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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS ]
AT 6:00 PM ANDY MANN.I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, PASTOR RYAN LEIGHTON WITH THE CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH TO BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING.
WOULD YOU BOW WITH ME BY THE WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY, THE CITY OF LAKE CITY, THE PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME WHERE WE RAISE OUR FAMILIES, WHERE WE RUN OUR BUSINESSES, WHERE WE BUILD A COMMUNITY, WE SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS.
UH, WE, IT IS NOT LOST ON US THAT THIS IS SUCH A GIFT THAT WE GET TO LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.
AND SO I PRAY FOR, UH, THOSE WHO ARE LEADING THIS CITY, WHO ARE SERVING US WELL.
UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, UH, THE CITY MANAGER, AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AND, UH, SERVE US, UH, WITH GREAT, UH, PASSION AND USE THEIR GIFTS.
AND SO WOULD YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM TONIGHT AS THEY GATHER AND MAKE DECISIONS AND AS THEY HEAR CONSIDERATIONS AND, AND DEBATE, UH, THAT THEY WOULD DO SO WITH GREAT WISDOM AND WITH GRACE, UH, KNOWING THAT THEY MAKE DECISIONS AND THEY LEAD THIS CITY, UH, THAT IMPACTS SO MANY PEOPLE.
AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
WE THANK YOU FOR THESE LEADERS AND WE GIVE YOU THIS EVENING AND WE PRAY THIS IN JESUS' NAME.
PLEDGE THE UNITED STATES FLAG, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER OUR GOD IN INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE NEXT TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]
OF MINUTES.A AUGUST 25TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING.
IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS THESE MINUTES, STAND APPROVED PROCLAMATIONS
[4. PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS, AND COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT]
AND PRESENTATIONS.PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026.
ANGELO L OR FOLLOW OR FOLLOW, SENIOR ARAO.
SENIOR DAY IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS.
WHEREAS ANGELA ARFA, ARFA, ARLO, SORRY I SHOULD KNOW, THAT WAS BORN IN 1927 IN LEAGUE CITY TO LAWRENCE AND KATIE DARROW ARO AND CELEBRATE HIS 99TH BIRTHDAY ON AUGUST 31ST.
AND WHEREAS HE'S RAISED WORKING ON HIS FATHER'S FARM IN LEAGUE CITY AND TOOK OVER THE BUSINESS, WHICH FOR SEVERAL YEARS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST TRUCK FARMING BUSINESSES IN GALVESTON COUNTY AND CONTINUED TO FARM LAND FOR 60 YEARS UNTIL THE YEAR 2000.
AND WHEREAS ANGELO MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, EVELYN AND HAD SIX CHILDREN, CAROLYN, KATHY, ANGELA JUNIOR, CHERYL, CAREY, AND CHRISTIE.
AND WHEREAS IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS, HE WAS CHAIR OF THE JUDGES COMMITTEE FOR THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY IN THE PARK FOR 12 YEARS, ADVISORY DIRECTOR TO TEXAS FIRST STATE BANK IN SANTA FE FOR 15 AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WAS A SILENT PARTNER IN A AND R BUILDERS AND A AND A BUILDERS AND ONE TIME EVEN OWNED SEVERAL SERVICE STATIONS.
AND WHEREAS HE'S CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF ST.
MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND THE LEAGUE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
AND WHEREAS ANGELO HAS TAKEN TIME THROUGH THE YEARS TO TRAVEL ABROAD TO VISIT HIS HERITAGE HOMELAND OF ESCO, ITALY, MILAN, TORINO, AND PIZZA.
NOW, THEREFORE, I NICK LONG MAYOR OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS TO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026.
AS ANGELO ARAFO SENIOR DAY IN THE GREAT CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.
I HEAR UNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE GREAT SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026.
ANGELA, DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET RIGHT HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT WITH THE FAMILY? YEAH.
SOMEBODY CAN HOLD THE, ALRIGHT.
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UM, I HAD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A, A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL.WE HAVE MAYOR HALING AND HIS WIFE JANICE AS WELL.
AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE NEW INTERN JOINING OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
MARCUS RIGGLE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT CLEAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL IN LEAGUE CITY AT SCHOOL.
HE SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAM AND SECRETARY OF MODEL UNITED NATIONS.
HE ALSO CO-LEADS THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL.
DURING HIS INTERNSHIP, MARCUS WILL ASSIST THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WITH LEGAL RESEARCH, ORGANIZING AND REVIEWING PUBLIC RECORDS, PREPARING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, OBSERVING COURT PROCEEDINGS AND CITY MEETINGS, AND LEARNING ABOUT VARIED LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVED IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
LET'S ALL WELCOME MARCUS TO THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO HIM AND HIS WORK IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.
SIR, YOU'RE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.
I ACTUALLY LIVE IN TEXAS CITY, SPEND MOST OF MY MONEY HERE IN LEAGUE CITY.
SO I HOPE I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT I'M GONNA SAY.
UM, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THREE WORDS TODAY.
WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S EQUAL TREATMENT OF EVERYBODY, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR OPINION IS.
EVERYBODY GETS TREATED THE SAME.
BECAUSE YOU'RE A LEADER, YOU DON'T PICK AND CHOOSE SIDES HYPOCRISY.
THAT'S WHEN YOU SAY TO DO SOMETHING BUT YOU DON'T DO IT.
SCOFF LAW IS AN INTERESTING WORD.
ENGLISH IS A VERY STRANGE LANGUAGE.
WE MASH WORDS TOGETHER AND CHANGE 'EM.
THOSE ARE THE REGULATIONS, RULES AND ORDINANCES, WHICH WE LIVE BY.
THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A SCOFF LAW IS A PERSON WHO FLOUTS THE LAW, ESPECIALLY LAWS WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE BECAUSE THEY'RE THE EASIEST TO AVOID AND TO TO TREAT CAVALIERLY.
AND IF YOU START BREAKING THE LITTLE LAWS, WHAT HAPPENS? THERE ARE SYNONYMS. FOR SCOFF LAW, THE SYNONYMS INCLUDE RASCAL, SCOUNDREL, VILLAIN, ROGUE, AND MAYOR.
THE 2025 DASH 41 ORDINANCE FOR THE SPECIAL PERMIT PROCESS REQUIRES THAT ANY ATTRACTION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT MORE THAN 150 ATTENDEES MUST OBTAIN A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
IF YOU EXPECT 250 PEOPLE AS A CATERER TOLD ME YOU DID, YOU SHOULD HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT'S NOT JUST A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAYS DO IT.
IT'S ALSO A TOOL THAT CAN STOP PEOPLE FROM HAVING SPECIAL EVENTS.
A GROUP I'M A MEMBER OF WANTED A 90 MINUTE RALLY IN AN OPEN FIELD.
WE WERE TOLD THAT RALLY WOULD COST US $22,000 FOR 90 MINUTES.
WE PASSED ON THAT FOUND A BETTER DEAL FREE.
IT'S CALLED THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, THOUGH IS NOT THE MAJOR ISSUE.
THE MAJOR ISSUE IS WE HAD AN EVENT WHICH WAS NOT PERMITTED.
WHAT OTHER PERMITS WERE AVOIDED WAS THE SOUND PERMIT PURCHASED MINOR FEE, $25 HEALTH AND SAFETY.
THERE WAS FOOD SERVED, WAS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AVOIDED? WHAT ABOUT THE BOUNCY HOUSES? WERE THEY INSPECTED? THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED PER PERMIT, BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, WAS THAT TRIGGERED? WERE THOSE BOUNCY HOUSES INSPECTED? WERE THEY SAFE FOR THE LITTLE KIDS PLAYING IN? UM, IN CLOSING, I WOULD ALSO GO OFF TO ANOTHER SUBJECT.
A DRONE IS FIRST RESPONDER IS NOT A FIXED A LPR READER, IT'S AN UNFIXED.
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CAN READ YOUR LICENSE PLATE FROM 2000 FEET AWAY.SO YOUR REFERENDUM DOES NOT ADDRESS DRONES AS FIRST RESPONDERS.
AMBER CARLSON, CAN YOU TALK TO ME? NO, HE'S STILL SORRY.
HOW YOU GUYS REALLY NERVOUS? I DON'T LIKE BEING UP HERE.
UM, MY HEART'S BEING A HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR, BUT, UM, I'M AMBER, HOST OF THE SUNSET BIZARRE, ALSO LOCAL ARTIST AND MYSELF.
FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, MY OWN SMALL BUSINESS HAS BEEN VOTED OUR COMMUNITY'S TOP CHOICE FOR JEWELRY.
SO I UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD A BUSINESS BY MAKING SOMETHING WITH THEIR OWN HANDS.
THE SUNSET BAZAAR WAS CREATED TO GIVE BUSINESSES LIKE MINE A PLACE WHERE WE COULD THRIVE DESPITE BEING CALLED AN ABUSER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES BY A MEMBER ON THIS COUNCIL.
THE REALITY IS THAT ABOUT 60 OF OUR VENDORS RETURN MONTH AFTER MONTH.
UH, CREATE, CREATE THE KIND OF EVENT WHERE BOOTH FEES CAN EASILY BE A $200 OR MORE ELSEWHERE WHILE OUR AVERAGE VENDOR FEE IS $55.
AND I PROTECT OUR VENDORS FROM UNNECESSARY COMPETITION WITHIN THE MARKET.
WE DON'T JUST FILL IN SPACES JUST TO SAY WE HAVE A HUNDRED VENDORS.
IF WE HAVE, IF WE EVER HAVE A HUNDRED VENDORS, IT WILL BE BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND A HUNDRED BUSINESSES THAT ARE UNIQUE FROM ONE ANOTHER.
OUR VENDORS AREN'T DUPLICATED THROUGHOUT THE MARKET.
LAST YEAR, I PERSONALLY CAME OUT OF POCKET MORE THAN $7,000 TO SUSTAIN SUNSET BIZARRE BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN WHAT WE WERE BUILDING AND I DIDN'T BUILD IT ALONE.
BEFORE I EVER DECIDED TO CREATE THE SUNSET BAZAAR, I HAD THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 30 OF MY VENDOR FRIENDS WHO BELIEVED IN THE IDEA WITH ME.
TODAY, I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BUILT TOGETHER.
RECENTLY, SUNSET BAZAAR WAS VOTED BEST SHOPPING CENTER PLATINUM AND THE COMMUNITY VOTES FOR BEST SHOPPING CENTER, UM, PLATINUM AND WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES AND GOLD FOR BEST GIFT SHOP BY OUR COMMUNITY.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE A SHOPPING CENTER.
THESE MARKETS ARE OUR STOREFRONTS.
MANY OF US MAKE OUR PRODUCTS BY HAND.
WE AREN'T MASS PRODUCING MERCHANDISE.
THE LOCAL MAKERS, ARTISTS, VETERANS, RETIREES, AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EVERY MONTH FOR TRADITIONAL STOREFRONT SIMPLY ISN'T FEASIBLE YET.
TOGETHER WE'VE CREATED SOMETHING THIS COMMUNITY DECIDED WAS WORTHY OF THESE AWARDS AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.
THERE'S NO COMMUNITY LIKE THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLEAR TONIGHT.
I'M NOT HERE ASKING FOR LAKE PARK BACK, I'M ASKING FOR MY CITY SUPPORT.
I WAS TOLD THIS WAS ABOUT THE PARK, BUT AFTER LEE HAD LEFT THE PARK AND RELOCATED TO PRIVATE PROPERTY, CITY REPRESENTATIVES STILL CAME TO OUR EVENT AND THREATENED TO RIP UP OUR SIGNS.
NO RESIDENT OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO IS TRYING TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY BETTER SHOULD FEEL THAT SPEAKING UP COULD RESULT IN RETALIATION.
AND I BELIEVE COUNSEL SHOULD TAKE CONCERNS LIKE THESE.
SERIOUSLY, LAST YEAR, MAYOR LONG ASKED ME TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE PARK IN JULY, I NEEDED TO REMOVE IT.
AND BECAUSE I DID, THE ISSUE WAS NEVER PUBLICLY DISCUSSED AND I WAS NEVER GIVEN A CLEAR ANSWER AS TO WHY OUR CITY CHOSE NOT TO SUPPORT US.
I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT TO RE-LITIGATE THE PAST OR DEMEANOR OUR OR LOCATION BACK.
I'M ASKING FOR SOMETHING MUCH SIMPLER.
I'M ASKING THE THE CITY TO, UM, TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES, TO TREAT US FAIRLY AND TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT ITS OWN RESIDENTS HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY CHOSEN TO SUPPORT THE SUNSET, BAZAAR SURVIVED.
OUR VENDORS STAYED, OUR COMMUNITY STAYED.
AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THAT.
I HOPE THAT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, OUR CITY WILL STAND WITH THEM TOO.
THANK YOU AND WE'LL SEE Y'ALL SECOND SATURDAYS EVERY MONTH.
UH, BRIAN HALLIGAN, UH, HIDDEN COLONY LANE RIGHT HERE IN LAKE CITY.
I'M HERE TO SHARE SOME FACTS OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH A COUNCILMAN THAT IS UP FOR REELECTION.
COUNCILMAN SEAN SAUNDERS HAS BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF MY HOA FOR YEARS NOW.
NOW WHEN HE GET ON, WHEN HE DID, WHEN HE WAS JUST ON THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE TRIED TO DO WAS TO CHANGE HIS SIDNEY ORDINANCE THAT WAS IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.
I I GUESS SOMEBODY DIDN'T UNDER EXPLAIN TO HIM ABOUT HIERARCHY AND GOVERNMENT, BUT YOU KNOW, UM, ANYWAY, SO WHAT HE WANTED TO DO IS HE WANTED TO CHANGE IT SO HE AND HIS, UH, CONVICTED ARSONIST BUDDY COULD VIOLATE, UH, SIDEWALKS AND COULD, UH, BLOCK SIDEWALKS.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WONDER HOW GOVERNOR ABBOTT WOULD FEEL ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU KNOW HE IS HANDICAPPED AND YOU KNOW, HE DOES NEED, NEED FULL ACCESS.
AT THE SAME TIME THAT SEAN WAS TRYING TO TURN OUR SUBDIVISION INTO OUR TRAILER PARK, SEAN SAUNDERS HAS FINANCIALLY DESTROYED OUR HOA.
HE BLEW THROUGH 700 K OF SAVINGS AND TOOK A VERY HEFTY LOAN OUT.
YOU KNOW, HE CAN'T MANAGE THE HOA FINANCES DUE TO UN UNNECESSARY SPENDING WHILE DESTROYING THE, THE AESTHETICS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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OUR HOA IS SO BROKE BECAUSE MR. SAUNDERS, THAT THE HOA CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO FINISH PRESSURE WASHING FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW, DUES HAVE INCREASED AND INCLUDING A SOONER DUE DATE.OUR HOA IS CLOSE TO BEING SUED AND IF NOT, BANKRUPT FIRST.
AND THEN SEAN HIRED THE GALVES, ONE OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S FATHER TO REMOVE SHOVES SHRUBS IN HER HOA WITHOUT GETTING PROPER BIDS.
YOU KNOW, I MAY NEED TO START LOOKING AT HIS OPPONENT.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HER.
ABOUT, UM, THERESA POTTER, I THINK IS HER NAME.
ANYWAY, I MAY HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT HER.
BUT SIDEWALK SAUNDERS HAS BEEN NOTHING MORE THAN A NIGHTMARE.
I WONDER IF THE BAYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT KNOWS THAT SEAN WAS WORKING WHILE GETTING PAID DISABILITY BENEFITS.
I LIVE OVER AT, UH, DOCO CREEK, JUST A HALF MILE THAT WAY.
SO I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE DETENTION POND.
SO, UH, JUST QUICKLY, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REQUESTING PROPOSALS FOR THE THREE WALK PATH OPTIONS.
UH, AT THE JULY MEETING, UH, THAT STEP SHOWED THAT THERE'S, THERE'S TRUE INTEREST IN DOING SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHICH I THINK YOU'LL SEE IN THE CITIZEN SURVEY IN 2025, THAT CITIZENS DO WANT THAT.
AS YOU FINALIZE THE BUDGET THIS EVENING, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR THE WALK PATH.
THIS AMENITY WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, PROMOTE PROB UH, WALKABILITY, AND PROVIDE A VALUE RECREATION FOR THE NEARBY RESIDENTS.
IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAX MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT OF THE, OF A PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO.
RIGHT? HI EVERYBODY, I'M WENDY CHANDLER AND MY HUSBAND BRUCE IS HERE.
AND WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR LEAGUE CITY.
WE ARE A COUPLE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS CRAZY CONTEST NATIONALLY SINCE JULY.
AND, UH, IT STARTED OUT WITH ABOUT 150,000 COUPLES AND IT'S DOWN TO JUST 14.
WE'RE ACTUALLY SITTING AT NUMBER TWO RIGHT NOW.
WE WERE NUMBER ONE ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'VE GOT SOME STIFF COMPETITION.
SO WE ARE JUST HERE TO BRING AWARENESS TO LEAGUE CITY ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS IS A NATIONWIDE CONTEST AND WE ARE WANTING TO BRING ATTENTION TO OUR, THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN THAT WE LOVE.
UH, WE'RE VERY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, BRUCE IS A PRIOR MILITARY, AND SO WE'RE JUST A PROUD TEXAS COUPLE, A PROUD LEAGUE CITY COUPLE AND WOULD LOVE TO GET SUPPORT.
AND SO THIS IS ALSO A FUNDRAISER FOR OCEANIA, WHICH IS LIKE A OCEAN PRESERVATION AND ALSO FOR THE LA FOOD BANK, WHICH ADDRESSES FOOD INSECURITY OBVIOUSLY.
AND, UM, YOU, HOW DO, HOW DO WE GET VOTES? HOW DO WE GET POINTS? WELL, WHAT YOU DO IS THERE'S A QR CODE RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SCAN OR YOU CAN FIND ME ON FACEBOOK.
AND YOU CAN GO ON THERE AND IT HAS MY LINK AND YOU CAN VOTE FREE EVERY 24 HOURS.
THIS CONTEST ENDS Y'ALL ON THURSDAY AT 9:00 PM AND THAT IS IT.
THIS IS WHY I'M HERE TRYING TO GARNER AS MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS, UM, AS POSSIBLE.
AND, UH, YOU CAN ALSO DONATE FOR THE CAUSES AND WE GET POINT, LIKE, UH, POINT DOLLAR FOR EVERY DOLLAR AMOUNT.
WE GET A POINT TODAY IS DOUBLE POINT DAY.
SO IF YOU GIVE $10, WE GET 20 POINTS.
SO, UM, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE? UH, WE WANNA REALLY JUST BRING THIS TO LEAGUE CITY AND BRING IT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE THING THAT WOULD BE, RIGHT? I'VE LOOKED AND THE OTHER, THE OTHER, UM, CONTESTANTS ARE FROM ALL OVER REALLY FAR AWAY.
AND SO WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO BRING THIS HERE.
SO I JUST BEG EVERYBODY TO PLEASE PASS THE WORD AROUND, SHARE OUR LINKS, UM, GET YOUR NEIGHBORS TO VOTE, YOUR FAMILY TO VOTE.
WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON OUR SIDE.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER FOR US AND WE HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO THIS COMMUNITY AND WE FEEL THE LOVE BACK NOW THROUGH THIS COMPETITION.
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GOOD MORNING.OKAY, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
HELLO MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
MY ADDRESS IS 2312 COLONIAL COURT SOUTH HERE IN LAKE CITY.
MY NAME IS THERESA POTTER AND I AM RUNNING FOR LEAGUE CITY COUNCIL.
I'M RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE I LOVE MY COMMUNITY AND BELIEVE OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE LEAD, DESERVE LEADERSHIP THAT IS PREPARED, INCLUSIVE, AND DEEPLY COMMITTED TO BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
I HAVE AN NBAA MASTER'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MARINE BIOLOGY.
I WORKED FOR THE CITY FOR 14 YEARS AND I HAVE 11 YEARS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE.
I ADMINISTER BUDGETS, FACILITATE BOARD MEETINGS AND STRATEGIC PLANNINGS, AND I CONTRIBUTE OVER 200 AND HOUR, UH, HOURS OF ANNUAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE FOR CASA OF GALVESTON COUNTY ROTARY CLUB AND JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GALVESTON COUNTY.
I OFFER STRONG ANALYTICAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND I SERVE WITH COMPASSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
I'M HAPPY TO GET TO KNOW YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
YOU CAN FIND MY CAMPAIGN WEBSITE@ELECTTHERESAPOTTER.COM AND, UM, MY CAMPAIGN FACEBOOK PAGE AT THERESA POTTER FOR LEAGUE CITY COUNCIL.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
SIX A THROUGH F, MOVE TO APPROVE.MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR NONE AGAINST PUBLIC HEARING.
[7.A. 26-0363 Hold a public hearing on a Special Use Permit, SUP-26-0001 (Dakota Avenue Gas Station/C-Store), to allow a Vehicle Fueling Station use on approximately 1.76 acres, zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the south side of League City Parkway (SH 96), east of Dakota Avenue and west of State Highway 3 (Director of Planning) ]
SEVEN A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.SUP DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 1 DAKOTA AVENUE GAS STATION SLASH CSTORE TO ALLOW VEHICLE FUELING STATION USE ON APPROXIMATELY 1.76 ACRES ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY STATE HIGHWAY 96 EAST DAKOTA AVENUE AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY THREE.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSES AT 6 22 7
[7.B. 26-0364 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit, SUP-26-0001 (Dakota Avenue Gas Station/C-Store), to allow for a Vehicle Fueling Station use on approximately 1.76 acres zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the south side of League City Parkway (SH 96), east of Dakota Avenue and west of State Highway 3 addressed as 111 West League City Parkway (Director of Planning) ]
B.CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUP DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 1 DAKOTA AVENUE GAS STATION SLASH C C-STORE TO ALLOW FOR VEHICLE FUELING STATION USE ON APPROXIMATELY 1.76 ACRES ZONED CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY, SH 96, EAST OF DAKOTA AVENUE AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY THREE, ADDRESSED AS 1 1 1 WEST LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY.
PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6 1 0 ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026.
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
JUST, JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE, UM, FOR THE ROAD WORK, IS THAT A, IS THAT A CONDITION FOR THE SUB TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN? YES SIR.
NONE AGAINST, SO I LOST MY MALLET THERE.
[8.A. 26-0349 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2026-28 adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2027 - Second Reading (Assistant City Manager - CFO) Council approved first reading 8-0-0 on August 25, 2026. Taxpayer Impact Statement Required per H.B. 1522 effective September 1, 2025 based on Tax Year2025 (FY2026) and Tax Year 2026 (FY2027) 2025 Adopted Tax Rate $ 0.36355 with an estimated median homestead taxable value of $362,634 equals tax of $1,318.36 2026 No-New-Revenue Tax Rate $0.356505 with an estimated median homestead taxable value of $375,000 equals tax of $1,336.89 2026 Proposed Tax Rate $ 0.356505 with an estimated median homestead taxable value of $375,000 equals tax of $1,336.89 The change in total tax rate is a decrease of 0.007045 per $100, or -1.94% The change in estimated median homestead taxable value is an increase of 3.41% The change in tax on estimated median homestead property is an increase of $18.54 or 1.41%]
AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE 2026 DASH 28, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND PROPRIETARY FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.SECOND READING COUNCIL APPROVED EIGHT OH ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET WITH ONE AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT BUDGET IN THE CIP PROJECTS TO INCLUDE THE OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM AROUND THE DETENTION POND AND CONNECTIVITY TO HIGHWAY THREE IN THE CENTER POINT SUBDIVISION.
AND THIS YEAR'S CIP FURTHER, I DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO RESEARCH FUNDING SOURCES TO INCLUDE A DESIGNS DESIGN PHASE IN PHYSICAL YEAR 27 AND CONSTRUCTION IN PHYSICAL YEAR 28 FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.
SECOND, CAN I THIRD THAT AS A FORMER OAKS OF CLEAR CREEKER
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SO, UH, JUST A LITTLE, I'M NOT AGAINST THIS AT ALL, JUST, JUST TRYING TO, UH, IS THIS GONNA CUT OUT ANY FOUR B FUNDING THAT WE COULD USE FOR, UH, PUTTING THIS IN OUR BUDGET? WE DON'T ANTICIPATE USING FOUR B, CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE DESIGN.AS WE LOOK FOR CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS, WE'LL BRING SOMETHING BACK FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
I THOUGHT THAT WHEN WE HAD TALKED PREVIOUSLY THAT THERE WAS ONE PART OF IT WE THOUGHT WE COULD USE.
I DON'T, I DUNNO IF I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION.
HE'S SAYING, CAN WE USE FOUR B FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRAIL AND WILL PUTTING THIS IN THE BUDGET NOW IMPACT THAT OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT INTO THE FUTURE, I WOULD SUSPECT IT, DOESN'T IT CHANGE, CHANGE THE FUNDING.
WELL BEFORE WE VOTE, THANK YOU JOHN.
THANK YOU ANGIE FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID ON THE BUDGET.
UH, IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO, TO HAVE THESE TO, YOU KNOW, TO GO THROUGH THIS STUFF WITH THE INFORMATION SO CLEARLY LAID OUT.
AND THEN ALSO BRINGING BACK ANOTHER BUDGET THAT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, BELOW THE NO OR ADD OR BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
SO IT REALLY IS ANOTHER, UH, WAY OF HOLDING THE LINE WITH LARGEST INVESTMENTS WE'VE HAD INTO THE CIP ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THERE WITH INCREASED FUNDING TO POLICE, FIRE, EMS PARKS, ALL THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BUDGET AND GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, TO GET IN THIS, UH, OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK PROJECT, UH, AT THE LAST MINUTE AS WELL.
I WILL SAY, UH, ONE THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, I WAS, I WENT TO THE ASTROS GAME ON FRIDAY AND I WAS, I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE HALLS AND UH, UH, AND HOUSTON POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND HE SAID, ARE YOU NICK LONG? I SAID, YES.
UH, AND HE SAID, I, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU OVER HERE.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WHAT IS HAPPENING,
AND I SAID, WELL, YES SIR, WE WILL CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
AND, UH, AND SO I WAS GLAD I WASN'T IN TROUBLE.
AND, UH, THEN YOU GOT HANDCUFFED FROM THERE.
WELL, I WAS NOT HANDCUFFED, SO IT ENDED UP FINE.
EIGHT FOUR NONE AGAINST FIRST READING OF
[10.A. 26-0361 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving an ad valorem tax rate for the City of League City, Texas, upon all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2027; directing the assessment and collection thereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date (Assistant City Manager - CFO) ]
ORDINANCES.CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING AN VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027, DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
STAFF REQUEST FIRST AND FINAL.
MAY I MOVE SECOND? I THINK THIS IS, YEAH, I, I HAVE, OH, GO AHEAD FOR THIS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TOTAL ADOR TAX RATE OF 0.3 5 6 5 0 5 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUATION CONSISTING OF A DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 0.0 5 6 5 0 0, AND A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE OF 0.3 0 0 0 0 5 PER $100 OF TAXABLE EVALUATION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ON FIRST AND FINAL.
AND THE FIRST AND FINAL IS IMPORTANT IN THIS CASE.
IF WE WANT THE, UH, TAX STATEMENTS TO GO OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM THE TAX OFFICE, PLEASE VOTE.
DID WE GET A SECOND ON THAT, MAYOR? YEAH, WE DID.
EIGHT, FOUR, UH, NONE AGAINST 10
[10.B. 26-0356 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving the 2026-27 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 1 (Magnolia Creek) (Director of Finance) ]
B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 20 26 27 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.UPDATE FOR THE LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, MAGNOLIA CREEK, MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND, PLEASE VOTE OBJECTION DRAINAGE THAT YOU CAN ACQUIRE ALSO
[10.C. 26-0355 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving the 2026-27 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 2 (Victory Lakes) (Director of Finance)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 20 26 27 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.UPDATE FOR THE LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, VICTORY LAKES MOVE TO APPROVE.
[10.D. 26-0357 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving the 2026-27 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 3 (Centerpointe) (Director of Finance) ]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE[00:30:01]
APPROVING THE 20 26 27 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.UPDATE FOR THE LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, CENTER POINT.
[10.E. 26-0358 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a 2026-27 annual service and assessment plan update for the League City Public Improvement District No. 5 (Park on Clear Creek) (Director of Finance) ]
BELIEVE IT, BUT CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 20 26 27 ANNUAL SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR LEAGUE CITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, PARK ON CLEAR CREEK, MOVE TO APPROVE.NONE AGAINST 10 F CONSIDER AND
[10.F. 26-0365 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the City of League City, Texas, Governmental, Proprietary, and Capital Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 by amending Ordinance No. 2025-31, Ordinance No. 2026-08, and Ordinance No. 2026-18 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Assistant City Manager - CFO) ]
TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF LEAGUE, CITY, TEXAS, GOVERNMENTAL AND PROPRIETARY AND CAPITAL FUNDS.BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 31, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH OH EIGHT.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 18 TO ADJUST THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR ACTUAL AND PROJECTED EXPENDITURES.
MOVE TO PASS ON FIRST AND FI OH, I'M SORRY.
AND IT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN PASSED.
UH, PLEASE VOTE ON FIRST AND FINAL.
I'D LIKE TO, THAT'S YOUR QUESTION.
UH, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE'RE DOING, OR WE HAVE TO HAVE FIRST AND FINAL? I UNDERSTAND THE LAST ONE.
THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC REASON.
SEVEN FOUR WON AGAINST, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA REPORTS FROM STAFF.
I YIELD MY TIME REPORTS FROM COUNSEL MAYOR
[13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS ]
PRO TEM.MR. CHADWELL, UH, YIELD MY TIME.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CLEAR FALLS NUMBER TWO BOYS DUO ON THEIR UPSET VICTORY OVER CLEAR LAKE TONIGHT.
IT'S A BIG, IT'S A BIG TENNIS VICTORY.
MR. CONES, JUST REAL QUICK, I WANT EVERYBODY TO REMEMBER NINE 11, PLEASE SAY YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FAMILY AND ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE CONTINUOUSLY SUFFERING FROM NINE 11.
UH, AND JUST KIND OF ON THAT NOTE, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE, THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR WHAT THEY PUT TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND OUT AT VETERANS.
IT WAS A STAIR CLIMB FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF, OF NINE 11.
REALLY WELL ATTENDED, HAD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT, UH, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY.
THEY DRUG OUT SEVERAL LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS AND GIRL SCOUTS AND, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM AROUND THE AREA AS WELL.
UH, SO NOW THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
[14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S) ]
GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT SUB CHAPTER D, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION 5 5 1 AT ALL THE GOVERNMENT CODE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 AT 6 33.[15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S) ]
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 AT 6 45 CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.THERE WAS NO FINAL ACTION, DECISION OR VOTE WITH REGARDS TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST CONCLUDED.
UH, 15 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN OFFER, A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT TO SEEK, TO LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND IN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.
AND THERE'S NO REPORT FROM THE AUDITOR.
SO AT 6 45 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.