* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [Super Neighborhood Alliance Meeting on January 13, 2024.] [00:00:20] HI. HELLO EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO 2025. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. IS EVERYBODY GETTING OFF? I HOPE EVERYBODY'S GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START TO THE NEW YEAR. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR INITIAL MEETING OF THE SNA FOR 2025, AND OF COURSE, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO TAKE ATTENDANCE. SO, UM, WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO AMY FOR THAT. IT WILL HELP HER IF EVERYBODY CAN TRY TO, UH, PUT THEIR NAME IN THEIR PROFILE PICTURE OR DROP INTO CHAT YOUR NAME AND YOUR S AND C NUMBER IF YOU'RE AFFILIATED WITH AN S AND C SO THAT IT HELPS, UH, FACILITATE ACCURATE ATTENDANCE RECORDS. SO, AMY, TURNING IT OVER TO YOU. GREAT. GOOD EVENING. UM, I'M GONNA BE CALLING OUT THE NAME OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AS OF THE LAST FOUR, UH, MEETINGS. BUT AS CHERYL MENTIONED, IF YOU COULD PUT, UH, IT YOUR NAME IN THE CHAT, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY TOO. UM, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, FIVE. PHILLIP SNO, PRESIDENT. PRESENT. OKAY, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. SIX. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 12. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 13. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 14. MARIE CARLISLE, PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 15. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 16. CORRECT SIR. JUST GOTTER REPRESENTATIVE. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 17. JEFF BAKER, ZONE, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22. STACY FAIRCHILD, RESIDENT SUPER, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 24. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 25. SUPER NEIGHBOR. 27. SANDRA RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 30. BURT RUIZ, PRESIDENT. UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 31. SUPER NEIGHBOR, 32. CHERYL O'BRIEN, PRESIDENT. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 36. SYLVIA RIVAS, PRESIDENT. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 37. CINDY CHAPMAN, REPRESENTATIVE, SUPER NEIGHBOR, 38. STEVEN PO. VICE PRESIDENT. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 41. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 47. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 48. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. 49 AND 50. VICKY MARTIN, VICE PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 52. KEITH DOWNING, PRESIDENT MADISON GARDEN, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 57. BRIDGET MURRAY, PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 62. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 63. RICKY CARD IS HERE. PRESIDENT WITH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 63 SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 64. AMY DEN PRESIDENT OR SORRY, AMY DEN PRESENT, SORRY. UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 65 PRI LATA. PRESENT SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 66. KATHLEEN O'REILLY, MUSEUM PARK. SUPER NEIGHBOR, 67. KEN ROGERS PRESIDENT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 68. PAULA WAGNER, PRESIDENT. OKAY. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. SIX, UH, 71 SUPERBIRD 82 PRESENT TOMORROW. BELL PRESIDENT, UH, SUPERBIRD 83. WAIT, I'M SORRY, 82. IS PRISCILLA, CORRECT? YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. 83. I'M SORRY, IS TOMORROW I'M SLEEP. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. I HAVE TOMORROW. , I CLOSING AGAIN. ALRIGHT. 88 IS, UH, UH, LAWNDALE WAYSIDE. UH, AMY DEN PRESIDENT, UH, PRESENT. OKAY, GREAT. UH, [00:05:01] ANY SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE DID NOT CALL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 47. JACKIE MAHORN. SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 25. DOUG SMITH WAS LATE. . GOTCHA. 45 IS HERE. DEBORAH, PASTOR MARTIN, THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT, THAT, I THINK WE HAVE EVERYBODY. PAULA, PARTIAL LETICIA GRANT, JUST, UH, PUT IN ON CHAT FOR OH, OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND YOU KNOW, WE WILL REMIND PEOPLE AGAIN LATER, UM, YOU KNOW, TO BE SURE THAT THEY GET IN ON CHAT. SO WE'RE GONNA DO A, A LITTLE SWITCHING AROUND IN THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA, JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOME COMMITMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO GET TO. SO WE WANNA PROVIDE THEM SOME OPPORTUNITIES. AND, UM, UH, FIRST UP, THE KINDER INSTITUTE REACHED OUT TO ME THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT A NEW SURVEY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON TO, UM, TAKE. AND SO MATT OR DANIEL, OR ONE OF Y'ALL ON THE PHONE, ARE YOU IN THE MEETING? YES. ARE YOU THERE? OKAY. WE'LL, WE'LL CIRCLE BACK AROUND. UM, WE ALSO WANTED TO ALLOW TIME FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UM, OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO SPEAK. THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, WE'VE, WE'VE KIND OF RUN OUT OF TIME FOR THEM, AND IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND SO I WANTED TO OPEN IT UP TO, AT THE BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME CITY INITIATIVE INFORMATION COME OUT. SO I AM JUST GOING TO ASK, UM, ANYBODY FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OFFICE, UH, POLITICAL OFFICES THAT ARE IN ON THE CALL THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US SOME UPDATES ON YOUR INITIATIVES AND PLANS FOR THE YEAR. UM, I WELCOME YOUR INPUT. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TWILA CARTER HAPPENED TO BE POP UP FIRST ON MY SCREEN. WOULD YOU CARE TO GO FIRST? I THANK YOU. AND, AND YES, I'D LOVE TO GO FIRST. UM, GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT GROUP TONIGHT AND THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, GREAT. I'D LOVE TO BE IN PERSON, BUT I'M GLAD TO BE HERE ON, UH, THIS VIRTUAL, UH, PLATFORM. THANKS FOR, THANKS FOR THE INVITATION AND THE INCLUSION. UM, SO, UM, JUST FINISHING OUT MY FIRST YEAR ON COUNCIL AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND LEARNED A LOT ABOUT OUR CITY AND CER CERTAINLY SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN, UM, FROM, UH, FROM THE CONSTITUENTS, BUT ALSO FROM MY COLLEAGUES. UM, I'M VERY FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND, UM, MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT THE, THE CALLS MADE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TAX ARE, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, ROUGHLY 70% OR BETTER OF ALL CALLS MADE TO 9 1 1 OR, OR FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED. AND SO REALLY WORKING TO BRING AWARENESS TO TRY TO, TO TRY TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS, UH, SORT OF THE ROOT CAUSE OF SOME, OF, SOME OF WHAT TAXES OUR SYSTEMS. AND, UM, SO REALLY WORKING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE OTHER IS, UM, FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH OUR RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY, UH, DIRECTOR AND DEPARTMENT. UM, CERTAINLY WE HAD A COUPLE OF STORMS THIS PAST YEAR THAT WERE UNEXPECTED AND, UM, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND AS WELL AS, UH, REALLY CREATING THOSE RESILIENCY HUBS THAT, UM, THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED. BUT, UM, WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON, ON THOSE TWO, I, I GUESS AS PRIORITY, BUT ALSO TO WORKING WITH, I SEE MY COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THE BUDGET, AND SHE'S THE, THE BUDGET GURU, AND I'M SURE SHE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THAT. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CITY HAS A, HAS SOME BIG NUMBERS TO TACKLE AND, UH, CERTAINLY, UM, UM, GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR TO ADDRESS, UH, SOME OF THE NEEDS AROUND OUR CITY. UM, INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS HUGE. UH, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SOLVED OVERNIGHT, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY IF WE CAN, UH, MAKE THE CUTS AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, USE OUR FUNDS, UH, IN, IN A WISE WAY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS AS WE GO ALONG. BUT, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEING THE VOICE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND, AND BRINGING IT, UH, TO THE CITY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING WITH YOU ALL IN THE, IN THE FUTURE. SO HAPPY 2025 AND AS THE MAYOR WOULD SAY, LET'S GET TO WORK, OR LET'S GO TO WORK, OR LET'S ALL GO TO WORK. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SALLY. HI EVERYBODY. AND, UM, GREAT TO SEE YOU. HAPPY NEW [00:10:01] YEAR. GREAT TO BE HERE WITH THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE. THIS GROUP IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. UM, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER, THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE, AND I, UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER MENTIONED, AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I CHAIR THE BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. SO THIS TERM, SO I'M REALLY FOCUSED ON, UM, ALL THINGS MONEY AND, AND WE NEED IT. WE NEED LOTS OF MONEY. UH, BUT, UH, BUT TODAY WE HAD A GREAT PRESENT AT OUR COMMITTEE MEETING ABOUT THE PENSIONS. YOU KNOW, REMEMBER YEARS BACK ALL WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE PENSIONS AND HOW PENSIONS WERE CROWDING OUT OUR, OUR EVERYDAY SERVICES. WELL, I, I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THROUGH THIS ACTUARY ACTUARIAL AUDITS OF ALL THREE PENSIONS. UH, WE'RE DOING A WHOLE LOT BETTER. OUR PENSIONS ARE FUNDED. UM, UNI MUNICIPAL, PRIOR TO THE REFORMS, UM, MUNICIPAL PENSIONS WERE ONLY FUNDED 48%. AND NOW WE ARE AT THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSIONS ARE AT 75%. UH, POLICE WAS AT 62%, WE'RE NOW 95% FUNDED, AND FIRE WAS THE BEST FUNDED 81%. NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED ON THE FIRE. UM, WE'RE OUR, OUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE STAYING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR. WE'RE NOT PAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AROUND 20 SOMETHING PERCENT AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, WE WERE BUMPING UP AGAINST IT GETTING ALMOST 50% OF PAYROLL. UH, SO, YOU KNOW, THE COMBINATION OF THE REFORMS PLUS REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT RETURNS OVER THE LAST FIVE PLUS YEARS HAVE HAVE MEANT A LOT BETTER PICTURE FOR OUR, FOR OUR PENSION SYSTEM. SO YOU DON'T HEAR US TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT YOU HEAR US TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER HOLES. UM, OUR $230 MILLION DEFICIT WE'RE FACING IN JULY, WE'LL BE, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING, UH, WE SHOULD BE GETTING SOMETHING ON THE ERNST AND YOUNG AUDITS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND ALSO THAT WE'LL PROBABLY GET THOSE WITHIN THE MONTH. UM, THET ARE UNDER SCRUTINY AND THE, AND THE ERNST AND YOUNG IS ALSO DOING AUDITS OF ALL OF THEM. THOSE SHOULD BE COMING WITHIN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. SO STAY TUNED. IT SHOULD BE A BUSY, UH, BUSY BUDGET SEASON GETTING STARTED, YOU KNOW, APRIL, MAY-ISH WHEN WE REALLY START ROLLING OUT BUDGET STUFF. BUT, UM, I'LL BE DOING ANOTHER SURVEY. I'M GONNA SEXY IT UP A LITTLE. I'M NOT GONNA DO THE, MY SAME OLD ONE I'VE ALWAYS DONE. I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA KIND OF GIVE YOU A HUNDRED BUCKS AND SEE HOW YOU'D SPEND IT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. UM, THIS WEEK WE'RE PR PASSING, AS YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATURE'S STARTING TOMORROW. YOU PROBABLY HAVE SOMEBODY ON HERE WHO KNOWS A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT THE CITY IS, IS, UH, PRESENTING TO COUNCIL THIS WEEK. UH, OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND KIND OF NUMBER ONE ON ALL THAT IS MONEY FOR OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. UM, PIPES THAT WE HAVE 6% OF PIPES IN OUR CITY THAT BUST CAUSE ABOUT 67% OF THE LEAKS. UM, YOU'VE ALL READ THE HUGE NUMBERS OF BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATERS THAT WE LOSE DURING LEAKS. UM, WATER FOR PUMP STATIONS, WATER FOR, UH, UH, WASTE WATER, UH, FACILITIES. UH, WE'RE GONNA BE REALLY GOING TO THE LEDGE WITH ABOUT $1.6 BILLION WORTH OF ASKS FOR THAT WATER WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AMONG OTHER THINGS. FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. UM, ALSO SOMETHING I'M GONNA BE WORKING ON MORE IS OPIOID ABUSE AND KIND OF ELEVATING THAT ISSUE. WE HAVE A $250,000, UH, CONTRACT ON THE AGENDA THIS WEEK, UM, FROM SOME OF THE, IT'S THE MONEY THAT WE GOT FROM THE DRUG COMPANY SETTLEMENTS. UM, I THINK, I'M SURE WE'VE ALL HAVE KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST LIVES. I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS WHO HAVE LOST CHILDREN TO, UM, THESE, THESE PILLS THAT ARE OUT THERE. NOT JUST FENTANYL, BUT JUST OVERDOSE OVER, UM, OVERDOSES OF, OF THESE O OPIOIDS. SO KIND OF ELEVATING THAT ISSUE IS ON MY AGENDA, UH, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER STUFF I'VE BEEN WORKING ON. BUT THAT'S ALL, UH, YOU GOT A LOT TO COVER TODAY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GREAT TO BE HERE WITH YOU. AND, UM, I, I'M GONNA BE HANGING ON, SO I'LL, I'LL LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. UM, MR. IBARRA, DJ, YOU WERE NEXT. AND, UH, PLEASE OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE AND PUBLIC OFF RAISE YOUR HAND SO I KNOW I DON'T MISS YOU. SO, DJ HEY EVERYBODY. UH, I'M DJ IBARRA. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR COMMISSIONER BRIANIS PRECINCT FOUR. UH, I JUST WANNA TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. SO I JUST WANNA QUICKLY SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HELPED US PUT OUT OUR HEALTHY PARK SURVEY WHERE WE WERE ASKING THE PUBLIC, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THE PARKS AND WHAT THEY WOULD, UH, LIKE TO SEE OR WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE. UH, WE HAD OVER 3,500, UH, RESPONSES, SO WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF KIND OF GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND FINDING OUT WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE, UH, AND HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GROW OUR PARKS. UM, SO THANKS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS HELPED OUT WITH THAT, SO WE APPRECIATE IT. UH, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS JUST REALLY QUICKLY IS ON, UM, MONDAY WEATHER PENDING. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A JOB FAIR AT BAYLIN COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 11 TO ONE. UM, IN, UH, [00:15:01] WE'RE GONNA BE PARTNERING WITH GOODWILL, THE A-F-L-C-I-O, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, HRRM, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HARRIS HEALTH. UH, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BUNCH OF, UH, VENDORS THERE TALKING ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, UH, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND, UH, THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT, UH, THE AFL IS DOING WITH THE COUNTY. THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK WITH THAT. SO, UM, IF YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, I'LL, I CAN DROP THE FLYER IN THE CHAT AND THEN, UM, IF YOU WANNA SEND IT OUT TO PEOPLE THAT YOU, THAT, THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED, WE'D LOVE TO, FOR YOU TO, TO JOIN US. AND THAT'S WEATHER PERMITTING. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS AND, AND, AND EVERYTHING. 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THE WEATHER'S GONNA CHANGE, UM, OVER THE WEEKEND. SO, UH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU DEI, YOU WERE NEXT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR. JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. UM, OUR DISTRICT K NEWSLETTER, UM, WENT, WENT OUT THIS MORNING, IT'S HOT OFF THE PRESS AND I JUST PROVIDED THE LINK, UM, IN THE CHAT FOR YOU TO PERUSE AND, UM, GO THROUGH. I'D WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF OF HIGHLIGHTS. UM, MAYOR PRO, TIM CASTEX TATUM DOES CHAIR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. AND THAT COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, THAT'S THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH AT 2:00 PM AND DIRECTOR SNIA WILL BE PROVIDING, UH, UH, AN UPDATE ON THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM. HE'S GONNA PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC UPDATE ON THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM. SO HOPE YOU CAN TUNE INTO THAT MEETING. UM, ALSO THERE'S, UM, OUR DR. SHANNON WALKER NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY IS UP, HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE ULI PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD. WE'RE ARE ENCOURAGING OUR, UM, RESIDENTS DO PLEASE GO AND VOTE FOR THE DR. SHANNON WALKER NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY AND YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION IN OUR NEWSLETTER. AND AGAIN, THE LINK IS IN THE CHAT. UM, AND THEN THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 18TH FROM 11:00 AM TO ONE, WE WILL BE, UH, CELEBRATING WITH THE HOUSTON PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSTON PARKS BOARD. THE SIMON MENTIONED PARK COMMUNITY CELEBRATION DAY. IT'S GONNA BE FOOD FUN AND LOTS, LOTS OF ENGAGEMENT. SO WE HOPE YOU CAN COME THAT AGAIN, THAT SATURDAY. UM, THE 18TH AND, UM, BAG BY POP POPULAR DEMAND IS MAYOR PRO. TIM'S FOURTH ANNUAL FREE COMMUNITY SHRED DAY. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME TO HAVE YOUR SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS SHREDDED. THAT WILL BE SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH FROM 9:00 AM TO ONE AT WESTBORO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. THANKS FOR THE TIME. LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEEDEE. THERESA, YOU WERE NEXT? SURE. THERESA GUY THERESA, HOST PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY. AS ALWAYS. I'M HERE TO BE A RESOURCE FOR YOU TO CONNECT WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. MY DIRECT LINE IS 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 5 4 3. AND I DROPPED THAT IN THE CHAT EARLIER. WE'RE CONTINUING ON WITH OUR PRIMARY PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO YOU ALL. TYPICALLY BEING OUR COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING WORK, MINIMUM LOT SIZE, BUILDING LINES, PROHIBITED YARD PARKING OR SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING ACTIVITY, WHICH IS OF INTEREST TO YOU WHEN PROJECTS ARE IN YOUR AREA. AND WE HOPE MORE OF YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OPTIONS. UH, PROTECTED LANDMARKS AND LANDMARKS ARE POSSIBILITIES. SO WE'RE HERE FOR YOU FOR A VARIETY OF WAYS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SUBSCRIBED TO THE MONTHLY PLANNER NEWSLETTER, IT'S EASY TO DO SO ON OUR WEBSITE. AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR LOTS OF LINKS AND INFORMATION THAT CAN, THAT YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITIES CAN USE REGULARLY. WE'RE GLAD TO, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, JUAN CAO. HI EVERYONE. UH, GOOD TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS JUANO CAVEO. I'M WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OF JOAQUIN MARTINEZ. UH, JUST A LITTLE HEADS UP FOR EVERYONE THAT'S INTERESTED. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FAIR ON FRIDAY. IT'S GONNA BE FROM NINE TO 11 IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. SO HOPE TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES THERE AND HAPPY TO BE HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MEETING. WE, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU. UH, BRYANT ROJA FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. UM, SORRY. UH, BRIAN WORKS FOR HTV. OH, SO HE WON'T BE SPEAKING. OH, HE WON'T BE SPEAKING. OKAY. UM, TINA ORTIZ. HI EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. TINA ORTIZ FROM THE HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND I HELP MANAGE OUR PARTNERSHIPS, EVENTS, AND GRANTS. DID I MISS ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED TO [00:20:02] PUT SOMETHING IN FROM THE PUBLIC ARENA THAT WE DON'T WANNA SHORTCHANGE ANYBODY THIS, THIS MONTH AND HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY? OKAY. I WAS WONDERING IF OUR PEOPLE FROM KINDER INSTITUTE HAVE CALLED IN. I PUT INTO THE CHAT IF, UM, THERE IS A FLYER THAT THE KINDER INSTITUTE HAS PROVIDED ME THAT IT'S GOT A QRC CODE, THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR RESIDENTS TO TAKE THIS ABOUT, ABOUT A 10 MINUTE SURVEY ON HOUSING QUALITY. AND SO THE INFORMATION IN THE QRC CODE IS IN THE CHAT. UM, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF INCENTIVE TO POSSIBLY WIN A $15 GIFT CARD. AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE, UH, SPREAD OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN GET A GOOD REPRESENTATION. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PULL TOGETHER, THEY, THEY SHARE WITH DIFFERENT COMMITTEES ON THE CITY IN, IN THE CITY, AND PROVIDE A LOT OF USEFUL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY. AM I MISSING ANYBODY ELSE? FROM ANYBODY FROM DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOODS? WANT TO CHIME IN ON ANYTHING? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPROVING THE MINUTES. UM, THERE WAS A CORRECTION. UM, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER WE FORGOT TO PUT PHILIP SALENO AS AN ATTEND AS ATTENDING THE DECEMBER MEETING. SO THAT CORRECTION. AND WE APOLOGIZE PHILIP FOR THAT. UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED, HOW I MISSED THAT, I DON'T KNOW. BUT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, MADE THAT REVISION, UH, TO THE MINUTES. UM, DO I HEAR MADAM CHAIR? YES. YEAH. THERE'S STILL A POINT AT WHERE IT EXISTS FOR THE LAST MEETING, WHICH IS A G ITEM. ANY ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING. UM, FEEL FREE TO EX TO ELABORATE. I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU. YOU WERE SAYING YOU WERE GONNA DEFER IT AND TALK TO ME, BUT YOU AT THE LAST MEETING HEARD IT AND THEN YOU SAID YOU TALKED TO ME AFTER THE MEETING. I STUCK AROUND TILL EIGHT O'CLOCK. I WAS THERE. NO, EVERY OFFICER HAD LEFT THE ROOM BY THEN. I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOBODY CAME OVER AND TALKED TO ME, DIDN'T SAY ONE WORD OVER A MONTH LATER. AND I STILL HEARD NOTHING. I REACHED OUT AGAIN ON SATURDAY ABOUT THE ISSUE AND STILL NO ONE HAS EVEN HAD THE COMMON COURTESY TO REPLY TO ME. SO YOU'VE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THIS YET, YOU KNOW, HERE WE'RE, IS THERE, DOES THIS RELATE TO THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER MEETING? NO. OKAY. WE'RE TALKING MINUTES DECEMBER MEETING AT THIS POINT. NO. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? BECAUSE I MAKE A MOTION AND WE ACCEPT THE DECEMBER MEETING MAINTENANCE. UH, THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT UP YET BECAUSE THE SUPPORTIVE ORDER THAT WE CAN'T PROCEED WITH ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, LIKE I SAID, TO BEGIN WITH UNTIL THAT POINT OF ORDER IS DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED. 'CAUSE IT WASN'T DISCUSSED, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE POINT OF ORDER EXCUSE, YOU KNOW, IF, IF IT'S A WE DID, WE FAILED TO CONNECT AFTER THE END OF THE DECEMBER MEETING. I'M, I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO FINGER POINTING ABOUT WHO WAS THERE, NOT THERE. WE ARE OPEN TO MEETING. DOES IT RELATE TO ANYTHING IN THE DECEMBER MINUTES? IT RELATES TO THE POINT OF ORDER THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN DECEMBER THAT YOU DID NOT ADDRESS AND YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK. WHAT IS THE POINT OF ORDER THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? DON'T REMEMBER IT. I MEAN, YOU'VE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ME. WE NOT DOING THIS TOMORROW. YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT UP TOMORROW. YOU DON'T DUNNO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TOMORROW UNLESS YOU WERE THERE AT THE MEETING. DO YOU RECALL YOU TIM, PLEASE. I WAS THERE AT THE MEETING. OKAY. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE POINT OF ORDER WAS TOMORROW PLEASE? I REMEMBER THAT YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK TO THEM AND I REMEMBER SHE TOLD YOU SHE WOULD TALK TO YOU, BUT SHE, SHE WAS STILL THERE. UH, 'CAUSE I WAS THE ONE BROUGHT THE FOOD AND I WAS MAKING SURE EVERYBODY TOOK FOOD HOME. SO SHE WAS STILL THERE? NOPE, SHE WAS. LOOK AT YOUR PHONE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. STOP PLEASE. YES, PLEASE. WE'RE, WE HAVE PRESENTED THE MINUTES. OKAY, SO GREG OBVIOUSLY OBJECTS TO THE MINUTES. DO I HAVE THAT'S OBJECT. [00:25:01] CHERYL, I MADE THE MOTION THE POINT OF ORDER. THANK YOU, TIM. THE POINT OF ORDER IS NOT ABOUT THE MINUTES, IT'S ABOUT TAKING ANY ACTION AT THIS POINT UNTIL THAT POINT OF ORDER FROM LAST MONTH. MM. IS DISCUSSED TO RESOLVED. NOW YOU WANT GO AHEAD AND GET RID OF IT. YOU CAN GO AHEAD, BUT THE POINT OF ORDER STILL EXISTS. OKAY. MUTE HIM. SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION. . I DID. I MADE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES. I'LL ACCEPT. I THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION RAISE HANDS NOW. RAISE THOSE HANDS. WHO SAID TO MUTE ME? ALL RIGHT. WE'VE HAD A MOTION. WE'VE HAD A SECOND AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU ONCE AGAIN, IT'S OUT OF ORDER. THAT'S OKAY. GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD IF YOU WANT TO. JUST MAKE SURE IT'S NOTED IN THE MINUTES. AMY GOT THAT DONE BY SHOW OF HANDS IN FAVOR OF THE MIN MINUTES. CAN, DOES EVERYBODY KNOW HOW TO RAISE THEIR HANDS ON THE, ON CHAT OR TELL 'EM TO PUT IT IN THE CHECK? I HAVE 19, 20, 20 RAISED HANDS. YEAH, I SEE. YES, I SEE 17. SO I SEE 20 AS WELL. 20? YEP. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. WE, WE HAVE APPROVED THE MINUTES. NOW MOVING TO THE NEXT ITEM, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND REPORT. UM, SO IT'S SOMEBODY FROM THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE CARE TO MAKE THE REPORT FOR THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. YES. LET ME SAY THIS. LET'S PUT OUR HANDS DOWN. OKAY. UH, DURING THE DECEMBER MEETING, UH, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, UH, WE PRESENTED THE COMMITTEE ITSELF. AND WE HAD ONE PERSON THAT PHILIP SALERNO THAT STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE THE CHAIR, UH, FOR THIS YEAR. UH, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF, UH, DOUG SMITH, MIKE VAN DUSEN, AND MYSELF. UM, BUT FOLLOWING THE MEETING, WE ALSO HAD, UH, MS. LETITIA GRANT THAT STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED, UH, FOR THE VICE CHAIR POSITION. SO THIS IS THE SLATE, UH, BY THE, BY THE COMMITTEE ITSELF. BUT WE ARE ALSO OPENING IT UP FROM THE FLOOR, TAKING IT ONE POSITION AT A TIME. SO, UH, IF WE CAN GO FORWARD, UH, WITH THE CHAIR, UH, WE HAVE, UH, PHILIP SALENO, UH, FOR CHAIR. BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? OH, I GOT MY HAND RAISED AGAIN FOR A POINT OF ORDER. YES. THANK YOU. ARTICLE FIVE, EXCUSE ME. ARTICLE SIX, SECTION TWO C ONE OF THE BYLAWS REQUIRES NOTICE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ANY MEETING IN WHICH ELECTIONS ARE SCHEDULED. IT SAYS ALSO THIS NOTICE SHALL INVITE MEMBERS TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND OFFER MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE COPIES OF THE BYLAWS. THIS WAS NOT DONE IF SOMEONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS. SO THEY CAN GO FIRST AND I WILL DEFER. OKAY. WE ARE PRESENTING THE SLATE AND WE'LL VOTE ON IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO THERE'LL BE A 30 DAY NOTICE. EXCUSE ME. WE ARE PRESENTING THE SLATE OF OFFICERS, WHICH YOU CANNOT. AND THE ELECTION, THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO THE 30 DAY NOTICE WILL BE SATISFIED. OH, OKAY. SO IS, SO WE'RE NOT VOTING TONIGHT? NO, NO, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME, UH, NO SOME THING THERE THAT PRESENTS US FROM DOING THAT. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING, UH, FOR CHAIRMAN. OKAY. KEITH, DO YOU WANNA CONTINUE? YEAH, WE CAN GO TO THE VICE CHAIRMAN. OKAY. SO WE CLOSE THAT OUT. UH, ARE THERE ANY, LET ME SAY IT THREE TIMES. ARE THERE ANY ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO STEP UP FOR THE CHAIR POSITION? ANYONE? [00:30:03] ANYONE? NO. NOW WE GO TO THE VICE. NOW WE GO TO THE VICE CHAIR POSITION. WE HAVE ONE NAME, LETICIA GRANT. UH, AND SHE IS, UH, THE ACRES HOME SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, PRESIDENT. UH, DO WE HAVE, UH, ANYONE ELSE TO CONSIDER? ANYONE ELSE TO CONSIDER? ANYONE ELSE TO CONSIDER THEN NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, SO, YES. SO WE WILL VOTE. KEITH, SUMMARIZE AGAIN, THE, JUST REPEAT FOR THE, SO THAT WE KNOW FOR SURE. YES, CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. AND, OKAY. SO WE HAVE AN, THE OPENINGS THAT ARE COMING UP. WE HAVE THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE YEAR 2025. UM, AMY THEN WILL CONTINUE 'CAUSE SHE'S SERVING OUT A TERM, UH, THAT, UH, SHE, WELL IT'S HER TERM THAT SHE WAS VOTED IN. SO WE HAVE THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, AND THE NAMES ARE PHILLIP SALERNO AS CHAIR AND LETICIA GRANT AS VICE CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'LL HAVE THE ELECTION ON, UM, THE NEXT MEETING IN FEBRUARY. AND, UM, AS ALWAYS, IF ANYBODY NEEDS A COPY OF THE BYLAWS, YOU KNOW THAT THEY, THEY'VE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AND THEY WERE SENT OUT TO EVERYBODY. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THEM, LET ME KNOW WHERE WE SEND THEM TO YOU. UH, ACTUALLY THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE. WE SENT THEM OUT BY AN EMAIL, GREG, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO WHAT DAY IT WENT OUT. AND WE'VE MENTIONED AT EVERY MEETING THAT THE, THAT THE BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE. IF YOU WANT THEM, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL AND WE'LL SEND YOU ANOTHER COPY. WE'RE MORE HAPPY TO DO THAT. ARE THEY THE ONES ON THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON THE WEBSITE. I DON'T CONTROL WHAT'S ON THE WEBSITE. I DON'T POST WHAT'S ON THE WEBSITE. THEY ARE THE NEW, UH, THE NEW BYLAWS THAT WERE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE SNA. CHERYL, DOES ANYBODY FROM THE ANYBODY HAVE A POINT BUT THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE AND WE CAN DISCUSS HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU. THAT'S NOT TRUE. OKAY. OKAY, FINE. MOVE ALONG PLEASE. WE'RE NOW INTO OPEN FORUM FOR SNA MEMBERS, IF YOU'D CARE TO SHARE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS. UH, WE'RE ALL EAGER TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS THIS COMING YEAR. SO FEEL FREE TO RAISE YOUR HAND. WE'LL GET TO YOU AND, UH, LINDSAY, YOU ARE LUCKY PERSON NUMBER ONE, FOLLOWED BY LETICIA. YEAH. UM, THIS IS LINDSAY WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT OF SUP OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 64 AND 88 GREATER EASTWOOD LAWNDALE WAYSIDE. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE REALLY EXCITING NEWS THAT WE, UH, WORK WITH PRE SNEAK TWO AND WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS TO GET, UM, A RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION GRANT, UH, WITH THE FEDERAL WITH THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THE IDEA WAS TO GET A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR 14 AT GREG CROSSINGS IN THE EASTWOOD AREA AND WE WERE, UH, AWARDED THAT GRANT JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. SO THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING FOR THE EAST END AREA, JUST TO THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING MORE GREAT SEPARATIONS AND, UH, EASTWOOD AND THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN PUTTING THAT GRANT APPLICATION TOGETHER. SO IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. CONGRATULATIONS, LETICIA, YOU WERE NEXT. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS LETITIA GRANT. I'M ACRES HOME SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND TODAY, I APOLOGIZE, I WASN'T ON CAMERA, IT WAS ON, UH, MUTE BECAUSE, UM, OUR STATE REP IS, UM, HAVING HER INSULATION TOMORROW AND TODAY IS HER, UM, HER GATHERING TONIGHT. SO THAT'S WHERE I AM NOW. UM, AND IT'S TAKES, UM, ONE DISTRICT, 1 39 AND UM, BUT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS KUDOS TO YOU, AMY, BUT ALSO WE DID, WE WERE AWARDED A GRANT AS WELL FROM BE WELL, AND OUR GRANT IS THE ACRES HOMES ULTIMATE TRANSFORMATION. AND WE HAVE A PERSONAL TRAINER THAT COMES OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY. YES, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. SHE COMES OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY ON WEDNESDAYS AND THE TRAINING IS FREE TO INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE WORK OR WORSHIP IN THE ACRES HOMES COMMUNITY. AND, UM, IT'S AN HOUR LONG AND IT'S SIX WEEK FIVE COHORT. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED AND IT'S BE WELL ND ANDERSON. SO THANK YOU GUYS. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE APPLYING FOR GRANTS AND GETTING 'EM TOMORROW. YOU WERE NEXT WITH YOUR HAND UP. YES, WE ARE HAVING OUR MINI [00:35:01] RODEO AND THIRD WARD. UM, I WILL BE SENDING OUT NOTICES WE DO THIS. UH, THIS WILL BE OUR FOURTH ONE. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE RODEO IS QUITE EXPENSIVE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CANNOT AFFORD TO GO. SO WE HAVE A PETTING ZOO, WE HAVE A BUNKING BARCO, WE HAVE FREE FOOD, UH, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, PONY RIDES, AND HORSE RIDES. SO I'LL BE GETTING IT TO YOU ALL. I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL OUT THERE. I WOULD SUPPORT IT. UH, UH, BUSINESS PARTNERS PAY FOR EVERYTHING, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN, DOUG, YOU WERE NEXT? YES. UH, THE ALIA SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IS CONTINUING WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THAT IS PLANTING TREES IN THE MEDIANS OF THE STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO FAR WE'VE PLANTED 500 TREES AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT TO A THOUSAND BEFORE THE PLANTING SEASON IS OVER. AND, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW BARBARA QUATRO, SHE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FOREVER, 10 YEARS AT LEAST. AND SHE IS THE SPEARHEADER OF THIS TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. UH, SHE'S SUFFERING SOME HEALTH DIFFICULTIES AND IF YOU KNOW HER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TOUCH BASE WITH HER AND THAT'S ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. KEITH. I JUST WANNA REPORT THAT THE MCCAIN CASHMERE LIBRARY LOCATED AT LOCKWOOD AND PART D IS HAVING A HEALTH FAIR ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH. UH, AND WE LOVE, UH, THE MEMBERS OF NORTHEAST HOUSTON AND ALL SURROUNDING AREAS TO COME AND PARTAKE. OKAY. THE BRIGHTWOOD SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING OF GRAND OPENING, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN OPEN VENUES FOR THE RABBI CAR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, UM, LOCATED BETWEEN BUFFALO SPEEDWAY AND STELLA LINK OVER THE BRACE BAYOU WILL BE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE EIGHTH. UM, THAT WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THIS BRIDGE UP FUNCTIONAL. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET OUT. IT'S A, IT'S A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS CONNECTING, UM, BIKE HIKE, BIKE PATH GOING NORTH, SOUTH. WE HAVE A LOT OF EAST WEST, AND THIS IS A STEP TOWARDS GETTING NORTH SOUTH CONNECTIONS DONE. AGAIN, THAT'S A GROUNDBREAKING BREAKING WILL BE ON FEBRUARY THE EIGHTH. UM, CAN, UM, COMMUNITY LIAISON CAMICO? I I PROBABLY BUTCHERED THE NAME. I'M SORRY, YOUR HAND IS UP OR NO, I APOLOGIZE. MY HAND IST UP. OKAY. I AM SORRY. I THINK IT'S A THUMBS UP. THAT'S ALL AS A, AS A HANDS UP. SORRY. UM, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO SHARE AS TO WHAT'S, OH, SOMEBODY JUST POSTED ABOUT THE ACADEMY REGISTRATION. WOULD SOMEBODY FROM DAWN LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT? AND STACEY FAIRCHILD, YOU ARE UP TO TALK. THANK YOU CHERYL. UM, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, PROBABLY, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES ALONG THE WASHINGTON CORRIDOR. IF THERE IS ANYBODY UNDER THE SOUND OF MY VOICE THAT IS EXPERIENCING, UM, ISSUES WITH BAD ACTOR BARS, UM, IN THEIR AREA WITHIN 300 FEET OF RESIDENCE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. MY EMAIL IS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD TWO TWO, THE NUMBER'S TWO TWO. SO SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SPELLED OUT22@GMAIL.COM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DEI THANK YOU FOR POSTING THE FLYER ABOUT THE RABBI CAR, UH, BRIDGE OPENING. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, I NOTICED THAT DON HAS PUT OUT THERE ABOUT THE, UM, ACADEMY REGISTRATION. DOES SOMEBODY FROM DON WENT TO ADDRESS THAT? I THINK WE GOT SANDRA. YES. HELLO. UM, THIS IS SANDRA. I POSTED IT IN THE ACTUAL CHAT. I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE, UH, ACADEMY IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. IT IS EIGHT SESSIONS. IT'LL START ON MARCH AND IT'LL END IN MAY 7TH. UM, AND IT'LL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAYS. THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY IS, UH, ALL ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITIZENS. IT'S A GREAT PLACE. MANY, I THINK I DO BELIEVE A FEW OF THE ACTUAL, UM, PRESIDENTS FOR THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE GONE THROUGH A, A NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY, WHICH WAS, UH, FORMERLY THE CCU. UM, AND IT IS, UH, AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO KIND OF WANTS TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF HOW TO ENGAGE AND MAYBE, UH, BECOME A LEADER IN THE FUTURE. AND THE QR CODE WILL TAKE YOU FOR THE REGI DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRATION. AND, UM, THE APPLICATIONS ARE UNTIL [00:40:01] FEBRUARY 14TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, VICKI, YOU WERE NEXT? UH, YES. UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 49 50 VICKI MARTIN, VICE PRESIDENT. UH, WE WANNA BRING UP AGAIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON FENCING ORDINANCE. WE DO HAVE THE DRAFT LETTER READY. WE WILL SUBMIT IT. I WANTED TO SEND IT IN THURSDAY, BUT I SEE WE HAVE TO DO 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO THAT WILL GO IN THIS WEEK FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON FENCE ORDINANCE. ALSO, WE ARE STILL EMPLOYING THE CITY TO LET US KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO OFFICIALLY START THE TRUCK ROUTE PILOT THAT THEY HAVE. UH, IT SAID WE'RE COMING TO OUR AREA, WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. AND THE THIRD FINAL THING IS WE ARE AGAIN REQUESTING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN OUR AFFECTED AREAS TO PLEASE APRIS OUR COMMUNITIES OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS, ANY DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE GREEN SPACE CLEARED AWAY AND, AND DIRT BOUGHT IN BEFORE WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS, WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR DEVELOPMENTS. AND THEN THERE'S GROUNDBREAKINGS AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE, UH, PEOPLE WHEN THEY, WHEN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS GIVE US THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE REGARDING DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR AREA. AND BY THE WAY, JUST, I SAID THREE THINGS, BUT UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO BRING BACK THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT CONCEPT REGARDING THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CIPA YEAR BACK. THANK YOU. IS THERE SOMEBODY, THERESA, FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, CAN YOU GET WITH VICKI ON HOW THEY CAN GET ON THE LIST FOR THE PERMITTING AND PLAING REQUEST? UH, THAT MIGHT HELP. SO NO, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ON THE LIST. IT'S, IT'S THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH OKAY. LOW, LOW INCOME TAX CREDITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT OVER. OKAY. OKAY. UM, GREG, YOU, YOU HAD SOMETHING, YOU WERE, HAD YOUR HAND UP NEXT? YEAH, I JUST WANNA, UH, SAY VICKI, I AGREE WITH YOU. DEFINITELY I CAN LOOK AT ONE APARTMENT BUILDING RIGHT ACROSS HERE THAT'S, UH, THAT GOT TAX FREE STRATUS LOWER INCOME, AND WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL THE PERMIT WAS ALREADY ISSUED. WE HAD NO INPUT AT ALL. SO I, I WISH THERE WAS A MECHANISM THAT WE COULD GET INVOLVED EARLIER IN HHA, WHY, IN FACT WAS STONEWALLS COMPLETELY ON ALL OF THAT. AND THAT ONE, AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE JUST, JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT MEMORIAL AND HIGHWAY SIX, THE SAME THING. THANK YOU. OH, THERE'S ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE. CAN Y'ALL SHED SOME LIGHT FOR US ON HOW THIS WORKS? I THINK THEY'VE BOTH BROUGHT UP SOME VERY VALID POINTS. COULD ONE OF Y'ALL MAYBE HAVE GIVE US SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW TO HANDLE THAT? I, I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE NOT PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT. BUT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE FREIGHT THING? I'M SORRY, I TUNED OUT FOR A SECOND. THE TAX CREDITS. THE TAX CREDIT, THE TAX, AND THEN ALSO, UM, THE, TO ADDRESS VICKI'S QUESTION ABOUT THE YEAH. THING, BUT THE TAX CREDIT, VICKY, OKAY, WELL FIRST OF ALL ON THE, ON THE FREIGHT THING, I MEAN, YOU WERE, I WAS, I HAVE SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS. YOU DO. WHAT, WHAT'S THE EXACT QUESTION ON THE TAX CREDIT? UM, I, I'M HEARING, I'M TRYING TO PARAPHRASE WHAT THEY BOTH SAID, BUT I'M HEARING IT'S HOW DO PE HOW IS THE COMMUNITY INFORMED ABOUT THESE BEFORE THEY OCCUR? THAT, THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PUBLIC INPUT. THERE'S, THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF SURPRISE AND IT'S NOT A WELCOME SURPRISE. WELL, I KNOW THAT, THAT ON THE TAX CREDIT DEALS THAT WE APPROVE AS A CITY COUNCIL, I KNOW THAT THE, THE, THE, UM, THE COUNCIL, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE THESE PROJECTS REALLY MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT THAT. THE DEVELOPERS GOING TO THE COMMUNITY, MAKING THE COMMUNITY AWARE, GOING TO, I MEAN, I, I'VE HEARD DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS GET REALLY UPSET WHEN THEY HEAR THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE. AND SO THOSE ARE UNLIKELY TO MOVE FORWARD IF THEY, IF DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS FEEL LIKE NOBODY HAS, HAS, UH, HAS, HAS TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY AT ALL ABOUT THEM. SO, I MEAN, I I THINK THAT THAT DEVELOPERS NEED TO BE ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THESE COME BEFORE US. AND IF THAT'S NOT HAPPENING, THAT'S KIND OF A MARK AGAINST THEM IN MY BOOK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT CHERYL, UM, TO GO WITH THANK AND DOUG WAS, WAS UP AND GREG AND I THINK THEY MIGHT BOTH HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY THAT ABOUT THAT. OKAY. SURE. DOUG, I AM PRE I KNOW WHAT GREG'S TALKING ABOUT. I KNOW WHAT VICKI'S, WELL I DON'T KNOW THAT VICKI HAD THE SAME THING, BUT [00:45:01] THESE APARTMENTS THAT GET, UH, DESIGNATIONS AS TAX-FREE APARTMENTS. AND, UH, I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THAT FOR THREE YEARS, UH, ATTENDING HHA MEETINGS. THE LAW CHANGED LAST YEAR AND OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATIONS FACILITY. OKAY. NOT JUST LIKE A 9% OR A 4% TAX CREDIT DEAL. OKAY. AND THE LAW CHANGED LAST YEAR, AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE A, A BIG CHANGE IN THIS BECAUSE NOW IT HAS TO GO THROUGH CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. AND THERE'VE ALREADY BEEN SOME BIG STINKS AT CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THESE DEALS. SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THESE APPROVED IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, RIGHT. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE FOUR AND 9%. RIGHT. BUT EVEN THE FOUR OR 9% TAX CREDIT DEALS, THE, THE COMMUNITY REALLY DOES NEED TO BE ENGAGED. BUT YEAH, THERE'S BEEN ALL KINDS OF ARTICLES AND, AND CONTROVERSY AROUND THE, THE PFC DEALS. RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON THAT FOR US. DOUG. UM, STACY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP AGAIN OR IS THAT FROM PRIOR? I THINK IT'S PRIOR. THAT WAS PRIOR. OKAY. SORRY. OKAY. UM, GREG, I'M GONNA CIRCLE BACK AROUND TO YOU BECAUSE I WANT, WILLIE HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK YET, SO I WANT WILLIE TO BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO GREG AND THEN TO BECKY. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ADDRESS THE, UH, ISSUE OF THE, UH, NINE AND PERCENT, UH, THE TAX CREDITS. 'CAUSE IN FORT BEND, HOUSTON, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF, UH, PROBLEMS WITH THAT SITUATION. MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY TO AUSTIN FIGHTING IT BECAUSE YOUR STATE REPS ARE THE PEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO SIGN. AND THEN ALSO YOU AS A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE ONE POINT. AND IF YOU ARE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE CALLED A COMPLETE COMMUNITY, THEN THEY HAVE A ANOTHER POINT THAT YOU CAN GET ON IT. BUT YOUR STATE REP IS GONNA HAVE EIGHT POINTS THAT HE'S GONNA SIGN. AND THEN THE CITY IS GONNA CONVEY ANOTHER SO MANY POINTS, UH, WHEN THEY APPROVE THOSE THINGS. BUT, UH, WHAT YOU GUYS WERE SAYING IS THAT YOU'RE NOT EVER TOLD. AND WHAT THEY TOLD US AT THE STATE LEVEL, THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU UNLESS IT'S BEING BUILT WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST CLOSE TO YOUR COMMUNITY. IT HAS TO BE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY BEFORE THEY HAVE TO COME AND TELL YOU ANYTHING. I THINK THE CITY DOES NEED TO CHANGE SOME POLICIES AND STUFF AND MAKE THAT, UH, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. SO THAT, AND EVEN THE STATE, SO THAT YOU ARE TOLD IF SOMETHING, 'CAUSE I ASKED THEM, WELL, WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE SOME TYPE OF LAW THAT SAYS IF IF IT'S WITHIN A MILE OR TWO, IF IT'S, IF IT'S WITHIN A CERTAIN PARAMETER, WHY CAN'T YOU TELL ME? AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN THAT WAY AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE DID, UH, HAVE TO FIGHT 'CAUSE THEY WANTED TO BE LIKE EIGHT OF THEM IN, UH, FORT BEND, HOUSTON. AND WE FOUGHT 'EM DOWN TO ABOUT TWO OR THREE, BUT ALSO THE CITY AT THAT TIME CHANGED THEIR, THEIR RULE AS FAR AS THE COUNCIL DISTRICT. 'CAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, CERTAIN COUNCIL DISTRICTS, LIKE D YOU MAY HAVE 20, WHEREAS IN C YOU MAY HAVE FIVE OR SOMETHING. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR DISTRICT, YOU'LL SEE WHATEVER DISTRICT YOU IN MAINLY. SOME DISTRICTS HAVE MORE, SOME HAVE LESS. BUT AGAIN, NOW THE CITY HAS A RULE THAT, UH, THEY ONLY PUT TWO, I THINK IT'S TWO IN MOST DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A LOT IS TWO AND THE DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE AS MANY AS THREE. SO IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE CITY DID DO THAT UNDER MAYOR TURNER. THEY DID COME UP WITH THAT RULE, BUT UM, IT, IT, IT, IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. SAY TO YOU GUYS, GREG AND THEN VICKI. YEAH, PERHAPS I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED, BUT, UH, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THE 9% AND THE 4%, I GET NOTIFICATIONS OF THOSE APPLICATIONS BEING PUT IN BECAUSE THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR THE APPLICANT TO SAY THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM THAT ASPECT. IT'S BEEN THE PFCS SAYING, YES, WE WERE THE SACRIFICIAL LAMBS THAT ENDED UP GETTING THE PART OF THAT, GETTING THE LAW CHANGED. SO NOW YES, SALLY, THEY HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU NOW, BEFORE THEY JUST WENT TO THE PFCS THAT WENT TO HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY AND AIR OF COURSE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US. SO I THINK THAT PART HAS BEEN RESOLVED A LOT BETTER. BUT I'M LOOKING AT, AT THESE COMPLEXES RIGHT NEAR US, AND THEY WON'T BE PAYING PROPERTY TAXES FOR AT LEAST 75 YEARS ON THAT PROPERTY, ANY PROPERTY TAXES. WOW. THANK YEAH, VICKY? YEAH. ON, ON THE P, THE PFC, THAT'S 50% OR A HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT GREG? UH, NO. MAKING [00:50:01] BE 25%. OKAY, VICKI, AND, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, TWILA CARTER. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL, I'LL BE BRIEF. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN LEE BROWN, AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT WHEN HE DID THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT THAT THE CONCEPT WAS WHENEVER A DEVELOPER WANTED TO DO A, TO BUILD SOMETHING IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY WOULD DO AN APPLICATION WITH, WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WOULD LOOK AT THE APPLICATION AND FUNNEL THAT TO THE DISTRICT COUNCIL PERSON IN THE AFFECTED AREA. THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD SHOOT THAT TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD TO ALLOW THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD TO FUNNEL IT TO THE, TO THE CIVIC CLUBS AND THE RESIDENTS TO JUST GET FEEDBACK. AND A LOT OF TIMES THE DEVELOPER WOULD MEET IN THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY CAN PRESENT THE RENDERING AND THEIR WHOLE CONCEPT. AND AT THAT TIME, THEY USED TO HAVE TO HAVE A APPROVAL LETTER FROM THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT, WHEN IT FIT THE CRITERIA. SO NOW THAT HAS BEEN ABATED AND IT'S LIKE DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMING AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, YOU'RE JUST PASSING BY. AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY, WELL, WHO APPROVED IT? AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WELL ONE CIVIC CLUB SUBMIT. WELL, WE HAVE SEVEN CIVIC CLUBS AND FIVE HOAS, SO WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SO WE NEED TO, TO, WE'LL PROBABLY DRAFT A LETTER AND GIVE MORE INSIGHT, SALLY, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ARE LAND RICH AND WE ARE 10 TO 12 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN. SO DEVELOPERS ARE COMING, OUR LAND IS PLENTIFUL, AND WE, WE ARE TURN THE CORNER AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING BUILT OVER. YEAH, OKAY. YEAH. AND COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP EARLIER. YES, I, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD, YOU KNOW, I, UH, MET LAST WEEK WITH THE, UH, HOUSING AUTHORITY AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME CHANGES GOING ON THERE. AND WHAT I, UM, AGAIN, KIND OF NEW TO THE TABLE, BUT LEARNING, UH, OVER THE LAST YEAR ABOUT THE PFCS AS WELL AS THESE TAX CREDITS, UM, I THINK YOU'RE, WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE SOME CHANGES BEING MADE AND, AND SOME, UM, REALLY SOME THINGS BROUGHT TO LIFE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, CREDITS OR, OR THE PFCS THAT THAT REALLY, I'M NOT GONNA SAY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN GIVEN OR HAVE, HAVE GIVEN THE, THE, UH, TAX CREDIT. I THINK THAT'S ALL KIND OF BOILING UP TO THE TOP, UM, AS THE MAYOR'S GOING THROUGH SOME PROCESSES. UM, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THE COUNCIL MEMBER, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS DO HAVE THAT BURDEN, I GUESS, OF, OF BRINGING IT TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT, UM, AS INVOLVED AS CERTAINLY THIS GROUP SEEMS TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, I I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON YOU ALL AND ALL OF US AS AS RESIDENTS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, AND ASK THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN LEARN AND IDENTIFY REALLY WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE. UM, AND CERTAINLY, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS SPEAKING, WAS IT VICKI, MAYBE BEFORE, UM, WITH THE, YOUR LAND RICH AND, AND, UM, THAT'S CERTAINLY AREAS THAT SEEMS TO BE, UM, WHERE THE DEVELOPERS ARE, ARE LOOKING, ESPECIALLY AT 11 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN. SO, THANK YOU. UH, ROBIN, CURTIS, ROBIN, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP AND THEN I LOST IT. ARE YOU STILL, ARE YOU STILL THERE? ROBIN? OKAY, NAOMI, I'M SORRY, THIS IS ROBIN. OH, HI. OKAY. HI. HI EVERYBODY. UH, WHAT I WANTED TO JUST MENTION IS ONE, OFTENTIMES, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT A VERY LONG TIME, PROBABLY BEFORE SOME OF YOU WERE BORN, BUT, UH, AND HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEALS IN THE PAST. AND THAT RULE THAT, UH, VICKI IS TALKING ABOUT, LEE BRI, LEE BROWN, OF COURSE, SINCE HE CREATED THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, WAS VERY SENSITIVE TO SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT REQUIRED THAT YOU GET APPROVAL. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY CHANGE IT AT THE STATE LEVEL AS I UNDERSTAND IT, UM, MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO WHERE YOU COULD, UH, UH, AND IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE NOT IN MY BACK, UM, NOT IN MY BACKYARD. THE, ALL THE FOLKS WHO WERE SAYING, I JUST DON'T WANT THAT HERE. AND THEY HAD NO OTHER REASON FOR IT. SO REALLY THERE'S TWO THINGS ABOUT THAT. UM, WE'VE GOT TWO PROJECTS IN 47 THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED AND VICKI HAS ONE NOW, RIGHT NOW, THE TWO THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED ARE ONLY 90 UNITS PER PROJECT. NOT REALLY BAD FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS OVER [00:55:01] 15,000 ACRES OF LAND IN NORTHEAST HOUSTON IN SEVEN, OVER 50% OF IT IS UNDEVELOPED OR, UH, UNDEVELOPED. SO WE KNOW WE, WE KNOW THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS NOT ONLY ARE THEY BRINGING THESE PROJECTS IN AND NOT GET, HAVING TO GET ANY INPUT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO REDUCE RESTRICTING THEM TO 50 TO 60% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME, WHICH IS YOUR LOWER INCOME FOLKS. NOTHING WRONG WITH LOWER INCOME FOLKS, BUT WE KNOW WHAT STABILIZES NEIGHBORHOODS IS A MIX OF INCOMES. HOWEVER, THE DEVELOPERS GET MORE POINTS WHEN THEY FOCUS ON THAT POPULATION. AND UNFORTUNATELY IT CREATES FOR US, UH, UH, ON THE GROUND, AT THE GROUND LEVEL A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S A CONCENTRATION OF CERTAIN POP CERTAIN INCOME GROUPS, WHICH WE KNOW DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT THERE IS A, A, A, AN ADDITIONAL PART OF THAT POLICY THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THAT IS THESE PROJECTS THAT GET MORE POINTS FOR FOCUSING ON THE LOWER INCOMES AND THEN THEY DROP THOSE UNITS IN, IN PARTICULAR IN, IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN PARTICULAR, WHICH CREATES EVEN MORE OF A PROBLEM. SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU NAOMI. YOU, YOU, BERG. YOU'RE WELCOME. ROBIN, NAOMI, YOU WERE NEXT. UH, OKAY. YEAH. UM, WE'VE BEEN DEALING IN OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, WITH ONE PROPERTY THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR, UM, DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW INCOME OR SENIOR HOUSING. AND IT IS A TERRIBLE LOCATION. AND IN FIGHTING THIS BATTLE YEAR AFTER YEAR AND SO FAR THE LAND HAS REMAINED UNDEVELOPED, I HAVE LEARNED TO LITERALLY GO TO THE SIDE, THE WEBSITE OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND I THINK COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND LOOK AT THEIR LIST FOR OUR REGION. WE'RE SIX URBAN TO SEE IF I SEE THAT ADDRESS COMING UP OR ANY OTHER ADDRESS THAT I KNOW WOULD BE IN OUR AREA. UM, AND GOING AND READING THE CITY'S RULES EVERY YEAR TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE STATING AND WHAT IN FACT WHAT THE TEXAS REQUIRES BECAUSE, UH, SOMETIMES, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OPPOSED THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S, UH, CREATES A FLOODING ISSUE FOR THE PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW, UH, THE HOMEOWNERS AROUND THIS PROPERTY. AND IT IS A DANGER FOR THE RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FEW SIDEWALK AREAS. SO CHILDREN HAVE TO WALK ON THE GRASS BY AN OPEN DITCH, AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO IS DISABLED. SO WE POINT THIS OUT, THIS IS A LOSE LOSE DEAL, BUT I FIND A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AT THAT, UM, UH, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WEBSITE BECAUSE YOU FIND YOU CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEVELOPER. AND THAT'S HOW WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT, IN FACT. AND SO I FOUND OUT ABOUT ONE IN A DIFFERENT AREA, UH, GOT APPROVAL TO BUILD A TAX CREDIT, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX OVER A LANDFILL. AND AMY KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE REPRESENTED AN ORGANIZATION, UH, GOING TO TCEQ ABOUT IT. AND THANK YOU AMY. EVERYBODY THINKS YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB. AND, UM, BUT LIKE I SAID, THAT CAN BE A TREMENDOUS WEALTH OF INFORMATION. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT WEBSITE IN BEING ABLE TO OPPOSE, BECAUSE USUALLY OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD DOES GET LETTERS FROM DEVELOPERS ABOUT THAT PROPERTY. BUT NOT ALWAYS. AND I'LL PUT IN MY 2 CENTS ABOUT HHAI FRANKLY LOST RESPECT FOR THEM WHEN THEY GOT, UM, A REQUEST AND THEY APPROVED IT FOR ONE OF THOSE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS FOR THAT, THAT PROPERTY. BUT THE ADDRESS WAS WRONG AND THEY NEVER CORRECTED IT. IT'S LIKE NOBODY EVEN WENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY TO SAY, OH, THIS IS THE WRONG ADDRESS. THE ADDRESS THAT THEY GAVE DOESN'T EVEN EXIST. THEY DIDN'T EVEN [01:00:01] BOTHER TO GOOGLE IT. IT'S LIKE, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GOOGLE AN ADDRESS AND FIND OUT IT DOESN'T EXIST? AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, LIKE I SAID, IT, IT, I FELT LIKE HHA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO, BUT YOU THINK THEY WOULD WANNA AT LEAST CHECK ON A PROPERTY BEFORE THEY GO AND APPROVE IT. BUT LIKE I SAID, I'D ALSO RE, LIKE I SAID, I REALLY RECOMMEND THAT TEXAS WEBSITE BECAUSE YOU CAN GET A LOT OF INFORMATION ALSO BECAUSE THERE'S A RULE ABOUT THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER. AND CITY COUNCIL HAS TO APPROVE A WAIVER OF THAT. SO THERE ARE SOMETIMES TWO WAYS TO ATTACK SOME OF THESE THAT ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, A HORRIBLE SITUATION. AND I MEAN, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE LIVING THERE THINKING THAT THEY WERE GETTING A BETTER, YOU KNOW, BETTER PROPERTY, A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY ENDANGERED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND NOW I'LL GET OFF MY SOAPBOX. NAOMI, CAN I ASK IF YOU WOULD MIND PUTTING, UM, THE INTO CHAT, THE, THE WEBSITE PLEASE? JUST MY BE ACTUALLY EACH TIME I DON'T, UH, I DON'T KEEP THE WEBSITE. I JUST GO ON A SEARCH ENGINE AND PUT IN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. OKAY. CHERYL. CHERYL, I PUT A LINK IN THE CHAT, UM, EARLIER. OKAY, GREAT. DEEDEE'S PUT ONE IN THERE. THANK YOU. DEB, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHERYL. AND, UM, REPRESENTATIVE TWILA CARTER, UM, I MET YOU ONLINE. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING DISTRICT H UM, WITH MARIO CASTILLO, UM, AND GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR DISTRICT AND I'VE ASKED HIM TO REACH OUT TO HELP US REACH OUT TO ALL OF THE AT LARGE AS WE'RE BRINGING ON OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 45. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY GETTING OFF IT'S, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE TAX CREDIT APARTMENTS, BUT WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT, UH, WE'RE HALFWAY BETWEEN THE BUSH AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN ON 45 IN TIDWELL. WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF RUNDOWN APARTMENTS AND SLUMLORDS OVER HERE, AND WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THEM 'CAUSE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THESE UNITS IS ABERRANT. UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE GONNA BE REACHING OUT ABOUT THAT. AND MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE ASKED ABOUT THIS BLUE STAR MULTI-HOUSING. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM REACHING OUT TO THE, UM, MONTGOMERY ROAD, THAT'S WHERE OUR POLICE ARE IN AKERS HOMES. UH, SOMEONE THERE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY THE, THE APARTMENTS CAN ASK FOR THAT, THAT'S A SELLING POINT FOR THEM TO GET BETTER. UH, WE HAVE 60,004 ZIP CODES AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S BRAND NEW OFF OF LITTLE YORK AND 45. UH, SO IS THERE ANYTHING, OR COULD I JUST FOLLOW UP AND WRITE TO Y'ALL, TO YOU AND MAYBE TO MS. ALCORN, UH, LIKE I AM WITH MARIO ABOUT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THESE APARTMENTS, UH, BECAUSE THEIR PEOPLE LIVING THERE ARE DECENT AND GOOD AND THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE ONES THERE THAT ARE NOT MAKING IT DECENT AND GOOD WITH GUNS AND FIREWORKS AND TRADE DOGS. SO THAT WAS MY ASK ABOUT THE POLICE AND THIS BLUE STAR. SO I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU IN AN EMAIL. I'M SURE I CAN COME UP WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. I KNOW THAT, THAT WE WANT A LOT MORE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ON THE BLUE STAR. MM-HMM . IT'S, IT'S NEARLY AS MANY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SPACE AND GRACE. WELL, I I'LL PUT MY EMAIL IN THE CHAT, BUT HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT BECAUSE, UH, UH, IT'S, IT'S WHEN YOU BRING THOSE TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HOUSTON'S A BIG CITY AND SO WE NEED ALL THE VOICES OUT THERE THAT WE CAN GET. SO I, I'LL PUT MY, UH, EMAIL IN THE CHAT AND YOU HA, HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M, I'M NEXT ON THE, ON THE LIST. I HAVE A COMPLETELY UNRELATED QUESTION AND, UM, SEVERAL OF Y'ALL HAVE MENTIONED THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD GETTING NOTICES, UM, IF, HOW ARE Y'ALL HANDLING ADDRESSES FOR YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS? AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST IN CHAT OR REACH OUT TO ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT Y'ALL DO IN TERMS OF ADDRESSES AND OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IS KIND OF GRAPPLING WITH THAT BECAUSE WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AT OUR OFFICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW, SO HOW ARE DIFFERENT SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS HANDLING, WHOSE ADDRESS IS THE ADDRESS FOR THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD? JUST SO WE'D APPRECIATE SOME INSIGHT INTO THAT AS WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT HOW WE WANNA HANDLE THAT. AND RIGHT. NUMBER 30, PHYSICAL ADDRESS, CHERYL? PARDON? ARE YOU SAYING PHYSICAL OR EMAIL? UH, PHYSICAL. EITHER ONE. BOTH. BOTH OF WE ARE SETTING UP A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD EMAIL ADDRESS, BUT [01:05:01] A PHYSICAL ADDRESS WHERE NOTICES GET MAILED AND THINGS OR, I'M JUST CURIOUS AND IF Y'ALL WOULDN'T MIND JUST SENDING IT TO ME, IT WOULD BE OF, OF GREAT HELP TO MY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. DOUG, YOU WERE UP NEXT. DOUG. DOUG, I THINK YOU DOUG. YEAH, DOUG, SORRY ABOUT THAT. , UH, REGARDING BLUE STAR, UH, DESIGNATION FOR APARTMENTS, UH, I AM 99% SURE THAT THE APARTMENT OWNER NEEDS TO REQUEST AND DO A LOT OF WORK WITH THE POLICE TO GET THAT. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN ASSIGN TO AN APARTMENT AND THAT'S ALL. OKAY CHERYL, THIS IS RHONDA. IF I CAN ADD TO YOUR, YOUR REQUEST FOR THE ADDRESS. UM, IN THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM, EVERY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD HAVE A, UM, A ROBING, LIKE A GENERIC EMAIL, YOU KNOW, LIKE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 32, UM, AT GMAIL OR YAHOO OR SOMETHING. SO WE ARE REQUESTING IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH SETTING THAT UP, PLEASE GET WITH EITHER MYSELF OR YOUR COMMUNITY LIAISON OR EVEN SANDRA CORTEZ, AND WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT. THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THAT. SO WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU. THANK YOU. DEFINITELY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE? OH, THANK YOU NAOMI. I'LL READ YOUR COMMENT. UM, ANY, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO BRING UP, UM, ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD CARE TO ADDRESS OR QUESTIONS? AND SANDRA CORTEZ, I NOTICED THAT YOU WERE, HAD YOUR HAND UP AND THEN IT WENT DOWN, DOWN. SO DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? HI, I'M SORRY. I WAS TRYING TO SWITCH IN BETWEEN SCREENS INSTEAD OF HITTING PEOPLE. I HIT RAISE BY HAND. DIDN'T REALIZE IT. SORRY. OH, OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THIS IS THERESA HOST. I'M SORRY. I WAS ASKED A FEW MINUTES AGO IF I WAS LISTENING AND I DIDN'T GET UNMUTED FAST ENOUGH. BUT YES, I HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN LISTENING TO VARIOUS COMMENTS. AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE SOME OF YOU HAD QUESTIONS OR INQUIRIES FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. VICKI, I HEARD YOU WITH SEVERAL QUESTIONS WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH. YOU'VE BEEN, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TALKING WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR OFFICE, BUT MY DIRECT LINE IS (832) 393-6543. AND SO PLEASE CALL ME DIRECTLY IF THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY WE DIDN'T ANSWER THAT YOU'D LIKE HELP WITH. THANK YOU. AND PRISCILLA. THANK YOU THERESA. PRISCILLA, YOU ARE UP NEXT. HI, GOOD EVENING. UM, I HAD A QUESTION PERTAINING TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE TEMPERATURE FOR ACTIVATING WARMING CENTERS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. I'M ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE, UM, UNHOUSED PERSON WAS FOUND DECEASED AT A METRO STOP, SHELTERED STOP. AND I DID SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL AT LARGE MEMBERS ASKING IF THERE'S, UM, AN ITEM TO CONSIDER CHANGING THAT THRESHOLD POLICY. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THIS, OF COURSE THIS WEEK. I KNOW WE'VE LOST MORE THAN ONE PERSON, UM, OUT AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD AND WE'RE ALL SUPER ALARMED. I WAS INTERESTED TO SEE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE A HIGHER THRESHOLD, A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD. SO IT WOULD, UM, I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE US TO REVISIT THAT. AND WE WILL, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER IS HOLDING A, A MEETING WITH, OF THE RESILIENCE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, AND PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DISCUSS, UH, THERE WITH THE, WITH THE RECOVERY RESILIENCE OFFICER. THAT IS ACT ACTUALLY SOMETHING ON MY LIST, UM, BECAUSE I'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL EMAILS REGARDING THE, UM, YOU KNOW, RAISING THAT THRESHOLD AS WELL AS, UH, AND I, I DON'T MIND SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESILIENCY AND HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT THE HUBS ARE EQUIPPED, UH, SO THAT IF THEY'RE COOLING OR WARMING CENTERS, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE NEED. UM, BUT ALSO TO THAT TAKES TIME TO, TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE QUESTION THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT AN ANSWER TO, OR AT LEAST A PLAN, IS IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT ARE WE DOING? AND SO, UH, FEEL FREE, UH, TUESDAY, UH, TUESDAY, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY, TODAY'S MONDAY, THURSDAY AT 2:00 PM UM, UM, IS OUR RESILIENCY MEETING. AND CERTAINLY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD [01:10:01] LIKE ANSWERS TO, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL AND WE'LL, AND, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY, UM, PRESENT THOSE AND, AND AS REGARDS TO THE PLAN THAT'S, UH, BEING CREATED, UM, UM, AND HAPPY TO, HAPPY FOR THE FEEDBACK AND THE ANSWERS, BUT WE ARE, THOSE ARE HIGH ON THE RADAR. THAT 24 DEGREES SEEMS A BIT LOW IN MY BOOK, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION. SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, CONTINUING TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. UM, KEITH, THANK YOU. YEAH, UH, I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER AND ALCORN FOR THAT BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, HOUSTON, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A COAT , AND BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY STAY COLD HERE MORE THAN THREE DAYS OR WHATEVER, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WEATHER'S CHANGING, CLIMATE'S CHANGING, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THIS THRESHOLD, UH, IT HAPPENED TO, WE HAD SUSTAINABLE FREEZES WHEN WE STARTED HEARING ABOUT WHAT THE RULES WERE. SO, UM, WHATEVER THE PLAN IS, PLEASE, CAN WE ASK THAT YOU CONVEY THIS TO THE COMMUNITY, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS SO WE CAN GET THAT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW WHAT THE NEW, WHAT THE PLAN IS AND WHAT THE GUIDELINES ARE. NAOMI, YOU WERE ALSO UP. YEAH. UH, TWO THINGS. UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE A TEMPERATURE AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE WIND YOU'VE GOTTA WIND CHILL FACTOR THAT MAKES THE TEMPERATURE FEEL MUCH, MUCH COLDER. AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DECIDING WHETHER TO OPEN, UM, A, A, A HEATING CENTER, UH, OR NOT. AND SO, UM, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT AGAIN, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO ALSO CONSIDER BECAUSE YEAH, CLIMATE CHANGE IS BASICALLY CHANGING ALL OF THE RULES. I MEAN, WE CAN JUST LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN CALIFORNIA OR LOOK AT THE HURRICANES WE'VE HAD HERE TO KNOW THAT THE OLD RULES JUST REALLY DON'T APPLY ANYMORE. IT'S HERE. AND SO THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO, UM, UM, CHANGE, UH, OR AT LEAST, UM, EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING I HAD SAID EARLIER, BECAUSE I FOUND THIS REALLY DISTURBING. LIKE I SAID, I FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION AT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. WHAT I FOUND, WHAT AND ABOUT THIS ONE THAT AMY WORKED ON, UM, THAT WAS BUILT OVER A LANDFILL. IT GOT THE 9% TAX CREDIT. EVEN THOUGH IF YOU LOOK AT THE RULES OF, OF, UH, THE, THE TEXAS RULES, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIER IF IT IS TO BE BILLED OVER A LANDFILL. AND YET THEY GOT THE 9% TAX CREDIT. AND WHEN, YOU KNOW, AMY WAS RAISING THE STINK AND SHE GOT THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE COMMENTS, AND I KNOW I MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY GAVE THE, THE DEVELOPER GAVE THE 9% TAX CREDIT BACK TO TEXAS. THEY DIDN'T WANNA, UH, YOU KNOW, IN A OPEN HEARING DEFEND HOW ON EARTH THEY GOT THAT, BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING IN THEIR PAPERWORK TO EXPLAIN. BECAUSE YOU CAN, WHEN YOU GO ONLINE, YOU CAN SEE THE FULL APPLICATION IF YOU WANT TO, AND NOW I'LL SHUT UP. SO MAYBE THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY TO MEET INDIVIDUALLY AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION. I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAN BE DONE AFTER THE FACT, BUT, UM, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT AND TRY TO TALK WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AS TO WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE FUTURE TO HELP PREVENT THESE TYPES OF OVERSIGHTS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. UM, AND THAT, NAOMI, DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANTED TO BRING UP? I, I, I LIKE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS THAT, THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING HERE. SO THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE HEARD BACK THAT WE ARE FINGERS CROSSED, THE MAYOR WILL BE AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING. THEY'RE VERY TIED UP WITH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON, BUT WE, WE HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT HE WILL BE AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING. SO ANY, ANYBODY, ANYTHING ELSE? I'M LOOKING AT THE CHAT TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS THERE. GO AHEAD. STACY. CHERYL, I'VE GOT, YEAH, GO [01:15:01] AHEAD. GO AHEAD. AND THIS IS, THIS IS FOR THE AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR, UH, AND REALLY ANY POLITICIAN OR ELECTED, UM, THAT'S, THAT CAN HEAR ME. UM, THERE IS A HOUSE BILL OUT THERE, 1 5 1 7, THAT STATE REPRESENTATIVE, UH, ANNA HERNANDEZ REFILED ON DECEMBER 4TH, THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UM, ALLOWING CERTAIN CONSTABLES TO ENFORCE ALL MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES. SO WHAT I WOULD ASK IS, IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL BE MAKING THE ASK OF, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR AND ALL OF COUNCIL, BUT I'M, I'M BRINGING IT HERE BEFORE YOU FIRST TO, YOU KNOW, JUST SAY, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE WE HEAR SO OFTEN, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THAT HPD CAN'T DO THEIR JOB BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE. SO, UM, OR MANPOWER. SO THIS WOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY, UM, TO ENGAGE THE CONSTABLES, THE PRECINCTS, UM, WHOEVER THE CITY AND COUNTY DECIDE, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO ENFORCE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, UM, YOU KNOW, TO HELP, TO HELP US OUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. UM, SO JUST, I WANTED TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR. GO LOOK IT UP AND I'LL, I'LL ACTUALLY SEND YOU THE LINK. YEAH, STACY, I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO HER STAFF ABOUT IT. WE'LL BE UP THERE TESTIFYING, SUPPORTING IT. I MEAN, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CONSTABLES, ENFORCING THE RULES OUT THERE? WE GOTTA GET THIS DONE. AND I, AND I TOO AM IN FAVOR OF IT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, UH, WE AS THE CITY OF HOUSTON, IT RESIDE IN HARRIS COUNTY AND WE NEED TO COMBINE OUR RESOURCES TO ENFORCE OUR LAWS AND ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A NO BRAINER. SO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING AND HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO GET ANY INFORMATION OUT THERE, STACY, IF YOU WANNA BE IN TOUCH AND HAPPY TO, TO HELP PUSH THAT OUT. SURE. THANK YOU. SURE. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING THE CONSTABLES TO ENFORCE, IT'S ALSO SHEPHERDING IT THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM. SO, YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ CAN PROBABLY LEAD ON THAT FRONT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE OF HIS BACKGROUND, UM, AND ALSO OF COURSE THE MAYOR, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S, IT'S TWOFOLD, RIGHT? UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GETTING THEM ENGAGED, REVISING THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, UH, IF THIS IS PASSED, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT LAST TIME IT QUICKLY PASSED THE HOUSE, BUT IT FAILED IN THE SENATE. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPEFUL THAT IF HOUSTON, PARTICULARLY THE MAYOR AND OUR COUNCIL, UH, IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CHANCE TO WHERE WE CAN GET SOME ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW THAT WHENEVER YOU GO SWITCH WORDS AROUND ON A PAPER, UM, YOU KNOW, MODIFY THESE POLICIES OR CREATE NEW POLICIES, THEY DON'T AMOUNT TO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT. UM, SO THAT OF COURSE HAS BEEN REALIZED IN WASHINGTON AVENUE FOR DECADES, UM, JUST WITH LOUD NOISE. SO, UM, IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL OVER HERE TO ALLOW THE CONSTABLE DEPUTIES TO GO IN AND ENFORCE THE SOUND ORDINANCE, UM, AND THEY CAN GO, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD GO DO THAT CITYWIDE IF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AGREE THAT THAT IS AN ORDINANCE THAT THEY WANT TO, UM, YOU KNOW, WORK TOGETHER ON. SO I AT THIS STAGE, THINK THAT IT IS A GREAT, UM, YOU KNOW, BILL AND I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES WITH IT. UH, AND IT WOULD HELP HPD BECAUSE WHAT I FIND IN MY COMMUNITY IS, IS HPD IS GRATEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTABLE IS IN OUR AREA. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONTRACTS AROUND US THAT PULL TOGETHER. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, ANYWAY, SO I I JUST THINK THAT IT WOULD HELP THE CITY AS A WHOLE AND HOUSTONIANS THAT ARE HAVING PARTICULAR ISSUES, UM, YOU KNOW, CHRONIC ISSUES. UH, IT WOULD, IT WOULD JUST HELP US ALL IS IS ALL I'M SAYING. SO THANK YOU. UM, UH, CHERYL, I, I'D LIKE TO COMMENT. UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, THE SPEAKER AND ALSO I CORNERED, UH, CHIEF NOEL AT THE LAST SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MEETING, AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT ENFORCEMENT FOR LITTERING. LITTERING IS STILL ILLEGAL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE LITTERING, AND IF WE WERE TO ENFORCE LITTERING, THEN PER, PERHAPS IT'S A HUMAN ISSUE, SO PERHAPS WE CAN SHUT, SHUT DOWN THE GATEWAY TO ILLEGAL DUMPING BECAUSE LITTERING TRASHES OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT WOULD GIVE RESOURCES TO THE CITY [01:20:01] IF THEY WERE TO TICKET PEOPLE AND JUST SEE THE PROCESS ALL THE WAY THROUGH A YEAR BACK. I'VE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH CHAT AND CHECKING ON PEOPLE. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS UP. I DON'T SEE, I DON'T THINK I SEE ANYTHING OPEN IN CHAT THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. GOING TO CHERYL, I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO ASK. I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE ANY MOVEMENT ON THE FRONT OF REQUIRING THESE EXTRA JOB OFFICERS THAT ARE WORKING THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO, UM, TO RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY OR TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FIRST IN UNIFORM? HAS THERE BEEN, HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONVERSATION OR INTERACTION ON THAT FRONT? WE, WE'VE CERTAINLY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT IN THE PAST AND RECENTLY. UM, I'VE TALKED TO THE NEW FIRE CHIEF ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF GENERAL ORDERS. I MEAN, THEY'RE PART, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ENFORCE ALL THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS. UM, I OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, HAVE TOLD HIM THAT WE'VE HAD INSTANCES WHEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HAPPENING ON AN EXTRA JOBS OFFICER AT A CLUB. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THE INHERENT CONFLICT THERE AND HOW OTHER, SOME OTHER CITIES DON'T EVEN ALLOW EXTRA JOB OFFICERS TO WORK THOSE, YOU KNOW, THE BIG NIGHT CLUBS OR CLUBS WHERE THERE'S PROBLEMS. I'VE HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM. HAS THERE BEEN ANY MOVEMENT TO CHANGE ANYTHING OR STRENGTHEN ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST HAVING THE GENERAL ORDER THAT IF YOU'RE WORKING AN EXTRA JOB, YOU HAVE TO ENFORCE THE LAWS? UM, NO, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY WILLING TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT. UM, I FEEL LIKE I, YEAH, I FEEL, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THEY'RE MOSTLY, UM, HPD AT THE BARS IN YOUR AREA, OR IS IT SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES OR, I MEAN, WHO, WHO IS THE ON-PREMISE? UM, IS IT A MIX? UH, I WOULD SAY IT WAS A, IT'S A COMBIN. IT'S A COMBIN IT'S A MIX. YEAH. UM, I WOULD SAY IT'S PREDOMINANTLY HPD THOUGH. OKAY. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD JUST BE VERY HELPFUL TO THE, TO THE OFFICERS ON DUTY, UH, IF THEY COULD HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, FRONT LINE, YOU KNOW, TO WALK IN, RIGHT. AND HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, ASK J JUST REQUIRE THEM TO TURN IT DOWN. AND IF THERE'S NOT, YOU KNOW, FOR THERE TO BE CONSEQUENCES. BUT ALSO TOO, IN TALKING TO HPD, THEY COULD ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD A NIOSH SOUND APP, UH, ON THEIR PHONE JUST TO HAVE IT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, GETTING TOO LOUD OR IF THERE ARE COMPLAINTS COMING OVER, UH, THE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD KIND OF WALK OUT TO THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY AND JUST KIND OF MEASURE IT. UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE PARTICULARS OF SOUND, BUT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WAYS THAT, UH, OUR MATHEMATICS HERE AT PLAY, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF DISTANCE, UM, THAT THEY COULD DO REALLY QUICKLY IN THEIR HEAD TO DETERMINE IF IT'S AFFECTING A RESIDENCE WITHIN 300 FEET OF THAT PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT. SO, UM, ANYWAY, SO ON THAT FRONT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL TO THE FOLKS ON DUTY. UM, AGAIN, THERE'S A BIGGER STRATEGY HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, UM, YOU KNOW, CITYWIDE. SO, BUT WE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THAT TONIGHT, BUT THANK YOU. CHERYL, CAN I JUMP IN ON YES, SHE MAY. OKAY. WE ALL KNOW IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IS BEHIND WHAT WE'RE FINDING, NO TO SAY THE LEAST. LACK OF, LACK OF WHATEVER. AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING IN NORTHEAST HOUSTON, PEOPLE ARE USING MEDIANS FOR DUMPING AND THINGS ARE STAYING THERE FOR 30, 60, 90 DAYS. AND THIS IS A, THAT'S A, THAT'S A SHORT TIME. UH, AND WHAT, SO MY POINT, MY QUESTION IS, IS, IS ALL ILLEGAL DUMPING AT THIS POINT, UH, WHAT IS AN UPDATE ON THAT? THAT WE COULD START PLAYING CATCH UP AND AT SOME POINT THAT WE ARE NOT, SO WE'RE NOT FIVE WEEKS BEHIND, WE'RE NOT TWO AND THREE MONTHS BEHIND. CAN YOU GIVE AN UPDATE FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THAT? SO AT LAST WEEK'S, UH, PUBLIC SESSION, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW RESIDENTS COMING TO TALK ABOUT REALLY HEAVY TRASH. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ILLEGAL DUMPING, WHICH IS ALSO HEAVY TRASH. UM, BUT JUST KIND OF THE OVERALL LIGHTNESS OF PICKUPS, THE OVERALL, UM, NON-COMMUNICATION WITH NEIGHBORHOODS HAVING TO DEAL, UM, THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, UH, WITH HEAVY TRASH OUT ON YOUR LAWN BECAUSE IT HASN'T COME IN MONTHS. UH, THERE WEREN'T ANY REALLY BIG ANSWERS GIVEN. THERE WAS, UM, SOME COMMUNICATION. I MEAN, THE MAYOR WAS DEFINITELY GOING TO MEET WITH THE SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR. THEY ARE STUDYING, I HAVE BEEN STUDYING BURNS AND MCDONALD HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY THAT WE [01:25:01] APPROVED LAST, UH, MAY, UH, TO EXAMINE THE OPERATIONS OF, OF SOLID WASTE, FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE, I MEAN, THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT NOW IS OBVIOUSLY UNSUSTAINABLE. UM, WE, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T KEEP OPERATING. SO BEHIND, OF COURSE, THE STORMS WERE A BIG FACTOR IN PUTTING US BEHIND. UM, WE HAVE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS OUT THERE NOW HELP, HELP HELPING TO DEAL WITH THE BACKLOG, BUT THE BIG ANSWER HAS YET TO BE REVEALED. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR THE BIG ANSWER. UM, I DO FEEL LIKE THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRIVATIZATION, PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT A FEE, PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, UH, DIFFERENT. BUT IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S, THE FRUSTRATION IS PALPABLE AROUND THE CITY. I GET IT ALL THE TIME. UM, PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT. WATER LEAKS AND, AND TRASH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, STAY TUNED. AND THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD ANSWER. WE'RE ALL ADVOCATING. I SAW THERE'S A PROP, A MEASURE THAT ED POLLARD'S PUTTING FORWARD TO HAVE, UM, THE TRASH, UH, COLLECTION BEGIN EARLIER IN THE DAY TO GIVE MORE TIME. UM, I THINK PEOPLE ARE, WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING CREATIVE ON WHAT ALL IS PRESENTED. UM, BUT I'M LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO WHAT THIS REPORT THAT WE PASSED BACK IN MAY. WE, WE, WE, WE ENGAGED BIRDS AND MCDONALD TO COME BACK AND REALLY GIVE US THE LAYOUT OF WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. AND, UH, I ASKED ABOUT IT LAST WEEK AT COUNCIL. I MEAN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN TRASH COLLECTION. I KNOW OUR GUYS ARE WORKING TOO LONG OF HOURS. OUR ROUTES ARE WAY LONGER THAN WHAT IS IS, UH, OTHER CITIES HAVE, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND 700 OR 800, WE'RE GOING 1200 HOMES. UM, IT'S COMPLETELY UNSUSTAINABLE. AND WE GOT BEHIND WITH THE STORMS AND WE CONTINUE TO BE BEHIND AND, AND, UM, THERE'S NO CONSISTENCY IN WHAT THE RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S ON US AND WE HAVE TO FIX IT. THANK YOU, SALLY. THANK LINDSAY HAS, HAS HER HAND UP AND WE'RE RUNNING CLOSE TO THE END. AND SO LINDSAY, I'M GIVING YOU A CHANCE. I HAVE A FEELING YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE, ? YEAH, I, IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY, IT, IT'S MORE JUST, UH, A FOLLOW UP TO, TO COUNCILWOMAN ALQUAN. UM, WHENEVER WE PUT IN THESE 3 1 1 REQUESTS JUST TO DOCUMENT THAT THESE ARE, THAT THIS IS DONE, THEY'RE CLOSED RIGHT AWAY WITH NO ACTION. UM, IS THERE ANOTHER AVENUE WE SHOULD BE TAKING? NO, YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING ON 3 1 1. I, THERE'S DIFFERENT REASONS I'VE BEEN GIVEN ON WHY THESE ARE CLOSED OUT. SOMETIMES IT'S ON, THEY'LL BE CLOSED OUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON CITY PROPERTY THAT, I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR CASE, BUT THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. AND, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT REASONS THEY CLOSE 'EM OUT. AND IF YOU GIVE ME SOME SPECIFICS, I CAN TRACK THAT DOWN. BUT NO, PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ON 3 1 1. THAT'S REALLY HOW WE TRACK EVERYTHING. UH, YEAH, WE, AND IT REALLY SHOWS US HOW MANY, I THINK IT'S THE NUMBER 1, 3, 1 1 COMPLAINT AND HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS. UM, SO KEEP REPORTING AND IF YOU WANNA ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ONE, WHY ONE'S BEEN, UM, CLOSED OUT, LEMME KNOW. YEAH, WE CAN TRACK IT DOWN. I ACTUALLY SENT THE WHOLE LIST. I'VE BEEN KEEPING A GOOGLE DOC OF ALL THE ONES THAT ARE CLOSED TO MY DISSATISFACTION. UM, SO I'M HAPPY TO SEND THAT OVER TO POINT. YEAH, SEND IT OVER AND WE'LL, WE'LL RUN IT DOWN. BUT, UH, I HAVE BEEN, MOST OF THE TIME I HEAR THE, I HEAR THAT IT'S CLOSED WITHOUT ACTION. IT'S LIKE, IT'S GONNA BE PICKED UP ON THE NEXT ROUND, EVEN IF IT'S SIX WEEKS LATER, OR IT'S THE PROPERTY, IT'S THE, IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THEN IT'S SHUT. SO IT'S LIKE, OKAY, . OH YEAH, NO, I MEAN THAT, YEAH, THAT'S SO FRUSTRATING. UH, WHEN PEOPLE GET A CLOSEOUT AND NOTHING'S BEEN DONE, I'M, I'M SORRY. OKAY. SHERRY CORTEZ CLOSES OUT. OH, YEP. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA BE SUPER QUICK. SO, UM, JUST ON THE ILLEGAL DUMPING, UH, JUST, AND PLEASE EXCUSE, UM, I'M, I KNOW I'M WITH THE DA'S OFFICE HERE, UH, REPRESENTING, BUT I'M ALSO WITH, UH, SEVERAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS. SO I, I JUST WANNA RELAY TO EVERYBODY THAT IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE ILLEGAL DUMPING, DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS. PLEASE CONTACT THEM IF YOU SEE ANY ILLEGAL DUMPING. AND, UM, AND THEY WILL PICK IT UP IF IT'S IN THEIR AREA. UM, DON'T LEAVE IT JUST SITTING THERE TO GET WARM, MORE PILED UP ON, UM, EVERYBODY'S GOT SOME SORT OF, UH, UM, MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IN THEIR AREA. AND IF YOU DON'T, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AND I'LL, I'LL AT LEAST GET YOU TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE, UM, BECAUSE WE, WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING THERE WATCHING IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WELL, I THINK WE HAD SOME REALLY, REALLY EXCELLENT CONVERSATIONS TONIGHT. I THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE TIME SPENT BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ADDRESSING THESE QUESTIONS. UM, I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD REST OF THE MONTH. UM, IT IS EIGHT O'CLOCK AND IN THE INTEREST OF BEING RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE'S TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. I SECOND, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY UNANIMOUS, SO THANK YOU'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE Y ALL IN FEBRUARY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BYE-BYE. [01:30:01] NIGHT. GOOD MEETING. THANKS, NIGHT. BYE. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.