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GOOD EVENING.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
STATE THAT THE NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS DULY POSTED.THERE WILL NOW BE A ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE OR PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS STERLING PRESENT HALF THE NUMBER OF COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER REALIST COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY PRESENT.
THERE WILL NOW BE A ROLL CALL OF CITY STAFF.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE.
PRESENT INTERIM CITY MANAGER, BILL ATKINSON, PRESENT TO THE ATTORNEY.
E-JUICE MARIA JACKSON PRESENTS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, STACY WALKER PRESENT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT I DID NOT CALL YOUR NAME? ALRIGHTY.
[2. DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION]
WE WILL START WITH TWO EIGHT INTERVIEW DISCUSS CONSIDER CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON VARIOUS CITY BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS.AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SEE, UH, EACH MEMBER WILL GET, UH, 10 MINUTES WHEN THEY COME INTO THE MEETING, I WILL ASK THEM TO PROVIDE THEIR NAME, THEIR ADDRESS, AND BASICALLY WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THEIR DESIRED BOARD.
THEN I WILL ALLOW THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO I'LL GO AROUND THE, UH, I WAS GOING TO SAY DYES, BUT I'LL GO AROUND THE CALL AND ALLOW EACH ONE OF YOU TO ASK.
THE QUESTION IS ONE QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
CAUSE WE ONLY HAVE, UM, 10 MINUTES.
UM, MARIA WILL ALSO KEEP TIME, SO SHE WILL LET US KNOW WHEN WE'VE REACHED THE 10 MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE TO MOVE ON.
UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER, ASK THEIR QUESTION.
I WILL NOT BE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS TO ENSURE THAT EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I BRING IN MR. MCMILLAN, MAYOR FORD, THIS IS A COUNCIL MEMBER ONLY.
IF YOU DECIDE TO CHANGE AT ANY POINT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BOLOGNA, JUST, JUST STOP ME BECAUSE I'LL JUST GET YOU IN.
BUT IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, JUST, JUST LET ME KNOW.
ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE BRING IN MR. MCMILLAN.
UH, YOU SHOULD IT, DOES EVERYONE HAVE THE QUESTIONS? MARIA SENT THE QUESTIONS I DON'T TUESDAY AND THEY'RE ALSO IN THE DROPBOX, SO EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHTY, DOUG, CAN YOU BRING IN MR. MCMILLAN? I AM HERE.
HI, MR. MCCAULEY, HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING WELL.
IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND JUST BASICALLY THE DESIRE TO SERVE ON THE PARKS BOARD.
SO MY NAME IS WILLIAM MCMILLAN.
UH, I LIVE AT 21 ZERO THREE QUAIL VALLEY EAST DRIVE IN THE QUAIL VALLEY EAST, UH, UH, HOA.
UH, BASICALLY I'VE PETITIONED TO BE ON THE, ON THE PARKS, UH, BOARD BECAUSE I I'VE GOT A PASSION FOR PARKS.
UH, MY WIFE AND I BECAME, UH, INVOLVED WITH THE SAME OLD PARKS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
UH, WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING, UH, THERE, WE'VE WORKED WITH JASON AND, AND UH, RANDY AND HIS AND, UH, BARRY AND THEIR CREW, UH, INTIMATELY, UH, TO, TO HELP IMPROVE SAME-O.
UH, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE TYPE OF WORK NEEDS TO ALSO CONTINUE AND, AND, UH, TO ADDRESS ALL THE PARKS HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.
UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, JASON AND OUR PARKS DIRECTOR HAS SHARED HIS VISION, UH, UH, OF MISSOURI CITY BEING ABLE TO WIN ACCOLADES, UH, TO HAVE OUTSTANDING PARKS AND FACILITIES AND, AND REC RECREATION PROGRAMS. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS A WORTHWHILE GOAL AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE ON A POSITION WHERE I CAN SUPPORT THAT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT, UH, JASON AND HIS, UH, CREW IN IS, UH, OBTAINING GRANTS.
THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB WITH, UH, THE KABOOM AND, UH, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BRAND TO REDO OUR OWN PARK.
IT'S ALSO, MY SON HAD A, UH, HE, HE, HE LIKES TO GO AROUND SAYING THAT HE HELPED DESIGN THAT PARK.
UH, HE WAS IN ON SOME OF THE PLANNING MEETINGS AND SO FORTH AND HE LOVED DRAWING.
HE'S, HE'S VESTED IN THAT PART.
UH, I'M FAMILIAR WITH VOLUNTEERING.
I, UH, I AM THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF OUR HOA HERE AT CROW VALLEY EAST.
I ALSO AM A CO-FOUNDER AND A VICE PRESIDENT OF A FOSTER CLOSET HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, A SOLID ROCK FOSTER MINISTRY THAT MY WIFE AND I RUN,
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UM, THAT TENDS OUT, UH, CLOTHING AND DIAPERS, UH, TOYS, BEDDING, AND SO FORTH TO NEW FOSTER PLACEMENTS.AS, AS, AS, UH, FAMILIES TAKE IN FOSTER CHILDREN, THEY'RE GENERALLY GIVEN TWO OR THREE SETS OF CLOTHES, IF THAT MAYBE ONE OR TWO DIAPERS AND IT'S MIDNIGHT AND THEY HAVE NO WAY TO GET ANYTHING.
SO WE TRY TO COME TO THE RESCUE FOR THAT.
SO I'M VERY, I'M VERY VOLUNTEER ORIENTED.
UM, I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO SOMETIMES DO THINGS ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT THE, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT HAS, IS A LIMIT OF FUNDING.
UH, THEY'VE GOT, UH, A VAST, UH, PARKLAND, UH, HERE IN MISSOURI CITY THAT THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN WITH VERY FEW PEOPLE AND A LIMITED BUDGET.
UH, THEY DO A GREAT JOB, BUT I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER.
UH, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME HARD ECONOMIC TIMES COMING UPON US AS FAR AS, UH, BUDGETS AND SO FORTH, BUT I THINK IF WE GET CREATIVE, I THINK IF WE REACH OUT AND TRY TO FIND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, UH, WITH JASON'S GUIDANCE AND SO FORTH, I BELIEVE, UH, I BELIEVE WE CAN DO A GREAT THING.
UH, JASON, UH, INVITED MY WIFE AND I TO SIT ON A, UM, PLANNING BOARD, WELL, BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS AND COVID-19 SITUATION, UM, TO PLAN TO DREAM, TO THINK ABOUT WHAT A STABLE PARK COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, IF FUNDING WERE TO COME AVAILABLE.
AND, UH, I APPRECIATE BEING INCLUDED IN THAT.
I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCILMAN BONEY, UH, WHO HAS COME OUT TO STAY MO FOR SOME CLOSING CEREMONIES.
UH, SO I, I DO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE, UH, TALKING WITH, UH, MR. BONI, UH, AND COUNCILMAN, UH, EMORY WHO COMES TO OUR HOA MEETING.
SO, UM, SO I BELIEVE I'M INVESTED, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE IN MISSOURI CITY FOR EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS, BUT I'M, I'M, I'M INVESTED, WE'VE PURCHASED A HOME, WE'VE PUT DOWN ROOTS.
UH, WE PLAN ON RETIRING HERE, UH, OR AT LEAST UNTIL OUR SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GETS TO HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN WE MOVE ON INTO OUR, UH, OUR, OUR, OUR MOBILE LIFE.
BUT I JUST HAVE A PASSION FOR PARKS.
I HAVE A PASSION FOR GETTING CHILDREN INVOLVED.
I HAVE A PASSION FOR GETTING CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOUSE AND OFF OF THOSE DEVICES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SURE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO MEET THE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVING ON THE PARKS BOARD? YES.
NOW THOSE MEETINGS ARE THURSDAY EVENINGS, UH, ONCE A MONTH, UH, I BELIEVE, AND, UH, I CAN, I DO HAVE EVENTS ON THURSDAY EVENINGS, BUT I CAN CLEAR THAT CALENDAR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
UM, MR. WILLIAMS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR CITY AS WELL.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM IF CHOSEN TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SOME BRIEFLY, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER GOALS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED ONCE IF YOU'RE SELECTED, I'D LIKE TO SEE, UH, I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL AND, AND, UH, THE, THE PARKS BOARD, THE COUNCIL TO, TO INCREASE FUNDING.
UH, I KNOW THAT'S A SORE SUBJECT, UH, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT CAN DO SO MUCH MORE, UH, IF THEY HAD SOME ADEQUATE FUNDING, UH, THEY'RE SHORT STAFFED, UH, THEY, UH, BUT THEY, AGAIN, THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB.
I'M NOT, THAT'S NOT THE POINT, BUT I THINK THEY COULD DO BETTER IF THEY, IF THEY HAD MORE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, STERLING MAYOR, MR. MCMILLAN.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED, UH, GRANTS AND, UM, SOME OF WHOM IS THAT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH SAY MOST STADIUMS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND OR IS IT STAY MO UM, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME FUNDING AND REDO THE ROOF, THE RESTROOMS, AND SO FORTH, BUT THE CONCESSION STANDS NEED WORK.
WE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT THERE.
WE HAD THE SOFTBALL, WE WANT TO GET SOFTBALL BACK UP AND RUNNING.
UH, MY DAUGHTER PLAYS SOFTBALL AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PLAY IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF, UH, UH, PARTICIPATION, UH, FOR THE GIRLS SOFTBALL HERE IN MISSOURI CITY.
UM, SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT RESTARTED, UH, UH, SOME, SOME ENERGY PUMPED BACK INTO THAT.
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GO AHEAD.I WAS GONNA SAY WE ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE FACT WITH COMMUNITY PARK.
MY SON LOVES TO GO OUT THERE AND FISH.
UH, HE, IN FACT, UH, HE AND HIS, UH, MARINE RECRUIT BUDDIES HAVE GONE OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES.
I LIKE TO SEE THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT, YOU KNOW, STOCKING OF THAT, THE, UH, JUST THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, KEEPING ROWAN PARK UP AND, UH, IN, IN BEAUTIFUL, LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MARGOLIS.
YOU SOUND WELL VERSED AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU'VE MENTIONED ABOUT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WHAT'S THE ONE PARKS EVENT, UH, THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY REALLY ENJOY.
OH, OH, THAT'S A SORE SUBJECT AT THE MOMENT.
UH, THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, UM, WE WOULD LOVE THE FIREWORKS WE LOVE.
UH, WE DON'T ACTUALLY GO UP TO A BUFFALO RUN PARK JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT A PERSON WHO LIKES TO BE AROUND LARGE CROWDS.
UM, NOT BECAUSE OF CORONA, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL, BUT, SO WE PARKED DOWN THE ROAD AT A BAPTIST CHURCH.
UH, WE TAKE OUR CHAIRS, WE TAKE OUR, UH, FOOTBALLS AND SO FORTH TO TOSS AROUND AND WE LOVE WATCHING FIREWORKS.
4TH OF JULY IS OUR, IS OUR MOST FAVORITE.
WE ALSO, UH, LIKED THE, THE, THE SNOW AND THE PARK.
THE WE PARTICIPATE IN THE, OR WE HAVE OUR CMO LITERALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE.
WE'VE, WE'VE GONE TO THE PARADE MANY TIMES.
UH, SO THOSE ARE JUST, UH, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY.
SO WILLIAM, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, TO SERVE THE CITY, UH, IN A CAPACITY OF THE, UH, UH, THE PARKS BOARD, UH, BEING LAST, MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK, OR AT LEAST ONE OF THEM, UH, YOU'VE ALREADY, UH, ALREADY ADDRESSED.
SO AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, TO, UH, SHAKE, UH, POSITION ON THE PARKS BOARD.
I GUESS ONE THING, HAVE YOU, UH, ATTENDED ANY, UH, PARKS BOARD MEETINGS? YES.
UH, IN FACT, UH, EARLY ON IN OUR, UH, OUR STARTING OUT WITH STAY AND SO FORTH, WE WENT TO MANY, UH, SEEKING HELP WITH THE BATHROOMS. THE ROOF HAD A HOLE IN IT, UH, ASKING FOR, UH, WE KNEW THAT SOME BLEACHERS HAD BEEN PURCHASED A WHILE BACK THAT HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED.
AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE A NEW ROOF ON THE BATHROOM, UH, WHERE YOU HAVE NICE PADS FOR OUR ALUMINUM BLINKERS.
UH, AND AGAIN, JUST BEING ABLE TO, TO, UH, WORK WITH, UH, JASON HAS IN HIS GUYS.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY, VERY RECEPTIVE FOR ANY, ANY REPAIRS, ANYTHING.
OKAY, GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP MR. MCMILLAN.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT YES, WE HAVE, WE HAVE ATTENDED PARKS MEETINGS.
WE DO LOOK AT THE RECORDINGS WHEN WE CAN'T, BUT, UM, WE DO GO WELL.
UH, THANKS FOR YOUR PERSEVERANCE, UH, IN STAYING WITH, UH, THE, UH, THE PARKS BOARD, UH, MEETINGS AND, UH, LENDING YOUR, UH, YOUR VOICE TO, UH, UH, MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT, UH, THAT WE, UH, WE FACE NOW IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU, MR. MCMILLAN, LIKE, YO, Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
YOU TOO, DOUG, IF YOU COULD BRING IN MR. BUHLER.
UM, HOW DO WE HANDLE APPLICANTS THAT ARE APPLYING FOR MULTIPLE PORTS? UM, THEY CAN JUST LET US KNOW.
UM, WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF EITHER BOARD? UM, I'LL LET THEM KNOW.
THEY'VE MARIA HAS ON THE, UH, CHART WHERE ALL, ALL THE BOARDS THEY'RE INTERESTED IN AND I'LL JUST LET THEM KNOW TO JUST LET US KNOW WHY THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE BOARDS AND WHETHER THEY PREFER ONE OR THE OTHER.
SO NEXT WE HAVE MISS, UH, OKAY.
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IS SHE ON DUCK? HELLO, SHARON? YES.HI, MS. JERICHO, THIS IS MAYOR FORD.
HOW ARE YOU? JUST FINE MAYOR? UM, YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO JUST LET US KNOW YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS.
AND I SEE YOUR DESIRE BOARD IS THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS.
SO IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE, AND THEN AFTER YOU FINISHED LETTING US KNOW WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WE'LL THEN, UH, ASK YOU ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE.
I LIVE AT 82 OH TWO OYSTER CREEK DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE 1978, I FIRST JOINED THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AT ITS ORIGINAL INCEPTION, I BELIEVE IN THE LATE EIGHTIES AND HAVE BEEN DOING SO ALL OF THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO.
I FEEL, UM, THAT I SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR CITY.
UM, I ALSO SERVE ON A TOURIST BOARD AND IN THE PAST HAVE SERVED ON SEVERAL BOND BOARDS.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ME? NO, THAT'S IT.
I'LL I'LL HAVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK YOU QUESTIONS NOW.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, UH, BASED ON YOUR SCHEDULE, WILL YOU HAVE TIME TO MEET THE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD? YES, I AM RETIRED.
WELL THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM IF CHOSEN TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS CURRENT POSITION? AND MY GOALS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY REMAINS, UM, A BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN A COMMUNITY.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR ZONING BOARD.
WHAT WE DO IS WE ARE QUASI JUDICIAL GROUP THAT DETERMINES WHEN SOMEONE WANTS A VARIANCE FROM AN ORDINANCE, UH, AND THE CITY DENIES THEM THAT THEY CAN COME TO US AND ASK FOR OUR OPINION ON WHETHER THEY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT.
UM, MY BASIS FOR BEING ON THIS BOARD IS THAT I ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY EXIST IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHAT THIS VARIANCE WILL DO TO THEM.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
THANK YOU, MS. DREXLER, YOU SERVE ON THE BOARD COMMITTEE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WOULD YOUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE YOU'VE SERVED ON THE BOAT, THAT I'VE ALWAYS LISTENED TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREAS THAT THIS VARIANCE IS GOING TO BE GRANTED? WELL EXPECT.
MY QUESTION WAS ADDRESSED IN THE INTRODUCTION IN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, SO I'M GOOD.
AND THANK YOU, SHARON, FOR STIRRING FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
UH, SHARON THE, AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
UH, AND, UH, I'VE BEEN OUT TO YOUR AREA A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN IT WAS DITCH FOR ME.
SO, UH, IT'S GOOD TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN.
UH, AND, UH, I, UH, A LITTLE BIT LIKE, UH, ANTHONY COUNCILMAN MEROLA'S, UH, THE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK, UH, WAS ASKED EARLIER, BUT AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR SERVICE AND WILLINGNESS, UH, TO ASSIST MISSOURI CITY IN GOVERNING, UH, OUR, OUR GREAT CITY.
YOU WANT TO BRING IT IS MS. LUCASIAN OR DID THE OTHER, DID ANYONE COME IN THAT WE SKIPPED? HE'S NOT ON IT, BUT I HAVE, UM, DON JOHNSON.
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OH, YOU'RE THERE.HE PROBABLY STEPPED AWAY FROM, OKAY.
COMPUTER THERE IS, IS ANYONE ELSE WAITING? UH, THE ONLY PERSON I HAVE I BELIEVE IS BUDDY SNYDER.
SO HE CAN, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK.
HI, MR. SNYDER, THIS IS MAYOR FORD.
IF WE CAN GET YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US JUST A LITTLE BIT, WHY DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THE PARKS BOARD? AND THEN AFTER YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND ADVISE US WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'LL ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED RESIDE AT 26.
WELL, THAT'S THE INTRODUCTION, YOU KNOW WHY I WANT TO BE ON THE PARKS BOARD? YES, SIR.
I WOULDN'T BE ON THE PARKS BOARD AND BECAUSE I AM A BELIEVER AND PRACTITIONER OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, I ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE WORK WE'RE DOING AND IMPROVE ARCS AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE IN THAT CAPACITY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM.
UM, MR. SNYDER, IF CHOSEN FOR THIS POSITION, WHAT GOALS WOULD YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO IMPLEMENT UNTIL YOUR TERM, IF YOU'RE APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION?
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OKAY, WELL, I'M NOT SURE OUR SPECIFIC GOALS, A MAJOR ONE I'M WORKING ON NOW IS TO BRING MORE ART INTO OUR CITY.UM, I'VE WORKED WITH JASON AND OTHERS ON THE ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM.
I BROUGHT AND FEEL, I CAN JUSTIFY ME SAY I BROUGHT THE OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION.
I, BEFORE THE CORONA VIRUS THING CAME ABOUT, WE WERE WORKING ON A, UH, KITE FESTIVAL.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE GOALS THAT I'D LIKE TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE.
I'VE SEEN YOU AT ALL THE EVENTS AND I KNOW YOUR PASSION FOR ART.
SO JUST FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY.
THANKS FOR, UH, WANTING TO CONTINUE, UH, SERVING ON THE PARKS BOARD.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS, UH, AND, UH, I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION IS, ALTHOUGH MAYBE YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED IT, WHAT'S THE, UH, UH, ONE EVENT THAT YOU, UH, THINK IS, UH, IS MOST IMPORTANT TO, UH, THE, UH, TO THE CITY.
I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY IMPORTANT ONE TO SEE THAT CONTINUE AND WE SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND A GOOD JOURNAL.
BUT THANK YOU, BUDDY, FOR, UH, YOUR, UH, YOUR, UH, VISION OF BRINGING NEW, UH, NEW EVENTS, LIKE, UH, OKTOBERFEST TO THE, UH, TO THE CITY AND TO THE CITIZENS.
THANK YOU, MR. SNYDER, AND MY PLEASURE.
HOPE TO SERVE SEVERAL MORE YEARS.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ONLY DON JOHNSON RIGHT NOW? SO LET ME SEE IF HE'S BACK ON HIS COMPUTER.
THEN JUST LET US KNOW WHEN SOMEONE CALLS IN.
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DON JOHNSON SHOULD BE ON MR. JOHNSON.
OH, I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT I CAN HEAR YOU.
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO JUST BASICALLY LET US KNOW YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU LIVE AND JUST BRIEFLY ADVISE US WHY HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SERVING.
UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE YOU DOWN FOR THE PARKS BOARD AND UM, AND THEN AFTER YOU'RE DONE LETTING US KNOW WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE, I WILL GO AROUND TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO ASK YOU ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
I LIVE AT 34 43 OYSTER COHN IN MISSOURI CITY.
UH, WE HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 1981.
I AM A RETIRED ELEMENTARY TEACHER.
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IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, JAPAN, HAWAII, GERMANY, AND FROM HALF OF MY 41 YEARS, UH, IN FORT BEN, UH, I COME TO THE PARKS BOARD WITH THAT BACKGROUND AND HOPING THAT, UH, THEN WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN FRONT OF US, THAT I THINK THE CHILDREN, I THINK THAT THE PLAY AREA, I THINK OF A WAY THEY GET TO THE PLAY AREA IN THE SAFE WAY.AND I, I WANT TO BE THE SPOKESPERSON THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE IN THAT AGE GROUP, ON THE PARKS BOARD, AND I'M FAR FROM THAT AGE GROUP, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ON THIS.
I HAVE A, I HAVE A LONG RANGE GOAL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME TO A COMPLETION.
UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A, A PERSON TEAM IN FRONT OF US AND MADE A PRESENTATION, UM, TO ALL, ALL OF THE PARKS THAT THEY HAVE AND WHERE THEY WANTED TO PUT A NATURE CENTER.
AND, UH, HE SAID HE WANTED TO PUT IT INTO A EXISTING PARK.
UM, I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO PUT IT INTO ONE THAT DOESN'T EXIST AS A PARK RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE ATTRIBUTES OF A NATURE CENTER.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE 32 ACRES IN FRONT OF A HEALTH INSIDE SCHOOL CALLED THE HEROIN TRACK.
IT CONTAINS A WOODLAND AREA, RIGHT RUNS IN PRAIRIE.
AND THIS PART OF THE WORLD, WE HAVE ABOUT 1% OF OUR ORIGINAL PRAIRIE.
SO WE DON'T, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH LEFT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT INTO A NATURE CENTER WHERE CHILDREN CAN COME AND LEARN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO STUDY THE ANIMALS THAT ARE IN THE, IN THE WATER, THE SMALL ONES WITH THE MICROSCOPE, NOT THE BIGGER ONES THAT SPLIT AND MAYBE HAVE CAMPGROUNDS AREA WHERE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE WOODS AND LEARN ABOUT THE TREES AND THE POSSIBLE AREAS OF, UH, OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S MY LONGTERM HOPE WHILE I'M ON THE PARKS BOARD, BECAUSE IT BRINGS MY BACKGROUND OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TO MY LOVE OF NATURE.
I VOLUNTEER AT THE COCTEAU BUTTERFLY CENTER.
WE'VE DONE THAT FOR 13, 14 YEARS, MASTER GARDENER, MASTER NATURALIST, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADD TO MY, MY EXPERIENCE THAT LEADS ME TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THE BOARD.
AND I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU NOW FOR OTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON TO YOU SERVING, I THINK BEFORE THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE, UH, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T HEAR YOU VERY WELL.
I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WELL, I ENJOYED HAVING YOU COME TO SOME OF OUR MEETINGS AND WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE MISSOURI CITY GREEN AND I ALSO, UH, UM, A NURSE SAY THAT WE HAD TO IN SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PASSION.
ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ACTUALLY, WHAT WERE YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM, IF CHOSEN TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THIS, THIS BOARD AND YOU ALREADY ANSWERED THEM.
SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PASSION.
WELL, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SKULLDUGGERY IN THAT BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET THAT IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU.
SO YOU COULD HEAR THAT BECAUSE, WELL, ALTHOUGH IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY AND I KNOW MONEY'S NOT THE THING TO ASK FOR, BUT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NATURE CENTER IN, IN MISSOURI CITY UNIQUE FEATURE THAT NO OTHER AREA AROUND HERE HAS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
NO, THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROLLIES.
I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU'VE DONE WHILE SERVING, UH, YOU ALWAYS BRING THE EXPERTISE OF GARDENING AND JUST A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS I TO SUPPORT THE HEROIN TRACK.
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UH, MY, MY, MY QUESTIONS ARE MORE COMMENTS.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND, UM, THAT'S IT, MAN.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
UH, THEN YEAH, THANKS FOR YOUR LONG, UH, TENURE WITH, UH, UH, THE, UH, THE PARKS BOARD.
AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU STILL HAVE THAT FIRE IN YOUR BELLY FOR, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU KNOW, AND CAN GO ON IT WITH THE, IN THE PARKS BOARD.
SO, UH, AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, UH, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
I THINK YOU PARKED IN BOMBARDED BY MY PITCH MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE I'M SHORT, BUT I GOT BIG SHOULDERS.
WELL, THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON, AND ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND.
THAT YOU CAN SIT IN THE NEXT CANDIDATE.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING, YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO BASICALLY TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF.
UM, OR YOUR NAME, JUST NAME AND WHERE YOU LIVE AND WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE OR CONTINUE SERVING ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND THEN THE COUNCIL WILL ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE AFTER YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION.
SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
MY NAME IS GLORIA, SO I'M A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI CITY AND FONDREN PARK.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE NOW FOR 22 YEARS, I THINK.
AND, UM, I ENJOY SERVING, UM, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN.
I'M ON MY EIGHT H HOH BOARD AND HAVE BEEN ON THAT FOR 13 YEARS NOW.
AND, UM, I THINK SOME OF MY EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE 20 YEARS AS A LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT, AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS PERTAINING TO THAT AS FAR AS WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS AND, UH, WORKING WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AS WELL, UH, WITH DILAPIDATING PROPERTY, UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SURVEYS AND THINGS.
I KNOW THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THEY USE OF FAMILIAR WITH, UM, PROPERTY BABIES.
UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW BILL, THE HOUSE BILL THAT WAS PASSED IN SEPTEMBER THAT PERTAINS TO, UH, APPROVING AND, UM, APPROVING THE DIFFERENT PLANS.
IF THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE, UM, TO, UH, WHAT DEPARTMENT IS THAT TO THE COUNTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THAT AND BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS PERTAINING TO THAT, UM, ANY KIND OF PLANS THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OR SUBDIVISION PLAN THAT NEW HOUSE FEEL THAT AFFECTS THE CITY OF MISSOURI WELL AFFECT ALL THE CITIES AND COUNTIES AS WELL.
SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT AND, UM, I'M JUST COMMITTED TO IT.
UM, I HAVE NOT MISSED A MEETING SINCE I'VE BEEN ON BOARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT, UH, TO SERVE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
JUST WANT TO THANK MS. LUCAS FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE AND NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES.
WHERE DO HI, MS. LUCAS? UM, MY QUESTION, MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM IF CHOSEN TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION? WELL, IT WILL BE WHATEVER THE GOALS THAT THE CITY OR, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE.
UH, I WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETINGS, WHICH I'VE ALWAYS DONE TO MAKE SURE I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. LUCAS FOR SERVING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WAS YOUR MAJOR, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT HAS BEEN SINCE YOU'VE SERVED ON
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THE BOARD? I THINK MY MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT HAS BEEN, UH, LISTENING TO THE RESIDENT, THE COMMUNITIES AND WHAT THEY WANT.WE OF COURSE TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FIRST, WHAT THEY WANT AND REVIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTS.
UM, MY ACCOMPLISHMENT IS NOT A SINGLE ONE BECAUSE AS A ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, IT'S A COLLECTIVE THING.
SO WHEN WE MAKE THAT DECISION, UM, I'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE, THE CITIZEN, THE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON BOARD.
UH, WE TEND TO DISCUSS ISSUES THAT WE MAY NOT TOTALLY, UM, WELL, WHERE WE MAY NOT ALL AGREE UPON.
SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT A SINGLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I THINK WE ALL PRETTY MUCH HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE SAME THING AND MAKING DECISIONS AS TO APPROVING CERTAIN ISSUES OR CERTAIN APPLICANTS OR NOT.
COUNCILOR MARULA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS.
UM, HEY GLORIA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AND ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND ON THE ZONING BOARD, I DO NOT HAVE QUESTIONS.
UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH YOUR WORK.
I'VE ATTENDED SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS AND I'VE SEEN HOW WELL PREPARED YOU ARE.
SO THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH US TONIGHT.
YEAH, GLORIA AGAIN, UH, AS THE OTHER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULDN'T THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO MISSOURI CITY.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, UH, WHY ARE YOU IN OR INTERESTED TO, UH, CONTINUE TO SERVE, BUT I BELIEVE YOU ANSWERED THAT VERY, UH, UH, DISTINCTLY AND, UH, AND, UH, WITH, UH, A LOT OF DETAILS AND THE OTHER WAS, UH, WHAT SKILLS OR PERSPECTIVE DO YOU, UH, TO YOUR BRAIN, TO THE COMMITTEE? AND I BELIEVE YOU ALSO ANSWERED THAT, UH, THAT YOU'RE, UH, UH, THERE TO SERVE, UH, WHAT'S BEST FOR MISSOURI CITY AND, AND FOR THE CITIZENS.
SO AGAIN, UH, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE IMPORTANT P AND G.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IS THAT REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THAT, UH, REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT, UM, I'M ALL FOR IT.
AND THAT SPEAKS FOR, I'VE HAD SEVERAL POSITIONS, UH, CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT'S A PASSION OF MINE AS WELL.
THANK YOU, MS. LUCAS AND ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEND THE NEXT CANDIDATE TO YOU.
UM, YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW.
IF YOU CAN JUST BRIEFLY TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHERE YOU LIVE.
AND THEN I SEE YOU HAVE DOWN HERE, TWO BOARDS THAT YOU DESIRE TO SERVE.
ONE IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE OTHER ONE IS TO TRY TO REVIEW CONDITION.
SO IF YOU CAN JUST TELL US WHICH ONE THAT YOU DESIRE AS YOUR FIRST CHOICE, UM, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE ON ASKING YOU ANY QUESTIONS.
WELL, FIRST I LIVE IN DISTRICT DAY AND SHARE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE.
I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR COMMITTEE DOES AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILY.
SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT THE CDBG PROGRAM DOES, BUT IF WE ARE AWARDED ABOUT $300,000 A YEAR FROM THE FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ABOUT HALF OF THAT IS SPENT IN THREE AREAS.
WE REIMBURSE MISSOURI CITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
WE PAY FOR ONE CODE ENFORCEMENT
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PERSON WHO PATROLS ONLY THE CDBG AREA, AND WE AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MEALS ON WHEELS.THEN WE ALLOCATE GENERALLY AROUND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP MISSOURI CITY FOLKS REPAIR THEIR HOMES.
AND FINALLY, LET ME SAY THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF THAT SUPPORTS US ARE AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO WORK WITH AND COLLUDES MARINE PARKS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TELL MS. WRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SERVICE TO MISSOURI CITY.
UM, WE APPRECIATE IT AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR MS. REITER THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU, CHRIS COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
COUNCIL MEMBER SURLY, RYDER FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT.
WE'VE TURNED THE MAIN BOARD AND, UH, SO I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER REALIST.
I, ALONG WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO NOT HAVE QUESTIONS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THAT YOU SPENT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR OUR CITY ON DIFFERENT BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND YOUR INTEREST IN THE CHARTER REVIEW AS WELL.
UM, SO I'M GOOD RIGHT NOW THINKING EUNICE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY.
UH, EUNICE AGAIN, UH, THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU, UH, YOU DO, UH, ON A CDBG.
I WAS, UH, HONORED TO SERVE, UH, ABOUT TWO YEARS WITH YOU, UH, ON THAT COMMITTEE AND KNOW THAT YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, YOUR HEART IS INTO, UH, UM, BRINGING FUNDS, UH, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, FOLKS WHO ARE IN OUR, UH, CDBG ZONES.
SO, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL, UH, YOU'LL CONTINUE TO, UH, AND I, I OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE THAT PASSION FOR, UH, SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY.
UH, THE OTHER THING IS, UH, ON THE, UH, CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, UH, CAN YOU TELL ME, UH, UH, WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE, UH, CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION? SURE.
I HAVE SERVED THREE YEARS IN THE PAST, UM, AND REALLY FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING STAFF WAS GREAT.
AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT AGAIN.
ARE YOU STILL THERE? YES, I AM HERE.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WAITING? YES, WE HAVE.
HELLO? YES, WE'RE ON WITH COUNCIL.
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS EVENING? GREAT.
HOW ARE Y'ALL? WE'RE DOING WELL.
UH, YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW, IF YOU CAN JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE PARKS BOARD AND THEN COUNCIL WILL ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE AT THAT POINT.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
UM, MY LAST JOB WAS AT DELIS MIDDLE SCHOOL IN FORT BEND ISD FROM 2005, 2015.
I WAS ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
I LEFT THERE TO, UM, TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY.
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UM, AND THEN HELP TAKE CARE OF MY FATHER.I CURRENTLY WORK AS OFFICE MANAGER AT FURRY FRIEND PET CARE IN, UH, SIENNA.
UM, I'VE WORKED THERE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND I HELP WITH SCHEDULING AND I DO SITTING IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW CLIENTS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, TRYING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UM, EXISTING BUSINESSES OUT IN SIENNA.
UM, IN 2018, 2019, I ATTENDED THE MISSOURI CITY CITIZENS UNIVERSITY AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY SPARKED A LOT OF MY INTEREST, UM, IN THE CITY.
UM, I VOLUNTEERED THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
UM, MY CHURCH IN THE SPECIAL CONCERNS AREA AT MY DAD'S INDEPENDENT LIVING, UM, WHERE HE LIVES.
I VOLUNTEER THERE AND I'M ALSO A FOR CHILD, UM, ADVOCATE SUPPORT BAND.
I AM A CASA, A COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR KIDS.
UM, SO I AM ASSIGNED A FOSTER CHILD OR A CHILD THAT'S IN FOSTER CARE CPS CHAIR, AND I GO TO COURT FOR THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND MAKE SURE THEIR NEEDS ARE BEING MET.
I'M A BONAFIDE VOLUNTEER PERSON.
WELL, I, I THINK YOU'RE AWESOME CAUSE I'M A FELLOW VIKING ALSO.
CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MATT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
UM, AND I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, UM, WITH ME TOO.
MA'AM WITH WANTING TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO MEET THE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS WE'VE NOTICED IN THE PAST? SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE DIFFICULTY SOMETIMES MAKING THOSE MEETINGS, BUT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS? ABSOLUTELY.
I CAN SCHEDULE OFF, UM, ANYTIME THOSE MEETINGS ARE, SO I'LL MAKE SURE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
I THINK IT'S WHAT THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
UM, AND THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND THEN EVENTS ON WEEKENDS OR WHATEVER.
SO BEING ABLE TO ATTEND IS, IS, WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM AT ALL.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR PASSION.
UM, I DO WORK IN JUVENILE PROBATION, SO I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE.
SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST AND YOUR DEDICATION.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF CHOSEN FOR THE UPCOMING TERM? UM, LIKE WHAT ARE YOU PLAN TO JUST KIND OF ACCOMPLISH WELL, UH, HOPEFULLY TO GO WITH WHAT IS EXISTING, BUT BE ABLE TO ADD SOME FORM OF WHATEVER MY INPUT IS.
I WAS A VERY MUCH AN ORGANIZER.
I AM STILL VERY MUCH AN ORGANIZER, UM, OF GETTING PEOPLE TO DO THINGS AT NO CHARGE.
AND, UM, I DID A LOT OF CAREER DAY SO I CAN GET LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS, LOTS OF, UM, UH, CORPORATE SUPPORT.
UM, I HAVE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS WITH CORPORATE, UM, PEOPLE, UM, THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AND, UM, CAREER DAY.
SO JUST BEING OUT TO GO GET, AND MY MAIN THING IS I JUST, I WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN MY CITY.
I THAT'S THE ONE THING I LEARNED IN THE CLASSES THAT WE TOOK WHEN WE LEARNED ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IS JUST OWNING THIS AS OUR CITY AND BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STERLING.
MA'AM FOR YOUR DESIRE TO SERVE NOW.
I, UH, I THINK YOUR INTRODUCTION SERVED US ALL VERY WELL AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
YOU DID LEAVE OFF THE HURRICANE HARVEY EFFORTS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF YOU DO, BUT, UM, I REALLY TRULY FEEL YOU, YOU, YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION AND IS YOU WANT TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY, SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND, UM, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
DEBBIE ALSO, THANKS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, UH, AND, UH, YOUR, YOUR PASSION FOR A NUMBER OF, UH, OF ISSUES, UH, THAT, UH, AFFECT, UM, IS THERE A CITY AND THE PARKS BOARD, I GUESS QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT SKILLS OR PERSPECTIVE, UH, UH, DO YOU BRING TO THE COMMITTEE IF YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE SELECTING TO, UH, UH, TO BE A BOARD MEMBER?
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UM, I'M VERY ORGANIZED.UM, I AM ANXIOUS TO, UM, LIKE HAVE COMMUNITY INPUT, UM, GOING TO CORPORATIONS TO BUSINESSES, TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED TO WHATEVER WE MAY NEED, UM, AND HELP ALONG THE WAY.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE, UM, BIG PART OF WHAT WE HAD SPEAKERS AT, WHAT WE CALL CAREER DAY AT SCHOOL.
AND I COULD EASILY GET 50 SPEAKERS TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO THE KIDS ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREERS, UM, JUST BY GETTING OUT THERE AND TALKING TO PEOPLE.
AND I DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW IN THIS AREA AND IN SUGARLAND.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, MISSOURI CITY IS MY HOME.
THIS IS WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO GROW, WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REACH THE COMMUNITY MORE.
ONE LAST QUESTION IS NOT REALLY A QUESTION, JUST A, A STATEMENT.
UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE A VOLUNTEER AT, AT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.
UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND PASSION, SO, UH, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT, UH, UH, ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE IN MISSOURI CITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP AND HELP US OUT IN THAT AREA.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WAITING? NOT YET.
JUST LET US KNOW WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SEND HIM IN EITHER SAM.
I COULD EVEN SAY, AND THIS IS MAYOR FORD.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW.
UH, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE DOWN HERE, TWO POSITIONS, THE TERMS BOARD THREE AND CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
UH, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONE IS YOUR TOP PRIORITY AND THEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL THEN ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
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MEMBERS.GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL AGAIN.
I ALSO GO BY, SOMEBODY CANNOT PRONOUNCE MY FIRST NAME.
MY BACKGROUND IS I'M A, I I'M A CONSULTANT IN ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING.
I HAVE, I HAVE OVER 30 PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE IN OIL AND GAS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING.
AND I AM CURRENTLY WORKING AS A DIRECTOR OF, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY LEAD 14.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED, UH, STARTED BUDDY YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
THEY'RE IN AND, YOU KNOW, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE DID VERY WELL WITH NO BACKGROUND, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE TAXES BY 30%, WE IMPROVED THE QUALITY OPERATIONS.
AND THEN, UH, AND I'VE BEEN DOING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT DEBT-FREE THE NEXT STOP.
I THING THAT I'M ALSO WORKING AS, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING MY, UH, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN MY SUBDIVISION.
I AM ALSO A LIFELONG MEMBER, A RESIDENT OF TEXAS.
OF COURSE, I'VE BEEN LIVING, I'VE LIVED IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, IS WORKING IN THE OIL AND GAS AND I PASSIONATE TO WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MY LOCAL COMMUNITY.
UH, ALSO I'VE BEEN A DIRECTOR OF, UH, UH, OUR, UH, MOSQUE OVER HERE AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN OTHER COMMUNITY WORK, UH, AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK, UH, UH, WITH THE CITY, IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, I HAVE APPLIED FOR TWO POSITION ACTUALLY.
I WAS NOMINATED FOR ONE AND I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR WORKING ON, UH, THIRST, WHICHEVER ONE, TWO OR THREE, WHICHEVER POSITION IS AVAILABLE.
UH, YOU ALWAYS COME TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE MISSOURI CITY.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WITH BEING SO ENGAGED, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS? I THINK, UH, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, UH, YOU ASKED ME THE SAME QUESTION, BUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND I SAID, YES, I'M WILLING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
UH, I'M ONLY INVOLVED WITH, YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED A MEETING ONCE A MONTH BEFORE THE, UH, FOR THE LED MEETING.
THERE IS LED THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AT, UH, ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR THE HOMEOWNER.
I HAVE NEVER MISSED A MEETING IN MY OTHER TWO UP POSITION.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES.
HOW SHOULD THAT? I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND YOUR COMMITMENTS AND MISSOURI CITY.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS IF CHOSEN FOR THE UPCOMING TERM, UM, AND HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REPRESENT THIS POSITION? OKAY.
SO AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, UH, MY DUTY, IF I WAS APPOINTED FOR THE THIRD, UH, THREE POSITION AND, UH, WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I'VE NEVER WORKED IN THIRDS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE BASIC CONCEPT OF, UH, YOU KNOW, IMPROVING, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE PROPERTY VALUE IN THE AREA WHERE THE, THE TERM IS, AND TO IMPROVE, BRINGING MORE BUSINESS AND IMPROVING THE PROPERTY VALUE AND THOSE MAKING THAT AREA MORE PROSPEROUS AND THAT, AND THE, ON THE CHARTER COMMITTEE, UH, I I'VE, LIKE I SAID, UH, CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE IS BASICALLY, IT'S, DON'T MAKE THE BEST OUT OF, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE, UH, THE, THE MISSOULA CITY, UH, CHARTER AND, AND HAVE A BROADER VISION AND VISION, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW THE, THE SEWER CITY IS GOING TO PROSPER IN THE FUTURE.
THAT WAS MY GOAL AS, AS, AS I WAS RUNNING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
ALRIGHTY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
THIS IS A GOOD AFTERNOON OR EVENING RATHER.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, UH, YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A TERSE THREE.
WHAT INTERSE THREE, DO YOU FEEL WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE REIMBURSEMENT WITHIN THAT ZONE? WELL, OKAY.
UH, FORESTRY IS BASICALLY IT'S,
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UH, IF I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S THE AREA TOWARDS, UH, HIGHWAY SIX AND AN UPCOMING IN LAKELAND AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? IF CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UH, THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY IT'S BASICALLY A WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT, UH, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, IF THERE IS ANY, BECAUSE BASICALLY IT'S ALL BEDROOM COMMUNITY THERE, I BELIEVE, UH, PART OF IT, UH, AND, UH, AND ALSO WE NEED TO BRING THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND SEE IF WE CAN IMPROVE UPON AND, YOU KNOW, USE THAT MONEY AND GET MORE TAXES, UH, BY LEVERAGING, UH, THE, UH, IMPROVEMENT PART ON THAT, UH, COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN THAT AREA.THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EERIE.
UH, I'M GOING TO CALL YOU SAM BECAUSE I CAN'T, UH, DO AS WELL AS, UH, UM, MY FELLOW COUNCIL LADY WAS ABLE TO DO ON YOUR LAST NAME, BUT, UH, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, UH, TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO, UH, TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN MISSOURI CITY'S GOVERNMENT.
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR, UH, FOR THAT, UH, THAT EFFORT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING IN THE INTERVIEW.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WAITING? YES.
LET ME TRY A LITTLE CRONIN AGAIN.
SEE IF THIS AUDIO IS NOW CONNECTED.
THIS IS TO THE SPRINGLE SHINGLE HEAD, MAN.
HOW ARE YOU? HI, MA'AM HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M OKAY, THANK YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE, YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW.
IF YOU CAN JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, JUST WHERE YOU LIVE AND THEN WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING ON.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE YOU DOWN FOR THE ZONING ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS.
JUST LET US KNOW WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, COUNCIL WILL ASK YOU ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WELL, DIDN'T EVEN GET TO EVERYONE.
I'M HOPING EVERYONE IS DOING WELL.
I WANT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE COMMUNITY IS PROBABLY MY MIDDLE NAME NOW.
UM, I LOVE DOING ANYTHING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I RESPECT MY CITY COUNCIL VERY, VERY MUCH AND BELIEVE IN THEM.
SO THAT MAKES ME REALLY WANT TO SERVE UNDER YOU GUYS BECAUSE OF YOUR INTEGRITY.
UM, I LIVE AT THREE ZERO THREE KENYA COURT IN CROW VALLEY, MISSOURI CITY, AND, UH, WISH TO CONTINUE AND TO BE AN ASSET IN ANY
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WAY THAT I CAN.I SERVE ON OTHER BOARDS AND, UM, I'M INVOLVED IN OTHER THINGS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THIS FITS RIGHT IN AND STILL, YES, I WISH TO CONTINUE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TELL MRS. PRINGO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO MISSOURI CITY IN HIS RESIDENCE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS, WHERE I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
JUST WANT TO SAY MS. PRINGLE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE IN YOUR SUPPORT EVERY CITY.
SO I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RUELAS.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DENISE, THANKS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, UH, AGAIN, STEP UP AND, UH, ASK TO CONTINUE AS A, A MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
UH, WHAT SKILLS OR PERSPECTIVE, UH, UH, DO YOU, UH, FEEL LIKE YOU BRING TO, UH, TO THE COMMITTEE? WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THIS SINCE MY LAST INTERVIEW, I'VE GOTTEN CALLED TO BE A COMMISSION OF COURT AND IT IS ABOUT ZONING AND ACT ABOUT APPEALS.
AND SO, UM, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW VERY I KNEW IT COULD BE DEEP, BUT IT'S MORE AND MORE INTERESTING.
SO THAT ALONE WAS ME BEING ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SERVE, UM, FOR SEVEN HOURS ON THAT CASE.
UM, IT MAKES ME REALLY, REALLY RARING, READY TO GO.
SO I'M STILL LEARNING AND OF COURSE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WANT TO LEARN.
SO I'M STILL LEARNING AND I'M INTERESTED.
SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ON THAT LEVEL OF ZONING BOARD.
WELL AGAIN, THANKS FOR, UH, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
THIS IS THE MAYOR AGAIN, MS. PRINGLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TO INTERVIEW AND PLEASE HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU, BUT I WAS EXCITED ABOUT MY 10 MINUTES JUST HEARING Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, IT MEANS SOMETHING.
SO I THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TRUST IN ME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN VERSUS THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE
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OKAY.YEAH, WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE YOUR AUDIO.
I FINALLY FOUND IT ON MY SCREEN HERE.
HI, MR. BROWN, THIS IS MERE FORD.
HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP UNDER THE PANDEMIC? YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE TRYING, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY IS A DIFFERENT DAY AROUND HERE.
SO, WELL, YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW.
UM, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE KNOWS YOU.
AND JUST A LITTLE BIT WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE OR CONTINUE SERVING ON THE BOARD.
UM, AND THEN, YEAH, WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE YOUR AUDIO.
I FINALLY FOUND IT ON MY SCREEN HERE.
BILL, CAN YOU MUTE YOUR DEVICE? HI, MR. CROWN.
ARE YOU ALL? YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ONE SEC.
IF YOU COULD HAVE THE LIVE STREAM ON BILL.
GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT ON MUTE PLEASE.
IF YOU CAN JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS, AND THEN COUNCIL ASK YOU WHATEVER QUESTIONS THEY HAVE AT THAT POINT.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
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OKAY.OKAY, BILL, IF YOU WANT TO JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO CONTINUE SERVING AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL AT THAT POINT, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STUFF VERY WELL.
UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, MY NAME IS BILL CRONIN.
I LIVE IN, UH, DISTRICT A, UH, NINE OH TWO PINE MEADOW, MISSOURI CITY OVER BY THE, UH, THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ALONG THE BELLWAY AND 90, UM, ORIGINALLY I CAME IN FROM NEW YORK AND I CAME DOWN HERE AS A CARPENTER AND WORKED FOR THE UNION.
I WORKED FOR THE UNION IN NEW YORK AND THEN WENT TO SCHOOL FOR AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERATION AND WORKED IN A, UM, MULTI, UM, APARTMENT COMMUNITIES.
I WAS A SUPERINTENDENT OF 800 UNITS FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THEN, UH, BEFORE I CAME TO THE CITY SOME 20 YEARS AGO AND WORKED IN FACILITIES.
AND, UM, DURING THAT COURSE TIME, I'VE TAKEN SEVERAL COURSES ON AIR CONDITIONING, ELECTRICAL, UH, AND CONSTRUCTION.
SO I'M RETIRED, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I, I THINK I SPOKE TO YOU A COUPLE IN MARCH, AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME OPENINGS COMING UP ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND I HAVE A FEW GOOD YEARS HOPEFULLY, UH, LEFT IN MY LIFE AND I LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY AND HELP SUPPORT SOME OF THE CAUSES.
SO IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR ME TO SERVE, SOMEHOW, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M AVAILABLE.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT I COME WITH A SENSE OF INTEGRITY TO, UH, ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM PRESTON.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN IN SERVICE TO MISSOURI CITY.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL EDWARDS, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
UM, NO, MA'AM I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CIRCUIT COUNCIL MEMBER STARLING.
THANK YOU, MR. KONAN FOR YOUR SERVICE AND NO, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER REALISTS.
UM, I SEE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ELECTRICAL BOARDS.
SO, UM, ARE YOU A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN OR DO YOU HAVE SOME ELECTRICAL BACKGROUND? I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WORKED ON A LOT OF STUFF, BUT, UM, WELL IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED OUT.
I SUBMITTED BASED ON THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CITY RESIDENT.
I'M NOT LICENSED IN THOSE CAPACITIES.
SO, UM, UH, I SUPPOSE I'M JUST LOOKING FOR NEXT YEARS, UM, CONSTRUCTION BOARDS, SO,
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OKAY.YEAH, IT SAYS ELECTRICAL BOARD ON THE, UH, RIGHT THERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY.
I KNOW WE'VE KEPT YOU WAITING AND, UH, RUN YOU THROUGH THE, UH, ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC PORTIONS OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, I SEE THAT, UH, AGAIN, UH, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A POSITION ON THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS.
UH, CAN YOU, UH, JUST TELL ME WHY YOU'RE, UH, INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A BOARD? WELL, UM, MY, MY MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, A TAXPAYER.
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE GROWTH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
AND I BELIEVE MY BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CODES AND REQUIREMENTS COULD BE A, AN, A BENEFIT TO THE CITY IF I WAS INVOLVED IN, IF IT WAS NEEDED.
I THINK I COME WITH A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND, UH, I JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE MY LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, AS LONG AS I'M HEALTHY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SERVE.
AND, UH, I, I, FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, YOU'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, SO YOU'LL BE AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO, UH, UH, THAT WAS THE, UH, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD AGAIN, THANK YOU, SIR, FOR, UH, APPLYING FOR THE POSITION.
THANK YOU, MR. CROWN, AND PLEASE ENJOY WEEKEND.
ALL RIGHT, DEB, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.
IS SHE ON? I SEE HER ON, HANG ON ONE MOMENT.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THE LIST WITH THAT.
I'M USING MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S LAPTOP.
I JUST SENT MARIA A MESSAGE TO LET HER KNOW THAT.
YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW TODAY.
UH, IF YOU, UH, BRIEFLY JUST LET US KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO SERVE ON THE PARKS BOARD AND THEN AFTER THAT COUNCIL ASKS YOU ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WELL, MY NAME IS PARKER AND, UM, MY PROFESSION REALLY IS A REGISTERED NURSE.
I WAS A REGISTERED NURSE AT THE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN HOUSTON FOR 40 YEARS.
I RETIRED THREE YEARS AGO AND, UM, I'VE BEEN TRAVELING, BABYSITTING, DOING A BUNCH OF THINGS, BUT IN MY PROFESSION, I WAS ALWAYS DOING THE VOICE OF NURSING THINGS AND I NEVER HAD A LOT OF TIME TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, I'VE LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY FOR 26 YEARS AND I'VE RAISED MY FAMILY HERE AND I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
AND WHEN I SAW THE REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS COME UP, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
I LOVE THE MISSOURI CITY PARKS.
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I LOVE THE EDIBLE TRAIL, THE VEST IT'S SO UNIQUE IN.I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE WITH MY EXPERTISE IN MANAGEMENT, IN MY, MY, UH, VARIOUS OTHER INTERESTS, THAT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING GOOD FOR ME.
AND I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT BE AN ASSET TO YOUR COMMITTEE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, I HAVE A COMMENT I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU.
YOU GET THE DOUBLE KUDOS TO YOU.
NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A NURSE ON THE FRONT LINE, UM, BUT ALSO FOR SERVING OUR VETERANS.
UM, MY ONLY QUESTION FOR YOU IS DO YOU HAVE THE TIME TO MAKE IT TO MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS? OH, YES.
I DO UNDERSTAND VOLUNTEER WORK.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER SUBMITTED MY APPLICATION IF I DIDN'T THINK I HAD THE TIME FOR IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR CITY.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM CHOSEN FOR THE POSITION? MY GOALS FOR THE POSITION ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION? WELL, I'D LIKE TO PROMOTE THE IMAGE OF THE PARKS IN MISSOURI CITY.
I THINK MISSOURI CITY HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR PARKS AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THE, UM, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT RESIDE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M NOT SO SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THE PARKS ARE.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW OF THE FINE TRAILS THAT ARE IN MISSOURI CITY AND THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN MISSOURI CITY THAT, UM, IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE.
I'VE BEEN HONORED TO BE A RESIDENT HERE.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT MY VOICE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS TO SEE HOW GREAT THAT THAT YOU CAN DO.
YOU CAN EXERCISE, YOU CAN JUST MEDITATE, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT IN THE PARK.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
THANK YOU, MR. AMERICA, I ADMIRE YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR PASSION, AND CERTAINLY I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER REALISTS FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, WHAT PARK EVENT DO YOU ENJOY? WELL, I HAVE BEEN TO SOME OF THE JULY 4TH, MISSOURI CITY CELEBRATION.
AND, UM, I ALSO WENT TO, THEY HAD A, ON THE EDIBLE TRAIL, MISSOURI CITY HAD AN EVENT THERE WHERE THEY PROMOTING, UM, THE VARIOUS THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR HEALTH AND THE VARIOUS PLANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THOSE ARE BASICALLY THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN TO OTHER THAN MY OWN PERSONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK FOR EXERCISE AND TAKING THE CHILDREN THERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
THANK YOU, SUSAN, FOR, UH, THE APPLYING FOR, UH, ONE OF THE OPEN POSITIONS.
UH, MY QUESTION IS THAT YOU MAY HAVE TOUCHED ON A LITTLE BIT, BUT CAN YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT SKILLS ARE PERSPECTIVE, UH, YOU'D BRING TO THE COMMITTEE IF YOU WERE, UH, CHOSEN TO, UH, TO, UH, BE PLACED ON THE BOARD? ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, I HAVE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN MANAGEMENT AND I, I HAVE DONE A LOT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING AND I THINK THAT, UH, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, MY KNOWLEDGE WOULD, WOULD, UM, HELP TO PROMOTE IF, IF I NEED TO BE GO ANYWHERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
AND I THINK THAT MY STRONG SKILLSET AS A MOTHER IN ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, UM, WOULD BE AN ASSET TO WHATEVER, UH, TASKS OR EVENTS THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD.
SO DESIRE MIGHT HELP TO BE GREAT.
THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR A GREAT INSIGHT INTO, UH, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, TO ASSIST THEM.
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, TO SERVE.
WELL, THANK YOU, MS. DARKER, UH, THAT IS IT FOR THE INTERVIEW.
PLEASE HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND WE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU SOON.
YOU TOO, YOU ALL BE SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER CANDIDATES DEBT? NO ONE YET.
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UH, WE HAVE THREE CANDIDATES.WE HAVE TWO, UM, THAT WERE SCHEDULED.
ONE WAS AT SIX 10, MR. WILLIAM HERTZ, BLUER AND MS. THOMAS SEEN JOHNSON AT SIX 20, AND THEN WE HAVE MS. CINDY PROCTOR EIGHT O'CLOCK.
UM, CAN YOU, I GUESS SINCE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR MS. PROCTOR, I MR. BLUE, HER IN MS. JOHNSON, THEY CONFIRMED TODAY, OR WAS THAT LAST WEEK OR EARLIER? NO, NO, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH BOTH OF THEM, UM, SINCE, SINCE YESTERDAY.
UM, AND THIS MORNING I SENT THE CALENDAR INVITATION, SO, OH.
THEY WERE BOTH AWARE AND THEY BOTH REQUESTED TODAY.
CAN YOU SEE IF YOU CAN GET CINDY ON THE LINE AND SEE IF, IF SHE, IF SHE CAN SIGN IN NOW LET HER KNOW WHERE AVAILABLE.
I'VE SENT HER TWO EMAILS ALREADY, BUT, UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'VE GOT ONE, GO AHEAD AND HANG UP THE CALL AND GIVE HER A CALL.
HEY, THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON.
UM, QUESTION IS THE, THE PLAN TO AFTER WE CONCLUDE ALL OF OUR INTERVIEWS, KIND OF, UM, GO THROUGH OUR NOTES ON ALL THE TIME AND THEN HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CANDIDATES ON DURING OUR NEXT MEETING AND ON THE CANDIDATES DURING OUR NEXT MEETING, THE LIST THEY, YEAH.
SO WHEN WE FINISHED THE NEXT MEETING ON MONDAY, WE WILL GO THROUGH AND GO AHEAD AND APPOINT, UH, DISCUSS IN A POINT, UM, THOSE CANDIDATES.
SO WE'LL BASICALLY CAN DISCUSS AND THEN VOTE TO APPOINT WHOEVER TO EACH BOARD.
WELL, WHILE WE'RE WAITING, I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL, AMID EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
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OF THE STUFF GOING ON, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN MY PRAYERS.THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, OR I'M SORRY.
I JUST WANTED TO GET ADVANCED, LET YOU KNOW THAT ON MONDAY, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE JACK YATES NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND WE'RE DOING A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR GEORGE FLOYD, UH, AT YATES HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, AND IT STARTS AT SEVEN 30.
AND SO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BEYOND A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME AS FAR AS LISTENING TO THE CANDIDATES.
AND SO LIKE MIGRANTS HERE ASKED FOR WEST IF POSSIBLE IS IF WE COULD, UH, EITHER HAVE ANOTHER MEETING OR MAYBE WAIT UNTIL THE COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 15TH.
IF NOT, I MEAN, I RESPECT THE DECISIONS OF MY COLLEAGUES.
UM, I'LL LOOK AT, LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE ON MONDAY AND IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT GONNA FINISH BEFORE THEN, UM, THEN WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE THAT CALL AT THAT TIME.
UH, FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS TODAY, I'M GOING TO HAVE MARIA CALL, UH, THE CANDIDATES AGAIN, TO CONFIRM THEY WILL ATTEND.
UM, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY.
UM, I HAVE A SNEAKY SUSPICION OF SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT CALL IN FOR MONDAY.
I SEE MS. PROCTOR, GIVE ME ONE MOMENT.
HI, MS. PROCTOR, THIS IS MERE FORD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M DOING WELL.
YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR INTERVIEW.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY TELL US WHO YOU ARE, WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND THEN, UH, WE WILL, AT THAT POINT ASKING YOU ANY QUESTIONS WE MAY HAVE, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
UM, WELL, MY NAME IS CINDY PROCTOR AND I'VE LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY, UM, GOING ON SIX YEARS.
UM, I'VE NEVER HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH ANYTHING AS FAR AS LIKE CITY COUNCIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
AND I SEE, UM, MISSOURI CITY GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS I LIVE IN VICKSBURG AND THERE ARE JUST NEIGHBORHOODS GROWING UP, UM, HOUSES GOING UP AROUND ME JUST NONSTOP.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LEARN MORE AND BE PART OF IT.
AND I KNOW I COULD PROBABLY SIT DOWN AND READ, UM, CITY COUNCIL NOTES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
HOWEVER, I THINK BEING IN A COMMITTEE, UM, WHERE WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND STUFF WOULD, UM, BE A LITTLE BIT MORE BENEFICIAL.
I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS IN MY LIFE.
UM, I'VE, I'VE OWNED A VIDEO STORE BEFORE I OWNED A RESTAURANT BEFORE.
AND, UM, SO I HAVE A GOOD HEAD ON MY SHOULDERS AS FAR AS, UM, BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, JUST WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE CITY WORKS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST OR WILLINGNESS TO
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SERVE.UM, I'VE READ YOUR APPLICATION AND, UM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALRIGHTY, COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IF I DO HAVE MS. CITY, UM, AND LOOK INTO, UM, LEARN MORE ABOUT HER LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS FORMED.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM IS CHOSEN FOR THE POSITION? UM, WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY GOALS, UM, I WOULD THINK THAT, UM, BEING PRESENT AND ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING, UM, WOULD BE ONE OF MY GOALS, UM, AS A MEMBER.
UM, I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I LOOK AT LIKE THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT THESE FOLKS DO AND THEY DON'T GET PAID.
AND A LOT OF IT, UM, IS BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING, YOU'VE GOT TO GO IN AND YOU'VE GOT TO STUDY THINGS.
AND THE ACTUAL MEETING IS JUST A RUBBER STAMP ON SOMETHINGS.
UM, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S THE WAY THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES THINGS.
UM, AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND I GET THAT.
SO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE AND BE FULLY PRESENT AS A MEMBER.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STERLING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MS. FOR YOU ALL THE INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE BOARD.
COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER REALIST.
THANK YOU FOR, UM, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THIS COMMITTEE HAS DONE IN THE PAST AND THAT'S NOT GOOD OR BAD? I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU, I ACTUALLY, UM, I ACTUALLY DID.
I LOOKED AT WHENEVER VICKSBURG, UM, WAS CLOSED OFF AND WHEN I SAW THAT THE VICKSBURG ROAD WAS OPENED UP, THAT LED INTO, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT TO US.
UM, AND THEY'RE EXPANDING THAT, UM, OLYMPIA LEGS AND NOW IT'S, I DON'T KNOW, OLYMPIA ALL THESE OTHER THINGS AND, UM, THAT'S GOING ON BEHIND, UM, LAKE SHORE.
AND I WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF IN SHOCK THAT 2,800 SQUARE FEET WAS OVER $3 MILLION.
AND SO I LOOKED AT EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO, UM, TO THAT.
AND I WAS JUST LIKE, THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT LITTLE STRETCH OF ROAD COST OVER $3 MILLION.
UM, AND THAT'S ABOUT AS FAR AS I GOT AS FAR AS LOOKING AT STUFF, UM, SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW GRANDBABY AND JUST FINISHED, UM, MY, UM, MY ONLINE TEACHING, THAT WAS ALL KIND OF STRANGE, BUT ANYWAY, UM, I DID LOOK AT THAT AND WAS, WAS REALLY QUITE SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH THAT COST.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, EMORY COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON ONE OF OUR BOARDS.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, THAT, UH, I MIGHT MENTION IT, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY, UM, UH, DISCUSSION WITH ANYBODY IS, UH, MAYBE LOOKING AT THE, UH, CITIZENS ACADEMY THAT WE HAVE, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BASICALLY FINANCE THAT THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
UH, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I JUST SAY THAT AS A, AS A SIDE NOTE, SINCE IT APPEARS THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN, UH, IN WHAT'S GOING ON IN MISSOURI CITY AND THAT I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT LANE, A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
SO YEAH, I, UH, UH, DETAILS ABOUT THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
ALL RIGHT, MS. PROCTOR, ARE YOU THERE? I AM.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, PLEASE ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND AND WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU SHORTLY.
ALRIGHTY, COUNSEL, THAT, THAT IS IF THE OTHER TWO INTERVIEWS WERE EARLIER AT SIX SOMETHING.
SO I WOULD ASSUME THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CALL IN.
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NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.