[00:00:08] >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? WELCOME -- THE TIME IS NOW 10:008 A.M. ON DECEMBER FIRST, WE WILL CONVENE THE MEETING OF OUR MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, TODAY IS GOING TO BE A RELATIVELY SHORT MEETING, I HAD ANTICIPATED RECEIVING UPDATES ON THE EFFORTS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURTS TEAM IN RELATION TO THE MAYOR'S CHARGE WHICH WAS IN PART TO MAKE SURE THE COURTS ARE ACCESSIBLE IN SERVICE OF OUR DISABLED COMMUNITY, SO WE'LL HAVE THAT IDEALLY AT THE NEXT MEETING. AS WELL WE'LL ALSO BE ENGAGING A BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THE HIRING PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A JOB POSTING, APPLICATION WINDOW, INTERVIEWS AND A RECOMMENDATION BY OUR COMMITTEE, WHICH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THAT WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION TO GUIDE FUTURE AGENDAS OF THE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL THEN TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, AND WE'LL GIVE Y'ALL A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BACK FOR THE DAY. DO WE NEED TO READ THE ITEM? [Approval of Minutes  ] FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MAY 28TH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. UNANIMOUS. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON, CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 2? >> ITEM NUMBER 2, IS INTERVIEW AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION -- IS THIS RIGHT? NO. [Briefing and Possible Action on  ] LOOKING AT THE WRONG ONE. OVERVIEW OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S CHARGE OBJECTIVES AND TIMELINE. TIMELINE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT I SEE THE WONDERFUL COURTS TEAM, SO WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO COME UP A LITTLE BIT AND START US OFF? >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE JUDGES. THE JUDGE'S TERM IS UP ON APRIL 30TH, SO THE NEW JUDICIAL TERM FOR THE JUDGES, FULL TIME AND PART TIME JUDGES DOES START MAY 1, SO IT HAS BEEN A LENGTHY PROCESS IN THE PAST, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE WILL HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THIS TIME, SO I THINK THE SOONER THAT WE GET STARTED ON THAT, THE -- YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE BEST JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING IT DONE BY APRIL 30TH. THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, COUNCILMAN, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THAT ACCESS THE COURT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE COURT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE FOR THEMSELVES OR HELP THEIR ATTORNEY PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE FOR THEMSELVES ON AN EQUAL FOOTING AS EVERYBODY ELSE. WE HAVE INTERPRETERS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. WE ALSO HAVE DEAF LINK FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT -- THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE VERBALLY, OR THAT ARE NOT -- THAT ARE HARD OF HEARING AS WELL. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE -- THAT WE -- THAT WE USE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WE FEEL MAY NOT BE ABLE -- DID HAVE SOME SORT OF A DISABILITY, WHETHER IT'S INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR SOME SORT OF A MENTAL CHALLENGE, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT WE CAN CONTACT TO HELP WITH THAT -- HELP THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE FOR THEMSELVES. THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, AND WE DO IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IS WE NORMALLY DO NOT APPOINT LAWYERS TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE THESE ARE FINE ONLY OFFENSES, BUT IN THE PAST WE HAVE APPOINTED INDIVIDUALS IF WE FELT THAT THERE WAS A NEED OR AN INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE REPRESENTATION. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ALSO PROVIDE AN ATTORNEY TO REP AN INDIVIDUAL AT NO COST TO THAT INDIVIDUAL AS WELL. I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT ELSE. ANYBODY WITH A -- ANY TYPE OF PHYSICAL DISABILITY, WE ALSO HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEM. WE DO -- SIT TWO STORIES. WE HAVE AN ELEVATOR. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS -- WE HAVE BAILIFFS THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE GET FROM ONE COURTROOM TO ANOTHER. WE HAVE A WHEELCHAIR IN THE BUILDING. I THINK WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE WHEELCHAIR IN CASE ANYBODY DOES NEED THAT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE AS WELL. AND OUR -- WE DO HAVE [00:05:06] DEFIBRILLATORS THROUGHOUT THE COURT AS WELL, IN CASE ANYBODY IS EXPERIENCING ANY SORT OF CARDIAC EMERGENCY, AND A LOT OF OUR BAILIFFS ARE TRAINED TO ADDRESS ANY TYPE OF MINOR EMERGENCY THAT MIGHT OCCUR AT THE COURT AS WELL. SO -- AND THEN YOU ALSO MENTIONED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE COUNTY, WE ARE OPEN TO DOING THAT. WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THEM. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE HAD ACCESS TO THEIR INFORMATION AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN -- YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS -- MAKE SURE THAT ALL PAPERWORK, ALL DOCUMENTS ARE SHARED WITH THE COUNTY IN A TIMELY FASHION SO THAT ALL THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY GET OVER TO THE COUNTY, THE ONLY LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEFT TO DO WOULD BE TO SET BAIL, BECAUSE ALREADY TAKEN -- WE'VE ALREADY MADE A PROBABLE CAUSE FINDING. WE'VE ALREADY NOTIFIED AN ARRESTED INDIVIDUAL OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN CHARGED WITH AS WELL. AND THEN THEY ARE COMMITTED TO JAIL TO POST THEIR BAIL. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT PROCESS A LOT MORE EFFICIENT. I KNOW THAT SAPD, THEIR PREFERENCE IS TO DROP PEOPLE OFF AT MUNICIPAL COURT AND SO WHAT WE'RE JUST REALLY TRYING TO DO THERE IS FRONT LOAD THE WORK, INSTEAD OF HAVING INDIVIDUALS SIT THERE UNTIL COUNTY IS READY 0 TO ACCEPT THEM, BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE IN THE PAST AS WELL, COUNTY IS NOT READY TO ACCEPT TRANSPORTS OVER THERE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO FRONT-LOAD SOME OF THE WORK SO THAT ALL THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ONCE THEY FINALLY DO GET TO COUNTY IS THE BOND NEEDS TO BE ASSESSED SO... BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I THINK THAT THAT'S A LARGER CONVERSATION WITH SAPD, WITH THE COUNTY, AND OF COURSE WITH OUR TEAM AS WELL. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. SO AS YOU GUYS WILL REMEMBER, WHEN WE RECEIVED THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, AND THERE WERE THE CHARGES ATTACHED, THERE WAS A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE JUDGE JUST MENTIONED ARE PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF THAT CHARGE, SO THOSE WILL BE SOME OF THE FIRST PRESENTATIONS THAT WE GET. BUT WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL TODAY IS SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS AND CAUSE OF CONCERN OR UPDATES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AT FUTURE MEETINGS AND SO ... START WITH COUNCILMAN VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CARLA. YOU KNOW, YOUR WORK, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE BACK ON THIS COMMITTEE. SO YOUR WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, EXCITED ABOUT THE JUDGES COMING IN. I THINK WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN AT MUNICIPAL COURT AND YOU'VE DONE REALLY WELL WITH THE PROGRAMMING REGARDING THE TEENS, TRUANCY, YOU KNOW, TEXTING AND DRIVING, THE INFRACTIONS, ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE DONE. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A LIST OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR INFORMING US FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND I THINK THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE EXPAND ARE PEOPLE NEW TO THEIR DISABILITY. MAYBE THEY HAD A STROKE, THIS IS NEW TO THEM, KIND OF FINDING A WAY TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE PROCESS. ALSO THOSE THAT BECAME DISABLED AS A RESULT OF MAYBE THEIR ACCIDENT, AND SO THEY'RE HAVING TO VISIT THE COURT MORE OFTEN. THE ONE THING -- AND I UNDERSTAND THE CHARGES THAT THE MAYOR PUT FORWARD WITH US, BUT IN TERMS OF -- THERE ARE TWO THINGS I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT I THINK WERE NEW. ONE IS IF THERE ARE ANY FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET ISSUES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AT MUNICIPAL COURTS, IF WE COULD GET THAT INFORMATION, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL AS WE LOOK AT BUDGET CONCERNS. THE OTHER IS I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE BACK AND FORTH, I'LL CALL IT, BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY REGARDING THE MAGISTRATE PROCESS. AND I AM WANTING -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME PRESENTATION SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, AND THEN ALSO FROM THE PD AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT SIDE ABOUT WHAT WE AS THE ELECTED LEADERS CAN DO IN TERMS OF HELPING WITH THAT COLLABORATION, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE COUNTY IS FACING -- THEY HAVE THEIR ELECTIONS UPCOMING, AND I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AS A COMMUNITY TO ASK THEM WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR IS THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING ARRESTED BY OUR [00:10:10] OFFICERS AND WE KNOW WE HAVE TO WORK ON OUR STAFFING ISSUES WITHIN SAPD, BY OUR SAN ANTONIO OFFICERS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT OUR MAGISTRATES ARE UNDER, THIS PROCESS IS TAKING LONGER, AND I FEEL LIKE OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE GETTING THE BRUNT OF IT WHEN COUNTY CAN HELP WITH SOME OF THAT PROCESS. THE OTHER THING IS I THINK COUNTY NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENT REGARDING THEIR -- THE SYSTEM THAT THEY ARE USING AND HOW THEY'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM, AND WE KNOW THIS, AND WE -- THIS IS NOT A BLAME. THIS IS HOW WE CAN HELP PEOPLE DO BETTER, SO I THINK IF WE COME WITH THAT ATTITUDE IN OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY, HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE MORE -- MORE PROGRESS IN THIS EFFORT, BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE MANDATES THAT WERE PROVIDED BY -- WERE ASKED TO REVIEW BY THE MAYOR, I THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS SEEN IS HOW DO WE WORK BETTER WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND NEED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS SO THEY'RE NOT OUT -- AND OF COURSE, I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THAT WE HAVE -- THAT WE HAVE SENT THEM THROUGH SO IF THEY'RE ON A MONITOR, THEY'RE ON A MONITOR, IF THEY NEED TO STAY IN JAIL, THEY STAY IN JAIL. IF THEY'RE OUT ON BAIL AND HURT THAT PERSON, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT. WIBUT THIS ONE OF MANY THAT WE NEED TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH. BUT IN TERMS OF THE FINES, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE WHEN Y'ALL CAME OUT AND DID THAT ROAD SHOW IN MY COUNCIL WITH MY DISTRICT WITH ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, I THINK THEY REALLY DID SPEAK TO THE POINT THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE JUDGES AND TELL THEM -- THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES AND SAY, HEY, WE KNOW THIS GUY SAID HE JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK AND HE'S GOING TO CLEAN HIS YARD, BUT THAT HEART ATTACK HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO. AND THEN ALL THE INFORMATION REGARDING ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES ARE DOING THERE I THINK IS KEY. SO I THINK IF WE CAN CONTINUE THAT COMMUNICATION, WEB HELP STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND IF WE COULD, AT THE NEXT PRESENTATION, JUST GET ANY OF THOSE GRANTS THAT WERE CUT THAT ARE IMPACTING Y'ALL'S PROGRAM, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE-GAVITO. >> ALDERETE-GAVITO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. REALLY QUICK TO CALL AN ACTION ITEM TO WHAT COUNCILMAN VIAGRAN SAID. IS THIS THE COMMITTEE TO SOLVE IT, OR HOW DO WE LIKE GET ACTION ON THAT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THAT IS GOING TO BE A PART OF OUR CHARGE. SO WHAT I -- WHAT I HEARD FROM COUNCILMAN VIAGRAN'S POINTS, WHAT I THINK I TAKE AWAY, MAYBE A NEXT STEP WOULD BE FINDING SOME WAY THAT WE CAN ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION WITH COUNTY LEADERSHIP ABOUT HOW WE'RE COLLABORATING IN AN INTENTIONAL AND CREATIVE WAY. >> ALDERETE-GAVITO: THANK YOU, I'M ALL IN AND THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR ME AS WELL. AND THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR ALL OF THE GREAT WORK Y'ALL CONTINUE TO DO AND ALSO WORKING WITH THOSE ACCUSED TO ENSURE THEY RECEIVE FAIR TREATMENT LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIMS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT MANY TIMES WE'VE HEARD WHETHER IT'S CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S ANIMAL CARE SERVICE ISSUES, RESIDENTS WANT THEIR NEIGHBORS HELD ACCOUNTABLE, YOU KNOW, THEY FEEL THEY GO THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM AND NOTHING HAPPEN, THEN IT BECOMES A TOXIC FACTOR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEN IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DECLINE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A BALANCE OF HOW THE CURRENT JUDGES ARE BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE ACCUSED, BUT ALSO THE NEEDS OF THE VICTIMS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. TWO OTHER THINGS THAT I WOULD WANT TO A GENDIZE FOR THIS COMMITTEE IS THE FEES FOR BUILDINGS AND LOTS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT WE WANT THOSE EVEN HIGHER. ALSO SPEEDING. I KNOW SPEEDING IS A PROBLEM IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. I KNOW WE CAN'T TELL THE JUDGES WHAT TO DO, BUT I KNOW WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A MECHANISM TO STOP SPEEDING, WE'RE NOT HIRING MORE POLICE OFFICERS, SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT OTHER WAYS TO DO IT, TOO. THANK YOU. [00:15:04] >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN WHYTE. >> WHYTE: THANKS, I'LL AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE MAGISTRATION PROCESS IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO THERE, AND THEN JUST OVERALL AREAS WHERE WE CAN ELIMINATE DUPLICATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY PROCESSES, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO TO STREAMLINE THINGS AND COLLABORATE? SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, NO SHOWS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT. DO WE HAVE DATA THAT WE HAVE THAT SHOWS US HOW MANY NO SHOWS WE'RE HAVING? >> FAILURE TO APPEARS, YES, SIR. >> WHYTE: OKAY. AND ARE THERE ANY -- IS THERE ANYTHING WE'RE DOING TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF NO SHOWS? >> YES. THEY'RE REQUIRED -- FIRST OF ALL, WHEN A PERSON GETS A TICKET, THEY ARE GIVEN A COURT DATE TO COME TO COURT, IF THEY DON'T COME TO THAT COURT DATE, WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO GIVE THEM A SECOND COURT DATE F THEY DO NOT APPEAR AT THAT SECOND COURT DATE, THAT WHEN WE ISSUED A WARRANT, IN BETWEEN THERE, WE ARE SENDING NOTICES, IF WE HAVE A GOOD CELL PHONE NUMBER, WE SEND TEXT MESSAGES, IFOR SOME REASON WE HAVE E-MAIL, WE SEND THEM E-MAILS TOO. WE'RE TRYING TO CONTACT THEM VERY -- WITHOUT POSTAGE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. >> WHYTE: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. MY LAST ISSUE WAS ON, YOU KNOW, PROPOSITION 3 THAT JUST WAS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER DENIES BAIL FOR CERTAIN VIOLENT AND SEXUAL OFFENSES. I GUESS OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS AND EVERYTHING ARE UP TO DATE ON THE NEW LAWS? >> YES, WE ARE. CURRENTLY, THOUGH, OUR CITY MAGISTRATES ARE ONLY MAKING A FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE AND COMMITTING A PERSON TO -- AND ADVISING THEM WHAT THEY'RE CHARGED WITH, AND WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE, AND COMMITTING INDIVIDUALS TO JAIL, AND THEN COUNTY MAGISTRATES ARE ACTUALLY SETTING -- >> WHYTE: WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE? >> RIGHT. >> WHYTE: OKAY. >> BUT THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES. >> WHYTE: ALL RIGHT, GOOD. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, ME TOO. >> WME. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, I'LL SUMMARIZE WHAT I HEARD, I THINK WE HEARD FROM COUNCILMEMBERS REITERATE EMERGENCY, MAGISTRATE PROCESS, AND OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DISCUSS WITH THE COUNTY WAYS IN WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME WORK IS HAPPENING, AND HOW DO WE STREAMLINE THAT WORK. ALSO, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE HAVE A VICTIM CENTRIC APPROACH? OF COURSE APPROACHED WITH CAUTION AND CARE. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS, I THINK. THEN AS WELL, FEDERAL GRANTS, ANY FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN AND HOW THEY IMPACT OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS. DO WE CURRENTLY GET FEDERAL GRANTS FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURTS? >> CURRENTLY, WE ONLY GET A STATE GRANT FOR TRUANCY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY, SO WE MAY -- WOULD YOU STILL -- I DON'T KNOW THAT -- >> NO. GULE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, THEN ENFORCING FEELS VACANT WILDINGS AND LOTS, SPEEDING, AS WELL AS AN MALCARE SERVICES, ANY ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES, I THINK THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO HAVE, AND I'LL KEEP THAT ON THE LIST. THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE. OH, AT THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE, WE WERE DISCUSSING A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND GOALS AND WHAT THE WORK OF THAT COMMITTEE WAS GOING TO DO, A PART OF I THINK SOME OF THE OVERLAP IS GOING TO BE RELATED TO TRUANCY, AND WAYS IN WHICH OUR MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM WORKS WITH YOUTH TO PREVENT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, AND OTHER ISSUES, SO MAY ASK THAT WE HAVE THAT PRESENTATION EITHER HERE OR THE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES -- IF THE PRESENTATION IS READY FOR ONE, IT CAN EASILY TRANSFER OVER TO THE OTHER. >> TRUANCY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IS THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK THAT OUR JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS DO, SO WE CAN DO THAT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: PERFECT. ANYONE WANT TO SING? ANYONE WANT TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE MEMORY? AIL THAT BEING SAID, WOULD YOU LIKE TO -- SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. GOT YOU. I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THE TIMELINE FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE JUDGES. DID YOU DO YOU WANT TO RESTATE I THINK WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED AS THE PLAN. >> FROM WHAT I RECALL, I DON'T HAVE MY NOTES IN FRONT OF ME, BUT FROM WHAT I RECALL WE HAD DISCUSSED ABOUT POSTING THEM IN MID JANUARY, KEEPING THEM OPEN MID DECEMBER -- I'M SORRY, MID JANUARY TO MID FEBRUARY, AND THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE CITY CLERK'S [00:20:03] OFFICE CAN DO THE VETTING OF ALL OF THE APPLICANTS, THEN I THINK WE HAD TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY STARTING INTERVIEWS IN MID MARCH, MID TO LATE MARCH, THAT'S WHAT I RECALL. SO JUST FOR BREVITY OF EACH MEETING WE'LL LIKELY -- WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIT ON A SINGLE AGENDA, ALSO TO ACCOMMODATE INTERVIEWS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF SO ... ALL OR YOUR CONCERNS AND UPDATES AND PRESENTATIONS, AGENDAIZED, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING THOSE KEY TIMELINES. THE TIME IS NOW 10:28 A.M. AND WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.