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MY NAME, MY NAME IS CHERYL O'BRIEN.[Super Neighborhood Alliance Meeting on December 11, 2023.]
FOR THOSE WHO I'VE NOT HAD THE, THE, UH, PRIVILEGE OF MEETING IN PERSON, IT'S NICE FOR US TO BE IN PERSON AND I WISH WE HAD A FEW MORE PEOPLE WHO HAD SHOWN UP, BUT, OH, WELL.UM, MIKE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? I CAN DO THAT.
WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO DO A QUICK BRIEF WITH MIKE, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE MINUTES.
I'M SWAPPING THE, THE AGENDA ITEM RIGHT QUICK.
AS Y'ALL WERE NOTIFIED, UH, FOR LAST MONTH'S MEETING, UM, THE, UH, BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS UNDERTAKEN AN INITIATIVE TO RENAME SOME EXISTING BIKEWAYS AFTER FORMER, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR PAT WALSH, WHO, WHO DIED WHILE IN OFFICE.
UM, AND THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT, THAT WILL RENAME, OH, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY A HALF A DOZEN EXISTING, UH, BIKEWAYS, UH, STRETCHING FROM, UH, THE SOUTH LOOP AROUND ALAMEDA TO THE NORTH LOOP AT, UH, NICHOLSON.
SO IT GOES THROUGH SEVERAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, THEY ARE EXISTING BIKEWAYS AND THERE'S A FORMAL PROCESS THAT THE CITY REQUIRES TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL NAMING OF A CITY STRUCTURE, SO TO SPEAK.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE INITIATED.
AND SO, UH, THEY WERE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
UH, WE MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AT LAST MEETS AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
AND SO TONIGHT, I THINK WE'RE HERE TO, TO TAKE A VOTE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE ATTENDEES AND, UH, THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, UH, ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT.
YOU SHOWED, UH, I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA GET THAT.
AND IT WAS SHOWN AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING, AND SO IT'S ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS? PARDON? MAP? OH, HERE'S A MAP.
I'M THINKING, I, TRUST ME, YOU'D KNOW IF I WAS ROLLING MY EYES.
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NOT SEEN ME ROLL MY EYES.
UM, I'M JUST THINKING, UM, YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER OBJECTIONS TO A VOTE? THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC IN THERE.
I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR LOCAL, LIKE YOU DID PUT IN LETTERS FOR THAT.
BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF YOU KEEP ON DOING LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE, WE GET OVERBURDENED BY HAVING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I, I MAKE, IT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT, THAT WE, WE WOULD BE VOTING ON IT THIS WEEK AND THEN IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
IT'S SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENTS ONLY.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES.
BECAUSE I'M HAVING AMERICAN BUSINESS AND AIN'T NOBODY ABOUT THE ROOM.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THEIR DESIGNATED DELEGATES.
THOSE THE ONES WHO CAN RAISE THEIR HANDS.
NOW THE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GOT THAT? OKAY.
SO THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER WERE DISTRIBUTED.
WE HAD SOME, UH, COMMENT ON SOME FORMATTING AND THINGS.
SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THROUGH MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SPELLED CORRECTLY AND THAT IT'S ON THERE.
AND WE WILL BRING THE MINUTES UP IN JANUARY FOR APPROVAL FROM THE NOVEMBER MEETING.
AND THEN WE'LL GO OUT AND THEY WILL GO OUT FOR REVIEW AGAIN.
CHERYL? SORRY, I'M LOOKING AT THE, I'M LOOKING AT THE AGENDA.
IT SAYS VOTE, UM, AS DISCUSSED IN THE NOVEMBER MEETING LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR NAMING THE BYWAY MEMORIAL, UM, IN MEMORY OF PAT WASH.
SO IT IS ON, YES, ROBERT, THE ARMY.
SO JUST A FEW ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.
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THE ELECTION HERE? YOU HAVE TO BE APPARENT BECAUSE IT'S BEING TOLD US.MY NAME IS DOUG SMITH AND I WAS ON THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH MIKE VANDUZEN AND SCOTT KUBLER.
AND WE PRESENTED, UH, A SLATE OF OFFICERS, UH, WITH NAMES YOU ALL RECOGNIZE FOR CHAIRMAN CHERYL O'BRIEN, UH, FOR VICE CHAIRMAN KEITH DOWNEY AND FOR SECRETARY AMY DEN.
AND, UH, THE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE JANUARY MEETING.
UH, THE MEETING IS AT SIX 30, UH, ON JANUARY 8TH, I BELIEVE.
AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT, UH, WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY OF THE OFFICES, THEY CAN BE NOMINATED AND CONSIDERED AT THAT MEETING.
SO WE'RE MOVING THIS ALONG PRETTY QUICK 'CAUSE WE ALL WANNA GET TO OUR SOCIAL TIME, RIGHT? SO THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HAS A PRESENTATION THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE.
SO I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO I HAVE MET, HELLO AGAIN.
FOR THOSE OF YOU I DON'T KNOW AND HAVEN'T MET JUST YET, I AM TASHA FRANCIS, THE VERY PROUD DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY FOR Y'ALL.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M HERE,
SO, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, GOING INTO 2023, UH, GOING OUT OF 2023 INTO 2024, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PIVOTAL ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE TONIGHT.
AND YES, I'M GONNA DRAG THIS OUT BECAUSE I DON'T, NOT LONG, BUT I GOTTA DO IT.
SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE MARI SYLVESTER TURNER IN HIS ABSENCE, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND OUR CURRENT CITY COUNCIL FOR MAKING THIS EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT POSSIBLE.
OKAY? AND THANK YOU COUNCILMAN RACO.
SHE'S LOOKING LIKE, WHAT DID I DO? WHAT DID I SIGN UP FOR? WHAT DID I DO? RIGHT? WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT? SO FOR THOSE OF YOU, DOUG, WHO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR BUDGETS, YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT AN ADDITIONAL $250,000 FOR WHO? MAYOR'S ASSISTANCE OFFICE WHO HELPS COORDINATE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS MAYOR'S ASSISTANCE OFFICE.
AND SO THE REASON THAT WE ASKED FOR THAT MONEY IN OUR BUDGET, AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SO GRACIOUSLY GAVE IT TO US, IS TO ADMINISTER GRANTS TO SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AS WELL AS CERTAIN EVENTS.
NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, THAT DESERVE A STANDING OVATION.
'CAUSE Y'ALL AIN'T HAD NO MONEY SINCE, UH, LEE BROWN WAS HERE,
SO WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND TONIGHT IS REALLY GONNA BE THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.
I DON'T WANNA STAND IN BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR, YOUR VITTLES AND YOUR TREATS AND ALL THAT GREAT STUFF.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BECAUSE THESE ARE CITY FUNDS, SO THEY HAVE TO BE SPENT A CERTAIN WAY BY A CERTAIN PROCESS, RIGHT? SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, WE'RE SETTING UP THE MATCHING GRANTS.
YOU ALL KNOW THE MATCHING GRANTS PROCEDURE, RIGHT? THE REASON WHY THERE ARE SO MANY, UH, PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN PLACE IS BECAUSE OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE USING, YOU KNOW, CITY FUNDS OR TAXPAYER DOLLARS HAVE TO BE SPENT A CERTAIN WAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MIRROR OUR MATCHING GRANT PROCESS BY WAY OF YOUR APPLICATION, LOOKING AT POSSIBILITIES FOR GRANT UP TO 5,000, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE SEVEN, FIVE TO SEVEN.
FIVE TO SEVEN IS WHAT I THOUGHT FOR, UH, MATCHING GRANT LIKE PROJECTS.
SO THE SIGN TOPPERS, THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU WANNA DO IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S GONNA MIRROR THE PROCESS, BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH AS MUCH TO ACTUALLY GET IT.
OKAY? SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING.
NOW YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE WHOLE $250,000.
I'M TELLING Y'ALL IT DON'T ASK.
BUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET, ALL OF IT'S GONNA BE USED FOR THE SAME REASON.
THE OTHER THING THAT I TALKED WITH MY TEAM ABOUT THAT WE WANTED TO USE IT FOR WAS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THESE HAVE BUSINESS ASPECTS AND PROFESSIONALISM COMPONENTS.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER EFFECTIVELY AROUND YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER TRAININGS THAT WE WILL PROVIDE, THAT'S GONNA BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
WHAT DOES THAT, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST LOOKING AT A VIDEO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN INSTRUCTOR.
OKAY? SO YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAMS, THERE'LL BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TRAININGS THAT YOU WILL GET THAT ARE JUST GOING TO YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD BY WAY OF LICENSING.
WHAT WE'VE ALSO ASKED FOR IS A SPECIAL PORTAL THAT CAN BE USED.
SO IF YOU SIT IN THE TRAINING, ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND COME BACK
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A DAY OR TWO LATER AND SAY, HEY, I FORGOT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.THE PORTAL IS THERE FOR YOU TO ACCESS WHENEVER YOU NEED IT.
SO WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES THAT COME UP IN YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON THAT.
THAT IS A RESOURCE THAT'S COMING FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON OUTTA THAT $250,000.
THE OTHER THING, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE EVENTS? HOW MANY OF Y'ALL NEED FOOD? YEAH, I KNOW ALL OF Y'ALL
WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A SPECIAL, WHAT WE CALL NEIGHBORHOOD MANAGEMENT PACKET.
IT'S ADMINISTRATIVELY SET UP WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE CLIPBOARDS, UH, NOTEPADS.
WHAT ELSE AM I MISSING? UH, RHONDA AND SANDRA LEDGERS.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE FOR YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM BECAUSE WE REALLY WANNA DRIVE HOME THE POINT THAT SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BUSINESS, RIGHT? THERE'S A BUSINESS ASPECT TO IT.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EQUIPPING YOU WITH WHAT YOU NEED FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO WE ARE GONNA HAVE EVERYTHING READY TO GO ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT WILL ACTUALLY FILL OUT ANY OTHER ANCILLARY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
NOW, WHO IS GOING TO GIVE LEADERSHIP TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH THIS? I WANNA INTRODUCE OUR NEW SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS COORDINATOR, MS. SANDRA, RIGHT OVER HERE.
ALRIGHT, SO, AND OF COURSE, BASED ON YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH.
SO I WANT THEM TO STAY IN MAYOR'S ASSISTANCE OFFICE.
SO WILL Y'ALL GET READY TO START APPLYING FOR THESE GRANTS? THESE ARE GONNA BE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA HELP YOU WITH THAT.
OKAY? THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE THIS PAPER HERE.
NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO ARE THE GUIDELINES.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE, WE HAVE NOT UPDATED THE GUIDELINES FOR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS IN 23 YEARS.
THAT'S TRAGIC, BUT WE, WE CLAIM IT, IT'S FINE.
WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE BEEN MEETING FOR A LITTLE OVER, WELL, ALMOST A YEAR NOW, LOOKING AT THE GUIDELINES BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WHAT WORKED 23 YEARS AGO DOES NOT WORK TODAY, RIGHT? SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE UPSCALE OUR GUIDELINES TO MATCH WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF Y'ALL THAT HAVE BYLAWS THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE THAT, OF COURSE IS IN THE CODE.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CODIFIED WITH YOUR BYLAWS.
SO THIS MONEY IS ATTACHED TO YOU BEING AN ACTIVE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, SOME OF YOU ARE NOT.
RIGHT NOW, YOUR BYLAWS HAVE TO BE UPDATED.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED, THEY'RE NOT DONE.
BUT WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS IT'S GONNA GO TO EVERY PARTICIPATING IN ELIGIBLE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD WE HAVE AT THIS TIME.
BUT THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR, YOU MUST BE ACTIVE BYLAWS HAVE TO BE UPDATED, HAVE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY, HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND TURNED INTO THE CITY FOR US TO PUT ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE US.
WELL, OKAY? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, I REALLY WANNA DRIVE HOME ABOUT THAT IN MY TIME HERE AS DIRECTOR, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FOLLOWING THEIR OWN BYLAWS.
AND SO PART OF IT COMES FROM THE FACT THAT SOME OF THAT I'M GONNA SAY IS LESS ABOUT BEING CONTRARIANS AND MAYBE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SINCERE IGNORANCE, RIGHT? WE WANNA HELP WITH THAT.
WE REALLY WANNA HELP WITH THAT.
SO WHEN WE, IF YOU NEED US, CALL RHONDA, CALL SANDRA, CALL YOUR CL IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT, WE'RE NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHAT YOUR BYLAWS ARE, BUT THERE'S A CERTAIN WAY THAT THEY HAVE TO BE OUTFITTED SO THAT THEY CAN COMPORT WITH THE PROGRAM, WE'LL PROVIDE A TEMPLATE FOR YOU AS WELL THAT YOU CAN LOOK TO IF YOU NEED THAT HELP.
OKAY? UH, CALLED ON SOME FRIENDS WITHIN MY NETWORK AND SAID, HEY, GONE, GIMME A NICE LITTLE USER FRIENDLY BYLAW TEMPLATE THAT WE CAN USE AND WE'LL MAKE ALL OF THAT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE, UH, WEBSITE.
SO BEFORE I MAKE MY NEXT INTRODUCTION, ANY QUESTIONS? I KNEW IT, I'M GONNA YIELD TO YOUR PRESIDENT.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE THINKING, DID YOU REPEAT THE THE QUESTIONS? BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHER ACTIVE MICS FOR HT V IN TERMS OF UPDATING.
YOU TALK ABOUT UPDATING THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD BYLAWS.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD THEY BE UPDATED? UM, LIKE I KNOW THAT OURS WERE UPDATED IN 2017.
IS THAT CONSIDERED UPDATED OR DO WE NEED TO UPDATE THEM AGAIN? GOOD QUESTION.
SO YOU UPDATE YOUR BYLAWS, I MEAN, IN TERMS OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION AS UP AS OFTEN AS THEY NEED TO BE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE INCOMPLETE BYLAWS, SOME OF YOU HAVE ISSUES IN YOUR BYLAWS THAT WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND SHARED WITH YOU ALL THAT WE WILL HELP YOU TO CORRECT.
SO YOU CAN UPDATE THEM AND THEY COULD ACTUALLY BE MORE ENFORCEABLE FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR A, SO I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO SAY THAT THEY MAY NEED TO BE UPDATED IF THERE ARE ISSUES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PICK UP WITH.
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WE'VE ENCOUNTERED SOME SITUATIONS WHERE WE'VE HAD TO TRY TO MEDIATE SITUATIONS AND I'M LOOKING AND I'M LIKE, WELL, THE BYLAWS SAY THIS, BUT PEOPLE ARE ACTING THIS WAY.MAYBE THEY NEED TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THAT.
SO IT'S REALLY UP TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IF THE, IF IT STILL WORKS.
BUT NOW, AS A POINT, I WOULD ADVISE REVIEWING YOUR BYLAWS EVERY YEAR, AND I'LL USE THIS EXAMPLE.
I MEAN, SO WHEN I FIRST STARTED PRACTICING LAW 19 YEARS AGO, UM, THERE WAS CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE THAT MENTIONED THAT AMENDMENTS HAD TO BE IN WRITING, MAILED OR FAXED
SO IN 20 AND 23
SO OF COURSE I CHANGED THE LANGUAGE AROUND TO INDICATE WE'RE NOT DOING SNAIL MAIL BY EMAIL TO THIS PERSON AT THIS TIME.
SO YOU SEE HOW THINGS JUST NEED TO BE CHANGED AND UPDATED.
AND SOME OF Y'ALL, QUITE FRANKLY, HAVE BYLAWS WITH THINGS THAT ARE IN 'EM THAT JUST ARE NOT LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE, WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO HELP YOU WHEN YOU COME TO US WITH YOUR ISSUES.
WHERE CAN WE, IN OUR BYLAWS, CAN WE UPDATE THEM FOR A POSSIBLE, FOR EXAMPLE, PANDEMIC WHEN WE GO VIRTUAL? ARE YOU SPEAKING OF THE ALLIANCE BYLAWS OR YOUR INDIVIDUAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD? YOU KNOW, UM, I WOULD SAY YOU COULD, BUT I THINK WHAT MIGHT BE, AND I'M NOT LE I'M NOT GIVING LEGAL ADVICE, MR. SGAS GETTER, I'M NOT GIVING LEGAL ADVICE.
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT YOU HAVE SOME TYPE OF MAYBE, UM, DISASTER CLAUSE MM-HMM
TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON.
BUT CONSIDERING WHERE WE LIVE, THAT'S VERY WISE.
HOW FATHER SHOULD WATER DO ANYWAY? SEE MR. ERDER AGREES.
DOUG, CAN YOU TELL US, UH, IF OUR BYLAWS AND EVERYTHING IS UP TO DATE? SO WILL YOU QUALIFY FOR A GRANT? YEAH.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TAKE A REVIEW OF THAT, THAT'S KIND OF, KIND OF BE A PART OF IT ANYWAY, BECAUSE WE WANNA BE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH EVERYBODY TO SAY, HERE, WE'VE SEEN THIS, TO WORK WITH YOU BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED.
SO IF YOU MAKE THAT REQUEST, THAT'S WHAT YOUR CL IS FOR.
YOU CAN TALK WITH RHONDA, WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.
ULTIMATELY, WE REALLY WANNA JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS BEST POISED FOR THE BUSINESS OF YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THERE IS IT'S BUSINESS.
AND ACTUALLY I'M LISTENING, SIR.
MY PHONE, UM, YOU GOT, YOU SAID TEMPLATE.
WILL IT HAVE THINGS LIKE CERTAIN THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE AND THEN SOME THINGS THAT MAY BE DONE? YES.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A GUIDEPOST.
SO IT'S, SO IF YOU HAVE EXACTLY WHAT HAS TO BE IN AND THEN THEY CAN, IF THERE'S SOMETHING, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WITH A LEGAL BACKGROUND, A NONPROFIT BACKGROUND, ACTUALLY LOOK OVER IT AND IT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE.
THERE OF COURSE IS MUSTA MADE AND EVERYTHING, BUT THE TEMPLATE IS REALLY JUST SUPPOSED TO BE VERY, UM, IT'S LEGALLY SOUND.
BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.
SO YOU HAD QUESTIONS, SIR? YES, SIR.
UM, WE'RE ON OUR THIRD CURB FIXING MM-HMM
I DON'T THINK THAT CAME FROM THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ONE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UH, SO THE GRANT LINK THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, IS THAT ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS OR THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS? SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WHATEVER SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR.
NOW, IT CAN BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOODS, THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS INSIDE OF A PARTICULAR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IS NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL CIVIC CLUBS AND HOAS.
SO WHO REQUEST TO REQUEST THAT MONEY? THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL HAS TO REQUEST, SAY IT'S FOR THIS AREA.
AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT.
IT, IT, IT BRINGS ME BACK TO ANOTHER POINT THAT I WANTED TO, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I WANTED TO ACTUALLY EMPHASIZE TO THOSE WHO WERE IN THE ROOM, AND IF YOU COULD PASS THIS ALONG, WHEN MARY BROWN FIRST PUT INTO MOTION THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM, RIGHT? THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE GUIDELINES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT ARE ACTUALLY FAMILIAR.
BUT THE IDEA OF THAT, AND I REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY COMING IN AND IT BEING EXPLAINED TO ME THIS WAY, IT IS THE IDEA OF NOT HEARING FROM THE TOWER, BUT TELLING THE TOWER WHAT YOU NEED.
OKAY? AND THAT MEANS ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN
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YOUR AREA ARE INVOLVED.WHAT I WANNA CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO DO FOR THOSE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE PRESENT SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ALREADY FUNCTIONING PRETTY WELL, BUT COULD BE BETTER, OR THOSE WHO ARE REALLY TRYING TO REBUILD, I CHALLENGE YOU.
PLEASE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT IS NOT JUST WHAT IT IS NOW, CIVIC CLUBS AND HOAS, NOT THAT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT, BUT YOU HAVE CHURCHES, YOU HAVE SCHOOLS, YOU HAVE BUSINESSES, YOU'VE GOT OTHER STAKEHOLDERS RIGHT? IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE MISSING.
SO MUCH OF WHAT YOU NEED IS RIGHT THERE.
AND WE, WE LIMIT OURSELVES WHEN WE DON'T LOOK PAST JUST OUR CIVIC CLUB AND OUR HOA ISSUES, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT, THAT ACTUALLY MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THEM.
BUT REALLY LOOK AT YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY MAKE AN EFFORT TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT INCLUDING THEM.
IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ALL, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THINGS, AND SOME OF YOU DO THIS, BUT HOW MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WOULD IT BE IF YOU GO TO THE LOCAL PASTOR, GO TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO USE YOUR FACILITY.
OR HEY, WE WANNA HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION.
THEY'RE ALREADY ON THE COUNCIL.
HEY, I'M VOLUNTEERING OUR, I'M VOLUNTEERING OUR SPACE.
I'M SPONSORING THIS EVENT FOR THIS AMOUNT.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SITUATION WITH HISD AND KIND OF GOING BACK TO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT IS THE FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE SNAP PLANS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK IS YOUR ABILITY TO KIND OF GO BACK TO THAT.
NOW THE DIFFERENCE IS WHEN THIS STARTED, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE WAS MONEY ATTACHED TO THAT.
SO THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME, BUT WE STILL WANT YOU DOING THE BUSINESS OF YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD TO IDENTIFY THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRANSITIONING INTO A NEW ADMINISTRATION.
SOME OF Y'ALL HAVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND WE WANNA BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A YEARLY REPORT SO THAT THEY KNOW COMING IN FROM YOU, THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS PART OF TOWN.
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON.
SO THOSE COUNCIL DISTRICT SERVICE FUNDS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME ASK YOU WHAT YOU NEED.
THE MAYOR DOESN'T HAVE TO COME HERE AND SAY, HEY, WHAT'S IMPORTANT OVER IN THIRD WARD, THERE WILL BE A PUBLISHED REPORT THAT WILL TELL THEM IF THEY'RE READING IT, WHERE THE FOCUS OF THE CITY'S ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE WHERE YOUR COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED.
SO THE BUSINESS OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS IS WHAT WE'RE PUSHING.
YOU DID ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN THE BACK TOO.
UH, DID I SEE ANY HANDS IN THE BACK? QUESTIONS FROM THE BACK? I DIDN'T SEE ANY HANDS BACK THERE.
UH, THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
UM, THE, THE CHURCHES, WITHOUT THE CHURCHES AND THE, UH, WE WOULDN'T FUNCTION.
WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS AT THE CHURCH.
AND WE GO TO THE OTHER CHURCHES WHEN WE NEED SUPPLIES AND WE NEED HELP.
AND THE SCHOOL WITH THE CHANGES THAT HID HAS MADE, THE PRINCIPAL'S SO SCARED TO DO ANYTHING MM-HMM
BUT WE USED TO DO LIKE OUR LITTLE UH, UH, TRUMP RETREAT MM-HMM
THEY DON'T ALLOW US TO COME, BUT THE ENERGY SCHOOL OVER WITHOUT THE SOPHOMORE.
I MEAN WE WERE HIGHLY ENGAGED OVER THERE, BUT ALL OF THAT HAS CHANGED.
BUT WITHOUT THE CHURCHES, UH, THE EVENTS, 'CAUSE I MEAN WE HAVE BIG EVENTS, WE DON'T, RIGHT.
WE HAVE 500 PEOPLE, 300 AND THE BUSINESSES, THE BUSINESS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY LIKE STATE FARM MM-HMM
THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR FUNDING FROM.
BECAUSE THE GROUND WAS ADAMANT THAT WE COULDN'T TALK DUDES OR HAVE A
SO WE ONLY GET IT THROUGH DONATIONS.
SO YOU NEED TO INCORPORATE THE BUSINESSES IN YES.
BECAUSE THEY'LL HELP PEOPLE YOU IF THEY SEE YOU TRYING TO HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ALREADY KIND OF HAS THIS DOWN.
BUT WHEREAS YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT, THERE ARE A LOT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I TALK TO WEEKLY THAT ARE NOT SET UP THIS WAY AND THAT DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA REEMPHASIZE THE CITY HAS ITS PART IN THIS DANCE AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THANKFULLY BECAUSE THE MAYOR HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATING WITH CITY COUNCIL, THEY APPROVED OUR FIRST STEPS TO BE INTENTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE ANOTHER STEP FROM THE CITY SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
BUT I THINK EVEN WITH THAT AS, AND I MENTIONED THE OTHER ISSUES, THE ALLIANCE IS SO POWERFUL BECAUSE EVERY ISSUE THAT AFFECTS YOUR AREA IS ISSUES THAT THAT ARE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED.
SO IMAGINE ON YOUR COUNCIL THERE IS A FEAR FACTOR FROM PARTICIPATING, BUT IF PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE IS SUPPORTING A PARTICULAR COUNCIL'S ISSUES, WHICH Y'ALL ACTUALLY DO THAT ALREADY, THERE ARE CERTAIN ISSUES.
Y'ALL COME TOGETHER AND SAY, HEY, THE ALLIANCE HAS A VERY STRONG OPINION ON THIS.
HERE IT IS AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT HAVING THOSE STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE TO HELP NAVIGATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND HELP MOVE THEM FORWARD.
OUR ELECTS LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITIES
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LIFEBLOOD OF THE, OF A CAMPAIGN PERIOD.SO I WANNA MAKE SURE OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES RIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE NOT USING.
AND THAT'S WHERE I WANT ALL OF US TO KIND OF TURN OUR ATTENTION BACK TO THAT AND REALLY BRINGING IN THOSE OTHER PLAYERS, NOT JUST FOR WHAT THEY CAN GIVE, BUT THEN ALSO THE INPUT, THE NETWORK, THE CONNECTIONS, THE PEOPLE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT A FORCE MULTIPLIER THAT WOULD BE IN SOME OF YOUR COMMUNITIES? IF SOME, IF CERTAIN PEOPLE WERE SITTING AT THE TABLE, GO TALK TO 'EM, BRING 'EM IN, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER, AND LET ME THROW THIS IN.
SEE I'M TALKING ABOUT IT, I WASN'T GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT SUCCESSION PLANNING, IT'S PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL.
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU I KNOW WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED, I KNOW YOU WANNA SIT DOWN.
BUT YOUR QUESTION THEN BECOMES, WELL WHO CAN I GIVE THIS TO THAT'S GONNA CARRY IT? WELL HERE'S THE THING.
THERE HAS TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING OF A WAY TO HAVE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL APPROACH TO ENGAGE YOUNGER PEOPLE.
NOT JUST TO COME IN AND BE ERRAND BOYS AND GIRLS.
AND NOT TO COME IN WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF DISRESPECTED IDEAS AND TRYING TO CHANGE THINGS IN FIVE MINUTES.
BUT WE'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND GROOM THE LEADERS FOR THE NEXT LEVEL WHERE EITHER YOU STEP OFF OR MOVE ON.
BECAUSE IN A LOT OF INSTANCES, MANY OF OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, IT WILL DIE WITH SOME OF OUR LEADERS AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
SO WHATEVER THAT SUCCESSION PLANNING LOOKS LIKE, YOU GO AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, BEING A GEN XER AND TALKING TO OTHER YOUNGER PEOPLE THAT WE DO, YOU KNOW, THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY WANNA HELP.
THEY HAVE IDEAS, GREAT THINGS.
ENGAGE THEM, ENGAGE 'EM, LISTEN TO THEM.
I'VE TOLD THEM, COME IN RESPECTFULLY, OKAY, BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOME INSTITUTIONS IN SOME OF THESE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU KNOW, BUT THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE BECAUSE A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING, IT CANNOT STOP WITH YOU.
AND THE WAY SOME OF OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING, IT'S GONNA STOP WITH SOME OF Y'ALL AND WE DON'T WANT THAT.
SO I KNOW WE HAD A QUESTION OVER HERE AND I SEE YOU MR.
I JUST WONDER WHEN YOU ANTICIPATE THE GUY WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
SO I TELL YOU, CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL Y'ALL SO YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, YOU SAID THAT SURVEY NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE IS UH, POWERFUL.
AND UH, OUR INPUT IS APPRECIATED.
UH, AND WE HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE DEPARTMENTS MM-HMM
BUT WE HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COME TO THE MEETING AND THEY SAY THIS IS GONNA BE ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA IN THREE WEEKS.
WE CAN'T SUPPORT AS A SUPER OF AN ALLIANCE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE JUST LIKE WE DID TONIGHT MM-HMM
WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST MONTH AND THIS MONTH WE SAID WE SUPPORT THAT AND WE'LL SEND A LETTER.
THEY DON'T GIVE US ENOUGH TIME OKAY.
TO HAVE ALL OF OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.
AND I DUNNO HOW YOU CAN STRESS THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENTS IF THEY WANT OUR SUPPORT.
SO THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THAT CHASM.
UH, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, NOTHING HAPPENS IN FIVE MINUTES AROUND HERE, SO I DO UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY SEE HOW WE CAN WORK ON STRENGTHENING THAT COMMUNICATION TO GIVE ENOUGH TIME AND NOTICE, I KNOW THERE WERE A FEW INITIATIVES THAT CAME THROUGH SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, UM, BUT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UPDATING BYLAWS, WE ARE GOING, WE HAVE A, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY BE HELPFUL IS TO CONSIDER MAYBE LOOKING AT A CLAUSE THAT WILL ALLOW YOU ALL TO EXPEDITE CERTAIN DECISIONS.
BECAUSE SOME THINGS, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN UNDERSTANDS THAT SOMETIMES THERE'S TIME AND OTHER TIMES THERE ISN'T.
BUT YOUR INPUT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED.
AND THEN LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO IN TERMS OF TRYING TO TALK WITH COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THEY GIVE Y'ALL A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU KNOW, TO ACTUALLY STUDY AND ENGAGE SO THAT YOU CAN GET THE SUPPORT SO THAT THE SUPPORT CAN BE EARNED.
DOCTOR, I THINK SOME THINGS CAN BE, UM, YOU'LL GET A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF, AHEAD OF, I HAD NOTICED IF YOU GUYS ARE REALLY INVOLVED IN THE COMMITTEES, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES COMMITTEES DO TAKE THINGS UP AND SO IT'S BY ATTENDING COUNCIL COMMITTEES YOU WILL KNOW THINGS WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE HEADS UP AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO, UM, WE KNOW OVER THE LAST, UM,
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WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING, BUT I HOPE THAT I'M COMING THROUGH AS STRONGLY AS I NEED TO ABOUT HOW WE REALLY WANT MORE ENGAGEMENT.NOT JUST FROM THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, BUT FROM THE PEOPLE IN YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
I SEE YOU MR. KEITH, WHAT ARE YOUR KPIS? WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ARE YOU BRINGING INTO YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL THIS YEAR? HOW MANY COMMITTEES DO YOU ALREADY HAVE? WHAT ARE YOUR OWN SPECIAL THAT PUTS YOU IN A POSITION TO BE A LOT MORE FORMIDABLE AND DEFINITELY WANNA SEE THAT HAPPEN? YES SIR.
WHAT'S THE MEASURING TOOL THAT AN SNC IS FOLLOWING ITS BYLAWS.
WHAT IS THE, WHEN I HEAR FROM SOMEONE IN YOUR SNC AND THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING THEM.
AND THEN I ASK THEM, SEND ME WHAT YOU HAVE AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION.
IF IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE YOU'RE NOT MM-HMM
THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION.
THIS IS VERY, UH, HUMAN WORK AND I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING GREAT SPORTS AND VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL NOT GETTING PAID TO DO THIS.
THIS IS FROM A VERY SINCERE PLACE OF LOVE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND QUITE FRANKLY, MAYBE EVEN ON A SELFISH LEVEL, MAKING SURE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WHERE YOU LIVE IS MAINTAINED A CERTAIN WAY.
BUT I ALSO THINK EVEN AS WORKING WITHIN SOME OF THE CONFLICTS WE'VE HAD TO BE CALLED INTO COULD REALLY BE RESOLVED WITH A CONVERSATION.
AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANNA HAVE CHAOTIC SITUATIONS BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF WHAT SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD YOU'RE IN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING.
SAFE, CLEAN COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CAN LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE, AND PLAY.
HOW WE GET THERE LOOKS DIFFERENT BASED ON WHERE YOU ARE.
MR. SERGA,
I CLARIFY COUPLE THINGS SO I UNDERSTAND.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE GUIDELINES? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, IN 2003? SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THAT MOU.
'CAUSE I THINK THEY WERE ALL PRETTY MUCH PUT THERE TOGETHER.
JUST REVISITING THAT AND SEEING WHAT YOU NEED TO UPSCALE THERE.
SO WE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE UPDATING THE MU ITSELF, THEN YOU MAY HAVE TO, DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR COMMITTEE DECIDES.
SO THOSE ARE THE SAME THING AND WE'RE WILLING TO HELP WITH THAT AS WELL TOO.
YOU SAID IT'S UH, 50 AND THAT'S WHAT, ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS AS OPPOSED TO FISCAL YEAR BASIS FOR 2024.
WAS THAT THE WAY YOU ALLOCATE? NO, THIS IS FISCAL.
SO WE'RE PUSHING UP ON A CLOCK, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE RELAXED A FEW THINGS.
WE'VE MET WITH LEGAL TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW EXPEDITIOUSLY WE CAN MOVE ON THIS.
AND PART OF WHAT WILL HELP US MOVE AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS WE CAN.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT MOVES EXPEDITIOUSLY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE HAVE TO SPEND THIS MONEY
AND THEN I WANNA SAY, WHAT ABOUT HALF OF IT IS WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WILL INCLUDE LIKE SOME FOOD STUFFS, THE MANAGEMENT PACKAGES THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER FOR YOU, THE ROBERTS RULES TRAININGS, THE LEADERSHIP, ALL OF THAT.
SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE.
WHAT I UNDERSTOOD IS THERE BE LAX, NO BYLAWS NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE DONE THIS FIRST SIX WEEKS.
YOU'RE GONNA LOOK AT, IF YOU'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE BYLAWS TODAY, CONSIDER YOUR CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY, YOU'RE BLESSED, SO IT WON'T MATTER, BUT JULY ONE.
SO WE WANT YOU, WHILE YOU'RE APPLYING FOR THIS MONEY AND DOING THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, WE'RE GONNA, WE WANT YOU TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT GETTING YOUR BYLAWS UP TO SNUFF.
IF YOU'VE BEEN CONTACTED AND SOME OF YOU HAVE, WE'RE HERE, LET US HELP YOU WITH THAT.
IF WE RUN INTO AN ISSUE, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UP TO DATE FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT HELPS YOU LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE YOU WANNA LOOK AT, RIGHT? AND ONCE YOU DO IT, THEN OF COURSE MAKE SURE TO GET TURNED IN AND WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION.
AND OF COURSE, ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
SO I REALIZE I'VE GONE OVER MY TIME.
I WANNA MAKE A QUICK INTRODUCTION SO Y'ALL CAN GET TO THIS CHICK-FIL-A.
SO
Y'ALL SEE THIS HANDSOME MAN BACK HERE.
SO HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY FOR BREAD OF LIFE.
OKAY? I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT MINISTRY, RIGHT DOWNTOWN HERE.
I INVITED HIM TO COME TONIGHT AS MY GUEST BECAUSE HE'S NOT ONLY NEW TO HOUSTON, BUT HE'S NEW TO BREAD OF LIFE.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR Y'ALL TO KNOW HIM? HE'S NOT GONNA ASK YOU FOR ANY MONEY, BUT I WANT Y'ALL AT TODAY, BUT
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I WANT Y'ALL AT SOME POINT, AT SOME POINT TONIGHT, I WAS TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT BREAD OF LIFE HAS HERE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.AND I LEARNED IT'S MORE THAN THE HOMELESSNESS MINISTRY.
THERE ARE JOB READ, THE READINESS PROGRAMS, GIVEAWAYS, ALL THESE OTHER TYPES OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES.
ME ACTUALLY MESHED INTO WHAT THEY OFFER THROUGH BREAD OF LIFE.
SO I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW HIM SO THAT YOU CAN GET TO KNOW HIM AND BRING THOSE RESOURCES BACK WHERE TO OUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT THE WHAT COMMUNITY.
SO Y'ALL MAKE SURE Y'ALL SAY HELLO TO HIM TONIGHT.
YOU HAVE YOUR BUSINESS CARDS WITH YOU? UH, NO, THAT'S FINE.
HE'S BEEN BUSY RAISING MONEY, BUT I WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW HIM.
AND, UH, WHAT I'LL ALSO DO, IF IT'S OKAY, I'LL SEND IT OUT THROUGH RHONDA, HIS CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT WAY YOU ALL CAN TAKE HIM ONE-ON-ONE.
BUT MAKE SURE Y'ALL SAY HI TO HIM TONIGHT AND ASK HIM ABOUT HIS PROGRAMMING.
IT'S SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD STUFF.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
I DON'T THINK, OKAY, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE EVERYONE SIGN IN.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT, UH, THE DELEGATE FOR YOUR SN, PLEASE SIGN IN JUST SO WE KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
AND PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT DIRECTOR, UH, FRANCIS JUST SAID, GET YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS IN ALIGNMENT.
I WANNA HEAR EXCITING REPORTS AT OUR MEETINGS WHEN WE HAVE OUR OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.
TELL US WHAT YOU APPLY FOR AND HOW YOU USING THESE FUNDS.
NOW I HEREBY SAY THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
IT DAWNED ON ME, I MISSPOKE EARLIER.
THE THIRD PERSON ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WAS MARK KLEIN, NOT SCOTT KLER.
SO IF YOU CORRECT THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
SO I HAD SCOTT'S NAME IN MY MIND, SO, SO PLEASE GO OUT, MIX BINGLE MEAT AND HAVE FUN.
PEDRO, I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD ASK COMMENTS, ASK ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END.
IF YOU, YEAH, DO YOU WANNA, YOU WANNA REPORT ON SOMETHING? YEAH.
UM, FEEL FREE COME ON UP AND SHARE.
AND, UH, I GUESS I HAVE A, AN ISSUE OR A COMMENT REGARDING MAYBE KIND OF WHAT GREG WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WE HAD A MEETING APRIL 15 ISSUE ABOUT THE SITE TRAIL CAME UP AND UH, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF GREATER SUPER COUNCIL, UH, KIND OF PUT IT TO A BOAT WITH THE DELEGATES THAT WERE THERE.
AND UH, I GUESS THIS KIND OF GOES WITH THE GUIDELINES AND BYLAWS AND MAYBE YOU CAN INFORM ME ON HOW IT WORKS, BUT I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE DELEGATES WENT BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, WALKED BACK THAT BY LANE OR THAT NAME OR ANYTHING.
I THINK THAT THE PRESIDENT PRESSED THEM TO VOTE ON IT AND THEY VOTED ON IT.
AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF THOSE DELEGATES WENT BACK TO THEIR SHAREHOLDERS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT NAMING THE SPIKE THING.
I'M SURE I'M SURE THEY WOULD'VE HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH, BUT THAT'S PROCEDURE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT ISSUES IN THE FUTURE? AND WHAT ABOUT ISSUES IN THE PAST THAT HAVE BEEN JUST KIND OF, WELL RAISE YOUR HAND, YOU'RE DELEGATE AND THOSE ISSUES DON'T GET SENT BACK TO THE SHAREHOLDERS.
BUT I DUNNO IF THAT'S GONNA BE ADDRESSED IN THE NEW GUIDELINES OR THE NEW BYLAWS.
I'M GONNA DEFER THIS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO, TO RESPOND BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE THE ONES, I DON'T THINK THIS WAS A ONE TIME THING.
I THINK IT'S A A LOT OF TIME THINGS AND I THINK IT MAY HAPPEN IN OTHER, IN OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, UNCOMMON THAT THAT HAPPENS, RIGHT? I THINK THE SHAREHOLDERS MAY NOT BE GETTING TOLD WHAT'S GOING ON AT THEIR MEETINGS.
AND SO I YOU BRING UP, UH, UP A VERY GOOD POINT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RAISING IT.
I MEAN, WE'RE ALL FAMILY HERE, SO WE'RE DISCUSSING FAMILY ISSUES, RIGHT? WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T RUN OPTIMALLY.
OKAY? THERE ARE SOME ISSUES, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES SO THAT THEY CAN FUNCTION ON A BETTER LEVEL.
THE DIFFERENCE IS GONNA BE HERE, WE ARE STILL HERE BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET THAT SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CONSTRUCTS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
WHILE YOU OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY, YOU'RE STILL A PART OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
SO IF WE ARE AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT GOES AGAINST THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE ALREADY ARTICULATED IN THE ORDINANCE BASED ON FORMATION, BASED ON ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WE REALLY HAVE THINGS IN PLACE THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP YOU BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE STEPS.
AND SO THE GUIDELINES ARE GONNA SPEAK TO FORMATION, THEY'LL SPEAK TO BYLAWS.
THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH EACH AND EVERY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE AS A SEPARATE ENTITY WITH BYLAWS,
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YOU NEED TO WRITE INTO SOME OF THESE ORGANS, SOME OF THESE BYLAWS.WHEN THINGS ARE INAPPROPRIATE, WHAT'S THE ACTION? SEE, THAT'S WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THAT A LOT OF THE BYLAWS ARE ABSENT.
CONSEQUENCES ARE ABSENT PROCESSES THAT YOU CAN DECIDE.
SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE LITIGATED.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD INACTIVE IF THEY'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR OWN BYLAWS.
BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP THE ISSUE THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE, THAT WHERE WE ARE LIMITED, BUT WHAT WE WANNA TRY TO HELP YOU ALL TO DO, AND I THINK THIS IS MAYBE ABOUT, WHEN DID WE DO THIS? ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO? IT WAS DURING COVID, UM, WE INSTITUTED A MOU RELATIONSHIP WITH DRC, OKAY, THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER HERE IN HOUSTON WHERE THEY OFFER MEDIATION SERVICES WHEN ISSUES ARISE, THAT CAN BE MEDIATED BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES LIKE THAT.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE WILLING TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, WE WILL BE WILLING TO ACCEPT IT.
BUT I'M REALLY HOPING THAT AS YOU ALL ARE REDOING YOUR BYLAWS, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT WITH A VERY KEEN EYE TO SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
BECAUSE AS WE LOOKED AT THE GUIDELINES, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF CRAZY CHANGES, BUT WE DID TAKE THE TIME TO SPELL OUT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND KIND OF HAD TO DICK AND JANE IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FILLING IN, YOU KNOW, ISSUES OF DISPUTE IF WE HAVE THEM.
SO HE REALLY NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH HIS CL, RIGHT? AND AS
THE FIRST THING THAT, AND I'M STILL NOT GIVING LEGAL ADVICE, BUT THE FIRST THING YOU OBVIOUSLY DO IS GO TO YOUR BYLAWS.
BUT THIS IS ALSO PART OF THE REASON THAT SOME OF THESE CONFLICTS HAPPEN.
SOME PEOPLE EITHER HAVE PARLIAMENTARIANS WHO ARE NOT WELL VERSED IN PROCEDURE OR THEY DON'T HAVE 'EM AT ALL.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY MUCH OF THIS MONEY IS GOING TOWARDS BRINGING THAT EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
AND I THINK WITH THAT WE'LL START TO SEE SOME DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF HOW SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS RUN.
AND ROBERT'S RULES IS THE STANDARD.
DID Y'ALL KNOW ROBERT'S RULES WAS DEVELOPED BECAUSE HE WENT TO A CHURCH MEETING, CHURCH MEETING
AND HE SAID THERE'S GOTTA BE A BETTER WAY TO HAVE MEETINGS.
RIGHT? BUT, SO I THINK THIS WILL BE HELPFUL, BUT AS YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES, IT'S, IT'S A CONVERSATION AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE IT TO HELP YOU ALL WORK THROUGH THAT.
DOES THAT HELP FAVOR? UH, YEAH.
SO, OKAY, SO MIX, MINGLE, MEET, CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS OUT OUT THERE.
WE'LL BE SENDING OUT NOTICE ABOUT THE JANUARY MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD VIA TEAMS FINAL, THE CONTRACT, BUT NOT COMPLETELY.