May 16, 2023 City Council

OH, THAT'D BE GOOD.

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[CALL TO ORDER]

IT IS MAY 16TH, 2023, AT 7:00 P.M.

I WILL ASK COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? YES. OKAY.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK PEOPLE, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR PHONES AND I WILL REMIND PEOPLE AT THE DAIS, IF YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE UP ON THE DAIS, IT IS AND CAN BE CONSIDERED A PART OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

SO BE AWARE.

AT THIS TIME WE WILL DO THE PLEDGES.

OKAY. I WILL ASK JEFF NOE, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE AMERICAN PLEDGE? AND TRICIA FECHT, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE? THE FLAG. ALL RIGHT.

I 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.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? PATTI, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? OKAY, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS.

[1. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 841 CANVASSING THE ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS ON MAY 6, 2023. ]

[INAUDIBLE]. YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET AND THEN THE UPDATED VERSION WAS PUT UP AT YOUR PLACE HERE ON THE CANVAS OF THE ELECTION.

THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS FOR CITY COUNCIL.

CINDY MEYER, 359.

JIM REED, 495.

TODD FECHT, 541.

AMANDA NOE, 419, WHICH MEANS THAT JIM REED, TODD FECHT AND AMANDA NOE ARE ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

ON PROPOSITION B FOR THREE YEAR TERMS. FOR WAS 370 AGAINST WAS 402 WHICH MEANS THIS FAILED.

FOR PROPOSITION C.

CITY SALES TAX FOR WAS 441 AGAINST 349. LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX PASSED.

OKAY. OKAY.

THAT'S ON THE CANVAS OF THAT.

BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE THE OTHER IS UNDER A DIFFERENT ORDINANCE.

WHICH IS.

YOU CAN TAKE ACTION. MADAM MAYOR, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 841 CANVASING THE ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARATIONS OF THE RESULTS FOR THE ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, ON MAY 6TH, 2023.

OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND.

BEFORE THAT'S SECONDED, I'M SORRY, THERE ARE BLANKS IN SECTION TWO.

YOU NEED TO MOVE APPROVAL OF IT WITH THE CORRECT NUMBERS IN THOSE BLANKS.

807. I DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OKAY. OKAY.

SO I'M GOING TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR SECTION TWO.

THE OFFICIAL RETURNS OF THE ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVING BEEN OPENED, EXAMINED AND CANVASSED THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS AND DETERMINES 807 VOTES WERE CAST AT THIS ELECTION ON THE COUNCIL ELECTION, 807 VOTES WERE CAST ON PROPOSITION B AND 800 OR 707.

[INAUDIBLE] WELL, TOTAL NO CONTEST TOTAL, RIGHT?

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RIGHT. OKAY. SO 807 FOR PROPOSITION B.

MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

DID WE GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT? OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY. FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE, I SHOW TOTAL VOTES CAST TO BE 1814.

RIGHT. AND THEN 807 FOR OKAY. JUST OKAY.

ACTUALLY, POINT OF CORRECTION THEN.

FOR COUNCILMEMBERS AT LARGE, IT SHOULD BE 2421 BECAUSE SHE SAID WE USE CONTEST TOTALS BECAUSE WE USED 807 AND 807 SO IT SHOULD BE 2421. IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM SLAUGHTER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER REED.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.

I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF OF ACCEPTING THE MOTION AS PRESENTED.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANYONE OPPOSED.

NONE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

OKAY NOW.

[2. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 842 CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY ON MAY 6, 2023.]

THAT WAS PROPOSITION OKAY. FOR A FACILITY WAS 258 AGAINST WAS 534. THEREFORE THAT BOND FAILED.

MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 842, CANVASING THE RETURNS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY ON MAY 6TH, 2023, INPUTTING THE TOTAL VOTE COUNT OF 807.

OKAY, THIS ONE'S DIFFERENT.

THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. SO IT NEEDS THE VOTES FOR AND THE VOTES AGAINST.

OKAY. THEN I WILL AMEND THAT TO STATE 258 VOTES FOR 534 VOTES AGAINST FOR A TOTAL VOTE COUNT OF 807.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SLAUGHTER.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT MADAM MAYOR.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SLAUGHTER AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER REED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.

I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

ACCEPTING THE CANVASED ELECTION RETURNS.

IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANYONE OPPOSED TO.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

OKAY. IT GETS EASIER FROM HERE.

[3. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, COUNCILMEMBERS TODD FECHT, AMANDA NOE, AND JIM REED.]

YEAH. FIRST UP, TODD FECHT.

COME ON AND I'LL ASK YOU TO STAND THERE BUT FACE OUT TO THE AUDIENCE SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE PICTURES IF THEY WANT TO AND SEE YOUR PRETTY FACE.

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I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

CITY OF PARKER.

CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, TEXAS.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. OKAY.

WELCOME TO COUNCIL.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY. EXCITED TO SERVE.

OKAY, JUST ONE SECOND.

THIS IS A RED PEN.

BLUE PEN HERE. WE'RE NOT COORDINATED TONIGHT.

WHAT CAN I SAY? IF YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR SEAT AND WHERE MS. MEYER WAS AND THEN FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK AND GET IT BACK TO PATTI.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

NEXT MS. NOE. IF YOU WOULD COME UP HERE AND STAND OUT WHERE I CAN SEE YOU AND TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I, AMANDA NOE.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS.

CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.

OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. WELCOME TO COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER.

[APPLAUSE] IF YOU WILL TAKE THIS AND TAKE YOUR SEAT UP THERE AND THEN FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK AND RETURN IT TO PATTI.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE PAPERWORK.

WE'RE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

MR. REED.

OKAY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I, JIM REED.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

CITY OF PARKER.

CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS.

TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PROTECT, PRESERVE AND DEFEND.

PROTECT, PRESERVE AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION.

THE CONSTITUTION.

AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. WELCOME BACK TO COUNCIL.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY. AND IF YOU'LL FILL OUT PAPERS AND YOU TURN THEM TO PATTI.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, AT THIS TIME WE WILL ADDRESS ITEM FOUR CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER

[4. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2023-733, APPOINTING THE 2023-2024 MAYOR PRO TEM. ]

AT THIS TIME ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR PRO TEM? MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION OF MICHAEL SLAUGHTER WITH CONFIRMATION FROM HIM THAT HE'S INTERESTED IN CONTINUING HIS SERVICE THAT HE'S DONE THIS PAST YEAR.

I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM.

OKAY. ARE THERE? I'LL SECOND? OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND NAMING MICHAEL.

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MOVE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION APPOINTING MICHAEL SLAUGHTER AS MAYOR PRO TEM.

OKAY. SO, MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-733 APPOINTING MICHAEL SLAUGHTER THE 2023-24 MAYOR PRO TEM.

OKAY. WHEN YOU GET A NEW ATTORNEY, THEY DO IT DIFFERENTLY.

I SWEAR, EVERY TIME WE GET USED TO SOMETHING.

[LAUGHTER] I SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FECHT APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-733 APPOINTING MICHAEL SLAUGHTER AS MAYOR PRO TEM.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.

I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? NOT HEARING ANY MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO. OKAY.

[5. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 843 APPOINTING AMY J. STANPHILL AS CITY ATTORNEY.]

STANPHILL AS CITY ATTORNEY.

IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE THE RESOLUTION ON THIS.

AND I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.

MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 843 APPOINTING AMY J.

STANPHILL AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY OF PARKER.

OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? MADAM MAYOR, I SECOND THE MOTION.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REED AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 843 APPOINTING AMY J.

STANPHILL AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 843.

THAT WAS QUICK. OKAY.

THAT EVERYONE.

ANYONE AGAINST. NO.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO AND I WILL INTRODUCE AMY.

SHE'S SITTING IN THE BACK.

THIS IS AMY STANPHILL.

[APPLAUSE] NOW NOW I'M GOING TO RUN OUT HERE.

NOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS.

[6. PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING FORMER COUNCILMEMBER(S) DR. DIANA M. ABRAHAM AND CINDY MEYER FOR THEIR SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF PARKER. ]

AND ANYTIME WE LOSE SOMEBODY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT'S ALWAYS HARD AND DIFFICULT.

THEY GAVE THEIR HEARTS OUT IN WORKING FOR THE CITY, AND WE SO APPRECIATE WHAT ALL THEY'VE DONE.

FIRST, I'M GOING TO ASK DIANA ABRAHAM TO COME UP.

AND RECEIVE A PLAQUE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL. SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I PROMISED A SPEECH BECAUSE LET ME PUT THIS RIGHT HERE.

CAN I TURN THIS AROUND A LITTLE? OKAY, TODAY IS A BITTERSWEET DAY FOR ME.

WHEN I LOOK BACK ON THE PAST FOUR YEARS SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL, I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL A PROFOUND SENSE OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE CHANCE TO REPRESENT YOU AND THIS CITY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

LOOKING BACK, WE SURVIVED A PANDEMIC, A WINTER WIPEOUT AND VARIOUS OTHER CHALLENGES TO THE CITY, COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY.

HOWEVER, ONE THING REMAINED A CONSTANT, AND THAT WAS OUR CITY'S UNIQUE ABILITY TO BE RESILIENT AND CARRY ON WITHOUT EVER MISSING A BEAT.

BEFORE I SIT DOWN, I WANTED TO USE THIS TIME TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO THE CITY PERSONNEL.

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GARY GRANT, PATTI.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE TO MAKE THIS CITY THE BEST CITY TO LIVE IN, IN TEXAS.

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES YOUR SERVICE MAY FEEL LIKE IT GOES UNNOTICED OR EVEN UNDERAPPRECIATED.

BUT TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS, WITHOUT YOU, THERE IS NO PARKER.

WE RELY ON YOU FOR EVERYTHING, NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR BIG THE ISSUE IS.

YOU ARE REALLY THE BACKBONE OF THIS CITY.

AND I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS.

KEEP UP YOUR SENSE OF PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION.

AND THANK YOU TRULY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS, FOR ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS, FOR HEARING MY IDEAS, AND NEVER MAKING ME FEEL THAT I WAS STUPID OR NOT MAKING ANY SENSE.

TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SERVED WITH ME THE PAST FOUR YEARS, SOME WHO ARE NOT HERE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING IN OUR COMMITMENT TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY.

WE'VE HAD OUR FAIR SHARE OF HEALTHY DEBATES, FEW DISAGREEMENTS, JUST A FEW, AND SHARED SUCCESSES.

BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE DID IT TOGETHER RESPECTFULLY AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO THANK THE THIS PARTICULAR CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SHOW OF SUPPORT AND COMPASSION YOU SHOWED ME AND MY FAMILY DURING MY FATHER'S ILLNESS.

I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO CRY.

AND SUBSEQUENT PASSING OF FROM COVID IN 2021.

I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU ALL SHOWED UP AT MY FATHER'S FUNERAL AND STOOD THERE IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR ME.

LOSING HIM WAS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER FACED IN MY LIFE.

AND IT WAS SUDDEN AND QUICK.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO EVEN SERVE REMOTE AND REMOTE INTO THE SESSIONS COUNCIL SESSIONS THAT WE HAD.

AND I KNOW THAT WAS UNPRECEDENTED.

AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING THERE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL TO MY FELLOW RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF PARKER.

I AM HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TRUST AND FAITH IN ME THIS PAST FOUR YEARS.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVEN IF WE MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE AGREED ON EVERY SINGLE OPINION OF EVERY SINGLE ISSUE, I ALWAYS TOOK YOUR CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS PERSONALLY AND USE THEM TO ULTIMATELY GUIDE MY DECISIONS WITH INTEGRITY AND DUE DILIGENCE.

AND I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.

OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, OUR TOWN HALLS, WORKSHOPS OR CITY EVENTS ALL DEMONSTRATED HOW REMARKABLE OUR CITY CAN BE WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, SHARE IDEAS, VOICE CONCERNS, OR SIMPLY SOCIALIZE TO MAKE OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE.

LOOKING BACK, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND IMPROVE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

WE LOWERED OUR TAX RATES.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT I CAN'T LIST DUE TO LACK OF TIME.

HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE AS WE STRIVE TO MAINTAIN OUR VIBRANT, DIVERSE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY INTO THE FUTURE.

PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT EASY.

IT DOESN'T PAY AND IT'S OFTEN HUMBLING AND CHALLENGING.

BUT MORE THAN ALL THAT, IT'S REWARDING.

AND WHAT WE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A BETTER CITY FOR OUR GENERATIONS AND THE ONES AFTER.

IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND JOHNSON, WHO ISN'T HERE BECAUSE HE'S OUT OF TOWN.

AND MY GIRLS, ANNABELLA, WHO'S HERE, AND GABRIELLA, AS WELL AS MY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS WHO SUPPORTED AND LOVED ME THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS.

FINALLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, WITHOUT WHOM I WOULD BE NOTHING AND WITH WHOM I WAS ABLE TO BE OF SERVICE TO THIS GREAT CITY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER.

COUNCILMAN MEYER.

AND WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL.

COUNCILMAN FECHT, COUNCILWOMAN NOE.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR RETURNING COUNCILMAN REED.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PETTLE FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MENTOR TO ME AND I APPRECIATE IT.

MY FAMILY APPRECIATES IT.

AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU FOR THE FRIENDSHIP AS WELL AS HAVING THE PRIVILEGE TO ACTUALLY WORK WITH YOU AND SIT UP HERE.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SAY GOODBYE TO CINDY MEYER.

MS. MEYER WOULD YOU COME UP HERE? THIS IS ALSO TOUGH.

I REMEMBER CINDY WHEN BEFORE SHE WAS ON COUNCIL, SHE USED TO BE AN AGITATOR THAT WOULD COME TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AGITATING ABOUT THIS AND WITH THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY SHE GOT TIRED OF AGITATING AND CAME UP AND JOINED US AS COUNCIL.

AND WE ARE SO GLAD THAT SHE DID.

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THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING. OH.

WELL, I DIDN'T PREPARE A SPEECH FOR TONIGHT, BUT I THINK DIANA'S SPEECH WAS VERY ELOQUENT AND SPOKE FOR ME, TOO. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SHE SAID.

I THINK WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS CITY HERE.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS FOR THESE PAST SIX YEARS, AND IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO.

BUT THE THINGS WILL CARRY ON.

AND WE HAVE A GREAT COUNCIL.

AND WELCOME TO AMANDA AND TODD, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'LL DO A GREAT JOB.

THE STAFF IS INCREDIBLE IN THIS CITY, AND PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, GARY AND GRANT AND PATTI REALLY DO A LOT OF WORK AND PROBABLY ARE UNDER REWARDED FOR THEIR WORK, BUT THEY'RE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE CITY. AND OF COURSE, THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH.

AND AND LIKE DIANA SAID, WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE MOVE ON.

AND SO I WISH THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.

AND I'M SURE THE CITY WILL BE BETTER FOR YOU SERVING.

SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

OKAY. COME ON OVER.

THANK YOU.

WELCOMING OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SAYING GOODBYE TO THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING US.

WELCOME YOUR NEW COUNCIL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.