No. 2016-469-1 10/4-10/5, 2016 Page 1 City Council
No. 2016-469-1 10/4-10/5, 2016 Page 1 City Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday October 4, 2016 The Houston City Council convened at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2016; Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen presiding, with Council Members Brenda Stardig, Jerry Davis, Dwight Boykins, Steve Le, Greg Travis, Karla Cisneros, Mike Laster, Robert Gallegos, Larry Green, Mike Knox, Michael Kubosh, Amanda Edwards and Jack Christie D.C.; Harlan Heilman, Division Chief, Claims & Subrogation Division and Ms. Marta Crinejo, Agenda Director and Stella Ortega Agenda Office present. Mayor Sylvester Turner, Council Members Dave Martin absent on personal business and Larry Green out of the city on city business. At 1:38 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Cohen called the meeting of City Council to order and stated that Council would start with presentations. Council Members Davis, Boykins, Le, Travis, Laster, Knox, Robinson and Edwards absent. Council Member Gallegos invited Principal Bertie Simmons and the students that were present from Furr High School and stated that this proclamation was for the Houston Independent School, Furr High School was built in 1961 and was named after Emmett L. Furr and for many years the school experience many highs and many lows, retention and suspensions rates as well as heavy gang rivals and in 2001 the school encountered a positive change with the direction with a new Principal, Dr. Bertie Simmons and under her leadership, the school experience tremendous growth in the past 16 years, with courses being more relevant to a technology savvy generation including hands on project in most subjects and the school had also made great environmental strides and in 2007 the strongest change happened when students visited Washington D.C.
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