* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] STARTED. YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'VE GOT 1 45, UH, TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2022, I MAYOR. SPECIAL TURN. I'M CALL CALLING THIS MEETING OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AS A HYBRID MEETING WITH SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS JOINING IN PERSON AND SOME USING MICROSOFT TEAMS. [PRESENTATIONS] UH, THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS FOR A PROCLAMATION TO, UH, BIKE FOR EXCELLENCE, UH, TO RECOGNIZE THEIR 16 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN VIEW. COME SET. I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN. I'M SORRY. I MISSED, I MISREAD, BUT STARTING OFF WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PECK, I'M SORRY FOR I MIS ONE FOR, FOR PROCLAMATION TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON CYCLING TEAM FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE 38TH ANNUAL TEXAS MS ONE 50 FUNDRAISING DRIVE. RIGHT. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I DIDN'T GET A TO PUT IT ON YET. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON, MS ONE 50 CYCLING TEAM. WHEREAS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OR MS IS A CHRONIC, UNPREDICTABLE DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, WHICH CURRENTLY AFFECTS NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND NEARLY 3 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. IT'S THOUGHT TO BE AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER, MEANING THAT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM INCORRECTLY ATTACKS THE PERSON'S HEALTHY TISSUE, ESPECIALLY THE PROTECTIVE COATING SURROUNDING OUR NERVES. MS CAN CAUSE BLURRED VISION, LOSS OF BALANCE, POOR COORDINATION, SLURRED SPEECH, TREMORS, NUMBNESS, EXTREME FATIGUE, PROBLEMS WITH MEMORY AND CONCENTRATION, PARALYSIS, BLINDNESS AND MORE. AND WHEREAS IN 1985, THE BIKE MS. TEXAS MS ONE 50 WAS FORMED AS A FUNDRAISING CYCLING RIDE, AND THE 237 BIKE LISTS RAISE APPROXIMATELY $117,000 IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. SINCE THEN, THE RIDE FLOURISHED INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST EVENTS OF ITS KIND IN NORTH AMERICA, FEATURING AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 13,000 CYCLISTS SUPPORTED BY OVER 3,500 VOLUNTEERS AND HAVE RAISED $283 MILLION SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY USES FUNDS RAISED THROUGH BIKE MS TO FUEL MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROVIDE MORE SERVICES THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, THEY HELP LOCAL PEOPLE THROUGH ESSENTIAL DIRECT SERVICES THAT EMPOWER AND INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED MS CLINICS, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION, HOME AND VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, HOME CARE SUPPORT GROUPS AND FAMILY PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS THE DAYS OF APRIL 30TH TO MAY 1ST, 2022, THE 38TH ANNUAL TEXAS MS ONE 50 FUNDRAISING RIDE ORGANIZED BY THE NATIONAL MS. SOCIETY, LONE STAR CHAPTER WILL COMMENCE MARKING THE NINTH YEAR OF PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON CYCLING TEAM IN THEIR FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF PARTICIPATION. THE CITY OF HOUSTON CYCLING TEAM HAS RAISED OVER $250,000 FOR THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY AND ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THE CITY OF HOUSTON EXTENDS OUR BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESSFUL RIDE AND ULTIMATELY THE CREATION OF A WORLD FREE OF MS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO THEREFORE, I, SYLVESTER TURNER, MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROUDLY PROCLAIM APRIL THE SECOND 20, NO, APRIL 26TH, 2022. UH, CITY OF HOUSTON'S, UH, BIKE MS, NO , THEREFORE EYES, PROFESSOR TURNER BEAR CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROBABLY PROCLAIM APRIL 26TH, 2022 AT CITY OF HOUSTON BIKE, MS. TEXAS MS ONE 50 CYCLING TEAM DAY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO. HI, MARK KISKY, JUST A FEW PEOPLE TO, TO THANK, UM, THIS YEAR, UH, WE'RE DOWN TO 18 MEMBERS. WE'VE BEEN HIT PRETTY HARD BY THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN RECENT WEATHER. SO, UH, THIS IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF TEAM WE HAD WHEN WILLIAM PAUL JOINED US IN 2014. SO WE'RE IN A REBUILDING MODE, AS THEY SAY. [00:05:01] UM, THE, THE RIDE NORMALLY HAS 13 TO 15,000. WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 5,000 THIS YEAR OVERALL, SO IT'S GONNA BE SORT OF A, A GHOST OF ITS NORMAL SELF, BUT WE GOT, WE GOTTA KEEP GOING. UH, I'M JUST GONNA RECOGNIZE A COUPLE. OUR, OUR NUMBER ONE FUNDRAISER RAISER IS AUDREY ANGEL, WHO'S RAISED JUST SHORT OF $3,000, LOOK AWAY. AND, UH, HER BROTHER KEN KONZ HAS RAISED ALMOST AS MUCH, BUT HE'S BEING RECOGNIZED. THIS IS HIS 24TH PARTICIPATION IN THE RIDE. GOOD JOB, KEN. UM, AND ONE OTHER, JERRY FLORES IS IN HIS 17TH AND HE SAYS, FINAL RIDE, SO MAYBE YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THE BEST OF . UM, SO YEAH, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, MAYOR TURNER AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PECK, I DON'T KNOW KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW, BUT AMY HAS WRITTEN WITH THE TEAM TWICE, ONCE EVEN WHEN SHE WAS INJURED, SHE DECIDED SHE'D PUT SO MUCH INTO IT, SHE COULDN'T STAND TO STAY HOME. SO, UH, , SHE, SHE'S BEEN WITH US. I DON'T SEE HER HERE, BUT, UM, VICE P TIM, NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M, UH, SEGUE NEXT, SECOND, NEXT SENTENCE. I DON'T SEE HER HERE, BUT, UM, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM, MARTHA CASTEX TATUM HAS WRITTEN WITH US. AND, UM, DR. PLUMMER IS RIDING, BUT NOT ON THE TEAM. SHE'S WITH THE MAJOR TAYLOR CYCLING CLUB, BUT SHE'S OH, OKAY. HELLO. YOU'VE PROMISED TO BE OUR CO-CAPTAIN NEXT YEAR, SO WE'RE GONNA PRY YOU AWAY FROM MAJOR TAYLOR . ABSOLUTELY. I'M ALL IN. I'M ALL IN. ALRIGHT. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU BE OUR CAPTAIN NEXT YEAR, SO, UH, GET READY FOR A LITTLE, UM, ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, . UM, AND THEN QUICKLY, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MR. SEAN SMALL WITH HR. I WAS GONNA RECOGNIZE THE, UH, I, I'M SORRY. I WAS GONNA SAY, WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT DIRECTOR CHEEKS. YOU'VE BEEN A TROOPER, YOU, AND WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE. AND, UH, SO THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. SEAN SMALL WITH HR. YES. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. UH, JUST WANNA QUICKLY RECOGNIZE SOME KEY MEMBERS THAT HELP MAKE THIS DAY POSSIBLE. UH, AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR CHIEFS FOR HER SUPPORT. UM, AS DIRECTOR OF HR, I'M ALSO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DAVIS, UM, AS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OVER BENEFITS. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS WITH CIGNA. UH, TODAY WE HAVE SHERRY GREEN WITH US, MARGARET HOWARD, I'M SORRY, MARGARET PRESSNER AND MELINDA, UH, BEANTE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. UH, CIGNA WALKS HAND IN HAND WITH THE CITY ON MANY EVENTS, UM, AND MANY INITIATIVES, AND THIS IS JUST ONE MORE OF THEM. SO WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL. AND LASTLY, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO THANK OUR ATHLETES THAT WILL BE EMBARKING ON THIS RIDE, UM, USING THEIR MUSCLE FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO. SO WE ARE VERY, VERY THANKFUL, VERY, VERY THANKFUL, AS WELL AS COUNCILMAN PEC FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I'LL SEE WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, MARK. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME, SO APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THESE DAYS? JUST CURIOUS. UM, I'M OVER IN THE REAL ESTATE SERVICES GROUP AT, UH, HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS. GOOD FOR YOU. YEAH. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU MARK KISKY. IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU AND SO HAPPY. I WROTE AT PUBLIC WORKS. UH, MARK WAS A, A FIXTURE ON THE COUNCIL FLOOR FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE MISS YOU VERY MUCH OVER THERE, BUT SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO FITNESS AND THIS BIKE TEAM. YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME AND, AND DR. PLUMMER, GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR. IT'S VERY EXCITING. UM, MAYBE Y'ALL TALK ME INTO IT NEXT YEAR. , SPEAKING OF COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA PLUMMER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PER TIM MARIO, THIS IS AWESOME. I'M SO EXCITED. COUNCIL MEMBER PECK, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UH, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AND I'M GONNA BE SUPER EXCITED AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ON THE ROAD WITH ALL OF YOU. AND, UM, YES, I'LL BE WITH THE, I'LL BE WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON TEAM NEXT YEAR, ABSOLUTELY. , BUT REALLY, AND I, AND I, AND I'M PRAYING FOR THE WIND AT OUR BACK. CONGRATULATIONS. AND, UH, MARK, MARTA AND I WERE, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN YOU BROUGHT BROWNIES AND FUDGE AND YOU COOKED FOR US. SO WE'RE, WE'RE READY. WE'RE READY FOR YOU. AND OUR LAST WORDS WILL LEAD TO COUNCIL MEMBER AMY PECK. WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE, UM, WHO'S RIDING THIS YEAR, AND THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR CHEEKS AND CIGNA FOR, UM, HELPING THE CITY OF HOUSTON TEAM THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK [00:10:01] YOU. THANK YOU. AND Y'ALL RIDE SAFE AND, AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU TOO. SO, JUST YEAH. I STORAGE. YEAH. YES, MAYOR. AND KEEPING WITH OUR THEME OF BIKE DAY CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS FOR A PROCLAMATION TO BIKES FOR EXCELLENT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR 16 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. IF I CAN HAVE, UH, MARTHA AND HOW THEY DO ALL THIS STUFF, YOUR HONOR, I'M GOOD. ME AND COLLEAGUES, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO, UH, PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO MARTHA, THE FOUNDER OF THE BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE. SHE'S NOT ONLY THE FOUNDER, BUT SHE'S A FRIEND, A REALLY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND A NEIGHBOR, UH, THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. UM, MIKE'S FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE EXEMPLARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE FIFTH GRADE WITH A TANGIBLE AWARD. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IT IS DURING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS WHEN WE LOSE MOST OF OUR KIDS TO VIOLENCE, DRUGS, AND MAKING BAD CHOICES THAT CAN LEAD TO MAJOR CONSEQUENCES THROUGH ITS BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE EXTRAVAGANZA. THE BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION AIMS TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STELLAR WORK ETHIC, FURTHER FOSTERING RICH RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN BY ARRANGING THEM TO HAVE LUNCH WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND BIKE FOR EXCELLENCE DONORS. IT IS BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION HOPE THAT BY HAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AWARD DESERVING FIFTH GRADERS WITH BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES, THAT IT WILL EMPOWER THE YOUTH TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR EDUCATION AND MAKE POSITIVE CON CONNECTIONS WITH RECE, WITH RECEIVING A GIFT FROM A POLICE OFFICER ON APRIL 26TH, 2022 BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OVERALL DEDICATION TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE CITY OF HOUSTON RECOMMENDS AND APPRECIATES BIKE FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE EFFORTS TO HELPING BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT EXTENDS BEST WISHES FOR ITS CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SO THEREFORE, I, SYLVESTER TURNER, MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROBABLY PROCLAIM MARCH 5TH, 2022, NO, APRIL 26TH, 2022 AS BIKE FOUNDATION BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION, BIKE FOR EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. CONGRATULATIONS, [00:15:01] AND THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK COUNCILMAN GALLEGOS BECAUSE HE HAS SUPPORTED BIKES FOR EXCELLENCE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. HE HAS NEVER LET A ZIP CODE GET IN HIS WAY OF, OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME ON THIS VENTURE AND ALSO SOME OF MY BOARD MEMBERS. UH, UNFORTUNATELY NOT EVERYONE COULD BE HERE BECAUSE SOME OF US, UH, LIKE MYSELF, I'M AN EDUCATOR. UH, WE HAVE EDUCATORS, AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING READY FOR STAR. WE HAVE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR CITY, SO THEY COULD NOT BE WITH US. UH, BUT I DO HAVE THESE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO TOOK THE TIME, UH, FROM THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO BE HERE. SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING, UM, RECOGNITION. AND I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO LOOK INTO WHO WE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT YOU TOO CAN HELP US TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AND TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH A TANGIBLE, UH, AWARD FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT IS THROUGH A BIKE THAT WE GET FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER IN OUR LIVES, AND THAT IS WHAT I TELL OUR STUDENTS TO GET FROM ONE POINT IN THEIR LIVES TO ANOTHER BY GETTING THEIR EDUCATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KOOSH, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLS, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS RECOGNITION AND MAYOR FOR RECOGNIZING THEM. IT'S, UH, I, I, I REMEMBER WHENEVER I WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY, I, I FINALLY GOT A 24 INCH BIKE. I NEVER, I NEVER GOT THE 26, BUT I GOT A 24 INCH BIKE. AND HOW, HOW HAD, HOW I FELT LIKE IT WAS FREEDOM. YOU KNOW, I COULD RIDE AROUND AND IT IS FROM GETTING 0.1, POINT A TO POINT B RIGHT AT THE SCHOOL. AND, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. AND, UH, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS. I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST WORDS IF YOU CHOSE. SO CHOOSE YEAH. LIKE MARTHA WAS MENTIONING, UH, VERY, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, [2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. LET US PRAY. FATHER, I, I, I THANK YOU THAT WE CAN MEET IN PUBLIC, IN PERSON. AGAIN, I THANK YOU THAT WE CAN HAVE, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO BE TOGETHER IN GROUPS AND, AND, AND NEVER LET US FORGET HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. WE PRAY FOR OUR PRESIDENT, OUR GOVERNOR. UH, WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNTY JUDGE AND OUR MAYOR, UH, GIVE 'EM DIRECTION ON HOW TO LEAD OUR, OUR GOVERNMENT. AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS US AND KEEP US IN YOUR, YOUR GRACES. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, [ROLL CALL AND ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING] IF, UH, FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH US REMOTELY, IF YOU CAN PREPARE TO ANSWER THE ROLL CALL, UH, BY UNMUTING YOURSELF, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR TURNER. HERE. COUNCIL PECK HERE. COUNCILMAN JACKSON? HERE. COUNCIL MC CAYMAN. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN EVAN SHABAZZ. HERE. COUNCIL MARTIN. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN THOMAS? PRESENT. COUNCILMAN HUFFMAN? PRESENT. COUNCILMAN CISNEROS? HERE. [00:20:01] COUNCILMAN GALLEGOS? HERE. COUNCILMAN POLLARD. COUNCILMAN CASTEX TATUM. HERE. COUNCILMAN KNOX WILL BE ABSENT. ROBINSON. HERE. COUNCIL KOSH HERE. COUNCIL PLUMMER HERE. AND COUNCIL ALCORN HERE. WE NEED A MOTION TO DELAY THE MINUTES. SO MOVED. KOSH. I SECOND. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECOND INTO DELAY. ANY OBJECTION? THERE IS NONE. THE MOTION IS GRANTED. UH, JUST A FEW, UH, REMINDERS FOR EVERYONE. UH, FOR THOSE WHO ARE, ARE WITH US REMOTELY, PLEASE REMEMBER TO, UM, UH, IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE, PLEASE TYPE THAT IN THE CHAT WINDOW AND THEN YOU CAN, YOU CAN PROCEED TO HANG UP. UH, IF YOU ARE, UH, TAGGING OR SECONDING OR ARE MAKING A MOTION, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THOSE JOINING VIRTUALLY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE TYPE THAT IN THE CHAT WINDOW AND THE AGENDA DIRECTOR WILL BE MONITORING THE CHAT WINDOW. IF WE FAIL TO MISS YOU. UH, JUST PLEASE SPEAK UP AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST BE VISIBLE ON CAMERA WHILE YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY. [PUBLIC SPEAKERS] FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER, YOU HAD TO SIGN UP WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE BY 3:00 PM ON YESTERDAY, AND WE WILL CALL YOUR NAME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU SIGNED UP WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED. IF YOU ARE IN PERSON, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM UP FRONT, AND IF YOU ARE CALLING IN, PRESS STAR SIX. IF YOU'RE CALLING IN, PRESS STAR SIX. UH, THAT WILL UNMUTE YOU. AND IF YOU ARE APPEARING ON CAMERA, CLICK ON THE MICROPHONE ICON AND THE CAMERA ICON. UH, YOU WOULD THEN HAVE THE ONE, TWO, OR THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK FOR WHICH YOU'VE BEEN DESIGNATED. UH, WHEN YOU HEAR THE BELL, WHETHER YOU'RE IN PERSON OR REMOTELY, WHEN YOU HEAR THE BELL, THAT MEANS YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED AND YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY COME TO AN END. UH, SEE, UH, ARE THERE ANY PROCEDURAL MOTIONS BY ANYONE? PROCEDURAL, NOT SEEING ANY. OKAY. THEN LET'S PROCEED. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU'LL CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MARK WILLIAMSON. MARK WILLIAMSON. IF YOU PRESS STAR SIX, MARK WILLIAMSON. THANK YOU. UH, AM I AUDIBLE? THANK YOU FOR, FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION, I'M THE VICE P I'M THE PRESIDENT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 15, UH, GREATER HEIGHTS. I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD OF THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION AND CHAIR OF ITS LAND USE COMMITTEE. UH, BUT NEITHER OF THOSE BODIES HAS TAKEN AN OFFICIAL POSITION. I'VE WORKED THROUGH SEVERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COMMITTEE HEARINGS THAT, UH, PRODUCED THIS. UH, I THINK THERE MAY BE MINOR QUIBBLES WITH A POINT HERE AND THERE, BUT I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE EFFORT. THERE ARE MANY AREAS IN TOWN WHICH HAVE, UH, SEE, SEEN, UH, PROBLEMS WITH THEIR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES PRODUCING TOO MUCH NOISE, AND WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE GREATER HEIGHTS AREA. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BEING A CONSIDERABLE HELP IN REDUCING THAT NUISANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. KAY WALTON. KAY WALTON. OKAY. WALTON IS HERE. IF YOU GET RIGHT BEHIND THAT MIC. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. IN THE 20 PLUS YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT MY CONDO IN MIDTOWN, I HAVE WITNESSED AN EROSION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE ALL AROUND ME. AS MORE AND MORE CLUBS HAVE OPENED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT ANY INTENTION OF BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS, THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITH VIRTUAL IMPUNITY, AND RESIDENTS HAVE ENDURED MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS DUE TO THE POUNDING BASE FROM CLUBS AND ROOFTOP BARS, EXCUSE ME, AWAY FROM US, I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INSTALLING A SECOND SET OF SLIDING GLASS DOORS IN MY BEDROOM IN AN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE BASE, BUT TO NO AVAIL, AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SPEND MANY NIGHTS SLEEPING ON A TWIN MATTRESS IN MY MASTER BATH IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE NOISE. AND EVEN THEN, THE VIBRATIONS CAN BE HEARD AND FELT. I AND MY NEIGHBORS SLEEP WITH WHITE NOISE MACHINES, EARPLUGS, NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES, AND TAKE SLEEPING PILLS TO TRY TO SLEEP AT NIGHT, FOUR NIGHTS A WEEK AND SOMETIMES MORE ALL DAY SATURDAY AND ALL DAY SUNDAY, WE ARE BOMBARDED WITH CONSTANT LOUD BASS FROM BARS. THE CLUBS COULD CARE LESS. THEY OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT MIDNIGHT ON WEEKNIGHTS AND SUNDAY NIGHTS WITH POUNDING BASE AND A LIVE DJ YELLING INTO A PA SYSTEM. THEY KEEP US AWAKE TILL 2:00 AM OR LATER WHEN WE HAVE TO GET UP AND GO TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. THEY MAKE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A NIGHT. AND NO AMOUNT OF FINES ASSESSED BY THE MUNICIPAL COURTS WILL HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THEM. THE THREAT OF LOSING THEIR AMPLIFIED [00:25:01] SOUND PERMIT MIGHT, HOWEVER, GET THROUGH TO THEM IF IT'S ENFORCED OPPOSED. ORDINANCE IS NOT A PANACEA. IT WILL NOT MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS OR THE BAD ONES, BUT IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO IN MIDTOWN THAT WE CANNOT RELY ON HPD FOR ENFORCEMENT OF EVEN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. AND THEY SHOW NO INTEREST IN DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY WITH THE NEW ONE JUST YESTERDAY. AND REPLIED TO AN EMAIL ASKING WHY THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO CALLS OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT LIVE BAR NOISE. I WAS TOLD BY A SOUTH CENTRAL LIEUTENANT THAT QUOTE, WE WERE RECEIVE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CLUB COMPLAINTS. THE CONCLUSION BEING THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY CAN'T RESPOND TO ALL OF THEM. WE WERE TOLD BY A DISTRICT COMMANDER THAT THE BARS ARE TOO DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO ENTER UNLESS THEY HAVE A GROUP OF OFFICERS. AND YET WE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEM AS NEIGHBORS AND TO JUST TOLERATE THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR. WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT CLUBS WILL WHINE ABOUT THE INCREASED COSTS OF INSTALLING SOUND ABATEMENT MATERIALS, BUT THE SOLUTION IS ACTUALLY FREE AND SIMPLE. YOU JUST TURNED DOWN THE VOLUME ON THE BASE. THAT'S WHAT DRIVES EVERYONE CRAZY, IS THE PER PERFORATING BASE FROM THEIR SOUND SYSTEMS. ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO WORK SO HARD TO GET THIS TINY LITTLE STEP, HOPEFULLY JUST THE FIRST STEP FORWARD TOWARD RETURNING US TO A PEACEFUL AND QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN, SHE'S ON THIS, ON THE SCREEN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, KAY. I, IT'S YOU WHO WE NEED TO THANK. YOU'VE BEEN, UM, WORKING ON THIS ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE. AND, UH, WHILE THIS ISN'T GOING TO SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS, I THINK IT'S A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND ALSO MARK, WHO SPOKE BEFORE YOU, UM, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK, WORKING WITH MY OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN'S OFFICE, BUT REALLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT AND WORKING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND SPEAKING FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILMAN, MAYOR ALCO. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND KAY, THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR, LITERALLY OUR EARS ON THE STREET. UM, WE, UH, MAYOR, SHE HAS REALLY LED, UH, HELPED US AND, UM, DEVELOPING, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE THINGS, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE, THE LONG TIME IT TAKES TO GET THROUGH THE COURT. SO THAT'S WHY THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO, UM, GET PAST IN THESE STEPS. SO JUST, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF SPEAKERS, I WON'T SPEAK TO ALL OF THEM, BUT REALLY WANNA THANK YOU AND, AND MARK WHO SPOKE BEFORE YOU FOR, UH, BEING ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS AND REALLY, UM, HELPING US, UM, TRY TO MAKE THIS ORDINANCE BETTER AND MORE PROTECTIVE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ON EVERY WEEKEND. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ALLERGIES, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE. WITHOUT THE COUNCIL WORKING WITH US, WE WOULD NOT BE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO SOLVING THIS, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE HELP. WE JUST CAN'T GO WITHOUT SLEEP EVERY OTHER NIGHT AND STILL TRY TO FUNCTION DURING THE DAY. THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMAN KOSH. OKAY. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, BEING HERE. I, I UNDERSTAND EVEN THOUGH I, I'M NOT SUBJECTED TO IT MYSELF, I, UNTIL I TOOK A TRIP WITH MY WIFE AND WE STAYED IN A HOTEL, AND THE MUSIC WAS SO LOUD, UH, THAT, UH, I, WE WENT DOWN AND TALKED TO THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND THEY SAID, WELL, IT, IT IS JUST LIKE THIS EVERY, EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY. I SAID, WELL, I'VE GOT THREE NIGHTS HERE. I I DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE IT AGAIN. AND SO I DID SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO. I CHECKED OUT AND FOUND ME ANOTHER PLACE. AND, AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IF I WERE A RENTER, I'D HAVE BEEN GONE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I BOUGHT IN MIDTOWN. YEAH. AND, AND I, I, UH, I, I KNOW THAT ENFORCEMENT IS A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM. AND, AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ATTRACTION THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TO BASE. YOU KNOW, THE BASE IS REALLY WHAT, UH, DESTROYS THE EXACTLY THE HEARING IN THE EARS. AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT SO LOUD. THEY, THEY'VE, THEY'VE HAD IT, IT'S DESTROYED. TRUE. YOU KNOW, I, I WAS AT A CHURCH ONE DAY AND, AND THE PASTOR SAID, I, I WANT, THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I WANT EVERYBODY TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY. I, I WANT EVERYBODY TO STAND UP. AND THEN, AND, AND HE SAYS, IF YOU CAN HEAR, UH, THE, THE SOUND THAT'S BEING PLAYED RIGHT NOW, PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. AND, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY, BUT THE OLD PEOPLE SAT DOWN AND I LOOKED AROUND AT MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I SAID, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? AND SHE SAID, PAPA, YOU CAN'T HEAR THAT. I SAID, NO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. AND OF COURSE IT'S CALLED THE MOSQUITO TEST. YEAH. AND, AND YOU CAN, YOU CAN TAKE IT, UH, IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU CAN TAKE IT YOURSELF. YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU CAN HEAR AND WHAT YOU CAN'T HEAR. WELL, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE OLDER PEOPLE CAN [00:30:01] WE, WE CAN HEAR, WE CAN HEAR THAT BASE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT. YES. YOU FEEL IT AND YOU CAN FEEL IT. AND, AND, AND EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING MY CAR, I CAN FEEL IT COMING TOWARD ME WHEN SOMEBODY HAS ITS OWN. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO THAT. BUT I BELIEVE ENFORCEMENT IS THE REAL PROBLEM HERE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. IT'S CONSIDERED. AND, AND IT'S GONNA TAKE, IT'S GONNA TAKE A COMPASSION ON THE PART OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE AFFECTING THEIR NEIGHBORS. THEY DON'T CARE. THEY SIMPLY DON'T CARE. AND THAT'S NOT GOOD. NO. I MEAN, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND, AND IF YOU DON'T COME AND SOUND THE ALARM, WHO WILL, I'VE BEEN SOUNDING ALARM A LONG TIME. I MEAN, SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND SUBJECTION TO LOUD NOISE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME IS A FORM OF TORTURE. I WONDER IF YOU, IF YOU WENT TO SELL YOUR HOME, IF YOU'D HAVE TO PUT THAT DOWN AS A PROBLEM. REALTORS HAVE MENTIONED THAT TO ME. YES. AND WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS SELLING CONDOS IN, IN AND AROUND THE BARS THERE. FIVE BARS WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS OF ME. ONE IS A ROOFTOP BAR, OTHERS ARE PATIO BARS. THERE IS NOTHING TO INTERFERE WITH THE SOUND. JUST 300 FEET IS NOTHING. I CAN HEAR A ROOFTOP BAR FROM SIX BLOCKS AWAY. DO YOU THINK THIS ORDINANCE WILL HELP? I THINK THE ORDINANCE IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD. IT'S NOT GONNA SOLVE EVERYTHING, BUT WE'VE GOTTA GET IT OUT OF MUNICIPAL COURTS WHERE THEY'RE JUST RESET, RESET, RESET FOREVER UNTIL SOMEBODY FAILS TO SHOW UP. EVEN IF THE OFFICERS DO WRITE A CITATION APPEAR, MOTION TO EXTEND SECOND, MOVE SECOND. THE OBJECTION HERE IS NOT GRANTED. THANK YOU. KAY. OKAY. AND JUST FOR A POINT OF INFORMATION, THIS ORDINANCE WILL APPEAR NEXT WEEK, NOT TOMORROW. OKAY. ALRIGHT. NEXT ITEM. I MEAN, NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER. CINDY WOODS. CINDY WOODS IS, IF YOU'RE PRESS STAR SIX. CINDY WOODS. IF YOU'RE PRESS STAR SIX. CINDY WOODS. NEXT SPEAKER. LEO PAUL, DO VIGIL. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR TURNER. MY NAME IS LEO DO HILL. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT A GROWING CONCERN WITHIN MY NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM PARK. I AM A NEIGHBOR'S RESIDENCE OF THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR. CANON LAW ENJOY QUALITY OF LIFE DUE TO THE CURRENT RA, VAGUE RESOLUTION AND LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCES IN HOUSTON. I HAVE LIVED IN MY HOUSE FOR 13 YEARS. OUR STREET, 1800 PALM STREET HAD FOUR ACTIVE CRACK HOUSES ON OUR BLOCK WHEN WE MOVED IN. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THESE CONCERNS WERE DEALT WITH. HOMES RATED, INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED, AND HOUSES DEMOLISHED. VACANT HOMES IN THE AREA WERE TAKEN DOWN, AND THE BAT ELEMENT WAS REMOVED. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS VISIBLE AND ACTIVE DURING THAT TIME. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS A PEACEFUL AND ENJOYABLE AREA TO LIVE. THAT'LL CHANGE WHEN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS OPEN ALONG ALAMEDA. THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR HAS DEVELOPED MAJOR PARKING CONCERNS. SIGNS ARE POSTED ALONG ALAMEDA AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE ENFORCEMENT. EXTREME NOISE POLLUTION. BEYOND 75 DECIBELS THAT ARE UNREASONABLE AND DESTRUCTIVE, EXTREME CROWDS HAVE CREATED A PERSONAL PLAYGROUND. THREE WHEELED SPIDERS DOING DONUTS IN THE MIDDLE OF ALAMEDA. HUGE GROUPS OF MOTORCYCLES RACED THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREA UP AND DOWN THE STREETS. THEIR MUFFLERS AND HANDS CREATED A LOUD VIBRATION ALL DAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, ALL WHILE PLAYING LOUD. MUSIC. MUSIC LIVE OR PRODUCED ALONG WITH A VULGAR DJ, ARE BEING AMPLIFIED BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BARS AND FOOD TRUCKS, AND CAN BE READ INSIDE MY CLOSED HOME AT 75 DECIBELS. WE NEIGHBORS WANT TO HAVE A VIABLE AND THRIVING BUSINESS ALONG THE CORRIDOR. WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE SUCCESS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT ASK THOSE OF YOU OF INFLUENCE TO MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF US, THE POINTS I HAVE MADE CAN NOW BE CONSIDERED HARASSMENT. WE HAVE TRIED TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO NO AVAIL BECAUSE IT HAS CONTINUED FOR SO LONG. WE ARE BEING BULLIED AND TARGETED. IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, FOUR NEIGHBORS HAVE MOVED OUT. ALL TOOK A LOSS ON THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, THE LAST ONE BEING $200,000. IN THE COMING YEARS, THERE WILL BE A TREMENDOUS GROWTH WITH MANY PEOPLE MOVING INTO HOUSTON. DUE TO TMC ION ENERGY CORRIDOR AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE CITY, HOUSTON HAS NO ZONING BY PUTTING IN PLACE NOW NEW PROCEDURES, REGULATIONS, AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY WILL HOLD BUSINESS OWNERS RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A BUSINESS THAT RESPECTS THE CITIZENS WHO ARE PART OF THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS. NEW ORDINANCES MUST BE PUT IN PLACE THAT WILL PROTECT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE HOMEOWNERS IN ANY PART OF HOUSTON. THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE. I ASK EACH OF YOU TO REMEMBER YOUR OATH THAT YOU SWORE TO AND REFLECT ON THE REASONS WHY YOU TOOK OFFICE. I WOULD VENTURE ONE OF THE [00:35:01] REASONS WAS TO MAKE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY BETTER AND SAFER. I ASK THAT YOU BE PRINCIPLED PAST THE NEW NOISE ORDINANCE, DO RIGHT BY THE PEOPLE WHO DESERVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. BE REMEMBERED AS ADMINISTRATION THAT WORKED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY TIME, AND ITS CITIZENS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CAROLYN, EVAN SHABAZZ. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM. UH, THANK YOU MR. VIGIL FOR COMING FORWARD. WE ARE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO HAVE ENFORCEABLE ORDINANCES. UH, OF COURSE, I PURCHASED SOUND METERS FOR BOTH SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST. AND WE'RE ALSO PLANNING A MEETING WITH THE MAYOR TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE HEARD AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED. AND HOPEFULLY THIS ORDINANCE THAT WE WILL LOOK TO PASS NEXT WEEK, WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME KIND OF RELIEF. BUT WE CERTAINLY DO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE QUALITY OF LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO BE ASSURED THAT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD, PARTICULARLY COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN AND I, UH, TO GET THESE ORDINANCES, UH, ON THE BOOKS AND ENFORCED. THEY MUST BE ENFORCED, BUT THEY'RE NOT ENFORCED. THEY'RE JUST PAID, NOT GOOD AS THE PAPER THEY'RE WRITTEN ON. AND SO, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR COMING FORWARD. NO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I, WE, WE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE YOUR EMPATHY. WE KNOW WE HAVE YOUR EMPATHY. WE'RE JUST NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE THERE'S A PERCEIVED UNDERSTANDING AND A TRUE UNDERSTANDING. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. OKAY? SO UNLESS YOU WALK IN OUR SHOES AND STAY IN OUR HOMES, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A TRUE UNDERSTANDING. BUT THERE'S, WE, WE DO UNDERSTAND THE EMPATHY. AND I AGREE. I I GET THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERCEIVED UNDERSTANDING. THERE'S A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. THANK YOU, MR. VIGIL. NEXT SPEAKER. EMILY PATTERSON. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS EMILY PATTERSON AND I'M A RESIDENT OF MIDTOWN. UM, AND WE, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN GIVING PRESENTATIONS TODAY, HAVE EXPERIENCED YEARS OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS DUE TO NOISE FROM THE BAR ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR HOUSE AS KAY WALTON. AND THE SPEAKER JUST BEFORE ME HAVE ARTICULATED SO WELL. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE. THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PERMITTED DESAL LEVEL REMAINS TOO HIGH. BUT NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT STEP THAT WE HOPE WILL AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE PROVIDE US SOME RELIEF. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND HER STAFF IN PARTICULAR, BUT AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ AND CAYMAN FOR TAKING US SERIOUSLY. 'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT FELT A WELL BEFORE WE GOT THERE. SO AGAIN, I EXPRESSED MY SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENTS AND THANKS EVERYONE FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, SANDRA STEVENS. OKAY. I AM VIRTUAL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR TURNER. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, MY NAME IS SANDRA STEVENS AND I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE MUSEUM PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE ARE A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY MAIN STREET ON THE NORTH BY US 59 ON THE EAST BY 2 88, AND ON THE SOUTH BY HERMAN PARK. UM, AND WE CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A MIXED NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, WHICH INCLUDES ALAMEDA ROAD, WHERE SEVERAL RESTAURANTS AND BARS HAVE ENJOYED GREAT POPULARITY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. UM, I WANNA EXTEND MY SPECIAL THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN TO MY OWN DISTRICT D COUNCIL MEMBER, CAROLYN EVAN SHABAZZ, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, AS WELL AS THEIR STAFF MEMBERS, ALL WHO HAVE WORKED HARD TO CRAFT THESE PRO PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCES. MANY RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED WITHIN BLOCKS OF ALAMEDA ROAD, NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENJOY THE PEACE AND REFUGE THAT OUR HOME, THAT OUR HOMES ARE MEANT TO OFFER WEEKENDS AND PARTICULAR BRING DREAD TO THEIR LIVES AS THEY ANTICIPATE THE AMPLIFIED NOISE THAT WILL IN WILL INTRUDE THEIR HOMES. OURS, OF COURSE, IS NOT THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUFFER, UH, FROM BAR NOISE BAR AND RESTAURANT NOISE. SO WE APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES FOR ALL CITIZENS OF HOUSTON. I THINK ALL OF US RECOGNIZE THAT HOUSTON IS A DENSIFYING CITY. IN FACT, ORDINANCES UNDER CONSIDERATION ENCOURAGE DENSER GROWTH BECAUSE THIS APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, GOOD FOR OUR [00:40:01] CITY SERVICES, AND GOOD FOR US WHO WANNA LIVE CLOSE BY THE AMENITIES OF A LARGE CITY. HOWEVER, DENSER GROWTH MEANS THAT WE ALL MUST BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. AND CERTAINLY NOT ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS RESPECT THEIR NEIGHBORS PLAYING LOUD MUSIC THAT RATTLES WINDOWS AND PREVENTS EVERYONE WITHIN RANGE, INCLUDING THE BABIES FROM SLEEPING. AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS DON'T GO AS FAR AS MY NEIGHBORS AND I WOULD LIKE, BUT THE CHANGES UNDER CONSIDERATION, IN PARTICULAR, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS PROCESS ARE WELCOME. WE URGE COUNSEL TO SUPPORT THE REVISIONS THAT OFFER A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT JUST FOR MUSEUM PARK WHERE I LIVE, BUT FOR ALL OF HOUSTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. STEVENS. NEXT SPEAKER, STACY FAIRCHILD. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, BUT HE'S NOT HERE, SO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL. HE'S LISTENING. HE'S LISTENING. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY ABOUT THE SOUND ORDINANCE REVISIONS COMING BEFORE YOU NEXT WEEK. UH, THESE REVISIONS, I ECHO, YOU KNOW, EVERY, EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS BEFORE ME, SO I'M NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, UM, TO MAKE THIS LONGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. BUT THESE REVISIONS ARE NOT PERFECT. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE BEGINNING, UH, TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS THAT RESIDENTS FACE ACROSS THE CITY OF HOUSTON. AND I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO, TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND COUNCILMAN MCMAN AND THEIR STAFF, PARTICULARLY JORDAN, WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND JUST SPEEDY RESPONSE AND, UM, TO ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE. UM, ONE THING I DIDN'T SAY REALLY QUICKLY IS I, I LIVE ON, UM, I LIVE IN RICE MILITARY IN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22, WHICH IS WASHINGTON AVENUE COALITION MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH IS WHERE KIND OF ALL OF THIS PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2008. SO WE'RE VERY WELL VERSED IN THE ISSUES. AND, UH, WE, MY HUSBAND AND I GOT INVOLVED IN THIS DIRECTLY IN 2018 AND BEGAN TO JUST REALLY LOOK AT THE ISSUE. AND WE THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND CAYMAN FOR JUST HELPING US. IT'S, IT'S BEEN A VERY THOUGHTFUL APPROACH. AND, UM, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK IT ADDRESSES EVERYTHING, BUT AT LEAST IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD START, UM, TO WHERE WE WANT TO GET TO. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL, UM, AND CHIEF FINNER IN ADDRESSING OR MITIGATING ANY IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KOSH. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HERE TODAY. UH, DO YOU, UH, DO YOU SEE THE ENFORCEMENT, UH, I MEAN, THE ENFORCEMENT'S GONNA BE THE PROBLEM AND, AND TRYING TO GET THIS, UH, MITIGATED. I KNOW WE HAD THE, THE WHITE OAKS, THE MUSIC, UH, VENUE AND, AND, UH, I, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW THAT GOT RESOLVED BETWEEN, I THINK THERE WAS A CIVIL ACTION THEY PUT UP, UM, SOME TYPES OF, UH, SOUND MONITORS, UH, AROUND THE AREA. UM, BUT, UH, DO YOU, DO YOU HEAR THE MUSIC YOURSELF? I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE. I MEAN, DO YOU, DO YOU HEAR THE, THE, THE BASS COMING THROUGH SO OCCASIONAL? SO I DO NOT DIRECTLY EXPERIENCE WHAT KAY WALTON AND EMILY PATTERSON AND SOME OF THESE OTHERS EXPERIENCE ON A NIGHTLY BASIS. I INDIRECT, I'M INDIRECTLY IMPACTED ON A WEEKLY BASIS BY ALL OF THE PHONE CALLS THAT I GET FROM PEOPLE CRYING BECAUSE THEY JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP FOR OUT FOR DAYS ON END, AND THEY HAVE TO GET UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW, UH, SOME OF THEM CAN'T EVEN WORK DAY JOBS. THEY HAVE TO, TO WORK, FIND JOBS AT NIGHT, UH, JUST SO THEY CAN TOLERATE THE NOISE. AND AGAIN, THESE PEOPLE BOUGHT, UM, PRIOR, MOST OF THEM BOUGHT PRIOR TO THESE BARS MOVING IN. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, YES, IT'S A, SO GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION, UM, I'M INDIRECTLY IMPACTED, BUT OCCASIONALLY, UH, THERE IS ONE PARTICULAR NIGHTCLUB WHERE THE BASE RESONANCE, UM, DOES VIBRATE THE FIRST FLOOR OF MY TOWN HOME. AND IT'S TYPICALLY ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AND YOU ASK WHY I AM UP AFTER MIDNIGHT. WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I'M LISTENING TO THE POLICE SCANNER. I WANNA KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE AND WHERE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS RELATED TO LOUD NOISE ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY. SO I'M UP, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME UNTIL 3:00 AM, UM, JUST LISTENING EVERY WEEKEND TO WHERE THESE PROBLEMS ARE [00:45:01] OCCURRING. AND SO I WILL FEEL THAT BASE RESONANCE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN ABOUT. WE REALLY NEED HPD TO BEGIN TO CITE FOR BASE RESIDENTS. THEY ARE NOT DOING IT CURRENTLY. AND I ALSO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EDUCATION WITHIN HPD ABOUT HOW TO CITE WHEN TO CITE AND FILL OUT THE, YOU KNOW, IN SOME CASES JUST, JUST FILL OUT THE, THE CITATION CORRECTLY AND ALSO SHOWING UP FOR COURT. SO I THINK CENTRAL COMMAND HAS DONE A BETTER JOB OF ADDRESSING THAT, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER, OTHER COMMANDS IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ABBEY CAYMAN JOINING US VIRTUALLY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. UM, STACY, I WANTED TO ALSO THANK YOU. UH, I KNOW MARK IS, UH, I SEE ON THE LIST SPEAKING RIGHT AFTER YOU, SO THIS IS FOR HIM AS WELL. BUT, UM, YOU DO TAKE THOSE PHONE CALLS EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. UM, YOU AND MARK ARE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS. YOU HAVE BEEN THE COLLECTIVE IN RICE MILITARY, UM, THE RESIDENTS VOICES AND ENSURING THAT THEY ARE HEARD. I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, AND I REMEMBER, UH, EVEN WHEN WE WERE RUNNING, THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WHEN WE WOULD COME TO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS WAS NOISE. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, STICKING IN IT WITH US, WORKING AS HARD BEING THAT VOICE. UM, AND WE, WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. FAIRCHILD. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, MARK CIA, UM, MAYOR TURNER, MAYOR PRO, TIM MARTIN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS, EXCUSE ME, MY, MY NAME IS MARK FAIRCHILD, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF RICE MILITARY CIVIC CLUB, AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR OUR COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 2,400 HOMES ALONG THE WASHINGTON AVENUE CORRIDOR. I WANNA THANK YOU TODAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 30. FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS, MYSELF, MY WIFE, STACY, AND MANY OTHERS HAVE, YOU KNOW, RUNG THE ALARM BELL, UH, REGARDING EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM BARS AND CLUBS, AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IT HAS ON RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN THIS CITY. THIS NOISE HAS BECOME SO UNBEARABLE THAT I'VE WITNESSED LIVES, HOWEVER, CHANGE PROPERTY VALUES PERMANENTLY IMPACTED, AND THE ABILITY FOR ORDINARY CITIZENS TO GET A RESTFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP, ALL BUT ELIMINATED FROM THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY. AS I GOT MORE INVOLVED, I REALIZED THIS WAS MORE THAN A PROBLEM FOR THE WASHINGTON CORRIDOR. I SAW THIS ISSUE BUBBLING UP AROUND THE CITY, MCGREGOR, UPPER KIRBY, RICHMOND, NORTH MAINE, MONTY BEACH, OST, MONTROSE, MIDTOWN, THE HEIGHTS, AND I COULD GO ON ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND, AND MORE WERE COMING UNDER THE ASSAULT FROM THE SUCCESSIVE NOISE. YOU KNOW, AT ITS FOUNDATION, OUR CITY HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE BASIC CITY SERVICES THAT WE ALL COME TO RELY UPON. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE OUR CITY HAS A DUTY TO ITS RESIDENTS THAT BUSINESSES OPERATING IN OUR COMMUNITIES BE RESPECTFUL OF THEIR NEIGHBORS AND ABIDE BY ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES AFFORDING RESIDENTS THE RIGHT TO APPRECIATE THE PEACEFUL AND QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THEIR HOMES WITHOUT THE UNWANTED INTRUSION OF NOISE GENERATED BY THESE BARS AND CLUBS THAT OPERATE SO CLOSE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. SOME PEOPLE, SOME PEOPLE SAY THIS CITY HAS NO ZONING. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A ZONING ISSUE. UH, THIS IS A LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND LACK OF ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, UH, AND IT'S TIME. THE CITY ADOPTS SOME CHANGES TO THE CURRENT SOUND ORDINANCE TO CURB THE TOLL, THIS EXCESSIVE NOISE AND FLEX ON ITS RESIDENCE. WHILE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 30 DO NOT ADDRESS ALL THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, THE CHANGES ARE A MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK OF COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, CATHERINE BRUNING, RANDY ZAMORA, AND ALL THEIR STAFF HPD AND MANY OTHERS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND THE BAR AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, THESE PROPOSED CHANGES GIVE US HOPE. THESE CHANGES GIVE HOPE TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ALTERED THEIR LIVES AND THEIR WORK SCHEDULES. BECAUSE STAYING HOME DURING THE TIME THESE BARS ARE OPEN IS NO LONGER AN OPTION. THESE CHANGES GIVE HOPE TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SPENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS RENOVATING THEIR HOMES, TEARING OUT AND REPLACING WALLS AND WINDOWS ONLY TO FIND THE EXPENSE DID NOT MITIGATE THE EXCESSIVE NOISE. THESE BARS PRODUCE THESE CHANGES. GIVE HOPE TO THE HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS WHO FLEE THE CITY EVERY WEEKEND BECAUSE THEY SHUDDER AT THE IDEA OF TRYING TO LIVE AND SLEEP IN THEIR OWN HOME. WHILE WINDOWS RATTLE ARTWORK FALLS OFF THE WALLS AND PETS PACE ANXIOUSLY UNABLE TO SETTLE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE INTRUSION OF THIS UNWANTED NOISE. THESE CHANGES GIVE HOPE TO FAMILIES TRYING TO RAISE THEIR SMALL CHILDREN THAT MAYBE ONE DAY THEIR CHILDREN WON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE VULGAR. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED AND OFFENSIVE. ONE SECOND. COUNCILMAN MCO. THANK YOU, MARK. YOU CAN FINISH UP. OKAY. THE, THAT THESE CHILDREN WON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO VULGAR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE THAT THESE BARS UNWANTEDLY INTRODUCE 'EM TO THEIR HOMES. AND [00:50:01] LASTLY, THESE CHANGES GIVE HOPE TO RESIDENTS LIKE KAY WALTON. THEN MAYBE ONE DAY SHE'LL NO LONGER HAVE TO DRAG HER MATTRESS TO THE BATHROOM EVERY WEEKEND JUST SO SHE CAN GET A RESTFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, MARK. I I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR WORK, STACEY'S WORK. EVERYONE WHO'S SPOKEN TODAY, AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME MORE SPEAKERS, UM, DO, DO YOU THINK THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS WHEREBY PEOPLE THAT ARE SUMMONED FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, AN ESTABLISHMENT WILL HAVE TO PRODUCE A SOUND IMPACT PLANNED WITH STEPS TO MITIGATE SOUND? DO YOU THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL? I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL, YES, BECAUSE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THERE IS NO SOUND MITIGATION. I MEAN, SOUND IS POLLUTION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER POLLUTION. IT, ONCE IT LEAVES YOUR PROPERTY LINE, YOU KNOW IT'S YOURS AND YOU OWN IT, AND YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. SO, UM, NOT FORCING, BUT AS PART OF THE, AS PART OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, PUTTING IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, A REMEDY, UM, THAT THE COUNCIL CAN WORK WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO IMPLEMENT, I THINK IS GOOD SOUND POLICY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JOHN ROWE. JOHN ROWE. JOHN IS HERE. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR. UM, I'M A BUSINESS GUY. I DON'T NORMALLY TAKE OFF TO COME TO WORK AND SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO DO THAT TODAY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE. I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF IT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND, UH, HER CHIEF OF STAFF JORDAN. UM, IF EDIT EVERY PUBLIC SERVANT WERE LIKE THEM, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS. I REALLY MEAN THAT. UH, IT'S, IT'S HEARTWARMING. UH, I ALSO WANNA SAY TWO WORDS ABOUT TWO YOUNG HPD OFFICERS I SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC OUT CHECKING NOISE WITH THEIR MASK ON. WHAT AN INSPIRATION. I DON'T THINK I'M EVER GONNA FORGET THAT. I REALLY, I, I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THEM SOME APPRECIATION. THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB. I WOULD SAY ONE THING, HOUSTON, WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. AND THIS IS A CHOICE, RIGHT? WE'RE AT A, AN INFLECTION POINT. I LIVE IN MIDTOWN. WE'RE EITHER GONNA BE ABLE TO LIVE IN COMFORT AND PEACE AND TRANQUILITY AND FIND REST, OR WE'RE NOT. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE. AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND, AND JORDAN REALIZE THAT I'M NOT JUST COMPLAINING. I'M ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THE CITY PARTICIPANTS AS WE SPEAK TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS. I THINK CITIZENS OUGHTA BE INVOLVED WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS, RIGHT? TO RESOLVE THIS. LET US HAVE A HAND IN THAT. I'M WILLING TO DO IT. I KNOW MANY OTHERS. I KNOW MARK AND STACY AND KAY AND EMILY AND OTHERS ARE WILLING TO WORK ON THIS. AND I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. I'VE BEEN GOING OUT WITH SLEEP FOR THREE PLUS YEARS, ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND. I CAN TELL YOU IT WEIGHS ON YOU. YOU CAN'T FUNCTION AS WELL. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY ONE THING. LET'S YOU KNOW, WE, HOUSTON HAS SENT PEOPLE TO THE MOON. WE HAVE SOME OF THE GREATEST MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE WORLD. WE'RE THE ENERGY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. WE CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. HOUSTON, LET'S DO IT. LET'S WORK TOGETHER. UH, I'M OPTIMISTIC. UM, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, MARGARET PASSANT. MARGARET PASSANT. IF YOU PRESS STAR SIX, MARGARET PASSANT. MARGARET PAND, IF YOU OPPRESS STAR SIX, MARGARET PAND. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. FREDERICK TTRA. FREDERICK RA. IF YOU OPPRESS STAR SIX. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY, GREAT. UH, KIND OF SWITCHING GEARS HERE. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND, UH, DISTINGUISHED, UH, COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. UH, I REPRESENT THE, UH, NORTH FOREST YOUTH SPORTS BULLDOGS AS ITS VICE PRESIDENT. IT'S A, UH, YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION, NESTLED IN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 47 IN DISTRICT B. UH, LAST MONTH, SOMEONE VANDALIZED THE PARK IN WHICH WE UTILIZED SMOKEY JASPER PARK. [00:55:01] THEY SHOT UP, UH, THE CONCESSION STANDS AND BURN ONE OF 'EM TO THE GROUND. UH, I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT FOR THE PAST MONTH, AND, UH, I REALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM ANYONE THAT I'VE TALKED TO ABOUT THE MATTER. I MEAN, AND THE LAST WORD I GOT WAS THAT, UH, THE CONCESSION STAND THAT WAS BURNED DOWN, WHICH IS UTILIZED BY MY ORGANIZATION, UH, IS NOT GONNA BE REBUILT. UH, I WAS WONDERING IF, UH, SOMEONE HAS ACTUALLY GONE OUT TO THAT PARK TO SEE HOW BIG IT WAS AND TO SEE, UH, THAT REFURBISHING THE EXISTING CONCESSION STAND WHILE GOOD IS NOT A FEASIBLE FIT FOR SMOKEY JASPER PARK. AND MY, MY CONCERNS TODAY IS THAT IF, IF, IF SOMETHING IS TO BE DONE, THEN WHAT? I MEAN, WHAT WILL, WHAT WILL BENEFIT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST THOSE WHO UTILIZE THE BASEBALL PORTION OF THE PARK. AND ALSO, IF THERE IS TO BE A SCOPE OF WORK, WHAT IS THAT SCOPE? WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT'S GOING TO HELP ALL THE PEOPLE THAT USE THE PARK AND NOT JUST THOSE THAT COME THERE TO PLAY BASEBALL. AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE, IF YOU PROPOSE TO BRING PORTABLE BATHROOMS AND PERHAPS FIX THE LIGHTS IN THE REAR OF THE PARK AND ADD SECURITY CAMERAS, THEN WHY CAN'T ANY OF THAT MONEY BE FUNNELED INTO A REBUILD PACKAGE, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALL THOSE ITEMS. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS TO YOU ALL TODAY. AND, UH, I, WE JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST DUMBFOUNDED AS TO HOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP EVERYONE IN, IN THE NORTH FOREST AREA THAT USES SMOKEY JASPER PARK. OKAY. UM, BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE, UM, THE HOUSTON PARKS AND REC IS WORKING TO IDENTIFY CAUSE ESTIMATES FOR ALTERNATIVE DESIGN OPTIONS FOR A NEW CONCESSION STAND, AND HOUSTON PARKS AND REC IS SCHEDULING UPDATES TO THE SECOND CONCESSION STAND LOCATED ON THE OTHER END OF THE PARK. THOSE ARE THE NOTES THAT I HAVE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON, AND THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU MR. UM, LAST STRAP FOR, YOU KNOW, COMING IN WITH ABOUT YOUR CON YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, SMOKEY JACKSON PARK. UM, JUST LAST MONTH, THE MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND, UM, ROBINSON, WE DID A TOUR OF THE PARK WITH, UM, WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OF, OF COURSE, THE DEBRIS WAS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE CONVERSATION. BUT THIS PARK IS PART OF THE MAYOR'S 50 50 INITIATIVE. UM, AND SO THERE IS REPAIRS SLATED FOR THE PARK, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE DEBRIS. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE. THE DEBRIS MOVED ON THURSDAY AND MY, IN FACT, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THEM ON YESTERDAY ABOUT THAT. AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO COACH CHETTY TOO. WE'VE BEEN LIKE IN A, A CONSTANT COMMUNICATION AS WELL. SO, UM, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE UP, UM, UPGRADING THE PARK. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS. PLEASE REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET, YOU KNOW, INVITED TO THE MEETINGS SO THAT YOU'RE INCLUDED IN THE, YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE OF WORK AS WE PLAN OUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THE PART. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, STEVE WILLIAMS. STEVE WILLIAMS, IF YOU'LL PRESS STAR SIX. STEVE WILLIAMS. STAR SIX. STEVE, YOU HEAR ME? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, SERGEANT, UH, SERGEANT HICKS. UH, SERGEANT MALONEY, UH, OFFICER NAMED GONZALEZ, FEMALE MEXICAN FEMALE, UH, UH, NEEDS TO BE TERMINATED FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ABOUT, GIMME ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MORE DAYS. THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. UH, AN ATTEMPT TO BE MADE WOULD BE MADE TO CARRY OUT A DOUBLE HOMICIDE, YOUNG BLACK FEMALE, NOT IN TEXAS, IT'S IN ANOTHER STATE. THEY'VE BEEN OBSERVED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, ENCOUNTERED A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OPERATING FROM THE CENTRAL PATROL DIVISION OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL PATROL DIVISION REFERENCED STEVE WILLIAMS. ALL THE CRIMINAL S**T THEY PULLED AGAINST ME AND ALL THE STUFF THEY DO AND OPERATES WITH OTHER PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. UH, THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN COUNTER TO HEB, THE GROCERY STORE, ALONG WITH A COMPANY CALLED ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY. OKAY. AND THE DPS, ESPECIALLY THIS FEMALE WHO CALLED ME FROM THE DPS AND HAVE QUIT TO TURN THE MUTE ON IN ORDER TO MUFFLE THE GIGGLE, GIGGLE, GIGGLE, GIGGLE, GIGGLE. THIS IS NOT NO, NO PLACE S**T HERE. OKAY, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, FEMALE. SHE GAVE ME HER FIRST NAME AND WOULD NOT GIVE YOU A LAST NAME. SO, AND I BET SHE'S HISPANIC TOO. I, I, FOR SOME REASON, I THINK SHE'S HISPANIC. OKAY. UH, AT ANY RATE, BUT SERGEANT HICKS, UH, SERGEANT THIS, THIS REGULAR POLICE, GONZALEZ INTERDICTED, A (713) 884-3131 POLICE CALL [01:00:01] AND SAY, HEY, I'LL GIVE YOU, I'LL GIVE YOU AN INCIDENT NUMBER OVER THE PHONE. OH, REALLY? YOU WON'T COME TO A SCENE WHERE SOMEBODY ACCUSED SOMEBODY OF UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, A BREAK IN A CAR. YOU, YOU WOULD, YOU WOULDN'T COME TO A SCENE WHERE I CALL YOU WHEN BOTH OF THE PARTIES WOULD BE THERE. ONE, THE ONE WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO ACTUALLY CALLED ME OVER TO THIS VEHICLE AND ASKED ME DID I KNOW THIS PERSON'S SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WHO THEY COULDN'T GET OUT OF THERE. AT ANY RATE, UH, I'M A KEEP THE US ATTORNEY APP PRICE, SO YOU CAN JUST TOUCH BASE WITH THEM. YOU 18 PEOPLE UP THERE, YOU'RE REALLY DOING NOTHING. BUT AT ANY RATE, IN ABOUT GIMME ABOUT FOUR DAYS, PLENTY OF MONEY IN UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, DRUG DEALERS, I DON'T CARE WHERE THEY GOT THEIR BASE CAPITAL FROM, IT WILL BE FLIPPED BY WHAT WE KNOW. THAT'S ALL WE DO. WE DON'T SELL DOPE. BUY DOPE. CAN'T, CHANT WON'T. WE'LL, NOT AIN'T GONNA DO IT. WE JUST TELL 'EM WHAT WE THINK. THAT'S ALL WE DO. OKAY. THEY FLIPPED THEIR MONEY LIKE THAT. UH, AT ANY RATE, DON'T THINK THAT THE FEMALES, WHEN I KEPT BRINGING UP THIS, THIS, UH, THE HALAL GUYS RESTAURANT, THOSE BLACK FEMALES DID NOT DO ANYTHING THERE. NOT ONE WRONG THING. IT'S THESE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ALLOWED GUYS ON FAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JOHN MAY. JOHN MAY. JOHN MAY IS PRESENT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST RIVERSIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE BLOCK OF ROSEDALE BETWEEN EMANCIPATION AND LIVE OAK IS AT BEAUTIFUL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE HOUSE AT 24 20 ROSEDALE IN 1998. WE'VE LIVED HERE HAPPILY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. WE'VE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS AND OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN KIND TO US. I WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE A WALKING TOUR TO ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. TO DATE, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT THE LOOK AND FEEL OF OUR BLOCK HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN SPARED THE EXTREME CHANGES THAT ARE VISIBLE IN SO MANY BLOCKS IN THE AREA. OVER THE YEARS, WE AND OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE USED THE TOOLS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO STABILIZE THE BLOCK. WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND MINIMUM BUILDING LINE WITH THE, THOSE WITH LONG MEMORIES. MAY RECALL THAT I PERSONALLY LABORED MANY HOURS TO HELP MS. JUANITA HARRIS AND MY NEIGHBORS ON WICHITA STREET GET THEIR MINIMUM BUILDING LINE. IN 2006, I ALSO WORKED WITH SAMMY HUGHES IN OUR VAIN ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH NEW DEED RESTRICTIONS IN THE AREA. WE ARE NOW ATTEMPTING TO FURTHER PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR BLOCK BY PURSUING AND HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION AS PROVIDED BY CITY ORDINANCE. THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS ON OUR BLOCK WHO OBJECT TO THE CREATION OF THE DISTRICT FOR THEIR OWN REASONS RELATED TO PROPERTY VALUES AND PERSONAL PREFERENCE. THESE FOLKS HAVE STANDING AND SHOULD BE HEARD. I DISAGREE WITH THEM, BUT THEY HAVE SKIN IN THIS GAME AIM. HOWEVER, SOME WHOSE PROPERTIES ARE IN NO WAY AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED DISTRICT HAVE OBJECTED FOR REASONS, WHICH IN MY VIEW HAVE ONLY TO DO WITH HURT FEELINGS AND HYPOTHETICAL FUTURE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE NOT REASONABLE DISTRICT, UH, REASONABLE ARGUMENTS. OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT IS NOT GOING TO JUMP SOMEONE'S FENCE AND COMPEL THEM TO DO OR NOT DO ANYTHING. IF ANYONE IN HOUSTON WANTS TO OBJECT TO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE UNDER WHICH WE HAVE PURSUED THIS DISTRICT, I ENCOURAGE THEM TO PUSH FOR CHANGES IN THE ORDINANCE. BUT THEY SHOULD NOT PURSUE AN EX POST FACTO CHANGE, WHICH WOULD PUNISH ME AND MY NEIGHBORS WHO HOPE TO MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF THE BLOCK. THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING APPROVAL BY A SUPER MAJORITY OF THOSE AFFECTED. IT WILL BE A SHAME IF WE ARE DENIED THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION, WHICH THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS BECAUSE OTHERS FEEL INSULTED BY THE RULES OF THE ORDINANCE. IF A STUCCO HOUSE WITH A GARAGE DOOR IN FRONT AND DOWNTOWN VIEWS IS BUILT NEXT DOOR TO MY HOUSE, IT WILL BE A VERY SAD DAY INDEED FOR ME, AND I BELIEVE FOR MY NEIGHBORS AS WELL. CHANGES LIKE THIS ARE NOT INTRINSICALLY BAD, BUT THEY'RE NOT WHAT I WANT FOR MY BLOCK. GRANTING THE HISTORIC DISTRICT FOR OUR BLOCK WILL HELP US CONTINUE TO PROTECT WHAT WE CHERISH ON RESEARCH. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, CALVIN LEVO. CALVIN LEVO. IF YOU PRESS STAR SIX CABIN, I'M SORRY. I'M ON THE TEAM MEETING IN MY OFFICE VIRTUALLY. YES, SIR. WE CAN SEE YOU AND HEAR YOU. OKAY. SO, HI, I'M CALVIN LEVO, OWNER OF BREAST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN RIVERSIDE TERRACE. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELUCIDATE MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROPOSAL TO CREATE A HISTORIC DISTRICT IN RIVERSIDE TERRACE. I ADAMANTLY OPPOSE SUCH A DISTRICT. MY PROPERTY IS NO LONGER A PART OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT, BUT THERE ARE SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THIS HISTORIC DESIGNATION [01:05:01] AS IT SHOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD IN MY OPINION. FIRST, THE PRESERVATION TEAM INDICATED THAT 67% OF THE RESIDENTS NEEDED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL FOR IT TO MOVE FORWARD. 67% WASN'T ATTAINED AND THE AREA WAS AMENDED TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS THAT VOTED AGAINST THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE LAW ALLOWS SUCH AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSED AREA, THIS DOESN'T PASS THE SMELL TEST WHEN THE REVISED AREA ISN'T VOTED ON. IT SEEMS THE PROCESS SHOULD BEGIN ANEW OTHERWISE. WHAT WAS THE POINT IN VOTING INITIALLY, BUT BEGAN AS A COUNTER MOVEMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT OF ICONIC BUILDINGS HAS BECOME A WAY FOR GOVERNMENT EMPOWERED PRESERVATIONISTS TO OBSTRUCT NEW DEVELOPMENT TODAY IN CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS OF MARGINAL HISTORICAL VALUE OR FROZEN IN TIME HINDERING THE ABILITY OF CITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS TO ADJUST THEIR ENVIRONMENTS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES. HISTORIC DISTRICTS ARE VIEWED DIFFERENTLY BY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. SOME VIEW THE HOMES WITHIN A CHARM WITHIN AS CHARMING AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE AREA LOOKING THE SAME IN 30 YEARS IN SUCH AREAS. IT IS ALSO EASY TO AVOID THE NUISANCES OF CHANGE, NOISY CONSTRUCTION, BLOCK SIDEWALKS, ET CETERA. BUT THE STABILITY OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS IS ALSO WHY THEY CAN HOLD BACK A CITY'S GROWTH. SOME PEOPLE LIKE MODERN HOMES WITH ADEQUATE STORAGE AND SOLAR OPTIONS. SUCCESSFUL CITIES ARE THOSE THAT FOSTER INNOVATION AND CAN ADAPT TO CHANGING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES. A CITY'S ENVIRONMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ITS ECONOMY, AND IT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE TO ADAPT TO BROADER ECONOMIC CHANGES. THE POPULATION OF YOUNG COLLEGE EDUCATED PEOPLE IS GROWING IN MANY CITIES, AND OLD STRUCTURES ARE BEING RENOVATED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. HISTORIC BUILDINGS WON'T DISAPPEAR IF HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS ARE CURTAILED. SOME PEOPLE WILL BUY AND MAINTAIN HISTORIC HOMES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY LIKE THEM. THE CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY CAN BE PRESERVED WITHOUT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS BEING FROZEN IN TIME AGAINST THE WISHES OF THEIR RESIDENTS. PLEASE EITHER START THIS PROCESS OVER AND CONDUCT IT IN A FAIR MANNER OR CURTAIL IT ALL TOGETHER. THOSE RESIDENTS THAT WISH TO HAVE THEIR HOMES DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO SO WITHOUT IMPOSING ON OTHERS. I THOUGHT AMERICANS STOOD FOR FREEDOM. WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO HAVE YOUR FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PROPERTY TAKEN AWAY AS A US DIPLOMAT? I HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY CONSIDERING HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS PROVIDED SUCH A FLAWED PROCESS IMPOSING SUCH ON ELECTORATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. KEVIN WRIGHT. KEVIN WRIGHT, IF YOU OPPRESS STAR SIX KEVIN WRIGHT. STAR SIX. KEVIN WRIGHT. I SEE NOT UNMUTING. YES. I KEVIN WRIGHT. MM-HMM. HELLO? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M GONNA ASK ONE OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE TO YIELD THEIR TIME. IF I RUN OUT AT ONE TIME, I HAVE A LOT TO SAY. MY FAMILY, UH, MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER, HIS MOTHER WAS A SLAVE AND HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK REAL ESTATE INVE, UH, DEVELOPERS IN SUNNYSIDE BACK IN THE FORTIES. AND THEN HIS SON-IN-LAW, MY GRANDFATHER STARTED BENNY FERAL CATERING COMPANY, WHICH ARE, WE'RE ABOUT TO GO OUT BUSINESS. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN, BUT WE'RE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON REAL ESTATE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THIRD WARD, SUNNYSIDE, AND SOUTH PARK. UM, NOW LEMME TALK ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE. I'M GOOD WITH THE NOISE ORDINANCE. I'M FROM A YOUNGER GENERATION. I DON'T SOUND, THE VOICES I'M HEARING ON THE PHONE DON'T SOUND LIKE MANY OF 'EM ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, OR MOST OF 'EM SOUND LIKE THEY'RE IN WEST U AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF PLACES. I WOULD SAY I'M A, I'M FOR THE NOISE ORDINANCES, BUT DON'T LET 'EM GET OUTTA CONTROL. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, IN COLLEGE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT, UH, TWENTIES, THIRTIES AND STUFF. THIS IS HOW THEY MEET PEOPLE. THIS IS HOW THEY GET MARRIED. THIS IS HOW THEY HAVE BABIES. THEY DON'T NEED A WHOLE BUNCH OF OLD COUNCIL PEOPLE TELLING THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, RESTRICT THE, UH, NOISE ORDINANCES. DON'T LET 'EM GET OUT. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE MOVED OVER THERE IF THEY DIDN'T WANNA BE OVER THERE, BUT PEOPLE NEED A PLACE TO HANG OUT IN THE CITY. UM, AND SO IF THEY COULD JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND TO LIMIT THE RESTRICTIONS, UH, INSTEAD OF JUST MAKING THEM ALL OUTTA CONTROL WHERE THEY CAN'T HAVE FUN. BUT I DO AGREE WITH THOSE NOISE ORDINANCES TO AN EXTENT. NOW, BACK TO RIVERSIDE TERRACE. OKAY. THE ISSUE IS, UM, THIRD WARD, MY GREAT, MY GRANDFATHER BENNY FERRELL STARTED BENNY [01:10:01] FERRELL CATERING IN THE 1950S BEFORE THIS IS IT. AND, UH, HARLAN'S BARBECUE AND ALL THEM MY GRAND, THEY LOOKED UP TO FRENCHIES AND ALL THEM. THEY WERE HIS FRIENDS. THEY LOOKED UP TO HIM. WE NUMBER ONE K IN HOUSTON. AND, UM, HE STARTED HIS KITCHEN IN THIRD WARD IN OUR HOUSE THAT WE STILL OWN OVER THERE. UH, IT'S A RENT HOUSE NOW, BUT OFF OF TRELLO STREET, RIGHT THERE OFF OF TRELLO IN BURETTE. IT'S NOT A SAFE PLACE RIGHT NOW. TOO MUCH WALKING DOWN THE STREET. BUT THAT'S WHERE MY FAMILY'S HISTORY STARTED. AND HE HAD, HE CONVERTED THE, UH, THE BACK SHED INTO A DEEP FREEZER. NOW YOU GUYS ARE HURTING LANDLORDS. WE ALREADY GOT HURT DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE, YOU GUYS ARE HURTING LANDLORDS BY RESTRICTING, LIKE JACK DID THAT MINIMUM LOT VALUE. HE DID THAT WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT I WAS SELLING THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO HIM. 'CAUSE I'M A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR AND I HAD EQUITY IN THE DEAL. AND THEN HE GOES AND DO THIS MINIMUM LOT ORDINANCE AND MULTIFAMILIES PEOPLE NEED A PLACE TO STAY. THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE BLACK PEOPLE GO TO TSU AND YOU'RE ALL GLORIFYING GENTRIFICATION. AND I'M SEEING THESE PEOPLE CRYING SAYING THAT THESE APARTMENTS AND A LOT OF THESE HOUSES ARE NOT ACCEPT PEOPLE. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED BLACK. THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. UH, COUNCIL EVAN SHA, COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ. COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN. THANK, THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANNA THANK THE SPEAKER FOR COMING FORWARD. UH, ACTUALLY HE NAMED A FAMILY THAT I HAVE KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS. I ACTUALLY SAW PEGGY FARRELL LAST WEEK. I KNOW CYNTHIA, I KNOW BENNY FARRELL. AND JUST A WONDERFUL FAMILY. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE ENGAGED, YOU KNOW, IN CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND, AND COMING FORWARD. YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROBLEM IS WE WANNA COEXIST. I DO UNDERSTAND I USED TO PARTY WITH THE BEST OF THEM, RIGHT? BUT WE WANNA COEXIST. AND THAT'S WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, WHEN AFTER THE PARTY, THE TRASH IS ALL OVER THE GROUND, UH, THE MUSIC IS HIGHER THAN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. WE CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THE YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY NEED PLACES TO GO AND EXPEND ENERGY. AND SO IF YOU COULD HELP US WITH THAT, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF YOU COULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE YOUR AGE, UM, TO LET'S COEXIST. YOU KNOW, DON'T THROW TRASH WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF THE, THE CLUB. YOU KNOW, LET'S, LET'S BE RESPECTFUL. AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING FORWARD. THANK YOU. CAN SOMEONE YIELD THEIR TIME TO ME SO I CAN FINISH? UM, I THANK YOU TIME. OH, CERTAINLY. I TIME LEFT. I'M SORRY. OH, WHAT'D YOU SAY, MA'AM? YOUR TIME IS, IF I HAVE SOME TIME LEFT, I'LL, I'LL GIVE, BUT HE SAID THE TIME HAS EXPIRED, SO I CAN'T EXTEND YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER, DENISE CHAN. DENISE CHAN. DENISE CHAN IS HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I COME HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE WATER LEAK ISSUE, WHICH HAS UNFAIRLY MADE ME RESPONSIBLE FOR A $8,600 CHECK CHARGE AND LOSS OF WATER WASTE FOR THE CITY. IN JUNE, 2021, I FOUND A WATER LEAK OUTSIDE OF MY RESTAURANT. I CALLED A PUMPER, BUT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE LEAK BECAUSE HE COULD NOT FIND THE WATER METER TO TURN OFF THE WATER. SO I CALLED THE WATER DEPARTMENT MANY TIMES AND EVEN TRY 3, 1, 1 9 EACH TIME I WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR FOR THEM TO ANSWER AND REPEATED TO THEM ABOUT LEADING THE WATER METER LOCATION FOR A LEAK ISSUE. BUT IN THE END, THE WATER METER WAS STILL NOT FUN. THE LEAKING ISSUE HAS LAST FOR THREE WEEKS, AND I BEGAN TO FEEL HELPLESS AND SOMEONE SUGGESTS I GO TO THE CITY HALL TO ASK FOR HELP. SO I DROVE DOWN AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM TO JET, UH, COMMUNITY ATION. HE TOLD ME HE WILL TRY TO HELP ME FINALLY, JUST A ONE WORKING DAY, WHAT THE DEPARTMENT SEND, SOMEONE WHO WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE WATER METER WITH NO PROBLEM. AND I CALL MY PUMPER AND FIX THE LEAK ON THE SAME DAY. HONESTLY, IF I DID NOT DRIVE DOWN TO THE CITY HALL AND GET JUST HELP, THE [01:15:01] WATER MIGHT STILL BE LEAKING TODAY AND MY BILL WOULD BE EVEN GREATER. I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY ALL OF THE $8,600 CHARGE WATER BILL BECAUSE OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT UNRESPONSIVE WORK. IF I HAVE THE SIMILAR ISSUE IN THE FUTURE AM I EXPECTED TO DRIVE DOWN TO THE CITY HALL ASKING FOR HELP. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION IN LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND BASED ON, UH, ON THE, UH, MEMO THAT I HAVE, UM, THEY, UH, I'M TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT MADE TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST OF 2021. UH, FIRST THEY WERE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE WATER METER. I KNOW. SO THEY, THEY WERE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING THE WATER METER. MM-HMM . ADAM. UM, AND THEN THEY THEN MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST OF 21. I KNOW YOU DISPUTED, UH, UH, THE EXTENT OF THE ADJUSTMENT. AND THEN THE MATTER WAS WENT TO BEFORE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. AND THEN BOTH OF THOSE, UH, BODIES DETERMINED THAT THE ADJUSTMENT WAS APPLIED CORRECTLY AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE. UM, THEN I THINK THERE WAS THEN EVEN A FURTHER APPEAL, UH, AND THE HEARING EXAMINERS, UM, THAT MATTER IS BEING REVIEWED. UH, BUT THAT, BUT IT IS NOT YET COMPLETED. BUT, UM, BUT BOTH THE AND OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, THEY FELT THAT THE ADJUSTMENT WAS APPLIED CORRECTLY. I MEAN, THEY REDUCED THE, IT IS THE FINAL, IT'S THE FINAL TOUCH. UM, IT IS, UH, NO HAS THIS, FOR RIGHT NOW, THE ACCOUNT IS ON HOLD TO ALLOW FOR THE RE THE FINAL REVIEW TO BE COMPLETED. OKAY? OKAY. THE, THE FIRST THING I CONCERNED, SIR, AND THE SECOND CONCERN, LIKE I, IF I HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, I LEAD DIRECTLY TO GO TO THE CITY O ASKING FOR HELP. BECAUSE EVERY TIME I NEED TO SPEND AN HOUR OVER AN HOUR TO CALL TO THE CITY, RIGHT? AND I HAVE TO REPEAT THE STORY ONE TIME, BY ONE TIME, THEY NEVER GET ME HAVE THAT CORRECT ANSWER. I GOT YOU. AND THEN, AND YEAH, WHEN THAT PROCESS NEED TO BE STREAMLINED SO YOU'RE NOT EXPENDING A LOT OF YOUR TIME, UH, ON THAT. AND, AND I THINK WE CAN, WE CAN WORK ON THAT. HOLD ON ONE, ONE SECOND. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, AND SHE'S UP ON THAT SCREEN. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, AND MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT BACKGROUND. MS. UH, CHAN, I KNOW THAT, UH, MY STAFF REACHED OUT TO TODAY, UH, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M, UH, YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FOR DISTRICT C. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS ALSO REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE, UH, EMAIL US, CALL US SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE AS WELL. UM, IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T REACH OUT, WE WON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE HAVING THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. UH, AND MAYOR, I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF, UM, WORKING WITH MS. CHAN SO FAR, UH, TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE ISSUES SHE'S HAVING. BUT MS. CHAN, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT WE ARE HERE, UH, FOR YOU AS WELL AND CAN HELP SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CITY HALL. TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK OR AWAY FROM FAMILY. UM, AND WE'RE JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LEMME JUST SAY, SO HONESTLY, I REALLY, REALLY WANT THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO WORK MORE EFFICIENCY BECAUSE THEY WORK LIKE, SO HOW? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN. YOU HAVE TO WASTE TIME. I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU FOR ME, SAUL. SAUL HERE. CAN I GO BACK SAUL, IF YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN GET WITH HER AS WELL, YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN TALK TO HIM RIGHT THERE. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER, GORDON FLOWERS, GARDEN FLOWERS. GORDON FLOWERS IS HERE. HEY EVERYONE. IT'S BEEN A REALLY ROUGH DAY. I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT ELON MUSK BOUGHT TWITTER AND IS GOING TO MAKE IT A FREE SPEECH PLATFORM. THIS IS A THREAT TO EQUALITY, FAIRNESS IN OUR DEMOCRACY. THIS MARKS A DAY IN OUR HISTORY, . THIS MARKS A DARK DAY IN OUR HISTORY. WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE YEAR FROM 2022 AD AFTER DEATH TO ZERO AD AFTER DEMOCRACY, BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS NOW DEAD. [01:20:01] ELON MUSK TWITTER IS ALLOWING ALL WHITE SUPREMACISTS TO COME FROM UNDER THEIR WHITE CLOAKS INTO THE LIGHT LIGHT. AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, ELON MUSK IS DISGRACEFUL FOR SELLING OUT TO THE WHITE MAN, HE'S THE EPITOME OF AN UNCLE TOM. THIS IS WORSE THAN BEN CARSON SERVING IN TRUMP'S CABINET. THIS IS WORSE THAN DAVE CHAPPELLE IN THAT KKK SKIT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, UNCLE RUCKUS IN THE BOONDOCKS. THIS IS GIVING THE N WORD PASS TO EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT DESERVE IT. IMAGINE BEING RACIST, COULDN'T BE ME. AND WORST OF ALL, THE EVIL ORANGE RACIST TRUMP IS WELCOME BACK ONTO TWITTER. TWITTER, WHICH WAS NUMBER FOUR ZERO. AFTER DEMOCRACY AS A SAFE SPACE FOR FRUITY MEN, IS NOW ONLY A SAFE SPACE FOR ONE FRUIT. THE RACIST ORANGE MAN, DONALD TRUMP. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO GO FROM RAINBOW ERECTIONS TO ORANGE INSURRECTIONS WHEN WE WANT MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR REPRESENTING US. WE DID NOT MEET ELON MUSK IN THE ORANGE MAN. PEOPLE LIKE MAYOR TURNER AND I ARE UNDER ATTACK WITH A SWITCH OF OWNERSHIP. WITH ALL THIS BEING SAID, I AM GOING TO TAKE A COURAGEOUS STAND INTO LEE TWITTER BECAUSE TWITTER IS NO LONGER A SAFE SPACE FOR US, LGBT MEN TO VOICE OURSELVES. THIS IS ALLOWING PEOPLE LIKE ALEX JONES TO HAVE EQUAL REPRESENTATION, WHICH IS A DIRECT THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY. JANUARY 6TH, 2021 AND ZERO AFTER DEMOCRACY ARE TWO OF THE WORST MOMENTS TO OCCUR WITH PEOPLE KIND, HISTORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW TWITTER'S GONNA HAVE ALL THESE VIRUSES FOR ALLOWING UNVACCINATED PEOPLE BACK ONTO THEIR PLATFORM. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE LEADING TWITTER RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU, MAN. JESUS, HELP US NEXT SPEAKER. JARVIS TILLMAN. ALRIGHT, EVERYONE IS WELCOME. FIVE MINUTES NEXT SPEAKER. JARVIS TILLMAN. JARVIS TILLMAN. IS JARVIS HERE? JARVIS. JARVIS. NEXT SPEAKER. ANIQUE BANERJEE. ANIQUE. BANERJEE IS AN ANIQUE IS HERE. GOOD MORNING LADY. GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH HOUSING IN THE HOUSTON AREA. HOUSE PRICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE RISEN, SEEN, RISEN IN THE PAST, UH, COUPLE OF YEARS. AND ALTHOUGH HOUSING IN HOUSTON REMAINS CHEAPER THAN A NATIONAL AVERAGE, THE CITY WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS SUDDEN UPTURN. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE IN THE CITY SURPASSED $300,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT BUY HOUSES IN THE HOUSTON AREA OR FEEL THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SELL FOR CHEAPER HOMES. OFTEN IN AREAS WHERE THEY ARE DENIED VITAL OPPORTUNITIES, THE MEDIAN HOUSE COST SIX TIMES THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL INCOME RESULTING IN A STEADY DECLINE IN HOME OWNERSHIP RATES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. HOUSTON'S HOME OWNERSHIP RATE LIES AT ABOUT 40% FAR BELOW BOTH TEXAS AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RENNER'S FACING ADDITIONAL THREAT IN HOUSTON'S 4.5% EVICTION RATE WITH EVICTION FILINGS IN MARCH THIS YEAR, UP 80% FROM THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE, ABOUT HALF OF RENTERS AND A QUARTER OF HOMEOWNERS TOTALING ABOUT TWO FIFTHS OF PEOPLE WITH A ROOF OVER. THEIR HEADS HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, UH, HOUSING PROBLEMS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, INADEQUATE PLUMBING OR KITCHEN, UH, GREATER THAN ONE PERSON PER ROOM, OR SPENDING MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME ON HOUSING RELATED COSTS SUCH AS UTILITIES. WE CAN REDUCE THE COST OF HOUSING BY DECONSTRUCTING RATHER THAN DEMOLISHING OLD HOUSES. AND THIS WAY WE CAN REO MATERIALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE END UP IN LANDFILLS AND USE THEM TO CREATE NEW HOUSES. AND EVEN IF IT STARTS ON A SMALL SCALE, SUCH AN APPROACH WOULD NOT ONLY BRING US CLOSER TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND REDUCE THE POLLUTION AND DEBRIS CAUSED BY DEMOLITION, BUT IT WOULD ALSO SQUEEZE OUT MORE VALUE FOR MATERIALS THAT ARE IN MANY CASES BOUGHT WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS. CITIES LIKE, UH, PORTLAND, OREGON AND PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA HAVE ENACTED ORDINANCES THAT AIM THE CURTAIL DEMOLITION OF HOU HOUSES WITH PALO ALTO BANNING DEMOLITION ENTIRELY. AND IF THIS IS TOO MUCH, THE CITY COULD INSTEAD START AN INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO BUY HOMES MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIAL. UM, ADDITIONALLY, HOUSTON HAS A LONG LEGACY OF SEGREGATION. IN THE EARLIEST, UM, 20TH CENTURY, THE CITY SAW A RED LINE AND DISCRIM DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING POLICIES THAT DENIED MINORITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN AREAS OF THEIR CHOICE. AND AFTER THE FAIR HOUSING OF ACT OF 1968, MOST TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION WERE BANNED. HOWEVER, MANY HOUSTONIANS ARE NOT AWARE OF FAIR HOUSING LAWS. AND IF THEY'RE DENIED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THE H-C-D-H-H-C-D-D FOR HELP. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT LEAVES A LOOPHOLE FOR CLASS-BASED EXCLUSIONARY ZONING REQUIREMENTS ON HOUSES SUCH AS, UH, LOT SIZE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND BUILDING HEIGHT FORCE PEOPLE OF LOWER INCOME TO LIVE IN AREAS THAT OFFER THEM LESS OPPORTUNITY AND FROM WHICH, UH, CERTAIN [01:25:01] RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS WITHHELD. AND OFTEN HOUSTONIANS CANNOT BUY QUALITY HOMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUBURBS BECAUSE THEY'RE OUTBID BY WEALTHIER PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE HOUSTON AREA LOOKING FOR VA VACATION HOMES TO ENSURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU HAVE ANIQUE? UH, ABOUT LIKE 45 SECONDS. I'LL GIVE YOU 45 SECONDS. OKAY. TO ENSURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE GIVING HOUSTONIANS A CHANCE, UH, AT A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, WE CAN LOOK INTO POLICIES THAT TAX NON-RESIDENT HOME BUYERS OR CUT TAXES FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO LIVE IN THE HOUSTON AREA. AND HOUSTON IS ONE OF THE NATURE'S CENTERS FOR INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF PETROCHEMICALS. BUT CHEMICAL WASTE CAN VERY EASILY HARM COMMUNITIES AND, UH, VIOLATE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY. UH, WE SEE A CHEMICAL INCIDENT ROUGHLY EVERY SIX WEEKS, AND IT DIS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS LOW INCOME AND MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, BLACK, HISPANIC AND IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE NEAR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. AND THIS POSES THE DOUBLE RISK OF CHEMICALLY HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS AND HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF HEAVY POLLUTION TO THE WELLBEING. UH, WHAT? YEAH, BUT, AND IN ADDITION, SOME CORPORATIONS KNOWINGLY RELEASE CONTAMINANTS INTO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AND LOOK, IF THERE ARE, IF THERE'S ANY PLACE AT ALL FOR THESE RECKLESS PLANTS AND REFINERIES, IT DEFINITELY ISN'T ANYWHERE NEAR PEOPLE'S HOMES. UH, RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN AREAS, UM, WILL OPPOSE THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THEIR AREA, CLAIMING IT BRINGS CRIME, LOWER PROPERTY VALUES AND OVERCROWDING TO THEIR PREVIOUSLY WELL OFF COMMUNITY. AND WELL, I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT TRUE, AND I THINK THE CITY SHOULD WORK TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WORK TO COUNTERACT ASSUMPTIONS THAT TODAY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IF ANYTHING, LIKE THE STEREOTYPICAL RAMSHACKLE PROJECTS OR THAT LOW COST HOMES HURT THE SURROUNDING AREA. OKAY, WELL LET ME, LET ME THANK YOU. LET ME THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND UM, I HAPPEN TO AGREE IN MOST OF WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UM, WE ARE BUILDING, UM, MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS WELL AS MULTIFAMILY UNITS, UM, MANY OF WHICH WILL BE AFFORDABLE. AND THAT'S THE GOAL. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE GOAL IS TO BUILD, UM, UH, 3000 UNITS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END. WELL, STARTING FROM 2020, GOING THROUGH THE END OF, UH, DECEMBER OF 23, BOTH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE UNITS. UM, IT IS TRUE COSTS US INCREASING. OKAY. UH, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAD TO HAVE THE MEDIUM INCOME OF A HOME IS WELL OVER 300,000. UH, SO THAT WILL PRICE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT. SO I AGREE WITH YOU ON, ON THAT FRONT. SO WE'RE HAVING TO WORK ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS AND THEN PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, UM, THE REDLINING, ALL OF WHICH YOU MENTIONED WAS TRUE. AND WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THAT. SO LEMME JUST ASK YOU, UH, ARE YOU IN SCHOOL OR OUTTA SCHOOL? UH, I AM IN SCHOOL. WHERE WHERE ARE YOU? I GO TO ST. JOHN'S. OKAY. AND WHICH GRADE ARE YOU IN ST. JOHN'S. I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE IN THE EIGHTH GRADE. WELL, I AM IMPRESSED. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO, UM, UM, LET ME APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. YOU KNOW, SEND ME A COPY OF IT. OKAY. SEND ME A COPY AND, UH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION, UH, WITH YOU. UH, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, SHE'S ON THE SCREEN. NICK, I ALSO, UH, WANTED TO THANK YOU AS THE MAYOR SAID, UH, HE'S WORKING ON A LOT OF THIS. WE'RE ALL WORKING ON A LOT OF THIS, BUT I'M EXTRAORDINARILY IMPRESSED, UM, WITH THE EXTENT OF YOUR RESEARCH, UH, THE TIME IT TOOK, NOT ONLY TO, UH, PUT YOUR REMARKS TOGETHER, BUT CERTAINLY ALL OF THE STUDYING YOU'VE DONE ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE. UH, IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME COMING TO COUNCIL? UH, YES IT IS. WELL, YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND, UH, YOU KNOW, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE. I'LL HAVE OUR STAFF CALL YOU IF WE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU. UH, YOU MAY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE ISSUE, WANT TO LISTEN IN ON SOME OF OUR, UH, HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, CHAIRED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. UH, BUT AGAIN, JUST OUTSTANDING JOB. YOU DID REALLY, REALLY WELL. THANK YOU. AND, UM, AND YOU MAY WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, WITH THAT PERSON RIGHT OVER THERE. RIGHT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY THOMAS. OKAY. SHE CHAIRS THE, UM, THE HOUSING COMMITTEE. SO, UH, I THINK THE TWO OF YOU COULD HAVE A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION. OKAY? SO THANK YOU ANIQUE. APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. ALL THE BEST. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. JONATHAN WAGON. [01:30:01] JONATHAN W. WAGON. UH, WAGON. UH, IS HE HERE? JONATHAN? JONATHAN. JONATHAN IS NOT HERE. NEXT SPEAKER. PAUL VAZQUEZ. PAUL VASQUEZ. PAUL IS HERE. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER PECK. HI. UM, GLAD I COULD FINALLY BE HERE IN PERSON TO LOOK THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN THE EYES, UH, TO SEE ALL OF YOU THAT ARE FAILING MY FAMILY, THAT ARE FAILING SO MANY FAMILIES OF COLOR, UM, ESPECIALLY FAILING MY NEPHEW, ALEXANDER SILVA III. ESPECIALLY YOU, MR. MAYOR. GLAD TO LOOK YOU IN THE EYE. UM, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, MY NEPHEW WAS WEARING AN ANKLE MONITOR, 19-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN WEARING A PRETRIAL ANKLE MONITOR WHEN HE SOMEHOW WENT MISSING. 'CAUSE THAT MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. HPD WOULDN'T BOTHER TO LOOK FOR HIM. SO I HAD TO DRIVE FROM NEW MEXICO TO HOUSTON, CLIMB DOWN INTO MANHOLES, INTERVIEW PEOPLE GET TWO EYEWITNESSES TO HIS MURDER. Y'ALL HAVE DONE NOTHING. NOT A DAMN THING. HPD HASN'T DONE ONE FORENSICS TEST. MY NEPHEW LAY NEAR A FENCE FOR 41 HOURS, BLEEDING OUT PEOPLE TOOK PICTURES WITH HIS BODY AND PLAYED WITH IT AND THEN THEY THREW IT AWAY. HPD NOT ONE FORENSICS TEST, THEY ALLOWED THEM TO COVER UP A MURDER SCENE. YOU CAN'T EVEN LOOK ME IN THE EYES MR. MAR. BUT THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. I AM READING. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. HAVE YOU, SIR, BECAUSE YOUR FRIEND, DWIGHT BEN, WHO YOU HONORED ON MEMORIAL DAY, HIS VEHICLE WAS SEEN LEAVING MY GIRL, MY NEPHEW'S GIRLFRIEND'S DRUG HOUSE AT ONE IN THE MORNING. IS THAT WHY HPD IS NOT INVESTIGATING THIS CASE? BECAUSE YOU KNOW SOMEONE PERSONALLY CONNECTED, YOU WON'T ANSWER IT. YOU DIDN'T ANSWER IT THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WHICH IS WHY I CAME HERE PERSONALLY. ARE YOU COVERING UP MY NEPHEW'S MURDER? MR. MAYOR? SIR, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU, WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT. OF COURSE YOU DON'T. OF COURSE YOU DON'T. THAT'S OKAY. THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING. WE WILL BE PROTESTING TOMORROW. APRIL 27TH. OUTSIDE HPD AT NOON. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE ALL THERE. SHAME ON HOUSTON. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER. CONCEPTION MORENO. CONCEPTION MORENO. UH, YEAH. HI, MY NAME IS CONCEPTION MORENO. MY SON IS THE ONE MY BROTHER'S TALKING ABOUT. HE WENT MISSING WHILE WEARING AN ANKLE MONITOR. UM, PROVIDED BY HARRIS COUNTY. WE'VE LEARNED TO FIND OUT THAT OVER EIGHT HARRIS COUNTY HANDS OUT OVER 4,000, THESE ANKLE MONITORS THAT ARE NOT BEING MONITORED PERIOD BY SENTINEL, WHO PROVIDES THEM FOR HARRIS COUNTY. UM, MY SON, THE PROTOCOL FOR ANYTHING AS FAR AS ANY KIND OF VIOLATION ON THESE ANKLE MONITORS, THEY JUST MAKE A PHONE CALL. I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE PERSON THAT SHOT AL DIAMOND ALVAREZ 22 TIMES IS WEARING THE SAME ANKLE MONITOR BY SENTINEL. THEY HAVE GLITCHES. I JUST FOUND THAT OUT BECAUSE I ATTENDED THE COURT FOR HIS, FOR THEM THING TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE GLITCHES. MY SON, UM, HE VIOLATED PART OF, I GUESS THE ANKLE MONITOR THING BY THE EXCLUSION ZONE. IF THEY HAND HIM OUT LIKE THAT AND SH HE GOT A VI FELONY RETALIATION CHARGE ON A, HE SAY SHE SAY CHARGE AND THEY'RE HANDING HIM OUT. IF HE MADE A VIOLATION, HOW COME AN OFFICER WASN'T OVER THERE TO THAT LOCATION TO GO CHECK ON THE GIRL THAT NOBODY WAS SENT OUT THERE? ALL THEY DID WAS MAKE A PHONE CALL. THAT'S ALL SENTINEL DOES. AND I THINK HONESTLY, I'M STILL, IT IS A A YEAR SINCE I HAVEN'T TALKED TO MY SON. I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM. HPD JUST GIVES ME THE RUNAROUND. HOMICIDE DOESN'T HELP. UM, BASICALLY THEY JUST PUT US DOWN AND THEY TELL ME THAT I ABUSED 9 1 1 BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FOR MY SON. I'VE GOT RANSOM TEXT MESSAGES, I'VE GOT ALL THIS STUFF TO PROVE EVERYTHING, AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I'VE LEARNED TO FIND OUT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HERE IN HOUSTON THAT DOESN'T GET HELP FROM HPD. AALIYAH WILSON WAS FOUND HUNG. SHE NEVER GOT ANY, ANY INVESTIGATION. THEY CLOSED HER CASE FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A SUICIDE. I MEAN, HER MAMA HAS SO MUCH PROOF. I MEAN, IT'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN HARRIS COUNTY AND HPD AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I MEAN, I'M, I'M, IF HPD AND HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE NOT GONNA DO THEIR JOB, I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S HERE TO SERVE AND PROTECT, BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE HPD AND HARRIS COUNTY AND HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE SERVING AND PROTECTING US. AND IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT, I THINK THEY NEED TO HAND THEIR JOBS OVER TO SOMEBODY THAT IS GONNA DO IT. AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHOLE YEAR. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. [01:35:01] THANK YOU FOR BEING PRESENT. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. JOSEPH BALLARD. JOSEPH BALLARD. JOSEPH P NEXT SPEAKER LAUREN. ADAM MOORE. RENE ATMORE. IF YOU PRESS STAR SIX, RENE ATMORE. RENE ATMORE, STAR SIX REEN. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON. OH, SPEAKING OF RENE ATMORE SPEAKING. YES, PLEASE GO FORWARD. YOU CAN PROCEED. OKAY. I'M CALLING BECAUSE I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU BEFORE CONCERNING THIS MATTER, ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN HOUSTON. AND AS THE PREVIOUS CALL SAID, THERE IS, THERE IS NO END TO THE RUTHLESSNESS WITH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS CORRUPT. NOT ONLY DO I FIND THAT CORRUPT, BUT I FIND THE CULPABILITY AND LIABILITY LIES WITH NOT THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE COUNTY OF HARRIS. YOU ALL DO THINGS TOGETHER. YOU COVER UP FOR EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. HOUSTON COVERS UP FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY HILDAGO DEPARTMENT AND HILDAGO COVERS UP FOR TENNIS DEPARTMENT AND YOU'RE OVER ALL OF THEM. YOU HIRED NOT OVER THE COUNTY, BUT OVER, OVER THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND YOU'VE DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I TOLD YOU ABOUT ME GOING INTO THE BANK AND A POLICE OFFICER JUMPED ME AND BROKE MY ARM. I'M BLIND AT 65 YEARS OLD. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THAT. THE POLICE DID NOT EVEN PUT A, A ASSAULT CHARGE AGAINST HIM. BUT THIS IS THE SAME POLICE OFFICER WHO ASKED, WAS FIRED FOR ROBBING THOSE THREE PATRONS AT THOSE THREE GAMING ROOMS, TAKING THE $30,000. THIS THE SAME MAN THAT DID THIS TO THIS, THE SAME MAN BROKE MY ARM AND MR. MY WHOLE FINANCIAL ACCESS AND WITH THE CHASE BANK. SO I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION, AND I'M NOT A I'M NOT ON HERE FOR A RESOUNDING BOARD. I NEED ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION. WHAT AND HOW DID YOUR FAMILY COME ABOUT? UH, MAYOR TURNER OBTAINING CONSTRUCTION, UH, UM, CONTRACT FOR HOU FOR FOR HOUSING DURING, AFTER THE HARVEY THING. AND, AND, AND, AND, UH, BECAUSE I FIND OUT, I FIND THAT THERE ARE LIKE LITTLE HIDDEN THINGS THAT THE, THAT THE, THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE YOUTH THAT DON'T KNOW. SO CAN YOU ANSWER ME? HOW DID YOUR FAMILY COME TO GET THESE CONTRACTS AND WHY ISN'T ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THESE POLICE OFFICERS WITH OFF DUTY JOBS THAT CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, HARASS TO, TO TERRORIZE THE PATRONS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND THE BLINDS AND DISABLED? CAN YOU ANSWER ME? I'M UNDER THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. NO. ARE YOU FRENCH? NA COLLINS, NARA, RABBI DEAR OPPRESSED STAR, STAR SIX COLLINS, N-Y-A-B-W-A, COLLINS YABA. NEXT SPEAKER, DONALD HANSMAN. DONALD DONALD HANSMAN. IF YOU PRESS STAR SIX, DONALD HANSMAN ANSWERED THIS QUESTION. DONALD HANSMAN, STAR SIX, NO, DONALD. NEXT SPEAKER. ARTHUR JEFFERSON. ARTHUR JEFFERSON. IF YOU OPPRESS STAR SIX, ARTHUR JEFFERSON. ARTHUR JEFFERSON. STAR SIX. HELLO, MAYOR TURNER. CAN YOU HEAR ME SIR? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY THEN. HELLO MAYOR. AND TO THE CITY COUNCILMAN. I JUST WANNA ADDRESS THE ISSUE, MAYOR, WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED BEFORE. AND I LEFT OUT OF MY HOME THE OTHER NIGHT TO GET IN MY VEHICLE. UH, MY VEHICLE SOUNDING JUST LIKE A TRUCK. MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS STOLEN. AND SIR, I HAVE SEEN YOU ON TV. YOU ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND YOU BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT I LIKED WAS, WHEREAS YOU WAS SAYING THAT MAYBE WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THAT THE STOLEN, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, UH, CATALYTIC CONVERTER CANNOT BE SOLD WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. BUT, UH, FOR MYSELF. SO I WAS JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED FOR NO, I, MY VEHICLE IS MY VEHICLE. I AM GOING THROUGH SOME HARD TIMES, UH, RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN SAY, SIR, THAT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE ADDRESSING THE ISSUES. AND I HAD TO CALL YOUR [01:40:01] OFFICE TO FIND OUT WHO I COULD TALK TO BECAUSE, UH, THIS IS MONEY THAT I DID NOT HAVE. I HAD TO GO GET ANOTHER ONE IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS A, UH, OLD VEHICLE. BUT, AND ALSO I'M GONNA SAY THIS ABOUT YOUR, UH, ADMINISTRATION. I HAD HAD ABOUT MAYBE LIKE THREE OR FOUR CALLS, SIR, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS. THEY ALL REPRESENTED YOU REAL WELL. I EVEN CALLED A NUMBER BY ACCIDENT AND IT WAS THE OEM, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THAT GUY EVEN LISTENED TO ME AND HE WAS AP APOLOGETIC AND HE UNDERSTOOD. WE PROBABLY TALKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. A SERGEANT BY THE NAME OF MAGNUM CALLED ME TODAY AND SHE ASKED ABOUT THE CASE AGAIN. AND I SPOKE WITH A LADY IN YOUR OFFICE. I DON'T KNOW IF HER NAME WAS GABRIELLE OR MISS GABBY. AND, UH, THEY REPRESENTED YOU VERY WELL. AND AGAIN, I WAS JUST BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY I DID NOT HAVE TO SPEND. AND I DO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING OUT THERE AND REALLY, I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH HPD 'CAUSE I KNOW THEY DO HAVE A JOB TO DO. IT IS JUST, UH, I SPENT MONEY I DID NOT HAVE. AND I DO LIVE, OKAY? I'M OVER HERE IN, UH, DISTRICT JI WAS TOLD THAT'S WHERE I AM. AND I DID CALL COUNCILMAN POLL OFFICE, WHOM I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM YET. BUT MARY, WHATEVER, YOU GUYS CAN CONTINUE, WHATEVER Y'ALL CAN CONTINUE TO DO TO TRY TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL BE APPRECIATED BECAUSE AGAIN, TIME'S ALREADY OUT, HEAR HARD AND, UH, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT SPEAKER. APOSTOLOS LATO. APOSTOLOS LA CLOSE. IS IT CLOSED? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, HELLO. UM, I HAVE LIVED IN THE HEIGHTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS, UH, FOR 20 OF THOSE YEARS. I'VE LIVED BETWEEN SIXTH AND 11TH AND HEIGHTS AND SHEPHERD. UM, I CURRENTLY OWN RENTAL PROPERTIES ON HEIGHTS BOULEVARD. UH, MY BUSINESS IS ON HEIGHTS BOULEVARD ON 11TH STREET. UM, AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF LEADING ABOUT NINE PEOPLE. UH, I OFTEN RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK. I HAVE DONE THE MS ONE 50. UM, I'M A FATHER OF THREE WHO RIDES MY BIKE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THEM A WEEK. UM, AND I'VE DRIVEN 11 STREET THOUSANDS OF TIMES AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY. AND TO ALL OF YOU HERE, THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. I'M AN EXTREMELY PROUD HOUSTONIAN IN EVERYTHING THE CITY OFFERS. UM, AND I FEEL THIS 11TH STREET PROJECT THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE HAVE GOT IT WRONG, UM, WRONG FROM THE STANDPOINT OF 11TH STREET IS THE ONLY FOUR LANE THOROUGHFARE WE HAVE FROM SIX 10 TO I 10. IT'S THE ONLY FOUR LANES THAT GO EAST AND WEST. AND TO TAKE THAT FROM FOUR LANES DOWN TO TWO LANES, AS A FATHER, I'M PETRIFIED WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO TO THE INNER STREETS. THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT WALK THEIR CHILDREN AND STROLLERS. AND I WALK MY KIDS, UH, DAILY, MORNINGS, EVENINGS, UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THEIR ANIMALS AND IT'S JUST, IT, IT'S SIMPLY TOO DANGEROUS. UM, I AM A BIKER AND I LOVE RIDING MY BIKES. I'M A BIG FAN OF THE IDEA. I JUST THINK THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT IT. AND NOT ON 11TH STREET TO WHERE IF ANYBODY VISITS 11TH STREET AFTER TODAY AND GOES BY, THEN YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. FORGET THE TRAFFIC. ADULTS CAN WAIT IF YOU NEED TO GET HOME OR YOU NEED TO GET TO WORK, LEAVE A LITTLE EARLIER, YOU KNOW. BUT THE IDEA OF ALL THE OVERFLOW THAT'S GONNA GO THERE, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S VERY WORRISOME. UM, I, MAYOR TURNER AND ABBY CAME IN. I DID. I DON'T, DID YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW IT'S FOUR LANES, AND I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO ANSWER ME, BUT REALLY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. AND 12TH STREET AND 13 STREET RUN THE SAME WAY. AND THERE'S OTHER CITIES HAVE ADOPTED BIKE BOULEVARDS AND A BIKE BOULEVARD WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. UH, WHAT IT'S DONE ON NICHOLSON, THE TRAILS ESTABLISHED A LOT OF COMMUNITY, UH, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BIKE BOULEVARDS ON 12TH AND 13TH STREET RUN THE SAME WAY FROM SHEPHERD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MISHU. AND THE IDEA OF HAVING, UM, THOSE OUTSIDE WOULD REALLY, I FEEL, BRING THE COMMUNITY EVEN MORE SO TOGETHER. SO I, I FEEL WHAT I'VE, WHAT I'VE WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY, I'VE SAID THANK YOU AGAIN, ALL OF YOU. I CANNOT IMAGINE DOING YOUR JOB AND BEING IN YOUR POSITION. UM, AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT ELON MUSK BOUGHT TWITTER, UH, UNTIL TODAY. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, UH, FOR YOUR TIME. UM, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANKS COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILMAN KASH. I, I DIDN'T KNOW HE BOUGHT TWITTER EITHER. MAYBE I'M NOT PAYING ATTENTION. UM, , THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY THOUGH. THANK YOU FOR THAT [01:45:01] COMMENT. CONCERNING, UM, THE MEETING THAT WE HAD, UH, LAST MONTH IN REFERENCE TO THE 11TH STREET. UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, DAVID FIELDS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, HE SAID THAT THE WHOLE, THAT IT'S REALLY NOT ABOUT BIKE LANES. HE, HE TALKED ABOUT IT BEING ABOUT SLOWING THE TRAFFIC DOWN, THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ACCIDENTS HE SAYS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THAT, THAT STREET. SO, SO IT, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE OVERALL GOAL IS, HAS BEEN MERGED INTO A BIKE LANE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE WANTING TO JUST MA MAKE IT A, UM, UH, A TWO LANE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF, AMOUNT OF, UH, ACCIDENTS I'VE BEEN ON. I'VE LIVED IN THAT AREA, BEEN IN THAT AREA PRETTY MUCH, UH, THE LAST 20, 30 YEARS. I, I, I CAN'T REMEMBER SEEING AN ACCIDENT THERE, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME, I KNOW THERE WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT OF A LADY PUSHING SOMEBODY IN A WHEELCHAIR OVER THERE BY THE KROGER AND, AND GOT KILLED THERE. SO I I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WHAT WE DO, WE, WE DO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. NOW I KNOW THAT, THAT GOOGLE MAPS, UH, IS GOING TO REALIZE THAT THAT, THAT IT'S RED ON THAT STREET AND SO THEY WON'T BE DIVERTING PEOPLE THERE WHENEVER THERE'S AN ACCIDENT ON I 10 AND PEOPLE WILL LEARN NOT TO GO THERE. PERHAPS THAT THAT'S THE GOAL. I, BUT I I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH, UH, I, I DON'T RIDE MY BIKE LIKE I USED TO, BUT I I WILL SAY THIS, THAT, UH, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT MOVING IT OVER MAYBE TO TO 12TH OR 13TH STREET. I LIKE THAT IDEA. I, I DON'T WANT TO BE ON A BUSY STREET. I, I, I LIKE BEING ON A NON BUSY STREET. SO IF I MAY, I THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TALKING ABOUT IT. UH, UNTIL THE POWERS THAT BE HEAR THAT AND, AND MAKE THAT DECISION, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA GO FORWARD. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE PASSED THIS BIKE PLAN AND I THINK THAT SET IT IN MOTION AND I, I DON'T SEE WHERE THAT, THAT THIS, THIS BODY HAS THAT POWER TO CHANGE IT. MAYBE I'M THE, THE MAYOR DOES, BUT, BUT THE COUNCIL MOST LIKELY DOESN'T GOT IT. UM, MAKING IT, IT'S MORE SAFE. I FEEL THERE'S JUST MANY OF OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO. SPEED BUMPS, LIKE THE FACT NICHOLSON, UH, NOT HAVING A LANE THERE, UH, MAKES 11TH STREET VERY BUSY. UM, SOMETHING ELSE OR VERY DANGEROUS. UH, SOMETHING ELSE I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IS WHY IS NINTH STREET AND 11TH STREET AND YALE THE SAME SPEED LIMIT LIKE I LIVE ON NINTH STREET AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE CAN GO 30 MILES AN HOUR THERE AND 30 MILES ON YALE STREET ON 11TH JUST HASN'T MADE SENSE. UM, I GET MAKING THE STREET SAFER. UM, AND I'M ALL FOR THAT. I JUST FEEL WE COULD DO IT IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS AS OPPOSED TO REDUCING IT DOWN AND PUTTING ALL THE OVERFLOW ONTO 10TH AND 12TH AND, AND NINTH. IT'S, PEOPLE ARE GONNA JUST SKIP THROUGH THE ROADS. NO ONE'S GONNA WAIT IN TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, WITH IT BEING THE ONLY FOUR LANES, UH, MR. KOSH, I JUST MEAN WOULD ARE Y'ALL GONNA SIT IN THAT ONE LANE IF YOU KNOW, NO, I'M JUST GONNA TURN OVER AND GO DOWN THE SIDE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, HOPE MY, MY PHONE DOESN'T RING AND HOPE I DON'T ANSWER IT AND THEN HOPE THERE'S NOT A BALL GOING OUT AND HOPE THERE'S NOT A KID THAT RAN OUT AND HOPE ALL THAT STUFF. IT'S, IT'S CHALLENGING ENOUGH DRIVING IN THE HEIGHTS RIGHT NOW, UM, WITH THE SMALLER ROADS AND WITH THE OVERFLOW OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE. AND I, I AGREE. I I LOVE THE SAFETY AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE IT. I, I JUST FEEL WE COULD DO IT WITHOUT REDUCING THE ONLY MAJOR THOROUGH WAY WE HAVE FROM SIX 10 TO I 10 THAT GOES EAST AND WEST. IT'S THE ONLY FOUR LANES. 20TH STREET HAS FOUR LANES, BUT YOU CAN PARK, 14TH STREET HAS FOUR LANES, BUT YOU CAN PARK, THERE'S OTHER STREETS THAT HAVE THEM. WHITE OAK GOES FOUR AND SIX GOES FOUR LANES. BUT YOU CAN PARK 19TH, YOU CAN PARK, YOU CAN'T PARK ON 11TH STREET. UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I MEAN THIS WAS GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING. THANK YOU. YES SIR. CHEERS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PARK BLAIR, GOOD AFTERNOON. HEY COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME'S PARK BLAIR AND MY WIFE LEFT SIDE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, RIGHT OVER HERE. THANK YOU. MY NAME'S PARK BLAIR. MY WIFE AND I OWNED AND LIVED IN THE HEIGHTS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. WE HAVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON 11TH STREET AND RESIDENCE BACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE HELPED DEVELOP THE HEIGHTS INTO THE GENTRIFIED AREAS AT IT HAS BECOME. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BE THERE. BUT THE THING ON THE 11TH STREET ROAD DI IS IT'S UM, LANE REDUCTION, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TRAFFIC SOMETIMES BACKING UP ALL THE WAY FROM STUDIO WOOD TO OXFORD WITH FOUR, WITH TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. SO WHEN IT, WE HAVE THE SCHOOL BUSES AND TRAFFIC DIVERTING TO MISS THE LIGHT AT STEW WOOD GOING DOWN OXFORD OR BEVERLY JUST TO HURRY UP AND MISS THAT LIGHT. 'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANNA WAIT TWO BLOCKS OR THREE LIGHT CHANGES. SEEMS LIKE IF THEY MADE EFFORT TO MAKE THE 11TH STREET SAFER, [01:50:01] THEY WOULD MAYBE CONTROL THE LIGHTS. WHERE MOST OF THE ACCIDENTS ARE IS ON THE LIGHTED INTERSECTIONS. SO THEY'RE KIND OF CONFUSING. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE ONE PICTURE I TOOK THAT ONE DAY, I WAS SITTING THERE ON 11TH STREET AT YALE. DID Y'ALL SEE THAT ONE? Y'ALL SEE THAT ONE 11TH AT YALE AND I'M LOOKING EAST AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I, I'M LOOKING WEST THERE. BUT THEN I TURN AROUND AND I LOOK SAME TIME LOOKING WEST AND THAT'S LOOKING EAST AND AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRAFFIC'S BACKED UP BOTH WAYS WITH BLOCKING YALE AND HEIGHTS TRAFFIC. 'CAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND THE LIGHTS AREN'T SYNCHRONIZED. SO OF COURSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FENDER BENDERS AND DINKS. SO YEAH, YOU HAVE TRACKS ACCIDENTS BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY FATALITIES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS WHICH THEY KEEP SHOWING. SO IT'S, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT ACCIDENTS, IT'S JUST LITTLE TRAFFIC FENDER BENDERS. SO I THINK, I DON'T THINK THERE'S THAT MANY ACCIDENTS. I'VE ONLY SEEN ONE ACCIDENT ON 11TH STREET. MAYBE I'VE SEEN 'EM ALL, BUT I'M UP AND DOWN 11TH STREET AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE TIMES A DAY. I'VE SEEN ONE ACCIDENT ON 11TH STREET. SO ANYWAYS, THE PROPOSED ROAD DIET IS TAKING THOSE FOUR LANES DOWN TO TWO, WHICH I'M SURE Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF, RIGHT? WHAT IT'S GONNA DO, IT'S JUST GONNA CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC DIVERTING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHEN THEY SEE TRAFFIC BLOCKED UP, BACKED UP FOR TWO BLOCKS, NOW IT MIGHT BE BLOCK BACKED UP FOR THREE TO FOUR BLOCKS CAUSING THIS TRAFFIC TO DIVERT GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND YOU SEE SIGNS NOW IT SAYS DRIVE LIKE YOUR KIDS LIVE HERE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE PUT THEIR SIGNS UP IN THEIR PURSE. SO ANYWAYS, AND THERE'S GONNA BE MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MORE GROWTH COMING THROUGH 11TH STREET AND THE HEIGHTS. SO WE NEED MORE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, NO MORE , YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU MR. BLAIR. SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING. NEXT SPEAKER TAWANA BRYANT, ANY QUESTIONS? NO SIR. OKAY. TAWANA BRYANT, NEXT SPEAKER. ANDREW ROBERTSON BUREAUCRATIC BRANCH HAS GOT THE MAYOR COULD, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THE COWARD OF A MAYOR IS. OH MY TIME? YES SIR. OKAY. UH, CAN'T TOUCH THAT DECK. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR IS DOING ABOUT THE FACT THAT SINCE HE'S TOOK AN OFFICE, WE'VE HAD OUR SHOOTINGS GO UP AND THAT'S POLICE SHOOTINGS. IT'S WHAT IS THE CRIME RATE. SO WHAT IS HE ACTUALLY DOING BESIDES, YOU KNOW, PAYING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR DOING A JOB THAT MOST REGULAR PEOPLE CAN DO AND GET PAID? WHAT? NOTHING REALLY. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHY YOU'RE AN INTERN. SO I JUST WANNA KNOW WHY IS HE AVOIDING ME? WHY IS HE AVOIDING SITTING THERE TELLING THE TRUTH? WHY IS HE SENDING HIS THUGS TO SIT HERE AND HARASS ME INSTEAD OF RELEASING THE VIDEO TO SHOW THE TRUTH? NONE OF Y'ALL SAY ANYTHING EVERY TIME I COME. WHY IS IT I DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I WANNA SPEAK DIRECTLY TO HIM, BUT SINCE YOU'RE TAKING HIS PLACE, I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU. NO REBUTTAL. ANYBODY. COME ON. 'CAUSE EVERY TIME I COME Y'ALL, Y'ALL QUIET WHY YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. SAME AS NORM. COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON. I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY. COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON ASHA JACKSON. SIR. SIR, SHE HAS A COMMENT. THANK YOU SIR FOR COMING BACK. THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU WAS LAST WEEK AND YOU DIDN'T SPEAK LAST WEEK. AND SO I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT VIDEO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OR, OKAY, SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING. THE FIRST TIME I CAME UP HERE, WHICH IT'S A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS SPEAKING ON HPD AND IT'S NEED TO BE PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE. FOR OVER FIVE YEARS I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH SOMEBODY SENDING DEATH THREATS, FOLLOWING ME, POPPING MY TIRES, STEALING MY CAR. I'VE MADE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF REPORTS, SUPPLEMENTS, EVERYTHING. HOW MUCH HELP I'VE RECEIVED FROM HPD. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID? YOU ARE THE HARASSER. YOU ARE THE ONE SITTING HERE HARASSING YOURSELF AS WELL AS YOUR OWN FAMILY AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I'VE LITERALLY WITNESSED SOMEBODY BEING RAPED, REPORTED IT WITH HER. ACTUALLY HIS MOM, BLESS HER HEART BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE HIM WITHOUT HER. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'VE DONE NOTHING. BUT YET, WHEN I'M SOMEWHERE MINDING MY BUSINESS, SOMEBODY STARTS A FIGHT WITH ME AND THEN THE FIGHT'S OVER. AND HPD DOES IS THEY PLEASE WITH ME, SHOOTS ME FULL OF TASERS. I HAVE A HEART CONDITION. THIS IS THE LEAST [01:55:01] OF MY CONCERNS, NERVE DAMAGE IN MY RIGHT ARM. AND YET THEY REFUSE TO RELEASE THE FOOTAGE. BUT WHAT I THINK IS COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS IS A MAN WAS KILLED JUST THE OTHER DAY IN PASADENA. YOU KNOW HOW QUICK THEY RELEASED THE FOOTAGE, BUT 24 HOURS. WHY? BECAUSE THEY HAD NOTHING TO HIDE. AND I JUST THINK THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I GOTTA SIT THERE AND PROTECT THIS LITTLE ONE. I GOTTA SIT THERE AND LOOK OUT FOR WOO-HOO OUR CITIZENS. 'CAUSE THEY STILL HAVE THESE POLICE OFFICERS ON THE STREET. WHEN I SPOKE TO MAYOR, NOT TO MAYOR TOO, SORRY TO THE CHIEF, HE DOESN'T WANNA SPEAK TO ME. I'M, I'M ASKING IS WHY ARE THESE OFFICERS NOT LEASED BEHIND A DESK? LIKE WHAT JUSTICE IS THIS? AND THEN WHAT IS YOUR NAME AGAIN? SERGEANT TOLD ME IT TAKES ABOUT NINE TO 12 MONTHS TO RELEASE A VIDEO BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BACKLOGGED. SHE SAID, OKAY. AND AS LONG AS THEY'RE BACKLOGGED, THEY CANNOT SIT THERE AND EVEN GIVE IT TO MY ATTORNEYS. 'CAUSE I HAVE MULTIPLE ATTORNEYS. UNLESS THEY'RE SUBPOENAED. BUT SHE SAID UNTIL THE CASE IS CLEARED, BUT THEY JUST RESET MY CASE. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION. IF WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAD AN ATTORNEY OR NOT, BECAUSE MM-HMM . IT SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE MULTIPLE ATTORNEYS. RIGHT? AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHO YOU SHOULD BE TALKING WITH, UM, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, RELEASING A VIDEO. UM, JUST EVEN IF SOMEONE WAS RAPED. I THINK THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEED TO BE BROUGHT IN ON THAT. OH, THEY, THEY DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT. 'CAUSE I'VE WENT UP THERE. SO THE QUESTION I POST THE FIRST INITIAL TIME I'D COME UP HERE WAS, WHAT'S THE POINT OF SITTING HERE SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS TO PREVENT CRIME FROM, FROM FURTHERING INTO MORE SERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. MM-HMM . AND SPENDING TAXPAYER MONEY IF Y'ALL DO NOTHING WITH THEM. LITERAL WELL, OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING, UM, THE SITUATION. I RECOMMEND GETTING WITH YOUR ATTORNEY. I, I HAVE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THIS, EVEN WITH I'M, WHEN I'M WITH MY ATTORNEY, HE CANNOT PROPERLY DEFEND ME AND I CAN NAME THE CASE LAW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN STUDYING PLENTY WITHOUT THE, THE PROPER, WITHOUT THE HAVING BASICALLY EVERYTHING THE HPD HAS AGAINST ME. THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE NOT GONNA RELEASE IT UNTIL THE CASE IS OVER. BUT YOU CAN'T GET THE CASE OVER IF YOU'RE NOT RELEASING THE EVIDENCE TO SIT THERE AND HAVE THE TRIAL. IT'S GONNA KEEP GOING IN A VICIOUS CIRCLE. OKAY, WELL THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. EMMA HAD NOT, EMMA HAD NOT. HE'S COMING. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON. HEAR ME. GO AHEAD. I KINDA WANTED TO PUT THIS TO, TO MAYOR TURNER SINCE I HAD TALKED WITH HIM ABOUT IT. UH, YOU KNOW, I SPOKE LAST TIME. I DON'T HAVE MY, UH, MY HOUSE FROM, FROM THE HARVEY. IT'S STILL A MESS. AND IT'S, IT'S INHABITABLE. I DON'T HAVE WATER IN THERE. UH, MY RAMP THAT WAS OUT THERE, IT, IT ROTTED. SO I DON'T HAVE THAT. I FELL OUT THE DOOR, BROKE MY ARM SEVERAL TIMES. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP ME OUT. UH, BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE THING WAS THERE TO, TO HELP US THEN THE EXPENSIVE ON THE FREEZE, THEY DID HIT ME WITH A $3,000 A LIGHT BILL. WHO DOES THAT? I, WHO CAN SPEND $3,000 ON A LIGHT BILL? MY LIFE WAS OFF OVER TWO AND A HALF WEEKS OR BETTER. SO I, I NEED SOME, I DUNNO. THANK YOU. I KNOW A FEW OF US TALKED WITH YOU LAST WEEK OUTSIDE THE, UH, CHAMBER DOORS AND, UM, WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. I MEAN, YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS NOTHING THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT. UM, THERE ARE SO MANY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AREAS THAT YOU COULD TALK WITH AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD GAVE YOU SOME OF THOSE. SO I WOULD CONTINUE TO URGE YOU TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THOSE SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SEE IF THEY CAN LEND YOU ANY HELP. YES, SIR. AND I'VE DONE THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER, BUT THEY SAID THEY DON'T GET OUT OF FUNDS, BUT MAYOR SAID THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TO PAY THOSE BIG LIFE BILLS BECAUSE IT WAS, IT WAS NOT CORRECT. THEY, THEY, THEY OVERDID US BECAUSE OF THE, THE, THE FREEZE. BUT NOBODY MAKES THAT KIND OF A BILL. RIGHT? BUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PART. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAD INSIGNIFICANT OCCURRENCES DUE TO WINTER STORM URI AND UM, THAT IS NOTHING THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS IN A POSITION TO TRY AND HELP CITIZENS WITH. BUT I WOULD CONTINUE TO TALK TO THOSE SOCIAL AGENCIES THAT WE REFERRED YOU TO LAST WEEK. OKAY. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. MARIAN WRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. WRIGHT. [02:00:07] UM, I JUST PASSED OUT THIS TO EACH OF YOU GUYS AND IF Y'ALL LOOK AT IT, THE TOP PART IS THE HOUSTON IN MOBILITY HEIGHTS STUDY THAT WAS PERFORMED AND IT INTEGRATES EVERYTHING. THIS IS WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE KEEP SAYING THAT WE NEED A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WHAT'S GOING ON ON 11TH STREET. THIS WAS IT. AND, UH, PLEASE GUYS, LOOK IT UP. PLEASE JUST TAKE 10 MINUTES, LOOK IT UP. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP, IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT THEY THINK 11TH STREET SHOULD BE. AND ACTUALLY THERE'S A FORM IN THERE. THERE'S, UM, A THING IN THERE AND IT SAYS 11TH STREET. AND IT SAYS IN THERE TO KEEP IT AS A FOUR LANE THOROUGHFARE. THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING DOWN 11TH STREET. THEY'RE COMPLETELY DOING, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THIS MOBILITY STUDY SAYS TO DO. THE MOBILITY STUDY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, THE BUSES, IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT, YOU KNOW, THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING INTEGRATES AND WORKS TOGETHER. AND HOUSTON, THE BANK PLANNING, THEY'RE JUST GOING AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT THE STUDY SAYS, WHY THAT TIME HAS EXPIRED. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KOSH, MARION UHHUH, UH, I, I KNOW WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE ABOUT MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, SHIFTING IT TO 12TH STREET OR 13TH STREET. SURE. YOU KNOW, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. IT WOULD MAKE SENSE AND, AND IT, IT WOULD SEEM TO BE SAFER BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DUMPING THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A HURRY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. ARE YOU HAVING ANY SUCCESS AT ALL? ARE YOU HEARING ANYTHING POSITIVE? WELL, WE HAVE, UM, NOT FROM THE CITY. WE DO HAVE THE SURVEY THAT WE SENT OUT LAST WEEK. WE WERE AT RIGHT AT A THOUSAND WHEN WE SUBMITTED IT. NOW WE'RE UP TO OVER 1,250. SO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DO NOT WANT IT. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DONATING MONEY TO BUY FLYERS. WE'RE PASSING OUT FLYERS, WE'RE PUTTING UP YARD SIGNS. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, ARE YOU FINDING PEOPLE STILL OR ARE SOMEWHAT SHOCKED THEY'RE GETTING THAT THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN? THAT IN OTHER WORDS, YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY, THEY DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT. IT'S A NEW LEVEL OF SHOCK. AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT IS NOW BECAUSE NO ONE'S EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. BUT THE TAIL END OF THE PROJECT ENDS UP RIGHT IN CARLOS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO ON MISHU AND ON MISHU, THEY'RE GONNA, UM, IT'S THIS PURPLE PART RIGHT HERE. AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO THERE IS THEY'RE GONNA ACTUALLY TAKE AND PUT A MEDIAN SO THAT THEY PREVENT YOU FROM TURNING FROM MEAT FROM WHITE OAK INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON ISSUE. SO THAT MEANS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN SIXTH AND A HALF SEVENTH STREET, EVERYTHING UP TO BAYLIN, THEY'RE ALL GONNA CUT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIDE STREETS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T EVEN, EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW USES ME. SHOOT, I MEAN A LOT OF PEOPLE DO TO AVOID GOING DOWN, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THAT. WE ASKED DAVID FIELDS, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? AND HE SAID, OH, BECAUSE OF 3 1 1 CALLS. SO THEN WE PULLED OUT A PUBLIC REQUEST FOR 3 1 1 CALLS. THERE ARE NONE FOR THAT INTERSECTION. AND HE SAID, OH, IT'S BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. AND WE SAID AN ACCIDENT. AND HE SAID, YES, IT WAS A PREGNANT LADY WHO GOT HIT ON SHEPHERD AND 11TH NETTY, NOT SHEPHERD 11TH, I'M SORRY, STUY WOOD AND 11TH BY LIKE BBS, YOU KNOW WHERE THAT RESTAURANT IS? NHU AND WHITE OAK ARE ABOUT FIVE, SIX BLOCKS AWAY FROM THAT. IT, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. SO YESTERDAY I WENT TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND THERE WAS A DIRECTOR THERE, MR. ERIC, THE CAPITAL PROJECT DIRECTOR. DO YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GET THIS TO ME? BECAUSE I TOLD HIM THAT QUESTIONS WERE NOT BEING ANSWERED. AND HE SAID THAT IF I COULD GET THIS TO HIM, THAT HE'D MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE ANSWERED, THERE'RE JUST 12 QUESTIONS IN HERE WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTATION. WE NEED ANSWERS. YOU KNOW, LIKE WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS. THEY'RE GOING AGAINST WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY Y'ALL SPEND ON THIS MOBILITY STUDY. MAYOR PRO TEM, CAN YOU GET THAT TO THAT DIRECTOR? YES. IF YOU JUST GIVE IT TO OFFICER, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REALLY GET IT. I KNOW. MICHAEL, YOU READY? AND I WILL GIVE IT TO HIM. IF YOU GIVE IT TO THE MAYOR PROTO, HE'LL MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS. RENEE, BUT WHY COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY THOMAS. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY Y'ALL ARE GOING AGAINST OR WHY? COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS? MM-HMM . MS. MARION, THANK YOU FOR COMING. UM, I'M NOWHERE NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE. I'M ON THE WEST SIDE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK YOU'VE BEEN COMING AND, AND YOU'RE REALLY COMPELLING. SO I MUST ASK THIS QUESTION. SO THE FIRST MEETING THAT YOU ATTENDED AND THEY WERE OUTLINING THIS PLAN, LIKE WHAT, WHAT FEEDBACK WAS SHARED IN THOSE INITIAL MEETINGS? SO THE INITIAL [02:05:01] MEETINGS, AND THIS IS HOW THIS HAPPENS, THE CIVICS CLUBS ARE SUPPOSED TO GET THE WORD OUT. THE CITY DOESN'T GET THE WORD OUT. THE CIVICS CLUBS DO WELL, THE CIVICS CLUBS REALLY DON'T DO A PROACTIVE JOB OF DOING IT. THEY'RE KIND OF JUST LACKADAISICAL ABOUT IT. OUR CIVICS CLUB ONLY HAS 352 ACTIVE MEMBERS. AND SO UNLESS YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS OR ACTUALLY GO TO THEIR MEETINGS AND NOT ALL, YOU MAYBE HAVE 15 PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP AT ONE. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THESE MEETINGS ARE EXISTING. FINALLY, WHEN THE WORD CUT OUT AND WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING, WE WENT AHEAD AND THEY HAD A VIRTUAL MEETING. THEY HAD OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE AND THAT WAS IT. THEY CUT OFF THE VIRTUAL MEETING AT A HUNDRED, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T ACCEPT ANYMORE 'CAUSE IT WAS THROUGH THE, UM, GREATER HEIGHTS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD I BELIEVE WAS THE ONES WHO DID THAT. AND THAT'S, SO THAT ENDED. SO THEN WE HELD A PRIVATE MEETING AT A LOCAL NURSERY ON 11TH STREET AND IT WAS REALLY CROWDED. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSH WAS THERE. HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU THINK WERE THERE? PROBABLY A HUNDRED. ABOUT A HUNDRED OR MORE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE INTERESTED AND PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T, YOU KNOW, BUT I MEAN, THERE ARE PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES. SOME PEOPLE REALLY WANT THE PROJECT, SOME DON'T. AND, BUT, BUT WAS THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED WHEN, YOU KNOW, GROUPS OF RESIDENTS WERE LIKE, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT MOVE. WAS IT RECEIVED OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR, UM, FEEDBACK HAS BEEN, IT'S NOT RECEIVED WELL, LAWS MOTION AGAINST MOTION. I THINK MORE PEOPLE ARE AGAINST WANTING THIS RIGHT NOW. AND I MEAN, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 1,250 ISH PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED OUR PETITION WHO SIGNS PETITIONS AND PUTS THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES DOWN AND WE'RE BEING, I MEAN, BUSINESSES ARE BEING HARASSED THAT SPEAK OUT AGAINST THIS. THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE WOODLAND HEIGHTS CIVICS ASSOCIATION. WENT AHEAD AND PUT SOMETHING ON TWITTER ABOUT THE BUSINESS THAT HOSTED THE MEETING. AND I DON'T EVEN WANNA SAY WHAT THEIR NAME WAS NOW, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET ANY MORE HARASSMENT THAN WHAT THEY ALREADY DID. IT WAS A LOCAL NURSERY ON 11TH, THEY OPENED THEIR DOORS TO EVERYBODY. THEY WEREN'T IN FAVOR OR NOT IN FAVOR? WELL, THEY ACTUALLY DON'T, I DON'T THINK. BUT ANYWAY, THEY DON'T EVEN WANNA SAY ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY RECEIVED SO MANY THREATENING CALLS FROM PEOPLE ASSOCIATE IT WITH ONE OF THE BIKE ORGANIZATIONS WHO Y'ALL ALL KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT, BUT I DON'T WANNA, IT, IT'S JUST TERRIBLE. THANK YOU MS. WRIGHT. SO, AS I DON'T, AS COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS STATED, I DON'T LIVE NEAR THE HEIGHTS. I LIVE IN KINGWOOD, BUT EVERY SUNDAY FOR ABOUT THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE SPENT IN THE HEIGHTS LOOKING FOR A HOUSE FOR MY DAUGHTER. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE HEIGHTS, BUT I'M LEARNING RAPIDLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOUSE IS SELLING FOR $700,000 , BUT WITH MULTIPLE OFFERS ABOVE THAT. BUT THAT'S A STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY. I MADE IT A POINT TO GO UP AND DOWN 11TH. MM-HMM . UH, LAST SUNDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND, OF COURSE, I'M NOT THERE DOING HEAVY TRAFFIC SCHOOL RUSH AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I FEEL YOUR PAIN A LITTLE BIT, HAVING BEEN A VISITOR INTO THE HEIGHTS AND SEEING WHAT YOU DEAL WITH EACH AND EVERY DAY. BUT YOU DO LIVE IN A GREAT AREA, AS THE GENTLEMAN TALKED ABOUT. YEAH. SO WHEN YOU DROVE UP AND DOWN, WHAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT FOR PART OF THAT, THEY'RE PLANNING ON NOT EVEN HAVING A CENTER TURN. I LOOKED THE MAP AND I WAS, I HAD THE MAP IN MY HAND AS I WENT UP AND DOWN EAST TO WEST A NUMBER OF TIMES. I SHOULDN'T SAY UP AND DOWN SIDE TO SIDE. AND, UM, AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. UH, IS THERE ANYTHING THOUGH, OR IS COUNCIL MEMBER KIBOSH CORRECT? I GET EVERYBODY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS THE SAME OPINION AS YOU TO COME HERE AND COMPLAIN. THAT'S HOW WE LISTEN. WELL, I HAVE TO SAY LAST, I MEAN THE, THE VOICE OF THE PUBLIC IS WHAT WE DO. LAST NIGHT, MS. A ELKHORN WAS THE ONLY PERSON OTHER THAN ME WHO WENT UP TO SOME PEOPLE AT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22 GROUP. MM-HMM . AND THESE PEOPLE WERE SITTING THERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE ON SOME OF THEIR STREETS. JENSEN, I BELIEVE, WAS THE NAME OF THE STREET, WHICH I'M NOT EVEN FAMILIAR WITH. OKAY. I HAVE NO IDEA EXACTLY WHERE THAT WAS. BUT I'LL TELL YOU, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER GOT UP AND SAID SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY AWARE THAT THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM ON JENSEN AND THAT IT HAS TO BE REDONE AND IT HAS TO BE REFURBISHED, BUT MONEY KEEPS FUNNELING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR SOME REASON, HEIGHTS BOULEVARD DID NOT HAVE TO BE TORN UP AND REDONE. I MEAN, IT'S ALL OVER OUR NEXT DOOR. EVERYONE'S LIKE, WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS TO HEIGHTS BOULEVARD? WHY ARE THEY RESURFACING HEIGHTS BOULEVARD? WE DON'T KNOW. WE DIDN'T NEED THAT DONE. BUT THEY'RE RESURFACING HEIGHTS BOULEVARD. THEY'RE PUTTING PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND COVERED BUS LANES. AND HONESTLY, WE, I MEAN, YES, IT'S NICE TO HAVE COVERED BUS LANES AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, BUT THEY HAVE OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY WERE UP THERE AND THEY WERE SAYING, PLEASE, PLEASE JUST GIVE, TAKE CARE OF ONE BLOCK OF JENSEN, JUST [02:10:01] ONE BLOCK OF JENSEN, PLEASE. AND MS. ELKHORN WAS THERE. SHE'S GONNA GO TO SOME OF THE MEETINGS AND I SHARED MY NAME AND MY INFORMATION, AND I'M GONNA GO TO SOME OF THEM. BUT THANK YOU, MS. WE CAN'T DO IT. THANK YOU, MS. WRIGHT. OKAY. THERE WE GO. NEXT SPEAKER, NEXT SPEAKER. PALM MADERO. I THINK SHE'S RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT. OH, GOOD AFTERNOON. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU. I, I WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND PRESENTED OUR PETITION FOR THE WESLAND PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, UM, I'M, AS A NEW RESIDENT, I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN'S AND ALCORN'S OFFICE AND THEIR STAFFS, AND ONLY SIX HOURS AFTER PRESENTING LAST TUESDAY, I HAD THE, UH, HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOISE CREW, ALL SIX OF THEM AT MY HOUSE, UH, TO, UH, LISTEN TO US, WALKED OUR PROPERTY, SAW OUR PROXIMITY TO THE CLUB, UH, IN QUESTION. THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UH, SUP, UH, WE SUPPORT THESE NEW REVISIONS FOR CODE 30 AND HOPE YOU CAN ENACT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BRING THE ISSUE ABOVE, UH, INTO THE, UH, COMMERCIAL OWNER'S VIEW AGAIN, SO WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY. YES, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. I, I KNOW THAT, UM, WE HAVE PULLED THE ITEM FROM TOMORROW'S AGENDA. THE REASON BEING IS WE HAD A NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE OUT OF TOWN ON CITY BUSINESS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR WHO IS GETTING READY TO HEAD TO THE AIRPORT TODAY. AND THOSE FOLKS HAVE A DEEP CONCERN ABOUT CHAPTER 30, AND THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE DIALOGUE AND MAKE THAT DECISION. SO WE WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA AND, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE SATISFIED WITH WHAT WE DO. WELL, LIKE THE OTHER SPEAKERS SAID, IT'S THE IT'S ENFORCEMENT. YES. AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BRING IT, UH, FORWARD AGAIN AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN ENFORCE IT, AND THE COMMITTEE CAN DO, UH, HAVE SOME GOOD GUIDELINES TO AWARD, UH, LICENSES AND ALSO REVOKE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, ALEX ROSEN. ALEX ROSEN, NEXT SPEAKER. PHYLLIS MOSS. YES, I'M PRESENT. YES, WE HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD. YES. I'M PHYLLIS MOSS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF RIVERSIDE TERRACE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED HISTORIC DISTRICT. INITIALLY, THERE WAS NO COMMUNITY OR PUBLIC MEETING TO GAUGE THE INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OF RIVERSIDE TERRACE. OUR HOMES WERE PLACED INTO A PROPOSED HISTORIC DISTRICT WITHOUT ANY CONVERSATION, ANY COMMUNITY MEETING BY THE CITY, BY THE HISTORIC TEAM, OR BY THE APPLICANTS. THE FIRST NOTICE WE RECEIVED WAS A LETTER IN THE MAIL, AND WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING SINCE WE RECEIVED THE LETTER AND WE VOTED. THERE WAS A, A MEETING AFTER WE GOT THE LETTER. MIND YOU AGAIN, THE OTHER DAY IN THE, UH, ARCHEOLOGICAL MEETING WITH THE HISTORIC COMMITTEE, THEY ASKED THAT QUESTION AND I TRIED TO CLARIFY FOR THEM THERE WAS NO MEETING BEFORE WE WERE PUT IN A PROPOSED MAP, WHICH IS WRONG. AFTER WE WERE PUT IN THE PROPOSED MAP, WE VOTED AND THEY DID NOT OBTAIN THE 67% REQUIRED YOUR TIME TO OBTAIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. THANK YOU, MS. MOSS. NEXT SPEAKER, CY LOPEZ. SIX LYNCH, LOPEZ STAR SIX. HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD. WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY. I'M SORRY. UH, THIS IS LINDSEY LOPEZ. UH, I'M, I I'M FIGHTING WITH THE, UH, HISTORIC DIS NO. YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. AND, UM, THE, UH, A, A, UH, AC THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S A LAW IN THE ORDINANCE THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. AND, UH, MY PURPOSE HERE IS, UH, TO HAVE ALL THE NEIGHBORS AND THE THIRD WARD PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND, UM, IT IS NOT FAIR. THE MAP WAS DRAWN. UH, IT GERRYMANDERING AT ITS FINEST. THAT'S HOW I WOULD PUT IT, BECAUSE I HAVE ORDERED THE MAP. I'VE SEEN IT DRAW EIGHT TIMES. AND THE FIRST MEETING WE GOT WAS 51 PROPERTY AND NOW TO 19 A SHIFT. MAHMUD HAD FIVE PROPERTY OVER 13 SIGNATURES, [02:15:01] WHICH IS NOT FAIR FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. SO I SAID, UH, ONE, TWO, HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND, UM, MAYBE HAVE AN OR ORDINANCE AMENDED TO SERVE EVERYBODY'S INVOLVED. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED CURRENTLY, THAT THE ORDINANCE IS NOT, UH, WRITTEN CORRECTLY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED TO. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THAT COMPLETES THE LIST OF SPEAKERS. [RECESS] WE STAND IN RECESS UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH, SEVENTH AT 9:00 AM FOR THE WEEK, APRIL 26TH AND 27TH, [RECONVENE] 2022. ITEM ONE, REQUEST FROM MAYOR FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE GREATER NORTH SIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE JUNE 1ST, 2025. ITEM TWO, RECOMMENDATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY FOR SETTLEMENT OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING STYLE, CITY OF HOUSTON VERSUS SOUTHBOUND VENTURES, LLC ET AL. LOCATED AT 1 0 8 8 0 WEST BELFORT, COST NUMBER 1 1 5 7 1 4 9. THE WEST BELFORT PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PARCEL, A Y 18 DASH 0 5 8. ITEM THREE, BOATRIGHT MARINE INC. FOR PURCHASE OF BOAT REFURBISHMENT AND REPLACEMENT TRAILERS THROUGH THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL COOPERATIVE FOR THE FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. ITEM FOUR, TELEFLEX, LLC FOR ARROW, EZIO, OUS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. ITEM FIVE, DOGGED HEAVY MACHINERY SERVICES FOR A PURCHASE OF VARIOUS TRAILERS THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR CORPORATE PURCHASING WITH THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM SIX, HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER, INC. FOR PURCHASE OF SEMI TRACTOR AND TRAILERS THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR CORPORATE PURCHASING WITH THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. ITEM SEVEN DEER CO $853,219 AND 42 CENTS. AND BROOKSIDE EQUIPMENT SELLS $120,465 AND 56 CENTS FOR PURCHASE OF GROUNDS KEEPING EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR CORPORATE PURCHASING WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL CORPORATE BUY FOR THE FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. ITEM EIGHT, A QUICK MAINTENANCE INC FOR SEWER REPAIRS FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ITEM NINE, BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES, INC. FOR INSTA, HIV, RAPID TEST KITS FOR THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ITEM 10, AMEND MOTION 20 19, 4 44, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2019 TO INCREASE SPENDING AUTHORITY FROM $2,500,030 AND 60 CENTS TO, EXCUSE ME, $4,082,746 AND 47 CENTS FOR PURCHASE OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR HOUSTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AWARD TO VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES, INC. ITEM 11, HELI MART INC. FOR HELICOPTER REPLACEMENT PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. ITEM 12, COBURN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. FOR PURCHASE OF PIPE FITTINGS, EXCUSE ME, FOR HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM 13, COBURN SUPPLY COMPANY INC. $210,000 AND NO CENTS AND FERGUSON ENTERPRISES $582,000 AND NO CENTS FOR 500 REPAIR PARTS FOR HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM 14, ORDINANCE MAKING A GENERAL APPROPRIATION OF CERTAIN REVENUES OF THE CITY IN SUPPORT OF ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN TRANSFERS. ITEM 15 HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ITEM 16, ORDINANCE SUBMITTING AND READOPTING ARTICLE FOUR OF CHAPTER 44 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS RELATING TO GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR TAX ABATEMENTS CONTAINING FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. ITEM 17, ORDINANCE DE APPROPRIATING $1,305,700 PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FROM POLICE CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND FOR TASK ORDER AND JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM FOR FY 19 APPROVED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2018 DASH 9 0 1 APPROPRIATING 1,000,300 HUNDRED $5,700 AND NO CENTS OUT OF POLICE CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AWARDING CONTRACTOR D SEVEN ROOFING AND METAL LLC FOR HPD PROPERTY ROOM ROOF REPLACEMENT ITEM 18, ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,308,870 OUT OF GENERAL IMPROVEMENT CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND, AWARDING CONTRACT D SEVEN ROOFING AND METAL LLC FOR HOUSTON EMERGENCY CENTER ROOF REPLACEMENT AND MITIGATION PROJECT ITEM 19, ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AUTHORIZING THIRD AMENDMENT OF GRANT TO GRANT AGREEMENT. CONTRACT NUMBER C 7 8 2 3 8 BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND [02:20:01] AND GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. ITEM 20, ORDINANCE OF MANY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2019 DASH 7 66 TO ADD TWO SUPPLEMENTAL AWARDS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELATING TO THE FFY 2019 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, FUNDING FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY ITEM 21, ORDINANCE OF APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING FIRST AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO ENTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY METRO FOR HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF THE HOUSTON AUTO CRIMES TASK FORCE. ITEM 22 ORDINANCE CONSENTING TO THE CREATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 1 99 CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2 9 3 0.02 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. ITEM 23 ORDINANCE CONSENTING TO THE ADDITION OF 38.566 ACRES OF LAND TO FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 1 34 D ITEM 24 ORDERS APPROPRIATING $87,486 AND NO CENTS OUT OF THE DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL CAPITAL FUND AT VALOREM TAX AS AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND VANDERWAL AND VOER, INC. DBA VOER AND SPENCER ENGINEERING, INC. FOR HILLCROFT AVENUE AND COURT ROAD EXTENSION. ITEM 25 HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ITEM 26, ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,824,821 AND NO CENTS OUT WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AWARD AND CONTRACT TO LOPEZ UTILITIES CONTRACTOR LLC ITEM 27. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,561,411 AND NO CENTS OUTTA WATER AND SEW SYSTEM. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AWARDING CONTRACT TO VORTEX SERVICES LLC ITEM 28. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND NO CENTS. ITEM WATER AND SEW SYSTEM, CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND, AWARDING CONTRACT PORT AND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC ITEM 29. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,492,967 AND NO CENTS OUTTA WATER AND SEW SYSTEM. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AWARDING CONTRACT T CONSTRUCTION LLC. THAT IS THE END OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR MATTERS HELD. ITEM 30, ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $976,399 AND 1 CENT OUTTA WATER AND SEW SYSTEM, CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AS AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND RECOM INC. THIS TAB BY COUNCILMAN POLLARD. THIS WAS ITEM THREE ON AGENDA OF APRIL 20TH, 2022. ITEM 31 IS RECOMMENDATION FROM DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 13 AND THE AMOUNT OF $976,399 AND 1 CENTS FOR THE FOURTH MAIN RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FOR STROUD AND BAYFIELD LIFT STATIONS ON CONTRACT WITH INC. THIS, THIS ITEM SHALL ONLY BE CONSIDERED AFTER PASSAGE OF ITEM 30 ABOVE. THIS WAS ALSO TAGGED BY COUNCILMAN POLLARD. THIS WAS ITEM FOUR ON AGENDA OF APRIL 20TH, 2022. THIS COMPLETES THE READING OF THE AGENDA FOR THE CITY COUNCIL SESSION OF APRIL 26 AND 27. 2022. STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL. SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 9:00 AM FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. NO, LET ME FINISH WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING FIRST. UH, IN THE ROOSEVELT FORMER CITY SECRETARY OF MS. ANNA RUSSELL, SHE ALWAYS SAID, DRIVE SAFE, DRIVE FRIENDLY, AND HAVE A NICE DAY. THE CURRENT CITY SECRETARY WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS TREAT EVERYONE THE WAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED. AND FOR A PO POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH MY HUSBAND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HE TURNED 60 YEARS OLD ON YESTERDAY AND YES, WE DID CELEBRATE LAST NIGHT. SO I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THAT AND THANK GOD FOR ALLOWING HIM TO SEE THAT. HAVE A BLESSED AND FANTABULOUS DAY ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2022. I AM MAYOR PRO TEM DAVE MARTIN, SITTING IN FOR MAYOR SYLVETA TURNER AS HE IS IN OUR GREAT NATION'S CAPITAL, WASHINGTON DC ATTENDING THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MAYOR'S MEETING THIS WEEK. AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER DUE TO OTHER TRAVEL PLANS. WE HAVE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY TODAY. FOR THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST BE VISIBLE ON CAMERA WHEN YOU ARE SPEAKING. AND PLEASE POT IN THE CH POST IN THE CHAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED. SO WE'LL BEGIN THIS MORNING'S [9:00 A.M. -      REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller ] MEETING WITH THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTROLLER CHRIS BROWN. GOOD MORNING CONTROLLER ROLLER. GOOD MORNING MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2022. IN THE GENERAL FUND. THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE IS PROJECTING AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 300 MILLION FOR FY 2022. THIS IS 14.5 MILLION LOWER THAN THE PROJECTION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. BASED ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS, THE FUND BALANCE WILL BE 132.8 MILLION [02:25:02] ABOVE THE CITY'S TARGET OF HOLDING 7.5% IN RESERVES. OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS INCREASED BY 45 MILLION FROM THE FEBRUARY REPORT. SALES TAX INCREASED BY 33.7 MILLION. OTHER FRANCHISE INCREASED BY 1.9 MILLION. INTERGOVERNMENTAL INCREASED BY 2.1 MILLION. CHARGES FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 4.3 MILLION MUNICIPAL COURTS, FINES AND FORFEITURES INCREASED BY 1.2 MILLION. AND FINALLY, MISCELLANEOUS AND OTHER INCREASED BY 1 MILLION. THE EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES ALSO INCREASED BY 3.8 MILLION AS FOLLOWS, GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCREASED BY 5.6 MILLION. DEBT SERVICE INCREASED BY 1 MILLION, I'M SORRY, DEBT SERVICE DECREASED BY 1 MILLION. DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL FUND AD VALOREM TAX FUND DECREASED BY 899,000. UH, LOOKING AT THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND THE CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT OPERATING TRANSFERS DECREASED BY 7.4 MILLION IN THE COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM. WATER SALES INCREASED 13 MILLION IN THE DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL AD EM TAX TRANSFER IN SPECIAL REVENUE DECREASED BY 899,000. UH, WE ARE PROJECTING NO CHANGES FROM THE ADOPTED BUDGET AMOUNTS IN THE AVIATION OPERATING FUND, THE STORMWATER FUND, THE DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL FUND, OR THE DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL METRO FUND THIS MONTH. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR COMMERCIAL PAPER AND BONDS, ALL OF OUR VARIABLE RATE DEBT IS BELOW THE 20% THRESHOLD. UH, SO I WILL MOVE ON TO THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT AND SWAP REPORT. AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2022, THE CITY HAD $5.6 BILLION INVESTED IN OUR GENERAL INVESTMENT POOL. UH, THE CHARACTER OF THIS POOL IS OUT OF A SHORT-TERM BOND FUND THAT HOLDS INVESTMENTS OF VERY HIGH CREDIT QUALITY. FITCH RECENTLY RATED THIS POOL AND ASSIGNED ITS HIGHEST RATING. THAT OF AAA INVESTMENTS ARE 368 MILLION HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR. AND THIS IS DUE TO BOND PROCEEDS COMMERCIAL PAPER ISSUANCE AND INCREASED IN REVENUE FROM AVIATION AND UPTOWN TURS RECEIPTS IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. AS OF MARCH 31ST, THE GENERAL INVESTMENT POOL WAS YIELDING 0.772%, AND THAT'S UP FROM THE 0.702% YIELD IN THE PRIOR QUARTER. UH, MOVING ON TO THE SWAP REPORT, ALONG WITH OUR INVESTMENT REPORT, WE INCLUDE, UH, THE QUARTERLY SWAP REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY SWAP POLICY. UH, THIS CITY HAD POSITIVE RECEIPTS FOR NINE MONTHS AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2022 FROM ITS SWAPS OF $9,868,329. AND THE FAIR VALUE OF THE TWO SWAPS AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2022 WAS NEGATIVE 189 MILLION. AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 33 MILLION LESS THAN LAST QUARTER. SO MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT STILL A LONG WAY FROM, UH, ZERO FAIR VALUE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONTROLLER BROWN CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES DIRECTOR TAN EMO FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE ENDING OF MARCH 21ST, 2022. WE CAN'T HEAR. WILL YOU STEP OVER THE OTHER ONE? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? GOOD. LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS THE NINE PLUS THREE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2022. THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON NINE MONTHS OF ACTUAL RESULTS AND THREE MONTHS OF PROJECTIONS ON THE GENERAL FUND. OUR REVENUE PROJECTION IS 80.6 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND 38.2 MILLION HIGHER THAN LAST MONTH'S REPORT. THE VARIANCE FROM LAST MONTH'S REPORT ARE MAINLY DUE TO THE FOLLOWING 34.7 MILLION INCREASE IN SALES TAX. THIS IS DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED SALES TAX RECEIPTS, 2.2 MILLION INCREASE IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL. THIS IS TO REFLECT THE ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENT TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS UNDER THE CARES ACT PROVIDER RELIEF FUND ATTRIBUTABLE TO COVID-19 $930,000 INCREASE IN THE INDIRECT INTER FUND SERVICES. THIS IS DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED INDIRECT COST RECOVERY GRANTS AND 307,000 INCREASE IN MISCELLANEOUS. THIS IS TO REFLECT PRIOR YEAR REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE NETWORK NODES. ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, OUR EXPENDITURES PROJECTION IS 33 POINT 33.3 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE ADOPTED BUDGETS, WHICH YOU, YOU WILL SEE LATER ON TODAY IN THE JOB APPROPRIATIONS THAT WE WILL BE HAVING IN THIS COUNCIL AGENDA IS FOR THAT EXACT AMOUNT, THE 33.3 MILLION AND ALSO 3.8 MILLION HIGHER THAN LAST MONTH'S REPORT. THE VARIANCE FROM LAST MONTH'S REPORT ARE MAINLY DUE TO THE FOLLOWING 5.6 MILLION INCREASE IN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. THIS IS TO REFLECT PAYMENTS RELATED TO LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATIONS. [02:30:01] AGAIN, THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE HIGHER SALES TAX PROJECTION AND OFFSET BY THE METRO COMMUTER PASSES SAVINGS AND ALSO 1.9 MILLION DECREASE IN THE DEBT SERVICES. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEBT PAYOFF FOR THE PROJECT BRAISE LOAN AND ALSO TO LOWER A CAPTIVE REVENUE TRANSFER TO THE DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL FUND AT EM TAX. WITH THAT, WE ARE CURRENTLY PROJECTING AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF THREE 14.5 MILLION, WHICH IS 47.3 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND 14.1% OF THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, LESS DEBT SERVICE AND PAY AS YOU GO. THIS FUND BALANCE IS 147.3 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE TARGETED 7.5% OF THE EXPENDITURES, LESS DEBT SERVICE AND PAY AS YOU GO. OUR PROJECTION CHANGES ON THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS IS THE SAME AS THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE. I WILL NOT BE REPEATING THOSE PROJECTIONS. SO WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO THE SPECIAL REVENUES AND OTHER FUNDS. AND THAT WOULD START WITH THE PROJECTION CHANGES ON THE HOUSTON EMERGENCY SPEC. HOUSTON EMERGENCY CENTER SPECIAL FUNDS. THE EXPENDITURES IN THAT FUND DECREASED BY 586,000. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO PERSONNEL SAVINGS, MAINTENANCE RENEWAL REPLACEMENT SPECIAL FUNDS REVENUES INCREASED BY 500,000. THIS IS DUE TO A GRANT AWARD RECEIVED FROM THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK PROJECTS SPEC AND SPECIAL, UH, SPECIAL WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND INSPECTIONS FUND. THE EXPENDITURES DECREASED BY 156,000. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO PERSONNEL SAVINGS. AGAIN, AS THIS IS A QUARTERLY REPORT, WE ALSO PROVIDED SOME, UM, UPDATES ON THE HISTORY AND ECONOMY. SO I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE CHANGES ON THE ENERGY SECTORS. THE AVERAGE OIL PRICE OF 108.5 THOU, UH, $108.50 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2022 WAS 18.4% HIGHER THAN LAST MONTH'S AVERAGE PRICE OF 91 POINT $64. ON THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE, THE ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTIC, THE TOTAL NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT IN THE HOUSTON WOODLAND SUGARLAND METROPOLITAN AREA IS STOOD AT 3.16 MILLION IN FEBRUARY, 2022. THIS IS UP ABOUT 1% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR MONTH. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU COMPARE TO THE SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR, THIS EMPLOYMENT NUMBER IS UP BY 6% ON THE HOME SALES. THE LATEST REPORT PREPARED BY THE HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2022, IT SHOWS THE TOTAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES OF 9,693, WHICH WAS 4.1% HIGHER COMPARED TO MARCH OF LAST YEAR. WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CHAIR. NOW RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KOSH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THANK YOU. UM, UH, FINANCE DIRECTOR EMO UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS ABOUT THE, UH, EMAIL THAT WE RECEIVED ON OPEN FINANCE. UH, IT GIVES US MAJOR MILESTONES. IT ALSO SAYS THAT, UH, AT THIS POINT WE'RE ABOUT 20%, UH, COMPLETE. AND DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT? I KNOW IT'S, IT'S ALREADY STATED IN THAT REPORT FROM THE, UM, IT DIRECTOR. UM, SO I HAVE TO REFER TO WHAT SHE HAD, UM, INCLUDED IN THAT REPORT. ARE, ARE YOU WORK, IS YOUR STAFF WORKING WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT ON THIS DAY TO DAY OR WEEK TO WEEK OR SO? WE HAD GOTTEN AN UPDATE, UH, ON A REGULAR BASIS, JUST LIKE WHAT THEY PROVIDED TO YOU. THERE IS A TIME WHERE IT GOES TO OUR DEPARTMENTS FOR ANY, UM, UH, TESTINGS OR, UM, UH, PROCESSES NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO GENERATE THE, THE REPORTS. SO WE DO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS WITH THE IT DEPARTMENTS. YESTERDAY, THE, THE QUESTIONS WERE BROUGHT UP CONCERNING THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS THAT, THAT WE DON'T, UH, YOU KNOW, GET MONTHLY REPORTS ON LIKE THE OTHERS. BUT LET ME, LET ME BE, UH, LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION. CONCERNING THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, IF THEY'RE GONNA SPEND MORE THAN $50,000 ON ANY CONTRACT OR ANYTHING THAT THEY DO, WOULDN'T IT HAVE TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? YES. THAT IS CITYWIDE PROCESS. THAT IS NOT JUST FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOR ANY CONTRACTS. OVER 50,000 REQUIRES COUNCIL ACTION. SO WE STILL HAVE OVERSIGHT BECAUSE IT COMES THROUGH, UH, AND WE GET TO VOTE ON IT. YEAH, YOU SHOULD SEE SOME OF THOSE. RCAS YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE TODAY OR EVERY WEEK. IT WOULD HAVE OTHER, OTHER FUNDS THAN JUST GENERAL FUNDS. OKAY. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR OF COURSE. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MARCH 31ST MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. SECOND. SECOND ROBINSON. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED KUBOSH? NO. MOTION CARRIES. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSH OPPOSED CHAIR. NOW RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA PLUMMER FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEM. I AM A DELIGHTED TO, UM, TO WELCOME A GROUP FROM, UM, KIDS LIVES MATTER [02:35:01] INTERNATIONAL. IF YOU ALL WOULD STAND UP, PLEASE. AND THEY ARE LED BY DIRECTOR MADELINE TRAILER. SO THESE STUDENTS, UM, ARE, UM, A PART OF A MULTIFACETED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED KIDS LIVES MATTER INTERNATIONAL. UM, THEY'RE SHAPING FUTURES, STIMULATING MINDS, AND SERVING OTHERS. THESE, THESE YOUNG ADULTS ARE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. FROM GHANA, IVORY COAST, KENYA, AFRICA, MUMBAI, INDIA, COLUMBIA, UM, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KIDS LIVES MATTER IS PASTOR CATHERINE SMITH AND CO-DIRECTOR MADELEINE TRAILER. UM, THESE, THESE YOUNG MINDS ARE OUR FUTURE FROM A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE HERE JOINING US TODAY. WELCOME. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER, AND WELCOME TO YOUR CITY HALL CHAIR. NOW RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KUBOSH FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY GRANDSON, UH, BRANDON IS HERE. BRANDON, WOULD YOU STAND UP? I I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW I USED TO BE THIS TALL AND GOOD LOOKING WHEN I WAS HIS AGE, AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE MY GRANDSON WITH ME TODAY. THANK YOU. WELCOME. AND I DOUBT YOU ARE THAT TALL AND I DOUBT YOU ARE THAT GOOD LOOKING. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU'LL NOW PROCEED WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE WE DO THAT, BEFORE WE DO THAT, I FORGOT ABOUT THE MAYOR'S [MAYOR'S REPORT] REPORT. SO A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE MAYOR'S REPORT. AS I MENTIONED, MAYOR TURNER IS IN DC. A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE JOINING US VIRTUALLY. I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MARTHA CASTEK TATUM IS IN ARKANSAS WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON IS IN DC AND I'M LOOKING INTO THE EYES OF COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN CHAZ TALKING TO US FROM, I'M ASSUMING LIBERIA. AND WE ALSO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ED POLLARD THAT'S ALSO IN DC. BUT, UH, A COUPLE OF QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE HOUSTON ZOO ANNIVERSARY THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, WILL BE THE HOUSTON ZOO DAY. THE HOUSTON ZOO IS KICKING OFF ITS 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH A BIRTHDAY PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE DAY LONG CELEBRATION, YOU'LL BE GREETED BY ANIMAL AMBASSADORS ALONG WITH OTHER SURPRISES IN THE MCGOVERN FRONT PLAZA AREA. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE REFLECTION POOL, FOLLOWED BY FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT CENTENNIAL THEMED KEEPER. CHANCE EVERY HALF HOUR AT DIFFERENT ANIMAL HABITATS, BEGINNING AT 10:30 AM THE ZOO HISTORY TRIVIA CONTEST, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD YOUR OWN BIRDHOUSE LIVE ICE CARVING, AND SO MUCH MORE. AND, UH, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE ZOO IS DEFINITELY A HOUSTON TREASURE. SO IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH AT THE HOUSTON ZOO. NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IS CELEBRATING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. AND TOMORROW, THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH, NASA AND MEMBERS OF THE MAN SPACE FLIGHT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION WILL DEDICATE A TRIO OF BENCHES, HONOR AND SPACE FLIGHT CONTROLLED TEAMS OF THE PAST, AND A CEREMONY FEATURING NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR VANESSA WHITE. THE MONUMENTS ARE A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE FLIGHT CONTROL TEAMS OF THE GEMINI APOLLO SKYLAB, AND THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE APOLLO SOYE TEST PROGRAM. THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS NOT YET INCLUDED, BUT IT IS STILL AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM FOR SPACE HISTORY BUFFS. IT WAS MAY 25TH, 1961 THAT PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY COMMITTED THE NATION TO ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF LANDING A MAN ON THE MOON AND RETURNING HIM SAFELY ON EARTH BEFORE THE END OF THE DECADE. AND THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LUNAR MISSION, MISSION, UH, THAT WILL KICK OFF IN HOPEFULLY 2024. MM-HMM . UH, LAST NIGHT WE HAD A GROUP OF VISITORS IN FROM, UH, MONTEREY, MEXICO, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING DOWN IN SPACEPORT IN NASA. AND THE FIRST WORDS, YOU WERE SMART STUDENTS OUT THERE. WHAT WAS THE FIRST WORD SPOKEN WHEN NEIL ARMSTRONG STEPPED ON THE MOON, THE FIRST WORD? HOUSTON. HOUSTON. REMEMBER THAT. YOU, YOU GET A D FOR THE DAY. I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CREDIT. THE TEACHER IN ME. SO WE, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF REDISTRICT AND CIP MEETINGS. THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS ARE HOLDING COMBINED TOWN HALLS TO DISCUSS REDISTRICTING AND THE CIP, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. EACH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT WILL HOST THE TOWN HALL MEETING, AND ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WILL HOLD TWO. WHO WILL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BE? AND E YES. ME, I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD TWO, BUT TWO, [02:40:01] EXPLAIN THE REDISTRICT IN PROCESS AND HOW TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GIVE THEIR INPUT ON HOW THEY WANT THEIR DISTRICT TO LOOK IN THE FUTURE. THESE MEETINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THE CIP MEETINGS WILL FOLLOW THE REDISTRICTING TOWN HALLS. SO, PLUS, PLEASE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, GO TO LET'S TALK HOUSTON.ORG. AGAIN, LET'S TALK HOUSTON.ORG FOR A MEETING. SCHEDULED A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. WE ARE RECRUITING FIREFIGHTER TRAINEES CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS. DATES ARE MAY 6TH AND JUNE 3RD. PLEASE CONTACT HR OR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS ALSO HIRING FOR POSITIONS, INCLUDING GREEN SPACE MANAGEMENT, URBAN PARK RANGERS, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, AND MANY MORE. AGAIN, CONTACT HR AND PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE HIGHER HOUSTON YOUTH. THE MAYOR'S HIGHER HOUSTON YOUTH PROGRAM WILL OFFER OVER 10,000 POSITIONS THIS SUMMER FOR YOUNG TEENS. SOME PEOPLE, A YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 16 TO 24, NOT TEENS, BUT 16 TO 24. SOME OF THEIR JOBS ARE IN GOVERNMENT, BUT MOST ARE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IN THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORLD, THE PROGRAM IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND EARN. THE STUDENTS WILL GET TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT HIRES THEM FOR THE SUMMER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO HIRE HOUSTON YOUTH.ORG. COMPLETE COMMUNITIES. WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS WILL HONOR 30 HOUSTONIANS REPRESENTING ALL CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING SEVEN COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT ARE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES. THEY HAVE COMPLETED OUR SPRING 2022 COMPLETE COMMUNITIES UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY, TAKING PLACE THIS EVENING AT CITY HALL LEGACY ROOM, THE CCU, AGAIN, COMPLETE COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY, EIGHT WEEK ONLINE COURSE CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERISM, AND VOTER EDUCATION, AND HOW CITY AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS CAN RELATE TO NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ACCESS CITY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND THEIR RESOURCES. COMPLETE COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY'S COURSES ARE OFFERED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THE NEXT SESSION WILL BE IN THE FALL, SEPTEMBER 21ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 9TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.HOUSTONTX.GOV/NEIGHBORHOODS/CCU.HTML. LAST WE'LL TALK ABOUT COVID. FOR THOSE KEEPING TRACK, HOUSTON'S 14 DAY AVERAGE COVID-19 POSITIVE RATE IS FOUR 4.4%, AND THE WASTEWATER VIRUS LOAD IS 79% OF THE BASELINE. SO SLIGHT INCREASES FROM LAST WEEK, BUT OVERALL, STILL VERY LOW. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE VACCINES AND KEEP THE NUMBERS LOW FOR NEARBY FREE VACCINATION SITES. CONTACT US@GETVAXXEDHOUSTON.ORG. THAT'S GET VAXXED V-A-X-X-E-D HOUSTON.ORG. OR CALL US AT (832) 393-4220. HOUSTON, CDC COVID-19 COMMUNITY LEVEL IS CURRENTLY LOW, BUT PLEASE STAY UP TO DATE WITH YOUR VACCINES AND GET TESTED IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. MADAM SECRETARY, [CONSENT AGENDA] WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY. ITEM ONE NEEDS A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION. GRANTED, WE JUST HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE GREATER NORTH SIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I KNOW MS. JEANETTE RASH IS HERE. JEANETTE, PLEASE STAND UP. JEANETTE. THANK YOU. DAUGHTER. YOU'D LIKE TO PROCEED FORWARD. EXCUSE ME. THERE'S ALSO, UM, A RICHARD MASON IS HERE AS WELL. YES, WE'RE GONNA DO 'EM INDIVIDUALLY. OKAY. SO WE'LL GIVE THEM THEIR, OKAY. THANK YOU. THEY'RE, THEY'RE FIVE MINUTES OF FAME. SO JEANETTE, YOU'VE BEEN A LOYAL SERVANT FOR US. I WAS ASKING ABOUT YOUR GRANDKIDS. HOPE THEY'RE DOING WELL. YES. AND, UH, ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT A GREAT PRIVILEGE IT IS TO BE ON THE BOARD OF THE GREATER NORTHSIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND WORK AND SEE PROJECTS THAT WE START AND COMPLETE LIKE OUR, IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN OUR BUTTERFLY PARK, IT'S ONE AWARDS IN [02:45:01] JUST GET TO DO THE FUN THINGS THAT YOU REALLY, REALLY ENJOY DOING, LIKE SO MANY OF YOU DO. SO, AGAIN, IT'S SUCH A PRIVILEGE. MY, OUR STAFF IS WONDERFUL HEADED BY, UH, REBECCA AND ANNABETH HERE, THAT'S HERE TODAY TOO. AND THEY JUST WORK SO DILIGENTLY AND REALLY MAKE US BOARD MEMBERS LOOK GOOD. MM-HMM . SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JEANETTE. WE ALSO HAVE REBECCA REYES. RENA IS HERE. REBECCA WAS A LONGTIME CITY OF HOUSTON EMPLOYEE. I, I'M, I'M NOT DIRECTOR. RICHARD BANKSON. OKAY. WELCOME RICHARD. THANK YOU. JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF Y'ALL ON THIS OPPORTUNITY. UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE AND AS JEANETTE SAID, UH, WATCHING PROJECTS FROM START TO COMPLETION. UH, SO FIRST TASTE OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, BE LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE ANNABETH, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLOS CISNEROS. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO. UM, SO I WANTED TO, TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR, OUR NEW PEOPLE. UM, WE HAVE TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS HERE, RICHARD MASON AND ANAS MAGUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR ACCEPTING THIS RESPONSIBILITY. AND THEN WELCOME BACK TO, UM, JEANETTE RASH AND TO, UM, ED REYES. UM, IT'S A, IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND, AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE YOUR TIME TO, TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CITY. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS. THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM. IT JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, UH, TO THE CITY OF, UH, HOUSTON, ESPECIALLY JEANETTE, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. UH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE AT CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KUBOSH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT ALL OF YOUR SERVING AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND TO THE TAXPAYERS. SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE, YOU'RE JUST GIVING YOUR SERVICE TO US. AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE, UH, YOU HERE, UM, JEANETTE, BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN MY SOURCE WHENEVER I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, UH, THE, THE TOWING INDUSTRY AND SAFE, CLEAR. AND, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THAT. UH, YOU'RE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT IT. AND FOR YOU, NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW HER, SHE'S A GREAT RESOURCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND, UH, THESE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED AND YOU STEP TO THE FRONT OF THIS AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. SO THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. IF WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA UNDER THE PROPERTY CATEGORY. ITEM TWO NEEDS A MOTION, MOVE. SECOND. SECOND, ROBINSON MOVE. COUNCIL MEMBER KNOX. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? IS. MOTION CARRIES UNDER THE PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF THIS CATEGORY. ITEM 10 HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. NEED A MOTION ON THE BALANCE? MOVE SECOND. SECOND, ROBINSON COUNCIL MEMBER KNOX MOVES. COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGO SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR, OPPOSE. MOTION CARRIES UNDER THE ORDINANCES CATEGORY. ITEMS 15 AND 25 HAVE BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. ITEM 14 AND 16, NEED A VOTE ON THE BALANCE. ITEM 15. ITEM 15 HAS BEEN PULLED. OKAY. AND 25 HAVE BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ITEM 14 AND 16 HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. NEED A VOTE ON THE BALANCE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA] ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. ITEM 10 NEEDS A MOTION. MOTION MOVE ROBINSON. SECOND. SECOND ROBINSON. MOTION CA GOES. SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL CAYMAN. COUNCIL MEMBER ABBY CAYMAN. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM. GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES. UH, THIS IS JUST A STANDARD, UH, ADDITIONAL FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR VOICEOVER INTERNET, UM, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS. BUT I WANTED TO, UM, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO FACE IN OUR DISTRICT. UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAD TAKEN, UH, SEVERAL SESSIONS AGO THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO WORK WITH UTILITY COMPANIES ON LOCATIONS WHERE UTILITY POLES, UM, AND BOXES ARE BEING PUT UP [02:50:01] LITERALLY IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S HOMES. ANOTHER ONE HAS GONE UP, UH, IN FRONT OF, IN MY DISTRICT, UH, IN A COMPLETELY NONSENSICAL LOCATION. UH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN PLACED LITERALLY 50 FEET FARTHER DOWN ON WHITE OAK, WHICH IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE RATHER THAN IN FRONT OF RESIDENTS HOMES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UM, I, I'M IN TOUCH WITH VERIZON TO ASK THEM TO WORK WITH US ON THIS, BUT, AND SO FAR, I, UH, THEY'RE LOOKING INTO IT. BUT AGAIN, THE POLL'S ALREADY UP. IT'S HUGE. UH, NO NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON WHITE OAK. SO I, I'M RAISING THE ISSUE AGAIN. I ASK THAT OUR UTILITY COMPANIES WORK WITH US. VERIZON'S A TERRIFIC PARTNER, BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT, UH, RESIDENTS ARE CONTINUING TO FACE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KUBOSH. WHEN THE LEGISLATURE PASSES THESE TYPES OF THINGS, UM, UH, THERE'S UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT, THAT MAYBE WE'RE NOT ALWAYS AWARE OF. UH, I'VE, I'VE BEEN OUT TO DISTRICT C ON A NUMBER OF CALLS WHERE THEY HAVE PLACED THESE, UH, THESE THINGS, UM, BETWEEN THE CURB AND THE, AND THE SIDEWALK. BUT THEY'RE HUGE. AND, AND, AND THEY'RE, I DON'T THINK THAT PEOPLE, UH, WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING THAT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES WHENEVER, MAYBE PUT IT ON A PROPERTY LINE OR MOVE IT WHERE IT'S NOT RIGHT, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE. IT, IT'S, UH, IT LOOKS VERY AWKWARD. AND, AND, UH, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET THE LEGISLATURE'S ATTENTION THAT, UH, THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE CONSIDERATION FOR THE CITIZENS IN THIS MATTER AND THE HOMEOWNERS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS. THANK YOU MAYOR TIM. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. 'CAUSE YES, I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE CORRECT IN REGARDS TO, UH, UTILITY COMPANIES, THEY'RE ALSO PLACING THESE UTILITY BOXES IN PEOPLE'S, IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S HOMES AS WELL, WHICH IS, IS AN EYESORE. IT'S AN EYESORE, UH, SAMIR, I'M HOPING THAT BILL KELLY AND OUR LEGISLATIVE, UH, PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY, UH, WORK ON THIS IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, UH, COMING, UH, IN JANUARY TO TRY TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE CHANGED. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 10? AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER ABBY CAYMAN. THANK YOU. I, I DID WANNA GIVE CREDIT TO, UM, OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM IN THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH, TO YOUR POINT, THE CITY DID RAISE THE ISSUE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LEGISLATURE, AND WE SAID, THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE. SO I, I DO WANNA GIVE CREDIT TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, BILL KELLY'S TEAM AND MAYOR TURNER FOR CONTINUING TO ELEVATE THE ISSUE. BUT THEY'VE BEEN ON IT THIS WHOLE TIME. UH, IT'S JUST THE WILL OF THE LEGISLATURE AT THIS POINT. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KOSH. AND, AND SINCE THIS IS BROUGHT UP, UH, IN, IN FRIEDMAN TOWN, IF YOU, UH, GO DOWN VALENTINE STREET WHERE THE ROSE OF SHARON CHURCH IS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY HAVE PLACED TELEPHONE POLES, UH, REALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALKS. AND, UH, AND, AND JUST, JUST DRIVE DOWN, UH, VALENTINE STREET THAT, WHERE, THAT'S WHERE THE, THE ROSA SHARON BAPTIST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IS. AND I DID A, A WALK AROUND THE BLOCKS, UH, THERE WITH, WITH PASTOR ELMO JOHNSON. AND I REPORTED IT TO CENTER POINT THERE. I I DON'T YOU, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK ON THE SIDEWALK. UH, AND YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T PUSH A, A A, A WHEELCHAIR OR, OR SOME TYPE OF A, A HANDICAP DEVICE ON THE SIDEWALK. YOU'D HAVE TO BE IN THE STREET AND, AND THERE IS A CURB THERE, AND IT'S DIFFICULT. IT, IT'S JUST A MESS. AND I DON'T KNOW, UM, IF THERE'S ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT NEEDS UNDERGROUND, UH, ELECTRICAL, UH, SERVICES TO, TO REMOVE THOSE THINGS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE THERE IN FREEDMAN TOWN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGO, I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER TARSHA JACKSON. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THIS IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION IN DISTRICT B AS WELL. THESE BIG POLLS, UM, AND RESIDENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. UM, AND UNTIL WE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT THESE BIG UTILITY POLLS THAT'S GOING UP THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SHEPHERD, UM, IN WEST MONTGOMERY. AND SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? I MEAN, I KNOW THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT IT'S THE LEGISLATOR, BUT WHAT CAN WE PUT IN PLACE TO KIND OF LIKE, MANAGE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? DO YOU KNOW? I BELIEVE WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S A STATE LAW. SO IT, IT SEEMS LIKE THE 21 SESSION WAS, UM, ABOUT TAKING OVER CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS, AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE SAME THING IN 2023, MORE OF A CONTINUED EFFORT ALONG THOSE LINES. SO, UM, TALK TO YOUR DELEGATION THAT YOU WORK WITH AND SEE IF THEY CAN HELP US ON THAT FRONT, BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT. IT IS A, IT IS AN ISSUE, BUT IT'S A STATE LAW NOW, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. COUNCIL [02:55:01] MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR TIM, THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE CAN TRY TO DO IN REGARDS TO THE, THE NEAR FUTURE IS METRO NEXT IS GONNA START WORKING ON THEIR BRT ROUTES, AND THEY'RE GONNA START WORKING ON THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING, UM, UH, THE, UH, EXISTING RAIL LINES THAT WE HAVE. UH, SO THEREFORE, WE NEED TO WORK, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PUBLIC WORKS WORKS WITH METRO AND CENTER POINT. SO WHEN THEY'RE BUILDING OUT THESE BRT ROUTES AND THE L UH, THE LR, THE EXTENSIONS OF THE LRT, UH, THAT, UH, METRO, METRO AND, AND CENTER POINT DOES NOT PLACE THESE POSTS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER CUBA SET IN THE MIDDLE OF SIDEWALKS. UH, SO THAT, THAT'S ONE THING WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PUBLIC WORKS IS WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH METRO AND CENTER POINT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY DO THESE EXTENSIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ITEM 10? I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. SO DO WE, ACTION NUMBER JACKSON? DO WE HAVE, UM, I GUESS, DO WE GET WORD WHEN THEY'RE PUTTING IT UP? BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE UP UNTIL WE WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND SEE, HEY, WE GOT NEW POLLS IN THERE. NO. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? CAMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN. SORRY, ONE MORE TO YOUR QUESTION. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, THE ONE I THINK TOOL WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS WORKING WITH THE UTILITY COMPANIES IN GOOD FAITH. SO I HAVE REACHED OUT TO VERIZON. I'M ASKING THEM TO TAKE RE-LOOK AT THIS LOCATION. UM, AGAIN, IT'S NOT EVEN A, A WOODEN POLE. IT'S A BIG METAL POLE. UH, RESIDENT LEFT FOR THE WEEKEND, UH, SHOWED BACK UP AT HOME AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE WAS A POLE. UM, SO WE CAN WORK IN GOOD FAITH WITH UTILITY COMPANIES AND I'M ASKING VERIZON TO DO WHAT THEY CAN IN THIS INSTANCE. BUT OF COURSE, IN ALL INSTANCES TO WORK WITH US, WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS, UH, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THANK YOU. AND PERSONALLY, I, I FIND CENTER POINT VERY RESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT. AND, UH, UH, THEY DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB THERE. SO, ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 10? IN FAVOR? OPPOSE. ITEM CARRIES. ITEM 14 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE. ITEM 14. ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 14? IN FAVOR? OPPOSE. ITEM CARRIES. ITEM 16 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED VOTE TAG. ITEM 16 HAS BEEN TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TARSHA JACKSON. OKAY, [MATTERS HELD] ITEM 30 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED A VOTE. ITEM 30. ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 30? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSE. ITEM CARRIES. ITEM 31 HAS A MOTION. JUST NEED A VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 31? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES. THIS COMPLETES THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBER [NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS] MARY ANN HUFFMAN, START US OFF WITH POPOFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST IN THE QUEUE. WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THIS LAST WEEK I HOSTED THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF DISTRICT G'S CRIME TOWN HALL. WE HAD, UM, INVITED THE DISTRICT COURT JUDGES WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF HEARING AND FELONY CASES. THE MEETING GOT A LITTLE ROWDY, UM, AS IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL TOPIC, UM, FOR SOME, BUT THE INFORMATION, IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. THE PUBLIC WAS THERE. THE RECORDING IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. AND I ALSO JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO CRIME STOPPERS FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND IN HARRIS COUNTY TO HELP SOLVE CRIMES. THEY'VE BEEN AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE TOWN HALLS. UM, EVEN OUR THIRD INSTALLMENT WHEN THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY LISTED AS A SPEAKER, BUT THEY COME EVERY SINGLE TIME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND GIVE SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU TO CRIME STOPPERS. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, MAY 12TH AT 6:00 PM AT GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILL BE DISTRICT G'S REDISTRICTING MEETING AND CIP. SO WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLOS CISNEROS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. PROTO, UM, REDISTRICTING MEETINGS ARE, ARE UNDERWAY. THESE IMPORTANT MEETINGS ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY AND EVERY EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT, UM, IN DISTRICT H. WE HAD OUR MEETING THIS LAST MONDAY, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK, UM, MY COUNCIL, UH, COLLEAGUES AT LARGE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN, AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID ROBINSON FOR ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING. UM, AND WHILE IT WAS A BIT OF A STORMY NIGHT, THE MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND THERE WERE A LOT OF GOOD, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD INPUT FROM CONSTITUENTS, BUT IF YOU MISS THE MEETING BECAUSE OF WEATHER OR [03:00:01] BECAUSE OF WHATEVER ELSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE, UM, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT MEETING WHEN HTV UPLOADS IT TO THE WEB. SOME OF THE REDISTRICTING MEETINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN UPLOADED. THE DISTRICT H MEETING SHOULD BE UPLOADED IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS IF YOU CAN. AND, UM, IF NOT, THEN I REALLY DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO, TO WATCH THEM ONLINE. UM, THIS IS THE TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO BEGIN SUBMITTING INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS AND ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR HOW, UM, THE, THE DISTRICTS WILL BE REDRAWN. THERE WILL, UM, WELL, THE, THE CURRENT MEETINGS, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, THEY'RE NOT PRESENTING MAPS AT THIS TIME. THEY ARE, THEY ARE SOLICITING INPUT. SO THERE WILL BE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO, TO SEE WHAT SOME, UM, WHAT SOME SUGGESTED MAPS WILL LOOK LIKE. AND THOSE WILL BE, THERE'LL BE TWO OF THEM ON JULY 13TH, AND THERE WILL BE ONE ON JULY 20TH. SO IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC TO REALLY ENGAGE AND, AND SUBMIT IDEAS. YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU CAN GO ONTO THE WEBSITE, THE ENGAGE HOUSTON SITE AND, AND, AND FIND OUT HOW TO DO THAT. UH, THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM DAVE MARTIN. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. OUR SPRING KINGWOOD BOPA BATTERY, OIL PAINT, AND ANTIFREEZE EVENT WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH AT THE KINGWOOD METRO PARK. AND ROD FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPOSE OF THEIR BATTERIES, MOTOR KI COOKING OIL, LATEX PAINT, ANTIFREEZE, LARGE APPLIANCES, AND SCRAP METAL ON SATURDAY. THANK YOU TO SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO PUT THIS EVENT TOGETHER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK KEEP KINGWOOD GREEN FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT THEY PUT INTO VOLUNTEERING FOR EVERY BOPA EVENT. AND MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. YOU CAN VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON THE EVENT AND THE MATERIALS THAT ACCEPTED. REALLY COOL EVENT ON THE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR DISTRICT AROUND HOUSTON. SPACEPORT, LIKE TO WELCOME HOME AXIOM SPACE, A X ONE CREW. THESE ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH ON MONDAY, APRIL 25TH, AFTER A 15 DAY STAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE VERY FIRST, THE VERY FIRST ALL PRIVATE ASTRONAUT MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING DOWN IN SPACEPORT WITH AXIOM, WITH INTUITIVE MACHINES WITH COLLINS. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE IN 2024 WHEN OUR NEXT LUNAR MISSION IS GONNA TAKE PLACE. THE BUILDING OF THE SPACE SUITS THE BUILDING OF THE LUNAR VEHICLE THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF THIS, BUT THE FUTURIST SPACE AVIATION IS HAPPENING DOWN IN THE CLEAR LAKE AREA, IN AND AROUND NASA, IN AND AROUND SPACEPORT, IN AND AROUND WHAT USED TO BE ELLINGTON FIELD, WHICH IS NOW SPACEPORT. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO DOWN THERE, UH, WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU AT OUR CLEAR LAKE REDISTRICTING MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT SPACE CENTER HOUSTON. SO LOOK FOR THAT DATE IN MAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS. THANK YOU MAYOR. MAYOR PERMA. LAST WEEK I, UH, ATTENDED THE HERITAGE SOCIETY'S GALA, AND, UH, WE WERE, UH, ABLE TO SURPRISE THE DEAN G GLADIN, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ALLEY THEATER, UH, FOR THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLEY THEATER. UH, AND I TOO WANT TO THANK THE HERITAGE SOCIETY. I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, UH, WITH AN AWARD, UH, IN REGARDS TO, UM, MY ADVOCACY FOR THE HERITAGE SOCIETY, UH, HERE ON CITY COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU TO THE HERITAGE SOCIETY FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL AWARD. UM, ALSO ATTENDED THE KIPP 2022 HOUSTON DINNER, UH, KIPP TEXAS 52,000 KIPP STUDENTS IN ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. UH, AND I WANNA THANK, UH, KINDERS FOR A MILLION DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION TO KIPP TEXAS. SO, UH, IT WAS, IT WAS A REALLY NICE EVENT. ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, TOWN HALL FOR CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE. UH, I WANT TO THANK THE EAST END CHAMBER AND THE FIFTH WARD CHAMBER, UH, FOR HOSTING IT. UH, AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK UNION PACIFIC FOR BEING THERE. THIS WAS A TOWN HALL IN REGARDS TO THE TRAIN ISSUES THAT WE ARE HAVING HERE IN THE EAST END IN REGARDS TO TRAINS BLOCKING INTERSECTIONS AND THE, AND THE NOISE OF THE HORNS. UH, SO THANK YOU CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE FOR HOSTING THE TOWN HALL. AND, UH, I ALSO WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO ATTEND OUR, UH, SECOND, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE WILL HAVE REGARDING TRAINS. IT'S ON MAY THE 12TH AT 10:00 AM. UH, IT'S A JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING BETWEEN T-T-I-R-N-A AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AND AGAIN, IT'S MAY 12TH AT 10:00 AM WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLEASE, UH, ATTEND. IT'LL BE, UM, YOU CAN COME HERE TO THE CHAMBER OR VIRTUAL, UH, BUT WE NEED TO HEAR OUR UNION PACIFIC NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND ALSO, UH, BURLINGTON NORTHERN IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THAT COMMITTEE MEETING. [03:05:01] UH, AND HOPEFULLY THE RAILROAD, UH, ADMINISTRATION, UH, WILL, WILL ALSO BE THERE AT THE, AT THE MEETING AS WELL. UM, I'LL ALSO THE, UH, HCC STATE OF THE COLLEGE BREAKFAST THIS WEEK. UH, CHANCELLOR MALDONADO, UH, MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE AT THE NORTHEAST CAMPUS. THEY WILL HAVE A, UH, A, A A, A NEW TRAINING FACILITY TO TRAIN FIRST RESPONDERS. UH, ALSO, UH, PETROCHEMICAL, UM, SAFETY PERSONNEL AS WELL AS UTILITY LINEMEN. UH, SO THAT WAY, UH, IN REGARDS TO A NATURAL DISASTER, THEY CAN OPERATE SAFELY, UH, TO PROTECT AND, AND, AND, AND SERVE THE PUBLIC. SO THANK YOU TO HCC FOR, FOR THAT AS WELL. AND LAST NIGHT I JOINED MAYOR PROAM, UH, TO PRESENT A MAYOR PROCLAMATION TO GOVERNOR GARCIA, UH, GOVERNOR OF NOVALON, MEXICO MONTEREY, UH, NOVALON. I WANNA THANK HOUSTON FIRST AS WELL AS THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, WHERE THEY SIGNED AN MOU WITH, WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYOR OF, UH, MONTEREY, UH, TO INCREASE TRADE AND TOURISM BETWEEN OUR TWO CITIES. SO THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. AND IT WAS A GREAT FOLLOW UP, UH, FROM THE VISIT THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON AND MAYOR TURNER TOOK TO MONTEREY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WITH HOUSTON FIRST. AND WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE IS THE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE OF MEXICAN DESCENT ARE FROM THE NUEVO LEON REGION OF MEXICO. SO IT WAS A GOOD GROUP, ENJOYED, UH, GOVERNOR GARCIA AND SECRETARY MARTINEZ AND THEIR HELP AND THEIR VISITING DELEGATION. SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID ROBINSON, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID ROBINSON FROM WASHINGTON, DC IS NOT GONNA GRACE US WITH HIS PRESENCE. HE'S THERE. HE'S STAR SIX. YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW THIS GAME WORKS. . GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL KUBOSH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE CRIME STOPPERS AND ALL THEY'RE DOING. WE HAD A, A, A WONDERFUL, UH, EVENT LA LAST, UH, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. IT'S, UH, IT'S VERY GOOD TO TO TO KNOW THAT THERE'S PEOPLE WATCHING OUT FOR, UH, FOR US IN THE COMMUNITY THAT, THAT AREN'T LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN FACT, UH, KIM OG, UH, OUR, OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, UH, DA OG USED TO BE THE, UH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF, OF CRIME STOPPERS FOR YEARS. AND SHE'D DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO, WHO, UH, UH, LOVE TO RESCUE DOGS, LET ME JUST ASK YOU TO RESCUE CHILDREN. UH, I HAVE, UM, UH, I HAVE BEEN A FOSTER PARENT. I'VE HAD, UH, 47 FOSTER CHILDREN IN TWO FOSTER GROUP HOMES. I'VE ADOPTED A CHILD, AND, UH, I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE, UH, CHILDREN THAT, UH, THAT NEED PARENTS. UH, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR, UH, WE WHO ARE, UH, WHO CAN AND, AND WHO ARE STABLE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO BRING, UH, MULTIPLE CHILDREN INTO THEIR HOME IF NECESSARY. UH, I REMEMBER, UH, THAT I WAS A CRISIS INTERVENTION PARENT. AND, AND, UH, I REMEMBER THAT, UH, ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WOULD COME TO OUR HOME AND, AND HAVE A CHILD WITH THEM. UH, THAT WAS, UH, TAKEN FROM A, A, A HOSTILE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. AND, AND WE, WE KEPT THE CHILD SOMETIMES FOR 24 HOURS, UH, SOMETIMES TILL THE NEXT DAY, TILL THE GRANDMOTHER COULD GET THERE. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR, UH, ALL OF US TO REALIZE THAT CHILDREN NEED HELP AND, AND THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY OUTCRY VERY, VERY WELL THEMSELVES. SO, UM, SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT RESCUING A DOG, RESCUE A CHILD TOO, AND 'CAUSE CHILDREN LOVE DOGS, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOUR GRANDSON. HE IS NUMBER WHAT, IN THE 373 GRANDKIDS YOU HAVE . HE'S, HE'S THE SECOND TO THE OLDEST. HE'S NEXT TO THE OLDEST. AND HOW MANY YOU GUYS HAVE NOW? UH, 20 GRANDCHILDREN. 20 GRANDCHILDREN AND, AND FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. HE, HE HAS A SON, SO HE MADE ME, UH, A GREAT-GRANDPA FIRST AND HIS SON IS NOW 11 OR 12. NINE. NINE . OKAY. WELL, WELL, THEY'RE GETTING OLDER. I KNOW THAT WELL ALL THE TIME, AND HE'S GETTING OLD TOO. COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY D. THOMAS. I WILL SAY A SPECIAL HELLO TO YOUR DAD BECAUSE I KNOW HE WATCHES EVERY WEEK TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISBEHAVE, THEN MAKE SURE I STAY IN LINE. YES, HE DOES. THANK YOU. UM, I DON'T ALWAYS FOLLOW THOSE RULES THOUGH. UM, SO, BUT GOOD MORNING AGAIN, COLLEAGUES. I WANTED, UM, BEFORE I GO INTO MY UPDATE FOR OUR CONSTITUENT REPORTS, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SOLID WASTE. I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME WITH THEIR LUNCH AND LEARN. UM, SO COLLEAGUES, WHEN, IF THEY INVITE YOU TO DO A LUNCH AND LEARN WITH SOLID WASTE, [03:10:01] UM, DO IT. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT OUR RECYCLING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT I HAVE A, A MASTERY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY. UM, AND I THINK I BEAT COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS IN THE GAME. SO I SAID I WANT MY, I WANT MY, MY CAR AND MY, MY, UH, MY DISHWASHER, WHATEVER THEY GONNA GIVE ME, UH, WRITE THOSE SHIPLEY DONUTS. UM, BUT I GREAT WORK TO SOLID WASTE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY. UM, SO JUST SOME, A FEW CONSTITUENT UPDATES. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE ABANDONED TRAILER, LOCATED ON A LEAF CLOTHING IN WEST PARK TOW WAY I POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, WE'RE WORKING TO GET THAT REMOVED, UH, HELLA HIGH WATER. I WILL SAY THAT, UM, NUMBER TWO, BRI MEADOW SOUTH RESIDENTS, UM, WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR DRAINS AFTER THE RECENT RAIN. AND WE KNOW THAT IN HOUSTON, IT COULD RAIN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND WE'LL HAVE TWO INCHES OF WATER IN OUR STREETS. UM, THE GOOD THING IS, IS THAT PUBLIC WORKS THE NEXT DAY WAS OUT CHECKING THEIR DRAINS. THEY CHECKED FIVE MAIN DRAINS. THEY LOCATED SOME DEBRIS AND THEN ROOTING IN A DRAIN. SO THOSE DRAINS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CLEANED ON MAY 26TH. WANNA APPRECIATE THEIR STEADFAST WORK AND KEEPING THAT COMMUNITY ON THEIR PRIORITY LIST. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING THROUGH A SWAT PROJECT, UM, TO REPLACE THEIR DRAINS, UM, SINCE THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, UM, HAS NOT MOVED FORWARD. IN ADDITION TO THAT, SPEAKING OF BRI METAL, WE'RE HAVING A COMMUNITY POPUP ON MAY 3RD AT SIX O'CLOCK AT THE CLUBHOUSE ON OUR BRI METAL SOUTH RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THAT MEETING, WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST AGENDA SCHEDULED. I WILL BE ATTENDING, UM, A SITE VISIT WITH THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT SANITATION TEAM REGARDING A CAMBRIDGE APARTMENTS. WE HAD A, UM, A, A CONSTITUENT CONCERN ABOUT A SEWAGE BREAK, A MAIN BREAK. AND SO I WILL BE DOING THAT ON SITE ON THURSDAY AND WE'LL SHARE, UM, THE UPDATE AND THE RESULTS OF THAT INVESTIGATION. UM, I AM ALSO AWARE OF THE SMALL ENCAMPMENT UNDER BELTWAY EIGHT IN BEL AIR THAT HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH OUR SOLID WASTE COVID CLEANUP TEAM THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE CLEANED TODAY, UM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH. WANNA APPRECIATE THE RESIDENTS FOR BEING OUR EXTRA SET OF EARS AND EYES, UM, AND LETTING US KNOW THAT THIS, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER BASALLY ALCORN IS COMING TO THE WEST SIDE, UM, ON FRIDAY, WE'RE HAVING A JOINT PET FOOD AND TREE PLANTING EVENT ON FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH FROM NINE TO 11 AT THE A LEAF CRUMP STADIUM. PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE A LEAF CLO ENTRANCE. SO THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD. AND I'M SURE THAT PET FOOD AND THOSE TREES ARE GONNA GO REALLY QUICKLY. AND IF THERE ARE ANY TREES LEFT, I'M SURE BARBARA CUATRO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THOSE TREES. UH, THEN LASTLY, CIGNA SUNDAY IN THE PARK IS BACK ON MAY 15TH FROM 12 TO FOUR AT HACKBERRY PARK. I WANNA ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT F TO COME AND JOIN US FOR FREE FOOD, MUSIC, AND JUST A GOOD TIME OUT OUTSIDE IN THE PARK. WE'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE THOSE UPDATES. BUT ANY AT LARGE MEMBERS THAT WANNA, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT AND HAVE FOLLOW UP WITH SOME OF THESE CONSTITUENT ISSUES, WE'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION SO Y'ALL ARE AWARE. UM, AND, UH, I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THE, THE NEWS IS OUT, BUT DISTRICT F HAS TWO BRAVO AWARD WINNERS. BOOM. TWO WHAT AWARD WINNERS? BRAVO AWARD WINNERS. THE CITY DOES A BRAVO AWARD FOR EMPLOYEES THAT EXEMPLIFY SERVICE, AND YOU KNOW, THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. BOOM. YEAH, I LIKE THAT. MORE TO COME ON THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TREE PLANTING COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN. THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS THE HERITAGE SOCIETY THING. WE DID SURPRISE HIM WITH A, WITH AN AWARD FOR ALL HIS ADVOCACY. AND THAT'S REALLY ON THE UP UPSWING OVER THERE AT THE HERITAGE SOCIETY, OUR NEIGHBORS. YEAH, BROTHER, APPRECIATE THAT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER KOSH, I ATTENDED THE DEPELCHIN LUNCHEON LAST WEEK. UM, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT FOSTER CARE, THERE WAS A SPEAKER NAMED JOSH SHIP. HE'S WRITTEN A BOOK, UNBELIEVABLE STORIES, IN AND OUT OF HOMES ALL THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE TILL HE FOUND HIS FOREVER HOME. AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST SPEECHES I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME. SO APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY FOR THAT. LOOK FORWARD TO GIVING AWAY TREES. WE'RE NOT PLANNING THIS WEEK, BARBARA, BUT WE'RE GIVING AWAY TREES, , AND, AND PET FOOD ON FRIDAY. AND ONE MORE ISSUE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. THERE WAS A REPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY ON, I KNOW WE'VE HAD LOTS OF OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PA FAKE PAPER PLATES ON CARS THAT, YOU KNOW, END UP BEING THE RESULT OF CRIME. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT THAT REPORT. I MEAN, THIS FAKE PLATES HAVE COST THE COUNTY OVER $80 MILLION STATEWIDE EVERY YEAR, $125 MILLION. THIS IS JUST MONEY OUT THE DOOR. THANKFULLY, THE STATE HAS TIGHTENED UP RULES ON HOW MANY, UH, PLATES, CAR DEALERS CAN, CAN ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THE TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY IS PULLING OVER CARS WITH FAKE PLATES JUST TO, OR WITH PAPER PLATES, JUST TO SEE. AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY CAUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO THERE IS MOVEMENT ON THAT AND ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO, AND THANK COMMISSIONER GARCIA FOR HIS WORK ON, ON GETTING, UM, THAT REPORT DONE AND, AND THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE OF THE FAKE PAPER PLATES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA PLUMMER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEM. I HAD THE HONOR, UH, OF VISITING WITH A LARGE GROUP OF DONORS [03:15:01] FOR THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER. UM, IT'S A CENTER IN, UM, IT'S AT 60 50 BRETT SHIRE 7 7 0 1 6. THEY INSPIRE, EQUIPPED AND GUIDE URBAN YOUTH TO LIVE. UM, THEIR MISSION IS TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, ACCOMPLISH BY PROVIDING FREE FAITH-BASED AFTERSCHOOL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR LITERACY, REMEDIATION, AND, UM, BY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS, UM, AGES ONE THROUGH SIX. IT'S AMAZING. UM, I THINK 20 OF THE TOP CHEFS IN HOUSTON, UM, SERVE. THEY RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT WAS JUST PHENOMENAL. AND THEY'RE JUST DOING SUCH GREAT THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE HAVING SUMMER PROGRAMS. UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING A, UM, A LARGE GARDEN, A COMMUNITY GARDEN, UM, AND, UH, SUMMER SUPPERS REALLY COOL STUFF IS GONNA BE HAPPENING THERE. SO ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING TODAY, UM, THAT'S TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR CHILD DURING THE SUMMERTIME, UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE SUPPORTING. I ALSO WAS HONORED TO PRESENT A PRO, UM, A PROCLAMATION, UM, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER TO H-S-P-V-A FOR 50 YEARS. AND THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS PHENOMENAL. UH, IT WAS AT THE MILLER OUTDOOR THEATER, AND THE STUDENTS WERE, WERE REALLY GREAT. UM, AND, AND, UH, I'M WRITING MS ONE 50 WITH MY OLD KNEES . BUT, UM, I'M EXCITED AND I WANNA WISH EVERY SINGLE 6,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE REGISTERED TO PLEASE BE SAFE, WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING. UM, AND, UH, AND I WANNA JUST, YOU KNOW, BEST OF LUCK TO, TO ALL OF THE TEAMS THAT ARE RIDING. I'M RIDING WITH MAJOR TAYLOR, BUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON ALSO HAS A TEAM, WHICH IS GONNA BE PHENOMENAL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO WISH EDMAN BARAK TO ALL OF MY MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS. UM, WE ARE FINISHING RAMADAN OUR HOLY MONTH THAT WE MAY THE SECOND. AND, UM, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO, TO CELEBRATE, BE SAFE AND, UM, AND, AND EVEN EMBARK. THANK YOU. AND, AND GOOD LUCK. YOU WILL DO GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVE FUN. COUNCIL MEMBER AMY PECK. THANK YOU, MAYOR PROAM. UM, FIRST I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS WHO CAME TO OUR CIP AND REDISTRICTING MEETING LAST NIGHT. WE HAD CLOSE TO 200 PEOPLE THERE. UM, REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION, UM, FOR REDISTRICTING. THEY REALLY REITERATED THE POINTS THAT I KEEP BRINGING UP ABOUT KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT ON THAT. AND THEN THE CIP DISCUSSION IS THE, THE SAME PROJECTS THAT I TALK ABOUT AT THE THE HORSESHOE ALL THE TIME. UM, THE SPRING SHADOWS, NORTH AND SOUTH PROJECTS, TANNER ROAD, UM, SHERWOOD OAK. SO THOSE WERE KIND OF THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER KU WASH FOR ATTENDING AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN FOR BEING THERE AS WELL. AND, UM, JOINING IN WITH A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE HGA FUNDING AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. SO APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND I WANT TO, UM, THANK MELISSA CHESSER IN PUBLIC WORKS ON MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE RAIN. WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS VERY, VERY CLOSE TO HAVING STRUCTURAL FLOODING IN THEIR HOMES. UM, I THINK IF IT RAINED JUST ANY LONGER, THE WATER WOULD'VE BEEN IN PEOPLE'S HOMES. AND, UM, I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HER LATE ON MONDAY. UM, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET A CREW OUT THERE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS A HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ISSUE, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THEM OUT THERE AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK. AND THEN OUR CONSTITUENT, RON DELANEY, WHO, UM, WAS NOTIFYING ME ABOUT ALL OF THIS. AND LIZ, OUR DISTRICT, A CHIEF OF STAFF FOR HER WORK ON THIS. AND OF COURSE, HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT WORK. PEOPLE DID NOT FLOOD IN THEIR HOMES. IT WAS VERY, VERY CLOSE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, THURSDAY, THIS COMING, THUR TOMORROW, UM, WILL BE OUR COFFEE WITH THE COPS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALCORN AND KOSH WILL BE THERE AS WELL. UM, AND WE'LL HAVE OUR NORTHWEST COMMANDER, UM, COMMANDER WYNN. SO WE WILL BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY OR ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE CITY. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TASHA JACKSON. THANK YOU. UM, HELLO EVERYONE. UM, WANTED TO INVITE EVERYONE OUT TO, UM, OUR TIDWELL PARK RENAMING OF THE GYM. UM, WE ARE ACTUALLY GONNA BE RENAMING THE GYM AFTER FOODIE HOOPS, LEGEND FRANK SEALS. HE ACTUALLY PAVED THE WAY FOR BLACKS TO PLAY BASKETBALL DOWNTOWN AT THE, UM, FOODIE RECREATION CENTER. AND SO HE PLAYED WITH A LOT OF, UM, LEGENDS LIKE KING OF EAN, MOSES MALONE, CLYDE DREXEL. AND SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RENAME THE GYM WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE THAT'S FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT MADE A MAJOR IMPACT AND PAVED THE WAY FOR SO MANY BLACKS AGAIN, TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THESE, UM, SPACES, PROFESSIONAL SPACES. SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, JOIN US AGAIN THIS SATURDAY AT 1:00 PM AT TIDWELL PARK. UM, IT'S ON SPALDING STREET. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ABEY CAYMAN. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM. UM, FIRST, UH, A REMINDER [03:20:01] TO DISTRICT C RESIDENTS ARE, UH, REDISTRICTING. TOWN HALL WILL BE MAY 3RD, UH, AT 6:00 PM AT CONGREGATION EMMANUEL. UH, I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT SOME OF THESE CIPS ARE HAVING SOME REALLY LIVELY CONVERSATIONS, SO WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO OURS. UH, I DID, WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF, UM, CALLS ABOUT, UM, HPD, NON-EMERGENCY LINE, UM, WAIT TIMES AND SOMETIMES A BUSY SIGNAL. I WANNA THANK, UH, BOTH HEC DIRECTOR MOCK AND HITZ, UH, DIRECTOR KENT, UH, FOR WORKING TO EXPAND CAPACITY. UH, I CONTINUE TO REMIND FOLKS THAT, UH, OUR NINE ONE ONE CALL CENTER IS EXTREMELY SHORT STAFFED. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR 9 1 1 OPERATORS. UM, AND, BUT THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND HITS IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO EXPAND THAT CAPACITY. RIGHT NOW, UH, WE HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING COLLEAGUES TOMORROW AT 2:00 PM UH, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT, UH, HPD PURSUIT POLICY, HIGH SPEED CHASES, AND ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT. WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE COMING UP, UH, TO STRENGTHEN, UH, THAT SEGMENT OF OUR CODE. GIVEN ALL OF THE THEFTS THAT ARE OCCURRING RIGHT NOW, WE WILL NOT HAVE A MAY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. UH, A REMINDER TO RESIDENTS, UH, FINANCE COMMITTEE UNDER MAYOR PRO TEM HAS RELEASED, UH, THE BUDGET WORKSHOP DATES AND MULTIPLE, UM, WORKSHOPS ARE AT THE SAME TIME AS OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED ONES. SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO ATTEND THOSE. THEY ARE IN PERSON ONLY, IS THAT CORRECT? MAYOR PRO TEM? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. IN PERSON ONLY. SO WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE THERE TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AND FEEDBACK. UH, I PERSONALLY WANTED TO THANK OH, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, YOU HAD BROUGHT UP, NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, SORRY. UM, SOME SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH RAIN AND FLOODING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PECK, YOU ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THIS, WE WON'T BE HAVING A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING IN MAY. THAT'S USUALLY WHEN WE DO OUR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AND ALL OF THAT. BUT WE WILL DO THAT IN JUNE. WE WILL BE PUSHING STUFF OUT NOW, BUT A REMINDER TO ALL OF US, BUT ALSO OUR CIVIC LEADERS, CHECK THE DRAINS, GET THE KITS READY. UH, RAIN SEASON IS ALREADY HERE, SO, UH, FRIENDLY REMINDER ON THAT. I WANNA PERSONALLY THANK, UH, DEPUTIES IN PRECINCT ONE, UH, LOUIS SANDOVAL AND ANDRES GUZMAN. UH, I WAS AT AN EVENT ALONGSIDE MAYOR TURNER EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND THEY HELPED ME, UH, JUMP MY CAR. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY MUCH. AND FINALLY, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, I, I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP EARLIER, UH, BUT UH, I ATTENDED, UH, ON SUNDAY YOM HASHOAH, WHICH IS, UH, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. AND ALL OF THE HOUSTON HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND JEWISH WORLD WAR II VETERANS COME TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WE RECOGNIZE THEM. AND EACH YEAR THERE'S LESS, THERE'S FEWER AND FEWER. UM, THERE WASN'T A DRY SEAT IN THE HOUSE AS WE RECOGNIZE THEM, WENT THROUGH THEIR STORIES, BUT ALSO THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, AND THEY DO IT CHRONOLOGICALLY EACH MONTH. HOW MANY PEOPLE, NOT JUST JEWS, BUT OTHER, UM, MINORITY COMMUNITIES WERE MURDERED. AND, UH, I WOULD ASK THAT. I JUST SAW AN ARTICLE TODAY. WE ARE LOSING 42 ON AVERAGE, UH, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS A DAY LAST YEAR ALONE. UM, SO I WOULD ASK, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER PECK HAS BEEN ENGAGED AND WILL BE IT, UM, SOME COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TONIGHT AROUND THAT. BUT IF WE COULD ADJOURN AN HONOR, UM, OF THE SURVIVORS, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO WE'VE LOST IN THE PAST YEAR, I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. GREAT. NOW LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FROM A DISTANCE, CAROLYN, EVAN SHABAZZ, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM. AND I DO BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM MONROVIA LIBERIA, WHERE I HAVE THE HONOR OF TRAVELING WITH VAL THOMPSON, THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND THE HONORABLE CYNTHIA L BLANDFORD HONORARY COUNCIL GENERAL FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. AND I'M HERE ON A TRADE MISSION AND I'M JUST HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME, UH, TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN ESTABLISH A SISTER CITY. UM, ALSO LET ME START OUT CONGRATULATING, UH, UH, MAKA, MY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE 2022 BRAVO AWARD WINNER. UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY EXCITED AND PROUD OF HER FOR ALL OF THE WORK ON BEHALF. WE ARE CERTAINLY RATHER, UH, AND EXCITED AND PROUD OF HER FOR ALL HER WORK ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT D AND ALL. HOUSTONIANS. CERTAINLY YOU HEARD HER TESTIMONY ABOUT HER DEDICATION AND I REALLY THANK HER FOR THAT AND FOR HER SERVICE. ON LAST SATURDAY, THE DISTRICT D OFFICE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPONSOR AND PARTNER WITH THE HOUSTON COMPLETE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER, HOUSTON [03:25:01] COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT THE GREEN OPPORTUNITIES HOUSTON CAREER EXPO. THERE WERE OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT A VARIETY OF PAID TRAINING PROGRAMS, UH, EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECT WITH EMPLOYERS, SHARE THEIR RESUMES AND GET HIRED ON THE SPOT. CERTAINLY WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM. UH, WE PROVIDED LUNCH AND WE ALSO GAVE OUT LAPTOPS. AND I THINK THAT THEY WERE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND THEY WILL HELP PEOPLE TO MOVE ON THEIR WAY. ALSO, THERE WAS A ONSITE VACCINATION DONE THERE AND WE ARE GLAD FOR THAT. AND SO, UM, WE ARE ALSO HAVING A MICROCHIPPING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR 150 APPOINTMENTS FOR DISTRICT D RESIDENTS AT THE BAR THAT IS COMING UP. AND BARK WILL BE HOLDING THESE APPOINTMENTS OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD. THE DATES WILL BE MAY 23RD, JUNE 6TH, AND JUNE 13TH. ON THIS SATURDAY, UH, THERE WILL BE A MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC AT THE ATION PARK. HOPEFULLY YOU DID REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT. IT IS, UH, SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS MISSIONS OF MERCY. CERTAINLY WE PARTICIPATED AND OFFERED HPD OFFICERS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. AND, UH, FOR THREE DAYS FROM OUR CDSF FUNDS, WE THINK IT IS A VERY WORTHY CAUSE TO HELP PEOPLE TO GET THEIR DE DENTAL WORK TAKEN CARE OF. UH, THIS SATURDAY THERE WILL BE THE INVESTITURE OF THE NEWEST PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, THE 13TH PRESIDENT, AND THIS WILL BE THIS SATURDAY AT 9:00 AM. ALSO, I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM VERY GLAD FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING ON TOMORROW. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT ADDRESSING THE POLICE PURSUIT POLICY AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. ALSO, UH, DISTRICT D WILL HAVE THEIR CIP IN TOWN HALL MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 16TH AT THE HCC CAMPUS ON AIRPORT AT 6:00 PM ALSO, I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY THREE NIECES, UH, THAT ARE THE 27TH, 28TH, AND 29TH, SIDNEY SMITH, OLIVIA ANDREWS, AND RAVEN WILLIAMS. I ALSO, IN CLOSING, I WANT TO GIVE CONDOLENCES TO MR. WILLIAM PAUL THOMAS AND HIS WIFE CINI THOMAS, UH, C'S BROTHER EMMETT THOMPSON, WHO WAS A WONDERFUL GUY AND A FAMILY FRIEND DIED LAST NIGHT. AND SO CERTAINLY I WANT TO LIFT HIM AND HIS FAMILY UP IN PRAYER. UM, ALSO, UM, THERE IS AN ETCHING EVENT. I LEFT THAT OUT THAT WILL BE IN DISTRICT D. YOU'LL HAVE TO CALL MY OFFICE TO GET THE DETAILS WHERE WE WILL BE ETCHING, UH, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT THEIR SALE, UH, THEIR, THEM BEING STOLEN AND THEN THEM BEING SOLD. AND SO THANK YOU, UH, NOT IN THE DISTRICT OF DESTINATION TODAY, BUT I SHOULD BE HOME SOON. AND I THANK YOU, UH, FOR LISTENING. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. SAFE TRAVELS COUNCIL MEMBER. AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN, AS COUNCIL MEMBER SHABAZZ MENTIONED, UH, WILLIAM PAUL THOMAS AND HIS WIFE TINI LOST HANNIS BROTHER EMMETT LAST NIGHT. SO KEEP 'EM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND SEND THEM A NOTE BECAUSE I KNOW HE'LL APPRECIATE RECEIVING THAT. UH, LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF PICTURE PERFECT, BEAUTIFUL DAYS IN FRONT OF US UNTIL SUNDAY. WE GET A LITTLE RAIN. SO WE TALKED ABOUT ZOO DAY, THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY ON SATURDAY. WE TALKED ABOUT TREE PLANTING, SO GET OVER THERE AND GET YOUR TREES. THE INSPERITY SENIOR GOLF CLASSIC IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AND ALSO THE JUSTIN BIEBER CONCERT IS ON FRIDAY. YOU'LL BE RIGHT THERE. JUSTIN BIEBER RIGHT THERE. I THINK I'LL BE ON STAGE WITH THEM. . YEAH. AND THEN ALSO, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OUR OWN LIZZO ANNOUNCE THAT SHE'S COMING IN ON OCTOBER 26TH. SO I'M SUPPOSED TO SING. I'LL BE THE OPENING ACT FOR HER AS WELL. I THINK MYSELF AND MAYOR TURNER, I THINK I'LL SING AND HE'LL DANCE. BUT ANYWAY, IN TODAY AT GO AHEAD COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I, I FAILED TO MENTION THAT THE, UH, HOUSTON PARKS BOARD IS HOSTING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A NEW SEGMENT OF SIMS BAYOU GREENWAY. THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT GLENBROOK PARK AT 82 0 1 NORTH BAYOU DRIVE, THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO COME AND EXPLORE THE NEW GREENWAY SEGMENT, UH, WHICH CONNECTS TRAIL USERS TO AND FROM GLENBROOK, UH, GLENBROOK PARK AND THE HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN, AS WELL AS LEY PARK. SO AGAIN, THAT'S THIS SATURDAY, UH, 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT GLENBROOK PARK. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL ADJOURN TODAY IN HONOR OF THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN HONOR OF, UH, TINI BROTHER EMMETT. AND, UH, IN THE WORDS OF OUR VICE MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA K TATUM, BE CON TO EACH OTHER. GOD BLESS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.