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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM]
IS 6:00 PM WE'LL CALL THIS, UH, MEETING IN THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO ORDER.UH, CAN WE GET CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM PLEASE? WALLY DIETZ.
UM, MR. BLACKSHIRE, WILL YOU DELIVER THE INVOCATION? MR. DEETS, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES PLEASE? HEAVEN, THE FATHER, THANK YOU FOR, UH, ALLOWING US TO GATHER THIS EVENING.
UH, CITY AND FRIENDS AND LORD UH, LET US DO THE WORK OF THE CITIZENS TO PAY THEIR TAXES HERE IN DICKINSON, LORD.
AND, UH, KEEPING THINGS IN YOUR WILL CHRIST NAME I PRAY, AMEN.
PLEDGE THE UNITED STATES FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PLEDGE OF THE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS.
I'M SAYING UNDER GOD WON AND INDIVISIBLE.
UM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT SHOULD I READ THIS BLURB BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY SIGN UP FOR COMMENT AT ANOTHER ITEM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.
COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR MAY SPECIFIC MAY ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM AND SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE ENTIRE BOARD, NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR STAFF, ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS OR USING VULGAR LANGUAGE.
SELF FORFEIT HIS OR HER REMAINING TIME AND SHALL BE SEATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPENS MEETING ACT.
THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MAY NOT DELIBERATE.
[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS]
FOUR, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATION.ALRIGHT, FOR A BOARD COMMENTS GENTLEMEN.
MR. BLACKER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT? I HAVE NO COMMENTS, MR. DEETS.
JUST LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE.
UM, GLAD TO SEE WE GOT A GOOD TURNOUT.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS EITHER EXCEPT SHOP LOCAL.
WE NEED THOSE SALES TAX DOLLARS.
LOOKS LIKE ZIGLARS SHOULD BE OPENING SOON.
DO WE HAVE A DATE ON THAT CHASE? 23RD.
I KNOW THEY'RE DOING SOME STAFFING AND THEY'RE, UH, YOU KNOW, HIRING AND STOCKING SHELVES.
I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN UPDATE.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO.
WE, UH, WE COULD NOT DO OPERATE AS A CITY WITHOUT THIS BOARD, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE, UH, WE AWARDED, UH, I THINK IT WAS 21,000 FOR AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRS.
AND, UH, WAS IT 15,000? IT WAS LIKE 36,000 TOTAL.
TOTAL FOR THE TRAIN, FOR THE RAIL RAILROAD, FOR THE, FOR THE RAILROAD DEPOT, FOR, UH, ELECTRICAL PANEL REPAIR AND AC REPAIR.
AND I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF YOU HAD A, AN UPDATE ON WHETHER THOSE REPAIRS HAD BEEN COMPLETED.
THE LIBRARY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED STILL IN THE PROCESS WITH THE DEPOT.
DO ANY WORD ON? UH, IT, IT NOT LONG.
UM, OKAY, SO I HAVE, UH, FOR OUR BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR, YOU ALSO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US $2,000.
WE WENT OVER BUDGET ONLY BECAUSE JOE'S BARBECUE, THEY UPPED THEIR TURKEYS.
THE TURKEY BREASTS, 10 CENTS AND 10 CENTS ISN'T MUCH.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING 300 POUNDS THEN, RIGHT.
ANYWAY, SO, UH, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS PRETTY, UH, JUST WHAT WE EXPECTED.
SO OUR TOTAL CAME TO 2060 1 75, NOT INCLUDING SOME COOLERS THAT WE BOUGHT, UH, TO PUT THE TURKEY BREAST IN.
UM, THIS YEAR, IF I MAY ASK, WE WOULD ASK FOR 3000 THIS YEAR ONLY BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S GOING UP
SO I HAVE RECEIPTS AND EVERYTHING IF Y'ALL WANNA SEE THEM, I BROUGHT THEM WITH ME.
BUT, UM, THIS ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.
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HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT.AND, UH, I HAVE ANY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
I THINK IT'S FULLY FALLS IN LINE WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU, AS YOU HEARD, OUR, UH, PRESIDENT, UH, REMIND EVERYBODY TO SHOP LOCAL, I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY YOU'RE SHOPPING IN ALVIN AS OPPOSED TO GETTING THE CHICKEN BREAST THEY GAVE US LOCALLY.
WELL, JOE'S GAVE US THE BEST PRICE FOR THE TURKEY BREASTS.
MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT ZIGLAR'S ONCE THEY'RE OPEN AND SURE.
AND, AND PRICE IT OUT AND SEE IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO PURCHASE FROM THEM.
UH, I WILL DEFINITELY APPROACH THEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT.
ALRIGHT, AND ITEM FOUR D, FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS REPORT, MR. SUMAN.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO PLAY FOR YOU HERE IS WHILE I'M TALKING, UH, WANT TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TO YOU, MR. GREG GANTT, UH, WHO'S SITTING THERE IN THE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT IS OUR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR.
MS. CARRIE DUNN, SITTING ON THE OTHER SIDE IS OUR TREASURER.
SO SHE'S THE ONE THAT WE ALL TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF.
UM, YOU'RE SEEING SOME NUMBERS FLASH UP THERE, MAINLY FOR THE PEOPLE HERE.
UM, OUR ATTENDANCE WAS ALMOST 40,000 THIS YEAR.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE SEEING PICTURES OF A LOT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND WHAT THEY PUT OUT TO US, WE LOGGED OVER 13,709 VOLUNTEER HOURS THIS YEAR.
UH, AND KEEP IN MIND OUR BUSINESS YEAR GOES FROM MARCH 1ST TO JANUARY 31ST.
SO IN THOSE 11 MONTHS, WE PUT IN OVER 13,000 HOURS.
UH, AND, UM, I WAS TALKING EARLIER, SOME PEOPLE THINK YOU JUST THROW A SWITCH AND THE FESTIVAL LIGHTS COMES ON, BUT, UH, WE TAKE THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY OFF, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL MEETING, UH, WHICH I SEND AN INVITE TO Y'ALL FOR.
UH, WE GO THROUGH THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHAT WE DID, GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY, AND WE TRY TO LEARN FROM IT AND UPDATE FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
UH, I'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT A PACKET IN FRONT OF YOU THERE THAT INCLUDES A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE NUMBERS, THE FINANCIALS, UM, OUR BUDGETED, UH, INCOME FOR LAST YEAR WAS $137,000.
WE WOUND UP AT A HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE TWO, UH, WHICH SOUNDS GREAT, BUT AS EVERYBODY ELSE, UH, EVERYTHING ELSE, PRICES GO UP.
UM, ON THE FINANCIAL PAGE THERE, IT SAYS 2025 FINANCIALS AT THE TOP OF IT.
IF YOU LOOK, THERE'S ASTERISK NEXT TO ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT OF THE ITEMS IN THAT LIST.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE NORMALLY USE GRANT MONEY FOR.
AND I DIDN'T RUN THESE NUMBERS THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK, UH, THOSE THAT ARE ASKED, UH, WILL TOTAL A LITTLE OVER $61,000.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE SPEND THE GRANT MONEY, UH, ON ITEMS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO, TO THE, UH, PUBLIC.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME IDEAS FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR BUDGET, OUR FINANCIALS DOWN THERE KIND OF CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM.
THERE'S ONE THAT SAYS SKUNKWORKS, WHICH ONE YEAR WE PROVED THE BUDGET.
AND I LOOKED THROUGH THIS THING AND ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT.
AND I CALLED KERRY AND I SAID, OKAY, TELL ME WHAT SKUNK WORKS IS.
I WAS COMING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE ATTORNEY, AND I FIGURED IF ANYBODY ASKED ME WHAT IT IS, IT'S GONNA BE HIM
THANKFULLY HE DIDN'T, BUT I FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS.
UH, IT WAS JUST A CODE WORD FOR A PROJECT THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO KNOW ABOUT UNTIL IT WAS FINISHED.
SO, BUT THAT'S WHEN WE WENT DIGITAL OUT THERE.
UH, IF YOU CAME OUT AND SAW THE, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING ON THE BRIDGE OUT THERE WAS ALL DIGITAL.
UH, MIKE DUNN THAT'S SITTING IN THE MIDDLE BACK HERE IS OUR IT PERSON.
HE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, UM, AND MADE IT WORK AND DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB
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OUT THERE.UM, WE'RE GOING MORE AND MORE TOWARD DIGITAL.
UH, OF COURSE WHEN YOU BITE THAT FIRST BULLET, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD BITE.
UH, AND THEN AS YOU ADD ON, IT'S NOT NEAR AS BAD, I GUESS, UNTIL THE ORIGINAL ONE DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE.
BUT, UM, WE'VE GOT SOME IDEAS FOR THIS YEAR, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE THROWING OUT.
UM, WE AVERAGE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, OUR AVERAGE HAS BEEN ABOUT 42,000 A YEAR.
SO THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT SLOW, BUT KEEP IN MIND WE WERE RAINED OUT FOUR NIGHTS AND IT'S ALWAYS FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS THAT GET RAINED OUT, WHICH IS OUR BIGGEST DRAW NIGHTS.
SO, UM, WE, UH, WE'RE WORKING AGAIN THIS YEAR.
UM, FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO, WHO ARE NOT AWARE, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, UH, GALVESTON COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT OWNS THE PARK, HAS A NEW DIRECTOR.
HER NAME IS, UH, MARTHA LEE, AND SHE'S VERY RECEPTIVE TO A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.
UM, THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR WASN'T THAT GAME ON A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT BECAUSE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND THEY DIDN'T WANNA STEP ON ANY TOES.
BUT, UH, I GAVE MARTHA CHASE'S NAME AND SHE TALKED TO HIM, AND I THINK WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT BACK FOR THIS, WHICH GIVES US SOME STABILITY AND, AND LETS US PLAN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO, TO ANSWER 'EM, OR I'LL TURN 'EM OVER TO SOMEBODY THAT CAN, UH, WE WOULD LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER AS A BOARD COMING OUT ONE NIGHT AND HELPING TO RUN THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
UM, WE EXTEND THIS TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGAN ORGANIZATIONS.
LAST YEAR, PILOT CLUB HAD PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THEY WORKED THE CONCESSION STAND, THE BLINKY HUT AND THE COOKIE FACTORY.
ONE NIGHT, TEXAS ROADHOUSE SENT A WHOLE CREW OUT THERE, AND I'M TALKING LIKE 12 OR 15 PEOPLE.
AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S EXPERIENCED IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS THAT'LL WORK WITH YOU, BUT IT'S UP TO Y'ALL TO, TO RUN IT.
SO IT'D BE NICE TO GET SOME OF OUR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS OUT THERE.
UH, WE HAVE IN THE PAST HAD, UH, COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT WERE BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE MARK TOWNSEND, ONE OF OUR, UH, DIRECTORS, UH, THAT'S, UH, COUNCILMAN, UM, AND CARRIE NEVES REST IN PEACE.
HE WAS VERY ACTIVE WITH US FOR MANY YEARS.
SO IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT, IF YOU WOULD CONTACT ME, OUR MISS DUNBAR THERE, UH, YOU CAN FIND OUR, OUR, UH, INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, D-F-O-L-T X.COM AND, UH, LET HER KNOW WHEN Y'ALL WANT TO COME OUT THERE AND SHE'LL PASS IT ON TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
AND, UH, SHE, SHE'S ONE OF THE, WOW, OOPS, SORRY,
SHE WAS, OH, IT'S TELLING YOU 198 DAYS FROM TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BE OPENING IT.
UM, BUT MARY IS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE ORIGINAL FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, UH, WHEN IT STARTED 1998.
SHE TAKES CARE OF COORDINATING.
I SAY YOU TAKE CARE OF COORDINATING OUR BUSES AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE BUSES THAT COME FROM, UH, HOUSTON BAYTOWN SURROUNDING AREAS FROM EITHER THE, UM, COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS OR FROM THE SENIOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES.
AND THEY, WE PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
THEY CALL US AHEAD OF TIME TO LET US KNOW, BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING A SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE FROM TRUE CROSS TO THE PARK, AND YOU TWO HAVE A ONE OR TWO GREYHOUND BUSES SHOW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, IT'S A LOGISTICS ISSUE THEN.
UH, SO SHE, SHE'S REALLY BEEN, WE GOOD AT HELPING US, UH, KEEP THAT, UH, PART OF IT GOING.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, WHENEVER YES, SIR.
WELL, MY EARS PERKED UP WHEN YOU, UH, MENTIONED USING, UH, TRUE CROSS PARKING LOT FOR STAGING FOR THE BUSES AND ALL.
SO HOW MANY, UH, HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU ESTIMATE COME, COME THROUGH? UH, I TELL YOU WHAT, ON THE BUS RIDES THERE, LAST YEAR OUR ATTENDANCE WAS 39,998.
AND OF THAT 10,294 RODE THE BUSES.
SO ABOUT 2020 TO 25% IS RIGHT.
AND THE, UH, THE ENTRANCE IN IS THROUGH SOUTH SPRUCE.
THE ENTRANCE INTO TRU CROSS AND EXIT IS THROUGH, UH, SOUTH SPRUCE.
THE, THE BUSES ENTER TRU CROSS ON THE EAST
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SIDE OF THE SCHOOL THERE.AND THEY GO AROUND THE BACK AND WE PICK UP THERE AT THE SCHOOL, UH, FRONT DOOR, AND THEN THEY GO OUT ON SPRUCE AND MAKE A, A RIGHT HAND TURN AND GO TO LOBIT.
THEN THEY GO DOWN LOBIT TO, UM, DEETS DOWN DEETS TO MAPLE AND A STRAIGHT SHOT INTO MAPLE.
UM, WE'VE TRIED DIFFERENT ROUTES, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE BUS DRIVERS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
'CAUSE ESPECIALLY THESE NEWER BUSES THAT THEY'VE GOT, THEY'RE 54 PASSENGER I THINK.
SO THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WHAT THEY HAD BEEN USED TO.
UM, BUT I GET WITH LINDA BRAHAS AND IF SHE'S GOT ANY NEW DRIVERS THAT ARE GONNA BE COMING, SHE'LL TAKE 'EM DURING THE SUMMER AND MAKE A RUN WITH THEM THROUGH THE PARK.
UH, AND THEN SHE TELLS ME WHAT TREES NEED TO BE TRIMMED SO IT DOESN'T SCRATCH YOUR BUSES UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT, WELL, ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE KNOWS THAT I'M LOBBYING HEAVILY TO GET, UH, SOUTH SPRUCE REPAVED.
AND, UH, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IT IT, WHAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US IS THAT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY, UH, THE SCHOOL, BUT FOR FESTIVAL LIGHTS WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE INVITING, UH, PEOPLE INTO OUR CITY.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A ROADWAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE THING THEY'RE GONNA SEE COMING TO OUR CITY AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT FIRST IMPRESSIONS, JUST SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE AWARE, I'M, I'M WITH YOU ON THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
UH, CHASE AND I AND MR. VENABLE HAVE HAD, UH, SEVERAL, UH, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOUTH SPRUCE AND, UH, IT WILL BE A GREAT DEAL,
UH, SO, UH, BUT YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S ONE THING THAT'S ON THE, THE RADAR TO GET IT DONE.
AND I CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT AFTER TOMORROW.
I HAVE A MEETING WITH FATHER RICK TO BE SURE WE'RE, YEAH, I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH HIM TOO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR Y'ALL.
I KNOW YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REDOING YOUR APPLICATION.
IS THAT GONNA BE, BE AVAILABLE ANYTIME SOON? SO THAT'S ACTUALLY AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS LATER TODAY.
SO IF YOU STICK AROUND, YOU'LL HEAR WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THAT.
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND WILL BE ENACT ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSED AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.
A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER ONE, REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MARCH 5TH, 2026, FIVE B CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 PERIOD, ENDING FEBRUARY, 2026.
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RE TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT FEE TRANSFER REQUEST FOR MARCH AND APRIL, 2026.
AND FIVE D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26.
SECOND QUARTER TRANSFER REQUEST.
IT'S BEEN MOTIONED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NONE ON THE AGENDA, SO WE'LL MOVE ON.
[7.A. Consideration and possible action in regard to a moratorium on applications for funding grants/loans from outside of the City - duration for debate (180-365 days).]
BUSINESS SEVEN.A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION IN REGARD TO A MORATORIUM ON APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING AND GRANTS OR LOANS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
DURATION FOR DEBATE, 180 TO 365 DAYS.
GET, NEED A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION? WELL, FOR DISCUSSION, YOU JUST HAVE TO OPEN IT UP.
OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, YES, WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECTION TO, TO DISCUSS.
YEAH, I, I, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, SO I PLACED THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR TWO REASONS.
NUMBER ONE, UM, THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE FUNDS TO BE GIVING OUT, AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING TO US
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AND SPENDING THEIR PRECIOUS TIME FILLING OUT THESE APPLICATIONS AND THEN OUR TIME HERE ON THE DAIS TO CONSIDER THEM WHEN WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE FUNDS TO BE CONSIDERING THEM.SO MY SUGGESTION WAS THAT WE CLOSE ANY FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS FOR LOANS AND GRANTS UNTIL A PORTION OR A TIME, TIME, PLACE AND TIME.
I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THE WORDS I'M LOOKING FOR, WHERE OUR CITY IS A LITTLE BIT MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE.
AND WE CAN THEN LOOK AT, UM, WHILE WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING THESE APPLICATIONS, I'M GONNA BE ASKING THE CITY TO LOOK AT, UH, THINGS THAT GRANTS OR LOANS COULD BE APPLIED FOR.
FOR INSTANCE, A COMMERCIAL, UH, PERSON COULD APPLY FOR A GRANT TO BEAUTIFY THE FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, MAYBE A FACADE IMPROVEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR MAYBE A SIGN IMPROVEMENT TO THEIR BUSINESS, RATHER THAN HAVING THEM OPEN FOR TABLES AT EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS, WHICH WE'VE LEARNED FROM MR. DO IS NOT A POSSIBLE USE OF OUR FUNDS.
SO, UM, MY SUGGESTION WAS THAT WE JUST CLOSE ANY APPLICATIONS RIGHT NOW THAT AREN'T COMING FROM CITY ENTITIES LIKE THE LIBRARY OR THE, UH, THE RAILROAD DEPOT, ANYTHING THAT'S NOT OWNED BY THE CITY FOR ABOUT 180 TO 365 DAYS.
LET US GET OUR FEET UNDER US, LET THE MONEY COME IN AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A 20% DECREASE IN SALES TAX, IS WHAT'S BEING PROJECTED.
UM, SO WE'VE GOTTA JUST BE VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR, OUR FUNDS.
AND I THINK, UM, REALLY HAVING DEDICATED SOURCES THAT THESE GRANTS AND LOANS CAN GO TO IS A BETTER USE OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S AT THE BODY FOR CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS JUST ME BRINGING IT TO THE BODY.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I'D LOVE TO HEAR 'EM NOW.
YEAH, I WOULD COMMENT THAT, UH, AT, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, UH, FISCALLY, UH, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO DO THAT.
UH, IF, IF, UH, HOW ACCURATE IS THE 20%? IS THAT, I THINK WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM DAVID A. LITTLE LATER TODAY.
WELL, YEAH, BUT I, THAT'S ACCURATE.
AND THAT APPLIES TO THE CITY AS WELL, NOT JUST, UH, YES, SIR.
SO, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF CAPITAL, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT JUST TO KEEP THE CITY RUNNING AND TAKING CARE OF, UH, SERVICES THAT, UH, THAT THE, UH, CITIZENS EXPECT.
I'M, I'M IN FAVOR OF A A 300, UH, A YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A ONE YEAR, 365 DAYS FROM NOW? YES, I WOULD SAY YES.
SO THAT WOULD BE, UM, WE'D BE LOOKING AT MAY OF NEXT YEAR TO, AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME SEMBLANCE OF AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND WHAT THOSE MONIES COULD BE USED FOR, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE STATE STATUTE SAYS.
YEAH, I MEAN, I, I GUESS WE WON'T, UH, HAVE ANY PROJECTIONS, UH, FOR NEXT YEAR UNTIL, WELL, YOU GUYS OUGHT TO BE GETTING CLOSE TO, UH, LOOKING AT THE, UH, THE CITY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, I WOULD, I WOULD BE IN, IN FAVOR OF, UH, A YEAR AND THEN, BUT REVISIT IT, UH, AFTER THE BUDGET PROJECTIONS, UH, COME OUT.
UH, I GUESS, UH, WE'LL START SEEING THE FIRST, FIRST OF THAT PROBABLY MIDSUMMER MID LATE SUMMER.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE BUDGET WORKSHOPS WITH D-M-D-E-D-C CITY COUNCIL YEAH.
SO WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY EVEN EXTEND DEPENDING ON, UH, WHAT THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IS AND WHAT THE, UH, TRUE, WHAT THE CAPITAL LOAD IS ON THE, ON THE, THE CITY.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID HERE.
THE QUESTION THAT I HAD, YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED WAS, UH, SORT OF TO, TO DEFINE, DEFINE WHAT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY IS.
AND YOU DID THAT BY SAYING A BUILDING OR SOMETHING OWNED BY THE CITY, CORRECT? YEP.
OR DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY, LIKE THE ANIMAL SERVICES AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER, OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, EMS, FIRE POLICE, THOSE TYPES OF ENTITIES.
AND THEN I THINK IF, IF, UH, MR. BLACKSHEAR, WOULD YOU CONSIDER, UH, UPDATING YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 365.
YEAH, WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A MORATORIUM AND THEN STATE THE LENGTH THAT Y'ALL ARE TALKING
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ABOUT AND A MORATORIUM AGAINST WHAT, WHICH WOULD BE, I GUESS, ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ANY TYPE OF FUNDING FROM ANY ENTITY OTHER THAN THE CITY OF DICKINSON WOULD BE YOUR MOTION.YOU SAY SO MOVED AND YOU'LL BE FINE.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[7.B. Discussion and possible action to rescind a grant previously awarded to the Dickinson Historical Society. ]
B, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RESCIND A GRANT PREVIOUSLY AWARDED TO THE DICKINSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.AND WE DO HAVE MR. IVAN LANGFORD, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M IVAN LANGFORD, PRESIDENT OF DICKINSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF THE WATER DISTRICT AND FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS WELL.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE DID NOT HAVE OUR ANNUAL WINE AND ROSES EVENT STRICTLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF TICKET SALES.
UH, THAT EVENT HAS SORT OF RUN ITS COURSE AND, BUT WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS NUMBER ONE, AT ONE TIME WE WERE THE OTHER ATTRACTION THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE TO THE CITY 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST OPENED THE DEPOT AFTER THE GRANT TO REMODEL IT AND, AND FIX IT ALL UP.
OF COURSE, UH, FESTIVAL LIGHTS HAS ALWAYS BROUGHT IN A BIG CROWD FOR THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE WERE, WE WERE IN TRACTION.
I'VE TOLD YOU, AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, WE HAD SIGNS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY DIRECTING PEOPLE, AND WE HAD PEOPLE THERE BECAUSE THE EDC WAS LOCATED, CO-LOCATED WITH US.
OUR GOAL STILL IS TO REOPEN THE MUSEUM.
IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
UM, AND PARTLY BECAUSE, UH, THE INSIDE IS STILL OR STILL HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM HARVEY.
WE LOST, UH, DISPLAY CASES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE IN THAT MUSEUM, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUND THAT, UH, RESTORATION.
SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING, DID YOU, WERE YOU ABLE TO GET OUR YEAH, YEAH.
THIS IS, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO.
THAT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY, BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE TYPE OF DISPLAYS WE WANNA PUT IN AND THE DISPLAY CASES THAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE TO, TO BRING THE ATTRACTION OF PEOPLE TO COME IN IS TRAVELING EXHIBITS.
THE, THERE'S TWO, TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT A LOAN FOR A COST, UH, TRAVELING EXHIBITS THAT YOU CAN BRING IN FOR SIX WEEKS, TWO MONTHS AT A TIME, BUT YOU ROTATE 'EM.
THE SMITHSONIAN DOES THIS AND THE HUMANITIES TEXAS GROUP DOES THIS.
AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO, ONE, ACQUIRE THOSE ITEMS WE NEED, LIKE DISPLAY PLACES AND THAT SORT OF THING, OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED, UH, IN THE MUSEUM TO MAKE IT ACCEPTABLE FOR THESE TRAVELING EXHIBITS.
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE, UH, THESE EXHIBITS.
AND SOME OF THOSE, UH, I MEAN, THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY.
UM, ONE OF THE EXHIBITS IS THE FORGOTTEN GATEWAY COMING TO AMERICA THROUGH GALVESTON ISLAND.
UM, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND PURSUIT OF EQUALITY.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE AVAILABLE.
UH, WE JUST HAVE, WE PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND SHIPPING OF THESE EXHIBITS, AND THEN WE BRING 'EM IN.
THEN IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER MUSEUM YOU HAVE.
YOU WANT TO HAVE A TRAV UH, A ROTATING, UH, EXHIBITS SO THAT IT TRACKS PEOPLE WILL COME BACK.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO RETURN THE MUSEUM AS THE NUMBER TWO, UH, ATTRACTION TO COME BACK TO THE CITY, AND IT IS GONNA TAKE FUNDS TO DO THAT.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S OUR ASK IS TO USE THOSE FUNDS, UH, FOR THIS PURPOSE.
UH, WE UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET ISSUES, NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE WILL GLADLY ACCEPT ANY, ANY AMOUNT THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS? HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU FILLED OUT AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PURPOSE? UM, NO.
WE DIDN'T, DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT
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WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HANG ON TO IT.
BUT IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO, WE'LL FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND, UH, BE GLAD TO DO THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
IF, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TABLING THAT, YOUR ACTION ON THIS TELL, WE CAN DO THAT.
OH, WE'LL, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO FILE THE PAPERWORK.
WELL, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ACTION TONIGHT IS TO RESCIND THE GRANT APPROVAL, RIGHT.
FOR SPECIFIC, UH, EXPENDITURES, WHICH THAT EVENT DID NOT OCCUR.
IT WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE APPROPRIATE TO RESCIND THAT.
WHAT I'M HEARING IS, UH, THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, APPLY FOR FUNDING, UH, TOWARDS A, A DIFFERENT PURPOSE, WHICH CORRECT.
CERTAINLY THEY ARE, THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
THE FUND, THE, THE FUNDS HAVEN'T BEEN DISPERSED YET, HAVE THEY? CORRECT.
SO IN, IN LIGHT OF OUR PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM, UH, THERE ARE NO MORE FUNDS THAN GRANTS FOR 365 DAYS.
THE BOARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING WOULD I, I WONDER IF WE COULD, WE COULD WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT, SO IT'S DOESN'T, I BROUGHT IT UP.
I WOULDN'T THINK THAT WOULD APPLY.
I WOULD, I WOULD THINK IT WOULD TOO.
POTENTIALLY THE CITY CITY OWNS IT.
WELL, LET'S, UH, LET'S HOLD OFF ON THAT JUDGMENT UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GET THE GRANT APPLICATION.
AND SEE ALL THE DETAILS ON IT.
AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD, UH, BE ABLE TO PROCEED GIVEN THE BO'S ACTIONS TO ADOPT THAT MORATORIUM.
UM, SO DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO RESCIND A GRANT PREVIOUSLY AWARDED TO THE DICKINSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO RESCIND SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND IVAN WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT APPLICATION AND WE'LL, UH, WORK THROUGH THIS.
I THINK THAT'S, I JUST MY PERSONAL COMMENTS.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY NEAT IDEA.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE THE SAME STATIC DISPLAYS ALL THE TIME AND EVERYBODY'S SEEN IT, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO SEE IT AGAIN? SO, UM, I, I APPLAUD YOUR, UH, WILLINGNESS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND MAYBE DO SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BRING PEOPLE IN.
[8. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)]
EXECUTIVE OR CLOSED SESSIONS.THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WILL NOW HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 5 51, GOVERNMENT CODE VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO, OR COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE BOARD SEEKS TO HAVE LOCATE, STAY OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF DICKINSON, AND WITH WHICH THE BOARD IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS, DELIBERATIONS ON BOARD APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
SO IT IS 7 41 AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION.
ALRIGHT, ITEM EIGHT B, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51.
[9. ACTION ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)]
NUMBER NINE, ACTION ITEMS. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS NUMBER NUMBER NINE, A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.NUMBER ONE, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND WITH WHICH THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I MOVE THAT, UH, WELL IF, IF, IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO STATE THE MOTION FOR YOU, SIR, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S GONNA BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHAPTER THREE 80 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, AND COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT LLC AND COLLABORATIVE SPECIAL
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PROJECTS LLC.IF YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE IT.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, AS MENTIONED BY OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY.
ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UM, ITEM NINE B, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BOARD APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE DON ZEKE IS OUR NEXT MEMBER ON THE, AS THE NOMINEE.
AWESOME TO BE THE NEXT MEMBER OF THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
AND I HEAR A SECOND FROM MR. DIETZ.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S APPLIED.
THERE MAY BE FUTURE OPENINGS, SO STAY TUNED.
WE'RE REALLY, UH, GREAT TO SEE.
I THINK WE SAW EIGHT APPLICATIONS, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE.
I THINK LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THIS, WE HAD LIKE THREE.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THE CITIZENS ARE STARTING TO GET INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY AND WANNA PARTICIPATE.
SO, UM, KEEP, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
AND, UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? I'M GONNA BRING A REPORT FROM STAFF ON THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE DEPOT LIBRARY AND ALL THOSE EXPENDITURES.THAT WOULD BE A GREAT, YES MA'AM.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE, LIKE TO SEE? NOPE, NOT AT THIS TIME.
I MEAN, UM, NEXT MEETING WILL BE, UM, JULY.
DO WE WANT TO MEET IN JULY? IT'S TYPICALLY A MONTH THAT HAS A LOT OF VACATIONS.
IS THERE, I KNOW WE'LL BE LOOKING AT BUDGET THE NEXT MONTH.
I WOULD SAY GO AHEAD AND, UH, SCHEDULE, I MEAN, PROCEED WITH THE MEETING AND WE CAN ALSO JUST SEE IF WHAT'S GOING ON, IF THERE'S, WE CAN MOVE IT IF WE NEED TO.
UH, THE AGENDA HAS BEEN SATISFIED.