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[1. ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK]
HAD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026.WOULD YOU ALLALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
MARCELLA, CAN WE DO ROLL CALL PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE PRESENT VICE MAYOR NIELSEN.
[a. Employee Announcements]
PLEASE.THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
FIRST WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY KIRK, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, INTRODUCING A FEW NEW EMPLOYEES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR OF VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE SOME NEW EMPLOYEES WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE TWO HERE IN PERSON TONIGHT AND FOUR MORE TO INTRODUCE THE VIDEO.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SERGIO MEJIA.
SERGIO JOINED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK AS A CIVIL ENGINEER.
HIS PRIMARY ROLE IS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENTS IN REVIEWING DEVELOPER PROJECTS AND PLANS SPECIFICALLY AS THEY RELATE TO WATER AND WASTEWATER ELEMENTS.
UH, HE'S ALSO GONNA GOING TO BE ASSISTING IN SOME MANAGEMENT OF SOME OF OUR CAPITAL, IMPROVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AS WELL.
SERGIO GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WITH A MINOR IN SUSTAINABILITY FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN MAY OF 2020.
SINCE THEN, SERGIO HAS WORKED WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN THE DRINKING WATER SECTION AND ENGINEERING REVIEW UNIT.
HIS WORK INCLUDED TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND HE'S ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR THE PREVENTION OF ARSENIC AND WATER SYSTEMS. SERGIO ENJOYS HIKING, BACKPACKING POETRY, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.
AND HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LIVED IN AVONDALE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND HE ENJOYS BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU FREDERICK FLAT.
FREDERICK OR FREDDY JOINED THE PUBLIC RISK DEPARTMENT AS A LEAD SOLID WASTE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, AND HIS ROLE IS TO LEAD THE CREW OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD.
HE BRINGS OVER EIGHT YEARS OF VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY.
HE STARTED HIS CAREER AT THE CITY OF SCOTTSDALE BEFORE COMING HERE TO AVONDALE AND WHERE HE WORKED HIS WAY UP.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, FRED, HE'S AN AVID CAMPER.
HE ENJOYS PLAYING AND WATCHING SPORTS.
HIS FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM, NFL, IS A VEGAS, LAS VEGAS RAIDERS, AND ITS FAVORITE.
SO PLEASE WELCOME ME IN JO, OR JOIN WELCOME.
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING SERGIO AND FREDDY TO AVIL TEAM.
TRUE OR FALSE? SHORT ANSWER, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WOULD PREFER.
NO, JUST WELCOME TO AVONDALE AND JUST BASED UPON WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR, BOTH OF YOU HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT BACKGROUNDS IN YOUR FIELD OF CHOICE.
UM, I KNOW WATER IS IMPORTANT HERE TO THE CITY OF AVONDALE AS IT IS EVERYWHERE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR EXPERTISE AND WORKING FOR THE STATE WILL COME IN HANDY AS YOU SUPPORT, UH, OUR CITY AND, AND THOSE EFFORTS.
AND, UH, IN TERMS OF SOLID WASTE, YOU KNOW, HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AS WELL.
EVEN WITH THE RECENT CHANGES TO OUR LANDFILLS AND, AND OTHER THINGS AND, AND JUST AS MANY RESIDENTS THAT UTILIZE OUR SERVICES, UH, THE SKILLS THAT YOU GUYS BOTH PROVIDE AND PRE, UH, PRESENT HERE TO THE CITY, UH, ARE, ARE GONNA BE IMPORTANT.
UM, SO YOU SHARED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE TO DO IN TERMS OF HOBBIES, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IS WHERE YOU LIKE TO HIKE OR WHERE YOU LIKE TO CAMP.
SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SERGIO GOING FIRST AND THEN FREDERICK SECOND, THAT'D BE GREAT.
UM, MY FAVORITE CAMPING SPOT WOULD BE, UH, THE CHI MOUNTAINS, WHICH IS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF ARIZONA.
MY FAMILY'S FROM THE DOUGLAS AREA, SO, UH, WE HAVE SOME FAMILY HISTORY OF GOING OUT TO THOSE MOUNTAIN RANGES.
UH, JUST ANYWHERE, UH, AROUND ARIZONA, UH, IN THE VALLEY.
I WOULD SAY MY FAVORITE MOUNTAIN RANGE WOULD BE THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS, PROBABLY.
WE GO THERE TWICE A YEAR I'D SAY.
SO WOODS CANYON LAKE AREA, TWO WAY CAMPGROUNDS.
PROBABLY ONE MY FAVORITE CAMPGROUNDS.
UM, I DO A GOOD AMOUNT OF CAMPING.
I'M NOT TOO MUCH HIKING THOUGH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I, I'M, I'M DONE IN SIX, FIVE MONTHS
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OUTTA THE, HERE THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO HIKING FOR ME, BUT YEAH, PACEON AREA'S PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE AT.OH, YOU SAID WOODS CANYON LAKE.
I, I LOVE THAT PLACE, BUT GOING THERE SINCE I WAS A KID, NOT TOO MUCH CAMPING, JUST POPPING INTO FISH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE GETTING TO THE TOP OF THAT RIM AND TAKING THE DRIVE INTO WOODS CANYON LAKE ALONG THE, THE RIM SIDE THERE AND JUST THE VIEW IS SPECTACULAR.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF AVONDALE AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR EXPERTISE IN BEING A PART OF THE TEAM.
SO THANK YOU MAYOR VICE ATTORNEY COUNCIL.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR VIDEO SCREEN FOR A FEW MORE INTRODUCTIONS.
MY POSITION IS A CONTAINER TECHNICIAN AND THE THING I LIKE MOST ABOUT MY JOB IS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS AROUND US.
UH, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER GONZALEZ.
I WORK IN THE STREETS DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT MY JOB IS THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AND HOW WE'RE A REAL, UH, TIGHT GROUP OF GUYS.
WE ALL LIKE TO HAVE FUN TOGETHER.
I WORK FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN, AND PART OF THE JOB IS, UH, FABRICATING, UH, MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLES.
HI, MY NAME NAME'S MICHAEL GEARHART.
I WORK AS A WATER METER TECHNICIAN.
AND ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT MY JOB IS ALL MY COWORKERS AND MANAGERS AROUND ME.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
PLEASE PASS ON TO THE REST OF THEM THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING PART OF THE TEAM.
[b. Proclamation - Government Communicators Day - February 20, 2026]
RON.THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UP NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS DAY.
I BELIEVE PIER, YOUR MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR WILL PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND TONIGHT I'M JOINED BY, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WHO ARE HERE FOR COUNCIL'S RECOGNITION OF GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS DAY, WHICH WE MARKED ON FEBRUARY 21ST.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR 80TH ANNIVERSARY, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE'LL BE SHARING STORIES AND MEMORIES ABOUT AVONDALE'S HISTORY.
AND I HOPE YOU INDULGE ME JUST A FEW MOMENTS TO, UM, SHARE THE HISTORY OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CITY OF AVONDALE.
UM, THE CITY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1946, BUT IT WOULD BE 50 YEARS LATER BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME WOULD DEEM IT APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE IN THE CITY.
SO IN APRIL OF 2000, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HIRED AS THE CITY'S FIRST PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
AND AT THE TIME, AVONDALE'S POPULATION WAS NOT QUITE 40,000.
UM, MY OFFICE WAS LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A CONVERTED BANK BUILDING ON CENTRAL AVENUE THAT WAS CITY HALL.
AND WHEN I CAME TO WORK FOR AVONDALE, THERE WAS NO CITY WEBSITE.
THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL LOGO, MUCH LESS A CITY BRAND.
IT WOULD BE MANY YEARS LATER WHEN WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN FACEBOOK.
UM, AND SO THE ONLY WAY TO REACH RESIDENTS BACK THEN WAS THROUGH OUR LOCAL MEDIA, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR REPORTERS, UM, AND BY HOLDING MANY, MANY, MANY PUBLIC MEETINGS, WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY INEVITABLY THE, UH, FIVE OR SIX SAME PEOPLE THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, SHOW UP TO THOSE MEETINGS.
UM, SO FAST FORWARD TO 25 YEARS LATER, THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTION IS NO LONGER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF JUST ONE PERSON OR EVEN THAT OF A SMALL DEPARTMENT OF SEVEN PEOPLE HERE IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE.
MANY PEOPLE WEAR THE HAT OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATOR, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE IN THEIR OFFICIAL JOB TITLE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION COORDINATORS WHO SHARE FUN POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE AQUATIC CENTER OR THE SPORTS PROGRAMS TO OUR LIBRARIANS WHO ENCOURAGE LIBRARY CARD SIGNUPS THROUGH THEIR HUMOROUS POSTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE THAT RUNS THE CITIZENS ACADEMY PROGRAM TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S ALWAYS OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR SKITS AND THEIR INNOVATIVE, UM, PODCASTS.
UM, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE ACTIVE ON LINKEDIN SHARING THE WORD ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
AND OF COURSE OUR PUBLIC, UH, OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES THROUGH AVONDALE ALERT.
OUR CITIZENS HAVE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US THROUGH AVY WISE, THROUGH
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AVONDALE CONNECT AND A MYRIAD OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AND YES, WE STILL HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS.SO THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP IN AVONDALE, WE ARE A CITY THAT BELIEVES IN TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN COMMUNICATION BECAUSE, BECAUSE IT IS THROUGH ROBUST COMMUNICATION AND GOVERNMENT THAT WE BUILD TRUST AND INSPIRE OUR RESIDENTS TO BE INVOLVED, THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT IS GRATEFUL TO SUPPORT AVONDALE'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS.
AND TONIGHT WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE MAYOR TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS DAY.
WHEREAS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONS IS TO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS ROBUST COMMUNICATION IN GOVERNMENT CREATES TRUST AND INSPIRES RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTION AND TO BE INVOLVED.
AND WHEREAS GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS CREATE RELATIONSHIPS AND CALLS TO ACTION, BUILD AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH STORYTELLING, ENGAGE AND FOSTER ENGAGEMENT ON CIVIC ISSUES, AND USE ALL CHANNELS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE AND CRITICAL DECISIONS, AND WHERE IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HAVE STRONG COMMUNICATIONS IN GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT'S THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENT OF LIVING IN A DEMOCRACY WHERE CITIZENS HAVE THE FREEDOM TO MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD.
AND WHEREAS AVONDALE'S MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT SERVES AS THE HUB FOR THE CITY'S EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS TO RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AVONDALE IS PROUD AND HAS DEEP GRATITUDE AND RECOGNITION FOR GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS, PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION, HARD WORK, COMMITMENT, ENTHUSIASM, AND SACRIFICE.
NOW THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE AVONDALE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF AVONDALE, ARIZONA, HEREBY PROCLAIMS FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026, GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS DAY IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF THE MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH OTHER CITY STAFF, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR CAREERS TO ENSURE THE CITY, CITY OF AVONDALE HAS EFFECTIVE, IMPACTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES THAT RESONATE AND ARE RELEVANT.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT I HEARD FROM YOU PEERS, THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT HERE, ESSENTIALLY IT BECOMES A TEAM SPORT.
AND PRIOR TO 2000, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION WAS REALLY DELIVERED BY WHO YOU KNEW AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND SO THE FACT THAT THIS TEAM SPORT HAS EVOLVED TO THIS POINT WHERE EVERYBODY'S CONNECTIVITY, UH, IS THERE AND ESSENTIALLY IS COMMUNICATED UPON THEIR VOICE, IT'S REALLY NICE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THOSE THAT WORK WITHIN IT, UH, CONTINUE TO REFINE THOSE MESSAGES, HELP DELIVER 'EM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY PROVIDE THAT, PROVIDE THAT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND THE CITY ITSELF.
AND SO I COMMITTEE YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADD, PLEASE DO SO.
PIERRE, I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE THE FIRST.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I KNOW YOU HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM BEHIND YOU.
AND UM, I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A LOT OF WORK BECAUSE IT SHOWS WE GET A REPORT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
SO BETWEEN ALL THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING, UM, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION.
IT'S GONE BY PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT IF WE VERY QUICKLY
YOU DESERVE TO STAND UP AND BE APPLAUDED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO.
IF COUNSEL WOULDN'T MIND JOINING ME DOWN BELOW, WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO.
WHO'S GONNA TAKE IT? IF SHE'S RIGHT THERE, SHE HAS TO BE IN THE PICTURE.
AND THEN SAY HI, I'LL HAVE RIGHT NEXT.
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ALL TIGHT.MARSHALL, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK? THANK YOU MAYOR.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR TONIGHT.
[4. CONSENT AGENDA]
US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSENT AGENDA.ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO WISH TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.
I JUST WAS GONNA MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OH, WE DON'T HAVE, YES, BECAUSE OUR, OUR IPADS ARE NOT WORKING.
SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE.
CAN I GET SECOND? GOT A SECOND.
MARCELLA, ARE WE DOING A VOICE VOTE? WE COULD JUST SAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OKAY, WELL THAT WAS VERY QUICK SUMMARY
[5. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS FROM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS]
OF CURRENT EVENTS.ANYBODY WISH TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION FROM THE EVENTS? HIGHEST MAYOR NIELSEN? I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THE LAST WEEK OR TWO TO UH, HAVE RIBBON CUTTING AT TWO OF OUR YES, UM, COFFEE SHOPS DOWN ON BUCKEYE AND LOWER, LOWER, LOWER BUCKEYE AND AVONDALE, WHICH WAS GREAT.
I GOT TO TALK WITH THE PEOPLE DOWN THERE AND HOW EXCITED THEY ARE ABOUT THAT ONE DOWN THERE AND THE HUMAN BEING LAST WEEK OVER ON ER AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE PEOPLE AT GE AND GET THEM.
THERE ARE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? THAT MAY BE ALL FOR RIGHT NOW.
WELL, LAST TUESDAY ON TACO TUESDAY, MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO
WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS THEIR OPENING DAY.
THEY WERE DOING A SOFT OPENING, GREAT FOOD.
UM, AND I JUST SIGNED UP FOR THE FIRE ACADEMY.
I SEE ALL THE FIRE GUYS BACK THERE.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND, UM, ARIZONA OFFICE OF, UH, THE GOVERNOR'S, UM, KICKOFF TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH TODAY.
AND I SAT THROUGH AN AWESOME, UM, PANEL WHERE WE HEARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF RESILIENCY.
SO THIS WEEK WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TON OF ACTIVITIES, UH, AROUND, UM, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
AND I WILL BE ON A PANEL ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, UM, AT THE ARCH WOOD CENTER, UM, CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
UM, I JUST WANTED JUST TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO PARKS AND REC AND LIBRARY.
UM, OUR FAMILY ATTENDED THE MOVIE IN THE PARK AT DECONCINI AND IT WAS SO COOL TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE.
UM, FAMILIES, THE KIDS CAME IN THEIR PAJAMAS SO THEY CAN STAY AND, AND WATCH THE MOVIES.
UH, FAMILIES BROUGHT BLANKETS, THEIR CHAIRS, PILLOWS FROM THEIR, LOOKS LIKE THEIR BEDS TO ENJOY THE NIGHT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE, UM, EVENTS THAT REALLY, REALLY WARM MY HEART AND MAKES A HUGE IMPACT FOR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE THREE, FOUR KIDS.
IT CAN GET VERY EXPENSIVE TO TAKE 'EM TO GO SEE A MOVIE.
AND IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE, PADDINGTON, IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING, UM, NIGHT.
SO THANK YOU TO PARKS AND RECS AND FOR LIBRARIES FOR, UM, FOR BEING OUT THERE AND BRINGING SO MUCH JOY AND FUN TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I AMEND HER, UH, UPDATE? 'CAUSE SHE LEFT OUT A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC.
UM, WE HAD PIZZA AT THAT EVENT, UH, THAT FED A,
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A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUR FAMILIES OUT THERE, AND THAT WAS DIRECTLY FROM HER, UH, FUND, AND SHE ARRANGED FOR THAT.SO WE MAY HAVE DELIVERED, BUT THAT WAS AT HER ASK AND HER, HER FINANCE.
UH, ON MONDAY OF LAST WEEK, REALLY QUICKLY, I WAS ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY OF MIRIAM HALL.
UM, HER FIRST NAME WAS GERTRUDE, BUT SHE SAID, PLEASE DO NOT USE THAT NAME.
SO I APOLOGIZE, UH, MIRIAM, UH, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
BUT SHE IS A RESIDENT HERE OF AVONDALE FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS.
HER GRANDSON IS A COUNCIL MEMBER IN MICHIGAN, UH, AND WAS DOWN HERE WITH SOME FAMILY VISITING AND WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAY AT RED LOBSTER.
SO I PRESENTED HER WITH A PROCLAMATION, WHICH A HUNDRED YEARS, UM, YOUNG, I THOUGHT WAS A, WAS A MILESTONE THAT I HOPE ALL OF US COULD.
SHE WAS CELEBRATING, SHE WAS FEISTY, SO I'M SURE MANY MORE YEARS TO COME FROM MIRIAM.
ON TUESDAY, I ATTENDED A BRIEFING FROM THE A-P-S-C-E-O, TED AND HE PROVIDED, UH, AN UPDATE.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT AN A PS COVERAGE AREA, UH, ALL OF US, BUT, UM, IN REGARDS TO DATA CENTERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, POWER, UM, AND HOW THEY'RE MAKING SURE AND BEING COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT, UH, THE, UH, RATES FOR CUSTOMERS SUCH AS DATA CENTERS ARE GONNA BE COMING FROM A SEPARATE BUCKET THAN THOSE OF THE RESIDENTS.
SO I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY IMPORTANT, UH, SO THAT THE, THE, UH, COSTS ARE NOT BEING, UM, SHARED WITH THE AVERAGE RATE PAYER.
AND ONE LAST THING IS I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH A MARKETING TEAM ON THURSDAY IN REGARDS TO OUR STATE OF THE CITY THAT WILL BE COMING UP AND, UH, CREATING A VIDEO THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT 80 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF OURS.
UM, CAN I PLEASE GET A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED.
WE GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN WHITE.
SECOND AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA, PLEASE VOTE.
THAT WAS A QUICK MEETING EVERYBODY.
PLEASE DRIVE SAFE, GET HOME SAFELY, AND WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING ON THE 26TH.