The City of Galveston Planning Commission discussed a standing schedule for joint meetings with City Council and other civic boards and agreed to meet twice a year to coordinate on planning priorities, including planned‑unit developments (PUDs) and the city’s comprehensive plan.

Commissioners and staff said the goal is to use the joint sessions for early direction from council so the commission does not spend time on large policy work without council support. Commissioners expressed interest in using the meetings to align expectations on PUD review processes and to share the commission’s preliminary views before specific applications arrive.

Ex officio staff and council representatives advised the commission the proposed schedule would place the joint meetings on Jan. 15 and July 16; commissioners asked that the commission’s shortlist of topics be ready for discussion at the Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 planning commission meetings so the Jan. session can focus on council direction. One commissioner said, “I like the idea if we… I think twice a year is sufficient.”

Staff and commissioners discussed logistics: the chair and vice chair would typically attend joint meetings, and a commissioner with a substantive interest in a specific topic should attend as well. Commissioners also asked staff to add an action item so the planning commission can designate a representative to speak at the Jan. 15 joint meeting if a quorum of planning commissioners is not available.

The commission agreed to prepare a short list of items it would like council feedback on — with PUDs and the upcoming comprehensive‑plan update listed as examples — and to bring that list back for discussion at the December planning‑commission meetings.