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HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON

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EVERYONE.

UM, SPOKE TO THE MAYOR AND, UH, UH, HE'S OUT,

[Press Conference: "World Series Security and Mobility Plan"]

OUT OF TOWN ON, UH, CITY BUSINESS.

UM, WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UM, WE HAD TWO WINS AND WHEN HE GOT BACK , UH, BUT I DON'T WANT TO JINX ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE HERE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE OUR WHOLE TEAM, AND I'LL RUN DOWN A LIST OF OF NAMES HERE, BUT CAN I TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR REGION, THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE, UH, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL.

SO, UM, LET ME GO DOWN THIS LIST RIGHT QUICK.

HARRIS COUNTY, UH, SHERIFF, UM, ED GONZALEZ, UM, CONSTABLE AL ROSEN, PRECINCT ONE.

WE HAVE SPECIAL AGENT, UH, ASSISTANT SPECIAL AGENTS IN CHARGE.

CHRISTOPHER RAYA, FBI.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE.

FRED MILOWSKI, A TF, HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF DARREN LEWIS OF METRO P PD, UH, MAJOR TRUITT, TERRY TRUITT OF, UH, DPS, SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE.

MARK, MARK DAWSON OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

UM, INVESTIGATIONS ALSO HAVE CHIEF PENA.

AND, UM, WE GOT, UH, DIRECTOR MOCK, UH, OEM IS HERE.

WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS.

AND, UH, FIRST TIME THAT SHE STOOD ON THE STAGE, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS, UH, WITH US PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, UM, CAROL HADDOCK, THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US, AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY, BEHIND THE SCENES, WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BLOCK OFF STREETS AND, AND, AND PUT, UM, BIG TRUCKS TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR ITS CITIZENS AND, AND SPECTATORS.

SO, I WANT TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.

I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, AND, AND WHEN I GO AROUND THE NATION, I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE AT PUBLIC WORKS.

UM, DID I MISS IT? OH, AND SUSAN CHRISTIAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, WITH THE MAYOR'S, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM, THE DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS STANDING BY AND ORGANIZING.

SO, LOOK, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE, UH, THANK THANK GOODNESS TO, UH, THE SUCCESS OF THE ASTROS, UH, WORLD SERIES SIX YEARS, FOUR TIMES THEY'VE BEEN THERE.

SO, UH, THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO US, BUT EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO GET BETTER ON OUR SECURITY AND PLANS.

AS I SAID, ALL OF THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS BEHIND ME, WE WORK TOGETHER, UM, DURING EVENTS, BEFORE EVENTS AND AFTER EVENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS, IS SAFE AND LESSONS LEARNED.

SO, UM, JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, HOW PROUD I AM OF THEM.

UM, BAND 10, THERE'S A MAP, UH, DISPLAYED.

UM, SHOULD BE, IT'S NOT UP YET.

THERE WE GO.

SO, CHIEF AS ASSISTANT CHIEF BAND 10, HE'LL GET A TIME, A CHANCE TO BRIEF, UH, A LITTLE BIT IN, IN DETAIL ON THE STREET CLOSURES AND, UH, SOME OTHER THINGS IN AROUND THE PARK TOMORROW, THE WEATHER WILL BE AN ISSUE.

UM, AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO, UH, GET THERE EARLY, PACK YOUR PATIENCE, SLOW DOWN, BE CONSIDERED AND RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE, PEDESTRIANS, MAKE SURE YOU SLOW DOWN AND LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

AND FOR OUR VISITORS, UH, PHILLY FANS AND OUR CITIZENS HERE IN HOUSTON, LET'S BE RESPECTFUL.

WE CAN HAVE FUN, BUT SHOW 'EM ALL CLASS HERE IN THIS GREAT CITY.

UM, WE'LL WIN, BUT SHOW 'EM SOME CLASS.

OKAY? THE ROAD CLOSURES, I SPOKE ABOUT THAT, UM, OFFICERS, AND WE GOT PEOPLE IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, SO WE KNOW WHEN WE SEND THINGS OUT AND WE GONNA SEND IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

UH, THEY DON'T KNOW THE STREETS, BUT I'M ASKING YOU, AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OFFICERS AT MOST MAJOR INTERSECTIONS.

SO SLOW DOWN AND JUST FOLLOW THE OFFICERS LEAD.

UH, WE'LL GET YOU THERE.

THERE WILL BE A RIDE SHARE, UH, PICKUP LOCATION.

AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THIS ON, ON, ON THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL, A BRANCH AND PRESTON STREET.

JUST, UH, A FEW NOTES ON, UH, A FEW THINGS THAT, UM, IS NOT GONNA BE, UH, ALLOWED DRONES UNTIL THE MEDIA AND, AND PUBLIC ALIKE.

UH, IT'S THE 1.5, UH, MILE RADIUS AWAY FROM THE PARK.

UH, WE'RE GONNA STRICTLY ENFORCE THAT, UH, THE NUMBERS AS FAR AS SECURITY.

UM, I DON'T GET INTO SPECIFICS ON THAT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH.

AND YOU SEE, UM, EVERYBODY BEHIND ME FROM ALL OF THE AGENCIES, WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE, UH, EVENT HERE.

YOU'LL SEE BOTH UNIFORM AND A LOT OF PLAIN CLOTHES.

SO JUST, JUST BE AWARE OF IT.

UM, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING, UM, AND YOU WON'T SEE THE UNIFORM SOMETIME.

WE GOT OFFICERS ALL ABOUT TICKET SCAMS. IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.

PLEASE LISTEN, , I KNOW IT'S EVERYBODY WANT TO GET INTO THE WORLD SERIES, OKAY? BUT DON'T BECOME THE VICTIM OF A SCAM.

YOU LOSE A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS

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OR MORE, AND YOU FIND YOURSELF AT THE GATE AND YOU CAN'T GET IN.

SO BUY A TICKET FROM SOMEBODY WHO YOU KNOW ARE A LEGITIMATE TICKET AGENCY.

PUBLIC HELP.

WE ALWAYS ASK FOR IT.

I'LL FORCE MULTIPLY.

WE SAY IT ALL THE TIME.

AND IT'S A SIMPLE SAYING, BUT IT'S SO TRUE.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OUTTA LINE, SAY SOMETHING, DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS.

AND THEN YOU SAYING, LOOK, OR I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS, OR I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S OUTTA LINE, SAY SOMETHING.

LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER FOR A SAFE EVENT.

ME TALK IN TERMS OF, UH, OUR VEHICLES AND, AND SECURING OUR, OUR VALUABLES.

OKAY? UH, LOCK THOSE UP IN THE TRUNK AND AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, WE'RE GOING TO A BASEBALL WORLD SERIES, OKAY? LEAVE THE VALUES AT HOME.

JUST TAKE WHAT YOU CAN PACK WITH YOU.

WANT US TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT GUNS? THOUSANDS OF GUNS ARE STOLEN OUT OF VEHICLES IN OUR CITY EACH YEAR.

YOU CANNOT GET INTO THE, THE PARK WITH YOUR GUN.

SO IT'S BEST IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SAFE, LEAVE THE GUNS AT HOME.

OKAY? THANK Y'ALL ON THAT.

WATCH PARTIES AFTER PARTIES.

WE WANT EVERYBODY IN OUR CITY TO HAVE A GREAT TIME, BUT BE RESPONSIBLE IN EVERY AS ASPECT OF IT.

OKAY? MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE DRINKING AND DRIVING , I MEAN, MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE .

GOODNESS, TROY.

ALL RIGHT.

, SO MANY SHARED, UH, UH, DRIVING PROGRAMS, UM, HAVE THAT DESIGNATED DRIVER HAVE A GREAT TIME BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE OUT THERE.

UM, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ARE DPS.

UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE OUT THERE, THE, THE CONSTABLES, UH, HARRIS COUNTY.

UH, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME IN AND, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

BUT JUST MAKE HEAR IT, WE'RE GONNA BE ENFORCING DWI.

OKAY? UM, AND IN CLOSING, AS WE SAY HERE IN, UH, HOUSTON, UH, COME EARLY AND WEAR YOUR ORANGE, OKAY? MM-HMM .

SO, UH, ASTROS, LET'S GO GET 'EM.

THANK Y'ALL.

YEAH.

I'M GONNA BRING UP, UH, CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, UH, BAND 10 TO JUST GIVE SOME REMARKS ON THE, ON THE PARK.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

WELL, THANK YOU, CHIEF.

UH, MY NAME IS BAND 10.

UH, MY CHIEF ALREADY LAID OUT ALL THE PLANS ALREADY, SO IT MAKE MY JOB A LOT EASIER, RIGHT? SO, .

BUT WITH THAT SAID, UH, WE'RE GONNA POST, UH, TWO MAPS, UH, ON, UH, MAINSTREAM MEDIA.

I'M GONNA SHARE OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AND ALSO OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.

ONE IS GONNA BE A PRE-GAME TRAFFIC CLOSURE AND A POST-GAME, UH, TRAFFIC CLOSURE.

SO WHAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND THE SCREEN IS BASICALLY, UH, THE, THE, THE BLUE LINE AND THE RED LINE IS GONNA DENOTE THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF CLOSURE.

CLOSURE WILL BEGIN ON EVERY GAME, HOME GAME AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM IN THE EVENING.

SO, WITH THAT SAID, UH, THE PLAN IS IN PLACE.

JUST BE MINDFUL THAT, UH, WE MAKE SURE WE, UH, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE MAPS, THE, THOSE THAT LIVE LIKE CHIEF TO CHIEF'S POINT, THOSE, UH, LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THIS REGION, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE EXPERIENCE WITH A DOWNTOWN FOOTPRINT.

UH, THIS IS, UH, YOU GUYS SEE THE MAP, KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE CLOSURE ARE.

BUT JUST BECAUSE THIS IS A WAR SERIES GAME, AND WE ALL EXPECTING A LOT OF OUTSIDE GUESTS COMING IN TO VISIT OUR CITY AND ATTEND THE GAME, AND I BELIEVE MOST OF THEM WILL BE COMING IN TO ATTEND THEIR GAME.

SO JUST BE MINDFUL.

ALL THE MAIN CLOSURE WE HAVE, WE'LL HAVE OFFICER OUT THERE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AND, UH, EXPANDING THE TRAFFIC.

WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OUT THERE DIRECTING TRAFFIC ALL AROUND THE FOOTPRINT, INCLUDING SOME OUTLETS.

SO JUST, UH, PAY ATTENTION TO THE OFFICER'S DIRECTION AS THEY'RE DIRECTING TRAFFIC.

JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF THE OFFICER.

WE'RE GONNA POST ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE OUT THERE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY IS WE NEED TO LEVERAGE THE TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY FROM OUR OUTSIDE GUESTS.

UH, WE HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH OUR OUTSIDE, UH, ENTITY THAT HAVE THOSE, UH, TRAFFIC APPS INVOLVED.

AND WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE ALL THOSE UPDATES ACCORDINGLY.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE FOLLOW THOSE APPS.

UH, EVERYONE ENJOY THE GAME.

JUST, UH, LIKE CHIEF SAID, YOU KNOW, BE PATIENT, YOU KNOW, UH, PLAN AHEAD.

GIVE US PLENTY OF TIME.

AND I KNOW, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE LIKE OVER 40 PLUS THOUSAND PEOPLE FLOODING OUT A STADIUM, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EASY LIFT, BUT WE'LL TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT'S, THEY'LL BE ON FOOT THAT NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

FIRE CHIEF SAM PINA.

OKAY, THANKS.

THANK YOU, CHIEF GO ASTROS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO LET ME FIRST START OFF BY CONGRATULATING THE, UH, AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION, HOUSTON ASTROS, FOR ONE, YES, FOR AN AMAZING AND DECISIVE, UH, WIN.

AND GETTING TO THIS POINT, THE FOURTH APPEARANCE AT A WORLD SERIES IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.

THAT IS AMAZING.

AND, UH, I WANNA THANK THE ASTROS FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

UH, OWNER, JIM CRANE, DUSTY BAKER, THE MANAGER, AND THE, AND THE, THE TEAM FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THIS CITY.

THAT'S JUST, UH, THAT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

UM, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED HERE, ALL THESE AGENCIES ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR CITY, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, FOR OUR VISITORS, UH, EVERYBODY ATTENDING THIS GAME.

UM, WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER.

YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS SPECIAL EVENTS ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE A SAFE,

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UH, EVENT, A SAFE WORLD SERIES, UM, UH, WEEKEND OF BASEBALL.

SO WE WANNA RECOMMEND, UH, A FEW THINGS.

THE PLAN HAS BEEN MENTIONED AND LAID OUT BY, BY THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT, UH, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU GUYS ARRIVE EARLY.

IF YOU DON'T NEED TO DRIVE HERE, UH, USE A RIDES HERE.

BRING YOUR ENERGY, BRING YOUR TEAM PRIDE, UH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRING YOUR PATIENCE.

THAT'S WHAT, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THIS FOOTPRINT.

WE APPRECIATE THE WORKERS, THE RESIDENTS, AND THE VISITORS TO THIS FOOTPRINT.

AND, UH, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE.

THAT'S A, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA NEED.

THERE'S GONNA BE PLENTY OF, OF SECURITY, PLENTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT ON SCENE.

UM, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU SPEAK TO YOUR CHILDREN, IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK, IF YOU'RE GONNA BRING, UH, YOUNG CHILDREN WITH YOU, SPEAK TO THEM BEFORE YOU, UH, YOU ARRIVE AT THE BALLPARK.

IF YOU GET SEPARATED, HAVE A PLAN TO GET REUNITED.

THERE'S GONNA BE PLENTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SCENE TO ENSURE THAT, UH, THAT WE ASSIST YOU IN REUNI REUNITING YOU WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.

BUT, UH, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLAN AHEAD OF TIME.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, AGAIN, THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL THESE AGENCIES THAT YOU SEE BEHIND US, UH, ARE PREPARED TO ENSURE A SAFE AND, UH, AND A WELCOMING, UH, EVENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE VISITORS TO OUR GREAT CITIES.

SO, WITH THAT, GO ASTROS AND, UH, SWEEPING FOUR.

THANK YOU.

HEY, BEFORE WE OPEN UP ANY QUESTIONS, I'M GONNA BRING UP ASSISTANT CHIEF PATAN TWO FOR TRANSLATION IN SPANISH, ALS, ALS.

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UM, LEMME SEE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, PATTY.

HEY, BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN, UH, UH, QUESTIONS, UH, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ALL OF THE, UH, UM, GOT SOME IMPORTANT PEOPLE BACK HERE.

SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE, UH, FOR, FOR, UH, QUESTIONS OR INTERVIEWS FOLLOWING, UH, THE QUESTION SESSION.

BUT, UH, GO AHEAD.

ANY QUESTIONS, TOWN? TWO.

ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? Y'ALL GOT A SMILE TOO.

WE NOT ANSWERING QUESTIONS TO Y'ALL.

SMILE, Y'ALL LIKE THIS IS A FUNERAL.

GO AHEAD.

I'M QUESTION.

GO AHEAD.

I GOT A QUESTION.

UH, PHILADELPHIA FARM ARE GOING TO GET PRETTY WELL AND PERSONALLY AGGRESSIVE.

ARE WE PLANNING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WE KNOW THAT I THINK EVERY TO, YEAH.

YEAH.

LOOK, I I DON'T WANNA SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT, UH, ABOUT ANY FANS THAT'S COMING HERE, BUT WE HAVE STANDARDS HERE IN THE CITY AND WE EXPECT EVERYBODY TO FOLLOW 'EM, OKAY? WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE FUN.

BUT, UM, IF YOU GET TOO ROWDY, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT IF YOU GO TO ASSAULT SOMEBODY OR WHATNOT, OR DAMAGE PROPERTY, YOU GONNA GO TO JAIL.

BUT THAT'S JUST NOT FULFILLING FANS.

THAT'S FOR EVERYBODY.

SO, UH, WE JUST WANT A, A RESPECTFUL, FUN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE AND HAVE FUN, YOU KNOW? AND, AND LET'S SEE.

MADE THE BEST TEAM WIN.

KEEP IT RESPECTFUL.

DAISY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YOU HAVE, DA, ANYTHING OR, NO.

GOT IT.

I GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.

OKAY.

UH, YOU STILL RESIDENT REPORTING A LOT OF CAR, YOU KNOW, IN HERE? YES.

SO, UM, UH, WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE MORE, UH, OFFICERS ABSOLUTELY IN AND AROUND THE STADIUM.

UH, BUT AS I, UH, ASKED, UH, EARLIER, UM, WE NEED CITIZENS TO DO THEIR PART.

OKAY? YOU CAN'T BRING GUNS IN THE STADIUM, LEAVE 'EM AT HOME IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SAFE, OKAY? DON'T LEAVE, UH, VALUABLES VISIBLE, VISIBLE IN YOUR VEHICLE.

BUT WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS, BOTH, UH, UNIFORM AND PLAIN CLOTHES, UH, PATROL IN THE PARKING LOTS, AGENTS UP NORTH, UM, IN PHILLY GOING ON.

LIKE, WHAT, LIKE A WAGER.

I DON'T, AIN'T SAYING WAGERS.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ILLEGAL FOR ME TO BET.

NO, SERIOUSLY, .

SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER THAN WE ARE, SO, NO, NO, SERIOUSLY, UH, COMMISSIONER OUTLAW IS A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE.

I, I LOVE HER AND RESPECT HER, BUT, UH, WE SPOKE THE OTHER DAY AND WE, WE, WE'LL COME UP WITH A LITTLE WAGER ON SOMETHING, A LITTLE FRIENDLY WAGER.

SO, BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO LOSE TOO MUCH THOUGH.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

YES, SIR.

CHIEF, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, UM, UH, OUTSIDE, UH, OFFICERS OUTSIDE AND, AND POSSIBLY INSIDE.

YES.

YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME WHEN THAT FAN JUMPED, UH, UH, JUMPED OVER AND GOT ONTO THE FIELD.

UM, ARE Y'ALL GONNA BE ALSO, UH, VIGILANT ON THAT STUFF? OR, OR JUST, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.

'CAUSE WE, WE WERE BRIEFING BACK THERE AND JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.

SO I, I TOLD HIM, UH, I'M REALLY FAST FOR ABOUT 40 YARDS.

OKAY, , SO I'M GONNA GET OUT THERE.

NO, SERIOUSLY.

LOOK, UH, ALL SERIOUSNESS, IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT IS VERY SERIOUS WHEN, UH, UH, UH, SPECTATOR BREACHES THAT IT'S DANGEROUS TO OUR PLAYERS, OKAY? AND I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW MAJOR LEAGUE HAS BANNED THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR LIFE, OKAY? UH, HE WENT TO JAIL FOR TRESPASSING.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION, UM, WE ARE, THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE GONNA PUT ADDITIONAL, UH, SECURITY OFFICERS OUT THERE IN POLICE OFFICERS.

AND MY EX WAS, AND THIS IS NO AGAINST ANYBODY, BUT I SAY, PUT SOME ATHLETIC GUYS AND LADIES OUT THERE, OKAY? , THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER OUT THERE, BUT, UM, A LOT OF, LOT OF MORE PRECAUTIONS.

OKAY? YEP.

I,

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I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, THANK YOU.

UH, AGGRESSIVE DRIVING.

WE HAVE, WE LOST A 16-YEAR-OLD, UH, KID, UH, OUTSIDE OF A, AN ASTROS GAME IN THE PAST.

YEAH.

AND, UM, THIS TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE HEAVY.

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.

SO WHAT'S THE MESSAGE TO THOSE DRIVERS THAT TEND TO GET A LITTLE OUT OF LINE? THANKS FOR ASKING THAT.

AND, UH, UM, MY HEART, MY HEART GOES OUT TO, UH, ANY VICTIM OF VIOLENT CRIME AND, AND ESPECIALLY THAT, THAT PARTICULAR, UH, FAMILY, UH, UM, AFTER THAT ASTROS GAME.

BUT AGAIN, PACK YOUR PATIENCE.

UM, BE RESPECTFUL AND CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS.

UM, AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IF YOU, UH, DISCHARGE A FIREARM OR, OR DO SOMETHING CRAZY OUT THERE, PRETTY GOOD CHANCE YOU GOING TO JAIL, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA PLAY AROUND WITH THAT.

OKAY.

NEXT QUESTION, CHIEF.

UH, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED OFF THE TOP, UH, WE HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN PREPARING FOR A WORLD SERIES NOW, FOUR OUTTA THE SIX YEARS.

I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AS A DEPARTMENT, AS A CITY, HOSTING THESE EVENTS, PREPARING FOR SECURITY, AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, YOU'RE DOING DIFFERENTLY THIS FOURTH TIME AROUND.

IT'S NOT SO MUCH OF ANYTHING DIFFERENT, BUT EVERY EVENT, UM, YOU HAVE AN ACTOR ACTION AND, UH, YOU JUST WANT TO GET BETTER.

UH, NOTHING IN, IN PARTICULAR.

UM, BUT, UH, WE WANT TO BE THE BEST.

UH, AND I THINK WE'RE PRETTY GOOD HERE, UH, DOWN HERE WITH MAJOR EVENTS, BUT, UH, WE JUST WANT TO GET BETTER.

BUT, UM, NOTHING, UH, THAT, THAT STICKS OUT.

UM, BUT, UM, JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THE HUGE THING AND, UH, UH, MAYBE AN IMPROVEMENT.

UH, WE GOT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, BUT EVERY TIME, AND I'M SO PROUD OF THIS, WE GET EVEN BETTER WITH ALL OUR PARTNERS IN A, IN A, IN OUR COMMUNICATION BEFORE DOING AND AFTER, UH, EVENTS.

SO, SOURCE, YOU WANNA HAVE THAT DAY, NOT GOING TELL YOU? NO, SERIOUSLY, I DON'T DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS, UM, NUMBERS, UM, BUT TELL YOU A LOT.

OKAY.

AND YOU'LL SEE IT, YOU'LL SEE IT, UM, UM, EVEN BEFORE THE GAME.

UH, WE GOT EVENTS BEFORE THE GAME, SO YOU'LL SEE OFFICERS EVERYWHERE AND, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL BE SAFE.

YES.

OKAY.

I WAS GONNA ASK, UM, EITHER SHERIFF GONZALEZ TO SAY SOMETHING.

ESPANOL, I COULD DO IT AFTERWARDS.

WE'RE GONNA, THE 1, 1 0 1, OKAY.

IS THAT IT? CHIEF? ANY COURSE, SIR.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL GATHER THEIR PARTY PRE-GAME? WELL, DURING THE FESTIVITIES AND EVERYTHING, YOU, YOU KNOW, UH, WE, WE KNOW IT'S, IT'S A PROBABLY OVER 40,000, UM, IN, IN, IN THE STANDS AND, AND A FEW THOUSAND, UH, IN PRE-GAME, BUT I KNOW THAT'S A TICKETED EVENT.

UM, SO, UM, THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE, UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND WE WANT THAT.

UH, IT'S BEEN TOUGH TIMES FOR US.

WE WANT ALL OUR HOTELS FULL.

WE WANT OUR RESTAURANTS FULL.

WE WANT THEM TO COME HERE AND SPEND MONEY AND HELP OUR ECONOMY.

OKAY? BUT EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE A, A GOOD TIME.

BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET WITH YOU, UH, AFTER, YOU KNOW, AFTER ACCIDENT, AND MAKE SURE WE GET THE NUMBERS TO YOU, OKAY? ALL RIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL.