* 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. [00:00:01] ANGIE, WE GOOD, JEFF? WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT. IT IS NINE O'CLOCK. [A. CALL TO ORDER] I'M CALL TO ORDER THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WARS BOARD OF GAL, BOARD OF GALVESTON. UH, WELCOME TO BOARD MEMBER, NEW BOARD MEMBERS, OLD, OLD BOARD MEMBERS, UH, PUBLIC, UH, FOLKS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING. UH, FIRST OFF, I HAVE THE HONOR TO, UH, SWEAR IN A COUPLE OF EXPERIENCED BOARD MEMBERS AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS. SO, MR. RICHARD MOORE, CAN YOU COME ON DOWN THAT I CAN? AND I TOLD YOU, JOHN, I TRIED TO DO THIS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN I DID WITH YOU DID WITH HIM. YOU WANT ME TO READ? UH, I GUESS I HAVE TO. I READ IT TO HIM, RIGHT? THAT YOU, YOU REPEAT AFTER ME. GOT IT. AND I'LL DO IT IN RAISE MY HAND CHUNKS HERE. SO I RICHARD MOORE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I, RICHARD MOORE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR RAISE YOUR HAND. OH, RAISE YOUR, RAISE YOUR, RAISE YOUR HAND. HE HAS TO RAISE. DO I HAVE TO RAISE MY HAND? JUST NO. OR AFFIRM. OKAY. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF A TRUSTEE, OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OF THE GALVESTON WHARFS OF THE OFFICE, OF THE TRUSTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WARS. AND WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE AND DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. SO HELP ME GOD AND THE CHARTER LAWS. AND WHAT'S THE THIRD THING? ORDINANCES. ORDINANCES OF THE, OF GAL GALVESTON, TEXAS. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. THERE YOU GO. GOT ONE MORE. ONE MORE. OH, OKAY. YOU GOT SO GOOD AT THAT. THIS IS FOR YOUR FIRST, THIS IS THE SWORN STATEMENT HERE. SO I RICHARD MOORE, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM I RICHARD MOORE? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I DO NOT HAVE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY? THAT I DO NOT, THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED, PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, PROMISED TO PAY, CON, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISE ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT PROMISE, ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED AT, AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION OR CONFIRMATION, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME, GOD, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME GOD. ALL RIGHT. YOU PASSED THE TEST. CONGRATULATIONS. VOTE. THESE ARE FOR YOU TO SIGN. YES. YES. OKAY. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT, SCOTT, YOUR TURN. THE NEXT VICTIM, NEXT VICTIM. DO IT. YES. TWO LAST CHANCE. AMEN. YA. THOSE BY THESE TWO SHOULD NOT BE JOINED IN LY. OH IYE. SCOTT HICKMAN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I, SCOTT HICKMAN DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM AND SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF A TRUSTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WARS. THAT'S A LONG LIMIT. THAT A LONG GO AHEAD OF THE OFFICE, OF A TRUSTEE OF THE OFFICE OF A TRUSTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GALVESTON WARS OF THE BOARD, OF THE TRUSTEE OF GALVESTON WARS. AND WE'LL DO MY BEST TO, UH, WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, DETECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION, THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CONSTITUTION OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CHARTER LAWS AND ORDINANCES, THE CHARTER LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. CITY OF GALVES, TEXAS. HELP ME GUYS. SO HELP ME GOD. NEXT THE SWORN STATEMENT. SO ONE MORE. I, SCOTT HICKMAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I, SCOTT HICKMAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, PAID, NOT, NOT PAID, OFFERED, PAID, OFFERED, OR PROMISED OR PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT PROMISE, ANY OFFICE, PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE FOR THE GIVING OF THE HOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED AT THE ELECTION, AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR AS AN AWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME GOD. OR [00:05:01] CONFIRMATION FOR EVERY, WHICHEVER SORRY. APPOINTMENT OR A APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION FOR WHICH, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME, GOD. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S NOT EASY. ALRIGHT, ANGIE, CAN I HAVE A, WHEN YOU'RE READY, CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? CHAIRMAN JEFF PATTERSON HERE, VICE CHAIRMAN WILL GONZALEZ. HERE. TRUSTEE. SHEILA LID. HERE. TRUSTEE MAYOR JOHN WAZOWSKI. HERE. TRUSTEE RICHARD MOORE. HERE. TRUSTEE VIC PEARSON. TRUSTEE MAYOR STRAND HERE. AND TRUSTEE SCOTT, DECLARE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. UH, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT NEED TO BE DECLARED BY A TRUSTEE ON ITEM? HEARING NONE. GONNA MOVE ON TO THE INVOCATIONS. WE HAVE CHAPEL FEATHER GATES HERE. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING AND GRATEFUL TO BE WITH YOU ALL. CAN YOU PRAY WITH ME? GOD, WE COME TODAY WITH GRATITUDE FOR A SUMMER SEASON FULL OF HARD WORK AND ISLAND VISITORS. THANK YOU FOR THE PART EACH PERSON IN THIS ROOM PLAYED IN ITS SUCCESS AND FOR THE WORK OF ALL THOSE THEY ARE HERE REPRESENTING. AS WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO A NEW SEASON WITH NEW TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, MAY OUR ENERGY BE RENEWED AND MAY WE SHOW UP WITH OUR BEST INTENTION. LET US WORK TOGETHER WITH CLARITY AND PURPOSE FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO WORK ON THE WATER AND ON LAND. THE PROSPERITY OF OUR REGION AND THE LONG-TERM STRENGTH OF OUR PORT. WE TRUST YOUR STEADY PRESENCE WILL GUIDE ALL EFFORTS AND BRING A SENSE OF PEACE. BLESS EACH PERSON HERE FOR THEIR FAITHFUL SERVICE AND BLESS ALL THOSE WHO MAKE UP THE WONDERFUL COURT OF GALVESTON. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. SO NEXT WE MOVE ON TO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, I GUESS COUNTY. MAYBE IF I GET YOU, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR, CLEAR ON THE PROCESS HERE. PARDON? PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. OH, I'M SORRY. IP ALLEGIANCE TO 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. DEFINITELY SEE WHAT WE NEED. NEW CHAIRMAN HERE. THANK. OKAY, NOW MOVE ON TO THE, JUST FOR THE, FOR THE REFRESHER. THE CHAIRMAN WILL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. NO SECOND IS REQUIRED FOR A NOMINATION. IF A PERSON IS NOMINATED, CHAIR CALLS TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS. WHEN IT APPEARS THERE ARE NO OTHERS, THERE'S A, SOMEBODY MAKES A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND THEN, UH, THERE'S A VOTE IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE PEOPLE WERE NOMINATED. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. AND THE VOTING IS THE NEW BOARD. YEAH. AND THE CHAIR NEITHER MAKES NOMINATIONS NOR VOTES. I FACILITATE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU TONY. SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA OPEN THE FLOOR FOR [B.1. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves] ITEM ONE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE SHEILA LIT AS CHAIRMAN. OTO. BOARD. BOARD. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. OKAY. IS THAT A MOTION TO CLOSE? YES. WELL, FIRST ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SORRY, . WE SHOULD REVISIT THAT, I GUESS. YEAH. ARE THERE ANY, ARE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR. ALRIGHT, WE NEED A SECOND. DON'T NEED A SECOND. SECOND? YES FOR THAT. FOR THAT WE DO. YOU DO YOU DO ON THE MOTION. I'M SORRY. AND WE GOT IT. ALRIGHT. AND THEN WE VOTE ON THE CLOSE VOTE ON THE CLOSE, RIGHT? YEAH. SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING NOMINATIONS. . THERE YOU GO. SO WE HAVE, SHEILA HAS NOMINATED AS CHAIRMAN. UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF SHEILA BECOMING CHAIRMAN. RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. CAN'T RAISE HAND. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. NOMINATION. CARRIE, CONGRATULATIONS, SHEILA. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS SHEILA. AND WITH THAT YOUNG LADY, . YEAH, YOU I WILL, I WILL, UH, QUIT WORK. NO, WHO, WHO YELLED BACK THERE. DON'T DO IT A WHILE AGO. , I'LL LET YOU USE. ALRIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN. JEFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JEFF. THANK YOU JEFF. THANK JEFF. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE A EVENING LATER. SURE. WE'LL HAVE A EVENING LATER. THANK YOU JUDGE [00:10:21] PURSE. I KNOW. WELCOME TO THE FRONT. DOESN'T MATCH YOUR BOOTS ANYWAY. OKAY. SO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. CALL FOR ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS. ENTERTAIN MOTION. OKAY. UM, THE [B.2. Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR WILLIE GONZALEZ TO CONTINUE SERVING AS VICE CHAIRMAN. OKAY. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. RICHARD? MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. THANK YOU. SECOND, ERIC. THANK YOU. IS THAT EVERYTHING? YES. OKAY, GREAT. WELL THEN YOU CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE, OKAY. UM, AND THEN MAY I HAVE A VOTE ON THE NOMINATION OF WILLIE FOR, UH, VICE CHAIR? UNANIMOUS. GREAT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND TECHNICALLY [B.3. Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves] THE SAME PROCESS FOR SECRETARY TREASURER, BUT HISTORICALLY ANGIE ANDERSON HAS BEEN NAMED THE SECRETARY AND ART MUREN HAS BEEN, THE CFO'S BEEN NAMED TREASURER, BUT IT'S THE BOARD PLEASURE. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD? ERIC? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANGELINA ANDERSON SECRETARY. GREAT. OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE, UH, NOMINATION. I'LL SECOND THAT. BOY. THIS IS TEXTBOOK. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ANGIE AS SECRETARY? ABSOLUTELY. YES. THANK YOU. IT'S UNANIMOUS. UM, AND [B.4. Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Whatves] THEN FINALLY IS THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD. YES. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MARK ME. OKAY. I'D SECOND THAT. OKAY. MOTION TO CLOSE. MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, UH, RAISE YOUR HAND. CONGRATULATIONS, MARK. THANK. OKAY. AND NOW WE MOVE RIGHT ONTO THE, UM, COMMITTEES [C.1. Consider Committee Appointments] C APPOINTMENTS. YEAH, I'M READY. UM, YOU ALL, I I, I TOOK A, A CHANCE AT, UH, APPOINTING COMMITTEES. IF YOU DO NOT, UM, AGREE WITH THE APPOINTMENTS, IF YOU COULD JUST, YOU KNOW, GIMME A SHOUT OR WHATEVER AND WE CAN MAKE SOME DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS. BUT I THINK THIS, UM, PLAYS TO THE STRENGTHS OF EACH OF US FINANCE COMMITTEE. UH, RICHARD MOORE WOULD STAY ON AS CHAIR VIC PEARSON WOULD BE VICE CHAIR AND MAYOR JOHN PAUL WASOWSKI WOULD BE A COMMITTEE MEMBER. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ERIC STRAND WOULD BE CHAIR. WILLIE GONZALEZ WOULD BE VICE-CHAIR SCOTT HICKMAN WOULD BE COMMITTEE MEMBER. PENSION COMMITTEE. WILLIE GONZALEZ WILL BE CHAIR ERIC STR GLAD WILL BE VICE CHAIR VIC PEARSON WILL BE A COMMITTEE MEMBER. AND SERVING FROM THE STAFF WILL BE MARK MURSON, UH, BRENDA LAMBRIGHT AND ROGER REESE, AD HOC REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE. RICHARD MOORE WILL CHAIR JOHN PAUL OW WILL BE A COMMITTEE MEMBER. AND I WILL ALSO SERVE AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER. AND THE CO COMMITTEE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE MAYOR PRO TEM SHARON LEWIS, AS FAR AS WE KNOW. AND COUNCILMAN BOB BROWN AND COUNCILMAN MICHAEL BER. AND THEN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS. I WOULD LIKE TO CHAIR THAT. UM, TO STEP INTO JEFF'S ROLE. AND HE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB THERE. UH, RICHARD MOORE, COMMITTEE MEMBER AND MAYOR OWS COMMITTEE MEMBER. AND I BELIEVE THAT CLOSES THE NOMINATIONS. YES, SIR. GREG, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? SURE. FOR REAL ESTATE, I'M ALLOWED TO SIT OR EVERYBODY AND ATTEND. RIGHT. OF COURSE. EVERYBODY, THEY'RE ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS. YEAH, WE ALL, WE, WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL ATTEND AS MUCH AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO LET'S SEE. UH, DO WE NEED A MOTION TO, IT SAYS CONSIDER BUT NOT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO IF, IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I TRIED TO GIVE YOU, PLEASE JUST LET ME KNOW. OKAY. YEAH. THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE CHAIR IS PREROGATIVE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE CHAIR WANTS INPUT. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY. UM, [00:15:01] NEXT IS, I THINK, UM, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND. * 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.