CITY OF CLEAR LAKE SHORES  MEETING MINUTES November 19, 2024 @ 6:301 PM  These are the certified minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council fort the City of Clear Lake Shores, County of Galveston, State of Texas, which was held on the above-mentioned date and time.  1.  CALLTO ORDER & DETERMINATION OF QUORUM: Mayor Chronister called to order at 6:30 pm  Present: Mayor Chronister, Councilman Waters, Councilman Fisher, Councilman Scanlon, City Admin. Mike Kramm, Finance Director Cheryl Hunter, City Secretary Christy Stroup Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Fenwick, Councilman Terrell, Chief David Donaldson  2. 3.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG:  The mayor led the Pledge. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL: Councilman Rick Fisher: No report Councilman. Jeff Terrell: Absent Mayor Pro Tem Amanda Fenwick: Absent  Councilman Ed Waters: Numbers on: some of the bulkheads have come off and need to be replaced Councilman Alex Scanlon: Thank yout to all who helped with cooking thet turkeys in the rain overnight Mayor Chronister: Civic Club CH decorations look great; thank yout to all volunteers helping with the island decorations' met 11/18/24 and implemented the Click 2 Enter ordinance; Kemah has set up a' "Babybox" at the fire station for anyone to surrender a baby safely; Boat ramp has passed all studies and one more entity is reviewing everything; John Schaffer put aj jar out for Sgt. Flores for collections when Sgt. Floresw was shot in the line of duty and has presented Sgt. Foresapproximately  $500 for him and his family. STAFF REPORTS:  4.  Chief David Donaldson: Absent - attending mandatory Chief training City Administrator Mike Kramm: See report attached.  5.  COMMITTEE REPORTS:  Roads and Drainage: Thomas Haaland - waiting on results from bridge study  Parks: Meri Cooney - placed fall colors ini flowerbeds; will be bringing back the Yard oft the Month; will have Christmas Light contest this year; some of the holiday decoration that are not being used at the entrance this year will be placed in some of the parks around the island; Parks committee regular meetings will bet the 2nd Wednesday of every month = no meeting in December.  WCC: No report P&Z: No report ZBOA: No report    6.  CIVICCLUB:  Georgette! South report: Thanksgiving Dinner was a success and thanky you to all the volunteers; decorations in CHI look fantastic; Thanked EDC for their contribution to help with the island Christmas decorations; December 1st is tree lighting ceremony with cookies and hot chocolate;  December 13th is the Progressive Adult Christmas party. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: Thomas Haaland reported they had no meeting in November.  7. 8.  PUBLIC COMMENTS:  At this time, any person with city-related business may speak to the City Council. If the topic of discussion is related to an item on the agenda, the comments may be made now or at the time the agenda item is discussed. Ift the topic of discussion is not related to an item on the agenda, the City Council cannot deliberate or take any action at this time. Comments from the public should be limited to a maximum oft three (3) minutes per individual. No yielding of time is permitted. Meri Cooney- Children's Read A-loud is December 15th at Children' Library  9.  CONSENT AGENDA: a. b. C.  Check Register: 10/31/24 thru 11/13/24 Council meeting minutes: 11/05/24 (regular) WFTransfer E-116A: John and Bettie. Jamarik to Helle Brown 1st Motion: Councilman Scanlon made motion to approve consent agenda  2nd Motion: Councilman Waters MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS  8. OLD BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible action may be taken on the following items:  a. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-15: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEAR LAKE SHORES, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CLEAR LAKE SHORES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING ARTICLE II ENTITLED "ELECTRIC GATES AND EMERGENCY ACCESS" AND SEC. 30-31 ENTITLED DEFINITIONS", SEC. 30-32 ENTITLED "OPERATIONS', SEC. 30-33 ENTITLED "INSPECTIONS" AND SEC. 30-34 ENTITLED RETROFITTING EXISTING ELECTRICALLY OPERATED GATES", PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEALING/SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING! FOR ANI EFFECTIVE DATE, ANDI PROVIDING FOR  AN OPEN MEETING ACT CLAUSE. 2nd Motion: Councilman Scanlon MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS  1st Motion: Councilman Fisher made motion to approve ordinance  9.  NEW BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible action may be taken on thet following items: a. Review: and approve renewal ofe employpehathinsurance: through Blue Cross! Blue Shield.  1st Motion- Councilman Scanlon 2nd Motion-C Councilman Fisher  Council Meeting Min. 11.19.24    MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS through Guardian. 1st Motion- Councilman Waters 2nd Motion- - Councilman Scanlon  b. Review and approve renewal of employee dental, vision, life, STD, and LTD insurance  MOTION PASSED: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS  Cancel last meeting in December scheduled for December 17, 2024 due to Christmas  holidays.  15T Motion - Councilman Fisher 2nd Motion - Councilman Waters MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS  8.  ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Chronister called for adjournment at 6:54 pm  Approved: 12-3-24 (Date)  Signature of Mayor Attest: L    S  Signature City Secretary" 11131  Council Meeting Min. 11.19.24    City Council Meeting November 5, 2024  RFP forl I.T. services is going out this week; bids to be opened 11-27 Mowing services and Debris removal services RFP'swill be going out latert this month; we will then begin working on RFP for pool maintenance and life guards Ihave received two quotes from contractors for crack sealing on our streets and am awaiting one more. lam also gathering information on what equipment we would We have had one software company in for a financial software demonstrationand East Parking lot update -1 the concrete pour fort the first phase was scheduled for Friday morning, but the rain has delayed that by about a week. Weatherpermiting, expectto pour concrete next Thursday or Friday. The contractorwill be setting the Health Insurance renewal will be on the next agenda. Today we received notice ofa 10.5% increase for 2025 along with some small increases in deductibles and CO- pays. Iplani to meet with the mayor and staff about this ini the coming days. Rumors -Ido not usually address baseless rumors, but when they concern public  need to handle iti in-house.  will be contacting others int the coming weeks.  lights in their new locations this week.  safety, iti is sometimes necessary.  Ihave been approached by multiple people, as have the mayor and police chief, regarding police activities int the town center area. Specifically, it has been mentioned that our officers are targeting local drinking establishments for DWI arrests and attempting to raise revenue through these efforts. Although this is ac completely false narrative, Ithink it is important to address iti for two reasons: First, to defend the job our officers do and, second, to Our officers are expected to be visible in our local bars during busy hours. Most oft the patrons they encounter when concuctingwal-tougrs greet them with smiles and thank them for what they do. Their presence serves as a reminder to those who are law-abiding that there is assistance available if needed. It makes most people feel safer. Their presence also serves as a deterrent to those who may otherwise have the intent to act outside the law. Ifthose people are uncomfortable in the presence of our officers and choose not to patronize the establishments in our city, so be it. The rest oft the  educate the public on what really happens.  patrons and our citizens are safer with their absence.    Ouro officers make only 1-3 DWI arrests each week. Any monies paid by those arrested for DWI go to the county. The city gets no revenue from these arrests, sO the rumor that we are using these arrests as a revenue source is also false. There are more than 20 drinking establishments within less than 2 miles of our city. Ifour officers were hawking bar patrons, the number of DWI arrests would be significantly! higher. In reality, our chief of police routinely sits int the city parking lots on weekends to ensure people get to their cars safely, not to arrest everyone he sees. Icannoti tell you how many people he has seen safelyinto an Uber or how often hel has called at friend ori family member to come and pick up someone whoo overindulged. His officers have Additionally, the chief and Ihave personally spoken with owners of some of our local bars when there have been concerns about over-serving customers. Andlcan say that, for the most part, our business owners address those Iwill also say that most people who visit our establishments are law-abiding. However, our officers cannot and will not look the other waywhen laws are violated int their presence. This week alone, officers arrested a drunk driver traveling westbound ont the eastbound side of 2094, another underage DWI driverwho had told the officer they were drinking in one of our establishments, and an officer arrested a convicted felon who was speeding and in possession of a loaded pistol, cocaine and other illegal drugs. Isay all this to say our officers work, and our cityi is small with one main way in and out, andi thati is 2094. Ifa an officer makes a stop on 2094, anyone coming to or going from one of our establishments will see the emergency lights. That close proximity may make it seem like the officers are focused on the Town Center area, but the reality is that the Town Center areai is adjacent So, next time someone hears some negative story about Clear Lake Shores Police Officers, feel free to contact me sO thatl Ir may share thei facts withy you about thej job our officers do each day. Clear Lake Shores would be al lesser place without our police department. Chief Donaldson and his officers deserve our respect and are certainlyworthy of our support.  done likewise.  instances promptly, which we greatly appreciate.  to almost all traffic traveling through ClearLake Shores.  o