* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning. [Call to Order] [00:00:06] >> IT IS 11:06. AND I'D LIKE IS TO CALL THIS NOVEMBER 15, 2021 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER. >> GOOD MORNING. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED TODAY BY PASTOR DAVE WELCH WHO WAS SELECTED BY PRECINCT 3. AND PASTOR WELCH HAS BEEN WITH THE U.S. AND HOUSTON'S PASTOR'S COUNCIL FOR OVER 18 YEARS. ORDAINED BY GRACE INTERNATIONAL. MARRIED TO HIS WIFE VALERIE FOR 35 YEARS. THEY HAVE SIX GROWN CHILDREN AND I HAPPEN TO KNOW PASTOR WELCH FOR QUITE A WHILE. IN ADDITION TO BEING A GREAT PREACHER AND A PASTOR TO PASTORS HE IS AN ALL A GROUND GOOD FELLA. SO PASTOR WELCH WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD OUR INVOCATION TODAY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. LET'S JOIN IN MAYOR. HEAVENLY FATHER AS THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT GATHERS TO CONSIDER THIS WEIGHTY MATTERS TODAY LET'S EXERCISE GOVERNING AUTHORITY. WE REPS THAT YOUR WORD DECLARES THAT ALL AUTHORITY COMES FROM YOU. THAT ALL WISDOM BEGINS WITH REVERENCE FOR YOU AS EACH ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE HARRIS COUNTY AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU. WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, JUSTICE AND GRACE. TO FILL THE MEETING ROOM AS WELL AS THE HEARTS AND MINDS AS THEY DO YOUR BUSINESS AND FATHER WE TURN TO GREATER HISTORIC PRAYER AND PRAY THAT OVER THIS GATHERING TODAY. LORDS LET US BE AN INSTRUMENT OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET'S SEW LOVE. WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE, WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT, WHERE THERE IS SADNESS JOY. GRANT US THAT WE MAY NOT SEEKED TO BE CONSOLED BUT TO CONSOLE. TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE. THAT WE RECEIVE THAT IT IS IN PARDONING THAT WE ARE PARDONED AND THAT IS IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE. THANK YOU LORD AND WE ASK THIS IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME. AMEN. >> THANK YOU, PASTOR. >> THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE." WE HAVE SPEAKERS. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY ON THE CANVAS OF THE VOTE AND WE NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE A CERTAIN TIME SO LET'S START WITH THAT. [Elections Administrator] THANK YOU. ADMINISTRATOR LONGORIA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. BEFORE YOU AND TRANSMITTED TO YOUR OFFICES IS THE ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL CANVAS FOR ALL VOTES CAST IN THE NOVEM NOVEMBER 2,2021 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION WHICH I HEREBY CERTIFY TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE VOTES LEGALLY ARE ABLE TO TO BE RECEIVED AND TABULATED AND ATTACHED AND THE CANVAS REPORTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL. >> SEALED PRECINCT RETURNS TO EACH MEMBER. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE OFFICIAL CANVAS OF ALL VOTES CAST. WE'RE MISSING COMMISSIONER ALICE. IT'S OKAY. WE ONLY NEED TWO, RIGHT? SO THERE IS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. IS THERE A SECOND? FOR THE CANVAS OF THE ELECTION? * I'M HAPPY TO SECOND IT. [00:05:06] ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> NO. >> MOTION CARRIES 4-1. THANK YOU ADMINISTER LONGORIA. [Appearances before court] NEXT IS THE SPEAKERS FOR THE REST OF THE ITEMS. TIFFANY IF YOU'LL PLEASE CALL UP THE SPEAKERS. >> OKAY. SINCE WE HAVE LESS THAN 25 SPEAKERS EACH WILL GET A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. FIRST IS ERIN ERICKSON. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ERIN ERICKSON. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE FOR YOUR TIME. I'M SPEAKING ON HUM 2 OF THE AGENDA REGARDING THE COUNTY'S LAWSUIT AGAINST TXDOT. RECENTLY ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE USING THEIR POWER TO FORCE THIS PROJECT INTO ACTION. A LETTER WAS SIGNED BY HOUSE REPRESENT CANS TO SPEED UP THE TITLE 6 CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION. ONLY ONE OF SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES COME CLOSE BUT DOES NOT REPRESENT PEOPLE WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT. COMMUNITIES AND MAINLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE EXPANSION. -- NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE HEARD OVER THE ONES OF SPECIAL INTEREST AND POWER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER TWO SUSAN GRAHAM SPEAKING ON UM 2 UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I'M SUSAN GRAHAM AND I LIVE IN THE NORTH SIDE AND ADRIAN GARCIA IS MY COMMISSIONER AND I'M CALLING TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE II 45 EXPANSION. PROMOTING FUNDING FOR SEGMENT THREE. AT HARRIS HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA -- FILING THE LAWSUIT AGAINST TX-DOT. THIS COURT HAS STOOD UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY. THE LAWSUIT -- AND. GO FORWARD. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE IN. WE HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY. WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP WE CAN KEEP THAT WINDOW OPEN. WE ASK FOR AND DESERVE A PROJECT THAT WILL NOT HARM AND ONCE AGAIN DIVIDE OUR INNER CITY COMMUNITIES -- FOCUS ON MOVING PEOPLE NOT CARS. THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY'S ZERO ACTION PLAN. A PROJECT THAT IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. NOT ONE BASED ON THE IDEA OF THE DESTRUCTIVE IDEAS OF -- TO CONTINUE HIS LEGACY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXCITING FORWARD THINKING PROJECT THAT WILL ALSO BRING JOBS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR AREA. AGAIN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY. >> SUSAN, THIS IS COMMISSIONER GARCIA. THANK YOU FOR CALLING. >> WELL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR CITY. AND OUR COUNTY. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS MODESTY COOPER SPEAKING ON ITEM 2 UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MODESTY COOPER. I'M A POTENTIAL DISPLACED RESIDENT FOR THE II 45 EXPANSION. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE PROJECT HAPPENING OR COMING THROUGH. THERE ARE SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS HAPPENING IN WHICH THE I45 EXPANSION WILL TAKE PART IN FRONT OF HOMES AND SCHOOLS AND MY HOME. I WAS TOLD BY TX-DOT THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING FROM TWO YEARS IN THE PAST. I ASK THAT YOU GUYS PLEASE GIVE US A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THEM AND TRY TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. MAYBE WE CAN NEGOTIATE, WE'RE NOT SAYING DON'T BUILD A HIGHWAY JUST NOT DIRECTLY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE BACKYARDS OF OUR SCHOOLS. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAY ABROAD WITH HELPING US CITIZENS [00:10:06] TO MEET WITH THEM AND HOW WE'RE GOING FOR FIX THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE. >> NEXT IS BENJAMIN -- PETERS. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HI. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BEN PETERS. RESIDENT OF PRECINCT ONE. I NOTICED THAT THE COUNTY LAWSUIT VERSUS THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ON THE ON -- ON THE AGENDA. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING BEEN WILLING TO TAKE THE STAND FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY BY TAKING THIS ACTION. GOING BACK TO ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE THE ONLY REASON WE WERE PUSHING FOR THE COUNTY TO CONSIDER A LAWSUIT WAS THAT WAS A MEASURE OF LAST RESORT. A BUNCH OF RESIDENTS AND THE COUNTY AND THE CITY WE'VE ALL PROVIDED SO MUCH INPUT TO TX-DOT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROJECT AND ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WAS RELEASED THERE HAVE BEEN LIKE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONTINUES SUBMITTED ON THIS PROJECT AND VERY FEW OF THEM HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN ANY CHANGES IN THE DESIGN AND WE SAW THIS FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT COME OUT THAT WAS BASICALLY UNCHANGED FROM THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. WE SAW A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NEGOTIATION THAT WAS BEING BROKERED AT THE TCP FALL THROUGH BECAUSE TEX-DOT CAN'T WANT TO OBLIGATE ITSELF TO MAKING ANY CHANGES THAT WERE NOT INCORPORATED IN THE EIS. AND TO THIS POINT A YEAR LATER TEX-DOT HAS NOT MADE ANY CONCESSIONS ON THIS PROJECT. MAYOR TURNER SENT BRUCE BUD A WEAKER VERSION OF THE MOU. AND TX-DOT HAS CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION. EVEN WHILE FOLLOWING THIS LAWSUIT AND WITH THE TITLE 6 INVESTIGATION ONGOING. SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK THIS COURT AND THE COMMISSIONERS FROM BEING WILLING TO STAND UP AGAINST REALLY A STATE AGENCY THAT HAS BEEN A BULLY. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN HAVE A VERSION OF THIS PROJECT THAT HAS THE CONCEPTS SUCH OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT AFFECTS AND SOMETHING THAT WORKS BUT AT THIS POINT THIS IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF LEVERAGE THAT WE CAN USE TO BRING TEX-DOT TO THE BARGAINING TABLE. INDEPENDENT -- HAD TO SUE TX-DOT TO GET SOME CHANGES MADE TO THE PROJECT WHICH HELPED THEIR COMMUNITY AND AT THIS POINT -- >> THANK YOU, SIR. YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THIS IS RODNEY ELLIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 5 MICHAEL MORRIS. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> TERRIFIC. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'M A RESIDENT OF SECOND WARD AND PRECINCT 2 AND CALLING ON THE AGENDA ITEM 2 RELATED TO THE HARRIS COUNTY LAWSUIT AGAINST TX-DOT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO MEANINGFUL ABOUT THE LAWSUIT IS HOW REPRESENTED I FELT BY THE COUNTY'S ACTION AGAINST TX-DOT. THERE IS CLEARLY A MULTITUDE OF OPPOSITION AGAINST THIS PROJECT BUT ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A MULTITUDE OF ENGAGEMENT NOT ONLY WITH THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO WITH TX-DOT AND THAT HAS ALL FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. MY CHARGE IS TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS LAWSUIT RELENTLESSLY AND CONTINUE TO REPRESENT US AS YOU HAVE THUS FAR. AND ONE STATISTIC THAT IS SO POIGNANT THAT MATTERS WITH REPUTATIONS THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED BY THE FREEWAYS THAT DON'T OWN VEHICLES. [00:15:02] ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY SOME OF THE CENSUS TRACTS AROUND THE PROJECT HAVE UP TO 40% OF HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. NOW WHY WOULD WE BUILD A FREEWAY IF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF A FREEWAY IT WILL BE NO USE TO THEM. CONTINUE TO RESULT US AND STAY RELENTLESS ON THIS LAWSUIT AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PURSUING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. >> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR CALLING IN. >> NEXT IS MOLLY COOK OF STOP TX-DOT I45. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> HI. THIS IS MOLLY COOK. I'M CALLING FROM THE ER SO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT BRIEF. I'M TAKINGS CARE OF A PATIENT WHO IS YOUNG AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CARDIAC ARREST AND IT MAKES ME SO SAD. AND IT MAKES ME THINK OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I TAKE CARE OF WHO ARE POOR AND WHO LIVE NEXT TO A FREEWAY. LEADERS REFUSE TO STICK UP FOR THEM. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY AGAINST THIS FREEWAY EXPANSION. THEY HURT PEOPLE. WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE THAT OF EVERYTHING WE HAVE HARRIS COUNTY IN OUR COURT TO TAKE CARE OF US. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WITH THE LAWSUIT TODAY BUT WE REQUEST THAT YOU KEEP ADVOCATING FOR US. PREVENT MY PATIENTS FROM GOING INTO CARDIAC ARREST FROM THINGS THAT ARE CAUSED BY BAD POLICIES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER MORE. >> MOLLY, THANK YOU AND KEEP DOING THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO. I HOPE YOUR PATIENT TURNS OUT OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 7 MELISSA MARTINEZ SPEAKING ON ITEM 2 UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HELLO. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MELISSA MARTINEZ AND I'M A RESIDENT OF. THIS COURT FOR STANDING UP ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU'RE VALIDATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF MANY RESIDENTS WHO ARE FACING DISPLACEMENT BY TEX-DOT. AS THEY ARE URGING MEMBERS OF TAG AND OTHERS. THERE IS A LOT OF BENEFITS FOR THEM FINANCIALLY ON THIS EXPANSION TO SWAY THIS INVESTIGATION BUT -- LOSE. SO THIS IS WHEREAS ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU HAVE THE CIVIC DUTY TO STAND UP FOR RESIDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST AND CONTINUE TO KEEP US SAFE FROM POLICIES THAT HURT US AND UPLIFTING THE BENEFITS OF WHAT CAN BE DEEMED AS BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE. SUCH AS WE KNOW THAT THE WIDER ROADS AND CONGESTION CAUSES CONGESTION AND MAKES US MORE LESS SAFE AND WE KNOW WHAT MAKES US SAFE IS SUSTAINABILITY AND PRESERVING OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT ALSO GOES WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE LOST AND THE HOMES AND THE SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS KENDRA LONDON OF OUR AFRICAN FAMILY SPEAKING UNDER ITEM 2 UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M KENDRA LONDON THE FOUNDER OF OUR AFRICAN FAMILY. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE 5TH WARD. AND I ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. I CALLED TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THE DOMINO EFFECTS OF THIS PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOUCHER. THAT IS OFFERED BY HHA THROUGH TX-DOT. TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THE DISTASTEFUL AND UNPROFESSIONALISM THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING IN KELLY VILLAGE AND CREIGHTON HOMES AND THE INTIMIDATION TACTICS THAT ARE USED. THE VOUCHER GIVES EVERY CHOICE TO RELOCATE OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE TO STAY HOME. THEY WOULD LIKE ACCESS TO RESIDENTS ALL OF THE TIME AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN THE WARD BUT THE VOUCHER IS NOT [00:20:04] SUFFICIENT TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WERE BORN AND RAISED IN AND KNOWN AS HOME. SO THIS PLACE WHERE WE FEEL SAFE AND WE HAVE THE CONVENIENCE OF WALKING OR CATCHING A BUS TO WORK, SCHOOL, CHURCH AND STORES. THIS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM OUR ELDERS. TO DISPLACE OUR--ELDERS WE'LL NEED MORE THAN A VOUCHER. THEY WILL NEED TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE UPROOTED DUE TO "NO-FAULT" OF THEIR OWN AND THE VOUCHER ONLY COVERS REPRESENT. SO THIS MAKES OUR ELDERS LESS SELF-SUFFICIENT AND MAKES THEM BECOME INDEPENDENT. IF YOU WANT TO KILL AN ELDER YOU ISOLATE THEM. THIS ALSO INCREASES ANXIETY THAT THEY ARE ALREADY EXPRESSING ABOUT THIS MOVE. THE KELLY VILLAGE AND CREIGHTON HOME RESIDENTS HAVE NO CLUE WHEN THEY WILL MOVE OR IF THEY WILL EVEN RECEIVE THE VOUCHER. TO HAVE ONLY TWO NAVIGATORS ON-SITE FOR THESE MULTI-FAMILY UNITS DISPLAYS A LACK OF CONCERN ABOUT OUR NEIGHBOR'S WELFARE. THEY HAVE TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE BY GOING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THEY ARE STILL OBLIGATED TO PAY REPRESENT WHEN JUDGE HILDALGO LIFTED THE RENT FOR A TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC. SO TO REQUEST THEM TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITHOUT THEM EVEN KNOWING IF THEY WILL RECEIVE THE VOUCHER AND WHILE THEY ARE LIVING WITH MOLD AND THEY ARE LIVING WITH A RAT INFESTATION IS A GIVEA -- DISGRACE. I INFORMED MY NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I WAS STOPPED BY A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT SERVICE COORDINATOR. I BELIEVE HER NAME WAS LISA DAVID. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THIS IS RODNEY ELLIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS FELIPE SANCHEZ SPEAKING ON ITEM 2 UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HI. HELLO JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS FELIPE SANCHEZ AND I'M A REDENT OF PRECINCT 4. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY COMMENTS TODAY AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING AND SPEAKING AGAINST THE PROPOSED SOLUTION IN A TX-DOT IS GIVING US. IT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANY OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE SAYING. IT'S GOING TO MAKE CONGESTION AND FLOODING WORSE AND WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING EVEN IN THE FACE OF THE FEDERAL TITLE 6 INVESTIGATION THEY CONTINUE TO DISPLACE RESIDENTS AND A LITTLE BIT REALLY GROSS IN MY OPINION. I JUST WANT TO SAY KEEP THE PRESSURE ON TX-DOT. THEY ARE NOT GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATORS AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS HARRISON HUMPHRIES OF AIR LINE'S HOUSTON. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HI. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. I WORK WITH AIRLINES HOUSTON. I'LL TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF TODAY. I SAW THIS ITEM POP-UP ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UPDATED ON THE LAWSUIT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED EFFORT ON THIS FRONT. TX-DOT LEADERSHIP HAS SIGNALED THAT THEY ARE IN A PRETTY PRECARIOUS POSITION RIGHT NOW. IN AUGUST TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CHAIR BRUCE -- ATTEMPTED TO PUT A 90 DAY DEADLINE ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS OWN DEPARTMENT. HE WAS HOPING SOME SORT OF DEAL WOULD BE STRUCK THAT WOULD PREEMPT THE NEED. THOSE 90 DAYS ARE NEARLY UP AND THE ONLY THING TX-DOT HAS TO SHOW IS A LETTER FROM MEMBERS OF CONSTABLE TO MAKE THE CASE THAT POTENTIAL CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF FREIGHT MOVEMENT. AMONG THOSE WHO SIGNED ON THIS PROJECT ARE THOSE WHO REPRESENT. [00:25:06] THEY ARE WE'RE THAT TX-DOT HAS ENCOURAGED SUPPORTS TO CONCLUDE THE INVESTIGATION. TX-DOT HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH TRYING TO MOVE RESIDENTS WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF THE PAUSE ORDER. HOWEVER THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEIR INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS INTERNAL TIME LINE IS NOT AFFECTED BY TX-DOT'S EFFORT TO GET THIS WRAPPED UP. THEY ARE PROCEEDING INDEPENDENT OF ANY POLITICAL IMAGINATION GOING ON OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WE APPRECIATE THE COUNTY'S STEADFASTNESS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. YOU'VE BEEN THE COMMUNITY'S BIGGEST ALLIES AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS AS NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS FABIAN RAMIREZ SPEAKING ON ITEM 2 UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS FABIAN RAMIREZ. I WANT TO THANK THE JUDGE AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS MORNING'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE OF HOUSTON. AND HARRIS COUNTY. I LIVE IN THE NEAR NORTH SIDE NORTH CENTRAL NEAR THE -- EQUIPMENT AND YOU KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. JUST THIS MORNING I WENT TO THIRD WARD TO PICK UP SOME BREAKFAST TACOS AND DRIVING UP JENSON DRIVE I SAW THREE HISTORIC HOUSES BEING TORN DOWN OFF OF JENSON AND CLINTON. AND IT AGGRAVATED ME. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. HARRIS COUNTY ALONG WITH TX-DOT AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS ALLOWED THIS TO TAKE EVERY BROWN AND BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT SEEMS LIKE FLAT OUT GENOCIDE. GETTING RID OF THESE PEOPLE. THESE HOUSES WERE OWNED BY BLACK FAMILIES. I KNEW THEM PERSONALLY. I DID NOT KNOW THEY SOLD ALREADY. BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT KENDRA SPOKE ABOUT WITH REGARD TO THE 5TH WARD COMMUNITY ABOUT BEING MISLED AND NOT BEING GIVEN HONEST TRUTH AND TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION THAT CITIZENS HUMAN CITIZENS DESERVE. OKAY. THEY ARE BEING INTIMIDATED TO SELL PROPERTY. I'M NOT GOING TO SELL MINE. SO THIS IS -- I'VE ALREADY FILED A TITLE 6 AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SMOKE TX-DOT IS GOING TO BLOW ON THE 30TH BUT I'M TIRED OF IT. IT'S EMBARRASSING. THE YEAR IS 2021. SOUTH AMERICA. I'VE BEEN TO ITALY, NEW YORK AND CHICAGO AND THEY ALL HAVE BETTER TRANSPORTATION THAN US. I DON'T GET IT. HOW COME WE CAN'T GET THIS PROGRAM IN LINE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT THE HARRIS COUNTY IS GIVING US TO SPEAK OUR MINDS BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE FRUSTRATED. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS. WE USED TO BE IN THE HEIGHTS. THERE IS NO MORE BROWN AND BLACK PEOPLE IN THE HEIGHTS. MY DAD USED TO LIVE IN 5TH WARD. THERE ARE NO BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN 5TH WARD EITHER. SO WHEN ARE WE GOING AFTER THIS? THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN. >> THE FINAL SPEAKER IS MARISSA HANSON SPEAKING IN PERSON. >> YES. MY NAME IS MARISSA HANSON. LAST NIGHT AS -- WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER THE ASTROWORLD EVENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS ONLY 500 POLICE MEN AT THE EVENT FRIDAY NIGHT OF THE ASTROWORLD EVENT. YOU GUYS ARE THE ONE THAT'S ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY OF THE -- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOOSING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SECURITY AT NRG SO THE BUCK STOPS HERE WITH THE QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY. SO FAR NINE CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM THE MALL FEE SANS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS IN THIS COURTROOM. JUDGE HIDALGO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS A CLEAN UP [00:30:04] CREW THERE THE NIGHT OF THE MASS CASUALTY EVENT. CAN YOU ANSWER ME? IT'S A MASS CAPACITY EVENT. DO YOU NOT SEND A CLEAN UP CREW UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO COVER SOMETHING UP. WHY DID TRAVIS SCOTT GET ON THE AIRPLANE THAT NIGHT WHEN THERE WAS A MASS CASUALTY EVENT. WHO ESCORTED HIM TO THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAMILY. *. NINE PEOPLE DIED AND FAMILIES ARE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THEIR CHILDREN. A 9-YEAR-OLD JUDGE HILDALGO PLEASE LOOK AT ME WHEN I SPEAK TO YOU. A 9-YEAR-OLD BOY IS DEAD BECAUSE OF YOUR MALL FEE SAN -- MALFEASANCES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA YOU USED TO BE A SHERIFF. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS TO PEOPLE. IS THERE NO GOOD LEFT IN YOU? IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO ME. WHY DID YOU CALL AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION JUDGE HIDALGO? DO YOU NOT TRUST THE POLICE MEN? THEY ARE HERE TO DO GOOD AND SERVE US. WHY WOULD YOU CALL FOR A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION THE NIGHT OF A MASS CASUALTY EVENT. YOU DON'T DO THAT. YOU HAVE NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE 9-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO DIED LAST NIGHT. INSTEAD COMMISSIONER GARCIA YOU RETREAT SOMETHING ABOUT YOU GOING ON A BICYCLE RIDE AT NRG STADIUM. THERE IS NO MENTION OF THIS YOUNG BOY. HE IS NEVER GOING TO GET TO LIVE HIS LIFE EVER AGAIN. HIS PARENTS ARE NEVER GOING TO TUCK HIM INTO BED AND YOU ARE DOING IS COVERING UP YOUR MALFEASANCE. WHEN THE ELECTIONS COME UP I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU THREE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE SITTING IN A CHAIR IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT EVER AGAIN OR ANY KIND OF POLITICAL POSITION. WHAT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY NIGHT -- >> THANK YOU YOUR TIME IS UP. >> ARE THOSE ALL OF THE SPEAKERS [County Attorney] TIFFANY? >> YES, MA'AM, THAT IS ALL. >> SO LET'S TAKE THE ITEMS IN ORDER. ON TX-DOT DO FOLKS NEED TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION OR DO WE JUST NEED THE MOTION? >> JUDGE, THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THAT -- >> INTO. WE DISCUSS THEY HAD ISSUE AD NAUSEAM BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> OKAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMISSIONER RYAN PRODUCTIVE ONES I BELIEVE. AND IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS THE ISSUE OF THE LAWSUIT AND THE ISSUE OF INVESTIGATION BY FHWA HAVE BEEN SITED REPEATEDLY AS REASONS WHY WE CANNOT GET THE COUNTY AND TX-DOT CLOSER TOGETHER. BUT I -- WANT TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR FULL DUE DILIGENCE TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER SO I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER A PAUSE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL DISCUSS. NOT A DISMISSAL. BUT I HOPE THAT THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE OUR GOOD FAITH THAT WE ARE OPEN AS THE CALLERS MENTIONED. THEY WANT US TO SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE AND CONSIDER COMPROMISE. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS PAUSE -- THIS POTENTIAL PAUSE WILL ALLOWS US TO DO JUST THAT. I WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT. THE PROJECT IN SO MANY WAYS HAS BEEN SOMEBODY THAT I'VE LIVED BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL. AND WE PLEAD IT. -- AND WE NEED IT. *. SEVERAL FOLKS HAVE CITED I-45 AS THE MOST DANGEROUS FREEWAY IN NORTH AMERICA IF NOT IN THE STATE AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT. WE WANT TO GET IT DONE. HOWEVER IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN DOING THE PROJECT AT ALL COSTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS ADVERSE IMPACTS LIKE WE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE CALLERS WHO SHARED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION THAT [00:35:02] I WANT TO KEEP AN OPEN-DOOR AND OPEN MIND. AND SO I'M HOPEFULLY THAT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GET THE PARTIES TOGETHER. >> YES, COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUES IN TERMS OF THE LITIGATION ASPECTS. THE PROS AND CONS BUT IF THERE IS A PAUSE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE DIALOGUE I WOULD ONLY FAVOR IT IF IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LAWSUIT WILL BE REINSTITUTED. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. A PAUSE IS NOT A NEVER GO BACK -- OBVIOUSLY UNLESS WE CAN RESOLVE SOMETHING. >> THAT IS THE LEGAL NATURE OF A STAY. EIGHT TEMPORARY. I RECOMMEND SETTING AN END DATE TO IT WITH THE OPTION FOR THE COUNTY TO EXTEND IT IF WE HAVE MEANINGFUL NEGOTIATIONS AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. >> I DO LIKE THAT NOTION OF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT -- RESTART THE -- BUT ME PERSONALLY I WOULD NOT SUPPORT IT UNLESS WE HAVE SOME DATE CERTAIN IN WHICH IF THERE IS NO MOVEMENT IN TERMS OF DIALOGUE THE LAWSUIT WOULD BE REINSTITUTED. >> GOT IT. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. SO WE'LL FINISH DISCUSSING THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND FINALLY THERE IS THE THIRD ITEM AND WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN AT THE ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL ON NOVEMBER 5TH WAS JUST TRAGIC BEYOND BELIEF. I KEEP THINKING CONCERTS SHOULD BE A PLACE OF JOY AND FUN AND COMMUNITY. AND NOT A PLACE OF DEATH AND NOW THERE IS ANOTHER CAUSE FOR A HEARTBREAK WITH THE NEWS OF A LITTLE BOY -- LOSING HIS LIFE LAST NIGHT. OF COURSE, -- DIED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. A COLLEGE STUDENT. AND IT'S JUST HARD TO STOMACH AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING AND IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. AND WHILE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PURSUES ITS INVESTIGATION INTO ANY POSSIBLE CRIMINAL ELEMENTS AND THE COURTS DETERMINE POSSIBLE CIVIL LIABILITY I STILL THINK THAT WE SHOULD DO MORE. THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO IS TO TAKE A BIG PICTURE LOOK AT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST SO MANY PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THIS. WE KNOW IT'S A COMPLICATED WEB OF ENTITIES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS EVENT A POSSIBILITY. SO TAKING A STEP BACK AND ASKING WHAT IF ANYTHING COULD ANY OF THESE ENTITIES PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DO BETTER GOING FORWARD? WHAT LESSONS ARE THERE SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. AND MY HOPE IS THAT WHATEVER WE LEARN WILL INFORM OTHER JURISDICTIONS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, NOT HERE BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TRAGEDIES BEFORE. SO WE'VE BEEN CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT LOOK AT THIS AND THAT IS WHAT I'M PROPOSING TODAY. TO BE CLEAR AND I DO WANT TO MAKE THIS POINT COMMISSIONER GARCIA THE ASSESSMENT SHOULD IN NO WAY INTERFERE WITH THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION THAT THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING. HOUSTON POLICE AND HOUSTON FIRE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY RESPONDING TO THE EVENT AND CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION. THAT IS IMPORTANT A PATH FORWARD THAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TOGETHER IRRESPECTIVE OF THIS BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE GATS IN AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AND INDEPENDENT OF ANY INVOLVED AND THAT IS WHAT THIS PROPOSAL ACHIEVES IS TO HAVE THE COUNTY AUDITOR WHICH REPORTS TO A BOARD OF JUDGES NOT ANY OF US SELECT A OUTSIDE FIRM TO DO THIS ASSESSMENT AND BRING BACK RECOMMENDATIONS BEST PRACTICES, SUGGESTIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE GAPS IN AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. JUDGE IN THIS REGARD I DO WANT TO ASK MR. -- MINAFEE -- I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THIS THAT THAT THERE IS AN ITEM COULD OPEN [00:40:02] A DOOR -- FOR LIABILITY THAT THE COUNTY CURRENTLY IS NOT EXPOSED TO. AND SO THERE IS THAT POSSIBILITY. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> RIGHT. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. WE SUGGEST DISCUSSING THIS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> COMMISSIONER CAGLE. >> THIS IS A GREAT TRAGEDY AND IMMENSE SORROW AND OVERWHELMING SADNESS AT WHAT HAS OCCURRED HERE. AT THIS CONCERT. I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT I DO WANT TO ADDRESS TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT MY WORDS AND MY GRIEF AND MY SORROW TO MOVE US INTO AN INAPPROPRIATE PLACE WITH REGARD TO OUR SPOTS. -- RESPONSIBILITIES. SO I URGE THAT WE TAKE OUR DISCUSSIONS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE LEGAL QUESTIONS OF OUR COUNCIL. >> LET'S GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEMS 2 AND 3 TO CONSULT WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AND WE WILL BE BACK TO TAKE A VOTE. >> IT IS 1:39 AND THE COMMISSION'S COURT IS BACK IN SESSION. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE AND AGAIN I HOPE THAT THIS WILL LEAD US TO A POINT OF MUTER WALL RESPECT AND OPEN COMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE WORKING IN A SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS WITH OUR COLLECTIVE PARTNERS. TO ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A STAY OF THE COUNTY'S LAWSUIT AGAINST TEX-DOT TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS WITH TX-DOT REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE DISPUTE OVER THE I45 PROJECT * IN A MANNER THAT ADVANCES THE PUBLIC INTEREST. >> COMMISSIONER CAGLE. >> JUDGE AS SOMEONE WHO HAS REGULARLY VOTED ON THE SIDE OF WHETHER WE SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH THIS LITIGATION I COMMEND THE EFFORT AND SECOND THE MOTION IN TERMS OF TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AND NEGOTIATE EVEN THOUGH I DISAGREE WITH THE UNDERLYING CAUSE AT THE MOMENT TO WORK THINGS OUT I WILL JOIN AND MAKE THE SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> LET ME JUST PILE ON THERE IN TERMS OF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE STEP. I'M GOING THE SIT HERE AND SAY TX-DOT I THINK IS PREPARED TO MAKE A GOOD PLAN. AND I THINK IF WE ALL GET IN THE ROOM AND FIGURE IT OUT WE CAN GET THERE. SO I FOR ONE BELIEVE THAT TX-DOT IS THERE. THEY ARE OPERATING IN GOOD FAITH. AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ALLOW US ALL TO GET IN THE ROOM AND FIGURE IT OUT. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GO CAGLE, ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING TO RESOLVE THIS AND REITERATE MY COMMITMENT TO THEIR BEING A PROJECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A GOOD PROJECT THAT IS FORWARD THINKING AND THAT RESPECTS THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE MADE PROPOSALS TO THAT EFFECT. [County Judge] ON THE THIRD ITEM THAT IS THE ASTROWORLD ITEM COMMISSIONER GARCIA HAD A PROPOSAL. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE AND AS YOU HAVE SO WELL SAID AND OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED THIS IS JUST A HORRIFIC EVENT TO NOW BE A PART OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. AS A PROUD DADDY OF A YOUNG LADY I REMEMBER JUST GOING THROUGH MY THOUGHT PROCESS WHEN SHE WANTED TO GO TO A PARTY WHEN SHE WANT TO GO TO A SPECIAL EVENT JUST THE CONCERN THAT I INSTINCT I HAVELY HAD TRUST IN HER BUT * [00:45:06] ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS BEYOND HER CONTROL. SO FOR THE VICTIMS WE'RE NOW AT A COUNT OF 10. THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES. RELATED TO THIS -- THIS TRAGED. WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM AND THEIR LIVES IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS. FOR THE VICTIMS STILL RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU AND HOPING THAT THE GOOD LORD'S HEALING WILL BRING YOU OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND BACK INTO FULL HEALTH. AND TO THE FAMILIES TO THE PARENTS NO PARENT SHOULD OUT LIVE THEIR CHILD. AND SO TO EVERY FAMILY WHO HAS BEEN TOUCHED -- WE ARE WITH YOU. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THE TRAGEDY THE PAIN THAT YOU MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH. AND SO WITH THAT JUDGE -- IT'S IMPERATIVE -- YOU HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE LEADER AND ENCOURAGING THAT WE TAKE WHAT ACTIONS WE CAN RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PIECES TO THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. SO MY MOTION IS INTENDED TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD IN THE SPIRIT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COORDINATING AND COLLABORATING BUT AT THE SAME TIME LOOKING FORWARD. AND SO THIS MOTION WILL READ I MOVE TO SUPPORT THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRAGIC ASTROWORLD CONCERT AND TO DIRECT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO MEET WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY SPORTS DON CONVENIENCE CORPORATION AND THE HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY AUTHORITIES AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE SECURITY, FIRE LIFE AND SAFETY PLANS OF ALL SCHEDULED OUTDOOR CONCERTS ON NRG PARK PROPERTY. IN COORDINATION WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE ALL POSSIBLE BEST PRACTICES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AND THAT IS THE MOTION BECAUSE THE TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED ON THAT FRIDAY EVENING OBVIOUSLY IS HEARTBREAKING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. >> YOURS-- COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. AND I'LL JUST SAY OBVIOUSLY I PROPOSED A MORE THOROUGH AND DETAILED SCOPE TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF OBJECTIVITY AND AN IMPACTFUL OUTCOME AND WHILE THIS SCALES BACK MY PROPOSAL I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE COURT MOVE AS A UNIT WITH SOME NEXT STEPS SO I CONTINUE TO REITERATE MY ASK THAT THE THE OUTCOME BE OBJECTIVE AND ACTIONABLE AND PRODUCTIVE. AND I THINK WE OWE THAT TO THE VICTIMS AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE PLACE WHERE MY COLLEAGUES WISH TO BE AT. SO THERE IS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE'RE ALL HERE TO SEE THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. TO THE EXTENT ANYONE CAN TAKE ACTION THAT THEY PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. SO IT IS 1:47 AND WE'LL ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF EZRA BLUNT AND -- THE OTHER VICTIMS. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.