* 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. MORNING. GOOD [00:00:01] MORNING. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND KICK US OFF [A. CALL TO ORDER] AND WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING HERE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH WARS BOARD, UH, GAL, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GALVESTON WARS. UH, AN CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? YES, SIR. CHAIRMAN JEFF PATTERSON. HERE, VICE CHAIRMAN WILLIE GONZALEZ. HERE. TRUSTEE MAYOR CRAIG BROWN. HERE. TRUSTEE SHEILA LID STONE. HERE. TRUSTEE RICHARD MOORE. HERE. TRUSTEE VICTOR PEARSON. TRUSTEE ERIC TRO. GLAD HERE. ROGER AND ANTHONY BROWN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DECLARE WE HAVE A QUORUM IF WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RELIGIOU HANDS IN ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO BE DECLARED BY ANY TRUSTEES? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. ANGIE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO SIR. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WITH THAT WE'RE GONNA RECESS [C. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ] INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, UNDER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071. CONSULTATION WITH 10 0 1. GO THIS WAY? YEAH. READY? ALRIGHT, GONNA RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING AT, UH, 1113. SO ITEM D [D.1 Discuss and Consider Action, if any, One Specific Matters Discussed in Executive Session Which Were Listed on the Agenda in Sufficient Detail to Provide Notice to the Public as Required by the Texas Open Meetings Act.] ONE IS DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERACTION, IF ANY, ON SPECIFIC MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WERE LISTED ON THE AGENDA IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I THINK WE DON'T HAVE ANY THERE, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO BUSINESS ITEMS. ITEM E ONE, DISCUSS AND [E.1 Discuss and Consider for Approval, a Memorandum of Agreement and a License Agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and also a Cost Funding Agreement Between the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves and Texas International Terminals LTD, in the Amount of $57,896.04 for the Placement of Dredge Material into the Federal Pelican Island Placement Area. - Brett Milutin ] CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AND A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND ALSO A COST FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WARS AND TEXAS INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS. LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,896 AND 4 CENTS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF DREDGE MATERIAL INTO THE FEDERAL PELICAN ISLAND PLACEMENT AREA. BRENT, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. UH, THANK YOU ATTENDEES. I'M SORRY FOR THAT VERY LONG TITLE. UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING ABLE TO JOIN SUCH A NOTE. A SHORT NOTICE. UH, I'LL BE WITHIN THE LEGAL TIMEFRAME. AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE THE NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR FOR GALVESTON HARBOR AND GALVESTON ENTRANCE, UH, CHANNEL. UH, THEREFORE WE REPRESENT ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS ALONG THE WATER, UH, INCLUDING PRIVATE AND UH, PUBLIC ENTITIES. UM, BACK IN JUNE, UH, OF LAST YEAR, TEXAS INTERNATIONAL SUBMITTED A TWO 17 B APPLICATION TO PLACE MATERIAL ALONG THEIR BIRTHS INTO THE FEDERAL PLACEMENT AREA. IT'S A LONGER TYPE PROCESS. WE JUST GOT THE APPROVAL, UH, ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, UH, FOR THEM TO GO AND PUT THE MATERIAL INTO THE PLACEMENT AREA. THEY DO HAVE A CRITICAL PROJECT, UH, THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED, DREDGED THAT TO GET COMPLETED BY, UH, APRIL, UH, 11TH TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, SOME OF THEIR DEEPER DRAFTING VESSELS. THEREFORE, RESURGENT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN TO GET THE AGREEMENT WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AS WELL AS THE COST FUNDING AGREEMENT, UH, EXECUTED, UH, AHEAD OF TIME SO THEY CAN START DREDGING. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE APPROVAL. MAKE SECOND. SORRY, ERIC IS A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UH, JUST ONE BRETT. UH, WE WILL HAVE, UH, MORE OF THESE COMING IN PROBABLY THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. OKAY, THANK YOU BRETT. MOVING ON TO E [E.2 Discuss and Consider Approval of a Letter Supporting an Application for Limited Amendment to Authorization to Export LNG — Power LNG, LLC. - Tony Brown] TWO, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A LETTER SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION FOR LIMITED AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZATION TO EXPORT LNG, UH, POWER L-N-G-L-L-C. MR. BROWN? UH, YES, THIS IS A, UH, COMPANY THAT IS LOOKING AT PUTTING IN A, UH, SMALL SCALE L AND G FACILITY ON THE PORT'S PROPERTY ON PELICAN ISLAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. AND, UH, THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER, UH, AN OPTION AGREEMENT TO EXECUTE A LEASE FOR THAT PURPOSE, WHICH WILL COME TO THE BOARD. UH, THEY ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING TO, UH, UH, AN AMENDMENT TO A, UH, EXPORT LICENSE THEY ALREADY HAVE FOR L AND G TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY CHANGE SOME ADDRESSES OUT OF MORE MINOR THINGS. AND THIS IS SIMPLY A LETTER OF SUPPORT THEY'VE REQUESTED FOR THAT AMENDMENT. AND SO, UH, WE BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD SINCE IT WILL BE GOING TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND MOVE APPROVAL. I SECOND WITH JUST THE STATEMENT. SECOND. UH, IT IS THE, THE FORMER LOCATION WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE, CORRECT? CORRECT. YEAH. 5,700 HARBORSIDE. CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? UH, WILLIE? I'M SORRY, RICHARD. [00:05:01] UH, SO THE PERMIT IS OUR PERMIT OR SOMEBODY ELSE'S PERMIT. IT'S THEIR PERMIT FROM THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION. IT'S, WE ARE PERMITTED, WELL, I'M NOT THE ARMY CORPS WOULD BE THE ARMY CORPS PERMITTED WOULD BE WATER. WHAT WOULD BE THE WATER? THE RAILROAD. THERE'D BE SEVERAL PERMITTING, UH, ENTITIES THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED AS FAR AS AN OPERATING FACILITY ON PELICAN ISLAND. I THINK WHAT WE'RE, I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING, MY QUESTION IS WE ARE, WE'RE, THIS IS A PERMIT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED WHO'S THE HOLDER OF THE PERMIT? POWER. POWER REG. AND WE JUST VOTE ON IT BECAUSE IT'S OUR LAND. IT'S OUR LAND. YEAH. AND THAT, THAT HELPS IT GET DONE. AND IT'S A LETTER OF SUPPORT, A LETTER LETTER SUPPORT CONFIRMING WHAT THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AN OPTION TO, TO NEGOTIATE AT LEAST THROUGH TO DECEMBER 15TH. AND IT MIGHT BE, I DON'T, WE'RE JUST NOT TO EXTEND THIS TOO MUCH, BUT ROGER MAY BE HELPFUL JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT WHAT, WHAT IS INTENDED TO BE AT THAT, UH, FACILITY? WHAT WOULD THAT FACILITY LOOK LIKE? WELL, I MEAN RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S, WE'RE LOOKING SMALL SCALE L AND G OVER IN THIS, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A PROPERTY LINE DOWN HERE AND THERE'S A POTENTIAL WE WOULD NEED TO PUT SOME KIND OF A BIRTH OUT HERE FOR, UM, L AND T DELIVERY TO A BARGE. AND SO THIS, THIS IS WHAT, AND THIS IS ALL WITHIN THE PERMIT, WILL, WILL LOOK AT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR UM, HOW BIG OF AREA THEY HAVE TO HAVE AROUND IT FROM A, FROM A BLOW, FROM A BLOW UP, FROM A SAFETY STAND. AND, AND SO THIS IS STEER RIGHT HERE. IT'S NOT PLANNED TO BLOW UP. ALRIGHT, THANKS ROGER. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ROGER? ALL IN FAVOR OF OF APPROVAL. RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. SO MOVING ON TO [E.3. Discuss and Consider Approval of Proposed Shore Power Services Agreement - Laura Camcioglu ] E THREE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SHORE POWER SERVICES AGREEMENT. WE'RE REQUESTING THAT BE DEFERRED, REQUESTING THAT BE DEFERRED. SO I GUESS WE CAN GET A, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER E THREE. RICHARD, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND TO DEFER. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THAT, WE'LL GET ANY [F. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ] COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I GUESS I'LL JUST THROW IT OUT THERE IN GENERAL FOR ANYBODY. NOW WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY TAKING TIME TO, TO COME TO THE MEETING AND GOT US SOME, WE HAD SOME TIME CRITICAL ITEMS NEEDED TO GET TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT'S WHAT I, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T LIKE TO BE IN THE HABIT OF SPECIAL MEETINGS, BUT UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A TIME CONSTRAINT ON THIS AND SO WHEN, SINCE WE WERE MEETING WE DECIDED TO DISCUSS A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS TOO. YEAH, NO, IT WAS, IT WAS GOOD. THANK YOU. AND OUR NEXT MEETING, JUST FOR THE NEXT MEETING IS MAY, MAY 5TH. SO IT IS, IT IS, YEAH. JUST FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S NOT GONNA BE ON THE FOURTH, IT'S NOT ON IS APRIL MEETING? IT'S IT APRIL MEETING IS GONNA BE IN MAY. SO IT'S NOT MCDONALD. THIS WAS THE APRIL MEETING THEN? YEAH, WE'LL SEE. WE HAD AN APRIL MEETING. SO WITH THAT I'M GONNA DECLARE THIS ADJOURNED AT 1120 MARS AFTERWARD. WHEN IS ELECTION DAY. * 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.