Apr 03, 2023 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING.

TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2023.

WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:32 PM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OUR PLEDGE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SHASHI KUMAR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND OUR CITY ENGINEER WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GUARD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR ARE PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION.

SO WE WILL HAVE ITEM

[(a) Proclamation recognizing National Community Development Week and Fair ...]

AND ALSO WE WILL HAVE THE, WE WILL HAVE, UH, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH ALSO BY, RIGHT? YES.

WHICH ONE'S THE OTHER GROUP TOGETHER.

UM, SO THE FIRST WILL BE, UM, THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

OKAY.

WE'LL HAVE STANDALONE COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY LB.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, EVERYBODY LIKING THIS NEW START TIME SIX 30.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MARISSA, UM, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW IMPORTANT THESE TWO, UH, ENDEAVORS ARE THE FIRST BEING, UH, NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND THE OTHER BEING FAIR HOUSING, UH, MONTH FIRST, STARTING WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UH, NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT GRANT FUNDING IS SOMETHING THAT WE RECEIVE IN THIS CITY, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BENEFIT A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, IN THINGS SUCH AS HOUSING REHABILITATION, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, UH, ALSO DOING OTHER, UH, KEY INITIATIVES FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE C D B G PROGRAM AND AREAS IN WHICH HAVE BEEN DEEMED CDBG TARGET AREAS.

AND SO, UH, MARISSA MORGAN, UH, COORDINATES AND RUNS, UH, OUR PROGRAM AS IT RELATES TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.

AND THAT FALLS, UH, AND HAS FALLEN UNDER JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ'S AND HER AND HER GROUP.

AND THEY'VE DONE A, A, A GREAT JOB YEAR AFTER YEAR OF MAKING SURE THAT THE MONIES THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE PUT, UH, BEST TO, UH, PUT BEST TO USE FOR OUR CI CITIZENS AND OUR RESIDENTS, UH, IN A WAY THAT IS, IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND IMPACTS US IN A GREAT WAY.

SO, I WANNA READ, AND THEN TONIGHT ON OUR AGENDA, THERE IS AN ITEM, UH, UH, FAR AS A PUBLIC HEARING IS CONCERNED FOR GRANT APPLICATION FUNDING FOR C D B G, UH, IN EXCESS OF $5 MILLION THAT WE'RE, UH, GOING TO BE ALLOCATED FOR, UH, UPON APPROVAL THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS TWO MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP WITH FLOOD MITIGATION, UH, HERE IN THE, IN THE, UH, CDBG TARGET AREAS IN MISSOURI CITY.

SO THESE ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FUNDS.

SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARISSA BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATIONS TO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE HER PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

IT IS THE WEEK OF APRIL 10TH THROUGH THE 14TH.

THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, C D B G, BETTER KNOWN AS PROGRAM HAS ON ITS COMMUNITIES.

C D BG SUPPORTS VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES.

THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BETTER KNOWN AS HUD.

WHY IS THE C D BG PROGRAM IMPORTANT? IT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BONY STATED THAT WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO HELP WITH A LOT OF HOUSING REHABS, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO, AS WELL AS OFFER EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS THAT, UH, ACTUALLY APPLY AND ARE ELIGIBLE.

UH, ALSO IT HELPS IN PROVIDING FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS, OUR CITY PARKS INFRASTRUCTURE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. AND THAT IS OVERALL JUST A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF WHAT NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS ALL ABOUT.

AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT, UH, YOU

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ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, IF YOU COULD GO FORWARD WITH THE FAIR HOUSING MONTH PRESENTATION AS WELL, AND WE CAN DO BOTH PROCLAMATIONS AT THE SAME TIME.

SOUNDS GOOD.

FAIR HOUSING MONTH, FAIR HOUSING MONTH MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, AND IS RECOGNIZED AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

THAT IS THE MONTH OF APRIL.

THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMIT THE GOALS TO ELIMINATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND CREATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY COMMUNITY.

THE COMMITMENT IS ALSO TO FAIR HOUSING, IS THAT IT REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF AMERICA TODAY AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE INTEGRATION.

THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, DISABILITY, AND MANY, MANY MORE.

THEY'RE LISTED THERE, I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THEM FOR YOU TODAY, BUT IT'S A LOT.

EXAMPLES OF DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT INCLUDE REFUSAL TO RENT OR SELL HOUSING, REFUSAL TO NEGOTIATE FOR HOUSING, ASSIGN A PERSON OF A PARTICULAR BUILDING OR NEIGHBORHOOD, OR SECTION OF A BUILDING, OR A NEIGHBORHOOD REFUSAL TO MAKE A MORTGAGE LOAN, OR PROVIDE OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DWELLING AND DISCRIMINATE.

IN APPRAISING AT DWELLING.

IN MAY OF 2015, THERE WAS A COMPLAINT ALLEGED.

IT WAS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ALLEGED WERE RESTRICTIONS, PROHIBITED PERSONS WITH, UH, WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES FROM LIVING IN BEAUMONT.

ALSO, ALLEGEDLY THE CITY VIOLATED THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

SOME OF THE FURTHER HOUSING GOALS IS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS THE CD C D B G CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I WORK ON, I FEEL LIKE AN EVERY DAY, BUT IT'S REALLY WORTH IT.

A PART OF THE FAIR HOUSING AS WELL IS MAINTAINING AND IMPLEMENTING A FAIR HOUSING PLAN, AND ALSO ENSURING THAT HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM IS FAIR AND EQUITABLE.

AND AGAIN, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO UTILIZE THE LINK THAT IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU COULD COME ON DOWN, MARISSA.

AND I'LL GIVE, UH, THE FIRST PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

UM, SO THE PROCLAMATION READS AS SUCH, WHEREAS THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT C D B DBG PROGRAM IN 1974, MY YEAR OF BIRTH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING, THEY DID IT FOR ME, UH, FOR, FOR, UH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY HAS UTILIZED NONPROFIT AND NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND HUMAN NEEDS, AND WHEREAS THE C CDBG PROGRAM HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CREATION OF POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS, SOCIAL AND YOUTH SERVICES, MINOR HOME REPAIRS, CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND WATER, SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THE CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER THE C D B G PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND RESOLVE PRESSING LOCAL PROBLEMS. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I JEFFREY L BONY COUNCIL MEMBER OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, ON, UH, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROBIN J ALAKA AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 11TH THROUGH THE 15TH 2023 AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

I LOVE YOUR SHIRT, MS. MORGAN.

AND NOW THE, NOW THE SECOND, UH, PROCLAMATION MAYOR PUT ME TO WORK TODAY, , BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.

THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVES TO HIGHLIGHT.

UH, AND AS A FORMER BANKER MYSELF AND ALSO AS A HISTORIAN, I CAN TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT, UH, HAVING THIS EMPHASIZE AS FAR AS EMPHASIZING FAIR HOUSING MONTH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CAN SEE HISTORICALLY THE IMPACT OF REDLINING AND HOW, UH, INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST OVER THE MANY YEARS AS IT RELATES TO REDLINING AND OTHER, UH, PURPOSEFUL THINGS THAT WERE PUT PLACE TO IMPACT THEM.

AND SO WE NEED THESE TYPES OF EFFORTS IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, AND KEEP IN PLACE.

SO, WHEREAS MARISSA

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AND WHEREAS THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL IS NOT THE EXCLUSIVE PROVINCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, VIGOROUS LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION CAN BE AS EFFECTIVE, IF NOT MORE SO THAN FEDERAL EFFORTS.

AND WHEREAS THE LEGAL BARRIERS TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING, NO MATTER HOW SUBTLE, DIMINISH THE RIGHTS OF ALL THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY HAS CONDUCTED THE ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE AI.

NOW THEREFORE, UH, LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT IN THE PURSUIT OF THE SHARED GOAL AND RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MEN AND WOMEN.

AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JEFFREY EL BONY ON BEHALF OF ROBIN J ACAT, MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY DO HEREBY JOIN THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION BY PROCLAIMING APRIL, 2023 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY.

LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE, .

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE.

NEXT

[(b) Proclamation recognizing National Child Abuse Awareness Month.]

WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA BROWN.

MARSHALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA ASK, UH, MIKE REK IF YOU COME UP AND PLEASE JOIN ME, SIR.

EVERYONE SAY HELLO TO MIKE .

MIKE IS THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT.

DID I GET THAT RIGHT? NOPE.

VICE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, OF THE, UM, AMERICAN, UH, SERVICE CLUB.

THE EXCHANGE CLUB.

AND HE REPRESENTS US ALSO OVER AT THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF FORT BEND.

AND ON TONIGHT, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BRING A COUPLE OF WORDS FOR YOU AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND I DO TOO, CUZ I'M IN THE CLUB AS WELL.

, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CLUB.

OUR CORE VALUES ARE FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND COUNTRY.

UM, WE BASICALLY FOCUS ON AMERICANISM COMMUNITY SERVICE AND YOUTH.

AND WHEN I SPEAK ON YOUTH ON TONIGHT, APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

AND SO IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR AND WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF FORT BEND COUNTY FOR THEIR WORKS ON BEHALF OF CHILD UH, ABUSE PREVENTION.

SO, MIKE, GIVE ME A MINUTE.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THAT? YEAH, HOLD ON.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE GOTTA HELP EACH OTHER.

SO MIKE, WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO LIVE IN A SAFE AND LOVING HOUSEHOLD, YET FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ACROSS OUR CITY AND NATION, ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE A TRAGIC REALITY.

AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE CROSSES ALL SOCIOECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, RELIGIONS AND ETHNIC CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, WE KNOW THAT ABUSE AND NEGLECT, NEGATIVITY IMPACT EVERY ASPECT AND STAGE OF A CHILD'S LIFE.

AND WHEREAS WE CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND FRIENDS OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TO JOIN TOGETHER TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

AND TO RECOGNIZE THE CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE AND ALLIES WHO WORK TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.

BY DOING SO, WE EXEMPLIFY OUR CITY CREDO OF TOGETHER WE EXCEL.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SONYA BROWN MARSHALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION ONE ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, ROBIN J ALAKA, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF MISSOURI CITY, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF APRIL AS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, FEW TIMES.

SURE.

TWO MINUTES.

TWO MINUTES.

THAT'S, THAT'S A CHALLENGE FOR ME.

SO ALL I'LL SAY IS THAT IF YOU GO BY THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 90 AND PRESENT STREET, YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE CALL AN AWARENESS FIELD OF 2,380 Y UH, WHITE STAKES WITH BLUE RIBBONS.

AND JUST KNOW THAT IN FORT BEND COUNTY LAST YEAR, EACH ONE OF THOSE STAKES REPRESENT A CHILD WHO WAS EITHER ABUSED OR NEGLECTED IN FORT BEND COUNTY.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 11 YEARS, AND WE ARE ALL COMMITTED GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITY

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SO WE APPRECIATE IT.

JUST REMEMBER THAT ALL MONTH LONG, WHEN YOU GET BY, GO BY THERE, EACH ONE OF THOSE STAKES REPRESENTS A CHILD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DON'T FORGET THIS GUY, MIKE.

THANK YOU.

I THINK HE'S NICE.

THANK YOU, .

UH, BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT ITEM, THANK YOU, MIKE.

UH, TYPICALLY CITY COUNCIL DO GO OUT TO THE FIELD AS WE DO SO ALMOST EVERY YEAR, UM, AT LEAST NOT, MAYBE NOT ALL OF US, BUT SOME OF US MAKE IT OUT THERE.

BUT TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULDN'T CAUSE WE HAD A, A MEETING THAT WAS SET SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE SAME TIME.

SO WE DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVING YOU COME HERE.

AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL IS PART OF THAT, UH, GROUP, UH, AND GET GOD TO RECOGNIZE, UH, THE AWARENESS.

THANK YOU.

[(c) Proclamations recognizing Autism Awareness Month.]

PROPOSED BY PRESENTATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNN KLAUSER.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

EVENING.

EVENING.

AND I WANNA THANK ALL OF, UH, MY COLLEAGUES, UM, AND THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY WHO WAS WEARING BLUE.

I KNOW YOU WERE WONDERING WHY IS EVERYBODY WEARING BLUE? WELL, BLUE IS THE COLOR, UM, MOST ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM AWARENESS.

AND TODAY, UH, I'M GONNA BE PRESENTING A FRUIT, A FEW PROCLAMATIONS, UM, FOR, FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS AND SOME BUSINESSES IN OUR GREAT CITY WHO ARE DOING THEIR PART, UM, TO CONTRIBUTE TO, UH, BEING INCLUSIVE.

UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND BRING UP FORT BEND DENTAL ACADEMY, DR.

DWIGHT PACO AND HIS STAFF, IF Y'ALL WILL STAND RIGHT HERE ON MARCH 23RD, THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, UH, UPDATED, UH, STATISTICS IN THE PREVALENCE OF AUTISM FROM ONE IN 44 TO NOW, ONE IN 36 CHILDREN IN AMERICA AFFECTED BY AUTISM.

APRIL MARKS AUTISM ACTION MONTH, ALSO KNOWN AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.

TO PROMOTE INCREASED INCLUSIVITY FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM BY REPLACING AUTISM AWARENESS WITH ACTION.

WE AIM TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS ON THE SPECTRUM AND COLLABORATE WITH THOSE AROUND US TO BUILD A WORLD THAT EMBRACES INCLUSIVITY.

AS A PART, I'M SORRY.

AS A PARENT OF A CHILD WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND A MEMBER OF THIS CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE'VE RECOGNIZED VARIOUS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT, THAT SERVE OUR FAMILIES WITH AUTISM.

BUT TODAY I'M GONNA BE PRESENTING PROCLAMATIONS TO THOSE WHO ARE OPERATING THROUGH MISSOURI CITY'S MOTTO.

TOGETHER, WE EXCEL.

THE FIRST COMPANY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR IS MY NEW DENTIST COMPANY, UH, FORT BEND, UH, DENTAL ACADEMY.

AND I'M NOT GONNA READ EACH PROCLAMATION, BUT, UM, WHAT I, WHAT I DO WANNA SAY, I'M GONNA HAND THAT TO YOU.

UM, WHAT I DO WANNA SAY ABOUT FORT BEND DENTAL, THEY WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1987, AND DR.

DWIGHT PACO HAS BEEN PRACTICING DENTISTRY IN MISSOURI CITY FOR OVER 13 YEARS.

FORT BEND DENTAL IS BEING RECOGNIZED WITH THIS PROCLAMATION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK.

UM, AT FORT BEND DENTAL ACADEMY, THE ACADEMY PROVIDES FREE HIGH QUALITY DENTAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM, OTHER DIFFERENCES AND LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS.

RECENTLY, YES, LET'S GIVE 'EM A HAND CLAP.

SO THEIR, THEIR WHOLE TEAM, IT'S AMAZING IF YOU GO OVER THERE, THEIR WHOLE TEAM

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AND SO THEY LOVE THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THEY PROVIDE THAT FREE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

AND SO THAT'S COMMITTING TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S GIVING BACK.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.

SO TODAY WE HONOR YOU WITH THE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE WHEN WE COME AND SAY THAT WE NEED SOMETHING AND WE WANT TO DO THIS, YOU ALL SHOW UP.

AND THE GOVERNMENT HERE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.

FIRST OFF, I WANNA INTRODUCE TWO OF THE PARTNERS.

THERE'S FOUR TOTAL PARTNERS OF FORT BEND DENTAL, UH, DR.

GEORGE CHABO AND DR.

SCOTT PINKSTON, WHO ARE HERE.

AND DR.

BRIAN MAHAR, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW AS WELL.

UH, WE ARE THE FOUR PARTNERS WHO ARE SHAREHOLDERS, UH, AND CHOOSE THAT WE WANT TO NOT ONLY LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SERVE, BUT ALSO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS WHY WE, WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND BECAUSE WE CAN DO, THIS IS WHY WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE AND DO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANT TO DO.

SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUR LOVE BACK TO OUR BUSINESS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BEING A COMMUNITY WHO'S WILLING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR WHEN WE OPEN OUR DOORS, YOU FILL THOSE DOORS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THEY'RE WEARING THEIR BLUE .

THANK YOU.

NEXT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP OUR MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

COME ON UP TEAM THE AWARD.

AND THEY'RE WEARING BLUE SURPRISE , JASON AND JASON, WHO IS THE FORMER PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER.

NOW IN YOUR NEW ROLE AS ASSISTANT CITY MAN.

YES.

.

SO THE MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS GETTING THIS PROCLAMATION FOR TAKING THE LEAD AS A DEPARTMENT TO BECOME A CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER.

OUR VERY OWN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEGUN THEIR OFFICIAL TRAINING THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF CREDENTIALING AND CONTINUING STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT POSITIVE GUEST EXPERIENCES FOR ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH AUTISM, UM, ARE FELT RIGHT HERE, AND FAMILIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING INCLUSIVE.

THIS CERTIFICATION WILL ALSO EMPOWER OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY WILL BE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH ALL INDIVIDUALS, UH, ON THE SPECTRUM, MISSOURI CITY, AND THIS IS BRAGGING RIGHTS.

WE WILL BE THE FIRST MUNICIPALITY TO HAVE THIS CERTIFICATION IN ALL OF TEXAS.

THE ONLY OTHER, THE ONLY OTHER PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE, THAT WILL HAVE THE CERTIFICATION IS IN ARIZONA.

SO WE ARE LEADING THE WAY, MISSOURI CITY, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

SO AT LEAST 80% OF OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF WILL BE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED AND LEADING A MORE INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCE FOR OUR GUESTS.

AND, UM, WE CAN'T WAIT FOR MISSOURI CITY TO SET THE BAR HIGH.

SO THANK YOU.

AND WE WILL BE CERTIFIED BY THE END OF, END OF MAY, JUST IN TIME FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

SO MAKE SURE YOU SPREAD THE WORD.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT I'M GONNA BRING UP DEBORAH WINGARD.

COME ON UP.

DEBORAH.

DEBRA IS A TRANSITION TEACHER AND THE FOR BEND I S D TRANSITION SERVICES AND STRATEGIC BUSINESS COMMUNITY, UH, COORDINATOR.

THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.

AND SHE HAS ON HER BLUE.

OH YES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

SO DEBORAH STARTED THIS COMMITTEE LAST YEAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND AUTISM ADVOCATES TO EDUCATE AND DEVELOP INCLUSIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES IN MISSOURI CITY, IN FORT BEND COUNTY THAT ENABLE SPECIAL NEEDS, UH, STUDENTS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PAID EMPLOYMENT.

DEBRA LOVES THE DOUBLE CS COACHING STUDENTS AND CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES SO THAT HER STUDENTS CAN THRIVE WHEN THEY THRIVE.

WE ALL THRIVE.

SO WE WANNA RECOGNIZE DEBRA TODAY FOR YOUR

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SO THANK YOU, DEBORAH.

THANK.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT WE HAVE, Y'ALL DON'T GET TOO EXCITED WHEN I SAY THIS NAME.

MICHA SOUTHERN CUISINE , MISSOURI CITY RECOGNIZES MICHAS SOUTHERN CUISINE DURING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.

JANICE AND GEORGE WELCOME THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS TO THEIR LOCATION EACH WEEK TO PREPARE AND SERVE THEIR MOUTHWATERING MENU LIKE OXTAILS.

AND, BUT WE WON'T, WE WON'T GET INTO ALL OF THAT CUZ WE'LL ALL GET HUNGRY.

FRIED CHICKEN , SMOTHER PORK CHOPS.

.

YES.

SO, UM, THEIR TEAM, UM, ACTUALLY TRAINS AND, UM, AUTISM INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES.

AND MS. JANICE IS A FORMER SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

AND SO HER LOVE AND PASSION FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.

AND SHE KNEW THAT SHE ALWAYS WANTED TO GIVE BACK AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING.

SO WE WANNA THANK YOU AS A MISSOURI CITY BUSINESS FOR EMPLOYING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, ABILITIES AND HOPE THAT YOU AND OTHER BUSINESSES WILL CONTINUE TO SET THE BAR FOR OTHER BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S.

LIKE, I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS .

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT TWO MORE AFTER THIS ONE.

UH, THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SWEETS SUGARLAND, MISSOURI CITY.

COME ON UP.

I HAVE THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF RECENTLY VISITING, UM, MISS RUBY ANN GARZA AND THE STUDENTS THAT SHE HAS THERE WATCHING HER STUDENTS WORK AND FEELING SO EMPOWERED.

A LOT OF TIMES WE WANNA PUT, UM, INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.

BUT Y'ALL, WHEN I TELL YOU THESE STUDENTS WERE, THEY WERE CLEANING WITH PRECISION AND WE EVEN HAVE ONE STUDENT, UM, WHICH IS IN DEBRA WEINGARD'S, UH, UNDER HER, UNDER HER WING.

SHE'S ACTUALLY SERVING AS A, AS AS A SUPERVISOR, TRAINING OTHERS ALREADY.

AND SO THAT IS AMAZING.

IF YOU WATCH THEM CLEANING THE WINDOWS, STEPPING BACK AND I'M LIKE, I'M DOING MY WINDOWS WAY WRONG.

SO, UM, THEY DO EVERYTHING WITH PRECISION.

YOU ARE GETTING THIS, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT IN WORKING WITH THE FORTMAN I S D TRANSITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND DEBRA WINGARD TO EMPLOY STUDENTS WITH AUTISM FOR PAID EMPLOYMENT IN MISSOURI CITY.

THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A MORNING AND AFTERNOON GROUP ON THEIR HOSPITALITY TEAM.

AND SINCE JOINING THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MISSOURI CITY, THEY'VE HAD THREE MONTHS OF PERFECT CLEANLINESS SCORES WITH THE STUDENTS THAT SHE'S EMPLOYED WITH AUTISM.

AND THAT IS AWESOME.

SO RUBY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SET THE BAR HIGH FOR OTHER BUSINESSES IN MISSOURI CITY.

SO, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SOMETHING ELSE IS GONNA MAKE US HUNGRY.

DOUBLE DAYS PIZZA.

WOULD YOU HAVE? COME ON DOWN.

ALEX SAW AND JASON HAMMER.

ALEX AND JASON DOUBLE TROUBLE HERE.

.

GOOD TROUBLE.

THEY BOTH STARTED AS DELIVERY DRIVERS AT THE, THE AGE OF 17 WITH THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE DAVE'S PIZZA IN MISSOURI CITY.

THAT CLOSED DOWN.

WELL, ALEX, RECENTLY HE GOT SOME FAT POCKETS AND SAID, HEY, , WHERE DID I ENJOY WORKING THE MOST? AND WHERE DO I WANNA GIVE OPPORTUNITIES? AND SO HE DECIDED

[00:30:01]

WELL, THESE TWO WHO WERE JOINED AT THE HIP, HE BROUGHT JASON ON AND JASON COINCIDENTALLY GAVE MY SON HIS FIRST JOB.

MY SON IS LIVING ON THE SPECTRUM.

JASON GAVE MY SON HIS FIRST JOB AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE SPECTRUM AND THEY REALIZE THE IMPACT, THE POSITIVE IMPACT, UM, THAT IT IS TO HIRE INDIVIDUALS ON THE SPECTRUM.

AND ONCE AGAIN, DEBORAH WINGARD RINGS AGAIN.

SHE SENT OVER A COUPLE OF STUDENTS FROM THE DULLEST, UM, PROGRAM WITH AUTISM.

AND THESE TWO GENTLEMEN GRACIOUSLY OPEN THEIR ARMS TO TRAIN THEM AND EMPLOY THEM.

AND SO WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR, UM, CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH LIVING WITH AUTISM.

SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS FOR YOU.

THANK I NEVER HAD A JOB LIKE THIS BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, I DO A LOT CUZ I THINK THEY TRUST ME CUZ I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

I'M NOT A PEOPLE PERSON.

SHE HAS AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DELAY.

I SENT TONY AN EMAIL AND I LITERALLY SAID, I THOUGHT, LET'S JUST BE HONEST, SAID SHE'S AUTISTIC.

I MEAN, I LAID IT EVERY NEGATIVE THAT COULD BE ON THE LINE AND SENT THIS EMAIL.

I HIT SEND.

AND NO LIE, 30 SECONDS LATER, MY PHONE RINGS.

I'M NOT KIDDING.

AND IT'S TONY LEVINE SAYING, I JUST GOT YOUR EMAIL.

HE SAID, I STILL WANNA MEET HER.

SO WE, I BROUGHT HER OVER HERE.

I DIDN'T, I SAT IN THE CAR.

I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.

I DIDN'T SIT IN ON THAT INTERVIEW AND HE GAVE HER A JOB ON THE SPOT.

HERE'S SOMEONE MAD, IS SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS, OF THIS TEAM AND WORK TOGETHER, IMPACT OTHERS, AND IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

IT JUST SPREADS THROUGHOUT YOUR TEAM AND, AND IT REALLY INSPIRES EVERYONE AROUND THEM.

I'D SAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE, WE PARTNERED WITH THE FORT BEND, UH, ISD WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM.

CHICK-FIL-A HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS PARTNER, UH, ESPECIALLY, UH, TONY IN, IN HIS WILLINGNESS TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE OUR KIDS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE, DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY CAN WORK FUNCTIONALLY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

TONY HAS NOT ONLY OPENED HIS DOORS, BUT HE'S OPENED HIS ARMS. BUT WHEN APPROACHED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY AND ASKED IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE STUDENTS WORK HERE, THERE WAS NO HESITATION.

THE WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS INSPIRATION.

WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE TREATING EVERYBODY AND COACHING EVERYBODY AND TEACHING EVERYBODY HERE THE SAME.

AND TO SEE THEM, UH, FLOURISH AND BLOSSOM AND GROW AND DEVELOP AND TAKE ON MORE RESPONSIBILITIES HAS BEEN, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

I THINK LIKE HOW HE GAVE ME GAVE ME THE CHANCE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY A BLESSING THAT HE'S GIVING A CHANCE AS THOUGH PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTISM WILL DISABIL LIKE ME.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR TOMMY LEVINE AND CHICK-FIL-A.

I KNOW THAT SOUNDS CORNY, THOSE LEGITIMATELY, I AM SO GRATEFUL HE TOOK A CHANCE ON A KID THAT NOBODY ELSE REALLY WAS GONNA TAKE A CHANCE ON.

AND SHE HAS BECOME THE PERSON THAT HE KNEW SHE COULD BE.

ALL RIGHT, WILL THE TEAM OF CHICK-FIL-A SEE A CROSSING? PLEASE COME UP.

I NEVER, I I THINK THEY EVERY NEGATIVE.

AND Y'ALL, THIS IS MOLLY.

FINALLY, STAND NEXT TO ME.

LOOK AT THIS WONDERFUL TEAM.

SENT YOUR EMAIL.

SO, CHICK-FIL-A IN CROSSING MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS RECOGNIZES CHICK-FIL-A IN CROSSING FOR THEIR COMMITMENT.

SHE GAVE HER AN EMPLOYING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES.

I KNOW THE VIDEO SAID 11, BUT CURRENTLY THE TEAM HAS 15 CREW MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL DIFFERENCES INCLUDING AUTISM, DOWN SYNDROME, HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, AND THERE IS A SAYING THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE, BUT IN THIS CASE, IT TAKES A WHOLE TEAM AND CREW,

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WHEN I APPROACHED TONY, UM, ABOUT THIS AWARD, HE WAS ADAMANT ABOUT, I DON'T MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GIVE THIS TO ME INDIVIDUALLY.

THIS IS A TEAM, AND THIS IS TRULY A TEAM AWARD BECAUSE EVERYBODY TAKES PART IN TRAINING AND COACHING AND UPLIFTING THE STAFF EACH DAY.

TONY, WHO IS A FORMER COACH OF A FEW TEAMS WE MIGHT KNOW, UM, HE ALWAYS, AND I'M PRETTY SURE WANTS A COACH, ALWAYS A COACH.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU LEAD YOUR TEAM.

IF YOU GO IN HIS OFFICE, HE'S GOT A CHART THERE, AND YOU WOULD SWEAR THAT HE'S RUNNING INTERFERENCE AND DEF DEFENSE AND ALL OF THAT.

BUT IT WORKS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM.

KUDOS TO YOU FOR COACHING A GREAT TEAM THAT INCLUDES THOSE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND OTHER DISABILITIES.

AND I HOPE, TONY, THAT YOU AND THE OTHER BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE HONORED TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND SET THE BAR HIGH FOR THOSE AND GIVE THEM HOPE.

AND PARENTS LIKE US, HOPE FOR OUR CHILDREN WITH, UM, DISABILITIES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY THIS WON'T BE A THING FOR US TO GIVE PROCLAMATIONS TO BUSINESSES.

THERE'LL BE SO MANY THAT ARE DOING IT THAT IT WON'T BE A THING, IT'LL BE THE NORM.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND WE PRESENT THIS HONOR TO YOU.

MOLLY, WOULD YOU NO.

GIVE THIS TO MOLLY.

YOU, ARE WE GIVING IT TO MOLLY? YEAH, SHE CAN HOLD IT NOW.

YAY.

WELL, THEY ASKED ME ON THE WAY OVER HERE.

YOU'D HAVE TO SPEAK.

I SAID NO, BUT THEN I SAW SOME OTHER YES.

SURPRISE, YES, BUT TRULY HONORED TO BE HERE, UH, AMONG THESE OTHER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

AND, UH, THIS MAY WILL BE OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

UM, WE, MOLLY JOINED OUR TEAM, UH, BEFORE WE EVEN OPENED.

SO THIS WILL BE HER FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

WOW.

MAY 20, 10, 5 YEARS AS A PART OF OUR TEAM.

AND, UM, THE VIDEO YOU JUST SAW, I, I GET CHOKED UP EVERY TIME I SEE A CHICK-FIL-A CORPORATE REACHED OUT TO US BACK IN NOVEMBER AND THEY FLEW, UH, AN ENTIRE CAMERA CREW IN, UH, FROM ATLANTA TO SPEND A DAY WITH US TO PRODUCE THAT TWO MINUTE VIDEO.

AND, UM, UH, CAME, CAME OUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND AT THE TIME WE DID HAVE 11 TEAM MEMBERS, AND THE VIDEO CAME OUT AND WE'VE ADDED ABOUT, UH, UH, FOUR TEAM MEMBERS, UH, TO OUR TEAM SINCE THEN, JUST REALLY DUE TO THE VIDEO.

SO, UH, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES HERE.

IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT AT OUR RESTAURANT ALL THE TIME IS, UH, REALLY WISH MORE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, UM, I GUESS, UH, HAD THE SAME, AT THE SAME, UH, OUTLOOK ON IT.

IT IMPACTS THE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

IT IMPACTS OUR TEAM AND IT IMPACTS THE GUESTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO, HONORED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

YES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HAVE A, I HAVE A, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA LET THE TEAM KEEP THIS ONE, BUT I HAVE A SPECIAL ONE FOR YOU, MOLLY.

OH, YES, YES.

SO THIS ONE IS GONNA BE PRESENTED TO MOLLY ON NATIONAL, THIS IS OUR NAT, OUR OFFICIAL NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION.

SO THIS IS, THIS IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL THAN THAT ONE.

SO THIS ONE, , THIS ONE IS FOR YOU, MOLLY.

YOU'VE EARNED IT.

THANK YOU.

OVER CLOSER.

HEY.

HEY, TONY.

HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU.

COUNCIL CLOSING BEFORE YOU GO.

WE, WE HAD, AS YOU WERE GIVING THAT PRESENTATION TO FORT BENTO, A AS SOON AS YOU WERE DONE, UH, ONE OF THE DOCTORS THAT CAME IN.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HAVE ONE MORE PICTURE WITH THAT DOCTOR AS WELL, BECAUSE HE'S NOT WEARING BLUE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

HE MADE IT HERE.

.

OH, DR.

ON SCRUBS.

DR.

A.

OH, I KNOW DR.

ADLER.

HE WAS THE YES.

HI, DR.

ADLER.

HE'S MY DENTIST NOW.

OH, YOU COME STAND OVER HERE NEXT TO ME.

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GOOD LOOKING.

I KNOW THIS TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA TIME, BUT I WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING PATIENT AND BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND IT AFFECTS MANY FAMILIES IN, UM, MISSOURI CITY AND FORT BEND COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR, YOUR PATIENCE AND THANK YOU TO THE BUSINESSES FOR BEING HERE AND DOING WHAT YOU DO.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL.

ON A SIDEBAR NOTE THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF YOU WERE TAKING PICTURES.

I SAW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MARRUS WAS REACHING OVER TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY'RE ALL IN HIS DISTRICT, ALL THE BUSINESS.

WRONG.

WRONG.

EXCEPT FOR, SO, EXCEPT FOR ONE IS COUNCIL MEMBER D, UH, FOR EM, EMILY'S DISTRICT.

THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL.

UM, ITEM

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE DO.

UM, DEREK WILLIS.

MR. WILLIS, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, UM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, SECTION THAT CITY COUNCIL IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

DEREK WILLS, UH, PROPERTY ADDRESS 27 11 LAP WING, THE NEWK.

OKAY.

WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO Y'ALL ATTENTION IS, UM, IS THE PROPERTY MANAGERS, NOT THE PROPERTY MANAGERS, BUT THE ASSOCIATION.

THE, UH, WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS ASSOCIATION, COUNCILMAN BONY, HELPED ME WITH THIS LAST YEAR.

COUNCILMAN BONY, I WANT TO THANK YOU, BUT WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT SHE'S DOING TO ME.

SHE'S ASSASSINATING ME HERE.

ARE YOU HELPING ME? THIS IS HER TELLING ME WHAT I CAN DO IN MY COMMUNITY.

OKAY? AND ON THE FIRST PAGE IS THE BYLAWS THAT SHE PUT IN.

THERE ARE NOT EVEN THE ORIGINAL BYLAWS.

ON THE SECOND PAGE IS THE ORIGINAL BYLAWS.

SHE MADE NEW BYLAWS TO DISQUALIFIED ME.

SHE HAS STRIPPED ME OF MY OWNERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION.

SHE HAS STRIPPED ME OF MY VOTING RIGHTS.

SHE HAS STRIPPED ME OF THE RIGHTS TO RUN FOR THE BOARD.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, WHEN I WENT TO THE PRESIDENT, WHEN I GOT READY TO GO TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, SHE WENT IN FRONT OF ME AND SHE DID THE TYPICAL THING.

THE BLACK MAN IS VIOLENT.

SO NOW NOBODY WILL TOUCH ME BECAUSE I AM LABELED VIOLENT.

22 YEARS, I WORKED FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON FULL-TIME, 22 YEARS.

I WORKED FOR METRO PART-TIME, 12 YEARS.

I DID IN THE NAVY RESERVE.

FIVE YEARS, I DROVE A CITY BUS, I MEAN A, A SCHOOL BUS.

AND I'M VIOLENT.

BUT WHAT I DID, BECAUSE I WELCOMED THAT CHALLENGE, I WENT, TURNED MYSELF IN TO THE MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING.

YOU SEE, I'M HERE, RIGHT? , NO DRUG CONVICTION, NO NOTHING, NO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NO ALCOHOL ABUSE, NO NOTHING.

YOU CAN PUT NOTHING ON ME.

SO YOU CAN'T WIN WITH ME WITH A FAIR FIGHT.

SO YOU HAVE TO TELL EVERYBODY I'M VIOLENT IN ORDER TO BEAT ME SOMEBODY WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE NEUTRAL, WHO'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH US, BUT YET THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.

I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS ON THESE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

THESE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ARE OUT OF CONTROL.

THEY LIVE WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

NONE.

IF YOU CAN CONTROL MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT MY INPUT, IF COUNCIL MEMBER BONY HADN'T HELPED ME LAST YEAR, SHE WOULD STILL BE RUNNING OUR SUBDIVISION WITH NO OVERSIGHT.

NO OVERSIGHT.

YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH OUR MONEY.

IF WE CAN'T TELL YOU NOTHING, WHY IS THAT? HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY OPERATES WITH NO OVERSIGHT? MR. WILLIS, THAT IS TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

BRUCE BROSKI, MR. SAND BROSKI IS YOUR PER THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

MISSOURI CITY, JUST LIKE GOTHAM CITY, BATMAN, AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW.

BUT THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE AWARE.

IF YOU'RE GONNA RESTRICT CITY EMPLOYEES FROM POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU NEED TO RESTRICT YOURSELVES

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SOMEBODY ON THIS COUNCIL TURNED IN A UNION MAN AT HIS JOB BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING SO-CALLED HARASSED BY SOMEBODY ON THIS COUNCIL ON FACEBOOK.

IF YOU'RE GONNA DO OVERSIGHT WITH CITY EMPLOYEES, POLICE, FIREMEN, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO POLICE YOURSELVES AND STOP THIS NONSENSE.

MISSOURI CITY IS GONE FROM AN EMPEROR TO A DICTATOR, AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.

THANK YOU.

ROSEMARY HARRIS.

MS. HARRIS, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THANK YOU GREETS EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS ROSEMARY HARRIS.

I RESIDE AT 31 0 2 TEXAS PARKWAY UNIT, UH, FOUR 19 HERE AT THE GAYLOR APARTMENTS.

UH, AFTER BEING IN A MEETING TODAY, I'VE HEARD ALL THE ACCOLADES AND ALL THE REWARDS OF COMPANIES THAT, UH, OPEN THEIR BUSINESS AND HOW THEY BENEFITED THE COMPANY.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WHERE WE LIVE, WE HAVE SOME ISSUES.

OKAY? UH, I HAVE, UH, SPOKEN AND TRIED TO REACH OUT TO A FEW OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I THANK GOD FOR MR. UH, BONY THAT CAME OUT.

AND I DON'T KNOW THE OTHER GENERAL GENTLEMAN THAT CAME AND WALKED THE PROPERTY WITH US.

BUT WE HAVE SOME ISSUES FOR A PROPERTY THAT IS CENTERED AROUND 55 AND UP SENIORS.

UH, ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS RENT INCREASE.

WE ARE, UH, GOVERNED BY OUR RENT IS DICTATED BY HOW MUCH OUR INCOME IS.

SOME OF US ARE IN THE WRONG RENTAL BRACKET MYSELF ALONG.

I MAKE, UH, MY INCOME IS 1147.

MY RENT IS 1132.

MY BRACKET SAY I SHOULD BE PAYING 5 49.

SO I'VE, UH, WROTE, I'VE TRIED TO CON CONNECT WITH THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

UH, WE GET YES, WE ARE GONNA DO, WE'RE GONNA MOVE YOU, WE'RE GONNA JUMP HERE, THEN WE GET TO KNOW.

SO WE'VE BEEN UNDER FOUR MANAGERS IN TWO YEARS AT THAT PROPERTY.

BUT NOT ONLY THAT, NOT ONLY ARE WE DEALING WITH, UH, INCOME, UH, RIGHT RENTAL BRACKETS, BUT WE DEALING WITH THE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING.

I HAVE PICTURES THAT I'VE TAKEN AND I GIVE THEM ANYBODY THAT YOU CAN PASS IT TO SIT.

THE FOUNDATION IS BAD.

WATER'S FLOWING IN.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT THE GARDENER AND THE THE, THAT THEY PRESENTED TO THE CITY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BENEFICIAL TO THE SENIORS AND TO THE KIM COMMUNITY.

WELL, YOU SEE A BIG, BIG BEAUTIFUL BUILDING ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT'S AN EYESORE ON THE INSIDE.

WE ARE DEALING WITH SECURITY ISSUES.

OUR GATES ARE NOT LOCKED.

OUR GATES ARE PROPPED WITH SCREWS.

UH, THEY, WHEN THEY, UH, WHEN WE WENT IN, THEY TOLD US THAT, UH, WE HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS THAT THEY WERE GONNA DO THE FLOORS.

IT'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT'S BEEN TOLD THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED.

THAT'S COME TO BE UNTRUE.

PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO BUY THEIR OWN AIR FILTERS BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE IT IN THEIR BUDGET.

PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO WAIT ON THE EXTERMINATOR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT IN THEIR BUDGET.

AND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LOCKED OUT OF ACTIVITY BUILT OR ROOMS THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR.

OKAY? THAT'S IN OUR RENT THAT WE CANNOT USE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT FULFILLED, THEY HAVE NOT FINISHED A BEAUTY SALON.

THEY HAVE NOT FILLED THE COMMUNITY, UH, THE COMPUTER ROOM WITH THE COMPUTERS.

THEY TELL US THAT, UH, WE HAVE COMPUTERS IN THERE, BUT YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING BUT TYPE.

YOU CAN'T SEND AN EMAIL THAT THERE'S NOTHING AND NO REASON THEY TOLD THAT.

WHAT THEY TELL US IS THAT THEY CANNOT GET THE INTERNET ON THAT FLOOR, WHICH IS THE THIRD FLOOR.

I LIVE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.

I HAVE INTERNET.

OKAY? THE MAIN THING IS THAT THEY TELL US THEY HAVE CAMERAS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT'S HOMELESS COMING IN THE BUILDING.

THE BAG GATE IS, UH, UNLOCKED.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S PROPPED UNLOCKED.

YOU CAN GO AND WALK THAT WITH ME TODAY.

YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT MORE THAN ONE ENTRANCE INTO THE BUILDING.

WE HAVE THE CONCRETE IS SO UNLEVELED SPLASHES FOR WHEN THEY BUILD THE FOUNDATION THAT WHOEVER WALKED THAT PROPERTY IN MY, IN MY OPINION, HARRIS DID NOT GO.

THAT IS TIME.

OKAY.

THANK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, MAYOR, I, I JUST WANT TO, UH, SAY IN REGARDS TO WHAT, UH, THE RESIDENT JUST SHARED, I DID GET A CHANCE TO GO OVER AND VISIT THIS PROPERTY AND CITY MANAGER.

UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER COLE AND, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MANUM, JOIN ME.

AND, UH, THESE ARE SOME VERY, VERY SERIOUS ISSUES.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES, I MAY RECOMMEND, I MAY, THE ITEM IS NOT POSTED AN AGENDA.

SO IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THIS ITEM, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU PLACE IT ON A, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PUT ON AN AGENDA OR SOMETHING BE DONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SERIOUS ISSUES.

CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, CITY SECRETARY.

DO WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? MR. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

SEE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

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THANK YOU.

I'M NUMBER SEVEN.

OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTIONS.

7 1 7

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OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WELL, CAN WE OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? DO WE HAVE ANY? ANYONE SIGNED UP? MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.

OKAY.

NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM A SEVEN A ONE.

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