Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 (Agenda)
Citizens Communication
Citizens communication is first.
this item gives residents an opportunity to address the court on any matter not on the agenda.
if you are here on an item on the agenda, then you'll have to wait until we call that item up today.
ilinia rijos, citizens communication.
>> item no.
>> [indiscernible] item no.
22, we'll get to that one as soon as we can.
ms. Parker?
same thing?
22?
>> same thing.
>> same thing.
>> all right.
ms. -- ms. Belinda soto.
>>
>> [indiscernible]
>> all right.
22 is a popular item today.
if you are holding slip number 5, now is your chance.
is that number 5.
>> yes, sir.
>> okay.
mr. Davis?
>> yes, sir.
>> item 22?
>> yes, sir.
>> all right.
ronnie reeferseed.
item no.
22?
>> [laughter]
>> in a roundabout way.
but not really.
mr. Reeferseed will be followed by ms. Archer.
22?
>>
>> [indiscernible] all right.
jeffrey and -- and
>> [indiscernible] 22, okay.
and arela?
22.
Margaret Gomez will follow mr. Reeferseed.
then dr. Kim.
>> good morning, judge, to all of you.
yippee, yes, I'm ronniereeferseed.
yelling howdy to my newest group of friends.
but -- but my name, obviously, is part of my whole effort to help save our world.
let us all help conserve, protect and defend our precious u.s.
constitution in out and out defines of all of those elected treasonous and on pointed officials, as well as all of their running dog
>> [indiscernible] from our lame scheme media traders.
that's right, people, the blatant, non-stop refusal to cover fairly dr. Ron paul's ongoing big-time victory nationwide, the polls, et cetera, that prove that none of these local scam broadcasters or national
>> [indiscernible] are worthy of their broadcasting licenses.
yeah, they all smirk and snarl and force to mention reluctantly dr. Ron paul, but that's where all winning big-time.
we should all challenge those broadcasting licenses, that's the power that we have.
proudly, I often wear clothing that reflects my deeply heartfelt admiration and love for ob/gyn dr. Ron paul who has delivered well over 4,000 babies so far, has been a devoted husband for well over 50 years so far, has consistently schooled all of us about precious u.s.
constitution as being our number one gift to the world, thank you, founding, fathers, as a guide to true conservatism, ie sound money, non-interventionallism worldwide, us peace, freedom, liberty here at home, stop the killing and -- and with love and just canceling the organized crime on hemp, marijuana, family farms here at home unite.
no more hog wash about hemp, marijuana, many of our founding fathers grew it, but golly george washington smoked it.
put that in your reefer pipe and pass it around.
please bother to at least visit online www.infowars.com.
le werockwell.com.
Ron paul 2012.com, american free press.net.
188-8699 news.
it's hard hitting, learned, informative, original articles by and about both doctors paul can be found there.
let us stop the killing with love and devotion to our precious u.s.
constitution.
guns and ammo, silver and gold, work with everyone that you know to help elevate dr. Ron paul to the white house before it's too late.
so-called president peace prize must be impeached, convicted for treason now.
>> [buzzer sounding] we must elect dr. Ron paul, time to wake up and smell the tyranny people.
come together right now.
>> dr. Paul.
>> thank you.
>> thank you.
>> Commissioner Gomez?
>> thank you, judge.
I have here the award that Travis County received last Friday from the Texas chapter of the american planning association.
we were -- there were 35 submittals for awards on concept plans for open space and we were one of 14 entities to get this award.
the -- this joe gieselman and I were at the -- they called it a banquet at noon, Friday, to receive the award and as well the bwm group that worked with Travis County on this particular project for the planning and then the nomination of Travis County's plan were there as well.
sally brochet and phillip warning and many, many thanks to all that they did to help us get this award.
and you have on your dais the two-page writeup of -- of all that went into getting this award.
there were values that they really looked at in terms of health and well-being, conservation and restoration, recreation, connectivity and transportation, preservation, education, sense of place and economic development/redevelopment.
so -- so you'll have that two-page and anyone who wants a copy of it, let me know.
I'll give you a copy as well.
but I wanted the -- to share that with everyone and -- and say thanks to our staff as well as wendy -- yes, with our park planner.
who had much to do with putting this concept plan together.
many thanks to the county employee that's did a wonderful job for us.
so we'll have to display that in a really prominent place, judge, so everyone will know, this is on the onion creek green way plan that they worked on.
they know on the bond election on November the 8th, we'll have a continuing item so we can keep working on the onion creek green way.
thank you.
>> thank you.
let's put to rest the rumor that there was a large cash award, also.
>> no money, but a really beautiful award.
>> good, thank you, Commissioner.
>> thank you.
>> dr. Kim.
still three minutes, dr. Kim.
thank you very much, good morning, I really appreciate all of you.
this is the best court across the nation, across the whole, whole world thanks to the judges, Sam Biscoe and all of you to still allow me to speak here.
sometimes I got mad here, but still allowed me.
I really appreciate you.
probably south korea will broadcast the television discord pretty soon.
I contact them to -- the broadcast this television court pretty soon.
I contact them to broadcast this court, the best court of the nation.
the Austin american newspaper this morning reported about nobel prize in economics.
two -- two nobel prize winners are americans.
nobel prize winner in economics, three,
>> [indiscernible] are americans, but still we have economy problem.
amazing.
and those two economic -- nobel prize winners research on central bankers, related to central bankers in the government, how they are related and why we have this kind of a problem.
they didn't provide the answer.
they didn't.
but I have the answer.
this also -- Austin american-statesman, new york pays the bill for wall street protesters.
they have answers.
they have answers, what is their answer, american democracy, it's broken.
to fix american democracy is the answer.
how to fix it?
more tax for the rich people and the answer one percent population over the nation control 99% of the population.
that's american economy situation right now.
they provide the answer!
they don't have a master's degree.
some people have high school degree.
they have answer.
even nobel prize winners has no answers, nobel prize is useless right now.
my wife save $4,000 in united central bank in 2000.
$4,000,
>> [indiscernible] 25, I told her to save it.
put your name without my name.
the bank stole it, 4,000 cash from the bank.
2,000.
I complained to the Texas banking department, they dismissed it.
I complained to take the case to the court.
the horrible -- the Travis County -- the district court of Travis County
>> [indiscernible] they dismissed it.
they take the case of dallas county, dallas county court dismissed it!
I appealed to the federal government banking system!
they dismissed it.
this is what we have.
american banking system how corrupt is people's life here.
thank you, dr. Kim.
tony callaway and then mr. Pena.
I guess we ran out of forms, mr. Pena.
>> sure did, your honor.
>> mr. Callaway then, mr. Pena.
>> good morning, tony callaway with Travis County fire marshal's office, we would like to remind the great citizens of Travis County that is fire prevention month.
although we realize that fire prevention is a year-round endeavor, we like to put emphasis on the public education aspect during the month of October.
here recently during the last two week ends we were able to recognize with the sheriff's office four separate venues and public displays, the representatives from the Travis County fire marshal's office are in the lobby today with fire safety knowledge to share, handouts and other goodies.
if you have a chance today, stop by the table, they would like to share some of the information with you, thank you.
>> thank you.
>> [ applause ]
>> mr. Pena.
>> very good job, department.
judge, good morning, gus pena, proud native east Austin night, proud united states marine corps veteran.
when I enlisted in the united states marine corps as a recruit, we lifted up our right hand and swore affirmation to defend the constitution and the freedom of liberty and pursuit of happiness for the united states of america from enemies more than and domestic.
when I went to the city council to speak on this election move from may to November, I found enemies among my own american people and the city council.
we were slandered, denamed, derespected by the mayor and some councilmembers.
let me tell you this much, people, my dad was born in 1898 in mexico, he legalized himself in crystal city.
he served in world war i, by older brother lucio served in world war ii, served in korea, a lot of us served in vietnam.
I served during the united states marine corps, gave nearly my life to my country.
what I'm trying to say is this.
the city charter was written and established for a reason.
if you want to change the charter, do it by board of referendum, not by some mayor, mayoral effort in the city council, I know this is the county economic, but it affects the -- county commission, but affects the county Travis County taxpayers, if the elections were not moved to November it would be costly.
it's going to be costly anyway, but don't use the cost of nearly a million dollars, use it as a crux to slander, defame and try to damage the career of some of us out in the community who worked nearly all of our lives to better the quality of life for all of the people.
not just the mexican-americans in east Austin, but the blacks and poor, many poor in the white and black community and asian american community.
let the voter referendum decide, to decide whether to move the election from may to November.
but remember the charter is there for a purpose for the city of Austin.
it's going to cost the county and city voters money, yes.
but don't use it as an excuse, because if you let the election remain in may, low voter turnout anybody can get elected.
if the mayor is scared because of low voter turnout in may, don't run for reelection.
I'm very angry for the mayor right now.
he disrespected us.
the issue is we military veterans fought for the right for people to say what they want to, for our country to remain democratic country and not disrespect us.
what the actions of the mayor and some councilmembers did, not fully funding social services agencies, compromise the basic needs, the health, and the quality of life of a lot of poor, needy, havenots, helps, hopeless, not fully funding social service agencies, the two most gifted segments of our population -- I will wrap up, judge, that of our senior citizens and youth have been compromised because they don't have enough money to provide the basic needs.
judge, thank you very much for letting me rant and rave.
here's my i.d.
43 years old.
I served my country, please us.
thank you very much, I love my country anyway.
>> thank you, mr. Pena.
>> anybody else for citizens communication, we did run out of forms, here.
>> thank you, gus.
>> not here on an item, but to speak during citizen communication?
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