY DO NOT INTERFERE WITH, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
          UH, CHAD, DID YOU INTEND TO INCLUDE THE DRILL FILL IN THE FIRE STATIONS TRAINING? REMOVE ONLY IF IT'S GOT A RESERVATION POLICY ALREADY IN PLACE, ALL WE'RE DOING IS ADDING A FEED TO THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          I GOTCHA. 
          I NOT ALL, NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE POLICIES. 
          IF THEY DON'T HAVE POLICIES, THEN THEY'RE NOT COVERED. 
          I GUESS NOT. 
          IF THEY DON'T HAVE POLICIES, THEN THEY'RE NOT PART OF IT. 
          THEY'RE NOT PART OF IT. 
          OKAY. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          8 4 0 AGAINST NOW THE MOTION HAS AMENDED. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE OR OH, IT'S ALREADY GOING. 
          IT'S ALREADY GOING DOWN THE TRACK. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          JESUS. 
          MOTION PASSES 7 4 1 
          [01:55:02]
AGAINST CONSIDER AND TAKE 
          [9H. 24-0275 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a conditional drilling permit for the Stewart Title #1 site, located along the north side of Butler Road, approximately 930 feet east of Hobbs Road and 1,500 feet west of Calder Drive, in accordance with Chapter 42, Article III of the League City Code of Ordinances, entitled Oil and Gas Well Drilling (Director of Planning)]
ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONDITIONAL DRILLING PERMIT FOR STEWART. 
          TITLE NUMBER ONE SITE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF BUTLER ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 930 FEET EAST OF HOBBS ROAD, 1500 FEET WEST OF CALDER DRIVE. 
          IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 42, ARTICLE THREE OF THE LEAGUE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE ENTITLED OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING MOVE TO POSTPONE SECOND. 
          I JUST, UH, I JUST WANT ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. 
          I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE IT OUT TO THE, UH, TO THE CITY OF OUT THERE IN, UH, OR MADE IT IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S TO THE WEST THERE. 
          UM, I JUST FIND IT REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOT A SINGLE CITIZEN, UH, HAD ANY INPUT AND THEY HAVE NO OPINION ON THE VARIANCES OR ANY OF THE THINGS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. 
          I'M NOT TRYING TO STOP IT. 
          I JUST WANT A MORE ROBUST, UH, DISCUSSION OF SOME OF THESE. 
          SURE. 
          SO I, I CAN GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND IF, IF YOU'D LIKE. 
          LET'S POSTPONE AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK. 
          WHENEVER. 
          WHAT, WHAT TIME DO YOU WANNA BRING IT BACK? IT'S TWO WEEKS. 
          TWO WEEKS. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          MOTION TO POSTPONE FOR TWO WEEKS. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          EIGHT FOUR NONE AGAINST CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT LAND IS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PHASE TWO RECONSTRUCTION OF TURNER STREET AND BUTLER ROAD PROJECT RE 1 9 0 2 A IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, SPECIFICALLY ONE A 0.0927 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND TO BE BELIEVED TO BE OWNED BY MARK BRICKER KNOCKER. 
          AND TWO, A 0.0578 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND TO BELIEVE TO BE OWNED BY BRENT GL, UH, AND AUTHORIZED THE INSTITUTION OF IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          ACTUALLY, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER SUSPENDING THE RULES AND MOVING TILL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST, WE'LL MOVE IT TILL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          FIRST 
          [10A. 24-0288 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Division 2, entitled "Code of Ethics", of Article II, entitled “City Council”, of Chapter 2, entitled "Administration" to clarify and consolidate several sections of the City's Ethics Code (Council Member Tressler and Council Member Chadwell)]
READING OF ORDINANCES. 
          CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION TWO ENTITLED, CODE OF ETHICS OF ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED CITY COUNCIL OF CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION TO CLARIFY THE CONSOLIDATE SEVERAL ACTIONS OF THE CITY'S ETHICS CODE. 
          MR. MAYOR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE WITH THESE ADDITIONS THAT WE ADD, A PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL FROM BEING EMPLOYED BY THE CITY IN ANY CAPACITY WITHIN 60 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE END OF THEIR MOST RECENT TERM OF OFFICE. 
          ADD A PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL FROM HAVING A FINANCIAL INTEREST AND A SIGNIFICANT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY WITHIN 60 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE END OF THEIR MOST RECENT TERM OF OFFICE. 
          DELETE SUBSECTION TWO DASH 51 TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO, TO, TO REPORT CERTAIN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS THREE DAYS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE AN ELECTION. 
          AND ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TOVI PROVIDE A RESUME AND A CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND. 
          SECOND. 
          AND MS. MICHELLE, WOULD YOU HAVE TO CLARIFY TOM? THANK SO, SO SEAN, WHAT'S THE RATIONALE BUT SAYING AFTER YOU LEAVE COUNCIL, THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT FIVE YEARS OR FIVE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO, UM, TO BE ABLE TO WORK, WORK FOR THE CITY. 
          UM, THE, THERE'S JUST SO MANY THINGS THERE. 
          IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE WERE ABLE TO VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY, BUT THE, THE THREE DAYS AT THE ELECTION THING, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. 
          I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF SILLY. 
          UM, AND THE, THE CONTRACT PIECE YOU SAID IT WAS, THAT'S ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, 60 MONTHS. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO WHY 60 MONTHS? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? FIVE YEARS TO ME WAS A DECENT AMOUNT OF TIME. 
          WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO CREATE POSITIONS TO CREATE SALARIES FOR POSITIONS. 
          POTENTIALLY. 
          IT'S TO MAKE US, HOW CAN I PUT THIS, YOU KNOW, HOW I GET A LOST WORD? SOMETIMES IT ELIMINATES THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY THAT IF WE WERE TO LEAVE THE SIT, LEAVE COUNCIL AND IMMEDIATELY GO TO A HIGH PAYING JOB AT THE CITY, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE MANIPULATED OUR WAY THERE. 
          UM, I SPOKE TO THE TWO PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT 
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THE ETHICS, UH, CHANGES UP TO THE INITIALLY AND THEY WERE BOTH IN FAVOR OF THIS. 
          I'LL LET THEM SPEAK ON THAT BEHALF. 
          UM, IT JUST SIMPLY ELIMINATES ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY. 
          SO IF YOU LEAVE COUNCIL, YOU HAVE TO WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE YOU, UH, GET A JOB WITH THE CITY. 
          OR EVEN IF YOU WERE TO LEAVE COUNCIL AND GET A, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE A START YOUR OWN COMPANY AND GET A HUGE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. 
          I MEAN, I THINK THE SIDE IS RIGHT, LIKE YOU COULD HIRE THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN TURN AROUND AND HAVE THE CITY MANAGER HIRE YOU AS A CONTRACTOR FOR SOMETHING. 
          I MEAN, AND THEN AT LEAST FIVE YEAR SEPARATION, IT FLIPS THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL ONCE THROUGH A VOTE. 
          I THINK THAT'S THE IDEA. 
          CHAD? UH, THAT WAS THE PART I WAS GONNA SPEAK TO THE, THE Y FIVE YEARS. 
          UM, IT ENSURES THAT EVERY SEAT UP HERE HAS BEEN UP FOR ELECTION SINCE YOU LEFT. 
          UM, FOUR YEARS DOESN'T QUITE COVER IT. 
          BE IF THERE WAS THE, UH, WELL, I GUESS IT DOES IF THE YEAH, THE PARTIAL TERM, BUT TYPICALLY THE PERSON WHO WINS THE PARTIAL WINS THE NEXT ONE. 
          SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS AN ELECTION FOR EVERY SEAT. 
          THAT, THAT WAS WHY I LIKE FIVE YEARS. 
          I, I THINK IF YOU WANNA DEBATE ANOTHER AMOUNT TIME, I THINK, UH, EIGHT YEARS WOULD BE A VALID CONSIDERATION TO MAKE SURE NOBODY GOT REELECTED WHO SERVED WITH YOU. 
          UM, I, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR GOVERNMENTAL BODIES TO HAVE SUCH AN EXCLUSION, UM, ON EMPLOYMENT AFTER LEAVING THE ELECTED SIDE. 
          UM, BECAUSE AS MAYOR POINTED OUT, YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF HIRING SOMEBODY WHO COULD BE IN CHARGE OF HIRING YOU WITHOUT THIS EXCLUSION. 
          UM, WHICH IS NOT THE, THE MOST HONEST OF, OF SYSTEMS. TOM, THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          SO I, I GUESS, UH, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. 
          THE, THE FIVE YEARS STILL SEEMS KIND OF ARBITRARY, BUT I DON'T, IT ALSO DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THIS MAY BE THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALWAYS SAY, OH, THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST, BUT LET'S SAY THAT SOMEBODY UP HERE WAS THE BEST CANDIDATE. 
          UM, SO WHY WOULD IF THE CITY COULD USE THIS PERSON, OR IF YOU HAD A BUSINESS THAT WAS ACTUALLY BETTER AND CAME IN CHEAPER, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD JUST SAY, HEY, NO WAY. 
          UH, YOU GOTTA WAIT, UH, FIVE YEARS. 
          SO I THINK THAT THERE'S, I GUESS I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. 
          SO I GUESS IF WE WERE TO SAY, HEY, ONE MEMBER UP HERE, LIKE, LET'S SAY COURTNEY, UH, WHO'S A FIREMAN, UH, YOU KNOW, IF IT CAME BACK AND HE WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL FIRE CHIEF SHOULD THE, UH, ONE WE HAVE, WHY WOULD WE WANT TO WAIT FIVE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO BRING HIM INTO PLAY? ANDY, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I READ THE PACKET. 
          I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE CHANGES Y'ALL WANTED TO MAKE. 
          I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE GENESIS OF THE AMENDMENT HERE. 
          UM, THIS WAS A OFF THE CUFF, SEAN, OR, AND, AND COULD YOU REPEAT THEM? BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I HAD A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT Y'ALL WERE TRYING TO DO AND I WASN'T OPPOSED TO IT. 
          BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S KIND OF A, A LOT OF, THERE'S KIND OF A LAUNDRY LIST THERE. 
          YEAH, THAT'S A LONG LIST HERE. 
          FIRST OF ALL, IT'S ELIMINATING THE, THE THREE DAY CAMPAIGN REPORT THAT'S NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS, THAT WAS PUT IN YEARS AGO AND NOBODY'S EVER BEEN TO REALLY TELL ME WHY. 
          SO IT ELIMINATES THAT NEED WHATSOEVER. 
          IT ELIMINATES, UM, THE NEED TO REQUIRE A RESUME TO BE GIVEN TO THAT. 
          I'M GONNA RUN FOR OFFICE, I'M GONNA GIVE THE CITY A RESUME TO MY QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN FOR OFFICE. 
          I'M NOT ASKING THE CITY TO APPROVE ME OR HIRE ME FOR A JOB. 
          I'M ASKING THE CITIZENS OUT HERE TO VOTE FOR ME FOR THE JOB. 
          UM, ALSO THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK IS ALREADY BEING DONE BY THE CITY. 
          CORRECT. 
          MICHELLE STATE LAW ALREADY HAS A PROVISION AND WHAT IT SAYS IS IF YOU WANT TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE IN TEXAS, YOU CAN'T HAVE A FELONY CONVICTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN PARDONED. 
          AND SO SOMEONE BEING CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR, EITHER FROM CLASS C, THE WAY TO CLASS A, UM, WOULDN'T ACTUALLY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND BE PUT ON THE BALLOT. 
          SO WHEN STAFF GETS A VARIOUS APPLICATION FOR SOMEONE TO BE ON THE BALLOT, WE'LL CHECK VARIOUS THINGS, RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AND SO FORTH. 
          WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO VERIFY THAT THEY HAVEN'T HAD A CONVICTION THAT HASN'T BEEN PARDONED. 
          SO FOR THAT PART OF IT IS RELEVANT BECAUSE IT DOES GO TO THE, UM, ELIGIBILITY OF SOMEONE TO BE ON THE BALLOT, BUT 
          [02:05:01]
THE REST OF IT ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, CLASS A'S OR CLASS B'S OR SOMETHING THAT, THAT ACTUALLY WOULDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON SOMEONE BEING ON THE BALLOT. 
          OKAY. 
          WHAT ELSE WAS THERE ON THE, SO THE OTHER THING WAS IT HAD, IT A PROVISION TWO DIFFERENT, MORE, TWO DIFFERENT PROVISIONS. 
          ONE, IT FROM THE TIME YOU LEAVE OFFICE, THERE'S A FIVE YEAR OR 60 MONTH TERM THAT YOU CANNOT GET A JOB WITH THE CITY. 
          THERE'S ALSO ONE FOR CONTRACTS THAT YOU CANNOT GET A, A, THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT PROHIBITS YOU. 
          IF YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A SIGNIFICANT CONTRACT, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT FOR FIVE YEARS. 
          AND AGAIN, IT IS JUST TO ELIMINATE THE APPEARANCE OF ANY IMPROPRIETY THAT IF YOU LEAVE COUNSEL FROM GETTING A $200,000 CONTRACT OR GETTING A $200,000 A YEAR PAYING JOB OR WHATEVER, THAT'S, THAT WAS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          I, I LOVE THE IDEA OF ELIMINATING THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, BUT IN REALITY, IN REALITY, I WOULD THINK THAT THE SITUATION THAT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IS, WHICH I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT THE SITUATION THAT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IS A SENIOR STAFF MEMBER GOING TO WORK FOR A MAJOR CONTRACTOR. 
          SO, UH, CAN WE ADD TO THE MOTION SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OR CAN WE, WE COULD DO IT ON A PER, WE COULD. 
          I MEAN, I DON'T THINK IT, I LIKE THAT IDEA. 
          IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. 
          I DON'T THINK IT RELATES HERE NECESSARILY, BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY EXPLORE THAT AS PART OF OUR PURCHASING POLICIES. 
          A DISCLOSURE OF SOME KIND. 
          HMM. 
          AND JUST CLARIFY, I'M JUST TELLING YOU, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS PARTICULAR PROVISION ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR, I GUESS COOLING OFF PERIOD, IT ONLY APPLIES TO MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          THERE IS A PROVISION THAT AFFECTS CITY OFFICIALS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE LEVEL, UM, COUNCIL EMPLOYEES AND ALSO BOARD MEMBERS. 
          BUT THAT ONLY HAS, I BELIEVE, A 13 MONTH. 
          I NEED TO VERIFY, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT FIVE YEARS. 
          DO WE NEED TO ADD THAT IN? WELL, WELL THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE THING THOUGH, BECAUSE THIS IS, THE ETHICS DEALS WITH US, NOT WITH CITY STAFF. 
          WERE YOU THREE? RIGHT? I'M JUST, AND, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I WAS KIND OF EXCITED 'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, OH WOW, THIS WOULD ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT ETHICALLY DOES OCCUR. 
          I MEAN, WHAT WAS THE TRAFFIC GUY'S NAME WHO LEFT HERE? UM, LINK. 
          YEAH. 
          I, I MEAN THAT'S JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. 
          I COULD PROBABLY THINK OF TWO OR THREE OTHER GUYS. 
          BUT ANYWAY. 
          UM, ALL RIGHT. 
          SO WAS THAT EVERYTHING ON THE LIST? THAT'S THE, THERE'S FOUR THINGS AND THAT WAS THE FOUR THINGS. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          ALL TOMMY. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE SERVED ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE, I GUESS, TO LOOK INTO TO THIS. 
          AND, UH, IT'S KINDA SURPRISING ME THAT IT'S CAME UP TONIGHT. 
          UH, ADDITIONAL ITEMS HERE. 
          I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ITEMS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS GOING TO DO AND LOOK INTO IT AND ADD TO IT. 
          I WOULD PREFER THESE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF, UH, THE ETHICS COMMISSION, UH, ORDINANCE AND LET'S PASS THIS AND MAYBE PASS THEM ON A DIFFERENT POLICY LEVEL OR, OR A DIFFERENT TIME. 
          I JUST THINK WHEN WE THROW THINGS UP HERE ON COUNCIL, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO SO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          I'M NOT, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK BRINGING SOMETHING UP HERE, NOT THINKING ABOUT GIVING US 15 MINUTES TO, YEAH. 
          NOT EVEN DISCUSS THIS, IS, IS NOT A REALLY GOOD WAY OF DOING IT WITH THE ORDINANCE. 
          SO I, I WILL VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSITION, BUT I DO PLAN TO VOTE AGAINST THE ETHICS ORDINANCE. 
          MR. YEAH. 
          UM, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA GO ALONG WITH THE, THE TOMMY'S. 
          I'M GONNA GO ALONG WITH THE, UH, TOMMY'S ON THIS AMENDMENT. 
          MOST OF THE STUFF THAT YOU SAID WAS GOOD. 
          I TEND TO AGREE WITH, UH, MR. CRUZ ABOUT THE, UM, EMPLOYMENT THING. 
          IS THAT I, I, I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS ELECTED, IT KIND OF PUNISHES BOTH SIDES. 
          'CAUSE I DO, LIKE TOM WAS STATING AGREE WITH BEST QUALIFIED. 
          AND A LOT OF TIMES I THINK WE'RE, WE LOOK TO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY IF THEY WANNA BE A, A HIGHER LEVEL DIRECTOR. 
          AND SO SOMETIMES I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO GO OUT ON SEARCHES AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE PAID TO RELOCATE PEOPLE, JOHN. 
          UM, YEAH, WE PAY TO RELOCATE PEOPLE. 
          AND WHAT IF YOU FIND SOMEBODY THAT HAD JUST SLEPT OFFICE? UM, SO I, I'M GONNA VOTE NO ON THE AMENDMENT, UH, JUST FOR THAT PIECE. 
          AND THE REST OF IT I'M FINE WITH AND MAYBE COULD DISCUSS LATER. 
          CHAD, NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE ON THE DAAS AND, AND ENSURE THAT'S THE CASE. 
          I'M GONNA INCLUDE MYSELF HERE. 
          NONE OF US ARE BEST QUALIFIED FOR ANY OF THE POSITION  SETTING. 
          . 
          THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE. 
          HAVING SAID 
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THAT, UM, THAT WASN'T INTENT. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF, UH, IF THE CONCERNS ARE, UM, TIED TO THIS HAVING BEEN BROUGHT UP AS A MOTION TO AMEND AND YOU WANT MORE TIME TO THINK, UM, AS OPPOSED TO VOTING NO ON IT THAT WAY, I WOULD RECOMMEND A MOTION TO POSTPONE. 
          I'M, I'M FINE WITH THAT. 
          SECOND. 
          SO I'LL MOVE TO POSTPONE SO THAT, THAT FOLKS CAN SEE THIS. 
          AND MAYBE, UH, MR. SAUNDERS, YOU CAN GET THIS KIND OF WRITTEN OUT SO THAT THAT FOLKS CAN SEE IT BETTER. 
          CHAD, WE'LL JUST COME UNDER, WON'T WE READ THIS AGAIN? SO DO WE STILL NEED TO POSTPONE IF WE'RE, IF WE VOTE IT THIS WAY? WELL, SINCE IT'S NOT FIRST AND FINAL, YEAH. 
          I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IS RIGHT, RIGHT. 
          IT IT WILL COME BACK AROUND. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          WE GOT A MOTION TO POSTPONE. 
          IS THAT TILL THE NEXT MEETING? YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          MOTION TO POSTPONE TO THE NEXT MEETING. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          5 4 3 AGAINST FIVE THREE POST. 
          ALRIGHT, 
          [10B. 24-0290 Consider and take action on an ordinance to sunset the Big League Dreams Review Committee (Mayor Pro Tem Hicks and Council Member Mann)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE OF SUNSET. 
          BIG LEAGUE DREAMS REVIEW COMMITTEE. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND, SECOND. 
          YOU CAN HAVE IT. 
          I WANNA FIRE MYSELF. 
          I'LL GO FIRST. 
          I WAS, UH, I WAS JUST GOING TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE. 
          THEY, THEY DID A LOT OF WORK WHEN THIS WAS BEING RUN BY, UH, BY THE, BY THE VENDOR PREVIOUSLY. 
          UH, THEY HELPED KEEP THE VENDORS ACCOUNTABLE. 
          UM, THEY REALLY WENT OUT THERE, PROVIDED A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK. 
          UH, THANK YOU TO, UH, YOU KNOW, MR. TRESSLER AND, AND MR. CONES FOR SITTING ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL. 
          UM, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S GOTTEN A LOT BETTER OUT THERE AND THE CITY STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB. 
          AND NOW RYAN SMITH IS A, UH, A ONE MAN, UH, OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. 
          SO HE'S, HE'S OUT THERE ALL THE TIME REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB. 
          SO I'M, UH, GLAD TO SEE THAT WE DON'T NEED THIS COMMITTEE ANYMORE. 
          MR. MANN? UH, ON BEHALF OF THE SUNSET COMMISSION, WE JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, NO VOLUNTEERS WERE HAR WERE HARMED IN THIS, IN THIS DELETION. 
          THEY'VE ALL FOUND THE, OR WE ARE CURRENTLY FINDING OTHER ROLES FOR THEM IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I THINK SOME OF 'EM WERE GLAD TO, TO BE SUNSETTED. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          YEAH. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          8 4 0 AGAINST MR. MAYOR. 
          I'LL CLEAR THIS ONE WITH THE FIRST AND FINAL SECOND. 
          SECOND PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST, UH, THERE'S NO ITEMS ADDED AFTER THE ELECTRONIC AGENDA. 
          UH, SHORT REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS. 
          UH, YOU HAVE MY TIME. 
          THERE WE GO. 
          UH, 
          [13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS]
EVEN SHORTER COUNCIL MEMBER'S COMMENTS. 
          MR. HICKS. 
          IT'S BEEN A LONG ONE. 
          I'M GONNA GIVE MY TIME. 
          TOM CRUISE. 
          OH MY GOD, THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UM, JUST KIND OF GET SOMETHING TO EAT. 
           JUST KINDA WANTED TO, UM, BRING UP SOMETHING. 
          SO ON THURSDAY, I, UM, THERE WAS A PACKAGE LEFT ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUSLY FOR ME AT THE FRONT DESK. 
          AND WHAT IT HAD IN IT WAS THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER WITH A NOTE ATTACHED THAT SAID TO COUNCIL MEMBER TOMMY CRUZ FROM CONCERNED RESIDENTS. 
          MAY I SUGGEST YOU FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE CONTENT OF THIS BOOK. 
          YOU LOOK VERY SILLY. 
          AND THEN IT'S GOT A QUOTE THAT SAYS, A FOOL IS KNOWN BY HIS SPEECH AND A WISE MAN BY HIS SILENCE. 
          AND WHAT THIS IS IN RELATION TO IS THE LAST, UM, COUNCIL MEETING. 
          SO WHEN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDERS BOOK AND HOW I ASKED TO HAVE THE ITEMS PULLED, WE HAVE, WE HAVE DONE THAT THE EXACT SAME WAY. 
          I TRIED TO DO IT, UM, A COUPLE TIMES AND IF NEED BE, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE CAN, I CAN GO BACK AND SHOW YOU. 
          THE, THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE NEVER REALLY FOLLOW THE ROBERT TOOLS OF ORDERS. 
          WE'RE CLOSE. 
          IT'S KIND OF A FRAMEWORK, BUT IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE LOOSE. 
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AND SO WE KIND OF RELY ON PRECEDENT AND SINCE WE COULDN'T FOLLOW THE PRECEDENTS THAT WE HAD SET BEFORE. 
          AND THE THIRD ITEM ABOUT THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER IS THAT FOR OUR CHARTER, THAT THE, THAT THE MAYOR CAN KIND OF PLAY FAST AND LOOSE WITH IT. 
          AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S A BAD THING, BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT THAT BEING SILENT ISN'T ALWAYS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. 
          NOBODY HERE IS EVER GOING TO BE AN EXPERT ON ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. 
          AND SO IF WE GO BACK AND WE SAY A FOOL IS KNOWN BY HIS SPEECH AND A WISE MAN BY A SILENCE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE. 
          I DON'T THINK A WISE MAN IS KNOWN BY A SILENCE. 
          I THINK A COWARD IS KNOWN BY HIS SILENCE. 
          AND WHEN WE LOOK BACK, I DO NOT WANT ANYONE THAT'S LOOKING TO RUN FOR COUNCIL. 
          AND, AND I HOPE WE HAVE SOME GOOD PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO RUN. 
          I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE INTIMIDATED AND SEEM BULLIED OR ANYTHING THAT'S COMING UP HERE. 
          THE THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE PERSON THAT LEFT THIS IN THE PUBLIC FOR UM, WAS, WAS THE COUNCILMAN'S WIFE. 
          AND SO THIS WAS MR. HICKS'S WIFE HAD LEFT ME WITH THIS AND SO, UM, I WOULD THANK HIM, BUT IT SURE WOULD BE NICE IF IT HAD BEEN THE NEWEST EDITION. 
          . 
          THANK YOU COURTNEY. 
          UH, YEAH, REAL QUICK, UH, JUST A FEW FEET OVER THERE. 
          WE'VE GOT, UH, AT THE JOHNNY ALFO CIVIC CENTER. 
          YOU'VE GOT, UH, CADET GRADUATION TONIGHT. 
          SO WE HAVE THREE, THREE CADETS THAT ARE, UH, NOW BECOMING PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS TONIGHT. 
          IF YOU GET A CHANCE, HOPEFULLY THEY'RE STILL OVER THERE HAVING A GOOD TIME. 
          WHEN WE GET OUTTA HERE, IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU COULD WALK OVER THERE AND SHAKE THEIR HAND. 
          BUT WE'VE GOT EMILY SIMON WHO'S GONNA BE AT STATION ONE, JEFF NICHOL, ALSO AT STATION ONE AND RON HENDRICKS OUT OF STATION THREE. 
          SO CONGRATULATIONS THEM MR. TRESSLER. 
          I ALREADY TALKED TO YOU, MITCH, TONIGHT. 
          I AGREE. 
          MR. SAUNDERS, I YIELD MY TIME. 
          MR. MAYOR. 
          MR. MATT YIELD MY TIME. 
          MR. CONES. 
          ONE QUICK THING, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CAPTAIN MIKE KESTER. 
          HE'S WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          OH, UM, THIS LAST, UH, MONTH WE HAD A YOUNG LADY WHO THEY DID CPR ON AND MIKE HESTER BECAUSE HE WAS CLOSE TO IT AND HIS CREW AND SOME OF THE OFFICERS, UH, THAT MADE IT THERE VERY QUICKLY SAVED THE WOMAN'S LIFE. 
          SO JUST A KUDOS TO MIKE. 
          UH, CAPTAIN MIKE KESTER AND THE CREW. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, APPROACH. 
          I'LL END MINE WITH FUN FACT ABOUT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. 
          ROBERT FROM ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER LIVED IN LEAGUE CITY. 
          HE LIVED IN OLD TOWN LEAGUE CITY WHILE HE WAS THE CHIEF ENGINEER ON THE GALVESTON SEA WALL. 
          SO I'LL FACT CHECK THAT. 
          THAT IS A FACT, MAN. 
          OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME ON THE HISTORICAL HOMES TOUR. 
          AND I THINK IF YOU WERE GONNA MAKE UP A LIE, YOU SHOULD JAZZ IT UP BETTER THAN, THAN, THAN ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER GUYS. 
          SO, ALL RIGHT. 
          UM, 
          [14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)]
WITH THAT WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. 
          OH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SUB CHAPTER D, THE OPENS MEETINGS ACT SESSION 5, 5 1 AT ALL. 
          THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ON THIS 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024 AT 8 23 LATER THAN THAT, YEAH, I GOTTA CALL US BACK IN. 
          CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024 AT 8:41 PM THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION. 
          THERE HAS BEEN NO FINAL ACTION DECISION OR VOTE WITH REGARDS TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST CONCLUDED. 
          CAN I JUST GO BACK TO IT? OKAY. 
          [9I. 24-0282 Consider and take action on a resolution determining that land is needed for the construction and improvements associated with Phase 2 Reconstruction of Turner St and Butler Rd Project (RE1902A), in the City of League City, Texas, specifically: 1) a 0.0927 acre parcel of land believed to be owned by Mark Brittnacher and, 2) a 0.0578 acre parcel of land believed to be owned by Brent G. Langlinais; and authorizing the institution of eminent domain proceedings (Executive Director of Capital Projects) (Part 2 of 2)]
NINE, I CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT LAND IS NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PHASE TWO RECONSTRUCTION OF TURNER STREET AND BUTLER ROAD PROJECTS RE 19 0 2 A IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, SPECIFICALLY ONE A 0.09. 
          TWO SEVEN ACRE PARCEL OF LAND BELIEVED TO BE OWNED BY MARK BRICKER. 
          AND TWO, A 0.0578 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND BELIEVED TO BE OWNED BY BRENT LGO AND AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. 
          I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF LEAGUE, CITY TEXAS AUTHORIZED THE USE OF ITS EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY TO CONDEMN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AGENDA. 
          ITEM NUMBER NINE I AND IS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE MEETS AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THE PHASE TWO RECONSTRUCTION OF TURNER STREET AND BUTLER ROAD PROJECT ROMEO ECHO 1 9 0 2 ALPHA SECOND. 
          [02:20:05]
ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 7 4 1 AGAINST, I'LL DO EMINENT DOMAIN DUE. 
          I HEAR YOU WE'RE BEING CONSISTENT, SIR. 
          I'M 100% CONSISTENT. 
          UH, 15 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSING DISCUSSION CONCERNING POTENTIAL PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS. 
          UH, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THAT ONE HERE. 
          WE TOOK THE ACTION. 
          OH, YOU TOOK THE ACTION. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UH, 15 B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION TO WIT FM FIVE 17 LTD, CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS. 
          I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED IS DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND. 
          MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 GANZ 15 C. 
          CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY. 
          THERE'S NO ACTION. 
          I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          WE NEED ACTION ON THAT. 
          THERE IS ACTION. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          I MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST AND AT 8 44 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. 
          THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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