District 2 Council Member· 2024-2026
David Finklea
Galveston
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 28:29
- Avg per meeting
- 3:34
- Segments
- 497
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Top issues during term (3)(Environment)
Beach Maintenance and Coastal Management
Not stated in the agenda materials.
Dune Mitigation and Coastal Development
Private investment for residential site preparation.
West End Wetland Preservation and Infrastructure
Significant long-term ecological and flood-mitigation value for the barrier island.
Moved or seconded (4)
Motions Finklea personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-02-26
Consider authorizing the City manager to approve a proposal from BRW Architects, a pre- qualified Architectural firm from the RFQ 24-02 IDIQ, to provide architectural services for the Beach Patrol facility in the amount of $316,400.00. The scope of work includes
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02026-01-22
Council Member Finklea made a motion moving Mark Metzger from Alternate to Position 3, and appointing Gannon Rawlins as Alternate
- movedpassed2026-01-22
Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 2210 31st Street, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Part Of Lots 1 & 2 (2001-2) Southwest Block 114, Galveston Outlots, In The City And County Of Galv
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-01-22
Council Member Finklea made a motion to appoint Carl Aronson
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Finklea was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consider For Approval To Amend Scope Of Work (SOW) For Approved Contract COG-CON-23-137, With APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (APTIM), For Additional Depth Of Closure Surveys For Approximately One (1) Mile Of Newly Nourished…
Downtown Streetscape Project - Environmental and Cultural Clearances
Consider for approval authorizing Task Order 'A' (Environmental Services) under the Professional Services Agreement with Clark Condon for the Downtown Streetscape Improvements Project, in the amount of $248,357, and authorizing the City…
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.