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Mm hmm.

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Charlotte city council's

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mayoral vacancy and candidate

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forum.

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It's JUNE the 15th and it's at

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2:00 and I think we have almost

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everyone I know we have and I

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believe we're going to go

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around and introduce our staff

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as well as our council members.

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All right.

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MISS Billy.

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Billy towns, deputy city clerk

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Good afternoon, general o'mara.

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At-large.

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Good afternoon.

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I'm victoria watlington and I

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have the pleasure of serving

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you as a member at large.

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>> good afternoon, joy mayo

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representing district three.

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Oh really?

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Owen's representing district

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six and driggs district seven.

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>> now from gram district to

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lorna mayfield serving at large

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jd MS..

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What asked district five?

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Good afternoon.

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>> I'm renee johnson and I have

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the honor of representing

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district four.

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Welcome and congratulations to

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all the candidates.

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So I want to say thank you and

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it is a pleasure to have you

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here this afternoon.

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So many of you who are

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beginning to participate in

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what I think is one of the most

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important things that we do

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which is to have a city that we

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can work with all things that

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we can do for all of the

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communities that we have and to

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make sure it works.

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So I'm just going to say I'm

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going to call up we have called

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a meeting to order and we

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understand that we have all of

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our appointments, all of the

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people that are joining us.

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So let's go down into what we

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are going to try to do for our

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candidate forum.

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The candidates will appear in

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alphabetical order by last

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name.

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Each candidate has been

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assigned a number candidates

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will be called by their name

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and number to the lectern which

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is right up here with our city

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attorney here.

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And when it is their turn each

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one will be given two minutes

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to provide a statement to

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council.

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There will be no questions

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during the forum.

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However, MISS Mayfield has

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asked to be recognized and I

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want to do that with her.

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MS. Mayfield thank you, MADAM

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Mayor.

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So colleagues, as today we are

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just hearing from the

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candidates.

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list we have about 49

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individuals I had mentioned

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previously that we have

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opportunity when we look at

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what we identify through the

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process of trying to narrow

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down potential the strongest

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candidates that potentially MAY

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have five or more I believe we

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have the opportunity to create

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the survey again.

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the opportunity this being part

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one of a two part process where

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we then narrowed it down to a

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number where we could see where

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they MAY MAY be consensus

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amongst council five or more.

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to invite those individuals

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back and actually ask the

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questions that we can that come

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together and decide on some

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I definitely want to also

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acknowledge mayor louse for

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agreeing to stick around a

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little bit longer.

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And not leaving at the initial

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JUNE date to give us time to

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make sure that to the best of

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our ability based on the

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applications that we identify

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the appropriate candidate to

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fill out these 17 months.

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have the opportunity to have

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discussions around the

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candidates in order for and the

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opportunity for us to be able

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to ask questions of the

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candidates after we get through

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Mayor my question is do I need

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to put that in the form of a

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motion to see if we can get

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support to so if that is the

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case I would like to make a

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motion that part two of this

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initial mail appointment

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process we will have the

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ability for council to then

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work with staff to identify

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survey and from that survey

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narrow it down in order to

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actually have the opportunity

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for us to ask questions of the

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candidates.

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second or not because we don't

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have a process at the listening

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in supporting our people today.

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process that I am suggesting.

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this MAY feel and has has a

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makes has made the motion so if

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we don't get this back in.

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any further conversation?

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MADAM Mayor, I appreciate the

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opportunity and I.

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I will speak on behalf of the

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motion.

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I am inclined towards that but

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I would ask for a friendly

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amendment to add in the ability

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for individual council members

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to assess folks who do not show

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up today in person.

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I did vote and we were

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unanimous in that but I think

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the manner in which we

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disclosed the date that it

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would be and the lack of

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flexibility has led to some

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folks who are quite honestly

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part of this community who do

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have supporters and detractors

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both but folks who are not here

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and it delegitimizes our

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process to not be able to have

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an option.

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those of us who do not see

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somebody here today to still be

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allowed in our process to

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consider them even though they

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did not show up here today.

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accept that friendly amendment

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because at this point we have

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49 individuals here.

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one individual who could not be

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in attendance for today.

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option.

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You can't phone in being a

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mayor.

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I don't think that for me we

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have 49 individuals.

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i am not interested in change

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in a process for one individual

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whoever that individual is.

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person.

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Matt, I have to substitute

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you can offer a substitute

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motion.

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moves forward this presentation

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that I was getting ready to

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share provides some context for

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the process that might be

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helpful to this discussion.

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So MADAM Mayor and

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councilmember mayfield, if you

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would be so inclined to give me

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about five minutes to run

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through this this MAY inform

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this discussion and then you

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can pick back up.

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It MAY inform where you are.

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>> MADAM Mayor I am fine with a

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pause so that our city attorney

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can present MISS Kimberly

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Watlington okay, so let's I'm

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you know it's always better to

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know what we're talking about

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with the attorney standing in.

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Good afternoon, council mayor

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and council.

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This presentation will walk you

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briefly through the appointment

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process as we stand here today

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and how we could possibly move

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forward.

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As a reminder for council and

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as well for the public any

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vacancy including the mayor's

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vacancy shall be appointed be

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filled by appointment of the

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city council.

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And cities like charlotte and

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whole partizan elections the

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interim mayor must belong to

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the same political party as the

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individual being replaced and

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must be to 21 years of age and

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reside within the city of

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charlotte city limits.

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primary will occur on SEPTEMBER

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the 14th 2027 and the general

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election will occur on NOVEMBER

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selection phase options, there

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are two options that I outlined

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for you in memo form back on

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MAY 7th that and that includes

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a motion second and vote as an

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option.

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Also a nomination and ballot

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process with the nomination and

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ballot process which is what

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council has historically used

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as a means of selecting for a

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vacancy.

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You would have to options

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everyone who has filled out an

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application and adhere to the

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requirements of the application

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could be considered a nominee

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or each council member could

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receive could be offered the

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opportunity to provide one

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nomination and then close

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nominations thereafter.

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this discussion that you're

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having now could could increase

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that number.

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is that council members would

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have options for providing a

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nomination versus everyone

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who's submitted an application

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having the opportunity to be

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considered in that process and

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each council member would go

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around the diocese and have the

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opportunity to provide a

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nomination for candidate a, b

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or c even the clerk would

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record the nomination and

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ballots would be created and

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voting would occur later in the

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meeting.

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So this would happen all in

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person.

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All of the nominations would

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occur in person and all of the

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voting would occur in person

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with the balloting process.

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Each council member would cast

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one vote.

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Votes as I said, will be

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publicly announced and

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recorded.

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The appointment would require

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six votes if no candidate

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receives six votes.

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You would proceed to subsequent

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ballots.

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The recommendation the city

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attorney's office would make at

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this point would be in order

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for a candidate to move forward

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they must have at least three

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votes.

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>> this outlines the

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elimination and tie procedures

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or it's a recommended for that

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after each ballot the lowest

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vote getter would be

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eliminated.

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The remaining candidates would

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continue if there is a tie the

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advancement threshold would be

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still three.

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And if you have two candidates

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who receive at least three

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votes in this example then a, b

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and c would advance if you have

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a tie of the lowest vote

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getters again a receiving for b

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receiving two and c receiving

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two both b and c would advance

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.

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So for today I have three

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buckets of decision points.

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Number one motion motion or

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nomination and ballot method.

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number two the number of

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nominations allotted to each

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council member and number three

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the number of votes required to

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proceed to subsequent ballots

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and obviously now at this point

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at this juncture would there be

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an additional line of

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questioning and or elimination

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that would narrow, narrow the

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field?

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And so those are the points

363
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that you all would need to

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decide today as you move

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forward through the process to

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streamline the 22nd vote.

367
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>> thank you very much.

368
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I know that all of us can see

369
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this and I know that we had two

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people that wanted to speak to

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this right away.

372
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So I'm going to start again

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MISS Kimberly.

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Council member kimberly and

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followed by council member

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watlington.

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If I could defer to

378
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councilmember watlington I've

379
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already spoken on the issue and

380
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want to defer to my colleague

381
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who's not yet our opportunity

382
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but thank you.

383
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>> thank you for that

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councilmember.

385
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A couple of quick things.

386
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Firstly, as it relates to the

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question of whether or not

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council members can reach out

389
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so I don't think my assumption

390
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is that any council member can

391
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speak to anyone at any time.

392
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I just want to make sure that

393
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that was clear even if that

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doesn't go forward in a motion,

395
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I don't want folks to feel as

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though that they can not have a

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conversation with any of the

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candidates as they so please.

399
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And then the second thing in

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regards to narrowing it down, i

401
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do support the three rather

402
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than five because we would

403
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essentially have voted by that

404
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time.

405
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For those reasons I'm wondering

406
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if there's a need to have an

407
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additional step to whittle down

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to ask questions given that

409
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that can happen off line at any

410
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time.

411
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I also wanted to add we talked

412
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about this earlier but I just

413
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wanted to be clear about the

414
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fact that no one is being

415
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eliminated because they're not

416
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here today.

417
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Now they MAY be that MAY be a

418
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factor for an individual

419
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council member, which is

420
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certainly their prerogative.

421
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But for those watching, if you

422
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are not here today, you are not

423
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automatically eliminated from

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this process.

425
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So that being said, I think

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there's plenty of opportunities

427
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still to have conversations

428
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going forward with that.

429
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I don't want to jump over

430
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council member mayfield's

431
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motion but I do wonder if it is

432
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well I would imagine it's in

433
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order because of what's been

434
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presented to us but I would

435
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like to go ahead and move to

436
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use the ballot method to

437
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address the first decision

438
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point here very very well.

439
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>> but MAY I answer the other

440
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questions, DR. Watlington that

441
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you posted up opposed excuse

442
00:16:04,758 --> 00:16:06,758
me.

443
00:16:07,561 --> 00:16:09,961
First legally certainly council

444
00:16:10,398 --> 00:16:11,320
members can reach out to

445
00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,340
individual candidates and have

446
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outline conversations.

447
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What we would want to avoid

448
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certainly is a quorum of this

449
00:16:16,304 --> 00:16:18,704
body conferring with a

450
00:16:19,140 --> 00:16:19,774
particular candidate but

451
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barring barring that certainly

452
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conversations could occur as it

453
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relates to your your comment

454
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about the nominees or the

455
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candidates that have been

456
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brought forward.

457
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>> all of the candidates who

458
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met the legal threshold for

459
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requirements were provided in

460
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your binders in the eligible

461
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candidates category I.E. The

462
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those who did not obviously

463
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were in the non eligible and so

464
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they would be that is the

465
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threshold question for the

466
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application process that you

467
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adopted on MAY 26th and so that

468
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checks that off.

469
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And then lastly the nominations

470
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piece of it certainly you could

471
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you could address the number

472
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that you feel is appropriate

473
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but again recognizing that the

474
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threshold needs to be set in

475
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advance of the meeting so that

476
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the roles aren't changed in the

477
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middle of voting.

478
00:17:06,688 --> 00:17:07,423
So then with that, MADAM Mayor,

479
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if I MAY if I MAY just to get a

480
00:17:09,224 --> 00:17:09,858
motion on the floor for

481
00:17:09,858 --> 00:17:12,661
discussion I will amend there's

482
00:17:12,661 --> 00:17:13,328
there's a motion in I'm sorry I

483
00:17:13,328 --> 00:17:13,628
thought you were withdraw for.

484
00:17:13,628 --> 00:17:15,628
Forgive me.

485
00:17:17,980 --> 00:17:17,566
Go ahead.

486
00:17:17,566 --> 00:17:19,566
I'm next.

487
00:17:20,235 --> 00:17:22,235
Thank you.

488
00:17:23,439 --> 00:17:24,390
>> no, I think no, I don't

489
00:17:24,390 --> 00:17:26,175
think I had raised my hand

490
00:17:26,175 --> 00:17:26,408
after listening.

491
00:17:26,408 --> 00:17:28,408
Okay.

492
00:17:28,577 --> 00:17:30,577
Yes.

493
00:17:31,713 --> 00:17:34,113
So I appreciate MS..

494
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Mayfield's I guess recognition

495
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that the way we were going we

496
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were going to have two minutes

497
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here and then and we have this

498
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and without any further

499
00:17:43,993 --> 00:17:44,493
engagement we were going to

500
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move to our selection.

501
00:17:46,896 --> 00:17:49,465
>> so I absolutely agree that I

502
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think there's a step missing

503
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here where we get a closer look

504
00:17:52,401 --> 00:17:55,700
at the contenders and I'd like

505
00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:57,470
to understand better besides

506
00:17:57,740 --> 00:17:59,740
the fight.

507
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>> city attorney yes are making

508
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.

509
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Can you back up a little bit?

510
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I'd like to know a timeline for

511
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the steps and understand better

512
00:18:06,248 --> 00:18:08,648
how these steps occur.

513
00:18:09,118 --> 00:18:11,954
Are we talking about an online

514
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ballot or are we talking about

515
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going to the next meeting and

516
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all of these events occur at

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the next meeting?

518
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>> so all of these events would

519
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happen at the next meeting in

520
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an open session and so the

521
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nominations process would

522
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happen at the very top of the

523
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meeting and again go around the

524
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dais it's the clerk's office

525
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staff will be standing by to

526
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create a ballot based upon the

527
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nominations that are made on

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the floor.

529
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Again, this keeps everything in

530
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the open and allows for the

531
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public to hear when those

532
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nominations are made.

533
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It still means that at one

534
00:18:45,988 --> 00:18:48,525
meeting we move from here to

535
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the selection.

536
00:18:49,260 --> 00:18:51,260
That's correct, sir.

537
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And I don't know what others

538
00:18:51,795 --> 00:18:53,663
think.

539
00:18:53,663 --> 00:18:54,431
That for me is a challenge.

540
00:18:54,431 --> 00:18:56,700
There are some people here that

541
00:18:56,700 --> 00:18:57,367
I don't know that well and I

542
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don't feel that in two minutes

543
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and based on this submission

544
00:19:01,938 --> 00:19:02,138
I'd be able to give them a fair

545
00:19:02,138 --> 00:19:04,138
shake.

546
00:19:04,941 --> 00:19:05,543
And that's why on one basis or

547
00:19:05,543 --> 00:19:08,112
another I like what you're

548
00:19:08,112 --> 00:19:11,415
suggesting which is we have an

549
00:19:11,415 --> 00:19:13,350
elimination in round where it

550
00:19:13,350 --> 00:19:14,840
takes support from some council

551
00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:16,887
members for us to identify

552
00:19:16,887 --> 00:19:17,454
finalists and then we spend a

553
00:19:17,454 --> 00:19:18,121
little more time with the

554
00:19:18,121 --> 00:19:19,956
finalists which I think is what

555
00:19:19,956 --> 00:19:20,257
I understood you to suggest.

556
00:19:20,257 --> 00:19:22,257
Thank you.

557
00:19:22,827 --> 00:19:23,127
And I think that's included in

558
00:19:23,127 --> 00:19:23,294
your motion.

559
00:19:23,294 --> 00:19:25,294
MS..

560
00:19:26,163 --> 00:19:28,666
Mayfield MR. Graham, I mean MR.

561
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Mayor.

562
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Yes.

563
00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:33,100
Thank you.

564
00:19:33,604 --> 00:19:36,604
So I agree with councilmember

565
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lyons.

566
00:19:37,341 --> 00:19:39,741
>> previously we did not

567
00:19:39,810 --> 00:19:40,445
eliminate someone just because

568
00:19:40,445 --> 00:19:43,214
they could not attend a meeting

569
00:19:43,214 --> 00:19:45,950
and this we adopted an express

570
00:19:45,950 --> 00:19:48,586
timeline and where people had

571
00:19:48,586 --> 00:19:49,320
for our commitments.

572
00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:49,520
So I agree with councilmember

573
00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,489
owens.

574
00:19:51,489 --> 00:19:53,357
I don't think we need to

575
00:19:53,357 --> 00:19:53,958
eliminate someone obviously

576
00:19:53,958 --> 00:19:56,260
individual council members can

577
00:19:56,260 --> 00:19:59,230
eliminate someone but from the

578
00:19:59,230 --> 00:19:59,797
process perspective our for me

579
00:19:59,797 --> 00:20:02,197
I would consider everyone

580
00:20:02,333 --> 00:20:04,535
regardless of whether they

581
00:20:04,535 --> 00:20:07,972
attend the public forum or not

582
00:20:07,972 --> 00:20:10,372
just from the consistent

583
00:20:11,375 --> 00:20:13,511
perspective I can you go back

584
00:20:13,511 --> 00:20:17,711
to the slide where you have the

585
00:20:18,683 --> 00:20:21,683
three options as to yes.

586
00:20:24,756 --> 00:20:25,890
So we in the past we had use

587
00:20:25,890 --> 00:20:27,890
ballot method.

588
00:20:27,425 --> 00:20:28,260
So I think from consistency

589
00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:30,426
perspective we can continue

590
00:20:30,628 --> 00:20:33,365
with that in terms of number of

591
00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:33,899
nominations that will be

592
00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:36,299
allotted to each council

593
00:20:38,736 --> 00:20:39,370
members, how many are we

594
00:20:39,370 --> 00:20:39,604
looking at?

595
00:20:39,604 --> 00:20:42,400
>> do you have any

596
00:20:43,508 --> 00:20:45,508
recommendations or trying?

597
00:20:46,544 --> 00:20:48,513
I don't I don't it could be as

598
00:20:48,513 --> 00:20:48,980
low as one obviously or as many

599
00:20:48,980 --> 00:20:51,380
as council sees fit.

600
00:20:51,416 --> 00:20:52,510
However, obviously the more

601
00:20:52,510 --> 00:20:54,860
nominations each council member

602
00:20:54,860 --> 00:20:55,787
has the the longer the process

603
00:20:55,787 --> 00:20:59,387
will take and the more involved

604
00:20:59,524 --> 00:21:01,524
it MAY be.

605
00:21:02,427 --> 00:21:03,610
So you recommended a candidate

606
00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:05,130
getting at least three to get

607
00:21:05,130 --> 00:21:05,330
to this subsidy subsequent

608
00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:07,330
round.

609
00:21:08,501 --> 00:21:12,404
I agree with that so that we

610
00:21:12,404 --> 00:21:15,740
can meet our expedited timeline

611
00:21:15,740 --> 00:21:15,774
of JUNE 22nd.

612
00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:18,677
But this also gives council

613
00:21:18,677 --> 00:21:21,790
members an opportunity to have

614
00:21:21,790 --> 00:21:23,849
one on one with candidates.

615
00:21:23,849 --> 00:21:26,486
So I would like us to continue

616
00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:27,253
with the adopted timeline that

617
00:21:27,253 --> 00:21:30,560
the council had adopted a few

618
00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,658
weeks ago which is JUNE 22nd

619
00:21:32,658 --> 00:21:35,580
being the final decision.

620
00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:38,263
So after the discussion is over

621
00:21:38,263 --> 00:21:40,999
I would I can make a motion if

622
00:21:40,999 --> 00:21:43,369
needed in terms of the number

623
00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:46,239
of nominations and number of

624
00:21:46,239 --> 00:21:46,673
votes required to proceed to

625
00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:47,173
the second round.

626
00:21:47,173 --> 00:21:48,508
And that's all I have.

627
00:21:48,508 --> 00:21:50,508
Thank you.

628
00:21:51,711 --> 00:21:54,460
All right, MR. Graham.

629
00:21:54,460 --> 00:21:56,446
Thank you, MADAM Chair.

630
00:21:57,283 --> 00:21:59,985
>> one of the things I wish we

631
00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:00,920
had than that we decide that we

632
00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,289
did not want to do was send it

633
00:22:03,289 --> 00:22:04,991
to a committee to flesh out the

634
00:22:04,991 --> 00:22:05,792
process.

635
00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:08,792
And so we're debating and

636
00:22:10,330 --> 00:22:12,965
creating the process on the fly

637
00:22:12,965 --> 00:22:13,599
once again.

638
00:22:13,599 --> 00:22:16,599
Given that I think MS..

639
00:22:18,839 --> 00:22:19,120
Mayfield motion makes sense for

640
00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:21,120
me.

641
00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:24,110
I am not married to a JUNE 22nd

642
00:22:24,110 --> 00:22:26,110
timeline.

643
00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:27,313
I think we are to make a

644
00:22:27,313 --> 00:22:30,313
thoughtful decision as long as

645
00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:35,789
it takes because this is really

646
00:22:35,789 --> 00:22:38,292
a term that we're selecting

647
00:22:38,292 --> 00:22:40,761
someone for and the interim

648
00:22:40,761 --> 00:22:41,261
thing is just quote unquote

649
00:22:41,261 --> 00:22:43,661
it's the mayor, right?

650
00:22:44,300 --> 00:22:46,566
And so I think we ought to make

651
00:22:46,566 --> 00:22:47,333
a a thoughtful decision based

652
00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:49,569
on all the information that we

653
00:22:49,569 --> 00:22:52,720
have in front of us through a

654
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,720
process that we all understand

655
00:22:55,142 --> 00:22:55,576
and can interpret versus

656
00:22:55,576 --> 00:22:57,576
getting one today.

657
00:22:58,278 --> 00:23:00,914
I'm just I think in process

658
00:23:00,914 --> 00:23:03,116
steps that there are a number

659
00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:03,717
of questions that I have.

660
00:23:03,717 --> 00:23:06,117
Notwithstanding that, I think

661
00:23:06,252 --> 00:23:09,220
it's pretty simplistic but I

662
00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:12,259
would want it more time to

663
00:23:12,259 --> 00:23:14,361
really have some dialog with

664
00:23:14,361 --> 00:23:14,995
folks around the time the days

665
00:23:14,995 --> 00:23:17,995
in reference to those process

666
00:23:18,650 --> 00:23:20,634
steps to see if they make sense

667
00:23:20,634 --> 00:23:21,268
for us based on the

668
00:23:21,268 --> 00:23:23,668
recommendation of the attorney.

669
00:23:25,939 --> 00:23:29,310
So I, I just hope that we would

670
00:23:29,310 --> 00:23:31,712
be very thoughtful about how we

671
00:23:31,712 --> 00:23:31,979
process the work and the 20s

672
00:23:31,979 --> 00:23:32,213
next week.

673
00:23:32,213 --> 00:23:34,213
Right?

674
00:23:34,515 --> 00:23:36,515
Right.

675
00:23:37,651 --> 00:23:40,688
So I again I think we've I just

676
00:23:40,688 --> 00:23:43,123
hope that we can thoughtfully

677
00:23:43,123 --> 00:23:45,523
consider what we're doing.

678
00:23:45,627 --> 00:23:48,596
The process matters being very

679
00:23:48,596 --> 00:23:50,596
transparent matters and

680
00:23:51,399 --> 00:23:51,833
certainly the final decision

681
00:23:51,833 --> 00:23:53,833
matters even more.

682
00:23:54,135 --> 00:23:54,669
Thank you MR. Graham.

683
00:23:54,669 --> 00:23:57,690
Thank you very much.

684
00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:00,774
I really recall that we turned

685
00:24:00,774 --> 00:24:03,450
this over as a process to the

686
00:24:03,450 --> 00:24:05,847
city attorney and that MAY have

687
00:24:05,847 --> 00:24:08,583
been more legal than what it

688
00:24:08,583 --> 00:24:09,217
would be personal or the

689
00:24:09,217 --> 00:24:12,190
opportunities that we want to

690
00:24:12,190 --> 00:24:12,887
have as a community or city.

691
00:24:12,887 --> 00:24:15,390
And I think that that is

692
00:24:15,390 --> 00:24:16,257
warrant it.

693
00:24:16,257 --> 00:24:17,658
I think that we do need some

694
00:24:17,658 --> 00:24:18,359
time.

695
00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,896
Now that's not to say no, I'm

696
00:24:20,896 --> 00:24:21,563
not on a clock so you know,

697
00:24:21,563 --> 00:24:23,632
nobody has to send me a dollar.

698
00:24:23,632 --> 00:24:26,468
So I want to say that if that

699
00:24:26,468 --> 00:24:28,770
is what we need to do then I

700
00:24:28,770 --> 00:24:31,706
think the council as a whole

701
00:24:31,706 --> 00:24:32,307
needs to make a decision of how

702
00:24:32,307 --> 00:24:34,309
they how you want and choose

703
00:24:34,309 --> 00:24:34,943
what you want to do.

704
00:24:34,943 --> 00:24:37,450
I think that's the most

705
00:24:37,450 --> 00:24:39,445
important thing about doing

706
00:24:39,548 --> 00:24:42,417
this is to get everyone to

707
00:24:42,417 --> 00:24:43,151
actually think about what you

708
00:24:43,151 --> 00:24:45,320
want to do and what you want to

709
00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:45,854
achieve and so with that I'm

710
00:24:45,854 --> 00:24:48,357
going to turn it over.

711
00:24:48,357 --> 00:24:48,857
Kimberly again sorry.

712
00:24:48,857 --> 00:24:50,857
Thank you, MADAM.

713
00:24:53,610 --> 00:24:53,194
And yes I'm sorry MR. I'm sorry

714
00:24:53,194 --> 00:24:53,662
.

715
00:24:53,662 --> 00:24:54,229
>> go ahead.

716
00:24:54,229 --> 00:24:56,265
Thank you, MADAM Mayor and

717
00:24:56,265 --> 00:24:56,866
thank you councilmember owens

718
00:24:56,866 --> 00:24:58,500
and thank you councilmember

719
00:24:58,500 --> 00:24:59,235
mayfield.

720
00:24:59,235 --> 00:25:02,337
City attorney MAY I ask you

721
00:25:02,337 --> 00:25:02,537
what the original motion was

722
00:25:02,537 --> 00:25:04,537
made?

723
00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:07,420
Well, in terms of that

724
00:25:07,420 --> 00:25:07,643
in-person requirement and

725
00:25:07,643 --> 00:25:09,878
whether because to my

726
00:25:09,878 --> 00:25:10,412
understanding and I might be

727
00:25:10,412 --> 00:25:12,812
remembering this wrong the

728
00:25:13,490 --> 00:25:15,490
in-person requirement was

729
00:25:15,551 --> 00:25:18,454
mandatory to be considered for

730
00:25:18,454 --> 00:25:18,854
an attendance here at the

731
00:25:18,854 --> 00:25:20,623
candidates forum.

732
00:25:20,623 --> 00:25:21,323
The in-person requirement was

733
00:25:21,323 --> 00:25:23,592
mandatory to be consider moving

734
00:25:23,592 --> 00:25:24,590
forward.

735
00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:24,427
Is that right?

736
00:25:24,427 --> 00:25:26,427
That's correct.

737
00:25:27,290 --> 00:25:29,398
So does that mean and I want to

738
00:25:29,398 --> 00:25:30,660
defer to MADAM Clerk because I

739
00:25:30,660 --> 00:25:30,266
don't have that motion in front

740
00:25:30,266 --> 00:25:31,634
of me.

741
00:25:31,634 --> 00:25:32,501
I don't they can pull it up.

742
00:25:32,501 --> 00:25:36,205
I can pull it up while we're

743
00:25:36,205 --> 00:25:36,873
talking from the 26th.

744
00:25:36,873 --> 00:25:39,375
Let's make sure we read the

745
00:25:39,375 --> 00:25:41,977
motion correctly while that is

746
00:25:41,977 --> 00:25:42,612
look there because I know DR.

747
00:25:42,612 --> 00:25:44,880
Watlington brought up the point

748
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,280
whether somebody is eliminated

749
00:25:48,510 --> 00:25:48,652
or not but I believe that the

750
00:25:48,652 --> 00:25:50,387
motion that was voted on and

751
00:25:50,387 --> 00:25:51,200
that we all unanimously

752
00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,456
approved was that if they're

753
00:25:53,456 --> 00:25:53,957
not here in person there are

754
00:25:53,957 --> 00:25:54,290
eliminated from further

755
00:25:54,290 --> 00:25:56,290
consideration.

756
00:25:59,228 --> 00:26:01,397
And early on trying to confirm

757
00:26:01,397 --> 00:26:02,131
that that was that that's yeah

758
00:26:02,131 --> 00:26:04,600
they are in the eligible

759
00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:05,202
candidates.

760
00:26:05,202 --> 00:26:05,802
That's correct and now I will

761
00:26:05,802 --> 00:26:07,604
say that the application and

762
00:26:07,604 --> 00:26:09,539
that's why we need to look at

763
00:26:09,539 --> 00:26:10,207
the motion the application

764
00:26:10,207 --> 00:26:11,641
specifically stated that people

765
00:26:11,641 --> 00:26:14,641
needed to attend in person.

766
00:26:15,780 --> 00:26:15,812
Okay.

767
00:26:15,812 --> 00:26:16,346
But we'll look at the motion.

768
00:26:16,346 --> 00:26:17,647
Let's follow the motion.

769
00:26:17,647 --> 00:26:18,381
Okay.

770
00:26:18,381 --> 00:26:20,383
So while that is being looked

771
00:26:20,383 --> 00:26:22,586
up thank you MADAM Clerk for

772
00:26:22,586 --> 00:26:24,586
looking that up.

773
00:26:25,622 --> 00:26:26,256
I do want to say that I agree

774
00:26:26,256 --> 00:26:28,656
with councilmember mayfield and

775
00:26:28,858 --> 00:26:31,394
the majority of my colleagues

776
00:26:31,394 --> 00:26:34,640
around the dais when it comes

777
00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,464
to that additional step.

778
00:26:37,330 --> 00:26:37,667
I do feel uncomfortable not

779
00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:40,670
having that additional step

780
00:26:42,390 --> 00:26:45,390
collectively with quorum and in

781
00:26:45,175 --> 00:26:45,776
and in comparison leave and

782
00:26:45,776 --> 00:26:48,112
rather to leaving it to

783
00:26:48,112 --> 00:26:48,512
individual conversation with

784
00:26:48,512 --> 00:26:49,146
council members.

785
00:26:49,146 --> 00:26:50,881
That is not to say that there

786
00:26:50,881 --> 00:26:51,481
are special interests at play

787
00:26:51,481 --> 00:26:53,950
right but there are folks on

788
00:26:53,950 --> 00:26:54,551
this list that I have personal

789
00:26:54,551 --> 00:26:56,820
relationships with that a lot

790
00:26:56,820 --> 00:26:57,421
of folks have personal

791
00:26:57,421 --> 00:26:59,857
relationships with and I don't

792
00:26:59,857 --> 00:27:02,193
think it would be fair to any

793
00:27:02,193 --> 00:27:05,193
candidate that we held that

794
00:27:05,629 --> 00:27:06,330
those conversations offline not

795
00:27:06,330 --> 00:27:08,199
to say that we can't have those

796
00:27:08,199 --> 00:27:08,832
conversations offline but that

797
00:27:08,832 --> 00:27:11,335
we should level set by adding

798
00:27:11,335 --> 00:27:14,335
that additional step of you

799
00:27:14,371 --> 00:27:16,474
know, finalizing the final list

800
00:27:16,474 --> 00:27:17,208
to MR. Drinks pointed to

801
00:27:17,208 --> 00:27:19,608
earlier and us collectively

802
00:27:19,944 --> 00:27:22,279
asking those questions to those

803
00:27:22,279 --> 00:27:25,279
candidates that we have you

804
00:27:25,316 --> 00:27:26,160
know individually but as a

805
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,218
collective come to agree to

806
00:27:28,218 --> 00:27:30,618
interview with rather than

807
00:27:30,854 --> 00:27:31,622
having a step in the process

808
00:27:31,622 --> 00:27:34,159
that is not open to the public.

809
00:27:34,159 --> 00:27:34,392
I mean it could be open to the

810
00:27:34,392 --> 00:27:34,993
public.

811
00:27:34,993 --> 00:27:36,895
They can follow requests the

812
00:27:36,895 --> 00:27:39,530
phone calls and text messages

813
00:27:39,530 --> 00:27:40,164
and emails but that it's very

814
00:27:40,164 --> 00:27:42,164
proactive transparency rather

815
00:27:42,667 --> 00:27:44,667
than reactive transparency.

816
00:27:47,905 --> 00:27:48,773
And then I had another point we

817
00:27:48,773 --> 00:27:50,642
can you go to the decision

818
00:27:50,642 --> 00:27:51,142
points?

819
00:27:51,142 --> 00:27:53,440
MADAM Attorney, please.

820
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,440
Yes, sir.

821
00:27:55,714 --> 00:27:56,281
And I'll make this quick

822
00:27:56,281 --> 00:27:56,881
because I do want to be

823
00:27:56,881 --> 00:27:59,281
respectful of the candidates

824
00:28:02,887 --> 00:28:03,655
times so could you again

825
00:28:03,655 --> 00:28:06,655
explain to me the difference

826
00:28:06,758 --> 00:28:08,994
between the motion or nominee

827
00:28:08,994 --> 00:28:09,328
motion and then the nomination

828
00:28:09,328 --> 00:28:09,628
ballot method?

829
00:28:09,628 --> 00:28:11,628
Yes, sir.

830
00:28:12,964 --> 00:28:15,867
So the motion method would be

831
00:28:15,867 --> 00:28:16,670
one motion on the floor at a

832
00:28:16,670 --> 00:28:18,670
time.

833
00:28:18,436 --> 00:28:18,970
So would be motion for

834
00:28:18,970 --> 00:28:21,370
candidate a second vote.

835
00:28:21,673 --> 00:28:22,173
It could be a substitute motion

836
00:28:22,173 --> 00:28:24,509
and on and so forth.

837
00:28:24,509 --> 00:28:27,279
You'd have to you would really

838
00:28:27,279 --> 00:28:30,279
have to know pretty precisely

839
00:28:30,349 --> 00:28:30,849
where you were leaning, where

840
00:28:30,849 --> 00:28:32,885
the body was leaning.

841
00:28:32,885 --> 00:28:33,685
Otherwise it would be a series

842
00:28:33,685 --> 00:28:36,521
of substitute motions and or

843
00:28:36,521 --> 00:28:37,155
process as the nomination

844
00:28:37,155 --> 00:28:39,591
method is where you would open

845
00:28:39,591 --> 00:28:42,270
the floor up and you would have

846
00:28:42,270 --> 00:28:42,561
one nomination but at least one

847
00:28:42,561 --> 00:28:44,561
nomination potentially per

848
00:28:44,764 --> 00:28:45,364
council member and you would

849
00:28:45,364 --> 00:28:47,266
close the nominations at the

850
00:28:47,266 --> 00:28:47,767
conclusion of that and the

851
00:28:47,767 --> 00:28:50,167
ballot would be created

852
00:28:50,402 --> 00:28:50,702
therefrom and voting occur

853
00:28:50,702 --> 00:28:52,702
thereafter.

854
00:28:53,272 --> 00:28:53,906
>> thank you goodness GOD knows

855
00:28:53,906 --> 00:28:55,641
already get confused with all

856
00:28:55,641 --> 00:28:58,677
the motions on the floor so I

857
00:28:58,677 --> 00:28:59,377
do defer to the ballot method

858
00:28:59,377 --> 00:29:02,415
and then I also agree with

859
00:29:02,415 --> 00:29:04,684
council member graham that we

860
00:29:04,684 --> 00:29:05,184
need to get the process right

861
00:29:05,184 --> 00:29:07,586
and needs to be fair.

862
00:29:07,586 --> 00:29:08,254
It needs to be transparent.

863
00:29:08,254 --> 00:29:10,622
We also need to honor the

864
00:29:10,622 --> 00:29:11,257
office of the mayor to ensure

865
00:29:11,257 --> 00:29:13,592
that we are selecting the best

866
00:29:13,592 --> 00:29:14,460
candidate for it.

867
00:29:14,460 --> 00:29:16,261
And that being said, I also

868
00:29:16,261 --> 00:29:16,795
agree with councilmember

869
00:29:16,795 --> 00:29:19,195
mayfield's motion of an

870
00:29:19,465 --> 00:29:22,350
additional step where we as a

871
00:29:22,350 --> 00:29:22,669
council interview the finalists

872
00:29:22,669 --> 00:29:25,690
rather than having offline

873
00:29:25,238 --> 00:29:25,805
conversations which again not

874
00:29:25,805 --> 00:29:28,140
to say that we can't have

875
00:29:28,140 --> 00:29:30,409
offline conversations but that

876
00:29:30,409 --> 00:29:30,943
there is a nother open

877
00:29:30,943 --> 00:29:31,177
transparent part to the

878
00:29:31,177 --> 00:29:32,978
process.

879
00:29:32,978 --> 00:29:34,978
Thank you.

880
00:29:35,782 --> 00:29:37,782
I'm all right.

881
00:29:38,785 --> 00:29:41,488
And some woman kimberly I'm so

882
00:29:41,488 --> 00:29:41,788
thank you MADAM Mayor and

883
00:29:41,788 --> 00:29:42,455
colleagues.

884
00:29:42,455 --> 00:29:44,457
I just I will say one of the

885
00:29:44,457 --> 00:29:45,224
reasons that I wanted to

886
00:29:45,224 --> 00:29:47,827
supplement the motion that I do

887
00:29:47,827 --> 00:29:49,827
support by councilmember

888
00:29:50,796 --> 00:29:51,397
mayfield is because the way

889
00:29:51,397 --> 00:29:53,800
that this process has played

890
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,403
out and the certainty with

891
00:29:56,403 --> 00:29:57,700
which we went to the community

892
00:29:57,700 --> 00:29:59,539
with our date and the lack of

893
00:29:59,539 --> 00:30:00,730
ability for folks to rejigger

894
00:30:00,730 --> 00:30:01,941
their lives and the good

895
00:30:01,941 --> 00:30:02,675
intentions and goodwill that

896
00:30:02,675 --> 00:30:04,911
has been evidenced by the work

897
00:30:04,911 --> 00:30:05,712
that has gone into this I would

898
00:30:05,712 --> 00:30:08,247
like to be removed from a

899
00:30:08,247 --> 00:30:08,848
constraint of not considering

900
00:30:08,848 --> 00:30:11,151
somebody solely because they

901
00:30:11,151 --> 00:30:11,785
were not here of individual

902
00:30:11,785 --> 00:30:12,385
council members feel strongly.

903
00:30:12,385 --> 00:30:14,221
I think that's still within

904
00:30:14,221 --> 00:30:16,823
their within their remit to not

905
00:30:16,823 --> 00:30:17,524
consider someone because of

906
00:30:17,524 --> 00:30:19,526
their failure to be here today.

907
00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:20,127
I personally am uncomfortable

908
00:30:20,127 --> 00:30:22,950
with that because of the way

909
00:30:22,950 --> 00:30:22,762
that we communicated it.

910
00:30:22,762 --> 00:30:25,980
Another aspect of this that I

911
00:30:25,980 --> 00:30:25,732
would like to put into the room

912
00:30:25,732 --> 00:30:28,202
and then I'm going to suggest

913
00:30:28,202 --> 00:30:28,836
that perhaps this be removed to

914
00:30:28,836 --> 00:30:30,971
our committee that's where I

915
00:30:30,971 --> 00:30:31,605
originally had hoped that we

916
00:30:31,605 --> 00:30:33,140
would be able to sort some

917
00:30:33,140 --> 00:30:33,874
processes around this.

918
00:30:33,874 --> 00:30:36,376
But this other element that I'd

919
00:30:36,376 --> 00:30:39,446
like to add is I have heard

920
00:30:39,446 --> 00:30:39,980
from the community a lot of

921
00:30:39,980 --> 00:30:41,980
consternation around the

922
00:30:42,582 --> 00:30:43,216
conflict of interest of mayor

923
00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:45,253
pro tem being a part of the

924
00:30:45,253 --> 00:30:46,200
early rounds of this process

925
00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,923
and I'd like us to explore the

926
00:30:48,923 --> 00:30:51,240
precedent for that and how we

927
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:51,759
all feel about that and perhaps

928
00:30:51,759 --> 00:30:54,228
if there is a motion method we

929
00:30:54,228 --> 00:30:56,964
would go out with an early

930
00:30:56,964 --> 00:30:57,598
motion on him if we did not

931
00:30:57,598 --> 00:31:00,167
have the requisite votes for

932
00:31:00,167 --> 00:31:00,667
him then we would then he would

933
00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:00,901
be re-injected into the

934
00:31:00,901 --> 00:31:02,901
process.

935
00:31:03,710 --> 00:31:03,738
But there's a lot of folks who

936
00:31:03,738 --> 00:31:05,807
are speaking in our communities

937
00:31:05,807 --> 00:31:06,374
now about a perception of

938
00:31:06,374 --> 00:31:08,843
unfairness and I don't think

939
00:31:08,843 --> 00:31:11,645
that we should set set up any

940
00:31:11,645 --> 00:31:12,279
interim mayor for failure by

941
00:31:12,279 --> 00:31:14,949
having this process look like

942
00:31:14,949 --> 00:31:15,316
it's less than transparent and

943
00:31:15,316 --> 00:31:17,316
less than fair.

944
00:31:17,751 --> 00:31:18,385
So I just would like for us to

945
00:31:18,385 --> 00:31:20,221
respect the time of the folks

946
00:31:20,221 --> 00:31:20,855
in the room have them go ahead

947
00:31:20,855 --> 00:31:23,391
and get started and perhaps we

948
00:31:23,391 --> 00:31:26,940
defer this to bgr so that we

949
00:31:26,940 --> 00:31:26,761
can develop a process along the

950
00:31:26,761 --> 00:31:28,663
lines of what you suggested in

951
00:31:28,663 --> 00:31:29,263
line with the motion brought by

952
00:31:29,263 --> 00:31:31,663
councilmember mayfield and in

953
00:31:32,330 --> 00:31:32,633
line with my own suggestion

954
00:31:32,633 --> 00:31:35,200
that individual members still

955
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:35,670
be allowed to select someone

956
00:31:35,670 --> 00:31:38,390
and advance them even if they

957
00:31:38,390 --> 00:31:38,407
are not here today.

958
00:31:38,407 --> 00:31:40,342
>> thank you.

959
00:31:40,342 --> 00:31:42,911
There are two motion I've

960
00:31:42,911 --> 00:31:43,745
already had a substitute motion

961
00:31:43,745 --> 00:31:45,647
but I don't know how we want to

962
00:31:45,647 --> 00:31:47,582
go forward.

963
00:31:47,582 --> 00:31:48,149
I think we have to decide those

964
00:31:48,149 --> 00:31:50,251
two motions before we put

965
00:31:50,251 --> 00:31:50,752
another motion into the room so

966
00:31:50,752 --> 00:31:50,985
I'm not doing a motion.

967
00:31:50,985 --> 00:31:51,285
So what?

968
00:31:51,285 --> 00:31:53,285
I'm sorry.

969
00:31:53,921 --> 00:31:54,121
What is the substitute motion

970
00:31:54,121 --> 00:31:55,390
then?

971
00:31:55,390 --> 00:31:55,557
And it's on the floor right now

972
00:31:55,557 --> 00:31:56,325
.

973
00:31:56,325 --> 00:31:58,360
Mine was to supplement and she

974
00:31:58,360 --> 00:31:58,760
rejected it so there's not a

975
00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:00,760
substitute motion.

976
00:32:01,630 --> 00:32:01,863
So are you making a substitute

977
00:32:01,863 --> 00:32:03,863
motion?

978
00:32:03,865 --> 00:32:04,990
So could I make a substitute

979
00:32:04,990 --> 00:32:04,666
motion?

980
00:32:04,666 --> 00:32:06,501
You can make a substitute

981
00:32:06,501 --> 00:32:09,471
motion if you operate a

982
00:32:09,471 --> 00:32:10,380
friendly amendment to that was

983
00:32:10,380 --> 00:32:12,107
reject was rejected you can

984
00:32:12,107 --> 00:32:12,741
offer a substitute motion.

985
00:32:12,741 --> 00:32:14,843
So then I would offer a

986
00:32:14,843 --> 00:32:15,644
substitute motion that builds

987
00:32:15,644 --> 00:32:17,646
on the motion that was raised

988
00:32:17,646 --> 00:32:20,150
by councilmember mayfield adds

989
00:32:20,150 --> 00:32:20,682
the ability for council members

990
00:32:20,682 --> 00:32:23,682
to not discount someone solely

991
00:32:23,819 --> 00:32:24,419
for their failure to attend

992
00:32:24,419 --> 00:32:27,122
today and then defers this

993
00:32:27,122 --> 00:32:29,157
entire matter to bgea and we go

994
00:32:29,157 --> 00:32:29,825
ahead and start the forum right

995
00:32:29,825 --> 00:32:32,261
now in deference to the people

996
00:32:32,261 --> 00:32:32,928
who are in the room who thought

997
00:32:32,928 --> 00:32:33,129
they were going to be speaking

998
00:32:33,129 --> 00:32:35,129
it to.

999
00:32:35,331 --> 00:32:37,800
So I guess the motion is to put

1000
00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:38,133
it at bgr.

1001
00:32:38,133 --> 00:32:38,534
all right.

1002
00:32:38,534 --> 00:32:40,869
So I think MS..

1003
00:32:40,869 --> 00:32:43,538
Watling told us so we could

1004
00:32:43,538 --> 00:32:44,600
discuss it and be able to just

1005
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:45,941
with this discussion.

1006
00:32:45,941 --> 00:32:46,575
MS. Watlington go ahead if you

1007
00:32:46,575 --> 00:32:48,978
have a motion well, I don't

1008
00:32:48,978 --> 00:32:49,445
have a motion but I got a

1009
00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:51,445
couple of questions.

1010
00:32:51,581 --> 00:32:52,248
I'm hoping the clerk or someone

1011
00:32:52,248 --> 00:32:53,983
can tell us what the original

1012
00:32:53,983 --> 00:32:54,550
motion was because then we'll

1013
00:32:54,550 --> 00:32:56,952
know whether or not it's

1014
00:32:56,952 --> 00:32:57,286
necessary to add special

1015
00:32:57,286 --> 00:32:59,286
permission.

1016
00:33:00,155 --> 00:33:00,723
>> so I can tell you what my

1017
00:33:00,723 --> 00:33:02,725
notes have but these minutes

1018
00:33:02,725 --> 00:33:03,425
have not been transcribed so I

1019
00:33:03,425 --> 00:33:05,929
would have to go back in look

1020
00:33:05,929 --> 00:33:07,964
at this a little bit further

1021
00:33:07,964 --> 00:33:10,964
but the original motion from

1022
00:33:12,201 --> 00:33:12,902
you had an amendment to it if I

1023
00:33:12,902 --> 00:33:16,172
could just read what I had from

1024
00:33:16,172 --> 00:33:18,572
that 2020 staff from 22nd.

1025
00:33:19,308 --> 00:33:19,809
So the original motion was

1026
00:33:19,809 --> 00:33:21,809
edgemere and watlington

1027
00:33:22,780 --> 00:33:25,181
seconded and it was a motion to

1028
00:33:25,181 --> 00:33:25,649
adopt option b invite both

1029
00:33:25,649 --> 00:33:27,649
external and internal

1030
00:33:27,651 --> 00:33:28,251
candidates have a public

1031
00:33:28,251 --> 00:33:31,154
candidate forum do not send

1032
00:33:31,154 --> 00:33:33,554
back to committee application

1033
00:33:33,623 --> 00:33:36,230
question will include mandatory

1034
00:33:36,726 --> 00:33:37,260
in-person interview question if

1035
00:33:37,260 --> 00:33:39,660
intention of running and

1036
00:33:39,763 --> 00:33:40,397
strikethrough on JUNE first.

1037
00:33:40,397 --> 00:33:40,697
However it was amended shortly

1038
00:33:40,697 --> 00:33:42,697
after that.

1039
00:33:42,899 --> 00:33:45,899
MISS Mayfield second by johnson

1040
00:33:46,102 --> 00:33:48,905
that the application process be

1041
00:33:48,905 --> 00:33:49,639
in person and then there was

1042
00:33:49,639 --> 00:33:51,875
another motion so I would have

1043
00:33:51,875 --> 00:33:54,611
to go through more notes to see

1044
00:33:54,611 --> 00:33:55,111
what the final motion was but

1045
00:33:55,111 --> 00:33:57,511
that's how it started.

1046
00:33:58,415 --> 00:33:59,830
So at no point did someone say

1047
00:33:59,830 --> 00:34:00,784
you would be eliminated if you

1048
00:34:00,784 --> 00:34:01,552
did not attend.

1049
00:34:01,552 --> 00:34:01,964
>> so it sounds like there's

1050
00:34:01,964 --> 00:34:03,964
not clarity.

1051
00:34:07,860 --> 00:34:07,264
there is what it sounds like.

1052
00:34:07,264 --> 00:34:07,390
So I understand it's on the

1053
00:34:07,390 --> 00:34:09,225
application but that's to me

1054
00:34:09,225 --> 00:34:12,225
very different than that that

1055
00:34:12,362 --> 00:34:15,232
eliminates you from so I, I say

1056
00:34:15,232 --> 00:34:18,135
that to say that I do think it

1057
00:34:18,135 --> 00:34:20,237
makes sense to go and spend

1058
00:34:20,237 --> 00:34:21,380
more time on this process.

1059
00:34:21,380 --> 00:34:23,407
I'm not sure that that's

1060
00:34:23,407 --> 00:34:23,974
exactly was reflected in this

1061
00:34:23,974 --> 00:34:26,109
motion and it sounded like

1062
00:34:26,109 --> 00:34:26,410
there was a compound piece of

1063
00:34:26,410 --> 00:34:28,410
the motion.

1064
00:34:28,779 --> 00:34:29,513
So councilmember owens, I just

1065
00:34:29,513 --> 00:34:31,949
want to make sure I understand

1066
00:34:31,949 --> 00:34:34,151
there's this component of

1067
00:34:34,151 --> 00:34:36,151
sitting to budget.

1068
00:34:36,787 --> 00:34:37,421
Yes, ma'am.

1069
00:34:37,421 --> 00:34:37,788
There's a component of setting

1070
00:34:37,788 --> 00:34:39,788
this to begin.

1071
00:34:41,425 --> 00:34:42,126
Are there is a component of

1072
00:34:42,126 --> 00:34:44,428
adding an additional round you

1073
00:34:44,428 --> 00:34:44,962
said building off a council

1074
00:34:44,962 --> 00:34:47,362
member mayfield and then

1075
00:34:48,532 --> 00:34:50,935
there's a component it of in

1076
00:34:50,935 --> 00:34:52,903
some way dealing with a

1077
00:34:52,903 --> 00:34:53,710
potential conflict of interest

1078
00:34:53,710 --> 00:34:55,710
.

1079
00:34:56,507 --> 00:34:58,977
Yeah okay I think I think for

1080
00:34:58,977 --> 00:34:59,644
me what it results in we need

1081
00:34:59,644 --> 00:35:01,646
to get the forum started today

1082
00:35:01,646 --> 00:35:02,346
and we need to have a meeting

1083
00:35:02,346 --> 00:35:04,682
and I believe it should be bgr

1084
00:35:04,682 --> 00:35:05,316
but I am open to other

1085
00:35:05,316 --> 00:35:05,883
possibilities of who should be

1086
00:35:05,883 --> 00:35:07,986
making that decision but I

1087
00:35:07,986 --> 00:35:10,255
think there's enough queries at

1088
00:35:10,255 --> 00:35:10,955
this dyess today that we need

1089
00:35:10,955 --> 00:35:13,124
to address so that we can have

1090
00:35:13,124 --> 00:35:13,624
an intentional process that

1091
00:35:13,624 --> 00:35:15,560
follows up after today.

1092
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:16,294
Okay.

1093
00:35:16,294 --> 00:35:18,930
So the only other thing that I

1094
00:35:18,930 --> 00:35:20,932
will say in regards to that is

1095
00:35:20,932 --> 00:35:21,980
who is on the bigger committee

1096
00:35:21,980 --> 00:35:23,980
.

1097
00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:26,104
Raise your hand if you are

1098
00:35:26,104 --> 00:35:26,271
three and one two, three, four

1099
00:35:26,271 --> 00:35:26,538
.

1100
00:35:26,538 --> 00:35:28,538
Exactly.

1101
00:35:29,608 --> 00:35:32,608
so well so take it.

1102
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,114
But I like it so I say that to

1103
00:35:36,114 --> 00:35:36,781
say I hope that there's some

1104
00:35:36,781 --> 00:35:38,583
thought and care taken to that

1105
00:35:38,583 --> 00:35:39,183
given that this motion doesn't

1106
00:35:39,183 --> 00:35:41,887
provide for one side or the

1107
00:35:41,887 --> 00:35:44,456
other opposition but just be

1108
00:35:44,456 --> 00:35:47,125
mindful that if it goes to bgr

1109
00:35:47,125 --> 00:35:47,626
that's now already addressed by

1110
00:35:47,626 --> 00:35:49,626
implicating up another

1111
00:35:50,295 --> 00:35:50,462
component of what your motion

1112
00:35:50,462 --> 00:35:52,462
was.

1113
00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:53,732
>> so point taken I am open to

1114
00:35:53,732 --> 00:35:55,700
any amendment to a motion that

1115
00:35:55,700 --> 00:35:58,100
it be another committee.

1116
00:35:58,436 --> 00:36:01,436
I think it's just another

1117
00:36:01,874 --> 00:36:02,674
committee or another person in

1118
00:36:02,674 --> 00:36:04,643
the committee which just so I

1119
00:36:04,643 --> 00:36:07,312
do think I chair the committee

1120
00:36:07,312 --> 00:36:07,946
and so either to the chair

1121
00:36:07,946 --> 00:36:10,716
either that the member recused

1122
00:36:10,716 --> 00:36:14,316
himself from the meeting and we

1123
00:36:14,619 --> 00:36:15,253
still have four or we get

1124
00:36:15,253 --> 00:36:15,754
another council member to sit

1125
00:36:15,754 --> 00:36:18,224
in and is that right?

1126
00:36:18,224 --> 00:36:21,494
I think the four of us with the

1127
00:36:21,494 --> 00:36:24,396
city attorney and staff could

1128
00:36:24,396 --> 00:36:27,366
really flesh out all the

1129
00:36:27,366 --> 00:36:29,701
process issues and which is

1130
00:36:29,701 --> 00:36:31,870
almost 90% done and and give us

1131
00:36:31,870 --> 00:36:33,972
something that the council can

1132
00:36:33,972 --> 00:36:36,372
react to relatively quickly

1133
00:36:37,577 --> 00:36:38,277
even meeting this week right

1134
00:36:38,277 --> 00:36:41,130
for the urgency of what we need

1135
00:36:41,130 --> 00:36:43,416
to do so that I'm open and just

1136
00:36:43,416 --> 00:36:44,500
to finish up then and I promise

1137
00:36:44,500 --> 00:36:46,285
I'm done fine whether or not

1138
00:36:46,285 --> 00:36:46,885
this council member chooses to

1139
00:36:46,885 --> 00:36:49,154
recuse himself is going to

1140
00:36:49,154 --> 00:36:51,189
impact my vote and support for

1141
00:36:51,189 --> 00:36:53,189
this motion.

1142
00:36:54,270 --> 00:36:56,629
So I, I think MS..

1143
00:36:56,629 --> 00:36:58,898
I mean she I'm sorry.

1144
00:36:58,898 --> 00:37:02,340
>> so I just have a question

1145
00:37:02,340 --> 00:37:04,704
because I'm unclear as to I

1146
00:37:04,704 --> 00:37:05,271
heard your motion,

1147
00:37:05,271 --> 00:37:07,671
councilmember owens but I'm

1148
00:37:08,700 --> 00:37:10,644
still unclear as to what would

1149
00:37:10,644 --> 00:37:11,277
the committee actually be

1150
00:37:11,277 --> 00:37:13,677
discussing and bringing forth.

1151
00:37:13,914 --> 00:37:16,649
i just need clarity on what the

1152
00:37:16,649 --> 00:37:17,350
outputs are of this motion.

1153
00:37:17,350 --> 00:37:19,919
So what would what would the

1154
00:37:19,919 --> 00:37:20,887
committee be doing?

1155
00:37:20,887 --> 00:37:22,121
>> I would hope at least MAY I

1156
00:37:22,121 --> 00:37:22,455
respond?

1157
00:37:22,455 --> 00:37:23,560
>> yes.

1158
00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:25,570
So my understanding and the

1159
00:37:25,570 --> 00:37:25,658
reason I put this into the room

1160
00:37:25,658 --> 00:37:27,728
I believe that a lot of the

1161
00:37:27,728 --> 00:37:30,464
questions that have been raised

1162
00:37:30,464 --> 00:37:31,980
here in addition the motion by

1163
00:37:31,980 --> 00:37:32,899
councilmember mayfield around

1164
00:37:32,899 --> 00:37:33,533
how we would engage more

1165
00:37:33,533 --> 00:37:35,933
publicly and more collectively

1166
00:37:36,503 --> 00:37:37,700
with candidates I personally

1167
00:37:37,700 --> 00:37:37,570
have been reaching out to

1168
00:37:37,570 --> 00:37:39,239
candidates individually.

1169
00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:39,472
I'm assuming my colleagues have

1170
00:37:39,472 --> 00:37:41,472
as well.

1171
00:37:41,875 --> 00:37:42,575
But I am moved by the comment

1172
00:37:42,575 --> 00:37:44,778
that it should perhaps be a

1173
00:37:44,778 --> 00:37:45,120
little bit more deliberate a

1174
00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,120
process.

1175
00:37:47,514 --> 00:37:48,148
And so I think that the

1176
00:37:48,148 --> 00:37:48,815
committee would be discussing

1177
00:37:48,815 --> 00:37:51,118
these issues that we're raising

1178
00:37:51,118 --> 00:37:53,386
around the dais today and as as

1179
00:37:53,386 --> 00:37:53,987
the chair has indicated, I

1180
00:37:53,987 --> 00:37:56,423
think that that meeting can

1181
00:37:56,423 --> 00:37:57,190
happen very quickly this week

1182
00:37:57,190 --> 00:37:57,791
so we can give some clarity but

1183
00:37:57,791 --> 00:37:59,692
I don't think we're going to

1184
00:37:59,692 --> 00:38:00,560
get there right now.

1185
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:02,697
And again, I'm sensitive to the

1186
00:38:02,697 --> 00:38:02,897
time of the candidates in the

1187
00:38:02,897 --> 00:38:03,970
room.

1188
00:38:03,970 --> 00:38:04,965
Okay.

1189
00:38:04,965 --> 00:38:07,968
If I can just finish up here.

1190
00:38:07,968 --> 00:38:10,404
I also want to share that I

1191
00:38:10,404 --> 00:38:12,804
have heard from several

1192
00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:13,707
community members around this

1193
00:38:13,707 --> 00:38:16,107
potential conflict of interest

1194
00:38:16,643 --> 00:38:19,643
of having a council member

1195
00:38:19,981 --> 00:38:22,116
participate in this process and

1196
00:38:22,116 --> 00:38:22,617
effectively have a vote up

1197
00:38:22,617 --> 00:38:24,617
against everyone else.

1198
00:38:25,453 --> 00:38:25,953
And I know that I've shared it

1199
00:38:25,953 --> 00:38:27,855
with the city attorney.

1200
00:38:27,855 --> 00:38:28,455
I've asked her others have have

1201
00:38:28,455 --> 00:38:30,958
shared it with me as well.

1202
00:38:30,958 --> 00:38:33,360
But I'm hearing that from

1203
00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:33,560
community members many, many

1204
00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:34,228
times.

1205
00:38:34,228 --> 00:38:35,896
So I think we need to address

1206
00:38:35,896 --> 00:38:38,600
it in some shape or form.

1207
00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:39,334
And if I can if I can answer or

1208
00:38:39,334 --> 00:38:42,934
speak to the the question about

1209
00:38:43,538 --> 00:38:46,174
a conflict of interest so 168

1210
00:38:46,174 --> 00:38:48,174
dash 75 contemplates a

1211
00:38:49,744 --> 00:38:51,744
responsibility for council

1212
00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:52,747
members to vote unless there is

1213
00:38:52,747 --> 00:38:55,550
a statutory purpose or reason I

1214
00:38:55,550 --> 00:38:58,386
should say for why they should

1215
00:38:58,386 --> 00:38:59,153
not be participating in a vote.

1216
00:38:59,153 --> 00:39:01,489
For instance, if there's a

1217
00:39:01,489 --> 00:39:03,489
financial interest under 14

1218
00:39:03,591 --> 00:39:06,194
dash 234 or a conflict of

1219
00:39:06,194 --> 00:39:09,630
interest under 160 d and so

1220
00:39:09,630 --> 00:39:11,900
based upon that there is not a

1221
00:39:11,900 --> 00:39:14,803
legal reason why council member

1222
00:39:14,803 --> 00:39:15,470
a sitting council member could

1223
00:39:15,470 --> 00:39:16,972
not vote for him or herself if

1224
00:39:16,972 --> 00:39:17,739
they are part of the candidate

1225
00:39:17,739 --> 00:39:20,375
pool in terms of precedence

1226
00:39:20,375 --> 00:39:22,775
this has occurred previously.

1227
00:39:23,278 --> 00:39:25,480
Mayor patsy kinzie did vote for

1228
00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,880
herself prior vote in

1229
00:39:28,216 --> 00:39:28,883
contemplation of her

1230
00:39:28,883 --> 00:39:30,952
appointment and so this is not

1231
00:39:30,952 --> 00:39:33,755
unprecedented nor is it a legal

1232
00:39:33,755 --> 00:39:34,389
prohibition for a council

1233
00:39:34,389 --> 00:39:34,623
member to to vote for him or

1234
00:39:34,623 --> 00:39:36,623
herself.

1235
00:39:37,526 --> 00:39:39,628
So so the attorney just a

1236
00:39:39,628 --> 00:39:40,395
follow up to that.

1237
00:39:40,395 --> 00:39:43,231
The interim mayor will be

1238
00:39:43,231 --> 00:39:45,466
receive ing the salary of the

1239
00:39:45,466 --> 00:39:48,303
mayor and transitioning from a

1240
00:39:48,303 --> 00:39:51,303
council member to interim mayor

1241
00:39:51,507 --> 00:39:51,673
is an increase in salary, is it

1242
00:39:51,673 --> 00:39:53,673
not?

1243
00:39:53,909 --> 00:39:57,446
It is so with that in turn give

1244
00:39:57,446 --> 00:39:59,714
a different layer here someone

1245
00:39:59,714 --> 00:40:00,382
I have the ability to vote for

1246
00:40:00,382 --> 00:40:02,984
myself for a salary increase is

1247
00:40:02,984 --> 00:40:05,955
that is that not against that

1248
00:40:05,955 --> 00:40:08,955
line of conflict of interest

1249
00:40:09,325 --> 00:40:12,127
160 d excuse me 160 a 75 a does

1250
00:40:12,127 --> 00:40:12,828
contemplate a salary component

1251
00:40:12,828 --> 00:40:15,531
at council members voting for

1252
00:40:15,531 --> 00:40:18,133
salaries as as well as other

1253
00:40:18,133 --> 00:40:20,636
pieces of of an end analysis

1254
00:40:20,636 --> 00:40:21,370
and that is permissible.

1255
00:40:21,370 --> 00:40:24,730
It is a distinction you're

1256
00:40:24,730 --> 00:40:26,730
correct, councilmember anderson

1257
00:40:26,175 --> 00:40:26,876
that it is an increase but that

1258
00:40:26,876 --> 00:40:29,278
would be that would be in line

1259
00:40:29,278 --> 00:40:32,114
I would argue with council

1260
00:40:32,114 --> 00:40:32,682
voting to increase that salary

1261
00:40:32,682 --> 00:40:34,717
more more broadly like you

1262
00:40:34,717 --> 00:40:38,317
would in a budget similar in

1263
00:40:38,487 --> 00:40:41,491
fashion MISS A before I want to

1264
00:40:41,491 --> 00:40:41,691
say MR. Arias, thank you, MADAM

1265
00:40:41,691 --> 00:40:43,691
Mayor.

1266
00:40:44,460 --> 00:40:46,329
>> right as we did I guess you

1267
00:40:46,329 --> 00:40:48,329
just forgotten.

1268
00:40:49,414 --> 00:40:49,476
Yeah, I'm here.

1269
00:40:49,476 --> 00:40:49,765
Right?

1270
00:40:49,765 --> 00:40:50,166
Well, I'm I just I'm really

1271
00:40:50,166 --> 00:40:52,166
trying hard now.

1272
00:40:52,535 --> 00:40:53,202
It would be very helpful if you

1273
00:40:53,202 --> 00:40:54,637
actually took a number and tell

1274
00:40:54,637 --> 00:40:55,371
me when.

1275
00:40:55,371 --> 00:40:57,607
But right now I'm trying to get

1276
00:40:57,607 --> 00:40:58,108
it around the table because

1277
00:40:58,108 --> 00:41:00,508
we're going this way.

1278
00:41:01,411 --> 00:41:02,111
So if that's against the law I

1279
00:41:02,111 --> 00:41:03,780
mean, I didn't want kids

1280
00:41:03,780 --> 00:41:04,380
council member okay.

1281
00:41:04,380 --> 00:41:06,749
>> thank you very much.

1282
00:41:06,749 --> 00:41:07,317
Let's go ahead please.

1283
00:41:07,317 --> 00:41:09,552
>> thank you, MADAM Mayor.

1284
00:41:09,552 --> 00:41:13,550
I do want to be clear.

1285
00:41:13,550 --> 00:41:13,322
I think we voted on a timeline

1286
00:41:13,322 --> 00:41:14,158
,right.

1287
00:41:14,158 --> 00:41:18,358
We didn't vote on a pay raise

1288
00:41:18,695 --> 00:41:19,229
or appointing a colleague of

1289
00:41:19,229 --> 00:41:19,529
ours to be enter mayor

1290
00:41:19,529 --> 00:41:21,529
immediately.

1291
00:41:22,265 --> 00:41:22,899
We voted on a timeline and a

1292
00:41:22,899 --> 00:41:25,335
process that opened up the

1293
00:41:25,335 --> 00:41:26,269
candidates for him.

1294
00:41:26,269 --> 00:41:28,671
So I want that to be very clear

1295
00:41:28,671 --> 00:41:28,871
that there is no gray area

1296
00:41:28,871 --> 00:41:30,871
there.

1297
00:41:31,442 --> 00:41:32,109
By the way, we did just vote on

1298
00:41:32,109 --> 00:41:34,545
a budget that gave all council

1299
00:41:34,545 --> 00:41:34,812
members and the mayor a pay

1300
00:41:34,812 --> 00:41:35,120
increase.

1301
00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,120
right.

1302
00:41:37,681 --> 00:41:39,850
So that itself I mean if we're

1303
00:41:39,850 --> 00:41:42,352
going to go through those

1304
00:41:42,352 --> 00:41:45,488
definitions so be a you know,

1305
00:41:45,488 --> 00:41:49,880
standard but that being said, I

1306
00:41:50,261 --> 00:41:53,531
think it is 2:42 P.M. We are

1307
00:41:53,531 --> 00:41:56,267
wasting these people's time by

1308
00:41:56,267 --> 00:41:56,867
having a conversation about a

1309
00:41:56,867 --> 00:41:59,136
process we should have had

1310
00:41:59,136 --> 00:42:01,136
weeks ago.

1311
00:42:04,874 --> 00:42:05,542
I think mayor we all as a

1312
00:42:05,542 --> 00:42:07,211
council need to defer this to

1313
00:42:07,211 --> 00:42:07,812
the budget committee and

1314
00:42:07,812 --> 00:42:08,346
because we're just going to

1315
00:42:08,346 --> 00:42:10,314
keep having questions and

1316
00:42:10,314 --> 00:42:12,714
questions and questions and

1317
00:42:13,384 --> 00:42:14,180
we're about to go up in our

1318
00:42:14,180 --> 00:42:16,820
having cut into the candidates

1319
00:42:16,820 --> 00:42:19,230
form that we all voted to have

1320
00:42:19,230 --> 00:42:21,910
today to dedicate time for

1321
00:42:21,910 --> 00:42:21,725
people to tell us their vision

1322
00:42:21,725 --> 00:42:23,761
and seeking that interim

1323
00:42:23,761 --> 00:42:24,128
position.

1324
00:42:24,128 --> 00:42:26,128
>> all right.

1325
00:42:26,731 --> 00:42:27,310
Thank you, MISS Johnson.

1326
00:42:27,310 --> 00:42:27,565
Thank you.

1327
00:42:27,565 --> 00:42:29,767
I'll support going to the

1328
00:42:29,767 --> 00:42:31,435
budget committee but I will say

1329
00:42:31,435 --> 00:42:32,690
that on MAY 7th when you

1330
00:42:32,690 --> 00:42:34,469
submitted your resignation, I

1331
00:42:34,972 --> 00:42:35,573
suggested we talk about this

1332
00:42:35,573 --> 00:42:37,575
also I called a meeting last

1333
00:42:37,575 --> 00:42:37,875
week council members to talk

1334
00:42:37,875 --> 00:42:39,875
about this.

1335
00:42:40,377 --> 00:42:40,945
So I apologize on behalf of

1336
00:42:40,945 --> 00:42:43,448
council that this is the

1337
00:42:43,448 --> 00:42:43,815
process that we're at today.

1338
00:42:43,815 --> 00:42:45,815
>> thank you.

1339
00:42:46,451 --> 00:42:47,510
I agree with you.

1340
00:42:47,510 --> 00:42:49,420
We should have had a process

1341
00:42:49,420 --> 00:42:52,560
but obviously that did not work

1342
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:52,657
and the right way and I think

1343
00:42:52,657 --> 00:42:55,570
it's just another opportunity

1344
00:42:55,259 --> 00:42:55,960
for us to understand that there

1345
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:56,160
are things that we need to do

1346
00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:56,460
more.

1347
00:42:56,460 --> 00:42:58,460
All right.

1348
00:42:58,462 --> 00:43:00,332
With that, we have a motion on

1349
00:43:00,332 --> 00:43:02,332
this mayor.

1350
00:43:03,668 --> 00:43:06,370
I did not get an opportunity to

1351
00:43:06,370 --> 00:43:06,805
speak or comment.

1352
00:43:06,805 --> 00:43:08,773
I agree with councilmember

1353
00:43:08,773 --> 00:43:09,541
johnson's.

1354
00:43:09,541 --> 00:43:11,543
Had this been referred by you,

1355
00:43:11,543 --> 00:43:13,978
mayor, several weeks ago we

1356
00:43:13,978 --> 00:43:14,312
wouldn't be here where we are

1357
00:43:14,312 --> 00:43:16,312
today.

1358
00:43:17,349 --> 00:43:18,160
So I think all the candidates I

1359
00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:20,180
agree with councilmember messer

1360
00:43:20,180 --> 00:43:20,219
are yes, we are wasting their

1361
00:43:20,219 --> 00:43:22,219
time.

1362
00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,390
We should proceed in and then

1363
00:43:25,390 --> 00:43:26,240
we can continue this

1364
00:43:26,240 --> 00:43:28,424
conversation after the public

1365
00:43:28,927 --> 00:43:31,496
hearing has ended to value

1366
00:43:31,496 --> 00:43:32,630
their time so I would like I

1367
00:43:32,630 --> 00:43:33,933
would like to make a very

1368
00:43:33,933 --> 00:43:36,802
simple motion is to continue

1369
00:43:36,802 --> 00:43:39,202
with the public hearing.

1370
00:43:39,638 --> 00:43:40,305
As I mentioned, we have a

1371
00:43:40,305 --> 00:43:42,841
motion we already have a motion

1372
00:43:42,841 --> 00:43:43,609
on the floor because I think

1373
00:43:43,609 --> 00:43:45,477
there is a lot of lot of

1374
00:43:45,477 --> 00:43:46,780
questions around your motion

1375
00:43:46,780 --> 00:43:48,460
and I think that we are not

1376
00:43:48,460 --> 00:43:50,415
going to I will withdraw the

1377
00:43:50,415 --> 00:43:50,982
motion if I MAY.

1378
00:43:50,982 --> 00:43:53,386
I'm going to withdraw the

1379
00:43:53,386 --> 00:43:53,919
motion for clarity in the room

1380
00:43:53,919 --> 00:43:56,188
and allow council member

1381
00:43:56,188 --> 00:43:58,524
whoever to go forward with some

1382
00:43:58,524 --> 00:43:58,824
better motion display

1383
00:43:58,824 --> 00:44:00,824
application.

1384
00:44:01,793 --> 00:44:02,361
>> you have an amendment or a

1385
00:44:02,361 --> 00:44:04,530
substitution to my motion

1386
00:44:04,530 --> 00:44:04,763
that's on that's on the floor.

1387
00:44:04,763 --> 00:44:06,763
>> okay.

1388
00:44:07,432 --> 00:44:08,133
My substitute motion is to just

1389
00:44:08,133 --> 00:44:10,470
proceed with a public forum and

1390
00:44:10,470 --> 00:44:11,137
we will come back to all the

1391
00:44:11,137 --> 00:44:13,306
questions and address it at the

1392
00:44:13,306 --> 00:44:13,973
end.

1393
00:44:13,973 --> 00:44:15,708
Second, second second, second

1394
00:44:15,708 --> 00:44:16,442
is that a motion to table?

1395
00:44:16,442 --> 00:44:18,778
>> is that a motion second

1396
00:44:18,778 --> 00:44:19,478
motion to table right so we

1397
00:44:19,478 --> 00:44:21,513
have a motion on the floor any

1398
00:44:21,513 --> 00:44:23,913
further discussion hearing on

1399
00:44:24,316 --> 00:44:24,850
all in favor.

1400
00:44:24,850 --> 00:44:25,150
>> let's continue this.

1401
00:44:25,150 --> 00:44:27,150
all right.

1402
00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:29,320
So that's unanimous.

1403
00:44:29,722 --> 00:44:32,525
I don't think we have it so so

1404
00:44:32,525 --> 00:44:33,159
I think one of the questions

1405
00:44:33,159 --> 00:44:35,628
that we're talking about is how

1406
00:44:35,628 --> 00:44:38,464
are we going to get this motion

1407
00:44:38,464 --> 00:44:40,864
and begin with this?

1408
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:43,602
So I've asked the city clerk's

1409
00:44:43,602 --> 00:44:44,204
office if you billy would make

1410
00:44:44,204 --> 00:44:46,439
sure everybody has the

1411
00:44:46,439 --> 00:44:48,608
information that we all have

1412
00:44:48,608 --> 00:44:49,376
the same list of people and

1413
00:44:49,376 --> 00:44:51,744
then we can go ahead and begin

1414
00:44:51,744 --> 00:44:53,744
the forum.

1415
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:54,714
All right, council members, any

1416
00:44:54,714 --> 00:44:57,114
objection, any objection to

1417
00:44:57,350 --> 00:44:57,684
starting right now?

1418
00:44:57,684 --> 00:44:57,951
All right.

1419
00:44:57,951 --> 00:44:58,251
Let's go.

1420
00:44:58,251 --> 00:44:59,786
All right.

1421
00:44:59,786 --> 00:45:01,786
Thank you, billy.

1422
00:45:02,289 --> 00:45:03,560
Let's go for this.

1423
00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:05,626
>> MADAM Mayor, would you like

1424
00:45:05,626 --> 00:45:05,826
me to read the no, go ahead.

1425
00:45:05,826 --> 00:45:07,826
Okay.

1426
00:45:08,228 --> 00:45:11,765
So the first person to speak is

1427
00:45:11,765 --> 00:45:12,432
john basham and I'm sorry if

1428
00:45:12,432 --> 00:45:15,100
I'm saying your last name or

1429
00:45:15,100 --> 00:45:17,337
whatever that one more time is

1430
00:45:17,337 --> 00:45:19,473
that I was saying if you would

1431
00:45:19,473 --> 00:45:21,509
just come it's it's still the

1432
00:45:21,509 --> 00:45:22,176
process of two minutes.

1433
00:45:22,176 --> 00:45:24,110
I know we MAY have taken a lot

1434
00:45:24,110 --> 00:45:24,711
more for our own but if you

1435
00:45:24,711 --> 00:45:27,147
would just stand in that middle

1436
00:45:27,147 --> 00:45:30,250
case I don't know your be on tv

1437
00:45:30,250 --> 00:45:31,180
tonight if all of the people in

1438
00:45:31,180 --> 00:45:32,752
the news room are here today so

1439
00:45:32,752 --> 00:45:33,186
thankful.

1440
00:45:33,186 --> 00:45:33,653
That is fantastic.

1441
00:45:33,653 --> 00:45:35,989
Thank you very much.

1442
00:45:35,989 --> 00:45:37,958
So happy to be here.

1443
00:45:37,958 --> 00:45:38,158
So happy to be going first.

1444
00:45:38,158 --> 00:45:40,158
Yeah.

1445
00:45:40,594 --> 00:45:42,596
So thank you very much.

1446
00:45:42,596 --> 00:45:45,990
And my name's john apicella.

1447
00:45:45,990 --> 00:45:45,265
I'm here as a mayoral candidate

1448
00:45:45,265 --> 00:45:47,265
.

1449
00:45:47,568 --> 00:45:47,943
>> I moved here 13 years ago.

1450
00:45:47,943 --> 00:45:49,943
City adopted me.

1451
00:45:50,236 --> 00:45:51,400
i love it here.

1452
00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:51,638
I think it's the greatest one

1453
00:45:51,638 --> 00:45:53,674
of the greatest cities in the

1454
00:45:53,674 --> 00:45:56,577
country and this is just an

1455
00:45:56,577 --> 00:45:59,790
amazing opportunity to help the

1456
00:45:59,790 --> 00:46:02,790
city grow cities growing fast

1457
00:46:02,283 --> 00:46:06,483
furious and I'd like to be able

1458
00:46:07,121 --> 00:46:10,900
to help assure it in to a new a

1459
00:46:10,900 --> 00:46:12,660
new age some things that I

1460
00:46:12,660 --> 00:46:15,330
believe in tax the rich feed

1461
00:46:15,330 --> 00:46:16,300
and house the poor.

1462
00:46:16,300 --> 00:46:18,132
>> I think that's pretty basic

1463
00:46:18,132 --> 00:46:22,332
and I think that I think that's

1464
00:46:23,704 --> 00:46:26,574
that's I think taxing the rich

1465
00:46:26,574 --> 00:46:30,774
to feed and house the poor is

1466
00:46:31,746 --> 00:46:32,380
just basic human compassion,

1467
00:46:32,380 --> 00:46:35,490
justice and equality for all.

1468
00:46:35,490 --> 00:46:35,283
There are our systems are

1469
00:46:35,283 --> 00:46:37,283
flawed.

1470
00:46:37,886 --> 00:46:41,486
They've been that way since the

1471
00:46:42,390 --> 00:46:45,226
inception and needs to be fixed

1472
00:46:45,226 --> 00:46:48,960
more parks, less parking lots.

1473
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:48,630
>> our society is way too car

1474
00:46:48,630 --> 00:46:51,300
centric in my opinion.

1475
00:46:51,933 --> 00:46:54,435
The city has pockets of areas

1476
00:46:54,435 --> 00:46:54,736
in which you don't need a car

1477
00:46:54,736 --> 00:46:56,736
to survive.

1478
00:46:57,405 --> 00:47:00,842
There should be more of those

1479
00:47:00,842 --> 00:47:01,542
cameras on traffic lights.

1480
00:47:01,542 --> 00:47:03,646
I've lived in a lot of cities.

1481
00:47:03,646 --> 00:47:06,949
I've been in a lot of places

1482
00:47:06,949 --> 00:47:09,284
nowhere else that I've been do

1483
00:47:09,284 --> 00:47:09,985
people hit the gas pedal on a

1484
00:47:09,985 --> 00:47:10,318
yellow light as much as they do

1485
00:47:10,318 --> 00:47:12,318
in charlotte?

1486
00:47:15,290 --> 00:47:15,991
It's dangerous in dc when I

1487
00:47:15,991 --> 00:47:17,993
lived there they had cars on

1488
00:47:17,993 --> 00:47:20,393
cameras on traffic lights.

1489
00:47:20,829 --> 00:47:23,432
It raised a lot of money for

1490
00:47:23,432 --> 00:47:25,935
the city and I think that's a

1491
00:47:25,935 --> 00:47:29,204
pretty passive way to do that

1492
00:47:29,204 --> 00:47:31,573
and to keep this brief them

1493
00:47:31,573 --> 00:47:34,676
very very low on the list of

1494
00:47:34,676 --> 00:47:35,344
priorities is I don't really

1495
00:47:35,344 --> 00:47:37,346
see any other way in my life

1496
00:47:37,346 --> 00:47:37,946
that I can meet my mom.

1497
00:47:37,946 --> 00:47:38,346
>> donny and I would really

1498
00:47:38,346 --> 00:47:40,383
like to do that.

1499
00:47:40,383 --> 00:47:40,716
That's tom.

1500
00:47:40,716 --> 00:47:42,716
Thank you.

1501
00:47:45,154 --> 00:47:48,357
and you're a much our next our

1502
00:47:48,357 --> 00:47:50,826
next speaker the next sorry the

1503
00:47:50,826 --> 00:47:54,426
next speaker is out yeara I'll

1504
00:48:01,637 --> 00:48:05,837
be your apology at the see you

1505
00:48:06,776 --> 00:48:07,410
again next see to mary lyles is

1506
00:48:07,410 --> 00:48:10,780
my time started my name is

1507
00:48:10,780 --> 00:48:10,679
sarah I'll be area I currently

1508
00:48:10,679 --> 00:48:12,714
serve as a senior district

1509
00:48:12,714 --> 00:48:13,349
liaison for congresswoman adams

1510
00:48:13,349 --> 00:48:15,251
where I have the privilege of

1511
00:48:15,251 --> 00:48:15,885
helping our boss vulnerable

1512
00:48:15,885 --> 00:48:18,254
constituents through their most

1513
00:48:18,254 --> 00:48:18,888
challenging times prior to that

1514
00:48:18,888 --> 00:48:21,457
I worked for the international

1515
00:48:21,457 --> 00:48:22,910
organization for migration

1516
00:48:22,910 --> 00:48:23,959
highlighting the stories of our

1517
00:48:23,959 --> 00:48:25,959
vulnerable communities

1518
00:48:26,462 --> 00:48:29,198
worldwide as a proud 40 niner

1519
00:48:29,198 --> 00:48:29,765
I've seen charlotte grow into

1520
00:48:29,765 --> 00:48:32,335
one of the fastest growing

1521
00:48:32,335 --> 00:48:34,504
cities in america but with

1522
00:48:34,504 --> 00:48:34,771
growth comes tremendous bond

1523
00:48:34,771 --> 00:48:36,771
stability.

1524
00:48:37,941 --> 00:48:38,541
We must ensure our city remains

1525
00:48:38,541 --> 00:48:40,541
affordable, accessible, safe

1526
00:48:41,244 --> 00:48:41,644
and full of opportunity for all

1527
00:48:41,644 --> 00:48:43,644
of our residents.

1528
00:48:44,581 --> 00:48:46,716
I've worked with constituents

1529
00:48:46,716 --> 00:48:47,350
directly for years.

1530
00:48:47,350 --> 00:48:49,720
I've helped them navigate

1531
00:48:49,720 --> 00:48:52,120
issues from housing instability

1532
00:48:52,789 --> 00:48:55,625
to immigration issues to vet

1533
00:48:55,625 --> 00:48:56,293
delayed benefits.

1534
00:48:56,293 --> 00:48:58,428
What I've learned from those

1535
00:48:58,428 --> 00:48:59,290
experiences is that leadership

1536
00:48:59,290 --> 00:48:59,262
is not about having all the

1537
00:48:59,262 --> 00:49:01,262
answers.

1538
00:49:01,798 --> 00:49:02,332
It's about listening showing up

1539
00:49:02,332 --> 00:49:04,732
for your communities and

1540
00:49:04,968 --> 00:49:07,104
honestly just doing your best

1541
00:49:07,104 --> 00:49:07,237
to lend an ear when it's needed

1542
00:49:07,237 --> 00:49:07,972
.

1543
00:49:07,972 --> 00:49:11,800
As a daughter of immigrants and

1544
00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:13,110
a muslim woman of color, I know

1545
00:49:13,110 --> 00:49:13,710
better than ever that many of

1546
00:49:13,710 --> 00:49:16,110
our residents experience the

1547
00:49:16,146 --> 00:49:16,947
city differently and in times

1548
00:49:16,947 --> 00:49:19,349
of uncertainty a lot of our

1549
00:49:19,349 --> 00:49:21,384
residents felt immense fear

1550
00:49:21,384 --> 00:49:21,551
when ice filled our communities

1551
00:49:21,551 --> 00:49:23,551
.

1552
00:49:24,155 --> 00:49:27,755
And honestly I felt a alongside

1553
00:49:28,250 --> 00:49:28,592
them that that experience

1554
00:49:28,592 --> 00:49:30,928
reinforced my belief that

1555
00:49:30,928 --> 00:49:32,863
charlotte must remain a city

1556
00:49:32,863 --> 00:49:35,263
that is welcoming and

1557
00:49:35,999 --> 00:49:36,667
accessible and full of support

1558
00:49:36,667 --> 00:49:39,360
for all of its residents.

1559
00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:39,836
Everyone deserves to feel seen

1560
00:49:39,836 --> 00:49:42,340
,heard and safe where they

1561
00:49:42,340 --> 00:49:43,107
call home.

1562
00:49:43,107 --> 00:49:45,476
An interim mayor is not being

1563
00:49:45,476 --> 00:49:45,877
asked to serve charlotte for

1564
00:49:45,877 --> 00:49:47,877
the next decade.

1565
00:49:47,979 --> 00:49:50,448
They're being asked to serve as

1566
00:49:50,448 --> 00:49:51,148
a steward during a transitional

1567
00:49:51,148 --> 00:49:53,584
period and much like you would

1568
00:49:53,584 --> 00:49:54,151
trust someone to watch your

1569
00:49:54,151 --> 00:49:57,151
home while you're away you

1570
00:49:57,254 --> 00:49:57,921
would expect the city of

1571
00:49:57,921 --> 00:49:59,591
charlotte to be in responsible

1572
00:49:59,591 --> 00:50:01,426
hands.

1573
00:50:01,426 --> 00:50:01,959
Now local government is one of

1574
00:50:01,959 --> 00:50:04,359
the most influential and

1575
00:50:04,562 --> 00:50:04,796
impactful forms of government.

1576
00:50:04,796 --> 00:50:05,960
>> okay.

1577
00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:05,396
Thank you.

1578
00:50:05,396 --> 00:50:05,696
Thank you.

1579
00:50:05,696 --> 00:50:07,696
All right.

1580
00:50:11,636 --> 00:50:13,636
You all right?

1581
00:50:32,723 --> 00:50:35,527
Next we have ryan arriola.

1582
00:50:35,527 --> 00:50:37,527
>> afternoon council.

1583
00:50:38,300 --> 00:50:38,663
I am ryan mckenzie arioli I'm

1584
00:50:38,663 --> 00:50:41,630
seeking the opportunity to

1585
00:50:41,967 --> 00:50:42,234
serve as the next mayor of

1586
00:50:42,234 --> 00:50:44,135
charlotte.

1587
00:50:44,135 --> 00:50:44,636
Little bit about me I come from

1588
00:50:44,636 --> 00:50:47,360
a working class family.

1589
00:50:47,438 --> 00:50:50,208
I'm proud to be a first

1590
00:50:50,208 --> 00:50:50,775
generation college grad and

1591
00:50:50,775 --> 00:50:53,175
what those experiences have

1592
00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:55,914
instilled in me and has taught

1593
00:50:55,914 --> 00:50:56,782
me throughout my career is that

1594
00:50:56,782 --> 00:50:59,451
when you work hard you have

1595
00:50:59,451 --> 00:51:01,851
accountability and you you

1596
00:51:01,887 --> 00:51:02,487
service these principles can

1597
00:51:02,487 --> 00:51:04,923
really help you through your

1598
00:51:04,923 --> 00:51:05,490
career and help you in

1599
00:51:05,490 --> 00:51:07,325
leadership because it's all

1600
00:51:07,325 --> 00:51:08,126
about that.

1601
00:51:08,126 --> 00:51:10,362
and today I serve as the vice

1602
00:51:10,362 --> 00:51:12,762
PRESIDENT Of marketing and

1603
00:51:12,965 --> 00:51:13,465
development for a american

1604
00:51:13,465 --> 00:51:15,465
manufacturing company.

1605
00:51:15,534 --> 00:51:15,701
Here I lead innovation strategy

1606
00:51:15,701 --> 00:51:16,468
.

1607
00:51:16,468 --> 00:51:18,203
I work with cross-functional

1608
00:51:18,203 --> 00:51:19,370
teams.

1609
00:51:19,370 --> 00:51:21,540
And before that I worked as a

1610
00:51:21,540 --> 00:51:22,207
scientist where, you know, I

1611
00:51:22,207 --> 00:51:24,509
developed deep appreciation for

1612
00:51:24,509 --> 00:51:26,909
facts, critical thinking and

1613
00:51:26,946 --> 00:51:27,213
the ability to solve complex

1614
00:51:27,213 --> 00:51:27,947
problems.

1615
00:51:27,947 --> 00:51:30,820
I've also had the privilege of

1616
00:51:30,820 --> 00:51:32,852
coaching middle school and high

1617
00:51:32,852 --> 00:51:33,452
school soccer which has taught

1618
00:51:33,452 --> 00:51:35,621
me a lot about leadership is

1619
00:51:35,621 --> 00:51:36,322
more than an x's and o's.

1620
00:51:36,322 --> 00:51:38,924
It's about helping these people

1621
00:51:38,924 --> 00:51:39,391
be the best people they can be

1622
00:51:39,391 --> 00:51:42,270
on and off the field.

1623
00:51:42,270 --> 00:51:42,628
It's about developing a team

1624
00:51:42,628 --> 00:51:44,430
around a common goal and

1625
00:51:44,430 --> 00:51:44,831
focusing on developing

1626
00:51:44,831 --> 00:51:46,831
individual people.

1627
00:51:47,934 --> 00:51:48,568
And my belief is that good

1628
00:51:48,568 --> 00:51:50,736
leaders create more leaders.

1629
00:51:50,736 --> 00:51:53,136
They don't create followers.

1630
00:51:53,572 --> 00:51:54,307
So it's always been something

1631
00:51:54,307 --> 00:51:56,575
of my personal belief is that

1632
00:51:56,575 --> 00:51:57,242
if I'm doing a good job more

1633
00:51:57,242 --> 00:51:59,478
people are going to step up and

1634
00:51:59,478 --> 00:52:00,120
be leaders and less people are

1635
00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:02,182
going to be followers.

1636
00:52:02,182 --> 00:52:02,749
>> and as an author I've had

1637
00:52:02,749 --> 00:52:04,751
the opportunity to explore

1638
00:52:04,751 --> 00:52:06,486
ideas around leadership and

1639
00:52:06,486 --> 00:52:07,119
community and our shared

1640
00:52:07,119 --> 00:52:09,519
responsibility to one another.

1641
00:52:09,822 --> 00:52:10,323
>> writing has taught me the

1642
00:52:10,323 --> 00:52:12,910
most important thing is

1643
00:52:12,910 --> 00:52:12,558
listening and communicating and

1644
00:52:12,558 --> 00:52:12,925
being clear in your

1645
00:52:12,925 --> 00:52:14,925
communications.

1646
00:52:15,228 --> 00:52:15,895
And it's also about bringing

1647
00:52:15,895 --> 00:52:18,665
people together around a common

1648
00:52:18,665 --> 00:52:22,102
idea and common values that we

1649
00:52:22,102 --> 00:52:24,904
share and also I saw public

1650
00:52:24,904 --> 00:52:25,472
office back in 2020 and i

1651
00:52:25,472 --> 00:52:27,474
gained an even deeper

1652
00:52:27,474 --> 00:52:28,107
appreciation of the importance

1653
00:52:28,107 --> 00:52:30,376
of civic engagement in public

1654
00:52:30,376 --> 00:52:32,776
service campaigning taught me

1655
00:52:32,946 --> 00:52:33,212
that leadership begins with

1656
00:52:33,212 --> 00:52:33,879
listening.

1657
00:52:33,879 --> 00:52:35,916
It also taught me how to engage

1658
00:52:35,916 --> 00:52:36,517
with people from different

1659
00:52:36,517 --> 00:52:38,517
backgrounds perspectives and

1660
00:52:38,585 --> 00:52:38,986
that's time.

1661
00:52:38,986 --> 00:52:40,986
Thank you.

1662
00:52:46,159 --> 00:52:48,159
Thank you.

1663
00:53:00,541 --> 00:53:01,241
Next we have neul from neul.

1664
00:53:01,241 --> 00:53:03,510
He did sony's all right last

1665
00:53:03,510 --> 00:53:05,946
name is o y a al where are you?

1666
00:53:05,946 --> 00:53:08,815
Last name address and he said

1667
00:53:08,815 --> 00:53:10,517
it was same and the last thing

1668
00:53:10,517 --> 00:53:10,785
I was doing the first thing

1669
00:53:10,785 --> 00:53:12,785
thank you.

1670
00:53:19,260 --> 00:53:19,226
There is no this is a $10,000

1671
00:53:19,226 --> 00:53:21,226
bill.

1672
00:53:21,528 --> 00:53:24,464
Exactly how much of a salary

1673
00:53:24,464 --> 00:53:24,798
decrease I will take if I'm

1674
00:53:24,798 --> 00:53:26,798
elected mayor.

1675
00:53:27,334 --> 00:53:30,138
It it's not about the money for

1676
00:53:30,138 --> 00:53:30,838
me is by integrity is about

1677
00:53:30,838 --> 00:53:32,473
letting a mayoral official he

1678
00:53:32,473 --> 00:53:32,874
knows exactly what he's doing

1679
00:53:32,874 --> 00:53:33,440
and doesn't.

1680
00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:36,100
I'm born and raised in

1681
00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:36,777
charlotte, north carolina.

1682
00:53:36,777 --> 00:53:38,579
I've seen the grow ups and

1683
00:53:38,579 --> 00:53:41,810
developed when I was 2015 I

1684
00:53:41,810 --> 00:53:41,849
wasn't on an scholars program

1685
00:53:41,849 --> 00:53:43,884
and I had to attend a city

1686
00:53:43,884 --> 00:53:44,484
planning class where they

1687
00:53:44,484 --> 00:53:45,520
showed solid growth rate in

1688
00:53:45,520 --> 00:53:47,550
comparison to all the other

1689
00:53:47,550 --> 00:53:47,255
cities major cities in the

1690
00:53:47,255 --> 00:53:49,255
south.

1691
00:53:49,857 --> 00:53:50,491
So all this growth rate is

1692
00:53:50,491 --> 00:53:52,891
unprecedented in comparison to

1693
00:53:53,261 --> 00:53:55,463
any other city in america is

1694
00:53:55,463 --> 00:53:56,970
exponentially growing and the

1695
00:53:56,970 --> 00:53:59,697
problems is having it are not

1696
00:54:00,701 --> 00:54:01,569
being solved that for instance

1697
00:54:01,569 --> 00:54:05,169
if you use the equation p

1698
00:54:05,473 --> 00:54:07,473
equals 810,000 does want 1.222

1699
00:54:09,277 --> 00:54:10,778
power to where t is any every

1700
00:54:10,778 --> 00:54:14,378
year past 2015 when I first in

1701
00:54:14,916 --> 00:54:17,916
that class it went from 2015

1702
00:54:18,653 --> 00:54:19,353
population 800,000 to over 1

1703
00:54:19,353 --> 00:54:21,957
million almost is going way too

1704
00:54:21,957 --> 00:54:22,591
high which first and the

1705
00:54:22,591 --> 00:54:24,359
infrastructure that I saw that

1706
00:54:24,359 --> 00:54:26,361
was originally built for was

1707
00:54:26,361 --> 00:54:28,597
only built for 500,000 people.

1708
00:54:28,597 --> 00:54:29,230
So we are way past massive

1709
00:54:29,230 --> 00:54:31,700
capacity and we need to make

1710
00:54:31,700 --> 00:54:34,680
sure we we absorb the

1711
00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:34,669
surrounding communities and

1712
00:54:34,669 --> 00:54:37,690
increase wages for everybody.

1713
00:54:37,505 --> 00:54:39,841
So this is livable and

1714
00:54:39,841 --> 00:54:40,476
sustainable right now I know I

1715
00:54:40,476 --> 00:54:42,711
don't have too much experience

1716
00:54:42,711 --> 00:54:43,545
in politics.

1717
00:54:43,545 --> 00:54:45,514
I do have a long service career

1718
00:54:45,514 --> 00:54:46,148
with the post office working

1719
00:54:46,148 --> 00:54:48,817
for the federal government so I

1720
00:54:48,817 --> 00:54:51,386
do have a loves in that way and

1721
00:54:51,386 --> 00:54:52,200
I appreciate you so much and

1722
00:54:52,200 --> 00:54:52,354
grateful for the opportunity to

1723
00:54:52,354 --> 00:54:54,354
be your man.

1724
00:55:01,697 --> 00:55:05,297
Thank you, governor and next is

1725
00:55:12,174 --> 00:55:12,974
barrett berry.

1726
00:55:12,974 --> 00:55:13,309
I wrote remarks to keep me to

1727
00:55:13,309 --> 00:55:15,309
two minutes.

1728
00:55:15,845 --> 00:55:18,180
I've been a pastor so have much

1729
00:55:18,180 --> 00:55:18,781
time.

1730
00:55:18,781 --> 00:55:20,783
Thank you for the opportunity

1731
00:55:20,783 --> 00:55:23,419
to be considered for the

1732
00:55:23,419 --> 00:55:24,530
position of interim mayor of

1733
00:55:24,530 --> 00:55:25,754
city of charlotte my name is

1734
00:55:25,754 --> 00:55:26,455
barrett berry.

1735
00:55:26,455 --> 00:55:28,190
I'm a former white house staff

1736
00:55:28,190 --> 00:55:28,791
member small business owner,

1737
00:55:28,791 --> 00:55:30,791
educator, nonprofit executive

1738
00:55:31,600 --> 00:55:31,661
pastor and community leader for

1739
00:55:31,661 --> 00:55:33,830
nearly a decade I've called

1740
00:55:33,830 --> 00:55:34,430
shawn home and dedicated my

1741
00:55:34,430 --> 00:55:36,830
professional, civic and faith

1742
00:55:37,330 --> 00:55:37,600
based leadership to serving the

1743
00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:39,268
people and neighborhoods of

1744
00:55:39,268 --> 00:55:40,870
this great city.

1745
00:55:40,870 --> 00:55:41,504
I came to charlotte in 2016

1746
00:55:41,504 --> 00:55:43,806
with only one filming here in

1747
00:55:43,806 --> 00:55:44,406
the city of charlotte through

1748
00:55:44,406 --> 00:55:46,406
service relationship building

1749
00:55:46,809 --> 00:55:47,409
and community engagement I have

1750
00:55:47,409 --> 00:55:49,779
had the privilege of working

1751
00:55:49,779 --> 00:55:50,446
alongside residents business

1752
00:55:50,446 --> 00:55:52,846
leaders, educators, health care

1753
00:55:52,982 --> 00:55:53,550
providers, nonprofit

1754
00:55:53,550 --> 00:55:55,550
organizations, faith leaders

1755
00:55:55,752 --> 00:55:56,186
and public officials throughout

1756
00:55:56,186 --> 00:55:58,186
mecklenburg county.

1757
00:55:58,521 --> 00:55:59,155
I've been appointed to serve to

1758
00:55:59,155 --> 00:56:01,390
serve on leadership positions

1759
00:56:01,390 --> 00:56:02,240
by the clinton white house to

1760
00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:04,694
multiple senior roles by the

1761
00:56:04,694 --> 00:56:05,327
governor of massachusetts is

1762
00:56:05,327 --> 00:56:07,998
deval patrick and senior roles

1763
00:56:07,998 --> 00:56:08,565
I've been appointed by governor

1764
00:56:08,565 --> 00:56:10,767
roy cooper to serve on a

1765
00:56:10,767 --> 00:56:11,334
statewide board.

1766
00:56:11,334 --> 00:56:13,360
I've been appointed by the

1767
00:56:13,360 --> 00:56:13,737
mecklenburg county board of

1768
00:56:13,737 --> 00:56:16,106
commissioners to serve as a

1769
00:56:16,106 --> 00:56:16,706
board and now I'm ready to be

1770
00:56:16,706 --> 00:56:18,274
appointed by charlotte city

1771
00:56:18,274 --> 00:56:18,942
council.

1772
00:56:18,942 --> 00:56:21,844
So only place I haven't served

1773
00:56:21,844 --> 00:56:24,448
in some capacity in leadership

1774
00:56:24,448 --> 00:56:26,150
in government is city level.

1775
00:56:26,150 --> 00:56:26,750
I'm graduated morse from

1776
00:56:26,750 --> 00:56:27,317
college with two degrees in

1777
00:56:27,317 --> 00:56:29,219
political science africana

1778
00:56:29,219 --> 00:56:31,619
studies and graduate harvard

1779
00:56:31,855 --> 00:56:32,456
university and is also in a

1780
00:56:32,456 --> 00:56:34,357
fellow in the harvard center

1781
00:56:34,357 --> 00:56:37,930
for public leadership where the

1782
00:56:37,930 --> 00:56:37,694
current with a former mayor

1783
00:56:37,694 --> 00:56:40,397
anthony fox now the director

1784
00:56:40,397 --> 00:56:41,980
and so I'm very familiar with

1785
00:56:41,980 --> 00:56:43,200
prepare to be a leader here in

1786
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:46,200
the city of charlotte I

1787
00:56:46,470 --> 00:56:47,137
systematically approach being a

1788
00:56:47,137 --> 00:56:49,390
mayor of a city city of south

1789
00:56:49,390 --> 00:56:49,339
bend where I ran against people

1790
00:56:49,339 --> 00:56:49,806
to judge.

1791
00:56:49,806 --> 00:56:51,806
He became PRESIDENT.

1792
00:56:52,576 --> 00:56:54,911
I became pastor but I did that

1793
00:56:54,911 --> 00:56:55,512
strategically my education, my

1794
00:56:55,512 --> 00:56:58,820
leadership roles and the like.

1795
00:56:58,820 --> 00:56:58,683
I've been a speechwriter at the

1796
00:56:58,683 --> 00:57:01,830
highest levels of government

1797
00:57:01,352 --> 00:57:01,986
I've been a senior advisor to

1798
00:57:01,986 --> 00:57:03,654
small business administration.

1799
00:57:03,654 --> 00:57:04,155
I've been by small businesses

1800
00:57:04,155 --> 00:57:06,155
throughout the country.

1801
00:57:06,390 --> 00:57:08,392
i've been in government and

1802
00:57:08,392 --> 00:57:09,260
politics over 30 years.

1803
00:57:09,260 --> 00:57:10,794
I've been a PRESIDENT's

1804
00:57:10,794 --> 00:57:11,395
surrogate speaker across the

1805
00:57:11,395 --> 00:57:13,664
country for two presidential

1806
00:57:13,664 --> 00:57:16,340
candidates and I've served I'm

1807
00:57:16,340 --> 00:57:16,367
ready to serve here in the city

1808
00:57:16,367 --> 00:57:18,367
of charlotte.

1809
00:57:20,705 --> 00:57:22,705
>> I do.

1810
00:57:28,212 --> 00:57:28,445
Next is janey caldwell.

1811
00:57:28,445 --> 00:57:30,445
MS..

1812
00:57:36,554 --> 00:57:39,490
Caldwell announced in JUNE on

1813
00:57:39,490 --> 00:57:39,724
caldwell janey caldwell all

1814
00:57:39,724 --> 00:57:41,724
right.

1815
00:57:42,260 --> 00:57:43,270
I'll continue to go through the

1816
00:57:43,270 --> 00:57:44,595
list and if she comes we can go

1817
00:57:44,595 --> 00:57:46,595
back.

1818
00:57:49,900 --> 00:57:50,234
The next person is dear jerry

1819
00:57:50,234 --> 00:57:52,234
clarida.

1820
00:58:00,979 --> 00:58:01,513
Clarida greetings city council

1821
00:58:01,513 --> 00:58:03,615
in charlotte residence I'm

1822
00:58:03,615 --> 00:58:06,150
going to open up with my quote

1823
00:58:06,150 --> 00:58:06,784
by quote of my favorite author

1824
00:58:06,784 --> 00:58:09,454
toni morrison somebody has to

1825
00:58:09,454 --> 00:58:09,688
take responsibility for being a

1826
00:58:09,688 --> 00:58:11,688
leader.

1827
00:58:12,900 --> 00:58:12,691
Items are declared a license

1828
00:58:12,691 --> 00:58:15,910
social work practitioner and

1829
00:58:15,293 --> 00:58:15,861
ph.D. Candidate and a native of

1830
00:58:15,861 --> 00:58:18,129
north carolina born in a

1831
00:58:18,129 --> 00:58:18,730
piedmont triad area and raised

1832
00:58:18,730 --> 00:58:21,399
between the triad area and

1833
00:58:21,399 --> 00:58:22,330
charlotte, north carolina

1834
00:58:22,330 --> 00:58:24,435
specifically on the west side

1835
00:58:24,435 --> 00:58:27,339
west boulevard as an alumnus

1836
00:58:27,339 --> 00:58:27,873
party university high school a

1837
00:58:27,873 --> 00:58:28,440
first generation college

1838
00:58:28,440 --> 00:58:29,842
graduate of north carolina

1839
00:58:29,842 --> 00:58:30,442
state university with a

1840
00:58:30,442 --> 00:58:32,477
bachelor's degree in social

1841
00:58:32,477 --> 00:58:34,980
work a master's degree in

1842
00:58:34,980 --> 00:58:35,580
social work from the university

1843
00:58:35,580 --> 00:58:37,980
at illinois-chicago with a

1844
00:58:38,583 --> 00:58:39,217
specialization and organization

1845
00:58:39,217 --> 00:58:41,253
and community practice and a

1846
00:58:41,253 --> 00:58:41,953
current ph.D. Candidate in the

1847
00:58:41,953 --> 00:58:43,756
school of social work at morgan

1848
00:58:43,756 --> 00:58:44,457
state university.

1849
00:58:44,457 --> 00:58:46,792
I'm interested in interested in

1850
00:58:46,792 --> 00:58:49,528
serving as interim mayor due to

1851
00:58:49,528 --> 00:58:50,162
my commitment to serve as

1852
00:58:50,162 --> 00:58:52,264
leadership and prioritizing the

1853
00:58:52,264 --> 00:58:52,898
needs of our charlotte

1854
00:58:52,898 --> 00:58:55,334
constituents who I continue in

1855
00:58:55,334 --> 00:58:57,402
a seamless transition focused

1856
00:58:57,402 --> 00:59:00,402
on the city's core priorities

1857
00:59:00,540 --> 00:59:01,174
and the governing body's focus

1858
00:59:01,174 --> 00:59:03,109
areas for the city charlotte

1859
00:59:03,109 --> 00:59:03,643
including affordable housing,

1860
00:59:03,643 --> 00:59:05,643
transportation, mobility,

1861
00:59:06,345 --> 00:59:06,946
community safety and more.

1862
00:59:06,946 --> 00:59:09,346
With my experiences in

1863
00:59:10,150 --> 00:59:10,683
diversity and non nonprofit

1864
00:59:10,683 --> 00:59:12,985
community based agencies health

1865
00:59:12,985 --> 00:59:15,385
care and higher education

1866
00:59:15,621 --> 00:59:16,188
working with individuals,

1867
00:59:16,188 --> 00:59:16,755
families, organizations and

1868
00:59:16,755 --> 00:59:18,755
communities throughout the

1869
00:59:18,925 --> 00:59:21,325
charlotte community and large

1870
00:59:21,327 --> 00:59:21,828
urban cities I have developed a

1871
00:59:21,828 --> 00:59:22,295
wealth of knowledge and

1872
00:59:22,295 --> 00:59:24,295
experience prioritized

1873
00:59:24,597 --> 00:59:25,198
underneath a people essential

1874
00:59:25,198 --> 00:59:27,598
to my personal professional

1875
00:59:27,667 --> 00:59:27,867
goal as serving as interim

1876
00:59:27,867 --> 00:59:29,768
mayor.

1877
00:59:29,768 --> 00:59:30,302
The message is clear to serve

1878
00:59:30,302 --> 00:59:32,702
lee and provide special

1879
00:59:33,672 --> 00:59:34,400
attention to the concerns of

1880
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:36,400
the community.

1881
00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:40,276
Thank you all for your time and

1882
00:59:40,613 --> 00:59:42,613
support and consideration.

1883
00:59:56,329 --> 00:59:56,596
Nathan clark what's up

1884
00:59:56,596 --> 00:59:57,197
everybody?

1885
00:59:57,197 --> 00:59:59,933
Another beautiful day in the

1886
00:59:59,933 --> 01:00:02,333
best city in america.

1887
01:00:02,635 --> 01:00:03,369
My name is nathan clark.

1888
01:00:03,369 --> 01:00:03,737
I was born in fayetteville,

1889
01:00:03,737 --> 01:00:05,737
north carolina.

1890
01:00:07,874 --> 01:00:08,174
I grew up in noda from 98 until

1891
01:00:08,174 --> 01:00:08,808
about 2006.

1892
01:00:08,808 --> 01:00:10,243
Then I lived in west charlotte

1893
01:00:10,243 --> 01:00:12,120
after that.

1894
01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:12,612
Then I graduated from lincoln

1895
01:00:12,612 --> 01:00:15,820
charter and I'm the first man

1896
01:00:15,820 --> 01:00:15,616
in my college or my in my

1897
01:00:15,616 --> 01:00:15,849
family to graduate from

1898
01:00:15,849 --> 01:00:17,584
college.

1899
01:00:17,584 --> 01:00:18,251
I graduated from you in S.C.

1900
01:00:18,251 --> 01:00:20,687
With a double major in policy

1901
01:00:20,687 --> 01:00:23,523
in history during that I

1902
01:00:23,523 --> 01:00:25,325
interned for congressman

1903
01:00:25,325 --> 01:00:25,959
patrick mchenry so I got my

1904
01:00:25,959 --> 01:00:26,226
first foot in the door with

1905
01:00:26,226 --> 01:00:28,226
politics.

1906
01:00:29,230 --> 01:00:31,432
Then and it was pretty eye

1907
01:00:31,432 --> 01:00:31,966
opening to say the least

1908
01:00:31,966 --> 01:00:34,234
because when you work for

1909
01:00:34,234 --> 01:00:34,902
somebody you don't agree with,

1910
01:00:34,902 --> 01:00:37,371
you see all the ways that they

1911
01:00:37,371 --> 01:00:39,606
don't work for the people that

1912
01:00:39,606 --> 01:00:43,206
they you know, voted them in.

1913
01:00:43,343 --> 01:00:46,314
So in the meantime I have been

1914
01:00:46,314 --> 01:00:46,948
driving uber so I've spoken

1915
01:00:46,948 --> 01:00:49,450
with a lot of people that live

1916
01:00:49,450 --> 01:00:52,586
in charlotte across all I would

1917
01:00:52,586 --> 01:00:55,456
say spectrums of the socio

1918
01:00:55,456 --> 01:00:56,560
economic platform and we got a

1919
01:00:56,560 --> 01:00:57,791
lot of problems here that

1920
01:00:57,791 --> 01:00:58,425
aren't getting met specifically

1921
01:00:58,425 --> 01:01:00,927
at the lower end of the

1922
01:01:00,927 --> 01:01:03,327
spectrum we've had thousands

1923
01:01:03,865 --> 01:01:04,365
and thousands of people kicked

1924
01:01:04,365 --> 01:01:06,334
out of their houses

1925
01:01:06,334 --> 01:01:06,901
grandparents because they

1926
01:01:06,901 --> 01:01:08,503
couldn't afford to pay the

1927
01:01:08,503 --> 01:01:10,903
taxes because the property

1928
01:01:11,572 --> 01:01:14,675
valuations so my goal if I were

1929
01:01:14,675 --> 01:01:17,411
to lead would be to rewrite tax

1930
01:01:17,411 --> 01:01:19,613
code for the locals and see how

1931
01:01:19,613 --> 01:01:22,650
we can get equity across the

1932
01:01:22,650 --> 01:01:23,351
board for our lower you know,

1933
01:01:23,351 --> 01:01:25,687
people on the lower end of the

1934
01:01:25,687 --> 01:01:28,870
socio economic spectrum and

1935
01:01:28,189 --> 01:01:28,790
definitely do something about

1936
01:01:28,790 --> 01:01:29,900
traffic because it's bananas

1937
01:01:29,900 --> 01:01:31,900
out there.

1938
01:01:32,930 --> 01:01:34,228
It's like a grand theft auto

1939
01:01:34,228 --> 01:01:34,829
server seriously like I don't I

1940
01:01:34,829 --> 01:01:35,396
don't know what people are

1941
01:01:35,396 --> 01:01:37,598
doing when they're driving

1942
01:01:37,598 --> 01:01:38,300
anymore but we we got a lot of

1943
01:01:38,300 --> 01:01:40,502
work to do especially as far as

1944
01:01:40,502 --> 01:01:42,971
the infrastructure goes and I'm

1945
01:01:42,971 --> 01:01:45,307
a big believer in changing the

1946
01:01:45,307 --> 01:01:47,642
infrastructure and putting more

1947
01:01:47,642 --> 01:01:48,276
money into education because

1948
01:01:48,276 --> 01:01:50,712
the kids are going to be the

1949
01:01:50,712 --> 01:01:50,878
next you know they come after

1950
01:01:50,878 --> 01:01:52,878
us.

1951
01:01:53,681 --> 01:01:54,282
so more money for education,

1952
01:01:54,282 --> 01:01:56,185
more money for infrastructure

1953
01:01:56,185 --> 01:01:58,585
and that's my time.

1954
01:02:03,992 --> 01:02:07,592
Yeah, that clay wall clay will

1955
01:02:18,507 --> 01:02:20,507
colleges stress stress?

1956
01:02:20,776 --> 01:02:21,143
>> that's a great thank you at

1957
01:02:21,143 --> 01:02:23,143
the microphone.

1958
01:02:23,211 --> 01:02:25,211
>> oh sure.

1959
01:02:26,314 --> 01:02:26,915
>> great honorable city council

1960
01:02:26,915 --> 01:02:28,915
members, distinguished guests

1961
01:02:29,551 --> 01:02:29,818
and MADAM Mayor, thank you for

1962
01:02:29,818 --> 01:02:31,818
your time.

1963
01:02:32,355 --> 01:02:32,788
Hi, I'm zack.

1964
01:02:32,788 --> 01:02:34,757
Nice to meet you.

1965
01:02:34,757 --> 01:02:35,357
I'm running for interim mayor

1966
01:02:35,357 --> 01:02:37,626
of charlotte, north carolina

1967
01:02:37,626 --> 01:02:40,396
because I love the queen city

1968
01:02:40,396 --> 01:02:41,163
and I want to make a brighter

1969
01:02:41,163 --> 01:02:44,320
future for all charlatans and

1970
01:02:44,320 --> 01:02:46,568
also I really need a job.

1971
01:02:46,568 --> 01:02:47,235
I have like many in our

1972
01:02:47,235 --> 01:02:48,971
community who've been affected

1973
01:02:48,971 --> 01:02:49,672
by corporate layoffs recently

1974
01:02:49,672 --> 01:02:52,341
and according to linkedin, this

1975
01:02:52,341 --> 01:02:52,608
is the only available job in

1976
01:02:52,608 --> 01:02:54,608
the city.

1977
01:02:57,179 --> 01:02:59,615
So that's where I'm here.

1978
01:02:59,615 --> 01:03:00,249
I know you're thinking you know

1979
01:03:00,249 --> 01:03:02,751
yeah, this guy looks like the

1980
01:03:02,751 --> 01:03:03,180
riddler if he was into urban

1981
01:03:03,180 --> 01:03:05,180
planning.

1982
01:03:06,423 --> 01:03:07,123
Okay, I get that I know that I

1983
01:03:07,123 --> 01:03:10,723
was just on the internet saying

1984
01:03:10,860 --> 01:03:13,663
I would drink 964,000 beers one

1985
01:03:13,663 --> 01:03:14,297
for every charlatan I did.

1986
01:03:14,297 --> 01:03:16,499
Those could disqualify me.

1987
01:03:16,499 --> 01:03:16,832
But I know that I could rise to

1988
01:03:16,832 --> 01:03:18,832
this occasion.

1989
01:03:19,669 --> 01:03:22,371
Yes, I know that the mayor of

1990
01:03:22,371 --> 01:03:22,972
charlotte has the 13th or 14th

1991
01:03:22,972 --> 01:03:25,542
most powerful person in the

1992
01:03:25,542 --> 01:03:27,744
city has immense pressure on

1993
01:03:27,744 --> 01:03:27,944
them and I can be there for

1994
01:03:27,944 --> 01:03:29,944
that.

1995
01:03:31,181 --> 01:03:31,781
I know that I'm hilarious,

1996
01:03:31,781 --> 01:03:34,500
handsome and heroic who wrote

1997
01:03:34,500 --> 01:03:37,353
this but I don't have the

1998
01:03:37,353 --> 01:03:37,887
government experience of the

1999
01:03:37,887 --> 01:03:40,287
esteemed panel before me.

2000
01:03:40,390 --> 01:03:40,590
But what I do have are big

2001
01:03:40,590 --> 01:03:42,359
ideas.

2002
01:03:42,359 --> 01:03:42,793
I'm here for one big idea and

2003
01:03:42,793 --> 01:03:44,995
one big idea only.

2004
01:03:44,995 --> 01:03:48,198
We need to make to 77 of river.

2005
01:03:48,198 --> 01:03:48,965
That's right.

2006
01:03:48,965 --> 01:03:51,167
We need to cap the freeway and

2007
01:03:51,167 --> 01:03:51,735
turn it into a linear park and

2008
01:03:51,735 --> 01:03:54,735
we need to have beautiful

2009
01:03:55,400 --> 01:03:55,205
waterways encircled the queen

2010
01:03:55,205 --> 01:03:55,638
city.

2011
01:03:55,638 --> 01:03:57,908
I mean imagine it.

2012
01:03:57,908 --> 01:03:58,108
We could be the venice of the

2013
01:03:58,108 --> 01:04:00,108
south.

2014
01:04:00,711 --> 01:04:01,311
We could be having a lazy river

2015
01:04:01,311 --> 01:04:04,810
by panther stadium instead of

2016
01:04:04,810 --> 01:04:07,810
dodging ultimate or mellow ball

2017
01:04:08,752 --> 01:04:10,752
on the highway.

2018
01:04:11,870 --> 01:04:11,721
>> how am I doing on time now

2019
01:04:11,721 --> 01:04:11,955
you're saying well what about

2020
01:04:11,955 --> 01:04:13,955
traffic?

2021
01:04:14,457 --> 01:04:15,126
I answer that question the way

2022
01:04:15,126 --> 01:04:17,561
I answer every question that's

2023
01:04:17,561 --> 01:04:17,962
ever been asked of me trains we

2024
01:04:17,962 --> 01:04:18,762
need more trains.

2025
01:04:18,762 --> 01:04:20,631
I want to see trains to the

2026
01:04:20,631 --> 01:04:21,432
airport.

2027
01:04:21,432 --> 01:04:23,834
I want to see trains to atlanta

2028
01:04:23,834 --> 01:04:24,340
trains to gastonia and rock

2029
01:04:24,340 --> 01:04:24,668
hill.

2030
01:04:24,668 --> 01:04:27,170
I want trains to john g's

2031
01:04:27,170 --> 01:04:27,905
barbecues so I don't have a dui

2032
01:04:27,905 --> 01:04:29,606
if I drink a beer at georgie's

2033
01:04:29,606 --> 01:04:29,873
barbecue.

2034
01:04:29,873 --> 01:04:30,674
Okay.

2035
01:04:30,674 --> 01:04:32,643
I want trains everywhere except

2036
01:04:32,643 --> 01:04:33,344
matthews.

2037
01:04:33,344 --> 01:04:35,312
>> those people hate trains.

2038
01:04:35,312 --> 01:04:35,913
I don't know why.

2039
01:04:35,913 --> 01:04:36,514
Thank you for your time and

2040
01:04:36,514 --> 01:04:38,249
thank you for your service.

2041
01:04:38,249 --> 01:04:40,851
Thank you for the opportunity

2042
01:04:40,851 --> 01:04:43,851
to get a good laugh.

2043
01:04:46,230 --> 01:04:46,223
You can point I know harold

2044
01:04:46,223 --> 01:04:48,223
card.

2045
01:04:49,393 --> 01:04:51,863
That's not funny and I don't

2046
01:04:51,863 --> 01:04:54,863
think harold cocktail it's okay

2047
01:04:59,837 --> 01:05:02,506
to I just got to say that's a

2048
01:05:02,506 --> 01:05:05,476
hard act to follow utterly

2049
01:05:05,476 --> 01:05:07,876
impossible MADAM Mayor, members

2050
01:05:11,249 --> 01:05:11,849
of council of a applicants for

2051
01:05:11,849 --> 01:05:12,416
the appointment position and

2052
01:05:12,416 --> 01:05:13,985
other stakeholders in the

2053
01:05:13,985 --> 01:05:14,686
community city staff thank you

2054
01:05:14,686 --> 01:05:16,721
for this opportunity to be here

2055
01:05:16,721 --> 01:05:18,721
today.

2056
01:05:19,924 --> 01:05:20,658
I my name is harold cocktail

2057
01:05:20,658 --> 01:05:22,593
and I'm humbled to be entrusted

2058
01:05:22,593 --> 01:05:23,260
with the privilege to once

2059
01:05:23,260 --> 01:05:26,264
again serve the people of this

2060
01:05:26,264 --> 01:05:26,865
incredible crown jewel of a

2061
01:05:26,865 --> 01:05:29,534
community if this board so

2062
01:05:29,534 --> 01:05:31,903
chooses to give me that

2063
01:05:31,903 --> 01:05:33,505
opportunity I would like to

2064
01:05:33,505 --> 01:05:34,139
take the time today to speak to

2065
01:05:34,139 --> 01:05:36,808
this board about three very

2066
01:05:36,808 --> 01:05:39,770
important considerations that I

2067
01:05:39,770 --> 01:05:39,744
hope this board would consider

2068
01:05:39,744 --> 01:05:42,144
to take into consideration.

2069
01:05:44,516 --> 01:05:45,117
My and my apologies as those

2070
01:05:45,117 --> 01:05:45,617
three things are experienced

2071
01:05:45,617 --> 01:05:47,617
motivation and governing

2072
01:05:47,886 --> 01:05:50,286
philosophy one experience I

2073
01:05:50,889 --> 01:05:53,358
have served at the dyess that

2074
01:05:53,358 --> 01:05:53,792
you said I have served as a

2075
01:05:53,792 --> 01:05:54,125
council member and

2076
01:05:54,125 --> 01:05:54,793
commissioner.

2077
01:05:54,793 --> 01:05:56,327
I have served as CHAIRMAN And

2078
01:05:56,327 --> 01:05:56,895
vice CHAIRMAN Of the

2079
01:05:56,895 --> 01:05:58,830
mecklenburg county board of

2080
01:05:58,830 --> 01:05:59,464
commissioners, CHAIRMAN Of the

2081
01:05:59,464 --> 01:06:01,864
charlotte housing authority and

2082
01:06:01,900 --> 01:06:02,501
in my capacity as CHAIRMAN Of

2083
01:06:02,501 --> 01:06:04,470
mecklenburg county commission,

2084
01:06:04,470 --> 01:06:05,137
CHAIRMAN Of the metropolitan

2085
01:06:05,137 --> 01:06:07,572
transit commission, I have had

2086
01:06:07,572 --> 01:06:10,800
the I've been humbled to have

2087
01:06:10,800 --> 01:06:10,709
the opportunity to serve this

2088
01:06:10,709 --> 01:06:12,911
community in many fashions have

2089
01:06:12,911 --> 01:06:13,512
been both on board of advisors

2090
01:06:13,512 --> 01:06:15,613
for the charlotte chamber as

2091
01:06:15,613 --> 01:06:16,248
well as a lifetime member of

2092
01:06:16,248 --> 01:06:18,248
the charlotte-mecklenburg black

2093
01:06:18,584 --> 01:06:20,584
political caucus.

2094
01:06:21,554 --> 01:06:22,121
I've had many, many discussion

2095
01:06:22,121 --> 01:06:24,121
ins policy discussions,

2096
01:06:24,156 --> 01:06:24,723
budgetary meetings and

2097
01:06:24,723 --> 01:06:26,723
impromptu discussions about

2098
01:06:28,600 --> 01:06:30,162
policy on both the 11th and

2099
01:06:30,162 --> 01:06:30,796
15th floor in this building.

2100
01:06:30,796 --> 01:06:32,764
>> it is something that i

2101
01:06:32,764 --> 01:06:34,900
believe that that experience

2102
01:06:34,900 --> 01:06:35,768
will give me the opportunity to

2103
01:06:35,768 --> 01:06:38,104
begin day one to serve this

2104
01:06:38,104 --> 01:06:40,539
board and serve this community.

2105
01:06:40,539 --> 01:06:42,642
But experience is one thing.

2106
01:06:42,642 --> 01:06:43,442
Motivation is another.

2107
01:06:43,442 --> 01:06:46,780
I have no future political

2108
01:06:46,780 --> 01:06:48,780
aspirations.

2109
01:06:48,581 --> 01:06:51,550
I've been enormously blessed to

2110
01:06:51,550 --> 01:06:52,184
quote shirley chisholm services

2111
01:06:52,184 --> 01:06:52,786
the rent we pay for the

2112
01:06:52,786 --> 01:06:54,153
privilege of living on this

2113
01:06:54,153 --> 01:06:54,888
earth.

2114
01:06:54,888 --> 01:06:57,190
I fully recognize and I'm ever

2115
01:06:57,190 --> 01:06:59,590
mindful that we have

2116
01:07:00,159 --> 01:07:00,793
experienced great prosperity in

2117
01:07:00,793 --> 01:07:03,596
this community but so many in

2118
01:07:03,596 --> 01:07:06,332
this community have also been

2119
01:07:06,332 --> 01:07:06,632
left behind in the wow that was

2120
01:07:06,632 --> 01:07:08,632
really fast.

2121
01:07:16,476 --> 01:07:20,676
Thank you for thank you to this

2122
01:07:27,253 --> 01:07:29,389
daniel conner journalist good

2123
01:07:29,389 --> 01:07:29,790
afternoon and thank you for

2124
01:07:29,790 --> 01:07:31,558
having me today.

2125
01:07:31,558 --> 01:07:34,461
>> my name is daniel conner.

2126
01:07:34,461 --> 01:07:35,228
I am a native of the charlotte

2127
01:07:35,228 --> 01:07:38,228
area, was originally born in

2128
01:07:39,132 --> 01:07:39,332
salisbury but moved here in

2129
01:07:39,332 --> 01:07:41,332
1984.

2130
01:07:41,901 --> 01:07:42,569
My dad has always worked in

2131
01:07:42,569 --> 01:07:45,939
this area well actually in the

2132
01:07:45,939 --> 01:07:47,408
city he was an architect with j

2133
01:07:47,408 --> 01:07:48,141
and p's and associates when

2134
01:07:48,141 --> 01:07:50,541
they were on independence

2135
01:07:51,110 --> 01:07:54,110
boulevard and he loves this

2136
01:07:56,150 --> 01:07:56,650
city and he's always been very

2137
01:07:56,650 --> 01:07:59,500
invested in charlotte's growth

2138
01:07:59,452 --> 01:08:01,988
and development and he's passed

2139
01:08:01,988 --> 01:08:02,523
that passion on to me and it's

2140
01:08:02,523 --> 01:08:04,792
something that I am very

2141
01:08:04,792 --> 01:08:05,250
interested in being a part of

2142
01:08:05,250 --> 01:08:07,250
as well.

2143
01:08:08,162 --> 01:08:08,862
Before I get into that though,

2144
01:08:08,862 --> 01:08:10,631
I'd like to talk about the role

2145
01:08:10,631 --> 01:08:12,631
of interim mayor.

2146
01:08:13,533 --> 01:08:16,533
You know the mayoral position

2147
01:08:16,637 --> 01:08:17,437
has been one of benevolent

2148
01:08:17,437 --> 01:08:20,241
tillery ever since anthony fox

2149
01:08:20,241 --> 01:08:23,444
left to be the secretary of

2150
01:08:23,444 --> 01:08:23,744
transportation and I don't

2151
01:08:23,744 --> 01:08:24,145
blame him.

2152
01:08:24,145 --> 01:08:26,800
It's a great job.

2153
01:08:26,800 --> 01:08:28,480
It's an amazing opportunity.

2154
01:08:29,450 --> 01:08:32,190
But as interim mayor I want to

2155
01:08:32,190 --> 01:08:32,653
establish myself as someone who

2156
01:08:32,653 --> 01:08:35,322
provides a steady, stable and

2157
01:08:35,322 --> 01:08:37,658
consistent presence in the

2158
01:08:37,658 --> 01:08:40,580
office of mayor while

2159
01:08:41,729 --> 01:08:42,330
dedicating myself to working to

2160
01:08:42,330 --> 01:08:44,832
reduce and even eliminate the

2161
01:08:44,832 --> 01:08:46,832
political polarity we've

2162
01:08:47,101 --> 01:08:50,101
experienced for the last ten

2163
01:08:50,171 --> 01:08:52,640
years or so in charlotte and of

2164
01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:54,640
course nationwide.

2165
01:08:55,910 --> 01:08:57,879
If I'm chosen to be the interim

2166
01:08:57,879 --> 01:08:59,914
mayor I want to work towards

2167
01:08:59,914 --> 01:09:02,914
something I call the charlotte

2168
01:09:03,217 --> 01:09:03,885
vision for 2040 which is a

2169
01:09:03,885 --> 01:09:06,285
bold, aggressive and consistent

2170
01:09:08,422 --> 01:09:11,258
concept for growth in charlotte

2171
01:09:11,258 --> 01:09:13,258
that addresses jobs.

2172
01:09:14,960 --> 01:09:14,563
It addresses affordable

2173
01:09:14,563 --> 01:09:16,563
housing, it addresses

2174
01:09:17,966 --> 01:09:20,168
infrastructure and it would

2175
01:09:20,168 --> 01:09:20,802
actually culminate with

2176
01:09:20,802 --> 01:09:23,802
charlotte being able to host

2177
01:09:25,473 --> 01:09:26,241
the 2040 summer olympics while

2178
01:09:26,241 --> 01:09:28,109
diversifying our strengths as a

2179
01:09:28,109 --> 01:09:28,743
city.

2180
01:09:28,743 --> 01:09:31,143
The immediate impact for

2181
01:09:31,647 --> 01:09:32,247
implementing this plan calls

2182
01:09:32,247 --> 01:09:34,616
for significant expansion and

2183
01:09:34,616 --> 01:09:36,952
upgrades in our public

2184
01:09:36,952 --> 01:09:37,619
transportation particularly

2185
01:09:37,619 --> 01:09:40,321
light rail and possibly high

2186
01:09:40,321 --> 01:09:40,689
speed rail and that's my time.

2187
01:09:40,689 --> 01:09:42,689
>> thank you.

2188
01:09:55,700 --> 01:09:58,700
Thank you jerry kirk good

2189
01:09:58,574 --> 01:09:58,807
afternoon mayor and members of

2190
01:09:58,807 --> 01:10:00,807
council.

2191
01:10:01,343 --> 01:10:01,943
I'm carrie cook and I'm proud

2192
01:10:01,943 --> 01:10:02,544
to stand before you today to

2193
01:10:02,544 --> 01:10:04,446
request your support for the

2194
01:10:04,446 --> 01:10:06,846
interim charlotte mayor role.

2195
01:10:07,183 --> 01:10:07,750
I was raised in charlotte,

2196
01:10:07,750 --> 01:10:09,685
attended cmf schools and I'm

2197
01:10:09,685 --> 01:10:10,286
still firmly rooted here with

2198
01:10:10,286 --> 01:10:12,655
my children and family long

2199
01:10:12,655 --> 01:10:13,222
before I served in executive

2200
01:10:13,222 --> 01:10:15,857
leadership roles I serve the

2201
01:10:15,857 --> 01:10:16,580
people of charlotte without a

2202
01:10:16,580 --> 01:10:18,580
title.

2203
01:10:18,527 --> 01:10:18,694
Charlotte is in a unique moment

2204
01:10:18,694 --> 01:10:19,361
.

2205
01:10:19,361 --> 01:10:22,361
We have incredible momentum to

2206
01:10:22,398 --> 01:10:24,467
continue building a world class

2207
01:10:24,467 --> 01:10:24,934
city and with that there

2208
01:10:24,934 --> 01:10:26,934
remains opportunity.

2209
01:10:27,503 --> 01:10:28,370
We have families who cannot

2210
01:10:28,370 --> 01:10:30,720
afford to stay in the

2211
01:10:30,720 --> 01:10:30,806
neighborhoods they built.

2212
01:10:30,806 --> 01:10:33,509
We have residents who need to

2213
01:10:33,509 --> 01:10:34,209
feel safer in their communities

2214
01:10:34,209 --> 01:10:36,745
and we have growth that that

2215
01:10:36,745 --> 01:10:37,112
demands intentional planning

2216
01:10:37,112 --> 01:10:39,112
with community.

2217
01:10:39,448 --> 01:10:40,160
>> I have spent my career

2218
01:10:40,160 --> 01:10:42,352
working inside these very

2219
01:10:42,352 --> 01:10:42,852
issues listening, building

2220
01:10:42,852 --> 01:10:44,852
coalitions and advancing

2221
01:10:45,221 --> 01:10:46,890
solutions.

2222
01:10:46,890 --> 01:10:48,591
I did I did much of that work

2223
01:10:48,591 --> 01:10:49,225
together with you all and I

2224
01:10:49,225 --> 01:10:51,194
thank you for your leadership

2225
01:10:51,194 --> 01:10:51,961
at the federal reserve.

2226
01:10:51,961 --> 01:10:54,530
I help drive capital investment

2227
01:10:54,530 --> 01:10:54,864
towards under-resourced

2228
01:10:54,864 --> 01:10:55,598
communities.

2229
01:10:55,598 --> 01:10:57,567
Before that I built greenlight

2230
01:10:57,567 --> 01:11:00,170
fund charlotte from the ground

2231
01:11:00,170 --> 01:11:00,804
up because our city deserves a

2232
01:11:00,804 --> 01:11:03,204
model that supports economic

2233
01:11:03,206 --> 01:11:03,539
mobility for residents with

2234
01:11:03,539 --> 01:11:05,539
real results.

2235
01:11:05,875 --> 01:11:06,476
We did just that with

2236
01:11:06,476 --> 01:11:08,476
collaborative investments in

2237
01:11:09,445 --> 01:11:10,460
safety neighborhoods and

2238
01:11:10,460 --> 01:11:12,181
workforce development and we

2239
01:11:12,181 --> 01:11:12,949
did it together with you.

2240
01:11:12,949 --> 01:11:15,850
So thank you for your work at

2241
01:11:15,850 --> 01:11:15,352
the charlotte regional business

2242
01:11:15,352 --> 01:11:17,352
alliance.

2243
01:11:17,954 --> 01:11:18,588
I galvanize advocacy campaigns

2244
01:11:18,588 --> 01:11:20,988
for streets housing schools

2245
01:11:21,491 --> 01:11:23,660
because quality of life should

2246
01:11:23,660 --> 01:11:24,361
not depend on your zip code.

2247
01:11:24,361 --> 01:11:26,429
And I sat at the table where

2248
01:11:26,429 --> 01:11:27,960
business government, community

2249
01:11:27,960 --> 01:11:29,532
and other partners had to find

2250
01:11:29,532 --> 01:11:32,202
yes together even when they did

2251
01:11:32,202 --> 01:11:32,803
not initially agree.

2252
01:11:32,803 --> 01:11:34,705
That's an important role for

2253
01:11:34,705 --> 01:11:35,339
the mayor to play to bring

2254
01:11:35,339 --> 01:11:37,339
together different perspectives

2255
01:11:37,808 --> 01:11:38,342
and power council to hear

2256
01:11:38,342 --> 01:11:40,611
resident voices and make

2257
01:11:40,611 --> 01:11:40,911
decisions to advance its

2258
01:11:40,911 --> 01:11:41,478
priorities.

2259
01:11:41,478 --> 01:11:43,878
The development of your

2260
01:11:43,980 --> 01:11:44,481
priorities made it clear that

2261
01:11:44,481 --> 01:11:46,481
trust, transparency and

2262
01:11:46,583 --> 01:11:49,286
execution are critical in this

2263
01:11:49,286 --> 01:11:52,220
moment and in this moment you

2264
01:11:52,220 --> 01:11:52,190
must have the right experience

2265
01:11:52,190 --> 01:11:52,923
.

2266
01:11:52,923 --> 01:11:54,892
So this is what I'm offering to

2267
01:11:54,892 --> 01:11:55,459
you the moment we're in right

2268
01:11:55,459 --> 01:11:57,828
now demands someone who is

2269
01:11:57,828 --> 01:11:58,280
working to address these issues

2270
01:11:58,280 --> 01:11:58,762
today.

2271
01:11:58,762 --> 01:12:02,362
>> thank you so much for your

2272
01:12:03,600 --> 01:12:05,600
support.

2273
01:12:19,416 --> 01:12:22,186
Jeremy decarlo thank you so

2274
01:12:22,186 --> 01:12:22,953
much for having me today.

2275
01:12:22,953 --> 01:12:24,756
My name is jeremy de carlos.

2276
01:12:24,756 --> 01:12:25,423
I will not take up too much of

2277
01:12:25,423 --> 01:12:27,892
your time as far as experience

2278
01:12:27,892 --> 01:12:30,895
goes I have not run for any

2279
01:12:30,895 --> 01:12:33,431
public office nor have I been

2280
01:12:33,431 --> 01:12:33,864
in a community leader position

2281
01:12:33,864 --> 01:12:35,864
of this sort.

2282
01:12:36,634 --> 01:12:39,470
What I am is a performer and I

2283
01:12:39,470 --> 01:12:42,106
am a carolina boy and what I

2284
01:12:42,106 --> 01:12:45,760
could bring to this job is

2285
01:12:45,760 --> 01:12:45,777
communication and ear to listen

2286
01:12:45,777 --> 01:12:48,480
and the opportunity to work

2287
01:12:48,480 --> 01:12:51,482
with city leaders to make a

2288
01:12:51,482 --> 01:12:52,150
difference for the people that

2289
01:12:52,150 --> 01:12:54,385
live in this city at the

2290
01:12:54,385 --> 01:12:55,860
position that I am in on the

2291
01:12:55,860 --> 01:12:58,686
ground floor I hear lots of

2292
01:12:59,925 --> 01:13:02,727
discussion and I hear lots of

2293
01:13:02,727 --> 01:13:03,428
special feelings about what it

2294
01:13:03,428 --> 01:13:05,864
is like to live in this city

2295
01:13:05,864 --> 01:13:06,164
and in a position of

2296
01:13:06,164 --> 01:13:08,164
leadership.

2297
01:13:08,833 --> 01:13:11,102
What I would hope to do is to

2298
01:13:11,102 --> 01:13:14,102
level the playing field for

2299
01:13:14,239 --> 01:13:17,839
those who are lower income and

2300
01:13:19,378 --> 01:13:20,245
to make a better equitable and

2301
01:13:20,245 --> 01:13:22,748
a better running city in the

2302
01:13:22,748 --> 01:13:24,748
interim.

2303
01:13:27,586 --> 01:13:30,586
>> thank you very much michael

2304
01:13:53,512 --> 01:13:56,150
evans MADAM Mayor, members of

2305
01:13:56,150 --> 01:13:58,684
council ladies and gentlemen, I

2306
01:13:58,684 --> 01:13:59,451
am mike evans.

2307
01:13:59,451 --> 01:14:01,987
I appreciate the opportunity to

2308
01:14:01,987 --> 01:14:04,387
address you this afternoon.

2309
01:14:04,590 --> 01:14:06,792
There are several applicants

2310
01:14:06,792 --> 01:14:07,359
among the applicant pool who

2311
01:14:07,359 --> 01:14:10,163
could serve in this role.

2312
01:14:10,163 --> 01:14:12,898
Your challenge in my opinion is

2313
01:14:12,898 --> 01:14:13,399
to decide who has the

2314
01:14:13,399 --> 01:14:15,334
combination of skills

2315
01:14:15,334 --> 01:14:17,334
experience and personal

2316
01:14:18,137 --> 01:14:20,137
qualities to work

2317
01:14:20,172 --> 01:14:20,806
collaboratively with you over

2318
01:14:20,806 --> 01:14:22,741
the next 18 months to make

2319
01:14:22,741 --> 01:14:25,544
charlotte a better place for

2320
01:14:25,544 --> 01:14:26,345
all charlotte teens?

2321
01:14:26,345 --> 01:14:28,848
I'm confident that we can work

2322
01:14:28,848 --> 01:14:31,248
together a effectively to

2323
01:14:31,651 --> 01:14:33,319
achieve this goal.

2324
01:14:33,319 --> 01:14:35,955
I arrived in charlotte in 1980.

2325
01:14:35,955 --> 01:14:36,489
Charlotte opened up its arms

2326
01:14:36,489 --> 01:14:36,956
and provided me with

2327
01:14:36,956 --> 01:14:38,956
opportunities to grow

2328
01:14:39,492 --> 01:14:41,492
personally and professionally.

2329
01:14:42,728 --> 01:14:45,232
I've had the opportunity to

2330
01:14:45,232 --> 01:14:45,565
lead in politics, education and

2331
01:14:45,565 --> 01:14:46,266
business.

2332
01:14:46,266 --> 01:14:48,501
I owned a financial planning

2333
01:14:48,501 --> 01:14:50,501
firm for 27 years.

2334
01:14:51,438 --> 01:14:52,380
I also served as a professor of

2335
01:14:52,380 --> 01:14:54,641
finance and went through and

2336
01:14:54,641 --> 01:14:55,175
chair of the department of

2337
01:14:55,175 --> 01:14:56,909
business administration at

2338
01:14:56,909 --> 01:14:59,309
johnson c smith university.

2339
01:15:00,246 --> 01:15:00,880
I've remained engaged by

2340
01:15:00,880 --> 01:15:03,383
serving on a host of boards

2341
01:15:03,383 --> 01:15:05,783
including serving as treasurer

2342
01:15:06,353 --> 01:15:09,156
of the united way chair of tvi,

2343
01:15:09,156 --> 01:15:09,790
PRESIDENT Of leadership

2344
01:15:09,790 --> 01:15:12,726
charlotte serving on the c p,

2345
01:15:12,726 --> 01:15:15,662
c, c and a b c boards most

2346
01:15:15,662 --> 01:15:18,364
recently I served on the board

2347
01:15:18,364 --> 01:15:18,565
the c r va serving two years as

2348
01:15:18,565 --> 01:15:20,565
chair.

2349
01:15:22,102 --> 01:15:24,371
It has been my ongoing mission

2350
01:15:24,371 --> 01:15:24,571
to give back to the city that i

2351
01:15:24,571 --> 01:15:26,571
love.

2352
01:15:27,908 --> 01:15:30,544
It is the limited term of this

2353
01:15:30,544 --> 01:15:30,777
opportunity that so appealing

2354
01:15:30,777 --> 01:15:31,578
to me.

2355
01:15:31,578 --> 01:15:33,680
I will be fully committed to

2356
01:15:33,680 --> 01:15:36,316
being the best mayor that I can

2357
01:15:36,316 --> 01:15:39,153
be without the challenge of

2358
01:15:39,153 --> 01:15:41,153
simultaneously managing a

2359
01:15:41,789 --> 01:15:42,323
career if selected it is my

2360
01:15:42,323 --> 01:15:44,858
place to give the city

2361
01:15:44,858 --> 01:15:45,225
everything I've got for the

2362
01:15:45,225 --> 01:15:47,225
next 18 months.

2363
01:15:48,128 --> 01:15:51,128
There is absolutely no scenario

2364
01:15:51,164 --> 01:15:53,367
in which I will seek this or

2365
01:15:53,367 --> 01:15:55,236
any other seat in 20 27.

2366
01:15:55,236 --> 01:15:57,236
>> thank you you.

2367
01:16:26,500 --> 01:16:26,634
>> gregory fagan good afternoon

2368
01:16:26,634 --> 01:16:28,634
.

2369
01:16:29,538 --> 01:16:30,338
Thank you for the opportunity

2370
01:16:30,338 --> 01:16:33,740
for me to talk with you today.

2371
01:16:33,740 --> 01:16:35,477
My name is greg fagan and a

2372
01:16:35,477 --> 01:16:35,643
brief summary of my background

2373
01:16:35,643 --> 01:16:36,377
.

2374
01:16:36,377 --> 01:16:38,513
I have a B.A. In political

2375
01:16:38,513 --> 01:16:40,781
science from chapel hill, a

2376
01:16:40,781 --> 01:16:41,382
master's degree with a

2377
01:16:41,382 --> 01:16:43,782
concentration in finance from

2378
01:16:43,984 --> 01:16:46,654
the university of alabama, a

2379
01:16:46,654 --> 01:16:47,289
juris doctorate degree law

2380
01:16:47,289 --> 01:16:49,291
degree if you will, from the

2381
01:16:49,291 --> 01:16:49,591
university of alabama in

2382
01:16:49,591 --> 01:16:51,591
tuscaloosa.

2383
01:16:52,360 --> 01:16:53,280
After law school I practiced

2384
01:16:53,280 --> 01:16:55,563
law in alabama for a couple of

2385
01:16:55,563 --> 01:16:58,366
years and then in the mid 80s

2386
01:16:58,366 --> 01:16:58,933
returned to charlotte where I

2387
01:16:58,933 --> 01:17:01,936
worked for a new york stock

2388
01:17:01,936 --> 01:17:02,570
exchange company for 20 years

2389
01:17:02,570 --> 01:17:04,138
and then started my own law

2390
01:17:04,138 --> 01:17:04,940
firm.

2391
01:17:04,940 --> 01:17:07,443
>> the mayor of charlotte has

2392
01:17:07,443 --> 01:17:10,245
the unique opportunity to make

2393
01:17:10,245 --> 01:17:12,748
the lives better for every

2394
01:17:12,748 --> 01:17:13,482
citizen in charlotte.

2395
01:17:13,482 --> 01:17:15,984
>> how does the mayor do that?

2396
01:17:15,984 --> 01:17:18,219
Simply make charlotte the best

2397
01:17:18,219 --> 01:17:18,586
place in the country for for

2398
01:17:18,586 --> 01:17:20,586
people to live.

2399
01:17:21,890 --> 01:17:21,289
Well, how does the mayor do

2400
01:17:21,289 --> 01:17:22,124
that?

2401
01:17:22,124 --> 01:17:24,493
let me touch on a couple of

2402
01:17:24,493 --> 01:17:26,829
things that come to mind.

2403
01:17:26,829 --> 01:17:29,229
>> focus on affordability, not

2404
01:17:29,698 --> 01:17:30,332
just the cost of goods in

2405
01:17:30,332 --> 01:17:32,868
charlotte but the actual cost

2406
01:17:32,868 --> 01:17:35,268
of living in charlotte.

2407
01:17:35,670 --> 01:17:37,670
>> economic development

2408
01:17:38,273 --> 01:17:40,673
opportunities for souls for

2409
01:17:42,440 --> 01:17:44,444
sole proprietors small business

2410
01:17:44,547 --> 01:17:46,547
up to 4500 companies.

2411
01:17:48,117 --> 01:17:48,784
>> environmental concerns in

2412
01:17:48,784 --> 01:17:51,120
order to be the best city you

2413
01:17:51,120 --> 01:17:51,320
have to have the best drinking

2414
01:17:51,320 --> 01:17:53,320
water.

2415
01:17:53,522 --> 01:17:53,856
You have to have the best air

2416
01:17:53,856 --> 01:17:55,856
to breathe.

2417
01:17:56,725 --> 01:17:57,426
What about infrastructure?

2418
01:17:57,426 --> 01:17:59,796
It's been mentioned before can

2419
01:17:59,796 --> 01:18:00,396
we simply get traffic moving in

2420
01:18:00,396 --> 01:18:03,299
charlotte and can we provide

2421
01:18:03,299 --> 01:18:04,000
public transportation to make

2422
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:06,200
it easier for the citizens of

2423
01:18:06,200 --> 01:18:08,402
charlotte to get around?

2424
01:18:08,771 --> 01:18:09,472
>> and what about safety?

2425
01:18:09,472 --> 01:18:11,507
>> you cannot be the best city

2426
01:18:11,507 --> 01:18:14,760
to live in if you're not one of

2427
01:18:14,760 --> 01:18:17,470
the safest cities to live in.

2428
01:18:17,470 --> 01:18:18,681
And furthermore education in

2429
01:18:18,681 --> 01:18:19,215
order to be a great city you

2430
01:18:19,215 --> 01:18:22,510
have to have one of the

2431
01:18:22,510 --> 01:18:22,452
greatest educational programs

2432
01:18:22,452 --> 01:18:24,452
in the country.

2433
01:18:24,621 --> 01:18:25,254
>> I have the background,

2434
01:18:25,254 --> 01:18:27,654
education and experience to

2435
01:18:28,357 --> 01:18:30,357
address these issues.

2436
01:18:33,130 --> 01:18:35,530
>> thank you very much.

2437
01:18:53,783 --> 01:18:56,620
Jacob fulk and fallon sebastian

2438
01:18:56,620 --> 01:18:58,620
sekulic specialist.

2439
01:19:06,960 --> 01:19:06,529
Thank you.

2440
01:19:06,529 --> 01:19:08,529
Good afternoon.

2441
01:19:09,366 --> 01:19:10,100
Council members.

2442
01:19:10,100 --> 01:19:12,136
My name is sebastian fetzer.

2443
01:19:12,136 --> 01:19:12,569
I'm a representative of the

2444
01:19:12,569 --> 01:19:14,569
ironworkers union.

2445
01:19:15,380 --> 01:19:15,606
I am also one of the vice

2446
01:19:15,606 --> 01:19:17,441
presidents of the charlotte

2447
01:19:17,441 --> 01:19:17,674
metro line central labor

2448
01:19:17,674 --> 01:19:19,674
council.

2449
01:19:20,177 --> 01:19:22,177
We represent over 30,000

2450
01:19:23,460 --> 01:19:23,647
different workers in the city

2451
01:19:23,647 --> 01:19:26,470
in different industry both

2452
01:19:26,117 --> 01:19:28,986
public and private sector folks

2453
01:19:28,986 --> 01:19:31,386
from bus drivers, communication

2454
01:19:31,755 --> 01:19:32,523
workers, construction workers.

2455
01:19:32,523 --> 01:19:35,250
And basically our job is to

2456
01:19:35,250 --> 01:19:37,494
understand our issue of discuss

2457
01:19:37,494 --> 01:19:40,330
it with elected officials and

2458
01:19:40,330 --> 01:19:40,998
fight for the different

2459
01:19:40,998 --> 01:19:41,264
problems that they MAY have in

2460
01:19:41,264 --> 01:19:43,264
the city.

2461
01:19:44,350 --> 01:19:44,535
I'm also one of the vice

2462
01:19:44,535 --> 01:19:46,370
presidents of the north

2463
01:19:46,370 --> 01:19:47,905
carolina afl-cio, the labor

2464
01:19:47,905 --> 01:19:48,539
federation of north carolina

2465
01:19:48,539 --> 01:19:50,708
alongside one of our four

2466
01:19:50,708 --> 01:19:53,677
former council members and one

2467
01:19:53,677 --> 01:19:55,677
of additional backgrounds.

2468
01:19:55,779 --> 01:19:56,413
I have lived here for about 20

2469
01:19:56,413 --> 01:19:58,148
years now on and off a little

2470
01:19:58,148 --> 01:19:58,415
bit but mostly in the city of

2471
01:19:58,415 --> 01:19:59,116
charlotte.

2472
01:19:59,116 --> 01:20:01,252
I do have a degree in economics

2473
01:20:01,252 --> 01:20:01,719
from you and charlotte as well

2474
01:20:01,719 --> 01:20:03,719
as political science.

2475
01:20:04,622 --> 01:20:07,358
I wanted to place my name for

2476
01:20:07,358 --> 01:20:07,959
the consideration because I do

2477
01:20:07,959 --> 01:20:09,961
believe that the position of

2478
01:20:09,961 --> 01:20:13,300
the interim mayor can do so

2479
01:20:13,300 --> 01:20:15,566
much more to continue our

2480
01:20:15,566 --> 01:20:16,133
support for the many workers

2481
01:20:16,133 --> 01:20:18,670
who live in the city.

2482
01:20:18,670 --> 01:20:19,204
We'll continue to struggle.

2483
01:20:19,204 --> 01:20:21,390
That's one of the biggest

2484
01:20:21,390 --> 01:20:21,339
problems we continue to hear

2485
01:20:21,339 --> 01:20:22,730
about.

2486
01:20:22,730 --> 01:20:24,308
You know, it's not fair that so

2487
01:20:24,308 --> 01:20:27,111
many of our workers you know,

2488
01:20:27,111 --> 01:20:27,345
they do what they're supposed

2489
01:20:27,345 --> 01:20:28,120
to do.

2490
01:20:28,120 --> 01:20:29,447
They work to 40 hours or

2491
01:20:29,447 --> 01:20:30,181
overtime and they still

2492
01:20:30,181 --> 01:20:32,917
struggle to afford a standard

2493
01:20:32,917 --> 01:20:33,184
of living here in the city of

2494
01:20:33,184 --> 01:20:35,184
charlotte.

2495
01:20:35,487 --> 01:20:37,923
I want to continue to find

2496
01:20:37,923 --> 01:20:38,557
solutions to support them

2497
01:20:38,557 --> 01:20:40,859
whether it's through affordable

2498
01:20:40,859 --> 01:20:41,560
housing which is the number one

2499
01:20:41,560 --> 01:20:41,760
issue that we continue to hear

2500
01:20:41,760 --> 01:20:43,760
about.

2501
01:20:44,462 --> 01:20:46,431
i feel like we do bring in some

2502
01:20:46,431 --> 01:20:47,980
band-aids and support but

2503
01:20:47,980 --> 01:20:48,666
there's so much more that we

2504
01:20:48,666 --> 01:20:50,666
can do.

2505
01:20:51,502 --> 01:20:52,137
Things like we do appreciate

2506
01:20:52,137 --> 01:20:52,438
things like the transportation

2507
01:20:52,438 --> 01:20:54,438
referendum.

2508
01:20:54,940 --> 01:20:57,676
It did actually create so many

2509
01:20:57,676 --> 01:20:58,110
more jobs good union jobs for

2510
01:20:58,110 --> 01:21:00,110
charlotte workers.

2511
01:21:01,113 --> 01:21:01,746
We have construction workers

2512
01:21:01,746 --> 01:21:02,214
building out parts of the light

2513
01:21:02,214 --> 01:21:04,516
rail now and hopefully

2514
01:21:04,516 --> 01:21:06,916
hopefully the future expansions

2515
01:21:07,520 --> 01:21:09,870
we have more access for more

2516
01:21:09,870 --> 01:21:09,788
bus drivers.

2517
01:21:09,788 --> 01:21:12,291
And we're looking forward to

2518
01:21:12,291 --> 01:21:12,892
the continued investments in

2519
01:21:12,892 --> 01:21:15,292
infrastructure such as that.

2520
01:21:15,761 --> 01:21:17,763
It'd be nice to see maybe some

2521
01:21:17,763 --> 01:21:18,163
sort of public plan for the

2522
01:21:18,163 --> 01:21:20,163
gateway project.

2523
01:21:20,566 --> 01:21:21,100
I think a lot of folks are

2524
01:21:21,100 --> 01:21:23,500
looking forward to that.

2525
01:21:23,769 --> 01:21:24,102
But thank you so much for the

2526
01:21:24,102 --> 01:21:26,102
consideration.

2527
01:21:26,171 --> 01:21:26,806
Hopefully you can consider me

2528
01:21:26,806 --> 01:21:29,206
for supporting workers in

2529
01:21:31,177 --> 01:21:33,177
charlotte.

2530
01:21:54,634 --> 01:21:54,767
Derek foresman coby foster and

2531
01:21:54,767 --> 01:21:55,234
.

2532
01:21:55,234 --> 01:21:57,234
>> good afternoon.

2533
01:21:58,237 --> 01:22:00,172
My name is coby foster and I

2534
01:22:00,172 --> 01:22:00,439
live in councilmember owens

2535
01:22:00,439 --> 01:22:01,400
district.

2536
01:22:01,400 --> 01:22:01,373
>> I want to begin with a

2537
01:22:01,373 --> 01:22:03,373
simple point.

2538
01:22:03,710 --> 01:22:04,177
I'm not here to replace your

2539
01:22:04,177 --> 01:22:06,177
vision of charlotte.

2540
01:22:06,846 --> 01:22:08,748
I'm helped to hear I'm here to

2541
01:22:08,748 --> 01:22:09,150
help you execute it in a

2542
01:22:09,150 --> 01:22:11,150
campaign.

2543
01:22:11,350 --> 01:22:11,584
Candidates run on their own

2544
01:22:11,584 --> 01:22:12,251
vision.

2545
01:22:12,251 --> 01:22:14,386
And in a campaign it would be

2546
01:22:14,386 --> 01:22:14,620
appropriate to cast that

2547
01:22:14,620 --> 01:22:16,620
vision.

2548
01:22:17,657 --> 01:22:18,390
Casting a vision is a privilege

2549
01:22:18,390 --> 01:22:20,930
and is a privilege that neither

2550
01:22:20,930 --> 01:22:20,393
I nor any other candidate today

2551
01:22:20,393 --> 01:22:22,393
have earned.

2552
01:22:22,762 --> 01:22:22,929
You have though voters chose

2553
01:22:22,929 --> 01:22:24,929
you.

2554
01:22:25,966 --> 01:22:26,366
And what I offer is not a

2555
01:22:26,366 --> 01:22:28,366
competing agenda.

2556
01:22:28,602 --> 01:22:29,302
But what I offer is the ability

2557
01:22:29,302 --> 01:22:29,536
to help turn your agenda into

2558
01:22:29,536 --> 01:22:31,536
action.

2559
01:22:32,205 --> 01:22:34,600
I'm a businessman through and

2560
01:22:34,600 --> 01:22:34,674
through and over the last 20

2561
01:22:34,674 --> 01:22:36,810
years I've worked in a number

2562
01:22:36,810 --> 01:22:37,478
of industries and just passed

2563
01:22:37,478 --> 01:22:40,414
my seven year mark in aerospace

2564
01:22:40,414 --> 01:22:41,480
and advanced manufacturing.

2565
01:22:41,480 --> 01:22:43,216
In my world big ideas do not

2566
01:22:43,216 --> 01:22:43,817
leave the ground because

2567
01:22:43,817 --> 01:22:46,253
someone gave a good speech.

2568
01:22:46,253 --> 01:22:46,887
They leave the ground because a

2569
01:22:46,887 --> 01:22:49,456
team defines a mission, builds

2570
01:22:49,456 --> 01:22:51,958
a plan, manages risk, assigns

2571
01:22:51,958 --> 01:22:52,525
responsibility, traps tracks

2572
01:22:52,525 --> 01:22:54,525
progress and communicates

2573
01:22:55,162 --> 01:22:55,896
clearly when things change.

2574
01:22:55,896 --> 01:22:57,765
You would think that building

2575
01:22:57,765 --> 01:22:58,399
airplanes is hard but I've

2576
01:22:58,399 --> 01:23:00,234
heard politics might be even

2577
01:23:00,234 --> 01:23:01,100
harder.

2578
01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:02,669
>> but the same principles

2579
01:23:02,669 --> 01:23:03,237
apply.

2580
01:23:03,237 --> 01:23:05,172
Be clear about a goal.

2581
01:23:05,172 --> 01:23:05,372
Respect the people doing the

2582
01:23:05,372 --> 01:23:05,939
work.

2583
01:23:05,939 --> 01:23:07,939
Keep meetings organized.

2584
01:23:08,208 --> 01:23:09,900
Measure progress.

2585
01:23:09,900 --> 01:23:11,178
And do not let ego get in the

2586
01:23:11,178 --> 01:23:13,178
way of execution.

2587
01:23:13,781 --> 01:23:14,448
>> the role that I that I

2588
01:23:14,448 --> 01:23:14,649
believe an interim mayor should

2589
01:23:14,649 --> 01:23:16,649
play.

2590
01:23:17,284 --> 01:23:17,751
Not the star of the show.

2591
01:23:17,751 --> 01:23:18,352
Not the 12th member.

2592
01:23:18,352 --> 01:23:20,454
Not the 12th council member.

2593
01:23:20,454 --> 01:23:20,821
Not a future opponent.

2594
01:23:20,821 --> 01:23:22,821
A facilitator.

2595
01:23:23,570 --> 01:23:26,260
A steady hand and a bridge

2596
01:23:26,260 --> 01:23:26,493
between council and its goals

2597
01:23:26,493 --> 01:23:28,493
to its constituents.

2598
01:23:29,163 --> 01:23:29,697
The prior priorities are

2599
01:23:29,697 --> 01:23:31,499
already in front of us.

2600
01:23:31,499 --> 01:23:31,799
Great neighborhoods safe

2601
01:23:31,799 --> 01:23:32,367
communities.

2602
01:23:32,367 --> 01:23:34,367
Transportation and planning.

2603
01:23:34,769 --> 01:23:35,503
Well-managed government.

2604
01:23:35,503 --> 01:23:37,380
And a workforce and business

2605
01:23:37,380 --> 01:23:37,905
development.

2606
01:23:37,905 --> 01:23:40,641
If selected I would meet with

2607
01:23:40,641 --> 01:23:42,676
each of you understand your

2608
01:23:42,676 --> 01:23:43,310
priorities help organize work,

2609
01:23:43,310 --> 01:23:45,710
communicate clearly and support

2610
01:23:46,346 --> 01:23:46,581
the goals voters entrusted you

2611
01:23:46,581 --> 01:23:48,581
to lead.

2612
01:23:49,830 --> 01:23:49,350
I am not asking council to

2613
01:23:49,350 --> 01:23:50,180
follow me.

2614
01:23:50,180 --> 01:23:51,719
I'm asking for the opportunity

2615
01:23:51,719 --> 01:23:54,880
to help charlotte follow

2616
01:23:54,880 --> 01:23:56,488
through on its promises.

2617
01:24:07,502 --> 01:24:10,502
>> thank you sara freeman for

2618
01:24:15,643 --> 01:24:17,643
ebony givens.

2619
01:24:28,590 --> 01:24:30,590
Good.

2620
01:24:31,259 --> 01:24:31,860
>> good afternoon MADAM Mayor

2621
01:24:31,860 --> 01:24:34,663
and members of the council.

2622
01:24:34,663 --> 01:24:35,960
Thank you for the opportunity

2623
01:24:35,960 --> 01:24:37,231
to be here today.

2624
01:24:37,231 --> 01:24:39,935
My name is ebony givens.

2625
01:24:39,935 --> 01:24:42,504
I am a small business owner, a

2626
01:24:42,504 --> 01:24:43,172
community advocate, a mother

2627
01:24:43,172 --> 01:24:45,240
and a proud resident who

2628
01:24:45,240 --> 01:24:48,677
believes deeply in the power of

2629
01:24:48,677 --> 01:24:49,277
service the through owning and

2630
01:24:49,277 --> 01:24:51,346
operate in london dee's cafe

2631
01:24:51,346 --> 01:24:51,980
and london dee's catering.

2632
01:24:51,980 --> 01:24:54,482
I've had the privilege of

2633
01:24:54,482 --> 01:24:56,652
creating jobs, supporting local

2634
01:24:56,652 --> 01:24:57,319
families and working alongside

2635
01:24:57,319 --> 01:24:59,755
organizations that are making a

2636
01:24:59,755 --> 01:25:02,155
difference in our community.

2637
01:25:02,524 --> 01:25:03,191
I am seeking the opportunity to

2638
01:25:03,191 --> 01:25:04,927
serve as interim mayor because

2639
01:25:04,927 --> 01:25:05,627
I believe local government

2640
01:25:05,627 --> 01:25:08,627
should be focused on people.

2641
01:25:09,970 --> 01:25:11,733
Our city is the strongest where

2642
01:25:11,733 --> 01:25:12,233
families feel supported,

2643
01:25:12,233 --> 01:25:14,633
businesses can grow and

2644
01:25:14,771 --> 01:25:15,471
residents have access to

2645
01:25:15,471 --> 01:25:17,840
resources they need to succeed.

2646
01:25:17,840 --> 01:25:20,242
One of my greatest passions is

2647
01:25:20,242 --> 01:25:20,943
support in our youth.

2648
01:25:20,943 --> 01:25:23,546
I believe we must do more to

2649
01:25:23,546 --> 01:25:25,648
address mental health as it is

2650
01:25:25,648 --> 01:25:28,480
challenging to our community.

2651
01:25:28,750 --> 01:25:29,284
every young person deserves to

2652
01:25:29,284 --> 01:25:29,551
feel seeing supported and

2653
01:25:29,551 --> 01:25:31,551
empowered.

2654
01:25:32,155 --> 01:25:32,522
I believe leadership begins

2655
01:25:32,522 --> 01:25:34,457
with listening.

2656
01:25:34,457 --> 01:25:36,857
It means bringing people

2657
01:25:37,260 --> 01:25:37,560
together, finding solutions and

2658
01:25:37,560 --> 01:25:39,560
serving with integrity,

2659
01:25:40,263 --> 01:25:41,630
compassion and accountability.

2660
01:25:41,630 --> 01:25:43,132
I am not seeking this position

2661
01:25:43,132 --> 01:25:44,660
for recognition.

2662
01:25:44,660 --> 01:25:46,668
I am seeking it because I care

2663
01:25:46,668 --> 01:25:46,969
deeply about our community and

2664
01:25:46,969 --> 01:25:48,969
its future.

2665
01:25:49,239 --> 01:25:49,773
Thank you for your time and

2666
01:25:49,773 --> 01:25:51,508
consideration and I look

2667
01:25:51,508 --> 01:25:52,242
forward for the opportunity to

2668
01:25:52,242 --> 01:25:54,844
serve and help guide charlotte

2669
01:25:54,844 --> 01:25:55,378
mecklenburg county and make

2670
01:25:55,378 --> 01:25:57,378
this community healthier.

2671
01:25:58,381 --> 01:26:00,381
>> ensuring growth.

2672
01:26:03,219 --> 01:26:05,219
>> thank you.

2673
01:26:18,234 --> 01:26:20,234
All right, gordon.

2674
01:26:21,700 --> 01:26:21,304
>> hello my name is mike

2675
01:26:21,304 --> 01:26:21,972
gordon.

2676
01:26:21,972 --> 01:26:24,108
I live in charlotte here with

2677
01:26:24,108 --> 01:26:24,775
my wife but I grew up just

2678
01:26:24,775 --> 01:26:27,277
north of here in hyattsville.

2679
01:26:27,277 --> 01:26:29,312
Since I was five so I've been

2680
01:26:29,312 --> 01:26:29,947
here 25 years and seen the city

2681
01:26:29,947 --> 01:26:32,449
grow and continue to grow and

2682
01:26:32,449 --> 01:26:33,830
so it was a great place to buy

2683
01:26:33,830 --> 01:26:35,252
a house and settle down here

2684
01:26:35,252 --> 01:26:37,252
with my wife.

2685
01:26:38,540 --> 01:26:38,655
I have no political experience

2686
01:26:38,655 --> 01:26:38,955
as you can tell from my

2687
01:26:38,955 --> 01:26:40,890
background.

2688
01:26:40,890 --> 01:26:41,392
I own a small business.

2689
01:26:41,392 --> 01:26:43,600
I'm a freelance video

2690
01:26:43,600 --> 01:26:43,393
production and photo

2691
01:26:43,393 --> 01:26:45,393
photographer.

2692
01:26:46,797 --> 01:26:47,398
But in that job I've gotten to

2693
01:26:47,398 --> 01:26:49,533
meet a ton of people through

2694
01:26:49,533 --> 01:26:52,136
the city of charlotte and all

2695
01:26:52,136 --> 01:26:54,536
different backgrounds and get

2696
01:26:55,172 --> 01:26:55,706
to tell their stories and that

2697
01:26:55,706 --> 01:26:55,972
is what is what makes

2698
01:26:55,972 --> 01:26:57,440
charlotte.

2699
01:26:57,440 --> 01:27:00,440
Charlotte is just the people

2700
01:27:00,578 --> 01:27:03,214
and the community that we have

2701
01:27:03,214 --> 01:27:05,214
here.

2702
01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:06,784
I think as the interim mayor

2703
01:27:06,784 --> 01:27:09,320
like I said earlier, it's not

2704
01:27:09,320 --> 01:27:09,954
my job to come in here and have

2705
01:27:09,954 --> 01:27:12,189
a bunch of different ideas but

2706
01:27:12,189 --> 01:27:12,923
I think it's to be approachable

2707
01:27:12,923 --> 01:27:15,425
,be a mayor that people can

2708
01:27:15,425 --> 01:27:16,590
come up to you at scale an

2709
01:27:16,590 --> 01:27:18,329
amphitheater, start life games

2710
01:27:18,329 --> 01:27:20,865
and you can tell me about

2711
01:27:20,865 --> 01:27:21,466
what's going on and why you

2712
01:27:21,466 --> 01:27:22,320
think we should have more

2713
01:27:22,320 --> 01:27:24,135
trains or better walkable

2714
01:27:24,135 --> 01:27:24,335
cities or whatever's on your

2715
01:27:24,335 --> 01:27:26,335
mind.

2716
01:27:27,371 --> 01:27:27,571
We are just like all of us

2717
01:27:27,571 --> 01:27:28,139
here.

2718
01:27:28,139 --> 01:27:29,173
I think charlotte's a great

2719
01:27:29,173 --> 01:27:31,173
city.

2720
01:27:31,675 --> 01:27:34,790
It should be one of the best

2721
01:27:34,790 --> 01:27:34,813
places to live, work, start

2722
01:27:34,813 --> 01:27:35,380
small businesses, be a part of

2723
01:27:35,380 --> 01:27:37,816
big business and grow your

2724
01:27:37,816 --> 01:27:39,816
family.

2725
01:27:40,285 --> 01:27:40,952
I think one last point I guess

2726
01:27:40,952 --> 01:27:44,322
I do have one thing to put on

2727
01:27:44,322 --> 01:27:44,789
my agenda is that two rob

2728
01:27:44,789 --> 01:27:45,389
manfred and will be

2729
01:27:45,389 --> 01:27:47,591
commissioner charlotte is the

2730
01:27:47,591 --> 01:27:48,226
best place to bring a new

2731
01:27:48,226 --> 01:27:51,826
expansion and we'll be a team.

2732
01:27:54,766 --> 01:27:57,766
Thank you for your time.

2733
01:28:12,217 --> 01:28:14,617
So being grow we're.

2734
01:28:15,487 --> 01:28:15,754
Good afternoon everyone.

2735
01:28:15,754 --> 01:28:17,754
Afternoon.

2736
01:28:18,290 --> 01:28:21,359
My name is sabine goodyear and

2737
01:28:21,359 --> 01:28:24,629
I am honored to be in front of

2738
01:28:24,629 --> 01:28:27,299
you today as a candidate for

2739
01:28:27,299 --> 01:28:30,869
the interim mayor for the city.

2740
01:28:30,869 --> 01:28:31,136
I proudly like I love

2741
01:28:31,136 --> 01:28:33,136
charlotte.

2742
01:28:33,372 --> 01:28:36,174
>> 20 2023 years ago I moved to

2743
01:28:36,174 --> 01:28:38,844
charlotte from new york in

2744
01:28:38,844 --> 01:28:41,244
search for opportunity and

2745
01:28:41,579 --> 01:28:44,250
better life better future for

2746
01:28:44,250 --> 01:28:46,250
my family.

2747
01:28:47,286 --> 01:28:51,486
But I got was it community a

2748
01:28:52,891 --> 01:28:56,495
home, a place where I can shape

2749
01:28:56,495 --> 01:28:58,697
my future rooted in purpose and

2750
01:28:58,697 --> 01:29:00,697
service?

2751
01:29:01,567 --> 01:29:04,537
over the years I've had the

2752
01:29:04,537 --> 01:29:05,237
opportunity to serve others

2753
01:29:05,237 --> 01:29:07,637
through my professional career

2754
01:29:09,709 --> 01:29:11,709
and nonprofit leadership.

2755
01:29:13,145 --> 01:29:13,779
For the past nearly three

2756
01:29:13,779 --> 01:29:16,179
decades in the financial

2757
01:29:18,450 --> 01:29:21,450
industry, I've led global teams

2758
01:29:22,222 --> 01:29:25,158
manage complex the challenge is

2759
01:29:25,158 --> 01:29:27,660
and also help organize asians

2760
01:29:27,660 --> 01:29:29,660
navigate change.

2761
01:29:30,162 --> 01:29:33,762
And for the past 16 years I

2762
01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:35,568
have led a nonprofit dedicated

2763
01:29:35,568 --> 01:29:37,968
to improving lives and

2764
01:29:38,538 --> 01:29:40,538
strengthening communities

2765
01:29:41,508 --> 01:29:43,908
through service, passion and

2766
01:29:44,100 --> 01:29:46,410
compassion as well as

2767
01:29:47,113 --> 01:29:49,113
partnership.

2768
01:29:50,249 --> 01:29:52,249
>> these experiences have

2769
01:29:53,386 --> 01:29:53,787
reinforced a lesson that I

2770
01:29:53,787 --> 01:29:55,787
carry every day.

2771
01:29:56,590 --> 01:29:58,625
Leadership is not about

2772
01:29:58,625 --> 01:30:00,625
authority.

2773
01:30:01,261 --> 01:30:01,895
It is about responsibility.

2774
01:30:01,895 --> 01:30:04,295
Listening and bringing people

2775
01:30:04,697 --> 01:30:06,697
together.

2776
01:30:07,300 --> 01:30:07,901
It's about solving problems and

2777
01:30:07,901 --> 01:30:10,901
ensuring that you put others

2778
01:30:12,139 --> 01:30:14,139
people's needs first.

2779
01:30:15,242 --> 01:30:17,642
As an interim mayor.

2780
01:30:18,345 --> 01:30:20,781
I will bring steady leadership

2781
01:30:20,781 --> 01:30:23,917
always and passion for the job.

2782
01:30:23,917 --> 01:30:25,917
>> thank you.

2783
01:30:34,228 --> 01:30:36,228
On guilford delta.

2784
01:30:37,664 --> 01:30:37,998
Delta.

2785
01:30:37,998 --> 01:30:39,998
Delta.

2786
01:30:44,705 --> 01:30:45,305
U.N. Human.

2787
01:30:45,305 --> 01:30:47,305
>> good afternoon.

2788
01:30:47,909 --> 01:30:49,909
Delta gwen.

2789
01:30:50,645 --> 01:30:53,450
Good afternoon, mayor council

2790
01:30:53,147 --> 01:30:53,748
members and fellow residents

2791
01:30:53,748 --> 01:30:54,215
thank you for the opportunity

2792
01:30:54,215 --> 01:30:56,615
to speak here today.

2793
01:30:56,884 --> 01:30:57,551
You'll see me reading from my

2794
01:30:57,551 --> 01:30:59,620
phone simply because I won't be

2795
01:30:59,620 --> 01:31:00,387
given two minutes.

2796
01:31:00,387 --> 01:31:00,721
I want to make sure I don't

2797
01:31:00,721 --> 01:31:02,289
MISS Anything.

2798
01:31:02,289 --> 01:31:02,890
You'll also see I'm wearing a

2799
01:31:02,890 --> 01:31:05,326
hat that says delta for the

2800
01:31:05,326 --> 01:31:05,860
people and that's because

2801
01:31:05,860 --> 01:31:06,327
that's my main message.

2802
01:31:06,327 --> 01:31:08,129
I'm for other people.

2803
01:31:08,129 --> 01:31:09,630
As many of you know, I

2804
01:31:09,630 --> 01:31:10,398
previously ran for mayor in

2805
01:31:10,398 --> 01:31:13,100
2025 because I believe in the

2806
01:31:13,100 --> 01:31:13,634
city and I believe in the

2807
01:31:13,634 --> 01:31:15,469
people who call it home.

2808
01:31:15,469 --> 01:31:16,360
I was born baptized and raised

2809
01:31:16,360 --> 01:31:18,436
right here in charlotte.

2810
01:31:18,706 --> 01:31:19,273
This is the city that helped

2811
01:31:19,273 --> 01:31:21,676
shape me who I am today.

2812
01:31:21,676 --> 01:31:21,876
Charlotte is not just where I

2813
01:31:21,876 --> 01:31:22,477
live.

2814
01:31:22,477 --> 01:31:24,120
It's a part of my family's

2815
01:31:24,120 --> 01:31:26,412
stories across generations that

2816
01:31:26,748 --> 01:31:27,315
have worked worship and served

2817
01:31:27,315 --> 01:31:29,884
in the armed forces here

2818
01:31:29,884 --> 01:31:30,518
working my entire adulthood

2819
01:31:30,518 --> 01:31:32,920
life and this banking town and

2820
01:31:32,920 --> 01:31:33,554
some of the largest financial

2821
01:31:33,554 --> 01:31:35,323
institutions such as bank of

2822
01:31:35,323 --> 01:31:35,856
america and wells fargo has

2823
01:31:35,856 --> 01:31:38,292
taught me how to conduct

2824
01:31:38,292 --> 01:31:38,827
meetings in boardrooms, closed

2825
01:31:38,827 --> 01:31:41,227
business deals and managed

2826
01:31:41,363 --> 01:31:42,630
billion dollar budgets.

2827
01:31:42,630 --> 01:31:42,731
>> one of the strengths I bring

2828
01:31:42,731 --> 01:31:44,132
to this position is that I am

2829
01:31:44,132 --> 01:31:44,866
not a career politician.

2830
01:31:44,866 --> 01:31:47,535
I did not come with years of

2831
01:31:47,535 --> 01:31:47,735
alliances or any political

2832
01:31:47,735 --> 01:31:49,735
debts.

2833
01:31:50,380 --> 01:31:50,705
I have no preexisting

2834
01:31:50,705 --> 01:31:52,840
relationships with any of city

2835
01:31:52,840 --> 01:31:53,374
council which would influence

2836
01:31:53,374 --> 01:31:53,641
my decisions or cloud my

2837
01:31:53,641 --> 01:31:55,641
judgment.

2838
01:31:56,780 --> 01:31:56,678
My relationships would start

2839
01:31:56,678 --> 01:31:59,800
with a clean slate based on

2840
01:31:59,800 --> 01:32:01,480
respect, transparency and a

2841
01:32:01,650 --> 01:32:01,950
shared commitment to serving

2842
01:32:01,950 --> 01:32:02,618
the public.

2843
01:32:02,618 --> 01:32:04,386
Today's also an opportunity to

2844
01:32:04,386 --> 01:32:05,200
send a powerful message to the

2845
01:32:05,200 --> 01:32:07,555
status quo by selecting the

2846
01:32:07,555 --> 01:32:08,890
interim mayor that leadership

2847
01:32:08,890 --> 01:32:10,458
and appointments are not

2848
01:32:10,458 --> 01:32:11,250
reserved only for those already

2849
01:32:11,250 --> 01:32:13,161
in elected office or in

2850
01:32:13,161 --> 01:32:15,464
political circles but is open

2851
01:32:15,464 --> 01:32:16,310
to all citizens as I believe

2852
01:32:16,310 --> 01:32:18,431
ordinary citizens can make

2853
01:32:18,767 --> 01:32:19,334
extraordinary differences when

2854
01:32:19,334 --> 01:32:21,670
they step forward to serve

2855
01:32:21,670 --> 01:32:22,371
their community.

2856
01:32:22,371 --> 01:32:22,971
I respectfully ask for your

2857
01:32:22,971 --> 01:32:24,639
support as we move forward

2858
01:32:24,639 --> 01:32:24,907
together to build a stronger

2859
01:32:24,907 --> 01:32:26,907
charlotte.

2860
01:32:27,376 --> 01:32:27,943
MAY GOD bless you this

2861
01:32:27,943 --> 01:32:28,176
beautiful city and its great

2862
01:32:28,176 --> 01:32:30,176
nation.

2863
01:32:34,717 --> 01:32:36,717
Thank you.

2864
01:32:45,160 --> 01:32:47,160
Jaylen hall.

2865
01:32:50,166 --> 01:32:52,166
Kevin hall.

2866
01:32:52,201 --> 01:32:54,201
>> samir.

2867
01:33:12,889 --> 01:33:13,256
Good afternoon.

2868
01:33:13,256 --> 01:33:15,256
City council.

2869
01:33:16,259 --> 01:33:16,759
MADAM Mayor.

2870
01:33:16,759 --> 01:33:19,159
My name is samir.

2871
01:33:19,328 --> 01:33:21,497
I'm a charlotte native local

2872
01:33:21,497 --> 01:33:23,497
businessman, a community

2873
01:33:23,700 --> 01:33:23,967
builder, a husband and a father

2874
01:33:23,967 --> 01:33:25,967
of three.

2875
01:33:27,204 --> 01:33:27,871
I'm not standing here because I

2876
01:33:27,871 --> 01:33:29,706
think that charlotte is broken.

2877
01:33:29,706 --> 01:33:30,507
Quite the opposite actually.

2878
01:33:30,507 --> 01:33:32,675
I get butterflies when I drive

2879
01:33:32,675 --> 01:33:33,443
through uptown.

2880
01:33:33,443 --> 01:33:34,430
I believe charlotte is already

2881
01:33:34,430 --> 01:33:36,245
the best city in america.

2882
01:33:36,245 --> 01:33:36,813
And I believe each of you are

2883
01:33:36,813 --> 01:33:38,214
already doing the difficult

2884
01:33:38,214 --> 01:33:40,614
work of leading it.

2885
01:33:41,418 --> 01:33:41,985
>> my role as mayor would not

2886
01:33:41,985 --> 01:33:44,385
be to reinvent charlotte.

2887
01:33:44,521 --> 01:33:45,188
My role will be to align what

2888
01:33:45,188 --> 01:33:47,570
already exists accelerate what

2889
01:33:47,570 --> 01:33:50,570
already works and I'm not

2890
01:33:50,260 --> 01:33:50,393
coming to you with any answers

2891
01:33:50,393 --> 01:33:51,127
.

2892
01:33:51,127 --> 01:33:53,229
I'm coming to you as a partner,

2893
01:33:53,229 --> 01:33:53,996
a collaborator.

2894
01:33:53,996 --> 01:33:55,632
>> my commitment is to help

2895
01:33:55,632 --> 01:33:56,132
this council fulfill its

2896
01:33:56,132 --> 01:33:58,132
intentions with greater

2897
01:33:59,236 --> 01:33:59,603
velocity alignment and

2898
01:33:59,603 --> 01:34:01,603
accountability.

2899
01:34:01,905 --> 01:34:02,406
>> charlotte already has

2900
01:34:02,406 --> 01:34:04,406
world-class leadership.

2901
01:34:04,908 --> 01:34:05,442
we already have incredible

2902
01:34:05,442 --> 01:34:07,442
neighborhoods businesses,

2903
01:34:07,911 --> 01:34:08,245
institutions and community

2904
01:34:08,245 --> 01:34:10,245
organizations.

2905
01:34:11,470 --> 01:34:11,681
My job as mayor would be to

2906
01:34:11,681 --> 01:34:13,984
look for what's wanted, what's

2907
01:34:13,984 --> 01:34:16,384
needed and what's missing.

2908
01:34:17,221 --> 01:34:17,421
And help find and fill the

2909
01:34:17,421 --> 01:34:19,421
gaps.

2910
01:34:19,723 --> 01:34:20,391
To ask questions that matter.

2911
01:34:20,391 --> 01:34:22,826
What future are we creating?

2912
01:34:22,826 --> 01:34:23,661
What are we standing for?

2913
01:34:23,661 --> 01:34:26,300
How do we ensure every resident

2914
01:34:26,300 --> 01:34:28,398
feels valued, welcomed and

2915
01:34:28,398 --> 01:34:30,634
included in charlotte success.

2916
01:34:30,634 --> 01:34:31,268
There's one there's one issue

2917
01:34:31,268 --> 01:34:33,370
that will have my unwavering

2918
01:34:33,370 --> 01:34:33,671
attention and that's

2919
01:34:33,671 --> 01:34:35,671
opportunity.

2920
01:34:36,307 --> 01:34:38,609
And I stand that in the next 18

2921
01:34:38,609 --> 01:34:40,911
months we will have moved

2922
01:34:40,911 --> 01:34:41,278
charlotte from 38th to 25th in

2923
01:34:41,278 --> 01:34:43,278
upward mobility.

2924
01:34:44,415 --> 01:34:45,150
I will work alongside each of

2925
01:34:45,150 --> 01:34:46,984
you to expand opportunity,

2926
01:34:46,984 --> 01:34:49,384
strengthen economic growth and

2927
01:34:49,653 --> 01:34:50,420
create pathways for residents

2928
01:34:50,420 --> 01:34:52,123
to rise no matter their zip

2929
01:34:52,123 --> 01:34:52,890
code.

2930
01:34:52,890 --> 01:34:55,326
I believe that leadership can

2931
01:34:55,326 --> 01:34:55,793
bring people together to do

2932
01:34:55,793 --> 01:34:57,762
extraordinary things.

2933
01:34:57,762 --> 01:34:58,950
And I'm not here to change who

2934
01:34:58,950 --> 01:34:58,696
charlotte is.

2935
01:34:58,696 --> 01:35:01,980
I'm here to amplify what's

2936
01:35:01,980 --> 01:35:03,934
already working to close the

2937
01:35:03,934 --> 01:35:04,535
gaps where they exist and to

2938
01:35:04,535 --> 01:35:07,535
help move our city forward.

2939
01:35:08,373 --> 01:35:09,740
My request today is that all 11

2940
01:35:09,740 --> 01:35:11,476
of you align on me as the next

2941
01:35:11,476 --> 01:35:13,876
interim mayor of charlotte.

2942
01:35:14,312 --> 01:35:14,946
Let's discover together what it

2943
01:35:14,946 --> 01:35:17,415
would look like to close the

2944
01:35:17,415 --> 01:35:21,615
gap and go from 38th to 25th.

2945
01:35:27,590 --> 01:35:27,192
>> thank you, robert herrington

2946
01:35:27,192 --> 01:35:29,192
.

2947
01:35:36,734 --> 01:35:37,502
Robert.

2948
01:35:37,502 --> 01:35:39,902
>> good afternoon, mayor lyles.

2949
01:35:40,171 --> 01:35:42,840
Members of the city council rob

2950
01:35:42,840 --> 01:35:43,307
harrington I came to charlotte

2951
01:35:43,307 --> 01:35:45,307
nearly 30 years ago.

2952
01:35:46,110 --> 01:35:48,213
My wife sharon and I raised our

2953
01:35:48,213 --> 01:35:48,647
son here in public schools o

2954
01:35:48,647 --> 01:35:50,882
this city a lot.

2955
01:35:50,882 --> 01:35:51,216
>> and I'm determined to pay

2956
01:35:51,216 --> 01:35:53,216
that forward.

2957
01:35:53,952 --> 01:35:54,452
>> I've I've committed not to

2958
01:35:54,452 --> 01:35:56,852
run for public office.

2959
01:35:57,288 --> 01:35:57,922
I won't run for public office

2960
01:35:57,922 --> 01:35:59,957
haven't done in the past and I

2961
01:35:59,957 --> 01:36:02,528
will not run for mayor of

2962
01:36:02,528 --> 01:36:02,728
course in the next election

2963
01:36:02,728 --> 01:36:03,629
cycle.

2964
01:36:03,629 --> 01:36:05,798
So the question is why now and

2965
01:36:05,798 --> 01:36:06,465
why me?

2966
01:36:06,465 --> 01:36:08,467
We're going to transition over

2967
01:36:08,467 --> 01:36:09,201
the next 18 months.

2968
01:36:09,201 --> 01:36:11,803
We have a committed council.

2969
01:36:11,803 --> 01:36:14,239
We have a community looking to

2970
01:36:14,239 --> 01:36:14,439
make sure their voices are

2971
01:36:14,439 --> 01:36:16,439
heard.

2972
01:36:17,410 --> 01:36:18,900
We have serious issues to work

2973
01:36:18,900 --> 01:36:20,146
with, work on with and through

2974
01:36:20,146 --> 01:36:22,546
the legislature in raleigh,

2975
01:36:22,982 --> 01:36:23,482
chair of the mecklenburg

2976
01:36:23,482 --> 01:36:25,482
library system board.

2977
01:36:25,517 --> 01:36:26,152
I've worked with three

2978
01:36:26,152 --> 01:36:28,554
charlotte and I have a devoted

2979
01:36:28,554 --> 01:36:28,920
member of friendship missionary

2980
01:36:28,920 --> 01:36:30,920
baptist church.

2981
01:36:31,256 --> 01:36:31,890
>> and for the last year I've

2982
01:36:31,890 --> 01:36:33,926
traveled the state as PRESIDENT

2983
01:36:33,926 --> 01:36:34,259
Of the north carolina bar

2984
01:36:34,259 --> 01:36:34,960
association.

2985
01:36:34,960 --> 01:36:37,530
I've worked with people from

2986
01:36:37,530 --> 01:36:39,699
across the state to find

2987
01:36:39,699 --> 01:36:42,990
consensus on difficult issues.

2988
01:36:42,668 --> 01:36:43,302
>> and what have I learned?

2989
01:36:43,302 --> 01:36:46,205
What is the vital issue?

2990
01:36:46,205 --> 01:36:46,372
What are the vital issues here

2991
01:36:46,372 --> 01:36:48,372
now?

2992
01:36:48,707 --> 01:36:49,141
Consistent involvement over

2993
01:36:49,141 --> 01:36:51,141
many years matters.

2994
01:36:52,770 --> 01:36:54,477
Listening to people matters.

2995
01:36:55,480 --> 01:36:57,500
Engaging across the city and

2996
01:36:57,500 --> 01:36:57,617
across the state matter

2997
01:36:57,617 --> 01:36:57,817
preparation and hunger to

2998
01:36:57,817 --> 01:36:59,817
learn.

2999
01:37:00,420 --> 01:37:03,156
Matter and equity and equality

3000
01:37:03,156 --> 01:37:06,920
of opportunity are required for

3001
01:37:06,920 --> 01:37:08,728
the success of this community.

3002
01:37:08,728 --> 01:37:09,361
If we follow these principles

3003
01:37:09,361 --> 01:37:11,361
of collaboration, preparation,

3004
01:37:12,365 --> 01:37:14,765
organization and respect and

3005
01:37:15,268 --> 01:37:15,969
maybe even a little grace for

3006
01:37:15,969 --> 01:37:18,571
each other, we will thrive as a

3007
01:37:18,571 --> 01:37:20,907
city for all of our residents.

3008
01:37:20,907 --> 01:37:21,574
I look forward to working with

3009
01:37:21,574 --> 01:37:23,977
and supporting council in each

3010
01:37:23,977 --> 01:37:27,113
of its members as we grow this

3011
01:37:27,113 --> 01:37:27,780
city and we grow opportunities

3012
01:37:27,780 --> 01:37:29,883
here for charlotte teams across

3013
01:37:29,883 --> 01:37:32,352
its great reach making sure

3014
01:37:32,352 --> 01:37:32,886
that we have and use the

3015
01:37:32,886 --> 01:37:34,886
organizations within the

3016
01:37:35,922 --> 01:37:36,523
organization and structure with

3017
01:37:36,523 --> 01:37:38,692
our reach to make reasoned

3018
01:37:38,692 --> 01:37:40,692
decisions.

3019
01:37:41,728 --> 01:37:42,328
>> for all these reasons I ask

3020
01:37:42,328 --> 01:37:42,695
that you appoint me as the

3021
01:37:42,695 --> 01:37:44,695
interim mayor.

3022
01:37:46,667 --> 01:37:48,667
Thank you.

3023
01:37:54,174 --> 01:37:56,174
Michael henderson.

3024
01:38:14,161 --> 01:38:14,595
Robert hillman.

3025
01:38:14,595 --> 01:38:16,595
Good afternoon.

3026
01:38:17,297 --> 01:38:17,898
Thank you for having me.

3027
01:38:17,898 --> 01:38:18,131
MADAM Mayor city council and

3028
01:38:18,131 --> 01:38:20,131
guests.

3029
01:38:20,300 --> 01:38:23,237
My name is robert hillman and

3030
01:38:23,237 --> 01:38:23,871
I'm seeking the appointment as

3031
01:38:23,871 --> 01:38:24,205
the interim mayor of the city

3032
01:38:24,205 --> 01:38:26,205
of charlotte.

3033
01:38:26,707 --> 01:38:27,141
I'm like everybody in this room

3034
01:38:27,141 --> 01:38:29,141
first and foremost.

3035
01:38:29,176 --> 01:38:29,810
I must say I love the city of

3036
01:38:29,810 --> 01:38:32,120
charlotte has provided me the

3037
01:38:32,120 --> 01:38:34,415
great opportunity to come here,

3038
01:38:34,415 --> 01:38:35,115
live here, play here and make a

3039
01:38:35,115 --> 01:38:37,751
decent amount of money here and

3040
01:38:37,751 --> 01:38:40,880
give a decent amount of time.

3041
01:38:40,880 --> 01:38:40,888
I've been able to work to be

3042
01:38:40,888 --> 01:38:43,910
and have been able to engage

3043
01:38:43,910 --> 01:38:43,624
and enjoy my life as an

3044
01:38:43,624 --> 01:38:46,240
engineer, as a finance

3045
01:38:46,930 --> 01:38:46,727
executive, as an investment

3046
01:38:46,727 --> 01:38:49,330
advisor, as a not for profit

3047
01:38:49,330 --> 01:38:51,565
leader and as a public servant.

3048
01:38:51,565 --> 01:38:52,166
Along the way I've served on

3049
01:38:52,166 --> 01:38:54,566
the public transit advisory

3050
01:38:54,568 --> 01:38:55,169
committee of the business

3051
01:38:55,169 --> 01:38:57,439
advisory committee the central

3052
01:38:57,439 --> 01:38:59,439
economic development committee,

3053
01:39:00,108 --> 01:39:02,508
the north carolina supplemental

3054
01:39:02,677 --> 01:39:03,278
retirement board and currently

3055
01:39:03,278 --> 01:39:06,280
I'm the PRESIDENT And ceo of

3056
01:39:06,280 --> 01:39:06,747
queen city robotics alliance,

3057
01:39:06,747 --> 01:39:08,747
an organization that's

3058
01:39:09,170 --> 01:39:09,550
responsible for getting kids

3059
01:39:09,550 --> 01:39:11,950
engaged and involved in

3060
01:39:12,219 --> 01:39:12,653
building robots as a

3061
01:39:12,653 --> 01:39:14,653
competitive sport.

3062
01:39:15,257 --> 01:39:15,924
Think of it as aew or robotics

3063
01:39:15,924 --> 01:39:17,826
and it's really basically it's

3064
01:39:17,826 --> 01:39:20,226
a workforce development to

3065
01:39:20,662 --> 01:39:21,362
offer preparing the future.

3066
01:39:21,362 --> 01:39:23,762
>> those experiences has given

3067
01:39:23,865 --> 01:39:24,499
me the opportunity to work with

3068
01:39:24,499 --> 01:39:26,340
people from all walks of life

3069
01:39:26,340 --> 01:39:26,634
and most importantly to listen

3070
01:39:26,634 --> 01:39:27,201
through those conversations.

3071
01:39:27,201 --> 01:39:29,403
I've come to believe that

3072
01:39:29,403 --> 01:39:31,803
charlotte's future can be

3073
01:39:32,141 --> 01:39:32,674
guided by three principles of

3074
01:39:32,674 --> 01:39:34,674
growing together, moving

3075
01:39:35,277 --> 01:39:35,877
together and safer together

3076
01:39:35,877 --> 01:39:36,444
what growing together means.

3077
01:39:36,444 --> 01:39:37,980
It's really about workforce

3078
01:39:37,980 --> 01:39:38,580
development, economic

3079
01:39:38,580 --> 01:39:40,882
development and making sure

3080
01:39:40,882 --> 01:39:41,516
that as you develop the economy

3081
01:39:41,516 --> 01:39:44,452
you don't leave people behind.

3082
01:39:44,452 --> 01:39:46,187
We have we we know from the

3083
01:39:46,187 --> 01:39:46,888
chetty study and certainly from

3084
01:39:46,888 --> 01:39:49,240
the work that I've done with

3085
01:39:49,240 --> 01:39:51,994
robotics that if we can train

3086
01:39:51,994 --> 01:39:52,661
our young people in the skill

3087
01:39:52,661 --> 01:39:54,730
and give them the skills that

3088
01:39:54,730 --> 01:39:58,133
are for the future, our city's

3089
01:39:58,133 --> 01:39:58,867
future is bright.

3090
01:39:58,867 --> 01:40:00,435
If we don't they won't be

3091
01:40:00,435 --> 01:40:01,200
moving together.

3092
01:40:01,200 --> 01:40:01,603
What about transportation

3093
01:40:01,603 --> 01:40:03,472
systems and putting together

3094
01:40:03,472 --> 01:40:04,500
transit systems that work for

3095
01:40:04,500 --> 01:40:04,306
people to get people to

3096
01:40:04,306 --> 01:40:06,306
opportunity?

3097
01:40:06,642 --> 01:40:06,976
So it's not about rails, not

3098
01:40:06,976 --> 01:40:07,543
about busses.

3099
01:40:07,543 --> 01:40:09,578
It's about giving them the

3100
01:40:09,578 --> 01:40:11,978
opportunity safer together it's

3101
01:40:12,470 --> 01:40:12,782
about, you know, keeping people

3102
01:40:12,782 --> 01:40:13,249
safe in the city a thriving

3103
01:40:13,249 --> 01:40:15,417
city as a safe city.

3104
01:40:15,417 --> 01:40:15,918
Public safety requires strong

3105
01:40:15,918 --> 01:40:17,686
partnerships between law

3106
01:40:17,686 --> 01:40:18,454
enforcement.

3107
01:40:18,454 --> 01:40:20,756
>> I'm honored to give each of

3108
01:40:20,756 --> 01:40:21,256
your votes as ever.

3109
01:40:21,256 --> 01:40:22,758
Manager ingram mayor.

3110
01:40:22,758 --> 01:40:24,758
Thank you.

3111
01:40:25,728 --> 01:40:27,728
>> thank you.

3112
01:40:38,730 --> 01:40:40,730
Hayden key.

3113
01:40:54,230 --> 01:40:54,156
Christopher love james mitchell

3114
01:40:54,156 --> 01:40:54,690
.

3115
01:40:54,690 --> 01:40:56,690
>> good evening.

3116
01:40:57,693 --> 01:41:00,263
Colleagues six months ago you

3117
01:41:00,263 --> 01:41:01,310
blessed me with opportune to

3118
01:41:01,310 --> 01:41:03,533
serve you as mayor pro tem

3119
01:41:03,533 --> 01:41:05,635
together we embrace a simple

3120
01:41:05,635 --> 01:41:08,635
but a powerful slogan team

3121
01:41:08,838 --> 01:41:09,380
together everyone to accomplish

3122
01:41:09,380 --> 01:41:11,380
more.

3123
01:41:11,574 --> 01:41:12,175
Since then we have demonstrated

3124
01:41:12,175 --> 01:41:14,575
what teamwork can accomplish.

3125
01:41:14,710 --> 01:41:15,244
>> we have held a very

3126
01:41:15,244 --> 01:41:17,244
successful annual retreat

3127
01:41:17,681 --> 01:41:18,115
session in MARCH and recently

3128
01:41:18,115 --> 01:41:20,115
approved our budget.

3129
01:41:20,884 --> 01:41:23,200
>> as I ask for your support as

3130
01:41:23,200 --> 01:41:25,222
interim mayor, I believe three

3131
01:41:25,222 --> 01:41:27,622
things matters most leadership

3132
01:41:28,925 --> 01:41:30,925
relationships and results.

3133
01:41:31,194 --> 01:41:31,795
Leadership is about bringing

3134
01:41:31,795 --> 01:41:32,128
people together to move our

3135
01:41:32,128 --> 01:41:34,128
city forward.

3136
01:41:35,650 --> 01:41:37,534
Throughout my career I've been

3137
01:41:37,534 --> 01:41:38,350
blessed to help lead transform

3138
01:41:38,350 --> 01:41:40,350
projects and initiatives

3139
01:41:40,804 --> 01:41:42,939
include a north lake mall

3140
01:41:42,939 --> 01:41:45,810
eastland yard see term for 14

3141
01:41:45,810 --> 01:41:48,411
years and a new cba program.

3142
01:41:48,411 --> 01:41:49,450
Relationships the best

3143
01:41:49,450 --> 01:41:51,348
solutions come when we work

3144
01:41:51,348 --> 01:41:51,816
together.

3145
01:41:51,816 --> 01:41:52,416
We're seeing through

3146
01:41:52,416 --> 01:41:54,251
partnerships between the city

3147
01:41:54,251 --> 01:41:54,985
and county.

3148
01:41:54,985 --> 01:41:56,887
We can preserve historic

3149
01:41:56,887 --> 01:41:57,454
excelsior club through the

3150
01:41:57,454 --> 01:41:59,854
collaboration with the city.

3151
01:42:00,257 --> 01:42:02,257
it seems.

3152
01:42:02,526 --> 01:42:02,926
We can create a teacher village

3153
01:42:02,926 --> 01:42:04,926
council members.

3154
01:42:06,129 --> 01:42:08,165
If I'm honored to earn your

3155
01:42:08,165 --> 01:42:10,501
vote on JUNE 26th, I'll be

3156
01:42:10,501 --> 01:42:13,871
ready to lead on day one with a

3157
01:42:13,871 --> 01:42:14,405
clear vision and an action plan

3158
01:42:14,405 --> 01:42:16,805
built around four c's.

3159
01:42:19,176 --> 01:42:20,744
The first c collaboration.

3160
01:42:20,744 --> 01:42:21,512
I will meet with each and every

3161
01:42:21,512 --> 01:42:23,213
one of you to receive your

3162
01:42:23,213 --> 01:42:25,213
input.

3163
01:42:26,217 --> 01:42:26,718
Secondly committees I want to

3164
01:42:26,718 --> 01:42:28,718
empower five standing

3165
01:42:29,554 --> 01:42:30,121
committees to do the more the

3166
01:42:30,121 --> 01:42:31,823
more important policy work

3167
01:42:31,823 --> 01:42:33,823
before us.

3168
01:42:34,325 --> 01:42:36,827
Third communication we must be

3169
01:42:36,827 --> 01:42:39,330
proactive, engage and share our

3170
01:42:39,330 --> 01:42:39,963
results.

3171
01:42:39,963 --> 01:42:42,466
And the fourth c the most

3172
01:42:42,466 --> 01:42:45,337
important c is our citizens.

3173
01:42:45,337 --> 01:42:47,605
Every decision we make should

3174
01:42:47,605 --> 01:42:48,339
focus on improving the quality

3175
01:42:48,339 --> 01:42:51,339
the lives of our residents.

3176
01:42:52,777 --> 01:42:54,777
We've confidence after 18

3177
01:42:55,113 --> 01:42:55,413
months we will make charlotte a

3178
01:42:55,413 --> 01:42:57,413
better city.

3179
01:43:00,351 --> 01:43:02,351
>> thank you all.

3180
01:43:19,405 --> 01:43:22,507
Eva or aviva moody thank you

3181
01:43:22,507 --> 01:43:25,410
council for having me today.

3182
01:43:25,410 --> 01:43:25,610
Thank you MADAM For having me

3183
01:43:25,610 --> 01:43:27,610
today.

3184
01:43:28,480 --> 01:43:28,747
MADAM Mayor.

3185
01:43:28,747 --> 01:43:30,715
Excuse me.

3186
01:43:30,715 --> 01:43:31,583
I had a speech planned for

3187
01:43:31,583 --> 01:43:33,184
today but I guess I will let

3188
01:43:33,184 --> 01:43:35,200
that one go because I want to

3189
01:43:35,200 --> 01:43:37,690
be open and honest and

3190
01:43:37,690 --> 01:43:38,524
transparent.

3191
01:43:38,524 --> 01:43:40,793
>> so I came here to charlotte

3192
01:43:40,793 --> 01:43:41,360
because my mom said no.

3193
01:43:41,360 --> 01:43:44,196
So I said I must go.

3194
01:43:44,196 --> 01:43:44,363
I came here when I was 15 years

3195
01:43:44,363 --> 01:43:46,363
old.

3196
01:43:46,798 --> 01:43:48,798
I found employment.

3197
01:43:49,000 --> 01:43:49,201
I gained employment by the age

3198
01:43:49,201 --> 01:43:49,801
of 18.

3199
01:43:49,801 --> 01:43:52,204
I was attending union cc.

3200
01:43:52,204 --> 01:43:54,574
I did not get my degree.

3201
01:43:54,574 --> 01:43:57,243
however I joined many, many

3202
01:43:57,243 --> 01:43:57,777
jobs and many many businesses

3203
01:43:57,777 --> 01:44:00,777
around the area I worked.

3204
01:44:00,980 --> 01:44:03,315
>> I was able to purchase my

3205
01:44:03,315 --> 01:44:03,916
first home through people that

3206
01:44:03,916 --> 01:44:06,618
I met here in charlotte.

3207
01:44:06,618 --> 01:44:09,388
>> they gave me the education

3208
01:44:09,388 --> 01:44:10,880
and show me the direction on

3209
01:44:10,880 --> 01:44:11,658
what to do to get there and I

3210
01:44:11,658 --> 01:44:13,658
got there.

3211
01:44:14,560 --> 01:44:15,940
Now I am a single mom in

3212
01:44:15,940 --> 01:44:17,494
charlotte with two adult

3213
01:44:18,297 --> 01:44:20,967
children and a grandchild that

3214
01:44:20,967 --> 01:44:23,502
I too want to see be able to

3215
01:44:23,502 --> 01:44:24,690
buy their own houses, be able

3216
01:44:24,690 --> 01:44:26,605
to raise their own children

3217
01:44:26,605 --> 01:44:27,172
safely in charlotte and I do

3218
01:44:27,172 --> 01:44:29,572
believe charlotte is safe.

3219
01:44:31,444 --> 01:44:31,611
I always feel safe in charlotte

3220
01:44:31,611 --> 01:44:33,611
.

3221
01:44:34,247 --> 01:44:36,983
>> I just want to make sure

3222
01:44:36,983 --> 01:44:40,419
that I am able to serve this

3223
01:44:40,419 --> 01:44:43,556
community and be able to make

3224
01:44:43,556 --> 01:44:45,725
my ancestors happy that I

3225
01:44:45,725 --> 01:44:47,725
follow.

3226
01:44:48,562 --> 01:44:52,162
I believe that they gave birth

3227
01:44:56,736 --> 01:45:00,936
to me for so I thank you.

3228
01:45:12,219 --> 01:45:12,719
Sebastian nice works.

3229
01:45:12,719 --> 01:45:14,719
>> hi everyone.

3230
01:45:14,788 --> 01:45:15,880
My name is sebastian.

3231
01:45:15,880 --> 01:45:15,755
Nice sweats.

3232
01:45:15,755 --> 01:45:17,991
I appreciate your time today.

3233
01:45:17,991 --> 01:45:18,491
I especially appreciate

3234
01:45:18,491 --> 01:45:20,828
everyone who is in the

3235
01:45:20,828 --> 01:45:21,595
candidate pool.

3236
01:45:21,595 --> 01:45:23,397
I feel like a lot of us can

3237
01:45:23,397 --> 01:45:23,997
agree on what the issues are

3238
01:45:23,997 --> 01:45:26,566
but maybe not necessarily on

3239
01:45:26,566 --> 01:45:29,102
how to get them done.

3240
01:45:29,102 --> 01:45:29,403
And I'm here to speak about

3241
01:45:29,403 --> 01:45:30,904
efficiency.

3242
01:45:30,904 --> 01:45:33,607
I got here at about 215.

3243
01:45:33,607 --> 01:45:35,108
I had a meeting at 1 P.M. At my

3244
01:45:35,108 --> 01:45:35,375
job where I was leading about

3245
01:45:35,375 --> 01:45:37,375
30 people.

3246
01:45:37,677 --> 01:45:38,279
It went to full time to 2:00,

3247
01:45:38,279 --> 01:45:41,279
ran over here literally and

3248
01:45:41,515 --> 01:45:42,183
then was worried that I was

3249
01:45:42,183 --> 01:45:43,717
going to be late but was not.

3250
01:45:43,717 --> 01:45:44,318
The council was still

3251
01:45:44,318 --> 01:45:44,718
deliberating on the procedure

3252
01:45:44,718 --> 01:45:46,587
which was great.

3253
01:45:46,587 --> 01:45:49,189
>> however that went a little

3254
01:45:49,189 --> 01:45:49,790
bit long so I had to go back to

3255
01:45:49,790 --> 01:45:52,292
my job at 3:00 for another

3256
01:45:52,292 --> 01:45:55,263
meeting where I presented and

3257
01:45:55,263 --> 01:45:55,964
then fired up youtube found out

3258
01:45:55,964 --> 01:45:57,765
I wasn't too late to come back

3259
01:45:57,765 --> 01:45:58,299
which is great.

3260
01:45:58,299 --> 01:46:00,635
So ran back over here.

3261
01:46:00,635 --> 01:46:02,770
Now I'm here but I care deeply

3262
01:46:02,770 --> 01:46:04,770
about this city.

3263
01:46:04,805 --> 01:46:05,339
I've worked in my past to help

3264
01:46:05,339 --> 01:46:07,207
first generation college

3265
01:46:07,207 --> 01:46:07,908
students get to college.

3266
01:46:07,908 --> 01:46:09,944
First ones in their family

3267
01:46:09,944 --> 01:46:10,244
helped teachers save for

3268
01:46:10,244 --> 01:46:10,678
retirement.

3269
01:46:10,678 --> 01:46:13,780
My mom's a teacher.

3270
01:46:13,810 --> 01:46:13,715
Just help them in their lives.

3271
01:46:13,715 --> 01:46:15,950
I work in project management.

3272
01:46:15,950 --> 01:46:18,486
I'm great with timelines and

3273
01:46:18,486 --> 01:46:19,530
deadlines and I want to be

3274
01:46:19,530 --> 01:46:20,955
someone who represents all

3275
01:46:20,955 --> 01:46:21,355
people not just some people

3276
01:46:21,355 --> 01:46:23,355
within charlotte.

3277
01:46:23,924 --> 01:46:24,592
So we need someone who can

3278
01:46:24,592 --> 01:46:27,695
represent this city in the best

3279
01:46:27,695 --> 01:46:29,129
way possible not just for the

3280
01:46:29,129 --> 01:46:29,396
next 18 months but for the next

3281
01:46:29,396 --> 01:46:31,132
18 years.

3282
01:46:31,132 --> 01:46:31,466
And I'd be honored for your

3283
01:46:31,466 --> 01:46:33,466
consideration.

3284
01:46:37,205 --> 01:46:39,205
>> thank you.

3285
01:46:40,341 --> 01:46:43,177
>> james reese just met billy

3286
01:46:43,177 --> 01:46:43,778
for a moment and I just I just

3287
01:46:43,778 --> 01:46:45,646
ask the mayor for a point of

3288
01:46:45,646 --> 01:46:46,414
personal privilege.

3289
01:46:46,414 --> 01:46:48,717
I do not have an application

3290
01:46:48,717 --> 01:46:48,917
for the gentleman who just

3291
01:46:48,917 --> 01:46:50,917
spoke.

3292
01:46:51,353 --> 01:46:51,953
Can someone clarify that you

3293
01:46:51,953 --> 01:46:54,256
don't have an application?

3294
01:46:54,256 --> 01:46:54,823
None of us have an application

3295
01:46:54,823 --> 01:46:55,230
for the gentleman who just

3296
01:46:55,230 --> 01:46:56,658
spoke.

3297
01:46:56,658 --> 01:46:57,580
You know if we can follow up

3298
01:46:57,580 --> 01:46:59,580
after the forum.

3299
01:46:59,494 --> 01:46:59,961
Thank you.

3300
01:46:59,961 --> 01:47:01,961
Yeah, we'll pass.

3301
01:47:01,963 --> 01:47:04,332
good it, pastor apologies.

3302
01:47:04,332 --> 01:47:04,632
We'll we'll get that to you.

3303
01:47:04,632 --> 01:47:04,932
All right.

3304
01:47:04,932 --> 01:47:06,932
Thank you.

3305
01:47:07,136 --> 01:47:09,238
I this is james reese.

3306
01:47:09,238 --> 01:47:09,671
>> yeah.

3307
01:47:09,671 --> 01:47:11,671
Good afternoon.

3308
01:47:12,607 --> 01:47:15,577
Council members mayor lyles, I

3309
01:47:15,577 --> 01:47:19,177
appreciate the time I moved to

3310
01:47:20,248 --> 01:47:22,617
charlotte time flies back in

3311
01:47:22,617 --> 01:47:26,550
2014 and as a die hard durham

3312
01:47:26,550 --> 01:47:26,589
native it took me a while to

3313
01:47:26,589 --> 01:47:28,624
get used to charlotte.

3314
01:47:28,624 --> 01:47:31,126
The driving people will rather

3315
01:47:31,126 --> 01:47:31,994
running off the road and let

3316
01:47:31,994 --> 01:47:33,695
you merge over but this is home

3317
01:47:33,695 --> 01:47:35,430
now.

3318
01:47:35,430 --> 01:47:35,697
I have a wife, two small

3319
01:47:35,697 --> 01:47:37,697
children.

3320
01:47:37,833 --> 01:47:38,433
My son actually asked me you

3321
01:47:38,433 --> 01:47:38,733
know dad are you going to be

3322
01:47:38,733 --> 01:47:40,369
the mayor?

3323
01:47:40,369 --> 01:47:40,903
Kind of like mayor goodway they

3324
01:47:40,903 --> 01:47:43,303
think everything is part

3325
01:47:43,572 --> 01:47:43,939
control related but if you have

3326
01:47:43,939 --> 01:47:46,339
kids you get it.

3327
01:47:48,477 --> 01:47:49,478
But I say that to say charlotte

3328
01:47:49,478 --> 01:47:52,181
is home for me now and I plan

3329
01:47:52,181 --> 01:47:54,883
on being here for a long time.

3330
01:47:54,883 --> 01:47:55,217
So this cause is important to

3331
01:47:55,217 --> 01:47:57,217
me right now.

3332
01:47:57,787 --> 01:47:58,454
I think the biggest thing that

3333
01:47:58,454 --> 01:48:00,189
we're dealing with is cost of

3334
01:48:00,189 --> 01:48:00,923
living.

3335
01:48:00,923 --> 01:48:03,426
We're fortunate enough to have

3336
01:48:03,426 --> 01:48:04,260
the means to to make things

3337
01:48:04,260 --> 01:48:06,762
work but at the same time I

3338
01:48:06,762 --> 01:48:09,331
know people for an is fortunate

3339
01:48:09,331 --> 01:48:09,932
on the way in here you know you

3340
01:48:09,932 --> 01:48:12,332
see the homeless encampments

3341
01:48:12,401 --> 01:48:13,350
right and I think it's as nice

3342
01:48:13,350 --> 01:48:15,338
and as beautiful as the city

3343
01:48:15,338 --> 01:48:16,106
charlotte is.

3344
01:48:16,106 --> 01:48:17,907
I feel like there's something

3345
01:48:17,907 --> 01:48:20,643
that could be done about that

3346
01:48:20,643 --> 01:48:21,311
to make sure that that's not

3347
01:48:21,311 --> 01:48:22,211
the first thing someone sees

3348
01:48:22,211 --> 01:48:22,912
when they're getting off 77

3349
01:48:22,912 --> 01:48:25,281
going to a panthers game and I

3350
01:48:25,281 --> 01:48:25,948
think as interim mayor that's

3351
01:48:25,948 --> 01:48:27,984
one of the things that I would

3352
01:48:27,984 --> 01:48:28,951
like to approach mayor lyles

3353
01:48:28,951 --> 01:48:31,654
you've done a great job and my

3354
01:48:31,654 --> 01:48:32,188
goal as interim mayor is not

3355
01:48:32,188 --> 01:48:34,257
not to mess things up.

3356
01:48:34,257 --> 01:48:36,359
You know, you have, you know, a

3357
01:48:36,359 --> 01:48:37,127
21 point lead in football.

3358
01:48:37,127 --> 01:48:39,262
You come in, your quarterbacks

3359
01:48:39,262 --> 01:48:39,763
went out, he got hurt.

3360
01:48:39,763 --> 01:48:40,230
Just don't mess it up.

3361
01:48:40,230 --> 01:48:42,532
Don't lose the lead.

3362
01:48:42,532 --> 01:48:43,166
So as interim mayor that's what

3363
01:48:43,166 --> 01:48:45,668
I want to focus on and I

3364
01:48:45,668 --> 01:48:48,668
appreciate your vote and thank

3365
01:49:10,961 --> 01:49:13,764
you clayton seeley alan smith

3366
01:49:13,764 --> 01:49:14,131
all right.

3367
01:49:14,131 --> 01:49:14,465
Good afternoon.

3368
01:49:14,465 --> 01:49:16,465
Mayor lyles.

3369
01:49:17,234 --> 01:49:17,934
Council members fellow

3370
01:49:17,934 --> 01:49:20,270
charlatans my name is alan

3371
01:49:20,270 --> 01:49:21,710
smith.

3372
01:49:21,710 --> 01:49:23,106
I'm a father of two daughters

3373
01:49:23,106 --> 01:49:25,506
long time charlotte resident

3374
01:49:25,810 --> 01:49:26,410
and somebody who spent much of

3375
01:49:26,410 --> 01:49:29,410
my life participating in and

3376
01:49:31,215 --> 01:49:31,882
serving communities.

3377
01:49:31,882 --> 01:49:32,349
Over the years I've addressed

3378
01:49:32,349 --> 01:49:34,118
city councils, county

3379
01:49:34,118 --> 01:49:36,518
commissions, state agencies run

3380
01:49:36,520 --> 01:49:37,287
for public office and

3381
01:49:37,287 --> 01:49:39,890
volunteered in schools in my

3382
01:49:39,890 --> 01:49:40,390
professional career I've led

3383
01:49:40,390 --> 01:49:42,390
nonprofit initiatives.

3384
01:49:43,328 --> 01:49:43,961
>> I've supported public sector

3385
01:49:43,961 --> 01:49:46,361
organizations and I've helped

3386
01:49:46,864 --> 01:49:47,431
lead communities through

3387
01:49:47,431 --> 01:49:49,433
moments of uncertainty by

3388
01:49:49,433 --> 01:49:49,900
bringing together people with

3389
01:49:49,900 --> 01:49:51,900
different backgrounds,

3390
01:49:52,770 --> 01:49:54,770
different perspectives and

3391
01:49:55,439 --> 01:49:56,730
different priorities.

3392
01:49:56,730 --> 01:49:57,608
Now while those experiences MAY

3393
01:49:57,608 --> 01:49:58,242
sound different on the surface

3394
01:49:58,242 --> 01:50:01,513
they all taught me one thing.

3395
01:50:01,513 --> 01:50:03,913
Communities are strongest when

3396
01:50:04,150 --> 01:50:06,751
people feel heard, included and

3397
01:50:06,751 --> 01:50:07,185
connected to the decisions that

3398
01:50:07,185 --> 01:50:09,185
affect their lives.

3399
01:50:10,654 --> 01:50:12,690
Charlotte is a city with

3400
01:50:12,690 --> 01:50:13,224
tremendous opportunity.

3401
01:50:13,224 --> 01:50:15,224
we're growing, we're

3402
01:50:15,492 --> 01:50:17,492
innovating, we're attracting

3403
01:50:18,163 --> 01:50:18,964
new people every single day.

3404
01:50:18,964 --> 01:50:21,132
But that kind of growth creates

3405
01:50:21,132 --> 01:50:21,800
new challenges and it magnifies

3406
01:50:21,800 --> 01:50:24,350
the challenges that we've been

3407
01:50:24,350 --> 01:50:24,669
wrestling with for years around

3408
01:50:24,669 --> 01:50:27,690
things like transportation and

3409
01:50:27,710 --> 01:50:29,471
housing and basic affordability

3410
01:50:29,874 --> 01:50:30,475
and maintaining that sense of

3411
01:50:30,475 --> 01:50:32,610
community that makes people

3412
01:50:32,610 --> 01:50:33,770
want to build their lives here

3413
01:50:33,770 --> 01:50:35,477
in the first place.

3414
01:50:35,881 --> 01:50:36,515
I'm seeking appointment as

3415
01:50:36,515 --> 01:50:38,517
interim mayor because I believe

3416
01:50:38,517 --> 01:50:40,652
good leadership is ultimately

3417
01:50:40,652 --> 01:50:42,652
about stewardship.

3418
01:50:42,988 --> 01:50:45,388
It's about listening carefully

3419
01:50:46,124 --> 01:50:46,758
and communicating honestly and

3420
01:50:46,758 --> 01:50:48,793
helping people work together

3421
01:50:48,793 --> 01:50:49,627
toward shared goals.

3422
01:50:49,627 --> 01:50:52,130
>> so I don't come before you

3423
01:50:52,130 --> 01:50:54,166
as somebody who believes I have

3424
01:50:54,166 --> 01:50:55,340
all the answers I come before

3425
01:50:55,340 --> 01:50:58,300
you as somebody who has spent a

3426
01:50:58,300 --> 01:51:00,403
career bringing people together

3427
01:51:00,739 --> 01:51:03,241
in the midst of complexity and

3428
01:51:03,241 --> 01:51:03,942
change to solve problems and

3429
01:51:03,942 --> 01:51:06,278
build trust and move forward

3430
01:51:06,278 --> 01:51:06,945
together.

3431
01:51:06,945 --> 01:51:08,780
>> if appointed I would work

3432
01:51:08,780 --> 01:51:09,414
collaboratively with city

3433
01:51:09,414 --> 01:51:11,814
council, city staff, community

3434
01:51:12,518 --> 01:51:13,185
organizations, businesses and

3435
01:51:13,185 --> 01:51:15,487
residents alike to ensure that

3436
01:51:15,487 --> 01:51:17,690
charlotte continues to move

3437
01:51:17,690 --> 01:51:19,690
forward together.

3438
01:51:23,161 --> 01:51:23,328
>> thank you for your time and

3439
01:51:23,328 --> 01:51:25,328
fun.

3440
01:51:33,172 --> 01:51:35,572
Southern crystal stanton jacob

3441
01:51:41,280 --> 01:51:44,280
swinton hey look through dose

3442
01:51:56,895 --> 01:51:59,980
and it was isolated from.

3443
01:51:59,980 --> 01:51:59,632
>> hello MADAM Mayor council

3444
01:51:59,632 --> 01:52:01,767
members thank you for the

3445
01:52:01,767 --> 01:52:02,469
opportunity to be here today.

3446
01:52:02,469 --> 01:52:05,469
I love charlotte but every

3447
01:52:05,572 --> 01:52:05,839
politician says that they love

3448
01:52:05,839 --> 01:52:07,839
charlotte.

3449
01:52:07,874 --> 01:52:08,441
Serving as mayor requires more

3450
01:52:08,441 --> 01:52:11,441
than affection for the city.

3451
01:52:11,678 --> 01:52:12,245
it requires judgment,

3452
01:52:12,245 --> 01:52:14,347
steadiness, the ability to

3453
01:52:14,347 --> 01:52:14,914
bring people together and to

3454
01:52:14,914 --> 01:52:16,749
stop pretending that every

3455
01:52:16,749 --> 01:52:17,550
problem is small.

3456
01:52:17,550 --> 01:52:19,885
That's why I applied to become

3457
01:52:19,885 --> 01:52:20,520
the interim mayor.

3458
01:52:20,520 --> 01:52:22,956
I'm not applying to come in

3459
01:52:22,956 --> 01:52:23,557
with a sweeping new agenda or

3460
01:52:23,557 --> 01:52:26,192
to use an interim role to

3461
01:52:26,192 --> 01:52:28,628
reinvent the city in 18 months.

3462
01:52:28,628 --> 01:52:28,795
This is a unique responsibility

3463
01:52:28,795 --> 01:52:29,429
.

3464
01:52:29,429 --> 01:52:31,697
The next mayor should respect

3465
01:52:31,697 --> 01:52:32,365
the work already underway

3466
01:52:32,365 --> 01:52:34,701
support the procedures of the

3467
01:52:34,701 --> 01:52:37,604
councils and help the city move

3468
01:52:37,604 --> 01:52:37,971
through this period with focus

3469
01:52:37,971 --> 01:52:38,705
and stability.

3470
01:52:38,705 --> 01:52:40,340
Each member of the body brings

3471
01:52:40,340 --> 01:52:40,974
different priorities a

3472
01:52:40,974 --> 01:52:42,974
different community, different

3473
01:52:43,443 --> 01:52:44,177
perspectives to the table.

3474
01:52:44,177 --> 01:52:46,279
The role of an interim mayor is

3475
01:52:46,279 --> 01:52:48,148
not to flatten those

3476
01:52:48,148 --> 01:52:48,815
differences and to pretend that

3477
01:52:48,815 --> 01:52:51,451
one person has all the answers.

3478
01:52:51,451 --> 01:52:52,180
I also understand the work of

3479
01:52:52,180 --> 01:52:54,421
the city depends on staff

3480
01:52:54,421 --> 01:52:55,890
relationships and knowing how

3481
01:52:55,890 --> 01:52:57,489
the institution actually moves.

3482
01:52:57,625 --> 01:52:58,158
Whether it's serving as chair

3483
01:52:58,158 --> 01:53:00,558
of the charlotte equitable

3484
01:53:00,828 --> 01:53:02,828
development commission working

3485
01:53:03,960 --> 01:53:05,565
with cherry and sherry and

3486
01:53:05,565 --> 01:53:06,433
knowing sara when she was a

3487
01:53:06,433 --> 01:53:08,869
fellow and now chief of staff

3488
01:53:08,869 --> 01:53:11,505
or folks like pam weideman and

3489
01:53:11,505 --> 01:53:14,242
folks that have oftentimes left

3490
01:53:14,242 --> 01:53:14,975
the city, those experience has

3491
01:53:14,975 --> 01:53:16,977
taught me how to navigate city

3492
01:53:16,977 --> 01:53:17,578
government respected

3493
01:53:17,578 --> 01:53:19,978
professionals doing the work

3494
01:53:20,470 --> 01:53:20,548
and help move things without

3495
01:53:20,548 --> 01:53:22,548
unnecessary confusion.

3496
01:53:23,150 --> 01:53:23,784
I can be especially useful with

3497
01:53:23,784 --> 01:53:24,170
charlotte's relationship with

3498
01:53:24,170 --> 01:53:26,170
raleigh.

3499
01:53:26,120 --> 01:53:29,890
The next 18 months will serve

3500
01:53:29,890 --> 01:53:29,723
with serious conversations

3501
01:53:29,723 --> 01:53:31,593
whether it's the airport, the

3502
01:53:31,593 --> 01:53:32,193
pay for act and pta

3503
01:53:32,193 --> 01:53:34,193
infrastructure data centers.

3504
01:53:35,429 --> 01:53:35,830
Those conversations should not

3505
01:53:35,830 --> 01:53:36,430
happen in silos.

3506
01:53:36,430 --> 01:53:38,165
I love serving in the north

3507
01:53:38,165 --> 01:53:40,565
carolina senate but charlotte

3508
01:53:40,901 --> 01:53:41,535
is home right now.

3509
01:53:41,535 --> 01:53:44,400
Our city needs someone who can

3510
01:53:44,400 --> 01:53:44,705
connect the city, who can

3511
01:53:44,705 --> 01:53:47,740
connect to raleigh, the general

3512
01:53:47,740 --> 01:53:47,775
assembly, our neighborhoods to

3513
01:53:47,775 --> 01:53:49,878
city staff and the residents

3514
01:53:49,878 --> 01:53:50,511
who feel decisions should be

3515
01:53:50,511 --> 01:53:52,914
made with them being invited.

3516
01:53:52,914 --> 01:53:53,348
I'm applying because I believe

3517
01:53:53,348 --> 01:53:55,348
that through strong

3518
01:53:55,816 --> 01:53:56,351
relationships the council can

3519
01:53:56,351 --> 01:53:56,584
steady and move the city

3520
01:53:56,584 --> 01:53:58,584
forward.

3521
01:53:58,653 --> 01:53:59,220
Move with urgency and keep the

3522
01:53:59,220 --> 01:54:00,755
well-being of all residents

3523
01:54:00,755 --> 01:54:02,755
here.

3524
01:54:24,179 --> 01:54:26,882
>> thank you blake van leer.

3525
01:54:26,882 --> 01:54:27,349
Good afternoon.

3526
01:54:27,349 --> 01:54:29,349
Good afternoon.

3527
01:54:30,519 --> 01:54:33,221
And thank you for the council

3528
01:54:33,221 --> 01:54:35,890
and MADAM Mayor for being here

3529
01:54:35,890 --> 01:54:38,920
giving us space and wow.

3530
01:54:38,920 --> 01:54:38,927
We've got a lot of talent here

3531
01:54:38,927 --> 01:54:41,197
so I think that just shows you

3532
01:54:41,197 --> 01:54:43,632
how much charlotte's grown and

3533
01:54:43,632 --> 01:54:46,535
and what we have to offer.

3534
01:54:46,535 --> 01:54:46,869
I'll get into a little bit of

3535
01:54:46,869 --> 01:54:48,869
my background.

3536
01:54:49,337 --> 01:54:52,140
An entrepreneur ran for county

3537
01:54:52,140 --> 01:54:55,110
commissioner at large and a

3538
01:54:55,110 --> 01:54:55,810
proud resident of charlotte of

3539
01:54:55,810 --> 01:54:58,781
course and a proud dad.

3540
01:54:58,781 --> 01:55:01,750
Spent most of my career doing

3541
01:55:01,750 --> 01:55:04,720
turnarounds and usually on like

3542
01:55:04,720 --> 01:55:05,521
a 3 to 6 month sprint.

3543
01:55:05,521 --> 01:55:07,256
>> so I'll work with a company

3544
01:55:07,256 --> 01:55:10,856
for about three years and will

3545
01:55:11,426 --> 01:55:11,927
grow it from 3 million in rev

3546
01:55:11,927 --> 01:55:13,927
to a billion.

3547
01:55:14,596 --> 01:55:17,133
So it's a quick turnaround.

3548
01:55:17,133 --> 01:55:17,333
And I just wanted to lead with

3549
01:55:17,333 --> 01:55:17,967
that.

3550
01:55:17,967 --> 01:55:20,967
I work with the board.

3551
01:55:21,203 --> 01:55:23,239
i work with the city council at

3552
01:55:23,239 --> 01:55:23,906
the company.

3553
01:55:23,906 --> 01:55:26,208
It's very similar path just

3554
01:55:26,208 --> 01:55:29,208
making sure we all aligned

3555
01:55:29,511 --> 01:55:31,847
together and we get what we

3556
01:55:31,847 --> 01:55:34,247
need to get done.

3557
01:55:35,510 --> 01:55:35,318
And I'll I'm going to pause for

3558
01:55:35,318 --> 01:55:35,952
a second.

3559
01:55:35,952 --> 01:55:37,320
I'm also going to throw this

3560
01:55:37,320 --> 01:55:39,320
out here.

3561
01:55:39,555 --> 01:55:42,158
What I would like to do is

3562
01:55:42,158 --> 01:55:42,725
forgo the salary and we put

3563
01:55:42,725 --> 01:55:42,992
that to work within your

3564
01:55:42,992 --> 01:55:44,992
districts.

3565
01:55:45,461 --> 01:55:47,530
However you guys think that

3566
01:55:47,530 --> 01:55:50,530
could be most impactful to

3567
01:55:50,800 --> 01:55:52,800
people.

3568
01:55:53,870 --> 01:55:54,270
And I'm not claiming to have

3569
01:55:54,270 --> 01:55:56,270
all the answers.

3570
01:55:56,673 --> 01:55:56,906
You know I'm here to serve and

3571
01:55:56,906 --> 01:55:57,707
listen.

3572
01:55:57,707 --> 01:55:59,642
I find that every company I

3573
01:55:59,642 --> 01:56:00,143
work with or a community or

3574
01:56:00,143 --> 01:56:02,143
organization it's about

3575
01:56:05,648 --> 01:56:08,151
listening to people and then

3576
01:56:08,151 --> 01:56:08,852
getting results done.

3577
01:56:08,852 --> 01:56:10,887
Charlotte's giving me just a

3578
01:56:10,887 --> 01:56:13,287
tremendous opportunity and I'm

3579
01:56:13,490 --> 01:56:13,723
just happy to be here and be of

3580
01:56:13,723 --> 01:56:15,723
service.

3581
01:56:25,803 --> 01:56:27,803
>> thank christopher walters,

3582
01:56:41,117 --> 01:56:43,117
douglas weldon.

3583
01:56:44,421 --> 01:56:46,421
>> hi everyone.

3584
01:56:47,157 --> 01:56:47,825
My name is douglas welton and I

3585
01:56:47,825 --> 01:56:48,392
currently serve as the CHAIRMAN

3586
01:56:48,392 --> 01:56:49,793
Of the charlotte-mecklenburg

3587
01:56:49,793 --> 01:56:51,695
planning commission.

3588
01:56:51,695 --> 01:56:52,462
I have been the CHAIRMAN For

3589
01:56:52,462 --> 01:56:54,965
three years and the last week I

3590
01:56:54,965 --> 01:56:56,366
was elected for an

3591
01:56:56,366 --> 01:56:58,366
unprecedented fourth term.

3592
01:56:58,435 --> 01:57:00,738
Since I joined the commission

3593
01:57:00,738 --> 01:57:03,138
in 2018 I've reviewed and

3594
01:57:05,109 --> 01:57:05,810
recommended 1000 rezonings the

3595
01:57:05,810 --> 01:57:08,210
charlotte 2040 plan the unified

3596
01:57:08,946 --> 01:57:10,946
development ordinance, my

3597
01:57:11,515 --> 01:57:14,170
experience and land use is a

3598
01:57:14,170 --> 01:57:14,651
complement to my strong

3599
01:57:14,651 --> 01:57:16,687
background in software and

3600
01:57:16,687 --> 01:57:18,687
technology.

3601
01:57:19,490 --> 01:57:21,490
community relations broadcast

3602
01:57:22,160 --> 01:57:24,560
media arts and entertainment

3603
01:57:24,796 --> 01:57:25,429
and nonprofit organizations a

3604
01:57:25,429 --> 01:57:25,930
wide variety of experience and

3605
01:57:25,930 --> 01:57:27,598
knowledge gives me the

3606
01:57:27,598 --> 01:57:30,598
advantage of being able to

3607
01:57:30,734 --> 01:57:31,268
quickly create insightful and

3608
01:57:31,268 --> 01:57:33,268
innovative solutions when

3609
01:57:33,304 --> 01:57:34,171
problems come up.

3610
01:57:34,171 --> 01:57:36,541
I've led a lot of professional

3611
01:57:36,541 --> 01:57:38,643
and volunteer teams and I

3612
01:57:38,643 --> 01:57:39,277
understand the value of

3613
01:57:39,277 --> 01:57:41,277
aligning individual motivation

3614
01:57:41,546 --> 01:57:41,779
with the organizational

3615
01:57:41,779 --> 01:57:43,779
purpose.

3616
01:57:44,682 --> 01:57:44,916
A team is not just a group of

3617
01:57:44,916 --> 01:57:45,516
people.

3618
01:57:45,516 --> 01:57:47,385
It's a group of people that

3619
01:57:47,385 --> 01:57:49,385
trust one another.

3620
01:57:49,820 --> 01:57:50,588
>> the unique value of having

3621
01:57:50,588 --> 01:57:53,291
me as mayor is that I bring

3622
01:57:53,291 --> 01:57:55,291
principled leadership,

3623
01:57:55,894 --> 01:57:58,294
innovative problem solving, a

3624
01:57:58,396 --> 01:58:00,396
future focus, excellent

3625
01:58:00,898 --> 01:58:03,234
communication skills and a

3626
01:58:03,234 --> 01:58:05,234
sense of fun.

3627
01:58:10,742 --> 01:58:13,142
Thank you very much.

3628
01:58:15,914 --> 01:58:18,314
Graydon zacher john paul's

3629
01:58:25,757 --> 01:58:27,757
eloquent.

3630
01:58:28,860 --> 01:58:29,128
>> good afternoon and good

3631
01:58:29,128 --> 01:58:31,128
afternoon.

3632
01:58:31,764 --> 01:58:32,698
>> I know we're all excited for

3633
01:58:32,698 --> 01:58:35,330
me to be the last person to go

3634
01:58:35,330 --> 01:58:37,330
today.

3635
01:58:37,236 --> 01:58:37,536
So I you heard staying sticking

3636
01:58:37,536 --> 01:58:39,536
with us.

3637
01:58:40,238 --> 01:58:43,838
My name is john paul volcker.

3638
01:58:44,176 --> 01:58:44,810
I am a proud charlotte native.

3639
01:58:44,810 --> 01:58:49,100
I was born down the street at

3640
01:58:49,181 --> 01:58:51,283
cmc maine a few decades ago and

3641
01:58:51,283 --> 01:58:51,817
I am also a proud k through 12

3642
01:58:51,817 --> 01:58:54,190
product of cms schools.

3643
01:58:54,190 --> 01:58:54,253
Graduated from providence high

3644
01:58:54,253 --> 01:58:56,253
school.

3645
01:58:57,723 --> 01:59:00,425
I am I went to the university

3646
01:59:00,425 --> 01:59:01,126
of north carolina at chapel

3647
01:59:01,126 --> 01:59:03,960
hill and I got a degree in

3648
01:59:03,960 --> 01:59:05,496
music and then studied

3649
01:59:05,732 --> 01:59:06,399
accounting after that.

3650
01:59:06,399 --> 01:59:08,934
So I currently holds a license

3651
01:59:08,934 --> 01:59:09,468
as an active certified public

3652
01:59:09,468 --> 01:59:09,735
accountant here in north

3653
01:59:09,735 --> 01:59:11,735
carolina.

3654
01:59:13,639 --> 01:59:15,908
I work for eei ernst and young

3655
01:59:15,908 --> 01:59:16,475
llp and I work as a third party

3656
01:59:16,475 --> 01:59:18,475
risk management consultant.

3657
01:59:18,644 --> 01:59:21,281
So my team and I we help the

3658
01:59:21,281 --> 01:59:21,915
largest public and private

3659
01:59:21,915 --> 01:59:24,915
companies in the world manage

3660
01:59:25,418 --> 01:59:26,686
risk that's introduced to their

3661
01:59:26,686 --> 01:59:27,153
businesses through their third

3662
01:59:27,153 --> 01:59:29,153
party relationships.

3663
01:59:30,356 --> 01:59:30,957
So vendors, suppliers, business

3664
01:59:30,957 --> 01:59:33,392
associates and I think that's

3665
01:59:33,392 --> 01:59:36,195
some great background and an

3666
01:59:36,195 --> 01:59:36,829
experience that I can bring

3667
01:59:36,829 --> 01:59:38,698
forward to the city of

3668
01:59:38,698 --> 01:59:40,698
charlotte.

3669
01:59:41,368 --> 01:59:41,735
I am really excited about the

3670
01:59:41,735 --> 01:59:43,735
next 18 months.

3671
01:59:44,571 --> 01:59:45,138
I think that like some of the

3672
01:59:45,138 --> 01:59:47,538
other candidates have said

3673
01:59:50,343 --> 01:59:50,977
focusing on executing per the

3674
01:59:50,977 --> 01:59:52,440
vision that's already been set

3675
01:59:52,440 --> 01:59:54,648
for I think our key five focus

3676
01:59:54,648 --> 01:59:54,815
areas are the right focus areas

3677
01:59:54,815 --> 01:59:56,815
.

3678
01:59:58,180 --> 02:00:00,353
>> I think you know we have our

3679
02:00:00,353 --> 02:00:00,854
fy 27 budget set already as of

3680
02:00:00,854 --> 02:00:01,388
a couple of weeks ago.

3681
02:00:01,388 --> 02:00:03,623
So I think that you know,

3682
02:00:03,623 --> 02:00:06,459
making sure that we can show

3683
02:00:06,459 --> 02:00:08,795
for our resources being used

3684
02:00:08,795 --> 02:00:11,431
well and make progress using

3685
02:00:11,431 --> 02:00:12,660
our strategic progress tracker

3686
02:00:12,660 --> 02:00:14,802
tool, I think that will be a

3687
02:00:14,802 --> 02:00:17,204
great way to show that we have

3688
02:00:17,204 --> 02:00:17,871
served the constituents of the

3689
02:00:17,871 --> 02:00:19,873
city of charlotte well over the

3690
02:00:19,873 --> 02:00:20,740
next 18 months.

3691
02:00:20,740 --> 02:00:22,942
So I thank you so much for your

3692
02:00:22,942 --> 02:00:24,942
consideration and yeah,

3693
02:00:25,745 --> 02:00:29,345
appreciate all that you do for

3694
02:00:33,487 --> 02:00:35,756
the city so I want to say

3695
02:00:35,756 --> 02:00:38,910
thanks to all of you.

3696
02:00:38,910 --> 02:00:38,959
This is really an important

3697
02:00:38,959 --> 02:00:41,661
opportunity for all of us and I

3698
02:00:41,661 --> 02:00:44,197
think that you've done it so

3699
02:00:44,197 --> 02:00:46,133
very, very well that we're very

3700
02:00:46,133 --> 02:00:46,900
proud to have each of you and

3701
02:00:46,900 --> 02:00:49,637
hope that one of you will

3702
02:00:49,637 --> 02:00:52,637
become the person that's going

3703
02:00:53,107 --> 02:00:55,109
to be possible to take us into

3704
02:00:55,109 --> 02:00:55,910
the next generation.

3705
02:00:55,910 --> 02:00:58,178
I want to say thank you to

3706
02:00:58,178 --> 02:01:00,981
billy, our clerk who has to do

3707
02:01:00,981 --> 02:01:01,648
all of this like well, you we

3708
02:01:01,648 --> 02:01:04,170
all have to a sheet of paper.

3709
02:01:04,170 --> 02:01:06,754
I've got to like a notebook

3710
02:01:06,754 --> 02:01:09,154
full of everything else.

3711
02:01:09,557 --> 02:01:10,224
And with that I want to just

3712
02:01:10,224 --> 02:01:10,858
ask the council if there were

3713
02:01:10,858 --> 02:01:13,260
any comments that they would

3714
02:01:13,260 --> 02:01:15,429
like to make before we close

3715
02:01:15,429 --> 02:01:15,963
out.

3716
02:01:15,963 --> 02:01:16,297
We need to resume the

3717
02:01:16,297 --> 02:01:18,297
conversation.

3718
02:01:18,465 --> 02:01:19,100
I'm sorry.

3719
02:01:19,100 --> 02:01:21,680
We need to assume the

3720
02:01:21,680 --> 02:01:23,238
conversation that we have.

3721
02:01:23,238 --> 02:01:24,720
MADAM Attorney right.

3722
02:01:24,720 --> 02:01:25,907
So we have to come back to our

3723
02:01:25,907 --> 02:01:29,507
do we have what's necessary for

3724
02:01:31,613 --> 02:01:31,746
us to have our face to be legal

3725
02:01:31,746 --> 02:01:33,746
?

3726
02:01:34,415 --> 02:01:34,649
I don't think we've said any

3727
02:01:34,649 --> 02:01:35,160
motions.

3728
02:01:35,160 --> 02:01:35,216
Our next step.

3729
02:01:35,216 --> 02:01:37,840
Okay.

3730
02:01:37,840 --> 02:01:37,652
Okay okay.

3731
02:01:37,652 --> 02:01:39,652
>> from kimberly nicole

3732
02:01:39,888 --> 02:01:40,422
regarding my motion I know we

3733
02:01:40,422 --> 02:01:43,910
have the motion and those

3734
02:01:43,910 --> 02:01:46,910
things that we're talking about

3735
02:01:46,361 --> 02:01:50,561
now as her motion what is what

3736
02:01:59,410 --> 02:01:59,675
here we automatically and as I

3737
02:01:59,675 --> 02:02:02,244
was approaching the lectern I

3738
02:02:02,244 --> 02:02:02,844
overheard a motion is there a

3739
02:02:02,844 --> 02:02:03,245
motion on the floor that we

3740
02:02:03,245 --> 02:02:04,646
need to adjourn?

3741
02:02:04,646 --> 02:02:07,820
I think that this yes we did

3742
02:02:07,820 --> 02:02:07,716
have MISS Mayfield had a motion

3743
02:02:07,716 --> 02:02:08,149
that we did not vote or

3744
02:02:08,149 --> 02:02:10,149
completely vote on.

3745
02:02:10,385 --> 02:02:13,388
I think that there was some

3746
02:02:13,388 --> 02:02:14,189
discussion but not any action.

3747
02:02:14,189 --> 02:02:18,389
So this MAY feel in my saying

3748
02:02:21,630 --> 02:02:23,632
that correctly if at if I MAY

3749
02:02:23,632 --> 02:02:24,166
quickly I was speaking of

3750
02:02:24,166 --> 02:02:26,802
another motion I thought i

3751
02:02:26,802 --> 02:02:27,350
heard as I was approaching the

3752
02:02:27,350 --> 02:02:29,350
lectern.

3753
02:02:29,271 --> 02:02:29,938
Is there something else on the

3754
02:02:29,938 --> 02:02:30,572
floor we just need to address

3755
02:02:30,572 --> 02:02:31,907
procedurally or was there just

3756
02:02:31,907 --> 02:02:32,642
a point of order?

3757
02:02:32,642 --> 02:02:34,577
I think what happened is that

3758
02:02:34,577 --> 02:02:37,780
there was a motion for process

3759
02:02:37,780 --> 02:02:38,547
to table and that was yeah but

3760
02:02:38,547 --> 02:02:40,649
so right and so councilmember

3761
02:02:40,649 --> 02:02:41,317
mayfield had an original motion

3762
02:02:41,317 --> 02:02:43,152
that we did not vote on because

3763
02:02:43,152 --> 02:02:43,519
there was a substitute which

3764
02:02:43,519 --> 02:02:45,519
was withdrawn.

3765
02:02:46,922 --> 02:02:47,656
Thank you.

3766
02:02:47,656 --> 02:02:49,892
Rather point of order if I can.

3767
02:02:49,892 --> 02:02:51,761
So there was a joke a motion

3768
02:02:51,761 --> 02:02:54,497
was made and then there was a

3769
02:02:54,497 --> 02:02:55,131
second which I it so that's the

3770
02:02:55,131 --> 02:02:57,660
one I think that needs to be

3771
02:02:57,660 --> 02:02:57,700
resolved when I heard some

3772
02:02:57,700 --> 02:03:00,369
withdrawn I read through it.

3773
02:03:00,369 --> 02:03:03,472
Okay okay it's growing okay and

3774
02:03:03,472 --> 02:03:03,806
we just need to make sure billy

3775
02:03:03,806 --> 02:03:04,106
knows right.

3776
02:03:04,106 --> 02:03:06,106
All right.

3777
02:03:06,308 --> 02:03:06,943
All right.

3778
02:03:06,943 --> 02:03:07,243
>> set it pretty loud.

3779
02:03:07,243 --> 02:03:08,511
All right.

3780
02:03:08,511 --> 02:03:09,120
We squared away on this.

3781
02:03:09,120 --> 02:03:11,381
So, MADAM Mayor MS..

3782
02:03:11,381 --> 02:03:12,810
Mayfield.

3783
02:03:12,810 --> 02:03:14,684
MADAM Mayor, I just wanted

3784
02:03:14,684 --> 02:03:14,917
someone to repeat the motion so

3785
02:03:14,917 --> 02:03:15,151
we can.

3786
02:03:15,151 --> 02:03:16,752
>> okay.

3787
02:03:16,752 --> 02:03:17,190
Thank you.

3788
02:03:17,190 --> 02:03:19,190
Billy.

3789
02:03:19,722 --> 02:03:20,890
Do you want to repeat my

3790
02:03:20,890 --> 02:03:22,890
initial motion?

3791
02:03:23,250 --> 02:03:23,592
So do we have it for the record

3792
02:03:23,592 --> 02:03:23,759
for councilmember anderson?

3793
02:03:23,759 --> 02:03:25,759
Yes.

3794
02:03:26,129 --> 02:03:26,496
So the original motion was

3795
02:03:26,496 --> 02:03:28,496
motion by MS..

3796
02:03:29,990 --> 02:03:30,900
Mayfield second by MR. Driggs.

3797
02:03:30,900 --> 02:03:34,370
It was part two of the mayoral

3798
02:03:34,370 --> 02:03:36,437
process will include council

3799
02:03:37,730 --> 02:03:39,509
will work with staff based on

3800
02:03:39,509 --> 02:03:42,246
the survey results and then ask

3801
02:03:42,246 --> 02:03:44,646
questions to those candidates

3802
02:03:44,881 --> 02:03:45,449
that selected and MADAM Mayor,

3803
02:03:45,449 --> 02:03:47,849
if I MAY, councilmember

3804
02:03:48,785 --> 02:03:51,785
anderson, prior to that motion

3805
02:03:54,257 --> 02:03:54,624
that I made I said we had 49

3806
02:03:54,624 --> 02:03:56,624
names on here.

3807
02:03:57,527 --> 02:04:00,130
Council has not had a chance to

3808
02:04:00,130 --> 02:04:00,664
actually have a discussion

3809
02:04:00,664 --> 02:04:02,664
regarding this process.

3810
02:04:03,567 --> 02:04:05,102
What my motion is a reference

3811
02:04:05,102 --> 02:04:07,771
to was a part two to today were

3812
02:04:07,771 --> 02:04:08,371
we actually come together and

3813
02:04:08,371 --> 02:04:10,407
have conversations because as

3814
02:04:10,407 --> 02:04:13,310
of today we heard two minutes

3815
02:04:13,310 --> 02:04:13,943
but we didn't have a chance to

3816
02:04:13,943 --> 02:04:16,145
actually ask any questions that

3817
02:04:16,145 --> 02:04:18,549
would give us similar to the

3818
02:04:18,549 --> 02:04:21,549
empty conversation give us the

3819
02:04:21,685 --> 02:04:24,850
ability to actually possibly

3820
02:04:24,822 --> 02:04:25,489
have a survey, identify which

3821
02:04:25,489 --> 02:04:28,489
of these candidates have enough

3822
02:04:29,426 --> 02:04:30,260
support to basically have a

3823
02:04:30,260 --> 02:04:32,229
part two to this discussion

3824
02:04:32,229 --> 02:04:35,229
since our mayor did announce

3825
02:04:35,266 --> 02:04:37,468
that she will stay around until

3826
02:04:37,468 --> 02:04:38,102
we identify councilmember

3827
02:04:38,102 --> 02:04:40,502
graham had mentioned earlier

3828
02:04:41,272 --> 02:04:44,272
also giving us the opportunity

3829
02:04:44,408 --> 02:04:47,244
not to rush this I'm with you a

3830
02:04:47,244 --> 02:04:49,446
follow just the question, MS.

3831
02:04:49,446 --> 02:04:50,470
Mayfield, when you say give us

3832
02:04:50,470 --> 02:04:52,483
the opportunity to have the

3833
02:04:52,483 --> 02:04:53,170
conversation you mean the full

3834
02:04:53,170 --> 02:04:55,417
council the full council

3835
02:04:55,586 --> 02:04:58,256
together not in a committee but

3836
02:04:58,256 --> 02:04:58,689
by some members that we

3837
02:04:58,689 --> 02:05:00,689
individually had the

3838
02:05:00,892 --> 02:05:03,728
opportunity to reach out to

3839
02:05:03,728 --> 02:05:04,362
candidates?

3840
02:05:04,362 --> 02:05:07,362
Personally I have not because

3841
02:05:07,464 --> 02:05:08,165
we have a process so I was

3842
02:05:08,165 --> 02:05:11,436
waiting for us to get through

3843
02:05:11,436 --> 02:05:12,700
today's process I think as a

3844
02:05:12,700 --> 02:05:14,739
collective and not one off

3845
02:05:14,739 --> 02:05:15,373
conversations we have the

3846
02:05:15,373 --> 02:05:17,141
opportunity to actually come

3847
02:05:17,141 --> 02:05:17,875
together and have a discussion

3848
02:05:17,875 --> 02:05:20,344
as well as identify if there

3849
02:05:20,344 --> 02:05:20,945
are some individuals in here

3850
02:05:20,945 --> 02:05:22,847
that we would like to have

3851
02:05:22,847 --> 02:05:23,547
further conversation with.

3852
02:05:23,547 --> 02:05:25,883
MS. Mayfield I want to make

3853
02:05:25,883 --> 02:05:28,386
sure MR. That we one time said

3854
02:05:28,386 --> 02:05:28,620
we would go to the committee

3855
02:05:28,620 --> 02:05:29,287
process.

3856
02:05:29,287 --> 02:05:31,523
Is that still so different

3857
02:05:31,523 --> 02:05:32,190
conversations, different times

3858
02:05:32,190 --> 02:05:34,259
have anything to what we're not

3859
02:05:34,259 --> 02:05:36,761
doing with your motion right?

3860
02:05:36,761 --> 02:05:37,395
But MR. Graham supported the

3861
02:05:37,395 --> 02:05:40,310
idea of getting the bgr

3862
02:05:40,310 --> 02:05:40,698
committee together and working

3863
02:05:40,698 --> 02:05:42,867
through that and I guess what I

3864
02:05:42,867 --> 02:05:45,670
want to make sure is that once

3865
02:05:45,670 --> 02:05:46,304
we do that we know that

3866
02:05:46,304 --> 02:05:48,340
everyone has understood why and

3867
02:05:48,340 --> 02:05:49,740
what and the what.

3868
02:05:49,740 --> 02:05:51,209
So I don't know if you need

3869
02:05:51,209 --> 02:05:51,910
some time, MR. Graham to do

3870
02:05:51,910 --> 02:05:54,579
that but I think that we want

3871
02:05:54,579 --> 02:05:56,615
to make sure that it's done in

3872
02:05:56,615 --> 02:05:57,282
a way that everybody has an

3873
02:05:57,282 --> 02:05:59,682
opportunity to understand what

3874
02:06:00,518 --> 02:06:03,656
the next step from the bgr

3875
02:06:03,656 --> 02:06:06,358
committee well again I would do

3876
02:06:06,358 --> 02:06:07,590
the pleasure of the council

3877
02:06:07,590 --> 02:06:09,428
right I think from an

3878
02:06:09,428 --> 02:06:11,428
efficiency perspective that

3879
02:06:12,464 --> 02:06:14,800
might work right it kind of

3880
02:06:14,800 --> 02:06:15,333
coalesce the conversation to

3881
02:06:15,333 --> 02:06:17,636
answer the three questions

3882
02:06:17,636 --> 02:06:20,439
that's up there to talk of some

3883
02:06:20,439 --> 02:06:20,940
other questions that were

3884
02:06:20,940 --> 02:06:23,409
thrown out about the the

3885
02:06:23,409 --> 02:06:24,430
ability of the mayor pro tem to

3886
02:06:24,430 --> 02:06:25,978
participate or not participate.

3887
02:06:25,978 --> 02:06:28,881
And so those questions but

3888
02:06:28,881 --> 02:06:29,415
again I will I will do whatever

3889
02:06:29,415 --> 02:06:29,748
the council wants to do.

3890
02:06:29,748 --> 02:06:31,748
>> all right.

3891
02:06:32,251 --> 02:06:34,820
So I see that MISS Watlington

3892
02:06:34,820 --> 02:06:36,820
has a request.

3893
02:06:37,824 --> 02:06:40,293
Yeah, I would offer that we do

3894
02:06:40,293 --> 02:06:41,600
a couple of things today.

3895
02:06:41,600 --> 02:06:43,796
I think we settle the question

3896
02:06:43,796 --> 02:06:46,980
of recusal today and then we'll

3897
02:06:46,980 --> 02:06:48,134
know how to move forward.

3898
02:06:48,134 --> 02:06:48,801
I think the second thing that

3899
02:06:48,801 --> 02:06:51,136
we can do if I'm looking at

3900
02:06:51,136 --> 02:06:54,390
this when we talk about

3901
02:06:54,390 --> 02:06:54,641
narrowing down as a body not

3902
02:06:54,641 --> 02:06:56,776
within a committee that's the

3903
02:06:56,776 --> 02:06:57,544
ballot process, right?

3904
02:06:57,544 --> 02:06:59,745
Each council member submits a

3905
02:06:59,745 --> 02:07:01,745
nomination.

3906
02:07:02,382 --> 02:07:02,982
Whoever gets the threshold gets

3907
02:07:02,982 --> 02:07:05,382
moved to a subsequent

3908
02:07:05,451 --> 02:07:07,687
subsequent round if we were to

3909
02:07:07,687 --> 02:07:08,321
follow the ballot method and if

3910
02:07:08,321 --> 02:07:10,923
you're trying to introduce an

3911
02:07:10,923 --> 02:07:11,558
extra step the top 3 to 5

3912
02:07:11,558 --> 02:07:14,600
candidates we can decide that

3913
02:07:14,600 --> 02:07:16,460
then get specific questions

3914
02:07:16,563 --> 02:07:19,199
asked of them to get additional

3915
02:07:19,199 --> 02:07:19,899
information.

3916
02:07:19,899 --> 02:07:22,569
We could do that between now

3917
02:07:22,569 --> 02:07:23,360
and next week or we could do

3918
02:07:23,360 --> 02:07:24,904
that on next monday.

3919
02:07:24,904 --> 02:07:25,438
We can talk about that but I

3920
02:07:25,438 --> 02:07:27,407
think the ballot method

3921
02:07:27,407 --> 02:07:29,807
addresses the the narrowing

3922
02:07:29,877 --> 02:07:30,644
down concern.

3923
02:07:30,644 --> 02:07:30,911
I don't think it needs to go to

3924
02:07:30,911 --> 02:07:31,578
committee.

3925
02:07:31,578 --> 02:07:32,779
I don't think it needs to be a

3926
02:07:32,779 --> 02:07:33,647
separate process.

3927
02:07:33,647 --> 02:07:36,783
I think we adopt the ballot

3928
02:07:36,783 --> 02:07:39,719
method and we determine how

3929
02:07:39,719 --> 02:07:42,422
many of the nominees will get

3930
02:07:42,422 --> 02:07:43,890
through to interview and we

3931
02:07:43,890 --> 02:07:45,758
either handle that be a special

3932
02:07:45,758 --> 02:07:47,795
meeting later on in the week or

3933
02:07:47,795 --> 02:07:48,595
we handle that next monday.

3934
02:07:48,595 --> 02:07:49,196
So I think we do two things we

3935
02:07:49,196 --> 02:07:51,298
address the conversation of

3936
02:07:51,298 --> 02:07:53,500
whether or not we want to we

3937
02:07:53,500 --> 02:07:56,303
want to excuse the council

3938
02:07:56,303 --> 02:07:58,939
member from this process today

3939
02:07:58,939 --> 02:08:01,441
and then I think we adopt the

3940
02:08:01,441 --> 02:08:04,441
ballot method and determine how

3941
02:08:04,511 --> 02:08:05,179
many folks will be interviewed

3942
02:08:05,179 --> 02:08:05,846
and we either conduct that

3943
02:08:05,846 --> 02:08:07,882
interview session later on this

3944
02:08:07,882 --> 02:08:10,350
week or we do it as a part of

3945
02:08:10,350 --> 02:08:12,552
next monday that enables us to

3946
02:08:12,552 --> 02:08:12,686
stay on the 22nd for oh, sorry

3947
02:08:12,686 --> 02:08:13,654
.

3948
02:08:13,654 --> 02:08:16,156
And you talk to her and I think

3949
02:08:16,156 --> 02:08:18,959
it would probably be if we had

3950
02:08:18,959 --> 02:08:19,559
to have the understanding of

3951
02:08:19,559 --> 02:08:21,361
what it is so it's just a

3952
02:08:21,361 --> 02:08:21,629
little bit slower.

3953
02:08:21,629 --> 02:08:21,829
>> sure.

3954
02:08:21,829 --> 02:08:22,530
Sure.

3955
02:08:22,530 --> 02:08:24,899
I think the clerk can keep up

3956
02:08:24,899 --> 02:08:25,232
with us.

3957
02:08:25,232 --> 02:08:25,432
>> sure.

3958
02:08:25,432 --> 02:08:25,633
Sure.

3959
02:08:25,633 --> 02:08:27,633
Okay.

3960
02:08:29,437 --> 02:08:30,370
So the first I'll do I'll do

3961
02:08:30,370 --> 02:08:31,105
one motion and we'll address

3962
02:08:31,105 --> 02:08:31,772
the second piece.

3963
02:08:31,772 --> 02:08:34,740
So I'll make an amendment today

3964
02:08:34,740 --> 02:08:34,441
to my motion however you'd like

3965
02:08:34,441 --> 02:08:36,376
it to show up.

3966
02:08:36,376 --> 02:08:38,376
All right.

3967
02:08:38,812 --> 02:08:39,447
Well let me ask a question,

3968
02:08:39,447 --> 02:08:42,317
MADAM Attorney, because one of

3969
02:08:42,317 --> 02:08:43,184
them is about the process for

3970
02:08:43,184 --> 02:08:45,520
me and one of them is about the

3971
02:08:45,520 --> 02:08:47,855
the path forward here.

3972
02:08:47,855 --> 02:08:50,191
One of them I think is germane

3973
02:08:50,191 --> 02:08:52,693
or related to council member

3974
02:08:52,693 --> 02:08:53,327
mayfield's motion in which case

3975
02:08:53,327 --> 02:08:53,627
it could show up as a

3976
02:08:53,627 --> 02:08:54,261
substitute.

3977
02:08:54,261 --> 02:08:57,861
But then the other the matter

3978
02:08:58,800 --> 02:08:59,233
of of excusal I think is

3979
02:08:59,233 --> 02:08:59,867
separate and apart.

3980
02:08:59,867 --> 02:09:01,136
So I don't think either one of

3981
02:09:01,136 --> 02:09:01,836
them should show up as I don't

3982
02:09:01,836 --> 02:09:02,470
think that one should show up

3983
02:09:02,470 --> 02:09:04,639
as a substitute to her motion

3984
02:09:04,639 --> 02:09:05,720
do you follow what I'm saying?

3985
02:09:05,720 --> 02:09:05,740
I would agree.

3986
02:09:05,740 --> 02:09:07,775
I would agree before you move

3987
02:09:07,775 --> 02:09:08,276
forward and I really do want to

3988
02:09:08,276 --> 02:09:10,178
respond to your earlier

3989
02:09:10,178 --> 02:09:10,845
question of with respect to

3990
02:09:10,845 --> 02:09:12,947
eligibility because that's your

3991
02:09:12,947 --> 02:09:15,750
main to this conversation about

3992
02:09:15,750 --> 02:09:16,551
who's being considered.

3993
02:09:16,551 --> 02:09:18,887
So we looked back at our notes

3994
02:09:18,887 --> 02:09:19,587
and I just for counsel's

3995
02:09:19,587 --> 02:09:22,900
reference this is in regards to

3996
02:09:22,900 --> 02:09:22,624
the email that I sent on MAY

3997
02:09:22,624 --> 02:09:25,240
29th outlining what your

3998
02:09:25,193 --> 02:09:27,962
requirements were based on the

3999
02:09:27,962 --> 02:09:28,196
discussion from your MAY 26th

4000
02:09:28,196 --> 02:09:30,196
meeting.

4001
02:09:32,401 --> 02:09:35,204
>> so you required any one

4002
02:09:35,204 --> 02:09:35,838
participating in the candidate

4003
02:09:35,838 --> 02:09:38,340
form to do so in person.

4004
02:09:38,340 --> 02:09:40,740
That was the requirement.

4005
02:09:41,760 --> 02:09:41,677
Now with respect to eligibility

4006
02:09:41,677 --> 02:09:44,346
you have you have an

4007
02:09:44,346 --> 02:09:44,946
eligibility section in your

4008
02:09:44,946 --> 02:09:47,548
note but with respect to age

4009
02:09:47,548 --> 02:09:48,183
21, all of the criteria that I

4010
02:09:48,183 --> 02:09:50,183
mentioned before irrespective

4011
02:09:50,686 --> 02:09:53,489
of parties debating in the form

4012
02:09:53,489 --> 02:09:56,124
right what I would like in

4013
02:09:56,124 --> 02:09:58,524
participation in person today

4014
02:09:59,528 --> 02:09:59,628
just as attaching a resume

4015
02:09:59,628 --> 02:10:01,628
or

4016
02:10:02,197 --> 02:10:02,898
failing to answer a question in

4017
02:10:02,898 --> 02:10:05,167
your packet like all of that is

4018
02:10:05,167 --> 02:10:05,801
part of what could be

4019
02:10:05,801 --> 02:10:08,170
considered by this council as

4020
02:10:08,170 --> 02:10:10,806
you decide to login or vote

4021
02:10:10,806 --> 02:10:13,142
upon your nominations or submit

4022
02:10:13,142 --> 02:10:15,811
them but it did not render a

4023
02:10:15,811 --> 02:10:16,111
person ineligible from being

4024
02:10:16,111 --> 02:10:18,111
considered.

4025
02:10:19,810 --> 02:10:19,381
Now that's how your motion was

4026
02:10:19,381 --> 02:10:19,915
structured.

4027
02:10:19,915 --> 02:10:21,917
That's how it of how it

4028
02:10:21,917 --> 02:10:22,584
appeared that's and again

4029
02:10:22,584 --> 02:10:24,587
that's how it's in the notebook

4030
02:10:24,587 --> 02:10:26,656
but if there's something to

4031
02:10:26,656 --> 02:10:27,323
substitute your process going

4032
02:10:27,323 --> 02:10:27,657
forward you would need to work

4033
02:10:27,657 --> 02:10:28,190
through that.

4034
02:10:28,190 --> 02:10:30,159
Thank you MADAM Attorney.

4035
02:10:30,159 --> 02:10:30,827
So that tells me, councilmember

4036
02:10:30,827 --> 02:10:32,762
owens, your concern sounds like

4037
02:10:32,762 --> 02:10:34,597
it was addressed.

4038
02:10:34,597 --> 02:10:37,320
So then back to the two things

4039
02:10:37,320 --> 02:10:37,666
how what's the best way to

4040
02:10:37,666 --> 02:10:40,350
proceed addressing the recusal

4041
02:10:40,350 --> 02:10:43,600
question and addressing how we

4042
02:10:43,600 --> 02:10:43,707
move forward in terms of the

4043
02:10:43,707 --> 02:10:45,675
ballot should that show up as a

4044
02:10:45,675 --> 02:10:46,276
substitute or do we need to how

4045
02:10:46,276 --> 02:10:49,276
do we address council member

4046
02:10:49,712 --> 02:10:52,215
mayfield's motion if we need to

4047
02:10:52,215 --> 02:10:54,217
do that before we address a

4048
02:10:54,217 --> 02:10:56,217
path forward?

4049
02:10:57,920 --> 02:10:59,623
So the recusal that would that

4050
02:10:59,623 --> 02:11:02,759
would have to be a request

4051
02:11:02,759 --> 02:11:02,992
first and foremost for for a

4052
02:11:02,992 --> 02:11:04,992
recusal.

4053
02:11:05,195 --> 02:11:07,363
And again I'm I'm harkening

4054
02:11:07,363 --> 02:11:10,363
back to 168 dash 72 and the

4055
02:11:10,667 --> 02:11:11,300
concept that there is a duty to

4056
02:11:11,300 --> 02:11:12,935
vote unless there's a conflict

4057
02:11:12,935 --> 02:11:13,303
a statutory conflict that we

4058
02:11:13,303 --> 02:11:15,303
can point out.

4059
02:11:16,172 --> 02:11:17,700
Okay.

4060
02:11:17,700 --> 02:11:17,574
So what I'd like to do then is

4061
02:11:17,574 --> 02:11:19,743
let's take care of this.

4062
02:11:19,743 --> 02:11:20,410
I will submit a substitute to

4063
02:11:20,410 --> 02:11:22,212
councilmember mayfield's motion

4064
02:11:22,212 --> 02:11:24,848
unless you want to accept a

4065
02:11:24,848 --> 02:11:25,115
friendly amendment, what is the

4066
02:11:25,115 --> 02:11:25,315
amendment?

4067
02:11:25,315 --> 02:11:27,315
Yeah.

4068
02:11:27,450 --> 02:11:31,500
So the amendment is adopt the

4069
02:11:31,955 --> 02:11:32,655
ballot method rather than the

4070
02:11:32,655 --> 02:11:33,858
one by one motion method.

4071
02:11:33,858 --> 02:11:35,858
That's number one.

4072
02:11:36,600 --> 02:11:36,627
I would I would offer one

4073
02:11:36,627 --> 02:11:38,627
nomination per councilmember

4074
02:11:39,396 --> 02:11:41,796
that's consistent with our

4075
02:11:41,798 --> 02:11:44,468
vacancies in board we're work.

4076
02:11:44,468 --> 02:11:48,680
And then thirdly I would say

4077
02:11:49,472 --> 02:11:51,976
the top three top five

4078
02:11:51,976 --> 02:11:52,610
candidates that I'm open to

4079
02:11:52,610 --> 02:11:53,277
what that looks like but I'll

4080
02:11:53,277 --> 02:11:54,845
say for the purposes of getting

4081
02:11:54,845 --> 02:11:57,815
it on the table top five

4082
02:11:57,815 --> 02:11:58,415
candidates to move forward to

4083
02:11:58,415 --> 02:12:00,417
an interview that will take

4084
02:12:00,417 --> 02:12:00,718
place either later this week or

4085
02:12:00,718 --> 02:12:02,718
next monday.

4086
02:12:03,220 --> 02:12:03,520
That's that's the package I'm

4087
02:12:03,520 --> 02:12:04,254
offering up.

4088
02:12:04,254 --> 02:12:06,590
So that's basically what I see

4089
02:12:06,590 --> 02:12:07,291
it.

4090
02:12:07,291 --> 02:12:09,393
But what do you take out

4091
02:12:09,393 --> 02:12:11,896
because the attorney had not

4092
02:12:11,896 --> 02:12:12,563
actually had the chance since I

4093
02:12:12,563 --> 02:12:15,132
made my motion at the beginning

4094
02:12:15,132 --> 02:12:15,466
to actually give us what those

4095
02:12:15,466 --> 02:12:17,466
numbers were.

4096
02:12:18,235 --> 02:12:18,803
But that's the motion that I

4097
02:12:18,803 --> 02:12:20,237
made as well to have an

4098
02:12:20,237 --> 02:12:20,838
additional step where we

4099
02:12:20,838 --> 02:12:23,238
actually have discussion and

4100
02:12:23,307 --> 02:12:24,800
have an opportunity.

4101
02:12:24,800 --> 02:12:26,511
so are you accepting a friendly

4102
02:12:26,511 --> 02:12:28,911
amendment with the attorney

4103
02:12:29,147 --> 02:12:31,547
because she basically just

4104
02:12:32,116 --> 02:12:32,483
restated my motion with your

4105
02:12:32,483 --> 02:12:34,483
actual timeline.

4106
02:12:34,952 --> 02:12:35,553
So is that an amendment or is

4107
02:12:35,553 --> 02:12:35,787
that still just the original

4108
02:12:35,787 --> 02:12:37,787
motion?

4109
02:12:38,289 --> 02:12:38,489
I, I think it's in the same

4110
02:12:38,489 --> 02:12:40,489
vein.

4111
02:12:40,791 --> 02:12:41,559
So I would I would characterize

4112
02:12:41,559 --> 02:12:42,226
it as a friendly amendment, not

4113
02:12:42,226 --> 02:12:43,829
a substitute but let's do that

4114
02:12:43,829 --> 02:12:44,563
it all right.

4115
02:12:44,563 --> 02:12:44,796
>> so you accepted the friendly

4116
02:12:44,796 --> 02:12:46,796
mimicry.

4117
02:12:50,401 --> 02:12:51,350
I before I meet well it was an

4118
02:12:51,350 --> 02:12:51,569
for the friendly I mean that

4119
02:12:51,569 --> 02:12:53,700
was more clear there was

4120
02:12:53,700 --> 02:12:55,470
another piece of clarification

4121
02:12:55,807 --> 02:12:56,730
on my motion with the friendly

4122
02:12:56,730 --> 02:12:58,730
amendment.

4123
02:12:58,776 --> 02:13:01,780
So so that I'm clear the way we

4124
02:13:01,780 --> 02:13:04,180
have the normal nomination

4125
02:13:04,249 --> 02:13:06,649
process, the challenge with

4126
02:13:09,688 --> 02:13:09,921
that this is not a normal

4127
02:13:09,921 --> 02:13:11,921
process.

4128
02:13:12,624 --> 02:13:13,224
We are getting ready to

4129
02:13:13,224 --> 02:13:13,725
identify an interim mayor I'm

4130
02:13:13,725 --> 02:13:15,793
clear is stepping in?

4131
02:13:15,793 --> 02:13:16,561
Yes.

4132
02:13:16,561 --> 02:13:18,630
So for this interim mayor role,

4133
02:13:18,630 --> 02:13:21,200
the concern that I have with

4134
02:13:21,200 --> 02:13:24,102
trying to utilize that process

4135
02:13:24,102 --> 02:13:26,438
is out of the 50 people that we

4136
02:13:26,438 --> 02:13:30,380
just heard from to say we're

4137
02:13:30,809 --> 02:13:31,409
only going to do one vote per

4138
02:13:31,409 --> 02:13:33,311
candidate, one nomination a

4139
02:13:33,311 --> 02:13:33,979
nominee right.

4140
02:13:33,979 --> 02:13:36,379
>> one nomination because then

4141
02:13:36,849 --> 02:13:38,851
you'll be able to vote on on

4142
02:13:38,851 --> 02:13:40,519
the close nominations and one

4143
02:13:40,519 --> 02:13:42,588
nomination out of these 50

4144
02:13:42,588 --> 02:13:45,588
something if there very well

4145
02:13:46,959 --> 02:13:48,694
MAY have that's 11 want to make

4146
02:13:48,694 --> 02:13:51,940
into candidates we're given

4147
02:13:51,663 --> 02:13:54,663
each other the opportunity to

4148
02:13:54,700 --> 02:13:57,636
have due diligence in this

4149
02:13:57,636 --> 02:14:01,836
process to say out of those who

4150
02:14:03,142 --> 02:14:05,644
have presented to us as well as

4151
02:14:05,644 --> 02:14:06,278
submitted information that we

4152
02:14:06,278 --> 02:14:09,278
have the opportunity to bring

4153
02:14:09,481 --> 02:14:12,585
in those who have that next

4154
02:14:12,585 --> 02:14:13,190
step of conversation and where

4155
02:14:13,190 --> 02:14:13,252
we do get to edit.

4156
02:14:13,252 --> 02:14:15,252
>> sure.

4157
02:14:15,721 --> 02:14:16,322
So when I say and well let me

4158
02:14:16,322 --> 02:14:18,524
just be clear in the process

4159
02:14:18,524 --> 02:14:19,158
right here so are you asking

4160
02:14:19,158 --> 02:14:20,626
this question to determine if

4161
02:14:20,626 --> 02:14:20,893
you want to accept a friendly

4162
02:14:20,893 --> 02:14:21,527
amendment?

4163
02:14:21,527 --> 02:14:21,727
>> that's what I'm trying to

4164
02:14:21,727 --> 02:14:21,894
okay.

4165
02:14:21,894 --> 02:14:23,696
Yes.

4166
02:14:23,696 --> 02:14:24,396
I'm trying to determine if that

4167
02:14:24,396 --> 02:14:26,966
one but I think also

4168
02:14:26,966 --> 02:14:27,499
councilmember graham was you

4169
02:14:27,499 --> 02:14:29,869
asking the question for

4170
02:14:29,869 --> 02:14:30,603
clarification?

4171
02:14:30,603 --> 02:14:31,137
Well, I just need to know if

4172
02:14:31,137 --> 02:14:32,906
you accept the friendly

4173
02:14:32,906 --> 02:14:33,540
amendment otherwise I'll make a

4174
02:14:33,540 --> 02:14:35,608
substitute motion and if your

4175
02:14:35,608 --> 02:14:37,977
question is around exactly what

4176
02:14:37,977 --> 02:14:39,545
I mean by that what I'm saying

4177
02:14:39,545 --> 02:14:41,647
is if each council member

4178
02:14:41,647 --> 02:14:42,448
nominates one, that's up to 11

4179
02:14:42,448 --> 02:14:45,351
candidates that could be in the

4180
02:14:45,351 --> 02:14:48,155
in the queue if you will.

4181
02:14:48,155 --> 02:14:51,240
So let's up the friendly okay

4182
02:14:51,240 --> 02:14:53,590
friendly amendment okay the

4183
02:14:53,590 --> 02:14:56,590
friendly amendment is there a

4184
02:14:56,362 --> 02:14:56,963
second is a second oh so a

4185
02:14:56,963 --> 02:14:59,465
second going to MISS Ojt MS.

4186
02:14:59,465 --> 02:14:59,866
Bailey you had second.

4187
02:14:59,866 --> 02:15:01,866
>> thank you.

4188
02:15:02,668 --> 02:15:03,202
All right MS. Mayor.

4189
02:15:03,202 --> 02:15:05,172
>> thank you MADAM Mayor.

4190
02:15:05,172 --> 02:15:06,940
Is it possible for us to be

4191
02:15:06,940 --> 02:15:07,608
able to nominate three so that

4192
02:15:07,608 --> 02:15:09,242
the clerk can kind of put them

4193
02:15:09,242 --> 02:15:10,477
in order?

4194
02:15:10,477 --> 02:15:11,211
I mean I understand that at

4195
02:15:11,211 --> 02:15:11,845
most there will be 11 but I

4196
02:15:11,845 --> 02:15:14,281
think that quite a few people

4197
02:15:14,281 --> 02:15:14,681
in here probably like some of

4198
02:15:14,681 --> 02:15:16,283
the same people.

4199
02:15:16,283 --> 02:15:16,650
So I just oh yeah.

4200
02:15:16,650 --> 02:15:18,650
>> okay.

4201
02:15:19,886 --> 02:15:21,889
i personally would would be

4202
02:15:21,889 --> 02:15:23,557
more of a fan of us doing three

4203
02:15:23,557 --> 02:15:26,360
and maybe we just doing the top

4204
02:15:26,360 --> 02:15:29,630
five are asked to have another

4205
02:15:29,630 --> 02:15:29,930
interview self-declare

4206
02:15:29,930 --> 02:15:30,631
application.

4207
02:15:30,631 --> 02:15:32,198
What we're talking about is the

4208
02:15:32,198 --> 02:15:32,899
process.

4209
02:15:32,899 --> 02:15:35,702
Okay so for clarification of

4210
02:15:35,702 --> 02:15:38,710
this we hadn't gotten down to

4211
02:15:38,710 --> 02:15:38,706
that number yet but this

4212
02:15:38,706 --> 02:15:38,940
process would help us get to

4213
02:15:38,940 --> 02:15:40,940
number.

4214
02:15:41,408 --> 02:15:41,710
Are you identifying a number

4215
02:15:41,710 --> 02:15:42,443
right now?

4216
02:15:42,443 --> 02:15:44,645
>> oh, this is what this is

4217
02:15:44,645 --> 02:15:47,348
what I'm here this is what I

4218
02:15:47,348 --> 02:15:49,383
think if there are if each

4219
02:15:49,383 --> 02:15:50,170
person has one nomination, ten

4220
02:15:50,170 --> 02:15:52,850
people might choose the same

4221
02:15:52,850 --> 02:15:52,653
person they could every single

4222
02:15:52,653 --> 02:15:52,853
person might pick somebody

4223
02:15:52,853 --> 02:15:54,853
else.

4224
02:15:55,188 --> 02:15:56,491
So two other people might

4225
02:15:56,491 --> 02:15:56,957
choose the other three people

4226
02:15:56,957 --> 02:15:57,525
you were looking at.

4227
02:15:57,525 --> 02:15:59,227
They're still in the pool.

4228
02:15:59,227 --> 02:16:01,227
Yeah.

4229
02:16:01,429 --> 02:16:03,640
So whether it's three well each

4230
02:16:03,640 --> 02:16:05,333
council member or if it's one

4231
02:16:05,333 --> 02:16:08,369
by each council member I think

4232
02:16:08,369 --> 02:16:09,300
that the the balance of the

4233
02:16:09,300 --> 02:16:12,139
group will float to the top.

4234
02:16:12,139 --> 02:16:14,242
Yes I'm saying so so so to

4235
02:16:14,242 --> 02:16:15,243
clarify yeah I think you talked

4236
02:16:15,243 --> 02:16:17,545
about two different things one

4237
02:16:17,545 --> 02:16:19,800
nomination top five folks is

4238
02:16:19,800 --> 02:16:20,948
what you're talking about are

4239
02:16:20,948 --> 02:16:23,384
three I said nominate three

4240
02:16:23,384 --> 02:16:24,252
people the top five people.

4241
02:16:24,252 --> 02:16:25,653
Oh I mean I'm how is your is

4242
02:16:25,653 --> 02:16:27,653
your motion.

4243
02:16:28,155 --> 02:16:28,923
>> yeah that's I think I we

4244
02:16:28,923 --> 02:16:31,626
should try to follow out what

4245
02:16:31,626 --> 02:16:32,260
each person is trying to

4246
02:16:32,260 --> 02:16:35,960
indicate that they would like

4247
02:16:35,960 --> 02:16:37,665
to have as a motion and I think

4248
02:16:37,665 --> 02:16:40,335
I and I caught up with you

4249
02:16:40,335 --> 02:16:40,535
after the fact apologies MADAM

4250
02:16:40,535 --> 02:16:41,102
Mayor.

4251
02:16:41,102 --> 02:16:43,204
so I'm I'm understanding you

4252
02:16:43,204 --> 02:16:45,600
now, joy.

4253
02:16:45,600 --> 02:16:45,873
You want to give each council

4254
02:16:45,873 --> 02:16:48,777
member up to three so that

4255
02:16:48,777 --> 02:16:51,513
would be since I accept the

4256
02:16:51,513 --> 02:16:52,114
friendly amend meant that would

4257
02:16:52,114 --> 02:16:54,382
be an amendment to the

4258
02:16:54,382 --> 02:16:56,518
amendment if we were to have a

4259
02:16:56,518 --> 02:16:59,518
discussion about you know and

4260
02:16:59,554 --> 02:17:02,524
that would be if you now if not

4261
02:17:02,524 --> 02:17:03,224
the wellington, if you yeah

4262
02:17:03,224 --> 02:17:05,193
that's what I was just saying

4263
02:17:05,193 --> 02:17:05,827
you're friendly amendment I

4264
02:17:05,827 --> 02:17:07,596
would accept that I'm totally

4265
02:17:07,596 --> 02:17:08,196
fine I think that would be a

4266
02:17:08,196 --> 02:17:08,364
great opportunity for all of

4267
02:17:08,364 --> 02:17:10,364
us.

4268
02:17:10,866 --> 02:17:11,333
Yeah I think that's fine.

4269
02:17:11,333 --> 02:17:11,500
>> up to three.

4270
02:17:11,500 --> 02:17:11,800
Yes.

4271
02:17:11,800 --> 02:17:13,800
All right.

4272
02:17:13,869 --> 02:17:16,370
So with that a friendly

4273
02:17:16,370 --> 02:17:16,672
amendment so we're clear on

4274
02:17:16,672 --> 02:17:18,940
clarity for the MADAM Clerk.

4275
02:17:18,940 --> 02:17:19,574
Let's clarify.

4276
02:17:19,574 --> 02:17:20,242
I just want to make sure

4277
02:17:20,242 --> 02:17:22,510
there's a lot of discussion and

4278
02:17:22,510 --> 02:17:25,414
as well I want to make sure the

4279
02:17:25,414 --> 02:17:29,180
back of the the chair of this

4280
02:17:29,180 --> 02:17:32,180
is traffic conversation I know

4281
02:17:32,540 --> 02:17:34,523
but it so okay so council

4282
02:17:34,523 --> 02:17:36,892
member mayo has asked for three

4283
02:17:36,892 --> 02:17:39,695
nominations rather than one and

4284
02:17:39,695 --> 02:17:40,195
councilmember mayfield has

4285
02:17:40,195 --> 02:17:42,195
accepted that friendly

4286
02:17:42,665 --> 02:17:45,501
amendment so the motion on the

4287
02:17:45,501 --> 02:17:46,369
floor is for three nominations

4288
02:17:46,369 --> 02:17:48,104
for each council up to I'm

4289
02:17:48,104 --> 02:17:48,704
sorry excuse me up to three

4290
02:17:48,704 --> 02:17:50,973
nominations from each council

4291
02:17:50,973 --> 02:17:53,842
member and we have a second

4292
02:17:53,842 --> 02:17:54,760
motion to remove letter a

4293
02:17:54,760 --> 02:17:54,410
second.

4294
02:17:54,410 --> 02:17:56,345
So we're good.

4295
02:17:56,345 --> 02:17:57,112
We're ready for the vote.

4296
02:17:57,112 --> 02:17:57,312
Maxwell just I just want to be

4297
02:17:57,312 --> 02:17:58,681
clear.

4298
02:17:58,681 --> 02:18:00,681
I'm sorry.

4299
02:18:00,817 --> 02:18:03,152
This third bucket the number of

4300
02:18:03,152 --> 02:18:03,820
votes required well, I don't

4301
02:18:03,820 --> 02:18:04,353
even want to phrase it as

4302
02:18:04,353 --> 02:18:06,122
number of votes required.

4303
02:18:06,122 --> 02:18:06,422
I'd rather phrase it as top top

4304
02:18:06,422 --> 02:18:08,324
nominations.

4305
02:18:08,324 --> 02:18:10,192
Top five, top three whatever

4306
02:18:10,192 --> 02:18:10,393
the will of the group is top

4307
02:18:10,393 --> 02:18:10,693
five.

4308
02:18:10,693 --> 02:18:10,893
Use it up.

4309
02:18:10,893 --> 02:18:12,828
Yeah.

4310
02:18:12,828 --> 02:18:13,529
Okay.

4311
02:18:13,529 --> 02:18:15,797
So so it's a point of clarity

4312
02:18:15,797 --> 02:18:16,433
if I MAY.

4313
02:18:16,433 --> 02:18:19,200
Item three really is when you

4314
02:18:19,200 --> 02:18:21,104
get to vote right you all are

4315
02:18:21,104 --> 02:18:21,971
in this quasi interim space

4316
02:18:21,971 --> 02:18:24,741
between 2 and 3 when you go

4317
02:18:24,741 --> 02:18:24,941
into your interviews and all of

4318
02:18:24,941 --> 02:18:26,376
that.

4319
02:18:26,376 --> 02:18:26,976
So we're not quite till 32

4320
02:18:26,976 --> 02:18:29,345
number three which is the

4321
02:18:29,345 --> 02:18:29,946
number of votes required for

4322
02:18:29,946 --> 02:18:30,279
subsequent ballot that makes

4323
02:18:30,279 --> 02:18:31,914
sense to me.

4324
02:18:31,914 --> 02:18:32,215
>> that's more of yes,

4325
02:18:32,215 --> 02:18:34,215
absolutely.

4326
02:18:37,354 --> 02:18:39,956
So so from an american point of

4327
02:18:39,956 --> 02:18:42,125
of information I'm sorry we so

4328
02:18:42,125 --> 02:18:44,160
we have 49 folks listed here

4329
02:18:44,160 --> 02:18:46,160
right.

4330
02:18:46,563 --> 02:18:48,765
And out of the 4917 individuals

4331
02:18:48,765 --> 02:18:51,165
were a no show.

4332
02:18:51,802 --> 02:18:52,536
So that then reduces the field

4333
02:18:52,536 --> 02:18:54,705
down to 32 folks who can be

4334
02:18:54,705 --> 02:18:55,305
nominated.

4335
02:18:55,305 --> 02:18:55,505
>> is that correct?

4336
02:18:55,505 --> 02:18:55,739
Yeah.

4337
02:18:55,739 --> 02:18:57,739
No, no.

4338
02:19:00,177 --> 02:19:01,440
Some people that because we

4339
02:19:01,440 --> 02:19:03,547
didn't say there is not an

4340
02:19:03,547 --> 02:19:04,114
elimination based you can you

4341
02:19:04,114 --> 02:19:06,114
can yourself individually

4342
02:19:06,549 --> 02:19:07,160
decide not to nominate that

4343
02:19:07,160 --> 02:19:08,919
person but they're not

4344
02:19:08,919 --> 02:19:09,553
ineligible due to not

4345
02:19:09,553 --> 02:19:11,953
participating in person today.

4346
02:19:12,289 --> 02:19:14,391
That's why this second part of

4347
02:19:14,391 --> 02:19:16,359
so we have that chance and we

4348
02:19:16,359 --> 02:19:16,994
can pick up to three and we

4349
02:19:16,994 --> 02:19:19,463
have a chance collectively to

4350
02:19:19,463 --> 02:19:20,130
have a conversation.

4351
02:19:20,130 --> 02:19:20,731
my apologies MADAM Mayor.

4352
02:19:20,731 --> 02:19:23,131
I know councilmember johnson

4353
02:19:24,701 --> 02:19:24,901
had a thank thank you MADAM

4354
02:19:24,901 --> 02:19:26,901
Mayor.

4355
02:19:26,904 --> 02:19:28,706
So if we're choosing three are

4356
02:19:28,706 --> 02:19:29,407
we ranking them when you talk

4357
02:19:29,407 --> 02:19:31,642
about top five, are we ranking

4358
02:19:31,642 --> 02:19:34,245
them or just so you just saying

4359
02:19:34,245 --> 02:19:35,120
that folks how many are in all

4360
02:19:35,120 --> 02:19:37,381
good that comes out there okay

4361
02:19:37,381 --> 02:19:37,748
thank you.

4362
02:19:37,748 --> 02:19:38,449
All right.

4363
02:19:38,449 --> 02:19:40,751
So everybody's got to have the

4364
02:19:40,751 --> 02:19:42,452
vote just the timeline.

4365
02:19:42,452 --> 02:19:46,520
What's the time like the motion

4366
02:19:51,362 --> 02:19:54,962
maker was this so okay, let's

4367
02:19:55,166 --> 02:19:55,366
figure out if we were the first

4368
02:19:55,366 --> 02:19:55,966
yeah.

4369
02:19:55,966 --> 02:19:57,668
Clarifying what the attorney

4370
02:19:57,668 --> 02:20:00,668
the initial information we sent

4371
02:20:01,506 --> 02:20:04,175
out so the community had that

4372
02:20:04,175 --> 02:20:07,378
JUNE 22nd date correct yet the

4373
02:20:07,378 --> 02:20:09,778
reality is as councilmember

4374
02:20:10,470 --> 02:20:12,617
graham had mentioned, we do not

4375
02:20:12,617 --> 02:20:13,150
need to rush this process

4376
02:20:13,150 --> 02:20:13,684
because this is a very

4377
02:20:13,684 --> 02:20:16,840
important process for us.

4378
02:20:18,390 --> 02:20:20,892
I did not state a specific

4379
02:20:20,892 --> 02:20:21,593
timeline for me the first

4380
02:20:21,593 --> 02:20:25,793
question is how soon can we get

4381
02:20:26,131 --> 02:20:26,798
that meeting on the books for

4382
02:20:26,798 --> 02:20:27,398
us to actually come together

4383
02:20:27,398 --> 02:20:29,234
and be able to have this

4384
02:20:29,234 --> 02:20:30,340
conversation.

4385
02:20:30,340 --> 02:20:33,340
>> we also know according to

4386
02:20:33,204 --> 02:20:36,740
our rules and state legislation

4387
02:20:36,740 --> 02:20:38,844
we need to give at least five

4388
02:20:38,844 --> 02:20:39,411
days notice to community for

4389
02:20:39,411 --> 02:20:41,980
that to give them the

4390
02:20:41,980 --> 02:20:44,549
opportunity for the ones that

4391
02:20:44,549 --> 02:20:45,183
get to move to the next process

4392
02:20:45,183 --> 02:20:47,352
so that we can actually have

4393
02:20:47,352 --> 02:20:47,852
the chance to have the

4394
02:20:47,852 --> 02:20:49,852
conversation with them.

4395
02:20:50,880 --> 02:20:50,688
>> we can go on to JULY

4396
02:20:50,688 --> 02:20:52,688
realistically because that's

4397
02:20:53,459 --> 02:20:54,930
when council is on break.

4398
02:20:54,930 --> 02:20:56,595
I'm not I'm pulling up the

4399
02:20:56,595 --> 02:20:58,931
calendar right now just to try

4400
02:20:58,931 --> 02:21:02,367
to be as specific as possible.

4401
02:21:02,367 --> 02:21:05,967
>> today's the 15th we do not

4402
02:21:06,438 --> 02:21:09,307
have a meeting on the 29th.

4403
02:21:09,307 --> 02:21:11,510
That is our monday off because

4404
02:21:11,510 --> 02:21:11,811
that's the fifth monday of the

4405
02:21:11,811 --> 02:21:13,811
month.

4406
02:21:15,247 --> 02:21:15,748
The question will be is if

4407
02:21:15,748 --> 02:21:17,850
there seems to be an

4408
02:21:17,850 --> 02:21:18,384
opportunity and an appetite if

4409
02:21:18,384 --> 02:21:20,686
people don't already have

4410
02:21:20,686 --> 02:21:23,956
travel plans for us to be able

4411
02:21:23,956 --> 02:21:24,623
to schedule the meeting on that

4412
02:21:24,623 --> 02:21:27,590
wet day that way we don't have

4413
02:21:27,590 --> 02:21:30,659
anything else on that day and

4414
02:21:32,665 --> 02:21:33,399
that will give us a week to not

4415
02:21:33,399 --> 02:21:35,735
only give staff time to create

4416
02:21:35,735 --> 02:21:38,470
the survey, give us the time to

4417
02:21:38,470 --> 02:21:40,906
go through and identify and do

4418
02:21:40,906 --> 02:21:41,574
our voting and give the

4419
02:21:41,574 --> 02:21:43,776
community the time to have the

4420
02:21:43,776 --> 02:21:44,410
conversation.

4421
02:21:44,410 --> 02:21:47,147
I'm saying the 29th for

4422
02:21:47,147 --> 02:21:49,415
decision is that of the 22nd

4423
02:21:49,415 --> 02:21:50,116
and we try to figure out a date

4424
02:21:50,116 --> 02:21:52,618
to come in and have this

4425
02:21:52,618 --> 02:21:54,954
conversation based on council's

4426
02:21:54,954 --> 02:21:55,755
calendar.

4427
02:21:55,755 --> 02:21:56,550
And can I just ask a question

4428
02:21:56,550 --> 02:21:58,550
of clarity?

4429
02:21:58,157 --> 02:21:58,824
I just want to make sure I

4430
02:21:58,824 --> 02:22:00,526
understand in my mind I thought

4431
02:22:00,526 --> 02:22:01,600
what we were doing was we were

4432
02:22:01,600 --> 02:22:03,530
doing we were going and

4433
02:22:03,530 --> 02:22:04,163
selecting our ballots and those

4434
02:22:04,163 --> 02:22:04,564
are the folks that were going

4435
02:22:04,564 --> 02:22:05,231
to get interviews.

4436
02:22:05,231 --> 02:22:05,965
So we were trying to schedule

4437
02:22:05,965 --> 02:22:06,332
the interview that's that's

4438
02:22:06,332 --> 02:22:06,933
what I'm saying.

4439
02:22:06,933 --> 02:22:09,102
Oh when you say conversation

4440
02:22:09,102 --> 02:22:09,569
that sounds like I did well,

4441
02:22:09,569 --> 02:22:10,136
the interview is the

4442
02:22:10,136 --> 02:22:12,136
conversation because they're

4443
02:22:12,405 --> 02:22:13,390
not going to come in and just

4444
02:22:13,390 --> 02:22:13,673
speak to us for two minutes.

4445
02:22:13,673 --> 02:22:15,308
We're going to actually just

4446
02:22:15,308 --> 02:22:17,308
say be empty.

4447
02:22:17,843 --> 02:22:18,477
Yeah, a process difference and

4448
02:22:18,477 --> 02:22:20,646
actually having a conversation

4449
02:22:20,646 --> 02:22:21,314
that's happening via the ballot

4450
02:22:21,314 --> 02:22:23,417
and that's part right and but

4451
02:22:23,417 --> 02:22:23,917
it's the piece where instead of

4452
02:22:23,917 --> 02:22:25,917
the individual council

4453
02:22:26,686 --> 02:22:29,623
collectively sits and want to

4454
02:22:29,623 --> 02:22:30,323
gather and hear from and ask

4455
02:22:30,323 --> 02:22:32,759
questions of the candidate just

4456
02:22:32,759 --> 02:22:35,261
as a just as a reminder the

4457
02:22:35,261 --> 02:22:36,896
statutory requirement for

4458
02:22:36,896 --> 02:22:37,960
special meeting notices is 48

4459
02:22:37,960 --> 02:22:39,960
hours.

4460
02:22:39,633 --> 02:22:40,234
>> so it's not just just say

4461
02:22:40,234 --> 02:22:40,834
you know in terms of your

4462
02:22:40,834 --> 02:22:43,337
planning you don't need that.

4463
02:22:43,337 --> 02:22:45,805
So we can actually have if it's

4464
02:22:45,805 --> 02:22:46,439
at the pleasure of council we

4465
02:22:46,439 --> 02:22:48,975
can have there but have the

4466
02:22:48,975 --> 02:22:49,209
ability to have that discussion

4467
02:22:49,209 --> 02:22:49,943
earlier.

4468
02:22:49,943 --> 02:22:52,450
I just want to be respectful of

4469
02:22:52,450 --> 02:22:54,480
the fact that staff has to

4470
02:22:54,480 --> 02:22:57,384
actually create the survey and

4471
02:22:57,384 --> 02:22:59,486
yeah, I things that can happen

4472
02:22:59,486 --> 02:23:02,456
next to even we can say that

4473
02:23:02,456 --> 02:23:03,157
but we need to make sure that

4474
02:23:03,157 --> 02:23:06,193
staff is doing just that come

4475
02:23:06,193 --> 02:23:06,793
around with so so it doesn't

4476
02:23:06,793 --> 02:23:08,528
spell correctly or wouldn't

4477
02:23:08,528 --> 02:23:10,964
matter that's like yes ma'am

4478
02:23:10,964 --> 02:23:11,164
you had another question all

4479
02:23:11,164 --> 02:23:11,531
right.

4480
02:23:11,531 --> 02:23:13,531
>> yes, please.

4481
02:23:13,768 --> 02:23:14,569
Thank you, MADAM Mayor.

4482
02:23:14,569 --> 02:23:17,371
>> colleagues, I think that we

4483
02:23:17,371 --> 02:23:19,607
you know, I agree with my

4484
02:23:19,607 --> 02:23:20,274
colleague councilmember graham

4485
02:23:20,274 --> 02:23:22,420
and councilmember MAY feel that

4486
02:23:22,420 --> 02:23:25,420
we shouldn't rush the process

4487
02:23:25,450 --> 02:23:27,748
but we did vote on a timeline

4488
02:23:27,748 --> 02:23:28,382
and we adopted it and now we

4489
02:23:28,382 --> 02:23:30,483
are doing this amendment which

4490
02:23:30,483 --> 02:23:31,152
council member MAY feel

4491
02:23:31,152 --> 02:23:33,552
accepted the friendly amendment

4492
02:23:33,588 --> 02:23:35,588
from councilmember wallington.

4493
02:23:36,123 --> 02:23:36,757
So I think our due diligence

4494
02:23:36,757 --> 02:23:39,157
right as council members

4495
02:23:39,627 --> 02:23:40,127
serving our constituents is to

4496
02:23:40,127 --> 02:23:42,527
follow through with the

4497
02:23:45,466 --> 02:23:48,370
timeline and to add that extra

4498
02:23:48,370 --> 02:23:49,170
step and to that point find a

4499
02:23:49,170 --> 02:23:51,973
which I think is can be a

4500
02:23:51,973 --> 02:23:53,973
conversation and perhaps

4501
02:23:54,642 --> 02:23:55,376
offline that that middle spot

4502
02:23:55,376 --> 02:23:57,845
of when we would schedule that

4503
02:23:57,845 --> 02:24:00,245
special meeting at that

4504
02:24:01,480 --> 02:24:03,684
midpoint that allows us the

4505
02:24:03,684 --> 02:24:04,318
flexibility to still follow

4506
02:24:04,318 --> 02:24:06,354
through with the timeline but

4507
02:24:06,354 --> 02:24:06,955
as well as make the necessary

4508
02:24:06,955 --> 02:24:08,623
adjustments that we're talking

4509
02:24:08,623 --> 02:24:10,623
about today.

4510
02:24:11,125 --> 02:24:11,760
Yes, ma'am.

4511
02:24:11,760 --> 02:24:14,160
>> thank you so much.

4512
02:24:14,762 --> 02:24:17,365
Is it possible to make a motion

4513
02:24:17,365 --> 02:24:17,866
to have a special meeting on

4514
02:24:17,866 --> 02:24:20,201
the 18th for council?

4515
02:24:20,201 --> 02:24:20,401
No, there's a motion on the

4516
02:24:20,401 --> 02:24:20,935
floor.

4517
02:24:20,935 --> 02:24:22,437
We haven't voted for this

4518
02:24:22,437 --> 02:24:24,837
otherwise voted for unless

4519
02:24:25,400 --> 02:24:25,641
unless well unless council

4520
02:24:25,641 --> 02:24:25,841
member mayfield, the motion

4521
02:24:25,841 --> 02:24:27,841
maker.

4522
02:24:28,243 --> 02:24:28,877
If you want to accept as part

4523
02:24:28,877 --> 02:24:31,146
of your friendly amendment I'm

4524
02:24:31,146 --> 02:24:31,746
not accepting that interview as

4525
02:24:31,746 --> 02:24:34,449
we need to close this down.

4526
02:24:34,449 --> 02:24:36,584
The only issue is that this

4527
02:24:36,584 --> 02:24:39,254
okay we're going to beginning

4528
02:24:39,254 --> 02:24:39,554
to get off line and we will

4529
02:24:39,554 --> 02:24:39,988
thank you.

4530
02:24:39,988 --> 02:24:41,988
I appreciate that.

4531
02:24:42,625 --> 02:24:45,327
MS. As mira we've got the staff

4532
02:24:45,327 --> 02:24:45,961
a little bit and we've been

4533
02:24:45,961 --> 02:24:48,330
doing a lot of like this is

4534
02:24:48,330 --> 02:24:48,864
this and this is that but we

4535
02:24:48,864 --> 02:24:50,899
are not getting enough

4536
02:24:50,899 --> 02:24:51,199
information for us to all

4537
02:24:51,199 --> 02:24:53,199
understand.

4538
02:24:54,102 --> 02:24:54,736
I mean I look around and I

4539
02:24:54,736 --> 02:24:56,671
don't see I see especially I'm

4540
02:24:56,671 --> 02:24:59,342
worried about the bgr committee

4541
02:24:59,342 --> 02:25:01,742
because we haven't seen

4542
02:25:02,211 --> 02:25:02,812
anything we want to I'm sorry.

4543
02:25:02,812 --> 02:25:03,379
That's just what I said.

4544
02:25:03,379 --> 02:25:05,470
You don't have to say it.

4545
02:25:05,470 --> 02:25:07,447
I just said it.

4546
02:25:08,170 --> 02:25:08,650
Okay, so this is what I said

4547
02:25:08,650 --> 02:25:11,286
and I think what we're trying

4548
02:25:11,286 --> 02:25:13,488
to do is to get some sense of

4549
02:25:13,488 --> 02:25:16,125
what everyone agrees to do and

4550
02:25:16,125 --> 02:25:16,392
that just takes a little bit

4551
02:25:16,392 --> 02:25:18,392
more time.

4552
02:25:18,694 --> 02:25:21,731
And if we skip people over you

4553
02:25:21,731 --> 02:25:22,364
know, it's just it's taken us

4554
02:25:22,364 --> 02:25:24,333
too much time to do this

4555
02:25:24,333 --> 02:25:25,167
without working through it.

4556
02:25:25,167 --> 02:25:28,237
So what I would like to suggest

4557
02:25:28,237 --> 02:25:30,572
is that we actually ask each

4558
02:25:30,572 --> 02:25:33,410
council member what their what

4559
02:25:33,410 --> 02:25:34,770
you have what you think is

4560
02:25:34,770 --> 02:25:36,813
happening and then let's see if

4561
02:25:36,813 --> 02:25:37,130
we're all in accord if that's

4562
02:25:37,130 --> 02:25:39,130
okay.

4563
02:25:39,150 --> 02:25:39,649
>> I would say you've got a

4564
02:25:39,649 --> 02:25:42,218
motion MADAM Mayor you know but

4565
02:25:42,218 --> 02:25:44,787
with the smoke if I have people

4566
02:25:44,787 --> 02:25:46,989
or what if I just MAY yeah your

4567
02:25:46,989 --> 02:25:47,656
motion as I understand it is

4568
02:25:47,656 --> 02:25:50,560
it's to receive nominations

4569
02:25:50,426 --> 02:25:50,627
from each council member up to

4570
02:25:50,627 --> 02:25:52,229
three.

4571
02:25:52,229 --> 02:25:54,631
You don't have to give three

4572
02:25:54,631 --> 02:25:54,931
but up to three close the

4573
02:25:54,931 --> 02:25:56,931
nominations.

4574
02:25:58,134 --> 02:25:58,768
MADAM Clerk will be tallying

4575
02:25:58,768 --> 02:26:01,137
those those nominations to

4576
02:26:01,137 --> 02:26:04,730
determine you got that to

4577
02:26:04,730 --> 02:26:05,975
determine the top five I

4578
02:26:05,975 --> 02:26:06,175
believe the top five.

4579
02:26:06,175 --> 02:26:06,842
Right.

4580
02:26:06,842 --> 02:26:09,213
And those candidates will

4581
02:26:09,213 --> 02:26:12,449
proceed to a set of interviews

4582
02:26:12,449 --> 02:26:13,830
to be conducted based on a

4583
02:26:13,830 --> 02:26:15,180
special meeting later schedule

4584
02:26:15,180 --> 02:26:15,318
later.

4585
02:26:15,318 --> 02:26:17,318
>> right.

4586
02:26:18,321 --> 02:26:21,240
So now we will work on that.

4587
02:26:21,240 --> 02:26:21,324
I I hear you.

4588
02:26:21,324 --> 02:26:21,658
All right.

4589
02:26:21,658 --> 02:26:23,658
MISS Johnson.

4590
02:26:23,693 --> 02:26:24,360
MS..

4591
02:26:24,360 --> 02:26:26,297
Johnson did not hear you so

4592
02:26:26,297 --> 02:26:29,990
let's have her hear us now.

4593
02:26:29,990 --> 02:26:29,666
So we have a screen is there

4594
02:26:29,666 --> 02:26:30,300
anybody they can type the

4595
02:26:30,300 --> 02:26:32,769
motion so that it's clear as

4596
02:26:32,769 --> 02:26:33,236
these changes are made a

4597
02:26:33,236 --> 02:26:33,537
powerpoint this is a

4598
02:26:33,537 --> 02:26:35,537
powerpoint.

4599
02:26:35,672 --> 02:26:36,373
>> but I can just type it out

4600
02:26:36,373 --> 02:26:38,542
and then everyone could read it

4601
02:26:38,542 --> 02:26:38,775
because there is a lot of

4602
02:26:38,775 --> 02:26:40,775
chatter.

4603
02:26:41,211 --> 02:26:43,247
So if I mean I think we

4604
02:26:43,247 --> 02:26:43,914
understand but just so are just

4605
02:26:43,914 --> 02:26:46,450
so everyone's on the same page

4606
02:26:46,450 --> 02:26:46,917
and we can see what the motion

4607
02:26:46,917 --> 02:26:48,619
is and clarify there.

4608
02:26:48,619 --> 02:26:49,386
>> thank you.

4609
02:26:49,386 --> 02:26:51,688
>> would that be helpful to do

4610
02:26:51,688 --> 02:26:52,356
by tomorrow because I don't

4611
02:26:52,356 --> 02:26:55,250
think everything right now okay

4612
02:26:55,250 --> 02:26:57,394
we do not have everyone in this

4613
02:26:57,394 --> 02:26:59,496
room to do more things.

4614
02:26:59,496 --> 02:26:59,896
>> yeah three, four, five, six

4615
02:26:59,896 --> 02:27:00,130
seven, eight nine.

4616
02:27:00,130 --> 02:27:00,330
Okay.

4617
02:27:00,330 --> 02:27:02,330
Yeah.

4618
02:27:02,600 --> 02:27:03,201
Is he supposed to sit there

4619
02:27:03,201 --> 02:27:03,567
because of what he's doing

4620
02:27:03,567 --> 02:27:05,567
today at work?

4621
02:27:05,569 --> 02:27:06,170
>> yeah, we are good to go

4622
02:27:06,170 --> 02:27:08,720
because we got we can vote.

4623
02:27:08,720 --> 02:27:08,405
>> yeah we can vote everybody's

4624
02:27:08,405 --> 02:27:09,390
got that.

4625
02:27:09,390 --> 02:27:09,240
Everybody's comfortable with

4626
02:27:09,240 --> 02:27:11,240
that.

4627
02:27:11,275 --> 02:27:12,276
Yes.

4628
02:27:12,276 --> 02:27:14,110
>> all right, give it we wait a

4629
02:27:14,110 --> 02:27:14,411
minute.

4630
02:27:14,411 --> 02:27:15,112
MISS Out on me.

4631
02:27:15,112 --> 02:27:17,147
I'm just since councilmember

4632
02:27:17,147 --> 02:27:19,550
johnson wanted to actually see

4633
02:27:19,550 --> 02:27:22,453
it in writing, I'm just asking

4634
02:27:22,453 --> 02:27:22,754
if we could just take less than

4635
02:27:22,754 --> 02:27:23,254
a minute.

4636
02:27:23,254 --> 02:27:23,588
Yeah, we're just being

4637
02:27:23,588 --> 02:27:25,588
tightened up.

4638
02:27:25,656 --> 02:27:27,758
Yeah, but we I think we all are

4639
02:27:27,758 --> 02:27:30,661
on the same page as far as what

4640
02:27:30,661 --> 02:27:31,362
it is and I appreciate you all

4641
02:27:31,362 --> 02:27:34,980
for supporting a motion and us

4642
02:27:34,980 --> 02:27:36,434
figuring out again so that we

4643
02:27:36,434 --> 02:27:36,968
can be intentional about this

4644
02:27:36,968 --> 02:27:39,368
process because we've got

4645
02:27:39,571 --> 02:27:40,271
elections next year.

4646
02:27:40,271 --> 02:27:40,872
Yeah people that want to run

4647
02:27:40,872 --> 02:27:42,708
for it go in front of the

4648
02:27:42,708 --> 02:27:43,341
community, get a community

4649
02:27:43,341 --> 02:27:44,942
support but if we're going to

4650
02:27:44,942 --> 02:27:45,510
make an appointment we haven't

4651
02:27:45,510 --> 02:27:48,613
had a chance to have a

4652
02:27:48,613 --> 02:27:51,130
conversation session about what

4653
02:27:54,252 --> 02:27:56,287
are the opportunities that we

4654
02:27:56,287 --> 02:27:58,924
see in this role of 17 months

4655
02:27:58,924 --> 02:28:01,924
knowing that we'd passed our

4656
02:28:02,126 --> 02:28:04,796
priority areas, we've had our

4657
02:28:04,796 --> 02:28:05,960
budget retreat, we just passed

4658
02:28:05,960 --> 02:28:05,663
the budget.

4659
02:28:05,663 --> 02:28:08,663
We already know that we're

4660
02:28:09,967 --> 02:28:12,771
going to have the housing bond

4661
02:28:12,771 --> 02:28:13,405
on the ballot in NOVEMBER and

4662
02:28:13,405 --> 02:28:15,907
what that looks like, what are

4663
02:28:15,907 --> 02:28:16,208
the skill sets that we are

4664
02:28:16,208 --> 02:28:18,208
looking for?

4665
02:28:18,844 --> 02:28:19,611
That's what I was hoping that

4666
02:28:19,611 --> 02:28:21,112
we might add in this additional

4667
02:28:21,112 --> 02:28:23,112
step.

4668
02:28:23,782 --> 02:28:24,382
It gives us not one off

4669
02:28:24,382 --> 02:28:26,351
conversations with individuals

4670
02:28:26,351 --> 02:28:29,321
because again I've tried not to

4671
02:28:29,321 --> 02:28:29,922
engage any body unless the

4672
02:28:29,922 --> 02:28:32,858
calls slip through but I've

4673
02:28:32,858 --> 02:28:33,492
made no commitments to anyone

4674
02:28:33,492 --> 02:28:35,127
because I don't make them as

4675
02:28:35,127 --> 02:28:35,761
anyone so regardless of the

4676
02:28:35,761 --> 02:28:37,863
media thinking we got on top

4677
02:28:37,863 --> 02:28:40,799
for to my understanding we have

4678
02:28:40,799 --> 02:28:41,366
not figured that out.

4679
02:28:41,366 --> 02:28:43,635
So this gives us the

4680
02:28:43,635 --> 02:28:44,236
opportunity to have the

4681
02:28:44,236 --> 02:28:45,638
discussion we need to have.

4682
02:28:45,638 --> 02:28:49,238
I was doing all that just

4683
02:28:49,441 --> 02:28:50,420
talking to you got it right now

4684
02:28:50,420 --> 02:28:52,144
read and I'm sure I have to

4685
02:28:52,144 --> 02:28:52,678
clean it up is that I was

4686
02:28:52,678 --> 02:28:54,480
trying to help you out.

4687
02:28:54,480 --> 02:28:57,480
I appreciate it for that.

4688
02:28:57,916 --> 02:29:00,185
>> I honestly we enjoy all of

4689
02:29:00,185 --> 02:29:02,989
this but I think councilmember

4690
02:29:02,989 --> 02:29:05,591
and have you spoken and then

4691
02:29:05,591 --> 02:29:05,791
kimberly wanted to speak as

4692
02:29:05,791 --> 02:29:07,791
well.

4693
02:29:07,860 --> 02:29:10,796
>> kimberly, a question I agree

4694
02:29:10,796 --> 02:29:11,597
with this.

4695
02:29:11,597 --> 02:29:13,933
I want to know at what point in

4696
02:29:13,933 --> 02:29:14,733
time each thing occurs.

4697
02:29:14,733 --> 02:29:17,733
>> that's why I'm asking and

4698
02:29:19,104 --> 02:29:19,305
we're never been in wait I'm

4699
02:29:19,305 --> 02:29:19,772
sorry.

4700
02:29:19,772 --> 02:29:21,772
>> can I speak?

4701
02:29:21,975 --> 02:29:23,609
i don't feel it's a particular

4702
02:29:23,609 --> 02:29:24,410
hardship if we don't get it all

4703
02:29:24,410 --> 02:29:27,313
done by the 22nd nobody suffers

4704
02:29:27,313 --> 02:29:29,382
if we don't we have the

4705
02:29:29,382 --> 02:29:31,382
absolute obligation possibility

4706
02:29:33,119 --> 02:29:36,188
of say on the 22nd conducting

4707
02:29:36,188 --> 02:29:37,924
this meeting with with an eye

4708
02:29:37,924 --> 02:29:39,924
towards processing the

4709
02:29:40,727 --> 02:29:42,596
interviews and other

4710
02:29:42,596 --> 02:29:44,430
discussions that we have in the

4711
02:29:44,430 --> 02:29:47,800
22nd for a vote on the 29th.

4712
02:29:47,800 --> 02:29:50,269
So I just want to know if if we

4713
02:29:50,269 --> 02:29:50,937
do this and we try to vote on

4714
02:29:50,937 --> 02:29:52,772
the 22nd when were the ballots

4715
02:29:52,772 --> 02:29:53,406
be due?

4716
02:29:53,406 --> 02:29:55,409
When will we get back because

4717
02:29:55,409 --> 02:29:56,143
that's a tight timeline.

4718
02:29:56,143 --> 02:29:58,450
>> I just want to know what

4719
02:29:58,450 --> 02:29:58,611
happens when and I think that

4720
02:29:58,611 --> 02:30:01,470
we are trying to do that.

4721
02:30:01,470 --> 02:30:03,950
I mean the city attorney I

4722
02:30:03,950 --> 02:30:04,651
thought in terms of preparing I

4723
02:30:04,651 --> 02:30:07,860
thought it was going to be the

4724
02:30:07,860 --> 02:30:09,155
committee but now I think it's

4725
02:30:09,155 --> 02:30:09,823
going to move into the offices

4726
02:30:09,823 --> 02:30:12,625
that what you're thinking what

4727
02:30:12,625 --> 02:30:15,662
is the council that I motorcar

4728
02:30:15,662 --> 02:30:16,297
questions I'm oh she has a

4729
02:30:16,297 --> 02:30:18,980
question councilmember so just

4730
02:30:18,980 --> 02:30:18,765
just for clarity sake I want to

4731
02:30:18,765 --> 02:30:21,268
make sure that I've appreciated

4732
02:30:21,268 --> 02:30:21,935
and I want the audience and the

4733
02:30:21,935 --> 02:30:24,504
viewers to understand when we

4734
02:30:24,504 --> 02:30:25,171
say each councilmember will

4735
02:30:25,171 --> 02:30:27,700
receive up to three nominations

4736
02:30:27,700 --> 02:30:27,641
each councilmember is inclusive

4737
02:30:27,641 --> 02:30:29,709
of mayor pro tem at this point

4738
02:30:29,709 --> 02:30:30,344
in time, correct?

4739
02:30:30,344 --> 02:30:32,680
At this point in time we're

4740
02:30:32,680 --> 02:30:32,846
going to deal with that shortly

4741
02:30:32,846 --> 02:30:33,147
.

4742
02:30:33,147 --> 02:30:35,147
Thank you.

4743
02:30:35,816 --> 02:30:36,160
Yes.

4744
02:30:36,160 --> 02:30:38,160
Yeah.

4745
02:30:38,850 --> 02:30:40,887
And the timeline will come next

4746
02:30:40,887 --> 02:30:41,155
week.

4747
02:30:41,155 --> 02:30:43,155
Okay.

4748
02:30:43,557 --> 02:30:45,826
So be ready to vote.

4749
02:30:45,826 --> 02:30:48,463
I think so I I am still trying

4750
02:30:48,463 --> 02:30:51,666
to figure out where this leads

4751
02:30:51,666 --> 02:30:53,868
to the vote and I think it's

4752
02:30:53,868 --> 02:30:56,268
basically around the interview

4753
02:30:56,737 --> 02:30:59,137
process and for participation

4754
02:30:59,573 --> 02:31:01,141
and the five candidates to be

4755
02:31:01,141 --> 02:31:01,742
invited to participate and

4756
02:31:01,742 --> 02:31:04,742
that's five for each council

4757
02:31:04,878 --> 02:31:08,490
member no ma'am or just it's

4758
02:31:08,490 --> 02:31:10,585
time for council member all

4759
02:31:10,585 --> 02:31:11,219
right, here we go process

4760
02:31:11,219 --> 02:31:11,419
whoever ends up being the top

4761
02:31:11,419 --> 02:31:11,619
five.

4762
02:31:11,619 --> 02:31:13,221
Okay?

4763
02:31:13,221 --> 02:31:13,687
Yeah.

4764
02:31:13,687 --> 02:31:15,687
>> all right.

4765
02:31:16,357 --> 02:31:16,524
So is everybody ready to vote,

4766
02:31:16,524 --> 02:31:18,524
MS..

4767
02:31:19,326 --> 02:31:19,593
Mayfield?

4768
02:31:19,593 --> 02:31:20,427
We are.

4769
02:31:20,427 --> 02:31:21,896
I was just going to ask the

4770
02:31:21,896 --> 02:31:24,265
clerk you have it.

4771
02:31:24,265 --> 02:31:26,901
But do I need to repeat it for

4772
02:31:26,901 --> 02:31:27,102
the minutes for accuracy if you

4773
02:31:27,102 --> 02:31:27,769
want.

4774
02:31:27,769 --> 02:31:29,637
I just need to know what you

4775
02:31:29,637 --> 02:31:30,104
need in order for you to have

4776
02:31:30,104 --> 02:31:32,504
because we have it.

4777
02:31:32,540 --> 02:31:35,109
If you have it then I'm good if

4778
02:31:35,109 --> 02:31:35,910
you need me to repeat it this

4779
02:31:35,910 --> 02:31:36,277
way then I will do whatever you

4780
02:31:36,277 --> 02:31:38,145
need me to do.

4781
02:31:38,145 --> 02:31:38,846
For the record and I'm asking

4782
02:31:38,846 --> 02:31:41,116
is it this if I need to change

4783
02:31:41,116 --> 02:31:41,583
it was on the screen.

4784
02:31:41,583 --> 02:31:41,817
No, this is good.

4785
02:31:41,817 --> 02:31:43,817
Okay.

4786
02:31:44,319 --> 02:31:44,519
This is what we discussed.

4787
02:31:44,519 --> 02:31:46,519
Okay.

4788
02:31:47,220 --> 02:31:47,555
I know as long as you keep

4789
02:31:47,555 --> 02:31:49,257
saying the full council.

4790
02:31:49,257 --> 02:31:49,691
Yes, we'll be okay.

4791
02:31:49,691 --> 02:31:50,425
>> all right.

4792
02:31:50,425 --> 02:31:52,527
So you have a motion on the

4793
02:31:52,527 --> 02:31:52,760
floor all in favor of the

4794
02:31:52,760 --> 02:31:54,760
motion?

4795
02:31:55,263 --> 02:31:57,663
>> please raise your hand.

4796
02:31:58,400 --> 02:31:59,340
Anyone different than anyone?

4797
02:31:59,340 --> 02:31:59,268
That's not a vote that anyone

4798
02:31:59,268 --> 02:31:59,468
oppose.

4799
02:31:59,468 --> 02:32:01,436
Sorry.

4800
02:32:01,436 --> 02:32:03,436
Anyone oppose?

4801
02:32:04,172 --> 02:32:04,339
>> all right, so thank you all

4802
02:32:04,339 --> 02:32:04,973
.

4803
02:32:04,973 --> 02:32:07,208
Thank you very much, my man.

4804
02:32:07,208 --> 02:32:07,809
We got a yeah, we got a couple

4805
02:32:07,809 --> 02:32:09,477
more motions and we I'm going

4806
02:32:09,477 --> 02:32:10,145
to tie those just just for the

4807
02:32:10,145 --> 02:32:12,447
record so that everybody is on

4808
02:32:12,447 --> 02:32:14,716
the same page if just vote and

4809
02:32:14,716 --> 02:32:17,519
we are where we are.

4810
02:32:17,519 --> 02:32:21,119
I move to have this interview

4811
02:32:23,158 --> 02:32:26,158
on this thursday the 18th

4812
02:32:27,829 --> 02:32:31,660
second on yeah yeah yeah yes

4813
02:32:31,660 --> 02:32:31,666
before I go so we can check out

4814
02:32:31,666 --> 02:32:35,266
everything I have to do my

4815
02:32:36,372 --> 02:32:39,174
calendar almost every time so

4816
02:32:39,174 --> 02:32:42,244
this is because let's let's see

4817
02:32:42,244 --> 02:32:42,478
if we can get through this.

4818
02:32:42,478 --> 02:32:43,112
Okay.

4819
02:32:43,112 --> 02:32:44,713
I guess I'm going on those.

4820
02:32:44,713 --> 02:32:45,113
All right.

4821
02:32:45,113 --> 02:32:47,113
All right.

4822
02:32:47,216 --> 02:32:47,649
Does everybody have that time

4823
02:32:47,649 --> 02:32:48,150
frame on there?

4824
02:32:48,150 --> 02:32:50,550
I need a second.

4825
02:32:50,753 --> 02:32:53,153
What time on thursday?

4826
02:32:53,456 --> 02:32:55,958
Well, I just signed up morning

4827
02:32:55,958 --> 02:32:56,659
or afternoon.

4828
02:32:56,659 --> 02:32:58,461
>> that's just so when are the

4829
02:32:58,461 --> 02:33:01,664
ballots to when are the ballots

4830
02:33:01,664 --> 02:33:02,364
do one of the ballots do yeah I

4831
02:33:02,364 --> 02:33:04,800
mean I'm up and when home would

4832
02:33:04,800 --> 02:33:05,501
you when do you need them do

4833
02:33:05,501 --> 02:33:06,235
you know I'm just saying that's

4834
02:33:06,235 --> 02:33:06,902
the 18th is when we're having

4835
02:33:06,902 --> 02:33:09,272
that meeting prior to that time

4836
02:33:09,272 --> 02:33:09,672
there has to been a deadline

4837
02:33:09,672 --> 02:33:10,206
for the council.

4838
02:33:10,206 --> 02:33:12,410
>> that's a good point.

4839
02:33:12,410 --> 02:33:12,241
That's a good point.

4840
02:33:12,241 --> 02:33:12,742
Okay.

4841
02:33:12,742 --> 02:33:15,142
We can work backwards.

4842
02:33:15,745 --> 02:33:18,781
So then I'm not tied to the

4843
02:33:18,781 --> 02:33:19,348
JULY 22nd now I understand are

4844
02:33:19,348 --> 02:33:19,982
we send in three names?

4845
02:33:19,982 --> 02:33:22,180
>> are we waiting on a ballot?

4846
02:33:22,180 --> 02:33:24,487
We're waiting on a ballot if

4847
02:33:24,487 --> 02:33:27,924
you do not council if you do

4848
02:33:27,924 --> 02:33:30,994
not proceed with the 22nd you

4849
02:33:30,994 --> 02:33:34,264
will need to amend your prior

4850
02:33:34,264 --> 02:33:34,931
schedule because you adopted

4851
02:33:34,931 --> 02:33:35,598
that as part of your problem.

4852
02:33:35,598 --> 02:33:37,834
Okay so I'd like to offer this

4853
02:33:37,834 --> 02:33:40,269
then as part of my motion staff

4854
02:33:40,269 --> 02:33:40,903
and I'm looking at you MS.

4855
02:33:40,903 --> 02:33:43,107
Towns because it's the clerk's

4856
02:33:43,107 --> 02:33:45,509
office if you can get us

4857
02:33:45,509 --> 02:33:48,110
ballots today and we have those

4858
02:33:48,110 --> 02:33:48,879
ballots back to you by tomorrow

4859
02:33:48,879 --> 02:33:51,879
48 hours ahead of a thursday

4860
02:33:54,651 --> 02:33:55,318
afternoon meeting then we can

4861
02:33:55,318 --> 02:33:57,120
press them, then we can proceed

4862
02:33:57,120 --> 02:33:57,320
as our folks comfortable with

4863
02:33:57,320 --> 02:33:59,320
that?

4864
02:34:00,230 --> 02:34:00,290
Yeah, I'm very uncomfortable

4865
02:34:00,290 --> 02:34:02,290
with that.

4866
02:34:03,260 --> 02:34:03,827
I don't know how we voted on

4867
02:34:03,827 --> 02:34:04,280
the timeline in meetings.

4868
02:34:04,280 --> 02:34:05,829
Okay.

4869
02:34:05,829 --> 02:34:06,563
Yeah.

4870
02:34:06,563 --> 02:34:09,990
Well then the opportunity to do

4871
02:34:09,990 --> 02:34:09,633
that I don't know what I'll do

4872
02:34:09,633 --> 02:34:11,201
without that's the motion.

4873
02:34:11,201 --> 02:34:11,668
>> if there's a second we'll

4874
02:34:11,668 --> 02:34:13,603
vote it up or down.

4875
02:34:13,603 --> 02:34:16,390
If it goes down then we'll just

4876
02:34:16,390 --> 02:34:18,943
figure something else out and

4877
02:34:18,943 --> 02:34:22,212
see what we'll figure that out

4878
02:34:22,212 --> 02:34:22,646
and so everybody would get

4879
02:34:22,646 --> 02:34:22,847
their information.

4880
02:34:22,847 --> 02:34:24,847
Yeah.

4881
02:34:25,215 --> 02:34:25,382
Before they leave tonight.

4882
02:34:25,382 --> 02:34:27,382
Yes.

4883
02:34:27,384 --> 02:34:29,384
Okay.

4884
02:34:29,720 --> 02:34:30,520
All right.

4885
02:34:30,520 --> 02:34:33,890
So just to be clear to make

4886
02:34:33,890 --> 02:34:34,925
sure I understand so you want a

4887
02:34:34,925 --> 02:34:35,259
ballot with the 49 people?

4888
02:34:35,259 --> 02:34:37,259
Yes, ma'am.

4889
02:34:37,962 --> 02:34:41,650
By the end of before we leave

4890
02:34:41,650 --> 02:34:41,599
here so we don't all the

4891
02:34:41,599 --> 02:34:41,832
eligible and the eligible

4892
02:34:41,832 --> 02:34:43,701
people.

4893
02:34:43,701 --> 02:34:43,901
Yeah, actually eligible.

4894
02:34:43,901 --> 02:34:44,101
Okay.

4895
02:34:44,101 --> 02:34:46,101
Yeah.

4896
02:34:46,203 --> 02:34:48,238
All the so if we can have a

4897
02:34:48,238 --> 02:34:48,939
ballot to night before we leave

4898
02:34:48,939 --> 02:34:51,508
for all of the eligible

4899
02:34:51,508 --> 02:34:53,908
candidates and council will

4900
02:34:54,112 --> 02:34:55,513
return our ballots to you by

4901
02:34:55,513 --> 02:34:56,280
tomorrow afternoon which gives

4902
02:34:56,280 --> 02:34:58,816
48 hours time for notice to

4903
02:34:58,816 --> 02:34:59,550
those selected candidates.

4904
02:34:59,550 --> 02:35:01,919
Then we can conduct the

4905
02:35:01,919 --> 02:35:02,186
interview on thursday

4906
02:35:02,186 --> 02:35:04,186
afternoon.

4907
02:35:04,188 --> 02:35:04,955
And are you going to do photos

4908
02:35:04,955 --> 02:35:07,925
and all of those or what are

4909
02:35:07,925 --> 02:35:08,559
the expectations for the

4910
02:35:08,559 --> 02:35:11,290
sending the information to the

4911
02:35:11,290 --> 02:35:13,398
clerk besides just a letter or

4912
02:35:13,398 --> 02:35:13,598
a list like we have here?

4913
02:35:13,598 --> 02:35:14,365
Yeah.

4914
02:35:14,365 --> 02:35:16,534
So we just we just can return

4915
02:35:16,534 --> 02:35:17,135
our lists or like we typically

4916
02:35:17,135 --> 02:35:19,404
do via email and just respond

4917
02:35:19,404 --> 02:35:22,607
with your names etc. What about

4918
02:35:22,607 --> 02:35:23,241
the kimberly your ballots would

4919
02:35:23,241 --> 02:35:25,743
be your balance that would be

4920
02:35:25,743 --> 02:35:28,547
received tomorrow or I can I

4921
02:35:28,547 --> 02:35:29,810
had a I had a question but I

4922
02:35:29,810 --> 02:35:30,815
think that it has been

4923
02:35:30,815 --> 02:35:31,150
clarified so thank you all

4924
02:35:31,150 --> 02:35:31,316
right.

4925
02:35:31,316 --> 02:35:32,830
Thank you.

4926
02:35:32,830 --> 02:35:33,785
And I just want to make a point

4927
02:35:33,785 --> 02:35:35,785
of clarification.

4928
02:35:37,389 --> 02:35:40,124
It's not the 48 people to 49 is

4929
02:35:40,124 --> 02:35:40,725
eligible candidates all the

4930
02:35:40,725 --> 02:35:42,860
eligible including those who

4931
02:35:42,860 --> 02:35:44,662
did not attend the first be

4932
02:35:44,662 --> 02:35:44,896
eligible can motion for

4933
02:35:44,896 --> 02:35:45,130
correct?

4934
02:35:45,130 --> 02:35:45,364
Correct.

4935
02:35:45,364 --> 02:35:47,364
Okay.

4936
02:35:47,366 --> 02:35:47,766
Okay.

4937
02:35:47,766 --> 02:35:49,766
All right.

4938
02:35:50,602 --> 02:35:50,869
MADAM Clerk MADAM Clerk, are

4939
02:35:50,869 --> 02:35:52,869
you good?

4940
02:35:53,238 --> 02:35:53,772
Oh, is our attorney good as

4941
02:35:53,772 --> 02:35:55,807
anybody on the council?

4942
02:35:55,807 --> 02:35:56,541
Good.

4943
02:35:56,541 --> 02:35:59,144
>> I have a question, MADAM

4944
02:35:59,144 --> 02:35:59,844
Clerk would it be easier for

4945
02:35:59,844 --> 02:36:02,470
people just to write it in like

4946
02:36:02,470 --> 02:36:04,717
their their top three instead

4947
02:36:04,717 --> 02:36:05,150
of your having to like type all

4948
02:36:05,150 --> 02:36:07,550
of those names in?

4949
02:36:07,786 --> 02:36:08,420
I mean we all have the lists

4950
02:36:08,420 --> 02:36:10,923
like yeah there's everybody i

4951
02:36:10,923 --> 02:36:11,523
feel like that MAY be more

4952
02:36:11,523 --> 02:36:13,626
efficient of your time this

4953
02:36:13,626 --> 02:36:16,528
evening so we can make the

4954
02:36:16,528 --> 02:36:17,228
turnaround a bit faster I mean

4955
02:36:17,228 --> 02:36:19,731
just a write in if you want to

4956
02:36:19,731 --> 02:36:20,466
do that.

4957
02:36:20,466 --> 02:36:20,767
>> if I stop you I can make

4958
02:36:20,767 --> 02:36:20,967
that motion.

4959
02:36:20,967 --> 02:36:22,468
Okay.

4960
02:36:22,468 --> 02:36:24,336
Can can can I can I do a

4961
02:36:24,336 --> 02:36:26,736
friendly amendment that instead

4962
02:36:27,306 --> 02:36:30,109
of y'all writing down all the

4963
02:36:30,109 --> 02:36:30,542
people we all have the list is

4964
02:36:30,542 --> 02:36:30,909
not hard for them.

4965
02:36:30,909 --> 02:36:32,909
>> yeah that's.

4966
02:36:33,145 --> 02:36:35,280
Oh okay well whatever have list

4967
02:36:35,280 --> 02:36:35,547
so are we doing a friendly

4968
02:36:35,547 --> 02:36:35,747
amendment?

4969
02:36:35,747 --> 02:36:37,747
Okay.

4970
02:36:38,317 --> 02:36:38,685
No amendments.

4971
02:36:38,685 --> 02:36:38,885
>> right.

4972
02:36:38,885 --> 02:36:39,185
Okay.

4973
02:36:39,185 --> 02:36:41,185
All right.

4974
02:36:43,456 --> 02:36:43,789
So we're voting on the motion

4975
02:36:43,789 --> 02:36:45,240
right there.

4976
02:36:45,240 --> 02:36:45,591
>> so this is a two part motion

4977
02:36:45,591 --> 02:36:48,591
to have the interviews be

4978
02:36:49,280 --> 02:36:51,296
conducted on JUNE 18th and also

4979
02:36:51,296 --> 02:36:54,399
to have a ballot complete with

4980
02:36:54,399 --> 02:36:54,934
all eligible candidates by end

4981
02:36:54,934 --> 02:36:57,704
of day today you receive I

4982
02:36:57,704 --> 02:36:58,471
don't you want to put a no is

4983
02:36:58,471 --> 02:37:00,306
due to no but she received the

4984
02:37:00,306 --> 02:37:02,375
ballot today I received about

4985
02:37:02,375 --> 02:37:03,760
24 hours press yeah and council

4986
02:37:03,760 --> 02:37:05,445
members will turn it in by

4987
02:37:05,445 --> 02:37:06,450
tomorrow.

4988
02:37:06,450 --> 02:37:06,212
Close of business the clerk

4989
02:37:06,212 --> 02:37:08,212
yes.

4990
02:37:11,284 --> 02:37:11,484
Positive.

4991
02:37:11,484 --> 02:37:13,484
Okay.

4992
02:37:13,720 --> 02:37:14,121
So are we comfortable with

4993
02:37:14,121 --> 02:37:14,588
where we are?

4994
02:37:14,588 --> 02:37:16,823
MS. Mayfield are you

4995
02:37:16,823 --> 02:37:17,424
comfortable where you are?

4996
02:37:17,424 --> 02:37:17,624
Not even a slightest.

4997
02:37:17,624 --> 02:37:19,624
Okay.

4998
02:37:19,892 --> 02:37:22,862
So if it is slightly space I

4999
02:37:22,862 --> 02:37:26,432
want us to be realistic and

5000
02:37:26,432 --> 02:37:27,233
responsive.

5001
02:37:27,233 --> 02:37:30,370
so we have our medians have

5002
02:37:30,370 --> 02:37:33,370
been running to 910 later to

5003
02:37:33,240 --> 02:37:36,209
say that our clerk's office is

5004
02:37:36,209 --> 02:37:36,843
supposed to get this

5005
02:37:36,843 --> 02:37:39,412
information to us and we are

5006
02:37:39,412 --> 02:37:42,820
going to be responsible enough

5007
02:37:42,820 --> 02:37:45,518
to get this done back tomorrow

5008
02:37:45,518 --> 02:37:48,518
is very aspirational versus at

5009
02:37:50,491 --> 02:37:53,627
least I'm trying my best y'all

5010
02:37:53,627 --> 02:37:55,963
at least be realistic enough

5011
02:37:55,963 --> 02:37:56,696
instead of saying ballot for

5012
02:37:56,696 --> 02:37:59,199
all the eligible candidates by

5013
02:37:59,199 --> 02:38:02,680
end of day by end of tomorrow

5014
02:38:02,680 --> 02:38:02,769
to give enough time for our

5015
02:38:02,769 --> 02:38:06,969
staff to do what they need to

5016
02:38:06,974 --> 02:38:09,243
do when we still have meeting

5017
02:38:09,243 --> 02:38:12,843
in 20 minutes and we have been

5018
02:38:13,800 --> 02:38:13,847
getting out of here at 910,

5019
02:38:13,847 --> 02:38:15,847
1030 11 and thinking that

5020
02:38:16,683 --> 02:38:19,253
people won't get up and get

5021
02:38:19,253 --> 02:38:22,253
through this by tomorrow let's

5022
02:38:25,359 --> 02:38:26,127
at least be gentle enough where

5023
02:38:26,127 --> 02:38:29,727
ourselves is there to at least

5024
02:38:30,131 --> 02:38:30,397
give them tuesday the 16 to get

5025
02:38:30,397 --> 02:38:32,397
this out.

5026
02:38:35,102 --> 02:38:35,803
That's the gives us a window to

5027
02:38:35,803 --> 02:38:38,305
get the ballots done and get

5028
02:38:38,305 --> 02:38:41,142
them back in because they still

5029
02:38:41,142 --> 02:38:44,245
have to go in and calculate it

5030
02:38:44,245 --> 02:38:46,681
I don't think is reasonable all

5031
02:38:46,681 --> 02:38:48,850
at 20 minutes to five to say

5032
02:38:48,850 --> 02:38:49,517
that the closed office should

5033
02:38:49,517 --> 02:38:51,919
be able to get this information

5034
02:38:51,919 --> 02:38:54,319
to us by tonight.

5035
02:38:54,722 --> 02:38:55,489
>> so a couple of things.

5036
02:38:55,489 --> 02:38:55,723
>> I appreciate what you're

5037
02:38:55,723 --> 02:38:57,459
saying.

5038
02:38:57,459 --> 02:38:58,259
The spreadsheet is right here.

5039
02:38:58,259 --> 02:39:01,290
I will like it already exists.

5040
02:39:01,290 --> 02:39:03,565
We have meant to respond but

5041
02:39:03,565 --> 02:39:04,232
the meat of your question

5042
02:39:04,232 --> 02:39:06,467
though because then the meat of

5043
02:39:06,467 --> 02:39:07,101
your question though I just

5044
02:39:07,101 --> 02:39:09,470
want to make sure the reason

5045
02:39:09,470 --> 02:39:10,104
that I've said to the people

5046
02:39:10,104 --> 02:39:12,540
are talking at the same time

5047
02:39:12,540 --> 02:39:13,174
the reason I said tuesday

5048
02:39:13,174 --> 02:39:13,374
tomorrow is because of the 48

5049
02:39:13,374 --> 02:39:15,277
hours.

5050
02:39:15,277 --> 02:39:15,911
So the question is can staff

5051
02:39:15,911 --> 02:39:18,911
can you still notice the

5052
02:39:19,470 --> 02:39:21,490
meeting before or you know

5053
02:39:21,490 --> 02:39:23,449
which candidates are invited

5054
02:39:24,180 --> 02:39:24,786
you you can notice the purpose.

5055
02:39:24,786 --> 02:39:24,986
Yes, we yes let me tell you.

5056
02:39:24,986 --> 02:39:26,986
Okay.

5057
02:39:27,155 --> 02:39:27,789
Well then cool I'll accept that

5058
02:39:27,789 --> 02:39:27,956
friendly amendment you want to

5059
02:39:27,956 --> 02:39:29,791
use.

5060
02:39:29,791 --> 02:39:30,358
You said the end of tuesday so

5061
02:39:30,358 --> 02:39:30,658
that's a matter of hours

5062
02:39:30,658 --> 02:39:32,658
difference.

5063
02:39:33,328 --> 02:39:34,290
It's those hours make a

5064
02:39:34,290 --> 02:39:35,664
difference and I'm about 16 and

5065
02:39:35,664 --> 02:39:38,467
to also in light of the

5066
02:39:38,467 --> 02:39:41,269
conversation would there be an

5067
02:39:41,269 --> 02:39:43,538
eligible virtual option excuse

5068
02:39:43,538 --> 02:39:44,272
me available to those because

5069
02:39:44,272 --> 02:39:46,508
it is such a short notice.

5070
02:39:46,508 --> 02:39:49,577
>> I mean I think that's I'm

5071
02:39:49,577 --> 02:39:52,810
for sure now why do you want to

5072
02:39:52,810 --> 02:39:54,883
start something I mean it's all

5073
02:39:54,883 --> 02:39:55,584
about getting it.

5074
02:39:55,584 --> 02:39:55,918
>> we are talking about 48

5075
02:39:55,918 --> 02:39:57,918
hours notice.

5076
02:39:58,187 --> 02:39:58,587
I just want to yeah, again I'm

5077
02:39:58,587 --> 02:40:00,587
not pushing that.

5078
02:40:01,323 --> 02:40:01,857
Don't 22nd date is not I felt

5079
02:40:01,857 --> 02:40:04,126
like we could have made

5080
02:40:04,126 --> 02:40:06,294
somebody good made a motion for

5081
02:40:06,294 --> 02:40:06,795
us to amend that because this

5082
02:40:06,795 --> 02:40:09,198
is too important of a

5083
02:40:09,198 --> 02:40:09,832
conversation we have this isn't

5084
02:40:09,832 --> 02:40:12,234
the five months that anthony

5085
02:40:12,234 --> 02:40:14,870
fox had when he was that moved

5086
02:40:14,870 --> 02:40:15,737
into a position.

5087
02:40:15,737 --> 02:40:17,573
So the idea of us trying to

5088
02:40:17,573 --> 02:40:20,342
rush through this process I

5089
02:40:20,342 --> 02:40:21,210
have a concern about I got you

5090
02:40:21,210 --> 02:40:23,178
for you to get it on record as

5091
02:40:23,178 --> 02:40:25,949
far as the virtual option, I'm

5092
02:40:25,949 --> 02:40:26,583
I'm I'm not opposed to virtual

5093
02:40:26,583 --> 02:40:28,718
but certainly if that's going

5094
02:40:28,718 --> 02:40:32,918
to be a part of this motion,

5095
02:40:34,190 --> 02:40:34,824
folks should know about it.

5096
02:40:34,824 --> 02:40:35,391
I'm willing to adjust the

5097
02:40:35,391 --> 02:40:37,793
motion for the will of the

5098
02:40:37,793 --> 02:40:38,360
group if they do not have the

5099
02:40:38,360 --> 02:40:39,895
opportunity to do a virtual

5100
02:40:39,895 --> 02:40:40,663
them.

5101
02:40:40,663 --> 02:40:43,333
i think that saying that you

5102
02:40:43,333 --> 02:40:45,350
want you but you know if you

5103
02:40:45,350 --> 02:40:49,235
can't figure out how to get in

5104
02:40:50,973 --> 02:40:55,173
I'm sure and mayor I just want

5105
02:40:56,145 --> 02:40:59,415
us to so I appreciate both

5106
02:40:59,415 --> 02:41:00,170
perspectives here I also though

5107
02:41:00,170 --> 02:41:01,852
want to talk about and maybe

5108
02:41:01,852 --> 02:41:02,586
we're going to do it now we

5109
02:41:02,586 --> 02:41:04,654
have to do it at some point but

5110
02:41:04,654 --> 02:41:07,654
talk about the structure of

5111
02:41:07,924 --> 02:41:08,558
these meetings because I think

5112
02:41:08,558 --> 02:41:10,427
it has to we have to have a

5113
02:41:10,427 --> 02:41:12,762
structure has that have some

5114
02:41:12,762 --> 02:41:14,762
uniformity to it.

5115
02:41:15,631 --> 02:41:18,335
I can imagine if ten of us have

5116
02:41:18,335 --> 02:41:18,569
questions that's a long time.

5117
02:41:18,569 --> 02:41:18,969
Right?

5118
02:41:18,969 --> 02:41:20,969
Just one question.

5119
02:41:21,505 --> 02:41:21,938
So we got to talk about the

5120
02:41:21,938 --> 02:41:23,938
structure on that.

5121
02:41:24,641 --> 02:41:26,910
>> yeah, maybe you I'm saying

5122
02:41:26,910 --> 02:41:27,177
maybe you could suggest I mean

5123
02:41:27,177 --> 02:41:29,177
I'm yes.

5124
02:41:29,346 --> 02:41:30,146
Someone that could do that.

5125
02:41:30,146 --> 02:41:33,746
>> yeah, somebody has got to do

5126
02:41:34,584 --> 02:41:37,187
some work exactly right and and

5127
02:41:37,187 --> 02:41:37,821
I think that like okay I think

5128
02:41:37,821 --> 02:41:40,657
that what we accomplished was

5129
02:41:40,657 --> 02:41:43,930
that the committee chair would

5130
02:41:43,930 --> 02:41:43,860
have that opportunity to work

5131
02:41:43,860 --> 02:41:46,229
through some of that and nobody

5132
02:41:46,229 --> 02:41:49,166
has suggested but it does need

5133
02:41:49,166 --> 02:41:51,368
to happen so far and mean so

5134
02:41:51,368 --> 02:41:51,968
I'll volunteer myself since

5135
02:41:51,968 --> 02:41:54,738
this is difficult I think it

5136
02:41:54,738 --> 02:41:56,908
would be no, I think so.

5137
02:41:56,908 --> 02:41:57,541
Well what I'm saying is is to I

5138
02:41:57,541 --> 02:41:59,977
agree that those that can be

5139
02:41:59,977 --> 02:42:00,577
worked offline if you have

5140
02:42:00,577 --> 02:42:03,130
questions that you want ash

5141
02:42:03,130 --> 02:42:03,647
simply cinnamon an email to

5142
02:42:03,647 --> 02:42:06,150
everybody and we can compile

5143
02:42:06,150 --> 02:42:08,552
the questions list these things

5144
02:42:08,552 --> 02:42:09,152
are not difficult policy it's a

5145
02:42:09,152 --> 02:42:11,522
question that it's not about

5146
02:42:11,522 --> 02:42:13,922
being difficult policy question

5147
02:42:14,325 --> 02:42:17,161
is how we process our work.

5148
02:42:17,161 --> 02:42:20,761
>> it's how we and it's killing

5149
02:42:22,660 --> 02:42:22,266
us if we make it to the end for

5150
02:42:22,266 --> 02:42:24,266
sure.

5151
02:42:25,502 --> 02:42:28,539
but there has to be process

5152
02:42:28,539 --> 02:42:31,542
steps that there's agree in the

5153
02:42:31,542 --> 02:42:34,112
poem if we don't have hope, if

5154
02:42:34,112 --> 02:42:34,979
we don't respect our committee

5155
02:42:34,979 --> 02:42:36,848
structure, why do we have

5156
02:42:36,848 --> 02:42:38,848
committees?

5157
02:42:39,417 --> 02:42:40,170
It's just it's and so all of

5158
02:42:40,170 --> 02:42:43,170
this stuff should have been

5159
02:42:44,823 --> 02:42:47,823
sent to committee weeks ago,

5160
02:42:47,926 --> 02:42:50,661
three weeks ago that there is

5161
02:42:50,661 --> 02:42:51,960
is a artificial timeline that

5162
02:42:51,960 --> 02:42:53,960
we're dealing with.

5163
02:42:53,164 --> 02:42:55,564
There's nothing magical about

5164
02:42:55,567 --> 02:42:57,869
the 22nd we got 18 months not

5165
02:42:57,869 --> 02:42:58,369
for an interim mayor but for

5166
02:42:58,369 --> 02:43:00,705
the mayor of the city.

5167
02:43:00,705 --> 02:43:03,341
I think that deserves a little

5168
02:43:03,341 --> 02:43:03,942
bit of thoughtfulness versus

5169
02:43:03,942 --> 02:43:06,711
making the sausage around the

5170
02:43:06,711 --> 02:43:08,713
dice where we're supposed to be

5171
02:43:08,713 --> 02:43:09,247
listening to candidates not

5172
02:43:09,247 --> 02:43:11,247
making policy decisions.

5173
02:43:12,830 --> 02:43:12,617
It's just for me it's how we

5174
02:43:12,617 --> 02:43:14,886
process our work that's

5175
02:43:14,886 --> 02:43:15,620
frustrating.

5176
02:43:15,620 --> 02:43:18,122
Are you making a substitute

5177
02:43:18,122 --> 02:43:19,892
much I make a substitution that

5178
02:43:19,892 --> 02:43:24,920
we send this to committee so we

5179
02:43:25,964 --> 02:43:26,665
have a second and a second and

5180
02:43:26,665 --> 02:43:28,567
put it up or down and and and

5181
02:43:28,567 --> 02:43:31,403
when we say substitute motion

5182
02:43:31,403 --> 02:43:32,300
to send to committee does that

5183
02:43:32,300 --> 02:43:34,403
include the inclusiveness of

5184
02:43:35,400 --> 02:43:37,409
the fact the the things that we

5185
02:43:37,409 --> 02:43:39,978
all up and then we come on to

5186
02:43:39,978 --> 02:43:40,613
achieve all the things that we

5187
02:43:40,613 --> 02:43:43,150
want to achieve the timelines,

5188
02:43:43,150 --> 02:43:45,183
the structure there's the

5189
02:43:45,183 --> 02:43:45,818
process questions that

5190
02:43:45,818 --> 02:43:47,818
councilmember anderson talked

5191
02:43:48,320 --> 02:43:48,954
about in terms of making sure

5192
02:43:48,954 --> 02:43:51,156
that just on uniformity there

5193
02:43:51,156 --> 02:43:51,523
has to be we just can't make it

5194
02:43:51,523 --> 02:43:53,923
up on the fly.

5195
02:43:54,527 --> 02:43:55,161
The recusal question all those

5196
02:43:55,161 --> 02:43:57,330
things are legitimate questions

5197
02:43:57,330 --> 02:43:59,432
that we just sit and kind of

5198
02:43:59,432 --> 02:44:00,232
make the sausage at the table

5199
02:44:00,232 --> 02:44:02,635
so we have you can put it up or

5200
02:44:02,635 --> 02:44:05,204
down but I just think you have

5201
02:44:05,204 --> 02:44:08,941
to we have a motion and and

5202
02:44:08,941 --> 02:44:09,741
second all right as I'm just

5203
02:44:09,741 --> 02:44:11,109
about to attempt jd tell me

5204
02:44:11,109 --> 02:44:13,509
thank you MADAM Mayor.

5205
02:44:14,113 --> 02:44:14,380
I think I feel like how to do

5206
02:44:14,380 --> 02:44:16,380
that song.

5207
02:44:16,849 --> 02:44:17,830
>> what's going on?

5208
02:44:17,830 --> 02:44:19,830
Yeah.

5209
02:44:19,418 --> 02:44:20,119
Mm hmm.

5210
02:44:20,119 --> 02:44:22,321
>> are the candidates still in

5211
02:44:22,321 --> 02:44:23,122
the room?

5212
02:44:23,122 --> 02:44:24,890
>> really want to take this up?

5213
02:44:24,890 --> 02:44:25,291
I do.

5214
02:44:25,291 --> 02:44:27,291
I want to.

5215
02:44:28,260 --> 02:44:31,970
This is just more trying to not

5216
02:44:31,970 --> 02:44:33,497
to encourage more frustration

5217
02:44:33,700 --> 02:44:34,567
among my colleagues.

5218
02:44:34,567 --> 02:44:37,300
I just really want to ask this

5219
02:44:37,300 --> 02:44:37,270
question because I'm out of

5220
02:44:37,270 --> 02:44:37,470
curiosity.

5221
02:44:37,470 --> 02:44:39,470
Okay.

5222
02:44:39,605 --> 02:44:39,806
We sent this to committee,

5223
02:44:39,806 --> 02:44:41,806
right.

5224
02:44:42,475 --> 02:44:45,678
And they will come back to a

5225
02:44:45,678 --> 02:44:46,445
full council for a discussion

5226
02:44:46,445 --> 02:44:48,782
on something that was a process

5227
02:44:48,782 --> 02:44:51,151
that should be inclusive of a

5228
02:44:51,151 --> 02:44:54,151
full council to be then

5229
02:44:54,187 --> 02:44:54,888
discussed from a process I was

5230
02:44:54,888 --> 02:44:56,956
made from a committee which I

5231
02:44:56,956 --> 02:44:57,157
respect the committee.

5232
02:44:57,157 --> 02:44:57,857
Right.

5233
02:44:57,857 --> 02:44:59,425
I respect the committee and I

5234
02:44:59,425 --> 02:45:01,825
respect committee structure but

5235
02:45:02,695 --> 02:45:05,599
I guess I'm trying to

5236
02:45:05,599 --> 02:45:07,999
understand the reasoning of

5237
02:45:08,335 --> 02:45:09,690
sending it to committee just

5238
02:45:09,690 --> 02:45:09,570
for it to come back again to a

5239
02:45:09,570 --> 02:45:11,404
full council when we're

5240
02:45:11,404 --> 02:45:13,874
discussing it now this MAY feel

5241
02:45:13,874 --> 02:45:17,243
would like to reply to that.

5242
02:45:17,243 --> 02:45:17,877
So what I am understanding

5243
02:45:17,877 --> 02:45:20,460
because again we got the first

5244
02:45:20,460 --> 02:45:20,647
part done by sending it to

5245
02:45:20,647 --> 02:45:22,917
committee committee can then

5246
02:45:22,917 --> 02:45:23,484
have the conversation on the

5247
02:45:23,484 --> 02:45:25,819
actual structure that we're

5248
02:45:25,819 --> 02:45:26,453
talking about committee in

5249
02:45:26,453 --> 02:45:28,789
committee it would be the

5250
02:45:28,789 --> 02:45:30,789
discussion regarding recusal,

5251
02:45:31,925 --> 02:45:34,194
it would be discussion on the

5252
02:45:34,194 --> 02:45:37,164
timeline, it will be discussion

5253
02:45:37,164 --> 02:45:37,931
although what we recommended is

5254
02:45:37,931 --> 02:45:40,401
each of us has up to three

5255
02:45:40,401 --> 02:45:41,200
committee were be able to do to

5256
02:45:41,200 --> 02:45:43,704
structure around the act or

5257
02:45:43,704 --> 02:45:46,400
survey and that timeline that's

5258
02:45:46,400 --> 02:45:46,674
where committee will be able to

5259
02:45:46,674 --> 02:45:48,909
come in and do that piece so

5260
02:45:48,909 --> 02:45:51,909
that when we invite those

5261
02:45:52,790 --> 02:45:53,130
individuals who make it through

5262
02:45:53,130 --> 02:45:55,148
back we are all on the same

5263
02:45:55,148 --> 02:45:58,190
page of understanding what it

5264
02:45:58,190 --> 02:45:58,653
is that we're looking at and

5265
02:45:58,653 --> 02:46:00,755
then we have that opportunity

5266
02:46:00,755 --> 02:46:03,624
of submitting some questions to

5267
02:46:03,624 --> 02:46:06,293
a committee and no duplications

5268
02:46:06,293 --> 02:46:08,862
and there's no duplication and

5269
02:46:08,862 --> 02:46:09,463
that will finally put us in a

5270
02:46:09,463 --> 02:46:12,650
position to have a structure

5271
02:46:12,650 --> 02:46:14,334
moving forward because even

5272
02:46:14,334 --> 02:46:16,538
though we have done this eight

5273
02:46:16,538 --> 02:46:17,238
times unfortunately we are

5274
02:46:17,238 --> 02:46:19,540
doing this more often than what

5275
02:46:19,540 --> 02:46:20,275
was done previously.

5276
02:46:20,275 --> 02:46:22,710
So this way we actually get a

5277
02:46:22,710 --> 02:46:25,460
full structure but it answers

5278
02:46:25,460 --> 02:46:25,680
the actual questions that have

5279
02:46:25,680 --> 02:46:27,949
been asked by it going to

5280
02:46:27,949 --> 02:46:28,282
committee is that my

5281
02:46:28,282 --> 02:46:30,282
understanding?

5282
02:46:30,818 --> 02:46:31,552
That's what I'm understanding

5283
02:46:31,552 --> 02:46:33,788
why it would come to committee.

5284
02:46:33,788 --> 02:46:34,155
>> I think you are correct.

5285
02:46:34,155 --> 02:46:35,890
Thank you.

5286
02:46:35,890 --> 02:46:36,191
So just just a point of

5287
02:46:36,191 --> 02:46:38,191
information.

5288
02:46:39,160 --> 02:46:39,694
This would have to be a special

5289
02:46:39,694 --> 02:46:41,694
committee meeting because

5290
02:46:41,930 --> 02:46:42,263
there's not a committee meeting

5291
02:46:42,263 --> 02:46:44,263
until AUGUST.

5292
02:46:45,767 --> 02:46:48,200
>> yeah, there you can do a

5293
02:46:48,200 --> 02:46:50,372
special the chair can share and

5294
02:46:50,372 --> 02:46:53,241
call it in and say something

5295
02:46:53,241 --> 02:46:55,443
same notice, same legal notice

5296
02:46:55,443 --> 02:46:55,744
requirements but it can't be

5297
02:46:55,744 --> 02:46:55,977
called okay.

5298
02:46:55,977 --> 02:46:57,977
>> yes.

5299
02:46:58,246 --> 02:47:00,646
Thank you MADAM Chair

5300
02:47:00,915 --> 02:47:02,915
city attorney.

5301
02:47:03,184 --> 02:47:06,184
i have a question, sir.

5302
02:47:06,287 --> 02:47:08,657
So if this is if if the ayes

5303
02:47:08,657 --> 02:47:11,527
have it right then we would

5304
02:47:11,527 --> 02:47:14,496
have to then introduce a new

5305
02:47:14,496 --> 02:47:17,299
motion to amend the adopted

5306
02:47:17,299 --> 02:47:17,766
timeline that we voted for

5307
02:47:17,766 --> 02:47:19,766
previously, correct?

5308
02:47:20,435 --> 02:47:22,303
>> that is correct because you

5309
02:47:22,303 --> 02:47:22,937
won't be able to adhere to the

5310
02:47:22,937 --> 02:47:25,937
22nd deadline I think timeline

5311
02:47:27,209 --> 02:47:27,377
I should say all the questions

5312
02:47:27,377 --> 02:47:27,776
.

5313
02:47:27,776 --> 02:47:28,477
All right.

5314
02:47:28,477 --> 02:47:32,677
We have a call the question on

5315
02:47:33,150 --> 02:47:33,315
the table so I'll take anyone.

5316
02:47:33,315 --> 02:47:35,315
All right.

5317
02:47:35,751 --> 02:47:36,184
So let's go ahead all in favor

5318
02:47:36,184 --> 02:47:38,184
of this please.

5319
02:47:39,421 --> 02:47:41,924
Right of which we're talking

5320
02:47:41,924 --> 02:47:42,558
about what's on the substitute

5321
02:47:42,558 --> 02:47:45,127
motion on a substitute motion

5322
02:47:45,127 --> 02:47:45,728
for the motion and the JUNE

5323
02:47:45,728 --> 02:47:47,763
18th and those areas right

5324
02:47:47,763 --> 02:47:49,763
there.

5325
02:47:50,333 --> 02:47:50,533
And if not, yes, we'll keep

5326
02:47:50,533 --> 02:47:50,766
going.

5327
02:47:50,766 --> 02:47:51,660
Okay.

5328
02:47:51,660 --> 02:47:53,660
All right.

5329
02:47:53,680 --> 02:47:55,680
We're ready.

5330
02:47:55,437 --> 02:47:59,370
Who's some who all in favor?

5331
02:47:59,475 --> 02:48:01,875
One, two, three, four.

5332
02:48:01,978 --> 02:48:03,978
>> all against.

5333
02:48:05,480 --> 02:48:08,648
Do we have anybody else all

5334
02:48:09,252 --> 02:48:11,454
oppose for one, two, three,

5335
02:48:11,454 --> 02:48:11,821
four, five, six.

5336
02:48:11,821 --> 02:48:13,821
All right.

5337
02:48:14,590 --> 02:48:16,827
I think we go back to that

5338
02:48:16,827 --> 02:48:16,993
because we don't have anything

5339
02:48:16,993 --> 02:48:17,627
.

5340
02:48:17,627 --> 02:48:19,963
We go back to your motion.

5341
02:48:19,963 --> 02:48:20,397
Yeah, right.

5342
02:48:20,397 --> 02:48:22,397
>> all right.

5343
02:48:22,765 --> 02:48:22,932
You're back to this motion here

5344
02:48:22,932 --> 02:48:24,932
.

5345
02:48:25,668 --> 02:48:25,868
Okay, so the question all

5346
02:48:25,868 --> 02:48:26,502
right.

5347
02:48:26,502 --> 02:48:28,771
We have a question on the

5348
02:48:28,771 --> 02:48:31,907
motion that you see on the

5349
02:48:31,907 --> 02:48:33,907
screen right now.

5350
02:48:34,644 --> 02:48:38,844
So all in favor one, two, three

5351
02:48:39,249 --> 02:48:39,516
,four, five, six, seven, eight

5352
02:48:39,516 --> 02:48:41,516
to the 16.

5353
02:48:41,618 --> 02:48:44,554
Well, can I well, obviously

5354
02:48:44,554 --> 02:48:47,991
this is passing so is there

5355
02:48:47,991 --> 02:48:49,559
anyone opposed the right that

5356
02:48:49,559 --> 02:48:50,493
you have?

5357
02:48:50,493 --> 02:48:54,693
Yeah I didn't catch that so it

5358
02:48:55,320 --> 02:48:57,670
goes to the 16th and then later

5359
02:48:57,670 --> 02:48:59,502
on certainly amendment you had

5360
02:48:59,502 --> 02:49:03,102
one oppose one oppose all right

5361
02:49:03,173 --> 02:49:03,807
and that closes out this all I

5362
02:49:03,807 --> 02:49:05,742
were wrong then how many years

5363
02:49:05,742 --> 02:49:08,411
was it not about matthew.

5364
02:49:08,411 --> 02:49:08,778
>> all right so we have a

5365
02:49:08,778 --> 02:49:10,778
zoning meeting.

5366
02:49:10,815 --> 02:49:13,851
>> I know that I can arrange a

5367
02:49:13,851 --> 02:49:17,451
meeting so you guys would have

5368
02:49:17,988 --> 02:49:21,588
subject would what we have now

5369
02:49:21,758 --> 02:49:23,927
I think we're going to yes.

5370
02:49:23,927 --> 02:49:25,962
That's what you want to do?

5371
02:49:25,962 --> 02:49:26,831
>> yes, but there is a motion

5372
02:49:26,831 --> 02:49:28,866
and a second on the floor to

5373
02:49:28,866 --> 02:49:29,567
adjourn.

5374
02:49:29,567 --> 02:49:31,435
>> you can't have the ballot

5375
02:49:31,435 --> 02:49:32,236
motion on the floor to only to

5376
02:49:32,236 --> 02:49:34,338
talk about it up but then do

5377
02:49:34,338 --> 02:49:34,572
back at that's what I was

5378
02:49:34,572 --> 02:49:36,572
asking.

5379
02:49:37,241 --> 02:49:37,875
>> okay all those in favor of

5380
02:49:37,875 --> 02:49:40,511
the motion to adjourn because

5381
02:49:40,511 --> 02:49:42,412
the convener I know michelle

5382
02:49:42,412 --> 02:49:43,460
she moved the ballots do back

5383
02:49:43,460 --> 02:49:44,716
it says I think we're going to

5384
02:49:44,716 --> 02:49:45,416
have to you know yeah I know I

5385
02:49:45,416 --> 02:49:47,485
was looking at that too is it

5386
02:49:47,485 --> 02:49:49,520
the ballot should be back by

5387
02:49:49,520 --> 02:49:50,210
the end of day on the 16th not

5388
02:49:50,210 --> 02:49:52,421
the close of business.

5389
02:49:54,240 --> 02:49:54,659
That was logan is debate 20

5390
02:49:54,659 --> 02:49:56,661
friendly amendment so what the

5391
02:49:56,661 --> 02:49:59,797
ballots do out same day right

5392
02:49:59,797 --> 02:50:00,364
yeah same day yeah luana I

5393
02:50:00,364 --> 02:50:02,867
wanted to give staff until

5394
02:50:02,867 --> 02:50:03,501
tomorrow to get it out to us

5395
02:50:03,501 --> 02:50:05,136
instead of giving it to us

5396
02:50:05,136 --> 02:50:07,536
tonight tomorrow tomorrow for

5397
02:50:08,172 --> 02:50:08,373
the ballots to be distributed.

5398
02:50:08,373 --> 02:50:08,640
Yeah.

5399
02:50:08,640 --> 02:50:08,873
Hear you.

5400
02:50:08,873 --> 02:50:10,873
Period.

5401
02:50:11,843 --> 02:50:12,443
after the ballots are

5402
02:50:12,443 --> 02:50:12,643
distributed until they come

5403
02:50:12,643 --> 02:50:14,643
back.

5404
02:50:15,460 --> 02:50:16,214
Yeah.

5405
02:50:16,214 --> 02:50:16,881
Now what it says is end of day

5406
02:50:16,881 --> 02:50:17,181
on JUNE 16th for that yeah

5407
02:50:17,181 --> 02:50:19,181
yeah, yeah.

5408
02:50:20,850 --> 02:50:22,420
>> no we can you can you change

5409
02:50:22,420 --> 02:50:22,687
that 1st JUNE can you use mike

5410
02:50:22,687 --> 02:50:24,687
to the 15.

5411
02:50:24,889 --> 02:50:25,557
What it is saying is that

5412
02:50:25,557 --> 02:50:26,191
there's no period in there to

5413
02:50:26,191 --> 02:50:28,927
actually give the ballot right

5414
02:50:28,927 --> 02:50:30,610
received them so we would have

5415
02:50:30,610 --> 02:50:30,628
to have like noon on the 16th

5416
02:50:30,628 --> 02:50:33,231
for the circulation of the

5417
02:50:33,231 --> 02:50:33,865
ballots and end of day on the

5418
02:50:33,865 --> 02:50:35,566
16th for the return of the

5419
02:50:35,566 --> 02:50:36,300
ballots.

5420
02:50:36,300 --> 02:50:38,300
That's doable for the clerk's

5421
02:50:38,300 --> 02:50:38,737
office.

5422
02:50:38,737 --> 02:50:39,371
So we just need an update on

5423
02:50:39,371 --> 02:50:40,973
the board so that people are

5424
02:50:40,973 --> 02:50:41,773
clear.

5425
02:50:41,773 --> 02:50:44,900
>> let's talk about it because

5426
02:50:44,900 --> 02:50:46,511
we have to vote on a german.

5427
02:50:46,511 --> 02:50:46,878
No, we yes.

5428
02:50:46,878 --> 02:50:48,878
Well time out.

5429
02:50:49,414 --> 02:50:49,581
We need to vote on adjournment

5430
02:50:49,581 --> 02:50:50,480
.

5431
02:50:50,480 --> 02:50:50,248
>> yes, MADAM Mayor.

5432
02:50:50,248 --> 02:50:52,248
Right.

5433
02:50:52,450 --> 02:50:53,117
We have a motion for adjourn.

5434
02:50:53,117 --> 02:50:55,421
That all in favor please raise

5435
02:50:55,421 --> 02:50:57,421
your hands.

5436
02:50:57,856 --> 02:50:58,290
Okay, so just one, two, three.

5437
02:50:58,290 --> 02:51:00,290
>> not a major.

5438
02:51:02,294 --> 02:51:02,461
He turned around on all opposed

5439
02:51:02,461 --> 02:51:02,861
.

5440
02:51:02,861 --> 02:51:04,861
All right.

5441
02:51:05,664 --> 02:51:06,331
I think that the nays and okay.

5442
02:51:06,331 --> 02:51:08,666
All right then you have it.

5443
02:51:08,666 --> 02:51:11,202
All right so now the next item

5444
02:51:11,202 --> 02:51:14,600
on the agenda is what's on the

5445
02:51:14,600 --> 02:51:14,673
agenda now upstairs what I was

5446
02:51:14,673 --> 02:51:17,142
slightly sorry what is right in

5447
02:51:17,142 --> 02:51:19,378
the eating and okay, bill is

5448
02:51:19,378 --> 02:51:21,778
this right, MISS Watlington?

5449
02:51:22,214 --> 02:51:22,915
>> so I was just commenting

5450
02:51:22,915 --> 02:51:25,500
that the other topic that was

5451
02:51:25,500 --> 02:51:28,200
brought up at the beginning of

5452
02:51:28,200 --> 02:51:28,720
this meeting was the recusal.

5453
02:51:28,720 --> 02:51:30,990
So I was I was under the

5454
02:51:30,990 --> 02:51:31,624
impression that we were going

5455
02:51:31,624 --> 02:51:34,360
to deal with that today that

5456
02:51:34,360 --> 02:51:36,896
that we just had that come up.

5457
02:51:36,896 --> 02:51:37,530
It says charge recuse or

5458
02:51:37,530 --> 02:51:39,930
timeline number of nominations

5459
02:51:40,990 --> 02:51:40,733
but that that that substitute

5460
02:51:40,733 --> 02:51:43,168
motion failed I can't mark it

5461
02:51:43,168 --> 02:51:45,971
out right now but it fails I

5462
02:51:45,971 --> 02:51:46,138
just need to talk about recusal

5463
02:51:46,138 --> 02:51:46,338
.

5464
02:51:46,338 --> 02:51:46,539
Okay.

5465
02:51:46,539 --> 02:51:48,539
Yeah.

5466
02:51:49,242 --> 02:51:51,210
So you need to entertain a

5467
02:51:51,210 --> 02:51:51,377
motion right now which I don't

5468
02:51:51,377 --> 02:51:51,911
.

5469
02:51:51,911 --> 02:51:52,612
>> let's go ahead.

5470
02:51:52,612 --> 02:51:56,812
We need to have a motion for

5471
02:52:00,219 --> 02:52:00,886
recusal all MR. Driggs, could

5472
02:52:00,886 --> 02:52:03,222
the attorney please clarify my

5473
02:52:03,222 --> 02:52:05,959
understanding was that a member

5474
02:52:05,959 --> 02:52:08,328
who has a financial or other

5475
02:52:08,328 --> 02:52:09,290
conflict must recuse themselves

5476
02:52:09,290 --> 02:52:12,198
or if they have a concern about

5477
02:52:12,198 --> 02:52:14,598
an appearance of impropriety

5478
02:52:14,734 --> 02:52:15,501
they MAY ask the council to

5479
02:52:15,501 --> 02:52:17,937
excuse them which would then

5480
02:52:17,937 --> 02:52:18,171
require a majority vote to be

5481
02:52:18,171 --> 02:52:20,171
excused.

5482
02:52:20,340 --> 02:52:22,776
Those are two different things

5483
02:52:22,776 --> 02:52:25,278
you just told us it's not a

5484
02:52:25,278 --> 02:52:25,812
recusal situation even though

5485
02:52:25,812 --> 02:52:28,212
he gets more money.

5486
02:52:28,381 --> 02:52:29,249
So then it's a question of

5487
02:52:29,249 --> 02:52:31,951
whether he chooses to ask to be

5488
02:52:31,951 --> 02:52:32,585
excused and we agree with him

5489
02:52:32,585 --> 02:52:35,188
then because of the appearance

5490
02:52:35,188 --> 02:52:37,457
of impropriety by a majority

5491
02:52:37,457 --> 02:52:37,924
vote he is excused.

5492
02:52:37,924 --> 02:52:39,924
That is correct.

5493
02:52:39,927 --> 02:52:40,594
Those are the two issues.

5494
02:52:40,594 --> 02:52:42,863
So that means that you would

5495
02:52:42,863 --> 02:52:44,965
have to ask to be excused since

5496
02:52:44,965 --> 02:52:45,599
you can't recuse yourself since

5497
02:52:45,599 --> 02:52:48,168
the attorney advises that you

5498
02:52:48,168 --> 02:52:48,502
don't have a financial

5499
02:52:48,502 --> 02:52:50,502
contribution.

5500
02:52:51,304 --> 02:52:51,871
So it's up to you it can you

5501
02:52:51,871 --> 02:52:54,740
speaking to the microphone

5502
02:52:54,740 --> 02:52:55,908
please for the record?

5503
02:52:55,908 --> 02:52:59,508
>> yeah, we have we have the

5504
02:53:06,220 --> 02:53:10,420
room that today I tried I tried

5505
02:53:11,825 --> 02:53:12,426
it's oh oh case and I think she

5506
02:53:12,426 --> 02:53:14,662
wants you to repeat it.

5507
02:53:14,662 --> 02:53:15,296
>> yeah I won't repeat

5508
02:53:15,296 --> 02:53:17,665
everything I just said he is

5509
02:53:17,665 --> 02:53:18,232
not eligible for a recusal

5510
02:53:18,232 --> 02:53:20,368
because the city attorney

5511
02:53:20,368 --> 02:53:23,368
advised us that his increased

5512
02:53:23,571 --> 02:53:26,273
income doesn't qualify as a

5513
02:53:26,273 --> 02:53:26,440
grounds for recusal under state

5514
02:53:26,440 --> 02:53:28,440
law.

5515
02:53:28,642 --> 02:53:29,309
Therefore he MAY ask to be

5516
02:53:29,309 --> 02:53:31,913
excused based on a concern

5517
02:53:31,913 --> 02:53:32,213
about the appearance of

5518
02:53:32,213 --> 02:53:34,213
impropriety.

5519
02:53:35,490 --> 02:53:37,385
And it takes a majority vote of

5520
02:53:37,385 --> 02:53:39,785
counsel to excuse him.

5521
02:53:40,354 --> 02:53:41,550
So that does require that you

5522
02:53:41,550 --> 02:53:43,257
would in order for that vote to

5523
02:53:43,257 --> 02:53:43,758
take place you would have to

5524
02:53:43,758 --> 02:53:46,930
ask to be excused.

5525
02:53:46,930 --> 02:53:46,727
And I would suggest that for as

5526
02:53:46,727 --> 02:53:49,127
long as councilmember mitchell

5527
02:53:49,364 --> 02:53:52,000
is in the pool of people like

5528
02:53:52,000 --> 02:53:54,736
if he's not among the final

5529
02:53:54,736 --> 02:53:56,270
five then he could participate

5530
02:53:56,270 --> 02:53:58,406
in the selection among the five

5531
02:53:58,406 --> 02:54:01,209
if he is among the final five

5532
02:54:01,209 --> 02:54:04,345
in my opinion there is an issue

5533
02:54:04,345 --> 02:54:05,112
a question about conflict and

5534
02:54:05,112 --> 02:54:07,449
then but it is up to you to ask

5535
02:54:07,449 --> 02:54:07,949
to be excused.

5536
02:54:07,949 --> 02:54:08,316
>> we can't do it.

5537
02:54:08,316 --> 02:54:10,716
We don't do it.

5538
02:54:10,752 --> 02:54:10,952
Did everybody hear what it

5539
02:54:10,952 --> 02:54:11,319
said?

5540
02:54:11,319 --> 02:54:13,319
Is that right?

5541
02:54:14,220 --> 02:54:16,758
And I agree with correct I feel

5542
02:54:16,758 --> 02:54:18,860
thank you, MADAM Mayor.

5543
02:54:18,860 --> 02:54:19,661
And the clerk mentioned it.

5544
02:54:19,661 --> 02:54:23,861
But I think what we also have

5545
02:54:24,500 --> 02:54:27,200
to remember when council when

5546
02:54:27,200 --> 02:54:29,504
former mayor fox took his

5547
02:54:29,504 --> 02:54:31,904
appointment and then council

5548
02:54:32,173 --> 02:54:34,173
appointed councilmember percy

5549
02:54:35,177 --> 02:54:35,410
kinzie, she did not recuse

5550
02:54:35,410 --> 02:54:37,410
herself.

5551
02:54:39,814 --> 02:54:40,582
you whatever the mayor has

5552
02:54:40,582 --> 02:54:43,582
always owned more than council

5553
02:54:44,190 --> 02:54:44,687
whether was 5000 more 7000 or

5554
02:54:44,687 --> 02:54:44,987
more it doesn't matter what the

5555
02:54:44,987 --> 02:54:46,987
amount was.

5556
02:54:47,556 --> 02:54:47,989
The mayor has always earned

5557
02:54:47,989 --> 02:54:48,624
more than council.

5558
02:54:48,624 --> 02:54:50,125
Council member can say he did

5559
02:54:50,125 --> 02:54:50,759
not recuse herself.

5560
02:54:50,759 --> 02:54:53,950
Yes she voted for herself just

5561
02:54:53,950 --> 02:54:53,662
like when we have elections I

5562
02:54:53,662 --> 02:54:56,431
hope you actually vote for

5563
02:54:56,431 --> 02:54:59,101
yourself when you go in to vote

5564
02:54:59,101 --> 02:55:02,400
so that I want us to keep in

5565
02:55:02,400 --> 02:55:02,238
mind the idea of this recusal.

5566
02:55:02,238 --> 02:55:04,238
Yes.

5567
02:55:04,573 --> 02:55:06,842
COUNCILMAN Mitchell will have

5568
02:55:06,842 --> 02:55:09,878
to make the motion himself but

5569
02:55:09,878 --> 02:55:10,179
we already do have precedent on

5570
02:55:10,179 --> 02:55:10,546
that.

5571
02:55:10,546 --> 02:55:12,381
That's correct.

5572
02:55:12,381 --> 02:55:15,350
And that precedent is the

5573
02:55:15,350 --> 02:55:16,510
sitting council member that

5574
02:55:16,510 --> 02:55:19,651
ended up being put into the

5575
02:55:20,890 --> 02:55:21,590
position of mayor for that

5576
02:55:21,590 --> 02:55:23,926
eventual period did vote for

5577
02:55:23,926 --> 02:55:24,427
themselves.

5578
02:55:24,427 --> 02:55:26,428
There was no recusal.

5579
02:55:26,428 --> 02:55:27,290
I don't know why the

5580
02:55:27,290 --> 02:55:29,290
conversation of compensation

5581
02:55:29,531 --> 02:55:31,931
came into this particular

5582
02:55:32,134 --> 02:55:32,901
conversation for the simple

5583
02:55:32,901 --> 02:55:35,671
fact the mayor will always make

5584
02:55:35,671 --> 02:55:37,740
more than council whatever that

5585
02:55:37,740 --> 02:55:37,941
amount is I'll give as 2000

5586
02:55:37,941 --> 02:55:38,575
more.

5587
02:55:38,575 --> 02:55:40,143
The mayor is always going to

5588
02:55:40,143 --> 02:55:40,777
make more than council so

5589
02:55:40,777 --> 02:55:43,680
whoever the mayor is they are

5590
02:55:43,680 --> 02:55:43,946
going to make more than council

5591
02:55:43,946 --> 02:55:45,946
with that.

5592
02:55:46,749 --> 02:55:49,218
So the recusal piece that's a

5593
02:55:49,218 --> 02:55:51,855
kisi as a sitting council

5594
02:55:51,855 --> 02:55:54,891
member who served 28 years as a

5595
02:55:54,891 --> 02:55:57,891
district when she was appointed

5596
02:55:57,994 --> 02:56:00,229
to fill out mayor anthony

5597
02:56:00,229 --> 02:56:00,497
parks's seat she was not asked

5598
02:56:00,497 --> 02:56:02,497
to recuse.

5599
02:56:02,999 --> 02:56:04,999
She did vote.

5600
02:56:06,302 --> 02:56:09,439
I don't understand why we're i

5601
02:56:09,439 --> 02:56:10,730
understand why we're having a

5602
02:56:10,730 --> 02:56:12,209
conversation now but I want us

5603
02:56:12,209 --> 02:56:15,209
to make sure for transparency.

5604
02:56:15,278 --> 02:56:17,547
That was not something that was

5605
02:56:17,547 --> 02:56:19,547
a prerequisite.

5606
02:56:20,283 --> 02:56:21,840
But again, even though we just

5607
02:56:21,840 --> 02:56:23,653
voted it down, had it gone to

5608
02:56:23,653 --> 02:56:24,187
committee, that's what the

5609
02:56:24,187 --> 02:56:26,550
discussion and an actual

5610
02:56:26,550 --> 02:56:26,256
process could have been put in

5611
02:56:26,256 --> 02:56:26,924
place.

5612
02:56:26,924 --> 02:56:29,827
We chose not to do that but I

5613
02:56:29,827 --> 02:56:30,360
just want to make sure everyone

5614
02:56:30,360 --> 02:56:33,229
does understand we had a

5615
02:56:33,229 --> 02:56:33,497
councilmember who stepped into

5616
02:56:33,497 --> 02:56:35,432
the role.

5617
02:56:35,432 --> 02:56:35,732
No they did not recuse

5618
02:56:35,732 --> 02:56:37,732
themselves.

5619
02:56:38,680 --> 02:56:40,904
Yes, they voted if he chooses

5620
02:56:40,904 --> 02:56:41,738
to that is his choice.

5621
02:56:41,738 --> 02:56:44,475
>> we do not get to do that.

5622
02:56:44,475 --> 02:56:46,443
All right, MISS Allen.

5623
02:56:46,443 --> 02:56:47,144
>> thank you, MADAM Mayor.

5624
02:56:47,144 --> 02:56:49,580
I just want to speak very

5625
02:56:49,580 --> 02:56:50,470
briefly to my impression of why

5626
02:56:50,470 --> 02:56:52,149
we are where we are.

5627
02:56:52,149 --> 02:56:52,850
I tried to bring this issue

5628
02:56:52,850 --> 02:56:53,417
into the room because I've had

5629
02:56:53,417 --> 02:56:55,719
a lot of engagement with

5630
02:56:55,719 --> 02:56:58,119
constituents over the weekend

5631
02:56:58,488 --> 02:56:59,189
particularly who have asked me

5632
02:56:59,189 --> 02:57:01,292
about what they perceive to be

5633
02:57:01,292 --> 02:57:01,959
the unfairness of a situation

5634
02:57:01,959 --> 02:57:04,359
where there is competition

5635
02:57:04,829 --> 02:57:07,231
between a member of council and

5636
02:57:07,231 --> 02:57:07,398
other members of the community

5637
02:57:07,398 --> 02:57:08,650
.

5638
02:57:08,650 --> 02:57:09,166
Those members of the community

5639
02:57:09,166 --> 02:57:09,800
need to get to six this member

5640
02:57:09,800 --> 02:57:11,335
of council would only need to

5641
02:57:11,335 --> 02:57:11,735
get to five presumably voting

5642
02:57:11,735 --> 02:57:13,735
done for himself.

5643
02:57:14,305 --> 02:57:14,871
So I wanted to put that into

5644
02:57:14,871 --> 02:57:16,440
the room out of just an

5645
02:57:16,440 --> 02:57:18,440
abundance of transparency

5646
02:57:19,510 --> 02:57:20,144
around what our process is.

5647
02:57:20,144 --> 02:57:20,711
I believe there to be a

5648
02:57:20,711 --> 02:57:23,214
conflict of interest and I

5649
02:57:23,214 --> 02:57:23,815
believe there is an appearance

5650
02:57:23,815 --> 02:57:25,850
of impropriety to have mayor

5651
02:57:25,850 --> 02:57:28,419
pro tem vote in the same way as

5652
02:57:28,419 --> 02:57:28,653
he would if he were not

5653
02:57:28,653 --> 02:57:29,420
running.

5654
02:57:29,420 --> 02:57:31,689
I think to the point made by

5655
02:57:31,689 --> 02:57:32,323
councilmember driggs, there is

5656
02:57:32,323 --> 02:57:34,758
a difference in my mind of

5657
02:57:34,758 --> 02:57:36,928
getting us to a point where we

5658
02:57:36,928 --> 02:57:37,529
have a small group if he is on

5659
02:57:37,529 --> 02:57:39,264
that small group then I would

5660
02:57:39,264 --> 02:57:39,898
contend that he should not

5661
02:57:39,898 --> 02:57:42,400
continue to participate in the

5662
02:57:42,400 --> 02:57:43,234
same way that he would if he

5663
02:57:43,234 --> 02:57:45,937
were not our mayor pro tem so

5664
02:57:45,937 --> 02:57:46,137
that is my personal point of

5665
02:57:46,137 --> 02:57:46,771
view.

5666
02:57:46,771 --> 02:57:48,372
That is why the issues in the

5667
02:57:48,372 --> 02:57:48,573
room is there a motion on the

5668
02:57:48,573 --> 02:57:50,573
table?

5669
02:57:50,575 --> 02:57:51,175
I don't believe.

5670
02:57:51,175 --> 02:57:51,475
>> did you make a motion?

5671
02:57:51,475 --> 02:57:53,475
I did not.

5672
02:57:54,120 --> 02:57:54,246
I'd like to comment when it's

5673
02:57:54,246 --> 02:57:54,613
my turn.

5674
02:57:54,613 --> 02:57:54,913
>> thank you.

5675
02:57:54,913 --> 02:57:56,913
All right.

5676
02:57:57,849 --> 02:57:58,490
So why don't we go has his

5677
02:57:58,490 --> 02:57:59,885
hand?

5678
02:57:59,885 --> 02:58:00,652
I do want okay, go.

5679
02:58:00,652 --> 02:58:02,787
>> I just wanted to point out

5680
02:58:02,787 --> 02:58:04,823
it was possible that 4 or 5 of

5681
02:58:04,823 --> 02:58:05,490
us applied for this.

5682
02:58:05,490 --> 02:58:07,859
Where would we have been if

5683
02:58:07,859 --> 02:58:07,992
everybody had been disqualified

5684
02:58:07,992 --> 02:58:09,992
?

5685
02:58:10,762 --> 02:58:11,396
I so I think the fact that

5686
02:58:11,396 --> 02:58:11,997
mitchell has served the way he

5687
02:58:11,997 --> 02:58:14,867
has all this time shouldn't

5688
02:58:14,867 --> 02:58:15,670
work to his detriment as it

5689
02:58:15,670 --> 02:58:17,670
were.

5690
02:58:17,402 --> 02:58:18,103
He's entitled to his voice in

5691
02:58:18,103 --> 02:58:20,205
this process as the mayor pro

5692
02:58:20,205 --> 02:58:23,108
tem so personally I clarified

5693
02:58:23,108 --> 02:58:23,708
as I did just to make sure we

5694
02:58:23,708 --> 02:58:25,443
understand the situation it's

5695
02:58:25,443 --> 02:58:26,144
up to him.

5696
02:58:26,144 --> 02:58:29,480
I personally wouldn't put a

5697
02:58:29,480 --> 02:58:31,316
burden on him to ask to be

5698
02:58:31,316 --> 02:58:31,650
excused which is what we're

5699
02:58:31,650 --> 02:58:33,650
talking about.

5700
02:58:33,719 --> 02:58:36,522
>> I'm not mayor jd thank you

5701
02:58:36,522 --> 02:58:37,122
madam mayor.

5702
02:58:37,122 --> 02:58:37,422
Yeah I would agree with my

5703
02:58:37,422 --> 02:58:39,422
colleagues.

5704
02:58:39,558 --> 02:58:40,192
Council member MAY feel and

5705
02:58:40,192 --> 02:58:42,600
council member driggs and also

5706
02:58:42,600 --> 02:58:44,600
appreciative of councilmember

5707
02:58:45,163 --> 02:58:45,831
owens point however I really do

5708
02:58:45,831 --> 02:58:47,633
think for me when I think about

5709
02:58:47,633 --> 02:58:48,000
it I think about the democratic

5710
02:58:48,000 --> 02:58:50,000
process right?

5711
02:58:51,236 --> 02:58:53,872
We are elected by less than 5%

5712
02:58:53,872 --> 02:58:54,573
of the city's population and

5713
02:58:54,573 --> 02:58:57,176
why are we going to vote on

5714
02:58:57,176 --> 02:58:57,943
whether somebody has the right

5715
02:58:57,943 --> 02:58:59,478
to run or to seek a position of

5716
02:58:59,478 --> 02:59:01,478
elected office?

5717
02:59:02,247 --> 02:59:02,881
We all raised our hands to run

5718
02:59:02,881 --> 02:59:05,752
for elected office and we all

5719
02:59:05,752 --> 02:59:05,918
went in front of the community

5720
02:59:05,918 --> 02:59:06,252
.

5721
02:59:06,252 --> 02:59:06,919
>> right?

5722
02:59:06,919 --> 02:59:09,822
Everybody has the right to run

5723
02:59:09,822 --> 02:59:12,910
for office and be true to that

5724
02:59:12,910 --> 02:59:14,260
same standard like we're

5725
02:59:14,260 --> 02:59:15,270
putting on the same standard

5726
02:59:15,270 --> 02:59:17,630
for all of the candidates that

5727
02:59:17,630 --> 02:59:18,197
we've heard from today and that

5728
02:59:18,197 --> 02:59:20,766
have applied for this role

5729
02:59:20,766 --> 02:59:21,301
today that being said, you know

5730
02:59:21,301 --> 02:59:23,737
and I'll I'll just for

5731
02:59:23,737 --> 02:59:24,337
appreciation I will say this

5732
02:59:24,337 --> 02:59:26,539
that's why I also agree with

5733
02:59:26,539 --> 02:59:27,173
councilmember owens when it

5734
02:59:27,173 --> 02:59:29,342
comes to the physical virtual

5735
02:59:29,342 --> 02:59:29,542
option.

5736
02:59:29,542 --> 02:59:31,542
Right.

5737
02:59:32,378 --> 02:59:32,945
We need to be equalizers and

5738
02:59:32,945 --> 02:59:35,514
ensure that everybody has a

5739
02:59:35,514 --> 02:59:36,149
fair shot, an opportunity and I

5740
02:59:36,149 --> 02:59:38,551
as I brought it up before and

5741
02:59:38,551 --> 02:59:39,119
I'll bring it up today I'm

5742
02:59:39,119 --> 02:59:41,519
unsure with this financial

5743
02:59:42,222 --> 02:59:44,622
compensation part of the

5744
02:59:45,258 --> 02:59:45,892
discussion came apart because

5745
02:59:45,892 --> 02:59:48,228
we did just vote as a city

5746
02:59:48,228 --> 02:59:48,428
council to give ourselves a

5747
02:59:48,428 --> 02:59:48,628
raise.

5748
02:59:48,628 --> 02:59:50,628
Right?

5749
02:59:50,697 --> 02:59:53,399
That's part of the budget city

5750
02:59:53,399 --> 02:59:56,303
council members and the mayor

5751
02:59:56,303 --> 02:59:56,636
got a pay bump and the f y 2027

5752
02:59:56,636 --> 02:59:58,636
budget right.

5753
02:59:59,973 --> 03:00:02,475
And so that conversation and

5754
03:00:02,475 --> 03:00:04,475
financial compensation feels

5755
03:00:05,378 --> 03:00:08,248
very obscure to me to be had in

5756
03:00:08,248 --> 03:00:10,984
this in this room right now and

5757
03:00:10,984 --> 03:00:11,551
right right and she and she

5758
03:00:11,551 --> 03:00:11,784
would have disallowed that

5759
03:00:11,784 --> 03:00:13,486
exactly.

5760
03:00:13,486 --> 03:00:13,721
MR. Drake so thank you so much

5761
03:00:13,721 --> 03:00:14,880
and I.

5762
03:00:14,880 --> 03:00:16,880
>> I concur.

5763
03:00:16,357 --> 03:00:16,790
All right.

5764
03:00:16,790 --> 03:00:18,790
And let's go.

5765
03:00:19,193 --> 03:00:19,860
We're going around this way.

5766
03:00:19,860 --> 03:00:22,260
>> thank you, MADAM Mayor.

5767
03:00:22,296 --> 03:00:24,331
Just question for the city

5768
03:00:24,331 --> 03:00:26,331
attorney here.

5769
03:00:27,234 --> 03:00:28,100
We were mentioning when patsy

5770
03:00:28,100 --> 03:00:30,737
kinzie was appointed to be the

5771
03:00:30,737 --> 03:00:33,240
interim mayor was there a

5772
03:00:33,240 --> 03:00:35,676
public forum with that process

5773
03:00:35,676 --> 03:00:39,460
or was she simply voted by her

5774
03:00:39,460 --> 03:00:39,246
colleagues to be to take that

5775
03:00:39,246 --> 03:00:41,246
seat?

5776
03:00:41,749 --> 03:00:42,316
Because I think if it wasn't a

5777
03:00:42,316 --> 03:00:44,651
public forum I don't believe

5778
03:00:44,651 --> 03:00:45,285
there was this is a different

5779
03:00:45,285 --> 03:00:45,852
structure here and I'll be a

5780
03:00:45,852 --> 03:00:47,387
little prescribed with our

5781
03:00:47,387 --> 03:00:48,188
language.

5782
03:00:48,188 --> 03:00:50,424
We not a public forum but not a

5783
03:00:50,424 --> 03:00:50,925
candidate forum there were no

5784
03:00:50,925 --> 03:00:51,225
there was not external

5785
03:00:51,225 --> 03:00:53,225
competition.

5786
03:00:53,494 --> 03:00:53,994
It was strictly internal to

5787
03:00:53,994 --> 03:00:55,994
your point councilmember

5788
03:00:56,196 --> 03:00:56,831
anderson only council members

5789
03:00:56,831 --> 03:00:58,866
participated in that, correct.

5790
03:00:58,866 --> 03:00:59,567
And that's why I brought that

5791
03:00:59,567 --> 03:01:02,570
up because you know, before we

5792
03:01:02,570 --> 03:01:04,905
advance to a public process we

5793
03:01:04,905 --> 03:01:07,305
had the opportunity to

5794
03:01:07,475 --> 03:01:08,276
potentially appoint any of us.

5795
03:01:08,276 --> 03:01:10,845
So it's not about a particular

5796
03:01:10,845 --> 03:01:13,414
individual but we voted to make

5797
03:01:13,414 --> 03:01:14,810
this a public process in

5798
03:01:14,810 --> 03:01:16,817
advance in this public forum.

5799
03:01:16,817 --> 03:01:19,353
So we've had 49 people to sign

5800
03:01:19,353 --> 03:01:20,540
up to come down to speak.

5801
03:01:20,540 --> 03:01:22,389
people have taken the time to

5802
03:01:22,389 --> 03:01:23,257
fill out applications.

5803
03:01:23,257 --> 03:01:26,261
You know, it's not just a small

5804
03:01:26,261 --> 03:01:26,928
a small thing we've asked them

5805
03:01:26,928 --> 03:01:30,665
to do and it's a very different

5806
03:01:30,665 --> 03:01:31,299
process than when patsy kinzie,

5807
03:01:31,299 --> 03:01:33,634
who was a district one

5808
03:01:33,634 --> 03:01:36,340
resident, was appointed interim

5809
03:01:36,137 --> 03:01:36,537
mayor very different.

5810
03:01:36,537 --> 03:01:38,537
All right.

5811
03:01:39,306 --> 03:01:39,974
Male thank you, MADAM Mayor.

5812
03:01:39,974 --> 03:01:42,100
>> I would agree with

5813
03:01:42,100 --> 03:01:44,100
councilmember briggs.

5814
03:01:44,513 --> 03:01:45,113
I don't believe that mayor pro

5815
03:01:45,113 --> 03:01:47,482
tem should have to recuse

5816
03:01:47,482 --> 03:01:48,249
himself.

5817
03:01:48,249 --> 03:01:50,518
I think that you know, as a

5818
03:01:50,518 --> 03:01:51,152
sitting council member he

5819
03:01:51,152 --> 03:01:53,121
should have the same vote as

5820
03:01:53,121 --> 03:01:55,521
everyone else on council.

5821
03:01:56,324 --> 03:01:56,624
So I just wanted to put that

5822
03:01:56,624 --> 03:01:58,393
out there.

5823
03:01:58,393 --> 03:01:59,610
>> I mean that I guess would be

5824
03:01:59,610 --> 03:02:01,530
a decision that he makes and or

5825
03:02:01,530 --> 03:02:03,930
we would make potentially.

5826
03:02:04,666 --> 03:02:07,402
But I, I don't think that's

5827
03:02:07,402 --> 03:02:09,404
necessary personally for you.

5828
03:02:09,404 --> 03:02:10,272
It's not up to us.

5829
03:02:10,272 --> 03:02:12,774
You know it's it's like you

5830
03:02:12,774 --> 03:02:15,376
said then what attorney just

5831
03:02:15,376 --> 03:02:15,610
say no we can't vote.

5832
03:02:15,610 --> 03:02:15,810
Right.

5833
03:02:15,810 --> 03:02:17,810
Okay.

5834
03:02:17,847 --> 03:02:18,214
All right.

5835
03:02:18,214 --> 03:02:20,214
Anyone else?

5836
03:02:21,150 --> 03:02:23,550
MR. Watlington all right.

5837
03:02:23,719 --> 03:02:26,719
MRS. Mira all right then.

5838
03:02:29,910 --> 03:02:31,359
MR. Johnson oh, all right.

5839
03:02:31,359 --> 03:02:34,263
>> I'll just add that it's like

5840
03:02:34,263 --> 03:02:37,660
we're arguing about not arguing

5841
03:02:37,660 --> 03:02:39,668
or debating about assumption or

5842
03:02:39,668 --> 03:02:41,668
some preconceived guarantee

5843
03:02:42,271 --> 03:02:42,471
when there's not a guarantee.

5844
03:02:42,471 --> 03:02:44,471
Right.

5845
03:02:45,740 --> 03:02:48,740
There is as much possibility

5846
03:02:49,411 --> 03:02:50,245
for the mayor pro tem to become

5847
03:02:50,245 --> 03:02:51,514
one of the top five candidates

5848
03:02:51,514 --> 03:02:52,480
as well as to not become one

5849
03:02:52,480 --> 03:02:52,248
and top five candidates.

5850
03:02:52,248 --> 03:02:54,248
Right.

5851
03:02:54,450 --> 03:02:55,151
and so I just want to put that

5852
03:02:55,151 --> 03:02:57,453
out there that in to the public

5853
03:02:57,453 --> 03:02:59,755
and I want to be put on the

5854
03:02:59,755 --> 03:03:02,925
record there is not a guarantee

5855
03:03:02,925 --> 03:03:05,661
on who gets appointed interim

5856
03:03:05,661 --> 03:03:05,995
mayor that is point blank

5857
03:03:05,995 --> 03:03:06,195
period.

5858
03:03:06,195 --> 03:03:08,195
Right.

5859
03:03:08,965 --> 03:03:12,869
Like we all have as we voted on

5860
03:03:12,869 --> 03:03:15,204
the right to nominate up to

5861
03:03:15,204 --> 03:03:18,204
three people in this process

5862
03:03:18,474 --> 03:03:20,443
and that those chances of

5863
03:03:20,443 --> 03:03:21,770
whether mayor pro tem is one of

5864
03:03:21,770 --> 03:03:23,479
those top three people that's

5865
03:03:23,479 --> 03:03:23,713
not guaranteed and it's not

5866
03:03:23,713 --> 03:03:24,313
written.

5867
03:03:24,313 --> 03:03:25,982
We just heard from excellent

5868
03:03:25,982 --> 03:03:26,183
candidates.

5869
03:03:26,183 --> 03:03:26,983
Right.

5870
03:03:26,983 --> 03:03:29,719
And I hope that we all have the

5871
03:03:29,719 --> 03:03:32,389
due diligence to listen to

5872
03:03:32,389 --> 03:03:32,989
those candidates and really

5873
03:03:32,989 --> 03:03:35,124
nominate the best candidates.

5874
03:03:35,124 --> 03:03:35,758
We think aligned with the

5875
03:03:35,758 --> 03:03:37,927
priorities and the future of

5876
03:03:37,927 --> 03:03:38,728
this city.

5877
03:03:38,728 --> 03:03:40,663
So I just want to make that

5878
03:03:40,663 --> 03:03:42,865
very clear that when we are

5879
03:03:42,865 --> 03:03:43,500
having this discussion about

5880
03:03:43,500 --> 03:03:45,900
excluding or taking someone's

5881
03:03:46,136 --> 03:03:48,472
right to vote, there's not a

5882
03:03:48,472 --> 03:03:49,272
guarantee that any of us would

5883
03:03:49,272 --> 03:03:52,750
be appointed mayor if we did

5884
03:03:52,750 --> 03:03:52,609
applied.

5885
03:03:52,609 --> 03:03:52,909
>> so thank you.

5886
03:03:52,909 --> 03:03:54,578
All right.

5887
03:03:54,578 --> 03:03:55,278
Thank you, don.

5888
03:03:55,278 --> 03:03:57,147
I think do need to the motion

5889
03:03:57,147 --> 03:03:59,147
to adjourn.

5890
03:03:59,749 --> 03:04:03,949
>> so I think I think well she

5891
03:04:04,888 --> 03:04:05,589
and the other things okay.

5892
03:04:05,589 --> 03:04:07,791
>> MADAM Mayor, just quickly

5893
03:04:07,791 --> 03:04:08,425
before we leave out, I just

5894
03:04:08,425 --> 03:04:10,360
want to make sure everyone

5895
03:04:10,360 --> 03:04:13,360
remembers that on JUNE the

5896
03:04:13,964 --> 03:04:14,731
monday, JUNE 22nd that starting

5897
03:04:14,731 --> 03:04:16,466
at 2:00 we had a city clerk's

5898
03:04:16,466 --> 03:04:17,234
evaluation.

5899
03:04:17,234 --> 03:04:19,804
So that was one of the other

5900
03:04:19,804 --> 03:04:20,370
reasons the motion went the way

5901
03:04:20,370 --> 03:04:22,370
it went.

5902
03:04:22,840 --> 03:04:25,142
But while we are doing these

5903
03:04:25,142 --> 03:04:27,144
dates out I want to make sure

5904
03:04:27,144 --> 03:04:29,880
that we remember the 22nd we

5905
03:04:29,880 --> 03:04:31,448
already have the close

5906
03:04:31,448 --> 03:04:33,448
evaluation that's scheduled

5907
03:04:34,351 --> 03:04:34,651
from 2 to 6 and we're public

5908
03:04:34,651 --> 03:04:36,651
form.

5909
03:04:37,388 --> 03:04:38,189
>> so on ramp I think maybe we

5910
03:04:38,189 --> 03:04:40,357
are as it's maybe a day in the

5911
03:04:40,357 --> 03:04:42,357
life of council.

5912
03:04:43,794 --> 03:04:46,697
I mean we choose violence on a

5913
03:04:46,697 --> 03:04:49,330
daily basis around this dais.

5914
03:04:49,330 --> 03:04:49,300
>> so thank you.

5915
03:04:49,300 --> 03:04:51,300
Okay.

5916
03:04:52,200 --> 03:04:54,272
So I've got to motion to

5917
03:04:54,272 --> 03:04:54,739
adjourn we defer we defer her

5918
03:04:54,739 --> 03:04:56,739
motion to adjourn.

5919
03:04:58,109 --> 03:05:00,445
How many of you are at the you

5920
03:05:00,445 --> 03:05:03,445
adjourn for thursday but you're