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vibrate phones on vibrate please

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thank you good evening the special

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meeting of the city council will please

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come to order I'd like to invite the

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Newark police department honor guard for

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the presentation of the colors please

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rise and remain standing for the posting

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of the colors

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see for

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ladies and gentlemen I'd like to invite

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grandchildren of vice mayor fratus and

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my grandchildren to please join us up

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here for the Pledge of

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Allegiance on the count of three one two

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I to the flag of the United States of

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America and to the Republic for which it

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stands one nation under God indivisible

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with liberty and justice for

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all

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for for

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thank you to the city of newark's Color

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Guard please be

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seated well if that wasn't the most

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enthusiastic Pledge of Allegiance we've

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had in this building in a long time

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let the record show that all council

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members are present this evening it's

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also noted that council member elect Eve

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Marie little Julie contano and Terence

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grindall are also in the audience this

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evening this is truly a historic meeting

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at this uh last city council meeting for

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three longstanding City Council Members

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Miss Anna abadaka with over 9 years of

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experience and service to our community

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Miss Susie cazo

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quazo whose monogram is shop

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Newark with 13 years of service and Mr

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Lewis Freight as our vice mayor with 29

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years of service over 50 years of

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service

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we will be swearing in three new council

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members something that has not happened

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in Newark since

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1968 it is the mayor Nei were you here

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at that

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time I got to get my digs in before he

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has an opportunity to get to the

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microphone it is the first time uh this

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has occurred since the mayor became a

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directly elected official in 1972

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I would like to acknowledge the

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dignitaries who are with us this evening

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let me start off first of all with our

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neighbor the former mayor as of about

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two days ago the mayor of Union City

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former mayor Carol Dutra

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vachi mayor Carol following in the uh

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footsteps of many in our own community

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of new had over 30 years of experience

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in the city of Union City our

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partnership with Union City is strong we

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work together on various Regional issues

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always certainly mayor Dutra vacci

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always looking out for the best interest

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of our city and vice versa thank you for

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your service to your community and the

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area like to welcome I believe assembly

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member Alex Lee is Mr Lee in the

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audience today on his way on okay okay

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let me make a note we will hold off

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recognizing hey we love assembly member

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Alex Lee um he has been so good to the

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community of Newark with so much funding

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for infrastructure projects

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quiet uh train zones and things of that

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nature so we're really pleased to have a

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partnership with

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him through his I'm I'm going to come

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back to that because I want him to be

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recognized when he's here for all the

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things that he's done for our community

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talking in and and as he walks in I

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think we need to give him a nice big

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round of

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applause assembly member Lee has been a

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huge supporter of Newark through his

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legislative lobbying efforts within the

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past two years he has been able to

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secure and this is no misprint

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$5.8 million in funding for various

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projects in New York including quiet

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zones Broadband master plan and the

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city's first resource center and our Old

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streetcape project assembly member Lee

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it's so great to have

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you we have various community members

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inside the chambers representing an

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array of local agencies and Community

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nonprofit groups and governmental

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agencies this uh includes elected

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officials appointed officials the

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librarian and former city managers we

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also have members of the C senior

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advisory committee Community Development

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advisory committee measure GG tax

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oversight committee and our Planning

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Commission just want to make mention of

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measure GG remember we built this city

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hall not only on time but below budget

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you don't see that happening in most

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government

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agencies also pleased to recognize one

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of our former council members who's here

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in the audience Mr Bob Marshall Mr

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Marshall we also have two leaders who

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dedic whose dedication and commitment to

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building our community are

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unparalleled the distinguished gentleman

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actually one of them is here tonight one

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of the gentlemen who oh by the way as

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you walk by the library you'll see his

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name prominently displayed

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a gentleman that served our community

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for 42 years and my predecessor as the

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mayor of the city of Newark Al

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Nei I called mayor Nei as I arrived

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tonight and I said uh I wasn't sure the

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mayor had arrived and I said mayor I

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just want you know the parking space

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that you had always utilized as mayor is

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available for you to use tonight wow and

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he says to me you're the mayor

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now but it's just the respect that we

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have as a council for those have that

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have led this organization before us we

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don't forget their contributions and

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we're grateful uh for all that they do

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day in and day out he now works harder

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in all due respect as really kind of The

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Unofficial leader of Viola blle and a

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nonprofit organization that provides

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thousands and thousands of meals and

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food to needy residents in the Tri City

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area mayor Nei thank you for your

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continued support of our

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community there are going to be two

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meetings this evening um if you don't

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like the first one we're going to do a

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second

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one the first meeting is a special

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meeting in which the current council

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members will vote to certify the

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election results the three council

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members will then leave the dis the city

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cork will then administer the oath of

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office for the three new council members

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and myself the new Council will then

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proceed with a short regular city

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council meeting that consists of a light

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agenda you saw my speech Mr

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bonon we will then lead to the lobby for

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a reception to celebrate this

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evening city manager

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reports yes good evening your honor and

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members of the council uh considering

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this historic moment would your honor be

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so kind as to per permit me to say a few

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words absolutely thank you your honor it

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is quite an understatement to say that

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New York makes history when it comes to

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Municipal elections and city council

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leadership indeed two years ago we

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gathered in these Chambers to witness TR

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the transition to a new mayor the third

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one in my

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lifetime today for the first time in

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over 50 years we will be swearing in

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three new council members members and we

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will all witness 51 years of combined

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leadership steep down from office if

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that doesn't scream new workk then I

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don't know what

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would I would like to take a moment on

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behalf of All City staff to thank the

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three outgoing council members for the

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record setting commitment to our

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community miss opaka you were born and

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raised in this community so it comes as

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no surprise that you exemplify the

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nework can do Spirit you have vision for

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this community and you take steps to

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further that Vision you also know how to

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build community which includes the time

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when we were kids and you built my big

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wheel tree story thank you for your

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service miss coyaso you are one of the

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nicest people I know your thoughtfulness

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and extraordinary empathy towards others

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manifests itself at our Council meetings

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in your beaming smile you're you un

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bedly support local businesses with your

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trademark phrase shop nework and I know

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you will continue to support the

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community in all the ways that you can

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so we will see you sometime

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soon Mr

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freedus you have always treated City

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staff with utmost respect you act with

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dignity and with ethics you are true

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gentlemen you hold the record for third

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longest serving member of our Council

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and in 1995 you won your seat by a slim

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margin of five

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votes given your place in New York

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electoral history it is only fitting

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that your successor be chosen by three

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votes Mr vice mayor dare I say Mr bronze

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thank you for your

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service to Express staff's gratitude for

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your trust in all of us after each of

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you step down from the office from your

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office I will give you a city of New

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York flag each flag was recently flown

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over the Civic Center complex which all

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of you have championed and helped

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build a council like all other

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organizations is defined not by one

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individual but instead by the strength

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and resiliency of all of its members

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this Council was truly greater than the

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sum of its parts and I have every Reon

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to believe the new Council will continue

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in that vein New York voters have spoken

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and they have placed their trust in our

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esteemed mayor and three Community

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leaders to write the next chapter in New

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York's history I offer a heartfelt

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congratulations to all of them Mr

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grindall your wealth of experience in

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land use and Community Development

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coupled with your experience with our

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school district and your deep connection

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to our community as shown through your

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extensive volunteer work will serve the

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community well

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we look forward to seeing your expertise

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further our shared vision of New York's

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bright

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future miss katano your Advanced

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educational background which includes a

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master's degree and a law degree will

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bring a scholarly uh perspective to our

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Council from serving as a teacher in our

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school district to serving on our

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Planning Commission and to previously

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practicing law you will offer many

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perspectives also I hope this doesn't

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mean I have to stop making lawyer jokes

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miss little your background as a college

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professor in Hospitality management will

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bring a renewed sense of passion for our

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recreational programming I have no doubt

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that your unbridled enthusiasm will be

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infectious to all of us and will Ripple

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throughout our Council City staff and

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our entire nework Community I foresee a

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lot of smiles and laughter in our

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future mayor Hannon it has been a

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pleasure working with you past 10 years

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under your leadership the past two years

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as mayor the city adopted its first

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facilities master plan updated our Parks

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master plan began construction of our

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first resource center and adopted the

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city's housing element which contains

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many projects and programs to address

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affordable

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housing he was showing me quickly a

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replay on the Niner game I'm not GNA

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I'm not I'm not going to let anybody in

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on it but

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holy that's perfect

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yeah you are very out outspoken in your

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support of staff and that never goes

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unnoticed we thank you for your kindness

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and we look forward to your continued

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leadership finally I would like to make

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one final comment City staff remains

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committed to the success of our entire

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nework community that professionalism

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and commitment extends to all facets of

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this organization including all the way

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up to the New York City Council there

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are many devoted and talented staff

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members who are here with us this

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evening and we all stand at the ready to

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implement the council's new vision for

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our Beloved Community turning to the

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staff report at hand uh californi

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election codes section 15374 requires

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that before installing new officers of

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legislative body the body must adopt a

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resolution reciting certain facts

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related to the outcome of the election a

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resolution has been prepared and that

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resolution satisfies those legal

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requirements the election results are as

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follows for the two-year term to serve

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as mayor new Yark voters have reelected

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The Honorable Michael K

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[Music]

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Hannon thank thank you James

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for a four-year term to serve as a

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member of the city council nework voters

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have elected Mr Terrence

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grindall for another 4year term to serve

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as a member of the city council New York

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voters have elected Miss Julie Dell

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katano for a two-year ter to serve as a

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member of the city council nework voters

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have elected Miss Eve Marie

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[Applause]

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little uh also measure LL was an

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initiative placed on the ballot by the

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city council seeking voter approval to

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increase the trans and occupancy tax

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commonly known as the hotel tax from 10%

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to 14% with the additional Revenue to be

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used for various purposes voters

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approved the measure by over

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80% staff recommends that the council

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adopt a resolution that is attached to

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the staff report I'd be happy to answer

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any questions that the council may have

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and again on behalf of All City staff we

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sincerely thank you for your

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extraordinary service thank

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you before we take a vote on the the P

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specific resolution is there anybody in

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the audience that would like to speak

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and I'm certainly going to invite former

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mayor Nei to have an opportunity to say

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a few words mayor

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Nei this will not uh constitute the

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payback that you're going to get

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Michael but when I told people I was

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going to make a retirement speech today

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there was a lot of excitement until I

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told him I wasn't the one who was

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retired but LS frus and suu Kazo are

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retiring and this is the day that their

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spouses will remember

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forever

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I I was on the city council when you

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were first elected and I wanted to be

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here tonight when you retiring from the

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city

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council most mostly to thank you both

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for your service to New York and to let

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you know how much I have appreciated

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your support over these many years you

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have both served with honor and disting

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distinction you've done things your way

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and the Newark way upon reflection if

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you ask yourself is Newark better off

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today then when you first joined the

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city council the resounding answer would

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be yes Susie now you have much more time

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to shop

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nework Lewis arado my friend and to you

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both

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godspeed and now a new generation of

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leaders will be at the Helm of the ship

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nework to each of you congratulations

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and good luck may you always guide the

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ship nework through calm Waters thank

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you and congratulations

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again is there anyone else yes mayor

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Carol please join

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us so I did not write any comments so

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this is all going to be off the top of

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my head so the reason I came this

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evening of course is to return the

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kindness because May Hannon came to

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Union City two nights ago and um

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interjected some humor at our city

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council meeting in Newark so we really

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did appreciate that um so I congratulate

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you on your re-election and I have to

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say that I've only known three Fremont

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mirors Dave Smith Al Nagi and now you

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Mike and all three of you are true

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gentlemen and I've been honored to work

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with all of you and for you in the last

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two years you've um certainly no

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disappointments whatsoever you've been

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Fant fantastic for the three that are

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leaving I hadn't planned on making any

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comments but I want to be sure to

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recognize you um I first ran for Union

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City City Council in 1997 and Louie was

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already on the newerk council so um to

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help the Portuguese population un Louie

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came into Union City to to Wi of my

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campaign breakfast so how much um but

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what I did also want to say Louie is

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that since you were not at last week's

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Alam um County transportation commission

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meeting what you did Miss for all of us

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Commissioners that were leaving were

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nothing but kind words about what a kind

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gentleman you were Hayward mayor Mark

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Selena since you sat next to him

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mentioned how wonderful it was and and

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how he really enjoyed that so you got

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nothing but alkalides at that meeting so

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I think they're filmed you could go

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online and watch it if you

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like um Susy it was a pleasure getting

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to know you as a council member I really

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appreciate that and I do come and Shop

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nework I come over to Tortilla Factory

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and spend a few dollars every now and

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then along with some other places um and

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for Anna um this wasn't the first rodo

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for Anna as you all know and I think

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really the teamwork and as you were

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talking about Mike the fun Fremont Union

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City of North that I think I want to

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take credit with Anna and a new rran

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from Fremont because the three of us

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when we were serving on as City Council

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Members together uh with lean California

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city meetings with carpool and have a

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wonderful time and uh so really the

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three of us women and I think we were

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the only three women on the council at

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the time I knew was only one in Fremont

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Anna was in nework and I was in Union

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City as well so in any case I always

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appreciated those adventures and

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speaking of women I do want to commend

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new works Community for um El leing to

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women to be on the council um that is

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fantastic I'm sad to say that in Union

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City for the first time in 50 years

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there will be not a female on the city

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council so um I'm very sad about that

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but uh in two years maybe we can turn

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that around not that I'm going to run

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again somebody else so again

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congratulations to all of you Terry um

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Terrence I should say I had a pleasure

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it was a pleasure working with you when

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I was a council member and you were in a

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different role with the city of Newark

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so I do appreciate that and for the two

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new women coming on board I wish you

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luck as as well because um like like we

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say we got to keep the women on the

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council cuz in in my opinion it's a

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different flavor with a woman in the mix

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so again thank you for all of you and

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congratulations is there anyone else in

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the audience who' like to speak under

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public comment if not we're going to go

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ahead and move on colleagues this is

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your opportunity to say a few words as

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you

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uh prepare to leave the dis uh but one

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of those folks that's not leaving though

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council member jorgus let me turn it

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over to you for a few minutes yes thank

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you mayor um just briefly because I know

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three of you are going to want to speak

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I do want to say to thank all of you for

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um you know serving you know New York

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alongside me for the last two years or

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the last six months uh council member

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fedus you've served New York for 29

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years that's most of my

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life and so much so much of what you've

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done is shaped the nework that I wanted

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that I grew up in and wanted to come

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back and serve so I really want to thank

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you in the last two years you know I've

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been terrific um sitting next to you I

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can't remember how many times you know

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you brought up some comment and I was

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like you know writing something down

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really quickly because I hadn't thought

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of that point before and you know just

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bring something you know that you know

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you've just given so much to Newark that

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you know it's meant a lot to me to be

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able to serve with you over the last few

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years wish I could have served with you

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more of more of those 29 years but happy

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for the two you've done such great work

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for new work uh council member coyazo I

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started working with you when I was uh

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before I was on the council when I was a

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field representative for the local State

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Assembly member and it was it's always

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been terrific working with you in that

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role and it was uh so great working with

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you in this role too and you've just

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done so much for New York and I know

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you're going to continue uh to do so

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much for New York and as a reminder

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again we're gonna say it a lot tonight

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but shop

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nework council member alaka you know

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we've done a lot of big things over the

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last six months and it's been just

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really great to have you at uh the desk

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you know bringing your perspective and

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insights and you know especially some of

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the things that we've done over the last

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six months your fingerprints are going

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to be on and it's going to you know

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those projects are going to be better

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because of it so I I really thank you

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for uh stepping up to kind of serve

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under a kind of weird circumstances you

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know just six months but you've done so

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much there and uh provided so much it's

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going to benefit New York for years to

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come so thank

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you thank you council member jorgens

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council member aaka

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there we go thanks you think i' have it

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figured out by now um I never imagined I

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would be back on the dis these past few

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months have truly been a gift thank you

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to Mayor and the council for giving me

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00:30:18,799 --> 00:30:20,880
this opportunity to serve my community

556
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,399
once again I'm proud to be newark's only

557
00:30:23,399 --> 00:30:30,760
recycled council member quazo and freedus it was

558
00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,519
my pleasure to serve nearly 10 years

559
00:30:32,519 --> 00:30:35,080
with you both your dedication to the New

560
00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,480
York Community has been selfless I want

561
00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:39,000
to thank you and especially your

562
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,720
families because they too have

563
00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,399
sacrificed as you dedicated your time to

564
00:30:43,399 --> 00:30:45,760
the community I'll share with you that

565
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,080
there is life after counsil and I hope

566
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,720
you enjoy this next phase knowing your

567
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,640
contributions to our community have left

568
00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,399
a lasting impact on all of us in New

569
00:30:55,399 --> 00:30:56,919
York and

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Beyond to our new uh City Council

571
00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:01,960
Members I am so excited for you and want

572
00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,600
to share a bit of advice remember to

573
00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,320
remain open to new ideas embrace our

574
00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,600
history and those who came before you

575
00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,519
ask questions but remember campaigns can

576
00:31:13,519 --> 00:31:15,399
be personal and Petty but now the

577
00:31:15,399 --> 00:31:19,200
campaign is over it is time to lead and

578
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,679
I ask those that will be taking their

579
00:31:20,679 --> 00:31:22,760
oath tonight to truly hold on to the

580
00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:25,919
words of that oath we the citizens of

581
00:31:25,919 --> 00:31:27,960
New York expect and deserve our leaders

582
00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,480
to serve all residents of our city no

583
00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,799
matter whom they voted for and to lead

584
00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:34,120
without bringing pettiness or

585
00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,799
retributions into these Chambers never

586
00:31:36,799 --> 00:31:38,919
take anything personally and it's

587
00:31:38,919 --> 00:31:41,679
critical that you learn how to disagree

588
00:31:41,679 --> 00:31:44,320
civil council members elect you have a

589
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,200
wonderful staff their experience and

590
00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,360
expertise is a great resource for you as

591
00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,000
someone who has worked with many City

592
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,840
staffs throughout Alama County I can say

593
00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,440
newark's small and Incredibly dedicated

594
00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,440
staff are amongst the best they are your

595
00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,679
best resources and I hope as you bring

596
00:32:02,679 --> 00:32:05,679
your new ideas and philosophy you treat

597
00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:08,679
them with the professionalism they

598
00:32:08,679 --> 00:32:11,760
deserve as I return to Life as a regular

599
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,679
citizen I will do my civic duty and

600
00:32:14,679 --> 00:32:16,679
remain involved in my community and our

601
00:32:16,679 --> 00:32:19,120
governance don't worry I won't be too

602
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,360
involved but we we may not know each

603
00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,080
other very well but I want you to know

604
00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,159
my door will always be open and you

605
00:32:26,159 --> 00:32:29,000
should should you ever need my help

606
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:30,760
thank you to my colleagues on the

607
00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:33,639
council to City staff and to our

608
00:32:33,639 --> 00:32:36,279
residents it was and will always be my

609
00:32:36,279 --> 00:32:39,200
honor to serve this amazing Community

610
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until next

611
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[Applause]

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[Music]

613
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,639
time Council

614
00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:58,350
coyaso thank you your honor

615
00:32:58,360 --> 00:32:59,960
I'm G to say a few words in Spanish

616
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first

617
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Amigos

618
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newk

619
00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:54,880
for gracias

620
00:34:54,880 --> 00:35:02,599
[Applause]

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00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:05,320
I know I'm a crybaby I have a very soft

622
00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,440
heart but I want to thank all of you

623
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:12,440
with immense gratitude admiration I want

624
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,960
to sincerely exppress my heartfelt

625
00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:19,240
thanks to my leaders that past and

626
00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:22,480
present all my city leaders members of

627
00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:26,680
our community who put their trust in me

628
00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,040
my friends and my family for believing

629
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:32,069
in

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00:35:32,079 --> 00:35:35,320
me your generosity and effort have

631
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,720
supported me in achieving my goal as New

632
00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,520
York City

633
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,960
Council this accomplishment would not

634
00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:43,400
have been possible without the

635
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,599
commitment and support of every one of

636
00:35:45,599 --> 00:35:49,400
you you have shown me that together we

637
00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,160
can make a difference in the lives of

638
00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:54,560
those who need it most I sincerely wish

639
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:58,319
you all a life filled with health

640
00:35:58,319 --> 00:36:01,119
lots of work and

641
00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:04,800
prosperity May empathy and peace

642
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,079
eliminate illuminate your paths and

643
00:36:08,079 --> 00:36:11,119
Inspire many more to join us on this

644
00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:12,359
beautiful

645
00:36:12,359 --> 00:36:15,200
journey I know my dad is watching from

646
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,680
heaven and he will continue to guide

647
00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:22,319
me at this point I'm not saying goodbye

648
00:36:22,319 --> 00:36:23,960
rather I'll see you

649
00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,839
around you all know where to find me

650
00:36:27,839 --> 00:36:29,760
sending you all a hug filled with

651
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:32,119
gratitude peace and

652
00:36:32,119 --> 00:36:35,760
love happy holidays to all of you and

653
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:41,600
please shop

654
00:36:41,610 --> 00:36:51,240
[Applause]

655
00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:54,839
nework it's not uncommon for these uh

656
00:36:54,839 --> 00:36:58,160
closing remarks to get emotional

657
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,319
these are folks that have served our

658
00:37:00,319 --> 00:37:03,680
community for such a long period of time

659
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:06,280
unwavering in terms of their dedication

660
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:07,240
to this

661
00:37:07,240 --> 00:37:09,440
community uh these are folks that truly

662
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,760
love the city of Newark you see it in

663
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:15,720
their words and their comments and we

664
00:37:15,720 --> 00:37:19,079
thank them for their service vice mayor

665
00:37:19,079 --> 00:37:22,960
fratus thank you H honorable Mayor Mike

666
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,280
Hannon honorable council

667
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:28,599
members coas aod and

668
00:37:28,599 --> 00:37:31,280
jorgens planning commissions Bill fit

669
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:36,160
John Becker Jeff Aguilar Lori bit and

670
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,680
Julie Delan soon to be

671
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:43,160
exit distinguished guests to the

672
00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,800
citizens of New York it has been a

673
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:47,920
profound pleasure to represent you at

674
00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:52,870
the city council for the past 29

675
00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,760
years thank you for electing me seven

676
00:37:55,760 --> 00:38:00,470
consecutive terms

677
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,240
to my wife

678
00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:05,520
Fatima it is because your support and

679
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:06,960
love that I have

680
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:10,079
served you are my best friend and the

681
00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:11,280
best

682
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,640
cheerleader to my son Mark frus to my

683
00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:16,920
daughter Nicole

684
00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:19,920
Salvador to my

685
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:21,560
uh

686
00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:24,440
Anna my and Laura

687
00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:28,960
in-law and Tony Salvador my son love to

688
00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:30,680
my grandkids

689
00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:33,800
Mary Marissa

690
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:36,280
McKenzie

691
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:40,319
Zachary Marx M and Miley it's a very

692
00:38:40,319 --> 00:38:45,829
large family I

693
00:38:45,839 --> 00:38:48,720
almost to the nework staff you have been

694
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:51,400
an outstanding team to work

695
00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:54,040
with it is through your support and your

696
00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,079
efforts that nework has become the great

697
00:38:56,079 --> 00:38:59,359
City that it is

698
00:38:59,359 --> 00:39:01,359
the quality of life in our community has

699
00:39:01,359 --> 00:39:03,720
been enhanced throughout the efforts of

700
00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:06,319
our senior center planic

701
00:39:06,319 --> 00:39:08,720
commission and every other department

702
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:10,359
within the

703
00:39:10,359 --> 00:39:14,000
city I have been blessed to work with

704
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,319
mayor David

705
00:39:15,319 --> 00:39:20,079
Smith then mayor Alan naggie and now

706
00:39:20,079 --> 00:39:23,040
honorable Mayor Mike

707
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:26,240
Hannah each mayor while different in

708
00:39:26,240 --> 00:39:29,280
many ways also kept the best for New Y

709
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,710
has their highest

710
00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:35,359
priorities it has been wonderful to work

711
00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:37,880
with my counterparts on the city

712
00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:41,000
council you have each brought your

713
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,160
perspective and personalities to the

714
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,760
office but with the highest priority

715
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,280
being on the wellbeing of our

716
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,599
community I'm not done it's seven pages

717
00:39:50,599 --> 00:39:56,309
to go

718
00:39:56,319 --> 00:39:59,800
so mayor mik can and elected

719
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:03,630
congratulations on your

720
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,760
re-election even though not been

721
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:09,119
recognized by the bayeri newspaper group

722
00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:12,319
or endorsed by but you are the mayor of

723
00:40:12,319 --> 00:40:14,560
the Grassroots campaigning definitely

724
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:17,200
you did on campaign on the extra M

725
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,160
walking if you will and I noticed that

726
00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:21,359
many many times along what's the name of

727
00:40:21,359 --> 00:40:28,309
your do Rosie Rosie along with Rosie

728
00:40:28,319 --> 00:40:32,000
cus to the first lady of New York Miss

729
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,720
Kat Hannon Arland

730
00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:37,359
[Applause]

731
00:40:37,359 --> 00:40:40,720
assembly of a great job as a campaign

732
00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:43,359
manager but I used to call her the first

733
00:40:43,359 --> 00:40:45,680
lady of New York but tonight I was

734
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:47,839
pushed to the side and I have to name

735
00:40:47,839 --> 00:40:50,280
the first lady of New York the the queen

736
00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,880
of s Edward Catholic School library

737
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:56,760
that's the new name for how many years

738
00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:59,760
more than 29 years correct yes so you

739
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:01,480
beat me there

740
00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:05,599
too Miss sus kayaso a great friend we

741
00:41:05,599 --> 00:41:07,760
called each other commod and comp do you

742
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:12,750
remember that we agreed 13 years

743
00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,680
ago I guess it was a nickname we created

744
00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:18,599
for us on the first campaign you have

745
00:41:18,599 --> 00:41:21,640
been a true friend I knew you from the

746
00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:23,119
first campaign you've been a true friend

747
00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:25,839
and excellent Council women to work with

748
00:41:25,839 --> 00:41:29,920
I wish you a very good retire and

749
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:34,359
health for you and for vient that's

750
00:41:34,359 --> 00:41:36,119
along with you so the best to you both

751
00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:37,040
of

752
00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:40,760
you Miss Anna podok I can retire alert

753
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,720
tonight as a recycle Council

754
00:41:43,720 --> 00:41:47,319
women well it is that's what it is so

755
00:41:47,319 --> 00:41:50,400
and thank you for every for we about

756
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:51,560
three months

757
00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:55,599
ago we was when Council seat became

758
00:41:55,599 --> 00:41:58,760
vacant and we the council along with the

759
00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:02,720
city manager we posted

760
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:06,040
uh a vacancy and was 10

761
00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:10,280
applicants and without doubt you were

762
00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:14,040
selected to fill a very successful an

763
00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:16,400
unanimously vote to fill so thank you

764
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:18,680
for your second time as the city council

765
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:21,000
and and I love

766
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:23,720
you thank you for you've been great

767
00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:25,850
friends

768
00:42:25,850 --> 00:42:29,109
[Applause]

769
00:42:29,119 --> 00:42:30,319
council member

770
00:42:30,319 --> 00:42:32,640
Jurgens so you've been on this Council

771
00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:33,920
for two

772
00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:36,760
years took me 10 years to be a rookie

773
00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:39,040
council

774
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:41,599
member and tonight you're jumping from

775
00:42:41,599 --> 00:42:43,960
Rookie council member to a senority a

776
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:47,960
senority council member how's

777
00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:52,040
that goes along with uh my good

778
00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:55,720
colleague C member mayor verter from

779
00:42:55,720 --> 00:42:58,400
Union City we we are very Diversified

780
00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:01,359
conso 322 so you went to the conso five

781
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:03,720
men oh much as it's too bad to be on the

782
00:43:03,720 --> 00:43:05,920
Cil we are very divers we are a very

783
00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:09,319
Diversified counil but J thank you for

784
00:43:09,319 --> 00:43:11,839
your for and you have a very bright

785
00:43:11,839 --> 00:43:13,400
political future on the city of New

786
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:16,040
World looking

787
00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:18,839
forward Eve Marie

788
00:43:18,839 --> 00:43:22,880
little Eve Mar oh my

789
00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:29,109
gosh you are the ones

790
00:43:29,119 --> 00:43:31,440
your ballot when I read your ballot

791
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,680
first when you came out and you stayed

792
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:36,359
at the University Professor that catch

793
00:43:36,359 --> 00:43:40,270
my

794
00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,000
eye and when you came into you went

795
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:44,480
those applicants coming forward the

796
00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:47,920
filling the the temporary council member

797
00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:51,160
and when you coming forward we the city

798
00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:52,440
manager along with the council we

799
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,920
prepared the handout with 10 qu eight

800
00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:58,680
questions to to hand out to the the

801
00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:00,599
prospect

802
00:44:00,599 --> 00:44:02,599
applicants I guess you are number five

803
00:44:02,599 --> 00:44:05,920
or number six on the list whoever was uh

804
00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:07,599
and you didn't give a a chance to the

805
00:44:07,599 --> 00:44:10,800
councel to read the questions you blah blah you read the questions and you

806
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:12,359
answer the questions

807
00:44:12,359 --> 00:44:16,559
so you made my day on that day

808
00:44:16,559 --> 00:44:25,109
so right you remember that

809
00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:28,640
yes you along went remember aoka applied

810
00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:30,680
for but we didn't select you because I

811
00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:31,960
guess we didn't select you because you

812
00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:34,760
were outs spokes person but you one of

813
00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:37,559
those questions was uh are you seeking

814
00:44:37,559 --> 00:44:39,839
the election of the councel and we we

815
00:44:39,839 --> 00:44:42,319
try not to give an advent to the councel

816
00:44:42,319 --> 00:44:44,559
and that's why you selected but but we

817
00:44:44,559 --> 00:44:49,950
picked a good recycle person to fill the

818
00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:53,160
counil are you ready to roll up your

819
00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:57,720
sleeves for this new are you so the best

820
00:44:57,720 --> 00:45:00,319
to you and well deserve it

821
00:45:00,319 --> 00:45:03,750
so Mr

822
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,920
grandal definitely you'll bring the

823
00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:09,280
experience to this bar as an Insider

824
00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:10,839
because you work many years on the

825
00:45:10,839 --> 00:45:12,920
executive

826
00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:16,079
team I am sure this new consult

827
00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:19,390
structure will benefit

828
00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:22,319
from and this apply to the three new

829
00:45:22,319 --> 00:45:24,760
councils

830
00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:28,960
uh this Council now this Cil but this

831
00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:31,920
IIA technology on the councils it's a

832
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:36,880
very demanding so be prepared for for

833
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:40,640
long meetings long technology advanced

834
00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:42,760
and special Mr mirand will put up to you

835
00:45:42,760 --> 00:45:45,760
to dat so he the technology director

836
00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:48,280
here

837
00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:50,640
Julie so you switching from Planning

838
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:53,839
Commission to a council elected the best

839
00:45:53,839 --> 00:45:55,160
to

840
00:45:55,160 --> 00:46:00,680
you a person uh a persistent

841
00:46:00,680 --> 00:46:04,160
candidate race decided by three votes

842
00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:07,960
you beat me lady 1995 I was by five and

843
00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:11,119
you beat by three so the the the the

844
00:46:11,119 --> 00:46:13,599
margin gets Slimmer and

845
00:46:13,599 --> 00:46:16,359
Slimmer I believe you are very strong

846
00:46:16,359 --> 00:46:18,839
and positive ballot statement a very

847
00:46:18,839 --> 00:46:24,549
support family campaign

848
00:46:24,559 --> 00:46:27,000
atmosphere I want to wish you the best

849
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:38,470
of the best is a council elected Julie

850
00:46:38,480 --> 00:46:41,720
Del so tonight I'm sing to my funel good

851
00:46:41,720 --> 00:46:45,880
boy Obrigado but like council member uh

852
00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:49,119
kayas said few words in in Spanish I

853
00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:51,359
want to said some words in

854
00:46:51,359 --> 00:46:54,240
Portuguese right it's kind of boring but

855
00:46:54,240 --> 00:47:07,069
I have to express myself a bit

856
00:47:07,079 --> 00:47:33,470
spe

857
00:47:33,480 --> 00:47:36,440
Mar medison

858
00:47:36,440 --> 00:47:47,549
Marissa and McKenzie Zachary Max me and

859
00:47:47,559 --> 00:47:56,250
Miley Blessed Be Good forever

860
00:47:56,260 --> 00:48:14,190
[Applause]

861
00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:15,599
I feel like I should have given all the

862
00:48:15,599 --> 00:48:17,760
council members Miranda rights before um

863
00:48:17,760 --> 00:48:20,839
Council vice mayor frus read his script

864
00:48:20,839 --> 00:48:23,839
uh now we need to take a vote colleagues

865
00:48:23,839 --> 00:48:26,400
and it needs to be a Voice vote on the

866
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:30,359
item before mag get a motion so moov by

867
00:48:30,359 --> 00:48:32,720
council member quazo glad to Second the

868
00:48:32,720 --> 00:48:35,280
Motions by vice mayor freedus we need to

869
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:38,119
do a Voice vote do you need to call that

870
00:48:38,119 --> 00:48:41,640
city clerk Harrington or just simply

871
00:48:41,640 --> 00:48:44,079
uh whatever your pleasure is all those

872
00:48:44,079 --> 00:48:52,240
in favor say I I I there's no opposition that passes

873
00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:54,000
unanimously resolution of the city

874
00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:54,799
council of the city of New York

875
00:48:54,799 --> 00:48:55,920
declaring the results of the general

876
00:48:55,920 --> 00:48:59,240
municipal election held on November 5th

877
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:01,559
2024 I would like to invite council

878
00:49:01,559 --> 00:49:24,030
member Anna opaka to join me at the

879
00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:36,829
podium she

880
00:49:36,839 --> 00:49:40,309
thank

881
00:49:40,319 --> 00:49:43,280
you I would never call counc Anna

882
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:45,400
abadaka

883
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:47,440
recycled what I would say is I have her

884
00:49:47,440 --> 00:49:49,040
on speed

885
00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:51,359
dial should that need a rise again in

886
00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:52,440
the

887
00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:54,440
future before I get into the

888
00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:56,240
accommodation that the city has prepared

889
00:49:56,240 --> 00:49:58,040
for council member opad do I did want to

890
00:49:58,040 --> 00:50:00,799
say a few words what a true treasure to

891
00:50:00,799 --> 00:50:02,680
our

892
00:50:02,680 --> 00:50:05,000
community here's a woman that has served

893
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:09,270
our community with such

894
00:50:09,280 --> 00:50:11,400
distinction and we had the unfortunate

895
00:50:11,400 --> 00:50:14,599
situation where a council member

896
00:50:14,599 --> 00:50:17,160
resigned and we needed to fill that

897
00:50:17,160 --> 00:50:19,520
position and I knew I wanted to fill the

898
00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:22,200
position with somebody that would fill

899
00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:24,839
the term until the election because I

900
00:50:24,839 --> 00:50:27,200
felt it was important that the residents

901
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:28,920
of the city of New York have the

902
00:50:28,920 --> 00:50:32,160
opportunity to choose that represent

903
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:34,960
representative I did not want to give

904
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:38,319
favor to somebody as an incumbent who

905
00:50:38,319 --> 00:50:40,880
would only serve for a few months so I

906
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:43,680
called former councilor member an

907
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:48,000
abadaka and she immediately indicated

908
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:50,760
that she would be proud to serve and

909
00:50:50,760 --> 00:50:54,319
we're a better Community when you can

910
00:50:54,319 --> 00:50:57,880
reach out to a citizen who served D and

911
00:50:57,880 --> 00:51:00,799
is now enjoying retirement to say would

912
00:51:00,799 --> 00:51:03,079
you come back and help us out and

913
00:51:03,079 --> 00:51:05,720
without hesitation she said

914
00:51:05,720 --> 00:51:08,559
yes I promise you tonight and I think

915
00:51:08,559 --> 00:51:10,240
it's actually written in here Mr uh

916
00:51:10,240 --> 00:51:12,280
bonon we will not be having a closed

917
00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:15,390
session

918
00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:17,880
tonight it was funny to watch Anna in

919
00:51:17,880 --> 00:51:20,160
close sessions we'd be talking about a

920
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:22,599
development or an issue and Anna would

921
00:51:22,599 --> 00:51:23,640
just kind of you know scratch her head a

922
00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:26,079
little bit like why haven't you folks

923
00:51:26,079 --> 00:51:29,160
dealt with this yet I dealt with this 10

924
00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:31,240
years ago and you're still dealing with

925
00:51:31,240 --> 00:51:33,920
it today she brought a historical

926
00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:36,280
perspective to the council that was

927
00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:38,920
important she understood the issues she

928
00:51:38,920 --> 00:51:41,359
understood what we were trying to strive

929
00:51:41,359 --> 00:51:43,559
for in terms of creating a better

930
00:51:43,559 --> 00:51:46,799
community and she embodies that every

931
00:51:46,799 --> 00:51:50,119
day so it's with great pleasure that I

932
00:51:50,119 --> 00:51:52,400
read this accommodation to council

933
00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:55,440
member Anna abadaka whereas on July 8th

934
00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:57,760
2024 an opaka was appointed to the New

935
00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:59,359
York City Council to fill a vacancy

936
00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:02,000
through certification of the November 5

937
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:04,280
2024 election results and whereas Anna

938
00:52:04,280 --> 00:52:07,559
opaka is a lifelong New York resident

939
00:52:07,559 --> 00:52:09,119
who previously served on the city

940
00:52:09,119 --> 00:52:12,319
council from 2005 to

941
00:52:12,319 --> 00:52:14,599
2014 she offered her experience

942
00:52:14,599 --> 00:52:16,559
knowledge and time to serve the city

943
00:52:16,559 --> 00:52:18,480
that she

944
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:21,359
loves whereas during onopa short and

945
00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:23,440
impactful appointment the city council

946
00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:25,960
adopted the Broadband master plan the

947
00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:28,960
Tri City Hazard mitigation plan the

948
00:52:28,960 --> 00:52:31,680
facil master plan the Citywide Parks

949
00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:38,230
master plan and held six six closed

950
00:52:38,240 --> 00:52:41,880
sessions on abadak was

951
00:52:41,880 --> 00:52:44,760
supported also supported finding field

952
00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:47,400
space for the nework girls softball

953
00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:50,079
league and served as a judge for the new

954
00:52:50,079 --> 00:52:55,200
park dog park Halloween costume

955
00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:58,160
contest we low ourselves so

956
00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:01,440
much to provide Community Support

957
00:53:01,440 --> 00:53:04,319
whereas an abadaka thrives on giving

958
00:53:04,319 --> 00:53:07,119
back to her community and has many years

959
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:08,880
of involvement with the Hispanic

960
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:11,640
Community Affairs Council the shapo

961
00:53:11,640 --> 00:53:15,079
pente program save aan zando and the

962
00:53:15,079 --> 00:53:18,160
Newark graffiti abatement

963
00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:21,280
team we'll see you in a few weeks

964
00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:23,720
whereas Anna abadaka has made many

965
00:53:23,720 --> 00:53:25,319
accomplishments during her elected and

966
00:53:25,319 --> 00:53:27,079
appointed career and has made

967
00:53:27,079 --> 00:53:28,760
significant contributions to the newerk

968
00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:30,920
community and has consistently

969
00:53:30,920 --> 00:53:33,559
demonstrated a tireless work ethic a

970
00:53:33,559 --> 00:53:35,760
passion for public service and a deep

971
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:37,720
commitment to enhancing the quality of

972
00:53:37,720 --> 00:53:40,559
life for all those she has served now

973
00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:43,240
therefore we the city council members

974
00:53:43,240 --> 00:53:45,640
for the City of New York do hereby

975
00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:49,040
commend Anna abadaka for serving her for

976
00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:50,799
offering her service as an interim

977
00:53:50,799 --> 00:53:52,880
council member her dedication and

978
00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:55,559
tireless service to the newer Community

979
00:53:55,559 --> 00:53:57,160
it witness therefore before we have set

980
00:53:57,160 --> 00:54:00,400
our hands and signatures on this uh

981
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:01,920
accomodation and I'd like to present it

982
00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:04,970
to you today thank you so

983
00:54:04,970 --> 00:54:16,480
[Applause]

984
00:54:16,480 --> 00:54:19,680
much we're not done yet by the way but

985
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:22,400
you thank you I'd now like to invite

986
00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:24,240
assembly member Alex Lee to present

987
00:54:24,240 --> 00:54:28,359
accommodation assembly member

988
00:54:28,359 --> 00:54:30,520
council member apaka uh I just want to

989
00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:32,079
present to you the certificate from the

990
00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:33,480
California State Assembly or this

991
00:54:33,480 --> 00:54:34,960
resolution from the California State

992
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:36,920
Assembly and not only recognizing your

993
00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:38,960
six months here on the council but your

994
00:54:38,960 --> 00:54:40,920
return to the council and I would say

995
00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:42,400
more than recycable you've been upcycled

996
00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:44,960
back for New Era when they needed you

997
00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:46,720
most they sent out the bat signal for

998
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:48,599
you but I really want to really commend

999
00:54:48,599 --> 00:54:50,440
you for your kindness when I was still

1000
00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:51,920
trying to navigate and figure out nework

1001
00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:53,359
as a community represent you were one of

1002
00:54:53,359 --> 00:54:55,640
the people I consulted and to see you

1003
00:54:55,640 --> 00:54:58,680
back in the uh Council now just for 6

1004
00:54:58,680 --> 00:54:59,880
months but it feels like much longer

1005
00:54:59,880 --> 00:55:01,799
than that frankly um it's been a

1006
00:55:01,799 --> 00:55:03,240
stabilizing force and I really want to

1007
00:55:03,240 --> 00:55:04,920
thank you for your incredible Service uh

1008
00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:06,960
to this community uh this term and the

1009
00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:27,910
terms in the past so thank you so much

1010
00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:30,400
it's my pleasure to invite Simone Chan

1011
00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:32,680
representing Congressman roana to please

1012
00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:35,549
join

1013
00:55:35,559 --> 00:55:38,520
me good evening anyone um you know we

1014
00:55:38,520 --> 00:55:40,799
have 17 I'm Sorry Seven Cities in our

1015
00:55:40,799 --> 00:55:42,960
district but and I live in Fremont but

1016
00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:44,319
New York is one of my favorite places to

1017
00:55:44,319 --> 00:55:46,119
be because of the leadership and because

1018
00:55:46,119 --> 00:55:47,760
of the community so on behalf of

1019
00:55:47,760 --> 00:55:49,520
Congressman Rana I would like to present

1020
00:55:49,520 --> 00:55:52,160
you uh a recognition um for your

1021
00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:53,760
dedicated service to the city of New

1022
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:55,540
York thank you

1023
00:55:55,540 --> 00:56:02,290
[Applause]

1024
00:56:02,290 --> 00:56:12,349
[Music]

1025
00:56:12,359 --> 00:56:13,559
I'm going to have the pleasure of

1026
00:56:13,559 --> 00:56:15,480
presenting the certificate from alamina

1027
00:56:15,480 --> 00:56:19,079
County Supervisor I'm sorry astred Scott

1028
00:56:19,079 --> 00:56:24,150
representing state senator Aisha wab I

1029
00:56:24,160 --> 00:56:26,359
apologize good evening everyone my my

1030
00:56:26,359 --> 00:56:27,720
name is Astra Scott and I'm here

1031
00:56:27,720 --> 00:56:29,760
representing state senator Dr Aisha

1032
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:31,880
wahab and on behalf of the office of

1033
00:56:31,880 --> 00:56:34,319
state senator Dr Aisha wahab you are

1034
00:56:34,319 --> 00:56:36,240
hereby recognized for your service to

1035
00:56:36,240 --> 00:56:38,039
the city of New York during your time

1036
00:56:38,039 --> 00:56:39,920
and city council your efforts and

1037
00:56:39,920 --> 00:56:42,000
contributions are greatly appreciated

1038
00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:44,400
with sincere gratitude and best wishes

1039
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:46,599
on your future endeavors congratulations

1040
00:56:46,599 --> 00:56:48,690
thank you

1041
00:56:48,690 --> 00:57:09,549
[Applause]

1042
00:57:09,559 --> 00:57:11,599
our County Supervisor was not able to

1043
00:57:11,599 --> 00:57:13,920
join us tonight and again uh similar to

1044
00:57:13,920 --> 00:57:16,799
other government um Partners we have in

1045
00:57:16,799 --> 00:57:17,920
the

1046
00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:20,960
community supervisor Marquez has been a

1047
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:23,720
real supporter for the city of Newark

1048
00:57:23,720 --> 00:57:25,599
and she wanted to present accommodation

1049
00:57:25,599 --> 00:57:28,480
to miss Paka and it says in recognition

1050
00:57:28,480 --> 00:57:30,680
of your extraordinary 9 years of

1051
00:57:30,680 --> 00:57:32,799
dedicated service to the city of Newark

1052
00:57:32,799 --> 00:57:35,799
I commend your unwavering commitment

1053
00:57:35,799 --> 00:57:37,720
exemplary leadership and significant

1054
00:57:37,720 --> 00:57:39,920
contributions to our community over the

1055
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:42,000
years your time tireless passion for

1056
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,079
public service and dedication to

1057
00:57:44,079 --> 00:57:46,520
improving the lives of others have left

1058
00:57:46,520 --> 00:57:49,280
an enduring impact on Newark and the

1059
00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:51,520
broader East Bay as a council member

1060
00:57:51,520 --> 00:57:53,599
your leadership and collaborative Spirit

1061
00:57:53,599 --> 00:57:55,559
have been pivotal in shaping the

1062
00:57:55,559 --> 00:57:58,039
direction of our city congratulations on

1063
00:57:58,039 --> 00:58:00,200
a remarkable career and may your

1064
00:58:00,200 --> 00:58:02,480
enduring Legacy continue to inspire

1065
00:58:02,480 --> 00:58:05,200
others to lead with the same dedication

1066
00:58:05,200 --> 00:58:07,640
integrity and purpose that have defined

1067
00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:10,079
your service and this was presented by

1068
00:58:10,079 --> 00:58:12,620
supervisor Elisa

1069
00:58:12,620 --> 00:58:22,630
[Applause]

1070
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:26,720
Marquez she broke it we broke it

1071
00:58:26,720 --> 00:58:29,400
no we didn't break it I broke it let's

1072
00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:31,880
be clear about that ladies and Gentlemen

1073
00:58:31,880 --> 00:58:33,690
let's hear it for council member Anna

1074
00:58:33,690 --> 00:58:41,309
[Applause]

1075
00:58:41,319 --> 00:59:02,280
opaka city manager bonon

1076
00:59:02,290 --> 00:59:10,860
[Applause]

1077
00:59:10,860 --> 00:59:21,789
[Music]

1078
00:59:21,799 --> 00:59:25,319
sorry mayor Hannon presents oh city

1079
00:59:25,319 --> 00:59:31,430
manager City manager bonon

1080
00:59:31,440 --> 00:59:33,839
flag thank you Council

1081
00:59:33,839 --> 00:59:37,240
badaka next I'd like to invite council

1082
00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:41,150
member Susie coyazo to join

1083
00:59:41,160 --> 00:59:54,390
[Applause]

1084
00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:56,920
me almost feels like were the Oakland A

1085
00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:59,920
selling our star athletes to the

1086
00:59:59,920 --> 01:00:03,760
Yankees sorry it's the way it

1087
01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:06,599
is what I think of Susie

1088
01:00:06,599 --> 01:00:08,760
Kazo first of all we were so proud to be

1089
01:00:08,760 --> 01:00:11,000
able to have the first state of the city

1090
01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:15,520
address outd doors in historic old town

1091
01:00:15,520 --> 01:00:18,000
and that really came as uh impetus from

1092
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:22,920
Council M Kazo that we need to recognize

1093
01:00:22,920 --> 01:00:25,640
the value of that part of our community

1094
01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:28,480
and nobody exemplifies leadership in

1095
01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:34,010
that Community better than Anna

1096
01:00:34,020 --> 01:00:41,150
[Applause]

1097
01:00:41,160 --> 01:00:46,750
abadaka we

1098
01:00:46,760 --> 01:00:49,559
not you know when you're

1099
01:00:49,559 --> 01:00:52,520
Irish and you make a mistake you

1100
01:00:52,520 --> 01:00:53,599
acknowledge

1101
01:00:53,599 --> 01:00:57,440
it and move on

1102
01:00:57,440 --> 01:00:59,799
and blame the city

1103
01:00:59,799 --> 01:01:02,079
manager it does say

1104
01:01:02,079 --> 01:01:07,190
Anna thank

1105
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:09,000
you who wrote it see this is what

1106
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,039
happens when you don't prepare a script

1107
01:01:11,039 --> 01:01:14,319
because I I don't like to prepare a

1108
01:01:14,319 --> 01:01:16,680
script when I'm talking about the

1109
01:01:16,680 --> 01:01:20,079
contributions of a real friend to our

1110
01:01:20,079 --> 01:01:22,319
community because I want my comments to

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01:01:22,319 --> 01:01:24,559
be heartfelt I don't want them to be

1112
01:01:24,559 --> 01:01:27,400
rehearsed and when I think of you I

1113
01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:29,440
think of the heart of Newark you are the

1114
01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:33,760
heart of Newark we beat around you you

1115
01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:37,440
know um when she gets teary eyed up here

1116
01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:39,119
at the council talking about her service

1117
01:01:39,119 --> 01:01:40,160
it's because she has a great love for

1118
01:01:40,160 --> 01:01:42,680
our community it's like I'm leaving my

1119
01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:45,520
family because we are all part of her

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01:01:45,520 --> 01:01:48,280
family and we're now saying she's saying

1121
01:01:48,280 --> 01:01:50,760
goodbye to us she won't be far away if

1122
01:01:50,760 --> 01:01:53,839
she mentioned but it's not the same she

1123
01:01:53,839 --> 01:01:57,279
was involved in real critical decisions

1124
01:01:57,279 --> 01:01:59,440
for our community when it comes to

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01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:01,839
affordable housing when it comes to how

1126
01:02:01,839 --> 01:02:04,279
do we reduce crime in our community she

1127
01:02:04,279 --> 01:02:06,960
was there at the Forefront with ideas

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01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:08,760
and suggestions on how to make new Yark

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01:02:08,760 --> 01:02:11,440
A Better Community for all of our

1130
01:02:11,440 --> 01:02:13,359
residents the fact that she has a great

1131
01:02:13,359 --> 01:02:14,640
restaurant that serves great food is

1132
01:02:14,640 --> 01:02:17,200
just simply a side

1133
01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:22,000
benefit so it's a great honor for me uh

1134
01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:26,000
to recognize Susie coyazo she told me

1135
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:28,440
early on when I was a younger council

1136
01:02:28,440 --> 01:02:31,839
member council member Hannah you're my

1137
01:02:31,839 --> 01:02:34,720
assistant what I need you deliver and

1138
01:02:34,720 --> 01:02:36,400
even when you're when you become the

1139
01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:38,960
mayor you're still my assistant don't

1140
01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:40,240
forget

1141
01:02:40,240 --> 01:02:43,599
it that's the kind of respect that she

1142
01:02:43,599 --> 01:02:47,279
deserves whereas Maria Susie Kazo was

1143
01:02:47,279 --> 01:02:48,559
first elected to the New York City

1144
01:02:48,559 --> 01:02:51,359
Council on November the E8 2011 and

1145
01:02:51,359 --> 01:02:55,440
reelected in 2016 and 2020 she served as

1146
01:02:55,440 --> 01:02:58,839
Vice mayor in 2015 2019 and

1147
01:02:58,839 --> 01:03:01,160
2023 whereas in her capacity as a

1148
01:03:01,160 --> 01:03:02,839
council member and vice mayor Maria

1149
01:03:02,839 --> 01:03:04,720
Susie Kazo served on the Alam County

1150
01:03:04,720 --> 01:03:07,880
Fire advisory commission the Alam County

1151
01:03:07,880 --> 01:03:09,960
Library advisory commission the Alam

1152
01:03:09,960 --> 01:03:12,039
County Transportation Commission and the

1153
01:03:12,039 --> 01:03:14,160
New York City Council New York Board of

1154
01:03:14,160 --> 01:03:16,640
Education liaison committee whereas

1155
01:03:16,640 --> 01:03:19,400
under Maria Susi Coo's leadership the

1156
01:03:19,400 --> 01:03:22,400
city council approved new affordable

1157
01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:24,880
housing all weather soccer fields a

1158
01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:28,319
skateboard park new Bark Park the city's

1159
01:03:28,319 --> 01:03:32,400
first dog park new hotels a new Civic

1160
01:03:32,400 --> 01:03:34,799
Center including the police department

1161
01:03:34,799 --> 01:03:37,480
and the Allen L Nagi library and the

1162
01:03:37,480 --> 01:03:41,000
David W Smith City Hall did you ever

1163
01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:42,680
tell mayor Nagi that it was only on a

1164
01:03:42,680 --> 01:03:44,359
three to2 vote that we actually approved

1165
01:03:44,359 --> 01:03:47,990
the

1166
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:51,430
L I'm not

1167
01:03:51,440 --> 01:03:54,960
done whereas Marie Susie coyazo has also

1168
01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:57,520
organized and close to the Mariachi

1169
01:03:57,520 --> 01:03:59,920
Festival as part of the groovin at the

1170
01:03:59,920 --> 01:04:02,839
Grove summer concert series and the dia

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01:04:02,839 --> 01:04:06,319
de la maros Festival which this

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01:04:06,319 --> 01:04:10,440
year we closed off part of foron Avenue

1173
01:04:10,440 --> 01:04:13,039
again at the request of council M coyazo

1174
01:04:13,039 --> 01:04:15,359
because it has become such a significant

1175
01:04:15,359 --> 01:04:18,160
event attended by hundreds and hundreds

1176
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:21,760
of people that had deserved that type of

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01:04:21,760 --> 01:04:24,240
response from the city so thank you city

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01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:26,880
manager bonon and City staff for making

1179
01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:29,480
that happen you requested it and it got

1180
01:04:29,480 --> 01:04:32,319
done can we mention we had about 3,000

1181
01:04:32,319 --> 01:04:34,119
people at the miachi festival and about

1182
01:04:34,119 --> 01:04:37,000
2,000 at the the other muos this year

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01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:38,730
yes

1184
01:04:38,730 --> 01:04:40,950
[Applause]

1185
01:04:40,950 --> 01:04:43,039
[Music]

1186
01:04:43,039 --> 01:04:44,880
yes and the fact that they were all

1187
01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:48,400
shopping in new Yark was just a side

1188
01:04:48,400 --> 01:04:51,559
benefit whereas Maria Susie Kazu is a

1189
01:04:51,559 --> 01:04:54,039
founding member of anando and a proud

1190
01:04:54,039 --> 01:04:56,520
member of the New York Rotary Club

1191
01:04:56,520 --> 01:04:59,039
past president twice and I just want to

1192
01:04:59,039 --> 01:05:01,160
mention avanzando for those of you that

1193
01:05:01,160 --> 01:05:02,839
don't know it and if I misstate anything

1194
01:05:02,839 --> 01:05:05,520
please correct me it's an organization

1195
01:05:05,520 --> 01:05:07,839
that really gives back to the community

1196
01:05:07,839 --> 01:05:11,079
to Young students that are seeking

1197
01:05:11,079 --> 01:05:12,920
higher education and maybe just don't

1198
01:05:12,920 --> 01:05:15,920
have the financial means to be able to

1199
01:05:15,920 --> 01:05:19,200
accomplish their goals aan zando

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01:05:19,200 --> 01:05:21,599
historically has provided scholarships

1201
01:05:21,599 --> 01:05:24,400
to needy students in our community and

1202
01:05:24,400 --> 01:05:27,200
Susie coyazo was a founding member of

1203
01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:30,200
that organization so thank you for that

1204
01:05:30,200 --> 01:05:32,039
whereas Maria Susie coyazo is committed

1205
01:05:32,039 --> 01:05:34,319
to maintaining the highest quality of

1206
01:05:34,319 --> 01:05:36,799
life for all residents of the city and

1207
01:05:36,799 --> 01:05:41,000
devoted uncommon time talent and energy

1208
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:43,480
to this end she has earned the respect

1209
01:05:43,480 --> 01:05:45,240
of her colleagues City staff and

1210
01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:47,240
residents now therefore we the city

1211
01:05:47,240 --> 01:05:49,359
council members for the City of New York

1212
01:05:49,359 --> 01:05:52,799
do hereby commend Maria Susie coyazo on

1213
01:05:52,799 --> 01:05:54,680
her retirement from elected service we

1214
01:05:54,680 --> 01:05:56,680
thank you for your dedic ation and

1215
01:05:56,680 --> 01:05:58,839
tireless service to the nework community

1216
01:05:58,839 --> 01:06:01,039
and her advocacy for local businesses by

1217
01:06:01,039 --> 01:06:04,000
encouraging everyone to shop Newark at

1218
01:06:04,000 --> 01:06:05,960
City Council meetings so it's with great

1219
01:06:05,960 --> 01:06:11,200
pleasure that I present to you this uh

1220
01:06:11,200 --> 01:06:22,680
[Applause]

1221
01:06:22,680 --> 01:06:25,160
accommodation I would like to invite

1222
01:06:25,160 --> 01:06:26,960
assembly member Alex Lee to return

1223
01:06:26,960 --> 01:06:32,150
please thank

1224
01:06:32,160 --> 01:06:35,599
you thank you so of course it is my

1225
01:06:35,599 --> 01:06:37,799
great honor to provide to you a assembly

1226
01:06:37,799 --> 01:06:39,640
resolution for your years of service to

1227
01:06:39,640 --> 01:06:42,119
the city of New York but uh Council M

1228
01:06:42,119 --> 01:06:43,640
Kazo I really don't think there's anyone

1229
01:06:43,640 --> 01:06:45,559
else that can claim to have shed as many

1230
01:06:45,559 --> 01:06:47,720
Blood Sweat and Tears literally for this

1231
01:06:47,720 --> 01:06:49,880
community and definitely the community

1232
01:06:49,880 --> 01:06:51,039
has always been with you in all your

1233
01:06:51,039 --> 01:06:53,200
endeavors and but I really want to

1234
01:06:53,200 --> 01:06:54,520
stress how important it is that you've

1235
01:06:54,520 --> 01:06:56,319
always been uplifting every member of

1236
01:06:56,319 --> 01:06:57,960
the New York Community but especially

1237
01:06:57,960 --> 01:07:00,000
spotlighting the Latino community and

1238
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:02,599
especially Latina leaders and you were

1239
01:07:02,599 --> 01:07:04,319
the first person to join with me to have

1240
01:07:04,319 --> 01:07:06,960
our first annual ever at that point uh

1241
01:07:06,960 --> 01:07:09,480
Latino Heritage Month Awards and really

1242
01:07:09,480 --> 01:07:10,680
uh even had it right in front of the

1243
01:07:10,680 --> 01:07:12,480
tortilla factory and really seeing how

1244
01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:13,799
much you have grown to a spot like this

1245
01:07:13,799 --> 01:07:15,240
community because we want to make sure

1246
01:07:15,240 --> 01:07:17,319
that even as communities change and

1247
01:07:17,319 --> 01:07:18,960
people come from across the world to

1248
01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:20,559
live in this great community that we

1249
01:07:20,559 --> 01:07:22,359
continue to recognize the history and

1250
01:07:22,359 --> 01:07:24,119
the Heritage that the Latino Community

1251
01:07:24,119 --> 01:07:27,799
has represented and so so I um this is a

1252
01:07:27,799 --> 01:07:29,559
gift that is a small token for the

1253
01:07:29,559 --> 01:07:31,599
incredible incredible advocacy you have

1254
01:07:31,599 --> 01:07:33,039
for the entire community and I wish you

1255
01:07:33,039 --> 01:07:35,039
best of luck out there uh without having

1256
01:07:35,039 --> 01:07:36,240
to spend your Thursday nights out here

1257
01:07:36,240 --> 01:07:37,839
but we will always be there to help you

1258
01:07:37,839 --> 01:07:39,359
when you need it as well thank you

1259
01:07:39,359 --> 01:07:41,380
congratulations

1260
01:07:41,380 --> 01:07:56,710
[Applause]

1261
01:07:56,720 --> 01:08:01,789
Simone Chen representing Congressman

1262
01:08:01,799 --> 01:08:04,240
Rana council member Kazo it's really

1263
01:08:04,240 --> 01:08:05,599
been a pleasure working with you

1264
01:08:05,599 --> 01:08:07,480
throughout the years um on behalf of

1265
01:08:07,480 --> 01:08:09,520
Congressman Rana we would like to

1266
01:08:09,520 --> 01:08:11,640
recognize you for your dedication and

1267
01:08:11,640 --> 01:08:13,960
your outstanding service as New York

1268
01:08:13,960 --> 01:08:16,199
City council member and as the founder

1269
01:08:16,199 --> 01:08:19,759
of Amando Rotary Club member and vice

1270
01:08:19,759 --> 01:08:21,520
president of Second Chance Al Luna we

1271
01:08:21,520 --> 01:08:22,880
thank you for the countless lives you

1272
01:08:22,880 --> 01:08:24,279
have changed and the people you have

1273
01:08:24,279 --> 01:08:28,769
touched thank you

1274
01:08:28,779 --> 01:08:41,470
[Applause]

1275
01:08:41,480 --> 01:08:44,440
and not wanting to miss this time ASD

1276
01:08:44,440 --> 01:08:49,789
Scott representing Dr Aisha

1277
01:08:49,799 --> 01:08:52,640
wahab thank you so much uh council

1278
01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:55,880
member coyazo um on behalf of of the

1279
01:08:55,880 --> 01:08:58,520
office of state senator Dr Aisha wahab

1280
01:08:58,520 --> 01:09:00,719
you are hereby honored for your service

1281
01:09:00,719 --> 01:09:02,440
and dedication to the city of New York

1282
01:09:02,440 --> 01:09:05,000
as a member of the city council your

1283
01:09:05,000 --> 01:09:07,279
leadership and commitment have made a

1284
01:09:07,279 --> 01:09:09,279
meaningful difference in the lives of

1285
01:09:09,279 --> 01:09:12,159
those who you served with gratitude and

1286
01:09:12,159 --> 01:09:15,269
best

1287
01:09:15,279 --> 01:09:17,779
wishes congratulations

1288
01:09:17,779 --> 01:09:33,990
[Applause]

1289
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:35,679
and once again I will present the

1290
01:09:35,679 --> 01:09:40,159
certificate that was left for

1291
01:09:40,159 --> 01:09:43,440
me from our supervisor Elisa

1292
01:09:43,440 --> 01:09:46,839
Marquez Maria Susie coyazo in

1293
01:09:46,839 --> 01:09:48,759
recognition of your extraordinary 13

1294
01:09:48,759 --> 01:09:50,239
years of dedicated service to the city

1295
01:09:50,239 --> 01:09:52,199
of New York I commend your exceptional

1296
01:09:52,199 --> 01:09:54,400
leadership commitment and tireless work

1297
01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:56,880
for the betterment of our community your

1298
01:09:56,880 --> 01:09:58,480
contribution as a council member vice

1299
01:09:58,480 --> 01:10:00,920
mayor and active participant in various

1300
01:10:00,920 --> 01:10:03,520
boards and organizations have left a

1301
01:10:03,520 --> 01:10:05,880
lasting impact on nework your efforts to

1302
01:10:05,880 --> 01:10:08,199
support education Community engagement

1303
01:10:08,199 --> 01:10:10,920
and cultural celebrations have enriched

1304
01:10:10,920 --> 01:10:13,760
our city and your leadership has

1305
01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:15,920
inspired many congratulations on a

1306
01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:18,280
remarkable career and may your enduring

1307
01:10:18,280 --> 01:10:20,520
Legacy continue to inspire others to

1308
01:10:20,520 --> 01:10:22,440
lead with the same dedication integrity

1309
01:10:22,440 --> 01:10:25,000
and the purpose that have defined your

1310
01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:30,720
service

1311
01:10:30,730 --> 01:10:36,719
[Applause]

1312
01:10:36,719 --> 01:10:44,080
service city manager Bon

1313
01:10:44,090 --> 01:11:00,340
[Music]

1314
01:11:00,350 --> 01:11:19,070
[Applause]

1315
01:11:19,080 --> 01:11:20,199
thank goodness we only go through this

1316
01:11:20,199 --> 01:11:23,430
every 56

1317
01:11:23,440 --> 01:11:26,560
years next I'd like to invite vice mayor

1318
01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:32,470
Lewis frus to join me at the

1319
01:11:32,480 --> 01:11:34,560
podium in a couple minutes it's going to

1320
01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:50,130
be you and

1321
01:11:50,140 --> 01:11:51,880
[Applause]

1322
01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:55,000
me what an honor no no right over here

1323
01:11:55,000 --> 01:11:56,320
my friend

1324
01:11:56,320 --> 01:11:57,960
what an honor to serve with vice mayor

1325
01:11:57,960 --> 01:12:00,040
fratus I'll never

1326
01:12:00,040 --> 01:12:02,440
forget I'm at St Edward's Catholic

1327
01:12:02,440 --> 01:12:03,679
church and he's no you know what I'm

1328
01:12:03,679 --> 01:12:06,040
going to go with this I'm at St Edward's

1329
01:12:06,040 --> 01:12:08,360
Church we have two openings on the city

1330
01:12:08,360 --> 01:12:10,199
council council member abadaka and

1331
01:12:10,199 --> 01:12:11,800
council member Marshall decided not to

1332
01:12:11,800 --> 01:12:13,080
run for

1333
01:12:13,080 --> 01:12:15,239
reelection council member fratus at the

1334
01:12:15,239 --> 01:12:17,800
time Taps me on the shoulder says you

1335
01:12:17,800 --> 01:12:20,159
need to run for city

1336
01:12:20,159 --> 01:12:23,760
council and uh it was with his

1337
01:12:23,760 --> 01:12:25,960
encouragement that I decided to run for

1338
01:12:25,960 --> 01:12:27,840
city council back in

1339
01:12:27,840 --> 01:12:33,600
2014 and uh he's TR thank

1340
01:12:33,600 --> 01:12:36,639
you he's a he's a gentleman if there's

1341
01:12:36,639 --> 01:12:38,280
no other way to characterize leis fredes

1342
01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:41,280
he's a gentleman and an honorable person

1343
01:12:41,280 --> 01:12:43,000
in our

1344
01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:46,360
community he takes this responsibility

1345
01:12:46,360 --> 01:12:47,679
so

1346
01:12:47,679 --> 01:12:51,000
seriously he does his homework he talks

1347
01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:53,840
to staff he understands the

1348
01:12:53,840 --> 01:12:57,920
issues and he knows what the Newark way

1349
01:12:57,920 --> 01:13:02,639
looks like because in his 29 years he's

1350
01:13:02,639 --> 01:13:09,070
exemplified the new Yark way every

1351
01:13:09,080 --> 01:13:11,840
day he served proudly for many years

1352
01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:13,199
with mayor

1353
01:13:13,199 --> 01:13:17,040
alegi they were like uh ying and

1354
01:13:17,040 --> 01:13:19,719
yang Mutt and Jeff I mean there's all

1355
01:13:19,719 --> 01:13:21,400
sorts of analogies I could come up with

1356
01:13:21,400 --> 01:13:22,760
to describe their

1357
01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:25,159
relationship at some point uh they they

1358
01:13:25,159 --> 01:13:27,159
were just always on the same

1359
01:13:27,159 --> 01:13:29,679
page council member fedus knew exactly

1360
01:13:29,679 --> 01:13:31,920
what mayor Nei was thinking and vice

1361
01:13:31,920 --> 01:13:35,159
versa and we accomplished so much good

1362
01:13:35,159 --> 01:13:37,040
for this community I mean I just think

1363
01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:38,400
of this beautiful city hall that we're

1364
01:13:38,400 --> 01:13:40,840
sitting in for those of you that don't

1365
01:13:40,840 --> 01:13:44,080
for remember the old city hall which oh

1366
01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:45,639
the way mayor did not have restrooms on

1367
01:13:45,639 --> 01:13:47,440
every

1368
01:13:47,440 --> 01:13:50,679
floor this is such an upgrade other

1369
01:13:50,679 --> 01:13:52,280
cities look at the city of New York and

1370
01:13:52,280 --> 01:13:54,120
how do you do it how do you continue to

1371
01:13:54,120 --> 01:13:59,120
do what you do because we stay focused on the priorities of our

1372
01:13:59,120 --> 01:14:01,480
community and council member fros was

1373
01:14:01,480 --> 01:14:03,159
always vice mayor frus was always in

1374
01:14:03,159 --> 01:14:06,880
tune with that it was with great honor

1375
01:14:06,880 --> 01:14:09,080
that I served with him and I remember

1376
01:14:09,080 --> 01:14:11,560
when he called me the young council

1377
01:14:11,560 --> 01:14:13,360
member at the time but young in terms of

1378
01:14:13,360 --> 01:14:16,960
years of service did did I I'm sure

1379
01:14:16,960 --> 01:14:18,719
that's what you

1380
01:14:18,719 --> 01:14:22,360
meant so it's a great honor and really a

1381
01:14:22,360 --> 01:14:24,360
sad day in all honesty when you say

1382
01:14:24,360 --> 01:14:25,639
goodbye to folks that have served your

1383
01:14:25,639 --> 01:14:27,480
community for 50 years it's really a

1384
01:14:27,480 --> 01:14:29,320
it's a joyous day but it's also a sad

1385
01:14:29,320 --> 01:14:31,800
day because you recognize that their

1386
01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:34,480
contributions to your city from a city

1387
01:14:34,480 --> 01:14:37,520
council perspective are coming to a

1388
01:14:37,520 --> 01:14:39,600
conclusion so it's with great pride that

1389
01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:43,120
I read that whereas Lewis fratus was

1390
01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:47,360
first elected to the city council in

1391
01:14:47,360 --> 01:14:52,110
1995 and was

1392
01:14:52,120 --> 01:14:54,360
reelected six consecutive terms do I

1393
01:14:54,360 --> 01:14:55,320
need to reach everyone one of these

1394
01:14:55,320 --> 01:14:57,400
terms I need to reach every one of

1395
01:14:57,400 --> 01:15:00,000
these serving a total of 29 years as a

1396
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:01,560
council member he served as vice mayor

1397
01:15:01,560 --> 01:15:03,600
in 1998

1398
01:15:03,600 --> 01:15:09,000
2002 2006 2007 2011 well we couldn't

1399
01:15:09,000 --> 01:15:12,430
find anybody

1400
01:15:12,440 --> 01:15:17,679
else 2015 2020 and

1401
01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:20,159
2024 where whereas in His official

1402
01:15:20,159 --> 01:15:21,520
capacity as the council member and vice

1403
01:15:21,520 --> 01:15:24,000
mayor Lewis Freda served as a New York

1404
01:15:24,000 --> 01:15:25,360
representative on the Aly County

1405
01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:28,480
Transportation Commission AC Transit

1406
01:15:28,480 --> 01:15:31,040
policy advisory committee the congested

1407
01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:33,960
management agency the Alam County Waste

1408
01:15:33,960 --> 01:15:36,280
Management Authority board stop waste

1409
01:15:36,280 --> 01:15:37,920
and the Community Development advisory

1410
01:15:37,920 --> 01:15:41,159
committee whereas Lewis freedus has had

1411
01:15:41,159 --> 01:15:42,600
so many accomplishments during his

1412
01:15:42,600 --> 01:15:43,840
elected career that it would be

1413
01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:46,560
impossible to list them all recent

1414
01:15:46,560 --> 01:15:48,360
accomp accomplishments under his

1415
01:15:48,360 --> 01:15:51,080
leadership include new affordable

1416
01:15:51,080 --> 01:15:53,760
housing all- weather turf soccer fields

1417
01:15:53,760 --> 01:15:56,800
a skateboard park new Bark Park the

1418
01:15:56,800 --> 01:15:59,600
city's first dog park new hotels and a

1419
01:15:59,600 --> 01:16:02,040
new Civic Center including the police

1420
01:16:02,040 --> 01:16:04,880
department Allen L Nagi library and

1421
01:16:04,880 --> 01:16:08,120
David W Smith City Hall whereas Lewis

1422
01:16:08,120 --> 01:16:11,040
freedus Community involvement includes L

1423
01:16:11,040 --> 01:16:15,400
Uso American fraternal Federation

1424
01:16:15,400 --> 01:16:18,960
pfsa Supreme Council New York Optimus

1425
01:16:18,960 --> 01:16:21,639
Club Portuguese American Cultural Center

1426
01:16:21,639 --> 01:16:23,639
Portuguese American Leadership Council

1427
01:16:23,639 --> 01:16:26,040
of the United States and the newerk

1428
01:16:26,040 --> 01:16:28,639
Portuguese soccer club whereas Lewis

1429
01:16:28,639 --> 01:16:30,520
alfredus is committed to maintaining the

1430
01:16:30,520 --> 01:16:32,040
highest quality of life for all

1431
01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:34,199
residents of the city and devoted

1432
01:16:34,199 --> 01:16:37,280
uncommon time talent and energy to this

1433
01:16:37,280 --> 01:16:39,440
end he has earned the respect of his

1434
01:16:39,440 --> 01:16:41,560
colleagues on and City staff and all

1435
01:16:41,560 --> 01:16:43,639
residents now therefore we the city

1436
01:16:43,639 --> 01:16:45,320
council members for the City of New York

1437
01:16:45,320 --> 01:16:48,040
hereby recognize and commend Lewis

1438
01:16:48,040 --> 01:16:52,080
freedus on his retirement from elected service and thank him for

1439
01:16:52,080 --> 01:16:54,320
his dedication and tireless service to

1440
01:16:54,320 --> 01:16:56,320
the newerk Community his leadership

1441
01:16:56,320 --> 01:16:58,199
collaborative approach and willingness

1442
01:16:58,199 --> 01:17:01,199
to tackle complex issues has made him a

1443
01:17:01,199 --> 01:17:03,239
has made a profound impact on the

1444
01:17:03,239 --> 01:17:06,320
direction of the city of Newark so vice

1445
01:17:06,320 --> 01:17:08,560
mayor it's with great pride that I

1446
01:17:08,560 --> 01:17:12,080
present you with this

1447
01:17:12,090 --> 01:17:22,280
[Applause]

1448
01:17:22,280 --> 01:17:26,080
accommodation yes more yes there's more

1449
01:17:26,080 --> 01:17:31,750
assembly member

1450
01:17:31,760 --> 01:17:33,760
Lee conratulations

1451
01:17:33,760 --> 01:17:36,560
congratulations thank

1452
01:17:36,560 --> 01:17:38,760
you so let me pull on my seven page

1453
01:17:38,760 --> 01:17:42,239
speech right now no well definely vice

1454
01:17:42,239 --> 01:17:44,280
mayor you have deserved if I were able

1455
01:17:44,280 --> 01:17:46,159
to type down all your accomplishments it

1456
01:17:46,159 --> 01:17:47,760
certainly would be more than seven pages

1457
01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:49,679
long but I really want to commend you

1458
01:17:49,679 --> 01:17:51,960
for your 29 years of outstanding service

1459
01:17:51,960 --> 01:17:53,480
you've served exactly amount of years

1460
01:17:53,480 --> 01:17:55,280
I've been alive and no more exactly

1461
01:17:55,280 --> 01:17:57,320
amount of years and so I want to commend

1462
01:17:57,320 --> 01:17:59,239
you for hitting the perfect time but I

1463
01:17:59,239 --> 01:18:00,760
really want to commend you for all the

1464
01:18:00,760 --> 01:18:02,120
incredible things that you have left

1465
01:18:02,120 --> 01:18:04,280
nework with and especially for these

1466
01:18:04,280 --> 01:18:06,280
buildings that Generations will come to

1467
01:18:06,280 --> 01:18:07,840
cherish I just want you to know that

1468
01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:09,239
everyone was able to fit in this city

1469
01:18:09,239 --> 01:18:10,440
hall unlike a different city hall I

1470
01:18:10,440 --> 01:18:12,320
tried to go to not everyone can fit in

1471
01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:14,600
so you have should be very proud of that

1472
01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:15,920
um but I also want to thank you for

1473
01:18:15,920 --> 01:18:17,560
always being steadfast in your support

1474
01:18:17,560 --> 01:18:19,080
of Working Families of New York it has

1475
01:18:19,080 --> 01:18:20,960
always been your priority to ensure that

1476
01:18:20,960 --> 01:18:23,080
those who especially need the help and

1477
01:18:23,080 --> 01:18:24,360
need the assistance and the attention

1478
01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:26,520
get that priority first and foremost and

1479
01:18:26,520 --> 01:18:27,600
especially in all the work that you've

1480
01:18:27,600 --> 01:18:28,880
done I really want to thank you for that

1481
01:18:28,880 --> 01:18:30,360
and thank you congratulations to your

1482
01:18:30,360 --> 01:18:32,410
service

1483
01:18:32,410 --> 01:18:53,189
[Applause]

1484
01:18:53,199 --> 01:18:58,120
thank Sim representing Congressman

1485
01:18:58,120 --> 01:19:01,560
Rana why mayor frus um on behalf of

1486
01:19:01,560 --> 01:19:03,560
Congressman Rana we would like to thank

1487
01:19:03,560 --> 01:19:05,400
you for your dedication and outstanding

1488
01:19:05,400 --> 01:19:08,320
service to the community as your role as

1489
01:19:08,320 --> 01:19:10,280
vice mayor and transportation

1490
01:19:10,280 --> 01:19:12,520
commissioner for Alam County and member

1491
01:19:12,520 --> 01:19:14,000
of the Portuguese American Cultural

1492
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:16,000
Center thank you for the countless lives

1493
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:17,320
you have changed and the people you have

1494
01:19:17,320 --> 01:19:21,870
inspired thank you very than you very

1495
01:19:21,870 --> 01:19:33,830
[Applause]

1496
01:19:33,840 --> 01:19:35,480
and of course Miss astred Scott

1497
01:19:35,480 --> 01:19:44,629
representing our state senator Dr Aisha

1498
01:19:44,639 --> 01:19:47,480
wahab vice mayor fredas on behalf of the

1499
01:19:47,480 --> 01:19:49,800
office of state senator Dr Aisha wahabi

1500
01:19:49,800 --> 01:19:51,679
are hereby recognized for your dedicated

1501
01:19:51,679 --> 01:19:54,360
service to the city of New York as as

1502
01:19:54,360 --> 01:19:57,199
City council member and vice mayor your

1503
01:19:57,199 --> 01:19:59,480
contributions have had a lasting impact

1504
01:19:59,480 --> 01:20:02,040
on the constituents of New York

1505
01:20:02,040 --> 01:20:04,120
presented with appreciation by Senator

1506
01:20:04,120 --> 01:20:06,350
AA wab

1507
01:20:06,350 --> 01:20:30,629
[Applause]

1508
01:20:30,639 --> 01:20:33,320
and of course the uh accomodation from

1509
01:20:33,320 --> 01:20:37,629
our local supervisor Elisa

1510
01:20:37,639 --> 01:20:41,440
Marquez okay in recognition count vice

1511
01:20:41,440 --> 01:20:43,080
mayor frus in recognition of your

1512
01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:45,679
extraordinary 29 years of dedicated

1513
01:20:45,679 --> 01:20:47,520
service to the city of New York I

1514
01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:49,760
commend your unwavering commitment to

1515
01:20:49,760 --> 01:20:51,480
your community your passion for public

1516
01:20:51,480 --> 01:20:53,480
service and tireless efforts have

1517
01:20:53,480 --> 01:20:56,239
undoubtedly impacted many lives and set

1518
01:20:56,239 --> 01:20:59,280
a high standard for others to follow as

1519
01:20:59,280 --> 01:21:00,920
both council member and vice mayor your

1520
01:21:00,920 --> 01:21:03,560
vision and collaborative approach Have

1521
01:21:03,560 --> 01:21:06,360
Been instrumental in driving progress

1522
01:21:06,360 --> 01:21:08,040
and enhancing the quality of life in

1523
01:21:08,040 --> 01:21:10,719
nework congratulations on a remarkable

1524
01:21:10,719 --> 01:21:13,280
career and may your legacy continue to

1525
01:21:13,280 --> 01:21:15,639
inspire others to lead with the same

1526
01:21:15,639 --> 01:21:18,159
dedication integrity and purpose that

1527
01:21:18,159 --> 01:21:23,810
defined your career

1528
01:21:23,820 --> 01:21:33,709
[Applause]

1529
01:21:33,719 --> 01:21:55,280
Mr Bon

1530
01:21:55,290 --> 01:22:13,870
[Applause]

1531
01:22:13,880 --> 01:22:17,480
and vice mayor frus before you leave yes

1532
01:22:17,480 --> 01:22:19,600
sir ladies and Gentlemen please know

1533
01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:21,840
that the residents of our great city of

1534
01:22:21,840 --> 01:22:25,520
Newark are thankful for vice mayor frus

1535
01:22:25,520 --> 01:22:29,080
is 29 years of dedicated service to our

1536
01:22:29,080 --> 01:22:32,280
community it has been common practice to

1537
01:22:32,280 --> 01:22:34,520
recognize our Civic leaders for

1538
01:22:34,520 --> 01:22:36,760
extensive service to our community

1539
01:22:36,760 --> 01:22:39,360
examples include former council member

1540
01:22:39,360 --> 01:22:42,159
Shirley cisk who served on our city

1541
01:22:42,159 --> 01:22:45,159
council for 21 years we named our

1542
01:22:45,159 --> 01:22:48,199
Eucalyptus Grove on Cedar Boulevard The

1543
01:22:48,199 --> 01:22:51,880
sherly cisk Grove former council member

1544
01:22:51,880 --> 01:22:54,159
Susan Johnson who served on our city

1545
01:22:54,159 --> 01:22:57,600
council so for 22 years we named the

1546
01:22:57,600 --> 01:23:00,760
park on Spruce Street the Susan Johnson

1547
01:23:00,760 --> 01:23:03,760
bridg Point Park and of course let's not

1548
01:23:03,760 --> 01:23:06,520
forget our library is named after former

1549
01:23:06,520 --> 01:23:10,560
mayor Allan L Nagi for his 42 years of

1550
01:23:10,560 --> 01:23:14,239
service and former mayor David Smith who

1551
01:23:14,239 --> 01:23:16,639
by the way wanted to be here tonight

1552
01:23:16,639 --> 01:23:19,239
mayor Smith lives in Livermore he was

1553
01:23:19,239 --> 01:23:20,639
worried about the traffic and the

1554
01:23:20,639 --> 01:23:24,040
weather but he certainly told me that he

1555
01:23:24,040 --> 01:23:26,600
wanted to be here to commend you for

1556
01:23:26,600 --> 01:23:29,159
your years of service but we named this

1557
01:23:29,159 --> 01:23:32,480
beautiful Civic Center after mayor Smith

1558
01:23:32,480 --> 01:23:36,120
for his 35 years of service of which 33

1559
01:23:36,120 --> 01:23:39,440
years were mayor of the city of Newark

1560
01:23:39,440 --> 01:23:40,960
therefore we are proceeding with a

1561
01:23:40,960 --> 01:23:43,560
significant Capital project that I will

1562
01:23:43,560 --> 01:23:46,400
ask my Council colleagues to name after

1563
01:23:46,400 --> 01:23:48,840
vice mayor freedus unfortunately we

1564
01:23:48,840 --> 01:23:50,880
don't have a timetable when the

1565
01:23:50,880 --> 01:23:53,320
groundbreaking will occur and it is a

1566
01:23:53,320 --> 01:23:55,280
complex project

1567
01:23:55,280 --> 01:23:57,400
but more important but more information

1568
01:23:57,400 --> 01:23:59,600
will follow at this point I'm not going

1569
01:23:59,600 --> 01:24:01,560
to name the project until we get closer

1570
01:24:01,560 --> 01:24:03,520
to the groundbreaking but please know

1571
01:24:03,520 --> 01:24:05,159
that there's a significant Capital

1572
01:24:05,159 --> 01:24:07,440
project that will be named after you in

1573
01:24:07,440 --> 01:24:09,239
the near future and I look forward to

1574
01:24:09,239 --> 01:24:14,970
that day

1575
01:24:14,980 --> 01:24:17,250
[Applause]

1576
01:24:17,250 --> 01:24:18,680
[Music]

1577
01:24:18,680 --> 01:24:25,070
[Applause]

1578
01:24:25,080 --> 01:24:29,320
thank you my friend that's it that's it thank you thank you thank you

1579
01:24:29,320 --> 01:24:30,719
unless mayor n are you willing to give

1580
01:24:30,719 --> 01:24:39,370
up the name of the library thank you thank you all thank you thank

1581
01:24:39,380 --> 01:24:44,239
[Applause]

1582
01:24:44,239 --> 01:24:46,960
you all right all right this is where

1583
01:24:46,960 --> 01:24:49,600
the fun begins uh I would like to invite

1584
01:24:49,600 --> 01:24:53,040
my wife Kathy we've been married for 46

1585
01:24:53,040 --> 01:24:57,119
years and my son James Teresa and their children to join me at the

1586
01:24:57,119 --> 01:25:14,070
podium as I take the oath of office for

1587
01:25:14,080 --> 01:25:17,080
mayor where would you like us to stand

1588
01:25:17,080 --> 01:25:19,950
right

1589
01:25:19,960 --> 01:25:22,199
here let's bring you closer to the

1590
01:25:22,199 --> 01:25:34,189
microphone

1591
01:25:34,199 --> 01:25:35,880
all right sir please raise your right

1592
01:25:35,880 --> 01:25:38,679
hand and repeat after me I state your

1593
01:25:38,679 --> 01:25:41,080
name I Michael K Hannon do solemnly

1594
01:25:41,080 --> 01:25:43,239
swear do solemnly swear that I will

1595
01:25:43,239 --> 01:25:45,080
support and defend that I will support

1596
01:25:45,080 --> 01:25:47,000
and defend the Constitution of the

1597
01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:48,800
United States the Constitution of the

1598
01:25:48,800 --> 01:25:50,639
United States and the constitution of

1599
01:25:50,639 --> 01:25:52,400
the State of California and the

1600
01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:54,400
constitution of the State of California

1601
01:25:54,400 --> 01:25:59,520
against all enemies foreign and domestic

1602
01:25:59,520 --> 01:26:01,000
that I will bear true faith and

1603
01:26:01,000 --> 01:26:03,199
allegiance that I will bear true faith

1604
01:26:03,199 --> 01:26:05,320
and allegiance to the Constitution of

1605
01:26:05,320 --> 01:26:07,199
the United States to the Constitution of

1606
01:26:07,199 --> 01:26:08,920
the United States and the constitution

1607
01:26:08,920 --> 01:26:10,600
of the State of California and the

1608
01:26:10,600 --> 01:26:12,400
constitution of the State of California

1609
01:26:12,400 --> 01:26:14,400
that I take this obligation freely that

1610
01:26:14,400 --> 01:26:16,480
I take this obligation freely without

1611
01:26:16,480 --> 01:26:18,440
any mental reservation without any

1612
01:26:18,440 --> 01:26:23,960
mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will

1613
01:26:23,960 --> 01:26:26,440
well well and faithfully and that I will

1614
01:26:26,440 --> 01:26:28,960
well and Faithfully discharge the duties

1615
01:26:28,960 --> 01:26:31,080
upon which I'm about to enter the duties

1616
01:26:31,080 --> 01:26:33,239
upon which I'm about to enter discharge

1617
01:26:33,239 --> 01:26:36,870
the duties discharge the

1618
01:26:36,880 --> 01:26:41,380
duties so close

1619
01:26:41,390 --> 01:26:54,910
[Applause]

1620
01:26:54,920 --> 01:27:10,750
thank you thank

1621
01:27:10,760 --> 01:27:27,710
you hold it hold it

1622
01:27:27,720 --> 01:27:36,990
[Applause]

1623
01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:38,679
it's always the will

1624
01:27:38,679 --> 01:27:58,430
well that gets you not discharge

1625
01:27:58,440 --> 01:28:01,520
would Eve Marie little please come to

1626
01:28:01,520 --> 01:28:14,830
the podium for the oath of

1627
01:28:14,840 --> 01:28:16,920
office please raise your right hand

1628
01:28:16,920 --> 01:28:20,560
repeat after me I state your name I Eve

1629
01:28:20,560 --> 01:28:22,719
Marie little do solemnly swear do

1630
01:28:22,719 --> 01:28:24,800
solemnly swear that that I will support

1631
01:28:24,800 --> 01:28:26,360
and defend that I will support and

1632
01:28:26,360 --> 01:28:28,400
defend the Constitution of the United

1633
01:28:28,400 --> 01:28:30,040
States the Constitution of the United

1634
01:28:30,040 --> 01:28:31,960
States and the constitution of the State

1635
01:28:31,960 --> 01:28:33,960
of California the constitution of the

1636
01:28:33,960 --> 01:28:40,719
State of California against all enemies foreign and domestic that I will bear

1637
01:28:40,719 --> 01:28:42,679
true faith and Allegiance I will bear

1638
01:28:42,679 --> 01:28:44,400
true faith and allegiance to the

1639
01:28:44,400 --> 01:28:46,400
Constitution of the United States to the

1640
01:28:46,400 --> 01:28:48,080
Constitution of the United States and

1641
01:28:48,080 --> 01:28:49,560
the constitution of the State of

1642
01:28:49,560 --> 01:28:51,360
California and the constitution of the

1643
01:28:51,360 --> 01:28:53,199
State of California that I take this

1644
01:28:53,199 --> 01:28:55,159
obligation free that I take this

1645
01:28:55,159 --> 01:28:57,320
obligation freely without any mental

1646
01:28:57,320 --> 01:28:59,000
reservation without any mental

1647
01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:01,280
reservation or purpose of evasion or

1648
01:29:01,280 --> 01:29:04,400
purpose of evasion and that I will well

1649
01:29:04,400 --> 01:29:08,679
and faithfully and that I will well and

1650
01:29:08,679 --> 01:29:11,239
Faithfully discharge the duties upon

1651
01:29:11,239 --> 01:29:13,440
which I am about to enter discharge the

1652
01:29:13,440 --> 01:29:20,390
duties which I'm about to enter perfect

1653
01:29:20,400 --> 01:29:28,960
[Applause]

1654
01:29:28,960 --> 01:29:30,679
then I understand you'd like to say an

1655
01:29:30,679 --> 01:29:32,360
oath yes I would like to say an oath as

1656
01:29:32,360 --> 01:29:33,840
well as many of you guys may or may not

1657
01:29:33,840 --> 01:29:37,080
know I'm a big believer of scouting and

1658
01:29:37,080 --> 01:29:38,760
I believe it what it stands for so I'm

1659
01:29:38,760 --> 01:29:40,199
actually going to include the Scout Oath

1660
01:29:40,199 --> 01:29:41,639
and the Scout pledge which is important

1661
01:29:41,639 --> 01:29:43,920
to me

1662
01:29:43,920 --> 01:29:47,760
so On My Honor I will do my best to do

1663
01:29:47,760 --> 01:29:51,199
my duty to God in my country and my city

1664
01:29:51,199 --> 01:29:53,360
to help people at all times to keep

1665
01:29:53,360 --> 01:29:55,159
myself physically pH Ally strong

1666
01:29:55,159 --> 01:29:58,280
mentally awake and morally straight A

1667
01:29:58,280 --> 01:30:01,600
scout and council member is trustworthy

1668
01:30:01,600 --> 01:30:07,280
loyal helpful friendly courteous kind

1669
01:30:07,280 --> 01:30:10,560
obedient cheerful and Thrifty and

1670
01:30:10,560 --> 01:30:12,940
reverent thank you

1671
01:30:12,940 --> 01:30:40,669
[Applause]

1672
01:30:40,679 --> 01:30:42,840
will council member Julie Del cantano

1673
01:30:42,840 --> 01:30:46,719
and judge Ian riveron please come to the

1674
01:30:46,719 --> 01:30:51,050
podium for the oath of office

1675
01:30:51,060 --> 01:31:02,510
[Applause]

1676
01:31:02,520 --> 01:31:14,550
that's okay you

1677
01:31:14,560 --> 01:31:18,760
coulded y i state your name I Julie

1678
01:31:18,760 --> 01:31:22,159
doono do solemnly swear or affirm do

1679
01:31:22,159 --> 01:31:24,480
solemnly swear or affirm I will support

1680
01:31:24,480 --> 01:31:26,560
and defend that I will support and

1681
01:31:26,560 --> 01:31:28,280
defend the Constitution of the United

1682
01:31:28,280 --> 01:31:30,400
States the Constitution of the United

1683
01:31:30,400 --> 01:31:32,119
States and the constitution of the State

1684
01:31:32,119 --> 01:31:34,199
of California and the constitution of

1685
01:31:34,199 --> 01:31:35,960
the State of California against all

1686
01:31:35,960 --> 01:31:38,560
enemies foreign and domestic against all

1687
01:31:38,560 --> 01:31:40,719
enemies foreign and domestic that I will

1688
01:31:40,719 --> 01:31:43,239
bear that I will bear true faith and

1689
01:31:43,239 --> 01:31:45,600
Allegiance true faith and allegiance to

1690
01:31:45,600 --> 01:31:48,119
the Constitution of the United States to

1691
01:31:48,119 --> 01:31:50,040
the Constitution of the United States

1692
01:31:50,040 --> 01:31:51,440
and to the Constitution of the State of

1693
01:31:51,440 --> 01:31:53,520
California and to the Constitution of

1694
01:31:53,520 --> 01:31:55,560
the state of California that I take this

1695
01:31:55,560 --> 01:31:57,600
obligation freely that I take this

1696
01:31:57,600 --> 01:31:59,840
obligation freely without any mental

1697
01:31:59,840 --> 01:32:01,880
reservation without any mental

1698
01:32:01,880 --> 01:32:04,239
reservation or purpose of evasion or

1699
01:32:04,239 --> 01:32:06,760
purpose of evasion and that I will

1700
01:32:06,760 --> 01:32:09,320
well and that I will well and I will

1701
01:32:09,320 --> 01:32:11,840
well and faithfully and Faithfully

1702
01:32:11,840 --> 01:32:13,920
discharge the duties discharge the

1703
01:32:13,920 --> 01:32:16,880
duties upon which upon which I about to

1704
01:32:16,880 --> 01:32:19,440
enter I'm about to enter congratulations

1705
01:32:19,440 --> 01:32:22,510
thank you

1706
01:32:22,510 --> 01:32:32,679
[Applause]

1707
01:32:32,679 --> 01:32:41,550
thank you your

1708
01:32:41,560 --> 01:32:43,920
honor Jud

1709
01:32:43,920 --> 01:33:10,350
yeah thank you

1710
01:33:10,360 --> 01:33:16,230
picture

1711
01:33:16,240 --> 01:33:17,730
[Applause]

1712
01:33:17,730 --> 01:33:24,090
[Music]

1713
01:33:24,100 --> 01:33:34,790
[Applause]

1714
01:33:34,800 --> 01:33:36,600
will council member Terrence grindall

1715
01:33:36,600 --> 01:33:38,199
please come to the podium for the oath

1716
01:33:38,199 --> 01:33:40,520
of office

1717
01:33:40,520 --> 01:34:05,550
[Applause]

1718
01:34:05,560 --> 01:34:07,840
this all right please raise your right

1719
01:34:07,840 --> 01:34:11,950
hand repeat after

1720
01:34:11,960 --> 01:34:14,520
hand I state your name I Terence

1721
01:34:14,520 --> 01:34:16,719
grindall do solemnly swear do solemnly

1722
01:34:16,719 --> 01:34:20,239
swear that I will support and defend the

1723
01:34:20,239 --> 01:34:23,520
Constitution of the United States and

1724
01:34:23,520 --> 01:34:25,040
the constitution of the State of

1725
01:34:25,040 --> 01:34:26,520
California and the constitution of the

1726
01:34:26,520 --> 01:34:33,280
State of California against all enemies foreign and domestic that I will bear

1727
01:34:33,280 --> 01:34:35,080
true faith and allegiance that I will

1728
01:34:35,080 --> 01:34:37,320
bear true faith and allegiance to the

1729
01:34:37,320 --> 01:34:39,239
Constitution of the United States to the

1730
01:34:39,239 --> 01:34:40,880
Constitution of the United States and

1731
01:34:40,880 --> 01:34:42,280
the constitution of the State of

1732
01:34:42,280 --> 01:34:43,920
California and the constitution of the

1733
01:34:43,920 --> 01:34:45,639
State of California that I take this

1734
01:34:45,639 --> 01:34:47,480
obligation freely that I take this

1735
01:34:47,480 --> 01:34:49,560
obligation freely without any mental

1736
01:34:49,560 --> 01:34:51,600
reservation without any mental mental

1737
01:34:51,600 --> 01:34:53,920
reservation or purpose of evasion or

1738
01:34:53,920 --> 01:34:57,040
purpose of evasion and that I will well

1739
01:34:57,040 --> 01:34:59,119
and Faithfully that I will well and

1740
01:34:59,119 --> 01:35:03,480
Faithfully discharge the duties upon which I about

1741
01:35:03,480 --> 01:35:08,630
to enter upon which I'm about to enter

1742
01:35:08,640 --> 01:35:19,040
[Applause]

1743
01:35:19,040 --> 01:35:33,229
congratulations thank you

1744
01:35:33,239 --> 01:35:45,550
okay thank

1745
01:35:45,560 --> 01:35:48,560
you well welcome

1746
01:35:48,560 --> 01:35:50,280
[Music]

1747
01:35:50,280 --> 01:35:52,520
aboard ladies and gentlemen I'm honored

1748
01:35:52,520 --> 01:35:55,080
to recognize our new city council

1749
01:35:55,080 --> 01:35:56,639
members and I'm going to give each one

1750
01:35:56,639 --> 01:35:59,239
of them an opportunity to say a few

1751
01:35:59,239 --> 01:36:02,199
words I'm going to start with uh council

1752
01:36:02,199 --> 01:36:06,000
member Eve Marie little thank

1753
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:09,119
you thank you so much

1754
01:36:09,119 --> 01:36:11,760
um I have never in my life ever said

1755
01:36:11,760 --> 01:36:13,159
this before but I'm actually a little

1756
01:36:13,159 --> 01:36:16,679
nervous this is new for me um so I just

1757
01:36:16,679 --> 01:36:21,000
want to start off by saying thank you for believing in me thank you

1758
01:36:21,000 --> 01:36:23,679
for trusting me thank you for absolutely

1759
01:36:23,679 --> 01:36:26,400
everything it's so incredibly crazy to

1760
01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:30,639
me that I was a little girl little huh

1761
01:36:30,639 --> 01:36:32,840
get it little little girl um from a

1762
01:36:32,840 --> 01:36:36,360
little town in West Texas and to be

1763
01:36:36,360 --> 01:36:38,199
where I am today is just mind-blowing to

1764
01:36:38,199 --> 01:36:40,320
me and

1765
01:36:40,320 --> 01:36:44,560
uh I just I'm baffled for words and it's

1766
01:36:44,560 --> 01:36:45,760
not going to happen much so write it

1767
01:36:45,760 --> 01:36:49,400
down um but most of all ever since I was

1768
01:36:49,400 --> 01:36:50,239
a little

1769
01:36:50,239 --> 01:36:52,280
girl everyone used to always say they

1770
01:36:52,280 --> 01:36:53,639
wanted to have these careers and they

1771
01:36:53,639 --> 01:36:55,280
want all these be things and and my

1772
01:36:55,280 --> 01:36:57,080
brother and my sister are huge career

1773
01:36:57,080 --> 01:36:58,880
people Engineers doing incredible things

1774
01:36:58,880 --> 01:37:00,320
and my dad would always say what do you

1775
01:37:00,320 --> 01:37:03,080
want to be when you grow up and I said I

1776
01:37:03,080 --> 01:37:05,800
want to help people and he goes honey

1777
01:37:05,800 --> 01:37:07,080
that don't pay nothing honey you got to

1778
01:37:07,080 --> 01:37:10,480
find a career you know and I have always

1779
01:37:10,480 --> 01:37:13,719
had a passion for helping others and I

1780
01:37:13,719 --> 01:37:14,880
didn't know what it was I didn't know

1781
01:37:14,880 --> 01:37:17,639
what I wanted to do and uh when I went

1782
01:37:17,639 --> 01:37:19,840
off to Texas S&M University I didn't

1783
01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:21,320
know what I wanted it to be but I knew I

1784
01:37:21,320 --> 01:37:23,800
liked International stuff you know so I

1785
01:37:23,800 --> 01:37:26,320
majored in international studies and

1786
01:37:26,320 --> 01:37:30,750
cultureal anthropology with a minor in

1787
01:37:30,760 --> 01:37:33,040
Spanish I see it's one or more classes

1788
01:37:33,040 --> 01:37:35,560
it's no big deal and it was until I got

1789
01:37:35,560 --> 01:37:37,440
the opportunity to go work in Machu

1790
01:37:37,440 --> 01:37:40,119
Picchu Peru that I was working at a

1791
01:37:40,119 --> 01:37:41,840
hotel there that I found my passion for

1792
01:37:41,840 --> 01:37:43,520
Hospitality my passion for helping

1793
01:37:43,520 --> 01:37:45,520
people through providing services and

1794
01:37:45,520 --> 01:37:47,119
through providing kindness towards

1795
01:37:47,119 --> 01:37:48,360
others and that's where I fell in love

1796
01:37:48,360 --> 01:37:50,840
with it so I enjoyed it graduated

1797
01:37:50,840 --> 01:37:53,000
college and then someone came into our

1798
01:37:53,000 --> 01:37:54,639
school class and I had no idea what I

1799
01:37:54,639 --> 01:37:56,199
was going to do I was getting a career

1800
01:37:56,199 --> 01:37:58,639
had no idea and someone said hey there's

1801
01:37:58,639 --> 01:38:00,360
an internship opportunity at a school

1802
01:38:00,360 --> 01:38:03,000
called Tang de hako and onang South

1803
01:38:03,000 --> 01:38:06,520
Korea I said all right let's do it so I

1804
01:38:06,520 --> 01:38:08,320
applied for it and I got accepted to

1805
01:38:08,320 --> 01:38:10,239
South Korea and it was so funny because

1806
01:38:10,239 --> 01:38:11,480
all my friends were going Eve you're

1807
01:38:11,480 --> 01:38:13,080
going to Asia and I'm like yeah and they

1808
01:38:13,080 --> 01:38:15,920
go do you speak Korean no all right and

1809
01:38:15,920 --> 01:38:17,239
it wasn't until I was actually on the

1810
01:38:17,239 --> 01:38:20,270
plane when they

1811
01:38:20,280 --> 01:38:24,000
said oh snap it got real you know and I

1812
01:38:24,000 --> 01:38:26,360
was learning quickly but the thing was I

1813
01:38:26,360 --> 01:38:28,360
learned about the Asian culture and I

1814
01:38:28,360 --> 01:38:29,679
learned about that and I learned more

1815
01:38:29,679 --> 01:38:31,119
and more and I had a passion for wanting

1816
01:38:31,119 --> 01:38:33,040
to learn more and I was a teacher at

1817
01:38:33,040 --> 01:38:35,719
that school and I learned Korean I learn

1818
01:38:35,719 --> 01:38:37,159
Korean because if you're hungry enough

1819
01:38:37,159 --> 01:38:39,480
you'll learn a language you know and I

1820
01:38:39,480 --> 01:38:41,320
made the effort to care and then I moved

1821
01:38:41,320 --> 01:38:42,679
back to United States and I realized you

1822
01:38:42,679 --> 01:38:44,239
know what hospitality is really where I

1823
01:38:44,239 --> 01:38:45,440
am but I also like

1824
01:38:45,440 --> 01:38:47,960
teaching so I fell in love with that and

1825
01:38:47,960 --> 01:38:49,960
then I got when I lived in Houston I

1826
01:38:49,960 --> 01:38:51,480
started working for the African

1827
01:38:51,480 --> 01:38:53,800
Consulate of Ghana and I I worked for

1828
01:38:53,800 --> 01:38:56,320
the Gan consulate and I would get a lot

1829
01:38:56,320 --> 01:38:59,400
of man you you don't look African and I

1830
01:38:59,400 --> 01:39:00,840
was like it's okay you can talk to me

1831
01:39:00,840 --> 01:39:02,960
it's fine you can tell me but I got to

1832
01:39:02,960 --> 01:39:04,679
learn more about that culture as well

1833
01:39:04,679 --> 01:39:06,760
and that was important to me and then I

1834
01:39:06,760 --> 01:39:09,040
learned about the Chinese culture and

1835
01:39:09,040 --> 01:39:10,800
the Asian culture when I worked as a

1836
01:39:10,800 --> 01:39:13,400
dragon boat racer why am I sharing all

1837
01:39:13,400 --> 01:39:15,040
this to you why am I telling you all

1838
01:39:15,040 --> 01:39:17,400
this it's because I care and I care

1839
01:39:17,400 --> 01:39:18,639
about different cultures and I care

1840
01:39:18,639 --> 01:39:20,840
about different backgrounds and that's

1841
01:39:20,840 --> 01:39:22,800
the reason I care a lot so one of the

1842
01:39:22,800 --> 01:39:24,400
big things here in the Community is I am

1843
01:39:24,400 --> 01:39:26,599
a leader in scouting and I'm very

1844
01:39:26,599 --> 01:39:28,000
involved with it and I'm very thankful

1845
01:39:28,000 --> 01:39:29,719
for everybody here but one thing I did

1846
01:39:29,719 --> 01:39:31,239
was I took a lot of things in scouting

1847
01:39:31,239 --> 01:39:32,440
and I grabbed it and took it on and

1848
01:39:32,440 --> 01:39:33,719
that's what I've been told a lot is I

1849
01:39:33,719 --> 01:39:35,280
just take things on and I go a thousand

1850
01:39:35,280 --> 01:39:37,440
miles an hour and that's part of the

1851
01:39:37,440 --> 01:39:38,800
things I want to do with our city I

1852
01:39:38,800 --> 01:39:41,119
really want to do big changes here and I

1853
01:39:41,119 --> 01:39:43,599
also want all people from all

1854
01:39:43,599 --> 01:39:45,760
backgrounds from all cultures to feel

1855
01:39:45,760 --> 01:39:47,639
comfortable and talk to me this is

1856
01:39:47,639 --> 01:39:50,159
important to me and Susie has left great

1857
01:39:50,159 --> 01:39:51,679
things of getting involved and getting

1858
01:39:51,679 --> 01:39:53,159
and doing things and that's important to

1859
01:39:53,159 --> 01:39:55,719
me that I can be there to represent it's

1860
01:39:55,719 --> 01:39:57,679
important to me and Louis I just wanted

1861
01:39:57,679 --> 01:40:00,639
to thank you so much for your kindness

1862
01:40:00,639 --> 01:40:02,040
thank you for your leadership to me

1863
01:40:02,040 --> 01:40:04,040
thank you for being so sweet and when

1864
01:40:04,040 --> 01:40:05,599
you and I spoke and you just said eve

1865
01:40:05,599 --> 01:40:07,280
you're exactly what the city needs and

1866
01:40:07,280 --> 01:40:09,360
then he told me in 29 years I have never

1867
01:40:09,360 --> 01:40:11,880
endorsed a candidate and after me and

1868
01:40:11,880 --> 01:40:13,639
your energy and your spunk I would like

1869
01:40:13,639 --> 01:40:17,159
to endorse you and that and I said thank

1870
01:40:17,159 --> 01:40:20,000
you so much what is endorsing me

1871
01:40:20,000 --> 01:40:23,040
so this was a opportunity for me and

1872
01:40:23,040 --> 01:40:24,480
thank you you Maran thank you also for

1873
01:40:24,480 --> 01:40:26,040
your kindness as well thank you for your

1874
01:40:26,040 --> 01:40:27,760
kind words Susie thank you for your

1875
01:40:27,760 --> 01:40:29,239
conversation and thank you for the kind

1876
01:40:29,239 --> 01:40:31,159
words that you said to me but most of

1877
01:40:31,159 --> 01:40:34,920
all I want to thank Mayor Mike Hannon I

1878
01:40:34,920 --> 01:40:36,639
came up to him because someone attempted

1879
01:40:36,639 --> 01:40:38,400
to break into our Scout our boy scout

1880
01:40:38,400 --> 01:40:40,560
shed Mike Marano knows what I'm talking

1881
01:40:40,560 --> 01:40:41,880
about we've had a lot of problems with

1882
01:40:41,880 --> 01:40:42,960
it and I was angry and I was said he

1883
01:40:42,960 --> 01:40:44,040
said what are you g to do about it and I

1884
01:40:44,040 --> 01:40:46,400
said I don't know but I'm angry and he

1885
01:40:46,400 --> 01:40:47,920
goes why aren you run for city council I

1886
01:40:47,920 --> 01:40:50,599
was like you know what I will and he

1887
01:40:50,599 --> 01:40:52,719
said good and then I turned in my

1888
01:40:52,719 --> 01:40:54,639
paperwork to she said oh my gosh I'm

1889
01:40:54,639 --> 01:40:57,400
running for city council but I did put

1890
01:40:57,400 --> 01:40:59,480
my heart into it I did listen to people

1891
01:40:59,480 --> 01:41:05,480
I walked 89.4 eight steps I'm 89.4 miles

1892
01:41:05,480 --> 01:41:08,400
429,000 steps half almost half a million

1893
01:41:08,400 --> 01:41:11,199
steps I lost 17 pounds I've gained six

1894
01:41:11,199 --> 01:41:14,320
so far just in FYI thank you but I also

1895
01:41:14,320 --> 01:41:16,080
want to say a huge thank you to our

1896
01:41:16,080 --> 01:41:18,480
former Alan eggy thank you so much he

1897
01:41:18,480 --> 01:41:20,199
sees what I do for scouting for food he

1898
01:41:20,199 --> 01:41:22,239
sees what I do in The Scouting community

1899
01:41:22,239 --> 01:41:23,880
and he said Eve I know you're not a

1900
01:41:23,880 --> 01:41:25,280
talker you're not going to be walking

1901
01:41:25,280 --> 01:41:27,320
around shaking hands and kissing babies

1902
01:41:27,320 --> 01:41:28,760
you're actually going to be on the

1903
01:41:28,760 --> 01:41:30,960
boot's work because he knows what I do

1904
01:41:30,960 --> 01:41:33,360
and he held my hand through my campaign

1905
01:41:33,360 --> 01:41:35,239
he helped answer questions for me I

1906
01:41:35,239 --> 01:41:37,199
would take screenshots of where I would

1907
01:41:37,199 --> 01:41:39,239
walk and I'd say hey check this out and

1908
01:41:39,239 --> 01:41:42,800
he goes walk more you so I want to thank

1909
01:41:42,800 --> 01:41:44,239
you for that very much and of course

1910
01:41:44,239 --> 01:41:46,080
he's not here today but Mr Dave Smith

1911
01:41:46,080 --> 01:41:48,119
also thank you for the conversation that

1912
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I had with him he had great things for

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us but most of all as someone who works

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in the hospitality as industry as

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someone who works in the education

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industry the biggest people here at the

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end of day is the staff I want to thank

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all of the staff members with our city

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thank you for what you guys do behind

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the scenes especially to Miss Sheila

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01:42:05,440 --> 01:42:07,080
thank you for what you do you held my

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01:42:07,080 --> 01:42:09,760
hand through all my yes all my election

1923
01:42:09,760 --> 01:42:12,920
stuff thank you so

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01:42:12,920 --> 01:42:15,320
much and I know everyone's tired and I

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01:42:15,320 --> 01:42:16,960
know everyone's hungry so I will just

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share one thing with you guys before I

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finish I hope I I did everything right I

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01:42:21,199 --> 01:42:22,719
hope I don't have a script I never have

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01:42:22,719 --> 01:42:26,280
a script just YOLO um but I do want to

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let you guys know one time a friend of

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mine said to me Eve you know the thing

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about you is Eve you're not a you're not

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01:42:32,679 --> 01:42:35,119
a soda shaken three times you're more

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01:42:35,119 --> 01:42:37,480
like a bottle of champagne after a

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01:42:37,480 --> 01:42:39,719
hurricane and I was like and so I would

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01:42:39,719 --> 01:42:42,440
like you guys just take that hurricane

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01:42:42,440 --> 01:42:44,480
take that drink and cheers to the future

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01:42:44,480 --> 01:42:54,669
of our city thank you so much

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I couldn't help but notice though when

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01:42:56,199 --> 01:42:58,599
you said Texas A&M University I didn't

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01:42:58,599 --> 01:43:02,159
hear go Aggies did I Mr

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01:43:02,159 --> 01:43:07,629
Bon council member Julie

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01:43:07,639 --> 01:43:12,709
Delano thank you

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01:43:12,719 --> 01:43:15,840
perfect is the green light

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01:43:15,840 --> 01:43:20,400
on you're on okay there we

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01:43:20,400 --> 01:43:24,280
are is your heart in the right place

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01:43:24,280 --> 01:43:26,440
those were actually the very words that

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01:43:26,440 --> 01:43:30,000
vice mayor lisis fredes had just come up

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01:43:30,000 --> 01:43:33,719
to me Louise said is it in the right

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01:43:33,719 --> 01:43:35,719
place and he stared at me and he said is

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01:43:35,719 --> 01:43:38,520
it is it right when I walked into the

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01:43:38,520 --> 01:43:41,800
building and so I just want to say yes

1953
01:43:41,800 --> 01:43:45,159
it is because my heart is with nework

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01:43:45,159 --> 01:43:47,280
and I love this community it's actually

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01:43:47,280 --> 01:43:49,560
the only community that my daughter

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01:43:49,560 --> 01:43:52,520
knows she grew up here and now she's a

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01:43:52,520 --> 01:43:55,760
senior in high school and her friends

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01:43:55,760 --> 01:43:57,440
are also here with her and their

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01:43:57,440 --> 01:43:59,840
families as well I know that there was a

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01:43:59,840 --> 01:44:01,599
lot of people that came up when I taking

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01:44:01,599 --> 01:44:05,440
my oath but many of us go way back and

1962
01:44:05,440 --> 01:44:08,159
when I say that I mean into childhood I

1963
01:44:08,159 --> 01:44:11,440
mean into decades we also have uh

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01:44:11,440 --> 01:44:14,599
honorable Judge tamisa hawen Hall Stone

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01:44:14,599 --> 01:44:18,440
she's here too and she came up with me

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01:44:18,440 --> 01:44:21,199
um she was actually one of my teachers

1967
01:44:21,199 --> 01:44:23,639
in high school just for a moment while

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01:44:23,639 --> 01:44:26,119
she was going through law school as well

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01:44:26,119 --> 01:44:28,159
and she's always been an inspiration to

1970
01:44:28,159 --> 01:44:31,560
me and so when I decided to run I wanted

1971
01:44:31,560 --> 01:44:35,080
to also open up my campaign to Young

1972
01:44:35,080 --> 01:44:37,360
students here in Newark as well so that

1973
01:44:37,360 --> 01:44:39,440
way they could be part of the campaign

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01:44:39,440 --> 01:44:41,840
so that they could be part of nework so

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01:44:41,840 --> 01:44:43,800
that when they grow up and they go on to

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01:44:43,800 --> 01:44:45,679
college that they have a reason to come

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01:44:45,679 --> 01:44:49,080
back home to nework and that's exactly

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01:44:49,080 --> 01:44:51,880
where we want them we want them home and

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01:44:51,880 --> 01:44:54,280
we want everyone to be heart of nework

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and I just really wanted to say thank

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01:44:55,920 --> 01:44:59,119
you to everyone and the volunteers that

1982
01:44:59,119 --> 01:45:01,560
have come and to help not only my

1983
01:45:01,560 --> 01:45:03,719
campaign but also to help Newark in

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01:45:03,719 --> 01:45:04,880
every way

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01:45:04,880 --> 01:45:07,920
possible additionally my incredible

1986
01:45:07,920 --> 01:45:10,599
interns and their fames jalila Gabby

1987
01:45:10,599 --> 01:45:14,320
Noah Isha your energy and dedication and

1988
01:45:14,320 --> 01:45:16,599
belief in this campaign really inspires

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01:45:16,599 --> 01:45:19,560
me daily you represent the future of

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01:45:19,560 --> 01:45:22,480
leadership in our community and I'm so

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01:45:22,480 --> 01:45:25,599
proud of what we've accomplished

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01:45:25,599 --> 01:45:28,080
together thank you to those who have

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01:45:28,080 --> 01:45:31,360
known over decades and continue to

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01:45:31,360 --> 01:45:34,599
inspire me I know we have the Mesa

1995
01:45:34,599 --> 01:45:38,119
family is here too the Corone family the

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01:45:38,119 --> 01:45:41,360
L the katabi katanos

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01:45:41,360 --> 01:45:45,840
cares and judge Ian riveron he also came

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01:45:45,840 --> 01:45:48,280
he was actually a peer of mine a student

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01:45:48,280 --> 01:45:51,599
a friend and eventually he became a

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01:45:51,599 --> 01:45:54,800
judge and so it's just those type of

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01:45:54,800 --> 01:45:56,599
people that you want to keep in your

2002
01:45:56,599 --> 01:45:59,880
lives that continue to inspire you that

2003
01:45:59,880 --> 01:46:02,159
continue to help you that continue to

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01:46:02,159 --> 01:46:04,440
support you and so I just want to say

2005
01:46:04,440 --> 01:46:07,280
thank you to everyone and this moment

2006
01:46:07,280 --> 01:46:09,639
actually is very significant to me

2007
01:46:09,639 --> 01:46:12,080
because it honors a legacy of service

2008
01:46:12,080 --> 01:46:14,719
that runs deep in my family my

2009
01:46:14,719 --> 01:46:17,280
grandparents instilled in me the values

2010
01:46:17,280 --> 01:46:20,679
of hard work sacrifice and giving back

2011
01:46:20,679 --> 01:46:22,520
on my maternal side my family

2012
01:46:22,520 --> 01:46:24,320
immigration ated to the United States of

2013
01:46:24,320 --> 01:46:27,320
America in the 1920s and my grandfather

2014
01:46:27,320 --> 01:46:29,840
proudly served in World War II

2015
01:46:29,840 --> 01:46:32,679
dedicating himself to protecting our

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01:46:32,679 --> 01:46:36,080
cherished freedoms his legacy lives on

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01:46:36,080 --> 01:46:38,159
in those that continue to fight for our

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01:46:38,159 --> 01:46:41,199
country and my maternal side my

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01:46:41,199 --> 01:46:43,960
grandmother she served at the Gideon

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01:46:43,960 --> 01:46:46,920
Masonic Home and on my paternal side my

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01:46:46,920 --> 01:46:49,040
grandparents worked for the school

2022
01:46:49,040 --> 01:46:52,920
district and they promoted education my

2023
01:46:52,920 --> 01:46:54,840
parents and my family's contributions

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01:46:54,840 --> 01:46:58,280
big and small they remind me every day

2025
01:46:58,280 --> 01:47:01,000
that service to others is a foundation

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01:47:01,000 --> 01:47:02,400
of a meaningful

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01:47:02,400 --> 01:47:06,080
life I know that our campaign was built

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01:47:06,080 --> 01:47:07,599
on a belief that New York was more than

2029
01:47:07,599 --> 01:47:09,840
a city because it really is it's a

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01:47:09,840 --> 01:47:13,560
family we're vibrant and diverse and we

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01:47:13,560 --> 01:47:16,119
com and we are a community that cares

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01:47:16,119 --> 01:47:18,440
about people from our schools to our

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01:47:18,440 --> 01:47:20,159
parks to local businesses and

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01:47:20,159 --> 01:47:23,159
neighborhood watch teams as your ccil

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01:47:23,159 --> 01:47:26,199
member I plan to work tirelessly to

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01:47:26,199 --> 01:47:29,119
improve whatever it is that we need to

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01:47:29,119 --> 01:47:32,080
enhance our city and support

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01:47:32,080 --> 01:47:34,760
everyone let me be clear though this is

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01:47:34,760 --> 01:47:37,119
only the beginning because reaching our

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01:47:37,119 --> 01:47:39,920
goals requires all of us to stay

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01:47:39,920 --> 01:47:42,719
engaged and I believe that every

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01:47:42,719 --> 01:47:46,000
resident will continue to shape new work

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01:47:46,000 --> 01:47:48,760
whether volunteering or supporting local

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01:47:48,760 --> 01:47:51,400
businesses or attending city meetings

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01:47:51,400 --> 01:47:53,760
your voice does matter

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01:47:53,760 --> 01:47:56,440
and so I just want to end with stating

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01:47:56,440 --> 01:47:59,840
that I have an incredible spouse Jeff a

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01:47:59,840 --> 01:48:01,320
wonderful daughter

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01:48:01,320 --> 01:48:04,239
jalila and my parents who instilled in

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01:48:04,239 --> 01:48:06,760
me the values that guide my work thank

2051
01:48:06,760 --> 01:48:09,119
you for your unwavering love and to

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01:48:09,119 --> 01:48:12,159
everyone who believed that nework was a

2053
01:48:12,159 --> 01:48:14,800
place to call home I just want to say

2054
01:48:14,800 --> 01:48:17,400
thank you and we never know exactly who

2055
01:48:17,400 --> 01:48:19,960
those last three voters were but I want

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01:48:19,960 --> 01:48:24,860
to say thank you thank you to them

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01:48:24,870 --> 01:48:33,880
[Applause]

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01:48:33,880 --> 01:48:40,109
yay council member in

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01:48:40,119 --> 01:48:42,639
grindall yep

2060
01:48:42,639 --> 01:48:45,719
on so first of all I want to thank um

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01:48:45,719 --> 01:48:47,920
council member kaaso and congratulate

2062
01:48:47,920 --> 01:48:50,080
you for um all the all the things all

2063
01:48:50,080 --> 01:48:51,520
the help you've provided me over the

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01:48:51,520 --> 01:48:55,199
years and I wish you the best in in your

2065
01:48:55,199 --> 01:48:57,960
retirement um also want to I want to

2066
01:48:57,960 --> 01:49:00,520
express the same to council member frus

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01:49:00,520 --> 01:49:04,080
um it's very much appreciated um always

2068
01:49:04,080 --> 01:49:06,159
working with you and I wish you the best

2069
01:49:06,159 --> 01:49:09,280
in your retirement and of course Anna um

2070
01:49:09,280 --> 01:49:10,920
it's it's been a pleasure to work with

2071
01:49:10,920 --> 01:49:13,440
you and I I I'm going to take you up on

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01:49:13,440 --> 01:49:15,639
the offer to um provide advice in the

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01:49:15,639 --> 01:49:19,800
future you can count on it um so um New

2074
01:49:19,800 --> 01:49:22,119
York residents um I'm deeply honored and

2075
01:49:22,119 --> 01:49:24,440
excited to embark on this journey today

2076
01:49:24,440 --> 01:49:26,520
marks the beginning of a new chapter one

2077
01:49:26,520 --> 01:49:28,400
where we work together to strengthen our

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01:49:28,400 --> 01:49:30,679
community address challenges and build

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01:49:30,679 --> 01:49:33,199
the future we can all be proud of first

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01:49:33,199 --> 01:49:35,239
I want to express my sincere gratitude

2081
01:49:35,239 --> 01:49:37,000
to the voters of Newark for placing your

2082
01:49:37,000 --> 01:49:40,000
trust and confidence in me I'm here

2083
01:49:40,000 --> 01:49:42,119
because of you and I promise to give you

2084
01:49:42,119 --> 01:49:43,719
my very best every

2085
01:49:43,719 --> 01:49:46,679
day a special thank you to my family

2086
01:49:46,679 --> 01:49:51,239
Annabelle Alita Travers and winwin um

2087
01:49:51,239 --> 01:49:54,199
you are um your your unwavering support

2088
01:49:54,199 --> 01:49:56,080
and encouragement have been my backbone

2089
01:49:56,080 --> 01:49:58,159
throughout this challenge your love and

2090
01:49:58,159 --> 01:49:59,760
strength have made it all have made all

2091
01:49:59,760 --> 01:50:02,199
the difference I'm also profound

2092
01:50:02,199 --> 01:50:03,599
profoundly grateful to the many

2093
01:50:03,599 --> 01:50:05,480
Community leaders who stood with me

2094
01:50:05,480 --> 01:50:08,000
especially my friend and Mentor uh mayor

2095
01:50:08,000 --> 01:50:10,040
Emeritus David W Smith for whom this

2096
01:50:10,040 --> 01:50:12,800
very building is named U mayor Smith's

2097
01:50:12,800 --> 01:50:14,760
endorsement guidance and mentorship has

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01:50:14,760 --> 01:50:16,880
been invaluable to me his legacy of

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01:50:16,880 --> 01:50:18,800
service and commitment to nework

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01:50:18,800 --> 01:50:20,000
continues to

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01:50:20,000 --> 01:50:22,760
inspire um as many of you know I had the

2102
01:50:22,760 --> 01:50:24,880
opportunity of knocking on thousands of

2103
01:50:24,880 --> 01:50:26,960
doors during this campaign it was

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01:50:26,960 --> 01:50:28,960
daunting but it was also one of the most

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01:50:28,960 --> 01:50:31,440
rewarding experiences of my life

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01:50:31,440 --> 01:50:33,040
directly engaging with New York

2107
01:50:33,040 --> 01:50:35,320
residents and hearing the your stories

2108
01:50:35,320 --> 01:50:37,880
and concerns reaffirmed my commitment to

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01:50:37,880 --> 01:50:39,000
this

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01:50:39,000 --> 01:50:41,000
community I want to continue that

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01:50:41,000 --> 01:50:43,159
dialogue in the years ahead that's why

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01:50:43,159 --> 01:50:45,440
every month I'll be hosting a a coffee

2113
01:50:45,440 --> 01:50:47,440
with a council member a chance for

2114
01:50:47,440 --> 01:50:49,119
anyone in our community to sit down with

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01:50:49,119 --> 01:50:51,960
me share your thoughts and discuss how

2116
01:50:51,960 --> 01:50:54,000
we can make nework even better you can

2117
01:50:54,000 --> 01:50:56,159
also just call me or send me an email

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01:50:56,159 --> 01:50:58,320
but um I I want to make that I want to

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01:50:58,320 --> 01:51:02,840
open the door to that the the the first coffee will be at on January

2120
01:51:02,840 --> 01:51:05,679
11th at 2 p.m. at the Oldtown Starbucks

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01:51:05,679 --> 01:51:07,440
all announced details each month from

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01:51:07,440 --> 01:51:09,560
this dis and on my website which is

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01:51:09,560 --> 01:51:12,639
Terren fork.org one of the highlights of

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01:51:12,639 --> 01:51:14,119
being part of this community is our

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01:51:14,119 --> 01:51:16,599
annual Newark Days parade It's a

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01:51:16,599 --> 01:51:18,800
Wonderful tradition that brings us all

2127
01:51:18,800 --> 01:51:21,760
together um as I as I participated in

2128
01:51:21,760 --> 01:51:23,280
the parade this year

2129
01:51:23,280 --> 01:51:24,840
um I thought about the journey that I've

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01:51:24,840 --> 01:51:26,920
taken and the road ahead after the

2131
01:51:26,920 --> 01:51:28,840
election it occurred to me that the

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titles of the playlist I played during

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01:51:30,760 --> 01:51:32,960
the during the parade tells something of

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01:51:32,960 --> 01:51:35,800
the story for this journey um Running

2135
01:51:35,800 --> 01:51:39,079
Down a Dream by Tom Petty this song

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01:51:39,079 --> 01:51:41,040
captures the essence of my dream to work

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01:51:41,040 --> 01:51:42,880
hard for our community to make nework a

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01:51:42,880 --> 01:51:45,440
place where we all can Thrive Family

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01:51:45,440 --> 01:51:49,360
Affair by Mary K blig um th this is a

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01:51:49,360 --> 01:51:51,840
reminder of of the work that we that the

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01:51:51,840 --> 01:51:53,239
work that we do is to strengthen our

2142
01:51:53,239 --> 01:51:55,679
families and community and also that I'm

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01:51:55,679 --> 01:51:58,159
so grateful for the constant love and

2144
01:51:58,159 --> 01:52:00,280
support for my own family as I serve

2145
01:52:00,280 --> 01:52:02,560
this city taking care of business by

2146
01:52:02,560 --> 01:52:04,840
Bachman Turner overdrive a reminder to

2147
01:52:04,840 --> 01:52:07,719
stay focused and enjoy the work we do in

2148
01:52:07,719 --> 01:52:10,719
Newark and don't stop by Fleetwood Mac a

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01:52:10,719 --> 01:52:13,239
mantra to keep pushing keep going no

2150
01:52:13,239 --> 01:52:15,239
matter how tough things get as I knock

2151
01:52:15,239 --> 01:52:18,400
on one more door in 100° temperatures

2152
01:52:18,400 --> 01:52:20,679
and and then another and another and

2153
01:52:20,679 --> 01:52:23,119
another um celebrate by cool and the

2154
01:52:23,119 --> 01:52:25,639
Gang obviously celebrating the trust

2155
01:52:25,639 --> 01:52:27,639
you've placed in me and ready to get to

2156
01:52:27,639 --> 01:52:32,079
work and you ain't seen nothing yet by

2157
01:52:32,079 --> 01:52:34,800
Bachman Turner overdrive I promise to

2158
01:52:34,800 --> 01:52:37,000
you this is just the beginning The Best

2159
01:52:37,000 --> 01:52:41,360
Is Yet To Come and I'm committed to working hard every day to

2160
01:52:41,360 --> 01:52:43,960
make this community better as your

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01:52:43,960 --> 01:52:45,800
council member I'll work tirelessly to

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01:52:45,800 --> 01:52:47,960
make New York fairer safer more

2163
01:52:47,960 --> 01:52:50,560
inclusive and more vibrant I will also

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01:52:50,560 --> 01:52:51,840
push for a more efficient and

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01:52:51,840 --> 01:52:54,360
transparent government that truly

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01:52:54,360 --> 01:53:00,430
reflects the needs and desires of our

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01:53:00,440 --> 01:53:03,079
residents in closing I want to again

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01:53:03,079 --> 01:53:04,639
thank New York voters for giving me the

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01:53:04,639 --> 01:53:06,599
privilege to serve you I'm deeply

2170
01:53:06,599 --> 01:53:09,119
honored let's get to work together we

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01:53:09,119 --> 01:53:10,760
can make New York a city where every

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01:53:10,760 --> 01:53:12,960
person can succeed where our children

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01:53:12,960 --> 01:53:15,440
will have brighter Futures and where our

2174
01:53:15,440 --> 01:53:17,239
community will continue to flourish

2175
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thank you

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01:53:27,719 --> 01:53:28,920
council member

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jorgens and okay I'm gonna go back to um

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Council e Marie little you had a couple

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folks you wanted to thank

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well I might have to learn this um so I

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did definitely wanted to also thank and

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I I just since I don't have a written

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script or anything fancy I wanted to

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thank the big thing is I'm by myself

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here in California but I'm very very fortunate to have my incredible

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boyfriend Miss Mr Andrew Smith right

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there in the back right there raise your

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hand don't be

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shy I want I wanted to thank him for

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putting up with me I'm a lot of work and

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I want to say thank you I'm a lot of

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work and I want to thank you so much for

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01:54:06,760 --> 01:54:08,040
being patient and when I told you I

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wanted to R for city council you

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said end quote and also I want to thank

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my son it was very very difficult Austin

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Alexander Rolan little the

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Chavez and you can stand up Austin thank

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you and I I just want to thank him I

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know it was very difficult all me being

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gone for every single weekend and I want

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to say thank you Austin for your

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01:54:33,520 --> 01:54:37,719
patience and thank you for everything

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great what a historical

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evening I'm honored that the voters of

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our great city of New York have

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reelected me to serve as our mayor for a

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second term let me Briefly summarize my

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recent experience as I walked and

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01:54:53,719 --> 01:54:57,880
knocked on over 3500 homes in our

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01:54:57,880 --> 01:55:01,119
community ensuring that I touched all

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01:55:01,119 --> 01:55:03,560
neighborhoods our residents were very

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01:55:03,560 --> 01:55:05,639
receptive and

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01:55:05,639 --> 01:55:08,040
courteous as they highlighted why they

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01:55:08,040 --> 01:55:10,320
love our city and more

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01:55:10,320 --> 01:55:12,280
specifically their

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neighborhood as an elected official or

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01:55:14,679 --> 01:55:16,679
candidate seeking elected office we must

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01:55:16,679 --> 01:55:19,880
continually remind ourselves that we

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serve the public that no idea from a

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01:55:22,960 --> 01:55:25,960
resident is a bad idea and that we must

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take the opportunity to listen if there

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01:55:28,599 --> 01:55:30,679
are many good ideas that emanate from

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our residents and just as important so

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many heartwarming stories out there in

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01:55:36,159 --> 01:55:37,599
our

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community residents were also very much

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01:55:40,639 --> 01:55:42,360
at ease suggesting opportunities to

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01:55:42,360 --> 01:55:44,679
enhance our city whether they were

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01:55:44,679 --> 01:55:47,320
discussing Street conditions Public

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01:55:47,320 --> 01:55:49,400
Safety or our

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01:55:49,400 --> 01:55:51,840
schools even in those few occasions

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01:55:51,840 --> 01:55:54,520
where there was disagreement on the

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01:55:54,520 --> 01:55:57,360
direction of our city the conversations

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01:55:57,360 --> 01:56:00,320
were beneficial as I had the opportunity

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01:56:00,320 --> 01:56:03,079
to appreciate and hear different

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01:56:03,079 --> 01:56:05,480
suggestions and

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01:56:05,480 --> 01:56:07,599
perspectives I'm also grateful that our

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01:56:07,599 --> 01:56:09,920
residents passed measure

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LL which will PRI which will provide our

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city approximately 2.3 to 2.5 million

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01:56:16,639 --> 01:56:19,679
dollar of Revenue that will allow us to

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01:56:19,679 --> 01:56:21,639
begin designing and eventually

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01:56:21,639 --> 01:56:25,239
development of two new fire stations as

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01:56:25,239 --> 01:56:28,360
we replace the fire stations on Cherry

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and

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Russian please consider that measure ll

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in increase in the transient occupancy

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tax commonly known as the hotel tax

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passed with over

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80%

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01:56:41,239 --> 01:56:43,800
support I'd like to personally thank the

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01:56:43,800 --> 01:56:45,239
International Association of

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01:56:45,239 --> 01:56:49,000
firefighters Local 55 for their support

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of measure

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LL we need to ensure that that these

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public safety personnel who respond to

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01:56:55,840 --> 01:56:58,960
the most critical events whether fire or

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01:56:58,960 --> 01:57:02,280
medical have accommodations that align

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with the dedicated service that they

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01:57:04,119 --> 01:57:10,350
provide our

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community during my second term I will

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ask my colleagues on the city council to

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focus on the following Community Driven

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01:57:19,920 --> 01:57:22,520
priorities improve the quality of our

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city

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streets we recently surveyed our

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01:57:25,679 --> 01:57:28,159
residents and the number one priority

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01:57:28,159 --> 01:57:30,679
interestingly enough was not Public

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Safety rather the conditions of our city

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streets it is clear as we currently are

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performing underground infrastructure on

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01:57:39,599 --> 01:57:42,599
our main thoroughfare Thorton Avenue as

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01:57:42,599 --> 01:57:45,719
we prepare to conduct a complete Street

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01:57:45,719 --> 01:57:48,560
rebuild from Thorton Avenue down to

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01:57:48,560 --> 01:57:52,560
Spruce Street we were so fortunate to

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receive $4 million of support from

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Congressman R cona and assembly member

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Alex

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Lee in addition we received $20 million

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from the metropol Metropolitan

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Transportation Commission for

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01:58:15,520 --> 01:58:17,079
infrastructure and other improvements

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01:58:17,079 --> 01:58:19,800
along that roadway we anticipate the

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finalizing of the design and

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01:58:21,239 --> 01:58:23,880
construction doc doents next year and

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construction will begin soon

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thereafter Public Safety I've always

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felt that we as the governing body have

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01:58:32,199 --> 01:58:34,719
no greater responsibility than ensuring

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01:58:34,719 --> 01:58:38,639
our residents are safe and feel safe to

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01:58:38,639 --> 01:58:41,040
that end when residents dial 911 our

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01:58:41,040 --> 01:58:43,719
public safety personnel continue to

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01:58:43,719 --> 01:58:46,079
respond in a timely manner to address

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01:58:46,079 --> 01:58:49,719
and resolve whatever emergency exists

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01:58:49,719 --> 01:58:52,440
our residents must have a sense that the

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01:58:52,440 --> 01:58:54,199
city of New York is a safe place to

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01:58:54,199 --> 01:58:56,800
raise a family and it is our

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responsibility to provide our public

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safety personnel with the tools and

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equipment necessary to meet that

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expectation

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scrolling ladies and gentlemen we truly

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01:59:16,800 --> 01:59:19,440
have dedicated public servants in our

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city government under the leadership of

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our city Manager David

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[Applause]

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banon we also have such dedicated

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employees working in a variety of

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01:59:37,320 --> 01:59:39,320
different departments in our city

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01:59:39,320 --> 01:59:42,040
ensuring that your requests for service

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01:59:42,040 --> 01:59:44,360
or the services that they provide are

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01:59:44,360 --> 01:59:46,880
nothing less than outstanding let's

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thank all public all public employees

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01:59:49,599 --> 01:59:52,140
that are here today and tonight y

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01:59:52,140 --> 02:00:01,280
[Applause]

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Newark Public

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Schools I heard from many residents

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02:00:06,159 --> 02:00:08,239
concerned about the Newark Public

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02:00:08,239 --> 02:00:10,960
Schools I advise residents that we have

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a separate elected school board and

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02:00:13,360 --> 02:00:16,079
encourage residents to remain or become

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02:00:16,079 --> 02:00:18,480
engaged with the nework Unified School

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02:00:18,480 --> 02:00:21,079
Board I do recognize that many of our

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residents do not distinguish between

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city government and the school district

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I also recognize that several of our

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newly elected Council would like to see

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more interaction between the city and

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the school district to see if there are

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02:00:35,320 --> 02:00:36,440
partnership

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02:00:36,440 --> 02:00:38,840
opportunities that will Elevate test

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02:00:38,840 --> 02:00:41,199
scores and to begin conversations as to

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02:00:41,199 --> 02:00:43,719
the best reuse for schools that have

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02:00:43,719 --> 02:00:46,199
become vacant due to declining

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02:00:46,199 --> 02:00:48,480
enrollment I'm committed to meeting with

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02:00:48,480 --> 02:00:49,800
the new president of the New York

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02:00:49,800 --> 02:00:52,719
Unified School Board to see where we can

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02:00:52,719 --> 02:00:54,639
assist the school board in achieving

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02:00:54,639 --> 02:00:57,280
these goals I'm appreciative of our city

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02:00:57,280 --> 02:01:00,079
manager David Bon who regularly meets

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02:01:00,079 --> 02:01:03,320
with the interim superintendent varar as

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02:01:03,320 --> 02:01:05,880
we seek commonality in lifting up our

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02:01:05,880 --> 02:01:08,520
schools to a point where residents are

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02:01:08,520 --> 02:01:11,320
desirous of sending their children to

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02:01:11,320 --> 02:01:14,960
their local neighborhood

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02:01:14,960 --> 02:01:20,270
school that's okay

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[Applause]

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this is a point in our history that is

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02:01:29,560 --> 02:01:32,520
historic we have three council members

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02:01:32,520 --> 02:01:35,199
who have spent over 50 years of combined

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02:01:35,199 --> 02:01:38,360
service to their Community simply stated

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02:01:38,360 --> 02:01:40,840
council members abadaka coyazo and vice

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02:01:40,840 --> 02:01:43,520
mayor freedus have clearly demonstrated

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02:01:43,520 --> 02:01:45,760
a love for our community and have served

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02:01:45,760 --> 02:01:48,320
us nobly always keeping the best

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02:01:48,320 --> 02:01:50,079
interest in the community at the

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02:01:50,079 --> 02:01:52,000
Forefront

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will miss council member kaz's a

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02:01:53,719 --> 02:01:55,840
reminder at the close of every council

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02:01:55,840 --> 02:01:57,599
meeting with the request that we shop

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02:01:57,599 --> 02:02:01,040
new work this transition is historic but

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02:02:01,040 --> 02:02:04,199
also a great opportunity to begin a new

2364
02:02:04,199 --> 02:02:06,320
as I welcome council members Eve Marie

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02:02:06,320 --> 02:02:09,000
little Julie Del contonio and teren

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grindall to join council member jorgens

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and me as they have now assumed seats up

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02:02:15,880 --> 02:02:18,280
here at the dis I've had the opportunity

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02:02:18,280 --> 02:02:20,079
to meet with my new colleagues oneon-one

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02:02:20,079 --> 02:02:22,800
we''ve exchanged IDE on the future of

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02:02:22,800 --> 02:02:24,880
our community and these new council

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02:02:24,880 --> 02:02:27,440
members have some exciting ideas that

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02:02:27,440 --> 02:02:29,880
will further enhance the quality of our

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02:02:29,880 --> 02:02:32,440
community furthermore we discuss the

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concept of what we have historically

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02:02:34,159 --> 02:02:36,599
described as the Newark

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02:02:36,599 --> 02:02:38,960
way this term carries some of the

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02:02:38,960 --> 02:02:41,960
following characteristics we were're

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part of a team that seeks to improve the

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quality of life for our residents of

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02:02:46,920 --> 02:02:50,400
those seeking to move into our city of

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02:02:50,400 --> 02:02:52,840
Newark we View Council meetings as

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02:02:52,840 --> 02:02:54,040
opportunity for

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02:02:54,040 --> 02:02:56,719
celebration and of course we treat each

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02:02:56,719 --> 02:02:59,199
other and City staff with the respect

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02:02:59,199 --> 02:03:01,239
that they have earned as dedicated

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02:03:01,239 --> 02:03:03,639
public servants each of these folks

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brings different life experiences and

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02:03:05,920 --> 02:03:08,719
will undoubtedly chart a new and vibrant

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02:03:08,719 --> 02:03:15,910
course for our

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02:03:15,920 --> 02:03:19,280
community quite frankly as mayor I'm

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02:03:19,280 --> 02:03:21,119
excited to be able to lead and

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02:03:21,119 --> 02:03:23,079
participate with my Council colleagues

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02:03:23,079 --> 02:03:25,000
as we Define our new

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02:03:25,000 --> 02:03:27,440
future in conclusion I want to thank my

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02:03:27,440 --> 02:03:32,000
wife Kathleen my partner of 45 years who

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02:03:32,000 --> 02:03:35,730
managed my

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[Applause]

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campaign as my colleagues have pointed

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out uh no day went without walking our

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02:03:49,800 --> 02:03:55,760
neighborhoods and when I would come home tired Kathy would say here's the

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02:03:55,760 --> 02:03:58,599
next neighborhood that you're going to

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02:03:58,599 --> 02:04:01,719
walk a little tidbit Kathleen managed my

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02:04:01,719 --> 02:04:03,840
University of Portland campaign when I

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02:04:03,840 --> 02:04:06,639
ran and was elected student body

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02:04:06,639 --> 02:04:09,159
president remember Cathy how we

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02:04:09,159 --> 02:04:11,280
mimeographed flyers and posted them in

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02:04:11,280 --> 02:04:13,079
dormitories or handed them out

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02:04:13,079 --> 02:04:16,189
campaigning was so much

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02:04:16,199 --> 02:04:19,000
simpler I'd like to thank my son James

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02:04:19,000 --> 02:04:21,880
and his wife Teresa and my grand kids

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02:04:21,880 --> 02:04:24,040
and E for being here tonight I know many

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02:04:24,040 --> 02:04:25,800
of my family members living up in Oregon

2414
02:04:25,800 --> 02:04:28,239
are watching these proceedings and I

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02:04:28,239 --> 02:04:29,920
want to thank them for their

2416
02:04:29,920 --> 02:04:32,360
encouragement and support so I thank you

2417
02:04:32,360 --> 02:04:34,920
for the opportunity to represent you as

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02:04:34,920 --> 02:04:37,610
your mayor as we move

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02:04:37,610 --> 02:04:45,350
[Applause]

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02:04:45,360 --> 02:04:47,840
forward the regular meeting of the city

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02:04:47,840 --> 02:04:50,800
council will now please come to order

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02:04:50,800 --> 02:04:52,880
please let the records show that all

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02:04:52,880 --> 02:04:56,199
members of the council are present this

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02:04:56,199 --> 02:04:58,880
evening public comment the next item is

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02:04:58,880 --> 02:05:01,559
public comment on any item not listed on

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02:05:01,559 --> 02:05:03,520
the agenda would anyone in the audience

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02:05:03,520 --> 02:05:05,679
like to speak and please state your name

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02:05:05,679 --> 02:05:07,880
for the

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02:05:07,880 --> 02:05:10,800
record anybody just understand that your

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02:05:10,800 --> 02:05:16,229
comments keep us from the

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02:05:16,239 --> 02:05:20,280
food any public comments seeing none we

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02:05:20,280 --> 02:05:22,159
will move on to the consent calendar the

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02:05:22,159 --> 02:05:23,400
consent

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02:05:23,400 --> 02:05:25,840
calendar consists of the following items

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02:05:25,840 --> 02:05:29,679
D1 through D6 are there any items that

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02:05:29,679 --> 02:05:31,159
staff would like pulled from the consent

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02:05:31,159 --> 02:05:32,679
calendar not this evening your honor

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02:05:32,679 --> 02:05:33,920
thank you are there any items the

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02:05:33,920 --> 02:05:35,880
audience would like pulled from the

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02:05:35,880 --> 02:05:37,239
consent

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02:05:37,239 --> 02:05:39,199
calendar are there any items my

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02:05:39,199 --> 02:05:40,440
colleagues on the council would like

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02:05:40,440 --> 02:05:42,239
pulled from the consent

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02:05:42,239 --> 02:05:44,760
calendar the consent calendar consists

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02:05:44,760 --> 02:05:47,520
of the following items one approval of

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02:05:47,520 --> 02:05:49,920
the audited demands two approval of the

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02:05:49,920 --> 02:05:53,239
November 14 2024 4 minutes motion

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02:05:53,239 --> 02:05:55,880
approving the 2025 local appointments of

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02:05:55,880 --> 02:05:58,280
lists and distribution adopt a

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02:05:58,280 --> 02:06:00,000
resolution authorizing the city to

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02:06:00,000 --> 02:06:02,599
accept and the city manager to enter the

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memorandum of understanding with the

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California Department of Justice for the

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02:06:06,159 --> 02:06:08,440
tobacco fund Grant and approving a

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02:06:08,440 --> 02:06:10,960
budget adjustment adopt a resolution to

2456
02:06:10,960 --> 02:06:13,119
accept the development impact fee annual

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02:06:13,119 --> 02:06:15,239
and five-year report for the period

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02:06:15,239 --> 02:06:18,520
ending June 30 2024 and approve findings

2459
02:06:18,520 --> 02:06:20,599
for each development impact fee that the

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02:06:20,599 --> 02:06:22,719
city of New York imposed on development

2461
02:06:22,719 --> 02:06:25,040
project six adopt resolutions

2462
02:06:25,040 --> 02:06:26,639
establishing the city council meeting

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02:06:26,639 --> 02:06:29,199
calendar for 2025 and authorize the city

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02:06:29,199 --> 02:06:30,880
manager to take administrative actions

2465
02:06:30,880 --> 02:06:33,360
during the August recess would someone

2466
02:06:33,360 --> 02:06:35,520
like to move the items to be approved

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02:06:35,520 --> 02:06:37,159
with any items approved by resolution or

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02:06:37,159 --> 02:06:39,440
ordinance being numbered consecutively

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02:06:39,440 --> 02:06:40,599
and that the reading of the title

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02:06:40,599 --> 02:06:42,679
suffice for purposes of in uh

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02:06:42,679 --> 02:06:45,199
introduction or adoption of the

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02:06:45,199 --> 02:06:47,679
ordinance who would like to

2473
02:06:47,679 --> 02:06:50,000
move I'll move approval thank you

2474
02:06:50,000 --> 02:06:51,960
council member grindall who would like

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02:06:51,960 --> 02:06:52,840
to

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02:06:52,840 --> 02:06:56,000
second second by Julie Delano council

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02:06:56,000 --> 02:07:00,549
member please

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02:07:00,559 --> 02:07:03,239
vote now don't make me look

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02:07:03,239 --> 02:07:07,430
bad

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02:07:07,440 --> 02:07:16,390
okay and that passes unanimously 5

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02:07:16,400 --> 02:07:18,880
Z there are no public hearings or other

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02:07:18,880 --> 02:07:22,079
business uh city manager Bon updates

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02:07:22,079 --> 02:07:23,599
nothing this evening your honor right

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02:07:23,599 --> 02:07:27,589
city council

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02:07:27,599 --> 02:07:30,040
matters let's see I need a

2486
02:07:30,040 --> 02:07:33,800
motion appointing vice mayor and adopt a

2487
02:07:33,800 --> 02:07:36,400
resolution authorizing the execution of

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02:07:36,400 --> 02:07:37,679
financial

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02:07:37,679 --> 02:07:40,079
documents

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02:07:40,079 --> 02:07:43,159
um Madam clerk do I make that

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02:07:43,159 --> 02:07:46,559
announcement or Mr Bon yes ladies and

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02:07:46,559 --> 02:07:49,559
gentlemen it's my pleasure to announce

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02:07:49,559 --> 02:07:51,320
that the vice mayor for the great city

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02:07:51,320 --> 02:07:54,280
of new work for the next year will be

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02:07:54,280 --> 02:08:02,750
council member Eve little Eve Marie

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02:08:02,760 --> 02:08:06,119
little mayor it's it's it's a motion

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02:08:06,119 --> 02:08:07,719
that needs a second so I I would like to

2498
02:08:07,719 --> 02:08:09,679
Second your motion there thank you very

2499
02:08:09,679 --> 02:08:11,480
much see that's why I have the most

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02:08:11,480 --> 02:08:13,199
experienced council member with two

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02:08:13,199 --> 02:08:16,440
years at the dice here to help me thank

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02:08:16,440 --> 02:08:18,360
you council member jorgens for the

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02:08:18,360 --> 02:08:22,400
second to my motion let's vote

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02:08:22,400 --> 02:08:30,320
may I vote as well you may vote as

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02:08:30,330 --> 02:08:34,149
[Applause]

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02:08:34,159 --> 02:08:37,480
well and that passes unanimously 5- Z

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02:08:37,480 --> 02:08:38,719
resolution of the city council of the

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02:08:38,719 --> 02:08:40,320
city of New York authorizing signing and

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02:08:40,320 --> 02:08:43,520
endorsing checks warrants and other

2510
02:08:43,520 --> 02:08:45,960
instruments I'm sorry madam

2511
02:08:45,960 --> 02:08:48,440
clerk did anybody in the audience want

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02:08:48,440 --> 02:08:51,199
to speak to the um recommendation on the

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02:08:51,199 --> 02:08:52,960
C ouncil that Eve Marie little be the

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02:08:52,960 --> 02:08:54,639
vice

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02:08:54,639 --> 02:08:56,639
mayor great let the record show there

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02:08:56,639 --> 02:09:00,199
was no public comment and that

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02:09:00,199 --> 02:09:04,260
uh congratulations thank

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02:09:04,260 --> 02:09:07,830
[Music]

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02:09:07,840 --> 02:09:10,480
you for those of you that don't know in

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02:09:10,480 --> 02:09:13,159
the city of Newark we rotate the vice

2521
02:09:13,159 --> 02:09:17,119
mayor on an annual basis and so um miss

2522
02:09:17,119 --> 02:09:18,840
little will be our vice mayor for the

2523
02:09:18,840 --> 02:09:21,440
next year followed by council member

2524
02:09:21,440 --> 02:09:24,480
Matthew jorgens so followed by council

2525
02:09:24,480 --> 02:09:27,280
member Julie Delano and Then followed by

2526
02:09:27,280 --> 02:09:30,559
council member grindall so thank you the

2527
02:09:30,559 --> 02:09:32,159
next item is to adopt a resolution

2528
02:09:32,159 --> 02:09:34,520
confirming my appointments to various

2529
02:09:34,520 --> 02:09:40,870
agency boards and

2530
02:09:40,880 --> 02:09:42,960
committees and you'll see it ladies and

2531
02:09:42,960 --> 02:09:44,599
gentlemen in front of

2532
02:09:44,599 --> 02:09:48,840
you I'm requesting your authorization

2533
02:09:48,840 --> 02:09:51,639
for these appointments if if you'd like

2534
02:09:51,639 --> 02:09:54,480
to take a moment to look at

2535
02:09:54,480 --> 02:09:58,040
them the uh critical issue there is when

2536
02:09:58,040 --> 02:10:00,079
you're listed as an Alternet my

2537
02:10:00,079 --> 02:10:01,599
expectation as the mayor is that we're

2538
02:10:01,599 --> 02:10:03,880
always going to attend any committee

2539
02:10:03,880 --> 02:10:06,520
that we are assigned to but if something

2540
02:10:06,520 --> 02:10:09,480
should occur vacation illness whatever

2541
02:10:09,480 --> 02:10:11,760
the case may be in most cases you have

2542
02:10:11,760 --> 02:10:14,119
an alternate so just let your alternate

2543
02:10:14,119 --> 02:10:16,040
know that you're not able to attend and

2544
02:10:16,040 --> 02:10:18,119
I'm certain that alternate uh would be

2545
02:10:18,119 --> 02:10:22,310
happy to do so

2546
02:10:22,320 --> 02:10:23,800
would in the anybody in the audience

2547
02:10:23,800 --> 02:10:26,520
like to speak to these

2548
02:10:26,520 --> 02:10:28,840
assignments any Council comments or

2549
02:10:28,840 --> 02:10:30,639
questions also to keep in mind

2550
02:10:30,639 --> 02:10:32,920
colleagues these are an annual

2551
02:10:32,920 --> 02:10:35,119
appointment so if there's an assignment

2552
02:10:35,119 --> 02:10:37,760
that you would like next year feel free

2553
02:10:37,760 --> 02:10:40,119
to uh look at that as an additional

2554
02:10:40,119 --> 02:10:42,840
opportunity okay I want to thank my

2555
02:10:42,840 --> 02:10:44,280
colleagues for their support on this

2556
02:10:44,280 --> 02:10:47,480
item if I can get a motion in a second

2557
02:10:47,480 --> 02:10:49,719
please I motion

2558
02:10:49,719 --> 02:10:53,400
it motion made by vice mayor little oh I

2559
02:10:53,400 --> 02:10:55,679
was second thank you second by council

2560
02:10:55,679 --> 02:11:03,990
member grindall please start

2561
02:11:04,000 --> 02:11:06,599
voting and that passes unanimously see

2562
02:11:06,599 --> 02:11:10,800
how easy it is in New York just boom boom done done done resolution of

2563
02:11:10,800 --> 02:11:12,400
the city council of the city of New York

2564
02:11:12,400 --> 02:11:13,559
confirming the mayor's appointments to

2565
02:11:13,559 --> 02:11:15,920
various agencies boards commissions and

2566
02:11:15,920 --> 02:11:17,800
committees I'm going to LEAP ahead

2567
02:11:17,800 --> 02:11:19,440
Council opaka just in your memory

2568
02:11:19,440 --> 02:11:23,750
there's no close session tonight

2569
02:11:23,760 --> 02:11:25,480
uh colleagues this is an opportunity for

2570
02:11:25,480 --> 02:11:28,159
any final Council comments I'll look to

2571
02:11:28,159 --> 02:11:30,880
my far right Council jorgans yeah so I

2572
02:11:30,880 --> 02:11:33,000
um do want to say that you know we have

2573
02:11:33,000 --> 02:11:35,960
50 years of uh Council experience on the

2574
02:11:35,960 --> 02:11:37,000
other end of the table and we just have

2575
02:11:37,000 --> 02:11:39,679
to go back two years with uh mayor Nei

2576
02:11:39,679 --> 02:11:41,280
and council member BCI leaving to put us

2577
02:11:41,280 --> 02:11:45,440
over a hundred so those are uh you know

2578
02:11:45,440 --> 02:11:49,229
big shoes

2579
02:11:49,239 --> 02:11:54,149
so see it's not just me

2580
02:11:54,159 --> 02:11:56,960
those are those are big shoes to fill um

2581
02:11:56,960 --> 02:11:58,520
so I'm you know excited to get to work

2582
02:11:58,520 --> 02:12:00,159
with all of you and you know right out

2583
02:12:00,159 --> 02:12:02,480
the table you know looks good so really

2584
02:12:02,480 --> 02:12:04,040
excited to start getting to work

2585
02:12:04,040 --> 02:12:08,189
excellent council member Del

2586
02:12:08,199 --> 02:12:10,960
konio I just want to say thank you again

2587
02:12:10,960 --> 02:12:14,440
to everyone um especially mayor Smith

2588
02:12:14,440 --> 02:12:17,559
mayor naggie mayor Hannon vice mayor

2589
02:12:17,559 --> 02:12:20,159
fredis and council members Susie and

2590
02:12:20,159 --> 02:12:21,800
Anna thank you so much for all your

2591
02:12:21,800 --> 02:12:24,280
service and thank you

2592
02:12:24,280 --> 02:12:27,960
everyone thank you council member

2593
02:12:27,960 --> 02:12:32,960
grindall um one more reminder that the coffee with council member grindall

2594
02:12:32,960 --> 02:12:34,000
is going to be

2595
02:12:34,000 --> 02:12:37,159
on January 11th at 2 p.m at the at the

2596
02:12:37,159 --> 02:12:41,639
Oldtown Starbucks um and beyond that um

2597
02:12:41,639 --> 02:12:44,199
I'd like to I'd like to once more thank

2598
02:12:44,199 --> 02:12:45,639
the the voters of New York for the

2599
02:12:45,639 --> 02:12:49,840
confidence youve placed in me thank you council member vice mayor

2600
02:12:49,840 --> 02:12:51,480
little

2601
02:12:51,480 --> 02:12:54,159
I just want to say thank you I thank you

2602
02:12:54,159 --> 02:12:56,280
very very much and make me feel so small

2603
02:12:56,280 --> 02:12:59,440
when you say vice mayor little small um

2604
02:12:59,440 --> 02:13:01,400
but I just want to say thank you um I

2605
02:13:01,400 --> 02:13:02,679
hope everyone's excited to go run and

2606
02:13:02,679 --> 02:13:04,719
get some food um but I just want to let

2607
02:13:04,719 --> 02:13:06,880
you know I will be involved not coffee

2608
02:13:06,880 --> 02:13:08,599
yet but I'll be involved and I'll be out

2609
02:13:08,599 --> 02:13:10,040
there and and I'll just give you guys My

2610
02:13:10,040 --> 02:13:11,719
slogan little is the name but big is the

2611
02:13:11,719 --> 02:13:19,030
game thank

2612
02:13:19,040 --> 02:13:21,440
you I was really proud of our new

2613
02:13:21,440 --> 02:13:23,440
council members when I heard their

2614
02:13:23,440 --> 02:13:26,159
statements in terms of their affection

2615
02:13:26,159 --> 02:13:29,840
and Devotion to our community um clearly

2616
02:13:29,840 --> 02:13:33,520
well stated I I think uh we're on the

2617
02:13:33,520 --> 02:13:36,400
right path it's a new day a new history

2618
02:13:36,400 --> 02:13:37,679
that we're going to be defining in our

2619
02:13:37,679 --> 02:13:41,079
city and I'm confident and comfortable

2620
02:13:41,079 --> 02:13:44,000
with who you have chosen to represent

2621
02:13:44,000 --> 02:13:46,440
our great City before I journ the

2622
02:13:46,440 --> 02:13:48,000
meeting I'd like to invite everyone to

2623
02:13:48,000 --> 02:13:49,639
enjoy the reception in the lobby with

2624
02:13:49,639 --> 02:13:51,400
the council members and their family

2625
02:13:51,400 --> 02:13:53,559
stay in the chamber so that we may take

2626
02:13:53,559 --> 02:13:57,320
some pictures I want to wish everybody a

2627
02:13:57,320 --> 02:13:59,679
very merry Christmas Happy Holidays

2628
02:13:59,679 --> 02:14:02,520
happy Hanukkah to all of our residents

2629
02:14:02,520 --> 02:14:05,199
please be safe during the holidays and

2630
02:14:05,199 --> 02:14:07,280
we will convene this great body back

2631
02:14:07,280 --> 02:14:09,719
here in January this meeting is

2632
02:14:09,719 --> 02:14:12,420
adjourned

2633
02:14:12,420 --> 02:14:17,100
[Applause]