[Super Neighborhood Alliance Meeting on September 9, 2024.]
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SO, UM, I AM GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER NOW.UM, IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG TIME.
UM, WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO, UH, MADE AN ATTEMPT IN JULY TO
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
SO LET'S MOVE RIGHT ON INTO THE ROLL CALL.
AND SO, AMY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE IT OVER AND DO THAT? YOUR I'M READY.
UM, SO I'M GONNA CALL THE NAMES OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE ATTENDED, AT LEAST OF THE LAST THREE MEETINGS.
MARIE CARLISLE, PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, 16 B.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 24 SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 25.
DOUG SMITH AND BARBARA QUATRO.
WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD DID YOU CALL? 36.
VICKI MARTIN, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 49.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, 50 VICE PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 52.
AND I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUPER VID 64.
SUPER NEIGHBOR, 83, AND SUPER NEIGHBOR 88.
THAT'S, THAT'S COMBINED WITH SUPER NEIGHBOR 64, WHICH IS ME.
UM, ANY OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS PRESENT THAT WE DID NOT COVER IN THE ROLL CALL YET? YES.
SM 31, UH, HAROLD EDEN, PRESIDENT JEFF BAKER, THE PRESIDENT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, NICK CORN WENT V VP OF 17, SUPER 17 ON ALSO KATHLEEN O 66 PARK PRESIDENT, CINDY CHAPMAN FROM WESTBURY.
AND BY THE WAY, I WAS AT THE APRIL MEETING.
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YOU, I WASN'T PAULETTE WAGNER.I'M NOT THE PRESIDENT, BUT REPRESENTING SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 68 OST SOUTH UNION.
AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT, BUT JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW WE ARE REPRESENTED.
ANYBODY ELSE? UH, WILLIE RAINWATER.
WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHAT AS, AS WE SEE PEOPLE COME ON, WE'LL, WE'LL CHECK AND ASK, REMIND PEOPLE TO PUT INTO THE CHAT.
UM, WE SENT OUT, IT SEEMS LIKE WE SENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES THE JUNE MINUTES, BUT AS WE SENT THEM OUT BEFORE JULY, WE DID GET, DID GET A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, SOME REVISIONS WERE MADE.
THEY WERE SENT OUT WITH THE AGENDA NOTICE, WITH THE REVISIONS WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
AND SO I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY GOT THE MINUTES AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MO MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION BEFORE THAT.
'CAUSE I HAD PROVIDED TIMELY COMMENTS TO THE JUNE MINUTES AND ASKED FOR A DISCUSSION OF THOSE.
IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES, THAT DISCUSSION HAS NOT HAPPENED.
SO INSTEAD OF PROCEEDING WITH EACH CORRECTION, WHICH MIGHT TAKE TIME OFF TIME OF ALL OF US, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE APPROVAL OF MINUTES UNTIL WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION.
HEARING THOSE SECOND, I GO BACK TO A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE JUNE MINUTES BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT THE MINUTES DO NOT MATERIALLY MISREPRESENT ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED AT THE MEETING.
DOUG, UH, THIS IS GREG SERGI, SCATTER DOG.
WHY ARE YOU MOVING? UM, I'M MOVING FOR APPROVAL.
OKAY, BUT YOU'RE NOT THE REPRESENTATIVE TONIGHT, BARBARA CUATRO IS, SO YOU CAN'T MOVE.
I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY MY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE.
SHE'S THE PRESIDENT THOUGH, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO SHE'S THE SHE'S THE REPRESENTATIVE.
SO NOT BUT, BUT, BUT EVEN SO, DOUG, IT'S VERY CLEAR.
BUT ANYWAY, IF, IF I, YOU CAN GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, BUT, SO NO, I'M NOT GOING TO BECAUSE MY, MY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SEVERAL YEARS AGO APPOINTED ME TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ALE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AT A REGULAR MEETING.
HAS THAT BEEN IN, IN THE MINUTES? 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT.
SO ANYWAY, LET'S GO THROUGH THEN WHAT I'M GONNA SUGGEST THEN, AND LET'S GO THROUGH EACH OF THE PROPOSED CORRECTIONS THAT I'LL SECOND, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION MADE BY DOUG SMITH, WHO I AM AWARE IS THE, UH, DELEGATE FROM HIS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DELEGATE, I MEANING HE IS THE REPRESENTATIVE, WHATEVER YOU, WHATEVER THE APPROPRIATE WORD IS, THAT WILL MAKE GREG HAPPY.
I KNOW THAT HE IS THE PERSON WHO TYPICALLY REPRESENTS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 25.
HE'S THE ALTERNATE, CORRECT? NO, NO.
HE WHO IS THE REPRESENTATIVE? HE IS, HE WAS APPOINTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
UH, WELL, I HAVEN'T SEEN, MISSED THAT.
THIS IS A POINTLESS DISCUSSION.
UM, HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED, NO OBJECTION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PAST TO HIM.
THE PRESIDENT HAS JUST SAID THAT HE WAS REPRESENTING THEIR SUPER, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
WELL, I, SO I HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND I CALL.
DO I HEAR ANY RELEVANT DISCUSSION TO THIS? YEAH, I HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION.
SO WE GO THROUGH EACH PROPOSED CORRECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROBERT BU OF ORDER 41 9 DASH 12.
AND THEN IF THERE'S A DISPUTE, THEY CAN DEBATE AND WE CAN HAVE A VOTE TO THE PROPOSED CORRECTION.
THAT'S THE WAY THEIR OPTION RULES AND ORDERS NORMALLY WORKS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I CALL FOR THE VOTE.
HEARING NO SECOND TO YOUR MOTION, GREG.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE AMENDMENT, THE MOTION THAT STANDS ON THE FLOOR.
ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE INDICATE WITH THE RAISING YOUR HAND.
DOES EVERYONE HAVE ACCESS TO THE RAISED HAND ICON? AND IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE AND UNABLE TO DO THE ICON, ARE YOU ABLE TO INDICATE IN CHAT? UH, YES OR NO? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
I CAN'T SEE ALL THE PEOPLE WHERE THEY GO.
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WE HAVE 12.AMY, OR DO YOU SHOW THAT WE HAVE 17 REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT.
YOU'RE MUTED, AMY? YES, I HAVE 17.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE HAVE 14 THAT VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
ANY, UM, ANY NOS A MOTION PASSED? KEITH, I TURN THE MEETING OVER TO YOU.
NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE READING, THE SECOND READING OF THE REVISED, UH, HOUSTON SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE BYLAWS.
AND I WILL READ THEM IN, IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ARTICLE ONE.
ARTICLE TWO, SECTION THREE, MISSION STATEMENT CAPITALIZED, MA MAYOR, UH, FIXED PUNCTUATION.
DEF DEFINITIONS ARE NOW LISTED.
ALPHABETICALLY REVISED DEFINITIONS.
ACTIVE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SHALL REFER TO ANY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WHOSE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ATTENDED AN ALLIANCE MEETING WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FOUR MEETINGS, AND THE CITY HAS VERIFIED MEET MEETS VERIFIED MEETS THE CITY'S RECOGNITION GUIDELINES.
THE CITY WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS WHO CONFIRM TO THE CITY'S RECOGNITION GUIDELINES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR.
THE CITY MAY UPDATE THE LIST OF VERIFIED SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
A QUORUM SHALL REFER TO ONE THIRD OF THE DULY DESIGNATED ALLIANCE MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE AS DEFINED BY CHAPTER TWO DASH 6 2 1 ET SEQUENCE FORMALLY CHAPTER 33 DASH THREE, ONE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS.
A REPRESENTATIVE SHALL REFER TO A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL'S PRESIDENT CHAIR, UH, OTHER APPOINTEE ASSIGNED TO SERVE ON THE ALLIANCE.
A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SHOULD DESIGNATE ONE REPRESENTATIVE AND, AND ALL ALTERNATE EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING THE ALLOW ALLIANCE LEADERSHIP AT THE EMAIL SNA C H@GMAIL.COM OF THE NAMES OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES.
THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY BE ANY MEMBER OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL.
DESIGNATED NEW DEFINITIONS ARE ALLIANCE, WHICH MEANS THE HOUSTON SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
A TEXAS UNINCORPORATED NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION CITY SHALL REFER TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
CITY'S RECOGNITION GUIDELINES SHALL REFER TO THE GUIDELINES PUBLISHED IN THE 2024 SUP CITIES SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM HANDBOOK.
AS AMENDED CHAIR MEANS THE DULY ELECTED CHAIR OF THE ALLIANCE CODE CODE MEANS THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES AS AMENDED MAYOR MEANS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY SECRETARY MEANS THE DULY ELECTED SECRETARY OF THE ALLIANCE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE MEANS THE PROGRESS CREATED BY ARTICLE EIGHT OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE CODE TREASURER MEANS THE DULY ELECTED TREASURER OF THE ALLIANCE.
VICE CHAIR MEANS THE DULY ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF THE ALLIANCE, IF NOT PREVIOUSLY DEFINED.
THESE DEFINED TERMS ARE CAPITALIZED THROUGHOUT THE BYLAWS.
TO SAVE TIME, WE WON'T GO THROUGH EACH INSTANCE OF CHANGE OF TO CAPITALIZATION IN THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
CHANGES TO ARTICLE FOUR, MEMBERSHIP ETHICS AND INCLUSION CHANGES.
SECTION ONE, MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ONE VOTE.
ADDITION TO END THE PARAGRAPH, MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALLIANCE SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MAY SEND
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AS MANY REPRESENTATIVES AS IT REASONABLY CHOOSES WHO MAY ATTEND ANY PORTION OF AN ALLIANCE MEETING AND PARTICIPATE IN NON-DISRUPTIVE CIVIL DISCUSSION AND DEBATE AS DESIGNATED BY THE ALLIANCE CHAIR.HOWEVER, ONLY ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD MAY VOTE ON MATTERS BEFORE THE ALLIANCE.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS MAY SUBSTITUTE REPRESENTATIVES AS THEY CHOOSE.
ANY REPRESENTATIVE MAY ORALLY REQUEST A ROLL CALL VOTE TO ASSURE THAT EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CAST ONLY ONE VOTE.
SIMILARLY, ONLY ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MAY MOTION OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION ON A SINGLE UM, AGENDA.
OFFICIALLY ALLIANCE POSITIONS ON SIGNIFICANT MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY.
ADDITION TO THE POLICY, THE ALLIANCE SHALL TAKE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON ANY SIGNIFICANT AND CONTROVERSIAL MATTER OF PUBLIC POLICY WITHOUT A VOTE OR CONSENSUS OF VOTING MEMBERS AS A SCHEDULED MEETING AFTER THE OPPORTUNITY OF REASONABLE AND CIVIL DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.
THE CHAIR OR A DESIGNEE MAY PRESENT THE ALLIANCE POSITION TO THE CITY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ANY PRACTICAL AND CUSTOMARY MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC SPEECHES.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND LETTERS AND EMAILS TO THE MAYOR AND DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL ARE MEMBERS OF THE PRESS OR PUBLIC FOR TIME SENSITIVE MATTERS MATTERS WHERE A RESPONSE IS REQUESTED BEFORE THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, A MAJORITY OF THE OFFICERS CAN MAKE A DECISION ON THE ALLIANCE'S OFFICIAL POSITION.
AFTER EMAILING THE ALLIANCE MEMBERS THE QUESTION POSED AS THE TO, TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION, THE CHAIR SHALL NOTIFY THE ALLIANCE MEMBERS OF ANY OFFICIAL POSITION TAKEN BEFORE THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ALLIANCE.
MEETING CHANGES TO ARTICLE SIX OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS SECTION ONE DUTIES AND OFFICERS BE ADDITIONAL OFFICER DUTIES.
CLARIFICATION OF THE TREASURER'S DUTIES THE TREASURER MAY TAKE ON OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY THE CHAIR.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE CHAIR.
THE CHAIR HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT PERSON OR PERSONS TO ASSIST WITH CONDUCTING MEETINGS SUCH AS A PARLIAMENTARIAN AT ATTENDANCE CLERK.
UH, OTHER POSITION THAT THE CHAIR DEANS NECESSARY.
SECTION TWO OFFICER TERMS AND ELECTIONS DEFINITION OF QUORUM FOR ELECTION PURPOSES.
A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE AS PROVIDED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPLATES A QUORUM OF DUTY DESIGNATED ALLIANCE MEMBERS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE THREE.
THUS, ONE THIRD OF THE ACTIVE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SAME SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS MUST BE PRESENT TO HOLD AN ELECTION.
THE CHAIR SHALL APPOINT THE COMMITTEE.
CHAIRPERSONS ADDITIONS, NEW SECTIONS.
THE CHAIR MAY ESTABLISH OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES THAT THE ALLIANCE SHOULD HAVE A NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE AND A PLANNING COMMITTEE AS YEARLY STANDING COMMITTEES AS DESCRIBED BELOW, THE CHAIR SHALL APPOINT ALL STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS.
THE CHAIR SHALL BE AN AD HOC MEMBER OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE EXCEPT THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE.
NUMBER ONE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE.
THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE MEMBERS, INCLUDING ITS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON.
IF THE CHAIR IS NOT RUNNING FOR AN OFFICER POSITION, THE CHAIR MAY SERVE AS AN AD HOC MEMBER OF THIS STANDING COMMITTEE.
THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE SHALL BE FORMED AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND MAY DISBAND THEREAFTER.
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PLANNING COMMITTEE.THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL BE COMPRISED OF ANY CURRENT OFFICES OF THE ALLIANCE AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR OR CHAIRPERSON TO SERVE IN HELPING PLANNING THE ALLIANCE SCHEDULE AND ACTIVITIES.
THE CHAIR SHALL CHAIR THE PLANNING COMMITTEE.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES THE CHAIR SHALL APPOINT ALL SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS.
THE CHAIR SHALL BE AN AD HOC MEMBER OF EACH SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
THE MEETING DATES AND STANDARDS REQUIRED BY THE MARCH 17TH, 2003.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDER OF UNDERSTANDING.
THE ALLIANCE WILL HOLD AT LEAST NINE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS AT A TIME AND PLACE TO, TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EACH DECEMBER FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
IN AN EVENT, A REGULAR MEETING FALLS ON A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
THE TIME AND DATE OF THE GENERAL MEETING SHALL BE SET BY THE CHAIR AT THE PRECEDING REGULAR MEETING WITH THE CONSENT OF THE ALLIANCE.
THE ALLIANCE MAY CONDUCT MEETINGS VIRTUALLY OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS AS THE PLANNING COMMITTEE DETERMINES APPROPRIATE.
SECTION TWO MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND INVITATION TO SUBMIT AGENDA ITEMS, THE CHAIR OF THE AGENDA.
SECTION THREE, MEANING PROCEDURES AND ORDER.
THE CHAIR SHALL IMPOSE TIME LIMITS WHEN REQUIRED.
THE CHAIR MAY IMPOSE REASONABLE TIME LIMITS ON THE DISCUSSION OF EACH AGENDA.
ITEMS TO ASSURE THE ORDERLY FLOW OF BUSINESS.
HOWEVER, THE CHAIR MUST ALLOW ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH MEMBER WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES TO DO SO.
THE ALLIANCE MAY NOT CONSIDER ANY BUSINESSES WITHOUT A QUORUM PRESENT AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE THREE FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING A QUORUM REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE THREE, A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MAY SUBMIT IN WRITING A PROXY FOR THAT MEETING OR EXPRESSLY WAIVED THEIR ATTENDANCE.
A PROXY FORM IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT FOUR IN THESE BYLAWS FOR THIS PURPOSE AND MAY BE RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARY BEFORE THE MEETING.
THE PROXY MAY ONLY BE MADE BY THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND MAY ONLY BE VOTED BY THE CHAIR OF VICE CHAIR OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
THE PROXY WILL COUNT FOR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL'S ATTENDANCE METHODS OF VOTING AT ITS OPTION.
THE ALLIANCE MAY EMPLOY ELECTRONIC MEANS TO ALLY VOTES.
THE ALLIANCE HAS AUTHORIZED VOTING BY PROXY AS DESCRIBED UNDER ARTICLE THREE DASH D OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED IT COMPLIES WITH THE FORM ATTACHED AS ARTICLE FOUR.
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO ARTICLE NINE, THE RATIFICATION ARTICLE 10 CHANGES TO ARTICLE 10.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS PASSED IF READ AND APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
TWO-THIRDS VOTE AT TWO SECONDED MEETINGS AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE MOVES THAT THE SNA APPROVE THESE PROPOSED BYLAWS AS READ THE POINT OF INFORMATION PLEASE.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT A SECOND IS NOT REQUIRED, UM, IF IT'S PRESENTED BY A, A COMMITTEE.
SO NOW WE'RE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
DID YOU I HAD A POINT OF INFORMATION, PLEASE.
YES, CHERYL, AM I RECOGNIZED? YES, YES.
I JUST, I REALIZED MY, MY MOUSE WAS OVER THE MICROPHONE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHY WAS THE, UH, THE DRAFT OF THE BYLAWS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY MEMORIAL SA SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 16
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THAT WERE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE, WITH WHAT THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE BYLAWS AND WERE SET OUT ON JUNE 18TH.NOT ON THIS AGENDA, NOR ON THE PRIOR AGENDA AS REQUIRED.
WE ARE DOING OLD BUSINESS NOW.
WE'RE FINISHING UP THESE, THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE WILL TAKE UP THOSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE UNDER OLD BUSINESS AND TRYING TO, TO FINISH UP THE LAST STEP OF THE REMAINING OF THE PROCESS, THAT'S NOT LEGALLY HOW IT WORKS.
AND SO LET ME BRING UP THREE LEGAL MATTERS THEN.
FIRST OF ALL, THE DRAFT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CHAIR 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE JUNE MEETING AS REQUIRED BY THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 10 OF THIS SNA BYLAWS, THAT DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED BYLAWS WAS NOT SENT TO THE SNA REPRESENTATIVES 20 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AS REQUIRED BY THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 10 OF THE SNA BYLAWS.
SO THEREFORE, THAT DRAFT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW WAS IMPROPERLY PLACED ON THE MEETING AGENDA AND PROPERLY CONSIDERED ALSO, THAT DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED BYLAWS WAS AMENDED AT THE JUNE MEETING.
HOWEVER, THE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED A REVISED DRAFT AND THE 20 DAY WINDOW FOR THIS N-S-S-N-A MEETING HAS CLOSED.
THUS, THE EARLIEST THIS NEW DRAFT CAN BE CONSIDERED IS THE OCTOBER SNA MEETING.
SO AS THE DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED BYLAWS HAS BEEN AMENDED, THEY ARE NOW SUBJECT TO THE RESET OF THE TWO CONSECUTIVE MEETING RULE FOR ADOPTION AND PASSAGE.
AND IN FACT, THE LAST DRAFT THAT WE DID SEE WAS THE 20TH OF MAY, AND THE RED LINE ON THAT WAS BASED ON SOMETHING WE'D TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
AND WE, WE'VE GOT TO SEE A REVISED DRAFT MUCH LESS A CORRECT RED LINE.
SO THOSE ARE NOT POINTS OF ORDER.
THEY'RE VIOLATIONS OF THE BYLAWS, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY WE CANNOT DISCUSS THIS TONIGHT AND VOTE ON IT.
GREG, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE WERE NO CHANGES.
SO THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO WHAT WE WAS READ DURING THE FIRST READING.
YOU READ THE MINUTES, THE MINUTES WILL SHOW THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE TO IT.
THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE MEETING SHOW THAT, ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR OBJECTION IN THE FORM OF A MOTION? I'M SORRY.
DID YOU HEAR? I SAID THIS IS NOT A MOTION BECAUSE IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO BE A MOTION.
SO IT'S NOT A MOTION TO EVEN BE ADDRESSED.
THE ONLY MINUTES THAT HAVE BEEN, OR EXCUSE ME, THE ONLY BYLAWS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH PROPERLY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE SENT IN BY MEMORIAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 16 THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE AND THEN WERE SENT OUT ON JUNE 18TH TO THE WHOLE GROUP BASED ON THE 20 DAYS NOTICE.
AND I'VE HAD ABSOLUTELY, I ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS.
I'VE HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO COMMENTS TO THAT.
SO I GUESS I ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH THOSE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE MET THE TIME OF CRIMES REQUIRED.
NO, I WAS JUST, UH, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT, UM, EVERYONE SEE, RECEIVED A COPY OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 16, UM, PROPOSALS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY, YOU KNOW, FROM ANY, WHAT WERE YOU GONNA SAY? I PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING NO.
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NO? I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.I AM NOT, I, I AM NOT A, AN EXPERT IN ROBERT'S RULES.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY, WE DO NOT HAVE A PARLIAMENTARIAN.
I'LL BRING IT UP IF YOU LET ME
IT'S NOT A ROBERT'S RULES ISSUE, IT'S A LEGAL MATTER.
SO THAT'S WHY IF IT'S ROBERT'S RULES, YEAH, WE COULD GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THAT'D BE PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE AND I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT THESE ARE, THESE ARE WHETHER THE BYLAWS HAVE ME COMPLY WITH IN ORDER TO DO THESE PROVISIONS.
AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH, IT'S BINARY.
AND I THINK EVERYBODY LOOKING AT IT CAN AGREE THAT NO, THOSE, THE FACTS ARE THE FACTS.
AND THEY WEREN'T MET, DIDN'T HAVE ANY NO, NO, THEY DON'T.
THEY USUALLY HAVE THE CHICKEN AND NOODLE SOUP.
OH, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TORTILLA SOUP THEMSELVES.
IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DINNER, THEY NEED TO MEET THEMSELVES.
UM, AMY, YOU DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? AMY? AMY, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? YES, I DID RAISE MY HAND.
THERE WERE A COUPLE THINGS TO CLARIFY.
THERE IS NO RED LINE REQUIRED BY THE, UM, THE THING.
YOU JUST HAVE TO INDICATE WHAT THE CHANGES ARE.
WE INDICATE THE CHANGES ARE, THEY WERE PROPOSED, THEY WERE RED.
EVERYBODY HAS HAD NOTICE OF THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
WE HAVE BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS AS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN EVERYONE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD IN RESPONSE TO THIS OBJECTION THAT WAS RAISED AT THE LAST MEETING WITH THE READING AND VOTE, WE PROCEEDED AND THIS WAS ALREADY VOTED ON.
AND THE PROCEDURAL OBJECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED WERE OUTVOTED AT THAT MEETING AS REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES.
WE HAVE PROCEEDED WITH A SECOND READING AS REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS AND THE MOTIONS ON THE TABLE TO PROVE THOSE AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VOTE.
UM, MR. SCUTTER HAS STATED HIS OBJECTIONS.
THEY ARE NOTED IN THE MINUTES AND I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON.
FIRST OF ALL, MAY I MAKE A NOTE? FIRST OF ALL, AMY, YOU DID NOT NOTE THOSE OBJECTIONS IN THE MINUTES.
SECOND OF ALL, THIS IS NOT A SUBJECT FOR MOTION.
AS A LAWYER, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT AS WELL.
THIS IS A LEGAL MATTER WHERE THE BYLAWS ARE COMPLIED WITH.
THE, THE MEMBERS CANNOT WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS UNLESS THEY CHANGE THE BYLAWS.
AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO DO THAT.
AND, AND LASTLY, I MEAN, YOU SAID AT THE, UH, APRIL MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UH, THAT YOU TOOK THESE BYLAWS 'CAUSE WE TRIED TO HAVE THEM.
YEAH, IT WAS APRIL MAY, WHICH MAY MEETING, UH, WE TOOK THESE BYLAWS.
IT WAS THE MAY MEETING AND YOU SENT 'EM OVER TO DON AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT 'EM.
AND YOU'RE GONNA GET A RESPONSE.
AND YET WE'VE HAD, THAT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS.
MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
THAT'S MORE OF A POINT OF INFORMATION.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT EVEN.
GREG, WE'RE CONFUSING A LOT OF ISSUES HERE.
THE MINUTES I'M TALKING ABOUT ARE THE MINUTES FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING, WHICH NO, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN.
SO YOU CAN'T OBJECT TO THEM OR SAY THEY'RE INCOMPLETE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FINISHED.
AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF NOTING YOUR OBJECTIONS AS I SAID.
YOU CAN'T OBJECT TO MEETINGS MINUTES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PUBLISHED YET.
NO, WE ARE NOT GETTING INTO PERSONAL, PERSONAL DISAGREEMENTS.
SAY YOU WILL NOT GET INTO PERSONAL ATTACKS IN NO, LIKE MY MAIL.
AND I HAD TO GO TO THE MAIL TO CLICK ON IT.
I WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT THESE MINUTES.
I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE JUNE MINUTES AND I PUT CORRECTIONS IN AND THEY WERE DISMISSED OUT OF HAND TONIGHT TO NOT EVEN BE CONSIDERED.
I DID IMP SOME OF YOUR CHANGES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES THAT WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED TONIGHT.
DO I HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES.
UH, CAN WE MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, BEGAN TO VOTE FOR THE BYLAWS AS PRESENTED? CAN I AMY? YEAH.
CAN WE MAKE THAT MOTION? AND WE JUST TABLE? GREG, CAN I MAKE THAT MOTION? OH HELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
Y'ALL HAVE TO TELL ME I CAN'T DO IT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BEGIN TO VOTE ON THE BYLAWS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AND EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS SAID.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
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ON.AND THE MOTION IS THAT THE, UM, BYLAWS COMMITTEE, UH, PRESENTS, LET ME GET THE EXACT WORDING HERE.
UM, THE, WHAT KEITH SAID, UM, THE BY THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE PRESENTS THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BYLAW REVISIONS AS READ TONIGHT, HAVING A MOTION ON THE TABLE, ON THE FLOOR AND SECONDED.
OR LET'S, LET'S DO IT HAND SO EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW TO RAISE THEIR HAND.
AND IF YOU DISCUSSION, PLEASE FEEL FREE DISCUSSION PLEASE.
DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ARE YOU GONNA REPEAT YOUR, YOUR OBJECTIONS THAT YOU HAVE STATED NOW? THREE TIMES? WELL, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO GET IN THE MINUTES PROPERLY, BUT NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M GONNA REPEAT.
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY IS, IF YOU'RE GONNA APPROVE THESE BYLAWS TONIGHT TO DO SO, IT WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
AND THAT'S EVEN NOTED IN SEVERAL COMMENTS TO THE BYLAWS.
THE MOU IS THE CONTROLLING DOCUMENT.
AND AS SUCH, TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES TONIGHT WOULD BE AN ULTRA VIRUS ACTION ON THE PART OF THE MEMBERS.
IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE CURRENT DRAFT ARE NOT EVEN PERMITTED UNDER THE LAW AND SUCH.
THE REVISED BY AS BYLAWS WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD IN AB ADVANCE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
IF YOU'RE GONNA TRY TO APPROVE A EVEN TONIGHT, THANK GOD WE'RE NOT A CORPORATION AND THAT DOESN'T APPLY.
CHERYL, MAYBE WE SHOULD GO TOMORROW.
OKAY, I JUST MUTED EVERYBODY BECAUSE THERE WERE WAY TOO MANY TALK PEOPLE TALKING AT ONE TIME, RIGHT? UM, YOU HAVE TO LET OTHER PEOPLE TALK EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THEIR THING.
I THINK WE NEED TO, TO BE ADULT ABOUT IT.
SO, UM, CHERYL, LET ME
GREG SPOKE TOMORROW, HAS SPOKEN.
WOULD ANYBODY ELSE CARE TO JOIN A DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR THAT WE'RE VOTING ON.
CAN WE COMPLETE THE VOTING PLEASE? WELL, WE, WE HAVE A DISCUSS.
MOTION DISCUSS AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO I NEED TO RESPOND TOMORROW'S THING 'CAUSE SHE IS NOT AN ATTORNEY AND SHE SAYS WE'RE NOT A CORPORATION, WE'RE UNINCORPORATED.
IT SAYS IT RIGHT IN THE DEFINITION.
WE'RE AN UNINCORPORATED TEXAS ASSOCIATION.
SO YES, WE DO HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THESE RULES.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE TO MAKE SURE IT'S ONLY ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WE DO BEGIN TO VOTE.
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
AMY, CAN YOU START THE ROLL CALL FOR US PLEASE? YES, I WILL.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOT FEEDBACK GOING ON, BUT I THINK I I THINK I GOT IT.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 14 ALSO I SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
16 ABSTAINED BECAUSE THE MOTION IS NOT PROPER.
UH, DOUG SMITH VOTES I SUPER NEIGHBOR.
I WAS THAT HAROLD, COULD YOU STATE YOUR LAST NAME PLEASE? YES, YES.
WHAT'S AYE? SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
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40 RAINWATER.THAT'S UH, AMY DEN REPRESENTING I SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT IS A COMBINED I PRISCILLA, OH, EXCUSE ME, SORRY, DID I MISSED SOMEBODY? UH, 82 TOMORROW BAIL.
SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 63 VOTE TIE.
PRESIDENT OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 63 AND SECOND WARD.
AND THEN, UM, I MISSED YOU AT ROAD CALL.
I'LL ADD YOU, UM, AND SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 88 IS IS 80.
DIDN'T, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I DIDN'T CALL BASED ON SIGN IN? SO I CAN CATCH YOU NOW FOR SIGN IN.
JEFF BAKER WAS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 17.
MY COMPUTER KEEPS FREEZING UP.
OKAY, HOW DO YOU VOTE? I'M SORRY, I VOTE.
ANY OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS? YES.
I AMY YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THEM IN THE CHAT THAT, UH, YOU MIGHT WANNA LOOK AT.
DID, WERE YOU PRESIDENT ROLL CALL? I WASN'T PRESENT AT ROLL CALL, BUT I HEARD THE READING OF THE UH, I HEARD THE READING.
I WAS JUST ON ONLINE, I MEAN ON MY PHONE.
IT WOULD HAVE YOU VOTED YET? NO.
KATHLEEN O'REILLY IS IN THE CHAT.
UM, DID YOU SEE THAT AMY WITH UH, YES, THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S NOT HAD THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOTE PLACED? OKAY, AMY, WHAT THE RESULTS HERE? I THINK, I THINK WE HAVE TWO THIRD OF OUR PRESENT.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT NEIGHBOR NIGHT OUT OR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
I HEAR IT REFERRED TO AS, UM, BOTH.
UH, SO CINDY, DID YOU WANT TO KIND OF LEAD A DISCUSSION ON THAT? UH, YES.
UM, GOSH, OCTOBER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT IS ON OCTOBER 1ST.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT, IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT NOW.
UM, AND UH, A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, HAVE SOME SORT OF EVENT OR ACTIVITY.
UH, THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT IF YOU DO TO PLEASE, UH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CONTACT HPD, UH, AND LET THEM KNOW, UH, SO THEY CAN SEND SOMEBODY TO DROP BY AND MEET YOUR GROUP.
UH, YOU CAN EITHER CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SUBSTATION OR GO ONLINE TO LET THEM KNOW.
UH, ALSO, UH, IT'S GOOD TO LET, UH, YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES KNOW, ESPECIALLY YOUR CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE.
AND, UH, THERE ARE, UH, VARIOUS, UM, BIG EVENTS SUCH, FOR EXAMPLE, DISCOVERY GREEN IS HAVING A BIG EVENT DOWN AT DISCOVERY GREEN IN DOWNTOWN.
UH, SO THEY HAVE INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE AND IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR NOTICES ABOUT, UH, EVENTS GOING ON CITYWIDE, LET US KNOW.
UM, WE HAD SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE GIVEAWAYS, UH, FOR YOUR, UM, YOUR NEIGHBOR, NIGHT OUT, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THE PARKING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PEOPLE, UM, HAVE SOME FLYERS IF YOU WOULD, ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING, UH,
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FLYERS FROM THE PARKING MANAGEMENT.JUST, UH, PUT IN THE CHAT OR REACH OUT TO ME AND I CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND THEY CAN SEND OUT SOME FLYERS TO YOU.
UM, THERE IS, WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING IF POSSIBLE ON THIS.
DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT? WE'D, WE'D LIKE TO HEAR WHEN WE GET TO THE OPEN COMMENTS, WHAT Y'ALL'S NEIGHBORHOODS ARE PLANNING ON DOING, IF ANYTHING.
AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT HAD BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO HAVE HOLD A MEETING BASICALLY ALL SUMMER, UH, WE WANTED TO ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR EACH, UM, NE UM, NEIGHBORHOOD PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AREA.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE LOGGED ON PRESENT TO THE CALL WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
AND THAT IS WHY WE DID NOT HAVE A, A PRESENTATION TODAY.
WE WANTED TO ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE.
SO AT THAT POINT, GIVEN THAT I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR SNA MEMBERS TO JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UM, SPEAK AND UPDATE US ON ANYTHING.
AND, UM, I'M GONNA PUT TOMORROW ON THE SPOT AND SAY TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU GO FIRST BECAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DOING SOMETHING.
SO, AND I SEE YOUR HAND IS UP AS NUMBER ONE, SO YES.
YES, WE ARE DOING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WE USUALLY HAVE A ONE OF THE LARGEST ONES IN THE CITY.
IT'S A VERY GOOD WAY TO MEET YOUR COMMUNITY.
UM, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, SEND IT TO THE CHURCHES IN YOUR AREAS.
THEY'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND THE BUSINESS PEOPLE, UM, WE DO A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE THE BUSINESS PEOPLE GIVE US THE MONEY AND HELP US AND HAVING THE HEB RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER THAT DON'T HURT EITHER.
THEY USUALLY THROW IN SOMETHING, BUT REACH OUT TO YOUR BUSINESSES AND, AND MAKE IT.
I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
WE HAD THE DERECHO OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU SAY, THE THING WE HAD BAR NOT SOMETHING OUT HERE THIS WEEK.
I MEAN, WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO BE HAP PEOPLE HAPPY AND BRING THE CHILDREN OUT TOO.
UH, ON THE OTHER HAND, UH, THE PROJECT THAT I TALKED TO YOU ALL ABOUT IN THE SPRING WITH THE T DOT, NOT ONLY IS IT UNDERWAY, BUT EVERY EXIT THAT THEY TOLD US THEY WERE NOT GONNA CLOSE, THEY HAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY CLOSED THEM.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPEN AND THAT IS SOUTHMORE.
UH, OTHER THAN THAT, WHERE THE HEB WAS, WELL WHEN YOU LEFT THE CHURCH, YOU MADE THE RIGHT, THEY, THEY'VE SHUT THAT OFF AND THE NEXT THING THEY SAID IS GONNA BE SOUTHMORE.
AND I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW, UM, THIS SUMMER I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE WAS A BEST FRIEND TO MANY ACROSS THIS, UH, CITY, BUT ESPECIALLY THE, THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE CIVIC CLUBS.
AND SO I'M, UM, HOPING THAT WHOEVER GETS IN THAT SEAT CAN HELP US WITH THIS BATTLE.
UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW YOUR EVENT GOES.
DOUG, YOUR HAND, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
I DON'T HAVE A ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT I JUST WANT TO JUST MAKE THE COMMENT TO THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE WHO HAD A VERY TOUGH JOB AND DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF A TOUGH JOB.
AND I'M GLAD AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL.
I, I WANTED TO SAY THAT A LEAF, UH, UM, IS DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FREE, UM, NATIONAL LIGHT OUT ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 25TH.
WE DID THIS, THE SAME THING WE HAD EARLY LAST YEAR.
AND THAT GIVES US SINCE, SO SINCE WE'RE WAY OUT HERE, UH, THAT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET MORE, UH, CITY OFFICIALS, UM, TO, TO OUR, UH, TO, TO OUR EVENT.
UM, ALSO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR $60 MILLION BUILDING, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, UH, WHICH IS, UH, UH, THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD WORKED FOR 20 YEARS TO GET THAT WE WELCOME YOU TO TO, TO, TO COME AND VISIT, UH, ON, UH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH FROM SIX TO EIGHT.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ELO SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION AND WE'RE ABOUT TO BE $250,000 RICHER.
UM, AND YOU'RE, THE BUILDING YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE A LEAF COMMUNITY CENTER AT KIRKWOOD, RIGHT? RIGHT.
WELL WE CALL IT THE A LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, BUT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S CHANGED THE FACE OF AAF.
IT'S, YES, I WAS OUT THERE NOT TOO LONG, NOT, I WAS OUT THERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.
I'VE LONG, LONG LIFETIME CLOSE TIES TO THAT LOCATION AND
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IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT.
YOU WANNA SHARE? OH, I, I JUST SHARED ANOTHER BARBARA.
YEAH, I THOUGHT THERE WAS TWO BARBARAS, BUT YOUR, YOUR HAND WAS, I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SHOWING YOU TWICE, BUT VICKI, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
UM, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 49 50 EAST HOUSTON STATE OF GAS.
WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING A, A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ALONG WITH OUR CIVIC CLUBS AND HOAS.
WE ARE DOING A MOVIE NIGHT AND OTHER FESTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILIES, UH, TRUCK ROUTE PILOT.
OUR COMMUNITY WAS SLANTED, UH, SELECTED BY THE CITY FOR THE, UH, TRUCK ROUTE PILOT BECAUSE WE HAD AN EGREGIOUS AMOUNT OF TRACK TRUCK ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S NOT GOING SO WELL BECAUSE THEY TOOK DOWN THE WEBSITE.
THEY'RE NOT HAVING A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 21ST FROM 10 TO 12 AT THE EAST EASTERN CIVIC CLUB TO DISCUSS THE QR CODES FOR SURVEYS, COMMENTS, A, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN UPLOAD PHOTOS AND TRUCK ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT WAS AMY WHO ASKED US TO TRY TO FORMULATE A LETTER TO SEND TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING THAT POSSIBLY THIS WEEK TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE EMAIL.
WE, AGAIN, ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR, UH, THE ORDINANCE, FOR FENCING ORDINANCE TO BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY AND TO INCLUDE ANY TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND THE CLIP AMBIGUITY REGARDING WHAT MATERIAL SHOULD BE USED FOR SHIPMENT FOR FENCING.
AND LASTLY, OUR CIVIC CLUBS WILL BE GOING TO CITY HALL THE ENTIRE MIN MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY LIBRARY TO BE REPAIRED AND, AND, UH, RESTORED BECAUSE WE LOST IT DURING HARVEY.
AND WE HAVE YET TO HAVE A LIBRARY IN THE AREA FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES IN ALL THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE HAVING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WITH A CONSTABLE AND ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL HAVE, UH, SNOW CONES AND PIZZA AS WELL FOR OUR GROUP.
SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S DONE IT, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
UH, SECOND OF ALL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF WATER LEAKS? 'CAUSE WE'RE HAVING STILL ISSUES AND THEY'RE JUST NOT GETTING RESOLVED QUICKLY.
WE HAVE ONE ON MY STREET THAT STARTED IN, WAS REPORTED IN APRIL, AND IT STILL HASN'T BEEN RESTORED.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT'S STILL LEAKING FOR MONTHS.
IT'S BEEN REPORTED FOR MONTHS NOW.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON FROM THE CITY THAT CAN ADDRESS THAT, THE STATUS OR HAVE ANYBODY HEARD ANYTHING? UH, YES.
HI, THIS IS ROBERTO MEDINA WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, MR. SER SKATER, IF YOU COULD PROVIDE, UH, THAT, THAT ADDRESS, THAT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL.
AND I CAN TAKE THIS AND REPORT TO OUR HOUSTON WATER TEAM TONIGHT.
8 0 3 AND 8 0 7 ELK RUN CIRCLE 7 7 0 7 9.
THOSE ARE TWO, THOSE ARE TWO TO START WITH.
UM, GREG, WOULD YOU MIND IN THE CHAT PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION TO HIM, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE HIM A COMPLETE LIST? I MEAN, 'CAUSE BY THE COMMENT YOU JUST SAID, I HAVE A FEELING YOU HAVE OTHER ADDRESSES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH HIM.
WELL, LET, LET, LET'S, LET'S WORK ON THAT AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER ONES,
UM, I'M GOING TO, UM, GIVE AN UPDATE ON 32.
WE'RE HAVING, UH, A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACH.
THE LIBRARY, THE, WHICH IS LOCATED ATWOOD AT LAKEWOOD PARK IS, UH, WELL NOT THE, THE LIBRARY.
THE MCGOVERN LIBRARY IS KIND OF PARTNERING UP WITH LAKEWOOD PARK COMMUNITY CENTER TO HOST A FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT.
AND SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO JOIN TOGETHER AND DO THAT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY APPRECIATION TO PEOPLE FROM THE CITY, FROM THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT FOR REACHING OUT TO US TO DO THAT.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE ARE OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ALSO HAVING EVENTS LIKE THAT.
UM, I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROPOSAL BROUGHT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
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UNDER THE NEW PROP A WHERE ANY TWO OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN BRING AGREE TO BRING A TOPIC UP FOR DISCUSSION.AND IT'S TO DO SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE AND CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ADDRESSING THAT THIS WEEK.
THE TIMEFRAME HAS PASSED FOR TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT THIS WEEK.
BUT YOU CAN, UH, UH, WATCH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TOMORROW ON HTV LIVE AND IF YOU HAVE, UH, FEELINGS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ABOUT THE, UM, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE.
AND A REAL BRIEF SUMMARY IS THEY WANT TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL BILLS, OR THE PAYMENT OF A FEE IN LIEU OF A SIDEWALK, AND TO DELETE THOSE FROM THE EXISTING ORDINANCE.
SO THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED THIS WEEK.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE PRESENT ON THE CALL WHO HAVE SOME VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THAT.
SO YOU MIGHT WANNA LISTEN IN ON CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW AND SHOOT AN EMAIL TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IF YOU HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
DO I, ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER HANDS UP? LET ME SEE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TO OUR FARMER'S MARKET.
UM, WE CELEBRATED SIX YEARS RIGHT AT LB HOSPITAL.
AND CHERYL, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE ALSO HAD FIT HOUSTON AND 120 PEOPLE CAME OUT TO WALK THE KME GARDEN COMMUNITY FROM LBJ HOSPITAL TO HUTCHINSON PARK.
THEY GOT A, A RUNDOWN ON THE HISTORY OF KME GARDEN, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.
AND, UH, WE DID THAT AND ALSO OUR NATIONAL NIGHT, I JUST, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, SHE AND OTHERS, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARY REACHED OUT TO MCCAIN CASHIER LIBRARY AT 54 11 PAR D REACHED OUT AND SAID, WE WANNA HOLD IT AT, AT OUR, OUR FACILITY.
AND SO THEY'RE GONNA DO THIS ON OCTOBER 1ST, UH, BETWEEN FOUR AND 6:00 PM RIGHT THERE AT THE LIBRARY, AND WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM.
BEVERLY, ARE YOU MUTED? WILLIE, LET'S GO TO YOU WHILE BEVERLY WORKS ON HER MIC.
UM, DOES SHE HAVE IT? OH, BEVERLY.
SO CAN WE, SO GUYS, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
AND I HAVE A COLD TOO, SO MY VOICE IS TERRIBLE.
WE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 68 HAVE COMBINED OUR CIVIC CLUBS AND WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR AND PLAN TO DO AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
ALL THE CIVIC CLUBS COME TOGETHER.
WE MET AT THE WHITE LAST YEAR.
UH, WE HAVE THE LIBRARY TO DONATE BOOKS.
THERE ARE PRIZES THERE, SERVE FOOD.
UH, THE FOCUS IS ON HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY.
THERE ARE FIRE, UM, SMOKE DETECTORS GIVEN OUT AND, AND WE DO THINGS TO THE DENTAL OFFICE.
WE HAVE PARTICIPATION FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FROM THE STORES AND FROM SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS WHO PROVIDE SOME OF OUR FOOD.
AND IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET TOGETHER.
AND THEY ALSO USE THAT AT, AT, AT THE TIME TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
UM, WELL, UH, WE IN, UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 41.
WILLIE, YOU'RE WILLIE, YOU'RE ON MUTE.
OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 41.
WE HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN OUR GYM AREA, SO WE DO IT INDOORS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MOSQUITOES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, GAMES AND PRIZES AND, UH, WE HAVE FOOD AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD, UH, TURNOUT.
WE, LAST YEAR, I THINK WE HAD LIKE 120 SOMETHING PEOPLE TO SHOW UP, SO WE HAVE A THOUSAND HOME COMMUNITY, BUT, UH, WE HAVE IT IN, UH, SOME POLITICAL OFFICIALS AND OTHERS DO SHOW UP ALSO.
SO WE HAVE A GOOD TIME EVERY YEAR, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME THIS YEAR AS WELL.
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CINDY, YOU'RE MUTED.DO I HAVE IT? I THINK I'VE GOT IT NOW.
WELL, I WANTED TO SAY, UH, I'M IN, UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 37.
WE ARE HAVING, UM, TWO DIFFERENT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT EVENTS.
ONE HOSTED BY THE WESTBURY CIVIC CLUB, WHICH IS GONNA BE COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTIES.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, THE WESTBURY COMMUNITY GARDEN, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAS, UH, OVER 900 UNITS IS GOING TO BE HAVING A COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT EVENT JOINTLY WITH THE APARTMENTS.
UH, SO I THINK THAT'S THEIR FIRST TIME DOING IT, AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED AND THEY GOT A GRANT FROM HEB TO DO TO, UH, FOR THE SUPPLIES FOR THAT.
SO THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UH, I ALSO WANTED TO, UM, THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE ON, UM, FRIDAY MORNING, UH, THIS WEEK ON THE 13TH FROM NINE 30 TO 1230, UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AN HOUR COMMUNITY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UM, HAS PURCHASED, UH, SIX HOMES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM REPEAT FLOODING.
THOSE HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED AND, UH, SWALES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THOSE LOTS FOR BETTER DRAINAGE IN THOSE AREAS.
AND, UH, THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HOUSTON WILDERNESS.
SO ON FRIDAY, UH, HOUSTON WILDERNESS IS PROVIDING OVER 800 NATIVE PLANTS, AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF SIX PLANTINGS ON FRIDAY, WHERE, UH, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO COME AND HELP, UH, PLANT THOSE 800 ALMOST 50 PLANTS, UH, IN THAT, UH, CITY BIOSWALE.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND IT'S GONNA BE A HIGH VISIBILITY LOCATION CLOSE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND AN INTERSECTION.
AND, UH, WE, UH, WE THINK IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO, THIS IS CHERYL, I WOULD LIKE TO INTERJECT ON THERE THAT I KNOW THERE ARE SOME OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOME HEAVY LANDSCAPING AND PLANTING.
AND, UM, DOUG, I THINK YOURS HAS BEEN RIGHT.
UM, WOULD YOU MIND SHARING IN THE CHAT, CINDY, THE CONTACT FOR HOUSTON WILDERNESS? YES.
AND BECAUSE I THINK THAT, THAT, THAT MIGHT BE A NEW RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE TO APPROACH FOR ASSISTANCE IN, IN THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
CHERYL? YES, UH, WE ARE FAMILIAR, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE JUST GOT $600 FROM HOUSTON WILDERNESS ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR A PROJECT THAT WE DID.
AND THEY'RE GREAT PARTNERS AND WE HOPE TO DO MORE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE $250,000 THAT WE GOT, UH, WE'VE PLANTED OVER 3000 TREES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND A GOOD PORTION OF THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TO CONTINUE TO WATER THE TREES BECAUSE THE WAY OUR SUMMERS HAVE BEEN, IF YOU DON'T WATER THE TREES, THEY'LL ALL DIE.
UH, SO, UH, IN ANY CASE, UH, IT'S GREAT AND, UM, THINGS ARE GOING WELL AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, BUT WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH HOUSTON WILDERNESS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BEVERLY HAS, IS ASKING FOR CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO BEVERLY, I THINK CINDY IS GOING TO PUT IT IN CHAT.
UH, SO I, IF YOU CAN'T, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS FOR THAT, REACH OUT TO EITHER DOUG OR CINDY
UH, TOMORROW YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
I WANTED TO THANK CHERYL, KEITH AND AMY THE LEADERSHIP OR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
UM, LOOKING AT IT FROM THE AUDIENCE IS WAY MORE FUN, UH,
BUT I, I HAVE TO APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR DOING SUCH A SPEC, A SPEC, A SPECTACULAR JOB.
UM, I MEAN THAT, UH, VERY MUCH, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, LEADERSHIP, UH, TEAM REFLECTS LEADERSHIP AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL AND RHONDA FOR, UH, ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR US.
UH, SO, UH, I, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
ANY OTHER THANK YOU SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, REPS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND, UM, SAY ANYTHING.
IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR CITY PEOPLE.
AND AT THIS POINT I'M GONNA PUT JORDAN ON THE SPOT BECAUSE I SEE THAT YOU'VE PUT SOMETHING IN THE CHAT.
JORDAN, WOULD YOU CARE TO SHARE ABOUT THAT? HI THERE.
AND WE APPRECIATE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TOMORROW.
UM, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN, I UM, PUT A LINK IN THE CHAT TO ONE OF OUR, UM, UPCOMING FALLS PREVENTION EVENTS IN KINGWOOD AREA.
I KNOW THAT, UM, IN THE PAST WE'VE HELD, UM, DIFFERENT EVENTS IN DENVER HARBOR AND CLEAR LAKE, UM, AND KME GUARDIANS AND THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT LINE DANCING GROUPS TRAVELING FROM OH, COOL, COOL.
ALL OVER THE CITY TO, TO JOIN US.
UM, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
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Y'ALL KNEW ABOUT IT AS WELL, NOT JUST, UM, THE KINGWOOD AREA.UM, AND DOUG WAS PRESENT AT OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING.
UM, THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS TO BE HAD AS WE TALK ABOUT, UM, THE IMPACT, THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS FROM THE PAST TWO STORMS. UM, AND SO I EXPECT THERE TO BE SOME PUBLIC MEETINGS ON JUST, UM, AS THE CITY LOOKS AT OUR PROPOSED, OUR NEXT PROPOSED TAX RATE THAT HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
SO WE'LL BE SURE TO KEEP Y'ALL IN THE LOOP AS THAT PROGRESSES.
THANK YOU, DEEDEE, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
IT'S DEEDEE CHAVIS WITH MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX, TATUM'S OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT K.
I DID HEAR ABOUT, UM, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS EVENTS FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UM, WE ALSO WANT TO, UM, HEAR FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WHAT YOUR EVENT IS.
UM, AND I'M PUTTING IN THE CHAT WHERE YOU CAN SEND THAT INFORMATION TO.
YOU'LL SEND IT TO OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, JOE GADSON.
JUST LET US KNOW WHERE YOUR EVENT IS, THE TIME, LOCATION, CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN JOIN AND ENGAGE IN IN YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UM, ALSO ON SATURDAY, UM, SEPTEMBER, WAIT, LET ME BACK UP ON WEDNESDAY, UM, SEPTEMBER 11TH, UM, AT 11:30 AM MAYOR WHITMEYER HOSTING, UM, THE 21ST ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, ON, AT CITY HALL, UH, AGAIN AT 1130, UM, AT 9 0 1 BAGBY.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS IN THE, IN THE CHAT.
UM, AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET, UM, THAT IS THE 9 11 20 THIRD ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE C CEREMONY.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THE HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE, UM, A PARK AND RECOVERY RESTORATION EVENT.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, UM, FROM 9:00 AM TO 12.
UM, AND THERE'S, UM, A LIST OF PARKS WHERE THEY, UM, THE PARKS DEPARTMENTS WILL BE, UM, RESTORING AND CLEANING OUR PARK, UH, OUR PARKS, WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS.
UH, YOU'LL SEE IN THE CHAT TO EMAIL ONIKA PETERS IN THE HOUSTON PARKS DEPARTMENT TO, TO VOLUNTEER.
AND I'M ALSO GONNA ATTACH THE FLYER, UM, THAT LIST, UM, THE PARK LOCATIONS WHERE, UM, THESE CLEANUP EVENTS, UM, WILL, WILL OCCUR.
UM, AND THEN JUST REMEMBER TO SIGN UP FOR OUR DISTRICT K NEWSLETTER, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH DISTRICT K.
AND I'M SENDING THAT LINK, UM, IN THE CHAT AS WELL.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
DIDI, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHEN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DOING CLEANUPS, SOME OF THE PARKS, OR DOES THIS INCLUDE, UM, DOING ANY TREE TRIMMING OF, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, LIMBS THAT HAVEN'T COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF OF TREES, BUT IT ISN'T GONNA TAKE MUCH
LET ME, LET ME LOOK AND SEE REAL QUICK.
UM, I WANNA SAY YES BECAUSE SALLY GOT TO USE TOOL.
I THINK SO, BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE SCHOOL THERE.
I JUST WONDERED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE, WE HAVE SOME PARTS THAT ARE IN DIRE NEED OF SOME TRIMMING.
UM, MEGAN BLACKWELL, YOU'RE NEXT.
UM, MY CAMERA JUST HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
YOU, YOU WERE ON AND THEN YOU WENT AWAY.
THERE YOU'RE, I HAVE A SEPARATE CAMERA OFF OF MY, UM, OFF OF MY LAPTOP.
UH, MY NAME IS MEGAN BLACKWELL, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR HERE AT THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER LESLIE BARONI WITH PRECINCT FOUR.
SO I WANTED TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP WITHIN OUR OFFICE.
IS IT POSSIBLE IF I CAN SHARE MY SCREEN OR I CAN JUST TALK THROUGH IT? JUST WANNA SHOW THE FLYERS FOR THE EVENT.
IS THAT ALRIGHT? UM, YEAH, I, I THINK RHONDA IS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT.
ALLOW SHARING? NO, SHE CAN SHARE SCREEN.
SHE, SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE HER SCREEN.
CAN NEVER GO AND SEE MY SCREEN.
AND WE SEE THE SPORTS NIGHT UP HERE.
SO STARTING HERE, SPORTS NIGHT, IT IS GONNA BE THIS FRIDAY WE ARE INVITING ANNIE AND EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND JOIN US.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARYANNE HUFFMAN.
SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS AND WE'LL BE ALSO, UM, SHOWING AIR BUD, IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE, IT'S A GREAT ONE, A GOOD CLASSIC.
SO WE'LL BE SHOWING THAT WITH THE HOUSTON
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DYNAMO AS WELL AS THE HOUSTON DASH THERE.SO THIS WOULD BE A REALLY FUN EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND GET INVOLVED WITH US.
UM, NEXT THING I, AND GO AHEAD AND WHEN THEY POST IT, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GO AND LOOK AT IT.
OKAY, GO AHEAD MEGAN
SO, UH, THE NEXT THING, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
STARTING THIS MONTH ON THE 15TH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR FESTIVAL AT BAIN PARK, UM, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, NOON TILL FOUR.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY GREAT EVENT.
SUPER FUN FOOD TRUCKS, FACE PAINTINGS, PET ADOPTIONS.
ALSO, IF YOU'RE FEELING LIKE YOU NEED A NEW FURRY FRIEND, YOU CAN COME OUT AND JOIN US THERE.
UH, BUT WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE BAYLEN PARK MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP.
THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT PART FOR US TO REALLY, UM, ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THEY NEED TO ASK ABOUT THE PLAN, GET A BETTER IDEA AS TO WHAT THE BAYLEN MASTER PLAN REALLY TRULY IS, AND JUST GET INVOLVED AND REALLY ENGAGED, AS WELL AS CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
SO THAT IS OUR, ANOTHER EVENT THAT IS GOING OUT.
AND I CAN PROVIDE, UM, THE PDFS FOR THESE FLYERS IF NEEDED.
AND THEY'RE ALSO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, AT HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT FLOOR'S OFFICE.
SO THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL, JUST ONE MORE IS OUR VETERANS BENEFITS SUPPORT.
SO EACH MONTH WE ARE GOING TO HAVE, UM, A PARTNERING WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT OUR VETERANS KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GO AND SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT CLAIMS AND BENEFITS.
THIS MONTH, UH, FOR SEPTEMBER, WE WILL BE HAVING THE, UM, WORKSHOP, SORRY, THE WORKSHOP WILL BE THERE FROM 10 TO ONE AT STEVE RADDICK NEXT MONTH.
THE MONTHS ARE GETTING CONFUSED.
OCTOBER AS WE MOVE FORWARD AT FREE COMMUNITY CENTER, NOVEMBER AT TRACY G COMMUNITY CENTER AND THEN DECEMBER AT BURNETT BAIN.
THESE, UH, RESOURCES ARE REALLY VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY, UH, BEING A DAUGHTER OF A VETERAN.
I'M TALKING TO MY DAD, HEY DAD, YOU NEED TO LET ALL OF YOUR VETERAN FRIENDS KNOW THAT THIS IS AVAILABLE AND READILY FOR YOU.
AND I KNOW THIS PROCESS WITH CLAIMS AND BENEFITS CAN BE A LONG PROCESS.
SO TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF SOMEONE AND ACTUALLY ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO, IT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR VETERANS.
SO WE WANNA ENSURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT IT AND REALLY HELP US ENSURE THAT ALL HARRIS COUNTY RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THEM WITH HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT BOARD.
UM, SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU, AND LIKE I SAID, I CAN SHARE THESE DOCUMENTS WITH YOU, UM, AS WELL.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, I THINK, UM, AUSTIN LEFT MY, UM, INFORMATION BELOW, BUT IF NOT, I CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU AS WELL.
EMILY, YOU WERE, EMILY, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP AND THEN IT WENT DOWN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I DID THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.
UM, IT'S NICE TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW.
I THINK WE'RE PLANNING ON JOINING AN UPCOMING MEETING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.
BUT WE ARE, UM, CONDUCTING SOME EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IN ADVANCE OF AN
UM, COMMISSIONER'S COURT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TAKING THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, UM, TAX RATE OUT TO VOTERS FOR A POTENTIAL INCREASE.
SO WE HAVE SOME EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
UM, AND WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU ALL TO HAVE, UH, TO HAVE COPIES OF THOSE.
WE'RE ALSO PLANNING ON HOSTING A SERIES OF TOWN HALLS TO KIND OF GET COMMUNITY INPUT ON HOW MAINTENANCE DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT INFRASTRUCTURE IS UP AND RUNNING AND READY TO RESPOND TO ANY STORM.
UM, FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND TO ONE THIS WEEK.
UM, SO, UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, UH, KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE PREVIEW OF THAT.
AND LIKE I SAID, I WILL FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MATERIALS GET INTO EVERYONE'S HANDS ON THIS CALL.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GETTING TO THE, THE PEOPLE.
THERESA FROM PLANNING, I THINK YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
THERESA, ARE YOU THERE? I THINK, UM, RHONDA, CAN YOU SEE ABOUT UN GETTING THERESA UN-MUTED.
SHE'S HAVING PROBLEMS. I, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
THERESA, HAVE YOU? YEAH, I'M NOT, HOLD ON.
UH,
WE THERESA UNDER WHERE IT SAYS MIKE
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AND YOU HAVE THE LITTLE MICROPHONE ICON.HOVER OVER THE WORD MIC AND CLICK ON THAT.
I DON'T, YEAH, I DON'T SHOW THAT.
I DON'T SHOW THAT SHE'S MUTED ON OUR END.
WELL SHE PUT INTO THE CHAT, UM, THE, UM, NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS, UH, VON TRAN.
IS THAT THAT THE CORRECT NAME? HAVE I, I I'M RHONDA, ARE YOU FAMILIAR? I'M GOING BACK THROUGH AND LOOKING TO SEE.
I'VE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR.
HOPE TO DO THAT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND, UH, NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE THE INTERIM POSITION HAS, HAS BEEN FILLED.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? UM, KELLY YOUNG FROM THE HOUSTON COALITION IS HERE.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO THE GROUP? UM, TRACY CONFIRM THAT THE NEW DIRECTOR IS VON TRAN.
HI, YEAH, THIS IS KELLY YOUNG.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS.
I, I ALSO SIT ON THE MIDTOWN MANAGEMENT, UM, MANAGEMENT, UH, BOARD.
AND SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO LISTEN IN AND HERE'S WHAT, HEAR WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, AND I HOPE YOU'LL ALL INVITE ME BACK AT SOME TIME TO JUST BE ABLE TO A PRESENTATION ON THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN HOUSTON AND GET SOME OF YOUR FEEDBACK.
SO I WAS JUST LISTENING IN, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME, UH, SHARE A FEW, A FEW THOUGHTS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? IT IS, I'M SHOWING AGAIN, I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES.
UM, BUT IS GREG, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP SO GO AHEAD AND RICKER.
PRETTY EXCITING WHEN HE HEARD AIRBUS GONNA BE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, SO THAT'S WHY HE'S THERE.
AND SECOND OF ALL, UH, DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING? I'M JUST TRYING TO PLAN AHEAD THE NOVEMBER, WELL IT WOULD BE THE SAME THE SECOND MONDAY.
UH, WELL NO, IS THAT A HOLIDAY? IS THAT A HOLIDAY? IT'S VETERANS DAY, SO I LIKE TO VETERAN'S DAY.
I WAS THINKING VETERANS DAY WAS THE WEEK BEFORE.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BRING THAT UP.
UM, WOULD Y'ALL BE GAME ON MEETING ON THE 18TH INSTEAD? SINCE IT IS A CITY HOLIDAY? UM, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
THANK YOU GREG, FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
WELL, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE EARLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GET A HEADS UP.
VICKY, YOU HAD A QUESTION OR A COMMENT? YES, I HAD A QUESTION.
UH, MR. COLEMAN AND I, THAT'S OUR PRESIDENT HAD A CONVERSATION AND HE HAD SOME INQUIRIES ABOUT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CIP AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THE FOREFRONT IF WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM THAT, BUT THAT USED TO BE A CIP THAT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD, UH, PRESENT IN THE MONTH OF MARCH AND UH, WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT IN QUITE SOME YEARS.
SO IF THE COUNCIL CAN LOOK INTO BRINGING THAT BACK OR JUST TELLING US WHERE WE ARE WITH IT OVER.
HEY, HEY MS. VICKY, THIS IS RHONDA.
UM, YES, UM, THEY WERE THINKING TO MOVING IT TO THE FALL, BUT UM, AND THERE WERE SOME TALKS ABOUT IT, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS SETTLED AT THIS TIME, BUT AS SOON AS I KNOW I CAN MAKE SURE TO PASS THAT ALONG TO, UM, THE ALLIANCE SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE TO GET IT OUT TO EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU LO YES, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION, VICKI.
WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE SHARING SOME INFORMATION IN THE CHAT.
UM, SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO BROWSE THROUGH THE CHAT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
I SEE SOMEBODY HAS POSTING SOME JOB OPENINGS, SO YOU MIGHT WANNA TAKE NOTE OF THAT TO SPREAD AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT PEOPLE WENT WANT THERESA? YES.
UH, THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME WITH MY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT YES, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT OUR NEW DIRECTOR VON TRAN, WHO IS, UH, EXCITED TO BE AT THE HELM LOOKING AT EFFICIENCIES.
THE MAYOR, UM, IS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON OUR TEAM AND AS WE ARE TO HAVE HER AND AS
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UH, AS CHERYL SAID, I'M SURE SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE NEAR FUTURE.SO WE PUT HER, UH, BIO IN THE CHAT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU WORK WITH HER AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
OKAY, I SEE NO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE, SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND GIVE YOU PART OF YOUR EVENING BACK.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, BEVERLY.
UM, CAN WE JUST HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS,
IS ANYBODY OPPOSED? RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE OPPOSED.
IF YOU
RIGHT? UH, OKAY, LET'S, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND, UH, CONSIDER THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
I, I UNDERSTAND THE STORM SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN AN EASTWARD TURN.
SO, UH, BUT DO STAY SAFE AND AWARE AND IF, IF THE WORST COMES, REACH OUT TO US AND LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN HELP.