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 (6)(Development)
Residential Development at 220 West 2nd Street
The financial impact on city tax revenue and service provision costs is currently unknown.
Downtown Historic Building Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse
Private investment by the property owner to upgrade the downtown building exterior.
Dilapidated Structures
Property owners may face civil penalties and demolition costs, while the city incurs administrative expenses.
Vocational Training for Special Needs
No direct financial impact reported at this meeting.
Demolition Review for Substandard Property at 1135 West Saint Charles Street
Securing costs may be billed to the property owner.
hotel development
Expect a boost to the local economy with more jobs and tourist spending.
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 (2)
Recorded while Gowen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.