[Super Neighborhood Alliance Meeting on October 12, 2026.]
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WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
GOOD EVENING, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
SO GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE VIRTUALLY THIS TIME.
UM, LET'S SEE LINK FOUND IN THE CHAT.
SOMEBODY HAD ASKED WHERE IT WAS, AND I WAS JUST LETTING THEM KNOW.
LOOK, I'M TRYING TO READ AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK Y'ALL FOR JOINING US.
AGAIN, UM, THIS IS OUR VIRTUAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MEETING.
WHAT I AM GOING TO DO, I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THE AGENDA JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET IT VIA THE EMAIL.
I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS WE OFFICIALLY HAVE CONSTANT CONTACT, SO BEAR WITH US AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH IT.
IT'S BEEN APPROVED AND PAID FOR.
SO WE OFFICIALLY HAVE CONSTANT CONTACT FOR ONE FULL YEAR.
GIVE YOURSELF AND ALL OF YOU, ALL OF THOSE THAT PLAYED A PART IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM, A SATISFACTORY FORM OF COMMUNICATION OUTSIDE OF THE EMAIL.
WE HAD SO MANY LIMITATIONS WITH GETTING THINGS OUT, BUT NOW WE HAVE CONSTANT CONTACT.
SO THANK Y'ALL, UM, THAT PLAYED, THANK EVERYBODY THAT PLAYED A PART AND THANK THOSE OF YOU THAT MADE THE SUGGESTION.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP, AND WE'RE OPENING UP WITH THE ROLL CALL.
UH, WELCOME TO ROLL CALL FOR OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MEETING.
UM, IF I CALL YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASE JUST ANNOUNCE PRESENT AND WHAT YOUR NAME IS SO I CAN MAKE SURE WE GET YOU COUNTED FOR THE ROLE.
I'M GONNA BE CALLING OUT THE NAMES OF ANY SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE ATTENDED IN THE LAST, UH, FEW MEETINGS.
SO, UM, ACCORDING TO OUR BYLAWS.
SO, UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD FIVE.
PRESENT, MR. KEVIN STRICKLAND.
GREG MEMORIAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 16.
KATHY EASTERLY, UNIVERSITY PLACE.
THAT WAS THAT TWO PEOPLE RESPONDING FOR ONE? YES.
SO I'M JUST SAYING WE'RE BOTH HERE, BUT SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO'LL BE VOTING.
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WRIGHT.PRESENT, JESSICA URESTI, CLT MEMBER.
I THINK KATHLEEN'S ON THE CALL.
KEN ROGERS, PRESIDENT, GREATER THIRD WARD.
THANK YOU FOR WHOEVER SAID I WAS HERE.
MY MICROPHONE WASN'T WORKING, SO I AM DEFINITELY HERE.
UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SIX, OR 83.
ANYBODY THAT WE MISSED, UH, EITHER THAT WAS CALLED - SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 41.
VICKY MARTIN, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 49 AND 50.
ANYONE ELSE? MITCHELL, MITCHELL WALKER WITH, UH, DOWNTOWN 61.
UH, I THINK I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU NOW.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT, UM, AMY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, I, I KNOW THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS FLOATING IN THE CHAT, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I EXPLAIN TO YOU ALL WHAT THIS IS.
UM, IT WAS TWO THINGS CAPTURED IN THE SNA MINUTE APPROVAL AND UPDATE.
THE UPDATE IS SPECIFIC SO THAT WE KNOW WHO HAS THE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PRESIDENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COT.
UM, I, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH, UM, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL PRESIDENT OF RECORD.
UM, BUT EVERY OTHER SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A PRESIDENT OF RECORD.
AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS FOR THE PRESIDENT TO COMPLETE THE FORM, THERE IS A LINK THAT I'VE PLACED IN THE CHAT.
IF THE PRESIDENT WOULD GO ON, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 22 RESPONSES, BUT IF THE PRESIDENT WOULD UTILIZE THAT LINK AND ADD, IF IT'S NOT THEM WHO HAS THE AUTHORIZATION TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF AT THESE MEETINGS, UM, IF YOU COULD PLEASE EITHER COMPLETE IT OR IF YOU'RE ON HERE AND YOUR PRESIDENT IS NOT, PLEASE FORWARD THAT LINK OVER TO YOUR PRESIDENT SO THAT YOUR PRESIDENT CAN COMPLETE THAT LINK.
DOES ANYONE HAVE, EVEN IF YOU'VE GIVEN THIS INFORMATION BEFORE, I HAVE SERVED AS CHAIR, UM, I AM INTO YEAR TWO AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT, SO THAT MEANS EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
SO EVEN IF YOU'VE GIVEN US THIS INFORMATION BEFORE, PLEASE DO SO NOW BECAUSE AT THIS VERY MOMENT, I AM ONLY GONNA BE LOOKING FOR RESPONSES FROM PRESIDENTS UNLESS YOU'RE ONE OF THESE 23 THAT HAS GIVEN A RESPONSE.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT IS OUR HARD DEADLINE TO GIVE THAT TO YOU, LETICIA? IT WAS THE 8TH.
HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN ASKED FOR, SO I THOUGH, YOU KNOW,
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IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO HANDLE THIS DURING THIS MEETING, UM, BECAUSE DURING THIS MEETING IS WHERE WE ARE, UH, WE'RE HERE.SO IF YOU WANTED TO SEND IT OVER TO, UM, YOUR, YOUR PRESIDENT, VICKI, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS PRESIDENT.
I, I HONESTLY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT I'VE EVEN MET YOUR PRESIDENT, BUT, UM - I, I AM THE PRESIDENT.
THEN YEAH, JUST GO AHEAD AND, UH, IF YOU CLICK ON THE...
IF YOU CLICK ON THAT LINK, YOU CAN EVEN DO IT WHILE WE'RE HERE ON THE MEETING.
I KNOW CHERYL WENT ON WHILE WE WERE HERE AND I'M GETTING RESPONSES.
WE OPENED IT UP AT 19, SO FOUR PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED IT SINCE WE'VE BEEN ON HERE.
OKAY, LET ME TAKE A FEW SECONDS.
I'M SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT 40, FOR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 40 PRESIDENT.
I WAS, UM, SO WHEN IT, I CLICK THE LINK, IT'S MAKING ME DO IT FROM A DIFFERENT EMAIL THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD.
AM I JUST DOING THAT JUST TO ACTUALLY FILL OUT SOMETHING OR DO I HAVE TO JUST GO THROUGH MY PERSONAL STUFF REGARDING IT? SO - YOU GET WHAT I MEAN? NO, BECAUSE, UM, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RES...
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT COULD BE BECAUSE...
IS IT BECAUSE OF THE GOOGLE? UM - YES.
I HAD TO, I HAD TO SIGN IN UNDER MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT.
IT'S, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A GOOGLE FORM, SO SOMETIMES IT GIVES LI - IT'S LIMITED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO - I MEAN, I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING IT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WOULD IT THEN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SPECIFIC EMAIL INSTEAD OF USING MY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD EMAIL? NO.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS - OKAY, PERFECT.
IT DOES ASK FOR THE ACTUAL EMAIL ADDRESS.
BUT NO, IT WON'T BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT EMAIL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO REALLY QUICK, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PRESIDENTS IN THE MAGNOLIA PARK AREA THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING THE EMAILS, BUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET THE LINK, UM, IT'S GIVING ME A LOT OF THE OUTLOOK CLEANUP.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY CAN JUST DROP THE TEAMS LINK REALLY QUICK SO THAT I CAN TRY TO GET THAT OVER TO THEM.
OH, YOU NEED TO JOIN THIS MEETING? YEAH, TO JOIN THIS MEETING.
YEAH, THERE'S A, THERE'S A NEW PRESIDENT OVER THERE AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GETTING THE EMAILS YET.
UM, CHERYL, ARE YOU ABLE TO - YEAH.
TO PUT THE LINK? OKAY, PERFECT.
PASTOR, PASTOR DEB, DOES THAT MEAN YOUR HAND'S UP? OH, NO, YEAH, IT'S YOUR HAND.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE IN-PERSON SEPTEMBER, AND I WAS JUST GOING OVER THE EMAILS, AND YOU ALL HAD SENT SOMETHING ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT I WAS GONNA DO.
UH, HAS THE LINK CAN BE REFRESHED OR IT SAID IT EXPIRED IN SEVEN DAYS? SO THAT WAS THIS LINK THAT EXPIRED, BUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WE HAVE THE SAME...
SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA UPLOAD THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO SIGN ELECTRONICALLY ALSO.
SO IF YOU DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SIGN IT AND SEND IT BACK, I WILL UPLOAD IT SO THAT YOU CAN DO IT ELECTRONICALLY AS WELL, PASTOR DEB.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING IT UP.
AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO BE HERE.
WHEN I GOT YOUR EMAIL, IT LOOKED AS THOUGH YOU WERE SAYING THAT YOU WERE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT YOU WERE SAYING YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT LAST MONTH.
UM, LINDSAY, YOUR SCREEN WAS LIT UP.
OH, NO, YOU HAD ALREADY ASKED THE QUESTION.
SO TODAY, UM, EVERYONE CAN SEE OUR AGENDA.
UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT UNTIL SEVEN, SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR AGENDA, KINDA REARRANGE A FEW THINGS, AND THEN, UM, COUNTY ATTORNEY CAYMAN IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT UNTIL JUST AFTER THAT.
UM, I AM LOOKING FOR CABRISHA TO SEE IF SHE'S HERE.
UM, SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA NOTIFY ME WHEN SHE IS ON HER WAY.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO, SO THAT WE'RE NOT DELABORING EVERYONE ON THE MEETING, WE'RE JUST GONNA MOVE RIGHT ON IN.
UM, JACK, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? DO YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE REPORT TODAY? I KNOW JACK IS ALWAYS, HE'S ALWAYS AT EVERY MEETING.
WHAT ABOUT, UM, I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU TWO IN SEPTEMBER.
YOU'D SENT ME OVER SOME INFORMATION FOR SEPTEMBER.
DID YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT YOU SENT OVER IN SEPTEMBER? I DON'T KNOW IF I REMEMBER WHAT I SENT.
BUT BASICALLY, THE CITY'S IN REAL TOUGH SHAPE AGAIN.
UM, AND I WILL KEEP MONITORING THAT AND REPORTING
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TO WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS.THANK YOU, JACK, FOR ALWAYS BEING PRESENT.
ANY, ANY OTHER COMMITTEE LEADERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS? OKAY.
IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG.
UM, DURING OUR IN-PERSON MEETING, UM, MELANIE REPORTED THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, UM, THAT ARE GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE HERE AROUND THE CITY.
UM, HOWEVER, GUESS WHAT, GUYS? WE ALSO HAVE ELECTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP.
WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT ARE BE - GONNA BE COMING AVAILABLE, SUCH AS CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND SECRETARY.
SO, CHERYL, IF YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT, I WILL OPEN THAT UP FOR YOU TO ADD, BUT IF WE HAVE ANYONE, WE'LL SAY, UM, THAT ARE EAGER TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THOSE POSITIONS, UM, THAT IS COMING UP SOON.
UM, CHERYL, DID YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? YEAH.
WE REALLY, REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN ATTENDING THE MEETINGS FOR A WHILE AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED, UM, AS AN OFFICER, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN THE TEAM AND GET, GET INVOLVED.
SO REACH OUT TO ME, LETICIA, AMY.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO ADD YOU TO THE NOMINEES.
OF COURSE, RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO SLEEP ON IT.
UM, WE WILL BE SENDING OUT THAT INFORMATION IN NOVEMBER, SO YOU HAVE JUST SHY OF 30 DAYS TO CONSIDER.
UM, AND THOSE POSITIONS ARE, AGAIN, CHAIR- CHAIR.
SEC - DID, DID I HEAR SOMEONE...
CHERYL, WAS THAT YOU OR WAS THAT SOMEONE ELSE? WASN'T ME.
YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT CO-CHAIR, IT'S VICE CHAIRS UNDER OUR BYLAWS.
YEAH, IT'S VICE CHAIR, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S OKAY.
BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU KNOW, DO, DO LET ME KNOW, AND WE WILL PUT YOU ON THE NOMINEES, SO.
UM, ANYONE WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE POSITIONS? MAN, IT MUST BE, IT MUST BE PRETTY C- CLEAN CUT, HUH? I...
YEAH, AND I'M GONNA ADD MY EMAIL TO THE CHAT SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE IT.
ALL RIGHT, AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG, SO ELECTION'S COMING SOON.
MELANIE, ARE YOU ON? YEAH, I'M HERE.
DO YOU WANNA KINDA TALK ABOUT, UM, ELECTION, UH, WEEK, DAY, ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF? YEAH, SO, SO NO CHANGES, OF COURSE.
UM, BUT AS A REMINDER, EARLY VOTING KICKS OFF MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, AND, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU, UM, THAT HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE DOING MAIL-IN BALLOTS, REMEMBER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, AND THE LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE IS OCTOBER 30TH.
PLEASE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VOTE EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MELANIE.
SO THE NEXT THING PASTOR DEB BROUGHT IT UP ALREADY, WHICH WAS OUR CODE OF CONDUCTS, UH, CODE OF CONDUCT, UH, AND, AND THAT...
IT'S, IT WAS VERY SIMPLE, AND I DID RECEIVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
AND THE BIGGEST QUESTION THAT I RECEIVED WAS ABOUT THE VERY FIRST ONE.
IT SAYS, "MAKING ATTENDANCE AT ALL MEETINGS, UH, MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE SNA A HIGH PRIORITY." UM, AND WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT YOUR ROLE AS PRESIDENT IS ULTIMATELY TO MAKE THESE MEETINGS A HIGH PRIORITY.
IT'S NOT SAYING THAT IF YOU MISS THE MEETING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU VIOLATED THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE WANT YOU PRESENT AT EVERY POSSIBLE MEETING.
UM, THE HOPES IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND PROVIDE YOUR, UM, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST IN FURTHERING THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
THINGS COME UP, AND EVEN BETTER, VACATION COMES UP.
SO IF YOU'RE OUT IN YOUR OWN VACATION, WE WILL BE EXTREMELY JEALOUS.
HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT SAY THIS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD CAN NO LONGER SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE, UH, OR THE SUPER EIGHBORHOOD ELECTED INDIVIDUAL CAN NO LONGER SERVE AS THEIR, UM, AS...
SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR IN THAT THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS VERY SIMPLE.
IT'S FOR HOW WE CONDUCT OURSELVES DURING THIS MEETING, ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS AGREED TO BE RESPECTFUL
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TO EVERYONE THAT IS ON THE MEETING AND AGREEING TO PROGRESS THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE FURTHER.UM, NOTHING MORE THAN THAT, OKAY? SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR AND WE ALL HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING.
OKAY, YEAH, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAD SENT YOU AN EMAIL, UH, ABOUT THAT AND ABOUT...
IT WAS ABOUT NUMBER ONE - UH-HUH.
AND MY CONCERN, UM, BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA KILL SOMEBODY EITHER GOING TO THE MEETING OR GOING BACK HOME, DRIVING IN A PART OF TOWN I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH, UH, AFTER DARK.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I DON'T WANNA LIE ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT SAYING, "YES, I'M GONNA MAKE A HIGH PRIORITY." IT'S A HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME TO ATTEND EVERY ONLINE MEETING.
IT'S A VERY HIGH PRIORITY, UH, FOR OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, UH, BOTH SYLVIA AND ME.
BUT THE IN-PERSON MEETINGS, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.
SO IF I SIGN IT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA LIE TO SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE BY SAYING THAT I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING WHICH I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO DO.
IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID TO ME, ATTENDING THE MEETINGS ARE A HIGH PRIORITY.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE LIMITATIONS.
AND I MEAN, FROM WHERE I STAND, IF WE'RE SAYING THAT DRIVING IS A SPACE AT WHICH YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING, UM...
DOUG AND I HAD THE SAME EXACT CONVERSATION, AND HE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND WHAT THAT MEANT FOR EVERYONE ON THE CALL.
I DON'T THINK THAT THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE NOT MAKING ATTENDANCE A PRIORITY.
I JUST THINK THAT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS YOU'VE PUT YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ELSE'S ABOVE ATTENDING A MEETING.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THIS MEETING IS NOT A PRIORITY TO YOU.
SO, UM, AND LIKE I JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, CIRCUMSTANCES HAPPENED.
SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN ON VACATION.
UM, AND, AND WE WOULD VIEW THAT THE EXACT SAME WAY.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED THAT, YEAH, TO BE ON VACATION.
AND LOOK, I SAID VACATION THREE TIMES BECAUSE, UM,
I MISSED LAST MONTH'S MEETING BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN.
UM, BUT, UH, WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE, UM, NAOMI, THAT IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND SOMEBODY ELSE FROM YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IF THEY'RE, UH, IF THEY WERE AVAILABLE, SO THAT AT LEAST YOU'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION AND, AND COULD BRING IT BACK.
EVEN IF THEY COULDN'T VOTE, THEY WOULD AT LEAST BE GETTING THE INFORMATION OR COULD SHARE INFORMATION FROM YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD IF NEEDED TO THE ORGANIZATION.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD HOPE, THAT, THAT THERE WOULD BE SOMEBODY WHO COULD DO THAT FOR YOU.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OKAY.
WHERE AM I PUTTING IT? THERE IT IS.
UH, LETICIA, I THINK WILLIE RAINWATER HAD A QUESTION.
I LOOK, I'M LOOKING SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UM, I WAS JUST WANTED TO BACK UP ON THAT, UM, HAVING THE MEETINGS.
UM, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD LOOK AT, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH, SINCE HOUSTON IS SO BIG AND, AND EVERYTHING, AND I KNOW WE HAVE MEETINGS DOWNTOWN SOMETIME, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SPLIT IT DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN? I MEAN, SOMETIME YOU HAVE IT IN THE EAST, THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, WEST SIDE, NORTH SIDE, SOUTH SIDE.
I MEAN, IF THERE ARE BUILDINGS, OR IF SOME OF THE, UM, SOME OF THE, UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE FACILITIES THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ARE BIG ENOUGH TO DO THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WORTH AT LEAST E - UH, EXPLORING A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW.
CHERYL, I SEE SHE'S EAGER TO ANSWER.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT.
WE'VE STARTED HAVING QUARTERLY IN-PERSON MEETINGS.
WE HAVE ROTATED THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WE'VE HAD THEM ON THE WEST SIDE.
WE'VE HAD THEM IN THE SOUTH...
WELL, SOUTHWEST SIDE, WE'VE HAD THEM DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVE HELD THEM UP IN THE, UM, UH, NEAR N - THE...
I GUESS YOU CALL IT THE NORTHEAST SIDE, IS THAT WOULD BE THE, THE TERRITORY WE WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, WE ARE ROTATING THE QUARTERLY IN-PERSON THROUGHOUT TOWN, PRECISELY FOR THE REASONS THAT YOU JUST BROUGHT UP.
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OKAY.WELL, SOUNDS, SOUNDS GOOD, MICHELLE.
I'M GLAD WE- WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS TO HOST A MEETING, AND WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT SOME MIGHT HAVE FACILITIES AVAILABLE, THAT IS AMAZING.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE THE HOST OF ONE, LIKE LETICIA'S HOSTED LAST MONTH, UH, LET US KNOW.
UH, WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IF Y'ALL HAVE GOT A FACILITY THAT WE CAN USE, PREFERABLY AT NO COST,
YEAH, I COULD JUST LET US KNOW.
AND WE, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO GET A MEETING OUT IN YOUR AREA, OKAY? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, MS. CHERYL, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 41 DEFINITELY HAS A FACILITY.
WE HAVE A 19,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH A GYM THAT'S ABOUT F - 12, 12,000 SQUARE FEET OR SO.
SO YEAH, I HOST, UH, THINGS ALL THE TIME, SO YEAH - PERFECT.
WE COULD DO THAT, AND IT WOULD BE AT NO COST.
PASTOR DALE? JUST QUICKLY, IN THE CHAT, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT CAROL KLEBER, UM, HAS ASKED A QUESTION, AND IT WAS ONE OF MINE, UH, ANY WORD ON VIRTUAL ACCESS TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS? WE DO OURS AT NORTHLINE COLLEGE.
WE JUST BRING A LAPTOP, AND THEY HAVE ALL THE FACILITY THERE, AND WE CAN BEAM IT OUT ANYWHERE WE NEED TO.
BUT ANYWAYS, ANSWER CAROL, BECAUSE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE ANSWER TO HER QUESTION.
CHERYL? UH, THE WAY WE ARE CURRENTLY HANDLING, UM, OUR HYBRID, UH, LIKE THIS MEETING TONIGHT, HTV IS HANDLING THAT FOR US, AND THEY RECORD IT, AND THEN IT GETS UPLOADED TO THE CITY WEBSITE.
HOWEVER, THEY, THEY CANNOT MAKE IT OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD USE A PER - ONE OF OUR PERSONAL LAPTOPS IN ORDER TO RECORD AND GET IT.
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE UPLOADED TO THE CITY WEBSITE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, HTV DOES ALL OF OUR RECORDING FOR OUR VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
AND THE AUDIO ISN'T GONNA BE THAT GREAT ANYWAY, UNLESS EVERYBODY THAT SPEAKS, THERE'S A LOT - YEAH, IT WON'T.
THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES, UH, ON USING A, UH, SOMEBODY'S LAPTOP TO, TO DO THE MEETINGS, UH, AND AUDIO IS SOMETHING BIG.
RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, HTV HANDLES THAT FOR US, AND THEY CAN'T COME IN PERSON AROUND THE CITY TO DO THAT FOR US.
NOT SAYING THAT IT COULDN'T BE WORKED OUT IN THE FUTURE, BUT THAT'S WHERE IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.
I JUST HAVE NEVER KNOWN, AND I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW, IF THE ATTENDANCE IS HIGHER OR LOWER AT IN-PERSON MEETINGS, I'M NEVER ABLE TO COME TO THE IN-PERSON, UM, THAN THE ONLINE MEETINGS, OR ABOUT THE...
OR IS IT ABOUT THE SAME? AMY COULD ANSWER THAT.
YEAH, IT'S LOWER IN PERSON, IS, IS MY THING.
I COULD CRUNCH SOME NUMBERS FOR Y'ALL IF Y'ALL WANTED TO HAVE THE EXACT STATS, BUT IT, IT REALLY MUCH...
LIKE, THE ONE WHERE WE HAD IT IN PERSON AND THE MAYOR WAS THERE, WE HAD - YEAH.
SO I, UM, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, TH- THIS IS, THIS IS...
IT WAS A COMPROMISE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND MEET.
WELL, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE IN-PERSON MEETINGS, I HAVE SEEN FACES THAT I DON'T SEE VIRTUALLY.
SO IT'S ALMOST A FLIP, UM, ESPECIALLY LAST MEETING, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT I HAD NOT SEEN VIRTUALLY.
NOW, I WILL SAY THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WERE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE REPRESENTATIVES.
THEY MAY HAVE JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, UM, OTHER...
BUT WE ALSO HAD SHANTEER THERE.
SO, UM, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO TELL.
IF I WERE TO JUST KIND OF SAY AS FAR AS SNA MEMBERS ARE, ARE REPRESENTATIVE, IT'S, IT'S LOWER IN SNA REPRESENTATIVES, BUT LIKE AMY JUST SAID, WHEN WE HAD THE MEETING AT CITY HALL, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS, THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THERE, SO - YEAH.
IT JUST DEPENDS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE, WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR, AND, UM, MAYBE IN NEXT ADMINISTRATION, WE WILL SAY, "OH, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IN-PERSON AT ALL." BUT WE KINDA SAID, YOU KNOW, "WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER IN PERSON, UM, SO LET'S DO A AROUND THE CITY, UM, TYPE TOUR." SO WE TOOK THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE ON A TOUR.
UM, IF IT DOESN'T WORK AND, YOU KNOW, WE MAY REVISIT AGAIN, THEY, OR IT MAY BE REVISITED FOR NEXT YEAR, SO THAT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE.
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HEARING FROM LOTS OF FOLKS THESE DAYS, I, I MAY BE ONE OF THEM MYSELF, THAT DRIVING AROUND, DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE DARK AT NIGHT - YEAH.THAT WE NEVER SEES AS WELL AS WE USED TO.
AND I'VE HEARD IT FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANNA DRIVE, YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN OR ALL OVER TOWN OR WHATEVER AFTER DARK, WHICH ONLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTERTIME FOR A FEW MEETINGS.
BUT ANYWAY, JUST THOUGH I'D ASK.
UM, AND I DID SEE MS. TWALA CARTER.
UM, I DO BELIEVE I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER TWALA CARTER JOIN THE MEETING.
CLAY, DID YOU COME IN OR WAS IT COUNCIL MEMBER? HI, IT'S SONYA.
I'M LOGGING IN, BUT I'M WAITING FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO LOG IN AS WELL.
AND, UM, MS. ROGERS, IS MS. KAMAN ON? I'M, I'M HERE.
WELL, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
UH, IT'S SO GOOD TO BE BACK WITH OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP.
UH, I GOTTA GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO, UH, MY DISTRICT C SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, BUT OF COURSE, UH, TO EVERYONE ON THIS CALL, AGAIN, I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS AND CIVIC CLUBS, INCLUDING AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WHEN RESIDENTS ARE ASKING US, "HOW CAN WE ENGAGE? WHAT CAN WE DO?" I SAY, "WELL, HAVE YOU CONNECTED WITH YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ON THIS ISSUE? HOW CAN WE MOBILIZE AND BRING VOICES TOGETHER?" SO WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WORK EVEN FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UH, JUST WANTED TO SHARE A FEW QUICK UPDATES WITH YOU AND FORGIVE MY VOICE AND MY COUGH.
I'M ACTUALLY AT COMMISSIONER ELLIS'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAD A VOTING RIGHTS, UH, AN EDUCATION SESSION FOR ALL RESIDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
SO I'LL TOUCH ON THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.
BUT I DID WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT OUR 100-DAY REPORT HAS COME OUT.
UM, YOU CAN GET IT FROM OUR WEBSITE, BUT REALLY IT FOCUSES ON HOW WE ARE SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, HOW WE ARE MOVING TO - WITH EFFICIENCIES, BUT HOW WE ARE TAKING ACTION IN NEIGHBORHOODS, WHETHER IT'S GOING AFTER DEED AND TITLE FRAUD, WHICH MANY OF YOU ALL ARE DEALING WITHIN YOUR AREAS, GOING AFTER SCAMMERS THAT, WITH ONLINE SCAMS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS, WHETHER THAT'S CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS OR...
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE HAWTHORNE, UM, LANDFILL AND CARVERDALE, I BELIEVE, TOMORROW, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PECK.
UH, SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR COUNCIL PARTNERS, WITH EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
IN 100 DAYS, WE HAVE MADE IT TO 90, OVER 90 MEETINGS.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BE AT YOURS, WE WANT TO BE THERE.
WE'RE RAMPING UP BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU ALL AS TO WHAT ISSUES YOU CARE ABOUT.
AND THEN I WANNA BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO YOU AND SAY, "THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU BROUGHT FORWARD FOR US." UH, WE DO NEED HELP WITH REPORTING AS WELL.
SO IF YOU DO KNOW RESIDENTS THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING DEED FRAUD, UH, OR IF THERE'S A REALLY BAD SLUM WORD, WE NEED THOSE ACTUAL TENANTS TO BE REPORTING TO OUR OFFICE DIRECTLY.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE AFRAID TO DO THAT.
WE'LL BE SENSITIVE WITH THAT AND WORK WITH THEM, BUT WE NEED THOSE REPORTS TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.
SOMETIMES THAT'S ACTUALLY, UM, OPENING UP A BROADER INVESTIGATION AND WE'RE UNCOVERING RINGS OF THESE SCAMMERS.
AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO GO AFTER THEM FOR THAT PATTERN OR PRACTICE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPAS AND ABOUT MOTELS BEING USED, UM, FOR PROSTITUTION AND SEX TRAFFICKING.
WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RAMPING UP SUITS AGAINST THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL FOR NUISANCE.
AND WE JUST FILED ONE AGAINST THE SPA, UM, AND GOT A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION A FEW DAYS AGO ON THAT.
IT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
UH, WE ARE LAUNCHING A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE TO ACTUALLY FUND, IT'S CALLED POET, THE PROTECTIVE ORDER EXTENDED TEAM.
WE'RE GOING INTO COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY, WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE WITH TRUSTED PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN THESE HORRIFIC SITUATIONS, BUT TO ALSO MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING WRAPAROUND SERVICES, STABILIZATION, AND SAFETY PLANS IN PLACE.
WE WILL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 27.
AND, UM, AGAIN, VERY, VERY INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE SEEING, DESPITE THE FACT THAT ONE THIRD OF ALL HOMICIDES IN HARRIS COUNTY ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED, I KNOW THIS COUNCIL CARES VERY DEEPLY ABOUT CRIME AND SPECIFICALLY VIOLENT CRIME AS WELL.
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THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN EXCEPT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.SO WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN DESPITE CUTS TO FEDERAL FUNDING TO FILL THAT VOID AND MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE PROTECTED RIGHT NOW.
UM, AGAIN, WE CAN PUT IT IN THE CHAT, BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE US AT THE MEETING, WE'D LOVE TO BE THERE.
THE EMAIL IS CAO.OUTREACH@HARRISCOUNTYTX.GOV.
IT'S A NEW EMAIL WE STOOD UP SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE AND IF Y'ALL COULD HELP SPREAD THE WORD, WE HAVE A, UM, AMAZING CELEBRATION THAT I STARTED, UH, ON COUNCIL THAT WE'RE CONTINUING AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH OUR GREATER HOUSTON LGBT CHAMBER AND DISCOVERY GREEN CALLED FAMILIES WITH PRIDE.
IT'S A FAMILY-FRIENDLY CELEBRATION AT DISCOVERY GREEN.
THERE'S BALLOON AND, YOU KNOW, BALLOON MAKING, FACE PAINTING, MUSIC, DJS, AND, UH, THAT WILL BE ON OCTOBER 24TH AT 10:00 AM AT DISCOVERY GREEN.
SO WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL SPREADING THE WORD.
IT'S FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, AND A GREAT TIME TO BE OUT.
AND THE KIDDOS, BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN, CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PUMPKIN, UH, FESTIVITIES AT DISCOVERY GREEN.
AND IF THEY COME IN THEIR COSTUMES, THERE'LL BE A LITTLE TREAT FOR THEM TOO.
MAY YOU PUT YOUR EMAIL IN THE CHAT? YES, MA'AM.
WE'RE GONNA DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU CAN LOWER YOUR HAND DOWN, IT WOULD, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
LIKE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US AT ANY...
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
MY QUESTION IS, IS IT IN YOUR PURVIEW REGARDING THE DISMISSAL WHEN THERE ARE ILLEGAL DUMPING OR TICKETS THAT COME THROUGH THE COURT OR ANYTHING? I - WHOSE PURVIEW IS THAT UNDER? BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE TICKETS ARE BEING DISMISSED.
UM, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO WORK WITH OUR, ESPECIALLY LIKE OUR CONSTABLES AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AS IT RELATES TO ILLEGAL DUMPING, RIGHT? THERE'S SOME CAMERAS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS, AND IF THERE'S A PATTERN OR PRACTICE, WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO GO AFTER THEM.
IN TERMS OF DISMISSALS, THAT FALLS SOLELY WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OR AUTHORITY OF THE JUDGES THEMSELVES.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC INSTANCE, I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE, "HEY, IS THERE SOMETHING MORE WE CAN DO HERE?" I JUST DON'T WANNA GIVE AN ABSOLUTE WITHOUT KNOWING THE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR INVESTIGATORS AT THE COUNTY, UH, INCLUDING ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THEY'RE DOCUMENTING CITATIONS TO TRAIN THEM.
AGAIN, OUR STAFF WORKS AND THE COUNTY STAFF, JUST LIKE AT THE CITY, WORKS SO HARD AND THEY DO SO MUCH WITH STRETCHED RE- RESOURCES.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TAKING ON NOW IS ADDITIONAL TRAININGS SO THAT THOSE CITATIONS ARE ISSUED THE RIGHT WAY, SO THAT EVIDENCE IS BEING COLLECTED THE RIGHT WAY, DOCUMENTATION, SO THAT, UH, THOSE...
TO HOPEFULLY HELP WITH THOSE CASES AS WELL.
BUT IF YOU COULD JUST SEND US, YOU CAN USE THE OUTREACH EMAIL, SOME OF THOSE, UM, INSTANCES, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK.
BUT AGAIN, IF A JUDGE DISMISSES IT, THAT'S WITHIN THE, THE, THE JUDGE'S PURVIEW.
AND, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THE, THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE INSPECTORS ARE SAYING THEY'RE BEING DISMISSED BECAUSE OF LACK OF WITNESSES, SO WE ARE ASKING AS A COMMUNITY FOR THE INS- INSPECTOR TO BE THE WITNESS, BECAUSE WHEN THEY GO OUT TO THE PROPERTY, THEY ACTUALLY OBSERVE THE, THE ILLEGAL DUMPING AND THEY, JUST LIKE AN OFFICER WHEN IT'S A DWI, THEY ARE THE WITNESS BECAUSE THEY SAW THE PERSON BEHIND THE WHEEL WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.
I WILL USE YOUR, UH, NEW DEVELOPED, UH, EMAIL ADDRESS AND I'LL REACH OUT TO YOUR OUTREACH.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
IT'S AN ISSUE JUST LIKE FRAUD, UH, AND DEED THEFT THAT, UH, IS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE.
IT, IT'S HAPPENING, SO THANK YOU.
AND KEITH, KEITH'S HANDS UP AS WELL.
AMY, UH, ABBY, THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
DOES THE COUNTY HAVE A, A SANITARIAN DEPARTMENT? I'M GONE.
THE REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION, I'VE HAD CONSTABLES GO WITH ME INTO SOME OF OUR FOOD STORES THAT WERE SELLING OUTDATED ITEMS, AND THEY HAVE MADE REPORTS THEMSELVES.
UH, AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YOU CAN GET THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR THE HEAD SANITARIAN
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AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF THE COUNTY ALSO HAS A SER - SANITARIAN DEPARTMENT WITH INSPECTORS TO GO OUT TO THESE STORES IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES.SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ABSOLUTELY LOOK INTO.
WE DO HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS HARRIS HEALTH.
UM, IN TERMS OF INSPECTORS, WE NEED TO CHECK ON CAPACITY RIGHT NOW, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING THE ISSUE.
AGAIN, KARISHA'S GONNA MAKE...
KARISHA'S MAKING NOTES ON ALL OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.
UM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THAT BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE SAFE AND HEALTHY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO COME HERE.
UM, AND WE WILL BE FLOODING YOUR INBOX WITH REQUESTS TO COME AND SPEAK TO ALISON TODAY.
I, I HAVE NO DOUBT, UM, I HAVE NO DOUBT.
AND THEN BECAUSE WE JUST GOT OFF THE LINE, UM, ON, UH, YOU KNOW, VOTING INFO SESSION, WHATEVER Y'ALL CAN DO, LOOK, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE RED, BLUE, PURPLE, GREEN, WHATEVER, EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTER HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE, AND WE'RE GONNA PROTECT THAT RIGHT HERE IN THE HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WE JUST WANT FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR VOICE AT THE POLLS.
UM, SO PLEASE, PLEASE ENCOURAGE FOLKS.
UH, THE MESSAGE WE'RE SAYING IS DON'T WAIT, VOTE.
YOU HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO EARLY VOTE.
IF YOU HAVE A MAIL BALLOT AND QUALIFY, UH, GET THAT BALLOT IN.
BUT WHATEVER YOU ALL CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE EXERCISING THAT RIGHT, THAT MOST SACRED RIGHT, UH, WE'RE THERE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
AND IT'S A VERY, VERY LONG BALLOT, SO REMINDING FOLKS - YEAH.
I THINK THE SHORTEST VERSION IS A HUNDRED PLUS RACES.
SO, UM, THANK Y'ALL VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THE EDUCATION.
I THINK, UH, WHETHER SHE'S ON OR NOT, MY FORMER COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER, WE OF COURSE APPRECIATE HER VOICE, UH, AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER, ARE YOU HERE? I, I AM HERE.
I'M ON MY PHONE AND I SEE YOU, ABBY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK.
I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT YOUR POET, UM, THE PROJECT I, THE, I HAD A, UM, PANEL DISCUSSION LAST WEEK, UH, WITH THE DA.
AND A- ANYWAY, GREAT TURNOUT, BUT ALSO, I THINK IT IS ESSENTIAL TO GO TO, GO TO THE NEED.
DON'T WAIT FOR THE NEED TO COME TO YOU.
AND I WAS SUPER EXCITED WHEN I, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT ALSO MATTERS TO ME A GREAT DEAL.
AND, AND WE RELEASED THE DATA FROM THE TEXAS COUNCIL ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, UH, OCTOBER 1ST.
AND, YOU KNOW, UH, AGAIN, HARRIS COUNTY LEADS THE STATE IN FATALITIES.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT.
AND THIS YEAR, WE'RE ALREADY AHEAD OF LAST YEAR, UM, TOTAL LAST YEAR.
SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS, AND GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, VERY STRONG STAND ON THIS ISSUE AND YOUR PASSION AS WELL.
WELL, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER, IT IS YOUR TURN.
LOOK, YOUR TIME TO SHINE WITH THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE, FOR JOINING US.
UM, SEE, PASTOR DEB, I'M SORRY, I'M ON MY PHONE IN A LITTLE BIT, UH, IT, IT, MY, MY COMPUTER FOR WHATEVER REASON, AS WE ALL KNOW, TECHNOLOGY'S NEVER OUR FRIEND WHEN WE NEED IT TO BE, BUT I SEE PASTOR DEB AND VICKI, HI, Y'ALL.
UM, AND, AND SEVERAL OTHERS - NO, NO.
I HAVE A REALLY, I HAVE A REALLY SMALL SCREEN.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR ALLOWING ME JUST A FEW MINUTES.
UM, AS COUNCIL, UH, WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN, SHE'S NO LONGER COUNCILMEMBER CAYMAN.
SHE IS, UH, THE, UH, ATTORNEY CAYMAN.
UM, BUT, UH, CERTAINLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS, IS SUPER HIGH ON MY RADAR.
UM, YOU KNOW, 70% OF ALL CALLS MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN HARRIS COUNTY ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND, UM, NOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HEAR THAT NUMBER, TYPICALLY PEOPLE SAY, "WHAT? HOW MUCH? SEVEN? NO, 70.
7-0." AND SO A LARGE PART OF OUR RESOURCES, UM, IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SPENT, UH, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS FAMILY VIOLENCE.
AND AS MENTIONED, HARRIS COUNTY TYPICALLY, HISTORICALLY FOR UMPTEEN YEARS, LEADS THE STATE IN, UH, FATALITIES, UH, TO, DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SO THAT'S A, A HUGE, A HUGE, UH, FOCUS FOR ME.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION AND ALL OF THESE, THESE, I SAY, SOCIETAL EPIDEMICS THAT WE, WE ENCOUNTER, THEY'RE KIND OF INTERTWINED.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, IT'S CAUSE AND EFFECT OR EFFECT AND CAUSE OF
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HOWEVER YOU SEE IT.SO, UM, UH, B - WITH HARRIS, WITH, UH, OCTOBER BEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, CERTAINLY IT'S A, AN- ANOTHER TIME TO BRING IT TO THE FOREFRONT, BUT I, I, UM, HAVE A, UM, AWARENESS INITIATIVE.
AND IF YOU'VE SEEN THE PURPLE BILLBOARD, YOU SEE, IT SI - IT SAYS, "I'M OKAY.
ARE YOU OKAY?" AND, UM, THAT WEBSITE OR THE QR CODES IN, IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON RESTROOMS LEAD YOU TO THE RESOURCES, UH, FOR VICTIMS OR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT'S SHELTER NEEDS OR, UM, UH, LEGAL AID, ALL OF THE ABOVE.
BUT MOST PEOPLE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
AND EXPERIENCE TELLS ME THAT WHEN SOMEONE'S IN NEED, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START.
IF I ASKED EVERYONE ON THE CALL, THEY WOULD PROBABLY TELL ME, IF I SAID, "WHAT IS THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RESOURCES FOR, UH, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HARRIS COUNTY?" MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER, BUT LITTLE KNOWN FACT, THERE'S PROBABLY, RIGHT NOW, THERE'S 17 DIFFERENT AGENCIES, WHETHER IT'S SHELTER, WHETHER IT'S FORT BEND, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AND ALSO JUST N- NEWS TO NOTE, WHICH IS IF I'M A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND I LIVE IN THE KINGWOOD AREA, IF I MAKE A CALL TO THE HOTLINE, I'M NOT GOING TO STAY IN THE KINGWOOD AREA.
IF I GO TO A SHELTER, THEY'RE GONNA REFER ME TO A SAFE SPACE OUT OF MY AREA.
SO, UM, THE NEED IS, IS, IS GREAT.
UM, ONE IN THREE EITHER HAVE BEEN OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THREE, AND FIVE CASES GO UNREPORTED.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO THE NUMBERS, UH, THE, I THINK THERE'S...
WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PHONE EARLIER, THERE'S 50-SOME ON THIS CALL, SO THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF EVERYONE ON THE CALL, UM, KNOWS SOMEONE OR HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THE OTHER, AS AN AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, THE, THE OTHER, UM, TOPIC THAT I'M, EYEBALLS DEEP IN IS THE HOMELESSNESS.
UM, WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, CHIEF SATTERWHITE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, BUT ALSO DIRECTOR NICHOLS ON THE HOUSING FRONT, UM, 419 EMANCIPATION, THAT'S O- ONE OF MY PET PROJECTS BECAUSE I, UM, FULL, FULL, UH, TRANSPARENCY, BROUGHT THAT SITE TO THE CITY AS A POTENTIAL, UM, OPTION FOR US TO REALLY CREATE A NAVIGATION CENTER.
I CALL IT A COMPASS, TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE IF WE'RE ALL HOMELESS, EVERYONE IN THE ROOM IS HOMELESS, WE GOT THERE VIA A DIFFERENT PATH, UM, NOT THE SAME WAY.
AND SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS EVERYONE'S WAY HOME IN A DIFFERENT WAY, AND WHETHER THAT'S, AS MENTIONED, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU KNOW, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH IS AT THE CORE OF SO MUCH OF IT.
I TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS QUITE A BIT, AND, UM, I WILL SAY I'VE NEVER, NEVER TALKED TO A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WANNA BE WHEN THEY GROW UP, AND THEY SAY, "OH, HOMELESS." SO NOTE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE STREET AND, UH, UH, IT PAINS ME WHEN PEOPLE SAY, "OH, DON'T WORRY, THEY WANNA BE THERE." NO, IF THEY WANT TO BE, THERE'S, THERE'S A...
IF THEY, IF THEY TELL YOU THEY WANT TO BE ON THE STREET, THERE'S A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE AT THE CORE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO LIVE IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND, AND BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OKAY.
SO I, I DON'T EVER, EVER BUY THAT AS A, AS A REASON OR AN EXCUSE FOR SOMEONE TO ALLOW THEM TO BE ON THE STREETS.
BUT, UM, 419 EMANCIPATION, WE HAD A SOFT OPENING BACK IN MAY.
UM, IT IS LAW ENFORCEMENT DROP OFF ONLY AT THIS TIME.
THE REASON BEING IS BECAUSE WE'RE ADDRESSING THE SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHRONICALLY UNHOUSED HOMELESS, IF YOU WILL, UM, FIRST.
AND SO IF YOU HAVE ENCAMPMENTS, IF YOU HAVE AREAS IN YOUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE, UM, AND I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH A HOT TEAM TO GET SOMEONE TO DO A, YOU KNOW, TO CHECK ON AN ENCAMPMENT, TO WORK TOWARDS, UM, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING AN ENCAMPMENT, THE P - YOU KNOW, DECOMMISSIONING ENCAMPMENTS, BUT ALSO TO, UM, ADDRESSING INDIVIDUALS.
I, LIKE I SAID, I, I WORK CLOSELY WITH THE HOT TEAM, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY TO, TO SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK ON SOMEONE, TO TRY TO COAX SOMEONE INTO GETTING THE, UH, RESOURCES THAT WOULD HELP THEM TO GET OFF THE STREETS.
SO THOSE ARE MY TWO BIGGEST PRIORITIES, UM, BECAUSE IT IMPACTS PUBLIC SAFETY IN A BIG, BIG WAY.
UM, HOMELESSNESS, THE RESOURCES THAT GO TO, TO, UM, ADDRESS THIS, THE, THE HOMELESSNESS THAT WE HAVE.
THE HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, I- IT'S, IT'S A HUGE NUMBER.
AND WHEN WE'RE TAKING AWAY FROM OUR LIMITED RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THINGS SUCH AS THE HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IT IMPACTS YOUR PUBLIC
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SAFETY.AND SO IT'S, IT'S AN IMPORTANT...
THESE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT TOPICS.
CERTAINLY, PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT THE CORE OF, I THINK, EVERY, WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS, DESERVES, AND WANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
UM, I WORK ON, IN OTHER AREAS, UH, VICKI, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME THINGS.
I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU ON SOME THINGS IN YOUR, IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, QUALITY OF LIFE CONDITIONS IN OUR CITY, UM, NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND I WAS OVER IN, AT INDEPENDENCE, IN INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS THIS MORNING FOR A COUPLE HOURS, AND LISTENED TO THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND SOME OF THE PROMISES THAT WERE MADE IN THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AND HOW DO YOU HOLD FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS ADMINISTRATION? AND, WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT IS, THAT IS THE QUESTION OF THE DAY, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY I'M HAPPY TO ENGAGE, CONNECT WITH ANYONE ON ANY, ANY TOPIC.
UM, WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE, BUT I THINK WE CAN ALWAYS AGREE ON ONE THING.
WE, WE ALL WANT A GOOD, UH, COMMUNITY, WE WANT A SAFE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE WANT OUR TRASH PICKED UP, WE WANT GOOD STREETS, AND EVERYONE DESERVES THAT.
THERE'S, THERE'S NO COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS TO BE SLIGHTED, FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE ISN'T HEARD.
SO, UM, WE DO A LOT OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES IN MY OFFICE, AND, UM, UH, GOOD LORD WILL, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO IT WELL, AND, AND, AND REALLY, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
YOU ALL HAVE YOUR DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I, I GET THAT, BUT CERTAINLY, UM, AS A, YOU'RE AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, WE, WE REPRESENT YOU AS WELL, MY OFFICE, AND HAPPY TO CONNECT.
UM, YOU KNOW, MY, MY, UM, EMAIL AND MY ENTIRE STAFF, UH, BREAKDOWN IS ON THE, UH, WEBSITE, BUT MY, MY EMAIL'S REALLY SIMPLE.
MY NAME, TWILA, T-W-I-L-A, DOT CARTER, C-A-R-T-E-R, @HOUSTONTX.
UM, UM, I GET CRAZY WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE SAY, "OH, I SEND EMAILS," BUT NO ONE EVER ANSWERS.
I, IT MAY BE DELAYED BECAUSE I GET A WHOLE LOT OF EMAIL, BUT SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE TYPICALLY, UM, WILL REACH OUT AND CONNECT WITH YOU.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF MY SPIEL AND, AND WHAT I'M DOING, WHAT I'M WORKING ON, AND I'LL STOP TALKING, BECAUSE I CAN TALK ABOUT HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALL DAY LONG AND ALL NIGHT LONG, TOO, BECAUSE IT MATTERS TO ME, BECAUSE IT MATTERS, IT IMPACTS YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY, IT IMPACTS MY PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO, QUALITY OF LIFE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I STOPPED TALKING AND - NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER.
WE DO HAVE TWO HANDS UP, UM, AND WE'LL START WITH RICKY.
UH, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING ON YOUR EFFORTS TO, TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY.
UM, I'M OVER ON THE EAST SIDE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO BRING UP, I THINK THIS QUESTION MAY HAVE BEEN ASKED IN A PREVIOUS MEETING THAT I ATTENDED, AS FAR AS WHERE ARE THE HOMELESS, UM, BEING DROPPED OFF AT THE 419 FACILITY, WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM? 'CAUSE THERE WAS, UM, UM, BASICALLY A PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT, UM, THOSE VISITORS TO THE CENTER WOULD BE, UM, MOSTLY FOCUSED FROM THE EAST SIDE FIRST.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, BUT, UM, I WANTED TO JUST MAKE A POINT THAT HOPEFULLY IN THE, IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, SORT OF A QUOTE UNQUOTE PROGRESS REPORT OR, YOU KNOW, UPDATE, WHENEVER THAT IS, IF THE, THE PEOPLE WHO MANAGE THE FACILITY CAN WORK ON GATHERING THAT INFORMATION, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE AREA ARE VERY INTERESTED IN, IN, IN KNOWING WHERE THE, THAT THEY'RE BEING DROPPED OFF FROM.
S - WHERE, WHERE THEY'RE, WHERE THEY ARE BEING, WHERE THEY ARE AND THEY'RE BEING PICKED, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE BEING PICKED UP.
UM, CERTAINLY, YEAH, SO CERTAINLY, I THINK, I BELIEVE THAT DATA IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE ON THE INTAKE, THEY'RE, UH, PROCESSED THROUGH THE HMIS SYSTEM, UM, WHICH IS, WHICH IS THE PROCESS FOR ANY AGENCY WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS.
UM, I WILL TELL YOU, AND, UH, HAPPY TO, TO MEET WITH YOU AT ANY TIME AND, AND TALK TO YOU AND, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ON THAT.
BUT I, UM, AM VERY, UH, I MEET WITH THE HARRIS CENTER WHO, UH, THE HARRIS CENTER IS THE OPERATOR OF 419 EMANCIPATION, AND IF, IF, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE HARRIS CENTER, UM, THE HARRIS CENTER IS THE, UH, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
I MEAN, THEY ARE IT WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESS AS FAR AS REALLY CONNECTING TO RESOURCES, BUT ALSO DIRECTING TO RESOURCES.
BUT I MEET WITH THEM EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 3:00 PM, AND, UM, I MEET WITH THEM ON SITE AT THE FACILITY OR IN MY OFFICE.
I'M LEADING, UH, PRIVATE SECTOR TOURS, UH, OF 419, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.
I AM THERE MONITORING THE COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
I KNOW ON THE EAST END, THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT, YOU
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KNOW, WHAT ABOUT, UH, BRINGING PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS TO YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THE STREETS AND, AND THE STREET HOMELESS POPULATION IS, IS NOT AS VISIBLE AS, AS IT ONCE WAS.
ALSO NOTING THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT YOU SEE WHEN THE STREET, UH, THE FEEDERS, I, I CALL THEM DO-GOODERS WITH ALL RESPECT BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, INTENTIONS ARE GOOD IN THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO FEED THE HOMELESS, BUT A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP ON SATURDAY MORNING OVER ON CONGRESS ARE NOT HOMELESS.
AND, UH, THAT IS HOW I WORKED WITH, UM, MAGNIFICANT TO CLOSE LOAVES AND FISHES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I SAID, "HOW MANY ARE YOU ACTUALLY...
HOW MANY ARE YOU SERVING? 250, 300? HOW MANY ARE HOMELESS?" AND THE ANSWER WAS THEY, THEY DID NOT KNOW BECAUSE PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER AND, AND A LOT OF WHAT WE SEE IN THAT AREA ARE NOT ACTUALLY HOMELESS.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH YOU OFFLINE AND, AND SH - AND, AND WALK THROUGH, TALK THROUGH ANY DATA THAT, THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING.
UM, AND NEXT HAND UP WE HAD WAS GREG.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CARTER, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UH, UH, UH, TO ADD ONTO THAT ONE POINT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT H - PEOPLE HANDING OUT FOOD, WE HAD ONE NOT VERY FAR FROM US LAST WEEK, AND HE WAS KILLED BY, I THINK, BEING A HOMELESS PERSON.
HE WAS HANDING OUT FOOD AT NIGHT AND, UH, ONE JUST GUY SHOT HIM AND KILLED HIM.
I, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, I KNOW LAST WEEK WHEN I HEARD YOU SPEAK, ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH 419 EMANCIPATION AND, AND HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN STAYING THERE ON AVERAGE.
YEAH, SO, UH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UH, THE, AT THE, THE END OF AUGUST, SO, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LITTLE T - COLLECTION ON THE DATE AND THE REPORT COMES OUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT THROUGH AUGUST, 453 HAD GONE THROUGH THE FACILITY.
UM, OF THOSE T- TOTAL, THE AVERAGE DAY IS, WAS 64 DAYS.
UM, IDEALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT THAT TO BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
I MEAN, IDEALLY FOR ME, IT'D BE 30 DAYS, BUT I'M NOT IN THE, THAT'S NOT MY, MY CORE FOCUS AS FAR AS THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TO, TO GAIN THE TRUST, TO STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS AND TO GET THEM CONNECTED, THE AVERAGE DAY HAS BEEN 64 DAYS.
UM, THE FACILITY HOUSES JUST OVER 200 RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE SOME OF THE UNITS, UM, WHEN I SAY UNITS, THERE, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE OLD STAR OF HOPE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER, THEY'RE, UM, EACH INDIVIDUAL ROOM HAS, WELL, HAS THE CAPACITY TO, UH, HOLD THREE, COULD BE FOUR, BUT THE, UH, THIS MODEL SERVES THREE PER ROOM.
UM, AND SO RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE A FEW ROOMS CLOSED TO CONVERT TO ADA, UH, FOR THOSE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND THE ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS.
UM, ONSITE, UH, OF COURSE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, FULL SERVICE, UH, HARRIS HEALTH AND THE, UM, HARRIS, THE HARRIS CENTER, THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE, BUT THEN HARRIS HEALTH ON THE HEALTHCARE.
UM, IDEALLY, TO BE HONEST, GIVEN THE STREET, THE POPULATION OF THE, THE HOMELESS, WE NEED FACILITIES LIKE THIS ALL AROUND TOWN.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A ONE-STOP SHOP, UM, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE EAST END AND WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM.
YOU KNOW, THE EAST END, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL BE FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH ALL OF YOU.
UM, YOU KNOW, PROXIMITY, THE EAST END OF HOUSTON, AND NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THEY NOW CALL EDO, WHEN I LIVED OFF NAVIGATION IN EASTWOOD, WE JUST CALLED IT HOUSTON BACK THEN.
UM, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT END OF TOWN, BUT PROXIMITY TO THE JAIL, THE SOBERING CENTER, UM, SEARCH, THE BEACON, AND ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE, THE HOMELESS, WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A NEED TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN THAT AREA BY VIRTUE OF LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.
YOU KNOW, HARRIS COUNTY, YOU HEAR THAT, YOU'VE HEARD THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT AT MIDNIGHT, THEY OPEN THE DOOR AND, AND RELEASE INMATES.
WELL, NOT EVERYONE, FRIENDS, HAS A PLACE TO GO, RIGHT? AND, UM, ALSO TOO, ON THE REENTRY SIDE, I WORK IN, IN RE-ENTRY AND, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RELEASES SOME 60,000 ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND A BIG CHUNK OF THEM COME BACK TO HOUSTON, AND, YOU KNOW, I WORK WITH MEN AND WOMEN.
I HAVE A COUPLE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT NOW WHO ARE WORKING IN MY OFFICE ON, UM, FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT GRANT FOR SECOND CHANCE RE-ENTRY PROGRAM, AND WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT AS WELL.
BUT BACK TO YOUR QUESTION, GREG, 453
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AND 64 DAYS WAS THE AVERAGE STAY.IDEALLY, YOU'D WANT THAT TO BE...
I MEAN, THE GOAL IS TO WORK IT DOWN TO A 30-DAY STAY OR LESS.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAD STOOD UP WHAT THEY CALL THE, THE NAV CENTER, THE NAVIGATION CENTER OVER OFF JENSEN DRIVE.
AND I'VE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME OVER THERE, AND THAT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY GO AND WAIT.
SOMETIMES SIX, NINE MONTHS, A YEAR, EIGHT...
I DON'T KNOW THE AVERAGE STAY OVER THERE RECENTLY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT'S NOT, IN MY BOOK, IT'S NOT A SUITABLE SOLUTION BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET FOLKS CONNECTED TO RESOURCES PROCESSED THROUGH AND, AND, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE CAN NEVER LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, BUT THEY NEED THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND WE NEED TO CONNECT THEM TO IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE IT.
I'VE MET Y'ALL 25, 20, 25-YEAR VETERANS, AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES THAT HAVE LOST CONNECTION TO THEIR BENEFITS, YOU KNOW, AND I, AND I, AS BEING SOMEONE WHO'S A STRONG SUPPORTER OF OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS, I THINK, HOW ON EARTH DOES THIS HAPPEN? UM, IT HAPPENS.
SO WE'VE GOT TO WORK TOWARDS HELPING IT.
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM TO DO IT, AND WE CAN'T RELY ON THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT LOCALLY HOW WE TAKE CARE OF, OF OUR CITY, SO...
NEXT HAND, NEXT HAND WE HAVE UP IS MS. STACY FAIRCHILD.
UH, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR COMING TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22 AND DECOMMISSIONING THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT THAT, UH, WAS, HAS BEEN UNDER THE I-10 YALE BRIDGE FOR SO LONG.
UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I THINK, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE MET WITH YOU AND, UH, YOU GOT TO WORK QUICKLY AND WITHIN, I THINK, ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS.
I MEAN, IT WAS, IT WAS COMPLETED.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
I WISH WE COULD DO THEM ALL EVERY DAY AND TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THEM.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE FEASIBILITY AND POSSIBILITY OF THAT HAPPEN IS, IS, IS NOT REALISTIC, BUT LIKE I SAID, REACH OUT AT ANY TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR KINDNESS BECAUSE, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND IT SHOULD BE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.
I MEAN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S EVERYONE.
IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL.
AND, UM, SHOUT OUT BECAUSE I'M HAPPY TO...
I JUST TALKED THIS MORNING AND SENT FOR TGOOD OVER AT THE HOT TEAM.
WE NEED ABOUT 100 MORE JUST LIKE HIM.
I'LL, I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND." YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A BIG, IT'S A BIG PROJECT.
I MEAN, THEY REALLY JUST GOT TO WORK AND WERE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN, UH, HELPING GET THAT DONE.
AND NEXT WE HAVE WILLIE RAINWATER.
YES, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER, UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
UH, AS SOMEONE WHO'S RETIRED FROM THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, I'VE DEALT WITH MANY, UH, SITUATIONS WITH HOMELESSNESS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WHAT MY QUESTION IS, MA'AM, IS THAT, UM, IS THERE ANY PLANS OF, UM, WORKING, UH, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH, UH, LET'S SAY FORT BEND COUNTY OR MISSOURI COUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AND ALL THESE OTHER COUNTIES AS TO TRYING TO, UH, UH, DO THE SAME THING, UH, FOR HOMELESSNESS? BECAUSE TO ME, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHAT WE USED TO HAVE TO DO IS THAT WHEN YOU RUN INTO A SITUATION LIKE THAT, IF THERE WAS A BED OR IF YOU COULD TAKE THEM SOMEWHERE BY AMBULANCE OR WHATEVER YOU HAD TO DO, WHICHEVER POSITION I WAS IN AT THAT TIME, UM, WE DONE, WE DID THAT, BUT THEN THE, THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT SOMETIMES THEY MOVE FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN HARRIS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN FORT BEND, WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN FORT BEND, AND IT JUST SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM.
SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE, UH, COUNTIES THAT ARE AROUND TO TRY AND HELP, BECAUSE I KNOW THE HELP IS NEEDED.
WELL, UH, TH- THANK YOU, MR. RAINWATER, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY, UM, OR, UH, TO THE, TO INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU SERVED, UH, THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I WILL TELL YOU, WE NEED MORE COLLABORATION.
THERE IS COLLABORATION, BUT HOMELESSNESS DOESN'T KNOW A COUNTY LINE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND ALSO TOO, A NEWS NOTE THAT, UM, PIT COUNT, THE POINT IN TIME COUNT THROUGH THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS ENCOMPASSES HARRIS, FORT BEND, MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.
SO THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE RELEASED IS THE COLLECTIVE FOR THE ENTIRE HARRIS, FORT BEND AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
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AND SO I THINK, UH, I CAN'T GET STARTED ON THAT TOPIC BECAUSE I GET A LITTLE IRRITATED ABOUT IT.IT IS A POINT IN TIME AND IT'S AN ESTIMATED NUMBER.
AND I THINK THIS, UH, RECENT RELEASE WAS 3300, WHICH IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, 100 DOWN 50 UP, 25, WHATEVER.
BUT REALISTICALLY, THE, THE FOLKS ON THE STREET, UH, MULTIPLY THAT TIMES THREE.
UM, BUT THE COLLABORATION WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND, AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UM, THE, UH, THERE'S SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS GOING ON AND, AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS.
UM, TO ME, IT'S ALL ONE AND THE SAME, BUT WE REALLY, REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE A STRONGER...
AND I, I, UM, AM VERY VOCAL ABOUT MY BELIEF IN COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TOPIC, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY PICK THEM UP TODAY OVER IN FORT BEND COUNTY.
WELL, FORT BEND COUNTY'S JUST AS, YOU KNOW, TWO STEPS AWAY ON THE SIDEWALK INTO HARRIS COUNTY, RIGHT? NO, NO ONE, NO ONE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? NOPE.
THE COLLABORATION IS NOT AS STRONG AS IT, IT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE WE, WHAT HAPPENS, HONESTLY, IS HARRIS COUNTY'S GOT THE MAJORITY OF THE RESOURCES.
I MEAN, IN HARRIS COUNTY, WE DO.
AND OF COURSE, THE CITY OF HOUSTON RESIDES IN HARRIS COUNTY.
AND SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LEAN ON THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, FOCUSED ON IT AS WELL.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT DIFFERENT PROJECTS AROUND TOWN THAT, THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, NEED, UM, UM, THAT NEEDS, UH, C- COLLABORATION ACROSS THE, ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
SO IT DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE IS IT STRONG ENOUGH? NO, IT CAN ALWAYS BE STRONGER.
IS IT WHAT IT SHOULD BE? NOT IN MY OPINION, BUT CERTAINLY I'M NOT THE EXPERT.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAR- CARTER FOR COMING OUT, JOINING US TONIGHT.
UM, WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU AGAIN.
UM, BUT LOOKS LIKE THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY.
WELL, THANK Y'ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO A- ACROSS THE CITY.
YOUR, YOUR EFFORTS DO NOT GO UNNOTICED, AND IT TAKES ALL OF US PULLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO TO OUR CITY.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE ALL WANT A, A, A BETTER PLACE, BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND A, AND A SAFE SPACE.
SO, UH, WE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN WE ARE UNALIKE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL DOING.
AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO MY OFFICE AT ANY TIME.
HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO, TO, UH, ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION, COUNCILWOMAN C- CARTER.
OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG, I HAVE JUST POSTED A LINK IN THE CHAT.
I'M GONNA SHARE IT RATHER QUICKLY.
UM, WANTED TO GET EVERYONE'S INPUT ON IT.
THIS IS A LETTER ABOUT HEAVY TRASH.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING THIS LETTER AND, AND, AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, UH, DEAL WITH TODAY, TACKLE TODAY.
IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING CIRCLE OF QUESTIONS AND WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT ARE WE DOING, HOW ARE WE DOING IT? UM, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
I, I, I PUT THE LINK IN THE CHAT.
UM, SO WE'VE DRAFTED A LETTER, UM, AND THIS IS A START, UM, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EVERYONE'S INPUT.
IT WON'T BE SENT OUT UNTIL, UM, WE HEAR BACK FROM YOU, SEND, YOU CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO THE SNA EMAIL.
UM, I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD PUT A DEADLINE.
UM, WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET IT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW, CHERYL, WHAT ARE WE THINKING BEFORE NEXT MEETING? UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CAST A VOTE.
SO - YEAH, WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING AND POTENTIALLY DO A VOTE.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO PUT A PROPOSAL, UH, A PROPOSED LETTER OUT.
SO WE'RE ASKING EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT THIS LETTER AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS IT, UM, AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE HAS A, NOT AN EXTENSIVE
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AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ THAT AS WELL.
SO IT WOULD SHED SOME LIGHT AND MIGHT, MIGHT IMPACT OUR DISCUSSION, UH, AS WELL.
UM, I'M LOOKING IN THE CHAT AND I SEE THE DOCUMENT, BUT WHEN WE'RE OUT OF THE MEETING TONIGHT, DO YOU, CAN, UH, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
CAN YOU SEND IT IN, UM, THE LINK IN AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING SO THAT WAY WE COULD OPEN IT UP AND, AND READ IT FOR OURSELVES, SAVE IT IF WE WANT TO, TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND THINGS? I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ACCESS IT BY JUST ENTERING THAT.
WE'VE ACC - WE'RE PUTTING IT ON THE SNA MEMBER DRIVE.
YEP, IT'S ALREADY IN THE DRIVE.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO AC - AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET INTO THE DRIVE, I PUT MY, UH, CONTACT EMAIL IN THE CHAT EARLIER.
UM, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY WHO, WHO'S REACHED OUT TO ME AND HAD PROBLEMS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET YOU ACCESS TO THE DRIVE.
SO LET ME KNOW - YOU READ MY MIND.
A LITTLE OLD LADY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL, YOU KNOW.
JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENTATION.
SO WE NOW HAVE 26 RESPONSES, UM - OH, GOOD.
AND, AND AMY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DO WE HAVE 83 ACTIVE, UM, CIVI - SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS? AMY? 80, THERE'S 88 AUTHORIZED SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY.
AND WE HAVE, I THINK WE'RE UP TO 50 OR 51 THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.
WE'VE RECENT, WE'VE RECENTLY HAD THREE OR FOUR GET, BECOME ACTIVATED OR REACTIVATED.
UH, MELANIE? UM, JUST ASKING, CAN YOU SHARE THE LINK TO THAT FORM ONE MORE TIME IN THE CHAT? SURE CAN.
YOU CAN SQUARE, YOU CAN SCROLL IN THE CHAT.
OH, I THINK IT WAS ADDED BEFORE I JOINED EARLIER IN THE CALL, SO I CA - I, I WASN'T ABLE TO SEE IT.
UM, SO THAT WOULD GIVE US, AT THIS POINT, 26 MEMBERS THAT ARE, THAT WE KNOW WHO'S AUTHORIZED TO VOTE GOING FORWARD.
SO WE WANNA, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR.
UM, WE HAVE THE MINUTES THAT HAVE GONE OUT.
DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MINUTES FROM...
GREG, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? WHAT'S GOING ON? YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT...
IS IT ME OR IS IT EVERYONE ELSE? CAN ANYONE HEAR HIM? I CAN'T HEAR HIM.
AND WE CAN HEAR YOU EARLIER, GREG.
YEAH, NONE OF US - I DON'T KNOW.
GREG, WE CANNOT UNHEAR YOU OR UNDERSTAND A WORD YOU'RE SAYING.
WHILE WE, WHILE GREG GETS HIS MIC TOGETHER, ANY QUESTIONS? 'CAUSE THE, ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER MINUTES.
OH, ASKING TO PUT IT IN THE CHAT.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO CAST A, UM, MAKE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
I WOULD MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT.
ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, THAT HAS BEEN MOST...
THE MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY MADE.
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OH, YOUR HAND'S UP.I WAS JUST GONNA SUGGEST THAT WE VOTE, LIKE, SO I COULD GET AN ACTUAL NUMBER, BUT IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THEN IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA LET, UM, REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE ARE...
MUSEUM PARK SUPER EIGHBORHOOD IS CO-HOSTING A FRAUD PROTECTION WORKSHOP PUT ON BY THE FBI ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 5:30 PM.
EVERYBODY IS INVITED, AND THERE IS, UM, JUST RESPOND TO RSVP@INFO@MUSEUMPARKSN.ORG.
UM, I, I THINK IT'LL BE A REALLY GOOD SESSION.
FRAUD SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY BIG ISSUE RIGHT NOW, AND THE FBI IS, IN MY EXPERIENCE, DOES A GREAT JOB OF THIS, AND YOU ARE ALL, YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITIES ARE, UM, INVITED TO JOIN US.
ANY, ANY OLD BUSINESS? UM, LET'S SEE.
UH, KATHLEEN, I THINK YOUR HAND JUST DIDN'T GO DOWN.
YES, I, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT EVENT SHE WAS REFERRING TO.
THE, THE, THE LADY WHO JUST SPOKE.
OH, KATHLEEN, WILL YOU PUT IT IN THE CHAT? IT'S...
IT'S, UM, IT'S, UM, FEBRUARY 20...
UM, SORRY, OCTOBER 27TH, 5:30.
AND IT WAS AT FIRST A COMMENT TO THANK, THANKING ABBY FOR HER, OR COUN - FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN FOR HER WORK.
BUT THE FBA FRAUD PROTECTION, UH, PROGRAM THAT THEY DO, I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO IT.
AND WHILE FRAUD EVOLVES AND BAD ACTORS, UM, CONTINUE TO FIND NEW WAYS, JUST BEING AWARE OF WHAT THE OLD WAYS ARE AND, AND KIND OF RAISING AWARENESS ON, ON HOW THOSE THINGS, UM, OCCUR IS HELPFUL.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, UH, RESPOND TO...
JUST LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING AND, UM, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.
WAS THAT NOODLES ON THE CALL WITH ALL THAT TAPPING? GO AHEAD.
ARE WE MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES.
WE'RE AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
SO, UH, SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 22 IS PARTNERING WITH THE OLIVEWOOD, UH, CEMETERY THAT, AND THE DESCENDANTS OF OLIVEWOOD TO HOST AN OLIVEWOOD FALL FEST.
THIS IS OUR FIRST ANNUAL THAT WE'RE DOING, AND EVERYONE IS INVITED.
UH, IT IS THIS THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM.
I'M GOING TO SHARE IT TO THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE PAGE, UH, SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE DETAILS.
IT'S A FREE FAMILY EVENT, SO NO PETS ALLOWED BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE, YOU KNOW, CEMETERY IS PRESERVED.
BUT WE WILL BE FEATURING, UM, A TRUNK OR TREAT, AND, UH, IT WILL BE A RESOURCE FAIR AND A FOOD DRIVE.
SO IF YOU'VE GOT ANY EXTRA PANTRY ITEMS YOU DON'T NEED, UH, PLEASE BRING THEM.
AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A BOOK EXCHANGE, A FACE PAINTER, AND A BALLOON AR- AR - EXCUSE ME, A BALLOON ARTIST AND MUCH MORE.
UM, THE PARKING'S GONNA BE AT WEST END MULTI-SERVICE CENTER AT 170 HEIGHTS BOULEVARD.
UH, THERE WILL BE AN ARMED OFFICER PRESENT TO PROTECT THE LOTS, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE SHUTTLING PEOPLE TO THE EVENT, UH, WHICH IS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY.
BUT IF YOU DO DECIDE TO ATTEND AND BRING YOUR FAMILY, MAKE...
UM, YOU ARE WELCOME TO, UH, DRESS UP IN COSTUME INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A FAMILY, JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE COSTUMES ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY.
AND, UM, YEAH, SO WE'VE GOT...
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT THERE, UNITED WAY'S GONNA BE THERE, UH, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HFDHPD.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME HIGH WATER VEHICLES.
UM, THE MAYOR WILL BE THERE, SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND IT SHOULD BE A GREAT EVENT.
IT'S GONNA BE FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE CEMETERY.
AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS EVENT IS BECAUSE, UH, SUPER EIGHBORHOOD 22 HAS BEEN REALLY WANTING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS CEMETERY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT IT REPRESENTS.
AND, UM, EVERYONE IS, IS WELCOME.
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COURT STREET, C-O-U-R-T, ON OCTOBER 15TH, THIS THURSDAY FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM.UH, THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE ARE GOING TO PARTNER WITH THE DELTAS AND ONE OF OUR FOOTSTEPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR OCTOBER 31ST FROM 12:00 TO 2:00 AT LAKEWOOD PARK AT 8811 FELAND.
THE CANCER WALK IS FROM 12:00 TO 1:00.
THE COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE IS FROM 12:00 TO 1:00.
I GUESS THEY'RE GONNA DO THEM TOGETHER.
AND THE TRUNK OR TREAT IS FROM 1:00 TO 2:00.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY DEALINGS ON OUR AREA OF THE WOODS, COME ON OUT, AND IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD EVENT.
ALSO, OCTOBER IS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, SO WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME MATERIALS, COLORING BOOKS AND STUFF REGARDING FIRE PREVENTION.
AND IF I CAN REAL QUICK, UH, LETICIA, I WANNA KNOW IF ANY OF THE ALLIANCE MEMBERS OR LEADERSHIP HAVE ANY DEALINGS WITH DERESTRICTION IN REGARDS TO...
WE HAD AN INCIDENT WITH DERESTRICTION IN SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND SOMEONE TOOK A LOT, AND THEY...
THE CITY APPROVED THEM TO CHANGE THE LOT FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL, AND ONE OF OUR RESIDENT, UH, C - UH, CIVIC CLUB MEMBERS FLAGGED IT BECAUSE SHE'S INTO DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY TOLD HER IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED BECAUSE THE PERSON INDICATED NO ON THE PAPERWORK SAYING THAT WAS NOT, IT WAS NOT DERESTRICTED WHEN IT IS IN FACT DERESTRICTED AT THAT PORTION.
AND WE, UH, WE DID A DERESTRICTION REPORT TODAY.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE.
UH, WE THINK WE'RE OKAY IN POSITION BECAUSE THEY FALSIFIED THE ANSWER, BUT THEY TOLD HER IT'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY APPROVED.
SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY DEALINGS WITH REVERSING SOMETHING THAT WAS WRONGFULLY APPROVED, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME OFFLINE AND LET ME KNOW.
I SEE, A- ACTUALLY, I SEE MELANIE'S HAND, HAND IS UP.
GREG, I KNOW YOUR HAND IS UP, BUT I'M SURE MELANIE IS GOING TO...
BECAUSE I KNOW FOR CERTAIN IT'S HAPPENED IN SUNNYSIDE.
IS THAT WHY YOUR HAND'S UP? YEAH, AND I, I CAN REACH OFF, UM - YES, REACH OUT.
ALL IS NOT LOST, RIGHT? THERE ARE SOME REMEDIES, CORRECT? NO, ALL IS NOT LOST.
TRUST ME, WE'VE DEALT WITH IT TOO.
ALL RIGHT, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.
HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU PERFECTLY FINE.
YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? NO, BUT I'M JUST GONNA FOLLOW UP ON HERS.
THAT'S THE ONE THING WE WERE TALKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY WHEN THE MAYOR WAS THERE ABOUT THESE DEED RESTRICTIONS OR THE, THE APPROVALS, AND THEY FALSIFY THIS STUFF, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM.
SO IT, IT REALLY DOESN'T MEAN A LOT.
THEY WON'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON THAT PART.
HOPEFULLY, THERE'S OTHER ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN, I WOULD JUST REFERRED TO.
BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT BIG LOOPHOLE AT THIS POINT.
PEOPLE WOULD JUST LIE ABOUT IT.
HAROLD? HAROLD, YOU'RE ON MUTE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, THAT FROM PAST WORK WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR OUR CIVIC ASSOCIATION, THERE ARE, UH, SIX, UH, OF THE, UH, OF, UH, ITEMS THAT THE CITY WILL ENFORCE FOR YOU.
UH, THE REST ARE UP TO YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT LIST IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS COMING UP, BUT I, I CAN FORWARD THO - THE, UH, L- LIST OF SIX I - OF THE SIX ITEMS, UH, AND, UH, THE, THE, UM...
IF, IF IT'S ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, BUT, UH, THE CITY WILL, WILL DO THAT FOR YOU.
YEAH, THEY SWITCHED IT FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL, BUT WE ALSO HAVE ACC APPROVAL, AND THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT IT TO ANYONE FOR US TO APPROVE.
SO WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANNA DO, BUT THANK YOU.
SO WHO WOULD, UH, UH, WOULD LIKE THE, THE, THAT LIST? UH, WHO WOULD I SEND THAT TO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL? CAN YOU PUT IT IN THE CHAT FOR ALL THOSE THAT MAY WANT IT? I, IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO FIND, FIND IT, BUT I, I, I CAN, UH, I'LL SEND IT TO OUR SECRETARY AFTERWARDS AND MAYBE SHE CAN SEND IT OUT TO ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED.
I THINK IT WAS IN ONE OF THE MINUTES FROM A COUPLE YEARS AGO, TOO.
YOU RIGHT, IT'S LIKE FIVE OR SIX THINGS THAT YOU KIND OF PUT, THAT THEY ENFORCE.
I MEAN, WE, WE DID DISCUSS THAT AT A PRIOR MEETING, IN-PERSON MEETING.
UM, AND SO - I THINK AMY, I THINK AMY JUST PUT IT IN THE CHAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE IN THE CHAT FROM SN68, UM, WE HAVE A DEED RESTRICTION ATTORNEY.
DID YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT? YOU'RE ON MUTE.
[01:25:03]
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.I JUST PUT ATTORNEY PAUL BARNES' EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE CHAT.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD STARTED ON SOME OF THE, UH, RESIDENT SINGLE HOMES IN TWO DUPLEXES, HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO COURT.
SO JUST REACH OUT AND SEE WHAT HE CAN DO FOR YOU.
I THINK WE HAVE LASHAWN WATTS ASSIGNED TO US, BUT THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND ALL OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ARE NOW IN A NEW FISCAL YEAR AND WE HAVE THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT INITIATIVE, UH, UM, ACTIVE.
AND WE ARE LOOKING F- FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE UP THIS OPPORTUNITY AND, UM, CON - THINK ABOUT WHAT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS NEED, OR IF YOU'RE HAVING UPCOMING EVENTS, THEN THERE'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SUBMIT TO ORDER THAT YOU CAN ORDER ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, WHETHER IT'S PROMOTIONAL OR WHETHER THERE'S, UH, KNICKKNACKS TO GIVE AWAY TO THE KIDS THAT SUPPORT THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, OR EVEN IF THEY'RE PRO- PROJECTS.
IF YOU ALL HAVE THOUGH ABOUT PROJECTS FOR THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GRANT IS AVAILABLE FROM 500 TO $7,000.
UM, DEPENDING ON THE VENDOR THAT YOU USE, IF THEY'RE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THEN WE COULD DO, UH, VENDOR DIRECT BUY.
UH, YOU COULD CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THAT WAY, THERE'S NO MONEY COMING OUT OF THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD'S POCKET.
UM, SO WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE.
WE WANT THIS MONEY TO BE USED, UH, THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR ALL ACTIVE SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE.
UM, BUT AGAIN, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR LAST YEAR, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR BEING BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.
QUICK, QUICK QUESTION, DARLENA.
WHAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING, UH, TO GET REPAID? SO FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, IF YOU'RE, UM, UH, UH, USING, LIKE, O- OFFICE ESSENTIALS OR IF IT'S REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, UM, THE TURNAROUND TIME IS USUALLY UP FROM SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
UM, THAT'S THE TYPICAL TIME FOR IT.
SO - NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING? UH, JUST BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR? YEAH.
NO, FOR, UH, FOR APPLYING FOR THE PROJECT SIDE OF IT AT THE APPLICATIONS DEADLINE IS OCTOBER THE 19TH, WHICH IS NEXT MONDAY.
SO WE ARE ASKING THE APPLICATIONS BEGIN, BUT IF YOU NEED AN EXTENSION, WE CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO FOR YOU.
AND THEN FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, THAT DEADLINE IS NOT UNTIL APRIL OF NEXT YEAR.
SO YOU HAVE TIME TO, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR YOUR SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND GET THOSE IN.
WHAT'S THE FIRST DEADLINE FOR OCTOBER 19TH? THE PROJECT GRANT? PROJECT GRANT.
UM, UH, YEAH, WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING.
UH, YOU MAY WANNA REMIND US THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT IN OUR MINUTES, THAT WE AGREED TO PARTICIPATE SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE THAT WITH OUR PACKETS.
SO, AND, AND THANK YOU, MS. VIGA.
SO THE ONE THING THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR ARE APPROVED MINUTES FROM EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD SAYING YES, UH, YOU ALL VOTED AND YOU AGREED THAT YOU'RE GONNA PARTICIPATE IN THE, UM, IN THE GRANT, AND THEN IT'LL LIST THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO PURCHASE.
AND SO YOU WILL SUBMIT THAT WITH YOUR APPLICATION, BUT ALL THOSE DETAILS ARE, ARE INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET AS WELL.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE EXTENSIONS CONSIDERED, BUT THANK YOU.
UM, I'M SORRY? I WAS JUST SAYING WE HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING, SO YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
THIS WAS, THIS IS FOR DARLENA.
IS THIS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA? IS THIS INFORMATION? NO, IT'S - WHERE I CAN SHARE IT TO THE - WE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA YET.
CAN YOU PUT IT UP? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT, UH, WHAT'S THE DEADLINE?
SO, UM, THE PROJECT A- APPLICATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER THE 19TH.
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I CAN SHARE IT OUT SO PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW - I WOULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT MY SIDE OF IT, BUT YES.
BUT I HAVE BEEN SENDING THE EMAILS OUT TO EACH SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, SO IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, AND THERE WAS ONE COMMENT IN THE CHAT ABOUT HEAVY TRASH.
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT WE, UM, PREPARED THE LETTER, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION GOING ON OUT THERE.
UM, SOME TRASH IS GETTING PICKED UP, SOME'S NOT, SOME'S BEING TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO CALL 311.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION.
SO JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL ANSWER.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING ENFORCED.
I, I'VE HEARD WHAT'S BEING SAID, SO I, I JUST CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON THAT.
UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, GUYS, IT'S 8:01.
THANK YOU GUYS SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, I CAN ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN IF EVERYONE'S READY TO GO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS DINNER OR NOT, BUT...
GOOD NIGHT AND I'LL SEE Y'ALL NEXT MONTH.