Council, please come to order.

I'm gonna ask the mayor pro tem to preside.

The chair recognizes Councilmember Panzarella for a proclamation to Urban Pass to recognize its guiding walking experiences.

Urban Pass and Councilmember Panzarella.

Thank you.

This direction, I'll say some words, I'll pass it to the mayor, and then good afternoon.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim, uh Council and Mayor as well.

And Laura, thank you for being here as well.

Um we are here to celebrate Laura Connolly and Urban Paths, which is an amazing organization that encourages and brings together community members to use the amazing spaces that we have here in Houston.

Parks, museums, urban neighborhoods, and just getting folks out to walk and bike and really enjoy uh the outdoors.

Uh I have a couple quick anecdotes.

The first urban paths event that I ever went on was actually getting to tour the Ismaile Center, which is you know truly a jewel of District C.

And it was an amazing experience to be able to just walk around the complex.

Um, but I mean, I think you had close to 75, 100 folks come out to that event.

Um I also run frequently along Buffalo Bayou Park, and it more often than not, I will run into a group of 50 or 60 folks, all wearing this bright blue or bright green shirts uh representing Urban Paths.

And so Laura has done an amazing job to continue to bring folks out and to continue to really showcase all the amazing parks and amenities that Houston has.

My personal vision has always been improving Houston's mobility by investing in sidewalks, trails, parks, and public spaces.

Urban Paths shows that it isn't only policy or government that can make this happen, but civic and community involvement, advocates, and organizations bringing people together.

Today we recognize more than just an organization, but a vision for Houston, one that's healthier, more walkable, more connected, and more accessible.

So I'm gonna pass it to the mayor, but I am honored to say that July 21st is now Urban Paths Day.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councilman Panzer Ellen, thank you, Laura, and thank you.

Correct.

Yeah.

Um, I live by Memorial Park.

So I go down blossom, I watch people uh connect uh from Allen Parkway to Jackson Hill to blossom into the park.

I'm always uh concerned about and I'm sure you coached not to go down the middle of the street.

And that's why we need to continue increasing our sidewalks and the walkability.

But uh in the meantime, I know that there's a safety factor involved, but certainly uh the health uh concerns and I wish you could just give me a is it a shot?

Or what to make you want to walk in?

Come walk with me.

Come walk with me.

You come walk with me.

You'll see.

It'll be fun.

Yeah, I know you're a great motivator.

And and also I'll get to visit with our council member on those trails.

So therefore, I'd John Whitmar, Mayor of the City of Houston, hereby proclaim July 21st, 2026's Urban Pass Day in the City of Houston.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Those are your notes.

There's my notes.

That wouldn't help.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Councilmember Panzerella.

I'm a proud member of District C, and I'm so glad you're our new council person.

Thank you, Mayor Whitmeyer, Council members.

I'm so honored and pleased to be here.

And this means so much just not only to me, but all the people who believe in the mission of Urban Pass.

See, when I moved to Houston 40 years ago as a new college graduate, like so many other Houston Houstonians, taking the bus and walking weren't a choice.

Um they were just how I needed to get around the town.

I didn't have a dependable car.

And that's how I saw the beauty of the city, and that's how I fell in love.

Because you don't fall in love with Houston from the freeways, you fall in love close up.

Um at the bus stop where a stranger talks to you like you've known each other for years on porches when someone waves as you pass.

On the sidewalk, when you slow down enough to see the real beauty of every neighborhood in the block you're in.

That's where I met and fell in love with Houston, and that's what inspired me to want to share that with other people.

I founded Urban Paths, yes, on that belief, and a belief that I've spent the last 15 years researching and the science and data behind the very benefit of these experiences that proves that walking not just alone but together, whether one on one or in a large group, has profound health benefits.

That proves that walking, not just alone, but together, whether one on one or in a large group, has profound health benefits.

Not just for us as individuals, but for our families, our communities, and our city.

I may be the founder of Urban Pass, but at its core, it's made up of all the people, all walks of life who've come together and trusted me to explore and experience Houston on foot with me.

We walk all over Houston because the city's story doesn't live in one neighborhood, it lives in all of them.

Early morning and late at night in all kinds of weather, rain, heat, cold, or shine.

Um we walk.

We've walked through every park along the bayous through all six wards and nearly every street inside of 610 loop.

We've walked over the Montrose Rainbow Crosswalk and on the historic brick streets of Freedmanstown.

We've walked through historic neighborhoods like Magnolie Park, tracing streets and neighborhoods shaped by generations who built their built the city with their hands and their hearts.

We've met artists and seen their work on the street corners and galleries.

We've learned line dances on Lions Avenue and walked through the costume department of the Houston Ballet.

We've heard classically trained musicians in front of the hobby center.

We've walked and sung with mariachi singers and singer songwriters and listened to soulful blues of an unhoused guitar player in Midtown Park.

We've walked, we've talked, we've laughed.

Every walk telling the story of Houston's strength and its diversity and walking together across our differences is how we see our similarities and how we belong together in the city.

That's the heart of Urban Pass Wellness Walks, the walks that happen three times a week, Buffalo Bayou Park, our beautiful park nearby, Herman Park and at Memorial Park near you, Mayor.

And that's and then also the 713 Walks Initiative.

713 for seven cultural arts districts, one city and three miles, where we've for the last four years come together with the cultural arts districts to get people out and to really appreciate all that we have here, and at the same time getting a big dose of the profound benefits from mental and physical health.

Now, none of this would work if, like you said, our seats aren't safe, and we wouldn't show that safety.

Sidewalk safety is never separate from our mission.

It's foundational, really under our feet.

And I'm grateful for you, Mayor and Council for the times that you've said yes to safe streets like the beautiful 11th Street Project and improvements to the Columbia Tap Trail.

I'm hoping that this will also be the case in the upcoming West Alabama Street Reconstruction, and why I'm asking you to follow the desire of so many of us in our neighborhood and prioritize a design that will ensure slower speeds, wider sidewalks, safer for all of us.

I'm so grateful for all of you today, and I'm grateful for our partners who make all of these group walks free to every participant.

There's never a charge.

And it's completely free always.

So thank you to Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Herman Park Conservancy, the Houston Theater District, Midtown Cultural Arts Districts, East End Community Collaboratives, Art District Houston, Fresh Arts, AARP, and so many more that have over the past 15 years have made it possible to keep it free.

So I'd like to invite all of you today who think, what is this all about, to come join me, to come join me either one-on-one, Mayor.

I'd love to show you some of these places, or to come on a walk and learn up close all the beauty in Houston.

Thank you so much again.

Appreciate you.

Mayor.

Mayor with my before we before we turn around for photos.

Um, first let me just say thank you for the great work you do and for um the invitation to come walk with you.

Um but I also want to extend an invitation.

I was waiting for you to say that you've had an opportunity to walk at the Willow Waterhole.

Four walks coming in the fall.

Yes.

Yes, ma'am.

Give me those dates.

That may just be what I need to get back on my walking routine.

So we'd love to be able to do that.

We'd love to have you in district.

Stay tuned.

Yes.

All right, thank you very much.

Councilmember Martinez.

Thank you, Mayor Pearl Tim.

And uh Councilmember Panzerella, Mayor, uh, thank you for bringing Laura.

Uh, and we've had some walks together as well in the East Inn.

I just want to say thank you for everything you're doing, making sure that folks get out first and foremost.

Um, and then also activate some of these uh places that unfortunately uh but for these walks and people coming together might not see uh a more packed park, a park that is um that is seeing uh, you know, the beauty of what Houston is, right?

Along the bayous.

Thankfully, district I have several hike and bike trails along the bayou.

Uh but just wanted to say thank you and congratulations and ready to continue to do walks with you as well.

I appreciate that, Councilmember.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Next, the chair recognizes Councilmember Panzarella for a proclamation to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Okay.

Good afternoon.

I'm very honored to have a second proclamation here today.

Um celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

And we are joined here by Angel, who uh is a not just a member of the Metro Board, but also working with our um remind me again the department you're with?

Office for people with disabilities.

Office for people with disabilities.

Makes sense.

I got to know Angel most recently.

Uh, you know, for a lot of folks that know I'm very new to District C, and I was able to go visit with him and get a tour of the West Gray Multiservice Center for the Adaptive Sports Day recently.

Um that was an amazing reminder that the multi-service center uh on West Gray is not just an amazing amenity for folks in District C, but for individuals with disabilities throughout the entire region, but also nationally.

And this is really just an amazing institution that allows for folks to play all kinds of different sports like basketball and tennis and baseball and really just any type of sport.

And so I want to give a huge shout out to um West Green Multiservice Center and uh um what they're able to accomplish there.

Thirty-six years ago on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law.

The ADA transformed our country not just by prohibiting discrimination, but expanding access to employment, transportation, public accommodations, education, and government services.

This proclamation means that I'm gonna move over from this one and just read the proclamation.

Whereas on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law establishing a landmark national mandate to eliminate discrimination and guarantee equal opportunity in employment, public accommodations, transportation, government services, and telecommunications.

2026 marks the 36th anniversary of this historic civil rights legislation and is celebrated under the theme championing accessibility and well-being for all, reinforcing our collective responsibility to foster environments that promote physical inclusion and holistic well-being for all.

Some of us have been around and recall before we had the act and now the progress we've made.

And we do know we still have things to do.

Um we work regularly with your leadership to try to make City Hall even more friendlier for the disability community of our city, and we've got work to do.

And uh right off, we'll have guests make those requests, and that's another part of the initiative for newer, better uh sidewalks.

So it's amazing uh that the country took that long.

But it was through the leadership that you represent Angel Ponce, uh, a member of Metro to make certain that the Transportation Public Transit is mindful of the challenges.

So thank you.

And it's my honor uh as the mayor, John Whitmeyer, City of Houston Mayor, hereby proclaims July 26, 20.

July 26, 2026, Americans with Disabilities Act across Houston.

Thank you.

Thank you, uh Mayor.

Thank you, Councilmember Panzerella, uh, and thank you, members of the commission.

Um sorry, of the of the council.

Uh I just want to add that you know the mayor and the and the council members said it well.

There's still it's been 36 years since the uh ADA became law, uh, but there is still so much work to be done.

I will say that in the city of Houston, a city that represents over uh three hundred thousand Houstonians living with disabilities.

We are doing just that.

Um, and one of the ways that we're doing that is through our effort to ensure that our not just our facilities, but that our programs, services, and activities are up to not just ADA standards, uh, but beyond that.

And I think a lot of that has to do with the incredible leadership that our our mayor has um has done through our city.

Uh Councilmember Panzerella hit the ground running.

And um I think this is your first two proclamations, and so I'm happy to say that that the ADA was one of his first proclamations, and so kudos to you, sir.

Thank you very much.

Um also wanna say thank you because this proclamation is not just for the Office for People with Disabilities or for the Mayor's Office.

It really is for the hundreds of thousands people that come to our city to visit and uh have the experience of access uh accessing a city that is truly equitable and accessible to not just our constituents but to everyone.

And that would not also be possible without the incredible leadership of the Department of Neighborhoods.

And so I'm gonna ask the folks to please stand aside as I call you, our director uh uh Sims as well as uh assistant director Mark Cueva.

We also have members of the Houston Commission on Disabilities here.

These are commission members that are appointed by our mayor to represent the needs, rights of Houstonians living with disabilities.

Um we have our Houston Public Works Sidewalk team that is here today that also take a look at a realistic as to what we can be doing to ensure that our that we're not just building sidewalks, uh, but we're building accessible sidewalks by law and that are accessible to everyone.

Umbs of the planning department and uh I can't um do the work that I do at the at the Office for People with Disabilities without my incredible team that are here also.

So I'll ask them to also stand up.

Uh we have also members, a member of the Houston Fire Department that is leading our effort to ensure that all vulnerable populations uh have all they need through uh emergency preparedness efforts.

And so um looking ahead uh as we proudly celebrate how far we've come today, we must also recognize the simple truth, and that our work is far from over.

Uh true equity is an ongoing commitment from accessible infrastructure and public transit to equal employment to digital access.

There are still barriers to tear down and victorious victories to win.

Um and so I think the last thing that I'll say, Mayor and Councilmember, is that uh an effort not just to celebrate today, but to keep the momentum going, I want to invite all of you and members of the audience, those that are listening online to come and visit us at the West Gray Center on this Saturday, July the 25th, from 9 a.m.

to 12 p.m.

to uh to bring the community together to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act and to ensure that our constituents have access to services that they need.

So thank you again, Mayor Whitmeyer, Councilmember Panzerella, members of City Council, and all of our city partners that are here today for building a more inclusive and equitable accessible city of Houston.

Director Director Ponce, let me just say that um you have been so steadfast in the work that you've done in the Office of People with Disabilities to that sidewalk team.

We know how hard y'all work to get those sidewalks done.

Um and the miracles that you work uh to make sure that we can do that in a in a timely manner.

Um, to the Department of Neighborhoods, to the HFD and everyone who works alongside Director Ponce, thank you.

We could not have um chosen a better person to help us to do better as a city with you at the helm of that department, as well as for the opportunity to recognize the 36th year of the ADA Act.

So thank you for the work that you all do in helping to make Houston a better city for us all.

Vice Mayor Pro Tempek.

Thank you, Mayor Pratim.

Thank you so much for the work that you do and your whole team department and neighborhoods.

You have such a tough job, and you always handle it with such care.

So I just wanted to say thank you so much.

Thank you.

Hello.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.

Um, and Councilmember Martinez is joining us for this proclamation as well.

Um, it's my honor to present this proclamation to Kids Meals.

Um, yesterday, Councilmember Martinez and I hosted um a City Council volunteer day at Kids Meals, and we were so excited to be there.

Um Kids Meals move their headquarters into District Day, and we are thrilled that you are there and the amazing work that you do every single day.

Whereas every child deserves access to the healthy food they need to grow, learn, and thrive, and more than 100,000 preschool aged children across Greater Houston face food insecurity, leaving many without reliable meals each day.

And whereas since 2006, Kids Meals has delivered free, healthy meals directly to the homes of preschool aged children across 56 zip codes in Greater Houston while connecting families to community resources that help them break the cycle cycle of poverty.

And whereas the dedication of Kids Meals volunteers, donors, staff, and community partners has made it possible to deliver more than 20 million meals over the past 20 years, bringing hope to thousands of families.

And whereas ending childhood hunger requires a united community, the City of Houston encourages all residents to support the mission of Kids' Meals and help build a healthier, stronger future for every child in Houston.

And whereas on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Kids Meals, the City of Houston thanks the organization and everyone who has contributed to its mission of ending childhood hunger and recognizes their commitment to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to grow and thrive for the benefit of all.

Thank you, Councilmember Vice Mayor Pro Tim Peck and Councilmember Martinez.

Great opportunity to publicly acknowledge your outstanding work.

Everyone needs to see it and see what happens there.

Is uh speaks volumes about the confidence that the philanthropic and the corporations and the public officials have in your mission.

And if no, if anyone has not gone to your annual luncheon, they need to go because it just everybody looks around in room and we realize what a great opportunity to help the children.

And you document so well the amount of hungry, hungry in our city.

So you're doing your role.

And uh therefore I, John Whitmar, Mayor of the City of Houston here by Proclaim.

July 21st, 2026 is Kids' Meals Day in City of Houston.

So thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you again.

I first wanted to oh my thank you.

I first just would like to thank Vice Mayor Pro Tem Peck and Councilmember Martinez for hosting this incredible event that we had yesterday, and thank you for too councilmember Twilight Carter for attending in all of the uh districts that were also represented there.

It was a day to remember, and we appreciate you celebrating with us.

You know, the future of Houston right now, they're sitting in high chairs, they're learning to walk, and they're getting ready for kindergarten.

And when the littlest children in our community have enough nutritious food to eat, our entire city can thrive and is stronger.

And we can't do it without the support of the city, and we are so grateful for you for partnering with us to help end childhood hunger in Houston.

I'd like to thank the mayor for all you've done to support kids' meals.

It's just been phenomenal to watch your support of our mission to end childhood hunger, and I thank you so much.

And Kids Meals is the nation's only home delivery service for preschool aged children that are living in severe poverty and food insecure in our city, and we're delivering a healthy meal directly to the doors of children in need.

And right now, thanks to the support of everybody in this room in the Houston community, corporations, foundations, individuals, organizations.

We are able to feed more than 13,000 preschool aged children a day.

And when I say that number, we think that the numbers are so big, but each one of those numbers is a precious little child that may not know where their next meal is coming from.

And the need is so great.

During the summer, we feed all the siblings.

So you guys that were there yesterday learned that we're up to 22,000 children a day.

And we're making a huge mark in 56 zip codes right now between Harris and Montgomery Counties.

But the need is great.

There's more than 100,000 children in Greater Houston that need our help.

And I thank you for coming alongside us to make a difference every day.

Thank you so much.

Okay.

Vice Mayor Pro Tempeck and Council Member Martinez, thank you for bringing this proclamation forward.

We saw the pictures from the event on yesterday.

It looked incredible.

And we're very honored to partner alongside each of you to make sure that every child in our city is well fed.

Thank you.

Councilmember Carter.

Thank you.

Well, you know, I couldn't waste a moment to uh highlight uh kids' meals, my favorite charity in the entire city.

And you know, I I encourage everyone, if you you haven't lived until you've done a ride-along with the drivers, and you will understand the mission firsthand.

And I just I love, love, love you all and the work you've done, and to see your dream come true of that new building, just does my heart good.

And I just uh every day I sing your praises to anyone who will listen in, you know that.

But thank you for the work you do and you continue to do and continue to grow.

And you know, when you see these little children coming out to get their lunch, and sometimes they're three and four years old, you know, dragging their little toy or getting their little sack lunch, and there's not an adult in sight, by the way, and you know the need is great.

And so thank you, thank you, and thank you.

Love it, love it.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Thank you, King's.

Thank you, Mayor.

Uh, before we begin, I'd like to take a moment to recognize the weight our community has carried over the past two weeks following the tragic death of Lorenzo Salgado Arojo.

Our hearts remain with his family as they continue to grieve an unimaginable loss, an unimaginable loss.

In the midst of sorrow, our community has come together, not only in prayer and compassion, but also in a shared commitment to seek truth, accountability, and justice.

May the same spirit of unity continue to guide us as we work to heal our city and strengthen the trust that binds our communities together.

If you can bow your head, please.

Heavenly Father, we welcome we come before you today seeking your guidance, wisdom, and peace as we bring this meeting to order.

Lord, as our city continues to navigate hardship and uncertainty, we ask that you watch over every resident.

We know that these challenges have weighed heavily on our neighbors in this season of grief and uncertainty.

We ask that you comfort those who mourn, strengthen those who are weary, and remind us that healing begins when people come together with compassion, humility, and love.

Bring peace to every family searching for hope.

Lord, fill us with your grace as we make decisions that affect the lives of those who we are called to serve.

Give us the courage to pursue trust truth, the integrity to seek justice without fear or favor, and the wisdom to lead with fairness and compassion.

Help us be instruments of healing in the community that is hurting, and let our actions restore confidence, hope, and unity.

Guide us when we are uncertain, renew us when we are exhausted, and fill us with the light of the Holy Spirit so that every everything spoken, considered, and decided within these walls reflects your love and your righteousness.

We acknowledge your presence over this gathering and over our city.

May the work we do today honor the dignity of every person, straighten our community, and move Houston closer to healing, reconciliation, and justice.

Lord, thank you for the gifts you have entrusted to us.

May we use them faithfully and responsibly in service to others and for your glory.

In the name of Jesus, we pray.

Amen.

Thank you, preach for the pledge.

I pledge allegiance to the United States of America and to the Republic for which you say one nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

Mr.

Secretary, please call the role.

Mayor Whitmeyer, President.

Councilmember Peggy.

Here.

Councilmember Jackson, Councilmember Panzarello.

Here.

Councilmember Evan Shabazz, Councilmember Flickinger.

Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Huffman.

Present.

Council Member Castillo?

Here.

Council Member Martinez.

Here.

Councilmember Pollard.

Councilmember Castex Taylor.

Here.

Councilmember Ramirez.

Here.

Councilmember Davis will be absent.

Councilmember Carter.

Councilmember Salinas and Councilmember Alcorn will be absent.

Need a motion to adopt the minutes of July 14th and 15th.

Cast a move.

Hex second.

Motion is made and second.

All in favor say yes.

Those opposed and nay.

Motion passes.

Councilmember Panzerella.

Thank you, Mayor.

I move to suspend the rules and move Metty Rice to follow Lucia Moreno under the three-minute non-agenda list.

Motion made in the second.

All in favor say yes.

Those opposed in a motion passes.

Councilmember Castillo.

Thank you, Mayor.

I move to suspend the rules to move John Branch to the top of the three-minute non-agenda list.

Motion made in the second.

All in favor say yes.

Those opposed in any motion passes.

Anyone else?

If not, please call our first speaker.

Courtney Sellers.

Audrey Nath.

To be followed by Jesse Bowman.

Hello, my name is Audrey Nath, and I am on the board of the North Montrose Civic Association, and I'm a parent of a student at Wharton Dual Language.

First, I'd like to thank the city of Houston for investing in the reconstruction of West Alabama.

I'm a parent of little kids on their bikes in Montrose, and I'm also a pediatric neurologist who has taken care of many children who have had brain injuries from getting hit by a car while a pedestrian.

So I am advocating for the incorporation of safer crossings into the West Alabama improvements.

These include pedestrian refuge islands at intersections, raised crosswalks at Dunlavey and West Alabama, and eight-foot sidewalks to provide accessible pedestrian space so that two wheelchairs can actually pass each other.

Thank you so much for investing in West Alabama and keeping our Houstonians safe.

Thank you, Nick.

Jesse Bowman.

To be followed by Lung Lee.

Hi, good afternoon.

My name is Jesse Bowman.

I am the founder of Flats, an artist-run space in Montrose.

Every week we welcome students, artists, families, and neighbors from across the Houston across Houston to our space.

One of our biggest concerns as a small business owner is simply getting people to our door safely.

We regularly see people trying to cross West Alabama and Montrose on foot, and it can be dangerous.

Many of our visitors and even myself would like to be able to walk, bike, or take transit.

But the current street design and lack of city investment and alternative transportation doesn't make that feel like a safe option.

As the cost of living and gas prices continue to rise, safe alternatives to driving are becoming increasingly important for our community and for small businesses like myself.

There have been well researched and proven important improvements that can help the city function like wider sidewalks, safer crosswalks, and traffic calming measures.

Thank you.

Next Long Lee.

To be followed by Tamara Paige.

Hello.

Hi, I'm uh my name's Long Lee.

I'm uh sorry.

I'm the owner and operator of 93 Till on Montrose, and I'm here to advocate for uh wider or shorter center lanes and wider seat uh sidewalks.

Just so uh the amount of people I've seen or accidents I've seen due to people driving in the center lane or the turn lane.

Uh I think it's uh very beneficial if we shorten the center lanes and made the sidewalks a little wider for pedestrians and uh here for parallel bike lanes also.

Thank you.

Oh, Council of Hello.

Sure.

Sure.

Councillor Penzerella.

Thank you, Mayor.

Long, thank you for being here.

93 Till is a fantastic establishment.

I really uh appreciate all you do in in the district.

I just had a quick question.

Um based off your experiences, how are folks generally getting to your space?

Are they, you know, obviously driving is a big portion of it, but do you see a lot of pedestrians, a lot of bikers?

I see a lot of bikers and a lot of pedestrians.

Uh we're also on the way to the Manil, so I always see pedestrians on the way there, uh, just walking, biking with families and students.

So we're right next to uh St.

Thomas University.

So I think all these changes or improvements would be greatly advocated.

Great.

Thank you.

Thank you, appreciate that.

Next Tamara Page.

Hannah Percival.

Sarah Hartzale.

To be followed by Christopher Rivero.

Um good afternoon.

Uh I know that leaders here have expressed outrage and calls for investigations into the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Arajo by ICE.

Now that that's no longer this week's top headline, what is the status for the pursuit of justice on this case?

Um the Chronicle in Houston Public Houston Public Media reported that HPD has been collaborating with ICE all year.

They called ICE at least a hundred times between April and June, including on people reporting crimes.

Do we have a full moratorium on that collaboration now?

Um Houston Public Media reports that HPD does have jurisdiction to investigate this murder.

How can we assure Houstonians that they are conducting a fully investigated it a fully independent and transparent investigation?

People are highly skeptical that an Abbott ordered investigation will be either of those things.

We know that we have a hostile and untrustworthy federal government who will try to obstruct justice here, just like in Minnesota.

I know our state government holds funds, for example, hostage to bully Houston into Abbott's agenda.

If there's ever a time to stand up to them, it's now while the city and the country behind us are crying out for justice.

Thank you.

Next are questions, by the way.

Emily.

To be followed by Samiha Riz V.

Hi.

I'm very concerned about the collaboration of HPD with ICE, and it's not satisfactory or acceptable for our elected leaders to say that there's nothing to be done.

Please keep up the pressure, and please use your power accordingly.

Thank you.

Samiya Rizvy.

Alexandria O'Neal.

To be followed by Diego Manny Corati.

Mayor Whitmeyer, you say that you want to pause on ICE in the city, but the pu the people of Houston never agree to allow these licensed thugs to be on our street in the first place.

You allowed ICE and HBD to work in collaboration together to track, detain, and cause fear in our communities that make the city run.

It was your call that allowed for the death of Lorenzo Sardago Arajo, and the people are not going to stand for this.

Houston is a city that has a population of 25% immigrants.

That is one-fourth of the city who live here, who have wives here, who work here just like Lorenzo Salago Araho.

The people are angry.

The people are pissed.

The people are rising up.

The people are calling to shut the city down because you are not going to use our tax dollars to fund and employ these stained sanctioned murderers on our streets.

We are calling for the people to shut it down for Lorenzo and all of those who are in ICE detention this Friday.

There can be no business as usual when ICE murders one of our own.

Thank you.

Next Diego Mani Cardi.

To be followed by Roberto Cuello.

Why is it that unknown masked agents in the unmarked vehicles are allowed to execute people without consequences?

Lorenzo Salgado was not the target of ICE, yet he was murdered in cold blood.

How can people live safely in a city that aids in this violence?

How can the city trust a group of people speeding around through our streets, chasing down people and murdering them with our tax dollars?

When you run from an unmarked vehicle chasing you, the people who killed this innocent man are still out there.

We still don't even know their names.

On top of this, ICE immediately detained Lorenzo's passengers and pressured them to self-deport.

ICE is clearly attempting to cover up what happened.

They lied from the jump, so we can't believe what they have to say.

How long are our city leaders going to dance around the clear problem and actually do what's needed?

You lie like ICE and say that nothing can be done, but you are here to serve the people.

You possess the abilities to deliver justice for Lorenzo.

The people throughout the past two weeks have made their demands clear.

ICE out of Houston now.

We do not want racist agents terrorizing and killing our people.

We refuse to allow any ICE agents to get away with murder.

We want Lorenzo's murderers' names and faces.

We want justice for Lorenzo.

Justice will only truly come when ICE is out of Houston, and we want them gone now.

Next Roberto Coyo.

To be followed by John Geis.

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Thank you.

I appreciate y'all.

I appreciate y'all very much.

Okay.

I was here in August.

You guys listened to me and I appreciate it.

District 3, District D, thank you so much.

This is the project that I presented.

It's moving along.

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This is information from the community for the city council.

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Thank you.

Next.

John Guys.

To be followed by Susan Schneider.

Good afternoon, Mayor Whitmuyer and Council members.

My name is John Geis.

I am the president of the Richwood Place Civic Association and Secretary of the Neartown Montrose Super Neighborhood.

I'm here today to talk about the safety elements of the West Alabama Reconstruction Project.

But first I wanted to take a moment to welcome our new district C Councilmember Joe Panzarella.

We look forward to working with you and your staff.

As many of you must know, the Montrose Tours is currently in the design process for a rebuild of West Alabama from Spur 527 to South Shepherd.

Our association supports the safety design request submitted by friends of the Boulevard.

Our neighborhood is not directly adjacent to West Alabama, but is only three blocks away.

We have students who walk on Woodhead to get to Lamere Middle School.

A pedestrian island when they cross West Alabama would greatly contribute to a safe crossing for them at that intersection.

We would also like to see the center turn lane reduced to ten feet.

And lastly, Dunlave in West Alabama intersection is home to a very busy H E G HUB store.

Many people get there by on foot and by crossing West Alabama.

Cars go through that intersection at a high rate of speed.

A race crosshog would be a great addition to enhance the safety of the intersection.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next.

Susan Schneider.

To be followed by George Cometiani.

Hi.

I'm Pastor Sue Schneider, Pastor of a Church in the Montrose.

And although we are not actually right on West Alabama, I am concerned about what's happening there.

And A, thanks for doing some development work there.

It's vital to the neighborhood, and we're all very excited.

But I also wanted to point out that I I walked up here today with a cane.

Um it means I don't cross streets very quickly, and that can be quite scary sometimes.

Um I'm very mindful of the fact that West Alabama is part of the Houston high injury network of roads, which means it's one of the top six percent of streets that account for 60% of the accidents in our uh automobile accidents in our community between 2018 and 2024.

There were approximately 500 reported crashes in this co corridor.

So I'm here to add my voice to those who have already spoken about adding some pedestrian safety um refuges.

I like the idea of a of a raised pass uh pedestrian corridor over the street.

I also like the idea of pedestrian islands in the middle, so there's a place to pause and breathe before you continue on the other side.

And I just appreciate as you're thinking about development, what you're thinking about for people who are maybe most vulnerable at this time.

So thank you for your thoughts about this.

I look forward to seeing what happens next on West Alabama.

Nice to see you.

Council Mayor Panzerella.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you for being here.

Great to see you again.

I just had a coup a couple questions.

Um, as it pertains to your church, do a lot of your members live in the neighborhood, do and you know could you maybe talk a little bit about some of the folks and how they get to your church?

Yes.

Um, our church is on the corner of WA and Missouri, and it is very much uh for many people a walking destination.

And those who aren't always on the walking destination often take the bus.

So we are very um not a car-heavy kind of community.

Uh and and many of our folks are elderly or at other in other ways at risk.

We do have a couple of people who are disabled, so we're always mindful of of the risks they face just being in the neighborhood.

So anything we can do to make it safer for everybody, the better.

Appreciate that.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Good to see you.

George Comitiani.

To be followed by John Branch.

Um good afternoon.

Um my name is George Cometiani.

I'm a homeowner in Windlow Place, uh, the Montrose neighborhood, north north of West Alabama, District C.

I have two requests um regarding what the West Alabama reconstruction project.

Um first sidewalks.

I'm asking for the project to incorporate eight foot white sidewalks instead of currently planned six.

Uh West Alabama is being rebuilt for the next 20 years at least, right?

Um everything in the design is getting an upgrade.

The pavement, the drainage signals the trees.

In the current design, the sidewalks are being rebuilt at six feet.

The bare minimum of the current standards, right?

Um this is a street with a lot of points of interest, H E B, the Manil, University of St.

Thomas.

Uh, kids walk to school along it.

There's a lot of food traffic, and six feet doesn't stay six six feet.

Subtract the signal poles, hydrants, signposts, much of it walks like four.

Um second crossings between Mandel and Yochum.

There are three long blocks with no protected place to cross.

Uh the current design proposes a single rapid flashing beacon in that entire stretch.

That's not sufficient.

Um I crossed there.

A flashing beacon is a warning to drivers, it asks them to yield, it doesn't stop them.

We know that from the Cats Crossing.

Uh on the street where traffic moves the way it does in Alabama, asking is not enough.

What's the stretch needs is a signal with a red light and more than one place to cross.

Again.

This is section deserves um this section serves the manil, the businesses in the north side, neighborhoods on the both sides of the streets.

Uh people cross there today, they cross wherever they can because there's nowhere um designed for it.

So eight-foot sidewalks, real crossings between Mandel and Yalco.

Uh, we're not asking to remove any trees, we're not asking to remove a lane.

We're asking that people on foot get the same consideration as everything else in the project.

Thank you.

Next.

John Branch.

To be followed by John Royal.

Good morning, counsel.

I feel like I came the right day.

Uh I'm a veteran.

I'm disabled, and also have stage four cancer.

I kind of stay away from council because I love the work that the mayors are doing.

But eight years ago, one of your council members ran over me with a golf cart.

You may have saw it on the news.

And I had to have my prosthetic redone.

I asked for 200,000 dollars.

The jury awarded me a half a million.

The city is allowed for 275.

It's been a year, I haven't received a penny.

Last week, I was given a lawsuit by the city of Houston.

I guess this is tit for tat.

I think it took so long to get this to court because they were waiting for me to die, but the good Lord has kept me here.

I'm glad to hear the mayor talk about ADA, and we haven't done as much.

I tried to get in here today, the button didn't work downstairs.

Good thing I have my niece with me.

If you go to the city home annex, first of all, you need to follow the rules that you set forth for ADA and handicapped compliance.

In City Hall annex, there's a button that sits almost 10 to 12 feet away from the door.

Your ordinance says it's supposed to sit one to five foot from the door.

It's supposed to be 34 to 48 inches high where you can see it.

Yours is below grade, almost 30 inches.

You gotta follow the rules at home first for ADA.

Why would you have a button ten to twelve foot away from the door in the middle of a driveway where people can run over it?

I've taken pictures, and that's what I'm charged with knocking it over.

But I see it's been replaced twice since then.

So apparently it's in the wrong place, and you're not following your rules and regulations in the city of placement for that device.

And when it was knocked over, it was tested, it still worked the doors.

But yet instead of a brand new one was bought.

If I didn't your door on your car, you don't buy a new car, you fixed the door.

But you want to sue me, so it's like tit for tat.

He sued us, so we're gonna sue him.

Well, give me my money and I'll give you yours.

But first take care of your responsibilities because y'all calls a disability that nobody can fix.

Thank God I got the VA.

And I'm so glad there's so many people here today standing up for ADA and handicapped.

This city is not equipped.

Mayor, we need a commission just to go around because on my scooter, going to the VA and to the hospitals.

These sidewalks are deplorable.

We need a line where people can just report things that people can access easily.

It's fine if you walk in.

But if you walk with a can on a scooter and you gotta drive in the street to get there, it's ridiculous.

Thank you.

Thank you, John.

I tell you what you need to do.

Let Ms.

Wilson get a copy of your lawsuit.

I uh you know you could have called me.

Uh I think I saw you when a month ago.

Uh like I said, Mayor, I I I didn't plan on coming here, but this kind of shocked me.

Yeah, sure.

I love the work you're doing, and I'm glad you stood up here and defended.

You said there's a lot more work to do for AD and there is.

There's years of neglect in the city.

But we're headed in the right direction.

If you'll talk to Ms.

Wilson, uh, let her get a copy of that lawsuit and we'll get the city attorney involved.

Thank you, Mayor.

Next.

John Royal.

To be followed by Lucia Moreno.

Hello, my name is John Royal.

I'm a lifelong Houstonian, an attorney, and this is my first time speaking before council.

In the last two weeks, a longtime Houston resident was murdered by mass thugs driving unmarked vehicles, claiming to be government agents.

And just this Saturday, a young high school student was kidnapped by more of these thugs at Hobby Airport.

And yet the response of this council to the upset and terrified citizens of the city last week was to A box speakers demanding the council do something, B, call said speakers ungodly, C lecture speak speakers about the verils of not voting, D empty platitudes, E accuse them of politicizing the issue, and F most importantly, whine about a lack of decorum, to which I, a native Houstonian who has lived through a lot of bad mayors and awful council members, must ask, what in the hell is wrong with you?

If that's your idea of acting, then go ahead and resign because you're currently not up to this job.

Uh I'm wearing my I voted speaker, my I voted sticker.

What a mini I have accumulated over my years, so hopefully Miss Evanser Bobbes, who's not here at the moment, won't mind my speaking and won't have to come back and flecture to be like she did to other people last week.

And now if you're going to start enforcing some kind of rules to ensure decorum, then the request must be that you enforce these rules fairly.

Thus, you don't get to have speakers up here at the podium for 10 minutes just because they happen to agree with the mayor on an issue, like say despising bicycle lanes and hitting good traffic management planning.

You also don't get to keep people up here who don't live in the heights from the Montrose and let them go drone on and on about the bet about about their policy for traffic management in the Montrose and try and get them to ruin things that have already been debated and agreed upon by the members of those neighborhoods.

And Mr.

Mayor, you said last week that you refuse to answer questions from people here in council because that's not your job.

But you also refuse to answer questions from the Houston Chronicle and from Houston Public Media.

If the only place you ever answer questions is on your taxpayer-funded podcast and on Tony Busby's right-wing nut job podcast, then I can only conclude that you are a coward who are who is afraid to face your constituents.

And since I happen to be an attorney, I thought I would remind you of the holding of the U.S.

Supreme Court in Cohen versus California for back in 1971.

That is, if you're really if you really think this whole decorum thing is serious, like you wanted to talk about.

The use of the word fuck, the court ruled, is protected political speech, a governmental body enforcing some rule forbidding the use of a so-called obscene word when used by a member of the public making a political statement that's just not allowed as it is a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

I know that word offends the delicate sensibilities of some of you, but when it comes to the U.S.

Constitution, your delicate sensibilities are meaningless.

And if you find yourself more traumatized by a lack of decorum and council members in council chambers than you do by masked agents of the government committee murder, then perhaps you should resign in favor of someone who will actually do your job and take real action.

Thank you.

Lucia Moreno.

Matty Reyes.

To be followed by Margot Fendridge.

Good afternoon, Mayor.

Good afternoon, Council.

I'm the acting uh president of the neartown Montrose Super Neighborhood.

First, I want to acknowledge that our community is hurting.

I've heard what my neighbors are saying about Lorenzo Salgado, Arajo, and street design is secondary to what happened to this human being, his family, and his community.

Montrose's West Alabama Street is 1.6 miles.

From Shepherd Drive to Spur 527.

By car, it's about a five-minute to 10 minute drive.

On foot, it's about 30 minutes.

And it's usually unlike any other 30-minute walk in this city, past the Manil Collection, St.

Stephen's Episcopal Church, the University of St.

Thomas, and more restaurants and bars than I can list.

It connects Upper Kirby to Montrose and Midtown.

Right now, almost nobody can walk or drive it safely.

Let me put it to you in numbers, Mayor.

Since your term began, this corridor has seen 203 crashes.

That's under two and a half years.

And more than six million dollars in property damage and injuries.

That's a street that's a street failing the people who live and work on it every day.

I want to give you credit where credit is due.

When you converted the previously proposed bike lane on Montrose Boulevard into an eight-foot shared use path, I pushed back.

I was wrong.

The path is separated from traffic by a row of trees, and it's packed with walkers, moms with strollers, people in wheelchairs, kids on bikes, all sharing the space safely.

Further from moving cars and better seen at intersections.

Crashes on that s on that stretcher down, Mr.

Mayor.

That was a win.

I'm here to tip my my cap to it.

The West Alabama corridor safety design was central to a successful congressional appropriation that won this project a million dollars.

Today I'm here to say what the community wants is a safe corridor.

Nothing more and nothing less.

I'm echoing what neighbors across Montrose are asking for.

An eight-foot sidewalk.

There's room for it.

Refuge islands for safe crossings.

There's no east-west corridor across Montrose that connects Upper Crowbury to Midtown.

This is this is our opportunity to make a change for the next the next century.

West Alabama can be the connector for people, not just cars.

Yesterday we learned from the Montrose tiers that the current plan doesn't include safe crossings or path separated from traffic for walkers, strollers, and wheelchairs together.

This isn't one civic association asking.

Seven of our nine active Montrose Civic Associations, three super neighborhoods, and dozens of businesses and cultural destinations have signed on.

The ask is straightforward.

We demand an eight-foot sidewalk.

We demand refuge islands at the intersections where the crashes are the worst.

You have that data with you now.

That's been shared with you.

You can see the history since you took office.

Mayor, you have that map of crashes, the lives impacted, and the cost since you took office.

You now carry this weight and the responsibility to fix this.

The community has absolutely been left out of design so far.

Mayor and Councilmember Panzarella, you have clear recommendations from the community with the eight-foot sidewalk and refuge islands.

A meeting with your engineers before your this open house on August 3rd.

So the design reflects what the community actually wants.

Can you help me facilitate this?

Thanks for having me.

Thanks for sharing that information.

I know you were formerly on the Fourth Ward Tours.

I want to thank you for your service there.

Thanks so much.

Um I want to say I'm really excited for the Safe Routes to School project that you were able to bring forward with the Fourth Ward Tours along with the Montrose Tours, and so I think that's a really awesome project that is going to bring a lot of safety improvements to sidewalks all throughout Montrose and Freemanstown.

Um I understand not only are you the president of the uh Montrose Super Neighborhood, but you're also the father of two.

Correct.

Um can you just tell us a little bit what feedback have you heard from fellow parents, maybe your PTO?

Uh I know your children go to school right in the middle of Montrose.

Um what kind of feedback have you heard from from parents on this?

Yeah, so I I've moved right by West Alabama, two blocks away.

Um, and I didn't understand the pedestrian uh flood of pedestrian activity around West Alabama, just didn't have any idea.

There are churches, there's a major supermarket, HEB is there.

There's uh Lanier Middle School, which has up to 2,000 kids there a year.

So that corridor, people are going across it, back and forth, and many are walking.

You your communities in your districts, they may be different, and that's cool.

That just happens to be the identity of this community.

So like we need to we need to preserve that.

People are gonna continue to walk independent upon the design.

It's our choice whether we want them to walk and cross safely.

So I I really need your help.

Like I really need your help.

And on August 3rd, there's a virtual open house with this tiers.

This is the first one of its kind where it's a unidirectional conversation.

I would like a bi-directional conversation.

I would like the community to be able to engage the engineers, and this is what I'm asking for.

Sure.

Can I ask one more question potentially?

Sure.

Yeah, just real quick, and you know, so we talked about you being a parent here.

Um you're also the parent of the super neighborhood.

Can I just ask a little bit um representing lots of different civic clubs in Montrose?

Sure.

Um what kind of general concerns are you hearing specifically about kind of this new redesign?

Yeah, so the the original design included a lot of safety features around it.

It was central around safety.

And many, if not most of those have been taken out.

So the hope is that we can re-implement those.

I don't know how it happens.

Uh Mayor, I I do hope you and Marlene Gafferick can work together with the community so that we can get some safety implementation in.

I uh my schedule is open to you.

I I'm a parent of a nine-year-old and eleven year old.

I'm super busy.

I will drop everything for you for just one opportunity to sit down with the community to resolve these safety concerns.

So we signed on, the uh overwhelmingly supported the super neighborhood overwhelmingly supported the original plan.

We signed on to Friends of the Boulevard, the letter that you guys have.

We see the safe safety track record over the last five years, the last two years.

It's not getting better.

It's getting worse.

And we've got to do something about it.

So I need your help, Mayor.

You you're a logical guy.

Let's figure this one out and get this over the finish line.

Thank you, many things.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Nick.

Margot Fandridge.

To be followed by Sharon Haynes.

Good afternoon.

My name is Margot Fendrick.

I'm here on behalf of Friends of the Boulevard and a coalition of 64 organizations calling for a safer West Alabama Street as it heads into reconstruction.

Institutions along the corridor have signed on, including the Manil Collection, St.

Stephen's Church, alongside dozens of small businesses, nonprofits, civic associations, and super neighborhoods representing more than 52,000 residents.

I want to start with appreciation.

West Alabama has been neglected for decades with broken sidewalks, poor drainage, it's just a roadway and disrepair.

We're grateful the city is finally investing to in a rebuild of this corridor that badly needs.

That investment matters, and we want to see it succeed.

West Alabama connects homes, schools, churches, the Manil, HEB, and dozens of small businesses.

It's part of Houston's high injury network.

Nearly 500 crashes in six years, roughly one in every four and a half days, at an estimated cost of 57 million dollars.

A rebuild is exactly the moment to bring these numbers down.

Our ask is simple.

Use this once-in-a-generation reconstruction to build in the safety features this corridor needs.

Specifically, we're asking for safe safe uh pedestrian refuge islands, so people crossing have a safe place to stand, safe crossings every five to six hundred feet, so people aren't forced between a long detour and a dangerous dash, a raised crosswalk at Dunley V by HEV, where families cross constantly, leading pedestrian intervals and no right on red, which costs almost nothing, a ten-foot center turn lane, and the extra foot goes back to sidewalks and trees.

And sidewalks built to the city's full six-foot standard, which is not in the current plan, and widened wherever trees allow.

Every one of these fits within the city's current design direction of three car lanes, city standard widths, and mature trees preserved.

They're recognized safety countermeasures, and they simply make the whole investment safer.

We've brought these requests to the TURS, and we've been retold repeatedly that the design is constrained by city guidelines.

So that is why we are here today.

You can ask the administration for flexibility on this corridor.

You can ask for a briefing before the design is finalized this September.

If there's anywhere the city should apply its own safety countermeasures, it's a street on the high injury network.

That this is what our neighborhood has asked for consistently for years.

At the Tours's own open house in the Tours's own public comment record, and now from 64 organizations standing together.

Thank you.

Thank you again, Mayor.

Um Margo, thank you for being here.

And thank you for that.

Um you mentioned a letter that y'all brought um over a safety organization signed on.

I guess this is kind of a two-part question.

One, can you talk a little bit about the conversations that y'all have been having with those over 60 different organizations and kind of what maybe prompted them to sign on to this letter?

And then two, um, how has it been y'all's interaction with the TURS in terms of community engagement?

Have y'all do you feel like y'all are you know have consistent communication and that you're you know being brought up to speed, you know, reasonable time?

Yes.

So the the coalition layer that we have, it started out with neighborhood uh input.

So we first went to nine civic associations that have signed on and three super neighborhoods, and from there we got a bunch of local businesses and cultural institutions like the Manil and St.

Stevens and other churches that you heard speak today.

Um so that's really where it started is from community input and hearing from other businesses and institutions that the tours isn't being as open as they hoped, that they felt blindsided, that um the plan had changed in a different direction, um, and really just wanted to make it as safe as possible because everyone wants their constituents and their customers and you know churchgoers to get to get where they need to go safely.

Um we've had a little bit of a struggle with communication with the TURS.

Um we haven't we've presented this letter, but we still haven't had a meeting, and we're representing 64 organizations.

Um we hope that changes.

Um we would love to meet with them and um and hear whatever can be done to make the project safer for all.

Okay.

Yeah.

And then just last question as well, uh, in terms of the kind of meeting schedule, and and I recognize that 8 3 is is a virtual meeting.

Is that the norm for y'all or is it generally in person or we've never seen a virtual open house before for uh for the tours.

Um, they normally do these in-person open houses like they did last year.

We're a little bit surprised.

Um, but we'll of course be in attendance.

Okay.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate your time.

Thank you, Nick.

Sharon Haynes.

To be followed by Nicholas Whitaker.

Hello.

Um, thank you all for your service.

This is my first time speaking at an event like this.

Um I am one of those businesses.

I own Tacosagogo on Main Street, basically at Alabama, and I'm also a resident in near town, um, just off of Audubon.

And um I cross um Alabama almost daily to go to my gym on foot, and um my husband and I literally grab onto each other as we are trying to cross the street.

Um I've lived in the neighborhood for 30 years, and I was delighted to hear that there was a plan to redo Alabama.

My biggest concern is that what helps the road right now is the terrible condition that it's in, and so it requires people to travel very slowly.

It's almost like built-in speed bumps.

And um, but it's a truth.

And so when I heard about the reconstruction and the idea that it would be a smooth, quick road for people to sail down, um, that was my biggest concern.

I've heard people say that people it which is true, people use that middle lane to pass people that are slowing down because of all the bumps and they don't want to hurt their cars.

And um in that particular area, just really between the Spur and Montrose, there's very few.

You have to walk quite a distance to get to a light to cross the street.

Where I am at Audubon, we we we just literally run across the street.

So um thank you for your consideration of making these changes.

Appreciate it.

Nick, Nicholas Whitaker.

To be followed by John Wilson.

Good afternoon, Council.

My name's Nick Whitaker, and first I would like to echo whatever Nails has said about the deplorable murder of Mr.

Salgado Arajo.

The city does need to do everything in its power to investigate the murder and make sure something like that does not happen again.

Uh however, I did sign up to speak about the West Alabama Street reconstruction.

I live in Montrose, just a couple hundred feet south of West Alabama, and I'm the president of the first Montrose Common Civic Association.

I drive on West Alabama nearly every day, and I understand the dire need for reconstruction.

I also walk along it every day and cross it every day, but I rarely feel safe doing so.

The near town Montrose community has clearly and consistently asked for pedestrian safety and comfort features to be included with street reconstruction, but the city has pushed forward plans that include only the bare minimum for pedestrians and cyclists.

Instead, the designs promote speeding while doing little to alleviate actual congestion.

I will acknowledge that the most recent West Alabama plans have some good features, like 11-foot lanes instead of 12-foot lanes, leading time for pedestrian signals and more crosswalks than we're initially proposed.

However, more can be done, and the accelerated schedule for the 100% design by November leaves no time to incorporate community feedback.

Nearby residents should be able to voice their opinions for genuine consideration by the city and tours.

Additional changes I am requesting that would have a minimal effect on traffic while promoting safety are a 10-foot center lane, raised crosswalks at the busiest pedestrian intersections like Dunlavey and Grouse Dark, and no left turns from stop signs during rush hour that actually already exist at Grouse Dark, and I personally witnessed an accident happening in front of me because someone ignored that rule.

With regards to the removed bike lanes, I understand why they can't go on West Alabama, but an east-west bike lane collection connection from midtown to the bike lanes on Wall and Commonwealth is sorely needed.

The city and tours should come up with a solution to connect those routes.

Houston is a car city.

I get it.

I drive to most of my destinations, but I don't want to have to drive feel obligated to drive from my safety to the parks, businesses, and museums that were less than a mile from my home.

Thank you.

John Wilson.

To be followed by Josh Nelson, good afternoon, Mayor and Councilmembers.

My name is John Wilson.

I am senior warden of St.

Stephen's Episcopal Church, and I live in Council District C.

Thank you, Mr.

Panzerella, for your undying service with us.

I'm here because I also care about the future of West Alabama and Montrose itself.

West Alabama is a part of our daily life in our neighborhood.

My sons have walked across it on their way to Lanier Middle School constantly during their middle school years.

They had a nickname for West Alabama, and they called it Jaws.

Well, that was their favorite movie, so maybe we can just discredit that a little bit.

St.

Stephen's Church sits on West Alabama.

We serve a church community, a school, and many other nearby neighbors.

In 2010, our sexton by the name of Andrew Talbert got off of work one Sunday and was standing on West Alabama to catch a bus to go home.

And he was struck by a speeding car and is a quadruple and now comes to church regularly, giving his thanks for his life thanks to Metro Lift, which has just done an outstanding job for him.

Anyways, every day people use the street to walk to church, to schools, to HEB we hear about, to stores, parks, and friends' homes.

And West Alabama can be more than just a road that moves cars.

It can be a safe, friendly place that brings our neighborhood together.

So I, for one, uh would like to ask of two special things.

Uh simply, first, please add pedestrian refuge islands.

These are small, safe places in the middle of the street.

A person can cross one half of the road, stop safely, and then cross the other half.

This can make a big difference for children like mine going to near middle school, older adults, parents with strollers coming to church, and anyone who needs more time just to cross the street.

Second, please add safe crosswalks along West Alabama.

Crosswalks should be easy to find and places where people already need to cross.

Safe crossings will help people get to HEB, the school, the church, homes, and local businesses without feeling afraid.

These changes can help us build the mantros we want for the future.

Imagine West Alabama as a street where families can feel good about walking.

Imagine children getting to school more safely.

Imagine older neighbors being able to cross with confidence.

Imagine more people visiting local shops and businesses because the street feels welcoming and easy to use.

A safer Montrose can help our small businesses, strengthen our community, and make Montrose an even better place to live.

Thank you.

Pastor Councilman Penzerrow.

Thank you, Mayor.

John, thank you for being here and thank you for that really powerful anecdote.

I think when we discuss streets on the high-endry network, the story you told does not seem out of place and it's tragic.

That being said, I'd love to ask a couple more questions, and similar to what I asked Susan.

Um could you talk a little bit about the the uh constituents you have and how do they generally get to the church, walking, whatever it may be?

And then um also the the two different requests you made.

Uh if those were to move forward, what would those changes um bring, or how would they improve your congregants' experience when visiting the church?

Thank you.

Um, we are a citywide church.

We have a uh a certain uh culture and characteristic to it.

Uh, but many of the people, most of our uh residents live within walking distance of the church.

I know that I selected that church because I would be able to walk to it, just like my kids walk to Lanier Middle School.

Uh so we have on an average Sunday, uh 225 people attend church, and about 40 of them walked.

So it's a pretty good percentage of our group.

Uh that's good weather, of course.

Um yeah, the two things that I'm talking about, uh the um pedestrian refuge islands, give people a chance not to have to fear walking across jaws just by uh from start to finish, what looking at the the meter going on the uh pedestrian light, and uh uh gives people a chance to feel safe and want to be out in and about in our great city.

Um secondly, safe crosswalks, we've heard about that, uh incredibly important and and and not in abundance.

Uh they're just not there right now for the pedestrians to uh benefit from.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you.

Nick.

Josh Nelson.

To be followed by Courtney Sellers.

Hi, thank you.

Um my name is Josh Nelson.

I'm the owner and operator of uh Southern Yankee Craft House, which is on West Alabama, uh, and I'm here to talk about the same project that we've all been kind of mentioning.

Um but uh you know the the work on the road itself and the drainage itself are are badly needed.

Uh I think you know, Sharon was right when she said that the largest existing safety feature on West Alabama is the poor condition of the road itself, um, which keeps people driving a little slower.

Um but I think there's a lot more that can be done, and the method in which uh the original plan has been scrapped and we've been given a new one and the lack of communication since then uh is a little frustrating as someone who owns a business there that has many customers and employees who walk to uh my establishment.

Um I think our little pocket of Montrose is a uh walkable neighborhood as walkable as I've seen uh in Houston.

Um like I said, many of my employees walk to work, many of my guests walk to work, they bring their kids in strollers, um, despite the fact that you know they will most likely have to deal with crossing a uh very busy and uh very confusing West Alabama.

Um I think the the plan right now uh to uh fix the drainage is excellent.

Having a smooth roadway that's not damaging cars is fantastic, but ignoring uh the fact that there is a lack of street crossings and appropriate traffic signals on large stretches of this project uh will end up uncovering an even more unsafe West Alabama uh than what we have right now.

Um at my corner of West Alabama and Groustark, uh which is just Caddy Corner to where um uh University of St.

Thomas is, uh we frequently see accidents from uh you know our front deck, which is very visible.

Uh the corner there is sort of a blind corner on both ways by both buildings and trees.

Uh cars have a difficult time figuring out when it is appropriate to turn into the roadway.

Um and at increased speeds, those you know uh accidents will only become more frequent and I think more uh you know uh harmful, I would say.

Um not to mention the fact that you know at that corner as well, uh University of St.

Thomas is currently in the project of building a 400 unit residence hall that will be open in a couple of years.

So right now I think is the time to be uh taking the full safety considerations of the neighborhood into account uh whenever we are at such a crucial phase in design that can't really be undone later, and if it is undone later, we'll you know kind of patchwork together, something that could potentially work when we have the opportunity to do it right now.

Um I think what we're asking for is simple.

Um, you know, having uh appropriate crosswalks every 500 to 600 feet at a at places raised at frequent places like the Dunlavy Crosswalk where people are constantly going to HEB.

Um, you know, the center lane being uh reduced in width to allow more room for the existing trees and sidewalks uh to be widened.

Um and then uh you know um ideally having you know again well lit crosswalks, uh stop lights that are timed appropriately to allow for the proper flow of traffic.

I mean we're just south of West Timer that moves a ton of cars just north of Richmond, it's much more equipped to move a ton of cars than we are, um, and I think that would be a good consideration at this moment.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next Courtney Sellers to be followed by Monroe Haggard.

Good afternoon, Council.

Um my name is Courtney Sellers.

I'm here today speaking on behalf of uh Montrose Grace Place and um about West Alabama, but I also just want to echo what people have said before regarding the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and I hope that our city council can do whatever you can to find justice for this man and his family.

Um so Montrose Grace Place, we serve homeless youth and young adults, primarily in the Montrose neighborhood.

And in addition to simply like just providing basic needs, one of the biggest and most important things if in our work is creating a sense of community for young people who maybe don't have that right now.

And that's one of the things I really value about doing our work in Montrose.

We are right off of Westheimer.

I believe Pastor Sue already spoke.

We we live inside of Linning Mosaic Church.

But our youth, our staff and our volunteers are coming from all over Montrose.

And so having safe crossing at West Alabama would really benefit everybody that uh engages in the work that we do at Grace Place.

A lot of our youth are just starting out in this world, right?

They don't have cars.

Can I finish?

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Um I understand that tet that Houston is a car city, but a lot of the youth that we work with, they don't have cars yet.

And we still want them to know that they are members of our community.

So I'm hoping that you know one of the things that we can advocate for is slowing down the speed limb a little bit so they can cross West Alabama safely, um, have safe crosswalks, and then again, those pedestrian islands are really critical.

Um our youth are coming to us with all different sorts of abilities and disabilities, and so they should be able to safely get to Montrose Grace Place from our partner organizations, jobs that they may have at HEB and other um uh or uh other uh restaurants and things in the community.

And so um, yeah, I just thank y'all so much.

Oh, sorry, Councillor Panzerell.

Thank you, Mayor.

Courtney, I just want to say thank you for being here.

Um I really appreciate all the work you do with Grace Place.

It's an amazing institution, right in Montrose.

Um I also want to thank all the speakers that came out today to speak on West Alabama Redesign.

Um we'll be looking into it and and I really appreciate all the feedback and any engagement that y'all are putting in into your communities because it really matters.

So thank you, Courtney, and thank you, everyone else.

Thank you so much.

Just before I leave, I want the youth are members of the community.

Just because they're accessing services because they're currently experiencing homelessness, doesn't make them less of a member of Montrose.

And so I really value the opportunity to speak um about this project with y'all, and thank you so much for your words.

Thanks.

Thank you, Dick.

Monroe Haggard, Eric Sanchez, George Leblanche.

To be followed by Kevin Ball.

Greetings, Mayor and uh City Council.

Um the City of Houston protects its employees from retaliation through executive order number one thirty-nine and the broader Texas Whistleblower Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 554.

These frameworks ensure that city employees who report fraud, waste, abuse, or legal violations are protected from adverse personnel actions such as termination, demotion, or harassment.

Employees are shielded when making a good faith report of a legal violation, fraud or waste to an appropriate law enforcement agency or oversight authority.

The City of Houston Office of Inspector General accepts complaints from city workers who believe they have suffered an adverse action and retaliation for a prior report.

Under the city's executive order, the OIG is required to complete its investigation of whistleblower complaints within 45 days.

Whistleblowers are indeed the front line of this mayor and city council's anti-waste, anti-fraud, anti-abuse, anti-corruption, and anti-theft initiative resolution.

Mayor Whitmeyer and City Council, I am George Leblanche.

I am a whistleblower.

The Office of OIG website states that investigations normally conclude at 45 days.

My whistleblower retaliation complaint pending with OIG has now exceeded 120 days.

Secondly, Mayor Whitmar, I was last here on behalf of aquatics requesting city council for a budget increase to accommodate two additional lifeguards at East Pool facility to uh to uh dealing with uh critical life guard on the staffing.

Would you please update me on your status communication with Parks Director Kenneth Allen?

Regular contact with him, and he's familiar with your concern and uh depending on which pool you're located, it's either staffing or sometime plaster and years of neglect, but we thank you for being here.

Okay.

And he has heard your comments.

I appreciate that, sir.

Uh in your comment on the uh requesting uh to look into my uh my uh return complaint was the nature for 20 days.

What's the nature of your whistleblower?

Uh it's a retaliation uh event of me not being rehired by that department and uh filing uh complaints about understaffing as one and some other issues, violations, safety violations that I filed, and uh it's been a series of retaliations by that department for three years, seven events, seven retaliation events over three years.

I promise you it's being programmed, and uh I can't discuss the details of it uh because it could be litigation.

Again, I'm I don't want the details, I'm asking for a status basis on the fact that the law says or the the city code said 45 days, I'll do 120 days.

Thank you.

I will check on it for you.

So thank you so much.

All right, very good.

Have a good day.

All right, next, Kevin Ball.

Christopher Graham.

Aminata steel.

Geneva Colbert.

To be followed by Richard Collins.

Uh thank you, City Council.

Thank you, Mayor.

And uh let me just uh say I don't want to start crying.

I do want to mention this, uh the work of council member Dr.

Evans Shabazz over the past and her staff person, Miss Ingrid Medcham.

You know that's what City Council members do.

Mayor, and then you can do the major issues for this city.

When your city council members study a problem, communicate with the constituents.

Uh hi, Ms.

DeLemon.

I like Mr.

Lemmon.

Um, that was a punk move.

As a personal injury attorney, for you to shop cases heard at City Council and through a law firm.

Mayor, I'm not a uh legal.

I held that case because I did not want an eviction on my record.

That is what the city is supposed to be working on, removing barriers to housing.

If the housing authority won't communicate with me, then I need members of city council to understand the problem.

For Pollard to take information, take it to the Amos Law Firm.

The case was closed.

I had my voucher and I could move on to where I am now, where you did the press conference, the point at Bel Air.

But the issue is the case was put back on the docket.

I'm trying to move.

I'm trying to fight in court.

I address my comments towards the seat of council uh former council member Abby Cayman, who now is going to fight for civil rights.

When you have predatory practices in housing, I only had to pay 183 dollars a month.

The apartment was uninhabitable.

I was spending all my money in an extended stay.

And so therefore, all I needed was to go to social services to pay the rent.

The threats to life and subsidized housing.

We are tortured.

These smoking, vaping, cigars, elders and disabled people with a heart condition, we're literally on the floor before we even figure out where the smell is coming from.

This stuff will kill you.

These young people and old people.

They are smoking stuff.

So yes, I'd like to talk to your chief of staff and your uh city attorney, because if this so and so violated ethics, if you shop my case, how many other cases is he shopping?

I think it was a punk move.

And I'm angry, I'm upset.

That's it, Mayor, but this is just wrong.

This is just the ultimate.

Thank you, Mayor, and good afternoon to everyone.

Ma'am, I'm not familiar with who you are or what case you're referencing.

So if you would like to explain that, you can, but I have no idea what your situation is.

I don't believe you're a district J resident.

So for whatever circumstances you're going through.

Um if someone reached out to me for a referral to someone for legal services, yes, I will give them referrals.

Do I know anything about you specifically or your case?

Absolutely not.

So I wish you all the best and um hope you find a resolution to your matter.

Good morning.

We continue to get these emails regarding this constituent.

If there's anything you need from us, please let me know.

Thanks and have a great day.

Councilmember Twilight Carter, that came from your staff person.

Uh as I said, other uh other council members talk and listen.

For Ty in my district, Martinez, to sweep over and say, okay, well, we hear uh I gotta I got some more cases.

I just called to see if you're gonna be at City Council.

No, that's not addressing the issue.

So perhaps you can help.

Councilmember Ramirez, your staff person previously, took time and listen, and we sorted through the issues of a previous apartment.

But it takes time, Mayor.

This is not a simple matter.

When you have elders and disabled fighting for their lives to stay housed, and because they don't understand, because they're ill, because they're sick, because of one slip up, they're out on the streets.

But I do ask for uh my efforts have not been fruitful with housing authority to stay house.

I wanted that eviction off my record because I've been poisoned, lost memory, the doctors couldn't even determine what drugs I've been given.

I'm telling you, this is society today, and we need something through this city council for people like me uh where they can call and someone will listen.

That we're not crazy.

Where do you reside?

Yes, sir.

I said you did the press conference on the point at Bel Air, built on the previous landfill.

And I'm see, why would I be in Bel Air?

I'm trying to.

See point at Bayou Bend.

The point at Bayou Bin.

Okay.

Okay, so I saw the press conference.

I literally had to get out of the uh uninhabitable apartment, council member.

I'll listen to you.

Unless I'll tell you what, talk to Ms.

Wilson, our chief of staff, we'll have the housing director personally get involved.

Mr.

Bryant did a video conference with me.

He understood every detail.

Uh wait a minute, wait a minute.

I'm gonna ask you.

I can't talk you're gonna talk over me because I'll be glad to listen.

No ma'am, I'm trying to help you.

Go ahead.

My heart is racing.

My blood pressure is sorry.

I understand.

Okay, so I have a cognitive disability.

Yes, I'm a person, councilmember Castax Tatum with a mental health disability, but I'll be damned if I'm silly, senile, stupid, or anything that I'm made out to be.

Mr.

Bryant appreciated, and he has the Zoom meeting.

He assigned it to a Miss Laura Route.

And I've been going round and round and round and round and round, out on the bus, and these it's so hard not to curse when you're up here.

That's why I couldn't preach.

You know, because I curse.

Okay, well, let's let's get you some help.

Talk to Miss Wills.

I need some help right.

Mayor, not to cut you up, but my I do have a heart problem.

And I know when I have to stop.

Okay, please talk to Ms.

Wilson.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councilmember Cassidy.

Have a good day.

Okay.

Next.

Richard Collins.

Um to be followed by Darien Miller.

Uh good afternoon, Mayor and City Council members.

My name is Sami Harizvi, and I am the civic engagement organizer for the Council on American Islamic Relations, Texas.

Earlier today, I joined community leaders outside City Hall to call for justice for Lorenzo Salgado or Rajo.

This afternoon, I want to speak about what the loss of his life means for our city.

At CARE Texas, our mission is to protect civil rights and strengthen civic engagement.

We encourage Texans to attend public meetings like these to exercise their First Amendment rights and work with the local government because democracy depends on trust.

But trust cannot exist where fear in response to injustice takes root.

As ICE operations continue to expand in our city and state, we are hearing from more families who are afraid to report crimes, seek emergency assistance, speak out, or simply engage with public institutions like these.

When fear prevents people from participating in civic life, it weakens not only our communities but our democracy itself.

My name is Tavit the Clay.

I'm a member of District K.

Um today is exactly two people have said it.

I'll say it again.

Today is two weeks since Lorenzo Salgado Rujo was killed tragically in our streets.

Um yet the identity of the three men who killed him are still unknown.

Their masks are still on.

We still don't know who these men are.

Y'all, you've called for an investigation to be made done by the city right after, like not even a day or two after you said that you we weren't able to do it.

How can we trust that you won't flip-flop again on more things?

How can we trust you as a don't sit there and laugh?

How can we sit there and trust you?

You're our you're our mayor, you're a politician.

Like you're we voted for you.

You are the only voice that we have, and you're sitting there doing nothing, acting like your hands are tied when they're not.

You know they're not.

Do something.

Please.

Like, no six-year-old, no child, no, no teenager should be scared to go to school to be should be scared to visit the country to go to colleges just because they're scared to get arrested by ICE.

That's not okay.

This isn't Houston.

This is not right.

This is unjust.

This is unfair to all of us.

All of us.

Please do something right.

Please, please urge for an investigation and create an ordinance that'll unmask all of the ICE agents in Houston so that we won't have to live with this fear of living with this Gestapo anymore.

I'm serious.

I'm so serious.

This is we this like we're at a turning point and it needs to end now.

We're sick.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Nadine Hernandez.

To be followed by Nora Pierce.

It has been two weeks.

Two weeks since our brother Lorenzo was murdered by ICE agents on our streets with our tax dollars.

And two weeks later, the people of Houston are still asking the same question.

Where is the accountability?

When ICE is allowed to act with complete immunity, it leaves a moral stain upon our city and upon our country.

So why is this information being withheld from us?

From his family.

Council come back, daughter Nora, Miss Pierce.

Next one I'm sorry.

Come down.

Why don't you give us your name?

Hi, I'm Nora Pierce.

I'm from the Young Democratic Socialists of America.

More importantly, I'm from Houston.

I've lived here since I was four, and no one's really ever questioned my Houstonness, especially at a university so diverse.

But someone who's been in Houston long before I was Lorenzo.

He built his life here with this in the city with a beautiful family.

I'm wearing blue today, the same color that his family requested, hundreds of mourners wear at their father and their father and husbands open visitation where hundreds of people visited his body.

Which speaks to the urgency and importance of your actions.

Did not know that was happening, but it's appropriate for this discussion.

Uh Wednesday there was a discussion about decorum in our your closed session.

A basic rule of decency I was taught is when you have a problem with someone, you address them to their face.

So uh complaints on deaf ears, uh excuse me, complaints of decorum fall on deaf ears.

When council members wait until the people are no longer inside the room to accuse us of being outside agitators, you looked up one person on Facebook.

What about the rest of us?

Does living in Bel Air make me an outside agitator?

Um I'm also confused about those of you who congratulated Mira Whitmeyer on his patience.

He said he was not being patient.

He just didn't want to give citizens any more attention by removing them.

Apparently, it's impossible for you all to imagine uh that people could be emotional over federal thugs murdering our fellow citizens, and your only ex only explanation must be that they want to be thrown out.

If that's your feeling you should talk to more people uh than your big business buddies.

Finally, I want to thank uh Councilman Panzarella for being the sole voice on the council Wednesday.

Give any indication he was actually listening to the people the day before.

I spoke clunkly at the end of uh my speech on Tuesday about the immigration ordinance.

It's my first time speaking up here, and I was trying to pack too much in, and I shouldn't have brought it up without elaborating.

Um I just want to apologize to you directly.

And to the rest of you, I look forward to hearing about this tomorrow and uh see you next week.

Thanks.

Next Darrell Harper Stephanie Padilla of Tombaugh.

To be followed by Asif Chowdery.

All right.

What's up, guys?

Uh what you guys just experienced was the people power, which what I I keep telling you over and over and time again, it's much better to work together than for us to be divided.

So the only thing I'm gonna say to that notion is when you're ready to bridge that gap, I've always extended an alv branch.

IYT is here to make it happen.

Over the past week, Houston proved something powerful, community pressure works.

When people organize, show up, make calls, and refuse to sing silent.

We get people like Alim home.

If you don't know who Ali is, he was apprehended and released within three days.

Today, Daniel Pilano Pantoja, José Deunidad Rojas, and Victor Salgado Abrajo Romaine at the Montgomery Processing Center.

They deserve the same urgency that a beam received.

So I'm asking counsel and everyone listening, do not stop now.

What we saw today is the power of the people.

Uh my protest on Sunday, uh excuse me, I'm speaking.

Sir Your time has expired.

How do you expect us to want to work together when you're being disrespectful when we're speaking?

This is what happens when we are disrespected.

And I'm sorry, baby.

I was dealing on whether your colleagues should be detained or not.

No.

And I said no because I understand the emotion.

I understand.

I did ask for decorum, but apparently um.

That didn't work.

Except people misrepresented what we meant.

I had several council members.

Uh ask us to go by the rules.

So I was trying to respect the wishes of this body so we can conduct business.

I understand.

And obviously the purpose of some was to disrupt it, shut it down.

They weren't successful.

We were patient.

Two are being detained, but I said it's not necessary at this stage.

So if we all will be respectful, it will be much more respectful of the family, and we will we will we will get our music.

And that's made great steps forward.

No, I'm gonna finish because you were dealing with something.

That's made great steps.

And I'm sorry, but I was taking care of some very time-sensitive information.

This is also important.

Having three men's in a processing center, we got a meme home.

We should be able to do the same for these men.

Thank you.

Next.

Don't worry.

Next time you see me, it'll be outside of your home because I am done playing nice.

I warned you multiple times.

Mr.

Lemon?

No, I didn't know your face.

I wasn't sure how you look like I was gonna go to your office, but I guess I can hear you here.

Okay, guys.

How are you guys?

Um I was here last week.

My name is Office of Children, and I guess no one is resigning yet.

I mean, there's gonna be a lot less work for me, but I guess we have to go through the motion.

Okay.

Um I'm putting this on a notice uh former policy notice.

Uh it is a policy notice, not um notice of concern yet.

But uh the reason we're putting it has to do with uh foreseeability.

Um we have to do with general um outcome, like if you're making uh if we're a lot policymaker, and if we're looking at the border aspect of the city, and it has to do with the risks, uh people getting heard.

So it has a specific uh reasons that I have outlined.

You guys can read it.

Um email it to you.

I think I just have to give it to the secretary to copies.

If you couldn't timestamp for me, that would be nice.

Anyone is here?

I can give it to them.

Hey John, how are you doing?

Okay, uh well, hopefully uh I begin with some package.

This was taken at the Harris Cunningham commission court, but it involves heath and as well.

Hey, thank the hair is coming.

We did a good job with the people coming here and uh and then when um you have the hair coming at SA and the Harris Coming F C C and I want the thank you.

Non-agenda speakers, Jacob Clemente, Mary Speck, Lupe Mendez, and Richard Hyde.

You each have one minute.

Go.

Hey, thank you.

We need to use some people coming here and uh and then when um you have the hair coming F H F A.

Coming F E C and well somehow came from the Dynamo people at the Denmark Stadium, and so that's what I wanted to mention.

And so we remember burn.

Bye.

Hi.

Okay.

Now I joke.

Do you know why Halloween is the favorite time holiday for to play a attacker game for a Iggie goalkeeper?

Because they're putting them goals.

You know, go not goals and goals.

No, no, it's not the one about socialism.

You know what?

You well really uh when Domini is w you reverse two letters you put the and the D and you put mad man, he's a madman.

He's not Mad Nammy, he's madman.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next, Eduardo Duran.

I didn't see him.

Nathaniel Leonard.

Oh, yeah, there he is.

Definitely uh thank you for the lesson of City Hall and the Council of Justice, and you being the justice of me with my I still do need that Ben Crump and also uh justice.

I have filed a new complaint, 20 years old, didn't know I was gonna have to do that.

That's just something HPD told me, and uh waiting on that justice and stuff in help of Ben Crump.

Do thank you for the lesson that I've learned and learning from y'all about the city council and about the mayor.

I do appreciate that because I do know of righteous and godly councils, and they all are used by God councils, whether they're godly or not, and uh I am learning something from y'all.

So thank y'all for that, and uh still waiting on that help for Ben Crump.

Thank you, Mayor.

Welcome.

Anything else comes for council?

No, we that's it.

We recessed at nine o'clock in the morning.