Good
morning
to
everyone.
Here
is
my
brief
summary
of
Tuesday's
City
Council
meeting.
Sorry
to
be
slow
getting
it
out,
but
this
has
been
a
busy
week
for
me.
More
about
that
later.
As
always,
feel
free
to
share
this
with
any
one
whom
you
think
would
be
interested.
An
ordinance
was
approved
on
final
reading
dealing
with
where
registered
sex
offenders
can
reside
within
the
City.
Generally,
those
persons
are
not
allowed
to
reside
within
2000
feet
of
premises
where
children
routinely
gather.
A
resolution
was
passed
to
approve
a
STEP
Wave
Grant
for
2007.
This
is a
program
which
the
Police
Department
uses
to
fund
extra
officers
during
selected
periods,
generally
holidays.
The
purpose
is
to
give
added
protection
during
high
traffic
and
accident
periods.
The
matching
amount
needed
from
the
City
for
the
grant
has
already
been
budgeted.
STEP
stands
for
Selective
Traffic
Enforcement
Program.
Mowing
contracts
were
approved
for
mowing
City
Rights
of
Way
and
on
various
City
facilities
and
properties.
A
brief
executive
session
was
then
held
to
consult
with
our
attorneys
about
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
with
the
Dickinson
Police
Officers
Association,
and
to
get
an
update
on
the
search
for
a
permanent
City
Administrator.
After
the
executive
session,
the
final
version
of
the
collective
bargaining
contract
with
the
DPOA
was
approved.
Mayor
and
Council
thanked
the
DPOA
for
their
good
faith
efforts
to
reach
an
agreement
in
the
best
interests
of
the
City.
We
next
established
a
Guaranteed
Maximum
Price
for
the
maintenance
building
addition.
That
amount
is
$362,295.00.
A
resolution
was
approved
to
give
notice
of
intent
to
issue
certificates
of
obligation
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
three
million
dollars
for
the
new
fire
station
and
the
maintenance
building
addition,
along
with
associated
costs.
I
was
reappointed
as
the
City's
representative
to
the
H-GAC
General
Assembly,
with
Mayor
Masters
as
the
alternate.
The
City
voted
to
cast
its
vote
for
John
Mitchiner
to
serve
as a
trustee
of
the
Texas
Municipal
League
Intergovernmental
Risk
Pool.
A
public
hearing
was
held
on a
request
for
the
City
to
vacate,
abandon
and
close
an
alley
which
lies
on
several
lots
at
4201
38th
Street.
After
that
hearing,
an
ordinance
approving
the
request
was
approve
on
first
reading.
This
will
allow
the owners
of
the
property
to
build
a
new
home
on
it.
The
final
plat
of
Hartwick
Subdivision
was
approved.
That
is
the
property
referred
to
in
the
previous
item.
A
public
discussion
was
held
concerning
the
proposed
wastewater
treatment
plant
on
Gum
Bayou.
There
have
been
a
number
of
people
and
organizations
opposed
to
that,
and
in
particular,
the
residents
of
Tropical
Gardens
oppose
it.
The
Mayor
has
long
been
involved
in
opposing
the
plant,
which
will
be
within
Texas
City,
but
will
have
an
impact
on
Dickinson.
The
City
pledged
all
the
support
possible
to
those
opposing
the
granting
of a
permit
by
the
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality.
The
Council
next
took
up
the
Mayor's
request
to
appoint
a
Charter
Review
Commission.
Members
of
Council
had
proposed
possible
members,
but
the
current
Charter
limits
the
number
of
members
to
the
commission
to
five.
After
lengthy
discussion,
the
Commission
was
formed
with
Bob
Holley,
Patrice
Fogarty,
Jack
Neal,
Scott
Schrader
and
Jasper
Liggio
as
members,
and
Sharon
Turnely
as
the
alternate.
We
approved
the
sale
of
tax
foreclosed
property
at
2202
Avenue
I.
The
City
will
receive
$152.84
from
the
sale,
and
the
property
will
be
returned
to
the
active
tax
rolls.
We
voted
to
accept
for
maintenance
the
infrastructure
at
Forest
Cove
Subdivision.
This
is
generally
done
one
year
after
the
construction
is
completed,
and
after
inspection
by
City
Staff
and
engineering
consultants.
Our
City
Secretary,
Rena
Hardage,
was
appointed
as
the
City's
representative
to
the
County's
Animal
Services
Advisory
Committee.
We
held
an
executive
session
to
discuss
real
property
issues.
This
was
related
to
efforts
of
the
County
Judge
and
a
number
of
mayors
to
even
up
property
lines
within
the
county,
and
to
get
unincorporated
areas
brought
within
one
of
the
cities
of
the
county.
The
meeting
adjourned
after
that
executive
session.
One
of
the
reasons
I am
slow
in
getting
this
summary
out
is
that several
members
of
the Board
of
the
Festival
of
Lights
made
a
presentation
Wednesday
morning
to
the
County
Commissioners
Court.
Charles
Suderman
gave
a
brief
history
of
the
Festival
and
our
relationship
with
the
County
through
Paul
Hopkins
Park.
His
Powerpoint
presentation
included
a
number
of
pictures
of
the
Park
before
and
after
it
is
decorated,
and
ended
with
a
list
of
issues
we
were
discussing
with
the
Parks
Department.
Dennis
Harris,
the
Director
of
the
Parks
Department,
then
briefed
the
Court
on
the
current
status
of
the
agreement
between
the
County
and
the
Festival.
We
are
about
to
spend
some
sizable
funds
on
electric
service
for
the
lights,
and
had
requested
an
extension
of
the
contract,
which
was
due
to
expire
after
the
first
of
2008.
We
are
adding
several
amenities,
and
needed
to
get
them
included
within
the
agreement.
I
think
it
is
fair
to
say
we
were
well
received
by
the
Court,
and
got
a
lot
of
praise
for
how
well
done
the
Festival
is every
year.
Several
members
said
they
wanted
to
do
nothing
to
interfere
with
the
Festival.
Mr.
Harris
agreed
to
prepare
a
new
contract
or
an
amendment
to
the
existing
contract,
so
that
the
things
we
want
to
do
can
be
accomplished.
We
presented
pictures
of
the
Festival
to
the
Court,
and
to
Mr.
Harris
and
Mr.
Linton
Ardoin,
his
assistant.
We
have
had
a
great
working
relationship
with
Dennis
and
Linton,
and
look
forward
to
more
years
with
the
Festival.
And
speaking
of
the
Festival
of
Lights,
there
will
be
some
preparation
work
this
Saturday
morning
at Paul
Hopkins
Park,
and
then
early
in
the
afternoon,
the
buildings
used
during
the
Festival
will
be
delivered.
If you
would
like
to
help,
you
will
be
welcomed.
The
official
kickoff
for
setting
up
the
Festival
is
the
following
Saturday,
October
7,
and
will
continue
every weekend
until
the Festival
opens
the
Saturday
after
Thanksgiving,
November
25.
There
is
lots
to
do,
and
volunteers
are
welcomed.
We
will
have
the
paperwork
needed
for
any
students
who
want
to
get
community
service
hours
for
their
schools
or
school
organizations.
Tomorrow
is
Public
Lands
Day,
and
Keep
Dickinson
Beautiful
will
be
cleaning
and
trimming
at
the
median with
all
the
pine
trees
just
east
of
the
railroad
tracks
on
FM
517.
In
case
you
hadn't
heard,
I
thought
it
was
last
Saturday,
and
loaded
my
pickup
with
all
kinds
of
tools
and
went
out
there
at
8:30.
I
finally
realized
I
was
a
week
early
-
come
out
tomorrow
and join
the
crowd
in
making
fun
of
me
at
8:30
in
the
morning!
We'll
be
done
by
noon.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
October
10
at
City
Hall
at
7:00
PM.
Please
fell
free
to
attend
and
participate
in
your
city.
Kerry
Neves
