Mar 25, 2025 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM]

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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR TRAVIS MAGLIO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY SIMPSON.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER JENNA SIMPSON.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER MARK TOWNSEND.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER JESSE BRANTLEY.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BILL SCHICK HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER FRED LINTON.

HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM.

AWESOME.

AND, UH, NUMBER TWO, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

IF EVERYONE COULD, UH, RISE.

AND, UH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON, COULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION? AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER SCHICK, COULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? LET US PRAY.

ODE TO GRACE.

HOW GREAT A DEBTOR DAILY, I'M CONSTRAINED TO BE.

LET THY GRACE NOW LIKE A FEDOR BIND MY WONDERING, HEART TO BEE.

OH LORD, OUR GOD, HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME? WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER ONCE AGAIN IN YOUR NAME.

WE ASK A BLESSING UPON THOSE HERE AND THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING ONLINE.

WE ASK A BLESSING UPON THOSE WHO ARE A PART OF THIS CITY, THIS COUNTY, THIS STATE, AND THIS NATION.

CONTINUE TO KEEP US UNDER YOUR PROTECTING CARE.

WE ASK THAT THIS BE AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MEETING.

AND CHRIST NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG, FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS.

STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG FLAG.

I PLEDGE TO LEAD TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL.

ALL RIGHT,

[3.A. Proclamation in honor of Dennis Henderson.]

SO, THREE A IS PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF DENNIS HENDERSON PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS WITH HEAVY HEARTS, WE MOURN THE PASSING OF DENNIS HENDERSON, A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, WHOSE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND RELENTLESS WORK ETHIC LEFT AN ENDURING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS DENNIS JOINED THE CITY OF DICKINSON IN JANUARY OF 2022, AND OVER THE COURSE OF THREE IMPACTFUL YEARS, DEMONSTRATED UNPARALLELED DEDICATION AND INTEGRITY, ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SERVE WITH EXCELLENCE AND ENTHUSIASM.

AND WHEREAS DENNIS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE CITY, CONTRIBUTING NOT ONLY HIS SKILLS AND HARD WORK, BUT ALSO HIS POSITIVELY AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP WHENEVER NEEDED, INSPIRING THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE HIM.

AND WHEREAS DENNIS WAS PREPARING TO CELEBRATE HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 15TH, 2025, A MILESTONE THAT MAKES HIS PASSING EVEN MORE HEARTBREAKING FOR HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE ENTIRE DICKINSON COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DICKINSON WAS HONORED TO KNOW SUCH A REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS PR, HIS ABSENCE WILL BE DEEPLY FELT BY COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS DENNIS HENDERSON LEGACY OF DEDICATION, KINDNESS, AND HARD WORK WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL WHO KNEW HIM.

NOW, THEREFORE, I TRAVIS MAGLIO MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE LIFE OF DENNIS HENDERSON.

WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME AND ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING HIS ENDURING LEGACY.

AND WITNESS WHERE, WHERE OF I HAVE HEREIN TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF DICKINSON, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 TO DENNIS.

YES, GO STRAIGHT AHEAD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[3.B. Proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Awareness Month presented to the B.A.C.A. Gulf Coast Chapter.]

WHEREAS THE CITY OF DICKINSON IS PLEDGED TO JOIN BIKERS AGAINST

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AND WHEREAS BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE EXIST TO CREATE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR ABUSED CHILDREN BY PROVIDING UNWAVERING SUPPORT, HELPING THEM REIGN THEIR SENSE OF SECURITY AND CONFIDENCE.

AND WHEREAS APRIL IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH, A TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR MOST VALUABLE OR CORRECT MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.

AND WHEREAS THE BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE GULF COAST CHAPTER HAS EMPOWERED NUMEROUS CHILDREN WITHIN THE CITY OF DICKINSON STANDING BESIDE THEM AS THEY OVERCOME FEAR AND RECLAIM THEIR LIVES, OFFERING A POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT NO CHILD SHOULD EVER FEEL ALONE IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALING.

AND WHEREAS THE WORK OF BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE ARE SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS CRUCIAL IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ABUSE AND PROVIDING HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I TRAVIS MAG MAYOR OF ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2025 AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF DICKINSON AND CALL, UH, IN THE CITY OF DICKINSON AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE GULF COAST CHAPTER AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT NO CHILD SUFFERS IN SILENCE.

A WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREIN TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF DICKINSON, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025.

CHASE, IS THERE SOMEONE HERE FOR, TO ACCEPT THIS? OKAY.

[3.C. Proclamation designating April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month presented to the Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County, Inc.]

THREE C PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS SEXUAL ASSAULT IS A GROWING CONCERN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION AND NEEDS TO BE NOTED AND ADDRESSED.

SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS NO BIAS REGARDING GENDER, AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENT, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR SOCIAL STATUS.

AND WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTER OF GALVESTON COUNTY WILL BE INTENSIFIED INTENSIFYING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ALONG WITH VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE RESOURCING AND CRISIS CENTER OF GALVESTON COUNTY WILL BE EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR CITIZENS INVOLVEMENT IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CHANGING PUBLIC ATTITUDES.

AND WHEREAS DICKINSON RESIDENTS RELY ON THE RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTER OF GALVESTON COUNTY PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE A RANGE OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

AND WHEREAS DICKINSON RESIDENTS JOIN WITH ALL AMERICANS IN SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND BELIEVE THAT A MONTH LONG OB OBSERVANCE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION HELP TO REINFORCE THE LOUD AND CLEAR MESSAGE TO ABUSERS THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

NOW THEREFORE, WE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF DICKINSON AND CALL ON ALL DICKINSON CITIZENS TO SUPPORT LOCAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND ASSIST VICTIMS OF THESE CRIMES IN FINDING THE HELP AND HEALING THEY NEED.

AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREIN TOO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF DICKINSON, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025.

ALRIGHT,

[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS]

AND WE'LL JUST MAKE OUR WAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS WE'RE LOOKING.

I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA CALL ME FIRST FOR SOME REASON.

UM, I'M LEFT-HANDED.

YEAH, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

UH, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, FIRST I WANTED TO, UH, RECOGNIZE THE, UM, UH, CITY FOR, UH, ALLOWING THE DICKINSON, UM, ALERT SYSTEM TO BE USED FOR NON WEATHER EVENTS.

AND I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL PROBABLY NOTICED THAT, UH, IT WAS A CONVERSATION I HAD.

UM, ACTUALLY IT WAS AN IDEA A LONG TIME AGO, BUT, UM, IT GOT A LITTLE BIT MOMENTUM AND I'VE NOTICED A COUPLE OF 'EM.

SO, UM, THANK YOU CHASE AND THE CITY FOR DOING THAT.

UM, THE, I ATTENDED THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL LAST WEEKEND.

IT LOOKED SUCCESSFUL.

IT LOOKED LIKE EVERYBODY WAS OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME.

THE WEATHER WAS AWESOME.

UM, ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT AL GARZA'S, UM, PREMIER MARSHALL ARTS, THEY HAVE THIS, UM, THEY HAVE A MONTHLY FREE LADY SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP.

I WANTED TO MENTION THIS ONE.

IT'S GONNA BE THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH FROM SEVEN 30 TO 9:00 PM AT THE PEARLAND LOCATION.

UH, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

THEY'RE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S FREE.

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I KNOW, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, SIMPSON WILL PROBABLY, UH, HAVE THAT ALONG WITH, UH, PLENTY OF OTHER LOCAL UPDATES.

UH, AND THEN ALSO I WANTED TO MENTION, UM, THE LAST, OR THE LAST TWO THINGS, UH, BUY YOU ANIMAL SERVICES.

THEY'RE HAVING SUNDAY MORNING DOG WATS.

SO IF YOU WANNA HELP OUT THE, UH, ANIMAL SHELTER, YOU CAN SHOW UP AT 9:00 AM UH, YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THEIR WEBSITE AND AS USUAL, SPAYING NEW TO YOUR PETS.

AND THE LAST THING, UM, I'M GONNA TRY TO GET THIS INFORMATION TO THE CITY, BUT THERE'S A LOCAL MUSICIAN THAT I PLAY WITH, AND HE IS ORIGINALLY FROM DICKINSON, TEXAS.

UM, HE DOESN'T LIVE IN DICKINSON ANYMORE, BUT I BELIEVE SOME OF HIS FAMILY STILL DOES.

HE HAS A SON THAT HAS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT, UH, YEARS AGO.

AND HE HAS SURVIVED A HEART TRANSPLANT AND ALL THE, UM, UH, MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

AND I MET HIM AND HE SEEMS LIKE A HEALTHY BOY.

HE'S VERY LUCKY.

WE LIVE IN THE DAY, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THIS TIME WHERE, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL SCIENCE ALLOWS THAT OPTION.

BUT, UM, I'M GOING TO, UH, GET THE, UH, FUND THE GOFUNDME PAGE.

I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO CHASE AND SEE IF IT'S APPROPRIATE OR NOT TO PUT IT UP ON THE WEBSITE.

BUT I DID, DID WANNA MENTION THAT.

AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THANK YOU.

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HAVE A FULL AUDIENCE.

I GOT TO MEET CHASE'S MOM, SO NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CITY MANAGER.

APPRECIATE, UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE FISH FRY AT THE CASEY HALL.

IS THIS FRIDAY STARTING AT 5:00 PM UH, IT'S REALLY A GREAT VALUE.

IT'S GREAT, UH, UH, COMMUNITY EVENT.

I'M GONNA QUICKLY GO THROUGH THIS THING.

UH, I MET WITH JOAN MELROSE ABOUT THE HARBOR HOUSE PLAYHOUSE, AND WE DISCUSSED SOME OPTIONS ON THERE.

STILL NOTHING IN CONCRETE.

UH, IT MAY BE A PROJECT TOO BIG FOR US TO HANDLE.

LOCALLY ATTENDED THE AND A EDC MEETING ON THE PICNIC GROUND.

UH, ATTENDED A HISTORICAL SOCIETY, UH, PRESENTATION ON THE HISTORY OF GALVESTON.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT Y'ALL GO TO THESE HISTORICAL, UH, SOCIETY MEETINGS.

THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE.

THEY HAVE GUEST SPEAKERS THAT, THAT COME IN.

UH, MET WITH ONE OF OUR CITIZENS, SEAN SCHOOFF, WHO DID A, UH, A DRONE FLYOVER FOR THE PROJECT ON HUGHE ROAD AND NICHOLS ROAD.

THAT WAY WE KNOW WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE THEY START TEARING INTO IT.

JUST A GOOD RECORD TO HAVE.

SO AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, WE CAN DETERMINE IF THE ROAD HAS BEEN REPAIRED TO WHAT IT WAS.

HE DID THIS FREE.

WE PROVIDED A, THE FILM TO CHASE, UM, MET WITH DAVID FUNK, EDC, UH, DIRECTOR ABOUT THE OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE, UH, PROPOSED PICNIC GROUNDS.

UH, SADLY, I ATTENDED SUE EMMETT FUNERAL AT THE TRUCOST CHURCH.

WE'RE GONNA MISS HER GREATLY.

UH, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO LOOK OUT IN THE AUDIENCE AND NOT SEE SUE SITTING THERE.

UH, MET WITH REBECCA BROWN WITH THE DICKINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, SUPERINTENDENT TO GO OVER THE PLAN FOR THE TRAFFIC ON THE HUGHES ROAD PROJECT.

WHEN THEY GET TO THAT POINT, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE KIND OF ABOUT 80% THERE ON HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.

UH, MET WITH THE COUNTY, UH, HANK DOOGIE WITH THE COUNTY AND CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE DISTRICTS TO GET A PLAN GOING FORWARD ON SOME OF THESE DRAINAGE PROJECTS IN THE, IN OUR AREA.

WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TOMORROW, UH, WITH SOME MORE OF THE DRAINAGE DISTRICTS TO KIND OF HASH OUT WHO KNOWS WHAT, WHO MAINTAINS WHAT, SO THAT WE CAN DRAIN THE CITY WHEN A STORM COMES.

UH, ATTENDED THE LEAGUE CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SO IT WAS STILL IN THUNDER DAWN, BUT, UH, WHERE THE DICKINSON CHAMBER DONATED THEIR REMAINING FUNDS TO THE DICKINSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

IT WAS A, IT'S A GREAT DEAL.

I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR CHAMBER.

UH, ATTENDED THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL.

IT WAS FUN FOR ALL.

UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD DO IT ANY BETTER EXCEPT TO MAKE IT BIGGER.

UH, ATTENDED THE EDC MEETING LAST NIGHT.

AND JUST A REMINDER, JENNA'S PROBABLY GONNA HIT ON THIS A LITTLE BIT TOO, THAT THE, UH, ANNUAL TRASH BASH IS THIS WEEKEND.

SO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT CLEANING UP AROUND THE CITY.

SO JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND.

I'LL LET HER FINISH ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS BILL.

UH, THANKS FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, EVERYBODY ATTENDING ONLINE.

UM, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UH, UH, THE FIRST THING IS, UM, THANKS TO CITY STAFF

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UM, IT WAS A WONDERFUL SUCCESS.

I DON'T KNOW THE FINAL NUMBERS, BUT I THINK WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE, UH, CELEBRATING OPENING DAY.

SO IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENT.

UM, UH, ALSO THIS YEAR'S OPENING DAY PARADE, WE'RE CELEBRATING 75 YEARS IN EXISTENCE IN DICKINSON DICKINSON LITTLE LEAGUE.

SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING THING.

UM, WANNA SAY A SPECIAL WORD OF THANKS TO THE DICKINSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING US IN PREPARE PREPARATION FOR OPENING DAY, COMING OUT AND HELPING US RAISE THE FLAGS AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE.

YEAH.

AND USING THE LADDER TRUCK FOR THAT.

SO THANKS FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT.

UM, LASTLY, UH, I GOT A THING IN THE MAIL ACTUALLY.

UM, EXCITING EVENT COMING UP ON APRIL 24TH.

UM, THE DICKINSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S WINE AND ROSES.

UH, SO, UM, PLEASE FOLLOW THE DICKINSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FACEBOOK PAGE, SOCIAL MEDIA, SO YOU CAN GET UPDATES ON THAT.

UM, THAT'LL BE APRIL 24TH FROM SIX TO NINE AT WATER GROVE EVENT CENTER.

SO, UM, THAT IS, OH, UH, NO, THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WANNA THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

AND MY REMINDER, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED ON SERVING ANY OF THE CITY BOARDS, THEY HAVE AN APPLICATION ON THEIR HOME ON THE CITY'S HOMEPAGE.

THEY'VE WORKED ON IT, IT'S PRETTY EASY TO DO.

SO WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME APPOINTMENTS COMING UP IN JUNE OR JULY, MAY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON ANY OF THE BOARDS, YOU CAN GO ON TO THE WEBSITE AND FILL OUT ONE OF THEM APPLICATIONS AND TURN IT IN.

OTHER THAN THAT, I, YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT ONLINE AND IN PERSON.

UH, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CITY OF DICKINSON AND DICKINSON, ISD, PARTNERED TO DELIVER AN EVENT CALLED YOUTH LAW AND JUSTICE DAY.

THIS EVENT WAS GEARED TOWARDS STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY CAREERS.

WITH THE HELP OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY, MR. DO AND CITY STAFF, WE CREATED A ONE DAY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

WE HAD AN ESTEEMED PANEL OF LOCAL JUDGES, JUDGE GREG, JUDGE BROWN, JUDGE MCCUSKER, AND JUDGE FOLEY, WHO ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR CAREER AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.

WE ALSO HOSTED A MOCK TRIAL EVENT WITH THE HELP OF DICKINSON FIRE MARSHAL AMBER PHILLIPS.

THIS EVENT, THIS EVENT WAS GRACIOUSLY SPONSORED BY LINEBARGER ATTORNEYS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MR. MARK VALIER AND ALSO MS. CAROLYN FOR HELPING PROVIDE SUCH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUTH.

UH, ON BEHALF OF DICKINSON, I ST WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DICKINSON ALUMNI DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI, INVITED TO ATTEND OUR SUPERINTENDENT ALUMNI ROUND TABLE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, FROM FIVE TO SIX AT THE DICKINSON ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STATUS OF DICKINSON ISD AND HOW YOU CAN GET MORE INVOLVED.

CHECK OUT DICKINSON ISD.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO RSVP.

I ALSO WAS GONNA MAKE A COMMENT, COMMENT HOW I WAS REALLY PROUD TO ATTEND, UM, THE, UH, MEETING OF THE DICKINSON CHAMBER WHERE WE HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE DICKINSON CHAMBER AND HIGHLIGHTED THEIR NEW FEATURE, UH, WITH, UH, VIA THE LEAGUE CITY CHAMBER.

AND SO WITH THAT CLOSURE, UH, LIKE, LIKE BILL, UH, TOUCHED ON, THEY, UH, VOTED TO KINDLY DONATE THE REMAINING FUNDS TO THE DICKINSON ISC EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

AND SO, UH, MAJORITY OF THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING OUR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, UH, PATHWAYS SIMILAR TO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING IN THE PUBLIC SER PUBLIC SERVICE TRACK.

UM, THIS WILL ALSO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE, UM, GOING INTO OUR NEW CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION BUILDING, UH, THAT WILL BREAK GROUND IN MAY.

AND SO WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG ON OUR JOURNEY WITH CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, UH, DICKINSON, ISD TO SEE HOW THOSE DOLLARS FROM THE CHAMBER ARE GONNA HELP SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU, DON.

FINALLY, I WANNA GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO MI LEWIS FOR PROVIDING OUR GATOR GO BAGS.

THEY PROVIDED BROWN PAPER SACKS FULL OF GOODIES THAT ARE HEALTHY AND FUN FOR KIDS TO HAVE OVER SPRING BREAK, UM, THAT STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD AT HOME, THIS IS A WONDERFUL, UH, THING THAT WAS SPEARHEADED BY, UH, M EMILY LEWIS AND OUR DISTRICT.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO FEED OVER 1300 KIDS, UH, WITH THESE GATOR GO BACKS.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EMILY LEWIS AND YOUR VOLUNTEERS THAT GOT THESE DISTRIBUTED OUT TO OUR STUDENTS BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

EVENING EVERYONE.

UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

UH, I WON'T NECESSARILY REPEAT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, BUT I, I DO WANNA SAY IN BETWEEN THESE LAST TWO MEETINGS, GOING TO THE HGAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND WATER RESOURCE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE ALSO HAD A COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND I'M GOING BACK ON FINANCE AND WATER RESOURCES.

UM, NOT SURE I WANT, I PUT A REQUEST IN FOR A THIRD ONE, BUT I DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVEN'T PICKED THAT COMMITTEE YET.

UM, UH, THERE, THERE IS A BIT OF, UH, OF, UH, FEDERAL FUNDING THAT IS IN LIMBO RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'VE HAD TO KIND OF RECONFIGURE WHAT, WHAT, UH, HOW THEY OPERATE IN THE, UH, MEANTIME.

BUT I WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED ON THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO I WILL KEEP MINE SHORT AND SWEET.

THE FIRST THING, UM, I WAS AT THE CHAMBER EVENT AS WELL.

I THINK IT WAS ON THE 13TH OF MARCH.

UM, IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT BECAUSE YOU SAW A BUNCH OF

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UM, I, I HAD A, UH, I WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT I GOT TO BE A PART OF THE CHAMBER FOR A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN NOW I'M ONE OF THE VPS FOR THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

SO IT'S AWESOME THAT THEY DECIDED TO PICK THAT FOUNDATION OF ALL THE OTHER ONES THEY COULD HAVE DONE.

UM, I KNOW THE MONEY'S GONNA GO TO EXTREMELY GOOD USE, AND WE WANT TO THANK THE DICKINSON CHAMBER FOR THEIR, UH, GENEROSITY.

UM, THE NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ANNOUNCE IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A NEW FACE SITTING AS THE CITY MANAGER.

UM, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE KNOWN, UH, MR CARE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND I KNOW WHAT, UH, WHAT HE IS ALL ABOUT.

HE IS A LEADER.

HE HAS DEALT WITH, UH, PLENTY OF ADVERSITY THROUGH HIS LIFE.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW MORE THAN ANYTHING IS HE LOVES THIS TOWN ABOUT AS MUCH AS HE LOVES HIS OWN FAMILY.

SO WHAT I, I DON'T WANNA TAKE HIS THUNDER, BUT I KNOW HE IS PREPARED HIS SPEECH, I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE IN GREAT HANDS WITH HIM RUNNING THIS CITY.

UH, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE HAS TO DO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY.

I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OF MY HOMETOWN.

BEING BORN AND RAISED HERE.

I BELIEVE THIS CITY IS MORE THAN JUST A PLACE ON THE MAP.

IT'S MY ROOTS, MY PAST, MY PRESENT, AND MY FAMILY'S FUTURE.

TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH THIS ROLE IS NOT JUST A PRIVILEGE, IT'S AN HONOR AND A RESPONSIBILITY I TAKE TO HEART.

THIS POSITION IS NOT A STEPPING STONE FOR ME.

IT IS A CALLING.

I'M NOT HERE TO BUILD A RESUME.

I'M HERE TO REBUILD OUR CITY.

I HAVE BUILT MY REPUTATION ON SERVICE IN THIS COUNTY, ON HELPING OTHERS, REGARDLESS OF YOUR LAST NAME, THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, YOUR GENDER, YOUR WEALTH, OR YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS.

NONE OF THAT MATTERS TO ME.

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE EVERYONE AT THE CORE OF GOVERNMENT.

WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND ELIMINATE WASTE.

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.

AND THAT TRUTH IS EVEN MORE EVIDENT IN CITY MANAGEMENT.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT WE SAY.

IT MATTERS WHAT WE DO.

AND I REFUSE TO FEED THIS COMMUNITY EMPTY PROMISES TO PROTECT THE STATUS QUO.

TO BE CLEAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, EVERY DECISION I MAKE WILL BE GUIDED BY A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE.

DOES IT MAKE OUR CITY SAFER, STRONGER, AND MORE PROSPEROUS? IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN WE WILL NOT PROCEED AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

I'M HERE TO BRING ACCOUNTABILITY TO THIS OFFICE AND ENSURE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT OPERATES WITH TRANSPARENCY, EFFICIENCY, AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

WASTEFUL SPENDING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

MISMANAGEMENT WILL NOT BE OVERLOOKED, AND EXCUSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ANYMORE.

OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON CONTROLLING THE CONTROLLABLES.

GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS OF GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT, MY PRIORITY IS OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS.

WE WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE TODAY, NOT CHASE EMPTY VISIONS OF WHAT COULD BE TOMORROW.

EVERY INTERACTION WITH A CITIZEN IS AN OPPORTUNITY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD TRUST, TO LISTEN, TO LEARN, AND TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. THE PEOPLE OF DICKINSON DESERVE, RESPECT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RESULTS.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL DELIVER.

NOW I KNOW ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

I DO NOT CLAIM TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

TRUE LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT KNOWING EVERYTHING, BUT HAVING THE WHEREWITHAL TO ASK FOR ADVICE AND HELP WHEN NEEDED, BEING REASONABLE, MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES, FINDING SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX PROBLEMS. GOVERNMENT IS NOT ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE, BUT IT IS MY JOB TO NAVIGATE THAT SPACE WITH INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, AND A COMMITMENT TO WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS CITY.

THOSE WHO BELIEVE THEY HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, WHO REFUSE TO SEEK ADVICE AND GUIDANCE, ARE THE ONES WHO CAN CAUSE THE MOST DAMAGE.

I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND THROUGHOUT MY YEARS.

NOW IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE DICKINSON IN THIS CAPACITY.

AS A THIRD GENERATION DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, MY FAMILY IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I KNOW ITS HISTORY, I KNOW ITS PEOPLE, AND I KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

WHILE I CANNOT UNDO THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT EVERY DAY WE WILL WORK HARD TO CORRECT THEM.

MISTAKES HAPPEN, BUT IT IS HOW WE RESPOND.

THAT DEFINES US.

THE CITY MAKES A MISTAKE.

I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE IT, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIND A SOLUTION FORWARD.

THAT IS REAL LEADERSHIP.

THAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY.

THAT IS THE STANDARD I WILL SET FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN INTERIM ROLE AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT CITY MANAGER IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

AND MANY HAVE ASKED ME IF I EVEN WANT THIS JOB.

SO LET ME BE CLEAR.

THIS IS MY JOB.

I WILL FIGHT FOR IT.

'CAUSE I WILL FIGHT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE MANY ISSUES TO DEAL WITH, BUT

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NOTHING IN MY LIFE WAS GIVEN TO ME.

AND I EXPECT THIS JOB TO BE NO DIFFERENT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO EARNING THIS POSITION, NOT BECAUSE I'VE, THAT I AM FROM HERE, BUT ON MERIT BASED ON MY LEADERSHIP, WORK, PRODUCT, AND RESULTS.

FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

WE HAVE TO RESTORE OUR FUND BALANCE, AND WE HAVE TO REPAIR THE FRACTURED AND DAMAGED RELATIONSHIPS, ULTIMATELY ALLOWING THIS COMMUNITY TO HEAL.

AND I HAVE BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY WITH MY ROOTS IN THIS COMMUNITY, MY EDUCATION, MY EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT.

I'M UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO LEAD THIS EFFORT.

LET ME REITERATE AND BE VERY CLEAR FOR EVERYONE HERE AND ONLINE.

MY CONCERN, MY PRIORITY IS OUR COMMUNITY, OUR INTEREST, OUR WELLBEING, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND NO ONE ELSE'S.

THE PEOPLE OF DICKSON WERE OVERLOOKED AND NEGLECTED FOR MANY YEARS, BUT YOU ARE NO LONGER FORGOTTEN.

I SEE AND HEAR YOU CLEARLY.

IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US AND TOGETHER WE WILL MOVE FORWARD, REBUILD, AND CREATE A STRONGER, MORE UNIFIED DICKSON, TEXAS.

MAY GOD BLESS OUR CITY, OUR STATE, AND OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

JUST SAYING, I'M READY TO GO SUIT UP RIGHT NOW.

LET'S GO DO SOMETHING.

JESUS AMPED UP.

JUST SO YOU KNOW.

MAMA WAS FIRST.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, AFTER ALL OF THAT, NOW YOU GOTTA GO RIGHT INTO YOUR OWN, UH, CITY MANAGER.

UPDATE YOUR FIRST ONE.

LET'S HEAR IT.

YEAH, HE FORGOT.

YES, SIR.

I .

NO, THE, UH, THE, THE REAL UPDATE THAT WE WERE I WAS GONNA GIVE IS THE, UH, IS A TOUCH BASE ON THE HUGHES ROAD PROJECT.

WE ARE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, AS COUNCILMAN SCHICK SAID, UH, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

THERE WAS A CONFLICT WITH CENTER POINT THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH ON THE, ON THE OFF OF BAYOU DRIVE, UH, BY DIXON ROAD.

THERE WAS A, THERE, THERE WAS A CONFLICT THAT, I MEAN, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE UTILITY COMPANIES HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS, LITERALLY KNOWN FOR YEARS.

AND THEY WAITED UNTIL NOW TO WANT TO RELOCATE THESE LINES.

SO, UH, WE GOT MR. DON, OUR CITY ATTORNEY INVOLVED, AND WE ARE PUSHING FORWARD.

IT APPEARS NOW THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO RELOCATE THESE LINES.

MY CONCERN IS THAT HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE.

THE, UH, LIQUIDATED, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OF THIS PROJECT ARE $5,000 A DAY.

SO WE'VE MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO THEM.

IF THEY WANNA PAY THESE $5,000 OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES A DAY, THEN FEEL FREE TO TAKE YOUR TIME.

BUT THAT IS A, THAT'S A CONCERN OF OURS.

WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AND, AND, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH US.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TOMORROW.

SO WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION THEN.

BUT, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S, WE'RE GONNA PRESS FORWARD AND, AND WE'LL GET THIS PROJECT DONE.

SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ONE OF OUR MAIN CONCERNS WITH THIS PROJECT BEING THE TWO SCHOOLS ON HUGHES ROAD.

UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM WITH THE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND, AND TO, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN, BY THE TIME WE GET THEIR LAYING THIS PIPE, PUTTING THE CULVERTS IN THE GROUND, WE CAN GET THROUGH IT DURING SUMMER.

SO, YES, SIR.

WE'RE GOOD.

THAT'S IT? YES SIR.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, LASTING NOT LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.

COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR MAY ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM AND SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.

NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OR STAFF.

ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS OR USING VULGAR OR PROFANE LANGUAGE SHALL FORFEIT HIS OR HER REMAINING TIME AND SHALL BE SEATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT DELIBERATE.

ALRIGHT, SO THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I, IS IT ARVIN, UH, HOLLAND? YES, MA'AM.

ALRIGHT, COME ON UP.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S, THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

THAT'S OKAY.

MAYOR, I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE THAN THAT.

.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MR. MANAGER.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP HERE.

MY NAME IS ARVIN HOLLAND AND I'M WITH TEXAS AIR SERVICES HERE ON 45TH STREET.

WE JUST STARTED THERE ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.

AND, UH, AND I'VE GOT A, UH, AN ISSUE HERE THAT THE, UM, THE UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT CODE AND REZONING.

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I CAME UP AND, AND, UM, MET WITH A ZONING LADY HERE A WHILE BACK, AND SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING REALLY THAT I HAD TO DO.

SO IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME AND SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES IN, UH, IN THE, UH, UH, NEW ZONING AREA, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN, JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY.

IS THERE A FORM? I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE'S NOT A FORM THAT'S OUT THAT WE COULD FILL OUT.

UH, WE'VE GOT ALL THE DOCUMENTS OF EVERYTHING AND, AND, UH, SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT, THAT, UM, THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP UNDERSTAND IT, UH, WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS APPLIES TO OUR BUSINESS AND JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

I DO.

WE DID READ THAT THE, THE, THE FRONTS HAVE TO BE BRICKED IN THE SIDES IF YOU'RE WITHIN A CERTAIN, UM, DISTANCE FROM THE, FROM THE ROAD OR WHATEVER.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS THERE.

UM, THERE'S NO GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT WILL AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.

AND BASICALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE JUST NEED SOME HELP UNDERSTANDING THIS.

IF, IF WE COULD GET IT, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO ABOUT THAT.

UH, UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, IT'S NOT JUST US.

THERE'S SOME OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

I THINK THIS'S SOMETHING WE CAN, UH, WE CAN WORK OUT A WORK, WE CAN DO A WORKSHOP AND WE CAN GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER TWO, DAVE.

UH, BLACK BLACKSHEAR, BLACK SHEAR THE MARKER.

GOT ME.

GOOD EVENING, FOLKS.

MAYOR, MANAGER COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DAVE BLACKSHEAR.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT HERE IN THE CITY.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

UM, MY WIFE AND I, KATHY, WE BOTH GRADUATED FROM DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL.

WE LIVE HERE IN DICKINSON AND I'M A FORMER MEMBER OF DICKINSON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

WE ALL KNOW THE DEMISE OF THAT CHURCH.

AND, UH, MORE RECENTLY WE'VE BEEN MEMBERS OF BAY AREA CHURCH IN LEAGUE CITY.

THE BAY AREA CHURCH HAD A VISION YEARS BACK.

UH, I THINK THE FIRST VISION THEY STARTED OFF WITH WAS A COUNSELING CENTER, WHICH NOW THEY HAVE LIFE TREE COUNSELING CENTER IN LAKE CITY, WHICH IS A CHRISTIAN-BASED COUNSELING CENTER THAT FOLKS CAN GO TO.

AND ANOTHER VISION OF THE CHURCH WAS TO, UH, TO, UH, REBUILD OR START NEW CHURCHES.

WELL, THE, UM, THE YOUTH MINISTER THERE AT BAY AREA IN LAKE CITY IS NOW, UH, MY PASTOR.

OUR PASTOR, HIS NAME'S CADE PIERCE.

HE AND HIS WIFE JENNY, ACTUALLY MOVED FROM LEAGUE CITY RECENTLY TO DICKINSON.

AND WE'RE GONNA START UP A CHURCH.

UM, WE'RE PLANNING A CHURCH WE'RE MEETING RIGHT NOW IN A HOME TO, UH, TO HELP US SET OURSELF ON MISSION FOR THIS NEW TASK.

AND, UH, IT'S EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

WE'RE GONNA LAUNCH IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR.

WE GOT AN EVENT COMING UP THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH, UH, SEVERAL OTHER CHURCHES IN THE AREA.

AND IT'S GONNA BE AT UGLY MUGS, UH, STEAM CAFE HERE IN DICKINSON ON THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FOUR 30 TO SIX.

AND IT'S A PRAY FOR THE CITY EVENING AT, AT UGLY MUGS CAFE.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE OUT, UH, PUBLIC ALSO.

AND I HAVE SOME FLYERS IF I CAN, UH, GIVE THEM TO Y'ALL OR HAND THEM OUT OR HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE FOR THAT.

YEAH, YOU WANT TO JUST GRAB 'EM AND THEN WE CAN PASS 'EM OUT.

ALRIGHT.

THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

THANK YOU.

AND WHAT, WHAT TIME? SUNDAY FOUR IS, IT'S ON THERE.

4 36.

AND TELL KATE I, UH, I OWE HIM A PHONE CALL.

SO I PLAYED COLLEGE BASEBALL WITH HIM.

THERE YOU GO.

HE, HE'S REACHED OUT TO ME AND, OKAY.

SO I OWE HIM A PHONE CALL.

GOOD DEAL.

EVERYONE'S INVITED.

ALRIGHT.

UM, MR. CORNELIUS, IS THAT TY? TO TODD TIGER WITHOUT THE ART? GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

UH, CITY COUNCIL, FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THE DICKINSON ROTARY CLUB, MYSELF, TAJ CORNELIUS, UH, THE VICE PRESIDENT AND ANN BRAGG, PRESIDENT ELECT, UH, WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION AND EXTEND OUR, OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF DICKINSON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND THE DICK, THE DEDICATED CITIZENS ON PATROL FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARADE OVER THE YEARS.

UM, THE PARTNERSHIP,

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UM, THE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE PARADE REMAINS A BELOVED TRADITION, UH, TO, FOR THE FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE EXCITED TO CO-SPONSOR, HOPEFULLY CO-SPONSOR THE EVENT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO COLLABORATION TO PROVIDING THIS A MORE MEMORABLE, UH, EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES HERE.

WE'D JUST LIKE TO LEAVE TO, TO, TO LEAVE THAT WITH THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE, UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU.

THE DATE FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE FOR THIS COMING YEAR IS DECEMBER 8TH.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT WE HAVE NUMBER FOUR.

I'VE GOT MI LEWIS WITH THE ONE AND ONLY ANGELICA.

HI EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS ANGELICA HANLEY AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MI LEWIS SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER.

AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING SEVERAL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, UM, IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST, WHICH SPEAKS TO HOW TO HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, UM, TO I LEWIS AND THIS COMMUNITY.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO FORMALLY REQUEST THAT OUR MONTHLY MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION BE RECOGNIZED AS A CITY SPONSORED EVENT.

THIS ISN'T JUST ANOTHER FOOD DRIVE.

THIS MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN THE DICKENSON COMMUNITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

IN FACT, LONG BEFORE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK, WHICH BEGAN 10 YEARS AGO, A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER, MR. JERRY ZIEGLER WOULD PERSONALLY DRIVE A BOX TRUCK TO THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK TO BRING FOOD DOWN TO THE CITIZENS, UH, AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN DICKINSON.

UM, TODAY WE CONTINUE THAT MISSION EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, SERVING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES, UM, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK.

IN 2004 ALONE, WE SERVED 1,557 DICKINSON RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I PULLED OUT THE DICKINSON STATISTICS FOR YOU GUYS HERE.

THE NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW AS FAMILY EXPERIENCE, FINANCIAL STRAIN, AND TURN TO US FOR HELP TO GIVE, GIVE, GIVE YOU A PICTURE HOW VA VITAL THIS IS.

PEOPLE BEGIN LINING UP AS EARLY AS 6:00 AM THE LINE STRETCHES DOWN FIVE 17, WHICH TYPICALLY REQUIRES ONE LANE TO BE CLOSED, TEMPORARILY, TEMPORARILY TO ACCOMMODATE THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC.

IN THE PAST, CITIZENS ON PATROL HAVE GRACE GRACIOUSLY HELPED US TO MANAGE THIS TRAFFIC, BUT THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO ASSIST.

WHILE THE DICKINSON FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS KINDLY STEPPED UP TO HELP MONITOR THE LINE, WE KNOW THIS IS NOT A LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE, UH, SOLUTION.

THAT IS WHY WE'RE ASKING TO BECOME A CITY SPONSORED EVENT.

THIS DESIGNATION WOULD ALLOW US TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY ON LOGISTICS, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SAFETY, ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY EFFICIENTLY WITH CARE.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR FUNDING, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR SUPPORT AND COORDINATION THAT COMES WITH THE PARTNERSHIP TO KEEP THIS LONGSTANDING EFFORT SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL.

OUR MISSION AT I LEWIS, WHICH BEGAN IN 1967 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REVEREND I LEWIS, HAS BEEN ABOUT DIGNITY, COMPASSION, AND MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.

THE MOBILE DISTRIBUTION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO AT MI LEWIS TO GET THAT DIGNITY TO PEOPLE AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NUMBER FIVE.

UH, COLTON SCHULTZ.

I, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL.

UM, I DIDN'T, I CAME HERE AND THINKING YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CITY MANAGER OR INTERIM CITY MANAGER, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT AN INTERN MANAGER AND IT'S KIND OF ADDED TO MY NOTES.

SO I THINK YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND, UM, SAVE DICKINSON A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AND LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND YOUR MAN FOR YOUR JOB.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT HERE FOR.

UM, I JUST, UH, I'M THE OPERATIONS MANAGER ON, UH, TEXAS AIR SERVICES.

MY BOSS TALKED TO LUGO ARVIN HOLLAND, UM, FOR YOU THAT'S BEEN HERE.

UM, 45TH AND 46TH STREET WAS ON THE, UM, CP TO GET THE ROAD DONE FOR YEARS.

UM, I'VE BEEN WITH TEXAS AIR SERVICES CLOSE TO 20 AND IT TOOK 15 YEARS TO GET IT DONE.

UM, WE FOUGHT WITH THE, AND I DON'T WANNA SAY FOUGHT, BUT WE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE CONTRACTORS.

YOU HIRED, YOU DIDN'T, YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH.

YOU GOT A DRAINAGE PROBLEM THERE.

WE'VE HAD THE ENGINEER COME BACK OUT THERE FROM THE CITY, CAME OUT THERE TWICE, NEVER CAME BACK, PROMISED ME, WALKED OVER HERE.

PROMISES AS YOUR INTERIM SAID, FALSE PROMISES.

THEY TOOK DRAINAGE.

WE, IF YOU

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THEY DIDN'T PUT 'EM BACK.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT RAIN BETWEEN VERIZON NOW AND THERE, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE WATERS LY.

SOMEONE JUST NEEDS TO WALK ACROSS THE STREET.

NEXT TIME IT RAINS, TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

THERE'S CULVERTS THERE.

IT'S NOT DRAINING.

YOU JUST, I JUST HATED TO SEE THE CITY WASTE THEIR MONEY ON THAT PROJECT AND NOT GET IT DONE CORRECTLY.

UM, YOU CAN WALK OVER THERE ACROSS THE STREET.

VIN'S OFFICE IS THE FIRST OFFICE MINE, THE SECOND OFFICE.

WE GOT 45TH STREET.

YOU CAN COME OVER THERE, YOU CAN HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.

IT'D BE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME OVER.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, BUT I THINK YOU CAN SAVE SOME MONEY.

JUST NEED TO PUT THAT MAN IN YOUR PLACE.

THANK YOU, .

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

NUMBER SIX, DAWN KING.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DAWN KING.

I'M COMING TODAY AS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE DICKINSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE FORMER DICKINSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MY ADDRESS IS 25 21 OVERLAND TRAIL.

AND FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHICK AND MAYOR ELLO AND COUNCILWOMAN JENNA SIMPSON FOR THE KIND WORDS AND THE EXPLANATION THAT COUNCILWOMAN SIM UH, SIMPSON GAVE ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING TO GO.

'CAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW I WOULD EXPLAIN IT.

AND YOU, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS.

AND IT HELPS ME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT AND NOT HAVE TO SAY SOME OF THE STUFF.

THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS TO, UH, REMIND EVERYONE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE TO THE DICKINSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WE'RE PROUD TO SAY WAS $26,431 AND 32 CENTS.

.

AND THEY ARE GONNA GET THE 32 CENTS.

SO IT WAS OUR PLEASURE TO DO IT, AND IT, WE ARE SO GLAD TO BE THE CATALYST, BUT REALLY THAT MONEY WAS EVERYBODY'S MONEY.

ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT GAVE MONEY ALL THE YEARS, UH, THE CITY WHO SUPPORTED US IN EVENTS, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, ALL THAT MONEY WAS FROM EVERYONE.

AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD TO HAVE BEEN THE CATALYST TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OVER IT AND TO, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT IT IN A SAFE PLACE.

SO WE PROMISED A YEAR AGO THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO IT.

IT TOOK A WHILE TO DO IT.

AND SO WE HAD THAT EVENT SO EVERYONE COULD SEE .

WE, WE REALLY DIDN'T FORGET.

WE REALLY DID GIVE IT TO THEM TO GIVE EVERYONE THAT CONFIDENCE.

BUT I WANTED TO SAY, UM, SINCE YOU HANDLED THAT SO WELL, FOR ME, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE WERE A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT STARTED A YEAR AFTER ONE THAT WAS 65 YEARS OLD, FAILED IN DICKINSON.

THE CITY COULD NOT SUSTAIN IT.

SO WE KNEW WHEN WE STARTED IT THAT IT WAS A HAIL MARY PASS.

IT WAS THE GREAT EXPERIMENT AND WE CREATED IT KNOWING THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN BENCHMARKS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO KEEP IT SUSTAINED AND TO KEEP IT HERE WITH US FOR A LONG TIME.

WE EVEN PUT HOW TO CLOSE IT THAT WAY, KIND OF A SCUTTLE PLAN IN THE BYLAWS BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT, THAT WE JUST WEREN'T SURE WHETHER WE COULD MOVE FORWARD.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE STARTED WELL AND, UM, LOOKED LIKE MAYBE WE HAD A CHANCE.

UH, BUT WE DIDN'T MEET THOSE BENCHMARKS.

I CAN TELL YOU EVERYONE WONDERS, UH, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS AT A BOARD MEETING TODAY AT THE LEAGUE CITY CHAMBER, AND WE ALL TALK A CERTAIN WAY WHEN YOU'RE AT WORK OR YOU'RE AT BOARD MEETINGS.

BUT I'M HOME AND I'M WITH FAMILY, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA TALK TODAY.

WE MADE IT THROUGH HARVEY, WE MADE IT THROUGH COVID, BUT WE COULD NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE FIGHTING AND THE PERSONAL AGENDAS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED FOR THOSE THREE YEARS.