Jan 13, 2026 Regular Meetings

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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY 13TH,

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

TOMMY'S NOT HERE. ANDY.

ANDY. MAN. HERE. TOMMY.

CONES HERE. TOM. CRUISE HERE.

COURTNEY. CHADWELL HERE.

SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM HERE, CHAD TRESSLER HERE.

AND MYSELF. NICK DARLING, WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T HEARD.

OKAY. ALRIGHTY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR DON OWENS FROM LIGHTHOUSE LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP. FRIENDS WHO WILL BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING.

WILL YOU PLEASE RISE? IS HE HERE? NO. I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE.

D0 YOU WANT TO DO IT OR JOIN ME IN THE OUR FATHER.

OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME.

THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

AMEN. AND IF YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO US FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OH!

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ]

THE FIRST PERSON ON THE LIST IS GOING TO BE DUSTIN DIETRICH.

STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR. MY NAME IS DUSTIN DIETRICH, AND I CAME HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THE LIVE ABOARD ORDINANCE AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU MAY HAVE NOT FORESEEN IN PASSING THE ORDINANCE.

I WORK FOR TOWBOAT US, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE BUSINESS THAT WE DO IS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVEABOARDS AND THE BOATING COMMUNITY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THE LIMITATION OF LIVEABOARDS IN THE MARINAS IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE BUSINESS THAT WE DO.

I ACTUALLY HAD PLANS ON BUYING THE BUSINESS FROM HOLLY AND PIP, AND THEN MAKING BIG TIME SECOND GUESSES ON PURCHASING THE BUSINESS FROM HOLLY AND PIP BECAUSE OF WHAT THE FUTURE INCOME OF THAT BUSINESS MAY BE.

I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER BUSINESSES.

IF IN THE ORDINANCE, YOU LIMIT THE LIVEABOARDS TO 15% OF MARINA CAPACITIES, THE TWO PUMPOUT COMPANIES THAT ARE ON THE LAKE, YOU'RE LIMITING THEIR CLIENTELE.

AND IF YOU LIMIT THEIR CLIENTELE, YOU ONLY HAVE TWO OUTCOMES POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.

EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE THE PRICE OF THEIR SERVICES UP SO HIGH THAT PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD OR WILL NOT USE THEIR SERVICES BECAUSE THE PRICE IS HIGH, OR YOU'RE GOING TO LIMIT THEIR SERVICES SO MUCH, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROFIT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THEIR COMPANY.

AND WHEN THEY'RE NO LONGER AROUND, WHAT ARE PEOPLE GOING TO DO WITH THEIR SEWAGE THEN? I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.

MY WIFE WORKS FOR WEST MARINE.

SHE'S ONE OF THE CLOSING MANAGERS.

I WORK FOR TOWBOAT US.

WE'VE RISEN, WE'VE RAISED TWO CHILDREN ON OUR BOAT.

AND BY LIMITING THE CAPACITY OF THE MARINAS TO 15% ON THE LIVEABOARDS, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO COMPLY AND ARE WILLING TO COMPLY WITH YOUR ORDINANCE AND GET A PERMIT, BUT BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE LIMITED TO A 15% CAPACITY, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT FIT IN THAT CATEGORY THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAY.

AND WHEN YOU DISPLACE THEM, YOU'RE TAKING KIDS FROM SCHOOLS, KIDS FROM EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

PEOPLE NEED NEW PHYSICIANS, NEW PHARMACIES.

THEY LOSE FRIENDS. THEY LOSE FAMILY AND MANY OTHER THINGS.

AND BEYOND THOSE SCOPES, JUST THE GENERAL IMPACT THAT Y'ALL GUYS HAVE

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I THINK THE IMPACTS ARE MUCH LARGER THAN WHAT Y'ALL GUYS BELIEVE.

AND STANDING HERE TODAY, I KNOW THAT WE'RE IN THE JURISDICTION OF LEAGUE CITY, BUT WE DON'T LIVE IN LEAGUE CITY.

WE LIVE ON CLEAR LAKE, AND EVERYBODY THAT LIVES ON CLEAR LAKE IS GOING TO LET YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO REMIND YOU TO PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. NEXT IS MICHAEL SAMPLE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL SAMPLE.

I AM PART OF THE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION THAT FORMED AFTER THE ORDINANCE AGAINST LIVEABOARDS WAS PASSED.

WE ARE KNOWN AS LIVEABOARD FREE, AND I AM THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION. PLEASE KNOW I'M HERE TODAY AS A CONTINUATION OF THE OLIVE BRANCH TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE COUNCIL. IN SHORT, I'M HERE TO FACILITATE A CONTINUING DIALOG ON HOW WE MIGHT BETTER TUNE THE EXISTING ORDINANCE.

BUT PLEASE KNOW THIS WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND WE ARE NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM.

I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE HAVE ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE ORDINANCE AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM EXISTING IN A FEW SELECT MARINAS, NAMELY JMC FIVE.

MY QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE WHY HAVE WE NOT ALL REALIZED THAT IN FACT, WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE OF THIS? WHAT IS THAT SIDE? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, WE ARE ALL ON THE SIDE OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF DERELICT BOATS AND ABANDONED BOATS, WE AGREE WITH THE HOMEOWNERS OF MARINA DEL SOL AND JMC OF THE STATE OF MANY OF THOSE VESSELS IN THAT MARINA ARE IN DISARRAY.

THE SWIMMING POOL LOOKS LIKE THE SWAMP OUT OF LOUISIANA.

THE DOCKS HAVE COME LOOSE AND ARE HELD IN PLACE BY ROPES, AS THOUGH THEY WERE STRUCK BY A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE.

IT'S INSANE. AND YES, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE LIVING ON BOATS IN JMC FIVE THAT HAPPEN TO BE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE DEEM TO BE DERELICT BOATS.

BUT HOW DID WE GET HERE? AND THAT IS THE QUESTION.

WE KNOW THERE ARE RULES IN PLACE AT JMC FIVE AND LET ME READ YOU ONE OF THEM.

THE MARINA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE AND SELL SAID CRAFT UNTIL ALL DELINQUENT CHARGES HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL.

THE LEASE. HE AGREES THAT SHOULD THE ABOVE CONDITION ARISE, THAT THE MARINA WILL IN NO WAY BE HELD LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS.

AND IT GOES ON. BUT I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU THE TIME. BUT YOU GET THE IDEA OF OF THE OF THE RULE. SO I ASK, HOW MANY OF THESE BOATS HAVE BEEN SEIZED OR REMOVED? WELL, I KNOW OF ONE ATTEMPT IN 2022 WHERE A FAMILY OF FIVE SQUATTED ON A 30 FOOT BOAT.

THEY REFUSED TO PAY NOR STAY WHOLE WITH THE MARINA.

THEY DODGED THE MANAGER AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEIR STAY CONTRACTUAL.

DAYS BECAME WEEKS, WEEKS BECAME MONTHS.

FINALLY, AFTER ALL PROCESSES WERE FOLLOWED, THE OCCUPANTS CALLED THE POLICE.

INSTEAD OF RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, THE OFFICER THREATENED TO ARREST THE MANAGER FOR HARASSMENT. THAT MANAGER HAPPENED TO BE MY WIFE.

THE POINT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS SIMPLE.

I AM NOT SAYING THE CITY IS WRONG.

I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE POLICE ARE WRONG.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE HAVE A MARINA WHO HAS RULES AND THEY DON'T FOLLOW THEM.

HE DOESN'T ENFORCE THE VERY RULES EXPLICITLY WRITTEN INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT.

WHY DO THE MAJORITY OF MARINAS IN THE LAKE HAVE A MUCH SMALLER PROBLEM THAN JMC FIVE OR THE WHARF? IT'S SIMPLE. THEY ENFORCE THEIR OWN RULES.

SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU THIS.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US, THE STEWARDS OF THE LAKE AND THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. WE FOLLOW THE MARINA RULES.

WE SUPPORT THE MARINAS IN THEIR POLICIES AND CREATES A POSITIVE, FUN AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR LIVEABOARDS.

ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

WE ARE NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. JAY SMART.

THERE YOU GO. HI. THANKS FOR LETTING US GO UP HERE.

I AM JAY SMART, AND I HAVE A BOAT IN JMC FIVE.

SO ONE OF THE PROBLEM MARINAS.

AND I'M A LITTLE PEDANTIC.

I THINK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT LAW, YOU HAVE TO BE PEDANTIC BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE INTENT OF THE LAW THAT IS FOLLOWED AND IS ENFORCED.

IT'S THE LETTER OF THE LAW THAT GETS ENFORCED.

RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT WE SEE.

SO IN THE DEFINITION OF THE ORDINANCE.

AND IT'S THE MOST BASIC DEFINITION IS LIVEABOARD.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT RIGHT. THE LIVEABOARD.

SO NOW IN THAT DEFINITION THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE DEFINED AS A LIVEABOARD.

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THAT'S CONTRACTUAL. IT CAN BE CANCELED AT ANY TIME.

CONTRACTUAL. THE SECOND NOW IS A LEGAL DESIGNATION FROM THIS ORDINANCE.

WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT IF YOU STEP FOOT ON THE BOAT FOR AN INSTANT FOR TEN DAYS, YOU MIGHT BE LIVEABOARD.

IF YOU SLEEP ON THE BOAT IN THOSE TEN DAYS, YOU ARE A LIVEABOARD.

IF YOU PREPARE A MEAL WHILE YOU'RE ON THE BOAT, YOU ARE A LIVEABOARD. THAT WOULD INCLUDE A CUP OF TEA.

THAT'S HOW VAGUE THIS ORDINANCE IS.

IT SAYS IF YOU CONDUCT DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES.

CAN ANYONE SIT HERE AND SAY, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES ARE? IS IT CHECKING YOUR PHONE? IS IT WATCHING TV? IS IT READING A NEWSPAPER? DOES IT INCLUDE CLEANING? SO IF I SPEND TEN DAYS ON MY BOAT CLEANING.

NOW, ACCORDING TO THIS ORDINANCE, I AM A LIVEABOARD.

THAT'S CRAZY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY WHO OWNS A BOAT AND THEY'RE TRYING TO REPAIR IT, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET IT GOING, AND THEY SPEND TEN DAYS IN 30, LET'S SAY THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF THE YEAR ON THAT BOAT.

THEY ARE NOW CLASSIFIED AS A LIVEABOARD FOR THE ENTIRE REST OF THE YEAR.

THERE IS NO WAY THAT ONCE YOU BECOME A LIVEABOARD, YOU CAN STOP BEING A LIVEABOARD THAT YEAR.

AND SO THEN THAT MEANS THAT ANYTIME CODE ENFORCEMENT WANTS TO COME ONTO YOUR BOAT, AND THEY WANT TO SEARCH IT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT A LIVEABOARD, THEY CAN WALK ON IT. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IF IT WAS A MARINA AND A CONTRACT, I CAN STOP BEING A LIVEABOARD BY CANCELING THAT CONTRACT OR TALKING TO THE MARINA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT. GORDON JOHNSON.

I'M GORDON JOHNSON, I'M A 1203 TWIN OAKS BOULEVARD, JMC BOAT OWNER THERE. I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO BOATS THERE.

AND UNDER THIS, THE CONTENTS FOR PERMIT APPLICATION IS WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM.

IT SAYS THAT UNDER THE SECTION C IT SAYS SAFETY INSPECTION.

PROOF OF VESSEL PASSED TO US COAST GUARD INSPECTION OR VESSEL SAFETY CHECK.

THAT'S FINE. HAVE YOU TRIED TO GET ONE OF THEM LATELY? IT TAKES THEM MONTHS, NOT DAYS.

AND THEN SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR BOAT TO THEM.

THEY DON'T COME TO YOU.

ON TOP OF THAT, IT ALSO STATES THAT IN LIEU OF THAT, THAT A LAW OFFICER CAN COME MAKE AN INSPECTION.

THEY'RE NOT TRAINED FOR THIS.

THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT TRAINED. THERE WAS AN OFFICER SITTING IN JFK PARKING LOT.

I DISCUSSED WITH HIM OVER 20 MINUTES.

DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME INSPECT THE BOAT TO SEE IF IT'S SAFE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S REQUIRED OF A SAFETY INSPECTION? HE SAID WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS ORDINANCE WAS GOING TO EFFECT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT FAIR TO PUT SOMEBODY ON A BOAT AND SAY, IS THIS VESSEL SEAWORTHY? IS IT SAFE? IT HAS NO TRAINING IN THAT.

SO I THINK THAT THIS ONE CONTINGENCY HERE SHOULD BE DELETED.

IT HAS TO BE A TRAINED PERSON.

IN ADDITION, THE REAPPLICATION RESTRICTION, IT SAYS IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T PASS THAT THEY CAN'T APPLY AGAIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

WHY IS THAT FAIR? IF FOR SOME REASON MY BOAT DOESN'T PASS, THERE'S A REASON I'M TURNED DOWN, WHY COULDN'T I FIX THAT AND COME BACK AND REAPPLY WITHIN THAT YEAR? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND PUTTING IT OFF FOR A YEAR.

FUELING AT THE DOCK. THERE ARE A LOT OF BOATS THAT PEOPLE BRING DOWN FIVE GALLON CANS TO PUT FUEL IN THEIR BOAT.

IT STATES HERE THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE PERSONNEL TRAINED IN SPILL PREVENTION.

THERE'S NOBODY THAT HAS THAT TRAINING OTHER THAN KNOWING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T PUT IT IN THE WATER. SANITATION AND CLEANLINESS UNDER SEA.

REFUSE, SEWAGE, WASTE AND DEBRIS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SHOULD NOT BE DEPOSITED IN ANY NEAR, BOAT, SLIP OR WATERWAY.

I TOTALLY AGREE. BUT WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF DEBRIS? MY BOAT WENT DOWN IN BURRELL.

IT DIDN'T GO ALL THE WAY UNDER IT GOT TEN INCHES OF WATER IN IT.

I'VE COMPLETELY GUTTED THAT BOAT AND I'VE REBUILT IT IN THAT PROCESS.

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I PUT IT AWAY. EVERY DAY I PUT IT AWAY.

BUT AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY COMES UP AND SAYS, WAIT A MINUTE, WHY HAVE YOU GOT THIS LANE HERE? OR WHY IS THIS BAG HERE WITH ALL THIS DEBRIS IN IT? I'M WORKING ON THE BOAT. I'LL BE OFF SHORTLY.

AND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THEIR BOAT WORKED ON IN THESE MARINAS THAT HAVE DEBRIS TEMPORARILY SITTING THERE WAITING TO BE TAKEN OFF? AT WHAT POINT IS IT NOT DEBRIS? AND IT'S WORKING ON YOUR BOAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. MARIKA FULLER.

MY NAME IS MARIKA FULLER AND I LIVE ON 2920 MARLENE COURT IN BAY RIDGE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOOD WHEN I'M HERE.

I WAS HERE IN APRIL LAST YEAR TALKING ABOUT THE ENTRANCE BAY RIDGE ENTRANCE, AND MR. BAUMGARTNER CALLED ME AND SAID HE SHOULD BE DONE BY JUNE.

IT IS JANUARY OF 2026 AND THEY HAVE PICKED UP ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT.

NOTHING'S HAPPENED FOR, I DON'T KNOW, FOUR WEEKS, FIVE WEEKS, TWO MONTHS.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT CONTRACTOR I OFFERED LAST TIME.

I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING.

MAKING SHIT HAPPEN. SO I WILL OFFER AGAIN.

BECAUSE WE'RE FED UP. I CAME HOME FROM WORK RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND. THERE'S A CAR COMING IN THE WRONG LANE.

WE HAVE ONE SIDE THAT'S OPEN.

THERE'S TWO LANES, AND THERE IS CONSTANTLY CARS GETTING IN AND OUT ON THE IN THE WRONG LANE. SOON THERE'LL BE AN ACCIDENT.

SO WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS PROJECT FINISHED.

IT'S JANUARY. JUNE 1ST IS WHEN THE HURRICANE SEASON STARTS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE BEFORE THEN.

WE ALSO HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVEWAY OR FULL DRIVEWAY ACCESS, AND WE NEED THAT RESTORED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY COULD USE THEIR DRIVEWAY THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE SINCE WE TORE UP THIS ROAD.

AND IT'S AGAIN BEEN OVER A YEAR.

SO PLEASE, LET'S GET THIS FIXED AND LET'S GET OUR ROAD BACK, OKAY? THANK YOU. DAVE BOWMAN.

I'M GOING TO READ SOME PREPARED NOTES.

JUST TO STAY WITHIN THE THE TIME HERE.

MY NAME IS DAVE BOWMAN.

I'M A RETIRED CIVIL ENGINEER RESIDING AT 310 SEABREEZE COURT IN THE BAY RIDGE SUBDIVISION IN LEAGUE CITY FOR THE LAST 44 YEARS.

I'M UNOFFICIALLY CALLED THE MAYOR OF BAY RIDGE BY MANY RESIDENTS, AS I'M VERY OFTEN THE LIAISON TO THE CITY FOR ANYTHING HAPPENING AROUND BAY RIDGE.

RICK AND I HAVE OFTEN TAG TEAMED THE CITY COUNCIL CITIZEN COMMENTS, AND THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT.

I AM ONCE AGAIN THE GOOD COP.

I HAVE GENERATED ON THE ORDER OF 400 WEEKLY POSTS ON OUR SUBDIVISION FACEBOOK SITE OVER THE LAST EIGHT PLUS YEARS.

INFORMING RESIDENTS OF ACTIVITIES IMPACTING THE SUBDIVISION.

THE GROUP WAS CREATED BY NECESSITY SHORTLY AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY FLOODED OUR ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, WITH MARIKA ORIGINATING THE GROUP.

THESE POSTS STARTED BY UNITING RESIDENTS AND PUSHING THE CITY FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS VIA CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, CITIZEN COMMENTS AND VOCALLY ADDRESSING FRUSTRATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS.

MY WEEKLY POSTINGS CONTINUED THROUGH THE STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, OUR DETENTION POND IMPROVEMENTS AND STORM PUMP INSTALLATION IMPROVEMENTS TO BAY RIDGE PARK, THE DISMANTLING OF THE WATER TANK, THE RECENT PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN OUR SURROUNDING AREA, HIGHWAY 96, TXDOT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND SIDEWALK INSTALLATION.

ERECTING A NEW SUBDIVISION ENTRY SIGN.

A FULL 27 YEARS AFTER OUR ORIGINAL ONE WAS DESTROYED BY A WAYWARD DUMP TRUCK, AND THE MOST RECENTLY, RAZING OF THE BAY RIDGE DRIVE ENTRANCE.

THE POINT OF MENTIONING ALL THIS IS THAT I DO MY UTMOST TO KEEP THE RESIDENTS CONSISTENTLY INFORMED, AND THERE ARE OCCASIONAL BOIL OVERS CONTAINED BY TAKING ISSUES TO THE CITY IN A CIVIL MANNER. I WOULD LIKE THE SAME COURTESY FROM THE CITY ON A CONSISTENT BASIS FOR PROJECTS THAT IMPACT US, INCLUDING BAY RIDGE DRAINAGE, PHASE FOUR, GUM BAYOU ON THE HORIZON.

WE'RE ALL TOO OFTEN LEFT IN THE DARK IN THE LEAGUE CITY, AND OUR ACTIVE PROJECTS WEBSITE RARELY SEEMS TO CHANGE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.

I'VE HAD TO MAKE A LOT OF EXCUSES OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS AS TO WHY WE'RE OFTEN SEEING NO PROGRESS ON BAY RIDGE DRIVE, NOT EVEN A CONTRACTOR PRESENCE FOR A WEEK AT

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NO CONTRACTOR WORKED. THE CONSTRUCTION AND TEMPORARY LANES ARE SOMEWHAT OF A NUISANCE FOR MANY OF US, BUT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN THE CASE OF JASON AND MARY PATTERSON OF 3102 WEITZEIL WHO WILL STAND UP JUST A MINUTE.

THIS IS WHAT MARICA WAS REFERENCING THEM.

THEIR DRIVEWAY IS THE ROAD HAS BEEN TORN UP, AND IT WAS INTENDED TO GO JUST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR TWO CAR DRIVEWAY.

BUT BECAUSE OF SIGNS FOR NO ENTRY AND ALSO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS HAVE BEEN STACKED IN FRONT OF IT, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR HOUSE FOR FOR MONTHS THROUGH THEIR DRIVEWAYS. SO THEY'RE HAVING TO PARK ON THE OTHER STREET.

SORRY, I LOST MY SCREEN.

SO THEY ALSO PUT THEIR MOTORHOME IN THEIR BACKYARD.

JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR IT IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IT TORN UP, AND NOW THEY HAVE NO ACCESS FOR THAT TO BEING ABLE TO GET IT IN AND OUT.

SO WE NEED TO CORRECT THAT FOR THEM.

ONE LAST THING. IF I CAN THROW THIS IN.

I'M STILL WAITING. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WE CLOSED THE PROJECT ON THE STORM PUMP SYSTEM.

I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON HOW THAT SYSTEM IS IN OPERATION. 2025. FORTUNATELY NO STORMS. WE ONLY HAD TO ASK FOR THE PUMPS TO BE RUN ONCE.

BUT 2026, IT'S VERY UNLIKELY WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER STORM WITH, WITH OR ANOTHER YEAR WITH NO STORMS. AND WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH LEVELS IN THE POND, LEVELS IN GUM BAYOU AND THE OPERATION OF THIS STORM PUMP SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANN MARIE ELDER.

HI, MY NAME IS ANN MARIE ELDER AND I LIVE AT 2200 BEACON DRIVE.

I ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS THAT ARE IN THIS ORDINANCE, I AM ALSO A LIVEABOARD AT WATERFORD MARINA.

OH, I HATE THAT PART. I HAD STOPPED BEING A LIVEABOARD AND MOVED AWAY.

CONTRACTUALLY, I HAD A CONTRACT WITH WATERFORD HARBOR.

MY BOAT IS STILL THERE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS STATED HERE, I AM NOW A LIVEABOARD AGAIN.

I DO SPEND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS ON MY BOAT.

THAT'S WHAT I DO TO UNWIND FROM BEING AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL ALL DAY LONG.

AND SO WHEN I STARTED READING THESE REGULATIONS AND THE ORDINANCE, I HAD SOME VERY SINCERE QUESTIONS.

WE ALL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT BOATS THAT ARE ABANDONED, BOATS THAT ARE NOT CARED FOR.

WHEN YOU LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOUSES THAT LOOK ABANDONED AND ARE NOT CARED FOR.

IT IS NOT ANY DIFFERENT ON THE WATER.

THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THEIR BOATS, OR EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW MADE LIVEABOARDS THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MONITORING THE MARINAS.

WE LIVE THERE. WE WANT THINGS TO BE KEPT WELL.

WE CHOOSE MARINAS. WE PAY FOR SLIP FEES.

WE PAY FOR SERVICES OF BUSINESSES LIKE THE PUMP OUTS, THE GENTLEMAN WHO WASHED THE BOATS IN THE WINTER TIME, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WHEN I COME HOME FROM SCHOOL.

WE ARE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE CONTRIBUTE TO BUSINESSES, AND WE MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US.

AND WE ARE THE FIRST LINE OF REPORTING TO THE MARINA OR REPORTING TO NATURAL RESOURCES WHEN SOMEONE'S BOAT HAS A LEAK, WHETHER IT IS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE THE BOAT HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG, OR WHETHER SOMETHING JUST BREAKS BECAUSE THINGS BREAK.

THEY BREAK ON HOUSES, THEY BREAK ON CARS, THEY BREAK ON BOATS.

WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY OF LIVEABOARDS, THEY ARE WALKING UP AND DOWN THE DOCKS.

THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SPOT THESE THINGS.

YOU WILL NEVER HAVE BETTER ENFORCEMENT AND BETTER MONITORING OF THE SITUATIONS THAN THE LIVEABOARDS WHO ARE THERE.

EVEN THOSE OF US WHO ARE HAVE JUST BEEN REMADE TO LIVE ABOARD BY THIS ORDINANCE.

THE THE INTENT OF THIS APPEARS TO BE TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSELS, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE RULES ARE BEING FOLLOWED FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT. THERE ARE ALREADY RULES IN PLACE.

THERE ARE LAWS IN PLACE.

THERE ARE PERMITS IN PLACE FOR THAT.

THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN THAT I DON'T THINK NEEDS TO STAND THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN.

THANK YOU. JAMIE. HOLLY.

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MY NAME IS JAMIE. HOLLY.

I AM THE. I LIVE HERE IN LAKE CITY.

I ALSO OWN A BUSINESS HERE IN LAKE CITY. BUT I WILL NOT GIVE MY ADDRESS BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO DOC'S MYSELF. ALL MY BUSINESS IS ONLINE.

SO WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I LIVE.

SO I MEAN, COME ON. SO WITH THAT, ON JANUARY 7TH, WE ALL WITNESSED THE COLD BLOODED MURDER. MURDER OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD BY A TYRANT, ICE AGENT JONATHAN ROSS.

WE'VE ALSO WATCHED AS THAT LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS SNUBBED OF ANY INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY. A FEDERAL COVER UP.

A TYRANNICAL REGIME IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

CLAIMS THAT FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE TOTAL IMMUNITY.

NOT TRUE. SO I STAND HERE TONIGHT DEMANDING TO KNOW THAT MY ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS WHEN ICE AGENTS INVADE OUR CITY. AND YES, IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF. WHEN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS COME INTO OUR CITY AND START TARGETING FOLKS BASED ON RACIST WHIMS AND FASCIST IDEOLOGY.

I DEMAND THE REASSURANCE FROM CITY LEADERS THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL BE UPHELD AND FULLY ENFORCED.

ICE WARRANTS SPECIFICALLY FORM I 200 AND FORM I-205, ALSO COMMONLY KNOWN AS ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANTS.

THEY'RE TRICKY BUSINESS.

THEY AREN'T SIGNED BY A JUDGE.

THEY REQUIRE NO PROBABLE CAUSE.

THEY LACK ALL THE PROCESSES OF DUE PROCESS.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, AGENTS USE THEM IMPROPERLY OR BETTER YET, ILLEGALLY. SEE, THEY ARREST OR DETAIN PEOPLE.

THEN THEY FILL OUT THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME AND INFO ON THE FORM I 200.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK.

SO I ASK FOR EVERY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE ASSURED THE PEOPLE OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, THAT WE ARE SAFE FROM TYRANTS.

THIS ISN'T A REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT ISSUE.

THIS IS A HUMANITY ISSUE.

AND JUST IN CLOSING, YOU ALL ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES I'M TARGETING.

SO DON'T GO FEELING SPECIAL.

I'M ALSO MAKING SURE I'M HEARD AT THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM SIX A THROUGH SIX J.

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MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL SIX C.

I'M SORRY FOR DISCUSSION.

I'LL CHANGE MY MOTION TO BE THE REMAINDER THEN.

OKAY, SO YOU. AND THEN SECOND.

AND YOU PULLED WHICH ONE. 6C6C OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE ONES WHERE SIX A, THREE B AND THEN C D THROUGH J.

EXCUSE ME. DO WE JUST NEED TO DO A SHOW OF HANDS OR.

YEAH, LET'S DO A SHOW OF HANDS.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. 60.

MAYOR. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR DISCUSSION.

SECOND.

AND THEN YOU SECOND IT.

JEN. YES. YES. THE SCREEN IS NOT WORKING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

[6C. 26-0008 Consider and take action on a resolution updating and adopting a schedule of fees pertaining to water and wastewater rates for Chapter 114 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, Texas entitled Schedule of fees, charges and deposits (Director of Finance) ]

WHAT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT ON THE DATA SHEET.

AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT IS THE METER PRICES, OTHER FEES AND CHARGES, BENCH TESTING, METER PARTS AND SO FORTH.

WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE RATES AGAIN TONIGHT.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

WE'RE ONLY DOING THE METER AND THE METER PARTS SELECTED FEES OKAY.

BECAUSE WE GOT ALL THE FEE SCHEDULE THERE.

I GUESS IT WAS PART OF THE DATA.

THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD, I GUESS, IN REFERENCE TO WHEN A PERSON CALLS IN FOR A METER TO BE CHECKED, WE HAVE A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT METER.

IF THE METER IS NOT READING PROPERLY, DO WE STILL CHARGE OR IS THAT BACKED OUT OF

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DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH.

IF IF THE METER IS FOUND IN ERROR, WE DON'T CHARGE THAT FEE TO THEM.

OKAY. AND IS THAT OUTSOURCED? I SEE WHERE THERE'S A THIRD PARTY.

YES. THAT'S OUTSOURCED.

OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I, I HEAR ABOUT IS THE METERS ARE NOT READING PROPERLY.

IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO CHECK METER IN HOUSE WITHOUT SENDING IT OUT, OR DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO PULL IT? WELL. YOU CAN CHECK IT IN LINE.

AND WE DO DO THAT. THEY DON'T TRUST THAT MEASUREMENT.

SO WE FIND THEY ASK FOR A BENCH TEST.

I WOULD PRESUME WE GIVE THEM THE COST OF THAT AS THEY LOOK TO DO THAT.

I THOUGHT I SAW A NUMBER TODAY, AROUND $145 ISH FOR HAVING THE METER PULLED AND THEN CHECKED BY A THIRD PARTY VERSUS US CHECKING IT OURSELVES.

WE USED TO DO THAT OURSELVES.

OKAY. AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS I SEE YOU HAVE ON HERE, THE OLD RATE AND NEW RATE FOR LIKE METER PART CHARGES, BUT IT SAYS THE COST OF THE RADIO PER CONTRACT.

DO WE CAN WE GET MORE SPECIFIC, I GUESS, ON WHAT THE CHARGES ARE? THAT'S KIND OF BROAD. DO WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? I DO, YES. SO FOR SINGLE PORT RADIO, IT'S $155.

FOR A DUAL PORT, IT'S 182 50.

AND FOR AN ANTENNA, IT'S 2920.

AND THE. AND THE REASON THAT WE JUST WENT WITH THE CONTRACT RATE IS, IS BECAUSE WE FIND THAT THOSE PRICES HAVE BEEN MORE VOLATILE AS OF LATE AND THEY'VE BEEN CHANGING. I'LL, YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO THERE, WOULDN'T YOU? I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A DIPLOMATIC WAY TO SAY IT IN THERE.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS THE ONLY CONCERN.

THAT'S A THAT'S A COMMENT THAT I RECEIVE A LOT OF TIMES ABOUT METERS AND TESTING.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. SO YEAH, WE HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE. YES, SIR.

MOTION A SECOND. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? WE GOT THE VOTER WORKING, OR.

THAT'S TRUE. STILL NOT WORKING.

SHOW OF HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? SEVEN ZERO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO PUBLIC HEARING.

NO OLD BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS.

[9A. 25-0557 Consider and take action on appointments to non-city organizations (Mayor Long)]

SPONSORED BY MAYOR NICK LONG.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE CURRENT LIST.

CHADWELL. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? SEVEN ZERO. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A

[9B. 25-0588 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a variance to Chapter 10 of the City of League City Code of Ordinances, to allow a restaurant located at 3729 East League City Parkway, League City, Texas that is less than 300 feet from the property line of a day care to serve alcohol (City Secretary)]

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

AND. THERE'S NOTHING AFTER.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AFTER THE FOLLOWING. CORRECT, JOHN.

OKAY. REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS.

I YIELD MY TIME. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS ]

COUNCILWOMAN. GIVE MY TIME.

EXCEPT TO SAY GO, TEXAS.

OH! OH, COUNCILMAN. YEAH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, JUST BRIEFLY, FOR THE BOATING COMMUNITY.

MYSELF AND THE MAYOR MET THIS PAST FRIDAY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ORDINANCE.

THERE IS SOME THINGS IN THERE.

AS YOU REMEMBER, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT I HAD CONCERNS WITH, EVEN THOUGH WE PASSED IT HE AGREED THAT WE WOULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND TRY TO LOOK FROM THERE.

I DID I DID MEET WITH ANOTHER GENTLEMAN, MR. SCOTT, IN WATERFORD, AND TALK ABOUT SOME ITEMS, BUT REST ASSURED, I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM LINE.

WE UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT THE THE EXPERTS IN IN THAT AREA, AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO AFFECT SOMEBODY TO KICK THEM OUT OF THEIR HOUSE OR MAKE A MOVE. BUT WE DO HAVE AN ISSUE IN A COUPLE OF THE MARINAS AND WE'RE TRYING TO

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THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CRUZ.

YIELD MY TIME, COUNCILMAN CHADWELL.

THANKS TO ANDY, I'LL YIELD ALL OF MY TIME.

COUNCILMAN HIGGINBOTHAM, YIELD MY TIME.

COUNCILMAN TRESSLER. I DON'T MIND BEING THE SECOND ONE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I KNOW I'VE MENTIONED NUMEROUS TIMES ON OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE NOT HOUSTON.

AND WE WON'T BE, BUT AS WILL ALSO NEVER BE BIG ENOUGH TO HOST AN NFL FRANCHISE HERE.

GO, TEXANS! OKAY. AND, MAYOR.

AND THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.

SO AT 6:36 P.M., THERE'LL BE NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.