Dec 05, 2023 Commissioners Court

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. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

>> GOOD MORNING. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING.

IT IS 10 -- OKAY. THE CLOCK IS FAST.

WE ARE OKAY. IT IS 10:10.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE DECEMBER 5, 2023 MEETING OF THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO ORDER.

COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> SO OUR PASTOR FOR TODAY IS A

[Rev. Carissa Baldwin-McGinnis of Northside Episcopal Church in Houston]

REVEREND,YO IF U WOULD,E PLEAS JOIN US IN GIVING THE PRAYER.

ANDRE MAKE SU YOU TELL REVEREND DIXON TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD WHEN HE IS COUNSELING ME FOR NOW ON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HAHERE.

>> TNK YOU. >> PEACE OF GOD BE IN THIS PLACE. HOLY ONE, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THIS MORNING. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE LAND ON WHICH THIS BUILDING STANDS. BEHOLD AND VISIT WE PRAY THE PROCEEDINGS PLANNED HERE TODAY AND RENEW THE TIES OF MUTUAL REGARD WHICH FORM OUR SHARED CIVIC LIFE.

MAKE OUR LEADERS HONEST AND ABLE.

MAKE US ALL SINCERE SPEAKERS AND ATTENTIVE LISTENERS.

AND EMPOWER US TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE POVERTY, PREJUDICE AND OPPRESSION THAT WELLNESS MAY PREVAIL.

THAT MEMBERS OF THIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND WITH DIFFERENT TALENTS MAY FIND WITH ONE ANOTHER THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY BY WAY OF YOUR MERCY AND DIVINE INSPIRATION. A

AMEN. >> THANK YOU, REVEREND BALDWIN-MCGINNIS AND THE NORTHSIDE.

NOT THE NORTHEAST. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

AND OVER THE WEEKEND JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONER GARCIA, I WENT TO THE SIKH CENTER AND THE MAYOR AND I BOTH PUT OUR TURBANS ON, BY THE WAY, AND I MADE REFERENCE OF YOU WEARING ONE IN COMMISSIONERS COURT IN ORDER OF THE DEPUTY.

PASTOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> THANK YOU, PASTOR.

WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE NOW. 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 UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

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AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SPECIAL GUESTS HERE, BUT THIS ONE REALLY STANDS ABOVE THEM ALL. AND IT HAS BEEN A FRIEND THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE. AND THAT I HAVE HAD THE LUCK TO SHARE SOME REALLY TOUGH TIMES WITH AND -- SOME REALLY TOUGH TIMES WITH. BUT ALSO SOME REALLY GOOD TIMES.

AND MAYOR TURNER, IT IS JUST -- I -- I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL THAT WE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER AS I TOOK ON THIS POSITION AT 27 YEARS OLD. AND WE PHASED THE FLOODS AND THE FIRES AND THE WINTER FREEZE AND THE PANDEMIC AND -- RIGHT? AND -- AND PRESIDENTIAL VISITS AND -- AND ASTROS PARADE AND A WORLD CUP AWARD. WHAT A TREAT, TRULY.

OUR TEAMS HAVE WORKED SO WELL TOGETHER.

YOU ARE JUST AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER.

AND I COULDN'T -- I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER ONE, MAYOR, THANK YOU. WE WANT TO HONOR YOU.

HONOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS CITY.

AND FOR MY PART, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FRIENDSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP. IT IS NOT EASY TO BUILD THESE KIND OF FRIENDSHIPS IN POLITICS AND YOU AND I HAVE BUILT IS REAL ONE. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THIS RESOLUTION WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT BY -- BY PRECINCT 4. LET'S PASS ITN OTO COMMISSIONER

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BRIONES. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE HIDALGO.

IT COULDN'AGREE MORE. MAYOR TURNER, TO HONOR YOU TODAY A SMALL TOKEN GRATITUDE FOR DECADES OF SERVICE.

YOU EMBODY WHAT LEADERSHIP IS. I AM PERSONALLY GRATEFUL.

WE HAVE THE FIRST DAUGHTER, ASHLEY TURNER HERE, BISHOP DIXON. THE TEAM MANY OF MEMBERS. I INVITE YOU ALL TO COME JOIN US, PLEASE. MARVELET, WALTZER.

EVERYONE, PLEASE JOIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO IT IS OUR HONOR -- I HAVE TO READ THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION BECAUSE THIS CAPTURES A SNAPSHOT OF JUST THE IMMENSE IMPACT YOU HAVE HAD ON THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ON HOUSTON.

AND THIS AS I KNOW WE HAVE DISCUSSED MANY TIMES, IT IS SO UNIQUE TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ITS COUNTY AND THE CITY AND I FEEL THAT HARRIS COUNTY AND HOUSTON IS A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY AND IT SPEAKS VOLUME TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.

I AM GOING TO READ THIS RESOLUTION AND THEN I KNOW BISHOP DIXON AND SEVERAL OTHER SPEAKERS WANTED TO SHARE SOME WORDS. WHEREAS, SYLVESTER TURNER BORN INTO THE FAMILY OF EIGHT CHILDREN IN THE ACRES HOMES COMMUNITY THAT HE STILL LIVES TODAY RAISED BY FATHER, EDDIE, WHO WORKED AS A PAINTER AND HIS MOTHER, RUBY, WHO WORKED AS A MAID AT THE HOTEL AND TAUGHT HIM THAT TOMORROW WILL BE A BRIGHTER DAY AND HE NEVER ABANDONED THE VALUES HE LEARNED FROM HIS PARENTS. WHEREAS, AFTER GRADUATING MAGNA CUM LAUDE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER ATTENDED HARVARD LAW SCHOOL AND RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN OF HOUSTON LEAVING HIM TO CHOOSE A CAREER OF PUBLIC SERVICE OVER MORE LUCRATIVE CAREER PATHING READILY AVAILABLE TO HIM.

WHEREAS, FOR 27 YEARS, MAYOR TURNER SERVED AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 139 PROUDLY ADVOCATING FOR HARRIS COUNTY RESIDENTS AND LIFTING UP THE COMMUNITY THAT SHAPED HIS WORLD VIEW. AND WHEREAS, IN 2015, SYLVESTER TURNER WAS ELECTED TO LEAD THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND SERVED TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL VISION.

MAYOR TURNER MANAGED THE CITY THROUGH MAJOR DISASTERS, HURRICANE HARVEY, THE MEMORIAL FLOOD, TROPICAL STORM IMELDA, WINTER STORM YURI AND UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES LIKE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SUMMER OF CIVIL UNREST IN 2020.

HE HAS WORKED TO UNITE HOUSTON IN CELEBRATION, WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH WORLD SERIES WINS, HOSTING THE SUPER BOWL, OUR RODEOS AND ALWAYS SHOWING UP FOR ALL COMMUNITIES REPEATEDLY.

MAYOR TURNER HAS BEEN BE A TIRELESS CHAMPION FOR EQUITY WEAVING THROUGH INITIATIVES INCLUDING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH SEVEN BALANCED BUDGETS, CHANGING THE FACE OF PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH ONE SAFE HOUSTON. MAKING HOUSTON A NATIONAL MODEL FOR ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, PROTECTING THE CITY AGAINST FUTURE DISASTERS WITH RESILL HE LENS HOUSTON AND LEADING THE ENERGY WITH THE CITY'S FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WHICH IS PUTTING HOUSTON ON TRACK TO MEET THE PARIS AGREEMENT NET GREENHOUSE GAS GOAL OF ZERO BY 2050.

MAYOR TURNER'S LEADERSHIP OF HIS STAND AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE AND THE MEMBER OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS HAVE MADE HIM A THOUGHT LEADER TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS SEEKING TO MIRROR HOUSTON'S PROGRESS.

HIS LEADERSHIP HAS ADVANCED THE MOVEMENT TO GET DANGEROUS GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS. WHEREAS, IN HIS FINAL YEARS A HOUSTON'SOP TDE LEAR, MAYOR TURNER COMMITTED TO COMMITTED TO FINISHING THE MAJOR PROJECTS OF HIS TENURE AND HONORED WITH THEN PRESIDT'S AWARD AT THE U NATIONALRBAN LEAGUE WH CONFERENCE, ITNEY M. YOUNG AND THE LEGALLY IN LEADERSHIP FOR HONORING MAYOR TURNER AND UNWAVERING OF THE AND HELPING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES WITH THE MYRIAD OF AWARDS HE HAS WON OVER DECADES. PRECINCT 4 AND I LOVE IT SO BRIEFLY, BARNETT BAYLAND, HOPEFULLY SHARPSTOWN AND THE GUN

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HARRIS COUNTY AND PRECINCT 4 PROUD TO PARTNER WITH MAYOR TURN WE ARE HIS SWEEPING AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PRECINCT 4 AND HARRIS COUNTY AND PARTNERING ON A GUN BUY-BACK AND LOCK DISTRIBUTION EVENT. PART OF THE ONE SAVE HOUSE AND FREED PARK AND INTO A INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION.

MAYOR TURNER'S LEGACY WILL ENDURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME WITH HIS CONTRIBUTIONS SERVING AS A NATIONAL MODEL OF EXCELLENCE, A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEADER AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ACRES HOMES AND ENTIRE HOUSTON COMMUNITY CEMENTING HIS PLACE AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WHO TRULY GOT IT DONE. PEOPLE OF THIS REGION AND WHOSE LEADER WHOSE HEART FOR SERVICE PERMEATED EVERY ACTION HE TOOK.

HE REMINDS US THAT WE ARE TRULY BETTER TOGETHER AND MUST CONTINUE WORKING AS ONE TO MAKE HOUSTON NOT ONLY THE MOST DIVERSE CITY IN THE NATION BUT ALSO THE MOST INCLUSIVE.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED THAT THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEARBY RESPECTFULLY HONORS AND CONGRATULATES AND THANKS MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER FOR DECADE OF FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVICE, INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MAY MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, LET ME START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU, ALL. COMMISSIONER BRIONES, THANK YOU.

AND IT HAS BEEN A DELIGHT TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE RESOLUTION. REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

TO JUDGE LINA HIDALGO. THE ONLY THING WE HAVEN'T FACED HAVE BEEN LOCUST. [LAUGHTER] AND I BETTER NOT SAY THAT TOO QUICKLY.

[LAUGHTER] BUT THANK YOU -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIRELESS AND COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP.

AND WE HAVE STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER THROUGH THE STORMS, THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, THROUGH WINTER STORM YURI.

YOU NAME IT. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

AND YOU ARE A QUICK STUDY AND YOU HAVE STOOD TALL ON MULTIPLE FRONTS, NOT JUST IN DISASTERS BUT ON THE PERSONAL FRONT.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU. ADRIAN GARCIA, YOU KNOW, WE GO WAY BACK. AND EVEN BEFORE BEING THE -- ON CITY COUNCIL, THE SHERIFF AND NOW COMMISSIONERS COURT, THE COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE HAD ON MULTIPLE FRONTS FOR YOUR SENIORS, FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED.

THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, WE HAVEN'T KNOWN EACH OTHER AS LONG, BUT THE CITY T ANDHE COUNTY IN YOUR PRECINCT, WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AND SEVERAL PROJECTS. ANDAD WE HAVE H CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN STILL MOVE FORWARD IN A VERY COLLABORATIVE FASHION. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

IN FACT, YOU REACHED OUT TO ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU WON.

AND I FORGOTTEN TO THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ELLIS, WE GO BACK ... DECADES. IN FACT OUR PATHS HAVE BEEN FROM THE SOUTH SIDE TO THE NORTHSIDE, COMING UP THROUGH SCHOOLS TOGETHER DEBATING AND ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN FROM CITY COUNCIL TO THE LEGISLATURE, ON THE SENATE SIDE, ON THE HOUSE SIDE. AND THEN THE WORK WE HAVE DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL, LOCALLY. BUT I WILL TELL YOU HELP TO BRING THE CITY AND THE COUNTY CLOSER TOGETHER.

BECAUSE THERE ARE PROJECTS -- WHEN YOU FIRST CAME HERE, THAT WAS A PHENOMENAL DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF HOW THINGS TOOK PLACE.

HERE AT THE COUNTY AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY.

I OWE YOU A GREAT DEBT OF GRATITUDE.

SO THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER BRIONES, LET ME JUST SAY, YOU HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT I RAN FAST. [LAUGHTER]

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YOU DON'T WASTE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME AND YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN.

AND SO I -- I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND TELL YOUR DAUGHTERS THAT I SAID HELLO. HAVING SAID THAT, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF STANDING NEXT TO MY OWN DAUGHTER.

AND WHEN I -- YEAH. WHEN I ENTERED THE PUBLIC SERVICE, YOU KNOW, ASHLEY WAS TWO YEARS OLD.

AND SO I OWE HER A GREAT DEAL, BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

AND SOMETIMES IT COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL TIME WITH YOUR OWN FAMILIES. SO SHE -- SHE HAS SEEN HER DAD FROM TWO YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO WHERE WE ARE.

AND THEN I APPRECIATE THE FACT OF HER HEART TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SHE HAS CARVED OTHER OWN PATH. I GUESS THE GREATEST COMPLIMENTS SHE -- SHE MAY NOT REALIZE, THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT SHE GAVE TO ME. SHE SAID, DAD, YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME TO BE A STRONG WOMAN. AND I NEVER FORGOT THAT COMMENT.

AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE TO CARVE YOUR OWN PATH.

AND NOT BE AFRAID TO CARVE YOUR OWN PATH.

SHE HAS DONE THAT. AND SHE HAS HELD ON TO HER PERSONALITIES. NOT TRYING TO ADOPT HER DAD'S PERSONALITIES. AND I AM VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT. YOU SEE, A PART -- A SMALL PORTION OF MY TEAM. YOU KNOW, A SMALL PORTION.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER.

IT HAVEN'T BEEN A ME THING. IT HAS BEEN A "WE" THING.

AND WE HAVE DONE IT TOGETHER. I AM VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS TEAM. I WILL SINGLE OUT MY CHIEF OF STAFF. THE SERGEANT-GENERAL OF THE TEAM. SO I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER LEADERSHIP. AND, AGAIN, FOR HER STRONG LEADERSHIP BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN EASY WORLD TO NAVIGATE AT ALL. SO FOR ALL OFM THEWHO ARE HERE.

AND FOR THOSERE WHO A NOT HERE, I CERTAINLY WANTTH TO SAY ANK YOU. SAYING WHAT I AM SIMPLY IS IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY.

BUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER. WHAT WE HAVE DONE ON HOMELESSNESS, WE HAVE DONE IT LL TOGETHER.

THE DOARS. BUT FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THE COUNTY HAS GIVEN TO THE CITY, THE DOLLARS THAT THE COUNTY HAS INVESTED. THE COLLABORATION THAT IS TAKING PLACE. WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ON HOMELESSNESS THAT IS NOW RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY WOULD NOT BE TAKING PLACE. SO LET ME THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENTS. WHAT WE HAVE DONE OF OUR PARKS AND GREEN SPACE AND HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, IMPROVING THE STREETS WILL NOT BE TAKING PLACE WITHOUT THE COUNTY.

OKAY. MANY OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW IN OOUR VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO AND THE LUCK SES OF MY ADMINISTRATION WITH THE CITY AND NOT BE WRITTEN WITHOUT INCLUDING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY.

SO LET ME. YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING ME, BUT LET ME SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THEN I WILL CLOSE ON A PERSONAL NOTE COUNTY JUDGE, BY STANDING UP AND SPEAKING TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL SITUATION, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU FACED A MINUTE TALL SIDE.

I FACED A PHYSICAL SIDE, DEALING WITH CANCER.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TOO BECAUSE THAT IS THE PART OF SERVICE. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WE DEAL WITH.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WE ARE FACING. AND AS I OFTEN SAID, PEOPLE CAN

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NO ONE REALLY KNOWS YOUR STORY. AND SO WE -- WE OPERATE IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. EVERYTHING WE DO IS IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. EVERYTHING THAT IS ANALYZED IS IN THE PUBLIC VIEW. BUT TO STAND, BE RESOLUTE AND TO MOVE FORWARD IS LEADERSHIP IN REALTIME.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND EACH ONE OF YOU FOR THAT.

RODNEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP.

YOU KNOW, FOR A KID FROM SUNNY SIDE TO PARTNER WITH A FRIEND FROM ACRES HOMES IS A BEAUTIFUL THING AND I WILL TAKE THAT WITH ME FOR A LIFETIME. SO THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR, YOUR COLLEAGUES WANT TO ADD WORDS OF APPRECIATION.

YES, COMMISSIONER. >> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING SINCE HIGH SCHOOL AND NO NEED TO BE QUIET NOW.

I WANT TO START BY MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT ASHLEY AND CHERYL, HER MOTHER, AS WELL. SOMETIMES WE DON'T REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS ON FAMILY MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, THOSE OF US -- WE CHOOSE IT.

SO EVEN WITH THE NICE THAT COME, WE ASK FOR IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE GET THE ROSES. THEY GENERALLY DON'T.

AND ASHLEY, TOO. I AM JUST SO PROUD OF YOU.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE AT LEAST A WEEK AFTER YOU WERE BORN.

AND YOU HAVE JUST BEEN A REMARKABLE HUMAN BEING.

AND I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL FOR SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] AND TO YOUR TEAM, MARVELETTE AND ALL OF YOU, SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB.

JUST AS I SAID OF ASHLEY AND HER MOM.

WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR WHEN WE WALK OUT THERE.

YOU DON'T. STAFF -- I THINK OF MY OWN STAFF WHEN I THINK OF THINKS, THE ENTIRE TEAM.

MAYOR, PARTICULARLY THE DIVERSITY TO WHICH YOU HAVE HAD IN YOUR TEAM. NOT TO BE ADMINISTER RIO TYPED, I MEAN, IT IS PRETTY POWERFUL. YOU THINK OF IT WITH THE FRICTION OF PEOPLE FROM COLOR, IN PARTICULAR, AND WOMEN.

FOLKS TEND TO BE AT THE BOTTOM. FOR WHATEVER REASON, MOST PLACES IN THE WORLD, SOCIETY PITS THOSE WHO HAVE THE LEAST -- ARGUE ABOUT THE LEAST THAT THEY HAVE. BUT TO HAVE HISPANIC AND IN YOUR TWO HIGHEST POSITIONS AT THE SAME TIME, POLICE AND FIRE, WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AND WITH PUBLIC WORKS, THE FIRST WOMAN -- THE FIRST SOUTH ASIAN. IT HAS MEANT A LOT AND HOLDING ALL THOSE DIVERSE GROUPS -- YOU KNOW THE BIG TEN ON OUR SIDE.

THIS BIG MULTIETHNIC, MULTI-- IT IS HELL KEEPING ITTON TOGETHER BECAUSE BRING ALL THE INHIBITIONS AND ISSUES IN OUR LIFETIME TO THE JOB. YOU HAVE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB ABOUT THAT. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT YOU, MAYOR, TOM FREEMAN. HAD SOMETHING -- THE SOMETHING COUNCIL ON HUMAN RELATIONS. A WAY TO SHOW THE KIDS THAT CHOSE TO GO TO WHITE SCHOOLS AND BLACK SCHOOLS TOGETHER.

I WAS THERE. ONE SEMESTER I WAS THERE.

YOU AND I BOTH HEARD THE CALL OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SO YOU HAD TO GET BUSES TO GET THERE. I TOOK TWO BUSES OUT OF SUNNY SIDE TO GET DOWNTOWN TO GO THERE.

DIDN'T GO TOO WITH 8 FOR ME. I REMEMBER THEY SAID THIS BOY WILL BE A MILITANT. READY FOR THIS.

BEST PUT HIM IN THAT BLACK ENVIRONMENT.

SEE HOW THAT WORKED OUT. BUT TOM FREEMAN SAID, ONE THING YOU OUGHT TO DO TO INTERACT IS THROUGH SCHOLASTIC COMPETITION.

HE REFERENCED YOU ON THE DEBATE TEAM.

HE SAID A KID KLEIN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT -- THE THREE INGREDIENTS TO A GOOD DEBATER, YOU GOT TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH, YOU GOT TO MAKE THEM CRY, YOU GOT TO MAKE SENSE.

IF YOU CAN'T DO BUT TWO, MAKE SURE MAKING SENSE IS ONE OF THEM. IF YOU CAN'T DO BY ONE, SIT DOWN JUST BOARD AS YOU CAN BE, AND JUST MAKE SENSE.

HE MADE REFERENCE TO THIS -- TO THIS TURNER.

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BUT THIS GUY OVER THERE, KLEIN, THEY SAID, OH, HE PUTS ON A SHOW. AND THEN THEY SAID, HE HAS A HELL OF A -- I KNEW HOW TO SHAKE A LEG, DO THE HOLY ROLL, BUT I HEARD THAT YOU PUT ON A SHOW. SO EVERY DEBATE TOURNAMENT, YOU -- SAID I DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO.

YOU KNOW, I PLAN ON GETTING ME A SCHOLARSHIP IN DEBATE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND THIS. AND I WAS LUCKY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I MET YOU I WAS NOT IN A DEBATE COMPETITION.

BUT SINCE YOU FOUND IT, THE PROGRESSIVE ACTION LEAGUE.

WE HAVE BEEN PALS EVER SINCE. AND I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE -- NOW SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE UP TO. YOU DEBATE ME TO GET OUT THERE.

USE MY DEBATING SKILLS TO GO OFF ON IT.

AND OF 31. AND THEN YOU WANT TO CLEAN IT UP. GET ME TO RAISE ALL THE HELL AND YOU SAY, WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU KNOW HE IS ON AEA TR OVER THERE. YOU KNOW, BUT IT IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. AT THE END OF DECADES IN PUBLIC SERVICE. PEOPLE HATE TO SEE YOU GO.

WHO STAY R MOST OF US IN THIS LONG.

JUDGE, YOU ARE NEW TO IT OBVIOUSLY.

THE FEAR IS, YOU ARE OUTLAST YOUR RELEVANCY.

YOUR ABILITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT. AND IN THIS BUSINESS.

PEOPLE HAVE SHORT ATTENTION FAN ISES AND SOMETIMES THAT HISTORY DOES NOT MATTER. BUT IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT THAT PLACES THAT I GO, MAYOR TURNER, PEOPLE SAY, IF EVER A CASE AGAINST TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR, YOU WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHY WE SHOULDN'T DO IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR A LIFE WELL LIVED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE NEXT CHAPTER IS LIKE.

YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR TURNER, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND A LITTLE BIT TO YOUR POINT EARLIER THAT THOSE OF US WHO PUT OUR NAMES OUT THERE AND ASKED TO TAKE ON THESE RESPONSIBILITIES AND HAVING MY OWN BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF SACRIFICE THAT GOES WITH THAT. I APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR DAUGHTER FOR HER SUPPORT OF YOU.

AND I JUST HOPE SHE DON'T DO YOU LIKE MY DAUGHTER DOES ME.

DADDY, WHY DID YOU DO THAT YESTERDAY? WHY DID YOU SAY THAT? EXPLAIN IT TO ME? [LAUGHTER] BUT TO THAT END, LOOK, I WORKED WITH YOU OVER THE YEARS. BUT I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE PROUD OF YOU -- ALL OF YOUR RESPECTIVE SERVICE HAS HAD AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT YOUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY AND IN AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME. NO ONE HAD A MEMO FOR A PANDEMIC. AND NO ONE KNEW THE EXTENT OF THE DECISIONS THAT ONE WOULD HAVE TO NAVIGATE.

AND DID YOU IT AS WELL. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY FROM -- FROM A KID FROM THE NEAR -- THE NEAR NORTHSIDE, BUT I -- I ALSO SAY THIS I WILL NEVER FORGET I WAS A YOUNG POLICEMAN WHEN I MET BUSINESS SHEPHERD. AND SHE WAS AN INCREDIBLE FORCE OF NATURE. AND I HEARD THE STORY OF HOW SHE HAD A HAND ON YOU. AND I WAS JUST TELL YOU A FEW PEOPLE -- FEW PEOPLE EVER HAVE THAT KIND OF INTUITION AND THAT VISION. BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT SHE DID, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO YOU AND THE WORK IN YOUR LIFE'S BODY AND WORK. SO IF I MAY RESPECTFUL LLY SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND GRACIAS.

>> MAYOR TURNER, I HAVE SEEN NEW MANY VENUES.

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BUT IT WAS A GATHERING. IT WAS A GATHERING OF PEOPLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO SOMETHING THAT MATTERED IN SCHOOLS WHERE THEY NEEDED SOME HELP.

AND THERE WERE SEVERAL PREACHERS THAT PREACHED THAT NIGHT, BISHOP. BUT THE ONE I REMEMBER T WASHAT PREACHER NAMED MAYORTURNER. W SOHAT I KNOW, KNOW ISIF YOUN

RUOUT OF ANYTHING TO DO N -- >>O, NO, NO --

>> I AM TELLING YOU, MAYOR TURN CAN DO A LOT AND WE DISCUSSED WHAT HE CAN DO, BUT THE MAN CAN PREACH.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR KINGDOM COMMITMENT.

THANK YOU. >> IT REMINDS ME -- MAYOR, WHENEVER WE GIVE SPEECHES ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND HE GETS UP THERE AND HE HAS GOT HIS PAPERS AND HE STARTS READING -- YOU KNOW, MAKING SENSE LIKE COMMISSIONER ELLIS SAYS, HE READS IT. READS IT.

THEN HE PUTS IT DOWN. OH, THAT IS WHEN YOU KNOW IT IS ABOUT TO GET GOOD. AND I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE -- ABOUT THE KID OF THE ACRE HOME AND SUNNY SIDE.

I FORGOT ABOUT THIS LINE THAT THE KID FROM ACRE HOME AND THE IMMIGRANT KID CAN BE THE MAYOR AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF SOME OF THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL, MAYOR. I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER SPEAKERS HERE TO CELEBRATE YOU. LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR SPEAKERS. TIFFANY, I WILL LET YOU CALL IT

OUT. >> BISHOP.

>> LET ME QUICKLY SAY, MAYOR -- >> YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR

THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> BISHOP JAMES DIXON, COMMUNITY FAITH CHURCH. TO MARK MILLER, FROM THE SPORTS CORPS. COMMENDING MARK MILLER ON THE DAY AS WELL. SO I HAVE THREE REASONS TO BE HERE. BUT MOST ESPECIALLY TO HONOR MY FRIEND AND MY BROTHER, MY CHILDREN'S UNCLE AND THEIR FIRST DAUGHTER. ASHLEY'S GRANDMOTHER WAS MY MENTOR IN THE SIXTH GRADE WHEN EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL WAS SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE. I HAVE KNOWN THIS FAMILY FOR A LONG TIME. AND MAYOR, YOUR LIFE EPITOMIZES THE WORDS WRITTEN ORIGINALLY BY THE WOMAN BY ALMA AROZO THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. BUT MAHALIA JACKSON POPULARIZED WITH SINGING IT AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ICONIZED --

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> IF HE CAN CHEER SOMEONE WITH A WORD OF SONG. IF I COULD SHOW SOMEONE WHERE HE OR SHE IS TRAVELING WRONG, THEN MY LIVING WILL NOT BE IN VAIN.

THEN MY LIVING WILL NOT BE IN VAIN.

THEN MY LIVING WON'T BE IN VAIN. IF I, SYLVESTER TURNER FROM THE FOURFOLD CAN HELP SOMEBODY WITHIN THE HARPER ACRES HOMES.

AND OF SUNNY SIDE, THEN MY LIVING WON'T BE IN VAIN.

HOUSTON WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER I WILL HAVE SISTER TURNER PASSED THIS WAY AND HIS LIVING WAS NOT IN VAIN.

>> THANK YOU. >> HELLO, EVERYONE, I AM ASHLEY TURNER, FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND I AM SO HONORED TO SPEAK ON A MAN THAT LED OUR CITY SO WELL FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, AND YOU HAVE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF ARTICULATING ALL THE THINGS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE DONE OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. WE ALL KNOW HIS BACKGROUND.

AS A DAUGHTER, WHAT I AM MOST PROUD OF, HOW HE TAUGHT ME TO GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE AND MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOOK LIKE ME, WHO DOESN'T COME FROM THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS ME. BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO HATE WHAT YOU CALL FRIEND. SO THE ONLY WAY TOUI BLD RELATIONSHIPS ANDOL SVE A LOT OF OUR PROBLEMS TO GETOW TO KN FOLKSDO THAT N'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAMETY MENTALI AND BACKGROUND AS YOU. THAT. SO THANKF FOR

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WHEN YOU ARE A PERSON OF COLOR AND A LITTLE BOY OR PERSON OF T COLOR, SOMETIMES IIS HARD FOR YOU TO EMIT, ENVISION OR SEEEW YOURSELVES GOING SOMHERE IFFO YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT BERE AND WHAT I AM SO PROUD THAT HE HAS BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL OF TALKING TO OUR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS GIVING THEM HOPE GIVING THEM ASPIRATION AND INSPIRATION. TALKING TO THEIR PARENTS.

I REMEMBER BEING FOUR YEARS OLD GOING TO EVERYBODY'S CHURCHES UNIVERSITY. EVERYBODY'S COMMUNITY BREAKFAST.

BUT EVEN FROM THEN, THINGS SO YOUNG, I AM JUST SO PROUD OF YOU THANK YOU ALL FOR NOT ONLY HONORING MY MAYOR BUT HONOR OUR FATHER. THANK YOU.

>> I KNOW CLERK BURGESS AS WELL. AND CHIEF CHRISTIANSON ARE HERE.

GO AHEAD, CLERK. >> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE CLERK AND MAYOR. I AM CITY CLERK.

THANK THE MAYOR FOR HIS DEVOTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ALL HE HAS DONE FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON. HIS ENTIRE LIFE GIVING BACK WITH PUBLIC SERVICE AND WE ARE ALL BETTER BECAUSE OF HIS WORK.

WE ARE A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR ALL HOUSTONIANS IN THE TEXAS LEDGE CLURE AND NOW LEADING OUR CITY.

AS MAYOR, HE IS APPROACHABLE AND PASSIONATE TO ALL.

THE TRADITIONS, THE RODEO PARADE, FREEDOM OVER TEXAS, THE THANKS PARADE. UNDER MAYOR TURNER'S LEADERSHIP, HOUSTON HAS KEPT GROWING AND GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN PROSPER AND WHERE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, DIVERSITY, CULTURES ARE GUIDING VALUES.

I COUNT MAYOR TURNER AS FRIEND LAND GREATLY MISS HIM IN THIS ROLE. I WISH IMCONTINUED SUCCESS IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS AS IT WILL BE PARKED BY ONE HICK SERVICE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR TURNER. >> CLERK.

>> GOOD MORNING, COURT MEMBERS AND TO MAYOR TURNER.

I WILL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET. I SAID THIS EARLIER.

I WAS A -- I WAS FRESHLY OUT OF COLLEGE FROM TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. MAYOR TURNER CAME TO SPEAK TO A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS EAGER TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT IS EXACTLY BEHAVES DOING. A YEAR WORKING IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AS A OUTREACH COORDINATOR IN THE COMMUNITY AND I REMEMBER TALKING TO MAYOR TURNER OF MY FRUSTRATIONS AND NEEDING MORE RESOURCES. AND HE SPUN IT AROUND AND SAID YOU ARE THE RESOURCE. YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THOSE RESOURCES MOVE OUT AND BE IMPACTFUL.

TODAY I STAND HERE AS THE FIRST AND YOUNGEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN COUNTY CLERK WOMAN IN HARRIS COUNTY AND YOUR WORDS, INSPIRATION, GUIDANCE AND HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY OF LEADERSHIP TO STICK IN THERE, DON'T GIVE UP.

I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD BE THE HARRIS COUNTY CLERK.

I APPRECIATE YOU. THIS COUNTY APPRECIATES YOU.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF YOU.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP . >> COUNTY ATTORNEY MENOFEE.

ION INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO HONOR MAYOR TURNER.

COMMISSIONER BRIONES, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE.

SOME OF YOU NOW IS A TO PUBLIC SERVICE, HE HAS BEEN THE MAYOR THE WHOLE TIME WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS GAME I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I MET HIM. IN GOG TO A DEBATE AND I KNEW MY BRAND OF POLITICS AT THE TIMEO OLDER PR HE SAID I AM FROM THE FO-FO. I SAID OR RACE TRACK MARE MAYBE.

WHAT I FOUND LATER ON WE FLUSHLY FILED A LAWSUIT AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO COLLABORATE TIFFS NEW TO POLITICS. I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOVE MY PAY GRADE. I GOT A NUMBER HE DID NOT HAVE SAVED IN MY PHONE AND IT WAS THE MAYOR AND HE SAID MR. COUNTY ATTORNEY. I PROCEEDED TO LEARN HE IS FROM

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I HAVE SEIGE HIM TALK TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND I HAVE SEEN HIM TALK TO KIDS AT SCHOOL AND HE TALKS TO THEM ALL THE EXACT SAME. AND A YOUNG PERSON COMING UP IN PUBLIC SERVICE IT IS OKAY TO BE WHO YOU ARE.

REGARDLESS WHERE YOU ARE FROM. IT IS OKAY TO BE WHO YOU ARE.

YOU HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON ME INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL AN ISSUE EVERY TIME WE COULD HAVE A COLLABORATION, YOU ANSWERED EVERY SINGLE TIME AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE BEEN THERE AS A RESOURCE AND AS A FANTASTIC LEADER SO FAREWELL TO THE FIRST MAYOR I HAVE SEEN IN OFFICE AS I HAVE BEEN IN THIS GAME.

AS FOLKS HAVE MENTIONED I AM SURE THAT IS NOT YOUR LAST HURRAH. I CHECKED THE STATE BAR.

I KNOW YOU ARE A LAWYER. DON'T RUN FOR HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY. DON'T DO THAT TO ME.

MAYOR TURNER, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND CONGRAT CONGRATUL

CONGRATULATIONS. >> CHIEF CHRISTIANSON.

>> CHIEF, CHIEF. >> COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR ME BEING HERE. HE IS MY MAYOR.

I WANT TO COMMEND THE MAYOR FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRE OFFICE. YOU HEAR OF THE DECLARED DISASTER AND IT GOES ON IN THE BACKGROUND, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE TEAMWORK ASPECT. ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS LOVE CALL YOU UP AND YOU WORK WITH THE DIFFERENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE SERVICE, AND YOU SAY LET'S MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THE SUPPORT FOR TEAMWORK AND COOPERATIVE EFFORT.

I KNOW THOSE TO WORK, LIVE AND PLAY.

BETTER FOR ALL OF US THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT ON THAT AND

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MAYOR. >> I WANT TO -- AND WE WILL TAKE THIS PICTURE RIGHT AFTER -- BECAUSE I KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAS TO RETURN. BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO GIVE A FULL ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE FULL TEAM.

SUCH AN HONOR. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

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>> FOLKS, LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE RESOLUTIONS.

SO WE WILL TAKE IT FROM THE TOP. I HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE IN APPRECIATION OF NEIL IVIN MILLS WHO SERVED THE COUNTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WHEREAS NEIL IVIN MILLSY TREASUR FOR THE TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY RETIRED ON NOVEMBERS 30 OF THI YEAR AFTER 20 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE.

HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A PART-TIME TOLL COLLECTOR IN JUNE 2022 AND CURRENTLY A DATA REVIEW CHURCH TREASURY.

WITH HIS TIME, HE HAD UNWAVERINA COMMITMENT TO HIS WORKNDNG INSPIRING OTHERS ALO THE WAY. HE EARNED THE TRUST, ADMIRATION AND RESPECT FOR HIS COLLEAGUES BECAUSE OF HIS HONESTY, SINCERITY AND COMMITMENT TO HIS WORK AND HIS FAMILY HE PLANS TO SPEND MORE TIME WORKING WITH HIS CHURCH, WIFE, CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. HE IS REGARDED AS A TRUE WARRIOR AND HIS COLLEAGUES ALL WISH HIM WELL.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMENDS AND EXTENDS APPRECIATION FOR NEIL IVIN MILLS FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY TOLL AUTHORITY AND HARRIS COUNTY AND OFFER BEST WISHES FOR AN ENJOYABLE RETIREMENT FOR HAPPINESS IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO NEIL IVIN MILLS.

[APPLAUSE] >> JUDGE, HE IS ON THE LINE AS

WELL. >> THANK YOU, TIFFANY.

IS HE ON THE LINE? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> GO AHEAD. >> YES.

I -- I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE TOLL ROAD, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE I WORKED REQUEST GREAT PEOPLE THROUGH THE YEARS.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND WHAT HAVE YOU HAS BEEN AN AWESOME TIME TO -- AND A PLEASURE TO BE THERE AND WORK AND TRY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

KIND WORDS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WORK OVER THE YEARS AND ALL THE BEST WISHES FOR YOUR

RETIREMENT. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE ANOTHER RETIREMENT THAT WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

THIS IS MARK MILLER, WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HARRIS COUNTY, PARTICULARLY NRG.

AND HE WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT DESIGN, BUILT AND OPENED NRG

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SO LET ME JUST READ IN RESOLUTION.

OVER 23 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO ENERGY PARK.

MARK MILLER WILL RETIRE DECEMBER 31, 2023.

A 40-YEAR INDUSTRY VETERAN AND SERVED AS THE GENERAL MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE 350-ACRE COMPLEX KNOWN AS NRG PARK.

AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN THE CONSTRUCTION, INVASION AND OPERATION OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES, HE HELPED OVERSEE THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPENING OF THE NFL'S FIRST STADIUM WITH A RETRACTIBLE ROOF AND NATURAL GAS.

AS A GENERAL MANAGER OF NRG PARK, HE OVERSAW SOME OF THE PRESTIGIOUS, A BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP, LABOR DAY CLASSIC, TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, NC,CAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, FINAL FOUR. AND A NEW SEATING STRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN DONE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THE BLACKOUT CURTAIN TO ALLOW TO HOST A VARIETY OF ARENA-STYLE SHOWS IN NRG STAY UNDERAND THE ROUND CONFIGURATION FOR THE REGIONAL GAMES. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN NRG'S RELIEF EFFORTS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA AND HARVEY.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMENDS APPRECIATION TO MARK MILLER FOR HIS 23 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF HARRIS COUNTY AND WE FURTHER OFFER OUR BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS AND HAPPY INNOCENCE ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO MR. MARK MILLER.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW RD WOS? MOST OW, FOR ME, THE EXCITING ONE IS TAYLOR SWIFT.

AND WE CHANGED THE NAME OF THE -- TAYLOR'S VERSION.

NOW I WASN'T HERE FOR BEYONCE. V I WAS ON MY LEE, BUT, MAN, YOU HAVE DONE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF FOR OUR REGION AND REALLY EXCITING WORK FOR US TO BUILD ON AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PARK IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE COURT'S SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS AND HOPE THE BEST FOR EVERYBODY IN THE FUTURE.

YOU GOT A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE OUT THERE.

A GREAT TEAM OVER THE YEARS AND JUST A TREMENDOUS JOB DELIVERING LITERALLY -- I THINK WE ARE CLOSE TO 100 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH THE PARK SINCE IT OPENED.

SO IT'S BEEN GREAT AND I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND, MARK, COMMISSIONER BRIONES WOULD LIKE TO ADD A FEW WORDS.

>> YES, MR. MILLER, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

WHAT YOU JUST DID IS A TESTAMENT TO THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP.

YOU ARE BEHIND THE SCENES DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR YEARS, 23 YEARS, AND ALL THE PARTY. AND JUST EVERYTHING OFF THIS DONE TO CONTRIBUTE, WHETHER IT IS THESE AMAZING EVENTS, WHETHER IT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC, JUST CONVERTING NRG.

USED TO BE A JUDGE PICKING JURIES.

AND JUST TO PIVOT AND BE NIMBLE AND THE TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT THIS REGION HAS BEEN ABLE TO GENERATE IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF YOUR VISION AND LEADERSHIP.

I AM VERY, VERY THANKFUL AND I LOVE GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU AND RYAN WALSH AND THE TEAM AND LOOKING FORWARD OF BUILDING ON YOUR WORK AS WE TOGETHER REIMAGINE THE FEW CHUSH FUTURE.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A MUCH-DESERVED RETIREMENT CHAPTER AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> WE HAVE A FEW MORE SPEAKERS HERE TO CELEBRATE MR. MILLER.

BRIAN WALSH. DID YOU WANT TO ADD A FEW WORDS? I KNOW YOU HAVE NINA JACKSON AND RYAN WALSH.

>> HI, RYAN WALSH, CEO OF NRG PARK.

A FEW WORDS. I SAID MARK, IT IS QUICK.

WE WILL GET IN AND OUT OF THERE AND CERTAINLY FOLLOWING MAYOR TURNER, THAT IS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW.

MARK HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PARK.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS THERE MARK HAS HAD A HAND IN.

HE IS PHENOMENAL. AN ABSOLUTE CREATOR, MENTOR AND FRIEND. AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS HIM CERTAINLY. THERE IS CERTAINLY A MARK-SIZED HOLE WE WILL HAVE AT NRG PARK THAT HE HAS BEEN A FORCE NOT JUST LOCALLY AT NRG PARK BUT NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

HE HAS HAD HAND IN FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY IN THEIR OPERATION OR CREATION. HE IS CERTAINLY A MASTER OF HIS

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>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER? >> IT IS INTERESTING, RYAN.

PEOPLE SEE EVENTS AT NRG. BUT FOOTBALL GAMES OR CONCERTS OR RODEO OR ANY OF THAT. THEY JUST THINK, THAT IS PRETTY STRAIGH STRAIGHTFORWARD.

IT LITERALLY TAKES AN ARMY OF PEOPLE TO THESE EVENTS AND EVERY ARMY NEEDS A GENERAL AND MARK, THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT GENERAL THAT GETS THINGS DOPPLERS DONE QUIETLY AS COMMISSIONER BRIONES REFERENCED AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE KIND OF DETAILS. YOU WILL BE MISSED.

>> JUDGE? >> YES, COMMISSIONER.

>> I KNOW IT IS A LONG DAY, BUT MARK, THANK YOU AS WELL.

RYAN, I WANT YOU TO CHALLENGE YOU TO BUILD ON HIS LEGACY.

CHALLENGES AT THIS HISTORIC SITE THAT THE COUNTY TOOK THE LEAD ON. THE COUNTY JUDGE.

AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON THAT GREAT LEGACY.

OBVIOUSLY WE WANT OUR PARTNERS TO PUT SKIN IN THE GAME, AND IMCONVINCED THEY WILL DO THAT. AS MARK LEARNED OVER THE YEAR, A LIMITED MARGIN FOR ERROR. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT MAY BE A NEED FOROM SEES INVTMENT FROM THE COUNTY SIDE, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT CONTEXT OF HOWTH TO USE AT PARKING FOR MORE THANIN JUST PARKG, BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT SPURS DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.

I WAS WITH SOME FOLKS YESTERDAY WHO WOULD HAVE SOMETHIN AS YOU NOKNOW THAT WILL RIVAL OTC. ONE OF THE REASONS THEY OPTED TO GO KDOWNTOWN. MAY COME BAC ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WANT THE HOTELS AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

MARK, DON'T GO TOO FAR. YOU MAY BE RETIRING BUT THAT WISDOM OVER THE YEARS WILL COME IN HANDY AS WE TRY TO REIMAGINE TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO BE COMPETITIVE NOT JUST PAUSE WE HAVE TWO ACRE TENANTS, BUT ATTRACTS MORE OF THESE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL-DONE. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU. AND MISS JACK.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD A FEW WORDS?

>> I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. EXTREMELY -- I WILL BE EXTREMELY BRIEF. I KNOWN MARK MILLER SINCE 1986.

WE BOTH WORKED AT THE SUMMIT AND HE IS EXACTLY AS YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER BRIONES, AN OPERATIONAL GENIUS.

AND EVERY DECISION THAT HE MAKES, IT IS KEEPING IN MIND, KEEPING THE BEST INTEREST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT OF HARRIS KAHN SPORTS AND CONVENTION CORPORATION, OF OUR CLIENTS, TENANTS AND OUR EMPLOYEES. IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TASK.

BUT AS HE HAS DONE IT FOR 23 YEARS AT NRG PARK.

HE IS RIGHT. I AM A CRIER.

AND I WILL END IT WITH THAT, BUT I THINK HE IS GREAT.

>> THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S IT FOR MY RESOLUTIONS. LET ME PASS IT ON TO

COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> I JUST HAVE ONE AND I HAVE THREE SPEAKERS. THIS IS A CHANCE FOR US TO HELP WITH THE PAINFUL PIECE OF HISTORY.

INFORM 2013, MEMBERS OF THE 24TH THIRD BATTALION INFANTRY DURING WORLD WAR I AS THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED.

WHAT A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING THAT WAS.

RACIAL TENSIONS IN HOUSTON. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS KNOWN FOR VERY BRUTAL SYSTEM OF JIM CROW.

AND THOSE BLACK SOLDIERS THAT BATTALION HAD TO ENDURE THAT, NOT JUST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO FROM THE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON. ON AUGUST 23, 1970, THERE WAS A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY CHARGED 118 OFFICERS WITH DISOBEDIENCE, MURDER AND MUTINY.

THE SOLDIERS WERE TRIED WITHOUT DUE PROCESS.

ALL WHITE COURT. AND REPRESENTED THEM WAS NOT AN ATTORNEY. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE THE ATTORNEY, BUT IF YOU WILL HAVE THE LARGEST MILITARY TRIBUNAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE MADE SENSE TO HAVE A LAWYER DO IT. AS I SAID, THE LARGEST COURT-MARTIAL AND MURDER TRIAL IN AMERICAN HISTORY RESULTED IN THE WRONGFUL CONVICTION OF 110 BLACK SOLDIERS.

13 WERE SECRETLY HANGED. 7:01 A.M. IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO APPEAL THEIR CONVICTIONS, THE LARGEST MASS EXECUTION IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA.

IN 2016, THE HOUSTON NAACP VETERANS CHAIR WHO WILL SPEAK, CLYDE LEMON AND DESCENDENT OF ONE OF THE SOLDIERS BEGAN TO

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SO IT IS AMAZING HOW THE POWER OF A PLAY, ART PLAYED A ROLE IN BRINGING THIS TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION.

THE ONE OF THE SPEAKER ALSO TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.

LAST MONTH, THE U.S. ARMY GRANTED CLEMENCY FOR THE 110 SOLDIERS FALSELY CONVICTEDNO KWN AS THE CAMP LOGANID INCENT.

I AMTI PUTNG FORTH THIS RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT I HOPE IT HAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

IT DOES DO TWO IMPORTANT THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT. RE YOU CAN AD IT. I WON'T READ IT ALL.

FIRST OF ALL, THE RESOLUTION APOLOGIZES ON BEHALF OF O HARRI COUNTYF THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENED UNDER THE HARRIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT. SECONDLY, THE RESOLUTION MAKES CLEAR THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE -- THOSE OF US WHO ARE IN POWER TO GOVERN TODAY WILLIT REMAIN COMMTED TO APPEAR MORE EQUITABLE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR ALL AND STANDING AGAINST THE SCOURGE OF RACISM WHEREVER IT EXISTS. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU IT STILL EXISTS EVEN TODAY. AND WITH THAT, I HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS. CLYDE, WHATEVER WORKS AND CALL YOUR NAME OUT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING. IT MEANS A LOT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING THE DESCENTS OF ONE OF THESE PEOPLE AND HAVE TO LIVE MY LIFE BEING EMBARRASSEDED TO SAY WHO SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY WAS, PARTICULARLY FOR SOMEONE OF AFRICAN DESCENT, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY SO FAR BACK MOST OF US CAN GO IN, YOU LINEAGE ANYWAY. IF YOU WOULD, STATE YOUR NAME

FOR THE RECORD. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNTY JUDGE HIDALGO AND MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MY NAME IS CLYDE LEMON, CHAIRMAN OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE FOR THE NAACP STATE CONFERENCE. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DO RIGHT. I'M HERE TODAY BY REPRESENTATIVES THAT WERE OUR PARTNERS DURING THE CLEMENCY APPLICATION PROCESS AS WELL AS NAACP MEMBERS.

COMMISSIONER ELLIS, FOR YOU SUGGESTING THAT YOU ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. CLEAR MESSAGE TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THIS COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SERVE AS THEY SERVE IN EVERY PLACE IT SERVICE WILL BE REMEMBER. FURTHER, THE NACP STATE CONFERENCE RECOGNIZED IN THE WORDS OF GENERAL GEORGE PATTON.

THE SOLDIER IS THE ARMY. NO ARMOR IS BETTER THAN A SOLDIER. THE SOLDIER IS ALSO A CITIZEN.

THAT MEANS THE SOLDIER IS ALWAYS ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGE THAT OUR LAWS GUARANTEE.

IN CLOSING, IT IS OUR HOPE THAT ADOPTION OF THE CAMP LOGAN RESOLUTION IS UNANIMOUS, SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES, COAST GUARD MEMBERS, AIRMEN AND SPACE FORCE MEMBERS AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES APPRECIATE THE CONCERN THAT THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS SERVED FOR EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW.

RERESPECTFULLY DEPUTY CLYDE LEMON.

THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CELESTE WALKER. I COME TO THIS EVENT AS A STORYTELLER. I AM VERY HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE GREAT EVENTS TODAY.

AS A LIFE-LONG PRECINCT 1 RESIDENT, I FIRST HEARD ABOUT CAMP LOGAN GOING UP IN THIRD WORD FROM THE ELDERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND MALE RELATIVES IN MY FAMILY.

AND DECIDED TO WRITE A PLAY ABOUT IT IN 1987.

PUT TOGETHER A TOURING COMPANY AND WE TOURED THIS HOUSTON STORY ALL AROUND THE NEIGHBORS. AND NOW IT HAS -- IT HAS COME TOLL THIS MOMENT. I GUESS I AM JUST A LITTLE OVERJOYED AND I AM JUST EXCITED. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THIS MOMENT WILL COME. SO I AM VERY GRATEFUL, VERY HUMBLE THAT MY CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, CAPTAIN MATTHEWS, FOUNDER ANDF CURATOR O THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS MUSEUM. J OPENEDANUARY 5, 2001. WE FOCUSED ON FEATURED BUFFALOU A PERSPECTIVES OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MILITARY

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OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE THE HONOR AND LEGACY OF THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BROUGHT, BLED, AND DIED IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA. AND WE WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT. ON BEHALF OF THE CALVARY ASSOCIATION AND THE BUFFALO SOLDIER NATION ALLEGE MUSEUM,

THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. >> COMMISSIONER BRIONES.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ELLIS FOR BRINGING THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.

AND THINK ABOUT IT. 1306 YEARS HAVE GONE BY.

AND 110 SOLDIERS AT LONG LAST HAVE BEEN GRANTED CLEMENCY? THAT IS POWERFUL AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US RECOGNIZE THIS.

CAMP LOGAN IN PRECINCT 4. AND I DRIVE BY EVERY MORNING.

AND I COULDN'T READ MORE HOW YOU WROTE THE RESOLUTION.

WE ARE HERE TO APOLOGIZE. IT TOOK WAY TOO LONG.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IN? WHERE ARE WE GOING FROM HERE? IF THE SHARED COMMITMENT NEVER RE-CREATE THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST FIGHTING AS PURPOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD AND ENHANCING JUSTICE IN HARRIS COUNTY. ANY TIME ANYONE GOES TO MEMORIAL PARK, VISIT IS CAMP LOGAN AND 30 110 SOLDIERS AFTER 106 YEARS LONG LAST GRANTED THE CLEMENCY THEY LONG DESERVED.

EVERY TIME YOU WALK MEMORIAL PARK, THINK WHAT HAVE I DONE TODAY TO ADVANCE JUSTICE. I THANK YOU, COMMISSION.

THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY.

INCREDIBLY MOVED AND INCREDIBLE RESPECT TO WORK TOGETHER.

YES, COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> ASK FOR ADOPTION AT THE

APPROPRIATE TIME. >> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS. SECONDED FROM COMMISSIONER

GARCIA. >> JUDGE, SORRY.

ONE MORE SPEAKER. >> OH, GO AHEAD.

>> I AM SORRY. >> JACOB CLEMENTAGE SPEAK ON

THIS ITEM AND ITEM 8. >> THANK YOU.

>>. ARE YOU HERE, JACOB?

>> HE IS ON HIS WAY. >> I'M HERE.

AND -- >> I COULDN'T SEE YOU BEHIND --

>> WHILE HE GETS HIS MATERIALS TOGETHER.

WE MENTIONED THIS AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE, BUT I THINK IT IS A BIG DEAL TO -- IN THIS SPACE, RECOGNIZE OF WHAT HAPPENED. AND WE CAN'T ERASE OBVIOUSLY THE TRAGEDIES AND THE DISRESPECT, BUT I AM GLAD THAT WE ARE BEING ABLE TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE VIA THIS RESOLUTION, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.

>> JACOB CLEMETAGE AND ABOUT TIME THIS CLEMENCY ACT WHERE THE GOVERNMENT AND US PEOPLE APOLOGIZE TO THESE POOR SOLDIERS WHO WERE -- I KNOW I SAID THIS, KILLED PERMERCILESSLY BY RACIST PEOPLE. I THINK THE RESOLUTION BY RODNEY ELLIS IS ONE THE BEST ONES HE EVER PUT FORTH.

NOW I SAY THIS IS A GOOD BOOK IN GOD'S GRIP.

A BOOK OF -- WRITTEN BY DR. LEVINSON.

AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS -- VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION FROM THE BUFFALO SOLDIER MUSEUM. SO THEY ARE THE BEST.

I SAID MY PEACE. >> THANK YOU.

ALL T.RIGH SO WE HAVE RESOLUTION.

ABY MOTION COMMISSIONER ELLIS ANDBY A SECOND COMMISSIONER .

GARCIA ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANYMO OPPOSED? UNANIMOUSLY.

>> JUDGE, JUST FORTH THE RECORD IS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM

NUMBER 3. >> OH, THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 3 ON PAGE 2. THIS IS ON THE -- ON THE WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND EXCUSE -- OF SO MANY OF THESE SOLDIERS.

I DO WANT TO READ THIS, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS SO MEANINGFUL. ON BEHALF OF OUR REGION WHAT GENTLEMEN JUST CRESOLVED, HARR COUNTY COMMISSIONERSOURT APOLOGIZES TO THE FAMILIES OF ALL THE SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED, BEATEN, HARASSED, UNFAIRLY CONVICTED AND DENIED THEIR RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW WHILE SERVING OUR COUNTRY RIGHT HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY.

WE SALUTE THE SOLDIERS OF THE BATTALION 24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

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>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER

ELLIS. >> COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNANIMOUS VOTE. I DON'T HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS OUT

OF ORDER, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> HOWEVER, JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE -- TO DO THE -- THE NONAGENDA SPEAKERS

AFTER THE AGENDA. >> NONAGENDA SPEAKERS AFTER THE AGENDA. OKAY.

LET'S -- SO LET ME START WITH THE -- LET ME GET THROUGH THE MOTION. AND THEN TAKE THE COUNTY CLERK BECAUSE I KNOW YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO YOUR DUTIES.

AND THEN WE WILL TAKE THE PICTURES -- THE AGENDA -- THE AGENDA SPEAKERS AND THEN THE AGENDA AND THEN NONAGENDA SPEAKERS. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER BRIONES' RESOLUTION OF AN IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY.

AND I SEE THE RABBI -- RABBI SCOTT WEISS.

>> YES, THANK YOU, JUDGE HIDALGO.

RABBI, PLEASE JOIN US. I KNOW GNATSLY, YOUR BETTER HALF. HUSBAND AND WIFE, PLEASE JOIN US PLEASE AND MR. ALAN GUTMANN. MR. GENE FEELINGLESON.

AND TODAY, AS THEY WALK UP, I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY FOR CONGREGATION SHMA KOLEINU WHO HAS SERVED HARRIS COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY LOCATED IN PRECINCT 4. FOR ME THIS IS AN EXTRA SPECIAL TIME TO CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY, ESPECIALLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH KICK OFF HANUKKAH AND MANY BLESSINGS FOR HANUKKAH. AND ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY BEEN MOVING TO ME AND MY TEAM IS JUST THE FOCUS, RABBI, EVER YOU ON ALAM. FORMS OF ACTIONS WE ARE INTENDING TO REPAIR AND IMPROVE THE WORLD.

JUST THAT CONSTANT REFLECTION AND CALL THAT ACTION THAT YOU AND YOUR CONGREGATION FOCUS ON IS ONE THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND ONE TO CHAL OUR 70S. IN A GLOBAL POINT OF CONFLICT IF WE CAN FOCUS ON THE ALUM, THE WORLD WILL BE BE IN A BETTER PLACE. PROUD TO LEARN THAT YOU AND YOUR CONGREGATION THE ONLY CONGREGATION WITH A FULL-TIME RABBI THAT OPERATES FULLY ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKING SURE THERE ARE NO BARRIERS OF AYECC AESSING THE MEANINGFUL SPIRITFUL LIFE. AND WELCOME ALL TO YOUR CONGREGATION. HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY.

WE ARE HAPPY FOR MANY MORE DECADES OF SERVICE AND THE CALL TO ACTION THAT YOU FOCUS ON IN YOUR CONGREGATION IS DEEPLY MOVING. WITH THAT, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION HONORING THEM ON THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND HEREBY ORDERED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADMITTED TO THE MINUTES OF COURT. THANK YOU, RABBI WEISS AND WE

HONOR YOU AND YOUR CONGREGATION. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THIS INVITATION TO BE RECOGNIZED BY OUR HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THE TORAH SAYS TO BUILD A MISKA, A TABERNACLE, A PORTABLE THING THAT THEY CAN BRING AND SET UP AND BREAK DOWN AGAIN THROUGHOUTY THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY AND TELLS THE ISRAELITES TO COLLECT DONATIONS FROM THOSE IN THE NEITHER DONATE.

TWO PRINCIPALS TO MAKE IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL JEWS AND JEW WITH US FAMILY. THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME THAT WE HAVE FELT FROM OUR CITY AND COUNTY AND OUR COUNTRY HAVE MADE SO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE HOW WE FEEL, SAFE, SECURE AND HOPEFUL.

MAY WE WORK TOGETHER IN A PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WORLD TO

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BUILD OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. >> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE BEEN TO SOUTHERN JERUSALEM WHERE THREE SET UP A TABERNACLE.

IT IS ACTUALLIER IN SOLOMON'S MINES DOWN THERE.

A FULL-BLOWN -- ACCORDING SCRIPTURE JUST LIKE MOSES WROTE, HOW THE TABERNACLE SHOULD BE SET UP.

THANK YOU FOR THE TRADITION THAT YOU AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ESTABLISHES. WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU AND THE COMMUNITY NEVER BEEN A TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN UNDER MORE ATTACKS THAN THEY ARE PRAY FOR YOU IN GETTING

THROUGH THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> JUDGE, COMMISSIONER BRIONES, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE OCCASION TEN YEARS. AND YOU ARE DOING IT WITH A SMILE. THANK YOU, AND I THANK THAT WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY. THOSE MEMORIES ARE STILL VERY, VERY VIVID. AND GREATER LONG-LASTING PEACE IN FRONT OF US LAND COME WITH OUR FAITHFUL LEADERSHIP.

>> COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> I SEE THE FAMILIAR FACES BEHIND YOU. WILL YOU INTRODUCE THEM?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. THESE ARE ALL PART OF CONGREGATION CONGREGATION SHMA KOLEINU.

AND I WILL START WITH ALAN GUTMANN AND GENE FABLESON.

ALAN A MEMBER OF OUR LEADERSHIP. TIFFANY IS OUR PROGRAM AND OPERATIONS MANAGER AND THE PERSON OF WHOM I COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING WITH MY WIFE, NATALIE.

THANK YOU, ALL. >> THANK YOU.

WE ARE TALKING WITH THE MAY I DON'T REMEMBER OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE FORGET WORKING ON THE ISSUES PROACTIVELY LIKE HOMELESSNESS. BUT THE CHALLENGE IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CROW, THE NATURAL DISASTERS AND OF COURSE COVID.

AND DURING THAT TIME AND NOW, I BELIEVE THAT OUR FAITH LEADERS ARE SOME OF THOSE FIRST RESPONDERSO SAN I WT TO THANK YOU AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORT SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHALLENGING TIMES THAT PEOPLE GO THROUGH.

I ECHO THE SENTIMENT. A TOUGH TIME FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. I HAD VERY PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUES WITH SOME LEADERS IN PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY AND PALESTINIAN AND ARAB COMMUNITY SO RECENTLY. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THAT ACTUALLY SO MUCH AGREEMENT. THERE IS -- NOBODY AGREES WITH.

AND MANY PEOPLE DON'T AGREE WITH THE WAY THAT NETANAHU IS CONDUCTING THE WAR. IF WE REMOVE AWAY FROM THAT AND THE REST OF US ON BOTH SIDES, EVERYONE WANTS PEACE.

AND EVERYONE HAS THAT RESPECT. AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE WELCOME FOLKS FROM ALL FAITH LEADERS SUCH AS YOU.

AND I TRUST THAT IN A COMMUNITY AS DIVERSE AS OURS, THAT WE CAN BE AN EXAMPLE FOR THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD IN BEING ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND OPENLY HAVE THESE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS AS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO FOR THE

COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAY I SAY ONE QUICK ANYTHING ANYONE AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO TOWER COMMUNITY ANY TIME. WE ARE CONGREGATION SHMA KOLEINU AND AT THE TEEN CENTER WHERE WE WILL BE CELEBRATING SHABAT AND HANUKKAH AND SHOWING OUR PROCLAMATION.

SO WE ARE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. AND YOU ARE ALL WELCOME F FOR LATKES AND JELLY DOUGHNUTS AND DELICIOUS FOODS.

COME IN FOR THE FOOD, STAY FOR THE PRAYER.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE SOME PICTURES.

THANK YOU. DO PICTURES FIRST? OKAY.

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>> OKAY. SO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THE

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COLLEAGUES? >> I THINK SO.

>> WE HAVE GOT ONE OF THEM. WE CAN BEGIN HEARING THE PRESENTATION SINCE THERE ARE FOUR OF US.

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I WILL PASS THE FLOOR TO YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME IN.

YOU ALL KNOW TODAY IS A VERY TIME SENSITIVE FOR ME.

AND MY PHONE HAS NOT STOPPED WINS WE WALKED IN HERE.

I WANT TO SAY GOOD MORNING. BRIEF RECAP OF THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS. ABLE TO GIVE YOU A HANDOUT AND CIRCULATE THAT ELECTRONICALLY. I WILL GO THROUGH VERY GOOD POINTS YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE ELECTION.

SINCE 2019, HARRIS COUNTY HAS OPERATED UNDER A COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACE PROGRAM THAT ALLOW VOTERS TO VOTE ANYWHERE AND CHANGE THE GAME IN VOTING HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY FOR EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY AND WE DID THE SAME THING.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SO MANY VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS.

I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE HARRIS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS A WELL ORGANIZED, ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT FAIR ELECTION.

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE TAX OFFICE, COMMISSIONERS COURT, COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UNIVERSAL SERVICES, COUNTY CONSTABLES, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATION.

AUDITOR'S OAFS, BUDGET OFFICE AND HARRIS COUNTY COURT PROGRAMS. MAINAC FTS WE HAVE GONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. 41 ENTITIES ON THIS BALLOT.

68 VOTING. EARLY VOTING CENTERS. EC 701 ELTION DAY VOTE AND ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SERVICE NOW PROGRAM. EL THE THIRD ECTION WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE IT NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER WILL BE THE FOURTH ENHANCE OUR CLERK RECRUITMENT HIRED TEXT AND MADE SURE THAT WE

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PERFORM CONTINUOUS CONNECTIVITY TESTING SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGHOUT LEADING UP IN ELECTION DAY AND ELECTION NIGHT, THE RALLY SITES AT SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ONE AT MULTIPLE IN SOME OF THE PREDINTS AND VOTER CAMPAIGN. AND AND WE MADE SURE THAT THE OUTREACH PIECE CONTINUED ON. FIELD, BROADCAST, PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRESS RELEASES, NEWS CONFERENCE AS YOU PROBABLY ARE LIKE, YEAH, WE HAVE SEEN IT ALL, CLERK.

AND ELECTION FACTS THAT GONE OUT TO OUR.

WE WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF APPROPRIATELY HAVING SERVICES AT EVERY POLLING LOCATION. WE ENSURE ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF PAPER AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHO VISITED THROUGHOUT THIS ELECTION TO OBSERVE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR THE ENTIRE ELECTION. JUST SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW OF THE TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT. KUDOS TO THE TEAM THAT WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK. 600 EARLY VOTING JUDGE AND CLERK POSITIONS. OVER 1400 ELECTION DAY PRESIDING IN ALTERNATE JUDGES. SO FROM THE 1900 -- A LITTLE OVER 1900 POLITICALLY NOMINATED JUDGES APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS COURT, THERE WERE 840 JUDGES WHO DECLINED.

I AM KIND OF PUTTING A LITTLE STAR BY THERE BECAUSE RECRUITMENT IS ALWAYS T THE EPITONE OF EVERY ELECTION.

THE CLERK OR NO ONE CAN RUN WITHOUT ADEQUATE ELECTION JUDGES AND ALTERNATE JUDGES AND ELECTION WORKERS IN OUR COURT AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR VISIONS.

WE WILL COME BACK AND TALK OF STRATEGY FOR 2024, BUT WE WILL NEED MORE SUPPORT IN TERMS OF ELECTION WORKERS.

DON'T REQUEST ME WHAT THE MAGIC JUICE IS TO ACHIEVE THAT OTHER THAN COLLABORATION. JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SPECIFICS AGAIN OUT OF 1900 OR SO RECRUITED, ALMOST 900 DECLINED. IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING FROM SEPTEMBER 28 THROUGH NOVEMBER 6, WE OFFERED 15 CLASSES. I THINK THAT LAST NOVEMBER WAS ABOUT 70 OR SO THAT WASN'T UNDER MY WATCH AND WE DID 125 CLASS THIS TIME AT 33 LOCATIONS SERVICING OVER 56 -- OVER 5400 JUDGES AND CLERKS OPINION SOME OF YOU ALL COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 1 AND 2 VERY HELPFUL. TALK TO 3 AND 4 NEXT NOVEMBER TO HOST THOSE AS WELL INVITING COMMISSIONERS IN.

YOUR SUPPORT TRAINING ACCURACY REALLY HELPS.

IMPLEMENTED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MAY PRIOR TO ME TAKING THE OFFICE IS WONDERFUL AND ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE APPROVAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SERVICE N NOW.

THAT MEANS WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMMUNICATIONS REALTIME WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE FIELD IN OUR OFFICE. AND SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OVER 2800 TICKETS. THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT BAD 23 2 1% IS THE PUBLIC. WHERE DO I GO VOTE? IF I HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION? 75 -- 79% WAS AROUND VOTING CENTERS, RIGHT. EVERYTHING FROMUP SPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO ADA, RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING AND VOTING QUESTIONS. ONCE YOU LAYER, THAT IN BE EVERYTHING THAT CAN COME IN, RIGHT.

SO WE ARE LOOKING TO DIVE IN OVERALL SEE WHAT THE -- WE KNOW IT IS AN NEOVERALL BEFIT. BE BUT WE WILL ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AND RESPOND TO THE FUTURE BASED OFF OF WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THIS NOVEMBER.

SO TOTAL TURNOUT FOR THE NOVEMBER 7 ELECTION WAS 452,204 VOTERS. OUT OF THAT 10,000 -- LITTLE OVER 210,000 VOTED ELECTION DAY AND A 17.47 VOTER TURNOUT THIS ELECTION. NOW I ALWAYS SAY THIS -- AND I HAVE THIS QUESTION ELECTION NIGHT FROM THE MEDIA, AND THEY SAY, WELL, WHAT IS A SUCCESSFUL RATE OF VOTING.

I SAY EVERY LAST 2.25 MILLION PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE.

BUT KNOWING LOCAL ELECTIONS AND GETTING THAT MESSAGING OUT THERE, WE WORKED REALLY HARD. WE HAVE MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF IMPRESSIONS FROM RADIO, TV. EVERY PLATFORM YOU CAN THINK OF, WE LIKE SURE THAT WE TOUCHED IT. AND SO A LITTLE LET THAN A COUPLE OF MAYORAL ELECTIONS PAST OR CITY ELECTIONS PAST BUT MORE

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SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE COULDN'T HAVE RUN A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL ELECTION FOR THE MOST PART WITHOUT EACH OF YOUR OFFICE'S SUPPORT THAT GOD MORE CALLS THAN YOU DID FROM ME. AND I TRIED TO GIVE YOU ALL A TEMPERATURE AT THE BEGINNING OF EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY.

I WILL SEND A TEXT AND SAY HEY, WE ARE RUNNING SMOOTH.

IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING SMOOTH, I WILL LET YOU KNOW YOUR NOT RUNNING SMOOTH. AND HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK.

PER ALL WORKING VERY HARD RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY CLERK STAFF.

THESE FOLKS ARE MOST RESILIENT EMPLOYEES IN HARRIS COUNTY AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THEM KEEPING THE BALL ROLLING WHILE I AM AWAY.

AS YOU ALL KNOW. I WILL LOOK AROUND TO THE COURT.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE IN THIS DECEMBER 9 ELECTIONS. I AM LOOKING AT YOUR FACES.

HE CAN CHECK THE VOTER ROLL TO SEE IF YOU ACTUALLY VOTED.

BUT I AM SAYING THAT LIGHTLY. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE. YOU CAN DO SO BY 7:00 P.M. AND ELECTION DAY DECEMBER 9 WITH 450 ELECTION DAY VOTING CENTERS.

WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE TO THE DECEMBER 9 LIST PERTAINING TO ELECTION DAY FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY.

NOTHING ALARMING. ALTHOUGH WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY AND CLOSING OUT THE YEAR WITH TWO SMOOTH ELECTIONS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS COURT IS AWARE WHAT COMES NEXT AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE, RIGHT. YES THE ELECTION WAS SMOOTH.

IT RAN WELL. WE HAD CHALLENGES AND THOSE CHALLENGES WE ARE SLOWLY WORKING ON TO ADDRESS BY HAVING RECAP MEETINGS. WE SENT SURVEYS TO THE ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS TO HEAR FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

HOW TO DO BETTER AND ADDRESS THINGS THIS THIS IS WHAT YOU CERTAINLY NEED NO KNOW AS WE APPROACH 2024.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MAYORAL RACE ON SATURDAY, WE WILL KNOW WHO WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR BOTH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY HOLD OFFICE SO THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL ELECTION.

WE SHOULD HEAR FROM THE GOVERNOR ON THAT DATE.

THE POTENTIAL DATE THAT WE HOPE WILL TAKE PLACE WHICH IS JANUARY 27 WHICH IS A SATURDAY. WE WON'T GET MUCH OF A CHRISTMAS BREAK AND TURN AROUND AND RUN A SPECIAL ELECTION.

THE RIGHT NOW JANUARY 27. MARCH PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

WE MET WITH BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES TO START THE DISCUSSION.

THE GOOD PART IS, THEY WANT TO KEEP IT WHERE VOTERS CAN VOTE ANYWHERE. WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME INFORMATION TO BOTH PARTIES, ENCOURAGING A JOINT PRIMARY. AND GIVING ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTION THAT IS CAN WORK FOR BOTH PARTIES AND BY NEXT COURT, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THE DECISION WAS AND PROVIDE CALLS FOR ANY SUPPORT NECESSARY.

WHO HERE IS WHAT IS REALLY URGENT ABOUT THE UPCOMING 2024 YEAR. WE WILL IMMEDIATELY GO INTO PLANNING FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

WE WILL MOVE OUT OF NRG BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

AND WE HAVE CALLED A COUPLE OF OTHER FACILITIES TO SEE WHERE WE CAN RUN ELECTION CAMPAIGN. NRG IS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF RODEO. WE CALLED B,GR GEORGE. RBROWN ANDHE TY ARE NOTVA AILABLE AND WE ARE IND NEEOF SPACE FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION. ITE GOTN A COUPLEID OF EAS.

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DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING IS IN H YOUR PRECINCT OROW WE CAN HELP BUT THAT IS IMMEDIATE. THE STAFFING.

OF GROWTH THAN THE FACILITY WE NEED. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WE ARE DOING HARDWARE, SOFTWARE UPGRADES AND WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE EQUIPMENTEFORE WE GET TO THE PRESIDENTIAL. IT IS A SIX-MONTH TIME FRAME AND

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AND SO, AGAIN, I KNOW THESE ARE KIND OF THINGS THAT I AM BRINGING OUT THERE. I WILL BRING MORE CONTEXT TO THE CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF WHAT DO WE BELIEVE THAT LOOKS LIKE.

WHAT NUMBERS DO WE THINK WE HAVE.

WHAT COST DO HE BELIEVE WE HAVE. THE ONE THING THAT IS KEEPING ME UTMOST WHERE WE ARE GOING FOR THE MARCH PRIMARIES AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GOOD ELECTIONS.

I WILL STOP TALKING THERE PAUSE YOU ALL HAVE REPORTS.

I AM HAPPY TO MEET SEPARATELY AND CONTINUE ON THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, BUT YOU KNOW I AM A BUSY WOMAN TODAY.

IMGO AHEAD AND OPEN UP AND ALLOW FOR QUESTIONS.

>> LET ME JUST -- REAL QUICK ON THE FACILITY.

WHEN DO YOU NEED ONE BY? >> NOW.

>> CAN YOU GIVE US A DATE SO WE CAN SAY TO THE DIRECTOR AMAN.

>> IF I WILL BE MORE REALISTIC. IF WE CAN HAVE IT RIGHT AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WILL BE BEST. AFTER WE GET PAST SATURDAY, WE WILL BE BREAKING DOWN EVERYTHING.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO NRG, COMPUTERS, WORKSTATIONS, EVERYTHING IS THERE AND WE NEED TO BE OUT OF NRG BY DECEMBER 22.

I WANT TO GIVE FOLKS SOME TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO REST OVER THE HOLIDAYS, RIGHT AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR BECAUSE I MENTIONED WE ARE GOING TO POSSIBLY HAVE THIS SPECIAL ELECTION AND THE

MARCH PRIMARY. >> HOW LONG DO YOU NEED IT?

>> I WOULD SAY WE NEED TO SCOPE IT THROUGH JUNE 1.

THE PRIMARIES -- YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD THINK OF IT AS TWO ELECTIONS WHETHER THEY ARE JOINED OR NOT.

TWO DIFFERENT PARTIES. THE RUNOFFS WILL BE THE ENDS OF MAY. MAY 28.

THE DATES ARE KIND OF RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD WHICH MEANS WE WILL NEED SOME TIME TO GET OUT OF THE FACILITY AFTER THE ELECTION THAT LEADS US INTO, LIKE, MAYBE THE FIRST TWO WEEKS

OF JUNE, MID-JUNE. >> CAN YOU TAKE THAT ON

ADMINISTRATOR IF IT IS RAMON. >> I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH HER AND DR. RAMON OF THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM ISSUES AS WELL.

WE ARE STARTING CONVERSATIONS ON THAT.

AND WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR -- FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE OVER. WE WILL START WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY CHECK-INS ON THIS SO WE GET TO THE DATE THAT SHE NEEDS.

>> IF ANYTHING -- CLERK, PRIORITY -- IT IS A PRIORITY OF ALL OF OURS WHO MAKE SURE THIS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

I CERTAINLY THINK WE WOULD KNOW THAT THE -- THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU, BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO TELL US, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T AUTHORITY REPEAL PEAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BASHFUL -- DON'T WORRY, YOU ARE NOT.

>> I AM NOT BASHFUL. >> AND THERE WILL BE A SOLUTION AND ALL OF US ARE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU AND ADMINISTRATOR AND WHAT WE CAN TO DO FIND ONE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

>> THANK YOU, YES. UNTIL LCA, COUNTY ATTORNEY, THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS. I FLAGGED THEM ON EARLY ON AS SOON AS I STARTED SCOPING DATES A MEETING OF HAVING SOME OPTIONS. I KNOW I DON'T KNOW ALL WHAT IS GOING ON IN HARRIS COUNTY, BUT WE WILL EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES WITH THAT MARCH PRIMARY BECAUSE OF SO MANY EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN HARRIS COUNTY. BRIONES.

>> JUDGE, THE ENGINEERING FOLKS HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO A SUITABLE LOCATION AND WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS TO EXPEDITE ANY REAL ESTATE CONTRACT THAT NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CLERK IS IN BY -- BY JANUARY 1 AT THE LATEST.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BRIONES AND THEN ELLIS AND THEN COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. .

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, YOUR HEART, AND INCESSANT HUSTLE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS AND HOW PROACTIVE YOU ARE. MR. WYNN ECHOED THE SENTIMENT.

THANKS TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS, TAX ASSESSOR TEAM MEMBERS, COUNT DISTRICT 4 IN AS MANY AS YOU NEEDS.

YOU HAVE AN OPEN INVITATION TO OUR FACILITIES AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING ALL IN AND JUST PIVOTING AND RUNNING WITH ALL THAT YOU HAVE INHERITED. AND I KNOW YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IS UNWAVERING. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALL FOR YOUR SHUTSLES

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NOT ALL OF IT, BUT SOME, GETS WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE AND SECURE. YOU ALL HAVE DONE THAT.

>> COMMISSIONER ELLIS AND THEN COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

>> ECHO THE COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU TO DO ANSWER THE PHONE SO EARLY IN THE MORNING.

I AM NOT ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN YOU CALL ME EARLY THE NEXT MORNING.

AND I DRY TO ANSWER IT AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.

HAVE THE PARTIES EVER HAD JOINT PRIMARIES?

WAS THERE IS A TIME WE DID THAT? >> IT WAS YEARS AGO.

DATES BACK LITTLE FURTHER THAN MYSELF.

I WILL TELL YOU WE HAVE COME UP WITH A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS THAT WE THINK WILL WORK FOR JOINT THAT WILL GIVE OWNERSHIP TO BOTH PARTIES. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. BUT JOINT PRIMARIES WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR IN TERMS OF THE FOOTPRINT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF NOVEMBER. EARLY VOTING.

PEOPLE VOTE EVERYWHERE. WE QUALIFY EVERY VOTER.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, THE VOTER WILL IDENTIFY IF THEY ARE VOTE IN THE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.

THE SAME FOR ELECTION DAY WHICH WILL BE MOSTLY IMPORTANT.

HERE IS THE DEAL, YOU KNOW, WE ARE CHALLENGED WITH NOT HAVING ENOUGH EQUIPMENT. SO IT IS NOT A MATTER OF ME SAYING, HEY, THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO DO IT BECAUSE THIS WORKS EASIER FOR ME AND EVERYONE ELSE AND FOR VOTER CONSISTENCY AND EDUCATION, BUT THERE IS NO -- NOT ENOUGH EQUIPMENT TO DO SOMETHING MORE SEPARATE ALONG THE LINES WITH THE AMOUNT OF LOCATION THAT WERE MANDATED BY THIS STATE TO HAVE FOR THE PRIMARY. WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN TO MAKE IT AS CONDENSED AND MAKE BOTH WORLDS TO WORK FOR BOTH PARTIES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.

>> DO NOW HE IF SOME OF THE COUNTIES THEY GO AHEAD -- THAT TWO SEPARATE PARTIES AGREE TO DO IT JOINT ME?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY VARIOUS COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT DOES JOINT PRIMARIES AND IT WORKS WELL. IF I CAN GIVE SORT OF AN EXAMPLE. NO REALLY DIFFERENT EARLY VOTING FOR ELECTION DAY, REPUBLICAN VOTER PRECINCT.

THE REPUBLICAN THE JUDGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC THE ALTERNATE AND PROCESS AND HAVE FIVE REPUBLICANS AND FIVE DEMOCRATS AT THAT THE POLLING SITE AND VICE VERSA.

IT REALLY WILL BE HELPFUL FOR VOTERS.

WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. PUBLIC OPINION AND HOW TO MAKE ACCESSIBILITY HAPPEN WORKS AND NEXT YEAR WILL BE A BIG BALLOT.

HARRIS COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST BALLOTS NO MATTER WHAT THE ELECTION IS. TO HAVE A JOINT WILL NOT ONLY BE A BETTER, SMOOTHER PROCESS, BUT WOULD BE FAR MORE COST EFFECTIVE. FOR THIS ELECTION.

AND ELECTION WORKERS CAN MAKE MORE MONEY DOING A JOINT VERSUS A SEPARATE. SO ELECTION WORKER WOULD MAKE THEM THAT THEY DO IN NOVEMBER TYPICALLY AND PRIMARIES WILL REDUCE. AND TREMENDOUSLY COST EFFECTIVE WITH OUR FACILITIES AND THE CAPACITY THAT WE WILL NEED.

>> I AM SURE YOU ARE TALKING WITH YOUR PEERS AND OTHER COUNTIES IN WHAT THEY DID. PARTICULARLY WHERE THERE ARE SOME INCENTIVES. I THINK IN 2019, I THINK MY OFFICE FOR TERESA HOURLY PAY. AND MAKES WE CAN RAISE IT IF IT IS A JOINT ELECTION. THERE MAY BE A WAY OF -- OF OFFERING AN INCENTIVE TO TRY TO GET IT DONE.

>> I HAVE A PROPOSAL READY FOR YOU FOR DECEMBER 19 COURT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION. >> MAYBE SOME QUIET DIPLOMACY ON -- ON -- OBVIOUSLY SOME OF US CAN HELP WITH ONE PARTY MORE THAN THE OTHER ONE, BUT MAYBE CALL THE OTHER PARTY AND TELL THEM THE ONES ON THE OTHER SIDE DON'T WANT IT.

WHATEVER IT WORKS, IT WILL BE GOOD TO GET IT DONE.

>> I FEEL VERY POSITIVE THE FACT WE ARE KEEPING COUNTYWIDE AND WE HAD TALKED TO BOTH PARTIES FLUIDLY AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEIR CONCERN AND NEEDS ARE. I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO MAKE

IT WORK. >> NOBODY KNOWS.

>> YES. >> UNLESS YOU JUST WALK IN WITH A CERTAIN COLOR OR SOMETHING AND THEN YOU DON'T KNOW.

I HAPPEN TO LIKE RED QUITE A BIT.

BUT THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW. WE DO THAT IN THE GENERAL

ELECTION ANYWAY. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> I KNOW YOU NEED TO GET BACK. >> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN AS WE TRANSITIONED FROM AN APPOINTED TO AN ELECTED. YOU SET A GREAT EXAMPLE OF ENERGY AND LEADERSHIP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. I KNOW WE HAVE THE MORE COMPLICATED ELECTIONS COMING UP NEXT YEAR AND JUST LOOK AT EVERY DETAIL. I KNOW YOU WILL.

THE MOST REGISTERED VOTERS IN HARRIS COUNTY EXIST IN HARRIS

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SO AS YOU LOOK AT THAT IN A FAIR AAND -- FAIR WAY OF BEING SURE THAT THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE, PLEASE BE SURE TO GET THAT

-- YOU GET THAT RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS BEFORE I CAME.

I DON'T LIKE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THE LEAST NUMBER, BUT THE LEAST NUMBER WAS IN PRECINCT 4 ON ELECTION DAY.

SO PRECINCT 4 WAS THE HIGHEST A SMALL NUMBER BETWEEN YOURS AND PRECINCT 2. THIS IS AVAILABILITY.

THE BIGGEST MYTH THAT THE VOTERS THINK THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND TELL PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A POLLING LOCATION.

THAT IS NOT IT. THE AGREEMENT AND CONTRACTS OF THOSE SPECIFIC POLLING LOCATIONS AND A.D.A. MEASURES THAT HAVE TO BE MET THAT WAY. YOU WEREN'T THE LEAST AND THE

LAST ON ELECTION DAY. >> WE SHOULD LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS. I GOT DIFFERENT NUMBERS.

>> OH, YEAH. I CAN DO A -- GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION. BUT OBVIOUS ME BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS AND AVAILABILITY.

AND I WOULD LIKE US TO THINK MORE IN TERMS OF WHEN WE GET TO ELECTION DAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCATIONS AND ITS REALLY TOUGH TO GET THOSE I AM TEE US UP A BIT.

MEGA CENTERS SIMILAR TO A NRG AND TOYOTA.

WE WENT DOWN THAT PATH IN 2020 AND PARKING AND HIGH CAPACITY OF VOTERS. WE CAN STILL HAVE THE LOCATIONS AND DOING LARGER LOCATIONS THAT MEET ADA STANDARDS AND ALSO HAVE THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT WE TRULY NEED FOR A COUNTY THIS SIZE.

>> I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF OPTIONS WE GAVE THAT WERE REJECTED IN TERMS OF POLLING LOCATIONS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

>> YES. >> A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

I AGREE WITH YOU. IF WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLE VOTING IN LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE WILL COME AND PARK AND VOTE, THAT IS GREAT. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK ON THAT. THAT IS WHERE WE GET, I THINK, THE MOST HELP FROM YOUR STAFFERS SAYING WE NEED FOR YOU TO HELP US OUT IN KATY AND THOSE LOCATIONS AND COMMISSIONER BRIONES, I WILL TELL YOU YOUR STAFF HAS NOT GIVEN UP -- THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHECKING ON US AND SEE WHAT WE NEED AND

SUPPORTING US. >> COMETS WITH OUR DEEP COMMITMENT AND WE ARE HERE TO COUNT US IN WITH PRECINCT 4.

I DO NOT WANT PRECINCT 4 TO BE THE LOWEST OF THE FOUR.

THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE HERE TO BE A SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED PARTNER IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. AGAIN, I KNOW YOU.

I KNOW YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT.

I HAVE SEEN IT BACK MY JUDGE DAYS AND SEEING IT NOW OF THE COMMISSIONER AND GRATEFUL TO YOU AND THE TAX ASSESSOR.

>> NOBODY SHOULD BE ALARMED THERE ARE DRASTIC DITCHESES IN YOUR PRECINCT. SMALLER MARGINS.

WE KEEP OUR EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS OPEN ON ELECTION DAY,

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

WE WILL LET YOU GET BACK TO YOUR TEAM AND THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.

THANK YOU. >> YOU WANT TO COME JOIN, YOU CAN COME TO NRG TONIGHT. THANK YOU, ALL, SO VERY MUCH.

>> WE APPRECIATE YOU. BYE.

GOOD LUCK, YOU GUYS. >> JUDGE, IS THERE GOING TO BE A

MOTION FOR ITEM 130? >> THE APPROVAL TO PROVIDE A

POST ELECTION REPORT? >> 130 AND 131.

>> 131? >> 131 PROBABLY -- GIVE ME A MOMENT. I LOST MY PLACE IN THIS THING.

>> MOVE ON. >> 131, POLLING LOCATIONS.

NO ACTION ON 130. BUT 131, WE NEED A MOTION.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

WITH THAT LET ME GO BACK THROUGH ANY CORRECTIONS.

LET ME SEE. SOFT WE DO HAVE NO ACTION A ON

THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ITEM 94. >> ARE WE GOING TO LET THE SPEAKERS SPEAK BEFORE WE GO TO THE AGENDA?

>> YES. I AM GOING OVER THE DISCUSSION ITEMS AND THEN WE WILL GO TO SPEAKERS.

SO NO ACTION ON ITEM 94. WE HAVE.

NO ACTION ON 139. O&B REQUESTED NO APPLICATION.

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COUNTY ENGINEER REQUESTED NO ACTION ON THAT ITEM.

>> 141? >> 141.

COLLECTION ON ITEM 175, WE NEED TO CHANGE "ENGINEERING" TO "ENGINEERS." READS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL ON THE BASIS OFVE ORALLVA ELUATION ANDUT AHORIZE NEGOTIATIONS SAWSONON CSULTING ENGINEERS, LLC.

ITEM C255,HANGE W THEORD "REAPP "REANTPPOIMENT" TO APPOINTMENT. OSSIBLENT APPOIMENT TO ANDREW

JUANE TO THFLOOD TASK FORCE. >> THANK YOU,. JUDGE ANDHOSEHE ARE T CORRECTIONS THE DISCUSSION ITEMSN AND THE TAKE THES. SPEAKER TIFFANYWA IF YOU NT TO LINE THE

UP >> IF YOUR REMEMBEI ASKED FOR N MOTI TO MOVE THE NONAGENDATH TO E END OF THE

>> IW DON'T KNOEE -- THAT SMS SA UNUSL.

BEFORE. DONE THAT >> BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERALTO ITS

GO THROUGH ON THE AGENDA. >> THAT WILL NOT BE RIGHT. AV THEY HE SAT HERE FOR TWO HOURS TOIT HAVE THEM S HERE

ANOTHER THREE. THAT IS NOT >>RIGHT.

WE HAVE OTHERL, SPEAKERS STIL COMMISSIONER GARCIA, ONLY THE ON. LET ME GET THERE.

>> DISCUSSION ECITEMS. EXUTIVE SESSION P ITEMS. DOEOPLE NEED TO GO TOSE EXECUTIVE SSION ON ITEM 244? THIS IS COMMUNITY FLOOD RESIDENCEEN TASK FORCE APPOINTMT

FROM COMMISSIONER ELLIS? >> OUNO.

>> WHAT ABT 245? THAT IS --

>> NENO. >> COMMISSIOR ELLIS.

>> 246, COMMISSIONER GARCIA? >> SINO.

>> 247, COMMISONER GARCIA? >> NO.

>> 248 IS ALSO A PRECINCT -- >> NO.

>> -- PRECINCT 2 APPOINTMENT. 49, THAT IS A PRECINCT 4

APPOINTMENT. >> NO.

>> ABOUT 250, SPECIAL COUNSEL,

>> JUDGE, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR 251 AND 252 OR

253, WE TONIGHT NEED TO GO BACK. >> ON 254.

AN APPOINTMENT BY PRECINCT 1. >> NO.

>> 255. ALREADY HAS THAT CORRECTION.

DO WE NEED TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION>> ON THAT ONE?

>> NO. 56, 'APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR RAMEN FOR HGHC. 257.

>> NO. >> HARRIS COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION FOR DIRECTOR COSTAS. HOW ABOUT 258.

WE DO HAVE TO GIVE G TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT ONE.

REGULAR AGENDA. DO PEOPLE STILL NEED TO --

>> JUDGE, I AM SORRY. JUST ALL THE REAPPOINTMENTS WILL BE PRESENTED AS PRESENTED UNDER THE CONSENT.

>> FOLKS NEED TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM 5?

FLAGGED BY PRECINCT 3. >> 5?

>> WE NEED TO DISCUSSION. OKAY.

WHAT ABOUT ITEM 9? PRECINCT 3?

>> YES. >> THIS IS ON CHILD CARE.

>> ITEM 11, WE WILL DISCUSS ON THE JAIL POPULATION.

>> CAN WE ADD, JUDGE, 150 AND INCLUDE 265 AND 10.

THOSE SHOULD BE DISCUSSED TOG

TOGETHER. >> LET ME ADD 10.

SO THAT IS HARRIS HEALTH -- THE HARRIS CENTER ITEM.

ITEM 10. WHICH OTHER ONE DID YOU MENTION,

COMMISSIONER. >> 255, WE SHOULD TAKE THAT WITH

IT. >> 265, ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT IS -- THAT IS THE HARRIS COUNTY RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ALL RIGHT, SO I AM PUTTING 265 ON THE DISCUSSION LIST ALSO. ALSO, SO LET ME KEEP GOES OVER HERE. WE ARE ON 10.

ABOUT 11, THE COUNTY JAIL. 27, WHICH ISUT BUDGET SOFTWARE

PURCHASE. >> YES.

>> AO 50. BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD.

99 GOES WITH 172, AN ACCESS HARRIS.

102, THIS IS A -- A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXEMPTION, PRECINCT 2. DO YOU STILL NEED TO DISCUSS

THAT? >> YEAH, 102, 10 AND 104.

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>> WE WILL KEEP THAT DISCUSSION. 134 THE CLERK'S ITEM.

>> I NEED TO ADD, JUDGE, IF I COULD, ITEM 120.

>> JUST A SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ITEM 1250 IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT WITH HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. ADDING ITEM 120 AND THEN WE HAVE ITEM 210 -- OH, WE ALREADY TALKED OF 172.

210. COMMISSIONER GARCIA THIS IS A

TELL SCOPIC BOOM. >> OH, WHY YEAH.

>> 260. COMMISSIONER RAMSEY?

>> 131, 172 FRIAR THAT. >> 131 WE ALREADY DISCUSSED.

THE CLERK. >> 172.

>> I MENTIONED WE ARE TAKING THAT UP WITH 99.

>> DID WE GET 82? >> I DON'T THINK SO.

LET ME SEE. 82.

AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVENT. >> AND 153.

>> 153. THAT IS EXTEND WILLING THE FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 153.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL -- WE WILL TAKE IT FROM

THE TOP HERE. >> THEN ADD 156 AS WELL.

>> 156. THAT IS PAYMENT OF AUDITED CLAIMS. 156.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE 156, 172, 210 ON THE BOOM, 260, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THIS IS CLEAR CHANNEL.

263, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, VETERAN'S DOCKET.

265 DISCUSSED PUTTING IT. THE FULL LIST FOLKS.

LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED ANYTHING.

EXECUTIVE SESSION 258. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 2 -- EXCUSE ME, ITEMS 5, 9, 10, 11, 27, 50, 99, 102, 103 --

>> WHAT ABOUT 82? >> 82, I DO HAVE IT ON HERE.

LET ME START OVER. I JUST MISSED IT.

5, 9, 10, 11, 27, 50, 82, 99, 102, 103, 104, 120, 153, 156, 27 172, 210, 260, 263, 265. HOW DOES THAT SOUND? YEAH? ALL RIGHT.

SO IS THERE A MOTION -- >> SO MOVED.

>> FOR ALL ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS ALREADY VOTED ON AND DISCUSSION ITEMS JUST LISTED.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. TIFFANY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE

THE SPEAKERS. >> FIRST IS SPEAKER NUMBER 10, MELISSA ROLO, SPEAKING ON ITEM 5 UNDER COVID-19.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> TIFFANY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?

IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH. >> FIRST IS SPEAKER NUMBER 10, MELISSA ROLO SPEAKING ON ITEM 5 UNDER ITEM 19.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON. THERE ARE 265 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS ONLY GET ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.

SEEMS LIKE YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC WHEN THE COMMISSIONER IS TRYING TO MOVE THE SPEAKERS TO THE END.

YOU ARE USING COVID-19 AS AN EXCUSE TO SPEND MONEY.

WHY ARE WE SPENDING MILLIONS ON EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE? I READ THROUGH EVERY AGENDA ITEM LAST NIGHT.

I FIND IT ODD THAT PRACTICALLY EVERY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NEEDS AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO GET THE JOB DONE.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD RE-EVALUATE THE SELECTION PROCESS. ON TOLLS, BELL ROAD TOLL ROAD SHOULD BE PAID OFF. WE WERE PROMISED ONE DAY TOLLS

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NOTHING ON THIS AGENDA THAT WILL REDUCE CRIME AND I TONIGHT SEE EFFORTS TO SPEND MONEY WISELY EITHER.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT IF SPEAKER 11, MANDY KIMBALL, ITEM 5 UNDER COVID-19. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, TIFFANY.

>> SPEAKER 11, MANDY KIMBALL, SPEAKING ON ITEM 9 UNDER COVID.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD MORNING, MANDY KIMBALL, I AM WITH CHILDREN AT RISK AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT CHILD CARE. THANK YOU FOR THE INVESTMENTS THAT HARRIS COUNTY HAS MADE TO CHILD CARE.

AND THE SHINES FACILITY FUND WILL GO A LONG WAY.

CHILDREN AT RISK IS A RESEARCH ANDED A VO CA SIGH ORGANIZATION.

AND UP THROUGH OUR RESEARCH AND TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, IT IS CLEAR THAT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING.

MANY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN.

THE PROVIDERS THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN ARE NOT AT FULL CAPACITY BECAUSE THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO RETAIN STAFF AND -- AND PAY A SALARY. AND THEN ALSO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ARE REALLY BEING FACED WITH OVERDUE, NEEDED RENOVATIONS THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY MORE IN TUITION COSTS FOR RISING -- FOR RISING COSTS, TUITION FEES FOR RISING COSTS.

AND ALL OF THIS REALLY IMPACTS FAMILIES BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR

CHILD CARE AND ACCESS. >> THANK YOU.

>> MANDY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ALWAYS APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU AND DR. SANBURG.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AT CHILDREN AT RISK.

SKILL TO APPROVE A QUOTE ON THIS -- ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT AS THE FORMER SHERIFF, THERE IS PROBABLY NO SINGLE BETTER INVESTMENT ON A BRIGHTER MORE RESILIENT SAFER FUTURE THAN INVESTING IN THE -- IN -- YOU KNOW, ALL THINGS RELATED TO CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF THOSE CHILDREN.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SHARING YOUR VOICE AND ALWAYS

GIVE MY REWARDS TO DR. SANBURG. >> WILL DO.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT IF SPEAKER NUMBER 12, MELANIE JOHNSON SPEAKING ON ITEM 9 UNDER COVID-19.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MELANIE JOHNSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO COLLABORATIVE FOR CHILDREN.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO JUDGE HIDALGO AND COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR YOUR TIMELESS INVESTMENT IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. WE KNOW AT COLLABORATIVE FOR CHILDREN HOW DAUNTING ITS FOR A DISPARATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS SUCH AS UNITED WAY AND TEXAS RISING STAR. BRINGING THOSE EFFORTS TOGETHER TO POOL THEIR FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE AND MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR THIS CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS CHILDREN FOR THE FUTURE OF HOUSTON.

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. BECAUSE THEY ARE BEHOLDEN TO EACH ONE OF THEIR EFFORTS. IT IS PARTICULARLY -- IMPORTANT FOR THIS BODY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS LIKE S HINE AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING EFFORTS BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO COORDINATE IN A STRATEGIC WAY THAT CHILDREN ARE TRULY BENEFITING. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK

YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. >> THANK YOU.

AND LIKEWISE, COLLABORATIVE HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL PARTNER.

REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> SPEAKER NUMBER 13, MARCY MELVIN.

SPEAKING ON ITEM 9. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> HELLO. I AM MARCY MELVIN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE HACKETT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE HARRIS SHINE FACILITY FUNDS.

AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS IN SUPPORT OF PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE. BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE TALKING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, WE ARE TALKING OF CRITICAL PERIOD OF BRAIN

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AND HAVING HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE CENTER WHO CAN HELP WITH THAT DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THOSE CHILDREN KINDS OF HAVE THAT HEALTHY BRAIN ARCHITECTURE.

WE CAN'T PREVENT ANYTHING TESTIFY AND DAUNTING THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO CHILDREN, WHAT WE CAN DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS HEALTHY BRAIN ARCHITECTURE SO THAT WHEN THOSE CRITICAL THINGS OR ADVERSE LEAVE OCCURRENCES HAPPEN, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK AND HAVING THOSE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND HIGH

TRAINED FACILITIES. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO WRAP

UP WITH? >> NO, THAT WAS IT.

TRYING TO STICK IT TO THE SCIENCE.

>> THAT IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT SPEAKER 14, CHRISTOPHER JENKINS, SPEAKING ON ITEM 11 UNDER COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> HELLO, EVERYONE. CHRISTOPHER JENKINS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. I'M HERE ON THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION ITEM NUMBER 11. I HAVE BEEN A NATIVE HOUSTONIAN.

PART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. MY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ITS HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SOLUTIONS SHOULD CONSIST OF TREATMENT FOR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION TO AVOID PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES.

I FEEL THE COUNTY JUDGE AND THE TORONTO SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THIS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF THEIR DIFFERENCES THAT AFFECT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND A DIGS STRANGS TO A PROCESS.

DUE TO THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT WITH NO REAL SOLUTIONS, TREMENDOUS WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS CAUSE A BUDGET SHORTFALL. THIS HAS LED TO JAIL OVERCROWDING AND DEATH. MENTAL HEALTH IS NEEDED FOR INMATES TO LISTEN IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND NEED FOR COLLABORATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIAL TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR QUALITY HEALTH STANDARDS.

HARRIS HEALTH NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT STEP-UP PROGRAMS TO HELP THE COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.

THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY DEMAND TO BE HEARD.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER 15.

RUTH RANDALL SPEAK ON ITEM 11. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> O,HELL MY NAME IS RUTH RANDALL.

I'M AIV NATE. YNG THI ISE MORMONEY FOR MISS TOS. I DON'T THINKEE SHE NDS ANY MORE MONEY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SHE SG TAKINCARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE JAIL WITH THE MONEY HAS.

THE JAILS ARE DEOVERCROWD. THE MONEY --PL THE PEOE AREST ILL DYING. I SO THINK YOU SHOULDUR TAKE YO MONEYSO AND DO METHING WITH THE OBLEMS YOU HAVE.

STARTPR WITH THE OBLEMS YOU HAVE OF SOLVINGAL THE MEDIC PROBLEMS INHE JAIL AND THE NGOVERCROWDI WITH Y THE MONEYOU GOT ALREADY OR YOU HAVE ALREADY. BEFORE YOU ASK FOR MORE MONEY.T

>> NEX IS SPEAKER A -- >>ND WE DO -- WE JUST -- LET'SNE KEEP THE BUSISS GOING D BE S QUIET ON THATIDE OU UNLESS Y ARE AT THE MEMIC. SA GOES FOR R US.

WHOEVEHAS GOT THE MIC IS THES ONE -- ITHE ONE SPEAKINGNG FOR MAKI LOUD NOISES, S,PLEASE. YE BUT I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. IF AHEAD, STIFFANY.

>>PEAKER 16, JOSELET GRIFFIN SPEAKING ONHA ITEM 11.

YOU VE ONE MINUTE. >> GREETINGS.

I AM REVEREND GRIFFIN, TO YOU, TO COMMISSIONERS COURT, I GRANT YOU UNFORTUNATELY MY SON EVAN MURDERED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL IN 2022. TODAY 622 DAYS.

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

THIS FACILITIES HAS BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE SINCE 2016.

THE COMMUNITY IS NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE REPEATEDLY HAPPENING. IT IS AN EYESORE FORN SO MANY AROUND THE NATIO CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR A DELIVERG DRUGS. ANTTORNEY ARRESTED FOR THE SAME THING ON DRUG CHARGES. IS THERE ANY WAY.

I AM ASKING THIS COURT IF YOU COULD HELP THE WHEELS THAT HAVE GONE SO FAR OUT OF PLACE ON THE BUILDING OF THIS AGENCY HAVE THE DRUGS TO THE BEATS TO THE DEATHS AND ALSO THE MENTAL ILLNESSES.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

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>> SPEAKER NUMBER 18, BARBARA DENIZEN, SPEAKING ON 115 UNDER CONSTABLES. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> ANY NAME IS BARBARA DENIZEN. I AM AN ENGINEER AND AUTHOR.

115 REFERS TO ITS CONSTABLE'S BUDGET.

ALONG THOSE LINES, AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WOULD DEFUND CONSTABLES BY RECLASSIFYING DEPUTY CONTRACTS ESSENTIALLYS SQUEEZING THEM OUT OF THE COMMUNITIE THAT DEPEND ON THE DEPUTIES TO KEEP THEIR COMMUNITY SAFE.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN NOTICE AND RIGHTFULLY OUTRAGED AND ASKED ME TO SPEAK. SG 23 STOPS PEOPLE FROM DEFUNDING THE POLICE. A SNEAKY WAY TO GET AROUND THE LAW. OUR POLICE ARE SPREAD TOO THIN TO BEGIN WITH AND CONSTABLES ARE NEEDED.

AS COMMISSIONER RAMSEY SAID THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM IN HARRIS COUNTY IS AN EXTRA OERDZ SUCCESS.

SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE GOAL OF COMMUNITY.

-- OF OUR GOVERNMENTS, EXCUSE ME.

WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE MOVING INTO THIS AREA, WE NEED MORE CONSTABLES AND MORE POLICE, NOT LESS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY -- BECAUSE -- I DON'T -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS INFORMATION IS BEING PUT OUT ABOUT THE WORD DEFUNDING -- IT STARTED AROUND MY CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR.

YOU GUYS CAN GO AND READ REPUTABLE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND FIND THE NUMBERS, BUT I I WANT FOR FOLKS TO JUST CONSIDER THE -- WHAT I AM GOING TO SHARE. NOT FROM A PARTISAN STANDPOINT .FROM A FACTS STANDPOINT. SINCE I TOOK OFFICE IN 019 -- 2019, WEIGH MADE THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

OVER $230 MILLION, INCLUDING A $170 MILLION INCREASE -- 24% INCREASE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FISCAL YEAR '23.

ANOTHER INCREASE IN '24. NOW SOME FOLKS, LIKE MY OPPONENT IN THE PRIMARY, LAST YEAR ELECTION, SHE SAID, WELL, THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD TREES TO FIGHT CRIME.

YEAH, WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD TREES BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. THEY MAKE THINGS BEAUTIFUL.

THEY MAKE -- THEY HELP LOWER THE TEMPERATURE AND HELP US CLEAR VACANT LOTS WHERE BAD ELEMENTS CONGREGATE AND CONTRACEPTIVING IN TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CHILD CARE AND REP USED HOMELESSNESS BY 18% IN THE MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC.

AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. WORKING WITH WORK FORCE TRAINING AND INVESTING IN ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.

LAST YEAR, WE TRIED TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT EVEN MORE OF A RAZE AND, AGAIN, I INVITE YOU TO READ THE NEWS ABOUT THIS.

WE TRIED TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT A RAISE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T NEED 1 THOUSAND IN NEW POLICE OFFICERS. WE NEEDED MORE -- BETTER PAYMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS SO WE CAN HIRE PEOPLE AND HAVE THEM FILL VACANCIES THAT WE HAD. BUT THE GENTLEMAN TO MY RIGHT WITH COMMISSIONER CAGLE REFUSED TO SHOW UP AND PARTICIPATE BECAUSE DIDN'T WANT THE NEWS LEADING UP TO MY ELECTION SAYING WE HAVE AGAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT A RAISE.

WE TRIED. WE NEGOTIATED.

WE CALLED. I SAID CALL ME IF YOU WANT TO NEGOTIATE A TIME. WE SAT HERE FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES TRYING TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT A RAISE.

WE DID, READ THE NEWS INSTEAD OF SOME RANDOM BLOG.

WE -- THEY REFUSED TO SHOW UP SO WE COULDN'T GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THE RAISES WE WANTED TO GIVE. SO YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO SAY WHAT YOU WILL AND HAVE YOUR OWN OPINIONS.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF THERE WAS A SKWAUS KINDNESS IN THE WAY EVERYBODY EXPRESSES THEIR OPINIONS.

I ENCOURAGE YOU BEFORE YOU SPEND ALL THIS TIME AND THE ANGER THAT I SEE YOU WITH. THAT YOU READ THE REAL FACTS ABOUT HOW MUCH WE SUPPORTED LAW ENFORCEMENT OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS ON THE THINGS THAT WORK. ON SALARY INCREASES ON PROGRAMS FOR THE DA TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS CASES FASTER.

THE PROGRAMS FOR THE DA. AND GET RID OF THE THIS I THINK SO THAT DON'T WORK LIKE SIMPLY GIVING MORE AND MORE MONEY FOR POSITIONS THAT ARE SITTING EMPTY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING PAID ENOUGH. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

COMMISSIONER SPINS THINGS. HE SAYS ONE THING.

GO CHECK THE LITERAL NEWS ON WHO SAYS WHAT AND WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT GETS POSTED ON NEXT DOOR. I WILL LET YOU SPEAK BUT I KNOW COMMISSIONER, AS EASY AS YOU AND OTHERS SAYING YOU ARE DEFUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN WE HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT FUND LAW

ENFORCEMENT. >> WAS THAT NOT AN AGENDA ITEM PULLED? IS THAT --

>> EXCUSE ME? >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN AGENDA ITEM PULLED. THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW IT. THAT IS WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE

SHOWED UP HERE TODAY. >> AGAIN, THE WAY IT IS BEING

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PEOPLE KEEP USING THIS WORD "DEFUND" AND IT IS SEXY AND DID THAT WITH MY CAMPAIGN. ALL THEIR ADS.

LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE LITERALLY TRIED TO GIVE THEM MORE AND THESE GUYS WOULDN'T LET US.

THEY THE DA CAME RIGHT HERE AND SAID THE DEFUNDING MUST STOP.

IT WASN'T TRUE. WE WERE LITERALLY GIVING HER -- IN THIS AGENDA, WE HAVE MORE MONEY FOR THE D.A.

THAT IS WHAT THESE FOLKS WERE SPEAKING ABOUT EARLIER.

IT IS JUST LIKE A PARALLEL REALITY.

AND I HATE SIGHING ON THIS SIDE OF MENTAL HEALTH HEALTH CARE, THE SHEEER ANGER THAT THESE LIES ON NEXT DOOR.

IT IS YOUR LIFE. I WILL LET COMMISSIONER STATE THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ITEM IT WAS. AND, YES, A CONVERSATION TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT CONSTABLE DEPUTY PROGRAM, BUT IT IS NOT DEFUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE DON'T DO THAT.

WE HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT ADDING MONEY.

SOMEBODY YOU SHOULD BE MAD WITH, THIS GENTLEMAN AND THE GUY THAT COMMISSIONER BRIONES WHO SKIPPED FIVE DIFFERENT MEETINGS TRYING TO GIVE THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT YOU SEE HERE THE RAISE.

THOSE ARE THE FACTS. READ THE NEWS.

LIKE MY COLLEAGUE POSTED ON NEXT DOOR.

>> I DON'T POST ON NEXT DOOR. HERE WE GO.

I AM THE GENTLEMAN TO THE RIGHT. AND I WILL GIVE YOU QUICK DATA.

I WILL NOT TAKE -- THIS WON'T BE ANYTHING BUT FACTS AND DATA.

JUDGE, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A BUDGET PROCESS THAT WAS LAST YEAR. THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT YES JUST EXPERIENCED, I AM GOING TOO GIVE GREAT KUDOS TO MR. GARCIA, COMMISSIONER BRIONES, COMMISSIONER ELLIS, AS WE MUSCLED THROUGH THE PROCESS AND ADOPTED A BUDGET.

YOU ARE TALKING SOMETHING OVER A YEAR OILED.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, THAT IS FINE.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THE CONTRACT -- THE ISSUE IS THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS OF THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM. THE MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE IN HARRIS COUNTY LIVE IN THE UNINCORPS RATED AREA OF HARRIS COUNTY. IT IS AN INTERESTING NUMBER.

THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF HARRIS COUNTY THAN LIVE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

THAT IS ONE. SINCE I REPRESENT THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT FACT OUT THERE. THE OTHER INTERESTING FACT IS, THAT THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM WHICH ONE DAY I ASSUME WILL COME BACK ON THE AGENDA AND WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION, BUT I AM A BELIEVER IN TRANSPARENCY. AND YOU PROVIDE THE DATA SO WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED AND NOT IRRATIONAL DECISION ON WHAT WE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT DO. THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM, WHICH, AS COVERS MOST OF THE UNINCORPS RATED AREA OF HARRIS COUNTY. INTERESTING FACT.

PEOPLE PAYING $100 MILLION CONTRIBUTING -- THESE AREN'T RICH NEIGHBORHOODS AND SACRIFICIALLY WITH GARBAGE TO HAVE CONTRACT DEPUTIES IN THERE. THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM COVER EVERY PART OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF HARRIS COUNTY. INTERESTING FACT.

THE OTHER THING IS THE CRIME TRAIT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA WHERE YOU ARE COVERED BY THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM IS A THIRD. THE THIRD LESS MURDERS SO THERE IS 30% IN TERMS OF MURDERS. THERE ARE 60% OR SO.

IN HOUSTON AND 30% IN THE UNINCORPORATED.

VIOLENT CRIME IS 30%. I SIT HERE AND LOOK AT THAT DATA. THE BIGGEST TELLING NUMBER AND I WILL FINISH IN TERMS OF FACTS WAS THE RESPONSE TIME OF THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGING THING CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON. LISTEN, I THINK EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD BE SAFE. IF ANYTHING, THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE SHOULD DO MORE OF.

NOT LESS OF. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THOSE ARE THE FACTS. THOSE ARE THE ISSUES.

ONE DAY A CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM AGENDA ITEM -- WASN'T ON THIS ONE, BUT IN THE FUTURE, THERE LIKELY WILL BE ONE COMING BACK WE SHOULD BE FIGURING OUT HOW TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE HARRIS COUNTY PROGRAMS AND I WOULD CONSIDER CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM TO BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HARRIS COUNTY IS PROGRAM.

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BARBARA, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING. >> INCREDIBLY INEFFICIENT LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH DIFFERENT CALL CENTER ARE DIFFERENT EVIDENCE ROOM, STUDIED BOTH IN THE PRESS AND ACADEMICS ABOUT THERE IS A LOT OF LACK OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT ALL OUR COMMUNITIES FACE BECAUSE OUR SET-UP IS ILLOGICAL AND HAVE BETTER COST SAVINGS AND THE FACT IS THAT DIRECTOR RAMOS AND DIRECTOR RAMIREZ.

I ASKED MY STAFF TO VISIT WITH YOU, IF SHE HAVEN'T, SHE WILL, TO SEE WHAT CONCERNS YOU HAVE SO THEY CAN SHARE THE FACT AND COME UP WITH THE PROPOSALS OF THE CONTRACTS.

OTHER THAN THE CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH COMMISSIONERS COURT.

LAST COURT, TWO COURTS AGO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS IN THE PIKE. I HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DONE COOKING IT UP, WHATEVER IT IS.

AND GOING TO WHATEVER IT IS BASED ON FACTS.

I CAN'T CONTROL WHAT RHETORIC YOU GUYS END UP HEARING, BUT LET ME JUST SAY, MY RECORD IS VERY CLEAR ON FACTS AND IF ANYBODY HAS A QUESTION ABOUT IT, CHECK ACCURATE INFORMATION AND NOT YOUR NEXT DOOR OR BLOGGER OR ANYTHING.

>> JUDGE. >> YES.

>> I KNOW THIS IS A VERY EXTENDED CONVERSATION RELATED TO ITEM 120 THAT DEALS WITH CONTRACT DEPUTIES.

BUT IF ALL POSSIBLE, IF WE CAN LIMIT IT TO THAT, THAT MIGHT BE

BETTER. >> LET'S CONTINUE HEARING FROM OUR SPEAKERS. THANK YOU, JAY.

>> JUDGE, THAT IS ALL THE AGENDA SPEAKERS.

SHOULD I CONTINUE? >> YES, GO AHEAD.

>> NOW SPEAKER NUMBER 4, NONAGENDA, PAROL SHAW.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> HELLO, COMMISSIONERS.

PEARL SHAW AND HERE ON BEHALF OF NOT JUST DAY CARE SENT ERRS LIKE MINE, BUT THE LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO RELY ON US. AND ULTIMATELY I'M HERE TO URGE TO YOU ACT FOR THE SAKE OF THE CITY'S ECONOMY WHICH RELIES ON CHILD CARE FOR PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK.

IN HARRIS COUNTY, 65% OF VOTERS APPROVED IT PROPOSITION TWO WHICH WILL EXEMPT PROPERTY TAXES FOR CERTAIN DAY CARE PROVIDERS.

THIS IS REALLY DESPERATELY NEEDED TO KEEP DAY CARES LIKE MINE OPEN. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO THE -- TO THE WILL OF VOTERS AND ADVANCE 100% EXEMPTION FROM THE CITY'S AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX FOR HE WILL I BELIEVE CHILD CARE FACILITIES. I AM URGING TO YOU AUTHORIZE THIS EXEMPTION TO TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2024.

AND I'M HERE TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION THIS ON BEHALF OF

MY STAFF. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 13, CALVET SHELLY. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MY NAME IS CALVERT SHELLY, I'M HERE WITH A PETITION OF BANNING OVERNIGHT PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

THE GRACE MCCONNELL ASSOCIATION HAS COLLECTED 40% OF SIGNATURES TO BAN OVERNIGHT PARKING. WE ARE ADJACENT TO GENERATION PARK, WHICH IS A BUSINESS CONGLOMERATE BUT THEY PARK ALL THEIR VEHICLES ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND THEY ALSO BLOCK THE SCHOOL BUSES THAT ARE LETTING KIDS OUT.

WE HAVE OVER 40% OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SIGNED THE PETITIONS. I JUST NEED SOME TYPE OF GUIDANCE IF YOU WERE TO -- WHERE WE CAN FURTHER GET SIGNS PUT IN THE ENTRANCES TO HAVE A SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD.

ALSO THERE IS A LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO HAVE SIGNAGE --

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> SO I HAVE GUIDANCE WHAT TO

DO? >> S,YE SHE IS SEEING PRECINCT.

>>E WWILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

>> THANK YOUOR F YOUR SERVICE. >> NEXTNO IS NSPEAKER 14, REBECCA REX. YOU HAVE ONEUT MINE.

>>NA HI, MY ME IS REBECCAREXWI TH THEOD GREENWO FOREST IV

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ATT THIS POINT, IE DOES FEEL LIK THINGS ARE U BEING DONE TOS WE HAVEE A VERY DIVERS WE HAVE A DIVERSITY IN AVAGE.

WE HE PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO AGE LIVE OUT THEIR AGE INUN OUR COMMITY INTO THEIR 90SOR OUR NEIGHBHOOD IS OVERD 50 YEARS OL WENS WORKED REQUEST COTABLESS FOR MANY YEA NOW AND G WE HAVE VERYOOD RESPONSE TIMES. AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TALK TO THOSE WHO ARE EFFICIENTLY DOING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FIND OUT WHERE THE GAPS AREMS AND THE PROBLE ARE AND WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE IN OTHER AN AREAS.

THK YOU. >> HEIDI LASER ON AGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 19 UNDER SUPPLEMENT ITEMS.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE BROTHER IN ARMS OPERATING IN HARRIS COUNTY COUNTY JAIL. THE LARGEST VETERANS UNIT IN THE COUNTY LEVEL. THAT PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO VETERANS IN OUR CUSTODY. WE EXPECT HOUSE EVERYONE IN THIS PROGRAM. I AM ONE PERSON.

THEREFORE, I WORK CLOSELY WITH MY COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS HARRIS COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE CASETH MANAGEMENT SERVICES DOING E PREPPING AND RELEASING CASE MANAGEMENT NEEDS FOR THESE SECRET RANS LEAVING THE JAIL.

>> WE NEED A VETERANS DOCKET TO ENHANCE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT ALREADY IN PLACE AND THE MILITARY CULTURE AND NEEDS OF THESE MEN IN OUR CUSTODY. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE PLENTY THAT COME THROUGH THE JAIL. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS FILLING THE 72-MAN UNIT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT IS VERYDA IMPORTANT.

>> NEXT IS NONAGEN SPEAKER NUMBER 2, DR. SHE SHELLY SIKULA-GIBBS. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE HIDALGO, AND COUNTY RT COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPOUNITY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR PRIVATELY CONTRACTED DEPUTIES.

MY NAME IS DR. SHE SHELLY SIKULA-GIBBS.

I SERVE ON THE WOODLAND TOWNSHIP AND HERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

THE VILLAGE OF CREEKSIDE PARK THAT IS UNINCORPS RATE RATED HARRIS COUNTY IS A BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT DEPUTY PROGRAM.

THEY HAVE BENEFITED FROM RAPIDLY RESPONSE TIMES.

PEN FITTED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND PEOPLE WHO DETER TIME.

ALL IN ALL THIS KEEPS CREEKSIDE PARK SAFE AND THE BENEFIT THE ENTIRE OF HARRIS COUNTY. ND PLEASE CONSIDER PRIVATELY CONTACTED DEPUTIES A A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU.

>> NONAGENDA NUMBER 23, DR. ANN SNYDER.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS THE COURT THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON. I AM DR. ANN SNYDER AND I SERVE AS CLEAR OF THE WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SINCE 2007, YOUR CONSTITUENCY HAS CONTINUED TO GREATLY VALUE THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEPUTY PATROL PROGRAM.

WOODLANDS IS VERY FORTUNATE TO FUND 100% OF THE DIRECT COST AND INCREASE FUNDING. THE DEPUTY PATROL PROGRAM PROVIDES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY PROVIDING STRONG COMMUNITY POLICING. APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME AND INCREASED SAFETY. THIS VITAL PARTNERSHIP GRANTS HARRIS COUNTY THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE ITS COUNTY FUNDED RESOURCES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ALL AREAS.

WE ARE MOST FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU -- >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. AND CONSTABLE MARK HERMAN AND

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THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING MY

TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON

THE TOWNSHIP. >> OF COURSE.

>> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 24. JAMES ATAWAY.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS JAMES ATAWAY. I SERVE ON THE HARRIS COUNTY MUD 30 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CONTRACT PROGRAM ON A 70/30 BASIS AND I AM THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE CONSTABLES AND THE BOARD. I AM SPEAKING TODAY BECAUSE AN OPEN DISCUSSION IN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF CONTRACTS BY ELIMINATING THE COUNTY'S 30% PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTRACT.

THIS POTENTIAL FLOODING ILLUMINATION WILL MAKE THE PROGRAM TOO EXPENSIVE TO CONTINUE IN ITS PRESENT FORM AND NEGATIVELY AFFECT CURRENT SECURITY STANDARDS.

I ASK THE COURT TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RAMIFICATIONS.

THE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS REGARDING ILLUMINATION OF COUNTY PARTICIPATION MUST HAVE BEEN GENERATED AT EAST IN PART BY MR. RAMOS WHICH I AM NOT AWARE HAS ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND.

I AM ASKING THE COURT TO PROVIDE FIVE-YEAR CHART.

>> YOUR TIME IS UP. >> -- OF OF OF ADMINISTRATIVE

PERSPECTIVES. >> NONE AGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 25, MISHAW MUNCHIE. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> SHE IS MAKING HER WAY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND AS A MEDICAL PROFESSION A, THE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AID IN GAZA BUT TIME WILL NOT PERMIT IT.

THE MISSION OF SOLIDARITY TO PALESTINIANS BY SOME IN THIS COURT IS NOTED. I WANT TO BRING AWARE THAN THAT 70% ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. NO, I AM NOT ANTISEMITIC.

MR. TURNER INCREASED SECURITY TO SYNAGOGUES, BUT WANTS NO CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING FOR OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP.

THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY HAS REQUESTED EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION, ALLOWANCE PROTECTION AND JUSTICE.

THE LOCAL PEACEFUL PROTEST I RECENTLY ATTENDED HAD THE PROTE PROTESTERS CAGED AND BARRICADED AND SEPARATED BY TWO ROWS OF POLICE VEHICLES.

WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR OR BECAUSE OF THE NARRATIVE HAS SHOWN THAT MUSLIMS ARE TERRORISTS. IS THERE ANYTHING MORE AMERICAN THAN A PEACEFUL PROTEST TO BRING AWARENESS?

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 26, DAVID GUERRERO, YOU HAVE ONE MIN

MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, DAVID GUERRERO.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WATER BOARD DIRECTORS.

DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE MUD DISTRICTS.

I APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE CONSTABLES IF WE DEFUND MINIMIZE, REDUCE ANY WAY ALL OF US WILL PUT ON OUR SHOES.

AND WE WILL WALK DOOR TO DOOR AND PROMISE WHOEVER VOTED TO REDUCE IN ANY WAY THE FUNDING WILL LET THAT BE KNOWN.

IT IS NOT A THREAT. DON'T -- AS OUR PRESIDENT SAID, DON'T DO IT. BECAUSE YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. WORKS.

DON'T MAKE IT LESS THAN THAT. THANK YOU.

>> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 28, SARAH SAYEED.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY TO ORGANIZER IN PRECINCT 4. WE COME HERE VERY REGULARLY TO ENGAGE WITH YOU SO YOU CAN HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE ARE NOW AT DAY 60 OF A MILITARY CAMPAIGN MARKED BY DISPROPORTIONATE USE OF FORCE. WE CAN ALL AGREE THIS IS DETRIMENTAL TO PEOPLE DISPLACED IN OUR COLLECTIVE BACK YARD WHO CALL OCCUPY PALESTINIAN, ISRAEL, AND SOUTHERN LEBANON THEIR HOME.

WE ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OUR COALITION PARTNERS ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PEOPLE IN HARRIS COUNTY DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND ARE CONCERNED. GOVERNOR ABBOTT SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SUPPORT PREDOMINANTLY ISRAELI NONPROFIT

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MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES FEEL UNHEARD.

WE ARE LEANING ON YOU TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO DEMAND A CEASE-FIRE WHICH SEVERAL COUNTIES IN TEXAS HAVE ALREADY

STARTED TO DRAFT. >> THANK YOU.

YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU.

>> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 30, DEWITT JOSEF.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> THIS IS PERSON IS NOT HERE.

NOT HERE. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT A NONAGENDA SPEAK NUMBER 32, ALEXI SESWETSKI.

>> EACH OF YOU HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PRO TICKET HARRIS COUNTY CITIZENS FROM CRIMINAL ACTS.

FURTHER DEFENDING THE CONSTABLES WILL INCREASE CRIME IN HARRIS COUNTY. ALMOST NO ONE CAN AFFORD PRIVATE SECURITY THAT JUDGE HIDALGO GETS AT TAXPAYER'S EXPENSE.

EVERYONE'S LIFE IS IMPORTANT NOT JUST THAT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE.

DO NOT FURTHER DEFEND THE CONSTABLES.

CRIMINALS DESERVE PROTECTION FROM HARM IN THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL. YOU NEED TO ACT ON THIS GRAVE SITUATION. NOT JUST HAVE A STAND-BY AGENDA ITEM. HOW MANY MONTHS OR YEARS WILL THE ISSUE BE STUDIED INSTEAD OF RECTIFIED.

MANY UNNECESSARY DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE JAIL.

IT DOESN'T TAKE A STUDY TO HIRE MORE STAFF FOR THE JAIL.

THE JAIL STAFF DESERVE PROTECTION TOO.

IS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE, STUDYING, STUDYING, STUDDING INSTEAD OF TAKING ACTION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MANY STATE INSPECTION THAT IS THE JAIL FAILED.

THANK YOU. >> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 3.

HANNA THALENBERG. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> HI, HANNA THALBERG. I AM A WEB OF JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE. I'M HERE AGAIN TO CALL COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR A CEASE-FIRE AND STOPPING HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND ITS INTENT TO COMMIT GENOCIDE AGAINST CITIZENS. AND OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING MADE TO FUND THAT. MONIES WE NEED AT HOME.

OUR LIVES ARE EQUALLY PRECIOUS. TO ABANDON THIS PRINCIPLE IS A LOSS OF HUMANITY. WE REFUSE TO BE COMPLICIT OR SILENCED. THE ONLY SIDE IS PREVENTING FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE TAKE THAT STANCE.

KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT IN OPPOSITION TO JEWISH SAFETY.

WE ARE ALL LESS SAFE WHEN ANY ENTITY IS ABLE TO KILL OVER 15,000 CAPTIVE PEOPLE, DISPLACE ALMOST TWO MILLION, MOST OF WHOM ARE ALREADY REFUGEES AND DESTROY LIFE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> CEASE-FIRE NOW.

>> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 34. JEFF L. MCGEORGE.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. I AM JEFF MCGEORGE, PRECINCT CHAIRMAN OF 0 548. PROUD TO RESIDE IN PRECINCT WITH COMMISSIONER TOM RAMSEY. THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT THE PRIVATE CONTRACT PATROLS PLAY IN THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OR YOU ARE RESIDENTS. THESE DEDICATED PATROLS ACT AS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SECURITY FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY. THEIR VIGILANCE DETERS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND PROMPT RESPONSES TO INCIDENTS CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE OVERALL PEACE OF MIND TO OUR RESIDENTS.

AND IN A WORLD WHERE SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT, SUPPORTING PRIVATE PATROLS AND INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. BECAUSE OF THE PRIVATE CONTRACTS WITH CONSTABLE MARK HERMAN PRECINCT 4 DEPUTIES.

OUR DEPUTY IN HARVEST BEND PATROLLING ON CONTRACT NOTICED

SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOUSE -- >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> WELL, HERE YOU ALL GO. >> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 35, KYLE WATSON. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK.

GREETS FROM THE NORTH. I AM VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I AM ALSO HERE IN KINDNESS, IN SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR YOUR

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AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS. I WILL ASK THAT AS YOU HAVE DISCUSSIONS, I AM NOT CALLING IT DEFUNDING, BUT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE CONSEQUENCES SOME INTENDED.

SOME UNINTENDED. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES AS COMMISSIONER GARCIA KNOWS FROM HIS BACKGROUND, MOST CRIMES ARE CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITY.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF PATROLS, IT DETERS CRIME.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT

YOU TAKE PUBLIC SAFETY. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> NONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBER 36. KYLE FRENCH.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> HE IS MAKING HIS WAY.

>> MY NAME IS KYLE FRENCH. I'M NOT WITH NEXT DOOR.

I'M HERE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OURUD JGE DRUGES TTED. SHE IS HEARINGHI TNGS WE HAVE NOT WITNESS HOODER IN THEOU CRT. HERO WTEHE T CONTROVERSIAL HARRIS COUNTY GUN SURRENDER PROGRAM THATZE SEID MY FIREARMS AWAY FROM ME. I T GOTHEMK. BAC I HAVEN'TN ALO APOGY FOR THAT. I OTED IN THE WI288TH TH THE UT CASE B JUDGEARBARA RSTALDE THAT GRANTED 90%IV PROTECTEOR DERS THAT RUINED MY LIFE. HA I VE NOT RECEIVED A PENNY.

I HAVE NOTD RECEIVEAN APOLOGY ANI STAND BEFORE YOU AS WITNESS TO MURDERRR IN THE HAIS COUNTY. TN AND SSED THE MURDER PILLOW. DEATH OF JACOBI YOUR JAILLE IS IN SHAMBS. E YOU AR WASTING MONEY MORE RC OUTSOUING FOR MORE JAILS ANDAR YOU E NOT DOING ANYTHING TOTH FIX E PROBLEMS IN YOUR JAIL.NO YOU ARE T OF SOUND MINDDY AND

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

>> THANK NYOU. >>ONAGENDA SPEAKER NUMBERUS 37, MARC ALLEN. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> MY NAME IS MARCUS ALLEN. A RESIDENT OF THE CREEKSIDE VILLAGE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT YOU HEARD ALREADY, A BIGE ADVOCATE F TH CONSTABLE PROGRAM.

IN OUR COMMUNITY, A HIGH DENSITY, FAST-GROWING AREA.

IT IS AN AREA OFT OPPORTUNITY. BU THE CONSTABLES THATAK PATROL OUR AREA ME TIME TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY. MM THEY ATTEND THE COUNITY MONTHLY MEETINGS AND EACH OF EACH YEAR, THEY COME TO SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD AND TEACH US HOW BE SAFE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

I WAS RESCUED TWICE IN MY LIFE BY CONSTABLES. CT I HAVE A VERY HIGH RESPE OF THEM. D I WILL MENTION THE SECONTIME THEY RESCUED ME WHEN MY DAD HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE NOW FOR BEATING MY MOM.

CONSTABLES HAD TIME TO TALK TO ME.

IT CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF MY LIFE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE, THOSE WERE ALL THE , SPEAKERS.

>> ALL RIGHTTHANK YOU,HT TIFFANY.

WE ARE RIG AT LUNCH. LET'S BREAK.

102. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

1:02.

>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS 2:03 COMMISSIONERS COURT IS BACK IN SESSION. THANK YOU FOR FIXING THE CLOCK.

THE POWERS-AT-BE. LET'S GET STARTED -- LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM 5, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

THIS IS ON AN AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. ITEM 5 ON PAGE TWO.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. APPEAR COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I THINK THIS IS A, AGAIN, A CREATIVE WAY TO MANAGE THESE FUNDS. JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

SO WE ARE TAKING $3,300,000 IN TERMS OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES AGREEMENT. WE ARE RETURNING THAT TO T THE TALON HER GROUP. AND YOU WILL CONFIRM THAT THOSE

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ARE YOU ON THE CALL? >> WE ARE IN THE TWEAKING AND THE DESIGN MODE RIGHT NOW. EVICTION, PREVENTION, HOMELESS PREVENTION IS STILL THE FOCUS. WE ARE HOPING TO CREATE A DIVERSION ASPECT TO IT. DIVERTING PEOPLE FROM HOMELESSNESS. IT WILL COVER THOSE ITEMS YOU

ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. >> THANK YOU FOR DOING AS YOU -- AS YOU HAVE LIGHTLY DONE A VERY CREATIVE JOB OF DEALING WITH THESE KIND OF ISSUES. THE OTHER THINGS HIGHLIGHT HERE BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION IS YOU WORKING THROUGH THE LANDLORD ON

THE DOLLARS. >> YES.

>> AND INCLUDING THEM IN THAT PROCESS, I THINK, WAS VERY SMART

AND EFFECTIVE. >> THANK YOU.

YES, WE WANT TO DEFINITELY BE RESPONSIBLE AND WORK WITH THE LANDLORDS SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY.

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES ON ITEM NUMBER 5. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR COSTAS.

ITEM 9, LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

>> I THINK THIS IS COMING THROUGH -- THROUGH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IS THAT RIGHT? A CONTRACT? SOME OF THE THINGS THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME. I UNDERSTAND THE S HINE PROGRAM.

WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH LYFT.

THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING LYFT AND HOW WE --

>> COMING OUT OF D.E.O. COMMISSIONER.

>> D.E.O.? OKAY.

>> WHO IS HEADED D.E.O. >> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF T

THE D.E.O. >> I JUST HAVE A LAPSE.

>> I APOLOGIZE. >> I APPRECIATE BUT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO FORGET YOUR NAME.

GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR .THANK YOU FOR JUMPING ON HERE. A $30 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM THAT LYFT WILL BE PAID $5 MILLION TO ADMIN

ADMINISTER? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

I WANT TO MENTION THE INITIATIVES JUST TRANSFER OVER TO D.E.O. AS OF YESTERDAY. SO I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS. AND PART OF THE ARPA PROCESS.

AND $5 MILLION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.

>> I KNOW THEY ARE A CALIFORNIA GIRL.

THE LOCAL CONTACT, I THINK, ARNOLD VENTURES HAD CONTRIBUTED, I THINK, 6.5 OR SOME NUMBER TO THE LIFT FUND, THE LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND. THE PROCESS OF SELECTION, IT IS NOTED HERE THE ALTERNATIVE TO THIS, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ANYBODY VIABLE ALTERNATIVES.

DEFINE "UNLIKELY. ".

>> SURE. BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE AS WELL.

I HAVE IDIA WHO IS HERE MY BACK-UP TO TRANSITION OVER.

THE TIMING OF IT WITH IT GOING TO COURT HAVING EXPENDED BY 2026 AND HAVING A COURT AGREEMENT BY 2024.

I THINK THE PROCESS THAT IT TAKES, THE TIMELINEOR F THE ARPA PROJECT MAKEST ILIUNKELY AND I WILL DEFERO TA LIIFHE S HAS

ANYTHING ELSEO TADD. >>GE JUD.

>> BLEAHARTON WITH OCA. THIS VENDOR WAS CHOSEN THROUGH A OMPETITIVE PROCESSGH THROU THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

WITHIN$5 THAT ON MILLI MORE DMINISTRATION IS INCLUDED TECHNICALTA ASSISNCERS DOLLA AND NOT JUST THE GRANTAD MINISTRATION AND SMALLBU SINESS TYPE SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD CARERS PROVIDE THAT BE CHOSEN INIP PARTNERSH WITH NT VOLUEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS AND LYFTH FUND, BOTL ADDITIONAND VEORS THAT WE HAVE PARTNERSHIP AS A PART OF OURRPA

PORTLIO. >> THANK YOU, LEAH.

>>TO I AM PROUD MAKE THE. MOTION IF MY M MEMORY SERVESETL CORRECY, WE DID WORK WITHFO THEM BERE? CORRECT.

>>AT BEFORE, IS TH RIGHT? >> FOR THE SUBCONTRACTORS, WEY CURRENTLHAVE D.O.A.WI WORKING TH THE . WORKFORCE PROGRAMS

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>> WITH WE USED LYFT BEFORE, IF I AM NOT>> MISTAKEN.

I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITHYOTHAT. >> DO U KNOW, LEAH M BARTON?

>> I ANOT AWARE OF PRIOR WORK WITH THEM. NK YOU MAY BE THIING OF LIFT H FUND.

WHIC IS ONE OF THE O SUBCONTRACTORSN THIS Y CONTRACT.

>> THEWANT TO SUBCONTRACT. I SEE THE OFFICES IN SAN FRANCISCO, L.A., NEW YORK, WASHINGTON AND ATLANTA.

I AM PROUD TO MAKE THE Y MOTION >> THANKOU.

COMMISSIONER ELLIS MAKES A RE MOTION.

IS THE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY. COMMISSIONER GARCIAE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AY

ANY OPPOSED? >> NO.

>> I AM IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES 4-1.

AND THANK YOU,ER COLLEAGUES, TH IS VY EXCITING.

OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 10 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, YOU REQUESTED THIS ONE AND TAKE IT

UP WITH ANOTHER ITEM. >> I HAVE MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED

ON 10 AND 265. >> HAVE WE DONE CONSENT ALREADY?

>> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY -- ON BOTH ITEMS, HA COMMISSIONERS. 10 AND WT WAS THE SECOND ONE.

>> 265. >> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLISY ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AN OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY.

SO THEN WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 11. ON THE JAIL POPULATION.

I WILL PASS IT ON TO TH ADMINISTRATOR.

>> THANK YOU, ANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. WE HAVE A POWERPOINT.

AND THAT IS OUR NEXT UPDATE. OUR REGULAR STANDING ITEM ON -- ON JAIL CONDITIONS. CAN WE GET TO SLIDE NUMBER 2.

ON THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW TO KEEP THE PRESENTATION AT A MANAGEABLE LENGTH, WE ARE EXCLUDING PRIOR SLIDES SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THOSE AND WE WILL BRING THEM PACK IN WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH DATES.

WE WILL SET THEM ASIDE AND MAKE THEM MANAGEABLE FOR COURT AS POSSIBLE. NEXT SLIDE.

THIS INTRODUCTION IS THE SAME THING WE HAD LAST TIME.

BUT WE DID ADD ONE OFIN OUR CAVEATS HIGHLIGHTED BLUE THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING SHORT-TERM ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN AND LONG THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES TO PRODUCE POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND COME UP WITH TIMEFRAME AND TIME LINE SO YOU CAN SEE THE BREADTH AND SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT WE WILL NEED TO UNDER STAKE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM.

NEXT SLIDE. THE SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS FROM NOVEMBER 14. SO IT HAS BEEN A SHORT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AND THEY ARE A GREAT PARTNER WITH US.

THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO US ALL THE TIME AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ASKING US QUESTIONS AND SENDING US INFORMATION.

JUST AS WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS AS WE BROADEN OUR SCOPE ON LOOKING AT THE JAIL BECAUSE SO MANY INS AND OUTS INTO THE JAIL THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TRACKING EVERYTHING APPROPRIATELY SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

YOU KNOW WE STARTED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY ENGINEER REGARDING JAIL FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE AND LOOKING TO GET A DEEPER DIVE ON THE ARPA FUNDED PROJECTS.

ESPECIALLY ONES THAT MAY BE SHOWING PROMISING RESULTS.

AS YOU KNOW ARPA FUNDS ARE ONE-TIME MONEY AND WE ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT IS EFFECTIVE AND WHAT TO RECOMMEND TO COMMISSIONERS COURT WHAT SHOULD POSSIBLY GET SOME ONGOING FUNDING PAST THE 2026 DEADLINES FOR USE OF THE FUNDS AND WHAT WE NEED TO SET ASIDE AND NOT CONTINUE, BECAUSE IT HE WANTS AS EFFECTIVE AS WE EXPECTED. WE ARE ALSO DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE JAIL LENGTH OF STAY DATA. LAST TIME, WE PRESENTED A SLIDE ON THAT AND A LOT OF NUISANCES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DIG INTO, AND WE HAVE FOLKS WORKING INTERNALLY.

A LITTLE TEAM THAT WILL START TO DIG IN ON THAT AND MAKING SURE WE ARE COME UP WITH THE DAY THAT THAT IS REALLY INSIGHTFUL AND PROVIDES THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED SO THE COURT CAN MAKE THE DECISIONS. THEN WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS. WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH PARIS HEALTH. THEY ARE GOING TO HELP PROVIDING SEMI ANNUAL UPDATES. THE CADENCE WE THOUGHT MADE SENSE AND THE LONGER ISSUES THAT THEY FACE AND THE NEXT UPDATE IN JANUARY AND THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE ON THAT TO COME.

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THE JPC HEARING OFFICERS AND OTHER TOPICS AND WE STARTED WEEKLY MEET WITH PRETRIAL SERVICES FOR SHORT ANDLONG TERM THAT WE ARE DIGGING IN AS WELL. RETENTION OFFICER PROGRAM.

WE HAVE GOOD UPDATES. THE ONGOING TRACKING FOR THE RETENTION STIPE PENNED IN OCTOBER.

TOO EARLY TO TELL IF IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH RETENTION BUT WE ARE TRACKING IT AND THE DATA.

THE PROMOTIONS THAT THE FOLKS ASKED FOR FOR THE TWO NEW CAPTAIN POSITIONS. THERE WERE SEVEN ELIGIBLE DETENTION OFFICER LIEUTENANTS. AND FIVE TESTED FOR PROMOTION.

ALL FIVE PASSED WHICH IS GREAT. AND TWO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PROMOTION FOR CAPTAIN AND WILL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 25 OF THE NEW YEAR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THEY ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT AND THANKFUL THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THAT ADDITIONAL KIND OF JOB MOVEMENT UP FOR FOLKS ON THE DETENTION SIDE OF THE RANKS. THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL.

>> THAT IS A SMALL NUMBER THOUGH.

THE BIGGEST SYSTEM THAT CHANGES IS COMING OUT OF THAT STUDY YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT? THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

ARRANGEMENTS. >> THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. THIS IS ONE BABY STEP BASICALLY THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN ALL RIGHT. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE JUMPED ON IT AND IMMEDIATELY WENT THROUGH AND GOT THE TESTING AND MOVED UP. SO IT'S -- IT IS TAKING THE BITE-SIZED PIECES AND GETTING -- TAKING THAT ONE.

GETTING IT DONE. MOVING TO THE NEXT ONE.

MOVING TO THE NEXT ONE. AND EVENTUALLY THE DEAL ABOUT IS WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH BITE-SIZED PIECES AND HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTUM AND THE PARTNERSHIP IS GROWING WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS SO WE CAN START LOOKING AT MORE SYSTEM-WIDE ISSUES INSTEAD OF THESE LITTLE BUILDING BLOCKS. BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME TO -- TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD A RELATIONSHIP, BUILD THE TRUSTS AND REALLY MOVE FORWARD ON THE BIGGER ISSUE.

THEY ARE JUST SO MANY ISSUES. SO MANY OFF-RAMPS AND ON RAMPS REGARDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T PLANNED TO TALK ABOUT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TALKED TO STAFF ABOUT, I HAVE SEEN KIND OF FLOW CHARTS FOR THE PROCESS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. I HAVE SEEN THE S, I HAVE SEEN THE SHERIFF AND PRETRIAL SERVICES.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE COMPLETE SYSTEM FLOW CHART.

WE NEED THAT MAP. WE NEED THE SYSTEM MAP TO UNDERSTAND WHAT -- YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ON RAMPS AND OFF RAMPS FOR ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND I THINK THAT WILL BE CRITICAL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE THE PAIN POINTS ARE THE GREATEST.

THAT IS ANOTHER THING THAT WE ARE WORKING.

INTERNALLY TO TRY TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

AND GET IT ALL VETTED TO ALL THE STAINING HOLDERS.

ANOTHER THING IS, THE DETENTION OFFICER JOB SATISFACTION AND RETENTION SURVEY. SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS A DRAFT LIST OF QUESTIONS THEY ARE WORKING ON.

AND FURTHER REFINING AND DEVELOPING.

AND THEY ARE EXPECTING TO RELEASE IT DECEMBER -- SO THIS MONTH. LATER THIS MONTH TO THE DETENTION OFFICERS AND GETTING RESULTS BACK SO WE CAN REPORT SOME TIME IN THE JANUARY, FEBRUARY TIME FRAME.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT TO SEE WHAT THE DETENTION OFFICERS THEMSELVES TELL US ARE THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE SEEING.

AND SOMETIMES. A LOT OF TIMES IT IS A MIX OF COMPENSATION AND NONCOMPENSATION ISSUES.

SO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT AND ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT EVERY DAY SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT MAKING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT IT. THE PAY SCALE STUDY.

WE HAVE GATHERED PAY SCALES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE AND DOING PRELIMINARY INTERNAL ANALYSIS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING IT RIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING ALL THE INS AND OUTS THERE. THE OTHER PAY SCALES HAVE MANY MORE STEPS AND GRADES THAN WE DO.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK OURS IS VERY SIMPLE AND IT MIGHT NOT -- IT MAY NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX TO GET US TO THE RIGHT PLACE WITH RETENTION THE SALARY SERVICE WITH HR WITH THE ARPA FUNDED PRO KURLT THAT THEY ARE UNDER RIGHT NOW.

AND STARTING TO LOOK AT NONCOMPENSATION, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES SUCH AS PARKING. A BANE OF MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES' EXISTENCE. I THINK THERE IS SOME QUICK WINS OF HOW WE MANAGE THOSE PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES TO HELP BUILD CAPACITY AND THAT'S WHERE YOU OVERSUBSCRIBE AND PEOPLE ACCEPT

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NOT A RESERVE PARKING. IT IS OPEN PARKING AND YOU OVERSUBSCRIBE BY IS PERCENT AND YOU HAVE PARKING FOR EVERYBODY AND YOU GET A LOT MORE FOLKS THAT CAN USE THAT PARKING LOT AND YOU DON'T HAVE EMPTY SPACES HALF THE TIME.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT THE AS WELL.

AND WE ARE WORK WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN HANDLE THAT. NEXT SLIDE.

WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE ARPA-FUNDED PROJECT ON CASE BACKLOG. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS -- MANY THANKS TO THE DISTRICT JUDGES AND THEIR STAFF.

WE ARE SEEING DROPS. SIGNIFICANT DROPS IN THE NUMBER OF FELONY CASE BACKLOGS THAT HAVE HAVE GONE DOWN OVER 53% DURING THE TIME FRAME JANUARY '22 TO OCTOBER.

THAT IS REALLY GOOD ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE, THIS IS AWESOME BUT WHY IS IT NOT AFFECTING THE JAIL POPULATION.

WHY HAVEN'T THE JAIL POPULATION GONE DOWN.

THOSE ARE TWO THINGS WE ARE DIGGING IN.

TWO THINGS TO THINK ABOUT. ONE IS, THE JAIL POPULATION WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN HIGHER IF WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT.

WE HAVEN'T ADDED THIS MONEY FOR THESE ADDITIONAL DOCKETS TO ADDRESS THE CASE BACKLOG. SO OUR SOPHISTOFICATION TO ANALYZE DATA AND BETTER TREND LINES ARE CRITICAL FOR US TO KNOW THAT IN THE FUTURE. THE OTHER THING.

MAYBE WE ARE NOT FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT CASES.

MAYBE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE OLDER CASES AND PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY OUT ON BOND AND NOT REALLY IMPACTING THE JAIL.

THOSE ARE THE KIND OF QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE ASKING RIGHT NOW.

AND WE ARE GOING TO START TALKING TO.

TO THE COURT OFFICES TO SEE -- AND THE CRIMINAL COURT OFFICES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY OF THAT DATA SO WE CAN TRY TO REALLY DIG UNDERNEATH IT. IN THE END, IT IS A GOOD OUTCOME FOR THE MONEY A BETTER DELIVERY OF JUSTICE BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT JUST SITTING OUT THERE WAITING FOR THIS BACKLOG.

BETTER JUSTICE FOR THE DEFENDANT.

BETTER JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS. WE THINK -- IT IS STILL A GOOD OUTCOME, BUT AS WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE JAIL POPULATION. THOSE ARE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO DIG INTO. NEXT SLIDE.

AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MISDEMEANOR CASES.

IT IS THE SAME THING. HAVE AN EVEN MORE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN THE CASE BACKLOG OF 58%.

THAT THAT IS REALLY GOOD. THE SAME QUESTIONS.

WHY IS IT NOT IMPACTING THE JAIL POPULATION.

IT IS STILL GOOD BECAUSE IT IS IMPACTING LIVES.

WHEN WE THANK THE CRIMINAL COUNTY COURT OF LAW JUDGES AND THEIR STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS AND EVERYBODY ELSE GETTING THOSE CASES FLEW THE SYSTEM. A LOT OF WORK TO GET THROUGH -- TO REDUCE THAT BACKLOG. NEXT SLIDE.

SO THE LAST UPDATE YOU WE HAD A REQUEST TO GET ON THIS VIOLENT PERSONS TASK FORCE PROJECT. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TOOK A LOOK AT THIS. AND YOU KNOW, THE WARRANTS THAT ARE CLEARED THAT ACTUALLY WORKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RIGHT, ON JAIL POPULATION. BRINGS IN MORE PEOPLE INTO CUSTODY. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DO GET BETTER JUSTICE SERVED BECAUSE PERSONS WITH WARRANTS OUT FOR VIOLENT OFFENSES ARE BRUTE INTO CUSTODY. YOU KNOW YOU CAN START THE -- THE TRIAL PROCESS. YOU CAN START ALL THAT TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

WE THINK IT IS VERY GOOD. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE BOX, STILL OVER $500,000 OPEN AGGRAVATED FELONY WARRANTS.

THE COUNT HAS REMAINED FLAT. WE HAVE BROUGHT IN MORE AND MORE COMING IN THE DOOR. SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

NEXT SLIDE. SO WE WANTED TO LIGHT A FEW ARPA PROJECTS. $9 MILLION FOR YOUTH DIVERSION.

$4.6 MILLION FOR THE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CENTER FOR CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND VERY HELPFUL FOR THE WOMEN THAT -- YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. $700,000 FOR JAIL-BASED COMPETENCY. AN AREA WE REALLY WANT TO DIG INTO BECAUSE WE THINK MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK THERE THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH LAND BE BRINGING IN MORE UPDATES TO YOU IN THE COMING MEETINGS AND

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WE ARE AT THE TOP INCH OF AI MALL IN SIS FOR THAT.

AND THERE IS MORE THERE WE CAN GET TO.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WANT TO BE CLEAR ALSO WITH THESE PROGRAMS. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT CONSTITUTES SUCCESS.

HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS FOR THESE PROJECTS.

BECAUSE NOT ALL OF KNEES PROJECTS ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THE JAIL POPULATION. SOME OF THEM WILL ADDRESS JUSTICE ISSUES AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS ISSUES AND KEEPING PEOPLE FROM REVOLVING DOOR INTO THE JAIL AND PROVIDING SUPPORTS FOR FOLKS SO THEY ARE NOT -- THEY ARE NOT BACK, YOU KNOW, SEEING THE SAME FOUR WALLS. SO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS. AND SOME OF THEM IS SUCCESS NOT AT ALL IMPACTING JAIL POPULATION.

AS LONG AS WE ALL UNDERSTAND THATND A REALLY HAVEOM A CMON UNDERSTANDING W HOWESU MEARE THE SUCCESS OF THESE RAPROGMS. IT WILLP HELUS UNDERSTANDT WHA WE SHOULD CONTINUE AND WHAT WE O N'T. COMMISSIONER S.BRIONE

>> FIRST OF ALL, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOREZ RAMIR, THANK YO U. TH ESE REGULAR UPDATES ARE SO HELPFUL. AN THK YOU.

THANK THANK YOU. ER SHIFF GONZALEZ AND HIS TEAMAN D ALL THE. JUSTICE BRINGING THIS FORWARD, A COUPLE OF THINGS I HAVE BEENA THINKING LOT ABOUT AND WE DISCUSSED SOARE E ALL IN THE. SAME PAGEOW I KN IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, WE PASSED TWOTI ADDIONAL HEARINGR OFFICERS FO THE BOJPC TO HAVE TH COURT ROOM RUNNINCONCURRENTLYIN SO THE DIVIDUALS COULD HAVE THEIRHE CASES ARD ANDE MAKING SURE W ARE MEETING WITHIN 24-HOUR A TI LINEND DOING POSSIBLE. AS I VISITEDLY THE JAIL RECENT WITN PORSCA AND THE.

SECONDT COURT ROOM WAS NO STOOD UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF MR. ED WELLS ANE AND THE JUSTIC HAVE AN WAUPDATE BUT I NT TO SECOND COURT. AT AND I THINK TH WILL HELP WITH THE OVERCROWDING, NUMBERONE. OU NUMBER TWO, AS Y ARE THINKING ABOUT IT FROM THE JPC AND THE PATDOWN AREA.

THE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED. YI THERE IS A SIGN SANG A POTENTIAL DIVERSION, WALK THIS WAY. TO ME, THAT IS ANOTHER POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO DOUBLE DOWN ON. BECAUSE WHETHER IT'S HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL OR PERHAPS ONE OF -- YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WITH -- WITH AN ADDICTION RELATED. JUST WASN'T, TO ME, AS PURPOSEFUL AS A PATHWAY SO EVERYONE SOMEBODY CHECKED.

COULD THEY BE DIVERTED PREBOOKING BEFORE THEY EVEN ENTER THE SYSTEM ANDLL DOMINOS CONTINUE TO FA.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE OF THE TEAM'S THOUGHTS ON -- TO ME, THAT FIRST LEVER LITERALLY AS YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR WAS A BIG OPPORTUNITY AND YOU ARE SITTING WITH JPC, MAKING SURE WE STAND UPIB THAT COURT AS SOON AS POSSLE.

ANY THOUGHTS OR UPDATES. >> MR. WELLS HERE OR ON CAMERA.

HE CAN COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THAT IF HE IS AVAILABLE.

>> I'M HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

ED WELLS, COURT MANAGER FOR THE COUNTY COURT.

ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE COURT AT THE JSC. UPDATE ON THE HEARING OFFICERS, ADDITIONAL THREE POSITIONS APPROVED.

ADDING -- GOING FROM 12 TO 15. WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING AND SCREENING APPLICANTS RIGHT NOW. WE WILL BE SETTING UP INTERVIEWS VERY SOON IN GETTING THOSE POSITIONS FILLED.

THAT SHOULD ALLOW US TO START MAKING USE OF THE SECOND COURT ROOM JUST TO CLARIFY. BOTH COURT ROOMS ARE CURRENTLY USED, BUT THEY ARE NOT IN SESSION AT THE SAME TIME.

WHEN WE GET TO THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF HEARING OFFICERS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE CONCURRENT DOCKETS TO THEM ENSURE WE ARE MEETING THAT 48-HOUR REQUIREMENT.

FORTUNATELY THE LAST PERFORMANCE PERIOD IF BY SAW THE LAST SHERIFF REPORT, WE DID NOT RUN AFOUL OF THE 48 HOUR FOR THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD. BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IN A LONG TIME. THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO

HELP. >> HOW SOON, MR. WELLS.

YOU ARE DEEP IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.

HOW SOON CAN WE HAVE. THE HIRING CAN OCCUR AND THE

CONCURRENT DOCKETS OCCURRING. >> REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE SOMEONE IS COMING FROM. AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, AN ATTORNEY WITH A PRACTICE, THEY WILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THEIR PRACTICE, WHICH WILL TAKE SOME TIME.

IF IT IS SOMEONE FROM WITHIN, A GOVERNMENT JOB, TODAY, WITH THE

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TRANSITION MUCH QUICKER. >> THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING THAT HIRING, MR. WELLS. AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

BUT I AM EXCITED. SO PLEASE KEEP US ABREAST ON THAT AS WELL AS THE DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. I KNOW ALL OF THE STAFF WERE COMMENTING AT THE SCREENS THAT THERE WERE DISPLAYING EACH INDIVIDUAL -- THE TIME THEY HAVE BEEN THERE AND THE DIFFERENT COLOR WARNING SYSTEM JUST TO BE SURE WE WILL NEVER GETTING CLOSE AGAIN TO THE 48 HOURS. SO SO MANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAPPENED. AND MAKE SURE CELEBRATING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND FEELING THAT SENSE OF URGENCY ON THE CONTINUED ACTION. THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING THOSE HIRES AND THAT YOU ARE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ARE MIR RE FOR QUARTERBACKING THIS MASSIVE EFFORT.

THANK YOU. >> JUST TO COMMENT VERY QUICKLY ON THE MISDEMEANOR NUMBERS. MISS RAMIREZ SHODDY SHOWED EARLIER, MISDEMEANOR DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE JAIL POPULATION.

ON ANY GIVEN DAY 100 PEOPLE IN CUSTODY ARE MISDEMEANOR ONLY.

SOME NUMBER OF THOSE FOLKS ARE IN PROCESSING IN THE JPC.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE REDUCED OUR BACKLOG AND WE ALWAYS PRIORITIZE JAIL CASES OVER CASES WHERE THE DEFENDANT IS ON BOND.

IT STILL DOESN'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

BUT WE ARE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN.

I THINK AS Y'ALL ARE AWARE THE NUMBER OF SHORTS IN HARRIS COUNTY IS NOT NEEDED FOR THE VOLUME OF CASES.

MORE IN THE FUTURE ON THAT. AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. AND AS IT SHOWS THE CLEARANCE

RATE IS WELL OVER 100%. >> COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU, ADMINISTRATOR RAMIREZ FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THE UPDATES ARE HELPFUL.

JAYS JASON, CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE SHERIFF.

I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU BEING HERE THAT THE SHERIFF IS ENGAGED AND YOU ALL ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVE ON THIS EFFORT?

>> THAT IS A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO YOU.

>> THAT WAS THE LONG SONG, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

AND THE SMOKE MACHINE WILL KICK IN NEXT -- NEXT TIME.

IT IS IN OUR BUDGET REQUEST. NO, IT HAS BEEN A VERY COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WITH THE COUNTY A ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, DANIEL RAMOS AND YOUR TEAM. WE FEEL VERY SUPPORTIVE AND PULLING IN DIRECTION WITHOUT THESE PROBLEMS.

>> WITH THAT REGARD, MR. RAM MIR RE.

THE AVERAGE STAY IN JAIL IS OVER TWO AND A HALF DAYS.

>> YES, COMMISSIONER. >> I THINK UNDERSTANDING THAT IS CRITICAL. AND BECAUSE AVERAGE DAY OF JAIL IS 30 DAYS. AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CHOKE POINTS AS YOU TOUCHED ON EARLIER.

BUT ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS AND I KNOW WITH MR. WELLS ON THE SCREEN. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES WITH IS A -- ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.

SO I WOULD HOPE THERE IS SOME THOUGHT OF PLANNING THAT PROCESS AND CREATING BUY-IN ACROSS THE BOARD.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP US, NUMBER ONE, HELP US HAVE A STREAMLINE SYSTEM. BUT SECONDLY, HAVE ACCESS TO ALL DATA THAT WE NEED WITHOUT HAVING TO PEEL PAPERS WORK AND TRY TO COUNT THINGS. AND THEN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SORT OF TOUCHED ON. AND WAS THE -- COMMISSIONER BRIONES TOUCHED ON THE DIVERSION ASPECT.

YOU KNOW, WE DID FUND AND OVERTIME INITIATIVE FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THAT IS WORKING. AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- AND UNDERSTAND. I KNOW THAT I THINK ONE FULL-TIME PERSON WAS FUNDED. OR NOT ONE FULL-TIME PERSON, BUT ONE PHYSICAL PERSON IS POSTED AT THE JAIL DURING DAY SHIFT.

AND THEN ON EVENINGS AND NIGHTS, IT IS DONE ONLINE.

SO I REALLY -- REALLY WANT TO GET DOWN TO UNDERSTANDING THAT .THE DAY SHIFT IN-PERSON PROCESS IS WORKING VERY WELL AND TWO OTHER MOST BUSIEST TIMES OF THE DAY ARE -- FALL BEHIND.

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AND THEN -- AND THEN -- LASTLY, THE -- THE ISSUE OF -- OF THE NEXUS BETWEEN THOSE 200 DAYS AND THE QUESTION OF WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THOSE CASES -- I MEAN, TO THOSE CASES.

WHAT IS IT -- I AM TRYING TO FRAME THE QUESTION RIGHT.

WHAT IS IT THAT IS KEEPING THOSE CASES FROM BEING COURT READY? AND THEN I THINK THE LAST PIECE OF THIS IS TO WHAT MR. WELLS JUST SAID, THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IS NOW A DISTRICT COURT DEMOGRAPHIC. MURDER IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED CASES. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND.

TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHETHER 200 DAY IS GOING TO BE THE NEW NORM. TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH OF THE POPULATION IS CHARGED WITH MUR MURDER. VERSUS NOT.

THE ISSUE OF TRACKING EVIDENCE PROCESSING.

AND HOW MUCH OF THE EVIDENCE -- I AM NOT SURE HOW YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT. BUT PROBABLY BY VIRTUE OF AGENCY. HOW MUCH OF THAT EVIDENCE -- HOW THE -- HOW THE COUNTY FORENSIC OFFICE IS DOING IN COMPARISON TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S CRIME LAB. AND I THINK THERE IS STILL SOME CHALLENGES THERE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON. BUT THE EVIDENCE PROCESS, I THINK, IS ALSO KEY TO THOSE 200 DAYS.

>> YEAH. AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND WE HEARD.

YOU ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT, TOO, IN THE PAST AND DEFINITELY AREAS THAT WE WANT TO DIG IN. SO WE ARE PEELING THE ONION BACK AND JUST A LOT OF LAYERS. WE KEEP THINKING, OKAY, NOW WE WILL KNOW. ONE MORE.

NO. SOMETHING ELSE ADDING AND SO MANY CHANGES OCCURRING TOO. ONE OF THE THINGS OF -- THE MESSINESS OF JUST EVERYDAY LIFE IS WE ARE THROWING A LOT OF DIFFERENT -- YOU KNOW, BUCKETS OF MONEY AND PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AT THE PROBLEM. AND NOW IT IS REALLY HARD TO TELL WHICH ONE WAS -- WHAT CAUSEDED THIS TICK UP OR TICK DOWN. AND WHAT CAUSED THE -- YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE -- THE BEST, YOU KNOW, THE BEST INVESTMENT, RIGHT. WHICH PROJECT WAS IT AND TRYING TO UNTANGLE THAT AND WE NEED TO BE PURPOSEFUL AND SO WE ARE NOT WINDING UP SPENDING MORE MONEY ON WHAT IS EFFICACIOUS AND LETTING SOMETHING ELSE, MAYBE THE COMPETENCY.

INSTEAD OF DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT.

WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE. SO DEFINITELY LOOKING AT DATA BEING VERY CRITICAL TO US. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON DATA SO WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT AND HOW WE ACCESS IT AND HOW WE WORK WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE IT IS ALL THE PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, BUT WE ARE NOT HAVING TO ASK FOR P.I.A. ANY TIME WE NEED THE DATA THAT IS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

WE HAVE TO SET CRITERIA. WE HAVE TO AGREE ON THE CRITERIA. WE NEED TO HAVE 308 SEE IN PLACE THAT WE ALL AGREE ON AND MAKES THINGS EASIER.

WILL FLOW THROUGH INSTEAD OF EVERY ITEM NEEDS TO BE AN AD-HOC REQUEST. WE ARE TOO BIG FOR THAT.

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT -- BIG, STEEP -- STEEP HILL TO CLIMB.

BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT. >> ADMINISTRATOR, ON THE EVIDENCE QUESTION, I REMEMBER HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF FINNER ABOUT IT. A DIFFERENT KIND OF EVIDENCE.

NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED YOU ARE MAYBE IT WASN'T CHIEF FINNER.

SOMETHING BEYOND THE AUDIO AND VIDEO DATA.

IF IT WASN'T THE CHIEF, I KNOW WE HAD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION WHAT HE SEES. I WOULD WELCOME -- ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GET WITH HIS TEAM. I PASS IT ON BUT I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE HE AND I CHATTED AT THAT TIME.

SO GET WITH HIM ON THAT. THEN ON THE -- ON THE -- ON THE FIGURING OUT WHY THE CASE DECREASE ISN'T IMPACTED IN THE JAIL POPULATION. I AGREE.

IN AND OF ITSELF, IT IS A USEFUL.

GRATEFUL THAT THE JUDGE SOMEBODY REVIEWING THE JAIL POPULATION TO THAT EXTENT. BUT I STILL THINK WE NEED TO

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FOR THE ANSWER? >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS HIRING SOME OF THE VACANCIES THAT I HAVE. AND HIRING PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO HANDLE JUSTICE DATA AND COMING IN FROM OTHER ENTITIES.

AND NOT -- NOT NECESSARILY INTERNAL CANDIDATES.

AS SOON AS WE GET THE POSITIONS FILLED.

I AM RECRUITING SOMEBODY FROM TRAVIS COUNTY THAT I WORKED WITH THAT WORKS WITH THE. AND WORKS IN OTHER PLACE.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH OF THE BACKGROUND BECAUSE THEY HAVE

STRONG IDEAS AND DO THE WORK. >> I AM ABOUT TO SEE JUDGE BROWN. I WILL SMOOTH IT OVER AND CALL HIM BEFOREHAND IF YOU WANT ME TO.

IT SOUNDS IMPORTANT. >> UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU A DATE RIGHT NOW I NEED TO HAVE MORE TIME.

THE ONION IS JUST SO BIG THAT I AM PEELING BACK AND TO GO BACK IN TWO MONTHS AND SAY OH, I COULDN'T GET IT FOR YOU.

>> I CAN SEE YOU WORKING IN A LEVEL OF CONCRETENESS, IF THAT IS A WORD THAT IS BEYOND WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND THE LAST POINT I WILL MAKE BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, IS, MR. WELLS, YOU MADE A COMMENT OF ADDITIONAL COURTS AND I WAS CHATTING WITH SOME JUDGES RECENTLY -- I THINK SOME PROBATE JUDGES. AND THEY ARE TEENAGE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THAT. AND I GET IT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY REQUEST WITH THAT -- THAT IT ALL COMES TOGETHER BECAUSE IF THE JUDGE -- IF THE ADDITIONAL COURT ROOMS COME ON THEIR OWN, WELL, SURE, GREAT IDEA, BUT THEN WHAT ABOUT CONTINUING WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND WHATEVER PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT ARPA MONEY.

THE DELETTING. WHATEVER SHOWS RESULTS, I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT ALL THIS.

AND I WANTED TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR HELPING US LOOK AT THE -- THE -- IT IS AS ZERO SUM GAME. AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS IN CONTEXT.

>>. >> AND I THINK TO THAT END, ONE THING THAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO DR. RAMEN ABOUT IS SPACE PLANNING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO N NEED.

WHEN WE KNOW -- TRAVIS COUNTY, WE HAVE -- EVERY YEAR WE HAVE PROJECTIONS FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT.

PCNS HERE WILL BE NEW LAWS COMING ONLINE AND WHEN TO HIT THE THRESHOLD FOR ANOTHER NEW COURT IN TEN YEARS WE NEED A NEW FACILITY FOR THE COURTS. FIVEEA YRS, WE NEED N AEW MIADN FACILITY. HELPEDS UREALLY PLANET BTER AND HAVEHE T CIP. THE FINANCIALN PLAALL OF IT LINKED. IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING AND TO HAVED GOO ESTIMATES WHEREAR WE E GOING.

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>> SO I THINK -- WE CAN GO TO SLIDE 10.

JAIL FACILITIES AND SO ON THIS ONE, WE STARTED LOOKING ATL KIND OF THE PHYSICA FACILITY.

AND WE -- OVER THE USYEARS, NUMERO MAJOR AND MINOR JAILND IMPROVEMENTS A MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. D STUDIED AND MOVED INTO DESIGN AN CONSTRUCTION INTO THE ENGINEERING OJDEPARTMENT. TWO PRECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WERE THE EMERGENCY GENERATORS AND SWIFT GEAR AND SANITARY LIFT STATIONTI AND FORCE MAIN. ESMATEDMA COST OF THE OTHER JOR RENOVATION IS ABOUT A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

AND THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PHASED IN OVER TIME.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WILL STILL NEED HELP WITH TIME FOR TO IDENTIFY THE NUMBERS, SCOPE AND COSTO OF THE

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AND I WILL NOTE, THAT COMPLETION OF THESE PROJECTS ISN'T -- AND WILL NOT ADDRESS THE DESIGN ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING WITH THE -- THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE JAIL FACILITIES.

IT -- SO YOU WON'T IMPACT STAFFING RATIOS AND MAYBE -- SAFETY. JUST SOME EXTENT.

BUT SERVICE PROVISION ALSO. WHO HAS SPACE IN THE JAIL TO PROVIDE SERVICES. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH MAINTENANCE WE DO ON THE JAIL THE BOX IS THE BOX AND NOT GOING TO HELP US WITH THE STAFFING RATIOS.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR THE MATES NANCE CONTRACT FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND SEPARATE AND ABOVE FROM THE BIGGER -- THE BIGGER SYSTEM PROJECTS.

NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR ACTION PLAN AND REPORTING TIMELINE FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MEETINGS.

ON THE 19TH, WE WILL COME BACK WITH A -- WALK YOU THROUGH THE SATISFACTION RETENTION SURVEY AND THE LAUNCH AND WHO WE SENT IT OUT TO, AND HOW IT IS GOING. WE ARE WORKING ON A SUMMARY OF ALL THE FUNDED INITIATIVES TO DATE.

THAT IS SAY LOT OF STUFF ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN WE WANT BY THAT TIME TO HAVE -- TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS WITH YOU AND MAYBE TAKE -- HAVE YOU TAKE SOME ACTION ON INITIAL PROJECT IDEAS. WHAT ARE COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WHICH THINK ARE A SUBSET OF THE POPULATION.

WHETHER IT IS VETERANS. WE HAVE THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA FROM COMMISSIONER RAMSEY OR WHETHER FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE WITH LENGTHS OF STAY BEYOND 50 DAYS.

MAYBE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE FOR MURDER CHARGES.

LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT -- WHAT SUBSET WE WANT TO TAKE A REALLY DEEP DIVE ON AND TRY TO MAKE A DIFF DIFFERENCE. AND PUNT ALL OUR RESOURCES IN THAT FOR A SHORT TIME AND IF WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND KNOW -- WE NEED -- IT IS GO-NO GO. REALLY QUICKLY TESTRD.

GO-NO GO. IF IT IS A "NO GO" MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING. WE WANT TO AVOID WHERE WE WIND UP WITH A NEW PROGRAM. WE DON'T -- WE DIDN'T ESTABLISH ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

SUCCESS FACTORS THAT WE WANTED. AND SO NOW WE ARE NOT MEAN SURE IF IT IS REALLY WORKING. IT JUST CONTINUES AND CONTINUES AND CONTINUES. WE NEED TO GO IN KNOWING WHAT WE WANT TO GET OUT OF IT AND TO BE ABLE CUT IT IF IT IS NOT WORKING. IF IT IS WORKING, THEN ADD TO IT. THEN JANUARY OF '24, WANT TO TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE PAIL SCALE INITIATIVE.

TRULT OF OFFICER SURVEY. A LOT OF DIVERSION PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE.

WHICH DEPARTMENT HAS THEM. I KNOW THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S POST OFFICE HAS MANY OF THE DIVERSION PROGRAMSES.

SO SEE WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON. THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE FOR THAT. THEN THE INITIAL LIST OF NONGENERAL FUND SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR POTENTIAL NEW INITIATIVES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT -- THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IN -- IN GOING TO DIRECTOR TRAINING ON THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, SHE MENTIONED WE DON'T USUALLY GET A LOT OF MONEY FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR THESE PROGRAMS. SHE SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEEDS SO LET'S START PUTTING OUR IDEAS TOGETHER WHICH IS DECEMBER 19, COME WITH A FEW IDEAS THAT THEN WE CAN HAVE ADVICE TO TALK TO A DELEGATION TO SEE WHAT IS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THAT AND WRITING UP THE FULL GRANT AND PUTTING THEM THROUGH TO HELP BRIDGE THROUGH AND GET US STARTED ON NEW INITIATIVES AND EXPANDING SOME INITIATIVES. SO THAT IS ONE WAY THAT I WANT US TO TRY TO THINK ABOUT SOME NONGENERAL FUND RESOURCES FOR SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES. THEN GRANULAR DATA.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE DATA ALREADY ON THE PRETRIAL DETENTION POPULATION. BY DEMOGRAPHICS HERE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, THEIR -- THEIR AGE OR MALE AND FEMALE. I AM THINKING ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHAT KIND OF CHARGES ARE THEY THERE ON.

YOU KNOW, DID THEY -- DID THEY QUALIFY FOR A BOND UNDER $10,000. OR THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE NOW MORE BONDS BEING WRITTEN OVER $10,000.

YOU KNOW, WHY? WHO IS IN THE JAIL THAT WE CAN MAYBE IDENTIFY THESE SUBSETS OF POPULATIONS THAT WE CAN START

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AND THEN OUR RAD DIVISION IS WORKING ON THE -- ON -- ON THE SUMMARY OF EXISTING ANALYSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK.

A LOT OF MONEY THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS SPENT ON THESE ANALYSIS AND REPORTS. WE DON'T WANT TO START FROM SCRATCH. WE NEED TO SEE THE REPORTS.

WHAT WE RECOMMENDED. WHAT WE TOOK, WHAT WE DIDN'T TAKE AND WHY. TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN PICK THROUGH. SOMETHING WE WANT TO TRY.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT -- THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON THIS PRESENTATION AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, SOME FOLKS WERE ASKING ME, ISN'T THIS TOO MUCH WORK FOR YOU ALL? AREN'T YOU STILL HIRING YOUR TEAM? DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES YOU NEED? WHEN I FIRST REORGANIZED OCA, I SAID, I DIDN'T WANT ANY MORE RESOURCES UNTIL I HIRED MY PEOPLE. I UNDERSTOOD, YOU KNOW, WITH MY BUDGET WAS. NOW THAT I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK, MAY BE COMING TO YOU NEXT YEAR FOR SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR.

HE SPECIFIC PROJECTS. SO THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT IF THEY WORK OR NOT. AND IT WOULD BE.

AT THIS POINT I THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING ASKING FOR GRANT FUNDED TYPE WHERE THEY HAVE AN END DATE SO WE ARE NOT COMMITTING TO SOMETHING THAT IF IT IS A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T WORK, WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP A COMPLEMENT OF STAFF AROUND.

YOU WILL BE SEEING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ME COMING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECTS DEPENDING AND NOT JUST RESOURCES FOR ME AND OCA, BUT RESOURCES FOR SOME OF THE PARTNER AGENCIES. AND WE WILL LOOK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PORTION. AND IF THEY ARE NOT EFFICIENT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE DATA.

AND IF WE CAN REALLOCATE FUNDING, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR

EVERYBODY. >> WHEN YOU SAID "GRANT ""ADMINISTRATOR RAMIREZ, IT REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING I KNOW HOW PROACTIVE OF SEEKING GRANTS. ONE OF THE GRANTS WAS A MACHINE -- A SECURITY MACHINE THAT CAN SCAN CAVITY, WHAT MAY BE CONTRABAND, ETC. A, WHEN DO WE KNOW IF WE GOT SELECTED AND B, WHEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO GET THE MACHINE.

>> I BELIEVE THAT REQUEST IS COMING THROUGH THE COUNTY'S BODY THAT REVIEW IS THE ARPA ASKS FOR FUNDING.

SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK

TO COURT. >> ARPA, NOT WITHIN WILDFIRE THE

FEDERAL OR OTHER GRANTS. >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT SLIDE ON INMATE POPULATION SNAPSHOT AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2023.

PRETTY MUCH THINGS, YOU KNOW, HAVEN'T REALLY MOVED VERY MUCH.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING TO -- TO GET -- GET THAT -- GET SOME MORE DATA UNDERNEATH THIS. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE AT BASICALLY AT FULL CAPACITY. NEXT SLIDE.

ON THE TCJS MANDATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL INMATE OUTSOURCING.

ADDITIONAL CONTRACT FOR CORE CIVIC.

ANOTHER SET OF INMATES TO BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF OUR JAIL.

AND SO THE INMATES BE -- WILL BEGIN TO BE MOVED OVER -- TRANSPORTED OVER NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER 12.

THEY WILL BE MOVED IN INCREMENTS OF 30.

AND ON A SCHEDULE THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS CON FIRMED.

THESE ARE ALL THE INMATES THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF HARRIS COUNTY BY TGJS.

AND REGULAR TRANSPORTS BACK AND FORTH DEPENDING ON TRIAL DATES AND OTHER MEETINGS NEED TO BE BROUGHT BACK FOR.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO HAS BEEN WORKING ON OTHER DEFISH EN STHEES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY TCJS.

SO -- AND OUR NEXT REPORT, WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. SO YOU CAN KNOW ALL THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING ON ADDRESSING THOSE -- THOSE DEFICIENCY. BUT WE ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK RIGHT NOW. NEXT SLIDE.

>> REALLY QUICKLY. ON THE OUTSOURCING POINT, I HEARD FEEDBACK FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT JUDGES THAT AT A TIME NOT A CLEAR PATHWAY IF A DEFENDANT IS NEEDED IN COURT FOR A PARTICULAR DATE, HEARING OR CASE SETTING.

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IT NEEDS TO BE CONTINUED FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS PROCESS AND IF IT IS A PROCESS FIX THAT WE CAN HELP.

AND WE ARE SPENDING LESS MONEY, YOU KNOW, OUTSOURCING THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR A LONGER PERIOD. AGAIN, WHERE ARE THOSE LEVERS.

AND I DON'T HAVE A FIRM GRASP WITH TRACKING MECHANISM.

>> WE WILL WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SEE WHAT THE PROCESS AND THE COURTS, OF COURSE.

SO THEN ON THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE SLIDE 14, THIS IS JUST -- JUST AN UPDATE. THE SENATE BILL 4 AND IT HAS BEEN PASSED IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE.

AND AS OF DECEMBER 4, THE GOVERNOR HAVEN'T SIGNED IT YET.

SLIDE 15, PROJECTS AND UPDATES. WE COVERED SOME OF THIS AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

AGAIN, JAIL UPDATE BY HARRIS HEALTH IS COMING ON JANUARY 9.

JOINT -- WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR THERE? BECAUSE I. I CONFESS GOING THROUGH THE HARRIS HEALTH IT HAS BEEN VAGUE. CAN WE HELP WITH THEM IDENTIFY ALONG WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHAT ARE THE SNAGS ALSO ON THE HEALTH CARE UPDATE SO IT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING TO US OPPOSED TO SOMETHING LIKE THE TRANSITION IS THIS MANY NURSES AND WHATEVER.

>> YEAH WE CAN DO THAT. ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING AREAS THAT WE HAD PRIOR DEFICIENCIES IN TCJS.

AND YOU KNOW, HOW THEY ADDRESSED THOSE.

SOMETIMES THE MEDICATIONS, HOW QUICKLY THEY WERE GETTING THEM TO THE INMATES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

WE WILL LOOK AT THAT AND SEE ON -- ON THOSE TYPES OF -- OF CRITERIA, BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN -- HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT OR WANTED TO FIND OUT, LET ME KNOW, AND WE WILL MEET WITH THE DOCTOR AND HIS STAFF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT -- IF THEY HAVE THAT DATA THAT THEY CAN --

>> I JUST DON'T KNOW, LIKE, WHAT -- WHAT IS THE OVERSIGHT OF -- IS THAT -- JASON, ARE YOU GUYS THEIR BOSS?

OR ARE WE THEIR BOSS? >> A GOOD QUESTION, JUDGE.

MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS, THE COURT APPROVES THE CONTRACT AND WE MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY CONTRACT AT THE SHERIFF'S

OFFICE. >> BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS' MILLAGE WHICH MAKES THEM THEIR MOST IMMEDIATE BOSS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT -- FROM YOU GUYS, WHAT DEFICIENCIES YOU IDENTIFIED. AND THE COUNTY IS ATTORNEY WILL SHUT ME DOWN A HOT SECOND, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS IN THE JAIL AND SOME HAVE BEEN RELATED IN THE CONTEXT OF HARRIS HEALTH PMENTD OF. AND I MEAN WHY DON'T WE START THERE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT.

I DON'T KNOW THE INS ANDS OF IT. BUT I KNOW MANY SYSTEM CAUSES OF THESE DEATHS. THAT SAID, WHEN YOU HAVE THESE STORIES OF PEOPLE DYING IN THE CUSTODY OF THE HEALTH CARE EN ENTITY, RED FLAG GOES UP.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW, THOUGH, WHO PROVIDES THAT OVERSIGHT.

NOT LIKE YOU CAN ASK THE INMATES HOW WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THE DOCTOR'S STATION. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT PAR HARRIS HEALTH HAVING AN UPDATE.

>> I THINK PROBABLY AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO STOP ON THE

CONVERSATION. >> I AM DONE.

THE END. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. WE WILL -- WE WILL THINK ABOUT

IT. >> THANKS.

>> YEAH. WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT SOME MORE. THEN ON THE PROCESSING CENTER HEARINGS. YOU ALREADY HEARD FROM MR. WELLS. THERE WAS A QUESTION LAST TIME ALSO ABOUT TECHNICAL VIOLATOR ANALYSIS.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO CSCD AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND PART OF IT -- WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DATA. AND THERE NEEDS TO BE QAQC OF THE DATA A DIFFERENCE IN THE CHARACTERIZATION AND WHAT THEY REPORTS. AND CCSD REPORTS.

SO THE NUMBERS DON'T MATCH WHEN YOU LOOK AT EITHER OF THEIR DASHBOARDS AND THEIR DATA. IT IS LIKE, OKAY, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHY ARE THEY DIFFERENT AND LET'S GET INTO A UNIFORM SET OF

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IN. UD >> CASE STIES WITH THE JAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. CASE STUDYIES WHAT WORKED AND WHAT NOT WORKED IN AT AREA THEO JAIL CONDITIS ARE RAMPANTOU ACROSS THE CNTRY AND A LOT OF EXAMPLES WHERE, YOU KNOW,E PROJECTS WER STOPPED FOR DIFFERENT REASONSIT PROJECTS MA FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. AN THEY WERE BUILT D IMMEDIATELYAI AT CAPACITY AGN. A LOT OF MISTAKES ARE GETTING MADE OUT THERE. I WOULD LOVE US TO LEARNET FROM THEM IF WE G TO THAT POINT. THOSE ARE CASEAF STUDIES I WANT STF TO START WORKING ON AND DEVELOPING FOR SOME OF THE BIG.

PROJECTS OUT THERE FROM THE LAST, YOU KNOW, FIVE, TEN YEARS. THEN A NEW VETERANS COURT DOCKET. LOOKING AT COMMISSIONER RAMSEY'S PROPOSAL AND AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN TALKING TO DIRECTOR LEWIS FROM VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT EXISTING INITIATIVES TO HELP VETERANS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

ARE THEY WORKING? DO THEY NEED -- NEED TO BE EXTENDED. DO WE NEED NEW PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT IS THE AREA THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT.

BODY WORN CAMERAS IN THE JAIL YOU HAVE A MORE FULL UPDATE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON THE 19TH BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND HOSPITAL SECURITY SECTIONS OF THE JAIL.

AND THEY ARE ROLLING OUT. BEGINS THIS WEEK FOR ALL THE DETENTION OFFICERS IN THE JAIL FACILITY.

AND THAT IS A REALLY BIG INVESTMENT THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS MAKING BECAUSE WE THINK IT IS GREAT BECAUSE THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE TRANSPARENCY OF DOING IN THE JAIL IS VERY POSITIVE. THAT WILL BE COMING AGAIN, AND WE ARE ALSO LIKELY HAVE OTHER UPDATES ON OTHER SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IN THE JAIL WILL HAVE TO TALK WITH THAT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, TO SEE IF SOME OF THEM ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT OUT THERE AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE -- NEED TO BE CONFIDENTIAL. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

SO THAT IS A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENING.

I HAVE TOLD STAFF -- AND I TOLD STAFF THIS IS A LOT OF CHURN.

A LOT OF WORK. BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THE MACRO LEVEL, WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY CHANGE YET, AND I KNOW THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO GET TO. SO WE -- WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE SEE IT. AND WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY DOING THE CHURN AT THE MICROLEVEL.

BUT WE WILL BE DOING CHANGES AT THE MACRO LEVEL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER SUPERVISE.

>> DIRECTOR RAMIREZ, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

I WILL ASK THE SAME QUESTION THAT COMMISSIONER GARCIA DID.

CHIEF OF STAFF SPENCER. YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON. COMBHAP WE SHOULD BE TARGETING.

WHAT OUR TOP PRIORITIES ARE. AND AS DIRECTOR RAMIREZ HAS SAID, WE HAVE BEEN CHURNING ON THIS AND NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF COOKING. WE MAYBE HAVE TOO MUCH COOKING.

FROM ANY CHAIR, WE MAY TRY TO BE DOING TOO MUCH.

I WOULD RATHER GET -- BE SUCCESSFUL AND I AM LOOKING AHEAD, MR. GARCIA. YOU DONE THIS.

BUT IF WE -- IF WE MONITOR AND DISCUSS SPECIFIC NUMBERS.

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THAT AN IMPORTANT NUMBER WE OUGHT TO TALK ABOUT OFTEN.

AND YOU CLEARLY IDENTIFIED DIRECTOR, ALL THE FACTORS AND, OF COURSE, CHIEF SPENCER, YOU LIVE IT, IN TERMS OF WHAT ALL THOSE FACTORS ARE. WE ARE KIND OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE COURT SYSTEM AND THE JAIL AND EVERYBODY ELSE AND WE ARE TRYING TO HELP, BUT I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY A GOOD YA EXAMPLE OF HOW COMPLICATED. HOW MANY VARIABLES AND PARAMETERS THERE ARE. I WANT TO KNOW WE ARE REGULARLY TALKING ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND WHERE WE DO SPEND OUR MONEY. WHERE WE DO TARGET LOW-HANGING FRUIT FROM 00 DAYS TO 190 I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING YOU ARE DOING, DIRECTOR. THAT IS NOT A POPOINT A LOT OF SOUP HERE AND THAT WILL BE GOOD. JUST LIKE GRANT PURSUITS.

I PURSUITED GRANTS FOR DECADES. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO IS LET OUR GRANTS DRIVE US. WE GET THE GRANT, THAT'S GREAT NUMBERS. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN 45 NUMBERS. I LIKE ABOUT FOUR.

IF WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND 230.

MY LAST QUESTION IS, ARE WE MEETING JAIL STANDARDS TODAY?

>> WE ARE OPTIMISTIC WHEN THE JAIL COMMISSION COMES BACK AND DOES THEIR NEXT COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF OUR OPERATION IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE ARE GOING TO PASS. WE ARE WORKING EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING APPROPRIATE STAFF INMATE RATIOS.

I THINK YOU HEARD EARLIER THAT WE WENT ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE MONTH WITH NO ONE STAYING IN THE JPC FOR A 48-HOUR LIMIT.

AND WE ARE -- THERE ARE DOZENS OF MARKERS THAT THE JAIL COMMISSION LOOKS AT. AND WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE ONES THAT WE HAVE MISSED. WHILE ALSO NOT LETTING OUR GUARD DOWN ON THE ONE WE PASSED. FOOD PREPARATION, CLEANLINESS.

WE HAVE BEEN HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK THE LAST FEW INSPECTIONS AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT TAKING OUR EYE OFF THAT BALL AS WELL. AND THAT WE GET CHECKS ON EVERY

ONE OF THOSE. >> AS -- WHAT WE ARE DOING COMPLEMENTS WHAT YOU NEED. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THAT NEXT JAIL COMMISSION REVIEW AND THAT SHOULD BE OUR FOCUS AS WELL. ARE WE DOING THE THINGS NECESSARY TO HELP THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE GET THERE.

>> RIGHT, EXACTLY. AND WE DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT ANY FAILURES. AND, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD.

BECAUSE THAT ONLY MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONIES AND MORE INMATES. AND IT IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US. AND FOR THE INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR VICTIMS AND FOR EVERYTHING.

SO, YEAH, WE ARE IN ALL ALIGNMENT ON -- WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON ALL OF THE BALL THAT ARE UP IN THE AIR ON THIS.

>> I WILL ADDED TO THAT. YOU ARE EXACTLY CORRECT.

PASSING THAT NEXT INSPECTION AND GETTING COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE IS THE TOP PRIORITY. EVEN MORE THAN THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IN SIMPLE TERMS, PEOPLE WHO COME INTO OUR JAIL ARE SAFE. THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OUR JAIL ARE SAFE. THAT THEY LEAVE IN AS GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION AS WHEN THEY CAME IN.

IF WE ARE DOING THAT, WHAT WE PASS INSPECTION, I WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE OUR JAIL AND THE SHERIFF WANTS THE PEOPLE WHO LEAVE OUR JAIL LEAVE THERE SAFE AND HEALTHY AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE TO BE SAFE AND HEALTHY AND SOMETHING -- NOT ANY COMMUNITY TAKES PRIDE IN THEIR JAIL, BUT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT AS SOMETHING THAT IS RUN CORRECTLY.

AND THAT TAKES CARE OF PEOPLE AND TREATS PEOPLE LIKE HUMANS.

>> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> IF I COULD JUST CHIME IN.

I USED TO SAY THAT -- YOU KNOW, COMPANY IN THE COUNTY JAIL AIN'T

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SO I WANT TO PUT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN CONTEXT IN TERMS OF THE INSPECTION. AND THAT IS THAT -- THERE WERE SOME -- LIKE, GROUND EFFICIENCIES AND STAFFING ISSUES, BUT THAT'S LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS UP AGAINST THAT. AND THAT IS WHY THIS WHOLE RETENTION OF OUR DETENTION STAFF IS SO CRITICAL.

AND THAT HAS TO BE PUT IN CONTEXT.

THE SHERIFF CANNOT SNAP HIS FINGERS AND MAKE PEOPLE APPEAR.

THE SECOND THING THAT IS CHALLENGING IS, THE AGE OF THE FACILITIES. SO I JUST HOPE THAT Y'ALL ARE HOLDING THE CONTRACTORS' FEET TO THE FIRE.

YOU KNOW, I HAD -- I HAD PARTICULAR PROBLEMS WITH ARROWMARK WHEN THEY WERE RUNNING OUR FACILITY AND THAT'S WHY I FIRED THEM. SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE -- THOSE THINGS ARE KEY. BUT I KNOW THAT ONE CAN'T BE HELPED AND THE OTHER HAS TO BE WATCHED VERY CAREFULLY.

>> COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU PUT INTO INTO THIS, DEANNA. I DO THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH. I THINK IF QUESTION KEEP DOING THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST, IT REALLY WON'T GET BETTER I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES YOU HAVE WITH MEETING JAIL KIDS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE IN IT.

AND COMMISSIONER GARCIA, YOU ARE RIGHT.

THEY KEEP COMING BACK. BECAUSE WE KEEP IT UP LONGER, WE HAVE TO START THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX ABOUT IF THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE AN SOME HAVE TO FIND AMOUNT STIFFS TO KEEP THEM FROM COMING BACK.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY INDEPENDENT ACTORS IN THE SPACE INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CJCC WHEN UNGO THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS BECAUSE ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE IS INDEPENDENTLY NOT ABLE TO GET -- AND I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING AT WHAT OUR PEERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE DOING.

A GOOD THING THAT WE MOVED THE HEALTH CARE AND THE SHERIFF WANTED TO DO IT TO FOLKS WHO FOCUS ON HEALTH CARE.

AND PART OF THE EMPHASIS ON DOING THAT WAS SO THAT WE COULD FOCUS ON THE PIECE WE HAVE TO DO SINCE WE ARE HOUSING HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY. AND AT SOME POINT, IF WE MAKE A DECISION WHAT TO DO WITH FACILITIES THOUGHTFUL WAY, 500, HALF A BILLION DOLLARS AND STRUCTURAL ISSUES CAN BE SOLVED WHEN YOU PATCH IT UP. WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO WHATEVER THAT NEXT STEP IS. I THINK NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE PLACES, EVEN WITH PROBLEMS THEY HAD AS THEY TOOK A FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ON WHAT YOU DO.

BUT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU, YOU SHOULD TRY TO SPEND TIME.

NOT JUST FOLKS WITH THAT CJCC, BUT MOST OF THEM END UP INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED HOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT WORKS.

WILL YOU DO A GOOD JOB. THE SHERIFF HAS.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA, YOUR EXPERIENCE AND GO MEET WITH STATE FOLKS AND COME IN. I MADE REFERENCE TO THE EAR SIDE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO HAVE FOLKS COME DOWN HERE AND JERK OUR CHAIN. AND THE CHAIN --

>> I HAVEN'T GOT -- >> THE CHAIN IS MUCH JERKING THEN AS IT NEEDS NOW. I AM STILL AS COMMITTED TO WHAT THEY DO. IF THE SAY GO DOWN THERE AND MAKE A SURPRISE INSPECTION, BUT WE ARE HOUSING THAT MANY PEOPLE FOR THAT LONG IN A FACILITY THAT HASES THAT MANY PROBLEMS.

>> COMMISSIONER ELLIS, YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT ON THE JJCC.

I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE WHEN YOU DO THESE STUDIES AND IDENTIFY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE UNSTUCK, THEY BECOME AGENDA ITEMS FOR

THE CCJC. >> NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE TALK OF

IT -- >> I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER RAMSEY'S -- THAT WE CAN'T DO IT AT ONCE.

TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT BUT ON THE 90 COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF YOU GUY'S LEADERSHIP CHIEF.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO. BUT DOING AN EVENT ON THE DIVERSION PROGRAM AND MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSE.

AND I SAID, WELL, HOW COME -- BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR DIVERSION IS QUITE LIMITED.

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YOU KNOW DIVERSION, AND YOU ARE STILL PUNISHED AFTERWARDS, I DON'T KNOW. WHAT CAN WE TO DO SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH PIECE OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE COMMITTED A MORE SERIOUS CRIMES BECAUSE IF WE ARE REAL HONEST ABOUT IT.

AND THE DATA BEARS OUT, THEY HAVE SOME SERIOUS CHALLENGES AND EVENTUAL MALI THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUT.

SO THEN -- THE SAME WHEELS. AND I THINK THIS IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND BOUNCING OFF YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER

ELLIS. >> AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND STAYING LONGER THAN THEY WERE STAYING SHERIFF, COMMISSIONERS.

IN THE OLD DAYS. I WOULD JUST ASSUME IF SOMEONE COMES IN WITH A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE AND YOU IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, YOU COME OUT WITH THE WORST MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.

WHAT I AM KIND OF APPLYING. KEEPING IT THAT LONG.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT, HEY, IT'S A CYCLE.

IF IT IS NOT THE SAME PERSON, MAYBE SOMEBODY IN THAT FAMILY OR IN THAT CIRCLE WITH THOSE ISSUES.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU TO MR. WELLS FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

SO NO ACTION ON ITEM 11. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 27.

>> CAN WE LOOK AT 263? >> 263.

>> AND GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THAT, SINCE THIS IS SOMEWHAT

FRESH ON OUR MIND. >> GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER

RAMSEY. >> SO I WAS TALKING TO COLONEL LEWIS TODAY ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE VETERANS AND THE VETERANS IN JAIL AND THE NUMBERS 2700 VETERANS PASSED THROUGH THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL LAST YEAR. THE ANNUAL NUMBER.

ANY ONE DAY, THE AVERAGE IS 300 -- ON ANY ONE DAY.

SOE WHAVE A SIGNIFICANTUM NBER OFET VERANS AS PART OF THIS POPULATION. MOSTET VERANSES RPOND VERYL WEL TOI -- THINK THE -- THE VETERANSIN ADMISTRATIONVI SERCE MODEL. MANYAN VETERS CAN BETE DIVERD WITHAM PROGRMING. A LOT OFAM PROGRS THATIV CAN GE IMMEDIATE HELP ANDRT SUPPO FORV TERANS. TH I INK THE --EL THE MOD ISCA PABLE OFG HANDLINAT DELIBERE ANDE- RAPID RENTRY. PROGRAMOU IF Y WERE IN JAIL 30 DAYS, YOU ARE GOING TO BE DISQUALIFIED FOA FEDEL FUNDED SERVICES BECAUSE OF -- OF INHUD. OTHER WORDS,NG YOU ARE GOI TO LOSEG. YOUR HOUSIN YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE A LOT ARE SUPPORTWI ASSOCIATED TH THAT. JUST ON ERANS ARE ARE A -- ON A -- WE -- I THINKLD WE SHOU LOOK ATAL THEM SPECIFICLY BECAUSE THERE ARE SOURCESAR -- THERE EHE RESOURCES OUT TREE AVAILABLTO OUR VETERANS THATN IF WE CADO, I SMTHINK, SOME ART THINGS RELATED TO THE VETERANS,OM WE CAN GET THEM SE HELP WHEREHEY NEED IT THERE. WE JUST CUT THE RIBBON ON A TUNNELSES TO TOWER FACILITY. I PRECINCT 3 MYT WORD. YOU GOALL THESE RESOURCES AND AVAILABLE TO OUR VETERANS A LOT OF THEM COULD END UP IN JAIL. GIVE THEM THE SERVICES SO THEY DON'T GET INTO THAT VICIOUS CYCLE.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS.

>> THE VETERANS ROLE WE PLAY IS SIGNIFICANT.

IDI SPOKE FROM THE BROTHERS IN ARMS PROGRAM.

WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR TWO YEARS NOW.

AND RECIDIVISM RATE. AND CUTS DOWN ON THE JAIL POPULATION PROBLEM. BUT AS A COMMISSIONER MENTIONED, THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT THERE.

WHAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING IS THAT THERE IS A BIG GAP.

WE ARE ABLE TO WORKTH WITH THEM WHILE THEY ARE IN E JAIL.

OBVIOUSLY A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE AT THAT TIME.

WHEN WE GET OUT OF JAIL, THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

WHERE THE BIG GAP IS. IF WE DON'T CATCH THEM GETTING OUT OF THE JAIL WITH SOME TYPE OF RESOURCES, LEFT AND RIGHT RIGHT BACK WITH THE OLD CROWD AND BACK IN TROUBLE.

GUESS WHAT -- >> 48 TO 72 HOURS.

>> ABSOLUTELY, YES, SIR. NOW WE FIND THEM IN JAIL FOUR FOR FIVE MONTHS LATER AND JUST A CYCLE THAT KEEPS REPEATING.

AGAIN RESOURCE OUT THERE. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN GET IN

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THESE RESOURCES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

BUT ALSO, WITH THE VETERAN WHO MAY BE -- YOU KNOW, GOT POST TRAUMATIC STRESS. SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.

SAW SOME OF THEIR FRIENDS KILLED IN COMBAT.

MAYBE THEY SAW SOME OF THEIR FRIENDS KILLED IN COMBAT AND A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL ISSUES GOING ON.

GETTING THEM TO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NECESSARY AND NOT JUST LEAVING THEM CONNECTED TO SUBSTANCES THAT OFTEN THE VA.

THEY GET FROM THE VA AND THESE KIND OF PLACES.

THAT IS A VITAL COMPONENT. THE AGAIN, THE RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE. THE GAP IS GETTING THEM TO THE RESOURCES. I KNOW HERE IN HOUSTON, ONLY 28% OF THOSE ELIGIBLE FORU FOR V.A. HEALTH CARE GO TO THE V.A.

A LOT OF THEM ARE USING THE COUNTY RESOURCE.

WE CAN GET THEM CONNECTED TO THE V.A. WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS AND REF SOURCE FOR THEM AND WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN HELP THE VETERANS.

>> COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> IT IS GETTING LATE IN THE DAY. AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY WILL BE VETE

VETERANS? >> IF IT IS 300 ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND WE HAVE OVER 9,000 IN A GIVEN DAY OF AVERAGE DAILY

POPULATIONS. >> SO I WANT TO STRESS TO YOU, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT.

I PASSED A BILL WHEN I WAS IN LEGISLATURE TO CREATE THE VETERANS COURT. ONE OF THE IDEA THAT SOMEONE IN WISCONSIN CAME TO ME AND WE PASSED.

WASN'T SOMETHING IN THE COUNTY ASKED FOR.

HE HAPPENED TO SEE THAT IN GOVERNMENT MAGAZINE.

I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN US LOOKING, COLLEAGUES, AT WHATEVER HAS WORKED ON THE VETERANS. IF WE CAN GET THE RUN, GO TAKE IT. AND COOK AND CHICAGO, THEY TOOK THE MONEY FROM OBAMACARE BY THE WAY TO HELP THEM TO DEAL WITH HEALTH CARE ISSUES IN THE JAIL, PARTICULAR LIE MENTAL HEALTH.

JUST AS WE HAVE ABLE TO DO FOR VETERANS BEFORE THAT.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO PARTICULARLY AFTER THIS PANDEMIC WHEN A HOST OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE TO GET THEM OUT AS WELL. AND NO WAY TO TAKE AWAY FROM DOING THAT. PARTICULARLY IF THERE IS ANOTHER SOURCE TO PAY FOR IT. IF QUICK GET THEM IN A HAVEU V.A. GET THEM OUT NOT TO LOSE BENEFITS, WE OUGHT TO DO THAT. I AGREE, WE DON'T WANT TO JUST GO IN AND GRANT -- PUT SO MUCH ON THE PLATE THAT WE DON'T DO ANYTHING. NOR DO WE WANT TO CLAIM VICTORY BECAUSE WE DO JUST SMALLER THINGS.

I MEAN, WE GOT A CRISIS HERE THAT IS CLEARLY OUT OF CONTROL.

SO I JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT. >> I WILL ALSO STAY SAY FROM MY OWN PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, I WILL CONSIDER THIS A GET MACHINE OUT AN OF-JAIL FREE. USING THE MODEL IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT FROM SOME SIMILARITIES THERE A THAT WE CAN

USE. >> WHATEVER WORKS, WE LOOK AT -- WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE MROO BECAUSE OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY WILL BE DOING WITH MONEY FROM THE BIDEN ARPA PACKAGE.

AND THAT WILL BE GONE SOON. AND WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON WITH THE MONEY WE DO HAVE WHAT WE DO. AND BE CREATIVE EVEN WHEN OUR FRIENDS IN AUSTIN, WHEN WE DREW DOWN THAT FEDERAL MONEY, IT IS OUR MONEY. THAT WILL PUT A BIG DENT, IN DEALING WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CAN USE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT MONEY TO HELP GET MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CITY FOLKS THAT ARE RECYCLING IN AND OUT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE FURTHER THING THAT COMMISSIONER RAMSEY POINTED OUT. FOR A VETERAN, SERVICE CONNECTED THROUGH THE V.A. THAT GIVES A MONTHLY STIPEND, IF YOU WILL.

ONCE WE CROSS THE 30-DAY THRESHOLD.

LOSE THAT AND REDUCED. ALSO ONCE YOU CROSS THE 30-DAY THRESHOLD, YOU ARE NOW NOT CONSIDERED HOMELESS WHICH BRINGS UP TWO ISSUES ONCE YOU EXIT JAIL.

AGAIN BACK TO THAT GAP. WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM.

WHERE DO WE TAKE THEM. WHERE DO WE GET THEM FOR TREATMENT. RESOURCES OUT THERE.

THE HUGE GAP OF CONNECTING THOSE AND A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE FOUND AS A DEPARTMENT. AND WE STEPPED UP TO TRY TO --

>> WITH DIVERSION PROGRAMS? IF WE CAN DIVERT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GET A RECORD --

>> YES, SIR. >>THE MILITARY WILL BE A PLACE WHERE MANY OF THEM COULD GO TO GET OUT OF CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THEY ARE IN. SO THAT IS WHY THE DIVERSION PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY IF WE CAN GET THEM BEFORE THEY GET A

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NEVER BEEN IN HERE BUT YOU CAN HELP THEM STAY ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW. THANK YOU.

>> COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.

DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ITEM. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE DETENTION STATUS AND EXACTLY THE SAME POPULATIONS THAT WE ARE TARGE TARGETING.

SO KNOW THIS IS STUCK IN THE ARPA PROCESS.

AND I WILL SIMPLY SAY THAT THERE IS -- THERE IS A CONCURRENT ELEMENT TO COMMISSIONER RAMSEY IS WORKING ON.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO GIVE THAT SOME THOUGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN THAT -- IN THAT PROCESS.

BUT IT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO --

>> THE PROCESS -- TO USE ARPA MONEY TO DO IT?

>> YEAH, YEAH. AND -- AND CONCURRENTLY, NOT RELATED DIRECTLY, BUT SIMILAR TOO.

I THINK THAT WE -- FIRST OF ALL, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND COMMISSIONER ELLIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THE LEG. LEJ.

BUT JUDGE CARTER WAS THE ELECTIONS COURT JUDGE.

I SAW THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, I WAS SURPRISED THERE WAS SOME DISCONNECT. SIMILAR TO OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CIRCUMSTANCE, I BOO ASK FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO SAY ALL THAT YOU ARE MOTION LAYS OUT HERE, BUT ALSO TO SAY AND TO -- AND TO DO THE SAME WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IS THAT -- IS THAT -- IS THAT FOR YOU -- IS THAT -- IS THAT GOOD TO -- TO MOVE TO HAVE NOT VETERANS SERVICE BUT TO HAVE A REVIEW OF THE DOMESTIC -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT AND DOCUMENT REVIEW TO ENSURE IT IS ALIGNED.

COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, WOULD YOU SUPPORT THAT AS A FRIENDLY

AMENDMENT. >> AS BEING PART OF GOING ON

THE LEJ DOCKET. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THE DOCKET.

BUT TO LOOK AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT AND OR DOCKET TO ENSURE THERE IS ALIGNMENT TO WHAT YOU ARE ACCOMPLISHING HERE.

>> I THINK -- I THINK IT HAS OTHER APPLICATIONS.

I MEAN, THE MOTION BASS TO HAVE VETERAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT, CRIMINAL, COUNTY AND DISTRICT COURTS AND THE BUDGET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT A VETERANS DOCKET BASED ON THE FRAMEWORK SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING REC DOCKET FOR A PROPOSAL TO BE MADE JANUARY 9, 2024 COURT. BUT YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING AND LOOK AT DOING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE SAME KIND OF COURT. AGAIN, IT IS AT RICK DOCKET, JUST TIME LLINE AND I WOULD THI THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE 30, 45-DAY WINDOW THAT YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH IT.

I THINK I WILL BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE THAT IN TERMS OF, AGAIN, NOT ANOTHER THING FOR TO YOU DO, DIRECTOR, LOOK CAN AT DIFFERENT THINGS. AND YOU HAVE SOME STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR THIS ONE AND PROBABLY THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

>> I THINK THERE IS SOME SIMILARITY THERE.

AND SO, JAY, CAN YOU HELP ME OUT IN FIGURING OUT HOW TO ALIGN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GOAL WITH VETERANS COURT HERE.

THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK 6 THE EXISTING DOCKET AND REVIEW

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SIMILARLY. >> SURE, LET ME TRY TO EDIT IT.

>> COMMISSIONER BRIONES. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, VERY, VERY MUCH. DEPUTY DIRECTOR WILLIAMS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND COMMISSIONER RAMSEY FOR BRINGING THIS. AND I HAVE THE DEEPEST RESPECT FOR VETERANS AND WE NEED TO BE DOING MORE, ABSOLUTELY.

I KIND OF WITH MY LAWYER, FORMER JUDGE HAT, I AM VERY INTERESTED IN EXPLORING WHAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE AND HOW WE CAN STRUCTURE IN A VERY HOLISTIC WAY TO REALLY GET THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE FEDERAL BENEFITS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILED CURRENTLY.

AND HOW THAT WAS COMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE WORK OF THE COURT.

SO I WOULD JUST BE VERY INTERESTED IN A VERY HOLISTIC ANALYSIS. AND THEN IN ORDER TO BENEFIT THIS FOR SUCCESS. AND NEED THE COOPERATION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND I WOULD LOVE THE BUDGETARY PLAN AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ALIGNMENT IN A VERY HOLISTIC WAY. I LOVE THE IDEA THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I CARE THE MOST ABOUT.

AND I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR.

BUT IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, TOO SEPARATE

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THIS POINT. >> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE BEGUN SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR TRYING TO GET THE PIECES TOGETHER.

TRYING TO GET A COALITION COM COMING. SOMETHING WE -- SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

>> SO I THINK -- WE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT LIKE MISSION.

>> WE HAVE SO MANY IDEAS FOR THE JAIL AND JCC AND THE SHERIFF NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE EACH THING FITS AND JUST LIKE VETERANS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, MENTAL HEALTH WE HAVE IDEAS FOR OUR SORT OF DIVERSION DOCKET FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, SO I WONDER WHERE THIS FALLS INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS.

I THINK OBVIOUSLY THE SUPPORT FOR VETERANS NEEDS TO BE LARGER SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS NUMBER ONE I THOUGHT THAT WE ALREADY HAD A SPECIALTY COURT FOR VETERANS, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS.

>> WE DO HAVE A VETERANS TREATMENT COURT JUDGE THE CAPACITY IS AN ISSUE. WE HAVE A FEDERAL AND MISDEMEANOR COURT. THEY TAKE ABOUT 40 PEOPLE CAPACITY A YEAR. ARGUMENT WOULD BE 2700 A YEAR.

WE ARE NOT EVEN SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.

>> SO, IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT

COMMISSIONER IS PROPOSING? >> YES.

NOW, THERE'S A TREATMENT BECAUSE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THEY GO THROUGH INTERVIEW PROCESS HAND SELECTED TO BE PART OF THAT PROGRAM AND IT'S A TYPICALLY A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM WHERE THERE IS MENTAL HEALTH INVOLVED. THERE'S MAYBE SUBSTANCE TREATMENT, THE V.A. IS INVOLVED, BUT I THINK TO BE FAIR, HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN JAIL WHO WOULD OTHERWISE QUALIFY IF

NOT FOR CAPACITY ISSUE? >> SO YOU THINK CURRENTLY THIS DOESN'T HAVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND WHAT IS PROPOSED HAS WRAPAROUND SERVICES SHE THEY BOTH DO.

>> WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? >> SO THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S A VERY FORMAL PROGRAM IN THE JUSTICE PROCESS.

IN OTHER WORDS THERE'S 4-5 DIFFERENT COMPONENTS INVOLVED.

IT'S STRUCTURED BUT THEY ONLY TAKE ABOUT 40 PEOPLE A YEAR.

>> I'M SEEING THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE SCALE OF THE PROGRAM OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT, IS THERE ANOTHER DIFFERENCE

BEYOND THE SCALE? >> THE SCALE IS THE BIG PIECE.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE AND I WOULD SUGGEST COMMISSIONER RAMSEY THAT PERHAPS THEY COULD LOOK INTO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THE FEASIBILITY THE FISCAL COST OF ESTABLISHING VETERAN DOCKET IDENTIFIED BEST PRACTICES AND FEASIBLE OPTIONS TO REDUCE THE VETERANS TIME IN JAIL AND REENTRY OUTCOMES REDUCE RECIDIVISM BUT I WOULD PUT THAT ALONGSIDE WITH OTHER ALTERNATIVE DOCKETS BECAUSE I THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT LIKE LACKING CONTEXT ON WE TALKED ABOUT THE JAIL OVERALL AND THEN WE ARE TAKING THIS PIECE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, AND YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT DONE TALKING ABOUT VETERANS THIS CAMP LOGAN BUT I THINK IT'S A MUCH BIGGER ISSUE AND I WOULD THINK THAT VETERANS SPECIFIC SERVICES WOULD BEST SERVE VETERANS RATHER THAN JUST PUTTING THEM THROUGH THE GENERAL POPULATION SERVICES AND SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE HOWEVER MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND MAYBE WE DO THE BETTER ONES FIRST AND THE MENTAL HEALTH ONE LATER BUT I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN IN THE CONTEXT OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND WHERE WE ARE

CHOOSING TO FOCUS ON THE JAIL. >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE MOTION IS ABOUT. THEY'LL COME BACK AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO STCO. IT MAYOM CE BACKND A SAY YOU KNOW,HI TS COSTS INOT THERE BUT LET'S LOOKIT AT .

I WOULDSI CONDERS THIA BETA TEST OF AKE DOCT ANDBE MAY CAN YOU DOOM THE DESTIC VIOLENCE ANA KE A SIMILAR APPROACH BUT EAST TAKING 30 DAYS AND GOING TAKINGK A LOOAT ITIN BRINGG IT BACK WITH THE COST AND WHETHER THISEN MAKES SSE WHAT THE IS.OURCE BUT THE OTHER SIDE W OF THISE GOT A TO HAVE COURTLL THAT WI TAKEIN IT AND BEGRY ABLE TO TANO SWER THOSE INE 30 DAYS WAREIN DAYS I KNOW MOREN 30 THAN WENO DO RIGHT W. AR IT'S HD TOHI DECIDE ANYTNG

RIGHT>> NOW. WE NEEDT TO KNOW JUSTOSH

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I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. SO COULD WE DO THAT? COULD WE ADD OTHERTS SPECIALTY COUR AND NOT PUT THE TIMELINE OR PUT THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024?

>> SO, ARE YOUIT TRYING TO BRIN BACK THE NEXT ONE?

>> NO, JANUARY. >> I JUST ASK PLEASE THERE HAS TO BE ALIGNMENT OR SPONSOR COURT OR THE TWO MAIN ONES MAKING SURE THAT THE A HOLISTIC APPROACH AND THERE IS BEST POSITIONING.

I THINK THAT IS KEY. EVEN A PLAN WITHOUT THE BUY IN HAS TO BE MARRIED, THE I BEST POSITION.

>> DON'T MIND SEEINGT THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEX YEAR.

>> GIVE US ENOUGH TIME. >> WE RUN OUR TRAPS.

>> UNLESS THERE'S SOME MODEL BECAUSE I WOULD ASK IF IT COMES BACK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A FRACTION OF THE POPULATION IN THE JAIL I WOULDN'T US TO BE GUILTY OF, IT'S AMAZING WHEN I CREATED THAT VETERANS COURT I LEARNED SOMETHING IN AUSTIN.

I CAN GO PASS A LOT OF THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTED ANYWAY BUT I THROW VETERAN ON IT AND PULL OUT THE FLAG CAN I GET THE SUPPORT SO THE OLD RUN AROUND AND I'M GLAD I DID THE VETERANS COURT. IT'S GREAT PRESS CONFERENCE BUT IT DIDN'T DO THAT MUCH. I COULDN'T GET MY COLLEAGUES TO FOCUS ON BROAD ISSUES SO I WOULD SAY EXPECTFULLY GIVEN TIME TO LOOK AND SEE AND WHAT OTHER SPECIALIZED DOCKETS OR SERVICES MAYBE SOMEBODY'S DOING AS WELL. IF THERE'S SOME ENTITY TO GO PAY FOR IT WE OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT IT COSTS AND I THINK WHEN IT COMES BACK, GIVE IT TIME, IT IS WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I THINK THINGS ARE ABOUT TO SLOW DOWN A BIT IN TERMS OF DOING A LOT OF QUALITY RESEARCH BECAUSE ANNUAL TIME IS ABOUT TO SHOW UP.

SO, I'D SAY GIVE IT ENOUGH TIME TO BACK.

>> FIRST QUARTER. >> THOUGHT OUT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. >> COULD THE MOTION COULD WOULD HAVE THE COUNTY COURT STAKEHOLDERS OCA AND BUDGET OFFICE DEVELOP OR CONSIDER A VETERANS DOCKET AND OTHER SPECIALTY COURTS BASED ON THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXISTING RIG DOCKET AND FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024?

>> YES, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> YES JUDGE I WOULD LIKE TO IF WE COULD ADD JUST SPELL OUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER SPECIALTIES.

>> SO HERE GOES, MOVE TO HAVE VSD COUNTY COURT JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS OCA AND THE BUDGET CONSIDER A VETERANS DOCKETS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOCKET MENTAL HEALTH DOCKETS AND OTHER SPECIALTY COURTS BASED ON THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXISTING RICK DOCKET AND UPDATE OFFICIALS QUARTER 2024.

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO AVENIDA ANYTHING BUT GO GET BUY IN.

>> COMMOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY SECOND BY GARCIA.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> BY THE WAY COMMISSIONER GARCIA THE GUY SIT TO GO YOUR RIGHT IS A BIG DREAMER.

>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE ABOUT TO SAY A BIG DRINKER.

>> IT'S GETTING LATE. >> LET ME SAY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON VETERANS VILLAGE. GREAT IDEA BUT HE WAS WAY OUT

HERE. >> THAT'S THE WAY I WANT IT.

>> YOU GOT THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN THEN.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> LET'S MOVE ON TO 27 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

THIS IS ON A BUDGET SOFTWARE PURCHASE.

>> YEAH, BUDGET DIRECTOR JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

IT'S IDENTIFIED AS 1.7 MILLION GIVE OR TAKE AS THERE'S MORE TO

COME AFTER THAT. >> SO THAT IS THE ENTIRE PROJECT. WE SPEND A GOOD PORTION OF THAT TO DO THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.

OUR ENTIRE BUDGET SPROS NOW IN THE BINGE IT, I'M SORRY, IN THE BUDGET SOFTWARE WHICH IS ACTIVE TODAY AND IS INTEGRATED WITH PEOPLE SOFT AND SOME OTHER SYSTEMS WHAM WE ARE ASKING FOR THAT LAST BID OF COMMERCIAL PAPER IS TO HAVE THE SURRENDER COME IN AND HELP CREATE THE PATHWAY FOR US TO BE ABLE IMPLEMENT OUR GRANTS AND POTENTIALLY CIP PLANNING BUT MUCH OF THAT WORK WE CAN DO INTERNALLY ONCE THE VENDOR COMES

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BACK. >> IS THERE ANNUAL SOFTWARE

COST? >> NO, WE PURCHASED IT OUTRIGHT.

>> SO NO ANNUAL COST? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

TLTSZ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WE PAY FOR BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE GOT IT, IT'S OURS, WE CAN CUSTOMIZED IT.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 50 IS YOURS.

>> YES, JUDGE I WILL BE BRIEF BUT EXCITED.

THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF MY REVIVE TO THRIVE IN THE CITY OF FRINGE WOOD THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BLACKHAWK BOULEVARD WHICH WE ARE DOING AS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT IT'S A MILLION POINT EIGHT MILES OF CONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AND SIDEWALKS BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION COST AMOUNTS TO $6.8 MILLION WITH HALF FROM FRINGE WOOD AND THE OTHER HALF FROM [INDISTINCT] BUILDING ON ONGOING COLLABORATION IN PHASE ONE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS BRINGING OUR COMBINED PARTNERSHIP . . . WITH THE PRECINCT CONTRIBUTING 4.6 OF IT SO JUST EXCITED THAT PARTNERSHIP AND I MOVE AS

PRESENTED. >> SECOND INTO MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA SECTION BY BRIONOES.

NEXT ITEM 82, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER RAMSEY FLAGGED THAT

ONE. >> IT'S --

>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR ON HAVING EMPLOYED APPRECIATE DINNER I NOTED THAT WE HAVE GOT A LOT EMPLOYEES THAT NEED APPRECIATING AND JUST BEING SURE I UNDERSTAND THE PARAMETERS OF MEALS I'M LOOKING AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SO IF WE WANT TO HAVE EQUALLY POSITIVE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DINNERS THAT'S ALL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT WE CAN DO.

>> YES, IN THE CONTEXT OF EMPLOYEE APPRECIATES AND EMPLOYEE MORALE. IT'S ALLOWED.

>> MAKE A MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY SECOND BY ELLIS.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED SOMEBODY MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 99 BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY I RECOMMEND WE TAKE IT UP WITH 172 BECAUSE HIRE BOTH ABOUT ACCESS

HARRIS COUNTY. >> YES, THAT WAS AGAIN $569,000 TERM AGREEMENT THROUGH MARCH 2024.

HOW IS THIS FUNDED? >> COMMISSIONERS ROBINSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, IT'S FUNDED THROUGH OUR DISTRICT FUNDING WHICH CAME THROUGH THE STATE'S 1115 MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMMING SO IT'S APPLIED UPON FOR ONE TIME COST NOT ONGOING FUNDING SOURCE SO WE HAVE CRITERIA HOW

WE USE THOSE DOLLARS. >> AND THE SCOPE OF THIS IS [INDISTINCT] WHAT WILL THEY BE DOING?

>> SO, THIS IS REALLY RELATED TO THE FALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCESS INITIATIVE SPECIFICALLY WE MADE SOME TREMENDOUS PROGRESS FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT WE STARTED THIS INITIATIVE.

WE KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE SAFETY NET DEPARTMENTS AND SO, WE COULDN'T HAVE ANTICIPATED IN TERMS OF THE ENCRYPTION NEEDS AND THE DATA FORMATTING NEEDS SO THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE USED TO HELP US INSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE DATA AND THE FORMATTING OF THE DATA ALLOWS US TO MATCH ACROSS THE DIFFERENT SAFETY NET SYSTEMS TO GIVE US THE INFORMATION WE NEED ABOUT PARTICIPANTS IN THE ACCESS INITIATIVE AND THOSE THAT ARE IN SAFETY NET PROGRAMMING OVERALL.

>> SO, THE ERNST AND YOUNG WILL BE WORKING WITH THE FIRM

SELECTED IN 172? >> NO, SIR.

THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENCES ITEMS AND ERNST AND YOUNG IS WORKING ON THE TECHNOLOGY ITEM 172 IS AROUND CONTRACTING FOR TRAINING OF THE ACCESS STAFF. SO THOSE ARE STAFF ACROSS THE VARIOUS DEMOCRATS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND IN THE COMMUNITY ON HOW TO DO VARIOUS INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, CARE COORDINATION ET CETERA SO IT'S REALLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND

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>> OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION ON 99.

>> SECOND. >> I WANT TO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS

ON 172. >> COMMISSIONER ELLIS QUESTION?

>> IS IT FEDERAL MONEY? >> DISTRICT MONEY CAME IN FROM MEDICAID BUT ONCE IT HIT OUR BUCKET IT LOST ITS COLOR OF FEDERAL DOLLARS. IT WAS THROUGH 1115 WAIVER

PROGRAM FOR MEDICAID. >> OKAY.

THAT'S FEDERAL MONEY TO ME. >> YES, IT'S A COMPLICATED

SYSTEM. >> OKAY.

>> SO MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AND DID COMMISSIONER MAKE A SECOND? IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND WHAT ABOUT 72? >> 172?

>> 172. >> QUICKLY, HOW WAS THE FIRM

SELECTED? >> I WILL ASK MR. DWIGHT TO CHIME IN AS WELL, BUT WE ORDER ALL THE PROCUREMENT RULES IN TERMS OF DOING A FULL SOLICITATION FOR THOSE VENDORS THAT HAVE THE SKILL SET AND EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING TO OUR STAFF SO IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROVES I WILL DEFER TO HIM BUT WE SELECTED THEM BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE THE POPULATIONS THAT WE ARE SERVING AND THE RESOURCES AND STAFF THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL

BE DOING THE WORK. >> DWIGHT ARE YOU HERE?

>> YES, SIR I'M ON. YES, SIR WE DID A COMPLETE PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND FOLLOWED THE NORMAL GUIDELINES TO HIRE ANY SERVICE SUCH AS THIS COMMISSIONERS SO IT WAS FOLLOWED THROUGH OUR OFFICE IN THE CORRECTS MANNER.

HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN IN BUSINESS?

>> I CAN DOUBLE CHECK THAT INFORMATION IF USED LIKE IT.

CAN GET THAT TO YOU. >> I UNDERSTAND IT WAS AUGUST THIS YEAR. YOU CAN VERIFY.

THE FIRM IS LOCATED WHERE? >> IN HOUSTON.

IT'S A MINOR WOMEN LED FIRM IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

>> [INDISTINCT] COUNTY IT'S JUST INFORMATION.

YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT EXPERIENCE DO THEY HAVE IN THIS KIND OF

WORK? >> SO, SIR, I WAS NOT ON THE

PANEL. >> WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE DO

THEY HAVE? >> COMMISSIONER I WILL PULL THE INFORMATION AND GET YOU THE INFORMATION NEXT BREAK.

I CAN'T GIVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT I CAN GET THAT DETAIL FOR YOU SPECIFICALLY ON CURRENT VENDORS OR NOT OR IF THERE WERE CURRENT INDIVIDUALS THAT WORKED FOR ANOTHER COMPANY.

I WILL GET THAT FOR YOU BUT I CAN'T SHARE THE PUBLIC

INFORMATION. >> LET ME GIVE YOU ALL THE QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN CHECK. I GUESS.

OBVIOUSLY THE SIMILAR WORK PERFORMED WOULD BE OF INTEREST, AND JUST THE I THINK THE OWNER OF THE FIRM WILL BE IN THE

DOCUMENTS. >> YES, SIR.

>> IT APPEARS THAT THE PERSON IS ALSO WORKING FULL-TIME AT ANOTHER LOCATION. SO, IF YOU COULD CHECK THAT AND VERIFY. THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR. >> OKAY, SO WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT ONE. LET'S FOR NOW MOVE ON TO 102.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> YES, THANK YOU JUDGMENT I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS ITEM COME BEFORE US.

I WANT TO AGAIN THINK MR. RAMOS FOR THE WORK HE DID ON DEVELOPING THIS POLICY. WE KNOW WE HAVE A DUAL CRISIS OF FOOTBALL HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HELPED US COME TOGETHER TO BE COLLABORATIVE SO THAT HARRIS COUNTY CAN FOSTER THE ESSENTIAL EXPANSION AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

OVER A YEAR GO MARY LAWLER REACHED OUT TO OUR OFFICE ABOUT A HIM KNOWN TEXAS TAX LAW CODE 11.1825.

WE BEGAN TO WORK WITH CSD AND I WANT TO THANK MS. COSTAS FOR HER WORK SUPPORT AND THAT OF HER TEAM AND THAT WE BEGAN TO LOOK AT THIS AND UNDERSTAND IT AND REALIZE THAT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT AN INNOVATIVE HOUSING POLICY AIMED A ASSISTING CASH STRAPPED RENTERS.

OUT OF THIS WORK THE CHODO POLICY WAS BORN WHICH OFFERS

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THESE POLITICIANS ARE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2023 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY MORE CHOTO APPLICATIONS IN 2024 SO AGAIN THANK YOU TO TAL COSTAS WITH CSS MR. RAMOS AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND MY OWN STAFF IN PARTICULAR.

EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERE PIVOTAL HOUSING POLICY AND FINALLY, I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH, I MENTIONED HER NAME EARLIER MARY LAWLER FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE ADVOCACY FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY NORTH SIDE AND EVERYWHERE NECESSARY THE COUNTY WHERE THEY EMPOWER OTHERS THROUGH MANY ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES THANKS TO THE INNOVATIVE THINKING THE FIERCE ADVOCACY THAT MARY TENDS TO BE A PART OF AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, FROM CHAMPIONS LIKE MARY AND OTHERS, FOR POLICIES LIKE THIS TO BECOME A REALITY. AND I'LL JUST SAY AS WELL THAT AS MUCH AS THE DIRECTOR I WANT TOHA TNK YOU MYOL CLEAGUES FOR YOUR SUPPORT OFHI TS. THERES IONEF OTHESENC IREDIBLE POLICY LEGACYIC POLYMS ITE THAT WILLLI OUTVES U I AND HOPET THA COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERS COURTS WILLNU CONTIE TO SEE IT THROUGH. ASTLY, I HAD ALL MERRI FORUM AND THIS WASF ONE OTHE ITEMSPU TCA TO THE NDIDATEE THAT THCI TY OF HOUSTON SHOULD ALSOAD OPT,AS AND I W -- I WASPR IMESSED IH GUESS WITTHE RESPONSE ONEE AND RESPONSOF ANOTHER BUT SIMPLY TO SAY THAT PUTING THISTH POLICY OUT ERETT D GEINGKE ENTITIES LI CITYUS OF FURTHER ADOPT WILL MAKE THESE PROPERTIES STAY INY TRUL AFFORDABLE CATEGORY SO I

PRESENTED. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER

>> 102. >> 102, 103, 104.TI SECOND ON MOON? MOTION CARRIES. S ITEM 120 THIIS COMMISSIONER RAMSEY'S.

>> I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT ATER LENGTH EARLI, I MAKE ARO MOTION

WE APPVE THIS. >> MOTIONY BY COMMISSIONER RAMSE SECOND BY GARCIA ALL INMO FAVOR OPPOSED TION CARRIES NAVMSLY.

ITEM 153 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> SO, THIS IS THE SHERIFFS

OFFICE. >> FIRST RESPONDER.

>> FIRST RESPONDER. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SHERIFF IS N HERE. I DON'T OW IF ANY PART OF THIS IS GOING TO 4. YOU'RE STILL HERE.

>> THANK YOU. THEY LOCKED THE DOOR.

>> COULDN'T ESCAPE. DOES THIS SUPPORT CORE?

>> NO, COMMISSIONER I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

THIS IS FOR SHERIFFS OFFICE EMPLOYEES MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.

>> I MAKE A MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA ALL IN AIFR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

156 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AUDITED CLAIMS.

>> WE JUST NEED TO VOTE AGAIN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL DISBURSEMENT SUPTD FOR THE PFM GROUP

>> MOTION BY RAMSEY SECOND BY GARCIA IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MESS BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS ON THE PFM ONE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA IN FAVOR, OPPOSED? NO.

>> I'M IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL COME BACK TO 172 AND WHAT ABOUT 210 COMMISSIONER GARCIA?

>> THIS IS -- LOOK, YOU KNOW. YOU GUYS HEAR ME TALK ABOUT REVIVE TO THRIVE. REVIVE TO THRIVE IS AN APPROACH AND STRATEGY WE ARE USING IN MY OFFICE TO REVITALIZE OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT ALLOWING GENTLEMAN TRIF CASE TO BE THE SOLE CONTRIBUTOR TO DO IT BUT WE NEED TECHNOLOGY SO THESE TWO GRADE ALL RSTOSCOPIC BOOM ESCALATO BUT I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF BECAUSE WE ARE EVERYTHING TO BUY THIS, THIS IS EXCITING FOR US BECAUSE MY STAFF HAS BEEN SO TIRELESS AT MAKING

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PRESENTED. >> COMMISSIONER?

>> I WANT TO SECOND THAT. >> THERE YOU GO.

>> I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN YOU'RE A COUNTY COMMISSIONER YOU HAVE 40 DUMP TRUCKS AND SEVERAL GRADE ALLS.

IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WOULD HAVE RUN HARDER.

[LAUGHTER] BUT JUST AS INDICATION TODAY I HAVE 152 SERVICE REQUESTS. A GRADE ALL CAN HANDLE HALF OF THEM SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY TOOL TO GET THINGS DONE. I'M GLAD WE SECOND THAT.

>> MOTION BID COMMISSIONER GARCIA SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND THEN ITEM 260 COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR UP FRONT MEDIA.

>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW THOSE ARE BILLBOARDS.

JUST THE PARAMETERS AROUND WHO DECIDES WHAT GOES ON THE

BILLBOARD. >> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.

>> FROM OUR STANDPOINT PURCHASING OFFICE DOES NOT MANAGE THAT. WE JUST OBTAIN THE CONTRACT FROM PAST EXPERIENCE ON WHAT THEY WANT TO PUT ON THE BILLBOARD.

IF THERE'S A QUESTION COUNTY ATTORNEY ADDRESSES ANY QUESTIONS

THE DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE. >> SO, WE HAVE DIFFERENT BILLBOARDS THAT WE ARE PURCHASING OVER TIME AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT GETS IN LINE, AND WHO IS

QUARTERBACKING THAT, DIRECTOR? >> COMMISSIONER, WITH MOST OF THE COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE, INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS, THE COUNTY IS THE ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS BUT IT'S THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT SO SOME DEPARTMENTS SOME OFFICES ARE VERY GOOD ABOUT REQUESTING AN OPINION FROM OUR OFFICE WHETHER SOMETHING IS APPROPRIATE TO PUT ON SOME NOT SO IT'S LEFT UP TO EACH OFFICE HOLDER DIRECTOR TO CONTACT US.

WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC POLICY. WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

MANY IN FACT EVERYONE OF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GOOD ABOUT ASKING. WE ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SO.

THERE'S NOTHING PREVENTING THEM BUT WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL POLICY BY THIS BODY TO REQUEST THAT.

>> SO WE GO THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY?

>> ON THE CONTENT. IF IT'S A CONTENT ISSUE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OFTENTIMES NOT JUST ON THIS ON OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION THE COUNTY ENGAGES IN.

>> BUT WE CONTINUE QUARTERBACK IT FROM OCA.

IT'S EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT HEAD.

>> SO WE WILL FIGHT OVER THE BILLBOARDS I GUESS.

>> COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> I DON'T KNOW WHO MAKES THE DECISION BUT I'LL BE THINNER AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AFTER USING THEM. I'LL MOVE IT.

>> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR RAISING THIS TOPIC.

THERE COULD BE MY ATTORNEY SELF/ATTORNEY BIAS BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE ONE TWO PAGES OF PARAMETERS AND GUIDANCE TO EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD WHO MAY AVAIL THEMSELVES AND USE THIS CONTRACT SO THEY KNOW WHAT IS INBOUNDS AND OUT BOUNDS IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AND THEY SHOULD BE PROACTIVELY REACHING OUT FOR ADVICE AND COUNSEL BUT SOMETHING FOR LEVELS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

>> SURE. COMMISSIONER WE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE AND BRING SOMETHING BACK IF THAT

THE WHAT YOU WANT. >> I HAD THINK AT SOME POINT WE TALK ABOUT WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS AND COULD IT BECOME LIKE A MEDIA PLACE OR SOMETHING AND JUST YOU KNOW I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS OVER THE YEARS ABOUT HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THEIR BEING A UNIFIED KIND OF BRAND IDENTITY FROM THE COUNTY SO I THINK THAT FALLS INTO THAT IN PART IN TERMS OF A PROCESS FOR DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW AND BEFORE SOMETHING GOES OUT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND YOU KNOW, IT'S I'M SURE YOU GUYS NOTICED THAT TOO AS SOON AS JAY EXPLAINED SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. I HAVE A NOTE HERE THAT THIS IS

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>> STLS A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT. >> I AGREE THERE NEEDS TO BE

SOME STREAM LINING. >> I'M THINKING ABOUT THE EFFECTIVE MESSAGING AND IF WE HAVE A WAY TO BE MORE CAREFUL FROM THE COUNTY STANDPOINT OF LIKE, YOU KNOW WAS, IS BEING PUT OUT AND IT'S ALL GOOD. I REMEMBER WHEN THE GUIDES PUT OUT THIS CUTE CENSUS LOGO BUT THE WRITING SAID YES, AND THE CENSUS WAS THIS BIG. I SAY YES WHAT? SO THAT'S THE KIND OF THING IF THERE'S IT'S NOT ABOUT ADDING HURDLES BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OF STREAM LINING WHERE WE HAVE A TRAINED PAIR OF EYES AND MAKES IT CONSISTENT AND FIGURES OUT THE BILL BORTZ AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY LOOKS AT IT.

YES. >> YES, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.

ONE I WAS TOLD THAT IF WE DO NOT USE THIS FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT SOME POINTS, THEN IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP INCIDENT OFF THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION TO WHAT COMMISSIONER BRIONES WAS SUGGESTING EXAMPLES FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OR WHOEVER APPROVES THESE I WAS GOING TO SAY YOUR PREDECESSOR WAS QUITE GOOD COMMISSIONER. IT COMES HANDY TO TO BE BICYCLE RIDING SO I WAS OUT BIKE RIDING ONE DAY IN YOUR PRECINCT AND THERE WERE BEAUTIFUL SIGNS. THE GUY WAS SO HANDSOME I WAS THINKING HE LOOKS FAMILIAR BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN EARLIER VERSION OF YOUR PRESENTED SAYSER WELCOMING THEM TO THE DISTRICT.

IT WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA I HAD TO GET SOME OLD PHOTOS TOO BECAUSE I GOT A LITTLE HEAVIER SO SINCE EXAMPLES WHEN I WAS IN AUSTIN PEOPLE WOULD FOLLOW MY NEWS LETTER.

IN FACT I'M TOLD THE CURRENT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WHEN HE WENT TO THE SENATE HE ASKED FOR FILE EVERYTHING ELLIS HAD.

WE HAD TO MAKE THOSE NEWS LETTERS NOT NEARLY AS INTERESTING AS OURS BUT I WOULD GET CREATIVE.

THEY SAID I WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT ELLIS IS DOING SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT RESEARCH. BUT HOW MUCH WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE OR BRAND. EARLIER WHEN WE WERE HONORING THE MAYOR I THOUGHT HE WAS GRACIOUS GIVING US CREDIT BUT MOST PEOPLE PUTTING MONEY IN THEY FOCUS ON A CITY INSTEAD OF A COUNTY L.A. FIVE TEN TIMES OUR BUDGET SO WE OUGHT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO MAKE SURE AWARE THIS IS NO LONGER A SHADOW GOVERNMENT.

THEY KNOW WE ARE HERE NOW SO JUST MAKE SURE WE GET THE INFORMATION OUT ON WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> DID WE VOTE? >> NO.

>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS WILL.

>> THAT WAS ONE ITEM. WE HAVE TWO MORE.

WE HAVE GOT THE EXECUTION SESSION ITEM SO I WAS GOING TO PROPOSE WE DO THAT AND WHEN WE RETURN THAT WILL GIVE DWIGHT MORE TIME TO PULL THE INFORMATION ON 172.

DOES THAT WORK DWIGHT OR DO YOU YOU HAVE IT YET?

>> THAT WILL WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN SPEAK TO COMMISSIONER ON THE BREAK AND I CAN SHARE WHAT I CAN

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>> LET'S TAKE A BREAK ON THE WAY TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT'S 4:03 AND WE ARE BREAKING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

>> JUDGE, CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT EYE FELL YOU'RE GOING TO

EXECUTIVE SESSION? >> WE ARE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM

[Emergency/Supplemental items]

COMMISSIONER. >> IS THERE ANY ACTION ON 258? THE ONE I LOOKED AS WAS 172 MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS,

SECOND. >> BY COMMISSIONER BRIONES.

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IT'S 4:55. ANYTHING ELSE?

>> YOU SAID MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 1?

>> 3-4. >> LET ME MAKE SURE.

MY APOLOGIES. Y'ALL GOOD?

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