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B
A
Mr.
Alexander
welcome
to
Laredo
Thank
You
Jerry
level
of
chairman,
and
this
is
a
committee
members
of
committees,
mr.
Corby
Alexander
seniors.
There
are
our
fourth
candidate
for
the
interview
today,
just
sort.
Why
don't
use
formation
from
the
Selig's
and
err?
Sorry,
you'll
have
25
minutes
for
your
presentation.
You
have
total
hardest
event.
Your
your
comments
for
your
presentation
for
yourself
and
then
we'll
begin
a
period
of
about
16
topics
that
we'll
cover
what
question
for
topic
and
depending
on
time,
we
may
have
a
follow-up
questions
as
well,
but
we
do
house
two
hours.
A
We
do
have
an
hour
nap,
try
to
keep
it
within
an
hour
and
a
half
time
limit,
but
not
more
than
two
hours,
so
we're
at
what
we
would
like.
As
for
as
the
questions
are
asked
via
suspected
this
possible
to
your
to
your
question,
some
terms
of
tip
to
you
know
elaborate
more,
but
if
you
can't
and
and
specifically
to
your
experiences
that
you
have
in
the
jobs,
if
you
create
ignite
so
usually
what
are
you
doing
as
you
wish?
You
can
sit
down,
you
can
stand
up.
A
B
Sir,
thank
you
so
much
I
do
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
come
out
and
visit
with
you.
All
I
know
that
I'm
the
last
guy
in
line,
and
so
I'm
gonna,
be
very
respectful
of
your
time
today
and
stick
to
the
time
constraints
that
were
previously
identified.
But
I
do
want
to
pause
and
say.
Thank
you
for
I
feel
very
fortunate
to
have
the
opportunity
to
be
out
here
today.
B
Again,
as
was
mission,
my
name
is
Corey
Alexander
Corby,
D,
Alexander
and
I
am
currently
a
city
manager
for
the
state
of
Laporte
a
little
bit
about
me.
My
education
I
have
two
degrees
from
Texas.
A&Amp;M
have
a
bachelor's
in
political
science,
a
master's
in
public
administration,
public
service
and
administration
from
the
George
Bush
School
of
Government
and
public
service.
In
fact,
I
I,
promise
and
part
of
the
inaugural
class
for
that
particular
program.
Graduate
there
in
1999.
C
D
B
So
so
I
was
given
a
list
of
things
and
I
just
kind
of
little
bit
listening
and
highlighted
some
things
and
I
just
want
to
briefly
I
discussed
those
with
you
and
will
answer
your
questions
after
that.
So
what
one
of
the
areas
that
in
my
20
years
of
local
government
I,
experienced
I've
discovered
it's
very
important.
It's
got
legislative
affairs,
so
throughout
my
tenure,
I've
worked
very
hard
to
build
relationships
with
both
the
state
legislatures
and
the
congressional
legislatures
and
and
that's
important
because
there
are
times
when
communities.
B
We
need
our
legislators
and
there's
some
times
when
we
need
us,
and
so
that's
how
you
and
that's
what
a
relationship
is.
It's
given
it's
taken,
so
to
do
that.
I've
worked
very
diligently
to
be
on
first-name
basis
with
my
cigarettes
and
my
congressional
reps
and
one
example
of
one
that's
really
been
impactful
to
me
in
recently
is
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
were
aware
of
the
biggert-waters
Act.
B
It
was
a
congressional
act
proposed
in
in
Congress
I,
think
roughly
three,
maybe
four
years
ago,
and
it
was
in
a
nutshell,
very
bad
for
communities
that,
like
LaPorta
it's
on
the
coast
and
subject
to
flooding,
it
would
have
raised
premiums
for
flood
insurance
in
some
cases
fourfold,
and
we
were
really
concerned.
My
community,
as
well
as
other
coastal
communities,
were
very
concerned
about
the
impact
to
home
cells,
devaluations
just
a
laundry
list
of
things
that
that
make
this
really
bad.
So
I
worked
with
a
group
of
coastal
communities.
B
B
Unfortunately,
this
last
legislative
session
wasn't
as
kind
to
Texas
City
says
as
we
would
have
liked,
but
we
will
lick
our
wounds
and
we'll
be
ready
to
fight
the
good
fight
the
next
legislative
session.
The
next
item,
if
I,
can
remember
to
advance
the
screen
Capitol
projects,
our
infrastructure,
so
I
meant
to
mention
that
what
part
of
the
school
of
hard
knocks
was
I
started
out
as
city
manager,
very
small
rural
East,
Texas
town,
and
it
was
great
experience.
B
As
city
manager
report,
when
I
got
to
the
port,
there
was
no
real.
There
was
no
real
comprehensive
way
of
dealing
with
our
infrastructure
needs,
so
I
developed
and
implemented
the
first
disease
first
long-term
or
multi-year
us
a
couple
improvements
program,
I'm,
sorry,
and
so
that
was
very,
very
successful.
We
we
work
to
identify
those
critical
infrastructure
needs
and
then
planned
on
how
we
would
finance
it
and
I'm
glad
to
say
in
most
instances
we
were
able
to
have
cash
flow.
Most
of
those
capital
improvement
projects.
B
Also,
a
city
manager,
city
opponent,
I
was
able
to
manage
some
construction
related
projects,
infrastructure
in
both
facilities
related
to
address
some
long-standing
needs,
but
I
also
know
that
it's
important
for
any
community
I,
don't
care
who
you
are
and
how?
How
well
off
you
are
financially
it's
important
to
identify
resources
outside
of
your
coffers
to
fund
those
infrastructure
needs
and
so
to
do
that.
B
I've
had
experience
with
Texas
Water
Development
Board,
which
I
understand
this
community's
got
to
think
a
52
million
dollar
Texas
Water
Development
Board
funding
for
wastewater
facilities,
so
I've
used
that
in
fact,
I
introduced
Texas,
Water,
Development,
Board
funding
to
the
city
of
the
port,
because
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
fantastic
resource
that
many
communities
in
Texas
don't
know
about.
So
I've
used
it
pretty
extensively
and
it's
been
an
excellent
tool
for
funding.
The
capital.
Infrastructure
related
needs
that
the
community
has.
B
I'm
sorry,
what
lama
singh
so
the
other
thing
that
has
been
really
impactful
I
mentioned
LaPorta,
is
a
the
city
that
I
currently
serve.
Is
a
coastal
community
very
very
concerned
with
flooding
activities?
You
know,
yes,
that's
like
Harvey,
where
we
receipt,
50
inches
of
rain
dropped
in
our
community
and
in
the
span
of
four
days,
I
believe
he
was
so
but
I'm,
proud
to
say
here's
his
good
news.
B
To
deal
with
our
flood
needs
of
flood
range
concerns
in
our
community,
so
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
done
to
improve
our
drainage,
related
infrastructure
in
report
and
flood
benefit
our
communities.
So
when
we're
able
to
do
that,
our
citizens
experience
a
lot
of
less
property
loss
in
event
of
a
hurricane
or
significant
rain.
Again,
so
economic.
B
So
so
what
I
introduced
there
was
what
I
call
performance-based
in
symbols,
so
in
triack's
or
company
eggs
will
entertain
the
notion
of
a
cash
incentive
or
whatever
the
need
might
be,
but
we're
going
to
identify
some
performance
mixers.
One
example
will
be
a
restaurant.
We
did
an
incident
deal
with
where
they
had
to
prove
up
how
many
sales
and
how
many
people
are
going
to
employ
and
what
the
benefit
of
that
was
were
able
to
take
from
that
extrapolate.
B
Their
financial
contribution
back
to
the
city
via
tax
dollars
or
indirect
benefits
from
a
number
of
employees
in
the
community
and
identify
a
real
rate
of
return
back
to
the
community,
and
that
is
what
we
used
to
justify
this
and
so
and
articulate
a
payback.
So
along
those
lines,
was
able
to
negotiate
a
development
agreement
with
a
company
called
MRC
global.
They
are
a
fortune
500
company.
We
were
able
to
put
together
a
deal
whereby
they,
they
consolidated
all
of
the
US
operations
in
LaPorte
and,
in
my
opinion,
one.
B
The
biggest
economic
development
wins
for
the
community.
They
it's
a
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
in
a
community
I'm.
Sorry,
an
investment
in
inventory
more
than
that
in
the
actual
facilities
and
the
through
a
total
of
300
plus
employees
in
our
community.
So
it
was
really
really
significant
to
our
community
and
the
really
interesting
thing
about
that
project
was:
there
was
no
cash.
The
city
came
up
with
zero
cash.
B
We
were
able
to
build
a
relationship
with
this
company
and
they
really
wanted
to
be
in
LaPorte,
and
so
we
said,
okay,
what
do
you
need
and
what
they
mean?
It
wasn't
money,
they
just
needed
certain
variances
to
accommodate
their
business,
needs
they
weren't
and
really
looking
for
money.
They
just
wanted
to
be
able
to
do
what
they
had
to
do
to
make
their
business
run,
and
so
we
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
give
them
what
they
needed
that
wasn't
in
cash
and
we
did
a
development
deal
and
it's
been
a
tremendous
success.
B
B
With
a
company
called
any
else,
they're
a
palmer's
solutions,
firing
solutions,
company
and
that
deal
led
to
six
hundred
million
dollar
capital,
invest
in
our
industrial
district.
Also
we're
currently
working
with
a
developer
and
the
developments
actually
I'd
say:
maybe
ten
percent
complete,
but
that
development
ISM
it's
the
city's
first
mix
used
planned
community.
It's
got
nearly
seven
hundred
single
family
units
of
about
four
hundred
multifamily
units
and
then
commercial
retail
and
then
an
assisted
living
component
to
it
as
well.
B
So
something
new
for
the
city
and
again
when
we
had
this
opportunity
it
we
had
to
find
ways
to
partner
with
these
developers
to
bring
them
to
our
community
and
we're
very
happy
we're
able
to
do
that
also
wanted
to
mention
that
negotiated
this
past
year
at
negotiate,
a
hundred
and
forty
industrial
agreements-
and
that
sounds
like
a
lot,
and
it
is
a
lot
but
our
communities
we
have.
The
law
allows
you
to
have
an
industrial
district,
that's
outside
of
your
seat
limits
and
you
negotiate
with
them
and
they
paid.
B
They
make
a
payment
to
you
and
lower
taxes,
but
so
and
the
law
only
allows
that
to
last.
Like
12
years
so
every
12
years,
you
have
to
renegotiate
and
we're
able
to
build
relationships
and
negotiate
and-
and
that's
gonna
be
worth
about.
Fourteen
million
dollars
to
the
city
for
the
next
12
years,
how
you
that's
40
million
per
year
for
the
next
12
years,.
B
B
Transportation,
a
bunch
over
after
20
years
in
local
government
I,
understand
importance
of
being
able
to
move
Goods
and
people
in
your
community.
So
one
of
the
things
we've
done
in
report
is
we've
implemented.
We
work
with
Harris
County
Transit
to
put
together
transit
service,
so
it
is
a
we
Sicily.
We
have
three
routes.
B
We
have
a
route,
a
circular
route
that
gets
people
in
and
around
the
community,
but
the
report,
because
it
is
it's
a
community,
it
doesn't
have
a
college
and
there
are
certain
social
services
that
aren't
available
in
LaPorte,
but
they're
available
in
the
next
community.
We
put
together
another
shuttle
that
would
help
folks
get
to
those
services
as
well.
B
We
have
a
very
low-cost
way
that
we
develop
in
past
couple
of
years
to
help
move
people
in
and
out
the
community,
as
we
discovered
with
when
you
can
get
people
to
work,
they
go
to
work
and
when
they
go
to
work,
they
come
home
and
they
and
they
contribute
and
they're
active
members
of
the
community.
And
so
that's
been
an
incredible
incredibly
productive
thing
that
we've
done
and
one
of
the
things
I'd
like
to
point
out
look
gorgeous
is
a
lot
like
Laurie.
B
Knowing
that
we
have
a
lot
of
goods
that
come
through
our
community.
We
are
sandwiched
between
two
of
the
nation's
largest
I,
think
six
largest
container
ports
that
are
part
of
the
used
to
ship
channel.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
goods.
A
lot
of
warehousing
that
comes
through
text
comes
through
our
community,
and
so
the
key
for
the
city
is:
how
do
we
navigate
that?
Because
we
have
that
they're
not
really
confined
to
any
specific
part
of
town?
B
So
we
have
a
lot
of
trucks
that
come
through
and
and
they
navigate
our
streets,
and
so
that
creates
an
infrastructure
demand.
So
we
work
at
length
with
local
organizations
with
the
port
Houston
to
try
to
help
manage
that
and
so
more
recently
we
we've
adopted
an
ordinance.
It
helps
us
facilitate
truck
movement
because
we
want
to
get
them.
We
wanted
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
the
business
in
the
port,
and
then
we
want
to
get
them
to
shuttle
on
out
of
the
community.
B
So
we've
worked
on
took
us
about
a
year
to
put
together
ordinance
if
we
thought
everybody
would
be
happy
with,
but
we
finally
got
it
done
and
still
not
everybody's
happy,
gopher,
ethnics
I
would
I
will
say
that
this
is
one
topic
that
is
incredibly
important
to
me.
I
strive
to
be
a
very
ethical
person,
I
have
five
children
and
it's
one
of
the
things
I
relate
to
them.
B
Your
words
got
to
be
worth
something
because
there
are
days
of
life
where
all
you
got
is
your
word,
and
so
your
ethics
is
very
important
to
me.
I
said
on
the
touch
the
the
Ethics
Board
for
the
city
managers,
association
for
the
city,
I'm,
sorry
for
the
Texas
City
Managers
Association
I
am
one
of
the
board
members
and
it's
always
disappointing.
B
We
have
to
investigate
city
managers
for
for
ethics
violations,
but
but
it
is
important
I
think
for
communities
that
we
serve
to
make
sure
that
the
the
man
or
woman
in
leadership
is
behaving
in
a
very
ethical
fashion.
And
so
and
if
you
were
to
ask
folks
who
work
with
me,
they
tell
you
I
demand
the
same
from
them,
and
so
what
that
meant
over
the
years
is
there
are
times
we
may
have
to
make
really
tough
decisions,
because
people
don't
share
my
level
of
passion
for
behaving
in
an
ethical
manner.
B
B
Well,
that's
a
problem
you're
taking
city
resources
and
you're
turning
to
financial
gain
for
yourself,
and
so
we
pursued
it
and
we'll
pursued
it
as
far
as
I
could,
including
going
to
the
DA
and
I'd,
certainly
take
no
delight
in
seeing
a
public
servant
have
to
stand
in
front
of
a
judge
and
jury,
but
sometimes
it's
the
most
appropriate
thing
at
when
someone
has
a
lapse
in
and
moral
judgment
so
anyway.
So
I
do
take
ethical
concerns
very
seriously.
B
Employee
and
employee
labor
relations,
I
implemented
an
employee
watch
recognition
program
where
we
took
top
performing
employees
and
just
went
out
and
bottom
lunch
group
up
and
sat
down
bottom
lines.
It's
important
to
me
that
employees
know
and
understand
that
I
want
to
know
them
want
to
understand.
What's
going
on
in
their
lives,
want
to
value
them
in
a
way
that
it's
not
just
about
a
job.
B
But
it's
about
who
you
are,
and
you
mean
a
lot
to
me
so
I'm
pretty
building
and
trying
to
find
opportunities
to
communicate
with
employees
and
let
them
know
how
important
they
are
to
me
not
only
as
an
employee
but
as
a
person,
and
that
was
one
opportunity
to
do
that.
I've
been
called
upon
in
the
past
to
deal
with
immigration
concerns
had
an
employee
once
who
had
some
immigration
issues
and
but
very
very
fortunate.
B
We
were
able
to
get
it
worked
out
and
it's
a
really
complicated
maze,
but
we
were
able
to
get
the
employee
taken.
Care
of
Lapointe
is
a
city
that
has
adopted
chapter
143
of
the
local
government
code,
which
is
essentially
civil
service
for
police.
It's
actually
for
police,
fire
and
and
potential
EMS
in
our
community.
It
is
only
for
police,
so
my
job
is
to
negotiate
an
agreement
with
the
police
union
and,
ironically
enough,
it
has
always
been
amicable,
I've
again.
B
I
think
it
goes
back
to
the
relationships
that
I
created
with
personnel
and
part
of
what.
What
I
hear
into
that
negotiation
with
as
well
as
any
negotiation,
is
a
promise
to
be
fair.
With
you,
I
promise
to
be
fair
with
the
individual,
ending
and
the
organization
they
represent,
and
then
I
do
my
dead-level
best
to
deliver
on
that
promise
and
it's
my
opinion.
B
My
belief
that
when
you
do
that,
folks
are
just
as
fair
with
you
as
you've
been
with
them,
and
so
we've
been
very
successful
in
negotiating
actually
the
city's
first
multi-year
employment
agreement
with
with
the
police
department.
Also,
it's
part
of
my
job
I,
get
to
I'd,
say
get
to
negative
terms,
have
to
nominate.
C
B
To
be
the
final
appeal
for
any
disciplinary
action
for
employees-
and
this
is
one
of
the
parts
of
my
job
to
take
the
most
serious-
nothing
I'll
take
the
rest
of
it
serious
because
they
do.
But
this
part
is
incredibly
important
to
me
that
we
get
this
part
right,
because
when
an
employee
has
an
appeal
and
they've
come
to
me,
it's
obviously
not
good.
Something,
not
good
has
happened
in
their
life.
They're
stressed,
and
this
decision
impacts
their
ability
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
their
families,
and
so
I
take
this
decision
this.
B
B
It
was
something
that
was
very
important
to
me
and
made
clear
to
them
that
it
would
happen
no
matter
what
this
next
item-
financial
responsibility,
physical
responsibility,
rather
I,
see
myself
as
a
very
conservative
manager,
but
I
understand
the
Third's
of
balancing
act
because
I
have
seen
what
happens
when
you
don't
spend
money
to
meet
the
community's
needs
right.
I
mean
you've
got
it.
It's
got
to
be
a
balance.
B
We've
got
to
be
frugal,
but
we've
also
got
to
know
that
that
we've
gotten
business
and
has
to
be
attended
to
and
there's
things
we
have
to
do
for
the
community.
So
but
I
am
proud
of
the
fact
that
since
being
Seemandhra
of
of
Laporte
I
have
increased
the
fund
balance
of
general
fund
and
the
utility
fund
by
a
hundred
percent,
and
because
we
are
coastal
community,
we
have
a
higher
fund
balance
requirement
than
you
guys
do.
I
think
your
fund
balance
apartments
typically
about
15%.
B
B
So
now
we're
course
meeting
that
fund
dollars
requirement
for
the
general
fund
and
exceeding
it
pretty
substantially
we're
also
meeting
it
and
exceeding
it
for
utility
fund
and
we've
been
fortunate
to
do
that,
while
expanding
our
scope
of
services
also
paying
cash
for
a
number
of
capital
improvement
projects.
But
it's
been
it's
like
I,
say
it's
a
balancing
act,
but
we've
been
very
fortunate
to
be
pretty
successful,
but
one
of
the
one
of
the
tricks
that
helps
is
is
I've
become
very
adept
at
restructuring
debt
and
we
are
in
a
for
those
who
follow,
follow.
B
Finding
us
we're
in
a
very
low
interest
rate
environment,
so
I've
been
very
diligent
to
find
ways
to
take
advantage
of
that.
Lastly,
quality
of
life
very
important,
then,
if
your
community
is
going
to
grow
and
be
a
successful
community,
you've
got
to
you:
gotta
pay
attention
to
quality
of
life
amenities,
so
we've
done
things
like
to
expand,
improve
and
expand
park
facilities,
recruit
retail
opportunities.
B
People
like
to
be
able
to
shop
in
their
community
we've
done
a
number
of
beautification
projects
and
most
and
here's
the
thing
I'm,
probably
most
proud
of-
is
our
deaf
patient
to
providing
affordable
housing
in
the
community.
We've
partnered
with
Habitat
for
Humanity
we've
accessed
HUD
money
for
down
payment
assistance
programs,
and
even
when
I
was
involved,
we
at
least
had
money
for
upon
are
occupied.
We
have
projects
which
almost
always
work
weaken
structures.
B
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
sharing
Xander,
so
we
will
begin
the
very
now
questions
and
answers
and
commit
you'll
want
to
the
safety
warning
lights
or
stand
as
you
wish,
where
we
have
to
be
a
total
of
60
questions
at
the
first
round,
and
we
have
activity,
have
up
an
opportunity
and
fall
to
Hansol
follow
up.
A
We
will
so
it
will
depend
on
on
your
responses
and
again
I
want
to
remind
you
that
we're
seeking
to
learn
more
about
you
and
have
your
experiences
in
your
prior
jobs
versus
what
perhaps
has
happened
in
it
in
your
particular
community.
Unless
it
was
specifically
related
to
your
to
your
city,
your
efforts
individually,
the
Payette
on
youtube
to
you,
Henderson's
Nativity
process.
I
am
I.
Have
the
first
question
in
regards
to
my
national
or
international
relations.
A
You
know,
Laredo
is
the
port
city
like
the
port
just
uses
a
seaport.
Ours
is
the
land
point.
So
in
your
work
experience
please
share
with
us.
If
you
know,
if
your
experience
has
been
working
with
government
or
private
officials
with
other
countries
which
may
have
led
to
enhancing
the
that
won't
be
of
your
communities,
not
particularly
eggs,
it
happens
to
be
Mexico
for
desert
of
New
Mexico
for
you
to
baby
other
other
countries,
but
specifically
any
unless
you
have
some
specific
what
the
relationships
would.
Mexico
would
like
to
hear
that
as
well
sure.
B
Sure
so
so
we're
not
fortunate
enough
to
be
a
on
the
border
like
like
Laredo,
so
in
all
honesty,
a
national
or
by
national
act.
It
was
very
leant
it
strictly
through
the
port.
A
lot
like
I
said
a
lot
of
goods
come
through
the
port,
so
Port
Houston
Authority,
so
my
relationships
have
really
been
with
the
port
and
their
negotiation
in
terms
of
bringing
trade
into
the
community,
but
I
I
cannot
say
that
it
actually
done
any
of
those
negotiations.
I've
had
relationships
with
other
countries.
B
So
that's
because
Laredo
is
a
very
well
established
community
it
most.
Certainly
you
got
to
look
at
your
water.
You
got
to
look
at
what's
going
on
underneath
the
shoe.
Typically,
we
see
what's
on
the
street
and
that's
what
generates
the
most
complaints.
You
know
I'm
my
front
and
my
car
is
falling
off,
but
I
think
the
first
step
would
be
to
do
an
inventory
of
your
water
sewer
needs
in
the
dirt
consultants
that
you
bring
in
to
help
with
those,
but
I
think
it
would
start
with
a
good
assessment
of
the
age.
B
What
material
I
mean
you
know,
because,
depending
on
the
type
of
material,
it
you've
got
AC
pipe
in
the
ground.
It
behaves
a
certain
way
and
it
has
a
certain
life
of
its
own.
So
I
think
we
really
have
to
work
with
Public
Works,
to
figure
out
what
you
have
in
the
ground
and
yeah
I
think
we
could
clearly
should
extrapolate
from
there
where
our
most
pressing
needs
are
going
to
have
to
start,
and
then
it
will
just
be
a
matter
of
financing
prioritizing
those
needs
and
financing
the
important.
F
A
It
if
subjects,
but
his
questions
will
be
ready
to
trade
transportation.
So
particularly,
you
know
we
have
here
in
Laredo
we
have
four
bridges
and-
and
we
have
commercial
bridges
of,
we
have
pedestrian
or
vehicle
ridges
as
well
as
we
have
a
lot
of
foot
traffic.
That's
related
yeah.
So
if
this
questions
he's
addressing
more
of
the
traffic
related
transportation
challenges
at
the
cities
Harry
in
the
in
our
in
ours
within
our
city,
we
have
a
roads
called
the
mines
wrote
and
that.
G
A
A
Do
you
believe,
would
you
and
say,
oh,
no,
we're
just
in
a
way
more
specific.
Is
you
you're
not
from
you
know,
with
Columbia
bridge,
but
in
one
of
the
bridges,
which
is
a
Columbia
bridge,
there's
that
allows
where
hazardous
material
and
so
there's
that
adds
to
the
challenges
of
having
trucks
circulating
within
the
roads?
A
B
Now
now
we
understand
that
those
were
probably
some
duplicates
because
folks
are
coming
and
going
out
of
the
port,
but
even
if
that
number
was
1/2,
that's
25,
unique
via
trucks
in
our
community
every
day
revise
those
numbers
just
last
year
and
the
numbers
are
up
to
70,000
and
so
so
again,
even
if
that's,
if
that's
only
halfway,
if
you
don't,
if
you
got
that
number
half
that's
70,000
trucks
in
and
around
our
community
every
day,
there's
only
35,000
people
in
the
port
right.
So
so
our
challenge
has
been.
B
B
Interacting
with
regular
traffic,
it
is
a
concern,
so
we
have
we've
established
work
groups
to
look
at
the
issue
that
has
led
to
regulations
in
terms
of
where
trucks
can
park.
We've
we
more
recently
developed
programming
in
terms
of
what
constitutes
a
truck
stop
or
they
can
be
in
our
community
again
to
facilitate
that
truck
traffic
and
to
move
them
where
we
want
to
be,
but
I
think
the
next
step
for
Laredo
is
going
to
be
looking
at.
Not
not
only.
How
do
we
gear?
B
How
do
we
adopt
regulations
that
manage
the
behavior
of
traffic?
The
way
we
want
to
it's
actually
going
to
take
a
critical
look
at
the
infrastructure,
because
you
know
only
so
much
you
can
do
and
before
you
have
to
truly
expand
your
capacity
for
vehicles
on
your
roadway.
So
that's
wire
lines
that
that's
there's
a
lot
of
Technology
out
there
water
lines
as
a
waste
of
traffic
signals.
B
A
F
H
B
Yes,
it's
because
it's
such
a
a
major
thing
in
our
in
the
port
and
if
I
could
elaborate.
The
study
work
that
we
started
that
I
commissioned
going
on
five
years
now
we
looked
specifically
at
we
looked
at
the
community
as
a
whole
and
we
identify
points
and
we
so
that
we
could
identify
how
the
truck
is.
Moving
trucks
are
moving,
and
so
we
identified
truck
routes.
B
That
study
helped
us
to
revise
our
truck
route
and
so
that
led
to
enforcement
activities
so
that
once
we
identify
throughout,
we
wanted
the
cargo
to
move
through
the
community
and
the
rocks
we
did
wanted
to
take.
Well,
there
was
we
had
to
follow
it
up
with
an
enforcement.
The
component
with
the
police
department,
all
right
in.
A
The
operator
days
we
have,
we
have,
our
biggest
commercial
bridge
is
already
being
surrounded
by
not
only
it
doesn't
like
goodbye,
my
rooftops
like
homes,
and
that's
it
that's
one
of
the
challenges,
as
increases
people
with
more
vehicles
mix
with
trucks.
That's
what
this
question
is
very
relevant
to
us
because
of
the
high
plan
for
the
boat.
B
Yeah
so,
and
in
fact
one
of
the
things
I
saw,
they
don't
mean
to
hijack
this
conversation,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we
as
a
community
have
because
of
the
port
right
I
mean
so
the
generator
of
the
truck
traffic
in
the
Port
Arthur
is
the
port
itself.
It's
a
Goods
coming
in
so
one
of
the
things
we
reports
doing
and
we're
trying
to
find
ways
to
help
them
is
to
move
the
goods
out
by
rail
if
they
can
find
ways
to
move
the
goods
out
by
rail
limit
for
every
rail
car.
B
I
think
it
takes
eight
trucks
and
off
the
road,
and
so
you
get
a
real
card
of
a
train
of
100
cars.
Well,
that's
800
trucks
that
get
to
come
off
the
road,
and
so
so
we're
doing
everything
we
can
we're
actually
about
to
enter
negotiations
with
the
private
company.
That's
going
to
bring
in
a
rail
yard
over
by
the
port
to
help
you
Goods
and
service
out,
so
so
I
think
it's
also
looking
for
opportunities
to
move
goods
and
services
in
ways.
They
don't
involve
trucks.
I
Approximately
35
percent
of
its
population
is
uninsured,
meaning
they
have
no
access
to
insurance
of
any
kind,
no
Medicare
and
Medicaid.
No
prime
ministers.
What,
in
your
experience,
have
we
done
to
help
that
segment
of
the
population
yemen's
your
population
to
have
access
to
affordable
health
care
both
and
the
inpatient
side,
the
hospital
admissions
cetera
and
the
elderly
primary
care,
the
primary
care
part
in
health
care
working
with
FQHCs
and
and
in
your
case,
legacy
committee
of
cement
in
LaPorte?
Have
you
any
experience
so.
B
So
III
don't
have
any
direct
experience,
but
I
will
say
that
that
for
a
while
I
thought,
I
want
I
did
a
lot
of
research
in
grad
school
on
health
care,
health
care
administration,
because
I
there's
there's
something
my
my
mother
that
I
love
so
dearly
has
spent
a
career
in
in
health
care
and
so
for
years.
I
thought
maybe
I
wanted
to
work
in
the
health
care
administration.
So,
while
I
don't
have
any
hands-on
experience,
I
do
understand.
B
I
I
do
have
a
father
pushing
town
in
the
same
realm
of
the
media.
Our
area
has
one
of
the
state's
highest
health.
Professional
shortage
area
scores
a
meaning.
We
do
not
have
enough
physicians
or
other
health
care
professionals
in
our
community
in
the
past
and
your
past
experience.
What
have
you
accomplished
and
maybe
in
the
equipment
of
health
care,
professional,
physicians
and
others,
dentists
and
your
into
your
community.
So.
B
So
yeah
I've,
particularly
port
and
other
communities,
I've
served
they've
all
had
the
issues
that
you
know
not
a
lot
of
health
care
professionals,
but
the
benefit
has
been.
You
know
particularly
Laporte,
as
thirty
minutes
from
the
largest
medical
facility
in
the
world,
MD
Anderson
in
the
Med
Center.
So
so
there's
never
been
that
effort
to
bring
those
resources
directly
to
our
community
because
it's
they're
really
so
close
buddy.
But
again
it's
it.
That
is
a
subject.
B
C
B
B
It's
communicating
the
truth
to
you
all
to
the
City
Council
to
the
citizens
all
the
time,
even
when
the
truth
is
inconvenient.
For
me,
I've
got
to
be
able
to
tell
you
that
that's
what
the
truth
is
and
the
behavior,
the
moral
and
and
and
for
me
their
hand
in
glove
right,
I
mean
I'm
going
to
behave
in
a
way
that
I
believe
is
morally
correct
and
way
too
I
believe
it's
definitely
correct.
I'm,
not
sure.
G
My
questions
regarding
to
economic
development.
We
have
a
local
organization,
a
private
sector
organization
called
the
Laredo
Economic
Development
Corporation.
It
consists
of
board
members
who
possess
a
wealth
of
knowledge,
expertise,
experience
and,
above
all,
success
in
their
respect.
Fields,
the
board
is
comprised
of
people
or
composed
of
people
from
banking
and
finance
commercial
development,
commercial,
real
estate,
international
trade,
warehousing
logistics,
transportation,
medical
fields
manufacturing
all
gas
utilities.
You
name
it
they're
on
the
board.
These
individuals
work
with
the
passion
as
volunteers
in
promoting
and
guiding
economic
development
or
prosperity
for
our
community.
G
It
is
my
personal
experience
and
observation
that
our
past
city
managers
have
not
really
capitalized
on
using
the
experience
of
this
organization.
There's
there
so
there's
a
disconnect,
though
I
don't
want
to
call
it
a
lack
of
respect
but
they're
just
a
disconnect
and
a
lot
of
times
when
opportunities
are
presented
to
the
city.
A
pretty
good
amount
of
time
goes
by
30
60
90
days
with
no
real
responses
regarding
incentive
packages.
The
support
is
there
financially
to
a
certain
extent,
but
my
question
to
you
is
in
your
present
or
past
roles.
G
Have
you
worked
closely
with
organizations
such
as
Loretto
Economic,
Development
Corporation?
What
are
your
thoughts
about
these
types
of
organizations
and
as
the
next
city
manager
of
Laredo?
What
steps
will
you
take
to
ensure
cooperation
and
timely
support
is
provided
by
the
city
of
Laredo
to
groups
such
as
the
LAPC
also.
B
No,
because
they
think
they
didn't
have
the
tools
they
needed
to
be
successful?
Also,
subsequent
to
that
I
worked
with.
It
was
a
bottom
industrial
foundation,
which
was
a
also
a
group
of
bankers,
private
folks
who
who
worked,
in
my
opinion,
harder
than
the
economic
development
team
to
bring
industries
to
to
that
community.
So,
yes,
I
would
use
every
resource
available
to
me
to
facilitate
economic
development
and
that's
recruitment
and
retention
of
industries.
B
So
in
you
see
how
I
think
it
specifically,
how
would
I
start
there
I
think
the
very
first
thing
would
be
for
the
city
manager
and
those
key
leaders
to
just
sit
down
and
start
building
a
relationship
identifying
what
we're?
What
is
it
that
they
feel
like
they
need
from
the
city,
but
have
not
been
able
to
get
and
figure
out
how
we're
gonna
bridge
that
gap?
B
The
ideal
situation,
of
course,
would
be
for
both
entities
to
work
hand
in
claw
to
make
sure,
because
you're
all
working
toward
the
same
cause
you're
all
trying
to
build
a
community
and
provide
economic
opportunities,
are
the
folks
here
and
so
I
feel
very,
very
confident,
I
think
bill
relationship
with
those
group
and
find
opportunities
to
work
together
and
make
sure
that
we're
successful
as
a
team.
Thank.
H
B
So
so,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
Laporte
has
adopted
chapter
143.
It
was
interesting,
though
the
community
could
have
adopted
it
for
fire
and
I,
don't
know
if
you
were
in
this
place.
It's
a
Texas
EMS
only
gets
collective
bargaining
if
they're
a
part
of
the
fire
department,
and
so
there
are
still
communities
and
ours
is
one
of
them
where
the
EMS
and
fire
are
two
separate
departments
anyway.
So
so
I've
so
part
of
my
job
is
I.
Leave
the
city's
staff
side
negotiating
with
police,
and
it's
been
an
incredibly
amicable
relationship
and
again.
D
E
B
So
that
we
we're,
in
the
fourth
year
of
the
very
decease
first
multi-year
agreement
with
the
Police
Association,
and
so
it's
a
matter
of
and
one
of
the
things
I've
learned
to
do
over
the
years-
is
identify
win,
wins
right,
I
mean
what
is
it
police
officer?
What
is
it
that
you
need,
and
it
all
comes
back
to
money?
I
mean
they're.
They
are
certainly
called
to
be
in
law
enforcement,
but
they're
also
here
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
avenges,
and
so
you
know
we
give
them
incentives
for
staying
fit.
B
So
all
right,
so
you
want
to
increase
your
your
your
income,
then
there's
$500
you
can
you
can
make
just
by
taking
your
PT
exam.
There's
a
there's
incentive
pay.
Well,
because
we
want
the
best
police
officers
we
can
get.
We
want
you
well
trained.
Well,
his
data.
We
want
you
physically
fit
to
do
the
job,
so
why
not
pay
for
it,
and
so
for
everything
that
we've
asked
them
to
do.
We've
compensated
them
in
some
sort
of
way
and
it's
turned
out
to
be
a
really
good
relationship.
J
J
B
So
I
mean
that's,
that's
that's
very
important
and
again
I
think
it's
it's
a
balancing
act.
Every
growth
is
gonna,
create
a
demand
on
infrastructure
from
big
water
sewer
streets,
Police,
Fire
EMS.
It's
all
growth
is
gonna,
create
a
demand
for
service,
so
you've
got
to
know
that
going
in
and
do
your
best
up
front
to
identify
what
those
demands
for
services
are
going
to
be.
For
instance,
we
had
a
senior
living
facility
development
report
and
it
there's
a
because
there
are
older
population
of
folks.
B
Those
are
a
huge
demand
for
EMS
services
to
make
a
lot
of
calls
slips.
You
know
nothing,
nothing
really
serious,
but
but
just
the
things
that
older
population
needs.
So
so
you
have
to
first
approach
that
with
that
understanding,
but
but
you
you
also,
we
have
added
self
development
standards
that
we
want
folks
to
live
by
and
when
we
actually
develop
those
standards,
we
have
to
have
a
mind
toward
what
it
means
for
the
community
and
what
it
means
for
the
developer.
B
It's
it's
there's
two
sides
to
this
corner
and
so
I
believe
one
of
the
things
we've
done
report
is
four
years.
We
had
a
very,
very
aggressive
tree
preservation,
ordinance
on
the
books,
and
we
thought
that
was
great
because
we
love
trees.
We
think
they're
great
for
the
community.
We
need
a
tree
preservation,
ordinance
and
books.
We
had
a
development
come
along
and
and
their
tree
preservation
committed,
because
you
either
you
can
replace
trees
or
you
can
pay
into
the
fund
and
their
cost
is
gonna,
be
nearly
a
million
dollars.
B
Well,
that
seemed
to
be
excessive
and
unreasonable.
So
it
led
us
to
look
at
okay.
So
what
what
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
can
do
better?
Maybe
maybe
this
requirement
isn't
maybe
there's
something
else.
It's
still
good
for
the
community,
but
good
for
the
business
as
well,
and
so
so
we
revise
that
and
been
very
successful
in
doing
it,
and
so
from
sustainable
standpoint.
We
looked
at.
You
know
how
to
encourage
green
scaping
drop,
tolerant
plans,
so
we
provide
incentives
in
the
development
process
if
you're
going
to
use
that.
B
K
Thank
You
Alexander,
we
have
a
school
named
up
to
you
know.
You
know
the
last
name.
You
know
in
the
radio
we
have,
we
have
a
UI
UI.
Is
these
it's
pretty
much
as
I
think
is
one
of
the
56
biggest
hi
biggest
schools
in
the
state
of
Texas.
Looking
a
little
45,000
students,
lis
D,
we
have
nearly
college,
we
have
an
early
college
campus
and
we
have
about
five
early
colleges
within
different
schools.
K
K
B
Very,
very
good,
so
I'm
sorry
good
job,
that's
it
okay!
So
so
there
Laporte,
the
San
Jacinto
College
is
a
local
community
college
and,
and
they
are
they're,
not
the
150-foot
of
the
campus
of
the
central
campus
is
actually
in
the
port,
the
rest
of
its
in
the
major
community.
But
we
kind
of
understand
this
they're
a
resource
for
our
community
for
our
for
our
children,
as
well
as
for
our
working
adults
to
go
back
and
get
all
sorts
of
our
certificates.
B
So
we
we've
been
intentional
about
finding
opportunities
to
to
partner
with
San
Jacinto
College
in
a
way
that
helps
them.
It
helps
community
what
one
of
one
thing
first
thing
that
kind
of
we
donated
fire
equipment:
actually
we
don't
eat
fire
trucks.
We
have
a
pretty
aggressive
cycle
to
replace
fire
trucks
in
our
community
and
we've
got
we've
donated
fire
trucks
to
the
college
for
your
choice.
So
it's
it's
a
it's
still
$100,000!
Well,
when
we
bought
it
$100,000
asset,
no,
no
I'm!
B
Sorry,
we've
paid
a
lot
more
than
that
for
it,
but
we
give
it
to
the
college
and
reason
we
do.
That
is
because
they're
going
to
train
the
next
group
of
firefighters
and
some
of
those
firefighters
are
going
to
end
up
working
for
the
city.
Some
are
going
to
end
up
volunteering
for
the
city
and
so
there's
a
tremendous
win.
So
that's
just
the
first
example
that
comes
to
mind
of
a
way
which
we've
partnered
with
them.
We
let
them
use
fire
facilities.
We
could
we
have
a
world-class
training.
K
As
the
city
manager
have
you
have
you
participating
any
kind
of
dialogue
with
the
university
we're
creating
program
not
only
with
the
student,
as
you
said,
but
with
the
high
school,
so
the
workforce
in
that
case
starts
at
a
younger
age.
So
it's
very
important
that
they
started
the
underage
and
you've
done
anything
like
that.
No.
B
No,
my
economic
development
coordinator
certainly
has
we
have
in
Houston
area.
There's
a
it's
of
agency
called
the
economic
alliance,
and
one
of
their
focuses
is
on
doing
exactly
that.
Grooming.
The
next
set
of
work,
because
we
have
employment
opportunities
in
the
surrounding
the
port,
where
you
can
go
to
work
and
make
in
a
six
figures
with
no
degree
with
detect
with
right
technical
skills.
You
can
really
really
do
well
for
yourself,
your
family,
and
so,
but
my
personal
involvement
has
really
been
living
to
some
of
my
staff.
B
A
That's
questions,
gonna
focus
on
more
health
affairs
representatives
are
or
legislative
affairs.
Are
you
little
into
a
little
bit
earlier,
sometimes
of
cities
have
a
challenge
of
having
to
deal
with
state
government
or
federal
government
mandates
as
well.
So
the
question
relates
more
specifically
to
to
your
thoughts
as
have
you
had
any
experience
of
dealing
with
in
the
age
of
in
your
current
or
prior
jobs,
with
the
hiring
of
government
affairs
representatives
at
the
state
or
at
the
federal
level
in
this
zone.
A
B
So
most
recently
we
hired
so
typically
like.
It
appears
to
me
the
opportunities
that
are
presented
to
local
governments,
or
at
least
in
my
part
of
the
world
or
hardening
that
there's
a
consultant
that
will
come
in
and
saying
hey.
We
can
do
XYZ,
but
we'll
do
it
for
apply
to
any
of
these.
You
guys
split
the
cost
and
my
honest
assessment
is
its:
we
get
more
more
headway
when
my
elected
officials
or
I
actually
in
interface
with
elected
officials
on
the
state
level.
B
Yes,
so
I,
don't
I,
certainly
don't
think
that
they're
not
beneficial
and
I.
Certainly
it's
not
the
case.
I
think
they
don't
have
the
place
but
I'm,
suggesting
that
my
experience
has
been
then
I
think
we
can
do
a
better
job
with
what
they
do
internally
working
as
a
team,
that's
elected
official
and
staff.
So.
E
B
Well,
that's
really,
that's
I
only
have
an
hour
but
yeah
so
I,
but
it
is
an
area
that
that
I
had
a
lot
of
experience
with
because,
let's
face
it,
we're
all
people
right
and
so
there's
only
been
one
perfect
person
and
they
crucified
him.
So
if
that's,
what
being
perfect
get
you
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
I
warrant,
but
the
so
as
magnet
style.
B
Let's
talk
with
about
staff,
my
my
goal
is
to
hire
confident
folks
give
them
the
tools
equipment
they
need
and
then
get
out
of
the
way,
support
them
as
much
as
I
can
whatever
support
they
need.
Then
that's
what
they
get
from
the
city
manager
and
as
long
as
they
are
being
productive,
doing
what
they're
supposed
to
then.
B
B
Think
it's
important
and
I
actually
have
a
little
bit
of
background
and
conflict
resolution
is
identifying
the
issue
and
figure
out
how
we
address
it
and
it's,
and
there
are
times
where
the
source
of
the
conflict
is
not
anything
we
can
fix.
We
just
got
to
understand
that
on
this
particular
issue.
We're
just
not
going
to
see
eye
to
eye,
but
we're
gonna
have
to
be
adult
enough
to
put
that
issue
behind
us
and
get
to.
A
A
A
B
Elaborate
on
that,
it's
really
and
I
was
surprised
of
in
2014
when
the
number
was
50,000.
It
was
hard
to
believe,
but
it
is
it's.
It's
our
location.
We
are
literally
there's
the
barber
cut
shipping
channel,
all
the
containerized
traffic
and,
unfortunately
Harley
the
community
/
rail.
So
every
ton
of
product
that
comes
in
through
those
container
terminals
has
to
come
through
the
see
little
port
and
it
comes
in
a
truck
so
coming
and
going
it's
it's
it's
the
port,
it's
the
containerized
traffic,
a
lot
of
what
we
see
are
the
plastic
pellets.
A
And
I,
just
full
disclosure
I,
have
visited
reports
and
been
to
their
container
facilities
man.
It
is
that's
all
of
these
deep.
All
of
these
large
ships
come
with
thousands
of
these
containers,
tears
that
are
unloaded
onto
trucks
selected.
We
see
either
in
rail
or
we
see
them
in
trucks.
Here,
that's
why
I
think
that
contributes
to
the
number
German.
I
B
It's
not
in
fact,
the
port.
Just
this
summer
extended
there,
the
barbers
cut
operation
until
Watson
on
them.
Take
the
Back
Bay
port,
the
one
to
this
house.
No,
it's
not
24
hours.
They
have
over
the
time
because
they're
so
close
to
residential.
The
city
has
negotiated
with
the
court
Houston
to
limit
their
hours.
So
barbers
cut
to
the
terminal
to
the
north
now
causes
it.
Ten
and
I.
Think
Bay
Port
to
the
South
closes
that
eight
or
nine.
A
G
Sir,
yes,
sir
part
of
the
explanation,
if
I
may
might
be
that
some
of
the
traffic
coming
in
and
out
of
a
port
go
other
US
ports.
So
it's
not
international
traffic
like
what
we're
used
to
here.
So
you
may
have
more
volume
in
terms
of
domestic
traffic
sure,
but
what
ours
is
is
primarily
international
traffic.
So
maybe
that's
where
the
yeah
yeah.
B
G
H
Yeah
I
know
exactly
where,
where
the
traffic
comes
into
the
into
the
channel
those
channel
view
and
then
from
there
it
starts
dispersing
different
places,
get
to
I-10
back
to
59.
The
places
right
off
and
I
lived
off
of
146,
so
I
saw
that
truck
traffic
30
years
ago,
when
it
was
just
are
described.
Oh.
C
C
E
D
B
Is
getting
to
know
the
employees,
and
so
it's
all
about
I
believe
communicating
again
so
one.
So
we
do
an
excellent
job
of
recognizing
employees
who
performed
well
every
time.
There's
a
promotion
at
the
police
department.
I.
Do
my
debt
level
best
to
be
there
to
shake
hands
to
greet
them
to?
Let
them
know
that
that
the
city
manager
is
client
that
they're
they're
part
of
the
team,
so
I
think
that
you
just
have
to
identify
programs
that
will
communicate
to
employees
that
they're
important
to
the
city
and
just
press
on
after
that.
So.
B
Iiii
reasoning
so
I
think
I
know
the
origin
of
that
and
I
would
say.
We've
been
very
fortunate
that
one
of
the
things
we
do,
one
of
the
things
one
of
the
benefits
of
having
such
a
healthy
Reserve
balance
is
is
we
could
we
can
literally
not
collect
a
dime
of
revenue
and
still
operate
the
city
for
another
year,
so
so
I
think
we.
A
B
Today
we
could
not
collect
another
dime
of
revenue
and
still
operate
the
city
for
another
year
without
changing
anything.
So,
but
that
didn't
happen
overnight.
It
took
looking
at
our
financial
situation
and
it
was
a
series
of
good
decisions
that
got
us
to
that
point
and
so
I
think
it's
gonna
make
it
quickly
evaluating
your
financial
situation.
What
what
are?
What
are
your
regimen
streams?
B
Well,
your
this
is
not
popular
and
I
apologize,
but
your
your
your
poverty
tax
is
a
most
stable
stream
of
income
you're
ever
going
to
have,
and
so
I
think
if
you're
gonna
survive.
If
you
got
to
play
the
long
game,
you've
really
got
to
make
sure
your
tax
structure
is
where
it
needs
to
be
to
fund
your
city
ongoing
basis.
J
Mr.
Alexander,
this
is
on
quality
of
life
and
I.
Wish.
I
could
ask
you,
but
I
can't,
because
we
have
to
keep
the
questions
pretty
much
the
same
for
everyone,
but
I
mean
you've
really
dealt
with
a
petrol
chemistry
and
build
out,
and
you
know
just
very
curious
about
how
you've
had
to
deal
with
sort
of
external
pollution
issues
and
and
those
kinds
of
things
that
may
have
impacted
your
community.
I
can't
ask
you
that
although
I
really
want
to
ask
you.
C
J
J
Maybe
he
can
answer
that,
but
on
quality
of
life
issue
you
know
Laredos
a
long
suffered
from
brain
drain.
Parents
see
their
kids,
they
go
off
to
college
or
graduate
school
and
they
don't
come
back
or
people
here
in
their
20s
30s,
get
good
experience
and
then
for
lack
of
more
opportunities,
we'll
take
off
and
maybe
not
come
back
or
or
things
like
that.
So
I
wanted
to
ask
you.
B
So,
a
little
apart,
of
course
it's
on
the
port,
so
our
biggest
asset
is
Ave,
and
so
there
is
what's
called
sewing
Beach.
So
the
interesting
thing
is:
is
the
beach
is
actually
in
our
community,
but
we
don't
own
it.
It's
actually
owned
and
operated
by
Harris
County,
which
is
one
of
the
country's
largest
counties,
and
so
but
we
managed
to
build
a
relationship
with
Harris
County
so
that
we
can
sponsor
events,
and
those
are
things
actually
coming
to
April.
B
There's
a
huge
festivities
that
have
happened
and
I
think
it's
up
to
a
hundred
year,
but
what
it
does
is
it.
It
brawls
draws
people
who
have
left
Laporte
back
for
the
festivities
and
it's
you
know
if
you
really
want
to
engage
people
find
something
for
their
kids
right,
and
so
that's
what
that's
a
big
part
of
that
festival
is
it's
a
pageant
for
further
for
the
young
girls.
B
So
so
that's
an
opportunity
where
we
we've
done
some
things:
partnering
with
the
county,
to
try
to
make
sure
that
that
some
Beach
is
isn't
attractive,
amenity
to
not
only
the
citizens
of
important
with
to
all
of
Harris,
County
and
and
to
promote
activities.
So
one
of
the
things
we
did,
we
took
hotel,
multo
money
and,
if
you're
having
an
event
at
7:00
Beach,
we
were
would
give
you
a
rebate
back
on
a
room
block
so
that
you
know
you
come
so
Beach.
You
use
the
facilities
because
there's
also
a
kind
of
them
a
pavilion.
B
But
it's
you
know
like
a
dance
hall
and
you
have
weddings
and
receptions,
and
things
like
that.
So
if
you
get
that,
we
would
actually
give
you
some
money
back
to
help.
You
pay
for
your
your
your
facility
and
people
use
that
and,
unfortunately
we
we
stop
offer
the
problem
because
it's
it
stopped
being
utilized,
but
but
that
was
one
thing
that
that
I
think
had
some
success.
B
The
I
think
what
we
didn't
were
wrong
in
that
case
was
we
didn't
promote
it
well
enough
to
make
sure
ongoing
success
and
then,
secondly,
I
will
jump
from
natural
asset
to
how
we
keep
our
kids,
so
I
think
we
have
seen
that
in
our
community
we
have
seen
kids
and
in
our
neighborhood
it's
they
leave
the
port
and
go
to
a
town
or
they
go
to
parallel,
but
they
legal
port
and
so
there's
this
desire
to
keep
them
important.
So
I
think,
as
I
mentioned.
B
B
We
spent
a
lot
of
time,
energy
and
effort
to
making
sure
our
parks
are
stellar
so
that
we
can
have
a
quality
of
life
someplace
where
you
truly
want
to
bring
your
family
and
then
secondly,
I
think
you
have
to
understand
what
the
Millennial
and
post
millennial
how
they
want
to
live
right.
So
you
have
to
have
living
opportunities,
and
so
I
know
that
I
was
not
ready
to
buy
a
house
when
I
was
21
or
22.
I
B
For
years,
the
city
had
a
almost
a
moratorium
on
multifamily
development
I.
Fortunately,
in
conjunction
with
the
right
multifamily
developers,
we've
been
able
to
put
together
some
pricing,
some
really
high
quality
class-a
developments
that
are
actually
the
under
construction
now.
But
my
my
anticipation
is
that
by
giving
young
folks
a
nice
place
of
the
visits,
unfortunate
kids
want
something
nice,
because
they've
grown
up
in
something
nice,
but
they
don't
have
the
$40,000
to
drop
on
a
new
home.
B
I
think
we'll
be
able
to
keep
them
in
the
community,
because
we'll
have
all
the
quality,
housing
and
great
amenities
for
them.
So
the
jury's
still
out,
but
I,
really
think
if
we'll
provide
good
amenities
for
the
kids
and
a
range
of
housing
opportunities
working,
a
better
job
of
keeping
young
people
in
agreement.
K
The
Viva
Laredo
comprehensive
plan
or
the
citizen
intensive
endeavor
that
required
a
scorecard
a
yearly
progress
report
of
each
of
its
goals
and
a
policy
with
a
proposed
timeline
for
meeting
milestones.
Please
explain
to
me
how
your
administration
permitted
and
strategize
plans
on
how
to
how
to
progress,
how
to
make
this
work
and
how
to
communicate
with
not
only
your
counselor,
your
citizens,
so.
B
B
Unfortunately,
it's
kind
of
difficult
to
control
communications
now
with
social
media,
because
information
spreads
so
quickly
and
so
fast,
and
so
there's
a
need
to
make
sure
that
it's
accurate
so
but
I
think
you
know.
Obviously
social
media
is
is
the
way
to
communicate
with
the
public
goals
and
visions
of
whatever.
And
what
we've
done.
I
am
when
I
got
to
look
work.
They
had
they'd,
never
done
a
strategic
plan.
They've
done
comprehensive
plans
which
were
you
know,
public
participation,
long-term
planning,
what
zoning
work,
we're
gonna
zone
certain
areas
and
those
are
things.
B
So
it's
really
comprehensive,
but
an
actual
strategic
plan
for
getting
things
done.
They've
not
had
one
so
so
we
sat
down
with
the
council
brought
in
a
facilitator
and
develop
the
city's
first
strategic
plan,
and
so
once
that
happened,
it
was
my
responsibility
as
a
city
manager
to
charge
up
the
hill.
With
with
the
mission
that
has
been
identified,
and
so
that
meant,
the
logistics
is
in
logistics
and
and
mr.
public
works
director,
you're
responsible
for
this
and
all
right,
how
much?
B
How
long
do
you
need
to
get
this
work
done
all
right
and
then
following
up,
and
so
we
were
able
to
complete
I,
don't
I,
don't
have
a
plan
in
front
of
me,
but
I
really
believe
we
accomplished
80%
of
the
plan
within
the
first
four
years.
But
it
was
a
matter
of
us
being
intentional
about
communicating
who
was
going
to
be
responsible
for
what
and
then
it
was
a
city
manager's
job
to
make
sure
that
they
did
that
work.
Action
took
place
and.
H
I
C
B
C
B
B
B
But
at
some
point
but
but
that's
the
job
of
the
manager
right
I
mean
that
it
is.
It
is
my
job
to
show
you
I,
show
the
council
the
impact
of
their
decision
and
and
why
this
would
be
a
really
good
thing
for
the
community
and
and
that
same
company
the
day
they
had
their
grand
opening
wrote
a
check
to
the
school
district
for
$75,000.
A
G
In
business
operations,
city
operations-
also,
it's
it's
it's
important
that
you
have
real
good
productivity
efficiency,
safety,
employee
training,
timeliness,
customer
service
accountability
and
an
ability
to
measure
performance
so
that
you
can
improve
what
you're
doing.
What
can
you
tell
me
about
standard
operating
procedures?
G
B
The
answer
that
is
yes,
the
last
person
is
yes
and
no
it's
my
experience
that
this
SOPs
are
there
times,
where
they're
more
appropriate,
right
and
so
they're
great
at
creating
uniformity
and
certainty,
which
are
all
those
things
that
we
as
human
beings
value.
We
want
to
know
if
I
do.
X
Y
is
gonna
happen,
and
so,
but
but
I
do
have
some
folks
who
report
to
me
that
that
there's
their
scope
of
responsibilities
doesn't
lend
well
a
defying
set
of
SOPs.
But
that's
not
the
case.
B
You
like
fire
and
police
and
EMS
and
Public
Works
I
mean
you
know.
We
need
them
to
be
orderly
and
make
sure
that
you
take
step
a
and
step
B
follows
a,
and
so
we
have
you
set
and
I
think
it's
very,
very
good,
making
sure
that
your
output
is
consistent
and
that
we
treat
people
consistent
as
long
as
they
do
self
a
and
set
B
and
set
C
and
the
the
ultimate
outcomes
gonna
be
the
same
for
everybody.
H
You
just
go
back
to
your
truck
traffic
70,000.
What
kind
of
impacts
does
does
that
type
of
traffic
have
to
your
two
roads
to
your
infrastructure?
The
transient
community
is
coming
through
there
on
your
police
or
fire
health
department.
I
mean
you've,
got
70,000
trucks
rolling
through
your
town,
beating
up
your
roads,
yeah
using
your
water
and
wastewater
systems,
obviously
getting
pulled
over
by
police
or
accidents,
things
that
make
sure,
but
what
kind
of
impacts
that
put
on
your
system
so.
B
The
answer
that
is
absolutely
great,
so
we
have
and
which
is
very
unique
for
a
community
our
size,
but
we
have
a
dedicated
VLT
traffic
enforcement
team
for
commercial
motor
vehicles.
We
have
five
police
officers
who
have
been
specially
trained,
basically
certified
to
deal
with
DLT
related
issues.
So
just
from
a
cost
you
take
the
cost
of
having
a
police
officer,
a
Tahoe
and
seven
scales,
and
all
the
associated
apparatus
multiply
that
by
five
and
that's
a
direct
cost
to
us
associated
with
that
we
wouldn't
have
if
we
didn't
have
the
volume
of
truck
traffic.
B
We
are
fortunate
in
that,
and
this
is
a
little
bit
surprising.
Many
of
the
roads
in
our
community.
The
main
thoroughfares
are
actually
counting
on
and
Counting
maintained,
so
the
which
is
good
bad
because
we
don't
have
the
responsibility
of
maintaining
them,
but
we
also
don't
have
don't
get
the
responsibility
of
maintaining
because,
unfortunately,
the
county
never
does
it
the
way
we
wanted,
and
so
so
we
don't
have
that
burden,
but
but
we
do
have
the
ability
to
go
in
and
repair
when
something
gets
significant
I
mean
16th.
Street
is
one
of
them.
I.
B
Just
got
complaints
other
day
that
the
trucks
or
it
has
and
they
torn
it
up
their
sinks,
and
so
so
there's
this.
There
is
a
credible
drain
on
infrastructure
and
there
are
times
where
the
county
won't
respond
and
we
have
to
use
our
resources
to
address
issues
that
are
on
County
roadways,
because
it's
our
people
right
I
mean
so
so
we
do
that.
But
it
is
very
significant.
K
B
B
We
feel
like
we
haven't
done
everything
we
could
to
make
them
comply,
but
having
built
relationships
with
some
of
these
Chuck
operators,
we've
learned,
then
for
them
it's
just
a
cost
of
doing
business
and
it's
a
the
economy
is
really
good
and
that
ten
thousand
dollar
fine
just
gets
passed
along
to
the
end-user.
So
we
pay
more
for
our
widgets
web
environment
Walmart,
because
it's
just
factored
into
their
cost
of
shipping.
I.
J
Know,
and
and
but
before
I,
even
get
to
that
mr.
Sherman
I
wanted
to
follow
up
on
something
I,
don't
know
if
it
wasn't
with
mrs.
galo
or
mr.
Puig,
and
you
were
talking
about
the
relationship
with
City
Council
and
when
things
get
emotional
or
tense
and
I.
Think
in
one
area
that
we
have
struggled
with
in
this
city
is:
we've
had
really
blurred
lines
between
the
role
of
city
management
and
City
Council.
J
It's
really
blurred
sometimes,
and
so
I
wanted
to
ask
you
how,
because
it
sounds
like
you
do
but
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
But
how
do
you
manage
an
ethically
appropriate
system
that
has
this
purposeful
separation
between
the
job
of
the
city,
manager
and
City
Council
members,
and
many
asks
that
they
have
soap
so.
B
You
just
there
are
times
were
compromises
appropriate.
There
are
times
where,
okay,
if
there's
a
concern,
but
then
there
are
other
times
where
it's
just
not
appropriate
right.
There
are
times
where
it
is.
The
city
manager's
responsibility
to
a
very
diplomatic
fashion,
educate
council
citizen,
whoever
on
what
the
role
who's,
whose
job
who's
raw
who's
responsible
for?
What
is
what
I'm
saying
I
do
have
a
current
challenge
going
on
today
with
the
councilmember
who's
new
to
the
Commission,
who
salutes
council
and
truly
doesn't
understand,
I
mean
it's
not
I.
Don't
think
these
malicious!
B
He
just
doesn't
understand
so
part
of
I,
feel
like
my
role
as
the
city
manager
is,
is
educational.
It
is
doing
what
I
have
to
to
make
sure
you
understand
what
my
responsibility
is
and
what
yours,
I
had
a
councilmember
is
a
little
funny,
but
but
he
he
wanted
to
actually
write
the
gender
request,
item
and
she's.
Just
just
a
matter
and
he
didn't
understand.
B
I
was
like
no,
what
you
pay
me
for
and,
and
so
but
I
think
it's
it's
it's
standing
on
solid
ground,
knowing
knowing
yourself
as
a
manager
what
your
responsibility
is
versus.
What
they
are
because,
because,
if
I
don't
understand
my
responsibility,
there's
no
way
I
can
communicate
that
to
counsel
or
anybody
else,
and
then
it's
just
as
as
often
as
necessary.
B
To
reiterate
to
folks
who
is
responsible
for
what
and
explaining
why
and
explaining
you
know:
I
have
a
role
with
counsel
if
you've
got
an
issue
and
maybe
it's
public
works
related
you
need
to
you
need
to
come
to
me.
I,
don't
need
you
bypassing
me
to
get
to
a
department
head
and
they
don't
always
like
that.
But
I
explain
to
them
that's
in
place,
because
if
something
goes
wrong,
you're
gonna
look
at
me
and
if
it's
my
responsibility,
I'll
show
over
but
I
don't
want
to
be
ambushed
by
anything.
E
J
Being
in
the
Houston
Ship
Channel
I
mean
just
it's
a
monster
globally
and
and
I'm
sure
very,
very
prosperous,
but
at
the
same
time,
how
have
you
handled
or
approached
you
know,
environmental
issues,
public
health
issues,
air
quality
issues
that
that
the
community
also
has
to
deal
with
through
with
the
petrol
can
distract
the
area
of
the
country.
Yeah.
B
And
so
when
we,
when
we
smell
what
smells
like
sulfur,
we
know
he's
cleaning
something,
and
so
we
we
call
Harris
County
losing
control
quite
honestly
because
they
have
a
bigger
stick
than
we
do.
But
my
emergency
management
coordinator
works
very
closely
with
our
County
Pollution
Control
and
we've
got
other
things
like
making
sure
our
firefighters
have
our
monitoring
devices
on
the
only
unit,
so
that
if
there
is
any
sort
of
release
that
we
can
monitor
and
communicate
to
the
public
very
quickly,
what
the
appropriate
action
is.
B
J
A
B
A
The
corporate
decision
was
to
give
back
to
the
community
that
Allen
so
well
did
this
in
any
community,
we're
always
looking
at
grainy
incentives,
but
sometimes
I'd
like
to
hear
your
thoughts.
What
would
you
feel
about
most
businesses
and
their
role
within
the
communities
that
they
come
into
where
the
city
you
know
has
provided
a
welcome
at
my
variety
of
business
services?
Do
you
believe
that
they
also
have
an
obligation
to
participate
within
the
community
by
supporting
programs
within
the
community?
They
could
be
educational,
they
can
be
environmental,
they
can
be
business
related
whatever.
B
I
think
it's
absolutely
appropriate
and
in
fact,
I
think
it's
borderline
immoral
to
to
come
into
a
community
and
make
phenomenal
money
like
many
of
the
industries
in
my
community,
do
and
not
give
back,
I
and
I
think
it's
very,
very
important
and
not
to
catch
any
negative
aspersions,
because
many
of
our
businesses
do
get
back.
In
fact,
out
I
was
there
when
they
issued
to
the
$75,000
check
and
I
thought
we're
gonna
have
to
give
CPR
to
the
executive
director
of
education,
but
but
but
they
do
but
I
do
think.
B
We
ought
to
consider
the
financial
return,
but
we
ought
to
consider
what
impact
you're
gonna
have
to
the
community,
be
it
environmental
and
be
it
your
contribution
back
to
the
low
league,
football
team
or
the
the
different
activities,
because
if
they
don't
support
it,
then
unfortunately
those
efforts
go
lacking
and
so
I
think
it's
very,
very
important
in
and
I
would
certainly
support
any
effort
to
hold
those
guys
accountable
to
be
a
contributing
member
of
the
community.
Thank.
A
C
B
But
I
just
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
It
is
a
great
opportunity,
I've.
What
I've
seen
of
the
community
I
really
love
it
I
I'm,
hoping
to
get
back
in
time
to
put
on
some
tennis
shoes
and
walk
the
square,
so
I
can
really
get
a
feel,
but
I
really
really
appreciate
you
guys
thinking
enough
of
me
to
bring
you
down
and
I
had
a
great
great
time
visiting
with
you
today
and
I.
Would.