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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 14TH, 2 20 24.
WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE ENJOY ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, I HAVE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[1. ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK]
IF WE COULD HAVE ROLL CALL OR, YEAH, WE COULD HAVE ROLL CALL.[2. MAYOR VACANCY PROCESS]
ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE.THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL UP.
FIRST WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MARCELLA, OUR CITY CLERK ON THE PROCESS OF FILLING THE MAYOR VACANCY.
GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TODAY I WILL BE GIVING A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE MAYOR VACANCY PROCESS.
AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR KEN WEISS RESIGNED AS MAYOR, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 13TH TO TAKE ON A NEW ROLE WITH NASCAR WHILE THE MAYOR DID SUBMIT HIS RESIGNATION.
NOTICE HE WAS PREVIOUSLY SET TO LEAVE OFFICE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, AS HIS TERM EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
PURSUANT TO OUR CITY CHARTER, THE COUNCIL MUST FIRST FILL THE VACANCY WITHIN 31 DAYS FOR BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR SEATS.
THEREFORE, THE POSITION OF MAYOR MUST BE FILLED BY NOVEMBER 14TH.
AND ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE SECTION WITHIN THE CHARTER THAT STATES THE VACANCIES MUST BE FILLED FOR BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR WITHIN THAT 31 DAY PERIOD TO MAKE THIS VACANCY PROCESS UNIQUE.
AVONDALE DID RECENTLY HOLD A CANDIDATE ELECTION ON JULY 30TH, AND THE INDIVIDUALS ON THE SCREEN WERE VOTED INTO OFFICE AND ARE SCHEDULED TO BE SWORN IN IN JUST A COUPLE MONTHS IN JANUARY, MIKE PINEDA WAS VOTED IN AS MAYOR AND JEN JEANETTE GARCIA, CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER GLORIA SOLORIO AND SHERRY WEISS WERE VOTED IN AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BACKGROUND OF A FEW DIFFERENT VACANCY PROCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN AVONDALE.
ONE THAT WAS HELD IN 2014, ANOTHER IN 2017, AND THE THIRD IN 2021.
FOR THE FIRST ONE ON MAY 27TH, 2014, MAYOR MARIE LOPEZ ROGERS RESIGNED TO RUN AS SHE WAS RUNNING IN A COUNTY ELECTION SEAT.
ON JUNE 2ND, 2014, CITY COUNCIL VOTED AND APPOINTED KEN WEISS AS MAYOR.
THAT APPOINTMENT WAS ACTUALLY A MOTION THAT WAS BROUGHT FROM VICE MAYOR FRANK SCOTT AT THE TIME, WHICH PASSED PAST.
CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWED APPLICANTS, APPLICANTS IN AN OPEN MEETING, HOWEVER, DUE TO A FAILED MOTION, STAFF WERE WERE DIRECTED TO RE RECRUIT ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, UM, WHICH WERE BROUGHT BACK AT THE END OF JUNE.
AND CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWED NINE APPLICANTS IN AN OPEN MEETING AND APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER WANSKI IN 2017.
ON AUGUST 19TH, 2017, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDY NIELSEN PASSED AWAY AND PURSUANT TO OUR CHARTER, HER SEAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE FILLED WITHIN 31 DAYS.
ON AUGUST 28TH, CITY COUNCIL MET AND GAVE DIRECTION TO STAFF ON A RECRUITMENT PROCESS TO FOLLOW.
THAT RECRUITMENT PROCESS INCLUDED PUBLISHING AN AD IN A NEWSPAPER, FOLLOWED BY A NOTICE OF INTEREST PERIOD FOR A LITTLE OVER ONE WEEK.
THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OPENED THAT NOTICE OF INTEREST PERIOD, AND ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWED ALL APPLICANTS, WHICH WAS A TOTAL OF EIGHT AND AN OPEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI TO THE SEAT.
AND THE LAST MOST RECENTLY, IN 2021 COUNCIL MEMBER DENNIS PROVIDED HER RESIGNATION NOTICE ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2021.
SHE DID PROVIDE A ONE MONTH NOTICE, WHICH ALLOWED US TWO MONTHS IN TOTAL TO FILL HER VACANT SEAT.
ON DECEMBER 15TH, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE INITIATED THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDED A, UM, NOTICE OF INTEREST PERIOD TO BE OPENED FOR TWO WEEKS.
INTERESTED RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO SUBMIT THE NOTICE OF INTEREST AND THEIR RESUMES TO MY OFFICE ON DECEMBER 31ST, WE SENT ALL APPLICANTS TO CITY
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COUNCIL AND ASKED CITY COUNCIL TO ANONYMOUSLY RANK THE APPLICANTS DUE TO THE AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVED.THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 13 INTERESTED APPLICANTS ON JANUARY 3RD, 2022.
COUNCIL MEMBER DENNIS'S LAST DAY OCCURRED, AND ON JANUARY 24TH, 2022, CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWED THE TOP FOUR APPLICANTS IN AN OPEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THAT SAME NIGHT VOTED TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER GLORIA SOLORIO FOR THE POSITION THAT SHE HOLDS TODAY FOR THIS CURRENT PROCESS, CITY COUNCIL HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON HOW THEY MAY MOVE FORWARD FOR THE POSITION OF MAYOR.
THEY CAN APPOINT A CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TONIGHT, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE RESIGNING THAT CURRENT SEAT THAT THAT PERSON HOLDS.
THEY CAN DIRECT STAFF TO FOLLOW THE PREVIOUS VACANCY PROCESS, WHICH WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
UM, ON OCTOBER 15TH, WE WOULD OPEN A NOTICE OF INTEREST PERIOD FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN DAYS.
ON OCTOBER 23RD, WE WOULD ASK CITY COUNCIL TO ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUSLY, RANK THE INTEREST APPLICANTS, AND ON NOVEMBER 4TH AT THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CITY COUNCIL WOULD INTERVIEW THE TOP APPLICANTS AND APPOINT A NEW MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL COULD DIRECT STAFF TO FOLLOW A NEW VACANCY PROCESS.
AT THIS TIME, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND I'LL PASS THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU ALL FOR DISCUSSION.
SO, AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY'D LIKE TO ADD OR, UM, INFORMATION THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE? STARTING WITH COUNCILWOMAN WHITE, MR. MAYOR, BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE SPEAKS, WE DO HAVE A PERSON THAT WANTED TO, UH, SPEAK, UH, ON THIS ISSUE, MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
WE DISCUSSED POSSIBLY DOING THAT BEFORE COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
UH, IT'S AT YOUR DISCRETION, UH, GIVEN THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CALL TO THE PUBLIC, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO ALLOW, BUT AS WE DISCUSS, THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST TIME TO LET HIM, UH, SPEAK PRIOR TO DISCUSSION.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
CALL, UH, LEVI WILLOW UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
UH, VICE MAYOR, CAN YOU RAISE THE
IT SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OH, OKAY.
UM, BEEN A RESIDENT OF AVONDALE SINCE, UM, LEMME SEE, DECEMBER OF 2020.
UH, SORRY, I JUST GOT OFF OF WORK.
UM, I WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON, UM, I GUESS FOR THE FUTURE, MAYOR OF AVONDALE, UM, THE, MY PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE TO REFER TO, UM, THE CONCERNS FOR THE VAST AMOUNTS OF APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT EVERYWHERE.
UM, I KNOW IT'S NEEDED FOR THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, UM, BUT I CAN, I CAN, UM, GENUINELY TELL YOU, WHENEVER I MOVED HERE IN, UM, DECEMBER OF 2020 AND YOU DRIVE DOWN AVONDALE, UM, I DIDN'T SEE, I DIDN'T FORESEE THE FARM FIELDS TURNING INTO, UM, JUST UNLIMITED APARTMENTS.
UM, AND IT'S, IT'S KIND OF SAD TO ME THAT THAT HAPPENED.
UM, I LIVE NEAR LA JOLLA, UM, HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M HOPING TO HAVE KIDS HERE IN THE FUTURE.
AND IT, IT WORRIES ME FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN AVONDALE, UM, BEING OVERLOADED.
UH, I KNOW WE DEFINITELY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GROCERIES, UM, STORES, AND I KNOW THERE'S THINGS BEING IMPLEMENTED.
UM, AND THEN I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT I, UM, MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PLEASURE OF, UM, TALKING WITH CITY MANAGER, MR. CORVIN, AND ALSO, UM, MS. GREGORY.
AND, UH, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE OUR BEST INTERESTS, UM, UNLIKE CHARLES MONTOYA.
AND I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO LEARN IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WITH CHARLES MONTOYA AND THE VAST AMOUNTS OF APARTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND BUILT IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY WHAT'S BUILT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S PLANS FOR MORE AND MORE AND MORE, AND IT'S LIKE NEVER ENDING
UM, SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE, UM, CONCERNING.
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UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE AVONDALE, UM, FOR EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IT'S, IT'S THE APARTMENTS THAT'S CONCERNING.SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
AND, UH, RON, WILL SOMEBODY BE FOLLOWING UP OR PROVIDING SOME FOLLOW UP? OKAY.
UM, I BELIEVE WE WERE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN A QUITE INTERESTING DAY AND I JUST WANNA FIRST GIVE HONOR TO GOD THE SON JESUS, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I HOPE THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION IN MY HEART ARE ACCEPTABLE IN EYESIGHT, MY STRENGTH IN MY REDEEMER AS I TAKE A LOOK AT MY LIFE'S WORK AND THE PATH THAT BROUGHT ME HERE AND TRYING TO HAVE EQUANIMITY AND TRYING NOT TO HAVE A REACTION.
I THINK ALL OF US ARE GONNA MISS KEN
YOU KNOW, WE DO, WE DO, UM, FIND EXCITEMENT IN HIS FUTURE.
BUT I THINK SOMEBODY JUST MENTIONED THE PRIOR CITY MANAGER AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY CAN PROBABLY CONFIRM OR DENY WHETHER WE'RE STILL IN LITIGATION IN REGARDS TO THAT PERSON.
AND, AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS THAT ARE BROUGHT, WE HAVE NO IDEA, YOU KNOW, THE PENALTY OR ANYTHING THAT OUR FORMER MAYOR OR THAT PERSON MIGHT HAVE.
BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CURRENT POSTURE AS WE APPROACH THIS DECISION, OUR POSTURE IS THE 2024 ELECTIONS.
AND I GUESS I'M SPEAKING TO COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE, UM, I'VE SEEN A LOT IN MY DAYS IN AVONDALE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, ON ELECTION DAY HERE IN AVONDALE, I WITNESSED, YOU KNOW, UM, INTERFERENCE AT THE POLLS.
I, I WITNESSED SOMEBODY, UM, YOU KNOW, HARASSING PEOPLE AT THE POLLS HERE IN AVONDALE.
TWO OF OUR CANDIDATES WERE BEING, UM, MARGINALIZED AT THE POLLS.
SO I WAS HERE, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE, YOU KNOW, I SAW IT, YOU SAW ME WATCHING.
AND SO HOW DO WE ALL GET TO THIS DAY AS WE WERE ALL ELECTED? AND HOW, HOW DO WE OVERCOME VOTER SUPPRESSION AND INFLUENCING OF ELECTIONS HERE IN AVONDALE IS REALLY THE QUESTION.
BECAUSE THIS, TO ME, EVEN OUR AGENDA, THE WAY THE AGENDA WAS BUILT TONIGHT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A VERY INFLUENTIAL PROCESS.
'CAUSE THE ASSUMPTION IS, AFTER WE TALK AND HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, WE'RE INSTALLING A MAYOR.
AND I REALLY DID NOT COME HERE TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
I CAME TO LEARN FROM MARCELLA, AND YOU ALWAYS PROVIDE US WITH GREAT INFORMATION.
BUT I FEEL LIKE OUR AGENDA'S BEING INFLUENCED BY OUTSIDERS, RIGHT? SO LET ME SPEAK TO WHY I FEEL THIS INFLUENCE IS IMPORTANT.
AND I BROUGHT NOTES BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE NEED TO NOT ONLY SPEAK TO THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, BUT ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT WHO'S WON THE JOB BECAUSE SHE HAS WANTED TO DIVIDE US.
WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS FORCED US INTO DETERMINING AND TELLING EVERYBODY OUR PARTY AFFILIATION.
AND I'VE NEVER HAD TO DO THAT TO SERVE AVONDALE.
WHEN I WAKE UP AND I SERVE AVONDALE, I HAVE ONE CLIENT AND IT'S THE PEOPLE OF AVONDALE.
WHETHER YOU LIVE HERE, WHETHER YOU WORK HERE, WHETHER YOU SERVE WITH ME ON THE DAYS OUR CLIENT, OUR WE SERVE THE PEOPLE.
AND SO TODAY, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT JEANETTE GARCIA, NOTED IN TWITTER THAT THE CITY OF AVONDALE IS HAVING A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING BECAUSE AVONDALE MAYOR IS STEPPING DOWN AND THEY WILL HAVE TO VOTE A NEW MAYOR AND SHOULD BE SPILLING THE SEAT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, AFTER WE APPOINT OUR MAYOR, IF THEY DO THE RIGHT THING, THEY'LL NOMINATE MIKE PINEDA, WHO WAS ELECTED TO BE MAYOR COME JANUARY.
AND EITHER MYSELF OR SHERRY WEISS, I NOMINATE BOTH MIKE AND SHERRY.
SHERRY WAS NEUTRAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE WHOM THEY ENDORSED AND SUPPORTED.
THESE TWO WERE ALREADY ELECTED BY AVONDALE CITIZENS SINCERELY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT JEANETTE GARCIA.
AND I WANNA BRING HER WORDS HERE 'CAUSE SHE ALREADY PUT 'EM OUT IN THE TWITTER VERSE.
AND I FEEL AN UNDUE INFLUENCE TO EXECUTE ACCORDING TO WHAT SHE SAYS.
'CAUSE I WANTED TO COME HERE AND MAKE THAT DECISION AT THIS MEETING THIS EVENING, RIGHT? I WANTED TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT THIS PROCESS.
I I DON'T WANT TO MAKE, I TAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S LIVING IN TWITTER RIGHT NOW AND WHO'LL BE SITTING AMONGST US.
AND I REALLY WANT TO HAVE IT GO A STEP FURTHER BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF THE PRACTICES AND THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING, UM, MIGHT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I BELIEVE THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATED MATTERS REGARDING MR. MONTOYA.
HAVE WE RECEIVED A FULL REPORT FROM THEM?
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VICE MAYOR COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WHITE.UM, SINCE THAT'S PENDING LITIGATION, I, I WOULD, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ANSWERING THAT IN THIS OPEN SESSION.
UM, I CAN ANSWER THAT IN OUR NEXT EXECUTIVE SESSION UPDATE.
BUT I'M SURE THERE WAS AN AG INVESTIGATION, AND I'M SURE THE AG HAS ENOUGH TO START LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PERSON WHO'S SPEAKING TO US AS WELL.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE TALKED ABOUT OUR INTERACTION AT THE DETENTION CENTER.
UM, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, MAKING US FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TRYING TO SERVE.
I THINK THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WANNA MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
SOME OF THE HIGH MARKS FOR THE CITY OF AVONDALE IS GOVERNANCE.
AND I THINK THAT EVEN AS WE HAVE AGENDIZED WHAT WE WANT TO DO THIS EVENING, THAT DOESN'T GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY THINK THROUGH THE PROCESS AND ACTUALLY ENTERTAIN, UM, THE PROCESS.
AND SO I THINK THAT WITH THE INTENT OF OTHERS TO DO US HARM AND DIVIDE US, I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO PRESS PAUSE.
I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY, BUT I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME FOR THAT EITHER.
THIS IS AN UNSCHEDULED MEETING.
I'M TRYING TO MANAGE MY FAMILY.
I'VE MADE AVONDALE THE PRIORITY, BUT I JUST MADE MY DAUGHTER MISS A, WE RIDE TO GET TO HER A YAC MEETING.
UM, I'M FORCING MY SON TO BE IN THE CHAMBERS THIS EVENING BECAUSE I'M MAKING AVONDALE THE CITY, THE PEOPLE A PRIORITY.
I'M ACTUALLY PUSHING MY FAMILY TO THE SIDE BECAUSE I'VE REARRANGED THINGS HERE BECAUSE I THINK YOU, AVONDALE IS A PRIORITY.
BUT I, I'M, I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE WHEN I SIT WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE AND WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION, I FEEL LIKE THE UNNECESSARY INFLUENCE ON OUR DECISION MAKING, IT'S COMING FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TURNING POINT, CHASE THE VOTE, I'LL JUST SPEAK, GETTING INTO EXISTENCE.
I MEAN, THERE ARE MAGA PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT US TO, TO GOVERN ON OUR OWN.
THEY DON'T WANT US TO USE OUR OWN BRAINS.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT SHE WORE TO THE DETENTION CENTER.
SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE TO QUESTION THAT.
AND IN CLOSING, I HAVE TO EXPRESS NOTHING BUT GRATITUDE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE ELECTED ME TO SERVE WITH HONOR.
AND SO I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THOSE PEOPLE.
WE WANT TO ASPIRE, WE WANT TO EXCEL, WE WANT TO ACHIEVE.
BUT I THINK IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE LIVES BETTER AND PEOPLE ARE TARGETING US UP HERE.
WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERED MEAN GIRLS.
PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ABOUT US IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE.
AND I THINK IF WE REALLY WANTED TO EXECUTE, I BELIEVE IN YOU, MIKE.
I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE A PHENOMENAL MAYOR, BUT I'VE EVEN ASKED YOU TO SPEAK TO THIS PERSON AND ASK HER TO TONE DOWN HER RHETORIC ABOUT THE CITY.
HOW ARE WE GONNA INVITE HER TO COME AND SERVE ALONG WITH US WITH HONOR? AND SHE IS TRYING TO CALL THE SHOTS.
I DON'T WANNA DO ANYTHING SHE RECOMMENDED, WHICH MEANS I DON'T WANNA MOVE TO VOTE TONIGHT.
IF ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FOR US TO EXPLORE OUR OPTIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE TAKING THIS AS SERIOUS AS IT NEEDS TO BE.
AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE, UM, ALLOWING OURSELVES TO BE VICTIMS OF A SITUATION WE ARE IN TOTAL CONTROL OVER.
AND I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE A GOOD DECISION IF OUR DECISION IS BEING TOLD TO US FROM TWITTER.
AND SO, IF THAT'S THE DECISION WE'RE MAKING, I KNOW THAT I CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE THIS EVENING.
I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK.
I THINK WE'VE HEARD THE OPTIONS.
I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND HAVE A WORK SESSION AND POSSIBLY GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DISCUSS THESE THINGS AMONGST OURSELF.
BUT I, I'VE PENCILED OUT TIME, BUT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM A YAC, GET MY SON HOME.
AND I THINK THAT IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA USE OUR TIME UNWISELY, I JUST WANNA SHARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES I'M EXPERIENCING TODAY AND THE PRESSURE I FEEL AND BRING TO THE PUBLIC RECORD WHAT IS BEING DONE IN PRIVATE.
I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION THAT'S BEEN PUT ON HERE THIS EVENING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I AM READY TO MAKE A DECISION TO INSTRUCT STAFF TO SPEND THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MAYOR THAT WOULD SERVE FOR TWO WEEKS, FOUR WEEKS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.
I STAY OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS MUCH AS I CAN, SO I'M NOT INFLUENCED BY OTHERS.
UM, MY MOTION TONIGHT WOULD BE TO APPOINT OUR VICE MAYOR WHO HAS STOOD IN AND FILLED IN AS NECESSARY THROUGH THE PAST TIME WHEN OUR MAYOR HASN'T BEEN HERE TO BE OUR NEXT MAYOR.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND DISCOMFORT OF HAVING THEM GO OUT AND FIND SOMEBODY ELSE TO PUT IN OR FIND OUT WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS A MOTION TO APPOINT MIKE BONITA AS THE NEXT MAYOR TO FILL IN FOR THE NEXT 2, 2, 2 AND A HALF MONTHS.
AND THEN BEGIN HIS SERVICE AGAIN ONCE IN, UH, JANUARY.
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THANK YOU.UM, DO I CONTINUE WITH, UH, THE REST OF THE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL OR WITH A MOTION ON THE TABLE? DO WE? THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR.
I'M GONNA, UM, DEFER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
I'M GONNA GIVE HER A SECOND TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WHITE SAID THE WORD MOTION AND THERE WAS NO SECOND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, CURTIS HAS SAID THE WORD MOTION.
I, I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU FINISH THE DISCUSSION AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN GET A MOTION WITH A SECOND AND THEN VOTE.
BUT I'LL DEFER TO OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY ON THE, THE FORMAL PROCESS.
NO, I AGREE WITH WHAT RON SAID.
WE HAD TWO MOTIONS, BUT NO SECONDS, SO YOU CAN CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU, MARCELLA, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, HAVING BEEN, BEEN IN THE ROLE OF APPOINTMENT, I KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE PROCESS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO CURTIS'S, UH, MOTION AND OFFER A SECOND IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
SO JUST, I COULDN'T TELL IF THEY WERE MAKING MOTIONS.
WERE THEY CLEAR? MOTIONS? I HEARD MOTION CURTIS.
I HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE SCREEN.
SO IS THIS THE CORRECT MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NIELSEN? YES.
SO WE, IF WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MOTION FIRST.
SO, UH, YOU MADE A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE TO, AND THERE WAS NO SECOND FOR THE MOTION.
SO NOW THE NEXT MOTION ON THE TABLE IS COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON'S MOTION.
AND NOW WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THEN YOU CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.
AND THEN YOU CAN VOTE AND SEE IF THE MOTION PASSES OR NOT.
AND THEN YOU WOULD MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP, JUST DEPENDING ON THE RESULT OF THE MOTION.
COUNCILMAN, YOU FINISH? YEAH, YOU, YEAH, YOU'RE FINISHED? YES, I'M DONE.
I APPRECIATE THE, UM, PRESENTATION.
AND I HAVE BEEN FROM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR BOTH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CONDI AND COUNCILWOMAN SOLORIO.
HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE MOTION TO APPOINT, UH, MIKE PINETA AS THE NEXT MAYOR.
HE DID WIN THE ELECTION, UH, JULY 29TH, JULY 30TH.
AND I THINK THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE SEAT TONIGHT AND, UM, BE, UM, SWORN IN AS THE NEXT MAYOR.
THANK YOU MARCELLA, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I, I ALSO AGREE, I THINK, UM, VICE MAYOR PINEDA, UM, WITH TWO MEN, TWO MONTHS LEFT UNTIL HE'S SWORN IN IN JANUARY.
UM, FOR ME TO KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING AS THERE'S SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE MAKING, UM, AS OUR COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE CITY, I WOULD, UM, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE FITTING FOR US TO, UM, APPOINT, UM, VICE MAYOR PINEDA AS OUR MAYOR TONIGHT.
SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.
AND DO WE VOTE WITH A ROLL CALL? VOTE IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
THEN YOU CAN DO ROLL CALL, VOTE.
WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I CAN STAY HERE OR MAKE THE MOVE
MR. MR, MR. VICE MAYOR, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SWORN IN YET.
I WOULD RECOMMEND WE MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, WE'LL MOVE YOU OVER AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
BUT AT THE MOMENT, I THINK AFTER, FEEL FREE TO, YOU KNOW, SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY, BUT I THINK THE NEXT THING WE NEED TO DO IS SWEAR YOU IN AND THEN IT'LL BE OFFICIAL.
UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST BASED UPON THE COMMENTS THAT WERE PROVIDED UP HERE BY COUNSEL, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WORKED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP AND THE TUTELAGE OF, OF KEN WEISS.
YOU'VE HEARD THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND THE COMMUNITY MAY HAVE NOT HEARD THIS BEFORE, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN A UNIT.
AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS, UH, BEEN COMMUNICATED AS FAR AS INDIVIDUALS, IT'S HOW WELL WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
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LOOK TO CONTINUE WORKING, UH, CLOSE TOGETHER.AND OBVIOUSLY WITH, UH, SOME, THE COMMENTS WERE MADE TONIGHT.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AND AS A COUNCIL, UM, IT IS UP TO US TO CONTINUE THAT WORK.
AND, UH, I AS MAYOR WILL LOOK TO WORK WITH EACH ONE OF YOU HERE TO CONTINUE THAT FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
AND WITH THE NEXT COUNCIL COMING IN, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES.
AND, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND MAYOR WEISS AS WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS LEADERSHIP.
AND, UM, WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT HIM, AND I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT HIM.
[3. INSTALLATION OF MAYOR]
AND SO I'M READY TO MOVE ON FOR THE, WITH THE REST OF THE PROCESS.AND COUNSEL, NEXT UP IS YOUR, UM, SWEARING IN.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU COME DOWN AND MARCELLA'S GONNA ADMINISTER THE OATH.
AND I ASSUME YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS HERE TO ASSIST WITH THE PROCESS.
RIGHT HAND, RIGHT, RIGHT HAND.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE.
THAT I WILL BEAR TRUTH, FAITH, AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME THAT I WILL BEAR FAITH, TRUTH, FAITH, TRUTH, FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.
AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
[4. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILMEMBER]
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND, AND COUNSEL.
UP NEXT, WE'RE GONNA HEAR AGAIN FROM, UH, MARCELLA, YOUR CITY CLERK.
REMEMBER, YOU HAVE NOW VACATED YOUR SEAT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND YOUR TERM WILL BE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST.
YOU'LL THEN BE RE SWORN IN FOR YOUR FOUR YEAR APPOINTMENT, UM, IN JANUARY.
SO THIS IS JUST THE INTERIM, BUT WE DO, UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARCELLA FOR THE NEXT STEPS.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY PROCESS MIRRORS THE MAYOR VACANCY PROCESS.
UM, I'LL LEAVE THIS UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
UM, YOUR OPTION TONIGHT WOULD BE TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO THE SEAT OF COUNCIL MEMBER TONIGHT.
OR YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO FOLLOW THE PREVIOUS VACANCY PROCESS.
OR YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO FOLLOW A BRAND NEW VACANCY PROCESS.
UM, THE SEAT OF COUNCIL MEMBER MUST BE FILLED BY NOVEMBER 15TH, AS IT IS VACANT BEGINNING TODAY.
UM, AND WITH THAT, I'LL UM, LEAVE THIS UP ON THE SCREEN AND OPEN THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU ALL FOR DISCUSSION.
AND, UH, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE COUNCIL.
UM, I WILL JUST MENTION THAT, UH, AS WE LOOK TO FILL THIS, ONE OF THE, THE COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE EARLIER WAS MOMENTUM AND RUNNING.
AND SO I, AS A COUNCIL, I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE, UH, UTILIZING, UH, OR MAKING A DECISION TO BRING SOMEBODY ON BOARD SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE, UH, THAT MOMENTUM AS WELL FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE NEXT NUMBERS ARE SWORN IN.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, UH, GOING OVER THE PROCESS.
I WANNA SPEAK TO COUNCIL MEMBER
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WHITE.I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE SAYING TO THE COUNCIL AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
WHAT I DO THINK IS, UM, THAT WE SHOULD, UM, MOTION TO APPOINT JEANETTE GARCIA AS THE NEXT COUNCIL, UH, MEMBER.
THIS GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME ON THE JS AND, UH, GET READY TO, UH, ROLL UP HER SLEEVES AND WORK WITH US AND MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AT THIS TIME.
SO AT THIS POINT, DO WE DO A ROLL CALL OR A DISCUSSION? OKAY.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI, THANK YOU, UM, MAYOR PAN
UM, YOU KNOW, JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, I'VE HEARD SOME, WE HAD A HEARTFELT, UM, STATEMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.
AND FIRST OF ALL, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO TRANSPARENT AND JUST REALLY JUST SHARING YOUR HEART WITH US HERE ON THE DAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO.
AND SO, UM, WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, UM, I FEEL LIKE THE NEXT PERSON TO STEP IN THIS SEAT IS A COUNCIL MEMBER, IS GONNA BE VITALLY IMPORTANT, UM, THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
AND SO FOR THAT PERSON TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES OF THE WAY THE COUNCIL, UM, OPERATES AND HOW WE DO ALL WORK TOGETHER TO REALLY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, I THINK IS IMPORTANT.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION AND I WOULD ALSO AGREE.
I JUST WANT TO AGAIN, CONGRATULATE YOU.
I DO ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY SUPPORT YOU AND ALL THE WORK YOU'RE GONNA DO.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
I APPRECIATE THE MOTION AND I REALLY THINK THAT THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE BEST WAY TO REMEDY, UM, AND, AND MAKE SURE WE CAN CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE HERE AS A CITY.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE WE WORK SO WELL TOGETHER.
WE'RE GONNA JUST LOSE ONE AND BE ABLE TO PICK UP TWO MORE.
YEAH, I MIGHT GET MUSHY AT THIS.
YOU FEEL LIKE BROTHERS AND SISTERS, YOU'RE PART OF MY FAMILY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO BE.
I HOPE WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THAT WAY.
I DO PARTICIPATE, I WILL PARTICIPATE SHORTLY IN A, ANOTHER, UH, BOARD WHERE THAT, UH, FAM FAMILIAL, UH, GROWTH IS NOT THERE.
THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE BUTTING HEADS, ONE WITH ANOTHER.
I THINK EVEN THOUGH WE BUTT HEADS WITH ONE ANOTHER, WE LEAVE AS A FAMILY WITH UNITED DIRECTION FOR WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE IN AVONDALE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY END INVITE A NEW MEMBER TO OUR, TO OUR FAMILY, AND I THINK WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO DO BEST FOR WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE CITIZENS TO RESIDENT HERE IN AVONDALE.
THANK YOU MARCELLA, FOR THE INFORMATION.
I TOO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, AS MAYOR, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY VICE MAYOR, BUT MAYOR PINEDA SAID, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTUM AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST.
AND YOU KNOW, WHAT, WE STAND UP HERE OR SIT BACK HERE AND TRULY MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR RESIDENT.
WHAT, YOU KNOW, WITH RESIDENT INPUTS, THE RESIDENTS ARE OUR BOSSES.
I ALWAYS SAY THIS ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BE UP HERE GOVERNING, BUT THE RESIDENTS ARE TRULY THE PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF THE MATTER.
AND WHAT A BETTER WAY TO, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT NOT ALL AGREE AT THE SAME TIME AND WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES, BUT WHAT A GREATER THING TO BRING SOMEBODY ONTO OUR COUNCIL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BRING UP TO SPEED.
WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH THEM.
WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS, BUT WE ALL WORK WITHIN ONE ANOTHER PRETTY WELL.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, EVEN OUTSIDE OF WORK AS WELL.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF LAST POINTS.
I SEE THAT WE HAVE A MOTION, WE DO HAVE A SECOND.
UM, I, I, UM, OPEN TO, UH, THE, THE MOTION, I'M SORRY, THE REST OF THE PROCESS, UH, WE WILL TAKE UP THE VOTE CONSIDERING THAT IT'S BEEN A SECOND AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A ROLL CALL VOTE YES.
UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO ROLL CALL.
VOTE FOR THE MOTION THAT IS ON YOUR SCREEN.
[5. INSTALLATION OF COUNCILMEMBER]
THIS TIME WE WELCOME A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER AND I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SWEARING HEARING PROCESS AS WELL.YEAH, THAT'LL BE CONFIRMATION MR. MAYOR, THAT SHE ACCEPTS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT, UH, I DID NOT SPEAK WITH HER.
SO HOPEFULLY SHE ACCEPTS BY COMING UP AND BEING SWORN IN.
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YES, MR. MAYOR? YES.WOULD YOU LIKE YES, HE'S AT BASKETBALL PRACTICE
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I IN DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SWEAR THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
I SWORE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE, AND THE CHARTER OF CITY OF AVONDALE.
THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH, THAT I'LL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.
AND THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY AND THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
I, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF I'LL, I'LL ASK.
OH, THANK YOU FOR THE NOMINATION.
OH, OH, WELL, I'M HONORED AND SHOCKED.
UM, DIDN'T EXPECT IT OR ELSE I WOULD'VE BROUGHT MY CHILD
UM, BUT THREE MONTHS WE'LL GET TO KNOW YOU GUYS AND THEN WE WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN IN JANUARY.
SO, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS WE WRAP UP, A COUPLE THINGS OF HOUSEKEEPING, UH, ABOUT THESE PROCESSES.
UM, SOMEONE ASKED ABOUT THE VICE MAYOR SEAT THAT'LL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA.
SO COUNCIL WILL, UM, ELECT APPOINT A, UH, VICE MAYOR FOR THE THREE MONTHS.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'LL DO THAT AGAIN IN JANUARY ONCE THE, UH, FULL NEW COUNCIL IS ON BOARD, UM, FOR THE, THE TWO YEAR TERM, WHICH IS NORMAL, BUT THIS WILL BE TO REPLACE YOUR TERM AS VICE MAYOR.
SO WE'LL DO THAT, UH, NEXT WEEK.
IN ADDITION, WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO OUR, UH, COUN NEW COUNCIL MEMBER ABOUT THE PROCESS, BENEFITS AND SECURITY AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO SHE SHOULD LOOK FOR A PHONE CALL FROM ME AND PROBABLY MARCELLA AND A COUPLE OTHERS, UH, TOMORROW.
UM, WE WILL ALSO BE SCHEDULING SOME PICTURES, POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS MONDAY AS MEETING.
UM, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT EMAIL.
SO, YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR FINEST ON, UM, BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO POST THIS PICTURE, UM, FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS ON OUR WEBSITES, ON OUR BILLBOARDS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE'LL DO IT AGAIN IN JANUARY, BUT WE DO WANNA HAVE EVERYTHING, UH, DONE CORRECTLY.
SO A LOT OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET ON THAT AS SOON AS, AS WE CAN.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, WELL, FORTUNATELY, I WILL BE REPRESENTING THE CITY AT, UH, IN, IN VALLEY METRO OUT OF THE AREA.
I'M NOT SURE IF PIERRE'S STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE TONIGHT OF US TO BE ABLE TO POST THAT.
WE'LL, WE'LL WAIT, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL FIND OUT WHEN EVERYBODY'S PRESENT.
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SHOT.YEAH, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S DRESSED FOR A PICTURE THAT WE WANNA PUT ON THE BILLBOARD.
I WOULD RATHER WAIT AND GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY.
I KNOW, UH, I'M GETTING LOOKS FROM SOME OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I THINK WE'VE GOT, I THINK HERE THEN WE'RE GOOD.
YOU CAN GET INDIVIDUAL PICTURES OF THE, UH, NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, A NEW MAYOR IF, IF THEY'D LIKE.
BUT I, BUT I, UM, ONLY WANT OFFICIAL PHOTO FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND, UH, I WILL ADD THAT, UM, IT GIVES ME TIME TO BUY A SUIT, UH, SO THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND, UH, BEFORE WE, UH, ADJOURN, I JUST, AGAIN, I WANNA SAY WELCOME.
UM, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR, UH, HAVING ME HERE, UH, AS, UH, MAYOR FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING SWORN IN IN JANUARY AND STAFF, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU A SAFE DRIVE HOME WITH THAT.
UH, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVE A MOTION
ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED.