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Good evening.

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I enjoy that so much. I'm going to do it again.

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Welcome to the Milwaukee City Council meeting for Monday, December 8, 2025, the 368th and final day of my reign, and it's great to be here. It's great to have such a nice turnout both for our celebration of the time capsule installation and for the peaceful transition of power that is about to follow.

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We have no action out of closed session, there was no closed session.

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Can I get a motion to approve the agenda order?

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I'll make that motion.

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I'll second.

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Call in favor.

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I.

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We begin tonight with a presentation.

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A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend at Scout Hall, the Investiture of

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for Eagle Scouts this year, in Troop 1, here in Nil Valley,

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a great accomplishment.

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And tonight, one of our Eagle Scouts and Residents,

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Nate Lee, is here to be recognized.

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And I'd like to invite Nate up to the podium

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to tell us a little bit about his Eagle Scout project

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and his future plans.

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And I also want to acknowledge his parents

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who are dedicated scout leaders, his sister, who preceded him as an Eagle Scout, and his younger brother, who will soon follow.

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It's a tremendous accomplishment for the Lee family.

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So, Nate.

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Hello everyone.

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Like Mayor Burke said, my name is Nate Lee.

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I'm an Eagle Scout from Troop 1, and I'm here to be talking about my Eagle Project.

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So, for my Eagle Project, which is a requirement that all Eagle Scouts or Eagle Scout candidates must make,

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I partnered with the Mill Valley Little League to repair the third base dugout over an alto baseball field, which is behind Edna McGuire Elementary.

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And that is a field that I used to play on, so I had a deep meaning to me, and I'm really glad that I could work with the Mill Valley Little League.

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And then I also have,

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so during the actual project it took several months of planning and we had decided that we would remove completely the back wall of the dugout and the section of the roof that was rotting and replace it with brand new plywood apply a new paint layer and cover the roof with waterproofing to make the dugout safer and more appealing to play in.

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And then, unfortunately, the other three Eagle Scouts

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who I had the pleasure of participating

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in the Eagle Sairmonie with, Quingio in Ergon

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and Fin Crowley, are unable to attend,

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so I'll be talking a little bit about their projects

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on behalf of them.

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So, even in Ergon, he partnered with the University

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of San Francisco to turn reusable wood

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into sustainable owl houses for the owls to live in on campus, Fin Crowley partnered with the

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new village school for Kindergarteners to replace the original patio that had become very

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hot and apply shade structures to help the Kindergarteners during lunch and recess, and then

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shared several trails that bikers use often.

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That is all that I have to say.

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Thank you.

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Please, Nate.

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Please stay at the podium for a moment.

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You may get some questions or comments from Council members,

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starting with former Little League President Caroline Joaquin.

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I just want to say congratulations on such a great accomplishment

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and I really do appreciate that you chose also field to as your service project.

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It was desperately in need of attention and you just did an amazing job.

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So congratulations to you on this and just incredible and incredible accomplishment.

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Thank you.

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What have you been would you like to say anything?

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You love a scout.

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Yeah, I do love scouting.

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So my son is also an eagle scout and I'll say two things.

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Coming in Eagle Scout takes years and years and years of perseverance. It's really one of the truly the biggest

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accomplishments you can have. Twenty years from now, when you are applying for a job, if you put

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down that you're in Eagle Scout, people will notice, because it really is quite accomplishment

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and something that people remember. That's the first thing I want to say. The second thing is,

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there is nothing more nerve-wracking than being the parent of a potential Eagle Scout. You have to

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Okay, well, things have changed so every Eagle Scout when my son was trying to get it literally went up to within a week of their 18th birthday

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And you're just thinking about the 10 years that you've spent trying to get this far in the fact that they may not make it because they'll be a day late

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So anybody congratulations. Thank you.

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I'll just add in echoing my colleagues congratulations

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Congratulations, I think everything that you did on this project ties in with so much that

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we're about as a city, beautification, Caroline's efforts, all of our efforts as a community

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sports and getting outside, so congratulations and looking forward to what you do next.

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Thank you.

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Would you join us for a picture please?

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Could we get a picture with me?

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my eagerness to get to Nate, I overlooked one important item on the agenda, which is that we are a journey in memory of local journalists and publishers Steve McNamara.

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And at this time, I'd like to invite anyone up who wishes to share a memory or a thought about Steve, so feel free.

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Hello, I'm Abby Wasserman, Homestead Valley, and former editor of the review magazine, Steve Beside's being publisher and all of the things he did for the Pacific Sun.

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He also was a freelance journalist as well and he wrote three or four articles for the review magazine or historical magazine here.

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He wrote about Janet DiJogo, long time kindergarten teacher, who now lives at the Redwoods, a beautiful insightful article about her and her accomplishments.

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He wrote an article about the journalism program at Tamil Pais High School and two other

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articles, but I also wanted to say that some of you may not know about the annual

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Millia Awards for Creative Achievement that we have, it's now 34 years old, and Steve

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was awarded for literary arts, Amelia Ward in 2010, and then after that he was one of the

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few people who after winning an award would come back and give service and attend the annual

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event, and he served as judge two times. The most recent time was this very year. He was a wonderful

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friend, he was a stalwart, honest, and supportive journalist, and we miss him very much,

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but he lived the most wonderful, eventful life with a wonderful wife, K, wonderful children.

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All grown up, whom I just had the pleasure of meeting. So, God bless him.

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Hi, and thank you. My name is very McCleain, and I'm a neighbor of Steve and K in

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Blightel Canyon, as well as the past president of the outdoor club and many other organizations

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in Marin County.

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I want to say a few words about our beloved.

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As a neighbor, he was outgoing, he was caring, he was elegant, insightful, we would

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have neighborhood parties and he would always open up the doors to their home.

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I have many fond memories of hearing his stories of his adventures.

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The life adventures around the world, and he and K have children that are global citizens.

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And it's because of that spirit and inquisitiveness of who he was.

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So I just wanted to say, I was so sorry to learn of his passing.

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And wanted to just, again, remember all the wonderful things he did from Mel Valley as a neighbor.

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Because I know he was a great journalist. I know he did wonderful things, but as a neighbor.

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That's one of the things I find most gratifying about Mel Valley is neighbor goodness.

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So, thank you. Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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Now we'll come to presentation number two and it's no surprise that our final volunteer

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All-Star of 2025 has freed herself from the rock out in front and is here to receive

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the honor of volunteer All-Star Pam Keon.

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Come on up Pam and then we'll read our proclamation in your honor.

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You don't have to announce who you are, we know who you are.

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Well, I will announce where I live because one of the things that's so exciting and such an honor

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about this is that I live outside of city limits and it really says so much about what a wonderful

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community we are as Stephen coined 9494 all and so this is really symbolic and I'm so deeply appreciative

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I have a few comments, I wanted to share that in October this year, I got contacted by Urban and by Joan Murray.

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They wanted to get together with me and they wanted to talk about volunteerism.

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I was like, great.

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I love talking about volunteers.

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I was so ready for this conversation.

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Then we were going to talk about the Ebb and flow of onterism in the United States and what

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good systems were for volunteerism and motivations and everything.

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I couldn't wait to dig in to this conversation with them.

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So we sat down at the depot, of course, and we chatted a little bit, and I'm ready to jump

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this conversation and then they completely, completely pull the rug out from under me by letting

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me know that I had been nominated for this award. And I was like the fish going,

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Mal kept opening and closing. I couldn't process it. How could this be? And when it finally got

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true to me, my eyes filled with tears.

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And I thought, I cannot believe this.

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I didn't see this coming.

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And when I think of all the incredible people

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who have preceded me in this honor, the amazing things

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I've done, and I'm looking at a lot of you out there

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right now, to imagine that somehow I

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had been identified as being similar in some way

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to these people just blew me away.

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Volunteering is something that has been part of my life

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since I was seven years old.

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And I've always thought, I can't believe they let me do this.

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I love volunteering.

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I love being part of things that are bigger than I am.

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I love giving back, I love working with other people to make our world a better place, and to me this is one of the really really important things about volunteering and about this award tonight.

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volunteering is not a singular activity. You can't really do it in isolation. It's something

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that you do in community and for anyone who gets something like this is identified in some

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way. There are so many other people out there who are also worthy of that kind of accolade

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attention. And one of the things that has been so meaningful to me in my lifetime is the relationships.

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The people that I have met through volunteering, the incredible friendships that I have created

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and that I treasure. I'm just, I'm looking out here and I'm seeing, oh, look there. They're all these

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people that I've had the opportunity to work with and to get to know, and I think if I were

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to design a perfect world, it would include the ability for everyone who wanted to be able

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to volunteer, to be able to give their time and their talent to work together with other

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people to make this a better place.

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So I am deeply, deeply moved, deeply honored.

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And I want to thank everyone that I have ever worked with,

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whether it was on a bond campaign or the 125th anniversary

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or a tutoring program or the energies or whatever it is.

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You have all enriched my life so much, so thank you very much.

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That

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was beautiful but I expect no less from you.

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So we're going to read a proclamation and then I'm going to invite my council colleagues to make some comments and then invite members of the audience to come up.

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This is the Pam Key on roast.

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You can sit down.

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So, a proclamation of the City of Council of the City of Mill Valley honoring Pam Keon as a volunteer all-star.

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Whereas, Pam Keon is devoted her life to volunteerism.

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Beginning at the age of seven, Pam volunteered at her elementary school, and as a camp, fire, girl,

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blue bird, where she found profound joy and purpose in serving others.

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And whereas Pam has enriched Milvalli's historical understanding through a previous work

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a secretary of the Milvalli Historical Society, participating in the collaborative development

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of several annual walk into history guides and training dosens to help educate the public

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about local heritage.

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Whereas Pam has applied her passion for local history by volunteering in the LaCrisha Hanson

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little history room at the Milvalli Public Library, and serving as a member of the city's

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historical preservation advisory group.

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She is also supported the Planning Commission

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and preserving significant historical sites,

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including the Mill Valley Lumberyard and the Depot.

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And whereas, Pam's leadership and emergency preparedness

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contributed to the establishment of the Tamal Pious Valley

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Neighborhood Response Group network in February 2020.

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A neighborhood-based initiative supporting preparedness

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and response to wildfires, earthquakes, the COVID-19

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pandemic and see level rise for approximately 2,500 homes in Mil Valley.

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Whereas the tap Pam strengthen the city's emergency preparedness efforts by becoming a member of the community emergency response team,

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cert, chairing the Southern Marin cert, steering committee and serving on the Southern Marin disaster council.

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And whereas in 2023.

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PAM became a commissioner and vice chair of the Tamil quiet community services district parks and recreation commission

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further contributing to her community through service and.

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Whereas as a dedicated volunteer with the threshold choir, PAM generously gives her time each week to sing at the bedside of hospice patients.

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Offering comfort and compassion, and whereas, in her current role as community service director

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for the outdoor art club, Pam manages service initiatives, working alongside other board members

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to support local projects and community engagement, and...

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Where as?

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Over the past three years, Pam has served as the chair of Mill Valley's 125th Anniversary

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steering committee, providing thoughtful stewardship and planning a highly successful three-day

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celebration, complete with a community parade that brought residents together to honor

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Mil Valley's past and strengthen community.

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Now, therefore, be it proclaimed on the 8th of December 2025, the City Council of the City of Mill Valley, hereby recognizes the remarkable contributions of Pam Keon as a Mill Valley volunteer all-star. We honor her service to our library, neighborhoods, and community, and extend our heartfelt gratitude to Pam, who is always willing to lend a hand.

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I believe that sets the record for applause.

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I'm just going to kick it off with a brief comment that Pam Keon could run anything.

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She could run the UN. She could run general motors.

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She's chosen to apply her talents to our community and we are deeply grateful.

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One of the joys of working on the 125th was getting to know Pam and how she operates and how effective she is.

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So, without your leadership and energy and ability to build coalitions, it would not have happened, so thank you very much.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Pam in 2020 when we both served on the disaster council for Southern Marin.

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Doing all sorts of COVID activities and thinking about how we respond to wildfires, how we work across energies and certs and emergency preparedness commissions.

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And what you did with the 125th and all of these amazing volunteer leadership roles you've had are just absolutely incredible and so inspiring it inspires me to want to volunteer even more hearing everything that you've done.

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So I don't know if we can add on to the 26 work plan, annexing Pam's home so she can run into our council in the future into the city limits, but thank you for everything you do for us.

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I would just note that her childhood friend and our current supervisor, Stephanie Moulton

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Peters, could make that happen.

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Pam, before I thank you, I wrote down some notes because I just think you're incredible.

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But I also wanted to thank you for leading off with such beautiful sentiment about volunteering.

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and you really did speak from the heart and given everything that you have done for our community.

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This is really a well-deserved recognition.

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So I want to thank you for all the countless hours behind the scenes for bringing people together and our community together.

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And that's really what is at the heart of No Valley.

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And you've shown so much what can be accomplished when one person steps up and says,

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How can I be of help? And I'm so glad you asked who's planning the one twenty-fifth.

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You certainly know the right questions to ask.

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But I also want to say that your dedication has helped create celebrations and initiatives that

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not only mark milestones for a mobile and a history, but also deepen our connections to one another.

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And for that, I think that a lot of us are very grateful for everything that you do.

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So thank you very much, and I look forward to working with you over the next years.

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I want to start by saying I'm so happy that we have this traditional and city council that we acknowledge people like Pam and our community.

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So we've done this now eight times, and every one of the people has been somebody that's been remarkable.

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Somebody who's made a tremendous contribution, and you can honestly say,

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Mill Valley would not be the same city without them, and Pam, that's certainly the case for you.

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The point of doing these are one to thank people and to provide acknowledgement.

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And also, secondly, referring to something that Pam said, to provide leadership for the next generation of volunteers in our city.

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Because this city really runs on its volunteers.

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The special sauce that makes Mill Valley the special place that it is.

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So Pam, I met you in March, 2022, the first time we were going to have a meeting to talk

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about the 125th and to tell you how long ago that feels like three, three, fifths

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of the City Council was not on the City Council at that time.

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Todd Kusumana was the City Manager of Quartamadera and John McColley was the mayor.

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So that was the long time ago.

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I came out of that meeting thinking you have enormously ambitious to do what you're trying

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to do because it wasn't just a celebration of the 125th.

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It was an enormous fundraising effort.

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It was a gift to the city.

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It was a year-long celebration, not just a day or a few days.

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And I'm walking out of this like they're never going to pull this off.

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This is impossible.

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But the one twenty-fifth year was remarkable in so many ways, and the three-day weekend in particular was just, it was just so well done.

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I couldn't believe how well it all came off. And that's all really thanks to you and the team that you pulled together, and the enormous love and care that you put into making it happen.

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You are enormously worthy of becoming a volunteer all-star, and you have truly enriched all of our lives, and for that we're just very grateful.

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Thank you very much.

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I'm one of those three fifths that was not on the City Council, and I had the pleasure meeting you right after I joined the City Council, so early 2026 when you're planning for the 125th was already underway.

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And my experience of the 125th is something that, you know, for those of you who were there,

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it was something you can't quite put your finger on, but you just know that it's created by someone

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and a group of people who have such a love, a deep love for Mel Valley, a respect for its history,

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and also for the future of our community.

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And so it's so clear that the work you've done,

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the work you've done with the Outdoor Art Club

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and establishing and for our history in Mil Valley.

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It's such a beautiful thing and I'm so in awe

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of all of the work that you've done

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and so appreciative of the 125th.

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So thank you.

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It's like to invite members of the public up to say a few words if they wish.

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Feel free, uh-huh, here comes Joe.

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What's your own memory?

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I know there is a much more that I can say that hasn't been said, but I want to give you

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an example of her dedication.

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So Pam got what, COVID, COVID, just as we're about to begin this celebration, she wasn't able

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come to the dedication of the new roof on the old nil. She didn't test clear until the following

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day, but she worked all through her illness on all kinds of things. It's just amazing her level

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of dedication. And I remember getting in front of a parks and rec commissioned meeting and saying

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something like, oh, well, you know, I may be co-chair, but she's doing 60, maybe I'm doing 40.

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Well, I think that got up to quite a bit, but people pale in comparison to the work that she does.

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And she truly does have her heart in it.

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And we should be very grateful.

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So thank you for honoring her.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Joan.

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So Pam, would you come up for a photo?

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Oh, oh, here she comes.

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All right, I wish we had a portable microphone for you.

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Would you like to, we have a portable, Stephanie, we have a portable

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mic if you wish, all right,

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don't be shy.

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No, because I was going to wait until the last two, okay, so, thank you,

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Council for honoring Pam Keon, who is a dear friend, a childhood friend.

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We were backyard neighbors before you learned that you loved volunteer.

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And I just want to say, it's funny how fate brings you together, whether it's where

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you grow up, people you know, or whether you meet them later in your life.

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But Pam and I grew up in, went to the same elementary and high school and then went to college

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when our own ways.

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And while I'm being whole, we both end up in Mel Valley,

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you can sleep, it's like kind of that happened.

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She's in Homestead at the time, and I'm here.

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And she's busy with her life, and I'm busy with mine.

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And then, low and behold, she gets involved civically.

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And I get involved civically.

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So I do want to say, Pam has been a generous heart

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in a very powerful leader in worker for many, many years.

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We started with our tribe of eight or nine kids in our neighborhood, and we were the leaders of the tribe.

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But I can tell you that what you see in her now has been there her whole life.

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A big heart, a huge mind, and a real desire to serve and make the world a better place.

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Thank you, Pam, for landing in Mil Valley and for being my friend.

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Hi, good evening. I'm Gary Oates, down here with my wife Cindy, all the way down from North

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Marin, and happy to be here tonight. I've known Pam as a neighbor, my wife and I for 40

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plus years, we lived next to each other in Luxper, my wife and I are God parents to her

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children. And I knew some of what Pam was up to with all of her free time, but I have to say I'm

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stunned by what I've heard here. The most whereas, as I think I've ever heard in a city council

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resolution, and I've been to a few city council meetings in my professional career as a dressing

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in the council, not on any councils, but anyhow, I'm just so impressed by what she has done

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with her life. And I'm going to look at her even more fondly than I might have imagined

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before I came and listened to this tonight. Pam, wonderful, wonderful.

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It

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could even be in Council, more important,

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Pamela Kian, names have meaning.

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Pamela means, quote, all honey, all sweetness, and comes from the Greek roots, pan,

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meaning all, and melli, meaning honey, Kian from Irish or Gaelic means ancient, enduring,

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strong Irish gaelic from Cion. Pam is a doer when Pam calls you to recruit you to the

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next big thing she's doing. She uses that honey and sweetness to bring you in and

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then she powers on that you're saying yes before you actually even know what she's

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to do. Pam is a treasure trove of vision, big ideas, like really big, and the skill and know

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how to execute the big vision. She certainly was the right person, along with Joan Murray,

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I call her St. Joan. She was the right woman and the right person for the moment.

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A 125th Anniversary is a giant of a project, large in scope and imbued with deep, lasting

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meeting.

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As we all know, honey is known for its medicinal properties.

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Pam Keon is that strong medicine we needed to pull this off and meet the moment.

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Pam Sweet talked many residents into the 125th committee. I was kind of a late edition, I have to say.

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I guess that just about every city department and their staff members had a big hand in bringing this celebration together.

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From parks and recreation, police and fire, the department of public works, finance, the city manager, city council,

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and all of the residents who stepped up to serve on her 125th committee.

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So let's remember this was not just a fabulous and memorable coming together,

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That made this particular celebration deeply meaningful. City staff really rock and bravo to Pam and Joan and the entire committee of which I was very proud to be asked to serve. Thank you so much.

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Hello, Paul Mel. Thank you, City Council, for doing this. It's important to recognize the volunteers.

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Hello, Paul Mel. Thank you City Council for doing this. It's important to recognize the volunteers.

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I'm a chronic volunteer and don't ever expect to be thanked, but this is meaningful and

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I'm a chronic volunteer and don't ever expect to be thanked, but this is meaningful and

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Pam, congratulations.

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Pam, congratulations.

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Urban, you made a comment about, well, that sounds great.

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Urban, you made a comment about, well, that sounds great.

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I'm rooting for you, and that's the luck, and I sat through one of the first meetings I

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I'm rooting for you and that's the luck, and I sat through one of the first meetings I

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So that is a Herkulean lift and good luck.

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So that is a herkilying lift and good luck.

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I'll help anyway I can.

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I'll help anyway I can and you pulled it off.

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And you pulled it off.

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It took a lot of courage and congratulations.

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It took a lot of courage and congratulations.

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It was a memory that you gave the whole town.

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It was a memory that you gave the whole town.

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It was the best weekend of the whole year.

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It was the best weekend of the whole year and thank you very much.

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And thank you very much.

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I had, I do parades.

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I had, I do parades and that's how I got involved in this event and it was a great

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And that's how I got involved in this event.

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And it was a great parade.

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I kept wanting to put in my, my parade experience into this and I go, well, what's, what about this?

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I kept wanting to put in my parade experience

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into this, and I got, well, what about this?

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What about, she was, I got this, I got this.

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So she was, I got this, I got this.

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What, what, what, what will be fine?

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It was a fantastic parade.

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And it was a fantastic parade.

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Fantastic weekend, something memorable.

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Fantastic weekend, something memorable.

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I was thinking early on, it's like, you know, it's not like anybody's not going to notice.

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I was thinking early on, it's like, you know,

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it's not like anybody's not going to notice.

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If this thing doesn't work out and you did a great job, thank you very much.

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If this thing doesn't work out and you did a great job, thank you very much.

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Pam, would you like to come up for a photo opportunity with us, please?

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Pam, would you like to come up for a photo opportunity with us please?

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We do have some seats available.

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We do have some seats available, still if people want to sit down and rest their legs.

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Still, if people want to sit down and rest their legs, we've got about 10 or 12 seats that are available.

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We've got about 10 or 12 seats that are available, people want to make some room.

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People want to make some room.

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That's a fitting introduction to our next presentation by Arts and Recreation Director Ashley

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That's a fitting introduction to our next presentation by Arts and Recreation Director Ashley

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Howe, recapping the City of Mil Valley's 125th Anniversary Celebration Program.

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Howe, recapping the City of Milvallies 125th Anniversary Celebration Program.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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I'm Ashley Howe.

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I'm Ashley Howe.

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I'm your Arts and Recreation Director and it is my honor to present a summary in case anybody

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I'm your Arts and Recreation Director and it is my honor to present a summary in case anybody

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missed a single detail of the efforts of the 125th Celebration and Committee. It was a volunteers

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missed a single detail of the efforts of the 125th celebration committee. It was a volunteers

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steering committee, our two co-steering committee chairs. We're a Pam Keyon and Joan Murray,

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steering committee, our two co-steering committee chairs. We're a Pam Kian and Joan Murray,

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you know, very well deserving volunteer all stars. And it was a pleasure to work with both of them

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you know, very well deserving volunteer all stars. It was a pleasure to work with both of them

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throughout this process. So since this is a really an evening of culmination of 125th and recognizing

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throughout this process. So since this is a really an evening of culmination of 125th and recognizing

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people, I'm going to keep it really basic on our presentation, but I have a very extensive staff report

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people, I'm going to keep it really basic on our presentation, but I have a very extensive staff report

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with lots of attachments if you'd like to read it.

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with lots of attachments if you'd like to read it.

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And there's images, and there's contents of time capsules

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And there's images, and there's contents of time capsules,

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both the 1953 and the 2025,

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both the 1953 and the 2025.

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so.

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So first of all, the inception of a celebration

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So first of all, the inception of a celebration

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of the 125th of the incorporation was in March 2022.

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of the 125th of the incorporation was in March 2022.

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And that was again, Pam asking, who's planning this?

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And that was again, Pam asking, who's planning this?

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And Joan, I don't know, and then it's them.

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And Joan, I don't know, and then it's them.

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When you turn around and no one's there,

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When you turn around and no one's there,

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it's those two that can make it happen.

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it's those two that can make it happen.

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and they know everybody, they know the history of everything

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They know everybody, they know the history of everything and they can make anything happen.

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and they can make anything happen.

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There is the formation of the volunteer steering committee.

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There is the formation of the volunteer steering committee again, a little bit of that honey getting people in.

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Again, a little bit of that honey getting people in,

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That definitely works for both of them.

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that definitely works for both of them.

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Then the city adopted the anniversary celebration

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Then the city adopted the anniversary celebration as a program in October of 2024,

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as a program in October of 2024

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to really help the steering committee narrow down

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to really help the steering committee narrow down what the concepts of all the elements and celebration we're going to be.

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what the concepts of all the elements

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and celebration we're going to be.

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Make sure that we had all of the city processes completed,

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Make sure that we had all of the city processes completed, all of the insurance, all of the contracts.

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all of the insurance, all of the contracts,

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All of the things that we could as staff take off of the creativity of the steering committee and really handled those behind the scenes logistics.

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All of the things that we could as staff take off of the creativity of the steering committee and really handled those behind the scenes logistics.

436
00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:33,700
We were there to support.

437
00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:33,660
We were there to support.

438
00:50:34,760 --> 00:50:39,380
Then there was an 1853 time capsule opening in March 31st.

439
00:50:34,760 --> 00:50:39,460
Then there was a 1953 time capsule opening in March 31st.

440
00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:43,180
That was the soft opening because again Pam mentioned earlier today.

441
00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:43,200
That was the soft opening because again Pam mentioned earlier today.

442
00:50:43,300 --> 00:50:46,240
She didn't know and there was no documentation of what was in it.

443
00:50:43,420 --> 00:50:46,320
She didn't know and there was no documentation of what was in it.

444
00:50:46,460 --> 00:50:48,800
How was preserved when it was supposed to be opened.

445
00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:48,800
How was preserved when it was supposed to be opened.

446
00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:51,180
And she made a happen.

447
00:50:49,860 --> 00:50:51,200
And she made a happen.

448
00:50:51,180 --> 00:50:55,940
And we were all very pleased to see how well everything was preserved in there.

449
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:55,940
And we were all very pleased to see how well everything was preserved in there.

450
00:50:56,380 --> 00:50:57,940
There was 27 items.

451
00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:57,940
There was 27 items.

452
00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:02,560
And then moving into some of the promotions and planning for the specific elements.

453
00:50:59,500 --> 00:51:02,560
And then moving into some of the promotions and planning for the specific elements.

454
00:51:02,940 --> 00:51:07,000
So again, the 1953 time pass also is an image of both Pam and Joan.

455
00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:07,000
So again, the 1953 time pass also is an image of both Pam and Joan.

456
00:51:07,060 --> 00:51:10,500
And that was up in upstairs here with the Mill Valley record.

457
00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:10,460
And that was up in upstairs here with the Mill Valley record.

458
00:51:11,440 --> 00:51:16,040
Informal opening, the digitization by the Mill Valley public libraries.

459
00:51:11,440 --> 00:51:16,040
Informal opening, the digitization by the Mill Valley public libraries.

460
00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:23,220
a little history room that was on display all the contents of September of 2025 as well as online.

461
00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:23,200
a little history realm that was on display all the contents of September of 2025 as well as online.

462
00:51:23,460 --> 00:51:26,040
So we have a link and I also have all the information in the staff report.

463
00:51:23,460 --> 00:51:26,600
So we have a link and I also have all the information in the staff report.

464
00:51:27,380 --> 00:51:28,180
Touch me too.

465
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:28,560
Touchment too.

466
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:33,120
Here's a couple of highlights just to show because the visuals always make it work.

467
00:51:29,060 --> 00:51:33,140
Here's a couple of highlights just to show because the visuals always make it work.

468
00:51:33,580 --> 00:51:38,260
So we have the VFW baseball team, the dedication of the post-colors.

469
00:51:33,580 --> 00:51:38,260
So we have the VFW baseball team, the dedication of the post-colors.

470
00:51:38,420 --> 00:51:42,820
We have the contributions to the War Memorial as well as the War Memorial dedication.

471
00:51:38,440 --> 00:51:42,840
We have the contributions to the warm memorial as well as the warm memorial dedication.

472
00:51:47,350 --> 00:51:51,070
elements of the celebration. This is where the list begins to get very extensive.

473
00:51:47,370 --> 00:51:50,590
elements of the celebration. This is where the list begins to get very

474
00:51:50,590 --> 00:51:54,170
extensive. There was the legacy gift, the restoration of the old

475
00:51:51,770 --> 00:51:58,070
There was the legacy gift, the restoration of the old mill, including the dedication on Saturday of Labor Day Weekend.

476
00:51:54,170 --> 00:51:58,090
mill, including the dedication on Saturday of Liberty Weekend,

477
00:51:58,310 --> 00:52:03,850
The historical publications and book signing, the Mill Valley Historical Society review and walk into history,

478
00:51:58,330 --> 00:52:02,170
the historical publications and book signing, the Mill Valley Historical Society

479
00:52:02,170 --> 00:52:06,070
review and walk into history, promotion and engagement, and the Mill Valley

480
00:52:04,430 --> 00:52:08,730
promotion and engagement, and the Mill Valley City Council Proclamation and October on August 18.

481
00:52:06,070 --> 00:52:10,350
City Council Proclamation and October on August 18th. Just to note about

482
00:52:09,470 --> 00:52:16,610
Just to note about the legacy gift, this again came from a former resident of Mill Valley

483
00:52:10,350 --> 00:52:14,650
the legacy gift, this again came from a former

484
00:52:14,650 --> 00:52:22,550
a former resident of Nile Valley, but also a retired city employee Rick Miseraca. He first introduced it

485
00:52:16,610 --> 00:52:20,770
but also a retired city employee, Rick Miseraca.

486
00:52:21,350 --> 00:52:26,130
He first introduced it by coming to the Parks and Rural of the Friends of Mill Valley Parks and Recreation,

487
00:52:22,550 --> 00:52:27,330
by coming to the Parks and Rural of the Friends of Nile Valley Parks and Recreation, then to Parks and Recreation

488
00:52:26,210 --> 00:52:28,850
then to Parks and Recreation Commission and then to City Council.

489
00:52:27,330 --> 00:52:32,070
Commission and then to City Council. And he really shopped his concept around. He had done all of the

490
00:52:29,370 --> 00:52:33,130
And he really shocked his concept around. He had done all of the research on how to get

491
00:52:32,070 --> 00:52:39,670
research on how to get replacement shingles. I can't remember the right term. But there was very

492
00:52:33,130 --> 00:52:40,810
replacement shingles. I can't remember the right term. But there was very detailed in the

493
00:52:39,670 --> 00:52:43,950
detailed in the procurement that he got for the materials to make sure that the historical relevance

494
00:52:40,810 --> 00:52:45,070
procurement that he got for the materials to make sure that the historical relevance was still intact.

495
00:52:43,950 --> 00:52:49,470
with still intact. So again, all the behind-the-scenes effort that really engaged the community

496
00:52:45,070 --> 00:52:50,230
So again, all the behind-the-scenes effort that really engaged the community members that had

497
00:52:49,470 --> 00:52:54,150
members that had passions. So whether it be a parade and turning into a historical parade

498
00:52:50,230 --> 00:52:55,310
passions, so whether it be a parade and turning into a historical parade or dedicating

499
00:52:54,150 --> 00:52:59,950
or dedicating an old mill roof and coming up with all of the historical details of the function

500
00:52:55,310 --> 00:53:00,470
an old mill roof and coming up with all of the historical details of the function and structure

501
00:52:59,950 --> 00:53:07,370
and structure of that, we're really considered during this entire process. And then promotion engagement,

502
00:53:00,470 --> 00:53:04,430
of that, we're really considered during this entire process.

503
00:53:06,150 --> 00:53:11,090
And then promotion engagement, that was a very big collective effort starting with a memorial

504
00:53:07,610 --> 00:53:12,910
that was a very big collective effort starting with a memorial day parade, a float entry,

505
00:53:11,090 --> 00:53:17,150
they parade a float entry and people walking with the save the date signs and the posters

506
00:53:12,910 --> 00:53:18,610
and people walking with the save the date signs and the posters that were up all year round,

507
00:53:17,150 --> 00:53:22,350
that were up all year round sporadically around the community as well as the historic posters

508
00:53:18,630 --> 00:53:23,430
sporadically around the community as well as the historic posters with the historic photos

509
00:53:22,350 --> 00:53:28,180
with the historic photos that were up and down Miller and on the light posts as well as

510
00:53:23,430 --> 00:53:31,510
that were up and down, Miller and on the light posts as well as in displays and in publications

511
00:53:29,250 --> 00:53:36,290
in displays and in publications that were mailed out there was also a lot of engagement

512
00:53:31,510 --> 00:53:37,990
that were mailed out. There was also a lot of engagement through our MD Connects and then special

513
00:53:36,290 --> 00:53:39,190
through our MV Connects and then special ones that were also dedicated.

514
00:53:37,990 --> 00:53:39,370
ones that are also dedicated.

515
00:53:40,950 --> 00:53:44,570
Again, so historical publications and book signings,

516
00:53:41,270 --> 00:53:44,570
And again, so historical publications and book signings,

517
00:53:44,670 --> 00:53:46,650
Mill Valley Historical Society Review and Walk

518
00:53:44,670 --> 00:53:46,430
Mill Valley Historical Society Review,

519
00:53:46,570 --> 00:53:47,930
and Walk into History, Promotion Engagement,

520
00:53:46,650 --> 00:53:48,470
in History, Promotion Engagement, Mill Valley

521
00:53:48,210 --> 00:53:49,030
Mill Valley City Council,

522
00:53:48,470 --> 00:53:51,410
City Council, Look Labor Day Weekend, Heritage Home

523
00:53:49,370 --> 00:53:50,510
Look, Labor Day Weekend,

524
00:53:50,810 --> 00:53:52,230
Heritage Home Pack Program,

525
00:53:51,410 --> 00:53:54,070
Pack Program, that was initiated during this process.

526
00:53:52,550 --> 00:53:54,090
that was initiated during this process.

527
00:53:54,510 --> 00:53:56,290
Mill Valley City Hall and Fire Station,

528
00:53:54,530 --> 00:53:56,290
Mill Valley City Hall and Fire Station,

529
00:53:56,710 --> 00:53:58,530
the California Register of Historical Resources,

530
00:53:56,730 --> 00:53:58,530
California Register of Historical Resources,

531
00:53:59,050 --> 00:54:01,950
and then the culmination being the 2025 time capsule.

532
00:53:59,050 --> 00:54:01,970
and then the culmination being the 2025 time capsule.

533
00:54:03,430 --> 00:54:05,070
Labor Day Weekend to break it down Saturday,

534
00:54:03,450 --> 00:54:05,090
Labor Day Weekend to break it down Saturday,

535
00:54:05,090 --> 00:54:10,030
The old mill roof dedication, Sunday with Arts Commission's concerts in the Plaza, Monday

536
00:54:05,270 --> 00:54:07,170
Old Mill Roof, Dedication, Sunday,

537
00:54:07,170 --> 00:54:09,070
was Arts Commission's concerts in the Plaza.

538
00:54:09,630 --> 00:54:11,830
Monday, overall, was a historical parade

539
00:54:10,030 --> 00:54:14,670
overall was his historical parade and community celebration downtown, which there's a

540
00:54:11,830 --> 00:54:13,510
and community celebration downtown,

541
00:54:13,670 --> 00:54:15,210
which there's a lot of details

542
00:54:14,670 --> 00:54:19,330
lot of details into that first bullet there, historical walking tours, mill valley festival

543
00:54:15,210 --> 00:54:16,890
into that first bullet there.

544
00:54:17,130 --> 00:54:18,350
Historical walking tours,

545
00:54:18,510 --> 00:54:20,770
mill valley festival of shorts at the Sequoia,

546
00:54:19,330 --> 00:54:23,950
of shorts at the Sequoia, old mill dozens, and then the Curtain Theatre performances all

547
00:54:21,130 --> 00:54:22,010
Old Mill Dozens,

548
00:54:22,270 --> 00:54:24,330
and then the Curtain Theatre performances all weekend.

549
00:54:23,950 --> 00:54:28,670
weekend. And this was also the Curtain Theatre's 25th anniversary because they were born

550
00:54:25,250 --> 00:54:27,450
And this was also the Curtain Theatre's 25th anniversary

551
00:54:27,450 --> 00:54:30,250
because they were born out of the 2000 celebration,

552
00:54:28,670 --> 00:54:33,080
out of the 2000 celebration, and they also received a separate proclamation that's included in

553
00:54:30,550 --> 00:54:31,790
and they also received a separate

554
00:54:31,790 --> 00:54:33,450
proclamation that's included in the attachments.

555
00:54:33,080 --> 00:54:39,960
attachments. So here's a overview of some of our marketing done by David Dubin and the Arts and

556
00:54:34,870 --> 00:54:36,770
So here's the overview of some of our marketing,

557
00:54:36,770 --> 00:54:43,750
done by David Dubin and the Arts and Recreation Department, the features of what to look

558
00:54:39,960 --> 00:54:45,260
Recreation Department, the features of what to look for the highlights of each of those days,

559
00:54:43,750 --> 00:54:47,310
for the highlights of each of those days, as well as a map that showed different locations.

560
00:54:45,540 --> 00:54:49,860
as well as a math to show different locations. We really tried to spread things out through the

561
00:54:47,610 --> 00:54:51,490
We really tried to spread things out through the downtown, but keep it concentrated, so

562
00:54:49,860 --> 00:54:55,600
downtown, but keep it concentrated so there was a lot of walkability in between. And again, encouraging

563
00:54:51,490 --> 00:54:56,730
there was a lot of walkability in between, and again encouraging everybody that everybody

564
00:54:55,600 --> 00:55:01,260
everybody that everybody is welcomed and wanted at the celebration. So everything was to be free,

565
00:54:56,730 --> 00:55:03,530
is welcomed and wanted at the celebration, so everything was to be free and engaging and accessible.

566
00:55:01,840 --> 00:55:03,540
and engaging in accessible.

567
00:55:07,380 --> 00:55:10,160
I'll just leave this right here so you can enjoy some photos for a second.

568
00:55:07,650 --> 00:55:10,130
I'll just leave this right here so you can enjoy some photos for a second.

569
00:55:10,570 --> 00:55:13,950
So this is of Labor Day, most of them of Labor Day,

570
00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:15,460
So this is of Labor Day, most of them of Labor Day, and then we of course we have the

571
00:55:14,530 --> 00:55:17,410
and then we of course we have the Mill and the Mill dedication from Saturday.

572
00:55:15,460 --> 00:55:17,380
mill and the mill dedication from Saturday.

573
00:55:19,840 --> 00:55:21,620
It was really hard to narrow down some images.

574
00:55:19,910 --> 00:55:23,690
And it was really hard to narrow down some of the images we do have a slideshow and a lot

575
00:55:21,900 --> 00:55:24,580
We do have a slide show and a lot of photos online.

576
00:55:23,690 --> 00:55:24,590
of photos online.

577
00:55:24,610 --> 00:55:29,150
We still have the dedicated program page as well.

578
00:55:24,780 --> 00:55:28,980
We still have the dedicated program page as well.

579
00:55:34,820 --> 00:55:38,600
So in conclusion we have the 2025 time capsule dedication this evening.

580
00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:38,580
So in conclusion, we had the 2025 timecastle dedication this evening.

581
00:55:38,580 --> 00:55:47,500
The contents are all listed in the staff report and they will be functionally installed into the actual time capsule.

582
00:55:38,600 --> 00:55:47,520
The contents are all listed in the staff report and they will be functionally installed into the actual time capsule.

583
00:55:48,060 --> 00:55:57,880
At a later date we have the time capsule plaque being percured as well as the final documents to be included in the list.

584
00:55:48,060 --> 00:55:57,900
At a later date we have the time capsule plaque being percured as well as the final documents to be included in the list.

585
00:55:58,820 --> 00:56:02,640
The volunteer steering committee dedicated more than three years towards this planning.

586
00:55:58,840 --> 00:56:02,640
The volunteer steering committee dedicated more than three years towards this planning.

587
00:56:02,640 --> 00:56:08,060
And no idea was too big, and no person was left out.

588
00:56:02,640 --> 00:56:08,060
And no idea was too big, and no person was left out.

589
00:56:08,200 --> 00:56:10,700
That was really a Pam's philosophy and the entire steering committee.

590
00:56:08,220 --> 00:56:10,720
That was really a Pam's philosophy and the entire Syrian committee.

591
00:56:11,260 --> 00:56:12,520
Everybody had a voice.

592
00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:12,520
Everybody had a voice.

593
00:56:13,160 --> 00:56:14,460
They did such a great job balancing.

594
00:56:13,180 --> 00:56:14,460
They did such a great job balancing.

595
00:56:15,820 --> 00:56:17,800
Sometimes longer meetings than others.

596
00:56:15,820 --> 00:56:17,800
Sometimes longer meetings than others.

597
00:56:18,840 --> 00:56:20,820
And enthusiastic once in a lifetime experience

598
00:56:18,840 --> 00:56:20,800
And enthusiastic once in a lifetime experience

599
00:56:20,800 --> 00:56:22,620
was definitely achieved through this.

600
00:56:20,820 --> 00:56:22,640
was definitely achieved through this.

601
00:56:23,220 --> 00:56:26,720
And I just want to ask the audience if you participated

602
00:56:23,220 --> 00:56:26,720
And I just want to ask the audience if you participated

603
00:56:26,720 --> 00:56:27,900
on the steering committee.

604
00:56:26,720 --> 00:56:29,100
on the steering committee, if you could please stand.

605
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:29,100
If you could please stand.

606
00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:31,720
There's a very extensive list online

607
00:56:30,100 --> 00:56:31,720
There's a very extensive list online,

608
00:56:31,720 --> 00:56:34,340
as well as in the staff report just recognizing everybody

609
00:56:31,720 --> 00:56:36,360
as well as in the staff report just recognizing everybody from volunteers.

610
00:56:34,340 --> 00:56:36,360
from volunteers.

611
00:56:46,750 --> 00:56:48,030
Jim, welcome to.

612
00:56:46,760 --> 00:56:51,220
Jim, welcome to Jim, it's okay, Jim, it's okay, it'll be shy.

613
00:56:48,310 --> 00:56:49,230
Jim, welcome to stand up.

614
00:56:49,450 --> 00:56:50,090
It's OK, Jim.

615
00:56:50,270 --> 00:56:50,550
It's OK.

616
00:56:50,670 --> 00:56:51,110
It'll be shy.

617
00:56:52,130 --> 00:56:54,070
So it's broken out online.

618
00:56:52,260 --> 00:56:56,880
So it's broken out online, but there's volunteers, there's the businesses that contributed.

619
00:56:54,110 --> 00:56:55,050
But there's volunteers.

620
00:56:55,290 --> 00:56:56,850
There's the businesses that contributed.

621
00:56:57,150 --> 00:56:59,770
There's all of our nonprofit groups locally that contributed.

622
00:56:57,180 --> 00:56:59,760
There's all of our nonprofit groups locally that contributed.

623
00:57:00,050 --> 00:57:01,650
There was tabling on the Plaza.

624
00:57:00,100 --> 00:57:05,300
There was tabling on the Plaza, I really felt like it was amazing snapshot of who our

625
00:57:02,090 --> 00:57:05,130
I really felt like it was amazing snapshot of who

626
00:57:05,130 --> 00:57:05,870
our community is.

627
00:57:05,300 --> 00:57:05,880
community is.

628
00:57:05,970 --> 00:57:06,750
Like it was said earlier.

629
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:06,780
It was set earlier.

630
00:57:06,800 --> 00:57:11,320
It's a small town with a huge heart, and it really brought everybody together.

631
00:57:06,830 --> 00:57:09,570
It's a small town with a huge heart.

632
00:57:09,570 --> 00:57:11,470
And it really brought everybody together,

633
00:57:11,320 --> 00:57:15,580
our intergenerational engagement and celebration for our community.

634
00:57:12,090 --> 00:57:15,710
intergenerational engagement and celebration for our community.

635
00:57:17,150 --> 00:57:19,790
Please raise your hand if you attended any of the festivities

636
00:57:17,160 --> 00:57:20,920
Please raise your hand if you attended any of the festivities over Labor Day weekend.

637
00:57:19,790 --> 00:57:20,950
over Labor Day weekend.

638
00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:24,220
I think that tells a lot right here.

639
00:57:22,810 --> 00:57:24,290
I think that tells a lot right here.

640
00:57:28,540 --> 00:57:30,960
So that's my conclusion for our 1.5th,

641
00:57:28,570 --> 00:57:31,590
So that's my conclusion for our 1.5-3 years

642
00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:32,960
3 years wrapped up in the one presentation.

643
00:57:31,590 --> 00:57:32,990
wrapped up into one presentation.

644
00:57:40,130 --> 00:57:42,290
It's a brilliant staff report, by the way,

645
00:57:40,350 --> 00:57:42,290
It's a brilliant staff report, by the way,

646
00:57:42,370 --> 00:57:45,970
and we're three to get a sense of all that was accomplished

647
00:57:42,370 --> 00:57:45,930
in worth reading to get a sense of all that was accomplished

648
00:57:45,930 --> 00:57:50,030
and how much was done and I'll talk a little bit about that later in my comments.

649
00:57:45,970 --> 00:57:50,030
and how much was done and I'll talk a little bit about that later in my comments.

650
00:57:51,630 --> 00:57:55,330
Any questions or deliberative comments from our council members?

651
00:57:51,630 --> 00:57:55,030
Any questions or deliberative comments from our council members?

652
00:57:56,230 --> 00:57:57,970
Okay, Max, go ahead.

653
00:57:56,610 --> 00:57:58,010
Max, go ahead.

654
00:57:58,790 --> 00:58:04,210
As someone said, this was a herculean effort and just deep gratitude to you, Ashley, and

655
00:57:58,970 --> 00:58:03,970
As someone said, this was a herculean effort and just deep gratitude to you, Ashley,

656
00:58:04,190 --> 00:58:10,510
and to Jay and the team for embracing the volunteer and the steering committee's very ambitious vision

657
00:58:04,210 --> 00:58:10,530
to Jay and the team for embracing the volunteer and the steering committee's very ambitious vision

658
00:58:10,510 --> 00:58:13,450
and for helping support it and make it a reality.

659
00:58:10,530 --> 00:58:13,490
and for helping support it and making it a reality.

660
00:58:13,490 --> 00:58:17,230
I think it was one of the best weekends we've ever had as a community.

661
00:58:14,150 --> 00:58:17,270
I think it was one of the best weekends we've ever had as a community.

662
00:58:17,270 --> 00:58:21,890
it was awesome to be a part of it and it had so many different parts from history to celebrations

663
00:58:17,530 --> 00:58:21,150
It was awesome to be a part of it and it had so many different parts from history,

664
00:58:21,290 --> 00:58:24,870
to celebrations, to bringing in businesses to the keys to the city,

665
00:58:21,890 --> 00:58:27,050
to bringing in businesses to the keys to the city, so just the appreciation to you and the team.

666
00:58:25,170 --> 00:58:27,050
so just the appreciation to you and the team.

667
00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:36,480
I echo those sentiments. The 125th was nothing short of awe-inspiring of everything that was involved

668
00:58:29,460 --> 00:58:30,360
I echo those sentiments.

669
00:58:30,860 --> 00:58:38,560
The 125th was nothing short of awe-inspiring of everything that was involved in the lead-up to it and the events.

670
00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:43,820
and the lead up to it and the events. It's a celebrations whose legacy will endure in many forms

671
00:58:39,800 --> 00:59:05,740
It's a celebrations whose legacy will endure in many forms through the Old Mill Roof Heritage Home Plac Program, City Hall, the Fire Station, joining the California Register of Historical Resources, and then the Time capsule, but it also I think gave the community a renewed sense of community spirit and pride and volunteerism and for that I'm very grateful.

672
00:58:43,820 --> 00:58:50,560
through the Old Mill Roof Heritage Home Plac Program, City Hall and the Fire Station

673
00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:55,800
joining the California Register of Historical Resources and in the Time capsule.

674
00:58:56,520 --> 00:59:02,900
But it also, I think, gave the community a renewed sense of community spirit and pride

675
00:59:02,900 --> 00:59:05,740
and volunteerism and for that, I'm very grateful.

676
00:59:05,740 --> 00:59:33,860
So, heartful, thank you to Pam and Joan for their vision, persistence and execution, to the steering committee, city staff from every department, because guys did it so much, to the many nonprofits, businesses, sponsors and volunteers who gave time, talent and resources, and to all of you, the community members who showed up and to part and brought our community together. It was really special weekend, and I was glad to be a part of it. So, thank you to everybody who was involved.

677
00:59:06,220 --> 00:59:13,680
So heartful, thank you to Pam and Joan for their vision, persistence and execution to

678
00:59:13,680 --> 00:59:19,580
steering committee, city staff from every department, because guys did it so much, to the

679
00:59:19,580 --> 00:59:23,540
many nonprofits, businesses, sponsors and volunteers who gave time, talent and resources,

680
00:59:24,520 --> 00:59:29,260
and to all of you, the community members who showed up and to part and brought our community

681
00:59:29,260 --> 00:59:29,660
together.

682
00:59:29,780 --> 00:59:33,240
It was a really special weekend and I was glad to be a part of it, so thank you to everybody

683
00:59:33,240 --> 00:59:33,940
who was involved.

684
00:59:35,740 --> 00:59:41,580
You know, just like those comments of my fellow council members, and also I had that several

685
00:59:35,940 --> 00:59:41,580
I'll just let go of those comments of my fellow council members and also add that several

686
00:59:41,580 --> 00:59:46,560
people came up to me at the end of the three-day celebration, which included the Cal Marching

687
00:59:41,580 --> 00:59:46,020
people came up to me at the end of the three-day celebration, which included the

688
00:59:46,020 --> 00:59:51,220
Cal Marching Band and music and a bunch of great great events and said,

689
00:59:46,560 --> 00:59:52,520
Band and music and a bunch of great, great events and said, this was so much fun, we should

690
00:59:51,460 --> 00:59:53,320
this was so much fun, we should do this every year.

691
00:59:52,520 --> 00:59:53,360
do this every year.

692
00:59:58,500 --> 00:59:59,100
So there's that.

693
00:59:58,520 --> 00:59:59,080
So there's that.

694
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:06,940
Check and balance and some recommendations. Make sure we're approaching this next five year plan the right way.

695
01:15:07,720 --> 01:15:13,800
Specific to rents road, 2027. They are planned. We have to redo that road completely, that stretch.

696
01:15:14,120 --> 01:15:18,560
So it's a pretty big project. It's about $2,300,000. It's set for 2027.

697
01:15:19,580 --> 01:15:26,760
As a reminder, when we do the draft plan, we program our paving over five years.

698
01:15:26,760 --> 01:15:30,100
And so we do treatments one year, so in 2026,

699
01:15:30,240 --> 01:15:31,840
we're going to treat over 100 streets.

700
01:15:32,500 --> 01:15:35,320
And when you do that, there's a plan of those are difficult.

701
01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:37,540
When you're paving or treating those streets up

702
01:15:37,540 --> 01:15:39,640
on the hillsides for eight hours at a time

703
01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:41,940
of how we plan that, how we program it,

704
01:15:42,180 --> 01:15:44,520
being thoughtful and how we impact those neighborhoods.

705
01:15:44,680 --> 01:15:46,560
And as you know, we can always be better.

706
01:15:46,600 --> 01:15:47,980
And that's been one of the major concerns

707
01:15:47,980 --> 01:15:50,540
moving forward of being having a strategy

708
01:15:50,540 --> 01:15:52,040
to how we approach it.

709
01:15:53,300 --> 01:15:55,120
So 100 streets are going to be slowly sealed.

710
01:15:55,340 --> 01:15:56,320
That's treatment, right?

711
01:15:56,320 --> 01:16:00,900
to treat those streets in 2026, 2027, rents road is one of those that is recommended.

712
01:16:02,280 --> 01:16:06,440
In the meantime, we will work with that neighborhood and those neighbors on any

713
01:16:06,440 --> 01:16:13,380
pod holes or anything we can maintain to get them to 2027 and so staff has been very

714
01:16:13,380 --> 01:16:14,700
communicative which I appreciate.

715
01:16:15,620 --> 01:16:17,900
The second one is, this is the second public comment now.

716
01:16:17,980 --> 01:16:19,140
We've had an LPR readers.

717
01:16:19,720 --> 01:16:24,600
As a reminder, we had a pretty robust discussion with Council and a public publicly noticed

718
01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:54,580
meeting earlier this year. It is part of the entire Marin County infrastructure, every jurisdiction of how we think about public safety and in the use of this LPR cameras, which I respect we do not agree with the comments tonight. But nevertheless, we had that meeting from it to remind council in the community was, hey, let's make sure that we come back with quarterly updates. How is it being used? Is it being used the right way? What are we seeing? With some of those public comments we heard tonight and before, their security concerns.

719
01:16:54,600 --> 01:17:00,420
how it's being used and so staff the city manager and the police chief will work together in the

720
01:17:00,420 --> 01:17:05,540
incoming mayor and we'll bring an item in the first quarter as that first quarterly update and we'll

721
01:17:05,540 --> 01:17:09,640
answer some of these questions and bring it back to the community for a discussion of necessary and

722
01:17:10,580 --> 01:17:19,580
again use that policy we'll follow it. The other one is we have two items that I'm asking for authorization

723
01:17:19,580 --> 01:17:23,720
and I just need a head none, if you're unanimous with it.

724
01:17:23,960 --> 01:17:28,320
But the first is to authorize the Mayor to submit a comment letter for the draft plan

725
01:17:28,320 --> 01:17:32,900
Bay Area 2020-2050 in the draft environmental impact report.

726
01:17:34,500 --> 01:17:40,660
This is a report from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the Association of

727
01:17:40,660 --> 01:17:45,920
Bay Area Governments that released the draft plan area for 2050 and on.

728
01:17:45,920 --> 01:17:52,860
The region's long range plan related to population growth, housing transportation, economy, and environment.

729
01:17:53,640 --> 01:18:02,600
The draft ERI, EIR, the environmental impact report, accompanying the plan, evaluates the potential environmental impacts for this plan.

730
01:18:03,540 --> 01:18:09,820
The deadline is December 18th. I want to thank personally Susan Kirsch who also gave public comment for this item.

731
01:18:09,820 --> 01:18:14,480
reminding staff the importance of having an voice on this issue, so thank you Susan.

732
01:18:15,700 --> 01:18:20,180
We would like to ask for authorization for staff to write that letter and have the

733
01:18:20,180 --> 01:18:25,240
mayor sign it. Along those lines in council has been tracking this as well. We're also asking

734
01:18:25,240 --> 01:18:31,440
that you authorized the mayor to submit a comment letter for the Bay Area Air District on zero missions

735
01:18:31,440 --> 01:18:36,240
supply and standard rules, 9.4 or 9-4 and 9-6.

736
01:18:36,440 --> 01:18:39,340
And I know the council has individually supported this.

737
01:18:39,480 --> 01:18:43,880
We would send a similar letter, but it would be on behalf of the city council and the mayor's signature.

738
01:18:44,420 --> 01:18:45,740
And with that, I'm happy to answer any questions.

739
01:18:46,200 --> 01:18:47,220
I'm fine with the recommendation.

740
01:18:47,860 --> 01:18:48,280
What else?

741
01:18:48,980 --> 01:18:51,460
I would just welcome the incoming Vice-Mayors.

742
01:18:52,000 --> 01:18:53,220
Look at those letters as well.

743
01:18:54,720 --> 01:18:54,880
Yep.

744
01:18:55,800 --> 01:18:56,220
I will.

745
01:18:56,660 --> 01:18:58,080
And I support it both waters.

746
01:18:59,620 --> 01:19:00,420
Yes, support both.

747
01:19:00,420 --> 01:19:00,840
Thanks.

748
01:19:02,600 --> 01:19:03,640
All right, thank you very much.

749
01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:08,100
Now we get to the fun part, the mayoral transition,

750
01:19:10,280 --> 01:19:11,080
and then we can party.

751
01:19:13,840 --> 01:19:17,340
So I get to kick things off with a bit of a year in review.

752
01:19:18,820 --> 01:19:23,640
And as John McColley knows, I limited my comments early

753
01:19:23,640 --> 01:19:26,400
in my tenure and sort of banked some time

754
01:19:26,400 --> 01:19:36,540
that I'm going to use tonight, but I really want to use this comment and review to highlight

755
01:19:37,320 --> 01:19:44,240
how our city government functions and the essential role that our staff plays in ensuring

756
01:19:44,240 --> 01:19:45,340
Mel Valley success.

757
01:19:45,620 --> 01:19:51,520
So tonight is less about council accomplishments and more about staff accomplishments.

758
01:19:51,820 --> 01:19:55,300
We're kind of the tip of the iceberg and I want to talk a little bit about the iceberg

759
01:19:55,300 --> 01:19:57,260
underneath us.

760
01:19:57,680 --> 01:19:59,020
But first and fun facts.

761
01:20:00,300 --> 01:20:02,580
Tonight is my 90th city council meeting.

762
01:20:03,760 --> 01:20:06,700
Since I went on in September of 2021,

763
01:20:07,660 --> 01:20:09,120
we've had 93 since then.

764
01:20:09,200 --> 01:20:11,120
I've missed three during that period.

765
01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:13,580
This year we held 20 meetings.

766
01:20:14,720 --> 01:20:16,420
Lasting over 50 hours,

767
01:20:16,880 --> 01:20:18,560
not including closed sessions,

768
01:20:19,000 --> 01:20:20,520
which take a little bit more time.

769
01:20:20,900 --> 01:20:22,940
Our longest meeting was five and a half hours.

770
01:20:23,280 --> 01:20:24,960
Our shortest meeting was an hour and ten.

771
01:20:25,900 --> 01:20:33,200
We had six emergency prep presentations, which were the core of our work plan this year, and I'll talk a little bit more about that

772
01:20:33,200 --> 01:20:34,180
to part mentally.

773
01:20:36,160 --> 01:20:43,780
We have an absolute proclamation machine in the city clerks office, Sophie, Risa, and Kelsey.

774
01:20:45,460 --> 01:20:52,460
We did 17 formal proclamations this year, including pounds, just now.

775
01:20:53,680 --> 01:21:00,320
We did five adjournments in memory, the last one tonight, for Steve, and as I said at the

776
01:21:00,320 --> 01:21:03,880
beginning, I've had the pleasure to serve for 368 days as mayor.

777
01:21:05,480 --> 01:21:12,000
Another interesting development this year that really is important to our city is the return

778
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:18,780
of quality journalism to civic affairs, and I want to acknowledge Stephen Rosenfeld from

779
01:21:18,780 --> 01:21:22,580
the R&IJ, who started an April of this year.

780
01:21:25,940 --> 01:21:29,640
He has attended meetings since that time.

781
01:21:29,640 --> 01:21:31,700
He has sat through everything.

782
01:21:31,940 --> 01:21:32,880
He has great stamina.

783
01:21:33,740 --> 01:21:38,900
And he turns it into balanced and well-informed reportage.

784
01:21:39,680 --> 01:21:44,320
And those who got to see the benefits of that in his four-part series

785
01:21:44,320 --> 01:21:48,240
on Marine Clean Energy are also grateful for his effort,

786
01:21:48,240 --> 01:21:52,580
not just within our city, but all that he covers in Marin.

787
01:21:52,720 --> 01:21:53,360
So thank you, Stephen.

788
01:22:00,880 --> 01:22:04,980
The Mill Valley Way of Governance works, and it's worked for a long time.

789
01:22:05,120 --> 01:22:06,320
We didn't invent anything here.

790
01:22:06,400 --> 01:22:11,660
We're the beneficiaries of a way of conducting governance that I think is very important

791
01:22:11,660 --> 01:22:12,500
to recognize.

792
01:22:15,400 --> 01:22:20,740
We gradually assume responsibility when we come on council and you start at that end and

793
01:22:20,740 --> 01:22:22,280
work your way to this end.

794
01:22:22,680 --> 01:22:26,020
And as you do, you learn more and more about how

795
01:22:26,020 --> 01:22:28,400
the city operates and how staff functions.

796
01:22:30,940 --> 01:22:33,840
And we also learn a lot from our former mayor's,

797
01:22:33,900 --> 01:22:37,660
a number of whom are in the room, representing the city

798
01:22:37,660 --> 01:22:39,720
today and also the city they helped create.

799
01:22:39,900 --> 01:22:42,280
And I want to thank them and acknowledge them.

800
01:22:49,660 --> 01:22:51,320
People ask me what's it like being married

801
01:22:51,320 --> 01:22:53,560
is different from being a council member.

802
01:22:56,380 --> 01:22:59,460
But you get three years to prepare for it, so that's good.

803
01:22:59,900 --> 01:23:02,780
There's really three things in my perspective that Ameridas,

804
01:23:04,220 --> 01:23:06,020
one is you get a first peek at the agenda,

805
01:23:06,720 --> 01:23:10,180
so you can have some influence on what's agendized and when.

806
01:23:11,540 --> 01:23:15,740
The second is you can set a tone in council meetings and in the community

807
01:23:15,740 --> 01:23:20,300
and in how you work with the various stakeholders like our school districts,

808
01:23:21,300 --> 01:23:27,100
Our fire service providers and others who were no longer not directly part of city governance.

809
01:23:27,860 --> 01:23:33,900
And then the third and really the biggest part for me this year was being the first to get a call when PG&E shows up to cut down a tree.

810
01:23:38,280 --> 01:23:41,040
That occupied a fair amount of time.

811
01:23:44,070 --> 01:23:50,990
Next I want to salute my council colleagues who achieved so much on behalf of our constituents.

812
01:23:50,990 --> 01:23:58,390
Our theme this year was above and beyond, and it was based on the feeling that things are running very well in our city.

813
01:23:58,570 --> 01:24:03,370
We can still attend to things within our city borders, but we can also work outside our city borders.

814
01:24:04,790 --> 01:24:10,490
Urban exemplifies that in the work he does on transportation authority of Marin, which is a heavy, heavy lift.

815
01:24:11,030 --> 01:24:17,370
And he's brought a lot of benefits to the city mill valley through his stamina and efforts, and I want to thank him.

816
01:24:17,910 --> 01:24:24,810
Cat put in a lot of hours on MWPA together with City Manager Kusimano to review and balance

817
01:24:24,810 --> 01:24:29,890
our approach there and really appreciate that I knew when you came on council that that

818
01:24:29,890 --> 01:24:34,090
would be a great spot and it paid off, so thank you very much.

819
01:24:35,310 --> 01:24:40,550
Caroline does so much within our city and outside of our city, it's hard to list them all,

820
01:24:41,390 --> 01:24:45,730
but she's our alternate and legal California city, she's our legislative liaison with

821
01:24:45,730 --> 01:24:53,210
Marine County mayors and council members, and also represents us on the homeless committee that MCCMC operates.

822
01:24:54,430 --> 01:25:00,850
She took the time to fly to Texas this fall to take a look at how they're addressing things in San Antonio and Austin.

823
01:25:01,570 --> 01:25:05,290
And she also just decided that she'd go on the board of the Redwoods why not.

824
01:25:05,810 --> 01:25:07,370
There was an extra hour in the day.

825
01:25:08,230 --> 01:25:10,990
So really want to acknowledge that and thank her.

826
01:25:10,990 --> 01:25:18,570
And then incoming mayor, peray, serves on the Marine Clean Energy Executive Committee as the chair.

827
01:25:19,410 --> 01:25:24,690
And also in the League of California cities as Vice Chair of the Environmental Quality Policy Committee,

828
01:25:25,790 --> 01:25:28,550
MCE alone is a full-time job.

829
01:25:29,630 --> 01:25:32,750
And he happens to work a full-time job as well as being a council member.

830
01:25:32,850 --> 01:25:40,190
So I really want to salute him for his effort and aligning his passion with the policies that are important

831
01:25:40,190 --> 01:25:43,250
for our community. So thank you.

832
01:25:44,470 --> 01:25:46,130
2024 was a great year.

833
01:25:47,050 --> 01:25:51,170
When I did the initial state of the city presentations,

834
01:25:51,470 --> 01:25:52,950
looking back at what was accomplished,

835
01:25:53,670 --> 01:25:55,270
it was a highly active year,

836
01:25:55,550 --> 01:25:58,850
capped by our elections and the measure L passage.

837
01:26:00,090 --> 01:26:02,710
But when in the last year there was a lot of pent-up demand

838
01:26:02,710 --> 01:26:05,530
and that work plan and a lot got done.

839
01:26:05,530 --> 01:26:13,610
And this year took a slightly different approach to doing a two-year work plan as opposed

840
01:26:13,610 --> 01:26:18,670
to a one-year work plan to give staff a little bit breathing room for some of the unexpected things

841
01:26:18,670 --> 01:26:28,270
that come up during the year. But we hit our targets. You heard about the 125th. I'll talk a little bit

842
01:26:28,270 --> 01:26:33,590
more about the hours that went into that, I think 782 might be the number.

843
01:26:36,170 --> 01:26:38,990
The city departments all pitched in to make it happen.

844
01:26:39,790 --> 01:26:44,310
Everyone contributed led by Ashley and her team at Arts and Recreation.

845
01:26:46,350 --> 01:26:52,730
We also had a number of city-wide special events that took about 5,000 hours of staff

846
01:26:52,730 --> 01:26:54,690
time to pull off.

847
01:26:54,690 --> 01:26:56,270
when you look at the work plan summary

848
01:26:56,270 --> 01:26:57,810
and you look at the number of events

849
01:26:57,810 --> 01:27:02,090
that our staff conducts mainly for free

850
01:27:02,090 --> 01:27:03,390
on behalf of the community.

851
01:27:03,970 --> 01:27:07,110
There were 142 of them at last count,

852
01:27:07,790 --> 01:27:10,470
but we still have time for a couple more, I think,

853
01:27:11,010 --> 01:27:12,270
like the staff holiday party.

854
01:27:15,250 --> 01:27:19,030
We had record revenues of $65 million this year.

855
01:27:19,430 --> 01:27:22,930
We have near record capital improvement spending

856
01:27:22,930 --> 01:27:26,770
of almost $16 million with measure L beginning to kick in.

857
01:27:27,970 --> 01:27:30,790
We have record reserves this year.

858
01:27:32,710 --> 01:27:37,470
As I said emergency prep was our top priority, and we received presentations from Southern

859
01:27:37,470 --> 01:27:45,930
Marin Fire, PG&E, Marin Water, the Office of Emergency Management, Marin Wildfire Prevention

860
01:27:45,930 --> 01:27:49,370
Authority, and our EPC and our Police Department.

861
01:27:50,910 --> 01:28:09,830
Our police department led not only the evacuation drill that we conducted in April, but also a county-wide tabletop exercise with FEMA, Calfire, numerous other agencies to take a look at how to improve our preparedness and it's a wonderful accomplishment.

862
01:28:11,470 --> 01:28:17,650
We revisit and revised ordinances and policies from the Reagan era and I'll talk a little

863
01:28:17,650 --> 01:28:20,930
bit more about that when we highlight what planning accomplished this year.

864
01:28:21,450 --> 01:28:25,350
And we kicked off the renewal process for our municipal services tax, which will come

865
01:28:25,350 --> 01:28:26,650
before the voters next November.

866
01:28:29,170 --> 01:28:34,170
So it wasn't a very glamorous year, we did a lot of no-seams, but things that are fundamental

867
01:28:34,750 --> 01:28:37,830
to our community vitality and our business vitality.

868
01:28:40,550 --> 01:29:01,310
So, in addition, I wanted to really invite our directors to provide what they thought were their highlights and so each submitted their top three or five and I just want to go through them and before I do that I want to note that in 2025 we also held our first annual all-hand city employee appreciation luncheon.

869
01:29:01,310 --> 01:29:06,170
and for that, Seth Allingham provided me with some really interesting statistics.

870
01:29:07,810 --> 01:29:15,130
Over 25% of our city staff have more than 10 years experience working for the city of Mill Valley.

871
01:29:16,090 --> 01:29:21,890
There are nine staff who together have over 200 years experience working for our city.

872
01:29:22,950 --> 01:29:25,850
The average service time is 7.5 years.

873
01:29:25,850 --> 01:29:37,170
So there's a depth of knowledge and a depth of understanding that goes into the policies and recommendations that our staff make to council and bring before the public.

874
01:29:38,290 --> 01:29:41,970
And without that depth of knowledge, we would not have the success we have.

875
01:29:42,530 --> 01:29:52,110
And also, the longevity of our staff is a testimony to our prior councils and prior city managers as well, who helped put this into place.

876
01:29:53,130 --> 01:29:59,950
So, in terms of departmental achievements, I'm going to go from our newer directors to our longer serving director.

877
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:10,780
So, starting with Ashley Howe, in Arts and Recreation, N.J. in Room, 125th Anniversary, the Boyle Park Master Plan, which will

878
01:30:10,780 --> 01:30:18,220
be coming before Council and Parks and Rec, 1st quarter, has been conducted with extensive public engagement

879
01:30:18,220 --> 01:30:27,340
and a great deal of thought and is a great lift on top of the 125th. The Beach volleyball courts

880
01:30:27,340 --> 01:30:28,900
We're completed down at Bayfront.

881
01:30:28,980 --> 01:30:31,400
If you haven't been there, go play, wonderful.

882
01:30:32,800 --> 01:30:36,240
Two new sculptures, one on Miller, Lumisphere,

883
01:30:36,940 --> 01:30:39,440
and mum the bear at the depot, one of our more beloved

884
01:30:39,440 --> 01:30:41,480
installations in recent memory.

885
01:30:42,440 --> 01:30:45,940
porch 1919, the food truck at the golf course opened.

886
01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:49,500
It took about as long as it took to build the Golden Gate

887
01:30:49,500 --> 01:30:53,400
bridge and involved about as many stakeholders and staff

888
01:30:53,400 --> 01:30:55,580
everybody got involved, but it's open now.

889
01:30:55,580 --> 01:31:03,500
And more importantly, the golf course has set a record for starts and revenues, almost a million dollars this year.

890
01:31:03,880 --> 01:31:06,340
It'll break a million next year, and it'll make money.

891
01:31:07,140 --> 01:31:12,100
It's a great accomplishment, and I appreciate what staff and Touchstone Golf have done.

892
01:31:13,980 --> 01:31:22,300
In addition, Arts and REC spearheaded 20 plus events, ranging from Spring Fair, Pride Mill Valley, Juneteenth,

893
01:31:22,880 --> 01:31:29,020
great closet cleanup. I wish I'd gotten there. First Tuesday, Art Walks, exhibitions,

894
01:31:29,420 --> 01:31:33,640
Halloween at the center, the click-off photography contest, and numerous other events.

895
01:31:33,860 --> 01:31:35,580
So thank you very much, Arts and Recreation.

896
01:31:42,940 --> 01:31:44,780
John McColley's favorite liaison assignment,

897
01:31:44,880 --> 01:31:49,660
which he handed to me, which is the sewerage agency of Southern Marin, Sasm.

898
01:31:52,860 --> 01:31:53,440
Mark Newman

899
01:31:54,120 --> 01:31:57,820
was installed as a general manager, and I'll talk a little bit more about that.

900
01:31:58,120 --> 01:32:05,820
But one of the great highlights of that team is they've now gone 4,600 and eight days without

901
01:32:05,820 --> 01:32:07,380
a lost time accidents.

902
01:32:08,180 --> 01:32:09,980
Let's hear it from,

903
01:32:12,150 --> 01:32:16,950
right now Urban and John are racing to do math in their head.

904
01:32:17,070 --> 01:32:17,970
I'll just salt the problem.

905
01:32:18,130 --> 01:32:21,630
It's 12.6 years without an accident at Sasm.

906
01:32:23,990 --> 01:32:30,250
Right now, Sasmann undergoing a major capital review to look at how to address new nitrogen

907
01:32:30,250 --> 01:32:32,930
output requirements from the state.

908
01:32:33,350 --> 01:32:39,670
It's a big project, and it's being led by the new GM Mark Newman, who was part of

909
01:32:39,670 --> 01:32:45,090
a seamless internal transition conducted by City Manager Todd Kusumano.

910
01:32:45,090 --> 01:32:52,830
Mark Krushiav had served 12 years as the GM, did a wonderful job, the accident record tracks

911
01:32:52,830 --> 01:32:58,490
exactly to his arrival at Sousam, as Andy Berman knows, thank you, Andy Berman.

912
01:33:01,270 --> 01:33:08,110
Todd was able to look at our bench and find someone who is extremely capable of taking

913
01:33:08,110 --> 01:33:15,610
on the role as GM of Sasm and found that person in Mark Newman who moved in smoothly, didn't

914
01:33:15,610 --> 01:33:21,550
miss a beat, has developed great rapport with the staff and the community around the agency

915
01:33:21,550 --> 01:33:24,390
and I just wanted to acknowledge him and his team at Sasm.

916
01:33:31,780 --> 01:33:32,360
Planning and building.

917
01:33:33,680 --> 01:33:40,560
So actually police department, because Rick joined us in 2021, I mentioned the tabletop exercise

918
01:33:40,560 --> 01:33:48,360
conducted up at the county, brilliant event, the evacuation drill, part of an ongoing process

919
01:33:48,360 --> 01:33:54,540
of educating our residents and participation in the planning and security of the 125th

920
01:33:54,540 --> 01:33:57,780
anniversary, which was very well done. So thank you, PD.

921
01:34:02,690 --> 01:34:04,710
Patrick Kelly joined us in 2018

922
01:34:04,710 --> 01:34:12,890
as director of planning and building and has dealt with and endless array of regulations coming

923
01:34:12,890 --> 01:34:18,170
down from above. Above is actually sitting in the room here tonight. I want to acknowledge

924
01:34:18,170 --> 01:34:20,670
Damon Connelly.

925
01:34:24,840 --> 01:34:29,860
He's on the side of the gods on this one and I just want to acknowledge

926
01:34:29,860 --> 01:34:34,560
Patrick and his team. In addition to the bread and butter of a planning and building department

927
01:34:34,560 --> 01:34:43,560
and the stats are 88 planning projects filed this year, 66 planning approvals, 13 new housing units,

928
01:34:44,560 --> 01:34:47,440
Subdivision proposal for a new proposed single family.

929
01:34:48,580 --> 01:34:56,960
1,522 building permits issued over $63 million in projects valuation and almost $2 million

930
01:34:56,960 --> 01:35:04,440
in permit fees and $3,049 inspections conducted in one year.

931
01:35:06,520 --> 01:35:07,680
That's the bread and butter.

932
01:35:08,460 --> 01:35:11,520
What they really took on were some really deep and complex projects.

933
01:35:11,520 --> 01:35:17,740
the safety element update, pursuant to our general plan, the parking study and the parking

934
01:35:17,740 --> 01:35:23,660
ordinance revisions that emerge from the parking study, endless hours on that huge lift.

935
01:35:24,600 --> 01:35:30,100
SB land lots of split ordinance, the inclusionary housing review and proposal to the planning

936
01:35:30,100 --> 01:35:41,500
commission in the city council. Commercial code update, which led to our longest meeting of the year

937
01:35:41,500 --> 01:35:44,840
our station designation as a historic landmark.

938
01:35:46,160 --> 01:35:49,180
All of which he and his team took on willingly,

939
01:35:49,620 --> 01:35:54,180
I wouldn't say eagerly, but with discipline and teamwork

940
01:35:54,180 --> 01:35:57,240
and great effort, and I just want to acknowledge them.

941
01:35:57,540 --> 01:36:01,160
But when we did the work plan, we left a little bit of room.

942
01:36:02,300 --> 01:36:04,660
Governor Newsom helped fill that in July and August

943
01:36:04,660 --> 01:36:08,920
when we had to hurry to comply with changes in green codes

944
01:36:08,920 --> 01:36:10,280
under his budget.

945
01:36:11,040 --> 01:36:13,600
And Patrick Danielle and the entire team pulled that together.

946
01:36:13,760 --> 01:36:15,320
We had two special meetings in August,

947
01:36:15,480 --> 01:36:19,120
held by Vice Mayor Peret, and we got the job done in time

948
01:36:19,120 --> 01:36:22,280
to ensure local control over these things.

949
01:36:22,420 --> 01:36:25,880
And I want to really acknowledge what planning staff did there.

950
01:36:26,300 --> 01:36:28,940
Finally, staff supported two initiatives

951
01:36:28,940 --> 01:36:32,400
that are really important to Mil Valley in terms of trying

952
01:36:32,400 --> 01:36:34,120
to affirmatively further fair housing.

953
01:36:35,340 --> 01:36:38,000
They supported a memorandum of understanding

954
01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:42,740
with the Mount Ham Community Land Trust to help support the acquisition and preservation

955
01:36:42,740 --> 01:36:45,640
of multi-family properties that are deemed worthy.

956
01:36:46,360 --> 01:36:53,860
And I also launched a pilot with placemate to see if we can place people in working families,

957
01:36:54,060 --> 01:36:56,160
not just individuals, in homes.

958
01:36:56,220 --> 01:37:01,960
So if you've gotten your placemate postcard, if you don't have a residence that you can

959
01:37:01,960 --> 01:37:06,280
put into the program and receive the generous subsidy provided by the Community Housing Foundation,

960
01:37:06,280 --> 01:37:11,960
Please give it to a friend who can. We really want to see if this can work. So planning and building department

961
01:37:11,960 --> 01:37:14,360
Director Patrick Kelly. Thank you very much

962
01:37:19,900 --> 01:37:27,340
Andrew poster joined us in 2016 and when I asked him actually my list tonight was sort of stimulated by a list he generated

963
01:37:27,340 --> 01:37:33,720
I had a community meeting last month and I asked for some updates on public works and I got a list of 88 projects

964
01:37:34,240 --> 01:37:35,700
That were done this year

965
01:37:35,700 --> 01:37:39,820
So when I went back to Andrew saying hey give me your top three or five I thought I'd get you know

966
01:37:39,820 --> 01:37:41,900
slurry ceiling or something like that.

967
01:37:42,140 --> 01:37:43,020
And I didn't.

968
01:37:43,640 --> 01:37:48,680
What I got was a surprise in a very gratifying way.

969
01:37:48,760 --> 01:37:52,920
What Andrew highlighted was that he and his team

970
01:37:52,920 --> 01:37:57,420
conducted their first ever all hands meeting last spring

971
01:37:57,420 --> 01:38:02,460
to read the team into every activity that DPW faces

972
01:38:02,460 --> 01:38:04,960
and needs to organize around and do.

973
01:38:05,520 --> 01:38:07,760
So instead of having silos within DPW,

974
01:38:07,920 --> 01:38:09,000
he's now building a team.

975
01:38:09,000 --> 01:38:19,260
It's really going to be performing as we execute on measure L and other investments over the coming years at a much higher level than perhaps they have in the past.

976
01:38:19,760 --> 01:38:23,380
Higher intensity, I would say, given the range of things that need to happen.

977
01:38:24,180 --> 01:38:32,680
So I'm really proud of Andrew for highlighting that as an initiative that he thinks really marks a significant development for his department.

978
01:38:32,920 --> 01:38:33,900
So thank you very much.

979
01:38:39,820 --> 01:38:53,080
Angie Brenner from our wonderful library, 23 years of service with the City of Mill Valley and a great team and her highlights made me smile.

980
01:38:54,780 --> 01:39:00,640
So the Mill Valley community talent show, the good old fashion community talent show was revived this year.

981
01:39:01,260 --> 01:39:08,840
I started in 1976 by Rita Abrams, Dave Fromer and friends and was staged until 1995 and now it's back.

982
01:39:08,840 --> 01:39:10,660
Thank you for doing that.

983
01:39:10,940 --> 01:39:18,160
The winner this year out of 20 contestants was a Tam High student, Lucas Siddoland, who won the award playing original songs in guitar.

984
01:39:19,320 --> 01:39:19,760
Wonderful.

985
01:39:20,460 --> 01:39:24,000
The Mill Valley Community Cookbook, Publication and Celebration.

986
01:39:24,880 --> 01:39:25,700
Well done.

987
01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:27,020
I mean that.

988
01:39:27,280 --> 01:39:29,300
Recognition in the SF Chronicle, sorry.

989
01:39:30,480 --> 01:39:33,240
For one of the quickest post-pandemic recoveries in the Bay Area,

990
01:39:33,460 --> 01:39:36,300
based on highest daily visitors per capita in the Bay Area,

991
01:39:36,300 --> 01:39:38,800
and 9th highest in the state of California.

992
01:39:40,200 --> 01:39:40,800
Think of that.

993
01:39:41,100 --> 01:39:41,880
Great recovery.

994
01:39:42,100 --> 01:39:42,740
Thank you, Angie.

995
01:39:43,560 --> 01:39:45,200
And then summer reading for all ages.

996
01:39:45,780 --> 01:39:47,000
And why just do it in the summer?

997
01:39:47,380 --> 01:39:48,940
Why can't we have winter reading, too?

998
01:39:49,240 --> 01:39:50,900
Anyway, thank you very much, Angie.

999
01:39:51,160 --> 01:39:52,140
And library's here.

1000
01:39:56,710 --> 01:39:59,210
Oh, there was one more, which was the upgraded

1001
01:39:59,210 --> 01:40:01,730
The Creek side room for the hearing impaired,

1002
01:40:02,350 --> 01:40:04,850
which is going to set a standard for what we do in the rest

1003
01:40:04,850 --> 01:40:06,670
of the city in years to come.

1004
01:40:06,670 --> 01:40:13,730
So new equipment and assisted listening capabilities were installed to make that room more compatible for those with hearing difficulties.

1005
01:40:14,050 --> 01:40:17,790
We're very proud of that accomplishment, and thank you for your initiative on that.

1006
01:40:20,050 --> 01:40:29,450
Then someone who vies with Angie for longevity, Eric Erickson 23.25 years, according to our stats,

1007
01:40:30,910 --> 01:40:34,790
who is responsible for HR finance IT and administrative services.

1008
01:40:35,950 --> 01:40:41,970
I met him in 2010 on my first round on the Parks and Rec Commission when we interviewed

1009
01:40:41,970 --> 01:40:47,230
and hired Doug Acton to become the operator of the Mill Valley Golf Course and I was impressed

1010
01:40:47,230 --> 01:40:50,050
with him then and I'm impressed with him now.

1011
01:40:51,010 --> 01:40:56,310
He leads human resources this year we developed and launched a paid parental leave policy which

1012
01:40:56,310 --> 01:41:03,390
puts us at the forefront of agencies in our region and establish new all hands and play

1013
01:41:03,390 --> 01:41:05,230
recognition luncheon.

1014
01:41:05,730 --> 01:41:07,730
He developed a financial management report, actually

1015
01:41:07,730 --> 01:41:10,930
Trevor did the work in urban help do it.

1016
01:41:10,970 --> 01:41:12,090
But he's taking credit for it.

1017
01:41:12,090 --> 01:41:12,730
And that's OK.

1018
01:41:12,790 --> 01:41:14,670
Directors can do that.

1019
01:41:16,470 --> 01:41:21,310
And did a lot of work on measure L, both in the run up

1020
01:41:21,310 --> 01:41:23,150
to it and now in the implementation.

1021
01:41:25,810 --> 01:41:28,410
And they engaged and worked with Harvard Business School

1022
01:41:28,410 --> 01:41:32,590
together with Hannah Pulitzer to help look at modernizing

1023
01:41:32,590 --> 01:41:37,250
some of our administrative functions and duplications and things like that. But more to the

1024
01:41:37,250 --> 01:41:47,190
point, we sit here and celebrate Milvalli's position and stability and in great part it's

1025
01:41:48,030 --> 01:41:56,350
through steady financial stewardship for decades. Led by a man who always seems to be here.

1026
01:41:56,910 --> 01:42:01,290
His green truck is parked in the back corner, but don't ever park in that spot. I didn't want

1027
01:42:01,290 --> 01:42:08,390
didn't go well. But he's here and he's attending the city's finances and he's training

1028
01:42:08,390 --> 01:42:13,870
the people around him and he has given us the foundation we enjoy today to be able to do

1029
01:42:13,870 --> 01:42:21,130
the things that we do. I have two more people to recognize. One is our esteemed city clerk

1030
01:42:21,130 --> 01:42:23,710
Recytti Ferrari, sitting right here.

1031
01:42:29,240 --> 01:42:34,680
She received and responded to over 125 public request act,

1032
01:42:34,920 --> 01:42:35,820
request for information.

1033
01:42:37,260 --> 01:42:41,840
One individual alone submitted 70, so it's not really 125 requests.

1034
01:42:45,320 --> 01:42:47,440
The proclamations I talked about earlier,

1035
01:42:49,200 --> 01:42:51,640
16 letters of support on behalf of the city manager

1036
01:42:51,640 --> 01:42:57,840
in the mayor, completion of the elections of council members, and you said a peaceful transition

1037
01:42:57,840 --> 01:42:59,100
of power, I like that.

1038
01:42:59,840 --> 01:43:06,060
And really, I have a lift, re-establishing or in-person orientations for our boards and commissions,

1039
01:43:06,720 --> 01:43:10,900
and getting everybody on the same page as to how the city runs and what their role in doing

1040
01:43:10,900 --> 01:43:11,460
that is.

1041
01:43:11,760 --> 01:43:15,380
And if you see the materials she put together for that and the way she walks people through

1042
01:43:15,380 --> 01:43:16,840
it, it's extremely impressive.

1043
01:43:16,840 --> 01:43:25,800
This is stuff that nobody sees, and that's important to know, this is stuff that nobody sees.

1044
01:43:26,700 --> 01:43:35,500
So finally, the man sitting next to me here, Todd Kusimano, the best idea Jim Wickham ever had,

1045
01:43:38,620 --> 01:43:46,240
who has in three years helped provide the framework that has enabled our departments to function the way they are.

1046
01:43:46,240 --> 01:43:50,180
Nothing is perfect yet, that will be happening in the next year or two.

1047
01:43:51,180 --> 01:43:56,660
But working with Todd has been a joy and a learning experience, his commitment to customer

1048
01:43:56,660 --> 01:43:58,820
service is unmatched.

1049
01:43:59,020 --> 01:44:03,040
And he defines customer service across many, many parameters.

1050
01:44:05,500 --> 01:44:11,520
And my final accomplishment of the year in conjunction with my council colleagues, who

1051
01:44:11,520 --> 01:44:15,520
unanimously agreed with me, was to extend Todd's contract.

1052
01:44:17,160 --> 01:44:20,300
So he has two more years remaining on his first deal is rookie deal.

1053
01:44:22,080 --> 01:44:28,200
And now he's going for an additional five years, so God willing we'll have his services

1054
01:44:28,200 --> 01:44:29,080
for 10 years.

1055
01:44:36,720 --> 01:44:42,620
He has complete grasp of the tools, the money, the functions he can operate at the county

1056
01:44:42,620 --> 01:44:47,140
level, he can operate at the local level, he can walk down your street and talk to you

1057
01:44:47,140 --> 01:44:47,500
straight.

1058
01:44:47,500 --> 01:44:58,080
And I saw that in Sikomor Park, this winter, after the flood, the way you leaned into that challenge and took responsibility, and that's not the only example.

1059
01:44:59,000 --> 01:44:59,700
So thank you.

1060
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:02,000
Great year working with you.

1061
01:45:09,340 --> 01:45:10,680
Recent tell me what to do next.

1062
01:45:13,450 --> 01:45:18,830
All right. Work to you. Yeah. Thank you. All right. Now we're going to do the nominations.

1063
01:45:24,950 --> 01:45:41,690
I can start us off just by saying, I didn't know Stephen prior to coming on council. And in the last three and a half years I've gotten into know you. I've got into appreciate the way in which you conduct business.

1064
01:45:41,690 --> 01:45:48,270
treat others with respect, whether they have the most insightful things, or a rude,

1065
01:45:48,470 --> 01:45:53,510
you treat them with the respect that they deserve, and you model how to get things done

1066
01:45:53,510 --> 01:45:57,070
in a quiet, deliberate way to have a real impact on our community.

1067
01:45:58,090 --> 01:46:03,270
And this year we've had the pleasure of getting to work together much more closely, and I

1068
01:46:03,270 --> 01:46:07,850
couldn't have asked for a better mayor to serve under, and just really appreciate your

1069
01:46:07,850 --> 01:46:13,970
leadership and your mentorship to me personally, and I hope to continue to work together for

1070
01:46:13,970 --> 01:46:14,510
years to come.

1071
01:46:26,320 --> 01:46:27,620
Well, to say that.

1072
01:46:27,620 --> 01:46:28,120
Oh, no.

1073
01:46:29,160 --> 01:46:32,520
I won't come as a surprise to you that I've prepared some notes.

1074
01:46:35,300 --> 01:46:36,600
But it's been quite a year.

1075
01:46:37,020 --> 01:46:39,880
A lot has been accomplished, and a lot has happened.

1076
01:46:40,520 --> 01:46:47,100
And when I reflected back on Steven Burke as our mayor, there are a couple things that

1077
01:46:47,100 --> 01:46:58,960
came to mind, study, forward looking leadership, calm, thoughtful presence, a long involvement

1078
01:46:58,960 --> 01:47:06,700
with Mul Valley, which reflected a deep familiarity with our needs and a genuine commitment

1079
01:47:06,700 --> 01:47:12,320
to practical, collaborative decision making, which I sincerely appreciate.

1080
01:47:12,960 --> 01:47:16,120
And when I first joined the council, we didn't know one another.

1081
01:47:17,320 --> 01:47:20,460
But serving alongside you has been a true highlight for me.

1082
01:47:20,940 --> 01:47:23,340
And I very much enjoy our conversations.

1083
01:47:24,900 --> 01:47:28,600
And your preference for hot chocolate, over coffee,

1084
01:47:29,620 --> 01:47:31,660
and your enthusiasm for it.

1085
01:47:32,060 --> 01:47:33,560
And you've accomplished a lot this year.

1086
01:47:33,700 --> 01:47:36,380
As you said, there's a lot that happened behind the scenes.

1087
01:47:36,480 --> 01:47:38,400
I like the no-scenes phrase.

1088
01:47:38,560 --> 01:47:39,640
We use that again.

1089
01:47:41,140 --> 01:47:48,900
But in front of everybody, it was advancing the workforce housing efforts, which I think is really something we should continue to do.

1090
01:47:49,500 --> 01:47:55,640
Strengthening my valley is emergency preparedness, championing preparedness as an ongoing commitment.

1091
01:47:57,760 --> 01:48:01,060
And then what makes our community so special and what makes it unique.

1092
01:48:01,060 --> 01:48:08,860
But I will say you've listed out all of the accomplishments and what stood out for me as much

1093
01:48:08,860 --> 01:48:12,500
as all that is the care you take with your relationships.

1094
01:48:14,200 --> 01:48:20,980
So you're always seeking what someone hopes to achieve and putting people together that

1095
01:48:20,980 --> 01:48:24,120
can work together and collaborate and make something happen.

1096
01:48:24,120 --> 01:48:25,980
And that's a real skill.

1097
01:48:28,500 --> 01:48:31,560
Your thoughtfulness also shows up in countless ways,

1098
01:48:32,360 --> 01:48:33,980
including the way you want to realize history

1099
01:48:33,980 --> 01:48:36,440
and gifting all of your council members,

1100
01:48:36,980 --> 01:48:38,960
Joyce Kleiner's book about Mill Valley.

1101
01:48:39,500 --> 01:48:42,860
That was very touching, and I very much appreciate it.

1102
01:48:43,240 --> 01:48:44,940
And then also, as you did tonight,

1103
01:48:45,680 --> 01:48:47,520
like almost wrote this phrase for you,

1104
01:48:47,940 --> 01:48:51,120
recognizing the work of city staff and volunteers before yourself.

1105
01:48:51,120 --> 01:49:01,400
I think that's just who you are and just really important and then also grounding your decisions in a deep understanding of where we've been and then what we can become.

1106
01:49:02,080 --> 01:49:11,120
So I want to thank you for all the work you did behind the scenes and out in front and then thank you as a colleague and as a friend.

1107
01:49:11,120 --> 01:49:22,840
For leaving the city better prepared for us to be more resilient, more welcoming, and also more connected.

1108
01:49:24,040 --> 01:49:28,900
So congratulations on a fantastic year and in the same spirit.

1109
01:49:30,300 --> 01:49:32,240
You gave us,

1110
01:49:35,160 --> 01:49:40,940
passing along, a serial, we have to go to the serial.

1111
01:49:50,540 --> 01:49:55,760
I'm going to read it in my hot tub, but I don't have a hot tub,

1112
01:49:58,120 --> 01:49:58,880
so maybe it'll just be

1113
01:49:58,880 --> 01:49:59,480
a hot tub.

1114
01:50:00,560 --> 01:50:01,440
Thank you very much.

1115
01:50:02,460 --> 01:50:03,900
Don't forget the peacock feathers,

1116
01:50:06,080 --> 01:50:09,600
so it's great going after Caroline who types out everything

1117
01:50:09,600 --> 01:50:15,400
and is very thoughtful and very deliberate, so I am not typing out anything before I speak.

1118
01:50:16,240 --> 01:50:18,520
So I knew Stephen before he joined City Council.

1119
01:50:19,260 --> 01:50:27,720
So when I ran for City Council in 2019, 2020, Stephen came to not one but two different

1120
01:50:28,620 --> 01:50:34,020
coming out parties that people threw for me and Stephen sat in front and he had a notebook

1121
01:50:34,020 --> 01:50:41,040
and he took notes, and he asked me very pointed questions, and had me answer them for him,

1122
01:50:41,680 --> 01:50:46,000
and then he came back another time, and asked me more questions so early drilling to me.

1123
01:50:46,720 --> 01:50:54,580
So, I was very happy when Trisho decided to move to the state of Washington, and we had to do an

1124
01:50:54,580 --> 01:51:04,000
appointment that Stephen said to raise his hand. And of course, it was not a big surprise that he

1125
01:51:04,000 --> 01:51:11,920
2021. Stephen has got a long history of working in Mil Valley as a volunteer. It's one of the great things about the city Mil Valley.

1126
01:51:12,180 --> 01:51:25,280
We have tremendous people who have got a long history of volunteerism and they bring that to the city council. Nobody walks onto the city council without having spent many many many years working in the community beforehand.

1127
01:51:25,740 --> 01:51:28,280
And Steven, you're somebody that had a pretty deep resume

1128
01:51:28,780 --> 01:51:30,360
before coming out to the city council,

1129
01:51:30,580 --> 01:51:31,580
and that really made a difference.

1130
01:51:32,600 --> 01:51:33,880
You and I got a chance to work together

1131
01:51:33,880 --> 01:51:35,900
when I was the mayor for 15 months.

1132
01:51:36,160 --> 01:51:37,040
You were my vice mayor.

1133
01:51:37,240 --> 01:51:38,520
We went to all the meetings together.

1134
01:51:39,220 --> 01:51:41,440
This is one of the great things about the city of Milvalli.

1135
01:51:41,760 --> 01:51:44,440
Unlike many other cities around us,

1136
01:51:45,260 --> 01:51:48,880
one city near us calls December the month of surprises

1137
01:51:48,880 --> 01:51:51,000
because they don't know who the next mayor is gonna be.

1138
01:51:51,060 --> 01:51:52,740
That's not the way it works at the city of Milvalli.

1139
01:51:52,740 --> 01:51:58,620
We literally sit in the order in which we do the transition to the next leader and that's a really great strength

1140
01:51:58,620 --> 01:52:01,020
So Stephen and I had a long time to work together

1141
01:52:01,020 --> 01:52:09,220
Just as Max has had a long time to work together with Stephen and now Caroline will have a long time to work together with with Max and that's really a great strength

1142
01:52:09,220 --> 01:52:10,360
So Stephen you brought

1143
01:52:10,360 --> 01:52:18,980
As Caroline I think I really said a very thoughtful calm approach to city governance and I really appreciate that

1144
01:52:18,980 --> 01:52:25,580
And I'll say beyond that, I think you are perhaps the most empathetic person who is in the

1145
01:52:25,580 --> 01:52:26,860
seat of the mayor in Mobile.

1146
01:52:27,160 --> 01:52:29,280
You are very empathetic person, I think.

1147
01:52:29,440 --> 01:52:36,020
You have a difficult time when somebody needs to not get exactly what they want, and you

1148
01:52:36,020 --> 01:52:41,020
really go out of your way to make sure that you try to satisfy as many people in the community

1149
01:52:41,020 --> 01:52:44,720
as you can, and that's really a great strength of yours, I think.

1150
01:52:45,140 --> 01:52:47,320
And the city is better for it.

1151
01:52:47,320 --> 01:52:52,000
As another mayor has pointed out, I think very awkwardly, this is a relay race.

1152
01:52:52,480 --> 01:52:54,660
We basically hand the baton from one person to the next.

1153
01:52:54,720 --> 01:53:00,320
Things that started in one term, carry on to the next term and then carry on to the term after that.

1154
01:53:01,860 --> 01:53:06,640
And you mentioned a couple of great skills that you require to do a good job in mayor.

1155
01:53:07,000 --> 01:53:10,080
I think the number one skill is to not drop the baton baton.

1156
01:53:10,480 --> 01:53:13,900
And that's actually not as simple as it sounds.

1157
01:53:13,900 --> 01:53:17,940
It's very easy to get distracted by the things that happened during the course of

1158
01:53:17,940 --> 01:53:20,820
their leadership, because there's a lot of things going on.

1159
01:53:21,160 --> 01:53:25,600
And the key skill really is to ensure that that the time gets carried across the finish line.

1160
01:53:26,200 --> 01:53:27,720
And you did that, which is fantastic.

1161
01:53:28,780 --> 01:53:32,100
So I'm very grateful for the leadership that you provided this year.

1162
01:53:32,140 --> 01:53:33,760
I think you did a fantastic job.

1163
01:53:34,540 --> 01:53:39,340
And I look forward to the next chapter as well.

1164
01:53:39,740 --> 01:53:40,220
Thank you very much.

1165
01:53:47,140 --> 01:53:51,480
I was just remembering the first time I actually met you.

1166
01:53:52,320 --> 01:53:56,420
I was, I had applied for your seat on the Parks and Rec Commission,

1167
01:53:56,740 --> 01:53:58,860
after you'd been appointed to the City Council,

1168
01:53:59,400 --> 01:54:02,420
and I did not get appointed to the Parks and Rec Commission,

1169
01:54:03,100 --> 01:54:05,340
and I was really excited about my interview.

1170
01:54:05,620 --> 01:54:06,900
I thought I did a great job,

1171
01:54:06,920 --> 01:54:09,180
and I was really disappointed.

1172
01:54:10,660 --> 01:54:14,180
You reached out to me, and you took me out for coffee,

1173
01:54:14,180 --> 01:54:41,360
And you encouraged me to try again and I did and I made it onto the Parks and Rec Commission that second time and I'm not sure I would have tried again if it weren't for you reaching out like that to someone that you didn't even know and I might have changed my life so I really appreciate that and I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels like that in some way.

1174
01:54:42,120 --> 01:54:56,120
As you mentioned, as mayor, you get to set the tone for the year, and I want to express my gratitude to you for a year defined by, I think, I'm the third person to say, calm, connection and purpose.

1175
01:54:56,840 --> 01:55:05,200
You've been a wonderful mentor, showing me how to exercise patients to listen and to consider my words.

1176
01:55:06,400 --> 01:55:15,740
Your emphasis on affordable housing, partnership, and community preparedness has strengthened the fabric of our city.

1177
01:55:17,260 --> 01:55:26,780
Thank you for leading with compassion and steadiness this year, and I truly look forward to working with you more over the coming years.

1178
01:55:30,870 --> 01:55:45,230
All right boss, real quick. I know you hate this. Yeah, so I've been in public service for 30 years and I've had that opportunity to work and with a lot of council members and mayors and something in Mil Valley that has really and it's been spoken up tonight

1179
01:55:45,230 --> 01:55:59,050
is the professionalism, the expertise, the thoughtfulness and the volunteerism of our former mayor group. It's an really amazing group, many in this room, and you touched on it of like make it better past the baton, don't drop it.

1180
01:56:00,650 --> 01:56:05,430
And I got to tell you that, you know, being here for three years, I didn't think it could get better.

1181
01:56:05,630 --> 01:56:09,210
I've just been really impressed with this council in the mayors and you stepped into the sea.

1182
01:56:10,470 --> 01:56:14,190
And I've never met anyone that is as thoughtful and caring as you.

1183
01:56:14,990 --> 01:56:16,070
You've taught me a lot.

1184
01:56:16,290 --> 01:56:20,550
And in this business, you know, not thinking, what else are we going to learn at this point after 30 years?

1185
01:56:20,670 --> 01:56:22,070
I learned a lot from you this year.

1186
01:56:22,150 --> 01:56:23,550
And I've really enjoyed it.

1187
01:56:23,570 --> 01:56:28,270
There's been a lot of times where I wanted to jump in and swing and go attack the problem.

1188
01:56:28,270 --> 01:56:31,170
and you're like, hey, step back, just like Kat just said,

1189
01:56:31,210 --> 01:56:31,990
think about it.

1190
01:56:32,010 --> 01:56:32,810
Think on it tonight.

1191
01:56:32,950 --> 01:56:34,450
Here's some things you might want to think about.

1192
01:56:34,550 --> 01:56:36,170
Bring in a book to help educate me.

1193
01:56:36,230 --> 01:56:38,230
I knew if I was in trouble, if I got a book from you.

1194
01:56:38,690 --> 01:56:40,590
And then I hated it, I like work on it.

1195
01:56:41,990 --> 01:56:44,830
You started the soft of tonight of talking about staff

1196
01:56:44,830 --> 01:56:46,970
and appreciating the team and telling their story.

1197
01:56:47,070 --> 01:56:47,550
Thank you.

1198
01:56:47,610 --> 01:56:48,670
It means a lot to this team.

1199
01:56:48,810 --> 01:56:50,690
And this team will walk through fire for you

1200
01:56:50,690 --> 01:56:52,750
in this council, because you do support them

1201
01:56:52,750 --> 01:56:54,150
and you recognize them.

1202
01:56:54,150 --> 01:56:55,190
You know what they do.

1203
01:56:55,690 --> 01:56:57,790
No one knows the relationship and what goes in

1204
01:56:57,790 --> 01:57:02,210
running a city and the relationship between a mayor and a city manager. You only know it until

1205
01:57:02,210 --> 01:57:08,510
you do it until you live it. And you approached it with openness, honesty, I have seen

1206
01:57:08,510 --> 01:57:13,990
you mad. You are very clear in your words, when you're angry. But I appreciate it, you're honest.

1207
01:57:14,110 --> 01:57:17,490
You're like, hey, I appreciate it. But I'll make the same mistake twice. Let's learn from it.

1208
01:57:17,510 --> 01:57:23,330
And let's go. No one forced theirs. Let's work the problem. I learned a lot. I've really appreciated

1209
01:57:23,870 --> 01:57:26,550
I'm a better CEO of basketball coach because of you.

1210
01:57:27,130 --> 01:57:29,130
I'm a better father because of you

1211
01:57:29,130 --> 01:57:32,450
and I've just really, really enjoyed the experience

1212
01:57:32,450 --> 01:57:34,290
in journey this past year.

1213
01:57:34,550 --> 01:57:35,530
War better for it.

1214
01:57:35,610 --> 01:57:37,950
And again, it's the partnership that you've approached

1215
01:57:37,950 --> 01:57:40,610
with me and my team of just working a problem.

1216
01:57:41,050 --> 01:57:43,190
Of all of us checking our egos at the door

1217
01:57:43,190 --> 01:57:44,850
not trying to be the smartest one in the room

1218
01:57:44,850 --> 01:57:47,150
or winning an argument or explaining a reason

1219
01:57:47,150 --> 01:57:48,150
why we can't do something.

1220
01:57:48,150 --> 01:57:50,790
It was always the way to find a way to make

1221
01:57:51,790 --> 01:57:54,690
and you taught us that you taught us that process,

1222
01:57:55,070 --> 01:57:58,270
bringing the right people into the room to work or problem.

1223
01:57:59,150 --> 01:58:00,030
We're going to be better for it.

1224
01:58:00,090 --> 01:58:01,970
We're going to be better because of you.

1225
01:58:02,190 --> 01:58:03,190
So thank you for everything.

1226
01:58:03,730 --> 01:58:04,610
Really appreciate it.

1227
01:58:07,050 --> 01:58:09,910
And with that, we have some gifts for you.

1228
01:58:11,620 --> 01:58:13,620
Vanna White will be coming to the...

1229
01:58:13,620 --> 01:58:14,780
Are they under $50?

1230
01:58:16,020 --> 01:58:16,500
Yes.

1231
01:58:17,280 --> 01:58:17,380
Good.

1232
01:58:25,100 --> 01:58:25,840
Oh,

1233
01:58:30,780 --> 01:58:31,200
holy cow.

1234
01:58:32,440 --> 01:58:33,480
Thank you.

1235
01:58:33,580 --> 01:58:35,240
Thank you.

1236
01:58:35,260 --> 01:58:35,900
Thank you.

1237
01:58:36,800 --> 01:58:37,020
Wow.

1238
01:58:39,020 --> 01:58:40,700
A renaming level.

1239
01:58:43,580 --> 01:58:45,120
What a great Christmas.

1240
01:58:45,600 --> 01:58:46,290
Thank you.

1241
01:58:50,540 --> 01:58:50,880
Thank you.

1242
01:58:51,660 --> 01:58:52,060
I

1243
01:58:59,100 --> 01:59:03,620
can make my way through the thickest of graft here.

1244
01:59:05,400 --> 01:59:07,200
Now we get

1245
01:59:10,880 --> 01:59:19,100
it's rare in life that you get to witness a boyhood dream come true and tonight

1246
01:59:19,100 --> 01:59:26,660
we have the opportunity to do that. I'm so proud to be here for this moment. I know

1247
01:59:26,660 --> 01:59:29,580
How much max loves public service?

1248
01:59:30,920 --> 01:59:31,560
No, really.

1249
01:59:34,640 --> 01:59:38,020
And, while this is not the culmination of his career,

1250
01:59:38,220 --> 01:59:40,400
it's certainly an important step in his career.

1251
01:59:40,960 --> 01:59:42,800
And I'm proud to be here at this moment.

1252
01:59:43,640 --> 01:59:47,100
So with that, I'm going to accept nomination

1253
01:59:48,000 --> 01:59:51,740
for the Office of Mayor of the City of Mill Valley.

1254
01:59:58,640 --> 01:59:58,660
You want me to make the motion?

1255
01:59:58,660 --> 01:59:59,520
You can make a motion, sorry.

1256
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:07,300
I move that vice mayor, max per a, is our next mayor. Okay, do we have a second?

1257
02:00:08,200 --> 02:00:11,480
Second. All in favor. All right. All right.

1258
02:00:31,900 --> 02:00:46,920
I'm done. I'm going to hit this once. All right. That was not the end of the meeting. Because I'm going to open it up for nominations for vice mayor.

1259
02:00:47,680 --> 02:00:55,920
And I would like to move, I move, I move that Caroline Joachim, be come the vice mayor of the city of Milvalli.

1260
02:00:56,620 --> 02:00:57,780
I'll second that.

1261
02:00:57,980 --> 02:00:59,660
All those in favor?

1262
02:01:00,540 --> 02:01:00,660
Aye.

1263
02:01:10,360 --> 02:01:10,980
All right.

1264
02:01:11,400 --> 02:01:12,860
Hurry up, let's square them in, Lisa.

1265
02:01:15,500 --> 02:01:19,740
I believe we have the oath of office as our next order of business.

1266
02:01:22,620 --> 02:01:23,540
You'll come on down.

1267
02:01:24,740 --> 02:01:25,540
New mayor.

1268
02:01:26,560 --> 02:01:27,240
Vice mayor.

1269
02:01:48,180 --> 02:01:55,300
Okay, so we're here to swear in our newly appointed mayor and vice mayor for the City of Mill Valley.

1270
02:01:55,880 --> 02:02:00,520
So I'm going to ask you to please raise your right hand which you're doing and repeat after me.

1271
02:02:01,080 --> 02:02:02,360
I state your name.

1272
02:02:04,570 --> 02:02:19,660
Do you solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California

1273
02:02:22,770 --> 02:02:26,750
against all enemies foreign and domestic?

1274
02:02:30,460 --> 02:02:33,040
That I will bear true faith and allegiance

1275
02:02:35,660 --> 02:02:38,760
to the Constitution of the United States

1276
02:02:40,940 --> 02:02:43,800
and the Constitution of the State of California.

1277
02:02:43,800 --> 02:02:43,980
that

1278
02:02:46,890 --> 02:02:49,570
I take this obligation freely

1279
02:02:52,510 --> 02:02:55,190
and without any mental reservation

1280
02:02:57,460 --> 02:02:59,300
or purpose of

1281
02:02:59,300 --> 02:03:05,220
evasion and that I will faithfully discharge the duties

1282
02:03:07,650 --> 02:03:10,710
upon which I am about to enter.

1283
02:03:12,930 --> 02:03:15,410
Congratulations, you're now officially sworn in.

1284
02:04:53,120 --> 02:04:55,860
Start off your mayor, I'll turn being handed booze.

1285
02:05:00,140 --> 02:05:05,360
All right, I have a few words to share with my colleagues and with those gathered here

1286
02:05:05,360 --> 02:05:14,280
today. And I'd like to start by saying that a professor I had in college, Ryan Coonerty at the

1287
02:05:14,280 --> 02:05:20,420
time he was on the City Council in Santa Cruz. I went to UC Santa Cruz and he had served

1288
02:05:20,420 --> 02:05:27,200
as mayor and later as county supervisor. But 12 years ago he told our undergrad class that

1289
02:05:27,200 --> 02:05:33,040
if you wanted to make a difference, if you wanted to make an impact to move home and to serve

1290
02:05:33,040 --> 02:05:39,980
your local community. He recounted staffing the 911 Commission in D.C. and members of Congress,

1291
02:05:40,200 --> 02:05:45,580
but he realized that nothing beats going back and serving your community that you came

1292
02:05:45,580 --> 02:05:53,520
from. That story in that lesson stuck with me over the years. And Ryan was right. The ability

1293
02:05:53,520 --> 02:05:59,240
to serve and shape one's community has been the most incredible honor of my life. And I

1294
02:05:59,240 --> 02:06:03,740
look forward to the opportunity and the challenge ahead this coming year as mayor.

1295
02:06:05,500 --> 02:06:10,500
There were so many mentors and dear friends here in this room tonight, you know who you

1296
02:06:10,500 --> 02:06:12,060
are, you are the day ones.

1297
02:06:13,520 --> 02:06:18,180
But I would like to start my remarks by honoring the woman who brought me into this world

1298
02:06:18,180 --> 02:06:22,420
and it has been my confidant and dearest friend and cheerleader, my mama of Robin.

1299
02:06:34,720 --> 02:06:36,220
She probably hates the recognition.

1300
02:06:38,860 --> 02:06:44,700
My middle valley story starts long before I was born. My mother, Robin, and her parents and

1301
02:06:44,700 --> 02:06:50,500
siblings moved to a new home in 1960. I'm beautiful, Marlin Avenue, and Mill Valley, when

1302
02:06:50,500 --> 02:06:57,200
my mom was aged 10. The stories I've heard of Mill Valley in the 60s were downright magical.

1303
02:06:58,720 --> 02:07:04,940
And after living around the Bay Area and overseas in France, my mother moved back, and I was born

1304
02:07:04,940 --> 02:07:09,700
in 1991 to the best town in America to raise a child, Mel Valley.

1305
02:07:11,080 --> 02:07:16,980
My experience growing up here was one where my neighbors of all ages were my dearest friends.

1306
02:07:17,740 --> 02:07:21,080
Wildlife and nature were in every day experience.

1307
02:07:22,020 --> 02:07:25,300
The library was a place of joy and discovery.

1308
02:07:26,640 --> 02:07:31,460
I remember going down to the Mel Valley Community Center down the water slide on the day

1309
02:07:31,460 --> 02:07:39,400
opened when I was 11 years old. I ran for council and I serve as mayor today to build on the

1310
02:07:39,400 --> 02:07:46,700
best of our community. Costs have risen since my grandparents moved here in 1960, but also since

1311
02:07:46,700 --> 02:07:53,700
I grew up in town. Definitely to render by a home but also for the little things that add up.

1312
02:07:54,300 --> 02:07:58,280
When the federal government shut down this fall, over 700

1313
02:07:58,280 --> 02:08:03,980
Mel Valleyans went without food, because of EBT cards going unfilled.

1314
02:08:06,340 --> 02:08:10,220
Our community rallied. The food pantry at the Methodist Church stepped up

1315
02:08:10,220 --> 02:08:14,600
our restaurants offer discounts and free meals, and we all pulled together together.

1316
02:08:15,680 --> 02:08:19,760
In this year, this coming year, working with our city manager and our council,

1317
02:08:20,180 --> 02:08:24,300
I'd like to build on that effort and launch a new public private cross-sector initiative

1318
02:08:24,300 --> 02:08:29,960
and the working title that I've worked with a few folks in this room is envy support.

1319
02:08:30,960 --> 02:08:35,220
This initiative will seek to bring together the business community, the faith community,

1320
02:08:35,420 --> 02:08:40,020
the nonprofit community, and our city's government all working together to ensure that

1321
02:08:40,020 --> 02:08:45,620
everyone in town knows about the resources available. Developing a one-stop shop for engaging

1322
02:08:45,620 --> 02:08:52,200
as a volunteer and much, much more. We also, this coming year, will continue our relentless

1323
02:08:52,200 --> 02:08:56,020
focus on ensuring that government works for everyone.

1324
02:08:56,860 --> 02:09:00,660
Whether you need a business permit to check out a library book or access a park and

1325
02:09:00,660 --> 02:09:05,840
record program, it should be an efficient process with customer success as the primary objective.

1326
02:09:06,580 --> 02:09:10,380
Something that Todd has taught all of us about what government can be.

1327
02:09:10,860 --> 02:09:12,060
No barriers to government.

1328
02:09:13,080 --> 02:09:18,180
Under Mayor Burke's leadership, we worked really hard this year to make real progress when

1329
02:09:18,180 --> 02:09:18,880
we did.

1330
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and we will continue in this trajectory. Every month, in 2026, I commit to hold office hours.

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Not just downtown, though I will be downtown, but throughout our community.

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Stay tuned for dates and times and locations. Come with ideas, we are all ears.

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One of those people that I have appreciated hearing from and that my ears have been open to is here tonight.

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Dr. John Maam, Edward and Health.

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John and I partnered on E-Bite safety over the last two years and served on the county-wide

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youth E-Bite safety task force.

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This coming year will be partnering on updating our tobacco regulations following on the

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county's leadership.

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This coming year, we will also continue our progress on addressing infrastructure and climate

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change.

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And my colleague, Urban Carmel, is my partner in both those efforts.

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the municipal service tax will be on the ballot in November. We must pass it. We also must continue to work to ensure our streets wherever possible are complete streets so that whether you choose to bike to walk to use a wheelchair or drive a vehicle the infrastructure you are using is safe and accessible.

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We will also bring to our City Council in Q1, a green, low-carbon concrete policy modeled off of the county of Marin's policy to require infrastructure and town uses climate-conscious materials.

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We also will be continuing, and my partner on this is Council Member Jones, on our 18-month sea level rise planning process this year.

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A new for Mill Valley, we will also join, and as of today, we will have joined a group

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called Climate Mayors, a bipartisan group of 350 mayors around the country working collectively

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to make progress.

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And last, but certainly not least, we are here for community.

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This will be a year of community and business vitality, led by our outstanding new Vice Mayor

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Caroline Joachim, and Council Member Jones as a vitality leads.

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Cat Jones vision of a Miller's Knights, a weekly celebration of community will become

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into reality at some point in 2026.

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My vision for the last three and a half years of a farmers market downtown Mill Valley will

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launch this coming spring.

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We will bring local produce to consumers and restaurants alike, and this year we will take

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up the call of many, including John McColley who's in our audience, when we update our city's logo.

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All of this will be done as a team. I have learned from the three mayors I've served under

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Council, Jim Whitham, who's in the audience, Irving Carmel, who's here at the Dias, Steven Burke,

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most of all since I served as Vice Mayor, Andrew U. Each of you have taught through your example.

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Our Council treats each other with civility.

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When we disagree, we model how to respect alternate views.

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I couldn't be more grateful to each of you that I get to serve with.

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And to our city manager Todd Fussimano, your service to our community is profound.

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The dedication you give to our city is what moves us forward.

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We can't do anything we do without you.

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And to the people who work under your leadership are who inspires us every day as elected officials.

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It is a joy to serve alongside, and it truly is alongside our staff.

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If you're a current or formal staff member of the City of Mavali, please rise.

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Let's give them a round of applause.

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Truly, thank you to each of you.

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And finally, our theme for 2020.

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The theme for our city in 2026 will be all about Mill Valley.

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The community, the local businesses, the people.

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We're all in it together, and our year ahead will be all about Mill Valley.

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Thank you.

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All right, back to business.

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So, we have as our final item of the agenda, Council request and ideas for instruction.

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For this question, any items?

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I'd like a glass of wine.

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All right, we have a request for a glass of wine, and thanks again to Lisa and Kelsey and everyone else in the City Hall team for getting us amazing cupcakes in the back.

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Wine, other refreshments, please stay.

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Help yourself, look at the beautiful art on the wall that are up and we'll be at Corner Bar after if anyone wishes to join.

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Thank you.