Jul 09, 2024 Regular Meetings

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE BALANCE.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE TOM.

8 4 0 AGAINST SIX

[6K. 24-0222 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing Amendment #8 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with TBG Partners of Houston (TBG) to provide additional services related to the Bay Colony Park-Master Plan and Park Design Project (PK2001) in the amount of $124,215 (Executive Director of Capital Projects) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NUMBER A TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, PSA OF TBG PARTNERS OF HOUSTON TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO BAY COLONY PARK MASTER PLAN AND PARK DESIGN PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $124,215.

WE HAVE MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE DISCUSSION.

WHAT DO GOT CHAD? YEAH, I'M, I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA.

UM, OR AT LEAST HALF OF IT.

UM, EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, BECAUSE OF THAT HALF, UM, THIS IS PARTIALLY ADDRESSING A SITUATION OUTSIDE THE CITY'S CONTROL.

OBVIOUSLY THAT PART I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IN THAT THE STATE HAS REROUTED, UM, THE, UH, GRAND PARKWAY SLIGHTLY, UM, WHICH IMPACTS SOME OF OUR DETENTION PONDS THAT WERE PART OF DEVELOPING THE BAY COL PARK.

UM, WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.

UM, MY DISAPPOINTMENT IS THAT WE'RE SLIPPING IN HERE WITH MAKING THE BASEBALL FIELDS AT BAY, COLLEEN PARK, ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED PARKING A DELETE ALTERNATE, UM, IN THE DESIGN.

WE ALREADY HAVE A SHORTAGE OF BALL FIELDS CURRENTLY IN THIS CITY.

WE HAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT THAT'S OUT FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT ELIMINATES THE SPORTSPLEX, WHICH TAKES AWAY A BUNCH OF BALL FIELDS.

UM, I CAN'T SEE ANY REASON TO BE PENNYWISE AND NICKELS STUPID.

WE SAY WE CAN ADD THOSE BACK IN LATER.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH ALL WORK THAT GETS DELAYED, IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE.

UM, WE APPROVED THIS PART, GOODNESS, TWO, MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO.

IT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUILT.

AND HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT MORE FROM IT.

UH, SO I'M GONNA BE AGAINST THIS TONIGHT.

UM, NOT FOR THE PART ON HAVING TO ACCOMMODATE THE, THE GRAND PARKWAY, OBVIOUSLY, UM, BUT FOR HAVING TO, UH, MAKE THE BASEBALL FIELDS A DELETE OPTION.

TOMMY, I THE QUESTION I HAD CHEN FOR YOU ON THE BASEBALL FIELDS, ARE YOU ACTUALLY TAKING THE FIELDS OUT UP FRONT OR IN THE BACK BY THE DETENTION? I COULDN'T.

THESE ARE THE FOUR LARGER BASEBALL FIELDS.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH BASEBALL FIELDS OR NOT? BECAUSE EVERYTHING I'VE EVER HEARD SAID WE DON'T, NICK, I CAN'T.

AND BASICALLY THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPTION AS PART OF THE ADD ALTERNATE LIST INSTEAD OF BEING PART OF THE BASE BID.

UH, BUT IT'LL STILL, WE'LL STILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN.

SO WE'RE STILL, WE'RE STILL, THE PLAN IS STILL PUTTING THE BASEBALL FIELDS UP FRONT.

IT'LL STILL BE PART OF THE WHOLE DESIGN.

IT'LL JUST GIVE CITY COUNCIL SOME MORE OPTIONS AS THEY MAKE SELECTIONS AND MOVE FORWARD.

CONSTRUCTION.

YEAH, I, AGAIN, I JUST GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCATION AND I THINK WE'RE WAY BEHIND.

WE SHOULD HAVE BUILT THIS PARK 10 YEARS AGO, BUT NOW WE GOT, UH, A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT ARE GONNA BE PROBABLY COMPLAINING ONCE THIS COMES ABOUT.

SO I'LL VOTE NO FOR IT TONIGHT.

CAN YOU GUYS GET OFF,

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I EITHER SECOND.

GO AHEAD, TOM.

YEAH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.

HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OH, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

HIS SIGNAL WAS CUTTING OUT.

UM, ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN.

GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT.

SO AS OPPOSED TO JUST VOTING NO TONIGHT, I AM GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND, UH, SO THAT IT BECOMES ONLY ACCOMMODATION OF THE, UM, SHIFT IN THE GRAND PARKWAY AND THE, THE IMPACT TO THE, THE DETENTION PONDS.

UM, AND DE-SCOPE, THE, UM, REEVALUATION OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS.

ALRIGHT.

I THINK THE, THE QUEUE'S DOWN, SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO LIKE OLD FASHIONED, LIKE SIGNALING ME IF YOU NEED TO GET ON, BUT, UH, SO I ACTUALLY, I'M, I'M, I'M AGAINST REMOVING THE, THE STAGING AND HERE'S WHY I'M FOR THE PROJECT.

BUT AS WE'RE LOOKING ACROSS THE CITY TO, UH, MAKE WAYS TO ADD MORE BASEBALL FIELDS OR ADD MORE SOCCER FIELDS OR REPLACE THE SPORTS PLEX OR WHATEVER WE NEED, I, I THINK WE NEED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING ALL AROUND THE CITY AND ALREADY HAVE, I MEAN THIS HAS ALREADY STARTED IN EARNEST, UH, TO FIND THESE LOCATIONS.

AND SO, I DON'T KNOW, IN THE FIRST PHASE IF MOVING THE FIELDS THERE IS GONNA BE THE BEST OPTION, UH, THE BASEBALL FIELDS THERE, OR IF PUTTING THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE, UH, AS A REPLACEMENT TO THE SPORTSPLEX OR IN ADDITION TO A DIFFERENT PROJECTS GOING TO BE THE BEST IDEA, WE ALREADY HAVE TO GO BACK AND REPLAN THIS BECAUSE OF THE, THE REALIGNMENT OF THE GRAND PARKWAY.

IT WOULD SEEM TO MAKE SENSE TO ADD THAT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY.

SO LATER ON WHEN WE'RE PLANNING THESE PROJECTS, WE'LL WE'LL KNOW, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE CAN PUT 'EM.

SO I SUPPORT THE PARK, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE FLEXIBILITY OF EITHER PUTTING THE FIELDS THERE OR POSSIBLY PUT 'EM LATER OR, OR PUTTING 'EM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND SO THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THEN GO BACK AND, AND UH, RE-ENGINEER THIS FOR THE, I DON'T KNOW, 75TH TIME.

SO I'D LIKE TO GET IT DONE AND HAVE IT SET UP CORRECTLY AS WE GO INTO THAT.

CHAD, I, I DON'T THINK IT'S A QUESTION OF FLEXIBILITY.

WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE FIELDS THAN THIS ANYWAY.

UM, PUTTING THESE AS IN AS A DELETE ALTERNATE NOW JUST TELLS ME WE'RE GONNA DECOMMIT FROM 'EM LATER.

BUT WE WANNA PROBABLY DELAY THAT VOTE TILL AFTER ELECTIONS BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA BE POPULAR WITH A LOT OF FOLKS.

UM, IF YOU WANNA DELETE THE BASEBALL FIELDS, JUST DELETE 'EM NOW, DON'T MAKE 'EM A DELETE OPTION AND OWN IT.

SO YOU DON'T WANT FLEXIBILITY IN THE PROCESS.

WE'RE GONNA NEED THE FIELDS HERE.

WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE FIELDS ELSEWHERE.

UM, I I DON'T THINK FLEXIBILITY TO DO LESS THAN WE NEED IS THE FLEXIBILITY THAT I THINK IS GOOD FOR THE CITY.

SO YOU'RE, BUT IT'S, YOU TALK ABOUT PENNYWISE AND POUND FOOLISH.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS BECAUSE IF WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO REPLACE THESE FIELDS, WHETHER THAT BE, YOU KNOW, BIG PIECES OF LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OR SOME OTHER LAND THAT WE OWN NEARBY, WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING A MORE COHESIVE PARK NEAR WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE OTHER PARKS.

AND SO THIS IS A SLIGHTLY SEPARATED AREA AND SO WE COULD WANT TO MOVE AHEAD WITH ONE PIECE OF IT AND NOT, SO THE ADD ALTERNATE PART OF THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY SMALL.

MOST OF THE MONEY IS GENERATED BY HAVING TO, MOST OF THE COST OF THIS ENGINEERING PROJECTS CAUSED BY HAVING TO MOVE THE, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE GRAND PARKWAY.

SO THE IDEA IS IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE THE SPORTSPLEX SOME SOMEWHERE ELSE AND WE'RE ABLE TO OVERSIZE BUILD THAT AND BUILD ALL THE BASEBALL PARKS TOGETHER, THAT WOULD BE A BETTER ALTER.

THAT WOULD BE A BETTER OPTION.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT WE WOULD HAVE A SOFTBALL FACILITY AND A BASEBALL FACILITY.

AND SO YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BUILD THE, THE BASEBALL FIELDS AWAY FROM THE CENTRALIZED BASEBALL FACILITY.

YOU MAY WANT TO ADD MORE SOFTBALL FIELDS THERE INSTEAD IN A LATER DATE.

AND THAT'S WHY THE ADD ALTERNATE IS IT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT TIME TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE ARGUMENT ABOUT IF WE NEED THE FIELDS OR NOT, I MEAN, I AGREE WITH YOU, WE NEED THE FIELDS, BUT YOU ALWAYS WANNA PRESERVE AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE.

AND THAT'S WHY DOING IT AT THIS TIME MAKES BY FAR THE MOST SENSE.

AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA NEED THESE FIELDS AND THEN SOME, AND WE DON'T HAVE OTHER LAND YET, BUT THAT DOESN'T, SO WE'RE PLAYING KICK THE CAN IF WE DELETE THESE FROM THIS, BUT WE'RE NOT DELETING THEM.

SO, SO PAYING, WE'RE PAYING $49,000 TO MAKE 'EM A DELETE OPTION.

SO WE'RE SPENDING $50,000 TO CONSIDER NOT

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PUTTING IN BALL FIELDS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YOU'RE YOU'RE STAGING THE PROJECT.

CORRECT.

AND SO JUST LIKE I JUST EXPLAINED, IF YOU'RE GONNA BUILD A LARGER BASEBALL COMPLEX, WHICH IS ON THE TABLE AT THIS POINT, THEN AT THAT POINT WE WOULD NOT NEED THOSE BASEBALL FIELDS LOCATED OVER HERE.

WE COULD, WE WE WOULD THEN WANT THE OPTION TO PRESERVE THAT.

MAKE IT SOFTBALL FIELD.

WE DON'T HAVE LAND.

THAT'S SO, SO YOU'RE TALKING ANOTHER FIVE, SIX YEARS OUT.

THIS COULD BE, SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY.

WELL, I, I, I LOOK WE CAN SIT HERE AND GO BACK AND AND FORTH.

WE WE'RE PLAYING KICK THE CANNED AND PENNYWISE AND POUND FOOLISH.

IF YOU WANNA SAY WE'RE NOT GREAT.

I DON'T IF I SAY WE ARE, LET'S TAKE VOTE.

I DUNNO IF YOU KNOW OF WHAT THAT EXPRESSION MEANS.

IF YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE TO REMOVE THE AD OPTION FOR THE FIELDS FROM THE MOTION.

UH, 6 4 2 AGAINST.

OKAY, NOW WE'LL MOTION NOW WE'LL WE'LL VOTE ON IT AS AMENDED.

SO THIS WOULD BE TO, UH, TO JUST DO THE REALIGNMENT OF THE GRAND PARKWAY.

OH WAIT, YEAH, SO I'M VOTING AGAINST IT.

TOM.

OLD BUSINESS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE 20 24 23 ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 25.

5, 4 3 AGAINST NOW WE'LL JUST RIP THESE OUT LATER.

ALRIGHT.

[8A. 24-0330 Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2024-23, an ordinance amending Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City entitled, "Unified Development Code", creating regulations related to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) - Second Reading (Director of Planning) On June 17, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval by a vote of 5-0-0 with 3 members absent. On June 25, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing and approved the first reading, 8-0-0.]

WHAT A SECOND.

YEAH.

CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY ENTITLED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE CREATING REGULATIONS RELATED TO BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS. BEST ON JUNE 17TH, 2023, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF VOTE TO 5 0 0 WITH THREE MEMBERS ABSENT ON JUNE 25TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FIRST READING 8 0 0 MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

8 4 0 AGAINST NEW BUSINESS.

CONSIDER

[9A. 24-0323 Consider and take action setting the date for the public hearing of the FY2025 Proposed Budget for August 27, 2024 and an additional public hearing for August 6, 2024 (Assistant City Manager - CFO)]

AND TAKE ACTION.

SETTING THE DATE ON A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FY 2025 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR AUGUST 27TH, 2024, AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 6TH, 2024.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

PLEASE VOTE WHEN TO DISCUSS ACTION .

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STRATEGIC PLAN.

8 4 0 AGAINST NINE B.

[9B. 24-0333 Consider and take action on a resolution adopting the Development Services Strategic Plan (Assistant City Manager)]

[9C. 24-0297 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a contract for election services between the Election Officer of the County of Galveston, the County of Galveston and the City of League City for a General-Special Election on November 5, 2024; and a Runoff Election on December 14, 2024, if necessary (City Secretary)]

NINE C.

CONSIDER AND TAKE, SHOULD HAVE PUT, SHOULD HAVE PUT ANDY ON YOUR COMMITTEE.

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES BETWEEN THE ELECTION OFFICER, THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, THE COUNTY OF GALVES, THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY FOR A SPECIAL, GENERAL SPECIAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.

AND A RUNOFF ELECTION ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2024.

NONE AGAINST I'M GONNA MOVE FOR FIRST AND FINAL SECOND.

IT'S A RESOLUTION.

OH, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU NEED IT.

[10A. 24-0341 Consider and take action on an ordinance ordering a General-Special Election for the City of League City, Texas on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 to elect Council Members to Positions 3, 4 and 5; ordering a Runoff Election on Saturday, December 14, 2024, if necessary; and for the purpose of submitting to the registered voters separate propositions for the amendment of the City Charter (City Secretary)]

READING OF ORDINANCES.

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE.

ORDERING A SPECIAL, GENERAL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.

TO ELECT COUNCIL MEMBERS IN TWO POSITIONS, THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.

ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2024 IF NECESSARY.

AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO REGISTERED

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VOTERS SEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE CITY CHARTER.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING THE CONFLICTS RESOLUTION PANEL.

8 4 0 AGAINST NOW, MA'AM, I'M AWAKE.

I'LL MOVE FOR FIRST AND FINAL ON THIS ONE.

I'LL MAINTAIN MY SECOND.

I GO OUT ON LI.

[10B. 24-0344 Consider and take action on an ordinance establishing the Conflicts Resolution Panel (City Attorney)]

MOVE TO APPROVE.

MAN, JOHN STOLE MY THUNDER.

SOMEBODY ELSE CAN JUMP IN HERE SUCH AS TRESSLER AND HICKS.

NONE AGAINST MR. MAYOR.

CALL FOR FIRST AND FINAL GUESS I'LL SECOND HEARING.

NO ONE ELSE DO IT.

NOPE.

I'M GIVING IT SAUNDERS.

I'M JUST NOT YELLING RIGHT WAY.

IT'S IN MY PHONE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD YOU NOT YELL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S, LET'S GO.

FIRST AND FINAL MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST, UM, THERE ARE NO SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS. REPORTS

[12. REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS ]

FROM STAFF.

JUST REAL QUICKLY, I'D LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK STAFF FOR THE EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, HURRICANE BARREL.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US.

APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY PITCHING IN WHERE THEY PITCH IN.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THAT ALL MAKES US STRONGER AND SO WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE, UH, TREE AND DEBRIS AND, YOU KNOW, AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN RIGHT NOW, FOCUSING ON JUST BASIC MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

BUT IT'S ALL GONNA COME BACK TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

MAYOR PRO TEM

[13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS]

UM, SO I'LL TURN BACK AROUND AND SAY THANK YOU JOHN.

UH, I KNOW HE'S PROBABLY BEEN UP FOR ABOUT THREE NIGHTS AND, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC SAFETY.

UM, I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS AND, UM, NOTHING IMPRESSES ME MORE THAN THE LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS THAT WE HAVE.

AND THIS LAST STORM WAS A BIT WORSE THAN WE EXPECTED.

AND, UM, I THINK YOU GUYS WENT AND EXCEEDED, UH, BEYOND THE CHALLENGE.

SO, UH, THAT WAS MY THANKS, MS. DRESSER.

YEAH.

UM, I JUST WANNA REMIND FOLKS, UH, I KNOW THE, THE LINEMEN ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO GET YOUR POWER BACK IF YOU'RE WITHOUT IT, UM, BE PATIENT WITH THEM, BE APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.

UM, WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO HAVE A BETTER ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POWER COMPANIES.

IT'S NOT REALLY OUR BAG, BUT MAYBE WE CAN HELP IN THE FUTURE.

UM, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO THERE.

IN THE MEANTIME, KEEP HELPING YOUR NEIGHBORS.

UM, IT'S, IT'S ONE THING, UH, WE'RE REAL GOOD AT TEARING EACH OTHER IN, IN THIS COUNCIL AND THIS OUR CITY STAFF DOWN WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD.

UM, BUT EVERY TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, WE, WE SEE WHO WE REALLY ARE AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY NEEDS THIS.

THERE'S 10 PEOPLE JUMPING IN LINE TO GIVE IT TO 'EM.

UH, SO JUST KEEP DOING THAT.

HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS OUT.

THANK YOU, SEAN.

UM, GOING TO ECHO WHAT JOHN SAID, AND WE, I WENT TO THE LUNCHEON TODAY.

GOT TO SEE A LOT OF OUR, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, OUR MERCY RESPONDERS OUT THERE, AND THE JOB THESE GUYS DO.

GUYS AND GAL, EXCUSE ME, THAT THEY DO THAT KEPT US GOING THROUGHOUT THE STORM.

THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR FROM OUR CITY TO OUR CITIZENS AND ALSO FROM OUR CITY TO US HERE ON COUNCIL.

UM, I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS.

EVERY BIT OF IT WAS, WAS GREAT.

I WAS, I WAS IMPRESSED BY ALL OF IT.

AND, UH, JUST MAKE SURE OUR GUYS ARE TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES AS THEY'RE, AS WE'RE GETTING ALL THIS WORK DONE AFTER THE STORM.

AND, UH, THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, ANDY.

UH, I WOULD GUESS I WOULD GO ALONG IN THE SAME VEIN.

UH, THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

I THINK THAT THEY TRIAGED AND GOT TO WORK.

I MEAN, PROBABLY TWO O'CLOCK BY TWO O'CLOCK I SAW THEM WORKING SIGNALS, SO THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

UH, ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO COME OUT TO MAG CREEK AND CHASE A ALLIGATOR BACK INTO THE POND, SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT TOO.

UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WERE BUSY PROBABLY WITH OTHER THINGS, REALLY.

AND, AND HONESTLY, IT, IT JUST GETS TO THE, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT JOHN'S TEAM IS PROVIDING THE CITY.

I MEAN, A HUNDRED PERCENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S YOUR LEADERSHIP, JOHN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TOMMY.

YES.

AGAIN, I'M GONNA ECHO ALL OF

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THE CITY EMPLOYEES.

UM, DONE A WONDERFUL JOB DURING THE HURRICANE, ALSO JULY THE THIRD.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, SO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING THERE, EVEN THOUGH I COULDN'T HEAR THE MAYOR UP THERE TALK, BUT MAYBE WE CAN FIX THAT.

NEXT YEAR.

WAS A SPEAKER OR TWO IN THE BACK.

YOU DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING.

FANTASTIC.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

UH, ALSO I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK, UH, DEACON RUSS.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL PRAYER TONIGHT.

THANK YOU TOM CRUISE.

COURTNEY, YEAH.

I'LL JUST REPEAT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JOHN CITY STAFF DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

UH, COMMUNICATIONS WERE GREAT.

THANKS SARAH.

UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, I TOLD JOHN THAT HE DID A GOOD JOB.

HE IS LIKE, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT TEAM, BUT A GREAT TEAM IS, IS DEVELOPED AND CULTIVATED BY GREAT LEADERSHIP.

SO OUTSTANDING JOB THERE.

FIRST RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY THE VOLUNTEERS, RIGHT? VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

THESE GUYS LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY.

THEIR, THEIR HOUSES WERE IMPACTED.

THEY LEFT THEIR FAMILIES.

A LOT OF 'EM WENT AND WORKED SHIFTS FOR 20, 24 HOURS.

CAME HOME FOR A LITTLE BIT, UH, DID SOME CLEANUP AND THEN WENT RIGHT BACK OUT THERE AGAIN.

I THINK WE HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED CALLS IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS.

SO GREAT JOB TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY THE VOLUNTEERS.

UH, HOPE EVERYBODY'S SAFE, GOT THEIR POWER BACK ON.

I THINK WE JUST GOT WHAT, ABOUT 10,000 LEFT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO PRETTY GOOD JOB.

YEAH, IT'S MY TURN.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN THE CITY, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ALL DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

UH, ONE GROUP THAT DIDN'T DO A FANTASTIC JOB, UH, YOU KNOW, POWER COMPANIES, NOT THE GREATEST JOB, UH, CENTER POINT DIDN'T MOVE THEIR ASSETS.

TMP MAYBE DID A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT STILL SLOW.

UH, I WANT TO THANK THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SENATOR CRUZ WHO CAME DOWN HERE TODAY IN LEAGUE CITY.

MET WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE AND THE REST OF THE MAYORS AND KIND OF TOOK THE POWER COMPANIES TO TASK ON A LOT OF THAT AND GOT THEIR COMMITMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF TIMELINES THEY WERE GONNA DO AND WHAT, WHAT THEY WERE GONNA LIVE UP TO.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY HAVING THOSE GUYS SIT FACE TO FACE AND ACROSS THE TABLE PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON, ON, ON THE POWER COMPANIES AND, AND WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF MAKE SURE HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR THESE THINGS TO GET DONE.

SO I APPRECIATE THEM COMING DOWN HERE AND DOING THAT.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN WORKING PRETTY HARD TO GET A DISASTER DECLARATION FROM THE PRESIDENT, WHICH, WHICH ACTUALLY CAME IN WHEN, UH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WAS HERE IN LEAGUE CITY.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS THE CITY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR PICKING UP ALL THAT, THAT UH, VEGETATIVE DEBRIS AROUND TOWN.

SO I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO MENTION ON THAT, AND THE CITY WILL KEEP COMMUNICATING IT, IS TO SEPARATE IT OUT PROPERLY.

SO PUT ALL YOUR TREE BRANCHES IN ONE PILE, YOUR CONSTRUCTION TRASH IN ANOTHER PILE AND YOUR BAGGED LEAVES IN A THIRD PILE AND THEN YOUR REGULAR TRASH.

PUT THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE HANDLED BY AERI WASTE.

SO, UH, I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY THAT WE'RE GONNA START PRETTY SOON AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR JUST A COUPLE WEEKS OF, OF GETTING THIS ALL CLEANED UP, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR SEVERAL REASONS, RIGHT? IT'S IMPORTANT JUST FOR THE AESTHETIC, BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU NEVER KNOW THERE COULD BE ANOTHER STORM RIGHT BEHIND THIS.

AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED PILES OF TREE BRANCHES LAYING IN DITCHES, GETTING, UH, STORM SEWERS CLOGGED UP AND FLYING AROUND AND ALL THAT.

SO, UH, ONCE AGAIN, HATS OFF TO JOHN AND, AND JODY FOR GETTING THE, THE CONTRACTS READY TO GO WITH THE, THE CONTRACTORS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN EXTREMELY QUICKLY.

WE'LL BE CLEANED UP LONG BEFORE, UH, MOST OF THE OTHER CITIES NEARBY.

I MEAN, HOUSTON WILL PROBABLY JUST LET IT KIND OF DECAY IN PLACE, SO WE'LL BE, UH, WE'LL BE A MUCH BETTER PLACE.

ALRIGHT, AND THEN

[14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)]

WITH THAT WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL 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 NINTH DAY OF JULY, 2024 AT 6 29 CITY COUNCIL HAS

[15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)]

COMPLETED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS NINTH DAY OF JULY, 2024 AT 6 52.

CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.

THERE WAS NO FINAL ACTION, DECISION OR VOTE WITH REGARDS TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST COMPLETED.

15 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSION CONCERNING POTENTIAL PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.

I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.