[0:40] Good evening. It's now 6:41 and I call
[0:43] to order the
[0:45] regular meeting of the Victoria City
[0:46] Council. Please join us in the Pledge of
[0:48] Allegiance.
[0:50] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag
[0:52] » I pledge allegiance to the flag
[0:52] of the United States of America and to
[0:55] the republic for which it stands, one
[0:57] nation under God, indivisible, with
[1:01] liberty and justice for all.
[1:07] » The next item on our agenda this evening
[1:09] is announcements.
[1:10] Uh City Council is hosting a budget
[1:12] workshop on August 24th at 5:30 p.m. All
[1:15] are welcome to attend.
[1:17] As a reminder, all City Council meetings
[1:19] and workshops are open to the public and
[1:20] held in Council Chambers at City Hall
[1:23] unless otherwise noted. If you'd like to
[1:25] attend in person, we encourage you to
[1:27] contact our City Clerk in advance.
[1:30] In other announcements, the state
[1:31] primary election is tomorrow, August
[1:34] 11th. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. till
[1:37] 8:00 p.m. across our five city
[1:39] precincts. If you are not sure of your
[1:41] polling location, please check the poll
[1:43] finder on the city website or contact
[1:46] the clerk's office for assistance. And
[1:48] please remember to vote.
[1:50] That concludes the announcements this
[1:52] evening. The next item of business is to
[1:55] adopt the final agenda. Council, can I
[1:57] get a motion to adopt the final agenda?
[2:00] >> Motion to adopt the final agenda.
[2:03] » Motion to adopt the final agenda.
[2:03] >> We have a motion. Can I get a second?
[2:05] » We have a motion. Can I get a second?
[2:05] >> Second.
[2:05] » Second.
[2:05] >> We have a motion and a second. All in
[2:06] » We have a motion and a second. All in
[2:06] favor signify by saying I.
[2:08] >> I.
[2:09] » I.
[2:09] >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Next item
[2:11] » Any opposed? Motion carries. Next item
[2:11] is our open forum. This is an
[2:13] opportunity for members of the public to
[2:15] address the council on items that are
[2:17] not on tonight's agenda or part of an
[2:19] active application that will come to the
[2:21] council at a future date. No one has
[2:23] registered to speak in advance and there
[2:25] is no one in the council chambers this
[2:27] evening. So, we will move on to the
[2:29] consent agenda.
[2:31] The consent agenda is routine
[2:33] administrative, do not require
[2:35] deliberation or housekeeping items that
[2:37] are required by law. They're approved
[2:39] with one vote unless someone requests an
[2:41] item to be considered separately. Ms.
[2:43] Hardy, does staff wish to pull any
[2:45] consent items for separate discussion
[2:46] and vote this evening?
[2:48] >> None from staff, Madam Mayor.
[2:49] » None from staff, Madam Mayor.
[2:49] >> Is there a member of the council wishing
[2:50] » Is there a member of the council wishing
[2:50] to pull anything for separate discussion
[2:52] and vote?
[2:54] Or and there's no members of the
[2:56] audience. So, we will be moving on. Can
[2:59] I get a motion to approve the consent
[3:01] agenda, please?
[3:03] >> Make a motion to approve the consent
[3:05] » Make a motion to approve the consent
[3:05] agenda.
[3:06] >> We have a motion. Can I get a second?
[3:07] » We have a motion. Can I get a second?
[3:07] >> Second.
[3:08] » Second.
[3:08] >> We have a motion and a second. All in
[3:10] » We have a motion and a second. All in
[3:10] favor signify by saying I.
[3:11] >> I.
[3:12] » I.
[3:12] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.
[3:14] » Any opposed? Motion carries.
[3:15] The We're moving on to our regular
[3:16] agenda and the first item on that agenda
[3:18] this evening is item 6.1, which is to
[3:21] consider a temporary noise permit for
[3:23] Floyd's Bar.
[3:24] This does This item does contain a
[3:26] public hearing, but before we do that,
[3:28] I'll ask our community and economic
[3:30] development director Jen Brewington to
[3:32] present her agenda report. Ms.
[3:34] Brewington, welcome this evening.
[3:36] >> Thank you, Mayor and members of the
[3:37] » Thank you, Mayor and members of the
[3:37] council. Some just background
[3:39] information before we begin here. At the
[3:41] June 8th, 2060 2026 council meeting, uh
[3:44] the council approved amendments to
[3:45] chapter 12, article 2, establishing a
[3:48] temporary noise permit process.
[3:50] The amendments provide a clear process
[3:52] for those requesting outdoor amplified
[3:53] music beyond 10:00 p.m. while balancing
[3:56] economic activity with the quality of
[3:58] life by nearby residents.
[4:00] The temporary noise permit process
[4:02] establishes 10:00 p.m. as a standard
[4:04] ending time for outdoor amplified music
[4:06] within the central business district.
[4:08] Businesses or organizations seeking to
[4:10] extend amplified music beyond that time
[4:13] must apply for a temporary noise permit.
[4:15] Each request is reviewed individually
[4:17] through a public hearing and requires
[4:18] city council approval, providing the
[4:20] flexibility for special events while
[4:22] ensuring transparency and consideration
[4:24] of potential impacts on nearby residents
[4:26] and businesses.
[4:28] Floyd's Bar has submitted a temporary
[4:30] noise permit application requesting
[4:31] approval to extend outdoor amplified
[4:33] music until 11:00 p.m. on the eight
[4:36] dates listed on the screen.
[4:38] And with that, I have a sample motion on
[4:39] the screen. I can answer any questions.
[4:41] >> This item contains a public hearing
[4:44] » This item contains a public hearing
[4:44] uh for a
[4:45] a temporary noise permit for Floyd's Bar
[4:47] at 1758 Arboretum Boulevard. I will now
[4:50] open the public hearing and anyone who
[4:52] wishes to speak to this item, please
[4:54] step forward.
[4:56] Anyone wishing to speak to this item can
[4:58] step forward.
[5:01] And last call.
[5:02] There's no one um
[5:04] who has opted to step forward, so I will
[5:07] I close the public hearing and open the
[5:09] floor for discussion among the council
[5:12] members. Council, any further discussion
[5:14] on this motion?
[5:18] » I'm assuming we have not we did not
[5:20] receive any complaints or anything with
[5:23] the previous temporary noise permits
[5:25] permits.
[5:25] >> Councilmember Robert, that's correct.
[5:27] » Councilmember Robert, that's correct.
[5:27] Thank you.
[5:28] >> I guess I would just say
[5:32] most of the time this is intended for
[5:34] special events and
[5:38] basically letting them do this every
[5:41] weekend night of the summer is more than
[5:44] a special event, I think. It's just
[5:45] regular and like listen, I want them to
[5:48] succeed. I want them to do well.
[5:50] But, um
[5:51] I also think it's a bit of a an
[5:53] annoyance to the people around them
[5:55] every weekend of the summer to have to
[5:57] deal with it. So, um
[6:00] I'm a
[6:01] like I'm sure it's going to get approved
[6:02] again, but if it does, I think we should
[6:04] still put in the same
[6:07] restrictions that we did the last time
[6:08] that if if they have one
[6:11] instance of
[6:13] going over 11,
[6:15] it's the rest are gone.
[6:18] So, that would just be my two cents.
[6:20] >> Okay.
[6:20] » Okay.
[6:21] Council, any other comments, questions
[6:23] on this item?
[6:26] » I would agree with Council Member
[6:28] Roberts on that. I think putting that
[6:30] same stipulation in makes a lot of sense
[6:33] due to some of the history here and um
[6:37] uh
[6:38] I think it just we owe it to the
[6:39] residents
[6:40] in that city.
[6:42] >> Very good.
[6:42] » Very good.
[6:42] >> Well, I'm supportive of Council Member
[6:44] » Well, I'm supportive of Council Member
[6:44] Roberts and Council Member Rice's
[6:47] proposed amendment to the the city of
[6:50] Victoria with respect to this temporary
[6:52] noise permit as
[6:54] as a zero tolerance policy on going past
[6:57] 11:00 in any given night. And then any
[7:00] given violation that is duly noticed and
[7:05] has the the complaint process that we've
[7:07] previously laid out that you know, that
[7:10] we've
[7:11] uh
[7:11] cuz we have to give the applicant due
[7:14] process.
[7:15] Uh it has to be
[7:17] um
[7:18] met to the standard that we've set
[7:19] before. And then if if the standard if
[7:22] the if there's a violation and it meets
[7:24] the standard of uh
[7:26] compliant non-compliance
[7:28] uh
[7:31] determination, then we would go and we
[7:33] would revoke those further down the
[7:35] schedule from that point forward.
[7:38] >> Yeah, Miss Hardy, please.
[7:39] » Yeah, Miss Hardy, please.
[7:39] >> Uh
[7:40] » Uh
[7:40] Mayor, and of the council, I just want
[7:42] to clarify that um
[7:45] that for the I don't remember the exact
[7:48] wording, but um
[7:50] you had empowered the city manager for
[7:54] the last round of temporary noise
[7:57] permits um for Floyd's that if they were
[8:02] to be in violation of that temporary
[8:04] noise permit, either observed by a city
[8:07] official, a city council member, or the
[8:09] deputies that the city manager could
[8:11] revoke any subsequent um
[8:14] times. So, that um if we're talking due
[8:18] process generally um
[8:22] that I um
[8:23] I just want to make sure that if you're
[8:26] that
[8:27] you're if if you're going to go down
[8:29] that path, if you want to do what you
[8:32] did before um that that language would
[8:35] be
[8:36] similar language would be incorporated
[8:37] into this motion, but if you wanted a
[8:39] different process or due process for
[8:42] them where they would hold another
[8:44] public hearing and have an opportunity
[8:47] um
[8:48] to come before council, that that
[8:50] process that motion might look different
[8:52] than what you did before. So, I just
[8:54] wanted to um note that as you're
[8:58] discussing.
[8:59] >> Madam city manager, thank you for making
[9:01] » Madam city manager, thank you for making
[9:01] that clarification. I
[9:03] it wasn't clear to that specific point
[9:06] that uh but that is the spirit of what I
[9:08] was trying to go to with saying that to
[9:11] adopt that what we had adopt previously
[9:14] um empowering the city managers to
[9:17] engage in the um
[9:19] enforcement action. I I think that
[9:21] that's
[9:22] certainly where my mind is at. Um and
[9:25] you bring up an excellent point that
[9:27] that source can come in from a a number
[9:29] of different um
[9:32] avenues as to where that
[9:35] um infraction notification comes. It is
[9:39] also acceptable which is what we had
[9:41] before is that correct is very okay
[9:44] okay thank you
[9:47] » All right any further conversation
[9:49] comments
[9:51] discussion
[9:54] with that I will entertain a motion
[9:58] » I'll make a motion to
[10:01] uh
[10:02] grant the temporary noise permit to
[10:05] Floyd's Bar to allow amplified outdoor
[10:07] music till 11:00 p.m. subject to the
[10:09] conditions approval for the dates as
[10:12] presented in this evening's meeting
[10:15] >> Okay and then is that
[10:17] » Okay and then is that
[10:17] and you understand the
[10:19] fantastic we have a motion can I get a
[10:21] second
[10:22] >> second
[10:23] » second
[10:23] >> We have a motion and a second all in
[10:24] » We have a motion and a second all in
[10:24] favor signify by saying I
[10:26] >> I
[10:26] » I
[10:26] >> I
[10:27] » I
[10:27] >> any opposed
[10:27] » any opposed
[10:27] >> nay
[10:28] » nay
[10:28] >> motion carries
[10:31] » motion carries
[10:31] do you have the dissension noted clerk
[10:33] >> I do thank you
[10:35] » I do thank you
[10:35] >> All right
[10:36] » All right
[10:36] there are no more items on our regular
[10:37] agenda this evening so moving on to
[10:39] reports and emerging issues attorney
[10:40] Vose do you have any reports this
[10:42] evening
[10:43] >> Good evening mayor council
[10:45] » Good evening mayor council
[10:45] no I wish I did but I don't I don't have
[10:46] anything to add
[10:47] >> All right very good Miss Hardy anything
[10:49] » All right very good Miss Hardy anything
[10:49] from you this evening
[10:50] >> nothing from staff this evening mayor
[10:53] » nothing from staff this evening mayor
[10:53] >> and members of the council anything to
[10:55] » and members of the council anything to
[10:55] share this evening
[10:57] All right seeing none there are no more
[10:59] items to come before the body this
[11:01] evening so I will entertain a motion to
[11:02] adjourn
[11:03] >> motion to adjourn
[11:04] » motion to adjourn
[11:04] >> We have a motion can I get a second
[11:06] » We have a motion can I get a second
[11:06] >> second
[11:07] » second
[11:07] >> We have a motion and a second all in
[11:08] » We have a motion and a second all in
[11:08] favor signify by saying I
[11:10] >> I
[11:10] » I
[11:10] >> I
[11:10] » I
[11:10] >> any opposed motion carries and we stand
[11:13] » any opposed motion carries and we stand
[11:13] adjourned