Attention: Members and Friends of the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association
As I mentioned in my recent email, for the safety of our members and friends, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus situation, the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association monthly meetings had been suspended. However, modern technology now allows virtual meetings and an s/b video conferencing platform called “Webex” will allow us to have a meeting. Therefore, the meeting we had scheduled for this Saturday, May 30, will proceed with an update of the “Ike Dike”. For the west end, this is a must see and hear about the project and you will be blown away with the surge protection system that is planned in Bolivar Roads (between the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island).
We are pleased to have for the presentation Sharon Tirpak, Deputy Chief Project Management Branch of he U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Galveston District, and Tony Williams, Director of Planning Coastal Resources, of the Texas General Land Office. The purpose of the Coastal Texas Study is to identify coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration measures that would protect the health and safety of Texas coastal communities, reduce the risk of storm damage to coastal industries and businesses critical to the Nation’s economy, and address critical coastal ecosystems in need of restoration. The Study Team is comprised of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and their engineering, environmental, and public outreach consultants. To learn more about the Coastal Texas Study, visit www.coastalstudy.texas.gov.
We invite you to be a meeting participant so you can see and hear the speakers. Other meeting participants are not visible to anyone, but any user can raise a hand to become a speaker or be invited to the podium by moderator. Meeting participants may use audio replies and group chat or take polls in address book to provide their feedback at any time.
We will use a “Webex” account, and the information to join is below. We usually start our meetings at 9:00 AM but since some people may not be familiar with “Webex” system, so we plan to start at 8:45 AM to make certain everyone is on line to officially start the meeting at 9:00 AM.
Web link: https://txglo.webex.com/meet/tony.williams
Call-in Number: 415-655-0001
Access Code: 735298192#
How to join the WebEx meeting:
- Enter the link provided (https://txglo.webex.com/meet/tony.williams) into your web browser.
- When prompted, enter your name and email address and select “Join Meeting.”
- A separate window will appear and prompt you to choose either phone or computer audio.
- If you choose to join the meeting using a phone, call into the meeting with the number provided (415-655-0001) and enter the access code (735298192#) in your phone when prompted.
- If you choose to use your computer for audio, select “Call Using Computer.” You will have the opportunity to test your microphone and headset/speakers before connecting to the meeting.
- To ensure that all meeting attendees can clearly hear the presentation and Q&A session, please keep your phone and/or computer audio muted during the meeting unless you are speaking. The Study Team will take questions from attendees following the presentation.
WebEx is similar to Zoom. Tony Williams will be the host. He will log in about 15 minutes early so people can work out how to get in. People who are having trouble can call his cell, 512-558-1197.
Please let me know if you have any questions or where I can be of assistance in you hearing and joining the meeting. Hunker down and stay safe!
Jerry Mohn
President