Aug 26, 2025 Regular Meetings

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

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THE CITY COUNSELOR OF THE STATES, CITY OF LISSON CITY, TEXAS WILL BE NOW, I MEAN NOW, NOW COME TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING AND REGULAR MEETING ON 26TH.

ON AUGUST 26TH AT SIX O'CLOCK.

6:00 PM ALRIGHT, WE GOT ANDY MANN HERE.

TOMMY CONES HERE.

TOM CRUISE.

COURTNEY CHADWELL.

HERE.

SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM.

HERE.

CHAD TRESSLER HERE.

AND SEAN SAUNDERS HERE.

ALRIGHT.

AND WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? OH WAIT, SORRY.

WE ALL WANT MORE TIME.

FIRST, UH, WELL, BEFORE WE DO THE PLEDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, DEACON RUSS CARROLL WITH ST.

MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH TO LEAD US OUR INVOCATION.

AND THEN WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE AFTER THAT.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, ALL GATHERED HERE IN PERSON AND THOSE VIEWING, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN THIS IMPORTANT MEETING IN PRAYER.

LET US PRAY.

GOOD AND GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR THIS DAY, THIS GIFT OF LIFE FOR YOUR ABUNDANT GRACE AND BLESSINGS.

HEAVENLY FOLLOWER TONIGHT TO COMMUNITY GATHERS HERE IN THIS CHAMBER TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE IMPORTANT MATTERS AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY, OF LAKE CITY.

LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM, YOUR DIVINE PROVIDENCE, DO GOOD, AVOID EVIL, AND TO BUILD YOUR KINGDOM AS WE ASSEMBLED HERE IN THIS CHAMBER THIS EVENING.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO HEAR OUR PRAYERS FOR OUR NATION, FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF LAKE CITY.

FOR MAYOR NICK LONG, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR FAMILY, OUR PAST MAYORS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS WHO FAITHFUL SERVICE MADE LEAGUE CITY A WONDERFUL CITY.

THAT THE DECISIONS BY OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ARE GOOD PUBLIC POLICY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR BUSINESSES PROVIDE GOOD AND SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY ARE PROSPEROUS AND GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, AND MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN THE US ARMED SERVICES FOR OUR HOSPITALS, DOCTORS, NURSES, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND ALL WHO ASSIST IN TEACHING, EDUCATING, AND FORMING OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE FOR, FOR FUTURE LEADERS THAT ARE SINCE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE AS ROLE MODELS, GOOD EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICAL CONDUCT, AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY FOR PEACE.

AND YOU NEED, LORD MAY EVERYTHING WE DO BEGIN WITH YOUR INSPIRATION AND CONTINUE WITH YOUR HELP SO THAT ALL PRAYERS AND WORKS BEGIN WITH YOU AND BY YOU, BE HAPPILY ENDED, GLORY AND PRAISE TO YOU FOREVER AND EVER.

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.

MAY HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU.

MAY LOOK UPON YOU WITH KINDNESS AND GIVE YOU PEACE.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC.

TO RICHARD STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND AVIS LIVED HE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AN INVIS.

WELL, I GUESS I DIDN'T EVEN INTRODUCE HER.

SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE TODAY, UH, DO YOU WANNA TELL EVERYBODY YOUR NAME? HI, I'M SOPHIA RICHARDSON AND SOPHIA IS THE MAYOR OF THE DAY MAYOR FOR THE DAY OUT OF PAR ELEMENTARY.

SO WE HAVE GONE ALL OVER THE CITY, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, ANIMAL SHELTER, LIBRARY, UH, THE OFFICES UPSTAIRS, WHICH NO OFFENSE JOHN, I THINK THAT WAS NOT THE HIGHLIGHT , BUT UH, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART? MY FAVORITE PART IS LIKE GOING TO LIKE THE VET STUFF THING.

THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

YEAH, THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND SEEING THE DOGS, THE CANINE.

WE WERE, WE WERE TRYING PRETTY HARD TO GET YOUR MOM TO LET YOU ADOPT ONE.

WE WERE THE SHELTER.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING MAYOR.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

WE GOT THIS.

ALL

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

APPROVAL OF MINUTES THREE A AUGUST 12TH, 2025, REGULAR MEETING.

THREE B AUGUST 12TH, 2025.

COUNCIL WORK

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IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED, UH, PROCLAMATIONS,

[4A. 25-0396 Presentation of a proclamation recognizing the 6U Legacy All-Star Softball Team (Mayor Long) ]

I'M GONNA MAKE A PRO A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.

RECOGNIZING THE SIX U LEGACY ALL STAR SOFTBALL TEAM.

YOU GIRLS WANNA COME UP, BRING YOUR, BRING ALL THOSE TROPHIES.

SO I WAS TOLD THEY ONLY LOST ONE GAME THE WHOLE YEAR AND I WAS TOLD THEY WEREN'T ONLY THE BEST, BUT THEY WERE THE FANCIEST.

SO WE'RE COVERING ALL THE BASES THERE.

ALRIGHT.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUNG ATHLETES WHO DEMONSTRATE DEDICATION, TEAMWORK, AND SPORTSMANSHIP.

AND WHEREAS THE SIX U LEGACY ALL STAR TEAM PROUDLY REPRESENTING THE LEAGUE CITY GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS EXEMPLIFIED THESE QUALITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR 2025 SEASON.

AND WHEREAS IN JUNE, THE LEGACY ALL STARS EARNED THE TITLE OF DISTRICT 31 CHAMPIONS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT REFLECTING THEIR HARD WORK AND COMPETITIVE SPIRIT.

AND WHEREAS THE TEAM CONTINUED THEIR EXTRAORDINARY SEASON BY SECURING A REMARKABLE THIRD PLACE FINISH AT THE USA SOFTBALL, UH, TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, COMPETING AGAINST 36 HIGHLY COMPETITIVE TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.

AND WHEREAS WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL SEASON RECORD OF 31 WINS, FOUR LOSSES IN ONE TIE, THE LEAGUE, THE LEGACY.

ALL STARS HAVE SHOWN RELENTLESS COMMITMENT, SKILL, AND UNITY BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

AND WHEREAS THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE A RESULT OF NOT ONLY THE PLAYER'S TALENT AND DETERMINATION, BUT ALSO DEDICATED SUPPORT, SUPPORT OF THEIR COACHES, FAMILIES, AND THE LEAGUE CITY GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, WHICH CONTINUES TO FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW THEREFORE, I NICK LONG ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE SIX U LEGACY ALL STAR TEAM FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL 2025 SEASON AND FOR PROUDLY REPRESENTING THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY WITH HONOR, HEART, AND HARD WORK, EYEWITNESS HERE ON TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE GREAT SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TO BE AFFIXED THIS 26TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025.

WE WILL GIVE HIM A MINUTE TO CLEAR OUT, BUT

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]

I DON'T THINK THEY HEARD YOU.

IT'S GONNA BE LIBBY AND JANICE FIRST UP, BUT WE CAN GIVE 'EM A MINUTE TO, ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY BE INTERESTED IN WHAT Y'ALL HAVE TO SAY.

I MINUTES I'M PASSING OUT.

JUST PUT IT DOWN THERE LIBBY AND WE'LL PASS 'EM OUT FOR YOU.

HOW ABOUT THAT? YEAH, GIVE IT.

YEAH.

THANK YOU .

HI, I'M LIBBY JOHNSON.

I'M WITH THE LEAGUE CITY PROUD ORGANIZATION AND I AM LEAGUE CITY PROUD.

I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A BOARD MEMBER AND THE CHAIRPERSON FOR TWO EVENTS THAT GO ON THAT WEEKEND AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO PASS THESE OUT.

THIS IS THE ENTERTAINMENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE CHAIRS I'M OVER AND THIS IS ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT WEEKEND THAT WE PUT ON THE THREE DAYS.

WHAT I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT IS, UM, WE PARTNER WITH C-C-I-S-D AND HAVE FOR YEARS AT THIS ALL VOLUNTEER EVENT AND THEY VOLUNTEER AND, AND HELP US OUT SO MUCH AS WELL AS THE CITY OF LAKE CITY.

THIS EVENT IS PUT ON BY EVERY CITIZEN IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE PROUD AND WORKING WITH

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AND I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE VILLAGE THAT I'M PART OF, WHICH IS LEAGUE CITY.

AND SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US AND I AM GIVING YOU AN INVITE TO OUR MOVIE NIGHT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH.

MRS. CLAUS WILL READ TO EVERYONE THERE.

IT'S FREE HOT CHOCOLATE POPCORN, AND THEN YOU GET TO WATCH TWO HOLIDAY MOVIES.

SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US ANY OF THOSE DAYS.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU.

AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M LIBBY JOHNSON.

I LIVE IN 4 0 4 AVONDALE STREET IN LEAGUE CITY AND I'M LEAGUE CITY PROUD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

JANICE HOUSEY.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M JANICE HALSEY AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE CITY PROUD ORGANIZATION.

WE WORK HARD EVERY DAY.

THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WORK HARD EVERY DAY ON HOLIDAY IN THE PARK.

THIS WILL BE OUR 28TH ANNUAL AND WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD OF THAT.

WE WANT EVERYONE TO MARK THEIR CALENDARS DECEMBER 5TH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH.

IT IS ALWAYS THE FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER.

WE WANNA INVITE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OUT.

UH, WE DO START OUT THAT WEEKEND WITH FREE MOVIES IN THE PARK.

WE THANK THE CITY FOR GIVING OUT POPCORN TO ALL THE KIDS.

WE THANK THE CHAMBER FOR GIVING OUT FREE HOT CHOCOLATE.

IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL SMALL TOWN EVENT.

LAKE CITY IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, BUT WE STILL CAN MAINTAIN THAT SMALL TOWN CHARM DOWN THERE ON MAIN STREET, UH, AT THE PARK UNDER THE OAK TREES.

IT'S JUST A MAGNIFICENT NIGHT.

IF IT'S BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, STEP OUT THERE TOWARD THE CORNER AND LOOK DOWN MAIN STREET.

AND WE HAVE THOSE BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES THAT ANTIQUE CHURCH YOU COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER VENUE TO PUT ON HOLIDAY IN THE PARK, BUT IT'S THREE DAYS LONG.

WE WORK HARD TO BRING EVERYTHING FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANNA THANK OUR NUMBER ONE SPONSOR, OF COURSE, THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY THAT YOU SHOW.

WE ALL WORK HARD BEHIND THE SCENES.

WE'RE ALL FREE.

SO THAT'S YOUR BENEFIT.

WE WANNA THANK HOMETOWN BANK FOR BEING OUR MAJOR SPONSOR AND I PROMISE IF YOU COME OUT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

SARAH.

DO YOU WANNA GO NOW OR DURING YOUR ITEM? IT'S UP TO YOU.

OKAY.

ERIC, SAME QUESTION.

YES.

OKAY.

UH, CHRISTY LINDGREN.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR LONG.

MY NAME IS CHRISTY LINDGREN.

I RESIDE AT 4 0 2 5 CAROLINA SHORES LANE IN LEAGUE CITY IN THE MAGNOLIA CREEK SUBDIVISION.

I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TONIGHT TO ASK THAT YOU OPPOSE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT 25 DASH 0 0 2 FOR THE WEST LEAGUE CITY SELF STORAGE PROPOSAL.

I HAVE MANY CONCERNS REGARDING THE APPRO APPROVING A SELF STORAGE UNIT ON THIS PRO PROPERTY CHIEF.

OF THESE ARE THE FACT THAT IT WOULD BE THREE STORIES TALL.

THIS MEANS THAT IT WOULD BE 30 TO 40 FEET HIGH, THAT THE SPECIFIC HEIGHT IS NOT ACTUALLY MENTIONED IN THE PROPOSAL.

IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE VERY VISIBLE BEHIND THE EXISTING STRIP STORES AND HAVE A VERY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE AESTHETIC APPEAL OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

ASIDE FROM THE WATER TOWER, THE SELF-STORAGE FACILITY WOULD BE THE TALLEST STRUCTURE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS INDUSTRIAL AESTHETIC WILL VERY LIKELY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND CAUSE THIS PART OF LEAGUE CITY TO BE LESS APPEALING TO INCOMING RESIDENTS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SELF-STORAGE FACILITY BEING AN EYESORE, IT OFFERS ZERO BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT OFFERS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

IT OFFERS FAR LESS TAX REVENUE AND COMMERCIAL BENEFIT THAN OTHER OPTIONS.

AND IT WILL DETRACT FROM THE SAFETY AND VIBRANCY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE THREE SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN THREE MILES OF THIS SITE, SO IT IS SIMPLY REDUNDANT AND UNNECESSARY.

THE HEIGHT AND LIGHTING OF SUCH A FACILITY WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND OUR WALKING AND BIKE TRAIL.

THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL ART, EXCUSE ME, THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT HAVE BEEN STUDIED AND SHOWN TO HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS ON BENEFICIAL NOCTURNAL INSECTS AND MAMMALS, AS WELL AS MIGRATORY BIRD POPULATIONS.

THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONSTANCY OF THE SECURITY LIGHTING USED AT A SELF STORAGE FACILITY WOULD DAMAGE THE NATURAL HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM THAT WE RESIDENTS ENJOY ALONG OUR WALKING AND BIKE TRAIL.

I ASK YOU TO

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WE RELY ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE DEVELOPMENT IN WAYS THAT MOST BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES AND PRESERVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT SIMPLY DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT VISION.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU.

UH, GILBERT SALAS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME'S GILBERT SALAS.

I LIVE AT 3 0 9 O CALLO DRIVE.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO Y'ALL TODAY ABOUT, UH, SOME CONCERNS I HAD.

UH, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, CITY STAFF FOR REACHING OUT, BEING GRACIOUS, BEING UH, ACCESSIBLE AND VERY HOPEFUL.

BUT, UM, WE HAD A, A LEE GRIP PARK ON THOSE NEW BIKE TRAILS THAT ARE PUT BACK THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LIVE AT.

THERE WAS NO ACCESS BACK THERE BEFORE NOW BECAUSE OF THAT BRIDGE THAT'S PUT BACK THERE OVER MAGNOLIA CREEK.

THERE'S ACCESS AUGUST 7TH AT FIVE 30 IN THE MORNING.

SOMEBODY WAS KNOCKING ON MY WINDOW WITHOUT A SHIRT HOLDING THEIR, THEIR BAG AND JUST ROAMING AROUND MINE AND OTHER NEIGHBORS.

WE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE.

AND, UH, I DID BRING THAT UP WHERE IT WOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE TRAILS DO CONNECT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.

ALTHOUGH LEE LEE GRIP PARK IS CLOSED AT NIGHT, THE TRAILS AREN'T.

SO AGAIN, ON AUGUST 18TH, THERE WAS A MAN SEEN WITH A SKI MASK GOING TOWARDS MY HOUSE.

UH, MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE THERE.

I WAS AT WORK.

I WORK AN HOUR AWAY FROM HERE.

SO, UM, I KNOW THAT THE BRIDGE PROBABLY ISN'T GONNA BE PULLED OUT, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF BARRIER.

THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING ON THAT BRIDGE TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM GOING AROUND AND INTO OUR BACKYARDS.

UNDERSTAND I HOLD SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING A GATE UP, BUT STILL IT'S ACCESSIBLE.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT TO MY HOUSE FROM THERE.

UM, WOODS A LITTLE AREA THERE.

PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET THROUGH IT AND THEY'VE ALREADY PROVEN THAT THEY HAVE.

SO, UM, I'M ALL FOR PROGRESS.

I REALLY AM, UM, FOR AMENITIES FOR THE CITY, FOR THE RESIDENTS.

UM, BUT I ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ABOUT MY FAMILY AND MY NEIGHBORS AS WELL, WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE.

IT WAS A GATED COMMUNITY AND NOW THERE WAS NO WAY OF GETTING THERE.

AND NOW THERE IS A WAY OF GETTING BACK THERE.

SO THAT PUTS ME AND MY NEIGHBORS IN AN AWKWARD SITUATION WHERE WE'RE LIVING, WHERE IT'S SECURE AND THEN NOW IT ISN'T.

BUT AGAIN, THE TRAILS, THEY'RE NICE, THEY'RE NICE.

I CAN SAY FOR MYSELF, I'LL GO BACK THERE AND RUN 'EM OR WHATEVER, BUT THERE'S NO SECURITY.

THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING ANYBODY FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.

GOING BACK THERE.

I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS THAT ARE 11 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE A 17-YEAR-OLD SON LIVING AT THE HOUSE WITH MY WIFE THAT HOMESCHOOL WHILE I'M AT WORK.

SO COUNSEL, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION.

FIND A WAY TO SECURE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN.

UM, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS WOULD AS WELL.

JOHN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

UM, AGAIN, I I CAN DO NOTHING BUT PRAISE OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR CITY MANAGER.

UM, BUT COUNSEL, Y'ALL NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION TO DO SOMETHING, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, PAUL MAG.

HELLO, MY NAME IS PAUL MUT.

I'M ALSO REPRESENTING WEST OAK CREEK SUBDIVISION.

UM, I WANNA FOLLOW ON WITH WHAT GILBERT SAID.

DUE TO THE, THE RECENT EXPANSION OF, UM, COUNTRYSIDE PARK, THERE'S AS OFTEN AS WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS, SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

SO WE'RE LEFT PRIOR TO THE EXPANSION, WE HAD A NATURAL BERRY, WE HAD PRETTY WILD AREA WHERE NOBODY WOULD, YOU KNOW, WITH VINES AND JUST NOBODY WOULD WALK UP TO THE BACKYARDS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT NOW THAT THE BRIDGE IS BUILT, AND AS GILBERT SAID, THERE'S TRAILS BUILT BY CITIZENS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKES BACK THERE, WE'RE PRETTY, THE BACKYARDS OF THE NORTHWEST SIDE ARE NOW ESSENTIALLY OPEN.

UM, SO I WOULD URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, RECONSIDER THE SECURITY ALONG THERE, USE FENCES PERHAPS.

UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, JOHN, WOULD YOU LOOK INTO THIS AND BRING US BACK SOMETHING IN THE NEXT COUPLE MEETINGS, SIR? THANK YOU, UH, PENNY BROCKWAY.

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT GO SEE MY SHOES.

DOWN.

I'M VERY SHORT.

HELLO, I'M PENNY BROCKWAY AND I AM ON THE BOARD OF THE LEAGUE CITY PROUD ORGANIZATION.

AND I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN LEAGUE CITY PROUD FOR 51 YEARS.

UM, I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME THIS TIME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR GREAT THREE DAY EVENT IN DECEMBER.

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AND AS CITY COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR KNOW, AND JOHN KNOWS, WE INVITE YOU GUYS ALL TO BE IN OUR JUDGES' TENT.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.

UM, OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME AND OF COURSE OUR WONDERFUL TOWN, OUR LITTLE LEAGUE CITY THAT IS JUST OUR HALLMARK TOWN.

THIS JUST FEELS LIKE A HALLMARK EVENT EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

IT IS JUST, IT'S THE BEST WAY TO START, THE BEST WAY TO START THE HOLIDAYS.

AND, UM, I THANK YOU GUYS FOR, FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.

WE REALLY COULDN'T.

SO, UM, ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I'M LEE CITY PROUD OF PENNY BROCKWAY, AND I LIVE AT 2 3 6 6 CALYPSO LANE.

THANK YOU PEGGY SAILOR.

WE'LL CHECK INTO IT AGAIN WITH YOU GUYS.

PEGGY SAYLER 1802 RAMPART.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT CONSENT ITEMS I THROUGH NO F THROUGH I, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I, I LIKE TO TAKE OPPORTUNITIES TO, UM, COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC AND, AND TO YOU, UH, HOW IMPORTANT OUR STAFF IS.

UM, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE TRAFFIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND I WAS THE LAST CHARTER MEMBER TO STEP DOWN.

THE ONLY REASON WHY I STEPPED DOWN IS BECAUSE, UM, COUNCIL MANDATED THAT THE COMMITTEES MEET FIVE OR AFTER, OTHERWISE, I'D STILL BE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO STAY ON THE COMMITTEE.

'CAUSE I ENJOYED IT SO MUCH.

ANYTHING TO DO WITH TRAFFIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE, TO ME IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS WE CAN HAVE.

UH, BECAUSE THAT FORCES A, A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WE'LL HAVE IN THE FUTURE AND THEIR EXPENSIVE ITEMS, EVERYTHING WE TALK ABOUT.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU IS, AS I SAT ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HOW MUCH I PERSONALLY LEARNED AS A CITIZEN AND WAS ABLE TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNICATE, UH, COMMUNITY AND, AND COMMUNICATE, UH, TO OUR CITIZENS.

BUT AS IMPORTANTLY, I THINK WE FORGET HOW VALUABLE OUR STAFF IS.

UH, MY CHANCE TO WORK WITH, UH, CHRISTOPHER SIMS AND DAVID KEL IS INVALUABLE.

I I LOOK AT THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, AND I THINK IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY WAY WE COULD APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESEARCH AND LISTENING TO OUR CITIZENS THAT RESULT IN SOME OF THE ACTIONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE WAY WE COULD ORGANIZE AND STRUCTURE OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THAT THAT WAS HUGE.

IT, IT SEEMED TO BE LOW HANGING FRUIT AND IT SEEMED FAIRLY OBVIOUS.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S A SOPHISTICATED SYSTEM.

IT'S EXPENSIVE AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PLANNING.

AND BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE, WE HAD TO LOOK AT HOW TO PHASE IT IN ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

AND I AM SO PROUD THAT I WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE, THE TWO GENTLEMEN I TALKED ABOUT.

AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

AND I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT WILL NOT BE AN ITEM THAT WOULD BE PULLED AND DISCUSSED AND WILL BE CONTROVERSIAL.

I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO APPROVE IT, BUT I THINK IT MEANS A LOT.

AND GOING FORWARD, THESE ARE THE KIND OF DISCUSSIONS I WANNA CONTINUE HAVING.

SO THANKS TO OUR STAFF.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

NOBODY WANTS TO PULL THE, UH, FF THROUGH IF THROUGH I.

NO.

ALRIGHT.

WE HAVE, UH, UH, A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SEEING NO DISCUSSION.

MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST

[7A. 25-0376 Hold a Public Hearing on the City of League City's FY2026 Proposed Annual Budget (Assistant City Manager - CFO)]

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY'S FY 2026.

PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 6 24.

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NO, B AND C THAT JUST ONLY WARM MY CAR.

PEGGY SAILOR 1802 RAMPART.

I HAVE ATTENDED TWO OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TALK TO YOU FROM A CITIZEN'S PERSPECTIVE.

EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE SEEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL REMIND ME HOW CHALLENGING TIMES WE HAVE GOING FORWARD, BUT NOT WE AS A CITY BECAUSE WE ARE BLESSED.

WE, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH GOING FORWARD.

WE DON'T STUMBLE.

THESE ARE THE REALLY GOOD DAYS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE, THE STATE, I'M SURE YOU ARE, BUT, UM, WE HAD A, UH, HEARING LAST FRIDAY IN WAYS AND MEANS.

UH, WE HAD THE, UH, VOTE COME OUT, UH, 2.5% CAP.

SAME THING HAS CAME OUTTA THE SENATE.

WHEN IT HIT THE FLOOR, THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT, AND NOW WE'RE AT 1%.

I THINK IT'S WORKABLE, BUT, BUT LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS FROM THE DIFFERENT CITIES AND LISTENING TO THE CHALLENGES.

YOU KNOW, THE, THE THING THAT I KEEP REMINDING MYSELF IS NO MATTER WHAT THEY THROW AT US, WE CAN HANDLE IF WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.

AND IT MAY NOT BE, UH, AN EASY DECISION FOR THE SHORT TERM AND, AND MAYBE OUR CITIZENS WON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UM, RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE'RE NOT IN AS GOOD A POSITION AS WE ARE NOW, WE'RE BUILT OUT.

WE HAVE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS ARE GOING UP.

I'M, I'M CONVINCED WE'RE ON A PATH THAT, UM, THE STATE REASSESSING HOW WE VIEWED LOCAL CONTROL IN THE PAST IS CHANGING AND IT SEEMS TO BE ACCELERATING AS WE GO FORWARD.

SO NUMBER ONE, I THINK WE HAVE A VERY SUPPORTIVE CITIZENRY.

AND, AND IF WE TALK IN TERMS OF WE, WE'VE GOT TO APPRECIATE THE GOOD TIMES.

BUT THEY WON'T ALWAYS BE GOOD TIMES AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT, THE DECISIONS WE MAKE NOW, IN MY MIND WILL INFLUENCE GREATLY WHAT POSITIONS WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE IN THE FUTURE.

AND I ALWAYS WANNA HAVE AN AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY, A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC IS, I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'RE PLANNING AHEAD, THAT WE HAVE A PLACE FOR EVERYBODY SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO BE ONE PART OF OUR LEAGUE CITY FAMILY.

SO REACH OUT TO US IF WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY.

BUT, BUT I DO THINK SOME OF THE LEGISLATION COMING FORWARD AND CHALLENGES WE HAVE WILL BE DIFFERENT.

AND I THINK WE'RE UP TO IT.

SO WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU MAYOR.

RIGHT ON IT.

OH, IT'S AMAZING.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WE WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 28 7

[7B. 25-0377 Consider and take action on an ordinance adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 (Assistant City Manager - CFO)]

FISCAL YEAR 2026.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND.

NOT SEEING ANYBODY UP THERE PLEASE VOTE.

SAUNDERS.

UH, MOTION PASSES.

7 4 1 AGAINST.

ALRIGHT, UH,

[7C. 25-0383 Hold a public hearing on a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-24-0005, (Marina Bay Drive Carwash), a request to allow a car wash use on approximately 1.31 acres of property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the west side of Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094), approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) and Davis Road, with the address of 2464 Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) (Director of Planning) ]

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIAL USE PERMITT APPLICATION.

SUP DASH 24 DASH 0 0 0 5.

MARINA BAY CAR WASH.

A REQUEST TO ALLOW A CAR WASH USE ON APPROXIMATELY 1.31 ACRES OF PROPERTY ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE MARINA BAY FM 2094, APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MARINA BAY DRIVE FM 2094 AND DAVIS ROAD WITH THE ADDRESS OF 2 4 6 4 MARINA BAY DRIVE FM 2094.

PUBLIC HEARING STARTS AT 6 29.

THERE'S NOBODY AND IT WILL CLOSE AT 6 29.

SEVEN

[7D. 25-0384 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-24-0005, (Marina Bay Drive Carwash), a request to allow a car wash use on approximately 1.31 acres of property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the west side of Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094), approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) and Davis Road, with the address of 2464 Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) (Director of Planning) ]

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PLANNING AND ZONING, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SEVEN ONE ON AUGUST 4TH.

WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, MR. HICKEN.

BOB? YEAH, I'M A THANK YOU MAYOR.

I'M A NO ON THIS SUP, UH, BUT I, I, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE WHEN WE'RE NO ON SOMETHING, WE OWE IT TO THE DEVELOPER, THE LANDOWNER.

EVERYONE EXPLAINED WHY.

SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO RIGHT NOW.

UM, I HAVE A FEW ISSUES WITH THIS LOCATION.

UH, FIRST YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND DAVIS, I'M GLAD THAT IT'S PULLED UP.

FIRST.

YOU UNDER HAVE TO UNDERSTAND DAVIS AND SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS LOCATION.

FOR ONE DAVIS IS ABOUT A MILE LONG, TWO-LANE DEAD END ROAD.

UH, AT THE ENTRANCE THERE'S A STARBUCKS, A JERSEY, MIKE'S TACO WORKS, A SUBWAY, A PIZZA KING, A WELLNESS CENTER, A CHURCH, A BAKERY, MARTIAL ARTS CENTER, AND AM ENERGY BANK.

AND OH YEAH, CLEAR CREEK INTERMEDIATES RIGHT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, UH, WHICH MAKES THIS AREA EXTREMELY CONGESTED AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK EVERY DAY.

UH, NOT TO MENTION A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE STREET OF CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH GETS OUT AROUND TWO 30.

SO FROM AROUND TWO TO FIVE 30 OR SIX.

THIS AREA'S VERY CONGESTED.

UM, ALSO ON DAVIS, THERE ARE TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES, TWO TOWN HOME COMPLEXES, A CONDO UNIT, A MARINA, TWO GATED NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSES LINING THE STREET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEAD END.

UH, SECOND, UH, THIS CAR WASH.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLANS, I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN PULL THAT UP.

UH, IT HAS AN EXIT.

UM, I KNOW, I KNOW IN THE PLANS IT LOOKS TO FUNNEL PEOPLE BACK TO BRI BAY, BUT IT DOES HAVE AN EXIT ON DAVIS ROAD THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM DAVIS HARBOR, THE NEW 90 HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE BREAKING GROUND ON RIGHT NOW.

SO NOT ONLY WOULD WE BE, WE'RE ABOUT TO ADD 90 MORE ROOFTOPS ON DAVIS, BUT A CAR WASH THAT'S GONNA FUNNEL THROUGH AND EXIT RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF DAVIS HARBOR.

THIRD, THERE'S SAFETY ISSUES.

UH, DAVIS AT THE ENTRANCE HAS, IS DOUBLE YELLOW LINES YET CARS ROUTINELY BACK UP TRAFFIC INTO THE INTERSECTION WHEN PEOPLE TURN DOWN DAVIS AND WANNA TURN IN TO GO TO STARBUCKS OR SUBWAY OR ANY OF THE PLACES IN THERE, UH, ROUTINELY WILL BACK UP INTO THE INTERSECTION WHILE THE LIGHT TURNS.

UH, THIS IS NOT GONNA HELP THAT ISSUE.

UM, AND ALSO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THAT STREET.

THIS IS GONNA TURN INTO A CUT THROUGH, UH, AS YOU'RE HEADING WEST ON MARINA BAY RIGHT NOW.

THIS WILL BE A PERFECT CUT THROUGH TO AVOID THE INTERSECTION.

UH, IT ALREADY HAPPENS A BIT AT AM ENERGY BANK, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A BIT OF A CURVE THROUGH THERE, BUT THIS IS A STRAIGHT SHOT.

SO I HAVE A COUPLE SAFETY ISSUES.

UM, FINALLY, I JUST FEEL THIS IS A BIT OF AN ODD LOT.

UH, I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME.

I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT, THE CITY USED TO OWN THIS LOT UP UNTIL AROUND 2016 AND SOLD IT AND IT WAS OWNED COMMERCIAL.

UM, THIS IS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I, I WOULD ACTUALLY BE INTERESTED SOMEWHAT IN THE CITY MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE THIS LOT BACK.

UM, SINCE THIS LOT HAS BEEN SOLD, IT'S BASICALLY A TRAILHEAD.

UH, THE OLD GENCO CANAL RUNS JUST NORTH OF IT.

UH, THAT TRAIL HAS BEEN BUILT.

UH, IT GOES UNDER MARINA BAY.

IT'S HEAVILY TRAVELED BY WALKERS, BIKE RIDERS AND KIDS GOING TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

UH, I THINK THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT LOCATION TO UH, KEEP SOME GREEN SPACE IN THAT AREA.

THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT.

UH, AND IT MAY BE POSSIBLY ONE DAY IT'S A POCKET PARK OR SOMETHING, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I THINK THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS LOCATION AND WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, THIS TWO LANE DEAD END ROAD.

YEAH, I THINK YOU, YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY.

I LOVE THE LIST OFF OF EVERYTHING THAT'S IN FRONT OF THAT.

AND, AND REALLY WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS BECAUSE MARINA BAY DRIVE IS, UH, IS BOULEVARD AND YOU CANNOT TAKE A LEFT OUT OF THERE.

YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO, UH, TO DAVIS ROAD IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

AND SO WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS EVERYBODY'S COMING IN AND OUTTA STARBUCKS, UH, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THERE AT THE SAME TIME.

SO IT GETS VERY BACKED UP.

I LIVE ON DAVIS ROAD, KIND OF SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

AND THE OTHER PART IS THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER CAR WASH DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL, CURRENTLY.

SO I'M, I'M GONNA VOTE NO ON IT AND ESPECIALLY WITH DAVIS HARPER GOING IN ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIM AS WELL.

ALRIGHT,

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ALRIGHT.

NO, BUT I'LL LET YOU, YOU KIND OF MISSED YOUR OPPORTUNITY ON THE, THE OPEN MEETING PART, BUT GO AHEAD.

UM, DO YOU MIND RUN? YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA GET ON THE MIC.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

VISUAL.

UH, I WORK FOR NCS, IT'S, UH, STANDS FOR NATIONAL CAR WASH SOLUTIONS.

I'VE BUILT CAR WASHES ALL AROUND, DOES NOT ME, MYSELF, PERSONALLY.

MY COMPANY HAS BUILT ALL AROUND THE NATION.

I SPECIALIZE HERE IN TEXAS.

THE GROUP OF GENTLEMEN THAT I'M REPRESENTING ARE, UH, ALL, UH, FOR THE MOST PART, FOUR OF 'EM LIVE HERE RIGHT IN LEAGUE C LEAGUE CITY AND ARE ENTREPRENEURS THAT OWN SEVERAL BUSINESSES.

AND SO THEY'VE ALL GONE TOGETHER, UH, WITH THEIR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND DECIDED THEY WANTED TO OPEN UP A CHAIN OF CAR WASHES.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS THAT YOU'RE SAYING ON HERE.

UH, FOR THE STACKING PURPOSES, YOU GOTTA ACTUALLY BE ON THE MIC 'CAUSE IT'S ON TV AND RECORDING.

OH, I APOLOGIZE.

SO ON THE VERY RIGHT FOR STACKING PURPOSES, THE STACKING WILL ACTUALLY BE OVER 25 VEHICLES.

THE CAR WASH WILL ACTUALLY MOVES FIVE VEHICLES, UH, ON THE CONVEYOR AT THE, AT A SINGLE TIME, WHICH TAKES UP TO THREE MINUTES.

SO THE STACKING WISE, THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THROUGH 30 CARS IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES.

UM, I'VE WORKED AT A LOT OF CAR WASHES.

I'VE SEEN CAR WASHES THAT HELP BUILD CAR WASHES.

THAT STACKING IS DOUBLE THAN WHAT, UH, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ACQUIRES FOR.

ON THE OTHER SIDE, YOU'RE SAYING WHERE THEY'RE GONNA EXIT ON THAT FIRE LANE SIDE, WHERE THAT ONE IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE BLOCKED OFF AND IT'LL ONLY BE ALLOWED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES OR IF, UH, WE CALL IT A BAILOUT LANE.

SAY IF A CAR THAT'S A DUALLY THAT'S TOO BIG FOR THE CAR WASH, WE TELL 'EM TO EXIT THAT WAY.

SO THAT WILL NOT BE UTILIZED AS A CUT THROUGH OR IT WON'T BE UTILIZED TO TURN INTO, UH, THAT IS JUST A A JUST IN CASE BAILOUT FOR LARGER VEHICLES OR VEHICLES THAT HAVE TOO MANY THINGS ON THEIR CARS THAT WON'T FIT THROUGH THE CAR WASH.

AND THEN HOW WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE ENTRANCE AND THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF IT IS, THERE'S ONLY GONNA BE ONE WAY TO ENTER.

AND WE'LL HAVE IT ANGLED TO THE, THE STREET WHERE THEY CAN ONLY ENTER IT ON THE RIGHT AND THEN WHEN THEY LEAVE THE CAR WASH, THEY ONLY ARE ALLOWED TO EXIT ON THE RIGHT.

SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT CAUSING A TRAFFIC CONCERN, IS ALL, THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I KNOW THERE IS A PLOT OF LAND.

UM, 'CAUSE I'M A BIG BIKER MYSELF, SO I LOVE ANYTHING GREEN SPACE.

UH, THE CAR WASH PEOPLE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING GREENERY, UH, OVER ABUNDANCE OF GREENERY.

ONE, TO NOT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A CAR WASH, AND TWO, TO KIND OF GIVE IT THAT THIS WHOLE VEGETATION LOOK.

SO ON THE PATH YOU'LL SEE MORE OF SHRUBBERIES TREES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND NOT JUST THE BUILDING ITSELF.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

ZERO FOUR.

IT DOESN'T PASS.

IT DOES NOT PASS.

SORRY.

IT DOES NOT PASS 0 4 8 AGAINST.

ALRIGHT.

[7E. 25-0385 Hold a public hearing on a Rezoning Application, MAP-25-0003, (South Shore Boulevard Rezone), a request to rezone approximately 3.40-acres from “PS-PUD” (Public/Semi Public) to “RSF-7-PUD” (Residential Single-Family 7) within the South Shore Harbour PUD, generally located along the south side of South Shore Boulevard, east of Masters Drive, and west of Admiral Road (Director of Planning)]

TO REZONE REFER REZONING APPLICATION MAP DASH TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 3 SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD REZONE, OR A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 3.4 ACRES FROM PSPD PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC TO RSF SEVEN PUD RESIDENTIAL, OH SORRY, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN WITHIN THE SOUTH SHORE HARBOR, PUD GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, EAST OF MASTERS DRIVE AND WEST OF ADMIRAL ROAD.

MOVE TO APPROVE, UM, SORRY, THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OPENS AT 6 38, UH, STEVEN MORRIS EVENING.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS STEVEN MORRIS.

I AM THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF SOUTH SHORE HARBOR COUNTRY CLUB, WHO IS ACTUALLY, I AM PUTTING THIS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO YOU.

UM, I'M ALSO RESIDENT LIVE AT 42 99 SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD JUST ACROSS FROM THE CLUB.

UM, YOU KNOW, MANY OF Y'ALL KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB.

IT'S 42 YEARS OLD.

IT'S, UH, BEEN UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

UM, THIS IS THE ONE PIECE OF LAND THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.

I KNOW IT'S NOT UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UM, IT'S ONE, ONE PIECE OF LAND THAT ACTUALLY JUST COMPLETES THE NEIGHBORHOOD PER SE, UM, ALLOWING US TO, UM, UNLOCK SOME VALUE IN THAT OUT OF THAT PROPERTY TO CONTINUE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE OR ARE CURRENTLY DOING AT THE CLUB TO ELEVATE IT BACK TO THE

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UM, AND BASICALLY JUST HERE TO, OBVIOUSLY I'M FOR IT, UM, BUT IF Y'ALL WANTED, WANTED, IF ANYBODY HAD THE, HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE.

UM, I DON'T, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS OR ANYTHING ELSE.

CAN YOU JUST DESCRIBE REAL QUICK HOW MANY LOTS, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE HOME PRICE YOU'RE GONNA PUT ON THE LOTS? IT'S, UH, SO I'M CURRENTLY, IT'S UH, PLANNED FOR UP TO 14 LOTS.

THAT WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM, UM, THAT, THAT'S A MAXIMUM ALLOWED.

KEEPING THE RF SEVEN, UM, ZONING THAT MAY SHRINK SOME BASED ON JUST, YOU KNOW, LOT ONE, FOR EXAMPLE HAS A QUESTIONABLE BUILD AREA AND WHATEVER ELSE.

SO THE MAXIMUM WOULD BE 14 AND MAY SHRINK DOWN TO 12.

UM, ALL DESIGNED FOR SINGLE FAMILY, UH, HIGH-END PATIO OR GARDEN HOMES.

UM, SOMETHING THAT'S QUITE NEEDED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR IN OUR AREA.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE OUT OF THE LARGER HOMES THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS KNOWN FOR INTO SOMETHING SIMILAR.

IT ALSO ALLOWS, IT'S THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY BUILD A CUSTOM HOME ON THE GOLF COURSE.

UM, PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY DESIGN WITH THE HELP OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, COMMISSION AND WHATNOT, UM, TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOTTEN ZERO OBJECTIONS FROM THE RESIDENTS NEXT TO IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND A LOT OF FAVORABLE, UM, A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY BEHIND IT.

UM, I DON'T HAVE A NECESSARILY A HOME PRICE PER SE, JUST 'CAUSE I'M NOT A BUILDER.

UM, THAT'S ALRIGHT.

NOR AM I REALLY A DEVELOPER .

UM, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IS IF, IF IT'S POSSIBLE THEN WE GO THROUGH THE ENGINEERING AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND, AND FIGURE ALL OF THAT STUFF OUT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL.

AND SO WE'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 42 7 F

[7F. 25-0386 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Rezoning Application, MAP-25-0003, (South Shore Boulevard Rezone), a request to rezone approximately 3.40-acres from “PS-PUD” (Public/Semi-Public) to “RSF-7-PUD” (Residential Single-Family 7) within the South Shore Harbour PUD, generally located along the south side of South Shore Boulevard, east of Masters Drive, and west of Admiral Road (Director of Planning)]

A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 3.4 ACRES FROM P-S-P-U-D PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC TO RSF SEVEN PUD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN WITHIN THE SOUTH SHORE HARBOR P GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, EAST OF MASTERS DRIVE, WEST OF ADMIRAL ROAD PLANNING AND ZONING.

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 8 0 0 ON AUGUST 4TH, 2025.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

UM, EITHER OR.

OKAY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER, .

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST, UH,

[8A. 25-0387 Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-27, an ordinance approving a Zone Change Application PUD-23-0007 (Midline PUD), a request to create a Planned Unit Development Overlay District (-PUD Overlay) district approximately 466.5 acres in size, generally located north of Grissom Road, south of FM 528, west of West Nasa Boulevard, and east of Bay Area Boulevard - Second Reading (Director of Planning) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 2 7 AND ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION PUD DASH 23 DASH 0 0 0 7 MIDLINE PUDA REQUEST TO CREATE A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY.

DISTRICT PUD OVERLAY DISTRICT, APPROXIMATELY 466.5 ACRES IN SIZE.

GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF CRISTEN ROAD SOUTH OF FM 5 28 WEST OF WEST NAAU BOULEVARD AND EAST OF BAY AREA BOULEVARD.

SECOND READING PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION.

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 8 0 0 JULY 21ST.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ON FIRST READING SEVEN ONE AUGUST 12TH.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 6 4 2 AGAINST, UH, EIGHT

[8B. 25-0388 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-25-0002, (West League City Self Storage), a request to allow a self-storage use on approximately 3.0552 acres of property zoned “CG-PUD” (General Commercial within the Magnolia Creek Planned Unit Development), generally located at the northeast corner of League City Parkway and Bay Area Boulevard (Director of Planning) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUP DASH 25 DASH TWO WEST LAKE CITY STORAGE OR REQUEST TO ALLOW A SELF-STORAGE USE ON APPROXIMATELY 3.0552 ACRES OF PROPERTY ZONE CG DASH PUD GENERAL COMMERCIAL WITHIN THE MAGNOLIA CREEK.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY AND BAY AREA BOULEVARD.

UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 8 0 0 ON JULY 21ST, 2025.

CITY COUNCIL POSTPONED ITEM EIGHT ZERO ON AUGUST 12TH.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

MR. MANN.

YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO THINK OF MYSELF AS A, UH, A PRETTY GOOD POLITICIAN.

AND IN THIS SITUATION, WHAT A GOOD POLITICIAN DOES IS SINCE IT'S IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, HE VOTES AGAINST IT REGARDLESS OF HOW, UH, SITUATION IS GONNA GO.

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AND, AND, AND I, SO I'M GONNA VOTE FOR THIS.

AND IT'S NOT THAT I'M VOTING AGAINST THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY WHO, UH, BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE OPPOSED.

UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

I MEAN, I, I WAS IN THAT SEAT YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW, SO I, I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECT IN A TOTALITY, IN ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE KILLED FOR THIS POOR DEVELOPER AND HOW THEY HAVE BENT OVER BACKWARDS, UH, TO WORK WITH US, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY ASK YOURSELF, WHERE DO THE RIGHTS OF US AS NEIGHBORS END? AND WHERE DO THE RIGHTS OF A PERSON WHO IS GOING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON BUILDING SOMETHING BEGIN? AND IN THIS SITUATION, I FIRMLY BELIEVE, UH, THAT WE SHOULD APPROVE THIS.

UH, BECAUSE IN THE, IN THE BALANCING ACT OF THIS ONE, I THINK THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS, HAS WORKED WITH US, UH, MORE, MORE THAN, UH, HONESTLY, UH, THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, I THINK YOU, I THINK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SORRY STANDING.

THAT WAS GOOD.

UM, SO I, I THINK YOU SUMMED IT UP WELL.

I, I WAS INITIALLY AGAINST THIS AND THEN WHEN, UH, KIND OF WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, SAW WHAT THEY WERE PUTTING IN, SAW THE CONCESSIONS MADE, UH, SAW THE FINAL PRODUCT, AND EVENTUALLY, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S LAND.

YOU'RE THE LANDOWNER.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHTS TO YOUR OWN LAND AND DO WHAT YOU FEEL WITH IT.

BUT THEY'VE, AND THEN THE FINAL KINDA STRAW FOR ME THAT PUSHED IT OVER THE TOP TO MAKE ME VOTE FOR IT WAS, UH, THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE HOA STATING, BASICALLY THE DEVELOPER HAD WORKED WITH THEM TO CREATE AN AESTHETIC THAT THEY FELT THAT THE HOA BOARD FELT FIT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO I THINK FOR ME, IT HAS CHECKED ALL THE BOXES.

SO KIND OF CHANGED MY OPINION IN A VOTE.

YES, JEFF? YEAH, I, I JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION FOR THE, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY.

DO WE STILL NEED TO SAY SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF OR SINCE IT'S, UH, ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. SAUNDERS.

MR. MAYOR, I'M GONNA ECHO WHAT YOU SAID.

THE HOA WAS INVOLVED IN THE AESTHETICS OF THIS.

IT WASN'T LIKE THEY CAME IN JUST IGNORED THE HOA, UH, THEY SENT US A LETTER SAYING THAT THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE CONCESSIONS THAT THE DEVELOPER MADE FOR IT.

SO I, I DON'T SEE NECESSARILY AN ISSUE WITH IT IN THIS AREA THAT MEANS BEING BUILT BEHIND ANOTHER BUILDING.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT THERE TO WHERE EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT.

SO I, I THINK THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN FOR THIS MR. CHADWELL.

YEAH.

LIKE OTHERS HAVE ALREADY SAID, I, I WAS INITIALLY A NO ON THIS AS WELL, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE ANDY SAID NO, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT IS HIS BACKYARD, RIGHT.

BUT WE DID GET A LOT OF, A LOT OF COMPLAINTS.

WE GET A LOT OF EMAILS FROM CITIZENS THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, HEARING THE PRESENTATION, THE LAST MEETING AND THEN, AND TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THIS.

THEY, THEY HAVE REALLY GONE OVER AND ABOVE TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE HO A'S CONCERNS AND ADDRESS 'EM.

SO I THINK IF YOU'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, PUT SOMETHING UP THAT'S KIND OF UNFAVORABLE OR, OR LESS THAN DESIRABLE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF A MODEL OF HOW YOU CAN INFLUENCE, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT MAKE DECISION ALSO, THOSE THAT, UH, ARE, ARE, UM, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

RIGHT.

SO, GREAT JOB FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT CHANGED MY MIND.

UM, SO I'LL BE A YES YES ON THIS ONE.

MR. CRUZ.

THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHN, IS THERE, THE CONCERN THAT WE HEARD TONIGHT WAS ABOUT THE, NOT ABOUT THE NOCTURNAL LIGHTING AND ITS EFFECT ON ANIMALS, UH, AND BUGS.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP OFFSET THAT WITH LIGHTING? I, I'M JUST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE LIGHTING WORKS.

YES, SIR.

COUNCILMAN, I, I CAN SPEAK TO THE LIGHTING ORDINANCE.

SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT OUR ORDINANCE SAYS IS THAT ALL LIGHTING HAS TO BE FULL CUT OFF.