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GOOD MORNING. WE ARE HAVING A SCHEDULING CHALLENGE, SO WE WILL RECONVENE THIS BUSINESS COURT MEETING AT 11:00 AM.JUST SO ON. CARLOS DAUGHTER IS THAT SIMPLE.
[Rev. Marcos Ramos of First Baptist Church in Galena Park. ]
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU.ARE YOU INTRODUCING. NO, YOU ARE.
YOU ARE. PASTOR, YOU HEAR? I'M WANT TO APOLOGIZE.
I WAS LATE. THESE TWO WERE HERE.
BUT. PASTOR, YOU ON THE LINE? I'M THERE AND I'M ATTENTIVE AND I'M GOING TO MAKE UP FOR FOR BEING AN HOUR LATE.
BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US A PRAYER? RIGHT. IN HEAVEN, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU GIVE US.
WE PRAY THAT YOU LEAD US ALWAYS FORTH AS CITY OF HOUSTON.
WE DO PRAY, LORD, FOR LINDA HIDALGO, OUR COUNTY JUDGE.
WE PRAY FOR RODNEY ELLIS, FOR ADRIAN GARCIA, TOM RAMSEY AND JACK CAGLE.
FATHER, WE JUST PRAYED THAT YOU LEAD THEM ALWAYS IN ALL DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.
HELP THEM AS THEY GATHER TO TO BLESS THE CITY WITH THEIR DECISIONS.
WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU LEAD THEM AND GUIDE THEM.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
WE PRAY AND CELEBRATE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND FATHER.
WE JUST PRAY THAT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AROUND THIS AREA IN HOUSTON.
PEOPLE SAY FROM THE WEATHER, WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE COLD.
AND SO, LORD, WE JUST PRAY THAT THE POWER IN EACH HOME, IN EACH BUILDING AND EACH SHELTER WILL BE TURNED ON AND THAT NO PROBLEMS TO BE HAD.
WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, THAT THEY ARE WELCOME, THAT THEY BE WELCOMED LORD AND SHELTERS THAT THEY BE WELCOMED IN PLACES OF REFUGE. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS.
WE PRAY THAT YOU BLESS OUR CITY AND OUR CITY LEADERS.
WE ASK IT ALL IN YOUR SON'S NAME, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
REVEREND, THIS IS COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PRAYER WITH US.
AND I'M READING YOUR YOUR YOUR BIO HERE AND ALL THE BLESSINGS TO TO YOUR FAMILY, YOUR THREE CHILDREN, TO YOUR YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF 46 YEARS AND BUT ABOVE.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT NINE BEAUTIFUL GRANDKIDS.
YOU'VE BEEN THE PASTOR OVER AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GALENA PARK FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN SHARING THE GOSPEL FOR 46 YEARS.
BUT ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, A STAFF MEMBER, MY MY DIRECTOR OF POLICY, SAID IT WAS MOST IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOU'RE FROM BROWNSVILLE BECAUSE SHE'S FROM BROWNSVILLE.
AND SO SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WAS HERE SO IMPRESSIVE.
BUT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE FROM BROWNSVILLE, MADE, MADE, MADE PEOPLE SMILE OVER HERE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PRAYER AND AND AND CONTINUE TO KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS. CAN I SAY SOMETHING BEFORE YOU GO? GOOD. YES, SIR.
YES, SIR. YES, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT FIRST BAPTIST GALENA PARK AND SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE HAD ONE MORE GRANDCHILD. SO THAT'S TEN ALTOGETHER.
OH, GOOD. YOU'VE ADDED TO THE BUNCH, MAN.
WELL, GOD BLESS YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TO YOUR CHURCH.
THANKS TO EVERY ONE OF YOU. GOD BLESS YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. PASTOR, THIS IS THIS IS RODNEY ELLIS.
AND I WAS ALWAYS ON TIME WHEN I WAS IN THE SENATE.
AND WHAT WOULD I DO TO, YOU KNOW? ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES? I DON'T THINK SO.
AND SO WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE AGENDA.
[Departments]
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT REQUEST.REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF AUDITED CLAIMS.
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I MOVE. SECOND.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT.
THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? HEATHER. MARY.
NO KNOW. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
THANK YOU. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.