Park Board of Trustees

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM Park Board Plaza 601 Tremont Street, Galveston, Texas 77550 Live Streamed: https://www.galvestonparkboard.org/217/Watch-The-Board-of-Trustee-Meeting I. Call Meeting To Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call And Declaration Of A Quorum IV. Conflict Of Interest Declarations V. Requests To Address The Board The public shall be allowed to provide comment to the Board regarding one or more agenda or non-agenda items. All requests to address the Board must be submitted in writing and can be presented to the Board Reporter the day of the Board meeting prior to the start of the meeting. Each person will be limited to three (3) minutes, regardless of the number of items addressed. VI. Employee Spotlight A. Employee Spotlight - Doug Barnett (Susan Keeble, 5 Minutes) VII. Consent A. Discuss and Consider Approval of Meeting Minutes (Schel Heydenburg) B. Discuss and Consider Approval of Expenditures to Make Necessary Repairs as Required to Comply with Texas Accessibility Standards (Schel Heydenburg) VIII. Administration A. Discuss and Consider Approval of Galveston Island Convention Center 2024 Operating Budget (Greg Hinton,15 Minutes) B. Present and Discuss Historical Opportunities in Galveston (Paulie Gaido, 20 Minutes) C. Discussion Regarding the Park Board of Trustees 2023-2024 Budget and 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan (Jason Hardcastle, 20 Minutes) D. Update on Deliverables of the 2021 - 2025 Strategic Plan (Susan Keeble, 10 Minutes)  E. Present and Discuss Succession Plan (Susan Keeble, 10 Minutes) F. Discuss and Approve Requirements for Board Approval of Purchases (Bryson Frazier, 10 Minutes) G. Update on Interfund Payables Amortization and Fund Balance Plan (Bryson Frazier, 10 Minutes) H. Update on Short-Term Rental (STR) Registration Renewals and Hotel Occupancy Tax Collections for Fiscal Year 2023 (Bryson Frazier, 10 Minutes) I. First Reading of Proposed Amendment Concerning Article XI - Committees (Kimberly Danesi/Jim Byrom, 5 Minutes) IX. Tourism Development A. Discuss and Consider Approval of an Agreement with Tourism Economics (Melody Smith, 10 minutes) B. Discuss and Consider Approval of Tourism Development Expenditures (Melody Smith, 10 minutes) X. Operations A. Presentation on National Award for Women in Coastal Science (Elizabeth Walla/Nicole Charlebois, 5 Minutes) B. Discuss and Consider the Approval of a Phase 3 Cost Proposal from W. F. Baird & Associates Ltd. for Continued Engineering Design of an Offshore Breakwater at the End of Seawall Blvd (Sheryl Rozier, 10 minutes) C. Update on Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) Cycle 13 Application to the Texas General Land Office (Sheryl Rozier, 5 minutes) XI. Executive Session A. Adjournment to executive session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 and 551.074, for the following purposes: I. Discussion and deliberation related to the appointment of Chief Executive Officer [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.074]; II. Consultation with Board Counsel regarding agreement between the Park Board and the Chief Executive Officer [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.071]; III. Consultation with Board Counsel regarding proposed HOT Tax Contract between the City of Galveston and the Park Board [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.071]; IV. Discussion and deliberation related to the appointment of Chief Financial Officer [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.074];  V. Consultation with Board Counsel regarding agreement between the Park Board and the Chief Financial Officer [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.071] XII. Action Item (S) Resulting From Executive Session A. Discuss and Consider Approval of Hotel Occupancy Tax Contract with the City of Galveston B. Discuss and Consider Approval of an agreement between the Park Board and the Chief Executive Officer XIII. Future Agenda Items XIV. Announcements XV. Adjournment I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted in a place convenient to the public, in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas government Code, on or before December 8, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Approved Jason Hardcastle, Chair Approved as to Format Jim Byrom, Legal Counsel Please Note Members of the City Council may be attending and participating in the discussion. In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, within three (3) days prior to any proceeding, contact the Park Board Administration Office, 601 Tremont, Galveston Texas 77550 (409-797-5147) 12/08/2023 4:35pm Alvarez