* 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. [Press Conference: "Construction Safety Week"] [00:00:18] GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. FANTASTIC. WE WANNA WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE FIS PROJECT. I APPRECIATE THE TURNOUT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR JOINING US. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WE GOT A TIGHT SCHEDULE, WE WANT TO KEEP YOU ON SCHEDULE. SO FIRST, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF, ROMAN RIOS, PROJECT MANAGER FOR HENSEL FBS CONSTRUCTION. EXCITED, HONORED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT OUR SPEAKERS AND TO REWARD AND APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORKERS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK OUTSIDE. WE STARTED STRUCTURAL STEEL THIS WEEK. THAT IS A HUGE MILESTONE FOR THIS PROJECT. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. UH, ALRIGHT, SO A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. UH, GUYS, WE HAVE TWO FOOD LINES, RIGHT? TEXAS BARBECUE, WE HAVE TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. THERE'S PLENTY OF FOOD. ONCE WE CONCLUDE WITH THE SPEAKING PORTION AND THE CARES PROGRAM, WE'RE GONNA INVITE FOLKS TO STAND UP AND GET FOOD, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE RAFFLE. OKAY? UH, SO FIRST, OKAY, SO THAT'S THIS. OKAY. UM, RESTROOMS ARE TO MY LEFT. THERE'S TWO EXITS TO THIS SIDE. THERE'S A, A LADDER HERE OF STAIRS HERE AND TO THE LEFT FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANYTHING. BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH Y SAFETY WEEK, PLEASE HELP ME IN THANKING THE INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT'S BEEN WITH US SINCE 2020, HELPING US THROUGH COVID, GETTING PRE-BID VIDEOS, GETTING PRESENTATIONS, GETTING THE WORD OUT, GETTING OUTREACH MARKETING FOR FIS PROJECT TO GET YOU GUYS HERE WITH A CONTRACT AWARD. PLEASE HELP ME TO THANK HILL DAY FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, ARGENTINA, JAMES, THEY'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. STAYED LATE TO GET ALL THIS VENUE READY. THE INVITATIONS, YOU GUYS NAME IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARGENTINA. SO, WHY ARE WE HERE? SAFETY WEEK 2023. AS MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW, IT'S AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED WEEK FOR OSHA, INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S A SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. WE KICKED IT OFF AT FIS WITH FALL PROTECTION AND FALL RESTRAINT ON MONDAY MORNING. WE HAVE BREAKFAST TACOS, MSA, BROUGHT IN SOME, UH, UH, SPECIAL DUMMY, AND WE SHOWED EVERYBODY HOW TO PROPERLY PUT FAULT RESTRAIN HARNESSES ON SATURDAY. TODAY, ON WEDNESDAY, WE ARE EXCITED, DELIGHTED, AND HONORED THAT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FROM THE CITY, MR. MAYOR TURNER, LEADERSHIP FROM HAS AIRPORTS, UH, AIRPORT DIRECTOR MAYOR DIAZ IS HERE, OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO MIKE HOOKY IS HERE JUST TO SHOW LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF SAFETY. SO SINCE 2014, WE'VE BEEN DOING A SAFETY WEEK WHERE WE GO ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND RECOGNIZE SPOTLIGHT, A PROJECT FOR SAFETY. FIS WAS SELECTED FOR THIS YEAR AND WE'RE EXCITED A SENSE OF FOLKS TO BRING THE TEAM HERE AND RECOGNIZE THOSE FOLKS THAT PROVIDED SAFETY CULTURE FOR THE TEAM. SO, WITH THAT, LET ME MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING. UM, ONE QUICK NOTE I WANTED TO MENTION ON THE PROJECT. UM, WE'VE BEEN STARTING HERE WORKING, ENABLING WORK ON THE ROADS SINCE 2019. AS I MENTIONED, WE CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED OF ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, STRUCTURAL STEEL STARTED THIS WEEK. UH, WE'D REMOVED OVER 85,000 TONS OF CONCRETE AND STEEL RIGHT BEHIND THAT GLASS THAT TOOK US OVER A YEAR TO DEMOLISH THAT GARAGE SO WE CAN EXPAND THIS GREAT TERMINAL AND PROVIDE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FOR HOUSTON PASSENGERS. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. SO LET'S KICK OFF SAFETY WEEK WITH MY PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HENZEL PHELPS. MIKE HOOKY UP TO THE STAGE FOR SOME WORDS. MR. HOOKEY GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, CAME STRAIGHT OUTTA HENSEL. PHELPS HAS RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS SINCE 1991, AND HE, NOBODY IS MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT SAFETY THAN MR. HOOKEY. SO WE WORK. PLEASE HELP ME JOIN DYNAMIC INDUSTRY ONE WITH MANY CHALLENGES, BUT AN ENDLESS OPPORTUNITY. EVERY DAY WE SHOW UP DELIVERING EXCELLENCE AND LEAVING OUR MARK ON [00:05:01] SKYLINES ACROSS AMERICA. OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS OF SAFETY, EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP INVOLVED EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. LEADERSHIP INVOLVEMENT IS OUR FOUNDATION AND CREATES A CULTURE OF UNCOMPROMISING SAFETY EXPECTATIONS. WE EMPOWER OUR CRAFT THROUGH OUR CRAFT AWARENESS, RECOGNITION, AND ENGAGEMENT IN SAFETY PROGRAM KNOWN AS CARES. OUR SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERYONE PROGRAM KNOWN AS SAFE REINFORCES WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING WELL AND CORRECTS UNSAFE ACTS OWNED ENVIRON MENTAL CONDITIONS. THROUGH THESE PILLARS, WE INTEGRATE SAFETY INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. TOGETHER WE ARE BUILDING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF CONSTRUCTION SAFETY. IT'S TIME WE TAKE THE NEXT GREAT STEP AND ACHIEVE ZERO ACCIDENTS BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE US SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT. USING DATA TO MAKE INFORMATION ACTIONABLE, INSPIRING OUR TRADESMEN AND WOMEN TO WATCH OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, INCORPORATING SAFETY INTO THE DESIGN OF OUR PROJECTS, CAREFULLY PLANNING EACH OPERATION TO ELIMINATE HAZARDS, COMMUNICATING OUR PLAN AND ENGAGING CRAFT DURING THE SAFETY TASK ASSIGNMENT. IDENTIFYING HAZARDS, ENSURING CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE BEFORE STARTING WORK. PARTNER WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE FORWARD THINKING INDUSTRY, BENDING CLIENTS ON THE PLANET SO WE CAN BE THE SAFEST COMPANY IN OUR INDUSTRY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT DOING MORE. THIS IS ABOUT DOING WHAT'S RIGHT AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF CARE THAT TRULY VALUES EVERYONE ON OUR SITES. EVERY DAY, EVERY PROJECT WE TAKE ACTION TO REDEFINE SAFETY IN OUR INDUSTRY. WE ARE HE S GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. HOW Y'ALL DOING? I JUST, UH, WANNA WELCOME YOU ALL HERE TODAY. UH, IT IS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE I ESPECIALLY WANNA WELCOME AND THANK MAYOR TURNER FOR BEING HERE. AND DIRECTOR DIAZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GENTLEMEN, FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY. UH, MY NAME'S MIKE HOOKEY, I'M PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HENSEL PHELPS. AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR US TO COME TOGETHER TODAY TO CELEBRATE SAFETY WEEK AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR INDUSTRY SAFER. AND I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE IMPORTANT THING FOR ALL OF US TO DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY SHOULD BE TO SEND ALL OF OUR TEAMMATES HOME SAFELY AT THE END OF EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT SHOULD BE OUR NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE FOCUS ON EVERY DAY WHEN WE SHOW UP TO WORK. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS INDUSTRY STILL HAS TOO MANY INCIDENTS, TOO MANY SERIOUS INCIDENTS AND UNFORTUNATELY FATALITIES. YOU KNOW, I READ A STATISTIC THE OTHER DAY, AND THIS WAS SOBERING, BUT, UH, DESPITE ALL OF THE ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IN THIS INDUSTRY, AND A LOT OF GREAT WORK, THE DEATH RATE AMONGST CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAS NOT DECLINED IN 10 YEARS. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? IT'S KINDA SHOCKING AND REALLY JUST KIND OF OUT OF A CURIOSITY, UH, BY SHOW OF HANDS, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN ON A JOB SITE THAT'S HAD A SERIOUS INJURY OR A FATALITY. LOOK AROUND THE ROOM A LITTLE BIT. PRETTY SOBERING. THAT'S A GOOD PORTION OF THE ROOM THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THAT. AND SO THE REMINDER, I THINK THAT, THAT, UH, COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, UH, AN INCIDENT LIKE THAT IS SOMEBODY'S LIFE JUST CHANGED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE CAN BE COMPLETELY DEVASTATING TO THAT WORKER WHO GOT INJURED. IT CAN BE DEVASTATING TO THEIR FAMILY. UH, IT HAS AN EFFECT ON THE CREW THAT THEY, THAT THEY WORKED ON, THAT IS THEIR FAMILY AT WORK. AND THE WHOLE JOB SITE HAS, UH, BEEN AFFECTED WHEN THERE'S AN INJURY THAT'S SERIOUS OR GOD FORBID, A FATALITY. AND SO THAT'S WHY SAFETY IS SO PERSONAL. AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S EXTREMELY PERSONAL FOR ME. UH, BECAUSE I WAS INJURED ON MY VERY FIRST PROJECT OVER 30 YEARS AGO, MY SECOND MONTH ON [00:10:01] A CONSTRUCTION SITE, I GOT INJURED AND I GOT INJURED BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS. THERE WAS AN OPERATION THAT WAS GOING ON NEAR ME. UH, IT WAS NOT WELL PLANNED. IT WAS NOT WELL EXECUTED, AND A LOAD GOT AWAY FROM THE CREW AND I WAS STRUCK BY A LOAD. NOW, FORTUNATELY, IT HIT ME IN THE FACE, SO NO DAMAGE. UM, IT HIT ME IN THE BEST PLACE I PROBABLY COULD HAVE, BUT, UH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. AND I JUST REMEMBER AT THE TIME HOW I FELT. I WAS EMBARRASSED. I FELT LIKE I LET MY TEAM DOWN. AND, UH, I CAN SAY IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES IN THIS INDUSTRY, IT'S ONE OF THE LOWEST POINTS OF MY CAREER. AND I NEVER WANT TO FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN. AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO HAVE TO EVER FEEL THAT WAY. AND SO THAT IS REALLY THE MOTIVATION BEHIND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK. THIS WEEK IS REALLY A SHOW OF FORCE IN OUR INDUSTRY WHERE WE ALL COME TOGETHER, WE RAISE AWARENESS, AND WE CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE THAT DECIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE SAFETY THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT THEY DO ON THE JOB SITE. AND SO THIS YEAR, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK WILL FEATURE OVER 75 COMPANIES NATIONWIDE THAT WILL CELEBRATE SAFETY AND HOLD EVENTS JUST LIKE THIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH A SIMPLE GOAL TO INSPIRE EVERYONE IN THE INDUSTRY TO BE LEADERS IN SAFETY. AND I'M HONORED TO SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK. WE ACTUALLY STARTED PLANNING THIS LAST SEPTEMBER, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT IT TAKES, IT TAKES A WHILE. BUT WE'RE EXTREMELY, UH, PROUD OF OUR THEME THIS YEAR. STRONG VOICES, SAFE CHOICES. UH, WE THINK IT'S EXTREMELY POWERFUL, SHORT, SWEET, AND TO THE POINT. UM, AND WE ALSO THINK THAT IT'S A REMINDER. IT SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT WE NOT ONLY HAVE EVERYBODY HERE, EVERYBODY ON THE JOB SITE NOT ONLY HAS THE RIGHT BUT THE DUTY TO SPEAK UP AND TO SPEAK UP WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T PLANNED CORRECTLY OR THE HAZARDS HAVEN'T ALL BEEN RECOGNIZED, OR WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, OR RESOURCES TO PERFORM THE TASK OR CONDITIONS CHANGE OR SOMETHING JUST DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT. WE'RE ALL EMPOWERED TO SPEAK UP. CONSTRUCTION IS A TEAM SPORT, RIGHT? AND IT'S OUR DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE US. SO THEY DO GO HOME SAFELY AT THE END OF THE DAY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO END BY THANKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND PARTICIPATING IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK. THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE AND GRIT. THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS WHAT CREATES LANDMARK PROJECTS LIKE THE FIS RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT. WITHOUT YOUR WORK, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE INDUSTRY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR HENSEL PHELPS, AND THANK YOU FOR BUILDING AMERICA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOUSANDS. THANK YOU ARGENTINA. UH, THANK YOU MR. HOOKEY FOR THAT GREAT SPEECH. SO MY NEXT SPEAKER, OUR NEXT SPEAKER NEEDS NO FORMAL INTRODUCTION. EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM. GREAT CITIES, GREAT CITIES DEMAND GREAT LEADERS WHO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO ALWAYS IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVE AIRPORTS AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND THRIVE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. STER TURNER MAYOR, OUR MAYOR OF HOUSTON, MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW THAT'S ARGENTINA IN CHARGE OF THE MUSIC OVER THERE. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BEING SIMPLY THE BEST, BUT, UM, I LOVE ME SOME, TINA TURNER. SO, UH, LOOK, LET ME JUST SAY, UH, LET ME SAY, UH, IS IT STILL MORNING TIME? GOOD MORNING, UH, . GOOD AFTERNOON, WHICHEVER IT IS. UH, MICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. UH, ARGENTINA, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. I'VE WORKED WITH HILL DAY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IN FACT, WE JUST WITH THEM, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND. SO ARGENTINA, THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH, UH, MARIO, UH, DIAZ, AND TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. UH, LEMME JUST SAY TO YOU AND BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE BARBECUE STATIONS ON [00:15:01] BOTH ENDS AND, UH, I HAVE A NEED NEITHER. UH, SO LET ME, LET ME BE VERY BRIEF. UH, WHEN I WAS ASKED WHETHER OR NOT I COULD COME TODAY AND ARGENTINA MADE A REQUEST AND, AND, UM, THIS IS CITY COUNCIL DAY, UH, EVERY WEDNESDAY, UM, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK. UM, I TOLD, I TOLD MY TEAM, UM, KIND OF REWORKED MY SCHEDULE, UH, SO I COULD COME AND LEMME JUST BE VERY CLEAR AS TO WHY I I COME OUT OF A WORKING CLASS FAMILY, UH, BOTH MOM AND DAD. UH, AND THEN, UM, I, WHEN I WAS COMING UP, EVEN BEFORE GOING TO LAW SCHOOL, I WAS AN ELECTRICIAN ASSISTANT. AND WHILE I WAS OUT THERE WORKING, UM, THE ELECTRICIAN TOLD ME TO GO THROUGH THIS BUILDING, AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CARRYING THESE WIRES ACROSS. UM, AND I WAS WALKING ON THE PLANKS AND I MISSED THE STEP. AND I CAME RIGHT THROUGH THE CEILING OF THESE PEOPLE'S HOMES AND FELL ON THEIR KITCHEN TABLE AND BROKE. I MEAN, I, I CAME DOWN HARD AND, AND, AND FELL. AND THE ELECTRICIAN LOOKED AT ME AND, UH, HE SAID, UM, S BEST, I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THAT AT YOUR PAY . AND I SAID, WHAT THE HELL? AND, UH, I SAID, YOU GOING TO TAKE IT OUT MY PAY? HE SAID, WELL, YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU WALK ON THE PLANE, SON, YOU DON'T JUST WALK ACROSS. AND I SAID, WELL, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME. AND, UH, AND I, I MEAN, I, HE DIDN'T EVEN ASK ME IF I WAS HURT. AND, UM, I SAID, WHEN THIS DAY IS OVER, YOU WON'T SEE ME ANYMORE. BUT WHEN I WENT HOME AND I TOLD MY MOM ABOUT IT, AND MY MOM WAS REIGN NINE KIDS BY HERSELF AFTER MY DAD DIED OF CANCER. UM, AND MY MOM WAS A MAID AT THE W RICE HOTEL DOWNTOWN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, UM, MY MOM SAID, OKAY, SO WHAT ARE YOU, SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND MYSELF RIGHT BACK AT IT AGAIN. THE BOTTOM LINE IS MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON. I'VE GONE TO MANY RIBBON CUTTINGS WHERE WE'VE CUT THE RIBBONS ON VARIOUS BUILDINGS, NICE LOOKING BUILDINGS, BRIDGES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED, AND I'VE GONE AND CUT THE RIBBONS. UH, BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN BUILT. I'VE BEEN HERE AT THE AIRPORT WHERE WE'VE CELEBRATED AND CUT THE RIBBONS. UH, THAT'S THE FINAL PRODUCT. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WHERE I'VE COME TO PAY TRIBUTE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO BUILT THOSE FINE BUILDINGS OR BUILT THOSE TERMINALS OR BUILT THOSE BRIDGES. AND HUMAN CAPITAL, MEN AND WOMEN WHO LABOR EVERY DAY ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE INVESTMENT, THAT ALLOW ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS TO TAKE PLACE. AND SO TODAY, AS MAYOR CITY OF HOUSTON, I CAME TO SALUTE THE WORKERS. I CAME TO SALUTE YOU ALL, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY, ALL TIMES OF THE DAY. AND SAFETY, LIKE MICHAEL SAID, IS SO CRITICALLY, SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO WHEN, WHEN WE ARE DESIGNING BUILDINGS OR DESIGNING THE PLANS, SAFETY HAS TO BE FRONT AND CENTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO PROTECT THE WORKERS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. I SAW A STAT THAT SAID FOR 512 DAYS ON THIS PROJECT, IT'S BEEN ZERO LOST TIME IN INJURIES, 512 DAYS. AND THAT SPEAKS, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. IT SPEAKS VALUES ABOUT HENSEL PHELP. SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OF THEIR WORK AND THEIR DEDICATION TO SAFETY, UM, AND, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BUILD A STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY. AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FISA STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. UM, AND IT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, WORLD CLASS. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF, IS THIS GONNA BE FINISHED BEFORE I LEAVE OFFICE? WELL, Y'ALL GONNA HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET IT DONE. MY LAST DAY IS THE END OF THIS YEAR. BUT WHETHER IT'S FINISHED OR NOT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU. THAT'S MY SIMPLE MESSAGE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, BECAUSE WE CAN SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME ON TECHNOLOGY. BUT WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, IF YOU TAKE PEOPLE OUT OF THE EQUATION, THE TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WORK THE WAY IT NEEDS TO WORK. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE HUMAN LABOR DOING THE JOB, THE [00:20:01] TOUGH JOB, IT, IT SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK. AND IF YOU TAKE WORKERS OUT OF OUR CITY, THERE IS NO CITY. SO ON BEHALF OF SO MANY FOLK WHO BENEFIT FROM WHAT YOU DO AND THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY WITH ONE OF THE BEST AIRPORT SYSTEMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT HUMAN INVESTMENT THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO SHINE EACH AND EVERY DAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. REACH, APPRECIATE YOU AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE DAY IN THE BARBECUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MAYOR TURNER, INCREDIBLE MESSAGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS, SINCE 2010, MAYOR DIAZ HAS LED THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS WELL AS THE FIVE STAR HOBBY AIRPORT AND THE ELLINGTON FIELD. HIS FOCUS HAS BEEN TO ESTABLISH PORSCHE AIRPORT AS A LONG HAUL REGION AIRPORT FOR FULL SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. ALSO CONVERTING HOBBY AIRPORT INTO A REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR THE AMERICAS, AND DEVELOPING ELLINGTON AS THE NATION'S 10TH LICENSED SPACE BOARD. IT'S A BIG JOB AND HE'S THE RIGHT MAN FOR IT. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME AIRPORT DIRECTOR, MARIO DIAZ. WELCOME. LET, LET ME START OFF BY SAYING, I'VE TOLD ARGENTINA I WAS NOT DANCING , BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING THE THINGS THAT YOU LEARN AT THESE EVENTS. SO I'VE JUST LEARNED NOW THE MAYOR WAS AN ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICE. WELL, I WAS A PLUMBER APPRENTICE, AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE SHARE. HE CAME TO ROOF OF HOUSE. I CAME TO ROOF OF A FURNITURE STORE. I WAS INSTALLING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE STORE, AND I ALSO DID A MISSTEP, CAME THROUGH THE CEILING. BUT IN MY CASE, I CAME DOWN ON A TELEVISION SET THAT WAS BEING SOLD BY A SALESPERSON. AND WHEN I LANDED ON THE TV, THE THE PEOPLE LOOKED AND SAID, WELL, THAT'S A STRONG TV. I'LL TAKE IT . I MADE HIM A DEAL. SO I DIDN'T GET CHARGED FOR THE CEILING . BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I LIKE THESE EVENTS. I REALLY DO. AND I LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY, WHETHER IT'S A SEAL TOPPING OR A SAFETY EVENT, THEY ARE MILESTONES THAT MARK OUR WAY ON THE END TO PROGRESS, SUCCESS, COMPLETION OF FACILITY. AND AS THE MAYORS POINTED OUT, WE ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE NOW. WE'RE OUT OF THE GROUND. WE'RE ERECTING STEEL. WE'VE GOT THE WEST PIER THAT WILL BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE'VE GOT THE NORTH CONCOURSE WITH ALL THE FINISHES THAT WILL BE COMPLETED. UM, AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY AS A RESULT OF, OF YOU AND WHAT YOU DO. AND SO I SIMPLY WANNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, 40 MILLION PEOPLE CAME TO THIS AIRPORT, UM, LAST YEAR. AND I CAN TELL YOU, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM EXPERIENCED A BIT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO GO TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE, UH, THAT IS REALLY BEING CONSTRUCTED OR PROJECT BEING CONSTRUCTED IN AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. AND YOU KNOW THAT THOSE WORDS, OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, ROLL OFF OUR TONGUE TOO EASILY. BELIEVE ME, IT IS DIFFICULT. AS I KNOW, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTANDS THAT WORKING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IS NO EASY FEAT. LOGISTICS IS ONE THING, BUT IMPLEMENTING, CULTIVATING, PRIORITIZING A CULTURE OF SAFETY IS SOMETHING ALTOGETHER. THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SOME WOULD CALL CULTURE IS ESTABLISHED BY THE TOP. AND MIKE, AS I'VE SAID TO YOU, I THINK YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAVE SET THE STAGE. YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A CULTURE, A CULTURE OF SAFETY, A CULTURE OF INNOVATION THAT IS CLEARLY HAS PERCOLATED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND. AND SO I THINK YOU OUGHT TO ALL GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING HERE TODAY. BECAUSE LOOK, IT'S ONE THING. THE, THE, THE, THE JOB OF BUILDING THE FACILITY IS ONE THING, BUT THE GOAL IS TO GET EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HOME AS, AS HAS BEEN SAID, UM, IN THE EVENING SAFELY. [00:25:02] I COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO HAVE THIS PO AS THE BACKDROP FOR THE CELEBRATION OF, UH, THIS EVENT HERE TODAY. BECAUSE I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD, NOT JUST FOR THE FACT THAT THIS FACILITY IS BEING BUILT, BUT WHAT IT WILL MEAN WHEN IT'S FINISHED. IT'LL ENABLE US TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, TO CONNECT THE PEOPLE, THE BUSINESS, CULTURES AND ECONOMIES TO THIS FIVE STAR CITY WE CALL HOME HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TEXAS. AND SO I TOO KNOW THAT I'M STANDING BETWEEN YOU AND FOOD AND I DON'T WANNA DO THAT. SO LET ME JUST SAY, AND BY SIMPLY SAYING THAT HOW PROUD WE ARE AND THAT WE PRO PROMOTE THE TRADITION OF CONTINUOUS SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE AIRPORT SYSTEM TOGETHER. STRONG VOICES, SUPPORT SAFE CHOICES. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU MARY ADIS. UM, ALRIGHT. SO WITHIN THAT MESSAGE THAT MARY JUST DELIVERED, SPEAKING ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND TRICKLES DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH THAT SAME TONE, WITH THAT INTENT, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR HES OF FOLKS LEADERSHIP BACK TO THE STAGE, MR. MIKE HOOKEY. BRAD WINANS, OUR VICE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL MANAGER FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA. AND GARY PERRIN, OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR HENSEL PHELPS. AS MARIO O DIAZ MENTIONED, SAFETY STARTS AT THE TOP AND IT TRICKLES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, IS HOW WE ENGAGE IN THE SAFETY CULTURE FOR THIS PROJECT, FOR THE COMPANY, FOR THE REGION. THIS TOWER CRANE, THIS HENSEL PHELPS TOWER CRANE IS THE SYMBOL OF PROSPERITY AND EXPANSION IS A SIGN OF OPPORTUNITY AND STRENGTH BY ITSELF. THE CRANE IS IMPRESSIVE AT ANY JOB. WHEN WE HAVE A TOWER CRANE, IT MEANS SOMETHING WORK IS GOING ON THE CLOCK. YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK. WE GOTTA GO SOARING HIGH ABOVE THE LANDSCAPE. IT LIFTS MANY TONS OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT. THE CRANE INCREASES EFFICIENCY, SPEED FOR THE JOB SITE, MAKING THE LANDMARK PROJECTS POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING WITH THE TOWER CRANE TO US TO SEL PHELPS. THIS TOWER CRANE IS A SYMBOL OF DEDICATION, GROWTH, AND GRIT FOR EACH OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT EMBODY THAT TO COME TO WORK AS YOU GUYS, TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY TO BUILD THIS GREAT FACILITY. SO WITH THAT IN MIND AND TYING INTO MAYOR ADIDAS'S MESSAGE ABOUT LEADERSHIP, WE WANNA PRESENT MAYOR TURNER, MAYOR A DIAZ, AND STEVE ANDERSON WITH THIS TOWER CRANE. IF YOU CAN JOIN ME UP TOP, STEVE ANDERSON, PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR I TRIP HELPING GUIDE THIS PROGRAM TO THE POINT THAT IT IS. SO I WANNA WELCOME THESE THREE LEADERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY JOINING US AND SHOWING LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY. THANK. * 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.