[Appearances Before Court]
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>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS COURT. MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER JENKINS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, AS WELL AS JOB TRAINER, JOB COACH, AND JOB SPECIALIST.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON ITEM AGENDA NUMBER 2 IN REGARDS TO THE PAST YEAR, IT HAS BEEN TRANSPARENCY WITH HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD DISTRICT. NOTHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE TEXT IN THE AGENDA. SO I'M HERE TO OPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT BECAUSE I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND IN MY OPINION, THIS -- IT IS TIME FOR COLLABORATION, COLLECTIVE EFFORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, TRADE UNIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SHOULD BE MORE INVOLVED. AND THERE WERE MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTREACH, THIS COULD HELP WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CREATE ECONOMIC VALUE THAT WOULD LEAD TO EQUITY.
WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOR SECOND CHANCE OF RE-ENTRY.
THERE IS JUST ONE, SO I'M HERE TO START THAT CONVERSATION.
>> HELLO. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON NUMBER 17 ABOUT HOW TEXAS A&M IS DOING TESTS.
IT SHOULD BE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO CONSERVATIVE VALUES, I MEAN CONSERVATION. AND TOGETHER IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT -- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪÷÷ I WANNA WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> THANKS SO MUCH.
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIONES. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
WE'LL WRITE FOR THE -- IF ALL CAN.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING US IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
>> SIGNED A SOCCER BALL THE OTHER DAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT. THAT'S YOUR GIFT.
I GUESS YOU BOUGHT THE BALL. BIRTHDAY GUY HAD TO LEAVE.
WE STAYED, SO WE'RE PRESENT ON THE ENTIRE
>> OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS ALL THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? THAT ARE LEFT?
>> OBJECTION TO -- TO BE VOTING AYE. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
>> WE'LL SHOW YOU VOTING AYE. THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
DOES IT NEED A MOTION? JUST A REQUEST?
>> I JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE ON THE AGENDA I AM.
>> SO WE VOTED. WE DID THE AGENDA.
BUT WE PASSED A RULE SAYING IF SOMEBODY IS NOT IN THE ROOM, AS LONG AS THERE IS A QUORUM HERE, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO BE SHOWN VOTING AYE.
>> OKAY. I'M ASKING FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SHOW ME VOTING
>> IT IS 9:09. AND THIS BUSINESS COURSE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HAPPY NEW YEAR. YEAH.
>> THA
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