* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] ALRIGHT, [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS ] THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TEXAS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 AT 6:00 PM ROLL CALL MEMBERS. ANDY MANN. HERE. TOMMY CONES? HERE. TOM CRUISE. HERE. COURTNEY CHADWELL. HERE. SCOTT HIGGIN. HERE. CHAD TRESSLER. HERE. SEAN SAUNDERS HERE. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR, UH, INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING. REVEREND KYRA, BEAR FROM UNITY BAY AREA, HOUSTON. THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. AND, UH, CONCERNED AND COMMITTED CITIZENS. UH, LET US TAKE A MOMENT IN PRAYER. TOGETHER WE OPEN OURSELVES TO THAT PLACE WHERE THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND LIGHT RESIDES WITHIN US. AND WE SAY, THANK YOU, GOD, FOR GUIDING OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR MEMBERS WITH INCREDIBLE GRACE AND WISDOM IN ALL THAT THEY ARE DOING IN LEADERSHIP HERE. WE SAY THANK YOU, KNOWING THAT THEY ARE GUIDED TO BRING FORTH THE HIGHEST AND GREATEST GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. BALANCING RESPECT AND CONVERSATION AND STEWARDSHIP AND MOVING US FORWARD IN WAYS THAT CREATE AN EVEN GREATER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL GOD FOR EVERY FIRST RESPONDER, FOR EVERY CITIZEN THAN EVERY STAFF MEMBER ACROSS THE CITY THAT IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. AND WE SAY THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE GIFT OF BEING HERE IN LEAGUE CITY TONIGHT, AND KNOWING THAT WE ARE IN TRULY A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE OF LIFE TO TOGETHER. AND SO IT IS. AMEN. AND AH, YES. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR MAYOR FOR THE DAY, CADEN NAVARRO. OUR FIRST TIME, TWO TIME MAYOR FOR THE DAY. SO I THINK HE'S TERM LIMITED NOW. . UM, BUT HE, HE CAME BACK TO US AGAIN AND I'M GONNA LET YOU LEAD IN THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALRIGHT. UH, I PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TWO, THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, ONE IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW WE'LL DO THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INVISIBLE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE. PUT THAT IN YOUR DESK AT SCHOOL. ONE THING CADEN TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED TO DO FOR HIS MAYOR FOR THE DAY IS HE WANTS TO START, WE HAVE THE, THE NIGHT FIGHT OR THE LIGHT FLIGHT FIGHT FOR, UH, FOR CHRISTMAS. AND HE WANTS TO START A FRIGHT FIGHT. SO PEOPLE DECORATE FOR HALLOWEEN AND HAVE CONTEST. I TOLD HER, YOU GOTTA GO CONVINCE SARAH TO ADD ONE MORE THING TO HER PLATE AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. ALRIGHT, [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] UM, APPROVAL OF MINUTES THREE A SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025. COUNCIL MEETING, THREE B SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 SAYS 25, BUT 26 REGULAR MEETING. IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED. THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS. PUBLIC COMMENTS. [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL] MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THREE MINUTES. COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. OKAY, JAMES CALLEN. GOOD EVENING. MR. LONG, ALMOST THREE WEEKS AGO, YOU HELD AN UNLAWFUL EVENT, NOT AS MAYOR, BUT AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. YOU PLANNED A VERY LARGE EVENT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY LEAGUE CITY STAFF AS REQUIRING A SPECIAL EVENT PER BED. HOWEVER, YOU CHOSE TO IGNORE THAT LAW BY CHOOSING TO IGNORE THE LAW. YOU COMMITTED SIX MISDEMEANORS, AT LEAST YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS TOLD IN JUNE THAT A PERMIT WAS REQUIRED BY NOT APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT. YOU IGNORED AN ORDINANCE. THIS COUNCIL PASSED. YOU HAD YOUR PERSONAL LAWYER TELL ME, THIS IS THE FORUM FOR ME TO TAKE IT UP. I'VE TRIED FOR THREE WEEKS ALMOST TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I'VE TALKED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL, I'VE TALKED TO THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I'VE TALKED TO PARKS AND RECREATION. I TALKED TO THE POLICE AND I WAS TOLD BY YOUR PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO COME HERE FOR A PRIVATE BUSINESS MATTER BETWEEN YOU AND A [00:05:01] VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS A CITY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHY. I'VE BEEN ASKED THREE TIMES TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT WAS A PERSONAL VIOLATION. THE BOUNCY HOUSES, IT MAY SOUND TRIVIAL. BOUNCY HOUSES REQUIRE INSPECTION. THE FOOD VENDOR WHO TOLD ME YOU TOLD HIM, OR YOUR STAFF TOLD HIM TO EXPECT 250 PEOPLE, WHICH IS 100 PEOPLE MORE THAN THE SPECIAL PERMIT PROCESS REQUIRES. HE WAS TOLD TO EXPECT 250 PEOPLE. THE FOOD SERVICES WERE NOT INSPECTED. WAS THE BOUNCY HOUSE INSPECTED? APPARENTLY NOT. DID YOU FILE FOR A SOUND PERMIT? APPARENTLY NOT. THERE'S NO RECORD OF A SOUND PERMIT. YOU ARE A SCOFF LAW AS AN INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN, NOT THE COUNCIL, NOT AS MAYOR. AS AN INDIVIDUAL. DO YOU GO THROUGH RED LIGHTS? DO YOU STOP AT STOP SIGNS? I'M, I'M SHOCKED. ALL I'M ASKING IS, COUNSEL, WHERE DO I FILE A COMPLAINT? I'VE TRIED THE NORMAL CHANNELS YOUR ATTORNEY TOLD ME TO POUND SAND TWICE IS NOT RIGHT. AND FOR YOU TO BE, I'M SORRY, RUNNING FOR REELECTION. I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I LIVE IN TEXAS CITY. I'VE MADE NO BONES ABOUT ADMITTING THAT I LOVE TEXAS CITY. I SPEND MOST OF MY MONEY HERE. AND IF YOU CHECK FLOCK CAMERA, I'VE BEEN IN LEAGUE CITY MORE THAN I'M IN TEXAS CITY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM PROFESSIONALS AND YOUR STAFF WHO HAVE BASICALLY GIVEN ME ONE SENTENCE ANSWERS SAYING, IT'S NOT MY JOB. WHO INVESTIGATES VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE? WILL SOMEONE OF THE COUNSEL TELL ME, WHERE DO I FILE THE COMPLAINT? ALL RIGHT, BRIAN HALLIGAN. YES. MY NAME IS BRIAN HALLIGAN. UM, I LIVE ON HIDDEN COLONY HERE IN LEAGUE CITY. FIRST, I WANNA THANK MAYOR LONG FOR MEETING WITH ALL THE CITIZENS OF LEAGUE CITY, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR POLITICAL AFFILIATION. I UNDERSTAND HE'S GONNA SPEAK TO THE LEAGUE CITY DEMOCRATS NEXT MONTH, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT HE WILL KEEP HIS WORD TO THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. BUT I'M HERE TO SAY SOME FACTS ABOUT A COUNCILMAN THAT IS UP FOR REELECTION. COUNCILMAN SEAN SAUNDERS. AT LAST MEETING, I DISCUSS HOW SAUNDERS THINKS HE'S ABOVE THE LAW BY BLOCKING SIDEWALKS. AFTER HIS DELIRIOUS IDEA TO TRY TO CHANGE STATE LAW, THE FIRE MARSHAL HERE IN LAKE CITY HAD TO CONTACT HIM WITH A FINAL WARNING TO MAKE HIM STOP AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW. THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT ARE WRITTEN AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE, BUT IT'S IT'S INSCRIPTED RIGHT ABOVE THE ENTRANCE EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW. NEXT, MR. SAUNDERS TRIED TO USE HIS CITY MANAGER TO HELP HIS BEST FRIEND, A CONVICTED ARSONIST OUT OF A CITATION FROM ANIMAL CONTROL. THAT DIDN'T WORK. SINCE THE LAST MEETING, SINCE THE LAST TIME I SPOKE HERE, MR. SAUNDERS RECEIVED A CITATION FOR NOT STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN IN HIS A TV. HE GOT VERY UGLY WITH THE OFFICER TRYING TO DO HIS JOB. MR. SAUNDERS TOLD THE OFFICER, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? THE OFFICER WASN'T SCARED THAT BULLYING TACTIC AND DID HIS JOB, AND I WANNA THANK HIM FOR THAT. I, WELL, UM, I DON'T SEE THE POLICE CHIEF HERE. UM, I I, BUT I WANNA THANK HIM THAT NEXT MR. SAUNDERS WENT CRYING TO THE POLICE CHIEF ABOUT IT AND HE DID HIS JOB TOO AND STOOD BY THE LAW. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT CHIEF. THEN DAYS AFTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA THERE, MULTIPLE PICTURES, POSTER AND MR. SAUNDERS ON HIS A TV AGAIN DRIVING A LAKE CITY PARKWAY AND THEN DOWN WALKER STREET WITH THE CAMPAIGN SIGN IN THE BACK OF IT. YOU KNOW, HIS VEHICLE IS AN OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT ALLOWED ON STATE HIGHWAYS, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. MR. SAUNDERS THINKS HE'S ABOVE THE LAW AND CONTINUES BREAKING LAWS. ON 6 24 20 26, MR. SAUNDERS WAS SERVED WITH YET ANOTHER DEBT LAWSUIT FOR MAXING OUT HIS CREDIT CARDS AND NOT PAYING IT. YOU WAKE UP LEAGUE CITY. WE DON'T NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN'T HANDLE A HOUSEHOLD BUDGET AND DOES NOT SUPPORT LAW AND ORDER. I URGE LEAGUE CITY TO PLEASE NOT VOTE FOR SIDEWALK SAUNDERS. HE NEEDS TO GO. THANK YOU. ANGE MERTENS. [00:10:06] WELL, HI, I AM ANGIE MERTENS. I LIVE AT 25 0 1 ROBIN CROSSING LANE HERE IN LAKE CITY. UM, AND I AM THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE CITY LIONS CLUB. AND I AM HERE FOR SOME EXCITING NEWS. SO THIS COMING, UM, NOT THIS WEEKEND, THE NEXT WEEK ON OCTOBER 2ND AND THIRD IS OUR 70TH ANNUAL LEAGUE CITY LIONS CLUB VILLAGE FAIR. SO IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST EVENTS HELD HERE IN LEAGUE CITY, ALTHOUGH ACTUALLY I THINK IT PROBABLY IS THE OLDEST EVENT HERE IN LEAGUE CITY. WE'RE ALSO ONE OF THE OLDEST CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN LEAGUE CITY. THE LIONS CLUB IS 74 YEARS OLD, SO NEXT YEAR'S ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR THAT. BUT THE 70TH ANNUAL VILLAGE FAIR IS GONNA BE TWO DAYS OF EXCITING EVENTS FOR THE FAMILY. WE HAVE BOUNCY HOUSES FOR THE KIDS, FOAM PARTIES, A PETTING ZOO. WE HAVE SYNGO, BINGO, AND A LOT OF FABULOUS VENDORS AND WE HAVE TWO DAYS OF LIVE MUSIC. SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL ALL COME OUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE SCOTTY ALEXANDER. HE IS ONE OF TEXAS'S NUMBER ONE MUSIC ARTIST. HE'S ALWAYS ON THE TOP OF THE TEXAS MUSIC CHART. AND HE'S GONNA BE PERFORMING ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT SIX O'CLOCK. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE BAG OF DONUTS. AND IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE BAG OF DONUTS, THEN YOU NEED TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THIS FABULOUS, FABULOUS, UM, GROUP. THEY ARE FROM NEW ORLEANS. THEY DRESS UP IN COSTUMES. UM, THAT ONE GUY'S LIKE KISS AND THE JOKER AND THEY WILL HAVE YOU JUMPING AND SINGING FOR THE HOUR AND A HALF PRESENTATION THAT THEY GIVE IT. IT IS SO FUN. UM, ON SATURDAY WE HAVE, UM, KIDS ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE THE SCHOOL OF ROCK AND, UM, ROCKING CLASSICS THAT'LL BE OUT THERE WITH, UM, THE, UM, FOLK ASSOCIATION IN THE MORNING. AND WE HAVE ONE OF OUR GREATEST BANDS THAT WE LOVE THAT COME OUT AND THEN PERFORM FOR US A LOT, BIG JORDAN. UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE ERS WHO'S A FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE BAND. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BIG STAR OF THE NIGHT IS GOING TO BE EASTON CORBIN. AND, UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE NOT SEEN EASTON PERFORM, HE IS JUST ONE OF THE GREATEST PERFORMERS OF OUR TIME. HE HAS KIND OF A GEORGE STRAIGHT RICH VOICE, AND HIS MUSIC IS A LOT OF FUN. SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THE WHOLE TOWN OF LEAGUE CITY. EVERYBODY COME OUT, WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM. IT'S GONNA BE OUT AT THE BALLPARK AT LEAGUE CITY, WHICH MOST OF YOU USED TO KNOW AS BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. SO COME OUT, COME OUT, THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING, THERE'S FOOD. YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE, UH, DRINK WITH YOUR, UH, WATCHING OF YOUR BANDS AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME OUT BOTH NIGHTS. HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE VILLAGE FAIR. THANK YOU. UH, SIX [6. CONSENT AGENDA ] A THROUGH O. SECOND, I'D LIKE TO PULL SIX G AND SIX H YOU SAID WHICH ONES? GMH? YEAH. OKAY. UH, IT'S OKAY. WE WILL APPROVE THE REMAINDER. PLEASE VOTE. GO AHEAD. SORRY. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST [6G. 26-0391 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a rental agreement and related revenue-sharing arrangement between the City of League City, through The Ballpark at League City, and the League City Lions Club for the 2026 Village Fair at The Ballpark at League City on October 2 and October 3, 2026 (Executive Director of Facilities, Information Technology and The Ballpark)] SIX G. CONSIDERING TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION. AUTHORIZING A RENTAL AGREEMENT RELATED REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY THROUGH THE BALLPARK AT LAKE CITY, IN THE LAKE CITY LIONS CLUB FOR THE 2026 VILLAGE FAIR AT THE BALLPARK AT LAKE CITY ON OCTOBER 2ND AND THIRD, 2026. I NEED A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. THE, UM, UH, JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION ON IT. SO, YOU KNOW, I READ IT, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY GO INTO HOW THE REVENUE SHARING AND WHAT THE, WHAT THE AGREEMENT REALLY IS. SO COULD YOU JUST KINDA GIMME A HIGH LEVEL? SO JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE THE NORMAL BASEBALL RATE FOR THE GATES. AND THEN ANY LIONS CLUB GATE FEES, WE, WE DO A REVENUE SHARING WITH THEM. SO LIKE THE LIONS CLUB, WE'LL GET, UM, THE ADULTS ARE $15, $10 TO THE BALLPARK AND FIVE GO TO THE LIONS. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE REVENUE SHARING. [00:15:01] AND SO WHAT ABOUT THE COST SHARING? IS IT THE SAME WAY OR IS IT JUST THE CITY COVERS EVERYTHING AND NET THE 10 TO $10 OUTTA THE 15 OTHER THAN THE CHILDREN, WHICH IS SEVEN 50, WHICH FIVE GOES TO THE BALLPARK AND TWO 50 GO TO THE LIONS CLUB AND THEN ANY, ANY LIONS CLUB ATTENDEE, THEY GET A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THOSE SKATE FEES. THE BASEBALL, WE DO A REVENUE SHARING. OKAY, PERFECT. HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEP. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST [6H. 26-0380 Consider and take action on a resolution updating existing fees for recreational programs, membership fees, rental fees and non-resident fees (Director of Parks & Cultural Services)] SIX H. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION. UPDATING EXISTING FEES FOR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, MEMBERSHIP FEES, RENTAL FEES, AND NON-RESIDENT FEES. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MS. RES. WHEN, WHEN I JUST LOOKED AT IT AND I KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE, UH, ALL OF STAFF COME BACK, IT LOOKS LIKE ALL WE'RE SAVING IS $16,000 IN SOME CHANGE, BUT WE'RE RAISING, WE'RE DOUBLING SOME OF THE FEES FOR, UM, FOR THE RESIDENTS. AND JUST PER THE, THE MATH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ABOUT 93.5% OR RESIDENTS ON IT. SO FOR $16,000, IS IT REALLY WORTH THE, UM, DOUBLING OF THESE FEES FOR OUR CITIZENS? THAT WAS A DIRECTIVE I THINK IN 2024 FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME AT LOOKING AT DOUBLING FEES FOR NON-RESIDENTS. UM, AT THE TIME THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON, UM, LIMITED, UH, FACILITIES AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A WAITING LIST FOR OUR CITY SERVICES. OKAY. BUT, AND I GET THE NON-RESIDENT, BUT, BUT WE'RE INCREASING THE RESIDENTS IN IN QUITE HIGH TOO. WE EVALUATE THE FEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND WE LOOK AT OUR EXPENSES. WE ALSO DO SOME BENCHMARKING WITH OTHER CITIES AS FAR AS COMPARABLE PRICES AND EACH YEAR WE REMOVE SOME PROGRAMS AND SOME PROGRAMS WE ADJUST THE FEES TO, UM, ACCOMMODATE THOSE, UH, ADDITIONAL EXPENSES. SO WITH THE ADDITIONAL FEES, DO YOU, I TAKE IT THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S GONNA CUT DOWN IN ANY OF THE ATTENDANCE OR PARTICIPATION. WE FEEL THAT, UH, UH, THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT NORMALLY DO VERY WELL. UM, WE ALSO REMOVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT DON'T DO WELL. UM, SO THEY'RE EVALUATED EVERY YEAR. PERFECT. THANK YOU. MR. RESLER. I JUST LOOKING OVER IT, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ONLY TWO OF THE LINE ITEMS THAT SHOWED A DOUBLING. ONE IS THE FAMILY CAMP OUT, WHICH WENT FROM 20 TO $40, DOESN'T SEEM THAT SUBSTANTIAL. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS HOMETOWN HEROES PARK DROP IN WENT FROM FIVE TO $10. UM, NEITHER OF THOSE SEEM EXCESSIVE TO ME. I WOULD ASSUME MOST OF THE OTHER FEES THAT WENT UP, LIKE THE LIFEGUARD FEES, THAT IS THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING THE LIFEGUARD, RIGHT? YES SIR. WELL, WE PAY THE LIFEGUARD, WE'RE PAYING THE LIFEGUARDS MORE NOW IN THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT CAME UP WITH DISCUSSION WITH THE PARKS BOARD. I THINK WE RAISED IT TO 16 PARKS BOARD MEMBERS SAID, WHAT ABOUT FICA? AND THEY WANTED MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS COVERED AND RAISED IT TO 18. GOOD JOB. PERFECT. THANK OUR PARKS BOARD. YES SIR. ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTIONS APPROVED EIGHT TO ZERO PUBLIC HEARING. HOLD [7A. 26-0384 Hold a public hearing on a Special Use Permit, SUP-26-0002 (Always Market), to allow for a Vehicle Fueling Station use on approximately 1.65 acres zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located at the northwestern corner of the FM 646 and S. Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270) intersection (Director of Planning)] A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SUP DASH 26. ALWAYS MARKET TO ALLOW FOR A VEHICLE FUELING STATION USE ON APPROXIMATELY 1.65 ACRES ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FM 6 46 AND SOUTH EGRET BAY BOULEVARD FM TWO 70 INTERSECTION. THIS STARTS AT SIX 19. UH, MIKE SS SINI. SORRY IF I BUTCHERED THAT. MIKE, UH, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOU GUYS GIVING ME A TIME TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS OKAY? AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM. PEOPLE HAVE BUSINESSES, BUT GAS STATION USUALLY ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CAN CAUSE PROBLEM. OKAY. IF YOU GO TO THE DICKINSON, ANY GAS STATION NEXT TO NEIGHBORHOOD USUALLY BRING YOUR UNWANTED BUSINESSES. OKAY? [00:20:02] AND PLUS PEOPLE THAT COMES AND GO IN THE GAS STATION USUALLY DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, OKAY? BECAUSE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE TRANSIENT. THEY COME GET THE GAS DRINKS AND WHATEVER THEY WANNA GO, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO START USING IT ALL NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY? RIGHT NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET TO MY OWN HOUSE FROM 6 46 FROM KENTUCKY BECAUSE TRAFFIC AND JUST THINK WHEN THEY BRING THAT GRAND PARKWAY, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AND YOU GUYS WANNA PUT A GAS STATION. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE MOVING. I'M ALREADY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HOMELESS LIVING BEHIND MY HOUSE, BUT THE DOG PARK, OKAY? THEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S VERY DARK. WE DON'T HAVE NO STREET LIGHTS, WE DON'T HAVE NO HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION. OKAY? WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A SIDEWALK. ALL THE TRAFFIC'S GONNA COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEN KIDS ARE PLANE PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS OR WALKING TO THE PARK. AND WHY NOT HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A BANK OR SOMETHING LIKE A CLINIC. AND THE GAS STATION USUALLY OPEN UNTIL LATE NIGHT. THEY'RE NOT GONNA CLOSE AT SIX O'CLOCK, GO HOME AND PEOPLE GETTING HOME TRY TO RELAX AND THEN THEY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ALL THE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALREADY HAVE A PROBLEM. PEOPLE, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, BUT TRY TO BYPASS THE LIGHT, GO TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET TO THE BAY, AND THEN PUT THE GAS STATION WHAT GUARANTEE THEY GAVE, GIVE US, GIVE SAFETY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OR THEY'RE GONNA HIRE AN OFFICER TO COME AND WALK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M GLAD THEY, THEY DIDN'T EVEN APPROVE IT OR IN PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AND MY SON WAS IN THAT PLAN, YOU KNOW, HE CAME TO THAT PLANNING BOARD, SAID, DAD, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS SAID NO. WHEN THEY HEAR OUR ADDRESS, THEY SAY, WELL, OH, PEOPLE CROSS THE STREET. OKAY, IT OKAY, KEEP GOING. OKAY. OKAY. WHAT? SEE? YEAH, THEY SAID PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE THE OKAY, BUT THAT PLACE IS NOT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVING THERE. THAT'S BASICALLY THE RELIGIOUS CENTER. THE PEOPLE GO PRAY FOR TWO, THREE HOURS A WEEK. THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THEY CAN BE APPROVED SOMETHING. THEY'RE NOT EVEN INVOLVED. I GUESS MY TIME IS OVER. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSES AT 6 22. OKAY. NO, WELL, WE'LL GET 'EM. ARE YOU THE APPLICANT OR THE NO, I'M THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY. MAY I PLEASE A CHANCE? SURE. WE SHOULD PROBABLY SIGN UP ON THE LIST THERE, BUT GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. UM, MY NAME IS KAREEM ABED. UH, I'M THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY. UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS SUP I'VE HAD IT LISTED FOR THREE YEARS ALMOST. I'VE HAD IT ABOUT 20 YEARS, BUT I DECIDED TO SELL IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THAT AREA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THERE IS NOTHING AROUND THE AREA AND, UH, I DECIDED TO LIST IT. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INQUIRY EXCEPT PERFUME STATION. UM, THERE WAS TWO, THREE BUYER ALREADY THAT HAD TO BACK OUT BECAUSE OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF FUEL FUEL STATION. SO THIS GENTLEMAN HAS SPENT ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS ON THIS PROPERTY, THE BUYER, AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY HE IS COOPERATED WITH THE CITY, HAVE DONE, DON'T READ, EDITED THE, THE DRAWING, THE WHATEVER THE CITY HAS ASKED HIM, HE IS DONE AND HE'S WILLING TO DO THAT. MR. SUBARI THAT JUST SPOKE, HE IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT AGAINST THIS, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. HE LIVES WAY AT THE END OF KENTUCKY. HE ALWAYS ACCESS FROM I WAY AND 96 NEVER USE 6 46. I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HIS MOTIVE BEEN HERE. I'M SO SORRY. BUT WE'VE HAD THE SUPPORT [00:25:01] OF A CHURCH ACROSS HIS HOUSE THAT HAVE WELCOMED THIS FUEL STATION AND THERE'S NOBODY ELSE THAT HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ACROSS 6 46 FROM 45 TO TO 1 46. THERE IS NOT MANY GAS STATION AT ALL. SO MUCH TRAFFIC. AND, UH, UH, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS PROPERTY BEING DEVELOPED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IT ENDS AT 6 25 7 [7B. 26-0385 Consider and take action on a request for a Special Use Permit, SUP-26-0002 (Always Market), to allow a Vehicle Fueling Station use on approximately 1.65 acres zoned "CG" (General Commercial), generally located at the northwestern corner of the FM 646 and S. Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270) intersection (Director of Planning)] B. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A, ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUP DASH 26 DASH 0 0 0 2. ALWAYS MARKET TO ALLOW VEHICLE FUELING STATION USE ON APPROXIMATELY 1.65 ACRES ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 6 46 AND EGRET BAY BOULEVARD TO FM TWO 70. PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION MOTION, APPROVE, APPROVAL FAILED TWO TO TWO, WE'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MR. CRUZS. CHRIS, CAN YOU GO OVER, THERE'S WEIRD ABOUT TRYING TO TURN INTO THIS, UM, WITH THE BIG FUEL TRUCKS. CAN YOU KINDA WALK ME THROUGH WHAT THE ISSUE WAS? SURE. UM, I'M SORRY. SO AS PART OF THE SUP PROCESS, UM, IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE SLIDESHOW, BUT WE DO HAVE THEM SUBMIT A TURNING TEMPLATE, UM, TO SHOW THAT 18 WHEELERS CAN ENTER AND LEAVE THE SITE, UM, WITHOUT RUNNING OVER CURBS OR DESTROYING LANDSCAPE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, SO THEY WILL ENTER OFF OF FM TWO 70 ONTO WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT TOP LEFT OF THIS, UM, EXHIBIT. AND THAT'S SAGE STREET. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE REQUIRED TO IMPROVE A PORTION OF SAGE STREET, MAKE THAT TURN INTO THE SITE, AND THEN LOOP THE SITE AND COME BACK OUT ONTO SAGE STREET. SO THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE KENTUCKY AVENUE AS AN EXIT WITH 18 WHEELERS, BUT THEY DID PROVIDE TURNING TEMPLATES THAT SHOW IT ALL WORKS. DID STAFF SUPPORT THIS? SO STAFF RECOMMENDED TO THE APPLICANT THAT THEY PURSUE, UM, ONE OF THE OTHER CORNERS, UM, ONE OF THE OTHER THREE CORNERS THAT ARE NOT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL, BUT THE APPLICANT DID DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CORNER. SO DID STAFF, DID STAFF SUPPORT THIS? SO WE'RE NOT IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST. UM, WE DO HAVE CONDITIONS THAT IF YOU DO WANT TO APPROVE IT, UM, WE HAVE PROPOSED CONDITIONS, BUT WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY AGAINST OR FOR IT. THANK YOU, HONOR. YES, SIR. MR. TRUSSLER, IN, IN GENERAL, UM, I SUPPORT GETTING COMMERCIAL GROWTH IN THE CITY. UM, IT'S, IT'S WHAT GETS THE BURDEN OFF OF THE RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYERS. HAVING SAID THAT, UM, KNOWING THAT THERE'S A MUCH BETTER LOCATION IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET, UM, IT'S ACTUALLY A BIGGER PROPERTY SO THEY CAN FIT THEIR OWN TURN AROUND IN, UM, NOT BACKING UP TO RESIDENTIAL, BACKING UP TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DETENTION POND, UM, KNOWING THAT THERE'S ALREADY ONE GAS STATION JUST DOWN 6 46 AT TWO 70, UM, AS WELL AS THE, THE MURPHY STATION BY THE WALMART. UM, I, I'M NOT INCLINED TO, TO GRANT THIS ONE. I AM SYMPATHETIC TO THE CONCERNS THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY OTHER OFFERS ON THE, THE, THE PROPERTY IN THE THREE YEARS. UM, HAVING SAID THAT, WHEN 6 46 IS WIDEN, WHEN THE GRAND PARKWAY GOES IN, UM, THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE A SHORTAGE OF OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTITIES INTERESTED IN THAT PROPERTY. UM, ANYTIME YOU BUY LAND IT'S OWN COMMERCIAL THAT THAT'S NOT YET SOMETHING, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TAKING A A BIT OF A GAMBLE, YOU MAY HAVE TO SIT ON IT FOR A WHILE TILL YOU REALIZE A RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. AND, UM, I I THINK IT WILL COME. I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER RIGHT NOW. YEAH, I I AGREE WITH THAT. I MEAN, I THINK THE, THE ISSUE I HAVE IS OUT OF THE FOUR CORNERS THERE, THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST OF THE FOUR CORNERS, UH, TO PUT IT ON. IT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL. NUMEROUS HOMES WILL, I MEAN, BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM THEIR FRONT DOOR. UH, ANY OF THE OTHER THREE CORNERS WOULD BE, WOULD BE PREFERABLE. UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE OVER, I GUESS ONLY ONE PERSON CAME AND SPOKE AGAINST THIS, BUT IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE, WE'VE HAD S FOR GAS STATIONS, WE'VE SEEN THIS PLACE FILL UP FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH PEOPLE COMING IN AND THOSE WERE 150 FEET, 200, 400 FEET AWAY. UH, THIS IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO SOME OF THESE HOMES AND I, I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE [00:30:01] USE TO BE A, A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL WHEN THERE'S THREE OTHER VIABLE OPTIONS AT THE TIME. MRS. CHRIS, HOW MANY OF THOSE RESIDENTS CAME TO, TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING? UM, THERE WAS ONE SIR, WAS IT THE SAME? WAS IT THE SAME GENTLEMAN? YES, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. WE DID RECEIVE ONE ADDITIONAL, UM, PHONE CALL FROM A RESIDENT KIND OF ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT OR KIND OF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAGE FROM IT, UM, JUST DOWN IN KENTUCKY. AND, AND THEY VOICED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IT, DIDN'T OUTRIGHT VOICE OPPOSITION, BUT DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, GAS STATION GOING THERE. AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING OFFICIAL FROM THEM OUTSIDE OF A PHONE CALL. MR. BANN, I'M GONNA VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS. I THINK SITTING ON A PIECE OF LAND FOR 20 YEARS WHEN ONLY A SINGLE PERSON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWED UP TO SPEAK AGAINST IT SAYS A LOT. I KNOW IT MIGHT NOT BE THE IDEAL SPOT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BOY, TWO DECADES. TWO DECADES, AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WHENEVER A NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THESE FACILITIES, THEY SHOW UP, THEY SHOW UP BIG TIME. SO I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THANK YOU MR. CONES. UH, THANK YOU MATT. UH, JUST TO ASK CHRIS A QUESTION REAL QUICK, WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET? IS IT THE SAME OWNER OR IS DIFFERENT OWNERS? UM, NO SIR. I BELIEVE THERE ARE DIFFERENT OWNERS ACROSS THE STREET. STREET. OKAY. SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT HE BUILDS ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT HE'S NOT THE OWNER OF IT? YEAH, SO THE, THE APPLICANT IS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE APPLICANT TO BUILD A GAS STATION, UM, DOES NOT OWN THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY. WE JUST SUGGESTED THAT THERE ARE MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION ON THE OTHER CORNERS FOR A GAS STATION TO GO. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH, I'M KIND OF WITH ANDY. I I DO SUPPORT IT. UM, BUT MAY I LIKE TO MAKE AMENDED MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS AND LET THE APPLICANT GO BACK TO THE CITY AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF NEGOTIATION ON OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY AROUND THAT CORNER. AND I'LL MAKE THAT A MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT AND WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS POSTPONE IT TILL MAYBE NOVEMBER, UM, A MEETING IN NOVEMBER TO GIVE 'EM TIME TO NEGOTIATE. OKAY. AND IF I COULD, MAYOR, I'VE GOT A COUPLE UM, POINTS TO THAT. WE DO HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR A GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET ON TWO 70 ON THE LARGER TRACK THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO COME TO COUNCIL, LIKELY IN NOVEMBER. UM, SO THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE DOCKET SOON ON THE PIECE THAT ABUTS THE YES, SIR. AND ALSO ON THIS CASE, WE DID DO ENHANCED PUBLIC NOTICE. SO WE, WE NOTIFIED THE NOTIFICATION AREA IS PRETTY SMALL. IT ONLY TAKES UP A FEW OF THE PROPERTIES ALONG KENTUCKY. SO WE ASKED THE APPLICANT TO EXPAND THAT NOTIFICATION AREA TO EVERYBODY ON KENTUCKY. SO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER ALONG KENTUCKY GOT A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AS WELL AS THE PNC. UM, AND, AND THE RESPONSES WE RECEIVED WERE ONLY TWO. SO, SO YOU PRACTICALLY HAVE BAUMGARTNER OUT THERE KNOCKING DOORS, TRYING TO DRUM UP. THAT WAS NEXT STEP OPPOSITION. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SORRY PAUL, DO YOU WANNA GO AND THEN WE'LL VOTE? YEAH, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEY. UM, WHEN YOU POSTPONE AFTER THE, THE MOTION WAS TO APPROVE, UM, WHEN IT COMES BACK, DOES IT RESET OR DOES THAT MOTION STAND? NO, IT WOULD BE, SORRY. IT WOULD BE, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE WHEN IT COMES BACK. IT WOULD RESET. OKAY. SO THEN YOU WOULD NEED A NEW MOTION TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTION THE COUNCIL FEELS IS APPROPRIATE. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE CASE. OTHERWISE I WAS GONNA ASK THE ORIGINAL, UM, UH, FOLKS WHO, WHO MADE THE MOTION TO MODIFY IT TO INCLUDE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THAT THEN. YEAH. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. MOTION FAILS FOUR TO FOUR. SO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE WITH CONDITION. WE, WE GET TO SPEAK AGAIN? YEAH, LET'S LET PEOPLE SPEAK IF THEY WANT TO. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE ORIGINAL, UH, MOVER IF THEY WOULD, UH, MODIFY THEIR MOTION TO INCLUDE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. I WILL APPROVE THAT. AND THE SECOND GOOD. WE GOOD? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. I I'M STILL AGAINST IT, ESPECIALLY [00:35:01] KNOWING THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE COMING IN RIGHT BEHIND IT WITH A BETTER LOCATION. SO IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE ON THAT CORNER, THE ISOLATED PIECE OF PROPERTY NEXT TO THE RETENTION POND IS A, IS A CLEARLY BETTER PIECE OF PROPERTY. UH, MAINLY BECAUSE YOU WON'T HAVE TO PULL THE TRUCKS DOWN KENTUCKY, IT WILL KEEP THE, THE TRAFFIC OFF OF THE RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT KENTUCKY. AND IT'S AN ISOLATED PIECE, ONLY SURROUNDED BY A RETENTION POND. SO I, I THINK IT'S A SUPERIOR PIECE TO PUT IT THERE. LOOKING AT THIS MAP, I I HAVE A HARD TIME APPROVING IT. IT, THERE'S ONLY THE IN ONLY ENTRANCE IS OFF OF KENTUCKY AND OFF OF SAGE, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT YOU'RE GONNA KEEP ALL 18 WHEELER TRAFFIC GOING OFF OF SAGE. 18 WHEELERS ARE GONNA USE WHATEVER ENTRANCE THEY CAN TO GET IN AND OUT OF THIS PLACE. THEY'RE NOT GONNA JUST SAY KENTUCKY, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA GO IN AND OUT, OTHERWISE THEY GOTTA MAKE A BIG LOOP AROUND WITH THAT 18 WHEELER TRUCK TO GO BACK OUT THAT ENTRANCE AGAIN. I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THAT MUCH TRAFFIC GOING OFF OF KENTUCKY USING 18 WHEELER TRAFFIC. THERE'S NO ENTRANCES ONTO 6 46. IT'S ALL OFF OF KENTUCKY AND OFF THIS SMALL MODIFIED SAGE AREA. I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THIS ONE. I REALLY DO. I I WANT BUSINESSES, BUT MM-HMM . THIS, THIS AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN KIND OF A BAD AREA FOR A LONG TIME TO BEGIN WITH MR. MANN? NO. WELL, GOING TO SEAN'S POINT, UH, WE, WE'VE OKAYED PLENTY OF PROPERTIES OVER THE YEARS AND WE DIRECTED TRAFFIC. UM, THE KROGER COMES TO MIND, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY DON'T DRIVE THEIR 18 WHEELERS DOWN. OH GOD, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS IN 96. THEY DIDN'T WANT IT ON OR THEY DIDN'T WANT IT ON ONE OF THE ROADS. SO, AND THEY DON'T DO IT. SO THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE STATE OF TEXAS. PROPERTY RIGHTS USUALLY TRUMP ALL, UM, I KNOW WE MIGHT HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT HOW WE FEEL THIS SHOULD GO, BUT IF THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES, IF YOU COULD ONLY MUSTER ONE CITIZEN IN OPPOSITION WHILE DOING ENHANCED NOTIFICATION, THEY PROBABLY, THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. OR IF THEY DID, THERE WOULD BE AN ARMY HERE, JUST LIKE WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS TIMES. SO AGAIN, JUST TO SUMMARIZE PROPERTY RIGHTS YES. PERSONAL OPINIONS. NO, NO. THANK YOU. CHRIS. I'VE SEEN THE LOCATION FOR THE, UH, OTHER APPLICATION THAT WILL BE COMING IN ON THE ADJACENT CORNER. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP? YES, SIR. FOR ANYONE THAT'S, HAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THAT APPLICATION'S TALKING ABOUT AND POINT THAT OUT PLEASE. YEAH. SO IT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EGRET BAY, UM, SURROUNDED BY THE DETENTION POND ON TWO SIDES AND THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION, THE APPLICATIONS FOR THAT ENTIRE PROPERTY. IT'S FOR A PORTION OF IT PORTION, YES, SIR. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT APPLICATION WILL MOVE FORWARD. SURE. BUT RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE AN ACT ACTIVE APPLICATION REVIEW. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR, UH, FOR EVERYONE AND HAS A QUESTION OF WHERE THAT APPLICATION'S COMING IN AT. YES. THANK YOU TO, YEAH. UM, THANKS. I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THE, THE ARGUMENT HERE. I, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA PUT THIS PROPERTY OWNER AND THIS PERSON THAT WANTS TO PUT A BUSINESS THERE. WE'RE GONNA HOLD OFF JUST IN CASE SOMETHING BETTER COMES AROUND IN ANOTHER CORNER. I I JUST THINK THAT'S, UH, THE WRONG WAY TO GO. MR. RE THAT WOULD LITERALLY BE THE REASON WE REQUIRE AN SUP FOR GAS STATIONS. THAT IS RIGHT. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS WITH CONDITIONS. MOTION FAILS. THREE TO FIVE. ALRIGHT. OLD [9A. 26-0172 Consider and take action on a resolution setting the dates for conducting regular meetings during the months of November and December 2026 (City Secretary)] BUSINESS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATES FOR CONDUCTING REGULAR MEETINGS DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 2026. STAFF RECOMMENDS SETTING MEETING DATES ON NOVEMBER 17TH AND DECEMBER 15TH. MOVE TO APPROVE. IS THAT A PREVAILING MOTION? PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST FIRST READING [10A. 26-0386 Consider and take action on an ordinance creating a Citizen Data Privacy Committee to provide oversight of the City's Flock Safety automated license plate reader system (Mayor Long, Mayor Pro Tem Saunders and Council Member Cones)] OF ORDINANCES. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION. AISLE ORDINANCE CREATING ASSISTANCE DATA PRIVACY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE [00:40:01] OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY'S FLOCK SAFETY, AUTOMATED, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. WHO TO APPROVE? SEVEN. NOBODY WANTS TO TALK. JUST KIDDING. . JUST KIDDING. MR. CRUZ. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, ON THIS ONE, THERE IS VERY LITTLE ABOUT THIS THAT I LIKE. UM, ONE, I DON'T LIKE THAT THAT STAFF THAT WE'VE GOT THE AUDITOR AND, AND IN THIS CASE THE MAYOR ACTUALLY HAVE VOTES ON IT. WE HAVE THREE CITIZENS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THESE TYPICALLY, UH, IS IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN WE HAVE A MEMBER OF STAFF, THEY FEEL PRESSURED TO VOTE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SO THAT WOULD MEAN OUT OF THE THREE, IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ONE TO VOTE AGAINST IT. OR IF IT'S A CITIZENS COMMITTEE, WE REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE ALL THE CITIZENS DO THE VOTING. KINDA LIKE PLANNING AND ZONING. THE, UM, SO WHAT I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US, UH, ACTUALLY HAVE A MEMBER OF THE POLICE ON THIS TOO, SO THAT THEY CAN BE THE LIAISON WITH THIS AS WELL. SO LET ME, LET ME EXPLAIN IT AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR MOTION. BUT I'LL, I'LL EXPLAIN WHY WE DIDN'T INCLUDE 'CAUSE RIGHT. WE'RE, WE'RE AUDITING THE POLICE FORCE, SO YOU CAN'T REALLY HAVE MEMBER OF THE POLICE SITTING ON THERE. AND THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS, SO IF YOU, IF YOU SEE HOW IT'S WRITTEN, RIGHT? THIS IS IS WRITTEN WIDE OPEN TO LET THE CITIZENS AND WITH THE EXPERTISE OF THE AUDITOR INFORM WHAT WE'RE GOING TO AUDIT AND HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT. AND, AND REALLY WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, THERE'S, THERE'S TWO KIND OF MAJOR OVERRIDING ISSUES. THE FIRST ONE BEING THE PROTECTION OF THE DATA WHEN IT'S INSIDE OUR WALLS. AND SO ARE WE FOLLOWING OUR OWN PROCEDURES? ARE WE DOING, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE CASE NUMBERS IN? ARE WE VERIFYING, ARE WE ABUSING IT INTERNALLY? THAT'S A CONCERN. IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS OF A CONCERN FOR ME THAN THE SECOND ONE BECAUSE IF IT IS ABUSED, THE IT WILL BE CAUGHT. I MEAN, YOU JUST LOOK IT UP, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE BE CAUGHT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY DOING UNAUTHORIZED SEARCHES AND THAT WILL BE CAUGHT EVENTUALLY AND THERE WILL BE STEEP PENALTIES FOR THAT, INCLUDING TERMINATION AND LOSS OF PENSION AND A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS. SO THAT ABUSE, I THINK WE COULD SOLVE EASILY OURSELF. THE SECOND LEVEL OF ABUSE I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED OR IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH MORE COMPLICATED. AND THAT IS WHERE THE DATA, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DATA ONCE IT LEAVES OUR WALLS AND BEING ABLE TO VERIFY THAT FLOCK ITSELF IS TREATING THE DATA PROPERLY, THAT THEY'RE DESTROYING THE DATA PROPERLY AND THAT THEY AREN'T RESELLING IT OR DOING A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS, THAT GETS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED. AND SO, UH, AND I DON'T KNOW FRANKLY IF WE'RE EVEN EQUIPPED TO FIND THAT OUT, BUT, UH, I THINK WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A TRY. AND SO I'VE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WOULD ENABLE THESE, THE FIRST FIVE PEOPLE TO CREATE THE COMMITTEE THAT THEY WANT TO SEE. SO BUILDING IT UP FROM THERE, CREATING THE COMMITTEE, CREATING THE RULES, CREATING THE PROCEDURES, CREATING HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. AND IF THAT INCLUDES ADDING MORE CITIZENS, UH, EVENTUALLY I, I FORESEE THAT HAPPENING. BUT USING THOSE FIVE PEOPLE AS THE WAY TO CREATING THIS OUT OF THIN AIR, UH, BECAUSE THIS REALLY HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE, COULDN'T FIND MANY EXAMPLES OF IT AT ANY OTHER CITY. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE CITY AUDITOR ON THERE. SHE HAS THE EXPERTISE IN INTERNAL AUDITS. UH, I WAS ON THERE JUST 'CAUSE IT WAS MY IDEA. AND THEN THREE CITIZENS, WHICH WILL COME BACK TO, UH, TO STAT OR TO COUNCIL FOR THEM TO PICKET THOSE PEOPLE, CREATE THE CHARTER OF THAT COMMITTEE, BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, UH, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, AND THEN LAUNCH IT FROM THERE. SO THAT IS MY IDEA. UH, INSTEAD OF WRITING OUT EXACTLY HOW THE COMMITTEE WOULD FUNCTION IN THE ORDINANCE, ALLOWING THE COMMITTEE ITSELF TO CREATE IT AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. OKAY, SO, WELL THANKS FOR THAT. BUT GETTING BACK TO IT, SO, SO WE WOULD HAVE, UH, A COMMITTEE WHERE STAFF CONTROLS TWO, THE PEOPLE THAT CAN GET ON IT CAN ONLY BE NOMINATED BY YOU. AND SO WE'RE BASICALLY AT THE MERCY OF ONE CITIZEN THAT CAN, UM, WILL GO AGAINST IT. I I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS THE OPEN, UH, POSITION THAT WE'RE, THAT IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE, SO I, I THINK THAT THIS IS, I LIKE THE IDEA OF A COMMITTEE. I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE ANY STAFF VOTING. LET'S MODEL IT AFTER THE P AND Z AND THE REASON. AND YOU, YOU SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T HAVE THE POLICE 'CAUSE WE'RE AUDITING THE POLICE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHEN WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO FINANCIAL AUDITS, WE DON'T DO IT IN ISOLATION. WE SIT WITH THEIR ACCOUNTANTS, WE SIT WITH THEIR FINANCE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON. WHY ARE WE SEEING WHAT WE'RE SEEING? ARE WE LOOKING AT IT WRONG? IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY'RE NOT, THAT THEY'RE THERE. IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT WE NEED TO EXCLUDE [00:45:01] 'EM. SO THE WAY WE SET THIS UP IS JUST INCORRECT. I DON'T KNOW. SO I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND THAT WE, IF AT A START AT LEAST, THAT WE TAKE AWAY THE VOTING POWER FOR CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF. THANK YOU ANDY. JUST POINT A ORDER. THERE WAS NO SECOND ON THAT. AND THEREFORE MOTION DIED FOR RIGHT. SECOND GO BLINDLY. TRUSTING A BUREAUCRACY IS DUMB, BUT BLINDING THE COPS IS ACTUALLY DUMBER IN THIS SITUATION. YOU KNOW, THIS ENTIRE, I WHENEVER YOU LOOK AT THE DISCOURSE THAT AROUND THIS ISSUE, UH, NATIONALLY, IT'S GOTTA BE ABOUT THE DUMBEST DISCUSSION I HAVE EVER OF ALL PUBLIC POLICY. I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF ANYTHING DUMBER THAT, THAT YOU HAVE A TOOL AND YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PRIVACY OF THE HUH? NO, BUT I MEAN, BUT SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY, YOU, YOU HAVE A TOOL AND IF YOU THINK THE TOOL IS SOMEHOW A THREAT, JUST RIP IT OUT, WHICH IS CRAZY WHENEVER YOU SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THE TOOL IS. SO I, I APPLAUD YOU MAYOR LONG FOR BRINGING THIS PROPOSAL FORWARD BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS JUST INSTALL SOME ACCOUNTABILITY SO THAT YOU CAN GET A WIN-WIN. YOU KNOW THAT, THAT'S ALL THIS IS. AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S COMMON SENSE. AND IT'S USED LITERALLY IN ALL OTHER FACETS OF, I MEAN, OF, OF LIFE. I MEAN, IN BANKING, YOU EVER, YOU EVER WONDER THAT'S PRETTY SECURE INFORMATION. YOU, YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL BANKING INFORMATION? NO, THERE'S LAWS AND WE'RE AUDITED WE'RE, IT IS RIDICULOUS HOW MUCH WE'RE AUDITED. AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I OR ONE OF THE MY COLLEAGUES LOOKS AT YOUR ACCOUNT, WE ARE BEING WATCHED AND THERE'S A TRAIL THAT'S CREATED AND THERE'S AN INDEPENDENT BODY THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE US WHEN WE'RE AUDITED, LET ME ASSURE YOU, WE ARE ON THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE. OUR AUDITORS ARE ON THAT SIDE OF THE TABLE. SO IF JUST BANKING AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT ANOTHER WORLD, UH, HEALTHCARE, ARE WE GONNA JUST RIP OUT ALL THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS SIMPLY BECAUSE, UH, SOMEONE MIGHT, SOMEONE MIGHT USE THE DATA AGAINST US. NO, YOU HAVE AUDITING IN PLACE. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT AT THAT. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU MAYOR LONG FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT, UH, ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF IT IS THAT I THOUGHT I SAW ON THEIR TERM LIMITS FOR, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE MEMBERS. YEAH. AND SO AFTER WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO COME BACK AROUND TO MAKING A, MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO AMENDED MOTION TO REMOVE THOSE TERM LIMITS. BECAUSE THIS IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT I THINK ONCE Y'ALL GET THROUGH A YEAR OF THIS AND Y'ALL COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WORKS, UM, YOU WANT EXPERIENCED PEOPLE TO STAY IN THOSE POSITIONS FOR A WHILE AND YOU WANT THE MAYOR OR AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO BE THE PERSON WHO DECIDES WHO NEEDS TO BE ON THAT, UH, THAT TEAM OF AUDITORS OF CITIZENS. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. PERFECT. MR. DRESSEL, WHILE THE MAYOR NOMINATES PETE, THE, THE CITIZENS TO THE COMMITTEE, I, AND I APOLOGIZE, I I SAW THE ITEM AND DIDN'T READ THE DETAILS 'CAUSE I WAS FINE WITH IT. UM, DOES THE COUNCIL THEN VOTE ON IMPROVING THEM SAME AS ALL OUR OTHER COMMITTEES? SO IT'S NOT ONE PERSON CONTROLLING IT ANY MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY NOMINATES AND APPOINTS PEOPLE TO? UM, I WILL SAY I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SPOKEN AGAINST HAVING ONLY THE MAYOR BE ABLE TO, TO BE THE ONE TO NOMINATE THE COMMITTEES. AND I HAVE NEVER SO MUCH AS HAD A SECOND ON DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT. UM, IT'S ALSO PART OF OUR CHARTER, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CHANGE HERE AND NOW. UM, AND I AM PERFECTLY, UM, OKAY WITH ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MY STANCE ON THAT, THAT POSITION IS THE MINORITY POSITION, UM, AND NOT SHARED BY ANYONE [00:50:01] ENOUGH TO, TO, UH, BROACH THAT, THAT SUBJECT AS A CHANGE IN THE PAST. I SEE NO REASON TO TREAT THIS ONE ANY DIFFERENT. UM, KNOWING THAT IT STILL TAKES THE VOTE OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO APPROVE 'EM. UM, YOU HAVE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SAY NO. AND WHILE YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE, I WILL SAY, UM, IN THE INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE BROUGHT NAMES TO BOTH MAYOR LONG AND HIS, HIS PREDECESSOR, MAYOR HALLEY, UM, AND ASKED FOR THEM TO, TO BE ON COMMITTEES, UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD NO, UM, THEIR NAMES WERE PUT FORWARD. UM, AND, AND I HAVE NOT ALWAYS AGREED WITH EITHER OF THEM, UM, QUITE PUBLICLY DISAGREED WITH BOTH ON NUMEROUS ISSUES. UH, IT'S THE PROCESS THAT'S IN PLACE. IT'S ONE OF THE, THE PRIVILEGES THAT THAT THAT COMES WITH THE, UH, ELEVATED LEVEL OF CAMPAIGN TO RUN FOR MAYOR. UM, I DON'T SEE WHY THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT. I AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF GIVING SOME TRANSPARENCY. THE ONE COMPLAINT THAT, THAT I THINK IS, UM, SOMEWHAT VALID IN THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT FLOCK IS THAT, UM, THEY FEEL THERE ISN'T TRANSPARENCY. AND THE ONE THING THAT'S OBVIOUS FROM MANY OF THE COMMENTS, UH, IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT LOCK CAMERAS ARE AND HOW THEY WORK. AND HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU END UP WITH CITIZEN ADVOCATES WHO CAN HELP EXPLAIN IT AS SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE. SO IT'S A, IT'S AN ADVANTAGEOUS THING, UM, BOTH FOR THOSE WHO QUESTION THEIR, THEIR SECURITY AND SAFETY AND FOR THOSE WHO THINK THEY'RE A, UH, IMMENSELY VALUABLE TOOL. UM, SO I I THINK IT'S A BIT UNUSUAL THAT WE'VE HAD SO MUCH, UH, GRUMBLING ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE. SO, UM, OH, THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT JUMPING AHEAD THERE. NO PROBLEM. UM, YEAH, SO I, I DON'T THINK THAT, UH, IF, IF IT ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT GRUMBLING AND AS FOR THE, THE WAY IT WORKS, SO, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR NOMINATES, CITY COUNCIL APPROVES, OKAY, BUT IF ALL YOU CAN DO IS VOTE ON WHO THE MAYOR NOMINATES YOU'RE, YOU'RE BASICALLY JUST LIMITED TO THE PEOPLE HE WANTS IN THERE. AND YES, WE COULD VOTE NO, BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE DON'T. AND IF ALL WE CAN DO IS PUT IN THE PEOPLE THAT HE WANTS, IF WE WANT A COMMITTEE SET, WE EITHER VOTE YES OR WE JUST HAVE TO GET THE PEOPLE THAT HE WANTS ON THERE, ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE FORMING BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T TRUST HOW WE'RE HANDLING OUR DATA. SO THIS IS EXACTLY THE WRONG WAY. AND THEN TO SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA ALLOW STAFF TO CONTROL SO MUCH OF THE VOTE IS, IS JUST LUDICROUS. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE, THE, UM, THE CITY AUDITOR WHO WE'VE ALREADY TAXED WITH ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT LEVELS. NOW SHE'S GOING TO COME IN AND BE THE EXPERT ON THIS, THIS, THIS SHOULD ACTUALLY BE VOTED NO. YEAH. SO I THINK THE IDEA IS THAT THE MAYOR AND THE AUDITOR WOULD SIT EX-OFFICIO AND THE VOTES WOULD ACTUALLY BE HANDLED BY THE CITIZENS ON THE COMMITTEE. UH, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. SO, AND THEN THE COMMITTEE CAN BE EXPANDED FROM THERE IF THE COMMITTEE, ONCE THE COMMITTEE CREATES THEIR CHARTER AND EXPANDS IT. SO THAT'S THE IDEA. AND THEN FAR AS LIKE IF THE MAYOR NOMINATES OR NOT, THAT'S IN THE CHARTER. SO THERE REALLY CAN'T CHANGE THAT TONIGHT IF WE WANTED TO. THAT'S JUST HOW IT, JUST HOW IT WORKS. BUT MR. , WE HAVE SEVERAL BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS IN LEAGUE CITY PLANNING, ZONING, FINANCE, UH, ZBA, WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF STUFF. THERE'S A PROCESS TO GET ON ONE OF THOSE BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS. UH, I'VE BEEN ON A COUPLE OF THEM. YOU FILL OUT APPLICATIONS, YOU TURN REFERENCES IN. UM, EVERY ONE OF US WHEN THAT HAPPENS HAS ACCESS TO REVIEW THOSE APPLICATIONS. THIS IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE ONE PERSON HAS TOTAL CONTROL TO PICK SOMEBODY AND THEN WE ALL VOTE ON IT WHETHER TO PROVE THEM OR NOT. SO I, I DON'T SEE THIS AS A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE, ONE, ONE PERSON'S GONNA STACK A BOARD TO DO WHAT THEY WANNA DO. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. UH, WE HAVE THE SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR A REASON. UM, WE ALSO IN THE PAST HAVE REMOVED PEOPLE FROM BOARDS THAT WEREN'T DOING THEIR JOB. UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD ALSO TAKE PLACE IF SOMEONE'S ON THERE AND IS NOT DOING AN ADEQUATE JOB. UM, JUST WANNA THROW THAT OUT. ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE VOTE, JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT, UH, WITH THE PEOPLE THAT SPONSORED AT CHADWELL AND SAUNDERS THAT YOU'RE OKAY MOVE MAKING SURE IT'S CLEAR THAT THE MAYOR AND THE AUDITOR SIT EXOFFICIO ON THE [00:55:01] COMMITTEE. MAYOR, MAYOR TOMMY GOT SOMETHING. OH, SORRY, TOMMY. YEAH, MAYOR, I'M SORRY. WE, THE, THE SPONSORS WERE AND STAFF. UM, THIS IS ONLY AN ADVISORY BOARD. EVERYTHING COMES BACK TO THE FOR DECISION ANYWAY. UM, SO IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD BOARD THE WAY IT'S SET UP AND I DON'T EVEN MIND THE MAYOR VOTE. KNOWN ISSUES. THAT'S IT. CAN I OFFER MY MOTION? I GUESS I'D LIKE TO OFFER A S**T. I'D LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDED MOTION THAT, UH, WE'LL STRIKE THE LANGUAGE RELATING TO TERM LIMITS. SECOND. THANK YOU. SO JUST TO, JUST TO CLARIFY THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO TERM LIMITS TO THE CITIZENS, BUT THEY JUST SERVE THE REGULAR STAGGERED TERM. THE TERM LIMIT MENTIONED IN THE ORDINANCE WAS TO ADDRESS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE APPOINTED, UH, VIA THEIR POSITION. SO LIKE THE CITY AUDITOR AND THE MAYOR APPOINTED. OH, OKAY. SO THERE'S NO ACTUAL TERM LIMITS ON THE CITIZEN ASPECT OF IT. IT'S JUST TO CLARIFY THAT AS LONG AS THE MAYOR IS IN OFFICE, AS LONG AS THE CITY AUDITOR ISN'T, IS, YOU KNOW, THE SAME PERSON THEY WILL SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE. JUST, OKAY, I WITHDRAW MY SECOND . YOU KNOW, I GOT A LITTLE WOUND UP ABOUT THAT TOO, YOU KNOW. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. ABSOLUTELY. AND, AND CURRENTLY ALL FIVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE, THE MAYOR AND THE AUDITOR WOULD BE VOTING MEMBERS. SO LET ME KNOW IF, IF YOU WANT THAT CHANGED OR IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE MAYOR AND THE AUDITOR TO EX OFFICIO. I WILL SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND MOTIONS PROVED EIGHT TO ZERO. UH, NOW WE HAVE TO VOTE AS AMENDED. MOTION PASSES. 8 2 0. ALL RIGHT. CONSIDER AND TAKE [10B. 26-0396 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Section 70-123, entitled "Restriction on Outdoor Donation Bins," of Article VI, Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, to clarify the application of the City's donation bin regulations to property owned, leased, or operated by governmental entities (Mayor Long)] ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 70 DASH 1 23 ENTITLED, RESTRICTION ON OUTDOOR DONATION BINS OF ARTICLE SIX, CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY'S DONATION BIN REGULATIONS TO PROPERTY OWNED LEASE AND OPERATED BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALRIGHT, I PUT THIS UP HERE. UH, BECAUSE WE, IT WE NEVER MEANT TO REGULATE THE DONATION BINS AT THE, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND IF YOU READ THE ORDINANCE YOU CAN DEFINITELY GET IT THAT WAY, BUT IT CERTAINLY WASN'T CLEAR. AND SO THIS CLEARS IT UP THAT OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES CAN DO THAT AND WE DON'T ACTUALLY EVEN HAVE ANY RIGHT TO REGULATE THEM. SO, UH, IT'LL CLARIFY THAT SO THEY CAN MOVE AHEAD. IT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY HAVE VARIETY OF DONATION BINS LIKE PAPER PRODUCTS AND A COUPLE OTHERS THAT ARE PRETTY MEANINGFUL REVENUE FOR THE PTA AND THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT ANYMORE. WELL, AND IF THEY ARE USES DUMPS, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CLEAN IT UP. SO YEAH, THE SCHOOLS WILL BE MORE ON TOP OF IT. SO, ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT TO ZERO, TENNESSEE, [10C. 26-0382 Consider and take action on an ordinance of the City of League City, Texas, designating up to five (5) parking spaces at Hometown Heroes Park for the exclusive use of vehicles transporting persons with disabilities, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on weekdays, and for general use of vehicles outside those times; providing for the posting of signs; providing exceptions; providing a penalty; and providing for savings, severability, repealer, publication, and an effective date (Director of Parks and Cultural Services)] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE CITY, TEXAS DESIGNATING UP TO FIVE PARKING SPACES AT HOMETOWN HEROES PARK FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF VEHICLES, TRANSFERRING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 AM AND 3:00 PM ON WEEKDAYS. AND FOR GENERAL USE OF VEHICLES OUTSIDE THOSE TIMES. PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF SIGNS, PROVIDING, UH, EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING PENALTY, PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, FAVORABILITY, REPEAL, PUBLICATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, MR. COLLINS, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT MOTION ALSO TO INCLUDE ONE SPACE FOR, UH, EXPECTED MOTHERS AND ONE FOR A VETERAN IN, IN THAT SAME AREA. I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE ROOM. OKAY, SO THIS WOULD BE HOW MANY SPACES TOTAL NOW? SEVEN. SEVEN, MR. CRUZ. SO, SO TOMMY, WOULD WE TAKE AWAY SO NO FOR THE BETTER WE ADDING ADDITION ONTO IT. FIVE. NO, WE'RE JUST ADDING FIVE HANDICAP AND ONE, UH, THAT DOESN'T TAKE ALL THE SPACES AWAY, TOM. IT JUST TAKES, WE'RE ADDING FIVE MORE SPACES FOR THE SENIORS AND THEN ADDING ONE FOR THE VETERAN AND ONE FOR EXPECTED MOTHERS. OKAY, PERFECT. SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE NUMBERS. THERE'S 11 SPACES ON THAT ROAD, SO, [01:00:01] SO CO COUNCIL MEMBER CONES, THE WAY WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT PROGRAMMED, THE, THE WEST SIDE OF THAT BAY IS ALL PROGRAMMED HANDICAP. AND THEN WE PROPOSE THAT FIVE OF THE SPACES ON THE OTHER SIDE ARE HANDICAPPED FOR LIMITED HOURS. AND THEN I PHRASE IT BEEN ON SIDE MR. BELGAR, UM, SIX OF OUT OF THE SIX PARKING FOR HANDICAP PARKING OUTTA SIX PARKING SPACES, WE'RE GONNA DESIGNATE FIVE OF 'EM AS HANDICAP. ONE OF THOSE SIX WOULD BE A LOADING AND UNLOADING A ZONE AREA. AND THEN THE OTHER FIVE WE WERE DESIGN GONNA DESIGNATE AS SENIOR PARKING DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. SO WHAT, SO WHAT I WOULD UNDERSTAND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CRUZ'S SUGGESTION, THE SENIOR PARKINGS, WE WOULD HAVE ONE FOR VETERANS AND ONE FOR EXPECTING MOTHERS. AND THE REMAINING THREE WOULD BE SENIORS. THAT'S ALL THE SPACES IN THAT BAY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT WOULD BE FINE FOR ME. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. BROWN. AM I ASSUMING THAT ALL OF THE DESIGNATIONS, INCLUDING, UH, EXPECTED MOTHER AND VETERAN IS ALSO DESIGNATED SEVEN TO THREE? UH, PROBABLY JUST LEAVE IT NORMAL ALL THE TIME. YES SIR. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MR. MANN, UH, SORRY. THAT WAS THE MOTION TO AMEND PASSES. EIGHT TO ZERO. NOW THE MOTION AS AMENDED PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. UH, THERE IS NO ITEMS AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA REPORTS FROM STAFF. I GO MY TIME REPORTS [13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS ] FROM COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM. YOU WANNA BRING UP ONE THING SINCE YOU'RE ALWAYS GETTING TO THE DIXON BAND BEFORE? I AM. UH, FOR EVERYBODY WHO HAS KIDS IN BAND, UH, COMPETITION SEASON IS BEGINNING. I WISH ALL THE SCHOOLS BOTH IN C-C-I-S-D AND DISD GOOD LUCK IN THE COMPETITIONS. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN AROUND SOME OF THESE COMPETITIONS AND, AND BEEN TO THEIR PERFORMANCES, IT IS TRULY AMAZING TO WATCH 'EM DO WHAT THEY DO. SO IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE, BANDS OF AMERICA IS NOT FREE, BUT AREA AND REGION USUALLY IS FREE. AND I WILL INVITE Y'ALL WHENEVER, UH, DIXON DOES GO TO AREA AND REGION, I WILL INVITE Y'ALL TO BE THERE. Y'ALL. THANK YOU MR. HIBA. YIELD MY TIME. MR. RESSLER, I JUST WANNA ASK STAFF WHEN THEY PUT THE SIGNS IN FOR THE, UH, EXPECTANT MOTHER THAT NOT LOOK LIKE A GUY WITH A BIG BELLY GRILLING? YES, SIR. GOOD, GOOD POINT. MR. MAN. I DON'T KNOW, BIG GUYS WITH BIG BELLIES GRILLING MIGHT ACTUALLY NEED A PARKING SPOT. I THINK YOU'RE INSENSITIVE. THANK YOU. NO OTHER COMMENTS, MR. CONES? THANK YIELD ON MY TIME, MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. CRUZ. THANK YOU MAYOR. I, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT TWO THINGS. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS I WANTED TO THANK LEAGUE CITY PROUD FOR PUTTING ON THEIR LAUNCH PARTY. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND UH, I THOUGHT A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL. UM, ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I'M INTERESTED IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO'S, UM, READY TO TAKE ON A MEALS PROGRAM, UH, THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SO WHAT'S HAPPENED THIS SATURDAY? WE GOT AN EMAIL FROM THE CITY MANAGER SAYING THAT THE, I DUNNO IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT AT HOMETOWN HEROES, WE COME AND WE FEED THE, UH, THE SENIORS. THEY COME GET A BOX LUNCH. AND SO WE GET A, AN EMAIL SAYING THAT THE COUNTY HAS STOPPED THE PROGRAM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? CAN WE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRIDGE THE GAP ON THESE MEALS? SO THE CITY IS OUT OF EVERYBODY THAT COMES, UH, I THINK IT'S ABOUT 150, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO 50 OTHER PEOPLE AROUND LEAGUE CITY CITIZENS, THE OTHER TWO THIRDS ARE NOT. SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE STATE OF THE, YOU KNOW, ECONOMY FOR, FOR THESE PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GO HUNGRY. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY IS SAYING THAT THEY CAN KIND OF COVER A COUPLE MONTHS. SO THE PROGRAM CAN KEEP GOING, UH, RATHER THAN JUST BE SHUT OFF. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME CARING CITIZENS OUT THERE OR SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THE OTHER CHARITIES AND, UM, THAT CAN ACTUALLY COME IN AND HELP SO THAT THIS DOESN'T BECOME, UH, A LEAGUE CITY, UH, TAXPAYER ISSUE. UM, BUT WE DO HAVE OPTIONS. WE CAN JUST CHARGE A LOWER RATE, BUT [01:05:01] I JUST, I WANNA PUT IT OUT THERE TO SEE IF WE CAN, UH, KEEP THIS PROGRAM GOING. THANK YOU. YOU, YO MYAN? YEAH. ALRIGHT, SO ACTUALLY I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS ON THAT. SO, UH, IT WASN'T THE COUNTY THAT THAT, UH, THAT PULLED IT, IT, THEY LOST THE GRANT. UH, SO THE ACTUAL PROGRAM LOST A GRANT AND THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WENT. BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND DEVELOPING A PLAN AND WE'RE ALMOST READY TO GO AND IT'S GONNA BE ON THE, PROBABLY THE NEXT AGENDA, BUT, UH, THE CITY HAS THE MONEY AND THE BUDGET TO PICK IT UP FOR A COUPLE MONTHS UNTIL IT'S FULLY IMPLEMENTED. BUT THEN IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY ON A ROTATION, UH, TO GET THAT, UH, TO GET THOSE MEALS PICKED UP, EACH OF THEM TAKING A MONTH AT A TIME AND ROTATING THROUGH WITH SOME GRANT SUPPORT FROM, UH, FROM GALVESTON COUNTY AND HGAC. SO WE DID GET SOME EXTRA MONEY FROM HGAC AND KIND OF FOUND SOME ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE. AND SO THE, THE CITY WILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR A COUPLE MONTHS AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING AND STILL PROVIDING, UH, THOSE SAME SERVICES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. SO I THINK THAT'S THE, THE GOOD NEWS BEHIND IT. UM, YOU KNOW, AND I ALSO WANTED TO, UH, CONGRATULATE DICKINSON ISD ON GETTING THEIR CTE CENTER PUT TOGETHER AND BREAKING, BREAKING THE GROUND ON THAT. I'LL CONTINUE, UH, PROVIDING UPDATES ON DICKINSON ISD AS THE CHIEF CORRESPONDENT TO IT. SO THANK YOU. I WILL INVITE YOU TO THE GRAND OPENING HERE IN A COUPLE WEEKS. ALRIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL , THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO, OH, THERE'S NO EXECUTIVE ITEMS. SO AT 7 0 6 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. UH, YEAH, I. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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