Dec 13, 2022 Commissioners Court

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>> LINA HIDALGO: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

IT IS. 20.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS DECEMBER 13TH MEETING OF THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT.

[Pastor Adam Mason, Minister of Counseling Services at Houston’s First Baptist Church.]

COMMISSIONER CAGLE. >> R. JACK CAGLE: TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN PRECINCT 3'S HONOR TO DO THE INVOCATION.

COMMISSIONER RAMSEY DID ME A SOLID, I THINK IS WHAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE CALL IT AND ALLOWING ME TO BRING MY LONG-TIME FRIEND.

WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS AND HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN MINISTRY SINCE HIS DAUGHTER WAS BORN AND LEANNA BETH I THINK IS 31 NOW.

SO DON'T ASK HIM TOO MANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE HE KNOWS ALL OF MY FLAWS, MY MANY SINS THAT I CONFESSED TO HIM IN PRIVATE.

I WILL INVOKE THE MINISTERIAL PRIVILEGE THAT'S THERE.

HE HAS BEEN THROUGH MANY A BATTLE THROUGH THICK AND THIN, BOTH AS A PRAYER WARRIOR AND AS A GOOD FRIEND.

AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN A NUMBER OF CHURCHES TOGETHER IN LIFE'S SEASONS, AND NOW HE IS THE -- WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL TITLE YOU HAVE THERE AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH?

>> MINISTER OF COUNSELING SERVICES.

>> MINISTER OF COUNSELING SERVICES.

A DEGREE FROM HARD UNIVERSITY AND TWO MASTERS FROM SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGY AND/OR DANEED MINISTER OF -- AND/OR DANEED MINISTER OF COUNSELING.

THERE IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN WHO WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED THAT HE FOUNDED, DEVELOPED AND HAVE BEEN WORKING.

ONE OF THE THINGS HOW GOD USED ADAM IS THAT IT WAS REAL POPULAR TO TALK ABOUT THE WAR ON DIVORCE.

THAT'S THE WRONG WAY TO FOCUS ON IT.

THEY DECLARED A WAR ON BAD MARRIAGES.

YOU DON'T END UP IN DIVORCE IF YOU WORK ON THE BAD MARRIAGES.

THEY WERE WORKING ON TRYING TO IMPROVE MARRIAGES SO YOU NEVER GOT TO THE SPOT OF DIVORCE. THAT'S SORT OF THE WAY GOD HAS USED ADAM. HE HAS DONE A NUMBER OF INVOCATIONS WHEN WE HAVE BEEN VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE.

AND THANK YOU, TOM, FOR ALLOWING ME TO BRING MY FELLOW WORKER AND MY GOOD FRIEND ADAM MASON TO DO OUR INVOCATION TODAY.

ADAM? >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAGLE. GOOD MORNING JUDGE HIDALGO AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING, COUNTY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. ON BEHALF OF HOUSTON'S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO DO THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING. LET US PRAY.

FATHER GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF OUR NEED FOR YOU. EACH OF US WAS BORN INTO SIN, SEEKING DESIRES OF THE FLESH AND SEEKING TO SERVE PRIDE AND SEEKING TO SERVE COMFORT AND SEEKING TO SERVE THOSE THINGS WHICH HONOR US VERSUS HONORING YOU.

RECOGNIZING OUR SINFUL CONDITION IS NOT SOMETHING ANY OF US CAN ALLEVIATE FOR OURSELVES, YOU SENT YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, TO DIE ON THE CROSS TO PAY THE PENALTY FOR OUR SINS THAT WE MIGHT STEP INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU WITH A MEASURE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR DOING AND NOT OUR DOING.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BELIEVED YOU AND HAVE ACCEPTED THE SACRIFICE OF YOUR SON THAT WAS OFFERED ON THE CROSS, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE YOUY -- TO GIVE US ETERNAL LIFE AND HAVE GIVEN US THE HOLY SPIRIT AS EVIDENCE OF THE ETERNAL LIFE.

I PRAY IN REC COG -- REC -- RECOGNITION OF YOUR WORD YOU SAY GATHER TOGETHER. I PRAY EACH OF US RECOGNIZE YOUR PRESENCE AND PRAISE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND THAT WE WOULD SEEK WISDOM, AND THAT WE WOULD HONOR THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HERE BECAUSE YOUR WORD IN ROMANS SAYS NOBODY SERVES AND NOBODY IS ELECTED WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH YOUR HAND AND YOUR AUTHORITY AND WE ARE TO PRAY FOR THEM AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM AS YOUR AGENTS.

FATHER, WE LEFT UP JUDGE HIDALGO AND PRAY YOU GIVE HER WISDOM TO

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WE PRAY, FATHER, THAT AS THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT SEEKS TO LEAD A LARGE COUNTY, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY THAT YOU WOULD EMPOWER THEM AND PROTECT THEM AND YOU WOULD GIVE THEM YOUR PEACE AS WELL, FATHER, AS BRINGING UNITY IN MIND AND PURPOSE APART FROM SEPARATE CONVICTIONS.

FATHER, THROUGH THAT UNITY THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH YOUR PURPOSE AND PROTECTION AND PROVISION AND SAFETY.

WE PRAY FATHER, ALSO THAT IN THE COURSE OF THE PROCEEDING THAT'S AS WE RECOGNIZE YOUR PRESENCE THAT OUR OWN HEARTS WOULD BE SOFTENED TO THE WORK YOU WANT US TO DO INDIVIDUALLY AND WE YIELD OURSELVES TO YOU BECAUSE GODLY LEADERSHIP AND GODLY GOVERNANCE DEPENDS ON GODLY PEOPLE. FATHER WE ASK THESE IN YOUR PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME. AMEN.

>> LINA HIDALGO: AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: VERY NICE PRAYER.

>> LINA HIDALGO: LET'S RECITE THE PLEDGE.

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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDERGOD, ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.

I KNOW COMMISSIONER ELLIS IS JOINING US VIA ZOOM.

I DON'T SEE HIM ON THERE, BUT I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMISSIONER. HE WAS THERE? I SEE COMMISSIONER ELLIS. WELCOME, COMMISSIONER.

I WANT TO START OUT BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT IS COMMISSIONER CAGLE'S LAST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS' COURT.

COMMISSIONER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, NOT JUST ON THIS DIOCE, BUT BEFORE THAT AND THROUGHOUT YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND HOW WELCOMING YOU WERE TO ME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I DON'T FORGET IT, AND I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE THE WORK HAVE YOU DONE MAINTAINING SO MANY FACILITIES AND MY FAVORITE PARKS AS YOU KNOW IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE FAVORITES.

I KNOW IT'S A WONDERFUL AND A REWARDING JOB, BUT IT IS OFTEN THANKLESS TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT IN THE WAY THAT YOU ARE AND THAT WE ALL ARE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COUNTY.

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JACK -- >> TOM RAMSEY: THANK YOU, JUDGE.

THANK YOU FOR STARTING THE MEETING AND IT IS APPROPRIATE WHEN WE CONSIDER I THINK THE GOOD EFFORTS -- THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS COMMISSIONER CAGLE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD START AND I COULD SIMPLY GIVE SOME PERSONAL TESTIMONY TO THE CULTURE ENHANCEMENT HE HAS DONE IN MY OWN LIFE. HE HAS PROBABLY EXPOSED ME TO WAY TOO MUCH SHAKESPEAR. I'M MORE OF A LIEUY -- LOUIS LEMORE KIND OF A GUY. HE BROUGHT ME TO A HIGHER UNDERSTANDING OF LITERATURE AND OTHER THINGS.

BEYOND THAT, I THINK HIS WORK AS A JUDGE AND I HAVEN'T TALKED TO A SINGLE PERSON THAT HAD ANY ENCOUNTER OR ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH HIM IN COURT THAT DIDN'T SAY THAT WAS A FAIR COURT, THAT WAS A FAIR HEARING. AND THEN HIS SERVICE AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER I THINK IS EXTRAORDINARY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE DAILY DETAILS AND WHAT WE DO HERE TWICE A MONTH OR SO, THAT'S ONE THING, BUT WHAT WE DO OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY DAY IN AND DAY OUT, I THINK IS NOTEWORTHY.

HE IS, I WILL TERM IT, A MAN OF INTEGRITY AND I KNOW THAT ALL HIS FAMILY AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HIM WELL CAN SAY THAT AND CAN ATTEST TO THAT. SO I WILL SIMPLY READ THE RESOLUTION HERE IN HIS HONOR. WHEREAS, R JACK CAGLE, CACTUS, HAS SERVED THE PEOPLE OF HARRIS COUNTY FOR 22 YEARS, 11 AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT 4 AND ANOTHER 11 AS JUDGE OF COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NUMBER 1.

AND WHEREAS JACK CAGLE GRADUATED FROM RICE UNIVERSITY IN 1983 WITH A TRIPLE MAJOR IN HISTORY, ECONOMICS MANAGERIAL STUDIES, HE CONTINUED HIS ACADEMIC JOURNEY AT THE BAYLOR SCHOOL OF LAW,

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WHEREAS AT THE DIOSE HE WAS QUIT TO REMIND US OF HIS ALMA-MATER, THE SCHOOL ON SOUTH MAIN AND EDUCATE US ON THE CLASSES, ESPECIALLY SHAKESPEAR DURING HIS YEARS AS COMMISSIONER JACK CAGLE WAS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE ON MENTAL HEALTHCARE AND MANY CRITICAL AND IMPACTFUL MENTAL HEALTH, PROJECTS AND SERVICES WERE SHEPHERDED INTO EXISTENCE BY COMMISSIONER CAGLE.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AT HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT WE EXTEND APPRECIATION TO OUR JACK CAGLE FOR HIS TIRELESS WORK TO BENEFIT AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF HARRIS

COUNTY. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: SECOND.

>> TOM RAMSEY: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> LINA HIDALGO: LET'S GIVE COMMISSIONER CAGLE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. RODRIGUEZ --

>> RODNEY ELLIS: JUDGE, IF I MIGHT?

>> LINA HIDALGO: GO AHEAD. >> RODNEY ELLIS: COMMISSIONER CAGLE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AS WELL.

22 YEARS IS A VERY LONGTIME. PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE COURTESIES YOU EXTENDED TO ME, PARTICULARLY WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE. ALTHOUGH YOU DIDN'T HAVE ME SMOKE, I REMEMBER GOING TO THAT POPULAR CIGAR BAR OUT IN YOUR PRE -- PRECINCT. SOMEONE INVITED ME OUT FOR AN EVENT AND I WENT AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS COMING TO MEET YOU AND I MISSED YOU AND YOU HAD ALREADY LEFT.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW YOU.

I THANK YOU FOR 11 YEARS ON THE COURT AND 11 YEARS ON THE BENCH.

I GOT A FEELING YOU WILL BE AROUND.

YOU ARE A YOUNG MAN. YOU MAY END UP BACK IN POLITICS IN SOME CAPACITY. SO THANK YOU.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: JUDGE? >> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONER

GARCIA? >> ADRIAN GARCIA: I WANT TO OFFER MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOU LANDED IN THIS DIOCE WHEN I WAS SHERIFF AND HAD SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS ALONG THE WAY AND APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR WORK AND COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRECINCT.

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. >> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONER, SEE FOR ME IT WAS THE GREEK CLASSICS, COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO YOUR TEAM DURING EMERGENCIES, VERY COLLABORATIVE.

IT HAD ONE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE CHAIR AND THERE WERE NO SURPRISES. COMMISSIONER CALLED ME WHETHER IT IS 2 IN THE MORNING, WHETHER IT IS MIDNIGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT THE TEAM IS DOING. WHAT MORE CAN WE DO? HOW CAN WE BETTER COORDINATE? THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL, COMMISSIONER. I WANTED TO MENTION IT EARLIER.

WE'LL HAVE THE WHOLE AGENDA TO GET THROUGH, BUT I WANTED TO START WITH THAT. THERE WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS. WE WILL CALL UP THE SPEAKERS FOR

THIS RESOLUTION. >> YES, MA'AM.

FIRST IS TOM OLIVERSON FROM TEXAS HOUTS OF -- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONERS. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY PROFOUND THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER CAGLE.

NORTH HARRIS COUNTY WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS TODAY WITHOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD AND YOU WERE A STEADY HAND AT THE HELM WHEN THE DISTRICTS WERE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF FLOODING DURING HARVEY AND OTHER TIMES YOU HAD ISSUES.

YOU WERE SOMEONE WE COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON TO BE THERE.

I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL BIPARTISAN WAY IN WHICH YOU APPROACHED YOUR WORK AS A DISTRICT -- I MEAN AS A

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>> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU. >> R. JACK CAGLE: THANK YOU,

DOC. >> NEXT IS JUDGE LINCOLN GOODWIN. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY FAMILIES AND ALL OF THE FAMILIES IN PRECINCT 4, JACK CAGLE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO US.

YOU SERVED US AS A JUDGE AND A COMMISSIONER.

YOU COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN A JOB THAT PAID MORE AND HAD BETTER HOURS AND A LOT LESS HEADACHES ABOUT MOSQUITO CONTROL, YOU FOLLOWED YOUR HEART AND THE LORD AND CHOSE TO SERVE.

FOR THAT WE THANK YOU. WE SERVED IN TIMES OF PERIL AND TIMES OF QUIET. ONE QUICK EXAMPLE, YOU HELPED US NAVIGATE THE FLOOD, AND BEFORE THE RAINS EVEN STOPPED YOU WERE IN THE BACK OF A FIVE-TON RESCUE TRUCK HELPING PEOPLE TO SAFETY.

I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS ON THAT TRUCK WITH YOU.

AND TIMES OF QUIET YOU MADE OUR COMMUNITY BEAUTIFUL AND ACTIVE WITH THE PARKS. IT IS ONE FOR THING FOR A HOST TO SPONSOR SHAKESPEAR IN THE PARK, BUT YOU WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO PERFORM ON STAGE IN THE CAST. HERE'S WHAT SURPRISED US ALL.

YOU WERE ACTUALLY VERY GOOD. FOR THAT AND SO MUCH MORE, WE

THANK YOU, JACK CAGLE. >> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS

UP. >> OKAY.

BLESS YOU ALL. WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL

SERVANT. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

AND COMMISSIONER I HEAR IS A GOOD SINGER TOO AS IT TURNS OUT.

>> YES. I CAN -- I AGREE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER 6 WHICH IS BRUCE SPEAKING FOR BRANDY BYER. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE JUDGE HIDALGO AND COMMISSIONERS.

I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER TOMBALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN COME -- TOMBALL, TEXAS.

THIS IS FOR JACK CAGLE, OUR FRIEND AND HIS WORK OVER THE PAST 11 YEARS AS OUR COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER CAGLE, GOD HAS ALREADY PRE ORDAINED YOU FOR YOUR POSITION AS OUR LEADER IN FOR A SEASON.

YOU ARE A STRONG AND CARING MAN, SOMEONE OF TRUE AUTHENTICITY.

YOU ARE EXTREMELY GIFTED AND WISE AND YOUR TOMBALL CONSTITUENTS REALIZE SERVING OTHERS BROUGHT YOU GREAT JOY.

AND YOU SEE SERVING AS A PRIVILEGE.

YOU BUILT RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

YOUR EMPLOYEES LOVE AND RESPECT YOU.

ARE YOU A MAN OF NOBLE CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE.

GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET.

ARE YOU GOD'S WORKMANSHIP. >> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS

UP. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER, FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH MORE AND TOMBALL LOVES YOU.

>> NEXT IS ALORIE KLEIN QUINN AT TOMBALL.

GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE HIDALGO AND HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS. I AM LAURA KLEIN QUINN, MAYOR OF TOMBALL AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK COMMISSIONER CAGLE FOR HIS HARD WORK, YOUR DEDICATION TO TOMBALL AND THE CITIZENS OF NORTH HARRIS COUNTY, THE COUNTY'S ASSISTANCE ON ROADS, PARKS HAVE ENHANCED OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND WE WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO YOU AND TO YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND POINT OF LOVE TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE.

THANK YOU. YOUR PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN INVALUABLE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT, BUT YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLION AND WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS TAMMY RODRIGUEZ SPEAKING IN PERSON. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: AFTER TAMMY SPEAKS, MY FRIEND, MY ANGEL, DESIREE, IS HERE. SCOOCH UP TO ME.

>> LAST TIME SHE COULDN'T COME IN, BUT I GUESS NOW SHE HAS A SPECIAL SEAT. MY NAME IS TAMMY RODRIGUEZ AND I DO MY WORK IN GULFTON. I CAME TO GIVE MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO COMMISSIONER CAGLE FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR OUR

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THAT'S ALL IT TOOK FOR HIM TO SEE WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAD AS A GREEN SPACE AND SET THINGS IN MOTION.

COMMISSIONER CAGLE HAS DONE MORE FOR BURNETT BAYLOR PARK THAN HAS EVER BEEN DONE BY THE CITY IN 32 YEARS.

HE HAS MADE ONE OF A KIND RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY PARKS THAT NEVER CONSIDERED TO BE DONE AND IS DONE NOW.

A MASTER PLAN IS IN THE WORKS. YOU SEE, THIS WAS NEVER DONE ABOUT POLITICS. IT WAS ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT DESERVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN AN UNDER SERVED COMMUNITY. WHAT HE SAID WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND WE GOT WHAT WE GOT. THANK YOU.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TREE --

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> TOM RAMSEY: PLEASE CONTINUE. >> I ASK THE COURT, YOU HAVE THE MAJORITY VOTE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR NEW COMMISSIONER WITH OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO BE NONPOLITICAL AND IT IS ABOUT THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN UNDER SERVED FOR SO MANY YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO ANYTHING GREEN, GREEN, GREEN, BIKES, TRAILS, PARK, REMEMBER, GULFTON, GULFTON, GULFTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> R. JACK CAGLE: THEY ARE GONNA TAKE YOU AWAY NOW. THANK YOU, MS. DESIREE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER 11, TAMARA BELL SPEAKING IN PERSON. HAVE YOU ONE MINUTE.

>> GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER CAGLE, THE FIRST COMMISSIONER TO EVER ATTEND A MEETING NOT ON ELECTION YEAR.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE MET OFF LONG POINT AND YOU WERE EXPLAINING SOME ISSUES THEY HAD BECAUSE OF A HEAVY RAIN SITUATION THAT WE HAD. NOBODY WOULD COME AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT GULLY WASN'T WORKING AND WHAT PROBLEM THIS WAS.

AND YOU CAME AND GAVE THOSE PEOPLE COMFORT.

THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME SEEING A GENTLE GIANT.

YOU ARE A GENTLE GIANT AND YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR CONCERN FOR ALL. AS TAMMY SAID, IT WASN'T ABOUT POLITICS. YOU KNEW THOSE PEOPLE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WOKE UP WITH ALL THAT WATER, AND IT WAS NOT EVEN A RAIN EVENT. IT WAS JUST RAIN.

YOU CAME OVER THERE TO HELP THEM.

YOUR SERVICE ACROSS THE AREA JUST COMING TO OTHER MEETINGS AND COMING TO THE ALLIANCE MEETING WHERE YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE CITY AND ALWAYS MAKING SURE YOU HAD A REPRESENTATIVE THERE MEANS SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: PLEASE CONTINUE.

>> IT MEANS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY.

FOR SO MANY YEARS THIS WAS CLOAKED.

NOBODY KNEW WHAT Y'ALL DID OR WHAT Y'ALL ARE ABOUT.

YOU REACHING OUT TO US LIKE YOU DID AT THAT TIME, I MEAN THIS WAS YEARS AGO. I MEAN, THIS WAS A LONGTIME AGO.

IT REALLY MEANT A LOT BECAUSE WE PUT YOU COMMISSIONERS ON PEDESTALS. IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BIGGEST SAFETY CONCERN WE HAVE IN THIS AREA AND THAT'S FLOODING. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN'T CONTROL AND NOBODY CAN CONTROL WHEN THE WATER IS GONNA COME AND WHEN IT IS GONNA STOP. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT IS HARD ASSIGNMENT AND IT TAKES A SPECIAL HEART WHICH I DON'T GOT OR I WOULD END UP IN JAIL. I AIN'T THAT GIRL.

THE FACT THAT YOU DECIDED TO DO IT AND TO TAKE THE TIME WHICH IS THE MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY YOU HAVE AND GIVE IT TO PUBLIC SERVICE MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. GOD BLESS YOU.

I MEAN IT, YOU WILL FLY WHEREVER YOU GO.

THANK YOU. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

>> NEXT IS SPEAKER 12, JENNI MCGOWAN FROM KLEIN ISC.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.

>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JENNI MCGOWAN AT KLEIN ISD. I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO COMMISSIONER CAGLE.

COMMISSIONER CAGLE, ARE YOU A GIFT TO -- YOU ARE A GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE LEAD THROUGH A HURRICANE TOGETHER WHEN THE SCHOOLS FLOODED AND WE OPENED UP A SHELTER IN THE MIDDLE OF KLEIN ISD FOR ALL OF THOSE DISPLACED.

WE WENT THROUGH A PANDEMIC TOGETHER.

AND JUST THE WAY YOU LEAVE WITH INTEGRITY AND KINDNESS IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, YOU HAVE MADE THE KLEIN COMMUNITY BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU HAVE MADE ME BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I AM HONORED AND PROUD TO KNOW YOU.

I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY ON BEHALF OF THE 54,000 STUDENTS AND 7,000 EMPLOYEES AND A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE WHO

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WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'VE MADE POSSIBLE FOR US BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAGLE, AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THE FUTURE.

YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. >> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

>> NEXT IS JACOB CLEMENTAGE SPEAKING IN PERSON.

HAVE YOU TWO MINUTES. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

>> GOOD MORNING, JACK. YOU KNOW HOW MANY JACK TAXES COME? TWO.

HE HAS TWO CACTI OF A CACTUS. AT ANY RATE, I WAS AT MY -- [INAUDIBLE] AND YOU ARE LOVED. THAT ARE -- THOSE ARE YOUR CAPS, CACTUS JACK. AND SPONSORED BY ADRIAN GARCIA IS WELL WORTH IT. IT IS HONORING THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HATRED, PREJUDICE AND APATHY. THAT'S WHAT I DID.

AT ANY RATE, I AM JUST -- I AM WEARING TEXANS STUFF AND ASTROS STUFF BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PLACES I WORKED.

THIS SHIRT IS MY UNIFORM AT NRG STADIUM.

WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS I WANTED TO LOOK AT A LETTER THAT RODNEY ELLIS WROTE TO ME IN 2020. AND THAT IS A FAREWELL TO STEVE RADACK. THAT IS GOOD AND I WANTED TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND CACTUS JACK WAS INVOLVED WITH GOVERNMENT AND HE IS STILL INVOLVED WITH GOVERNMENT.

THERE IS PREJUDICE -- [INAUDIBLE] AND CAME UP AND I GOOGLED IT. ANYWAY, CACTUS JACK, TODAY IS YOUR DAY BECAUSE TODAY IS THE LAST DAY YOU WILL HEAR ME SPEAK.

>> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR

THIS ITEM. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, TIFFANY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CAGLE.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: JUDGE, MAY I MAKE A BRIEF COMMENT?

>> LINA HIDALGO: OF COURSE, COMMISSIONER.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE PRE -- PLEA SINK 4 -- PRECINCT 4 IN THE OLD BOUNDARIES AND THE NEW BOUNDARIES. WHEN I FIRST CAME IN WE WERE IN A DROUGHT AND EVERYONE WAS SAYING WHAT CAN YOU DO, COMMISSIONER, ABOUT GETTING US WATER BECAUSE WE WERE IN A DROUGHT. AND SO I SAID PIOUSLY WE WILL PRAY FOR RAIN. AFTER FOLKS STARTED PRAYING FOR RAIN, WE ENDED UP WITH FIVE 100- YEAR FLOODS A 500-YEAR FLOOD AND 200-YEAR FLOOD AND I TOLD PEOPLE, QUIT PRAYING FOR RAIN. WE ARE GOOD BACK TO THE TIME OF MOSES IN TERMS OF WATER. WE EXPERIENCED THE DROUGHT.

WE EXPERIENCED THE FLOOD. IN THOSE FLOOD EVENTS WE LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS. WE HAVE NOW, IN PRECINCT FOUR, HAVE RESCUE CREWS AND TEAMS WITH TRUCKS THAT WE HAD TO USE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER BECAUSE WEE -- BECAUSE WE MULTI-PURPOSED OUR DUMP TRUCKS TO BE PEOPLE MOVERS.

WE HAVE OUR OWN FLEET OF HIGH WATER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE PRECINCT 4 DRIVERS AND THE OTHER DRIVERS, THEY KNOW THESE ROADS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO GET IN. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WOULD OCCASIONALLY DRIVE THE HIGH WATER VEHICLES AND HITTING THINGS LIKE WATER HYDRANTS AND CAUSING THE WRONG KIND OF A PROBLEM.

WE HAVE A FLEET OF BOATS. WE HAVE TRAINS AND SWIFT WATER RESCUE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE THERE TO MAKE SURE WE WILL BE SAFE. WE HAVE RETROFITTED OUR TRUCKS WITH LIFTS. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU WOULD LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER AND INTO A DUMP TRUCK, IT WAS VERY EASY TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

WE WERE BLESSED THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED.

I WILL SAY WHEN WE LIFTED THE FOLKS FROM SOME OF OUR NURSE -GO

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AND SO IT BECAME MORE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THE LIFTS.

THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

THEY CALLED US ALL THE FIREMEN. THERE WERE THOSE DAY THAT'S WE WERE THERE. WE WENT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

WE WENT THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES OF REDISTRICTING WHERE WE LEFT 1.2 MILLION RESIDENTS TO LEARN ANOTHER 1.2 MILLION RESIDENTS WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS THAT WERE THERE.

WE ARE BUT SERVANTS FOR A TIME, AND ALL OF US WILL BE -- WHO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING BORN WILL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DYING SOME DAY AND MEETING THE ONE WHO CREATED US, BUT IN TERMS OF BEING SERVANTS, THE THINGS THAT WE DO ON THIS EARTH ARE ALSO JUST FOR A TIME. AND LIKE THE GRASS IT WILL WITHER AND FADE AWAY. THE LILLIES BLOOM, BUT THEN THEY ALSO FADE. AND SO MY TERM OF SERVICE WILL BE HANDED OVER. THE KEYS WILL BE HANDED OVER ON JANUARY 1ST BARRING SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENING. AS WE GO THROUGH THIS CONCEPT OF CHANGE, I DO WANT TO CALL UPON YOU, THE CONSTITUENTS, AND MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE DIOSE TO NOT JUST LOOK TO THE MOMENT, BUT TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE. AND THERE ARE BIG THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. WE ARE BUILT IN A BIO, THE BIO CITY. BY THE WAY, OLD TOWN HOUSTONIANS CALL BIOS, BIKE BUFFALO -- LIKE BUFFALO, BIO, BUT YOU NEW FANG TKPWELED FOLKS CALL IT A BAYOU. WE ARE IN FLAT LAND BAYOU TERRITORY. AND IF WE ARE TO CONTINUE THE DREAMS, WE NEED TO LIFT FROM THE PAGES OF 1910 AND LIFT FROM THE PAGES OF RAFFERTY FROM THE 1930S AND THE 1940S AND SEE THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE TO PROTECT DOWNSTREAM BY INVESTING IN UP STREAM. PART OF THAT WILL BE WITH WHAT THE DUTCH DO IN THE MAKE ROOM FOR A RIVER.

WE HAVE DONE THE STUDIES AND HAVE THE PRELIMINARY BACK THAT YOU CAN STORE AS MUCH BY GOING WIDE AS DIGGING A DEEP HOLE.

WE HAVE OUT WEST THE KATY PRAIRIE WHERE THERE IS KATY PRAIRIE GRASS THAT ARE NATURALLY DESIGNED BY GOD TO ABSORB WATER.

WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES AND BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TO DO SO AT THE SAME TIME, BY PRESERVING LAND AND HOLDING WATER TO THE WEST. IT MAY MEAN PARTNERING WITH THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. I LEARNED WATER FLOWS DOWNHILL.

THE UPHILL COUNTY NEXT TO US, IF WE CAN STOP THE WATER THERE, IT HELPS US HERE. IF I CAN STOP IT THERE, I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT HERE. WE ALSO NEED TO INVEST IN THE TUNNELS. NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WE SAY ARE NEW AND ACTUALLY ARE AS ANCIENT AS ANCIENT ROME.

ANY FOLKS WHO HAVE SEEN THE PICTURES OF THE AQUA DUCTS, BUT THEY DON'T REALIZE IS THE WATER WENT OVER, DOWN, OVER, DOWN AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO PICK UP THE SPRING WATERS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT. THAT TECHNOLOGY IS CALLED THE REVERSE SIPHON, ONE OF THE SEVEN GREAT WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. AND THIS IS BEING REVITALIZED AND BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO US POTENTIALLY AT THE CORP OF ENGINEERS WHERE WE CAN RADICALLY CHANGE THE CONCEPT OF WATER FROM TAKING IT WHERE IT MAY BE IN OUR BI -- BAYOUS AND IT MAY BE IN OUR RESERVOIRS AND TAKING IT TO THE SHIP CHANNEL AND HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF HAVING THAT SCOURING EFFECT WHERE IT WOULD CAUSE US LESS AND IT WOULD USE THE NATURE OF THE WATER THAT HARMS US TO SCOUR OUT. WE NEED TO CONTINUE OUR RESEARCH ON WATER REUSE OR DRAINAGE REUSE.

AS IN LAS VEGAS AND IN OTHER PARTS OF OUR COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS WATER AND THERE IS TOO MUCH IN THE RAIN EVENTS THEY LEARNED TO RECYCLE IT AND STORE IT AT TIMES WHEN THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WATER. THESE ARE GREAT CONCEPTS, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND OUR PARKS. YOU SEE, YOUR PARKS AND YOUR HEARTS ARE TO A COMMUNITY WHAT A DECORATION, A PAINT OR A LAWN MIGHT BE TO A HOUSE OR A HOME. WE COULD LIVE IN A LITTLE BOX IN A CORNER, BUT WE CHOOSE TO LIVE IF PLACE THAT'S ARE PWAOUFPL -- THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL. AND YOUR HEART AND YOUR PARKS ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE COMMUNITIES BEAUTIFUL.

AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOUR PARKS WERE THE PLACES TO WHERE FOLKS COULD GO TO FIND RESPITE AND SOLACE.

THERE WAS NO OTHER PLACES THEY COULD GO.

YOUR PRECINCT 4 FOLKS CALLED IT EVERY DAY IS A SATURDAY.

SATURDAY HISTORICALLY BEING THE BUSIEST DAYS, BUT EVERY DAY IN

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BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU TRAILS TO RIDE ON, YES, AND IT GIVES YOU GREEN SPACE TO WHERE THE WATERS CAN FLOOD AND IT IS TO BE STORED BECAUSE THE PARKS NEED TO BE WHERE THE WATERS GO.

JOHN PAUL LANDING IS A BEAUTIFUL PARK.

IT HAS CRICKET FIELDS AND ALL KINDS OF EXCITING THINGS THERE.

BUT IT ALSO PROTECTS US WHEN IT IS FLOODING.

OUR PARKS BECOME PART OF THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO WHEREAS THE OLD ROMANS WOULD SAY THE -- YOU ALWAYS WANT THE SOLUTION THAT HAS MULTIPLE BENEFITS. OR THE THREE VIRTUES.

WHATEVER WE BUILD -- WHATEVER WE BUILD NEEDS TO BE FIRMITOS, UTILITOS AND UNITITOS. IT NEEDS TO BE STRONG.

IT NEEDS TO BE USEFUL AND IT NEEDS TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

AN CAMPBEL OF A -- AN EXAMPLE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING IS THE TOMBAL TOLL ROAD. NORMALLY WHERE THEY COLLECT TOLLS WAS AN UGLY THING, BUT I WOULD GET CALLS SAYING IT IS NICE FOR YOU TO PUT THAT ARTWORK OVER THE ROAD.

IT LOOKS SO PRETTY LIKE THE ARCH IN ST. LOUIS.

IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE NECESSARILY -- I MEAN, ITS PURPOSE WAS TO COLLECT YOUR TOLL SO WE COULD PAY FOR THAT ROAD AND THE NEXT ROAD. BUT IT WAS DONE BEAUTIFULLY SO IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT APIECED YOUR -- APPEASED YOUR EYE AS YOU WENT TO AND FROM WORK AND TO AND FROM HOME.

LET US BE SERVANTS FOR A TIME. LET US SERVE DILIGENTLY THE TASKS THAT ARE BEFORE US NOW AND LET US LOOK TO THE FUTURE.

ONE LAST THING ON THE PARKS THERE IS A LEGACY TREE PROGRAM WHERE WE PLANT TREES ON THE TRAILS.

TREES THAT I WILL NEVER HAVE A CHANCE FROM EATING THE FRUIT FROM, NATIVE FRUIT TREES, BUT SOME DAY MY GRANDKIDS WILL BE ABLE TO WALK ALONG THAT ROAD, THAT TRAIL, AND LIKE THE GREAT KAHN DID IN THE BOOKS OF MARCO POLO WHERE FOLKS TRAVELED IN THE SHADE AND SNACK ALONG THE TREES ALONG THE WAY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL. PLANT A TREE FOR THE FUTURE.

GREEN SPACE, GREEN SPACE, GREEN SPACE, PARKS AND PROTECTION FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

GOING WITH THE RESOLUTION STARTING WITH THE ONES UNDER MY AGENDA, THE FIRST IS COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING GLEN MULLEN FOR 32 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HARRIS COUNTY.

JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT WHILE THIS LOADS.

WHEREAS GLEN R MULLEN, MANAGER OF PROCESS REVIEW FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY TOLL -- TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY, WILL RETIRE AFTER 32 YEARS OF OUT STANDING AND MARE FOR YOUS SERVICE TO -- MARE FOR -- MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO HARRIS COUNTY.

HE STARTED IN 1990 AND TRANSFERRED TO THE TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY ON JUNE 9TH, 2008. GLEN'S FOCUS WAS TO WORK ON VARIOUS ANALYTICAL PROJECTS AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEWS, AMONG OTHER DUTIES. GLEN'S DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM ARE TRULY REMARKABLE.

HE HAS EARNED HIS COLLEAGUES' TRUST, ADMIRATION AND RESPECT WITH HIS GOOD ATTITUDE, HONESTY, SIN TEAR TEE AND -- SINCERITY AND COMMITMENT TO WORK. HE IS A TRUE WARRIOR.

ON HIS JOURNEY WITH RETIREMENT, HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND THREE SONS. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT COMMANDS AND CONGRATULATES GLEN ROBERT MULLEN FOR HIS 32 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS OF GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

DO WE HAVE MR. MULLEN HERE OR ON THE LINE?

>> HE HAD TO CANCEL AT THE LAST MINUTE.

>> THANK YOU AND WE WILL CELEBRATE HIM IN HIS ABSENCE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. MULLEN, FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT IS ANOTHER RETIREMENT, AND THAT IS THANKING DANIEL "DANNY" CLOUGH FOR 34 YEARS OF SERVICE

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ANALYSIS, WITH HARRIS KOUPB -- COUNTY UNIVERSAL SERVICES WILL RETIRE ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2022 AFTER 34 YEARS OF SERVICE.

HE STARTED IN PRECINCT 2 IN SEPTEMBER OF 1988 WORKING FOR COMMISSIONERS FONI -- FONTIO. HE WAS ON THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE COMMITTEE AND WAS CREATED TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS A COMPANY CAN STOCKPILE ON THE PROPERTY IN HARRIS COUNTY. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS LEAD TO THE ADOPTION OF THE HARRIS COUNTY BUILDING CODES WHICH ARE IN PLACE TODAY. DANNY JOINED HARRIS COUNTY UNIVERSAL SERVICES IN 2004 WHERE HE HELD VARIOUS POSITIONS, COUNTY OPERATOR AND HELPED THE TECHNICIAN OF CUSTOMER CARE SPECIAL LISTER AND CIRCUIT ADMINISTRATOR.

OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADMONISHMENTS, DANNY ALONG WITH THE UH SIS -- ASSISTANCE OF THE GIS TEAM IDENTIFIED COUNTY LOCATIONS BOTH ON THEIR LAPTOPS AND THEIR MOBILE DEVICES.

DANNY LOOKS FORWARD TO TRAVELING AROUND TEXAS, FISHING, LEARNING TO PLAY GOLF AND CHECKING OFF BUCKET LIST ITEMS. BE IT RESOLVED THAT HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT HERE BY COMMANDS AND CONGRATULATES DANIEL "DAN FEE" CLOUGH FOR HIS 34 YEARS OF SERVICE AND BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE HIDALGO AND COMMISSIONERS.

IT HAS BEEN ENLIGHTENING AND CHALLENGING.

IT HAS BEEN EVENTFUL. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE HAPPEN OVER 34 YEARS, GOOD AND BAD, BUT CHANGE IS GOOD.

ONE THING I WAS TAUGHT A LONGTIME AGO IS YOU NEED TO EMBRACE CHANGE. IF YOU STAND STILL YOU WILL BE LEFT BEHIND. AND WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATION I CAN SEE THAT IT WAS MOVING FORWARD AND CHANGING A LOT. THANK Y'ALL FOR THE CHANGE AND THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING TECHNOLOGY LIKE LIVE STREAMING.

IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO SERVE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. CLOUGH.

THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

>> WE HAVE ONE MORE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING SERVICE TO HARRIS COUNTY. AND THIS IS TO COMMEMORATE THE RETIREMENT OF GRAY STANSELL. I BELIEVE --

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: HE'S HERE. >> LINA HIDALGO: HE IS HERE.

AH. WHEREAS GRAY STANSELL RETIRED FROM HUMAN RESOURCES ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2022 AFTER MORE THAN 39 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE.

YOU ALL LOOK SO YOUNG. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I THINK IT'S -- WELL, GRAY JOINED THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON DECEMBER 1ST, 1982 AS AN EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN FOR SHERIFF JACK HURT AS COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT 3. GRAY SUSEQUENTLY JOINED THE TEAM AS AN ANALYST IN THE DISASTER RECOVERY SECTION.

HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RECOVERY EFFORTS AFTER HURRICANE IKE AND HURRICANE HARVEY. GRAY'S INTERACTIONS WERE ENCOURAGING AND POSITIVE. HE MADE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH HIS POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE RISK MANAGEMENT FAMILY.

HE WAS ALWAYS A TEAM PLAYER GOING UH -- ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS GOING ON. COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONGRATULATES GRAYTA SNSELL FOR 39 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HARRIS COUNTY. ANDER FURTH OFFERS BEST WISHES FOR AN ENJOYABLET RETIREMEN.VE WE HA -- IS THERE A MOTION?IA

>> ADRN GARCIA: SO MOVED. I MOVE AND YOU SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECONDRA BY COMMISSIONER MSEY.

GO AHEAD, MR. STANSELL. >> IT ISTO SO GOOD TO BE HERE DAY. IT FELT LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN I STARTED WITH HARRIS COUNTY. IT WAS DECEMBER 2ND, 1982.

IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT LONG AGO. I REMEMBER MY DAD ONE TIME TOLD ME THAT SOME DAY I WILL PULL THE SHEETS UP ABOVE MY -- JUST BELOW

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THAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER. I THINK COVID CHANGED THINGS FOR US AND TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED THINGS FOR US.

I WORKED FOR SOME GREAT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY.

THIS IS A GREAT COUNTY. IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE OUR TAXPAYERS AND OUR CONSTITUENTS.

I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FOR JACK HERD AND JOHNNY CLAGEN AND SHERIFF TOMMY THOMAS AND ADRIAN GARCIA, SHERIFF.

I WAS AN EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN AND WAS TAKEN -- TAKING MY LIEUTENANT'S TEST WHEN STEVE RADACK SAID I WILL PAY UH CAPTAIN'S PAY AND GIVE YOU BETTER HOURS.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE EXTRA JOBS.

I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH STEVE RADACK WHO GAVE ME A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LEEWAY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN GETTING STATE LAWS PASSED. IT HAS BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE HARRIS COUNTY AND OUR TAXPAYERS.

I WAS TOLD ONE TIME BIMONTHLILY PRYOR AND STEVE RADACK THAT WE HAD A SHORT TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I WILL ECHO COMMISSIONER CAGLE'S STATEMENT THAT YOU HAVE THIS SHORT TIME TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.

I FEEL LIKE WHAT WE DO HERE IS PART OF MAKING THAT DIFFERENCE.

IT IS THAT PUBLIC TRUST THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SACRED BETWEEN US AND THE TAXPAYERS THAT KNOW WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM.

WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE A STEVEN SPIELBERG MOVIE THEY KNOW WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH THE PAST JUDGES IN HARRIS COUNTY AND WORKING WITH MARK SLOAN AND SHANE IS HERE WHO IS A PRINCE OF A GUY TO WORK FOR. COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, TAKE CARE OF SHANE. HE IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST AND OUR BEST. IT HAS BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO WORK FOR SHANE. IT HAS BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO WORK FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND FOR STEVE RADACK OF PRECINCT 3, COMMISSIONER STEVE RADACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ALSO MAKE THIS PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO MY BRIDE, LINDA, THE MOTHER OF MY THREE CHILDREN -- FIVE CHILDREN, RATHER AND TOOK CARE OF MY KIDS WHEN I WORKED T -- TRANS STAR SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS AND MAKING SURE THEY WERE SAFE AND LETTING ME DO WHAT I NEEDED TO DO.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY SON-IN-LAW WHO IS HERE THAT REPRESENTS MY OTHER FIVE CHILDREN AND MY SEVEN

GRANDCHILDREN. >> COMMISSIONER GARCIA?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: GRAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE BEEN THE CONSTANT GENTLEMAN AND PUBLIC SERVANT AND SERVANT LEADER. I REMEMBER WORKING WITH YOU BACK WHEN I WAS A COP. YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED SINCE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS COUNTY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

>> I LIVE IN PRECINCT 2 NOW. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: ALL RIGHT.

COME ON I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE DITCHES, MAN.

>> LINA HIDALGO: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. ALL IN FAVOR.

>>. I >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? MOTIONRI CARES UNANIMOUSLY. OF SEE NRESOLUTIONS OUT ORDER FOR COMMISSIONER ELLIS.L WE'LGOCO AHEAD TO MMISSIONER

GARCIA'S RESOLUTIONS. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU, JUDGE.IO THIS RESOLUTN I HAVE ISA IMPORTANT FOR LOT OFS. DIFFERENT REASON ONE THAT IS JUST SORT OF EYE -- IRONIC BASED ONAD A RECENT TRIPI JUST H. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT DR. HIPIN FROM THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS.

DR. PIN IS A MEMBER OF THE HOLOCAUST OF HOUSTON BOARD AND THE SON OF TWO HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.

THIS RESOLUTION SPEAKS TO OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS THAT WE SHOULD ALL SHARE IN SPEAKING AGAINST HATE AND ANYTHING ANTI-SEMITIC. THIS RESOLUTION READS, WHEREAS THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN HATE SPEECH AND ACTION, PARTICULARLY TARGETING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS AND HARRIS COUNTY, WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE FBI, 63 OF RELIGION-BASED HATE CRIMES TARGET JEWS WHO MAKE UP ONLY 2.4% OF THE U.S. POPULATION.

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TOGETHER WE HAVE THE POWER TO STAND UP TO ANTI-SEMITISM AND OTHER TOMORROWS OF -- AND OTHER FORMS OF HATE.

LET ME ALSO JUST ADD THAT WHEN I WAS SHERIFF --

>> R. JACK CAGLE: LET ME SECOND THE MOTION.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: WHEN I WAS SHERIFF, THE MUSEUM WAS ALSO A PARTNER IN HELPING TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO NEW SUPERVISORS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THATY -- APPRECIATE THAT.

THERE WAS THOSE IN UNIFORM WHO WORKED WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND FOLLOWED THE WRONG TRACK AND LOST THE PURPOSE OF THEIR CALLING, IF YOU WILL. THE OTHER SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS, JUDGE, AND COLLEAGUES, I HAD THE HONOR AND THE PLEASURE AND THE PRIVILEGE OF VISITING ISRAEL MANY TIMES.

EVERY ONE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR ME FOR A LOT OF REASONS. THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN OF MOST SIGNIFICANT REASON TO ME, THERE IS ONE THAT CAN BE FOUND, IT WAS VISITING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MILLIONS WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE HOLOCAUST , MURDERED, BUT THE STORY OF THE CHILDREN ISN'T OFTEN SPOKEN ABOUT.

IS IT -- IT WAS IMMENSELY PRO FOUND.

IT HIT ME LIKE NOT EVEN A TON OF BRICKS COULD COMPARE TO SEE THE SHOES, THE TOYS, THE CLOTHING THAT THOSE LADIES WORE DURING THE TIME. AND SO IT WAS JUST -- IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT AND WE HAVE AN INTERESTING FRIEND I JUST MADE ON A RECENT TRIP TO NEW YORK WE WANT TO GET ON THE LINE. DR. PIN.

>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE LAST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HOLOCAUST IS A MAN GETTING OFF A TRAIN IN 1949 AT UNION STATION WHERE MINUTE MAID PARK SITS TODAY.

THE MAN IN THE SUIT IS 27 YEARSN OLD D DOESN'T SPEAK ANY ENGLISH. HE ENDURED YEARS OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN LITHUANIA AND SURVIVEDNK THE HOLOCAUST THAS TF THE EFFORTS CHRISTIAN FARMERS WHO HID HIM IN WORLD WAR II.

THIS MAN IS MY FATHER. MY MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER LIVED THROUGH THE HORRORS OF 9 DIFFERENT CAMPS INCLUDING TRIBLINKA, AUSCHWITZ AND WE WERE FOR THE -- AND WERE FORTUNATE TO SURVIVE DURING THIS TERRIBLE TIME IN OUR WORLD'S HISTORY.

MY PARENTS, AS WERE ALMOST THE 1,000 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS CALLED HARRIS COUNTY HOME WERE SO WELCOMED INTO THIS COMMUNITY WHEN THEY ARRIVED HERE TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES.

WHAT WE TEACH AT HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN HOUSTON IS HATE STARTS WITH WORDS, THE WORDS SAID AGAINST JEWS AND OTHER TARGETED GROUPS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS ARE ALARMING.

WE MUST BAND TOGETHER AND STAND UP TO ALL FORMS OF HATE SPEECH.

MY PARENTS' FAMILIES WITNESSED THE WORST CONSEQUENCES OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN MY FAMILY BORN IN THE UNITED STATES IN A HOSPITAL JUST A FEW MINUTES FROM THIS COURTROOM. I AM PROUD OF MY FREE -- FREEDOM AS AN AMERICAN, A TEXAN AND A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF HARRISCE COUNTY. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO EXPERIEN THE HORRORS THAT MY PARENTS EXPERIENCED IN EASTERN EUROPE. ANTI-SEMITIC AND OTHER HATE-MOTIVATED COMMENTS ARE RAMPANT AND HATE-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IS INCREASING. AS I LEARN FROM LISTENING TO MY PARENTS' MANY STORIES, THERE CAN BE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES OF ANTI-SEMITISM, HATRED AND INDIFFERENCE.

THE VISION OF HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON IS TO TRANSFORM IGNORANCE INTO RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE.

WE EACH HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLECTIVE ACTIONS OF OUR SOCIETY. WE ALL MUST LEARN THE DANGERS OF

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WHEN THERE IS HATE AGAINST ONE OF US IN HARRIS COUNTY, THERE IS HATE AGAINST ALL OF US. THANK YOU.

>> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONER RAMSEY?

>> TOM RAMSEY: THANK YOU. THAT WONDERFUL, WELL-SAID.

THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING I WAS IN JERUSALEM.

THAT WAS MY SEVENTH TIME AND I NEVER GO TO THAT COUNTRY WITHOUT GOING TO THE HOLOCAUST. MR. GARCIA, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON. I TOO WAS MOVED BY THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, I MEAN, THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM.

IT BASS THE -- IT WAS THE SHOES AND IT WAS THE REBAR STICK OUT.

AS A CIVIL ENGINEER YOU HAVE REBAR OUT OF THE TOP OF AN UNFINISHED STRUCTURE. THAT MEANS THAT IS AN UNFINISHED LIFE. THE THING THAT SHOULD SET US ALL BACK WAS THEY BEGIN READING NAMES OF THE CHILDREN.

IT TAKES OVER A YEAR TO READ THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN MURDERED BECAUSE OF HATE, BECAUSE OF THE -- THERE'S NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. WHEN I THINK OF ISRAEL I THINK THAT IS OUR FRIEND. I THINK ISRAEL AS THE CHOSEN PEOPLE. I WON'T GO BIBLICAL ON YOU HERE, BUT THAT IS A -- IF WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THAT, THAT IS GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE. WE BETTER TAKE CARE OF THEM.

NO GREATER BLESS -- BLESSING THAN WE HAD.

WE HAD QUITE THE GROUP THERE. OUR ISRAELI FRIENDS HAD US ON THE SEA OF GALILEE. WHEN THEY RAISED THE AMERICAN FLAG AND SANG "GOD BLESS AMERICA," YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GOT TO BE A FRIEND -- WE HAVE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD STARTING WITH OUR JEWISH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.

WE SHOULD NOTET L ANYTHING BE SAID IN ANYWAY,M FORSH OR FAION TO DISRESPECT OR EXPRESS HATE. T SOHANK YOU, COMMISSIONER,PU FOR TTING ITTH UP. ANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. F I LOOKORWARDNG TO SUPPORTI THATE MUSEUM AND TH

THAT YOU ARE ABOUT. >> IF YOU WOULDTH LIKE A TOUR OF E MUSEUM I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: JUDGE, WE HAVE ANOTHER T SPEAKER.

WERE WE ABLEO GET GEORGE ON THE CALL, LUCINDA?

GEORGE, ARE YOU THERE? >> I'M HERE.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> ADRIAN GARCIA: WONDERFUL.

QUICKLY LET ME JUST THANK YOU, GEORGE, FOR JOINING US.

WE HAVE GEORGE BLOOM -- BLOOMENTHAL.

I MET HIM AT A DINER IN NEW YORK CITY AND WAS GRACIOUS TO SHARE THE STORY OF SOME LIFE'S WORK HE HAS BEEN DOING.

A BIT OF FAMILY HISTORY THAT TOUCHES THIS OCCASION.

MR. BLOOMENTHAL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO JOIN US HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS TO TEH GREAT NEW YORK CITY. LET ME JUST MENTION THAT HOUSTON HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE LEADERS.

IN HOUSTON WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT WE REFER TO AS THE THREE WISE GUYS OR THE WIDE. I KNOW THAT NEW YORK CITY HAS ITS OWN WISE GUYS, BUT OURS IS IN THE NAME OF REVEREND BILL LAWSON, THE LATE ARCHBISHOP FIORINZA AND THE LATE RABBI.

AND THOSE INCREDIBLE LIEDERS -- LEADERS HAVE BEEN MONUMENTAL IN CREATING SOCIAL JUSTICE CHANGE HERE IN HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ON THIS RESOLUTION.

>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MUST TELL EVERYBODY THERE THAT MEETING ADRIAN AND HIS WIFE WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

I FOUND SO MUCH CONNECTIVITY WITH THEM.

I WILL TELL YOU THIS, THE STORY THAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN'S FAMILY FROM LITHUANIA AND HOW THEY SURVIVED ALL THESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS IS UNIMAGINABLE TO ME.

MY STORY IS A DIFFERENT STORY. MY MOTHER GOT MY FATHER OUT OF A CONCENTRATION CAMP AFTER WHAT IS CALLED THE NIGHT OF THE BROKEN GLASS ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 1938.

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LUCKILY IT WAS ON A FRENCH QUOTA.

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF EUROPE AND COME TO THE U.S.

>> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO, CONTINUE, GEORGE.

>> OKAY. AND MY FATHER WOUND UP HERE.

HE WAS DRAFTED AND HE STARTS READING -- HE WAS IN WORLD WAR II AND HE COMES UP WITH IDEAS WITH ALUMINUM AND STEEL.

WITHIN TWO YEARS OF BEING IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS [INAUDIBLE] THE AMERICAN WAR ACT. THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE STORY FOR ME. I GREW UP ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLEVELAND AND I WAS THE ONLY JEWISH FELLOW IN THE COMMUNITY.

I WAS CALLED [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT STAYED WITH ME FOREVER AND EVER. I JUST WANT TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU THAT I THINK TOUCHES ON THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE.

HOUSTON IS NOT LIKE NEW YORK. NEW YORK DOESN'T HAVE COMMISSIONERS AND PEOPLE THAT RECOGNIZE THE HOLOCAUST, TRAVELED TO ISRAEL AND WANT TO DEAL WITH ANTI-SEMITISM.

WE'RE A DIFFERENT WORLD HERE. I WANT TO READ TO YOU SOMETHING MARTIN NEMOLER SAID. HE WAS AN ANTI-SEMITE AND HE CHANGED. THIS IS WHAT HE WROTE.

IT IS AN INTERESTING THING, AFTER WORLD WAR II.

FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE COMMUNISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT. I WAS NOT A COMMUNIST.

THEN THEY CAME FOR THE SOCIALISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT. I WAS NOT A SOCIALIST.

THEN THEY CAME FROM THE TRADE UNIONS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A TRADE UNION. AND THEN THEY CAME FOR THE JEWS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A JEW.

THEN THEY CAME FOR ME, AND THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK OUT FOR ME. SO WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN TERMS OF SPEAKING OUT IS SO PHENOMENAL.

I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE THING. I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, BUT OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS I DEDICATED MYSELF TO DISCOVERING THE ARCHAEOLOGY THAT CONFIRMS THE BIBLE HISTORY.

THIS HAS BEEN SO SATISFYING FOR ME, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE IS SO MUCH -- THEY BELIEVE AHAB WAS A REAL PERSON WITH THE STONES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

ADRIAN, GOD BLESS YOU. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO VISIT WITH US AND SHARE YOUR STORY ON THIS OCCASION. ALL BLESSINGS TO YOU, MY FRIEND.

SHALOM. >> THANK YOU.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, MR. BLOOMENTHAL AND DR. PIN.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SEVERAL HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS DURING THE RECENT HOLOCAUST MUSEUM GALA AND IT WAS VERY SPECIAL FOR ME. I NEVER HAD MET A SURVIVOR BEFORE AND IT WAS JUST SUCH A PRIVILEGE.

THEY WERE ALL TO THE LAST ONE SO JOYFUL.

I RIB AND -- I REMEMBER AND THAT DAY REALLY REMINDED ME HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO STAND UP FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR. AND SO SO I APPRECIATE OUR SPEAKERS AND THE COMMENTS ABOUT INJUSTICES AND HATE SPEECH AND ANY CONTEXT. I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT IN ME YOU HAVE AN ALLY OF JEWS AND WHATEVER COMMUNITY IS BEING ATTACKED. I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

ALL OF US HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN DE HUMANIZATION OR HATE SPEECH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.

I WILL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT TOUR, DR. PIN.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: SO MOVED. >> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> R. JACK CAGLE: SECOND. >> LINA HIDALGO: SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CAGLE. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> I. >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DISCUSSED COMMISSIONER RAM -- RAMSEY'S RESOLUTION. I DON'T SEE ANY FROM PRECINCT 4 I DO WANT TO TAKE OUT OF ORDER 168 BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. THAT IS A RECOGNITION OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT BY THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION -- OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.

I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE AVAILABILITY ONLY NOW.

SO THEY ARE CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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>> THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONERS.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON SECTION.

OUR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS OVER 500 MEMBERS THAT HELP ELEVATE THE PLANNING PROFESSION TO SHAPE COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS ANDHE T ISSUES OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE P GREATLACES IN TEXASNI RECOGTION RECOGNIZES HOW NEIGHBORHOOD AS, STREETSND PUBLIC PLACESAR INCLUDING PKSISS MENTIONED,CAGLE PLAY A VITAL ROLE WHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

THED PROGRAM PROMOTES AN RECOGNIZES GREAT PLACESG WHILE CELEBRATIN STORIES OF EXEMPLARY PLANNING THAT RESULT IN STRONGER AND HEALTHY -- HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.

THE 10-YEAR STRATEGY WON A SILVER AWARD IN THE BEST PRACTICES CATEGORY. THIS ALL WARD IS SPECIFIC TO A PLANNING TOOL, PRAPBG, PROGRAM -- PRACTICE, PROGRAM, PROCESS THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW INNOVATIVE PRACTICES CAN HELP BUILD LONG-LASTING COMMUNITIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO HARRIS

COUNTY. >> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS

UP. >> FOR RECEIVING THE SILVER AWARD IN THE BEST PRACTICES CATEGORIES FOR MY HOME THIS

YEAR. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

AND I CAN SEE DIRECTOR HOLLOWAY IS HERE AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS, DIRECTOR, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

>> THANK YOU. JUST A FEW REMARKS.

I WANTED TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BROADER RESEARCH TEAM THAT WAS PART OF THE MY HOME IS HERE AND INCLUDED COMMISSIONING THE KINDER INSTITUTE AND RICE UNIVERSITY.

THERE WAS PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT INFORMED HOW THE RESEARCH WAS GOING TO BE STRUCTURED.

BUT IT ALSO MADE CLEAR AT THE ONSET OF THE RESEARCH THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN ACTION DOCUMENT.

I I RECALL WHEN WE PRESENTED THE STUDY LAST YEAR TO COURT THAT WE WERE GIVEN THAT CHARGE. IT WAS TO MAKE SURE THIS WASN'T A STUDY THAT SAT ON THE SELF. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD ACTIVATE. WE STARTED WITH A ROAD SHOW OF THE STUDY AND SHARED THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS AND OUR RESIDENTS.

WHAT WE ALSO USED TO STUDY IS TO INFORM THE ARPA INVESTMENT THAT'S THE COUNTY DECIDED TO MAKE IN HOUSING WITH HOMELESS SERVICES AND THE HOUSING PORTFOLIO TOTALING ABOUT $260 MILLION. AND WE FURTHER USED THE STUDY TO INFORM OUR HOME ARPA INVESTMENT AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, PHAPLG, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> TO INVEST IN NONCAPACITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INFORM MORE RESEARCH AND HOUSING IN OUR COUNTY.

AND I JUST WANT TO RECALL TWO MAJOR POINTS THAT THE STUDY UNDERSCORED. THERE ARE 500,000 RESIDENTS IN HARRIS COUNTY THAT ARE COST BURDENED.

THEY SPEND MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING AND THAT MEANS THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE RECOGNIZE THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANAGEABLE APPROACH TO THAT. WE KNOW THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN DO ALONE, AT THE COUNTY OR AT THE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE HAVE SOUGHT SOME PARTNERSHIPS IN AN EFFORT TO DO THAT. WE ARE FORMING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS NOW. WE ARE FORMING THAT WITH LISK AND THE INITIATIVE TO SUPPLY TO THE HOMEOWNERS THEY WILL INVEST IN. WE ARE PART OF NEITHERRING WITH THE HOUSTON HOUSING -- PARTNERING WITH THE HOUSTON HOUSING COLLABORATIVE TO DEVELOP IN AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THERE IS A NEED AND CONTINUING THE PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE WILL BEAT THIS GOAL. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THIS ORGANIZATION AND WE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE JUDGE TO INCREASE AFFORDABILITY IN THE COUNTY.

THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> WE DO HAVE THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION HERE.

WE WERE HOPING FOR A CHANCE TO TAKE A PHOTO.

>> LINA HIDALGO: YES, OF COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

WE KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM AND NOW WE HAVE DEFINED THE PROBLEM.

IT IS A FIRST STEP AND IT IS A NECESSARY STEP.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE BUT TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT HAVING JUST FLEW IN THIS MORNING FROM A VISIT TO -- WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVES AND OTHER LEADERS, IT IS AN ISSUE WE ARE FACING NATIONALLY.

AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERAR GCIA?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: I'M NOTE SUR IF WE ARE DONEE, HER BUT I DID WANT TOWL ACKNOEDGE THATVE WE HA A VERY SPECIAL PERSON THAT IS

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IF WE B COULD JUST TOE MINDFUL OF HER TIME, IF WE COULD TAKE

ACTION ON 404.O: >> LINA HIDALG YES.

LET'S DO THAT AND THENS WE'LL TAKE PICTURE WITH THE SPEAKERS.

THAT ONE IS LISTED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE DON'T NEED

EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: GEXACTLY.

>> LINA HIDALGO:OI AHEAD. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE FLORA SARCOS A*FPT . I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO HELP US LEAD THE EAST ALDING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

THEY ARE DOING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK IN RELATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WERE A STRATEGIC PARTNER OF MINE IN CREATING THE VISION FOR THE NOW FIRST CLASS COMMUNICATION CENTER AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING AND WORKING TO TRANSFORM THE EAST ALDING COMMUNITY IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY.

THEY ARE A PARTNER OF MINE AND THE SHOT SPOTTER INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE RUNNING OUT OF EAST ALDING AS WELL.

AND SO FLORA HAS BEEN A LONG-TIME RESIDENT IN THE ALDING AREA. AND I GOT TO MEET HER WHEN WE WERE -- ACTUALLY I MET HER YEARS BACK, BUT I MET HER AGAIN WHEN WE WERE WORKING TO UNVEIL THE JAMES DRIVER INCLUSIVE PARK.

SHE IS A NEIGHBOR TO THE PARK. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY SHE IS THE WIFE OF THE LATE DEPUTY ARMENDARIS WHO WAS TAKEN FROM HER AND HER FAMILY AND US ALL TOO SOON.

AND SO I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO NOMINATE MS. ARSOSA TO BE ON THE BOARD OF THE EAST ALDIG -- EAST ALDING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

I MOVE ON THIS. >> TOM RAMSEY: SECOND.

>> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECOND

BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> JUDGE S THAT APPROVED AS

PRESENTED? >> ADRIAN GARCIA: APPROVED AS PRESENTED. CORRECT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 404. IT IS TO APPROVE TO THE EAST ALDING MANAGING BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> I. >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FAN MUTTS -- UNANIMOUSLY.

FLORA, THANK YOU. I KNOW THE GRIEF CONTINUES, BUT SERVING OUR COUNTY IN THIS WAY --

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A COUPLE OF WORDS,

FLORA? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA, THANK YOU FOR NOT FORGETTING ABOUT MY HUSBAND. MY JOB CONTINUES -- MY FIGHT CONTINUES. WE HAVE COURT TOMORROW AGAIN.

IT IS HARD TO NAVIGATE THIS WORLD WITHOUT HIM, BUT LIKE HE DESCRIBED ME, I'M RESILIENT AND I WILL CONTINUE SERVING MY COMMUNITY LIKE HE DID. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE EAST ALDIG -- ALDING AND CONTINUE TO BE THERE.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU. AND REMIND US, WHAT WAS IT? SHERIFF GONZALEZ MENTIONED THAT HE LEARNED TO DO SOMETHING AT WHATTABURGER? WHAT WAS IT?

>> LINA HIDALGO: WASN'T IT THE FRIES?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: IT WAS A PICKLE FRY OR SOMETHING LIKE

THAT. >> HE HAD SO MANY SECRET

RECIPES. >> LINA HIDALGO: WHICH ONE?

>> HE DID WORK AT WHATTABURGER.T WAS THE PICKLES AND THE

FRIES.DR >> AIAN GARCIA: FLORA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR T WILLINGNESSO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO W BEING A PARTNERITH YOU ASHA WELL.

>> TNK YOU SO MUCH. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU,AN FLORA. YOUR FAMILY FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND THIS CONTINUED SERVICE.

I LOVE TO SEE YOU SMILINGRE ABOT EVERYTHING YOU A GONNA GET DONE THERE AND I KNOW YOU ARE WELL POSITIONED BECAUSE OFIN YOR FAMILY'S LEADERSHIP THE AREA. IT IS LONGSTANDING.

>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT HE IS WATCHING OVER ME AND HE MET ME IN THE COMMUNITY DOING THINGS FOR MYVE COMMUNITY, AND I'M SURE HE IS RY HAPPY THAT I AM GETTING TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE

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>> WE R GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

IT IS

>>> IT IS 12:10 AND COMMISSIONERS' COURT IS BACK IN SESSION. WHILE OUR COLLEAGUES RETURN, I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE CORRECTIONS AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SPEAKERS ITEM 14 ON PAGE 3, A GRANT, THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS NO ACTION. ITEM 78 ON PAGE 11 ACQUISITION AND PROJECT APPROVAL ARE, NO ACTION.

PAGE 15, BROAD LEGISLATIVE ACTION, NO ACTION.

ITEM 170, PAGE 20, THE INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, NO ACTION.

171 ON PAGE 20 THERE IS A CORRECTION TO DELETE LEAD-BASED HAZARD CONTROL. DELETE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD PROGRAM AND CHANGE NUMBER 3 TO NUMBER 2. SO IT WILL READ, REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOCK GRANT CDBG FOR THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN HARRIS COUNTY AND, 1, SHELL DONE ROAD MUNICIPAL

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367, PAGE 44, AN APPOINTMENT TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD, NO ACTION. THOSE ARE THE CORRECTIONS.

DID I MISS ANYTHING? >> THIS IS DWIGHT.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE NO ACTION ON 396, PLEASE. WE HAD A VENDOR REQUEST TO PROTEST THIS ITEM SO WE WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW IT OR TAKE NO

ACTION. >> LINA HIDALGO: 396 IS SER

CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS. >> YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. >> LINA HIDALGO: OKAY.

SO WE SHOULD GO OVER DISCUSSION ITEMS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WITH COMMISSIONERS -- I CAN SEE COMMISSIONER ELLIS IS BACK.

WHY DON'T WE START HEARING SOME OF THE SPEAKERS, TIFFANY?

>> YES, MA'AM. FIRST IS SPEAKER 18, ANDREA GUTON SPEAKING VIRTUALLY. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HELLO.

I AM ANDREA GUTTON WITH THE LEGAL SERVICES COLLABORATIVE.

I AM SPEAKING TO SUPPORT THE PASSING OF THE NEW CONTRACTS FOR THE IMMIGRATION AND LEGAL SERVICES FUND AND THE SURVIVOR SERVICES AND IMMIGRATION LAW CONTRACTS.

THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIRST YEAR.

THEY HAVE SERVED 131 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED ADVICE TO 59 NONCITIZENS IN THE SKPWRAEUL -- AND THE REPRESENTATION IMPACTS NOT ONLY INDIVIDUALS, BUT THEIR FAMILIES.

66 CHILDREN AND 39 SPOUSES AND OF THOSE 30% OF U.S. CITIZENS.

OF THOSE SERVED THEY WERE BREAD WINNERS SO THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF OF THE FAMILY INCOME. WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED FROM DETENTION OR WHEN THEY WIN THEIR CASES THEY ARE ABLE TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. THEY HELP CASES --

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: ANDREA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE NUMBERS.

I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE PROGRAMS HAVE DONE ESPECIALLY THE SURVIVOR PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND

THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING THIS. >> I'M SURE THE SURVIVAL SERVICE IMMIGRATION LAW HAS PROVIDED HELP AND IT IS A HUGE PROGRAM.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: 281 TO BEVE EXACT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. I HA A NOTE, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, FROM YOUR TEAM THAT 301 IS NO ACTION.

NEXT IS DREW WILEY. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT JAIL COMMUNICATION A AND I AM TRYING TO MAKE THEM FREE. AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO TRACK IF THEY WERE PAYING THE FULL COMMISSION.

THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE JAIL CALLS FREE.

THE CONCERN WAS THAT JAIL PHONE CALLS WERE NOT FREE AND THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO STEAL MORE MONEY FROM USERS AND THE COUNTY.

SO UNTIL THOSE THINGS ARE DECIDED WE ASK THERE IS ANOTHER CONTRACT IN HARRIS COUNTY JAIL. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT ADDED TO THE PURCHASING AGENT INCLUDING THE MEMO SHOWING TRANSPARENCY.

>> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

AND MR. WILEY, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DID SELECT NO ACTION ON THIS ONE -- AS I AM READING HERE IT GOES THROUGH A --

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

>> LINA HIDALGO: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, MR. BERRY ON

THIS? >> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON SOME DETAILS AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK.

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>> NEXT IS NANCY SALISBURY. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> I AM NANCY SALUSBURY AND VICE PRESIDENT OF SECURES TECHNOLOGIES, THE COMPANY THAT MR. WILEY WAS JUST REFERRING TO.

I WAS HERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND AS PRIORITIES CHANGE WITH THE JAIL AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE COUNTY, WE LOOKED AT THE CONTRACT YOU HAD WITH US TO ENSURE WE WERE MEETING THOSE NEEDS FOR ALL CUSTOMERS. WE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OUR CONTRACT BI-LOORING CALL -- BY LOWERING CALL RATES AND WE PUTN I500 VISITATION PHONES AT NO CHARGE TO THE COUNTY.

WEEE PROVIDED FR VIDEO VISITSRN FOR ATTOEYS DEFENDERS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TOI PAY FOR VITS WITH THE B INCARCERATEDOOKING CALLS AREJU FREE.

THE VENILE FACILITY IS FREE. AND DURING COVID THERE WERE TWO FREE CALLS A WEEK FOR INCARCERATED THAT AMOUNTED TO 1.5 MILLION FREE CALLS WE GAVE TO HARRIS COUNTY DURING THE TIME

FRAME. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

YOUR TIME IS UP. >> LINA HIDALGO: IS MR. WILEY

STILL ON THE LINE? >> NO, MA'AM.

HE HUNG UP ALREADY. >> THANK YOU.

>> INCOME IS MONIQUE JUSTICE ON 289.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.

>> I WANTED TO [INAUDIBLE] I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH VARYING BACKGROUNDS. AND THROUGH THAT TIME I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE BRRRR -- THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH IDENTITY THEFT. THE IDENTITY THEFT IS BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN CUSTODY AND THEIR FAMILY. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT IT ON THE BACKS OF THE MARGINALIZED. ACCORDING TO GLASS DOOR IT IS A RAINING 2.9 OUT OF FIVE. MOST WOULD NOT RECOMMEND WORKING THERE AND THEY HAVE A 1 STAR YELP RATING.

LAST YEAR WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE CORRUPTION AND NOT ONLY HAS IT CAUSED AN INSUR MOUNTABLE -- SIT OF HARM, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN SUED BY FAMILIES IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AND FORMER EMPLOYEES FOR DISCRIMINATION AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR --

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> LINA HIDALGO: TIFFANY, I WAS CURIOUS WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE -- I AM JUST WONDERING BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS BASED ON CONCERNS YOU HAD WAS FOR US TO GO FORWARD AND TRY TO FIND AN IMPROVED SYSTEM. WHAT ARE THE CONTINUED CONCERNS

BESIDES WHAT YOU MENTIONED? >> YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE CONCERNS ARE THE OVERSIGHT OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CONTRACTS. THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PROCESS IN THE COUNTY FOR MONITORING THE REPORT. AND IT IS VIEWED AS A LOW RISK AND WIN-WIN CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY AND REMOVES THE BURDEN OF TECHNOLOGY.

THE ISSUE IS THAT WHILE THE COUNTY IS IN A WIN-WIN SITUATION , THE CONTRACT IS OFTENTIMES PURCHASED WITH RESULTS THAT HARM THE FAMILY BY STEALING MONEY FROM THEM.

A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND EVEN LOCALLY PEOPLE HAD ISSUES TAKING FUNDS THAT THEY CAN'T GET BACK AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN'T PAID THE COUNTY THE RATES THEY

WERE SUPPOSED TO. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING WITH THIS AND ARE IN TOUCH WITH THE COMPANY AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> NEXT IS TOMMY SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF BAKER RIPLEY.

GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> I AM TOMMY HOLSTEIN AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAM AND A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS THAT WE CONSIDER ITEM 411. ONE IS IMPACTING FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE $2 MILLION IN FUNDING WILL HELP CAPTURE TAX REFUNDS LIKE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT WHILE SAVING $10 MILLION IN PREPARATION FEES.

THESE DOLLARS ARE PUT BACK INTO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OUR ECONOMY. SECOND IS HOW IT WILL ENABLE OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH AT EACH OF THE FOUR PRECINCTS TO MAKE IT

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>> THANK YOU. JUDGE, IF I COULD, WHAT ITEM WAS

THAT?HI >> LINA DALGO: 411,.

COMMISSIONER >> ADRIAN GARCIA: 411.

I MISSED THE FIRST NAME. >> TOMMY HOLSTEIN, SIR.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: TOMMY, THANK YOU FOR WEIGHING IN ON THIS.

I WAS JUST TELLING MY STAFF THAT DURING MY TIME ON COUNCIL I DID A LOT OF WORK TO REALLY PUT THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE CITY'S ATTENTION AND OPERATIONS.

AND THE NET RESULT OF THE WORK WE DID TO ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE DID GET THE TAX CREDIT BACK. IT WAS ALSO A INCREDIBLE FOR OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. THIS IS HOW I FEEL SO I AM GLAD YOU ARE CALLING TO SPEAK ON IT. THANK YOU.

>> WELL, IF I MAY, SIR, JUST FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WE WOULD REALLY LIKE -- WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO WORK WITH THE CITY AS WELL.

AND THEY ARE INVESTING IN THESE PROGRAMS AND THEY ARE LEVERAGING ARPA DOLLARS, AND WE LOVE THAT HARRIS COUNTY IS LEADING THE WAY AND WE WOULD LOVE TO BRING IN SOME LOCAL PARTNERS AS WELL.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: CONSIDER ME A PARTNER.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> LINA HIDALGO: I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THIS WAS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S GATHERING IN SEATTLE.

THERE WERE SOME FOLKS THERE FROM BROOKINGS AND THEY WERE EXCITED TO HEAR HOW WE WERE ABLE TO HELP FAMILIES WITH THE CHILD TAX CREDIT EXPANSION. AND NOW THAT THE EXPANSION IS NO LONGER THERE YOU STILL GET THE INCOME TAX CREDIT, AND I WANT TO COMMEND MR. HOLSTEIN AS I WAS LOOKING AT THINGS FROM THE LAST YEAR. THE VAST MAJORITY -- I'M SORRY?

>> TO SPEND -- IT IS HARD TO FIND WHERE YOU ALLOCATE $500,000 AND GET A $13 MILLION [INAUDIBLE]

>> LINA HIDALGO: WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT HAD NOT USED BAKER RIPLEY BEFORE.

SOMETIMES YOU SAY -- YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY ALREADY, BUT YOU BROUGHT ADDITIONAL PEOPLE IN. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO

HERE. >> THE THING ABOUT THE OUT REACH IS WE HAVE THE SEASONAL SITES AND THEN TO GO TO CROSBY AND TO GO INTO GO -- GOLINA PARK AND MAKE THE RESOURCE MORE WIDELY

AVAILABLE. >> THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ASKING ME ABOUT. THEY SAID HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO GET FOLKS THAT WEREN'T ALREADY RECEIVING THESE SERVICES? I SAID WELL, WE HAVE OUR NONPROFITS THAT WERE DEEP IN THE COMMUNITY. JUST KNOW I WAS SINGING YOUR PRAISES AND ALL OF THE FOLKS AT THE COUNTY HAVE WORKED ON THIS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR

CONSIDERATION. >> NEXT IS NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 3, ANNIE VAUGHN SPEAKING IN PERSON.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> MY NAME IS ANNIE VAUGHN.

I BROUGHT A DEATH CERTIFICATE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS, BUT THEY THREW ME OUT. JAMES VAUGHN [INAUDIBLE] GONE 9 YEARS. THEY KEEP SENDING STUFF TO ME -- KEEP SENDING STUFF FOR JAMES -- THE PROPERTY OF JAMES VAUGHN AND I GOT A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAIDTH -- EY SAID THE OVER ILLXEMPTION, THE MENTALLY EXEMPTION, IT ISTH THE SAME ING AND THAT IT COMES OUT AUTOMATICALLY EVERY YEAR.

HE SAID HE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW THEY PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD LIKE

TO BOTHER ME LIKE THAT. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

YOUR TIME IS UP. >> [INAUDIBLE]

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS NONAGENDA SPEAKER

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>> IGNORE US. ♪ DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT US ♪ I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOARD OF EDUCATION AND [INAUDIBLE]. EVICTIONS LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL [INAUDIBLE] AND OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

THE STRONGEST INDICATOR OF LIKELIHOOD OF EVICTION IS THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD IN THE HOME AND HIGH EVICTION RATES LEAD TO CHILDHOOD HOMELESSNESS THAT CAUSES A DISRUPTION IN EDUCATION. I AM PUSHING OUR BABIES -- IT IS PUSHING FARTHER BEHIND IN A RIGHT TO EDUCATION.

WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN EVICTION COURT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE CONSEQUENCES DECREASES.

WE NEED YOUR VOTE TO PROTECT OUR GREATEST ASSET, OUR BABIES, OUR CHILDREN, OUR YOUTH. HEAR US.

RESPECT US. PLEASE DON'T IGNORE US.

♪ WE HOPE YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT US ♪

THANK YOU. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

>> NEXT IS NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 7 SPEAKING IN PERSON.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE HIDALGO AND COMMISSIONER GARCIA, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT ALSO THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY HOW HARRIS COUNTY HAS RISEN TO THEY -- TO THE OCCASION ON TWO ACCOUNTS OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND ALSO FOR PROVIDING FUNDING FOR COUNSEL FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING EVICTION.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT ENOUGH.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HARRIS COUNTY IS THE THIRD LARGEST COUNTY IN THE U.S. NEARLY HALF OF THE RESIDENTS ARE RENTERS AND WE HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF EVICTIONS FOLLOWING ANY COUNTY. AS OF DECEMBER 6TH, 2002, THERE HAVE BEEN 143,227 EVICTIONS FILED IN HARRIS COUNTY SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. EVICTIONS LEAD TO --

>> THANK YOU, SIR, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> -- HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ALL KIND OF DETERIORATING CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WE NEED HELP.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 8, CAR CAR -- CARMEN YVONNE OF TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT. SHE WILL BE SPEAKING USING THE INTERPRETER. INTERPRETER, YOU ARE UNMUTED.

YOU ALL HAVE TWO MINUTES. >>

>> WE HAD COMMUNICATION CUTOFF FOR A SECOND.

I AM YVONNE AND --

TEXAS ORGANIZING BREAK. >>

>> I AM HERE TO SAY GOOD DAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE

DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. >>

>> I KNOW YOU APPROVED FUNDS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ABOUT TO LOSE

THEIR HOME OR EVICTED. >> PR-PBG SPEAKING SPANISH

SPEAKING SPANISH]. >> IT IS GOOD WORK, BUT IN THE STATE AND COUNTY IT IS THE MOST EVICTIONS IN THE COUNTY.

>> TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE THE WORK

YOU ARE DOING. >>

>> WE HOPE NEXT YEAR TO HAVE A BETTER REPRESENTATION.

THIS SEEMS TO BE JUST A NUMBER -- NOT NECESSARILY THE

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WORK. >> LINA HIDALGO:

SPANISH]. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: POOR THING.

[COUGHING]. >> THIS IS THE INTERPRETER.

I AM JUST HEARING SOUNDS RIGHT NOW.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I THINK SHE IS COUGHING.

ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT HERE? I THOUGHT I SAW SOME. THEY MUST HAVE LEFT.

>>

YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. >> LINA HIDALGO: I KNOW.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA:

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, INTERPRETER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER SPEAKER LINED UP.

>> NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 9, KATERINA SPEAKING VIRTUALLY.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.

>> I AM KATERINA WITH THE JUSTICE CENTER.

I AM CALLING TO ASK THE COURT TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR LEGAL COUNSEL IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. THE INVESTMENT WILL GREATLY BE APPRECIATED ESPECIALLY BECAUSE 97% OF THOSE ARE WITHOUT COUNSEL. THE DOM -- DOMINO BREAK DOWN IS BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

EVICTION DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS THE VULNERABLE AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE SEEKING SAFETY AND IMMIGRANTS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE LONG-TERM SUPPORT. THERE ARE DOZENS OF CLIENTS EXPERIENCING EVICTION AND INSTABILITY.

THERE IS A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON SURVIVORS TO FEEL SAFE AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY AND PARTICIPATE IN LEGAL PROCESSES TO SEEK JUSTICE. ACCESS TO PROCEEDINGS ENSURES THAT THE VULNERABLE MEMBERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO LOSE THEIR HOUSING AND BETTER ABLE TO CONNECT COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE, THOSE WERE ALL THE

SPEAKERS THAT WERE AVAILABLE. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, TIFFANY. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION ITEMS. WELCOME, COMMISSIONER CAGLE. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. 1 ITEM92, COMMISSIONER DO YOU STILL NEED TO DISCUSS

THAT ITEM?DR >> AIAN GARCIA: 192.

GIVE ME ONE SECOND. YES.

GO TO EXECUTIVEIN SESSION. >> LA HIDALGO: SO WEVE WILL GO TO EXECUTI SESSION ON 192. 368, THAT IS THE HGAC APPOINTMENT. DOES ANYONE NEED TO GO TO

EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT? >> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 369, ALSO HGAC. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 370 IS THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL SECURITY DISTRICT. DOES ANYONE NEED TO GO TO

EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: NOPE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 372 IS A SPECIAL COUNSEL -- COUNCIL AGREEMENT. EXECUTIVE SESSION?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: NOPE. >> LINA HIDALGO: COUNTY

ATTORNEY? >> ONLY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU. >> SAME FOR THE NEXT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 371 IS BETHANY VAN HORN, HARRIS COUNTY RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

DO FOLKS NEED TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT ONE?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO. >> LINA HIDALGO: 373.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO. >> LINA HIDALGO: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

374 IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE COUNTY

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: NOPE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: JAY? >> IT IS THE SAME FOR ALL THESE,

JUDGE. >> LINA HIDALGO: WE DON'T NEED TO GO TO SKUT -- EXECUTIVE SESSION ON 375.

379, SPECIAL COUNCIL. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 404 WE DISCUSSED, THE APPOINTMENT OF FLORA. 410, NHHIP UPDATE.

WE WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT ONE.

ITEM 14 -- >> JUDGE, I'M SORRY.

THOSE ITEMS WILL THEY BE APPROVED AS PRESENT STPHED --

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PRESENTED? >> LINA HIDALGO: 368, 379, 71, 72, 73 AND -- 73, 74, 75, AND 404 APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

AND 192 AND 410 WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH OUR ATTORNEYS. AND THEN 192 IS A PERSONNEL MATTER. ITEM 14, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, YOU FLAGGED IT, BUT IT WAS MARKED FOR NO ACTION BY THE DEPARTMENT. 18, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, DO YOU

STILL NEED TO DISCUSS THAT ONE? >> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 21, COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND RAMSEY BOTH FLAGGED IT, A PROCURE TO PAY PROCESS.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: 33 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THE 3-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION.

>> TOM RAMSEY: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: 38, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: 39, COMMISSIONER GARCIA FLAGGED THIS ITEM THAT IS ABOUT THREE POSITIONS TO OCA. 148 COMMISSIONER GARCIA, 300 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF SOUTH HOUSTON.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: 163 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY RECLASSIFYING A POSITION.

>> TOM RAMSEY: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: 170 WAS MARKED FOR NO ACTION, COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: NO. >> LINA HIDALGO: 191 IS COMMISSIONER GARCIA A TERMINATING AN AGREEMENT WITH

THE HOBBY AREA DISTRICT. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 207 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AN AICUS

BRIEF. >> TOM RAMSEY: YES AND I KNEE

HAD AD ON IT TOO. >> LINA HIDALGO: IS THERE A MOTION ON 207? IS THERE A SECOND.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: SECOND. >> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS ON ITEM

207. >> R. JACK CAGLE: ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO A SECOND OR A MOTION VIRTUAL?

>> YES, YOU ARE. >> R. JACK CAGLE: THANK YOU.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THAT IS AN AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE APPELLATE AND STATE OF TEXAS VERSUS BACERA, AND IT IS ON ACCESSING ABORTIONS. THAT'S VIA MEDICARE FUNDING.

MOTIONED BYOM CMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSE

STPHED. >> NO LEAN --

>> LINA HIDALGO: IOR AM IN FAV AND MOTION CARRIES 3-2.

208 IS A -- >>DRIAN GARCIA: SO MOVED.

>> LINA HIDALGO: AMICUS BRIEF. >> RODNEY ELLIS: SECOND.LG

>> LINA HIDAO: ANDREWS VERSUS MCCRAW.

IT IS ABOUT LIMITING FOLKS UNDER 21 FROM HAVING ACCESS TO CERTAIN HANDGUNS. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? >> NO.

>>R. NO. >> LINA HIDALGO: I'M IN FAVO MOTION CARRIES 3-2 ON 208. 256, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THE

AGREEMENT WITH FOREST MARCH. >> TOM RAMSEY: ERYES.

>> LINA HIDALGO: 285, COMMISSION RAMSEY, AN UPDATE FROM THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR.

>> TOM RAMSEY: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: EXCUSE ME.

IT IS EXTENDING A CONTRACT WITH PROTIVITY FOR ELECTION SUPPORT.

300, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. THAT'S THE TERS.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: AND BEFORE WE DO 300 WE WILL HAVE TO GO AND TAKE THE PUBLIC HEARING WHICH IS 339. WE WILL MAKE SURE AND DO THAT.

301, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, YOU FLAGGED IT, BUT IT IS MARKED FOR

NO ACTION. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: WHAT NUMBER?

>> LINA HIDALGO: 301. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES, GOT IT.

NO NEED TO. >> LINA HIDALGO: 390, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SERVICES FOR A BODY WORN CAMERAS.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: AND 407, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THIS IS THE UPDATE FROM EA TATUM.

>> TOM RAMSEY: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: AND THEN PUBLIC HEARING 339 THAT GOES WITH 300 ON PAGE 37.

JAMES, ANYTHING ELSE? SORRY.

>> NO, JUDGE. IF YOU CAN JUST REPEAT THE ITEMS

FOR DISCUSSION. >> RODNEY ELLIS: THIS IS RODNEY ELLIS. ON 285, I'M WONDERING SHOULD WE TAKE THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE THERE IS THE ISSUE OF LITIGATION MAYBE? I JUST WANTED TO ASK LEGAL ON

285. >> LINA HIDALGO: THERE IS TWO -- FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY, THERE ARE TWO ELECTIONS ITEMS -- THREE.

THERE'S 285 -- EXCUSE ME. THERE IS 285 WHICH IS TECHNICAL ELECTION SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.

AND THEN THERE IS 407 WHICH IS A DISCUSSION OF WHEN AN ANALYSIS IS COME -- COMING BACK ON THE ELECTION.

DO EITHER OF THOSE NEED TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION?

>> IT MAY, JUDGE, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE CONVERSATION GOES, BUT

NOT INITIALLY. >> LINA HIDALGO: CAN YOU GIVE US

SOME POINTERS RIGHT NOW? >> SPECIFICALLY ON THE STATUS OF THE ELECTION REPORT, IF THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT REPORT MIGHT CONTAIN OR ANYTHING PERTAINING TO AN ANALYSIS OF ELECTION DAY, WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION CONSIDERING PENDING LITIGATION AGAINST THE COUNTY AT THIS STAGE

>> LINA HIDALGO: SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT TIMELINES, BUT NOT

CONTENT. >> YEAH.

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>> LINA HIDALGO: OR WHAT HAPPENED.

>> THAT'S GENERALLY RIGHT. IT WILL BE MORE NUANCED THAN THAT SO WE WILL HAVE TO INTERVENE AS NECESSARY.

WE THINK WE CAN START THE DISCUSSION IN OPEN COURT, AND THEN IF IT NEEDS TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL LET

THE COURT KNOW. >> LINA HIDALGO: OKAY.

SO HERE IS THE LIST OF DISCUSSION ITEMS. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 192. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 410.

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, 18, 21, 33 , 38, 39, 148, 163, 191, 256, 285, 300, 390, 407. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 339.

AM I MISSING ANYTHING, FOLKS? >> NO, JUDGE.

YOU'RE GOOD. THE OTHER ITEMS MARKED FOR

DISCUSSION. >> LINA HIDALGO: IS FOR THE ITEMSES BIDES THENE OS VOTE OWED AND LISTED.AL

L IN FAVOR? >>

>> ANY OPPOSE STPHED -- OPPOSEDI I AMN FAVORS AND IT MOVE UNANIMOUSLY.AR LET'S STT WITH ITEM 18.ER COMMISSION GARCIA, I THAT IS YOURTEM.

PAGERC 3. >> ADRIAN GAIA: YES.

I WANTED TO FIRST T COMMEND EVERYONE FORHEIR WORK ON THIS.

I WANT TO THANK THE COMMON MARKET FOR WORKING WITH PRECINCTS TO IDENTIFY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS TO COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE LOOP. BUT THAT IS THE POINT I WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS. THE COMMON MARKET HAS BEEN GOOD AT WORKING INSIDE THE LOOP. I AM ENCOURAGED AND WE WILL BE TRACKING THIS WITH GREAT INTEREST ON SUCCESS AT MOVING OUTSIDE THE LOOP. PRECINCT 2 HAS AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF FOOD DESERTS OUTSIDE OF THE LOOP.

I'M NOT SURE IF -- YOU KNOW, HERE ARE MY NOTES WE ARE OUTSIDE THE LOOP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ITEM GOES FORWARD, BUT WITH A LOT OF ATTENTION AND EFFORT AND COMMUNICATE WITH MY OFFICE ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OR THE PROGRESS BEING MADE TO ADDRESS THOSE 20 FOOD DESERTS OUTSIDE OF 610.

THE PANDEMIC HAS IDENTIFIED HOW THE PANTRIES IN THOSE AREAS STRUGGLE TO GET THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PUTTING THIS KIND OF MONEY OUT THERE.

WE JUST DON'T RELY ON THE NO PUN INTENDED, LOW-HANGING FRUIT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I WILL BE TRACKING THIS AND I WILL BE VERY SUPPORTIVE. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND I WILL BE DISCOURAGED IF WE ARE NOT.

THERE IS TOO MUCH AT-RISK. I MOVE ON THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THERE IS A MOTION IS THERE A SECOND?

>> TOM RAMSEY: SECOND. >> LINA HIDALGO: ALL IN FAVOR?

>> I. >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? I AM IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY ON ITEM 18. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 21, COMMISSIONERS RAMSEY AND GARCIA. THAT IS PROCURE TO PAY.

IS THERE A PRESENTATION? >> A SHORT ONE.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS. IS A BIG TEAM EFFORT -- THIS IS A BIG TEAM EFFORT.

WE HAD ALL FIVE COURT OFFICES INVOLVED.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN INVOLVED. WE HAD PURCHASING, UNIVERSAL SERVICES AND COUNTY ATTORNEY AND TREASURER'S OFFICE AND A NUMBER OF OPERATING DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.

EVERYTHING FROM FLOOD CONTROL TO HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THEY WILL PRESENT SOME OF THE INITIAL RESPONDINGS AND WE ARE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AND GUIDANCE.

>> THANKS, DAVE. >> THE PROCURE TO PAY PROCESS IS INVOLVED IN EXECUTING CONTRACTS AND RECEIVING AND PAYING INVOICES. REDUCING THESE CYCLE TIMES CAN DRIVE DOWN COSTS AND IMPROVE EMPLOYEE AND VENDOR EXPERIENCE AND ENABLE HARRIS COUNTY TO EXPAND ITS ROSTER OF VENDORS

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LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE MAIN COMPONENTS.

REVIEWING OUR POLICIES AND EXISTING PROCESS MAPS AND TRENDING MATERIALS, ANALYZING 18 MONTHS OF INVOICES, PO'S, PAYMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO DETERMINE OUR CYCLE TIMES OR HOW LONG IT TAKES US TO DO EACH OF THESE TASKS,MA BENCHRKING HARRIS COUNTY O AGAINSTUR PEERS TOME DOCUNTING PAIN POINTS AND UPDATING PROCESS MAPS.O WHAT D WE FIND? T RELATIVEO OUR PEERTA GROUP IT KES HARRIS COUNTY TOO LONG TO SELECT AND CONTRACT WITHY VENDS AND PAOUR IN -- INVOICES.RC NUMBER 2, OUR PUHASING FUNCTIONLA IS UNDERSTAFFED RETIVE TO BENCHMARKS. NUMBER 3 OUR RAP PROCESSES ARE MANUALME RESULTING IN LONG CYCLE TIS AND ADDITIONAL RISK.

NUMBER 4, OUR EMPLOYEES CONSISTENTLY REPORT THEY DESIRE MORE AND BETTER TRAINING. FOR THE COURTED -- COURT TO CONSIDER WE HAVE THREE TACTILE SHORT-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AND FOUR STRATEGIC LONGER RECOMMENDATIONS.

LET ME START WITH THE TACTILE. REDUCE TRANSACTION VOLUMES AND MANUAL PROCESSES. WE ARE CURRENTLY PROCESSING A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL P WORK'S AND INVOICES AS WELL AS -- PO'S AND INVOICES AS WELL AS PAYING VENDORS VIA CHECK.

ENHANCED REPORTING. THIS IS ABOUT GETTING ACTIONABLE DATA INTO DECISION MAKERS' HANDS.

3, STREAM LINE THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO RFP'S AND RFQ'S. FOR OUR STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS FIRST DEVELOP PURCHASING CAPABILITIES BY ALIGNING STAFFING CLOSER TO BENCHMARK LEVELS AND VENDOR AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. SECOND, EXPAND LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT WITH A GROWTH MIND-SET BY WORKING WITH HR TO ALIGN JOBS, ROLES, SKILLS AND BUILD A VARIETY OF TRAINING AIDS FOR THE PROCURED PROCESSES. AND FOR 3 AND 4, INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PROCESSES AND OUR CONTRACT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT.

THE TAXABLE RECOMMENDATIONS -- WELL, AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, THE TAXABLE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ACHIEVABLE IN THE SHORTER TERM AND ALREADY UNDERWAY. THE STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING PLANNED AND THEY WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

THE PAY BACK ON INVESTMENTS ARE QUITE LARGE.

FOR EXAMPLE, CATEGORY MANAGEMENT CAN HELP PURCHASING SHAVE 5 TO 8% OFF THE ANNUAL SPEND. IN OUR REPORT WE ASSUME ONLY 25% OF OUR SPEND IS IN SCOPE WHICH IS LOW.

AND WE ONLY SAVE 2% WHICH IS ALSO LOW.

THAT GENERATES THE $20 MILLION PER YEAR ANNUAL SAVINGS ON PAGE 3 OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. WE WILL RETURN TO COURT IN JANUARY TO REQUEST A MODEST EXTENSION TO HELP US COMPLETE THE DELIVERY OF TACTILE RECOMMENDATIONS WHILE WE DEVELOP A MORE DETAILED PLAN FOR THE STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS.

THANK YOU. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU.

IS IT BRIAN? >> BRIAN, YES.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS BEING MADE. THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU ON THIS IS THAT BECAUSE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS SUCH A SILOED OPERATION -- I MEAN, WE ARE TRULY HERDING CATS TO GET THEM TO MOVE ONE DIRECTION. MY QUESTION IS WHO SHOULD BE THE

ACCOUNTABLE PARTY HERE? >> I THINK -- WELL, IT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.

THE WAY THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN RUN SO FAR IS THAT OCA HAS LEAD A WORKING GROUP AND A STEERING COMMITTEE, AND THAT HAS WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS. I WOULD SAY IT IS THE HARDEST PART OF THE PROCESS WHICH IS HERDING THE CATS TOGETHER.

WE PROBABLY HAD 148 SEPARATE INTERACTIONS AND FOCUS GROUPS.

TO DATE I THINK IT WENT WELL. THE STRATEGY WE USE SO FAR IS SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: SO ONCE -- I MEAN, RIGHT NOW YOU ARE STILL HELPING US DO THE CONSULTANT -- CU USULTANTCY -- CONSULTANCY, WHERE SHOULD THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ENSURING PROMPT PAYMENT FALL? I MEAN,HA WE VE THEOR AUDIT'S OFFICE AND WE HAVE THE PURCHASING OFFICE.

WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUALRT DEPAMENTS.

WHERE SHOULD THEY ACCOUNTABILITG FOR TRACKI THE SUCCESS OFNT

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PROMPT PAYME ULTIMATELY FALL? >> WELL, I'M ANN' EMPLOYEE SO I

WOT BE TERMINATED, HOPEFULLY. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: YOU DON'T KNOW

YET. >>IA TRUE.

>> ADRIAN GARC: THIS MIGHT BE. >> RODNEY ELLIS: WE BETTER NOT

PAY HIM FOR THIS. >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

AND AS WE SIT DOWN AND THINK THROUGH THE STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATION WHICH IS REALLY GOING TO SOLVE A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, A GOVERNMENT STRATEGY THROUGH A RACY-TYPE FORMAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE AND WHO IS CONSULTED AND WHO IS INFORMED. I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT ULTIMATELY I THINK WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE BETTER TOOLS THAT WILL ENABLE THINGS TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND HOPEFULLY THE CONNECTIVITY WE CAN BRING THROUGH THOSE TOOLS WILL MAKE THIS LESS OF AN ISSUE IN THE FUTURE, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHO PRECISELY WOULD

BE RESPONSIBLE. >> I THINK IT IS MILES' JOB AND BRIAN'S JOB TO IDENTIFY THESE GOING FORWARD.

IF WE ARE NOT MAKING PROGRESS WE CAN BRING BACK A REGULAR REPORT.

AS YOU SAID, THERE ARE A LOT OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND IT IS HARD TO MAKE THEM DO THINGS. SO FAR WE HAVE SEEN REALLY GOOD COOPERATION. AS FAR AS MONITORING ACCOUNTABILITY ON PROMPT PAYMENTS, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE DASHBOARD UP AND WE WILL ADD SOME MORE.

IT DEPENDS ON THE ISSUE. IF DEPARTMENTS ARE JUST LATE APPROVING THEIR INVOICES, GENERALLY THAT'S ON THEM.

IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET PAYMENTS OUT OF THE TREASURY'S OFFICE THAT GOES TO THEM. MY HOPE IS WE CAN DEVELOP THE RIGHT REPORTS THAT WILL SAY, OKAY, HERE IS WHERE THE PROBLEM

IS AND WHO NEEDS TO FIX IT. >> WELL, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT THAT DASHBOARD BE COMPREHENSIVE. THE INDIVIDUAL -- WE HAVE THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE THAT HAS A PIECE OF THIS THA* -- THAT IS HIRED AND FIRED BY THE DISTRICT COURTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE PURCHASING AGENT THAT HAS ITS OWN RESPECTIVE AUTHORITY. I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE JUST TO KEEP EVERYBODY ON THEIR TOES THAT THIS DASHBOARD BE TELLING, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE COURTS, TELLING AS TO WHERE THE BOTTLENECKS ARE OCCURRING. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE -- THERE'S A GOOD DEAL OF POTENTIAL FOR DIFFERENT THINGS NOT TO MOVE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT ULTIMATELY WE HAVE GOT TO KNOW IF, NUMBER 1, IF IT IS WORKING WELL.

IF A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION IS FAULTING ON THEIR AREA THAT WE KNOW THAT AND WE BE ABLE TO TRACK THAT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT THE DASHBOARD BE -- I DIDN'T SEE IT YET, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT IS PRETTY ONE-DIMENSIONAL AT THIS POINT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE SOME EXPANSION ON THAT. TO THAT END, HAS ANY DISCUSSION BEEN GIVEN THAT IS, AS I MENTIONED, AND HOW DO WE CREATE THE AUTHORITY BETTER YET? IS THAT A COURT ACTION? HOW DO WE CREATE THAT AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS -- THERE'S A COMMITMENT TO THIS PROCESS?

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT -- I MEAN, SOME IS JUST INHERENT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. BUT MY THOUGHT IS IF WE GET THE RIGHT REPORT THAT WILL HELP EVERYBODYST UNDERAND PROBLEMS, RIGHT? WHETHER IT IS THE PURCHASING

BOARD OR -- >> ADRIAN GARCIA: JAY, LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION OF YOU. SINCE THESE ENTITIES I MENTIONED , AUDITOR AND THE PURCHASING AGENTF, THEY ARE A PART O HARRIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND THEY ARE NOT HIS EPLG EMPLOYEE -- HIS EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE BOARDS. IS IT PRACTICAL TO WORK TO CREATE SOME MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT COMMITS TO THE

KPI'S OF THIS PROCESS? >> COMMISSIONER --

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: RIGHT NOW IT IS ALL ON A HANDSHAKE.

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THIS? >> SURE.

SO COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURALLY IS DESIGNED TO WORK WHEN SORT OF THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES ARE COOPERATING AND COLLABORATING. AND MOU'S ARE JUST MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING, AND NONE OF IT IS BINDING.

SO I GUESS THE EASY ANSWER IS THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS DECENTRALIZED.

IN ORDER TO GET THOSE ENTITIES IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISION THAT'S ARE NOT DIRECTLY UNDER -- OR ARE INDIRECTLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE COURT REQUIRES JUST A LEVEL OF COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING BACK AND FORTH.

AND AS MUCH AS THIS PROJECT -- AND OUR OFFICE DID WORK WITH DAVE'S OFFICE ON PORTIONS OF IT, AND IT IS INCUMBENT ON TRYING TO GET THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH -- IN A

COLLECTIVE WAY. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: BUT WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. WE'VE DONE AN MOU OR AN ILA WITH DIFFERENT OFFICES. WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.

CAN WE LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN'T BIND THESE A LITTLE CLOSER

TOGETHER? >> THE COUNTY WORKS COLLABORATIVELY AND IT IS HARD TO BIND.

THE COURT'S PRIMARY ABILITY TO INFLUENCE FOR SURE AND IT IS THROUGH THESE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT IT DEVELOPS.

>> SO I STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE.

MR. BERRY, I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A MORE -- I MEAN, IF THERE IS A STANDING COMMITTEE THAT IS CREATED TO MANAGE THIS.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND THAT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS PROCESS. AND THEN IN TERMS OF HAVING A PROJECT MANAGER ASSIGNED, THAT'S YOU.

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING -- ARE YOU EXPERIENCING ANY INTERNAL ROAD BLOCKS? ARE YOU CHALLENGED IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY TO MOVE THIS ALONG?

>> I HAVE NOT BEEN. NO.

>> SO I WILL BE -- AGAIN, I'M GLAD FOR THE PROGRESS AND I'M GLAD FOR THE CONTINUED ATTENTION.

I KNOW THAT IF WE DON'T CREATE SOME FRAMEWORK WE WILL FIND IT IS WORKING WELL ONE DAY. AND THEN WE CAN FIND THAT IT IS NOT SOME DAYS LATER. I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS CONTINUITY TO THE PROGRESS BEING

MADE. >> COMMISSIONER, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE IS A STEERING COMMITTEE NOW AND MAYBE WE WANT TO KEEP THAT IN PERSON FEW TEE. AND --Y. PERPITUIT A LEAD IS TO HAVE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED ON EACH OF THESE BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE THE COMMITTEE THAT OWNS EVERYTHING OR ELSE -- WELL, WHAT YOU AREHA AFRAID OF MAY PPEN.

>> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONER RAMSEY?

>> TOM RAMSEY: THANK YOU, BRIAN. I GOT THIS AT 6:00 LAST NIGHT.

I WANTNG TO THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVI A POWER POINT TODAY.

IT IS A PRETTY THICK DOCUMENT. IT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.

I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS. ONE, AS YOU COME BACK TO US, THERE IS A COST TO DO NICK. SO AS YOU COME BACK, YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THE COURT WHAT THE COST IS TO MAKE A CHANGE, WHAT THE RETURN, AS IN -- NOT ALL THINGS ARE GOING TO SAVE MONEY AND IT SHOULDN'T ALWAYS BE THAT WAY.

I KNOW COUNTY GOVERNMENT WAS SET UP TO CONTROL TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. I KNOW THE CITY OF EL PASO IN 2016 WAS ROBBED OF $3 MILLION FROM A PHONY CONTRACTOR.

MAYBE YOU ARE PROCEDURES IN PLACE THAT WE DON'T WANT THOSE THINGS HAPPENING. AS LONG AS YOU CAN BE SHOWER THAT LIKE IN 2018 SCAMMERS WERE ABLE TO STEAL 500,000 FROM GALVESTON COUNTY BY POSING AS A COUNTY CONTRACTOR AND REDIRECTING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS FROM A CRIMINAL'S BANK ACCOUNT.

WE DO CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE CUMBERSOME, I KNOW.

BUT MAYBE THERE IS A REASON. WE ALSO HAVE CRITERIA THAT THE COUNTY OPERATES UNDER. WE ARE HANDING A LOT OF FEDERAL

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SOME OF IT AFFECTS HOW PEOPLE GET PAID.

WE NEED TO BE SURE OF THE CRITERIA AND BE SURE OF THE COST SO THAT WE AS A COURT CAN MAKE THOSE DECISIONS WITH CLARITY.

I ASSUME WE WILL START WITH THE MOST IMPACTED FIRST.

TRYING TO DO A THOUSAND DIFFERENT THINGS AT ONE TIME MAY NOT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE, BUT IF WE DO FOUR OR FIVE THINGS THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, MAYBE WE CAN BRING OUR PARTNERS -- WE CALL THEM OUR PARTNERS. WHETHER IT IS THE AUDITOR OR THE PURCHASING OFFICE ON BOARD WITH US, IF I THINK THEY SEE THIS.

I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS, BUT COST AND CRITERIA ARE GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> LINA HIDALGO: I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER GARCIA FOR REQUESTING THIS INITIATIVE BE LAUNCHED, COMMISSIONER. THERE HAD BEEN SORT OF THE RUMORS THAT WERE BEHIND -- THAT WE WERE BEHIND ON OUR BENCHMARKS, BUT WE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING.

YOU WERE VERY INSISTENT. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE THOUGHTFUL TO COMMISSIONER RAMSEY'S POINT. BUT I THINK THIS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT STEP. BUILDING OFF OF YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT THE AUDITOR IN PURCHASING. WHEN I READ Y'ALL'S PLANS HERE, IMPLEMENT INTEGRATIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS CAN'T NECESSARILY HAPPEN AT THE LEVEL OF THE AUDITOR AND PURCHASING. WHAT HAS BEEN THE RECEPTION OF THIS IN THE DEPARTMENTS? I AM STILL WAITING ON THE WEBSITE. I SAW GENERAL NORIEGA AROUND HERE. I JUST WONDER IF THE DEPARTMENTS

ARE PLAYING BALL ON THIS ONE. >> SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES. EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS SEEN THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. WE WILL REPORT BACK IF WE HAVE ISSUES. I THINK MAYBE THE FLIP SIDE OF IT BEING SO VULCANIZED, IF YOU WILL, WE ALL HAVE SHARED SUCCESS AND SHARED FAILURE IF THESE DON'T IMPROVE.

>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT T.POIN PLEASE DON'T BE BASHFUL ABOUT BRINGING UP IF ANYONE IS NOTIC PARTIPATING OR LAGGING WE DON'T HAVEOW A WAY TO KN, BUT ENOUGH WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS A POSSIBILITY.

AND I THINK THE METRICSR. ARE VY CLEA I MEAN, EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT PRESENTATION IMPRESSIVE.

THE CURRENTCH STATE, 328 DAYS FM OOSING A NEW VENDOR TO RECEIVING THE FIRST INVOICE, BUT WE SHOULD BE AT 224 AND WE ARE HOPING TO GET TO 255. THAT'S AS GOOD AS IT GETS TO HAVING A PLAN IN THE STEPS. I THINK WE ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IF WE CAN GET THEM TO -- AND I AM PUTTING IN ANOTHER PLUG

FOR THE WEBSITE. >> RODNEY ELLIS: COUPLEM

QUESTIONS. >> LINA HIDALGO: YES.

I'SORRY. >> RODNEY ELLIS: I AM FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO THAT. THAT'S THE GREEN HAND.

>> LINA HIDALGO: OH, OKAY. >> RODNEY ELLIS: MY STEPH TELLS ME -- MY STAFF TELLS ME ONE THING THEY LOOKED AT AND LOOKING AT OTHER COMMISSIONS AROUND THE STATE, MR. BERRY, MAYBE YOU AS OPPOSED TO BRIAN COULD ANSWER THIS.

AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

ONE REASON WE HAVE MORE BUSINESS COURTS IS SO PEOPLE CAN GET PAID QUICKER. I GUESS I'M THE ONE WHO OUGHT TO BRING UP THIS SINCE I'M VIRTUAL TODAY.

FIRST OF ALL, HOW MANY OF US WOULD HAVE TO BE THERE AT A BUSINESS COURT? AND WOULD ANY ADDITIONAL COURTS IMPROVE PROMPT PAY? AND ARE WE MEETING TO -- NEEDING TO DO THIS LESS THAN OTHER URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENTS?

>> I CAN TRY TO TAKE THAT. THE ANSWER IS YES.

IF WE HAD MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PAYMENTS IT WOULD SPEED THINGS UP. THREE MEMBERS WOULD NEED TO BE HERE IN PERSON. MANY TEXAS URBAN COUNTIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE PAYMENTS SOME OF THEM IT IS EVERY TWO WEEKS. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY UP TO COURT.

WE HAVE TAKEN A STEP FORWARD AND HAVE MORE BUSINESS COURT MEETINGS. AT THE RIGHT TIME IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER HAVING MORE IT WOULD IMPROVE THE METRIC.

IF IT TAKES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS TO GET SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA AND APPROVED, IT LENGTHENS OUT THE TIME PERIOD.

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>> RODNEY ELLIS: FROM MY STANDPOINT, I WANT SOME SENSE OF SOME MATE -- MATRI -- METRICS ON WHAT IT WILL DO.

YOU ARE ALL SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH WHEN I AM NOT IN PERSON. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE -- [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD CERTAINLY SIGN UP -- AND YOU COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION AND I'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

IF THERE ARE THREE VOTES IT WOULD DO IT.

KNOWING WE HAVE TO ROTATE IT AND NOT ALL FIVE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE THERE. COMMISSIONER GARCIA, IT IS A GOOD THING TO BRING UP WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND PUSHING ON MWBE'S IN PARTICULAR. I JUST HEARD THAT COMPLAINT.

I WAS A COUNTY VENDOR EARLY ON, AND IT IS CLEAR AS MY PREDECESSOR COMMISSIONER GARCIA WOULD TELL ME, IF I START MESSING WITH PEOPLE HE COULD HELP ME A LITTLE MORE WHEN I WOULDN'T STOP. LOOK, I WOULD SIGN UP AND WE COULD ROTATE IT ON WHICH THREE WOULD BE THERE.

IF IT IS ONLY TO GET THESE PROMPT TAEUPLT -- PROMPT PAYMENTS DONE. I'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

IN -- IF WE DON'T HAVE THREE PEOPLE IT WON'T HAPPEN.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: GOOD DEAL. >> LINA HIDALGO: THE MOTION, MR.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: AS PRESENTED. >> LINA HIDALGO: SO IT IS TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPUTER PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

ANALYSIS? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED SPECIFIC ACTION. IF YOU WANT TO GET -- GIVE SPECIFIC DIRECTION IT WOULD BE TO PROCEED TO APPROVE THE SHORT-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AND COME BACK WITH A PROPOSAL WITH

RESOURCES ON LONG-TERM. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: I WOULD FEEL

BETTER TO JUST PUT IT IN MOTION. >> TOM RAMSEY: SECOND.

>> LINA HIDALGO: SO IT IS TO APPROVE AND COME BACK WITH PROPOSALS TO IMPLEMENT THE LONG-TERM ONES.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: AND THE DASHBOARD.

>> LINA HIDALGO: AND A DASHBOARD TOCK TRA PROGRESS?

>> RODNEY ELLIS: AND THE EXTRA MEETINGS.

>> COMMISSIONER, IT SOUNDS LIKE WEET NEED TO L YOU BRING THAT

UP.NE >> RODY ELLIS: I'LL BRING IT

UP. >> LINA HIDALGO: THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA IS TO IMPLEMENT THE SHORT-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO RETURN WITH A PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT THE LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE DASHBOARD TO TRACK PROGRESS.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. DID YOU CATCH THAT?

>> YES, JUDGE. >> LINA HIDALGO: ALL IN FAVOR?

>> I.? >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU,

JUDGE. >> LINA HIDALGO: WE ALMOST THREW

TOMATOES. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: AND I KNOW WE PUT ITEM 22 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IF YOU ALLOW ME I WANT TO BE BRIEF.

WE ALREADY VOTED ON IT AND SO IT IS NOTHING RELATED TO THE RESPECTIVE ACTION. IT DID GET BY ME AND I I DID WANT TO PULL IT FOR DISCUSSION ONLY TO SAY I AM EXCITED THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ENERGY MANAGER AND THAT THIS POSITION WILL ULTIMATELY PAY FOR ITSELF. LIKE THE PROMPT PAYMENT I WILL BE TRACKING THIS AS WELL AND I'M VERY EXCITED CINCINNATI THIS STARTED WITH SOME -- EXCITED SINCE THIS STARTED WITH SOME INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ON P3 THAT JACK WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PUT ME ON, THE PUBLIC POWER POOL.

AND I WANT TO THANK MR. BERRY FOR HIS WORK ON IT AS WELL.

I WANT TO ALSO APPLAUD MY STAFF FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE WORK ON IT AS WELL. I AM WORKING ON THIS DILIGENTLY -- WORKING ON THIS DILIGENTLY IS KRISTEN LEE AND FRANCIS NUGENT AS WELL. THE MOST KEY PART ABOUT THIS ITEM BEING ON TODAY'S AGENDA, JUDGE, IS THAT TODAY IS ALSO KRISTEN LEE'S BIRTHDAY. KRISTEN, I KNOW YOU ARE LISTENING. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL.

MANY BLESSINGS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS ITEM. THAT'S IT, JUDGE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

ITEM 33 ON PAGE 5, THE 311 PROGRAM.

>> TOM RAMSEY: I JUST WANT TO BE FULLY CLEAR THAT WHEN WE IMPLEMENT 311 AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME SUSPENDERS AND BELTS AND EVERYTHING HOLDING IT UP, BUT I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, WE ARE OVERCOMING, I THINK, A VERY BAD REPUTATION THAT THIS HAS IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN TERMS OF THEIR 311.

PROCESS. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY TO BE DISCOURAGED BY WHAT PRECINCT THEY ARE IN AND BE DISCOURAGED FOR USING 311. I THINK OUR PRECINCTS DOES A GOOD JOB AT RESPONDING TO ISSUES I COULD SIT HERE FOR THE NEXT 10

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AND GENERAL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD DO IT WITH AN EXPERIENCE -- EXPERIENCED EYE, A SAVVY EYE.

WE DON'T WANT A PROCESS THAT FRUSTRATES PEOPLE.

I THINK THE COUNTY HAS A GREAT REPUTATION UP AND DOWN ALL FOUR PRECINCTS IN DOING THIS. I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM MAKING CONTACT AND DOING THOSE THINGS.

AS YOU IMPLEMENT, TAKE THIS NEXT STEP AND BE SURE THAT WE ARE ON

TOP OF IT. >> YES, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> 26 MONTHS AGO WHEN YOU FIRST

BROUGHT ME ON. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: GENERAL, YOUR SOUND IS REAL MUFFLED. THERE MAY BE SOMETHING INNT FRO

OF YOUR MIC THERE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: BETTER. >> LINA HIDALGO: YEAH.

THAT'S BETTER. >> A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, JUDGE CALLED ME AND I SHAREDE WITH HER WHAVE TO TACKLE THE 311 ON THE HEELS OF THE PEOPLE SOFT ROLLOUT. WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND REGAIN TRUST WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONERS AND SO FORTH.

AND A YEAR AGO COMMISSIONER RAMSEY WE HAD OUR INITIAL RAMSEY WITH YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM AND THE FOLKS WORKING ON 311.

FROM THAT DISCUSSION YOU WERE EXTREMELY CLEAR ABOUT TWO THINGS. ONE WAS WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE LIKE HOUSTON. IN FACT, IN SOUR BRIEFING PAPERR BRIEFING PAPERS WE PUT IT AS A KEY OBJECTIVE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BEAT HOUSTON. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN VERY SENSITIVE TO YOUR DIRECTION ON THAT. IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECTION FROM YOU REGARDING PRECINCT 3'S WORKFLOWS AND SO WE HAVE BEEN VERY SENSITIVE AS WE ROLL THIS OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED WITH YOUR TEAM. IT IS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY IN USE AND WE HAVE METHODICALLY ROLLED THIS OUT. IT DOES GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO, WHEN THE ROLLOUT OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER AND WE ARE GATHERING METRICS ON THIS, JUDGE, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING JUST A MOMENT AGO REGARDING THE WEB PAGE AND WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THAT TOO. WE MENTIONED IN A MARCH MEETING REGARDING THE WEB PAGE THAT IT WAS ON THE HEELS OF OUR JWEB DISRUPTION. AND SO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS HELPING LEAD THE EFFORT WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN ADDITION TO COMMISSIONERS' COURT.

IF YOU GO GO GO -- IF YOU GO TO HARRIS COUNTY TX.GOV, RATHER THAN GETTING ANONYMITY ON MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND SO FORTH OF A WEBSITE, THE WAY THAT THE COMMITTEE, THE GROUP, THE WORKING FOLKS CAME TOGETHER TO JUJITSU THE CHALLENGE OF A COUNTY WEBSITE WAS TO HAVE A LANDING PAGE WHICH THEN ALLOWS US TO LINK TO AN UH FEDERATED SYSTEM.

EVERYBODY'S INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE FOR DEPARTMENTS AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THAT'S THE WAY THE GROUP WENT FORWARD PICKING OUT COLOR SCHEMES AND FONTS AND EVERYTHING OF THAT SORT. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH ALL OF THE OFFICES AND THE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICES.

I DID WANT TO JUST REASSURE YOU, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THAT WE ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO YOUR DIRECTION AND HAVE IT AS ONE OF OUR

TALKING POINTS. >> TOM RAMSEY: THANK YOU, K

GENERAL. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THANK YOU.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ON 311 I SHARE COMMISSIONER'S RAMSEY'S CONCERN TO MAKE SURE IT IS SLEEK. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WORD YOU ARE USING, COMMISSIONER. NOT OFFICE OF CLUNKY.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE NOT REALLY COME OUT AND PROMOTED THE 311 BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO BE SURE THAT IT IS GOOD AND THAT THE RELEVANT SERVICES ARE A PART OF IT.

THIS WILL WORK AND THAT WON'T WORK.

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I STILL THINK PART OF THE VISITS WE HAD WAS WITHIC MROSOFT AND WE WENT DEEP INTOER CYB SECURITY CONVERSATIONS.TH IS IS AO- BIG NNO.DO I N'T THINK,-- YOU KNOW OU OBVISLY THE O CONSOLIDATIONF THE WEBSITE IS NOT THE MOST URGENT THING, T I STILLSO THINK IT IS METHING THAT YOU NEED TO CONTINUE PURSUING I BECAUSE, WE, ITS EASE OF HAVING TO DEFINE THESE DEPARTMENTS, BUT THERE IS A MORE SERIOUS AND SORT OF LESS AESTHETIC ASPECT TO IT. I REMAIN ON MY CRUSADE.

>> YES, MA'AM. WELL, WE HAVE BEEN VERY METHODICAL IN CRAWL, WALK, RUN IN THE ROLLOUT OF 311.

WE HAVE -- AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT PHASE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL CAPABILITY FOR 311. I AM PROUD TO SAY OUR ELECTED TEAMS AT THE CORE END DEPARTMENTS, WE NOW HAVE 20 DEPARTMENTS AND THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH TO REALLY EXPAND THE CAPABILITY OF 311 AND WHAT IT CAN DO. AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS NEXT PHASE OF 311, TO YOUR POINT, JUDGE, I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED WITH THE ROBUST CAPABILITY OF WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO. WE ARE HAVING COORDINATIONS RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS WITH THE CAUSE IT WILL GET FOR 3-1-1 -- OR 3-1-1 WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.

IN ADDITION, I HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH COMMISSIONER GARCIA WHEN HE ASKED POST ELECTION, WHAT COULD WE DO BETTER. MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS TO HAVE OUR 3-1-1 CALL CENTER A LITTLE MORROW BUST WHEN -- MORE ROBUST WHEN PEOPLE CALL IN TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY VOTE AND THOSE KINDS OF QUESTIONS. WE ARE GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY AND I AM PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COORDINATION OF BOTH THE COURT AND EACH OF THE 20 DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING 311.

>> LINA HIDALGO: IT IS BIG PROGRESS, GENERAL.

I SEARCHED LIBRARIES ON THE WEBSITE AND IT IS -- IT IS WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE.

SO LET'S KEEP MAKING EVEN MORE PROGRESS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ON THAT, JUDGE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE STEP FORWARD WE ARE GONNA GET IT RIGHT.

I HAD A STAFF MEMBER THAT MADE ME SOMETHING FOR MY OFFICE WHICH IS SOMETHING I CONTINUE TO REINFORCE WITH OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHICH SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO RUSH TO FAILURE.

THAT'S WHAT WE -- THAT'S THE MANTRA WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING NOW FOR THESE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WE FIELDED THIS NEW CAPABILITY

FOR THE COUNTY. >> LINA HIDALGO: ABSOLUTELY.

MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> LINA HIDALGO: OKAY.

SO THAT WAS 33. THAT WOULD BE APPROVED AS

PRESENTED, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY? >> TOM RAMSEY: YES.

>> LINA HIDALGO: IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 33.

>> TOM RAMSEY: MAKE A MOTION. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: SECOND.

>> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY RAMSEY AND SECONDED BY GARCIA.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? I'M IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO 38.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA, THE MEMBERSHIP DUES.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: I WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS FOR A BIT BECAUSE I -- ONE, I AM A LITTLE US FROM STRAEUPTED.

I WAS -- A LITTLE FRUSTRATED. I WAS TRACKING THIS AND WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS ITEM WOULD BE READY TO GO ON THIS AGENDA AND IT IS NOT. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ITEM IS TOEC ROGNIZE THAT ASE WWORK THROUGH AIF DFICULT ECONOMY THANKS TO THEAN PDEMIC, THAT WE ARE STILLOR WKING TO ADDRESS SUPPLYING ISSUES. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE

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AND THIS IS IN PART BECAUSE OF WHERE WE STAND WITH THEE NO NEW REVENURATE. I AM CONCERNED IT WAS CUTHE WITHOUT GIVING TM ANY NOTICE TO PLAN THE YEARLY BUDGET.

I AM JUST ADVOCATING THAT THIS . DYE APP, I SEE YOU -- DIANE, I SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN. I WAS BEING TOLD BY MY STAFF THAT THIS ITEM WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AND THAT V WE WOULD BE AE TOOTE ON THIS.YE AND THEN WE FOUND OUT STERDAY THAT IT IS NOT AND IT WASN'T GOING TO BE.

SO I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED. THESE FOLKS ARE K*UFRING -- ARE COVERING REAL WORK. THEY ARE ONE THAT IS MAKING A REAL IMPACT IN OUR REGION. IT IS A HUB FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION. THEY ARE MAKING HUGE, HAOUPB INNOVATIVE INVESTMENTS WITH THE HOUSTON SPACE PORT.

I AM WORKING ON THEM TO SPONSOR A STRAYED ZONE.

YOU DON'T ASK FOR THAT WORK UNLESS YOU HAVE A REAL OUTPUT.

THE ECONOMIC ALLY INTELIGENCE -- ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE -FPLTS THAT INCLUDES HID AND EVEN THAT AS FAR OUT AS ALEAF.

IT WORKS WITH ELEMENTARY AND MID-- MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THEY DO TRAINING THAT CAN REALLY CHANGE THE STABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. I KNOW WE HAVE BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, MR. RAMOS, BUT WHEN WE WERE HOPEFUL WE COULD FIND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CREATE SALARY IMPACTS FOR DEPUTIES THERE WAS CONFIDENCE IN BEING ORGANIZED.

FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT'S COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT, THAT'S ABOUT $800,000.

FOR THESE TWO IT IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 300,000.

AND IF YOU ALLAH -- IF YOU ALLOW ME A SPREADSHEET AND A PENCIL I CAN FIND YOU 800,000 IN COST SAVINGS.

I JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS OUT THERE AND KNOW THAT NO MOTION CAN BE TAKEN ON THIS AND NO MOTION CAN BE MADE.

THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY. ALL OF US WERE TOLD THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. IT DID NOT.

I'M WILLING TO SPONSOR THIS, BUT TO BE TOLD I CAN'T BE REIMBURSED , HAS IT BEEN DONE ON OTHER EXAMPLES AND OTHER OCCASIONS, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO LEAD -- TO KNOW IT WILL HELP AND LEAD THE WAY.

SO I WANT TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS.

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THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THE ENTITY THAT'S WERE INCLUDED AND SOME THAT AREN'T -- THAT WEREN'T.

SOME OF THOSE THAT WERE INCLUDED WAS BECAUSE I RAISED THE ISSUE.

AND I KNOW WITH THE DEPARTMENT THEY DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE STAFF THEY NEED TO DO THINGS WITH A DISPARITY STUDY AS AN EXAMPLE.

AND THEY ARE LOBBYING AND HERE WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT THAT IS NOT FULLY FUNDED, MIGHT I ADD. AND WE HAVE SOME SERIOUS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. SINCE THIS IS LIMITED CRITERIA, IT IS WHOEVER HAS MADE THE MOST NOISE OR LOBBIED THE HARDEST, I WOULD SUGGEST IF WE ARE GONNA DO THIS, YOU JUST DIVIDE IT BY FOUR AND EACH PRECINCT WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT WILL DECIDE WHERE IT GOES. IF YOU WANT TO DIVIDE IT BY FIVE THERE HAS BEEN, IN MY JUDGMENT, A LOT OF POLITICS AT PLAY ON HOW THIS HAS COME ABOUT IF WE ARE GONNA DO IT AT ALL.

I GO BACK TO THE POINT, HOW MUCH ARE WE NOT FUNDING OUR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT? I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW.

EVERY TIME I CALL AND COME UP WITH A BRIGHT IDEA AND YOU POINT OUT TO ME, WELL, LOOK, WE'D LOVE TO DO IT, BUT WE DON'T -- WE HAVE SLOTS THAT WE HAVEN'T FILLED IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

I WANT YOU TO COMMENT ON THAT FIRST, AND I SUGGEST THAT MR. BE RRY AND THE DEPARTMENT, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT, FIND A WAY IN WHICH THERE IS SOME EQUITY AND NOT WHO IS ORGANIZED THE MOST. AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THESE ENTITIES COME OVER WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT WE DO ON OUR TAX RATE, SAYING WE DO SUCH A GOOD RATE THAT YOU ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT ADEQUATE FUNDING TO DO THAT.

AND I DIDN'T SEE THEM COMING OVER AND SAYING, HEY, YOU OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

MAYBE THEY CAME. I JUST DIDN'T SEE THEM.

I WOULD LIKE TO LET THE DEPARTMENT COMMENT ON THOSE.

>> JUDGE, IF I CAN, COMMISSIONER ELLIS, I SUPPORT THE NOTION YOU MADE THAT IT WAS POLITICS THAT MAYBE GAVE BIRTH TO SOME OF THIS. WE WORK TO DEFINE WHO IS REALLY CREATING AN OUTPUT BY VIRTUE OF OUR FUNDING AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL ORGANIZATIONS YOU CANS -- BUT I WANT TO FIND OUT WHO IS SPONSORING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: AS YOU KNOW -- >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS I DO UNDERSTAND THE DEO.

I HAVE ALSO NOT SEEN ANYTHING ON THE DEO ASKING FOR ANY POSITIONS I'M HAPPY TO WORK TO HELP SUPPORT STAFFING.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME BETTER COMMUNICATION WHEN IT RELATES TO THESE ISSUES. I'M VERY, VERY COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC EQUITY. I CANNOT HAVE MY STAFF BEING TOLD THAT IT IS GONNA HAPPEN AND THEN, OOPS, THOUGHT IT WAS, BUT

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. >> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONER ELLIS HAD A QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE DIRECTOR, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, AND THEN COMMISSIONER CAGLE AND I KNOW MR. ROBBINS WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND TO JOT DOWN THE QUESTIONS AND THEN SPEAK AT THE END. GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR IN RESPONSE

TO COMMISSIONER ELLIS' COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU.

AND BEFORE I RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER ELLIS, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

THE MISUNDERSTANDING WAS COMPLETELY ON MY PART.

I HAD THE AGENDA ITEM READY, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR JANUARY 10TH. IT HAD THE JANUARY 10TH 8 TESTIMONY ON IT AND -- JANUARY 10TH ITEM ON IT.

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AND THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFICALLY DID TELL US THAT THEY HAD STAFF FUNDED -- THAT WERE FUNDED BY OUR AGREEMENT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT APPROVES.

SO WE KNEW THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT.

IT WAS JUST -- I JUST GOT IT WRONG AND I HEARD IT WRONG.

MY APOLOGIES. IT WAS NOT WITH MAL INTENT ON OUR PART. WE UNDERSTAND THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT WANTING TO BE A LEADER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING THAT THE COUNTY IS, YOU KNOW, LASTING -- LAST IN AND FIRST OUT IN ANY TYPE OF A RECESSION.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT. UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL HAVE IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR COMMISSIONERS' COURT TO DISCUSS.

HOW YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH THAT, WE ALREADY HAVE SCOPES OF WORK THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR BACK IN SEPTEMBER FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALREADY HAVE A GOOD FORMAT FOR THE CONTRACTS. IT WILL GO FAST ONCE WE GET PAST THIS HURDLE. TO COMMISSIONER ELLIS, YES, WE HAVE ISSUES WITH FUNDING. AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE CUT A MILLION DOLLARS. A LARGE PORTION OF THAT WAS FOR THIS FUNDING AND FOR THIS PROGRAM.

UNDER THE CURRENT FUNDING WE HAVE TO KEEP TWO POSITIONS OUT OF OUR 44 VACANT. IT DOES IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS. AND WE ANTICIPATED GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MWBE PROGRAM.

THE MORE BONDS THAT ARE ISSUED, THE MORE PROJECTS THAT HIT THE GROUND. IT IS MORE WORK ON BOTH THOSE ENDS FOR MWBE AND CONTRACT COMPLIANCE.

WE DO HAVE ISSUES LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES. FOR THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, IT WAS NOT A RESULT OF A LACK OF RESOURCES.

IT WAS JUST MY MISUNDERSTOOD -- MY MISUNDERSTANDING AND MY HAVING THE DOCUMENTS AND NOT SUBMITTING THEM.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: WHEN I ASK ABOUT YOUR STAFF RESOURCES, OBVIOUSLY IT IS ALL -- IT IS MONEY.

WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. IN ADDITION TO THE MWBE, THE LABOR UNIONS HAVE BEEN CALLING ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT WE COMMITTED TO HAVE IN PLACE FOR THEM.

THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OF RESOURCES.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA, I AM JUST RAISING THE ISSUE BECAUSE AS WE SPEND MONEY, WE DON'T HAVE IT AND ON ANOTHER ONE IT IS ANOTHER ISSUE. WHEN WE GO TO ARPA MONEY, I KNOW THERE IS HEARTBURN ABOUT IT WITH ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES, BUT WE ARE ABOUT TO DO IT FOR HARRIS HEALTH.

WE ARE CERTAINLY DOING THAT IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AREA.

IT IS INTERESTING HOW WE MANAGE TO HAVE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCERNS IN SOME AREAS, BUT NOT IN OTHER AREAS, IF WE ARE DIGGING A HOLE.

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 800,000 HERE AND WHAT WERE THE NEEDS THAT YOU ANTICIPATED FOR YOUR OFFICE TO GO AND DO THOSE? IT IS LABOR AGREEMENTS AND THE MWBE PROGRAM.

WAS THAT A MILLION AS WELL? MR. RAMIREZ? MS. RAMIREZ? I THINK YOU ARE MUTED.

>> IT RANGES. IF WE ARE DOING THE WORKER SAFETY RECORD POLICY, IF THAT COMES IN JANUARY, AND IF WE DO KIND OF THE LIVING WAGE WORK, IF THAT WILL TAKE MORE PEOPLE.

IF WE WANT TO HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE, THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. IF WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET OUT THERE AND DO THOSE COMPLIANCE REVIEWS AND INFECTIONS -- AND INSPECTIONS.

>> JUDGE? >> LINA HIDALGO: YES.

>> IF WE CAN LIMIT DISCUSSION TO ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS.

THIS ITEM IS SPECIFIC TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.

ONCE WE GET INTO THE AREA OF THE BROADER POLICY, WE PROBABLY --

>> RODNEY ELLIS: I GUESS WHEN IT COMES BACK, JUST MAKE SURE THERE IS SOMETHING BROAD ENOUGH ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THESE FUNDS -- THEY ARE NOT FGABLE. R -- FUNGABLE.

IF YOU SPEND IT IN ONE AREA YOU WON'T HAVE IT IN ANOTHER AREA.

MAKE SURE WHEN IT COMES BACK IT IS BROAD ENOUGH SO WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE DO SOMETHING THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO IT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS ONE?

>> I WILL SAY THIS IN TERMS OF BRINGING THE ITEM BACK.

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AND DIANA AND JAY, AM I CORRECT WE HAVE TO BRING CONTRACT

AMENDMENTS? >> IF THERE IS AN EXISTING CONTRACT AND WE ARE CHANGING THE TERMS IN ANYWAY, WE WILL BRING IT BACK AS AN AMENDMENT. IF IT IS JUST A PAYMENT, THEN

THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE. >> IF WE WANT TO PROCEED THERE

WOULD BE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS. >> THE CONTRACT THAT'S WE HAD EXPIRED AT THE END OF LAST FISCAL YEAR.

THEY EXPIRED SEPTEMBER 30TH. >> SO I GUESS WHAT WE NEED IS IF COURT WANTS TO TAKE ACTION OR NOT ON THIS, DO WE WANT TO PUT IT ON ALL OF THE CONTRACTS FOR DECISION? JUST BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE HERE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OTHER MEMBERS

GET TO SPEAK. >> MY APOLOGIES.

>> LINA HIDALGO: YES. THAT'S THE ULTIMATE QUESTION.

COMMISSIONER RAMSEY? >> TOM RAMSEY: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. THIS IS THE KIND OF FOCUSED CON SRER -- CONVERSATION WE NEED. IT IS THE TOP OF MY LIST ARE THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS YOU MENTIONED. THEY HAVE PROVEN THEY CAN BE OUT THERE AND DEVELOP ECONOMICALLY. I KNOW SINCE I AM ON THE EASTSIDE WITH YOU NOW AND I KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR YEARS.

THEY ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO ON THEM, I'M WITH YOU. AND ALL THE REST OF THEM PROBABLY NEED TO BE HELD TO SOME SAME STANDARD AS THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE DOING GREAT THINGS.

OTHER THINGS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT IMPACT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION ON THOSE.

THIS HAS TO DO WITHUN FDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT AREAK MING A DIFFERENCEN IHARRIS COUNTY. AND THEWO T ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMMISSIONER GARCIAEN MTIONED ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST WR-FPLT --T. LIS AND THEY ARE O NOTN THIS LIST.

I'M NOT GONNA-- BE IT WANTO SEE THOSE TWODE INCLUD ON THISLI ST. OR IF YOUE SAY WARE NOT INCLUDING IT HERE, THAT'S FINE. IT WILL GIVE MENC GUIDAE ON WHAT TO VOTE.PE .SCIALLY WHEN I SEEC THE HGA

>> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONERGL CAE?

>>LA JUST TO CRIFY WHAT DIRECTOR RAMIREZ SAID EARLIER, THIS IS NOT THE 381 ITEM.S THIS I PURELY THEN ORGANIZATIOON AND TO CTINUE MEMBERSHIPFO AND PAY R IT.T THIS LISVE WOULD HAVE NER T INCLUDEDHESE TWOTI ORGANIZAONS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE

CLARIFICATION.HI >> LINA DALGO: I AM NOT CLEAR

ONNE WHAT YOU EXPLAID. >>AR THERE WAS A SEPATE ITEM AND RAMIREZ WASDIRECTOR SAYING.

SHE APOLOGIZED AND ITD WAS SUBMITTEFOR JANUARY 10TH.

IT ISTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT EY AREOF OFFICIALLY MEMBERS .TI THE TWO ORGANIZAONS THAT COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND RAMSEY ARE REFERRINGTH TO WOULDN'T BE N ISDA LIST.

>> LINA HILGO: SO IF YOU ARE GIVING 300 TO HGAC IT IS 300 YOU ARE NOT GIVINGNS TO -- THAT MAKS SEE.

COMMISSIONER C CAGLE? >> R. JACKAGLE: MR. RAMOS TOUCH OWED WHAT I WANTED TO COMMENT -- TOUCHED ON WHAT I WANT TO COMMENT ON IN THE OLD PRECINCT IT WAS A HUGE ECONOMIC PARTNER HELPING US FIND LAND FO. COMPANIES TO BE INVOLVED WE UTILIZE THEIR ECONOMIC PROWESS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU ARE ON. PART OF THE TROUBLE IS THAT THESE TWO SETS OF AGENDA ITEMS MAYBE SHOULD HAVE BEENO PRESEND AT THE SAME TIME SWE CAN SEE THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WHO WE ARE JOINING AS MEMBERS AND WHO WE ARE FUNDING TO GET THE WORK DONE IN THE PRECINCT. THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES BUT A RELATED DISCUSSION CATEGORY.

TO IS CERTAIN EXTENT THERE WOULD BE A BENEFIT OF ALLOWING EACH COMMISSIONER -- I AM SPEAKING FOR THE FUTURE PRECINCT AND THE PARAMETERS TO HAVE IS THE DIVISION OF THE FUNDING.

NO ONE KNOWS WHO IS BEING A GOOD PARTNER AND GETTING JOBS DONE AND GETTING OPPORTUNITIES DONE. THE GOVERNANCE CLOSEST TO THE

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I WONDER IF POLITICS IS WHEN SOMEBODY DISAGREES WITH SOMEBODY ELSE. NOBODY CANDICE AGREE WITH ME UNLESS THEY WERE ENGAGED IN POLITICS.

I HAD TO BEG THE BUDGET DIRECTOR TO GET THE TPOEBGSZ IN PRECINCT -- THE FOLKS IN PRECINCT 4 COVERED ON THESE AGENDAS BECAUSE IT WAS THE ROLE OF THE OLD BUDGET DIRECTOR TO SAY NO TO EVERYBODY. WHAT WAS THE ULTIMATE POLITICS WAS THE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF COURT WHICH WAS 5-0.

THE LAST FOUR YEARS IS WHERE I THINK WE SAW A DEVIATION FROM THAT. I THINK BO JACKSON DID A GREAT

JOB. >> I DO VISIT WITH EACH OF THE PRECINCTS TO GET THEIR PRIORITIES.

AND THEN I COME BACK WITH OPTIONS ON HOW TO FUND IT.

THIS DOES SOUND LIKE IT IS A PRIORITY OF THE COURT AND WE -- MY OFFICE CAN WORK WITH EACH OF YOU ON IDENTIFYING OPTIONS ON

WHERE WE CAN GET IT. >> LINA HIDALGO: I TAKE EXCEPTION WITH PART OF THAT. SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORTHY AND NEED TO BE FUNDED. HOWEVER, I ALSO THINK WE NEED TO FUND THE DEEO AND NOT GETTING INTO THE PROJECTS.

THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO IMPLEMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE CUT A MILLION DOLLARS. I PROPOSE THAT WE SAY -- I THINK I HEARD IT DIRECTLY THAT YOU WILL CUT A MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THE NO NEW REVENUE, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> LINA HIDALGO: SO THEN WE CAN SAY WE PAY HOWEVER MANY IN FEES AND LET'S CUT THEM A MILLION DOLLARS SO WE ARE NOT UNDER FUNDING THE NEW DEEO.

AND IF THAT MEANS WE REMAIN -- WE STAY IN ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS, BUT RELATIVELY SPEAKING AT THE DON'T LOSE ALL OF THE BUDGET, OR WE FUND THESE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT NOT THOSE TWO.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THERE IS A CREATIVE WAY TO FIGURE IT OUT. ESPECIALLY ORGANIZATIONS THAT AREN'T IN ANYWAY LETTING US HAVE MUCH OF A SAY LIKE THE HGAC.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE SOME INPUT INTO THIS.

I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO INCLUED ME AS WELL.

MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WOULD NOT BE OKAY WITH CONTINUING WITH ALL OF THESE. THE ONES THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVESTING IN AND NOT INVEST IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO DEFER -- WHAT OUR PLAN WAS WAS TO DO A FORMAL FIRST QUARTER PROJECTION IN JANUARY.

THAT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME WE SEE REVENUE NUMBERS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AS A COUNTY AND WHETHER OUR PROJECTIONS ARE GONNA BE ACCURATE AND SEE WHERE THE DEPARTMENT IS AND MAKE A PRESENTATION.

AT THAT POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHICH DEPARTMENTS TO EITHER REALLOCATE FUNDING AND INCREASE THE LOWER -- SOME DEPARTMENTS LIKE DEO THAT IS VERY -- IT IS RESTRICTED ASPIRATIONS. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE LOWER BUDGET AMOUNT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TIMELINE. IT WILL BE ON THE COUNTY'S

FISCAL POSITION. >> AGAIN, BECAUSE OF HOW THE TIDES CHANGED AT THE LAST MINUTE THE KWAORB -- I'M JUST GOING BY VIRTUE THAT I WAS TOLD THE EYE -- THE ITEM WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AND IT WAS NOT. IT WAS NEVER SUBMITTED.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN BE TOLD IT WAS ON THE AGENDA AND THEN IT WASN'T AND IT IS JUST A MISTAKE OF DATES.

I WANT TO SEE THIS ITEM GET DONE , BUT IF WE CAN GET IT DONE BY THE JANUARY 10TH COURT DATE, THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE BY VIRTUE OF WHAT WE TOLD FOLKS THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN AND THOUSAND WE ARE TELLING THET IS NOT HAPPENING I AM JUST CONCERNED WITH HOW THAT PLAYS TO OUR REPUTATION.

I AM NOT SURE IF JANUARY 30TH OR 31ST WORKS, BUT IF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE JANUARY 10TH

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FOR THE BROADER POLICY, I DO AGREE WITH THE JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER ELLIS THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE IS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO COMPETE AGAINST A PARTICULAR OUTPUT. FOR ORGANIZATION THAT'S ARE PROVIDING TO THE ECONOMY IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT ROLE FOR THEM TO PLAY. IF I HEARD JANUARY 10TH WAS THE INTENDED DATE, LET'S GET IT ON THE JANUARY 10TH AGENDA.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: IF I MIGHT? >> LINA HIDALGO: YES.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T CROSS THE LINE.

MAYBE WHEN WE COME BACK, PUT ONGOING ITEM ON THE AGENDA CALLED THE BUDGET. YOU GOT ME? I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SPENDING MONEY, PERIOD, IT IS A HECK OF A DEAL FOR COMMISSIONER GARCIA TO BE PUT BEHIND THE 8 BALL WITH THESE TWO ENTITIES, BUT IT IS A HECK OF A DEAL BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING AND THEY ARE NOT GONNA GET BECAUSE WE ENDED UP GOING WITH A NO NEW REVENUE ROUTE. I CAN'T TO SAY THAT COMMISSIONER CAGLE, THAT IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN THE MEETINGS WERE A LOT QUICKER AND EVERYTHING WAS 5-0 THAT'S BECAUSE I'M TOLD EVERYTHING WAS WORKED OUT AND EVERYBODY HAD THEIR OWN PIECE OF SOMETHING.

AND THEN WHEN OLD RODNEY SHOWED UP A LOT OF THAT CHANGED.

WHEN RODNEY GOT HERE THE 5-0 STUFF STOPPED.

THAT DIDN'T JUST START WHEN THESE TWO JOINED AND COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. IT CHANGED WHEN I GOT HERE.

SO MAYBE WHEN IT COMES BACK YOU SHOULD HAVE A BROAD ITEM.

LET ME JUST SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE ON RIGHT NOW.

THE PREVIOUS COURT NEVER JOINED ME.

THEY WORKED OUT A DEAL AND IT WAS 31 GRAND.

I WISH I WAS ABLE TO GET IN PARTNERSHIP AND BE HELPFUL WITH THE THINGS LIKE THE DISPARITY FUND, YOU GOT ME? AT LEAST IT IS ONLY 31 GRAND. IF I HAD MY BROTHERS PW*E -- WE WOULD PULL OUT OF HGAC. I THINK I HAVE GONE AROUND AND AROUND, MR. BERRY, WHILE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LINE.

ABSENT THE STATE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATING AN ENTITY.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TO DO IT. I AM PREPARED AND THE 66 ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNTIES IS THE VICE CHAIR.

I AM NOT SURE I KNOW WHAT THE STAIN BUILT -- SUSTAINABILITY IS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. EVEN KICKING AND STREAMING -- EVEN KICKING AND SCREAMING. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE HECK OUT OF IT. UNLESS, MR. BERRY, YOU TELL ME SOMETHING IS ON THE HORIZON I WILL AMEND THE MOTION.

>> I THINK THERE WOULD BE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES IF WE DID

NOT PAY THIS AT THAT POINT. >> RODNEY ELLIS: I'LL MAKE THE

MOTION. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: SECOND.

>> LINA HIDALGO: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA ON ITEM 38. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> I. >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? I'M IN FAVOR AND MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE ON JANUARY 10TH.

>> I'M SORRY TO HARP ON THIS, BUT WE DO NEED SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT TO PREPARE. SHOULD IT BEACON TRACT AMENDMENTS FOR ALL OF -- SHOULD IT BE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR ALL OF THEM OR SOME OF THEM? AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BUILT A BUDGET FOR MANY YEARS AROUND OUR FEES, WELL, IT IS HARDER COMPARED TO ONE THAT IS NEW. AT THE SAME TIME WE CAN SAY ALL OF THOSE DOING THE WORK, THAT'S ALL OF THESE AND WE NEED TO SQUEEZE A MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THEM.

>> MY GENERAL THOUGHT IS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC.

I WOULD SUGGEST INCLUDING MORE AND THEN REMOVING THEM RATHER THAN -- OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT GET ON THE LIST.

MAKE A LIST AS EXPANSIVE AS THE COURT WOULD LIKE, BUT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE MAKING YOUR BUDGET PRIORITY IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO PICK AT THE COURT.

>> WELL MAYBE YOU CAN SAY WE RECOMMEND YOU PICK BASED ON

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OLD. >> WE GET CONTRACT AMENDMENTS OR

THE BASIC FORM FOR EVERYONE. >> RODNEY ELLIS: WE SHOULD HAVE -- I WANT YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING BROAD ENOUGH SO IF WE MAKE AN EXAMPLE IT IS 20% OF A R-RBG PA -- ARPA MONEY OR HARRIS HEALTH. AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. OR WE CANNOT FUND IN THE DEPARTMENT. I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR THAT THERE IS A DOMINO EFFECT TO MOST THINGS WE DO.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> I AM WITH YOU ON THAT. I AM NOT OKAY WITH PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FUND OUR DEPARTMENT.

I AM SAYING FIND A WAY TO SHAVE A MILLION DOLLARS OFF OF THESE FEES. CROATIA 0 AND ARGENTINA 2 AT

HALF TIME. >> WE WILL SEND SOME OPTIONS.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ITEM 39 ON PAGE 5, COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME MOVING AND TRANSFERRING OF THREE POSITIONS FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BUDGET

OFFICE? >> I WILL LET MR. RAMOS WALK YOU THROUGH IT. I THINK WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> AS YOU KNOW, I AM STILL RELATIVELY NEW HERE AS WE ARE DEFINING THE SCOPE OF WORK THROUGH MY OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, ONE THING I HAVE FOUND AND I WORKED ON OTHER JURISDICTIONS IS HAVING IT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IT IS HARD TO BE THAT MANAGER AND OVERSEER OF DEPARTMENTS WHEN YOU APPEAR AND TRYING TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM GET TO WHATEVER GOAL THEY ARE TRYING TO DO -- TO DOING.

ADMINISTRATOR BARRY -- IT SAT A LITTLE SMOOTHER IN THE OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. IT IS AN ENTIRE BODY OF WORK.

THE FOLKS DOING THAT WERE FOCUSED ON PERFORMANCE AND THE BUDGET SOFTWARE. IT FREES UP STAFF CAPACITY TO

TAKE ON THIS WORK. >> SO I -- WE -- THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT MR. PWA*UR RELEAD -- MR. BARRY LEAD US THROUGH, WHAT IS IT? PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING.

WE WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU THINK IT IS A GOOD WAY TO BUDGET.

>> I HAVE WORKED IN OTHER PLACES WHERE I HAVE SEEN THE MODEL NOT

WORK AS WELL. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: WE HIRED YOU

FOR THAT. >> JUST GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE WILL HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO -- IT IS JUST ALSO THE DAY-TO-DAY BY MANAGEMENT. SO YOU DON'T NEED THREE

POSITIONS? >> THE WORK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. IT SITS BETTER IN THE --

>> BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO COME BACK ASKING FOR THREE POSITIONS,

MR. BUDGET DIRECTOR? >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> I MOVE ON THIS ITEM. >> LINA HIDALGO: IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER ELLIS HASTE SPPED AWAY. ITS IALMOST TIME FOR OUR BREAK.

LET'S TAKE V THEOTE AFTER THE BREAK.

30 MINUTES FOR LUNCH? >> HE'S BACK

>> LINA HIDALGO: IS THERE A SECOND, COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: SECOND. >> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BYCO MMISSIONER GARCIAEM ON IT 39AN D SECONDEDMM BY COISSIONER ELLIS.AL L IN FAVOR?

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY? OPPOSED NO.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I AM IN AND MOTION CARRIES 4-1.

THAT WAS. ITEM 39 DO W YOU ALLANT TOIN KEEP GOG OR

TAKE A BREAK. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: LET'S TAKEEA A

BRK. L >>INA HIDALGO: IT IS 1:55 AND

>> LINA HIDALGO: ALL RIGHT. IT IS 2:42 AND COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS BACK IN SESSION. LET'S GO TO ITEM 148.

WAIT. DID WE FINISH VOTING ON 39.

WE DIDN'T, DID WE? >> YES.

IT WAS A 4-1 VOTE. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

148. SORRY, COMMISSIONER.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: I KNOW YOU ALL DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM ME.

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>> IT WAS A 4-1 AND COMMISSIONER RAMSEY VOTED NO.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: THE SWEET TULSA TONES OF COMMISSIONER

ELLIS AND GOODWILL TO ALL. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: ON 148, JUDGE, I SIMPLY WANTED TO THANK THE FLOOD CONTROL AND THIS IS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND I RECALL WHEN HARVEY OCCURRED AND MAYOR PRO-TEM HAD TO OCCUPY HIS TRACKER TO RES -- RESCUE PEOPLE OUT OF HIS HOME. HE ENDED UP GETTING SOME INCREDIBLE NOTORIETY OUT OF IT. WHAT WAS IT? JOHN DEERE. JOHN DEERE ENDED UP AWARDING HIM BECAUSE HE DAMAGED HIS TRACTOR WITH ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE WATER THAT JOHN DEERE GAVE HIM A BRAND-NEW BEAUTIFUL TRACTOR TO REPLACE THAT ONE.

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS THE CITY OF SOUTH HOUSTON NEEDS THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND SO THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE WIDENING AND THE DEEPENING OF MERYL PLACE DITCH TO THE BAYOU AND DETENTION POND. SO JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE CITY. I MOVE ON IT AS PRESENTED.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: [INAUDIBLE] I WILL SEPBGD THE -- WILL SECOND

THE MOTION. >> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KAY -- CAGLE.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I AM IN FAVOR AND 148 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

163, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> TOM RAMSEY: YEAH, QUICKLY.

I NOTICE THAT THIS IS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURE.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH JWEB AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED OR AT LEAST IDENTIFIED THE JWEB ISSUES.

THIS PERSON WILL QUARTERBACK GOING FORWARD WHAT HAPPENS WITH JWEB AND I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY, GENERAL?

>> NO, SIR, NOT EXACTLY. THE POSITION IS A RECLASSIFICATION TO BEGIN FOCUSING ON ALL COUNTY AND OVERARCHING ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.

AND I'M GOING TO LET OUR CIO FILL NEW A LITTLE MORE.

AND THEN ALSO SHE CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO OUR JWEB STABLIZATION WHICH ISN'T MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

ARE YOU THERE? >> I'M HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, HARRIS COUNTY UNIVERSAL SERVICES. TO ANSWER YOURUE QSTION, COMMISSIONERAM RSEY,WE JB WOULD BE AAR PT OF THEES RPONSIBILITY AND STABLIZATIONF OARCHITECTURE RELATEDO TJWEB IS A PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS AGE LARR ENTERPRISE POSITION AND THEY WOULD BE WORKING ON ENSURING THAT THERE IS ALL OF THE O PARTSFTE CHNOLOGY ARE WORKING TOGETHERAN D THERECO IS A MMUNICATIONTH WILD STAKEHOERSOM AS CUSTERS. T

YOU.RAMSEY: THANK I W MOVE THATE PASS ON IT>>.

ADRIAN GARCIA: SECOND. L >>INA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AND SECONDEI BY GARA.S THAT I163. F ALL INAVOR?

>> I. >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY I AM IN FAVOR AND PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.IS

191 COMMSIONER GARCIA.N >> ADRIAGARCIA: THANKE. YOU, JUDG ON 191 IT SAYS -- I WASNG JUST MAKI SURE THAT IRI GOT THIS GHT.

IT IS SAYING THAT THE CONSTABLE IS TERMINATING THIS CONTRACT?Y IS THIS THE WAIT IS READ, MR. BERRY?

>> IT IS ENDING THE CONTRACT. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: I'M SURPRISEDE NORMALLY IT IS TTY CONTRACTING ENTI THAT CANCELS OR TERMINATES THE CONTRACT. I'M JUST SURPRISED THAT THE CONSTABLE WOULD ASK TO TERMINATE THIS.

SO I WILL JUST -- SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS ON HOW -- THAT IT WOULD

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SO ION'T READ THEM.IO >> RODNEY ELLIS: COMMISSNER?

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: GO AHEAD. >> RODNEY ELLIS: I'M JUST CURIOUS AND MAYBE WHEN WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, CAN WE DO IT? WHAT IMPACT DOES IT HAVE? ARE THERE ANY LEGALF CONSEQUENCS TO IT IN TERMS O THE STATE LAW?

>> IN THAT CASE I WILL HOLD IT FOR DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE OFFER ITEM, ITEM 192 WILL BE MORE -- I THINK I AM IN LINE ON THAT ONE.

IT IS 192 THAT WE WILL DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

191, IT SURPRISES ME THAT THE CONSTABLE WILL TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. IT IS NOT THE USUAL THING THAT

HAPPENS ON THESE. >> IF I REMEMBER A CONVERSATION ONE TIME RELATED TO -- NOT THIS CONTRACT, BUT ISN'T THAT A HIGH

CRIME AREA. >> YEAH.

IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHY THIS IS BEING DONE.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THE MONEY WOULD STAY WITH THE CONSTABLE,

WOULDN'T IT? >> THE POSITIONS ARE MOVING IN -- THE PEOPLE, THE FOUR CONSTABLES ARE MOVING IN TO FUND THE VACANCIES, AND THEN THE POSITIONS RELATED TO THE CONTRACT ARE BEING THE LEAD -- BEING DELETE ETD -- DELETED.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THE FUNDS REMAIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT? I GUESS WE HAVE TO DISCUSS IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I AM NOT CLEAR ON THAT. YOU'RE SAYING --

>> THE FOUR -- THOSE FOUR POSITIONS ARE NO LONGER FUNDED AND THEY ARE MOVING INTO THE GENERAL FUND POSITIONS.

THEY BEING -- >> IT IS FOUR FUNDED GENERAL POSITIONS AND THE POSITIONS ARE BEING ABOLISHED.

>> BECAUSE IT IS BEING PAID BY THE COMMUNITY?

>> CORRECT. >> AND AS TO WHY -- WE DON'T HAVE THAT BACK BACKSTORY -- THAT BACKSTORY.

>> OKAY. I WILL FLAG THAT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT'S 191.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO 256, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

256 AND PAGE 31. THAT'S AN EXTENSION TO THE AGREEMENT WITH FORS MARCH GROUP. IT IS FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTION

PROCESSES. >> TOM RAMSEY: SO THIS CONTRACT IS BEING EXCONTINUEDED -- EXTENDED -- BEING CONTINUED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE CONTRACT? IS IT ABOUT DONE? AND TO REWIND A BIT, THEY -- SORRY, I AM ALREADY IN 2023.

THEY DELIVERED A REPORT AND ARE 90 PLUS PERCENT DONE.

THE ONLY WORK LEFT TO DO IS TO WORK WITH THE ELECTIONS OFFICE ON SOME DATA METRICS WHICH IS A SMALL PART OF THE SCOPE.

THIS IS EXTENDING WITHOUT ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL BUDGET.

>> NO ADDITIONAL BUDGET. DO WE KNOW WHY IT TOOK SO LONG?

>> ON THIS LAST PIECE, I DON'T KNOW.

>> I HAVE A NOTE THAT THEY ARE HELPING Y'ALL IMPLEMENT THE

DONATIONS, IS THAT RIGHT? >> MADAM JUDGE, THIS IS TATUM,

IF I MAY? >> LINA HIDALGO: GO AHEAD.

>> THE FORS MARCH -- FORS MARSH WAS GIVEN TO US AND WE RAN OUT OF TIME AS WE WERE REACHING THE ELECTION DATE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE METRICS THEMSELVES.

WE AGREED TO DELAY OR TO EXTEND THE TIME TO ALLOW US TO GET THROUGH THE ELECTION CYCLE TO THEN PICK IT UP AFTER WE

FINISHED THE ELECTION ITSELF. >> LINA HIDALGO: AND IS THIS ONE FOR THIS ELECTION, MR. TATUM, OR JUST THE PRIMARY?

>> IT IS FROM THE PREVIOUS ELECTION.

IT IS A REPORT WHERE THEY IMPROVED THE PROCESS AND IT WAS ADDED ON TO HELP US IMPROVE THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.

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>> LINA HIDALGO: AND SO IT IS STILL UNDER ANALYSIS THOUGH? OR WILL THEY HELP WITH IMPLEMENTATION?

>> WELL, THEY WON'T HELP WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION IN TERMS OF PROVIDING BOOTS ON THE GROUND, BUT THEY WILL HELP US IDENTIFY THE METRIC THAT'S WILL BE USEFUL FOR OUR OPERATION.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR EA TATUM.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: MOVE ON THIS ITEM.

>> LINA HIDALGO: MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

IS THERE A SECOND?EC >> RODNEY ELLIS: SECOND.

>> LINA HIDALGO: SOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? >> NO.

>> NO. >> LINA HIDALGO: I'M IN FAVOR OF ITEM 256. MOTION CARRIES 3-2.

285. COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

>> TOM RAMSEY: YEAH, QUICKLY. THIS IS TO ASSIST US, THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR IN ADDRESSING ISSUES.

DO WE KNOW THE ISSUES THAT NEED ADDRESSING? IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE WRAPPING UP ONE REPORT.

OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AN ANALYSIS GOING ON FOR A SECOND.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS PROTIVITI GOING TO DO FOR US?

>> LINA HIDALGO: I THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE, MR. TATUM.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, THE PROTIVITI CONTRACT IS WHAT WE USE TO HIRE OUR TECHNICIANS THAT SERVE THE CENTERS ON ELECTION DAY THEMSELVES.

WE DEPLOY THEM OUT ON ELECTION DAY AND THAT'S THE VEHICLE WE USE TO GET THE RESOURCES OUT IN THE FIELD.

I BELIEVE THE CONTRACT IS APPROACHING THE END OF LIFE AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE IN PREPARATION FOR THE MAY 2023

ENTITY CONTEST. >> RODNEY ELLIS: I MOVE IT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. HRAOEPBLG H --

>> LINA HIDALGO: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> I. >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? >> NO.

>> NO. >> LINA HIDALGO: IF THERE WERE -- MR. TATUM, IF ANYONE WOULD TO SAY WITH THESE ANALYSIS THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TECHNICIANS, WOULD THEY BE ABLE

TO EDIT THE CONTRACT? >> JUDGE, THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES WHERE IF WE DEPLOY THE RIGHT TOOLS WE WOULD HAVE THEM REPORT TO US SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEYEN CAN'T -- WHAT THEY ENCOUNTERED AND HOW THEY RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

>> IT IS NOT SO MUCH THE TRACKING SYSTEMS YOU NEED TO

WORK ON. >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THAT WAS 285. I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT ONE.

MOTION CARRIES 3-2. >> RODNEY ELLIS: JUDGE, IF I MIGHT, I WANT I HAD TO THANK MR. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU

DO, MR. TATUM. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

LET'S MOVE ON TO 300 AND WE NEED TO TAKE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO THAT IS 339 AND THEN WE WILL MOVE BACK UP TO 300.

I NOW OPEN PUBLIC HEARING FOR ESTABLISHING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 1 IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR ORGANS -- FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SINCE THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS, ARE THERE -- IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

>> RODNEY ELLIS: JUDGE? >> LINA HIDALGO: YES.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: BRIEFLY I WANTED TO SAY WHEN WE DO -- I KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF TIME, BUT I WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT WHEN WE ADOPT A POLICY FOR ALL OF THEN TEE TAU -- ENTITIES, IT WOULD APPLY TO THIS ONE TOO.

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I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SECOND THE MOTION.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I DID SEE THAT CONCERN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST SHUFFLING FUNDS WHICH MAY NOT APPLY TO THE AREA.

I AGREE, COMMISSIONER, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: JUDGE, IF I I COULD?

>> LINA HIDALGO: YEAH RAID -- YEAH.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: ON THIS ISSUE AND THE BROADER POLICY ISSUE COMMISSIONER ELLIS WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE FRUSTRATION I HAD WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL WAS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TRACK WHETHER OR NOT THE INCREMENT WAS GOING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS A WAY TO ATTACH IT TO THE LAND TRUST SO IT IS TRANSPARENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE BUDGET TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE INCREMENT IS.

IS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS GOING TO THE GENERAL FUND AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHERE CAN IT GO TO? IT BOUNCES AROUND IN THE BUDGET.

IF WE CAN PUT IT ON THE LAND TRUST AND ATTACH IT IN A TRANSPARENT WAY, I WOULD WANT TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS DOABLE OR NOT.

>> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON OPTIONS.

>> LINA HIDALGO: IS THERE A WAY TO INCLUDE IN THE MOTION SOMETHING THAT SAYS -- SOMETHING THAT SAYS OUR POLICY WILL APPLY

TO THIS WHEN IT IS READY? >> YEAH.

WHEN WE GET TO ITEM 300, IF YOU WANT TO -- WELL, TWO THINGS.

ONE IS OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ALL OF YOUR OFFICES RELATED TO THE POLICY WHICH I BELIEVE IS GONNA COME BACK AT THE NEXT COURT. WHAT YOU CAN DO IS ATTACH IT AND MAKE THAT POLICY APPLY. THERE ARE BROADER ISSUES THAT IT IS LESS OF A FACTOR WITH THE COUNTY TERMS. IT IS BIGGER WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS WHERE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER. ANY POLICY WE HAVE MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON --

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: SO AN EXCLUSIVELY COUNTY-SPONSORED --

>> SURE. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: IT WOULD BE

EASY. >> IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO DO

THAT. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: BUT FOR THOSE

PARTNERSHIPS -- >> YEAH.

IT IS A CASE BY CASE. THAT'S SOMETHING THE COURT WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH AT SUBSEQUENT TIMES.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: ONE SECOND THERE, COMMISSIONER.

WHATEVER AGREEMENTS WE APPROVE, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ADDING A CLAUSE THAT ALLOWS US TO RETROACTIVELY CHANGE A TERM?

>> NO, NOT AT ALL. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE HEARING CREATES THE TERS. THE TERS IS GOVERNED BY A PROJECT PLAN. THE DELINEATION THAT IS TO BE USED. IF THERE ARE POLICIES THAT THE COUNTY WANTS TO DO, FOR EXAMPLE IN THE AREA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT WOULD CHANGE THE PROJECT PLAN, THE MECHANISM IS IT WOULD CHANGE THE PROJECT PLAN AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE VOTED ON

BY THE COURT. >> R. JACK CAGLE: I WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T APPROVE ANYTHING AND THEN RETROACTIVELY UNDO IT. THEY WILL PARTNER WITH US IN THE FUNDING AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. I THOUGHT I WAS CATCHING SOMETHING TO WHERE AFTER WE WERE APPROVING SOMETHING WE WOULD

CHANGE IT. >> IT IS CREATING THE TERS TODAY. AND THE TERS IS GOVERNED BY A PROJECT FUND AND IT CAN BE ALTERED BY THE BOARD AND BY THIS

BODY. >> CORRECT.

AND THAT IS SEPARATE FROM WHAT THE JUDGE AND WHAT COMMISSIONER GARCIA IS SUGGESTING WHICH IS A BROAD POLICY WHICH GOVERNS THE TYPE OF PROJECTS IT WANTS SELECTED.

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COURT. >> R. JACK CAGLE: YOU ANSWERED

MYST QUEION, THANK YOU >> LINA HIDALGO: COMMISSIONER

ELLIS C ANDOMMISSIONERSE RAMY. >> RODNEY ELLIS: I KNOW THERE IS A TIMETABLEUE ISS FOR COMMISSIONER GAR SEE --A GARCI IN TERMS OF END OF THE YEARIS SUES I WHICHS WHY HE WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND I AM PROUD SECOND IT.ER THE ARE A WHOLE HOST OF THINGSD AN T IT GOESO THE BROADERAF STFING ISSUE, NOT TO BEAT THE OLDDE HORSE TO ATH, BUTHA NOT VING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO COME UPT. WITH I BUT I AMCO PROUD TO SEND THE. MOTION R

>> TOMAMSEY: I HAVE SEEN HOW TERSW WORK.

HO MANY CITY/COUNTY TERS ARE WE INVOLVED WITH?

>>>> A BUNCH. THERE'S A BUNCH WE AREUP

PARTNERED ON. A >> THERE ARE NUMBER HAVE ROLLED OFF AS WELL. I RECOMMEND THAT COURT FINDS AN

ONAPPROACH TO WORKING THIS. S >> TOM RAMSEY:O WE W CAN LOOK AT WHATE ARE DOING IN THE CITY ON THOSE?:

>> ADRIAN GARCIAYES. I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE CITY AND COUNTY-TYPE. BUT OUR POLICY WOULD BE VERY SMOOTH AND SEEMLESS FOR COUNTY-SPONSORED TERS.

>> THANK YOU.DO >> RODNEY ELLIS: WE N'T HAVE TO GO IN. IT TAKES A VOTE.

T-TS A CITY/COUNTY -- IT IS A SALT LAKE CITY -- IT IS A CITY/COUNTY. THEY CAN CREATE ONE, BUT THE COUNTY'S TAX DOLLARS WON'T GO IN, DO WE AGREE? IT CAN GET COMPLICATED REALLY QUICKIV.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: RETROACTELY IT IS COMPLICATED.

RETROACTIVELY IT IS HARDER. >> LINA HIDALGO: ON THIS ONE, I AM ALSO IN FAVOR OF IT. THE MOTION WOULD CREATE THE REINVESTMENT ZONE. CAN WE ADD -- AND THIS SORT OF GOES BACK TO COMMISSIONER CAGLE'S QUESTION.

CAN WE ADD A NOTE TO THE MOTION THAT SAYS WE WANT THE REVENUE TO BE INVESTED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE REVENUE FOLLOWS THE TBD POLICY?

>> MY THOUGHT ON HERE AND JAY CAN -- JAY CAN JUMP IN.

IT IS THE PROJECT PLAN THAT DECIDES WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT. COURT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT WHEN IT COMES UP ON -- COMES UP.

I WOULD RATHER YOU HAVE THE FULL PROJECT PLAN WITH WHAT MONEY IS AVAILABLE AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE SO THE COMMUNITY HAS SOME IDEA.

THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION. >> RODNEY ELLIS: I I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE THE BILL WHEN THE PLAN COMES UP.

>> WE DO NOT LOSE THAT UH-HUH BUILT.

>> AS PRESENTED? >> AS PRESENTED.

>> LINA HIDALGO: LESS -- LET ME CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ONE SECOND. SO NO SPEAKERS? I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS PUBLIC HEARING DOES NOT HAVE THE MOTION. NO MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I AM CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVING ON TO 300 IS THERE A

MOTION FOR THE ITEM? >> YES.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED 1234* I AM IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY ON ITEM 300.

390, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE BODY WORN CAMERA CONTRACT AMENDMENT.

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THEY ACCEPTED THE UTILITY ASSOCIATES AND MIGRATED TO THE CLOUD BASE. THE BODY WORN SOLUTION IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, THE FIRST AMENDMENT APPROPRIATED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO INCLUDE PRECINCT 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 AND THE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE DA.

I THINK IT WAS THE LAST OR SECOND TO THE LAST COORDINATING COUNCIL ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AUTOMATIC EVIDENCE SHARING TOOL. I AM JUST TRYING TO GET SOME CLARITY HERE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT CONSTABLE OF PRECINCT 1 IS THE ONLY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE IN THE COUNTY WHO HAS NOT JOINED THIS EFFORT. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: I UNDERSTAND

THERE COULD BE SOME THINGS -- >> I WOULD DEFER TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON THAT. AND JUST ONE NOTE ON THIS CONTRACT, THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER AMENDMENT.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE JAIL STAFF ON IDENTIFYING SOME VALUE.

I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS. I MOVE ON THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. ANYTHING TO ADD?

ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

P-L. >> LINA HIDALGO: ANY --

>> LINA HIDALGO: ANY OPPOSED? I AM IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. 407, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I WILL KEEP -- >> TOM RAMSEY: I WILL KEEP THIS SIM TELL BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO IN AN AREA WE DON'T NEED TO. IF COMMISSIONER TATUM IS STILL ON, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A DATE WHEN YOUR ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETE, AT LEAST TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL WHEN WE MIGHT EXPECT TO IDENTIFY YOUR TAKE ON WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

SO I JUST NEED -- I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A DATE THAT WE

WILL GET TO REPORT ON THAT. >> WE ACTUALLY HOPED TO PRESENT IT TO YOU TODAY, BUT AS YOU KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO MEET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ELECTION. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY DECEMBER 8TH. STAFF IS NOW 100% FOCUSED ON THIS PROJECT. WE ANTICIPATE PROVIDING YOU WITH A REPORT. IF NOT LATE NEXT WEEK, THE FIRST OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK, BUT WE ARE PUSHING FOR A REPORT NEXT

WEEK. >> TOM RAMSEY: YEAH.

IT IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE YOUR TAKE ON WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ELECTION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT REPORT.

>> YES, SIR. >> LINA HIDALGO: MR. TATUM, I'M SORRY. WHEN DID YOU SAY WE WILL HAVE

IT? >> I AM HOPING TO HAVE IT TO YOU

THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: JUST BE SURE -- I DON'T WANT COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, YOU KNOW, EXPECTING IT AT THAT TIME AND THEN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

SO AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. >> WE ARE -- WE HAVE CONTACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF PRESIDING JUDGES AND ALTERNATE JUDGE STKP-Z WE HAVE SPOKE -- JUDGES AND WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR VENDORS AND IT IS NOW A MATTER OF COMPILING THE DATA INTO A REPORT THAT IS READABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE. I BELIEVE WE WILL BE IN GOOD SHAPE BY THE END OF -- I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE IT TO YOU BY THE 23RD. I WOULD SAY THE TUESDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT WRAPPED UP.

>> R. JACK CAGLE: AND YOU WILL SEND THAT TO ALL COURT MEMBERS,

CORRECT? >> YES, SIR.

>> LINA HIDALGO: THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> AS WELL AS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION.

>> LINA HIDALGO: YES. I WAS GOING TO SAY, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT TIMELINE AND FOR PURSUING THIS.

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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

>> LINA HIDALGO: SO THAT IT 407. AND SO THAT LEAVES US WITH --

>> JUDGE, JUST FOR THE RECORD -- >> LINA HIDALGO: SO THAT LEAVES

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>> JUDGE? >> LINA HIDALGO: ARGENTINA 3-0.

>> IF WE COULD TAKE A BIT OF A BREAK SO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND JOHN ARE IN A HEARING RELATED TO THE ELECTION MATTER.

SO WE SHOULD BE DONE AT 3:30. IF YOU COULD GO INTO EXECUTIVE

AT 3:30 IF THAT'S OKAY. >> LINA HIDALGO: OKAY.

THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS ARE 191 -- THAT'S THE AGREEMENT WITH

THE HOBBY AREA. >> ADRIAN GARCIA: CORRECT.

>> LINA HIDALGO: I HAVE 192 ALSO FLAGGED.

>> ADRIAN GARCIA: YES. >> LINA HIDALGO: WHICH WAS THAT

AGAIN? >> ADRIAN GARCIA: THE DISSOLVING

OF ONE POSITION. >> LINA HIDALGO: RIGHT.

OKAY. 191 AND THEN 192.

AND THEN THERE IS 410 WHICH IS AN HHIP.

IT IS 3:14 AND WE WILL GO >> RODNEY ELLIS: JUDGE?

>> LINA HIDALGO: YES, KPHEUSER ELLIS -- COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

IT IS 4:08 AND COMMISSIONERS' COURT IS BACK IN SESSION.

>> RODNEY ELLIS: BEFORE WE WRAP UP, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE TODAY. CACTUS *RBGS I DID SOME RE-- RESEARCH. I PULLED A SHAKESPEAR QUOTE, MY FRIEND HOPING YOU WILL EXPLAIN IT TO ME BEING A RESIDENT PHILOSOPHER. HERE IS THE QUOTE.

AND WHETHER WE SHALL MEET AGAIN, I KNOW NOT.

THEREFORE OUR EVERLASTING FAREWELL TAKE, FOREVER AND FOREVER FAREWELL. IF WE DO NOT MEET AGAIN, WHY WE SHALL SMILE. IF NOT, WHY THEN THIS PARTING WAS MADE WELL. JULIUS CAESAR.

NOW, CALL ME UP AND TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

I DIDN'T GO TO RICE. I I DON'T QUITE GET IT.

IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS OUR LAST OFFICIAL MEETING.

I KNOW WE HAVE A BUSINESS MEETING, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE

YOU THAT QUOTE, MY FRIEND. >> R. JACK CAGLE: THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE. THE QUOTE ON JULIUS CEASAR, I THINK THAT IS MARK ANTHONY IN CASIUS TALKING BEFORE THE BATTLE OF PHILIPPI. ALL RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

YOU SURPRISE ME. >> LINA HIDALGO: SO WE HAD ITEM 191 AND THAT WOULD BE NO ACTION. WE HAD 192, THAT WILL BE NO ACTION. AND 410 IS A DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY SO NO ACTION. THOSE ARE THE ONLY OUTSTANDING ITEMS AS FAR AS I'M AWARE. YES?

>> YES, JUDGE. >> LINA HIDALGO: ARE WE GOOD? COMMISSIONER CAGLE, THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. IT IS 4:10

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