ST. THOMAS FOOD DISTRIBUTION On Saturday, May 7, St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Nassau Bay will welcome the Galveston Food Bank to its parking lot for the May Food Distribution. This partnership will offer their monthly fresh food distribution to neighbors in need throughout Nassau Bay, Webster, and Pasadena. On most Saturdays, about 83 cars and 350 people are served with fresh fruit, vegetables and sometimes meat and hygiene items. This event will begin in the St. Thomas parking lot (18300 Upper Bay Rd.) from 8AM until about 9:30AM. Distribution begins almost immediately after volunteers arrive at 7:45AM to package the items available. If you are interested in serving or leading in this effort, please email Mike Stone at rector@sttaec.org. Community members are always invited to serve with St. Thomas in this ministry.
EXCESSIVE WAKE PROHIBITED One of the best parts about Nassau Bay is the access our residents and visitors have to recreational water facilities, and it is the City’s priority to ensure that everyone can enjoy those amenities safely. With this in mind, the community is reminded that the City of Nassau Bay has an ordinance in place prohibiting excessive wake, meaning “any wake or wash generated by a vessel operated at greater than headway speed that creates a substantial risk of personal injury or damage to property.” This ordinance was crafted after long negotiations with the waterfront homeowners and boaters.
The ordinance outlines specific examples of excessive wake, including: (1) Swamping of a floating dock, barge or another vessel; (2) Washing water over a swimmer or other person in the water; (3) Severe rocking or heaving of another vessel; (4) Unavoidable collision of a floating dock, barge or vessel into another fixed or floating object; and/or (5) Wave crests eighteen (18) inches above ambient wave action that strike a buoy, bulkhead, breakwater, dock or pier. In practice, the ordinance allows for waterskiing down the middle of the waterway if the boat is light and small, or built for skiing since a very small wake is generated. However, a large and heavier boat, or a boat built to produce large wakes for the wake boarders most likely would be questionable.
This ordinance preserves the right to enjoy water skiing in an area on which the city intended. It is intended to limit wakes without designating the waters as a strict "NO WAKE ZONE." A boater is always responsible for their wake. As a reminder, all peace officers of the City are enforcement officers for the purpose of this ordinance. A violation of the hazardous wake ordinance could result in a fine up to $500.00. Anyone who would like to review the current regulations on water safety – outlined in the City Code of Ordinances - may do so online at www. nassaubay.com/codeofordinances.
COUNCIL MEETING RECAP APRIL 11, 2022 - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
During the April 11 City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Warters and Nassau Bay Police Chief Tim Cromie presented a special proclamation in honor of Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.
• Received a Presentation on the City’s FY2022 Annual Budget Presentation, a digital-first budget book using the upgraded OpenGov ERP Cloud software. • Received a Presentation on the City’s Tourism Goals and Objectives.
• Held a Public Hearing and approved an Order finding the residential structure located on 1302 Antigua, Nassau Bay, Texas 77058 to be in violation of the City’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter 214 of the Local Government Code, 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, and Chapter 54 of the Local Government Code, and requiring the owner of the residential structure to within 30 days repair, remove or demolish the residential structure. • Received an update from the Infrastructure Committee and approved the designation of twenty-six (26) City streets for the street rehabilitation project, as well as the cost of engineering services associated with the project.
• Approved the purchase of a portable 6-inch pump to replace the existing out of service 1986 Gorman Rupp Portable Pump.
• Approved the terms and conditions to be set forth in an employment contract for the City Manager, and authorized the Mayor to execute said contract, as discussed in Executive Session. Join us for next month's Council Meeting on Monday, May 9, 2022. Visit www.nassaubay.com/CityCouncil for more details on the meeting.
CONTACT YOUR CITY OFFICIALS Mayor Bob Warters 713.962.6366 | bob.warters@nassaubay.com Mayor Pro Tem Don Matter, Position 1 832.260.4626 | don.matter@nassaubay.com Councilmember Phil Johnson, Position 2 281.734.1074 | phil.johnson@nassaubay.com Councilmember Ashley Graves, Position 3 281.330.5413 | ashley.graves@nassaubay.com Councilmember Bryce Klug, Position 4 832.474.5462 | bryce.klug@nassaubay.com Councilmember Sandra Mossman, Position 5 281.333.2194 | sandra.mossman@nassaubay.com Councilmember Matt Prior, Position 6 214.325.0520 | matt.prior@nassaubay.com
