Nov 05, 2025 Consolidated Session Meeting

IF WE COULD HAVE, UH, BISHOP LEROY J WOODARD JUNIOR, COME FORWARD.

UH, BISHOP WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON THIRD WARD.

HE'S THE FOUNDER AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE CITYWIDE CLUB OF AMERICA EACH YEAR THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP, THOUSANDS GATHERED AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER FOR THE CITYWIDE CLUB'S THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS SUPER FEAST.

TWO INCREDIBLE ACTS OF SERVICE, UH, THAT PROVIDE MEALS, CLOTHING, HOPE TO OVER 40,000 FAMILIES.

APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, BISHOP, UH, BISHOP WOODARD'S COMMITMENT TO FAITH AND COMMUNITY REFLECTS THIS VERY SPIRIT OF HOUSTON AND ONE THAT IS COMPASSIONATE, RESILIENT, AND UNITED IN SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

LET US PRAY.

DEAR GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, THE SOURCE AND THE SUSTAINER OF ALL CREATION.

WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH HUMBLE HEARTS ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.

WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR AL GRACE AND GREATNESS TO BE PRESENT AND CONSPICUOUS IN THIS CHAMBER.

WE LIFT UP OUR MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER, PRO TEM MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

GRANT THEM WITH DISCERNMENT, CLARITY, AND COURAGE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT JUSTICE, EQUALITY, AND COMPASSION.

FATHER, LET YOUR HANAH GLORY RESIDE AND PRESIDE IN THIS PLACE.

GRANT US THE DISCERNMENT TO HAVE TANGIBLE DISCUSSION EVERY VOTE, EVERY ACTION SO THAT PEOPLE OF THIS CITY MAY BE BLESSED WITH SAFETY, SERVICE, OPPORTUNITY, AND UNITY.

STRENGTHEN THOSE WHO SERVE AND PROTECT THE VULNERABLE.

REMIND US ALL THAT LEADERSHIP IS A SACRED FRANCHISE RESPONSIBILITY.

LET US AND INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE, YOUR DIVINE GLORY, YOUR CHICANA GLORY TO BE FELT IN THIS CHAMBER.

MAY PEACE AND LOVE RESIDE HERE FOREVER, AND SO THAT WITH OPEN HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS IN YOUR HANDS.

WE PLACE THIS MOMENT AND IT IS SO AND IT CANNOT BE OTHERWISE.

WE CALL THOSE THINGS THAT BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE UNTIL THEY ARE IN THE FATHER'S NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, BISHOP.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR WHITMEYER PRESENT.

UH, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE.

SECRETARY,

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COUNCIL MEMBER PECK HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLICK.

COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX TATUM.

MINUTES OF OCTOBER 28TH AND 29TH.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER WILL BE ABSENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER HERE AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELKHORN HERE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE

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CASTEX STATE A MOVE I SECOND.

MOTION MADE AND SECOND.

OR 11.9% OF EXPENDITURES, LESS DEBT SERVICE AND PAY AS YOU GO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

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MELISSA, YOUR GOOD MORNING MAYOR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE IS PROJECTING AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $303.4 MILLION

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THIS IS $70.1 MILLION LOWER THAN THE PROJECTION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS DUE TO A LOWER REVENUE PROJECTION THAN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

BASED ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS, THE FUND BALANCE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $112.8 MILLION ABOVE THE CITY'S TARGET OF HOLDING 7.5% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING DEBT SERVICE AND PAY AS YOU GO AND RESERVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS $36.7 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE FY 2025 ENDING FUND BALANCE REPORTED IN THE JUNE 30TH MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.

THAT INCREASE IS DUE TO YEAREND ADJUSTMENTS TO REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES THAT WILL NOT BE FINAL UNTIL THE FY 2025 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT IS PUBLISHED.

WE HAVE DECREASED OUR REVENUE PROJECTION BY $51.3 MILLION FROM THE AUGUST, 2025 REPORT AS FOLLOWS, PROPERTY TAX DECREASED BY $52.6 MILLION TO REFLECT THE RECENTLY ADOPTED TAX RATE TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS INCREASED BY $1.3 MILLION DUE TO FEMA REIMBURSEMENTS FOR DERECHO CATEGORY B DISASTER COSTS.

WE HAVE INCREASED OUR EXPENDITURE PROJECTION BY $1.9 MILLION FROM THE AUGUST, 2025 REPORT, PRIMARILY DUE TO ADDITIONAL SECURITY SERVICES AT THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL FUND AT VALOREM REVENUES INCREASED BY $1 MILLION DUE TO HIGHER INTEREST IN POOLED INVESTMENTS FOR OUR COMMERCIAL PAPER AND BONDS.

THE CITY'S PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN NO MORE THAN 20% OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING DEBT FOR EACH TYPE OF DEBT IN A VARIABLE RATE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH RATING AGENCY GUIDANCE OF NO MORE THAN 25% FROM TIME TO TIME.

THE CITY'S ENTERPRISE CREDITS HAVE EXCEEDED THIS THRESHOLD ON AN INTERIM BASIS AS THEY'VE UNDERTAKEN LARGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR MAJOR EXPANSIONS.

THE SAME IS TRUE TODAY OF OUR CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, IS UNDERGOING MAJOR RENOVATIONS RELATED TO, UH, THE SOUTH EXPANSION.

AND SO AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, THE RATIO OF UNHEDGED VARIABLE RATE DEBT FOR CONVENTION ENTERTAINMENT STOOD AT 48.39% AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FUNDS, UH, THOSE RATIOS WERE WELL BELOW THE 20% THRESHOLD.

NOW MOVING TO OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, THE CITY HAD $6.3 BILLION INVESTED IN OUR GENERAL INVESTMENT POOL.

THE CHARACTER OF THIS POOL IS THAT OF A SHORT TERM BOND, UH, SHORT TERM BOND FUND THAT HOLDS INVESTMENTS OF VERY HIGH CREDIT QUALITY.

FITCH RATINGS REVIEWS THIS POOL AND ASSIGNED IT ITS HIGHEST RATING OF AAA.

OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY IS TO MATCH ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR A TIME PERIOD OF ONE YEAR INTO THE FUTURE AND TO EXERCISE DISCRETION FOR THE BALANCE OF REMAINING FUNDS.

INVESTMENTS ARE $678 MILLION HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.

THIS IS PRIMARILY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NEW BOND TRANSACTION IN AVIATION AND HIGHER REVENUE IN SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, THE GENERAL INVESTMENT POOL WAS YIELDING 4.05%.

IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL INVESTMENT POOL, WE HAVE TWO SMALL INVESTMENT POOLS THAT TOTAL ABOUT $16 MILLION.

THOSE POOLS EXIST TO COMPLY WITH TAX REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

A DETAILED LISTING OF ALL THE SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CITY APPEARS AT THE BACK OF THE INVESTMENT REPORT ALONG WITH OUR INVESTMENT REPORT.

WE HAVE INCLUDED WITH THIS MOER THE QUARTERLY SWAP REPORT AS IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S SWAP POLICY.

THE WRITTEN SWAP REPORT THAT APPEARS IN THE MOER OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF OUR TWO SWAP POSITIONS.

THE CITY HAD A NET PAID FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 OF $210,628.

THE MARKET, THE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR BOTH SWAPS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 WAS NEGATIVE $69 MILLION, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $8 MILLION LESS THAN THE PRIOR QUARTER WHEN IT WAS NEGATIVE $61 MILLION.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY SWAPS ARE FAIRLY COMPLEX AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT REPORT, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TODAY HOUSTON FACES THREE DEFINING TESTS THAT REACH EVERY CORNER OF OUR CITY, PROTECTING TAX DOLLARS THROUGH STRONGER OVERSIGHT, HELPING FAMILIES WEATHER THE FALLOUT FROM A PROLONGED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND ENSURING SMALL BUSINESSES AREN'T LEFT BEHIND AS THE STATE FREEZES PROGRAMS MEANT TO CREATE FAIR OPPORTUNITY, EACH OF THESE ISSUES SHARES A SINGLE THROUGH LINE ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE WHEN GOVERNMENT WORKS, AS IT SHOULD HOUSTONIANS SEE IT AND FEEL IT IN RELIABLE SERVICES, FAIR OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CONFIDENCE THAT CITY HALL IS WORKING FOR THEM WHEN IT DOESN'T, THOSE FAILURES ARE JUST AS EVIDENT IMPACTING THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS AND TESTING PUBLIC TRUST EVERY

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DAY.

CITY EMPLOYEES DRIVE CITY VEHICLES TO SERVE HOUSTONIANS WHEN THEY NEED FUEL.

CITY POLICY REQUIRES THEM TO USE CITY OWNED GAS STATIONS WHEN EVERYONE IS AVAILABLE.

BUT OUR OFFICE'S RECENT AUDIT FOUND THAT POLICY ISN'T BEING FOLLOWED CONSISTENTLY AND THAT LACK OF POLICY DISCIPLINE IS COSTING US AT A TIME WHEN OUR CITY FACES A $128 MILLION DEFICIT AND A SHRINKING SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

THE AUDIT DIVISION REVIEWED THE CITY'S FUEL CARD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH OVERSEES ABOUT $5 MILLION IN ANNUAL PURCHASES COVERING MORE THAN A THOUSAND VEHICLES.

WHAT WAS FOUND WAS THAT NEARLY TWO THIRDS OF THOSE PURCHASES REPRESENTING THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR WERE MADE AT COMMERCIAL GAS STATIONS, EVEN WHEN A CITY OWNED FUELING STATION WAS NEARBY.

THE TEAM ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MORE THAN 300 ACTIVE FUEL CARDS ARE ASSIGNED TO VEHICLES THAT ARE MISSING FROM THE CITY'S OFFICIAL FLEET RECORDS.

AND IN MORE THAN 90% OF THE MONTHLY REPORTS THAT WE REVIEWED OVER A TWO YEAR SPAN, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SUPERVISOR REVIEW OR APPROVAL.

THESE AREN'T JUST PAPERWORK LAPSES.

THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS THAT OVERSIGHT HAS BROKEN DOWN.

OUR AUDITORS ISSUED CLEAR ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS, TIGHTEN MONITORING OF PURCHASES, SECURE FUEL CARDS, AND PROVIDE USERS WITH BETTER TRAINING AND MAKE EACH DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT.

THESE STEPS WILL PROTECT TAX PAYER DOLLARS AND STRENGTHEN THE CULTURE OF RESPONSIBILITY ACROSS CITY GOVERNMENT AND HELP RESTORE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

ACCOUNTABILITY AT CITY HALL IS FURTHER TESTED WHEN CRISES FROM OUTSIDE REACH OUR DOORSTEP.

RIGHT NOW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR MORE THAN A MONTH AS OF TODAY.

THIS IS THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN US HISTORY AND FAMILIES ACROSS HOUSTON, ESPECIALLY THE NEARLY 900,000 IN OUR REGION WHO REPLY ON, WHO RELY ON SNAP BENEFITS TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES ARE FILLING THAT IMPACT.

TWO COURT RULINGS LAST WEEK ORDERED THE ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE PARTIAL SNAP PAYMENTS FOR NOVEMBER, BUT JUST HALF OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE SOME ASSISTANCE AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE REMAIN UNCERTAIN WHEN THOSE BENEFITS ARE DELAYED OR REDUCED.

THE EFFECTS RIPPLE ACROSS OUR CITY.

GROCERY STORES LOSE CUSTOMERS.

FOOD BANKS STRETCH BEYOND CAPACITY AND WORKING FAMILIES FACE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES BETWEEN RENT, GAS AND GROCERIES.

WE SAW THAT FEAR UP CLOSE THIS PAST WEEKEND WHEN CARS LINED UP BEFORE DAWN AT NRG STADIUM FOR A SPECIAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR SNACK RECIPIENTS AND FEDERAL WORKERS WHO ARE ON FURLOUGH.

THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WAITING IN AWAITED IN LINE FOR GROCERIES BECAUSE THAT WAS THEIR ONLY HOPE.

THAT IMAGE TOLD THE STORY BETTER THAN ANY STATISTIC COULD.

IT SHOWED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DYSFUNCTION IN WASHINGTON REACHES HOUSTONIANS AT THE DINNER TABLE.

NOW, WE CAN'T FIX FEDERAL GRIDLOCK AROUND THIS HORSESHOE, BUT WE CAN BE READY FOR ITS CONSEQUENCES.

THAT MEANS COORDINATING WITH THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK COMMUNITY CENTERS AND NONPROFITS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO HOUSTONIAN GOES HUNGRY OVER POLITICS.

IN TIMES OF CRISIS, GOOD GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, NOT FORGET THEM.

ACCOUNTABILITY ALSO MEANS PROTECTING OPPORTUNITY AND FAIRNESS.

LAST WEEK, THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER FROZE NEW AND RENEWED CERTIFICATIONS UNDER THE HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS OR HUB PROGRAM.

THAT DECISION WAS A BLOW TO THOUSANDS OF MINORITY WOMEN AND VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES ACROSS TEXAS, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN HOUSTON.

FOR YEARS, THE HUB PROGRAM HAS HELPED LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SEEKING ACCESS TO STATE CONTRACTS.

ROLLING IT BACK RISKS, UNDOING DECADES OF PROGRESS TOWARD EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY THAT FLOW TO SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE.

OUR OFFICE ACTED IMMEDIATELY TO BRING TOGETHER LEADERS FROM THE GREATER HOUSTON BLACK CHAMBER, THE HOUSTON HISPANIC CHAMBER, THE GREATER HOUSTON LGBT CHAMBER, AND OTHERS TO BEGIN MAPPING A PATH FORWARD.

TOGETHER WE'RE IDENTIFYING PRACTICAL STEPS TO HELP AFFECTED ENTREPRENEURS ADAPT AND KEEP HOUSTON SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY STRONG.

HOUSTON HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL AND DIVERSE CITIES IN AMERICA, CONSISTENTLY RANKED THEM AMONG THE TOP CITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND IMMIGRANT FOUNDED COMPANIES.

THAT DIVERSITY AND THAT INNOVATION DRIVE OUR ECONOMY AND THEY'RE OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS.

AS CONTROLLER, I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR TRANSPARENCY, FAIRNESS, AND INCLUSION, AND STAND WITH THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT POWER OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

IN CLOSING, THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US ARE SERIOUS AND THEY TOUCH EVERY CORNER OF OUR CITY, BUT HOUSTON HAS NEVER BEEN A CITY THAT TURNS AWAY FROM HARD TRUTHS.

WE FACE THEM HEAD ON EVERY REFORM, EVERY ACT OF TRANSPARENCY AND EVERY MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY HELPS STEADY OUR FOUNDATION AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON US MOST.

YOU WANNA GIVE US A TRUE FINANCIAL REPORT? GOOD MORNING.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

MELISSA,

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THIS IS THE THREE PLUS NINE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

FISCAL YEAR 26 PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON THREE MONTHS OF ACTUAL RESULTS AND NINE MONTHS OF PROJECTIONS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

OUR REVENUE PROJECTION IS 1.3 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND THE PRIOR MONTH'S REPORT.

THE VARIANCE FROM THE PRIOR MONTH PROJECTION IS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS TO REFLECT FEMA REIMBURSEMENT FOR, UH, THE DIRECT DISASTER.

CATEGORY B.

COSTS ON SALES TAX RECEIPTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WERE $72 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 1.4% LOWER THAN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS AS IN ORDER TO MEET THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF 902 MILLION, THE REMAINING PERIODS NEED TO COME IN ABOUT 2.2% BELOW THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO AGAIN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AS THE CONTROLLER MENTIONED ON THE PROPERTY TAX SIDE, UM, THE, THAT'S THE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE VARIANCE IN OUR TWO REPORTS ARE, AND WE'LL BE REFLECTING THAT CHANGE IN THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN THE OCTOBER REPORT, WHICH IS REALLY A TIMING ADJUSTMENT REFLECTING WHEN THE TAX RATE WAS ADOPTED.

MOVING ON TO THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, THE EXPENDITURE PROJECTION IS $1.9 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR MONTH.

THE VARIANCE FROM THE PRIOR MONTH PROJECTION IS PRIMARILY DUE TO A $1.5 MILLION INCREASE FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND A RA DEPARTMENT FOR SECURITY SERVICES AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND BARK.

WE'RE ALSO REFLECTING A $250,000 INCREASE IN THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE FREEDMAN TOWN VISITOR CENTER.

WITH THOSE CHANGES TOGETHER, WE'RE CURRENTLY PROJECTING THE ENDING FUND BALANCE TO BE $373.5 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 667,000 LOWER THAN THE PRIOR MONTH, AND REPRESENTS 14.7% OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES NOT INCLUDING DEBT SERVICE AND PAY ISSUE GO.

THAT FUND BALANCE IS $183 MILLION ABOVE THE TARGET OF HOLDING 7.5% FOR THE ENTERPRISE SPECIAL REVENUE AND OTHER FUNDS WE'RE PROJECTING THE FOLLOWING FORECAST CHANGES TO THE DEDICATED DRAINAGE AND STREET RENEWAL FUND REVENUES INCREASED BY $1 MILLION DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED INTEREST ON POOLED INVESTMENTS.

AS THE CONTROLLER MENTIONED, THE INVESTMENT POOL IS CONTINUING TO EARN A, A ROBUST RETURN FOR US, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OTHER FUNDS FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN FUTURE MONTHS IN THE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FUND.

EXPENDITURES INCREASE BY $2.5 MILLION DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED SECURITY SERVICES AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

SINCE THIS IS A QUARTERLY REPORT, I HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE HOUSTON ECONOMY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS.

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THE PRELIMINARY TOTAL NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT FOR THE HOUSTON WOODLAND SUGARLAND METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA, I STOOD AT ABOUT 3.45 MILLION IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND REMAINS ROUGHLY UNCHANGED COMPARED TO THE PRIOR MONTH.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WAS ABOUT 5% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR MONTH'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 4.5%, SO A SMALL UPTICK IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.

THE AVERAGE OIL PRICE OF ABOUT $64 PER BARREL FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS ABOUT 1% LOWER THAN THE PRIOR MONTH'S PRICE HOME SALES.

THE LATEST REPORT PREPARED BY THE HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER SHOWS THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ABOUT 5% HIGHER COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN KAMAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TRUE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

UM, BUT THE DIRECTOR GRABOWSKI QUESTION ON EMPLOYMENT, WE SAID THAT EMPLOY UNEMPLOYMENT HAS UPTICK A LITTLE, AND THAT'S AS OF AUGUST WE'RE SEEING IN THE HOUSTON REGION WITH FEDERAL FURLOUGHS.

THOSE ARE FURLOUGHS, THAT'S NOT UNEMPLOYMENT, BUT I'M GONNA ASSUME SOME PEOPLE ARE GONNA START LOOKING FOR NEW JOBS.

IS THAT, HOW DOES FEDERAL FURLOUGHS, DO WE EXPECT TO SEE A HIGHER RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT GIVEN WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? OR IS THERE A WAY TO PROJECT THAT, PREDICT THAT IN THE REGION? WE CAN LOOK BACK AT HISTORICALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN PREVIOUS SHUTDOWNS, BUT I THINK AS, AS WE TALKED ABOUT AS A CONTROLLER MENTIONED, THIS IS THE LONGEST ONE SO FAR.

UM, THE ONE METRIC WE HAVE LOOKED AT SO FAR IS HOW SALES TAX PERFORMED AROUND THE TIME OF OTHER PREVIOUS SHUTDOWNS THAT, THAT WAS GONNA BE.

MY OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE PREDICTING WITH SALES TECH? WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT WITH THE PREVIOUS SHUTDOWNS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MONTHS AROUND THE SHUTDOWN AND THE MONTHS OF THE SHUTDOWNS, THERE REALLY WASN'T MUCH OF AN IMPACT TO KIND OF CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE SAME TREND.

AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AS THIS IS NOW THE LONGEST, UM, SHUTDOWN WE'VE SEEN HISTORICALLY.

YEAH, AND CONTROLLER, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP, UM, THE ISSUE WITH SNAP.

WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A COURT RULING, BUT THAT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IS THERE'RE ONLY GONNA BE FUNDING A PARTIAL AMOUNT,

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UM, OF THOSE BENEFITS.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE THE FEDERAL FURLOUGHS AND THEN AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, MEALS ON WHEELS, THEY'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT CUTS, UM, FROM THE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE THIS SOMEWHAT SNOWBALLING EFFECT TAKING PLACE, AND I'M TAKEN BACK TO THE PANDEMIC WHEN SOME OF US WERE HERE AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS STANDING UP, UM, FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND WE'RE COORDINATING, UH, WITH OTHER NONPROFITS.

AND MAY I APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS THAT MS. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS ARE UNDERTAKING, AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE INVITATION.

WE'RE GONNA BE SPEAKING WITH PRETTY MUCH ALL ELECTEDS IN THE REGION TODAY, UH, ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW, WHO'S DOING WHAT, SO WE CAN ALL START TO REALLY GET A FULL PICTURE OF WHAT GAPS AND NEEDS ARE.

BUT AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH NO END IN SIGHT RIGHT NOW, WHAT ARE THOSE NEEDS? AND IN YOUR OPINION, JUST AS I ASKED DIRECTOR DEBOWSKI, HOW DO YOU SEE THAT IMPACTING THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S ECONOMY? YEAH, UM, I MEAN, EXPERTS, YOU KNOW, FAR MORE INFORMED THAN I, UH, ARE AWARE OF THE FOOD SITUATION, BUT IN SHORT, IT'S, IT'S UNPREDICTABLE, RIGHT? WE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT FUNDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, WHAT SNAP RECIPIENTS WILL, YOU KNOW, WILL HAVE THEIR, UM, SORT OF CARDS REFILLED FOR NOVEMBER, WHICH ONES WON'T, UH, WHAT THE SORT OF ROLLOUT OF THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, AND SO IT'S GONNA TAKE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BOTH GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, UH, UH, AND PERHAPS EVEN FOR PROFIT, YOU KNOW, BENEFACTORS, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING A PART OF THIS SOLUTION AS DIRECTOR DEBOWSKI SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE IN UNPRECEDENTED TERRITORY IN TERMS OF LENGTH OF THE SHUTDOWN, AND SO WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU WITH, WITH ANALYSIS AROUND, WITH, YOU KNOW, AROUND SALES TAX, AROUND OTHER SORT OF SECOND AND THIRD ORDER, UH, EFFECTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE BEEN SAYING REALLY THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE EVIDENT THAT IN TIMES LIKE THESE, WE CANNOT FULLY RELY ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE THERE IN WAYS THAT IT HAS PREVIOUSLY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, HOUSTON AS A VERY RESILIENT CITY, AS A CITY THAT'S KNOWN FOR COMING TOGETHER IN TIMES LIKE THIS, HAS TO TAKE STEPS TO PREPARE OURSELVES, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA RECEIVE OUTSIDE HELP.

AND IF IT COMES, THAT'S A GREAT BENEFIT, AND OF COURSE WE'LL ACCEPT IT.

UH, BUT IF IT DOESN'T COME, WHICH IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE LIKELY AND BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF THE NARRATIVE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING, UH, WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HOUSTONIANS.

AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR BOTH OF YOU.

I WANNA DEFER TO THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES.

UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF SALES TAX, BUT WHAT ARE THE OTHER COSTS, POTENTIALS TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, DURING THIS TIME? UH, THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET THAT BROADER PICTURE OF WHAT COULD THE POTENTIAL COST TO US BE? AGAIN, SIMILAR TO WHEN WE DEAL WITH THE NATURAL DISASTER, JUST, UH, DIRECTOR DE BASQUE, I KNOW IN THE FINANCIAL POLICIES, RIGHT? WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND, UH, IT'S OUR RAINY DAY FUND FOR DISASTERS, IT'S ALSO FOR ECONOMIC, UH, CHALLENGES AS WELL.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE THAT COULD BE ON THE HORIZON? THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN P*****K.

UM, UH, WHEN STEVEN DAVID WAS SPEAKING, HE SAID THAT SOME OF THOSE SAVINGS WON'T, WON'T REALLY BE, YOU KNOW, IN OUR POCKETS UNTIL MAYBE ABOUT 18 MONTHS FROM NOW.

GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR REPORTS.

UM, THIS QUESTION IS FOR DIRECTOR DEBOWSKI REGARDING OUR PROPERTY TAX, AS THE CONTROLLER MENTIONED, UM, WE ARE FACING NOW, UM, $53 MILLION MORE IN ANTICIPATED, UM, UM, COSTS BASED ON THE NEW TAX RATE THAT WE APPROVED RECENTLY.

UM, WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR REVENUE REPLACEMENT FOR THAT 53 MILLION? SO FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE $53 MILLION I MENTIONED, UM, NOT IN THIS MONTH'S BFA, BUT THE LAST MONTH'S, BFA WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PROPERTY TAX, UM, IT WILL COME, THE DRAW WILL COME FROM FUND BALANCE, AND SO IT'LL BRING OUR FUND BALANCE DOWN FROM AROUND 14.7%, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE NOW.

THE PROJECTION WILL BE AROUND 12.7% FUND BALANCE.

AND THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE PROJECTED DEFICIT? THIS QUESTIONS FOR YOU BOTH BASED ON THESE NEW NUMBERS.

SO, UM, AS OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET, WE WERE PLANNING TO DRAW ABOUT $75 MILLION AT A FUND BALANCE TO CLOSE THE GAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.

WITH THIS AMOUNT, IT'LL BE ABOUT $125 MILLION DRAW.

THAT'S AS OF NOW, OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO MONITOR SALES TAX PERFORMANCE.

UM, THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE SAVINGS, VACANCY SAVINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THAT, UH, THAT AMOUNT AND THAT PERCENTAGE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

YEAH, WE'RE, UH, AT THE TOP LINE, WE'RE IN THE SAME BALLPARK, 125 TO $130 MILLION.

UM, WHAT WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT IS, UH, A SAVINGS FIGURE THAT WAS BAKED INTO THE BUDGET THAT WAS RELATED TO THE ERNST AND YOUNG, UH, WORK I BELIEVE YESTERDAY.

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THAT SEEMED TO BE SORT OF THE TARGET DATE.

AND SO THAT'S, I THINK, 17 OR $18 MILLION IN PROJECTED SAVINGS THAT WAS IN THIS BUDGET.

WE ALSO NEED TO, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND WHERE THOSE SAVINGS ARE GONNA COME FROM.

MOTION TO ADOPT COUNCILMAN ALCORN.

MOTION TO ADOPT THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT.

MOTIONS SECOND CASTILLO MADE.

THOSE OPPOSED NAY.

OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEM TWO, ITEM ONE HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SIXTH AMENDED PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, THE GULF GATE ZONE.

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GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.

GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL.

I'M ANDREW BUSKER IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT AND THE GULF GATE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY APPROVED THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE GULF GATE ZONE'S PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN, AND FORWARDED THE SIXTH AMENDED PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS THREE 11.0033 11.007, AND THREE 11.01 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE.

THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN THAT REDUCES OR INCREASES THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE ZONE.

NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 24, SORRY, OCTOBER 24TH, 2025 EDITION OF THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRESENTED THIS PROPOSAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2025.

PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION THREE 11.07, THE CITY MAY ENLARGE THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COMPOSITION.

NOW, MORE THAN 30% OF THE PROPERTY IN THE ENLARGED ZONE, EXCLUDING PROPERTY THAT IS PUBLICLY OWNED, IS USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

AND THE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE ENLARGED ZONE AND IN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONES DOES NOT EXCEED 25% OF THE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY AND IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS CREATED BY THE CITY.

IN BRIEF, THE SIXTH AMENDED PLAN PROPOSES A ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 269 ACRES INTO THE GULF GATE ZONE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SUBSTANDARD SLUM, DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING STRUCTURES, AND THE PRESENCE OF PREDOMINANTLY OPEN OR UNDEVELOPED LAND WITH OBSOLETE PLANET PLATTING.

THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA SUBSTANTIALLY ARRESTS OR IMPAIRS THE SOUND GROWTH OF THE CITY.

THE GENERAL AREA IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS.

TRACK ONE, APPROXIMATELY 88 ACRES COMPRISED OF THE HC PARCELS.

0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 1, 0 1, 0 7 1 4 5 2 3 8 0 0 1, 0 0 1, AND 1 4 5 2 3 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MACAU ROAD AND DIXIE DRIVE RIGHT AWAY IN THIS TRACK INCLUDES NORTHDALE STREET FROM DIXIE DRIVE SOUTH TO THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF HCA PARCEL 1 4 5 2 3 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 TRACTED TWO APPROXIMATELY 181 ACRES, BOUNDED BY THE ALAMEDA GENOA ROAD ON THE NORTH, THE GULF FREEWAY ON THE EAST KINGS POINT ROAD, AND THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARIES OF HCAD PARCELS.

1 2 8 0 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 AND 0 2 8 0 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 ON THE SOUTH AND ROWLETT ROAD ON THE WEST RIGHT AWAY IN THIS TRACK INCLUDES EDA GENOA ROAD FROM CLEARWOOD BLACK HAWK EAST TO THE GULF FREEWAY, ROWLETT ROAD FROM EDA GENOA SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF HC PARCEL 0 2 8 0 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 6.

COLLECTIVELY DRIVE FROM EDA GENOA SOUTH TO KINGS POINT ROAD, THURMOND STREET FROM ROWLETT TO COLLECTIVELY DRIVE THE GULF FREEWAY FRONTAGE ROAD FROM EDA GENOA SOUTHEAST TO KINGS POINT, SORRY, KING POINT ROAD AND KING POINT ROAD FROM LEY EAST TO THE GULF FREEWAY FRONTAGE, THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TUR POLICIES PASSED BY THIS

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BODY THROUGH ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 2 6.

THE ANNEXATION WOULD ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE PROPOSED AREA.

IN CLOSING, CITY STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THE GULF GATE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON THE SIXTH AMENDED PLAN, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TODAY.

CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION FOR THE SIXTH AMENDED PLAN IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3RD, 2025.

YES, COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ.

AND ANDREW, THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU AND THE REST OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, UH, FOR THIS, UH, THE GULF GATE TOURS.

JUST SOME BACKGROUND.

IT WAS INITIALLY THE, UM, OLD GULF GATE MALL.

UH, IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN ABOUT 1998, AND THEN ABOUT 2015, WE EXPANDED IT TO TAKING MORE OF THE HOBBY AREA.

UM, REASONS FOR THAT IS THAT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN THE HOBBY AREA, FIRST AND FOREMOST, GREEN SPACE THAT NEEDED TO BE, UH, ADDRESSED AS WELL.

UM, AND AT THAT POINT WE ALSO TOOK IN A GOOD PORTION OF DISTRICT D, UH, WHICH NOW WE WORK CLOSELY WITH, WITH, UH, COUNCILOR SHABA AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THERE'S BEEN SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING DONE.

THERE'S ALSO BEEN, UH, IMPROVEMENTS I THINK IN NEW PARK, EVEN IN IN DISTRICT D UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT, UM, AT AL MALL ESSENTIALLY, UH, WILL, WILL ALLOW US, IS TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THAT SOUTHEAST PART OF, UH, DISTRICT.

I, UH, SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, UM, THAT WE ALL DESPERATELY NEED IN, IN A LOT PARTS OF THE, A LOT OF PARTS OF THE CITY, BUT SPECIFICALLY IN THE HOBBY AREA.

UM, IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY FOCUS, UH, AS, AS A DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER.

UH, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF, UH, IMPROVEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT IN THE EAST END, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOBBY AREA, WE'RE STILL LACKING, UH, SOME OF THESE, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT REALLY AFFORD THE RESIDENTIAL POPULATION, UH, TO SEE SOME, SOME, UH, SUCCESSES, BUT THEN ALSO ATTACHING SOME OF THE, THE, THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH GREEN SPACES SINCE BAYOU GREEN, UH, THE HIKING BIKE TRAIL.

UH, AND SO, UM, AGAIN, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING, SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND APPRECIATE OUR COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING THIS WHEN IT COMES TO THE AGENDA.

COUNCILMAN RAMIREZ.

AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

I'M, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL, BUT ANDREW WOULD ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW ALAMEDA MALL MIGHT BE REDEVELOPED.

AND THEN I NOTICE A PART OF THE PLAN CALLS FOR AN ADDITIONAL BUSINESS PARK REDEVELOPMENT.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? OF COURSE.

SO THE EDA MALL, UM, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE A, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A GROCERY STORE AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION WITH SEVERAL ANCILLARY BUSINESSES ALONGSIDE IT, AS WELL AS PAD SITES ACROSS THE STREET.

SO IT'D BE A COMPLETE, UM, REVITALIZATION OF THAT AREA.

AND, UM, THERE'D BE PARTICIPATION FROM HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO, UH, 100%.

IS THERE ANY PARTICIPATION RIGHT NOW? CURRENTLY THERE'S NOT PARTICIPATION FOR PRECINCT TWO.

THAT IS SOMETHING OUR OFFICE IS WORKING WITH PRECINCT TWO ON IRONING OUT THOSE DETAILS.

AND SO THAT'LL BE PRESENTED TO, UH, COUNSEL AT A LATER DATE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? UH, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL TATUM, MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FIFTH AMENDED PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCE AND PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT.

THOSE OPPOSED NA MOTION PASSES.

UH, NEXT HEARING ON JUROR 11.

ITEM THREE IS A

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ZONE NUMBER 11, THE GREATER GREENS POINT ZONE.

HMM.

SO, HELLO AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.

I'M ANDREW BUSKER FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 11 AND THE GREATER GREENS POINT REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL CONSIDER THE FIFTH AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONES PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN.

AND FORWARD THE FIFTH AMENDED PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS THREE 11.0033 11.007, AND THREE 11.011 OF THE TEXAS SAX CODE.

THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN THAT REDUCES OR INCREASES THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE ZONE.

NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 24TH, 2025 EDITION OF THE EASTERN CHRONICLE.

AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRESENTED THIS PROPOSAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2025.

PURSUANT TO TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION THREE, 11.007 OF THE CITY MAY ENLARGE THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COMPOSITION.

NOW, MORE THAN 30% OF THE PROPERTY IN THE ENLARGED ZONE, EXCLUDING PROPERTY THAT IS PUBLICLY OWNED, IS USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

AND THE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY IN THE ENLARGED ZONE AND IN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONES DOES NOT EXCEED 25% OF THE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY AND IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS CREATED BY THE CITY.

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IN BRIEF, THE FIFTH AMENDED PLAN PROPOSES A ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 50 ACRES INTO THE GREATER GREENS POINT ZONE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF PREDOMINANTLY OPEN AND UNDEVELOPED LAND WITH OBSOLETE OBSOLETE PLANNING.

THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION SUBSTANTIALLY ARRESTS OR IMPAIRS THE SOUND GROWTH OF THE CITY.

THE GENERAL AREA IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, AN ANNEXATION AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF RUSH CREEK DRIVE ON THE NORTH ELLA BOULEVARD, ON THE EAST DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SOUTH AND SPEARS GEARS ROAD ON THE WEST.

THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH TOUR POLICIES PASSED BY THIS BODY THROUGH ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 26.

THE ANNEXATION WOULD SUPPORT AN APPLICATION TO A LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL HOUSING AGENCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING.

IN CLOSING, CITY, SETH IS WORKING WITH THE GREATER GREENS POINT REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON THE FIFTH AMENDED PLAN, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TODAY.

CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION FOR THE FIFTH AMENDED PLAN IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3RD, 2025.

NEED A MOTION? UH, CASTEX TATU, MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

HEARING FOR THE THIRD AMENDED PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT.

MOTION MADE AND SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY YES.

THOSE OPPOSED A MOTION PASSES.

THANKS.

NEXT ITEM FOUR IS A PUBLIC

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ZONE NUMBER 23, THE HARRISBURG ZONE.

AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, I'M ANDREW BUSKER FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 23 AND THE HARRISBURG REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL CONSIDER A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE HARRISBURG ZONE'S PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN, AND SUBMIT THE THIRD AMENDED PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THREE 11.0033 11.007, AND THREE 11.011 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE.

THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO A PROJECT PLAN THAT REDUCES OR INCREASES THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE ZONE.

NOTICE OF THIS HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 24TH, 2025 EDITION OF THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE, AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRESENTED THIS PROPOSAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2025.

PURSUANT TO TAX TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION THREE 11.007, THE CITY MAY ENLARGE THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COMPOSITION.

NOT MORE THAN 30% OF THE PROPERTY IN THE ENLARGED ZONE, EXCLUDING PROPERTY THAT IS PUBLICLY OWNED, IS USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, AND THE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY IN THE ENLARGED ZONE AND IN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONES DOES NOT EXCEED 25% OF THE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY AND IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS CREATED BY THE CITY.

IN BRIEF, THE THIRD AMENDED PLAN PROPOSES AN ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8.2 ACRES INTO THE HARRISBURG ZONE.

DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SUBSTANDARD SLUM, DETERIORATED, OR DETERIORATING STRUCTURES, THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA SUBSTANTIALLY ARRESTS OR IMPAIRS THE SUN GROWTH OF THE CITY.

THE GENERAL AREA IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, HC PARCELS 1 4 2 6 8 8 0 0 1, 0 0 0 1, 0 6, 1 1, 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 AND 0 6 1 1 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 RIGHT AWAY IN THIS ANNEXATION INCLUDES PORTWOOD STREET FROM NAVIGATION SOUTH TO TERMINUS AND NORTH NORWOOD STREET FROM NAVIGATION SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF HCAD PARCEL 0 6 1 1 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.

THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TUR POLICIES PASSED BY THIS BODY THROUGH ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 2 6.

THE ANNEXATION WOULD ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE PROPOSED AREA.

IN CLOSING, CITY STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE HARRISBURG REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON THE THIRD AMENDED PLAN, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TODAY.

AND CITY COUNCIL, UH, CONSIDERATION FOR THE THIRD AMENDED PLAN IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3RD, 2025.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTO.

UH, MAYOR PROTO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR ANDREW.

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO YOU AND JENNIFER CURLEY AND DIRECTOR TILLERSON FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS TO PREPARE THIS AND, UM, TO PRESENT DURING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

UH, UM, THE INFORMATION IS, IS HELPFUL FOR US AS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

UM, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND SEGMENT.

I OPPOSED NAY.

YOU'RE VERY IMPRESSIVE.

LET ME JUST SAY THAT WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND, UH, WE DO LISTEN

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TO YOU.

WELL, IT'S A WHOLE TEAM.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU APPOINTMENTS.

MR. SECRETARY.

ORDER, UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO TAKE ONE AND TWO OUTTA ORDER 12 AND 13.

CAST, MOVE I SECOND.

MOTION PASSES MUNICIPAL COURTS.

I OPPOSED NAY.

[12.

ORDINANCE relating to the appointment or reappointment and confirmation of the following individuals as FULL-TIME MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES to serve four-year terms beginning immediately upon Council confirmation:

Position One - ANITA BRODERICK JAMES, appointment;

Position Four - IMELDA CASTILLO, reappointment;

Position Six - G. HARLAN COLEMAN reappointment;

Position Seven - DAVID O. FRAGA, reappointment;

Position Eight - POLLY ELIZABETH GILLIGAN, reappointment;

Position Nine - MEGAN McLELLAN, reappointment;

Position Seventeen - ADAM SILVERMAN, reappointment; and

Position Nineteen - CHERYL LEE-COLLINS, reappointment
]

ITEM 12 IS AN ORDINANCE.

THOSE OPPOSED NAY.

[13.

ORDINANCE relating to the appointment or reappointment and confirmation of the following individuals as MUNICIPAL COURT ASSOCIATE JUDGES to serve a two-year term beginning immediately upon Council confirmation:

Position Two - WALTER A. SCHROEDER, reappointment;

Position Six - ERIC C. BILY, reappointment;

Position Seven - EDDIE R. CALDERON, JR reappointment;

Position Eight - BETH WING, reappointment;

Position Thirteen - TERESA HOANG, reappointment;
Position Twenty - ROBERT V. ROSENBERG, reappointment;

Position Twenty-Two - GLEN AUSTIN, appointment;

Position Twenty-Six - ARTURO DeLEON, JR, reappointment;

Position Thirty-Two - BERTA A. MEJIA, reappointment;

Position Thirty-Three - LYDIA JOHNSON, reappointment; and

Position Thirty-Seven - RONI M. MOST, reappointment
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13 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY YES AS OPPOSED TO NAY.

SOMETIMES NOT JUST SHARING OFFICES, SHARING CLOSETS, RIGHT? WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF THAT, AND I WANNA KEEP THAT AT THE FOREFRONT.

JUDGE SANTOS, YOU CAN CERTAINLY INTRODUCE THE, UH, NEWLY APPOINTED JUDGES.

I WANT TO THANK, UH, ANITA JAMES DAVID FRAGA, YOUR ASSOCIATE GLEN AUSTIN.

I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT GLEN.

GLEN WORKED IN MY OFFICE PREVIOUSLY IN, UH, IN THE LEGISLATURE, AND WE USED TO SPECULATE ABOUT HIS DEMEANOR, MAKING HIM A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE A JUDGE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, SOME OF THE REAPPOINTMENTS HAVE A RECORD OF BEING FAIR.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I YIELD TO YOU, I I JUST MENTIONED YOUR JUDGES.

CERTAINLY YOU CAN ASK 'EM TO STAND, BUT YOUR ADMINISTRATION'S REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB AND I YIELD TO YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR WHITMEYER, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

I'M SO EXCITED THIS MORNING, UH, TO BE HERE TODAY ON THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF SEVERAL OUTSTANDING JUDGES.

UM, I, WE, THEY'RE BACK.

MOST OF THEM ARE BACK AT COURT ENSURING THAT JUSTICE IS BEING SERVED FOR OUR WONDERFUL CITIZENS.

BUT I DO HAVE SEVERAL HERE TODAY.

I DO WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THAT THESE JUDGES HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND MORE THAN THAT ARE SO COMPASSIONATE WITH THE CITIZENS THAT COME TO OUR COURT.

UH, THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK IN THE HOMELESS DOCKET, TEAM COURT, AND ANY OTHER EXTRA DUTIES THAT I HAVE ASKED OF THEM AS WE NAVIGATE, UH, A LEANER COURT, UM, MORE EFFICIENT COURT, BUT YET MAINTAINING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.

SO I'M SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THESE JUDGES AND FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TODAY IN THE JUDGES, I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UM, JUDGE DAVID FRAGA FIRST.

HE IS A LONGSTANDING, UH, JUDGE IN THE EVENING PRESIDING JUDGE, UH, JUDGE IS HERE.

UM, ALSO JUDGE ANITA JAMES, WHO IS ALSO A LONG SERVING ASSOCIATE JUDGE AND WHO WE ARE APPOINTING TODAY, OR HAVE APPOINTED AS A FULL-TIME JUDGE.

AND, UM, ALSO A NEW ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR US IS, UH, GLEN AUSTIN.

SO PLEASE, UM, AND IN CASE THERE ARE ANY OTHER JUDGES THAT MADE IT HERE, ARE THOSE BACK AT THE OFFICE WATCHING? UH, THANK YOU, UH, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THESE JUDGES.

WELL, THANK ALL THE JUDGES, CERTAINLY THE VETERANS FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE.

AND, UH, GLEN, YOU KNOW HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS DAY, MAYBE EIGHT YEARS AGO.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU PARENTS.

I KNOW.

PROUD OF YOU.

SO IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE IN CITY COUNCIL.

UH, UH, MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD LET ME YIELD AND LET THEM, UH, THEIR, UH, YEAH, ANYONE ELSE FOR FAMILIES RISE AS WELL.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD I LOOKED BACK.

I FORGOT.

JUDGE ROSENBERG IS ALSO AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE.

THANK YOU TAB THANK YOU TIME THAT HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU JUDGE ROSENBERG, UH, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ALSO RISE.

'CAUSE THIS IS A, A, A FAMILY COMMITMENT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

UM, JUDGE, TO ALL OF OUR JUDGES, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

EVERY TIME WE COME UP, UH, TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS.

UH, I, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE SUCH AN ELOQUENT JOB, SPOTLIGHTING THE INNOVATION IN THE PROGRAMMING THAT THIS COURT DOES THAT I THINK IS A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY, WHETHER IT'S TEEN COURT, NIGHT COURT, GOING INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, DIVERSION PROGRAMS, THE LIST GOES ON.

BUT WHAT I REALLY WANNA EMPHASIZE IS THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU CONTINUE TO INNOVATE AND SERVE THE PUBLIC.

UH, MANY PEOPLE STILL DON'T REALIZE, UH, THE STATUS OF THE COURTHOUSE ITSELF FROM HARVEY.

UH, WHAT YOU ALL HAVE HAD TO DO

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BUT REGARDLESS OF THE CHALLENGES THAT COME YOUR WAY, YOU ALL CONTINUE.

WE HAD NO BACKLOG WHEN OTHER COURTS HAD BACKLOGS.

UH, YOU'RE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND I REALLY WANNA JUST KEEP AT THE FOREFRONT THE CRITICAL NEED OF THE COURTHOUSE ITSELF FOR Y'ALL AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR HUFFMAN.

AND THANK YOU JUDGE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

UM, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO, UM, THE REAPPOINTMENTS, TO THE NEW JUDGES, AND OF COURSE, ALL THE JUDGES THAT ARE, UM, AT WORK RIGHT NOW.

UM, GETTING THINGS DONE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER POLLARD, THANK YOU, MAYOR, TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

AND TO ALL THE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY GOOD FRIEND GLEN AUSTIN.

UH, WE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL TOGETHER AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE YOUR CAREER BLOSSOM.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

COUNCILOR EVAN SHABAZZ.

I ALSO WANNA ECHO MY COLLEAGUES.

UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, BUT I CERTAINLY HAVE TO, UH, SHOUT OUT GLEN AUSTIN AS WELL.

I'VE WATCHED HIM FOR MANY YEARS.

HE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSTON BLACK AMERICAN DEMOCRATS.

HE OPERATES WITH SUCH INTEGRITY THAT I AM VERY CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL ALSO CONTINUE WITH FAIRNESS AND IMPARTIALITY IN TAKING, CARRYING ON HIS DUTIES.

SO THANK YOU ALL, BUT THANK YOU GLENN.

COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL RAMIREZ.

I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU.

UH, I, I KNOW FROM HAVING WORKED IN THE COURTS, BEING A JUDGE IS, IS TOUGH WORK.

IT'S INTENSE.

IT'S HANDS ON.

IT'S NOT EASY.

AND, UH, I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE CITY IN THIS CAPACITY.

I KNOW, UM, YOU'LL DEAL WITH HUNDREDS OF HOUSTONIANS EVERY DAY AND, AND FOR THEM, YOU'RE THE FACE OF THE CITY AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT AN EASY THING.

BUT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

THANKS.

VERY GOOD.

AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE MY TWO RIGHT, MY RIGHT HAND AND MY LEFT HAND.

JUDGE BO AND JUDGE EDWARDS, THEY'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB IN SUPPORTING ME AT THE COURT.

SO THANK YOU.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

AND DON'T LET JOSE GET OUT OF, OH, I'M SORRY.

YES, JOSE, LET HIM GET OUTTA HERE.

YES, HE'S HE'S HELPING ME.

HE'S YOUR FAN.

HE'S YOUR BIGGEST FAN AND HE'S HELPING ME QUITE A BIT THERE AT THE COURTS.

JUDGE HELPS ME TOO.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

OBVIOUSLY HAVE ON OUR MIND THE CHALLENGES DUE TO THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN.

ALL RIGHT, ALL MEMBERS.

[MAYOR'S REPORT]

FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST THANK THE AIRPORT SYSTEM FOR DEALING WITH UNBEARABLE CONDITIONS DUE TO TSA EMPLOYEES NOT COMING TO WORK.

SO JIM IS NAVIGATING THAT AS BEST POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF, UH, FOOD.

UH, THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK CONTINUES TO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB, WHICH WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH.

BUT LET ME GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT FOR HOPE CITY CHURCH, THE HOPE CENTER TODAY TO SUNNYSIDE HEALTH AND MULTIPURPOSE CENTER.

44 10 REED ROAD, STARTING AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

THEY'LL BE SERVING HOT MEALS.

AND ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER VICE MAYOR PROTE PECK AT, UH, THE CARDALE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THIS IS REALLY A HUGE SERVICE THAT HOPE CITY CHURCH AND THE HOPE CENTER IS PROVIDING.

SO PLEASE CIRCULATE THAT INFORMATION.

AND ALSO, OBVIOUSLY, KEEP IN MIND REVEREND NASH, HIS FAMILY, WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE FAMILY.

REVEREND NASH, AN OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT MINISTER.

IT'S HELPED SO MANY IT YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN COMING OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THAT'S WHERE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM SO CLOSE.

BUT HE'D BE LYING IN STATE FRIDAY FROM 11:30 AM TO TWO 30 OH AM PM AT BRANDON STREET, 83 0 9, THE GREATER ST.

PAUL CHURCH.

HIS SERVICE WILL BE SATURDAY AT 10, AT 9:00 AM VIEWING THE 10:00 AM SERVICE AT MOUNT HUB CHURCH AT 78 17 COWHORN, OUR FRIEND, PASTOR MAX MILLER WILL BE OFFICIATING.

SO I URGE YOU TO CELEBRATE THIS GENTLEMAN'S LIFE.

HE DEFINITELY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL OF OUR LIVES AND CERTAINLY MADE HOUSTON THE GREAT CITY THAT IT IS CITY AND THE COMPASSIONATE CITY.

HE WAS JUST

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SO SPECIAL.

SO ANYWAY, I ASK YOU TO KEEP HIS FAMILY IN MIND.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.

UM, I WANT TO, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONDOLENCES AND REMARKS CONCERNING PASTOR JAMES NASH.

HE WAS A PILLAR LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

HE AND OTHERS, AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO, UM, JOIN YOU IN ASKING FOR PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY.

PASTOR NASH WORK DILIGENT IN HIS COMMUNITY, AND WE DON'T OFTEN GET, UH, MANY PEOPLE WHO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

AT PASTOR JAMES NASH WAS ONE OF THOSE, UH, LEADERS AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE IN THE COURTS.

UH, HIS WORK SPREAD IT ALL ACROSS THIS CITY, NOT ONLY IN THE SOUTH SUNNYSIDE AREA, BUT IN MANY AREAS OF THIS CITY.

ON TOP OF THE FACT HE'S A WELL RESPECTED LEADER, NOT ONLY IN THE PASTORATE AND THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH, BUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU AND, UH, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF HIM AND VISITING HIM PRIOR TO, UH, HIS DIVINE, YOU KNOW, HIS PASSING.

SO HE WAS DEFINITELY A CLOSE FRIEND AND, AND ALLY AND A PUBLIC SERVANT.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE MENTIONED HOW SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS ARE MM-HMM .

BUT I DID GET A REPUTATION FOR SAYING, LET'S PUT A FACE ON IT.

GIVE YOU A REAL LIVE EXAMPLE.

SO ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, I WAS IN MY SENATE OFFICE FROM REVEREND NASH.

CALLED, LIKE HE OFTEN DID, ABOUT A CASE INVOLVING AN INMATE.

HE SAID, I'M CALLING YOU ABOUT ALBERT YANCY.

I WANT YOU TO MEET HIS FAMILY.

YANCY, HE'S SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER DRIVE BY SHOOTING.

GOT A LIFE SENTENCE AT 17 YEARS OF AGE.

AND HE'S BEEN THERE 27 YEARS.

AND LIKE I REGULARLY TOLD REVEREND NASH, I DON'T GET PEOPLE IN PRISON.

I CAN'T GET 'EM OUT AND I DON'T GIVE ANYBODY FALSE HOPE THAT I CAN HELP HIM GET OUT.

RIGHT? HE SAID, WILL YOU MEET THE FAMILY AT MY FELLOWSHIP PAUL SUNDAY? PLEASE DO IT FOR ME.

THAT'S THE KIND OF SPECIAL GUY REVEREND NASH IS.

SO I WENT THERE AND LISTENED TO PRISON CHAPLAINS, HIS FAMILY, HIS MOTHER.

AND THROUGH WORKING WITH REVEREND NASH, I SAID, I TELL YOU WHAT, I WANNA MEET THIS INDIVIDUAL.

HE WAS A, WAS, WAS DESCRIBED AS A MENTOR FOR YOUNG INMATES.

BEEN THERE 27 YEARS.

HAD A GREAT ATTITUDE, BUT IT'S SERVED 27 YEARS.

SO I WENT DOWN TO THE CENTRAL UNIT, MET ALBERT YANCY, WE CALLED HIS MOTHER IN THE WARDEN'S OFFICE, AND I SAID, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THE PAROLE BOARD KNOWS WHO YOU ARE, YOUR RECORD, YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I MADE THE CALLS AND HE GOT OUT ABOUT A MONTH LATER, BASED ON THE MERITS OF HIS REHABILITATION.

27 YEARS.

STARTED AT 17.

THAT IS JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT I KNOW.

REVEREND NASH.

ALBERT YANCY TODAY IS SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AND VICTORIA YES.

IS RUNS A TRUCKING SERVICE.

AND NOW HE GOES BACK IN THE UNITS, IN THE YOUTH UNITS.

AND MENTOR, MENTOR OTHERS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I, WHEN, WHEN I SAY PEOPLE ARE SPECIAL, WE NEED TO REALLY SLOW DOWN AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY DID.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE WILL MISS HIM.

WE WILL MISS HIM.

AND HE WAS THAT PERSON I MET BROTHER YANCY THROUGH PASTOR NASH.

BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

UM, HERE SEVERAL MONTHS BACK AND HAVE KNOWN HIM EVER SINCE.

THERE ARE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO GO BEYOND, BUT MOST PEOPLE HERE MAY HAVE MORE THAN TALK.

REVEREND NASH DELIVERED.

HE WAS THAT TYPE EVER.

Y HE INTRODUCED ME WHEN I KICKED OFF MY CAMPAIGN.

A SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL.

ABSOLUTELY.

I HOPE TO INTRODUCE ALL OF US TO HIM SOMEDAY.

VICE BEG PARDON? VICE MAYOR.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING ABOUT THE, UM, FOOD DISTRIBUTION WITH HOPE CITY.

UM, IT WILL BE FRIDAY AT, UM, 5:00 PM AT THE CARDALE COMMUNITY CENTER.

PLEASE, UM, GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

THEY HAVE ABOUT 400 HOT MEALS THAT THEY ARE DISTRIBUTING, SO, UM, IF ANYONE NEEDS A FLYER, I CAN SEND IT TO YOU, BUT THANK YOU MAYOR FOR MENTIONING THAT THEY DO AMAZING WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

COUNCILOR EVAN SHABA.

AND HE SENT ME A TEXT, UH, GIVING ME SOME ENCOURAGEMENT BECAUSE HE SAW ME ON TV AND, BUT HE WAS ALWAYS SO SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING.

UM, JUST ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE PASTOR DASH DIED, HE REACHED OUT TO ME

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BUT WHAT I WANNA SAY IS, MY LAST TEXT WAS, I PRAY THAT YOU AND MRS. NASH ARE DOING WELL.

I LOVE YOU BOTH, AND WE'LL HAVE TO COME SEE YOU SOON.

YOUR SUPPORT, PRAYERS AND ENCOURAGEMENT MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

AND I'M SAYING THAT TO SAY WE MUST ALWAYS SEIZE THE MOMENT TO TELL PEOPLE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THEM, BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW IF THAT MAY BE OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM.

SO MY HEART IS HURT, BUT IT'S WARM TO KNOW THAT BEFORE HE PASSED, HE DID HEAR FROM ME AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE FOR BOTH HE AND MRS. NASH.

SO, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

MEMBERS,

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LET'S, UH, GO TO PUBLIC SESSION.

UH, ANY MOTIONS CASTILLO.

COUNCILMAN CASTILLO? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD VERONICA CHAPPA GOSKY TO THE TWO MINUTE AGENDA LIST TO FOLLOW CASEY MORGAN.

COUNCILOR FLICKINGER? YES.

THOSE OPPOSED ANY MOTION PASS.

MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO MOVE CASEY MORGAN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NON AGENDA.

THREE MINUTE LIST.

HEY, I FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL RIGHT FROM FIRST SPEAKER FOR VERONICA.

MY NAME IS VERONICA CHAPPA GOSKY.

I'M PRESIDENT OF THE EAST END DISTRICT.

UH, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 17.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR MARIA CASTILLO AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT ON THIS.

UM, WE SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO EXPAND THE CIVILITY ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL AREAS WITHIN THE EAST END, SPECIFICALLY EXTENDING COVERAGE TO MORE OF MAGNOLIA PARK, THE SECOND WARD, AND THE SITE OF THE FORT 19 EMANCIPATION BUILDING.

THIS EXPANSION REAFFIRMS THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING THE EAST END AS A SAFE, COHESIVE, WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS.

UM, WE HAVE ABOUT 83,000 RESIDENTS IN THE EAST END AND 3,500 BUSINESSES THAT ARE IMPACTED.

THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE, UH, LIMITED TO A SECTION OF MAGNOLIA PARK IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

WE SAW THE BOUNDARIES AND CREATION OF THOSE BOUNDARIES OFFER TOOLS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO TODAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A BROADER CONVERSATION SURROUNDING THE ORDINANCE, PARTICULARLY SURROUNDING OR CONCERNS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS.

BUT THE EAST END DISTRICT REMAINS COMMITTED TO A BALANCED AND APPROACH.

ONE THAT SAFEGUARDS PUBLIC SPACES, SUPPORTS LONG-TERM HUMANE SOLUTIONS TO HOUSING INSECURITY.

BUT LOOKING AHEAD, WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP AND POLICIES THAT REFLECT THE VALUES OF THE EAST END.

THOSE INCLUDE SAFETY, OPPORTUNITY, AND CULTURAL INTEGRITY.

THING THAT COMMUNITY AROUND THAT, UH, AROUND THE FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION, UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM.

UM, VERONICA, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND, UH, AND ADVOCATING FOR THIS, UH, ORDINANCE.

UH, MANY OF Y'ALL MIGHT REMEMBER EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE DID A LOT OF, UH, LEGWORK TO DO THE, UM, CIVILIAN ORDINANCE FOR MAGNOLIA PARK.

IT'S USUALLY ABOUT A GOOD THREE TO MONTH PROCESS, ROUGHLY, UH, FROM INITIAL SIGNATURE TO ULTIMATELY COMING TO CITY COUNCIL.

UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNEW, UH, WHEN THE GREYHOUND, UH, BUS STATION CAME INTO THE EAST END.

UH, BUT QUITE FRANKLY, EVEN BEFORE THE GREYHOUND THAT WE STARTED SEEING, UH, FOLKS, UH, ALONG THE, UH, GREEN LINE, YOU KNOW, MOVING FROM DOWNTOWN EAST DOWNTOWN INTO THE EAST END, UH, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE GOT MORE SIGNATURES THAN WHAT WE NEEDED IN, IN THAT, UH, PROCESS.

UH, THIS PART PARTICULAR, UH, ITEM.

UM, AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL.

UM, IT TAKES IN MOST OF THE, WELL, ALL OF THE SECOND WARD, QUITE FRANKLY.

UH, AND THEN MORE OF MAGNOLIA PARK, JUST A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF WHAT WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED.

UM, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

UH, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A QUICKER, UH, TURNAROUND.

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WOULD'VE WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN A LOT QUICKER BACK THEN.

UH, BUT THANKFULLY, UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE, UH, THE TOOLS, UH, RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO DO IT A LOT QUICKER, THIS TO GO AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

UH, WE ARE HAVING A VIRTUAL MEETING THIS EVENING TO GIVE THIS UPDATES, BUT, UH, QUITE FRANKLY, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND, AND, UH, CHIEF SATTERWHITE WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO TELL YOU HAS BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.

UM, THIS WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST

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EAST DOWNTOWN ALREADY HAS A 24 7.

DOWNTOWN HAS 24 7.

AND SO YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM AS WELL, COLLEAGUES, IS APPRECIATED.

AGAIN, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY OUT IN THE SECOND WARD AREA, CITY GAS PARK, SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT H, KNOW THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO THEM AS WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM VERONICA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING AND FOR OFFERING YOUR WORDS AND YOUR SUPPORT.

THE EASTON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS BEEN SUCH A KEY PLAYER IN THE COMMUNITY FROM A VARIETY OF, OF ASPECTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO HOW ORDINANCES IN THE PAST THAT ARE SIMILAR HAVE IMPACTED, UH, THE DISTRICT IN A POSITIVE WAY.

AND YOU MENTIONED A BALANCED APPROACH, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

THAT'S NOT JUST ENFORCEMENT, BUT COMPASSIONATE AS WELL, UH, AND HOW THIS FITS INTO THAT.

AND SO, HAVING YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS.

AND TO ENSURE THAT AS THINGS LIKE FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION COME ONLINE, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT INADVERTENTLY IMPACTED WITH, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF NEGATIVE THINGS.

AND THE COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WAS HELD, THIS WAS ONE OF THE TOP REQUESTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, FROM THE BUSINESSES, FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE NEARBY.

AND SO TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION SO QUICKLY REITERATES THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT THIS IS DONE PROPERLY.

THAT, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT, YOU KNOW, OVERWHELMED.

AND THAT, THAT THERE ARE NO TOOLS THAT ARE GIVEN AND THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE BEING ADDRESSED IN A VERY DIRECT WAY.

SO, UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A, A GREAT PARTNER AND, UH, ALWAYS STICKING UP FOR THE EAST END AND, AND BEING DOWN HERE TO, TO OFFER YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR HONOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.

UH, MAYOR PROTEM.

GOOD MORNING, VERONICA.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

UM, THE EAST END MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DOES A LOT OF GREAT WORK, AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE HAVING THE BENEFIT OF YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

YOU REPRESENT A LOT OF BUSINESSES THERE IN THE EAST END, AND ALSO, UH, THE RESIDENTS AS WELL.

THIS ITEM IS A RESPONSE TO CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY FOLKS WHO LIVE OVER THERE AND IN AN ATTEMPT BY, UM, THE CITY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN RE RELATED TO WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THERE ON EMANCIPATION.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, UH, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR SHARING YOUR VIEWS.

COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

JUST TWO QUESTIONS.

UM, DO YOU, IS THE E IS THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GOING TO DO ANY LEVEL OF CON CONTRIBUTION FOR BEDS, ET CETERA? NO.

AND IF I CAN CLARIFY AS TO WHY OUR MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FUNDS ARE REGULATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE HAVE STATUTE OF WHAT WE CAN USE THOSE FOR.

THEY CAN BE USED, THEY HAVE TO BE USED WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND THEY HAVE TO BE USED FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EAST END.

AND THOSE CAN BE BEAUTIFICATION, SECURITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO A HOMELESS SERVICE IS NOT AN ELIGIBLE USE ACCORDING TO OUR LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE, HOWEVER, BUT SECURITY, BUT PARDON ME.

CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WAY.

IF, IF I MAY.

SECURITY IS, AND WE, UM, WE HAVE BEEN VERY UNFAIRLY IMPACTED BETWEEN CHALLENGES LIKE WITH THE GREYHOUND AND OTHER SITUATIONS BEFORE.

SO THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PUTS IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT WITH OTHER CORPORATE PARTNERS TO FUND ADDITIONAL SECURITY ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

AND SO, QUITE FRANKLY, OUR CHALLENGE ISN'T THAT WE, WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY DOLLARS TO SPEND AND OUR SECURITY CONTRACT WITH OUR PARTNER BRINGS IN ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS OF SERVICES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE.

AND OFTEN THOSE CALLS ARE BUSINESS CHECKS AND CURRENTLY, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN FRONT OF BUSINESSES, THAT PEOPLE ARE TOO SCARED TO APPROACH.

SO WE, THEY CALL THE DEPUTIES AT PRECINCT SIX TO COME AND TALK OR REMOVE THE PERSON.

SO FROM A CONTRIBUTION PERSPECTIVE, I THINK MY, MY BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY FEELS LIKE WE'RE PERSONALLY PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THOSE BOUNDARIES TO SUPPLEMENT BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO VERY HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ARE NEAR FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION, ONE PRIVATE, ONE PUBLIC.

AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF SECURITY AROUND THE SCHOOLS OFTEN GO, UM, THEY DON'T GO TO DOWNTOWN PHONE CALLS AND THEY DON'T, THEY'RE NOT IDO PHONE CALLS.

THEY'RE CALLING ME OR THEY'RE CALLING, UM, THE CONSTABLE OR HPD EAST SIDE TO, TO ADDRESS THOSE.

SO THERE, THERE IS DEFINITELY A SENSITIVITY 'CAUSE UM, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A, A LOT OF SECURITY FUNDING THAT IS PUT IN AND WE'RE, WE'RE EXPECTED TO MANAGE AND TAKE

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AND DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THE ITEM WHEN IT COMES, BUT SURE.

DO YOU BY CHANCE KNOW THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS IN THAT, IN THIS PARTICULAR BOUNDARY? UH, NO.

IN THE, IN THE CURRENT BOUNDARY, WE HAVE HAD, UM, A RECENT, UH, AND PART OF IT IS, I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER, HOWEVER, COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS COMPLETED A CENSUS WITH FIELD WORK IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

WE'D HAVE TO ASK THEM FOR THE NUMBER.

WE DO HAVE SOME REGULAR, AND IT'S CITED IN THE REPORT.

THERE ARE REGULAR PEOPLE THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS HOMELESS BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THEM.

I THINK THE CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE HAVING IS THAT WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T RECOGNIZE AS COMING FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THAT WHERE WE'VE CITED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IS PRIMARILY, UM, AND A LOT OF CREDIT TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ'S OFFICE, THE CRIME AROUND THE GREYHOUND AREA.

AND WE'VE, WE'VE HAD TO FIGURE OUT ABOUT THE, THE TRANSIENT THAT CAME WITH IT, UM, INCLUDING SOME OF THE CRIMES.

AND THEN AS WE'VE HAD CHANGES DOWNTOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THERE HAS BEEN AN EFFORT TO CLEAN UP OR PUSH WHEN THEY GET PUSHED, THEY, UH, GET, PEOPLE GET TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T BE THERE, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY CAN CROSS THE STREET.

WELL, WE'RE ACROSS THE STREET.

SO WHENEVER THERE'S AN EFFORT TO CLEAN UP UNDER AN ENCAMPMENT, THE DOWNTOWN OR MIDTOWN OR EDO, VERY OFTEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, YOU SEE THE PART IN THE PAPER THAT, OH, LIKE THESE PEOPLE WERE CLEANED UP.

AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S THE GOOD RIDDANCE FEELING FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY EFFECTIVELY GET PUSHED.

AND SO WHAT IT IS, IS WITHIN SECOND WARD, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT WE JUST DO NOT RECOGNIZE AND WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, UM, AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST THAT THEY'RE HOMELESS, LIKE WE'VE HAD A PERSON THAT HAS TENT CAMPED OR IS TRYING TO TENT CAMP IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

BUT IT IS THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE ARE, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST NOT RIGHT AND THEY'RE SCARY AND WE AREN'T TRAINED TO HANDLE 'EM.

AND I THINK THERE'S MORE OF THAT THAT YOU'LL NOTICE, UM, IN THAT COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS REPORT.

AND WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN ASK, I KNOW MY STAFF IS WATCHING, UH, EITHER WE CAN GET A COPY OR COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, CAN PROBABLY GET A COPY TO YOUR OFFICE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT QUESTION.

COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN.

THANK YOU, VERONICA.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M WELL.

GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

UM, I HAVE A FEW PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND I APOLOGIZE IF YOU OR ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ALREADY SAID IT.

WHEN NEIGHBORHOODS PREVIOUSLY HAD APPLIED FOR CIVILITY ORDINANCES, THERE WAS ALSO A SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT.

UM, DID Y'ALL FOLLOW THAT PROCESS FOR THIS APPLICATION? SO, GREAT QUESTION.

THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION FROM THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LIKE WE DID IN MAGNOLIA PARK.

MAGNOLIA PARK.

WE DID GET THE SIGNATURE PROCESS, AND THAT WAS A LOT.

UM, THERE, MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M GONNA ASK TO BE CORRECTED BY COUNCIL STAFF, I THINK THERE'S TWO TRACKS.

SO NOW THERE'S TWO TRACKS.

WE'VE KIND OF CREATED THIS WHOLE NEW WORLD OF WE'RE JUST GONNA EXPAND THE CIVILITY ORDINANCE, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT TIMELINE, NOT WITHOUT HOURS, WE'RE JUST GONNA DO ZONES, BUT WE'RE NOT REQUIRING THOSE SIGNATURES.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M A, AGAIN, IT'S NOT RIGHT OR WRONG.

I'M JUST ASKING WHICH TRACK ARE WE ON HERE? SO WE WERE NOT, WE DID NOT, UM, WE DID NOT ASK FOR IT.

WE DID NOT APPLY FOR IT AS THE EAST END DISTRICT.

I'VE NOT GATHERED SIGNATURES FOR IT.

I WAS NOT ASKED.

NORM WAS MY STAFF ASKED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING BOUNDARIES.

UM, TO THE CREDIT OF THE MAYOR STAFF, I THINK THEY HAD FOUR DIFFERENT PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME OF 'EM WERE VERY PUBLIC.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

VERY, VERY PUBLIC.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO CERTAIN SECTIONS LIKE CONTAINING, UH, THE SIGNATURES OF PROPERTY OWNERS WHOSE PROPERTIES REPRESENT 20%.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT A A RIGHT OR A WRONG, IT'S WHICH TRACK ARE WE ON RIGHT NOW? RIGHT.

UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT, DISTRICTS HAVE HAD TO PUT, EVEN IN DISTRICT CA LOT OF MONEY TOWARDS SECURITY, DO YOU ENVISION THAT THESE SECURITY PERSONNEL ARE GOING TO NOW BE ISSUING CITATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS IF IT PASSES? THAT IS A BRILLIANT QUESTION.

AND I, WE HAVE HAD THIS DISCUSSION ON RN, HOW WE DO IT.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS, UM, AND YOU MAY KNOW THIS, DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THERE WAS A BILL PROPOSED TO ALLOW FOR THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

IT DIDN'T MOVE THROUGH.

SO, AND, AND THIS HAS HAP THIS HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO, UM, OR AT LEAST 15 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH THE CITY, WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE, UH, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INFO MOU BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, THEN THERE ARE JURISDICTIONAL QUESTIONS.

AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE KNOW AND THEY JUMP BOUNDARIES TO GET OUT OF ENFORCEMENT.

I THINK WHAT I HAVE HEARD, THAT MIGHT BE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE, THAT IT'S A NAVIGATION CENTER THAT'S AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY WHERE THEY CAN BE REDIRECTED.

AND I, I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN THIS.

WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT ANY ENTITY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY COULD DROP OFF AND THEY WOULD BE ACCEPTED.

UM, AS LONG AS THEY FEEL TRAINED, COMFORTABLE AND ET CETERA.

SO WITH REGARDS TO LIKE, ARE THE CONSTABLE CONSTABLES GONNA BE ABLE TO DO CITATIONS FOR THIS? I DON'T KNOW, UM, LEGALLY WHERE THAT STANDS IN.

MY, MY PERSONAL GUESS IS PROBABLY NOT.

UM, BUT I WOULD PROBABLY DEFER TO HPD AND CITY.

UM, WHETHER OR NOT MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS WHO ARE FUNDING, AGAIN, CONTRACTING SECURITY PERSONNEL, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CITATIONS.

AND I THINK LEGAL, I'M GONNA BE ASKING, I GUESS WHEN THE DISCUSSION COMES UP OF CITY LEGAL,

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AND MY CONCERN THAT I RAISE WITH THAT, JUST SO YOU KNOW, VERONICA, IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HPD AND HOT TEAMS AND THE SKILLED TRAINING OF CLINICIANS TO GO OUT AND WORK WITH HIGHLY UNSTABLE INDIVIDUALS, YOU DON'T JUST WANT, UM, SOMEONE THAT DOES JUST A WALKING BEAT TO BE THE ONE THAT'S INTERACTING WITH THAT PERSON, OR TO BE JUST ISSUING A CITATION TO ISSUE A CITATION.

WE'VE SEEN, I THINK, AN INCREASE OF 500 CITATIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE CIVILITY ORDINANCE.

SO I, I JUST, I'M GONNA BE ASKING THOSE, BUT I, AGAIN, I, RIGHT NOW I'M IN LISTENING MODE.

SO I, I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU'RE GIVING ME, ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE YOU, UM, YOUR BOARD HAVE BEEN JUST POWERHOUSES WHEN IT COMES TO THIS AREA AND REVITALIZING AND SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN THERE.

YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I MAY OFFER ONE CLARIFICATION THAT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT FOR YOUR QUESTION.

UM, THE MANAGEMENT, THE EAST END DISTRICT DOES NOT EMPLOY WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY FORM FOR, FOR THESE REASONS.

WE ACTUALLY OPT TO DO AN ADDITIONAL CONTRACT WITH CONSTABLES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND A LOT OF MEN, A LOT OF MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS USE PRIVATE SECURITY.

AND THE REASON THAT MY BOARD OPTED YEARS AGO NOT TO GO THAT ROUTE IS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE ON THE ENFORCEMENT PIECE SPECIFICALLY.

AND THAT'LL DEPEND ON RIGHT, LIKE WHAT AGREEMENTS WE HAVE WITH CONSTABLES.

AGAIN, IF THEY'RE NOT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE INTO THE INTER-JURISDICTIONAL CHALLENGES WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF POLICING.

SO I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, JESSICA HOPKINS.

JESSICA HOPKINS.

JESSICA HOPKINS TO BE FOLLOWED BY MONICA MORALES.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, DO I JUST TALK BEHIND THE MICROPHONE? YOU'RE FINE.

RIGHT BEHIND THE MICROPHONE.

UM, I'M HERE TODAY.

I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER AND I WAS TOLD TO COME HERE BY, UH, A SENATOR, A FEW COUNCIL PEOPLE, AND, UM, A FEW POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL.

LAST ON DEC, I'M SORRY, OCTOBER 24TH.

I WAS AT MY BUSINESS.

AND, UM, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN INFRACTION WITH THE HEALTH, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

UM, DIDN'T, DIDN'T KNOW, I THOUGHT THAT THE PERMITS WERE BEING PROCESSED, UM, AND SUBMITTED.

THEY WERE NOT, UM, DID FIND OUT THAT THEY WERE NOT ACTUALLY APPROVED.

BUT I WAS THEN TOLD BY A GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS TO, UH, LET US MEET YOU, COME OUTSIDE.

AND I WAS, UH, HANDCUFFED, ARRESTED, TAKEN TO JAIL, UM, TO, TO DISROBE, NOT VERY PRIVATE AREA.

AND, UH, PUT ON THE ORANGE JUMPSUIT, EVERYTHING.

UM, AND, AND WAS FINGERPRINTED.

UM, TAKEN A PICTURE OF, SAT IN THE GENERAL POPULATION WITH ALL THE OTHER INMATES, COUNTY JAIL.

UM, MS. SHABAZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY, UM, INITIATED, BUT, UM, WHILE I WAS IN, WHILE I WAS IN JAIL, LIKE A, A CRIMINAL, UM, I WAS, WAS NOT READ ANY RIGHTS, UM, DID NOT GO TO THE PRETRIAL HEARING THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, I GUESS GO TO WHEN YOU'RE IN JAIL.

'CAUSE I'VE, I'VE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR A CRIME.

I'M NOT A CRIMINAL, I'M A BUSINESS OWNER, TAX PAYING CITIZEN.

I OWN SEVERAL, I'VE OWNED SEVERAL BUSINESSES FOR MANY YEARS, ALMOST, ALMOST 20 YEARS.

MOST OF MY PATRONS ARE, UM, PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON, SENATORS COUNCIL PEOPLE.

UM, THAT'S THE TYPE OF CLIENTELE THAT I HAVE.

UM, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE AT THIS POINT.

UM, EVEN MY DAD WAS SERVED IN, WAS A SERGEANT IN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 24 YEARS BEFORE HE DIED FROM, DIED FROM, UM, PROSTATE CANCER.

SO, YEAH.

I WAS TOTALLY, DO I JUST STOP, GO, GO AHEAD AND WRAP IT UP.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU.

CPA HAD BEEN SUBMITTING PERMITS FOR A HEALTH CODE VIOLATION BECAUSE WE WERE SERVING ICE AND THEY SAID ICE IS FOOD, SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FOOD DEALER'S PERMIT TO SERVE ICE.

UM, AND SO WHILE, WHILE I WAS IN, IN JAIL, IN COUNTY JAIL, I WAS NEVER SAW A PRETRIAL SCREENING A, A JUDGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

UM, I WAS THEN TOLD MY NAME WAS CALLED AND I WENT TO PRE-RELEASE.

AND THEN I WENT DOWN TO RELEASE TO THE NEXT, TO THE NEXT AREA, WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CLOTHES BACK ON AND DID NOT RECEIVE A COURT DATE.

DID NOT RECEIVE, UM, NO DUE PROCESS WAS JUST, MY NAME WAS CALLED AND I WAS LET OUT AND WAS, DID NOT RECEIVE A COURT DATE.

UH, DID, DIDN'T SEE A JUDGE, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WHILE I WAS, WHILE I WAS THERE.

MS. HOPKINS.

DID THEY, WHAT WERE YOU ARRESTED FOR? THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS UNDER A CLOSURE AND MY

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AND SO THEY ARRESTED ME AND JAILED ME FOR THAT REASON.

WOW.

UH, I, I'M SORRY TO TO HEAR THIS.

UH, WE DO HAVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS IN QUEUE AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UM, AN HPD OFFICER THAT WE, UM, WANT TO TALK TO.

UM, AND WE'LL HAVE, UM, REBECCA IN THE, IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO, TO HELP MAKE SURE YOU GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED.

AND I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR ASK OF US, UM, THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, THAT MAYBE THE, THE OFFICER, WHICH THIS WAS HIS SECOND OR THIRD TIME, I, AT THIS POINT, I FELT LIKE IT WAS HARASSMENT BECAUSE HE EVEN SAID, UH, T MASON AGAIN.

SO WHEN I WALKED UP, BECAUSE I WAS PULLING UP TO MY BUSINESS AND HE SAID HE, THAT THOSE WERE HIS WORDS.

T MASON AGAIN, HE WENT OPEN UP.

IS THAT THE OFFICER'S NAME? PARDON? IS THAT, IS THAT HIS, THAT'S, THAT'S THE OFFICER'S NAME WHO CALLED OUT AND I GUESS MADE THE CHARGE FOR THEM TO ARREST ME.

UM, FOR SERVING ICE, YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHABAZZ.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO, TIM.

AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO COME.

I WOULD BE APPALLED IF I WERE ARRESTED.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO STAND HERE, BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

CERTAINLY, UH, I HAVE GOTTEN HER IN TOUCH WITH, UH, INTERNAL AFFAIRS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE I DID REACH OUT TO COMMANDER WYNN MM-HMM .

AND IT WASN'T A NICE INTERACTION.

UH, BUT BECAUSE I WAS, I WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY, IT JUST, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

OF COURSE, HE SAID THAT THE DA ACCEPTED THE CHARGES.

BUT I SAID, WELL, WHAT CHARGES DID THE OFFICER ASK FOR? AND I BELIEVE, UH, THE OFFICER ASKED FOR A CHARGE THAT WAS NOT APPLICABLE.

IN FACT, I DID GET A RESPONSE FROM COMMANDER WYNN AFTER HE EXPLAINED ALL OF THIS TO ME.

I MEAN, IT CAN'T BE JUST MY BAD.

WELL, I MEAN, SHE STAYED, UH, I BELIEVE INCARCERATED FOR 12 HOURS.

UNBELIEVABLE.

AND SO HE SAYS, UH, CHARGES ACCEPTED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY, A DA, LEADING TO AN ARREST ON SCENE THE FOLLOWING DAY, A PROSECUTOR, PROSECUTOR REVIEW THE CASE AND DETERMINE THAT A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS OFFENSE RATHER THAN THE ORIGINAL CLASS B MISDEMEANOR CHARGE.

I HOPE THIS PROVIDES YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARREST AND THE ANSWERS, AND ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, THIS, THIS CANNOT HAPPEN.

UNBELIEVABLE.

AND SO, AGAIN, I THANK YOU.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED YOU, OR SHOULD HAVE NOT YET.

UH, THEY HAVE NOT.

WELL, THEY WILL BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF WHAT, WHAT YOU'VE DEALT WITH.

AND THEY JUST NEED YOU TO DO SOME PAPERWORK, I THINK, TO INITIATE THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE A GREAT BUSINESS OWNER, BUT TO JUST THINK, IF YOU JUST WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS, SOMEBODY WAS ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE ICE.

I MEAN, YEAH.

I DIGRESS.

BUT ANYWAY, COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER P*****K.

CRIMINAL PROCESS WHEN THIS SEEMS TO BE A CIVIL MATTER.

I TOO WANNA APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR WHAT YOU HAD TO ENDURE.

UM, YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST BUSINESS OWNER ACTUALLY THAT HAS COME FORWARD, UM, WITH A SIMILAR TYPE OF SITUATION.

I MET WITH A BUSINESS OWNER OFF OF WASHINGTON AVENUE JUST LAST WEEK.

THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM.

I TALKED TO ANOTHER BUSINESS OWNER PREVIOUSLY.

THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM WHERE BUSINESS OWNERS, FOR WHATEVER REASON, I CAN'T SEE WHAT THE CHARGE IS BECAUSE THEY ALL ARE SAYING SIMILAR, UM, COMMENTS TO WHAT SHE IS SAYING, THAT THEY'RE BEING LET OUT OF JAIL THE NEXT DAY WITH NO CHARGES.

AND THEY'RE BEING ARRESTED FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE VIOLATIONS AT BUSINESSES AFTER INSPECTIONS AND BEING HANDCUFFED, TAKEN TO JAIL FOR WHATEVER REASON.

THE A DA IS ACCEPTING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE THE CHARGE, BUT MY QUESTION ONE IS FOR ARTURO, UM, WHAT ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS WOULD ALLOW AN HPD OFFICER TO FORMALLY ARREST A PERSON O OVER A HEALTH CODE VIOLATION OR ANY CIVIL VIOLATION THAT SHOULD BE CITABLE.

AND THEN TWO, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE ON THIS.

AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW IS IT THAT OFFICERS ARE PERMITTED TO ARREST BUSINESS OWNERS FOR CODE VIOLATIONS THAT LEADS THEM TO BEING ARRESTED, TAKEN TO JAIL, AND HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE

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UM, OUR ORDINANCES ARE, ARE, UM, GENERALLY ENFORCED THROUGH CLASS C MISDEMEANORS AND POLICE OFFICERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW TO ARREST FOR A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR, ALTHOUGH IT'S RARE.

SO YEAH, MY, MY REQUEST IS AS A BODY, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE ON THIS PARTICULAR, UM, OCCURRENCE.

AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DIRECTION IS BEING GIVEN TO THESE OFFICERS THAT IS PUTTING THEM IN A MIND FRAME THAT THEY THINK IS ACCEPTABLE TO ARREST BUSINESS OWNERS FOR CIVIL CODE VIOLATIONS AND HAVING TO GO THROUGH WHAT SHE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME FORWARD BECAUSE I WAS, I WAS JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE ELSE REGARDING A SIMILAR INCIDENT.

YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT.

UH, HOPEFULLY WE AS A BODY FIND A WAY TO RECTIFY HOW THIS IS OCCURRING IN OUR CITY.

AND WE ALSO NEED TO DO SOME MORE BACKGROUND INTO, UH, ALL OF THE, UH, CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND WHAT YOU HAD TO ENDURE.

BUT AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM AND I TOO.

I AM SO SORRY.

I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE.

UM, SO, AND I GUESS THIS GOES BACK TO CITY ATTORNEY.

UM, DID THE, DID OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT FI WHO FILED THE ACTUAL CITATION AND HOW DID THEY GET TO HPD? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET, I'M MISSING THAT PIECE OF IT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT.

I DON'T HAVE THE FACTS WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

AND DID YOU GET ANY, DID YOU GET ANY NOTICES? I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT I GOT NO PAPERWORK.

NO NOTHING.

HANDCUFFED.

HANDCUFFED, BOOKED, TAKEN PICTURES, WENT TO JAIL.

12 HOURS CALLED NAME CALLED MY NAME WAS RE RELEASED.

NO PAPERWORK, NO JUDGE, NO DUE PROCESS.

NOTHING JAILED LET OUT 12 HOURS LATER.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.

I AM JUST, I'M SO SORRY, IS FROM JUST FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ALL, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY THE ARREST PIECE, IT'S THE EMBARRASSMENT OF YOUR CLIENTS SEEING YOU HAVE TO LEAVE AND YOUR STAFF 'CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND SO FROM A REPUTATION PERSPECTIVE, UM, IT'S ALSO INCREDIBLY HUMILIATING.

I'M SO SORRY.

BUT, UM, I'M GONNA LET COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD KIND OF, AND COUNCILMAN SHABAZZ OBVIOUSLY, I'M SORRY, UM, JABBA LEAD THIS THING 'CAUSE YOU'VE CONTACTED HER.

BUT FROM AN ATTORNEY'S PERSPECTIVE, I WAS SAYING COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD BECAUSE HE'S HEARD, YOU KNOW, OTHERS AS WELL.

BUT ANY SUPPORT I CAN GIVE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, JUST TO HELP YOU AMEND, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR PROTI.

MA'AM, UH, CERTAINLY WITH ALL THE APOLOGIES TO YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GET A LITTLE MORE CLARITY.

I HEARD COUNCIL AND MR. BARNES ADDRESS THE ISSUE REGARDING YOUR TERMS, YOU KNOW, AND BACK TO PURSUE MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR ARREST.

BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTION, WHEN THEY APPROACHED YOU OR WHEN THEY CAME THERE, WAS THERE A CALL MADE THAT BROUGHT THE POLICE OFFICERS TO YOUR ESTABLISHMENT? I'M ASSUMING IT'S YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, CORRECT? YES, SIR.

WERE THEY CALLED TO YOUR ESTABLISHMENT? I'M, I'M NOT SURE.

I WASN'T THERE.

UM, I WAS ON MY WAY THERE AND ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES TOLD ME, HE SAID, HEY, THERE'S LIKE FIVE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE HERE THAT WANT TO SEE YOU.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.

UM, ONE OF THE, THE LEAD SANITARIANS SAID THAT HE WOULD HELP ME WITH SOME PERMITTING ISSUES.

UM, AND HE JUST SAID, WELL, NO, NO ICE, NO JUICE, NO LEMONS, NO LIMES, NOTHING OF FOOD.

SO ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ICE MACHINE HAS BEEN EMPTIED.

UM, AND THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS ENOUGH.

NOTHING IN WRITING.

I DID SEND AN EMAIL NOW SO THAT I WOULD HAVE PAPERWORK MM-HMM .

AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM THIS PARTICULAR PERSON.

BUT THE ONLY PERSON THAT I CAN THINK MADE THE CALL OR MADE THE CHARGE, MAYBE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

AND THIS OFFICER, TT MASON, UM, I THINK IS THE PERSON WHO WANTS TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE.

SO HAD YOU, THE ISSUE, HAD YOU BEEN, HAD YOU BEEN PREVIOUSLY AT A CASE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THIS PARTICULAR DAY? I HAD ONE ONE CITATION BEFORE.

ONE CITATION PRIOR, WHICH WAS RESOLVED WITH THE HEAD SANITARIAN? YES.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA, NO, UH, REPRESENTATION AS TO WHY THEY CAME A SECOND TIME.

SO YOU DID, YOU WERE SERVED A CITATION PREVIOUSLY FOR A VIOLATION IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, RIGHT? YES.

AND THEN THAT WAS CLEARED UP? YES, SIR.

THAT WAS CLEARED.

CORRECTED.

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I DUNNO.

SO IN, IN RECTIFYING THAT THE FIRST TIME THEY CAME OUT THAT WAS CLEARED, WHAT WAS THE ISSUE AROUND THAT CITATION? IT WAS AGAIN, ICE.

ICE, YES SIR.

AND THEN, HMM, ICE, WHAT? THAT IT WAS NOT A CLEAN EQUIPMENT OR NO, MY ICE MACHINE IS SERVICED EVERY, EVERY MONTH.

THEY SAID THAT, WHICH WHEN WE, WHEN WE APPLY FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE, WE'RE NOT TOLD, OH, YOU CAN'T SERVE ICE, YOU CAN'T SERVE JUICE, LEMONS OR LIMES UNLESS YOU HAVE A FOOD DEALER'S PERMIT.

THERE IS THE INITIATIVE, WHICH I'M SURE MOST WHO ARE IN THAT AREA ON, ON EMANCIPATION, UM, FOR DIFFERENT BARS.

I'VE NEVER HAD AN INFRACTION OF SHOOTING A KILLING.

I DON'T CALL THE POLICE NONE OF THAT BECAUSE I HAVE AN VERY ADULT ESTABLISHMENT THAT I'VE TRIED TO BRING TO THAT AREA, BUT OKAY.

BUT NO, UM, OKAY.

THAT SHOULD BE TOLD TO US PRIOR.

HEY, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO SERVE ICE, LEMONS, LIMES, JUICE, YOU NEED TO HAVE A FOOD DEALER'S PERMIT.

THE SAME AS A PERSON WHO HAS A KITCHEN.

GOT IT.

SO I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME EXACT LICENSE.

AS A PERSON WHO SERVES HAMBURGERS, CHICKEN WINGS.

BUT I'M JUST SERVING ICE THAT GOES IN MOST COCKTAILS, LEMONS, LIMES, AND JUICE.

LAST QUESTION FROM ME.

THE OFFICER IN QUESTION HAD THAT PERSON, WAS THAT PERSON THE ONE THAT CAME TO YOU PRIOR? YES, AND HE, HE TOLD ME, I WENT OVER AND ABOVE MY DUTY AND CALLED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SEE HAD YOUR PROJECT NUMBER BEEN SUBMITTED.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHY HE WOULD GO TO THE MEASURES THAT HE'S GOING TO FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS A WHOLE TOTALLY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT THAN HIM IN CRIM IN A CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT TO TRY AND SEE IF MY PERMITTING WAS UP TO PAR.

UM, BUT THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

AND THEN WHEN I SAW HIM THE SECOND TIME, THE ARREST, TWO WEEKS AGO, ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO, HE, HIS WORDS WERE OFFICER T MASON AGAIN.

MAYOR PORT COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.

THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM AND MS. HOPKINS.

UH, BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE TOLD US, I'M, I'M VERY SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT.

UM, UM, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

YOU MENTIONED PROJECT NUMBER.

WHAT WAS THIS SORT OF PROJECT ABOUT? UM, FOR THIS FOOD DEALER'S PERMIT.

SO YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT PLANS, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT THOSE THINGS WITH THE CITY.

AND YOU GET A PROJECT NUMBER THAT SHOWS THAT, HEY, I AM NOW TRYING TO GET THE, THE FOOD DEALERS PERMIT.

AGAIN, I'VE OWNED CLUBS ALMOST 20 YEARS.

FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD OF IT.

WHAT, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE CLUB NOW? THE BAR AT 42 12 0 42 12.

AND, UM, OH, I'VE BEEN THERE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IS THAT ON, WHERE IS THAT LOCATED? EMANCIPATION.

EMANCIPATION.

UM, SO DID, DID THE OFFICER TELL YOU WHAT HE WAS ARRESTING YOU FOR? OR WHAT THE CHARGE WAS? UH, NO.

HE, HE DIDN'T, HE SAID YOU WERE? YES, HE DID.

UM, AND IT WASN'T HIM, IT WAS THE SERGEANT OYA, I THINK IT'S THE SERGEANT.

UM, HE SAID, WE ARE, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA ARREST YOU TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU WERE CITED FOR THIS BEFORE AND ACTUALLY HADN'T EVEN HAD THAT COURT DATE YET.

BUT THE RESOLUTION HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.

EVERYTHING THAT THEY ASKED ME TO DO.

AND TOLD ME THAT I COULD OPEN UP WITHOUT ANY, ANY ICE, ANY JUICE, ANY LEMONS, LIMES.

OR FRUIT.

AND, UM, DO YOU KNOW IF THAT, IF WHATEVER CASE WAS FILED IS STILL GOOD, STILL IN EXISTENCE OR HAS IT BEEN DISMISSED OR WHAT? UM, THE COURT DATE WAS RESET.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO YESTERDAY, BUT MUNICIPAL COURT TO MUNICIPAL COURT OR TO A COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

MUNICIPAL COURT.

I SEE.

AND, UM, DO YOU KNOW IF THE OFFICER SPOKE TO AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY BY PHONE? HE TOLD ME THAT, THAT WE'VE CALLED THE DA AND THEY ACCEPTED THE CHARGES THOUGH.

THAT WAS HIS WORK.

HIS WORK.

SO AT ONE, AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A PLAN TO, UH, START RECORDING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE RECORDED AT, AT THIS TIME OR NOT, BUT, UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE AT A LATER POINT THE CHARGE WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND NOT TO BE SUFFICIENT.

AND SO YOU WERE RELEASED FROM THE COUNTY JAIL, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, WELL, UM, WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT.

BUT THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN.

HESITANT WHEN SOMEONE COMES FORWARD TO DISCUSS THE MATTERS OF A PERSONAL CASE.

UM, MS. HOPKINS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TODAY.

UH, AND I'M ALWAYS VERY

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ONE OUT OF RESPECT FOR YOU, AND TWO, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE FACTS BEFORE US, RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE THE CASE REPORT, I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US TO HAVE A BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION.

UM, I DO KNOW, AND AGAIN, I WANNA RESPECT YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, UM, AS A BAR OWNER, AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

UH, I DO KNOW WITH SOME OF THE CONVERSATION AROUND SOME OF THE OTHER BARS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA SPEAK TO.

'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION ON YOUR CASE AND IT'S IN NO WAY A REFLECTION ON YOU.

WITH SOME OF THE BARS THAT WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH, THERE HAVE BEEN STRIKE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER, BOTH HPD HEALTH, OTHER ENTITIES ALL WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE, LIKE YOU, WE HAVE HAD COUNTLESS RESIDENTS COMING BEFORE US AND CALLING OUR OFFICES ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO BARS AND NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY.

AND WE SUPPORT A THRIVING NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY.

YOU JUST HEARD ONE OF YOUR COUNT, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY, OH, I'VE BEEN THERE.

RIGHT? I DIDN'T SAY WHO.

UM, BUT I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHILE WE'RE ADDRESSING YOUR PARTICULAR CONCERNS AND NEED, THAT WE'RE ALSO NOT PAINTING WITH VERY BROAD STROKES WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO ADDRESS AS IT PERTAINS TO, I'M NOT SAYING YOU, BUT BAD ACTOR ENTITIES THAT ARE, UM, SKIRTING THE LAWS, UH, OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND CREATING A PUBLIC SAFETY RISK.

SO I, I JUST, AGAIN, WANT MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR CASE.

SO I THINK THERE'S AN ASK WHETHER CHAIR IT'S, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, UM, FOR A BRIEFING ON SOME OF THIS.

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CITATIONS WE'RE SEEING? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ARRESTS? WHAT ARE THE, UM, WHAT IS THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED SO WE GET A BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, IF THERE ARE ANY ABUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD 'CAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE AND WE NEED A LOT MORE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THESE TYPES OF CASES AND WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO THANK YOU EVAN SHA, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, EVAN SHAVE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTI.

NOW, I'M, I'M GONNA SAY THAT ACCORDING TO THE CORRESPONDENCE THAT I GOT FROM, FROM THE COMMANDER, THERE WAS A CALL MADE TO THE DA, BUT OF COURSE, I'M SURE THE DA BASED, UH, WHAT HE SAID ON WHAT THE OFFICER TOLD HIM.

NOW, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, AND THIS CAME FROM ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN THERE WHO SAID, I THINK YOU MAY HAVE HAD LESS THAN 10 PEOPLE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT.

YEAH, THERE WAS, I THINK FOUR OR FIVE CUSTOMERS.

IT, IT WAS LESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, AND, AND SHE CALLED, SHE REACHED OUT TO ME, WAS IT FRIDAY? SHE WAS ACTUALLY AFRAID TO OPEN HER BUSINESS AGAIN.

AND SO I, I TOLD HER, MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, YOU CALL ME.

I GAVE HER MY CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR HER TO CALL ME SO THAT IF I NEEDED TO GET UP AND GO OVER THERE AND GET ARRESTED WITH HER, I GUESS GOD FORBID I WOULD HAVE GONE OVER THERE.

BECAUSE THIS IS JUST TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

AND CERTAINLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE, UH, IT IS JUST APPALLING TO ME.

AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN GET, THEY DIDN'T EVEN READ HER, HER MIRANDA RIGHTS ACCORDING TO WHAT SHE SAID.

AND SO THIS IS ALL BOGUS AND HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING ON HER RECORD TO REFLECT ANYTHING THAT CAN CARRY OVER INTO ANOTHER PART OF HER LIFE.

BUT CERTAINLY, AGAIN, I THANK YOU.

YOU DO HAVE MY, MY DIGITS AS THEY SAY, BUT CERTAINLY I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO HER YET, BECAUSE I REQUESTED THIS PROBABLY ALMOST A WEEK AGO.

SO, UM, MS. HOPKINS, THERE ARE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WILL, UM, HELP TO KIND OF USHER AND GET SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU.

AGAIN, UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND, UM, SHARING YOUR STORY AS DIFFICULT AS THAT MAY BE.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER WILL HELP TO TRY TO GET SOME RESOLUTION FOR YOU, UM, AS YOU, UM, MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

LOCATED IN DISTRICT K, F, AND J.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

NEXT SPEAKER, MONICA MORALES.

MONICA MORALES TO BE FOLLOWED BY LON VASQUEZ.

HI.

HELLO, MS. MORALES.

HI, GOOD MORNING, SORRY.

HI, MY NAME IS MONICA MORALES.

I'M A REGIONAL SUPERVISOR WITH Q 10 PROPERTY ADVISORS.

WE MANAGE THOUSANDS OF APARTMENT HOMES THROUGHOUT HOUSTON, INCLUDING OVER 2000

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THE AREA MOST AFFECTED BY THE CHALLENGES I WANNA ADDRESS TODAY.

WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ALONG SIX 10 SOUTH MAINE AND RICHMOND AVENUE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

AND CONSEQUENTLY, AN INCREASE IN BREAK-INS, DRUG ACTIVITY, CRIME AND VANDALISM, RANGING FROM PETTY OFFENSES TO LIFE THREATENING SUCH AS SHOOTINGS AND ARSON.

WITH THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT BEING ON OCTOBER 25TH, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF 24 APARTMENT HOMES AND AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING JUST THE DAY AFTER THESE INCIDENTS ARE CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES.

LOSSES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES.

THE BURDEN OF THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD INSTABILITY HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN PASSED ON TO OUR RESIDENTS STAFF AND OUR OWNERSHIP, YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

DESPITE OUR EFFORTS, WE ARE SIMPLY NOT EQUIPPED TO EFFECTIVELY IMPACT CHANGE.

OUR RESIDENTS AND STAFF DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOMES AND WORKPLACES IN YOUR DISTRICTS.

WE ARE ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE HELP AND COORDINATION FROM DISTRICTS K, F AND J, ALONG WITH HPD TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ALONG SIX 10 SOUTH MAIN AND RICHMOND AVENUE TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PLAN TO RESTORE SAFETY AND STABILITY IN OUR AREA.

WHILE WE FULLY SUPPORT THE NEW BUILDING, THIS IS MERELY A BANDAID ON THE ISSUE AND A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING A TASK FORCE AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ARE NEEDED.

MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT APPROACHABLE AND POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE RESIDENTS OF YOUR DISTRICTS.

WE'VE REACHED OUT TO YOUR OFFICES TO SHARE THESE CONCERNS AND BEGIN A CONVERSATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD'S OFFICE WHO HAVE ALREADY MET WITH US ON SITE AND WE TRULY, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATION.

WE'RE HOPEFUL THE SAME COORDINATION CAN CONTINUE ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS SO WE CAN FIND REAL LASTING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER.

WE HAVE OVER 10,000 VOTERS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN YOUR DISTRICTS, AND WE ENCOURAGE VOTING IN ACTION, BUT WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT ALSO.

SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE OVERALL, OVERALL PLAN TO HELP THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND TO HELP OUR VOTERS IN YOUR CITY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN THOMAS.

UM, GOOD MORNING.

UM, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU IN PERSON.

AND SO WITH MIDWEST HPD THAT COVERS THAT AREA, UH, WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED, UM, UH, FUNDING FROM THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OFFICE TO IDENTIFY THOSE HOTSPOTS IN THE AREA.

YOUR, YOUR COMMUNITY IS ALREADY ON THAT LIST.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMANDER AND THE LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT MCGEE FOR THAT AREA.

UM, IN DECEMBER ON THE WEST SIDE.

TO YOUR POINT, WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT, UH, NEXT STEPS FOR THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY ABOUT THE MENTAL, UH, RESOURCES, BUT JUST ALSO ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT PIECE BECAUSE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN MANY OF OUR MULTIFAMILY, UH, UNITS, THERE'S A LOT OF DAMAGE.

SQUATTING, RIGHT? IN THE, THE REALITY IS, IS 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE SHELTER.

UM, SO THEY'RE BREAKING INTO, UM, VACANT UNITS.

AND SO IT IS VERY COSTLY.

UM, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE A PART OF THAT MEETING.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE SO YOU CAN OFFER FEEDBACK FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

WE'VE BEEN TO CROSSVIEW, WE'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF OTHER APARTMENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME, BUT I JUST WANNA REAFFIRM THAT YOUR ISSUES ARE PRIORITIZED, UM, AND THAT WE ARE ALREADY IN CONVERSATION AND ACTIVATION AND MOVING TOWARDS RESOLUTION.

THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT HPD WILL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH, BUT EVERYONE'S ON TASK.

WE HAVE THE FUNDING ATTACHED TO THIS TASK FORCE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME DEDICATED OFFICERS ON, ON THIS ISSUE.

SO WE'LL STAY IN TOUCH AND MY CHIEF OF STAFF IS IN THE BACK AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT SHE GETS WITH YOU AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE INVITED TO THAT MEETING.

APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

NEXT LON VASQUEZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY DIANE HOBSON, THANK YOU FOR RECEIVING ME.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.

I WILL TAKE 10 MEN, HOMELESS MEN OFF THE STREET EVERY THREE, SIX DAYS, MAKE 'EM TAXPAYERS, GIVE THEM TRADES, TEACH 'EM MYSELF.

WE NEED ONE-ON-ONE OCCUPATION PER OR ONE-ON-ONE TO TEACH THESE MEN TRADES.

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I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

I I'VE BEEN A HOMELESS MAN MYSELF FOR 20 YEARS NOW.

I'M ON MY FEET AGAIN.

WE CAN'T LEAVE.

THERE'S ONE THING I WANNA SAY BEFORE THIS.

THE JUDGES GREAT FOR THEM.

THIS IS GONNA, WHAT I PROPOSE, IT'S GONNA LEAD TO LESS RECIDIVISM.

WE DON'T NEED THAT IN THE JAILS.

OKAY? WHAT I NEED IS $50,000 ACROSS FROM THE CITY.

I DON'T WANNA STEAL YOUR THUNDER AND I DON'T WANT ANY BACKSLAPPING.

I DON'T NEED THAT.

I'VE HAD ALL THAT LIKE TO STAND AT THIS TIME.

I HAVE A TELEPHONE NUMBER.

THE SERGEANT ARMS WOULD PASS THIS OUT AMONGST WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MR. MAYOR.

SO EACH ONE, YOU CAN CALL ME NINE TO FIVE ANYTIME TO GET ANY ANSWERS FOR TODAY.

I WOULD LIKE A FEMALE COUNCILMAN AND A MALE COUNCILMAN TO MEET ME AFTER THIS.

IF THE GUY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FINE.

THERE'S MY TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOU CAN ALL THIS IS PLAN B.

I HAVE PLAN A TAKE CARE OF THIS ALL MYSELF, BUT I DON'T WANNA STEAL YOUR THUNDER, MR. MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

NEXT.

DIANE HOBSON LOUIS, GET THE CARDS.

ARE YOU DIANE TO BE FOLLOWED BY SYLVESTER JONES, WHOSE NAME WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF THE LIST.

GOOD MORNING.

I GET PRAISE AND HONOR TO GOD.

AND, UH, GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND MAY I START BY GIVING A BIG THANKS TO COUNCILMEN AT LARGE POSITIONS, ER, CARTER AND ELAY BRI AND MR. TY KIKO FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MARIO CASTILLO, DISTRICT EIGHT AND LASTLY RENEE RUEZ, WHO SUGGESTED THAT I SPEAK WITH COUNCIL ABOUT THE MOLD ISSUE AT 2100 MEMORIAL SENIOR BUILDING IN HOUSTON, 7 7 0 0 7 ON BEHALF OF TWO CAUCASIAN MALES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES.

AND AT LEAST I HAVE A DOZEN SENIORS WHO HAVE ALREADY RELOCATED AND MYSELF.

I'M ASKING THAT LAWS HAVE CHANGED TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE BUILDERS AND LANDLORDS THAT THINK IT IS OKAY TO INJURE THE ELDERLY REGARDING MOLD.

IN THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

YOU GOT MOLD, WATER PROBLEMS, FLOORS ARE COMING UP, THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF CONSTANTLY.

AND ON ONE OF THE FLOORS, THE FIRE ALARM WENT 24 7, AT LEAST FOR FOUR MONTHS.

UH, AND SO THEREFORE THAT'S WHY I AM HERE.

AND, UM, ASKING AND THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HAVING CHANGES MADE.

IT IS NOT DESIRABLE THAT WE ARE SUFFERING.

I, MY VOICE WAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE MODE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS IN THAT LOCATION, AT THAT LOCATION.

AND IN TALKING TO OTHER, I HAVE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OTHER RESIDENTS AND IN TALKING TO OTHER SENIORS, THERE ARE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE SUFFERING THE SAME WAY.

SO I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE UNCONCERNED.

I STARTED TO USE ANOTHER WORD, GREEDY.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S WHY I AM HERE.

AND, UH, SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

COUNCIL P UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.

THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

DID YOU BY CHANCE REPORT THE MOLD ISSUE TO 3 1 1 TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT? YES.

I WENT TO THE, THE OFFICE ACROSS THE STREET IN THE ANNEX BUILDING AND HE WAS THE ONE THAT, UH, SUGGESTED MR. RENEE RUIZ, WHO SUGGESTED THAT I TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL PERSONS PERSONNELS WHO WORKED WITH ME.

AND, UM, THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA DO AN INVESTIGATION.

BEEN OUT OF THE BUILDING.

SO, SO DID A, DID A HEALTH CODE INSPECTOR COME AND INSPECT? THEY SAID THEY WOULD.

I'M NO LONGER THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW.

THEY DID NOT CONTACT ME TO TELL ME, YES, WE ARE, WE'VE DONE THIS AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

I HAVE NOT BEEN, ALTHOUGH MY VOICE IS BETTER NOW 'CAUSE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND ME AT ALL, BUT IT'LL BE TWO WEEKS THURSDAY THAT I'VE

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OKAY, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND DIANE, THANKS FOR, FOR COMING DOWN HERE.

I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT WITH YOUR, UH, THE ISSUES THAT YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH.

UM, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT MY STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS.

I KNOW WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YOU.

UM, THERE ARE SIMILAR ISSUES THAT WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO DEAL WITH AT OTHER COMPLEXES, YOU KNOW, GETTING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED, BUT, UM, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING.

AND SO I DO HAVE, UH, MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR HERE WHO WILL COME AND, AND CHAT WITH YOU AFTER THIS.

OKAY, NEXT.

SYLVESTER JONES TO BE FOLLOWED BY SHARON MARSHALL HALL.

GOOD MORNING TO ALL AND STILL MORNING.

UM, A GENTLEMAN CAME BEFORE YOU ALL, UM, ONCE ASKING FOR, UH, REFERENCE TO A, UM, AN EDITOR FOUR A HUNDRED PAGE DOCUMENT SAID HE LOST $400.

HE WAS IN A STATE OF DESPERATION.

AND, UM, SO WE FIGURED HE, AMONG THE BRILLIANT MINDS IN HERE, HE, Y'ALL COULD REFERENCE HIM A, A, UM, AN EDITOR.

THAT GENTLEMAN WAS HELPED THAT DAY.

UM, I'M HERE HOPING I COULD GET, UH, A REFERENCE TO AN ATTORNEY.

UM, I'M WANTING TO SUE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY, I HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING AN ATTORNEY THAT, UH, IS FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

UH, AND WHEN YOU'RE SUING FOR THAT, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE ULTRA, THERE IS NO MONETARY DAMAGES THAT ONE CAN CLAIM.

SO I THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE FOR ME FINDING AN ATTORNEY.

SO I'M MERELY ASKING YOU ALL, COULD SOMEONE REFERENCE ME, AN ATTORNEY THAT I CAN SUE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ARIES? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH, UH, WHAT I'M ASKING TODAY.

COUNCILMAN CAMAN? UH, I HAD A PROCEDURAL MOTION.

I WILL SAY NO PROBLEM.

I WILL SAY IF REACH OUT TO LONE STAR LEGAL AID, SOME OF THE LAW SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE CLINICS, UM, WHERE STUDENTS MAY BE WILLING TO TAKE ON CASES THAT AS THEY GAIN THAT EXPERIENCE.

BUT I, I MAY OR MINE WAS MORE PROCEDURAL.

UH, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED GETTING YOUR CASE STARTED BY FILING AN UH, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY AND YOU CAN, UM, FILE YOUR OWN PETITION AND THEN PAY FOR A PROCESS SERVER TO THEN SERVE, UM, THE ALLEGED DEFENDANT AND THEN THE CASE CAN GET STARTED THAT WAY? SINCE THERE'S NO MONETARY DAMAGES THAT YOU'RE CLAIMING, YOU CAN STILL GO BEFORE THE JUDGE, UM, AND BE ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR CASE IN AN EXPEDITED FASHION WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE A ACTUAL ATTORNEY.

YOU COULD REPRESENT YOURSELF, PRO SE.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE SMALL CLAIMS COURT.

YEAH, BUT IT GOES UP TO I BELIEVE $20,000 NOW.

SO, UH, LOOKING TO YOUR LOCAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, THEY'RE LOCATED ALL OVER THE, THE COUNTY AND YOU CAN GO THERE AND FILE YOUR PETITION IN PERSON.

ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT.

APPRECIATE YOU.

NEXT COUNCILOR KAMAN.

I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO MOVE CAROL PORTER TO FOLLOW EDWARD DEAN.

I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD CHRIS WRIGHT TO THE THREE MINUTE LIST FOLLOWING THE PERSON THAT COUNCILOR CAME AND JUST ADDED.

AND THEN CHRIS JENKINS.

CHRIS, UH, YES.

NO, NO, NO.

NOT CHRIS JENKINS.

JUST, JUST CHRIS WRIGHT.

SHARON MARSHALL HALL, FELICIA HAW,

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EDWARD DEAN, CAROL PORTER TO BE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHRIS WRIGHT.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR WHITMEYER.

OH, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR WHITMEYER AND MEMBERS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CAROL DELL PORTER.

MY HUSBAND HEARD PORTER JR.

AND I STARTED KID CARE INC.

THE NATION'S FIRST MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

AND 1986, OUR HEALTH PROGRAM CALLED THE HEALTH BUGGY IS THE PROTOTYPE FOR ALL URGENT CARE CLINICS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND BEYOND.

YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A DIVINE OPPORTUNITY TO PERMIT THE CITIZENS OF HARRIS COUNTY TO WITNESS THE DISPLAY OF COMPASSIONATE HEARTS OF THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AS THEY UNDERGO THE ECONOMIC TSUNAMI OF FOOD STAMPS SUPPRESSION CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 1 2.

THAT'S 2 0 1 2 DASH 2 6 9 IN MY OPINION, IS A DRACONIAN ORDINANCE.

GARBAGE CAN CUISINE UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN BE BETTER THAN ONE SINGLE VOLUNTEER OR GROUP FOOD DISTRIBUTORS HANDING OUT A HOMEMADE MEAL.

MAYOR WHITMEYER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU CAN BE IN THE FORERUNNER HELPING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN BY DESTROYING THIS ARCHAIC ORDINANCE, WHICH PENALIZES INDIVIDUALS, RELIGIOUS ENTITIES, AND OTHERS ATTEMPTING TO EASE THE SUFFERING OF THEIR FELLOW MEN, WHICH HELPS TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY.

WITNESSING THE OUTPOURING OF COMPASSION WILL HELP TO MAKE AMERICA GREATER GAIN THE RIGHT TO EACH TO EAT ACT, WHICH I DRAFTED IS BEING PRESENTED TO SECRETARY OF HEALTH.

ROBERT KENNEDY JR.

READS, AS FOLLOWERS, THE RIGHT TO EAT ACT WHEN FOOD STAMPS ARE YOUR ONLY LIFELINE.

LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, ARE FOUND IN A CRISIS THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.

FOOD INSECURITY, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE CAN PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULDN'T COMPROMISE THEIR POLITICAL POSTURE.

PASSING THE RIGHT TO EAT ACT STATES THAT NO INDIVIDUAL RELIGIOUS OR NON-RELIGIOUS ENTITY SHALL BE HARASSED OR PENALIZED FOR PROVIDING COOKED FOOD TO EASE THE SUFFERING OF THEIR FELLOW MAN FOUND ON THE BRIDGES PARTS OF STREET CORNERS.

WHEREVER THE NEED IS FOUND ON AMERICA'S SOIL, WE, THE COMPASSIONATE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY HAVE A DUTY AND OBLIGATION TO HELP THE HUNGRY WHENEVER AND WHEREVER WE CAN WITHOUT BEING PENALIZED.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, ALLOWING ME TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS FOR OUR SUFFERING CITIZENS AND ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN.

I WAS SO HAPPY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SPOKE BEFORE ME EXPRESS CONCERN THAT PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY AND THEY WILL CONTINUE GOING HUNGRY UNLESS WE IN THE COMMUNITY REACH OUT AND BECOME NEIGHBORS AGAIN.

BECAUSE THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP IS WHAT MADE AMERICA GREAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

UM, I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHO CAROL PORTER IS.

UM, AND HER LATE HUSBAND HURT OUT OF THEIR GARAGE.

THEY STARTED THE FIRST PROGRAM TO FEED HUNGRY CHILDREN IN HOUSTON GIVING EVERYTHING THEY HAD EVERYTH THANKSGIVING.

WE SPENT TOGETHER MAKING SANDWICHES AS LITTLE GIRLS BEFORE BREAKING BREAD TOGETHER.

AND WHAT YOU HAVE HAD TO OVERCOME WHEN PEOPLE SHODDY JOURNALISM AT ITS WORST TRIED TO TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY IN THE LEGACY YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE HUNGRY.

UM, SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU BECAUSE OF WHO YOU, WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME AS A LITTLE GIRL, BUT ALSO FOR JUST YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR RESILIENCE AND YOUR STAND.

AGAIN, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO SEE HER IN YEARS AND I SAW HER NAME COME UP HERE AND I WENT INTO THE AUDIENCE TO COME AND FIND YOU BECAUSE OF JUST EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GIVEN FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS CITY.

AND THERE'S NO WORDS I CAN SAY TO REALLY GET PEOPLE TO GET WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU STARTED AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR.

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW

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HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU AND I LOVE YOU TOO, AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU JIM DAVIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR SISTER PORTER.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE I KNOW, I KNOW.

IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW A LOT OF THE WORK THINGS I HAD DONE YEARS AGO.

YES, MA'AM.

I, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO SEE YOU.

I SERVED AS YOU KNOW, WITH YOU AND THE BOARD DURING THE KIDS CARE YEARS, ME AND ALL OF THE MINISTERS ROBERT MUHAMMAD.

I REMEMBER THE DREADFUL NIGHT WHEN KIDS CARE WAS WHEN IT WAS ABOLISHED AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

UM, I LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU, UM, ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING.

UM, AND I LIKE TO INTRODUCE IT TO YOU FROM THE FAITH SIDE AS YOU HAVE WORKED WITH SO MANY.

AND I UNDERSTAND IT.

THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO DO FORGET WORK OF THE PAST AND OF OTHERS AND SOME WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DID IN WORKS.

AS I OFTEN SAY, I KNOW THIS TOWN, I'VE BEEN IN IT ALL MY LIFE AND I WORK WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN MOST FOLK EVEN IMAGINE.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT A, I'M NOT A SHOW HORSE.

I'M A WORK HORSE AND I DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO ELEVATE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, WHICH WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY MANY.

PRAISE GOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY.

COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

I MOVE TO, UH, PAUSE PUBLIC SESSION AND MOVE ITEM 17 AND 53 TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA MADE.

SO OPPOSED MAKE MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 17.

ITEM 17 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN COUNCILMAN PLUMMER.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THIS ITEM.

DO JUST, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THIS PARTICULAR BOUNDARY THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE HOUSED, UM, ONCE THIS ORDINANCE IS PUT IN PLACE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE HOMELESS NUMBER IS OF THE, IN THE BOUNDARY? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF YOUR QUESTION.

HOW MANY PEOPLE, WHAT, WITHIN THIS, WITHIN THE CIVILITY ORDINANCE BOUNDARY, HOW MANY PEOP HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COUNTED IN THIS PARTICULAR, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER.

BOUNDARY NUMBER.

I, I'LL GET YOU THAT NUMBER.

I DO NOT KNOW COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ.

DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBER? NO, I DON'T.

IT VARIES, OBVIOUSLY, FROM DAY TO DAY.

IT'S TRANSIENT.

SO IF YOU GO THERE TODAY, THERE'S VERY FEW BECAUSE OF THE EFFORT BY THE CITY AND HOT TEAM AND, AND OTHERS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY FLUID NUMBER.

AS A MAYOR STATING IT'S, IT'S VERY FLUID, YOU KNOW, WHO, WHO'S ON THE STREETS.

AND I, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMUNITY'S ASKING, YOU KNOW, I, I DO KNOW THAT THEY MADE THE ASK FOR THIS.

THE HESITATION THAT I HAVE ON THIS ITEM, UM, IS THAT WHEN I, WE VOTED ON THE ONES PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD THE AMOUNT OF BEDS TO HOUSE THE PEOPLE IN THE SPECIFIC BOUNDARY.

AND WHAT MY CONCERN IS THAT IS IF WE VOTE ON THIS ONE, WHICH ONCE AGAIN, I AGREE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE, THE SPECIFIC SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ASKING FOR, BUT MY CONCERNS ARE DELIVERABLES.

AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY, IF THEY'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST GONNA MOVE THEM DOWN THE ROAD INTO ANOTHER SPACE OR IF WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO HOUSE THEM.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CUSTOMER LIKE DISABILITY ORDINANCE, UH, IT DEPENDS ON OUR CLIENTS THAT DAY.

UH, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO, SO THIS OR, SO THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THIS PARTICULAR BOUNDARY WILL BE MOVED TO THE NEW HUB.

IT DEPENDS ON THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, I, I CAN ADD IN AS WELL.

THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN SIT HERE TODAY AND DESCRIBE WHO'S GONNA BE THERE AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.

AND, UH, THE INVOLVEMENT.

COUNCILOR MARTINEZ? YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, SO RIGHT NOW, UM, AS Y'ALL ALL KNOW, WE EXTENDED THE CIVILIAN LAWYERS FROM, UH, 24 7 IN EAST, DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN.

UH, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SPIKE IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION, LIKE AT THE NAVIGATION CENTER, OR, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK

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UM, BUT THE OTHER THING IS YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE A QUICK INCREASE IN FOLKS IN BEDS AS WELL.

IT'S GONNA BE, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS POPULATION, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF INTENSIVE WORK BEING DONE.

SO, SO TO THAT POINT THOUGH, ARE WE GONNA CONTINUE, ARE WE GONNA CONTINUE JUST TO GIVE CITATIONS TO PEOPLE THAT ANOTHER CHALLENGE? WE'RE NOT GIVEN CITATIONS.

LET ME, LET ME JUST CORRECT THAT REAL QUICK.

YEAH, PLEASE CLARIFY THAT THAT IS NOT A PRIORITY.

NO MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHER CIVILITY ORDINANCES.

THIS IS TO EXTEND THE CURRENT CIVILITY ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE AREAS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY THE RESIDENTS.

SO, FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M GIVING THE RIGHT INFORMATION.

THE, THE, THE CITATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO HOMELESS PEOPLE, IS THAT UNTRUE? YES, MA'AM.

THAT THEY ARE, I'M NOT AWARE OF CITATIONS.

THAT IS JUST NOT OKAY.

THE PRACTICE OF HPD AS WE SIT HERE AND TALK.

'CAUSE OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, COUNCILOR MARTINEZ.

COUNCILOR CAMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAMAN.

AGAIN, MAJOR MISINFORMATION.

UM, BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ, AND I'M NOT, IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S NOT ACCURATE, I, I WOULD LIKE ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE OF OVER 500 CITATIONS SINCE THE EXPANSION OF THE CIVILITY ORDINANCE.

AND WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IF THEY HAVE CITATION, IF AN UNHOUSED INDIVIDUAL HAS A CITATION AND THEY APPEAR IN MUNICIPAL COURT, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION PROGRAMS, WHICH I FULLY SUPPORT ON TOP OF THE QUESTION OF THE NUMBER CITATIONS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY ATTORNEY OR MAYOR OR SOMEONE ON YOUR STAFF WOULD HAVE THIS, OF THOSE CITATIONS.

HOW MANY HAVE APPEARED IN COURT OR HAVE SINCE BEEN DIVERTED? DO WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, CHIEF SATTERWHITE, TO ADDRESS THAT? THAT IS JUST NOT THE PRACTICE.

AND IT COULD BE AN AGAIN, NO, NO, IT IS.

WE ARE JUST NOT ISSUED.

YOU KNOW, YOU GO ACROSS THE STREET AND IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER AT THE LIBRARY.

THOSE FOLKS WERE THE LAST TO LEAVE THE TRANQUILITY PARK.

WE WERE THERE YESTERDAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.

THOSE HOMELESS ARE NOT BEING CITED.

DON'T, AND THEY MAY NOT BE.

WE DON'T REMOVE ANYBODY UNLESS WE HAVE A LOCATION.

AND TICKETING REALLY SERVES VERY LITTLE PURPOSE.

BUT THIS IS FOR PURPOSES OF POTENTIAL TICKETING.

AND WE ARE IN DISTRICT C, IN DISTRICT C SEEING AN UPTICK IN REPORTS OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WHILE I FULLY SUPPORT THE BEDS AND I FULLY SUPPORT THE INTENTION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE, I HAD ALSO RAISED THE QUESTION, UH, EARLIER OF THE CITY ATTORNEY RELATED TO WHO'S GOING TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS WHO HAVE SECURITY THAT THEY HAVE CONTRACTED WITH FOR CONSTABLES.

SO DO THEY NOW HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CITATIONS? DO, ARE THEY GONNA BE TRAINED TO THE CERTAIN LEVEL AND DEGREE THAT, UM, OUR HPD OFFICERS ARE? SO I STILL HAVE A LOT OF OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS, AND THAT'S NOT TO, UH, TAKE AWAY FROM THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY ASKING FOR THIS.

UM, I'VE SAID, I THINK I'VE BEEN PRETTY CLEAR SINCE DAY ONE, MY CONCERN.

SO I'D LIKE THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED IF POSSIBLE.

IT'S, IT'S PRIMARILY A SAFETY NET.

YOU DO KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE EIGHT POLICE OFFICERS, THE HOT TEAM WHO FAMILIAR WITH THIS POPULATION WILL BE HOUSED AT THE EMANCIPATION SITE.

SO WE'RE NOT DEPENDING ON ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THIS IS MORE A TOOL TO DESIGNATE A CIVILITY ZONE THAT REALLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.

BUT AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND UPON 24 7 ENFORCEMENT OF A CIVILITY ORDINANCE.

WHEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE PROCESS WAS THAT THERE WERE SIGNATURES AND PETITIONS, THERE WERE SPECIFIC HOURS.

SO DAYTIME HOURS.

AND NOW WE ARE BROADENING THAT SCOPE SIGNIFICANTLY.

I UNDERSTAND WHY AT THREE QUESTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE COMMUNITY.

CORRECT.

BUT THERE'S A RIPPLE EFFECT AS WELL.

SO I GUESS CITY ATTORNEY, THE TWO ONE, WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE STAFF, THOSE IN TERMS TERMS OF CITATIONS, UM, THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS AND HOW MANY HAVE AVAILED THEMSELVES TO DIVERSION OR APPEARED VERSUS NOW HAVE AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT.

THAT'S QUESTION ONE.

THE SECOND QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT, UH, ENTITIES SUCH AS A MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WHO CONTRACT WITH SECURITY PERSONNEL WILL NOW HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CITATIONS IN THESE SAME AREAS WITHOUT NECESSARILY THE PROPER TRAINING.

UNDERSTOOD.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND HOW MANY BEDS WOULD BE NEEDED? DID THE POPULATION, AS WE ALL KNOW, WILL FLUCTUATE FROM TIME TO TIME? UM, THERE ARE ALREADY UNHOUSED FOLKS THAT ARE IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY IN THAT AREA ALREADY FROM, FROM THE EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE TO THE MAGNOLIA PARK ZONE.

AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER, TO YOUR QUESTION EARLIER ON THE POPULATION AND,

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AND, AND IN BETWEEN WITH SET GAS PARK, WITH OTHER PARKS THAT ARE NEARBY.

AND WITH FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION COMING ONLINE, THERE ARE NOW HUNDREDS OF NEW BEDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS THAT CURRENTLY ARE THERE THAT ARE NOT GOING TO OTHER SHELTERS OR GOING TO OTHER BEDS THAT MAY BE AT CAPACITY OR HAVE DIFFERENT RULES OR RESTRICTIONS.

SO THERE WILL BE MORE CAPACITY COMING ONLINE, UM, FOR, UH, LOW BARRIER CAPACITY FOR FOLKS.

AND THERE WON'T BE THE PUSHING THEM INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE ZONE WILL BE CONTINUOUS FROM EAST DOWNTOWN TO THE MAGNOLIA PARK AREA WHERE WE HAVE TWO ALREADY.

NOW, THIS ALSO HELPS GET FOLKS INTO FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION.

UM, BECAUSE THE BEING ON THE SIDEWALK ALL DAY WON'T BE ALLOWED.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S THE OPTION, A LOW BARRIER OPTION FOR THEM TO GO.

AND THE CONCERN FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS VERY CLEAR, WAS THE FACILITY COULD IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD INADVERTENTLY WITH HAVING MORE FOLKS JUST LOITERING AROUND FOUR 19 EMANCIPATION IS LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM A, A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A PARK.

AND SO, AND A, A NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES.

SO THEIR CONCERNS ARE THAT THEY MAY GO THERE DURING THE DAY, THEY MAY GO TO THE PARK, DECIDE TO HANG OUT, LOITER, ET CETERA.

BUT THE CIVILITY ZONE EXPANSION REASSURES THEM THAT IF THAT IS THE CASE, THERE IS A PLACE VERY CLOSE BY THAT THEY CAN ACCESS FOR HELP, SERVICES, STABILITY, ET CETERA.

UM, AND SO IT'S PART OF A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT THEY ASKED FOR AS WELL.

UH, THE HOT TEAM BEING STATIONED AT FOUR 19, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, UH, IS GONNA HAPPEN.

UM, THEY'VE ASKED FOR THINGS THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT AFTER THE FACILITY HAS AN OPERATOR, LIKE LEARNING ALL THE SERVICES THAT ARE GONNA BE PROVIDED A DAY TO GO TOUR IT, TO SEE HOW IT'S STRUCTURED, UM, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY MOVING THE ENTRANCE, POTENTIALLY PHASING IN CAPACITY.

SO THIS IS ONE OF MANY THAT WILL HELP REASSURE THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS THIS FACILITY COMING ONLINE, VERY CLOSE TO SCHOOLS, PARKS, HOMES, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY ANY OF THE POTENTIAL, UH, RAMIFICATIONS.

COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, THIS PROPOSAL IS, AS YOU DESCRIBED IT, A RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS PART OF THE PLAN.

IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED.

'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT IS REALLY MEANINGLESS TO PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.

BUT IF THERE'S ANY SERIOUS QUESTIONS, I WOULD ASK US TO POSTPONE THIS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED.

WE, WE HAVE THE TIME, UH, THE FACILITIES NOT OPERATING CURRENTLY.

THE NEIGHBOR DOES WANT THE CIVILIAN ORDINANCE.

AND I'VE SAID WHEN WE STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH CIVILITY ORDINANCES IN CREATING THEM, I THOUGHT THE WHOLE CITY OUGHT TO BE A CIVILITY ORDINANCE.

AND I STILL BELIEVE THAT.

SO, UH, COUNCILMAN, IF YOU WANNA TAG IT, WE'LL GET ALL THE INFORMATION THERE BY NEEDS.

UH, IT'S REALLY, UH, AND NOT TO MENTION WE RESPECT DISTRICT, UH, LINES AROUND HERE.

UH, COUNCILMAN MARTINEZ, YOU HELPED COME UP WITH THE LINES IN THE PLAN.

ARE NOT TELLING US WHAT THEY WANT.

UM, I, I CAN'T IMAGINE NOW WE HAVE NEW WHAT I CHALLENGES FOR RESPONDING TO THE PUBLIC .

NO, I, I AGREE.

IT IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT, WHAT I WAS JUST GONNA SAY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE QUESTIONS, UM, 'CAUSE WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT ENGAGEMENT.

PLEASE ATTEND THE VIRTUAL MEETING, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN ATTENDANCE, HEAR THE COMMUNITY.

UH, SO THAT WAY YOU CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, REALLY DIGEST WHAT IS BEING ASKED.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, I, I DEFINITELY, UH, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M IN ALIGNMENT WITH MY COLLEAGUE, UH, MARIO CASTILLO.

UM, IF, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAG FOR A WEEK, I'M TOTALLY FINE TO, TO DO THAT.

HAVE, UH, THE VIRTUAL MEETING GET QUESTIONS.

UH, I THINK THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED ARE, ARE LEGITIMATE GOOD QUESTIONS.

AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS INFORMATION AROUND WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

I THINK IT WAS A GREAT PLAN.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ATTEND A VIRTUAL MEETING, THOUGH.

THOMAS JOINS THE TAG.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE THE, BEFORE THE TAG, PLEASE.

YOU TAG.

UM, SO, SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, UM, COUNCILLOR MARTINEZ, UM, I HAVE ALL THE NOTES FROM THE MEETING I DID NOT ATTEND PERSONALLY, BUT I HAVE ALL THE NOTES OF THE MEETING.

AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS, THIS IS A ASK FROM THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT THE HOMELESS PEOPLE

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AND SO ALL I SAYING IS THAT YOU'RE HEARING, WE ARE HEARING FROM COMMUNITY.

I GET THAT PART COMPLETELY AND I UNDERSTAND AND I RESPECT THAT.

BUT AS WE EXPAND THESE CIVILITY ORDINANCES, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE LEVEL OF BEDS AND, AND, UM, AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

THEY NEED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ACCORDING TO COMMUNITY A PROBLEM.

SO THAT'S ALSO, SO I LIKE THAT, THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING.

AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS I'D LIKE TO ALSO SAY, AND MAYBE WE COULD ASK HIM, STEVE DAVID, TO COME UP.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR CRISIS OF INTERVENTION FUNDING AND OUR MEDICAL OUTREACH FUNDING, UM, IS EITHER GONE OR WILL BE GONE IN JANUARY, WHICH MEANS, 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THE CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING.

AND I WOULD LIKE THAT CLARIFICATION.

UM, NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE TOO, IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE TEAMS TO ASSIST WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, UM, ON THE GROUND, THAT'S A CHALLENGE.

I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN FLICKINGER.

TAG TAG.

THOMAS JOINS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAG IT.

ONLY, ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND ALCORN ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAG.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN.

CHIEF SATTERWHITE AND THE MIKE WILL BE GLAD TO FURNISH YOU WHATEVER DATA YOU NEED.

NUMBER 50, ITEM 53.

I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION TO ALLOW PUBLIC SPEAKER CASEY MORGAN TO SPEAK PRIOR TO THIS ITEM.

AS OPPOSED TO A I, IT'S A HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR POSITION ON COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER'S APARTMENT INSPECTION ORDINANCE, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS WORKING ON THIS CONCEPT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT AND PERSEVERANCE IN THIS POLICY.

I'M CONFIDENT THAT YOUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS HAVE THE BEST INTENTIONS, AND THAT IS TO IDENTIFY THE BAD ACTORS WHO ARE NOT PROVIDING QUALITY HOUSING TO THEIR RESIDENTS AND KEEPING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

WE TOO, ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CONCEPT.

HOWEVER, HA IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN ITS CURRENT FORM.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE CIRCULATED A DOCUMENT DETAILING OUR CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS.

THIS DOCUMENT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS NOT FULLY VETTED AND NEEDS MORE TIME FOR REVIEW.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OVER THE SUMMER, THE ADMINISTRATION BEGAN WORKING ON YOUR PROPOSAL FOLLOWING THE PROP, A COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE WORKING IN GOOD FAITH, EVEN CONVENED AN INTERNAL WORKING GROUP OF DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES TO DETERMINE HOW TO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSAL.

AT A LATER DATE.

THEY WOULD THEN ENGAGE STAKEHOLDER INPUT LIKE HAA, BUT WE SIMPLY DID NOT GET TO THAT PLACE YET.

WE HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VET THOSE CONCERNS WITH THAT.

IT'S H HA'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ALLOW THE CITY TO FINISH THE WORK THAT THEY STARTED OVER THE SUMMER BY REFERRING THIS BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION OR TO A COUNCIL COMMITTEE SO THAT AN INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT IS ENFORCEABLE AND WORKABLE COULD BE IDENTIFIED, ONE THAT ACHIEVES THE GOALS THAT YOU HAVE OUTLINED.

AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THE FOREFRONT.

OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF WE UNNECESSARILY RUSH THIS PROCESS NOW, WE RISK LOSING THE MOMENTUM THAT YOU HAVE BUILT ON THIS CRITICAL TOPIC AND ULTIMATELY PASS A FLAWED PROPOSAL.

ONE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPRESSED SOME ENFORCEABILITY CONCERNS, AND ONE THAT POSSIBLY WOULD NOT YIELD THE RESULTS THAT WE WANT.

COUNCILMAN PLUMER.

AND KE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

SO ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, SO I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE, YOU AND YOUR, UM, ASSOCIATES HAVE SAID THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFE, UM, HOUSING MM-HMM .

FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

YOUR PREDECESSOR.

YOUR PREDECESSOR AND I WORKED ON THIS AS WELL, UM, FOUR YEARS AGO.

SINCE THAT TIME, AND EVEN BEFORE THAT TIME, I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE HAD A GOOD EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.

AND IF THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, THEN WHY HAS ANOTHER NOT BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION TO TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION, UM, ON THIS? WE'VE HAD A LONG TIME TO WORK ON THIS MM-HMM .

AND I, I AGREE.

IN FACT, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD CHARACTERIZE OUR ADVOCACY, UM, IN, IN THAT WAY.

UM, IN FACT, IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, I BROUGHT TWO PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION, BOTH OWNER OPERATORS OF CLASS B AND CLASS C PROPERTIES, WHICH MEANS THEY WOULD'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD EXPERTISE TO BRING TO THE TABLE ON THIS TOPIC TO A MEETING.

AND, AND YOU WERE UNAVAILABLE TO MEET WITH US.

UM,

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AND I WOULD RAISE THE SAME QUESTION.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE URGENCY NOW AND, AND NOT THE URGENCY OVER THE SUMMER WHEN IT WAS HEARD BEFORE THE PROP A COMMITTEE AND WENT BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR GREATER REVIEW AND, AND WORK.

SO TO YOUR POINT, SO THERE'S BEEN URGENCY FOR FOUR YEARS, AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND LITERALLY LOSING THEIR LIVES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN A SAFE SPACE, IF YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THOSE PEOPLE, THEN YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY IS NOT JUST NOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND WE'VE BEEN INTERACTING WITH YOU THE ENTIRE TIME TO, TO A POINT TO WHERE YOUR PREDECESSORS WOULDN'T EVEN RETURN MY PHONE CALLS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AND SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, UM, IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP, WHEN YOU CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERS, OR WHEN YOUR MEMBERS CHOOSE YOU, WHAT ARE THE GUARDRAILS? DO YOU HAVE ANY SLUM LORDS IN YOUR, IN YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? AND IF, IF YOU DO, ARE THERE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MAKE TO THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PROTECT THE RESIDENTS? THAT THEY, THAT THEY HOUSE? WE DO.

WE DO.

I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE BAD ACTORS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

BUT NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE A LOT OF EDUCATION TO OUR MEMBERS, THAT IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF HAA IS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.

WE ALSO HAVE A RESIDENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT.

SO I, I DO TAKE ISSUE TO YOU COMMENTING THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE A STAFF DEDICATED TO RESIDENTS.

THEY CAN CALL HAA FILE, A COMPLAINT AGAINST A PROPERTY.

WE THEN CONTACT THAT PROPERTY IF IT'S A MEMBER AND HELP EXPEDITE A RESOLUTION TO THEIR ISSUE.

SO DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE, THE, THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH, LIKE THE, THE ONES THAT ARE DEPLORABLE MM-HMM .

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THOSE ARE YOUR MEMBERS? YOU WOULD HAVE TO GIVE ME A LIST.

I'D BE HAPPY TO CHECK OUR MEMBERSHIP RECORDS.

WELL, I, UNFORTUNATELY, THE ADMINISTRATION HASN'T SHARED THE LIST WITH ME IN TERMS OF WHO THE ISSUES ARE.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM, IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM TO IDENTIFY WHO THOSE BAD ACTORS ARE.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE INDUSTRY IS SUPPORTIVE OF, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IDENTIFYING THOSE BAD ACTORS AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE WILL HELP THE GOOD ACTORS PROVIDE BETTER HOUSING FOR THE HOUSTON RESIDENTS.

WE DO HAVE A MECHANISM, WE DO HAVE A MECHANISM TO DO THAT.

THE POINT OF THIS ORDINANCE, THE, THE, THE SIMPLE POINT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO OFFICIALLY CREATE ASEC MM-HMM .

SO WE CAN WORK IN COLLABORATION MM-HMM .

AND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME LEVEL OF ENFORCEMENT.

YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT COUNCIL, YOU LISTEN, IT'S NEVER PERFECT.

THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY YOU SAW ON THE ORDINANCE.

EVERYONE HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE THAT ALLOWS TENANTS AND LANDLORDS TO BE AT US, TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE, TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS.

WE CAN WORK THROUGH THOSE DETAILS, BUT PEOPLE CANNOT CONTINUE TO WAIT TO LIVE.

AND THE LADY JUST CAME EARLIER MM-HMM .

SHE CAN'T EVEN SPEAK BECAUSE OF MOLD.

AND I'M NOT SURE HOW ACCURATE THAT HAS NOT BEEN VETTED.

BUT TO BE REALLY CLEAR, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.

SO YES, THERE'S URGENCY, BUT THERE'S BEEN URGENCY NOW FOR NOW TWO TERMS. AND, UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

I KNOW.

AND IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE CONSISTENTLY COME AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS THAT THEY'RE IN.

AND SO, TO, TO, I MEAN, TO YOUR POINT, 'CAUSE I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT ARE GONNA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ARE EVEN YOUR MEMBERS.

AND I MEAN, AND FROM AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD WANT US TO HOLD THE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU A BETTER REPUTATION.

WE DO.

AND, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE ARE THIS CLOSE.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANNA PASS IT NOW BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, YOU WANNA GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

I CAN TOTALLY EMPATHIZE AND RELATE TO THAT.

MY CONCERN, THOUGH, IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY IS SOMETHING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS INDICATED SOME SERIOUS ENFORCEABILITY CONCERNS.

SO YOU JUST COMMENTED ON THE IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE ORDINANCE IS ENFORCEMENT.

AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONFIDENT THAT THAT PIECE IS THERE.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT CONFIDENCE IS THERE RIGHT NOW.

REALLY EASY FOR US TO SIT HERE AND SAY THAT WE'VE GOT TIME TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT LIVING IN AREAS WHERE WE'RE, WHERE THERE'S MOLD AND THERE'S RATS AND THERE'S NO RUNNING WATER, AND THERE'S CRIME AND THERE'S CHALLENGES.

BUT CASEY, WE DON'T HAVE ENFORCEMENT ON ANYTHING.

OUR, OUR OUR, UM, UM, THE ORDINANCE WE PASSED WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS, ENFORCEMENT'S LACKING.

I MEAN, OUR HOUSING SITUATION, OUR HOMELESS SITUATION, ENFORCEMENT'S LACKING.

I MEAN, WHAT WE DO HERE IS WE PASS ORDINANCES TO GET SOMETHING ON THE RECORD.

AND THEN WE WORK, WE TRUST THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE TRUST OUR COUNCIL TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO NOTHING THAT WE DO IS, IS PERFECT EVER.

AND ENFORCEMENT IS ALWAYS A QUESTION.

UM, AND SO I'M JUST ASKING, YOU KNOW, WELL, NORMALLY THOSE ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS ARE BROUGHT BY THE INDUSTRY.

AND THIS SITUATION, IT WAS BROUGHT BY THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CITY THAT WILL BE CHARGED WITH FACILITATING IT.

AND I THINK THAT SHOULD GIVE EVERYONE PAUSE.

BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE CITY, WITH A, A, A COUNCIL COMMITTEE OR THE ADMINISTRATION ON IDENTIFYING A SOLUTION.

ONE THAT'S WORKABLE, ONE THAT REPRESENTS THE RESIDENTS THAT YOU'RE COMMENTING ON, BUT ALSO ONE THAT CAN BE, UM, IMPLEMENTED BY THE INDUSTRY.

I BELIEVE THAT IT'S

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I MEAN, WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE EXPERIENCES.

AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY EASY FOR US TO SIT ON THIS KIND OF PEDESTAL AND SAY, OH, WE'VE GOT TIME TO WORK THROUGH IT.

WHEN, WHEN THIS GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2004, WHEN MAYOR, WHEN MARY BILL WHITE PUT, PUT, JUST HAD STARTED HAVING THE CONVERSATION MM-HMM .

IT HAS FAILED EVERY SINGLE TIME.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME ANYMORE.

AND SO I RESPECT, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY CASEY MM-HMM .

THIS IS A RESPECTFUL DEBATE.

UM, I, YOU KNOW, I DO RESPECT YOUR ORGANIZATION, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THE RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

LET'S GET THIS ORDINANCE DONE AND WHAT WE WILL, WE ARE, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT.

IT IS NOT PERFECT.

BUT NOTHING EVER IS THAT WE DO HERE.

NOTHING'S EVER PERFECT.

WE JUST HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS.

I JUST, I, I WANTED CASEY, UH, AS Y'ALL WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH, I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WELL, ARE YOUR MEMBERS BAD ACTORS? OFTENTIMES, I SURE HOPE NOT.

WE HAVE, UH, IN DISTRICT C WE HAVE SOME HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT WE'VE HAD THE CITY FILE WITH CHAPTER 1 25, ALL OF THESE ISSUES.

AND EVERY TIME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION.

SO I WANTED TO SAY, AT LEAST FROM ANECDOTAL EXPERIENCE THAT, BUT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN WILLING, WHEN WE TRY TO BRING MANAGEMENT TO THE TABLE BEFORE TAKING THESE ACTIONS MM-HMM .

I WILL CALL Y'ALL UP AND SAY, HEY, MM-HMM .

CAN YOU COME TO THE TABLE WITH US AND HELP ME MEET WITH THESE FOLKS TO TRY TO GET THEM ON THE RIGHT TRACK? AND Y'ALL HAVE ALWAYS COME TO THE TABLE TO, AT MY REQUEST, MEET WITH THESE FOLKS EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT A PART OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.

BECAUSE I DO THINK Y'ALL RECOGNIZE, UH, WHEN THERE'S A BAD APARTMENT COMPLEX, IT, IT REFLECTS ON, ALL RIGHT, THE AVERAGE CITIZEN DOESN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT IS A MEMBER OF THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OR NOT.

BUT I JUST WANNA SHARE THAT IN MY EXPERIENCE.

I APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WILLING AS WE'RE GRAPPLING WITH THIS, BECAUSE I THINK I SAID LAST WEEK, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYONE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE THAT DOESN'T WANNA SEE A SOLUTION, TEETH AND AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL ACTUALLY REIGN SOME OF THESE VERY DANGEROUS LIVING ENVIRONMENTS AND UNHEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, UH, IN, BUT Y'ALL HAVE HELPED US WORK THROUGH SOME OF THAT WITH SOME OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL.

AND I WANTED TO JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COUNCILMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER ALQUAN.

WE DO WANT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH A LOT OF YOU THAT REPRESENT DISTRICTS WHEN THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN YOUR DISTRICT, WE WANT TO EXPEDITE THOSE RESOLUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT I THINK YOU BRING UP A REALLY GREAT POINT.

ONE OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE IS WHETHER OR NOT THOSE BAD ACTORS THAT WE'RE TARGETING WOULD HAVE A REASON TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE RAISED IN THE LETTER.

AND IF THAT ISN'T ADDRESSED, THEN I'M AFRAID THE GOAL THAT WE ALL SHARE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, WE'RE, WE'RE MISSING THE MARK ON, ON WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT DRAFT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR CASEY, YOU SAID THAT THERE WERE MEETINGS IN THE SUMMER.

WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED? I KIND OF WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

LIKE WHY DID IT STOP? WAS COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER PART OF THOSE MEETINGS? I MEAN, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS? YEAH, ME TOO.

I WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY NOW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WASN'T THAT URGENCY OVER THE SUMMER.

I KNOW THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE PROP A COMMITTEE.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION TOOK THAT PROCESS OVER.

AND IT WAS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DURING THAT TIME, THERE WAS AN INTERNAL WORKING GROUP WITH DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES REVIEWING THE ORDINANCE.

BUT IF YOU KNOW THE URGENCY NOW, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF, IF WHY THERE WASN'T, UH, ADVOCACY FROM YOUR OFFICE, MAYBE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, PRESSING THEM ON PUTTING THIS, WELL, LET ME ON THE AGENDA.

I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I NEED YOU.

I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

I HAVE A PEPPER UNION.

I'VE BEEN SITTING NEXT TO THIS WOMAN FOR SIX YEARS.

SHE HAS DEFINITELY HAD THE URGENCY ON HER SIDE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT BROKE DOWN.

BUT WE DON'T GO, AS YOU KNOW, AS A CITY, WE DON'T GO TO APARTMENT COMPLEXES NEARLY ENOUGH.

WE DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH.

WE GO LOOK AT THE PUBLIC WORKS, GOES AND LOOKS AT THE OUTSIDE.

IT'S NOT FALLING DOWN.

WE MOVE ALONG.

WE'RE, WE'RE REACTIVE ONLY TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMPLAINTS.

WE DO SIT HERE WEEK AFTER WEEK AND HEAR ABOUT DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.

WE HEAR THAT WE HAVE THE MOST POOR PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY, AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THESE APARTMENTS.

I, I WANT TO SIT HERE AND PUT SOME PROTECTIONS IN PLACE.

LIKE, I FEEL LIKE I, I JUST, I WANNA KNOW WHAT MAYBE WHAT YOUR MAIN CONCERN IS MM-HMM .

I REALLY DO.

I DO TOO.

AND, AND I, I, I, I FEEL

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AND IF WE CAN GET THERE THROUGH THIS GROUP, THROUGH THIS, THE, THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PUT THIS GROUP TOGETHER.

AND IF WE CAN ADDRESS YOUR MAIN CONCERNS THROUGH THIS GROUP AFTER PASSING THIS ORDINANCE, WE COULD GET THIS GROUP TO, TO FURTHER, UM, DEFINE AND REFINE WHAT WILL WORK, RATHER THAN JUST SAYING, OH, REFER IT BACK.

AND THEN, THEN IT JUST KIND OF, I MEAN, MY COLLEAGUE HAS ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, TWO MONTHS HERE AND YES, I KNOW.

AND, UM, I KNOW THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND SOMETHING I'VE WITNESSED HER PASSION ON SITTING NEXT TO HER.

AND, AND I REALLY WANNA SUPPORT HER IN THIS.

AND I ALSO HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.

AND I'M WONDERING HOW WE CAN GET THERE, UM, WITHOUT JUST A BLANKET REFER IT BACK.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE SOMETIMES KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH REFER BACK.

WE NEVER, WE DON'T SEE IT AGAIN.

WELL, MAYBE I'M TOO MUCH OF AN OPTIMIST.

I I DON'T SHARE THAT, THAT SKEPTICISM, THAT IF IT'S REFERRED BACK, THEN THERE WON'T BE A FINAL PRODUCT.

UM, FOR PUBLIC POLICY PURPOSES.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO PASS SOMETHING AND THEN SAY BASICALLY, WE'LL READ IT LATER, OR WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT LATER.

UM, SO I WOULD RATHER FLUSH OUT THOSE DETAILS BECAUSE ACTUALLY A REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THAT ORDINANCE IS THE TASK FORCE.

WE REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA AND HAVING REPRESENTATION ON THAT TASK FORCE.

BUT IF THIS IS PASSED, THAT THE TASK FORCE WILL BE MANDATED TO PUT INTO EFFECT WHAT'S ALREADY WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE.

AND MY CONCERN IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE CITY HAS INDICATED IT, IT MAY NOT BE ENFORCEABLE OR WORKABLE.

AND THEN I'M AFRAID I WASN'T HERE LAST WEEK 'CAUSE I WAS AT THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, AND I'M PREPARED TO TAG THIS.

IF I CAN GET ALL YOUR HEADS IN A ROOM TO WORK ON, ON SOME OF THIS STUFF AND NOT, YOU KNOW, IN THE NEXT WEEK, IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE POWERS THAT BE IN THE ADMINISTRATION, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER AND YOUR ORGANIZATION IN A ROOM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN GET DONE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

AND I, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.

COULD, COULD WE NOT DO THAT THOUGH ALSO IF IT'S REFERRED BACK? I MEAN, ISN'T THERE A COMMITMENT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THEN TO DO JUST WHAT I, LEMME INTERJECT.

I THINK, OBVIOUSLY WE ALL KNOW THE OBJECTIVE.

UH, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIED TO WORK, UH, AND HAS WORKED WITH COUNCILMAN PLUMMER ALL SUMMER.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT THE ATTORNEYS AND PUBLIC WORKS IN.

SO THE CHALLENGE IS GET SOMETHING THAT'S TOUGH ENOUGH AND THAT ACTUALLY IS ENFORCEABLE.

I'VE ASKED, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED ME TO LET THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, WE'VE GOT A A, AN EXPERT DOWN HERE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, I, I, I SAID EARLIER TODAY ABOUT PUTTING A FACE ON A ISSUE.

I COULD PUT THAT FACE ON THIS ISSUE WHEN YOU THINK IT'S NOT GONNA GET ANY WORSE WITH LIVING CONDITIONS.

YOU VISIT AN APARTMENT IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON WHERE A FAMILY IS RENTING THEIR BACK PORCH TO ANOTHER FAMILY.

THE CHALLENGE IS HOW DO YOU ENFORCE STOPPING MM-HMM .

THAT CONDITION.

AND SO I'VE HAD MEMBERS ASK ME TO HAVE HEARINGS ON IT, AND I'M LISTENING TO THE MEMBERS.

I'M LISTENING TO THE STAKEHOLDERS.

BUT URGENCY'S IMPORTANT, BUT DOING IT RIGHT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

SURE.

AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY CHANGE EACH OTHER'S MIND, PLUMBER.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, YOU'VE DONE, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ITEM.

YOU'VE MADE AN ISSUE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ITEM.

PLEASE BEG PARDON? I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ITEM AND MAKE A MOTION TO CALL THE ITEM.

NO, NO, NO.

CALL UP ITEM 53 IF, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

WE'RE WE'RE DONE WITH PUBLIC SIDE, PUBLIC COMMENT.

WELL, SHE CALLING THE ITEM SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION NOW.

ITEM.

WE WERE HAVING A PRETTY GOOD ONE.

GO AHEAD.

I'M GONNA TAKE A SEAT.

OR YEAH, CASEY, FINISH WITH ME.

YOUR TIME'S UP.

THIS ORDINANCE IS MEETING ITS INTENDED PURPOSE OR THAT WE NEED TO REVISE IN ANY TYPE OF WAY.

, UH, MS. SECRETARY, PLEASE BRING ITEM 53.

ITEM 53 IS AN ORDINANCE.

UM, WE ARE NOT GONNA KNOW IF THIS ORDINANCE IS ENFORCEABLE OR, OR WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW THE, UM, RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, HOW STRONG IT IS, UH, WHAT THE, THE, THE STRENGTHS AND THE WEAKNESSES ARE UNTIL WE PASS IT.

WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS TO EVEN BE ABLE TO JUDGE WHETHER OR NOT

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AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO AMEND ONCE WE HAVE SOMETHING THERE.

AT THE MOMENT, WE HAVE NOTHING ON THE BOOKS TO REALLY PROTECT TENANTS FROM SLUMLORDS.

UM, I WAS SPEAKING WITH CASEY YESTERDAY AND I WAS TELLING HER HOW IN MY DISTRICT, 75% OF THE RESIDENTS LIVE IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

AND WE HEAR FROM THEM ROUTINELY ON ISSUES REGARDING, UH, THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS.

AND I KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUE HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER, SINCE THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO GET SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS, SHE PUT SOMETHING FORWARD THAT WAS SITTING IN LEGAL FOR A LONG TIME, UH, THAT WAS HAVING A LOT OF OVERSIGHT ON WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD PASS THE LAWFULNESS, UH, THRESHOLD TO EVEN BRING TO THIS BODY.

SHE FINALLY HAS SOMETHING THAT MET THAT THRESHOLD FOR US TO VOTE ON.

WE HAVE ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT DON'T THINK IS STRONG ENOUGH.

WE HAVE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT, UH, THINK IS TOO STRONG.

RIGHT? AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE A MEETING OF THE MINDS ON THIS.

BUT WHAT I DO BELIEVE IS THAT OUR COLLEAGUE AND A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL WHO HAS PUT FORTH AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ON THIS TOPIC, SHOULD GET A VOTE.

WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH THIS LANGUAGE OR NOT, SHE DESERVES A VOTE.

AND THE TIME HAS COME BEFORE US TODAY TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT VOTE.

WE'VE HEARD PUBLIC TESTIMONY, UH, WEEK AFTER WEEK AND ACTUALLY YEAR AFTER YEAR, ABOUT PEOPLE WANTING TO SEE THIS BODY PASS, UH, A REFORM ORDINANCE THAT IS GOING TO TARGET SLUMLORD PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND WE HAVE ONE BEFORE US TODAY.

AND SO I THINK REFERRING IT BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION, UH, IS, IS JUST KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

I THINK PUSHING IT TO A COMMITTEE IS JUST REDUNDANT.

WE'VE DONE THAT ALREADY.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE LANGUAGE BEFORE US, PUT IT FORTH, SEE IF IT WORKS.

IF IT DOESN'T, WE WORK WITH THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, THE ADVOCACY GROUPS TO THEN AMEND.

BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE PUSH AS A BODY TO SHOW THAT WE HEAR THE TENANTS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PUT FORTH MEANINGFUL REFORMS. AND THAT OUR COLLEAGUE WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS FOR YEARS, WHO HAS FINALLY PUT FORTH THIS, UH, PROPOSAL BEFORE US TO VOTE ON, GETS A VOTE, A UP OR DOWN VOTE, INSTEAD OF US TAGGING OR DELAYING OR REFERRING BACK.

I BELIEVE IT DESERVES A VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.

BUR, UM, SO COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THAT NOTHING THAT WE DO HERE IS PERFECT.

MANY OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN HERE WITH US, THE LAST TERM DURING MAYOR TURNER'S TERM, ONE, ONE ISSUE THAT WE HAD WAS THE LACK OF HEALTH.

QUOTE INSPECTORS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH.

WE HAVE FIVE, APPROXIMATELY 5,000 APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

ABOUT HALF OF THEM HAVE SOME CHALLENGES.

UM, WE FOUGHT REALLY HARD TO GET ADDITIONAL HEALTH CODE, UM, INSPECTORS BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET TO THEM FAST ENOUGH.

SO IN THAT ADMINISTRATION, I WAS ABLE TO GET 10.

SO WE GOT EIGHT MORE.

SO WE HAD 10 TOTAL.

BUT NOW WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY ALL IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THERE ARE SOME IN PUBLIC WORKS.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, OF LACK OF CLARITY IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY ARE.

RESIDENTS CANNOT, IF THEY CALL 3 1 1 ON A MOLD ISSUE, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

SO IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET THINGS RECTIFIED IN MANY WAYS.

BUT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AMAZING.

AND THEY'VE BEEN INSPECTORS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT REALLY, REALLY ASSISTED US IN MOVING FORWARD.

WE DON'T, IN MY MIND, WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT.

RESIDENTS CAN'T EVEN LIVE THERE.

ACTUALLY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE.

THESE FOLKS ARE PAYING RENT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THEY CAN'T AFFORD FOOD, THEY CAN'T AFFORD GAS AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD ANYTHING.

BUT THEY'RE PAYING TO LIVE IN, IN, IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT FAIR.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HUMANITY.

WE TALK ABOUT COMPASSION.

PEOPLE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME AND LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S AT LEAST SAFE.

THERE WAS A NEWS ARTICLE YESTERDAY OF A WOMAN THAT'S BARRICADING HER HERSELF IN A BATHROOM BECAUSE RATS ARE TAKEN OVER HER APARTMENT.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

AND IF NOTHING ELSE, THIS SENDS A MESSAGE TO THOSE SLUM LORDS THAT WE ARE WATCHING THEM IN THE SAME WAY THAT OUR, THAT MAYOR, UM, PRO TEM PUT THE BANDIT SIGN SITUATION IN.

DO WE GOTTA LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING THIS THING LIGHTLY? SO I'M ASKING YOU.

I DO NOT, AND THIS IS NOT BECAUSE I'M LEAVING.

LET ME BE VERY, VERY CLEAR.

I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS FOR YEARS.

SO I'M ASKING YOU, I'M PLEADING WITH ALL OF YOU.

CAN WE PLEASE JUST VOTE ON THE ITEM? WE'VE GIVEN EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

IT GOT THROUGH COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY FROM ALL OF YOU THAT WERE THERE.

WE HAVE DEALT WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON BOTH SIDES.

YOU HAVE A LETTER HERE WITH 29

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29 OF THEM ARE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM.

WE CAN FIX IT AND NOT LATER.

WE'RE NOT.

WE CAN FIX IT IN ITS FORM.

AND I UNDERSTAND AND I TRUST ALL OF YOU WILL DO THAT.

SO I AM ASKING, IF NO ONE ELSE HAS COMMENTS, I AM CALLING THE VOTE.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE PLEASE.

WE STILL, PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE.

WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK, SIR.

COUNCILMAN CAMAN.

WHO JUST LEFT? COUNCILMAN CAMAN.

UM, AND I, I THINK WE ALL AGAIN, DESPERATELY WANT A SOLUTION TO THIS AND AKIN TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN'S QUESTION.

I KNOW THE URGENCY, THE ANXIOUSNESS TO GET THIS THROUGH.

UM, IS THERE NO, I GUESS I'M ASKING, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I'VE HEARD IS IF WE SEND THIS BACK OR IF WE TAG, UM, WE'RE JUST GONNA SEE IT FALL TO THE WAYSIDE, IS THERE A COMMITMENT OR A WAY IN WHICH WE CAN SAY, SURE, THERE'S A COMMITMENT.

THE SAME COMMITMENT THERE'S BEEN FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'M NOT GONNA GET IN AN ARGUMENT WITH SOMEONE, BUT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT ALL SUMMER.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO ENFORCE THIS HAVE SAID IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

LET'S KEEP TALKING.

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS.

I'M TALKING ABOUT LEGAL, THE IDEA THAT MAYBE SOMETHING SMALLER, LIKE A PILOT PROJECT.

A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID, LET'S TRY SOMETHING.

WELL, LET'S TRY SOMETHING THAT MIGHT WORK.

MOST OF US KNOW CITYWIDE THE PROPOSAL IS GONNA PROBABLY BE UNENFORCEABLE.

SO ALL I DO IS LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS.

OF COURSE THERE'S A COMMITMENT TO DO IT.

I WISH WE, I WISH IT WOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN DONE IN IN WHAT I, BUT, YOU KNOW, POLITICS GET IN THE WAY OF THINGS.

TIMING GET IN THE WAY OF THINGS.

LET'S COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THROWING SOMETHING AGAINST THE WALL TO SEE IF IT'LL WORK.

LET'S HAVE SOMETHING WORKING WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND COME OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT IS DEFENDABLE, ENFORCEABLE, AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND I'M NOT HERE WHAT I'M ASKING, I'M NOT HERE TO JUST SAY IT'S A GOOD ISSUE.

WE ALL WANNA VOTE FOR IT.

WE KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES.

YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN YOU START THE ENFORCEMENT AND YOU START LOSING THE HOUSING BECAUSE THE SLUM LARGES AND OTHERS ARE NOT GONNA COOPERATE.

WE'VE GOT A EVEN LARGER HOMELESS POPULATION.

IT IS HORRIBLE CONDITIONS.

WE SAT HERE, REBECCA GOES OUT ON LYONS AVENUE WHERE THERE'S MOLE IN IN COUNCILMAN SHABAZZ'S, DISTRICT SUNNYSIDE.

IT'S EVERYWHERE ACROSS THIS CITY.

AND I UNDERSTAND, I THINK WHAT I WAS, SO WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THE, THE, THE FINE COUNCIL MEMBER JUST SAID, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE INSPECTORS ARE.

WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT BEFORE WE GIVE THEM THAT RESPONSIBILITY? AND I THINK BECAUSE SO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED, MY QUESTION IS, I UNDERSTAND.

I, MY QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU SAY BY DECEMBER 1ST WE WILL HAVE THIS.

NOT GONNA PUT A TIMELINE ON IT.

I'D BE EASY FOR ME TO SAY, YEAH, BUT, BUT MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HERE FOUR YEARS LONGER THAN ME.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS TALKED ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.

I JUST, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT THE FINISH LINE AND WE ALL WANT SOMETHING, BUT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE AT A FINISH LINE WITH AN UNFINISHED PRODUCT.

I MEAN, I'M JUST SITTING HERE BEING AS, AS CANDID AND A NEW PERSON AT THE TABLE.

Y'ALL BEEN HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE.

WHY DID WE DO IT FIVE YEARS, SIX YEARS AGO? THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS, MARY.

BUT I'D LIKE TO RECLAIM MY TIME SO THAT I CAN ASK SOME QUESTIONS.

PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT, PLEASE DON'T ABOUT I'LL GIVE IT ALL THE TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT.

CITY ATTORNEY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE, 'CAUSE WE'RE HEARING THIS MAY NOT BE ENFORCEABLE, IS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S PERSPECTIVE, IS IT AS WRITTEN, ENFORCEABLE? THERE ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULTIES.

THERE'S A, THERE'S NOT AN APPEAL PROCESS.

SO YOU HAVE DUE PROCESS ISSUES.

THE CRITERIA IS VAGUER THAN YOU'D WANT FOR A CONVICTION.

AND WHAT I THINK THE MAYOR IS REFERRING TO IS WHAT THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WANT TO DO IS TO FIND A WAY TO REALLY DO THE PROSECUTOR'S JOB.

A A, A PROSECUTOR IN TEXAS.

THEIR DUTY IS TO, UH, SERVE JUSTICE, NOT TO GET A CONVICTION.

WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH A CONVICTION AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

I THINK WHAT THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT WANT TO DO IS FIND AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND TO MOVE PEOPLE.

HAVE IN THE DISTRICT, RIGHT? RESIDENTS AREN'T ALWAYS THE ONES LIVING IN THOSE CONDITIONS CALLING IN.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER.

'CAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN THE EXPERT, YOU HAVE BEEN THE CHAMPION ON THIS AND I WANNA COMMEND YOU AND LIFT UP THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE'RE DEFINING WHO THOSE WORST ACTORS ARE, RIGHT.

BASED ON 3 1 1 CALLS.

AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH 3 1, 1 IS ONE RESIDENTS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM I

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IT'S SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE AREA.

BUT TWO, LET'S SAY IT'S A MOLD ISSUE.

IF IT'S ALL THE SAME MOLD ISSUE, IT'S GROUPED AS ONE.

BUT THAT COULD BE THE WORST ACTOR.

COULD YOU I WOULD YIELD MY TIME TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

'CAUSE AGAIN, SOME OF THE CONCERN I HAVE AROUND THIS, IN ADDITION TO THE ENFORCEABILITY IS HOW WE IDENTIFY THE WORST ACTORS RIGHT NOW.

AND DOING IT BASED ON 3 1 1 MAKES ME A LITTLE UNEASY.

NO, THANK YOU.

AND I'M TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO BE SUPPORTIVE.

AND I'M ALSO LIKE NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, NO, I, I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO 3 1 1 UNFORTUNATELY IS OUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE COMPLAINTS, RIGHT? AND SO IF HYPOTHETICALLY SAYING THERE'S ONE MOLD ISSUE, BUT 10 PEOPLE CALL ABOUT THAT ONE SPECIFIC PROBLEM, IT'S ONE CONCERN.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY, ALL 10 OF THOSE PEOPLE CALLING ABOUT THAT ONE SPECIFIC CONCERN ARE AN ISSUE.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WE'RE ENFORCING IT NOW.

SO I WANNA DEFER BACK.

SO WE'RE ENFORCING IT.

NOW, IF THE HEALTH, IF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT GOES TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, OKAY, ABOUT A MOLD ISSUE, THEY'RE GOING TO WRITE A CITATION.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE OWNER OF THE, I MEAN IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S THE, WE'RE GETTING DISTRACTED WITH, WE'RE GETTING DISTRACTED WITH ALL THE NOISE RIGHT? NOW THIS IS, NO, NOT YOU, NOT YOU, I'M SAYING, I'M SAYING THE CONVERSATIONS ARE DISTRACTING.

MY POINT TO YOU IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, COUNCIL MEMBER IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

IF SOMEONE CALLS 3 1 1 WITH A MOLD ISSUE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO INVESTIGATE THAT.

IF THERE IS A CHALLENGE AND THAT LANDLORD IS GONNA GET, BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM.

IT'S A, IT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING NOW.

AND SO TO, TO, UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S, UM, PERSPECTIVE, WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT CITY ATTORNEY, ISN'T THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED? CAN'T THOSE DETAILS BE WORKED OUT, UM, ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS ALREADY PASSED? OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH NOW? I THINK TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS I HAVE, YOU'D HAVE TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORDINANCE ISSUES SUCH AS AN APPEAL PROCESS OR WHETHER THE CRITERIA IS TOO VAGUE TO BE ABLE TO BE ENFORCED.

THAT REQUIRES A CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE.

BUT CAN THAT BE DONE ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED? THAT'S THE QUESTION.

YOU COULD PASS THE ORDINANCE, BUT IT, YOU WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN ENFORCING IT.

YOU COULD, THAT'S FINE.

BUT IT CAN BE DONE THOUGH, RIGHT? IT'S A YES OR NO.

IT, YOU CAN PASS THE ORDINANCE AND THEN LATER AMEND IT.

BUT OKAY, SO, AND I'M SORRY AND THEN I WILL YIELD MY TIME.

BUT YOU JUST SAID IF SOMEBODY, AND FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE ON THIS, IF SOMEBODY REPORTS MOLD MM-HMM .

YOU JUST SAID THEY'RE ALREADY RESPONDING TO THAT.

SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THEN THE DIFFERENCE AND WHY? OKAY, YOU CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT PLEASE? YES.

NO, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO YES, THEY ARE RESPONDING TO IT, BUT IF THEY, LET'S HYPOTHETICALLY SAY THERE ARE 50 UNITS THAT ARE HAVING MORAL CHALLENGES, BUT THEY'RE INDIVIDUAL UNITS.

THOSE ARE ALL SEPARATE CITATIONS.

THOSE ARE ALL SEPARATE CERTIFIED CITATIONS.

SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER AREA.

THAT'S WHY IT'S CERTIFIED.

YOU CAN'T JUST CALL JUST TO BE A A, A TROUBLEMAKER RIGHT.

AND MAKE A COMPLAINT.

AND SO YES, IT IS ALREADY BEING HANDLED.

THE PROBLEM THOUGH, COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE'S NO UNISON OR COLLABORATION.

EVERYONE'S WORKING KIND OF SEPARATELY.

AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IS CREATES ASEC, WHICH IS THE APARTMENT STANDARDS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH ALLOWS EVERYONE TO WORK TOGETHER SO THAT HBDS HAVING CONVERSATIONS.

'CAUSE OFTENTIMES WE'LL HAVE A MOLE COMPLAINT, BUT BECAUSE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S NOT TALKING TO PUBLIC WORKS, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHALLENGES HAPPENING IN THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY TOO.

AND SO IT'S DOING, IT'S MAKING ALL OF US HAVE ONE CONVERSATION VERSUS EVERYONE KIND OF WORKING SEPARATELY.

IT'S REALLY JUST TO ORGANIZE WHAT'S ALREADY BEING DONE.

COUNCILMAN RAMIREZ.

UM, MAYOR, I WAS EXPECTING TO COMMENT ON A MOTION TO REFER BACK.

I HAVE NOT HEARD A MOTION TO REFER BACK YET.

I'M NOT MAKING ONE.

SO I'LL DEFER FURTHER COMMENT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THAT MOTION IS MADE.

VICE PRO, VICE MAYOR PROTE PECK.

WORK ON THESE APARTMENTS.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS.

UM, I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, YOU'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND I THINK WE ALL ARE ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED IN DISTRICT A ON MANY, UM, APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT, UM, HAVE BEEN LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITIONS.

HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED ON TAKING DOWN SEVERAL APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN DISTRICT A, UM, SUPPORTED THE APARTMENT, UM, UNIT IN HPD, UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN AND I WORKED, UM, A FEW YEARS BACK ON KIND OF GETTING ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER TO

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SO I FEEL VERY PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, JUST LIKE YOU DO.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, UM, USING THE 3 1 1 COMPLAINTS AS, EXCUSE ME, AS THE MECHANISM.

SO I REALLY THINK THAT THAT PART IS GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WHEN SOMEONE CALLS IN ABOUT A MOLD ISSUE OR YOU KNOW, THERE'S RAW SEWAGE OR YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE, IT'S GETTING CALCULATED AS ONE, UM, 3 1 1 CALL.

AND SO I KNOW THAT THE ISSUES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN DISTRICT A, PEOPLE ARE NOT CALLING 3 1 1 ABOUT WE FIND OUT FROM SOMEONE WHO FOUND OUT FROM SOMEONE OR THE KID AT SCHOOL TOLD THE PRINCIPAL WHO CALLS US, THEY'RE NOT CALLING THINGS INTO 3 1 1.

AND SO THE WORST OF THE WORST THAT WE'VE SEEN IN DISTRICT A, THERE'S NO RECORD SOMETIMES IN 3 1 1.

SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER MECHANISMS FOR DETERMINING WHICH APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE THE WORST OF THE WORST CITATIONS LIKE YOU HAVE IN THE ORDINANCE, I THINK WOULD BE ONE AVENUE FOR DOING THAT.

BUT JUST THROUGH ONE CALLS, I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE ON, ON THIS.

SO I'M NOT A NO IN THAT WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS.

I THINK THAT WE JUST NEED TO TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BIT JUST TO MAKE SURE IT, IT'S IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS RIGHT WITH THIS ORDINANCE.

SO I THINK THAT WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME JUST TO TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECT.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER.

I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO DO AND I RESPECT THAT.

UM, KIND OF TO ECHO COUNCILMAN PECK'S COMMENTS, UH, I MEAN THE ATTORNEY LOOKED AT THIS FOR THE LEGALITY OF IT SAID IT'S LEGAL, BUT ALSO MADE COMMENTS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE AND THIS ESSENTIALLY WAS UNWORKABLE AS IT IS IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT.

I REALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD GO BACK, TRY AND FIX IT.

UH, I UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING.

NOBODY WANTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT ON THAT.

THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE DO IT IN ORDER TO GET IT RIGHT? AND I DO THINK THAT GETTING IT RIGHT IS GONNA BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ACTUALLY THE SENSE OF URGENCY IS WITH IT IS I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE MAKE DECISIONS AND IMPLEMENT POLICY, UH, TO FIX SOMETHING AND IT ENDS UP BEING JUST AS BAD OR WORSE AFTERWARDS THAN WHAT IT IS.

AND AGAIN, I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE AN ORDINANCE PASSED THAT IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION FOR THESE RENTERS.

BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO GET THE ORDINANCE CORRECT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

COUNCILMAN DAVIS? THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ASK A FEW QUESTIONS CONCERNING IT.

I KNOW I KEEP HEARING THE WORD URGENCY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, UH, DISCUSSION THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS WENT AROUND THERY OVER THE PAST YEARS AND I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THAT SUBJECT 'CAUSE IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF A TOUCH AND GO SITUATION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT DID HAPPEN OR WHAT DID HAPPEN OR DIDN'T HAPPEN PRIOR.

BUT I KEEP HEARING THE WORD URGENCY.

WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE COMPLAINT ON IT IS MOLD.

AS RECENT OF A FEW MONTHS BACK WHEN WE HAD AN ISSUE AND THE FAMILY CAME DOWN HERE WITH PHOTOS AND I WENT TO THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX IN FIFTH WARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WAS THERE, BUT I WAS.

AND I WENT THERE TO A COMPLAINT OF A SENIOR.

NOW THAT HAPPENS ALL OVER THE CITY.

SO MY THING IS, AND LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO COUNCILMAN PLUMMER, A LOT OF TIMES THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING MOLD DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN IT'S MOLD.

WHEN I WENT TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IN FIFTH WARD WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH REBECCA WILLIAMS AT, UH, PASTOR HARVARD CLEMONS FACILITY OFF THE TIME WITH UD DEEM AS MOLD IS NOT MOLD.

THERE'S A PROCESS THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH, WHICH OFTENTIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK IT IS, BUT IT'S NOT.

BUT THAT'S NOT JUST THE ONLY ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO IT.

WE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE LIVE DECENCY NO MATTER WHERE.

BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE LANDLORDS OR SLUM LORDS AS WE CALL THEM, IF YOU CAN'T, IF YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY HOW MANY IT IS, THE NUMBER OF THAT WOULD BE CONS.

THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE YOU TREATING A HOLE BECAUSE OF A FUEL CER WOULD BE, TO ME, IT WOULDN'T BE BENEFICIAL.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER, THESE ARE CERTIFIED COMPLAINTS.

SO IF SOMEONE CAN SAY THERE'S MOLD, BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE TO GO AND DO THE INSPECTION, I'M IN THERE AND CONFIRM THAT.

SO THAT'S RIGHT.

SO THIS IS NOT, THESE ARE NOT RUMORS AND WE WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

AND WE DO NOT WANNA CREATE AN UNHOUSED.

AND, AND THIS IS NOT AN ORDINANCE THAT I'VE THROWN AT THE WALL.

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AND SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THESE ARE CERTIFIED COMPLAINTS.

THESE ARE NOT JUST RANDOM COMPLAINTS OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING, THEY CAN MAKE A COMPLAINT, BUT THEY HAVE A DEPARTMENT OR WHATEVER, WHATEVER DEPARTMENT THAT IS MM-HMM .

WILL GO THERE AND CONFIRM MM-HMM .

THAT IT'S ACTUAL, THAT IT'S, THAT IT'S ACCURATE.

SO, BUT I, BUT, AND, AND LET ME JUST SAY I COMMEND YOU ON THE EFFORT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS AND PLEASE, I DON'T MINIMIZE THAT.

I DON'T, BUT I KEEP HEARING THE WORD URGENCY AND IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS.

THE, THE ISSUE THAT'S GOING ON IN APARTMENTS IN A LOT OF FACILITIES DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN YESTERDAY.

I KNOW.

I, I I, I, I HEAR WE NEED TO DO IT NOW.

IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

NOW THERE'S THE URGENCY OF IT.

BUT I, BUT, BUT, BUT LET ME JUST SAY, I THINK RESPECTFULLY TO THOSE, AND I KNOW OFTENTIMES PEOPLE THROW OUT THE FACT THE NEW ONES, THE NEW PEOPLE JUST GOT HERE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT DOESN'T MATTER HOW NEW YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

EVERYBODY COME ON THIS COUNCIL, LEARN THE PROCESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT WE ARE NOT NEW TO ISSUES IN THE CITY.

WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT NEW TO WHAT GOES ON IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

WE KNOW IT ALL OVER.

MY ONLY THING IS WHY NOW ARE WE SO URGENT THAT THE NECESSITY OF THIS HAVE TO BE DONE.

NOW LET'S GIVE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PRESENT ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK AT THIS AND COME UP WITH MORE WAYS.

AMY, COUNCIL MEMBER PECK TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS.

I CALL THE VOTE.

I'VE ALL, I'VE CALLED, I'M CALLING THE VOTE.

WELL, PLEASE ROLL CALL PLEASE.

ALRIGHT, YOU NEED A SECOND TO VERY GOOD.

THIS.

OR WORKED ON WHO IS THEY? WHEN YOU SAY THE ADMINISTRATION? I'VE NOT MY, MY STAFF.

WE STILL, IT REQUIRES A SECOND.

WE HAVE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO SPEAK SECOND.

COUNCILMAN CASTEX STADIUM, YOU WANNA BE HEARD? WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS AND, AND I, I THINK THAT IF WE, IF WE JUST CALL THE VOTE, THEN I, I STILL DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO.

BECAUSE IF WE CALL, IF WE CALL THE VOTE RIGHT NOW WITH A LOT OF AMBIGUITY, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

WE HAVE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH.

UM, HOWEVER, IF WE ARE HEARING FROM THE, THE, THE DIRECTOR, I'M SORRY IF WE ARE HEARING FROM THE DIRECTOR THAT IT'S UNENFORCEABLE, THERE'S A PUSH AND PULL THAT WE WANNA PROTECT THE PEOPLE, BUT ARE WE REALLY PROTECTING THE PEOPLE? UM, WE CAN ALL VOTE AND SAY, YEAH, LET'S DO IT, AND THEN NOTHING REALLY HAPPENS.

SO IS IT REALLY A WIN? I LIKE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN SAID, WE ARE RIGHT AT THE FINISH LINE ON THIS THING.

WE JUST NEED SOME TIME TO WORK THROUGH A FEW ISSUES.

THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE CLARIFIED AND THEN THE DOCUMENT WILL BE READY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE A FULLY INFORMED OR A, A VOTE WHERE WE CAN ALL BE CONFIDENT.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A VOTE WHEN THE DIRECTOR IS SAYING THAT WE CAN'T ENFORCE IT.

STAKEHOLDERS ARE SAYING THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE INFORMATION.

RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIVING IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS ARE CLAMORING FOR SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION.

BUT IS IT REALLY A PROTECTION? I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT.

I THINK WE ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO GETTING SOMETHING THAT CAN REALLY WORK FOR OUR CITY.

THAT WOULD BE A WIN FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR YEARS.

UM, BUT I STILL THINK THAT WE HAVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND UNANSWERED PROCEDURES, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR ME IS THAT THE PROCEDURE TO, TO DO IT.

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR INSPECTORS IN OUR DISTRICTS.

WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR INSPECTOR.

THE INSPECTORS HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO PUBLIC WORKS.

THEY ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THEIR CROSS TRAINING.

UM, THE ONLY REAL ENFORCEMENT WE HAVE HAD ON THIS BIG ISSUE IS WHEN WE PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FILE A LAWSUIT AND PEOPLE CALL THE NEWS.

THE NEWS COMES, WE GET, YOU KNOW, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTORS, WE, WE, WE BUILD A NUISANCE COMPLAINT AND WE FILED A LAWSUIT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I THINK THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A GOOD PROCESS FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

UM, YOU KNOW, I I I FEEL YOUR ANXIETY TO CALL THE QUESTION, BUT I I THINK IF WE CALL THE QUESTION WE'LL BE A LITTLE PREMATURE.

WE'LL, WE'LL, I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

WE, WE BE A LITTLE PREMATURE.

WE, WE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS COUNCIL BUR FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'VE ASKED FOR EVERYONE'S INPUT.

EVERYONE'S HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE INPUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU AND TRANSPARENT COUNCIL BUR, I MEAN, MAYOR PERM, I'VE NOT BEEN PRIVY TO ANY OF THESE MEETINGS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'VE, I'VE, I'VE NOT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'VE BEEN OR SEEN

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WAIT, LET'S BE VERY SPECIFIC.

BECAUSE STAFF ADMINISTRATION'S PRETTY BROAD.

STAFF.

MY STAFF, NOT STAFF.

IN ONE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATION SITTING HERE WATCHING MY, MY STAFF HAS NOT BEEN YOU LISTENING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.

AND I WOULD JUST POSE TO YOU BECAUSE LET'S, LET'S RESOLVE THIS.

WHAT IS YOUR EXPLANATION? WHEN THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE ENFORCEABLE 'CAUSE THERE'S NO APPEAL PROCESS.

I GOT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WHO WE ALL RESPECT SAYS IT'S NOT GONNA BE POSSIBLE.

SO WHAT DO WE DO AS RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHEN WE'VE GOT THE PEOPLE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO, THE EXPERTS SAY IT'S UNENFORCEABLE NOT WORKING.

I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER TO VOTE FOR SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU'RE BEING TOLD BY THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DO THE INSPECTION, THE ENFORCEMENT, THE APPEALS SAY, NO, GIVE US A SMALLER SCOPE, PERHAPS A PILOT PROJECT.

MAYOR, YOU CAN DO THAT IN YOUR, IN YOUR PROPOSAL THAT YOU STARTED WITH IN JUNE HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED.

THERE'S A NUMBER TWO PROPOSAL, AND THAT'S THE REASON IT'S HARD FOR SOME OF US TO PUT OUR HANDS AROUND IT.

MAYOR, YOU CAN, Y'ALL CAN CREATE, IT'S ACTUALLY EVOLVING WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

Y'ALL CAN CREATE THAT AFTER THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED.

I JUST THINK THAT'S MAYOR, YOU HAVE PUT TWO ORDINANCES IN PLACE, SHORT TERM RENTALS AND HOUSING, AND YOU HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO PAY FOR IT, HOW TO ENFORCE IT.

WE DO IT ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, I KNOW.

AND, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIX THAT PROCESS.

EXACTLY.

SO LET'S DO THE SAME THING TODAY.

I'M CALLING VOTE.

IF YOU WANNA PULL, IF YOU WANT TO TELL THE PUBLIC YOU FIX SOMETHING, I'M CALLING, I MAKE A MOTION.

YOU DIDN'T TO CALL THE VOTE.

AND EVERYONE JUST VOTE YOUR CONSCIOUS AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALWAYS VOTE FOR THINGS ARE INCOMPLETE.

THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE SUFFERING.

WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A HOLIDAY SEASON.

THEY ARE SUFFERING, THEY'RE LIVING IN INHUMANE CONDITIONS AND THEY'RE PAYING RENT.

I CALL THE VOTE.

VERY GOOD.

AND THAT HAVE, OKAY, LET'S HAVE, AS THE LEGAL ADVICE SAYS, WE HAVE TO HAVE A VOTE ON WHETHER TO EVEN CALL THEM THE VOTE.

SO THIS IS A MOTION.

I, I MAKE A MOTION TO CALL THE VOTE.

AND THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE CALL OF VOTE, NOT ON THE MERIT.

SECOND, THE VOTE IS WHETHER TO CALL A VOTE.

THAT'S YOUR MOTION TO HAVE A VOTE.

TO CALL THE VOTE.

PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

CALL THE VOTE IN A SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON? NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN.

NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER EVAN SHABAZZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER.

NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS? NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN? NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX TATUM? NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS? NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER.

I'M SORRY.

CONGRESS MEMBER PLUMMER? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN? YES.

TO CALL THE ROLE, ROLE FAILS.

COUNCIL MEMBER, CAST STATE MAYOR.

I WOULD, MY, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, REFER THIS BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD.

AND I THINK THAT WE CAN GET THE ANSWERS, UM, FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

THE ANSWERS FROM, UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND EVERYONE VOL INVOLVED, UM, TO DO THE, I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE AT THE FINISH LINE ON THIS THING, AND I KNOW I FEEL EVERYBODY'S ANXIETY AND WE ARE AT THE FINISH LINE.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, PLUMBER.

AND I THINK THAT, THAT YOU CAN SHEPHERD THIS OVER OVER THE FINISH LINE.

IF EVERYBODY DOES THAT, UM, THEN WE CAN FEEL CONFIDENT IN, IN VOTING FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN REALLY WORK FOR, UH, THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE OF HOUSTON.

HUFFMAN.

UM, I'M, I'M, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO REFER BACK.

WHAT'S THE TIME DISCUSSION? THE MOTION.

THE MOTION.

THE MOTION IS TO REFER BACK.

BUT I THINK THE ANXIETY IS, IF WE DON'T, WE REFER BACK WITH NO TIME ON IT, THEN WE LOSE HALF THE PEOPLE.

SO I, I THINK THAT WE, WE, WE REFER BACK, BUT WE DO HAVE TO PUT SOME PARAMETER ON IT SO THAT IT WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK.

WHAT WE DO IS WE GIVE A REPORT,

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WHAT'S TODAY, ? NOVEMBER 5TH.

NOVEMBER 5TH.

UM, UM, WELL, WE NEED TO DO IT BEFORE, YOU SAID BEFORE? YES.

YOU SAID BEFORE DECEMBER.

I, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE OF TWO MONTHS? THE 10TH OF DECEMBER, YOU SAID FIRST YEAR.

10TH OF DECEMBER.

HE SAID DECEMBER.

WHAT'D YOU SAY? FIRST OF THE YEAR? DECEMBER.

AND WE, WE AS A BODY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, HAVE SO MUCH SCRUTINY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PROP A ITEMS. BUT WHEN ALL THESE OTHER ITEMS COME ON THE AGENDA, 30, 40, 50, 60 ITEMS A WEEK, SOMETIMES WE GET OUTTA HERE IN 10 MINUTES THAT, THAT HAS TO CHANGE.

OPPOSED NAY.

MOTION PASSES DECEMBER 10TH TO REFER BACK DECEMBER 10TH.

WE NEED ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE? MAY I PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

CHRIS WRIGHT TO BE FOLLOWED BY MARQUIS OUSLEY.

GREAT DAY, Y'ALL.

UH, I'M CHRIS WRIGHT.

I GREW UP IN THE KIND OF APARTMENTS THAT Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT.

THE RATS, THE LEAKS, THE ROACHES, ALL OF THAT.

KIDS SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO SLEEP WHILE LISTENING FOR CRITTERS IN THE WALL AND IN THE WALLS.

AND THEN THE NEXT DAY TRYING TO HOPE THAT A ROACH DOESN'T CRAWL OUT OF THEIR BACKPACK.

THOSE ARE REAL LIFE STORIES.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEAR UP HERE.

I HEAR A LOT OF EXCUSES ABOUT WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN, WHAT'S NOT ENFORCEABLE.

Y'ALL JUST VOTED TO CLOSE.

POLK.

I DON'T HEAR A SOLUTION TO THAT.

Y'ALL JUST VOTED ON A BILL ON, ON A BUDGET THAT RAISES RA UH, THE SALARIES FOR HPD.

THERE ARE NO FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO THAT.

SO Y'ALL PASS THINGS ALL THE TIME THAT DON'T HAVE PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO THEM.

WHY NOT THIS? AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VOTERS ARE SO APATHETIC.

Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT, OH, WELL, VOTER TURNOUT IS SO LOW, WHY WOULD THEY GO VOTE WHEN? THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT Y'ALL TALK ABOUT.

AND THE WAY THAT YOU TALK IS IF YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HUMANS, THE FACT THAT I'M STANDING UP HERE RIGHT NOW AND THERE ARE SIDE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON, IT IS DISRESPECTFUL.

I THINK THAT AS A WHOLE, Y'ALL CAN DO A LOT BETTER THAN THIS.

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT DON'T DESERVE A LOT MORE THAN WHAT YOU GIVE.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHO CALLS 3 1 1, WHY WOULD WE, WOULD WE CALL 3 1 1? THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT GETTING REPORTS.

MAYBE IF YOU PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT GAVE THEM A REASON TO DO THAT, THEY ABSOLUTELY WOULD.

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY READ MY COMMENTS THAT ARE WRITTEN RIGHT HERE BECAUSE I'M SO IRRITATED AND ANNOYED THAT THIS IS THE WAY THAT Y'ALL GO ABOUT DOING CITY BUSINESS.

I WANT EVERYONE UP HERE TO REMEMBER YOU REPRESENT REAL PEOPLE, REAL PEOPLE, CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING.

WE'RE UPSET THAT OUR, OUR COUNTY HAS SUCH A LOW SALARY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EDUCATION.

HOW ARE THEY FOCUSING WHEN YOU ARE NOT FOCUSED ON THEM? THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

PAUL, ARE YOU IN A QUEUE? YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK HER FOR HER COMMENTS BECAUSE I THINK SHE REPRESENTS THE SENTIMENTS OF MANY WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, OUR ACTIONS AT TIMES ON THIS, ON THIS COUNCIL.

I MEAN, WE, WE'VE JUST HAD A 30 MINUTE DISCUSSION ON A PROP, A ORDINANCE THAT CAME BEFORE EVERYBODY, THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE RAISED THESE QUESTIONS LONG AGO.

UM, AND WE PASSED THINGS ALL THE TIME.

THIS CIVILITY ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORTH THAT PEOPLE THINK IS GONNA BE REAL TEETH, IT'S NOT GONNA BE ANY REAL ENFORCEMENT THERE.

I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE WANT TO PUT THAT FORTH FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW THAT WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO HAVE TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX.

BUT IF THERE'S NO CITATIONS, THAT'S THE MAYOR SAID, WHAT, WHAT IS THE ENFORCEMENT? NO ONE IS ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.

NO ONE, NO ONE WENT FOR A 30 MINUTE BACK AND FORTH WITH EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER CHIMING IN ABOUT HOW WE ACTUALLY GONNA ENFORCE IT.

THEN WITH THE 4 1 19 EMANCIPATION, WE SAID, OH, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP, RIGHT? WHEN WE HAVE ALMOST 4,000 HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT WE'RE PUTTING FORTH 250 BEDS.

OH, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP.

BUT WE PASSED IT SAYING, OH, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK AND ADD TO IT.

WE HAVE TO DO BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO OUR COLLEAGUES PUTTING FORTH MEASURES.

PROP A WAS PUT FORTH BY THE VOTERS TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS BE ABLE TO PUT FORTH ITEMS FOR US TO VOTE ON.

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SO I, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THE WAY THAT WE CHERRY PICK WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL THIS PASSION AND EMOTION OVER, JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT PERFECT WHEN WE CAN EASILY BE THE BODY TO AMEND AFTER THE FACT.

SO HER FRUSTRATIONS ARE MY FRUSTRATIONS, AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A BODY TO PUSH THINGS FORWARD WHEN THEY DON'T AUTOMATICALLY HAVE TO BE PERFECT, BUT THE RESIDENTS ARE SEEING THAT WE'RE TRYING.

THANK YOU RAMIREZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.

UH, MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

PAUSE, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND TAKE ITEM 29 OUT OF ORDER.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? I DON'T KNOW.

WAS IT SQUARED? IT GOT ADDED LATER.

WE HADN'T BEEN THROUGH CONSENT, SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GIVE NOTICE OF THAT, BUT THE ITEM WAS SQUARED.

NEXT SPEAKER, SPENCER SWEARING.

UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND I'M, I'M WITHDRAWING MY SECOND IN CASE.

UH, THE DISTRICT COUNCILS MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO SECOND IT.

IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S NO SECOND.

NO SECOND.

THERE'S NO SECOND.

JACK.

COUNCILOR JACKSON, WERE YOU SECONDING THE MOTION? DID YOU SECOND THE MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? AND THE ITEM PASSES.

UH, WE'LL CALL ITEM 29, MR. SECRETARY, WILL YOU CALL ITEM 29? ITEM 29 IS AN ORDINANCE.

JUST NEED A VOTE TAG TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.

ITEM HAS BEEN TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ.

WE'LL, WE'LL GO BACK TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PLUM, ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE FOR PROCEDURE? I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE SPEAKER THAT IS LEFT.

I THINK SHE GONE, I THINK SHE LEFT.

DO YOU WANNA MAKE YOUR COMMENT FOR THE RECORD? YEAH, I DO.

I DO.

I WANNA MAKE THIS COMMENT.

UM, I'M JUST REALLY INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED.

YEAH, AND I'M TRYING NOT TO GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE CALLS AFTER CALLS AFTER CALLS, AND THESE ARE MOMS AND THESE ARE GRANDMAS.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE MADE THE WRONG DECISION TODAY.

AND, UM, WE ARE VOTED BY PEOPLE.

AND WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT STAKEHOLDERS, THE STAKEHOLDER, NOT THE RESIDENTS, THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THE G*****N APARTMENT COMPLEX UP ASSOCIATION, THAT'S, THAT'S WHO Y'ALL ARE LISTENING TO.

THAT'S WHO WE'RE LISTENING TO.

AND I'M JUST, I'M SO, I'M SO DISAPPOINTED AND EMBARRASSED TO SIT ON THIS COUNCIL TODAY.

MR. SECRETARY, IF YOU'LL CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER.

MARQUIS OUSLEY.

NO.

SPENCER SWEARER.

NEXT SPEAKER D RASHIDA KYLES D RASHIDA KYLES NEXT SPEAKER.

CHRISTOPHER CATO.

NEXT SPEAKER.

CHARLIE JONES.

NEXT SPEAKER, STEVE WILLIAMS. STEVE WILLIAMS. NEXT SPEAKER, MARK NEWSOM.

MARK NEWSOM.

NEXT SPEAKER, MARCO ROBERTS.

MARCO ROBERTS.

NEXT SPEAKER, ROY HIRSH.

ROY HIRSH.

NEXT SPEAKER JACOB CLEMENT.

JACOB CLEMENT TO BE FOLLOWED BY MARIAN SCOTT.

UH, I'M GOING TO TRY TO BRING Y'ALL'S GOOD NEWS.

WE'VE HAD OUR UPSET AMENDMENTS TODAY, BUT I'M GONNA READ TO YOU Y'ALL A LETTER THAT I RECEIVED FROM STATE REP MU AND HE SAYS, DEAR JACOB, I HOPE THAT THIS LETTER FINDS YOU WELL.

I WANT TO SEND YOU MY WARM SCREENINGS AND LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE JOY.

AND THEN INDEED, YOU BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY YOUR KIND, SPIRIT AND ENTHUSIASM

[03:20:01]

INSPIRE THOSE AROUND YOU.

AND IT IS ALWAYS UP LOOKING TO SEE YOUR PRIDE IN HOUSTON, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE TEAM.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUR STAFF NOTICES YOUR DEDICATION BY ATTENDING HARRIS CUNEY COMMISSIONS COURT AND HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, YOU EVEN ATTENDED ONE OF MY JOINT TOWN HALLS WITH CONGRESSWOMAN FLETCHER.

IT IS CLEAR HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT OUR CITY AND YOUR PRESENCE BRINGS A SPECIAL KIND OF ENCOURAGEMENT TOGETHER.

YOUR TIME HAS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LIGHT AND REMINDING US ALL OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY JOY AND TEAM SPIRIT.

IF YOU EVER REQUIRE ASSISTANCE OR WANT TO CONNECT WITH, WITH MY OFFICE IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE LET, PLEASE KNOW.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO REACH OUT.

WE'LL RESPECT IN MORE REGARDS.

JEAN MU.

SO, HEY, THANK YOU JACOB.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY.

SOMETHING GOOD TO THINK ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WHERE ARE WE NOW? IT STOP.

A WHITE MAN AND WHITE PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE HOLLYWOOD.

BLACK AMERICANS BUYING LAND AND OWNING PROPERTY HAD A PROBLEM WITH US VOTING.

WELL, THE MAN FROM ALABAMA, THEY BECOME THE PRESIDENT AND GAVE US $3 OF SOCIAL BILL CUT.

JOB CUTS, OUTSOURCE OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURING, JOB WELFARE, UP OUTTA WORK, MILITARY, MARTIAL LAW, CLOTHING.

THE GOVERNMENT THAT HAS YET TO BE OPEN CAUSED SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, DELAYS, HOLES AND MEN FROM STATES, FROM MEN FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, AND NEW YORK AND DELAWARE.

DONE THAT.

THE LIBERAL STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAVE PUSHED A UN GAY AGENDA TO THE AMERICAN CULTURE.

NOW.

DIDN'T WANNA JUDGE ME FOR ENJOYING HE PORN, STRIP CLUBS, GETTING TABLES, LAP DANCING.

HOW THEY GONNA JUDGE ME FOR DATING? ES ESCORT CAR, GIRLS HOOKERS AND NEW MORS.

THEY ALL STRAIGHT GUYS.

FUN.

THEY'RE MORE HYPOCRITICAL THAN THE 700 CLUBS, THE FUNDAMENTALISTS.

AND THE MORE MAJORITY WAS CALLED ALL ABOUT SEX.

HOW CAN IT JUST BE? AND IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THEY CAN'T, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT BLACK AMERICAN MEN TO HAVE WIPER KIDS ANYMORE.

UH, JUST GIVE ME JUST SECOND.

I, I I WENT THROUGH MR. MR. AMARI.

YOU GAVE 30 MINUTES AND YOU GIMME JUST THIS LAST PIECE.

I IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

MR. WE'LL GIVE YOU 10 SECONDS TO GO AHEAD AND WRAP THAT UP.

EVEN TYLER PERRY HOMELESS.

AND THEN WE NEED YOU TO MOVE ON.

THANK YOU, SIR.

EVEN TYLER PERRY WAS HOMELESS BEFORE, BEFORE HIS HOLIDAY SUCCESS.

LOT OF SUCCESSFUL ALWAYS EXPERIENCED HOMELESS BEFORE THEY BECAME SUCCESSFUL HOLLYWOOD, H HOLLYWOOD.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSTON, HOMELESS REDUCTION PLANNING, RENT REDUCTION MUST PREPARE A PART OF THE PLANNING.

SO LIKE MR. MAR, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND PUBLIC HOUSING SLIDING SCALE RENT.

HOW CAN WE RESPECT OUR CHILDREN, MR. AMMAR TO COME HIGH SCHOOL, LEAVING COLLEGE AND POOR PEOPLE STARTED THAT FAMILY PAYING 900 A MONTH MR. THEIR APARTMENT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I THINK Y'ALL PREJUDICE.

YOU THINK WHAT? Y'ALL ARE S BECAUSE I WAITED UNTIL ALL DAY.

YOU CUT STUCK 30.

I KNOW WHEN I GAVE YOU A LITTLE EXTRA TIME.

YOU AIN'T GIVE FOR 10 SECONDS.

, WE JUST NEEDED YOU TO WRAP IT UP.

BUT WE GOT, I LEMME WRAP IT UP.

GIVE 20 SECONDS.

YOU, WE USED, I'M TELLING YOU, WE TELLING, WE'VE ALREADY WASTED THAT MUCH TIME.

MR. AMARI.

I WROTE COPIES FOR ONE MINUTE COMMERCIAL.

YES, I KNOW.

THAT'S AIN'T A ONE MINUTE COMMERCIAL.

MR. DAMARI, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

NAH, LET'S GET DONE WITH THAT.

YOU PROMISE, PROMISE.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

GIVE, FINISH IT UP MR. OMAR.

NOW HOW CAN WE RESPECT OUR CHILDREN? IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

HOW CAN WE RESPECT OUR CHILDREN FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL AND LEAVING COLLEGE.

THE POOR PEOPLE TO START FAMILIES PAYING 900 MILES.

HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU GOT MR. AMMAR? I AGREE.

I DISAGREED WITH OVER 19 AND HEARD IT WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

PUT IT DID IN HOUSTON.

HOMELESS.

THE CITY MUST HAVE TO CONCENTRATED, INVEST IN PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC DOLLARS, PUBLIC HOUSING, AND INVEST IN BUILDING MORE .

EVEN THE WORLD.

TWO COMMUNITIES SHOULD CONSIDER INVESTING IN BUILDING LOWER AND INCOME HOUSING, IN PUBLIC HOUSING, JUST IN CASE THEIR FAMILY IN THE SELF TROUBLE.

THEY MIGHT HAVE A DOWNSIDE WHEN THEY GO UP.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES AND AREA.

THE HUB 1419 CAN PICK UP THE SLACK FOR THE LOST VEHICLE.

CLOSE THE DOWNTOWN SALVATION ARMY.

IF THE CITY GONNA INVEST $10 MILLION IN HUB 1419, ANOTHER $10 MILLION SHOULD BE INVESTED IN BUILDING LOWER MORTAR INCOME HOUSING, PUBLIC HOUSING, AND 16 ENTERING OUT LOOP.

ALRIGHT, MR. STARTED FAMILY.

ALRIGHT, MR. GOT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THAT'S, THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.

THANK YOU MR.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SECRETARY.

WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SINCE YOUR LIST WAS DISTRIBUTED EARLIER, UH,

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ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 27 UNDER THE ACCEPT WORK CATEGORY.

ITEM SEVEN HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM SIX? CHECK, MOVE HALFMAN.

SECONDS.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES.

NEXT ITEM UNDER THE PURCHASE AND THE TABULATION OF BIDS CATEGORY ITEM NINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM EIGHT? HECK MOVE HUFFMAN SECONDS.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

ITEMS 17, 22, 20, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 AND 48 HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES UNDER THE RESOLUTIONS CATEGORY.

ITEMS 10 AND 11 HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION UNDER THE ORDINANCES CATEGORY.

ITEM 23 HAS BEEN PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AGAIN.

ITEM 27 HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED, BUT WILL BE CONSIDERED IF IT'S RECEIVED BEFORE THE END OF THE MEETING.

WE ALREADY DID 17.

WE DID 17.

WE DID 17 EARLIER.

SO THAT LIST MINUS 17 AND 29.

17.

LEMME DO THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN.

17 AND 29 ITEM HAVE BEEN ITEM DONE.

THOSE NUMBERS ARE ITEM 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 AND 48 HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

IS THERE A VOTE ON THE BALANCE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ARE ITEMS PASSED? TOO MUCH GOING ON.

ITEMS REMOVED

[CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA]

FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM FIVE? PECK MOVES HUFFMAN SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NINE? PECK MOVES HUFFMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN ON THIS ITEM, I JUST WANNA THANK HPD FOR THE HYBRID VEHICLES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM NINE PASSES.

ITEM 10 IS A RESOLUTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 10 PASSES.

ITEM 11 IS A RESOLUTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 11 PASSES.

ITEM 22 IS AN ORDINANCE.

VICE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, PRO TEM.

ITEM 22.

UM, THIS ITEM IS FOR ARMORED CAR DEPOSIT SERVICES.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE JUST AMENDING THE CONTRACT BECAUSE THIS MONEY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE.

UM, AND IT WAS INTENDED TO BE PART OF THE CONTRACT, BUT I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK THE POLICY FOR THIS.

UM, WE'RE SPENDING 140 OR UP TO $140,000 THROUGH THE END OF THIS CONTRACT, WHICH IS MAY OF 2026.

AND I REALIZE WE MAY NOT SPEND THE FULL AMOUNT, BUT WE'RE SPENDING $140,000 TO PROTECT AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN, UM, IN COLLECTIONS.

AND SO I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH OUR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER GREENFIELD, UM, YESTERDAY, AND HE EXPLAINED THAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS CASHLESS WHEN POSSIBLE.

UM, BUT I THINK THAT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT EACH DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS WHAT THE POLICY IS WHEN THEY HAVE TO CALL THE ARMORED VEHICLE.

BECAUSE IF THEY'RE GETTING $20 IN FOR, YOU KNOW, A PERMIT AND THEY'RE CALLING IT IN TO MAKE A DEPOSIT TO THE BANK AND WE'RE SPENDING $50 ON THE TRANSPORT, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE POLICIES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SPENDING THAT MONEY WISELY.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 22 PASSES.

ITEM 31 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 31 PASSES.

ITEM 32 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 32 PASSES.

ITEM 33 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 33 PASSES.

ITEM 34 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 34 PASSES.

ITEM 35

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IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 35 PASSES.

ITEM 36 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 36 PASSES.

ITEM 37 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 37 PASSES.

ITEM 48 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR FOR ITEM 48.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 48 PASSES.

[50.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with HARRIS COUNTY for the Joint Election; providing a maximum contract amount - $2,223,375.54 - General Fund

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ

This was Item 15 on Agenda or October 29, 2025
]

50 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES ITEM 50.

[51.

ORDINANCE appropriating $400,000.00 out of Library Special Revenue Fund for Houston Public Library’s Administration of Adult Literacy Services through Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM

This was Item 16 on Agenda of October 29, 2025
]

51 IS AN ORDINANCE.

ALCORN COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN.

THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM.

AND THANKS FOR TAGGING THIS LAST WEEK.

UM, THIS IS 400,000.

I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF IT FOR THE OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR ADULT LITERACY.

UM, YOU KNOW, LONG AGO I SAT ON THE READ COMMISSION BOARD.

THAT'S WHERE THIS ALL KIND OF STARTED.

AND THE RE COMMISSION, WE, WE HANDED OUT GAVE OUT MONEY AND WE WORKED WITH PROVIDERS.

WE RAISED A BUNCH OF MONEY AND WORKED WITH PROVIDERS.

WE'VE GOT, DEPENDING ON WHICH STAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, ONE IN THREE OR ONE IN FIVE HOUSTONIANS THAT ARE FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE.

I MEAN, THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO READ SOME OR DO SOMETHING, BUT TO REALLY HAVE THE, THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR EMPLOYMENT.

SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD, THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ADULT LITERACY, THAT OUR EFFORTS WITH ADULT LITERACY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME SHAKE UP IN STAFF.

I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S ONE PERSON, I THINK THEY JUST HIRED A LEAD.

BUT I THINK THIS IS A STILL A REALLY GOOD ACTIVITY TO FUNDRAISE FOR.

WE GOT THE SITCO GRANT THAT HELPS FUND IT.

UM, WE, WE PUT SOME MONEY, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TOWARDS THE PROGRAMS AND THE PROVIDERS WORKING WITH THE PROVIDERS THAT ARE DOING ADULT LITERACY, NOT JUST GETTING ROLLED UP INTO NORMAL LIBRARY OPERATIONS.

SO I'VE KIND OF BEEN LOOKING AT ALL THE FUNDING FOR IT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN VARIOUS POTS OF MONEY.

REMEMBER WE APPROVED THOSE TRUCKS, WE APPROVED THOSE MOBILE TRUCKS.

I FEEL LIKE THOSE REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN, THAT NEVER CAME TO FRUITION, UM, WITH THIS FUNDING.

SO I JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT WE ARE STILL, WE DID THAT BIG BLUEPRINT THING, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR ADULT LITERACY.

I THINK THAT ADULT LITERACY FUNDING IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY.

IT'S A, IT'S A BIG ECONOMIC THING THEY SAY.

I, I THINK IN THE, IN THE BLUEPRINT THING, IT, IT TALKS ABOUT THE COST OF THIS KIND OF FUNCTIONAL, FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY.

AND ANYWAY, MY MY WHOLE POINT ABOUT ALL THIS IS I WANNA SEE A STRONG DEPARTMENT.

YOU KNOW, THIS USED TO BE A SEPARATE KIND OF QUASI GOVERNMENT.

THE, THE BOARD WAS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, BUT IT WAS AN OUTSIDE ENTITY THAT WORKED STRONGLY IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDING ITS OWN PROGRAMMING AND WORKING WITH PROVIDERS.

THEN IT GOT PULLED IN, IN HOUSE.

AND I THINK WE'RE DOING LESS PROVIDING OURSELVES AND, WHICH IS FINE AS LONG AS WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, HAND IN HAND WITH THE PROVIDERS FOR ADULT LITERACY.

SO THAT'S JUST MY ASK.

I'D LIKE TO BE KEPT ABREAST OF HOW WE'RE DOING TOWARDS THAT BLUEPRINT, WHAT THE KIND OF METRICS ARE TO GAUGE OUR SPENDING FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ADULT LITERACY.

AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 51 PASSES.

[52.

ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of FOURTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOURTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FOURTH WARD ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ

This was Item 25 on Agenda or October 29, 2025
]

52 IS AN ORDINANCE.

YOUR RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY AUP COUNCIL MEMBER? KAMAN, YOU WANT AFTER THE VOTE? GO AHEAD.

COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN.

ARE OPERATING, WHAT'S BEING POSTED, WHAT'S NOT, ET CETERA.

UH, MAYOR PROAM.

UH, I, COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ TAGGED THIS ITEM LAST WEEK, NOT BECAUSE OF THE PROJECTS, AND I WANNA BE VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE ALL VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECTS IN FOURTH WARD FRIEDMANS TOWN.

UM, THERE HAVE BEEN CON SOME CONCERNS BY RESIDENTS RAISED THAT NOT ALL OF OUR T ARE OPERATING UNDER SOME OF THE SAME RULES FOR WHAT'S PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ SPOKE WITH, UM, DIRECTOR TILLSON, AS DID I.

AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS GONNA BE WORKING ON A STREAMLINING PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE TOURS ARE SIMPLY FOLLOWING KIND OF THE SAME PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES IN TERMS OF MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

AND I PROMISED HIM THAT I WOULD BRING THAT UP SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNEW THAT THAT WILL BE IN THE WORKS AND TO THANK RESIDENTS FOR KIND OF BRINGING THAT CONCERN AND ENGAGING AT OUR TOURS LEVEL.

SO THAT WILL BE IN THE WORKS FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR TO HAVE KIND OF SOME STANDARD WAYS IN WHICH ALL OF OUR TOURS

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UH, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM PECK FOR POPOFF.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 52 PASSES.

THIS COMPLETES THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, WE'LL START WITH,

[NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS]

THANK YOU MAYOR PROTE.

UM, I'LL BE QUICK.

JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN.

UM, TOMORROW IS OUR ANNUAL TOWN HALL MEETING, 6:30 PM AT ST.

JEROME CHURCH.

UM, I HOPE EVERYONE CAN COME AND GIVE US YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND MOST OF THE, UM, MEETING WILL BE FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

SO THEN I ALSO WANTED TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS ON SUNDAY.

SHE WATCHES ALL OF OUR MEETINGS INCLUDING PUBLIC SESSION.

SO THAT IS REAL COMMITMENT RIGHT THERE.

SO, , HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ PASS.

COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO.

TIM, I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS REGARDING KIND OF THE PROP A PROCESS.

UH, IT, IT TAKES A LOT, UM, TO BRING FORTH THESE PROP A AMENDMENTS OR PROPOSALS.

AND AS SOMEONE WHO BRINGS A LOT OF PROP, AS I WOULD LIKE THE DISCUSSION BEFOREHAND TO BE ON WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN AMEND OR REVISE OR CHANGE THE LANGUAGE BEFORE IT GETS TO COUNCIL.

BUT ONCE IT GETS TO THIS BODY, AND I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I WOULD, I WOULD PREFER A UP DOWN VOTE ON THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE RATHER THAN REFERRING IT OR TRYING TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY PUT FORTH THE LANGUAGE THAT I LIKE.

NOW, IF YOU ALL LIKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THEN YOU CAN VOTE IT DOWN AND THEN YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN LANGUAGE TWO WEEKS LATER, A MONTH LATER, HOWEVER YOU WANT.

BUT I THINK IF, IF A MEMBER BRINGS FORTH THE PROPOSAL AND IT'S THEIR LANGUAGE THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH, WE AS A BODY CAN SAY YES OR NO TO IT AND THEN MOVE ON.

BUT TO, TO CHANGE A PERSON'S LANGUAGE, YOU KNOW, THEN YOU'RE STARTING TO TAKE CONTROL OR LIFE OF THEIR WORK PRODUCT.

AND I DON'T THINK AFTER THE FACT WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT.

I THINK THAT'S A BEFOREHAND TYPE OF THING.

SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON HOW I LOOK AT THE PROP A, UH, AND WE SEEM TO REALLY, REALLY FOCUS ON DOING THAT WHEN IT'S OUR ITEMS THAT COME FORTH, THAT WE, WE REMEMBER THAT A PERSON HAS ALREADY PUT FORTH A LOT OF WORK TO BRING IT TO THIS BODY.

ONCE IT GETS TO THIS TABLE, I THINK IT'S BEST TO VOTE ON THE LANGUAGE AS PRESENTED OR JUST VOTED DOWN AND START OVER.

WERE RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE, MENTORSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, THE ARTS, CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AND THESE HONOREES REMIND US THAT IMPACTFUL LEADERSHIP IS MEASURED NOT ONLY BY ACHIEVEMENT, BUT BY PURPOSE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CARE.

THANKS.

AND I DO THINK THAT THAT WARRANTS SOME CONVERSATION BECAUSE PERSONALLY I THINK WE USE PROP A ALL WRONG.

UM, I THINK, UH, THE INTENT OF PROP A IN MY OPINION, WAS FOR WHEN SOMETHING CANNOT BE PUT ON THE AGENDA, UM, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE THINGS, IN MY OPINION, COULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA.

SO I THINK THERE PROBABLY DOES NEED TO BE A, A CONVERSATION OF, BUT IF IT GETS, GETS PUT ON THE AGENDA AND IT'S BY THE ADMINISTRATION, THEN IT'S THE ADMINISTRATION'S ITEM.

WHEN IT, WHEN PROP A ALLOWS IT TO BE THE MEMBER'S ITEM AND IT CAN BYPASS THE ADMINISTRATION AND THEY'RE ABLE TO CHAMPION IT.

THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS.

NO, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN PASS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHABAZZ.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

UH, THIS PAST WEEK IN DISTRICT D HAS REMINDED ME OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY LEGACY AND THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HOLD OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER.

ON SUNDAY, WE GATHERED TO, UH, CELEBRATE A MILESTONE FOR THE SOUTHEAST 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF STERLING HIGH SCHOOL, UM, ALONG WITH, UH, YOLANDA ADAMS. AND SO CERTAINLY IT WAS A GREAT, UH, ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, UH, CELEBRATING FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, COACHES, PASTORS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, UH, WHO HAVE SUSTAINED THE SOUTH PARK AND SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY.

AND SO, UM, DURING THE CELEBRATION, WE MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A COMMUNITY LED DOCUMENTARY PROJECT THAT WILL TELL OUR STORY IN OUR OWN VOICE.

UH, GERALD LEBO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF COORDINATING THE EVENT.

AND, UH, FOR TOO LONG OUR HISTORY HAS BEEN INTERPRETED OR NARRATED BY OTHERS.

THIS PROJECT ENSURES THAT WE ARE THE ONES PRESERVING OUR LEGACY AS THE AUTHORS, HISTORIANS AND STORYTELLERS OF DISTRICT D.

UM, AND SO ALSO I PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION TO THE PARTNERS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN MIDTOWN, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY, MIDTOWN AND CAREER AND RECOVERY RESOURCE RESOURCES, WHICH CENTERS THE HUMANITY OF OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.

WE KNOW THAT HOMELESSNESS IS NOT JUST ABOUT HOUSING, IT'S ABOUT BELONGING, DIGNITY, DIGNITY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY.

THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE REMINDS US THAT WHEN WE SEE ONE ANOTHER AS HUMAN BEINGS FIRST, WE BUILD NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT ONLY SAFE, BUT COMPASSIONATE, CONNECTED AND WHOLE.

UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE PINNACLE AWARDS WHERE LEADERS ACROSS HOUSTON

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UM, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHRISTOPHER SHANAHAN, HIS STEADY LEADERSHIP AND THE DEDICATION OF HIS TEAM AT HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN FELT THROUGHOUT DISTRICT D WHETHER THE WORK IS IMMEDIATE OR LONG TERM.

UM, AND THEN I WANT TO, PEOPLE PROBABLY SOMEWHAT KNOW BY NOW, BUT I WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT D, UM, THAT WE HAVE A NEW CHIEF OF STAFF, UH, COREY GLENN, WHO HAS WORKED VERY, VERY DILIGENTLY.

I, I CALLED HIM MY HANDLER, NOW HE'S OFFICIAL.

UM, MY CHIEF OF STAFF.

UM, HE JUST DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB AND ALWAYS HAS OF KEEPING ME INFORMED OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN DISTRICT D AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HELPING US ALL TO STAY ON THE TASK OF HELPING PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT TO GET TO RESOLUTIONS.

NOW, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT COREY, HE'S PROBABLY SLIDING DOWN BEHIND HIS CHAIR TRYING TO DIS DISAPPEAR BEHIND THE DESK.

I THOUGHT HE WAS COMING IN HERE.

SO, BUT I GUESS THAT'S TRUE TO WHAT I'M SAYING.

BUT COREY UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS WORK IS NOT ABOUT THE TITLE.

IT IS ABOUT SERVICE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE.

AND CERTAINLY, UH, COREY, AGAIN, HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, UH, FROM THE TIME THAT HE HAS ARRIVED AND IN DISTRICT D.

AND HE HAS DONE THIS NOT BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HOME.

SO THANK YOU TO COREY.

AND, UM, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, LET'S GET TO WORK.

AND THAT CONCLUDES WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE DISTRICT OF DESTINATION COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.

THE DISTRICT H HORIZONS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, COHORT FOUR APPLICATION IS OFFICIALLY LIVE.

UH, THIS IS A SIX MONTH PAID OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE DISTRICT H OFFICE FOR ANYONE THAT LIVES, WORKS, OR STUDIES IN DISTRICT H, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

IT IS A 20 HOUR A WEEK PROGRAM FOR SIX MONTHS.

SO, UH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH THE 1ST OF DECEMBER.

THE INTERNSHIP WILL START IN JANUARY.

AND, UH, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO DISTRICT H@HOUSTONTX.GOV FOR THE, UH, APPLICATION INFORMATION.

ALSO ON, UH, NOVEMBER 15TH AND 16TH, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR FIRST RESILIENT H NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCY EVENT IN THE NEAR NORTH SIDE WHERE WE WILL BE COORDINATING HOME WEATHERIZATION, PIPE WRAPPING, RAIN BARREL INSTALLATION, AND 15 GALLON TREE DISTRIBUTION AND PLANTING.

UM, THIS IS, UH, AN EFFORT THAT, UM, WE'LL ONE NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING, UH, DEFINITELY LET ME KNOW.

AND ALSO FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THOSE THINGS.

UM, 15 GALLON TREES, RAIN BARRELS, AND THEN HOME WEATHERIZATION.

UH, AGAIN, DISTRICT H@HOUSTONTX.GOV IS THE BEST PLACE TO REACH OUT, UH, TO GET CONNECTED TO THAT PROGRAM.

WE WILL BE, UH, STARTING ON THE 15TH AT 9:00 AM IN MOODY PARK.

UH, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT.

AND THEN FINALLY THIS EVENING, UM, I'LL BE HOSTING A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING ON THE PROPOSED CIVILITY ZONE EXPANSION FOR THE SECOND WARD EAST END, UM, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ AND CHIEF SATTERWHITE.

UH, YOU CAN REACH OUT FOR THE LINK.

UH, DEFINITELY WILL ENCOURAGE ALL, UH, OF MY COLLEAGUES AND NOT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WHO ARE INTERESTED TO, TO ATTEND.

AND IT'LL BE A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THIS PROPOSED EXPANSION, UH, WOULD DO IN TERMS OF, UM, DISABILITY ZONE EXTENSION, THE TIMELINES, THE BOUNDARIES, AND, UH, GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.

UH, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING OUR NEXT MEDIAN CLEANUP, UH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH FROM EIGHT 30 TO 12.

SO PLEASE, UH, VISIT THE DISTRICT WEBSITE OR DISTRICT EMAIL US TO, UH, VOLUNTEER.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE AS MANY OF YOU OUT THERE AS POSSIBLE.

ALSO, WE'VE RESCHEDULED, UH, FROM OUR PREVIOUS, UH, BATTERY OIL PAINT AND ANTIFREEZE RETURN EVENT YOU GOT DUE TO WEATHER.

AND THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NOW SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, STARTING, STARTING AT 9:00 AM UNTIL NEITHER NOON OR THE TRUCKS ARE FULL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KAMAN, I WANNA THANK ALL THE VOTERS THAT TURNED OUT, UM, NOT ONLY YESTERDAY, BUT UH, THROUGHOUT THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I WAS OUT AT WEST GRAY, UH, JUST HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEEDED, YOU KNOW, SOME EXTRA TIME TO GET THROUGH THE LINE, WRAPPED OUT THE DOOR AROUND THE PLAYGROUND.

IT WAS PRESIDENTIAL LEVELS OF TURNOUT,

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UH, YESTERDAY.

SO IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY TO SEE THE DEMOCRATIC, UM, PROCESS IN ACTION.

AND, UH, WE'RE, SO, I'M PERSONALLY THRILLED THAT WE HAVE TWO NEW FEMALE GOVERNORS, UH, IN THE UNITED STATES.

THERE'S A LOT TO BE CELEBRATING.

I DID WANNA BRING ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT WEST GRAY, STILL THE LARGEST POLLING LOCATION I DID WALK THROUGH.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TAKING UP THE COURTS, HALF OF IT, UM, FOR THE POLLING LOCATIONS.

THE OTHER HALF, THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO DO ADAPTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SPORTS.

THE STAFF IS INCREDIBLE, BUT JUST TRYING TO BRING AS MUCH ATTENTION TO THE NEED THERE BECAUSE IT IS USED BY SO MANY.

UH, WANNA INVITE EVERYONE.

THERE'S A MEMORIAL GROVES OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, UH, NOVEMBER 8TH FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON THAT THE MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY IS HOSTING AGAIN.

MEMORIAL GROVES IS A 100 ACRE, UM, PROJECT, UH, COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE PARK, EXPANDING OUR USABLE GREEN SPACES, AND, UH, REALLY CREATING THIS BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE, UM, TO THOSE WHO SERVE DURING WORLD WAR I.

UH, SO THERE WILL BE A GROUNDBREAKING COMING UP, BUT THIS IS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TO SEE WHAT THINGS ARE LOOKING LIKE TAKING SHAPE.

SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THAT.

UH, ALSO YOU ALL WOULD'VE RECEIVED AN INVITATION, UM, AT THE REQUEST OF REPRESENTATIVE WU AND WALLY.

UM, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER TODAY JUST AFTER THIS, A CALL WITH ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE REGION TO DISCUSS THE STATUS, NOT ONLY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH SNAP, BUT THE FEDERAL FURLOUGHS, MEALS ON WHEELS.

WE'LL HAVE FOOD BANK, UH, MEALS ON WHEELS, KIDS MEALS, AND OTHERS ALL PARTICIPATING IN THIS BRIEFING.

BUT ALSO TO TROUBLESHOOT AND IDENTIFY THE GAPS AND WHERE WE CAN BE STEPPING IN TO HELP.

SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THAT IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.

UH, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE.

THE LITTLE THICKET PARK IS OFFICIALLY OPEN.

THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS.

UH, IT IS A BIG DEAL 'CAUSE IT WAS NOT ONLY FLOOD MITIGATION ALONG WHITE OAK BAYOU, BUT IT'S A NEW PLAYGROUND AND THE WAY IT CONNECTS MULTIPLE STREETS WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO WALK ALONG THE STREET TO GET THROUGH THE PARK.

SO THEY'VE ACTUALLY CREATED THESE TRAILS FROM, I BELIEVE 22ND TO 24TH SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN GET TO THE MAIN PART OF THE PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO GO ON THE MAIN STREETS.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY WALKING THROUGH GREEN SPACES.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

BIG THANK YOU TO THE MEMORIAL HEIGHTS TOURS, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, UM, CLARK LONDON AND ALL THE RESIDENTS.

IT WAS, THERE'S AN 8,000 PERSON LIST FOR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS PARK.

THAT'S HOW BIG OF AN AN UNDERTAKING THIS WAS.

UH, I DO WANNA ALSO RECOGNIZE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE SPEAKING OUT AS IT RELATES TO ICE.

I'M CONTINUING TO GET REPORTS OF, UH, ICE RAIDS AND ACTIVITY SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT C IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION.

UM, I WANT RESIDENTS TO KNOW I AM SPEAKING WITH LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS BECAUSE THE WAY IN WHICH ICE IS OPERATING, UH, IS NOT FOLLOWING NECESSARILY DUE PROCESS.

THERE ARE WARRANTLESS, UH, TAKINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING.

UH, AND WE NEED TO BE SPEAKING OUT ON THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT CANNOT SPEAK OUT.

SO NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BURY OUR HEAD.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO BE SPEAKING OUT FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T.

AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I WANNA WISH OUR CHIEF OF STAFF, KATE DENTLER, A VERY, VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

SHE CELEBRATED YESTERDAY ON ELECTION DAY.

WE LOVE YOU KATE.

UM, AND I HOPE Y'ALL WILL JOIN US LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO CELEBRATE HER.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON.

THE HOUSTON ECONOMIC GROWTH COLLABORATIVE IS BRINGING TOGETHER RESIDENTS FROM EAST TEX JENSEN CASHEL, GARDEN CITY GAS, AND TRINITY GARDEN HOUSTON, UM, FOR A MILESTONE CELEBRATION OF CONNECTION, COMMUNITY AND POSSIBILITIES.

UM, SO ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH, MY OFFICE IS GONNA BE PARTNERING WITH ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA, UM, SORORITY AND OMEGA FIVE FIVE FRATERNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT B GET RID OF DOCUMENTS.

SO WE HAVE OUR SHRED DAY, UM, BRING DOCUMENTS, ELECTRONICS AND TIRES, UM, TO THE ACRES HOME MULTI SERVICE CENTER.

UM, FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MY OFFICE AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 3 0 0 9.

THERE WILL BE MUSIC, FOOD, FUN, AND EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO VOTE OR THE, UM, WILL GET A LIBRARY CARD AND FREE ITALIAN ICE.

AND SO AGAIN, UM, IT IS SATURDAY FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM AT THE ACRES HOME MUSCLE SERVICE CENTER.

I ALSO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY HOT TEAM.

I HAVE TWO HOT TEAMS. UM, LAST WEEK MY HOT TEAM ACTUALLY PICKED UP 67 MATTRESSES AT ONE LOCATION.

YES, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

YES, 67, UM, AT WOOD RICK.

AND SO, UM, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD.

UM, LAST WEEK THEY ALSO PICKED UP 1700, UM, CUBIC YARDS OF ILLEGAL DUMP DUMPING, UM, WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE HIDDEN A PAVEMENT ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR SIX DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK.

THEY'RE IN THE DISTRICT.

AND WE HAVE TWO TEAMS. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S TAKEN UP A LOT OF RESOURCES.

UM, ALSO ON SATURDAY,

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UM, THIS IS GONNA TAKE PLACE AT THE TWELL COMMUNITY CENTER.

IT STARTS AT 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM UM, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN, TO CELEBRATE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S HISTORY AND, AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS WORKING TOWARDS.

AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, JUST LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING IN THE FUTURE, WHAT THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

LASTLY, I WANT TO INVITE THE RESIDENTS OF DI DISTRICT B TO OUR YEAR END CELEBRATION.

UM, MARKET CALENDARS.

UM, IT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER THE 17TH, 2025.

WE'LL BE CELEBRATING RESIDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT THE JULIA EDISON BUILDING ACROSS AT THE LIBRARY.

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY NICE.

UM, THIS YEAR WE'LL BE HONORING, UH, REPRESENTATIVE NIA THOMPSON, UM, WITH OUR DISTRICT B LEGEND AWARD.

AND SO, UM, EVERYONE IS INVITED, BUT WE ARE TELLING YOU TO GO AHEAD AND REGISTER BECAUSE IT FILL UP REALLY FAST.

AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR IN YEAR IN CELEBRATION.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EVANS SHABE AND THANK YOU.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT TODAY, UM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HOPE CENTER AT THE SUNNYSIDE WILL BE A SUNNYSIDE MEAL DROP WHERE WE WILL SERVE 600 HOT MEALS.

AND SO, UH, THE LINE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION STARTS ON WILMINGTON, BUT IT'S TODAY, IT STARTS AT 5:00 PM UNTIL ALL THE MEALS ARE GONE.

AGAIN, IT'S AT THE SUNNYSIDE HILTON MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, 44 10 REED ROAD.

SO COME OUT AND GET A HOT MEAL FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.