* 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. [PRESENTATIONS] [00:00:04] IT STARTED. IT IS 1 35 ON TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2023. I AM MAYOR STER TURNER, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING OF THE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER A NOISY CRY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMAN ROBINSON FOR A PROCLAMATION TO JOANIE BARKER IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. GOOD, GOOD. UM, COUNSEL AND MAYOR, I'D LOVE TO, UH, START TODAY OFF WITH A PROCLAMATION TO JONI BARKER. JONI IS HERE WITH US. UH, JONI BARKER IS, UH, DISTINGUISHED IN HER OWN RIGHT, BUT SHE'S BROUGHT TODAY BY FRIENDS OF THIS COUNCIL, THIS CITY, AND THIS CHAMBER, UH, CARL AND TINA DEENA, WHO ARE, UH, WITH US AND STANDING BEHIND US. SO WITH THAT, UH, JONI, CONGRATULATIONS. LET ME READ FROM THE PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING, UH, OFFICIALLY, UH, AND WHEREAS JONI BARKER HAS SERVED THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAS DEMONSTRATED IN COUNTLESS WAYS HER CONCERN FOR AND DEDICATION TO THE WELFARE OF OTHERS, SHE HAS EARNED THE RESPECT AND SUPPORT OF THE BROADER HOUSTON COMMUNITY IN HER EFFORTS TO SERVE AND ASSIST MULTIPLE NON-PROFITS IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR GOALS. AND WHEREAS IN HER QUIET AND IMPACTFUL WAY, SHE HAS BEEN A FORCE FOR GOOD AND STABILIZING INFLUENCE ON HER SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND GARNERED RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE NORMAL TO BE FIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ARC OF KATY, THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK, HOPE BEYOND BRIDGES, THE PHIL BARKER FOOD DRIVE, CASA OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY LOVE FOSTERS HOPE, INTERFAITH OF THE WOODLANDS, CHILDREN'S SAFE, HARBOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AND MORE. AND WHEREAS JONI'S VOLUNTEER BOARD AND CLIENT SERVICE WORK HAS BENEFITED THOUSANDS OF GREATER HOUSTON AREA RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, CHILD ADVOCACY, AND YOUTH EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. AND WHEREAS JONI'S PASSION FOR QUALITY SERVICE IS ALSO EXECUTED IN HER PERSONAL BUSINESS AND HER ROLE AS OWNER AND CEO OF JOANIE BEES, AN EVENT PLANNING AND DECOR COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN GALAS AND FUNDRAISER. AND WHEREAS JOANIE'S UNCEASING BENEVOLENCE IN GOODWILL IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA, HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE CITY AND ILLUMINATES THE PREMISE OF COMPASSION FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN. THE CITY OF HOUSTON HONORS AND COMMENDS JONI BARKER FOR HELPING TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY AND EXTENDS BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SO THEREFORE, I, SO THEREFORE, I VESTER TURNER MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROUDLY PROCLAIM JUNE 27TH, 2023, AS JONI BARKER DAY IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. CONGRATULATIONS. YAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR TURNER. THANK YOU TO HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL. UM, COUNCILMAN ROBINSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CARL AND TINA DE HAS ME THE OPPORTUNITY. WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THIS MIC? I THINK IT'S WORKING A LITTLE BIT BETTER. OKAY. THAT ONE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL. SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BARK. FROM THE START OF MY CAREER, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND NONPROFITS, JONI BEES. MY BUSINESS HAS AFFORDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SO MANY AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE YEARS THAT AFTER HEARING THEM READ ABOUT ME, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS ACTUALLY ME. SO, , UM, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME THROUGH ALL MY WORK PROJECTS WITH UNWAVERING, AND HE IS ALSO, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. MY SON, PHIL, WHO IS MY BUSINESS PARTNER [00:05:02] TO MY SISTER DALE AND NEPHEW WHO TRAVELED HERE FROM CALIFORNIA TO HELP ME CELEBRATE THIS DAY. I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, , AND TO ALL MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES THAT GATHERED HERE TODAY AND THOSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL TOO. . I'D LIKE TO SAY THANKS SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL DAY. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME. I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS THOUGHT ANYTHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. UH, VERY, VERY BRIEFLY. WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM, UH, NORMAL TO BE FIT, AND THIS IS CARL DINA, NO STRANGER TO CITY COUNCIL . SO, UH, YES, I AM CARL DEEN, MAYOR TURNER COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE JONI BARKER, JONI BARKER DAY IS A WIN FOR SO MANY UNSUNG HEROES. SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND THE SCENES FROM A CHAIRPERSON, FROM AN AN EXECUTIVE, FROM A SECRETARY, WHOMEVER'S BEHIND THE SCENES, YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THEM. YOU SEE THE STARS, YOU SEE THE MOVIE STARS, THE MAYOR, YOU SEE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SEE US, YOU SEE THE BODYBUILDER BOAT. YOU DON'T SEE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT ARE DOING THE WORK LIKE THE JEFFS AND THE RENEE. BUT TODAY WE SEE YOU JOANIE BARKER. CONGRATULATIONS, JOANIE . VERY GOOD. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON, FOR BRINGING THIS. CONGRATULATIONS ON MRS. BARKER, UH, QUITE AN HONOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU MIND INTRODUCING THE LADY TO YOUR RIGHT? AND, AND TINA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY THAT? SURE. THANK YOU. YEAH. YES. HI, I'M TINA CHANDLER, DEANNA, UH, UH, WITH NORMAL TO BE FIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION WITH MY HUSBAND CARL. AND, UM, WE'VE KNOWN JOANIE FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND THIS IS SUCH AN A AMAZING MOMENT FOR HER BECAUSE SHE, SHE DOES THINGS OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF HER HEART. SHE HELPS ALL OF THESE NONPROFITS. SHE OFFERS HER SERVICES FOR FUNDRAISING, PLANNING EVENTS, AND A LOT OF THESE NONPROFITS WOULD NOT HAVE RAISED THE MONEY WITHOUT HER SERVICES. SHE'S, SHE BRINGS THE SOPHISTICATION, SHE BRINGS THE KNOW-HOW ALL OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF HER HEART, AND WE ARE JUST SO HAPPY FOR HER TO BE RECOGNIZED TODAY. SO, JOANIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE WITH THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING YOUR FAMILY FORWARD, WE COULD GET A, A QUICK PHOTOGRAPH. WHY DON'T WE DO IT FIRST WITH YOU, JOHN. OKAY. [00:11:41] BUILDING CHAMPION CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS FOR A PROCLAMATION TO CLAUDIA G VASSAR TO CELEBRATE HER MANY YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE HOUSTON BATAN GARDEN. OKAY, CLAUDIA, COLLEAGUES, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE STANDING HERE, TO PRESENT IT, TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO CLAUDIA CLAUDIA'S BEEN WITH THE BOTANIC GARDEN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND SHE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB. UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, LET ME JUST BRAG A LITTLE BIT. THE BOTANIC GARDEN IS INDUSTRY DIE, AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR. YES. . SO, SO, AGAIN, I'M HONORED TO BE HERE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION, BITTERSWEET THAT, UH, WE'RE PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION, BUT SHE'S MOVING ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. BUT, UM, THESE PAST FEW YEARS, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH HER, AND SHE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN BUILDING OUT THE BOTANIC GARDEN. UH, AGAIN, MARY, IF YOU RECALL, WE WERE OUT THERE BACK IN 2020, RIGHT AT THE END OF THE COVID, I GUESS, UH, TO DO THE, UH, RIBBON CUTTING. UH, AND, UH, IT, IT WAS NICE. IT WAS, IT WAS A NICE DAY TO BE WALKING AROUND AND SEEING WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THESE PAST FEW YEARS. SO, UM, AGAIN, I HAVE THE HONOR TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION, CLAUDIA G VASSAR AS A NATIVE HOUSTONIAN AND RICE GRADUATE WHO EARNED A LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. CLAUDIA BEGAN HER LEGAL CAREER AT GARTER CREEK WINE, SEEWELL, LLP, PRIOR TO GROWING A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL BUSINESS PRACTICE, AND BECOMING A PARTNER AT BAKER WILLIAMS MATHESON, LLP. AFTER PRACTICING LAW FOR NEARLY A DECADE, CLAUDIA DECIDED TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE AND BEGAN WORKING WITH THE HOUSTON NONPROFITS TO HELP GUIDE THEM THROUGH PERIODS OF TRANSITION AND GROWTH. SHE SERVED AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR, FOR OVERSEER, INC. INC. EMERGE FELLOWSHIP IN ART BRIDGE, AND COMPLETED MAJOR CONSULTING PROJECTS FOR HOUSTON AREA ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE KINDER INSTITUTE FOR URBAN RESEARCH AT RICE UNIVERSITY AND MAIN STREET MINISTRIES. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, CLAUDIA JOINED THE HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN, WHERE SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL. SHE IS HONORED TO BE A PART OF BRINGING A WORLD CLASS BOTANIC GARDEN TO HOUSTON. UNDER CLAUDIA'S LEADERSHIP, THE GARDEN COMPLETED A 38.5 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, CREATING AN OASIS IN THE CITY THAT CONSERVES PRECIOUS BIODIVERSITY CONNECTS, CONNECTS PEOPLE TO PLANTS IN NATURE, AND SERVES AS A LIVING MUSEUM FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO HER ROLE WITH THE HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN, [00:15:01] CLAUDIA CURRENTLY SERVES AS A TRUSTEE TO RICE UNIVERSITY AND AS A BOARD MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER OF DEL PELTON CHILDREN'S CENTER AND THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU. CLAUDIA HAS RECENTLY BEEN HONORED BY THE HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL AS A MOST ADMIRED CEO AND BY HOUSTON WOMEN MAGAZINE. AS ONE OF HOUSTON'S 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF 2022, THE CITY OF HOUSTON COMMENDS CLAUDIA G BASSER AT HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND EXTENDS BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. SO THEREFORE, I, SYLVESTER TURNER, MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROUDLY PROCLAIMED JUNE 27TH, 2023, AS CLAUDIA G VASSAR DAY IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. CONGRATULATIONS, CLAUDIA. UM, WELL, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO THIS CHAMBER ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN. AND, UM, WHAT A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOURNEY IT HAS BEEN. I'M SO HONORED TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF CREATING THIS INCREDIBLE PLACE, UM, AND THIS INCREDIBLE INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES WONDERFUL PROGRAMS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLANTS AND TO NATURE, AND TO HELP CARE FOR OUR PLANET. I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, WHO HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER FOR THE GARDEN. UM, OUR, OUR CLOSEST ALLY IN PROVIDING A CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN THIS PART OF HOUSTON, FOCUSED ON BIODIVERSITY IN NATURE, UM, AS WELL AS A VERY, UM, STRONG BOARD WHO HAS, UM, JUST REALLY BEEN VISIONARIES IN, UM, TAKING THIS IDEA OF CREATING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY. UM, NONE THE LEAST OF WHOM IS ROBERT GALLEGOS, WHO HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SUPPORTER OF THE GARDEN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO MY LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO IS HERE. UM, AS WE JUST HEARD WITH JONI, UM, THERE ARE SOME OF US THAT GET TO STAND IN FRONT AND BE THE STARS, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THAT REALLY DO THE HARD WORK TO, UM, BRING THE SUCCESSES. AND MY LEADERSHIP TEAM IS, UM, A PART OF THAT GROUP AS LONG AS, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS AT THE GARDEN. AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, MY FATHER, WHO HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE, UM, UH, DEDICATED SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON THROUGHOUT HIS LIFETIME THAT INSPIRED ME TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT I DEDICATED TO GIVING BACK TO THE CITY THAT HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO ME, UM, MY HUSBAND, WHO IS AN EQUAL PARTNER IN WAYS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, UM, AND OUR WONDERFUL CHILDREN WHO ARE OFF AT CAMP. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE TO, UM, SHOW THEM VIDEOS AND, AND PHOTOS, UM, WHO HAVE JUST BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF ALLOWING ME TO DEDICATE SO MUCH OF MY TIME, UM, TO THESE PROJECTS THAT I'VE, UM, BEEN SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF. UM, SO IT HAS, UM, JUST BEEN A JOY TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THE GARDEN CONTINUES TO GROW AND HOW THIS CITY CONTINUES TO INVEST IN AND POUR ITSELF INTO PROVIDING THIS INCREDIBLE AMENITY TO THE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR TODAY. THANK YOU, MS. VASSAR. MS. VASSAR, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN Q COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO, AND THANK YOU, CLAUDIA. YOU CAN'T GO, MAN, YOU CAN'T GO. THIS IS JUST NEWS TO ME, I GUESS I'M HEARING TODAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK. YEAH, THOSE OF US, WE WERE, WE WERE ALL HERE WHEN THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION STARTED. AND I LOVE HOW THAT GROUP OF RESIDENTS OF HOUSTON JUST LIKE KEPT POUNDING AWAY AT THIS, LITERALLY FOR DECADES TILL WE GOT A BOTANIC GARDEN. AND IT'S SO FUN TO GO THERE. I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS TIME LIGHT THINGS, AND I LOVE GOING JUST OUT THERE AND SEEING ALL THE GROWTH. I'M GOING ON THURSDAY, UM, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM TO THE SHANGRILA BOTANIC GARDEN IN ORANGE, TEXAS AS PART OF THE TML THING. SO, UM, JUST, I TRY TO GO NOW, UM, IN EVERY CITY THAT I GO TO, BECAUSE MOST OTHER CITIES, AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR, ALREADY HAD 'EM. SO IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR US TO GET. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE RAISING ALL THAT $38 MILLION. I KNOW THAT WAS REALLY EASY, UM, , BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND STEWARDSHIP AT THE GARDEN. IT'S SUCH A TREASURE FOR HOUSTON, AND, AND WE'RE SORRY TO SEE YOU GO, BUT WISH YOU LUCK AND YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, SALLY, AND, AND THANKS AGAIN AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR ENDEAVORS. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DID FOR US. MAYOR POLL. SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER ED POLLARD LAST IN THE QUEUE. GOTTA BE. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM, AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I WANT TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR FAMILY OR SUPPORT SYSTEM STAND UP REALLY QUICK SO WE CAN ALSO THANK THEM. THANK YOU ALL. LET'S TAKE THIS PICTURE WITH YOU FIRST, [00:21:44] TIM, MARTHA CASTEX TATUM FOR A PRESENTATION TO MR. DYLAN CAMPBELL TO RECOGNIZE HIS OUTSTANDING BASEBALL CAREER AT, AT THE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND HIS UPCOMING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SELECTION. I BELIEVE THE DRAFT IS ON SUNDAY, THE NINTH OF OF JULY. SO BEST OF LUCK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TIMM MARTIN, THE HOUSTON DEFENDER CALLED HIM A BASEBALL PRODIGY. BO JACKSON, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE IN HISTORY TO BE NAMED AN ALL STAR IN TWO NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS, RECENTLY TWEETED ABOUT HIM NCAA BASEBALL CALLED HIS ARM A ROCKET LAUNCHER. ESPN CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HIS INCREDIBLE PLAYS RECENTLY CITING HIS SUPERMAN STYLE DIVE AS A CASE FOR THE CATCH OF THE YEAR, AND EVIDENT TODAY, HIS VILLAGE IS SUPER PROUD OF ALL OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE HEARING TOO MANY NEGATIVE STORIES ABOUT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TODAY, I WANT TO SHINE A BRIGHT LIGHT ON AN EXTRAORDINARY STUDENT ATHLETE. DYLAN CAMPBELL AND HIS PROCLAMATION READS, THE SPORT OF BASEBALL PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A WHOLESOME ACTIVITY THAT FOSTERS GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, DISCIPLINE, AND FUN. DYLAN CAMPBELL, THE STUDENT ATHLETE BASEBALL SUPERSTAR, HAS A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE. DYLAN CAMPBELL IS THE SON OF ANDREA ODOM AND DONOVAN CAMPBELL. BOTH PARENTS WERE STUDENT ATHLETES AT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. ANDREA WAS A TENNIS PLAYER, AND DONOVAN PLAYED BASEBALL. DONOVAN WAS DRAFTED BY THE ATLANTA BRAVES IN 1988 AND PLAYED FOUR SEASONS IN THE BRAVES ORGANIZATION. HE HAS ONE BROTHER, JUSTIN, AND A SISTER AIDEN. DYLAN CAMPBELL IS A JUNIOR COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP MAJOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. DURING HIGH SCHOOL AT STRAIGHT JESUIT, DYLAN WAS A THREE SPORT ATHLETE PLAYING BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, AND BASKETBALL. DYLAN STARTED AT SHORT STOCK FOR FOUR YEARS, FOUR, AND WAS RANKED NUMBER 44, OVERALL PLAYER IN TEXAS IN THE 12TH RANKED SHORTSTOP IN THE STATE BY PERFECT GAME. DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR, HE WAS OFFERED SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL, BUT DECLINED THEM ALL ONCE HE RECEIVED HIS FINAL OFFER AND COMMITTED TO SIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TO PLAY BASEBALL. DURING HIS FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEAR, DYLAN PLAYED A TOTAL OF 97 GAMES, STARTING 59 OF THEM AS THE STARTING RIGHT FIELDER FOR UT THIS SEASON. HE HAD A BATTING AVERAGE OF 0.3 THREE NINE, TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO AT BATS, 13 HOME RUNS, AND 50 RBIS, AND BROKE THE UNIVERSITY'S CONSECUTIVE GAME HITTING STREAK WITH 38 HITS. EVEN EVEN BREAKING THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE RECORD, DYLAN HAD A STRONG SHOWING IN THE [00:25:01] REGIONALS IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, AND THE SUPER REGIONALS IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. DYLAN IS NOW WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS BETWEEN RETURNING FOR HIS FINAL YEAR OF SCHOOL OR CHOOSING TO ENTER THE MLB DRAFT NEXT MONTH. THE CITY OF HOUSTON COMMENDS DYLAN CAMPBELL FOR HIS OUTSTANDING BASEBALL CAREER AND EXTENDS BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS. MAYOR, THANK YOU, UH, VICE MAYOR PROTON, AND, UH, WHAT A, WHAT AN ACHIEVER ALREADY. MAYOR, I WISH YOU THE VERY, VERY BEST. UH, SO THEREFORE, I, SYLVESTER TURNER, MAYOR OF CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROUDLY PROCLAIM JUNE 27TH, 2023, AS DYLAN CAMPBELL DAY IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, FIRST I WOULD LOVE TO JUST THANK THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR THIS AMAZING AWARD. UM, MISS MARTHA TATUM, A FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY. UM, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU AND, UM, ALL YOU PEOPLE SITTING UP HERE, JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. UM, THANK YOU SYLVESTER TURNER, MR. MAYOR, APPRECIATE YOU, , AND, UM, ALL, ALL MY WONDERFUL FAMILY BACK HERE. I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. SO JUST WANNA THANK MY, UH, THANK MY SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND, UH, JUST BEING SO CONSISTENT IN THEIR SUPPORT OF ME. AND, UH, YEAH, THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. AND DYLAN, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING YOUR FAMILY, THAT'S WITH YOU. YEAH. UM, I GUESS MOM AND DAD, YOU GUYS COME UP HERE, WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE. UH, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILY HERE, SO I GOT, WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITHOUT, YEAH. OKAY. I GOT AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS, GRANDPA, GRANDMA. YEAH. EVERYBODY STAND UP. STAND UP, EVERYBODY STAND UP. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN QUEUE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ED POLLARD, WHO FANCIES HIMSELF A PRETTY GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER, BY THE WAY, . THANKS, MAYOR PRO, TIM AND VICE MAYOR PRO TIM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD. UH, DYLAN, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON ALL YOUR SUCCESS. UH, I KNOW MYSELF, I PERSONALLY FOLLOW ALL OF YOUR, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON YOUR MOTHER'S FACEBOOK PAGE. , UH, SHE PUTS IT ON THERE REGULARLY, BUT YOU ARE A PROUD PRODUCT OF THE HOUSTON AREA, GOING TO STRAIGHT JESUIT, WHICH IS ON THE BORDERLINE, BUT IT'S IN DISTRICT F, UH, UH, BUT RIGHT ACROSS FROM DISTRICT J. UM, AND WE FOLLOWED YOUR HIT STREAK. UH, WE SAW THE, UH, ESPN TOP 10 PLAYS THAT YOU MADE, UH, WITH THE SUPERMAN CATCH. AND WE'RE JUST VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. YOU HAVE REPRESENTED OUR CITY EXTREMELY WELL, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE NATION TO WITNESS. AND WE WISH YOU VERY WELL IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVORS. UH, WE KNOW YOU HAVE BIG, UH, PLANS AHEAD, REGARDLESS IF YOU GO BACK TO COLLEGE OR TO THE DRAFT. WE KNOW, REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER DECISION YOU MAKE, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE US PROUD. SO GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY. AND SHOUT OUT TO MY GOOD FRIEND AL ODOM, WHO'S ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL DONE. COUNCIL MEMBER ABBY CAYMAN. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR PERAM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. AND MR. CAMPBELL, UM, FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE THUS FAR, CONGRATULATIONS AND ALL THAT YOU, WE KNOW YOU WILL DO, UH, SPECIAL HOOK HIM. AND, UH, REALLY QUICKLY, WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING? PROBABLY WHEN I WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE, BUT I MEAN, I'VE HEARD STORIES OF, UH, MY PARENTS SAYING LIKE SOON AS I COULD EVEN WALK THAT I WAS TRYING TO GET, GET OUTSIDE AND PLAY WITH A BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL. SO, YEAH. OKAY, GOOD. SO MY TWO YEAR OLD'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I GOT HIM HIS FIRST BALL AND BAT. UH, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO, I KNOW YOU REALLY THANKED YOUR VILLAGE. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE BEHIND YOU, UH, AND ESPECIALLY YOUR PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW YET WHAT THAT TIME COMMITMENT LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT'S A LOT. IT'S EVERY NIGHT, IT'S WEEKENDS. UH, SO I KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY HAS BEEN WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW PROUD THEY ARE OF YOU AND HOW PROUD YOU MAKE THEM. SO CONGRATULATIONS, AND YOU MAKE ALL OF US PROUD TOO. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU VICE MAYOR, PRO TEM, CONGRATULATIONS. AND YOU KNOW, RIGHTLY SO, WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT U OF H AT THIS HORSESHOE. WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT TSU, WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT RICE, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING SOME BURNT ORANGE INTO THE, INTO THE CHAMBER TODAY. HOOK 'EM HORNS, AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. THANKS FOR GIVING US ALL A THRILL. THANK YOU. SO DYLAN, UH, OUTSTANDING CAREER, UM, EVEN THOUGH I WORE MY PURPLE AND GOLD TODAY, I HAVE MY GREEN ALWAYS WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. WE HAVE THREE KIDS THAT GRADUATED FROM UT AND I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MIX IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS WITH THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AT UT. AND, UH, YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL AND YOUR MOM AND DAD SHOULD BE AWFULLY PROUD OF YOU, AND I KNOW THEY ARE. UH, MY FAVORITE ALL TIME BASKETBALL COACH WHEN I WAS, UH, WATCHING MY KIDS PLAY HIGH [00:30:01] SCHOOL, WAS DOMINIC AMAROSA. THAT'S THAT STRAIGHT JESUIT. I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE FINEST MEN I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE. A GOOD MENTOR, MY TO MY KIDS, AND, UH, I'LL ALWAYS, UH, APPRECIATE DOMINIC IN CATCHING UP WITH HIM. BUT CONGRATULATIONS, I KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG OPTION IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU CAN COME BACK AND PLAY ONE MORE YEAR AND MAYBE GET ANOTHER SHOT AT STANFORD. OR YOU CAN TURN PRO AND, UH, AND, AND CASH IN ON YOUR TALENTS IN WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU GO. I HOPE THE GOOD LORD BLESSES YOU, AND I HOPE HE STAYS WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS VICE MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM FOR A PROCLAMATION TO THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL WASTE AND RECYCLING WORKERS WEEK. THANK YOU, [00:35:01] MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, MARTIN. AND I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT MY TALKING POINTS TODAY WERE WRITTEN BY OUR INTERN, KEANA HAW. SO AS YOU ENTER THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, YOU'LL FIND A GATHERING OF ESTEEMED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOUSTON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE HONEY BROWN HOPE FOUNDATION. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION AND GRATITUDE AS EVERYONE GATHERS TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING SANITATION WORKERS AS PART OF WASTE AND RECYCLING WORKERS WEEK. THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE, THE HOUSTON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HONEY BROWN HOPE FOUNDATION SIGNIFIES A JOINT EFFORT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIRELESS EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OF SANITATION WORKERS. IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR CRUCIAL ROLE IN KEEPING THE CITY CLEAN AND SAFE. WE ARE HERE HONORING THESE WORKERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN MAINTAINING A CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. TODAY, OUR FOCUS IS ON RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE SPECIFIC GROUP OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKERS WHO PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE. WHILE ACTS OF GRATITUDE CAN BE EXTENDED TO ALL, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE AND HIGHLIGHT THE EFFORTS OF THESE WORKERS ON THIS SPECIAL OCCASION, CARLOS AUSTIN, PATRICK BURLESON, DEREK DALTRY, DEANDRE HUDDLESTON, MARK LEWIS, AND LEO WILLIAMS. MAYOR, I'M HONORED TO PRESENT TO THE HOUSTON SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. THIS PROCLAMATION AND THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS NATIONAL WASTE AND RECYCLING WORKERS WEEK WAS INTRODUCED BY JOHN D ATWOOD AS A DAY SET ASIDE TO HONOR THE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK HARD TO KEEP COMMUNITIES CLEAN. AND WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL, THE A OF MANY DISEASES IN THE WESTERN WORLD IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO HIGHER PUBLIC SANITATION STANDARDS RESULTING FROM EFFECTIVE GARBAGE DISPOSAL. AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY DURING WEEKLY GARBAGE COLLECTION, BIWEEKLY RECYCLING, AND MONTHLY HEAVY WASTE SERVICE. AND WHEREAS THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT ARE FIRST RESPONDERS DURING NATIONAL DISASTERS, HURRICANES, FLOODS, AND TROPICAL STORMS, AND WHEREAS THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF COLLECTION OF WASTE AND RECYCLABLES IS VITAL TO PREVENTING DISEASE LITTER AND ILLEGAL DUMPING. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF HOUSTON, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HONEY BROWN FOUNDATION, CELEBRATES THE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALL OTHER WORKERS IN THE SANITATION INDUSTRY, MAYOR. SO THEREFORE, I, SYLVESTER TURNER MAYOR CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROUDLY PROCLAIM JUNE 17 THROUGH THE 24TH, 2023 AS NATIONAL WASTE AND RECYCLING WORKERS WEEK IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS MIKE ON GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR TURNER SX SAD. UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT OF RECOGNITION. NOW, Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW WHEN I COME UP UP HERE, I DON'T COME UP HERE BY MYSELF, . SO I AM GOING TO TAKE WHATEVER I SAY, WHATEVER RECOGNITION YOU'RE GONNA GIVE IT TO ME, PLEASE DIRECT IT TOWARDS THE FABULOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE THIS DEPARTMENT RUN. UH, THE, THE GENTLEMAN THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME UP HERE, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER STAFF, SUPPORT STAFF AND, AND OTHER LEADERS THAT IN THE DEPARTMENT, PLEASE STAND UP AND JOIN US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR TURNER, VICE PRO, TIM TATUM, AND ALL OF YOU, ESPECIALLY COUNCILWOMAN SHABAZZ OVER THERE. WE AT THE HONEY BROWN HOPE FOUNDATION ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED TO JOIN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR UHFO TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION FOR OUR FRONTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. AND TODAY, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR HELPING KEEP THE CITY OF HOUSTON CLEAN AND HEALTHY, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. [00:40:05] WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN Q COUNCIL MEMBER ABBY CAYMAN. THANK YOU, UM, VICE MAYOR, PRO TEM, AND MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT IT A LOT AT THE HORSESHOE, BUT WE DON'T GET TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE, UM, OUR SOLID WASTE WORKERS. SO DIRECTOR, I'LL TAKE YOUR LEAD IN JUST SAYING TO EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU. UH, YOU WORK SIX DAYS A WEEK, UH, SHORT LUNCH HOURS, SHORT BREAKS. YOU'RE OUT THERE ON THE FRONT LINES. I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID, UH, FRONTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS, BUT VICE MAYOR PRO TEM, AS YOU SAID, YOU'RE ALSO OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS. AND WHEN, UH, A FLOOD HITS YOU ARE RIGHT THERE HELPING RESIDENTS, UH, THROUGH THEIR HARDEST TIME, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ALSO DEALING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE AT HOME TOO. SO, I, I PERSONALLY WANNA THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT C. THANK YOU. AND IF IT'S OKAY, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D LOVE TO HEAR, UM, FROM THE INDIVIDUAL, UH, SOLID WASTE WORKERS, YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES ONE MORE TIME, BUT HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN AT THE CITY, MAYBE AFTER THE HORSESHOE, BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THEM THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER, CAROLYN, EVAN SHABAZZ, THANK YOU MAYOR PROTE. AND THANK YOU MAYOR VICE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UH, DIRECTOR WILLOCK IS, HE'S SIDNEY, ALL LIKE THAT, BUT HE'S A HOOP. I'M TELLING YOU, , HE PLAYED A TRICK ON ME, AND I'M NOT GONNA FORGET THAT, BUT HE DID SHOW UP. BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, THAT I HAVE A MUTUAL LOVE, UH, WITH, UH, TAMMY LANE, CAM CAMPBELL. SHE DOES SO MANY THINGS TO BRING INJUSTICES TO JUSTICE, AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE HER. AND I LIKE THAT. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. I LIKE THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT OUGHT TO CALL FOR MORE MONEY, MAYOR, JUST TO HAVE THAT TITLE. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. BUT YOU, YOU ALL ARE THE BACKBONE AND YOU ALL ARE WARRIORS NO MATTER THE WEATHER. AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND, UH, WE CALL ON YOU OUR HOT TEAMS. THEY TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS, AND YOU ALL ARE JUST ON TOP OF THINGS THAT WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. AND DIRECTOR HAWK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WEEK IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THANK YOU. AND Y'ALL COME UP YOUR NAME. YEAH. GOOD MORNING. THANK Y'ALL FOR WORKING US, UH, TO CITY HALL FOR THIS, UH, GREAT DAY. UH, REPRESENTING, UH, OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING, UH, SOLID WASTE FAMILY, UH, AS WE BEING DEDICATED. MY NAME IS PATRICK BURON , AND I'VE BEEN WITH SOLID WASTE ALMOST 15 YEARS. VERY NICE. LEAH WILLIAMS, 29 YEARS, DEREK DAUGHTRY, 15 YEARS. I'D LIKE TO THANK Y'ALL FOR ACKNOWLEDGING US ALSO. THANK YOU CARLOS AUSTIN, SEVEN YEARS. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DEANDRE HUON, 10 YEARS. THANKS SEBASTIAN TURNER, A D SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS IN HOLDING. YEAH. AND THEN YOU ALL COME ON UP CLOSE. SURE DAY, [00:48:14] IF YOU DON'T MIND. UH, I, I, UH, TOOK A PHOTO WITH A, I TOOK A PHOTO, UH, EARLIER TODAY WITH A, A YOUNG POLICE OFFICER. UM, UH, BUT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO PRESENT HIS CERTIFICATE, UM, AT THAT TIME. BUT HE'S PROBABLY THE YOUNGEST POLICE OFFICER THAT WE HAVE, RIGHT, RIGHT NOW. AND IN FACT, HE'S KIND OF GOING ALL AROUND, UH, THE COUNTRY. HE'S BEEN TO ABOUT 780 STOPS. UM, HE'S, UH, SO I, I WANT, SINCE HE'S HERE AND STILL HERE, I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE GONE BY NOW. I WANT TO GIVE THIS CERTIFICATE TO HIM THAT I FAILED TO GIVE TO HIM EARLIER. SO LET ME ASK A DJ, MY FRIEND DJ, TO COME ON UP. DJ. I BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT WASN'T FOR MY DADDY. I WOULDN'T BE. WELL, I GOT YOU. LOOK, UH, D DJ, DJ IS, UH, HE'S A YOUNG MAN WITH AN OLD SOUL. AND, UH, IN FACT, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER WHEN HE WAS SIX, AND THEY DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO LIVE TOO LONG. AND NOW HE'S 11 AND ON HIS WAY TO SIXTH GRADE, FIFTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE. AND, UH, BUT HE'S, HE'S TRAVELING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, UH, MEETING WITH VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT WHAT DAD, ABOUT 707, UH, SEVEN EIGHTY FIVE, SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE. IN FACT, UH, HE WAS JUST IN AURORA NOT TOO LONG AGO IN CHIEF. VE UH, GAVE HIM, UM, HIS, HIS HIS, KINDA LIKE HIS BADGE AND STUFF. YOU, YOU HAVE YOUR, YOU HAVE YOUR BADGE, RIGHT? WHAT'S YOUR ID? YOU HAVE YOUR ID. [00:50:01] THAT'S WITH MY DAD. I DON'T YOUR DAD CARRY, YOU GOT YOUR, BUT YOU GOT YOUR HANDCUFFS AND YOU GOT YOUR GUN. AND, UM, AND SO, UM, YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE'S, UM, LOOK, HE'S, HE'S FULLY, FULLY EQUIPPED AND SO, SO PROUD, SO PROUD OF THIS, OF THIS, OF THIS YOUNG MAN. AND, UM, HE'S HERE WITH HIS, HIS, HIS PRINCIPAL IS ALSO PRESIDENT AND HIS DAD IS OF COURSE HERE. AND, AND, UH, DAD COMES OUT OF, UH, PASTOR W LEO DANIEL'S FAMILY. SO WE KIND OF GO BACK A LONG WAY, BUT I'M SO, I'M SO PROUD OF THIS YOUNG MAN. HE JUST HAD, UH, SURGERY, UM, UH, ON HIS, ON HIS, ON HIS HEAD ABOUT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AGO. AND, UM, THREE AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, HE IS STANDING. HE IS STANDING RIGHT, RIGHT HERE. SO WE DONE, WE DONE RUBBED EACH OTHER'S HEAD. 'CAUSE HE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE HAIR THAN I GOT. UH, YOU KNOW, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT GOING ON, DJ, I WOULD LIKE MY DAD TO COME UP HERE TO SPEAK FOR ME. PLEASE. COME ON. COME ON, DAD. YOU COME ON, YOU COME ON. GIVE HIM THIS CENTER THE OTHER WAY. YEAH. LEMME GIVE HIM A HONOR TO THE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND FELLOW HOUSTONIANS. UM, WE, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T SOMETHING WE WENT THROUGH, UH, HURRICANE HARVEY, WHEN HOUSTON CAME TOGETHER AS ONE UNIT TO MOVE TO MAKE THE CITY COME BACK TOGETHER FROM A TRAGEDY THAT WAS VERY TRAGIC. AND MAYOR TURNER, WE WERE STAYING IN GEORGIA BROWN, UH, CONVENTION CENTER. SO THE SAME THING AND THE SAME ENERGY THAT WAS THERE, AND THE CAMARADERIE AND SUPPORT FOR HOUSTON DURING HURRICANE HARVEY IS THE REASON WHY THE VARGES HERE, BECAUSE EVERYONE PULLED TOGETHER TO SUPPORT HIM. UM, AS IT STANDS, WE ARE WINGING IT AT THIS POINT. UM, HE'S HAD 13 BRAIN SURGERIES, CATARACTS, UM, I MEAN, HE'S, HE'S BEEN THROUGH THE STORM. AND, UH, JUST BECAUSE OF LOVE AND SUPPORT THAT YOU PUT OUT THERE, HOW SMALL AND MINUTE IT IS, IT'S VERY INFLUENTIAL TO SOMEONE WHETHER YOU'D LIKE TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE WHETHER THE STORM AND YOU'VE DONE YOUR FULL EIGHT YEARS, AND, UH, I'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM DIFFERENT DIGNITARIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WAS ANNOUNCED ON THE CONGRESSIONAL FLOOR THERE. AND WITH NANCY PELOSI AND KEVIN MCCARTHY, THEY SAID, WELL, DID YOU GET SOMETHING FROM MAYOR? I SAID, NO, LISTEN, LEMME COME OVER AND START TELLING HIM. I SAID, WELL, THEY GONNA SAY THE BEST FOR LAST. SO TO END AS A RESPECT FOR YOU AND THE CONTINUATION OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE, UH, JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW TODAY I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING ELSE TOO. UH, I'M RUNNING FOR MAYOR HOUSTON, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, SO YOU HAVE ANOTHER DANIELS IN PLACE, , AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO SOMETHING, MAYBE NOT. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LOOK, I LOOK, I, I, I APPRECIATE THIS GUY. SUCH AN INSPIRATION. HE SAID 13 SURGERIES, SURGERY, JUST THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AGO. AND HE'S, HE'S STILL STANDING. SO HE'S, HE'S BATTLING CANCER. AND THEN THE GUY NEXT TO YOU HAS BEEN BATTLING HIS CAMP. AND, AND SO, UH, LOOK, YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO SO, SO MANY OTHERS. BUT, UM, BUT HE ALSO, REP, REP, UH, REPRESENTS THE RESILIENCY OF OUR CITY, WHICH MEANS NO MATTER WHAT'S THROWN AT YOU, UH, YOU MAY GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT YOU DON'T STAY DOWN, YOU GET RIGHT BACK UP TIME AND TIME AGAIN. AND YOU ARE THE EPITOME OF THE TENACITY, THE STRENGTH, AND THE RESILIENCE OF OUR CITY. SO I WANTED TO DJ DANIELS, I WANNA PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE TO YOU. I THINK YOU FORGOT TO ADD ONE MORE THING IN THERE. WHAT'S THAT NUMBER 11 GOING ON FOR THE BABY? OH, , AS HE TOLD ME EARLIER, HE'S 11 GOING ON 40. UM, AS I SAID TO YOU, HE IS AN OLD SOUL. AND, UH, BUT I THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT'S A PART OF WHAT MAKES YOU SO, SO RESILIENT. SO VERY PROUD OF YOU, OKAY? YES, SIR. AND, UH, KEEP, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND KEEP MOTIVATING OTHER PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD. OKAY? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, NOW TURN RIGHT AROUND. GET YOUR [00:55:09] THANK YOU BACK. THE CANDY THAT YOU GOT FROM MY OFFICE. I REALLY, I REALLY? YEAH, BUT THE THING, THE THING IS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M TAKING CANDY AND I'M NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE EATING CANDY. YOU NOT SUPPOSED YOU LIKE AN OLD MAN THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING SALT. NO, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING NO ANY CANDY. YEAH. YEAH. BUT THE THING IS, I'M NOT GOING TO EAT EAT THESE. I'M GONNA GIVE 'EM AWAY. WELL, I BUT YOU, BUT THIS IS MINE. YOU YOU, YOU GIVING ME BACK WHAT'S ALREADY MINE. . NOW TAKE YOUR OLD SOUL OUTTA HERE. YOU KNOW, . I KNOW YOU AIN'T TRYING OLD PERSON OFFICER. THAT MAN ARREST THAT MAN. OFFICER . GO, MAN. WE'LL, ALL RIGHT, THANKS. TAKE CARE. NOW SEE YOU CHAIR [2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] RECOGNIZES, UH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CAYMAN FOR THE IMPLICATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF LIFTING UP OUR YOUTH AND CONTINUING TO, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ARIANA LEE. UH, HOUSTON'S SEVENTH YOUTH POET LAUREATE AND A MEMBER OF MAITA FOR HOUSTON, THE CITY'S OFFICIAL YOUTH SLAM POETRY TEAM. UH, SHE HAS OPENED FOR US POET LAUREATE ADA LIMON, AND PERFORMED FOR THE NCAA MEN'S FINAL FOUR LEGACY PROJECT PRESENTED BY DEGREE. UH, AND THIS FALL YOU'RE ATTENDING STANFORD. YES, MA'AM. CONGRATULATIONS. SO THANK YOU. IN HONOR OF THE END OF PRIDE MONTH, UH, SHE IS GOING TO BE PERFORMING AN ORIGINAL POEM, UH, THAT SHE WROTE TITLED HEAT AND HEART. AND I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DAD, UH, WHO'S VERY PROUD, IS ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. YES. THANK YOU. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBER. I RECOGNIZE SOME FACES HERE. UM, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. I WANNA SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN FOR INVITING ME AND HER TEAM AS WELL. UM, AND AS I BEGAN WRITING THIS POEM, I WANTED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT DOES PRIDE MEAN TO ME AS A YOUNG HOUSTON ARTIST? SO THIS PIECE IS TITLED HEAT AND HEART. THIS IS A MONTH FOR HEAT. HOUSTON IN JUNE IS ITS OWN FORCE AND HUMIDITY REINFORCES THE SUN'S STRENGTH. AND THIS WEATHER, IT'S EASY TO LET YOUR TONGUE LANGUISH, TO LET YOUR ENGLISH STRETCH OVER PORCHES AND STRETCH OUT VOWELS. BUT THIS MONTH IS NOT LAZY. THIS MONTH ROLLS UP ITS SLEEVES, WEARS ITS HEART ON ITS SLEEVES. WE ARE READY TO WORK. WE HAD TO MOVE THE PARADE FROM MONTROSE TO DOWNTOWN BECAUSE THE CROWDS ARE BIGGER IN TEXAS, THE HUMANITY AS PALPABLE AS THE HUMIDITY. THIS IS A MONTH FOR HEART. AN ATTACK ON THE HEART IS A CARDIAC ARREST. AND LET US NOT FORGET THE ARREST OF LAWRENCE AND GARNER IN 1998. QUEER HISTORY RUNS DEEP IN THE HEARTS OF TEXAS, AND PRIDE RUNS DEEP IN THE HEARTS OF HOUSTONIANS. THIS MONTH IS BOLD. IT LETS YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HEAR A HEARTBEAT OR TO BEAT DOWN A HEART. YOUR HANDS CAN HOLD OR HARM YOUR HEART CAN RIOT AND RISE. THIS MONTH IS FOR PROTEST, FOR PROJECTING, FOR PROTECTING. THIS MONTH IS FOR LIFE, FOR LIFEBLOOD. THAT PULSES WITH COLOR FOR THE CELLS. THAT COURSE THROUGH THE CITY'S VEINS, ART RUNS THROUGH OUR ARTERIES. AFTER THE PARADE, OUR STREETS ARE STREAKED WITH CONFETTI. THE LANES SOAKED WITH MORE MEMORIES AFTER THE PARADE THIS MONTH ENDS. BUT THE PEOPLE CONTINUE. IT'S UP TO HOUSTON TO HOLD THIS HEAT, TO UPHOLD THIS HEART. THANK YOU. WOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH. VERY, VERY TALENTED. IF YOU'RE NOW, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE PLEDGE FLAG IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, CROWN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER P*****K FOR RECOGNITION, PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, UH, FOR RECOGNITION. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, TODAY IN CHAMBERS, WE HAVE DELEGATES, UH, FROM VIETNAM THAT ARE HERE ON AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE MISSION, UH, LED BY MR. MICHAEL WA. I WANT THEM TO PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. [01:00:01] I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. UH, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON. WELCOME TO THE CITY HALL, AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY IN THE CITY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND WELCOME. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. NOW THE CHAIR RECOGNIZE AS VICE MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, FOR A PROCEDURAL MO MOTION, OH, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. UH, IF YOU CALLED THE [ROLL CALL AND ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING] ROAD, I SAW YOU HERE. SO I JUST , UM, MAYOR TURNER. HERE. COUNCILMAN PEC? HERE. COUNCILMAN JACKSON? HERE. COUNCILMAN KAMAN. COUNCILMAN EVAN CHABA. HERE. COUNCILMAN MARTIN. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN THOMAS? PRESENT. COUNCILMAN HUFFMAN? PRESENT? COUNCILMAN CISNEROS? HERE. COUNCILMAN GALLEGOS? HERE. COUNCILMAN POLLARD? HERE. COUNCILMAN CASTEX TATUM. HERE. COUNCILMAN KNOX WILL BE ABSENT. COUNCILMAN ROBINSON HERE. COUNCILOR COOPER ACH WILL BE ABSENT. COUNCIL PALMER WILL BE ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN. HERE. WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF MARCH 21ST AND 22ND AS TATUM MOVED. SECOND. ROBINSON MOVED. AND SECOND. AND ON THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES, THE OBJECTION CHAIR IS UNANIM. MOTION IS GRANTED. NOW VICE, NOW [PUBLIC SPEAKERS] VICE MEMBER TIM CASTEK. TATUM FOR A, UH, PROCEDURAL MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD CHRISTIAN ULAI TO THE TOP OF THE THREE MINUTE NON AGENDA ON THE SECOND IT MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY OBJECTION, CHAIR? NONE. THE MOTION IS GRANTED. UH, UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN FOR PROCEDURAL MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO MOVE CYNTHIA AND CHRIS PRATT JUST BELOW THE SPEAKER. THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX TATUM. PUT AT THE TOP OF THE THREE MINUTES. THOMAS SECOND. MS. PRATT. OKAY. OKAY. MEMBER MOVED IN SECOND. ANY OBJECTION, CHAIR? NONE. AND THAT MOTION IS GRANTED. ANY OTHERS HERE? NONE. UM, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PROCEED TO CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. CARLY GAST. CARLY GAS. CARLY IS HERE. THREE. FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN ELA. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL. UH, MY NAME'S CARLY GAST, UH, AND I WORK FOR KETTLE PROPERTY GROUP. WE ARE THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPOSED, UM, APARTMENT COMMUNITY ITEM NUMBER NINE ON THE AGENDA, SUMMERDALE APARTMENTS. UM, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MAY HAVE, UH, ABOUT THAT ITEM. UM, I DON'T HEAR ANYONE SEE ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PRESENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER. CHRISTIAN ELA. CHRISTIAN ELA. YOU FOLLOW BY CYNTHIA PRAT OF THE MIC. EITHER WAY. THERE YOU GO. HONORABLE MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, MY NAME IS, UH, PROFESSOR CHRIS ULAI. I'M THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A MEMBER OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN HOUSTON. I BELONG TO A CULTURAL ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS INDEED CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, AND THAT HAS BEEN IN THIS CITY FOR SO LONG. UH, THEY'VE BE STAGING CULTURAL FESTIVAL THAT PROMOTE AFRICAN CULTURE, AFRICAN NIGERIAN CULTURE, TRUE PERFORMANT ART, SPOKEN WORD, LANGUAGE, AND FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR. UH, WAY BACK IN 2019. THE MAYOR SAID, WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO MOVE DOWNTOWN. AND THE CITY GAVE US A GRANT AND WE MOVED IT TO DISCOVERY GREEN. UH, THIS YEAR WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSTON EBO FEST AND DOWNTOWN, UH, THE DISCOVERY GREEN. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, MATTER, UH, FOR ADDING THIS ON A LATE CALL. I HAVE JUST CAME BY TO TALK TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE. AND ALSO, UH, THE DISTRICT OF, UH, POLL. UH, THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN HAVING IT AT DEBO CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN NOW WITH PRINCE. AND OF COURSE, I BROUGHT A LEGEND OF THE CITY. UH, MR. BENNETT, UH, VI BERNARD IS HERE ALSO TO SUPPORT ME. SO I'M HERE TO APPRECIATE THE CITY AND THE MAYOR FOR THESE YEARS OF SUPPORT. BUT I THINK THAT THEY, THE FESTIVAL HAVE REACHED A MILESTONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND APPRECIATED AND SUPPORTED SO THAT IT'LL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR MARQUEE EVENT IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THE CITY OF HOUSTON HOSTS THE LARGEST NIGERIAN POPULATION OUTSIDE OF LAGOS, NIGERIA. AND SO THAT COMMUNITY HAVE COME OF AGE AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS GREAT CULTURE, THIS GREAT ENTERPRISE WILL CALL THE UNITED STATES. SO IT'S WITH DEEP SENSE OF APPRECIATION AND PRIVILEGE THAT I SPEAK BEFORE YOU TO SOLICIT ANY SUPPORT. [01:05:01] AND I THINK THAT THE FLYER, THE POSTCARD IS, UH, ON THE TABLE OF EVERYONE. SO THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR IS ON THE 22ND OF JULY, CORRECT. AND 22ND OF JULY. AND I DISCOVER GREEN. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN P*****K. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND PROFESSOR, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO KEEP US ENGAGED, UH, WITH THIS EVENTS PERTAINING TO THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY AND ALL YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL AS MR. BENNETT. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT AS WELL. UM, OUR OFFICE REALLY APPRECIATES ALL THE ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU DO, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT J. AND, UM, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY, MAYOR. UM, MY APOLOGIES. I NEED TO REVISE MY MOTION. I THINK THE, THE HILTON SPEAKERS WANNA STAY TOGETHER. I WOULD. I I SAW THE SAME LAST NAME, SO I MOVED BOTH OF THEM, BUT JUST MOVED CHRIS PRATT TO NOW AND LEAVE CYNTHIA WHERE SHE WAS, UM, WITH THE OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THE HILTON. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE CHRIS PRATT UP. SO I'M REVISING MY MOTION INSTEAD OF CYNTHIA AND CHRIS PRATT TO JUST BE CHRIS PRATT THOMAS'. BEEN MOVED A SECOND. ANY OBJECTION CHAIR'S NON GRANTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER. CHRIS PRATT. CHRIS PRATT. CHRIS IS HERE. CHRIS IS HERE. HELLO. THANK YOU COUNSEL. UM, WOULD YOU STEP ON THE MIC? EITHER ONE. SORRY. UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRIS PRATT AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE FOURTH WARD, UH, DEALING WITH A PARTICULARLY EGREGIOUSLY BAD CLUB, UH, FORMALLY CALLED THE STANDARD BAR. BUT NOW A LOT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, I'VE PREPARED A, A BRIEF STATEMENT HERE. UM, THE STANDARD BAR HAS A LONG HISTORY OF VIOLATING THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND IN GENERAL, BEING A BAD NEIGHBOR WHEREVER THEY HAPPEN TO ABIDE. AFTER HAVING THEIR TABC LICENSE PULLED AFTER 53 0 6 WASHINGTON AVENUE LOCATION. FOLLOWING FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF EFFORT BY THE RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS OF THAT AREA, THEY MOVED TO 7 0 2 WEST DALLAS STREET TO CONTINUE THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NOW CHANGED THEIR NAME. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN END RUN AROUND THE CITY OF HOUSTON, REVOKING THEIR AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMIT, THEIR LEGACY REMAINS AND THEIR BEHAVIOR IS UNCHANGED. UNFORTUNATELY, MY PROVIDED TIME IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. THE DETAIL ARE MANY EXPLOITS, BUT DESPITE TO SAY THEY ARE A BAD ACTOR IN EVERY SENSE OF PHRASE, AS A RESIDENT WITHIN 300 FEET OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT, I AM ROBBED OF THE PEACE AND ENJOYMENT OF MY HOME EVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, AS WELL AS RANDOMLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. UM, THE MUSIC AND SCREAMING VOICE OF THE DJ CAN BE HEARD AT ALL TIMES THROUGHOUT MY HOME OFFERING NO PLACE. MY WIFE OR I CAN RETREAT TO AVOID IT. THE BASS SHAKES OUR WALLS, WINDOWS AND FLOORS RESULTING IN VIBRATIONS THAT CAN BE FELT EVEN IN BEDS AND OTHER FURNITURE. MY WIFE AND I ARE UNABLE TO SLEEP ON. THE NICEST STANDARD BAR OPERATES UNTIL SOMETIMES 3:00 AM OR LATER AS A STANDARD BAR WILL OFTEN CONTINUE TO PLAY MUSIC PAST 2:00 AM AND THEIR PATRONS LOITER IN THE PARKING LOT LONG AFTER THE CLUB CLOSES, YELLING, FIGHTING, AND PLAYING MUSIC FROM THEIR VEHICLES AT VOLUMES THAT OFTEN RIVAL WHAT THE STANDARD BAR IS ABLE TO GENERATE. UH, THE COURT SYSTEM HAS LARGELY BEEN DRAGGING ITS FEET. AND THE STANDARD BAR IS MORE THAN WILLING TO KEEP KICKING THE CAN OF CITATIONS AND COURT APPEARANCES DOWN THE ROAD. EVERY MONTH THEY STAVE OFF FINES AS ANOTHER MONTH THEY CAN RAKE IN THE CASH TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE RESIDENTS SURROUNDING THEM. RELIEF WILL NOT COME FROM THE COURTS. SOMETHING MORE MUST BE DONE. OFFICERS WANT TO START ARRESTING, ARRESTING PEOPLE. THE CITY CAN PURSUE AN INJUNCTION. I'M OPEN TO OTHER AVENUES, BUT RESIDENTS NEED RELIEF. AND THEY NEED NOW. IT IS SIMPLY AN IMPOSSIBLE WAY TO LIVE. AND THE STANDARD BAR DOES NOT CARE. UH, THEY'VE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF CITATIONS AND THEY DO NOT CARE. THEY'VE HAD THEIR SOUND PERMIT REVOKED AND THEY DO NOT CARE. IT'S TIME FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO MAKE THEM CARE. SORRY, MY PHONE WENT DEAD. AND IT IS TIME TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THIS BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. THANK YOU. CHRIS, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR COMING, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE SPEAKING NOT ONLY FOR YOURSELF, BUT COUNTLESS OTHER RESIDENTS. UM, WHILE I KNOW MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN'S OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO STILL SPEAK TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UM, MAYOR, I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS PREVIOUSLY, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE STANDARD BAR, UH, THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS, I'M LOOKING AT THE COUNTS. I KNOW I HAD LISTED THEM BEFORE. UM, BUT 153 CITATIONS LAST YEAR ALONE. THAT WAS JUST 22. AND FOR THIS QUARTER, UM, THAT'S THROUGH THE ROOF AND THAT'S AFTER THEIR SOUND PERMIT WAS REVOKED. [01:10:01] AND THAT'S AFTER, AGAIN, TABC HAS REFUSED TO RENEW, UH, THEIR LICENSE. BUT BECAUSE IT CONTINUES IN THE APPEALS PROCESS, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. UH, I'M CONTINUING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN DO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH. UH, SO I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND AS SOMEBODY THAT IS HEARING THE BASE FROM HER OWN HOME, UH, IN DISTRICT C, NOT FROM THE STANDARD BAR, BUT OTHER BARS AS WELL. UM, WHEN YOU SAY YOU CAN'T SLEEP, I KNOW YOU CAN'T SLEEP. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S, UH, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT Y'ALL ARE DEALING WITH THAT NO RESIDENT SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU CHRIS. COUNCILMAN, MAYOR COURT. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU MR. PRATT FOR COMING. AND MAYOR, HE WAS ONE OF THE WITNESSES THAT TESTIFIED AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A NEW PROCESS WE INSTITUTED SO WE COULD PUT MORE TEETH INTO THE ORDINANCE. HE AND SEVERAL OF HIS NEIGHBORS, SO MANY THAT THEY, THE JUDGE ENDED UP CUTTING IT OFF. 'CAUSE THEY WERE ALL SAYING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING. AND THE OFFICERS WERE GREAT. I MEAN, THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE CITING 'EM EVERY SINGLE TIME. AND NOW THEY'RE CITING 'EM FOR NOISE AND FOR, UH, AND FOR NOT HAVING A, A PERMIT. THIS IS WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN AND I POPPED OFF ABOUT LAST WEEK. THIS IS A JUST A, A SITUATION WHERE I KNOW, I KNOW RANDY KNOWS WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT TO, IF WE CAN PUSH TO THE EXTENT THE CITY CAN PUSH THIS, THIS IS, THIS IS IT, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE BAR ON, ON WHICH TO PUSH BECAUSE THEY JUST, THEY COMPLETELY IGNORE EVERYTHING. AND I KNOW MR. PRATT WENT TO COURT YESTERDAY MM-HMM . UM, FOR, TO TO BE A WITNESS AND A COUPLE OF THE CITATIONS THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND THE JUDGE DELAYED IT SO HE COULD, YOU KNOW, REVIEW SOME, UH, I THINK BODY CAM FOOTAGE. YEAH. SO THEY'RE LITERALLY GONNA BE HUNDREDS OF CITATIONS BACKING UP. BUT THE WHOLE REASON WE, WE INSTITUTED THIS ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING WAS TO, TO NOT HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE WAIT THROUGH THE YEARS THAT THE COURT PROCESS TAKES. SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT THIS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS IN. IT WORKED BEAUTIFULLY. THE JUDGE MADE THE RIGHT CALL REVOKED THE PERMIT, WHICH TRULY MEANS IF YOU READ THE ORDINANCE, IT TRULY MEANS THEY ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO PLAY MUSIC AFTER 10 O'CLOCK ON WEEKDAYS OR 11 O'CLOCK ON WEEKENDS. AND IF THAT'S, IF, IF BARS ARE JUST GONNA BLOW THAT OFF, OR IF THIS BAR'S GONNA BLOW IT OFF, THEN, THEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE DID IN THE ORDINANCE. SO JUST PUT IT OUT THERE. WE'RE GONNA KEEP PUSHING FOR SOME RELIEF. AND TO THE EXTENT THE CITY CAN DO SOMETHING, I I'M CERTAINLY URGING THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, UM, THEY, THEY INITIALLY TOOK POSITION WITH A NEW ESTABLISHMENT. TURNS OUT IT WAS NOT A, IT WAS A DIFFERENT NAME, BUT THE SAME, THE SAME OWNERS. YES. AND SO NOW THEY'VE GONE BACK AND, UH, DECLINED THE PERMIT. OKAY. NOW IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN THEY DECLINED THE PERMIT, THAT THEY CANNOT, THAT THE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT. NOW, IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET ME KNOW. YEAH, CERTAINLY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCMAN. YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S THE, THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS THE CITY DID REVOKE THE PERMIT. THEY'RE CONTINUING TO OPERATE DESPITE IT, IT'S BECOME A RUNNING JOKE WHERE THEY KNOW, AND AGAIN, CENTRAL PATROL, I HAVE THE NUMBERS OF HOW MANY TIMES THEY'RE HAVING TO GO BACK OUT TO SITE. AND EACH TIME THE STAFF OF THE STANDARD BAR WILL MEET THEM IN THE PARKING LOT, JOKE, MAKE LAUGH ABOUT IT AND SAY, JUST GIVE ME THE CITATION. IF THEY'RE CONTINUING, IF THEY'RE CONTINUING TO OPERATE AFTER THE PERMIT HAS BEEN REVOKED, THEN THAT DOES CHANGE THE GAME BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE CONTINUING TO OPERATE IF THE PERMIT HAS BEEN REVOKED. SO LET ME GET, LET ME GET WITH, UM, CITY LEGAL AND WE MAY HAVE TO TWEAK THE ORDINANCE ONE MORE TIME. OKAY. SO, UM, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M SORRY. NO, AND I'M, I'M SORRY, MAYOR, I JUST AGAIN, 'CAUSE CHRIS IS A DISTRICT C UM, CONSTITUENT. I DID WANNA RECOGNIZE CHRIS, HOW MANY, SO I HAD A NOTE HERE. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THIS IS ACCURATE. YOU PERSONALLY GOT 200 SUBPOENAS FOR 200 CITATIONS THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED IN JUST FOR YESTERDAY. YES. THANK YOU. SO I'VE APPEARED ON A GOOD HUNDRED OR SO BEFORE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. NEXT SPEAKER, VICTOR BLEWETT. VICTOR BLEWETT. VICTOR VICTOR. NEXT SPEAKER CHRISTOPHER JENKINS. CHRISTOPHER JENKINS IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ELLIE MONTOYA. RIVAS, HELLO TO ALL, UH, UH, JUNETEENTH. I LIKE THAT IT GAVE A CARDELL AWARD FROM US CONGRESS. I'M A FORMER ACRES HOME CITIZEN. I'VE BEEN RECENTLY, LAST FOUR YEARS. ZIP CODE 7 7 0 5 7. [01:15:02] UH, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER JENKINS. I'M A DODGE CUSTOMER AND I WORK WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFITS, MINISTRIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES. I HAVE RECENTLY BECOME HOMELESS DUE TO THE RESULT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH MANY OTHERS. I'M BLESSED TO BE ALIVE WITH MY HEALTH AND STRENGTH TODAY BECAUSE SOME OF 'EM DIDN'T MAKE IT FROM MY EXPERIENCE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED AND IGNORED BY THE JUSTICE OF PEACE, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY. FROM MY EXPERIENCES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, I HAVEN'T SEEN REAL SOLUTIONS. AND ONCE AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, I'M FROM S HOME. UH, THEY USED TO SEND ME TO SCHOOL, ALDI JUNIOR AND AU. THAT'S WHEN CATHERINE JOHNSON CAME OUTTA SCHOOL FOR TECH PREP. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS FAMILIAR WITH TECH PREP. THAT'S DOS AL THE CODES, ALL THAT STUFF. SO I KNOW ABOUT RETENTION, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING. AND SO THE ISSUE THAT I'VE SEEN IS, ESPECIALLY WITH HARRIS, THE HOUSTON HARRIS RENTAL ASSISTANCE, I RAISED MILLIONS WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS. ALL IN EVERYBODY DISTRICT. I NEVER SEEN THIS MANY PEOPLE EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. I HAD TO GET A RID, I HAD TO DO A RID OF MANUS, A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER IN OUR PERMANENT INJUNCTION LAST YEAR, JUST TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN MY HOME JUST FOR THEM TO COME BACK THIS YEAR AND DO IT AGAIN. AND BECAUSE THE NETWORKS AND, AND, AND THE WEBSITES ARE BACKED UP, BOTTLENECKS AND ALL THAT STUFF, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH IT. BUT NOW I'M OUT IN THE STREETS AND NOW I'M GOING TO EVERYBODY DISTRICT CHECKING ON MY PEOPLE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEM. UM, ALONG WITH THAT RID MAN, DAUS AND THAT TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, LIKE I HAVEN'T BUILT A DATABASE IN 10 YEARS, OVER 10 YEARS, A WEBSITE, A SERVER, NONE OF THAT STUFF. NONE OF 'EM BEEN HACKED. NONE OF 'EM BEEN BREACHED. NO BOTTLENECKS HAD GO CONFIGURE ANYTHING. AND THEY STILL RAISING MONEY IN EVERYBODY, DISTRICT AND STILL WORKING. BUT WE GOT THIRD PARTY PROGRAMS NOW. AND, AND IT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT WE BUILT IN HOUSTON AND IT'S CAUSING A GREAT CONFLICT. AND WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON? UH, I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN CALLING EVERYBODY OFFICE. I WISH THERE WAS MORE COLLABORATION BETWEEN EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE EVICTION TASK FORCE AND SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE DOING. BUT 'CAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S NOT COLLECTIVELY, THEY'RE ABLE TO PUNCH HOLES INTO THIS COMMUNITY AND PUT PEOPLE OUTTA THE STREET. RIGHT NOW MY PRIORITY IS SENIORS. I KNOW SOME SENIORS HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS. IT HURTS ME. IT HURTS ME REALLY BAD. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, LIKE I SAID, I'M A DARRIS CUSTOMER. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THAT MIX WITH THE MORATORIUM AND ALL THE, THE, THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THAT MIX, BUT I WASN'T, I GUESS I DIDN'T READ THAT IN THE MORATORIUM. SO, LIKE I SAID, THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HAS A, HAS A BIG ISSUE. LIKE I SAID, I SUED THEM ALREADY ABUSING THEIR AUTHORITY AND THEY'RE STILL DOING THAT. THANKS. THANKS. UM, AND IT IS A BIG ISSUE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK Y ALL. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER LY MONTOYA. REVIS MONTOYA. HE FOLLOWED BY REBECCA TUCKER. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, MAYOR TURNER. UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, CURRENTLY I'M CO WORKING FOR THE AIRPORT SYSTEM, BUT WE'RE HAVING MANY, UH, CHALLENGES. UH, I GOT HIRED BY A COMPANY BY THE MA NAME OF, UH, LARES, AND BASICALLY AS A PART-TIME, AND THEY KEEP SWITCHING ME BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHIFT ON TOP OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE FACE AS, UH, IN THE AIRPORT SYSTEM. WE HAVE A SITUATION WITH BOX BETS, UH, MICE, AND THERE'S AN INFESTATION, WHICH I THINK IT WILL BE A LIABILITY FOR MANY PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO HOUSTON, UH, IF WE HAVE THE SITUATION NOT UNDER CONTROL. UH, ALSO THE AC OTHER AIRPORT SYSTEM IS, UH, RUNNING, UH, CONSTANTLY, UM, UH, AT SPEED THAT IT HITS UP THE AIRPORT SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH, UH, TALKING TO MANAGEMENT. UH, THE OFFICE IS IN KINGWOOD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOT, UH, WHAT IS IT CALLED? UH, INTEGRITY OF MANAGEMENT. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE WE, WE JUST START, AND I ALSO FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS AND MECHANICS ARE NOT DOING WHATEVER THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING FOR, UH, TO ENSURE, UH, THE LIVES OF AMERICANS WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO, UH, HOUSTON. UH, I HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MR. EZ, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE SAYS THAT, UH, HIS, UH, JOB TITLE DOESN'T CONSTITUTE FOR HIM TO TAKE CARE OF, UH, OR ADDRESS TUITION BECAUSE THAT'S ABOVE HIS PAY GRADE. SO I HAVE ALSO CONTACT DISTRICT, UH, B, BUT THEY HAVEN'T PICKED UP THE PHONE. SO, UH, I, I'M JUST, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT MY HEALTH BECAUSE IF I WORK PM AND ON AM SHIFT, UH, IT WILL, UH, ALSO AFFECT MY HEALTH. THANK, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT, UH, YOUR, UH, DISTRICT, [01:20:01] UH, DISTRICT B CAN, UH, ADDRESS IT SITUATION, OR MAYBE MR. DIAZ WAS IN CHARGE OF THE AIRPORT SYSTEM, AND I DO UNDERSTAND, UH, THIS CONSTITUTE A, A BUNCH OF, UH, WHAT IS IT CALLED, HEADACHES ON YOUR BEHALF, BUT THERE'S MANY THINGS WRONG THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE AIRPORT SYSTEM. I'M, I'M NOT GONNA BABYSIT ME. THERE IS MANY TEENAGERS HAVING SEX IN THE DOCK WHERE THERE IS NO CAMERAS. AND I HAVE ADDRESSED THE SITUATION ALSO TO TSA AND THEIR SECURITY, AND THEY SAID, T UH, THAT'S NOT A VIOLATION TO TSA REGULATIONS. WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON HAS SOME VERY CAPABLE CASE MANAGERS, SO I'M SURE THAT IF YOU VISIT WITH, UH, COUNCIL MOON JACKSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIGN TO YOU ONE OF HER CASE MANAGERS WHO CAN FOLLOW UP ON YOUR, ON YOUR, UH, SITUATION. UM, SO PLEASE GET WITH HER, UM, AND TALK TO MYSELF WITH SOME OF HER CASE MANAGERS AND THEY'RE VERY, UH, EFFECTIVE. I SPOKE TO, UH, THE ASSISTANT OF, UH, MRS. UH, JACKSON, AND BASICALLY HE HAS STATED THAT THE LINES HAVE BEEN OPENED FOR ME TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. BUT EVERY SINGLE TIME I CONTACT THE OFFICE, UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAS, UH, NOT BEEN, UM, COMMUNICATION BECAUSE, UH, THE PHONE CALLS, UH, DON'T GO THROUGH. YEAH, I KNOW THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD LONG CASE, YOU KNOW, UM, NUMBER OF CASES THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. BUT I, I'LL, I'LL TALK WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN JACKSON, SEE IF WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. AND I APOLOGIZE, I LIVE UNDER, UH, THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY, BUT I WORK UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THEIR PER SYSTEM. SO THAT'S WHY I FELT, UH, PROMPTED TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC SESSION. OH, OKAY. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU, YOU RESIGNED IN THE COUNTY. OKAY. THANKS. THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REBECCA TUCKER. REBECCA TUCKER IS NOT PRESENT. WILLIAM GONZALEZ SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY CYNTHIA PRT. YES, SHE DOES. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. OH, SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR OF CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME'S WILLIE GONZALES. I'M THE SECRETARY TREASURY FOR NOT HERE, LOCAL 23. OUR UNION REPRESENTS HOSPITALITY WORKERS. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK IN PARTICULAR AROUND THE HILTON AMERICAS. UM, WE'VE ENGAGED WITH SOME OF YOU. WE'VE BEEN AT THIS COUNCIL. SO AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY GOT HIT REALLY HARD IN THE PANDEMIC. AND THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT HOTELS, DIFFERENT SECTORS, AND WE'RE FACING A BIG PROBLEM AT THE HILTON, PARTICULARLY IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE AREAS. UM, THE VOLUME OF WORK HAS NOT RETURNED, YOU KNOW, THEY, AND THEY SAY, WELL, IT'S BACK. NO, THE, THE REVENUE'S THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE CHARGING A LOT MORE FOR THE EVENTS, BUT THE ACTUAL VOLUME OF WORK FOR BANQUET SERVERS AND OTHER STUFF, IT'S NOT THERE ON A CONSISTENT LEVEL. SO, AND NEITHER IS IT FOR THE, A LOT OF THE OTHER FOOD AND BEVERAGE, THE RESTAURANTS, THE IN-ROOM DINING. SO THOSE WORKERS ARE NOT MAKING ENOUGH HOURS TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTHCARE. NOW, LET ME CLARIFY, THEY'RE NOT MAKING ENOUGH HOURS TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTHCARE DURING THE, THE BUSY SEASON. THEY JUST RECENTLY WENT THROUGH A COUPLE VERY GOOD MONTHS, AND MANY OF THOSE WORKERS IN, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, HAD TO USE PAID TIME OFF TO HAVE THOSE HOURS APPLIED TO COUNT TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTHCARE. SO IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF THEM NOT WANTING TO WORK, IT'S THAT IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE AT THAT HOTEL, IT HAS BEEN HIT EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, PARTICULARLY THE RESTAURANT YOU TALKING ABOUT. YOU TALKING ABOUT THE HILTON, ABOUT THE HILTON AMERICAS. SO WE'VE ENGAGED HILTON SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WE SAID, WE FORESEE A PROBLEM COMING, LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE IT. WE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. OKAY. UM, THEY SAID, WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT. WELL, WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE MARRIOTT, WITH HYATT, WITH CROWN PLAZA. ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYERS SAT DOWN WITH US AND SAID, LET'S GET OUT AHEAD OF THIS. AND SAID, LET'S NOT DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS. THE HILTON HAS REFUSED TO DO. SO IT WAS ONLY AFTER WE WENT TO HOUSTON FIRST AND SPOKE AT HOUSTON FIRST. SOME OF, UH, I THINK SOME OF YOU WERE THERE WHERE WE HAD A WHOLE LITANY OF MEMBERS SPEAK THAT THEN WE GET A CALL FROM HILTON SAID, YEAH, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. WE MADE THEM A PROPOSAL. WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE ENGAGED THEM IN GOOD FAITH. AND DID YOU ALL MAKE IT IN WRITING OR DID YOU, WHAT DID YOU SAY? VERBAL PROPOSAL. I'M SORRY? WAS THIS A VERBAL PROPOSAL? DID YOU ALL MAKE IT IN WRITING? YEAH, WE MADE IT VERBALLY. UM, WE ENGAGED OVER IT AND WE MADE IN WRITING, I MEAN, VERBALLY, WE HAD TWO PROPOSALS. ONE HAD TO DO 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. UM, WE ACTUALLY ENGAGED THEM ORIGINALLY TO SAY WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND MEET. BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET THEM TO SIT DOWN AND MEET. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO MADE ANOTHER PROPOSAL, WHICH SAID, WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT, LET'S PUT A MORATORIUM SO PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE WHILE WE'RE WORKING THIS OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA LOSE THE HEALTHCARE. [01:25:01] AND JUST TO, TO BE CLEAR ON IT, AND I HAVE THE FACTS TOO, 'CAUSE I JUST PUT IN INFORMATION REQUEST. WHEN THEY SAY ONLY, IT'S ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WORKERS THAT DIDN'T QUALIFY, THAT'S FACTUALLY INCORRECT IN THE BUSY SEASON. OKAY, I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER MINUTE, LET ME, OKAY. IN THE BUSY SEASON, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORKERS HAD TO USE PTO TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTHCARE. NOW THEY'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF PTO AND SOON WE'RE GONNA BE IN THE SLOW SEASON. SO THEY'RE GONNA LOSE THEIR INSURANCE. SO AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TRYING TO PREEMPT THAT PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HILTON. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND RESOLVE THINGS FOR THE MOST PART. BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, THEY'VE BEEN REALLY CHALLENGING. THEY HAVE NOT WANTED TO MEET. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF ANGST IN THE MEMBERSHIP. AND CYNTHIA PRATT, WHO WAS GONNA SPEAK TODAY, COULDN'T BECAUSE SHE HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION AND SHE AUTHORIZED ME TO SAY IT. AND SHE WAS GONNA SPEAK ABOUT HER 10 YEARS POSITION. SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT 'CAUSE SHE GOT REALLY SICK. SO, UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND WORK IN GOOD FAITH AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. SO THE PEOPLE I'VE WORKED IN THE HOTEL FOR 20 YEARS SINCE IT OPENED DON'T LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE. WELL, I AM, I AM SURE THAT THEY WILL SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH YOU ALL. AND, UM, I'M SURE THAT THEY, THEY DON'T WANT, UH, THE EMPLOYEES TO LOSE THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS. UM, I MEAN, I, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE FOR THAT. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE THEM SIT DOWN AND VISIT WITH YOU ALL. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT, UM, MAKE YOUR REQUEST TO THEM IN WRITING AND, UM, SO THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. OKAY. UM, MAKE ANOTHER REQUEST TO SIT DOWN AND VISIT WITH THEM. UM, WE DON'T WANT ANY EMPLOYEE TO LOSE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE. AND THEN, UM, ALSO MAKE THEM AND US AWARE HOUSTON FIRST IN PARTICULAR ABOUT WHAT THE OTHER HOTELS ARE DOING. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MARRIOTT IS DOING WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES. UM, BUT I FEEL, I FEEL, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO WORK THIS OUT OKAY. IN, IN SHORT ORDER. OKAY. SO, UH, WE WON'T, UM, WE'LL HELP TO FACILITATE. UM, BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT WE'LL WORKING, WE'LL WORK IT OUT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. COUNCILMAN MCCAIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND UH, WILLIE, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I JUST, AND IF YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO US ON THIS, BECAUSE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEAK SEASON AND NOT MAYOR. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN AS MUCH BUSINESS AS POSSIBLE TO THE CITY. UM, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES HAVE LOST, UM, THEIR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, IF ANY ALREADY? AND HOW MANY COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE? JUST SO WE KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. ONE IS TOO MANY AND I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THOSE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HAND OR WANNA SEND US THAT. I, I CAN PUT TOGETHER, I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT IT IS CLOSE TO A QUARTER OF THAT HOTEL IN THE PEAK SEASON THAT HAS TO HAD, HAS HAD TO USE PTO TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTHCARE. IT IS A MAJORITY OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE THAT HAS TO HAVE. SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT. THE MAJORITY OF THE RESTAURANT WORKERS WITHOUT QUESTION HAVE HAD TO USE PTO. THE MAJORITY OF BANQUETS HAVE HAD TO USE PTO AND THESE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT DEPARTMENTS. SO, 'CAUSE THOSE HAVE BEEN AT THE HARDEST, SO, AND I, SO THEY HAVEN'T LOST IT, BUT IN ORDER IN THE PEAK SEASON TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY, THEY'RE STILL HAVE ENOUGH HOURS AND THEY'RE HAVING TO USE PTO OR, AND JUST THAT DISCLAIMER, RIGHT. YEAH. BUT UNDERSTANDING HOW MANY EMPLOYEES HAVE HAD TO BACKFILL WITH PTO. 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING. AND I, I WANNA RECOGNIZE WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND BANQUETS, UM, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO GO DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND SO WHAT, YOU KNOW, WORKERS HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALREADY IS A LOT, UM, REALLY QUICKLY FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE, WHAT TYPE OF HOURS ARE THEY WORKING? I MEAN I, RIGHT, 'CAUSE I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE TO GET THERE EARLY TO PREP, UM, FOR BREAKFAST. ARE YOU HAVING TO STAY LATE? LIKE WHAT DID, WHAT ARE THEY HAVING TO DO? I, I THINK IT DEPENDS. SO IF YOU'RE TALKING BANQUETS, IT'S REALLY HIT OR MISS. IT'S LIKE WHEN THEY'RE WORKING THEY CAN WORK 16 HOURS IN THE DAY AND THEN WHEN IT'S NOT BUSY, THERE'S NOTHING FOR THREE DAYS. YOU KNOW, IT JUST DEPENDS ON, ON THE FLOW. UM, THE RESTAURANT HAS BEEN WORKING MAYBE BREAKFAST, RARELY LUNCH. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT THE RESTAURANT IS RARELY DOING LUNCH. UM, AND THERE'VE BEEN OTHER ISSUES IN THERE INTERNALLY. THAT'S PART OF THE NEGOTIATION. WE GOTTA HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE, UH, UH, MADE THIS HAPPEN. [01:30:01] UM, NOW AS THE, THIS HASN'T BEEN IN THE PEAK SEASON AS WE GET TO THE SLOW SEASON, I THINK YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES AND BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL GET INTO HOUSEKEEPING, YOU GET INTO OTHER AREAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED. UM, 'CAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE DYNAMICS HERE WITH THE WAY IT'S MEASURED AND OTHER THINGS WHICH CAN BE RESOLVED. WE WORKED 'EM OUT WITH OTHER COMPANIES, OTHER HOTEL COMPANIES. BUT I WILL ESTIMATE AS THIS GETS LOWER HUNDREDS, 'CAUSE THE BANQUET DEPARTMENT'S GONNA BE A HUNDRED PLUS WORKERS WILL BE IN RISK OF LOSING THEIR HEALTHCARE. THANK YOU. OKAY. MAYOR PROAM MARTIN? YES. THANK YOU MR. GONZALEZ. I SERVE ON THE HOUSTON FIRST BOARD, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT GALLEGOS. AS EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS, WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING ON THURSDAY AND THE FINANCIALS THAT THEY PRESENTED TO US FROM A HOTEL PERSPECTIVE, THE HILTON AS WELL AS THE GEORGE R. BROWN PERSPECTIVE FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR IS, WAS TREMENDOUS. UH, SO BUSINESS SEEMS TO BE BOOMING IN THE GEORGE R. BROWN AND IN THE HILTON. UM, IF YOU DO ME A FAVOR, SEND ME THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SENT TO THEM. I ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING AT FIVE O'CLOCK TODAY WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AT HOUSTON. FIRST MR. GREENSBURG AND ALSO THE CEO MR. HECKMAN. AND I'LL ASK THEM ABOUT THIS AND SEE IF THEY CAN INTERVENE ON OUR BEHALF WITH THE HILTON HOTEL. SO MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS DISTRICT E@HOUSTONTX.GOV DISTRICT E AS IN EDWARD AS HOUSTON TX.GOV. AND IF YOU CAN GET THAT TO ME WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS, I'LL BRING IT OVER THERE AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THEM TONIGHT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. COLIN FROM MAYOR CO. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU WILLIE FOR COMING. IF YOU CAN BRIEFLY DESCRIBE HOW THE MARRIOTT HANDLED THE SAME SITUATION. YEAH. SO, UH, AND, AND THE MARRIOTT DIDN'T GET HIT AS AD, BUT THEY APPROACHED US 'CAUSE THEY SAID WE FORESEE A PROBLEM. THEIRS WAS MORE IN THE MEASUREMENT TIMEFRAME. AND THEY SAID, WE FORESEE A PROBLEM WITH THE PEOPLE NOT QUALIFYING. SO THEY EXTENDED IT OUT. SO PEOPLE HAVE MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THERE. BUT THEY APPROACHED US TO AVOID THE PROBLEM, AS DID QUITE FRANKLY, A GREAT MANY OF THE EMPLOYERS IN THE AIRPORT. 'CAUSE THE AIRPORT NOT THE SAME LEVEL, BUT DIFFERENT COMPANIES HAVE BEEN KIND OF UP AND DOWN. O-T-G-H-M-S HOST I WOULD SAY, HAVE ALL SAT WITH US AND SAID, LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT. 'CAUSE THE AIRPORT NOT QUITE THE SAME, BUT IT'S BEEN HIT A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT. UM, AND I'LL GET YOU INFORMATION. I HAVE TO DELETE SOME 'CAUSE SOME OF IT HAS PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND OUR LEGAL TEAM IS, YOU CAN'T PUT SOMEBODY'S, BUT JUST GET IT TO ME WHEN YOU CAN. MOTION TO EXTEND. SECOND. SECOND. ANY OBJECTION. CHAIR IS NOW GRANTED. OKAY. BECAUSE IF YOU'LL SEE ON THAT INFORMATION, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS THERE'S A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING VACATION TIME. AND NORMALLY THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE PEAK SEASON. OKAY. PEOPLE USUALLY IN THE HOTELS, IN THE CONVENTION, HOTEL, THEY WANNA TAKE THEIR VACATION WHEN IT'S SLOWER BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE REVENUE. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY. 'CAUSE IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF CYCLICAL IN THE CONVENTIONAL HOTELS. BUT, AND AS IT'S BEEN PEAK, LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO'S ANOR, EXTREMELY LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE USING VAC AND NOT ALL 40 HOURS, YOU'LL SEE EIGHT HOURS, 12 HOURS, WHICH TELLS YOU THEY'RE USING THIS TO JUST ADD IN THE HOURS TO QUALIFY FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS. THANK YOU MAYOR THA THANK YOU WILLIE, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I KNOW THAT, UH, LAST MONTH THERE WERE SEVERAL, UH, EMPLOYEES OF, UH, THE HILTON THAT SPOKE AT THE HOUSTON FIRST BOARD MEETING. UH, AND SOME OF THOSE, UH, EMPLOYEES, UH, HAD HEALTH ISSUES. AND THEIR CONCERN, UH, WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF NEXT MONTH, UH, OR OR THAT THAT MONTH, UH, THEY'LL BE CONSIDERED FULL-TIME AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD HAVE INSURANCE. SO THEY WERE GOING MONTH TO MONTH TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY WERE GONNA GO SEE THE DOCTOR OR PAY THEIR, UH, UM, UM, MEDICATION AND, AND WHAT HAVE YOU, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING. BUT LIKE THE MAYOR HAS STATED, IF YOU CAN WRITE DOWN AS TO, UH, UH, WHAT, WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND WHAT YOUR ASK IS, UM, I'M, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I I I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE IT IS, BUT I'M, I UNDERSTAND. I'M UNDER, I'M UNDER UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, HOUSTON FIRST OR NOT HOUSTON FIRST, UH, THE HILTON, UH, IS CLAIMING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. SO THEREFORE, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, IF YOU COULD WRITE DOWN WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND WHAT YOUR ASK IS, AND THAT WAY THAT CAN BE CLARIFIED, UH, WITH THE HILTON. UH, AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOMETHING RESOLVED. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU . SO JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, THE TIMEFRAME FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTHCARE IS THE AMOUNT OF HOURS YOU WORK IN A MONTH. MM-HMM . AND WHAT WE WERE BASING THAT ON IS THAT MONTH IN A, IN A VACUUM BASICALLY. AND I THINK WITH THE MARRIOTT, IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, INSTEAD [01:35:01] OF LOOKING AT HEALTHCARE BY THE MONTH, YOU LOOK AT IT BY EITHER A QUARTER OR A SIX MONTH PERIOD, THE ALLOCATION OF HOURS. IF THEY'RE THERE, THEN YOU CONTINUE WITH THAT HEALTHCARE. SO THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY VIABLE SOLUTION. AM I CORRECT ON MY ASSUMPTIONS? I, I THINK THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. THE OTHER ISSUE THOUGH, IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE WHERE WE FOUND AT THE HILTON, THEY'VE JUST BEEN HIT HARDER. LIKE WHEN YOU SAY REVENUE, UM, THE BANQUET DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY IN HOTELS AND ESPECIALLY CONVENTIONAL HOTELS ARE DOING REALLY WELL. BANQUET EVENTS ARE VERY PRICEY. THEY DO WELL. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT LIKE THE SERVERS WILL TELL YOU THE VOLUME OF WORK, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S BUSY, IT'S ALWAYS BUSY, BUT YOU HAVE SOME COMPLETELY DEAD TIMES. THE OVERALL VOLUME HASN'T RETURNED IN THAT INDUSTRY. THE REVENUE HAS, UM, AND THE HOUSEKEEPING, IT HAS LIKE IN THE ROOMS AND THOSE THINGS, IT HAS, UM, THE RESTAURANT'S, FOOD AND BEVERAGE HAS NOT. SO I THINK THAT SETTLEMENT WE HAD AT THE MARRIOTT WOULD GO A LONG WAY AT THE HILTON. I DO THINK THERE'S SOME OTHER TWEAKING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, PARTICULARLY FOR SOME OF THE REST, THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE. 'CAUSE THEY'RE JUST NOT DOING VERY WELL. RIGHT. I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GIST OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY. AS COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS MENTIONED, WE AT THAT MEETING, WE PLEDGED THAT WE WOULD GIVE OUR SUPPORT AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS HEALTHCARE. YEAH. SO IF YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO ME BEFORE FIVE, THAT'S FINE. 'CAUSE I BASICALLY KNOW WHAT THE DISCUSSION NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE. AND UH, ONCE YOU SEND ME THAT, I PROMISE YOU I'LL FOLLOW BACK UP WITH YOU. FAIR ENOUGH. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT SPEAKER, CYNTHIA PRATT IS NOT PRESENT. TRAVIS OWERS TRAVIS IS HERE BE FOLLOWED BY THERESE COVINGTON AFTERNOON. UH, I AM OWNER OF LONE STAR BIKE CAB THAT'S BEEN IN HOUSTON FOR 19 YEARS. I'VE MADE A LIVING WITH PETTY CABS FOR 20 YEARS. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THIS YEAR HERE. I CAME IN MARCH I BELIEVE, OR APRIL. UH, JUST LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE TO SEE IF WE'RE GONNA TWEAK OUR ORDINANCE. UH, MR. EDWARD WAS DISAPPEARED, HONEST, HE WAS VERY INTERESTED. LAST TIME I WAS HERE SPEAKING, I WRITE EMAILS TO A RAI WROTE EMAILS TO EDWARD AND I'VE BEEN GHOSTED EVER SINCE. AND NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE A ISSUE OF IF YOU HAVE, I HAVE TO PAY FOR INSURANCE ON PETTY CABS AND PERMITS THROUGH THE CITY OF HOUSTON. AND THEN MY COMPETITION HAS NONE OF THIS. AND THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO OPERATE AND BE MY COMPETITION, WHICH DESTROYS MY SMALL BUSINESS. AND MUCH LIKE THE STANDARD BAR ANNOYING NEIGHBORHOODS, IT IS DESTROYING MY SMALL BUSINESS. SO WHEN THESE PEOPLE GET TICKETS, THEY DON'T GET SHUT DOWN. THEY CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND THEN THEY GO TO COURT AND THEN THE JUDGES DISMISS ALL THEIR CHARGES OR JUST GIVES THEM A SLAP ON THE HAND OR HARDLY ANYTHING. AND NOW COMPETITION HAS DESTROYED THIS MAN'S SMALL BUSINESS IN TOWN. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS, BUT IT'S VERY HARD TO MAKE A LIVING BEING SELF-EMPLOYED. I LOVE HOUSTON. I MAKE A LIVING HERE. IT IS MY FAVORITE CITY. THIS IS WHERE I MAKE A HOME. I HAVE A SON HERE. I SPEND OVER 150, 160, $170,000 ON HOUSTON PERMITS THAT ARE WORTHLESS. AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOME HELP TO SAVE MY BUSINESS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE WASTING MY TIME. YOUR TIME. THE JUDGE'S TIME, THE COP TIME. LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 12 YEARS AGO WHEN WE PASSED THE ORDINANCE. IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, I'M OPEN. I'VE SENT SUGGESTIONS. I'VE TRIED TO HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATION. BUT WHEN YOU'RE GHOSTED BY THE PEOPLE YOU PAY MONEY FOR, RIGHT? LIKE WHAT ARE PERMITS FOR, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE THE JERRY SEINFELD. I MADE A RESERVATION, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A RESERVATION MEANS, RIGHT? LIKE A PERMIT MEANS I HAVE, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE A PERMIT, WHY ARE THEY ABLE TO OPERATE AGAINST ME? MUCH LIKE THIS STANDARD BAR? HOW CAN WE NOT TWEAK OUR ORDINANCE? LIKE LAST TIME I WAS HERE THE YEAR BEFORE I WAS HERE, EVERY YEAR SOMEBODY'S HERE SAYING THE SAME THING. 12 YEARS, IT'S BROKEN. LIKE EITHER DEREGULATE US, QUIT TAKING MY 10,000, 11,000, $12,000 A YEAR, YOU KNOW, LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ME. I HAVE A WAREHOUSE. I HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST, RIGHT? I GO AROUND THE COUNTRY, I DO THE BIGGEST EVENTS, [01:40:01] FESTIVALS. I HAVE OTHER COMPANIES IN OTHER CITIES, BUT THIS IS MY HOME, RIGHT? YOU GUYS HAVE FAILED ME. I'M LOOKING FOR SOME HELP. UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I THAT I'VE HEARD THE CONCERN. UH, BUT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. OKAY. COUNCILMAN ROBINSON? YEAH. UH, MR. STOWERS, UH, UH, THIS MAY FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY THAT I'VE, UH, CHAIR THE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. AND IF YOU'D LIKE, WHY DON'T WE PLAN TO FOLLOW UP AND SEE IF I CAN HELP YOU WITH THE ISSUES YOU'VE IDENTIFIED AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME, UM, SOME WAY WE CAN BRING TO LIGHT THE CONCERNS YOU HAVE. HAPPY TO HELP, HELP YOU IF YOU CAN STICK AROUND AFTER THE MEETING HERE. WE WILL, UH, EXCHANGE INFO. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER. THERESE COVINGTON. THERESE COVINGTON. THERESE NEXT SPEAKER ALEXANDER STINGER. ALEXANDER IS HERE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANNIE LEE. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THE NASAL CONFERENCE TO END THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. AND WE NEED TO DISMANTLE THE SEX OFFENDERS RE THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BECAUSE IT IS AN OUTDATED INSTITUTION ROOTED IN RACISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY. I KNOW YOU AGREE WITH ME FULLY ON THIS MAYOR TURNER. UM, AND WE NEED TO, IMA REIMAGINE HOW WE SPEAK ABOUT THE MOST VULNERABLE, EVEN THE WORD PEDOPHILE. IT'S OUTDATED, IT'S LITERAL HATE SPEECH. AND WE NEED TO CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE, WHICH IS MINOR ATTRACTED PERSONS. AND LISTEN, OUR SOCIETY, THEY'RE SHAPED BY MINOR ATTRACTED PERSONS. OKAY? YOU KNOW, THEY GAVE US PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE DURING COVID. THEY WANTED US TO WEAR MASKS AND GET VACCINATED. THEY WANT US TO STAND WITH UKRAINE BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY IS VLADIMIR PUTIN. MINOR ATTRACTED PERSONS. THEY SHAPE OUR CLIMATE POLICIES. THEY WANT US TO GET TO NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030 AND LOWER OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAYOR TURNER, ARE THE CARBON THAT NEEDS TO BE REDUCED FROM THIS EARTH. THEY ARE THE DRAG QUEENS WHO PERFORM FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND THEY ARE THE TEACHERS WHO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH PUBERTY BLOCKERS. EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MAY VERY WELL BE A MINOR ATTRACTED PERSON. AND WHEN PEOPLE LIKE ALEX ROSEN OVER HERE ACTIVELY TRY TO PUT THEM IN JAIL, WELL THAT IS AN ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. AND IT'S EVEN WORSE THAN ASKING ESTEEMED DR. PETER HOTEZ TO HAVE A DEBATE WITH RFK JR ON THE SAFETY OF VACCINES. AND WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND VA UH, AFFECTED BECAUSE THE HEART ATTACKS THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING THERE ARE ALL BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. ANYWAY, ALEX ROSEN, HE'S A WHITE SUPREMACIST AND HE DESERVES TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON. SORRY. ANYWAY, I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT THE ADULTS ARE HERE IN THE ROOM MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER ANNIE LEE. ANNIE LEE, I DO NOT SEE IT IS NOT PRESIDENT JACOB CLEMENTE TO BE FOLLOWED BY GERARD JOSEPH. DAVID ROBINSON WAS HER RING. YOU CAN LEARN, BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP. AND, OKAY, I AM GONNA BEGIN TO MAYOR TURNER, THIS COMES FROM MATTRESS BANK. WHAT DOES HOUSTON NEED TO IMPROVE? SO HOUSTON AND TEXAS? WELL, WE DESIRED SPOTS FOR NEW YORK, ILLINOIS, AND CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS PLAYING THOSE STATES DUE TO ECONOMIC REASONS AND POLITICAL REASONS, VERSUS MOST OF THEM MOVING TO FLORIDA. SO PLEASE ANSWER ME THAT. AND NOW, HEY, ALEX REDMAN? YEAH. ALEX BREMAN. YEAH. BREGMAN. YEAH. OOH, OOH. YOU, YOU'RE A WINNER. DO YOU PLAY THIRD BASE? I CAN PLAY ANY POSITION. OH, YOU, YOU'RE A MULTI UTILITY PERSON. A UTILITY PLAYER. JUST LIKE MAURICIO UBON. YEAH. . YEAH. I KNOW SOME BASEBALL AND GO . UH OH. YEAH. AND UM, THE, HAVE YOU SEEN THE BALL SERVICE RING? THAT IS MINE. HEY, YOU CAN'T WEAR IT? NO, NO, NO. [01:45:01] IT IS LIKE A FOSTER MESS UP IF THEY CAN LEARN, BUT THEY CAN'T KEEP. THANK YOU JACOB. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. GO AS GO TIME. EVERYBODY CAN LOOK AT THE RING AND GLOVES AND SAY, I KNOW THAT GUY WHO HAS THAT RING? . THANKS JACOB. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. OH, AND I, I'M WEARING ENTIRELY ASTRO OUTFIT. THIS HAT DOWN TO MY SHOES. EVEN MY UNDERWEAR. OH, THAT'S MORE INFORMATION THAN WE NEED. JACOB, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR TIME CAN EXPIRED UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. THANKS JACOB. NEXT SPEAKER GERARD. JOSEPH GERARD IS HERE. I WONDER FOR Y'ALL TO SEE THIS BOOK CALLED LEADERSHIP AND THIS ARTICLE. BOY WIFE MAR. CAN YOU, YEAH. THANK, THANK YOU. SHE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS JACOB. YES, SIR. UH, MR. UH, JOSEPH SHOULD HAVE KEPT THANK YOU. ALL OUR BIKE RIDES IN HOUSTON ARE CHERISHED FAMILY EVENTS. HOWEVER, THE NECESSITY TO START TO STAY TOGETHER AT RED LIGHTS FOR SAFETY IS OVERLOOKED. SO WE PROPOSE THAT INAUGURAL CALL WITH RIDE ORGANIZERS, CITY AGENCIES AND CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THIS. LET'S TRANSFORM HOUSTON INTO AN EXAMPLE OF A CITY THAT IS SEEING THAT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES FAMILY FRIENDLY BIKE RIDES INTO URBAN LIFE. WE URGE OUR CITY COUNCIL TO GUIDE THIS CHALLENGE, THIS CHANGE FORTIFYING THE SPIRIT OF OUR CYCLING COMMUNITY. UH, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW THAT WAS KIND OF SHORT. UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE, THAT CAN BE, UH, POSED TO THE CYCLING COMMUNITY? I THINK YOU, I THINK YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD, JOSEPH. ALRIGHT, JOSEPH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THAT COMPLETES THE LIST OF SPEAKERS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. UH, [RECESS] FOR TODAY. WE STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 9:00 AM TOMORROW MORNING, 23. ITEM ONE. CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO POSITIONS 10 AND 11 OF THE HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM. ITEM TWO, RECOMMENDATION FROM FIRE CHIEF TO APPROVE THE SALE OF DECOMMISSIONED FIREFIGHTING, BUNKER GEAR AND EQUIPMENT TO THE SISTER CITY OF QUI ECUADOR. ITEM THREE, APPROVED SPRINTING AUTHORITY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $82,000 AND NO CENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM AWARD TO BLUE WAVE INTERNATIONAL SDP CORPORATION. ITEM FOUR, LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET FOR PURCHASE OF CHEVROLET TAHOES THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM FOR THE FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. ITEM FIVE APPROVED SPENDING AUTHORITY AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,414,085 AND NO CENTS FOR PURCHASE OF DELL LAPTOPS THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDED TO DELL MARKETING LLC. ITEM SIX, SUMMERS INDUSTRIES, INC. $96,557 AND 60 CENTS NET SYNC NETWORK SOLUTIONS $7,160 AND 24 CENTS AND SYNC IN INFORMATION SERVICES $3,875 AND NO CENTS FOR LAPTOPS, PRINTERS, PROJECTORS, PROJECTOR, SCREENS AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. ITEM SEVEN, APPROVED SCREENING AUTHORITY AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $896,636 AND 82 CENTS FOR PURCHASE OF BROADCAST EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM FOR THE HOUSTON TELEVISION AWARDED TO DIGITAL RESOURCES, EXCUSE ME. ITEM EIGHT, HOME DEPOT, USA INC. 7,000,008 $444,788 AND 55 CENTS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 AND LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC $4,426,930 AND NO CENTS THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2024 WITH ONE YEAR WITH ONE ONE YEAR OPTION FOR PURCHASE OF MAINTENANCE REPAIR, OPERATING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH OMNIA PARTNERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. ITEM NINE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE FOR AND SALE BY HU HOUSTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BY MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE NOTES SUMMERDALE APARTMENT SERIES 2023 ITEM 10, ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND FIFTH WARD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TOWARDS THE REHABILITATION OF THE NEW FIFTH WARD TECHNOLOGY CENTER. ITEM 11, ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE MONTROSE CENTER. ITEM 12 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $860,000 AND NO CENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING [01:50:01] FUNDS, $40,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORTS RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND. $420,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORTS IMPROVEMENT FUND $50,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORT SYSTEM CONSOLIDATED. 20:11 AM T CONSTRUCTION FUND, $280,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORT SYSTEM CONSOLIDATED 2011 CONSTRUCTION FUND $20,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORT SYSTEM 2021 A A MT BOND FOR I TRIPP FUND AND $50,000 IN OH CENTS OUT OF AIRPORT SYSTEM CONSOLIDATED I TRIP A AND T CONSTRUCTION FUND FOR THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FY 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS. ITEM 13, ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 27 21 TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND ASANI CONSULTANTS. LP ITEM 14 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $11 MILLION AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORTS IMPROVEMENT FUND AND $1 MILLION OUT OF AIRPORTS RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND AS AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC. ITEM 15 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $26,552,500 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORTS IMPROVEMENT FUND AS AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND AUSTIN GILBANE JOINT VENTURE. ITEM 16 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,750,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF AIRPORTS IMPROVEMENT FUND AS AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND INTEREST ARCHITECTS. LTD ITEM 17. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY'S MASTER CLASSIFICATION PLAN, CITY OF HOUSTON ORDINANCE NUMBER 1998. 8 34 AS MOSTLY RECENTLY AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH NINE CHANGING THE PAY GRADES FOR TWO JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND REVISING THE PAY STRUCTURE EXHIBIT B AS MOST RECENTLY AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 22 5 0 9 PROVIDING A RE PILLAR ITEM 18 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER INC. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. OPERATING EXPENSES PURSUANT TO FIRST INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY AND HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER INC. ITEM 19 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND PATRICIA A. JACKSON. ITEM 20 ORDINANCE DE APPROPRIATING $20,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF SOLID WASTE. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND FROM CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH CHRISTIANSEN BUILDING GROUP LLC PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 21 1 5 3 AND APPROPRIATING $20,000 TO PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH RAY RAZZA ARCHITECTS INC. ITEM 21 ORDINANCE MANY ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 21 1 5 3 WHICH APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH CHRISTENSEN BUILDING GROUP LLC. ITEM 22 HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ITEM 23. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $743,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION CONSOLIDATED FUND FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SECURITY ACCESS GATES AND CAMERAS AT VARIOUS HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HOUSTON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT FACILITIES ITEM 24 ORDINANCE AWARDING CONTRACT TO BRINKS INCORPORATED. ITEM 25, ORDINANCE AWARDING CONTRACT TO STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY INC. ITEM 26, ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AWARDING CONTRACT BETWEEN C OF HOUSTON AND INDUSTRIAL TX CORP. ITEM 27, ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AWARDING CONTRACT BETWEEN C OF HOUSTON AND PEPSICO FOUNDATION INC. ITEM 28 ORDINANCE AWARDING AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND BREAD OF LIFE INC. ITEM 29 ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AUTHORIZING CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND ONE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT LLCA DUNCAN SOLUTIONS INC. COMPANY TWO, HARRISON HARRIS, LTD AND THREE LINEBARGER GOGGIN, BLAIR AND SAMSON LLP ITEM 30. ORDINANCE OF MANY ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 22 9 5 5 PASSED DECEMBER 7TH, 2022 TO APPROPRIATE SEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND THIRTY ONE 6 CENTS AT A DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL CAPITAL FUND DRAINAGE CHARGE AS AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO CONTRACT NUMBER 4 6 0 0 0 1 6 6 8 2 BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND HDR ENGINEERING INC. ITEM 31 ORDINANCE DESIGNATING B LS EXCHANGE TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOUR OF CHAPTER 44 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. ITEM 32 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND BL EXCHANGE GP SEVEN LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN BL EXCHANGE TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. THIS ITEM SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AFTER PASSAGE OF ITEM 31 ABOVE ITEM 33. ORDINANCE ADMITTING CITY OF HOUSTON ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 22 9 5 4 RELATING TO THE RESCHEDULING OR POSTPONEMENT OF CERTAIN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO POSTPONE THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH AND WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16TH, 2023. ITEM 34 ORDINANCE RENEWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE 1100 BLOCK OF BAYLAND AVENUE AND WOODLAND STREET BETWEEN STUY WOOD STREET AND NOR HILL BOULEVARD. ITEM 35 ORDINANCE APPROVING IN AUTHORIZING INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. ITEM 36, ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $55,000 [01:55:01] AND NO CENTS OUT OF METRO PROJECTS. NONE D-D-S-R-F CAPITAL FUND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND SOUTHWEST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. ITEM 37 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OFF THE STATE SYSTEM FOR SOUTH KIRKWOOD DRIVE, NORTHBOUND AND KEEGANS BIO ITEM 38 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OFF THE STATE SYSTEM FOR SOUTH BANK STREET AT H-C-F-C-D DITCH ITEM 39 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OFF THE STATE SYSTEM FOR VASSAR STREET AT H-C-F-C-D DITCH ITEM 40 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND TEXAS FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OFF THE STATE SYSTEM FROM HAMILTON STREET AT LITTLE WHITE OAK BIO ITEM 41 ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND TDOT FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OFF THE STATE SYSTEM FOR GLEN HAVEN BOULEVARD AT POOR FARM DITCH. ITEM 42, ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $299,507 25 CENTS OUT OF DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL CAPITAL FUND. AVALOR TAX APPROVING AN AUTHORIZING SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF HOUSTON AND FCM ENGINEERS. PC ITEM 43 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $550,000 IN THOSE CENTS OUTTA METRO PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION D-D-S-R-F APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN C OF HOUSTON AND GUNDA CORPORATION. LLC ITEM 44 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $550,000 IN NO CENTS OUTTA METRO PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION D-D-S-R-F APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN C OF HOUSTON AND RS AND H INC. ITEM 45 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,384,300 AND NO CENTS OUT OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AWARDING CONTRACT TO ALLSTATE INCORPORATED. ITEM 46 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3,158,800 AND OH CENTS OUT WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM. CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION FUND AWARDING CONTRACT TO MAIN LANE INDUSTRIES LTD ITEM 47. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $550,000 AND NO CENTS OUT OF DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL CAPITAL FUND. VALOR TAX AWARDING CONTRACT TO DL GLOVER CLEARING LLC ITEM 48. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING A ME $800,000 IN NO CENTS OUT OF DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL CAPITAL FUND DRAINAGE CHARGE AWARDING CONTRACT TO RAY TECH CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES INC. THIS COMPLETES THE READING OF THE AGENDA. STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL. SCHEDULE. BEGAN AT 9:00 AM AND THE WORDS DRIVER, CURRENT CITY SECRETARY. I'D LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. OKAY? OKAY. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS TREAT EVERYONE THE WAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED. HAVE A BLESSED AND FANTABULOUS DAY. THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY. THANK YOU. MY NUMBER ONE FAN. [RECONVENE] ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET, LET'S GET GOING TODAY. UM, LET [MAYOR'S REPORT] ME START OFF, UH, WITH A, WITH A, WITH A FEW COMMENTS. UH, THE EMPOWERMENT CENTER TOOK PLACE, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY. WE CELEBRATED TWO MAJOR MILESTONES, UH, THE COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE AND THE START OF PHASE TWO OF THE REIMAGINED. REVITALIZED, UH, MET EMPOWERMENT CENTER. UM, IT LOOKS GREAT. UM, IT WILL BE, UH, A NEXUS TO THE EAST END MAKER HUB, THE ION IN MIDTOWN AND THE ADJACENT THIRD, UM, UH, IN ADJACENT THIRD WARD AND THE CANON ON THE WEST SIDE. SO I WANT TO THANK ALL DEAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, UH, DISTRICT, UH, LONE STAR CHANCELLOR, UH, DR. STEVEN HEAD, HBDI, PRESIDENT, AND CEO MARLON MITCHELL, CENTER POINT COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR, ALICIA DIXON, AT AND T AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING OUT PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE. UH, THIS MORNING, BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HOUSTON HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR THE $1 MILLION PUBLIC ART CHALLENGE. UH, THE PROJECT, UH, PROJECT LED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. UH, NICOLE IRVIN IS A PUBLIC ART EFFORT DESIGNED TO INTENTIONALLY DISRUPT PERCEPTIONS OF HOMELESSNESS BY EMPLOYING ARTISTS AND UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE VISUAL STORIES FROM THEIR LIVE EXPERIENCES. UH, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING, UH, ON THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE SELECTED. UH, ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO ART IN OUR CITY, REMINDED THAT THE DEADLINE FOR HOUSTON ARTS AND CULTURAL STABILIZATION GRANT IS THIS FRIDAY, JUNE THE 30TH. UH, THE HOUSTON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY FOR [02:00:01] SUPPORT. THIS IS PART OF THE $5 MILLION IN OPERA FUNDING WE APPROVED FOR THE ARTS SECTOR DUE TO THE HISTORIC AND DEVASTATING LAWS ON THE HOUSTON CREATIVE ECONOMY DURING COVID. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, VISIT WWW.MA.ORG. FREEDOM OVER TEXAS, OF COURSE, IS, UH, UM, JULY THE FOURTH. TUESDAY, UH, HOUSTONIANS ARE INVITED TO BRING THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND PATRIOTIC SPIRIT TO THE SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS. UH, THE HEADLINING THE SHELL MAIN STAGE WILL BE, UH, CHART STOPPING COUNTRY STAR. CHRIS YOUNG SPECIAL GUEST ON THE STAGE INCLUDES SIX TIME GRAMMY, M AND E AND AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD WINNER, YOLA AND THE SOUL R AND B, UH, FUNK BAND, TMX, FORMERLY OF MAY'S, FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY, WHICH RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR NEW LEAD SINGER, NATIVE NATIVE HOUSTONIAN CHRIS WALKER. FOLLOWING THE LIVE PERFORMANCES, THE CELEBRATION WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE, WITH THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY. A MISSION IS $10 PER PERSON. CHILDREN AGE FIVE AND UNDER ARE FREE. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT THE GATE. SO PLEASE SHOW UP, UH, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SATURDAY, JULY 30, JULY 1ST TO MEET ADOPTABLE DOGS FROM FOSTER CARE. AT BARKS ADOPTION CENTER DURING FOSTER FEST, ADOPTION FEES WILL BE REDUCED TO $20 FOR ALL DOGS IN ATTENDANCE OF FOSTER FEST. NORMALLY, ONE WOULD NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET PETS FROM FOSTER CARE. HOWEVER, ON SATURDAY JULY 1ST, UH, ADOPTEES WILL BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH AND ADOPT DOGS FROM FOSTER CARE THAT THE, THAT SAME DAY. AND THE BARK ADOPTION CENTER IS LOCATED 3,300 CARR STREET, UH, IN HOUSTON, AND IT'S FROM 12 TO FOUR ON RODEO HOUSTON. UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW IN RODEO FOR BEING NAMED RODEO OF THE YEAR BY THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC. UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS ASKED TO MAKE A VIDEO ANNOUNCING THE HONOR, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIVESTOCK SHOW. SO A HUGE WIN FOR THEM. UH, TODAY, UH, MUSLIMS ARE CELEBRATING ED OUR AGA, AND DURING THIS TIME, MUSLIMS CARRY ON THE TRADITION AND CULTURE OF DONATING TO THE POOR AND NEEDY MUSLIMS ALL OVER HOUSTON. JOIN HANDS WITH OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES TO AID AND SUPPORT THOSE IN CONFLICTS UNDER OPPRESSION AND THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM HUNGER AND SICKNESS. FESTIVITIES OF, UH, ED, OUR I BRINGS HOUSTONIANS TOGETHER FOR PRAYERS SHARING OF JOY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND OTHER FESTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTING OUR TRADITIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. SO TODAY WE JOIN WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING ED OUR AT HIGH. UM, I THANK YOU ALL. I HOPE YOU RECEIVED YOUR MEMO FROM CHIEF PENA WITH REGARDS TO WHAT, UH, WE HAVE DONE TO FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST, UM, SAY EIGHT YEARS SINCE WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END WHEN THE, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE IT. UH, WHEN WE STARTED, UH, LET'S SAY IN 2018, THE BUDGET FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS 481 MILLION, UH, DOLLARS 481 MILLION. UH, AS OF FISCAL YEAR 24, UH, THE BUDGET FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS 593 MILLION. SO FROM 4 81 WHEN WE STARTED IN, LET'S SAY IN 2018, NOW THE BUDGET FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS $593 MILLION. UM, AND THEN BEAR IN MIND, UM, THEY, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE HOUSTON FIRE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE RECEIVED AN 18% PAY RAISE. UM, AND THEN WHEN, UM, FOR CADETS, FOR CADETS, UH, THEY HAVE RECEIVED A 25% PAY INCREASE, UH, STARTING IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. THE FIRST, THIS IS THE FIRST CADET PAY RAISE SINCE 2001 OKAY, SINCE 2001. AND WE ARE PROVIDING FIREFIGHTERS, UM, UH, AS AN INCENTIVE TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER, A $5,000 CADET INCENTIVE PAY. SO WE'VE INCREASED THE PAY FOR CADETS. OKAY, THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE 2001. AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THIS 'CAUSE I'M GOING SOMEWHERE IN A FEW MINUTES, OKAY? IN A FEW MINUTES, I'M GOING SOMEWHERE. OKAY. SO THE BUDGET FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED FROM 4 81 TO 593. THE CADETS HAVE RECEIVED A 25% PAY RAISE, THE FIRST PAY RAISE SINCE 2001. WE ARE PROVIDING CADETS A FIVE, I MEAN PEOPLE TO JOIN A $5,000 INCENTIVE PAY. UM, AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR OVERALL INVESTMENT, WE'VE ADDED HAZMAT RESPONSE UNIT. WE'VE [02:05:01] ADDED FIVE PEAK TIME AMBULANCE UNITS. WE'VE ADDED AND FORMALIZED 42 MEMBER, UH, WILDLIFE FIREFIGHTER TEAMS. WE'VE ADDED AND FORMALIZED 80,000,080 MEMBER WATER STRIKE TEAM. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE APPARATUS AND THE EQUIPMENT, OVER 50% OF ALL HFD FLEET VEHICLES, UH, REPLACED IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, OVER 50%. ALL OF THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE DURING THIS ADMINISTRATION, 105 LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES REPLACED ON UNDER THE VEHICLE LEASE PROGRAM. AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I WON'T REPEAT IT ALL, BUT I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT CHIEF PENA HAS PROVIDED IN TERMS OF WHAT WE PROVIDED TO THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. NOW LET ME DEAL WITH THE CHRONICLE AND I REALLY HAVE HAD TO PRAY ON THIS ONE. COOL. AND I'M DOING MY BEST TO CONTAIN MYSELF. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS. I'VE HAD TO FIGHT AGAINST THE CHRONICLE. THE CHRONIC HAS BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST THIS ADMINISTRATION FOR EIGHT YEARS, IS ON DAY ONE WHEN I CAME IN, IT'S BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH THE CHRONICLE, BUT THIS GOOD LORD. BUT THIS EDITORIAL IN THE PAPER TODAY WAS JUST TOO MUCH. IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH. THE ONE OF THE WRITERS FOR THE CHRONICAL EDITORIAL BOARD REACHED OUT TO US TO TALK ABOUT SENATE BILL 7 36 OR WROTE MICHELLE, UH, WAS TIED UP ON JURY DUTY. UH, SO I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD ON AND TALK TO THIS, UH, EDITORIAL WRITER ABOUT THE ISSUE. AND, AND, AND IT JUST WAS, WHY ARE YOU ALL CONTINUING TO FIGHT AGAINST BINDING ARBITRATION? THAT WAS HIS GIST WHILE YOU ALL THE CITY, THIS ADMINISTRATION TAKING ADDITIONAL STEPS TO DELAY, THAT WAS HIS GIST. HE STARTED OFF WITH THAT, OKAY? UH, WHICH I CORRECTED AND ALL WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY. UM, YOU KNOW, UM, SO TOOK THE TIME TO, TO EXPLAIN TO HIM, IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THAT HE, THAT HE DID NOT HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE LEGISLATURE WORKS. AND HE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE LAW. AND HE SAID THAT TO ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. AND LIKE I SAID TO HIM, I'VE BEEN A LEGISLATOR FOR 27 YEARS. I'VE BEEN A LAWYER FOR OVER 40. SO HE MADE IT CLEAR HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AND HE WANTED TO ASK ME, WHY ARE YOU ALL, UH, SEEKING TO DELAY OR CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SENATE BILL 7 36? AND WHEN I SAID TO HIM, NO ONE IS SEEKING TO DELAY, THAT WAS A STATUS HEARING THIS WEEK ON, UH, THE ISSUE THAT WENT UP TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT ON A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE FIVE FIGHTERS. THIS WAS A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS IN 2017 THAT WENT UP TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT. OKAY? AND IT CAME AND THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST THE CITY, BUT IT WENT BACK TO THE TRIAL COURT FOR FURTHER REVIEW. SO THERE WAS A STATUS CONFERENCE ON THAT LITIGATION THIS WEEK. NOTHING TO DO WITH, OKAY? IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SENATE BILL 7 36. AND AT THE STATUS CONFERENCE, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LAWYERS AT THE STATUS CONFERENCE, THE LAWYERS FOR THE UNION ASKED THE JUDGE IN THAT LITIGATION TO ROPE IN SENATE BILL 7 36 AND SEND THE MATTER TO BINDING ARBITRATION THAT'S MIXING APPLES AND ORANGES. OKAY? AND ARTURO, MICHELLE, YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF, IF I SAY ANYTHING WRONG, OKAY? AND TO WHICH THE LAWYERS FOR THE CITY, THE LAWYERS FOR THE CITY TAKE THE POSITION. NO, NO, NO. JUDGE CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T TAKE A MATTER THAT'S ALREADY IN COURT, IN LITIGATION AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT [02:10:01] THAT AND APPLY 7 36 AND SEND THE MATTER TO BINDING ARBITRATION. IF YOU DO THAT, WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT THAT. 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T DO THAT. AND SO THE JUDGE SAID, WE'LL SET THIS MATTER FOR HEARING YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE US WITH YOUR, YOUR, YOUR BRIEFS ON IT. AND THE HEARING WAS SET FOR AUGUST THE 14TH MM-HMM . AND OUR POSITION IS IF THE LAWYERS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION ARE GONNA TAKE A MATTER IN COURT IN LITIGATION, OKAY? AND THEN TRY TO ROPE IN 7 36, THAT'S WRONG. AND WE WILL FIGHT IT BECAUSE 7 36 SENATE BILL 7 36 DOES CANNOT HAVE A RETROACTIVE APPLICATION. OKAY? AND FOR LAWYERS IN THIS ROOM AND OTHERS, WHEN THE LEGISLATURE FILES OR PASSES A BILL, IT'S NOT RETROACTIVE IT'S PROSPECTIVE. OTHERWISE, THE, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED HOUSE BILL 2127, THE SUPER PREEMPTION BILL. AND I GUESS IF YOU APPLYING THE CHRONICLES ANALYSIS HOUSE BILL 2127 OUGHT TO BE RETROACTIVE THEN. SO ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST SEVEN, EIGHT DAYS, ONE COULD ARGUE WE'VE NOW BEEN PREEMPTED. SO SOMEBODY CAN FILE A LAWSUIT AND TRY TO SAY WHAT YOU PASSED TWO YEARS AGO, IT'S PREEMPTED. YOU SEE, IT'S NOT RETROACTIVE, IT'S PROSPECTIVE. SO I EXPLAINED THAT TO THE WRITER FOR THE HOUSTON CHRONIC EDITORIAL BOARD. ON TAPE. ON TAPE. AND SO TODAY THEY PUT FORTH THEIR EDITORIAL TURNER SHOULD MAKE ARBITRATION NOT WAR WITH THE HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS. I'M NOT AT WAR. I'VE NEVER BEEN AT WAR WITH THE HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS. THIS ADMINISTRATION CERTAINLY DISAGREES WITH THE POSITION OF THE UNION ON SOME ISSUES. I'M NOT IN WAR WITH THEM. I AM HERE TO PROTECT THE FISCAL AND THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THIS CITY. NOW THAT IS MY JOB AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO MY JOB. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THIS EDITORIAL AND ONE OF IT, IT SAYS THE BILL SENATE BILL 7 36 WAS CLEARLY INTENDED TO BE RETROACTIVE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IT'S ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE A STALEMATE DATING BACK TO 2017. YOU CANNOT APPLY REG LEGISLATION RETROACTIVELY. AND IF YOU CAN, IT NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN EXPRESSLY INCLUDED IN THE BILL, WHICH HAS NOW LAW. NOW YOU TELL YOU FIND THIS IN THIS TWO PAGE BILL, IN THIS TWO PAGE BILL, THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD. AND THEIR WRITERS NEED TO TELL ME WHERE IT IS IN SENATE BILL 7 36, THAT IT APPLIES RETROACTIVELY. AND IF IT APPLIES RETROACTIVELY, HOW FAR BACK CAN THEY GO? IT MAKES NO SENSE. AND SO HOW, HOW CAN THE EDITORIAL BOARD SIMPLY, IT CLEARLY INTENDED TO BE RETROACTIVE? WELL, IT MAY, THEY MAY HAVE, SOMEBODY MAY HAVE WANTED IT TO BE RETROACTIVE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT SO, AND THEN THEY SAY ON PROPOSITION B, THE CITY DECLINED TO IMPLEMENT THAT MEASURE AND CHALLENGES LOCALITY. DID WE NOT APPROPRIATE $17 MILLION TO FIREFIGHTERS ON PROPOSITION B? YES, WE DID. AS LONG AS IT WAS IN EFFECT THE LORD, WE WERE MOVING FORWARD ON THE IMPLEMENTATION. WE WERE, WE VOTED ON MEASURES ON PROPOSITION B AND WE, AND WE PAID OUT $17 MILLION TO FIREFIGHTERS. AND LET ME ADD, AND WE HAVE NOT CLAWED IT BACK. THE ONLY TIME WE GET IT BACK IS WHEN FIREFIGHTERS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY. SO MOST OF THAT MONEY IS STILL IN THE HANDS, THE POCKETS OF THE FIREFIGHTERS. THAT'S FACTUALLY [02:15:01] WRONG. ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S FACTUALLY WRONG. AND THEN IT SAYS, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS IF THE CITY HADN'T DENIED THE UNION'S ORIGINAL 2017 REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT DID NOT WANT TO OUTSOURCE THE BUDGET TO AN EXTERNAL PANEL. THAT'S NOT THE REASON WHY WE CHALLENGED 2017. WE CHALLENGED IT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T CREATE, CREATE THE PARAMETERS BY WHICH THE ARBITRATORS. THERE WAS A QUESTION ON WHAT THE ARBITRATORS COULD CONSIDER. WAS IT PUBLIC, PRIVATE SECTOR AND OTHER FACTORS THAT'S FACTUALLY WRONG. IT WAS NEVER A STRONG ARGUMENT CONSIDERING THAT ARBITRATORS NOW DIG THIS, THAT ARBITRATORS TYPICALLY CONSIDER A CITY'S LONG-TERM FISCAL OUTLOOK IN DETERMINING THE ABILITIES TO PAY. GIVE ME A BREAK SIGN TO, AS I SAID TO THE WRITER, THE EDITORIAL BOARD SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN HAVE BINDING ARBITRATION, BUT THEY BUILT IN GUARDRAILS TO TAKE IN THE LONG TERM IMPACT OR THE IMPACT ON THE CITY AS A WHOLE. SENATE BILL 7 36 HAS NO GUARD RAILS AT ALL. NONE. AND THEN THEY GO ON TO SAY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET TO WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT CHRIS BROWN, SO I'M, I'M GONNA MOVE ON, I DON'T WANNA DEAL WITH THAT. BUT THEY SAID THAT THE 18% PAY RAISE THAT WE PROVIDED TO FIREFIGHTERS WAS ALL PAID BASED ON THE OPERA DOLLARS. AND WHEN THE OPERA DOLLARS ARE GONE, THEN THE MONEY FOR THE PAY RAISE IS GONE. LEMME JUST SAY THIS, IN THIS BUDGET, THE BUDGET THAT WE JUST APPROVED, EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF OPERA DOLLARS, THAT WAS SUFFICIENT DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE RAISE THAT WE GAVE TO FIREFIGHTERS, YOU TAKE THE UPPER DOLLARS AWAY, THERE WAS ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO PAY THE RAISE. AND FOR THE FUTURE, WE HAVE BUILT THAT 18% INTO THE BASELINE OF THE CITY'S BUDGET. JUST LIKE WE BUILT THE BA PAY RAISE FOR POLICE AND MUNICIPAL WORKERS. THEY'RE TREATED ALL THE SAME. AND THEN THEY SAY, WE UNDERSTAND WHY TURNER DOESN'T WANT THIS ARBITRATION AND THE NEW EXPENSES THAT WILL LIKELY RESULT. WHITMEYER DOESN'T WANT IT ON HIS WATCH EITHER, SHOULD HE BECOME MAYOR? THAT'S WHY HE MADE SURE THE LAW WOULD TAKE EFFECT BEFORE TURNER LEFT OFFICE. WHITMEYER IS THE AUTHOR WHO WANTS TO BE MAD. WELL IF HE'S DARK THAT WANTS TO BE MAD BUT HE DOESN'T WANT IT ON HIS WATCH, WHY IN THE HELL DOES HE WANT IT ON MINE? AND THE CHRONICLE SAYS, PUT IT ON TURNER. THIS IS A POOR PIECE OF JOURNALISM AND IT LACKS INTEGRITY. NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I'LL TAKE, I WON'T TAKE THIS BECAUSE IF THE CHRONICLE IS GOING TO PUT STUFF IN THE PAPER, EVEN IF IT'S ON THE OPINION PAGE, IT NEEDS TO BE FACTUALLY CORRECT. IT NEEDS TO HAVE INTEGRITY. OKAY? AND THE WRITERS NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE WRITING ABOUT. AND THIS PERSON WHO TALKED TO ME DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS WRITING ABOUT. HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. CERTAINLY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE LAW. OKAY? BUT THIS IS ONE THING I DO KNOW. HE HAD THE CHRONICLE ALREADY HAD IN THEIR HEADS WHAT THEY WANTED TO WRITE. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT I SAID OR WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PROVIDED. THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED TO SAY AND THEY SAID IT IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACTS, THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH IN SOCIETY TODAY, EVEN WITH THE MEDIA. MM-HMM . FACTS NO LONGER MATTER TALK ABOUT IT. THE FACTS NO LONGER MATTER. HE HAD A POSITION, THE CHRONICLE HAD A POSITION THEY WERE GOING TO STAY WITH THEIR POSITION IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACTS. AND THERE COMES A POINT IN TIME, EVEN AS I GET READY TO LEAVE THAT [02:20:01] YOU HAVE TO CALL THESE THINGS OUT. AND I'VE DEALT WITH A CHRONICLE TOO MANY TIMES OVER MY EIGHT YEARS WHERE THEY HAVE CHARACTERIZED ME BASED ON ASSERTIONS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE MADE AND HAVE CHARACTERIZED THIS ADMINISTRATION. WE'VE BEEN CALLED NAMES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WELL ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I GIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO THIS CITY, OKAY? I DON'T HAVE A VENDETTA AGAINST FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, MUNICIPAL WORKERS, ANYBODY ELSE. BUT I DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE FINANCIAL AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF THIS CITY. SO IF THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GONNA GET THESE DAYS FROM WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS, THEN WE ARE CERTAINLY HEADING IN THE RIGHT WRONG DIRECTION. THEY CONTROL THE INK AND THEY CONTROL THE PAPER, BUT THEY'RE NOT, BUT THEY SHOULDN'T ALLOW. BUT WE SHOULDN'T JUST REMAIN SILENT AND I CHOOSE NOT TO. I CHOOSE NOT TO. ALRIGHT, HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT, UH, I'M DONE. AND NOW LET ME RESET. UM, TWO DAYS AGO, ALRIGHT? WE WEREN'T IN, WE WEREN'T IN, UM, SESSION THEN, BUT MONDAY WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER BIRTHDAY. SO Y'ALL ON THE SAME DAY, SO HAPPY, SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE, TO THE TWO OF YOU, YOU KNOW, AND YOU LOOK YOUNGER TODAY THAN YOU DID A YEAR AGO, MOTHER, YOU KNOW, SO HAPPY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL. UH, TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR, UH, TODAY. I JUST HAD TO, UM, ADJOURN, VENTILATE, JUST CONSENT AGENDA. UM, OKAY, [CONSENT AGENDA] NOW WE'RE MOVING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, MADAM SECRETARY, UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY, ITEMS ONE AND TWO NEED A MOTION. CASTEX TATUM MOVED SECOND, ROBINSON MOVED IN SECOND AND DISCUSSION ON ONE AND TWO, DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED AND GRANTED. UH, UM, ON, UM, THE FIRST ONE IS ON THE HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. UH, IF YOU ARE HERE, PLEASE STAND AND COME. WE DON'T HAVE EITHER. OKAY. POSITION 10 IS ADRIAN PATTERSON AND POSITION 11 IS DENISE CASTILLO ROSE. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM. AND THEN, UM, OKAY, TWO IS NINE. OKAY, NEXT ITEM. UNDER THE PURCHASING TABULATION OF BIDS CATEGORY ITEMS THREE, SIX, AND EIGHT HAVE BEEN REMOVED. SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. NEED A MOTION FOR ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND SEVEN. CASTEX STATE MOVED SECOND, ROBINSON MOVED IN. SECOND. ITEM FOUR, FIVE, AND SEVEN. DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED GRANTED UNDER THE OR. I'M UNDER THE RESOLUTION CATEGORY. ITEM NINE JUST NEEDS A VOTE UNDER DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED GRANITE UNDER THE ORDINANCES CATEGORY. ITEM 22 HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ITEMS REMOVED. SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. 17, 18, 27 AND 41. THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN ARE 17, 18, 22, I MEAN 27 AND 41. NEED A VOTE ON THE BALANCE DISCUSSION? COURT ORDER MAY ATTORNEY? SURE TO SQUARE 29. HOLD ON ONE SECOND PLEASE. SQUARE 29. OKAY. 29 A SQUARE. JUST A SECOND. THANK YOU. DID WE GET A VOTE? A VOTE? NO, WE HADN'T VOTED YET. THE SQUARE NUMBERS ARE 17, 18, 27, 29, AND 41. OKAY. DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF POST GRANITE [CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA] [02:25:22] ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. ITEM THREE NEEDS A MOTION CAST SECT MOVE SECOND. ROBINSON MOVED. AND SECOND ON ITEM THREE. DISCUSSION ON THREE. DISCUSSION ON THREE IN FAVOR OF POST GRANTED. ITEM EIGHT I WHAT? SIX. ITEM SIX. ITEM SIX. ITEM SIX NEEDS A MOTION. OH, I'M SORRY, CASTEX. TATUM, MOVE SECOND. ROBINSON MOVED. AND SECOND ON ITEM SIX. DISCUSSION ON SIX. DISCUSSION ON SIX IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED GRANITE. ITEM EIGHT NEEDS A MOTION. COUNCILOR PLUMMER ON ITEM EIGHT. MOTION. MOTION. I'D LIKE TO TAG THIS ITEM. MAYOR TURNER, I'D LIKE TO TAG THIS ITEM. ITEM EIGHT. OKAY, LET'S GET A MOTION FIRST. GET A MOTION FIRST CAST TEXAS MOVE SECOND. ROBINSON. MOVED IN SECOND. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN COUNCIL. UM, IT'S BEEN TAGGED BY COUNCILMAN PLUMMER ON EIGHT. ITEM 17 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED A VOTE. RULE ITEM 17. DISCUSSION ON 17. DISCUSSION ON 17 IN FAVOR. OPPOSED GRAND ON 17. ITEM 18 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE. YEAH. MCC ON 18. COUNCILMAN MC CAMAN ON 18. THANK YOU, MARY. JUST WANTED TO NOTE AND, UH, THANK YOU AND COLLEAGUES. UH, THIS ITEM, UH, INCREASES THE HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER'S BUDGET BY 600,000 TO SUPPLEMENT, UM, FOR DNA TESTING. IT'S THE, UH, BUDGET AMENDMENT WE PRESENTED. UH, SO THAT MAYOR BRINGS YOUR TOTAL UP THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED TO THE FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER TO A LITTLE OVER 29 MILLION. AND THE FY 24 BUDGET IS AMENDED ON TOP OF THE 4.95 MILLION, UM, THAT YOU ALLOCATED, UH, UTILIZING ARPA DOLLARS. SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, AGAIN, THIS IS THE INCREASE AS A, UH, STOPGAP MEASURE UNTIL WE CAN DRAW DOWN THE FEDERAL DOLLARS THIS FALL, UH, FOR THAT DNA TESTING THAT WAS NEEDED AS THE COURTS ARE MOVING FASTER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. AND, AND I DID WANT ALSO WANT TO NOTE, OF COURSE, ANOTHER, UM, TOOL AND ADDRESSING A CRIME. I DID WANT TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT AS OF AS OF THIS MORNING, UM, THAT IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON THERE ARE, UH, NUMBER ONE HOMICIDES ARE DOWN BY 23%, WHICH IT MEANS IN NUMBERS, UH, MORE THAN 50, FEWER CRIMES IN 22. NOW THAT IN 22 AND MORE THAN 50 FEWER CRIMES IN 21. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO MOVE TREND IN THE, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BIG NUMBER. OKAY. UH, DISCUSSION ON 18TH. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OPPOSED? GRANTED ON 18. ITEM 27 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED TO VOTE ON 27. DISCUSSION ON 27, DISCUSSION ON 27. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED. GRANTED. ITEM 29 IS AN AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED A VOTE TAG. 29. ITEM 29 IS BEING TAGGED BY, UH, COUNCILMAN THOMAS. THANK YOU. ITEM 41 IS AN ORDINANCE. JUST NEED A VOTE ON ITEM 41. DISCUSSION ON 41. DISCUSSION IN FAVOR OF OPPOSED, GRANTED ON 41. THIS COMPLETES THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. UH, [NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS] OKAY. AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THE POPUP SECTION, UM, LET ME ALSO INDICATE, UH, SAY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO, UH, REVEREND BILL LAWSON. UH, SHE'S CELEBRATING HIS 95TH BIRTHDAY. HIS 95TH BIRTHDAY. SO TO PASTOR BILL LAWSON, UM, OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS GO OUT TO, UH, TO YOU. WISHING YOU THE VERY, VERY BEST ON YOUR 95TH BIRTHDAY. WHAT A BLESSING. ABSOLUTELY. ROBINSON IS FIRST. OKAY. ALRIGHT. COUNCILMAN ROBINSON, WE START WITH YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UH, IT'S, UH, FITTING IN, I THINK TO THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR AND WANT I WISH YOU A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. UM, AND IN BETWEEN THE TWO THINGS THAT I GET TO CHAIR AS MY ROLE AS YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, ON FRIDAY WE HAD OUR, UH, MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL FOR THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL. AND, UH, NOTABLY AT THAT EVENT, WE, UH, HAD A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE HUGH MCCULLY'S, UH, PASSING A LONG TIME SERVANT OF THIS AREA, ADVOCATE AND LAWYER FOR RAILROAD INTERESTS, UM, AND [02:30:01] SOMEONE WHO WILL BE MISSED FOR HIS EXPERTISE, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS, WITH SOME TRULY POSITIVE STEPS BEING MADE IN THAT SECTOR OF OUR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMY. UM, AND MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT NEXT WEEK, BECAUSE OF THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, OUR NORMAL, UH, TTI COMMITTEE WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING, UH, THURSDAY, THAT'S THE 13TH. BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXCITING AGENDA COMING UP. UM, I WANT TO ALSO, UH, MEMORIALIZE THE FACT THAT YOUR COUNTERPART WITH THE CITY OF PEARLAND, UH, TOM REED PASSED. TOM WAS A, A, A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL MAN SERVED, UM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR FOR DECADES, 39 YEARS. HE WAS 97 YEARS OLD. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING WITH HIM, UH, FOR MOST OF MY DECADE OF, UH, TIME ON THIS COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE CITY ON THE TPC. TOM WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL GENTLEMAN. UM, FOR ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE SAYING ABOUT THE STATE OF DISCOURSE, UH, AT LARGE IN THE WORLD AND IN POLITICS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, TOM BUCK THAT TREND. HE WAS A CONSENSUS BUILDER. HE REACHED ACROSS THE AISLE. HE WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS YOUR FRIEND, WHETHER YOU AGREED WITH HIM ON POLICY OR NOT. SO TOM WILL BE MISSED. AND I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT, UH, I JUST WANTED TO ABSOLUTELY BRING THAT ATTENTION TO THE COUNCIL'S, UM, UH, ATTENTION AND, UH, HOLD HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND YOUR, OUR PRAYERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, COUNCIL COUNCILMAN THOMAS. COUNCILMAN KOSH IS NOT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR TURNER. GOOD MORNING. UH, JUST WANNA RECAP, UH, OUR TOWN HALL. THANKS FOR JOINING WITH ME IN THE, WITH THE PSA VERY HELPFUL. UH, WE HAD CLOSE TO A HUNDRED ATTENDEES. UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO ASK THEIR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THOSE INVOLVED, UM, FROM THE POLICE CHIEF, FROM ALI, ISD TO OUR POLICE CHIEF, TO VICTOR ON YOUR TEAM WHO'S PHENOMENAL. UM, WE REALLY GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE WORK THEY'RE DOING AROUND GANG INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION. UM, AND SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR SUMMER SAFETY SERIES HAPPENING ALL SUMMER, UM, ON JUNE 30TH, ALONG WITH HOUSTON FIRE. WE ARE CANVASSING THE, UH, BECKFORD PLACE SUBDIVISION, AND WE'RE CANVASSING A COUPLE OF OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AT 9:00 AM BUT I REALLY WANNA BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO TWO, UM, SIGNIFICANT CONSTITUENT ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING. SO THERE'S A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON GESNER IN RICHMOND THAT IS ENTANGLE WILD, AND IT'S TURNING INTO A LODGING FACILITY. UM, AND WE'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH LEGAL, UM, CONSISTENTLY ABOUT THIS. AND THE, THE NUANCE WITH TANGO WILD IS THAT THERE ARE EIGHT SECTIONS IN THAT SUBDIVISION IN EACH SECTION HAS THEIR OWN SET OF DEEP RESTRICTIONS. SO IT'S NOT A BLANKET DEAL. THE, THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, UM, DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE LODGING FACILITIES OR PARKING ON THE YARD. THERE'S NOTHING THERE. LEGAL HAS DONE THIS. HOWEVER, UM, THE OWNER HAS NOT COMPLETED PAYMENT FOR THE APPLICATION OF A LODGING FACILITY. HOWEVER, THEY ARE LODGING. THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS SCHEDULED THERE. UM, HOWEVER, IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S A SORE SITE WHEN YOU LOOK AT AN INTERSECTION AND YOU HAVE 11 CARS PARKED ON THE LAWN OF, UH, NEXT TO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. UM, AND THEN, UH, THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF PERMITTING AND CONVERTING THE GARAGE INTO ROOMS. UM, SO WHEN WE JUST LOOK AT SAFETY, HEALTH, PEOPLE ARE REALLY CONCERNED. BUT THE CAVEAT TO THAT IS THE DE RESTRICTIONS NEED TO BE UPDATED. AND WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING THOSE RESOURCES FOR THEM TO DO THAT. BUT THAT'S A, THAT'S A, THAT WAS A TOPIC AT THE TOWN HALL THAT WAS OF SIGNIFICANCE. UM, IT'S SIGNIFICANT ON NEXT DOOR. IT'S SIGNIFICANT IN OUR INBOXES, RIGHT? AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH CITY LEGAL PERMITTING, BUT, UH, THEY HAVE NO HOA, THERE'S NO CIVIC CLUB, SO THERE'S NO APPARATUS TO KIND OF ORGANIZE AROUND THAT. BUT PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION, AND WE REALLY HAVE TO STRENGTHEN THAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU CAN'T JUST TURN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN THE MIDDLE AS A LODGING FACILITY WITHOUT ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH THAT FULL PROCESS. SO THAT'S ONE. THE SECOND THING I WANNA BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS TO SECURE A ROOM IN THAT CENTER. IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT. UM, UH, THEY ARE BEING DIRECTED TO COME TO MY OFFICE. SO MY OFFICE IS SERVING AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HOAS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO, TO DO THAT. UM, AND THEN NOW IT'S, AND INITIALLY WHEN WE OPENED UP THE INSTRUCTION WAS THERE WAS A THIRD PARTY GROUP TO MANAGE THOSE SHARED SPACES. NOW WE'RE IN TRANSITION WHERE EACH DEPARTMENT'S GONNA SCHEDULE THEIR OWN ROOM. WHEN YOU WALK INTO THAT CENTER, THEY DON'T KNOW WHO OWN WHICH DEPARTMENT MANAGES THIS CLASSROOM. THEY JUST WANNA MEET. AND SO, UH, IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT IN THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET IN OUR EMAIL, IS THAT WE HAVE A $60 MILLION BUILDING AND WE CAN'T GET IN, AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COME TO THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER TO SIMPLY SECURE A MEETING [02:35:01] FOR FIVE PEOPLE. AND SO IT'S, I KNOW DIRECTORS ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT I DEAL WITH, BUT WHATEVER THAT PROCESS IS, I DEAL WITH IT. I DEAL WITH THAT. IT'S JUST, WE'RE GOING INTO SUMMERTIME, RIGHT? I'LL DEAL WITH THAT. AND I, I, I HAVE A LIST LIKE, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BECOMING A REAL THING. SO THAT'S THAT. UM, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO I REALLY WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO, UM, THAT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE ON RICHMOND AND GESNER. UM, AND, AND, AND THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO REALLY ACCESS THE CENTER, UM, THAT TRULY BELONGS TO THEM. OKAY. AND I'LL CONCLUDE MY THOUGHTS WITH THAT. THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT. CHARLIE. COUNCILMAN ALCO I'LL PASS. I'M COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST, UM, WISH ALL OF MY MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS, IMAN BARAK, AND WE ARE CELEBRATING, UM, WE'RE CELEBRATING AHA TODAY. AND, UM, AND I WANTED, I WANT TO ASK ALL OF YOU TO JOIN US IN, UM, IN JUST REACHING OUT AND BEING COMPASSIONATE TODAY AND SHARING YOUR TIME AND YOUR SACRIFICE WITH, WITH EVERYONE, UM, TODAY, WITH ALL OF US. I ALSO AM SO DIS DISHEARTENED TO HEAR ABOUT MAYOR REED. UM, GOSH, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT HAPPENED. SO I'M SENDING OUT MY CONDOLENCES AS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I STARTED MY PRACTICE IN 1999 IN PEARLAND, AND MAYOR REED WAS RIGHT THERE AT MY OPENING. LIKE HE WAS RIGHT THERE. AND SO MANY PEOPLE SAID THAT HE WAS OLDER AND WASN'T PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH. AND, AND LOOK AT PEARLAND NOW. I MEAN, HE WAS REALLY INTEGRAL PART OF REALLY, YOU KNOW, BRINGING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND, AND BUILDING IT THE RIGHT WAY. SO ANYWAY, MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO, TO MAYOR REED'S FAMILY AND, UM, TO ALL OF THE, UM, PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN PEARLAND. UM, HE'S, HE'LL BE MISSED. AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PAT. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN PAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, NEXT WEEK FOR 4TH OF JULY, I JUST WANTED TO LET DISTRICT A CONSTITUENTS KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE HPD OUT IN FULL FORCE, UM, TO ENFORCE THE, UM, FIREWORKS ORDINANCE. IT'S, UM, AGAINST ORDINANCE TO, UM, TO DO FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND ALSO THE CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE. SO WE HAVE OVERTIME INITIATIVES WITH, UM, HPD, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CITYWIDE, UM, INITIATIVE AS WELL, RIGHT? AND, UM, WE'VE ASKED THE HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION TO SEND OUT INFORMATION TO ALL OF THEIR APARTMENTS, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT IT'S ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. AND WE'RE ASKING OUR CIVIC CLUBS TO SEND INFORMATION TO, UM, RESIDENTS AS WELL. SO, JUST WANTED TO LET OUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND WE DO HAVE HPD OUT THERE, AND IF ANY CONSTITUENT KNOWS OF ANY HOT SPOTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN DISTRICT A EVERY HOLIDAY, THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FIREWORKS TO PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE SO WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO HPD. THANK YOU. THANKS. I'M GLAD YOU LIFTED THAT UP. UM, FIREWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, EXCEPT LIKE AT FREEDOM OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS. SO FIREWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. UH, CELEBRATORY GUN FAIR GUNFIRE IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. SO I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT. UM, GONNA ASK HPD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ALSO EMPHASIZE THAT, UM, IN ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. LET ME ASK YOU TO, UM, EMPHASIZE THAT AS WELL. I KNOW WE KEEP SAYING IT AND THEY KEEP COMING AND, UM, UM, EVEN IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, SO, UM, BUT LET ME AGAIN, 5, 5, 5 WORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED, UH, INSIDE THE CITY OF HOUSTON. SO, WE'LL, WE'LL AMPLIFY THAT MESSAGE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, OKAY? UH, COUNCILMAN JACKSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I TOO JUST WANNA, UM, WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER AND, UM, CAYMAN, AND ALSO, UM, HID TRUSTEE KATHY BLUFORD, DANIELS BIRTHDAY IF THEY WANNA WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND EVERYONE HAVE A AWESOME 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. YEAH, I WAS TRYING TO, TO MAKE THOSE CAKES, BUT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, UH, PREVENTED YOU FROM, PREVENTED ME FROM MAKING Y'ALL'S CAKE. YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T GET THE BACON SODA AND ALL OF THAT , SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMING. THEY'RE COMING. COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES. UM, REALLY QUICKLY, WANTED TO ALSO LIFT UP, UH, THE FACT MAYOR. WE HAD A REALLY IMPORTANT, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOME AND SECURITY MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO WHERE HPD PRESENTED BEST PRACTICES, UM, FOR BEING SAFE AND ONLINE DATING AND APP USAGE, RIGHT? AND ALL OF THAT. AND I WANTED TO ALSO LIFT UP AS WE'RE SENDING MESSAGING AROUND THE FOURTH HPD ALSO JUST RELEASED NEW VIDEOS THAT ARE REALLY STRONG MESSAGES ON THOSE BEST PRACTICES, HOW TO STAY SAFE. SO, UH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO BE LIFTING UP THOSE MESSAGES AS WELL. UM, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF THANK YOUS. UH, OVER THE PAST WEEK, UH, WE CELEBRATED OUR SECOND ANNUAL FAMILIES WITH PRIDE EVENT AND TO, UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO BE THERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLEGOS, AND OF COURSE, MAYOR, UH, YOU JOINING US. UH, IT REALLY MEANT A LOT TO THOSE FAMILIES. [02:40:01] UH, THERE'S A LOT OF THANK YOUS. I JUST NEED TO LIST THEM OUT. UH, ALLY EVENTS, SEAN SMITH AND ALSO DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN AND MOS WERE INSTRUMENTAL, UH, LEVY PARK, MY STAFF AND ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. MEGAN BAILEY, UH, PUBLIC WORK STEPPED UP. H-P-D-H-F-D, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ON SITE GIVING FREE VACCINES AND ALSO GIFT CARDS FOR PEOPLE THAT, UH, RECEIVED VACCINES. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS OUT, UH, GIVING BOOKS, SIGNING PEOPLE UP. UH, THERE WERE TONS OF SPONSORS. OF COURSE, THE LGBT CHAMBER, UH, WAS OUR PARTNER IN THIS, BUT COCA-COLA, WELLS FARGO, COMMISSIONER BRIANIS, BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS, IKES, MARK CITIES, NRG, COMCAST, SDC, BUILD CENTER POINT, THE CAUCUS, UH, LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH WAS OUT THERE. MONTROSE CENTER, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN HOUSTON, ARBORETUM, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON'S LIBRARIES SET UP THERE. UH, THE LIST GOES ON, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS SUCH A COMMUNITY EFFORT. SO MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION, UH, TO EVERYONE. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE UNVEILED, UH, YESTERDAY THE MONICA ROBERTS, UH, MURAL IN DISTRICT C. WE HAD, UH, FUNDED A DISTRICT C MURAL IN HONOR OF MONICA. UH, THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER YESTERDAY, UH, AGAIN, DURING PRIDE MONTH TO LIFT HER UP, HER MEMORY, HER LEGACY, UH, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO IT'S AT MONTROSE AND FAIRVIEW, UH, RIGHT IN FRONT OF LAW MEXICANA, UH, IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO BY AND SEE IT. AND WITH THAT, AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO, UM, CATHERINE LEG AND BRAD PRITCHETT, TWO OF MONICA'S FRIENDS WHO ACTUALLY DESIGNED AND PAINTED IT. SO, WITH THAT MAYOR, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, AND ESPECIALLY DURING PRIDE MONTH IN DISTRICT C. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN P*****K. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UH, GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. UM, THIS SUNDAY FROM FOUR TO NINE OF THE SOUTHWEST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHARPSTOWN CIVIC ASSOCIATION, WILL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL LIBERTY FEST, WHICH IS THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY, UH, FOR DISTRICT J. AND SO THIS IS A, A OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY AND A SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY DISTRICT J TO CELEBRATE, UH, THE 4TH OF JULY AND ENJOY THE FIREWORKS AND A STRUCTURED PERMANENT FASHION. AND SO, UH, WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT VENDORS, UH, OUT THERE, FOOD GAMES, UH, A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT, UH, TO PLAZA AMERICAS MALL, WHICH IS FORMERLY SHARPSTOWN MALL ON JULY 2ND FROM FORD TO NINE. AND, UH, MAYOR, I'M GONNA TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WE CAN GET THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR. UH, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR, YOUR, YOUR FINAL YEAR AS MAYOR, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS FOR DISTRICT J. SO I, I, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STOP BY AND CHECK IT OUT. SO I'LL BE HOUNDING YOUR, YOUR OFFICE ON THIS, UH, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. UH, ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR THE SWIFT ACTION ON THE CLUB TABOO. THAT WAS, UM, IN MY DISTRICT ON RICHMOND AVE. IT'S BEEN A, A TROUBLE SPOT FOR SOME TIME. AND I THINK, UH, USING THE, THE, THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAVE HABITUAL VIOLENT ACTIVITY IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO, UH, EXPLORE DOING MORE OF. UM, WE HAVE TO MAKE EXAMPLES OUT OF, UH, PLACES. UH, SO OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS KNOW THAT WE ARE, UH, TAKING THINGS SERIOUSLY. UH, SAME THING WITH THE, THE FIREWORKS, UH, THIS WEEKEND. UM, MY OFFICE TOO WILL BE HAVING, UH, HPD PATROL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE. AND I WANT TO TELL THE CONSTITUENTS, YOU KNOW, CALL THE COUNTY, CALL YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THEY'RE ALLOWING THESE FIREWORKS TO BE SOLD WITHIN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR ORDINANCE SAYS IS, YOU CAN'T HAVE FIREWORKS IN THE CITY. YOU CAN'T SELL FIREWORKS IN THE CITY. YOU CAN'T POP FIREWORKS IN THE CITY, BUT YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNTY AND GET THE FIREWORKS. SO I NEED THE COUNTY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A REAL ISSUE. OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE THEIR CONSTITUENTS. YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL OUR OFFICE, BUT MAKE SURE AFTER YOU HANG UP WITH US, YOU CALL THE COUNTY AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHY ARE YOU ALLOWING, UM, THE FIREWORKS, UH, TO BE SOLD IF IT'S SUCH A BIG ISSUE. UM, SO, UM, I HOPE THAT THE RESIDENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE, UH, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE A FEW EXAMPLES OUT OF FOLKS WHO ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, EVAN SHABA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, LAST WEEK OUR COMMUNITY WITNESSED AN EXTRAORDINARY CELEBRATION OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, MULTICULTURALISM, AND VER UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD [02:45:01] AT THE 16TH ANNUAL CHARIOT FESTIVAL. THIS VIBRANT FESTIVAL ORGANIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR CULTURAL CONGRUENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 3000 ATTENDEES. AND THERE ARE NEW CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT D. IT WAS AN OCCASION WHERE WE EMBRACED OUR DIVERSE CULTURES AND FOSTERED HARMONY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. I HAD THE HONOR OF ADDRESSING THE FESTIVAL, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE AND TOLERANCE IN CREATING A UNITED AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY. ALSO, ON THIS PAST SUNDAY, UH, WE HONORED DR. JACQUELINE DAVIS GILMORE DURING HER RECENT CELEBRATION AS SHE WAS PRESENTED THE PRES PRESIDENTIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, AND RECEIVED TWO PROCLAMATIONS, ONE FROM THE CONGRESSWOMAN, SHEILA JACKSON LEE, AND YOU MAYOR AS THE CITY OF HOUSTON. AND IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT, TO CELEBRATION AND UNDERSCORE HER WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTIONS. SHE IS ALSO THE WIDOW OF DR. ROBERT MCKINLEY GILMORE. UH, ALSO LOOKING AHEAD TODAY, THE, OUR FUTURE FOOD PANTRY WILL BE ESTABLISHED AT THE CUNY HOMES. THIS EVENT IS AT 11:00 AM AND IT IS A, AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE THAT WILL PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD OPTIONS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CUNY HOME RESIDENTS. THAT IS GONNA BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND A SOURCE OF NUTRITION FOR THAT WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. ON A SAD NOTE, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE LIFT UP THE FAMILY OF MR. CLAUDE COLE, WHO WAS MY NEIGHBOR, BUT HE WAS A LONG TIME TEACHER, UH, AND JUST A WONDERFUL, UH, COMMUNITY PERSON, UM, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND ALSO, I WANT TO LIFT UP THE FAMILY OF DR. BILLY R. REAGAN, WHO WAS THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT, I THINK, THE LONGEST SERVING FOR 12 YEARS. AND HE WAS 92 YEARS OLD. HE USED TO ALWAYS SAY, I THINK I'M THE OLDEST ONE IN THE ROOM. BUT HE WAS SUCH A GREAT PERSON AND, AND A FRIEND TO ME, A DISTRICT DE CONSTITUENT. AND HE WORKED CLOSELY WITH ME WITH THE NAACP EDUCATION COMMITTEE. BUT HE HAD SUCH A STRONG DESIRE FOR, UH, CHILDREN TO LEARN TO READ, PARTICULARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN. AND HE DID THAT. THAT WAS HIS LIFE'S WORK UNTIL HE DIED. AND OF COURSE, ON A HAPPY NOTE, UH, REVEREND BILL LAWSON, WHO IS MY PASTOR EMERITUS, I WANNA ALSO WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, REVEREND LAWSON IS SUCH A, A WONDERFUL PERSON. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TRY TO RE, YOU KNOW, SAY DOCTOR OR REVEREND PASTOR, HE SAYS, I'M JUST BILL LAWSON. I'M JUST BILL LAWSON. BUT HE'S SO DOWN TO EARTH AND SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON. AND I WISH HIM, UH, ONE EVERYTHING IN LIFE THAT HE DESIRES, BECAUSE HE'S ALSO BEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON. AND I WANNA WISH YOU HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. EVERYONE, PLEASE STAY SAFE AND STAY HYDRATED, AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT OF DESTINATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. UM, AND THANK YOU LAST NIGHT FOR LAST NIGHT, TOO, MAYOR, CERTAINLY. COUNCIL MEMBER CISNEROS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME NEWS ABOUT A PROJECT THAT WAS INITIATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THAT THIS MONTH, SO JUNETEENTH MONTH WE'RE, WE'RE STILL CELEBRATING. AND, UM, AND MAKING SOME REAL INROADS ON, UM, UH, HIGHLIGHTING THE, THE ROLE THAT THE, UM, INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS HAS ON THE EMANCIPATION TRAIL. SO THIS FRIDAY AT 9:30 AM WE'RE HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, UM, IN INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST OF FOUR METRO BUS SHELTERS THAT ARE BEING WRAPPED TO HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY OF THIS, YOU KNOW, HISTORIC COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN, UM, MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THESE FOUR BUS SHELTERS ARE THE FIRST OF 47 THAT WILL GET THE SAME TREATMENT, AND EACH ONE WILL, WILL BE, UM, UH, SPECIFIC TO THE SITE THAT THAT, THAT IS LOCATED IN. UM, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND HOPE EVERYONE WILL COME OUT. UM, METRO IS ALSO PROVIDING A SHUTTLE, UH, THAT WILL BE, UM, A HOP ON, HOP OFF SHUTTLE SO PEOPLE CAN GET OUT AND READ, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY AND, AND SCAN THE QR CODE THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO A WEBSITE WITH MORE INFO. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICE MAYOR, PRO TATUM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO, UM, GIVE AN UPDATE. UM, LAST WEEK, UH, YOU MAY REMEMBER WE HAD RESIDENTS FROM WESTBURY THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE GLO HOME BEING BUILT ON CHIMNEY ROCK, RIGHT? UM, SOMEONE FROM GLO AT THE COUNTY WAS WATCHING THE COUNCIL MEETING, UM, AND REACHED OUT TO THE CIVIC CLUB AND OFFERED TO ASSIST. UM, THEY HAVE GOTTEN REVISED PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY, AND THEY WILL INCLUDE A GARAGE. OKAY? UM, SO I, I THINK IT WAS GOOD THAT THEY CAME. UM, THEY, THEY GOT THE ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEEDED. I WANT TO THANK, UM, THE CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND JUST REALLY THE VIGILANCE OF OUR [02:50:01] COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE REALLY WORKING FOR, YOU KNOW, VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES IN DISTRICT F OF PROTECTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS WOULD'VE BEEN THE ONLY HOME WITHOUT A GARAGE IN A, A NEIGHBORHOOD OF 5,000 HOMES. HMM. UM, AND SO THEY ARE GOING TO INCLUDE THE GARAGE. THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON MEETING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT I THINK THAT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY GET THERE. UM, I DID SEND AN EMAIL TO DIRECTOR BUTLER BECAUSE WE ALL TALKED ABOUT HOW CAN WE FLAG THOSE PERMITS, RIGHT? UM, HE SAID THAT HE AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING ON A PLAN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO FLAG THOSE HOMES SO THAT WE CAN CROSS REFERENCE THAT WITH THE RESTRICTIONS. UM, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT UPDATE. AND THEN I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE LAST THURSDAY. I KNOW MARY, YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT FIRING GUNS INTO THE AIR. AND I HATE THE TERM CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE, AND WE NEED TO CHANGE IT TO DEADLY GUNFIRE. RECKLESS GUNFIRE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A WAY FOR US TO CELEBRATE. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. YOU MAY REMEMBER DURING THE NEW YEAR, UM, HOLIDAY, UH, A YOUNG RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. IT'S, UH, IN DISTRICT K WAS GRAZED BY A STRAY BULLET. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED. BUT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY TRAGIC INCIDENT, UM, FROM A RECKLESS PERSON FIRING A GUN IN THE AIR. UH, LEE VELA OF, UM, CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR. UH, WE HAVE WORKED TO PUT UP 31 TRADITIONAL BILLBOARDS THAT SAY STRAY BULLETS KILL. UM, THOSE HAVE GONE UP THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON. WE'VE GOT 12 DIGITAL BILLBOARDS THAT WENT UP IN THE COUNTY. UM, AND WE, WE PARTNERED WITH CRIME STOPPERS. THEY ARE OFFERING UP TO A $5,000 REWARD IF YOU REPORT SOMEONE, AND THEY ARE ARRESTED FOR FIRING GUNS INTO THE AIR. SO I'M ASKING PEOPLE, IF YOU HEAR IT AND YOU SEE IT TO PLEASE CALL HPD AND REPORT IT, AND THEN ALSO REPORT IT TO CRIME STOPPERS. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE PEOPLE, UM, GET UP TO $5,000 REWARD. BUT WE'VE GOT TO BE VIGILANT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT FOR ONE, UM, FIRING GUNS IN THE AIR IS A DANGEROUS AND RECKLESS PRACTICE, AND PEOPLE DIE. UM, AND THE SECOND IS THAT FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL. LEAVE THE FIREWORKS TO THE PROFESSIONALS. AND WE SAY IT EVERY YEAR. YEAH. YET DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE, WE DEAL WITH IT WITH THIS ISSUE. UM, MY OFFICE HAS WORKED WITH THE SOUTHWEST COMMAND STATION AND THE NER STATION. WE'RE OFFERING SOME OVERTIME DOLLARS FOR A SERGEANT AND SIX OFFICERS TO PATROL SOME SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE HAVE REPEATED COMPLAINTS OF GUNFIRE. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS HOLIDAY, WE CAN SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO PEOPLE THAT IF YOU FIRE YOUR GUNS IN THE AIR, WE WILL, UM, BE OUT THERE LOOKING AND TRYING TO STOP THAT RECKLESS PRACTICE. UM, SO I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A VERY SAFE 4TH OF JULY, AND PLEASE DON'T FIRE YOUR GUNS IN THE AIR OR POP THOSE FIREWORKS WE SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WAR ZONE OUT THERE. IT'S IT, YOU KNOW, FIREWORKS. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE IN THEIR PETS ARE SAFE FOR THIS 4TH OF JULY. AND THEN, UM, WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE HPD SOUTHWEST COMMAND AND HIAM CLARK STOREFRONT ASSOCIATION, WE'RE DOING A TOUR DAY CLARK BIKE RIDE. SO PUT ON YOUR CYCLING GEAR, TOUR DAY CLARK. YOU GET IT . SEE WHAT WE DID THERE. , UH, PUT ON YOUR CYCLING GEAR, HOP ON YOUR BIKE, AND JOIN US AT THE SOUTHWEST COMMAND STATION AT 1 3 0 9 7 NATTA STREET ON SATURDAY, JULY, THE FIRST FROM NINE TO 11. IT'S A SEVEN MILE TOUR AROUND THE HARM CLARK COMMUNITY. WE'LL BE ON TRAILS AND IN BIKE LANES, SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. UM, AND THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF LOANER BIKES. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BIKE, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF BIKES AVAILABLE. UM, AND IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CALL, UM, OFFICER JOHN OR BRUCE ALLEN, OR CONTACT OUR OFFICE. WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU. UM, IF YOU'RE NOT RECEIVING OUR NEWSLETTER, YOU SHOULD, WE'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT INTO IT, AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO READ IT. UH, GET IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GALLES . THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO, TO START OFF BY WISHING COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLUM RAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AS WELL AS REVEREND REVEREND LAWSON. UH, THIS SAT THIS PAST SATURDAY. I JOINED, UH, COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA AND SENATOR CAR ALVARADO, UH, AT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL IN PASADENA, UH, TO CELEBRATE THE 95TH BIRTHDAY FOR DAVID DE LA CRUZ. UM, UH, HE, HE, HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AT THE AGE OF 17 AND SERVED IN WORLD WAR II, AS WELL AS IN, IN KOREA. UH, AND MAYOR, [02:55:01] WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, OR I PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION THAT DAY ON YOUR BEHALF, MAYOR. UH, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPRESENTING A PROCLAMATION ON JULY THE 11TH HERE AT CITY HALL, UH, CELEBRATING DAVID DE LA CRUZ 95TH BIRTHDAY. UH, HE'S COME TO THIS, HE'S COME TO CITY HALL IN THE PAST, UH, AND HE'S A, UH, UH, A GREAT GUY. UM, UH, SOMEONE THAT WITH, WITH, UH, WITH SPIRIT, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, AND HE'S VERY PATRIOTIC. SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. ON JULY THE 11TH, UM, ALSO ON SATURDAY ATTENDED NA RIO, UH, SENIOR LUNCH AND DANCE AT RIPLEY HOUSE. UH, THE EVENT HALL WAS FULL OF SENIORS. UH, IT WAS GOOD. AND, AND, UH, I'M, I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF SENIORS THAT WERE THERE, UH, ENJOYING TIME, UH, WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. UH, JUST HAVING A GREAT OUT TIME ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, UH, THANKING NAIDA AND ABAD AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, UH, THAT MADE THAT VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND, UH, FOR DOING THAT FOR THE SENIORS. UH, ALSO, UH, ON FRIDAY LAST WEEK, ATTENDED THE LGBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON. IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, UH, AT THE, UH, HYATT REGENCY. UH, AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAMBER FOR A SUCCESSFUL LUNCHEON THIS YEAR. UH, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAME IN ON A SUCCESSFUL, UH, FAMILIES WITH PRIDE AT LEVY PARK. UM, IT WAS A FUN DAY AT THE PARK, AND EVERYONE WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME, EVEN THOUGH OUR FOUR, OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS AS WELL, THEY WERE, THEY WERE ENJOYING IT. UH, AND THEN ENDED UP, UH, PRIDE MONTH AT THE PRIDE PARADE, UH, THOUSANDS LINED UP ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. UM, IT WAS VERY HOT, UH, BUT ONCE THE SUN WENT DOWN, UH, EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A GREAT OLD TIME, UH, ENJOYING THE PARADE. SO, AGAIN, UH, HAPPY PRIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND BEFORE WE WRAP UP, I, I DO WANT TO, UH, GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO, UM, TO SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY EVERY WEEK, ALMOST EVERY DAY. UM, AND IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY HOT. AND THESE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE, AND THEY LITERALLY ARE GOING FROM LIKE ONE EVENT TO ANOTHER ALL DAY LONG. SO, UM, THAT'S, THEY'RE OUT THERE. SO, UM, LET ME GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO SUSAN CHRISTIAN AND HER TEAM, AND THEN TO, UH, ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES SOLID WAYS, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND REC, ALL OF THEM WHO ARE OUT THERE IN THE ELEMENTS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT. SO, UH, SO I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THEM. AND ANY OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HAVING TO WORK, LIKE IN THE, IF YOU GOT A ROOF OR ATTIC AND STUFF, AND NO AIRS UP THERE, THAT'S, THESE ARE HARD JOBS IN THIS DAY AND TIME. SO ESPECIALLY SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, THAT ARE WORKING OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. BE SAFE AND STAY DEHYDRATED. HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT FREEDOM OF A TEXAS COMING UP ON TUESDAY TO EMPLOYEES. SO I, YOU KNOW, MONDAY IS STILL A WORKDAY, . THIS IS NOT AN EXTENDED, IT'S NOT AFFORDED, AND IT'S NOT A FOUR DAY, YOU KNOW. SO TUESDAY IS SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS. MONDAY IS CITY OF HOUSTON. CHECK IN AT WORK. OKAY? OKAY. NO MEETING AND WEDNESDAY, COME ON BACK. OKAY. BUT NO MEETING. BUT NO MEETING. NO MEETING, NO MEETING NEXT WEEK. WELL, WEDNESDAY, NO BREAK WEEK. OH, IT'S A BREAK WEEK. MM-HMM . BREAK. IT'S BREAK WEEK. OH, I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THAT. OKAY. , YOU'LL BE HERE ALONE. . OUR NEXT MEETING IS THE 11TH. OKAY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON THE 11TH. OKAY. WE STAND ADJOURNED. OH, IT'S A BREAK. WEED. * 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.