[00:00:07] CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 14TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. ROLL CALL ANY MAN. TOMMY CONES HERE, TOM CRUISE HERE, COURTNEY CHADWELL HERE. SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM HERE. CHAD TRESSLER HERE. SHAWN SAUNDERS HERE. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR BRIAN HAYNES FROM BAY AREA CHURCH TO BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING. PASTOR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND ALL OF YOU, HOW YOU SERVE. OUR CITY'S GREAT AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR IT. AND BAY AREA CHURCH IS HERE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE CITY AND ANY WAY WE CAN SERVE YOU, WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO LET US KNOW. WOULD YOU BOW WITH ME IN PRAYER? FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROVISION FOR IT. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE RELATIVE PEACE THAT IS HERE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS. WE JUST PRAY YOUR BLESSING AND FAVOR CONTINUALLY OVER OUR CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GRANT TO US MUCH WELFARE, MUCH PEACE, MUCH JOY. PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS. GOD, GIVE THEM WISDOM THAT COMES FROM YOU. WOULD YOU ALLOW THEM JUST EARS TO HEAR YOU AND EYES TO SEE HOW YOU WANT THEM TO LEAD US? LOVE YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. JOIN ME. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. NEXT SLIDE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. APPROVAL OF MINUTES THREE A MARCH 17TH, [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] 2026 SPECIAL MEETING. THREE B MARCH 24TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS? MAYOR, I THINK I DID. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS ON THE, I GUESS THE DIRECTORS THAT WERE PRESENT OR. THAT'S HERE I'M SHOWING OR I'M SEEING INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY. IS THAT. SURE. THAT WAS A SURE. THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT. OKAY. AND I HOPE IT WAS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE NOW THE FULL CITY ATTORNEY AGAIN. I MEANT TO BRING THAT UP EARLIER. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET THAT. WE'LL MAKE THAT CORRECTION. YES. THERE ARE NO [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL] PROCLAMATIONS. PUBLIC COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES. COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. FIRST ONE UP, JASON JONES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JASON JONES FROM THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD. IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE. AND YOU GOT A DOCUMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT. YOU'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY LATER. I WANTED TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS AND ALMOST A COMEDIC WAY. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE TRAVIS MOCKERY OF AN ELECTION CYCLE THAT'S GOING ON JUST TO YOUR WEST. IN ADVANCE OF THIS, I CAUTIONED PEOPLE THAT I KNEW IN THE COUNTY. I CAUTIONED PEOPLE THAT I KNOW IN LEAGUE CITY AND SAID, DON'T ALLOW A TEMPORARY ALLIANCE TO HAVE A LONG TERM EFFECT ON YOU. IT COULD BE A REAL ALBATROSS AROUND YOUR NECK MOVING FORWARD AND A SPECIFIC ELECTION. I'M REFERRING TO THE FORMER DRAINAGE PRESIDENT. THE DOCUMENT OUTLINES THE MULTIPLE CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED, ONE FOR TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE AND THEN AN ULTIMATE POLICE REPORT, WHICH WAS FILED FOR HARASSMENT AGAINST TWO OF OUR FEMALE STAFF. ULTIMATELY, WE SPENT AROUND $23,000 RE OUTFITTING THE ENTIRE DISTRICT FOR SECURITY MEASURESTO TO STOP UNWANTED ENTRANCE, AND TWO OF OUR SENIOR STAFF WERE CONCERNED ENOUGH THAT THEY ACTUALLY BEGAN CARRYING FIREARMS TO WORK ON THEIR PERSON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN I SPEAK IN PUBLIC AND I SPEAK ABOUT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ONE THING I ALWAYS STRESS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT BODY THAT IS IN NO WAY SUBSERVIENT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. WHAT I OUTLINED ARE TWO DIFFERENT EXAMPLES. AND THE OTHER PART OF MY DISTRICT, WHERE A FRIENDSWOOD CITY OFFICIAL AND THE FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT EMAILED EACH OTHER ABOUT CHANGING OUR DISTRICT CRITERIA MANUAL TO ALLOW A DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP WITHOUT ADHERING TO DRAINAGE STANDARDS WHATSOEVER, A 40 ACRE PROPERTY THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY DRAIN THROUGH TO THE CREEK. IN ANOTHER INSTANCE, THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY ENGINEER ACCOMPANIED A PRIVATE DEVELOPER AND A DISTRICT COURT ONCE AGAIN TO WORK AGAINST THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. WHEN I'VE GIVEN [00:05:05] EXAMPLES IN THE PAST, THEY WERE OFF THE CUFF. BUT THESE ARE ACTUAL LITERAL EXAMPLES OF WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ENTITY COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT IS NEVER SUBSERVIENT TO THE PUSH OF DOTA. THANK YOU. OKAY. VIRGINIA. SEEFELD. SEEFELD. OKAY. CAN I SPEAK NOW OR CAN I SPEAK LATER? WHEN WE BRING UP THE SPECIFIC ISSUE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK AT EITHER TIME. OKAY. WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PREFER? OKAY. SANDRA. JUDGE. OKAY. ELIZABETH WELLS. OKAY. WILL SPEAR KIM SPEAR. SAME THING. OKAY. STEVEN SEEGER. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS STEVEN SEEGER. I'M A FULL TIME YACHT BROKER. I RUN A YACHT BROKERAGE HERE ON CLEAR LAKE BASED OUT OF JFK FIVE MARINA. AND I'M HERE TO JUST OFFER SOME INDUSTRY EXPERTISE TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR LIVEABOARDS AND BOATING. SO FIRST I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO SELL ROUGHLY 50 YACHTS A YEAR TRENDING ALSO THIS YEAR, WHILE ALSO REPRESENTING ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50 YACHTS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS FROM A MONTH FROM AN ANNUAL FOOTPRINT THAT'S 80 TO 100 BOATS, AND I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT EVERY MORNING WHEN I WAKE UP, THE QUESTION THAT I ASK, THAT I TRY TO ANSWER IS, WHAT CAN I DO TO PUT THE YACHT OWNER IN A POSITION TO SUCCEED? SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AND AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE YACHT OWNER, BUT ALSO THE ORDINANCE. YOU KNOW, MY BELIEF IS THAT I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THE CITY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED. I THINK IT'S THERE'S A BENEFIT THERE. I HAVEN'T READ THE ORDINANCE, BUT I JUST THINK THAT THE, THE, THE THAT IS OVERALL A GOOD THING. SO I'M MORE OF A QUANTITIES GUY, RIGHT? I'M NOT REALLY SOMEBODY THAT IS AFTER THAT ONE, A REAL EXPENSIVE BOAT. I GET WHAT MAKES ME TICK IS TRYING TO HELP THE EVERYDAY YACHT OWNER, THE EVERYDAY BOAT OWNER AND AND BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE QUANTITY I HAVE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS THAT I KNOW A LOT ABOUT MARINAS. YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY WORK OUT OF ONE SPECIFIC LOCATION. I TRY TO BOUNCE AROUND ALL THE MARINAS ON THE LAKE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT REGARDLESS OF OCCUPANCY AT THE MARINA ITSELF, ACTIVITY IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE SAME. SO AND IT'S ALSO IRRESPECTIVE OF THE SIZE OF THE MARINA. SO IF YOU HAVE A MARINA THAT'S 50% FULL AS COMPARED TO A MARINA, THAT'S 100% FULL, THAT LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AT THE MARINA IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE SAME REGARDLESS OF OCCUPANCY. SO I THINK THAT JUST IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION, THE PERCEIVED VALUE OF THE ORDINANCE, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION TO DRAW. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. I'M SPEAKING AT THIS FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF YACHT. A YACHT BROKER. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THERE JUST BRIEFLY. THE FIRST IS THAT IN THE BROKERAGE WORLD, LEAD TIME IS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT. SO, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WHEN I'M DEALING WITH A BUYER OR A SELLER, YOU KNOW, I'M DEALING WITH A SIX MONTH TIME FRAME IN ORDER TO BUY OR SELL. AND SO ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE, GENERALLY, WE DEAL WITH LOW TIDES IN THE IN THE WINTER SEASONS, AND THAT LARGELY WILL DRIVE A LOT OF THE INDUSTRY TOWARDS. AND THEY GRAVITATE TOWARDS THE EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE, SEABROOK, PORTOFINO. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTORS THAT'S GOING TO. THAT'S SORT OF HINDERING THE THE EVERYDAY BOATER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA SIX A [6. CONSENT AGENDA] THROUGH L MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 840 AGAINST. SEVEN A [7A. 26-0133 Hold a public hearing on a request to rezone approximately 1.79 acres from “RSF-5 (Residential Single-Family 5) to “CG” (General Commercial), MAP-26-0001 (1900 Block Wyoming Avenue), generally located along the west side of Wyoming Avenue and four blocks south of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) (Director of Planning)] PUBLIC HEARINGS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO REQUEST THE REZONE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.79 ACRES FROM RSS, FIVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FIVE TO CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL MAP DASH 26-0001. 1900 BLOCK WYOMING AVENUE, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF WYOMING AVENUE. FOUR BLOCKS SOUTH OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD. 646. THIS MEETING STARTS AT 610. ANYONE SIGNED UP? [00:10:05] NO. I'M SORRY, NO ONE SIGNED UP. I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. MEETING CLOSES AT 610 SEVEN B. [7B. 26-0134 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Rezoning Application, MAP-26-0001 (1900 Block Wyoming Avenue), a request to rezone approximately 1.79 acres from “RSF-5” (Residential Single-Family 5) to “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the west side of Wyoming Avenue and four blocks south of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) (Director of Planning)] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING A REZONING APPLICATION MAP DASH 260001, 1900 BLOCK OF WYOMING AVENUE TO REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.79 ACRES FROM SF FIVE TO CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL. GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF WYOMING AVENUE. FOUR BLOCKS SOUTH OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD. 646. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. NONE. PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL APPROVES EIGHT FOUR. NINE AGAINST OLD BUSINESS. [8A. 26-0129 Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2026-06, an ordinance approving a request for a Special Use Permit, SUP-25-0014 (Anchor Bay Gas Station), to allow for an Automobile/Vehicle Fueling Station use on approximately 2.8 acres zoned “CN” (Neighborhood Commercial), generally located at the northeast corner of South Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270) and Austin Street - Second Reading (Director of Planning)] EIGHT A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-06. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT SUP25-0014. ANCHOR BAY GAS STATION TO ALLOW FOR AUTOMOBILE VEHICLE FUELING STATION USE. APPROXIMATELY 2.8 ACRES ZONED C N NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH EGRET BAY BOULEVARD FM 270 AND AUSTIN STREET. SECOND READING. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. WE'LL START WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT IT, VIRGINIA SEEFELD. VIRGINIA SEEFELD, 640 HEWITT STREET. IS THIS WORKING? I DON'T KNOW, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I KEEP THINKING AROUND AND AROUND ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KEEP COMING BACK TO WHY. WHY ARE WE HERE? THE ZONING IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. AND WHEN I GO THROUGH AND RESEARCH, I GO TO THE USE REGULATIONS ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND IT SPECIFICALLY OMITS GAS AND SERVICE STATIONS. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED PER THE ZONING IN COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONED PROPERTIES. WHY ARE WE HERE? YOU WANT TO HAVE A GAS STATION REZONE IT, GO THROUGH ALL THE STEPS. NOW, I WOULD FEEL THAT ANYONE THAT PURCHASED THAT PROPERTY WOULD DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND SEE THAT IT IS COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A GAS STATION IS NOT ON THE ALLOWED LIST. WHY ARE WE HERE? THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WHY, IF IT'S NOT ZONED, DON'T APPROVE IT. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THAT'S. THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE ZONING. YOU GUYS USE YOUR EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE INFORMATION, YOUR PUT FORTH YOUR BEST TO DETERMINE WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU ZONED IT COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. LET'S USE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. ARE THEY ALLOWED? JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ZONING? YES, SIR. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR ZONING ORDINANCE DOES HAVE A USE CHART THAT DESCRIBES WHAT USES ARE ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. SO THERE IS A BLANK WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT ALLOWED. THERE'S A P, WHICH MEANS IT IS PERMITTED. AND THERE'S AN S. THAT MEANS IT WOULD HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WHICH IS AN ACTION OF ZONING. SO THIS ONE DOES REQUIRE AN S, U, P IF IT IS TO OPERATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. HENCE WHY WE'RE HERE. DO WE HAVE A ZONING CATEGORY THAT WOULD ALLOW THE GAS PUMPS WITHOUT AN S U P? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THEY ALL NEED ONE. CORRECT. THANK YOU. SANDRA JUDGE. SANDRA. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SANDRA JUDGE, 1009 RED RIVER STREET. I ASKED THE COUNCIL THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN AFTER YOU VOTE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO APPEAR TO SHOW THEIR CONCERNS. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PROCEEDINGS THAT YOU FOLLOW. A QUICK, SIMPLE EXPLANATION, PLEASE. WE NEED TO HAVE THE THE COMMITMENTS IN WRITING. WHEN THE HOMEOWNERS OF AUSTIN PARK ASKED ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION, WE WERE TOLD 6 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT. THE LAST MEETING. THE HOURS WERE 5 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT. THERE IS A [00:15:01] LOT OF. HE SAID. SHE SAID, WE DO NOT WANT TO BE TOLD ONE THING AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE IS DONE. WE ARE ASKING FOR REASSURANCE THAT THIS PROJECT IS FOLLOWED FOLLOWING ITS OWN GUIDELINES. IN THE LAST MEETING, A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE GAS STATION SAID THEY WENT TO THE HOUSE RIGHT BEHIND WHERE THE GAS STATION IS PROPOSED TO BE BUILT. THEY SAID THEY ASKED WHO WAS THERE, IF THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS STATION BEING BUILT, AND THEY SAID NO, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. WHO DID THEY ASK AND DID THEY GET IT IN WRITING? THE TENANT WHO WAS THERE AT THE TIME WAS KIKI LANDSCAPING. THEY WERE PLANNING ON LEAVING AND THEY WERE RENTERS. RENTERS HAVE NO SAY LIKE AN OWNER HAS THE NEW OWNER. I WENT OVER, I INTRODUCED MYSELF, I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I DID ASK THEM IF THEY WERE ASKED. I DID ASK THEM IF THEY HAD BEEN ASKED IF IT WAS ALL RIGHT TO HAVE A GAS STATION BUILT. THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT I WAS EVEN TALKING ABOUT, SO I'VE SINCE THEN EXPLAINED THEM AND INFORMED THEM AND ASKED THEM TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS, BECAUSE THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM THAN IT IS FOR THE REST OF US. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO EVERY SINGLE MEETING AND TRYING TO GET THE CITY COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE PUT YOU IN THIS POSITION. WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO STAY AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR WHEN WE'RE NOT HERE. BUT HERE WE ARE MEETING AFTER MEETING, TRYING TO GET YOU TO HEAR US. THANK YOU. ELIZABETH WELLS. HELLO, ELIZABETH WELLS. I LIVE AT 1022 RIO GRANDE IN AUSTIN PARK. I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT I. I WISH THAT YOU WOULD VOTE NOT FOR THE FOR THE GAS STATION, NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE LIVE THERE, BUT BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT FOR WHERE YOU'RE WANTING TO PUT IT. IT'S NOT A GOOD AREA FOR THAT. I JUST THINK SOMETHING WOULD BE BETTER SUITED THERE. COMMERCIAL, NOT GAS STATION. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I WILL SPARE. CAN I HEAR YOU GOT SOMETHING? YEAH. I ONLY HAVE SO MANY OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED 2 TO 4 NOT TO RECOMMEND APPROVING THIS PROJECT AT THE FEBRUARY 12TH MEETING. I'VE ALSO PROVIDED EACH OF YOU A COPY OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION THREE DOT 14 DOT TEN, ALONG WITH A GOOGLE MAP CLEARLY SHOWING THE DISTANCE FROM THE PROPOSED GAS STATION TO THE HOMES IN AUSTIN PARK LESS THAN 500FT AWAY. SO TONIGHT I WANT TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE DISTANCE AND THE PROCESS. SECTION THREE 1410 CLEARLY ESTABLISHES A 600 FOOT SEPARATION FROM STRUCTURES USED BY PEOPLE. AND IN THE HIGHLIGHTED SECTION HERE, IT SAYS THE PROPOSED PUMP STATION SHALL NOT BE WITHIN 600FT OF ANY OFF SITE POOL. BUILDING STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE OR PARTIAL ENCLOSURE OF PERSONS OR ANIMALS FOR WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT A SETBACK MAY BE REDUCED FROM THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IF THE CURRENT SURFACE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE AFFECTED RADIUS GET A NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT CONSENTING TO THE ENCROACHMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY, THE OPERATOR OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL SUBMIT THE NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT, NOTING THAT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS. SO, BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, PROVIDED THIS PROJECT FALLS WITHIN THAT DISTANCE, THAT ALONE SHOULD RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. NOW, SEPARATE THAT FROM THE CODE. SEPARATE FROM THAT, THE CODE ALSO REQUIRES THE OPERATOR TO MEET WITH PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THAT 600FT BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION TO DOCUMENT THE PROCESS. SO I AM ASKING DIRECTLY, DID THAT MEETING HAPPEN PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, AND CAN THAT DOCUMENTATION BE CONFIRMED? BECAUSE IF IT DIDN'T, THEN THE PROCESS LAID OUT BY YOUR CODE IS NOT BEING FOLLOWED FROM THE BEGINNING. AND WHILE WE ARE DISCUSSING THE TRANSPARENCY, THE SIGN POSTED ON THE PROPERTY STILL REFLECTS A FEBRUARY 24TH DATE, EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL HEARINGS ARE BEING HELD ON MARCH 24TH AND TODAY. SO ANYONE RELYING ON THAT SIGN WOULD HAVE NO IDEA THAT THIS PROJECT WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. THAT MAY MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT, BUT IT DOESN'T REFLECT MEANING MEANINGFUL TRANSPARENCY FOR THE RESIDENTS AFFECTED. SO THIS IS NO LONGER ABOUT OPINIONS. IT'S ABOUT WHETHER THE STANDARDS IN YOUR CODE ARE BEING APPLIED CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY. AND THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING ABOUT THESE. AND ALL WE'RE ASKING IS THAT THESE STANDARDS BE UPHELD. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS ABOUT ACTUAL OIL DERRICKS. SO THIS IS ABOUT PUMPING OIL AND GAS. NOT ABOUT [00:20:06] NOT ABOUT GAS STATIONS, BUT UNDERSTAND. SO THE 600 FOOT BARRIER IS FOR ACTUAL OIL WELLS, NOT FOR GAS STATIONS. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING BECAUSE IT CALLS THEM PUMP STATIONS. AND THAT'S THE PHYSICAL PUMP THAT REMOVES THE OIL FROM THE GROUND. YEAH. BUT KIM SPEAR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE WITH THE REST OF MY NEIGHBORS FROM AUSTIN PARK. YOU'VE YOU'VE HEARD, YOU'VE HEARD. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO READ THIS. YOU'VE YOU'VE HEARD WHAT WE SAID. THIS IS A DANGEROUS THAT I CAN'T DESCRIBE THE TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY BACKED UP. IT'S ALREADY CONGESTED. THERE'S ALREADY PEOPLE. WE WALK THERE. OUR KIDS, OUR KIDS ARE ON THE SIDEWALKS. THEY'RE. WE HAVE A UDC. WE HAVE WE HAVE REGULATIONS FOR THIS. I UNDERSTAND DEVELOPMENTS IMPORTANT. LIKE I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT WITH LEAGUE CITY. WE. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WE'VE JUMPED THROUGH EVERY HOOP FOR YOU GUYS ON OUR SIDE. I UNDERSTAND I LET'S TAKE THE GOLDEN RULE OF REAL ESTATE, LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. THIS IS JUST THE WRONG LOCATION. THERE'S SO MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. THERE'S JUST SO MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. WE'RE ALL, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE MORE RESIDENTS NOW AND WE NEED MORE COMMERCIAL. BUT THIS IS THE WRONG LOCATION. MAYOR, PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S EVERYBODY THAT WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. CAN YOU, MR. CARPENTER, ADDRESS THE, YOU KNOW, THE THE GRAPHIC UP THERE AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THE LAST MEETING? YES, SIR. SO AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE WERE A COUPLE CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED. ONE WAS TO CLOSE THE ENTRANCE ON AUSTIN STREET AND YOU'LL SEE THEM IN 14 AND 15 AND THEN FLIP THE SIDES OF THE GAS STATION WILL BE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AND SO THIS RENDERING CONCEPTUAL IN NATURE, WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT ONE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS LOCKED IN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW IT PROPERLY. SO IN CONCEPTUALLY, THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, WHICH SHOWS THE GAS STATION ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE AUSTIN STREET ENTRANCE CLOSING. AND TO BE CLEAR, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER SLIDE, THOSE CONDITIONS, THOSE ARE A REQUIREMENT FOR MAINTAINING THE S U P, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEY'RE IN WRITING. THAT'S CORRECT. THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE IN THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED AND B A LAW SO THEY CAN'T COME BACK AND OPEN IT AT 3 A.M. FOR EXAMPLE. THEY COULD, BUT THEY'D HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS TO DO THAT. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE HOURS? WE CAN'T UNLESS THEY COME BACK THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS. IF THEY DO, THEY GET A MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT. SO TICKETING, THAT SORT OF THING. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE HOURS? WERE THEY CHANGED FROM LAST TIME OR NOT? NO, SIR. SO THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 5 A.M. TO 12 A.M. THAT WAS CHANGED FROM THE FIRST TIME THEY CAME. THEY MADE THAT CHANGE AFTER THAT TO LIMIT THEIR HOURS OF OPENING. SO THEY WON'T BE OPEN FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5 A.M. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL JUST SAY WHAT I'M YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHT PROCESS ON THE WHOLE THING IS, YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND OF THE RESIDENTS AND WHY, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T WANT THE GAS STATION THERE. AND TO THOSE CONCERNS, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE IMPOSED SO MANY DIFFERENT RESTRICTIONS, CLOSING THE AUSTIN STREET ENTRANCE, PUTTING THE LANDSCAPING TREES AND THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE HOUSES AND THAT. AND WE HAVE TO WEIGH THE RIGHTS OF THE LANDOWNER TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY AND THE RIGHTS OF, YOU KNOW, DEFENDING YOUR PROPERTY. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I THINK IT IS A VERY REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SENSE THAT THEY HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND. IT'S NOT A TYPICAL GAS STATION. WE'VE IMPOSED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT COSTS ON THEM IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE THE IMPACT ON THE THE IMPACT ON AUSTIN PARK AND EVERYTHING FROM THERE. SO I AM GOING TO VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE OF THAT, IS THAT I THINK WE'VE MITIGATED A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES. AND IT'S A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CONCERNS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES SIX, [8B. 26-0132 Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2026-07, an ordinance approving a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment, PUD-25-0002 (Duncan PUD Amendment), to amend the Duncan PUD to permit 3-phase overhead power lines along Ervin Street, generally located north of Muldoon Parkway and west of Hobbs Road; subject to certain property owner commitments - Second Reading (Director of Planning)] FOUR, TWO AGAINST. EIGHT B CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 2026-7. AN [00:25:06] ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED UNIT AMENDMENT DASH 25-0002. DUNCAN PUTT AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE DUNCAN PUB TO PERMIT THREE PHASE OVERHEAD POWER LINES ALONG IRVING STREET, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF MULDOON PARKWAY AND WEST OF HOBBS ROAD, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNER COMMITMENTS TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SEE NOBODY ON THE QUEUE. LET'S VOTE. [9A. 26-0156 Consider and take action on a resolution supporting participation in the Lone Star Property Tax Reform Council (Mayor Long) ] MOTION PASSES SEVEN, FOUR ONE AGAINST NEW BUSINESS. NINE A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION IN THE LONE STAR PROPERTY TAX REFORM COUNCIL. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. MISS DRESSLER. SO I'VE SEEN SOME OTHER GROUPS STEP IN AND SUPPORT THIS. I THINK SOME OF THEM, I'LL SAY, DID SO WITHOUT REALLY HAVING SKIN IN THE GAME. WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROPERTY TAX REFORM, MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE THE TWO ENTITIES THAT THAT REALLY STAND TO BEAR THE MOST IMPACT. AND I THINK WHILE IT'S WRITTEN IN OUR AGENDA PACKET, I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT LEAGUE CITY HAS REALLY LED THE WAY IN LOOKING OUT FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, IN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SELF-DISCIPLINE IN OUR BUDGET, TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INCREASE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS. AND I THINK BY GETTING ON BOARD WITH SUPPORTING THIS AND HOPEFULLY GETTING TO BE A PART OF HAVING SOME MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMITTEE TO OFFER SOME LESSONS LEARNED WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR OUR OUR CITIZENS. SO I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING YES ON THIS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SEEING NOBODY ELSE ON THERE, I'LL JUST SAY THE REASON I PUT THIS ON THERE IS THEY NEED MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION TO MAKE A GOOD PLAN. I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. AND WE COULD CERTAINLY I THINK OTHER ENTITIES COULD LEARN FROM WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE'RE IN A UNIQUE SITUATION THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HELP BE AT THE TABLE AND CRAFT THE ACTUAL RESPONSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE. AND SO I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. FOLLOWING THE COUNTY'S LEAD AND A COUPLE OF OTHER ENTITIES TO JOIN ON AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO FIX PROPERTY TAXES AND MITIGATE PROPERTY TAXES ACROSS THE STATE. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION [9B. 26-0121 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 proposed convenience store to be located at 2012 Louisiana, League City, Texas, that is less than 300 feet from the property line of a public school to serve alcohol (City Secretary)] PASSES EIGHT, FOUR, NONE AGAINST NINE B CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A VARIANCE TO CHAPTER TEN OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ALLOW A PROPOSED CONVENIENCE STORE TO BE LOCATED AT 2012 LOUISIANA LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, THAT IS LESS THAN 300FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO SERVE ALCOHOL. I NEED A MOTION JUST TO VOTE ON IT. MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I WILL SECOND FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION. OKAY, SO CHADWELL AND TRESSLER ARE FOR IT. JUST KIDDING. JUST KIDDING. I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYBODY ELSE CAN VOTE, BUT I'LL START. YOU KNOW THIS CAME THROUGH. SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AGAINST IT. IS THAT CORRECT? SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AGAINST IT. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR US TO NOT ALLOW, YOU KNOW, ALCOHOL TO BE SOLD. THERE ARE OTHER THERE ARE OTHER ISSUE WITH IT. YOU KNOW, ANYBODY CAN SEE IT. IT'S VAPING HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM. A LOT OF SCHOOLS, EVEN DOWN TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS, EVEN DOWN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY BIG PROBLEM AT OTHER SCHOOLS. SO THEY HAVE ASKED US NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, BUT WE CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING. OKAY. MOTION FAILS 0 TO 8 NINE C [9C. 26-0125 Consider and take action on a resolution amending Resolution 2019-30 to update Galveston County Tax Office Assessment and Collection Fees (Assistant City Manager - CFO)] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 201930 TO UPDATE GALVESTON COUNTY TAX OFFICE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION FEES. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT. FOUR. NONE AGAINST. THERE IS NO FIRST [00:30:02] READING OF ORDINANCES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDAS. REPORTS [13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS] FROM STAFF. I YIELD MY TIME. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM I YIELD MY TIME. MR. TRESSLER, SINCE YOU'RE STILL HERE, I'D LIKE TO TO RECOGNIZE THE THE STUDENTS FROM CLEAR SPRINGS WHO WERE HERE FOR THE. THE YOUTH COUNCIL TODAY. STAND UP. Y'ALL GAVE. Y'ALL GAVE SOME SOME REALLY GOOD PRESENTATIONS TODAY. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME AND LET YOU KNOW YOUR. YOUR IDEAS DID NOT FALL ON DEAF EARS AND THE MAYOR MADE IT CLEAR AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE WILL SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THOSE IDEAS. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT AND FOR BEING FANTASTIC STUDENTS. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. MR. EVANS. THEY WANTED MORE E-BIKES. MR. MA'AM. MR. EXCUSE ME. ANDY. IN TWO WEEKS, I WANT TO PUT ON THE AGENDA SOMETHING ABOUT NOT NECESSARILY E-BIKES, BUT THE MOTORCYCLES. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S AN ORDINANCE OR JUST A DISCUSSION. I'M TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT IT. I'M TIRED OF DEALING WITH IT. AND I'M READY FOR US TO TO MOVE FORWARD ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AS A TEAM. SO THANK YOU, MR. JONES. SPEAKING OF THAT, ANDY, I DID ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT UP SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO TO BRING THE COUNCIL, BUT I THINK HAVING A DISCUSSION WOULD BE GREAT ON THE E-BIKES BEFOREHAND. BUT I THINK MICHELLE'S GOT SOME SOME ORDERS FROM AT LEAST A COUPLE OF US UP HERE. I THINK YOU WERE ONE OF THEM ALSO THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH E-BIKES. AND AND WE HAD ONE THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS DOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A SIDEWALK, ALMOST RUNNING OVER PEOPLE. SO WE GOT AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND I AGREE WITH YOU, 100%. WE'D LIKE TO ALSO ADDRESS STAFF AND THANK STAFF FOR HERE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I GUESS THE TEXAS YOUTH WORLD SERIES AT BIG LEAGUE OR AT THE BALLPARK EVERY DAY I WENT BY THERE. IT WAS A FULL HOUSE. IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE AT THE BALLPARK. SO THANKS STAFF AND THANK ALL THE FACILITIES AND AND THE PARKS PEOPLE FOR PUTTING THAT ON. IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL. I WENT OUT THERE LAST YEAR TO, TO SPEAK. I TELL YOU, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR THAT EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU, MR. CRUZ. I'LL BE VERY QUICK. JUST A REMINDER TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO WATCH THIS. TOMORROW IS APRIL 15TH, SO IT'S TAX DEADLINE. SO FILE AN EXTENSION. IF YOU CAN'T GET IT DONE, THE YOU'LL HAVE 5% PENALTY PER MONTH. IF YOU DON'T FILE AN EXTENSION FOR FIVE MONTHS. AND THE SLIGHT CHANGE THIS YEAR, PAYMENT HAS TO BE IN THE IRS BANK ACCOUNT, NOT JUST PAID BY THE END OF DAY TOMORROW. OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET HIT WITH THE HALF A PERCENT LATE PAYMENT PENALTY. SO THOSE ARE THINGS ARE DIFFERENT, BUT DEFINITELY ALL THOSE EXTENSIONS. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ARTEMIS TWO CREW, WHAT AN OUTSTANDING JOB BY THOSE GUYS. PUTTING THE US BACK AT THE FOREFRONT OF SPACE EXPLORATION. AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT WENT BEYOND THE MOON AND BACK, BUT A LOT OF YOUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN LEAGUE CITY. THEY CONTRIBUTED. THAT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO PULL THAT THING OFF. JUST REAL PROUD OF ALL OF THEM. AND TESLA'S ONE OF THEM. HE'S ONE OF THE HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS. YEAH. THAT WASN'T MY. MISTAKE. YEAH. GOING LAST IS HARD. HE GOT ARTEMIS. YOU ALREADY ADDRESSED THE CLEAR SPRING STUDENTS FOR COMING OUT. BUT NO, WE HAD A GREAT MEETING TODAY. I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO STAND UP AGAIN, BUT APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND TRYING TO GET MORE OF YOUR CLASSMATES ENGAGED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I'LL KIND OF ECHO THAT. YOU HAD AN INTERESTING DAY TODAY. I STARTED OFF, GAVE A STATE OF THE CITY AT THE CROSSINGS, THEN CAME OVER HERE AND TALKED TO THE YOUTH. SO I COVERED BOTH ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM ON THAT. AND IT WAS REAL NEAT. AND YOU KNOW THE FUNNY PART ABOUT IT? IT WAS, IT WAS FAIRLY SIMILAR CONCERNS. AND A BIG PART OF IT WAS, HOW CAN WE TAILOR A MESSAGE THAT GOES BEYOND, SAY, THE MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE, RIGHT? HOW DO WE TAILOR A MESSAGE THAT [00:35:01] WORKS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS? YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED TO IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN WE COMMUNICATE TO MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE, THAN WE COMMUNICATE TO, TO TEENS. AND I THINK THEY WERE RIGHT. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DEVELOPING YOUTH PROGRAMS. SO LIKE FOR KIDS BASEBALL AND DIFFERENT PARKS AND RECREATION THINGS. AND MAYBE THAT'S THE THEY FALL INTO A FORGOTTEN SEGMENT IN BETWEEN THERE. AND SO WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON IS CREATING MORE OF A FORMALIZED COMMITTEE FOR THAT. THIS WOULD GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS TO BOLSTER THEIR COLLEGE RESUMES AND SHOW LIKE REAL, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK TO COLLEGES ABOUT, ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DID IN THE REAL WORLD THAT WAS APPLICABLE. AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED FROM THAT. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START SETTING THAT UP. AND THEN ONE THING I'M GOING TO KIND OF ASK COUNCIL IS THAT WHEN WE GO TO THE BUDGET THAT WE LOOK TO TAKE A PORTION OF OUR COUNCIL BUDGET, SET THAT ASIDE FOR THIS YOUTH COMMITTEE, TO GIVE THEM A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO AND CREATE A BETTER WAY OF TALKING TO THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY OR ENGAGING THEM IN SOME WAY. SO LOOKING AT WHEN WE GET INTO THE BUDGET, ACTUALLY CARVING THAT OUT THERE AND GOING FROM THERE, SO GREAT IDEAS AND THEY REALLY DIG GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE OUR I T DID NOT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND DURING THEIR PRESENTATIONS. WE HAD SOME FAILURES ON OUR SIDE WITH THAT, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT. AND SO THAT WILL END THE [14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S) ] NORMAL MEETING. AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SUBCHAPTER D, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION FIVE, FIVE ONE ET AL. THE GOVERNMENT CODE THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 CITY COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 AT 644. COUNCIL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION. THERE WAS NO FINAL ACTION, [15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)] DECISION OR VOTE WITH REGARDS TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERING EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST CONCLUDED. 15 A CONSIDERING TAKING ACTION ON DISCUSSION CONCERNING POTENTIAL PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS. THERE IS NO ACTION AND AT 645, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.