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>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IT IS 9:05, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE APRIL 9TH, 2026 BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT TO ORDER.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
IS THAT CORRECT? >> THERE ARE SPEAKERS.
>> FOR THE RESOLUTIONS? >> I BELIEVE SO.
>> OKAY. ANYTHING THAT'S NOT FOR THE
>> OKAY. SO WE'LL TAKE THEM WHEN WE PULL UP THE RESOLUTIONS. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO TAKE THEM UP NOW? OKAY.
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ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE GOT 47 ITEMS, ALL OF WHICH ARE ROUTINE. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE 47 ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RESOLUTION THAT>> OKAY. SO IS THERE -- YEAH? ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 47 BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
BRUIN TENNIS, ALL IN FAVOUR. >> AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED. >> IS IT GOING TO BE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 38 SINCE RESOLUTIONS 39 THROUGH 47?
>> YES, OKAY, 1 THROUGH 38, UNLESS YOU GUYS ARE OKAY VOTING FOR THE RESOLUTIONS. DID YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM ONE BY
ONE? >> JUDGE, THERE ARE SPEAKERS.
>> RIGHT, OKAY, 38. ALL RIGHT.
SO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 38 BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONE, ANY OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE RESOLUTIONS -- THE FIRST ONE IS BY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE.
SHOULD I WAIT FOR -- TO TAKE IT UP LATER OR SHOULD I READ IT?
>> MA'AM, I'M -- MY COLLEAGUE, TO INFORM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW VOTING FOR THE ITEMS ONLY AGENDA.
>> GOT IT, OKAY. SO COMMISSIONER, ELLIS, WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING FOR THE ITEMS ONLY AGENDA.
>> AND COMMISSIONER BRIANIS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS RESOLUTION. ITEM 39 BLOCK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK AND THIS IS AN ISSUE, I KNOW WE'RE ALL PROUD TO LIVE IN HARRIS COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST MEDICAL CENTRE, AND THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY THAT I FIND UNCONSCIONABLE AND MANY OF US DO IS WHILE WE LIVE IN THIS PLACE WITH WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE, HARRIS COUNTY IS NUMBER ONE FOR BLACK MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE NATION. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST BLACK MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN THE NATION.
APPROXIMATELY 83 BIRTHS -- I'M SORRY, 83 DEATHS PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS. AND BLACK INFANTS ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE HERE IN OUR HARRIS COUNTY AND THAT'S UNCONSCIONABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE. AND SO HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BEEN TAKING ACTION. THERE'S A MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM WHERE APPROXIMATELY 500 FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED, 3,000 HOME VISITS. WE HAVE OUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACCESS FUND, BAYLAND HEALTH HUB IS PROVIDING SERVICES IN VARIOUS WAYS, MOM AND BABY MOBILE HEALTH CENTRE, THE HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH MOBILE CLINIC, THE BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CLINIC, HARRIS HEALTH, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
THERE'S SO MANY WAYS THAT THEY ARE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, AND THE REALITY IS THAT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
AND WE NEED TO BE LEADING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, NOT UNCONSCIONABLE ONES LIKE LEADING IN BLACK MATERNAL MORTALITY.
SO WITH THAT, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH INVITES YOU TO JOIN THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH COMMUNITY EXPO.
THERE'S VARIOUS EVENTS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, BUT ONE OF WHICH WILL BE AT BRUNETTE BAYLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE, ALSO AT PRECINCT ONE TOM BASS' COMMUNITY CENTRE, SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH FROM 10 TO 2. YOU CAN CONNECT WITH RESOURCES, EDUCATION EXPERTS, PLEASE HELP US GET THIS INFORMATION INTO THE COMMUNITY, INTO YOUR NEIGHBOURHOODS, NEWER PLACES OF WORSHIP, ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION IS GETTING TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, NON-PROFIT PARTNERS AND BEYOND FOR THEIR WORK IN HELPING US DOUBLE DOWN. SO WE'RE RECOGNIZING BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK BUT REALLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON ALWAYS. SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE MADE IT
>> JACOB KLEMEN DAMAGE, LARRY ANNA VERANO AND MICHEL ROBINSON,
YOU EACH HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> THIS IS A RESOLUTION BY -- BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH IS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY,
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VERY IMPORTANT. NOW, HE HAS INTHIS THING CALLED WOMAN LAID TO ME AND ALL SOUNDS GOOD EXCEPT I SEE SOME DISCRIMINATION IN IT. HE SAYS -- WITH THE WORK THEY PERFORM REGARDLESS OF GENDER, RACE, OR PROFESSION.WELL, WHAT ABOUT ABILITIES? I MEAN, WE CANNOT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU EVER MENTAL DISABILITIES AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND WHILE I HAVE BOTH.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS VERY DISCRIMINATORY BECAUSE ONE I MENTIONED BUT ALL I WANT TO SAY AND THEN IS RAN DID I ELLIS
COMMISSION -- >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP. >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS LORI ANNA AND I AM THE MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER AT HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. ERICA BROWN.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND SECURING OPERA FUNDS FOR THIS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS.
YESTERDAY, THE MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM REACHED A MILESTONE OF 500 FAMILIES, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO SOME, THAT'S JUST A FAMILY.
BUT TO OUR COORDINATORS AND OUR SOCIAL WORKERS IT'S AN UNTOLD STORY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATION.
IN ADDITION TO HOME VISITATION, WE'VE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED AT LEAST FOUR INITIATIVES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MATERNAL AND INFANT MORE BIB AT THIS AND MORTALITY. OUR RIGHTS, OUR TEXAS CHILDREN SAFELY PROGRAMMED, CAR SEAT DISTRIBUTION AND SAFETY PROGRAM AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, MOM OR -- RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM. WHILE WE FAR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, THERE ARE STILL SO MUCH WORK TO DO IN HARRIS COUNTY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR ALL FAMILIES IN HARRIS COUNTY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> HI, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MICHEL ROBINSON AND I AM THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AND HAS BEEN A NATIONAL PROGRAM SINCE 1991, AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF YOU ALL, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OVER THE 700 FAMILIES THAT WE REACH IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF INITIATION HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. AND I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WITHOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS OR OUR CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE HAVE SO FAR. AND SO I REALLY DO EMPHASIZE AGAIN THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO NOT ONLY IMPACTS OUR MOMS AND OUR BABIES, BUT ALSO OUR FATHERS AS WELL, AND THAT IS WHERE HEALTHY START REALLY STAINS IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE SEEN IN HARRIS COUNTY AND BEYOND.
AND SO WITH THAT, AS COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE, I WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR -- >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IS
>> APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. >> AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER ELLIS. >>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 40. COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
>> THANK YOU, AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS HERE REPRESENTING PRECINCT 2 AND I NOW WANT TO THANK THEM FOR COMING DOWN.
SO TODAY IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DAY WHICH WILL BE ACTUALLY APRIL THE 20TH.
AND TODAY WE HAVE MANY FOLKS WHO MAKE UP A PART OF THE PRECINCT 2 VISITRY BOARD AND VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM BECAUSE THESE MEMBERS HELP US STAY IN TUNE WITH THE ONGOINGS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MANY NEIGHBOURHOODS AND SO A VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM AND GRATEFUL TO THEM.
THEY ARE CIVIC-MINDED AND THEY ARE FOLKS WHO ARE CONSTANTLY SHOWING UP AND STEPPING UP. AND SO WITH THAT, THEY DON'T JUST SHOW UP AT MEETINGS, BUT THEY ALSO VOLUNTEER.
AND VOLUNTEERS PROBABLY THEIR MIDDLE NAME AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY IN THEIR DNA. THEY ARE HELPING WITH CLEANUPS, THEY ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT OUR FESTIVALS AND OUR PARADES, AND STAYING ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE PRECINCT. SO TO HELP US STAY CONNECTED, THESE FOLKS KEEP US INFORMED, THEY PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, THEY KEEP US IN MIND WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, THEY PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SERVICE, AND EXPERIENCE.
AND I ALWAYS SAY, WHEN WE DO A LOT OF WORK AT PRECINCT 2, WE DO A GREAT DEAL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE I HAVE ALL OF THE FAITH IN THE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS THAT WE ENGAGE.
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HOWEVER, WE HAVE GOT TO GO TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY LIVE THE CONDITIONS EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THEY ABSOLUTELY FINE TUNE ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE PREPPING AND THEY MAKE THAT WORK EVEN BETTER. SO WITH THAT, I AM EXCITED TO ASK CECILIA GUNGIE TO COME ON UP AND SHE IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CLEARBROOK CITY MUG, CECILIA, COME UP, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, THERE YOU ARE, SHARE A FEW WORDS AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM LYNDSAY WILLIAMS, EASTWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND THE SUPER NEIGHBOURHOOD 64 AND 68, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY STRONG ADVOCATES REGARDING THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS.SO THANK YOU, CECILIA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, APPRECIATE YOU,
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY AND I'M ALSO REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY OVER HERE WITH MY COHORTS. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ENOUGH TO BE REDISTRICTED IN EMANATOR PRECINCT AND WE'VE BEEN GRATEFUL EVERY SINCE OF THE WE'VE SEEN MANY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS, THROUGH MUCH-NEEDED STREET REPAIRS, SIDEWALK UPDATES AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS. YOU'VE PLACED COMMUNITY LIAISONS IN OUR AREAS. THEY ARE VERY PRESENT IN ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES. CLEAR BROOK CITY ALONE HAS 14 HOA'S AND THEY MAKE EVERY MEETING, EVERY MONTH WE HAVE THREE AREA HUDSON BAY THEY ATTEND, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT AFTER FAIR MEETINGS AS WELL AS QUARTERLY CONSTABLE MEETINGS. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS IN OUR AREA AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING VACANT HOMES, GRAFFITI. WE ARE WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ON AN ANNUAL CLEANUP, SEMI ANNUAL, EXCUSE ME.
AND I RAN OUT. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND I APPRECIATE YOU MEETING THE TIME. TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
EVERYONE, GOOD. >> SO GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY, MY NAME IS LYNDSAY. THE EASTWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION IN HOUSTON EAST END. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO COMMISSIONER ADRIENNE GARCIA FOR STEAK THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
THIS BOARD HAS BEEN A GENUINE BRIDGE BETWEEN HOUR COMMUNITY AND HARRIS COUNTY AND THAT MASS MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COORDINATE WITH THE COUNTY ON A GRANT.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORK DIRECTLY TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERNS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'VE BEEN RAISING FOR YEARS.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON COHOSTING EVENTS WITH THE SUPER NEIGHBOURHOOD, ORGANIZING CLEANUPS THAT WILL MAKE THE EAST END A WEAR PLACE TO LIVE BLOCK BY BLOCK.
THESE AREN'T SMALL THINGS, THEY ARE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WERE GOVERNMENT OPENS REAL DOOR TO THE COMMUNITY AND COMMISSIONER GARCIA HAS DONE THAT.
WE ARE DEEPLY THANKFUL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD THIS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENT IN THE EAST
END. >> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HEY.
COULD I ASK ALL OF THE PRECINCT 2 ADVISORY MEMBERS, PLEASE STAND UP SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND I AM VERY VERY SINCERE WHEN I SAY THIS, THAT THE -- THE -- I HAVE SEEN THE PROS AND ABSOLUTELY THE CONS BY NOT -- BY GOING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN BY MAKING THAT MISTAKE. I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL THE STORY WHEN I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL, I WAS REAL EXCITED THAT I WAS ABOUT TO DO THE FIRST HIKE AND BIKE LANE AND TRAIL IN MY DISTRICT. AND SO I GO TO, YOU KNOW, A COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING, AND I'M, LIKE, REALLY EXCITED, HEY, EVERYBODY, WE ARE ABOUT TO BREAK GROUND ON THE NICK CONSOLDIER HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS LIKE THIS BRAAAAGH, EVERYBODY EXPLODED AND I'M LIKE, WHAT THE HELL? AND I SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND ONE GUY STANDS UP AND HE GOES WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A TRAIL, I'M REALLY EXCITED, I NORMALLY USE IT, WHEN IT'S DONE, BUT I JUST DON'T LIKE IT GOING THROUGH MY KITCHEN. AND I'M, LIKE, THROUGH YOUR KITCHEN? HE GOES, YEAH, THE PLANS SHOW IT COMING THROUGH MY KITCHEN. AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE RAISES THEIR HAND AND HE GOES, YEAH, SAME THING, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT BUT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH MY GARAGE.
AND -- AND I'M LOOKING OVER AT THE ENGINEER AND HE'S, LIKE, HE'S LOOKING AT HIS PLANS AND HE'S JUST SHAKING HIS HEAD AND SOMEBODY ELSE SAYS, YEAH, YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE PART OF MY -- MY BEDROOM. AND I SAID, YOU 2022 SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? AND SO HE STANDS UP AND HE SAYS, WELL, LOOK, ENGINEERING PLANS CAN BE VERY TECHNICAL, VERY
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DIFFICULT TO READ, SO I KNOW IT'S -- I KNOW YOU ALL MIGHT NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND IT AND THEN EVERYBODY EXPLODED.SEVERAL PEOPLE STOOD UP AND SAID I'M AN ENGINEER, I'M AN ENGINEER, I'M AN ENGINEER. SO I SAID, OKAY, I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO SOLVE THIS. THIS SATURDAY, AND THIS WAS IN AUGUST, I SAID, THIS SATURDAY, LET'S MEET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAIL, AND JUST SEE WHO'S RIGHT.
SO WE MEET OUT THERE, ENGINEERS THERE, AND FIRST GUY WHO SAID YOU'RE GOING THROUGH MY KITCHEN. YOU KNOW, HE'S, THERE AND I SAID, OKAY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE SEEING AND LET THE CONSULTANT HERE TALK TO YOU? AND HE GOES, YEAH, THE PLANS SHOW IT GOING RIGHT THROUGH THERE, THAT'S MY KITCHEN.
AND THE CONSULTANT LOOKS AT HIS PLANS AND HE LOOKS UP, HE LOOKS UP, LOOKS DOWN, LOOKS UP, TAKES OUT HIS PEN, STARTS MAKING A NOTE. ANDGY WAS HE RIGHT? AND HE GOES, YEAH. AND NEXT ONE, SAME THING.
NEXT ONE, SAME THING. WE ENDED UP WALKING ALL FIVE MILES BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET THAT DAMNED THING RIGHT.
BUT WE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE COMMUNITY EARLY ON, AND WE DIDN'T. AND SO IT WAS ALWAYS A LESSON THAT HAS STAYED WITH ME, AND YOU, IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOODS, YOU KNOW IT BEST AND BETTER THAN ANYBODY, YOU UNDERSTAND, WHEN SOMETHING MAY BE THOUGHT OF, A GREAT ADDITION, BUT UNTIL YOU TALK TO THE COMMUNITY, IT DOESN'T BECOME A GREAT ADDITION.
SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, NO MATTER WHAT IT MIGHT BE, THE EASTER EGG EVENTS OR THE PARADES, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND THEN SEPARATE PART FROM WHATEVER YOU DO FROM PRECINCT 2, YOU ARE DOING SO MANY THINGS, WHETHER FOR YOUR -- THE SCHOOLS OF YOUR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN, THE -- YOUR CHURCHES, YOU KNOW, HOA EVENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING, YOU JUST DON'T STOP.
AND FOR THAT, WE ARE A MUCH, MUCH BETTER COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. HAPPY VOLUNTEER DAY TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, THAT'S SO WONDERFUL.
I WISH WE COULD HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 42, COMMISSIONER -- EXCUSE ME, 41, COMMISSIONER GARCIA ON EARTH DAY.
>> THAT ONE, YEAH, WE'LL MOVE ON THAT ONE.
>> OKAY. ITEM 42, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.
>> WE'LL MOVE ON THAT AS WELL. >> GOT IT.
ITEM 43, COMMISSIONER BROWNIST? I WOULD PLEASE LIKE TO DISCUSS
>> SO 44 IS RECOGNIZING APRIL 15TH THROUGH THE 22ND AS THE INAUGURAL FLEET WEEK IN HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY.
I AM VERY PROUD THAT HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY, THE FIRST -- THE FIRST CITY COUNTY -- THE FIRST JURISDICTION TO HOST FLEET WEEK, AND I'M VERY PROUD BECAUSE IT COINCIDES WITH OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. FLEET WEEK CELEBRATES THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE U.S. NAVY, THE MARINE CORP AND THE COASTGUARD.
9 EVENTS, WE'RE GOING TO BRING TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF SAILORS, MARINES, COASTGUARD MEN AND WOMEN AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR ACTIVE DUTY SHIPS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN FOR THE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
WE ENCOURAGE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN FLEET WEEK AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE HOST AND SOME OF THE KEY LEADERS MOMENTARILY, FOR EXAMPLE, PRECINCT 4, MY TEAM AND I ARE PROUD TO BE PARTNERING TO HAVE TWO U.S. MARINE CORE CEREMONIES, WE INVITE YOU FRIDAY, APRIL THE 17TH AT HOUR HARRIS COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL BEAR CREEK PARK AS WELL AS THE HOUSTON VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL AT CLUB CREEK BASIN PARK.
AND THERE'S SO MANY EVENTS HAPPENING WITH MARINES ON SATURDAY, APRIL THE 18TH. DANCING WITH THE STARS AND STRIPES WHICH WILL BE AT THE NEON BOOTS DANCE HALL IN PRECINCT 4 AND THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS AND WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN FOR THEIR SERVICE AND ALL OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR AND IT'S THE WHOLE FAMILY SERVING OUR NATION.
AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DANIEL RODRIGUEZ WHO IS A FORMER MARINE WHO SERVES AS PRECINCT 4'S CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF OUR 62 PARKS 10 COMMUNITY CENTERS AND TWO NATURE CENTRES, SO THANK YOU, DANIEL.
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AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING LEADER AND WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY TEXAS ICM SISTER, RITA HICKS WHO IS HELPING TO LEAD THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR FLEET WEEK. AND WE HAVE CAPTAIN MADISON MILLER OF THE U.S. MARINE CORP, CAPTAIN MATTHEW BREEDLOVE, THE U.S. RESERVE WHO WILL BE SPEAKING FOR TODAY.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SACRIFICE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING YOU NOT ONLY IN FLEET WEEK BUT ALWAYS, SO THANK
YOU. >> PHYSICAL DISTANCING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER.
I'M SO PLEASED TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE WHAT IS THE CULMINATION OF OVER TWO YEARS OF WORK BY OVER 80 ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE OVER 100 ENGAGEMENT THAT IS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HUGHESIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK.
WE COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THIS FOUR DECADES OLD NAVY TRADITION TO OUR GREAT CITY AND TO OUR GREAT STATE.
AND AS A PERSON WHO IS -- HAS RAISED A MILITARY FAMILY IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY TWO DID, I KNOW HOUSTON TO BE AN INCREDIBLY MILITARY FRIENDLY CITY, MILITARY FOCUSED CITY, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I AM PERSONALLY TO HAVE THIS LARGE SCALE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHAT A MILITARY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE, AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE TO HARRIS COUNTY, COMMISSIONER GARCIA WAS IN SOME OF THE VERY FIRST MEETINGS WE HAVE HERE.
WE HAVE ENGAGEMENTS IN AWFUL YOUR PRECINCTS AND ALL OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO US IN MAKING THOSE
HAPPEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES COASTGUARD, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BRING THE FLEET TO HARRIS COUNTY AND HOUSTON, SECTION, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. EVEN MORE PRETTIAL IS THE FACT THAT WE CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, AND UNDER FREEDOM 250, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO, WITH OUR HOSTS, TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF DEFENDING FREEDOM ON THE SEAS.
THE HOSPITALITY SHOWN TO US SO FAR HAS BEEN BUSY.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE SHOWCASING OUR PLATFORMS THAT WE BRING FORWARD, OPENING FOR SHIPS TOURS AND BRINGING THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY MAKE US WORK.
OUR SAILORS, OUR MARINES AND OUR COASTGUARD.
THEY ARE THE ACTUAL FORCE AND HAVE DEFENDED FREEDOM FOR 250 YEARS. WE ABSOLUTELY ARE AMAZED WITH ALL THE GRATITUDE AND THE WORK BEING PROVIDED BY OUR HOSTS AND BEING ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS WITH RITA AND AS A NATIVE TEXAN, IT'S PRIVILEGE TO GIVE BACK TO THE NAVY WHAT THE NAVY HAS PROVIDED TO US AND TO HIGHLIGHT MY HOMETOWN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
>> HOWEVER SPEAK, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC, AS FLEET WEEK COMES UP.
>> ALL OF THE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ON FLEET WEEK HOUSTON.COM.
WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME AND PAMP PATE IN ANY OF THOSE HAS THE ABILITY TO.
AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS THERE.
IT'S PARTIES, IT'S SHIP TOURS, THERE'S A HUGE EXPO HAPPENING AT 401 FRANKLIN ON THE WEEKEND AND WE WANT AS MANY HOUSTONIANS AS POSSIBLE TO COME AND EXPLORE THIS WITH US.
>> THANK YOU,ING. >> COULD YOU ALL START LEARNING
FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> YES, GOOD MORNING, I AM CAPTAIN MADISON MILLER AND ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE.
IT'S AN HONOUR TO STAND HERE REPRESENTING THE MARINES, BOTH THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN UNIFORM AND THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED BEFORE US AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF COMMUNITIES LIKE HARRIS COUNTY. MANY OF THE MARINES SERVING TODAY COME FROM NEIGHBOURHOODS JUST LIKE THIS ONE, AND MANY WILL RETURN TO COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS AFTER THEIR SERVICE.
FLEET WEEK IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR MILITARY AND THE COMMUNITY.
FOR MANY, THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY ARE MEETING AN ACTIVE DUTY MARINE AND IT'S A CHANCE TO HAVE CONVERSATION TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REALLY JUST GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SERVICE LOOKS LIKE. IT'S NOT JUST IN TIMES OF CONFLICT BUT EVERY DAY COMMITMENT TO SOMETHING GREATER THAN OURSELVES. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND REALLY WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND FOR STANDING ALONG WITH THOSE WHO
SERVE, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CAPTAIN MILLER.
>> YOU'RE GOOD? ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD,
COMMISSIONER GARCIA. >> THANK YOU.
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>> AND THEN COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. >> COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND VERY EXCITED.
THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, YOUR SERVICE NUMBER ONE.
BEING BLUE STAR MOTHER, THANK YOU.
AND TO ALL OF THE BLUE STAR MOTHERS OUT THERE, WE'RE KEEPING THEM IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME. BUT WE'RE SO EXCITED TO RECEIVE YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO THE BEST WE CAN TO GIVE YOU THE STRONGEST AND BEST HARRIS COUNTY WELCOME TO ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE COMING TO -- TO VISIT THE -- THE COUNTY AND THE STATE.
IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEXAS, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M -- I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO DO AN AMPHIBIOUS LAUNCH OVER AT SYLVAN BEACH.
THAT'S CHANGED A LITTLE BIT BUT I'M READY TO PUT ON MY, YOU KNOW, MY CAMOUFLAGE PAINT AND DOT CRAWL AND ALL OF THAT, BUT, LISTEN, WE COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR YOU.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HOST YOU AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LEAVE WITH THE STRONGEST AND BEST IMPRESSION OF HARRIS COUNTY, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HONOUR YOU, RESPECT YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER, TALK ABOUT VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION, TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE OUR NATION AND TO PUT YOURSELF IN HARM'S WAY FOR THE REST OF US, SO WE COULD SLEEP HERE VERY, VERY SOUNDLY AT NIGHT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO BE ON THOSE SHIPS AND HAVE ALL OF THOSE FUNDS.
NOW, MY CALENDAR IS ABSOLUTELY ALL FLEET WEEK.
AND SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A RED BULL HANGING AROUND, ONE OF THOSE SHIPS, I MAY NEED T BUT, LISTEN, WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.
>> WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO FLEET WEEK.
WE CALL THAT A PREAMP FOR THE JULY THE 4TH CELEBRATIONS, IT'S GETTING US WARMED UP. AND HARRIS COUNTY MAY BE THE THIRD LARGEST COUNTY IN AMERICA. BUT I PROMISE YOU, IT'S THE NUMBER ONE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR VETERANS, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FLEET. ANY -- ANY -- ANYTHING THAT RELATES TO OUR PROUD MILITARY, YOU ARE GOING TO FIND THAT TOP OF THE LIST HERE. A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT MOUNT VERNON NEAR WASHINGTON.
AND IT WAS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAMING GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, OUR FIRST COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
PROBABLY OUR BEST COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
AND THAT WAS THE PROVIDENCE, I THINK, OF -- OF THEN AND WE REFLECT ON THAT PROVIDENCE. WE DON'T TAKE THAT PROVIDENCE FOR GRANTED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING AMERICA, BUT CELEBRATING THOSE THAT MAKE AMERICA WORK AND YOU ALL REPRESENT ALL OF THAT, THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU WHEN WE TAKE PICTURES.
>> YES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE YEARS OF WORK THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS INAUGURAL FLEET WEEK POSSIBLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY YEARS OF CONTINUING THIS CRITICAL TRADITION AND WE OPEN OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN TEXAS WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND WE HONOUR YOU DURING THIS WEEK AND ALWAYS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
AND SACRIFICE. >> SO MY SECOND AND FINAL RESOLUTION IS ITEM 45, RECOGNIZING APRIL 17TH, 2026, AS WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY. SO OVER 300,000 OF OUR FELLOW TEXANS HAVE BLEEDING DISORDERS. AND MANY OF THOSE ARE LIVING EACH DAY WRESTLING WITH HEMOPHILIA.
AND MANY PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE THEIR HEMOPHILIA DIAGNOSED.
AND SO THIS IS A MULTIFACETED CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE WRESTLING WITH, AND AGAIN WE'RE PROUD TO BE THE HOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MEDICAL CENTRE AND PARTNERING WITH ALL OF OUR MEDICAL PARTNERS, AND IN PARTICULAR, I WANTED TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE GULF STATE'S HEMOPHILIA AND THROMBOOPHELIA CENTRE WHICH REALLY IS A JEWEL AND TREASURE IN TERMS OF REALLY MAKING SURE WE ARE DOUBLING DOWN ON ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES, AND THE SPECIALIZED CARE THAT IT OFFERS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS REGION AND BEYOND.
HARRIS COUNTY, WE THANK HARRIS HEALTH AND HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES AND TREATMENT. AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING SO THAT WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AS A COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE DIAGNOSIS WE MAY NEED AND THEN THE TREATMENT THAT WE MAY NEED
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AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE KEY LEADERS WHO WORK ON THIS ISSUE AND LEAD ON THIS ISSUE, DAILY, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AS WE RECOGNIZE WORLDHEMOPHILIA DAY IN HARRIS COUNTY. >> HI, GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DOCTOR ROBIN CABETTA AND TODAY I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY.
IT'S A DAY OBSERVED ON APRIL 17TH AS A TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HEMOPHILIA AND OTHER BLEEDING DISORDERS.
WE WORK TO ENSURE THOSE AFFECTED HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY NAME PROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY, AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVE WITH THESE LIFE-LONG CONDITION WHICH IS CAN AFFECT BOTH DAILY LIFE AND FAMILY FINANCES DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF CARE.
WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS, EQUITABLE CARE AND STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND REMINDS US THAT AWARENESS AND SUPPORT AND ACTION GO HAND IN HAND. SO TODAY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BLEEDING DISORDERS, SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS AND SUPPORT LOCAL PARTNERSHIP THAT IS EXPAND ACCESS AND CARE. THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER LESLIE BRIONESS, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY JUDGE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YEAH.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH HEMOPHILIA BUT MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THROMBOOPHELIA.
>> SO THROMBOOPHELIA, I'M A DOCK OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT THROMBOOPHELIA IS ONE OF THE BLEEDING DISORDERS THAT IS MANY TIMES OFTEN UNDIAGNOSED, AND HERE IN HARRIS COU HARRIS COUNTE MAJOR CENTRES BUT I HAVE A COLLEAGUE HERE WHO CAN SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CONDITION AND CARE AND ACCESS
HERE IN HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR. >> GOO-GOO MORNING, I'M MELISSA COMPTON, THE DIRECTOR OF THE LONESTAR BLEEDING FEDERATION, WE ARE A PATIENT ADVOCACY BASED IN HOUSTON BUT WE COVER ALL OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF TEXAS ALL OF THE WAY TO AWE SIN, EL PASO AND ALL OF THE VALLEY. SO A LOT OF THE AREA WE COVER.
WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR BLEEDING DISORDER SUCCESSFULLY THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE AND ALSO WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS AND WORK TO INCREASE $ASSIST RATES THROUGH VARIETYO VARIOUS EVENTS FOR WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY AND ALSO MARCH IS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH SO WE CELEBRATE THAT AS WELL.
I ALSO HAVE A 24-YEAR-OLD SON WHO IS DIAGNOSED AT 9 MONTHS OLD WITH SEVERE HEMOPHILIA AND AFTER THAT, AT 26, I WAS DIAGNOSED AFTER A LIFE OF BATTLING A LOT OF BLEEDING ISSUES THAT WENT UNDIAGNOSED FOR 26 YEARS. SO ON BEHALF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED, WORKING FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND UNDIAGNOSED RIGHT HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY, I APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, MISS COMPTON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM DR. FAYE KAYE RAINY AND THANKS FOR HAVING -- HAVING MY FAMILY AND I THIS MORNING. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH THE HEART THAT CARRIES BOTH DEEP GRATITUDE AND SACRED REMEMBRANCE. STANDING HERE ON BEHALF OF MY SON, WHO TRANSITIONED DECEMBER OF 2025, WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEMOPHILIA ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER BIRTH.
DUE TO HIS CIRCUMCISION. ON BEHALF 6 MY YOUNG SON, I HUMBLY ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON IN HONOUR OF WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY. TODAY IS MORE THAN A RECOGNITION, IT IS DIVINE MOMENT OF LEGACY AWARENESS AND PURPOSE.
MY SON LIVED WITH HEMOPHILIA BUT HIS LIFE WAS SO MUCH GREATER THAN HIS DIAGNOSIS AND HE WAS COURAGEOUS, RESILIENT AND FILLED WITH LIGHT. HE TAUGHT US THE STRENGTH AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE JUST NOT SURVIVING BUT TRUSTING IN GOD WITH EVERY CHALLENGE. WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY CAUSED US NOT ONLY TO AWARENESS BUT TO ACTION TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CARE, TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, AND BRING HOPE TO THOSE WALKING THE JOURNEY, AND TO EVERYONE HERE MAY WE CONTINUE TO BE BENEFITS OF LOVE, COMPASSION AND ADVOCACY BECAUSE OF LIFE IS PRESSURES, EVERY STORY IS SACRED AND FIOND'S LEGACY WILL LIVE ON THROUGH FAITH, THROUGH LOVE AND THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DR. RAINY.
>> THANK YOU. >> I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
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>> HELLO ALL. AS WE REFLECT ON THE POWERFUL WORDS AND MOMENTS THAT WERE SHARED TODAY, MAY WE TAKE A MOMENT TO PAUSE, HONOUR, AND CONNECT.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE AND REMEMBRANCE. WE THANK YOU FOR LIVES OF THOSE WE HONOURED TO, ESPECIALLY MY BROTHER, FIONDO GOODO WHO WALKED WITH COURAGE, STRENGTH AND LIGHT.
AS HE BATTLED WITH HEMOPHILIA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND, FOLKS, JUST SINCE YOU ARE HERE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD HOW HARRIS COUNTY COULD DO BETTER ON THIS, WHAT WE CAN DO TO RAISE MORE
AWARENESS, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THIS IS A TIME FOR US TO COME TOGETHER WITH -- WORLD HEMOPHILIA DAY COMING UP NEXT WEEK. HARRIS COUNTY, BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN THE NATION, WE COULD BRING MORE AWARENESS ABOUT TALKING ABOUT IT MORE.
THIS DAY, WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS JUST ONE SMALL STEP THAT COULD REALLY IMPACT MANY FAMILIES AND MANY PATIENTS HERE IN THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA AND NATIONWIDE.
SO TALKING ABOUT IT MORE AND ALSO SHARING WITH OUR NETWORKS IN PARTNERING WITH MEMBER ORGS AND WITH OTHER HEMOTOLOGISTS AND OTHER CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE CAN BRING AWARENESS BY EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ACCESS FOR OUR PATIENTS. SO EDUCATION, BRINGING AWARENESS BY TALKING ABOUT IT MORE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG JOURNEY.
SO WE JUST HEARD IT FIRSTHAND AND SO BRINGING AWARENESS ABOUT TALKING ABOUT IT MORE WILL HELP US GREATLY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANOTHER OUT OF ORDER RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, ALL RIGHT, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA ON ALL THE SOLUTIONS, 38 TO 47, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BROWNI IS, ALL IN FAVOUR.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SHOULD I ADJOURN THE MEETING BEFORE I TAKE PICTURES OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND? OH, SURE, GO AHEAD.
ALL RIGHT. SOJOURN BEFORE OR AFTER THE
PICTURES? >> JUDGE, YOU CAN ADJOURN THE
MEETING AND THEN -- >> OKAY, WE'LL ADJOURN AND THEN TAKE PICTURES IN THE ORDER UMP RECOGNIZED.
SO IT'S 9:43 AND THI
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