May 12, 2026 Regular Meetings

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

[00:00:42]

JUST TO SAY 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. FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE GLORY. FOREVER, FOREVER. ALRIGHT, SO WE GOT A LITTLE CATHOLIC VERSUS PROTESTANT.

JOIN ME IN 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

[6B. 26-0174 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an agreement with A&O Design and Production Co. to design and paint a mural on a City water tank located at the intersection of 3rd St. and Railroad Avenue in an amount not to exceed $65,000 (Director of Communications and Community Engagement)]

IS THIS THE ONLY TWO RENDERINGS THATWE HAVE A CHOICE FROM? NO, THOSE ARE JUST SAMPLE RENDERINGS. YEAH, THEY'RE JUST SAMPLES AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I THINK SOMETHING IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT WOULD BE HAVING SOMETHING HISTORICAL, I GUESS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE OUT THERE. OKAY. AND EVERYTHING IS JUST MY THOUGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN. THOSE ARE JUST SOME PROPOSED DESIGNS THAT THE KEEP LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE HAD PROPOSED DOING SOMETHING MORE NATURE THEMED AND SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE WHIMSICAL BECAUSE IT'S NEXT TO THE PLAYGROUND IN THE BASKETBALL COURT. SO THAT WAS JUST WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE. WILL IT COME BACK TO COUNCIL ORE BACK TO COUNCIL. IT GETS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD ONCE THEY'VE SIGNED OFF ON IT. OKAY.

COULD WE INTEGRATE? I, I DO AGREE WITH YOU THAT BEING IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT, CAN WE KIND OF INTEGRATE BOTH IDEAS, YOU KNOW, WHIMSICAL BUT HISTORIC MAYBE. I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SAY LEAN INTO THE LONGHORN THEME. OKAY. YES, WE COULD MAYBE DO SOMETHING WITH THE LONGHORN THEME. THAT COULD BE FUN, A LITTLE PARTIAL. WILL THEY BE SELLING OFF OR NOT? INTACT. INTACT OR TRAIN OR SOMETHING? YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOR NONE. AGAINST. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS.

[7A. 26-0183 Hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, Chapter 125, Article 3, entitled “Zoning Regulations”, and “Appendix A: Definitions”, to revise regulations related to manufactured homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in response to Senate Bill 785 and Senate Bill 1567 adopted by the 89th Texas Legislature (Director of Planning)]

[7B. 26-0186 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, Chapter 125, Article 3, entitled “Zoning Regulations”, and “Appendix A: Definitions”, to revise regulations related to manufactured homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in response to Senate Bill 785 and Senate Bill 1567 adopted by the 89th Texas Legislature (Director of Planning) ]

[00:05:04]

MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE BUILT ON A CHASSIS. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF IS MODULAR HOMES IS THE OTHER TYPE OF PREFAB BUILDING. AND THOSE ARE TYPICALLY BUILT IN MODULES AND THEN BROUGHT TO A SITE AND PUT ON A FOUNDATION OR PIERS. THIS ONE IS MANUFACTURED. HOMES ARE RETAINED ON A PERMANENT CHASSIS. SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. OKAY. SO AND THAT'S MANUFACTURED HOMES. THEY USED TO BE CALLED MOBILE HOMES. OKAY. SO THEY CAN MOVE. THEY CAN MOVE. OKAY. WELL YOU TECHNICALLY YOU COULD MOVE A MAN LIKE THE MODULARS MOVE. ALSO. YOU COULD THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PROTECTED BY A DIFFERENT LAW. THAT WAS IN PLACE PRIOR TO THIS ONE HAPPENING. THEN THAT ONE SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO ALLOW MODULAR HOMES OR INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING ANYWHERE THAT YOU REQUIRE. ALLOW A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THIS LAW DIDN'T GO THAT FAR, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT. IS THAT SO? YOU I WAS AFRAID YOU'D HAVE DEVELOPERS COMING IN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THESE HUGE SWATHS OF THESE MODULARS, YOU KNOW, BUT I GUESS THEY CAN ALREADY DO THAT. YEAH, I GUESS I CAN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF A WHOLE LOT OF LEEWAY HERE. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST. SEVEN. C HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING

[7C. 26-0184 Hold a public hearing on a request to rezone approximately 0.298 acres from “RSF-5" (Residential Single-Family 5) to “IL” (Limited Industrial), MAP-25-0005 (2904 Hill Avenue), generally located along the west side of Hill Avenue, south of East Strawberry Street and north of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) (Director of Planning) ]

646 PUBLIC HEARING STARTS AT 609. RAYMUNDO HERRERA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, NO PROBLEM. HEARING CLOSES AT 609. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING REZONING

[7D. 26-0185 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Rezoning Application, MAP-25-0005 (2904 Hill Avenue), a request to rezone approximately 0.298 acres from “RSF-5 (Residential Single-Family 5) to “IL” (Limited Industrial), generally located along the west side of Hill Avenue, south of East Strawberry Street and north of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) (Director of Planning) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 4-1-0, on April 23, 2026.]

GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF HILL AVENUE, SOUTH OF EAST STRAWBERRY STREET, NORTH OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 646 PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOUR ONE ON APRIL 23RD, 2026. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANYBODY? CAN YOU JUST RUN OVER WHAT CAN GO

[00:10:01]

SO YOU CAN'T REFINE RAW MATERIALS. WHAT THIS PERSON ACTUALLY WANTS TO DO IS JUST HAVE A CONTRACTOR STORAGE YARD. BUT YOU COULD DO LIMITED PRODUCTION, WHICH IS TYPICALLY PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER FROM ALREADY CREATED PARTS. YOU CAN HAVE OFFICE WAREHOUSES, YOU CAN HAVE OUTDOOR STORAGE, STUFF OF THAT NATURE. ARE THE LOTS ALREADY AROUND THAT? IS THAT ALREADY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL? SO IF YOU LOOK ON, LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET A ZOOMED IN MAP COLOR.

SO THE ONES ALL IN TAN ALONG HILL AVENUE ARE ALL ZONED LIMITED INDUSTRIAL. OKAY. AND SO THESE ARE TWO OF THE THREE RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES ON THAT BLOCK. WE ASK THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER TRY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE OTHER RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY TO GET IT REZONED AS WELL, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER. SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE ALREADY USING IT FOR THIS PURPOSE. YES, IT WAS A CODE ENFORCEMENT RELATED CASE AND THE REZONING WILL BRING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. OH, SORRY.

YEAH. QUICK QUESTION. SO AS FAR AS CONTRACTOR STORAGE, IS THIS GOING TO BE TOTALLY ENCLOSED IN THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE BULLDOZERS AND STUFF STORED OUT IN THE OPEN.

SO RIGHT NOW THE SITE HAS A SIX FOOT SOLID SCREENING FENCE AROUND IT. THERE ARE SOME LEAN TOS ON THE SITE THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE MOVED, BECAUE THEY DON'T MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. WE'RE WAITING UNTIL THIS GOT APPROVED TO DETERMINE WHAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DO, WHETHER HE HAD TO REMOVE EVERYTHING OR HE COULD KEEP SOME OF THE STUFF.

SO NOW THAT IT'S APPROVED, WE'LL WORK WITH HIM TO MAKE IT COME INTO COMPLIANCE. BUT ESSENTIALLY HE'S JUST USING IT FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE OF MATERIALS. SO IT'S COMPLETELY SCREENED FROM VIEW ON ALL SIDES. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO ALL BE SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND THE CONTENTS OF THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS. NOW IF IT WERE SHIPPING CONTAINERS, IT WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR REGULATIONS RELATED TO THAT, WHICH HAS THEM ANOTHER LEVEL OF SCREENING AROUND THOSE SHIPPING CONTAINERS. OKAY. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 741 AGAINST.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU STORE YOUR STUFF THERE, DUDE. NEW BUSINESS. NINE A

[9A. 26-0168 Consider and take action on a resolution supporting a No Wake Zone in and around the League City Clear Lake area on Friday, June 26, 2026 for the Texas Outlaw Challenge (Mayor Long)]

CLEAR LAKE AREA ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2026 FOR THE TEXAS OUTLAW CHALLENGE TO APPROVE SECOND.

OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST TEN FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES.

[10A. 26-0157 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Article V, “Vessel Residency and Nuisance Vessel Abatement,” of Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances to revise provisions related to live-aboard vessels, abandoned vessels, and derelict vessels (Mayor Long) ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR MICHELLE. I WASN'T IT WASN'T REALLY CLEAR WHEN I WAS READING THIS. DOES THIS ORDINANCE FORCE ALL MARINAS TO ACTUALLY AVE THEIR OWN PUMP OUT STATIONS, OR JUST TO HAVE A, LIKE A SERVICE TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN? WE'RE ABLE TO CHECK. AND APPARENTLY ALL CURRENT MARINAS EXCEPT FOR ONE, HAVE PUMP OUT FACILITIES. I THINK THERE'S ONE THAT MAYBE DOESN'T, BUT WE DO HAVE LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT REQUIRES THAT COME IN, THAT THEY HAVE IT AVAILABLE AND SO FORTH. OKAY. SO WHEN YOU SAY IT HAS IT AVAILABLE, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY CAN USE RIGHT NOW SOME SOME OF THE BOATS ACTUALLY LET ME PULL UP THAT EXACT SECTION SO I CAN TELL YOU PRECISELY, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU.

IT SAYS FOR EACH MARINA OPERATOR, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, SHALL ENSURE THAT PUMP OUT STATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE MARINA MARINA OPERATOR SHALL HAVE MAINTAIN A PUMP STATION IN WORKING CONDITION AND AVAILABLE FOR USE.

SO IN THAT CASE, ALL OF THE MARINAS THAT HAVE MARINA OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION. THERE IS, I THINK, ONE IN LAKE CITY THAT DUE TO ITS DIVERSIFIED OWNERSHIP ISSUE, WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THAT ISSUE. AND SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED. OKAY. SO IT'S THE QUESTION IS, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PUMP OUT STATION ALREADY IN

[00:15:05]

OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT DEFINITELY IMPACTS THE ONES THAT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THEIR STUFF. AND IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WORKING PUMP OUT STATION, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LIVEABOARDS. I MEAN, IT'S JUST YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE IT JUST LEAVES THE ONLY, THE ONLY OTHER AVENUES DUMPING DIRECTLY INTO THE LAKE. SO THE ONE THAT IT WILL IMPACT WILL HAVE TO FIX IT IF THEY, IF THEY WANT TO KEEP HAVING LIVEABOARDS. OKAY, SO SORRY FOR JUMPING BACK ON. JUST WANT TO KNOW. SO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE, THERE'S A BUSINESS THAT OPERATES. IT ACTUALLY COMES THROUGH AS A MOBILE AND ACTUALLY PUMPS THEM OUT. YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW IF THEY PUMP, IF THEY REQUIRE, THEY CAN JUST HIRE THIS GUY TO COME THROUGH AND PUMP THEM OUT.

SO WHY WOULDN'T THIS JUST BE ACCEPTABLE? SO IT WAS THE IT'S MY OPINION AND THE LIVEABOARDS THEMSELVES OPINION THAT THAT'S INFEASIBLE AND PEOPLE WON'T USE IT, THE BAD ACTORS WON'T USE IT.

AND THAT IF YOU WANT TO PROFIT BY HAVING LIVEABOARDS, YOU SHOULD PROVIDE FACILITIES THAT COULD TAKE CARE OF THE WASTE WHEN. IF THEY DON'T FIX IT, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE LIVEABOARDS AT THAT AT ONE OF THE MARINAS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK YOU ANSWERED IT, MAYOR. I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IS ONE OF THEM, OF COURSE, HAD HAD A SYSTEM THERE, BUT IT WASN'T WORKING. AND I THINK SOME OF THE LIVEABOARDS WERE PAYING TO MAINTAIN IT. BUT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, THEY HAVE A TENDENCY OF 12:00 AT MIDNIGHT TO SAY, WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO CALL NOBODY OUT TOMORROW. I DON'T HAVE TIME. I GOT TO WORK.

AND AND THAT'S WHERE WE START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE PUMPING OVERBOARD. SO. RIGHT.

BUT YOU KNOW, ME AND YOU MET WITH THEM AND, AND YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF ACTUALLY SITTING WITH THE LIVEABOARDS AND GOING THROUGH THIS OVER TIME. BUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ONES THAT CAME, IT REALLY CAME BACK TO THE REALLY AREN'T THAT MANY BAD ACTORS AT ALL BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAVING PAYING THE SERVICE TO COME OUT AND PICK THEM UP IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT. SO THAT WAS THE REASON I WAS JUST TRYING, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY, IF THEY HAVE ONE IN SERVICE AT THE FACILITY, IS MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO TAKE THE BOAT OVER THERE AND DUMP IT AND COME BACK AND INSTEAD OF CALLING SOMEBODY OUT AND PAYING FOR AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE, I THINK THE COST WAS AN ISSUE TOO. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES SEVEN FOR ONE AGAINST TEN. B CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION

[10B. 26-0190 Consider and take action on an ordinance establishing Chapter 56, entitled “Healthy Spaces,” of the Code of Ordinances to adopt regulations governing camping on public and private property (Mayor Long) ]

[00:20:04]

IT'S JUST NOT REALISTIC. THAT'S NOT THE WAY THINGS OPERATE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF LET'S JUST SAY IT WAS A BUSINESS, A BUSINESS IS GOING MAY SAY, HEY, OKAY, I'M GOING TO TURN, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TURN A BLIND EYE. I'M GOING TO SAY, HEY, LOOK, I'M DOING MY CHRISTIAN DUTY AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO STAY HERE, YOU KNOW, A DAY OR TWO UNTIL YOU GET THIS FIGURED OUT TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE THEM A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE ONE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BRING INSURANCE ISSUES, IT'S GOING TO BRING POSSIBLE DOMICILE ISSUES. IT'S& GOING TO CREATE PROBLEMS, AND IT'S JUST HINDERING WHAT WE'RE WANTING FOR PEOPLE. THAT'S JUST TRYING TO BE GOOD CHRISTIANS AT IT. THE OTHER THING IT DOES IS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T JUST AND WHEN WE SAY BUSINESSES, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CHURCHES ARE GOING TO FACE BECAUSE THE CHURCHES NOW WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE WRITTEN APPROVAL.

WELL, IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT EVEN IF IT WERE TO COME UP AND IT'S LATE AT NIGHT, THAT THE CHURCH WOULD ABSOLUTELY APPROVE IT, BUT THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY'RE CLOSED AND THERE'S NO WAY TO REALLY GET HOLD OF THEM. WHAT FURTHER MAKES THIS ORDINANCE PROBLEMATIC IS THAT WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING VEHICLES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY WENT TO THE DOMESTIC ABUSE ACROSS THE ACROSS THE ROAD THERE WHEN THE POLICE STATION HELD IT ON. AND I'VE SEEN AT THE GALAS, I'VE SEEN AT LEAST ONE MEMBER UP HERE AT GALAS FOR THAT. AND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS DOMESTIC ABUSE. WHEN MEN AND WOMEN, I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S JUST A WOMEN AND MEN. A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE HAVING TO LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OR THEY'RE TRYING TO GET OUT. THAT'S LIKE THE MOST DANGEROUS PART. SO AS THEY ARE NOW COMING OUT, THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. THEY MAY NOT HAVE MONEY, THEY MAY BE LUCKY TO HAVE THEIR PHONE. AND SO THEY NEED A PLACE TO STAY. AND THERE'S BEEN SO MANY STORIES THAT YOU'VE HEARD AT THESE GALAS, AND WE'VE SEEN HOW IT BECOMES SUCCESS, IS THAT YOU ALWAYS HEAR THEY HAD TO SPEND.

THEY THEY WERE LIVING OUT OF THEIR CAR FOR A TIME UNTIL THEY COULD GET HOLD OF A CHARITY, OR THEY COULD FIND THE HELP TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS SAYING, HEY, IF YOU HAVE IT, YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW. AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN TALK ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OR NOT.

BUT THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN, WE'RE THEY'RE BREAKING THE LAW. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ENFORCE, BUT IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE ON THE, ON THE, ON THE, ON THE FEW HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE, THEN I WOULD FULLY EXPECT THAT OUR OFFICERS, WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND THEY'RE ASKING US, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE WHEN THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AND PROOF THAT THEY ARE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE THERE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO THE WALMARTS TO WHERE AND TO THE CRACKER BARREL'S TO WHERE THERE'S KIND OF AN UNSPOKEN RULE TO WHERE PEOPLE GO AND THEY CAMP OUT AT NIGHT IN THE CRACKER BARREL PARKING LOT. IN THE MORNING, THEY GO UP AND THEY EAT THERE. SO THAT WOULD ALSO BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS.

I'M ALMOST POSITIVE CRACKER BARREL OR WALMART DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION OR A WRITTEN LETTER FOR THEM TO COME OUT TO. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO ENFORCE IT, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE ENFORCE IT ACROSS THE BOARD. WE DON'T JUST LIMIT IT TO A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN DELAY THIS. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING A TO DEAL WITH THE HOMELESS SITUATION BEFORE. I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD DO A WORKSHOP AND SEE IF WE CAN IMPROVE THIS, BUT FOR NOW, PLEASE VOTE NO. THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY THE BETTER PART OF EIGHT MONTHS. AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN AND SO IT IS TO ABSOLUTELY GET A HOLD OF THIS ISSUE. WE'VE HAD FULL BLOWN CAMPS SET UP AT

[00:25:01]

THEY GO DO IT. AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SITUATIONS, IT IS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE TO STAY AT THE BUSINESS. WE CAN GET THEM TO THE VARIOUS CENTERS IN WHICH WE HAVE BOTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY, WHO RECENTLY OPENED A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER AND VARIOUS CHARITIES THAT WE WORK WITH. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE DOMESTIC ABUSE THAT IT IT REALLY WORKS THE SAME WAY IF SOMEBODY FLEEING AND THEY JUST NEED A PLACE TO GO AND THEN THEY'RE IDENTIFIED BY THE POLICE, THEY CAN HELP ROUTE THEM TO MORE APPROPRIATE, LONGER TERM, BETTER SITUATIONS THAN, YOU KNOW, STAYING IN AN ABANDONED PARKING LOT OR, YOU KNOW, BEHIND A, BEHIND AN ABANDONED BUSINESS. SO I THINK IT HELPS US BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE ISSUES AND THEN RESPOND TO THEM APPROPRIATELY AND FRANKLY, IS WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED AND KIND OF EXPECTED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT ALLOW THE PROBLEM TO FESTER AND GET WORSE OVER TIME. MR. CRUZ, THANK YOU. SO, YOU KNOW, WHILE I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE THIS ENCAMPMENT WITH COUCHES AND ALL THIS AND ALL THIS LIES, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL AT THE SONIC AND THE ABANDONED BANK. IT IS THERE TODAY. OKAY, SO. AND HOW MANY PEOPLE AT THIS ENCAMPMENT ARE THERE? I'VE SEEN UP TO THREE. OKAY. SO SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THREE. SO WE GOT THREE PEOPLE. AND LIKE I SAID, I BELIEVE TWO OF THEM ARE CITIZENS. BUT THAT THAT IS JUST ONE THAT IS THERE. THERE'S SOME. OKAY. WELL, OKAY, WELL, LET ME JUST SO AS FOR WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE A THESE DOMESTIC PROBLEMS, IT'S NOT JUST AS EASY AS THE, AS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMING OUT AND SAYING, HEY, YOU HAVE OPTIONS BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN INVOLVED, THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THESE SHELTERS CANNOT TAKE SOMEBODY WITH CHILDREN. SO AND THEN IF IT'S IF IT'S A MALE, THEN THAT CREATES DIFFERENT ISSUES. SO THIS IS THE REASON I SAY THAT WE NEED A LONGER CONVERSATION, NOT JUST ONE THAT JUST SAYS, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO, YOU NEED TO LEAVE LEAGUE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I REALIZE THAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT AND THAT WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE, SOME OF THIS, AND I AGREE, SOME OF THEM KIND OF LOOK A LITTLE SCARY, BUT WE'RE LEAGUE CITY IS BETTER THAN JUST SAYING, HEY, PACK UP AND GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN. AND, AND THEN WHEN YOU. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE ORDINANCE SAYS IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM OUT. WE'RE GOING TO GRAB YOUR STUFF AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO A, A SHELTER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED OR BE ABLE TO ACCEPT YOU. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HEARING ME OUT. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL MEMBER CRUZ'S COMMENTS, I'LL JUST SAY THAT COMPASSION IS NOT THE SAME AS PERMISSIVENESS. AND BIBLICALLY SPEAKING, THERE IS NO SUPPORT FOR LAWLESSNESS AND DANGEROUS ENCAMPMENTS. THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY AND A LEGITIMATE ROLE IN MAINTAINING ORDER, AND THIS JUST GIVES LAW ENFORCEMENT ANOTHER TOOL TO DO THAT. I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS, AND I'LL ALSO BE VOTING FOR FIRST AND FINAL. MR. SAUNDERS. SO WHEN THESE CAMPS COME AROUND, ESPECIALLY THE ONES INSIDE BUILDINGS LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD WEATHER, PEOPLE START BUILDING FIRES INSIDE THESE BUILDINGS TO KEEP WARM. THE THE MORE YOU ALLOW IT, THE MORE PEOPLE WILL COME. IT'LL GET BIGGER AND BIGGER. IT'LL BECOME A THE PROBLEM WILL INCREASE. IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. IT'S NOT GOING TO DECREASE. THERE ARE SHELTERS AROUND HERE FOR MEN, AND THERE ARE SHELTERS AROUND HERE FOR WOMEN WHO TAKE CHILDREN WITH THEM. OKAY, I HAVE, I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THESE BECAUSE ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE KEPT OFF THE BOOKS FOR A REASON. SO I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU THE CITIES THEY'RE IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE ASKED US IN MY JOB NOT TO TELL THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT, BECAUSE I GO OUTSIDE MY CITY, TO OTHER CITIES, TO. THERE IS HELP FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS. THERE ARE HELP FOR THESE THESE WOMEN WHO'VE BEEN BATTERED, WHO HAVE CHILDREN. THERE'S HELP FOR THE MEN. HERE'S PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT THEY. AND IT'S IN.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THIS IS THE PROBLEM. AND I SAY UNFORTUNATE. THEY DON'T WANT TO ABIDE BY THE RULES. SO THEY GO TO THESE SHELTERS AND YOU HELP THEM GET TO THE SHELTER. THEY

[00:30:04]

WHY? WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THE SHELTER AND TALK TO THEM, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO ABIDE BY THE RULES, AND THEY HAVE SOME PRETTY STRINGENT RULES IN THESE SHELTERS TO KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTH. OKAY, SO THERE ARE SHELTERS FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. THERE'S THERE'S SHELTERS FOR WOMEN THAT TAKE KIDS. THERE'S AVENUES THAT I BELIEVE OUR POLICE AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS CAN HELP THESE PEOPLE WITH. SO I WILL BE VOTING FOR IT. AND I WILL BE VOTING ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN CHADWELL FOR FIRST AND FINAL. OKAY. JUST DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? SURE. I'LL GO. SURE. I'LL BE QUICK. WE HAVE A SAFE ROOM INSIDE THE SET OF MAIN DOORS AT THE LEAGUE CITY POLICE STATION. FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC SITUATIONS, THE CITY HAS PROVIDED A SAFE PLACE TO GO. ALL RIGHT, SO I THOUGHT I'D BE DONE BY THIS BY NOW. SO, YES, THERE ARE CHARITIES AND THERE ARE SHELTERS. THE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU CAN'T TELL THEM, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU CAN'T TELL THEM WHERE THEY ARE. HOW WOULD SOMEBODY IS NOT GOING TO KNOW THEM BACK THERE. RIGHT THERE. I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR. THE POLICE OFFICERS KNOW WHERE THESE SHELTERS ARE, AND THEY CAN HELP THESE PEOPLE GET TO THESE LOCATIONS. THERE IS NUMBERS THAT THEY CAN CALL THAT THEY THAT MATTER OF FACT, WE JUST STARTED A NEW PROGRAM AT WORK THAT THAT THEY'RE STILL ROLLING OUT. IT HAS IT'S NOT BEEN ROLLED OUT ALL THE WAY, THAT THERE ARE NUMBERS THAT CAN BE CALLED THAT PEOPLE WILL COME AND PICK THESE PEOPLE UP AND TAKE THEM TO THE SHELTER. AND SO, AND, AND I GET THAT THAT'S I'M ASKING FOR A LARGER CONVERSATION. BUT, YOU KNOW, AS FOR YOUR POINT ABOUT THE CHARITIES AND, AND LIKE, LET'S JUST USE LIKE BAY AREA TURNING POINT. THAT'S, THAT'S A FANTASTIC ONE. EVEN THEY GET FULL. AND SO THEN THEY START TO TRY AND REACH OUT TO THE, TO THE HOTELS. SO WE HAVE A PROBLEM THAT'S ALREADY REACHING THESE OTHER PIECES. WE JUST DON'T NEED TO CRIMINALIZE IT LIKE THIS. BUT IT I'M HAPPY TO END THE DEBATE HERE. I KNOW, I KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO VOTE, AND I HOPE THAT YOU VOTE. NO, YOU WON'T. BUT I HOPE YOU'LL AT LEAST VOTE NO ON FIRST AND FINAL. SO WE DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE WE MADE WITH THE VOTING TO WHERE IT GOT RUSHED THROUGH. AND THEN WE COME BACK AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES. LET'S LET THIS COME BACK AGAIN. LET'S LET'S GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE THOUGHT AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT BETTER. THANK YOU. MR. YEAH. JUST REAL QUICK, CHIEF, COULD YOU COME UP REAL QUICK? ON THE.

MENTAL HEALTH UNIT? NOW, I WAS TOLD THE OTHER DAY THAT WE EITHER A HAVE A CONTRACT OR.

SOME GUIDANCE TO TAKE SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO. DEVEREAUX. IS THAT TRUE? DEVEREAUX I WOULD HAVE TO CALL AND ASK ON THAT. WE HAVE PLENTY OF. I SHOULDN'T SAY PLENTY. WE HAVE SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT WE WORK WITH WHERE WE HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE IN MENTAL CRISIS INTO BEDS IF THEY ARE WILLING TO DO SO, IF IT HELPS FOR GUIDANCE WITH THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITIZENS. IN REFERENCE TO SOME OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION POPULATION, THEY ASK FOR ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS. CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS. WE WERE LOITERING IS NOT A STATUTE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY LEAVE THAT TO MUNICIPALITIES TO GOVERN.

TRESPASSING CANNOT BE ENFORCED UNLESS THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTS IT. SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ENFORCE THAT OUR CITIZENS WOULD LIKE US TO ENFORCE. THE ORDINANCE GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DO SOME OF THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE COUNCILMAN CRUZ SOME SOLACE. OUR ENFORCEMENT ACTION WOULD ALWAYS PBE BASED ON A TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WE HAD THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION THAT YOU MENTIONED, OBVIOUSLY OUR OFFICERS WOULD TAKE ACTION TO HELP THAT SITUATION AND LOOK FOR OPTIONS TO BETTER THAT SITUATION. THE ORDINANCE GIVES US THE ABILITY TO HAVE A LEGAL STATUTE THAT IS ENFORCEABLE ACTION FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T NECESSARILY RECEPTIVE TO US TRYING TO MOVE THEM OFF OF A PROPERTY WHEN WE'RE STARTING TO GET NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. SO BY

[00:35:04]

THAT HAS TO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS FOR US TO FORCE IT. SO A LOT OF THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ARE VOLUNTARY IN NATURE. THE ORDINANCE WOULD GIVE US SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A STATUTORY OR EVEN REGULATORY STANCE, TO BE ABLE TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ASKING US TO FIX.

SO I HAVE COMPLETE TRUST IN YOU. SO IS THIS SOMETHING THE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN NOW, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SAY IS GOOD? THIS IS WHEN THE MAYOR, THE THIS CONVERSATION ACTUALLY GOES BACK ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, BACK TO 2023, WHERE WE STARTED LOOKING AT ORDINANCES TO ADDRESS CAMPING WHEN WE HAD SOME OF THE ENCAMPMENTS IN THE WOODED AREAS THAT CARRIES OVER TO THOSE ARE SOMEWHAT EASIER FOR US TO DEAL WITH WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT OWN LARGE PIECES OF LAND. AS WE START TO SEE HOW BUSINESSES GET MOVED AROUND AND WHO ACTUALLY HAS, I GUESS, THE CARE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THAT SPECIFIC PROPERTY, IT GETS A LITTLE HARDER FOR US WITH LIKE THE INDIVIDUAL SMALLER BUSINESSES. SO IT CAUSES DELAYS IN OUR ENFORCEMENT ABILITY TO TRY TO TRACK DOWN A PROPERTY OWNER AND GET THEM TO TELL US, YES, WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THAT PROPERTY OR FOR THEM TO EVEN BE AWARE THAT THE PROPERTY IS BEING DAMAGED OR UNSAFE. CONDITIONS ARE BEING CAUSED BY SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE NOW USING IT FOR SHELTER. I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE AS THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN NOW FOR OUR ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS IN THE WORKS THAT WE WOULD BE SPEAKING WITH COUNCIL ABOUT TO, TO TRY TO ASSISTWITH A COUPLE OF OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. BUT THE ENFORCEMENT WOULD ALWAYS BE BASED ON A TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, NOT ON JUST A STRICT READING OF THE ORDINANCE. THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT, AND THAT'S FOR US TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS CITIZEN CONCERNS WHEN THEY'RE CALLING INTO THE FOR THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS, LIKE PEOPLE STAYING AT SONIC OR PEOPLE BEING OVER AT THE BANK AND USING IT FOR, FOR A WHERE THEY'RE SLEEPING AT NIGHT. OKAY, JUST ONE LAST THING. I'M SORRY, CHAD, YOU DELAYED. WHAT IS IT? WHEN YOU SAID THE SPIRIT OF IT, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? THE SPIRIT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE. WELL, FOR US WE WILL. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ALWAYS TRY TO IMPROVE SOMEBODY'S CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE RESISTANT TO. THEY WILL USE SOME OF THE LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW TO. THEY.

THEY KNOW THAT WE CAN'T DO CERTAIN THINGS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO THAT'S WHY THEY SEEK OUT PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO WITH US BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN HOW THAT PROPERTY IS USED, REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE PERMISSION TO BE ON THE PROPERTY, THAT HELPS US BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT CITIZENS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR, MR. BAUMGARTNER. SO JUST REAL QUICKLY TALKING ABOUT THIS, THE SONIC INCIDENT, YOU KNOW, WE NOTICED PEOPLE GATHERING THERE PROBABLY 3 OR 4 WEEKS AGO, MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER AGO, AND IT TOOK US MOST OF THE THREE WEEKS IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, FIND OUT WHO HAD CUSTODY AND CONTROL, AND THEN GET THEM TO PROVIDE US A LETTER TO ENFORCE NO TRESPASS. SO REGARDLESS, WE GOT A MULTITUDE OF CALLS, GOT CALLS EVERY DAY. I THINK ONE DAY CHIEF SENT FOLKS OUT THERE NINE DIFFERENT TIMES. AND SO THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW US NOT TO HAVE TO GET PROPERTY OWNERS PERMISSION TO ENFORCE NO TRESPASS. WHEN WE TOLD THE FOLKS THAT CONTROL THE SONIC LEASE. OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THEY'RE READY TO DO THAT. BUT WE HAD TO SEND ONE OF JEFF'S DEPUTIES UP TO FAR NORTH HOUSTON TO GO GET THE LETTER. SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER TOOL FOR US. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. SO IN CLOSING, I THINK YOU BROUGHT IT UP THE MARINA ORDINANCE. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WELL THE MARINA ORDINANCE ACTUALLY WORKED, RIGHT? WE WERE ABLE TO GET ON TOP OF A BURNING ISSUE IMMEDIATELY, AND WE'VE ALREADY SEEN RESULTS FROM IT. IF YOU GO TO THE PROBLEM MARINAS, THEY'RE NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENT THERE IT IS ALREADY CLEANED UP. AND THEN AS THE AS THE ORDINANCE IS WORKING, WE WORKED WITH THE LIVEABOARDS. WE WORKED WITH MARINA OWNERS. COUNCILMAN COMBS DID A GREAT JOB OF KIND OF

[00:40:01]

AND NOW THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE. MOTION PASSES SEVEN FOUR FIRST AND FINAL. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSED OR NOT, I DON'T REMEMBER A SUPERMAJORITY.

DON'T BELIEVE IT PASSES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION FAILS. 6 TO 2. YEAH 4/5. THREE FOURTHS. YEAH YEAH THAT PASSES. NO NO NO NO NO. WE'VE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET IT CLEAR. YES SIR. NO NO IT'S FOUR 4/5 MAJORITY SO 4/5. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BRING IT BACK. I MIGHT NEED TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THIS THEN. ALL RIGHT. ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA. THERE IS NONE REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS. MR. BAUMGARTNER, YOU HAVE MY TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM YIELD MY TIME. MR. COMBS. I YIELD MY TIME, MR. CRUZ. CHADWELL, YIELD MY TIME. MR. HIGGINBOTHAM, YIELD MY TIME. MR. TRESSLER YIELD MY TIME. MR. MAN AND I WILL AS WELL. THERE ARE NO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS THIS EVENING. AND SO AT 642, THERE BEING NO FURTHE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.