ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, EVENTS & CONSTITUENT SERVICES
- Emergency Management: Addressed Municipal Courts’ failure to alert or notify citizens
properly during declared weather emergency.
- Opposed moving forward on a Justice Center Proposal, as bidding was done without City
Council approval or knowledge.
- Addressed Transportation Network Concerns (Vehicles for Hire) as Uber and Lyft began
operating unlawfully in the city.
- Potholes and road conditions. (Ongoing Potholes and general condition of city streets)
- Homeless issues (Participated in Counting the Homeless out in the Communities)
- Opposed City taking part in Public Private Partnerships, which were introduced so
governments could be seen to be reducing government debt by passing off expenditure
as private debt.
- Developed a plan for removing hundreds of vehicles submerged in the city’s bayous;
forging an agreement between the city and county for a pilot removal project.
- Called for changes to Emergency Management protocol after City Hall Annex was
extensively damaged when flood gates were left open.
- Challenged Mayor’s stated “new policy” that all citizen petitions first be reviewed by the
City Attorney for “accuracy and relevance” – a violation of the constitutional right of
Houston voters.
- Opposed flawed HERO Ordinance.
- Monitored the completion, independent testing, and successful implementation of the
Municipal Courts CSMART Program, a $43 Million Computer Program which had stalled
in development.
- Police body cameras
- Pensions
- Municipal Court operations and plunging revenue
- Status of petitions submitted to the City Secretary regarding the Houston Feeding
Ordinance (amending Chapter 20 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas relating to
feeding those in need.)
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
- Serves on the following Council Committees:
- Budget & Fiscal Affairs
- Ethics, Elections & Council Governance
- Public Safety & Homeland Security; Transportation Technology & Infrastructure
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Co Host with Council Member C.O. “Brad” Bradford a monthly radio show called “City
Talk,” a one-hour discussion on issues related to the City of Houston on KCOH AM Radio.
(20 shows in 2014 & 2015)
- Served on the (H-GAC) Houston Galveston Area Council Transportation Board
CERTIFICATES & PROCLAMATIONS
- 2014 & 2015 – 362 Certificates of Recognition (birthdays, anniversaries, memoriam,
honors, events, entertainment, etc.)
- 2014 & 2015 – 56 Public Courtesy Awards
- 2014 & 2015 – 35 City of Houston Proclamations
- Public Courtesy Awards
- 2016 – 10
- 2017 – 20
- 2018 – 15
- 2019 – 12
- Community Service
- 2016 – 40
- 2017 – 33
- 2018 – 35
- 2019 – 45
- Memorial Services
- 2016 – 10
- 2017 – 7
- 2018 -11
- 2019 -16
- Entertainment
- 2016-25
- 2017-30
- 2018-45
- 2019-16
OFFICE MEETINGS
- 2014 & 2015 – conducted 208 office meetings at city hall with businesses leaders,
department heads, community leaders, constituents, city workers and other individuals.
CIP MEETIINGS
- 2014 – attended 11 CIP Meetings
- 2015 – attended 11 CIP Meetings
- 2016 – attended 11 CIP Meetings
- 2017 – attended 11 CIP Meetings
- 2018 – attended 11 CIP Meetings
- 2019 – attended 11 CIP Meetings
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
- 2014 & 2015 – attended 279 scheduled events throughout the city.
- 2014 & 2015 – interviewed 25 times by local media
SPECIAL PROJECTS & EVENTS
- Cars in The Bayous
- Working with Harris County and Texas EquuSearch
- Harvey Relief Aid
- Lowe’s Distribution of cleaning supplies to local church groups in communities
throughout the City
- Distribution of personal supplies, water and snacks to students at Texas
Southern University
- Distribution of supplies to neighboring cities, The City of Port Arthur in support
of local natives of Port Arthur
- Houston Haitian’s Community support of community and international relations
- Celebration of Flag Day Prayer Breakfast
- Celebration of Flag Day Family Picnic
- Mission to Haiti to build Business Relationships
- Strategic Meetings with Business Leaders to do Business in Haiti
- Citywide Beauticians & Barbers Association
- Clubhouse clean up and renovation with Lowe’s
- Legislation Issues Meetings
- Beauticians & Barbers Recognitions
- Speakers Series
- Business Development
- Membership Drive & Mixers
- Big Hair Show for Houston (coming soon)
- Black Heritage Guide
- Publisher of Black Owned Restaurants, Clubs & Places of Interest in Houston
- Distribution of 1000 guides throughout the city
- Amusement Park/Water Park/Theme Park Project
- Engaged in research, outreach, meetings and strategic planning of attracting
state of the art parks to Houston.
- Asian Houston Point of Interest Brochure
- Working with staff in District K to establish an Asian point of Interest guide.
- Designed and research the format.
- Vietnamese Art Exhibit
- Co Hosted a Vietnamese Art Exhibit, for the Charalampous Collection at the
Czech Museum
- American Cowboy Museum Framers Market
- Supporter of the farmers market to attract vendors and participants
- Count the Homeless
- Covered the Northside of Houston with the Coalition for the Homeless
- Older Americans Month
- Senior Picnic at Sam Houston Park
- Mayor of the Day Essay Contest
- Distribution of personal care bags to 1000 Seniors in Houston. Compliments of
Walmart
- Boat Ride and Tour of the Port of Houston
- Houston’s Seniors
- Hosted a Thanksgiving Luncheon for Seniors at The Red Rooster
- Hosted a Christmas Dance for Seniors at The Red Rooster
- Co Hosted the Texas Hispanic Council on Aging Conference
- Black Music Month
- Honored Houston’s legends in Black Entertainment at Café 4212 (2018)
- Honored the Arena Theater (2019)
- A Celebration of Archie Bell of Houston Texas (2019)
- Black History Month
- Honored Houston’s legends in Sports & Entertainment at the Red Rooster
- Community Tree Planting
- Co Hosted Heisman Tree planting in Sunnyside for The Mike Rozier’s 2nd Annual
Heisman players weekend at the Marcie L. Keys Center
- YWCA
- Worked with Lowe’s to provide materials for the building
- Street Renaming
- Worked with local businessman Mathew Knowles to petition and rename Hadley
Street to Destiny Child Lane
- Inner City Nutcracker Ballet
- Co Host with City Ballet for HISD students to participate in the production at
Miller Outdoor Theater. Worked with Houston First.
- UniverseSoul Circus
- Hosted 400 Youth per year to attend the show. Provided tickets, snacks and
transportation for Houston’s youth, families and church groups.
- Red Ribbon Day
- Keynote speaker each year for Houston’s Crackdown Red Ribbon Day. Q & A
- Harlem Globetrotters Day
- Honored Sweet Lou Dunbar at the University of Houston (2019)
- Super Neighborhood
- Hosted Luncheon to honor SN Presidents during the Super Bowl Week
- Christmas Party at the City Hall annex
CONSTITUENT SERVICES
Supports Houston’s constituents throughout the city. Reported and Resolved many
issues with city departments and 311.
Motto: “Let’s Fix It”
- Heavy Trash Pick ups
- Water Meter Repair
- Wastewater Line Repair
- Wild Loose Dogs
- Dead Animals/Horses
- Community Clean Ups
- High Grass and Weeded Lots
- Repair Potholes
- Fix Broken Parking Meters
- Work on Building Inspections
- Street Repairs and Street Flooding
- Safe Sidewalks
- Remove Junk Cars
- Toxic Dumps Clean Up
- Fix Raw Sewer Pipe Breakage
- Street Light Repair
- Home Repair for Seniors
- Permits for Parades
- Building Permits
- Dangerous Buildings
- Illegal Dumping, Tires, Debris, etc.
- Public Safety
- Entrepreneurship
- Health Care Concerns
- Municipal Court Concerns
- Education in Public & Private Schools
- Entertainment, Cultural Arts & Tourism
- And more upon request!
