City Commission - Special Meeting

We can move to the next slide. This is a work session. This is being reported as well. So we will enter into executive session, follow the special work session meeting at 9 a.m. or 8 p.m. So we will begin with the one executive session, which is 1.072.87 in regards to the USL. At this time, I'm going to introduce the executive session. The non-executive session is not included in part of the city commission or the city staff. It's the ISP staff.

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There's no possible action from the executive session, but this will include the joint special work session.

However, it is hosted as a possible quorum, so there's no other presentation that is before. Right now, this will conclude if there's any other further discussion from both sides. we'll conclude at 10 29 a.m and then hang time we transition to a special meeting for the city

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I'm going to introduce myself, your name, and your address, and we'll go right over to the top here.

Hello, my name is Anahit Zambaro. I'm an AASN peer representative from the Department of Justice. My name is Anahit Zambaro. My name is Anahit Zambaro.

My name is Anahit Zambaro. My name is Anahit Zambaro.

deserve experiencing local jobs and safe working conditions, and an economy where our tax dollars to our working families, and that is a key to living in our local economy. For many programs, we're working through personal journeys and helping people to provide for their families. There's food over here in Canada, there's food in our stomach, and what we want to do to be able to build a future here, right? Not just for the industry, but people who work for them, can represent the sectors together, yes. When completed projects are being created and jobs are being created by the residents, should have a fair opportunity to benefit from that work and have a safe working place to be. Employment for Brownsville, a strong commitment to all the workers, and workplace safety overall. The first jobs policy would establish a clear majority city-funded project standards, requiring workers to receive Ocean 10 or equipment safety training before working, and require contractors to disclose the workers' compensation coverage to ensure I want? Is it safe? Is it enough to pay these bills that I already know what the cost of rent is? I should know the cost of like how much I'm going to need to pay. I encourage people to base their efforts to hire workers in the RGV and to create opportunities to train workers in the student global business space to participate in learning for those contracts. It would also create local job and business access programs, navigating requirements for local businesses to help them, and providing, I think the most important, providing assistance in English to be managed vertically. Maintaining a directory of qualified local contractors and having the public be able to access that would be very essential, and whole development trainings and sessions and outreach for these local businesses. These practices and these practical measures are very different. They're about making sure that our total revenues are not left on the sidelines. Major projects are happening in our city. We choose to put our working families first and invest in our people. Brownsville voters deserve to have this final say in November on the royalties as a majority with the percentage that we needed. to put this on the ballot. I signed yes, and we confirmed that the registered voters want this on the ballot. The Brownsville First Jaws Policy should be the foundation we build upon at centering global workers and centering safety for working people and transparency. And the principle that Brownsville residents should have a meaningful voice in their community and be part of the democratic process. Thank you.

Thank you. We do have a second speaker, Kyle Horace. So do not see any that was not present agenda. It's your consideration.

I'll take a motion. Second. All right, we have a motion and a second.

Any discussion? Not all those in favor please say aye.

Thank you.