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HELLO? HELLO. YES, IT'S NOW 9:01. SO COMMISSIONERS COURT IS IN ORDER.
AND J I THINK THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WOULD BE TO GO TO THE SPEAKERS.
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CORRECT. SO WE START WITH THE SPEAKERS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.FIRST IS DOCTOR LAURA MORELLO ON ITEM TWO. JEANETTE VELEZ ON ITEM 70.
SARA REHMAN ON ITEM 139. YOU EACH HAVE ONE MINUTE.
SO IF WE CUT OFF THE CUT YOU OFF, OR, YOU KNOW, IF THE COURT MEMBERS WITHOUT EXTENDING TIME, PLEASE DON'T BE UPSET. BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE PROCESS IS.
YOU CAN BE ASKED TO LEAVE BY BY THE COURT. AND IF THE COURT DECIDES THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE IT, WANT THAT INDIVIDUAL TO BE KEPT AWAY FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS AS FAR AS SPEAKING, THEN THE COURT WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO DO SO AT THAT TIME.
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION IF THAT PERSON DOES THAT AGAIN.
SO IF THE VOTES ARE THERE, WE JUST OUGHT TO LEAVE THEM OUT OF HERE FOR A COUPLE, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN, NOT ONLY TO THE HOUSTON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BUT TO OUR ENTIRE REGION.
TODAY, I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN TO THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION OF HARRIS COUNTY AND THE GREAT WORK OF OUR CHAIR AND ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO'VE REPRESENTED EACH OF YOU IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, TO MAKE SURE WOMEN ARE AT THE TOP OF CONVERSATIONS.
COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, ALWAYS YOU SHOW UP FOR US, COMMISSIONER BRIONES AND ALSO ELLIS AND GARCIA, OF COURSE, ALWAYS SHOWING UP AND MAKING SURE THAT ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE, AS WE SEE SMALL BUSINESSES STRUGGLE, WOMEN ESPECIALLY STRUGGLING, MANAGING HOUSEHOLDS, RUNNING HOUSEHOLDS, TAKING CARE OF PARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES ON TOP OF THEIR CAREERS AND JOBS, THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN ARE AROUND THE TABLE, THEY ARE REPRESENTED. AND AS WE CELEBRATE EVERY DAY BEING A TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL WOMEN ARE HERE.
YOUR TIME IS UP AND THAT THEY ARE PART OF OF CONVERSATION.
SO TODAY I SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SARAH.
I LIVE IN PRECINCT FOUR. HELLO COMMISSIONER BRIONES. SO ON ITEM 139, I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING GOING TOWARDS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE JAIL. BUT ONE THING THAT I GUESS WHAT I NOTICED IS THAT THAT MAKES FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE, IS THAT THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL SEEMS TO BE THE LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH PROVIDER OR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, A PERSON HAS TO GO END UP INCARCERATED TO BE ABLE TO GET MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS.
AND I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. AND I REALLY BELIEVE IN YOU.
NEXT IS JEANETTE VELEZ ON ITEM 79. WIN ON ITEM 139.
YOU EACH HAVE ONE MINUTE. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JANET VELEZ AND I REPRESENTING TODAY PRECINCT TWO, VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER SENIORS.
WE WERE DISPLAYED BACK ON MARCH TO A NEARBY COMMUNITY CENTER CALLED FLÜCKIGER.
AND WE NEVER WERE A PART OF THE INFORMATION OF THE CHANGES THAT WILL AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY. THEY TOLD US THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE THE SAME ONCE WE GET TRANSFERRED TO FLÜCKIGER.
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WE WILL BE BALDRIAN FLÜCKIGER. BUT AS LAST WEEK WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A BOUNDARY.SENIORS NO MORE. IT WILL BE JUST SENIORS. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE WERE ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO BUS TRANSPORTATIONS, THE FIRST AND THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH WAS THE.
A LARGE NUMBER OF SENIORS PARTICIPATING. YOUR TIME IS UP AT LEAST ONE BUS PER MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
YES. GOOD MORNING. YES, MY NAME IS NGUYEN. I'M HERE TODAY TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR.
I RISE TO A CRITICAL QUESTION REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY IN HARRIS COUNTY WERE VIOLENTLY ATTACKED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH OVER 16 PRIOR OFFENSES WHO WAS RELEASED BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO THE HARRIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION PROGRAM. AND RIGHT NOW HE IS IS IN VERY CRITICAL CONDITION ON LIFE SUPPORT.
MY QUESTION TO THE COURT IS SIMPLE. HOW IS HARRIS COUNTY HOLDING THIS DIVERSION PROGRAM ACCOUNTABLE, AND WHAT IMMEDIATELY REFORMS ARE BEING MADE SO NO OTHER FAMILY SUFFER THIS TRAGIC NIGHTMARE? WE NEED SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM.
THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE WILL NOT FORGET WHAT HAPPENED.
WE WILL PURSUE CHANGES TO AVOID THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.
YES. AND I DO WANT TO FOR COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
JUDGE ACKNOWLEDGE HE HAS A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS.
SO COMMISSIONER GARCIA COULD NOT BE HERE, BUT HE WANT ME TO MAKE SURE I RECOGNIZE YOU, STAN.
SO YOU CAN TELL HIM THAT I RECORD. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
ALL RIGHT. YES, JUDGE. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? WE'LL GO HERE TO SPEAKER SOME RESOLUTIONS.
OKAY. SHANITA WEBB SPEAKING ON ITEM 2149 NAGDCA NKU SPEAKING ON ITEM 216, ASHLEY JAMES SPEAKING ON ITEM 222. YOU EACH HAVE ONE MINUTE.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BREASTFEEDING RESOLUTION.
BREASTFEEDING IS PROVEN TO BE A COST EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY THAT PROTECTS THE HEALTH OF INFANTS AND MOTHERS, HELPS REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS, AND FOSTER STRONG FAMILIES.
HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY BY ENSURING THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BREASTFEEDING, SUPPORT EDUCATION AND SERVICES THROUGH OUR ROBUST NETWORK OF CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS.
HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK OFFICE IS THE FOURTH LARGEST PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THANK YOU. MA'AM, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? SHANITA WEBB. THANK YOU.
TIFFANY. WOULD YOU CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NAGDCA. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EVERY AUGUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING UP TO DATE ON RECOMMENDED VACCINES.
THROUGHOUT EVERY STAGE IN LIFE, VACCINES REMAIN ONE OF THE SAFEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH TOOLS FOR PREVENTING SERIOUS ILLNESSES, REDUCING HOSPITALIZATIONS AND PROTECTING COMMUNITIES FROM VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES.
IN HARRIS COUNTY, NEARLY 5 MILLION COMMUNITY MEMBERS RELY ON STRONG VACCINATION COVERAGE TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE HOUSTON AREA, 87% RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE MMR DOSE, BUT CONTINUED EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD IS PROTECTED AGAINST MEASLES AND OTHER SERIOUS DISEASES. SO WHAT IS HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DOING ABOUT THIS? HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFERS ROUTINE IMMUNIZATIONS AND MULTIPLE CLINICS AND MOBILE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
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OUR DEPARTMENT PARTNERS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, OUTREACH EVENTS AS WELL AS VACCINE INFORMATION IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.SO TO CONCLUDE. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASHLEY JAMES SPEAKING ON ITEM 222, EDWARD MELTON ON ITEM 223 AND FAITH AHUJA ON ITEM 228. GOOD MORNING TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COURT AND VISITORS PRESENT.
ON BEHALF OF OUR PRESIDENT, DOCTOR TAMIKA P LEGRAND, DOCTOR KWEKU ADDO, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE AND THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND DIRECTOR OF OUR LAND GRANT PROGRAMS, AND DOCTOR CAROLYN WILLIAMS, EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION AND THE ENTIRE PVAMU EXTENSION TEAM.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING PVA.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY.
WE ARE HONORED BY YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP FOR A CENTURY.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY, AS THE ONLY 1890 LAND GRANT INSTITUTION IN TEXAS, HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS, IMPACTFUL AND RELEVANT RESEARCH AND SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH OUR EXTENSION PROGRAMS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CITIZENS OF HARRIS COUNTY NOW AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. EDWARD MELTON, LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY.
AND SO THAT DESIGNATE US AS ONE OF THE BEST LIBRARIES WITHIN THE COUNTRY.
THEY WROTE A NICE ARTICLE ABOUT US, AND I WANTED TO DISTRIBUTE THAT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND ALSO TO THE OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATION AND THE BUDGET OFFICE, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN KIND OF GET AN INSIGHT OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.
BUT WE COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT PARTNERSHIP, YOU KNOW, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRECINCT, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. ALSO WITH OUR COMMUNITY DEPARTMENTS.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE IMPACT HAPPENS IS THOSE KEY PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK AND HAVE THE REACH THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT HARRIS COUNTY. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE LIBRARY IN TERMS OF HAVING THIS HONOR OF BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE JERRY KLEIN AWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR. NOTICE HOW QUICK IT WAS? ONLY A LIBRARIAN WOULD GET IT ALL IN IN ONE MINUTE.
ARE THERE MORE SPEAKERS? I SEE EVERYBODY DOES IT.
IT'S TIFFANY. YEAH. YES. I'M FAITH HOBA SPEAKING ON ITEM 228.
HARSHA ON ITEM 215 AND ALVINA SARA ON ITEM 215.
YOU EACH HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR FAITH AHUJA. FIBROIDS DON'T WHISPER.
THEY ROB WOMEN OF TIME WHILE WE CALL IT NORMAL.
I'M AN OB GYN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HARRIS COUNTY WOMEN'S BOARD.
JULY WAS FIBROID AWARENESS MONTH. THE ISSUE IS THAT IT TAKES 3.6 YEARS FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT.
ENOUGH TIME TO GET A MASTER'S DEGREE AND ALMOST FINISH COLLEGE.
FOR THREE YEARS. I WAS THE ONLY OB GYN DOING A PROCEDURE IN MY REGION.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE SO. WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WHAT WE CAN DO IS START NOW IS TO MAKE WORKPLACE POLICIES FOR MENSTRUAL LEAVE PRIOR TO SURGERY, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN WITH ISSUES WITH FIBROIDS AFFECTING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I'M DOCTOR FELICIA HARRIS, CHAIR OF THE HARRIS COUNTY WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND ONE OF THE 70 TO 80% OF WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM UTERINE FIBROIDS.
ON A RECENT CALL, WE LEARNED THAT OVER HALF OF THE WOMEN PRESENT HAD ADVERSE EXPERIENCES WITH UTERINE FIBROIDS, LIKE HEAVY BLEEDING TO THE TUNE OF WEARING DIAPERS, PAIN SO SEVERE YOU NEED A PRESCRIPTION, AND SEVERAL STORIES OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE SPENT THIS MONTH RAISING AWARENESS.
DOCTOR AND I EVEN WROTE AN OP ED, BUT IT DIDN'T GET PLACED.
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THE HARSH REALITY IS THAT SOMETHING AS COMMON AS FIBROIDS IS NOT AS NEWSWORTHY AS THE MATERNAL CRISIS, MAKING HARRIS COUNTY ONE OF THE DEADLIEST PLACES FOR BLACK WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH.EVEN THOUGH THE LINK BETWEEN UTERINE HEALTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH IS CLEAR.
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR RESEARCH ON FIBROID TREATMENT AND PREVENTION.
NO FUSS SOLUTIONS LIKE WORKPLACE ACCOMMODATIONS AND WORKING FROM HOME AND MENSTRUAL LEAVE, AND MORE CONVERSATIONS TO REDUCE THE STIGMA AROUND UTERINE HEALTH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS PAVITHRA AND FOR THE PAST TEN WEEKS I HAVE BEEN A POLICY FELLOW INTERNING IN JUDGE HIDALGO'S OFFICE.
THE IMPACT OF INTERNSHIPS LIKE THE POLICY FELLOWSHIP ON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS MYSELF, CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ANYTHING IS BY DOING, AND I WAS GIVEN THE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT A CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHILE BEING ABLE TO HELP MYSELF THROUGH THIS INTERNSHIP, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.
ATTEND BUDGET HEARINGS AND WITNESS GOVERNMENT IN ACTION.
I GAINED VALUABLE SKILLS IN NETWORKING, WRITING, AND WORKING UNDER PRESSURE.
THEIR PASSION HAS INSPIRED MY OWN DESIRE TO WORK IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT INTERNS DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ALVINA SARA, AND I'M A RISING SOPHOMORE AT RICE UNIVERSITY STUDYING FINANCE AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.
COMING INTO THE ROLE, I WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT WHAT I FOUND WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHETHER I WAS DRAFTING POLICY MEMOS, SUPPORTING THE POLICY AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAMS, OR REALIZING THAT ALMOST EVERY QUESTION HAS A POLICY MEMO BEHIND IT.
AS PAVITHRA STATED, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING FROM AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE POLICY AND EA TEAMS WHOSE MENTORSHIP AND KINDNESS HAVE MADE THIS SUMMER TRULY UNFORGETTABLE. I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO RICE UNIVERSITY'S LARAMIE PROGRAM AND THE JUDGE'S OFFICE FOR INVESTING IN STUDENTS LIKE ME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO YES, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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YES. YES. JUST A SECOND, GUYS. I HAVE MY RUN OF SHOW HERE.YES. WHAT'S UP? NO, YOU GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. NO WORRIES.
JUDGE. OKAY. SO HERE'S WHAT I'VE GOT. WE WANT.
THEN WE'LL RECONVENE FOR RESOLUTIONS. IS THAT RIGHT, JAY? THAT IS CORRECT. I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME CORRECTIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE BEFORE WE DO THE CONSENT AGENDA, THOUGH. YEAH. I THOUGHT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THE RESOLUTIONS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.
SO WE'LL VOTE ON THOSE. COMMISSIONER RAMSEY. I'D LIKE TO READ MY RESOLUTION BEFORE I GET IT, SIR, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE THE PUBLIC THE MEETING AT 930.
IT'S IT'S. DO I NOT HAVE TO? J IT'S 930. OR OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING.
I THINK IT'S THE WAY IT'S STYLED. OKAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTICED FOR 930 AFTER THE RESOLUTION.
IT CAN BE AFTER 930, BUT IT CAN'T BE ANY SOONER THAN 930 BEFORE I LEAVE.
ALL RIGHT, I GET IT. LET'S, LET'S LET'S USE THE THE THE SPEAKING BUTTON.
YES. SO I WAS GOING TO SAY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.
IT'LL BE QUICK. I KNOW WE NEED THREE HERE FOR THAT DEAL, BUT.
SO IF YOUR RESOLUTION IS QUICK, WE COULD DO IT.
I'M FLEXIBLE. I KNOW A NUMBER OF US HAVE TO LEAVE.
I JUST KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE HERE TO DO THAT.
SO ITEM 28 IT SAYS REMOVE ADDING THREE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER 2018 SO THAT IT SAYS IN CONNECTION WITH PINE TRAILS SUBDIVISION DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SECTIONS ONE, TWO, FIVE, SIX, 2018 WITH A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF ETC..
ITEM 32 CORRECTION REMOVE QUOTE ADDING 42 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER 2018.
SO IT SAYS BARWOOD SUBDIVISION DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS 2018 WITH AN ADDITION IN THE AMOUNT OF.
AND THEN ITEM 100 REPLACE QUOTE. NOVEMBER 11TH, 2026.
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2027 WITH NOVEMBER 16TH, 2026.
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2026 TO NOVEMBER 15TH, 2027 AT A COST OF ITEM 204.REPLACE A LOTA WITH LOUETTA SO IT NOW READS SCHEDULED FOR ADVERTISEMENT FOR ASPHALT ROADWAY REHABILITATION AT LOUETTA ROAD, ITEM 222 LOUETTA ROAD FOR PRECINCT 3260232. ITEM 222 REPLACED COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT THREE FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION WITH COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT THREE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF PRECINCT FOUR FOR APPROVAL OF A JOINT RESOLUTION.
ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WHY DON'T WE START WITH COMMISSIONER? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK. JUST WANT TO VERIFY. SO ITEM 117 WILL BE NO ACTION ITEM 117 PURCHASING NO ACTION. CORRECT. THANK YOU I MISSED THAT. SO THAT IS NO ACTION ON AN AWARD FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIES.
AND THEN ITEM NUMBER SIX WILL BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION TO PREVENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. APPROVED AS PRESENTED. THERE'S NO ACTION THERE.
ALL RIGHT. SO NO ACTION. SO WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE ALL THE RESOLUTIONS.
WE CAN GO ONE BY ONE COMMISSIONER IN CASE THERE'S SOME YOU DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR.
SO YES ADMINISTRATOR. I DON'T HAVE ITEM SIX IS NO ACTION IF YOU ALL DON'T WANT TO TAKE ACTION.
BUT BUDGET IS ASKING FOR ACTION. OKAY, WHAT'S THE MOTION ON THAT THEN? AS PRESENTED, AS PRESENTED WOULD BE FINE. OKAY.
SO THAT'S AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? JUDGE. APPARENTLY THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL SPEAKER OR TWO THAT THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE.
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RUDY CABRERA, I BELIEVE IS. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE THAT, TIFFANY? YES, MA'AM. HE DIDN'T CHECK IN. THAT'S OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL HIM UP.ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED UP? ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD, SIR. RUDY. I SEE EVERYBODY TAKES THAT ACADEMY AWARD WALK TO COME ON DOWN HERE. MY NAME IS RUDY CABRERA. I'M THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR MEMORIAL HERMANN LIFE FLIGHT.
VERY MUCH THANKS TO DOCTOR RED DUKE. IF MANY OF YOU REMEMBER HIM.
AND VERY HONORABLE MAN WHO STARTED THE PROGRAM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU.
AND THANKS FOR REMEMBERING DOCTOR DUKE. THANK YOU.
JUDGE VERY JUDGE. THERE'S AN ITEM ON 72. THIS IS APPROVAL OF OF.
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OF I NEED TO SEPARATE OUT PFM ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE.SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RAMSEY.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE PFM ITEM? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIONES.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? NO. MOTION CARRIES ONE TWO, 3 TO 1.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THE TWO MINUTES FOR COMMENTS AND THEN WE CAN READ ALL THE RESOLUTIONS IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THAT ORDER. SO WHAT, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? JUDGE, MAY WE PLEASE VOTE ON THE CONSENT? I DON'T NEED TO READ MY RESOLUTION, BUT FOR COLLEAGUES WHO DO WANT TO READ THEM, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S FINE TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT.
SO IF WE GO TO CONSENT, THEN WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHICH RESOLUTIONS WE DON'T WANT TO VOTE ON.
WHICH ONE IS THAT. IS IT OKAY IF I IF I RUN IT.
YES. GO AHEAD. 217 ALL RIGHT. SO 217 IS REQUEST BY COUNTY JUDGE FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INDEPENDENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE FATAL SHOOTING ON JULY 7TH, 2026. THIS IS FROM A MASS LAST NIGHT, SO IT'S REPRESENTING THE LATE LAWRENCE.
SO, SO. ALL RIGHT. SO IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 217 A SECOND.
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SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ELLIS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIONES.ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 1.
SO IN THAT CASE IS THERE A MOTION FOR ALL THE OTHER ITEMS INCLUDING THE REST OF THE RESOLUTION.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIONES.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH COMMISSIONER RAMSAY'S REQUEST THAT WE READ THE RESOLUTIONS FIRST? ALL RIGHT. ALL OF THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO READ TWO.
OKAY. SO YOU NEED TO READ TWO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ YOURS COMMISSIONER OR WOULD YOU.
I DO, ALTHOUGH IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, IF WE NEED JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S HERE FOR THE PFC MEETING, I'M HAPPY DOING MY RESOLUTIONS AFTER THE PFC JUST SO WE DON'T LOSE THE MAJORITY.
YES, COMMISSIONER ELLIS. SO, COMMISSIONER RAMSAY, THE PFC SHOULD TAKE THREE MINUTES.
SO. BUT IT SHOULD TAKE THREE MINUTES. I THINK I JUST READ THE SCRIPT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY TESTIMONY. ANY OBJECTIONS ON IT? BUT IT'S YOUR CALL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER RAMSAY.
THAT IS FOCUSED ON OUR VETERANS AND WHAT THEY'VE CREATED.
THERE IS A SEPARATE UNIT WHERE THEY FOCUS ON NEEDS AND BENEFITS RELATED TO OUR, OUR VETERANS.
THE WORK THEY'RE DOING IN THAT PARTICULAR INSTANCE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS IS PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY.
BUT WHEREAS THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BROTHERS IN ARMS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY THE MILITARY VETERANS WHO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT, STRUCTURE AND RESOURCES NECESSARY.
AND SO IT'S A PROGRAM, AND I NOT READ THE WHOLE RESOLUTION THERE, BUT MANY FOLKS THAT FIND THEMSELVES IN THE JAIL IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND DISCUSS BENEFITS.
IN 1 OR 2 CASES, IT'S OVER $1 MILLION OF BENEFITS THAT SOME OF THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE, THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GET OUT AND CONTRIBUTE.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH MY FRIEND FROM POINT BLANK WHO IS RUNNING IT.
AND Y'ALL CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE POINT BLANK IS.
AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE IT IS, BUT TO BE ABLE TO SIT THERE AND TALK AND VISIT WITH THEM AND VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO SEE THE OPTIMISM THAT THEY HAVE, THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT THEY'RE GETTING.
I, FOR ONE, JUST CELEBRATE WHAT THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BROTHERS IN ARMS PROGRAM AND FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO SERVING JUSTICE INVOLVED VETERANS AND EXTENDS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO ALL HAVE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
SO WITH THAT TANYA, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF FOLKS? SURE. YOU BET. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.
TANYA MILLS, MAJOR WITH THE DETENTION MANAGEMENT BUREAU IN THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
I LUCKED INTO COMING INTO THIS PROGRAM. IT IS AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM WITH INCREDIBLE STAFF.
AND THE COMMITMENT DEMONSTRATED DAILY IN THE WORK AND HARD WORK.
SITTING DOWN, TALKING TO FOLKS, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY NEED. WE HAVE DIOS SALDIVAR AND DIO HILL WHO SPEND A MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME TRYING TO HELP FOLKS GET CONNECTED TO SERVICES. OFTEN THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE HAVE BEEN TOLD SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THEY MIGHT NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES THAT THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR.
AND I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF, WHILE I'M TALKING, I DON'T SHOUT OUT OCA AND THE JUSTICE INNOVATION TEAM WITH WORK FROM THE CJC, WE PUT TOGETHER A REENTRY WORK GROUP, AND A PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED IS TO OFFER 12 MONTHS OF HOUSING.
THE DA'S OFFICE HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS WORK.
DOCTOR WILLIS AND CASSIDY FROM OCA HAVE WORKED WITH COALITION, SELENA DIAZ FROM THE REENTRY AND THE DA'S OFFICE TO PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, A YEAR OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WHICH JUST CHANGES THE TRAJECTORY FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR CUSTODY. SO COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
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THE GENTLEMAN THERE STILL TALK ABOUT YOU. THEY APPRECIATED YOUR VISIT.WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME AND VISIT AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS.
THEY'RE UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HAD HARD CIRCUMSTANCES BUT SPENT THEIR CAREERS SERVING OUR, OUR SERVING OUR COUNTRY, AND I'M THANKFUL I WORK IN A COUNTY AND FOR SHERIFF THAT VALUES THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM AND COMMITMENT.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO SELENA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM.
GOOD MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M COMMISSIONER AND MAJOR, ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF HERE AT THE HARRIS COUNTY REENTRY DIVISION.
THIS HAS BEEN A TO AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM. CHANGING LIVES EVERY SINGLE DAY.
IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO IS, IS LIFE CHANGING.
SO THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. TO THE WHOLE TEAM AND STAFF TO MAKE TODAY.
COMMISSIONER RAMSEY AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER NICK REDDICK.
IF I GOT HIS TITLE WRONG, FORGIVE ME. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
YOU COME IN AND BRING HUMILITY AND ENGAGE AND PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY DIRECTOR MY MAJOR AND MY COWORKER WHO TRAINED ME IN THIS POSITION.
SO IT'S VERY REWARDING TO SEE GIVING HOPE AND OFFERING ALTERNATIVES TO VETERANS THAT COME IN TO THE INSTITUTION. SO THANK YOU.
TELL THEM YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS PAUL HILL FROM POINT BLANK.
TEXAS. POINT BLANK. TEXAS. THAT'S RIGHT. NOT NOT FAR FROM CROCKETT.
THE OTHER THING ABOUT MR. HILL, HE WAS A WARDEN AT THE DARRINGTON UNIT.
NOW, TDCJ HAS A LOTS OF UNITS. THAT'S A TOUGH UNIT.
IT'S IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, MISTER HILL.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY, IT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S WORTH MY TIME.
COMING INTO THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL. IT REALLY GAVE ME THAT SENSE OF BROTHERHOOD.
FOR THE MOST PART, DEALING WITH THE VETERANS.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE A COMMUNITY BECAUSE I'M PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH.
AND A LOT OF US GET OUT NOT KNOWING THAT THERE ARE BENEFITS OUT THERE.
SO ONCE YOU'VE GONE, IT'S LIKE, OH, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, CIRCUMSTANCES ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR EACH PERSON, BUT ONCE THEY GET IN, IT'S AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM AND SHOW THEM THAT THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES OUT THERE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.
YES, VERY BRIEFLY, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. THANK YOU, MAJOR MILLS, SHERIFF GONZALEZ AND TEAM FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE OWE SUCH A DEBT TO OUR VETERANS AND TO HAVE THEM IN OUR JAIL AND TO HAVE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION THAT YOU ALL BRING TO HELP WITH TREATMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND BEYOND IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALSO BEING A MODEL FOR OTHER JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND WE RESPECT AND APPRECIATE YOUR WORK VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WAS I WASN'T HERE WHEN WE ADOPTED.
RIGHT. OH, HI. I WAS CERTAINLY NOT. NOT NECESSARILY IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS TWO MINUTE LIMIT FOR US BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE SOME SOME DISCUSSION TO DO. SO DOES THIS COUNT TO THE TWO MINUTES? LIKE IF I SAY SOMETHING TO BECAUSE THAT WAS 30S.
OKAY. BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE SPEAKERS THAT SPOKE EARLIER, IF THAT'S OKAY.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS AND I LOVE SEEING YOU HERE IN UNIFORM DIRECTOR AND MAJOR MILLS AND YEAH, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HONORING OUR VETERANS.
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THAT WE'RE FOURTH IN THE STATE WHEN WE'RE THE LARGEST COUNTY.AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE PROGRAMS. HERE IN PUBLIC AS WELL, WHEN, WHEN WE'RE DECIDING ON THE BUDGET BECAUSE THE BUDGETS ARE ULTIMATELY ABOUT PRIORITIES AND PRIORITIES ARE ABOUT VALUES. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE BUDGET REPRESENTS THOSE VALUES AND NOT JUST CELEBRATE THESE IMPORTANT COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY COME TO SPEAK.
SO I KNOW I DIDN'T MENTION THAT EARLIER. I UNDERSTOOD I HAD TWO MINUTES IS KIND OF SAVING EVERYTHING, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK, NOT JUST WITH VETERANS, BUT JUST THE REALLY TOUGH WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ELLIS. DIRECTOR MEALS.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS MAJOR. YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.
I SAW YOU IN UNIFORM WHEN WE HAD THE JCC MEETING, SO I JUST CHECKED WHEN I HEARD COMMISSIONER BROWN AND SAY, MAJOR, I HAD TO ASK. I SAY SHE'S A MAJOR. NOW, IF I GO OVER THERE, CAN THEY MAKE ME ONE? THEY SAID NO. SHE WAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT BEFORE SHE BECAME A DIRECTOR.
BUT THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
I DID TOUR IT AND I REMEMBER WHEN I TOURED IT, I'VE DONE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THE LAST TIME I DID IT, WE WERE PAINTING THAT MURAL THAT HAS SOME OF THOMPSON'S FACE ON IT.
SO I REMEMBER THERE WAS A GUY WHO'D BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME.
IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS CRIME. I WON'T CALL IT OUT.
YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT. BUT HE HE KEPT ASKING, WELL, WHAT'S THAT GOING TO BE? BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GREAT VIEW OF THAT WALL WHERE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS FROM THAT BUILDING.
OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO TO JUST RECOGNIZE THE AWARD THAT DIRECTOR MELTON, RECEIVED.
I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S HERE IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO ASK HIM ABOUT WHEN HE ARRIVED.
DIRECTOR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST ABOUT CONTINUING THE FUNDING FOR OUR LIBRARY.
SO. SO MAYBE YOU CAN SHARE ABOUT THE AWARD AND ALSO THE RECOGNITION THAT YOU RECEIVED IN THE PAPER.
YEAH. SO WITH THE AWARD, IT'S A, IT'S A NATIONAL AWARD THAT THE LIBRARY JOURNAL, WHICH IS THE LIBRARY'S PUBLIC PUBLICATION THAT'S FOR LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS. AND SO JERRY KLEIN, HE HAS A FOUNDATION WHERE HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE WORK AND THE IMPACT OF LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WE HAPPEN TO WIN. WE WON THAT AWARD IN 2026.
AND THAT WAS, THAT'S ON THE BACK END ALSO OF 2025.
AND SO WE DO NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING FOR OUR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE THE CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION. AND SO THOSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ASKS THAT WE'RE ASKING THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF PART OF OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION.
WHAT'S THE CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION? WE HAVE TO HAVE 15% OF OUR OVERALL SPENDING BUDGET TO BE TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS OUR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS OUR MATERIALS, BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL.
AND RIGHT NOW, WHY ARE YOU NOT ABLE TO DO THAT? WE MISSED IT ABOUT WE CAME IN ABOUT 14.1%. SO WE'RE OFF.
YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THIS, YOU KNOW, SORT OF BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT I WOULD INVITE YOU TO SPEAK NOT JUST DURING BUDGET HEARINGS, BUT THE DAY WE DISCUSS THE BUDGET ABOUT WHY YOU CANNOT REALLOCATE FROM OTHER, OTHER ACTIVITIES.
AND I SUSPECT IT'S BECAUSE OF LABOR COSTS. I'VE HEARD THIS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
BUT WITH WITH THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE DIDN'T MEET THAT CRITERIA.
AND WE KNOW IN 2026, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET THAT CRITERIA.
AND SO AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FY 27 BUDGET, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE IN 2028, THAT'S WHEN TESLAC WILL BE REVIEWING OUR ACCREDITATION AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET US OFF OF A CONDITIONAL ACCREDITATION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH SOME MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT I GET THAT YOU WANT TO MEET IT, BUT YOU KNOW, JUST JUST I, I SUSPECT THERE'S A GOOD REASON, BUT JUST UNDERSTANDING WHY, WHY THE FUNDS CAN'T BE REALLOCATED, BUT THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THEN FOR THE, THE PERSON THAT SPOKE ON THE WICK PROGRAM, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND BRIEFLY JUST SHARING THE IMPACT
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OF, OF ONLY BEING THE FOURTH LARGEST PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY, ALTHOUGH WE'RE THE LARGEST IN THE STATE, ALTHOUGH WE ARE THE LARGEST COUNTY. AND PERHAPS WE'RE JUST MORE EFFICIENT THAN THE OTHER ONES.YES. SO THE REASON WE ARE THE FOURTH LARGEST LARGEST IN THE STATE IS BECAUSE HARRIS COUNTY HAS FOUR WICK AGENCIES, WHILE THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS NUMBER ONE. AND WE CLOSELY BEHIND THEM AS NUMBER TWO, AND WE HAVE UTHEALTH AS WELL AS UTMB.
SO. SO HOW DOES HAVING FOUR WICK AGENCIES MAKE US THE FOURTH LARGEST AS OPPOSED TO THE SECOND LARGEST? WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE RIGHT BEHIND THE CITY OF HOUSTON, I MEAN, WE'RE LARGER THAN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, BUT WHAT AM I NOT CATCHING? IT'S THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATION THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
IT'S LIKE 2000. ALL FOR THE PARTICIPATION, BUT DALLAS IS NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE.
SO SO SORRY. SO BUT DALLAS IS SMALLER THAN WE ARE POPULATION WISE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES. SO WHO SERVES THE SECOND MOST PEOPLE.
HIDALGO COUNTY AND THEN THE CITY OR THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THEN US.
AND SO WHY DO WE SERVE FEWER PEOPLE THAN THOSE REGIONS WHEN WE ARE THE LARGEST ENTITY? AND I GUESS EVEN IF YOU TAKE OUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON, WE'RE STILL BECAUSE WE SPLIT BETWEEN FOUR IS A TOTAL OF FOUR AGENCIES, WHICH INCLUDES OURS. SO PARTICIPATION IS SPLIT AMONGST THE OTHER THREE.
IF YOU ADDED ALL FOUR OF THEM, WE'D BE NUMBER ONE. CORRECT.
SO WHERE DO YOU SPLIT BETWEEN FOUR AGENCIES? YES, MA'AM.
ARE THEY DO THEY BELONG TO THE CITY OR. NO. WHEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAVE THEIR OWN AGENCY.
OKAY. I'M JUST SAYING, BECAUSE WE'RE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS THAT WE SERVE.
SO WHY DON'T WE ADD UP THOSE PATIENTS FROM THE FOUR AGENCIES AND CALL THAT OUR NUMBER? THAT'S OUTSIDE OF MY SCOPE. OKAY. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND BECAUSE I THINK YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT AND SOME FOLKS TALK ABOUT THE DISPARITIES ON THIS.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, FOURTH IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS, GIVEN THAT OUR POPULATION IS LARGER, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
CORRECT. WHICH MAKES ME GLAD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
AND WE'RE SMALL, BUT MIGHTY CREW OF INTERNS FROM THE BEST UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THE OTHER SPEAKER THAT I THINK IS WAS TRYING TO MEET THE TIME, BUT SHE'S AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND OF COURSE, THE OTHER THE OTHER SPEAKERS THAT SPOKE BEFORE I ARRIVED.
MY TEAM IS PROVIDING ME A SUMMARY AND MAKING SURE THEY FOLLOW UP.
SO SHOULD WE GO TO THE TO THE MEETING NOW OR SHOULD WE? YES, I HAD, I HAD ONE, I HAD ONE RESOLUTION GO AHEAD.
COMMISSIONER AND THEN I'M DONE. OKAY, GO AHEAD AND I'LL QUICKLY I'LL NOT READ THE WHOLE RESOLUTION, BUT WHEREAS PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY, THE SECOND OLDEST PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE THIRD LARGEST HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY IN THE NATION, IS DESIGNATED AS THE INSTITUTION OF THE FIRST CLASS.
THANK YOU, MISS JAMES, FOR COMING TODAY. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ON THE CAMPUS OF PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, YOU'VE MISSED A BET. IT HAS, I THINK, THE BEST CAMPUS ANYWHERE AROUND HERE NOW, IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO TEXAS A&M CAMPUS.
AND I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY MENTION MY DEAR FRIEND NATHAN KENNEDY, WHO WAS AN ENGINEER OF GREAT REPORT IN THIS REGION, DID A LOT OF WORK OF NOTE. AND I THINK SHE'S A DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI WITH MAYBE EVEN A BUILDING OR TWO THERE, BUT APPRECIATE AGAIN, WHAT PRAIRIEVIEW DOES AND CONTINUES TO DO.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
ALL RIGHT. SO IF THIS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE FIVE MINUTES, I REALLY DO WANT TO SPEAK TO MY RESOLUTION, PARTICULARLY THE ONE ABOUT MR. SALGADO ARAUJO.
ARE YOU CAN I, I HAD MY OH, I MISSED THAT. YES.
WE HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING. PRAIRIE VIEW UNIVERSITY DOES.
THANK YOU FOR THE 150 YEARS OF SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP.
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AND I HAVE VARIOUS PRAIRIE VIEW ALUMNI WORKING ON PRECINCT FOUR TEAM, SO THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT PRIDE AND LOVE.I'M I'M, I'M LOATHE YOU GUYS TO JUST GO AND IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO SOME SPEAKERS ONTO SOME RESOLUTIONS I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT ONE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. I PERSONALLY THINK WE SHOULD HAVE RESOLUTION SPEAKERS SEPARATE RESOLUTION BY RESOLUTION OUT OF FAIRNESS, BUT J JUST TO CLARIFY, SECTION TWO G TWO PAGE THREE OF 11 OF OUR RULES OF CONDUCT.
THE TWO MINUTES IS SEPARATE FROM COMMENTARY ON RESOLUTION, CORRECT? COULD YOU CLARIFY, PLEASE? CORRECT. THAT'S RIGHT. THE TWO MINUTES IS JUST FOR TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA ITEMS BUT THE RESOLUTIONS.
YOU CAN SPEAK AS LONG AS YOU WANT ON ANY INDIVIDUAL RESOLUTIONS WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING.
BUT I KNOW WE WERE TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL. WHAT TIME, COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE TO. WELL, Y'ALL ARE GOING TO GO INTO YOUR MEETING. OKAY. OKAY.
SO SO SO I'M CATCHING, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, THAT YOU'RE IN A MEETING, WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A DESIGNEE, SO I UNDERSTAND NOW WHY YOU WANTED TO BRING THE RESOLUTIONS FIRST.
SO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF RESOLUTIONS AND I, I WAS REALLY HOPING TO COMMENT ON THEM BEFORE PEOPLE HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY ARE OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
SO LET ME JUST MENTION THIS REAL QUICK. WE HAVE A JOINT RESOLUTION WITH COMMISSIONER BRIONES, AND PERHAPS I'LL LET YOU READ THAT ONE, COMMISSIONER.
SINCE YOU'RE A MOTHER AND A TEACHER. IT'S THE BREASTFEEDING RESOLUTION CAN GO AFTER YOUR COMMENTS, JUDGE, IF YOU'D LIKE. YEAH, SO, SO OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT MORE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT BREASTFEEDING CONTINUES TO BE NORMALIZED. AND I THINK IT GOES WITH SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT THE, THE FIBROIDS AND SOME OF THE LACK OF WOMEN'S SERVICES.
I'M GLAD THAT LATELY THERE HAS BEEN MORE ATTENTION, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE VALIDATING THE SOME OF THE PAINFUL EXPERIENCES THAT WOMEN HAVE AS RELATES TO CHILDBIRTH OR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM IUD INSERTION, THIS KIND OF THING BEFORE, I THINK A LOT OF WOMEN USED TO SUFFER, WHETHER IT WAS PAIN, WHETHER IT WAS DISCOMFORT IN SILENCE AND KIND OF WONDER IF THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES. EVEN THE DOCTORS DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND EVEN THE FEMALE OB GYNS HOW BAD SOME OF THAT WAS.
AND I MYSELF EXPERIENCED SOME OF THAT AS WELL.
BUT YOU KNOW, WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE SO MUCH OF A PROBLEM TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT THE BLUE PILL, ETC.. SO I THINK I JUST WANTED TO TAKE TIME TO, TO DISCUSS THAT.
BECAUSE WE SHOULD. YES, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU, JUDGE HIDALGO, FOR PARTNERING ON THIS.
SO AUGUST IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING MONTH.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HERE TODAY.
AND EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY AT HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH THAT WORKS ON THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AT WICK AND BEYOND AND ALL OF THE NONPROFITS THAT ARE IN THIS SPACE.
BUT SO NATIONALLY, ONLY 1 IN 4 INFANTS IN THE US ARE EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED AS CLINICALLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE IN HARRIS COUNTY, OVER 90% OF MOTHERS BEGIN BREASTFEEDING, BUT MANY ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE AS LONG AS NEEDED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, SOME RELATED TO WORK, SOME RELATED TO FAMILY, AND THEN SOME RELATED TO THEIR OWN PHYSIOLOGY.
IN 2024, HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE WERE PROUD TO APPROVE RULES REQUIRING ALL COUNTY BUILDINGS TO HAVE LACTATION SPACES EQUIPPED WITH A PLACE TO WORK, A SINK AND REFRIGERATION, AND I AM THE PROUD MOTHER OF THREE, INCLUDING MY LITTLE EIGHT YEAR OLD WHO'S HERE.
ANA LUCIA, A RISING THIRD GRADER, AND I STRUGGLED WITH BREASTFEEDING MYSELF FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, SO I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. JUDGE. IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT AND MAKING EASIER FOR FOLKS TO ACCESS,
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AND IN PARTICULAR, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.THANK YOU. THEY HAVE A BREASTFEEDING HOTLINE.
SO WE NEED TO ALL AS NEIGHBORS, AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HELP US SPREAD THE WORD AND EDUCATE ON ALL THESE RESOURCES THAT EXIST AND HARNESS ALL THE DIFFERENT WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS SPACE SO THAT WE CAN DO MORE TOGETHER.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU, ANA LUCIA FOR JOINING ME TODAY.
WELCOME, ANA LUCIA. IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.
HI. ALL RIGHT. THE NATIONAL INTERN DAY IS MY NEXT RESOLUTION AND ALL THAT TO SAY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL FOR HAVING WONDERFUL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. AND HE'S TOO HUMBLE TO SAY THIS, BUT COMMISSIONER ELLIS IS REALLY A LEGEND IN THAT SPHERE.
COMMISSIONER YOU'VE HAD YOUR, YOUR PROGRAM OF INTERNS IN THE LEGISLATURE ALSO PAID THAT YOU FUNDRAISED FOR, FOR MANY YEARS. AND A LOT OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN ELECTED OFFICE CAME FROM YOUR PROGRAM.
SO I JUST WISH AND HOPE THAT I CAN GROW SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT SOME POINT.
AND SO MANY DEPARTMENTS AND OUR OFFICES THAT GIVE INTERNS REALLY MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES.
MY THIRD RESOLUTION IS ON NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH.
SO THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINE VACCINATION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES.
CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR TEXAS VACCINES FOR CHILDREN.
THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, AND IMMUNIZATION IS A LIFELONG RESPONSIBILITY.
I KNOW THAT THERE THERE HAS BEEN SOME POLITICIZATION AROUND THIS.
AND OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THAT THE RECENT MEASLES OUTBREAK IS CERTAINLY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEED TO IMMUNIZE OUR CHILDREN AND, AND CONTINUE TO DO SO OURSELVES WHERE NEEDED.
AND THEN FINALLY THIS RESOLUTION I WILL READ IN FULL.
I DON'T ENTIRELY UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS AROUND THIS.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AT THIS POINT, THE STANDARD IS THEY WEAR BODY CAMERAS WHENEVER THERE'S AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING OR REALLY A CRIME. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
THAT'S NOT NEW. AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS SORT OF TOXIC MASCULINITY GOING ON.
I SAY THESE OFFICERS, THEY'RE SUCH BRAVE MEN AND STRONG MEN.
SO WHY DON'T THEY COME FORWARD AND IDENTIFY THEMSELVES? AND, YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE IDEA OF LET'S COVER OUR OUR FACES OR LET'S GO IN UNMARKED VEHICLES.
IF YOU SEE THE VIDEO, THE TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING, THEY'RE DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, HOW'S ANYBODY SUPPOSED TO KNOW THEY'RE LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES. THEY DON'T HAVE LIGHTS.
THEY'RE DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND THEY'RE JUST CUTTING OFF THIS GUY WHO IS JUST TRYING TO GO TO WORK.
I MEAN, IF IT WERE ME, I WOULD BE FREAKING OUT.
NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I WOULD NEVER IMAGINE THAT THAT'S SOMEBODY TRYING TO ARREST ME AND I DON'T I WOULD WONDER WHAT ANY OF THESE FOLKS OPPOSED TO THE INFORMATION COMING OUT WOULD DO. WOULD THEY JUST STOP AND PUT THEIR HANDS UP? IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE. AND THEN SO YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS, THIS DEAL, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE COVERT OPERATIONS AND, AND THAT'S ONE THING, BUT STILL THERE'S TRANSPARENCY AROUND THAT WHEN THERE NEEDS TO BE CERTAINLY IF IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST GOING AROUND AND SPIRITING PEOPLE AWAY IN OUTSIDE SCHOOLS, AIRPORTS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY CRIME.
AGAIN, BEING HERE WITHOUT PAPERS IS NOT A CRIME.
THAT'S STILL BEING DEBATED IN THE COURTS. I MEAN, EVEN IF IT WERE A CRIME THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T, WE DON'T TEND TO DO THAT. WE DON'T TEND TO SHOW UP WITH A MASK IN BLACK AND IN UNMARKED VEHICLES THAT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, I STUDIED AT UNIVERSITY DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRATIC REGIMES.
AND MAYBE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SHOULD THAT SHOULD EMIGRATE.
SO LET ME JUST READ THIS BRIEFLY. AND AGAIN, THIS IS THIS HAT IS TO REPRESENT THE HARD WORKING MR. ARAUJO AND AND HIS EMPLOYEES, HIS SONS. ONE OF THEM IS A TEACHER.
YOU KNOW, HE PROBABLY TAUGHT ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING THIS POLITICAL.
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AND I APPRECIATE I REALLY, I REALLY WISH I THINK THAT WE CAN DEBATE THE FUNDING FOR ICE AND WE CAN DEBATE, YOU KNOW, IMMIGRATION POLICY. I FRANKLY THINK WE AGREE ACROSS PARTIES, THERE HAVE BEEN AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE COME OUT IN VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS BUT HAVE BEEN BIPARTISAN AGREEMENTS, BUT FOR WHATEVER, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER HAVE BEEN POLITICIZED.AND REALLY, IT'S BEEN ON BOTH SIDES AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD DISAGREE ON WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE A SECRET POLICE AND REGRET, REFUSE TO BE TRANSPARENT WHEN A HARD WORKING MAN OR REALLY ANYBODY ELSE IS IS IS KILLED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND I THIS IS NOT THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. SO I KNOW THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.
AND I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING SHEEPISH ABOUT IT NOW WILL BE EMBARRASSED.
SO. JULY 7TH, 2026. A RESIDENT OF HARRIS COUNTY, MR. LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO, WAS FATALLY SHOT AND KILLED BY AN OFFICER OF U.S.
MR. SALGADO, A HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THREE MEXICAN IMMIGRANT AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WAS INCREDIBLY EMBLEMATIC OF COUNTLESS MEN IN HARRIS COUNTY, MAKING THIS TRAGEDY ESPECIALLY PAINFUL FOR RESIDENTS AND ERODING THEIR SENSE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.
AND YOU KNOW, BE WILLING TO STAND UP FOR ANYTHING.
THAT, THAT, THAT PEOPLE ASK YOU ABOUT. MR. SALGADO IS ONE OF SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN FATALLY SHOT BY ICE FOLLOWING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION OF THE AGENCY'S OPERATIONS. NEARLY $114 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ICE SINCE JANUARY 2025, MAKING IT THE MOST WELL FUNDED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.
HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAINTAINED A CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION TO GUARANTEE PUBLIC SAFETY, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE COUNTY.
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHANTIER HAS LAUNCHED AN INDEPENDENT PARALLEL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS USE OF LETHAL FORCE BY ICE AGENTS, TREATING THE INCIDENT WITH THE SAME RIGOR AS ANY STANDARD OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS DEMONSTRATED AN UNPRECEDENTED AND UNACCEPTABLE LACK OF COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS OFFICIALS, INCLUDING WITHHOLDING THE IDENTITIES OF THE FEDERAL AGENTS PRESENT AT THE SCENE AND REFUSING TO SHARE CRITICAL EVIDENCE.
SECURING JUSTICE FOR MR. SALGADO, PRESERVING PUBLIC TRUST AND SAFEGUARDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION GUARANTEED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS, REQUIRES THAT THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE BE SUBJECT TO TRANSPARENT, INDEPENDENT REVIEW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SUPPORTS THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE FATAL SHOOTING OF MR. LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO BEING CONDUCTED BY THE DISTRICT'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE COME FORWARD. DON'T BE COWARDS.
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S THAT COMMISSIONERS BRIONES AND ELLIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ YOUR RESOLUTIONS, OR WOULD YOU RATHER GO BACK AND HAVE THIS BRIEF DISCUSSION? MR. ELLIS, DO YOU WANT TO DO YOU HAVE YOUR RESOLUTIONS FIRST AND THEN I HAVE TO I HAVE TO READ MINE.
WE VOTED. WE VOTED ON THEM ALL. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE RESOLUTION ABOUT SENATOR LORENZO.
AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. WE NEED THE TRANSPARENCY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. EVERYONE'S RIGHTS MUST BE PROTECTED AND I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT OUR DA SHAUN T IS LEADING THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE COMING UP ON AUGUST 6TH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY THAT EVERYBODY DESERVES.
SO MY TWO FIRST, I'LL START WITH 227, WHICH IS LIFE FLIGHT 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HEARD FROM MR. CABRERA A SECOND AGO. IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME, MR. CABRERA. SO THERE'S ABOUT 60 MILLION AMERICANS WHO CANNOT REACH A TRAUMA CENTER WITHIN AN HOUR.
AND THIS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR NATION.
SO, AND WE KNOW THAT GETTING TREATMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. AND SO LIFE FLIGHT WAS BORN FROM THIS NEED.
IT'S ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST HOSPITAL BASED AIR AMBULANCE PROGRAMS. THERE'S OVER 4000 MISSIONS PER YEAR. THERE'S BEEN NEARLY 160,000 MISSIONS SINCE ITS INAUGURAL FLIGHT.
THEY FORM THE FIRST NATIONAL EMS PILOTS ASSOCIATION IN 1985.
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THANK YOU FOR SAVING LIVES. THANK YOU FOR PROMOTING HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND WE ARE JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EXAMPLE.AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JUST KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE 21 PILOTS AND ALL OF YOUR AMAZING TEAMS. YES, ON BEHALF ON BEHALF OF MORE HERMANN LIFE FLIGHT.
AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY HIS NAME, DOCTOR RED DUKE.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM CLOSELY BEFORE HE PERISHED, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.
AND WE AS THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AND CONTINUES TO GROW, THERE'S SO MANY RURAL AREAS THAT ARE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CAPABILITY TO CARE FOR THE MAJOR TRAUMA MEDICAL ISSUE PATIENTS.
SO WE'RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS. MY CREWS ENJOY THEIR JOB SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THIS. THANK YOU, MR. CABRERA. MY. OTHER RESOLUTION THAT I HAD FLAGGED TO DISCUSS IS ITEM 228 FIBROID AWARENESS. SO THANK YOU. WE HEARD FROM THE DOCTORS, DOCTOR HARRIS, DOCTOR AND DOCTOR MURILLO.
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS BECAUSE THIS REALLY ISN'T TALKED ABOUT AS OFTEN AS IT NEEDS TO BE, ESPECIALLY THAT APPROXIMATELY 80%. THINK OF THIS 80%, AND NOT ONLY FOR THE WOMEN HERE AND LISTENING, BUT FOR EVERY. THE MEN HERE, YOUR WIVES, YOUR SISTERS, YOUR DAUGHTERS, 80% OF ALL WOMEN BY AGE 50 WILL BE AFFECTED WITH THESE UTERINE FIBROIDS. 80%. AND IT OFTEN GOES UNDIAGNOSED, UNTREATED.
AND THEN THERE'S A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON BLACK WOMEN AND LATINAS.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR INCREASING AWARENESS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO ACCURATE MEDICAL INFORMATION AND HELPING TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS FOR ACCESS TO TIMELY CARE. AND SO WE ARE JUST THANKFUL FOR THERE'S SO MUCH WORK THAT YOU DO, BUT THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL GOING AROUND THE COUNTRY LISTENING AND SHARING THIS INFORMATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPIONS THIS EDUCATION AND GIVES FREE WOMEN'S HEALTH EXAMS AT BAYLAND. AND I WANT TO THANK ALSO MEMORIAL HERMANN FOR A DIFFERENT REASON.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE FIBROID INSTITUTE, TEXAS DOES FOR PATIENT EDUCATION AND OFFERING TREATMENT, AND THERE'S SO MANY OTHER WONDERFUL LEADERS IN THIS SPACE.
BUT THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, AS I AS I PUSH 50 MYSELF, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT IT, 80%.
IT IS STAGGERING. AND WE KNOW THE DRASTIC JUST EVERYTHING FROM THE INTENSE PELVIC PAIN TO THE HEAVY BLEEDING, ANEMIA, INFERTILITY, PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEALTH CONCERNS, AND BEYOND.
SO I SIMPLY WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AND TO END ON ONE LAST NOTE, THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR YOUR RESOLUTION ON IMMUNIZATIONS.
WE ALSO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND AGAIN, IT'S UP TO US BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE SO BUSY TO CHECK GOVERNMENT WEBSITES AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, BUT WE NEED TO KEEP AMPLIFYING THE EDUCATION AND THE ACCESS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. JUST A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
I'M FEELING LIKE A MILLION BUCKS. AND YEAH, IF YOU HAVE IF YOU'RE FEELING AWFUL AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE FLU AND YOU DON'T HAVE COVID AND YOU DON'T HAVE STREP AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU HAVE MONO, I HOPE YOU DON'T. BUT IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE DOCTORS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I HAD, AND I JUST THOUGHT I WAS LOSING MY MIND.
SO. AND JUST A REMINDER, IT'S NOT SPREAD VIA THE AIR.
SO THE ONLY WAY TO CATCH IT IS IF YOU WERE TO SAY, DRINK FROM MY WATER BOTTLE.
AND SORT OF INGEST, THERE'S A REASON IT'S CALLED THE KISSING DISEASE.
ALL RIGHT. SO COLLEAGUES, SHOULD WE, SHOULD WE HEAD OVER TO THE, TO THE MEETING? I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO IT HERE. WE'LL DO IT HERE.
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I JUST WANT TO STRESS TO MY COLLEAGUES HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE PFCS ARE? THEY PROVIDE COMMISSIONER. BEFORE WE START ON THAT, CAN WE JUDGE? YOU WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY RECESS THE MEETING AT 1006.ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.
IT'S 1006 IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THIS OTHER ITEM.
OKAY. AND NEIL. YES, IT IS NOW 1016 AND COMMISSIONERS COURT IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.