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TIME.[ BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026 4:30 P.M. HULLUM CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]
AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.IT IS 4:30 ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2026 AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING IN THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT.
AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
AND THE FIRST ITEM IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
SO WE WILL DISPENSE WITH THAT ONE AND WE WILL MOVE ON
[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Special Meeting held on July 7, 2026.]
TO ITEM 2A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JULY 7TH, 2026.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[b. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Special Meeting held on August 11, 2026.]
2B.CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM OUR SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 11TH, 2026.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR EDITS TO THESE MINUTES? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[a. Consider a resolution authorizing the award of the Annual Axon Enterprise, Inc. Contract.]
3A, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF THE ANNUAL AXON ENTERPRISE INC.IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE? IS THERE A SECOND? WHAT IS? LET ME, IS THERE A SECOND BEFORE WE GO INTO SESSION? I'LL SECOND.
UM, LIEUTENANT KELLY, YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THE, UH, AXON CONTRACTOR? ALL RIGHT, SO AXON, WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS WITH AXON FOR QUITE A WHILE.
UH, BUT AXON, WE GET OUR TASERS FROM AXON.
WE GET OUR IN-CAR VIDEO FROM AXON.
WE GET OUR BODY CAMS FROM AXON.
AND WE ALSO HAVE, THEY PROVIDE OUR THIRD PARTY STORAGE, WHICH IS ALL OF OUR, FOR EVERYTHING FROM OUR CRIME SCENE PHOTOS TO OUR DIGITAL FORENSIC, UH, FILES THAT WE SAVE FOR EVIDENCE TO, UM, ANYTHING, ANYTHING INVOLVING A CASE ALONG WITH IT.
AND IT'S OUR WHOLE ECOSYSTEM WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, THAT CIRCLE THERE.
AND THE SYSTEM HE'S REFERRING TO IS AN, ALSO AN ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING SOFTWARE SYSTEM.
SO THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY, AND IT'S IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO PROCEED WITH THAT.
THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME COST SAVINGS TO BOTH DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS IN SERVICE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE PREPARING CASES FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WITH A LINK THAT WE SEND TO THE, UH, UH, ADA THAT IS ASSIGNED TO THAT CASE, THEY CAN ACCESS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW.
IT SAVES US, WE'VE ESTIMATED HUNDREDS OF MAN HOURS ACROSS OUR DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS IN PREPARING CASES, MAKING HARD COPIES, TRAVEL TIME, WAIT TIME, AND THEY CAN LOOK AT IT FROM THEIR DESKTOPS AND IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OR SAY, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED MORE INFORMATION ON A PARTICULAR CASE.
SO NOT ONLY DOES IT ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEM AND EVEN OTHER AGENCIES IF WE'RE WORKING ON CASES, BUT IT ALSO BECOMES A, A COST AND TIME SAVER WHERE OFFICERS ARE MORE EFFICIENT AND WE KEEP OUR PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AND...
ALONG WITH YOUR REDACTION SOFTWARE AND ALL YOUR STORAGE SYSTEMS BECAUSE I DOUBLE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE REDACTION WAS IN THERE.
UM, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ON THIS.
UM, I KNOW AXON HAS THE CAPABILITY OF ALPR.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE ARE NOT USING THAT FEATURE IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECT? OKAY.
WE HAVE THE OPTION, BUT WE DID NOT PICK IT UP.
YES, NOT IN OUR - OUT OF CURIOSITY.
UM - JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY WHY.
WE MADE THAT DECISION AS A DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAD ENOUGH AT THIS MOMENT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
WE FEEL THAT WE'RE SUFFICIENTLY COVERED.
SO, BUT WE DO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT OPTION OR IS THAT, WOULD THAT BE AN EXTRA COST IF IT, IF IT'S DECIDED TO ALWAYS PICK IT UP WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE.
IT WOULD BE AN EXTRA COST AND YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE SPELLED OUT IN THE CONTRACT.
UM, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, I DON'T RECALL US EVER ACTUALLY AWARDING AND APPROVING CONTRACTS.
IS THIS SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE DOING? IT JUST SEEMS TO BE WORDED DIFFERENTLY.
AM I MISSING SOMETHING? NO, THE-
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THE TIMEFRAME ISN'T OR IS JUST 10 YEARS IS UP.THEY'RE WANTING TO MOVE, UM, A LOT OF THE CONTRACTS OVER HERE FOR Y'ALL TO APPROVE.
YEAH, LET'S GO INTO MY NEXT QUESTION.
YEAH, TO GET THEM OUT OF CITY, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL STUFF.
AND Y'ALL APPROVE IT, BUT, AND THEN ONCE YOU APPROVE IT, IT GOES TO JASON TO SIGN.
IT'S STILL, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE BUYING THE PRODUCT, WHATEVER IT IS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO, UH, PROVIDE TO THE CITY.
AND SO IT, WHEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE WITH A, A TRUCK OR SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE CITY.
SO WE, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE NOW BROUGHT THROUGH HERE AND, UM, HAVE Y'ALL APPROVE IT AND THEN JAY, UH, THIS MAN WILL SIGN OFF ON IT.
SO UNDER THE INDEBTEDNESS CERTIFICATE, SINCE THIS IS 10 YEARS PURCHASE, CCPD'S FIVE YEARS AND WHAT IF WE LOSE AN ELECTION, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REMAINDER? WE HAD PREVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT DURING BUDGET THAT WE WERE, AFTER NEXT YEAR, PROBABLY GONNA MOVE THIS CONTRACT OVER THAT CIVIL PROGRAM.
SO THE, THE INTENT IS TO MOVE THIS CONTRACT BACK TO, UM, THE GENERAL FUND, UM, AND THE INTENT FOR THE CHIEF AND, AND THE TEAM TO BRING DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING PIECES THAT THIS BOARD CAN FOCUS ON, UM, THAT ARE OUTSIDE.
I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE WHEN I SAID THAT THIS IS, THIS IS VITAL FOR THEIR OPERATIONS, I WAS CORRECTED.
IT WAS LIKE, WELL, EVERYTHING THEY USE IS VITAL TO THEIR OPERATIONS.
SO I CAN'T SAY THAT ANYMORE IS THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT MANDATED.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY USE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, UH, AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE THAT OVER TO THE, THE INTENT IS TO MOVE IT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, FROM THERE, THE CHIEF WILL WORK WITH Y'ALL ON LOOKING AT PROGRAMS, BUT WITH UN - THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS, THIS BOARD IS FUNDING A LOT OF YOUR VEHICLE, VEHICLE ASSETS, RIGHT? AND IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, WHAT PROGRAMS CAN THIS BOARD GET BEHIND THAT PD CAN BRING FORWARD TO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE CRIME OR OTHER ASPECTS IN THE CITY? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AT THIS POINT.
SO I GUESS I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS PIECE.
WHAT IS THAT PIECE, RICKY? THE INDEBTEDNESS CERTIFICATE SAYS NOT TO BE INDEBTED TO THE CITY.
SO IT'S THE SAME AS, UM, THEY MENTIONED THE ALPR, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
UM, AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING I'M MISSTATING HERE, CORRECT ME PLEASE.
THE, WITH THE ALPRS THAT Y'ALL HAVE FUNDED OUT OF THIS BOARD, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NO ABILITY TO TELL Y'ALL THAT TO STOP IT.
AND SO THERE'S NO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE CITY ON EITHER SIDE BECAUSE THIS IS Y'ALL'S THING.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A CROSS POLLINATION WITH THE CITY OF, OF US ALL WORKING TOGETHER, BUT OFFICIALLY Y'ALL ARE A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY AND Y'ALL CAN MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.
THAT WAS THE CLARIFICATION I NEEDED.
SO BASICALLY THE CONTRACTS PIECE IS NOW COMING TO US INSTEAD OF GOING TO COUNCIL.
FOR THIS SPECIFIC, JUST FOR THIS SPECIFIC ONE.
FOR THIS, FOR THIS SPECIFIC ONE FOR THE TIME BEING, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, Y'ALL DO THE INTERLOCAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CCPD AND THE, AND THE CITY? DOING THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT JUST GIVES ME AS THE GENERAL MANAGER THE ABILITY TO SIGN OFF AND THEN EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT IT WILL GO TO THE CITY AT SOME POINT.
UM, BY AND LARGE, Y'ALL ARE MAKING THE DECISION AS YOUR BOARD.
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS MOST OF THE CONTRACTS ARE GONNA BE.
I THOUGHT I HEARD JUST THIS ONE.
NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE WILL GO TO THE GENERAL FUND.
HOW DO I GET A COPY OF THESE CONTRACTS? IN OUR PACKET.
THERE, IF YOU OPEN YOUR EMAIL THAT YOU GET IT FROM THE CITY ON THE AGENDA.
IT SAYS AGENDA PACKET DOWNLOAD.
LIKE THE PACKET DOWNLOAD, DOWNLOAD.
JUST LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL POSTS THEIR STUFF.
IF YOU GO TO THE AGENDA PACKET ONLINE, IT'S ALL THE ATTACHMENTS.
WHAT WE GOT IN OUR EMAIL WAS THE AGENDA.
I'M SAYING DO YOU WANT TO REVIEW SOME OF IT? YEAH, WE HAVE IT.
I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA, BUT THIS IS MINE.
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REVIEW IT.IT'S A - I'LL TAKE MY NOTE OFF.
IT'S A LOT OF, LOT OF, UM, LOT OF, UH - THAT'S EVERYTHING AXIOM.
IT'LL TELL YOU HOW MANY YEARS.
IT'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S BEING DONE.
THESE ARE YOUR WARRANTY PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
UM, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE AXON CONTRACT? OKAY, WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[a. Consider the election of officers for President, Vice President, and Secretary.]
ON TO ITEM 4A, CONSIDER THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY.UM, THE CURRENT OFFICERS IS MYSELF AS A PRESIDENT, CHARLIE'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT, AND CITY CLERK IS A SECRETARY.
WE ARE GONNA TAKE THESE ONE BY ONE.
UM, IS - MAY I MAKE A MOTION? WHAT'S YOUR MOTION? MY MOTION IS TO, UH, JUST RE-NOMINATE AND VOTE ON THE CURRENT OFFICERS AS LISTED ON THESE.
WELL, I DON'T THINK OUR CURRENT VP IS SEEKING RE-NOMINATION.
WHY I WANTED TO TAKE THESE UP.
SO, UM, IS THERE A MOTION FOR PRESIDENT? NICK RICE.
I THINK YOU SHOULD DEAL WITH HIS MOTION AND GET IT.
IS THERE A SECOND ON YOUR MOTION? I'LL SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY.
HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NOW WE MOVE ON TO VICE PRESIDENT.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR VICE PRESIDENT? I NOMINATE.
UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND FOR SECRETARY, UM, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, REAPPOINT THE CITY CLERK.
UH - WE WERE GONNA NOMINATE ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS SO THE CITY CLERK DIDN'T.
UM, AND HEARING - I TRIED ANGIE.
UM, AND HEARING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[a. Receive the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District's Quarterly Financial and Investments Reports for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2026.]
5A.RECEIVE THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT'S QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026.
UM, I'M PRESENTING THE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026.
UM, THE REVENUE SO FAR AS OF JUNE WAS 1.7 MILLION, WHICH IS 110,000 MOVED IN LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
UM, OUR EXPENDITURES ARE 2.5 MILLION, WHICH IS 91% OF THE BUDGET, AND IT IS 1.8 MILLION LESS, UH, IN THE SPAN FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
AND WE HAVE A ENDING, UH, FUND BALANCE OF A NEGATIVE 253,000, BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL HAVE A POSITIVE FUND BALANCE BASED ON OUR SALES TAX, UM, EARNINGS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
SO WE SHOULD BE IN A POSITIVE, UH, PLACE AT THE END.
AND THEN JUST REMEMBER THAT OUR SALES TAX IS, THERE IS A TWO-MONTH DELAY, SO WE'RE STILL...
WE HAVE, UH, ACQUIRED EVERYTHING UP TILL OCTOBER, SO YOU'LL GET THAT REPORT.
BUT, UH, BASED ON THIS REPORT, THERE WERE FIVE MONTHS, UH, MISSING BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, RIGHT? SO THE SALES TAX WAS ACTUALLY, WE RECEIVED IT IN JUNE, BUT IT WAS FOR APRIL.
SO WE STILL HAD MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
SO WE'RE SEEING POSITIVE RETURNS ON THAT, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WHEN WE DO THE NEXT, UH, QUARTERLY REPORT.
OUR INVESTMENT EARNINGS, UH, WITH A BOOK VALUE OF 47,000, UM, WAS ONLY $7,000 THIS MONTH.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE PRIOR YEAR WE KIND OF STARTED OFF PRETTY LOW ON OUR CASH BALANCE, BUT WE'RE CATCHING UP THIS YEAR WITH THE LOWER SPEND.
UM, AND SO, UH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THAT LOOKED LOWER COMPARED TO...
EVERYONE'S PAYING THEIR TAXES.
YEAH, THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS GOOD.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TO BLAME FOR THAT ONE.
JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER ALREADY LOOKED GOOD.
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OKAY.IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? ALL RIGHT.
[b. Receive status reports on crime and safety statistics and programs funded through the Crime Control Prevention District.]
RECEIVE STATUS REPORTS ON CRIME AND SAFETY STATISTICS AND PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT.THIS IS ACTUALLY THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, AND, AND I'M NOT GONNA READ THIS WORD FOR WORD.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS SENT TO YOU GUYS AND I'M NOT GONNA INSULT YOUR INTELLIGENCE.
UH, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES FUNDS FROM THE CCPD TO HELP US TO, UH, ADDRESS CERTAIN PROJECTS, CAPITAL ITEMS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND SERVICES.
UH, AND WE USE THESE FUNDS PRIMARILY TO, UH, IN-HOUSE PATROL AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, MOSTLY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF OUR PATROL VEHICLES.
AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT KEEPS UNIFORMED OFFICERS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY YEAR ROUND.
KEEPS THEM IN THE COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO CALLS, BEING VISIBLE, AND ACTING AS A DETERRENT, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT DETAILS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES VEHICLES THAT ALLOWS OUR DETECTIVES TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO CRIME SCENES, FOLLOW UP LEADS, AND JUST DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD GENERALLY EXPECT OF A DETECTIVE.
UH, DURING, UH, FISCAL YEAR 25-26, UH, CCP- CCPD FUNDED EQUIPMENT THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO TELEVISION, STREET CRIMES UNIT, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TEAM, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
UH, DURING THE SAME PERIOD, UH, WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED AXON, SO I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, BUT IT FUNDED THE, UH, THE AXON, UH, BASICALLY THE BUNDLE, WHICH PROVIDES FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND CAR VIDEO, AS WELL AS, UH, LESS LETHAL CONTROL DEVICES OR YOUR TASERS.
AND, UM, IT ALSO FUNDS THE, UH, EVIDENCE.COM THAT I SPOKE ABOUT.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN EFFICIENCY THING.
THE BODY-WORN CAMERAS FUNDED ALLOW US TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE STATE MANDATE FOR, UH, RACIAL PROFILING REPORTING, AS WELL AS GIVING OUR, UH, SUPERVISORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND REVIEW THESE PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMPLYING WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS TREATING PEOPLE APPROPRIATELY.
UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, EACH PATROL OFFICER IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED A BODY-WORN CAMERA FOR RECORDING INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC.
UH, THE EQUIPMENT MAKES AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS OF EACH INTERACTION, AND UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, IT IS HELD FOR A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS, AT WHICH POINT THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY PURCHASES IT.
UH, IT WILL BE KEPT IF IT IS PART OF AN ACTIVE CASE UNTIL THAT CASE HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED, UH, OR THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINT, AT WHICH POINT IT WILL BE KEPT UNTIL THAT, UH, THAT IA COMPLAINT HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN DISCLOSED TO US.
UH, WE HAVE OTHER ENHANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE BLOCK AND VIGILANT AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE REARS, UH, INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT POSITIVE NOTE FROM, UH, THE BOSS.
SO OUR BODY-WORN CAMERAS HAVE ALSO BEEN, UH, HAVE BEEN, SAY, ADJUSTED, BUT WE'VE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO TRACK OUR OFFICERS IN REAL TIME FOR OFFICER SAFETY.
WE HAVE A VERY TALENTED IT SPECIALIST WHO HAS SAVED THE CITY, I WOULD SAY, SAFE TO SAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE COURSE OF HIS, UH, TENURE WITH US.
UH, ESPECIALLY WITH, WITH THIS FUNCTION THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WE LOOKED AT, UH, APPROACHING MOTOROLA TO BE ABLE TO ENABLE A GPS SYSTEM WITH THESE CA - WITH THESE, UH, WITH THESE RADIOS.
IT WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US WHERE OUR OFFICERS WERE ONCE THEY GOT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? OFFICERS ON A FOOT PURSUIT, AN OFFICER'S IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THEY'RE ATTACKED, WE CAN'T REACH THEM.
NOW WE KNOW WHERE TO GO WITHIN JUST METERS OF THEIR ACTUAL LOCATION.
UH, LEE SMITH, WHO WORKS IN OUR, UH, OUR IT, UH, UH, FUNCTION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO TRACK THAT WITH A BODY-WORN CAMERA.
IT SHOWS UP IN DISPATCH, AS WELL AS SUPERVISORS CAN LOOK AT IT.
AND HE WAS ABLE TO DO THAT AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE FUNCTION TO, UH, ACTIVATE THIS WITH MOTOROLA WAS UPWARDS OF ALMOST 900,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THIS YOUNG MAN TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION ON HIS OWN.
AND NOW WE CAN TELL WHERE OUR OFFICERS ARE, LIKE I SAID, WITHIN JUST A FEW METERS OF THEIR ACTUAL LOCATION.
AND THERE IS NO, UM, NOT GONNA BE ANY PULL BACK FROM MOTOROLA SINCE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DEVELOPED.
WELL, WE DIDN'T USE MOTOROLA, WE USED AXON.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A FEATURE THAT, UH, IT EXISTS WITH, WITH AXON BECAUSE IT USES, UH, CELL SERVICE.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE A DISPLAY TO SHOW.
SO IT'S A STRICTLY FULLY EX - AXON, EXCUSE
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ME.WILL THAT? NOTHING TO DO WITH MOTOROLA.
SO DID WE, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, HOW TO ENHANCE OFFICER SAFETY LOCATION.
YEAH, WE SEE WHERE ALL YOUR OFFICERS ARE AT ALL TIMES.
NOW, AND ONE OTHER QUESTION, ARE THE, ARE DETECTIVES GOING TO BE...
HAVE THE SAME AVAILABILITY? WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT YOU'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE AXON CONTRACT IS WE ARE PURCHASING EXTRA, UH, BODY-WORN CAMERAS SO THAT OUR DETECTIVES CAN CHECK OUT.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE ASSIGNING EVERY DETECTIVE ONE, BUT WE HAVE A BANK THAT THEY CAN CHECK OUT AS THEY GO OUT TO THE FIELD.
IS THAT - PRETTY CLOSE TO BE ABLE TO ASSIGN EVERYONE.
I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE...
WHY AREN'T THEY WEARING BODY CAMS? EVEN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THAT, UH, BEING SUPPLEMENTED IN OTHER CITIES FOR THE DETECTIVES AS WELL TO BE UTILIZING BODY CAMERAS WHILE THEY'RE HERE.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, AXON IS A LOT LIKE MOTOROLA.
THEY'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
UH, THEY OWN THE MARKET NICHE FOR THIS KIND OF THING.
AND, UH, THE REASON THAT THEY, THAT THEY DO IS BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO.
UH, SO, UH, WE HAVE FLOCK AND VIGILANT AU- AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.
UH, THEY'RE INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS THAT ARE NOT PROBABLE CAUSE INSTRUMENTS.
THEY ENHANCE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATE LEADS REGARDING CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES WHERE VEHICLES ARE USED DURING THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES OR THE ESCAPES OF CRIMINALS.
UM, GIVES US THE ABILITY TO SEARCH FOR WANTED PERSONS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
ALSO WELFARE CHECKS FOR USING PERSONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR REPORT, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLES OF REAL-TIME SUCCESS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS LAST YEAR.
UH, EVERYTHING FROM APPREHENSION OF BURGLARY OR HABITATION SUSPECT, THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, PAROLE VIOLATIONS, ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE, IMPEDING BREATH, AND, UH, THEFT FROM A PERSON, SUSPECT, AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES, AND ALSO HAVE A, A LIST IN YOUR PRESENTATION.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S QUITE EXTENSIVE, ASSOCIATED ARRESTS THAT HAVE BEEN USED, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN FACILITATED.
IN LIEU OF, UM, A LOT OF THE, UH, INSTANCES OF MISUSE OF THE WALK PATTERN - UH-HUH.
HAVE WE MODIFIED THE GUARDRAILS IN PLACE ON, AS FAR AS ACCESS AND A WAY TO TRACK WHO IS ACCESSING IT, TIMES, DATES, AND REASONS WHY.
SO PREVIOUSLY, UP UNTIL, UH, AUGUST OF THIS YEAR - UH-HUH.
WE HAD A 30-DAY RETENTION PERIOD.
WE HAVE MOVED THAT AS OF AUGUST 17TH, A SEVEN-DAY RETENTION PERIOD.
AND WE HAVE, UH, POLICY THAT, THAT WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED THAT'LL BE COMING OUT AFTER WE GO THROUGH RE-ACCREDITATION.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE, UH, WITH RE-ACCREDITATION, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SO MANY PROOFS.
AND RE-ACCREDITATION MEETING IS, UH, EARLY NEXT, EARLY NEXT MONTH.
SO AS SOON AS THAT COMES OUT, THIS WILL GO LIVE.
ANYTIME WE DO A MAJOR REVAMP OF A POLICY THAT'S GONNA BE EXTENSIVE, RATHER THAN JUST PUTTING IT OUT, WE ALSO DO WHAT'S CALLED A WARNING ORDER.
SO WE'LL PUT IT OUT AND THERE'LL BE A 30-DAY PERIOD FOR EVERYBODY TO REVIEW IT, MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT, ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, AND GIVE OUR SUPERVISORS ALL THE WAY UP TO, INCLUDING US AND THE EXECUTIVE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY.
YEAH, BECAUSE I, I REALLY FEEL THERE'S A NEED THAT WE SHOW THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO ENSURE THAT MISUSE OF THE DATA FROM THE CLOCK IS, UH, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
WELL, WE ARE PUTTING IN GUARDRAILS IN PLACE TO KEEP.
WE ARE, AND WITHOUT GOING INTO DETAIL OF THE POLICY, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD LOOK AT SOME NEW BEST PRACTICES THAT COME OUT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN AND AUGMENTED.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'RE THE NUMBER OF USERS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE, UH, TO THE SYSTEM.
UM, AND, UH, WE'RE ALSO REQUIRING MORE, UH, DATA ENTRY REGARDING THE SEARCHES AS WELL AS, UH, NEW REPORTING STANDARDS THAT'LL BE COMING IN.
WE'LL DISCUSS DURING THE NEXT MEETING.
CAN I ADD? AND SAY, AND WHEN I SAY REPORTING STANDARDS, UH, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A COMPLIANCE REPORT.
CAN I ADD? HAS EVERYBODY BEEN TO PD'S WEBSITE TO REVIEW THE TRANSPARENCY PORTAL? IT IS ON THE, THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND IT IS ACTUALLY
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WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A HOT BUTTON.IF YOU GO DOWN MID CENTER, MID PAGE IN THE CENTER, IT SAYS FLOCK TRANSPARENCY PORTAL, AND IT HAS A LOT OF VERY GOOD INFORMATION ON IT, INCLUDING OUR CURRENT POLICY.
AS SOON AS THE NEW POLICY GOES LIVE, IT WILL BE UPDATED ON THERE AS WELL.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME, SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO THAT THE WHOLE RETENTION PROGRAM.
WHO ELSE? WHO OWNS THE DATA? UH, IT - ALL OF IT.
UM, I THINK THE TRANSPARENCY PORTAL ACTUALLY SAYS, UH, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT THE DATA IS OWNED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THAT'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT'S OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC.
I WENT TO A, UH, NAT - FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOCIATES ALUMNI MEETING IN LUNCH LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
AND THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AS WELL THAT, UH, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BY THE COMPANY AND THAT IS A MISCONCEPTION THAT'S OUT THERE.
AND I BELIEVE ON THAT NOTE THEIR, THEIR CHIEF LEGAL PERSON PUT OUT LIKE A SWORN AFFIDAVIT.
MADE AN OFFICIAL LEGAL DECLARATION AND, UH, AND THAT, IF THAT SHOULD PROVE TO BE FALSE, THAT, UH, THEIR CHIEF COUNSEL, AS I UNDERSTAND ADVANCE, COULD LOSE HIS LICENSE CODE.
IT'S AN UNSWORN DECLARATION, BUT IT'S, UM, ALLOWED UNDER, UNDER CERTAIN US CODE, AND IT CARRIES THE SAME EFFECT AS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THAT.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES WITH IT AS WE GO FORWARD AND, UH, TAKE ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM OUR OWN ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE STAY, UH, STAY, UH, INFORMED ON AND CONTINUE TO APPLY THOSE TO OUR POLICIES AND OUR PROCEDURES.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ALSO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OTHER RESULTS FROM CCPD.
UH, DURING THE, THE FISCAL YEAR, CCPD ALSO FUNDED OUR DIGITAL FORENSICS SOFTWARE, AND I'VE GOT A LIST OF THEM HERE, GUARDIAN PRO AND, UH.
WE HAVE OUR OWN, UH, DIGITAL FORENSICS UNIT.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TOUR THE FACILITY, YOU'VE SEEN THAT ROOM.
CELL PHONE, LAPTOP, AND INFOTAINMENT EXTRACTIONS.
WE HAVE SPECIALLY TRAINED PERSONNEL.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A THERA-DAY ROOM, UM, SIGNALS FROM GOING OUT SO WE CAN PRESERVE THE EVIDENCE THAT'S ON THAT.
AND, UH, IF YOU'LL LOOK FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE WHEN YOU GET, THERE'S ACTUALLY A TABLE THAT HAS ALL OF THE DATA, UH, EXTRACTIONS FOR THE DIGITAL FORENSICS UNIT.
UH, WE FUND OUR, UH, OUR AFIS MACHINE, OUR FINGERPRINT MACHINE.
UH, EVERYBODY WHO COMES INTO THE JAIL IS, IS PRINTED AND SENT THROUGH AFIS.
DOES THIS ONE FUND OUR MOBILE AFIS DEVICES AS WELL? LAST PAYMENT, UM, ON IT.
SO WE HAVE MOBILE AFIS DEVICES THAT CAN BE USED IN THE FIELD.
AFTER SOME OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED THOSE DEVICES, AND IF WE HAVE A SUSPECT OUT IN THE FIELD OR A PERSON THAT WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHO THEY ARE, WE CAN TAKE THEIR PRINTS AND CHECK THEM AND SEE WHO THEY ARE IN THE SYSTEM.
COP LINK, UH, THROUGH VERSATERM IS, UH, IS, HAS ALSO BEEN FUNDED.
AND COPLOGIC, THIS IS AN ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO REPORT ONLINE, UH, CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT, UH, MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT A POLICE OFFICER COMING TO THEIR RESIDENCE OR THEY'VE GOT TO GET TO WORK AND SOMEBODY HAS GONE THROUGH THEIR CAR, STOLEN SOMETHING.
UH, THEY CAN REPORT CERTAIN CRIMES ONLINE.
IT GOES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS, AND THEN IT'S ASSIGNED OVER TO INVESTIGATIONS FOR FIRE.
UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT KEEPS OFFICERS IN THE FIELD.
UM, IT'S ALSO MORE CONVENIENT FOR SOME OF OUR CITIZENS.
NOW I WILL SAY THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT A, AN ENHANCED, UH, SYSTEM THAT DOES THIS AND WILL PROBABLY BE MORE EFFICIENT, ALLOW US TO, UH, TAKE MORE CRIMINAL ACTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO, TO, TO BE REPORTED ONLINE FOR PEOPLE WHO, WHO GO.
UM, BUT IT WILL ALSO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO, UH, TO TRACK THOSE BETTER AS TO HOW THEY'RE ASSIGNED.
SO IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WILL TALK DIRECTLY TO OUR CURRENT, UH, RMS SYSTEM.
YEAH, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PORTION OF OUR RMS SYSTEM.
SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, WE FUNDED OUR PATROL UNITS, WHICH, UH, INCLUDES 15 MARKED, UH, UNITS, CANINE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, UH, FIVE UNMARKED CHEVROLET TAHOES.
THOSE ALL WENT TO OUR LIEUTENANTS AND, UH, TWO DODGE DURANGOS FOR OUR CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS, AS WELL AS, UH, UNMARKED JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.
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UH, WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR THAT ALLOWS OUR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION, WHICH DOES UNCOVER UNCLOTHED WORK, UH, STREET CRIME, NARCOTICS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.IT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE LITERALLY CALLED COOL.
AND THEY CAN, UH, THEY CAN INTERCHANGE THOSE VEHICLES AS THEY NEED TO.
UH, GOING ON TO VIOLENT CRIME, VIOLENT CRIME CONTINUES TO TRACK DOWNWARD AGAIN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPH THAT'S ON HERE, YOU WILL SEE THAT, UH, THE, THE, THE PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME, BUT IT'S A CONTINUAL PRODUCTION.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, REDUCED VIOLENT CRIME, UH, UH, SINCE WE STARTED TRACKING THIS, PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER 15% IN TOTAL.
UH, YEAR TO DATE, WE'RE FLAT, BUT THAT MEANS WE MAY HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE HAD STABILIZATION FACTOR.
UM, NOW WE STILL WANNA FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET THOSE VIOLENT CRIMES DOWN.
UH, WE HAVE A PROJECTED 3%, UH, REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE TRACKING NOW OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
WE'RE PROUD OF THAT, BUT WE THINK WE CAN DO BETTER.
AND PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE MAKING SURE THAT WE PARTNER WITH OUR CITIZENS NOT ONLY FOR, UH, CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGIES, BUT REPORTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, AND REPORTING PROBLEM OF LIFE, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT WE CAN SOLVE BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT LEADS ITSELF TO.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE THE SAFEST CITY IN HARRIS COUNTY.
SAME THING WITH OUR TRAFFIC CRASHES.
OUR TRAFFIC CRASHES CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD.
UH, DWI ENFORCEMENT, IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY STABLE.
UH, WE RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 24 TO ABOUT 35 TO 36, UH, DWI, UH, ARRESTS IN A, IN A MONTH.
AND PART OF THAT IS, UH, PART OF THAT IS BASED ON STAFFING LEVELS.
SICK LEAVE, TRAINING, OR SOME OTHER ISSUES.
AND WHEN WE ARE FULL STAFF, WE TEND TO SEE THESE NUMBERS, UH.
AND, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
UM, ON THE COP LOGIC THAT'S USED FOR THE ONLINE REPORTING.
TELL ME ABOUT WHEN SOMEONE GOES IN PERSON, THEY GO TO THE POLICE STATION AND THEY WANT TO FILE A REPORT IN PERSON OF AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED.
DO THEY, UM, USE ANY EQUIPMENT THAT WE FIND, DO THEY USE COPLOGIC? DOES THE OFFICER USE ANYTHING LIKE THAT WHEN THEY GO, WHEN SOMEONE GOES IN AND THEY WANNA DO THAT REPORT IN PERSON? NO, THEY'LL BE USING THE, THE, THE SYSTEM.
THEY'LL DO IT IN PERSON TERMINAL.
THERE IS IN OUR LOBBY A KIOSK THAT DOES HAVE A COPLOGIC - THAT'S WHAT I THOUGH.
UM, SO THEY DO HAVE THE OPTION THAT THEY CAN SELF-REPORT IN THE LOBBY.
UH, BUT TYPICALLY IT'S HANDLED BY OUR, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE SPECIALIST THERE AT THE WINDOW.
I WAS THE ONE DOING IT TODAY ACTUALLY IN THERE DOING A REPORT.
IT'S LIKE A KIOSK WITH THE WEBSITE - YES.
THAT'S OPEN, THEY CAN SELF-REVIEW THEIR REPORT.
I THOUGH YOU WERE ASKING IF THE OFFICERS USE THEM.
YEAH, THAT TOO, BUT THEY, THEY USE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WHENEVER, UH, BAYTOWN PD BUYS THE VEHICLES, DOES THAT INCLUDE ANY HARD OR SOFT ARMOR? YEP.
DO OUR DRIVER'S DOORS STILL HAVE BALLISTIC PANELS IN IT? ANGEL ARMOR.
AND, AND THESE ARE ALSO EQUIPPED THROUGH CCPD AS WELL.
IS ANGEL ARMOR STANDARD IN ALL POLICE VEHICLES? UH, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE IT IS.
DO WE HAVE ANY THAT ARE NOT UPFITTED WITH IT THAT ARE OLD IN THE FLEET? WE COULD HAVE SOME, LIKE WE HAVE A COUPLE 14, 15S THAT'S HANGING OUT THAT ARE NOT IN REGULAR USE.
ALL OF OUR NEWER ONES, THEY 100% COME WITH ANGEL ARMOR AND THE DRIVER'S WITH ANGEL ARMOR.
THAT'S AN OLD, THAT'S AN OLD VEHICLE.
Y'ALL CALLING MY CAR OLD?
POLICE VEHICLES IS ABOUT LIKE 75,000.
BUT I'LL SAY THIS, WE'VE GOT INCREDIBLE MECHANICS THAT KEEP THOSE VEHICLES IN USE AND THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
YEAH, AND WE'RE REALLY RELYING ON THEM, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS, JUST THE FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD,
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THE, THE VEHICLE COSTS HAVE GONE UP JUST SIGNIFICANTLY.THERE WERE ONE POLICE VEHICLE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT 100,000, 100,000 DOLLARS.
I MEAN, THEY ARE NOT CHEAP, SO.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR OFFICERS HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED.
CAN YOU SPREAD THAT MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? WELL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
[a. The next Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12, 2027, at 4:30 P.M., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ]
6A, MANAGER'S REPORT.I DO NOT HAVE MUCH EXCEPT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEXT MEETING.
I WILL TELL Y'ALL, Y'ALL WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO MEET UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BUT LIEUTENANT KELLY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE Y'ALL AND WANTED TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER MEETING RIGHT AWAY.
SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS GONNA BE OCTOBER 20TH, UH, AT 4:30 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT CITY HALL.
UH, I CAN EXPLAIN THE REASON THAT I NEED IT.
AND IF I DO NOT BUY THEM, WE MAY NOT SEE TAHOES FOR SIX TO EIGT MONTHS.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS ONCE BEFORE.
AND, UH, THE DELAY IS ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
WE DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO WAIT, SO.
I WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THAT ONE.
UH, ONE OF THE OTHER ASSISTANT CHIEFS, EITHER ASSISTANT CHIEF REPRESENTING A COUPLE OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHIEFS OF POLICE.
IF YOU GET ANY SPECIAL MEETINGS, JUST LET US KNOW.
WE'LL JUMP TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL GOT EVERYTHING.
WELL, UM, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.