City of Houston Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee will meet Oct. 21

City of Houston Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee will meet Oct. 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the option to participate by videoconference or in-person. The location for the committee meeting will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place

The public may sign up to speak by visiting the Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee website no later than 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20th. Please indicate whether you will speak virtually or will be attending in person so that appropriate attendance instructions can be provided.

The designated presiding officer of the Committee will be physically present in chamber. In accordance with the provisions of Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code applicable to a governmental body that extends into three or more counties, all other committee members have the option to participate in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams Live Meeting

To join, type this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/PSHS10212021

Presentation materials will be available at https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/publicsafety.html 

This meeting will also be broadcast on HTV, the City of Houston’s Municipal Channel.

1. Opening Remarks

• Council Member Abbie Kamin, Chair

• ShotSpotter gunshot detection system pilot program presentation and future needs for combatting crime

• Commander Milton Wyatt Martin, Southeast Division, Houston Police Department

• Dr. Diana Poor, Deputy Director, Planning & Data Governance, Houston Police Department

• Public Comment – To sign up for Public Comment, please fill out the online form at https://bit.ly/OctoberPSHSComment before 5:00 p.m. on October 20th. Only those who sign up in advance will be able to provide public comments either virtually or in-person during the meeting.

Action may be taken on any item listed above. Committee meetings are open to the public. For more information about this committee, please contact Lance.Gilliam@houstontx.gov.

http://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/pshs/20211021/agenda.pdf