Brookshire — The City Council heard a request from Tanya Spear to use the Brookshire Convention Center as a regular meeting site for Alcoholics Anonymous and ultimately tabled the item to allow staff to determine logistics for staff coverage, building access and security.

Spear described outreach she conducted to identify a Wednesday 6:30 p.m. time slot that would not conflict with nearby meetings and said the group could provide coffee and maintain the meeting room. "We would open the doors 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after," Spear said, describing how meetings would be set up and indicating she would take responsibility for cleanup.

Council members expressed support for the proposal's purpose but raised operational concerns: the convention center is a city facility available to other users, staff must be present to open and lock the building, custodial and staffing costs apply, and police or security presence may be needed. Several council members suggested beginning with once-a-month meetings rather than a weekly commitment to minimize scheduling conflicts with other users.

One councilmember moved to allow monthly meetings to begin, and discussion followed about a month-to-month arrangement; however council ultimately agreed to table the item to have staff establish who would perform building opening/closing, cleaning responsibilities and any policing or staffing costs before approving recurring use.

No formal permit or recurring schedule was approved at the meeting. Staff and council asked Spear to work with city staff to finalize logistics and return the item for council action once responsibilities and costs are determined.