District At-Large B Council Member· 2009–2025
Rose M.Z. Gowen
Brownsville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 1:15:10
- Avg per meeting
- 3:35
- Segments
- 1108
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Top issues during term (20)
Residential Development at 220 West 2nd Street
The financial impact on city tax revenue and service provision costs is currently unknown.
Parks, Health, and Recreation Master Plan
Financial impact details were not specified in the agenda materials.
Special Needs Advisory Board Subcommittee Reports and Administration
Unknown.
Downtown Revitalization and Historic Preservation
None anticipated at this workshop stage.
Convention & Visitors Bureau Operations and Marketing
Impacts city tourism revenue and promotional budget allocations.
Historic Property Tax Exemptions
The city anticipates approximately $133,000 in foregone property tax revenue for 2026 from historic exemptions.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Report
The designation itself carries no direct cost, but it can strengthen the city's position for transportation grants.
Charter Amendments for Administrative Offices
Determined by ballot measure outcomes for governance restructuring.
City Ethics Ordinance Review
Financial impact is unknown at this time.
Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget and Property Tax Rate
Impacts property assessment rates and district operating revenues.
Issuance of $150 Million in Certificates of Obligation
Up to $27 million in new debt issuance supporting the capital improvement program.
Unified Development Code Amendments for Commercial Uses
Streamlines development review processes, reducing administrative and design costs for small projects.
Dilapidated Structures
Demolition costs incurred by the city may be assessed to the property owner if they fail to comply with final orders.
Fraud Awareness Month
Operational training costs absorbed within the City Auditor's existing budget.
international bridge construction
Expect a huge economic boom as this bridge opens up more trade and travel opportunities.
Downtown Historic Building Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse
Private investment by the property owner to upgrade the downtown building exterior.
Art Night for Disabled People
Unknown
Distinguishing Restaurants from Bars
The ordinance introduces new civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance.
Dilapidated Structures
Property owners may face civil penalties and demolition costs, while the city incurs administrative expenses.
Committee Bylaw Revisions
No direct financial impact associated with administrative bylaws.
Moved or seconded (4)
Motions Gowen personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2025-10-03
motioned to proceed as discussed in executive session on Item E
- movedpassed2025-10-03
Executive Session convened at 12:36 pm
- movedpassed2025-10-03
the minutes for September 05, 2025, Regular Meeting were approved.
- movedpassed2025-10-03
proceed as discussed
Decisions during term (109)
Recorded while Gowen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.