* 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] OH FOUR. [INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] UM, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2023. I'M ATTORNEY. I'M CALLING THIS MEETING OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. WE'LL START OFF TODAY WITH THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR MICROPHONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS MORNING, I WANT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR SEAN WILBURN. UM, PASTOR SEAN WILBURN IS THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT THE HEALING ROOM CHURCH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. PASTOR WILBURN IS PROUD GRADUATE OF PRAIRIE VIEW, A AND M UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE DEGREE, UM, IN, IN, INTO DISCIPLINARY STUDIES WITH A CONCENTRATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION, ME, I'M SORRY, MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH AND READING. FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS, PASTOR WILBURN HAS BEEN A FATHER FIGURE TO MANY AS HE HAS WORKED IN SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND AROUND THIS GREATER HOUSTON AREA. PASTOR WILBURN IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED WRITER AND PUBLISHED AUTHOR, RADIO AND TV, TV PERSONALITY, AND SOUGHT AFTER SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC OF LOVE AND RELATIONSHIP. PASTOR SEAN C WILBURN IS A MAN OF PURPOSE AND PASSION, AND A MAN OF GOD, A MAN, A MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART. THANK YOU. AMEN. MR. BOW, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY TO BE STEWARDS OF THIS GREAT CITY. WE ASK EVEN NOW THAT THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF OUR HEARTS BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT. OH LORD, OUR STRENGTH AND OUR REDEEMER IS IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR WILBURN FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. PATIENCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION, GOD IN LIBERTY, JUSTICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY VIEW, PLEASE CALL [9:00 AM - ROLL CALL] THE ROLL MAYOR TURNER. HERE. COUNCILMAN PECK HERE. COUNCILMAN JACKSON? HERE. COUNCILMAN KAMAN. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN EVAN SHAVAR. HERE. COUNCILMAN MARTIN. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. PRESENT. COUNCIL HUFFMAN PRESENT. COUNCIL CISNEROS. HERE. COUNCILMAN GALLEGOS. COUNCIL POLLARD. HERE. COUNCILMAN CASTEX TATUM. HERE. COUNCILMAN KNOX WILL BE ABSENT. CONSTABLE ROBINSON HERE. COUNCILMAN KUBO WILL BE ABSENT. COUNCILMAN PLUMMER HERE AND CONSTABLE ALCORN HERE NEED [ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING] A MOTION TO DELAY THE MINUTES. CASTEX. TATUM MOVED. SECOND ROBINSON. MOVE. JUST SECOND TO DELAY THE, THE DELAY THE MINUTES. ANY OBJECTION, SHERRY STAND? THE MOTION IS GRANTED. ALRIGHT. THE FIRST [1  9:00 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING for updates to Chapter 42 (Subdivisions, Developments and Platting) and Chapter 26, Article VIII (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of the City’s Codes of Ordinances ] ITEM TODAY IS A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU'LL PLEASE CALL ITEM NUMBER ONE. ITEM ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING. UM, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES NOW THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARGARET WALLACE BROWN FOR A PRESENTATION. AND JUST BEFORE SHE GETS STARTED, JUST FOR SOME CONTACTS, UM, THE, UM, WHAT WAS IT? UH, PLACES THE PARKING ISSUE, UH, SHARED PARKING. WHAT'S THE PARKING ISSUE? MARKET BASED MARKET. MARKET BASED PARKING. YEAH. THE MARKET BASED PARKING. UM, WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. SO IF ANYBODY'S HERE TO SPEAK ON, ON, UM, MARKET BASED PARKING, UH, THAT ISSUE IS NOT A PART, WILL NOT BE A PART OF, UM, THIS ITEM AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO PLEASE BEAR THAT IN MIND. THE OTHER IS THAT THE Y SHAPE, UM, DRIVEWAYS, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. SHARED PARKING, UH, UH, SHARED DRIVEWAY PARKING IS ALLOWED, BUT THE YHA PARKING, UH, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE IN, IN THIS ORDINANCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO THOSE TWO THINGS JUST WANNA BE VERY, VERY CLEAR. DO YOU, SO MARKET BASED PARKING, WE ARE NOT PROCEEDING WITH THAT, SO WE DON'T NEED TO SPEND ANY TIME ON THAT. OKAY. Y'ALL CAN SPEND SOME TIME ON THAT ON ANOTHER DAY, AT ANOTHER TIME. OKAY. SO MARKET BASED PARKING, WE ARE NOT PROCEEDING THE Y SHAPE, UH, DRIVEWAYS. UH, THAT WOULD NOT BE A PART OF, UH, THIS ORDINANCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT. UM, AND THEN ALSO, BEAR IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SPEAKERS, BECAUSE WE ARE MORE THAN 150 MINUTES, BECAUSE WE ARE MORE THAN 150 MINUTES, ALL SPEAKERS NOW, UH, ONLY WILL BE ALLOWED. ONE MINUTE. OKAY. ACCORDING TO THE RULE. AND WE WILL, WE WILL, SECRETARY WILL READ THAT AT THE, AT THE, AT THE RIGHT, AT THAT, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. MM-HMM . SO HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT, UH, LET ME WELCOME, UH, UH, THE CHAIR DIRECTOR OF, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, MARGARET WALLACE BROWN. MARGARET, THANK YOU. [00:05:01] IS YOURS? GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. NICE TO MEET. SEE YOU AGAIN ON THIS EFFORT. UM, I WANNA INTRODUCE SAVITA BONDY, WHO'S TO MY WRIGHT, AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS THAT, UM, YOU MAY HAVE. SO, UH, THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE LIVABLE PLACES INITIATIVE. THESE CHANGES TOUCH CHAPTERS 26 AND 42 IN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. THEY ALSO INCLUDE ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN MANUAL. SO ON JUNE 8TH, THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M SORRY, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY TO SEND THE PACKAGE OF CHANGES TO CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THIS IS THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING FOR CHAPTER 42. MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE LIVABLE PLACES PACKAGE IS THE RESULT OF THREE YEARS OF COLLABORATION WITH A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF DIVERSE GROUPS OF HOUSTONIANS, THE LIVABLE PLACES PACKAGE IS ALL ABOUT CHANGING OUR DEVELOPMENT CODES TO PROVIDE A WIDER VARIETY OF HOMES TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF HOUSTONIANS. THEY FOCUS ON AFFORDABILITY, EQUITY, AND WALKABILITY. LIVABLE PLACES. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE ALL SORTS OF INCENTIVES TO HELP BUILDERS BUILD HOMES THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ENCOURAGE SMALLER, MORE NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY HOMES. THEY RECOMMEND THAT THESE HOMES SUPPORT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND PROVIDE FOR A SAFER PEDESTRIAN SPACE. THEY RECOMMEND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY'RE BUILT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL PRICE POINTS, CREATING HOMES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF HOUSTONIANS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, FOUR MAJOR GROUPS OF CHANGES. FIRST, IT'S ABOUT MAKING IT EASIER FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO BUILD GARAGE APARTMENTS OR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. MAYBE IT'S A FIRST HOME FOR CHILDREN AS THEY BECOME ADULTS OR A SAFE PLACE FOR OLDER HOUSTONIANS TO STAY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, OR MAYBE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN MORE INCOME. WHATEVER THE REASON. THESE RULES MAKE IT EASIER FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO BUILD GARAGE APARTMENTS OR ALSO CALL GRANNY FLATS. IF YOU REMEMBER, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED THAT THERE BE NO MAXIMUM LIMIT ON AN A DU SIZE. WHEN WE TALKED TO NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT IT, WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT THEY THOUGHT THERE NEEDED TO BE A LIMIT. AND SO NOW THE RECOMMENDATION WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM SIZE OF 1500 SQUARE FEET FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT. AND SINCE THEY MUST CONFORM TO ALL SETBACK AND DRAINAGE CONSIDERATIONS, THE SIZE OF THE LOT AND THE EXISTING HOME WILL GREATLY DICTATE WHETHER ADUS CAN EVEN APPROACH THIS SIZE. THE SECOND CHANGE WE'RE MAKING IS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD TRIPLEXES OR FOURPLEXES UP TO EIGHT UNITS OF APARTMENTS IN AND AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS TYPE OF HOME WAS PREVALENT IN HOUSTON FOR DECADES. IF YOU ENTERED ADULTHOOD IN HOUSTON, LIKE ME, YOU PROBABLY LIVED IN ONE. BUT OVER THE YEARS, OUR RULES HAVE CHANGED AND IT'S BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD OR REPAIR THEM. RIGHT NOW, A FOURPLEX HAS THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS A FIVE STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH HUNDREDS OF UNITS. WHEN WE FIRST PROPOSED THIS, WE PROPOSED THAT THE SMALL SCALE APARTMENTS UP TO EIGHT UNITS COULD BE BUILT IN NEIGHBORHOODS ON LOCAL STREETS. BUT AGAIN, NEIGHBORHOODS TOLD US THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT THOSE LARGE BUILDINGS ON LOCAL STREETS. AND WE ADJUSTED OUR RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW TRIPLEXES AND QUADS ON LOCAL STREETS AND THOSE WITH FIVE THROUGH EIGHT UNITS TO BE RESERVED FOR MORE COMMERCIAL STREETS, THOSE CLASSIFIED AS COLLECTORS AND MAJOR THOROUGH AFFAIRS. ALSO, WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED THESE, WE PROPOSED ONE PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY 1500 SQUARE FEET, BUT BASED ON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS, WE REDUCED THAT TO ONE SPACE FOR EVERY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET AND ADDED TWO SPACES FOR UNITS OVER 1500, I'M SORRY, OVER A THOUSAND. RIGHT NOW, WE BUILD LOTS OF HOMES ON THE LEFT AND THEY SERVE US WELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THESE SMALL BUILDINGS WILL ALSO BE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY AND PROVIDE A MORE AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE. THIRD, WE'RE CREATING A NEW TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR HOUSTON. WE'RE CALLING COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS STYLE AND HAVE A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO BUILD THIS RIGHT AWAY. IT ALLOWS HOUSTONIANS TO BUY SMALLER HOMES ON SMALLER LOTS, AS LONG AS THE HOME IS BUILT ALONG A COMMON GREEN SPACE OR A COURTYARD. THESE WILL HAVE MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM SIZE, SO THEY'LL FIT RIGHT IN ALONGSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE ONE CHANGE TO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PROPOSED LIMITING THE SIZE OF THESE HOMES TO 1500 SQUARE FEET, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OPTED FOR SLIGHTLY LARGER 1800 SQUARE FEET. THE KEY TO THESE DEVELOPMENTS IS THE COMMON GREEN SPACE FOR EACH LOT CREATED. THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 150 SQUARE FEET OF COURTYARD OR GREEN SPACE ON THE PROPERTY. THE OTHER KEY ASPECT IS THAT PARKING IS REMOVED FROM THE UNIT, AND THIS ENSURES THAT THE GROUND FLOOR IS LIVING SPACE, NOT A GARAGE. THE LAST GROUP OF CHANGES TO THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT MANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING. WE KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, WHEN A LOT IN AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD IS SUBDIVIDED, AND NOW THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR HOMES WHERE ONE USED TO BE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS AT THE VIDEO MONITORS, THAT GRAPHIC IS PRETTY SMALL, BUT THERE IS A FULL SIZE VERSION IN YOUR PACKET, AN 11 BY 17 TUCKED IN WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. SO YOU CAN LOOK DIRECTLY AT THAT. THIS GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES ALL THE VARIOUS OPTIONS [00:10:01] AVAILABLE TO PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, INCLUDING SHARED DRIVEWAYS, COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT, FLAG LOTS, UM, FRONT LOADED IN INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAYS, UM, REAR ALLEY ACCESS, ALL ALL KINDS. FOR EACH OF THESE SCENARIOS, THE GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES THE INCENTIVES AND THE REGULATIONS, INCREASES IN DENSITY, BUILDABLE AREAS, REDUCTION IN DRIVEWAY WIDTHS, SETBACKS, AND VISIBILITY TRIANGLES. ALL OF THESE MAKE UP WHAT I CALL A BUSHEL OF CARROTS. THESE INCENTIVES USE REAR AND SIDE DRIVEWAYS, WHICH LEAVE THE FRONT OF THE LOT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE SIDEWALK AND MORE USABLE BY EVERYONE. THEY FURTHER INCENTIVIZE SMALLER UNITS WHEN POSSIBLE AND FOCUS MORE DOORS AND WINDOWS ON THE FRONT SO THAT THE HOMES PROVIDE A MORE NEIGHBORLY FACADE. SPECIFICALLY, AND I'M BACK TO THE VIDEO AGAIN, THESE CHANGES REQUIRE THAT HOMES FACING THE STREET ACTUALLY FACE THE STREET. THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TEACHES THAT, AND I QUOTE THE TRAINING MANUAL FRONT PORCHES, STOOPS, AND WINDOWS FACING STREETS AND ALLEYS ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE TRAINING GOES ON TO ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY WALKWAYS AND STREETS, AND THESE RULES WILL ACCOMPLISH THAT. THESE CHANGES ALSO FOCUS ON INCREASING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TIMES PEDESTRIANS AND AUTOMOBILES CAN COLLIDE, THIS IS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TIMES HOUSTONIANS HAVE TO WALK THEIR DOG OR PUSH A BABY CARRIAGE DOWN A SIDEWALK THAT'S NOTHING BUT DRIVEWAY, OR EVEN WORSE, BLOCKED BY A CAR. FURTHERMORE, THESE DOUBLE WIDE DRIVEWAYS ARE UNSAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS BY MAKING THEM CROSS OVER A DOUBLE WIDE SPACE WITH NO REFUGE. YOU'VE ALL EXPERIENCED HOW SOMEONE, HOW QUICKLY SOMEONE CAN BACK OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAY. IF IT'S ONLY ONE CAR WIDE THAT GIVES PEDESTRIANS A FIGHTING CHANCE, BUT TWO WIDE, ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER, AND PEDESTRIANS ARE ALWAYS IN JEOPARDY, AND THEY REDUCE THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES IN THE PUBLIC REALM. WHEN EACH 25 FOOT LOT CREATES ITS OWN 18 FOOT DRIVEWAY, IT EXACERBATES THE LOSS OF GREEN SPACE. ELIMINATES PLACES FOR TREES TO FLOURISH AND INCREASES THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. BY REDUCING THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WE CAN LEAVE MORE SPACE FOR TREES TO THRIVE INSTEAD OF SURVIVE. HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE, AND IN THIS INSTANCE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT WAS TAKEN MORE THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER IT HAD LAST RAINED. SO IN MANY INSTANCES, THE DRAINAGE COMPONENT OF THESE HOMES IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE RAIN AND THE, AND TO CONVEY THE WATER. AND NEXT SLIDE. FINALLY, THEY MAKE PUBLIC SPACE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, NOT JUST ONE HOMEOWNER. FOR EACH OF THE HOMES IN THE LEFT PHOTOGRAPH, THE PUBLIC HAS NO ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE LOT. WE'VE OFTEN SAID ONE OR TWO ON A BLOCK IS FINE, BUT WHEN THERE'S SEVERAL OR EVEN A FULL BLOCK, THE PUBLIC REALLY LOSES. WE ARE PROPOSING THIS CHANGE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC SPACE SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THE PUBLIC. WHILE EVERY HOME NEEDS ACCESS AND DESERVES IT. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ONE HOMEOWNER TO HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS FOR THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THEIR LOT. NO OTHER PERSON CAN USE THIS SPACE. IT ALMOST BECOMES PRIVATE PROPERTY. THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT BY LIMITING THE WIDTH OF THESE DRIVEWAYS, MORE PEOPLE WILL PARK ON THE STREETS. THEY DO HAVE GARAGES AFTER ALL. AND IF PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT CRIME, GARAGES ARE MUCH SAFER THAN THE DRIVEWAYS OR THE STREETS ARE. JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD THIS TYPE OF HOME ALL OVER HOUSTON. OH, NEXT SLIDE. ALL OVER HOUSTON, THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF HOMES USING REAR OR SIDE ACCESS THAT PROVIDE SAFE PEDESTRIAN REALMS AND EXCELLENT STREET CONNECTIONS. SO LET ME JUST BE REAL CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE SAYS. AS MANY OF YOU HEARD OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, NEITHER THE DEVELOPERS NOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M SORRY, I MISSED SOMETHING. PLANNING ORIGINALLY PROPOSED THAT THERE BE NO FRONT ACCESS FOR LOTS LESS THAN 40 FEET UNLESS IT UTILIZED A SHARED APPROACH. THIS IS ILLUSTRATED ON THE LEFT FOUR LOTS, AND THAT'S WHAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE Y DRIVEWAY. AS MANY OF YOU HEARD OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, NEITHER THE DEVELOPER NOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS EMBRACED THIS IDEA, HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR THAT THE SHARED ACCESS WAS AN ISSUE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO REDUCE THE 40 FOOT LIMITATION DOWN TO 33 FEET AND REMOVED THE Y ACCESS OPTION. SO THE 33 FOOT IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE THREE LOTS ON THE RIGHT. A 33 FOOT WIDE LOT DOES EVERYTHING THE BUILDERS SAY THEIR CUSTOMERS WANT. IT PROVIDES DIRECT, DIRECT ACCESS INTO A GARAGE. IT EASILY FITS TWO ADDITIONAL CARS ON THE DRIVEWAY. IT HAS FIRST FLOOR LIVING AND A BACKYARD. IT ALSO DOES WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS WANT BY INCLUDING A FRONT DOOR AND LIVING SPACE THAT CONNECTS TO THE STREET, MAKING THE STREET SAFER AND SUPPORTING HPDS CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS, IT REDUCES THE NUMBER OF TIMES A CAR CAN BACK OUT INTO A PEDESTRIAN. IT REDUCES THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY, AND IT MAKES A STRONGER HUMAN CONNECTION. [00:15:01] ALL OF THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR HOUSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS. IF A BUILDER OR A HOMEOWNER STILL WANTS TO SUBDIVIDE TO 25 FOOT WIDE LOTS, THEY CAN USE A SHARED DRIVEWAY, AN ALLEY REAR ACCESS, FLAG ACCESS, OR A PERMANENT ACCESS EASEMENT, OR THEY CAN ASK FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE LONG-TERM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, WHICH IS ON THE BOTTOM, AND WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL CREATE MORE PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUR PUBLIC SPACE. IMPROVED SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND LESS IMPERIOUS SURFACE A LESS OF A HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. IN CASE YOU THINK THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WAS AN EXAGGERATION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULARLY SEES ENTIRE BLOCKS OF NOTHING BUT NARROW LOTS WITH FULL WIDTH DRIVEWAYS. HERE'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE, AND THEN THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES WHY THE COMMISSION FELT SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS. THESE WERE A SERIES OF REAL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WALK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS DOWN THIS STREET EVERY DAY. AND IN EACH OF THESE INSTANCES OF THESE PLAT APPLICATIONS, THE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO A SIDE STREET. THE BUILDERS COULD HAVE CREATED A REAR DRIVEWAY AND PUT FRONT DOORS ON THE STREET, BUT DESPITE THE STAFF'S BEST EFFORTS AND THE COMMISSION'S BEST EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE THAT, EACH ONE OF THESE HOMES IS BEING BUILT WITH A GARAGE IN FRONT AND A 16 FOOT DRIVEWAY, A SMALL STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN THE HOMES. IN EACH INSTANCE, WE HEARD INTENSE NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THE COMMISSION COULD DO. THESE PROPOSALS MEET THE CURRENT CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE COMMISSION IS OBLIGATED TO APPROVE THEM. THIS STREET SCAPE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A SERIES OF FRONT DOORS OVERLOOKING THE PARK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. INSTEAD, IT'S GOING TO BE 35 BLANK GARAGES. THE POINT IS, THE COMMISSION HAS NO AUTHORITY TO DISALLOW THIS CURRENTLY IN CHAPTER 42, THIS IS WHAT THE CHANGES WILL, WILL ALLOW IF APPROVED BY YOU. THIS WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWABLE BY VARIANCE, NOT BY RIGHT. ALL OF THESE CHANGES DO IS ENCOURAGE REAR ACCESS AND REQUIRE THAT THE FRONT ACCESS BE RESERVED TO 33 FOOT WIDE LOTS WITH FRONT DOORS. IF THE DEVELOPER OR THE BUILDER DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT WILL WORK, THEY CAN ALWAYS ASK FOR VARIANCE. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS SIMPLY FLIP THE ARGUMENT. THEY MAKE A SAFER DEVELOPMENT BY RIGHT, AND ONE THAT'S LESS SAFE REQUIRES A VARIANCE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION ON THE LIVABLE PLACES CHANGES TO CHAPTERS 26 AND 42. AS THE MAYOR SAID EARLIER, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED I DID NOT DISCUSS MARKET BASED PARKING PROPOSAL AT ALL. AFTER SIX MONTHS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH NEIGHBORHOODS AND MANY OF YOU, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT TO MOVE THAT PROPOSAL FORWARD. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO REGROUP AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT OUR PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, DIRECTOR FOR A VERY DETAILED, UH, PRESENTATION OUTLINE THE, UH, THE BENEFITS OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO, TRYING TO DO. UM, SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO CREATE A LIVABLE CITY, UH, AND WE WANT TO CREATE A SAFE CITY FOR PEDESTRIANS AS WELL AS FROM A CRIME PERSPECTIVE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. AND AT THE SAME TIME, UH, UM, WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITHIN OUR CITY. UM, BOTH THOSE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO SEEK TO BUILD AND DEVELOP IN THE CITY, BUT TO DO IT IN THE, IN A VERY RESPONSIBLE WAY. SO, UM, I KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, UH, THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK, AND SO WE CERTAINLY WANNA TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THEM, BUT LET ME FIRST GO TO COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I HAD TWO QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I KNOW WE NEED TO GET TO PUBLIC SESSION AND DIRECTOR. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANNA THANK YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR TEAM FOR THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. ON THIS MAYOR, I HAVE LETTERS APPRE OF APPRECIATION TO DIRECTOR WALLACE BROWN AND HER TEAM, UM, FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE ON THIS. MY TWO QUESTIONS RELATE TO TWO ISSUES. UM, ALLEYWAYS AND ROAD PARKING, STREET PARKING, UM, WITH ALLEYWAYS. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE THAT. AND DISTRICT C HOLDS THE MAJORITY OF CURRENT ALLEYWAYS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THE ONLY ALLEYWAYS CURRENTLY THAT THE CITY HAS ACCEPTED IS A TOTAL OF 9.35 MILES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF HOUSTON. UM, DIRECTOR, IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IS THERE A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WITH THE CITY FOR OWNED AND ACCEPTED ALLEYWAYS? YEAH. YEAH. I'M UNAWARE OF ONE, BUT IT'S NOT WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S PURVIEW. THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR PUBLIC WORKS, AND I CAN CERTAINLY ASK AND GET BACK WITH YOU. YEAH, AND I, I RAISED THAT BECAUSE MAYOR, WE'RE INCENTIVIZING ALLEYWAY USAGE, AND I THINK THAT IS A TERRIFIC [00:20:01] MODEL. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WORKS. UM, THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN, I HAVE LETTERS FROM THE AREAS THAT DO HAVE ALLEYWAYS AND THEY HAVE SENT OVER 150 LE LETTERS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, NOT OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION, BUT OF OTHER MAYORS ADMINISTRATIONS REQUESTING THE CITY MAINTAIN THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE CITY ACCEPTED AND OWNED, AND THE CITY IS NOT MAINTAINING THEM CURRENTLY. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPANDING ALLEYWAY USAGE, UM, MY QUESTION IS WHETHER IT'S TO PUBLIC WORKS OR TO PLANNING, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAINTAIN THEM? UH, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CURRENT? WELL, LEMME JUST SAY WE CERTAINLY ARE INCENTIVIZING, BUT THEN WE ARE MAKING NO COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY'S GONNA TAKE THAT ON. 'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, NOW WE ARE TAKING ON THE MAINTENANCE OF DITCHES. SO THAT'S A HUGE DEAL THAT WE ARE DOING. WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING AT, UM, BUILDING MORE SIDEWAYS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THAT'S A HUGE DEAL. SO WE ARE INCENTIVIZING, BUT WE ARE NOT SAYING THAT WE ARE GONNA TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY. RIGHT. AND, AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT THE CITY DOES. I'M MERELY SAYING WHO IS GOING TO MAINTAIN THEM, AND RIGHT. WE HAVE THAT ISSUE WITH SIDEWALKS RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE EXPECTING PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN THEM, AND WE HAD NINE MILES AND THEY'RE NOT BEING MAINTAINED. AND SO I, I JUST AM ASKING THE QUESTION FOR THE FUTURE OF HOUSTON, OKAY, ALL OF THESE ARE GONNA GET BUILT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT CREATING MORE ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. WITH THAT, THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GALLEGOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, IN LINE WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN IN REGARDS TO THE ALLEYS, I, I, I KNOW, UH, IN DISTRICT, I, UH, IN EDDO ESPECIALLY, THERE'S SOME ALLEYS IN THERE, BUT YET IN, IN, IN, IN THE EAST END ITSELF, THERE'S ALLEYS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR DECADES. AND WE RAN INTO PROBLEMS WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE CALLED WANTING THE CITY TO GO OUT THERE AND FILL IN THE POTHOLES. AND WE HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT, NO, THAT'S NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A CITY. SO YEAH, I, I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT IF AT, AT ALL POSSIBLE, IF ALLEYS ARE BEING ASKED TO BE DONE, UH, IN THESE PROJECTS. BUT, BUT DIRECTOR, JUST FOR POINT OF CLARITY, I I, IN REGARDS TO THE SECOND DWELLING UNIT, THE SMALL AND AFFORDABLE, THE MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL OPTION AND A COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT ARE, ARE, AND, AND, AND THEN YOU MENTIONED TO INFILL AND NARROW LOT RESIDENTIAL, ARE WE ENCOURAGING IN THIS, UH, WHERE WE'RE ASKING THE BUILDER THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUILD DRIVEWAYS AND THEREFORE PEOPLE WILL JUST START PARKING ON THE STREET? I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING THAT, SO I JUST NEED THAT CLARIFIED. NO, SIR. NO, WE'RE NOT ENCOURAGE PE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE NOT TO BUILD DRIVEWAYS. WHAT THESE, WHAT THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES IS, UM, DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR HOW PROPERTIES CAN TAKE ACCESS. WE ARE ENCOURAGING MORE REAR OR SHARED DRIVEWAYS SO THAT, UM, THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING IS FACING THE STREET AND SO THAT WE HAVE MORE EYES ON THE STREET. WE, WE SUPPORT H HPDS SEP TED PROGRAM, UM, AND WE PROVIDE A SAFER PEDESTRIAN REALM. BUT NO, WE'RE NOT ENCOURAGING NO DRIVEWAY OR FEWER DRIVERS. YEAH. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MAY 1ST TURN TO COUNCILMAN P FOR UPON A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UM, THAT WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION'S 2023 LEADERSHIP LCM PROGRAM IN THE CHAMBER TODAY AS PART OF THEIR LOCAL ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH EDUCATION. IF YOU WANNA STAND UP, HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, ICM WELCOME ON BOARD, WELCOME. THE ASSOCIATION CREATED THIS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN 2008 TO IDENTIFY HIGH CALIBER WELL-INFORMED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND EDUCATE THEM ON THE MISSION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION. OVER 100 HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM AND ARE SERVING IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR THE ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A VERY LONG LIST OF SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TODAY, UH, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL RULES FOR YOU TODAY. UH, SO MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU WILL READ THE APPLICABLE SECTION OF RULE EIGHT AND, UM, UH, MARGARET AND MS. BTY, YOU ALL CAN, YOU CAN TAKE A SEAT OR, BUT IF YOU KNOW, BUT STAY CLOSE. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, UH, I DID SEE, UH, MARTY STEIN, UH, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MARTY, THANK YOU ALL AND LET ME THANK THE, UH, UH, LET ME THANK YOU MARTY AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, FOR DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB AND GETTING US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. IN FACT, IF YOU ARE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS, PLEASE STAND IF YOU ANY PEOPLE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BILL BARN, I SAY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. OKAY, MADAM SECRETARY [00:25:01] VIEW READ RULE EIGHT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION A, IF THE TOTAL OF THE TIMES REQUESTED BY SPEAKERS AT ANY COUNCIL MEETING IS GREATER THAN 150 MINUTES, THE MAYOR SHALL SO ANNOUNCE AND EACH SPEAKER'S TIME SHALL BE ONE MINUTE. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE PROVISION OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE INVOKED, THE QUESTION TIME FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL BE LIMITED TO A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF ONE MINUTE FOR EACH SPEAKER, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISION OF THIS RULE AND RULE 10 TO THE CONTRARY. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE DO HAVE MORE, UH, UM, THEN 150 MINUTES, SO EVERYONE WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE. OKAY. ONE, ONE MINUTE. UH, COUNCILMAN PAT? THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD JEFF BOUT TO THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SPEAKERS LIST SECOND ROBINSON TO, TO THE VERY BOTTOM. YES. OKAY. YOU HEARD THE MOTION MS. SECOND? ANY OBJECTION, CHAIR GRANTED, JUST THE O OKAY, SO BEAR IN MIND, MARKET BASED PARKING IS NOT, WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT, UM, I WOULD ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER, UM, THE Y SHAPED DRIVEWAYS. UM, THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU RESERVE YOUR COMMENTS, UH, FOR ANOTHER MOMENT IN TIME. UM, AND, UH, BUT LET'S PROCEED. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU'LL CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, RAY HABER MICER. RAY HABER IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY BEN GOBIN IN FRONT OF EITHER ONE OF THE MICS. THERE YOU GO. RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO, TO THE CHAPTER 42 CHANGES SPECIFICALLY THE, UH, THE COMMON DRIVEWAYS. UM, I BELIEVE THAT THE, THE COMMON DRIVEWAYS WILL MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF PARKING BE DONE ON, ON PUBLIC, UM, PROPERTY, PARDON ME, ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PARKINGS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. UH, THEREFORE THE STREETS, A LOT OF THE STREETS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, ESPECIALLY IN THE INNER CITY, UM, ARE NARROW. UH, THEY HAVE OPEN DITCHES, NO CURBS AND NO PUBLIC WALKS. UM, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF PARKING ON, ON THE, UH, PUBLIC STREETS WILL, UM, MAKE IT A MORE DANGEROUS SCENARIO. UM, AS WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. I'M SORRY. WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. NOT DOING, UH, SHARED DRIVEWAYS. WE'RE DOING THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS. OKAY. UH, BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THE WHY, THE WHY WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. NO, SIR. I, I, IF I SAID WHY I APOLOGIZE. I THOUGHT I SAID SHARED DRIVEWAYS ISS MY MISTAKE. I APOLOGIZE. OKAY, GO ON. GO ON. UM, UM, THE MORE PARKING ON THE STREET, THE MORE DANGEROUS BECOMES TRAFFIC WISE, BOTH FOR PEDESTRIANS AND FOR TRAFFIC. THOSE STREETS BECOME NARROWER AS THERE'S MORE CARS PARKED ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. AND SO THE, UH, THE RIGHT OF WAY AREA IS MUCH SMALLER FOR, UM, FOR TRAFFIC. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. ALMOST ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY IS COMPRISED OF NARROW LOT HOMES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE HOMES, UM, NEAR DOWNTOWN AFFORDABLE. MANY OF THESE AREAS HAVE DITCHES IN THE FRONT, AND I CAN DEFINITELY SEE PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE BACKING UP AT AN ANGLE WHEN TRYING TO GET TO THE STREET OR DRIVING OVER THE NEIGHBOR'S GRASS OR THE DITCH. THE PROBLEM WILL BE EVEN WORSE WITH VEHICLES WITH HARD TO MANAGE, UM, TURNING RADIUSES LIKE TRUCKS. I CAN IMAGINE NEIGHBORS ARGUING ALL OVER ABOUT SPRINKLER HEADS THAT HAVE BEEN RAN OVER WHOSE TURN IT IS TO POWER WASH THE SHARED DRIVEWAY ON THE NARROW LOTS. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGES IN TITLE 42, AND I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ALLOW THESE 25 FOOT NARROW LOTS THAT ARE FRONT LOADING TO KEEP THEIR OWN DRIVEWAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. UH, MAYOR MO. YES, MAYOR, I LOVE A CLARIFICATION FROM, UH, DIRECTOR MARGARET WALLACE BROWN BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT SHARED DRIVEWAYS IS NOT A PART OF THIS PLAN. SHARED DRIVEWAYS. NO, SIR. THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID. WHAT I, I BELIEVE WHAT I SAID, AND I'M UM, I'LL READ MY NOTES AGAIN, IS THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED SOMETHING THAT WAS CALLED THE SHARED ACCESS THAT BECAME COLLOQUIALLY CALLED THE Y DRIVEWAY. AND WHEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THEY REMOVED THAT OPTION. SO THAT'S THE SHARED ACCESS. THAT'S THE ONE WHERE, UM, A DRIVEWAY HAS A SHARED YES. BUT SHARED DRIVEWAYS ARE STILL AN OPTION. IT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING. IT'S THE, SEE WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN. THE PICTURES ON THE LEFT ARE WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION REMOVED FROM THE OPTION. BUT IF YOU GO TO THE, SOMEBODY GO TO THE, THE FULL STREET SCAPE, THERE ARE OPTIONS ON THIS STREET SCAPE. SECOND ONE FROM THE LEFT, UM, 1, 2, 3, 4, FIFTH, ONE FROM THE LEFT, UH, SECOND ONE FROM [00:30:01] THE RIGHT THAT ARE SHARED DRIVEWAY ALTERNATIVES, THEY'RE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHARED DRIVEWAYS. THOSE ARE STILL ALLOWED. AND SO WHAT I, I THINK IF I MAY, THE PUBLIC IS CONFUSED. UM, THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS FOR THIS WHY Y SHAPED THING AND THEY STILL THINK THAT IS STILL ON THE TABLE. A QUICK FOLLOW UP. YES, SIR. SO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. YOU HAVE A SMALL DRIVEWAY PATH TO A OPEN ENDED PLACE FOR PARKING. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE Y SHAPE. YES, SIR. THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS IS QUITE FRANKLY A LOT OF HOUSES I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IN RICE MILITARY THAT HAS A WIDE DRIVEWAY LEADING TO A GARAGE. AND EVERYTHING IS PARALLEL. IS THAT NO, THAT IS NOT A SHARED DRIVEWAY THAT IS TYPICALLY CALLED A FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAY. AND THAT FOR LOTS LESS THAN 33 FEET WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. SO THAT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. CORRECT. SO, GOT IT. I THINK DOUBLE CHECKING WITH MY TEAM. YEAH. YES, YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, WELL LET'S KEEP, WE'LL KEEP WORKING THROUGH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER ALEXANDER DEVO. ALEXANDER DIVO ALEXANDER IS HERE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME TODAY. UM, AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF HOUSTON, I'M CONCERNED WITH THE PROPOSAL OF CHAPTER 42 BECAUSE NOT ONLY WILL THIS SLOW DOWN THE GROWTH OF THIS CITY BY MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUILD, THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE CONSUMER BY TAKING AWAY THIS DESIRED DEVELOPMENT STYLE, CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS WITH INCREASED STREET PARKING, AS WELL AS THE LANDOWNER WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET AS MUCH FOR THEIR LOT WITH THIS CENTER TO EFFECT. SO I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR , YOU STILL IN? YOU ARE NOT, NO, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. NEXT VICTIM, FAZE ANI BE FILED BY CARMEN DECOSTA. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU MAYOR FOR, FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY, UH, FOR HEARING ME TODAY. UM, I SPECIFICALLY OPPOSE, UH, THIS PROPOSAL. AS I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, LOTS LESS THAN 33 FEET WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. FRONT LOADERS, WE DO A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN OST SOUTH WHERE THE STREETS ARE VERY, VERY NARROW. AND THE LOTS TYPICALLY THAT WE BUY ARE 5,000 SQUARE FEET AND 50 FEET WIDE. AND IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SPLIT THEM, THEN THAT WILL ADD MORE STREET PARKING. AND THERE IS NO WAY ON SOME OF THE STREETS LIKE MADRID, CALHOUN, AND THOSE STREETS IN OSD SOUTH THAT YOU COULD HAVE MORE STREET PARKING 'CAUSE THEY'RE VERY NARROW. AND SO I, AND FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD OPPOSE, 'CAUSE WE TYPICALLY DO A LOT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRANSITION POCKETS, AND IT WILL PREVENT US FROM DOING THOSE KIND OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE POCKETS GOING FORWARD. LEMME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. YOU ARE OPPOSED TO THE 33, UH, UH, FOOT REQUIREMENT YOU WANTING THE 25. IS THAT WHAT YOU, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT LESS THAN 33 FEET WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. HAVE FRONT LOADERS, AND THAT IS CORRECT. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE YOU'RE BUILDING, PEOPLE ARE BUILDING LIKE FOUR DIFFERENT LOTS ON THIS, ON VERY LIMITED SPACE WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAYS AND THEY'RE CREATING LIKE DAMS. AND SO IF YOU LOOK INTO MANY OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU GOT ALL OF THESE DRIVEWAYS AND IMPERVIOUS COVER AND YOU'RE CREATING DAMS. AND SO WHEN IT RAINS, IT FLOODS. SO YES, PEOPLE WILL BUY THEM, BUT PEOPLE WILL ALSO FLOOD. BUT, UH, UH, HEAR WHAT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, JUST ONE POINT. BUT DOING SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, IT ALSO TAKES AWAY YARD SPACE AND SOME OF THESE FRONT LOADERS IN THE BACK, WHICH PROVIDES SOME IMPIOUS. UH, YOU KNOW, IT PROVIDES SOME DIRT FOR THE WATER TO GO THROUGH AND THERE'S LESS CONCRETE AS A RESULT. IF WE DO THESE THINGS, THEN IT'S GONNA PUSH THE LOTS BACK AND ADD MORE CONCRETE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU, YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER CARMEN. CARMEN DECOSTA. CARMEN DECOSTA TO BE FOLLOWED BY MIGUEL. ROSARIO. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK. I AM SPEAKING AGAINST THE CHAPTER 42, UM, SHARED DRIVEWAY. UM, AS A HOMEOWNER, IT DOES CREATE, UH, A LOT OF SAFE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF. I ACTUALLY RESIDE IN ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU DRIVE IN AND THERE'S GARAGES, UM, UH, ATTACHED TO THE, TO THE TOWN HOMES, AND IT CAN CREATE SOME SAFETY ISSUES FOR GUESTS THAT PARK ON THE STREETS. UM, LATE AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH CRIME. UM, THE, UH, TRASH CANS THAT WE HAVE TO PUT OUT. YOU KNOW, IT, IT CAN BE A CONCERN AS [00:35:01] WELL. JUST THE CLEANLINESS OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN, UM, A REAL CONCERN. UM, AND THE ENTRY LEVEL PRICING FOR SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS, WILL LIMIT A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, BUYERS, CONSUMERS TO, UM, NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS. UM, AND ESSENTIALLY, THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, MIGUEL ROSARIO. MIGUEL ROSARIO. MIGUEL NE YOU. MIGUEL. NO. NEXT SPEAKER, ERICA ALVARADO. ERICA ALVARADO. ERICA IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY KAY WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS ERICA ALVARADO. I'M A REALTOR HERE IN HOUSTON, UM, HERE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO CHAPTER 42. UH, MAIN REASON BEING THAT MOST OF MY FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS LOOKING TO MOVE TO THE CITY ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S MORE CONVENTIONAL, MEANING PRIVATE DRIVES, FIRST FLOOR LIVING, AND THEY WILL SACRIFICE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IF IT MEANS IT ALIGNS WITH THE FLOOR PLAN THEY'RE USED TO IN THE SUBURBS. SO I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND THAT'S MY REASON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. KAY WILLIAMS. KAY WILLIAMS TO BE FOLLOWED BY HEATHER. FORDHAM, GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME. UM, I AM RESIDE IN THIRD WARD. I'M A RESIDENT THERE, AND I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. SO MY CONCERN IS SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH PARKING ON THE STREET. NOW, THIS IS GONNA ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING TO THE STREET AND THEFT IN THE AREA. LIKE I SAID, INNER CITY, YOU KNOW, WE DO DEAL WITH CRIME. AND THIS, THIS PLAN IS GOING TO DEFINITELY ADD THAT ADD TO THE CRIME, THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN WALKING TO THE PARK. SO I DEFINITELY OPPOSE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU HEATHER. FORDHAM TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN MARTIN. GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UM, I AM STANDING HERE TODAY AS A RESIDENT AND A REALTOR, UH, NATIVE HOUSTONIAN, 14 YEARS AS A LICENSED REALTOR. UH, I STAND IN COMPLETE OPPOSITION OF CHAPTER 42. UM, I AM SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT A COMMUNITY THAT MY UNCLE LIVES IN, WHERE IT IS ONE OF THE ONE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ACRE LOTS. THIS PROPOSITION IS GOING TO ADVERSELY AFFECT ALL OF THE EXISTING HOMEOWNERS CURRENTLY IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. IT'S GOING TO DISRUPT AND ABSOLUTELY REMOVE ALL THE VALUE THAT THEY HAVE. THEY ARE PUTTING IN 24 OF THESE ON AN ACRE LOT, NOT EVEN FACING THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE REST OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS CONSIDERED EXACTLY HOW THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE GONNA GO INTO THESE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE GONNA GO IN PERPENDICULAR TO THE WAY THE NORMAL HOUSES ARE CURRENTLY BEING FACED. THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN ROADS, ALL OF THIS OVERFLOW IS GONNA GO INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS A PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE SEEN ANY OF THESE, THESE PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS, BUT THIS SEEMS TO ALREADY HAVE BEEN A FOREGONE CONCLUSION BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY GOT IT PLOTTED OUT. SO ARE WE JUST HERE FOR SHOW? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE? YEAH, TIME HAS EXPIRED, BUT I'M NOT, I'M NOT EVEN UNDERSTANDING, UH, THE POINT THAT YOU'RE MAKING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY DOING IT RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE NO RULES RIGHT NOW, SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POINT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION? YEAH, I'M, I'M OKAY. HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND THE POINT THAT YOU'RE MAKING. SO THE POINT THAT I'M MAKING IS THIS, IF THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT PROPOSING CHANGES TO ALLOW THESE DEVELOPMENTS TO GO IN WITH THESE SHARED DRIVEWAYS, RIGHT? ALL OF THESE LOW AFFORDABLE, CHOPPED UP LOTS, AS YOU WOULD PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, HOW IS THAT CONDUCIVE TO STICKING WITH WHAT IS ALREADY EXISTING? WELL, WHAT, WHAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW ARE VERY FEW RULES. AND SO YOU HAVE ALL TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THE, IN THESE COMMUNITIES. BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S UN THAT, THAT, THAT WE CANNOT, UM, IN A SENSE KIND OF DIRECT. SO IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. IF, IF, IF YOU DON'T MOVE FORWARD CHAPTER 42, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE MORE OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T, I DON'T THINK SO. I DON'T THINK SO'S WHY EVERYBODY'S HERE, CHRISTIAN, MARTIN. YEAH, BUT I UNDERSTAND NOW IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD, YOU GONNA GET MORE OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND A HECK OF A LOT MORE OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING. OKAY? OKAY. UH, WHAT'S, WHO'S NEXT? CHRISTIAN MARTIN CHRISTIAN. MARTIN CHRISTIAN. NEXT WEEK. KEVIN STUCKEY. KEVIN STUCKEY. KEVIN IS HERE TO BE FILED BY REBECCA KITTER. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KEVIN STUCKEY. OUR [00:40:01] FAMILY'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS HERE IN HOUSTON FOR THE LAST 70 YEARS. THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE INITIAL HOMES BUILT IN WESTBURY, SOME OF THE INITIAL HOMES BUILT IN MEMORIAL AREA, THE ASHFORD COMMUNITIES BEFORE DAIRY ASHFORD CROSSED BUFFALO BIO, NASSAU BAY, THE WOODLANDS, KINGWOOD, MONTROSE REFILL HOMES IN BRACE HEIGHTS, TANGLEWOOD, MEMORIAL VILLAGES, WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, AND SOUTHSIDE PLACE. AND TODAY, I'M HERE TO TALK AGAINST CHAPTER 42, NOT THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. NOT ALL THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. SOME OF THOSE MAKE SENSE, BUT WHAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IS MAKING CHANGES AT NINE AND 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT BEFORE A MEETING LIKE THIS. SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU, YOU HELP. WAIT, WAIT. NOW LET'S LET, LET, LET ME EXPLAIN THE RULES FOR THE DECOR. OKAY? WE HAVE NO CLAPPING. IF YOU WANT TO AGREE WITH THE SPEAKER, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND, YOU CAN DO ALL OF THAT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE CLAPPING. NUMBER TWO, LET ME MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE ARE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING TO THE HATE. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING. SO YOU CAN MAKE CHANGES UP UNTIL NOW. WE'LL BE PROBABLY BE MAKING CHANGES AFTER TODAY. THAT'S THE PART OF THE PROCESS. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR, I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT. YEAH. SO THERE'S, THERE'S NO, BUT I JUST WANT PEOPLE, I WANT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO, TO UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO VOTING TODAY AT ALL. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. WHAT, WHAT DOESN'T SIT WELL IS 11TH HOUR CHANGES THAT, THAT BRING US TO A MEETING LIKE THIS. AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. REBECCA KISSER. REBECCA KISSER. HI, I'M REBECCA KISSER AND I'M A RESIDENT IN THE HOUSTON AREA. HAVE YOU TRIED AND I'M OPPOSED TO CHAPTER 42 CHANGES. IT'S GONNA PUSH, UH, STREET PARKING MORE INTO THE STREETS. HAVE YOU TRIED DRIVING DOWN A NARROW STREET IN HOUSTON RECENTLY? AND CARS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROADWAYS. I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING IN THE HEIGHTS WHERE BOTH CARS OR CARS ARE PARKED ON THE STREET AND YOU COULD BARELY SEE PAST THEM. YOU HAVE TO PULL ALMOST HALFWAY INTO THE ROADWAY BEFORE YOU COULD SEE. AFTER DOING THIS, I WAS HIT BY A PERSON SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD AS THEY CANNOT SEE ME EITHER. WHEN THE OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY DUE TO THE STREET PARKING. I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THIS IS THE NORM AND THAT WE HAVE TO BE SCARED TO DRIVE AROUND OUR CITY. I SUGGEST KEEPING THE PARKING OFF THE STREET AND ON THE HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, LLOYD AL, LLOYD AL TO BE FOLLOWED BY BRIAN SHAMAR. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. IF YOU SPELL MINE, YOU SAID MY NAME CORRECTLY TOO. UM, I'M, UH, NATIVE HOUSTONIAN, UH, BORN AND RAISED HERE, AND I'M OPPOSED TO CHAPTER 42. UM, I WAS ABLE TO BUY MY FIRST HOME IN THE CITY, UM, ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS IN A SHARED DRIVEWAY COMPLEX, AND I DID IT 'CAUSE AFFORDABILITY. UM, AND THEN MY NEXT HOUSE I BOUGHT, I WAS ABLE TO BUY A FRONT LOADER, STILL A 25 FOOT HOME SITE. AND I THINK THE VALUE OF HOME OWNERSHIP, WE'RE CALLING THIS LIVABLE PLACES. OWNING A HOME IS A PRIDEFUL THING. HAVING YOUR PRIVACY, HAVING YOUR DRIVEWAY, HAVING YOUR GUESTS BE ABLE TO PARK IS BIG. HAVING STREET PARKING, MY, MY, MY GUESTS DON'T WANT TO VISIT IF THEY HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREET. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO. STREETS ARE NARROW. THERE'S A LOT MORE AMAZON TRUCKS RUNNING THROUGH. AND WITH GARBAGE TRUCKS COMING UP AND DOWN THE STREET WITH, WITH GARBAGE CANS IN BETWEEN ALL THE CARS TRYING TO PICK IT UP, IT'S GONNA CAUSE CHAOS. SO I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE OTHER RULE CHANGES, BUT SOME OF THE ONES WHERE THEY'RE TAKEN AWAY FRONT LOADERS, UM, STRONGLY OPPOSED THAT JUST FROM HAVING LIVING IN THE CITY AND SEEING THE DIFFERENCES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER BRIAN ANI TO BE FOLLOWED BY GARLAND HARRIS. HELLO COUNSEL AND MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT MY OPPOSITION FOR MAJORITY OF CHAPTER 42. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS ARE, YOU KNOW, THINKING OF THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, BUT I THINK THAT, UM, FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT YOU GUYS ELIMINATED THE Y SHAPE, A LOT OF THESE PROPOSALS DO PRESENT SOME OF THE SAME, UH, PROBLEMS AND FUTURE ISSUES THAT THE Y SHAPE DID. UH, JUST LOOKING AT THE PAGE HERE, THE ALLEY ACCESS, THE SHARED SHARED DRIVE, NUMBER TWO, UM, WHICH THE OTHER SHARED DRIVE ON THE 25 LOT, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY JUST A T SHAPE, NOT A Y SHAPE. [00:45:01] UM, BUT YEAH, SO THEY JUST PRESENT SOME OF THE SAME THINGS THAT WE ELIMINATED Y FOR. UM, BUT I, YOU KNOW, I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA TAKE OUR, UH, THOUGHTS AND, UM, FORM SOMETHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL AGREE ON AND STRIKE A BALANCE. THAT'S FAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, GARLAND HARRIS, WE FOLLOWED BY AUSTIN POOLEY. ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UM, GOOD MORNING. I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE HERE WHO SUPPORTS ALL OF THE INITIATIVES AND THE WORK THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS DONE. UM, I OWN A, UM, I RUN A MIDDLE, I RUN MIDDLE HOUSING DESIGN CODES, A SMALL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRM. WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, ACRES, HOMES, SUNNYSIDE, SOUTH PARK, FIFTH WARD. AND I CAN TELL YOU, BUILDING TOWNHOUSES AND FRONT LOADERS AND DUPLEXES HAS GOTTEN PRETTY COSTLY FOR US. BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO COME IN AND BUILD THINGS LIKE TINY HOUSES OR FOURPLEXES OR TRIPLEXES, WE CAN MEET A MARKET THAT MOST PEOPLE HERE DON'T EVEN THINK EXISTS. UH, MOST OF OUR BUYERS, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL COME IN AND BUY THESE TWO BEDROOM DUPLEXES AND WHEN WE DRIVE THROUGH AFTER THEIR PURCHASE, THERE'S ONLY ONE OR TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY, YET WE HAVE FOUR PARKING SPACES FOR EACH ONE. SO BEING ABLE TO COME IN WITH THESE REDUCED PARKING RESTRICTIONS, BUILT SMALLER UNITS THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE AND BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF OUR CITY, WE CAN CREATE A MORE LIVABLE CITY FOR ALL OF HOUSTONIANS, NOT JUST THE LUXURY ONES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AUSTIN POOLEY BE FOLLOWED BY CAESAR APPOINTEE. HOWDY. MY NAME IS AUSTIN, AUSTIN POOLEY WITH, UH, HOUSTON NEW LIBERALS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT MAN JUST SAID. I SUPPORT THE CHAPTER 42, UH, AMENDMENT AND I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO ADD. HE DID IT, HE SAID IT ALL FOR ME. SO THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER, NEXT SPEAKER, CESAR APONTE TO BE FILED BY ANTHONY MONACO. RIGHT BEHIND HIM, MINE. GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TO SPEAK. I JUST WANNA MAKE THREE QUICK POINTS ON WHY I AM AGAINST CHAPTER 42. I AM A HOMEOWNER AND A REAL ESTATE AGENT HERE IN HOUSTON, SPECIALIZING IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND THE LIMIT OF THE, YOU KNOW, 33 FOOT FRONT LOADERS WILL NOT ONLY CONGEST OUR CITIES, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY PREVALENT IN AREAS LIKE THE HEIGHTS AND WASHINGTON CORRIDOR. SECOND, UNFORTUNATELY, HOMEOWNERS DON'T REALLY LIKE TO FOLLOW THE HOA PARKING REGULATIONS, YOU KNOW, WHICH THEN LEADS TO ALTERCATIONS, TOWING AND ISSUES, THREATS FURTHER DOWN THE LINE. AND THIRD, THE SIMPLE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. BY REMOVING THE SHARED, I MEAN, SORRY, THE FRONT LOADERS, THE, YOU KNOW, PRE-EXISTING FRONT LOADERS. NOW THE PRICES INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY. PRICING OUT OUR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS INTO OTHER SUBURBS OR PARTS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU MR. SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, ANTHONY MONACO TO BE FOLLOWED BY HARRIS BENSON. MY NAME IS ANTHONY MONACO. I'M A DEVELOPER RESIDENT IN THE HEIGHTS, AND I LIVE IN A FRONTLOAD AND NARROW, UH, LOT. THIS CHANGE WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY TO START AFFORDABILITY. FIRST SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENTS GETS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ONE THINKS. THE TURNAROUND TIME ON A SHARED DRIVEWAY IS FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS LONGER. THIS COST WILL ALWAYS BE PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. THIRD IS SUPPLY AND DEMAND. THIS WILL LIMIT DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS BUILDING HERE. LESS SUPPLY, MORE DEMAND, IT'LL BE MORE EXPENSIVE. UH, ALSO NOTE, TINY HOMES ARE NOT CHEAP TO BUILD. THERE ACTUALLY QUITE EXPENSIVE. A FRIDGE IS STILL THE SAME COST IN ANY HOUSE, SAME WITH ALL APPLIANCES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE HOUSE. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A ATTACK ON MIDDLE CLASS AND FAMILIES THAT WANT TO LIVE IN THE CITY. THE FRONT LOADER HOUSE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A FAMILY TO LIVE INTO THE CITY. WHEN FAMILIES MOVE TO THE CITY, THAT, UH, IMPROVES THE COMMUNITY, MAKES BUSINESSES THRIVE AND STARTS BUILDING BETTER SCHOOLS. I PERSONALLY AM STARTING A FAMILY SOON AND I DO NOT EVER WANT TO LEAVE THIS CITY SINCE I MOVED HERE 10 YEARS AGO. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO STAY HERE AND, UH, RAISE A FAMILY IN THE CITY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, PARIS BENSON TO BE FILED BY MICHAEL ROCK. THANK YOU. I'M A CITIZEN OF INTERLOOP HOUSTON AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MANY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES OF CHAPTER 42. TO GET TO THE POINT, THE 33 FOOT LIMITATION FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS FACING THE STREET SHOULD BE REDUCED TO 25 FEET AS MOST LOTS WITHIN HOUSTON ARE 5,000 SQUARE FEET WITH 50 FOOT FRONTAGE. UH, REGARDING YOUR CONCERNS WITH IMPERVIOUS SERVICES, MAYBE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DRIVEWAY WIDTH OF THOSE PRIVATE FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS CAN BE ADJUSTED TO INCREASE GREEN SPACES, TREES, AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEKING HERE IN THIS PROPOSAL. AND THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE HOUSTON AN AFFORDABLE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO [00:50:01] LIVE IN, OWN IN, AND RESIDE IN FOR YEARS TO COME. AS FOR THE ALLEY ACCESS, IT IS TRUE THAT MOST ALLEYS ARE IN HORRIBLE SHAPE AND THAT THE ENTIRE ALLEY WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED, WHICH WOULD BE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE. NOT ONLY SOMETHING, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN REASONABLY ASK THE DEVELOPER TO DO THEMSELVES. THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME SORT OF A INCENTIVE FROM THE CITY TO HAVE THE DEVELOPER ACTUALLY DEVELOP THE WHOLE ALLEY, WHICH IS HUNDREDS OF FEET LONG THAT WOULD BACK TO MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. THEY ARE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE AS PRESENTED EARLIER IN THIS ARGUMENT. THANK YOU. THANKS SPEAKER. MICHAEL, RICK. HI, GOOD MORNING. UH, I'M MICHAEL ROCK WITH DOUGLAS SALMAN REAL ESTATE. I, UH, COME TO YOU NOT JUST AS A REAL ESTATE AGENT, BUT JUST SOMEWHAT OF COMMON SENSE. YOU CAN ASK YOURSELVES, WOULD YOU WANT A SHARED DRIVEWAY IN YOUR HOME? AND I THINK THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR TO CONSIDER THAT TRUMPS ALL OTHER ARGUMENTS IS SAFETY. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A SHARED DRIVEWAY, YOU HAVE INCREASED RISK FOR LOSS OF LIFE FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND PETS. THEY'RE THE MOST AT RISK. I JUST WENT TO LONG ISLAND IN THE H IN THE HAMPTONS, AND A WOMAN WAS RUN OVER BY SOMEONE. UH, IT WASN'T A SHARED DRIVEWAY SITUATION, BUT SITUATIONS LIKE THIS CAN BE CREATED FROM TODDLERS PLAYING IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS. THAT'S WHERE THEY LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEIR SIDEWALK, CHALK, RIDE THEIR BIKES, UM, WHERE LITTLE CHIHUAHUAS LIKE TO RUN. AND I THINK THAT THE PROTECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD TRUMP ALL OTHER DEVELOPMENT, UH, IDEAS. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, ONE SECOND. ONE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I KNOW WE ARE QUICK ON TIME. I JUST WANT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. I LIVE IN A PROPERTY THAT HAS A SHARED DRIVEWAY AND THERE ARE CHILDREN THERE AND THEY, AND I HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT WALK THEIR DOGS. IS IT A COMMUNITY? YES, I DO. SO I'M COMMUNITY IS NOT, HOLD ON, IT'S MY TIME. HOLD ON. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. HOLD ON. , I'M JUST ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION SO I DON'T DISAGREE WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS, BUT TO PAINT THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT CHOOSING THESE OPTIONS IS FALSE. SO WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT, UM, YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A REAL ESTATE AGENT IN THE MARKET, BUT PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING THOSE OPTIONS OFTEN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WORKS FOR THEM. AND I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THERE'S KIDS THAT PLAY IN THE STREET, THEY RIDE THEIR SCOOTERS, UM, PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS EVERY MORNING AND WE'RE NOT RUNNING OVER EACH OTHER. RIGHT. I I DO AS WELL. SO I DO AS WELL. BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS A FRONT LOADER. I'M ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. YEAH. JUST SAYING THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, NEXT SPEAKER, JEREMIAH GOEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY BOBBY TYSON. GOOD MORNING. UM, I'M MEGAN SSTA, UM, CHAPTER 42, A HOMEOWNER AND A REAL ESTATE AGENT. AND I HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPER CLIENTS. UM, I DRIVE A TRUCK AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO GO INTO A SHARED DRIVEWAY THAT SHARES GARAGES. MOST OF THE GARAGES DON'T EVEN FIT A TRUCK AND I DON'T WANNA PARK ON THE STREET BECAUSE THEN THAT JUST ALLOWS THINGS TO HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK ON THE STREET. AS WELL AS LIKE HAVING YOUR GUESTS COME OVER AND MORNING THE PARK ON THE STREET, IF THERE'S A, IF EVERYONE'S SHARING A DRIVEWAY AND EVERYONE HAS A COUPLE GUESTS OVER IT, NOT EVERYONE CAN PARK IN THAT DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT'S A SHARED DRIVEWAY AND THEN THAT YOU PUTTING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE AROUND THE STREET INSTEAD OF HAVING MY FULL SIZE DRIVEWAY WHERE I CAN HAVE TWO CARS IN THE GARAGE AND TWO CARS OR MORE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET ME MAKE SURE THAT I'M, THAT I'M CLEAR. IS SHARED DRIVEWAY PARKING ALLOWED RIGHT NOW? YES. YES. THAT IS ALLOWED RIGHT NOW. YES. AND IT'S USED SO I'M JUST TRYING TO, IF IT'S A ALLOWED RIGHT NOW AND IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. IT'S HAPPENING. I I, I DIDN'T HOLD IT. THANK YOU. PLANNING. Y'ALL COME AND TALK TO US. I SIMPLY WANNA KNOW, IS MS. BANDY, IS IT ALLOWED RIGHT? IS IT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? SO SHARED DRIVEWAYS ARE ALLOWED TODAY IS WHAT SHARED DRIVEWAYS ARE ALLOWED TODAY. THEY ARE, THEY ARE ALLOWED, THEY ARE ALLOWED TODAY. THE, THE BIG MAYBE IF I CAN CALL IT CONFUSION, IS THE WIDE DRIVEWAY IS BEING REFERRED TO AS SHARED DRIVEWAY AND THE COMMENTS PROBABLY ARE BEING MADE. WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. LET ME, LET ME ESTABLISH THESE RULES ONE MORE TIME. NOW ONE PERSON TALKS AT A TIME AND THAT'S FROM THIS MIC FROM AROUND HERE. OKAY. SO LET'S DO THAT NOW. LET'S BE RESPECTFUL NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I GOT [00:55:01] A GOOD UNDERSTANDING. EXPLAIN AGAIN. SO, SO WE ARE ALL CLEAR. YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU. SHARED DRIVEWAY IS ALLOWED TODAY AND IT'LL CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED BECAUSE THAT IS A COMPACT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH WAS INTRODUCED UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF YEARS AGO. THE BIG PROBABLY CONFUSION IS WHEN WE PROPOSED THAT THE FRONT 25 FEET WIDE LOTS, 2 25 FEET WIDE LOTS, INSTEAD OF HAVING INDIVIDUAL 16 FEET DRIVEWAYS. CAN WE PULL UP THE SLIDE PLEASE? UM, TWO 16 FEET DRIVEWAYS, INSTEAD OF HAVING THE 16 FEET DRIVEWAYS, THEY CAN BE COMBINED TO CREATE A WIDE TYPE OF DRIVEWAY THAT WAS CALLED COMBINED DRIVEWAY APPROACHING THE ORDINANCE. THAT WAS PROPOSED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE CONCERNS OF MANURING AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THE PARKING OPPORTUNITY IN THE DRIVEWAY WILL BE LOST PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER HEARING ALL OF THE COMMENTS TOOK AWAY THAT OPTION AND PROPOSED THAT IF SUBDIVISION OF LOTS IS HAPPENING, THE NARROWEST LOT THAT CAN GET A FRONT DRIVEWAY OF MAXIMUM 12 FEET WIDE CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THE LOTS ARE 33 FEET OR WIDER. THE LOTS THAT ARE NARROW THAN 30 FEET CAN STILL HAPPEN WITH A SHARED DRIVEWAY. AND NOW WE CAN GO TO THE, THE STREETSCAPE EXHIBIT PLEASE. SO IN THIS, FROM THE UM, RIGHT SIDE, IF YOU LOOK AT UM, THE 33 FEET WIDE LOTS AND THEN NEXT TO THAT YOU CAN SEE A SHARED DRIVEWAY WHICH COMES AND TEES IN THAT IS STILL AN OPTION TO DEVELOP THE 25 FEET WIDE LOTS. I HOPE I ANSWERED THE QUESTION. OKAY, SO THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWING THE 25 FEET, WE ARE RESTRICTING IT TO 33 FEET. YES SIR. THAT'S THE CHANGE. CORRECT. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPERS WHO WOULD PREFER THE 25 FEET TO BUILD AS MANY HOUSES ON THAT SPACE. BUT WE ARE SAYING WE ARE PROPOSING NO TO THAT. YES SIR. 33. AND WE ARE ELIMINATING THE Y ENTRANCE, WHICH WAS CRAVING, CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF CONSTERNATION. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD BEFORE. SO WE'VE BEEN, WE ARE ELIMINATING THAT, BUT THE SHARED DRIVEWAY THAT EXISTS TODAY. SO THESE, WHAT THESE, THESE PROPOSED CHANGES IN CHAPTER 42 ARE NOT GONNA BE CREATING WHAT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST. IT ALREADY EXISTS. YES SIR. AND PEOPLE ARE BUYING. YES SIR. YES SIR. ALRIGHT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I NEED. MCC COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. SORRY MAYOR. POINT OF CLARIFICATION. IF I MAY JUST 'CAUSE AGAIN, I THINK FOR SOME OF US IT'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT JUMBLED. MY UNDERSTANDING DIRECTOR IS WHAT WE'RE, WHEN FOLKS ARE TALKING ABOUT SHARED DRIVEWAYS, 'CAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHARED DRIVEWAYS, RIGHT? YOU HAVE FLAG STYLE, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT ONES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS. THAT'S AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING? YES. I THINK THE MAYOR WAS VERY CLEAR. CURRENTLY THE RULES ALLOW ALL SORTS OF SHARED DRIVEWAYS. THEY ALSO ALLOW FOR LOTS THAT ARE PLATTED TO 25 FEET WIDE. THEY MAY TAKE FRONT ACCESS. THAT IS WHAT IS CHANGING, CHANGING THAT LOTS LESS THAN 33 FEET MAY NO LONGER TAKE FRONT ACCESS. AND THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S YOUR UNDERSTANDING, IS THERE'S, UH, THE REALM CALLED THE PUBLIC REALM. YES, MA'AM. IN THE FRONT OF THE HOME WE HAVE OUR DITCHES AND OUR SIDEWALKS. AND I WOULD ARGUE ALSO THE STREETS. BUT WE'LL SET THAT ASIDE FOR A MOMENT. AND IN ORDER TO, FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, EXCUSE ME, DEPARTMENT'S PERSPECTIVE, PROTECT THE PUBLIC REALM, WE ARE LIMITING THE ABILITY OF WHEN YOU CAN USE FRONT LOADING. SO THAT ONE, THERE'S MORE DITCH ACCESS, MORE SIDEWALK ACCESS, NOT AS MANY DRIVEWAYS. AND ON TOP OF THAT, INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE STREET PARKING BECAUSE THEN THERE'S NOT AS MANY DRIVEWAYS YOU CAN PARK ON THE STREET MORE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO I JUST SO I'M CLEAR ON THAT. I, MAYOR, I HOPE THAT HELPS CLARIFY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SHARED DRIVEWAY ISSUE, IT'S THE FRONT LOADING AND THIS DEBATE ON THAT. YES MA'AM. OKAY. MR. BROWN, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF WAY TO MAKING WHAT EXISTS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. SO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO USE THE DRIVEWAYS CAN USE THE, CAN EFFECTIVELY USE THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND THAT NO ONE PERSON CAN OCCUPY OR TAKE CONTROL OF THE PUBLIC'S. RIGHT. AWAY. SO WE WANT TO MAKE THE CITY LIVABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE IN THEIR HOMES, BUT ALSO [01:00:01] PEOPLE WHO WANT A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY CITY AND A SAFE CITY. BUT, AND WE HEARD, WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE THOSE WIDE ENTRANCES TO THE DRIVEWAYS. HEARD THE LOUD AND CLEAR, WE ARE SAYING, WE ARE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE. WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. THIS MARKET BASED, UH, PARKING THAT WAS GOING TO, IN A SENSE, DRIVE PEOPLE TO THE STREET. WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT THAT. SO WE ARE NOT PROCEEDING, UH, WITH THAT. BUT THE SHARED DRIVEWAY THAT EXISTS TODAY, IT EXISTS TODAY. IT'S NOT LIKE WE ARE CREATING THAT. IT EXISTS TODAY, BUT WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING, WE ARE NOT ALLOWING THESE FOUR UNITS ON THIS SPACE. OKAY. WHICH CREATES ALL THIS, UM, COVER. WE ARE SAYING NO TO THAT. SO WE ARE RESTRICTING IT TO 33 FEET TO TRY TO, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, RETAIN SOME GREEN SPACE AND TO PROVIDE AND TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF WAY SO PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN THEIR HOMES IN THE CITY. OKAY. WE WANT THEM TO DO THAT. BUT PEOPLE CAN ALSO WALK IN THE CITY IN A SAFE WAY. AND WE'RE SAYING IN TERMS OF THE DOORWAY ENTRANCE, WE WANT IT TO BE STREET FACING. AND THAT'S BECAUSE HPD AND OTHERS ARE SAYING THAT'S FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. ALRIGHT. MAY I PUT TIME AND GO GO RIGHT BACK? YES. THANK YOU. JUST A, A QUICK QUESTION. SELF-DISCLOSURE, I, I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. WE DON'T HAVE THESE ISSUES. SO I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THESE AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES. I'M AN ACCOUNTANT BY TRADE. I DON'T THINK 3D I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT MAPS AND BEEN ABLE TO COMPREHEND IT. I'M A LINEAR THINKER AND I STRUGGLE WITH THINGS LIKE THIS. WHEN I LOOK AT MAPS, I HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT A HOUSE AND SAY, OKAY, I GOT IT. THAT'S THE DRIVEWAY LEADING UP TO THE GARAGE. AND THEN THERE IS THE BUILDING. AND I LOOK AT THE MAP THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED AND IT HAS THREE SHARED DRIVE CONCEPTS. ONE OF 'EM ON THE FAR LEFT HAS A 16 FOOT SHARED DRIVEWAY. AND I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE THIS. SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT SOMEONE'S GONNA BUILD A, A HOUSE WITH A DRIVEWAY NEXT TO A HOUSE AT 12 FEET WIDE? 12 FEET? ACTUALLY, SIR, 12 FEET. YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T WALK DOWN A ALLEYWAY WITH 12 FEET WIDE. I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT CONCEPT ACTUALLY, SIR, THAT'S ON THERE BECAUSE A DEVELOPER HAS ASKED US IF THEY CAN PLA THAT TYPE OF A LOT. THERE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILDING SMALL ENOUGH HOMES THAT, UM, ARE AFFORDABLE, THAT THEY WANT TO DO IT IN THAT CONFIGURATION. AND IN FACT, THE, THE GARAGE THAT YOU SEE IN THE BACK WILL HAVE AN A DU ON TOP OF IT. SO IT IS A SMALL HOME WITH A SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOME PORTABLE HOUSING FOR BOTH THE, THE PRIMARY AND THE SECONDARY HOUSE. AND, AND IT IS 12 FEET. UM, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DIMENS I'M FAMILIAR WITH SHOTGUN HOUSES. I GREW UP IN NEW ORLEANS, BUT THIS IS SMALLER THAN A SHOTGUN HOUSE. IT'S, WELL, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DIMENSION. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DIMENSION, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING SOMEONE WANTS TO BUILD. OKAY. OKAY. HOPEFULLY NOT MANY. OKAY. AND THEN I'LL, AND THEN I DO WANT TO GET BACK TO THE, TO THE SPEAKERS NOW. SO COUNCILMAN ROBINSON. MAYOR, I, I DO WANT TO ASK THE DIRECTOR JUST ONE QUESTION 'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE MAYOR PRO TEM IS ON IT WITH THE DIMENSION OF THE DRIVEWAY. AND AS AN ARCHITECT, I WANNA TELL YOU THAT SINCE THE TIME IT WAS A Y AND WHERE IT IS NOW, CAN YOU TELL US THE DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE DRIVEWAY WAS AT THAT POINT OF THE DIAGRAM? WHEN IT WAS A Y MM-HMM . WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING WAS THAT EACH LOT HAD A 12 FOOT WIDE ACCESS POINT. THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH ITS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR PROVIDED A 24 FOOT WIDE ENTRANCE SO THAT EACH LOT WAS, WAS RELEGATED TO 12 FEET ON THEIR OWN. AND THE FULL DIMENSION WAS 24 FEET. RIGHT. SO THERE IS STILL A TAPERING, YOU KNOW, THUS, I THINK THERE IS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE Y ON THE LEFT OF THE DIAGRAM WITH THE TWO XS. THAT IS A VERY DRAMATIC Y AND WHERE THERE IS TAPERING NOW, IT, IT IS STILL THAT MAXIMUM 12, BUT THE YIELD IS MORE SPACE ON THE STREET. CORRECT. SO THE DRAWINGS ON THE RIGHT WITH THE 33 FOOT THAT ALSO HAVE THE 12 FOOT WIDE, THAT TAPERS, UM, WE HAVE MEASURED IN THE WAY THOSE DRIVEWAYS ARE LINED OUT, YOU CAN EASILY PUT TWO CARS ON THAT DRIVEWAY. THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ARGUED HEAVILY THAT YOU COULD NOT PUT IT ON THE Y DRIVEWAY, BUT YOU CAN ON THE 33 FEET. I'VE HEARD THOSE ARGUMENTS. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. COUNCILMAN POLLACK. THANK YOU BIG BROTHER. MAYOR TURNER. UH, CAN WE PUT THE, UH, [01:05:01] THE SLIDE BACK UP PLEASE? THE FULL STREET WITH NO, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. OKAY. MM-HMM . TELL ME WHY WE COULD NOT HAVE THE DRIVEWAY GO FROM THE CORNER OF THE GARAGE DOOR STRAIGHT DOWN. WHY, WHY DO WE HAVE ANY TAPERING AT ALL? WELL, YOU MEAN ON THE, ON THE LEFT MOST ONES. OH NO, ON THE, ON THE RIGHT. WELL, BECAUSE IF IT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN, IT JUST TAKES UP MORE OF THE PUBLIC SPACE AND UM, AND, AND CREATES MORE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. IT ALSO ELIMINATES ANY POSSIBILITY TO HAVE A CAR PARKED ON THE STREET. IT EFFECTIVELY IS THE SAME DOUBLE WIDE DRIVEWAY THAT WE ARE LOOKING WITH THAT WE HAVE. BUT YOU WOULD GIVE MORE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE FOR IF THEY HAVE, UM, SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES THAT DRIVE CARS OR THEY HAVE GUESTS THAT COME OVER, THEY WOULD GET THE PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY. IN, IN THE SCENARIO ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN FIT TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY. YOU DO NOT WANNA PUT FOUR CARS IN THAT DRIVEWAY IN ANY INSTANCE BECAUSE THAT PARKS IT OVER THE SIDEWALK. YOU WOULD NEVER WANNA PUT FOUR CARS ON THAT DRIVEWAY BLOCKS THE SIDEWALK. WELL, BASED ON YOUR DIMENSIONS, IT LOOK IF YOU COULD FIT IT. SO IN, IN NO SCENARIO CAN YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWO CARS IN YOUR DRIVEWAY, IN NEITHER OF THOSE SCENARIO, IN NEITHER OF THOSE CAN YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWO CARS IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. AND ON THE, ON THE, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TWO CARS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CARS WOULD BE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER BASED ON THE NARROWING OR THE TAPERING THAT THERE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO GO, ONE CAR WOULD BE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ONE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE STREET, WHICH WOULD PUT MORE CARS ON THE STREET. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ONES ON THE LEFT AND THE ONES ON THE RIGHT IS THAT THE TAPERING IS LESS EX IS LESS EXTREME. THE ONES ON THE LEFT, IT'S A VERY EXTREME TAPER. AND SO YOU ARE, UM, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE HAVING TO MANEUVER AROUND. I IF, LET'S SAY FOR INSTANCE, YOU'RE THE LOT ON THE FAR LEFT. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO CUT IT REAL BRIEF NOW. OKAY. IT, IT WORKS, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN AND MAYOR, I'M GO BACK TO THE SPEAKER. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS. YES. I WANNA GO BACK TO THE SPEAKERS. YEAH, I, NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND WE MAY NOT HAVE DIRECTOR UP HERE AGAIN. 'CAUSE SHE, SHE BROUGHT UP, AND COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD BROUGHT UP THAT THE, THE WAY IN WHICH THIS IS BEING PROPOSED WILL CREATE MORE ON STREETE PARKING OPPORTUNITIES. AND GOING BACK TO THE ISSUE AGAIN OF ALLEYWAYS, BUT ALSO OF STREETS IT WHEN WE HAVE MORE STREET PARKING, AT LEAST IN DISTRICT C, WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT I'VE NEVER SPOKEN TO BEFORE, BUT THEY'RE COMING UP HERE SAYING THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ALL OF THE ON-STREET PARKING AND THE MAINTENANCE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IN THE STREETS? IF WE ARE EXPECTING MORE STREET PARKING AND WE ARE BUILDING A CITY FOR THE FUTURE AND NOT FOR YESTERDAY, AND MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS FROM YESTERDAY'S LENS. THIS IS NOT THE CITY OF 20 OR 30 YEARS AGO. THIS CITY IS DENSIFYING, LIKE IT OR NOT, THE CITY IS DENSIFYING. WE CAN HOLD ONTO THE PAST AND THIS CITY WILL SUFFER. AND THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR SOME 30 TO 40, 50 YEARS. TRANSIT IS A PART OF WHAT WE DO. OKAY? AND THAT'S THE FUTURE. AND I KNOW PEOPLE WANNA HOLD ON TO HOUSTON OF YESTERDAY, BUT THIS IS NOT THE HOUSTON. WE CANNOT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A HOUSTON FOR YESTERDAY. AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT IT FROM THAT LENS. OKAY? BUT WE'LL MAKE A SERIOUS MISTAKE. SOONER OR LATER, THESE CHANGES ARE GOING TO COME. LIKE IT OR NOT, THEY'RE COMING. AND EITHER WE PRE PREPARE OURSELVES FOR TOMORROW OR WE WILL SUFFER. AND WE ARE SUFFERING NOW BECAUSE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. AND NOW WE FIND OURSELVES WITH THIS BOTTLENECK. CHANGE IS NOT EASY. OKAY? BUT I'M REMINDED OF WHAT MY DAUGHTER SAID WHEN I CAME HERE. DAD, DON'T BUILD THE CITY FOR PEOPLE YOUR AGE AND OLDER. BUILD THIS CITY FOR PEOPLE HER AGE AND YOUNGER. AND, AND, AND THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S THE TENSION THAT WE ARE FACING. EVERYBODY WANTS A A A A GARAGE. I MEAN A A PARKING OR A DRIVEWAY THAT CAN HOLD THEM AND THEIR GUESTS. SO, UH, LET ME JUST STOP ON THAT AND THEN COUNCILMAN CISNEROS, THE LAST WORD AND THEN WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT THAT IN ALL OF THESE PLANS, IT SUPPOSES THAT EVERYONE WANTS, IN ADDITION TO THE, THE FEATURES WE'RE HEARING ABOUT THAT EVERYONE WANTS A TWO CAR GARAGE. AND I THINK THAT IS NOT THE CASE EITHER. AND I, I REPRESENT A DISTRICT THAT [01:10:01] HAS LOTS OF OLD NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE IS NO GARAGE AT ALL, AND PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, PARKING IN DRIVEWAYS IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME. AND, AND THESE ARE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE VERY PEDESTRIAN AND STREET ORIENTED. PEOPLE SIT ON PORCHES INSTEAD OF IN, INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING A GARAGE FACE, THERE'S A FRONT DOOR AND THERE'S A PORCH. AND THAT IS VERY COMMON IN DISTRICT H. AND SO I DON'T SEE THAT REFLECTED HERE. I KNOW WE, WHEN I VISITED WITH YOU, I'VE SHARED, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES ALL OVER DISTRICT H WHERE THAT IS THE CASE. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT ALL OPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. I MEAN, BECAUSE WE WANT MORE OF THAT. WE DON'T WANT THE, THE FRONT LOADING, YOU KNOW, UM, SOLUTIONS GOING INTO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY WANT WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE, WHICH ARE PORCHES AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND, AND PARKING IN A, IN A DRIVEWAY, NOT IN A GARAGE. WE NEED, I KNOW WE NEED EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. BOBBY TYSON. BOBBY SSON, BOBBY. NEXT SPEAKER MIKE DISH BERGER. MIKE IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATIE PRITCHARD. UH, HELLO MAYOR COUNCIL. MIKE BERGER, PRESIDENT OF GHPA. I KNOW EVERYONE HERE. UM, A LOT OF THESE DRAWINGS YOU SEE ARE PRESUPPOSES. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A HUNDRED FOOT LOT. YOU DO NOT BUY A HUNDRED FOOT LOTS. EVERYTHING IS 50 50, 50 50 ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE INSIDE THE CITY. ANYTHING THAT'S NOT DEED RESTRICTED, THEY'RE 50 BY ONE HUNDREDS, 50 BY ONE, 30 ONES. SO TO MAKE 30 THREES, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A HUNDRED FOOT LOT. IF YOU COULD FIND ONE, PLEASE BRING 'EM TO ME. AND YOU'RE GONNA END UP WITH MORE EXPENSIVE, YOU'RE GONNA GET MORE EXPENSIVE HOMES. INSTEAD OF HAVING THREE HOMES, INSTEAD OF HAVING FOUR HOMES, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THREE. SO THOSE ARE OUTTA THE QUESTIONS. THE REAR ACCESS IS GREAT IF YOU HAVE A CORNER AND YOU GOT A HUNDRED FOOT, WHAT THEY'RE SHOWING AGAIN ON THESE DIAGRAMS, THAT'S VERY, VERY RARE TO GET THE CORNER, PLUS THE LOTS NEXT DOOR TO IT. UH, MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE DITCHES AND THE DAMS. I SAW THAT PICTURE. I KNOW WHERE THAT'S AT. THAT'S MANSFIELD AND, UH, ST. BREW. THE BUILDER DUG OUT THE DITCHES TO THE DEPTH THAT THE ENGINEERS REQUIRE. THE PROBLEM IS FURTHER DOWN, IT'S BLOCKED BY, FILLED IN DIRT, UH, DITCHES. THAT'S WHY THE WATER STAYS THERE. THE DITCHES ARE NOT DUG OUT ALL THE WAY ALONG THAT ROAD. SO I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN BEEN TO THAT JOB SITE BEFORE. UM, FINALLY THE OUT. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANKS. THANKS BANK. NEXT SPEAKER KATIE PRICHARD. KATIE PRICHARD. KATIE IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY JOE DONALD. HI, MY NAME IS KATIE PRITCHARD AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT C WITH THE SHARED DRIVEWAY IDEA THAT Y'ALL ARE PROPOSING, YOU'RE TAKING AWAY PARKING FROM THE HOMEOWNER AND MOVING IT TO AN ALREADY CROWDED STREET. AS I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN, THE STREETS OF HOUSTON ARE PACKED WITH PARKED CARS ON EACH SIDE IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE COTTAGE GROVE HEIGHTS, RICE, MILITARY, THE STREETS ARE SO NARROW THAT WHEN PEOPLE DO PARK ON THE STREET, THEY'RE TAKING UP AN ENTIRE LANE. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVERS. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE EVER WALKED IN A STREET WHERE THERE'S A LINE OF CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES AND A FLOW OF TRAFFIC GOING BOTH WAYS, BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE LIVED IN THIS TYPE OF AREA AND THERE'S A REASON I MOVED. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY DODGING IN AND OUT OF CARS. WITH THE SHARED DRIVEWAY CONCEPT, YOU WOULD BE MAKING THE CITY OF HOUSTON UNSAFE FOR WALKERS AND DR UH, BIKERS, THERE IS USUALLY MANY BLOCKS IN THIS AREAS THAT ALSO DON'T HAVE, UH, MANY BLOCKS THAT HAVE NO PARKING SIGNS. SO YOU'RE HAVING TO PARK BLOCKS AWAY FROM YOUR DESTINATION. UM, AS A HOMEOWNER, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I LOOKED FOR WAS A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY FOR MY FAMILY AND GUEST AND FOR MY NEXT HOME, THIS IS A PRODUCT I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE AND I WOULD HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A RESALE. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED JOE DUNHAM TO BE FOLLOWED BY GABE CA. GOOD MORNING. UM, MY NOTES HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT TODAY GOING INTO ONE MINUTE, BUT A COUPLE THINGS JUST LETTING SAY, WANNA SAY OUT LOUD, THE TAPERING, UM, DRIVEWAY DOES NOT WORK TO PARK TWO CARS. UM, RIGHT NOW, THE SPACE WITH THE 17 FEET TO 19 FEET, IF PEOPLE PULL THEIR CAR FORWARD, YOU NEVER BLOCK A SIDEWALK. AND IT IS CURRENTLY THE LAW THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PARK OVER THE SIDEWALK. AND SO IF WE WERE SIMPLY ENFORCING THE LAWS THAT ALREADY ARE IN PLACE, WE WOULD NEVER BE BLOCKING A SIDEWALK. UM, ALSO WANNA SAY, UM, THAT, UH, WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS, SOME OF 'EM THAT ARE LEGAL AND SOME OF 'EM THAT ARE NOT, IT DOES MAKE IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER, UM, UM, ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF GATHERINGS WITHOUT INCONVENIENCING THE PUBLIC. BY TAKING UP THE STREET PARKING RIGHT NOW TO NOT INCONVENIENCE THE PUBLIC, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE AN UBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE THE PLACES FOR IT. SO THESE FRONT, UM, THE PROPOSAL OF CHANGING IT TO THE 33 FOOT LOTS, WHILE IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, UM, THESE HOMES WILL BE $1 MILLION HOMES IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. IF YOU'RE BUILDING ON A 33 FOOT LOT WIDE LOT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A $1 MILLION PLUS HOME, UM, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. WOW, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [01:15:01] RE TO BE FOLLOWED BY LINDA SWEDEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS LINK HOUSTON SUPPORTS THE CHANGES FOR CHAPTER 40, UH, 42 AND 26. THESE CHANGES DESPITE WHERE OUR DEVELOPER AND REALTOR FRIENDS WILL HAVE YOU BELIEVE WILL IMPROVE THE PUBLIC REALM. FOR PEOPLE WHO, WHY, WHO BIKE, WALK, AND ROLL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. EVERY DRIVEWAY IS A POTENTIAL POINT OF CONFLICT BETWEEN A PERSON IN A CAR AND A PERSON OUTSIDE ONE. AND WE APPLAUD THE CITY'S EFFORTS IN CONSOLIDATING AND REDUCING THOSE POINTS OF CONFLICT. AND FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING PARKING FOR GUESTS OR LOSING PARKING FOR THEIR MULTIPLE VEHICLES, I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME ON THE BUS AND ON A SIDEWALK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU, GABE. NEXT SPEAKER LINDA SWEETEN. LINDA SWEETEN. LINDA'S HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ERIC HEITZ. THANK YOU. BEHIND EITHER MIC, PLEASE. RIGHT HERE. YES. OKAY. FOR 10 YEARS I'VE LIVED IN A SHARED DRIVEWAY COMMUNITY. THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS. OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS RULES, EXCUSE ME, CONCERNING HOW TO PARK AND WHERE NOT TO PARK. HOWEVER, PEOPLE DO PARK INCORRECTLY. FIRE TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN ONLY COME DOWN OUR STREET IF CARS ARE NOT BLOCKING THE MAIN ACCESS. AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I LIVE IN ONE OF THE BACK STREETS. FREQUENTLY. I'M BLOCKED IN OR OUT OF MY GARAGE. I EVEN HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO PARKS HALFWAY ACROSS MY GARAGE BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR THEIR FAMILY TO MOVE THEIR CARS IN AND OUT. I CAN'T HAVE FAMILY GATHERINGS, HOLIDAY DINNERS, SPECIAL OCCASIONS, BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE FOR MY FAMILY TO PARK. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THESE ISSUES FOR ANY OTHER FAMILIES IN HOUSTON. SAFETY, INCONVENIENCE AND DISAPPOINTMENT OR OUT OF OUR CONTROL. THEY'RE UNDER YOUR CONTROL. THANK YOU. ARE YOU CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON? I BEG YOUR PARDON? ARE YOU LIVING IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON NOW? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ERIC HEITZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY PATRICIA GARCIA, YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL ESTEEM MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL. I STRONGLY OPPOSE, UH, CHANGES TO CHAPTER 42. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD, UH, EMBRACE THE PRINCIPLE OF OPTIMIZE BEFORE YOU MAXIMIZE. AS WE EXPLORE, UH, THESE CHANGES REDUCED PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR DENSER PROJECTS, WE MUST CAREFULLY ASSESS POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES AND ACHIEVE A BALANCED APPROACH FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING. I'M GONNA CUT TO THE CONCLUSION. SO DITTO ON, UH, ON THE OTHER, WHAT THE OTHER PEOPLE SAID. IN CONCLUSION, AS WE DECIDE ON THE PROPOSED CHAPTER 42 AMENDMENTS, LET'S REMEMBER THE PRINCIPLE OF OPTIMIZE. BEFORE YOU MAXIMIZE. BY ASSESSING AND IMPROVING OUR CURRENT FRAMEWORK, WE ENSURE A THOUGHTFUL TRANSITION TO NEW REGULATIONS. BALANCING GROWTH AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING REQUIRES PRIORITIZATION, OPTIMIZATION. I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THESE CHANGES, THESE CHANGES, AND LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF OPPOSITION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY'S BETTERMENT, AND PLEASE CONSIDER MY CONCERNS MAYOR PRO MARTIN. YEAH, REAL QUICK, ERIC, YOU AND I MET FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEK. YES, SIR. THE REASON WHY WE MET IS I'M LOOKING AT A HOUSE THAT HE'S BUILDING FOR MY 26-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO DOESN'T WANT TO DO WHAT I'M DOING EACH AND EVERY DAY, WHICH IS DRIVING 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO GET TO WORK AND THEN DRIVING HOME. SO TO QUOTE MY DEAR FRIEND, ASHLEY, PAGE TURNER, DAD, DON'T BUILD THE CITY FOR YOU. BUILD IT FOR ME. EVERY KID I KNOW, I SAY KID, 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH A DOG WANTS TO LIVE IN THE HEIGHTS. RICE MILITARY DOESN'T WANT TO LIVE WHERE I LIVE. WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A HOUSE. YOUR HOUSE HAS THE DRIVEWAY THAT GOES INTO THE GARAGE AND IT'S NOT BUILT YET. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS HOUSE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WE THINK WE CAN FINALLY AFFORD? UH, IF THIS CHANGE PASSES YEAH, WE'RE, WE HOPEFULLY GET IN BEFORE THE, UH, RULES CHANGES. IF, IF THEY DO CHANGE, WHEN DO THEY CHANGE? I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT. YEAH, I I, AS SOON AS YOU GUYS VOTE, I GUESS. BUT, UM, , YOU KNOW, ONCE IT PASSES, THE ONLY THING I WOULD, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS LIKE EACH DISTRICT HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS, UM, HAVE COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT [01:20:01] PRIORITIES AND QUESTIONS AND WAYS OF DOING THINGS. BUT YET WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE ON A BLANKET RULE FOR THE WHOLE CITY. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF IF, IF THERE'S A DISTRICT THAT HAS STRONG OPPOSITION TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEING DONE, THAT DISTRICT MAYBE CAN HAVE THEIR, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, THEIR OWN RULES. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO BLANKET EVERYBODY ALL IN WONDER WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH OPPOSITION TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK HEY, THANK YOU ERIC AND I APPRECIATE THAT 20% DISCOUNT THAT YOU . THANKS. THANKS MAYOR PRO CASH TATUM. ERIC, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING BACK. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. UM, IF YOU, BECAUSE OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION, IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE, UM, HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN, WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE? BECAUSE WHAT I HEAR PEOPLE SAYING IS THEY WANT TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS ALTERNATIVES FOR CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT NOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS A SET OF RULES AND THEY HAVE TO APPROVE A LOT OF THE FRONT LOADING, UM, TOWN HOMES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OTHER OPTIONS. NOW WE ARE PROPOSING SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS. WHAT OF THESE OPTIONS ARE YOU OPPOSED TO WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE OPPOSED TO THE CHAPTER 42 CHANGES, WHAT OF THESE OPTIONS ARE YOU OPPOSED TO? I'M OPPOSED TO RESTRICTING WHAT WE CURRENTLY ARE DOING VERSUS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NEW RULES ARE GONNA RESTRICT WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M OPPOSITION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A, HOW A, UM, THE CITY PROPERTY, THE BEGINNING, WE TALK ABOUT PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO USE THE PUBLIC, BEING ABLE TO USE THAT. WHO USES THAT FIRST 12 FEET OFF THE STREET? THAT'S THE CITY PROPERTY. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW, MAYBE IT'S DONE. I JUST NEVER SEEN IT. WELL, IT'S THE IMPERVIOUS COVER THAT IS BLOCKING THE, THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY THAT IS CAUSING THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. IS, IS, IS A, IS A CONCERN. BUT I I I WANT TO GRASP THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. ARE YOU OPPOSED TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? YES. SO YOU DON'T LIKE ANY OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? WELL, MO A LOT OF THESE ARE ALREADY, LIKE, UH, DIRECTOR BROWN SAID A LOT OF THESE IS ALREADY ALLOWED. SO WHAT, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT THESE REGULATIONS ARE DOING IS CHANGING THE WAY WE CURRENTLY DO THINGS. NOT NECESSARILY ADDING A WHOLE BUNCH OF MORE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO. AND THAT'S, I THINK, ONE OF THE BIGGER PROBLEMS. WELL, I I, I GUESS I, I WOULD'VE LIKED SOME CLARIFICATION. 'CAUSE MAYOR, I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON RIGHT NOW. NO. AND THAT'S, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE, AND SO COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT BEING BROUGHT TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON ALLOWS US TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T TRADITIONAL, LIKE MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN TALKED ABOUT. THEY AREN'T FRONT LOADING AND THEY PUT THE PARKING ON THE SIDE. SO IT CREATES LESS OF AN ENTRY POINT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND POTENTIAL PEOPLE THAT DRIVEWAY. SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A, A COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT. UH, SO THESE AREN'T NECESSARILY BEING DONE. I'D LIKE SOME CLARIFICATION FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THESE ARE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS. UM, AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE ARE TAKING AWAY, PER SE, WOULD BE THE LONG LINE OF FRONT LOAD PROPERTIES THAT ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH OUR CITY'S RIGHT OF WAYS. HOW ARE THEY CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE CITY, RIGHT. OF WAYS. THAT'S WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. THE, THE IMPERVIOUS COVER THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRAINAGE IMPERVIOUS COVER, THAT'S A SEPARATE, ISN'T THAT A SEPARATION? THE DRIVEWAY, THE MULTIPLE DRIVEWAYS, THE BIG CONCRETE THAT, THAT ALL OF THE FRONT LOADING PROPERTIES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE DRAINAGE AND THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY BASICALLY IS BECOMING PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT'S MAINTAINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN FRONT OF IT. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO I, I'D LIKE FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO, ARE WE ADDING ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION COURTYARD OPTION IS A NEW OPTION THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TODAY IN CITY OF HOUSTON. SO THAT IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE OPTIONS. MU WHICH IS MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL IS ALSO A NEW OPTION. IT USED TO HAPPEN IN HOUSTON, BUT NOW THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS MAKE IT VERY EXPENSIVE. SO THERE IS NO TRIPLEX OR QUADPLEX BEING BUILT. SO WE ARE EASING THOSE RULES. SO THAT IS A NEW OPTION. UM, COMING TO THIS EXHIBIT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S CHANGING IS FRONT LOADING HOMES ARE ALLOWED TODAY, AND THEY WILL BE ALLOWED IN FUTURE. THE ONLY CHANGE IS THE FRONT [01:25:01] DRIVEWAY AXIS IS WHAT WE ARE LIMITING BECAUSE THE CONTINUOUS DRIVEWAYS CAUSE INTERRUPTIONS TO OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM. AND ALSO THE IMPERVIOUS COVER IS NOT BEING PAID FOR WHEN THE LOTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED. THE DETENTION CALCULATION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PORTION IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO THAT CAUSES ISSUES WITH THE DRAINING OF THE WATER AND INTERRUPTS WITHOUT DRAIN AID SYSTEM. SO THE LIMITING OF THE FRONT AXIS FOR LOTS NARROWER THAN 33 FEET IS WHAT, UH, THE PROPOSAL IS. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO NEW IDEAS THAT WOULD CREATE, YOU KNOW, NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW HOUSING. I'M, I'M, I'M OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES THAT WOULD, UH, PREVENT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. THAT'S, BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED, OPPOSED TO THE NEW, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS BEING CREATED. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO CLARIFICATION ON BECAUSE THE COMMENT WAS, I'M OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES. OKAY. I WANT TO BE SURE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T OPPOSED TO THE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A VARIETY OF HOMES IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. FAIR POINT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT PICTURE. PATRICIA GARCIA. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UM, I'M A RECENT HOMEOWNER. I BROUGHT A FRONT LOADER AND I LOVE MY HOME. UM, I'M AN EXAMPLE FOR MY SON AND I, YOU KNOW, HE SEES IT AND I'M LIKE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ALSO HAVE ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE. THESE SHARED DRIVERS ARE A CONCERN, UM, HAVING TO PARK IN THE STREET. I'M THINKING ABOUT THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES THAT WILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH THOSE AND, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENTS THAT CAN HAPPEN. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I AM OPPOSING TO SOME OF THESE CHANGES IN THE CHAPTER 42. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, SPENCER HOOK. SPENCER IS COMING. THREE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT HASSEL. HEY COUNSEL, HOW'S IT GOING? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I'VE, UH, BEEN UP HERE A FEW TIMES THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. UM, THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION ON WHAT THE 33 FOOT WIDE LOT COMPROMISE WAS. MAJORITY OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, LOTS, SORRY, MAJORITY OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, LOTS ARE 50 FEET. YOU DIVIDE THEM INTO TWO AND THAT ALLOWS FOR THE 25 FEET. SO THE 33 FOOT COMPROMISE IS NOT A COMPROMISE AT ALL BECAUSE THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS IS THE LUXURY COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THESE AREAS, THE CONSUMERS WANT THE PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS. THEY WANT THE FRONT LOADERS IF YOU LOOK, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA CHANGE TOO. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IN THE FUTURE IT'S GONNA CHANGE. THEY'RE GONNA GO BUY THE RESALES, THEY WANT BACKYARDS. THIS PREVENTS BACKYARDS. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT I'M FRUSTRATED ABOUT IS THE CITY, UH, RESIDENTS DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE REFERRED TO SOMETHING BEING UPDATED AT 10:30 PM LAST NIGHT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIVABLE PLACES WEBSITE, IT'S STILL THE SAME FROM FEBRUARY AS OF YESTERDAY. SO THEY'RE NOT UPDATING THE PUBLIC ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE PARTICULAR ISSUES. AND, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL OPTIONS THAT ARE IN CHAPTER 42, THEY'RE GREAT. I LOVE THEM. THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT THIS, AND IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WILL HURT LAND YOUR TIME EXPIRED AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IN THAT PRESENTATION DETAILS IT ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, ROBERT HASSELL. ROBERT TO BE FOLLOWED BY RICHARD MA ZAINO. GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL HAVING A LISTENING EAR FOR THESE ISSUES. UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE CHAPTER 42 CHANGES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, UM, THE 33 FOOT REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A FRONT LOAD OR AN INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAY. I'M CONCERNED THAT HAVING A SHARED DRIVEWAY WILL PUT MORE, UH, CARS ON THE STREET. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OTHER DAY I TOOK MY FAMILY TO THE MUSEUM DISTRICT, UH, TO GO AND VISIT THE CHILDREN MUSEUM. AND THERE IS NO PARKING SIGNS ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE PUBLIC CITY STREETS. AND, UM, MY CONCERN IS, UM, IF YOU LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU'RE FORCED TO HAVE A SHARED DRIVEWAY AND YOU HAVE MULTIPLE GUESTS OVER WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE NO PARKING SIGNS ON THE, UH, PUBLIC STREETS, UM, I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, RICHARD MAZANO. RICHARD IS HERE. THREE FOLLOWED BY BROOKE PEPPERS. THANK YOU EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M JUST GONNA JUMP RIGHT IN. UM, SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CARROTS. UM, THESE ARE NOT CARROTS. THIS IS ZONING AND THIS IS FOOL'S GOLD. SOME OF THESE CARROTS ARE 12 FOOT WIDE HOMES, UM, NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE STAIRCASE, UH, THESE HOMES, WE PUT TOGETHER A QUICK BUDGET ON THEM IN THE WRIGHTS MILITARY NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE HOMES WILL BE $700,000 [01:30:01] AND THEY'RE 12 FEET WIDE, A HUNDRED FOOT WIDE. LOTS ARE THE RARITY IN HOUSTON, 50 FOOT IS THE NORMAL. I LOOKED THROUGH ALL OF THE PAST PROPERTIES THAT MY COMPANY'S DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 150 PROPERTIES. MY TEAM HAS PURCHASED AND BUILT. SEVEN HAVE BEEN A HUNDRED FEET OR WIDER. 143 HAVE BEEN UNDER A HUNDRED FEET. THESE 33 FOOT HOME WIDE HOMES WILL BE WELL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. A LOT OF THESE CARROTS DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POWER LINES, WHICH HAVE RESTRICTIONS BY OSHA AND CENTER POINT FOR MINIMUM CLEARANCE ISSUES. ALL THESE RESTRICT UH, REDUCED BUILDING LINES FOR ALL THESE CARROTS GO AWAY IF POWER LINES ARE TOO CLOSE. BLOCKS HAVE CREATED MINIMUM LOT SIZES, UH, MINIMUM BUILDING LINES AS WELL. IF THEY HAVE A MINIMUM BUILDING LINE, YOUR TOWN HAS IT. FIRE, CARROTS ARE GONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I'D LOVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE AS WELL ABOUT ANY OF THESE CARROTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. BROOKE PAPS BROOKE IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY RYAN DAY. HI, I AM A RESIDENT OF HOUSTON. UM, YOU KNOW, I HAD A WHOLE SPEECH, BUT I DEFINITELY OPPOSE CHAPTER 42. I'M GONNA START OFF WITH SAYING THAT I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL YESTERDAY FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I WAS ADVISED THAT SHARED DRIVEWAYS WAS NO LONGER GONNA BE INCLUDED. THAT THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING TODAY AND KIND OF INSISTING LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR ME TO ATTEND. WELL, I'M HERE TODAY. YOU CAN'T CHANGE A BACK. YOU CAN CHANGE A BACK SPLASH. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR KITCHEN. YOU'RE REMODELED, BUT YOU CAN'T CHANGE YOUR DRIVEWAY, YOUR DRIVEWAY IN YOUR GARAGE. THAT'S FUNDAMENTAL. I'M A TWO CAR HOUSEHOLD. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I WORK. WE HAVE A DAUGHTER, WE HAVE DOGS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA BIKE AND WALK WITH OUR DOGS AND OUR DAUGHTER ATHLETICS AND SPORTS. BUT AS A HOMEOWNER, THAT'S PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IS TO HAVE A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, TO HAVE A GARAGE. AND SO YOU'RE ELIMINATING THAT TODAY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS THAT WORKS VERY HARD AND YOU'RE NOW MAKING IT A LUXURY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, WE ARE NOT ELIMINATING ANYBODY'S GARAGES, . OKAY, I, MY TURN. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, BUT I DIDN'T OKAY. WE DIDN'T ELIMINATE ANYBODY'S GARAGE. WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING ANYBODY'S GARAGES. WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING THE AMERICAN DREAM BECAUSE YOU CAN GO, YOU CAN GO TO MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT AMERICA AND YOU HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PARKING ON THE STREETS. OKAY? SO WE ARE NOT ELIMINATING THE AMERICAN DREAM. WE ARE JUST SEEKING TO BUILD A CITY THAT WORKS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. AND A LOT OF THE CRITICISM THAT WE ARE HEARING TODAY IS BASED ON WHAT EXEC, WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. A LOT OF THE CRITICISMS THAT I HAVE HEARD TODAY ABOUT SHARED DRIVE DRIVEWAYS THAT EXIST TODAY, IT EXISTS TODAY. JUST MY COMMENTARY. MY COMMENTARY. BUT YOU'RE NOT WANTING TO MAKE THAT AN ONLY OPTION. MY COMMENTARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN HOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. COUNCILMAN COUNCIL, MAYOR ACO. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU MS. PAPPAS FOR COMING. I, I, UM, WHAT CONCERNED ME ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID IS ANYBODY SUGGESTING THAT YOU SHOULD NOT COME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR. AND I HOPE NO ONE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS DISCOURAGING PUBLIC COMMENT. AND LET, AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT, AND THE ANSWER IS NO. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT. MM-HMM. THIS IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THERE'LL BE MANY OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO AGAIN, WE CAN DISAGREE, BUT LET'S NOT MISCHARACTERIZE. OKAY? THIS IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN, AND RIGHT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF SOME, NOBODY SHOULD DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM COMING. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, GIMME YOUR NAME AGAIN, I'M SORRY. MORNING COUNSEL. RYAN DAY WITH MARY TO JONES. OKAY. UH, SO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN A LOT OF EXAMPLES, UH, SHOWN, UH, BY PLANNING STAFF TODAY ARE EXAMPLES IN THE HEIGHTS IN RICE MILITARY, VERY HIGH DENSITY AREAS. UH, I AGREE PAINTING WITH A BROAD BRUSH IS GONNA HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR AREAS WHERE WE DEVELOP IN, WHERE WE'RE USING DPC FUNDS, MUD FUNDS, TUR FUNDS TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PLACES, UH, LIKE AROUND HOBBY AIRPORT AND SUNNYSIDE, UH, PASSED OUT SOME, UH, FLYERS HERE. UH, CONTRARY TO WHAT PLANNING STAFF SAYS, A TAPERED DRIVEWAY DOES NOT HOLD TWO CARS. UH, ON PAGE THREE HERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING, UH, A 16 FOOT DRIVEWAY THAT CAN HOLD TWO CARS. IF CAR NUMBER ONE IN THE GARAGE NEEDS TO BE ACCESSED, YOU CROSS THE SIDEWALK ONE TIME. ON THE NEXT PAGE IS THE TAPERED DRIVEWAY THAT WE'VE SEEN. AND THEN ON PAGE FIVE IS WHAT THAT TAPERED DRIVEWAY WILL DO TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS CAR NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE CAR NUMBER TWO. THAT'S ONE [01:35:01] CROSSING ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. YOU HAVE TO THEN REMOVE CAR NUMBER ONE, THAT'S TWO CROSSINGS ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. AND THEN PUT CAR NUMBER TWO BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. ADDITIONAL TIME HAS EXPIRED TIMES ACROSS THE SIDEWALK ARE, ARE DANGEROUS AND AMOUNT IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE. ONE SECOND IS 25 FEET. ONE SECOND. THAT'S BEING SAVED. ONE. COUNCILMAN ROBINSON. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND, UM, MR. DAY, JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON THE DIAGRAM YOU'RE SHOWING US IN THE PACKET THAT SOME OF YOUR GRAPHICS HAVE COVERED THE DIMENSION ON THAT DRIVEWAY THAT YOU'RE SAYING DOES WORK. CAN YOU, CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOR ME? IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE 16 UNDER THERE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. ON, ON, UH, PAGE THREE. IT'S A 16 FOOT DRIVEWAY THAT CAN FIT TWO CARS. OKAY. SO WHAT IS YOUR FEELING ABOUT THE CURRENT PROPOSED, UM, SUGGESTION FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH THE MAXIMUM OF 12 FOOT? CORRECT. SO WITH THE 12 FOOT, YOU HAVE TO TAPER AND YOU CANNOT FIT TWO CARS WITHIN THE DRIVEWAY. UH, WHICH WILL THEN CREATE MORE, UH, POINTS, MORE TRIPS ACROSS THE SIDEWALK, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. OKAY. APPRECIATE YOUR GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS BAKER. JEFF TONO, JEFF NOISE, FOLLOWED BY CLEVER PETER. I'M SORRY, JEFF IS HERE. GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO JUST CLARIFY SOME THINGS REAL QUICK. SO THE GRAPHIC ON THE, THE SECOND TO THE LEFT OVER THERE, THOSE ARE ALLOWED TODAY PEOPLE CAN BUILD SHARED DRIVERS. IT'S NOT RESTRICTED. THE OPPOSITION TODAY IS THAT WE CAN ONLY BUILD THAT. SO IF I HAVE A 25 FOOT WIDE LOT OR A 35 FOOT OR A 30 FOOT LOT, I CAN ONLY DO THE GRAPHIC SECOND TO THE LEFT OR THE GRAPHIC SECOND TO THE RIGHT. THE GRAPHIC SECOND TO THE LEFT IS NOT FEASIBLE. THAT CAN BE BUILT TODAY, BUT IT'S NOT, YOU WON'T FIND THAT DESIGN ANYWHERE IN HOUSTON. IF I BUY A LOT OF INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS, I CAN'T BUILD THAT BECAUSE A LOT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. SO I WON'T BUILD IT. THE SECOND TO THE RIGHT OVER THERE THAT SHARE DRY WITH A THREE PACK TO BUILD A SHARED DRIVEWAY WITH A THREE PACK, YOU HAVE TO BE IN A HIGH END NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE COST IS SO EXPENSIVE. 65% IN PERVIOUS COVERAGE FOR FLOOD MITIGATION. OKAY? WHEN WE DO THAT, WE INCREASE IN PERVIOUS COVERAGE BY A LOT. SO WE HAVE TO SPEND 60 TO $120,000 OF DRAINAGE IN THAT SHARED DRIVEWAY IN ORDER TO MEET THE CITY'S FLOOD MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS. THAT INCREASES THE COST OF HOUSING. SO THAT THREE PACK TO THE RIGHT ISN'T BUILDING INDEPENDENT SITES WHERE I BUILD, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T SELL HOUSES THAT IT'S GONNA BE TOO EXPENSIVE. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING ANY OPTION FOR A 25 FOOT WIDE LOT, I HAVE TO JUST BUILD A BIG HOUSE ON A 50 FOOT FOOT WIDE LOT. SO I'M RESTRICTED TO THAT. AND FOR EVERY SINGLE, FOR EVERY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF HOME PRICE INCREASE, 20,000 TEXANS ARE PRICED OUT OF HOME OWNERSHIP. SO THOSE NO LONGER BECOME OUR OPTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. CLA PETER, I FORGOT. SORRY. COUNCIL. COUNCIL. I'M SORRY. ONE SECOND. COUNCILOR. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. UH, I'D LIKE TO ADD, UM, STEVEN MCGEE AND MICAH FIN TO THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING LIST. THOMAS SECOND, I GUESS MAY MOVE TO SECOND. ANY OBJECTION, CHAIR STAND MOTION GRANTED. OKAY. YES SIR. HEY MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. ALRIGHT. UM, JUST WANTED TO, UH, TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE, UM, I GUESS THE PROVISION CHANGES TO MAKING A 20 INSTEAD OF A 25 FOOT LOT, A 33 FOOT LOT. UM, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HURT THE CITY FOR THE SAME REASON THAT I AM VERY PASSIONATE AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT IS AWESOME AND BRINGS AFFORDABILITY TO HOUSTON. I AM COMPLETELY AGAINST MOVING THE 25 FOOT, UM, WIDE LAW TO A 33. IT PREVENTS DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE A LUXURY PRODUCT. IT IS GONNA BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO AFFORD THOSE HOUSES. EVEN IN TRANSITIONAL MARKETS WHERE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, UH, 25 BY A HUNDRED, IT'S ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WAY OVER $350,000. UM, AFFORDABILITY IS ALREADY A BIG ISSUE HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY HERE INSIDE OF THE EXTEND LOOP. UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT CHANGE WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE FOR THE DEVELOPERS AND FOR THE CONSUMERS. AND I DO, I THINK THAT THERE'S A HUGE DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT'S SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT LIKE, OH, WELL THE, THE BUYER'S JUST GONNA BUY WHATEVER THEY CAN AFFORD. AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. AND WE'RE SEEING THAT TODAY. UM, LENDING IS IS I BELIEVE, AT A 20 YEAR LOAD TODAY, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE HISTORY OF LENDING. AND THAT'S CRAZY. UM, BUT IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO AFFORD THE PRODUCT THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WANTED. YEAH, TIME HAS EXPIRED. INTERESTING. NEXT BAKER, NEXT BAKER, BILL BALDWIN TO BE FOLLOWED BY MARIE CARLISLE. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR, I DON'T WANNA BEAT THIS HORSE TO [01:40:01] DEATH, SO I WANNA TAKE UP A NEW TOPIC THAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED FROM THOSE OF US AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND IT'S THE HONOR OF MY LIFE TO SERVE THERE. WE'RE BRINGING YOU THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THESE ARE BEING DEMANDED BY THE CONSTITUENTS WHO COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. NEIGHBORS WANT THESE CHANGES. THEY WANT TO LIVE IN DEED RESTRICTED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T ALLOW FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND FRONT LOADING GARAGES. MY BELOVED HOUSTON HEIGHTS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR FRONT LOADING GARAGES, NOR DOES WOODLAND HEIGHTS OR NOR HILL HEIGHTS OR RIVER OAKS OR LAZY BROOK OR TIMBER GROVE. THESE ARE AREAS THAT PEOPLE DO CHOOSE TO LIVE IN. AND YOU CAN'T DO THESE THINGS IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. OTHER UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE THE SAME PROTECTION AS AFFLUENT WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD EVERY ONE OF THESE PROTECTIONS IN THEM. ALREADY. PEOPLE COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BEG US TO MAKE CHANGES AND WE SAY THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. WE WANT THESE CHANGES CODIFIED INTO THE ORDINANCE TO OFFER THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENT. FRONT LOADING GARAGES HAVE BEEN DESTROYING NEIGHBORHOODS IF TIME HAS EXPIRED. MA'AM, I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THESE, MA'AM. TIM MARTIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR BILL, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU FOR AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. I SIGNED IT FOR THREE MINUTES. SORRY. BILL BALDWIN IS MY FRIEND. HE'S ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HE'S ALSO MY REAL ESTATE AGENT LOOKING FOR A HOUSE FROM ME FOR TWO YEARS THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD. EVERYTHING I SEE IN HERE MAKES PRICES GO UP. WAIT, WAIT, LET ME FINISH, I'LL LET YOU SPEAK. I LOOK AT THIS AND I GO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A LOT AND INSTEAD OF BUILDING FOUR, YOU'RE GONNA BUILD THREE. PRICE GOES UP. SO WE CAN'T AFFORD A HOUSE RIGHT NOW. I CAN EXPECT THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD A HOUSE FOREVER. AND THIS IS A 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WHO'S TIRED OF PAYING $1,200 A MONTH IN RENT. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I WOULD NEVER MOVE TO BECAUSE I ENJOY LIVING IN THE LIVABLE FOREST. SO LET ME READ THE NOTES THAT I PREPARED LAST NIGHT AND THEN GET YOUR COMMENTS ON THESE. BECAUSE I TOOK A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THIS. I LOOKED AT IT FROM AN INCREASE, INCREASE OF FLOOD RISK. AND I LOOK AT THIS ENCOURAGES MORE HOUSE DENSITY AND DENSITY COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF MORE IMPERVIOUS COVERS. DENSITY EQUALS LESS TREES AND MORE FLOODING. SO THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE FLOOD RISK IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ALREADY PRONE TO FLOODING BY ALLOWING SUBDIVISIONS OF LOTS, CREATING MORE IMPERVIOUS COVERS, AND ENCOURAGING MORE HOUSE DENSITY. SO MY QUESTIONS ARE, WOULD DEVELOPERS HAVE TO BUILD STORM WATER DETENTION BASES? NUMBER ONE, HAVE YOU ON THE FAM UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A FLOOD STUDY THAT SHOWS THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS OR PERMITTING RECOMMENDATIONS. HAVE YOU DONE A FLOOD STUDY THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME? AND THE THIRD IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHAT IN THIS ORDINANCE MAKES HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE? BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES THE OPPOSITE. I'LL YIELD TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR ON THE, THE FLOOD STUDY. I WANNA TALK TO ANYBODY. BUT THESE DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT KICK IN UNTIL 15,000 SQUARE FEET. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE 5,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS WHERE WE'RE ALLOWING THEM TO PUT THREE UNITS. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE OR DETENTION REQUIREMENTS THAN ANY OTHER THING. THE THE, THE 5,000 LOTS ARE NOT COUNTED WHEN YOU GET TO 15,000 SQUARE FEET. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, OF COURSE IN THE CITY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PROTECTING THE PUBLICLY OWNED RIGHT OF WAY AND ENCOURAGING MORE GREEN SPACE IN THE FRONT WHERE WE CAN HAVE TREES AND GRASS VERSUS 40 FEET WIDE OF JUST DRIVEWAYS AND CONCRETE IN BOTH THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND IN THE PUBLIC AND IN THE PRIVATE DEAL. SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING BETTER DRAINAGE WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THAN, THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. AND WE WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SMALLER HOUSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE BUY THOUSANDS GRIFF BUNGALOWS FOR $600,000. THAT'S BUILT. SECOND OBJECTION. WE WILL ALLOW THEM THE ABILITY TO BUILD SMALLER HOUSES. SMALLER HOUSES MEANS MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN 1000 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BUY A 1000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE. BUT WE DON'T CURRENTLY ENCOURAGE 1000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES. GREATER DENSITY MEANS SMALLER HOUSES ON THESE TRACKS OF LAND. SMALLER A DU UNITS. THE WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IS NOT WORKING. THAT'S WHY WE ARE PROPOSING THESE CHANGES. I KNOW I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TWO YEARS. SOMETHING AIN'T WORKING. INTEREST RATES GOT CHEAP. BUT, BUT MY TWO KEY QUESTIONS. DID YOU DO A FLOOD STUDY? WE DID NOT. OKAY. AND SECOND ONE. WHERE IN THIS DO WE GET THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS MORE AFFORDABLE? 'CAUSE I SEE IT GOING UP AND EVERYBODY ELSE I HEARD SEES THE PRICES GOING UP. THEY'RE BUIL BUILDERS. YOU KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THE PRICE TO GO UP THE PRICE OF LAND WHERE THEY KEEP BUILDING 2 25 FOOT WIDE THINGS THAT ARE NOW AVERAGING $1.2 MILLION IN THE HEIGHTS THAT'S NOT AFFORDABLE. 25 FOOT WIDE HOUSES IN NO WAY EQUATES TO MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. GREATER HOUSING OPTIONS LEAD TO GREATER HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. OH, UH, OKAY. YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE MY FRIEND. YOU'RE A GREAT AGENT, . BUT I LOVE THE QUOTE THAT YOU MADE TO ME ONE DAY WHEN I SENT [01:45:01] YOU A HOUSE AND YOU SAID, DAVE, THAT'S A GREAT HOUSE. IT'S $700,000. IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE LOT AND 699,000 FOR THE HOUSE, WHICH MEANS WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. 'CAUSE YOU GOTTA DO A TEAR DOWN AND BUILD UP. I MEAN IT, YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY DON'T WANT TO DO WHAT I DO. THEY WANNA LIVE IN THE HEIGHTS WHERE YOU AND THAT YOU KNOW MORE THAN ANYTHING ABOUT AND RICE MILITARY AND THESE ARE THE HOUSES THEY CAN AFFORD AND YOU'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM MORE AFFORDABLE, LESS AFFORDABLE. WE HAVE PLENTY 25 FOOT WIDE LOTS IN THE HEIGHTS THAT WILL USE THE ALLEY AND THEY WILL, THEY'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL. 25 FOOT WIDE STRUCTURES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE SOME FOR A HUNDRED YEARS AND SOME BUILT OVER THE LAST 20 AND 30 YEARS. PEOPLE MOVE TO THE HEIGHTS BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT HAS A FRONT PORCH, IT HAS A FRONT YARD. WE HAVE GRASS, WE HAVE TREES. NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE GARAGE DOOR AFTER GARAGE DOOR AFTER GARAGE DOOR AFTER GARAGE DOOR. I ASSURE YOU THAT'S DETRIMENTAL TO SO MANY OF THESE COMMUNITIES. YOU WOULDN'T LIKE IT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MISS ALCO WOULD NOT LIKE IT IN RIVER OAKS IF NEXT DOOR THEY TORE DOWN THE HOUSE AND PUT SIX TOWNHOUSES IN A ROW WITH A BUNCH OF GARAGES. YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY DON'T ALLOW THAT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A REASON. IT'S NOT DESIRABLE FOR A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. YOU DO A GREAT JOB ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THANKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GET ME A HOUSE NEXT SPEAKER, MARIE CARLISLE TO BE FOLLOWED BY KEVIN STRICKLAND. GOOD MORNING MAYOR TURNER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARIE CARLISLE AND I LIVE IN TIMBER IN THE TIMBER GROVE AREA IN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 14 IN DISTRICT C. UM, I'M HERE TODAY, UM, IN OPPOSITION TO THE SHARED DRIVEWAY PROVISIONS TO THE EXTENT THEY PROVIDE INADEQUATE PARKING AND PUSH CARS TO THE STREET FOR MANY OF THE SAFETY AND WALKABILITY ISSUES THAT OTHERS BEFORE ME HAVE ENUMERATED AND PEOPLE PROB BEHIND ME, PROBABLY WILL AS WELL. UM, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I AND OTHERS IN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 14 HAVE PROVIDED COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN AND I WOULD ASK THAT SHE SHARE THEM WITH YOU ALL SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS AGAIN TODAY. BUT I DO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU MAYOR TURNER AND DIRECTOR BROWN FOR THE TIME SPENT ON THIS AND FOR TRULY HEARING THE RESIDENTS ON THE TWO ISSUES THAT WERE WITHDRAWN FROM DISCUSSION TODAY AND FROM CONSIDERATION. AND I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE ISSUES. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, MARIE, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AS A FORMER SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE IT. CAN YOU VERY QUICKLY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT STREET PARKING THAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING? ABSOLUTELY. SO I LIVE ON 12TH STREET, WHICH IS A TWO LANE STREET. UM, NO SIDEWALKS WHATSOEVER. SO WHEN YOU HAVE VEHICLES AND TRUCKS THAT PARK ON THE SIDE, THEY INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVABLE, THE TWO LANES THAT ARE THERE FOR DRIVABILITY. I CAN'T SAFELY WALK MY DOGS ON THOSE STREETS. PEOPLE CAN'T WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO THE, TO THE SCHOOLS. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH, UM, GARBAGE TRUCKS AND OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES NOT BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DRIVE THROUGH THESE STREETS WHEN YOU HAVE BOTH LINE, BOTH SIDES LINES WITH THE CARS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, KEVIN STRICKLAND TO BE FOLLOWED BY TAYLOR BECKER. GOOD MORNING. UM, THERE'S AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT. UM, AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT I MEAN IN JUST A SECOND. NOT THE CITY'S FIRST GO AT LIVABLE PLACES. IN 2000 THE BUILDING CODE WAS CHANGED TO ALLOW TOWN HOMES ANOTHER TECHNICALLY NOT TOWN HOMES. THEY'RE DETACHED, BUT REGARDLESS. SO STARTING IN 2000, WE GOT THE DENSITY. NOTHING WAS DONE TO ADDRESS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND FOR ME, WHEN I SAY INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT PEOPLE. INFRASTRUCTURE, LIVABLE PLACES, EVEN WITH THE CHANGES IS NOT PROVIDING WALKABILITY, PUTTING MIDDLE MARKET HOUSING. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE TYPE OF HOUSING. AND TO YOUR POINT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX TATUM, MOST PEOPLE GET IT. MOST PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE OF OFFERING A GREATER DIVERSITY OF HOUSING. AND TO MY FRIENDS IN PLANNING, I REALLY APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULT JOB THEY'VE GOT. AND THIS CAR OBSESSED CITY, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. I COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF SEA SPEAKERS. I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK TO EVERYONE BUT KEVIN, YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT OF OUR GREATER HEIGHTS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, WHAT IS THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD'S POSITION CURRENTLY? 'CAUSE I HAVE SAID I'M DEFERRING TO RESIDENTS ON THIS ISSUE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR MEETING. WE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO OPPOSE LIVABLE PLACES AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TODAY THAT IF WE'RE HAVING THE DISCUSSION, WE STILL NEED TO HAVE THE OTHER PART OF THE DISCUSSION, WHICH IS ABOUT WALKABILITY, LIVABLE PLACES. IN ADDRESSING THAT, OUR CONCERNS WERE, UH, ONE, THE WALKABILITY TWO, UM, THE HEIGHTS, UM, IS, UH, FULL OF THE ALLEYWAYS. THEY'RE NOT BEING MAINTAINED. THERE'S ONLY NINE MILES OF ALLEYWAYS IF YOU GOOGLE IT. THOSE ARE MOSTLY IN THE HEIGHTS. AND THEN LAST NIGHT, LASTLY, WE REALIZED THAT IT'S NOT CLEAR TO US THAT MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS PROTECTED OR AT LEAST NOT INTRUDED UPON BY LIVABLE PLACES. SO DESPITE WHAT MR. BALDWIN WAS SAYING, NOT ALL OF THE HEIGHTS IS DEED [01:50:01] RESTRICTED OKAY. TYPE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THANK YOU AND I'LL ASK THE, UM, I'M SURE THE DEPARTMENT WILL FOLLOW UP IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT SPEAKER TAYLOR BECKER TO BE FOLLOWED BY MARIAN WRIGHT. HI, GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME IS TAYLOR BECKER AND I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO CHAPTER 42 AS A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT H. UH, I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOME IN A SHARED DRIVEWAY COMMUNITY BACK IN 2020. SO I CAN CONFIRM THAT THEY DID EXIST ALREADY. UM, I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER HOMEOWNERS THOUGH, HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL AND WE'RE CONCERNED BECAUSE IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IF IT'S APPROVED, THE NUMBER OF SHARED DRIVEWAY COMMUNITIES WILL INCREASE GIVEN THE PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON FRONT LOADERS, UM, AND INEVITABLY CONTRIBUTE TO SEVERAL ISSUES. UH, PARKING FOR ONE, MY SHARED DRIVEWAY COMMUNITY HAS ZERO GUEST PARKING SPOTS. UH, SO MY GUESTS ARE FORCED. ALL OF OUR GUESTS ARE FORCED TO PARK ON THE STREET, UH, WHICH FURTHER DECREASES PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS MYSELF WITH DRIVERS THAT COULDN'T SEE ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE WE WERE OUT WALKING, UM, TO THE POINT WHERE I JUST DON'T GO OUT FOR WALKS ANYMORE. BUT NOT ONLY DOES INCREASED STREET PARKING CREATE UNSAFE WALKING CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS, IT ALSO CAUSES FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE CITY RIDE OF WAY. UH, AND IF THERE ARE ALWAYS CARS PARKED, PARKED ALONG THE DITCHES AND THE STREET, I DON'T KNOW HOW PUBLIC WORKS CAN ACCESS IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER MARIAN WRIGHT TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHERYL HA. HI. UM, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN ATTENDING A LOT OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MEETINGS, 14, 22 AND 15, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE ALL IN MS. ROS AND MS. CAINS HAVE OPPOSED THE CURRENT CHANGES. ONE OF MY MAJOR CONCERNS IS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING SENT OUT SAYING THAT THE HOUSTON SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE SUPPORTED THIS. IT HAS THEN SINCE BEEN RESCINDED. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN WAS IT RESCINDED? WAS IT RESCINDED PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE? UM, I HAVE SENT A PUBLIC DOCUMENT REQUEST ASKING, THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE SAYING THAT IT WAS RESCINDED WAS FROM THE MEETING RIGHT BEFORE THE QUALITY OF LIFE MEETING, WHICH WAS SIX DAYS AFTER THE PUBLIC. I MEAN THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VOTE WASN'T TAKEN AND A LETTER WENT OUT SUPPORTING IT. I'D LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHEN WAS IT RESCINDED, WHEN WAS WHITE RESCINDED? WHEN WAS THE LETTER FROM THE HOUSTON SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE WRITTEN BY? IT HAS EXPIRED. CHERYL O'BRIEN RESCINDED. I THINK, I THINK THAT'S BETTER ADDRESSED TO THEM, NOT TO US. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THAT. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT CHAIR, MS. MARGARET WALLACE BROWN SAT AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE MEETING AND SAID THAT IT WAS RESCINDED. AND WHAT I, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THAT IS BETTER ANSWERED BY THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE. THEY HAVE NEVER RESCINDED IT. THERE'S NOTHING SAYING THAT THEY'VE RESCINDED IT. IF THEY RESCINDED IT, MARY AND IF MS CAME AND SAYING IT'S ON RECORD. MARION, MARION BEING RESCINDED WHEN AND HOW MARY AGAIN, IT IS BETTER TO ASK THEM. OKAY, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEM. YOUR DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. OKAY. WE ARE NOT, WE'RE NOT GONNA WENT AHEAD AND SENT OUT SOMETHING SAYING IT WAS RESCINDED. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS SAYING IS RENDED THE NEXT SPEAKER. CHERYL HA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO BE FOLLOWED BY PAUL BINS. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING MAYOR CITY COUNCILMAN. MY NAME IS CHERYL HAAS. I'M A LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF THE OST AREA IN DISTRICT D. UM, FOR 26 YEARS I RECEIVED WORD OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE LAST WEEK REGARDING CHAPTER 42. AND I AM OPPOSING SOME OF THE CHANGES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE BEING MADE. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS FRONT LOADERS, DEVELOPMENTS BUILT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT HAS BEEN AMAZING TO SEE THE AREAS START CHANGING. LAST AUGUST, I WAS ABLE TO SELL ONE OF MY LOTS TO A BUILDER AND WITH THE SALE OF THE LOT I WAS ABLE TO PAY MY HOUSE OFF AND RETIRE. WITHOUT THIS FRONT LOADER DEVELOPMENT, I WOULD'VE HAD TO WAIT A LOT LONGER TO RETIRE. MY LOT WAS A CORNER LOT AND THREE FRONT LOADER TOWN HOMES ARE BEING BUILT THERE CURRENTLY I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF BANNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO RECONSIDER. I REALLY EMPHASIZE, UM, SAFETY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED VALUE IN OUR PROPERTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. PAUL BEANS. PAUL BEANS. [01:55:02] CRYSTAL CASEY, CRYSTAL CASEY TO BE FOLLOWED BY STACY FAIRCHILD. HELLO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME'S CRYSTAL CASEY. I'M A THIRD GENERATION HOUSTONIAN FROM DISTRICT C AND UM, I ALSO HAVE A PERMITTING COMPANY AND COMPLIANCE CONSULTING COMPANY. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THE DRAINAGE DETENTION AND FLOODING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. I AM, UH, I AM FOR A LOT OF THE CHANGES HAVING MULTIPLE TYPES OF HOUSING, BUT I AM NOT IN UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE NARROW LOT ISSUE. IT WILL RAISE THE COST OF THE HOUSES, THE HOUSING FROM 20,000 TO 75,000 PER HOME, WHICH WILL PRICE OUT 58,000 TO 174,000 FAMILIES. WHEN YOU TAKE A 25 FOOT WIDE LOT AND NOW YOU'VE EXPANDED IT TO A 33 FOOT WIDE LOT, IT ALSO FORCES MORE PARKING TO THE STREET, WHICH IS NOT GOOD. I ACTUALLY RIDE MY BIKE AND WALK, UH, FOR MORE THAN RECREATION AND I JUST STRONGLY, I ASK THAT YOU STRONGLY RECONSIDER OVER 75% OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS OPPOSED TO THIS. AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN DC THE OTHER DAY AND SAW A QUOTE THAT I WANTED TO SHARE AS THE HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE ALONE. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. SORRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. COUNCILOR KAMAN COUNCILOR, I'M SORRY, ONE SECOND. COUNCILMAN KAMAN. ONE SECOND MA'AM. MA'AM, COME BACK. COUNCILMAN KAMAN CRYSTAL REALLY QUICKLY 'CAUSE YOU WEAR MULTIPLE HATS AND I'M GRAPPLING WITH THIS ISSUE. I'VE TOLD, UH, CONSTITUENTS AND I'VE TOLD THE ADMINISTRATION, I THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS IN HERE. YES, I AGREE. YOU SAID THERE WILL BE SOME, SOME OF THIS WILL FORCE PARKING ONTO THE STREETS. CAN YOU JUST ELABORATE VERY QUICKLY ON THAT? WELL, IF YOU DO THE THREE, WHICH, UM, SOME OF MY PREDECESSORS HAVE SAID, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT COMMON THREE DRIVEWAY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OUR INDUSTRY'S BEEN HIT REALLY HARD WITH A LOT OF REGULATIONS AND SOME OF IT, I MEAN, BECAUSE OF FLOODING, BUT THE FIVE FOOT NOW INSTEAD OF THE THREE FOOT. SO IT'S JUST NOT AN ATTAINABLE PRODUCT, THAT'S WHY NOBODY'S BUILDING IT. BUT WHEN YOU BUILD THEM, THERE ARE NO GUEST PARKING SPACES AND IT DOES PUSH PARKING TO THE STREET IN THAT INSTANCE. AND IT ALSO, THERE AREN'T ANY 33 SQUARE FOOT LOTS TO DEVELOP. SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA PUSH ALL OF THAT DEVELOPMENT OUT TO THE COUNTY, WHICH IS WHERE ALL THE BUILDERS HAVE BEEN GOING FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STACY FAIRCHILD BE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT CHO. GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS MORNING. UM, MY NAME IS STACY FAIRCHILD. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22 WASHINGTON AVENUE COALITION MEMORIAL PARK. AND I LIVE IN RICE MILITARY. ALL THE TALK IS ABOUT RICE MILITARY. I'M ALSO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CHAIR FOR RICE MILITARY. I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE CODE CHANGES FROM THE TWO THOUSANDS. UM, SO I HEAR ON A DAILY BASIS ALL OF THE CONFLICT AND THE ANGST. YES, I AGREE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE BUYING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, BUT THEY QUICKLY FIGURE OUT THAT THEY DON'T LIKE SHARING THEIR DRIVEWAY. AND, UH, THE COMMON SPACE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, UM, IS, YOU KNOW, IS AFFORDED IN KINGWOOD. SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE OPPOSED, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22 IS OPPOSED TO THESE CHANGES, BUT I WANNA SAY TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN FOR LISTENING TO US AND REMOVING THE MARKET BASED. YOUR TIME HAS, UM, THE LIST BECAUSE THAT WAS, OR FROM THE, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CAYMAN. THANKS MAYOR STACEY, I JUST WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU DO APPRECIATE OR LIKE, BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF NEGATIVE, SO JUST REALLY QUICKLY, IF YOU COULD WRAP UP THAT SENTENCE. YES. SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US DIRECTOR BROWN, DIPTY AND SAVITA. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UH, MAYOR, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD ASK THAT WHENEVER WE REVISIT THE MARKET BASED PARKING THAT, UH, ON THE COMMITTEE FOR LIVABLE PLACES OR WHATEVER IT IS GOING TO BE CALLED, THAT WE HAVE A BALANCE OF VOICES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WERE ONLY ONE OR TWO, UH, THROUGHOUT THE THREE AND A HALF YEARS OR WHENEVER, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITTEE WAS ACTUALLY CREATED AND IT SEEMED TO BE DEVELOPER BASED OR, UH, HEAVY IN TERMS OF REPRESENTATION. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A BALANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATION SO THAT WE DON'T END UP HERE. AND MAYOR PRO TEM, I INVITE YOU TO COME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT WHERE TO LIVE IN RICE MILITARY. 'CAUSE THERE ARE STREETS YOU DON'T WANT TO BECAUSE OF THE BARS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND YOU KNEW I WAS GONNA GET THAT IN . I LOVE YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU [02:00:01] ROBERT CHO. GOOD MORNING. I WANNA START WITH CHAPTER 26, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, BUT ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE ONE, ON THE TOP OF PAGE TWO, THERE ARE TWO REFERENCES TO DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES. I'VE NOT FOUND ANY IN ANY OF THE PAPERWORK. THERE'S A LOT OF IT, UH, BUT, AND IT'S NOT SURFACED IN ANY PRESENTATIONS. PERHAPS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL ONTO CHAPTER 42. MY OWN HOME IS ON A 60 FOOT WIDE LOT. IF I WERE TO CHOOSE TO REDEVELOP THAT TO ANY, VIRTUALLY ANY OF THE SCENARIOS IN THE LIVABLE PLACES DOCUMENT, IT WOULD SERVE TO REDUCE THE PERMEABLE AREA BY NEARLY 50%. NOT SURE WE CAN AFFORD THAT. WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED SUCH AS WATER, STORM, SEWER, SANITARY SEWER, BEFORE ANY OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DONE? MY GUESS IS NONE WITH MY TIME REMAINING. I WANNA TOUCH ON ALLEYS. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, ALSO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THE CITY, HONESTLY HAS ENOUGH OF A CHALLENGE WITH TRASH REMOVAL, HPD RESPONSE TIMES AND 3 1 1 MANAGEMENT. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A PIE IN THE SKY IDEA. THANK YOU. SPEAKER TERRY NASH TO BE FOLLOWED BY DANIEL OCO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HAVE NE MY TEAM'S TERRY NASH. I AM PART OF THE GHBA ON THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE AND SERVED ON MULTIPLE BOARDS. UM, I AM ONE THAT HAVE GENERALLY NEVER GOTTEN INVOLVED. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I AM HERE, I'VE, THIS IS OUTTA MY COMFORT ZONE. UH, I AM DEFINITELY WAY AGAINST CHAPTER 42. UM, I LOOK AT, JUST AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THE STREETS AND JUST SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS, UM, I'M ALSO FROM A MEMBERSHIP PERSPECTIVE, UM, ATTRACTING BUILDERS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT WANNA BUILD. THEY'RE MOVING OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY. THEY ARE MOVING INTO OTHER AREAS. SO, UH, FOR THE MOMENT, I WOULD DEFINITELY OPPOSE CHAPTER 42 AND CONSIDER Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, DANIEL OCO. CORY DANIEL IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANNA BADGER. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MY NAME IS DANIEL. I'M A BUILDER IN SUNNYSIDE. UM, UM, AND, UH, I'M OPPOSED TO THE, UH, UM, THE NARROW LAW PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 42. UM, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I BUILT A SUNNYSIDE, UM, UH, SOUTH UNION, SOUTH PARK, AND THE MOST OF THE HOMES I BUILT THERE, EVERY, AT LEAST ALL MY CLIENTS AND EVEN ROADS, MOST OF A LICENSED BROKER, UH, THEY DON'T WANT A SHARED DRIVEWAY, UH, THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. UM, NOT ONLY WOULD IT MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE HOMES I'M BUILDING, AND EVERYTHING I'M BUILDING THERE NOW IS OVER 500,000. SO I WOULD'VE TO INCREASE MY PRICE, UH, IN ORDER, IN ORDER TO MAKE THE, THE NARROW LAW PROVISION WORK, UM, FROM THE 25 TO 33, UH, FOOT. UM, THE THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED TODAY. MANY OF THE LOTS, AS ALL YOU ALL HAVE HEARD TODAY, ARE 50 FOOT WIDE. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE TO, UH, BASICALLY SUBDIVIDE 'EM, UM, TO MAKE IT WORK AT 25 WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW. SO ALSO, SUNNYSIDE IS MOSTLY OPEN DITCH. UM, I ALSO KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE, LIKE I SPOKE EARLIER, NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT THAT. SO FROM HEATHER, ALL THE POINTS MISSION, I, I DON'T, I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, ANNA BADGER. ANNA IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY TROY ALLEN. HELLO, I AM A HOUSTONIAN WHO LIVES IN DISTRICT C. I OPPOSE THE REQUIREMENT FOR MANDATING SHARED DRIVEWAYS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES ON LESS THAN 33 FOOT WIDE LOTS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE REALITIES OF LIVING IN A SHARED DRIVEWAY COMMUNITY. MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE IN A SHARED DRIVEWAY COMMUNITY WITH TWO CAR GARAGE PARKING ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF EVERY HOME. WE LIVE HERE DUE TO AFFORDABILITY. UM, HOWEVER, WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERYONE TENDS TO USE THEIR PARKING, UM, THEIR GARAGE FOR STORAGE AND NOT FOR PARKING. IN MY OWN COMMUNITY, THERE ARE CARS LINING BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE SHARED DRIVEWAY MANDATE WOULD INADVERTENTLY FORCE MORE CARS ONTO THE STREET. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS THAT ARE A DAILY REALITY FOR MY FAMILY. CARS LANDING BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET MAKE IT AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DRIVER, AS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CARS EXITING THE SHARED DRIVE. JUST THE OTHER DAY, I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR FROM HITTING ME. BECAUSE OF THIS. FROM THE PEDESTRIAN PERSPEC PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AS WELL. WHEN I WALK MY DOG ON THE SIDEWALKS, UM, I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO BACK TIME HAS IT PRIDE. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS, UH, PLANNING, UH, I WANT YOU ALL TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM ME. LET ME KNOW, UH, IN THE CITY WHAT THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS EXIST RIGHT NOW. IF [02:05:01] YOU, I'M SORRY, SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. IF YOU JUST PROVIDE, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ALL OF US, BUT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE SHARED DRIVEWAY EXISTS TODAY IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, IN WHICH COMMUNITIES, OKAY, THEY EXIST AND WHAT AND, AND, UM, AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A TREND RIGHT NOW FOR MORE SHARED DRIVEWAYS. AND THEN IF YOU'LL LET ME KNOW IN WHAT COMMUNITIES I'LL BE FINDING MUCH OF THIS 25 FOOT LOTS, WHICH COMMUNITIES, THOSE EXIST AND WHERE THESE BUILDINGS, UH, DEVELOPMENTS ARE TAKING PLACE, UH, IN THE CITY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO, UH, TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT, UM, UH, AND I WANNA BORROW FROM BILL BALDWIN'S. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE, WHERE WE ARE BUILDING AND WHAT TYPE OF HOMES WE ARE BUILDING IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND WHERE, AND WHETHER AND WHERE THERE ARE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE NONE OF THIS EXISTS INSIDE THE CITY OF HOUSTON. ONE THING I AM VERY SENSITIVE TO, AND THAT'S MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT HAVING TWO CITIES IN ONE. OKAY? SO INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE BUILDING, WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS WE ARE BUILDING AND WHERE IT'S OCCURRING AND THEN WHERE IT'S NOT OCCURRING, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT. YES, SIR. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER. TROY ALLEN. TROY ALLEN. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS BAN ON FRONT LOADING TOWNHOUSES ON NARROW LOT LOTS THAT ARE 25 AND LESS THAN 33 FEET. SO PART OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT FROM EVERYONE STARTS TALKING ABOUT THE SHARED DRIVEWAY CONCEPT WITH THE THREE LOTS. SO WHENEVER EARLIER YOU SAID THAT BUILDERS ARE WILLING TO PUT FOUR LOTS ON A HUNDRED FOOT PROPERTY. SO WHAT'S PROPOSED WITH THIS SHARED DRIVEWAY CONCEPT IS NOW YOU'RE GONNA GET SIX LOTS ON A HUNDRED FOOT PROPERTY INSTEAD OF HAVING THOSE FOUR LOTS. AND ADDITIONALLY, THE PARKING THAT YOU'RE GONNA LOSE OUT ON IS 'CAUSE WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAY, YOU'RE LOSING TWO PARKING SPOTS. SO FOR THAT SIX, THOSE THREE HOUSES, THERE'S TWO GARAGE SPOTS PER HOUSE. SO THAT'S SIX SPOTS. AND YOU'RE NOT NO LONGER HAVING THAT PRIVATE DRIVEWAY TO WHERE YOU HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING. SO PART OF THE REASON WHY EVERYONE DOES COME UP HERE AND SAY IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE OF THESE SHARED DRIVEWAY CONCEPTS BECAUSE YOU'RE BANNING THE MOST POPULAR DEVELOPMENT OPTION THAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY. AND WHAT TALKS OF THE THREE THINGS, THE BIG THREE, THE LESS IMPERVIOUS SURF SURFACE, THE, UM, MORE, LESS RIGHT AWAY TAKEN UP AND ALSO IMPROVING DETENTION WHERE, OH, SORRY. ANYWAYS, YEAH, WE'LL GET TO IT LATER TIME. THANK YOU FOR ONE SECOND. TROY, VICE MAYOR, I PRO, UM, CAST TAYLOR. THANK YOU. TROY, IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR STATEMENT. I, I, I KNOW THAT ALL OF US HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH GHBA AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE VERY IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDER. I WANT TO HEAR, UM, IF YOU WANNA FINISH THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE YOU WERE TALKING VERY FAST. I KNOW 'CAUSE YOU HAD ONE MINUTE. YEAH, A MINUTE GOES FAST BUT FAST. I, I WANNA BE CLEAR THAT I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE STATING BECAUSE YOU SAID SO I LEFT PICTURES WITH YOU GUYS. SO THIS THREE PACK IDEA IS GONNA BE ON A 50 FOOT LOT. OKAY. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT IF YOU HAVE TWO 100 FOOT LOTS, YOU'RE NO LONGER ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE INTO FOUR HOUSES. RIGHT? SO WHAT DEVELOPERS CAN DO NOW IS TO PUT SIX HOUSES ON THERE AND THAT'S PUSHING MORE PARKING ONTO THE STREET. I UNDERSTAND THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT, NOT ABOUT PUTTING MORE PARKING ON THE STREET, BUT YOU'RE CREATING MORE STREET PARKING. SO WHAT ARE PEOPLE GONNA USE IT FOR IF WE'RE CREATING IT AND NOT WANTING IT TO BE THERE? I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOWAND, YOU'RE CREATING MORE STREET PARKING. IF YOU HAVE TWO CAR GARAGE AND YOU HAVE SPACE BEHIND IT BASED ON THIS SHARED DRIVE, I'M MISSING THREE OR THREE. I'M MISSING, I'M MISSING WHAT THE SPACE BEHIND IT IS ON THIS ONE AND ON THE LOT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE. SO THE PICTURE'S SECOND FROM THE RIGHT. SO ARE YOU SAYING BECAUSE UM, IN THE FRONT LOADS YOU CAN PUT TWO CARS IN THE GARAGE AND TWO CARS IN THE, IN THE DRIVEWAY. CORRECT. NOW YOU'RE GONNA MOVE THOSE TWO CARS BECAUSE NO ONE'S ABLE TO PARK IN THAT SHARED DRIVEWAY CONCEPT. EVEN IN THE BACK, YOU'RE STILL NOT ABLE TO PARK THERE. 'CAUSE THE DEPTH OF IT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH. WHAT YOU SAYING? NO ONE? I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE, SO YOU CAN PUT TWO CARS IN THE GARAGE. YES. SO THE PARENTS THAT LIVE IN THIS POTENTIAL HOUSE, OR THE ROOMMATES OR WHOMEVER CAN PARK, THERE ARE TWO CARS IN THE GARAGE. BUT WHAT WE'RE MISSING YOU'RE SAYING IS THE TWO CARS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PARKING LOT. SO SOMEONE WITH FOUR CARS, THEY WOULD BE PUSHED TO THE STREET. FOUR OR THREE. AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS FOUR OR THREE, I'M SORRY, NOT IN THE SHARED IT COMES OUT. I'M SAYING IN THAT DRIVEWAY AREA, NO ONE CAN PARK IN THERE 'CAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC. YOU'D HAVE, I BELIEVE AN HOA OR COMMON ACCESS AGREEMENT TO WHERE NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO PARK THERE EITHER. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU JAKE. PATRICK. [02:10:12] HELLO, MY NAME IS JAKE PATRICK. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO COME IN DIPTY AND MARGARET FOR THEIR WORK. I KNOW THEY HAVE A REALLY HARD JOB. I'VE BEEN AN URBAN PLANNING CONSULTANT FOR A DECADE NOW TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS. DESIGNED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOTS AT THIS POINT. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE NEVER WORKED ON A PROJECT IN THE INNER CITY IN MY CAREER WHERE 33 FOOT LOTS MADE SENSE FROM A PRO FORMA STANDPOINT. DEVELOPERS JUST WON'T DO IT AND THEY'LL GO TO THE SUBURBS, WHICH WE DON'T WANT. 25 FOOT SHOULD BE THE STANDARD IF YOU WANNA KEEP DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY, INNER CITY. OH, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT VICTOR. THE NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS ON THE LIST WERE ASSIGNED UP ON THE WRONG PUT ON THE WRONG LIST. THEY WERE FOR THE PUBLIC SESSION. SO WE ARE GONNA SKIP, UH, MARGOT JASMINE, PAUL AND CAITLIN AND GO TO ROBERT POURIER. ROBERT IS HERE. HELLO, MY NAME IS ROBERT POIRIER. UH, I'M NOT A NATIVE HOUSTONIAN, BUT I GOT HERE AS FAST AS I COULD. UH, AS AN EXISTING LANDLORD AND PROPERTY OWNER, I WANTED TO THANK WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS PROPOSAL AND WHOEVER SUPPORTS IT BECAUSE IT'S A GIFT FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME, THE WEALTHY. IT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING I OWN MUCH MORE VALUABLE AND RENTS GO UP AT THE DETRIMENT OF FUTURE HOUSTONIANS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL MAKE EXISTING PRODUCT MUCH MORE VALUABLE AND INCREASE THE COST OF FUTURE SUPPLY FOR FUTURE HOME BUYERS. WITH THAT SAID, AS A HOMEOWNER, REALTOR, DEVELOPER, FATHER, AND JUST A HUMAN BEING, I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT AGAINST THE BANNING OF FRONT LOADERS AND LOTS LESS THAN 33 FEET BECAUSE IT'LL INCREASE THE COST OF HOUSING FOR THE CONSUMER IN THIS INSTANCE, MOSTLY FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS. AND BECAUSE IT WILL HURT BUSINESSES LIKE MINE, IF THE MARKET WANTS HOUSES TO FIT THE PARAMETERS OF THESE PROPOSALS, GREAT. LET THEM DO IT. BUT DON'T FORCE THE ENTIRE MARKET TO ONLY BUILD HOMES LIKE THIS. IF YOU'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE, WHY ARE WE MESSING WITH DRIVEWAYS WHEN WE COULD JUST ADJUST IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE RATIOS? ALSO, I WANNA SAY I OWN A HOUSE IN THE HEIGHTS WITH AN ALLEY BEHIND IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER, ED WOLF. ED WOLF, NEXT SPEAKER JOSH TAYLOR. JOSH TAYLOR. JOSH IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY WALLY DEION, GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT C AND I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH THE CITY HAS CHANGED SINCE MOVING HERE. SIX YEARS AGO, UM, LIVING IN THE MIDTOWN AREA, WE ALREADY HAVE STREETS THAT ARE OVERCROWDED. SOME OF THE AREAS YOU CAN BARELY HAVE TWO CARS PASS EACH OTHER GOING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. A LOT OF THE AREAS YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE STOP SIGN WHEN YOU'RE COMING UP 'CAUSE THE CARS ARE PARKED ALL THE WAY UP TO THAT POINT. UM, FOR THIS REASON I'M AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, W DE TO BE FOLLOWED BY PATRICK VER BRIDGE. GOOD MORNING. I'VE BEEN A NATIVE HOUSTONIAN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I LIVE WITH MY WIFE, A RETIRED CITY OF HOUSTON EMPLOYEE IN DISTRICT K WHERE WE'VE BEEN FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS PRETTY DE RESTRICTED, SO I BELIEVE WE ARE MOSTLY PROTECTED FROM THESE CHANGES, BUT I COULD BE WRONG. I HAVE SEEN THESE SHARED DRIVEWAYS PROJECTS POP UP ALL OVER THE CITY. SOME OF THESE HOMES ARE FOUR STORIES TALL AND THEY STACK RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WITH NARROW SHARED DRIVEWAYS. THE STREETS IN THE FRONT OF THEM ARE PACKED WITH CARS AND MADE NARROW BECAUSE OF ALL THE CARS UP AND DOWN. IT'S AN UGLY LOOK FOR THE CITY AND I'M AGAINST IT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD EITHER. THANK YOU. THANKS SPEAKER. PATRICK BURBRIDGE. PATRICK IS HERE. THREE FOLLOWED BY JOHN SANTA SERIAL. HELLO EVERYONE. UM, I'VE BEEN A BROKER IN HOUSTON FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND WE'VE SOLD ABOUT 4,500 HOMES IN THIS SPECIFIC INNER CITY PROPERTY. SO I'M PRETTY MUCH AWARE OF WHAT BUYERS WANT AND WHAT THE REALITY THAT IS HAPPENING ON THIS NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT MOST OF THE CARS THAT ARE BEING PARKED ON THE STREET ARE FROM THIS PROPOSED COMMON DRIVEWAY IDEAS. RIGHT? WHETHER IT'S VISITORS OR, EXCUSE ME. NO, I'M SORRY. OKAY, GO AHEAD. FROM VISITORS OR FROM, UH, OWNERS OF LARGER VEHICLES, RIGHT? WE, WE LIVE IN TEXAS, EVERYONE WANTS A EUV OR, OR, YOU KNOW, FORD F-150. IT DOESN'T FEED ON THOSE 20 FOOT GARAGES, SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY PARKING THE OUTSIDE. SO A MAJOR ISSUE FOR PARKING IS NOT THE FRONT LOADERS TO THE CONTRARY IS THIS COMMON DRIVEWAY. SO BY PROPOSING TO ONLY DO THREE UNITS ON 5,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. WHAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IS GONNA HAVE STREET PARKING WITH OPEN DITCHES ON VERY [02:15:01] NARROW STREETS. THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO EITHER PARK OR DRIVE OR WALK AROUND THOSE STREETS. UH, REGARDING GREEN SPACES, YOU MENTIONED GREEN SPACES. GREEN SPACES ARE ACTUALLY BEING ENCOURAGED BY DOING THIS. FRONT DRIVEWAYS, HAVING BACKYARDS HAS DESCRIBED UNIT PROPOSALS. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO YARDS. NAOMI, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PATRICK. NEXT SPEAKER JOHN SANTA SIERRA. JOHN NEXT SPEAKER JEFF . JEFF B HERE BE FOLLOWED BY STEVEN MCGEE. ADAMS. MORNING MAYOR TURNER, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PECK FOR ADDING ME TO THE LIST. MY NAME IS JEFF UTE. I'M A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND RESIDENT HERE OF HOUSTON. UM, I'M MY, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE HOA, BUT I'M NOT REPRESENTING THEM OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION HERE TODAY. I'VE WORKED IN LAND PLANNING FOR OVER 15 YEARS IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THE LAND PLANNER AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 42, UM, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT WILL INCREASE DENSITY, REDUCE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND ALLOW FOR MORE HOUSING OPTIONS. LIVABLE PLACES COMMITTEE AND PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE GIVEN YOU A LIST OF MUCH NEEDED ORDINANCE REVISIONS, WHICH WILL OPEN UP URBAN AREAS OF OUR CITY TO MORE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO WANNA MOVE CLOSER TO THE CITY CENTER AND PARTICIPATE IN HOME OWNERSHIP, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW COURTYARD STYLE DEVELOPMENTS. UM, I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU, WELL, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PASS THESE REVISIONS, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THIS BOOK, STRONG TOWNS, UM, FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN BUILD OUR CITY IN A MORE RESILIENT, UH, WAY, CAPITALIZING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR THE CITY CENTER. UM, THIS BOOK WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE MOVEMENT WHICH AIMS TO HELP CITIES BE FINANCIALLY STRONG AND RESILIENT. GOOD TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, STEVEN MCGEE TO BE FOLLOWED BY MICAH IRVIN. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I, I AM HERE TODAY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE VIS REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 42, UH, FULLY ON MY OWN BEHALF. AS, AS A RE AS A RECENT RESIDENT OF HOUSTON, LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OPPOSED. UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY LIKE, OVER THE LAST DECADE, MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE MOVED TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON. UH, IT SEEMS LIKE THE REST OF AMERICA HAS FINALLY CAUGHT ON TO THE WHAT WE, WHAT YOU ALL OF OUR ALWAYS KNOWN THAT THIS IS AN AMAZING CITY TO LIVE IN, AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY. I FULLY SUPPORT THESE REVISIONS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CITY AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE, NOT JUST TO US, NOT JUST TO MY GENERATION, BUT TO MY CHILDREN AND MY CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN'S GENERATION. UH, AND, AND ON A A SECONDARY POINT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, DENSER DEVELOPMENT, LIKE THIS INFILL DEVELOPMENT, UH, REDU WILL REDUCE THE PER CAPITA COST OF TRANSIT, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, ROADS, BUS NETWORKS, METRO STATIONS. UH, IT WILL REDUCE THE AVERAGE COST PER RESIDENT AND INCREASE THE TAX BASE. AND SO MORE MONEY YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, MICAH EREN. IT'S PRETTY CLOSE. . OKAY. HELLO, WONDERFUL MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL MAYOR TURNER, UM, AND DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UH, I'M MICAH ERON, PRESIDENT OF CNL HOUSTON. I JUST WANNA MAKE SOME VERY BRIEF COMMENTS FIRST. UH, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY OPPOSE THESE AMENDMENTS ENTIRELY. MOST OF THESE AMENDMENTS ARE RELATING TO LEGALIZING MULTIPLEXES ADUS. NOBODY HATES THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY WOULD OPPOSE THAT. SO THAT ALL THAT STUFF IS GOOD. UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROHIBITION ON FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS WITH, UH, ON, UH, LOTS THAT FRONT WITH NEXT, UH, LESS THAN 33 UH, FEET, I THINK WE MIGHT WANNA CONSIDER SWITCHING OUT THAT PROHIBITION FOR AN INCENTIVE. SO LIKE, I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES THAT IT'S BETTER TO NOT HAVE A FRONT LOADER ON THOSE NARROW LOTS, THAT IT'S, THERE'S LIKE SOME SOCIALLY DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF THAT. UH, BUT IN SOME SPACES IT MIGHT BE IMPOSSIBLE, UH, TO BUILD A BACK LOADER BECAUSE THERE'S NO ALLEYWAY OR THE SHEER DRIVEWAY CONCEPT MIGHT JUST BE INFEASIBLE. SO WE CAN CONSIDER USING SOME SORT OF TAX PREFERENCE, UH, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE IT, BUT NOT BAN IT IN ALL CASES. UH, THE, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS SOME PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TAPERING OF DRIVEWAYS. UM, AS, AS Y'ALL KNOW, THESE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE, UH, A GREATER TAPERING FOR LOTS THAT DO HAVE FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS. YEAH. TIME HAS EXPIRED. WELL, I'LL LET YOU, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW. I, I SUPPOSE, YES, I'LL GIVE YOU UP. OH, I APPRECIATE IT. UM, SO PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT'S GONNA REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAY AND, UH, IT'S GONNA PUSH CARS INTO THE, ON THE STREET. NOW, I WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, IF, IF THAT TAPERING IS PREVENTING YOU FROM PARKING YOUR DRIVEWAY, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL. IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PARK ON THAT FRONT PORTION OF YOUR DRIVEWAY, THAT'S GONNA BLOCK THE SIDEWALK. AND IT'S ILLEGAL TO DO THAT ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPORTATION CODE. SO THAT TAPERING IS TOTALLY IS NOT GONNA BLOCK ANYBODY FROM DOING SOMETHING LEGAL. IT'S ONLY GONNA BLOCK YOU FROM DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL, WHICH IS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [02:20:03] UH, TWO NAMES WERE CALLED AND THEY WERE NOT PRESENT, BUT THEY ARE HERE NOW. MIGUEL. ROSARIO. MIGUEL. YES. YES. IF YOU COME, HE LEFT. HE NOT HERE. HE LEFT, HE LEFT PAUL BENZ. WHO IS THAT AGAIN? PAUL. HE'S HERE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PAUL BENS. I LIVE IN HOUSTON, KNOWN PROPERTY IN HOUSTON. I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN MANY, MANY GOOD COMMENTS. FIRST I'M OPPOSED TO THESE AMENDMENTS. THE SECOND THING IS, THE GENTLEMAN IN THE, UH, COLORFUL SHIRT GAVE US ALL AN INSIGHT TO SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET AWARENESS OF, AND THAT IS THE EFFECTS OF THESE CHANGES ON PROPERTY TAXES. AS YOU POINTED OUT, AS VALUES GO UP, EVERYONE ELSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PAYS. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU'RE ACTUALLY MAKING OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSING LESS AFFORDABLE. WITH THAT, I'LL LEAVE YOU TO ANY QUESTIONS. THERE'S A HANDOUT THAT BASICALLY EXPLAINED, UM, A QUOTE FROM THE HCA APPRAISAL DISTRICT REAPPRAISAL PLAN. UH, THE ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE, MOST APPLICABLE LAND VALUATION IS ITS HIGHEST AND BEST USE THE CONCEPT OF THE HIGHEST BEST USE. YES. TIME IS PRIOR IMPLIES THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. DEPENDS ON THE FUTURE POTENTIAL USE. THANK YOU. YOU ADD AN A DU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE VALUE GOES UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. THAT COMPLETES THE LIST OF SPEAKERS. OKAY, ON THE ALL, I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS THAT HAVE, UH, SIGNED UP. UM, SHALL HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING. MOVE ROBINSON SECOND MARTIN, MOVE TO SECOND TO CLOSE THE HEARING. ANY OBJECTION, CHAIR? NONE. MOTION. MS. GRANTED. WE'LL [9:30 AM - PUBLIC SPEAKERS] NOW TURN NOW TO THE PUBLIC AGENDA. PUBLIC SPEAKER. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU'LL CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. DOUG SMITH. DOUG, I'M SORRY, WE HAD A COUPLE OF PROCEDURAL. ONE SECOND. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CAROLYN AND MR. FOR A PROCEDURAL MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD LARRY MCKENZIE TO THE TOP OF THE THREE MINUTE AGENDA. LARRY MCKENZIE. OKAY. YOU HEARD THE MOTION THERE? SECOND. SECOND. BEEN SECONDED. ANY OBJECTION, SHERRY? STAND GRANTED. ANY OTHER PROCEDURAL MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER MCMAN ON PROCEDURAL MOTION. SORRY I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. PROCEDURAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. UM, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD, UH, MARGOT WILLIAMS, PAUL JENNINGS, JASMINE LEE, AND KAITLYN CONNOR TO THE TOP OF THE, UH, THREE MINUTE NON-AG AGENDA LIST FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBER SHABAZZ'S PROMISE A SECOND. SO, SO MINE IS NOT TOP OF THE THREE MINUTE NON AGENDA LIST. OKAY. YOU HAVE HEARD THE MOTION SECOND, THOMAS SECOND. IT'S BEEN SECOND IN THE OBJECTION HERE. APPEARS NONE GRANTED. MADAM SECRETARY. OKAY. DOUG SMITH. DOUG SMITH. GOOD. IT IS, YEAH, IT IS STILL. MORNING. GOOD MORNING. UH, I THINK YOU SHOULD DELAY THE APPROVAL OF THE CIP BUDGET TODAY. WHAT IS THE RUSH? AND GETTING IT DONE UNDER SUCH TIGHT TIMEFRAMES WHEN IT COVERS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? TYPICALLY, EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES OF DOCUMENTS ARE VERY SHORT, PERHAPS FIVE PAGES. IN THE CASE OF THIS BUDGET, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IS 203 PAGES FAR FROM A SUMMARY. AND THE DETAILED BUDGET IS 655 PAGES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER DOCUMENT HAS AN INDEX, SO YOU MUST SCROLL THROUGH PAGE AFTER PAGE TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. 25 MEETINGS WERE HELD PRIOR TO APPROVING THE $6 BILLION ANNUAL BUDGET, AND THE CIP BUDGET IS TWICE THAT AMOUNT. THE ONLY CIP REVIEW WAS A 90 MINUTE BFA MEETING, AND I QUESTIONED WHETHER THAT MEETING WAS EVEN LEGAL SINCE THE BUDGET WAS NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW UNTIL TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED. BASED ON SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS AT THAT MEETING, I THINK PRIOR TO CIP APPROVAL, THEY WOULD APPRECIATE SCHEDULING MEETINGS PRIOR TO THE DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS OR SIMILAR TO THE DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS HELD FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET TO ALLOW [02:25:01] THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INPUT. IF YOU DON'T AGREE TO DELAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO TAG IT AND INCLUDE 175 MILLION IN EACH OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO FIXING THE $1.2 BILLION OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AT THE EAST WATER TREATMENT PLANT SO CITIZENS WON'T HAVE TO ENDURE ANOTHER BOILED WATER SITUATION. ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ALLOCATED TO REPLACING AGING WATER METERS THAT ARE CAUSING CITIZENS SO MANY HEADACHES, INCLUDING BANK OVERDRESS WITH HUGE WATER BILLS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE METERS. THAT 2024 BUDGET SHOWS A REVENUE INCREASE OF $625 MILLION OVER THE AMOUNT COLLECTED IN 2021. AND THAT WILL PROBABLY INCREASE TO $850 MILLION BY 2025. SO THE DEPARTMENT HAS THE MONEY, THEY'RE BETTER OFF SPENDING IT RATHER THAN INVESTING IT BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CATHETER REPORT, THEY REPORTED AN UNREALIZED LOSS OF $65 MILLION ON INVESTMENTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE HPW ESTABLISH A POLICY OF HOLDING A CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS IF THEIR BILL IS MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE LAST 12 MONTH AVERAGE, AND DETERMINING IF A LARGE INCREASE IS VALID OR DUE TO METER PROBLEMS. THIS WILL SAVE CITIZENS WHO USE THE AUTOPAY OPTION OF HAVING THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS OVERDRAWN AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CUMBERSOME SYSTEM OF HPW, UH, OF GETTING AN INCORRECT CHARGE REVERSED. I SEE ALL KINDS OF COMMENTS ON NEXT DOOR ABOUT PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THIS. THANK YOU. THANK THANKS, MAYOR CAST TATUM. I'M SORRY, MAYOR, I WAS, HAD TO STEP OUT, BUT I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PROCEDURAL MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, VICE, UM, MAYOR CHAIR ON A PROCEDURAL MOTION. UH, YES, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UM, BECKY EDMONDSON, JENNIFER EDMONDSON, AND CINDY CHAPMAN TO THE TOP OF THE THREE MINUTE NON AGENDA, UH, IN THE ORDER OF JENNIFER EDMONDSON, BECKY EDMONDSON AND CINDY CHAPMAN, SECOND ROBIN TO FOLLOW, THEY'RE GOING FOLLOW, UH, KAITLYN CONNOR TO FOLLOW KAITLYN CONNOR. SOMEBODY WAS MOVED UP AHEAD. OKAY. TO FOLLOW KAILYN CONNOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, NEXT SPEAKER. LARRY MCKENZIE. LARRY'S HERE. GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL AND MAYOR. UH, I'M GLAD THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO SPEAK TODAY. UH, I'VE COME ASKING AND PLEADING. UH, I, MY NAME IS LARRY MCKENZIE. I'M A MEMBER OF DISTRICT D. I'M ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE, UH, OFFICIAL STERLING RAIDERS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. I COME ASKING FOR A SIDEWALK. THE SIDEWALK WOULD EXTEND FROM STERLING HIGH SCHOOL AT 1 1 6 2 5 MARTINDALE 7 7 0 4 8 TO EAST ORUM. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO, UH, SHOW YOU THE VIDEO, BUT I, I WAS DELIVERING WATER TO THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND THE BAND TEAM AND THERE WERE STUDENTS THAT WERE LEAVING AND I VIDEOED IT AND YOU COULD SEE THE CARS AND THE TRUCKS HAVING TO GO AROUND THE STUDENTS. UH, I BELIEVE IN PEOPLE OF A PROFIT. I'M GLAD I GOT A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON TODAY. UH, I I BEG YOU, UH, WE NEED A SIDEWALK. I GRADUATED FROM STERLING IN 86. WE NEEDED A SIDEWALK BACK THEN. I'M A LIFELONG MEMBER OF , MY COMMUNITY OVER THERE BY SKY. NO ST EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY. UH, I'M JUST GLAD TO BE HERE. BUT I COME HERE AND I ASK FOR A SIDEWALK SO WE CAN PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY. THERE'S A BRAND NEW, UH, HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THERE THAT ONLY HAS ONE OPENING. AND THAT ONE OPENING HAS A SMALL SIDEWALK THAT'S ADJACENT TO STERLING HIGH SCHOOL AND IT GOES TO EAST DURHAM. AND IF YOU COULD SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, YOU WOULD SEE THE TRUCKS THAT GO AROUND THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS AND THE, AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS. SO I ASK YOU, AND I IMPLORE THAT, PLEASE ADD THAT TO THE CIP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR IT, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MAYOR, UH, SHABA. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, LARRY FOR COMING FORWARD. I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS REALLY BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS. UM, IT'S A NARROW STREET. IT'S ALSO, THERE'S A DITCH ON THE SIDE AND THE SIDEWALK CANNOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT A CIP PROJECT. AND SO I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU HAVE COME FORWARD [02:30:01] TO BRING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. OF COURSE, WE KNOW THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES GET OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S DARK IN THE EVENING AND IT'S A SAFETY FACTOR FOR THEM WALKING DOWN THAT STREET WITH NO SIDEWALKS. SO I THANK YOU. HE DID POST A VIDEO THAT BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AND I'M SURE HE CAN SHARE IT WITH ALL OF COUNSEL IF, IF NEEDED. THANK YOU, LARRY, FOR COMING FORWARD. AND YOU SAT HERE A LONG TIME. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, MARGO WILLIAMS. MARGO WILLIAMS, MARGO IS HERE. BE FOLLOWED BY PAUL JENNINGS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARGO WILLIAMS MICROPHONE, IF YOU GET RIGHT BEHIND THE MIND. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARGO WILLIAMS. I AM THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DESCENDANTS OF HOLLYWOOD INCORPORATED, THE COURT APPOINTED GUARDIANS OF HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY. I'M ALSO GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER TO STEVEN ROSA NELSON, UH, LEONARD NELSON AND KANE HOWARD NELSON, SENIOR AND NIECE TO DANIEL AND JOHN, AND A HOST OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS BURIED AT HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD. THIS YEAR. I CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF HONORING THOSE WHO ARE INTERRED IN OLIVE WOOD. MAXIMO APPROACHED DESCENDANTS OF OLIVE WOOD TWO YEARS AGO WITH THEIR PLANS OF WANTING TO BUILD A FIVE STORY SPORTS CLUB, AN OFFICE AT 32 36 STORM SUMMER STREET. THEY WANTED TO CLOSE AND PRIVATIZE COURT STREET SO THAT THEY COULD BUILD. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERNS ABOUT QUOTING THE REMAINDER OF COURT STREET THAT THEY COULDN'T PROMISE EVEN IN WRITING, THAT WE WOULD HAVE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO OUR PROPERTY OR HAVE A PLACE FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS TO PARK. THAT THEY COULDN'T ASSURE US THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE MORE CONGESTION TO ALREADY A WHA SITE IN A CUL-DE-SAC. AND THAT THE BUILDING DIDN'T FIT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CONCERNS THAT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WERE REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY AND OLIVE WOOD IS ALREADY SUFFERING FROM DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA WITH EROSION AND LOSS OF GRAVES. WE SAID, NO, NO MORE CLOSING OF COURT, AND THAT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. TWO YEARS LATER IN DESCENDANTS OF HOLLYWOOD AND THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ARE JUST NOW SEEING THE REVISED PLAN AND HEARING ABOUT APPROVAL OF THE SPORTS CLUB BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON PLANNING COMMITTEE. AND THE ONLY REASON WE KNEW IT IS BECAUSE OF A PARKING VARIANCE. AT LAST PARK PLANNING MEETING, WE WERE TOLD IT'S MAXIMO'S PROPERTY, THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH IT, THAT THEY HAVE OTHER PROPERTIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT IF NOT MAXIMO, THEN SOMEONE ELSE WILL BILL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT THE FUTURE IS THEIRS. THE FUTURE STANDS ON THE BACK OF THOSE THAT ARE INTERIOR IN OLIVE WOOD. UH, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR THAT TO BE BUILT IN YOUR, IN YOUR AREA? A FIVE STORY BUILDING ON TWO LITTLE LOTS WITH A SOCCER FIELD AND, UH, ON THE ROOF AND A CUL-DE-SAC THAT WILL BE SITTING ON TWO SMALL LOTS NEXT TO AN ENDANGERED HISTORIC CEMETERY. WE KNOW SPACES AND PLACES CHANGE AND THAT THERE IS NO ZONING. BUT WHEN DOES THE CITY OF HOUSTON CONSIDER THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, STAKEHOLDERS LIKE HOLLYWOOD, WHO IS 140 PLUS YEARS OLD, WHEN DO THEY SAY THAT THIS ENDANGERED SITE LIKE OLIVE WOOD MATTERS NOT GIVEN THE DEVELOPER'S INFORMATION AND THE CITY WILL WORK WITH YOU AND THE DEVELOPER ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS AFTER THE FACT SEEMS LIKE A DOLLAR A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT, WHERE WE WERE TOLD MAXIMO WILL NEED INGRESS AND EGRESS TO, TO THEIR PROPERTY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR HOLLYWOOD? WHERE DOES THE CITY ORDINANCES THAT PROTECT CEMETERIES FROM DEVELOPERS COMING AND BUILDING RIGHT UP TO THE CEMETERY'S FENCE LINE. ONE SECOND THEN. COUNCILMAN MC KAMAN. THANK YOU. UM, MS. WILLIAMS, I I WANTED TO SET SOME BACKGROUND FOR YOU, BUT I WANT YOU TO, UH, JUST USE A FEW SECONDS TO FINISH UP AND THEN I'LL, I'LL PROCEED. OKAY. UH, TO PREVENT MORE WATER OVERFLOW FROM OVERWORKED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DURING STORMS, MORE CR CONCRETE IN A ALREADY CONCRETE JUNGLE, MORE TRASH DESCENDANTS OF HOLLYWOOD IS SAYING NO TO MAXIMO, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER SITE TO BILL AND THAT WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE PLANNING COMMITTEE DECISION TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT WITHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S INPUT AND FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER MAXIMO PROP PROPOSAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MS. WILLIAMS. UM, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T, MS. WILLIAMS, SHE'S ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF OLIVE WOOD CEMETERY, AND FOR YEARS HAS WORKED IN PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC CEMETERY MAYOR. YOU HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT EFFORT, INCLUDING, UM, YOUR ADMINISTRATION SETTING ASIDE SOME LAND FOR A PARKING LOT. IT'S A SMALL PARKING LOT, BUT THAT ALLOWS, UM, THE FOLKS THAT ARE DOING THIS WORK TO ACCESS THE CEMETERY. THE PROBLEM IS IN ORDER, THERE'S TWO [02:35:01] TINY PATCHES OF LAND. I WAS OUT THERE THIS PAST WEEKEND OVER JUNETEENTH. THERE'S TWO PATCHES OF LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVEWAY TO GET TO THE PARKING LOT, THAT PARKING LOT WHILE AT CITY OF HOUSTON PROPERTY, THERE'S FOLKS PARKING OVERNIGHT THERE. NO ONE CAN ACCESS IT. THERE'S NO SIGNAGE, THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK ON. BUT I DON'T SEE HOW A FIVE STORY SPORTS COMPLEX IS GOING TO GO UP, NOT JUST NEXT TO, UM, THE CEMETERY, BUT IS PART OF IN FRONT OF THE PARKING GARAGE PARKING LOT ON BOTH SIDES. HOW THIS ALL CAME ABOUT WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS TAKING UP A REQUEST FOR A PARKING VARIANCE. INITIALLY, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS FACILITY WAS REQUIRED TO INSTALL OVER 100 PARKING SPACES TO FIT WHAT IS NEEDED THERE. THEY THEN CAME, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THEN CAME BACK AND SAID, HEY, ACTUALLY YOU'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO PUT IN ABOUT 50 PARKING SPACES AGAIN. THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD HAVE 50 PARKING SPACES ON THIS TINY LITTLE PLOT OF LAND NEXT TO THE CEMETERY. NOW THE DEVELOPER IS SEEKING A VARIANCE BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ASKING FOR CLOSE TO 25 PARKING SPACES. SO WE WENT FROM OVER A HUNDRED PARKING SPACES TO 20 PARKING SPACES ON TWO LITTLE PIECES OF LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVEWAY TO GET TO THE TINY PARKING LOT NEXT TO OLIVE WOOD CEMETERY. SO, UM, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS. I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR, MAYOR, I CERTAINLY DO NOT SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PRESERVATION OF THIS. UM, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO RAISE THIS ISSUE. BUT THE BROADER ISSUE OF WE HAVE EROSION ON ONE SIDE FROM THE BAYOU FROM HARVEY THAT'S EATING AWAY AT THE CEMETERY. WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO. UH, SOME NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE LIVED THERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS RAISED TO US OVER THE PAST WEEKEND THAT EVEN ON THE LOT THAT, UM, THE DEVELOPERS PLANNING TO BUILD ON, ITS RUMOR THAT THAT WAS THE CHILD BURIAL GROUND FOR THE CEMETERY. AND IT'S NOT KNOWN YET. SO I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH THAT, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SET THAT BACKGROUND FOR COUNCIL AS WELL. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PAUL JENNINGS. JENNINGS IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY JASMINE LEE. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PAUL JENNINGS. I AM, UH, ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE OLIVE WOOD, DESCENDANTS OF OLIVE WOOD. AND I WILL SPEAK MOSTLY TO THE QUESTION OF THE PARKING LOT. UM, OLIVE WOOD, UH, JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND. OLIVE WOOD WAS INCORPORATED IN 1875. IT'S A SEVEN AND A HALF ACRE SITE. THERE'S 4,000 BURIALS, UM, THAT ARE RECORDED THERE. UM, IT'S THE LARGEST INTACT HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY IN TEXAS. IT'S THE ONE OF THE LARGEST INTACT HISTORIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN THE SOUTH. IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AS AN HISTORIC CEMETERY. IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY UNESCO AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE. IT'S BEEN, IT'S ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC SP SPOTS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THERE WHO WERE HERE IN HOUSTON IN 1836 WHEN HOUSTON WAS FOUNDED. WE HAVE PEOPLE THERE WHO WERE IN TEXAS WHEN TEXAS WAS STILL PART OF MEXICO. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO WERE BORN IN AFRICA AND CAME TO HOUSTON ON A SLAVE SHIP. SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN HOUSTON AS FAR AS WE'RE ALL CONCERNED FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S DONE AT ALL OF WHAT HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS. WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY SUPPORT FROM ANY, FROM ANYBODY ELSE EXCEPT OUR VOLUNTEERS. WE EV EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, WE INVITE VOLUNTEERS TO COME OUT AND CLEAN UP. AND YOU ALL ARE INVITED JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND, UH, IT'S PART OF MY JOB. SOMETIME I OPEN UP THE CEMETERY FOR PEOPLE TO COME. WE HAVE, UH, CHURCH GROUPS, WE HAVE SCHOOL GROUPS, WE HAVE FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MASONS AND THE ODDFELLOWS. WE HAVE THE DAUGHTERS, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS SEND OUT PEOPLE SOMETIME. AND, UM, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT LATELY, WHEN I COME OUT THERE, OUR LITTLE PARKING LOT THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IS COMPLETELY FILLED AND THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS TO PARK. THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR US. IF OUR VOLUNTEERS CANNOT ACCESS [02:40:01] THE CEMETERY, THE CEMETERY, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE CEMETERY. SO I JUST URGE YOU TO CONSIDER TRANSFERRING. THE CITY HAS DONE NOTHING. BASICALLY, IT'S PROVIDED THIS PARKING LOT, BUT IT DOESN'T ENFORCE ANY RULES ABOUT IT. THERE'S NO SIGNAGE, THERE'S NOTHING. PEOPLE COME THERE AND PARK, UH, FROM, UH, DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET. UH, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE TELL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS RESERVED FOR THE CEMETERY. SOMETIMES THEY LIKE THAT, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T LIKE THAT. SO I'VE, I'VE BEEN IN BOTH OF THOSE SITUATIONS, SO WE REALLY NEED TO, WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THAT AND BE ABLE TO PUT UP SOME SIGNAGE AND, AND PRESERVE THAT ACCESS TO THE CEMETERY. SO, UM, THAT'S IT. THANK VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JASMINE LEE. HELLO, MY NAME IS JASMINE LEE AND I REPRESENT, UM, I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF OLIVE WOOD. AND AS BOTH PAUL AND MARGO SAID, WE'RE ALMOST 148 YEARS OLD, OR WE JUST TURNED 148 YEARS OLD. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IS THAT IT'S NOT A HISTORIC HOUSE OR BUILDING. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MADE HISTORY HERE IN HOUSTON. AND PROTECTING THEM SHOULD BE NOT ONLY AS THE DESCENDANTS A PRIORITY, BUT IT SHOULD BE EVERYONE IN HOUSTON'S PRIORITY. EVERYONE IN TEXAS, IT'S PRIORITY. AND WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMING WITH THE FIVE STORY SOCCER COMPLEX PLANNED, THAT'S CLOSING US OFF AGAIN. AND IT OLIVE WOULD'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY DEVELOPMENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. GROCERY SUPPLY WAS THE FIRST CULPRIT, OR ACTUALLY WHEN THEY CLOSED THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCE THAT HAD SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE CEMETERY WAS CLOSED. THEN GROCERY SUPPLY AND NO MAXIMO. WE HAVE NO PLACE TO PARK. AS PAUL SAID, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE LIFEBLOOD. WE NEED OUR VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SUPPORT STRUCK FROM THE CITY FROM BIG PARTNERSHIPS. AND IT'S JUST SO STRANGE THAT PARKING IS STILL A PROBLEM FOR EVEN THE DEAD. AND SO WE PLEAD WITH YOU TO, UM, COME TO US, WORK WITH US, AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY FOR US TO HAVE THAT SPACE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN COME AND VISIT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TRAVELED OVER THE WEEKEND, OVER JUNETEENTH FROM ALL OVER TEXAS TO COME AND SEE OLIVE WOOD. AND WE WANT TO HELP SHORE UP THE CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF HOUSTON BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT GREEN SPACE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PARKING AND LIVING. AND OLIVE WOOD COULD BE THAT WE CAN BE A GREEN SPACE. WE RUN AS A GREEN CLASSROOM. WE INVITE STUDENTS TO COME OUT. AND IF THERE'S NO PLACE TO PARK, HOW CAN WE SHARE THE HISTORY OF OLIVE WOOD? THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, KAITLYN CONNOR. ALYN CONNORS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER EDMONDSON. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I COME FROM THE OLIVE WOOD COMMUNITY AS WELL. I AM A VOLUNTEER AT THE OLIVE WOOD CEMETERY, BUT ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THIS AFTERNOON WE'VE HEARD ABOUT BUILDING THE CITY FOR ITS YOUTH AND FOR ITS FUTURE, WHICH THOUGH I AGREE TO CHANGE AND HOW NECESSARY IT IS, PART OF THAT CHANGE NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZING THE PAST OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. THE CITY HAS THE ABILITY TO BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE CITY IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE THE SPACE, WE HAVE THE MONEY, WE HAVE THE BRAINS. IT SHOULD NOT BE BUILT JUST FOR THE YOUTH. ALTHOUGH I'M LEAVING THE REALM OF YOUTH, I'M STILL VERY CLOSE TO IT. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS EIGHT AND I SEE IT EVERY DAY. IT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED TO BE BUILT FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY THOUGH, BECAUSE AT ANY ONE POINT IN OUR LIFE, WE CAN AND WILL OBTAIN A DISABILITY. I'M A WOMAN WITH A LOWER LEG PROSTHETIC THAT I RECEIVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I LIVE IN THE OLIVE COMMUNITY AND I CHERISH ITS BEAUTIFUL HISTORY. I'M SORRY. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WHEN CARS ARE PASSING BY. I AM TRAUMATIZED. WE DO NOT HAVE PARKING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD RECENTLY, MORE NO PARKING SIGNS HAVE BEEN PLACED. OUR RESIDENTS CANNOT PARK ON THE STREET AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE GARAGE SPACE TO PARK. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AS EVEN OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES CANNOT GET TO FIRES OF BUILDINGS THAT WE'VE HAD, POLICE CALLS THAT WE'VE HAD. AND WE CERTAINLY CAN'T VOLUNTEER FOR THE HISTORY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE ARE [02:45:01] BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, BUT WE GROW SO MUCH TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JENNIFER EDMONDSON. WE FOLLOWED BY BECKY EDMONDSON. HI, MY NAME IS JENNIFER EDMONDSON AND I'VE WORKED FOR THE WESTBURY CIVIC CLUB FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE, I'VE EVER SPOKE, UH, BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AND TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING IN WESTBURY WITH THE TEXAS GLO REBUILD OF HOMES. UM, WE WOULD, WE COULD REALLY USE THE CITY'S HELP. UM, THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE A BETTER PROCESS, UM, FOR REVIEWING THE GLO PERMITS AND TO HELP PROTECT ITS CITIZENS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO, AS YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS GLO IS REBUILDING HOMES IN HOUSTON THAT SUFFERED FLOODING IN HARVEY IN WESTBURY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE HOMES THAT I KNOW OF THAT ARE IN THE GLO PROCESS, SOMEWHAT. ONE OF THEM I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON FRIDAY WHEN I DROVE BY AND A HOME JUST POPPED UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND JUST WAS ON THE LOT. THEY NEVER TURNED IN PLANS TO US. AND IT IS IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS. IT IS TOO SMALL. IT DOES NOT MEET OUR MINIMUM SIZE. IT DOESN'T HAVE BRICK, DOES NOT HAVE A GARAGE, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE SKIRTING THE GARAGE. YOU KNOW, SHOCKINGLY THE STATE OF TEXAS TORE DOWN THIS MAN'S DETACHED TWO CAR GARAGE, TORE OUT HIS DRIVEWAY, AND THEY'RE PUTTING IN THIS TINY, TINY HOME THAT IS A COMPLETELY SUBSTANDARD AND DOES NOT FIT IN WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT ALL. WE HAVE LARGE LOTS. UM, I SAT IN, I'VE BEEN IN HERE THE LAST COUPLE, COUPLE HOURS LISTENING, UM, TO THAT WHOLE FIRST PART. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS, BUT WE NEED THE CITY'S HELP IN ENFORCING THEM. UM, THE, THEY, THE CITY IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO HELP EN ENFORCE SOME OF THEM AS, UM, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ZONING AND THE BUILDERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS. AND SO I SPOKE TO THE BUILDER OF THE CURRENT HOME, UM, ON MONDAY, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THE HOMEOWNER TOLD THEM, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS. AND SHE JUST BELIEVED HIM. THEY DIDN'T DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND CHECKED. THEY COULD HAVE DONE A TITLE SEARCH. THEY COULD HAVE FOUND IT FOR US. OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE SO EASILY ACCESSIBLE. THEY'RE ONLINE. WE ARE SO CLEAR THAT WE ARE A DEED RESTRICTED COMMUNITY. UM, AND SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE, AND I WOULD WISH THAT THE CITY'S PERMITTING PROCESS WOULD FLAG THOSE GLO PROPERTIES. WE KNOW THAT THE STATE'S MO SO WHEN I ASKED THE BUILDER, WHY DO YOU SEND FOR THE OTHER FOUR PROPERTIES IN WESTBURY? THEY ALL SUBMITTED PLANS TO US. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WAS IN VIOLATION OF OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT SUPPOSEDLY THESE BUILDERS HAD. YET THEY STILL SUBMIT PLANS THAT ARE INCORRECT. THEY WAIT FOR OUR DENIAL LETTER AND THEN YEAH, THEY FIXED THEM. BUT WHAT A BACKWARDS PROCESS. UM, AND SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IT THAT THE, IF THE CITY COULD FLAG THESE GLO PERMITS, YOU KNOW, ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PLANS IT SAID, YOU KNOW, TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE, IT WOULD BE EASY TO TO DO A SECOND PURVIEW AND LOOK AT THOSE PROPERTIES SPECIFICALLY SINCE WE KNOW THAT THE BUILDERS YOU HAS TO EXPLAIN. ONE SECOND. MM-HMM. THANK YOU, JENNIFER, FOR COMING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN, UM, AN ISSUE NOT JUST IN WESTBURY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON. WE, IT'S PREVALENT IN DISTRICT K, SO I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU SAT THROUGH, UM, THE PUBLIC SESSION TODAY. GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR COMMENT BECAUSE I DO WANT TO, UM, TELL YOU WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED SINCE, UM, YOU BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. I SHARED THIS WITH THE MAYOR, WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. UM, BUT GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR, YOUR STATEMENT AND, AND WE CAN PROCEED. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. UM, SO, UM, I DO KNOW THAT FOR THE HOME, UM, THAT REALLY BROUGHT ME HERE, THAT REALLY STARTED THIS, WE'VE BEEN UPSET ANYWAY WITH THE GLO PROCESS. WE FIND THEM VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. THE BUILDER TOLD ME, UM, A DIFFERENT BUILDER WHEN I ASKED. SO THE OTHER FOUR PLANS WE HAVE, THEY WERE ALL SUBMITTED WRONG. AND WHEN I ASKED HER, I SAID, WHY DO YOU GUYS SEND THEM WRONG? I MEAN, WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS. AND SHE SAID THAT THAT IS THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE STATE AND FROM THE GLO IS THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE GLOS PARAMETERS. IE NO GARAGES AT ALL. NO. UM, AND THEN THEY LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOME TO GET YOUR SQUARE FOOTAGE. SO IF YOU'RE ONE PERSON, YOU GET AN 800 SQUARE FOOT HOME, DOESN'T MATTER THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOME WITH A ATTACHED GARAGE, YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS TINY LITTLE THING, UM, WITH NO GARAGE. UM, AND THESE ARE PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT LEAST THAT ARE ALL EITHER DISABLED AND ELDERLY AND THAT'S WHO WE'RE HELPING. AND SO IT'S KIND OF SHOCKING THAT THE MO IS TO NOT GIVE THEM GARAGES AND NOT GIVE THEM GOOD ACCESS TO THESE PROPERTIES. UM, BUT [02:50:01] IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING THAT THE STATE'S MO IS TO GO AHEAD, SEE IF WE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT, AND IF YOU GET A LETTER, THEN WE CAN ADJUST IT. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO FOLLOW UP ON? AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT THE CITY REALLY SHOULD BE PROTECTING ITS CITIZENS AND LOOKING AT THAT PERMITTING PROCESS WHERE YOU MAKE PEOPLE SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT SAYING THAT WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS. 'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE RECOURSE IS WITH THAT AFFIDAVIT. THANK, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MUCH FOR, FOR THOSE COMMENTS. AND MAYOR, UM, WE REQUESTED THE AFFIDAVIT FOR THIS PROPERTY AND THAT PARTICULAR HOMEOWNER, UM, DID SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT THAT SAID THAT THE UM, PROPERTY DOES NOT, UM, VIOLATE THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. UM, THERE'S NO RECOURSE WHEN A HOMEOWNER FILLS OUT THIS AFFIDAVIT AND TURNS IT INTO THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT. THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE A PERSON ON STAFF THAT LOOKS AT THESE AFFIDAVITS AND SAYS, OKAY, IF THEY ARE VIOLATING D RESTRICTIONS, LET US DOUBLE CHECK AND SEE IF THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE. THERE'S NO ONE THERE THAT LOOKS AT IT. YOU, YOU TAKE THIS AFFIDAVIT AND THIS IS CONSIDERED THE, THE WAY IT IS THE WORD . HOWEVER, WE FIND TOO OFTEN THAT PEOPLE ARE IN SITUATIONS WHERE I'M ASSUMING THIS HOMEOWNER, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT THIS HOUSE, UM, FROM THE GLO, SO THEY'RE GONNA FILL OUT THE AFFIDAVIT. THERE'S NO CHECKS AND BALANCES TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ACTUAL DEED RESTRICTIONS. I THINK THAT AT A MINIMUM WE SHOULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE GOING TO PERMITTING FROM THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE AFFIDAVITS ARE ACTUALLY TRUE. I KNOW THAT THE GLO HAS TO ABIDE BY RESTRICTIONS, WHICH IS WHY MOST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HOSTED DE RESTRICTION WORKSHOPS. WE WANNA MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE VERY STRONG DE RESTRICTIONS, ICL D RESTRICTIONS TO PROTECT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT IT STILL IS A PROBLEM WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR, THESE GLO HOMES. UM, I KNOW ON THIS PARTICULAR HOME, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS ASSIGNED A, AN ATTORNEY TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. UM, BRIDGET BUMBO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO A HELP AND, UH, WE'VE ALSO RED TAGGED THE PROPERTY. IT WENT UP OVERNIGHT. UM, AND THE FRAME, THE FRAME IS UP AND THE HOUSE IS PROBABLY 1200 SQUARE FEET, A TWO BEDROOM HOUSE. THEY HAD A THREE BEDROOM. I HAVE A PICTURE, TWO BATH DETACHED GARAGE. UH, NOW THERE'S NO GARAGE. UM, TOTALLY VIOLATING THE DE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE. UM, AND, AND WE NEED TO PUT A PROCESS IN PLACE SO THAT WE WON'T CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR CAME. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL. VICE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR BRINGING THIS UP. UM, I HAD ONE QUESTION AS IT RELATES TO GLO, BUT WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE AFFIDAVITS MAYOR, IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD RESIDENTS COME FORWARD A FEW WEEKS AGO, NOT RELATED TO GLO HOMES, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH THIS AFFIDAVIT THAT ARE JUST SAYING, YES, IT COMPLIES CHECKING THE BOX AND JUST SUBMITTING IT. AND THERE'S NO, UH, OVERSIGHT OVER THAT. AND WE'RE SEEING IT HAPPENING A LOT. SO IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN PUT IN PLACE A MECHANISM, JUST A VERIFICATION, UH, BECAUSE FAR TOO OFTEN IT'S THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE HAVING TO CATCH THIS PLAY CATCH UP. AND IT'S JUST, IT'S A LOT. AGAIN, THEY'RE LITERALLY ILLEGALLY SIGNING AN AFFIDAVIT. UM, AND WE HAVE THAT EVIDENCE AND THAT PROOF MY ONE QUESTION, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT RELATES TO THE GLO MM-HMM . AND DISTRICT K AND DISTRICT C SHARE A LOT OF THE HOMES YES. RIGHT. THAT ARE BEING, I MEAN, WE ARE RIGHT THERE WITH Y'ALL. YEAH. WE'RE, WHEN WE HAVE, WE HAVE PART IN DISTRICT STATE. YEAH. WE'RE ALL, WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER. AND THE GLO TOOK THIS PROGRAM OVER. YES. AND WE HAVE HAD NO SAY WHATSOEVER. MM-HMM . SINCE THAT TIME. RIGHT. UM, WHAT ENGAGEMENT HAVE Y'ALL HAD, IF ANY, ON THE STATE LEVEL WITH OUR STATE SENATE AND WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, GIVEN IT'S THE GLO? 'CAUSE OFTENTIMES, MAYOR, WE ARE HEARING ALL OF THIS AND WE'RE GONNA ADVOCATE AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP FIGHTING, BUT WE NEED HELP ON THE STATE SIDE AND THAT PRESSURE. SO HAVE Y'ALL BEEN ENGAGING WITH YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR? NOT AS FAR. NOT AT, NOT THAT I KNOW. OKAY. WE, WE HAVE NOT. UM, I KNOW IT'S A, I KNOW IT'S A GLO ISSUE. UM, I THINK THE STATE IS SOMETIMES MOTION TO EXTEND. SECOND. I, SECOND. SECOND. OBJECTION, CHAIR. NON GRANTED. I KNOW SOMETIMES THE STATE MIGHT BE, I MEAN, DAUNTING TO KNOW EVEN WHO TO CONTACT OR WHERE TO GO. UM, I KNOW FOR US, WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE CONTACTING THE CITY AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, THE CITY'S VERY RESPONSIVE TO US. SO, YOU KNOW, AND AT LEAST FROM OUR STANDPOINT WITH [02:55:01] OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS, WE HAVE THOSE VERY MINIMUM RULES THAT WE WOULD AT LEAST JUST LIKE FOR THOSE TO BE FOLLOWED. RIGHT. AND I, AND I HEAR YOU, AND AGAIN, YOUR FIRST CALL SHOULD ALWAYS BE TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. YEAH. AND WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING. I THINK THERE'S AN ASK TO ALSO ENGAGE INPUT PRESSURE ON, BECAUSE DEFINITELY WE'RE PLAYING DEFENSE AND REACTING TO A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE NEED OTHERS AT THE STATE LEVEL TO BE CHAMPIONING SO THAT WE'RE NOT IN THIS POSITION. SO I THINK IT'S MORE OF AN ASK OF CAN Y'ALL ALSO, CAN WE ALSO BE ENGAGING THERE AS WELL? YEAH, DEFINITELY. YES, FOR SURE. WE NEED THAT. YEAH. BEFORE WE GO FORWARD, IS A MOTION TO DO, TO GO PAST 12 CASTEX STATE MOVE. SECOND TIME. A SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND IN THE, HERE. NOW MOTION IS GRANTED. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALCORN. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR LAYING THIS OUT SO WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD MAYOR A, A MEETING ON THIS DEED RESTRICTION ISSUE. AND SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022 RNA TOOK THIS UP. UH, PUBLIC WORKS DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH OVER AT PERMITTING TO GO TRACK DOWN BEAD RESTRICTIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT, AND WE'VE, I'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATION WITH NIJA IRE, COUNCIL MEMBER PECK AND I HAVE ON WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS. IT'S, IT'S HARD, IT'S DIFFICULT. IT SOMEHOW, SOME KIND OF NOTIFICATION ON THE AFFIDAVIT, UM, PUBLIC WORKS OVER AT PERMITTING, LET ME TELL YOU, THEY CAN'T DO IT. AND SOME OF THE DE RESTRICTIONS, EVEN IF THEY FOUND 'EM ARE OLD OR THEY CAN'T INTERPRET THEM CORRECTLY OR WHATEVER. SO IT'S REALLY GOTTA HAVE LEGAL INVOLVED STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME KIND OF NOTIFICATION ON THAT. BUT IF THERE'S FOUR OR 500 OR SO GLO HOMES, I DO THINK YOU BROUGHT UP A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO JUST, IF WE COULD GET, GET PUBLIC WORKS TO FLAG, IF THAT'S THE COVER SHEET OR WHATEVER, THAT JUST NEEDS A QUICK PURVIEW BY LEGAL, UM, PERHAPS. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF, OF AFFIDAVITS THAT WE GET, BUT IF IT'S IN THE HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT. MAYOR IS FLAGGING THOSE FOR, FOR COMPLIANCE WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS. WE MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, TO FLAG THEM AND THEN TO NOTIFY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS RIGHT. WHEN THE HOMES THAT THESE, RIGHT. THAT'S, THAT'S SOME OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING TO. UM, NIRA I ARE ABOUT ON ALL OF 'EM SOMEHOW GETTING, UM, A LIST TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THEY CAN AT LEAST KNOW WHAT'S COMING. AWARE. YEAH. I THINK WE CAN, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. UH, I DO AGREE. UM, THAT UM, THE STATE LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO BE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. YES. YEAH. GLO IS A STATE ENTITY. MM-HMM. AND ESPECIALLY THOSE STATE LEADERS FROM THE HOUSTON AREA. YES, BECAUSE, UM, I MEAN, IT'S GLO AND THEY ARE BUILDING HOMES. IF THEY'RE, IF SOMEBODY HAS A THREE OR FOUR BEDROOM HOME AND THERE'S ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT HOME, UH, AT THE TIME OF HARVEY, THEY'RE GOING YELLOW IS GOING TO BUILD THEM A SMALLER HOME. MM-HMM . AND, UM, AND IT CAN BE ON STEPS OR IT COULD BE, UH, WITH NO GARAGE. IT COULD LOOK, IT COULD BE TOTALLY OUTTA SYNC WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. MM-HMM . SO WE ARE, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR STATE SENATORS, UH, TO PICK UP THIS, YOU KNOW, TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY, ALONG WITH THOSE OF US AROUND THIS HORSESHOE. UM, BUT THE STATE LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN ABSENT, SO, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT. WE CAN FOLLOW UP. AND THEN, UH, ON THE HOME THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN QUESTION, THAT, THAT HAS BEEN RED FLAGGED AND A POLICY HAS BEEN PUT ON THAT. RIGHT. IT'S BEEN RED TAGGED JENNIFER, HOW MANY OTHER HOMES IN WESTBURY DON'T HAVE GARAGES? I MEAN, THEY WERE ALL CON, ALL 5,000 WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH A TWO CAR GARAGE. UM, WE PROBABLY HAVE A HANDFUL THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED THAT THEY HAVE, THEY WERE ATTACHED GARAGES, AND SO THOSE HOMEOWNERS HAVE CONVERTED THEM, BUT THEY STILL LOOK LIKE GARAGES ON THE FRONT. UM, I KNOW THEY'VE CONVERTED THEM IN THE INSIDE BECAUSE IT'S TECHNICALLY THEY CAN. UM, BUT ALL HOMES HAVE GARAGES IN WESTBURY. OKAY. AND THEY WERE ALL CONSTRUCTED THAT WAY, UM, INITIALLY. AND SO I WILL SAY THAT THE, ONE OF MY HOMEOWNERS, NOT THIS ONE ON CHIMNEY ROCK, SHE WAS WITH THE CITY PROGRAM INITIALLY BEFORE IT GOT SWITCHED TO THE STATE. AND I HAVE HER PLANS FROM WHEN THE STATE HAD HER HOUSE. AND THEN I ALSO HAVE NOW WHAT THE, OR WHEN THE CITY HAD HER HOUSE AND THAT CONTRACTOR, AND THEY SENT ME THOSE PLANS AND IT HAD A GARAGE AND IT HAD BRICK, AND IT WAS THE CORRECT SIZE. SO SOMEHOW THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR KNEW WHAT TO DO. YET WHEN I GOT THE PLANS FROM THE GLO, THE VERY FIRST HOME WAS 800 SQUARE FEET. THE NEXT ONE WAS 11, AND NOW THEY'RE UP TO 1230. AND THEY DO HAVE A GARAGE FOR HER, AND THEY DO WANNA HAVE BRICK. BUT, SO IT'S JUST SURPRISING THAT TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES HAD TWO VERY DIFFERENT PLANS. UM, AND I HAVE ALL OF THAT HERE, IF Y'ALL WANTED. I JUST THINK IT'S INTERESTING. UM, SO, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, BECKY EDMONDSON. [03:00:07] BECKY, GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD MORNING HAS PASSED. I'M BECKY EDMONDSON AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE WEST PERRY AREA IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION. TODAY WAS OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING THIS MORNING, BUT WE CANCELED IT SO THAT SOME OF US COULD COME DOWN BECAUSE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DEED RESTRICTIONS. AND IN LIGHT OF THE CHAPTER 42 CHANGES, IT REALLY STRESSES HOW IMPORTANT DEED RESTRICTION ENFORCEMENT IS IN A CITY WITHOUT ZONING. UM, SO I JUST, UM, I'M VERY PROUD OF MY DAUGHTER AND THE PRESENTATION SHE JUST MADE. UM, AND WORKING IN THE CIVIC CLUB OFFICE FOR 12 YEARS, YOU REALLY LEARN A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE. AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STATE IS DOING, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION, UM, OIC COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN HAS LEFT, BUT WE, WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH, UM, SEAN THE'S OFFICE AND I THINK BORIS MILES' OFFICE EARLY ON WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED. UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S ALSO DOING, WHEN THE STATE COMES IN AND BUILDS THIS, THESE, UH, THERE FOR MOST PEOPLE, THEIR HOME IS YOUR IS IS WHERE ALL THE VALUE OF YOUR ESTATE IS. AND WHEN YOU'VE, SO THE ONE ON CHIMNEY ROCK IS A 1700 SQUARE FOOT, THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH BRICK HOME IS SUDDENLY GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, A, UM, A SHOTGUN HOUSE FROM NEW ORLEANS FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. SO THEY'VE LOST A LOT OF VALUE, AND THESE ARE ALL ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT QUALIFIED. UM, SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR GETTING ON THIS SO QUICKLY. VICE MAYOR PRO TEM, MARTHA CASTEX TATUM, WE APPRECIATE THAT AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS THAT I DID WANNA COME, THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT SINCE COD, AND I ALWAYS SEEM TO PICK, UH, PICK THE MOTORCYCLE DAY. I PICKED THE, PICKED THE TAXI UBER DAY, AND NOW I'VE, SO IF YOU EVER SEE ME ON THE AGENDA, KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A LONG MORNING. YEAH. BUT REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, SO I KNOW A LOT OF MY FRIENDS ON COUNCIL ARE TERM LIMITED, AND SO I DO WANNA TAKE A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE TO COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON AND DIEGOS, AND I SEE MIKE KNOX IS IN HERE, AND OF COURSE, TO OUR MAYOR. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M GOING TO EMAIL AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ANYMORE. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US, AND WE SURE APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THIS CHANCE. AND, AND WE DID, WE HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE, BUT I THINK OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE AS FRUSTRATED WITH THE GLO AS WE ARE. UM, I GUESS WE JUST HAVE TO GO FURTHER UP THE FOOD CHAIN. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, COUNCILOR MCCAIN, UH, THANK YOU MARY PINGED IN Q JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW BECKY, I WAS BACK THERE, BUT LISTENING. AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR ENGAGING IN KAY AND C UM, IT'S INVALUABLE. AND I, AND I AGREE. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO ENGAGE AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT I THINK TO MY POINT IN THE MAYOR'S POINT, THEY NEED TO STEP UP MORE TOO, RIGHT? YEAH. AND, AND IT CAN'T JUST BE FALLING ON THE CITY. WE, WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN AND CONTINUE TO, UM, BUT I, I JUST AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT DOES REMIND ME OF ONE THING, IF I HAVE A MINUTE LEFT ON THE PERMITTING PROCESS. SO WHEN YOU GET A NEW LOAN OR YOU REFINANCE, YOU HAVE TO COME TO YOUR HOA CIVIC CLUB TO GET A LETTER. IT WOULD, AND EVEN IF IT JUST GOES TO COUNSEL FOR A LIST, BUT YOU COULD ADD TO THE PERMITTING PROCESS A REQUIREMENT FROM YOUR HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, JUST THAT THERE IS A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION. I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK, BUT LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, THIS ISN'T THE CITY OF US OLD PEOPLE ANYMORE. IT'S FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING'S AVAILABLE ONLINE. AND SO IT SHOULD, WE SHOULD HAVE A BETTER PROCESS BECAUSE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S REALLY HARD WHEN SOMEBODY PUTS UP A STRUCTURE AND THEN YOU FIND OUT IT DOESN'T FIT, AND THEN EVERYBODY'S ANGRY AND THERE'S ENOUGH ANGER WITHOUT HAVING IT. SO COUNCILMAN ROBINSON, THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, AND, UH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU, BECKY. THANK YOU. UM, UH, ALSO A GREAT DAY FOR YOU TO SHOW UP. , THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, DEED RESTRICTIONS, UH, UM, OBVIOUSLY RELATING TO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN DISTRICT K AND WITH THE GLO, I THINK WHAT WE'VE HEARD THE MAYOR SUGGEST WITH THE NOTIFICATION TO THE LOCAL DISTRICT COUNCIL PERSON WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. AND YES, SOME KIND OF MECHANISM TO GET TO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. WE'VE SEEN IT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT WITH THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, ALSO PART OF THE DISCUSSION THIS MORNING. UM, WONDER IF YOU HAD ANY FURTHER PERSPECTIVE OR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT A PROCESS THAT COULD HELP, AND YOU AND I HAVE KNOWN ONE ANOTHER FOR A VERY LONG TIME THROUGH THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THAT, UM, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER IS GONNA [03:05:01] HANDLE IT, BUT IS THERE ANY OTHER STOPGAP MEASURE? UH, I KNOW JENNIFER WAS EXTREMELY ARTICULATE, SO I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH HELPING US THINK ABOUT THIS. YEAH, I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN THINK ABOUT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH IT, AND A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE AROUND THE TABLE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'S WORKABLE. OKAY. AND WORKS BETTER. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE CHECK THE PERMIT LIST EACH EVERY, I GUESS, COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS, BUT EVEN THAT IS SORT OF ONEROUS TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. RIGHT. WELL, WE, SURELY THE CITY ATTORNEY IS GONNA WEIGH IN AND, UH, OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH THIS AS WELL. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. EDMONDSON. OH, AND I FORGOT TO SAY GOODBYE TO DAVE MARTIN, TOO. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOT YET . I DIDN'T MEAN RIGHT NOW, BUT I DON'T THINK I'LL BE BACK BEFORE THE NA BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, CINDY CHAPMAN. BE FOLLOWED BY MARIA ALEJO. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME'S CINDY CHAPMAN. I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE WESTBURY IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE. OH, THIS MICROPHONE. MY NAME'S CINDY CHAPMAN, AND I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE WESTBURY CIVIC CLUB. I ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OF, UH, DEED RESTRICTIONS, MAGGIE DONOVAN IS ALSO HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. AND, UH, THE FOUR OF US CAME TO CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, BOTH THE DEED RESTRICTION ISSUE AND THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD WITH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. AND, UH, WE CAME BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT. UM, AND, UH, I WANNA MENTION THAT OUR CIVIC CLUB MEETING IS TONIGHT. AND WE, UH, WE DON'T TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SPECIFIC ADDRESSES DURING OUR MEETINGS, BUT WE CAN TALK CERTAINLY ON THE ISSUE OF DE DEED RESTRICTIONS IN THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. AND WE WILL TONIGHT. SO I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WHEN WE HAD A PROBLEM THAT THE CITY AND OUR COUNCILWOMAN, UH, SWUNG INTO ACTION AND GOT THAT RED TAG, UH, AS SOON AS THEY COULD. UH, CONSIDERING MONDAY WAS A HOLIDAY, IT WAS VERY QUICK ACTION. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND I JUST WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE MAYOR PROAM, MARTHA CASTEX, TAYLOR, CINDY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND THANK YOU, MAGGIE, FOR BEING HERE. AND, UH, BECKY AND, UH, JENNIFER FOR BEING HERE. WESTBURY IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT WORKS IN YOUR CIVIC CLUB AND IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I KNOW THAT IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU'VE GONE TO THEIR CIVIC CLUB OFFICE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE MAP UP OF ALL THE HOUSES. THEY KNOW EVERY SINGLE HOME THAT HAS FLOODED, HOW MANY TIMES THE HOMES HAVE FLOODED, WHO'S WORKING ON WHAT THEY, THEY DO A VERY THOROUGH JOB. AND NOT MANY NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THAT SAME STRUCTURE IN PLACE. SO YOU'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE THE VOLUNTEERISM AND AN EMPLOYEE THAT IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALONGSIDE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON, UH, THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND THE OTHER ISSUES THAT YOU'LL HAVE IN YOUR, IN YOUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT AT THE CIVIC CLUB MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. CHAPMAN. NO PROBLEM. NEXT SPEAKER, MARIA OLEO. MARIA OLEO, NOT HERE. NEXT SPEAKER, SHAMO ALAM. MAA TO BE FOLLOWED BY SOHIL ARIF. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, MY NAME IS EM MASSI, AND I'M A REGIONAL, UH, FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. I, I ARRIVED IN HOUSTON SINCE 2011, AND, UH, I WAS FORCED TO LIVE MY COUNTRY. AT AGE SIX. I WITNESS IN A MASSACRE HOW THEY PUT PEOPLE IN HOUSE AND BURNING THEM ALIVE. CHILDREN WAS SCREAMING, CALLING FOR THEIR PARENTS, AND PARENTS CALLING FOR HELP. WHEN I SAW THAT I DIDN'T RESIST, I TOOK OFF. WHEN I WAS RUNNING, I LOST TRACK OF MY PARENTS AND FOUND MYSELF A REFUGEE IN YU ANY TANZANIA FOR THE FIRST TIME AT SIX YEARS OLD. SPENT ONE YEAR AND A HALF IN A REFUGEE CAMP, BUT GOD IS GRACE. I WAS REUNITED WITH MY PARENTS, BUT THINGS WAS ALREADY CHANGED. EVERY PIECE WE KNEW ABOUT WAS GONE. AND, UH, I NEVER ENJOYED MY CHILDHOOD OR MY YOUTH. BUT SAYING THAT, UH, 2000 11, 8 18, UH, THINGS TURNED VERY UGLY. WE HAD TO GO TO UGANDA BECAUSE MY FATHER'S A PASTOR AND A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST. FOUR OF HIS, UH, SUPERIOR WAS ASSASSINATED, AND WE, WE THOUGHT IT WAS HIM NEXT. SO WE HAVE TO LEAVE THREE YEARS AGAIN IN REFUGEE CAMP IN, IN UGANDA. WE CAME TO HOUSTON IN 2011. AND FROM THERE, I'VE BEEN A GOOD MEMBER OF HOUSTON, CONTRIBUTING TO MY CITY AND DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE HOUSTON STRONGER. AND SINCE THEN, WHAT I CAN SAY, I'M JOINING THOUSAND OF OTHER REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANTS AROUND THE CITY AND AROUND THE WORLD, NOT TO SHARE, TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR ASHAMED, THEIR HUNGRY, [03:10:01] BUT TO CELEBRATE THEIR RESILIENCE, TO CELEBRATE THEIR COURAGE, TO CELEBRATE THEIR CONTRIBUTION THAT'S MAKING HOUSTON GREATER AND MAKING HOUSTON MORE DIVERSE. UH, AND THE CITY THAT IS ATTRACTING MANY AND A THOUSAND. AND FOR THAT, I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE MAKING HOUSTON AND GIVING HOPE TO MANY AWAY FROM THEIR HOME, AND MAKE HOUSTON AGAIN HOME AND KEEP ON SUPPORTING REFUGEES. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY D. THOMAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. AND COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE TWO MORE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. UM, ALTHOUGH, UM, YOUR STORY STARTED OFF TRAUMATIC, UM, WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CITY BLESSED BECAUSE YOU RESETTLED HERE. MM-HMM . UM, IN DISTRICT F ON THE WEST SIDE, WHAT GIVES US CULTURAL CURRENCIES THAT WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU AND OTHERS, UM, THAT RESETTLED AND SHARE. AND THEY CONTINUE TO SHARE A PORTION OF THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR PRACTICE WITH US, UH, TO MAKE US THE GREAT CITY THAT WE ARE. SO YOUR SUFFERING WAS FOR NOT. UM, AND YOU GET TO STAND HERE TODAY AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SHARE THEIR STORY, WHICH IS SO MEANINGFUL AND INSPIRATIONAL. SO, UM, I THINK IT'S ALL IMPORTANT FOR US TO, UM, CELEBRATE WORLD REFUGEE DAY, UM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST LIMITED ON THE WEST SIDE, BUT I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE RESETTLED ALL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY TO MAKE US GREAT. SO THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD POLLARD. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO. TIM AND I TOO, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. UM, DISTRICT J WE'RE HOME TO MANY REFUGEES AND TO GIVE WORLD REFUGEE DAY, UH, AWARENESS IS VERY IMPORTANT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING WITH OUR OFFICES, ENSURING THAT, UH, WE ALSO GIVE WORLD REFUGEE DAY A PLATFORM. AND, UH, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR OFFICE ON WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN HELP WITH ANY PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN BENEFIT THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT J. UH, WE'RE GONNA LEAN ON YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT EFFORT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN, MR. ALMASSI, AND THANKS FOR BRINGING WORLD REFUGEE TODAY TO OUR, UH, OUR COUNCIL TODAY. THANK YOU, SIR. SO THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. SO HEEL, A REEF TO BE FOLLOWED BY AISHA CAROMA AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE BEFORE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE REFUGEES, AND TO SUPPORT THE WORLD REFUGEE DAY. MY NAME IS SOHEIL SAFI. ORIGINALLY FROM AFGHANISTAN, I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE MY COUNTRY BACK IN 2021 WITH THE HOPE OF HAVING A PEACEFUL LIFE. WITH THE HELP OF MY COLLEAGUES, I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND SERVE THEM. I HONOR THE COURAGE AND HOPES OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FORCED OF LEAVE WAR VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION. WE WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN GRAVE DANGER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES IN SAFETY AND HONOR HOPE AWAY FROM HOME. A WORLD WHERE, UH, REFUGEES ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED. I THANK FOR THE SUPPORT THAT HOUSTON IS PROVIDING TO THE REFUGEES AND EVERY, EVERY WAY THAT THEY CAN. I HAVE BEEN HERE 16, 17 MONTHS, LAST 16, 17 MONTHS, AND I SEE THAT, I SEE THAT THE SUPPORT THAT IS PROVIDED, UH, PROVIDED FROM THE AGENCIES HERE IN HOUSTON, RESETTLING AGENCIES, THE PEOPLE, UH, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE VERY, VERY, VERY WELCOMING. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND HAPPY WORLD REFUGEE DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, TIFFANY THOMAS, AGAIN, UM, CONSIDER US PARTNERS. YOU'RE NOT IN THIS WORK ALONE. UM, SO AS YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY, ALLOW US TO BE A RESOURCE, UM, NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES. SO WHAT YOU'RE WITNESSING IN THE CITY IS ACCURATE. WE ACTUALLY DO CARE. THANK YOU. UM, AND WE ARE ON THE FRONT LINES, MAKING SURE, UM, THOSE THAT, UM, MAY NOT EVEN, YOU KNOW, THIS ENGLISH MAY NOT BE THEIR NATIVE TONGUE, UM, BUT THEY'RE HOUSTONIANS. UM, AND ONCE THEY ESTABLISH THEMSELVES HERE, WE TAKE 'EM IN. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO THE SPEAKERS FOR BRINGING UP WORLD REFUGEE DAY. I'M GLAD TO KNOW ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, WE HEAR ABOUT REFUGEES ALL THE TIME IN THE NEWS, AND IT SEEMS FAR AWAY. WE KNOW THERE'S MANY IN OUR CITIES, BUT IT'S SO HELPFUL TO SEE A FACE AND A STORY, AND TO HEAR GOOD REMARKS ABOUT HOUSTON AND YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE. UM, YOU ARE, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID, MAKING OUR CITY BETTER. SO THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, GUYS, HAVE A GOOD DAY. AISHA CAROMA, WE FOLLOWED BY JARED BAZILE AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AISHA CAROMA AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE HOUSTON REFUGEE AND, UM, [03:15:01] IMMIGRANTS COLLECTIVE WITH CWS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME FOR US IN RECOGNIZING WORLD REFUGEE DAY, BUT ALSO FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY IN HOUSTON. I KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, MS. THOMAS, I'VE SEEN YOU LITERALLY EVERYWHERE AND, AND YOU AS WELL. UM, EVERY SINGLE REFUGEE EVENT, YOU'LL SEE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE, IF NOT BOTH OF THEM. SO WE REALLY WANNA TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 23 YEARS AGO, UM, HOUSTON BECAME MY HOPE AWAY FROM HOME. AS A TRAUMATIZED REFUGEE KID FROM SIERRA LEONE, LIKE MANY FORCEFULLY DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS, MY JOURNEY WAS NOT EASY AT ALL. BUT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY IN HOUSTON AND RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, HERE I AM TODAY AS A TRAUMA RESPONSIVE PSYCHOTHERAPIST. SERVING COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST IN THE STATES, BUT ACROSS THE GLOBE IN REFUGEE CAMPS, AS WELL AS WE CELEBRATE THE STRENGTH, BRAVERY, AND RESILIENCY OF REFUGEES WHO HAVE CROSSED THE BORDERS AND DEFY ODDS. LET'S NOT FORGET THOSE THAT ARE WAITING, THOSE THAT ARE IN REFUGEE CAMPS, THOSE IN TRANSIT, THOSE WHO ARE NOT SURE WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO. LET'S KEEP THOSE PEOPLE IN MIND AND CONTINUE MAKING HOUSTON WELCOMING FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. I'M SORRY, MA'AM. MS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY THOMAS, COME ON LATE TO THE QUEUE. AISHA, JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. I WANT THIS PUBLIC AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. WHEREVER WE ARE, YOU'RE THERE. SO THAT SHOWS JUST AS MUCH, UM, YOUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND JUST AGAIN, YOU KNOW, UM, LEVERAGING YOUR STORY, UM, FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH THEIR PROCESS AND KEEPING IT ON OUR RADAR THAT, THAT THERE'S STILL MORE, RIGHT? THERE'S STILL SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STILL IN THAT STRUGGLE, AND SO WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. SO, UM, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS MORE THAN A RESOURCE. HOWEVER, WE CAN AMPLIFY THAT TOGETHER AND DO WORK AND CO-CREATE SOME OPPORTUNITIES. CONSIDER IT DONE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARD POP, AHI, I WANT TO THANK YOU, UH, FOR COMING FORWARD AS WELL. AND, AND WHILE WE HAVE YOU HERE, I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT, UM, SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE HAVE OVERCOME WHEN THEY LAND IN HOUSTON, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ACTION ITEMS YOU THINK WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT CAN, UH, AS A BODY WE ASSIST WITH THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY EVEN MORE? I THINK KNOWING WHERE WE ARE AS REFUGEES. UM, SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM HAVE STATED THAT YOU HEAR THE WORD REFUGEE AND YOU THINK IT'S SO FAR AWAY. THERE'S SO MANY REFUGEES HERE. HOUSTON IS ACTUALLY OR WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST CITY, UM, TO RESETTLED REFUGEES. I'LL SAY. REALLY TALKING TO ALL OF THE AGENCIES, RIGHT? UM, BRING EVERYBODY IN THE SAME ROOM AND ASK WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER FOR THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY. I KNOW, UM, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING, UM, THAT THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY NEEDS. AND I KNOW YOU PRIORITIZE, YOU KNOW, EMPLOYMENT, UM, IN TERMS OF YOUR, UM, AGENDA AND SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT JUST CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES. THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES. SO IT'S NOT EASY. UM, WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A CITY TO REALLY JUST MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER. WE DO WANNA WORK AS REFUGEES. WE DO WANNA SERVE. AND I WANNA SAY ONE THING, WE ARE NOT A BURDEN TO THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE ASSETS TO THIS COUNTRY. I AGREE. AND I THINK, UH, WE DID A, UM, A JOB FAIR, UM, LAST YEAR THAT WAS, UH, FOCUSED ON THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO EXPAND UPON THAT. SO IF, UH, YOU WANNA REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE ON WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN COLLABORATE, UH, WE'D LOVE TO TALK MORE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JARED BAZILE. JARED BAZILE, NEXT SPEAKER, MINK JAWANDA. WE FOLLOWED BY DWIGHT FOREMAN. HI. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MINK JAW WINDOR. I'M FROM, ORIGINALLY FROM SIERRA LEON, UH, THE COUNTRY THAT FORMERLY KNOWN ABOUT THE BLOOD DIAMONDS. UH, UH, I LEFT MY COUNTRY THREE TIMES AND MOVED TO ANOTHER COUNTRY THREE TIMES. I ALWAYS SAY THAT TO PEOPLE. I MOVED TO GAMBIA, UH, SENEGAL AND FIND MYSELF IN ALSO GUINEA, BUT I END UP IN HOUSTON. AND WHEN I GET TO HOUSTON, I WAS ENCOURAGED TO GO TO SCHOOL. I WAS, I ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL AND I END UP IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH IS HCC, THEN FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, I WENT ALL THE WAY TO GRAD SCHOOL AND I'VE USED THAT KNOWLEDGE TO BECOME A SCHOOL TEACHER. AND AFTER THAT, I WENT ALSO WORK WITH THE I VOL. I SIGNED UP TO BE A CITIZEN POLICE, POLICE, THE CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, SO I CAN CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER SO THAT WAY I CAN ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I SAID THAT JUST TO SHOW THAT REFUGEES ARE, PEOPLE ARE RESILIENT. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY HUMBLE [03:20:01] AND, UH, HONEST. HONESTLY, ONE OF THE, I HAVE YOU GUYS OPEN THE DOORS FOR US FOR MORE REFUGEES TO COME, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. SO WE CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THE CITY AND WE CAN GIVE MORE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T REALLY REALIZE THAT WE CAN GIVE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I DON'T WANT TO SAY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN. SIR, SIR, THANK YOU, SIR. AND I, I WISH ALL MY KIDS WERE SITTING HERE LISTENING TO YOU GUYS. I MEAN, THIS IS JUST, THESE ARE SUCH GREAT STORIES AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH AND ARE REALLY JUST SEEING THE POSITIVE AND REALLY JUST GOING ON WITH YOUR LIFE AFTER ALL THE TRAUMA AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE HAD TO ESCAPE. I, I REALLY DO. I'M, I'M SAVING THIS PART OF THIS, OF THE SESSION AND SENDING IT TO MY KIDS. , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, AND, UM, AND IN ANY WAY THAT THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO HELP YOU, THE MANY, MANY REFUGEES THAT ARE HERE. I'M ALL IN. THANK YOU. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA PLUMMER. THANK YOU MAYOR PER TIM. AND I WANTED SAY THE SAME THING. I'VE GOT THREE SONS AND I JUST WISH THEY WERE LISTENING. I THINK I'M GONNA CLIP THIS RECORDING AND HAVE THEM LISTEN TO THIS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSEVERANCE TO EV TO EVERYONE, UM, AND, AND JUST SHARING WITH US HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. AND, UM, AND I'M JUST, I'M SO GRATEFUL. I LOVE THE STORIES AND I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. THANKS ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT SPEAKER, DWIGHT FOREMAN TO BE FILED BY MARIAN WRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD DAY COUNCIL MEMBERS. HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? UM, MY NAME IS DWIGHT FOREMAN, AND I'M HERE ON THE BEHALF OF MY ELDERS AND MY COMMUNITY ON REPARATIONS. UH, FOR THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE THAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW JUNETEENTH STARTED HERE, DOWN HERE IN GALVESTON AND HOUSTON, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT. MY PEOPLE HAVE A DAY CALLED JUNETEENTH, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE STRUGGLE, WHAT THEY HAD TO DO AFTER JUNETEENTH. MY PEOPLE WAS FORCED TO GO BACK INTO SLAVERY AFTER THEY WAS RELEASED FROM SLAVERY. 'CAUSE THEY COULDN'T, THEY WASN'T GAVE ANYTHING WHEN THEY WAS RELEASED. THEY DIDN'T GET FOOD, THEY DIDN'T GET LAND, THEY DIDN'T GET ANY REPARATIONS AT ALL. THE OWNERS OF THE PLANTATIONS HAVE GOT THAT. AND ONLY THING THE SLAVES GOT WAS THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACK. AND THEY WAS LEFT. SO THEY WAS FORCED TO GO BACK INTO SLAVERY AND WORK FOR THESE FAMILIES AGAIN. AND THESE FAMILIES GOT MONEY, GOT CORPORATIONS, AND DONE MANY THINGS. AND MY PEOPLE NEVER GOT ANYTHING TO THIS DAY. AND MY PEOPLE BEEN WORKING THESE LANDS FOR 50, 60 YEARS STRAIGHT AND NEVER GOT ANYTHING THEY'VE BEEN STEPPED ON AND LOOKED OVER FOR MANY YEARS. SO I FEEL LIKE THE SENIOR CITIZENS DOWN HERE DESERVE REPARATIONS 'CAUSE THEY NEVER GOT ANYTHING. AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THESE LANDS SINCE, SINCE PEOPLE EVEN KNEW ABOUT THESE LANDS FROM OVERSEAS. PEOPLE COME IN AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEAN TO BE AMERICAN AND DON'T KNOW WHO BUILT THIS LAND TO MAKE AMERICA. IT WAS THE SLAVES AND THE SLAVES NEVER GOT CREDIT REPARATIONS OR ANYTHING. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE SLAVES AND DESCENDANTS OF THE SLAVES DESERVE REPARATIONS DOWN HERE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, MARIAN WRIGHT. BE FOLLOWED BY PAUL BEANS AFTERNOON. UM, SO I'M HERE BECAUSE WE JUST NOW SAT THROUGH OVER 50, ALMOST 60 PEOPLE. ACTUALLY, IT WAS OVER 60 SPEAKING ON THE LIVABLE SPACES INITIATIVE. WE HAD 48 PEOPLE THAT SPOKE OUT AGAINST IT, SEVEN THAT WERE IN FAVOR OF IT, AND FOUR THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP. THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKING TIME OUTTA THEIR DAY TO COME HERE AND TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS. THE WAY THAT THE LIVABLE PLACES WAS GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TOLD TO THE PUBLIC THINGS CHANGING AT THE LAST MINUTE. IT'S WHY SO MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT, WHY THEY'RE UPSET ABOUT IT. THE WAY THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION GOES ABOUT DOING THINGS HAS TO BE CHANGED. THE PLANNING COMMISSION GOT A LETTER. IT WAS A, LOOKS LIKE A FORM LETTER FROM THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE. AND ON THE FORM LETTER IT ACTUALLY SAYS THAT THE ALLIANCE IS THE VOICE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. AND IT'S RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THEY WENT ON TO FULLY SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES. THERE WAS NEVER A VOTE ON IT. THERE WAS A BIG HOOPLA. Y'ALL ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. MS. STEIN, WHO IS THE PLANNING CHAIRPERSON, I SPENT, Y'ALL ALL JUST NOW PASSED IT OUT. I SENT HER SOMETHING SAYING HOW AND WHEN WAS THE PLANNING COMMITTEE INFORMED THAT THE LETTER WAS RESCINDED? SHE SAID BACK THAT IT WAS HER RECOLLECTION THAT MARGARET WALLACE BROWN SAID SOMETHING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT IT. SHE DIDN'T. IT WAS VOTED ON WITH THE LETTER STILL BEING THERE. I SPOKE TO MS. STEIN TODAY WHILE SHE SAT IN FRONT OF ME AND SHE SAID, OH, I MEANT AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. THE ONLY TIME THAT THE LETTER WAS RESCINDED AND I DID A PUBLIC DOCUMENT REQUEST, WAS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, RHONDA SAUNDERS. [03:25:01] THIS CAN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CANNOT GO TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE, GET A LETTER THAT'S NOT EVEN VOTED ON, PASS IT OUT AT THE PASS PLANNING COMMISSION. SAY, YEAH, NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SUPPORT, NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SUPPORT. LOOK, ALL OF YOU, ESTONIA, ALL 80. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THIS HAS TO STOP. HOW DO WE DO THAT? COMMISSIONER? I MEAN, I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON, YOU ARE THE HEAD OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE. THERE ARE BYLAWS. WHAT DO WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN? WHAT DO WE DO TO STOP THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM SENDING OUT FORM LETTERS AND GETTING 'EM SIGNED? LOOK AT THE LETTER OF SUPPORT. LOOK AT ALL OF THE LETTER OF SUPPORTS. I CHALLENGE ALL OF Y'ALL TO DO THAT. THEY'RE FORM LETTERS. YOU CAN SEE 'EM. THEY'RE ONE AFTER THE OTHER THAT ARE THE SAME. FROM A A RP, FROM, UH, LINK HOUSTON, FROM THE, WE NEED TO STOP SENDING OUT FORM LETTERS AND ASKING PEOPLE JUST TO FILL IN THEIR NAMES AND CLAIM THAT PLANNING COMMISSION HAS SUPPORT. THEY DIDN'T. THIS IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, VICTOR PAUL BEN, TO BE FOLLOWED BY SEMINAR DURACELL FOSTER. GOOD MORNING. AGAIN, MY NAME'S PAUL BEN, AND, UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW UP. I'M GONNA CHANGE WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY, UM, TO BE BRIEF, AND I'LL FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN, UH, IN FRONT OF US, UH, TODAY, WHERE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AS A PREVIOUS, UM, CITIZEN BROUGHT UP THE PROCESS ON THESE DEED RESTRICTIONS IS PROBLEMATIC. AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS GONE OUT AND SAID, WELL, IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS. WELL, ON THE OTHER HAND, THE CITY APPARENTLY DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT PROCESS REAL WELL, UH, THOUGHT OUT, I GUESS WOULD BE A SET OF WORDS FOR IT. SO IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF STICKS TO THROW AT THESE AMENDMENTS AND, UH, THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IMPROVED, INCLUDING THIS PROCESS THAT WAS MENTIONED BY THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. THIS PROCESS WHERE THIS LETTER WAS APPROVED. AND IT'S A LITTLE, UM, IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IS PART OF THE CITY OR WHETHER THEY'RE SEPARATE, WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY OPERATE SEPARATE OR WHETHER THERE'S THIS COLLUSION BETWEEN SOME CITIZENS AND THE CITY TO SHORE UP WHAT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY PUSHING, PER SE. SO WITH THIS HAPPENED, AND WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO STEPPED IN LINE TO GO SUPPORT SOME OF THIS VERBIAGE, YET IT WAS CONTRARY TO WHAT THE FACTS WERE. IT'S NOT LOGICAL TO ME THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE GROUP OF PEOPLE. AND AT THAT POINT, YOU HAVE THE CITY, ONE PART OF THE CITY THAT LOOKS SEPARATE AND SUPPORTING AND, AND BEING PULLED OUT AND SHOWN AND, UH, PUT IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC TO SAY, WELL, THE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON SUPPORT THIS. WHEN, UM, WELL, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE, BUT AT LEAST BY THE TESTIMONY TODAY ON THAT TOPIC, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, UH, TO COME HERE TO SPEAK, TO TALK TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, AND THAT SORT, THAT MAY NOT BE PART OF THEIR CIVIC CLUBS, OR IT MAY BE AN ANCILLARY PART OF THEIR CIVIC CLUB. AS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST WARD CIVIC ASSOCIATE CIVIC COUNCIL, I CAN SAY THIS IS DEFINITELY THE CASE. WE HAVE ROUGHLY A THOUSAND HOMES, ROUGHLY 2,500 DOORS IN OUR APARTMENT, IN OUR, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD. YET THERE'S ABOUT FIVE OR SEVEN PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP FOR A CIVIC CLUB MEETING. AND AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THESE ISSUES IN, IN, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SUCH AS I 10, THE METRO PROJECT, THE BRT PROJECT, UH, THESE PROPOSED, UH, ORDINANCES, WHEN THESE COME ABOUT, THEY AREN'T NECESSARILY HIGHLIGHTED SO MUCH IN THE CIVIC CLUBS. SO THERE'S A WHOLE, UM, PROCESS WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. AND THAT'S MY LAST POINT. UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, THANK YOU. DIRECT DOWN SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAS EXPIRED, NO SPEAKERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER, SEMI DURACELL FOSTER. UM, SHE'S NOT HERE. NEXT SPEAKER VO ELAINE ALLEN. UH, NEXT SPEAKER JOSEPH SMITH. NEXT SPEAKER MICHELLE DEN. NEXT SPEAKER, ILI MONTOYA RIVAS. [03:30:01] I SAW HER EARLIER. NEXT SPEAKER. RAY PAGE. RAY PAGE. NEXT SPEAKER DANIEL GONZALEZ. NEXT SPEAKER DANIELLA CABRERA. NEXT SPEAKER, JOE ANGEL FALCON. NEXT SPEAKER. THANK VAQUITA MILLER. NEXT SPEAKER EDWARD PETIT. NEXT SPEAKER JARED JOSEPH. JARED JOSEPH IS HERE. HONORABLE MAYOR OF PRO TIM, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL. I STAND BEFORE YOU, JUST AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF SCOTTY'S BIKES, A MOBILE ELECTRIC BUSINESS SERVICE ROOTED IN IN HISTORIC FIFTH WARD, BUT ALSO AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE BIKE COMMUNITY. I SPEAK TODAY ABOUT AN URGENT NEED FOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ACCOMMODATES MASS BIKE USAGE, PARTICULARLY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE EAST END. THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE, THAT NEEDS TO, THAT NEEDS PRIORITIZATION WITHIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM. BUDGET AND FUNDING MECHANISMS. OFTS 23, THE LACK OF SAFE BIKING INFRASTRUCTURE POSE. SIGNIF POSES SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO LARGE SCALE SOCIAL BIKE RIDES. JUST LAST NIGHT, A FRIEND WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE DOWNTOWN. THIS INCIDENT UNDERSCORES THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR SAFETY MEASURES THAT PROTECT THE CYCLISTS FROM AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS. THIS CALL TO ACTION IS NOT ONE OF DIVISION, BUT OF UNITY. IT IS ABOUT FORGING ONE HOUSTON, THE CITY WHERE EVERY RESIDENT, WHETHER OF WHETHER ON THE EAST END FIFTH WARD, WHERE I'M FROM YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. ONE, ONE SECOND. COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN GS. THANK YOU MAYOR TH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP HERE. UH, I DO REPRESENT MOST OF THE EAST END. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT, UH, DEDICATED SAFE BIKE LANES ON LAWNDALE. YES. UH, WHICH THERE'S THREE OR FOUR RESIDENTS THERE ALONG LAWNDALE WAS NOT, WERE NOT HAPPY THAT WE DID THAT. UH, AND THEY REALLY CALLED ME WHEN CRITICAL MASS. UH, IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CRITICAL MASS, BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ANOTHER BIKE RIDE. IT WAS A HUGE PARTICIPATION IN THAT BIKE RIDE. AND GUESS WHAT? THEY WEREN'T EVEN USING THE BIKE LANE. THEY WERE ON THE ROAD. SO, SO IIII, I COULDN'T EVEN DEFEND MYSELF WHEN THEY WERE WANTING TO KNOW WHY DID Y'ALL PUT THE BIKE LANE HERE? AND THEN THESE CYCLISTS DON'T EVEN USE IT. THEY'RE ON THE ROAD AND THEY'RE GOING BETWEEN TRAFFIC. CAN I TALK TO THAT? YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, JUST SPEAK THAT. JUST, JUST, JUST, YES. SO, SO I MEAN, WHEN YOU SAY THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT IN THE AS STAND, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE, UH, AND THE, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF, OF CONTINUING A DEDICATED BIKE LANE ON POLK AS WELL. UH, WE'RE HAVING A MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF THE EASTWOOD CIVIC CLUB, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE GET THEIR BUY-IN. UH, THEIR CIVIC CLUB DOESN'T MEET UNTIL AUGUST, SO WE'RE GONNA MEET WITH THE BOARD IN THE MEANTIME. UH, SO WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT. AND, AND, AND, AND I, AND ALSO, I PERSONALLY SAW I WAS ON, IT WAS ONE EVENING ON A FRIDAY COMING DOWN OLD GALVESTON ROAD, IT WAS A LARGE BIKE RIDE AS WELL. GRANTED THEY DIDN'T HAVE A DEDICATED BIKE LANE, UH, ON OLD GALVESTON ROAD, BUT I KID YOU NOT, SOME CYCLISTS WERE JUST GOING IN BETWEEN THE CARS. UH, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS JUST LIKE, OH MY GOD, THEY'RE GOING, SOMEONE'S GONNA GET HIT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE'S GONNA GET HIT. I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED BIKE LANE, BUT, BUT YOU'RE STILL, A BIKE IS CONSIDERED A VEHICLE, SO YOU STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAWS. YOU DON'T GO IN BETWEEN CARS TO TRY TO SPEED UP TO CATCH UP TO YOUR FRIENDS. UH, SO GO AHEAD, PLEASE. OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, WELL TO SPEAK TO THAT, UM, THERE, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN US CYCLISTS AND THE CITY. SO WE CAN COME TO SOME TYPE OF AGREEMENT ON WHAT ARE THE BEST FORMS OF PRACTICES TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. UH, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS, BUT, UH, AGAIN, JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT, IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING OR ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR THAT. IT'S ABOUT KEEPING THE CYCLIST SAFE. BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO BE ALL IN THAT BIKE LANE, WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH 500 BIKES, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO GET 500 BIKES IN A LANE THAT, IN MOST S IN CASES, ARE NOT EVEN CLEANED FOR THESE CYCLISTS TO GO SAFELY IN THAT SPACE? AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, HOW DO WE KEEP CYCLISTS SAFE FROM, [03:35:01] FOR THE LACK OF A BETTER WORD, DRIVERS WHO, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ROAD RAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET AROUND, YOU KNOW, THESE AREAS. SO ONE THING THAT I PROPOSE IS THAT IF WE COULD CREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT GOOGLE HAS FOR, UH, FOR TRAFFIC, IF I'M IN MY CAR AND IF I KNOW THERE'S TRAFFIC IN A PARTICULAR AREA, I SEE YELLOW, I SEE RED, TO ALERT ME NOT TO GO ON THOSE AREAS. IF WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THE LARGER RIDES, MAYBE THAT WOULD DETER SOME OF THE VIOLENCE THAT'S BEING, UH, THAT'S BEING, UH, SHOWN TOWARDS A CYCLISTS. AND I TOTALLY AGREE. I I, I, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I, I I SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, CYCLISTS, I MEAN, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT THEY WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE PARK IN HERE, BIKES IS GONNA BE REAL IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY ELECTRIC BIKES. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND, AND, AND AGAIN, BY PUTTING IN THESE BIKE LANES, THEY'RE ON LAWNDALE, UH, AND THEN THEY DIDN'T EVEN USE THEM. AND THOSE THREE NEIGHBORS THAT DIDN'T WANT THE BIKE LANE, YOU KNOW, THEY MADE SURE, THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME, YOU KNOW, HERE YOU GOT ALL THESE CYCLISTS AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN USE THE BIKE LANES. MOTION TO EXTEND. YES. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. OH, WE'RE DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT THEN. NEXT SPEAKER. THAT COMPLETES THE LIST OF SPEAKER. OKAY. [MAYOR'S REPORT] JUST A FEW COMMENTS. UM, OF COURSE, I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, BUT IT STARTED LONG TIME AGO. YEAH, YEAH. LONG DAYS. SO IT'S ALREADY, IT'S ALREADY HOT. UM, WE ARE PARTNERING UP WITH A RELIANT BEAT, THE HEAT PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING PROGRAM. SO FOR THOSE SENIORS WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN NEED, UM, AC UNITS, UH, PLEASE CALL THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1. UM, TODAY IS MADE MUSIC DAY. UM, THEY STARTED OFF IN WITH AN EVENT, UM, IN THE LEGACY ROOM AT 11:00 AM THIS MORNING, UH, WHICH WAS THE OPENING DAY CEREMONY. AND THEN AT 1:00 PM HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, THERE'LL BE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES, HOST MUSIC AND STORY TIME PROGRAMMING FOR, FOR ALL AGES, AGES, AGES, AND DOWNTOWN CENTRAL LIBRARY, UH, FEATURES, JAZZ POP PIANISTS, ALEX NAVARRO. AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER EVENTS AT VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UH, THIS COMING SATURDAY, THE BETHUNE EMPOWERMENT CENTER, UH, WILL BE THE RIBBON CUTTING ON PHASE ONE AND THE START OF PHASE TWO. THAT WILL BE AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY AT THE, AT THE BETHUNE EMPOWERMENT CENTER, UH, AT 2,500 SOUTH VICTORY. UH, THE PRIDE PARADE, UM, IS THIS COMING SATURDAY EVENING. UH, THIS IS THE 40 45TH ANNUAL HOUSTON PRIDE EV UH, UM, PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING AT SEVEN, UM, FROM SEVEN ROUGHLY TO 11 JUNE 24TH, UH, STARTING AT HOUSTON CITY HALL. THE ROUTE BEGINS AT SMITH AND LAMAR STREETS. AND IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO ALL OF ALL AGES. UM, I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA HOLD FOR TODAY. UM, SO THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. [CONSENT AGENDA] NOW LET'S, UH, START THE CONSENT AGENDA. JESUS, UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY, SINCE YOUR LIST WAS DISTRIBUTED, ITEM FOUR HAS BEEN REMOVED. SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. NEED A MOTION FOR ITEMS TWO AND THREE. CASTEX TAYLOR, MOVE SECOND ROBINSON. AND MOVED IN SECOND IN DISCUSSION IN FAVOR, OPPOSED GRANTED UNDER THE PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS CATEGORY ITEM SEVEN HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IF IT IS RECEIVED BEFORE THE END OF THE MEETING. ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 21, JUST NEED A MOTION. CAN I ATE A MOVE? SECOND. ROBINSON THEN SECONDED. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF POST GRANITE UNDER THE ORDINANCES CATEGORY SINCE YOUR LIST WAS DISTRIBUTED, THE ITEMS REMOVE SEPARATE CONSIDERATION ARE 24 30, 38 THROUGH 40 AND 48. THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN ARE 24, 30, 38, 39, 40, AND 48. NEED A VOTE ON THE BALLOT. DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR, OPPOSE, AND GRANTED, AND BEFORE WE GO, UH, FURTHER, LET ME GO BACK TO, UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO AND THREE IS THE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TAX INCREMENT AND [03:40:01] REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 24. UM, AND ALSO APPLIES TO THE, UM, GREATER HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. AND THIS IS THE, UH, APPOINTMENT OF, UH, ALICE, ALICE LEE, UH, TO THIS PARTICULAR BOARD. AND ALICE IS THERE. IS ALICE. ALICE IS HERE. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW ALICE AND WAS VERY COMMITTED, VERY DEDICATED, ENGAGED. AND TERRA 20 AND WORKING WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER LESLIE BRIANIS. UM, JUST AN INCREDIBLE, UM, COMMUNITY, UH, ADVOCATE, UH, FOR THAT WHOLE SOUTHWEST REGION. SO ALICE, WANT TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU, UH, AGAIN FOR, FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SERVICE AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. UH, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. COUNCILMAN POLLACK. THANK YOU, MAYOR ALICE, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK AND SAY THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR SERVICE, NOT ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, UH, TURS, BUT ALL THE WORK YOU DO AROUND THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT J. UH, WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, UH, VICE MAYOR TIM CASTEK TATUM. THANK YOU MAYOR ALICE. OF COURSE, WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE GREAT EFFORTS THAT, UM, YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IN THE SOUTHWEST AREA OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON. UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERISM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN, DITTO. ALICE. UH, WE LOVE ALICE. I, WE ALL LOVE YOU. AND I THINK IT SPEAKS TO WHO YOU ARE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY THAT YOU STAYED FOR SINCE, UH, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE JUST TO BE HERE FOR THIS NOMINATION. SO AGAIN, UH, MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO YOU AND MY LOVE TO YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THOMAS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WITH AN ALE ELSIK GRADUATE, YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT PROUD A LEAF PROUD. YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE CUT FROM A DIFFERENT, UH, CLOTH. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MY FRIEND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS, ALLISON. YES, UH, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS INDEED A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE NOW THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY THROUGH THIS TURS. AND, UM, IT TAKES ME BACK 30 YEARS NOW. UM, I STARTED IN THIS BUILDING 30 YEARS AGO AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR DISTRICT C COUNCIL MEMBER MARTHA WONG. THAT WAS BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBERS MOVED TO THE ANNEX. AND HERE I AM, UH, 30 YEARS LATER, THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR LESLIE BRIANIS HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR. SO THIS IS A, A DEEP PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR, AND I TAKE IT, UH, WITH DEEP, UM, UH, SERIOUSNESS. AND THAT'S WHY I, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE HERE TODAY LISTENING THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHO WE WORK FOR, IS THE PUBLIC. SO THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU AND, UM, I ADMIRE ALL OF YOU. AND MAYOR, I WISH YOU COULD STAY FOUR MORE YEARS, BUT , BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANKS, ALICE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. OKAY. UH, [CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA] NEXT ITEM. MADAM SECRETARY. ITEM FOUR JUST NEEDS A MOTION. CASTEX TATUM MOVES SECOND ROBINSON. IT'S THE CIP. IT'S BEEN MOVED. MOVED AND SECONDED. ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THERE ARE A FEW OF AMENDMENTS. SO, UM, LET'S START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER'S. START AT THE BOTTOM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THIS AMENDMENT IS TO, UM, FOR THE CITY TO PARTNER WITH HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TO COMPLETE AN ENGINEERING PLAN AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT TO REDUCE FLOODING RISKS ALONG BUTTERMILK CREEK AND BRICKHOUSE GULLY. UM, WE ARE IN A POSITION NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH, UM, BUTTERMILK CREEK, WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE FUNDING FOR SOME OF OUR FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS. AND WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE CAPACITY ANYWHERE IN SPRING BRANCH. UM, AND THERE'S NO MORE CAPACITY IN THE CREEKS EITHER. AND SO UNTIL WE CAN GET SOMETHING MOVING WITH, UM, EXPANDING THESE CREEKS, WE'RE STUCK. WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO DO BUYOUTS AND OTHER CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT'S NOT GONNA GET US TO THE ACRE FEET OF DETENTION THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, SOME OF THESE MAJOR PROJECTS. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORKING TOGETHER WITH HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, UM, IDENTIFYING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE BOND FUNDING AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE, UM, THESE TWO PROJECTS FORWARD. AND, AND WE ARE ALIGNED, UH, ON THIS ONE. UM, THE, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, THEY'RE ALREADY PARTNERING, UH, ON THE ENGINEERING, ON THE PLANNING, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. SO, UM, THE REQUEST WAS TO WITHDRAW 'CAUSE WE ARE, WE ARE ALREADY DOING WHAT YOU ARE SEEKING IN THIS, IN THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. I KNOW, MAYOR, I KNOW FOR, UM, BRICKHOUSE GULLY, THERE IS A STUDY, UM, THAT IS GOING ON FOR BUTTERMILK CREEK. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY KIND OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, UM, FOR ANY KIND OF PROJECTS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL [03:45:01] START MOVING FORWARD, UM, LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. OH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. THEN I WILL WITHDRAW THIS. I JUST WANTED, YOU KNOW YES. TO GET THAT COMMITMENT AND BRING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE THESE S FORWARD. YES, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. CERTAINLY WITHDRAWN. UH, 6.01 IS WITHDRAWN NOW RETURNING TO, UH, JACKSON, UH, SEVEN POINT. THANK YOU MAYOR . THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO I'M PROPOSING THIS AMENDMENT TO REBUILD THE, UM, LAKEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY BECAUSE THE CONSTITUENTS WANT IT, UM, REBUILT. UM, THIS LIBRARY WAS DESTROYED DURING HURRICANE HARVEY. AND SO SINCE THEN, THE POPULATION HAS GROWN, UM, OVER IN THAT AREA. AND SO, UM, YEAH. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO BUILD, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, UM, THE CITY DON'T WANNA REBUILD LAKEWOOD LIBRARY. THEY WANT TO, UM, MOVE IT TO THE ROBINS LANDING, UM, DEVELOPMENT. UM, BUT THE CONSTITUENTS AGAIN AND MYSELF, UM, WANT THIS LIBRARY TO REBUILD. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND A WAY TO GET THESE RESOURCES, UM, TO BUILD IT. SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET IT ON THE NEXT CIP. UM, I WILL WITHDRAW TODAY. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND I, AND, AND I'M NOT OPPOSED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, UM, UH, BUT I KNOW WHEN, WHEN THEY DID THE ASSESSMENT ON THE, UM, THE DAMAGE TO THE LIBRARY, IT WAS LIMITED TO, TO MORE, TO NO MORE THAN $200,000. BUT I DO THINK, UM, THROUGH CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND TALKING WITH ALL THE PARTNERS, HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TOO, THAT, UH, POSSIBLY AT THE NEXT ONE COULD VERY WELL BE A CANDIDATE. THANK YOU, SIR. SO 7.01, IT'S, IT'S WITHDRAWN. IT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN. THANK YOU. WE'RE STILL NOW WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN JACKSON 7.02. OKAY. THIS AMENDMENT IS FOR A WELL WELLINGTON PLACE, UM, WHICH REPEATEDLY FLOODS ACCORDING TO PUBLIC WORKS. THEY TOLD THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS AR AREA WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLICATED, UM, REBUILD. AND SO, UM, I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE, UM, RESOURCES TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. I WILL WITHDRAW IT, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE CAN, UM, GET THIS AREA, UM, TAKEN CARE OF. I DID GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER, UM, AND JUST ASSESS THE, THE SITUATION AND, UM, THEY HAVE REALLY NO DRAINAGE. UM, AND SO, UM, A CIP IS THROWN AWAY TO, UM, MITIGATE THE FLOODING IN THIS AREA. GOTCHA. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND 7.02 HAS BEEN RESPECTFUL AND WITHDRAWN BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON. WE NOW TURN TO, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, SHABA, UH, FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OH 9.01, UH, 9.01. UH, HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS IN THE HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOUSTON PARKS BOARD IN HARRIS COUNTY, TO EVALUATE AND SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE JURISDICTION MANAGEMENT, FINANCING, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, CONNECTIVITY, SAFETY, SECURITY, HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COLUMBIA TAP RAIL TRAIL, SPECIFICALLY AS THEY PERTAIN TO DOCUMENTED COMMUNITY PREFERENCES FOR SINGLE ENTITY, JURISDICTION OF THE TRAIL BY H PART AND INCLUSION, AND AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON PARKS BOARD IS A PART OF THE BEYOND BIOS INITIATIVE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEDICATION FUND THROUGH AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACES ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS 30% OF COLLECTED FEES IN LIEU IN SPECIFIC PARK SECTORS TO BE SPENT ON CITYWIDE PARKS IMPROVEMENTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, MAYOR, THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A CIP. NO, I WAS, IN FACT, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY AFTER YOU READ THAT, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, SO THEREFORE, I, WELL YOU SAY THEREFORE EYE ON THE NEXT ONE, BUT, BUT I DID WANNA BRING THIS TO THE FOREFRONT. I DID WANNA BRING THIS TO THE FOREFRONT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH SO THAT WE CAN DO SOME, UH, SAFETY MEASURES ON THE COLUMBIA TAP TRAIL. SO, AND I THINK I WILL WITHDRAW AND I THINK THE CONVERSATION'S ALREADY TAKEN PLACE OKAY. ON THIS ONE. YEAH, I, I DID START SOME CONVERSATIONS, BUT I CERTAINLY NEED YOU, I CAN HELP US TO NAVIGATE THAT. I GOT YOU. OKAY. NOW, 9.1, BEEN IT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN. YES. I'M WITHDRAWING 9.010. I AM NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THIS. TRUST ME, IT'S 9.02. I'M STANDING BETWEEN US AND LUNCH AND EVERYTHING ELSE, SO, NO, UH, I'M JUST GONNA REALLY READ THE FIRST PART. UH, OF COURSE, WE HAD THE SPEAKER COME TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY A SERIOUS ISSUE. UM, THE SIDEWALKS CANNOT BE INSTALLED UNLESS THERE'S A CIP TO CARE OF THOSE DITCHES. BUT THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS IN THE SECTION OF MARTINDALE ROAD FROM ZELENSKY TO MATTON LANE. CURRENTLY, THIS AREA LACKS SAFE PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS FORCING INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS, TO WALK IN THE STREET ALONGSIDE CARS, BUSES, AND TRUCKS, SOMETIMES IN THE EVENINGS. [03:50:01] AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF PEDESTRIANS. UH, THIS WAS PASSED OUT TO YOU, SO I CERTAINLY AM NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THIS, BUT, UH, THAT IS AN AMENDMENT THAT I AM PROPOSING MAYOR. RIGHT. AND I, I DO UNDERSTAND THE, UM, UM, THE NEEDS FOR IT. UM, WHAT'S MISSING IS THE, IS OF THE DOLLARS FOR IT. UM, AND IT IS ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND, UM, UH, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SIDEWALKS, BUT IT ALSO CALLS FOR, UM, WORK ON THE DITCH, REALLY THAT WHOLE STREET. SO IT'S, IT IS NOT JUST A SIDEWALK ISSUE HERE. THIS IS A STREET CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A, A STREET RECONSTRUCTION. UM, AND IN ORDER FOR THAT TO TAKE PLACE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDING AND UNFORTUNATELY WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING SOURCE IDENTIFIED RIGHT NOW. OKAY. BUT I, I'D LIKE IT AT SOME POINT TO BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE I WITHDRAW IT FOR NOW, BUT CERTAINLY IT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT A, A, AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN TO ONE AS, AS NONE OF US DO. UH, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME. BUT OF COURSE, IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING, UM, WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS ONE PORTION OF IT, THE SIDEWALK PROVIDE EVEN MORE FUNDING FOR SIDEWALKS. AND WE, WE ARE TAKING A DEEP DIVE AT THAT. I HAD AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN ON YESTERDAY ON THAT PORTION, BUT THIS ONE GOES A, THIS ONE GOES A BIT FURTHER THAN JUST SIDEWALKS. IT DOES, IT DOES REQUIRE RECONSTRUCTION. RECONSTRUCTION. SO I AGREE WITH YOU. THE NEED IS THERE. UM, AND WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND OTHER ENTITIES IS LOOKING AT HOW CAN WE FURTHER DRAW DOWN, UH, GRANT DOLLARS TO DO THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS. SO, UH, IT IS ON THE LIST. OKAY. WE JUST DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. OKAY. JUST KEEP US ON THE LIST AND THEN YOU CAN SAY, THEREFORE I OKAY. THANK YOU. I, UM, THE THIRD 9.03, OKAY. 9.02 HAS BEEN RESPECTFULLY WITHDRAWN. I'M SORRY, WHAT DID HE SAY? OH, YEAH. UH, THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AIMS TO UNDERTAKE A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE STREETS AND DRAINAGE IN THE SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY. THE SUGAR VALLEY SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF 344 SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES SPANS APPROXIMATELY, APPROXIMATELY NINE FULL BLOCKS OF STREETS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NEVER UNDERGONE IMPROVEMENTS. THE EXISTING STREETS EXHIBIT BROKEN PANELS, CRACKS AND POTHOLES, WHILE THE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES ENHANCEMENTS, UH, TO PREVENT RUNOFF FROM ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND WATER COLLECTION WITHIN THE SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, I WILL NOT READ, UH, THIS ENTIRE, UH, AMENDMENT. YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN THAT. AND, UM, I'M SUBMITTING THIS AMENDMENT, MAYOR. WELL, IT IS A, AS YOU'VE INDICATED, A $40 MILLION AN AMENDMENT. AND, AND AGAIN, AS I WILL SAY TO YOU, AND I WILL SAY TO OTHERS, I DON'T QUESTION THE NEED, UH, WE ARE STILL A VICTIM OF HURRICANE HARVEY ON SO MANY DIFFERENT FRONTS, UH, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CIP IS IMPACTED BY, UH, THE HARVEY DOLLARS THAT WE HAD TO SPEND OUT AND THEN HOPEFULLY GET THE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM. AND THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS HAVE NOT COME BACK TO US, UH, AT THE LEVEL AND THE QUICKNESS THAT WE WOULD'VE PREFERRED. AND UNTIL WE CAN MAKE MORE ROOM IN THE CIP FOR ADDED CAPACITY, WHICH WILL LEAD TO ADDED PROJECTS, WE ARE SOMEWHAT, UM, IMPACTED. SO WE ARE TRYING TO, WE ARE TRYING TO DO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS BY, THROUGH OTHER MEANS, LIKE THE UTILIZATION OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL OR FINE DOLLARS WITH THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, OR WORKING WITH H GAG, UH, JUST TRYING TO DRAW DOWN MONIES FROM OTHER SOURCES IN ORDER TO DO THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS. UM, SO AGAIN, I I, I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE NEED AND I WISH THE ADMINISTRATION COULD SAY YES, BUT TO DO $40 MILLION HERE WOULD MEAN TAKING AWAY PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE EXISTING CIP. OKAY. MAYOR, I'LL WITHDRAW THAT AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. BUT I, I, I, I WISH I, I WISH I COULD SAY YES. I, 'CAUSE I DON'T, I'M NOT SPEAKING AG AGAINST THE NECESSITY. COUNCILOR ALCO, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCO. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN CHAZZ. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT NEED AND A NEED THAT WE ARE WELL AWARE OF AS WE SUBMITTED SUNNYSIDE AS A PROJECT UNDER THE, UM, CDBG MITIGATION HUD FUNDS, WHICH WE DID, DID NOT RECEIVE. UH, IT WAS AT HGAC YESTERDAY AND WITNESSED DON BUCKINGHAM HANDING OUT CHECKS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES, NOT OURS. SUNNYSIDE, WE REQUESTED, UH, 38 MILLION. [03:55:02] WELL, IT'S $38 MILLION COST, AS YOU KNOW, WE REQUESTED 19.2 MILLION. WE RECEIVED 0.0 FOR THAT PROJECT. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIVE PROJECTS FOR WHICH WE SUBMITTED. I WOULD INVITE YOU AND ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO SHOW UP TOMORROW OR PARTICIPATE TOMORROW, PUBLIC WORKS IS SOLICITING COMMENT TO SEEK INPUT ON FUNDING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO HARRIS COUNTY. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THEY GOT $750 MILLION. LET'S SHOW UP. I MEAN, HARRIS, HARRIS COUNTY IS NOT HOLDING THIS HEARING TOMORROW. PUBLIC WORKS IS, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SPEAK OUT FOR THESE PROJECTS. IT'S SPRING SHADOWS AREA, A CASHMERE, SUNNYSIDE FREEWAY MANOR, A LEAF FOREST SOUTH. UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW UP AND, AND ADVOCATE FOR THESE PROJECTS. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION. I AGREE, THERE'S DEFINITELY NOT MONEY IN THE CIP. THERE'S SURE AS HECK SHOULD HAVE BEEN MONEY FROM THE STATE. THEY, THEY, UM, ACTUALLY GOT THE LEGISLATION PASSED BASED ON NEEDS FROM THIS CITY. SO IT'S JUST IMPORTANT WE GO FOR IT THAT WAY AND HOPEFULLY CAN GET SOME OF THE FUNDING FROM HARRIS COUNTY. THAT'S, AND THAT'S, UM, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT. SO THANKS FOR POINTING THAT OUT. COUNCIL MEMBER ALCO. OKAY. YEP. OKAY. UM, AND 9.03 HAS BEEN RESPECT. RESPECTFULLY WITHDRAWN. MM-HMM . OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, NOW WE ARE TURNING TO MAYOR PRO. TIM. NO, HE DIDN'T SUBMIT. 10.01 WITHDRAWN. 10.01 B WITHDRAWN. THANKS A LOT. AND NOW WE'RE TURNING TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN ON 12.01. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, MY FIRST AMENDMENT 12.01 IS TO AMEND FY 24 CIP BY STRIKING THE, UM, MEMORIAL TO SAN PHILIPPI HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, AND APPLY THE PROJECT'S MONEY IN FY 24 TOWARDS FUNDING FOR THE NOTTINGHAM YORKSHIRE DRAINAGE AREA. UM, IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH MY OFFICE AND BOTH TALKING TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA AND, UM, UNION PACIFIC, THEY BOTH INDICATED CONCERNS ABOUT ENCOURAGING FOOT AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC. UM, YOU KNOW, NEAR THE RAILROAD, UH, PEDESTRIAN RAILROAD ACCIDENTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH ON RAILWAYS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO BE NEXT TO THE RAILROAD. I RECENTLY SIGNED A LETTER OF SUPPORT. I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS, AND I RECENTLY SIGNED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR A HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET FEDERAL FUNDING FOR, UM, WORKING WITH UPTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR A TRAIL THAT GOES NORTH ALONG THE BAYOU. UM, BUT IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT UNION PACIFIC HASN'T GRANTED, UM, PERMISSION TO USE THEIR EASEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT EITHER. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I LOVE HIKING BIKE TRAILS, BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE A LUXURY WHEN PEOPLE ARE STILL FLOODING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. UM, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO USE THAT MONEY TO ADVANCE, UH, PROJECT M 2 47. AND, AND, AND I WOULD TELL YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN, I WOULD SAY YES TO YOU BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE SAID THAT IF, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR EXAMPLE, WANTED TO REALLOCATE FROM WITHIN THEIR BUDGET WITHIN THE CIP, THEN THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE, UH, ADMISSIBLE, UH, WITH ACQUIESCING THOSE REQUESTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE IS THAT THE PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED BY FEDERAL GRANT MONIES, WHICH WE CANNOT REALLOCATE. AND BECAUSE THERE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS AWARDED FOR A SPECIFIED PURPOSE A PROJECT, WE, WE JUST CAN'T, WE CAN'T DO IT. AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS SLATED FOR, UM, FY 26, THE DRAINAGE PROJECT IN MEMORIAL, THE NOTTINGHAM AREA DRAINAGE PROJECT. UM, IT'S SLATED FOR FY 26, BUT WE NEED SOME RELIEF BEFORE THEN. AND SO I'D BE WILLING TO WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT 1201 AND 1202, UM, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A PERMANENT FIX, JUST SOME TYPE OF RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK, AND I THINK PUBLIC WORKS, UH, CAN CONTINUE TO WORK, UH, WITH YOU AND THE STAKEHOLDERS OUT THERE TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE CONCERN. UM, I MEAN, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH, UM, AND AGAIN, INITIALLY THE ANSWER WAS YES, UM, BUT THEN BECAUSE THE FEDERAL DOLLARS, WE HAD TO COME BACK AND SAY NO. UM, BUT, UM, AND I THINK WHAT THEY TOLD ME, EVEN GOING, GOING, LOOKING AT THE NEXT ONE IS THAT THE SCHEDULE CONSTRUCTION, UH, CANNOT BEGIN UNTIL 24. BUT THERE MAY BE SOME WAYS THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, SOME MORE IMMEDIATE RELIEF UNTIL THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. SO I WOULD ASK, I WOULD ASK THEM TO WORK WITH YOU AND THEN DO, UM, AND THEN GET BACK WITH ME. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THEN I'LL [04:00:01] WITHDRAW. UH, 12.01 AND 12.02. THANK YOU. 12.03. UM, THIS IS JUST, UH, TO AMEND PROJECT G HARVEY TO ADD THE LANGUAGE, UM, TO EVALUATE LOCATIONS IN DISTRICT G FOR THE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION ACQUISITION OR LEASING OF PROPERTY FOR, FOR FUTURE HPD STATION SUB SUBSTATION WITHIN DISTRICT G. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH CHIEF FINNER, UM, AT THE MIDWEST POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT DISTRICT G IS STILL THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A STOREFRONT OR A POLICE STATION, ACTUALLY IN THE DISTRICT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE. AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS, IS, IS GOOD WITH THIS ONE. OKAY. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN ACCEPT 12.03. ANY DISCUSSION? DISCUSSION IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? GRANTED ON 12 1 0 3. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST A LANGUAGE CHANGE. RIGHT. WE'RE NOW TURNING TO US CISNEROS 13.01. UM, THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M MAYOR. I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND THE SUBSTITUTE LANGUAGE YOU'VE PROVIDED EVEN MAKES IT BETTER. THANK YOU FOR THIS. EVERY YEAR SINCE HARVEY, I HAVE SUBMITTED CIP AMENDMENTS, ADVOCATING FOR DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN DISTRICT AGE THAT CONTINUE TO BE HIT HARD EVERY TIME. HOUSTON EXPERIENCES FLOODING, THESE ARE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THEY ARE COMMUNITIES OF POVERTY. THEY REPEATEDLY HAVE THEIR HOMES FLOODED. SOME THINGS ARE STARTING TO HAPPEN. LAST WEEK'S COUNCIL VOTE TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO ADDRESS FLOODING IN THE NORTHLINE AREA. AND DENVER HARBOR'S NEW EDITION WITH EXPENDED SWAT PROJECTS WILL CERTAINLY HELP. ALSO, THE PROPOSED CIP FUNDING TO ADDRESS FLOODING IN MELROSE PARK IS WELCOME NEWS. AND THE MOUS AT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF INJURED INTO WITH TDOT WILL ADDRESS PERSISTENT FLOODING AND INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS AND THE ARTIST WAREHOUSE DISTRICT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DOWNTOWN. AND WHILE I APPRECIATE ANY FLOODING THAT CAN COME, ANY FUNDING THAT CAN COME TO DISTRICT H TO IMPROVE ON THE FLOODING PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE MY LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW EAST TEXAS JENSEN DID NOT APPEAR ON ANY OF THE LIST FOR CONSIDERATION. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL CIP AMENDMENTS, I SUBMIT I HAVE ADVOCATED AND DOCUMENTED AND MET WITH YOUR DIRECTORS AND THEIR TEAMS, AND COMMUNICATED THE FLOODING NEEDS OF EAST TEXAS JENSEN FOR YEARS. THERE ARE FLOODING ISSUES ALL OVER DISTRICT H, BUT THE FLOODING THAT HAPPENS IN EAST TEXAS, JENSEN IS SOME OF THE VERY WORST IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT. I HAVE WORKED FOR YEARS TO TRY TO ADVOCATE AND PRIORITIZE FUNDING IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE WAY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I HAVE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WORST FLOODING IN DISTRICT H. IT IS WRONG NOT TO ADDRESS THE DISASTROUS FLOODING WE KNOW ABOUT IN EAST TEXAS CHIEN. AND THAT IS WHY IT HAS BEEN ONE OF MY CIP AMENDMENTS EVERY YEAR. AND IT IS WHY IN THIS AMENDMENT I WAS WILLING TO MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND AND GET IT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE FLOODING IS EVEN WORSE. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE REPORT PREPARED BY TETRATECH ENGINEERING THAT WAS PRODUCED BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN 2013 THAT STUDIED AND ANALYZED FLOODING IN EAST TEX JENSEN. THE REPORT DETAILED THE ISSUE SOLUTIONS COSTS AND PRESENTED SOME STRONG JUSTIFICATIONS FOR, UM, FOR IMPLEMENTATION DESPITE THE STRONG JUSTIFICATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PROBLEM WAS THE COST. THE ESTIMATED PRICE TAG TO TACKLE THAT PROJECT 10 YEARS AGO WAS OVER $33 MILLION TO DO THAT PROJECT TODAY WOULD COST FAR MORE THAN THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT A REPORT THAT IS NOW A DECADE OLD IS OUTDATED. THEREFORE, THAT DOES, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE ARE NOT ACTIONABLE STEPS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN, EVEN IF THE REST OF A FUTURE COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE PROJECT IS YET TO COME. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT LAND ACQUISITION FOR DETENTION WILL BE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PLAN. LAND IS ONLY GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE AND SECURING THE NECESSARY LAND FOR DETENTION AT THIS TIME IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP AND WILL FACILITATE THE NEXT STEPS THAT WILL BE TAKEN. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY NOT LET A BIG PRICE TAG GET IN THE WAY OF GETTING STARTED. WE HAVE TO START AND ACQUIRING LAND AND PROVIDING DETENTION IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO TAKE MORE STEPS IN THE FUTURE WHILE PROVIDING SOME RELIEF. IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT LANGUAGE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE US, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO, TO PURCHASE LAND FOR DETENTION PURPOSES. AND SO, I MEAN, THAT'S A PART OF WHAT, WHAT THE CITY NORMALLY DOES IN TERMS OF ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR DETENTION. AND AS IT RELATES TO YOUR AMENDMENT, LOOKING IN THAT EAST TEXAS JENSON AREA, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGH OUR OWN DETENTION, UH, FUND. UM, HOWEVER, [04:05:01] THE COMMITMENT THAT WE ARE MAKING IS THAT IF, UM, NO MONEY IS IDENTIFIED, UH, IN FISCAL YEAR 24 TO PURCHASE PROPERTY WITHIN THE PROJECT LIMITS, AS YOU DESCRIBED, EAST TAX JENSEN, THEN ALL FUNDS CURRENTLY IDENTIFY FOR PROJECT NUMBER M DASH 4 1 10 0 35, WHICH IS A PROJECT IN YOUR DISTRICT, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO A NEW STORM DRAIN SYSTEM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROJECT IN EAST TEXAS JENSEN, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS, UH, THE THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT I JUST SAID THE LANGUAGE? OKAY. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS IT. YEAH, BUT THIS IS, UM, SHE'S SEEKING, UH, THAT WE ACQUIRE PROPERTY IN THE EAST TEXAS JENEN AREA FOR DETENTION PURPOSES. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ALL OVER THE CITY SEEK TO ACQUIRE, UH, LAND FOR DETENTION PURPOSES. AND WHAT I AM COMMITTING TO, TO, TO SAYING THAT IF NO MONEY IS IDENTIFIED IN FISCAL YEAR 20 20, 24 THROUGH THOSE NORMAL CHANNELS, THEN SHE, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS WILLING TO REDIRECT A PROJECT IN HER DISTRICT FOR THE FUNDING FOR THE DETENTION OF LAND IN THE EAST TEXAS JENSEN AREA. SO, UH, AND, AND, AND I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. SO, WHICH WE'RE FROM HER AMENDMENT, WE'RE STRIKING THIS LAST IN PARAGRAPH, RIGHT? SO THIS IS, SO LET ME, LET ME READ IT SO WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. AND IT WILL READ, IF NO MONEY IS IDENTIFIED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO PURCHASE PROPERTY WITHIN THE PROJECT LIMITS AS THAT EAST TEXAS JENSEN AREA, THEN ALL FUNDS CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED FOR PROJECT NUMBER M DASH 410 0 35, WHICH IS IN, WITHIN DISTRICT H, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO A NEW STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECT IN THE EAST TEXAS JENSEN AREA, BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR 2025. OKAY. AND SO, I, I DON'T KNOW OFF HAND. DO YOU WANT A MOTION? YEAH. SO LET ME SAY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CI, IF YOU WILL MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE LANGUAGE THAT I JUST READ, I MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE, UM, AMENDMENT THAT THE MAYOR JUST READ, SECOND ROBINSON AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, COUNCILMAN KAMAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WOULD THE COUNCIL MEMBER BE SO KIND? I UNDERSTAND YOU ACCEPT IT, BUT SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE VOTING ON IT AND IT IS A, A POTENTIAL OTHER DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT WE ARE REMOVING TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS, WHERE WOULD THE COUNCIL MEMBER MIND JUST DESCRIBING BRIEFLY THE, THE PROJECT THAT WE WOULD BE REMOVING? UM, HAPPY TO. THERE WERE THREE PROJECTS THAT WERE, UM, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. ONE OF THEM WAS FROM MELROSE PARK, WHICH I, YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH PRIORITY AREA. AND TWO OTHER, UM, STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WERE FOR THE NEAR NORTH SIDE. SO THOSE, WHILE WE HAVE FLOODING EVERYWHERE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MANY PLACES ACROSS DISTRICT AGE, THE NEAR NORTH SIDE HAS NOT BEEN IN THE, IN THE, THE, THE TOP FIVE THAT HAVE BEEN, I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING FOR, TO PRIORITIZE EVERY YEAR SINCE HARVEY. SO WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THAT, THEY SAID, WELL, THAT IT, IT HAD BEEN ON THE LIST SINCE 20, UM, 15. SO I, KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW, KNOWING THAT, UM, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE, TO GET TO THE, THE PLACES THAT ARE WORSE, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT ONE OF THE, THE STORM DRAINAGE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THIS BUDGET TO AN AREA THAT WAS COMPLETELY LEFT OFF THE LIST AND IS, AND IS REALLY ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE WORST IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU MAYOR FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT. THANK YOU. SO THE MOTION IS, UM, THERE'S MOTION BEEN SECONDED ON THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED BY WHAT, UM, WHAT I PREVIOUSLY READ. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN FAVOR, OPPOSED, GRANTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL. MR. SNEERS, WE NOW TURN TO, UM, CASH JACK TATUM, UH, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM CASH TATUM ON 16.01. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, THIS IS NOT A NEW ASK, UM, BUT I AM REALLY, UM, HOPING THAT WE COULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL CIP PROJECT, UM, IN ALAMEDA PLA PLAZA. UM, IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, MY QUESTION WAS HOW DO WE GET A CIP PROJECT ON THIS LIST? UM, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS ABOUT SIX MILES OF STREET AND DRAINAGE THAT HAS NEVER HAD ANY IMPROVEMENTS. IF [04:10:01] YOU DRIVE THERE, IT IS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION. I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE DO HAVE A SWAT PROJECT IN THE WORKS. IT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. UM, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT AS WE COMPLETE THAT SWAT PROJECT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT I'M ASKING FOR, UM, A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE STREETS AND DRAINAGE IN THE ALAMEDA PLAZA COMMUNITY. UM, THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES THAT WE HAVE IS ABOUT $40 MILLION. UM, THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE MORE THAT PRICE TAG IS GOING TO GO UP. UM, SO I SUBMIT THIS CIP PROJECT AND, UM, VICE MEMBER TIM, UH, THIS IS ONE THAT, UM, YOU HAVE ADVOCATED FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND THE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, LARRY GREEN, ADVOCATED FOR IT AS WELL. AND IT'S ONE THAT, IT'S ONE THAT I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT. I HAVE TALKED WITH, UM, DIRECTOR HADIG AND VERONICA DAVIS IN PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS THE SORT OF PROJECT THAT SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE IT IS SIX MILES. YOU GOT A NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE, UH, IMPACTED AND LITERALLY IT WOULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL. SO THIS, THIS IS A PROJECT AND WHAT I'VE SAID TO THEM, THIS ONE SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY TO DRAW DOWN GRAND DOLLARS BECAUSE IT'S IMPACTING THAT WHOLE COM, THAT WHOLE COMMUNITY. SO WE DON'T HAVE IT WITHIN THE CIP, BUT WITH ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS, WITH WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AND OTHERS. UM, THIS IS ONE, UM, THAT, UH, I AM ASKING, UM, UM, PUBLIC WORKS THEM TO SUBMIT AS A, AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. UM, AND THAT COMES WITH A HIGH PRIORITY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, MAYOR, BUT CALL THE ROLE. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. . I'M JUST KIDDING. NO, I, I, AND I WILL WITHDRAW. BUT, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT I LAY IT OUT AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR IT. NO, IT IS BECAUSE IT, I I, I WANT IT TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY, UM, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT WOULD BE TO TRANSFORM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, FOR THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. I MEAN, YOU'VE WRITTEN ON THOSE STREETS. THOSE STREETS ARE DEPLORABLE. UM, I THINK THE SWAT PROJECT IS GOING TO REALLY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. UM, BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, AND I WILL REJOICE 16 POINT 0.01 AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, HG WOULD BE ANOTHER SOURCE. HG WOULD BE ANOTHER, ANOTHER SOURCE. UM, BUT WE CAN'T, WHAT I WILL SAY TO YOU, UH, WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DELAY THIS PROJECT. 'CAUSE IT IS, I AGREE. IT IS ONLY GONNA COST MORE AND MORE AND MORE. SO THIS ONE HAS BEEN DELAYED. I'VE BEEN HERE NOW CLOSE TO EIGHT YEARS. YEAH. SO WE'VE DELAYED, UH, THIS PROJECT FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. OKAY. SO I, UM, COUNCILMAN ALCO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU VICE MAYOR PROTA. AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT, UH, PROJECT. WE WERE AT AN EVENT LAST NIGHT WHERE REPRESENTATIVE SHAW ALSO TALKED ABOUT INCREASES IN STATE FUNDING, UM, TO FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. SO I THINK IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL MONEY, UM, THERE, THERE COULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, MATCH MONEY FROM THE STATE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AND 16.01 HAS BEEN WITH RESPECT, RESPECTFULLY WITHDRAWN. SO THAT AS AMENDED. OKAY. NOW WE'RE BACK TO ITEM FOUR AS AMENDED. WE'RE BACK TO ITEM FOUR AS AMENDED DISCUSSION ON ITEM FOUR AS AMENDED. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR. I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN MC KAMAN ALL. OKAY. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR. OPPOSED? AND GRANTED, UH, COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE NEEDS THAT I THINK DISTRICT MEMBERS ARE, ARE RAISING, I DID WANNA ELEVATE, UM, THREE IN DISTRICT C THAT, WHICH I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR, BUT NEED TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ON, INCLUDING LOWER WEST TIMER, UM, COTTAGE GROVE WEST, AND OF COURSE THE WEST GRAY MULTI-SERVICE CENTER. THERE WAS ONE ITEM I WANTED TO THANK YOUR ADMINISTRATION FOR, UM, THAT I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING ON SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE, WHICH IS TURKEY GULLY, UM, IN AN AREA OF SHADY ACRES THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AT RISK OF FLOODING RIGHT NOW. UM, AND THAT IS MOVING ALONG. AND I, I REALLY WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO DIRECTOR HADDOCK, MICHAEL REDDY, VERONICA DAVIS, PRH LA UH, STEVEN CASTELLO, AND YOU MAYOR, UH, FOR THE ATTENTION AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TO PROTECT AN AREA THAT, UM, IS GOING TO FLOOD AND IS FLOODING. SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND [04:15:01] LIFT UP THAT AS WELL AS, UH, WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WHAT WE, AND WHAT WE HAVE ALSO DONE, 'CAUSE I WANNA SAY THIS 'CAUSE I'VE SAID IT TO A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THAT WHEN WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN PULLING DOWN THESE GRAND DOLLARS OR, UH, STATE AWARDS THAT REQUIRE LOCAL MATCH, UH, WE'VE ALSO, UH, SET ASIDE THE NECESSARY DOLLARS TO MEET THOSE LOCAL MATCHES SO THAT, UH, SO WE, WE DON'T, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED. SO WE'LL HAVE THE LOCAL MATCHES, UH, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN NEEDED. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, THANK YOU. I DID NOT OFFER ANY AMENDMENTS. UM, I JUST REALLY WANNA SPEAK TO THE COMMITMENT OF, OF CIP PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFERRED. UM, AND I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE LAST MEETING WITH CIP AND REDISTRICTING AND HOW THE ADMINISTRATION HAS KEPT ITS PROMISE AND SUPPORTED, AGAIN, SEARCHING FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. CATALINA SQUARE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO PRECINCT FOUR. UM, AND THEN WITH THE CONTRACT, UPDATING THE MODELS OF THOSE PROJECTS SO WE CAN THEN PRIORITIZE WHICH ONES IS REASSURING TO, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS TO KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA, IT'S SOON COME. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THE VERY BEST PROJECTS. AND SO I JUST, UM, WANNA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THAT ALTHOUGH, AND NOT IN THIS CYCLE, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, UM, THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE A STARTER CONSTRUCTION. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND LEMME SAY, AND WE'LL LOOKING, WE'RE LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR DOLLARS, I MEAN, EVERYWHERE POSSIBLE. TRYING TO PARTNER WITH AS MANY DIFFERENT, UH, ENTITIES AS POSSIBLE ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, STATE LEVEL, UH, COUNTY LEVEL. UM, AND THEN WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND OTHER WAYS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT SWAT MONEY OR THE MAINTENANCE OF DITCHES. UM, AND, AND HOPEFULLY IF THINGS CONTINUE TO MOVE WELL, WE'LL COME BACK AND, AND PUT EVEN MORE MONEY ON SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PROJECTS. UH, 'CAUSE THAT'S A BIG, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. OKAY? SO, UM, BUT I WOULD SAY TO YOU, WE'RE NOT WE DONE YET. OKAY? OKAY. UH, I DO WANT TO, I DO WANT TO LEAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE FOR THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE KEY PROJECTS THAT, UM, THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR US TO ADDRESS. UH, BEFORE I LEAVE. I STILL INTEND TO BE THE MAYORS UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 1159. AND SO WHERE THERE ARE KEY PROJECTS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON, UH, I'M GOING TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE, ON THOSE PROJECTS. SO, UM, WE'LL KEEP MONITORING SITUATIONS AND WE'LL KEEP LOOKING IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE PLACE FORWARD. UM, BUT WHERE THERE ARE, UH, KEY PROJECTS OR WHERE WE, UH, UM, WE HAVE OTHER PARTNERS AND THEY'RE PUTTING MONEY IN THE GAME AND WE NEED TO FILL THE GAP, THEN WE STAND READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE PROJECTS. MM-HMM . OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, NEXT ITEM, ITEM 24 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED A VOTE. UH, DISCUSSION ON 24. DISCUSSION ON 24. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF POST GRANTED ON 24 ITEM. ITEM 30 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE ON ITEM 30, DISCUSSION ON 30, DISCUSSION ON 30 IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED GRANTED ON 30. ITEM 38 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE. RULE ITEM 38. COUNCILMAN MAT THOMAS. I'M 38. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO, UH, HIGHLIGHT, OF COURSE, COLLEAGUES, YOU SEE THE LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF YOU. UH, THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, UH, TO THE ALLIANCE, WHICH WILL ASSIST, UH, WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND, UH, OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THIS TYPE OF WORK IS GONNA ALSO COUPLE WITH THE CITY IS DOING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. YOU ARE ON THAT DIS AND THAT TRACK. AND THEN HOPEFULLY, UM, SOME OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SO, UH, UM, THOSE FUNDS, GETTING TO THE STREETS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEPING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN AND FROM OUR CRIME STATS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 38? IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? GRANT ON 38. ITEM 39 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE ON ITEM 39. DISCUSSION ON 39. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF POST GRANTED ON 39. ITEM 40 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE. WE ON ITEM 40, DISCUSSION ON 40. DISCUSSION ON 40 IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED GRANTED ON 40. ITEM 48 IS AN ORDINANCE AS NEED A VOTE. BILL ON ITEM 48, DISCUSSION ON 48. UH, COUNCILMAN MAYOR, ALCON, ALCON ON 48. THANK YOU MAYOR. THREE CHAIRS FOR THIS, THIS ITEM. UH, HOPEFULLY IT WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT AT PERMITTING, UH, ESPECIALLY IN OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEER AND IN PLANNING WHERE WE ARE SEVERELY, UH, BEHIND, UH, WE SEEM TO BE DOING BETTER IN BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT AREA, BUT I HOPE A LOT OF THESE RESOURCES WILL GO TO OCE AND PLANNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS WILL HELP IN PLANNING WITH THE, UM, CITY ENGINEER WITH THE BUILDING ENFORCEMENT CODE. [04:20:01] SO THIS IS A, THIS IS A MAJOR ITEM IN TRY AND DO ADDRESS, UM, UH, PERMITTING. COUNCILMAN ROBINSON. MAYOR, I JUST WANNA ECHO THAT. THANK YOU FOR THIS. IT IS HUGELY SIGNIFICANT. AND, UM, FOR THOSE WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION THIS MORNING, WE TALKED ABOUT FURTHER THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ALERTNESS TO IT. UH, WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 48? DISCUSSION IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? GRANTED ON 48, ITEM 62. [MISCELLANEOUS] THANK YOU. UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER KINGMAN FOR A RENOMINATION FOR POSITION 11. OH, NO, I'M SORRY FOR 10. OKAY, LEMME BACK UP. CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON FOR A RENOMINATION FOR POSITION 10. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO RENOMINATE MY GOOD FRIEND ADRIAN PATTERSON TO POSITION 10, UH, FOR THE HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THERE SECOND. SECOND CASTEX TITLE. THANK YOU. AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN FOR RENOMINATION FOR POSITION 11. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE TO RENOMINATE. DENISE CASTILLO. RHODES FOR POSITION 11 OF THE HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IT WAS A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UH, NOMINATIONS FOR POSITIONS? 10 OR 11? SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? SECOND ROBINSON BE MOVED. AND SECOND TO CLOSE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? GRANTED. MOTION IS GRANTED. [MATTERS HELD] ITEM 63 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE ON 63. DISCUSSION ON 63. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR. OPPOSED? GRANTED ON 63. ITEM 64. A MOTION. IT NEEDS A MOTION. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A MOTION. COUNCIL, THE CHAIR CHAIR RECOGNIZES, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP ON 64. YES, MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO UPHOLD THE DECISION OF THE GENERAL APPEALS BOARD. SECOND ROBINSON. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. AND AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONLY BASED ON, YOU HAVE TO LOOK SOLELY TO THE RECORD. AND IF THERE'S ANY SUPPORT FOR THE, UH, THE APPEALS BOARD RULING, THEN OUR, UH, RESPONSIBILITY IS ONLY TO SUSTAIN THEIR RECOMMENDATION. SO IF WE CAN'T SUBSTITUTE OUR, OUR JUDGMENT FOR THEIRS, THE ONLY THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT, WAS THERE ENOUGH SUPPORT, UM, FOR THE APPEAL BOARDS TO MAKE IT, TO MAKE ITS DETERMINATION, UH, IN THE DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, BECAUSE OF THAT, I WOULD ASK JUST VERY BRIEFLY FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, IF HE CAN, UH, REVIEW THE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE STANDARD FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION IN THE LIMITED SCOPE TO WHICH WE'RE BOUND BY. UM, THE STANDARD IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE, THE MAYOR WAS SAYING. IT'S, UH, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. AS LONG AS THERE'S A REASONABLE BASIS FOR, UH, WHAT THE APPEALS BOARD REACHED, COUNSEL HAS TO UPHOLD IT. IT HAS THE OPTIONS. IF IT FEELS SOMETHING IS MISSING FROM THE RECORD TO SEND IT BACK. BUT SIMPLY PUT, IF THERE'S A RATIONAL BASIS FOR IT, EVEN IF YOU MAY REACH A DIFFERENT RESULT, YOU STILL HAVE TO UPHOLD IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN FAVOR? OPPOSED GRANT HUFFMAN? NO. POLLARD? NO. SO, UH, COUNCILMAN HUFFMAN SHOWING COUNCILMAN POLLARD? NO. AND COUNCILMAN PECK SHOWING? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE ITEM PASSES. OKAY. NEXT ITEM THAT COMPLETE THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. WE HAVE COVERED A LOT OF TERRITORY FOR TODAY. UM, AND BEFORE WE, BEFORE I TURN TO THE, THE INITIAL ONE ON THE POPOFF, UH, I DO WANT TO LIFT UP, UH, UH, HOWARD MIDDLETON. UM, FOR THOSE WHO'VE BEEN AROUND IN THE CITY FOR A WHILE, UH, HOWARD MIDDLETON WAS A, UM, UM, HOW CAN I CALL IT? A POWERFUL INFLUE INFLUENTIAL LEADER. MM-HMM . UH, YEAH. IN THE CITY. UH, VERY ACTIVE WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATIONS, HCCO, UH, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT MET LIKE EVERY MONTH, UH, ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THIRD WARD. AND, UM, I'LL NEVER FORGET, UM, WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON, I JOINED THEM, UH, AS A YOUNGSTER. UM, AND THEN WE FORMED THE HARRIS COUNTY COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATION, JUNIOR COUNCIL. WE REPRESENTED THE JUNIOR WING AND, UM, LEARNED A LOT FROM, UH, HOWARD MILTON. WHEN I TELL YOU [04:25:01] A, UM, A POLITICAL STRATEGIST AND A HARDBALL PLAYER AND, UM, COULD SMILE AT YOU AND HUG YOU AND CUT YOU UP ALL AT THE SAME TIME, . BUT, UH, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, THE HOUSTON LIVE SECTION AND RODEO, VERY, VERY ACTIVE. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, HIS SON IS VERY, VERY ACTIVE. UM, BUT SOMEONE WHO GREW UP ON THE NORTH SIDE AND, UM, UM, AND WAS JUST VERY ENGAGED ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. SO WE WILL, WE WILL MISS, UM, HOWARD MILTON WANT TO CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HIS WIFE, FOR HIS SON, FOR HIS RELATIVES. IN FACT, THE FORT BEND DA BRIAN MILTON IS RELATED, IS RELATED TO THIS FAMILY. SO, UM, THE FUNERAL FOR HIM WILL BE NE THIS COMING MONDAY AT COMMUNITY OF FAITH. UM, BUT FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS ON THE HARRIS COUNTY, HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY, HARRIS COUNTY COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATIONS, THE HOUSTON DEVELOPMENT, UH, UH, CORPORATION, HOUSTON PILOT ASSOCIATION, HOUSTON AREA LABOR TRAINING TRUST FUND, UM, SAM HOUSTON, AREA BOY SCOUTS, UH, YOU NAME IT. HE, HE WAS, HE WAS THE, THE, THE, THE LEADER. SO, UH, MAY HE, UM, REST IN, UH, PEACE AND WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS HIM, BUT WE HONOR HIM. AND TODAY WE'LL PAUSE IN MEMORY OF HOWARD J MILL MIDDLETON. ALRIGHT. [NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS] UM, NOW WE'RE GONNA START WITH COUNCILMAN MAGALIA. GALLEGOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE ACRES HOMES JUNETEENTH PARADE. THANK YOU. UM, IT WAS HOT. YES, IT WAS, IT WAS HOT, BUT A LOT OF FUN. UH, ENJOYED VISITING WITH SPECTATORS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE, AND EVERYONE WAS EXCITED AND TRYING TO, TRYING TO STAY COOL AS MUCH AS THEY COULD, UH, UNDER THE SHADE. UH, SO AGAIN, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AT THE ACRES HOMES, JUNETEENTH PARADE. UH, I ALSO WANNA WISH A HAPPY 93RD BIRTHDAY TO MARY IGA, MOTHER OF MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER GLORIA ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ, UH, ATTENDED A, UH, 93RD BIRTHDAY PARTY, UH, FOR MARY THIS PAST SATURDAY. AND SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY THERE. UH, YOU KNOW, UH, ENJOYING HER COMPANY AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND BEING PART OF HER LIFE. AND SHE'S SUCH A WONDERFUL LADY. SO, AGAIN, MARY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, OR THIS PAST SATURDAY, ALSO IN THE, UH, EVENING OR AFTERNOON, I ATTENDED THE MONTROSE CENTER'S COMMUNITY PRIDE CELEBRATION AND CELEBRATING THE MONTROSE CENTER'S 45TH ANNIVERSARY. UH, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. UH, SO HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE MONTROSE CENTER. UH, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR, THIS SATURDAY IS PRIDE PARADE. UH, IT STARTS AT SEVEN 30. IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST PARADES IN THE CITY WHERE THOUSANDS LINE UP ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. UH, IT'S A LOT OF FUN. UH, SO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. UH, BUT OF COURSE, BE SURE TO TAKE WATER, UM, AND, AND KEEP HYDRATED. UH, AND AGAIN, UH, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. UH, SO AGAIN, IT'S A LOT OF FUN THIS SATURDAY, STARTING AT SEVEN 30 IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON. I ALSO WANT TO, UH, INTRODUCE MY NEW CHIEF OF STAFF, KEN OLIVE, WHO'S WORKED IN THE CITY, UH, AND WAS THE, UH, CHIEF OF STAFF OF FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER SUE LOVELL. MM-HMM . UH, I'VE KNOWN KEN FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, UH, AND I APPRECIATE HIM COMING OUTTA RETIREMENT, COMING OUTTA RETIREMENT TO FILL IN, UH, FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. SO, THANK YOU, KEN. COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT, UH, IS THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR. SO THE SUMMER SOLS JUST UPON US. WHAT A GREAT DAY TO, UH, CELEBRATE THESE THINGS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS JUST MENTIONED, UH, THE WONDERFUL EVENT WE HAD IN ACRES HOME MAYOR, SUPER FUN. THANK YOU ALL. THANKS FOR HAVING US OUT. UM, AND OF COURSE, WE GOT THE PRIDE PARADE THIS WEEKEND, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, OUR HONORARY INDIVIDUAL OF THE PARADE IS FRANCISCO SANCHEZ. MANY OF OUR, UH, MANY OF US ARE VERY CLOSE WITH FRANCISCO AND HIS NEW ROLE IN WASHINGTON, DC. SO REALLY A GREAT EVENT FOR THAT. AND, UM, JUST NOTABLY SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS TODAY, HOW INSPIRING TO HEAR, UH, WORDS FROM REFUGEES RELOCATED HERE IN HOUSTON. AND NOTABLY YESTERDAY WAS THE WORLD REFUGEE DAY. SO, WITH THAT, UM, I THINK A STATISTICAL NOTE THERE ARE, MAYOR, ACCORDING TO OUR DATA, 35.3 MILLION REFUGEES IN THE WORLD SEEMS LIKE A, UH, JUST A HUGE AND GROWING NUMBER THAT WE GOTTA BE ALERT TO. LET'S KEEP ALL THOSE FOLKS IN OUR PRAYERS AND KEEP THE DOORS OPEN IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN [04:30:01] MCC KAMASH. I THOUGHT YOU WAS GONNA CALL ON MY COLLEAGUE WHO WAS MISSING. YEP. BUT ANYWAYS, UM, SO I'M TIRED, BUT THIS IS WHAT I WANNA BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, MAYOR. SO THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPERATING ON RESIDENTIAL LAND. SO THIS IS IN PINEY POINT, OKAY? YOU'RE TALKING WEST PARK, OC, ALL OF THAT, RIGHT? SO THEY WERE NEVER REPLANTED. SO NOT OPERATING A BUSINESS OUT OF A HOUSING STRUCTURE, THEY'RE LITERALLY OPERATING A MECHANIC SHOP. AND SO WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AROUND THIS, AND I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH. WE ARE OVEREXTENDING MIDWEST BECAUSE THEY'RE TOWING TRUCKS. UH, WE ARE OVEREXTENDING PARK HOUSTON. UM, I'M SENDING, UH, OVERTIME FOR THESE THINGS. BUT THE RESIDENTS, THEY'RE LITERALLY SANDWICHED IN SUFFOCATED. I MEAN, YOU'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, CARVER CREST, BUT THERE ARE SCATTERED SITES ALL THROUGHOUT WHERE THEY'RE LITERALLY SURROUNDED AND MANY OF THEM ARE ON PROPERTY THAT'S NOT EVEN LEGITIMATELY REPLANTED FOR COMMERCIAL. AND I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE LAND LOSS, IT SPEAKS TO OUR HOUSING INVENTORY. IT SPEAKS TO QUALITY OF LIFE THERE. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT CANCER CLUSTERS, BUT THEY'RE BREATHING IN ALL OF THE SAME FUMES AND THEY'RE WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR, THE STREETS. SO I REALLY, I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND THEN PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION. BUT I THINK IT POINTS TO THE SAME REQUEST OF BEING NOTIFIED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOW GRANTED, MANY OF THESE STRUCTURES CAME DECADES AGO, BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING TO CURE THAT, BECAUSE WE'RE LOSING A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE IMPACTING QUALITY OF LIFE, AND IT'S A REAL PROBLEM, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE SENIORS. SECONDLY, I WANNA JUST ANNOUNCE THE SUMMER OF SAFETY ON JUNE 26TH. ON MONDAY, THE THIRD ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL IS HAPPENING, UH, AT, UM, THE WEST HOUSTON INSTITUTE ON WEST WESTHEIMER AND WILCREST, TROY FINNER IS CONFIRMED. SAN PENA CO. BRADFORD, UH, THE ALI, ISD POLICE CHIEF, AND YOUR OFFICE ON GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE, UH, SAFETY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. OF COURSE, WE'LL WELCOME ALL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS RELATED TO GUNSHOTS AND SHOT SPOTTER, BUT REALLY HOW WE MAKE SURE, AS YOU MENTIONED TODAY, WE'RE PLANNING FOR A CITY, UM, AHEAD, UM, WITH THAT SUMMER SERIES WE HAVE ON JUNE 30TH, WE'RE DOING A, A HOUSTON FIRE SMOKE DETECTOR CANVAS. UM, WITH THEM AND MY GRADUATE STUDENTS, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO WALK THESE STREETS. SO THIS IS GREAT . UM, BUT THIS IS ABOUT, UM, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, RESIDENTS ARE PREPARED DURING THE SUMMER AND AS WE GET READY FOR 4TH OF JULY. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ALSO PARTNER WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON JULY 15TH. AND WE'RE GONNA DO A SAFE SWIM, UH, PROGRAM, UM, AT THE, A LEAF PARK POOL AT THE NEW POOL. SO IT'S GONNA BE GREAT. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SUPER SHOUT OUT TO MY STAFF. SHOUT OUT TO TOMMY AND ISABELLA. UH, WE HAVE TRANSLATED ALL OF THIS IN-HOUSE FROM, UH, CHINESE TO SPANISH. ISAAC WAS SENDING IT TO HIS WIFE WHO'S IN MEXICO RIGHT NOW, LIKE, MAKE SURE THIS IS ALL RIGHT. SO WE WE'RE GETTING THIS OUT TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO THE ME MEDIA, SO I JUST APPRECIATE THAT. BUT MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT HOW WE CURE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN. UM, UH, AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS IN 20 YEARS, THOSE HOMES ARE GONNA BE GONE AND THEY'LL BE SURROUNDED BY STRUCTURES THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE 'CAUSE THEY NEVER WERE AUTHORIZED TO. SO THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT. THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THAT CONVERSATION AND I'LL GET WITH, UH, WITH LEGAL. UM, LET'S HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILMAN ALCO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME BAD NEWS. I'LL START WITH THE BAD NEWS FIRST. THE STANDARD BAR. YES. UH, YOU KNOW, UH, WE WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. WE HAD OUR FIR IT WAS ACTUALLY OUR SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PULLED THE PERMIT. UH, ARTURO MICHELLE CERTAINLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS. WE PULLED THEIR NOISE PERMIT. THEY HAD OVER 90 NOISE CITATIONS SINCE DECEMBER. UH, HOORAY. WE PULLED THE PERMIT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING JUDGE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. HOWEVER, THEY'RE STILL BLARING THAT MUSIC, 90 TO NOTHING. SO NOW WE'RE CITING THEM FOR NOT HAVING A PERMIT AND CITING THEM FOR NOISE, BUT THEY'RE JUST WAITING IT OUT. UM, WE, WE, WE, THE WHOLE REASON WE STRENGTHEN A NOISE ORDINANCE WAS TO GET AFTER THESE BAD ACTORS. WE CAN'T JUST CONTINUE TO CITE THEM. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TELL ME. SO TELL ME, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. THE, THE STANDARD, WHICH NOW THEY'VE RENAMED THEMSELVES. IT'S OUT WEST ALABAMA. THEY'VE RENAMED THEMSELVES AS PODO, AND THEY STONE, THEY, WE REVOKED THROUGH THE NEW PROCESS. OKAY. WE BROUGHT 'EM IN, WE REVOKED THEIR PERMIT, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO PLAY LOUD MUSIC AFTER 10:00 PM ON WEEKDAYS OR 11:00 PM ON WEEKNIGHTS. OKAY. THEY DON'T CARE. THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE HEARING. THEY'RE BLOWING THE BLAIR, THE MUSIC. THEY'RE KEEPING THE PEOPLE UP ALL NIGHT. AND WE ARE, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE DOING NOTHING. POLICE ARE STILL GOING. THEY'RE SIDING FOR NOISE AND THEY'RE SIDING FOR NOT HAVING [04:35:01] A PERMIT. I KNOW LEGAL IS WORKING ON IT, BUT AFTER A WHILE, THE, THE NEIGHBORS ARE TIRED OF LEGAL IS WORKING ON IT. SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT HERE IN THE, IN THE UNIVERSE, UM, I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS, EVAN SHABAZZ AND CAYMAN AND, AND I, AND AND STAKEHOLDERS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO MAKING THESE CHANGES. SO WE HAVE TO SOMEHOW MAKE SURE THEY STICK. OKAY. THAT'S THE BAD NEWS. ON THE GOOD NEWS. UM, AND MARCH OF OUR MARCH RNA MEETING, WHEN WE MET ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND A LOT OF NEIGHBORS SHOWED UP ABOUT 1116 BANKS, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO AIRBNB. THEY HAVE PULLED THAT PROPERTY FROM THE PLATFORM. THOSE APARTMENTS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE, I KNOW THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT SHORT TERM RE RENTALS ON A BROADER BASIS, BUT AIRBNB HAS DEFINITELY DONE THE RIGHT THING IN THIS, UH, ON THIS. AND THAT THAT PROPERTY WILL NO LONGER PLAGUE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THANK YOU. THANK COUNCILMAN P THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, TOMORROW, 11:00 AM WE HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE LANGWOOD PARK, UM, FOR THE 50 50 PARK PARTNERSHIP. SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARK. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE JUST A GAME CHANGER FOR THAT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ENTIRE AREA. I KNOW THAT, UM, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN LINGWOOD ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOO. AND SOMETHING THAT THEY REALLY PUT A LOT OF TIME IN WITH, UM, THE PARKS BOARD AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT REALLY CONSIDERING ALL OF THE OPTIONS THERE. AND SO WANTED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING IN THAT TIME. AND ALSO, UM, MAYOR FOR, UM, PICKING THIS PARK AS ONE OF THOSE, UM, 50 50 PARK PARTNERSHIPS. 'CAUSE IT'S JUST GONNA BE SO AMAZING FOR THE WHOLE AREA. I'M EXCITED ABOUT TOMORROW. THANKS. THANKS, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER ALCO. COUNCILMAN KAMAN. THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE, WE'RE BOTH GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME STUFF. SO I WAS GONNA SAY JUST SOME DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS SINCE, BUT SINCE COUNCIL MEMBER BROUGHT IT, ALCORN BROUGHT IT UP. UM, CENTRAL PATROL ON THE STANDARD BAR MAYOR DID JUST SEND ME THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS. UM, FROM JANUARY TO JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THEY HAVE RECEIVED 282 CFS 152 CITATIONS, YIELDING 352 VIOLATIONS, 147 CITATIONS FOR NO PERMIT FOR AMPLIFIED EQUIPMENT. 125 FOR NOISE, 80 FOR NOISE BASE. AND THE LIST GOES ON. SO, UM, THAT'S JUST ONE BAR THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. AND AGAIN, THEY MOVE FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE OVER TO FOURTH WARD RIGHT IN FRIEDMANS TOWN. AND THE SAME ISSUES ARE HAPPENING. AND THIS IS AFTER THEIR PERMIT WAS REVOKED. AND ON TOP OF THAT, I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF DISTRICT C RESIDENTS SPEAKING TODAY. UH, A LOT OF THOSE RESIDENTS LIVE AROUND GREATER HEIGHTS, SHADY ACRES, WHERE WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW STRIP OF BARS GOING UP IN INCLUDING WHEN CLAY AND SPIRE WERE SHUT DOWN WHILE THEY'RE NOW ANNOUNCING WILD WEDNESDAYS AND ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING INTO LITERALLY A NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THERE'S ONE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF IT WHERE ALL THESE BARS ARE GOING UP. AND THESE ARE BARS WITH A HISTORY OF ISSUES. SO, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDED. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE NUMBERS WITH YOU. 'CAUSE HPD JUST GOT THOSE TO ME ON A LIGHTER NOTE, UH, ENCOURAGING EVERYONE. MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'LL BE THERE. UH, OUR FAMILIES WITH PRIDE CELEBRATION AT LEVY PARK IS THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO NOON. UH, FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE LITTLE KIDS, WE HAVE THE PROUD PUPPY PARADE AS WELL AT THE DOG PARK THAT STARTS AT NINE 30. MAYOR MOS, HPD AND HFT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS A SAFE EVENT FOR ALL. SO MY APPRECIATION TO ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY AND DIRECTOR, UH, CHRISTIAN, HER TEAM, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT, BETWEEN JUNETEENTH 4TH OF JULY, PRIDE PARADE, THE LIST GOES ON. THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. UM, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN. UH, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE, AND I WISH EVERYONE A VERY, VERY SAFE AND HYDRATING REST OF THE WEEK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN SHABBAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON JUNE 16TH, UH, THE COLUMBIA TAB WALKIN TALK WITH THE CU HOMES AMBASSADORS WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, UH, WITH THE FRIENDS OF COLUMBIA TAP COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, HPD, AND THEY ORGANIZED THIS. AND WE HAD A GREAT WALK AND TALK, TALKED ABOUT THE PANTRY THAT IS IN EFFECT NOW AT THE CUNY HOMES. AND, AND JUST LOOKED AT SOME ASSETS AND TALKED ABOUT SOME SAFETY FACTORS. UM, THIS, THERE WAS A SUNNYSIDE SENIOR PROM AT THE SUNNYSIDE HEALTH AND MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, UM, THAT WAS LAST FRIDAY. AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. THEY CAME OUT, THEY WERE ALL DRESSED UP, AND WE JUST HAD A GREAT TIME. AND BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THESE JUNETEENTH, UM, CELEBRATIONS, YOU KNOW, I SAID AT THE CELEBRATION THAT I REALLY WISH THAT GENERAL GORDON GRANGER HAD GIVEN US THE NEWS IN DECEMBER OF, UH, 1864, BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE BEEN A WHOLE LOT COOLER AND WE COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD BE CELEBRATING DECEMBER 10TH. UH, [04:40:01] AND SO, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS, MAYOR. BUT ANYWAY, THE EMANCIPATION CONSERVANCY IN JUNETEENTH WALKING CONCERT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. UM, AT THE, UH, WE HAD STEP RITO, THE LAKESIDE BAND, AND MAY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU STAGE, YOU GOT OFF THAT STAGE SO FAST. I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE HOT OUT THERE. I WAS GETTING A LITTLE TAN. I GET IT. I, I FELT LIKE A GINGER BEAR WOMAN . BUT AT ANY RATE, UH, IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT. UH, I WANT TO THANK THE HONORABLE MAYOR SANDRA HINES FOR THE TEXAS SIDE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AT THE SUNNYSIDE HEALTH AND MULTI-SERVICE CENTER. AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. THEY HAD HENRY MOSLEY AND THE H TOWN ORCHESTRA FEATURING THE STORM. UM, WE HAD JUDGE WANDA ADAMS THAT CAME AND SOME OTHER ELECTEDS AND, AND MR. CHARLES CAVE AND SOME OTHER LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION. THE RELIANT BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM AND DISTRICT D SENIOR COMMUNITY. JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE DID COLLABORATE AND DONATE $50,000 TO THAT SO THAT OUR DISTRICT D SENIORS WOULD BENEFIT, UH, AND STAY COOL AND COMFORTABLE DURING HOUSTON'S SCORCHING SUMMER MONTHS. AND, UM, FINALLY, LET'S SEE. TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A PREMIER OF THE OAKLAWN MOVIE AT THE EL DORADO BALLROOM FROM SIX 30 TO SEVEN 30. AND THAT'S AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SEARCH OF UNMARKED GRAVES OF TULSA'S OAK LAWN CEMETERY, STEMMING FROM THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE OF 1921. THAT'LL BE TONIGHT AT THE EL DORADO BALLROOM. THEN THERE WILL BE THE 16TH ANNUAL CHARIOT FESTIVAL, UH, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY FROM THREE TO NINE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND MULTIPURPOSE HALL, 31 0 1 FUQUA STREET. UM, ALSO THERE WILL BE A LOW PRICE FRESH PRODUCE MOBILE MART AT THE, THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2,600 HOLMAN ON THIS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO ONE. THEY'RE ALSO TAKING DONATIONS TO SUPPORT MOMS AND FAMILIES WITH BABY FORMULA AND DISPOSABLE DIAPERS AND WIPES. AND, UH, THERE WILL BE A PET FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND, UM, AND MICROCHIPS BY MARK, UH, BARK RATHER FROM EIGHT TO NINE. AND THEN ON A SAD NOTE, I WANNA GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF PASTOR MURPHY SIMON, WHO ACTUALLY CAME HERE TO COUNCIL AND PRAYED FOR US. HE, UH, DIED LAST WEEK, AND HIS FUNERAL WILL BE AT THE BETHEL INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH. MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE FRIDAY AT 6:00 PM UH, AND THE FUNERAL FUNERAL WILL BE AT 11:00 AM ON SATURDAY. AND THAT'S 55 30 ZELENSKY. HE WAS ALSO A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE. WE WORKED TOGETHER AT WORTHING HIGH SCHOOL. SO JUST A WONDERFUL PERSON, HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. AND THAT CONCLUDES WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT OF DESTINATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CIRO PAST MAYOR, MAYOR PRO. THANK YOU MAYOR. AS COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON STATED TODAY, JUNE 21ST IS THE LONGEST DAY, THE DAY WITH THE MOST LIGHT, THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. ON JUNE 21ST, THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE DARKNESS OF ALZHEIMER'S THROUGH AN ACTIVITY OF THEIR CHOICE TOGETHER. THEY USE THEIR CREATIVITY AND PASSION TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR THE CARE, SUPPORT AND RESEARCH EFFORTS OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. MORE THAN 6 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S. AND MORE THAN 11 MILLION CAREGIVER GIVERS PROVIDE UNPAID CARE TO PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS WHERE I PROUDLY WEAR THE COLOR PURPLE TODAY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET OUT AND WALK WITH A NEIGHBOR LATER, HEAD TO THE POOL, START A PUZZLE, PLAY WITH YOUR KIDS, DO THINGS OUTSIDE WITH YOUR FAMILY. BUT LET'S COME TOGETHER THIS EVENING TO SUPPORT THE FIGHTING OF THIS OFTEN SILENT BATTLE. TAKE A MOMENT AND CHECK OUT THE MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE@WWW.AZ.ORG. ONCE AGAIN, WWW.AZ.ORG. AND HAPPY DOUBLE NICKEL BIRTHDAY TO OUR FRIEND DAN HUBERTY TODAY AS HE TURNS 55. SO HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. AND VICE MAYOR PRO, TIM KALA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEWEST, UH, HIGHER HOUSTON YOUTH INTERN. KIANA HAW IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. KIANA, IF YOU'LL STAND, UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU IN THE DISTRICT K OFFICE. AND, UH, I KNOW JUSTICE PRINCE IS OUR, OUR OTHER, UM, DISTRICT K INTERN THAT WE HAVE ALREADY, UM, INTRODUCED. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, HAVING KIANA IN THE OFFICE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING. UH, WE'LL BE IN, UH, FIVE MINUTES COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A MEETING AT TWO O'CLOCK. THE AIRPORT SYSTEM DIRECTOR AND STAFF WILL PRESENT ON IAH TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM, MAJOR PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. DIVISION MANAGER LYNN [04:45:01] HENSON AND RICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT MANAGER, SAM DK, WILL PRESENT ON THE ANNUAL REPORTING ON THE ION DISTRICT COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN WE PASSED THAT CBA, WE ASKED THEM TO RETURN WITHIN A YEAR. THIS IS THEIR, UM, DUE DILIGENCE IN RETURNING WITHIN A YEAR TO GIVE US AN UPDATE. UM, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE BE AVAILABLE AT THE TWO O'CLOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, 4TH OF JULY APPROACHES. UH, MAYOR, WE, UH, EVERY HOLIDAY WE HAVE PRESS CONFERENCES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PEOPLE SHOOTING GUNS IN THE AIR. ON TOMORROW I WILL BE, UM, PARTNERING WITH THE, UM, HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH, UH, SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ CRIME STOPPERS AND CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR IN LAUNCHING A GUNFIRE SAFETY BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN. UM, WE WILL ALSO BE JOINED BY THE MOTHER OF THE 12-YEAR-OLD CHILD WHO WAS, UM, STRUCK BY GUNFIRE DURING NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT HAPPENED IN DISTRICT K, THANKFULLY THE CHILD SURVIVED. UM, BUT IT IS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO AMPLIFY THE MESSAGE THAT STRAY BULLETS KILL. UM, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE GESNER STATION IN THE SOUTHWEST COMMAND STATION. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SERGEANT AND SIX OFFICERS WORKING OVERTIME IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE EVERY HOLIDAY HAVE GUNFIRE IN THE DISTRICT. THEY WILL BE WORKING FROM, UH, SATURDAY TO SUN, UH, TUESDAY NIGHT, UM, FROM 8:00 PM TO 2:00 AM CANVASSING NEIGHBORHOODS, LOOKING FOR RESIDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO VIOLATE OUR ORDINANCE AND FIRE GUNS IN THE AIR. UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO, UH, HAVE A REPORT AFTER THIS, UM, KIND OF STING JUST TO SEE HOW PRODUCTIVE IT WAS AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD TO HAVE OFFICERS PATROLLING THOSE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE HAVE. STATISTICS THAT SHOW PEOPLE CONTINUE TO FIRE GUNS IN THE AIR TO CELEBRATE 4TH OF JULY AND NEW YEAR AND THOSE HOLIDAYS WHERE WE'VE ASKED THEM NOT TO, TO DO SO. UM, THE HPD SOUTHWEST COMMAND STATION WILL HOST THEIR PIP MEETING. TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, UH, OFFICER STANDFORD WILL PRESENT ON ROAD RAGE. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US ON AT THE NATA OFFICE. UH, HOUSTON FOOD BANK AND MADISON HIGH SCHOOL WRAPAROUND SERVICES WILL BE DISTRIBUTING FREE FOOD TODAY FROM ONE TO THREE ALREADY HAPPENING, UH, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT MADISON HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT THE YMCA JUNE THIR 23RD FROM SIX 30 TO 8:30 PM AT THE WEST ORM YMCA. COME OUT, ENJOY SOME SNACKS. FUN. WATCH THE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES AT 5 58 0 1 WEST ORUM DRIVE. HOPE FAMILIES WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND ENJOY THAT TIME. BE KIND TO EACH OTHER. AND Y'ALL COME ON TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING IN FIVE MINUTES AND, AND CAYMAN FOR COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN, I'M SO SORRY. MY HUSBAND WOULD KILL ME IF I DIDN'T BRING THIS UP. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE DECLARED JUNE 23RD WEST, WEST ANDERSON DAY IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, FOR ASTEROID CITY DAY. IS THERE ANY CHANCE WES IS COMING TO VISIT US? YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THERE I WILL, I'LL SAY THERE'S AN OPEN INVITATION. WE'LL PUT IT IN ATMOSPHERE FOR, FOR DISTRICT C, UH, TO INVITE WES BACK HOME OKAY. FOR THE OPENING OF ASTEROID CITY. OKAY. UH, COUNCILMAN MALTO? WELL, I, I'M GOING TONIGHT. I'M PRESENTING SOMETHING, BUT I DON'T THINK WES ANDERSON'S GONNA BE THERE TONIGHT, BUT LET'S BRING HIM. OKAY. JUST SAYING. OKAY. I DO WANT TO LIFT UP, UH, MILTON BIG POKEY, UM, POWELL, UH, HIS FAMILY. WE CERTAINLY WILL MISS. WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS HIM. UM, AND, UH, KEEP HIM IN IN OUR PRAYERS. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA JOIN TODAY A MEMBER MEMORY OF HOWARD MIDDLETON JR. HAVING SAID THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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