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Here today.

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Our mayor, city council
and officials

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grant them clarity of mind.

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Patience of spirit
and a deep commitment

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to the common
good of all people.

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Make each of us instruments

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of peace and goodwill.

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Bless.

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We pray this city of surprise

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hits neighborhoods and homes.

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May we each be reminded
this evening

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of the responsibility
which is ours to bear,

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that this city be a place
where goodness is nurtured

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and love is made visible
in all that we do.

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Amen.

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And thank you, Reverend.

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Madam clerk,
please call the roll.

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Mayor Sartor present.

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Vice mayor Greenburg here.

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Councilman Haney here.

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Councilman Duffy here.

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Councilman Melton.

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Present. Councilman Hastings
here. Councilman.

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Jet here. Thank you. Mayor.
We have quorum.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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So tonight,
we have a special group

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to lead us
in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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We have the Dysart

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High School Skills
USA and broadcasting team.

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Here is, is was Mr.

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Yoder at stand here?

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Oh, in the back. Okay.

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So if you could help

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lead us in the pledge,
I would appreciate it.

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I cannot.

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I pledge

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allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America.

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And to the Republic
for which it stands.

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One nation
under God, indivisible,

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with liberty and justice
for all.

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Thank.

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Right.

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So, did you have something
you wanted to say?

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So we have a proclamation to.

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So you go ahead
and we'll do the proclamation.

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Good evening, Mayor and Council.

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My name is Grace

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Brennan, and I am a senior
at Desert High School

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and the president of our skills
USA chapter.

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Skills USA is a career
and technical student

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organization that empowers
its members to become world

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class leaders, workers,
and responsible citizens.

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We are also a part of the Desert
Student Broadcasting Program,

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a program

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that is student led and student
driven and student produced.

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We broadcast
academic and sporting

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events live to our school's
YouTube channel for any and all

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to join us throughout the 2025
2026 school year.

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Our in film,

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desert, film and TV

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gave back to our community
in ways

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I could have never imagined
we'd achieve

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as a two time,
hopefully going on

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three goal chapter distinction.

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We are proud to share

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some of our accomplishments
over the last year

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working in Desert
Student Broadcasting.

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We have worked closely
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to cover events
such as the Veterans Day Parade,

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the SciTech Festival,

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and with other events
like Partnership Day coming up.

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We have participated
in multiple street

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cleanups
for a street in Glendale

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and have collected

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over 160 pounds of trash,
and we are still counting.

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Additionally, we held our second
annual toys for tots

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drive raising nearly 240 toys
for children in need.

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In just a few weeks,
38 of our members will be headed

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to the Glendale Community
College

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to compete in the annual region

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five Leadership
in Skills Conference.

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Thank you for giving us
the opportunity to share

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more about our accomplishments
and contributions

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to the City of El Mirage,
Glendale and surprise!

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Thank you.

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All right,
so we got a two for tonight.

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We have the pledge,
which is led by, skills USA.

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And we get a proclamation
about skills USA.

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So let me do this.

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All right.

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So proclamation
from the office of the mayor.

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Whereas February
2nd through February 6th, 2026

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has been designated by the
skills USA, National Association

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as Skills USA week.

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And Whereas Career and Technical
Education provide students

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with a school
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and is the backbone of a strong
and educated workforce

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that fosters productivity
in business and industry

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and contributes to leadership

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in the national
and global economies.

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And Whereas,

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Career and Technical Education
and Skills USA gives high school

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students empowering experiences
and the meaningful

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application of skills
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writing and mathematics,

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as well as the development
of skill USA framework skills,

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including personal skills,

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workplace skills and technical
skills grounded in academics,

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thus improving the quality
of their education,

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providing increased motivation
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and giving all students
leadership opportunities

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and their career
fields, schools and communities.

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And Whereas,
career and technical education

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offer students opportunities
to learn skills

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and have career experiences that
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or meaningful employment.

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And Whereas,
the cooperative efforts

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of career
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working with business
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stimulates the vitality
of our nation's economy

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by preparing graduates
for careers, forecast

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to experience the large, largest
growth within the next decade.

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And Whereas skills USA
is the number one workforce

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development organization
for students preparing

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middle school, high school
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students, and technical skills

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and career programs
to be high performing workers.

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Now, therefore, I, Kevin Sartor,
mayor of the City of Surprise,

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to hereby proclaim February 6th

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and February 2nd through
February 6th, 2026 as skills

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USA week and urge all citizens

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to acquaint themselves
with the mission of skills USA

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and to give support to
the members who are working hard

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to achieve the goals
that will make them outstanding,

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skilled
workers in our community.

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You mind if we get a picture?

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I can I can give this to you,
counselor.

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You want to join us for that?

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Thank you.

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Are you taking anything here?

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I'm just going

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to here.

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Yeah.

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Jonathan. You could.

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You knew that was which

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we looked at.

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And so I don't, you know, like.

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Oh, I know.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Did you come?

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With you one.

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Hey, way to represent skills,
you guys.

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Good job.

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Good job guys. Thank you.

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Appreciate it. Now

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thanks a bunch.

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Yeah.

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Absolutely. Yes.

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You got it. You.

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Here.

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Just sharing a few words.

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Perfect.

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It is with great honor
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of my personal chapter, as well
as skills USA as a whole.

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As a student leader,
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how can I empower
my fellow peers?

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How can I convince them
that they too can be a leader?

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I'm sure many of you are curious
as to what skills USA is,

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and I'm here to explain
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is the answer
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Skills USA is the number one
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organization with over 444,000
members nationally.

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As mentioned,
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is to ensure
students are prepared

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for careers in trade, technical
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Their mission is to, quote,

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empower students
to become skilled professionals,

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career ready
leaders, and responsible

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community members, unquote.

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If I told you that a year ago,
I refuse to use my voice

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and I wouldn't dare speak up
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would it be hard to believe me?

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To help you all understand,

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I'd like to begin
by recognizing the previously

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mentioned achievements
of my film

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and TV program
within this past year.

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Personally, I understood what
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A senior chapter president,

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I knew I needed

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to give back to my computer

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community that has invested
so much into us.

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And I knew I was going
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every opportunity
that came across me,

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not just for me,
but for my advisor,

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my beloved peers, and the school
in which I spent more time out

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than my own home.

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Now I stand here before you,
overwhelmed

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with pride
for what we have accomplished.

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I would like to ask again,

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would you believe me
if I told you that I would dare

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not speak up
for the good of my school?

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A year prior to now?

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I'm sure at this moment, most,

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if not all of
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what was my turning point?

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My change only truly began
once I took part in skills USA.

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This organization has taught me
that I too can be a leader

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and take that next step

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and that any voice, no matter
how proudly spoken or nervously

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whispered, is a voice
that is deserved to be heard.

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Finally, as I end here,
I would like to express

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the importance of teamwork,
diversity and involvement with a

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not only a career
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such as ours,

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but within everything
practice in our lives,

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within our schools, cities
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Skills
USA in CTE allows every student

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from any background
to become a leader. Thank you.

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Thank.

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You. Well, young

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lady, I was going to give you
one of my coins

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because you did
such a great job. I owe you one.

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I don't have one of my my coins,
but great job presenting.

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Oh, wait. Karina has one.
You got to.

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You got to appreciate that.
Okay.

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One sack.

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Is going down.

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16. That's kind of Mr.

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Omar.

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He put a bunch of us.

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I wanted that, but that's okay.

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Here we go.

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So you need a visor in the,

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You can't find it
on the challenge coin,

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and I don't give them up
for various reasons,

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so you have to wait for them

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right in front of the council
for all these people.

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Amazing. Yes, certainly.

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For us on here
says these not words.

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It's something that I love.

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I said talking about it
could be anybody.

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That's how you are in school.
That's leadership.

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Congratulations.
And Cheering okay

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I. Mrs.

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Davis do
you have a city manager report.

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Thank you mayor Council members
no reports tonight.

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The item that is Agendize
will be rescheduled

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for the February
17th meeting. Okay. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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There are three items on
the consent agenda.

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Would any of the council members

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like to pull in
for clarification?

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Hearing none.

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I will entertain a motion
to approve the consent agenda.

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Motion
to approve consent agenda.

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I can't.

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It's been moved and seconded.

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Please cast your vote.

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That's a unanimous vote, mayor.

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Thank you.

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Please read. Item four.

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Item four Arizona Corporation

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Commission update. Is.

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Good evening, mayor and Council.

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Today I have with me
Arizona Corporation Commissioner

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Kevin Thompson,
who's going to provide an update

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of what the SEC does,
how they approach rate cases,

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some of their recent wins
over the last year

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because they've had several

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they're a lot of people
don't know about.

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So I'm going to pull up

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his presentation
and call him down. And.

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Have him share
the good news with all of you.

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And Judy,
thank you for coordinating this.

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Yeah. You're welcome.

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This is something that
we haven't done in the past,

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but thanks to you,

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everyone will have the same
update now.

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Thank you.

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Just a little spread.

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Yeah.

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Good evening.

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Sir. How are you?

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We broke it.

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Oh. Oh, you got this better
a moment ago.

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You got to wing it,
but I think it's.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Good evening, mayor and council.

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Thank you for inviting me
to come

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and speak about the Arizona
Corporation Commission.

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The Arizona Corporation
Commission

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is one of those entities
that was founded.

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It was founded at statehood.

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Constitutionally, so we don't
report to the governor. We

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don't report to the legislature
or the attorney general.

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We report to the citizens
that elected us,

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statewide to represent them.

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The main, focus of the Arizona
Corporation Commission is,

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really to regulate the non munic

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Our primary function
is, is that that's about 98%

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of what we do appears to be,
you know, Source Energy,

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Southwest Gas, and about 220
or so private water

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wastewater, companies
across Arizona.

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We also have a securities
department

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where we investigate
securities fraud.

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We also have pipeline
and railroad safety.

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Division.

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So we inspect every inch of rail
line,

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across
the entire state of Arizona.

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We're responsible for all of the
crossings at grade crossings

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to make sure

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that the lights are flashing,
that the arms come down

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when the train's coming,
and so forth.

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And then we also have
a incorporations division.

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So if you're an entrepreneur

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and you want to start
your business,

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we will help, you, fill out
your paperwork to become an LLC.

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We don't regulate business.

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We're only the filing, agency
for that.

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So the corporation commission,
our mission is to power

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Arizona's future.

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As simple as that.

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We we try to protect,
ratepayers, during rate,

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when when the utilities come in
for a rate cases.

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That's our primary
responsibility is to ensure

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that we have a reliable grid
and the grid is both water, gas

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and electric
at the lowest possible price.

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And we do, we take our job very,
very seriously

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at the commission to ensure
that we're keeping our,

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prices as low as possible.

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Arizona right now is ranked

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nationally seventh
in reliability in the U.S.

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compared to other states.

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The, the Energy

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Information administration.gov
is the one that they're a big,

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government entity in DC that,
is kind of like the watchdog

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and they, look at all
the states and compare states.

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And Arizona, as I said,
was, ranked seventh nationally.

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Over the last three years,
we have had, no

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major outages other than, well,
we've had six major outages,

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which is well below the,
national average.

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California, for example, had 145

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major outages, Texas
had 210, and Nevada had six.

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And so, nationally,
we're doing very, very good.

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The nationwide average

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for retail residential prices
rose, nationally from,

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roughly six points,
or increased by 6.5% nationally.

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In Arizona,

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our rates over that same period
only increased by 1.7%.

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So we're doing our job
to put the utilities

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back in their lane,
ensuring that,

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that, we're holding
our utilities accountable

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and we're not letting them,
spend frivolously on projects.

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Their job is to produce power,

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but the power in the,

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in the transmission
and distribution lines

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and serve the ratepayers.

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And that's what

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we're trying to get
the utilities back to doing.

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Arizona ranked seventh
for population growth

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from from prior years,
and the state's population

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is projected to increase
by 102% between 2000 and 2030.

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Our infrastructure is aging.

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And so,

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with a aging infrastructure,
as you know, with your water

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and sewer lines,

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you have to start replacing
aging infrastructure.

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Our rates,

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previously were outdated.

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They didn't really reflect
the actual cost

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of providing service.

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And so,

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we're working with our utilities
to make sure

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that they're updating
their utility grid.

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They're updating water, lines.

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We have private
water companies in Arizona,

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some that have never been in
for a rate for rate case,

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which tells us that they're not
investing in their utility.

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We have some water companies
that haven't

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been in for a rate case
in over 30 years.

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So they're not really investing
in their in their utility

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to provide
potable, safe drinking water.

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Arizona's

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generation is a diverse mix,
primarily natural gas,

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that fuels

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most of our electricity across
Arizona, with a roughly 46%

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nuclear power
is, out at Palo Verde.

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That's about 27%.

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Solar is about 10 to 13%,
along with coal,

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which is 7 to 8%, and renewable
hydro wind, which is around 5%.

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It's worth
noting that both SRP and Tucson

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Electric Power,

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as well as APS, plan
on converting some of their

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existing coal plants.

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There's three left in the
in Arizona.

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They're looking to convert those
coal plants to natural gas,

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so that we can keep those plants
open and functional

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for another 25 years.

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We're

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also,
supportive of all of the above.

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We believe that every electron
that we can put into the grid

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is what's going to help us
keep the lights on in Arizona

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during our summers.

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And very few people
know this last summer,

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in Arizona,
all of our utilities,

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all three of our utilities
SRP, DPI, and APS

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hit back to back to back
record days with the heat.

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So they,

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when it was
120 degrees here in the Valley,

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every single day, the utility
was breaking new records

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and our lights never flickered,
our power never went out,

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and we were able to keep the air

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conditioning on across Arizona.

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This past year,

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we did repeal the rest rules.

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Those are the renewable energy
standards and tariffs.

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Those are rules
that were put in place,

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around 15 years ago
that have cost our ratepayers,

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to this point in time, over
$3.2 billion.

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Those were the mandates

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that said the utilities
had to produce a certain

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percentage of their power
using renewables.

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What's happened over time
is that our commission

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has forgotten

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about baseload generation
and relied on renewables,

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and the renewables have not,
kept up,

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with that baseload generation.

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And so you're seeing our

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utilities now to back, back off
a lot of their commitments

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on renewables.

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And they're starting to reinvest
in natural gas generation

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to help keep the lights on.

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We also are supporting our,

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supporting consolidation
of the water companies.

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As I said,
we have some companies

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that haven't been in
for 30 years,

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to renew
their or for a rate case,

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which means they aren't
investing in their utility.

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Their, their leakage is
is 30 plus percent leakage.

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And that's water that the
that the ratepayers

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have paid for that's going
right back into the ground.

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And so, we're very supportive
of supportive of consolidation

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where you have a larger utility
that will come in and purchase

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the smaller utilities,

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and they're reinvesting
in those utilities,

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bringing them up to,
the standard for the day.

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We've also eliminated
a lot of the special interest

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incentives
and ratepayer subsidies.

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Again, we believe that
ratepayers that if you want

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rooftop solar,
you can have rooftop solar.

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Don't make me pay
for your rooftop solar.

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And so, so we're eliminating
a lot of the mandates

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and a lot of the subsidies
that have cost our ratepayers

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hundreds of thousands,
if not millions of dollars.

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And, letting those utilities
down on the on their own merits.

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Data centers
and large load customers

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have become
the topic of the day,

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and it's no different
for us at the commission.

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We strive every day

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to make sure that our lights
stay on amongst all of this

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high load, factors
that are coming in.

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We don't discriminate
against projects.

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So whenever we're looking

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at, contracts, for example,
we approved the Project

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Blue, which was down
in, Tucson in the Marana area.

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We approved that project
not too long ago.

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That project was a data center.

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We did not
look at the data center.

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The project itself.

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That's your job
as the local government

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to deal with the ordinances
and the land use issues.

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All we look at
is the electric piece,

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whether it's a generation tie
or whether it's a contract.

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And, what we do is we verify
and make sure that the contracts

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that the utilities
are putting in place

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aren't going to impact
our residential consumers.

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And so we take that job very,
very seriously.

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We don't want to interfere
with what your job is as

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local government,
because you are the government

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that's closest to the people.

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And our job is to really manage
the power grid,

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to keep an eye on that.

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Renewables.

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The commission,

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it's something to note
that a lot of people think

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that the commission
has authority over renewables.

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The only authority that we have
is on the generation

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tie itself.

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The, Arizona revised statute,
title 40, gives us authority

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and authority, as well as title
or, Arizona Constitution.

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Section 15, our authority, stops
at thermal and hydro.

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We do not have any, authority
over, over non thermal.

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So all of renewables,
wind, solar.

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We have zero authority over that
other than the generation

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tie itself where it ties

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into the transmission lines
coming into the valley.

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A lot of people feel that
or think that we have

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that authority, that we can stop
projects and we simply cannot.

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That's again,

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it goes back to local
jurisdictions and your ability,

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to to manage your projects and,

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manage your ordinances
and your city.

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So with that,
if you have any questions, I'll

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be happy to answer.

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Thank you.

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Council. Any questions?

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Councilman Hastings.

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Thank you. Mayor.

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Well, thanks for coming out
and appreciate you.

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I mean, you got your start on
it. Was it?

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The Mesa City Council

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spent eight years on the Mesa
City Council.

516
00:23:10,557 --> 00:23:13,059
I've never heard a statewide
elected official say that.

517
00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:14,594
You know,
you guys are a local government,

518
00:23:14,594 --> 00:23:15,662
and you should be
making decisions.

519
00:23:15,662 --> 00:23:16,496
I think that's the first time.

520
00:23:16,496 --> 00:23:17,797
But thank you
for all you're doing.

521
00:23:17,797 --> 00:23:20,533
I think that, sometimes, like,
we overlook,

522
00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:22,102
you know, the utilities
and supposedly

523
00:23:22,102 --> 00:23:23,336
the offensive lineman
in a sense,

524
00:23:23,336 --> 00:23:24,204
like you ever notice

525
00:23:24,204 --> 00:23:25,705
when they're doing a good job,
you only kind of

526
00:23:25,705 --> 00:23:27,207
see them on the news
if something happens.

527
00:23:27,207 --> 00:23:29,342
And maybe that's kind of like it
for all officials.

528
00:23:29,342 --> 00:23:30,677
But I appreciate your work

529
00:23:30,677 --> 00:23:31,945
and thanks so much
for coming out here

530
00:23:31,945 --> 00:23:33,780
and especially talking
about the data center piece,

531
00:23:33,780 --> 00:23:34,948
because I think that is new.

532
00:23:34,948 --> 00:23:39,052
So is that considered is data
considered a utility now

533
00:23:39,052 --> 00:23:42,055
like in your umbrella
that like what she regulator or

534
00:23:42,088 --> 00:23:42,856
where where's that at.

535
00:23:42,856 --> 00:23:44,758
It's not mayor council

536
00:23:45,759 --> 00:23:46,793
council member Hastings.

537
00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:47,894
It's not.

538
00:23:47,894 --> 00:23:50,897
Again we we don't look
at the project itself.

539
00:23:51,731 --> 00:23:54,734
We try to do our best to manage.

540
00:23:55,168 --> 00:23:56,136
You know, we've said

541
00:23:56,136 --> 00:23:59,706
from the dais that development
has to pay for itself.

542
00:24:00,073 --> 00:24:03,843
So we're not going to put,
the cost to serve a data center

543
00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:06,846
onto the backs
of our residential, ratepayers.

544
00:24:06,980 --> 00:24:08,248
We've made that commitment,

545
00:24:08,248 --> 00:24:10,950
and we're working hard to
to live up to that.

546
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:12,719
But we don't manage.

547
00:24:12,719 --> 00:24:15,689
I we don't manage data centers.

548
00:24:16,589 --> 00:24:16,890
I know

549
00:24:16,890 --> 00:24:20,060
there's a lot of legislation
that's being ran this, this,

550
00:24:20,694 --> 00:24:22,862
this cycle,

551
00:24:22,862 --> 00:24:25,198
or this session
where they are trying

552
00:24:25,198 --> 00:24:28,201
to put regulations
in place to manage AI.

553
00:24:28,868 --> 00:24:31,137
Somebody out there needs to,

554
00:24:31,137 --> 00:24:33,406
but it's not the corporation
commission. Absolutely.

555
00:24:33,406 --> 00:24:36,676
Well, you sure know how to go
to draw a crowd to as well.

556
00:24:37,410 --> 00:24:39,312
So I say you have a good night.

557
00:24:39,312 --> 00:24:40,780
Thank you. Sir. Yeah. Thank you.

558
00:24:40,780 --> 00:24:42,382
Yeah. Jokester over there.

559
00:24:42,382 --> 00:24:44,384
And vice mayor.
You were serious now?

560
00:24:44,384 --> 00:24:46,419
Councilman. Free Ramos.

561
00:24:46,419 --> 00:24:48,054
Vice. Councilman Milton.

562
00:24:50,290 --> 00:24:51,291
Thank you.

563
00:24:51,291 --> 00:24:52,058
Mayor.

564
00:24:52,058 --> 00:24:53,093
Commissioner Thompson,
thanks for

565
00:24:53,093 --> 00:24:55,495
thanks for coming out to see us.

566
00:24:55,495 --> 00:24:57,797
You're obviously your job is

567
00:24:57,797 --> 00:25:00,633
the commission has a has
a tough has a tough role.

568
00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:02,969
As you as you pointed out,
Arizona is doing

569
00:25:02,969 --> 00:25:05,972
everything we can to keep up
with our demand curves.

570
00:25:06,206 --> 00:25:09,576
And it's, and you have to
balance all of these things.

571
00:25:09,576 --> 00:25:10,977
And I will tell you that

572
00:25:10,977 --> 00:25:13,213
having,
being observer of the ACC

573
00:25:13,213 --> 00:25:15,548
all these years, I'm
very impressed

574
00:25:15,548 --> 00:25:16,616
with what you guys are doing.

575
00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:19,619
I know that you're doing
every tool you have,

576
00:25:20,854 --> 00:25:22,889
to keep up that demand curve
to be respectful

577
00:25:22,889 --> 00:25:23,757
to the ratepayers.

578
00:25:23,757 --> 00:25:28,061
But, having watching you, you
know, promoting securitization,

579
00:25:28,361 --> 00:25:31,364
promoting permitting reform,
repealing these,

580
00:25:32,165 --> 00:25:35,168
mandates, with the rules,
the rest rules,

581
00:25:35,268 --> 00:25:38,371
you know, doing what you
can for energy conversion.

582
00:25:39,673 --> 00:25:41,207
I really appreciate

583
00:25:41,207 --> 00:25:41,775
I know what it's,

584
00:25:41,775 --> 00:25:43,543
you know, on city council,
we're doing everything

585
00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:45,679
we can just
to keep up with infrastructure.

586
00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:49,049
Every tool we have, we are
trying to we're trying to use.

587
00:25:49,049 --> 00:25:50,917
And you guys are kind of similar

588
00:25:50,917 --> 00:25:53,853
to every tool you have,
how you're supposed to,

589
00:25:53,853 --> 00:25:55,155
to keep up
with our demand curves.

590
00:25:55,155 --> 00:25:56,523
And I really appreciate it.

591
00:25:56,523 --> 00:25:58,825
Everything you guys do at DCC,
and I really appreciate

592
00:25:58,825 --> 00:26:01,261
you guys coming down and
and briefing on the committee.

593
00:26:01,261 --> 00:26:02,162
So thank you.

594
00:26:02,162 --> 00:26:04,798
Thank you. Mayor and council.
Thank you.

595
00:26:04,798 --> 00:26:06,066
Council member Melton.

596
00:26:06,066 --> 00:26:08,601
It hasn't been easy.

597
00:26:08,601 --> 00:26:12,706
It, it was, you know,
when we first got into office

598
00:26:12,706 --> 00:26:16,676
in January 23rd, the commission
was in disarray, and,

599
00:26:17,043 --> 00:26:20,647
we were dead last in the nation
for regulatory stability.

600
00:26:21,081 --> 00:26:24,918
That showed up in our rates
because our utilities,

601
00:26:25,518 --> 00:26:26,953
if you think about,

602
00:26:26,953 --> 00:26:30,523
regulatory stability and the
ability for our utilities to,

603
00:26:31,157 --> 00:26:34,494
to go out and get capital
for these capital intensive

604
00:26:34,494 --> 00:26:35,929
programs, replacing poles,

605
00:26:35,929 --> 00:26:38,531
replacing wires
and so forth, and equipment,

606
00:26:38,531 --> 00:26:42,068
transformers, pipelines,
all of that takes capital.

607
00:26:42,068 --> 00:26:46,006
And because our credit ratings
were in the gutters,

608
00:26:46,906 --> 00:26:51,311
our utilities were paying,
higher interest rates.

609
00:26:51,344 --> 00:26:53,013
It's no different
than a consumer.

610
00:26:53,013 --> 00:26:53,913
If you have bad credit,

611
00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:55,682
you're going to pay
a higher interest rate.

612
00:26:55,682 --> 00:26:58,651
Our utilities were paying higher
interest rates

613
00:26:58,651 --> 00:27:00,320
a lot of people say so what?

614
00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,522
Well, that interest rate
is a pass through cost

615
00:27:02,522 --> 00:27:03,957
onto our consumers.

616
00:27:03,957 --> 00:27:08,428
And so, while you're paying
7% interest on, on several

617
00:27:08,695 --> 00:27:12,866
hundreds of millions of dollars,
that interest is compounding.

618
00:27:13,199 --> 00:27:16,169
And our utilities,
our ratepayers are paying that

619
00:27:16,236 --> 00:27:19,372
by stabilizing our regulatory
environment in Arizona,

620
00:27:19,606 --> 00:27:22,409
we've actually opened
up access to capital.

621
00:27:22,409 --> 00:27:25,512
So now our utilities have access
to cheaper capital

622
00:27:25,512 --> 00:27:26,613
where they're only paying 2

623
00:27:26,613 --> 00:27:27,647
to 3%

624
00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:29,883
interest
on, on the on those hundreds

625
00:27:29,883 --> 00:27:31,718
of millions
of dollars of capital,

626
00:27:31,718 --> 00:27:35,155
which means it helps
reduce our cost as ratepayers.

627
00:27:35,488 --> 00:27:36,456
And at the end of the day, I'm

628
00:27:36,456 --> 00:27:38,124
a ratepayer
just like you're a ratepayer.

629
00:27:38,124 --> 00:27:39,492
So I don't want my rates
to go up.

630
00:27:39,492 --> 00:27:42,495
My wife don't want my rates,
our rates to go up.

631
00:27:42,529 --> 00:27:45,265
She makes sure she reminds me
of that all the time.

632
00:27:45,265 --> 00:27:47,600
And so, again,
we're working hard.

633
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:51,838
We've cut, since we were sworn
into office in January 23.

634
00:27:51,838 --> 00:27:54,841
We've got over $1 billion
of waste out of our utilities.

635
00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:56,609
That's a big deal.

636
00:27:56,609 --> 00:27:58,545
That a lot of people
don't talk about.

637
00:27:58,545 --> 00:28:03,149
But $1 billion in waste that our
utilities have been spending.

638
00:28:03,883 --> 00:28:04,751
We've cut that out.

639
00:28:04,751 --> 00:28:08,421
And hopefully that's going
to show up as our, in our rates,

640
00:28:08,788 --> 00:28:09,689
in the future.

641
00:28:09,689 --> 00:28:12,859
Again,
we use a test here in Arizona.

642
00:28:12,892 --> 00:28:16,129
So the money that we're
the rates that are set today

643
00:28:16,463 --> 00:28:19,299
is money that the utility
spent two years ago,

644
00:28:19,299 --> 00:28:21,601
and they're just now
starting to recover, that

645
00:28:21,601 --> 00:28:23,236
hopefully we can minimize

646
00:28:23,236 --> 00:28:25,338
these stranded assets
that might be possible.

647
00:28:25,338 --> 00:28:27,040
So yeah. Yeah. Exactly.

648
00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,877
So, so again, thank you all for
allowing me to be here tonight.

649
00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:31,344
Thank you.

650
00:28:32,579 --> 00:28:33,446
I'm going to thank you.

651
00:28:33,446 --> 00:28:36,449
Thank you.

652
00:28:37,217 --> 00:28:39,386
Madam clerk, please read item
number five.

653
00:28:39,386 --> 00:28:39,686
Thank you.

654
00:28:39,686 --> 00:28:41,721
Item five
presentation and discussion

655
00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:44,824
pertaining to the f
y 2027 budget kickoff.

656
00:28:50,397 --> 00:28:52,265
Good evening, Mayor and Council.

657
00:28:52,265 --> 00:28:52,966
Good evening, Mayor Simmons.

658
00:28:52,966 --> 00:28:55,969
How are you doing?

659
00:29:02,876 --> 00:29:04,244
You guys are stuck with me

660
00:29:04,244 --> 00:29:07,580
for three presentations,
I apologize.

661
00:29:08,415 --> 00:29:08,915
All right.

662
00:29:08,915 --> 00:29:10,617
It's important stuff
for the budget.

663
00:29:10,617 --> 00:29:12,419
We're looking forward to. Okay.

664
00:29:12,419 --> 00:29:14,320
All right.

665
00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,557
So we are here
for our annual budget kickoff.

666
00:29:18,058 --> 00:29:19,859
So what is the city budget?

667
00:29:19,859 --> 00:29:20,760
This is where we take

668
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,763
limited resources
and allocate them to maintain

669
00:29:24,064 --> 00:29:25,732
our service levels.

670
00:29:25,732 --> 00:29:29,302
We consider the budget
to be all four of these items

671
00:29:29,336 --> 00:29:30,904
financial plan, communications

672
00:29:30,904 --> 00:29:33,907
device operating
guide, and a policy document.

673
00:29:35,041 --> 00:29:37,277
Everyone here at the city
participates

674
00:29:37,277 --> 00:29:40,280
in the budget process,
and one way or another,

675
00:29:40,947 --> 00:29:43,683
through the strategic plan
that you guys help initiate

676
00:29:43,683 --> 00:29:45,251
all the way through our staff.

677
00:29:48,188 --> 00:29:48,922
Asking for their

678
00:29:48,922 --> 00:29:51,925
needs and expressing those needs

679
00:29:53,026 --> 00:29:54,127
and developing the budget.

680
00:29:54,127 --> 00:29:57,764
We utilize council's
strategic plan to ensure

681
00:29:57,764 --> 00:30:00,967
we are maintaining
service levels, but also

682
00:30:02,202 --> 00:30:04,037
to ensure
that we are able to expand or

683
00:30:04,037 --> 00:30:07,040
create new programs and services
as needed.

684
00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,276
We are constantly
evaluating operational demands

685
00:30:10,677 --> 00:30:14,814
and reviewing and prioritizing
needs versus wants to ensure

686
00:30:14,814 --> 00:30:17,817
that we are in line
with council goals and meeting

687
00:30:17,817 --> 00:30:20,787
safety, compliance
and contractual obligations

688
00:30:22,655 --> 00:30:23,990
while prioritizing.

689
00:30:23,990 --> 00:30:26,993
We recognize that everything
we want to do is important,

690
00:30:27,127 --> 00:30:30,430
while accepting that we have to
allocate limited resources

691
00:30:30,430 --> 00:30:33,433
to those needs and wants.

692
00:30:34,401 --> 00:30:37,504
Something that we must be able
to do is keep up with growth.

693
00:30:37,971 --> 00:30:39,773
But what does that mean?

694
00:30:39,773 --> 00:30:42,809
Increased population
doesn't just equate to increased

695
00:30:42,809 --> 00:30:43,743
revenue.

696
00:30:43,743 --> 00:30:47,080
It also equates to an increase
in demand on services,

697
00:30:47,447 --> 00:30:50,450
which in turn means
an increase to our expenses,

698
00:30:50,517 --> 00:30:52,018
which isn't always 1 to 1.

699
00:30:52,986 --> 00:30:55,021
Our top priority is to maintain

700
00:30:55,021 --> 00:30:58,024
our current service levels.

701
00:30:58,925 --> 00:31:00,260
So everything I just told you

702
00:31:00,260 --> 00:31:03,263
has to fit in
within our state requirements.

703
00:31:04,130 --> 00:31:06,599
We have to follow Arizona
Revised Statute title

704
00:31:06,599 --> 00:31:10,470
42 to ensure that we meet
specific deadlines by posting

705
00:31:10,470 --> 00:31:13,473
forms and publishing documents
accordingly.

706
00:31:14,641 --> 00:31:17,277
The state forum is
one of the most important forms

707
00:31:17,277 --> 00:31:19,412
that is utilized
in communicating

708
00:31:19,412 --> 00:31:22,415
and publishing our tentative
and final budget.

709
00:31:22,682 --> 00:31:26,019
And here,
this is just a quick outline of,

710
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,723
some of the rules
we have to follow.

711
00:31:30,757 --> 00:31:32,225
We also have very strict rules

712
00:31:32,225 --> 00:31:33,727
when it comes to publishing
the truth

713
00:31:33,727 --> 00:31:36,029
and taxation
notice for property tax.

714
00:31:36,029 --> 00:31:39,866
This is a quick picture of what
that posting looks like.

715
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,004
Again, with some rules
that we have to adhere to.

716
00:31:45,705 --> 00:31:47,140
Following state requirements,

717
00:31:47,140 --> 00:31:49,776
we have to ensure that we are
creating a balanced budget

718
00:31:51,244 --> 00:31:52,579
that is structurally balanced

719
00:31:52,579 --> 00:31:55,582
with our sources and our uses.

720
00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:59,486
We do this by identifying
what are one time versus

721
00:31:59,486 --> 00:32:03,023
ongoing or in other words,
consistent versus inconsistent.

722
00:32:03,656 --> 00:32:05,392
For example,
we know we will always have

723
00:32:05,392 --> 00:32:08,395
personnel costs and local sales
tax to pay for them.

724
00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:11,931
While construction sales
tax can be volatile.

725
00:32:12,032 --> 00:32:15,035
Our capital projects are
considered one time in nature.

726
00:32:16,936 --> 00:32:17,837
Here is a high level

727
00:32:17,837 --> 00:32:21,074
look at how we start and proceed
through our budget process.

728
00:32:21,808 --> 00:32:22,542
We do.

729
00:32:22,542 --> 00:32:24,744
We start with continuous
monitoring

730
00:32:24,744 --> 00:32:27,947
our budget versus actuals,
and we continue that through

731
00:32:27,947 --> 00:32:30,950
every cycle of the process.

732
00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:34,387
So now that I have explained the
what the why in the how,

733
00:32:34,387 --> 00:32:37,824
I want to remind everyone how
the FY 26 budget is laid out.

734
00:32:40,126 --> 00:32:43,129
Here is a summary of
what is in our budget book.

735
00:32:43,563 --> 00:32:46,332
Pages 26 through 29.

736
00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:49,235
Our total 986 million and uses.

737
00:32:50,737 --> 00:32:52,205
For the purpose of this slide,

738
00:32:52,205 --> 00:32:55,408
we focus on the operating
of 395 million.

739
00:32:56,142 --> 00:32:58,311
And you can see
those can be broken out

740
00:32:58,311 --> 00:33:01,314
by category
and fund type accordingly.

741
00:33:01,348 --> 00:33:04,617
We also have capital debt
contingency and transfers

742
00:33:04,617 --> 00:33:08,355
out that we,
monitor and maintain.

743
00:33:10,090 --> 00:33:12,092
Taking the numbers
a step further

744
00:33:12,092 --> 00:33:14,894
to include capital
and funding types.

745
00:33:14,894 --> 00:33:18,498
This is how each set of funds
are budgeted for a total of 788

746
00:33:18,498 --> 00:33:21,835
million, not including
contingency and transfers.

747
00:33:24,004 --> 00:33:27,007
You can see
that our enterprise funds

748
00:33:27,507 --> 00:33:29,776
are 160.5 million.

749
00:33:29,776 --> 00:33:31,344
Those include our water,

750
00:33:31,344 --> 00:33:34,347
our wastewater, our stormwater,
and our sanitation.

751
00:33:34,914 --> 00:33:37,951
Our special revenue
funds, grants, municipal court,

752
00:33:37,951 --> 00:33:39,552
streetlight improvement
districts,

753
00:33:39,552 --> 00:33:42,389
highway user revenue
funds, donations,

754
00:33:42,389 --> 00:33:44,290
sports,
entertainment and culture.

755
00:33:44,290 --> 00:33:48,328
Those all are in our special
Revenue fund, among others.

756
00:33:49,229 --> 00:33:51,931
Our internal service funds
are our employee health care,

757
00:33:51,931 --> 00:33:55,602
work comp and risk management
and our capital project funds.

758
00:33:56,369 --> 00:33:59,839
Include transportation, public
safety and asset replacement

759
00:33:59,839 --> 00:34:00,440
to name a few.

760
00:34:03,443 --> 00:34:05,178
Of that 788 million.

761
00:34:05,178 --> 00:34:07,981
This is how we are investing
into our functional areas.

762
00:34:07,981 --> 00:34:09,749
Again, this is citywide.

763
00:34:09,749 --> 00:34:12,752
This includes incorporating
the support service functions

764
00:34:12,752 --> 00:34:16,489
of HR, finance, I.T.,
communications, etc.

765
00:34:16,890 --> 00:34:19,526
and to each one
of these functional areas,

766
00:34:19,526 --> 00:34:23,530
they're pretty well
evenly spaced out with community

767
00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:26,533
and economic development at 7%

768
00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,836
and community services at 15%,

769
00:34:29,836 --> 00:34:32,839
and so forth, so on.

770
00:34:33,173 --> 00:34:35,642
What revenues
support our citywide functions?

771
00:34:35,642 --> 00:34:36,643
Almost 300

772
00:34:36,643 --> 00:34:40,647
million are from taxes, local,
state and property, and almost

773
00:34:40,647 --> 00:34:44,084
200 million are from licenses,
fees and charges for services.

774
00:34:44,751 --> 00:34:48,088
The citywide charges
for services category does

775
00:34:48,088 --> 00:34:51,057
include our enterprise funds

776
00:34:51,858 --> 00:34:53,827
along with our permitting,

777
00:34:53,827 --> 00:34:56,830
engineering,
parks, programs, etc..

778
00:34:56,930 --> 00:34:58,264
Our next set of slides
will break down

779
00:34:58,264 --> 00:35:01,267
the general fund revenue
and expenses.

780
00:35:02,102 --> 00:35:05,338
The general fund makes up
29% of our total budget,

781
00:35:05,638 --> 00:35:06,973
but it is within this area

782
00:35:06,973 --> 00:35:09,576
that the majority of the city
operates.

783
00:35:09,576 --> 00:35:11,277
That is,
since all the other funds

784
00:35:11,277 --> 00:35:14,247
are restricted
for a specific use.

785
00:35:14,447 --> 00:35:17,984
Of the 231 million
of general fund expenditures.

786
00:35:18,018 --> 00:35:21,021
We are investing almost 60%
into public safety,

787
00:35:21,287 --> 00:35:24,524
and the remaining 40% is divided
pretty equally across our

788
00:35:24,557 --> 00:35:25,959
other functional areas.

789
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:28,228
Again, this

790
00:35:28,228 --> 00:35:33,066
depicts, our internal support
services of H.R..

791
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,403
IT, communications,
finance, etc..

792
00:35:37,537 --> 00:35:40,306
Again, how are the general
fund items funded?

793
00:35:40,306 --> 00:35:42,776
The majority of them are funded
by taxes.

794
00:35:42,776 --> 00:35:45,779
And in order for us to offer
many of our community services,

795
00:35:45,945 --> 00:35:48,014
we also have charges
for services.

796
00:35:48,014 --> 00:35:51,017
So you can see our local
sales tax,

797
00:35:51,251 --> 00:35:53,553
our state shared
sales tax, income tax

798
00:35:53,553 --> 00:35:56,990
and other intergovernmental
and our property tax.

799
00:35:56,990 --> 00:35:59,592
Those are the taxes.
And then our charges

800
00:35:59,592 --> 00:36:02,595
for services
make up a good chunk of that.

801
00:36:03,697 --> 00:36:05,365
The charges for services
category

802
00:36:05,365 --> 00:36:08,368
help offset a lot of the costs
to have those programs,

803
00:36:08,535 --> 00:36:11,538
the fees charged and the number
of customers, participants

804
00:36:12,205 --> 00:36:15,208
are the main drivers
for this revenue category.

805
00:36:17,644 --> 00:36:19,312
And economic outlook.

806
00:36:19,312 --> 00:36:20,914
Where do we go from here?

807
00:36:20,914 --> 00:36:22,949
What are we looking at for
FY 27?

808
00:36:22,949 --> 00:36:25,552
At this time
it is still too early to tell.

809
00:36:25,552 --> 00:36:27,253
There are approximately
500 bills

810
00:36:27,253 --> 00:36:28,188
that may have an impact

811
00:36:28,188 --> 00:36:31,191
to cities that are actively
being looked at by our staff.

812
00:36:31,624 --> 00:36:33,927
We are patiently waiting
for further updates

813
00:36:33,927 --> 00:36:36,129
from the state
and legislation at this time.

814
00:36:39,099 --> 00:36:42,102
Our budget calendar.

815
00:36:42,635 --> 00:36:46,272
We have tonight
our budget kickoff on April 7th.

816
00:36:46,272 --> 00:36:48,475
We will be back.

817
00:36:48,475 --> 00:36:51,478
For our department
and operating capital overview,

818
00:36:51,511 --> 00:36:54,314
kind of our recommended budget
and May

819
00:36:54,314 --> 00:36:57,317
5th will be our tentative
adopted budget.

820
00:36:58,218 --> 00:37:00,120
Any questions or comments?

821
00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:00,453
All right.

822
00:37:00,453 --> 00:37:01,588
Thank you for your presentation.

823
00:37:01,588 --> 00:37:04,491
Council.

824
00:37:04,491 --> 00:37:06,259
Councilman Haney.

825
00:37:06,259 --> 00:37:07,260
Thank you. Mayor.

826
00:37:07,260 --> 00:37:08,495
Any thank you
for your presentation.

827
00:37:08,495 --> 00:37:09,996
I, I know
we're going to have you out

828
00:37:09,996 --> 00:37:12,365
in some of my community meetings
just because

829
00:37:12,365 --> 00:37:14,334
I think, especially in northwest

830
00:37:14,334 --> 00:37:16,369
surprise,
we deal with a lot with roads.

831
00:37:16,369 --> 00:37:21,241
And, we severely underestimate
just how much it costs

832
00:37:21,274 --> 00:37:22,409
for certain things.

833
00:37:22,409 --> 00:37:24,110
And I
and I was one of those folks

834
00:37:24,110 --> 00:37:26,079
where I thought a road was a lot

835
00:37:26,079 --> 00:37:27,747
cheaper than it was
the traffic signal.

836
00:37:27,747 --> 00:37:28,748
Everything has a cost.

837
00:37:28,748 --> 00:37:32,152
And so having, the opportunity
to break down the budget

838
00:37:32,152 --> 00:37:34,888
for folks to see where, where
is the city spending your money?

839
00:37:34,888 --> 00:37:37,824
I believe that we exist
as a service organization,

840
00:37:37,824 --> 00:37:39,092
but those services cost money.

841
00:37:39,092 --> 00:37:40,627
And I really appreciated you.

842
00:37:42,195 --> 00:37:43,329
Kind of making the point.

843
00:37:43,329 --> 00:37:44,531
A lot of folks say, hey,

844
00:37:44,531 --> 00:37:46,599
we we're growing
at a rapid rate,

845
00:37:46,599 --> 00:37:49,169
which if you go in my district,
you can see that.

846
00:37:49,169 --> 00:37:52,372
But that doesn't necessarily
mean that all of that growth

847
00:37:52,372 --> 00:37:54,641
is just paying
for itself, service wise.

848
00:37:54,641 --> 00:37:58,812
And so I always tell folks that
although we are growing

849
00:37:58,812 --> 00:38:00,513
and you think, you know,
the city's just,

850
00:38:00,513 --> 00:38:02,048
hey, let's have the growth.

851
00:38:02,048 --> 00:38:05,552
We are responsible providing
services for those residents.

852
00:38:05,552 --> 00:38:06,986
And those services cost money.

853
00:38:06,986 --> 00:38:10,256
Public safety is very expensive,
but it's critical

854
00:38:10,256 --> 00:38:12,525
to keeping our community safe
and so,

855
00:38:12,525 --> 00:38:13,159
I appreciate

856
00:38:13,159 --> 00:38:15,095
I know we're just starting
this whole kickoff,

857
00:38:15,095 --> 00:38:17,797
but my hope is that we continue
to have presentations like this

858
00:38:17,797 --> 00:38:19,599
that will give easily digestible

859
00:38:19,599 --> 00:38:22,135
information for our folks
so they can see exactly

860
00:38:22,135 --> 00:38:23,269
where their money is going.

861
00:38:23,269 --> 00:38:25,038
What are we prioritizing
as a city

862
00:38:25,038 --> 00:38:26,406
and how does our budget
reflect that?

863
00:38:26,406 --> 00:38:28,008
So I know
it's a lot of information.

864
00:38:28,008 --> 00:38:29,109
So I appreciate you,

865
00:38:29,109 --> 00:38:31,678
condensing it down in a way that
that folks can understand it.

866
00:38:31,678 --> 00:38:34,080
And I look forward to our future
conversations.

867
00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:35,048
Thanks, mayor.

868
00:38:35,048 --> 00:38:36,850
Well said. Thank you.

869
00:38:36,850 --> 00:38:38,685
Seeing no other comments or
questions.

870
00:38:38,685 --> 00:38:39,519
Thank you. Okay,

871
00:38:40,687 --> 00:38:43,690
so, Madam Clerk,
please read item number six.

872
00:38:44,157 --> 00:38:46,326
Item six
presentation and discussion

873
00:38:46,326 --> 00:38:47,827
pertaining to proposed updates

874
00:38:47,827 --> 00:38:50,830
to the comprehensive citywide
fee schedule.

875
00:38:52,098 --> 00:38:54,267
All right.

876
00:38:54,267 --> 00:38:57,270
Moving on to the next pack.

877
00:39:01,641 --> 00:39:03,777
Okay.

878
00:39:03,777 --> 00:39:04,377
Our citywide

879
00:39:04,377 --> 00:39:07,347
fee schedule is something
that we look at annually.

880
00:39:07,547 --> 00:39:10,050
The purpose of our fee
schedule is to recover the costs

881
00:39:10,050 --> 00:39:13,053
associated
with city programs and services.

882
00:39:13,653 --> 00:39:16,122
We need these fees
to help offset operating costs

883
00:39:16,122 --> 00:39:19,125
with a balance of affordability
versus sustainability.

884
00:39:19,592 --> 00:39:22,228
They are examined
and updated annually.

885
00:39:22,228 --> 00:39:25,198
We adhere to statutes
and policies to get us there.

886
00:39:25,498 --> 00:39:28,201
I want to mention that our fees
cover the entire city,

887
00:39:28,201 --> 00:39:29,369
and that the majority of them

888
00:39:29,369 --> 00:39:32,372
are cost recovery for our time
and services.

889
00:39:32,639 --> 00:39:34,708
For example, charges
for services

890
00:39:34,708 --> 00:39:37,677
are based on community
versus individual benefit.

891
00:39:37,811 --> 00:39:40,447
High individual
benefit equals low general fund

892
00:39:40,447 --> 00:39:43,450
subsidy to offset programs.

893
00:39:43,616 --> 00:39:44,517
Parks and rec.

894
00:39:44,517 --> 00:39:47,487
But not all Parks
and Rec is supported by fees.

895
00:39:47,554 --> 00:39:50,557
It is also subsidized
by our taxes.

896
00:39:50,924 --> 00:39:53,893
Not all programs are 100%
cost recovery.

897
00:39:53,893 --> 00:39:55,729
And Holly will be up here
joining me

898
00:39:55,729 --> 00:39:58,732
for our next presentation
to go over our park programs

899
00:39:58,932 --> 00:40:01,568
development services
growth pays for growth.

900
00:40:01,568 --> 00:40:04,237
Fees are a direct correlation
of our costs for service

901
00:40:06,006 --> 00:40:07,974
in compliance
with state statute.

902
00:40:07,974 --> 00:40:11,277
We have to issue a public notice
for any new or increase fees.

903
00:40:11,811 --> 00:40:14,714
A public notice is not required
for lowering or eliminating

904
00:40:14,714 --> 00:40:17,717
a fee
or any text changes to that fee.

905
00:40:17,817 --> 00:40:19,152
There are fees that are exempt

906
00:40:19,152 --> 00:40:22,122
that won't be on our fee
schedule.

907
00:40:22,122 --> 00:40:24,891
Tonight, I am here to go over
some of the updates that we will

908
00:40:24,891 --> 00:40:28,194
be issuing the public notice
for tomorrow, actually.

909
00:40:29,829 --> 00:40:32,098
CDD has three new fees
and amending

910
00:40:32,098 --> 00:40:35,101
seven biomedical amending two

911
00:40:35,902 --> 00:40:36,770
human services.

912
00:40:36,770 --> 00:40:41,574
Community vitality has 16 new
and amending for parks,

913
00:40:41,574 --> 00:40:44,611
12 new, 12 removed amending two

914
00:40:45,178 --> 00:40:48,181
and our water
resource management

915
00:40:48,948 --> 00:40:50,050
are removing ten.

916
00:40:50,050 --> 00:40:53,053
But they're just going to the
the rate schedule,

917
00:40:53,620 --> 00:40:56,089
which is posted
on their website.

918
00:40:56,089 --> 00:40:57,924
I'm going to highlight
what some of these updates

919
00:40:57,924 --> 00:40:59,192
are on the next few slides.

920
00:41:01,061 --> 00:41:02,962
One of
the new fees for community

921
00:41:02,962 --> 00:41:04,664
development
is to allow applicants

922
00:41:04,664 --> 00:41:07,000
to request
an expedited plan review,

923
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,135
if they have a history
of compliance.

924
00:41:09,135 --> 00:41:11,004
This fees to recover
administrative

925
00:41:11,004 --> 00:41:12,138
and operational costs

926
00:41:12,138 --> 00:41:15,475
that are associated
with that expedited review.

927
00:41:15,875 --> 00:41:18,478
This fee is being brought forth
to align with Arizona

928
00:41:18,478 --> 00:41:21,448
House Bill 2447.

929
00:41:22,615 --> 00:41:25,852
Human Services and Community
Vitality is implementing

930
00:41:25,852 --> 00:41:28,221
a new program fee
for the planned outings

931
00:41:28,221 --> 00:41:31,224
and trips for senior center
members and nonmembers.

932
00:41:32,926 --> 00:41:36,029
One of park's updates to
their fees is increasing tennis

933
00:41:36,029 --> 00:41:38,998
court rentals to both residents
and nonresidents.

934
00:41:41,267 --> 00:41:41,735
Parks

935
00:41:41,735 --> 00:41:44,771
is removing fees
associated with group tennis

936
00:41:44,771 --> 00:41:48,008
court rentals after 4 p.m.,
sticking with a single rate

937
00:41:48,008 --> 00:41:51,011
per court
regardless of time of day.

938
00:41:52,112 --> 00:41:54,147
And community
development is also making

939
00:41:54,147 --> 00:41:56,116
updates
to the name of two of their fees

940
00:41:56,116 --> 00:41:58,051
to better
align with their operations.

941
00:42:00,687 --> 00:42:01,721
With that, the timeline.

942
00:42:01,721 --> 00:42:03,656
Tomorrow
we will post a public notice

943
00:42:03,656 --> 00:42:05,258
with the new and updated fees,

944
00:42:05,258 --> 00:42:06,993
and I will be back on April
7th for

945
00:42:06,993 --> 00:42:09,996
you guys to take action on
the updates of the fee schedule.

946
00:42:11,231 --> 00:42:13,767
Any questions or comments?

947
00:42:13,767 --> 00:42:15,769
Council

948
00:42:15,769 --> 00:42:18,772
Councilman Hastings.

949
00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:20,240
Thank you.

950
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:20,907
Mayor.

951
00:42:20,907 --> 00:42:23,209
Could you go back to the side
with the, chart on it?

952
00:42:23,209 --> 00:42:26,046
I think it was towards
the beginning.

953
00:42:26,046 --> 00:42:26,746
Awesome. Thank you.

954
00:42:26,746 --> 00:42:30,150
So I know, like,
when I first start in this role,

955
00:42:30,150 --> 00:42:31,584
you know, we would do this
kind of every year

956
00:42:31,584 --> 00:42:33,286
and you know, obviously fees,

957
00:42:33,286 --> 00:42:35,455
you know, go up
and it's not exciting.

958
00:42:35,455 --> 00:42:38,291
But at the end of the day
someone has to pay for it.

959
00:42:38,291 --> 00:42:38,458
Right?

960
00:42:38,458 --> 00:42:39,959
So if the person isn't paying

961
00:42:39,959 --> 00:42:41,761
for the service, right,
then we're subsidizing it.

962
00:42:41,761 --> 00:42:44,297
And so especially when someone's
paying for something

963
00:42:44,297 --> 00:42:45,265
like club Swim,

964
00:42:45,265 --> 00:42:47,067
which is beyond the recreation

965
00:42:47,067 --> 00:42:50,036
swim or beyond swim lessons,
it's just different program.

966
00:42:50,270 --> 00:42:53,573
But you know, I, you know, a few
years ago, I know last year

967
00:42:53,606 --> 00:42:54,708
we took a look,
I was like, okay,

968
00:42:54,708 --> 00:42:56,009
if we're going to raise some,
can we at least,

969
00:42:56,009 --> 00:42:58,611
you know, go through
and eliminate some too.

970
00:42:58,611 --> 00:42:59,679
And so I think we eliminated

971
00:42:59,679 --> 00:43:03,450
nine last year
and this year's is 22.

972
00:43:03,450 --> 00:43:04,050
And that's awesome

973
00:43:04,050 --> 00:43:05,919
because even though on here
you see

974
00:43:05,919 --> 00:43:09,556
three for community development
those are fees for developers.

975
00:43:09,989 --> 00:43:11,057
And then as far as you know
eight

976
00:43:11,057 --> 00:43:12,659
if you're wondering what HSC,

977
00:43:12,659 --> 00:43:15,128
the it's human services
community vitality department,

978
00:43:15,128 --> 00:43:16,463
we have a new resource center.

979
00:43:16,463 --> 00:43:17,097
So that's just a

980
00:43:17,097 --> 00:43:21,000
brand new building that doesn't
have any fee schedule at all.

981
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:23,903
So we're kind of implementing
that for the first time.

982
00:43:23,903 --> 00:43:26,006
And then yeah,
you know Parks and Rec is has 12

983
00:43:26,006 --> 00:43:27,207
but they're getting rid of 12.

984
00:43:27,207 --> 00:43:28,842
And then you know is
you know a little different.

985
00:43:28,842 --> 00:43:32,278
So I'm really glad the city is,
you know, trying to work.

986
00:43:32,278 --> 00:43:33,413
And so we're trying to,

987
00:43:33,413 --> 00:43:35,281
you know, make life
more affordable for residents.

988
00:43:35,281 --> 00:43:36,716
Obviously we've been going on.

989
00:43:36,716 --> 00:43:38,718
And so thank you
for your guys's work on this.

990
00:43:38,718 --> 00:43:39,152
I know I've,

991
00:43:39,152 --> 00:43:40,020
you know, with fees I've,

992
00:43:40,020 --> 00:43:42,022
I make a few calls
and ask questions,

993
00:43:42,022 --> 00:43:44,024
but it really seems like
you guys have

994
00:43:44,024 --> 00:43:45,725
you guys have
done your due diligence and

995
00:43:46,893 --> 00:43:48,795
and people are kind of getting
what they're paying for.

996
00:43:48,795 --> 00:43:51,731
So thank you. Thank you.

997
00:43:51,731 --> 00:43:52,432
All right.

998
00:43:52,432 --> 00:43:55,435
Thank you all said

999
00:43:55,602 --> 00:43:56,169
thanks.

1000
00:43:56,169 --> 00:43:59,172
Okay.

1001
00:43:59,339 --> 00:44:02,208
Madam clerk, please read item
number seven.

1002
00:44:02,208 --> 00:44:04,310
Item seven
presentation and discussion

1003
00:44:04,310 --> 00:44:06,780
pertaining to Parks
and recreation programs.

1004
00:44:06,780 --> 00:44:09,616
Do you want to spend

1005
00:44:09,616 --> 00:44:12,052
all you want to do?

1006
00:44:12,052 --> 00:44:13,219
You need to stand
the whole time.

1007
00:44:13,219 --> 00:44:16,222
Okay.

1008
00:44:16,289 --> 00:44:17,924
I'm going to sit.

1009
00:44:17,924 --> 00:44:18,558
Please do.

1010
00:44:18,558 --> 00:44:21,461
Sandy has a brief 45 slide

1011
00:44:21,461 --> 00:44:24,464
presentation on Parks and Rec.

1012
00:44:24,931 --> 00:44:25,231
Sorry.

1013
00:44:25,231 --> 00:44:26,900
Good evening, Mayor and Council.

1014
00:44:26,900 --> 00:44:28,935
Good evening, Mrs. Osborne.
How are you?

1015
00:44:28,935 --> 00:44:30,837
I'm wonderful. Good, good.

1016
00:44:30,837 --> 00:44:33,640
And so, just before you start,
what one of the things I talked

1017
00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:36,543
to the city manager about,
Miss Davis, is that,

1018
00:44:36,543 --> 00:44:39,479
you know, we have these programs
and and we implement things.

1019
00:44:39,479 --> 00:44:40,947
And I don't think
there was ever.

1020
00:44:40,947 --> 00:44:41,614
And I know the staff

1021
00:44:41,614 --> 00:44:42,248
does the review,

1022
00:44:42,248 --> 00:44:44,351
but it never really came
to council as far as

1023
00:44:44,351 --> 00:44:45,885
is this program effective?

1024
00:44:45,885 --> 00:44:49,289
Are we gonna continue it
I think for me or.

1025
00:44:49,289 --> 00:44:51,057
But I'm not gonna speak
for the council.

1026
00:44:51,057 --> 00:44:52,592
But it's important
that we review these programs

1027
00:44:52,592 --> 00:44:52,992
to make sure

1028
00:44:52,992 --> 00:44:55,128
that we're putting the money
where,

1029
00:44:55,128 --> 00:44:55,528
you know,

1030
00:44:55,528 --> 00:44:57,430
where the residents
want us to put money

1031
00:44:57,430 --> 00:44:58,631
and where the programs
that they need

1032
00:44:58,631 --> 00:45:00,500
based on usage,
all those different things. So,

1033
00:45:01,501 --> 00:45:02,402
Miss Osborne, I appreciate

1034
00:45:02,402 --> 00:45:03,503
you being the first one

1035
00:45:03,503 --> 00:45:04,137
to present,

1036
00:45:04,137 --> 00:45:06,172
but it's important
that we do our residents

1037
00:45:06,172 --> 00:45:08,375
so that we do review
all of our programs every year

1038
00:45:08,375 --> 00:45:11,378
through the budget process
and, and,

1039
00:45:11,678 --> 00:45:14,080
make cuts where we have to.

1040
00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:14,481
Yes. Well,

1041
00:45:14,481 --> 00:45:15,015
that doesn't mean I'm

1042
00:45:15,015 --> 00:45:16,583
the first department
to get cut it

1043
00:45:16,583 --> 00:45:18,952
just all right
in the first department.

1044
00:45:18,952 --> 00:45:21,888
So wanted to make sure
that was clear.

1045
00:45:21,888 --> 00:45:24,958
But we're going to go in
just to talk about our budget

1046
00:45:24,958 --> 00:45:27,127
and go over our revenues,
our expenses

1047
00:45:27,127 --> 00:45:29,763
and what we allocate
those expenses for.

1048
00:45:29,763 --> 00:45:31,698
And, to council.

1049
00:45:31,698 --> 00:45:32,732
And Hastings Point is,

1050
00:45:32,732 --> 00:45:35,201
how do we come up with our fees
and what is our balance.

1051
00:45:35,201 --> 00:45:36,503
So we'll go through that.

1052
00:45:36,503 --> 00:45:39,439
I'll be as fast as possible.

1053
00:45:39,439 --> 00:45:40,774
But also get my point across.

1054
00:45:40,774 --> 00:45:42,175
Okay. Here we go.

1055
00:45:42,175 --> 00:45:44,544
I'm going to start off
with the budget.

1056
00:45:44,544 --> 00:45:47,247
So a FY 26 general fund expense

1057
00:45:47,247 --> 00:45:51,117
budget for Parks
and Recreation is $17 million.

1058
00:45:51,985 --> 00:45:54,521
That budget is, broken out.

1059
00:45:54,521 --> 00:45:59,793
As you can see, park maintenance
is our biggest portion, 32%.

1060
00:46:00,060 --> 00:46:03,763
There is very little cost
recovery there, if at all.

1061
00:46:05,131 --> 00:46:05,832
And then we have our

1062
00:46:05,832 --> 00:46:08,835
aquatics and our recreation
programs as such.

1063
00:46:09,002 --> 00:46:09,569
And Holly

1064
00:46:09,569 --> 00:46:12,539
will go into more detail
on each one of these programs.

1065
00:46:14,307 --> 00:46:15,608
But this is

1066
00:46:15,608 --> 00:46:18,611
how the budget is broken out

1067
00:46:18,778 --> 00:46:20,647
and then charges for services.

1068
00:46:20,647 --> 00:46:22,215
Budget is 3.5 million.

1069
00:46:22,215 --> 00:46:25,118
So going back
you see 17 million.

1070
00:46:25,118 --> 00:46:29,656
And we budgeted for 3.5
million cost recovery for them

1071
00:46:29,656 --> 00:46:30,557
this year.

1072
00:46:30,557 --> 00:46:35,462
And of that 3.5 million, 60% of
that is within

1073
00:46:35,862 --> 00:46:37,464
their recreation programs.

1074
00:46:37,464 --> 00:46:39,933
And with that, I'm
going to pass it over to Holly.

1075
00:46:39,933 --> 00:46:42,168
So what does that mean
for Parks and Recreation?

1076
00:46:42,168 --> 00:46:44,904
We will never be able to move
out of our parents basement.

1077
00:46:44,904 --> 00:46:48,608
We will always rely
on the general fund for funding,

1078
00:46:49,142 --> 00:46:50,877
unless we start charging
for each

1079
00:46:50,877 --> 00:46:53,580
one of these different amenities
and we'll go through

1080
00:46:53,580 --> 00:46:54,681
and kind of talk about that,

1081
00:46:54,681 --> 00:46:57,717
but how we end up
doing our charges for services,

1082
00:46:57,717 --> 00:46:58,418
we notice them

1083
00:46:58,418 --> 00:47:00,854
because if we're charging
a service and city government

1084
00:47:00,854 --> 00:47:02,822
is charging,
it's essentially a tax, right.

1085
00:47:04,024 --> 00:47:06,059
So we try to use our general

1086
00:47:06,059 --> 00:47:09,629
fund subsidies to benefit
the greatest amount of people.

1087
00:47:10,063 --> 00:47:13,233
But then as we shrink into more
of those special interests,

1088
00:47:13,233 --> 00:47:16,369
like we had talked about clubs
swimming, then we go into,

1089
00:47:16,369 --> 00:47:19,673
okay, now you have to pay
for 100% of those direct cost.

1090
00:47:20,006 --> 00:47:22,442
So case in point, a city park.

1091
00:47:22,442 --> 00:47:26,513
We get 0% recovery
on the scale of the 3.5.

1092
00:47:26,646 --> 00:47:29,983
But adult sports you don't have
to play adult sports.

1093
00:47:29,983 --> 00:47:31,551
It is a niche.

1094
00:47:31,551 --> 00:47:33,453
So they pay 100%.

1095
00:47:33,453 --> 00:47:36,189
And I do say direct costs
so they don't pay the indirect

1096
00:47:36,189 --> 00:47:38,758
as far as like that
staffing in that.

1097
00:47:38,758 --> 00:47:40,293
But they do pay
all of the direct costs.

1098
00:47:40,293 --> 00:47:44,164
And we do go through our budgets
every year and we try them up.

1099
00:47:44,531 --> 00:47:45,398
We try to bring

1100
00:47:45,398 --> 00:47:47,367
if we can bring in more money,
that's good for us

1101
00:47:47,367 --> 00:47:49,736
because then we can expend
more money.

1102
00:47:49,736 --> 00:47:52,505
We try to be as self-sufficient
as possible, but again,

1103
00:47:52,505 --> 00:47:53,440
we never will.

1104
00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:57,077
Aquatics is another one where we
we do bring in some money

1105
00:47:57,077 --> 00:47:59,012
more than our park services.

1106
00:47:59,012 --> 00:48:01,047
But open swim is something

1107
00:48:01,047 --> 00:48:02,782
that with
especially with our new pool,

1108
00:48:02,782 --> 00:48:06,119
our numbers are 85,000
people go to our pools,

1109
00:48:06,419 --> 00:48:10,123
but our swim teams, we have like
400 our swim lessons.

1110
00:48:10,323 --> 00:48:12,158
We just try to cover our staff
costs.

1111
00:48:12,158 --> 00:48:14,427
We'll try to get 30 to 50%.

1112
00:48:14,427 --> 00:48:17,030
So we do have a cost
recovery model based on that.

1113
00:48:17,030 --> 00:48:18,698
So parks is 0%.

1114
00:48:18,698 --> 00:48:20,834
Then you have the greater good.
Like our adaptive.

1115
00:48:20,834 --> 00:48:21,534
We try to make

1116
00:48:21,534 --> 00:48:24,571
some our swim lessons
just to cover a little bit.

1117
00:48:25,271 --> 00:48:27,640
But it's never going
to be 100% recoverable.

1118
00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:28,708
And we could make it that.

1119
00:48:28,708 --> 00:48:31,011
But your fees
are going to be a lot.

1120
00:48:31,011 --> 00:48:32,278
But then you go into youth
sports,

1121
00:48:32,278 --> 00:48:35,181
which is 50 to 75%,
but then you go into adults

1122
00:48:35,181 --> 00:48:37,584
and rentals
and that's 100% recoverable.

1123
00:48:37,584 --> 00:48:39,986
So that makes sense.

1124
00:48:39,986 --> 00:48:42,722
I will always look a quick
while we're on this slide.

1125
00:48:42,722 --> 00:48:45,458
The park
maintenance of 5% revenue here,

1126
00:48:45,458 --> 00:48:48,461
that is, for the maintenance
of Marley Park.

1127
00:48:48,628 --> 00:48:51,598
So it is just it's like

1128
00:48:51,598 --> 00:48:55,168
less than $300,000, $211,000.

1129
00:48:55,168 --> 00:48:57,971
And it's the owner
for the Marley Park CFDs.

1130
00:48:57,971 --> 00:48:59,639
So we can only spend
on maintenance

1131
00:48:59,639 --> 00:49:01,241
and we can't spend it on staff.

1132
00:49:01,241 --> 00:49:02,909
So it's only
for supplies and services.

1133
00:49:04,577 --> 00:49:05,879
Very fun facts.

1134
00:49:05,879 --> 00:49:08,882
So speaking of park maintenance,

1135
00:49:09,149 --> 00:49:12,152
we support over 700 field
rentals a year.

1136
00:49:12,152 --> 00:49:13,286
These are just little fun facts.

1137
00:49:13,286 --> 00:49:15,355
You know how I love fun facts?

1138
00:49:15,355 --> 00:49:18,658
Our parks do playground
maintenance remodels.

1139
00:49:18,658 --> 00:49:20,560
We to our lake quality.

1140
00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:24,831
We take care of, fish, animals,
stock the lake with fish.

1141
00:49:24,831 --> 00:49:28,268
We have dog park maintenance,
all of the turf maintenance,

1142
00:49:28,268 --> 00:49:32,138
the mowing, field repairs
of all sorts. So,

1143
00:49:33,340 --> 00:49:37,077
of our parks, these are a
snippet of all of them.

1144
00:49:37,077 --> 00:49:38,812
Our newest baby is McMeekin.

1145
00:49:38,812 --> 00:49:42,449
It used to be Oasis, but,
we we gave you this one.

1146
00:49:43,817 --> 00:49:46,152
But kind of going into
how we allocate these

1147
00:49:46,152 --> 00:49:47,053
and what this looks like.

1148
00:49:47,053 --> 00:49:50,056
This may be my favorite slide
that I put in here.

1149
00:49:50,523 --> 00:49:53,560
We wouldn't have been able to
get this data without our place

1150
00:49:53,560 --> 00:49:56,663
or AI software,
so we're pretty new into this.

1151
00:49:56,663 --> 00:49:59,599
But you can see that surprise
community Park

1152
00:49:59,599 --> 00:50:01,468
gets over a million visitors
a year.

1153
00:50:01,468 --> 00:50:02,402
Like I said, it's

1154
00:50:02,402 --> 00:50:05,505
one of the top ten
most popular parks in Arizona,

1155
00:50:05,505 --> 00:50:07,407
and that is up there
with the Grand Canyon.

1156
00:50:07,407 --> 00:50:10,076
So we're doing something right
there.

1157
00:50:10,076 --> 00:50:13,513
So 40% pretty
close to the Grand Canyon.

1158
00:50:14,848 --> 00:50:17,817
Marley Park Heritage Park is,

1159
00:50:18,385 --> 00:50:18,852
second.

1160
00:50:18,852 --> 00:50:21,788
Then we have Dick McComb,
then fields at countryside.

1161
00:50:21,788 --> 00:50:22,922
That's our newest one.

1162
00:50:22,922 --> 00:50:24,758
And then a sante.

1163
00:50:24,758 --> 00:50:27,827
It's very popular park
and then Oasis Swim Center,

1164
00:50:27,827 --> 00:50:33,333
our newest one, and this is
based on 25 data from placer.

1165
00:50:33,333 --> 00:50:35,301
There's some things that,

1166
00:50:35,301 --> 00:50:37,737
two Councilman's Judd's
looking at me.

1167
00:50:37,737 --> 00:50:40,707
I wanted to talk about mCMC,
and just for a nanosecond,

1168
00:50:41,374 --> 00:50:43,109
with getting the placer I.

1169
00:50:43,109 --> 00:50:46,312
Because the area mass is so big,
because you did

1170
00:50:46,312 --> 00:50:47,313
such a wonderful job

1171
00:50:47,313 --> 00:50:50,517
of securing 3500 acres
for the city and its residents,

1172
00:50:50,884 --> 00:50:54,487
we haven't narrowed down those
parameters of the heat maps.

1173
00:50:55,155 --> 00:50:56,389
So we're getting permission
from those.

1174
00:50:56,389 --> 00:50:59,492
So I do have an asterisk
just to know that it is low,

1175
00:50:59,492 --> 00:51:00,527
but it's not that low.

1176
00:51:00,527 --> 00:51:01,928
That's just a certain percentage

1177
00:51:01,928 --> 00:51:04,164
that we could get
the geo fencing around.

1178
00:51:04,164 --> 00:51:05,465
But that should increase.

1179
00:51:05,465 --> 00:51:07,534
So we'll we'll get that one.

1180
00:51:07,534 --> 00:51:08,168
But I did want to

1181
00:51:08,168 --> 00:51:11,171
put it on there because it is
one of our newest facilities.

1182
00:51:11,304 --> 00:51:14,074
But this kind of goes
to show of all of this

1183
00:51:14,074 --> 00:51:16,443
to almost 3 million visitors
a year.

1184
00:51:16,443 --> 00:51:17,677
They're not unique.

1185
00:51:17,677 --> 00:51:18,645
These could be

1186
00:51:18,645 --> 00:51:20,847
they go to the pool
and then they go to the park,

1187
00:51:20,847 --> 00:51:22,482
and then they go
to the tennis center.

1188
00:51:22,482 --> 00:51:23,817
But this is just total

1189
00:51:23,817 --> 00:51:25,919
based on our placer
I and our heat map.

1190
00:51:25,919 --> 00:51:28,388
So, just kind of give you
a snippet

1191
00:51:28,388 --> 00:51:32,025
of our 165,000 residents
that we have here.

1192
00:51:32,392 --> 00:51:34,094
They do enjoy our parks.

1193
00:51:34,094 --> 00:51:39,432
And it's evident in this, that
we don't charge money for. So,

1194
00:51:40,667 --> 00:51:42,535
another
thing that we have very low to

1195
00:51:42,535 --> 00:51:44,270
minimal
cost is our special events

1196
00:51:44,270 --> 00:51:46,606
that are also very highly
attended.

1197
00:51:46,606 --> 00:51:48,908
Backyard Bash is our newest one

1198
00:51:48,908 --> 00:51:51,911
that is our 90s throwback
this Friday.

1199
00:51:52,846 --> 00:51:54,981
It's going to be 80 degrees
and we're going to add

1200
00:51:54,981 --> 00:51:57,984
the other
ten degrees and coolness.

1201
00:51:58,084 --> 00:52:00,120
That's a weather joke for you.

1202
00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:03,089
Because I have a tendency
to rain out events.

1203
00:52:03,089 --> 00:52:06,359
That was just shameless,
I know, oh, I have just one.

1204
00:52:06,559 --> 00:52:08,728
I have a debate in
my house is a 90s, like,

1205
00:52:08,728 --> 00:52:10,997
fluorescent
90s or 90s like alternative 90s.

1206
00:52:10,997 --> 00:52:12,032
We're
trying to figure out which.

1207
00:52:12,032 --> 00:52:13,967
And it could be 90s hip hop.

1208
00:52:13,967 --> 00:52:17,337
Like it depends on or grunge,
like, who were you in the 90s?

1209
00:52:17,337 --> 00:52:19,739
There's
no we're not 90s country.

1210
00:52:19,739 --> 00:52:22,075
Probably the best
era of country ever.

1211
00:52:22,075 --> 00:52:24,911
I think people agree with me
back here.

1212
00:52:24,911 --> 00:52:26,713
So we're it's it's a variety.

1213
00:52:26,713 --> 00:52:29,616
We're going to that's why
we did a DJ instead of a band.

1214
00:52:29,616 --> 00:52:32,919
So we can get four non blonds
and Tim McGraw playing

1215
00:52:32,919 --> 00:52:36,556
in the same four hours, but
you can't get that in a band.

1216
00:52:36,990 --> 00:52:39,826
So saying you an interesting.

1217
00:52:39,826 --> 00:52:41,861
Okay. Back to 4th of July.

1218
00:52:41,861 --> 00:52:44,130
America's 250th birthday.

1219
00:52:44,130 --> 00:52:46,833
4th of July is one of
our heavily attended events.

1220
00:52:46,833 --> 00:52:47,300
This year.

1221
00:52:47,300 --> 00:52:50,103
We have bigger, better
fireworks.

1222
00:52:50,103 --> 00:52:52,539
Something really
special if I can pull it off.

1223
00:52:54,074 --> 00:52:55,842
Which I
hope I can, I might lose my job.

1224
00:52:55,842 --> 00:53:00,080
But Fiesta Grande
is our fall fest with about 9000

1225
00:53:00,080 --> 00:53:03,083
Veterans Day, 8000 prize party,

1226
00:53:03,850 --> 00:53:07,520
14,000 per day,
which is Friday Saturday.

1227
00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:10,690
So almost 30,000 collectively
over that two day weekend.

1228
00:53:10,690 --> 00:53:13,893
And then sparkling
surprise the month of December,

1229
00:53:13,893 --> 00:53:16,062
not including the surprise party
weekend.

1230
00:53:16,062 --> 00:53:19,566
We had over 32,000 visitors
at the community park.

1231
00:53:20,066 --> 00:53:24,137
So again, we don't charge
a lot of revenue for those,

1232
00:53:24,137 --> 00:53:27,240
but those would things
that would be easily cut

1233
00:53:28,008 --> 00:53:30,210
should you look at a budget.

1234
00:53:30,210 --> 00:53:33,213
But looking at the numbers,
that's how we tried to

1235
00:53:33,480 --> 00:53:34,914
the cost benefit.

1236
00:53:34,914 --> 00:53:37,317
So it's Osborne? Yes, sir.

1237
00:53:37,317 --> 00:53:39,019
Hastings. Other question.
Yes, sir.

1238
00:53:39,019 --> 00:53:39,486
No. I'm sorry.

1239
00:53:39,486 --> 00:53:41,488
I remember
when Donna came up here.

1240
00:53:41,488 --> 00:53:42,655
I think
when I first got on the council,

1241
00:53:42,655 --> 00:53:44,157
I think she might have showed us
that,

1242
00:53:44,157 --> 00:53:46,359
you know,
how do you measure recovery?

1243
00:53:46,359 --> 00:53:46,960
And we all say like.

1244
00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:48,695
Like we like to run government
like a business.

1245
00:53:48,695 --> 00:53:50,830
But there are certain things
that are a service, right?

1246
00:53:50,830 --> 00:53:53,833
We're not in the,
you know, trash business to, to,

1247
00:53:53,867 --> 00:53:55,769
to make money
or to take money from residents.

1248
00:53:55,769 --> 00:53:57,203
We're
trying to offer that service.

1249
00:53:57,203 --> 00:53:58,338
And so the way it was described

1250
00:53:58,338 --> 00:54:00,807
me then, and I think
what you're saying is,

1251
00:54:00,807 --> 00:54:03,443
you know, obviously
there's certain things like,

1252
00:54:03,443 --> 00:54:06,579
Councilman, he's done
a great job with helping kids

1253
00:54:06,579 --> 00:54:08,348
get some lessons. Right.

1254
00:54:08,348 --> 00:54:10,316
It's a huge benefit
to the community

1255
00:54:10,316 --> 00:54:12,686
that we do try to, you know,
I guess you could say subsidized

1256
00:54:12,686 --> 00:54:15,555
may cheaper because it's a it's
a safety thing, you know, or,

1257
00:54:16,890 --> 00:54:18,458
you know,
surprise party sparkling

1258
00:54:18,458 --> 00:54:21,127
surprise that the benefit
there is just so much to me

1259
00:54:21,127 --> 00:54:22,228
that this kind of where it's
measured.

1260
00:54:22,228 --> 00:54:23,797
Now, obviously, if you get back
on the other side,

1261
00:54:23,797 --> 00:54:25,598
we talked about Club Swim

1262
00:54:25,598 --> 00:54:29,402
or this is sports and tourism,
but VIP seats at the concert

1263
00:54:29,402 --> 00:54:31,137
versus like,
you know, regular ones,

1264
00:54:31,137 --> 00:54:33,239
that is less benefit
to the community,

1265
00:54:33,239 --> 00:54:35,375
less benefits
to any member of the individual.

1266
00:54:35,375 --> 00:54:38,745
And so you would require
for that a higher cost recovery.

1267
00:54:38,745 --> 00:54:40,847
And so I know I've,
I've seen that in the past.

1268
00:54:40,847 --> 00:54:43,917
And so, we
we appreciate the work you do.

1269
00:54:43,917 --> 00:54:44,651
And, you know,

1270
00:54:44,651 --> 00:54:47,454
if we were making money
at the public pool,

1271
00:54:47,454 --> 00:54:49,189
we'd probably be charging
a lot more.

1272
00:54:49,189 --> 00:54:50,590
So definitely.

1273
00:54:50,590 --> 00:54:50,890
But, yeah,

1274
00:54:50,890 --> 00:54:52,158
people can use the pool, but,
you know,

1275
00:54:52,158 --> 00:54:53,727
you want to rent a room for,

1276
00:54:53,727 --> 00:54:55,495
you know, a birthday rental,
something like that.

1277
00:54:55,495 --> 00:54:56,830
That's a little bit different,
right? Right.

1278
00:54:56,830 --> 00:54:57,764
Absolutely awesome.

1279
00:54:57,764 --> 00:55:00,300
And for those of you guys
who haven't been to a

1280
00:55:00,300 --> 00:55:03,570
sparkling surprise or surprise
party next holiday season,

1281
00:55:03,570 --> 00:55:05,271
you guys should definitely come
check it out.

1282
00:55:05,271 --> 00:55:06,940
You know, as
I always say, my favorite title,

1283
00:55:06,940 --> 00:55:08,708
but I say that
about so many things

1284
00:55:08,708 --> 00:55:10,477
that my team
laughs at me all the time.

1285
00:55:10,477 --> 00:55:12,445
But that was my favorite.
But the pools are my favorite.

1286
00:55:12,445 --> 00:55:14,280
But the Christmas is
my favorite.

1287
00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:15,982
Puppies are my favorite.

1288
00:55:15,982 --> 00:55:16,783
I could go on.

1289
00:55:16,783 --> 00:55:18,818
I have lots of favorites.

1290
00:55:18,818 --> 00:55:21,788
So speaking of favorites, youth
and adult sports,

1291
00:55:21,788 --> 00:55:24,057
I would say that
this is a community favorite.

1292
00:55:24,057 --> 00:55:27,260
We have 16 different
youth sports programs

1293
00:55:27,260 --> 00:55:28,294
which go into that's

1294
00:55:28,294 --> 00:55:30,030
two seasons,
a baseball, two seasons,

1295
00:55:30,030 --> 00:55:32,198
a softball,
two seasons, a basketball.

1296
00:55:32,198 --> 00:55:34,634
But in all those seasons
combined, we have over

1297
00:55:34,634 --> 00:55:38,004
15,000 kids that are
in our youth sports program,

1298
00:55:39,172 --> 00:55:39,906
where we talk

1299
00:55:39,906 --> 00:55:42,942
about trying
to maximize our facilities.

1300
00:55:42,942 --> 00:55:46,946
We our team does an amazing job
of trying to make sure

1301
00:55:46,946 --> 00:55:51,518
we can get as many kids in
for as little fees as possible.

1302
00:55:51,518 --> 00:55:54,788
So to, Councilman's Hastings
Point,

1303
00:55:54,788 --> 00:55:56,456
when you get into the club
level,

1304
00:55:56,456 --> 00:55:58,658
you're
spending a lot of money now.

1305
00:55:58,658 --> 00:56:01,995
So our volleyball program
is $80 for eight weeks.

1306
00:56:01,995 --> 00:56:02,896
I'm not going to tell you

1307
00:56:02,896 --> 00:56:04,197
what I spend on my kids club

1308
00:56:04,197 --> 00:56:05,065
volleyball and mayor, I'm

1309
00:56:05,065 --> 00:56:06,566
not going to ask you
what you spend on

1310
00:56:06,566 --> 00:56:09,135
your daughter's club volleyball,
but it's a lot more than that.

1311
00:56:09,135 --> 00:56:10,804
But when you're paying
for the coaches

1312
00:56:10,804 --> 00:56:13,440
and you're paying for the fields
and you're paying for that,

1313
00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:15,842
the travel,
that's where your fees go in.

1314
00:56:15,842 --> 00:56:19,012
Our job in recreation is
the city is exposure

1315
00:56:19,279 --> 00:56:22,549
to give kids the ability
to learn new skills,

1316
00:56:22,549 --> 00:56:25,618
to make new friends,
to learn teamwork, to get along.

1317
00:56:26,219 --> 00:56:27,420
Those are social skills

1318
00:56:27,420 --> 00:56:28,822
that they don't
always get in school

1319
00:56:28,822 --> 00:56:31,191
and to find their niche
and find their sport.

1320
00:56:31,191 --> 00:56:34,894
So, our youth sports is huge
and our staff does amazing.

1321
00:56:34,894 --> 00:56:36,596
We used to have, council member

1322
00:56:36,596 --> 00:56:39,599
that was a wonderful red
shirt is what we call them.

1323
00:56:39,766 --> 00:56:40,567
Back in the day.

1324
00:56:40,567 --> 00:56:44,504
So, our youth camps and clinics
are growing in popularity.

1325
00:56:44,504 --> 00:56:45,872
So summertime is good.

1326
00:56:45,872 --> 00:56:49,242
We have clinics on getting ready
for school sports or tryouts,

1327
00:56:49,843 --> 00:56:52,312
refreshers, skills developments.

1328
00:56:52,312 --> 00:56:54,547
Then we have teen tournaments
which are growing.

1329
00:56:54,547 --> 00:56:56,149
We have a wiffle ball tournament
coming up.

1330
00:56:56,149 --> 00:56:57,183
We started doing a beach

1331
00:56:57,183 --> 00:57:00,186
volleyball tournament for teens,
which is sold out.

1332
00:57:00,320 --> 00:57:01,421
And then our adult sports.

1333
00:57:01,421 --> 00:57:02,022
So you can see

1334
00:57:02,022 --> 00:57:06,259
we have 5000, 5000 people
compared to 15,000 people.

1335
00:57:06,259 --> 00:57:08,128
You can see the difference of,

1336
00:57:08,128 --> 00:57:09,696
where
we're putting our finances.

1337
00:57:09,696 --> 00:57:12,032
So we subsidize more for the
youth, but not for the adults.

1338
00:57:13,233 --> 00:57:15,535
I'll just try to go faster.

1339
00:57:15,535 --> 00:57:16,503
Racket sports.

1340
00:57:16,503 --> 00:57:20,106
We have over 800 total programs
of our tennis and classes,

1341
00:57:20,106 --> 00:57:23,309
so we racket
ball is pickleball racket.

1342
00:57:23,309 --> 00:57:24,778
And then we also have pickleball

1343
00:57:24,778 --> 00:57:27,747
tournaments
and tennis tournaments. So,

1344
00:57:28,648 --> 00:57:31,651
it's a little bit interesting
because sports and tourism

1345
00:57:31,651 --> 00:57:32,852
does some of the tournaments.

1346
00:57:32,852 --> 00:57:35,321
And then we do the classes.

1347
00:57:35,321 --> 00:57:37,023
We're probably going
to change that model.

1348
00:57:37,023 --> 00:57:39,559
If I haven't talked to you,
we can talk after class

1349
00:57:39,559 --> 00:57:41,394
or maybe tomorrow.

1350
00:57:41,394 --> 00:57:43,697
But we have 17 pickleball
tournaments

1351
00:57:43,697 --> 00:57:47,067
a year at our tennis facility
where we have 25 courts.

1352
00:57:47,067 --> 00:57:49,069
So pickleball is all the rage.

1353
00:57:49,069 --> 00:57:51,171
It's huge,
but tennis is still thriving.

1354
00:57:51,171 --> 00:57:54,374
And racket ball, those courts
are full all the time, too.

1355
00:57:55,675 --> 00:57:57,777
Then our other side
is youth, teen and adaptive.

1356
00:57:57,777 --> 00:57:59,679
So we have our summer camp
break camp.

1357
00:57:59,679 --> 00:58:03,683
Those programs are 100%
recoverable preschool program,

1358
00:58:03,683 --> 00:58:06,820
100% recoverable special,
and two classes the same.

1359
00:58:07,287 --> 00:58:09,489
Special programs
or not teen programs.

1360
00:58:09,489 --> 00:58:11,424
We subsidize
and adaptive programs.

1361
00:58:11,424 --> 00:58:13,393
We subsidize. So,

1362
00:58:14,427 --> 00:58:15,261
going into that

1363
00:58:15,261 --> 00:58:18,264
aquatics and then that's another
one of my favorite children,

1364
00:58:19,399 --> 00:58:19,833
swim.

1365
00:58:19,833 --> 00:58:21,101
I was a lifeguard when I was 16,

1366
00:58:21,101 --> 00:58:23,970
so I have to caveat it's
my home, my right.

1367
00:58:23,970 --> 00:58:24,838
We have this.

1368
00:58:24,838 --> 00:58:25,839
So swim lessons.

1369
00:58:25,839 --> 00:58:26,639
We have almost

1370
00:58:26,639 --> 00:58:30,777
4000 kids in our swim lessons,
which is a very big deal.

1371
00:58:30,777 --> 00:58:33,179
And thank you to mayor and
council for making that happen.

1372
00:58:33,179 --> 00:58:36,149
We were at 1500 with almost 3000
on the waitlist

1373
00:58:36,149 --> 00:58:37,917
before we opened our new pool.

1374
00:58:37,917 --> 00:58:41,221
So, we definitely have made
an impact on that.

1375
00:58:41,621 --> 00:58:46,793
We have over 500 participants
in swim team, 8500 people

1376
00:58:46,793 --> 00:58:49,929
coming to our pools,
our three pools that we have,

1377
00:58:50,764 --> 00:58:53,366
and then our special interest
classes, 350.

1378
00:58:53,366 --> 00:58:54,701
So special interest classes,
something

1379
00:58:54,701 --> 00:58:56,436
that's 100% recoverable.

1380
00:58:56,436 --> 00:58:58,004
Open swim is subsidized.

1381
00:58:58,004 --> 00:58:59,439
You can see the difference.

1382
00:58:59,439 --> 00:59:02,442
5085 what did I say? Million.

1383
00:59:02,709 --> 00:59:03,476
And I said 85.

1384
00:59:03,476 --> 00:59:05,578
I meant 85 million thousand to

1385
00:59:06,746 --> 00:59:08,848
get that one okay.

1386
00:59:08,848 --> 00:59:10,650
Questions I was fast
I talked fast.

1387
00:59:10,650 --> 00:59:12,385
Did I do okay?

1388
00:59:12,385 --> 00:59:16,556
85,000,085 million people
are here in surprise every day.

1389
00:59:17,290 --> 00:59:19,659
Or thousand.
Which zeros are hard?

1390
00:59:19,659 --> 00:59:20,260
Oh, I almost

1391
00:59:20,260 --> 00:59:23,363
I just want to say thank you
to you, your entire team.

1392
00:59:23,697 --> 00:59:24,764
What you provide for the city

1393
00:59:24,764 --> 00:59:26,633
is just an incredible thing
for our residents.

1394
00:59:26,633 --> 00:59:30,070
I hear nothing but good things
from all the events.

1395
00:59:30,270 --> 00:59:30,670
All of it.

1396
00:59:30,670 --> 00:59:33,073
And it's just, it's a treat
to have it here in the city.

1397
00:59:33,073 --> 00:59:34,407
It's because of your effort

1398
00:59:34,407 --> 00:59:37,577
and your team's effort,
and I am grateful for that.

1399
00:59:37,577 --> 00:59:38,478
So thank you.

1400
00:59:38,478 --> 00:59:39,179
Thank you.

1401
00:59:39,179 --> 00:59:41,047
Councilman, any

1402
00:59:41,047 --> 00:59:41,247
thank you.

1403
00:59:41,247 --> 00:59:42,182
Mayor Holley,

1404
00:59:42,182 --> 00:59:43,550
I do have a question
and I have a comment.

1405
00:59:43,550 --> 00:59:46,486
So my question is
and I apologize if I missed it.

1406
00:59:47,754 --> 00:59:48,855
Are we still getting a pretty

1407
00:59:48,855 --> 00:59:50,623
decent amount of attendance
in those special

1408
00:59:50,623 --> 00:59:52,625
interest classes
that we used to offer?

1409
00:59:52,625 --> 00:59:53,426
Are we still offering?

1410
00:59:53,426 --> 00:59:56,296
We're holding steady. Yeah,
those ones are 100% recoverable.

1411
00:59:56,296 --> 00:59:58,298
Mine for the direct costs. Yeah.
And yeah.

1412
00:59:58,298 --> 00:59:58,798
Look at it.

1413
00:59:58,798 --> 00:59:59,566
What? Where are we at?

1414
00:59:59,566 --> 01:00:01,668
It's on there somewhere.
I skimmed past it.

1415
01:00:01,668 --> 01:00:04,537
Oh, there it is.
700 programs and 5000.

1416
01:00:04,537 --> 01:00:05,939
So it was similar
to adult sports,

1417
01:00:05,939 --> 01:00:08,875
but we have more classes,
so we'll have like a dance class

1418
01:00:08,875 --> 01:00:11,611
that only has like 12 kids,
because you can only handle

1419
01:00:11,611 --> 01:00:13,913
so many three and four year olds
at it to get it.

1420
01:00:13,913 --> 01:00:17,250
So and can you give us like a
just a few examples of,

1421
01:00:17,517 --> 01:00:18,485
special interest classes?

1422
01:00:18,485 --> 01:00:21,488
I know you said dance, but
there's a wide variety, right?

1423
01:00:21,588 --> 01:00:23,656
Anything you could think of
that's not

1424
01:00:23,656 --> 01:00:25,425
involving a ball, really?

1425
01:00:25,425 --> 01:00:26,393
We have skateboards,

1426
01:00:26,393 --> 01:00:30,263
we have dance classes,
we have tumbling is a huge one.

1427
01:00:30,697 --> 01:00:31,398
Cheer

1428
01:00:33,299 --> 01:00:35,035
martial arts.

1429
01:00:35,035 --> 01:00:35,902
Keep going.

1430
01:00:35,902 --> 01:00:37,771
Aqua aerobics.
There's going to throw.

1431
01:00:37,771 --> 01:00:39,472
There's something for everybody.

1432
01:00:39,472 --> 01:00:40,540
Zumba dance.

1433
01:00:40,540 --> 01:00:40,840
We have a

1434
01:00:40,840 --> 01:00:42,709
I think we have a 90s
or some new,

1435
01:00:42,709 --> 01:00:46,880
like 40 year old women
that are awesome dance class

1436
01:00:46,880 --> 01:00:47,180
that like,

1437
01:00:47,180 --> 01:00:49,315
we can go back into the 90s
hip hop

1438
01:00:49,315 --> 01:00:51,651
and without our kids around
making fun of us

1439
01:00:51,651 --> 01:00:53,620
and like really jam out
like we used to

1440
01:00:53,620 --> 01:00:56,623
so that skating in popularity to
the 90s are back.

1441
01:00:56,790 --> 01:00:57,791
I would have been good to know

1442
01:00:57,791 --> 01:01:00,794
a few weeks ago
I would have taken that

1443
01:01:00,994 --> 01:01:02,829
weekend. Yeah.

1444
01:01:02,829 --> 01:01:03,963
Thank you.
Thank you for your presentation.

1445
01:01:03,963 --> 01:01:06,232
I, you know,
we're a multigenerational city,

1446
01:01:06,232 --> 01:01:10,303
and I think it's so important
that we're investing in these

1447
01:01:10,303 --> 01:01:12,172
programs, obviously, aquatics.

1448
01:01:12,172 --> 01:01:12,706
You know, Jack

1449
01:01:12,706 --> 01:01:14,574
and I got our start in aquatics,
as you did.

1450
01:01:14,574 --> 01:01:17,310
And, but it's something
that's super, super important.

1451
01:01:17,310 --> 01:01:19,512
We talk public safety,
but we also have to talk about

1452
01:01:19,512 --> 01:01:21,314
making sure that we're
keeping our kids safe.

1453
01:01:21,314 --> 01:01:22,749
And I don't want to get on my

1454
01:01:22,749 --> 01:01:24,584
soapbox about drowning
and drowning prevention,

1455
01:01:24,584 --> 01:01:27,120
but a lot of the work that you
guys do helps, helps with that.

1456
01:01:27,120 --> 01:01:28,421
And I'm so appreciative.

1457
01:01:28,421 --> 01:01:28,922
I mean, just

1458
01:01:28,922 --> 01:01:30,423
every time I hear that number,
I just

1459
01:01:30,423 --> 01:01:31,391
I watched the video over

1460
01:01:31,391 --> 01:01:32,926
and over and over again
because I still can't

1461
01:01:32,926 --> 01:01:35,261
believe you guys were able
to accomplish that.

1462
01:01:35,261 --> 01:01:35,795
And I did have to

1463
01:01:35,795 --> 01:01:36,162
I had to

1464
01:01:36,162 --> 01:01:40,133
if I had to cast someone for a
Parks and Recreation director,

1465
01:01:40,133 --> 01:01:42,602
I don't think you could find
any better than Holly Osborne

1466
01:01:42,602 --> 01:01:43,169
here. So,

1467
01:01:44,270 --> 01:01:45,005
thank you for your part.

1468
01:01:45,005 --> 01:01:47,240
I mean, it's it's reflective on

1469
01:01:47,240 --> 01:01:47,707
not only

1470
01:01:47,707 --> 01:01:49,976
how hard your team works
to put on all these events,

1471
01:01:49,976 --> 01:01:51,711
but we're really kind
of the tip of the spear

1472
01:01:51,711 --> 01:01:53,313
on some of these major events

1473
01:01:53,313 --> 01:01:55,915
where we're getting folks
from all across the state

1474
01:01:55,915 --> 01:01:58,551
to come to our city
and experience,

1475
01:01:58,551 --> 01:02:00,086
just what,
what we all love about it.

1476
01:02:00,086 --> 01:02:01,821
It's a reason
why so many of us call it home.

1477
01:02:01,821 --> 01:02:03,256
And so thank you for your work.

1478
01:02:03,256 --> 01:02:04,657
Thank you for your passion
that you inject

1479
01:02:04,657 --> 01:02:06,659
into these programs,
because it wouldn't

1480
01:02:06,659 --> 01:02:07,660
be the same without you.

1481
01:02:07,660 --> 01:02:10,296
So we appreciate you.

1482
01:02:10,296 --> 01:02:12,232
And she was my old boss,
so I had to get that in there.

1483
01:02:12,232 --> 01:02:15,201
So I'm not anymore though.
But he did have to say that.

1484
01:02:15,201 --> 01:02:17,137
And Vice Mayor Greenberg.

1485
01:02:17,137 --> 01:02:19,039
Oh, thank you, mayor.
I only have one thing.

1486
01:02:19,039 --> 01:02:22,475
Thank you for taking advantage
of AI to give us better data,

1487
01:02:23,243 --> 01:02:25,578
because just better data
we have, the better decisions

1488
01:02:25,578 --> 01:02:26,813
we can make. And that's

1489
01:02:28,248 --> 01:02:29,082
all I got to say.

1490
01:02:29,082 --> 01:02:30,350
Thank you.

1491
01:02:30,350 --> 01:02:32,519
Councilman Joe.

1492
01:02:32,519 --> 01:02:33,620
Thank you mayor.

1493
01:02:33,620 --> 01:02:34,888
Thank you. Holly, this is great.

1494
01:02:34,888 --> 01:02:36,790
So I love the parties.

1495
01:02:36,790 --> 01:02:38,358
I love the events
that you put on.

1496
01:02:38,358 --> 01:02:40,393
And I love that
we have nearly 3 million

1497
01:02:40,393 --> 01:02:41,695
people visiting our parks.

1498
01:02:41,695 --> 01:02:44,631
I mean, this really is this
is all about quality of life.

1499
01:02:44,631 --> 01:02:45,298
And I think you're doing

1500
01:02:45,298 --> 01:02:48,001
a great job of subsidizing
the ones that need subsidize

1501
01:02:48,001 --> 01:02:49,669
for the little guys
running around

1502
01:02:49,669 --> 01:02:50,970
and then making the adults
that still want

1503
01:02:50,970 --> 01:02:53,973
to throw a ball around,
you know, pay their way.

1504
01:02:54,240 --> 01:02:57,410
As this is a budget meeting
and we're working towards

1505
01:02:57,777 --> 01:03:00,780
what we're going to do next year
with our budget money.

1506
01:03:00,947 --> 01:03:03,350
What do you have planned for
McMeekin?

1507
01:03:03,350 --> 01:03:05,018
Do you have budget money
in there?

1508
01:03:05,018 --> 01:03:06,686
What kind of things can we look?

1509
01:03:06,686 --> 01:03:08,621
I mean, one of the reasons
the number is so small

1510
01:03:08,621 --> 01:03:10,523
is it's a space
that needs to be activated.

1511
01:03:10,523 --> 01:03:13,126
So what's our plan? That.
That's a hard.

1512
01:03:13,126 --> 01:03:14,728
Thank you, Councilman Judd.

1513
01:03:14,728 --> 01:03:16,329
I'm stalling to give Sandy

1514
01:03:16,329 --> 01:03:18,331
some time
to think of a better answer.

1515
01:03:18,331 --> 01:03:19,666
I mean, not
to throw under the bus.

1516
01:03:19,666 --> 01:03:21,134
We have a lot of things planned,

1517
01:03:21,134 --> 01:03:24,304
but it depends on
how financially we end up.

1518
01:03:24,304 --> 01:03:27,707
So we have we have money
to start the design process.

1519
01:03:27,741 --> 01:03:29,075
As you know,
we're going through our Parks

1520
01:03:29,075 --> 01:03:31,478
and Recreation master plan
right now.

1521
01:03:31,478 --> 01:03:33,279
That does encompass
make and dam.

1522
01:03:33,279 --> 01:03:34,214
Once we figure out

1523
01:03:34,214 --> 01:03:36,182
we have a couple
of geographical locations

1524
01:03:36,182 --> 01:03:39,219
where we're looking at budget
permitting, we want to start

1525
01:03:39,219 --> 01:03:43,156
at least a 30% design
to get us to the point, where

1526
01:03:43,156 --> 01:03:47,727
we could do a programable park
and then also know the, the geo.

1527
01:03:47,927 --> 01:03:49,963
What is the type of topography?

1528
01:03:49,963 --> 01:03:50,764
Is that the word,

1529
01:03:50,764 --> 01:03:52,065
the topography of the land,

1530
01:03:52,065 --> 01:03:53,199
while
we're doing our master plan

1531
01:03:53,199 --> 01:03:54,901
to figure out
the most advantageous

1532
01:03:54,901 --> 01:03:59,005
and where we can actually do
programable parks within that.

1533
01:03:59,239 --> 01:04:01,741
So that would be the design
phase.

1534
01:04:01,741 --> 01:04:04,044
With McMeekin dam,
we have a lot of it.

1535
01:04:04,044 --> 01:04:05,945
Is our park rangers coming up.

1536
01:04:05,945 --> 01:04:07,947
We would like to eventually
start

1537
01:04:07,947 --> 01:04:09,516
more of an outdoor program,

1538
01:04:09,516 --> 01:04:12,519
but right now we currently
are in the enforcement

1539
01:04:12,519 --> 01:04:16,690
and education as opposed
to the luxury side of things.

1540
01:04:16,856 --> 01:04:17,157
Yeah.

1541
01:04:17,157 --> 01:04:20,460
And I think the idea I mean, we,
I expect it to be a long time

1542
01:04:20,460 --> 01:04:21,928
before
we can actually afford to build

1543
01:04:21,928 --> 01:04:24,330
a, build a proper programable
park out there.

1544
01:04:24,330 --> 01:04:26,199
They're not cheap,
they're hard to do.

1545
01:04:26,199 --> 01:04:26,833
And we're going to want

1546
01:04:26,833 --> 01:04:29,436
a lot of community
input before we do that.

1547
01:04:29,436 --> 01:04:31,404
But it is a nice conservation
area.

1548
01:04:31,404 --> 01:04:31,705
We'd like

1549
01:04:31,705 --> 01:04:35,175
to see some great outdoor,
skills type things out there,

1550
01:04:35,442 --> 01:04:36,810
hopefully an archery range

1551
01:04:36,810 --> 01:04:38,111
on the outside of town
over there,

1552
01:04:38,111 --> 01:04:39,045
so we don't have to go
all the way

1553
01:04:39,045 --> 01:04:40,847
to Ben Avery for that stuff.

1554
01:04:40,847 --> 01:04:42,148
But really just some outdoor

1555
01:04:42,148 --> 01:04:43,917
focused nature type
things would be great.

1556
01:04:43,917 --> 01:04:45,185
And again, it's

1557
01:04:45,185 --> 01:04:49,589
the the main goal of this is,
is a conservation area.

1558
01:04:49,589 --> 01:04:51,558
So just giving people a chance

1559
01:04:51,558 --> 01:04:53,893
to get outdoors right
next to the white tanks

1560
01:04:53,893 --> 01:04:55,895
and maybe even join up
for the white thanks there

1561
01:04:55,895 --> 01:04:57,430
through Andy's property.

1562
01:04:57,430 --> 01:04:59,065
Yes, that is our plan.

1563
01:04:59,065 --> 01:05:00,533
Thank you. Timing and money.

1564
01:05:02,202 --> 01:05:04,204
Any other
council members hearing?

1565
01:05:04,204 --> 01:05:07,407
None I appreciate
thank you very much.

1566
01:05:07,640 --> 01:05:10,643
And thanks everyone for showing
up for our parks presentation.

1567
01:05:16,883 --> 01:05:17,584
So we're going to move on

1568
01:05:17,584 --> 01:05:20,687
to the call to the public,
portion of this meeting.

1569
01:05:20,687 --> 01:05:23,690
I have a brief statement
I want to read.

1570
01:05:25,225 --> 01:05:27,594
I to here we go.

1571
01:05:27,594 --> 01:05:29,329
So before I open the call,
the public,

1572
01:05:29,329 --> 01:05:32,065
I just want to thank everyone
for being here.

1573
01:05:32,065 --> 01:05:34,034
I know many of you
signed up to speak,

1574
01:05:34,034 --> 01:05:35,001
and I want you to know

1575
01:05:35,001 --> 01:05:37,504
that this council is here
to listen to you.

1576
01:05:37,504 --> 01:05:42,075
So, hearing from residents
is what really our our job is.

1577
01:05:42,108 --> 01:05:44,377
Listen here you

1578
01:05:44,377 --> 01:05:47,380
it's what makes our community
incredibly strong. It.

1579
01:05:47,981 --> 01:05:48,515
If you haven't

1580
01:05:48,515 --> 01:05:51,518
filled out a request to speak,
there's one in the back.

1581
01:05:51,618 --> 01:05:52,619
I encourage you to do so.

1582
01:05:52,619 --> 01:05:54,387
And then you just give that
to our city clerk.

1583
01:05:54,387 --> 01:05:56,756
That way you can
put you on the list to speak.

1584
01:05:59,359 --> 01:05:59,759
We want

1585
01:05:59,759 --> 01:06:02,729
everybody
to feel heard and respected

1586
01:06:02,729 --> 01:06:05,732
and ask to remain kind
and courteous to everybody

1587
01:06:06,866 --> 01:06:09,602
and follow the rules of decorum
in this chamber

1588
01:06:09,602 --> 01:06:11,371
and throughout
the entire process.

1589
01:06:11,371 --> 01:06:12,639
I understand
that many of you are here

1590
01:06:12,639 --> 01:06:13,707
this evening to talk about

1591
01:06:13,707 --> 01:06:16,242
the recent purchase
of the building and surprise

1592
01:06:16,242 --> 01:06:17,977
by the Department
of Homeland Security,

1593
01:06:17,977 --> 01:06:18,878
and because there are

1594
01:06:18,878 --> 01:06:21,881
limitations on the council's
ability to respond.

1595
01:06:21,948 --> 01:06:24,751
During the public comment,
I want to share some information

1596
01:06:24,751 --> 01:06:27,253
just to have some clarity
on on our stance

1597
01:06:27,253 --> 01:06:30,256
for the city
was not aware of the

1598
01:06:30,490 --> 01:06:33,059
that the efforts were under way
to purchase a building

1599
01:06:33,059 --> 01:06:35,628
that was secured by the
Department of Homeland Security,

1600
01:06:35,628 --> 01:06:36,629
was not notified

1601
01:06:36,629 --> 01:06:39,599
of the transaction
by any of the parties involved.

1602
01:06:40,100 --> 01:06:41,601
It's important to note
that federal projects

1603
01:06:41,601 --> 01:06:44,604
are not subject to local
regulation, such as zoning,

1604
01:06:45,138 --> 01:06:45,772
and although the

1605
01:06:45,772 --> 01:06:49,142
city cannot regulate
the Homeland Security's purchase

1606
01:06:49,576 --> 01:06:51,478
or the use of the building,
the council is

1607
01:06:51,478 --> 01:06:54,714
genuinely committed to hearing
your thoughts and your concerns.

1608
01:06:55,548 --> 01:06:58,618
And so we're going to hear from
people on both sides of this.

1609
01:06:58,618 --> 01:07:00,787
And I ask
that you respect one another.

1610
01:07:01,755 --> 01:07:04,224
I don't want
to hear cheering or clapping.

1611
01:07:04,224 --> 01:07:05,358
I know we're passionate
about it,

1612
01:07:05,358 --> 01:07:06,659
but I don't want one person

1613
01:07:06,659 --> 01:07:07,827
to feel intimidated

1614
01:07:07,827 --> 01:07:08,962
regardless
of what side of the aisle

1615
01:07:08,962 --> 01:07:11,031
you're on,
we're going to listen to you.

1616
01:07:11,031 --> 01:07:13,066
And I think we just need
to lower the temperature

1617
01:07:13,066 --> 01:07:14,834
and respect each other
in this chamber.

1618
01:07:14,834 --> 01:07:17,137
And I appreciate that of you.

1619
01:07:17,137 --> 01:07:20,306
And we're here to listen
and and I appreciate you,

1620
01:07:21,908 --> 01:07:24,744
Madam Clerk.

1621
01:07:24,744 --> 01:07:25,078
Thank you.

1622
01:07:25,078 --> 01:07:26,946
Mayor.

1623
01:07:26,946 --> 01:07:29,582
To make this go
as smoothly as possible,

1624
01:07:29,582 --> 01:07:32,585
I am going to read out
five names at a time.

1625
01:07:32,619 --> 01:07:34,888
So if I call your name
and you're in this room,

1626
01:07:34,888 --> 01:07:36,790
if you would make your way
to the center

1627
01:07:36,790 --> 01:07:38,825
aisle
in the order that I call you,

1628
01:07:38,825 --> 01:07:40,994
and the same for the other room,

1629
01:07:40,994 --> 01:07:43,797
they will send
those speakers forward,

1630
01:07:43,797 --> 01:07:45,699
and we'll just have
to be a little bit patient.

1631
01:07:47,067 --> 01:07:50,036
The first five are Brant Peak,

1632
01:07:50,704 --> 01:07:53,039
Sarah Helgeson,

1633
01:07:53,039 --> 01:07:56,009
Catherine Faber, Hagen,

1634
01:07:56,209 --> 01:07:58,745
Alex, Chris

1635
01:07:58,745 --> 01:08:01,748
and Stephen Quebec.

1636
01:08:02,315 --> 01:08:04,217
If you could make your way
to the center

1637
01:08:04,217 --> 01:08:06,286
when you get to the podium,
please

1638
01:08:06,286 --> 01:08:09,289
state your name
and cross streets for the record

1639
01:08:09,622 --> 01:08:10,390
window.

1640
01:08:10,390 --> 01:08:13,393
Good evening sir.

1641
01:08:14,928 --> 01:08:16,529
Mayor and Council members,
thank you

1642
01:08:16,529 --> 01:08:17,897
for the opportunity to speak.

1643
01:08:17,897 --> 01:08:19,599
My name is Brant Peak.

1644
01:08:19,599 --> 01:08:22,035
I'm co-chair
of Northwest Valley Indivisible.

1645
01:08:22,035 --> 01:08:24,904
I am not a resident of surprise,

1646
01:08:24,904 --> 01:08:27,907
but our organization includes
many surprise residents.

1647
01:08:27,907 --> 01:08:29,609
And over the past year,

1648
01:08:29,609 --> 01:08:30,010
we have

1649
01:08:30,010 --> 01:08:33,013
held many peaceful protests
and other events here in town.

1650
01:08:33,947 --> 01:08:36,916
Tonight, I want to be very clear
about who we are

1651
01:08:36,916 --> 01:08:38,952
and how we show up.

1652
01:08:38,952 --> 01:08:41,488
Northwest Valley
indivisible is made up entirely

1653
01:08:41,488 --> 01:08:44,457
of unpaid volunteers,
including myself.

1654
01:08:44,724 --> 01:08:46,092
No one is paid to attend our

1655
01:08:46,092 --> 01:08:49,229
events, organize our actions,
or speak on our behalf.

1656
01:08:50,063 --> 01:08:52,499
We show up on our own time
at our own expense,

1657
01:08:52,499 --> 01:08:54,667
because we care about
the Northwest Valley

1658
01:08:54,667 --> 01:08:56,069
and the issues that affect it.

1659
01:08:57,070 --> 01:08:59,439
I share
this paraphrased sentiment

1660
01:08:59,439 --> 01:09:02,142
with one Minnesota protester,
who recently said,

1661
01:09:02,142 --> 01:09:04,444
I got to get up in the morning
just like everybody else.

1662
01:09:04,444 --> 01:09:07,347
I'm just here to stand up
for community.

1663
01:09:07,347 --> 01:09:10,350
Northwest Valley Indivisible
is firmly committed to peaceful,

1664
01:09:10,583 --> 01:09:13,453
nonviolent, weapons
free protest.

1665
01:09:13,453 --> 01:09:14,654
That commitment is rooted

1666
01:09:14,654 --> 01:09:16,356
in the National
Indivisible Movement's

1667
01:09:16,356 --> 01:09:19,859
nonviolence policy,
and it is non-negotiable for us.

1668
01:09:20,660 --> 01:09:22,562
We plan
with de-escalation in mind.

1669
01:09:22,562 --> 01:09:25,465
We set clear expectations
for participants,

1670
01:09:25,465 --> 01:09:27,567
and we do not tolerate
intimidation, threats

1671
01:09:27,567 --> 01:09:30,570
or weapons from our participants
at our events.

1672
01:09:31,104 --> 01:09:33,440
Tonight,
I want to clarify why we oppose

1673
01:09:33,440 --> 01:09:36,443
the proposed
Ice facility here in surprise.

1674
01:09:36,509 --> 01:09:38,812
We support holding people
accountable for their crimes,

1675
01:09:38,812 --> 01:09:40,680
whether they are citizens
or immigrants.

1676
01:09:40,680 --> 01:09:43,683
We do not want to excuse
or allow criminal behavior.

1677
01:09:43,983 --> 01:09:46,286
Our concern is
that Ice cannot be trusted

1678
01:09:46,286 --> 01:09:48,788
to exercise their authority
responsibly,

1679
01:09:48,788 --> 01:09:51,791
whether on the streets
or in a detention center.

1680
01:09:51,958 --> 01:09:54,527
We do not trust Ice
to distinguish between criminals

1681
01:09:54,527 --> 01:09:55,829
and non criminals,

1682
01:09:55,829 --> 01:09:58,131
between a violent offense
or a misdemeanor.

1683
01:09:58,131 --> 01:10:00,100
We do not trust them
to reliably uphold

1684
01:10:00,100 --> 01:10:02,235
the constitutional rights
of citizens,

1685
01:10:02,235 --> 01:10:05,071
much less immigrants,
documented or not.

1686
01:10:05,071 --> 01:10:07,707
And we do not trust Ice
to respond to peaceful protests

1687
01:10:07,707 --> 01:10:08,742
like ours

1688
01:10:08,742 --> 01:10:10,543
with the professionalism
and respect

1689
01:10:10,543 --> 01:10:12,812
that we have
consistently experienced

1690
01:10:12,812 --> 01:10:15,148
from the surprise
police department.

1691
01:10:15,148 --> 01:10:17,217
Based on ICE's recent conduct,
we believe that

1692
01:10:17,217 --> 01:10:20,520
allowing this facility
in surprise risks introducing

1693
01:10:20,520 --> 01:10:23,590
chaos and cruelty
into a community that has worked

1694
01:10:23,590 --> 01:10:26,659
hard to maintain peace
and safety for its residents.

1695
01:10:27,460 --> 01:10:28,528
But please know this

1696
01:10:29,496 --> 01:10:32,365
as Northwest Valley Indivisible
responds to this situation,

1697
01:10:32,365 --> 01:10:34,100
we will continue to hold

1698
01:10:34,100 --> 01:10:38,271
to our standards of peaceful,
nonviolent, weapons free protest

1699
01:10:39,005 --> 01:10:41,508
interest in this facility
is tremendous,

1700
01:10:41,508 --> 01:10:44,277
and outside groups
are already here to take action

1701
01:10:44,277 --> 01:10:45,712
if any plan to do so.

1702
01:10:45,712 --> 01:10:48,381
If any of those planned to do
so in coordination with us,

1703
01:10:48,381 --> 01:10:50,583
they will be expected
to follow the same principles

1704
01:10:50,583 --> 01:10:53,820
we do peaceful protest,
nonviolence, no weapons.

1705
01:10:53,820 --> 01:10:55,522
And if they are unwilling
to do that,

1706
01:10:55,522 --> 01:10:57,323
we will not partner with them.

1707
01:10:57,323 --> 01:10:59,793
We value our relationship
with the city of Surprise

1708
01:10:59,793 --> 01:11:01,528
and the surprise
police department.

1709
01:11:01,528 --> 01:11:04,330
We will continue to coordinate
the surprise with surprise

1710
01:11:04,330 --> 01:11:05,398
PD in advance.

1711
01:11:05,398 --> 01:11:07,133
We will communicate clearly,

1712
01:11:07,133 --> 01:11:08,802
and we will express
our appreciation

1713
01:11:08,802 --> 01:11:09,502
for the department's

1714
01:11:09,502 --> 01:11:12,839
consistent focus on safety
and professionalism

1715
01:11:13,006 --> 01:11:16,009
as residents exercise
their First Amendment rights.

1716
01:11:16,443 --> 01:11:18,511
We will continue
being the kind of civic partner

1717
01:11:18,511 --> 01:11:21,214
this city has come to expect
from us. Thank you sir.

1718
01:11:25,585 --> 01:11:28,588
Thank you Mayor.

1719
01:11:28,788 --> 01:11:30,657
Thank you mayor.

1720
01:11:30,657 --> 01:11:33,626
Vice mayor, Council members,
thank you so much

1721
01:11:34,227 --> 01:11:36,830
for allowing us to come here.

1722
01:11:36,830 --> 01:11:38,898
I appreciate this council

1723
01:11:38,898 --> 01:11:43,002
of how you guys always hear
what we have to say.

1724
01:11:43,002 --> 01:11:45,939
And I appreciate my fellow
surprise.

1725
01:11:45,939 --> 01:11:48,942
The ants
and those from, neighboring,

1726
01:11:50,310 --> 01:11:52,479
communities as well,
that have come out

1727
01:11:52,479 --> 01:11:55,482
taking their time
to come out here and express

1728
01:11:56,750 --> 01:11:59,352
our passion to you as well.

1729
01:11:59,352 --> 01:12:03,757
Mayor, I'm here to support
our fellow law enforcement

1730
01:12:04,524 --> 01:12:08,128
who daily put on the uniform,

1731
01:12:08,628 --> 01:12:12,565
whether it's our police,
our medical, our fire,

1732
01:12:13,133 --> 01:12:16,269
our nurses, our doctors,
and yes,

1733
01:12:16,603 --> 01:12:20,273
even Customs and Immigration
force, I support them.

1734
01:12:20,807 --> 01:12:26,479
They do a hard job and I am not
going to impede on their job.

1735
01:12:27,781 --> 01:12:30,784
A well funded, a

1736
01:12:30,784 --> 01:12:35,422
well trained and a
well supported law enforcement

1737
01:12:35,789 --> 01:12:38,758
is an essential part
of our republic.

1738
01:12:39,025 --> 01:12:42,662
Whether
it's our nation, our state,

1739
01:12:43,630 --> 01:12:46,366
or even right here in surprise.

1740
01:12:46,366 --> 01:12:49,369
And I've gotten to know
the chiefs of both.

1741
01:12:49,736 --> 01:12:52,739
And they are professional
and they are great.

1742
01:12:53,473 --> 01:12:56,476
And I appreciate the hard work
that these men and women

1743
01:12:56,943 --> 01:12:59,946
who wake up every day,
take up these shifts

1744
01:13:00,380 --> 01:13:03,083
and say, I will protect you.

1745
01:13:03,083 --> 01:13:07,053
And my prayer for them is that
they go safely and return

1746
01:13:07,053 --> 01:13:11,324
safely back to their families,
that I can support them as well.

1747
01:13:12,392 --> 01:13:15,395
I want to thank everyone
that has come out here.

1748
01:13:15,462 --> 01:13:18,465
From what we've seen on YouTube
and different,

1749
01:13:19,065 --> 01:13:22,068
news media,
this isn't anything like that.

1750
01:13:22,969 --> 01:13:25,972
They have been very respectful
from both sides.

1751
01:13:26,773 --> 01:13:30,410
They have been here and saying,
I will support

1752
01:13:30,410 --> 01:13:35,148
whether this cause or that cause
in a very respectful manner,

1753
01:13:36,016 --> 01:13:38,685
and I hope
that this is going to be

1754
01:13:38,685 --> 01:13:41,454
the way it should
be for all communities.

1755
01:13:42,622 --> 01:13:43,056
Mayor,

1756
01:13:43,056 --> 01:13:46,059
vice mayor, council members.

1757
01:13:46,159 --> 01:13:48,528
This is a great republic,
and I hope

1758
01:13:48,528 --> 01:13:51,965
that we can continue
another 250 years.

1759
01:13:52,432 --> 01:13:53,800
Thank you very much.

1760
01:13:53,800 --> 01:13:56,703
Thank you sir.

1761
01:13:56,703 --> 01:13:59,706
Before you start,
I'm going to read the next five.

1762
01:14:00,407 --> 01:14:03,076
The next five are Lisa Everett,

1763
01:14:03,076 --> 01:14:06,046
Michael Chester, Kelly.

1764
01:14:06,046 --> 01:14:08,848
Vote.

1765
01:14:08,848 --> 01:14:10,617
Bhavani I

1766
01:14:10,617 --> 01:14:13,253
I Connie,
I hope I said that right.

1767
01:14:13,253 --> 01:14:15,388
Ricky. Hi, Tara.

1768
01:14:15,388 --> 01:14:16,656
Okay, you can begin.

1769
01:14:16,656 --> 01:14:18,391
Thank you.

1770
01:14:18,391 --> 01:14:20,326
Good evening, Mr. Mayor.

1771
01:14:20,326 --> 01:14:22,829
Men and women of the council

1772
01:14:22,829 --> 01:14:25,799
and any distinguished guests
who have left out.

1773
01:14:26,433 --> 01:14:29,836
Thank you for the time to talk
about this controversial topic.

1774
01:14:29,836 --> 01:14:32,238
The ice warehouse.

1775
01:14:32,238 --> 01:14:35,241
I support the police and ice.

1776
01:14:35,375 --> 01:14:39,279
These men and women
have a job to do to protect us.

1777
01:14:39,979 --> 01:14:42,282
They, like all of us,

1778
01:14:42,282 --> 01:14:44,651
want to go home and
see their families after work

1779
01:14:46,119 --> 01:14:47,520
in the last four months.

1780
01:14:47,520 --> 01:14:50,256
Here is an example
of a few states

1781
01:14:50,256 --> 01:14:53,159
and the number of illegal aliens
who were deported.

1782
01:14:53,159 --> 01:14:55,628
Texas 17,000.

1783
01:14:55,628 --> 01:14:57,831
Louisiana 7000.

1784
01:14:57,831 --> 01:15:00,033
California 6000.

1785
01:15:00,033 --> 01:15:03,536
Florida 4000, Georgia 4000.

1786
01:15:03,536 --> 01:15:05,305
West Virginia 650.

1787
01:15:05,305 --> 01:15:07,474
And Maine 200.

1788
01:15:07,474 --> 01:15:10,944
I bring these numbers up
because while they are

1789
01:15:10,944 --> 01:15:15,215
all substantial,
all are without incident

1790
01:15:16,049 --> 01:15:19,953
because people living there
and the local police

1791
01:15:20,653 --> 01:15:23,656
worked with ice and ice,
went in,

1792
01:15:24,090 --> 01:15:27,093
arrested them and left.

1793
01:15:27,927 --> 01:15:29,896
My hope is

1794
01:15:29,896 --> 01:15:33,933
we are all neighbors
here in surprise, and

1795
01:15:33,933 --> 01:15:37,937
I hope we would work with Ice
and with our local police.

1796
01:15:38,304 --> 01:15:41,141
So they can do their job.

1797
01:15:41,141 --> 01:15:44,277
To my knowledge,
we do not know yet

1798
01:15:44,711 --> 01:15:47,714
if this facility
is to store their equipment

1799
01:15:48,248 --> 01:15:51,151
or to temporarily house

1800
01:15:51,151 --> 01:15:53,787
or to temporarily house illegals

1801
01:15:53,787 --> 01:15:56,289
before deportation.

1802
01:15:56,289 --> 01:15:57,123
But either way,

1803
01:15:58,191 --> 01:16:00,694
why are some people against it?

1804
01:16:00,694 --> 01:16:02,529
I can't answer that question.

1805
01:16:02,529 --> 01:16:04,631
We can.

1806
01:16:04,631 --> 01:16:05,999
One second, sir.

1807
01:16:05,999 --> 01:16:07,267
I asked at the beginning
of this.

1808
01:16:07,267 --> 01:16:08,268
We're
going to respect each other.

1809
01:16:08,268 --> 01:16:11,004
I know that we have
we have passion about it.

1810
01:16:11,004 --> 01:16:13,807
I know we got some claps, but
we need to really respect it.

1811
01:16:13,807 --> 01:16:14,908
Give this man his time.

1812
01:16:14,908 --> 01:16:16,943
Like we're going to get you
your time

1813
01:16:16,943 --> 01:16:18,745
and we're going
to respect each other

1814
01:16:18,745 --> 01:16:19,779
and the way
that we approach this.

1815
01:16:19,779 --> 01:16:21,648
So I appreciate your candor

1816
01:16:21,648 --> 01:16:22,415
and letting everybody

1817
01:16:22,415 --> 01:16:25,585
speak their piece
and and letting everybody say

1818
01:16:25,585 --> 01:16:26,152
what they need to say.

1819
01:16:26,152 --> 01:16:28,888
So so I'm going to give you
we'll go ahead and continue.

1820
01:16:28,888 --> 01:16:29,489
We pass the time.

1821
01:16:29,489 --> 01:16:29,956
Thank you, Mr.

1822
01:16:29,956 --> 01:16:32,959
Mayor. But.

1823
01:16:36,029 --> 01:16:38,231
It's actually a great location.

1824
01:16:38,231 --> 01:16:40,467
It's not interrupting our daily
lives.

1825
01:16:40,467 --> 01:16:42,102
It's not
in the middle of our city.

1826
01:16:43,336 --> 01:16:46,339
I fear that the reason for this
anti-choice sentiment

1827
01:16:46,773 --> 01:16:49,776
is because many protesters
have the attitude.

1828
01:16:50,110 --> 01:16:53,413
These people are our neighbors,
but are they?

1829
01:16:54,447 --> 01:16:56,516
The minute
they come across the border

1830
01:16:56,516 --> 01:16:59,519
and step foot in our country,
they're illegal.

1831
01:17:00,553 --> 01:17:02,789
In fact,
the current administration

1832
01:17:02,789 --> 01:17:05,792
has offered them to leave now
voluntarily,

1833
01:17:06,593 --> 01:17:09,362
and they have a chance
to return.

1834
01:17:09,362 --> 01:17:11,364
In closing,

1835
01:17:11,364 --> 01:17:13,733
I am a God fearing man.

1836
01:17:13,733 --> 01:17:15,902
I will pray for the mayor

1837
01:17:15,902 --> 01:17:18,204
and for the council members

1838
01:17:18,204 --> 01:17:20,907
to do the right thing
for our community.

1839
01:17:20,907 --> 01:17:24,210
I will also pray for Ice
to get their job done

1840
01:17:24,210 --> 01:17:25,945
and go home safely,

1841
01:17:25,945 --> 01:17:28,948
so we can all go back
to our lives here in Arizona.

1842
01:17:29,482 --> 01:17:32,485
God bless you all again.

1843
01:17:38,992 --> 01:17:40,694
Good evening mayor.

1844
01:17:40,694 --> 01:17:41,728
Council,

1845
01:17:41,728 --> 01:17:44,731
thank you for giving me the
opportunity to speak tonight.

1846
01:17:44,964 --> 01:17:46,132
I appreciate the time

1847
01:17:46,132 --> 01:17:49,536
you've set aside for residents
to voice their concerns

1848
01:17:50,303 --> 01:17:53,907
about the proposed
1500 bed Ice detention

1849
01:17:53,907 --> 01:17:57,544
facility,
planned near nine schools.

1850
01:17:58,178 --> 01:18:01,181
I understand
and want to acknowledge

1851
01:18:01,181 --> 01:18:04,050
this project is
not under your jurisdiction,

1852
01:18:05,685 --> 01:18:08,688
but this is still something.

1853
01:18:09,689 --> 01:18:12,559
Is this is an appropriate place
for us?

1854
01:18:12,559 --> 01:18:13,360
For it?

1855
01:18:13,360 --> 01:18:17,364
Is it a place that we want
to put a detention center?

1856
01:18:18,098 --> 01:18:21,101
This is not a Democrat
or Republican issue.

1857
01:18:21,568 --> 01:18:24,804
It is an issue
about human dignity.

1858
01:18:25,839 --> 01:18:28,408
I stand for the dignity of life

1859
01:18:28,408 --> 01:18:33,013
in all of its forms
the unborn victims of crime,

1860
01:18:33,413 --> 01:18:36,416
those on death
row and immigrants.

1861
01:18:36,649 --> 01:18:40,286
Dignity does not depend
on someone's legal status,

1862
01:18:40,887 --> 01:18:43,857
political affiliation
or where they were born.

1863
01:18:44,324 --> 01:18:47,727
It is either value
that we hold consistently

1864
01:18:48,628 --> 01:18:51,264
or it is not a value at all.

1865
01:18:51,264 --> 01:18:53,767
Immigration and Ice enforcement

1866
01:18:53,767 --> 01:18:56,770
have become deeply polarizing
topics.

1867
01:18:57,437 --> 01:18:59,806
The media often pushes
people towards

1868
01:18:59,806 --> 01:19:04,344
the most extreme positions
as if there are only two sides.

1869
01:19:04,611 --> 01:19:08,415
But most Americans do not reside
in the extremes.

1870
01:19:08,948 --> 01:19:11,484
Most people are in the middle.

1871
01:19:11,484 --> 01:19:17,157
I believe in borders and laws
and they believe,

1872
01:19:17,157 --> 01:19:20,460
and I believe in basic
humanity and decency.

1873
01:19:21,161 --> 01:19:24,497
I respect the First Amendment
right of all of those

1874
01:19:24,497 --> 01:19:28,435
who protest and I also recognize
that Ice agents are doing

1875
01:19:28,435 --> 01:19:32,639
the job that they signed up
to do under federal law.

1876
01:19:33,006 --> 01:19:36,309
Two things
can be true at the same time.

1877
01:19:39,412 --> 01:19:41,514
I have legitimate concerns

1878
01:19:41,514 --> 01:19:44,818
about this building
being in surprise.

1879
01:19:46,953 --> 01:19:49,122
It's going to have
a negative effect

1880
01:19:49,122 --> 01:19:52,258
on our community,
as it already has this evening.

1881
01:19:52,258 --> 01:19:54,194
I have heard there are

1882
01:19:54,194 --> 01:19:57,197
hundreds and hundreds of people
outside of this room.

1883
01:19:58,198 --> 01:20:00,500
It concerns me that undue

1884
01:20:00,500 --> 01:20:03,503
attention
is being brought to our city.

1885
01:20:04,037 --> 01:20:08,008
My prayer is simple that people
take their concerns to those

1886
01:20:08,008 --> 01:20:11,778
who actually have the power
to make a change, right?

1887
01:20:11,778 --> 01:20:16,316
Your members of Congress, right
where US Congress, Senator,

1888
01:20:16,883 --> 01:20:20,253
let them know
that you are not okay with this.

1889
01:20:21,287 --> 01:20:25,859
But more importantly,
we need to pass the Dignity Act.

1890
01:20:26,426 --> 01:20:29,429
The Dignity Act is in committee
right now,

1891
01:20:30,196 --> 01:20:34,067
and if that were to be passed,
this would be a moot point.

1892
01:20:34,768 --> 01:20:38,004
We want our country to return
to being that shining

1893
01:20:38,004 --> 01:20:39,305
city on the hill.

1894
01:20:39,305 --> 01:20:42,475
One that enforces laws,
protects communities,

1895
01:20:42,475 --> 01:20:45,845
and never forgets the dignity
of every human life.

1896
01:20:46,079 --> 01:20:47,514
Thank you ma'am, thank you.

1897
01:20:51,051 --> 01:20:52,686
The next five speakers

1898
01:20:52,686 --> 01:20:56,222
Samantha Hooley,
Shannon Rayburn,

1899
01:20:57,657 --> 01:21:00,660
Sonia Ramirez.

1900
01:21:02,429 --> 01:21:04,731
Lynn Peters,

1901
01:21:04,731 --> 01:21:07,734
Christopher Grams.

1902
01:21:10,537 --> 01:21:12,772
Do we know if they're coming
from the overflow room?

1903
01:21:12,772 --> 01:21:15,542
I'm checking.

1904
01:21:15,542 --> 01:21:16,743
I'll read the next five.

1905
01:21:16,743 --> 01:21:18,511
And if they come in, we'll know.

1906
01:21:18,511 --> 01:21:19,879
There.

1907
01:21:19,879 --> 01:21:22,882
Colleen Pullman,

1908
01:21:22,982 --> 01:21:25,985
Diane Eden Giordano,

1909
01:21:26,986 --> 01:21:29,989
Alexandria in.

1910
01:21:30,757 --> 01:21:33,760
Stephanie Boehm.

1911
01:21:36,262 --> 01:21:38,465
Anybody?

1912
01:21:38,465 --> 01:21:40,967
Okay, we might have two coming.

1913
01:21:40,967 --> 01:21:42,769
Okay.

1914
01:21:42,769 --> 01:21:44,838
And if you have somebody sitting
next to you that stepped out

1915
01:21:44,838 --> 01:21:46,272
for whatever reason
and they come back,

1916
01:21:46,272 --> 01:21:48,408
we can put them in line as well.

1917
01:21:48,408 --> 01:21:51,411
If they call their name.

1918
01:21:51,978 --> 01:21:52,712
Can we keep reading?

1919
01:21:52,712 --> 01:21:55,548
So I'm going to continue.

1920
01:21:55,548 --> 01:21:56,883
Carrie.

1921
01:21:56,883 --> 01:21:59,886
I'm sorry, is there someone,

1922
01:22:00,520 --> 01:22:02,188
please state your name
when you get to the podium.

1923
01:22:02,188 --> 01:22:03,757
Okay?

1924
01:22:03,757 --> 01:22:06,393
Okay. Hey.

1925
01:22:06,393 --> 01:22:08,762
Christopher Grams.

1926
01:22:08,762 --> 01:22:10,163
Good evening sir.

1927
01:22:10,163 --> 01:22:12,899
There. Councilwoman. Mayor.

1928
01:22:12,899 --> 01:22:13,400
Good. Here.

1929
01:22:13,400 --> 01:22:14,434
Tonight

1930
01:22:14,434 --> 01:22:15,869
I come to you to speak

1931
01:22:15,869 --> 01:22:18,605
about the current and concerning
situation regarding the $70

1932
01:22:18,605 --> 01:22:21,675
million purchase of a
facility down by DHS and Ice

1933
01:22:22,709 --> 01:22:24,010
as American citizens,

1934
01:22:24,010 --> 01:22:27,013
whether you were born here
or come here, does that matter?

1935
01:22:27,180 --> 01:22:29,749
As citizens of the USA,
we have to demand

1936
01:22:29,749 --> 01:22:32,752
expect complete transparency
from our elected officials.

1937
01:22:33,019 --> 01:22:36,456
We deserve to know what plans
are for this facility,

1938
01:22:36,790 --> 01:22:39,959
how it will affect not just
the price, but all of Arizona.

1939
01:22:40,994 --> 01:22:44,364
I urge you to work
in the best interest of everyone

1940
01:22:45,098 --> 01:22:48,268
and not just here, but also
the rest of you in those states.

1941
01:22:48,568 --> 01:22:50,937
Our neighbors, queens
and friends who come here

1942
01:22:50,937 --> 01:22:55,375
and hope to come and deserve a
better life in the United States

1943
01:22:55,742 --> 01:22:58,778
that's welcoming to all
and for everyone.

1944
01:22:59,279 --> 01:23:02,382
I would like to end with this
quote from the Constitution.

1945
01:23:02,916 --> 01:23:05,985
We hold these truths
to be self-evident, that all men

1946
01:23:06,119 --> 01:23:07,120
are created equal.

1947
01:23:14,394 --> 01:23:16,363
Thank you sir.

1948
01:23:16,363 --> 01:23:17,630
Next, next.

1949
01:23:17,630 --> 01:23:22,202
I have names Erin Jones,
Alexandra Sullivan,

1950
01:23:23,703 --> 01:23:26,706
Lawrence, Julian,

1951
01:23:26,906 --> 01:23:29,409
Christina Dunham,

1952
01:23:29,409 --> 01:23:32,212
Alexa Poulter.

1953
01:23:32,212 --> 01:23:34,647
Please state your name
when you get to the podium.

1954
01:23:34,647 --> 01:23:37,617
Good evening.

1955
01:23:38,651 --> 01:23:39,786
Good evening.

1956
01:23:39,786 --> 01:23:42,689
My name is Alexandria mullin,
and I'm here to speak about

1957
01:23:42,689 --> 01:23:45,658
the new Ice detention center
on Desert in Sweetwater,

1958
01:23:45,792 --> 01:23:47,260
purchased
from the Rockefeller Group

1959
01:23:47,260 --> 01:23:50,430
for $70 million in cash
on January 23rd.

1960
01:23:51,064 --> 01:23:52,699
The new center is a warehouse
facility

1961
01:23:52,699 --> 01:23:55,702
being turned into a center
with 1500 beds.

1962
01:23:55,869 --> 01:23:59,906
Just a second drive from Dysart
High School, my alma mater,

1963
01:24:00,707 --> 01:24:03,376
and a minutes drive
from right here.

1964
01:24:03,376 --> 01:24:05,278
The City of Surprise
said they were unaware

1965
01:24:05,278 --> 01:24:07,781
of a new facility
being built in our city.

1966
01:24:07,781 --> 01:24:10,417
And meanwhile,
DHS says they expect it to be up

1967
01:24:10,417 --> 01:24:14,654
and running by April 2nd months
to convert a warehouse

1968
01:24:15,021 --> 01:24:17,924
with no infrastructure
to a death camp

1969
01:24:17,924 --> 01:24:21,828
a camp I believe will have
at least double the 1500 beds

1970
01:24:21,828 --> 01:24:23,063
we were informed of

1971
01:24:23,063 --> 01:24:26,066
based on the pictures
of facilities across the nation.

1972
01:24:26,132 --> 01:24:28,101
How will they manage to convert
a building meant

1973
01:24:28,101 --> 01:24:31,104
for laborers to a building
housing over a thousand?

1974
01:24:31,571 --> 01:24:33,907
That is a major difference
in sewage lighting

1975
01:24:33,907 --> 01:24:35,442
and especially air conditioning

1976
01:24:35,442 --> 01:24:37,510
in these upcoming summer months.

1977
01:24:37,510 --> 01:24:40,113
Not only does this new facility
pose a moral dilemma

1978
01:24:40,113 --> 01:24:42,615
for some of the citizens here
who have watched our brothers,

1979
01:24:42,615 --> 01:24:45,585
sisters, friends and neighbors
be stolen away,

1980
01:24:45,585 --> 01:24:48,588
but it causes a multitude of
issues for those who live close,

1981
01:24:49,022 --> 01:24:49,956
one resident said.

1982
01:24:49,956 --> 01:24:51,858
When interviewed by 12 news.

1983
01:24:51,858 --> 01:24:54,127
They dread
the crowds of protesters.

1984
01:24:54,127 --> 01:24:57,197
I imagine they would also dread
the sounds of trucks in and out

1985
01:24:57,297 --> 01:24:59,032
day and night,
and the sounds of detainees

1986
01:24:59,032 --> 01:25:01,234
screaming for help
like we've seen in

1987
01:25:01,234 --> 01:25:05,038
so many detention centers,
including in Eloy, Arizona.

1988
01:25:05,872 --> 01:25:07,574
I'm terrified
that the detention center

1989
01:25:07,574 --> 01:25:08,441
will begin to target

1990
01:25:08,441 --> 01:25:11,444
the 60% Hispanic population
at Dysart High School.

1991
01:25:11,611 --> 01:25:12,879
Once again, my alma mater,

1992
01:25:13,947 --> 01:25:15,849
and the children are terrified
as well.

1993
01:25:15,849 --> 01:25:16,483
Last week,

1994
01:25:16,483 --> 01:25:17,817
over 40 schools in the valley

1995
01:25:17,817 --> 01:25:19,285
stood up
to show their solidarity

1996
01:25:19,285 --> 01:25:21,321
for those abused
and kidnaped by Ice,

1997
01:25:21,321 --> 01:25:23,456
not only here
but across the nation.

1998
01:25:23,456 --> 01:25:26,893
These children are smart, fiery
and our duty to protect.

1999
01:25:27,827 --> 01:25:31,231
We can protect them
from increased profiling,

2000
01:25:31,231 --> 01:25:32,966
increased police presence

2001
01:25:32,966 --> 01:25:36,269
and heartache by stopping this
when we have the chance.

2002
01:25:36,870 --> 01:25:39,272
Does the council not wish
to have known of this camp

2003
01:25:39,272 --> 01:25:42,208
before it was purchased?
Does the council not wish

2004
01:25:42,208 --> 01:25:44,644
to know of the plans
for their land?

2005
01:25:44,644 --> 01:25:48,181
Please show the community
your strength and solidarity

2006
01:25:48,181 --> 01:25:49,749
and stop this.

2007
01:25:49,749 --> 01:25:52,752
Thank you.

2008
01:25:57,857 --> 01:26:00,026
Thank you again.

2009
01:26:00,026 --> 01:26:01,861
I need to ask you to not

2010
01:26:01,861 --> 01:26:04,564
clap or cheer or boo or whatever
it may be.

2011
01:26:04,564 --> 01:26:06,066
I know that you want to,

2012
01:26:06,066 --> 01:26:08,368
but I don't want anybody
to feel intimidated, regardless

2013
01:26:08,368 --> 01:26:09,869
of the side of the issue
that you're on.

2014
01:26:09,869 --> 01:26:12,205
Everybody needs a chance
to be heard

2015
01:26:12,205 --> 01:26:13,506
without fear of intimidation.

2016
01:26:14,574 --> 01:26:15,108
Ma'am.

2017
01:26:15,108 --> 01:26:16,576
Good evening.

2018
01:26:16,576 --> 01:26:18,144
Good evening,
mayor and council members.

2019
01:26:18,144 --> 01:26:20,213
My name is Alexa Colter,
and I've been a resident

2020
01:26:20,213 --> 01:26:22,349
of surprise
for the past 26 years.

2021
01:26:22,349 --> 01:26:24,651
I currently live near Grand
Avenue and Rheims Road.

2022
01:26:24,651 --> 01:26:26,553
I'm here tonight
to speak about my grave concern

2023
01:26:26,553 --> 01:26:27,287
for our community,

2024
01:26:27,287 --> 01:26:29,656
as Immigration and Customs
Enforcement recently purchased

2025
01:26:29,656 --> 01:26:31,558
their massive warehouse space
last week

2026
01:26:31,558 --> 01:26:33,993
near the intersection of Dysart
and Cactus Roads.

2027
01:26:33,993 --> 01:26:35,261
According
to its recent statement,

2028
01:26:35,261 --> 01:26:36,863
the City of Surprise
was not aware

2029
01:26:36,863 --> 01:26:39,265
that there were efforts underway
to purchase this building

2030
01:26:39,265 --> 01:26:40,600
and given the current context

2031
01:26:40,600 --> 01:26:42,369
of other cities
such as Portland, LA,

2032
01:26:42,369 --> 01:26:45,572
Chicago or Minneapolis,
it is wildly irresponsible

2033
01:26:45,572 --> 01:26:46,606
that the city failed to work

2034
01:26:46,606 --> 01:26:48,541
either on its own
or in coordination

2035
01:26:48,541 --> 01:26:50,643
with other nearby
governmental agencies,

2036
01:26:50,643 --> 01:26:52,812
to strategically plan
for our community's needs.

2037
01:26:52,812 --> 01:26:55,815
Given the current agenda of this
presidential administration,

2038
01:26:56,182 --> 01:26:58,151
Ice is above the rule of law.

2039
01:26:58,151 --> 01:26:59,853
Vice President
Vance has publicly stated

2040
01:26:59,853 --> 01:27:01,855
that Ice agents
have federal immunity,

2041
01:27:01,855 --> 01:27:03,857
meaning their actions
go without consequence.

2042
01:27:03,857 --> 01:27:05,291
There is documentation of Ice

2043
01:27:05,291 --> 01:27:06,993
aggressively and violently
approaching

2044
01:27:06,993 --> 01:27:09,262
people in every area
of their communities

2045
01:27:09,262 --> 01:27:11,398
cars, homes,
schools and businesses.

2046
01:27:11,398 --> 01:27:13,500
There is also documented
evidence of retaliatory

2047
01:27:13,500 --> 01:27:16,503
violence against Americans
who are peacefully protesting

2048
01:27:16,736 --> 01:27:18,038
and organizing
in their communities

2049
01:27:18,038 --> 01:27:19,873
to protect
vulnerable populations,

2050
01:27:19,873 --> 01:27:22,275
and this is not political
conjecture,

2051
01:27:22,275 --> 01:27:24,978
inflammatory platforming,
or alarmist rhetoric.

2052
01:27:24,978 --> 01:27:27,113
There is qualitative data
from the federal government

2053
01:27:27,113 --> 01:27:28,748
that affirm these realities.

2054
01:27:28,748 --> 01:27:29,382
Federal judge

2055
01:27:29,382 --> 01:27:31,584
Judge Patrick Schultz
wrote in a January ruling

2056
01:27:31,584 --> 01:27:32,686
that Ice had violated

2057
01:27:32,686 --> 01:27:35,822
conservatively
96 court orders in January alone

2058
01:27:36,056 --> 01:27:38,124
regarding the release
of detainees,

2059
01:27:38,124 --> 01:27:40,126
federal Judge Fred
Bieri wrote in a January order

2060
01:27:40,126 --> 01:27:43,229
that in his specific case,
observing human behavior confirm

2061
01:27:43,229 --> 01:27:46,633
that for some of us, perfidious
lust for unbridled power

2062
01:27:46,633 --> 01:27:49,969
and the imposition of cruelty
in this quest knew no bounds

2063
01:27:50,136 --> 01:27:53,306
and are bereft of human decency
and the rule of law be damned.

2064
01:27:54,140 --> 01:27:54,574
And yet,

2065
01:27:54,574 --> 01:27:56,343
despite this evidence
of authoritarian power,

2066
01:27:56,343 --> 01:27:58,712
it is possible for even the most
local forms of government

2067
01:27:58,712 --> 01:28:00,547
to take a stand
in the name of the people.

2068
01:28:00,547 --> 01:28:03,350
In January, the Kansas City City
Council passed an ordinance

2069
01:28:03,350 --> 01:28:05,985
banning non municipal
detention centers for five years

2070
01:28:05,985 --> 01:28:08,788
to protect their city
from this exact situation,

2071
01:28:08,788 --> 01:28:10,557
our city found its best
course of action

2072
01:28:10,557 --> 01:28:12,158
was to have no course at all

2073
01:28:12,158 --> 01:28:14,961
to simply folded hands and say,
how could we have known?

2074
01:28:14,961 --> 01:28:17,964
But it was your job to know
and it was your job to plan.

2075
01:28:18,531 --> 01:28:20,700
Our community will forever
be altered by this course.

2076
01:28:20,700 --> 01:28:22,469
I currently have no call
to action or

2077
01:28:22,469 --> 01:28:24,003
recommendation of the council.

2078
01:28:24,003 --> 01:28:24,537
It did feel

2079
01:28:24,537 --> 01:28:27,540
vitally important though,
and in America, and a surprise

2080
01:28:27,540 --> 01:28:28,942
that are very clearly for some

2081
01:28:28,942 --> 01:28:30,577
and not all,
that I use my privilege

2082
01:28:30,577 --> 01:28:32,912
to hold this Council accountable
for this failure.

2083
01:28:32,912 --> 01:28:34,347
Each of you
ran for public office

2084
01:28:34,347 --> 01:28:36,950
to serve every human
being in your jurisdiction.

2085
01:28:36,950 --> 01:28:39,953
As public servants, you do not
get to selectively choose

2086
01:28:39,986 --> 01:28:40,587
who to serve.

2087
01:28:40,587 --> 01:28:43,056
Depending on your personal
politics or platforms,

2088
01:28:43,056 --> 01:28:44,958
you have a moral
and ethical obligation

2089
01:28:44,958 --> 01:28:47,093
to defend every life
in our city.

2090
01:28:47,093 --> 01:28:49,229
And the reality is
that people under your care

2091
01:28:49,229 --> 01:28:51,998
are now incredibly scared
and incredibly unsafe.

2092
01:28:51,998 --> 01:28:52,499
For people

2093
01:28:52,499 --> 01:28:53,266
who are most vulnerable

2094
01:28:53,266 --> 01:28:54,701
to the actions of Ice,

2095
01:28:54,701 --> 01:28:56,069
I want to be sure they know
there are people

2096
01:28:56,069 --> 01:28:56,770
in their community

2097
01:28:56,770 --> 01:28:58,972
who will use their privileges
to advocate for their lives

2098
01:28:58,972 --> 01:29:01,975
and the dignity and compassion
they deserve as human beings,

2099
01:29:02,008 --> 01:29:03,977
as a group of people
with a great amount of power

2100
01:29:03,977 --> 01:29:06,012
and privilege
as leaders of this city,

2101
01:29:06,012 --> 01:29:08,248
I implore you to catch up
and do the same.

2102
01:29:08,248 --> 01:29:09,549
The lives of people in our city

2103
01:29:09,549 --> 01:29:12,285
will literally now
depend upon it. Thank you.

2104
01:29:12,285 --> 01:29:12,686
Thank you.

2105
01:29:20,393 --> 01:29:21,361
So do

2106
01:29:21,361 --> 01:29:24,364
you state your
name when you get to the podium?

2107
01:29:25,165 --> 01:29:25,565
Good evening.

2108
01:29:25,565 --> 01:29:28,935
My name is Samantha Cooley
and I do not live in surprise,

2109
01:29:28,935 --> 01:29:33,506
but I am a resident of Phoenix
and I am a rapid responder.

2110
01:29:33,807 --> 01:29:37,610
When the community reports
that they've seen Ice activity,

2111
01:29:37,610 --> 01:29:42,415
I go out and I try and videotape
and record and report

2112
01:29:42,415 --> 01:29:44,851
what's happening.
It's upsetting.

2113
01:29:44,851 --> 01:29:45,885
It's awful.

2114
01:29:45,885 --> 01:29:47,787
They treat people horribly.

2115
01:29:47,787 --> 01:29:50,757
One of my own family
members was detained by Ice.

2116
01:29:50,757 --> 01:29:52,826
He was here on a visa

2117
01:29:52,826 --> 01:29:56,830
and also had a permit to travel
anywhere in the United States.

2118
01:29:57,197 --> 01:30:00,200
I took him
and detained him for three days.

2119
01:30:00,266 --> 01:30:02,202
He was taken
to the field office.

2120
01:30:02,202 --> 01:30:04,738
It was supposed to be
a 12 hour hold,

2121
01:30:04,738 --> 01:30:06,373
and instead of using the field

2122
01:30:06,373 --> 01:30:09,843
office as that 12 hour hold,
they kept him for three days.

2123
01:30:10,210 --> 01:30:11,978
They knew he had a visa.

2124
01:30:11,978 --> 01:30:16,383
They fed him occasionally
a bean burrito,

2125
01:30:17,017 --> 01:30:19,719
maybe twice,
sometimes three times a day.

2126
01:30:19,719 --> 01:30:21,688
They are deplorable conditions

2127
01:30:21,688 --> 01:30:23,556
that no one
should have to live in.

2128
01:30:23,556 --> 01:30:27,527
They're keeping people in these
temporary holding facilities

2129
01:30:27,527 --> 01:30:30,096
for up to 43 days
with no showers,

2130
01:30:30,096 --> 01:30:33,400
no brushing their teeth,
no beds, and the fact

2131
01:30:33,400 --> 01:30:36,803
that they want to build
a 1500 bed

2132
01:30:37,370 --> 01:30:40,373
property here, it's disgusting.

2133
01:30:40,674 --> 01:30:43,109
I am helping a family right
now. Who?

2134
01:30:43,109 --> 01:30:45,345
The father is taken
on Christmas Day.

2135
01:30:45,345 --> 01:30:47,347
I met the daughter
at the field office

2136
01:30:47,347 --> 01:30:49,349
when she was looking for her
father.

2137
01:30:49,349 --> 01:30:51,084
She's 16 years old.

2138
01:30:51,084 --> 01:30:52,686
He's HIV positive,

2139
01:30:52,686 --> 01:30:55,689
and he takes medication
that he has to take every day.

2140
01:30:55,822 --> 01:31:00,060
ISIS would held his medication
for seven day periods,

2141
01:31:00,360 --> 01:31:03,830
and when we finally are able
to get him his medication,

2142
01:31:03,830 --> 01:31:04,531
they'll give it to him

2143
01:31:04,531 --> 01:31:07,534
for 30 days
and then they withhold it again.

2144
01:31:07,600 --> 01:31:11,071
This man has
no signs of HIV yet.

2145
01:31:11,104 --> 01:31:15,108
When they don't let him take
his medication, he gets signs of

2146
01:31:15,742 --> 01:31:18,545
he can get the symptoms.
I also am

2147
01:31:18,545 --> 01:31:21,548
working with the family of Yori
who has leukemia.

2148
01:31:21,881 --> 01:31:26,286
Ice has given her Advil
instead of giving her

2149
01:31:26,286 --> 01:31:28,455
the chemotherapy
treatment she needs.

2150
01:31:29,856 --> 01:31:30,256
I have a

2151
01:31:30,256 --> 01:31:33,660
list here of 50 people
that have died in Ice custody,

2152
01:31:34,027 --> 01:31:37,030
most of which
is because of the lack of care.

2153
01:31:37,297 --> 01:31:38,164
And I would hope

2154
01:31:38,164 --> 01:31:40,133
the city is surprised,
does not want to have

2155
01:31:40,133 --> 01:31:42,102
this kind of blood
on their hands,

2156
01:31:42,102 --> 01:31:45,538
and would actually say no
to this and figure out a way

2157
01:31:46,206 --> 01:31:49,209
to stop this facility
from being built.

2158
01:31:50,477 --> 01:31:51,511
Thank you.

2159
01:31:51,511 --> 01:31:54,514
Thank you.

2160
01:31:57,717 --> 01:31:59,586
Madam clerk, can you call
a few more names, please?

2161
01:31:59,586 --> 01:32:03,723
Yes, I'm going to call
five more Kendall Strobel,

2162
01:32:04,391 --> 01:32:07,494
Vince, Manjula, Jennifer Woods,

2163
01:32:08,194 --> 01:32:10,830
Donna Bruns e John.

2164
01:32:10,830 --> 01:32:12,966
Manila.

2165
01:32:12,966 --> 01:32:14,200
Weiser. State your name, please.

2166
01:32:14,200 --> 01:32:15,902
I'm John Manila.

2167
01:32:15,902 --> 01:32:18,772
I live 15 minutes
south of here, right down Dicer.

2168
01:32:18,772 --> 01:32:20,206
Mayor and city council,
thank you for

2169
01:32:20,206 --> 01:32:21,374
having public comment tonight.

2170
01:32:21,374 --> 01:32:23,243
I appreciate that.

2171
01:32:23,243 --> 01:32:27,447
DHS says that Ice is going
after the worst of the worst.

2172
01:32:27,447 --> 01:32:29,249
This is their words, right?

2173
01:32:29,249 --> 01:32:30,183
The worst of the worst.

2174
01:32:30,183 --> 01:32:33,353
Pedophiles, murderers,
gang bangers, psychopaths.

2175
01:32:33,586 --> 01:32:35,555
The absolute worst of the worst.

2176
01:32:35,555 --> 01:32:38,224
So I ask you, why
are you allowing them to houses?

2177
01:32:38,224 --> 01:32:40,827
Worst of the worst. Right
next to Dysart High School.

2178
01:32:40,827 --> 01:32:44,330
There's a building, right,
bordering this facility

2179
01:32:44,330 --> 01:32:48,301
that has, cheerleading studio
where little girls go to learn

2180
01:32:48,301 --> 01:32:50,336
how to do
cheerleading and tumbling.

2181
01:32:50,336 --> 01:32:53,239
You're allowing the so-called
worst of the worst to be housed

2182
01:32:53,239 --> 01:32:53,973
right there.

2183
01:32:53,973 --> 01:32:55,975
I do say allow,
because other cities

2184
01:32:55,975 --> 01:32:58,678
are successfully fighting back
against these facilities.

2185
01:32:58,678 --> 01:33:01,514
So I ask you, either

2186
01:33:01,514 --> 01:33:03,316
they really are
the worst of the worst,

2187
01:33:03,316 --> 01:33:06,686
and you're doing a disservice
to the children of surprise

2188
01:33:06,686 --> 01:33:09,022
by allowing them to be right
next to them.

2189
01:33:09,022 --> 01:33:11,758
Or DHS is lying.

2190
01:33:11,758 --> 01:33:14,761
And either way, we shouldn't
have a jail right here.

2191
01:33:14,794 --> 01:33:15,929
Not in my backyard.

2192
01:33:15,929 --> 01:33:17,797
And I would certainly not.

2193
01:33:17,797 --> 01:33:19,199
I think you need to do
something.

2194
01:33:19,199 --> 01:33:21,067
There's plenty of things
that you can try,

2195
01:33:21,067 --> 01:33:23,336
such as getting
an environmental review.

2196
01:33:23,336 --> 01:33:25,805
You can petition
our representative.

2197
01:33:25,805 --> 01:33:28,808
You can go to our senators,
ask them for an inquiry.

2198
01:33:29,042 --> 01:33:30,910
You can fight back.

2199
01:33:30,910 --> 01:33:33,446
You can do something instead of
just sitting here and saying,

2200
01:33:33,446 --> 01:33:36,449
no, I imagine
if this was a homeless shelter

2201
01:33:36,449 --> 01:33:39,586
or a mental health center,
you would find a way to stop it.

2202
01:33:39,986 --> 01:33:41,755
He would pull out all the stops.

2203
01:33:41,755 --> 01:33:46,259
He would go to the tomes
of English common law,

2204
01:33:46,259 --> 01:33:48,028
dust them off and try to find

2205
01:33:48,028 --> 01:33:50,830
some appendix in there
to make sure that you didn't

2206
01:33:50,830 --> 01:33:51,931
have to build this building.

2207
01:33:51,931 --> 01:33:54,934
Well, just pretend that it's
that and put a stop to it.

2208
01:33:55,168 --> 01:33:56,002
Thank you very much.

2209
01:33:57,871 --> 01:34:04,511
Hey. Good evening ma'am.

2210
01:34:05,445 --> 01:34:07,247
Good evening,
mayor and council members.

2211
01:34:07,247 --> 01:34:09,315
My name is Jackie Salas.

2212
01:34:09,315 --> 01:34:12,419
I'm a proud Latina American,
a parent, and a long time

2213
01:34:12,419 --> 01:34:14,521
resident of surprise, Arizona.

2214
01:34:14,521 --> 01:34:15,922
I believe in our community,

2215
01:34:15,922 --> 01:34:17,991
and I'm here tonight
to respectfully ask

2216
01:34:17,991 --> 01:34:20,994
that the City of Surprise
not allow an Ice detention

2217
01:34:20,994 --> 01:34:23,997
center to be built
or operated in our community.

2218
01:34:24,497 --> 01:34:27,067
My family and I choose surprise
because it's a place

2219
01:34:27,067 --> 01:34:31,137
that values safety,
family, and opportunity.

2220
01:34:31,137 --> 01:34:33,306
It's where we're raising
our children,

2221
01:34:33,306 --> 01:34:36,309
building our lives,
and investing in our future.

2222
01:34:36,309 --> 01:34:38,478
As a parent,
I think deeply about the kind

2223
01:34:38,478 --> 01:34:40,080
of community
my kids are growing up

2224
01:34:40,080 --> 01:34:41,581
and, and one of the main reasons

2225
01:34:41,581 --> 01:34:44,584
we live in this city
and chose it,

2226
01:34:44,751 --> 01:34:47,721
not just what it looks like
today, but what it stands for.

2227
01:34:47,721 --> 01:34:49,856
An Ice detention center
does not reflect

2228
01:34:49,856 --> 01:34:51,925
the values
that brought many of us here.

2229
01:34:53,259 --> 01:34:56,129
These facilities are
not just buildings, they are.

2230
01:34:56,129 --> 01:34:59,099
They impact
real people and real families.

2231
01:34:59,499 --> 01:35:00,500
Across the country,

2232
01:35:00,500 --> 01:35:02,602
detention centers
have raised serious concerns

2233
01:35:02,602 --> 01:35:04,804
about conditions, medical care,
prolonged

2234
01:35:04,804 --> 01:35:07,941
detention of individuals
without clear timelines,

2235
01:35:09,542 --> 01:35:11,144
regardless of political views.

2236
01:35:11,144 --> 01:35:14,147
Because this is not about
politics.

2237
01:35:17,951 --> 01:35:19,986
Human dignity
should always come first.

2238
01:35:19,986 --> 01:35:23,390
As a Latino American,
immigration is personal for me,

2239
01:35:23,490 --> 01:35:26,493
but as a parent and a resident,
this affects everyone.

2240
01:35:27,527 --> 01:35:29,229
Facilities
like these create fear

2241
01:35:29,229 --> 01:35:30,997
and communities fear
that keeps parents

2242
01:35:30,997 --> 01:35:34,000
from attending school events,
neighbors from reporting crimes,

2243
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:37,137
and families from fully
participating in civic life.

2244
01:35:37,437 --> 01:35:40,607
That park and surprise
that we spent so much money

2245
01:35:40,607 --> 01:35:42,008
and that you guys just talked
about

2246
01:35:42,008 --> 01:35:45,011
how much money is spent
there will no longer be full.

2247
01:35:45,311 --> 01:35:47,013
None of us will feel safe.

2248
01:35:47,013 --> 01:35:49,082
None of
our children feel safe here.

2249
01:35:50,216 --> 01:35:52,686
That fear does not make surprise
safer.

2250
01:35:52,686 --> 01:35:55,655
It weakens the trust that strong
communities depend on.

2251
01:35:55,655 --> 01:35:57,424
And many of us choose surprise

2252
01:35:57,424 --> 01:35:59,225
because of the sense
of community

2253
01:35:59,225 --> 01:36:01,795
that we feel
as we walk through the streets

2254
01:36:01,795 --> 01:36:04,798
with our children
and play in the playgrounds.

2255
01:36:05,598 --> 01:36:07,367
I am also concerned
about the message,

2256
01:36:07,367 --> 01:36:08,868
the sense to our children.

2257
01:36:08,868 --> 01:36:10,003
What are we teaching them?

2258
01:36:10,003 --> 01:36:12,238
If we normalize the detention
of families

2259
01:36:12,238 --> 01:36:14,841
as an acceptable form
of development?

2260
01:36:14,841 --> 01:36:17,544
Surprise should be a city
that invest in projects

2261
01:36:17,544 --> 01:36:19,279
that bring people together,
strengthen

2262
01:36:19,279 --> 01:36:22,282
our economy, and reflect
compassion and responsibility.

2263
01:36:22,649 --> 01:36:25,285
I urge you to
not only listen to me tonight,

2264
01:36:25,285 --> 01:36:27,954
but everybody
that has signed up to speak

2265
01:36:27,954 --> 01:36:30,957
and all the people that are
peacefully protesting outside.

2266
01:36:31,758 --> 01:36:33,860
I urge you
not only to listen to that,

2267
01:36:33,860 --> 01:36:37,130
but also you need to deeply care
about the generations

2268
01:36:37,130 --> 01:36:38,732
to come in this city.

2269
01:36:38,732 --> 01:36:40,700
Please
choose development that aligns

2270
01:36:40,700 --> 01:36:43,803
with our shared values,
our safety, our unity

2271
01:36:43,803 --> 01:36:46,806
and respect for all families
who call surprise home.

2272
01:36:47,240 --> 01:36:48,641
I want to
thank you for your time

2273
01:36:48,641 --> 01:36:49,776
and thank you for listening.

2274
01:36:49,776 --> 01:36:53,279
But most of all,
we are begging you to hear us

2275
01:36:54,180 --> 01:36:57,017
to not allow this
to happen to the city

2276
01:36:57,017 --> 01:36:59,919
that we are also proud to live
in. Thank you. Thank you.

2277
01:37:03,890 --> 01:37:04,824
Just one moment, ma'am.

2278
01:37:04,824 --> 01:37:07,260
Before you start, I'm going to
call a couple more names. Okay?

2279
01:37:07,260 --> 01:37:08,795
Just one moment.

2280
01:37:08,795 --> 01:37:10,930
Randy Carnet,

2281
01:37:10,930 --> 01:37:14,667
Olivia Lozano, Lisa Brinkman,

2282
01:37:15,235 --> 01:37:19,205
Nancy Stevens, Matthew royster.

2283
01:37:20,340 --> 01:37:21,975
Okay. Please state your name.

2284
01:37:21,975 --> 01:37:23,977
Good evening, mayor and council.

2285
01:37:23,977 --> 01:37:24,878
Jennifer Woods.

2286
01:37:24,878 --> 01:37:27,881
I live at,
resident Cactus and Rams.

2287
01:37:27,881 --> 01:37:29,249
I want to be very clear.

2288
01:37:29,249 --> 01:37:30,884
I'm not a paid protester.

2289
01:37:30,884 --> 01:37:32,218
I'm not a shell.

2290
01:37:32,218 --> 01:37:35,321
I'm a daughter, mother, wife,
a neighbor, a small business

2291
01:37:35,321 --> 01:37:38,324
owner here in surprise
and a disabled veteran.

2292
01:37:38,758 --> 01:37:41,594
My family and I first moved
to surprise in 2005.

2293
01:37:41,594 --> 01:37:42,929
We followed my sister,

2294
01:37:42,929 --> 01:37:45,665
who moved here in 2000
because it was a beautiful city.

2295
01:37:45,665 --> 01:37:48,168
City had a lot to offer.
It was up and coming.

2296
01:37:48,168 --> 01:37:49,703
They entice us with families.

2297
01:37:49,703 --> 01:37:51,237
Families move here.

2298
01:37:51,237 --> 01:37:52,605
It was booming, full of promise.

2299
01:37:52,605 --> 01:37:55,709
Spring training tickets
were still $5 for grass seats

2300
01:37:56,109 --> 01:37:58,678
and like many of us, we were
sold on the vision of prasada.

2301
01:37:58,678 --> 01:38:00,146
Even back then.

2302
01:38:00,146 --> 01:38:01,614
The vision faded for a while,

2303
01:38:01,614 --> 01:38:04,317
but we stayed
and we stayed and stayed.

2304
01:38:04,317 --> 01:38:05,585
We built a life here.

2305
01:38:05,585 --> 01:38:08,588
Multiple Goodwill's, Burger
Kings and finally Prasada.

2306
01:38:08,722 --> 01:38:10,790
And I do have a bone
to pick eventually with somebody

2307
01:38:10,790 --> 01:38:13,259
who planned the
parking lot that isn't there.

2308
01:38:15,061 --> 01:38:15,695
Mayor, I

2309
01:38:15,695 --> 01:38:19,099
met you and your wife at Home
Goods right before the election.

2310
01:38:19,532 --> 01:38:22,168
We even had a sign in our yard
for you.

2311
01:38:22,168 --> 01:38:23,903
You looked me
in the eye at that time,

2312
01:38:23,903 --> 01:38:26,039
and you said you would listen
to all sides.

2313
01:38:26,039 --> 01:38:27,040
Both sides.

2314
01:38:27,040 --> 01:38:30,043
Didn't matter
which side anybody came from,

2315
01:38:30,477 --> 01:38:32,712
that you would make informed
decisions and you would do

2316
01:38:32,712 --> 01:38:35,582
what's right. You would do
what's right for the city.

2317
01:38:35,582 --> 01:38:38,284
You said you would be out
and about in the community,

2318
01:38:38,284 --> 01:38:40,053
talking to people
and hearing everything

2319
01:38:40,053 --> 01:38:43,056
that we had to say, regardless
of what side we were on.

2320
01:38:43,056 --> 01:38:44,190
And here we all are.

2321
01:38:44,190 --> 01:38:46,893
We are here coming to you.

2322
01:38:46,893 --> 01:38:48,495
The building of cactus
and desert.

2323
01:38:48,495 --> 01:38:51,131
It's a inhumane operation.

2324
01:38:51,131 --> 01:38:51,564
It's about

2325
01:38:51,564 --> 01:38:54,567
to put surprise on the map
and not for spring training,

2326
01:38:55,035 --> 01:38:57,771
not for the beautiful year
round the weather,

2327
01:38:57,771 --> 01:38:59,939
for this,
for this blemish on our city.

2328
01:39:01,841 --> 01:39:03,677
And who's
standing up here for desert?

2329
01:39:03,677 --> 01:39:05,679
I'm sorry for El Mirage,

2330
01:39:05,679 --> 01:39:07,313
because this is just as much

2331
01:39:07,313 --> 01:39:09,849
in their backyard
as it is, and ours.

2332
01:39:09,849 --> 01:39:12,652
Our kids are scared,
our neighbors are scared,

2333
01:39:12,652 --> 01:39:15,655
and our community is divided
even more now than before.

2334
01:39:16,990 --> 01:39:19,426
This will be the history
that our grandchildren learn.

2335
01:39:19,426 --> 01:39:21,828
Your names will be attached
to it.

2336
01:39:21,828 --> 01:39:25,198
Mayor Schaefer, she would be
absolutely appalled.

2337
01:39:26,466 --> 01:39:30,303
She worked tirelessly
so families will feel safe here

2338
01:39:30,770 --> 01:39:33,940
through community
projects, diversity, inclusion

2339
01:39:34,240 --> 01:39:38,044
and connection,
not fear and not division.

2340
01:39:39,179 --> 01:39:42,182
You may think this moment
will pass quietly, but it won't.

2341
01:39:43,283 --> 01:39:45,952
Mayor Schaefer has been gone
for many years,

2342
01:39:45,952 --> 01:39:47,520
and I still stand here

2343
01:39:47,520 --> 01:39:51,057
speaking on behalf of her name
with absolute respect,

2344
01:39:51,057 --> 01:39:53,259
because she was a true community
leader.

2345
01:39:53,259 --> 01:39:56,396
People remember her and
they will always remember this.

2346
01:39:57,130 --> 01:39:59,099
We have fallen as a nation
when we allowed this

2347
01:39:59,099 --> 01:40:02,068
to happen in our cities,
in our own backyards,

2348
01:40:02,068 --> 01:40:04,504
we have neighbors
who complain about the HOA fees,

2349
01:40:04,504 --> 01:40:07,507
but yet they are welcoming ice
with open arms.

2350
01:40:07,707 --> 01:40:08,274
Not me.

2351
01:40:08,274 --> 01:40:11,444
And I refuse to look away
with the rest of my time.

2352
01:40:11,444 --> 01:40:13,113
I would like to honor
the men and women

2353
01:40:13,113 --> 01:40:14,881
who have lost their life,

2354
01:40:14,881 --> 01:40:17,417
their lives to Ice,
people killed over power trips,

2355
01:40:17,417 --> 01:40:19,219
rage and unchecked authority.

2356
01:40:19,219 --> 01:40:21,788
I will be watching
and I like to think surprised

2357
01:40:21,788 --> 01:40:25,058
is a pretty good place
to raise families and live.

2358
01:40:25,225 --> 01:40:26,693
Thank you. Thank you.

2359
01:40:30,463 --> 01:40:33,466
Can I ask?

2360
01:40:33,633 --> 01:40:34,200
Good evening.

2361
01:40:34,200 --> 01:40:36,169
Council members, city staff
and neighbors.

2362
01:40:36,169 --> 01:40:37,470
My name is Kendall Strobel.

2363
01:40:37,470 --> 01:40:39,439
I'm in the fourth district.

2364
01:40:39,439 --> 01:40:40,206
Before I begin,

2365
01:40:40,206 --> 01:40:41,608
I want to be honest
about something

2366
01:40:41,608 --> 01:40:44,144
I am terrified of public
speaking.

2367
01:40:44,144 --> 01:40:47,614
I don't seek out microphones
or podiums, but standing here

2368
01:40:47,614 --> 01:40:50,617
tonight is far outside
my comfort zone.

2369
01:40:50,817 --> 01:40:53,219
This issue is too important, too

2370
01:40:53,219 --> 01:40:56,222
urgent for me to let my own
discomfort get in the way.

2371
01:40:56,322 --> 01:40:59,626
I am here because this proposal
is not just another line item,

2372
01:40:59,626 --> 01:41:01,327
it is a direct threat
to the well-being

2373
01:41:01,327 --> 01:41:04,330
of our families, our neighbors,
and the future of surprise.

2374
01:41:04,731 --> 01:41:07,200
The plan to build an Ice
detention center on West

2375
01:41:07,200 --> 01:41:08,968
Sweetwater is something I cannot

2376
01:41:08,968 --> 01:41:10,937
and will not stay silent about.

2377
01:41:10,937 --> 01:41:11,938
Not as a resident,

2378
01:41:11,938 --> 01:41:12,739
not as a mother,

2379
01:41:12,739 --> 01:41:13,440
and not as someone

2380
01:41:13,440 --> 01:41:16,509
who has seen firsthand the cost
of human detention centers.

2381
01:41:17,811 --> 01:41:19,379
I do not
want to raise my children

2382
01:41:19,379 --> 01:41:22,415
ten minutes away from a facility
that brings trauma, fear,

2383
01:41:22,415 --> 01:41:25,318
and heartbreak
into the communities around it.

2384
01:41:25,318 --> 01:41:28,321
I refuse to normalize the idea
that suffering is something

2385
01:41:28,321 --> 01:41:31,324
our kids should grow up
watching from their backyards.

2386
01:41:32,025 --> 01:41:34,060
That is not the world
I want for my family,

2387
01:41:34,060 --> 01:41:37,063
and that is not the world
this city should be building.

2388
01:41:37,964 --> 01:41:40,033
And the concerns
here are not hypothetical.

2389
01:41:40,033 --> 01:41:41,000
They are documented,

2390
01:41:41,000 --> 01:41:42,969
they are measurable,
and they are real.

2391
01:41:42,969 --> 01:41:46,406
National data shows detention
centers bring increased traffic,

2392
01:41:46,840 --> 01:41:49,409
increased enforcement activity,
an increased strain

2393
01:41:49,409 --> 01:41:52,445
on emergency services, often
without compensation,

2394
01:41:52,445 --> 01:41:55,415
that matches the burden
placed on the local systems.

2395
01:41:55,415 --> 01:41:58,385
Studies also have shown that
property values within a one

2396
01:41:58,385 --> 01:42:02,355
mile radius between have dropped
between 6 and 10%.

2397
01:42:02,622 --> 01:42:03,590
That affects

2398
01:42:03,590 --> 01:42:05,291
our local homeowners, families

2399
01:42:05,291 --> 01:42:08,294
and the long term
economic health of our city.

2400
01:42:08,695 --> 01:42:11,097
Detention centers
do not make communities safer.

2401
01:42:11,097 --> 01:42:13,199
There is no evidence
that placing a detention

2402
01:42:13,199 --> 01:42:16,036
facility near neighborhoods
reduces crime

2403
01:42:16,036 --> 01:42:18,838
because the people detained
are not local offenders,

2404
01:42:18,838 --> 01:42:22,275
many are asylum seekers or
individuals awaiting hearings.

2405
01:42:22,609 --> 01:42:26,279
So the question becomes why
should surprise absorb the risk,

2406
01:42:26,513 --> 01:42:28,148
the cost and the consequences

2407
01:42:28,148 --> 01:42:30,684
of a facility that
offers us nothing in return?

2408
01:42:31,751 --> 01:42:32,352
I grew up in a

2409
01:42:32,352 --> 01:42:35,355
diverse community shaped by
incredible immigrant families.

2410
01:42:35,622 --> 01:42:36,656
When we moved to

2411
01:42:36,656 --> 01:42:39,659
from a small town in Washington
to surprise Arizona,

2412
01:42:39,859 --> 01:42:41,294
it was because
I wanted my children

2413
01:42:41,294 --> 01:42:43,163
to grow up
with the same richness,

2414
01:42:43,163 --> 01:42:44,230
surrounded by people

2415
01:42:44,230 --> 01:42:47,233
from different backgrounds,
cultures, and stories.

2416
01:42:47,267 --> 01:42:50,270
And I know the human reality
behind these centers.

2417
01:42:50,303 --> 01:42:52,172
My uncle is an immigration
lawyer.

2418
01:42:52,172 --> 01:42:54,574
I watched him spent years
fighting for people seeking

2419
01:42:54,574 --> 01:42:55,809
asylum,

2420
01:42:55,809 --> 01:42:59,179
people working tirelessly for a
better life for their children.

2421
01:42:59,346 --> 01:43:00,413
These were not criminals.

2422
01:43:00,413 --> 01:43:01,581
These were family

2423
01:43:01,581 --> 01:43:04,784
parents who would give anything
to protect their children.

2424
01:43:05,785 --> 01:43:07,620
So when I hear that
a detention center

2425
01:43:07,620 --> 01:43:10,757
is being proposed in the heart
of our community, near homes,

2426
01:43:10,857 --> 01:43:13,526
schools, small businesses,
I can't accept it.

2427
01:43:13,526 --> 01:43:15,328
And I know I'm not alone.

2428
01:43:15,328 --> 01:43:17,630
Look around this room.
We are here because we care.

2429
01:43:17,630 --> 01:43:20,066
We are here because we see
what's at stake.

2430
01:43:20,066 --> 01:43:21,901
We are here
because this is our city.

2431
01:43:21,901 --> 01:43:23,103
And we will not let the federal

2432
01:43:23,103 --> 01:43:25,438
detention
facility redefine who we are.

2433
01:43:26,706 --> 01:43:29,175
If this proposal
moves forward in any form,

2434
01:43:29,175 --> 01:43:32,645
the Council has a responsibility
to use every tool available

2435
01:43:32,645 --> 01:43:34,080
to protect its residents.

2436
01:43:34,080 --> 01:43:37,017
That means refusing to partner
with or fund private

2437
01:43:37,017 --> 01:43:40,353
detention operations operators
through the city contracts.

2438
01:43:42,355 --> 01:43:43,356
Can I finish my little.

2439
01:43:43,356 --> 01:43:43,957
Thank you, ma'am?

2440
01:43:43,957 --> 01:43:46,960
Okay.

2441
01:43:51,598 --> 01:43:53,066
Good evening.

2442
01:43:53,066 --> 01:43:54,334
Good evening, Mayor and Council.

2443
01:43:54,334 --> 01:43:57,771
My name is Donna Brodsky
and I live near the intersection

2444
01:43:57,771 --> 01:44:00,774
of Bell and Rhames.

2445
01:44:00,940 --> 01:44:02,909
First, I want to thank you
for accommodating

2446
01:44:02,909 --> 01:44:04,778
on the speakers tonight.

2447
01:44:04,778 --> 01:44:07,113
It's a long night
for everyone, but

2448
01:44:07,113 --> 01:44:10,116
everybody needs a chance
to be able to be heard

2449
01:44:10,650 --> 01:44:11,117
tonight.

2450
01:44:11,117 --> 01:44:14,120
I'm here because I'd like to.

2451
01:44:14,688 --> 01:44:18,058
I'd like to urge you
to oppose the proposed facility.

2452
01:44:18,425 --> 01:44:21,428
And because I believe
we share the same goal

2453
01:44:21,594 --> 01:44:24,364
to protect the character
and safety of surprise.

2454
01:44:25,498 --> 01:44:29,135
This facility is planned
within two miles of at least six

2455
01:44:29,135 --> 01:44:32,272
public and private schools,
and maybe more, because you

2456
01:44:32,872 --> 01:44:35,875
you get different information
when you Google it.

2457
01:44:36,142 --> 01:44:39,145
This isn't just a federal policy
issue.

2458
01:44:39,212 --> 01:44:42,615
It's a land use and public
safety issue that directly

2459
01:44:42,615 --> 01:44:45,618
impacts our students
and our neighborhoods.

2460
01:44:46,686 --> 01:44:48,021
Well, I understand

2461
01:44:48,021 --> 01:44:51,024
the federal Supremacy
Clause issue exists.

2462
01:44:51,124 --> 01:44:53,827
I believe this council can be

2463
01:44:53,827 --> 01:44:57,130
our strongest advocate,
and I'm asking you to stand

2464
01:44:57,130 --> 01:45:01,034
with us by exploring every tool
in the municipal toolbox.

2465
01:45:01,634 --> 01:45:04,237
For example,
a few possible tools

2466
01:45:04,237 --> 01:45:07,240
might be lead with transparency.

2467
01:45:07,340 --> 01:45:11,277
Use your platform to demand
that the Ice provides full

2468
01:45:11,578 --> 01:45:14,547
operational plans for residents,
aren't left in the dark

2469
01:45:15,415 --> 01:45:18,251
to strict oversight.

2470
01:45:18,251 --> 01:45:18,718
Require

2471
01:45:18,718 --> 01:45:22,455
rigorous environmental traffic
infrastructure impact reviews

2472
01:45:22,655 --> 01:45:26,192
anything that would help us know
what they're going to do.

2473
01:45:26,693 --> 01:45:29,996
That's a that was designed
as a warehouse, not as a

2474
01:45:29,996 --> 01:45:31,164
housing facility.

2475
01:45:32,298 --> 01:45:34,167
A roads
and public safety resources

2476
01:45:34,167 --> 01:45:36,269
belong to this community,
and we must know how

2477
01:45:36,269 --> 01:45:39,272
this facility will train
them, will strain them

2478
01:45:40,040 --> 01:45:43,043
and principal partnership,

2479
01:45:43,543 --> 01:45:46,212
commit
to not using any city contracts

2480
01:45:46,212 --> 01:45:49,249
or local tax dollars
to subsidize the facility

2481
01:45:49,649 --> 01:45:52,619
and the operation
of this detention center.

2482
01:45:53,920 --> 01:45:56,856
Lastly,
we are not alone in this.

2483
01:45:56,856 --> 01:45:59,325
Other jurisdictions
around the country

2484
01:45:59,325 --> 01:46:00,860
country are investigating ways

2485
01:46:00,860 --> 01:46:03,963
to reject the Ice facilities
in their jurisdictions.

2486
01:46:04,631 --> 01:46:08,501
According to the El Paso
Herald Post, on February 2nd,

2487
01:46:09,402 --> 01:46:11,705
the City of Orlando,
the State of New Mexico,

2488
01:46:11,705 --> 01:46:15,108
Kansas City and Oklahoma City
are all researching and

2489
01:46:15,108 --> 01:46:18,478
or attempting various actions
to bypass the Supremacy Clause

2490
01:46:18,778 --> 01:46:21,781
and to stop potential Ice
detention facilities.

2491
01:46:22,148 --> 01:46:24,684
Perhaps surprise
could collaborate with

2492
01:46:24,684 --> 01:46:27,687
some of these jurisdictions.

2493
01:46:28,688 --> 01:46:31,224
We know you weren't
given a seat at the table

2494
01:46:31,224 --> 01:46:34,694
when this project was planned,
but you have the power

2495
01:46:35,695 --> 01:46:37,764
to pull up a chair right now.

2496
01:46:37,764 --> 01:46:40,767
Let's work together to ensure

2497
01:46:40,834 --> 01:46:44,304
that the safety of our schools
and the integrity

2498
01:46:44,304 --> 01:46:47,307
of our neighborhoods
remain your top priority.

2499
01:46:47,440 --> 01:46:48,308
Thank you.

2500
01:46:48,308 --> 01:46:51,311
Thank you for.

2501
01:46:53,146 --> 01:46:54,381
Where you begin, I'm
going to call for.

2502
01:46:54,381 --> 01:46:54,981
Hold on one state.

2503
01:46:54,981 --> 01:46:58,151
Ma'am,
can you get Karina in the back?

2504
01:46:58,151 --> 01:46:59,219
I'd like to meet
with you, please.

2505
01:46:59,219 --> 01:47:01,554
After an a day or two.
I've got it.

2506
01:47:01,554 --> 01:47:03,023
Okay, okay, okay.

2507
01:47:03,023 --> 01:47:03,556
Thank you.

2508
01:47:03,556 --> 01:47:04,858
Thank you

2509
01:47:04,858 --> 01:47:07,394
for the next five.

2510
01:47:07,394 --> 01:47:10,897
Names are Linda Landry, Gail

2511
01:47:10,897 --> 01:47:13,900
Manahan, Natalie artista,

2512
01:47:14,334 --> 01:47:17,404
Cassandra Harbin, Stacy Jones.

2513
01:47:18,238 --> 01:47:20,974
Thank you.
Please state your name.

2514
01:47:20,974 --> 01:47:23,009
My name is Yolanda Rose.

2515
01:47:23,009 --> 01:47:26,279
I'm from Buckeye, but
I show up here and surprise me.

2516
01:47:26,279 --> 01:47:29,315
Ma'am,
please don't normalize by hate

2517
01:47:29,315 --> 01:47:32,318
and violence
against innocent human beings.

2518
01:47:32,452 --> 01:47:35,488
Don't put detention centers
in our community.

2519
01:47:36,189 --> 01:47:39,192
What we are witnessing
today is not law and order.

2520
01:47:39,526 --> 01:47:41,861
It is a violation of it.

2521
01:47:41,861 --> 01:47:44,531
Over 40 innocent
people have been killed

2522
01:47:44,531 --> 01:47:47,534
by Ice agents across our nation,

2523
01:47:47,834 --> 01:47:50,503
kidnaping and detaining
innocent human beings

2524
01:47:50,503 --> 01:47:54,240
from their homes, cars,
cars, schools and workplaces

2525
01:47:54,607 --> 01:47:57,610
based solely on
how they look is illegal.

2526
01:47:57,911 --> 01:48:01,047
It violates existing
federal and state laws,

2527
01:48:01,448 --> 01:48:04,451
and it violates
the United States Constitution.

2528
01:48:04,751 --> 01:48:05,919
Racial profiling

2529
01:48:05,919 --> 01:48:09,622
has no place in a nation
that claims to value justice.

2530
01:48:10,190 --> 01:48:11,891
Immigration laws were created

2531
01:48:11,891 --> 01:48:14,194
during the era of chattel
slavery,

2532
01:48:14,194 --> 01:48:17,797
when only free white persons
were allowed to become U.S.

2533
01:48:17,797 --> 01:48:18,865
citizens.

2534
01:48:18,865 --> 01:48:22,168
For more than 200 years,
immigration policy

2535
01:48:22,502 --> 01:48:27,107
has been shaped by racism
designed to endanger, exploited,

2536
01:48:27,107 --> 01:48:31,311
criminalized, and exclude
nonwhite innocent human beings.

2537
01:48:31,745 --> 01:48:33,847
The Constitution is clear.

2538
01:48:33,847 --> 01:48:35,248
The 14th Amendment,

2539
01:48:35,248 --> 01:48:38,618
section one, guarantees
equal protection under the law.

2540
01:48:39,185 --> 01:48:43,556
The Supreme Court affirms
this in equal versus Hopkins

2541
01:48:43,556 --> 01:48:47,327
ruling that any person,
whether present

2542
01:48:47,327 --> 01:48:51,297
any person, lawful or unlawful,
temporary or permanent,

2543
01:48:51,564 --> 01:48:54,667
is entitled
to constitutional protection.

2544
01:48:55,168 --> 01:48:58,705
Marginalized communities
are labeled as criminals

2545
01:48:59,005 --> 01:49:02,909
when the true worst of the worst
are rarely held accountable.

2546
01:49:03,443 --> 01:49:06,079
The worst of the worst
are the masked men and women

2547
01:49:06,079 --> 01:49:09,949
roaming the streets shooting
innocent people, doing the mall

2548
01:49:09,949 --> 01:49:13,687
time, billionaires dirty work,
mass deportation.

2549
01:49:13,687 --> 01:49:15,422
It's not about safety.

2550
01:49:15,422 --> 01:49:18,591
It's about racism,
ethnic cleansing,

2551
01:49:18,892 --> 01:49:22,629
profit for the greedy investors
in Geo group and core civic.

2552
01:49:23,029 --> 01:49:26,132
The most dangerous
criminals in our society

2553
01:49:26,399 --> 01:49:29,302
are the extreme wealthy
and powerful

2554
01:49:29,302 --> 01:49:32,205
that Epstein class
of multi billionaires

2555
01:49:32,205 --> 01:49:35,642
who exploit people
with near-total impunity.

2556
01:49:36,242 --> 01:49:39,145
Their power
allow them to influence

2557
01:49:39,145 --> 01:49:42,716
legislation, manipulate
the judicial system

2558
01:49:43,049 --> 01:49:45,985
and dominate
the news media and social media.

2559
01:49:45,985 --> 01:49:48,922
They shape public narratives
while avoiding

2560
01:49:48,922 --> 01:49:51,925
responsibility for immense harm.

2561
01:49:51,925 --> 01:49:55,462
Justice cannot exist
when the Epstein class

2562
01:49:55,462 --> 01:49:58,698
of the most powerful
billionaires are in control.

2563
01:49:58,998 --> 01:50:01,167
Some laws are unjust

2564
01:50:01,167 --> 01:50:04,738
and just as the man's not blind
obedience to them,

2565
01:50:05,004 --> 01:50:09,376
but the courage to change them
in pursuit of a better future.

2566
01:50:09,676 --> 01:50:10,777
Abolish Ice.

2567
01:50:11,811 --> 01:50:14,814
Thank you very.

2568
01:50:17,751 --> 01:50:19,619
Touched him.

2569
01:50:19,619 --> 01:50:21,588
He says. Interesting stuff.

2570
01:50:21,588 --> 01:50:21,921
Yeah.

2571
01:50:21,921 --> 01:50:23,823
Madam clerk,
we're going to take a recess

2572
01:50:23,823 --> 01:50:25,825
now for the last time
and for about ten minutes.

2573
01:50:25,825 --> 01:50:27,927
Okay.

2574
01:50:27,927 --> 01:50:30,930
Before you call more names,
you got it.

2575
01:50:31,398 --> 01:50:33,433
Please state good, sir.
Yes, sir.

2576
01:50:33,433 --> 01:50:35,702
Good evening.
My name is Matthew Reisner.

2577
01:50:35,702 --> 01:50:38,004
I appreciate your time here
tonight.

2578
01:50:38,004 --> 01:50:41,007
We're not talking
about normal law enforcement.

2579
01:50:41,007 --> 01:50:44,577
Normal law enforcement follows
the rules of the United States,

2580
01:50:44,577 --> 01:50:47,580
the Constitution,
and is accountable.

2581
01:50:47,614 --> 01:50:50,884
We're talking about the creation
of a police force

2582
01:50:51,117 --> 01:50:54,854
similar to what Nazi Germany
had in the 1930s,

2583
01:50:55,155 --> 01:50:58,792
with its total disregard
to the citizens of the country

2584
01:50:59,159 --> 01:51:02,128
that they're supposedly
protecting.

2585
01:51:06,733 --> 01:51:09,669
Surprise is about to become
an experience,

2586
01:51:09,669 --> 01:51:12,672
the biggest public safety crisis
in its history.

2587
01:51:13,106 --> 01:51:15,375
You're going to become
the epicenter

2588
01:51:15,375 --> 01:51:18,712
across the southwest
and further of huge protests,

2589
01:51:19,279 --> 01:51:21,581
thousands of people
opposed to the violence

2590
01:51:21,581 --> 01:51:24,718
that Ice is using against people
and the disregard

2591
01:51:24,718 --> 01:51:27,587
for the constitutional rights
of all people

2592
01:51:27,587 --> 01:51:32,158
living in this country,
both citizens and non citizens.

2593
01:51:32,892 --> 01:51:35,462
It will
likely spark violent clashes.

2594
01:51:36,896 --> 01:51:39,766
Anon citizens,
I'm sorry, I apologize.

2595
01:51:39,766 --> 01:51:44,104
It will likely spark violent
clashes and more potential

2596
01:51:44,104 --> 01:51:48,208
killings, murders and detentions
of innocent people

2597
01:51:49,042 --> 01:51:52,679
trying just to exercise
their constitutional rights.

2598
01:51:54,447 --> 01:51:58,685
While it may be the case,
possibly that there is nothing

2599
01:51:58,685 --> 01:52:01,688
that you can do to hold off

2600
01:52:01,755 --> 01:52:04,557
federal.

2601
01:52:04,557 --> 01:52:06,926
Agency wanting to come in,

2602
01:52:06,926 --> 01:52:09,329
what you can do,
and there must be something

2603
01:52:09,329 --> 01:52:11,831
you can do
to slow down the process

2604
01:52:11,831 --> 01:52:14,868
and put some impediments
in that pathway.

2605
01:52:16,002 --> 01:52:19,272
At the very least,
what you can also do

2606
01:52:19,305 --> 01:52:23,343
is to pass a resolution
stating on record

2607
01:52:23,343 --> 01:52:26,346
that you all oppose
this facility

2608
01:52:26,846 --> 01:52:29,849
that is proposed
for the town of surprise.

2609
01:52:31,051 --> 01:52:33,720
What I lastly do
want to say though,

2610
01:52:33,720 --> 01:52:38,058
this detention
prison center does not belong in

2611
01:52:38,291 --> 01:52:42,395
anybody's backyard,
any place in the United States.

2612
01:52:42,729 --> 01:52:44,397
I should be disbanded.

2613
01:52:44,397 --> 01:52:48,334
And anything this board
does in support of this,

2614
01:52:48,334 --> 01:52:51,337
or not doing anything
to impede Ice

2615
01:52:51,538 --> 01:52:54,808
is supporting them
by your silence.

2616
01:52:55,241 --> 01:52:56,810
Thank you. Thank you sir.

2617
01:53:01,114 --> 01:53:01,981
Okay,

2618
01:53:01,981 --> 01:53:04,984
mayor and members
of the council, I'm Eugene Hunt.

2619
01:53:05,385 --> 01:53:08,355
I'm a resident of surprise.

2620
01:53:08,355 --> 01:53:10,857
I live in a son village.

2621
01:53:10,857 --> 01:53:13,426
Bell and son village.

2622
01:53:13,426 --> 01:53:16,062
I'm an architect and a planner.

2623
01:53:16,062 --> 01:53:19,065
I have an active practice,
and I have a past experience

2624
01:53:19,399 --> 01:53:22,402
in correctional facilities,
and my,

2625
01:53:22,869 --> 01:53:25,338
want to address you tonight
because I think this is an

2626
01:53:25,338 --> 01:53:28,575
inappropriate location
for this type facility.

2627
01:53:29,409 --> 01:53:30,510
They're talking about

2628
01:53:30,510 --> 01:53:32,712
one of the busiest intersections
in the city.

2629
01:53:32,712 --> 01:53:34,214
A surprise.

2630
01:53:34,214 --> 01:53:37,217
It it's also a building
that wasn't designed for this

2631
01:53:37,217 --> 01:53:38,451
purpose.

2632
01:53:38,451 --> 01:53:41,154
It's an industrial warehouse
building.

2633
01:53:41,154 --> 01:53:42,589
I think

2634
01:53:42,589 --> 01:53:44,090
if they were going to locate
here,

2635
01:53:44,090 --> 01:53:45,792
they should have done
some planning rather

2636
01:53:45,792 --> 01:53:48,328
than just buy a first building
on the street.

2637
01:53:48,328 --> 01:53:50,463
It's an inappropriate location.

2638
01:53:50,463 --> 01:53:52,265
I think it's
going to be a disaster for

2639
01:53:52,265 --> 01:53:54,567
those that are going
to be incarcerated there.

2640
01:53:54,567 --> 01:53:58,738
So I would ask your favor
in not approving this location.

2641
01:53:58,738 --> 01:54:00,373
Thank you. Thank you sir.

2642
01:54:04,978 --> 01:54:05,311
Good evening.

2643
01:54:05,311 --> 01:54:06,579
Good evening mayor, Council.

2644
01:54:06,579 --> 01:54:08,982
Missus Davis,
my name is William Cunningham.

2645
01:54:08,982 --> 01:54:11,951
I have lived near Litchfield
Waddell for 17 years.

2646
01:54:11,951 --> 01:54:12,485
I'm here today

2647
01:54:12,485 --> 01:54:14,554
to voice my strong opposition
to the federal purchase

2648
01:54:14,554 --> 01:54:16,322
of the warehouse
on Sweetwater Avenue,

2649
01:54:16,322 --> 01:54:16,790
but approached

2650
01:54:16,790 --> 01:54:17,957
from a slightly different
approach

2651
01:54:17,957 --> 01:54:20,460
than in many others here,
but similar to,

2652
01:54:20,460 --> 01:54:22,228
the gentleman architect.

2653
01:54:22,228 --> 01:54:23,863
While I understand
the legal complexities

2654
01:54:23,863 --> 01:54:25,198
regarding federal authority,

2655
01:54:25,198 --> 01:54:26,499
it's deeply disappointing

2656
01:54:26,499 --> 01:54:27,567
to see the federal government

2657
01:54:27,567 --> 01:54:29,169
abandon
the good neighbor policies

2658
01:54:29,169 --> 01:54:31,337
that have traditionally defined
these relations.

2659
01:54:31,337 --> 01:54:33,273
Historically,
even when federal agencies

2660
01:54:33,273 --> 01:54:35,675
had the legal right to bypass
local zoning,

2661
01:54:35,675 --> 01:54:37,277
they work closely with cities
to ensure

2662
01:54:37,277 --> 01:54:40,246
project wouldn't
overwhelm local infrastructure.

2663
01:54:40,246 --> 01:54:41,781
This property was marketed
as a class

2664
01:54:41,781 --> 01:54:44,884
A distribution facility, premium
asset designed to attract

2665
01:54:44,884 --> 01:54:47,887
high quality corporate tenants
and jobs to surprise.

2666
01:54:47,987 --> 01:54:50,657
Its original design included
less than 20 500ft² of office

2667
01:54:50,657 --> 01:54:53,660
space with plumbing intended
for a standard warehouse staff

2668
01:54:53,827 --> 01:54:55,428
retrofitting the same shell
to house

2669
01:54:55,428 --> 01:54:57,197
1500 people
creates an immediate,

2670
01:54:57,197 --> 01:55:00,200
unplanned for load on our city's
water and sewer lines.

2671
01:55:00,300 --> 01:55:02,035
By bypassing
our planning department,

2672
01:55:02,035 --> 01:55:04,137
the federal government
is forcing a massive utility

2673
01:55:04,137 --> 01:55:05,572
burden onto our local system

2674
01:55:05,572 --> 01:55:07,207
without
a single public impact study.

2675
01:55:08,208 --> 01:55:10,677
Furthermore, we must
consider the long term scars

2676
01:55:10,677 --> 01:55:12,812
this leaves
on our industrial corridor

2677
01:55:12,812 --> 01:55:14,381
by installing specialized
plumbing

2678
01:55:14,381 --> 01:55:15,715
and high security
reinforcements.

2679
01:55:15,715 --> 01:55:18,418
They're effectively ruining
the buildings for resale value.

2680
01:55:18,418 --> 01:55:21,187
No CEO is going to move
their company into a facility

2681
01:55:21,187 --> 01:55:23,556
that requires millions
of dollars to remediate.

2682
01:55:23,556 --> 01:55:26,393
Just a strip of detention cells
and hundreds of floor drains.

2683
01:55:26,393 --> 01:55:27,460
They will simply move those jobs

2684
01:55:27,460 --> 01:55:29,963
to a clean site
in a neighboring city.

2685
01:55:29,963 --> 01:55:32,232
Finally, we must look
at the exit strategy

2686
01:55:32,232 --> 01:55:34,768
when this site
is eventually vacated

2687
01:55:34,768 --> 01:55:37,737
federal law under title
five of the Mckinney-vento act.

2688
01:55:38,071 --> 01:55:39,506
But you guys writing this down

2689
01:55:39,506 --> 01:55:42,175
requires that surplus
federal property be offered to

2690
01:55:42,175 --> 01:55:45,178
regional homeless
shelter providers at no cost

2691
01:55:45,178 --> 01:55:48,148
before it can be sold
to a private developer,

2692
01:55:48,615 --> 01:55:51,017
because this building
will have already

2693
01:55:51,017 --> 01:55:52,285
will already have the massive
plumbing

2694
01:55:52,285 --> 01:55:54,521
and bed capacity
for 1500 people.

2695
01:55:54,521 --> 01:55:57,524
It will be flagged as a perfect
candidate for a permanent

2696
01:55:57,757 --> 01:56:00,427
large scale
regional homeless shelter.

2697
01:56:01,995 --> 01:56:03,129
By allowing this build out

2698
01:56:03,129 --> 01:56:05,231
now, we are essentially
letting the federal government

2699
01:56:05,231 --> 01:56:08,234
repackage a prime
industrial site into a permanent

2700
01:56:08,435 --> 01:56:11,438
non-tax generating shelter hub.

2701
01:56:11,604 --> 01:56:14,207
I urge this council
to use every utility

2702
01:56:14,207 --> 01:56:17,210
and legal lever available
to protect our city's vision.

2703
01:56:17,277 --> 01:56:20,480
Surprise deserves a future
built on economic growth,

2704
01:56:21,147 --> 01:56:22,415
not a permanent zombie building

2705
01:56:22,415 --> 01:56:24,884
forced on us
by federal overreach.

2706
01:56:24,884 --> 01:56:26,386
We deserve development
that contributes

2707
01:56:26,386 --> 01:56:27,587
to our local economy

2708
01:56:27,587 --> 01:56:28,922
and aligns with the long term
vision

2709
01:56:28,922 --> 01:56:31,825
of the people who actually
live here. Thank you.

2710
01:56:31,825 --> 01:56:34,828
Thank you.

2711
01:56:36,262 --> 01:56:38,098
Mr. Murray,

2712
01:56:38,098 --> 01:56:41,067
Mr. Murray, can you, sir,

2713
01:56:41,334 --> 01:56:43,269
you're speaking out of turn.

2714
01:56:43,269 --> 01:56:45,238
Thank you,

2715
01:56:45,238 --> 01:56:45,739
Mr. Murray.

2716
01:56:45,739 --> 01:56:48,842
Can you do research
on the Mckinney-vento act,

2717
01:56:48,842 --> 01:56:51,845
please, and brief us?

2718
01:56:52,012 --> 01:56:55,015
Ma'am, I.

2719
01:56:56,549 --> 01:56:57,984
Hi, my name is Lisa

2720
01:56:57,984 --> 01:57:01,021
Brinkman and I live over
at Cotton Lane and Waddell Road.

2721
01:57:01,021 --> 01:57:03,189
And I've lived in surprise
for about ten years now.

2722
01:57:04,391 --> 01:57:07,260
I'm also not
a professional public speaker.

2723
01:57:07,260 --> 01:57:10,897
My interest, is in the humane
treatment of people

2724
01:57:10,897 --> 01:57:13,099
that would potentially
be at this facility,

2725
01:57:13,099 --> 01:57:15,068
because we all know that
that facility

2726
01:57:15,068 --> 01:57:17,570
is going to be targeted
as a detention center.

2727
01:57:17,570 --> 01:57:19,239
It's a very personal to me.

2728
01:57:19,239 --> 01:57:22,642
My husband is from Guatemala
and he works for the US,

2729
01:57:23,309 --> 01:57:26,413
United States Postal Service,
and he's in our neighborhoods

2730
01:57:26,413 --> 01:57:27,647
all the time.

2731
01:57:27,647 --> 01:57:30,650
I make him carry his U.S
passport card with him

2732
01:57:30,717 --> 01:57:31,851
because I'm scared to death

2733
01:57:31,851 --> 01:57:33,687
they're going to grab him off
the street,

2734
01:57:33,687 --> 01:57:36,690
and I'm not going to know
when or where he's going.

2735
01:57:37,524 --> 01:57:38,958
But what I'd like
to talk to you about,

2736
01:57:38,958 --> 01:57:40,827
which I think that it would be
more interesting

2737
01:57:40,827 --> 01:57:42,529
for you,
is how you can fight back.

2738
01:57:44,330 --> 01:57:46,966
Leavenworth, Kansas.

2739
01:57:46,966 --> 01:57:49,369
There are situation
is a little bit different.

2740
01:57:49,369 --> 01:57:52,372
They have a private,

2741
01:57:53,206 --> 01:57:55,709
profit prison system
that's coming in to try

2742
01:57:55,709 --> 01:57:57,644
to reactivate a shut down prison

2743
01:57:57,644 --> 01:58:00,113
in their community
as a detention center.

2744
01:58:00,113 --> 01:58:05,685
And so they are using land use
rights to fight back against Ice

2745
01:58:05,685 --> 01:58:08,488
taking over that facility
for that purpose.

2746
01:58:08,488 --> 01:58:11,491
And the way they're doing that
is they're,

2747
01:58:11,958 --> 01:58:13,660
pushing for.

2748
01:58:13,660 --> 01:58:14,361
Let's see.

2749
01:58:14,361 --> 01:58:17,364
Sorry, I wrote it down.

2750
01:58:21,034 --> 01:58:21,935
Oh, they're,

2751
01:58:21,935 --> 01:58:24,938
requiring
a public review process.

2752
01:58:25,138 --> 01:58:28,008
Which is

2753
01:58:28,008 --> 01:58:30,710
required
for a special use permit.

2754
01:58:30,710 --> 01:58:34,547
So because that facility wasn't
intended for that purpose,

2755
01:58:35,548 --> 01:58:38,318
and their jurisdiction,
it requires a special

2756
01:58:38,318 --> 01:58:41,821
use permit, which then opens up
that process for public review.

2757
01:58:42,088 --> 01:58:44,524
So it's put forward
in front of the residents.

2758
01:58:44,524 --> 01:58:46,726
That way
the residents get to decide

2759
01:58:46,726 --> 01:58:49,262
whether or not that facility
is going forward.

2760
01:58:49,262 --> 01:58:51,464
And it's currently in,

2761
01:58:51,464 --> 01:58:54,067
a legal process with the US
Department of Justice

2762
01:58:54,067 --> 01:58:56,436
who is trying to back
that private prison

2763
01:58:56,436 --> 01:58:59,739
and the use of that
prison as a detention center.

2764
01:59:01,174 --> 01:59:04,644
So, that's
also an avenue for us.

2765
01:59:04,644 --> 01:59:08,048
The ACLU is supporting
their efforts in that,

2766
01:59:08,348 --> 01:59:11,317
legal process
with the Department of Justice,

2767
01:59:11,317 --> 01:59:13,253
providing support
with documentation

2768
01:59:13,253 --> 01:59:15,288
of the inhumane
treatment of people,

2769
01:59:15,288 --> 01:59:17,657
the safety issues,
understaffing,

2770
01:59:17,657 --> 01:59:19,926
management
problems in these facilities

2771
01:59:19,926 --> 01:59:20,760
and the fact that the

2772
01:59:20,760 --> 01:59:24,364
warehouse here is also not zoned
for residential use.

2773
01:59:24,631 --> 01:59:28,535
You can use that to stop them
from taking over that facility.

2774
01:59:28,968 --> 01:59:32,439
So as the woman before me said,
we do have options available

2775
01:59:32,439 --> 01:59:35,575
for us to fight back
against the federal government.

2776
01:59:35,575 --> 01:59:39,179
And I implore you to please use
every means you can to do so

2777
01:59:39,779 --> 01:59:41,548
for our community,
for our residents.

2778
01:59:41,548 --> 01:59:45,251
Anybody that's affected in
our community affects everyone.

2779
01:59:45,585 --> 01:59:48,588
And I please, please urge you
to take care of all of us.

2780
01:59:48,822 --> 01:59:50,256
Thank you so much. Thank you.

2781
01:59:55,428 --> 01:59:56,129
Good evening.

2782
01:59:56,129 --> 01:59:59,032
Good evening, mayor
and council members.

2783
01:59:59,032 --> 02:00:01,034
My name is Natalie Batiste.

2784
02:00:01,034 --> 02:00:02,435
I'm a registered nurse.

2785
02:00:02,435 --> 02:00:05,438
I'm a volunteer community
outreach specialist,

2786
02:00:05,538 --> 02:00:08,375
and for over a decade,
I've been a resident of the City

2787
02:00:08,375 --> 02:00:11,978
of Surprise, specifically
Greenway Road and Cotton Lane.

2788
02:00:13,079 --> 02:00:14,614
I'm here to speak about this

2789
02:00:14,614 --> 02:00:16,716
building
purchased last month by Ice,

2790
02:00:16,716 --> 02:00:18,752
and why the City of Surprise
should not allow them

2791
02:00:18,752 --> 02:00:21,755
to set up operations
in our community.

2792
02:00:21,821 --> 02:00:24,090
I've heard the argument
that this facility would make

2793
02:00:24,090 --> 02:00:27,093
our community safer
from an immigration standpoint.

2794
02:00:27,527 --> 02:00:30,530
I want to respectfully
but firmly challenge that claim

2795
02:00:30,797 --> 02:00:32,098
because it does not reflect

2796
02:00:32,098 --> 02:00:35,068
what actually ends up
happening on the ground.

2797
02:00:35,702 --> 02:00:38,171
I've seen with my own eyes
what it looks like

2798
02:00:38,171 --> 02:00:41,274
when Ice expands its operations
into a community

2799
02:00:41,608 --> 02:00:45,045
such as in Portland, where I've
been doing what I can to help.

2800
02:00:46,646 --> 02:00:49,049
What follows
is not increased safety.

2801
02:00:49,049 --> 02:00:50,483
It is fear.

2802
02:00:50,483 --> 02:00:52,686
Families,
both immigrant and U.S.

2803
02:00:52,686 --> 02:00:55,689
citizens, become afraid
to leave their homes.

2804
02:00:56,156 --> 02:00:59,426
Parents stop taking children
to school, stop taking them

2805
02:00:59,426 --> 02:01:02,429
to their activities,
and even to doctor appointments.

2806
02:01:02,829 --> 02:01:06,032
Victims stop calling the police
because trust is lost

2807
02:01:06,032 --> 02:01:09,035
when they witness local
law enforcement working with Ice

2808
02:01:10,370 --> 02:01:14,274
communities go into hiding,
local businesses suffer.

2809
02:01:14,908 --> 02:01:16,910
That is not public safety.

2810
02:01:16,910 --> 02:01:19,913
That is destabilization.

2811
02:01:19,913 --> 02:01:22,949
Facilities like this
bring increased surveillance,

2812
02:01:22,949 --> 02:01:26,653
militarized activity and trauma
into surrounding neighborhoods.

2813
02:01:27,253 --> 02:01:30,957
They disproportionately impact
people of color, mixed status

2814
02:01:30,957 --> 02:01:32,359
families and U.S.

2815
02:01:32,359 --> 02:01:35,095
citizens
who are mistakenly detained.

2816
02:01:35,095 --> 02:01:36,329
The ripple effects harm

2817
02:01:36,329 --> 02:01:39,332
the entire community,
not just immigrants.

2818
02:01:40,266 --> 02:01:42,902
Surprise is a city
that prides itself on being

2819
02:01:42,902 --> 02:01:47,607
family oriented, welcoming,
and safe to approving.

2820
02:01:47,607 --> 02:01:50,577
This facility will move us
in the opposite direction.

2821
02:01:51,077 --> 02:01:54,614
It would tie our city's
name and resources to,

2822
02:01:55,348 --> 02:01:57,484
system agencies
that have documented

2823
02:01:57,484 --> 02:02:00,487
history of constitutional rights
violations,

2824
02:02:00,620 --> 02:02:02,322
a lack of accountability

2825
02:02:02,322 --> 02:02:05,225
and violence towards
both immigrants and U.S.

2826
02:02:05,225 --> 02:02:05,925
citizens.

2827
02:02:08,294 --> 02:02:09,896
I ask you to please,

2828
02:02:09,896 --> 02:02:13,199
look at and listen to the lived
experiences of the communities

2829
02:02:13,199 --> 02:02:16,202
that have already been through
this, such as Portland,

2830
02:02:16,236 --> 02:02:20,006
Los Angeles, Chicago,
Minneapolis, and so many more.

2831
02:02:20,807 --> 02:02:21,441
Look at

2832
02:02:21,441 --> 02:02:25,245
inviting ice into the community
has done to those communities.

2833
02:02:26,279 --> 02:02:29,215
Do not allow Ice
or any of these federal agencies

2834
02:02:29,215 --> 02:02:32,218
to set up operations in
our beautiful city of surprise.

2835
02:02:32,419 --> 02:02:35,422
Thank you.

2836
02:02:39,893 --> 02:02:42,896
Mayor and Congress or

2837
02:02:42,996 --> 02:02:45,999
the members of the board here.

2838
02:02:46,900 --> 02:02:48,234
My name is Linda Landry.

2839
02:02:48,234 --> 02:02:51,237
I've been in surprise
for 25 years.

2840
02:02:51,571 --> 02:02:54,574
Homeowner I worked at Palo Verde
for 25 years.

2841
02:02:55,041 --> 02:02:59,346
And, that came to surprise
because it's a nice community.

2842
02:02:59,813 --> 02:03:02,816
Lots of changes
have occurred in this community,

2843
02:03:03,283 --> 02:03:04,217
a lot of growth.

2844
02:03:04,217 --> 02:03:06,052
And I've seen a lot of it.

2845
02:03:06,052 --> 02:03:07,887
And I like surprise.

2846
02:03:07,887 --> 02:03:08,922
And I don't want it to be,

2847
02:03:10,423 --> 02:03:11,758
place that has

2848
02:03:11,758 --> 02:03:15,562
a, some facility
that is not appropriate.

2849
02:03:15,962 --> 02:03:19,265
I object to the DHS and Ice
creating

2850
02:03:19,499 --> 02:03:22,469
1500 bed detention facilities.

2851
02:03:22,502 --> 02:03:25,672
Few things
I want you to, consider.

2852
02:03:25,805 --> 02:03:28,608
And then I have
some background in utility.

2853
02:03:28,608 --> 02:03:31,978
So one of the things is
where is the power coming from?

2854
02:03:32,445 --> 02:03:34,280
We have a limited amount
of power.

2855
02:03:34,280 --> 02:03:36,549
It's not, unlimited.

2856
02:03:36,549 --> 02:03:38,018
And we have to create it.

2857
02:03:38,018 --> 02:03:39,986
It has to be created somewhere.

2858
02:03:39,986 --> 02:03:42,689
And Palo Verde produces
quite a bit of power,

2859
02:03:42,689 --> 02:03:44,557
but not all of it.

2860
02:03:44,557 --> 02:03:47,193
Another thing is huge
water requirements.

2861
02:03:47,193 --> 02:03:49,429
Where's our water coming from?

2862
02:03:49,429 --> 02:03:50,597
You know I do.

2863
02:03:50,597 --> 02:03:53,533
You you are responsible
for making sure

2864
02:03:53,533 --> 02:03:55,935
that your residents
have plenty of water.

2865
02:03:55,935 --> 02:04:00,306
There's drinking water, cooking
showers, toilets, sewage.

2866
02:04:00,440 --> 02:04:02,142
Another thing, sewage increase.

2867
02:04:02,142 --> 02:04:04,044
We have a limited capacity.

2868
02:04:04,044 --> 02:04:08,982
Buckeye has a huge facility for
sewer, but it's not unlimited.

2869
02:04:10,517 --> 02:04:11,017
These are

2870
02:04:11,017 --> 02:04:14,020
impacts
that I hope that you consider.

2871
02:04:14,120 --> 02:04:17,123
And these impacts are important
because,

2872
02:04:17,290 --> 02:04:17,857
you know,

2873
02:04:17,857 --> 02:04:20,960
we don't want to run out
of water or power or sewage

2874
02:04:21,327 --> 02:04:23,830
and fire and rescue
is another thing.

2875
02:04:23,830 --> 02:04:25,865
Do we have a plan and,

2876
02:04:25,865 --> 02:04:28,201
evacuation plans
for getting these people out?

2877
02:04:28,201 --> 02:04:31,204
An event
in an event of the, huge fire.

2878
02:04:31,671 --> 02:04:32,038
If they're

2879
02:04:32,038 --> 02:04:36,409
detained and locked up,
we could have a huge disaster.

2880
02:04:36,409 --> 02:04:38,044
Do we want that
in our community?

2881
02:04:38,044 --> 02:04:39,446
I don't think so.

2882
02:04:39,446 --> 02:04:40,513
Medical impacts.

2883
02:04:40,513 --> 02:04:43,249
What about, fire?

2884
02:04:43,249 --> 02:04:45,819
People rescue in hospitals.

2885
02:04:45,819 --> 02:04:48,888
If that's 1500 people,
they have to go somewhere.

2886
02:04:48,888 --> 02:04:52,492
If in the event that there's
an outbreak of disease,

2887
02:04:53,727 --> 02:04:56,730
medical impact, summer heat,

2888
02:04:56,930 --> 02:04:59,933
a warehouse is not designed
for summer heat.

2889
02:05:00,200 --> 02:05:02,569
It is.
Insulation is not adequate.

2890
02:05:02,569 --> 02:05:05,939
And its air conditioning,
facilities are not adequate.

2891
02:05:06,239 --> 02:05:07,607
So they the

2892
02:05:07,607 --> 02:05:10,543
they can't take care of people,
create a lot of heat.

2893
02:05:10,543 --> 02:05:12,946
And you have a lot of people
in a small area,

2894
02:05:12,946 --> 02:05:15,048
and then all of a sudden
you have too much heat.

2895
02:05:15,048 --> 02:05:16,850
Deaths could occur.

2896
02:05:16,850 --> 02:05:19,219
Do we want that to happen?
And surprise.

2897
02:05:19,219 --> 02:05:21,121
I don't think so.

2898
02:05:21,121 --> 02:05:23,957
I just want to make sure
that you,

2899
02:05:23,957 --> 02:05:27,360
consider these impacts
on the city of Surprise.

2900
02:05:27,827 --> 02:05:31,097
And they're not alone in that,
in that detention center.

2901
02:05:31,398 --> 02:05:33,633
They're not
they're not an island.

2902
02:05:33,633 --> 02:05:37,237
They have to have all of these
infrastructures in place.

2903
02:05:37,237 --> 02:05:40,774
And you are all responsible
for them

2904
02:05:40,774 --> 02:05:43,977
having those, facilities
available to them.

2905
02:05:43,977 --> 02:05:46,446
Thank you for your
your considerations. Thank you.

2906
02:05:51,418 --> 02:05:54,721
Sir. Honorable mayor and will.

2907
02:05:54,721 --> 02:05:55,288
Deputy mayor

2908
02:05:55,288 --> 02:05:57,223
and honorable members
of the City Council,

2909
02:05:57,223 --> 02:06:00,060
thank you for the opportunity
to come and speak about the Ice

2910
02:06:00,060 --> 02:06:01,494
detention facility.

2911
02:06:01,494 --> 02:06:03,029
My name is Casey Jones.

2912
02:06:03,029 --> 02:06:04,731
I live in district one.

2913
02:06:04,731 --> 02:06:06,966
In Arizona. Traditions.

2914
02:06:06,966 --> 02:06:10,236
I'd like to make four points
about the Ice detention

2915
02:06:10,236 --> 02:06:11,638
facility.

2916
02:06:11,638 --> 02:06:14,307
First, Ice is recklessly

2917
02:06:14,307 --> 02:06:17,277
and incompetently
pursuing its mission.

2918
02:06:17,711 --> 02:06:19,779
One example
you may not know about, but

2919
02:06:19,779 --> 02:06:24,751
you'll recall from the news
this last spring, 252

2920
02:06:25,318 --> 02:06:29,689
Venezuelans were forcibly
deported to San Salvador,

2921
02:06:30,623 --> 02:06:32,892
El Salvador,
and they were incarcerated,

2922
02:06:32,892 --> 02:06:35,895
going to the secret
detention center.

2923
02:06:36,896 --> 02:06:39,899
Now there's a group called
Human Rights Watch,

2924
02:06:40,200 --> 02:06:40,667
a private

2925
02:06:40,667 --> 02:06:44,204
nonprofit organization,
and they had access to Ice data.

2926
02:06:44,604 --> 02:06:47,207
And they found the following

2927
02:06:47,207 --> 02:06:50,310
half of those people
that were deported had no record

2928
02:06:50,310 --> 02:06:53,313
whatsoever in the United States
for a criminal conviction

2929
02:06:53,847 --> 02:06:55,949
or a conviction of any kind.

2930
02:06:55,949 --> 02:06:58,918
There were another one
fourth of those people

2931
02:06:59,419 --> 02:07:02,222
who had pending charges

2932
02:07:02,222 --> 02:07:04,457
but undecided charges.

2933
02:07:04,457 --> 02:07:06,793
So there were no convictions
among those people.

2934
02:07:06,793 --> 02:07:08,762
They were in the
process of being adjudicated.

2935
02:07:10,530 --> 02:07:11,831
There were only

2936
02:07:11,831 --> 02:07:14,834
a third and, pardon me, a 3%,

2937
02:07:15,969 --> 02:07:18,838
of the people had been convicted
of a previous

2938
02:07:18,838 --> 02:07:21,841
violent crime or a crime
that could be violent,

2939
02:07:22,142 --> 02:07:26,279
and the rest of the people
had minor convictions for

2940
02:07:26,279 --> 02:07:30,083
really misdemeanor type things,
very minor kinds of things.

2941
02:07:30,583 --> 02:07:33,620
So a great proportion
of those people, contrary

2942
02:07:33,620 --> 02:07:36,623
to what was publicized,
we're not criminals.

2943
02:07:36,790 --> 02:07:38,525
We're not the worst.

2944
02:07:38,525 --> 02:07:41,061
So it counterpoints

2945
02:07:41,061 --> 02:07:43,730
the argument that ice is going

2946
02:07:43,730 --> 02:07:46,733
after the most serious
criminals.

2947
02:07:46,900 --> 02:07:48,468
The other thing is Minneapolis.

2948
02:07:48,468 --> 02:07:49,669
And that speaks for itself.

2949
02:07:49,669 --> 02:07:52,672
I'm not going to repeat
all the horror we've seen there.

2950
02:07:52,839 --> 02:07:56,076
My second main point
is that that warehouse

2951
02:07:56,876 --> 02:07:59,779
where this is intended to be

2952
02:07:59,779 --> 02:08:02,749
was never designed
to be a housing,

2953
02:08:02,749 --> 02:08:05,752
for and for human beings.

2954
02:08:06,119 --> 02:08:09,155
And I do know this there was a

2955
02:08:09,155 --> 02:08:13,126
permit issued by the City
of Surprise on December 23rd

2956
02:08:14,294 --> 02:08:18,264
to construct
some tenant improvements.

2957
02:08:18,264 --> 02:08:20,767
This was issued to Rockefeller
Group,

2958
02:08:20,767 --> 02:08:23,770
the group
that sold this property to Ice.

2959
02:08:23,937 --> 02:08:26,473
So that was put into place
before anybody knew

2960
02:08:26,473 --> 02:08:29,476
that Ice was coming.

2961
02:08:30,110 --> 02:08:32,579
Better hurry and wrap this up.

2962
02:08:32,579 --> 02:08:34,414
I would commend you
to have your permit,

2963
02:08:34,414 --> 02:08:37,617
and your inspectors inspect
that facility to make sure

2964
02:08:37,617 --> 02:08:40,754
that it is decently habitable
for human beings.

2965
02:08:41,388 --> 02:08:42,122
Another point

2966
02:08:42,122 --> 02:08:45,992
is that's very close to schools,
as people have mentioned,

2967
02:08:45,992 --> 02:08:48,862
but also to the Dysart
Community Center.

2968
02:08:48,862 --> 02:08:51,598
Urge ice
to leave that community alone.

2969
02:08:51,598 --> 02:08:54,167
It serves a large
Hispanic community.

2970
02:08:54,167 --> 02:08:55,168
And finally,

2971
02:08:55,168 --> 02:08:55,869
I would commend you

2972
02:08:55,869 --> 02:08:59,406
to pass a five year moratorium
like the city of Saint Louis.

2973
02:08:59,406 --> 02:09:01,441
Did I have a copy
of the ordinance right here?

2974
02:09:01,441 --> 02:09:03,777
And it was attached
to my request to speak.

2975
02:09:03,777 --> 02:09:04,377
Thank you sir.

2976
02:09:11,718 --> 02:09:13,553
Good evening.

2977
02:09:13,553 --> 02:09:14,087
Good evening.

2978
02:09:14,087 --> 02:09:16,523
My name is Claudia Nolasco.

2979
02:09:16,523 --> 02:09:19,259
I'm an American citizen,
born and raised in Arizona.

2980
02:09:19,259 --> 02:09:22,662
And I stand before you tonight
asking that respectfully

2981
02:09:22,662 --> 02:09:25,665
and urgently, that you listen
to the voices of our community.

2982
02:09:25,765 --> 02:09:27,901
For many of us,
having Mexican heritage

2983
02:09:27,901 --> 02:09:30,437
in this moment
feels incredibly heavy.

2984
02:09:30,437 --> 02:09:33,573
The constant weigh of fear, fear
of leaving our homes,

2985
02:09:33,773 --> 02:09:36,843
taking our children to school,
or fear of going to work,

2986
02:09:37,977 --> 02:09:40,947
and fear of carrying out
the most basic task.

2987
02:09:42,148 --> 02:09:43,683
This is not a way.

2988
02:09:43,683 --> 02:09:46,619
This is not any way
a family should have to live.

2989
02:09:46,619 --> 02:09:47,587
I am a United States

2990
02:09:47,587 --> 02:09:51,458
citizen, an American
with Hispanic heritage and I.

2991
02:09:51,458 --> 02:09:54,361
And yet I live in fear
every day.

2992
02:09:54,361 --> 02:09:57,197
If this is my reality,
I cannot express the pain

2993
02:09:57,197 --> 02:09:58,498
and anxiety experienced

2994
02:09:58,498 --> 02:10:02,769
by those who are here and who
are here legally under DACA,

2995
02:10:04,437 --> 02:10:07,307
permanent residency,
or any kind of work visa.

2996
02:10:07,307 --> 02:10:09,843
The issue is far greater
than political differences.

2997
02:10:09,843 --> 02:10:13,213
It's about humanity, compassion,
and it's about dignity.

2998
02:10:13,713 --> 02:10:16,816
Our Mexican and Latino
communities are not outsiders.

2999
02:10:17,083 --> 02:10:18,551
They're they are essentials.

3000
02:10:18,551 --> 02:10:20,186
They're workers, parents,

3001
02:10:20,186 --> 02:10:23,189
caregivers, business owners,
and our neighbors.

3002
02:10:24,224 --> 02:10:27,460
They're a vital part of what
truly makes this country strong.

3003
02:10:27,927 --> 02:10:30,597
I ask you this tonight,
what steps do you plan

3004
02:10:30,597 --> 02:10:33,566
to ensure the safety
of our Latino community members?

3005
02:10:34,534 --> 02:10:37,504
My children
are still very young,

3006
02:10:37,504 --> 02:10:40,507
yet they're already live in fear

3007
02:10:40,507 --> 02:10:43,376
that they may come home one day
and not find their parents,

3008
02:10:43,376 --> 02:10:44,577
their

3009
02:10:44,577 --> 02:10:47,981
no child should ever have
to carry that fear at their age.

3010
02:10:48,348 --> 02:10:51,718
They should be focused on
learning, dreaming and growing,

3011
02:10:52,185 --> 02:10:55,188
not worried about family
separation.

3012
02:10:57,057 --> 02:10:57,724
Our children

3013
02:10:57,724 --> 02:11:00,894
should be happy
and proud to be Hispanic.

3014
02:11:02,996 --> 02:11:05,465
Not taught to fear it.

3015
02:11:05,465 --> 02:11:08,134
With that in mind,
I respectfully urge you

3016
02:11:08,134 --> 02:11:11,404
to reconsider the establishment
of the Ice facility.

3017
02:11:12,806 --> 02:11:15,575
Its presence does not bring
any safety to our community.

3018
02:11:15,575 --> 02:11:18,378
It brings fear,
trauma, and division.

3019
02:11:18,378 --> 02:11:21,448
We should not allow policies
that that place the families

3020
02:11:21,448 --> 02:11:22,949
at risk and undermine

3021
02:11:22,949 --> 02:11:25,652
the sense of security
every resident deserves.

3022
02:11:25,652 --> 02:11:27,987
No person
should ever be detained,

3023
02:11:27,987 --> 02:11:30,957
targeted or locked away
simply for being Hispanic.

3024
02:11:30,957 --> 02:11:32,592
Our identities are not a crime.

3025
02:11:32,592 --> 02:11:34,761
Our culture is not a threat

3026
02:11:34,761 --> 02:11:37,230
and our existence deserves
dignity and protection,

3027
02:11:37,230 --> 02:11:38,565
not punishment.

3028
02:11:38,565 --> 02:11:41,201
Thank you for your time
and I ask you to use compassion,

3029
02:11:41,201 --> 02:11:44,204
courage
and humanity in your decision.

3030
02:11:50,043 --> 02:11:50,443
Okay.

3031
02:11:50,443 --> 02:11:51,177
Thank you.

3032
02:11:51,177 --> 02:11:53,013
The time is now 812.

3033
02:11:53,013 --> 02:11:55,648
We'll take a ten minute
recess and reconvene at 822.

3034
02:12:06,793 --> 02:19:47,554
The. Opening.

3035
02:20:11,811 --> 02:20:13,713
Oh. Oh.

3036
02:20:13,713 --> 02:20:15,949
Oh, yeah.

3037
02:20:15,949 --> 02:20:18,084
Oh, yeah.

3038
02:20:18,084 --> 02:20:21,087
Oh, yeah. I.

3039
02:20:33,867 --> 02:20:36,202
Oh oh, yeah.

3040
02:20:36,202 --> 02:20:39,205
Oh oh.

3041
02:20:44,044 --> 02:21:01,761
I I. I.

3042
02:21:09,135 --> 02:21:11,237
Oh, yeah,

3043
02:21:11,237 --> 02:21:13,506
oh yeah.

3044
02:21:13,506 --> 02:21:16,509
Oh yeah I.

3045
02:21:29,089 --> 02:21:32,058
Oh oh yeah. Oh.

3046
02:21:52,412 --> 02:21:56,049
I 000 yeah.

3047
02:21:56,783 --> 02:21:59,886
Oh oh yeah oh oh

3048
02:22:00,120 --> 02:22:03,123
yeah I.

3049
02:23:06,252 --> 02:23:07,487
City council meeting.

3050
02:23:07,487 --> 02:23:09,989
Madam clerk, can you please call

3051
02:23:09,989 --> 02:23:12,092
additional public speakers?

3052
02:23:12,092 --> 02:23:13,093
Yes, sir.

3053
02:23:13,093 --> 02:23:17,731
Next five is Maureen
Miller, Greg Bearman,

3054
02:23:18,365 --> 02:23:21,401
Ian Henderson, Christy Nielsen,

3055
02:23:21,868 --> 02:23:24,838
Marney Caldwell.

3056
02:23:26,806 --> 02:23:29,809
Ellen.

3057
02:23:30,477 --> 02:23:32,145
I'm going to go ahead and call
five more.

3058
02:23:32,145 --> 02:23:33,313
You just come on up.

3059
02:23:33,313 --> 02:23:34,581
Sir, if you could state
your name

3060
02:23:34,581 --> 02:23:37,584
and cross roads
for the record, please.

3061
02:23:37,617 --> 02:23:39,119
My name is Greg Ehrmann.

3062
02:23:39,119 --> 02:23:42,722
I live in Vermont area, so yes,
I'm a resident of district,

3063
02:23:42,956 --> 02:23:45,091
where you see, he's
he's he's not here right now.

3064
02:23:45,091 --> 02:23:47,327
We're six.
No, it's district six.

3065
02:23:47,327 --> 02:23:49,562
Switch to somewhere else. Okay.

3066
02:23:49,562 --> 02:23:52,565
I'm, have been here for five
and a half years.

3067
02:23:52,665 --> 02:23:56,302
I'm a, was a former science
instructor for 45 years.

3068
02:23:56,569 --> 02:24:00,106
So I'm used to, doing
practice on hands on research.

3069
02:24:00,106 --> 02:24:02,442
So I deal with facts.

3070
02:24:02,442 --> 02:24:03,943
So that's my.

3071
02:24:03,943 --> 02:24:06,613
My lines are things like you.

3072
02:24:06,613 --> 02:24:09,883
If from the research, it says
that if you're going to increase

3073
02:24:10,917 --> 02:24:13,920
ice presence at all, you're
going to increase the number of,

3074
02:24:14,621 --> 02:24:18,892
convicted felons and criminals
in this neighborhood.

3075
02:24:18,892 --> 02:24:20,460
So that's what we're inviting.

3076
02:24:20,460 --> 02:24:23,463
If you're if you're inviting ice
at all,

3077
02:24:23,630 --> 02:24:25,699
fact to
there's already been mentioned

3078
02:24:25,699 --> 02:24:27,100
property values
you're going to drop.

3079
02:24:27,100 --> 02:24:27,567
I heard

3080
02:24:27,567 --> 02:24:30,503
someone said something before,
but I've come anywhere from 1

3081
02:24:30,503 --> 02:24:31,905
to 20%.

3082
02:24:31,905 --> 02:24:34,307
So here our property values
are going to go down.

3083
02:24:34,307 --> 02:24:36,609
Chris. There goes taxes.

3084
02:24:36,609 --> 02:24:38,878
The safety of schools
already been mentioned.

3085
02:24:38,878 --> 02:24:43,650
We already know that, Ice has
been known to use, pick up kids

3086
02:24:43,983 --> 02:24:46,986
and use them as bait
to bring people out,

3087
02:24:47,520 --> 02:24:49,255
which, again,

3088
02:24:49,255 --> 02:24:52,292
the safety of this community
is going into the dumpster.

3089
02:24:52,292 --> 02:24:54,127
In that particular case,

3090
02:24:54,127 --> 02:24:57,130
another fact, you're going to
have more people carrying guns.

3091
02:24:57,731 --> 02:24:59,632
And the more guns
that are carried,

3092
02:24:59,632 --> 02:25:00,800
the more likelihood
that someone's

3093
02:25:00,800 --> 02:25:02,702
going to have an accident.

3094
02:25:02,702 --> 02:25:05,138
So there's, you know,
the fear factors of that

3095
02:25:05,138 --> 02:25:05,972
all the way around.

3096
02:25:09,275 --> 02:25:12,145
The economy
is going to be suffering.

3097
02:25:12,145 --> 02:25:14,147
Therefore
the tax is going to be going up.

3098
02:25:14,147 --> 02:25:16,383
You may some people think
it's a great idea

3099
02:25:16,383 --> 02:25:18,151
to have more people come in.

3100
02:25:18,151 --> 02:25:21,154
Well, the Calgary, the quality
of the types of people

3101
02:25:21,154 --> 02:25:24,157
that you're going to be
attracting are different story.

3102
02:25:24,491 --> 02:25:26,826
Having 1500,

3103
02:25:26,826 --> 02:25:28,762
a 1500 bed facility means you're

3104
02:25:28,762 --> 02:25:31,765
probably going to have somewhere
between fact, 1500

3105
02:25:31,765 --> 02:25:37,037
to 3000 Ice agents
coming into the facility area.

3106
02:25:37,037 --> 02:25:38,872
Besides,

3107
02:25:38,872 --> 02:25:40,707
can we

3108
02:25:40,707 --> 02:25:41,975
take care of that many people?

3109
02:25:41,975 --> 02:25:44,978
As far as transportation
is concerned,

3110
02:25:44,978 --> 02:25:47,647
all the, utilities
that you're talking about,

3111
02:25:47,647 --> 02:25:48,815
you just look
through your budget

3112
02:25:48,815 --> 02:25:50,850
and said something to the effect
of, well,

3113
02:25:50,850 --> 02:25:53,019
we need to work on our roads.
Noise.

3114
02:25:53,019 --> 02:25:55,155
Roads are costing
more than before.

3115
02:25:55,155 --> 02:25:57,257
How are you going to be able to
support the facility with that?

3116
02:25:57,257 --> 02:26:00,193
With the the lack of road,
the infrastructure area?

3117
02:26:01,227 --> 02:26:02,429
Sad fact

3118
02:26:02,429 --> 02:26:05,432
that I think you should
all realize is that

3119
02:26:05,598 --> 02:26:10,136
the United States has more
people in detention facilities

3120
02:26:10,503 --> 02:26:12,238
and in criminal facilities

3121
02:26:12,238 --> 02:26:16,109
than any other percentage than
any other country in the world.

3122
02:26:16,643 --> 02:26:18,378
When is that going
to turn around?

3123
02:26:18,378 --> 02:26:21,815
When we stop spending money
on criminal facilities

3124
02:26:22,215 --> 02:26:25,118
and put it towards
more social activities,

3125
02:26:25,118 --> 02:26:28,121
social events, which you would
you were, you know,

3126
02:26:28,154 --> 02:26:31,591
presenting early on that
I good luck.

3127
02:26:32,258 --> 02:26:35,261
Thank you sir.

3128
02:26:39,132 --> 02:26:41,401
Good evening ma'am.

3129
02:26:41,401 --> 02:26:44,904
Mayor, city council
I'm Christy Nielsen.

3130
02:26:44,904 --> 02:26:48,975
I live in district two
and I've lived in surprise

3131
02:26:48,975 --> 02:26:52,679
for 28 years
and love my community.

3132
02:26:52,679 --> 02:26:55,882
But we do not want an Ice
detention center.

3133
02:26:55,882 --> 02:26:58,885
And surprise,
there are neighborhoods,

3134
02:26:59,085 --> 02:27:02,088
schools, shops and businesses.

3135
02:27:02,789 --> 02:27:05,492
It is a warehouse

3136
02:27:05,492 --> 02:27:08,495
meant to be for merchandise,
not humans.

3137
02:27:09,129 --> 02:27:12,232
Ice does not follow due process

3138
02:27:12,699 --> 02:27:16,703
and that's something
under the Constitution we're all

3139
02:27:16,903 --> 02:27:19,272
supposed to be granted.

3140
02:27:19,272 --> 02:27:22,042
And so they're arrested.

3141
02:27:22,042 --> 02:27:23,777
They don't have to,

3142
02:27:25,378 --> 02:27:28,481
have a warrant
to go into people's houses

3143
02:27:28,481 --> 02:27:31,484
and take parents
away from their children.

3144
02:27:33,086 --> 02:27:34,521
I did not seek out

3145
02:27:34,521 --> 02:27:37,524
the proper permits
from our city for this.

3146
02:27:37,524 --> 02:27:41,161
We especially do not want masked
Ice agents

3147
02:27:41,628 --> 02:27:45,298
having rounded up victims
in and out of our city,

3148
02:27:45,298 --> 02:27:49,369
frightening our residents
and especially our children.

3149
02:27:49,736 --> 02:27:52,072
And that's all I have to say.

3150
02:27:52,072 --> 02:27:53,873
Thank you.

3151
02:27:53,873 --> 02:27:56,142
Thank you ma'am.

3152
02:27:56,142 --> 02:27:57,877
Thank you, Madam clerk,

3153
02:27:57,877 --> 02:28:00,880
can you call a few more
speakers, please?

3154
02:28:01,014 --> 02:28:01,581
Yes, mayor.

3155
02:28:01,581 --> 02:28:05,952
The next five, Janet Amini's
David Kwan Smith?

3156
02:28:06,586 --> 02:28:09,622
Nicholas
asked, making up a list.

3157
02:28:09,622 --> 02:28:13,326
I'm sorry if I butchered
that Cynthia fuck and more.

3158
02:28:13,493 --> 02:28:16,196
Angelina Torres.

3159
02:28:16,196 --> 02:28:17,464
Good evening ma'am.

3160
02:28:17,464 --> 02:28:20,166
Hello, my name is Maureen Miller

3161
02:28:20,166 --> 02:28:23,169
and I live in Desert Oasis.

3162
02:28:23,937 --> 02:28:25,138
Boy, I have a lot to say.

3163
02:28:25,138 --> 02:28:29,376
As I was leading up to this,
event, I was thinking to myself,

3164
02:28:29,909 --> 02:28:33,113
I have so much that I want to
say, so much that I need to say,

3165
02:28:33,480 --> 02:28:35,181
and three
minutes isn't enough time.

3166
02:28:36,182 --> 02:28:38,518
The other thing I'd like to say,
so many of my friends here

3167
02:28:38,518 --> 02:28:40,920
tonight have been so eloquent
on what they want to say,

3168
02:28:40,920 --> 02:28:43,923
and I can't possibly compete
with them, but I, in good

3169
02:28:43,923 --> 02:28:46,926
faith, cannot sit back
and not say my $0.02.

3170
02:28:47,894 --> 02:28:49,029
First thing
I want to let you know

3171
02:28:49,029 --> 02:28:50,597
is that I've recently retired,

3172
02:28:50,597 --> 02:28:52,432
and I did not expect that
I would need to spend

3173
02:28:52,432 --> 02:28:55,435
so much time
standing up for common decency.

3174
02:28:55,668 --> 02:28:57,237
I am fortunate
to have extra time

3175
02:28:57,237 --> 02:29:00,273
moving forward, to continue to
do so against hateful policies.

3176
02:29:01,141 --> 02:29:03,610
I was so disappointed
when I learned about the recent

3177
02:29:03,610 --> 02:29:06,413
DHS building
purchase and surprise.

3178
02:29:06,413 --> 02:29:08,948
Over the last couple of days,
I learned of other communities

3179
02:29:08,948 --> 02:29:10,250
who are pushing back

3180
02:29:10,250 --> 02:29:13,586
and passing ordinances in order
to reject Ice facilities.

3181
02:29:14,120 --> 02:29:15,689
I expected to learn
that surprise

3182
02:29:15,689 --> 02:29:18,692
would be mentioned
as a resistor to an Ice prison,

3183
02:29:18,825 --> 02:29:20,794
but that has not been the case.

3184
02:29:20,794 --> 02:29:21,394
Not yet.

3185
02:29:22,829 --> 02:29:24,798
We must show that we
have learned from our country's

3186
02:29:24,798 --> 02:29:26,099
history.

3187
02:29:26,099 --> 02:29:29,169
Portions of our history are
ugly, and we cannot rewrite it.

3188
02:29:29,669 --> 02:29:32,672
But we can show that we learn
from it and continue to learn.

3189
02:29:32,772 --> 02:29:35,642
We must pay attention.

3190
02:29:35,642 --> 02:29:37,711
Building
an Ice concentration camp is in

3191
02:29:37,711 --> 02:29:41,548
no way, in
no way, will protect us.

3192
02:29:41,781 --> 02:29:45,085
Our friends,
neighbors, and fellow humans.

3193
02:29:45,552 --> 02:29:48,555
No ice and no ice camps.

3194
02:29:48,922 --> 02:29:51,925
If we do not stand up,
we lose bragging rights.

3195
02:29:51,925 --> 02:29:54,327
And what a great city this is.

3196
02:29:54,327 --> 02:29:55,328
The last thing that I wanted

3197
02:29:55,328 --> 02:29:57,163
to point out
that I found kind of ironic

3198
02:29:57,163 --> 02:29:59,399
is the name of this
building in question

3199
02:29:59,399 --> 02:30:02,369
is the Surprise Point
Commerce Center.

3200
02:30:02,402 --> 02:30:03,570
If we take this on,

3201
02:30:03,570 --> 02:30:07,307
we are in the commerce
of having illegal facilities.

3202
02:30:07,841 --> 02:30:08,341
Thank you.

3203
02:30:12,445 --> 02:30:14,814
Thank you ma'am.

3204
02:30:14,814 --> 02:30:17,817
Any sir.

3205
02:30:19,319 --> 02:30:21,021
Hello, my name is Ian Henderson.

3206
02:30:21,021 --> 02:30:21,254
I'm here

3207
02:30:21,254 --> 02:30:22,422
to speak about the warehouse
recently

3208
02:30:22,422 --> 02:30:25,425
purchased by DHS to be turned
into a concentration camp.

3209
02:30:25,458 --> 02:30:28,194
As far as I understood prior
to this evening, which you.

3210
02:30:28,194 --> 02:30:29,729
One of you confirmed?

3211
02:30:29,729 --> 02:30:31,164
The city has no ability to stop

3212
02:30:31,164 --> 02:30:33,233
such a purchase
by the federal government.

3213
02:30:33,233 --> 02:30:34,634
And even if you did
have the ability,

3214
02:30:34,634 --> 02:30:36,936
and I don't believe you would
do anything if you could.

3215
02:30:36,936 --> 02:30:38,905
So I'm here
to tell people what they can do.

3216
02:30:38,905 --> 02:30:41,908
And I'm sure everybody
who's listening and would agree,

3217
02:30:42,042 --> 02:30:45,045
you guys
all love jury duty, right?

3218
02:30:45,412 --> 02:30:48,248
But did you know that
as a member of a trial jury,

3219
02:30:48,248 --> 02:30:50,617
you are not required
to give a guilty verdict?

3220
02:30:50,617 --> 02:30:53,253
Even if prosecutors have proven
without a reason

3221
02:30:53,253 --> 02:30:55,889
within reasonable doubt
that a person is guilty.

3222
02:30:55,889 --> 02:30:57,991
This is called a jury
nullification.

3223
02:30:57,991 --> 02:31:01,461
We have the power to render a
not guilty verdict in defiance.

3224
02:31:01,961 --> 02:31:04,264
Here's a hypothetical to help
everybody understand

3225
02:31:04,264 --> 02:31:07,100
if a hypothetical warehouse
were to be hypothetically

3226
02:31:07,100 --> 02:31:11,037
burned down in order to stop
a hypothetical concentration

3227
02:31:11,037 --> 02:31:12,939
camp from
being built, hypothetically,

3228
02:31:14,274 --> 02:31:14,708
and the

3229
02:31:14,708 --> 02:31:18,044
alleged person
was hypothetically caught.

3230
02:31:18,044 --> 02:31:20,647
The arson is a
journey edification.

3231
02:31:20,647 --> 02:31:23,850
We as that we,
as a jury in a criminal trial

3232
02:31:23,850 --> 02:31:27,253
can declare the hypothetical
as arson is innocent

3233
02:31:27,654 --> 02:31:30,657
regardless of evidence
that would be sent free.

3234
02:31:31,124 --> 02:31:34,060
Nobody could be recharged again
due to deputy laws.

3235
02:31:34,060 --> 02:31:35,862
And jurors cannot be punished
for this.

3236
02:31:35,862 --> 02:31:37,697
We have a responsibility
to defend

3237
02:31:37,697 --> 02:31:40,266
any hypothetical person
in this way,

3238
02:31:40,266 --> 02:31:41,534
because why would anybody allow

3239
02:31:41,534 --> 02:31:43,269
a concentration
camp to be built?

3240
02:31:43,269 --> 02:31:44,137
And why would anybody

3241
02:31:44,137 --> 02:31:47,140
allow a hypothetical hero
to be punished for this?

3242
02:31:47,374 --> 02:31:49,275
People are being violated

3243
02:31:49,275 --> 02:31:52,145
with their first, fourth
and Fifth Amendment rights.

3244
02:31:52,145 --> 02:31:53,780
Ice guards are murdering
detainees.

3245
02:31:53,780 --> 02:31:56,282
There have been tens
of thousands of reported rapes

3246
02:31:56,282 --> 02:31:58,918
at the hands of Ice guards,
let alone the unreported.

3247
02:31:58,918 --> 02:32:01,121
And the concentration
camp in Pennsylvania

3248
02:32:01,121 --> 02:32:03,189
just recently argued in court
last month

3249
02:32:03,189 --> 02:32:06,659
that their guards are not liable
for the rapes they commit.

3250
02:32:06,926 --> 02:32:08,762
This cannot be allowed.

3251
02:32:08,762 --> 02:32:10,830
I do have some time left.

3252
02:32:10,830 --> 02:32:13,800
I want to use this remaining
time to say that the same

3253
02:32:13,800 --> 02:32:17,637
tactics and methods of terror
and eye tracking

3254
02:32:17,637 --> 02:32:21,007
that Ice and DHS are using
were all perfected in Palestine.

3255
02:32:21,508 --> 02:32:22,742
Elise. Ice.

3256
02:32:22,742 --> 02:32:25,745
They were all trained
with the terrorist, genocidal

3257
02:32:25,745 --> 02:32:27,480
ethno colony known as Israel.

3258
02:32:27,480 --> 02:32:29,249
And all of these tactics
and technologies

3259
02:32:29,249 --> 02:32:30,884
are coming back to be used on us

3260
02:32:30,884 --> 02:32:33,053
and what is called
the Imperial boomerang.

3261
02:32:33,053 --> 02:32:35,889
This is why a free Palestine is
intrinsically linked

3262
02:32:35,889 --> 02:32:37,557
to our struggles here today.

3263
02:32:37,557 --> 02:32:39,359
Because
unless we stop the atrocities

3264
02:32:39,359 --> 02:32:42,362
the US empire is committing
in Palestine, we,

3265
02:32:43,163 --> 02:32:46,733
Well, well,
we also need to end the U.S.

3266
02:32:46,733 --> 02:32:50,036
bipartisan policy of not a
violent colonial imperialism.

3267
02:32:51,571 --> 02:32:54,240
Because no one will be set free
until Palestine is free,

3268
02:32:54,240 --> 02:32:57,243
until the Congo is free,
until Sudan is free.

3269
02:32:57,243 --> 02:32:59,479
Power to the working class.

3270
02:32:59,479 --> 02:33:02,482
Fuck ice and fuck fuck Israel.

3271
02:33:07,587 --> 02:33:07,954
Before

3272
02:33:07,954 --> 02:33:10,957
you start me, I'm going to call
five more names, please.

3273
02:33:11,324 --> 02:33:12,792
Good evening councilmembers.

3274
02:33:12,792 --> 02:33:14,494
My name is Janet Jimenez.

3275
02:33:14,494 --> 02:33:15,395
I speak today

3276
02:33:15,395 --> 02:33:17,664
as a proud daughter of hard
working immigrants

3277
02:33:17,664 --> 02:33:20,233
and as an esteemed member
of this community,

3278
02:33:20,233 --> 02:33:22,402
it is disheartening
that the first time

3279
02:33:22,402 --> 02:33:24,237
our small town
makes national news,

3280
02:33:24,237 --> 02:33:25,772
it is not for who we are,

3281
02:33:25,772 --> 02:33:26,473
but for something

3282
02:33:26,473 --> 02:33:29,476
that threatens the dignity
and safety of our own people.

3283
02:33:29,743 --> 02:33:31,678
Immigrants are not numbers
to tally.

3284
02:33:31,678 --> 02:33:34,647
We are human beings with
histories, families and dreams.

3285
02:33:34,714 --> 02:33:35,582
We contribute,

3286
02:33:35,582 --> 02:33:38,985
we work relentlessly
and we belong with the approval

3287
02:33:38,985 --> 02:33:41,421
for a new Ice detention center
in surprise,

3288
02:33:41,421 --> 02:33:43,957
what we have seen unfold
across the country,

3289
02:33:43,957 --> 02:33:47,227
what once felt distant, has now
knocked on the door of the city

3290
02:33:47,227 --> 02:33:48,361
I call home.

3291
02:33:48,361 --> 02:33:51,097
The dehumanizing treatment
of immigrants, detention

3292
02:33:51,097 --> 02:33:52,565
without due process.

3293
02:33:52,565 --> 02:33:55,068
Discrimination based
solely on the color of one's

3294
02:33:55,068 --> 02:33:57,771
skin is coming to a neighborhood
near you.

3295
02:33:57,771 --> 02:33:59,205
Surprise is the only home

3296
02:33:59,205 --> 02:34:01,207
I have ever known
it is where I learned

3297
02:34:01,207 --> 02:34:04,477
the meaning of community,
of peace, of belonging.

3298
02:34:04,678 --> 02:34:07,914
It is where my family planted
roots and now families

3299
02:34:07,914 --> 02:34:11,685
are being asked to wonder,
will this city still feel safe?

3300
02:34:11,685 --> 02:34:13,887
For people who look like me?

3301
02:34:13,887 --> 02:34:16,322
A detention center
does not just change a building,

3302
02:34:16,322 --> 02:34:18,058
it changes the soul of a city.

3303
02:34:18,058 --> 02:34:20,360
It alters
the rhythm of neighborhoods,

3304
02:34:20,360 --> 02:34:23,663
the laughter in playgrounds,
the confidence of children

3305
02:34:24,264 --> 02:34:25,532
walking to school.

3306
02:34:25,532 --> 02:34:28,568
It turns familiarity
into fear, neighbors

3307
02:34:28,568 --> 02:34:31,571
into strangers, safety
into uncertainty.

3308
02:34:31,738 --> 02:34:33,840
Our community deserves
more than statements

3309
02:34:33,840 --> 02:34:35,608
that protect the city's
liability.

3310
02:34:35,608 --> 02:34:37,010
We deserve action.

3311
02:34:37,010 --> 02:34:38,645
We deserve accountability.

3312
02:34:38,645 --> 02:34:39,879
What concrete steps

3313
02:34:39,879 --> 02:34:42,882
will be taken to ensure
that residents are not profiled,

3314
02:34:43,016 --> 02:34:46,019
targeted, or made to feel unsafe
in their own homes?

3315
02:34:46,186 --> 02:34:48,888
Transparency
after the fact is not enough.

3316
02:34:48,888 --> 02:34:50,557
Silence is not enough.

3317
02:34:50,557 --> 02:34:52,559
We need real
commitments, commitments

3318
02:34:52,559 --> 02:34:53,660
that protect the dignity

3319
02:34:53,660 --> 02:34:56,496
and safety of the people
who call surprise home.

3320
02:34:56,496 --> 02:34:58,898
Our neighbors,
our friends, our families.

3321
02:34:58,898 --> 02:35:01,167
The heart of this city
is in its people.

3322
02:35:01,167 --> 02:35:04,504
We cannot let silence and blind
compliance decide who belongs.

3323
02:35:04,738 --> 02:35:06,072
Thank you. Thank you.

3324
02:35:09,943 --> 02:35:11,878
Ma'am, before you start, I'm
going to call a few more names.

3325
02:35:11,878 --> 02:35:13,713
Okay.

3326
02:35:13,713 --> 02:35:16,349
Next I have Tina mollica,

3327
02:35:16,349 --> 02:35:19,652
Milton Moreau, Christina Unter,

3328
02:35:20,186 --> 02:35:22,822
Rosalind Melling, Dorota,

3329
02:35:22,822 --> 02:35:25,825
Alyssa Eastview.

3330
02:35:26,159 --> 02:35:27,994
Good evening ma'am.

3331
02:35:27,994 --> 02:35:30,997
Good evening,
mayor and council members.

3332
02:35:31,398 --> 02:35:34,768
I don't have my glasses, so I'm
going to have to hold this one.

3333
02:35:35,201 --> 02:35:38,071
I can alone you. So. Yeah, yeah.

3334
02:35:38,071 --> 02:35:38,972
Thank you.

3335
02:35:38,972 --> 02:35:42,575
My name is Cynthia Fox
and I'm a resident of surprise.

3336
02:35:43,143 --> 02:35:47,547
I stand here tonight
speaking from a place of deep

3337
02:35:47,814 --> 02:35:50,150
moral alarm.

3338
02:35:50,150 --> 02:35:53,486
We understand that this council
cannot overrule ISIS

3339
02:35:53,486 --> 02:35:54,688
federal authority.

3340
02:35:54,688 --> 02:35:57,691
We're not asking you to do
what you legally cannot do.

3341
02:35:58,291 --> 02:36:02,495
But what you can do
and what you must do is refuse

3342
02:36:02,495 --> 02:36:06,733
silence, refuse complicity,
and refuse to look away.

3343
02:36:07,801 --> 02:36:11,337
The Department of Homeland
Security quiet, quietly

3344
02:36:11,538 --> 02:36:16,343
purchased property in our city
to build the 1500 person

3345
02:36:16,343 --> 02:36:17,310
detention center.

3346
02:36:17,310 --> 02:36:20,013
And neither the council
nor the people who live here

3347
02:36:20,013 --> 02:36:21,581
knew about it.

3348
02:36:21,581 --> 02:36:23,583
Just over a week ago.

3349
02:36:23,583 --> 02:36:27,854
That should
stop every one of us cold.

3350
02:36:29,122 --> 02:36:29,789
Because this

3351
02:36:29,789 --> 02:36:32,792
is not just
another development project.

3352
02:36:32,926 --> 02:36:34,828
This is not a warehouse.

3353
02:36:34,828 --> 02:36:36,730
This is not housing.

3354
02:36:36,730 --> 02:36:39,866
This is a place where human
beings will be confined.

3355
02:36:40,467 --> 02:36:43,002
We've all seen reports
coming out of Florida.

3356
02:36:43,002 --> 02:36:46,806
People held in overcrowded,
degrading conditions,

3357
02:36:47,307 --> 02:36:50,076
people
denied basic medical care,

3358
02:36:50,076 --> 02:36:54,714
including the current outbreak
of measles.

3359
02:36:55,348 --> 02:36:57,917
Families torn apart. Arrests

3360
02:36:57,917 --> 02:37:00,954
carried out with brutality
that shocks the conscience.

3361
02:37:01,721 --> 02:37:04,457
These are not abstract
policy debates.

3362
02:37:04,457 --> 02:37:05,759
These are real

3363
02:37:05,759 --> 02:37:09,229
human experiences,
and they're happening right now.

3364
02:37:09,796 --> 02:37:14,134
And now our community
is being asked without warning,

3365
02:37:14,401 --> 02:37:17,137
without consent, to host

3366
02:37:17,137 --> 02:37:20,140
the next chapter of that story.

3367
02:37:20,407 --> 02:37:23,810
Whether someone supports strict
immigration enforcement or not,

3368
02:37:23,843 --> 02:37:25,378
there must be a line.

3369
02:37:25,378 --> 02:37:28,581
There must be a point
where we say this

3370
02:37:28,748 --> 02:37:31,751
violates our shared humanity.

3371
02:37:32,218 --> 02:37:34,621
Human dignity is not partizan.

3372
02:37:34,621 --> 02:37:38,591
Decency is not radical,
and morality does not stop

3373
02:37:38,591 --> 02:37:41,695
at jurisdictional boundaries.

3374
02:37:42,529 --> 02:37:46,132
If our city becomes home
to a facility like this, then

3375
02:37:46,132 --> 02:37:49,669
our city's name becomes attached
to what happens inside it.

3376
02:37:49,969 --> 02:37:53,606
We cannot say it's
not our responsibility.

3377
02:37:54,507 --> 02:37:57,344
You may not control Ice,
but you do control

3378
02:37:57,344 --> 02:37:59,979
whether this city stands up
and says.

3379
02:37:59,979 --> 02:38:03,683
It says not without scrutiny,
not without accountability.

3380
02:38:05,385 --> 02:38:06,019
Said it.

3381
02:38:06,019 --> 02:38:09,022
Oh, not without

3382
02:38:09,055 --> 02:38:10,590
our voices being heard.

3383
02:38:10,590 --> 02:38:13,760
We are asking you
to speak publicly

3384
02:38:13,760 --> 02:38:17,597
and clearly against inhumane
detention practices.

3385
02:38:17,630 --> 02:38:21,568
I demand transparency
from Ice and federal partners,

3386
02:38:21,768 --> 02:38:26,539
use every lawful tool
available to slow, review

3387
02:38:26,539 --> 02:38:29,843
and challenge this project,
and most importantly,

3388
02:38:30,377 --> 02:38:33,546
to stand
on the side of human dignity.

3389
02:38:39,119 --> 02:38:41,788
Thank you ma'am.

3390
02:38:41,788 --> 02:38:44,791
Good evening.

3391
02:38:46,659 --> 02:38:46,926
Hello.

3392
02:38:46,926 --> 02:38:49,195
My name is David Klingon Smith.

3393
02:38:49,195 --> 02:38:53,233
I've lived here in surprise
for, five years now,

3394
02:38:53,800 --> 02:38:57,871
and I'm here to express
my serious concerns as well

3395
02:38:58,171 --> 02:39:02,375
about the this Department
of Homeland Security occupying a

3396
02:39:02,675 --> 02:39:05,679
this massive warehouse facility
down on Sweetwater Avenue.

3397
02:39:06,379 --> 02:39:09,749
Surprise prides itself
on being a desirable

3398
02:39:09,749 --> 02:39:10,884
residential community

3399
02:39:10,884 --> 02:39:14,120
built around families
and schools and churches

3400
02:39:14,120 --> 02:39:17,424
and small businesses and long
term neighborhood investment

3401
02:39:17,924 --> 02:39:21,061
and a large DHS
operational presence,

3402
02:39:21,561 --> 02:39:24,898
especially one housed
in a warehouse like this, is

3403
02:39:24,898 --> 02:39:27,867
fundamentally incompatible
with the character,

3404
02:39:27,901 --> 02:39:29,069
the planning priorities,

3405
02:39:29,069 --> 02:39:31,004
and the expectations
of this community.

3406
02:39:32,272 --> 02:39:34,874
I share many
of the other speakers concerns

3407
02:39:34,874 --> 02:39:37,877
about the
the total lack of transparency.

3408
02:39:38,945 --> 02:39:40,847
From DHS

3409
02:39:40,847 --> 02:39:43,850
in the whole purchase
of this building.

3410
02:39:43,950 --> 02:39:47,153
And, I agree
with the other speakers that,

3411
02:39:47,687 --> 02:39:50,390
I would encourage you
to do everything

3412
02:39:50,390 --> 02:39:53,693
possible to
to have as much oversight

3413
02:39:53,727 --> 02:39:56,730
of this facility
as this is possible.

3414
02:39:56,930 --> 02:39:59,299
I share the concerns about,

3415
02:39:59,299 --> 02:40:01,968
safety and traffic
and infrastructure issues

3416
02:40:01,968 --> 02:40:04,971
that many other folks
have mentioned.

3417
02:40:05,071 --> 02:40:07,874
I think that Ice has proved
in many ways

3418
02:40:07,874 --> 02:40:10,877
that it is an out of control
organization.

3419
02:40:11,244 --> 02:40:14,180
And I think a DHS facility
of this scale,

3420
02:40:14,180 --> 02:40:17,183
in addition to bringing things
like vehicle traffic,

3421
02:40:17,917 --> 02:40:20,920
has also concerns of things
like,

3422
02:40:21,354 --> 02:40:24,357
security,
perimeter surveillance activity,

3423
02:40:24,657 --> 02:40:26,826
and all kinds
of other operational risks

3424
02:40:26,826 --> 02:40:31,664
that were never meant to be part
of a zoning,

3425
02:40:32,399 --> 02:40:35,235
intent for that particular area.

3426
02:40:35,235 --> 02:40:36,169
And I think that,

3427
02:40:36,169 --> 02:40:37,003
as other speakers

3428
02:40:37,003 --> 02:40:40,240
have mentioned, that our roads
and utilities and emergency

3429
02:40:40,240 --> 02:40:44,878
services were not designed
to support a facility like this.

3430
02:40:48,448 --> 02:40:49,215
So I'm going to

3431
02:40:49,215 --> 02:40:53,153
kind of just say that I agree
with many of the other speakers.

3432
02:40:53,153 --> 02:40:57,323
And I want to add, though, at
the end here, that, I'm also a,

3433
02:40:58,191 --> 02:41:00,527
Christian clergy person,

3434
02:41:00,527 --> 02:41:03,430
minister in the United Church
of Christ denomination.

3435
02:41:03,430 --> 02:41:07,834
And I would remind all who claim
to be followers of Jesus

3436
02:41:07,834 --> 02:41:12,138
that the actions taken by Ice
are incompatible

3437
02:41:12,138 --> 02:41:14,040
with Jesus teachings,

3438
02:41:14,040 --> 02:41:15,909
that we are to love our neighbor

3439
02:41:15,909 --> 02:41:18,511
and the immigrant
is our neighbor.

3440
02:41:18,511 --> 02:41:19,112
And Scripture

3441
02:41:19,112 --> 02:41:22,749
tells us to treat the immigrant
as one of our own. And,

3442
02:41:23,917 --> 02:41:26,920
I'm one of those people
that also believes that that,

3443
02:41:27,487 --> 02:41:30,423
unless you're a Native American
here,

3444
02:41:30,423 --> 02:41:32,425
we're all immigrants.

3445
02:41:32,425 --> 02:41:34,094
So I will just end with that.

3446
02:41:34,094 --> 02:41:37,097
Thank you.

3447
02:41:40,066 --> 02:41:40,800
Thank you. Sir.

3448
02:41:40,800 --> 02:41:42,135
I'm going
to call a few more names.

3449
02:41:43,336 --> 02:41:45,338
Elaine Burke.

3450
02:41:45,338 --> 02:41:48,174
Zach m Nolan,

3451
02:41:48,174 --> 02:41:52,946
Christian Gutierrez,
Zane Gordon, Sophie borowski.

3452
02:41:53,646 --> 02:41:54,814
Thank you.

3453
02:41:54,814 --> 02:41:55,548
Good evening, ma'am.

3454
02:41:55,548 --> 02:41:57,117
Good evening. Mayor, councilmen.

3455
02:41:57,117 --> 02:41:58,451
My name is Tina mollica.

3456
02:41:58,451 --> 02:42:01,087
I'm a 25 year
resident of surprise.

3457
02:42:01,087 --> 02:42:04,257
My husband and I have raised
two children in this city.

3458
02:42:05,025 --> 02:42:08,028
One a district graduate,
one still in school.

3459
02:42:08,128 --> 02:42:10,797
I live in Marley Park.
I've lived there for nine years.

3460
02:42:10,797 --> 02:42:13,066
Mr. judge,
you are my councilman. Hello.

3461
02:42:13,066 --> 02:42:17,437
My home is 2.8 miles
from this warehouse.

3462
02:42:18,138 --> 02:42:21,107
There are many parks
where children live

3463
02:42:21,107 --> 02:42:25,245
and nine schools within three
miles of this warehouse.

3464
02:42:25,812 --> 02:42:28,948
A high school, a middle school,
and five elementary schools.

3465
02:42:29,549 --> 02:42:32,519
All of them are title
one schools

3466
02:42:32,919 --> 02:42:36,489
who serve our minority
and low income communities.

3467
02:42:36,890 --> 02:42:39,893
This location
is not a coincidence.

3468
02:42:41,127 --> 02:42:43,496
Ice agents have been kidnaping
children,

3469
02:42:43,496 --> 02:42:46,499
families,
even off duty police officers.

3470
02:42:46,666 --> 02:42:49,035
I'm holding one of them
in front of you right now.

3471
02:42:49,035 --> 02:42:50,970
A five year old boy, Liam Ramos.

3472
02:42:52,105 --> 02:42:52,906
This facility

3473
02:42:52,906 --> 02:42:55,909
puts our citizens, our children,
at risk of violence.

3474
02:42:55,942 --> 02:42:57,977
It will put a strain
on our police department

3475
02:42:57,977 --> 02:43:00,080
and our emergency response
teams.

3476
02:43:00,080 --> 02:43:01,948
Lower our property values

3477
02:43:01,948 --> 02:43:04,951
and strain our water and sewage
systems.

3478
02:43:05,185 --> 02:43:08,822
Experience shows that they are
not arresting violent criminals.

3479
02:43:09,155 --> 02:43:10,690
But as someone else mentioned,

3480
02:43:10,690 --> 02:43:13,693
even if they were,
why would we want that here?

3481
02:43:14,160 --> 02:43:17,530
This community deserves
transparency and action.

3482
02:43:17,997 --> 02:43:21,801
Other communities like Salt
Lake City, Oklahoma City, San

3483
02:43:21,801 --> 02:43:26,139
Antonio, Kansas City were able
to stop such sales to DHS.

3484
02:43:27,273 --> 02:43:30,076
Somehow,
no one in this city knew

3485
02:43:30,076 --> 02:43:33,079
anything was happening.

3486
02:43:33,213 --> 02:43:34,814
What is the plan

3487
02:43:34,814 --> 02:43:37,917
now to protect our neighborhoods
and our schools?

3488
02:43:37,917 --> 02:43:39,719
When I come,
because they're coming

3489
02:43:39,719 --> 02:43:42,689
and we've seen what they do.

3490
02:43:43,857 --> 02:43:46,793
We've seen them take children
and parents from pick up lines.

3491
02:43:46,793 --> 02:43:48,695
I've already signed up
to get training

3492
02:43:48,695 --> 02:43:50,397
so that I can watch and record

3493
02:43:50,397 --> 02:43:50,663
when they

3494
02:43:50,663 --> 02:43:53,666
start taking our children,
because that's my sign

3495
02:43:53,666 --> 02:43:56,936
says without
due process, it's kidnaping.

3496
02:43:59,272 --> 02:44:00,573
Councilman Judd, I'm going to

3497
02:44:00,573 --> 02:44:03,610
implore you that leaders
do not say our hands are tied.

3498
02:44:04,611 --> 02:44:07,614
I'm asking all of you
to untie your hands.

3499
02:44:07,681 --> 02:44:09,983
Leaders work
with their community members.

3500
02:44:09,983 --> 02:44:12,419
The businesses, their police,

3501
02:44:12,419 --> 02:44:15,689
their school districts,
the people in this room.

3502
02:44:16,156 --> 02:44:19,125
We work together,
and we find something to do

3503
02:44:19,125 --> 02:44:22,128
to protect our children
and our community members.

3504
02:44:22,662 --> 02:44:26,966
The government cannot force
municipalities, municipalities.

3505
02:44:26,966 --> 02:44:27,801
Excuse me.

3506
02:44:27,801 --> 02:44:29,436
To build roads and utilities.

3507
02:44:29,436 --> 02:44:30,537
Construction permits

3508
02:44:30,537 --> 02:44:33,973
will be required for toilets,
showers, dining facilities.

3509
02:44:34,541 --> 02:44:37,777
So what you can do is refuse
to partner with or fund private

3510
02:44:37,777 --> 02:44:40,046
detention operators
through city contracts.

3511
02:44:40,046 --> 02:44:42,816
You can demand environmental
traffic, public safety

3512
02:44:42,816 --> 02:44:45,185
and infrastructure impact
reviews.

3513
02:44:45,185 --> 02:44:48,121
You can require transparency
about how this facility

3514
02:44:48,121 --> 02:44:50,590
will operate
and affect our community.

3515
02:44:50,590 --> 02:44:51,524
To ever occur to you

3516
02:44:51,524 --> 02:44:53,393
and to everyone in the room,
I ask that

3517
02:44:53,393 --> 02:44:55,595
we do not let this end tonight.

3518
02:44:55,595 --> 02:44:57,964
I ask that we work together,

3519
02:44:57,964 --> 02:45:00,567
contact our senators,
our representatives,

3520
02:45:00,567 --> 02:45:04,237
our attorney general, whoever
we need, and we are asking

3521
02:45:04,237 --> 02:45:05,605
for you to do it with us.

3522
02:45:12,479 --> 02:45:15,248
Thank you ma'am.

3523
02:45:15,248 --> 02:45:18,251
Good evening.

3524
02:45:19,786 --> 02:45:22,789
This is.

3525
02:45:22,922 --> 02:45:25,725
Good evening mayor Council.

3526
02:45:25,725 --> 02:45:27,160
Good evening, mayor and council.

3527
02:45:27,160 --> 02:45:28,661
My name is Alyssa Maria

3528
02:45:28,661 --> 02:45:31,664
and I was born here in Arizona
and raised in surprise.

3529
02:45:31,765 --> 02:45:33,566
I grew up in the original town
site.

3530
02:45:33,566 --> 02:45:37,137
I've been here for 36 years,
and my family has deep roots

3531
02:45:37,137 --> 02:45:39,939
here, not only in surprise,
but also in Mirage,

3532
02:45:39,939 --> 02:45:40,907
where my grandparents

3533
02:45:40,907 --> 02:45:43,710
have lived in both cities
for over 60 years.

3534
02:45:43,710 --> 02:45:46,413
I am a true local
I, and I'm proud

3535
02:45:46,413 --> 02:45:48,515
to say I'm a native of surprise
from before.

3536
02:45:48,515 --> 02:45:50,684
Surprise even became a city.

3537
02:45:50,684 --> 02:45:53,987
I am a third generation resident
whose family has grown

3538
02:45:53,987 --> 02:45:56,990
here, worked here, and invested
in this community for decades.

3539
02:45:57,424 --> 02:46:00,026
Both my father
and my stepmother, Christy, who

3540
02:46:00,026 --> 02:46:01,494
some of you know well,

3541
02:46:01,494 --> 02:46:04,698
dedicated over 20 years of
service to the City of Surprise

3542
02:46:05,098 --> 02:46:08,268
and retired after a lifetime
of public service.

3543
02:46:08,635 --> 02:46:10,570
I also work
for the City of Surprise

3544
02:46:10,570 --> 02:46:12,138
as a resource specialist

3545
02:46:12,138 --> 02:46:14,541
and a case manager,
supporting vulnerable

3546
02:46:14,541 --> 02:46:17,277
individuals and families
within our community.

3547
02:46:17,277 --> 02:46:19,479
I know
well what the city stands for,

3548
02:46:19,479 --> 02:46:22,349
and this city is known
for its diversity.

3549
02:46:22,349 --> 02:46:24,851
Growing up, I remember surprise
when it was full of fields,

3550
02:46:24,851 --> 02:46:26,453
orchards and farmland.

3551
02:46:26,453 --> 02:46:29,055
I remember driving by
and seeing Hispanic families

3552
02:46:29,055 --> 02:46:31,057
and immigrants
working hard in those fields,

3553
02:46:31,057 --> 02:46:32,959
helping put food on our tables,

3554
02:46:32,959 --> 02:46:35,862
supporting the economy
and contributing to the culture

3555
02:46:35,862 --> 02:46:36,896
of this area.

3556
02:46:36,896 --> 02:46:38,631
The Hispanic community
has always

3557
02:46:38,631 --> 02:46:40,433
been a huge part of surprise
in our marriage,

3558
02:46:40,433 --> 02:46:41,668
and it is impossible

3559
02:46:41,668 --> 02:46:44,003
to separate the success
of this region

3560
02:46:44,003 --> 02:46:46,272
from the contributions
of immigrants.

3561
02:46:46,272 --> 02:46:47,941
This is where we went to school.

3562
02:46:47,941 --> 02:46:49,576
This is where we played sports.

3563
02:46:49,576 --> 02:46:51,177
This is where we were raised

3564
02:46:51,177 --> 02:46:53,780
and where we are
now raising our children.

3565
02:46:53,780 --> 02:46:56,149
Today, surprise is no longer
a small town.

3566
02:46:56,149 --> 02:46:57,851
It's a growing city.

3567
02:46:57,851 --> 02:47:00,253
But with the decision
to bring a detention center

3568
02:47:00,253 --> 02:47:02,856
into our community
right in our backyard

3569
02:47:02,856 --> 02:47:04,924
on the borderline of El Mirage,

3570
02:47:04,924 --> 02:47:07,761
many families who live here
are now living in fear.

3571
02:47:07,761 --> 02:47:09,095
There are children
who go to school

3572
02:47:09,095 --> 02:47:11,698
with my children,
who are scared to attend class

3573
02:47:11,698 --> 02:47:13,133
because they don't know
if their parents

3574
02:47:13,133 --> 02:47:15,602
will still be home
at the end of the day.

3575
02:47:15,602 --> 02:47:17,337
Parents
are afraid to go to work.

3576
02:47:17,337 --> 02:47:20,340
Families are afraid to shop
for groceries, attend church,

3577
02:47:20,473 --> 02:47:23,209
or even take their kids
to sports and city parks.

3578
02:47:23,209 --> 02:47:26,212
This is not what a safe
community looks like.

3579
02:47:26,379 --> 02:47:27,180
I truly believe

3580
02:47:27,180 --> 02:47:29,049
bringing a detention center
into our city

3581
02:47:29,049 --> 02:47:30,717
will not bring peace
or stability.

3582
02:47:30,717 --> 02:47:33,453
It will bring chaos,
fear, division and trauma.

3583
02:47:33,453 --> 02:47:35,221
It increases
the risk of harassment,

3584
02:47:35,221 --> 02:47:37,257
discrimination
and racial profiling.

3585
02:47:37,257 --> 02:47:38,925
It will create tension
in neighborhoods

3586
02:47:38,925 --> 02:47:41,227
and could impact public safety,
not improve it.

3587
02:47:41,227 --> 02:47:43,530
I do not want to live in a city
where residents are forced

3588
02:47:43,530 --> 02:47:45,265
to watch ice activity
near our homes,

3589
02:47:45,265 --> 02:47:47,634
schools, parks
or everyday public spaces.

3590
02:47:47,634 --> 02:47:49,602
I don't want families
to be afraid to exist

3591
02:47:49,602 --> 02:47:51,438
in the same place
they call home for years.

3592
02:47:51,438 --> 02:47:53,807
That is not the city of surprise
I grew up in,

3593
02:47:53,807 --> 02:47:56,109
and it is not the future
I want for my children.

3594
02:47:56,109 --> 02:47:58,278
Citizens and immigrants
in this community

3595
02:47:58,278 --> 02:47:59,813
are not a political stunt.

3596
02:47:59,813 --> 02:48:02,148
These are real human beings
mothers, fathers, workers,

3597
02:48:02,148 --> 02:48:04,484
grandparents and children
who are here to build

3598
02:48:04,484 --> 02:48:05,885
better lives and raise families

3599
02:48:05,885 --> 02:48:07,954
who will grow up and contribute
to this community.

3600
02:48:07,954 --> 02:48:10,457
Right now,
this center is already causing

3601
02:48:10,457 --> 02:48:12,759
harm, not just do feel,
but online as well.

3602
02:48:12,759 --> 02:48:14,728
There are hundreds,
if not thousands of people

3603
02:48:14,728 --> 02:48:16,129
discussing this facility

3604
02:48:16,129 --> 02:48:19,132
and the comments are filled with
hate, ignorance and cruelty.

3605
02:48:19,132 --> 02:48:21,134
That should be deeply concerning
to all of us,

3606
02:48:21,134 --> 02:48:23,103
because the tone of a community
matters.

3607
02:48:23,103 --> 02:48:25,171
The message
we send matters and bringing

3608
02:48:25,171 --> 02:48:26,740
a detention facility here

3609
02:48:26,740 --> 02:48:28,174
sends a message that surprises

3610
02:48:28,174 --> 02:48:30,276
becoming
a national political stage

3611
02:48:30,276 --> 02:48:33,179
instead of the family centered
community we claim to be.

3612
02:48:33,179 --> 02:48:36,149
I am asking our city leaders
to make the right decision

3613
02:48:36,349 --> 02:48:39,119
and take action immediately
to stop the detention center

3614
02:48:39,119 --> 02:48:40,620
from operating in surprise.

3615
02:48:40,620 --> 02:48:42,188
This is not what residents want.

3616
02:48:42,188 --> 02:48:44,524
It does not represent
the value of our city.

3617
02:48:44,524 --> 02:48:45,658
We should be a community

3618
02:48:45,658 --> 02:48:48,928
built on safety,
dignity and humanity, not fear.

3619
02:48:49,462 --> 02:48:51,498
Thank you for your time. Hey.

3620
02:48:54,801 --> 02:48:57,203
You. I'm going

3621
02:48:57,203 --> 02:49:00,206
to call a few more names
before you start, ma'am.

3622
02:49:00,407 --> 02:49:01,074
Yeah. Hello.

3623
02:49:01,074 --> 02:49:03,243
Okay, I'm
going to click up. Yep.

3624
02:49:03,243 --> 02:49:04,411
Okay. Five more names.

3625
02:49:04,411 --> 02:49:09,149
Michael O'Shea,
Candice Dietsch, Stephen Cramer,

3626
02:49:10,083 --> 02:49:13,086
Daniel Quigley, Alan klein.

3627
02:49:13,687 --> 02:49:14,954
Thank you. Thanks.

3628
02:49:14,954 --> 02:49:16,423
Good evening. Ma'am. Hi.

3629
02:49:16,423 --> 02:49:18,792
My name is Rosalyn
Melling Derosier.

3630
02:49:18,792 --> 02:49:22,429
I've lived at Cactus and Rams
in Rancho Gabriela for 22 years.

3631
02:49:23,296 --> 02:49:25,498
My home is three miles
from both the proposed

3632
02:49:25,498 --> 02:49:28,501
Ice detention center
and a data center power plant.

3633
02:49:29,335 --> 02:49:32,338
My kids are now 21, 16 and 15.

3634
02:49:32,639 --> 02:49:33,373
When they were little,

3635
02:49:33,373 --> 02:49:34,974
we rode our bikes
through the fields

3636
02:49:34,974 --> 02:49:37,610
where these facilities
are being proposed.

3637
02:49:37,610 --> 02:49:40,714
Beautiful flowers
and cotton grew all around here.

3638
02:49:41,548 --> 02:49:41,981
I've loved

3639
02:49:41,981 --> 02:49:45,018
being a tiny part of the growth
and progress in this town.

3640
02:49:46,252 --> 02:49:48,388
I've been involved
but never felt compelled

3641
02:49:48,388 --> 02:49:51,391
to speak in front of the council
until now.

3642
02:49:51,424 --> 02:49:53,159
Normally I'm good
with background organizing

3643
02:49:53,159 --> 02:49:54,594
and holding signs.

3644
02:49:54,594 --> 02:49:55,362
I've stood on street

3645
02:49:55,362 --> 02:49:59,065
corners to get school bonds
and overrides passed.

3646
02:49:59,399 --> 02:50:01,167
I volunteered
as the vice president

3647
02:50:01,167 --> 02:50:03,103
for the Marlay Park PTA
for many years,

3648
02:50:03,103 --> 02:50:05,538
before
my kids moved up to high school.

3649
02:50:05,538 --> 02:50:08,007
I have a small community pantry
at my house,

3650
02:50:08,007 --> 02:50:09,275
where friends can drop off

3651
02:50:09,275 --> 02:50:12,278
and pick up food to reduce
waste and grocery costs.

3652
02:50:12,712 --> 02:50:15,515
I do little things
because I feel a responsibility

3653
02:50:15,515 --> 02:50:17,650
to my community
and my neighbors.

3654
02:50:17,650 --> 02:50:19,052
I don't know what to do now.

3655
02:50:20,453 --> 02:50:21,154
Mayor.

3656
02:50:21,154 --> 02:50:23,289
Council members, neighbors.

3657
02:50:23,289 --> 02:50:25,058
I need your help.

3658
02:50:25,058 --> 02:50:27,093
These proposed facilities
cannot be

3659
02:50:27,093 --> 02:50:30,096
allowed
to operate in our community.

3660
02:50:30,263 --> 02:50:33,066
The drain on our resources,
the additional congestion

3661
02:50:33,066 --> 02:50:34,067
on our streets.

3662
02:50:34,067 --> 02:50:36,002
The negative press
about our town.

3663
02:50:36,002 --> 02:50:37,937
I mean,
do you want to buy a house

3664
02:50:37,937 --> 02:50:40,473
next door
to alligator Alcatraz right now?

3665
02:50:40,473 --> 02:50:43,109
Nobody will want to live in
surprise.

3666
02:50:43,109 --> 02:50:45,645
Those are selfish reasons
for surprise residents

3667
02:50:45,645 --> 02:50:48,648
to oppose these facilities,
but they are valid.

3668
02:50:49,049 --> 02:50:52,485
There are also more important
reasons to oppose as well.

3669
02:50:53,486 --> 02:50:55,288
The data center is not good
for the environment

3670
02:50:55,288 --> 02:50:58,058
as far as power and water
consumption.

3671
02:50:58,058 --> 02:51:00,627
Sound pollution
in residential neighborhoods.

3672
02:51:00,627 --> 02:51:03,596
Interference with Luke air Force
Base and more.

3673
02:51:03,596 --> 02:51:06,166
The ice facilities

3674
02:51:06,166 --> 02:51:07,967
that were documented on

3675
02:51:07,967 --> 02:51:11,271
60 minutes showed
that laws are being broken.

3676
02:51:11,304 --> 02:51:12,739
Human rights trampled,

3677
02:51:12,739 --> 02:51:15,742
and people are getting hurt
and killed in these places.

3678
02:51:15,909 --> 02:51:18,545
We cannot live next door
to that.

3679
02:51:18,545 --> 02:51:21,047
The people of surprise,
this community,

3680
02:51:21,047 --> 02:51:24,918
and specifically this suburban
mom, need you to represent us

3681
02:51:25,118 --> 02:51:27,921
and do whatever you can do
to stop the data center

3682
02:51:27,921 --> 02:51:30,290
and detention center
from moving forward.

3683
02:51:30,290 --> 02:51:34,060
Please
refuse to partner with or fund

3684
02:51:34,060 --> 02:51:37,497
detention center operations
through any city contracts.

3685
02:51:38,064 --> 02:51:41,534
Also, we need you to demand
environmental

3686
02:51:41,534 --> 02:51:44,771
traffic and public safety impact
reviews immediately.

3687
02:51:45,705 --> 02:51:48,708
These proposed facilities are
within two miles of each other.

3688
02:51:49,109 --> 02:51:52,479
Slow them down before there is
irreversible damage done here.

3689
02:51:52,979 --> 02:51:53,380
Thank you.

3690
02:51:59,619 --> 02:51:59,886
Thank you.

3691
02:51:59,886 --> 02:52:01,888
Ma'am. Good evening.
Good evening.

3692
02:52:01,888 --> 02:52:03,156
Thank you for your time.

3693
02:52:03,156 --> 02:52:04,157
My name is Zach Miller.

3694
02:52:04,157 --> 02:52:06,426
I just recently moved
to surprise.

3695
02:52:06,426 --> 02:52:09,462
But we need to call this Ice
facility out for what it truly

3696
02:52:09,462 --> 02:52:13,033
is going to be a for profit
concentration warehouse.

3697
02:52:14,100 --> 02:52:14,968
Well, surprise.

3698
02:52:14,968 --> 02:52:17,270
Local officials have access
to make sure

3699
02:52:17,270 --> 02:52:20,273
the conditions of the facility
are humane and sanitary.

3700
02:52:21,307 --> 02:52:24,210
Will you all have DHS provide
a full environmental

3701
02:52:24,210 --> 02:52:26,413
impact statement?

3702
02:52:26,413 --> 02:52:28,181
We have seen
with our very own eyes

3703
02:52:28,181 --> 02:52:29,349
what these Call of Duty

3704
02:52:29,349 --> 02:52:33,420
cosplaying white supremacists,
ice terrorists will do in broad

3705
02:52:33,420 --> 02:52:37,891
daylight with cameras filming
them, such as executing U.S.

3706
02:52:37,891 --> 02:52:39,959
citizens.

3707
02:52:39,959 --> 02:52:41,728
So what do we think
they are going to do

3708
02:52:41,728 --> 02:52:42,929
in that concentration

3709
02:52:42,929 --> 02:52:46,733
warehouse behind brick walls,
with the public not watching?

3710
02:52:48,268 --> 02:52:49,369
Some of these

3711
02:52:49,369 --> 02:52:52,372
terrorists
have been trained by the IDF.

3712
02:52:52,739 --> 02:52:55,875
We see what kind of morals
they put on display

3713
02:52:56,676 --> 02:53:00,347
and Ice have pedophile enablers
and puppy killers

3714
02:53:00,714 --> 02:53:03,783
as some of their leaders,
such as Kristi Noem,

3715
02:53:04,250 --> 02:53:07,253
who is staying at the Arizona
Grand Resort right now.

3716
02:53:09,522 --> 02:53:12,359
Even if they were getting the
so-called worst of the worst.

3717
02:53:12,359 --> 02:53:13,526
Do we, as a surprise,

3718
02:53:13,526 --> 02:53:16,529
really want that to be
a part of our backyard?

3719
02:53:17,263 --> 02:53:21,201
Will these so-called ice agents
be held accountable

3720
02:53:21,234 --> 02:53:25,205
and arrested if they violate
the laws of surprise?

3721
02:53:26,840 --> 02:53:29,843
I love that the city talks
about being proactive,

3722
02:53:30,510 --> 02:53:32,979
but this is truly
the time to walk the walk

3723
02:53:32,979 --> 02:53:36,649
and to decide if you will stand
on the side of the people,

3724
02:53:36,983 --> 02:53:40,653
and if you will stand with the
good and stand up to the evil

3725
02:53:41,821 --> 02:53:44,524
and and
come up with a proactive plan

3726
02:53:44,524 --> 02:53:46,459
to keep the people
in the community safe

3727
02:53:46,459 --> 02:53:49,462
from these federal domestic
terrorists.

3728
02:53:49,796 --> 02:53:51,998
Immigration
enforcement is important,

3729
02:53:51,998 --> 02:53:53,366
but the way this current form of

3730
02:53:53,366 --> 02:53:57,737
Ice is going about, it is pure
evil and needs to be abolished.

3731
02:53:58,772 --> 02:54:01,508
This concentration warehouse
most certainly will leave a

3732
02:54:01,508 --> 02:54:02,809
blood stain

3733
02:54:02,809 --> 02:54:06,112
on the city of Surprise forever
if something is not done

3734
02:54:06,212 --> 02:54:07,313
about it.

3735
02:54:07,313 --> 02:54:10,316
Thank you.

3736
02:54:14,187 --> 02:54:15,321
Thank you sir.

3737
02:54:15,321 --> 02:54:16,456
Go ahead.

3738
02:54:16,456 --> 02:54:17,490
No one said.

3739
02:54:17,490 --> 02:54:20,493
Madam clerk, can you call
for more names, please?

3740
02:54:20,694 --> 02:54:21,928
Yes, sir. Five more.

3741
02:54:21,928 --> 02:54:27,133
Carol Gondo, Jerry Perez,
Timothy Woolard,

3742
02:54:27,767 --> 02:54:30,937
Claudio Carillo, Nancy Martin.

3743
02:54:32,305 --> 02:54:33,673
Good evening.

3744
02:54:33,673 --> 02:54:35,075
I'm doctor Stephen Kramer.

3745
02:54:35,075 --> 02:54:38,078
I'm a resident of Sun Village
for 14 years.

3746
02:54:38,244 --> 02:54:41,247
And I thank, in
Johnny's district.

3747
02:54:41,448 --> 02:54:44,884
And I thank the,
mayor and city council for my.

3748
02:54:44,884 --> 02:54:47,887
Allow me the opportunity
to raise the issue

3749
02:54:47,954 --> 02:54:51,624
of grave concern
about the DHS decision

3750
02:54:51,658 --> 02:54:55,261
to site a detention center
here in the City of surprise,

3751
02:54:55,662 --> 02:54:59,466
but especially at the Sweetwater
Avenue location.

3752
02:54:59,933 --> 02:55:03,436
That location is less than
a mile from Desert High School,

3753
02:55:03,737 --> 02:55:07,507
and less than 2000ft from the
nearest children's playground.

3754
02:55:08,241 --> 02:55:09,008
This poses

3755
02:55:09,008 --> 02:55:10,243
the greatest threat

3756
02:55:10,243 --> 02:55:13,480
to the children and residents
of Desert Cactus community.

3757
02:55:13,947 --> 02:55:16,916
Based on the planned detention
of the worst of the worst

3758
02:55:17,217 --> 02:55:19,986
brutal criminals and rapists,
they plan to housed

3759
02:55:19,986 --> 02:55:23,023
in an insecure warehouse there.

3760
02:55:23,790 --> 02:55:27,560
I thank the city
for making us aware that federal

3761
02:55:27,560 --> 02:55:31,364
jurisdiction takes precedence
over local regulations.

3762
02:55:31,798 --> 02:55:36,302
However, states rights do
take precedence over federal,

3763
02:55:37,437 --> 02:55:40,407
federal federal unless

3764
02:55:40,407 --> 02:55:43,576
expressly permitted by law.

3765
02:55:44,244 --> 02:55:47,914
It is a state's rights right
and obligation

3766
02:55:47,914 --> 02:55:51,384
to ensure the safety
and security of its citizens.

3767
02:55:51,384 --> 02:55:52,585
Citizens.

3768
02:55:52,585 --> 02:55:56,356
Therefore, Your Honors,
I ask, what has the Council

3769
02:55:56,356 --> 02:55:59,993
and the mayor done
to take steps to to?

3770
02:56:00,326 --> 02:56:04,230
What steps have you taken
to make Governor Hobbs and A.G.

3771
02:56:04,264 --> 02:56:08,835
Hayes, aware of this critical
safety and security risk?

3772
02:56:09,102 --> 02:56:11,971
This detention center
poses to our community

3773
02:56:11,971 --> 02:56:15,275
and the need to prevent
the potential disaster,

3774
02:56:15,975 --> 02:56:18,511
for our community.

3775
02:56:18,511 --> 02:56:22,649
Finally, what will be the impact
of the unplanned, major

3776
02:56:22,649 --> 02:56:26,486
increase in demand for potable
water and sewers and the

3777
02:56:26,486 --> 02:56:30,590
detention center on surprise
and its planned expansion

3778
02:56:30,757 --> 02:56:33,927
of working and taxpaying
families?

3779
02:56:34,761 --> 02:56:37,497
Housing that can be.

3780
02:56:37,497 --> 02:56:40,033
And that you can refuse to grant

3781
02:56:40,033 --> 02:56:43,636
this request
to increase for that facility.

3782
02:56:43,937 --> 02:56:47,440
I thank you for your time and
look forward to your response.

3783
02:56:52,245 --> 02:56:54,080
Thank you sir.

3784
02:56:54,080 --> 02:56:57,083
Good evening.

3785
02:56:57,817 --> 02:56:59,352
Good evening, Mayor Sartor.

3786
02:56:59,352 --> 02:57:01,921
Members of the city council
and city attorney.

3787
02:57:01,921 --> 02:57:04,924
Larry. My name is Alan Klein.

3788
02:57:05,258 --> 02:57:09,295
I've been a resident of surprise
for well over 20 years.

3789
02:57:10,597 --> 02:57:12,699
I've called surprise home.

3790
02:57:12,699 --> 02:57:15,101
I've got this prepared speech,

3791
02:57:15,101 --> 02:57:17,537
and I'm going to go through that
because a few other

3792
02:57:17,537 --> 02:57:20,540
things came up
while I was in the audience.

3793
02:57:21,107 --> 02:57:22,375
So, yeah, we've

3794
02:57:22,375 --> 02:57:25,245
we've gone through
all the buying the warehouse

3795
02:57:25,245 --> 02:57:28,181
and the federal agency
and breakdown

3796
02:57:28,181 --> 02:57:31,351
in intergovernmental
transparency and all that

3797
02:57:31,918 --> 02:57:35,288
in the warehouse of people,
the concentration camp,

3798
02:57:36,256 --> 02:57:38,291
the lousy location,

3799
02:57:38,291 --> 02:57:41,261
the tax to our infrastructure.

3800
02:57:41,261 --> 02:57:44,264
And I hope, I implore you,
I hope you'll study all that

3801
02:57:44,297 --> 02:57:46,966
and slow this thing down
as much as you can

3802
02:57:46,966 --> 02:57:49,002
and do what you can.

3803
02:57:49,002 --> 02:57:50,904
All the studies and all that.

3804
02:57:50,904 --> 02:57:51,638
And, you know,

3805
02:57:52,839 --> 02:57:55,308
I'm going
to go off my prepared speech

3806
02:57:55,308 --> 02:57:57,944
because I'm
speaking from the heart,

3807
02:57:57,944 --> 02:57:59,779
because I spoke with

3808
02:57:59,779 --> 02:58:00,680
some of the people

3809
02:58:00,680 --> 02:58:01,514
in the audience,

3810
02:58:01,514 --> 02:58:04,517
and they told me they have
to carry their passport

3811
02:58:04,517 --> 02:58:07,854
because they're in fear
and they're American citizens.

3812
02:58:08,021 --> 02:58:11,124
This is not America. And.

3813
02:58:11,591 --> 02:58:13,560
And I saw what happened to Rene.

3814
02:58:13,560 --> 02:58:14,160
Good.

3815
02:58:14,160 --> 02:58:17,163
I have family and friends
in Minneapolis,

3816
02:58:17,664 --> 02:58:21,434
and we hear it's worse
than what you see in the news.

3817
02:58:22,168 --> 02:58:25,472
And I woke up one morning,
and I'm an avid cyclist

3818
02:58:25,472 --> 02:58:27,173
to go mountain biking.

3819
02:58:27,173 --> 02:58:31,277
And I saw Alex Prentiss
picture on a mountain bike.

3820
02:58:31,811 --> 02:58:33,613
And I went to a protest
this week,

3821
02:58:33,613 --> 02:58:35,415
and I've gone
to multiple protests,

3822
02:58:35,415 --> 02:58:37,851
and I did a memorial
bike ride for Alex.

3823
02:58:37,851 --> 02:58:40,954
Pretty
nice. This is not America.

3824
02:58:41,921 --> 02:58:42,722
Surprise.

3825
02:58:42,722 --> 02:58:45,358
Arizona, all of you.

3826
02:58:45,358 --> 02:58:50,463
You have an opportunity
to show the rest of the country

3827
02:58:50,463 --> 02:58:53,466
and the rest of the world
how to stand up

3828
02:58:53,533 --> 02:58:55,468
to the federal government.

3829
02:58:55,468 --> 02:58:57,837
And I'm going to ask you
a question.

3830
02:58:57,837 --> 02:59:00,840
I want to know
what are you going to do?

3831
02:59:01,474 --> 02:59:02,642
And I want to see it.

3832
02:59:02,642 --> 02:59:07,380
I want there was no transparency
in what the federal government

3833
02:59:07,380 --> 02:59:10,383
did when they acquired
that property.

3834
02:59:10,383 --> 02:59:13,386
I want I'm asking you
for transparency.

3835
02:59:13,453 --> 02:59:15,822
I want to know
what you're going to do.

3836
02:59:15,822 --> 02:59:18,625
And I want to hear
what you going to do publicly.

3837
02:59:18,625 --> 02:59:20,193
I want to see it.

3838
02:59:20,193 --> 02:59:22,929
So I implore you,
I hope you will do that.

3839
02:59:22,929 --> 02:59:26,833
And don't let this facility ruin
surprise.

3840
02:59:26,833 --> 02:59:27,767
Arizona.

3841
02:59:27,767 --> 02:59:30,770
Thank you.

3842
02:59:35,041 --> 02:59:35,608
Good evening.

3843
02:59:35,608 --> 02:59:37,644
Carol Goncalo. Grand and reams.

3844
02:59:37,644 --> 02:59:39,713
I was deeply disappointed
by the statement

3845
02:59:39,713 --> 02:59:41,581
of the City of Surprise
released on January

3846
02:59:41,581 --> 02:59:43,917
30th.
It essentially told residents

3847
02:59:43,917 --> 02:59:45,352
that there is nothing
you can do.

3848
02:59:45,352 --> 02:59:48,355
And from where we sit,
you're not even going to try.

3849
02:59:48,488 --> 02:59:50,123
That's unacceptable.

3850
02:59:50,123 --> 02:59:52,025
If you truly don't know
how to push back,

3851
02:59:52,025 --> 02:59:53,593
then look to those cities

3852
02:59:53,593 --> 02:59:55,895
whose leaders are standing up
for the residents

3853
02:59:55,895 --> 02:59:57,764
and pushing back
and stopping it.

3854
02:59:57,764 --> 02:59:59,432
Hanover City, Virginia.

3855
02:59:59,432 --> 03:00:00,900
Durant, Oklahoma.

3856
03:00:00,900 --> 03:00:04,337
San Antonio, Texas,
Merrimack, New Hampshire.

3857
03:00:04,704 --> 03:00:07,707
Social circle,
Georgia, Roxbury, new Jersey,

3858
03:00:07,807 --> 03:00:10,210
Kansas City,
Missouri, to name a few.

3859
03:00:10,210 --> 03:00:13,013
These communities don't hide
behind federal language.

3860
03:00:13,013 --> 03:00:15,148
They use every tool available
to make it clear

3861
03:00:15,148 --> 03:00:17,650
that detention centers
are not welcome here.

3862
03:00:17,650 --> 03:00:20,653
Right now, surprise is doing
the opposite by staying quiet.

3863
03:00:20,653 --> 03:00:21,988
If you allow this
to move forward

3864
03:00:21,988 --> 03:00:24,124
without resistance,
our city will be remembered

3865
03:00:24,124 --> 03:00:25,392
for one thing.

3866
03:00:25,392 --> 03:00:28,395
Standing by while
detention center was ushered in,

3867
03:00:28,528 --> 03:00:31,264
we will be known as a city
that is complicit.

3868
03:00:31,264 --> 03:00:34,167
A city that signaled
it was friendly to a system

3869
03:00:34,167 --> 03:00:37,137
that harms children, tears
families apart

3870
03:00:37,404 --> 03:00:39,973
and detains
people who are here illegally.

3871
03:00:39,973 --> 03:00:43,043
We expect you to act
and we expect you to fight.

3872
03:00:43,543 --> 03:00:45,545
We expect you
to show the same courage

3873
03:00:45,545 --> 03:00:48,148
that other leaders and other
cities have shown. Thank you.

3874
03:00:55,689 --> 03:00:56,322
Hello.

3875
03:00:56,322 --> 03:00:57,791
My name is Claudio Cirillo.

3876
03:00:57,791 --> 03:01:00,460
I live in Tempe,
but I grew up right here

3877
03:01:00,460 --> 03:01:03,463
and went to school in surprise
and El Mirage.

3878
03:01:03,797 --> 03:01:06,866
My family lives on Dishearten
Cactus, just a stone's

3879
03:01:06,866 --> 03:01:09,869
throw
from where this facility is.

3880
03:01:10,503 --> 03:01:12,572
And where it was sold
under the people's noses.

3881
03:01:12,572 --> 03:01:13,640
Here.

3882
03:01:13,640 --> 03:01:16,810
Since the news broke,
I've truly never felt

3883
03:01:17,110 --> 03:01:20,113
more ashamed to call this place
home.

3884
03:01:20,413 --> 03:01:23,316
I really I can't accept

3885
03:01:23,316 --> 03:01:25,118
the fact
that if this goes through

3886
03:01:25,118 --> 03:01:27,087
while we shop,
while we go to school,

3887
03:01:27,087 --> 03:01:30,490
while we spend time with our
family, less than a mile away,

3888
03:01:30,490 --> 03:01:33,493
there will be men,
women, children kept in cages.

3889
03:01:34,694 --> 03:01:37,063
It's a
it will be a failing of the city

3890
03:01:37,063 --> 03:01:40,066
to allow this kind of violence
to take root here.

3891
03:01:41,701 --> 03:01:44,404
We all, we know all about
the similar facilities

3892
03:01:44,404 --> 03:01:45,739
across the United States.

3893
03:01:46,773 --> 03:01:48,208
Like alligator Alcatraz.

3894
03:01:48,208 --> 03:01:50,677
We know so little of what
is actually going on in there,

3895
03:01:50,677 --> 03:01:53,680
but what does come out
is truly horrifying.

3896
03:01:54,481 --> 03:01:57,350
We see daily
violations of human rights,

3897
03:01:57,350 --> 03:02:00,787
including disappearances
of way too many.

3898
03:02:01,755 --> 03:02:03,089
That's the future that awaits.

3899
03:02:03,089 --> 03:02:04,491
Surprise.

3900
03:02:04,491 --> 03:02:07,494
Unless this is fully halted
in its tracks.

3901
03:02:07,494 --> 03:02:10,497
This facility will be a stain
on this that will never fade.

3902
03:02:11,998 --> 03:02:13,967
I want to be clear that
what's needed in this moment

3903
03:02:13,967 --> 03:02:16,736
is not a push for more oversight
of the facility,

3904
03:02:16,736 --> 03:02:19,739
or more training
for those that will staff it.

3905
03:02:20,140 --> 03:02:21,508
This building cannot be allowed

3906
03:02:21,508 --> 03:02:24,511
to be operational
in any capacity.

3907
03:02:24,611 --> 03:02:26,279
To the council members,

3908
03:02:26,279 --> 03:02:29,249
it is up to you to do the utmost
to prevent this.

3909
03:02:29,582 --> 03:02:32,585
This building will require
municipal utilities.

3910
03:02:32,786 --> 03:02:36,189
It will require frequent contact
with public safety workers.

3911
03:02:36,690 --> 03:02:38,792
Police. All of this.

3912
03:02:38,792 --> 03:02:42,362
If it's allowed to happen, it's
nothing more than collaboration

3913
03:02:42,362 --> 03:02:44,564
with what
is a fascist enterprise.

3914
03:02:46,066 --> 03:02:47,567
So use your imagination.

3915
03:02:47,567 --> 03:02:51,037
If if that fails, I'm sure
the people of surprise can vote

3916
03:02:51,037 --> 03:02:55,709
in someone with more creativity
and backbone to the people.

3917
03:02:55,709 --> 03:02:57,977
We cannot let the results
of this room

3918
03:02:57,977 --> 03:03:00,480
dictate the course of action
going forward.

3919
03:03:00,480 --> 03:03:02,349
Our collective imagination

3920
03:03:02,349 --> 03:03:05,352
needs to stretch beyond
the four walls of this room.

3921
03:03:06,386 --> 03:03:08,788
This facility cannot
become operational.

3922
03:03:08,788 --> 03:03:10,156
There is a moral imperative

3923
03:03:10,156 --> 03:03:12,325
to prevent this
by any means necessary.

3924
03:03:12,325 --> 03:03:13,360
Thank you.

3925
03:03:13,360 --> 03:03:16,363
Okay.

3926
03:03:17,630 --> 03:03:19,799
I'm going to call a few
more names before you start.

3927
03:03:19,799 --> 03:03:20,734
Hello, sir.

3928
03:03:20,734 --> 03:03:21,568
Sir. One second.

3929
03:03:21,568 --> 03:03:24,237
I'm going to call a few
more names before you start.

3930
03:03:24,237 --> 03:03:27,207
Mary Bank, Stephanie Medrano,

3931
03:03:27,374 --> 03:03:31,678
Alexis Young, Sarah Hartman,
Susan Anderson.

3932
03:03:32,278 --> 03:03:34,080
Thank you, sir.

3933
03:03:34,080 --> 03:03:35,482
Thank you. Good evening sir.

3934
03:03:35,482 --> 03:03:40,286
My name is Tim Willard, and I
live at, Rheims in Tacoma area.

3935
03:03:41,588 --> 03:03:42,989
69 years old.

3936
03:03:42,989 --> 03:03:44,657
Never spoke before.

3937
03:03:44,657 --> 03:03:48,128
More than about ten people
in one place at any time.

3938
03:03:49,129 --> 03:03:50,330
Never been an activist.

3939
03:03:50,330 --> 03:03:53,333
And until about ten months ago,
I was never a protester.

3940
03:03:54,267 --> 03:03:57,237
So kind of nervous.

3941
03:03:58,138 --> 03:04:00,507
I just want you to know
that I object

3942
03:04:00,507 --> 03:04:03,476
to the lack of transparency
that,

3943
03:04:03,476 --> 03:04:06,479
our current federal government.

3944
03:04:06,513 --> 03:04:09,783
They gave us no prior notice.

3945
03:04:09,816 --> 03:04:12,819
They gave you no prior notice,
as I understand it.

3946
03:04:15,288 --> 03:04:16,856
This deal was made

3947
03:04:16,856 --> 03:04:19,859
and closed in total secrecy.

3948
03:04:21,061 --> 03:04:23,830
I object to the inhumane

3949
03:04:23,830 --> 03:04:26,833
separation of families,

3950
03:04:27,434 --> 03:04:31,137
often without due process,
without reason.

3951
03:04:31,137 --> 03:04:33,807
Other than what?

3952
03:04:33,807 --> 03:04:35,542
Color of skin.

3953
03:04:35,542 --> 03:04:37,577
They don't look American.

3954
03:04:37,577 --> 03:04:40,046
They don't speak American.

3955
03:04:40,046 --> 03:04:42,882
They don't sound American.

3956
03:04:42,882 --> 03:04:44,684
Suspected

3957
03:04:44,684 --> 03:04:46,753
of possible fraud.

3958
03:04:46,753 --> 03:04:49,756
So the fraudster in chief.

3959
03:04:51,591 --> 03:04:55,195
Even Native Americans
have been caught up in this.

3960
03:04:57,030 --> 03:04:58,198
I object

3961
03:04:58,198 --> 03:05:01,067
on the grounds that
our community infrastructure,

3962
03:05:01,067 --> 03:05:02,669
our water, our sewer,

3963
03:05:02,669 --> 03:05:05,672
our emergency services
will likely be strained.

3964
03:05:06,806 --> 03:05:09,809
Let's for a moment imagine

3965
03:05:10,877 --> 03:05:13,880
that,
what the so-called president

3966
03:05:13,880 --> 03:05:17,784
and the so-called officials
and and cabinet people and

3967
03:05:18,218 --> 03:05:21,221
and his other bureaucrats,

3968
03:05:21,621 --> 03:05:24,057
are telling us is true.

3969
03:05:24,057 --> 03:05:27,027
That the worst of the worst
is going to be

3970
03:05:27,761 --> 03:05:30,764
put in this facility.

3971
03:05:32,999 --> 03:05:37,037
This doesn't make any sense
to house them, right?

3972
03:05:37,037 --> 03:05:40,673
In a highly populated
neighborhood in our community.

3973
03:05:41,708 --> 03:05:44,711
I think not, and I object,
and I hope

3974
03:05:44,911 --> 03:05:48,214
and pray that you all object
also.

3975
03:05:49,849 --> 03:05:52,852
I urge you, each
and individually

3976
03:05:53,086 --> 03:05:56,790
to make your views
known on this matter,

3977
03:05:57,791 --> 03:06:00,794
because it's important
to know what side of history

3978
03:06:01,194 --> 03:06:03,596
you are on.

3979
03:06:03,596 --> 03:06:06,766
I also urge and demand the each

3980
03:06:08,368 --> 03:06:11,271
and together.

3981
03:06:11,271 --> 03:06:13,406
You move,

3982
03:06:13,406 --> 03:06:17,544
to take any action
possible to slow down,

3983
03:06:17,544 --> 03:06:21,281
impede this facility
from opening in our community.

3984
03:06:24,584 --> 03:06:26,219
I love surprise.

3985
03:06:26,219 --> 03:06:27,754
I love Arizona.

3986
03:06:27,754 --> 03:06:30,623
I love the USA.

3987
03:06:30,623 --> 03:06:32,092
And in closing.

3988
03:06:32,092 --> 03:06:34,694
No kings, no tyrants,
no fascist USA.

3989
03:06:34,694 --> 03:06:37,697
Thank you very much.

3990
03:06:41,434 --> 03:06:42,435
Good evening ma'am.

3991
03:06:42,435 --> 03:06:45,438
Hi, mayor. Council.

3992
03:06:45,605 --> 03:06:47,207
I'm going to just keep this
very simple.

3993
03:06:47,207 --> 03:06:51,177
I been a resident of, surprise
since 2009.

3994
03:06:51,177 --> 03:06:53,346
Live in Sun City Grand.

3995
03:06:53,346 --> 03:06:54,381
And I just.

3996
03:06:54,381 --> 03:06:57,384
I beg you to try to do something
to stop this,

3997
03:06:57,717 --> 03:07:00,720
you know, DHS detention, center.

3998
03:07:01,521 --> 03:07:03,823
The plan
to create a concentration camp,

3999
03:07:03,823 --> 03:07:04,791
as far as I'm concerned,

4000
03:07:04,791 --> 03:07:07,794
would would disrupt
learning at the dice schools,

4001
03:07:08,128 --> 03:07:12,499
and and it would terrorize the
neighborhoods nearby and even

4002
03:07:13,066 --> 03:07:16,870
either beyond and surprise
and put fear in surprise.

4003
03:07:16,870 --> 03:07:19,072
We should not have to live in
fear.

4004
03:07:19,072 --> 03:07:22,409
I heard I sat through
this whole meeting and heard

4005
03:07:22,409 --> 03:07:25,378
that your biggest budget is,

4006
03:07:25,412 --> 03:07:27,781
is safety in this community?

4007
03:07:27,781 --> 03:07:30,116
Please show that
that is the case.

4008
03:07:30,116 --> 03:07:34,187
And please try to do something
to stop this detention center.

4009
03:07:34,187 --> 03:07:35,321
Thank you.

4010
03:07:35,321 --> 03:07:35,722
Thank you.

4011
03:07:35,722 --> 03:07:38,725
Ma'am, can I have your name,
please, ma'am?

4012
03:07:38,758 --> 03:07:40,126
Yeah.
Can I have your name, please?

4013
03:07:40,126 --> 03:07:42,629
For the record, it's
Nancy Martin.

4014
03:07:42,629 --> 03:07:44,397
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

4015
03:07:45,699 --> 03:07:46,032
Good evening.

4016
03:07:46,032 --> 03:07:47,801
Ma'am. Hello.

4017
03:07:47,801 --> 03:07:49,135
Hear me.

4018
03:07:49,135 --> 03:07:49,803
Okay.

4019
03:07:49,803 --> 03:07:52,272
Good evening,
mayor and council members.

4020
03:07:52,272 --> 03:07:54,541
My name is Stephanie Medrano.

4021
03:07:54,541 --> 03:07:57,510
I am a lifelong
Arizona resident.

4022
03:07:57,510 --> 03:08:00,880
A former elementary school
teacher and the daughter

4023
03:08:00,880 --> 03:08:03,883
of a first generation
migrant farm worker.

4024
03:08:04,050 --> 03:08:06,252
I'm here tonight
because this decision

4025
03:08:06,252 --> 03:08:08,421
is not just about a warehouse.

4026
03:08:08,421 --> 03:08:12,158
It's about who we choose to be
as a city and as human beings.

4027
03:08:13,226 --> 03:08:13,860
My father

4028
03:08:13,860 --> 03:08:16,896
worked in the fields of Arizona
so that others could eat.

4029
03:08:17,731 --> 03:08:20,667
As a child,
he attended a school in Tolleson

4030
03:08:20,667 --> 03:08:24,037
that was legally segregated
until the federal court

4031
03:08:24,037 --> 03:08:27,807
ruling of Gonzalez racially
forced Arizona to confront

4032
03:08:28,108 --> 03:08:31,144
its discrimination against
Mexican-American children.

4033
03:08:32,545 --> 03:08:34,814
He grew up in a system
that taught him through law and

4034
03:08:34,814 --> 03:08:35,415
policy.

4035
03:08:35,415 --> 03:08:38,418
His life and his future
would be of less significance,

4036
03:08:38,685 --> 03:08:41,688
but he proved them wrong
by becoming an educator.

4037
03:08:42,956 --> 03:08:44,758
That history matters today

4038
03:08:44,758 --> 03:08:47,761
because what's being proposed
here is not new.

4039
03:08:47,927 --> 03:08:51,765
It's the same injustice
repackaged today.

4040
03:08:51,765 --> 03:08:53,767
Instead of segregated schools,
they're building

4041
03:08:53,767 --> 03:08:57,504
detention centers instead of
open discriminatory laws.

4042
03:08:57,737 --> 03:09:00,640
They hide behind
dehumanizing terms like illegal

4043
03:09:00,640 --> 03:09:03,810
aliens and domestic terrorists,
which are saturated.

4044
03:09:03,810 --> 03:09:06,613
The media,
by this current administration.

4045
03:09:06,613 --> 03:09:08,415
But the outcome is the same.

4046
03:09:08,415 --> 03:09:10,917
The communities of color
are criminalized.

4047
03:09:10,917 --> 03:09:14,754
Families are separated, and
suffering is turned into profit.

4048
03:09:16,222 --> 03:09:20,293
The Rockefeller group
made $70 million in taxpayers

4049
03:09:20,293 --> 03:09:24,064
money are money by facilitating
immigrant detention.

4050
03:09:24,397 --> 03:09:26,733
This isn't economic development.

4051
03:09:26,733 --> 03:09:29,669
It's profiting from human pain.

4052
03:09:29,669 --> 03:09:32,405
Any corporation
that profits from Ice detention

4053
03:09:32,405 --> 03:09:34,340
is complicit in the harm.

4054
03:09:34,340 --> 03:09:37,777
And any city that allows
it shares that responsibility.

4055
03:09:38,945 --> 03:09:41,181
As a former elementary school
teacher, I'm

4056
03:09:41,181 --> 03:09:42,248
especially disturbed

4057
03:09:42,248 --> 03:09:45,418
that this facility is so close
to the nearby schools.

4058
03:09:46,152 --> 03:09:49,155
As a teacher who has experienced
lockdown situations,

4059
03:09:49,155 --> 03:09:51,691
you're giving a set of keys
to keep your children safe.

4060
03:09:53,426 --> 03:09:53,860
Children

4061
03:09:53,860 --> 03:09:56,896
deserve safety, stability
and freedom to learn,

4062
03:09:56,896 --> 03:10:00,300
not a constant 24 hour ice
presence in the neighborhoods.

4063
03:10:00,867 --> 03:10:03,970
No child should fear carry fear
into the classroom.

4064
03:10:06,706 --> 03:10:07,607
We know what is.

4065
03:10:07,607 --> 03:10:08,575
Attention brings

4066
03:10:08,575 --> 03:10:10,343
wrongful arrest, abuse, death,

4067
03:10:10,343 --> 03:10:12,479
and total
lack of accountability.

4068
03:10:12,479 --> 03:10:15,782
A permanent Ice presence does
not make our community safer.

4069
03:10:16,082 --> 03:10:17,817
And no one is safe
with this ice.

4070
03:10:17,817 --> 03:10:20,387
And surprise.

4071
03:10:20,387 --> 03:10:22,455
If this facility does
move forward,

4072
03:10:22,455 --> 03:10:24,891
it will place an unfair
and dangerous burden

4073
03:10:24,891 --> 03:10:27,894
on our local fire,
police and EMS departments.

4074
03:10:28,028 --> 03:10:32,332
These are civil servants who
chose to serve this community.

4075
03:10:32,699 --> 03:10:35,668
Our neighbors, children
and elders not to support

4076
03:10:35,668 --> 03:10:38,671
a federal detention operation
designed for profit.

4077
03:10:39,539 --> 03:10:42,042
A 24 over seven
detention center will require

4078
03:10:42,042 --> 03:10:45,045
emergency responses
that pull resources away

4079
03:10:45,145 --> 03:10:48,648
from surprise residents
in crisis and put lives at risk.

4080
03:10:49,883 --> 03:10:50,450
It also

4081
03:10:50,450 --> 03:10:53,453
places civil servants
in a compromising position,

4082
03:10:53,687 --> 03:10:55,588
forcing them to choose
between their duty

4083
03:10:55,588 --> 03:10:57,524
to their community
and involvement

4084
03:10:57,524 --> 03:10:59,459
in a system that causes harm.

4085
03:10:59,459 --> 03:11:02,429
Thank you ma'am.

4086
03:11:05,065 --> 03:11:07,901
I'm going to call a few
more names before you begin.

4087
03:11:07,901 --> 03:11:10,904
Collier, Baca, Jonathan,

4088
03:11:11,204 --> 03:11:11,871
Sarah.

4089
03:11:11,871 --> 03:11:13,540
Hartman, Walter.

4090
03:11:13,540 --> 03:11:16,543
Thorndyke, Rich. Manolis.

4091
03:11:16,843 --> 03:11:18,478
Thank you.

4092
03:11:18,478 --> 03:11:18,778
Hello.

4093
03:11:18,778 --> 03:11:20,547
My name is Alexis Courtney
Greenway.

4094
03:11:20,547 --> 03:11:22,482
Let's talk to
you guys a couple weeks ago.

4095
03:11:22,482 --> 03:11:24,984
I'm here to state clearly,
and for the public record,

4096
03:11:24,984 --> 03:11:26,519
this community does not consent

4097
03:11:26,519 --> 03:11:29,489
to an ice concentration camp
in the City of Surprise.

4098
03:11:29,789 --> 03:11:32,325
We've all seen the atrocities
being carried out by ice.

4099
03:11:32,325 --> 03:11:34,227
The senseless violent violence,

4100
03:11:34,227 --> 03:11:37,564
inhumane practices, and complete
disregard for due process.

4101
03:11:38,398 --> 03:11:41,101
These preventable tragedies
are happening before our eyes,

4102
03:11:41,101 --> 03:11:42,936
and many more are doubtlessly

4103
03:11:42,936 --> 03:11:45,772
being carried out
behind fences and locked doors.

4104
03:11:46,706 --> 03:11:47,807
Federal funding does

4105
03:11:47,807 --> 03:11:50,810
not erase local responsibility.

4106
03:11:51,745 --> 03:11:53,079
The city Council cannot shift

4107
03:11:53,079 --> 03:11:56,082
the consequences of this project
on to the federal government.

4108
03:11:56,149 --> 03:11:58,651
The impacts will be felt
on a local level.

4109
03:11:58,651 --> 03:12:00,653
We will see increased traffic,

4110
03:12:00,653 --> 03:12:03,056
emergency services
and water use.

4111
03:12:03,056 --> 03:12:06,059
The trust broken
will be immediate and lasting.

4112
03:12:06,626 --> 03:12:09,796
Residents will be fearful
to call for help, report crimes,

4113
03:12:09,796 --> 03:12:12,799
attend schools
and participate in local events.

4114
03:12:13,666 --> 03:12:15,969
That fear undermines
public safety for everyone.

4115
03:12:15,969 --> 03:12:18,538
But let's be very clear
who this harms.

4116
03:12:18,538 --> 03:12:21,241
Most people of color
and immigrants

4117
03:12:21,241 --> 03:12:22,108
and migrant families

4118
03:12:22,108 --> 03:12:25,111
are a beautiful and essential
part of our community.

4119
03:12:25,345 --> 03:12:28,281
They are our friends,
our neighbors, our classmates,

4120
03:12:28,281 --> 03:12:31,017
our coworkers,
our small business owners,

4121
03:12:31,017 --> 03:12:33,520
our caregivers,
our faith leaders.

4122
03:12:33,520 --> 03:12:34,721
They bring resilience,

4123
03:12:34,721 --> 03:12:38,324
culture, food, music, labor,
and love to surprise.

4124
03:12:38,558 --> 03:12:41,094
They strengthen our schools,
our economy,

4125
03:12:41,094 --> 03:12:43,496
and our everyday lives.

4126
03:12:43,496 --> 03:12:46,366
A concentration
camp sends a message

4127
03:12:46,366 --> 03:12:49,369
that these families are a threat
instead of a gift.

4128
03:12:49,636 --> 03:12:52,639
And that message is both false
and deeply damaging.

4129
03:12:53,239 --> 03:12:56,009
A city that claims to value
families cannot knowingly

4130
03:12:56,009 --> 03:12:56,810
introduce

4131
03:12:56,810 --> 03:12:59,879
a facility that makes families
feel unsafe in their own homes.

4132
03:13:01,214 --> 03:13:03,683
We are demanding that
this council uses its authority

4133
03:13:03,683 --> 03:13:06,686
to block this project
by any means at your disposal,

4134
03:13:06,686 --> 03:13:08,988
and place the opposition
of residents clearly

4135
03:13:08,988 --> 03:13:11,991
and unmistakably
on the public record.

4136
03:13:12,092 --> 03:13:15,095
No Ice concentration
camps in surprise.

4137
03:13:16,529 --> 03:13:17,397
Let me be clear

4138
03:13:17,397 --> 03:13:20,834
this council will not outlast
the community on this issue.

4139
03:13:21,201 --> 03:13:22,502
We are organizing.

4140
03:13:22,502 --> 03:13:23,903
We are paying attention.

4141
03:13:23,903 --> 03:13:28,375
We are documenting every vote,
every statement, every decision,

4142
03:13:28,375 --> 03:13:31,378
and every attempt
to quietly move this forward.

4143
03:13:32,579 --> 03:13:35,548
You answer
to us, the people of surprise.

4144
03:13:35,982 --> 03:13:36,783
We are here.

4145
03:13:36,783 --> 03:13:39,319
We are watching.
We will continue to show up.

4146
03:13:39,319 --> 03:13:41,287
We will continue
to apply pressure

4147
03:13:41,287 --> 03:13:44,090
not only for surprise,
but for all of Arizona.

4148
03:13:44,090 --> 03:13:44,891
Do your duty.

4149
03:13:44,891 --> 03:13:46,026
Use your authority.

4150
03:13:46,026 --> 03:13:48,161
Stop this Ice concentration
camp.

4151
03:13:48,161 --> 03:13:50,230
All power
to the people. Abolish Ice.

4152
03:13:57,170 --> 03:13:58,171
Burning, sir.

4153
03:13:58,171 --> 03:14:00,373
Hey. My name is Jonathan Cook.

4154
03:14:00,373 --> 03:14:03,376
I live off of Grand
in Deer Valley.

4155
03:14:03,510 --> 03:14:05,779
Just recently purchased my home.

4156
03:14:05,779 --> 03:14:07,814
Not next to a nice warehouse.

4157
03:14:07,814 --> 03:14:10,350
And it's very disappointing
to find that

4158
03:14:10,350 --> 03:14:13,353
that is the future plans
for surprise.

4159
03:14:13,586 --> 03:14:16,156
And, my neighborhood is a new.

4160
03:14:16,156 --> 03:14:18,591
The up and coming neighborhood
they're building.

4161
03:14:18,591 --> 03:14:21,594
And, I often wake up
in the morning to see

4162
03:14:22,362 --> 03:14:24,030
people building houses
next to me.

4163
03:14:24,030 --> 03:14:27,133
And, you know,
they're not, like, most of us

4164
03:14:27,133 --> 03:14:30,170
here are up there
sitting on their, on the chairs.

4165
03:14:31,104 --> 03:14:32,639
We're

4166
03:14:32,639 --> 03:14:34,174
white skinned.

4167
03:14:34,174 --> 03:14:35,942
We don't have to worry about

4168
03:14:35,942 --> 03:14:38,478
getting picked up just because
we look a little bit different.

4169
03:14:38,478 --> 03:14:39,479
But, you know,

4170
03:14:39,479 --> 03:14:43,717
when I look outside, my window
every morning and seven days

4171
03:14:43,717 --> 03:14:47,120
a week and see who's building
my community,

4172
03:14:48,021 --> 03:14:51,558
it's often people who
have different color skin.

4173
03:14:52,559 --> 03:14:56,229
And to think
that our city is going to be

4174
03:14:56,763 --> 03:15:01,368
the hot spot for a warehouse
to store them all

4175
03:15:01,368 --> 03:15:04,371
in, or whatever
the plan is for it.

4176
03:15:05,071 --> 03:15:08,608
It's very upsetting to know
that that is the future

4177
03:15:08,608 --> 03:15:11,578
of my community.

4178
03:15:12,846 --> 03:15:14,848
The street I live on

4179
03:15:14,848 --> 03:15:17,484
has all families of all

4180
03:15:17,484 --> 03:15:21,321
colors, all backgrounds,
and we all get along

4181
03:15:21,321 --> 03:15:24,324
just fine.

4182
03:15:27,293 --> 03:15:30,296
I am very, against

4183
03:15:31,164 --> 03:15:33,366
the the warehouse
being used for that.

4184
03:15:33,366 --> 03:15:35,468
And I hope that

4185
03:15:35,468 --> 03:15:40,407
all of you that have a voice
that can use it to speak up,

4186
03:15:40,407 --> 03:15:41,374
just like the community

4187
03:15:41,374 --> 03:15:44,677
that is coming here tonight
to tell you their concerns

4188
03:15:45,178 --> 03:15:48,148
that you can take
your voices to,

4189
03:15:49,382 --> 03:15:53,386
voice your concerns
and make something happen,

4190
03:15:53,386 --> 03:15:56,389
whether it slows it down.

4191
03:15:57,657 --> 03:15:58,625
We we need to think about

4192
03:15:58,625 --> 03:16:01,628
the future of surprise
and where we're going ahead.

4193
03:16:01,661 --> 03:16:03,229
What's our what's the goal?

4194
03:16:06,032 --> 03:16:09,035
Thank you for your time.

4195
03:16:11,971 --> 03:16:14,174
I'd like to call a few more
names.

4196
03:16:14,174 --> 03:16:16,376
Adriana Garcia,

4197
03:16:16,376 --> 03:16:20,046
Andrea Cervantes,
Rebecca Murray,

4198
03:16:20,647 --> 03:16:23,650
Connie Adams, William Murphy.

4199
03:16:23,983 --> 03:16:26,986
Thank you, sir.

4200
03:16:27,654 --> 03:16:30,357
Evening, Walter Thorndyke.

4201
03:16:30,357 --> 03:16:33,026
Mister mayor Council.

4202
03:16:33,026 --> 03:16:34,227
I'm a resident of Phoenix.

4203
03:16:34,227 --> 03:16:37,230
And as your neighbor,
I'd like to share a story,

4204
03:16:37,797 --> 03:16:40,667
from a local paper
in cold water, Michigan,

4205
03:16:40,667 --> 03:16:44,204
dated to the 9th of April, 1945.

4206
03:16:45,372 --> 03:16:47,006
It tells how the U.S.

4207
03:16:47,006 --> 03:16:49,075
Army, under General Patton,
the U.S.

4208
03:16:49,075 --> 03:16:51,745
Third Army, came on to what
you might call

4209
03:16:51,745 --> 03:16:53,013
a detention center

4210
03:16:53,013 --> 03:16:56,016
just outside the village
of Order of Germany.

4211
03:16:57,083 --> 03:16:57,584
The U.S.

4212
03:16:57,584 --> 03:17:00,387
Army brought the leading
citizens of order

4213
03:17:00,387 --> 03:17:01,821
to tour the facility,

4214
03:17:01,821 --> 03:17:03,289
which turned out
to be part of the book

4215
03:17:03,289 --> 03:17:06,292
and world
network of concentration camps.

4216
03:17:07,060 --> 03:17:07,494
A U.S.

4217
03:17:07,494 --> 03:17:11,865
Army colonel told the German
civilians, who viewed the scenes

4218
03:17:11,865 --> 03:17:15,001
without muttering
a word that they were to blame.

4219
03:17:16,836 --> 03:17:20,106
One of the Germans replied that
what happened in the camp was,

4220
03:17:20,106 --> 03:17:24,544
quote, done by a few people,
and you cannot blame us all.

4221
03:17:25,945 --> 03:17:26,746
And the American,

4222
03:17:26,746 --> 03:17:30,116
who could have been any
one of our grandfathers, said

4223
03:17:30,750 --> 03:17:34,020
this was done by those
that the German people chose

4224
03:17:34,020 --> 03:17:37,023
to lead them,
and all are responsible.

4225
03:17:39,659 --> 03:17:41,561
The morning after the tour,

4226
03:17:41,561 --> 03:17:44,564
the mayor of Order
of killed himself,

4227
03:17:45,298 --> 03:17:47,300
and maybe he did not know

4228
03:17:47,300 --> 03:17:49,402
the full extent of the outrages

4229
03:17:49,402 --> 03:17:53,406
that were committed in his
community, but he knew enough.

4230
03:17:55,108 --> 03:17:58,978
And we don't know exactly
how Ice will use this warehouse.

4231
03:17:59,579 --> 03:18:02,582
But we know enough.

4232
03:18:03,616 --> 03:18:04,918
I ask you to consider

4233
03:18:04,918 --> 03:18:07,954
what the mayor of Order of might
have thought before he died.

4234
03:18:09,689 --> 03:18:12,659
Maybe he felt like a victim.

4235
03:18:12,659 --> 03:18:13,426
He might have thought.

4236
03:18:13,426 --> 03:18:16,162
How is this my fault? I had no
jurisdiction over this site.

4237
03:18:17,764 --> 03:18:18,198
Maybe he

4238
03:18:18,198 --> 03:18:21,267
would have said this site
was not subject to local zoning.

4239
03:18:21,267 --> 03:18:23,837
What could I do?

4240
03:18:23,837 --> 03:18:26,840
But I think when he reflected

4241
03:18:26,906 --> 03:18:29,476
on the suffering
that occurred at this camp

4242
03:18:29,476 --> 03:18:32,512
just outside of town, that
those words would have sounded

4243
03:18:32,512 --> 03:18:35,515
hollow even to him,

4244
03:18:35,548 --> 03:18:38,051
because in his heart
he knew as we do,

4245
03:18:38,051 --> 03:18:41,121
that we are all responsible for
what happens in our community.

4246
03:18:42,155 --> 03:18:45,158
And I urge the council
to take action, to stop

4247
03:18:45,425 --> 03:18:48,194
or stall,
or at the barest minimum,

4248
03:18:48,194 --> 03:18:49,763
to think creatively

4249
03:18:49,763 --> 03:18:51,798
about how to exercise
oversight over

4250
03:18:51,798 --> 03:18:53,666
this proposed Ice facility.

4251
03:18:53,666 --> 03:19:02,509
Thank you. Sir.

4252
03:19:03,843 --> 03:19:05,545
Good evening.

4253
03:19:05,545 --> 03:19:07,714
Mayor and council members.

4254
03:19:07,714 --> 03:19:09,149
My name is Richmond Ellis.

4255
03:19:09,149 --> 03:19:12,485
I live near the intersection
of Grand and Sunrise,

4256
03:19:13,319 --> 03:19:16,056
and I'm here to talk briefly
about my concerns

4257
03:19:16,056 --> 03:19:19,559
about this Ice facility
and to do my best

4258
03:19:19,959 --> 03:19:23,596
to increase your motivation
to do whatever is necessary.

4259
03:19:23,763 --> 03:19:28,034
As me, my previous speakers
have said to find a way

4260
03:19:28,168 --> 03:19:29,235
to get rid of this,

4261
03:19:30,236 --> 03:19:31,137
construction.

4262
03:19:31,137 --> 03:19:33,406
It's an immoral,

4263
03:19:33,406 --> 03:19:35,341
unAmerican.

4264
03:19:35,341 --> 03:19:38,945
I see, Trump two as focused.

4265
03:19:39,245 --> 03:19:41,681
It's it's methods.

4266
03:19:41,681 --> 03:19:44,684
By disrespecting the rule of law

4267
03:19:44,818 --> 03:19:48,088
and, which is terrible
and even more terrible.

4268
03:19:48,121 --> 03:19:51,324
Big treat humans,
with no compassion.

4269
03:19:51,624 --> 03:19:54,894
No, no humanity, even if they're
no matter if they're

4270
03:19:55,528 --> 03:19:59,265
members of of, of our
of our citizenry or immigrants.

4271
03:19:59,766 --> 03:20:03,436
This is this is unacceptable
because it's un-American.

4272
03:20:03,837 --> 03:20:05,638
And so,

4273
03:20:05,638 --> 03:20:08,942
you know, all I can say to you
is that do your best.

4274
03:20:08,975 --> 03:20:11,111
Go beyond
what you think you could do.

4275
03:20:11,111 --> 03:20:14,014
Find a way to to,

4276
03:20:14,014 --> 03:20:17,017
decrease the probability
or eliminate

4277
03:20:17,484 --> 03:20:20,487
the building
of this institution.

4278
03:20:20,687 --> 03:20:23,890
You know, a comment
I learned later on in early life

4279
03:20:24,324 --> 03:20:27,027
where there's a will,
there's a way.

4280
03:20:27,027 --> 03:20:29,996
I hope you have
the will find a way.

4281
03:20:30,063 --> 03:20:33,933
And even citizens could help you
form committees if necessary.

4282
03:20:34,267 --> 03:20:37,103
Gather evidence. We gotta.

4283
03:20:37,103 --> 03:20:39,572
We gotta get rid of this.

4284
03:20:39,572 --> 03:20:40,740
Thank
you very much for your time.

4285
03:20:47,113 --> 03:20:49,749
I'd like to call a few more
names before we start again.

4286
03:20:49,749 --> 03:20:51,618
Tammy Hall,

4287
03:20:51,618 --> 03:20:54,387
Dana Strickland,

4288
03:20:54,387 --> 03:20:57,490
Mary Hendrick, Sarah Cleveland.

4289
03:20:57,991 --> 03:20:59,225
Jason went.

4290
03:20:59,225 --> 03:21:01,528
Thank you.

4291
03:21:01,528 --> 03:21:01,928
Hello.

4292
03:21:01,928 --> 03:21:04,898
Mayor, council and city staff.

4293
03:21:04,898 --> 03:21:06,266
My name is Adriana Garcia,

4294
03:21:06,266 --> 03:21:08,601
and I'm a longtime
resident of the West Valley

4295
03:21:08,601 --> 03:21:11,371
and a member of Organized Power
in Numbers.

4296
03:21:11,371 --> 03:21:14,374
I watched in horror,
like many of us.

4297
03:21:15,141 --> 03:21:18,211
The constant violence that Ice
has inflicted on communities

4298
03:21:18,211 --> 03:21:21,214
and on people, regardless
of their immigration status.

4299
03:21:21,247 --> 03:21:24,417
The recent murder of Alex Brady,
an ICU nurse,

4300
03:21:25,151 --> 03:21:28,154
is a clear
result of escalating violence.

4301
03:21:28,621 --> 03:21:30,156
Let's be clear

4302
03:21:30,156 --> 03:21:32,759
the only ones who win
by having this concentration

4303
03:21:32,759 --> 03:21:35,729
camp in our community
are mega-corporations

4304
03:21:35,762 --> 03:21:38,498
that the administration
has given sweetheart deals to.

4305
03:21:38,498 --> 03:21:43,169
Like the Rockefeller Group,
they received 70,000,070 million

4306
03:21:43,169 --> 03:21:46,206
of our taxpayer dollars
with no transparency.

4307
03:21:46,940 --> 03:21:48,508
The federal government
is telling

4308
03:21:48,508 --> 03:21:51,511
the residents a surprise
and this governing body

4309
03:21:51,678 --> 03:21:54,614
that they don't care what
this community actually needs.

4310
03:21:54,614 --> 03:21:55,515
The federal government

4311
03:21:55,515 --> 03:21:58,918
then not consult with you nor
give you notice of its plans.

4312
03:21:59,519 --> 03:22:00,987
The mayor and council
should know

4313
03:22:00,987 --> 03:22:03,456
and have a say
on what happens in the city.

4314
03:22:03,456 --> 03:22:05,091
That is
what you were elected to do.

4315
03:22:06,326 --> 03:22:07,794
You know better than Washington

4316
03:22:07,794 --> 03:22:10,797
what's happening here
and what's good for your city.

4317
03:22:11,698 --> 03:22:14,200
Bringing that attention
to the detention center,

4318
03:22:14,200 --> 03:22:14,968
to the doorstep

4319
03:22:14,968 --> 03:22:17,037
doorstep of students
and residents

4320
03:22:17,037 --> 03:22:19,539
is a danger to this community.

4321
03:22:19,539 --> 03:22:21,074
I doubt that the young people,

4322
03:22:21,074 --> 03:22:23,510
like the ones who presented
today,

4323
03:22:23,510 --> 03:22:26,146
in the nearby high
schools, want a detention center

4324
03:22:26,146 --> 03:22:29,149
that might hold their friends
or family members in it.

4325
03:22:29,683 --> 03:22:31,618
Mayor, council and city manager.

4326
03:22:31,618 --> 03:22:33,820
You all have
a moral responsibility

4327
03:22:33,820 --> 03:22:35,555
and a fiduciary duty

4328
03:22:35,555 --> 03:22:38,458
to not allow this
detention center in your city.

4329
03:22:38,458 --> 03:22:41,461
The federal government's
property will be tax exempt,

4330
03:22:41,461 --> 03:22:42,896
will be costly to your city

4331
03:22:42,896 --> 03:22:45,065
through the infrastructure
changes needed,

4332
03:22:45,065 --> 03:22:46,800
and will be a drain
on resources,

4333
03:22:46,800 --> 03:22:50,637
including fire and police cities
across the country.

4334
03:22:50,704 --> 03:22:53,406
Both Republican and Democrat led

4335
03:22:53,406 --> 03:22:56,209
are recognizing the danger
of these detention facilities

4336
03:22:56,209 --> 03:22:59,579
and barring them from opening up
and denying, permitting

4337
03:22:59,579 --> 03:23:02,949
and utilities
surprised can take action to,

4338
03:23:02,982 --> 03:23:06,686
like other folks here
have said, a thousand people,

4339
03:23:07,320 --> 03:23:08,888
not just the folks
in the chambers,

4340
03:23:08,888 --> 03:23:10,423
but the people
who are in overflow.

4341
03:23:10,423 --> 03:23:11,991
And all the people protesting

4342
03:23:11,991 --> 03:23:15,628
outside came out against this
on very short notice.

4343
03:23:16,196 --> 03:23:19,399
We aren't going anywhere,
and we will continue to demand

4344
03:23:19,399 --> 03:23:22,168
that you shut down this plan.
Thank you for your time.

4345
03:23:28,475 --> 03:23:30,744
Good evening or good evening.

4346
03:23:30,744 --> 03:23:33,179
Hello, mayor,
Council and city staff.

4347
03:23:33,179 --> 03:23:33,880
My name is Andrea

4348
03:23:33,880 --> 03:23:36,883
Luna and I'm a member
with organized power in numbers.

4349
03:23:37,183 --> 03:23:38,985
I'm here tonight with working

4350
03:23:38,985 --> 03:23:40,920
people who keep our cities
running.

4351
03:23:40,920 --> 03:23:42,689
People from different
backgrounds are gathered

4352
03:23:42,689 --> 03:23:46,226
here in the City of Surprise
to deliver one clear message.

4353
03:23:46,459 --> 03:23:49,829
This facility must never be used
as a detention center.

4354
03:23:50,663 --> 03:23:53,967
The Rockefeller group is cashing
in $70 million,

4355
03:23:54,267 --> 03:23:57,270
leaving our community
to deal with the consequences.

4356
03:23:57,270 --> 03:23:59,472
This isn't
just another real estate deal.

4357
03:23:59,472 --> 03:24:01,141
It's a deliberate choice

4358
03:24:01,141 --> 03:24:02,075
to bring a permanent

4359
03:24:02,075 --> 03:24:05,078
federal detention center
into our backyard.

4360
03:24:05,378 --> 03:24:06,946
And to add insult to injury.

4361
03:24:06,946 --> 03:24:08,948
It's our own taxpayer

4362
03:24:08,948 --> 03:24:11,951
funds that are funding
this human suffering.

4363
03:24:12,419 --> 03:24:15,321
If this detention
center is built, that would mean

4364
03:24:15,321 --> 03:24:18,324
1500 people
who live, work, worship

4365
03:24:18,658 --> 03:24:22,662
and raise families in Arizona
could be held here out of sight,

4366
03:24:22,662 --> 03:24:25,799
behind walls, under an agency
with a record of abuse,

4367
03:24:26,199 --> 03:24:29,202
neglect and wrongful detention.

4368
03:24:29,302 --> 03:24:32,038
When corporations
profit from ISIS violence,

4369
03:24:32,038 --> 03:24:34,674
they are complicit
in what follows.

4370
03:24:34,674 --> 03:24:35,909
Shame on you,

4371
03:24:35,909 --> 03:24:38,111
Rockefeller Group,
for putting people in danger

4372
03:24:38,111 --> 03:24:40,647
just to make money off
our backs.

4373
03:24:40,647 --> 03:24:43,083
And let's talk
about what happens for supplies.

4374
03:24:43,083 --> 03:24:44,617
What does this mean for us?

4375
03:24:44,617 --> 03:24:45,485
This warehouse

4376
03:24:45,485 --> 03:24:49,155
is close to our high school
and nearby elementary schools.

4377
03:24:49,389 --> 03:24:52,058
Having ice presence will create
fear and disrupt living.

4378
03:24:52,058 --> 03:24:53,259
And really drawback,

4379
03:24:53,259 --> 03:24:54,060
you know, the usage

4380
03:24:54,060 --> 03:24:57,063
of those parks and events
you all just shared.

4381
03:24:57,230 --> 03:24:59,099
It will also
strain city resources

4382
03:24:59,099 --> 03:25:01,735
when we should be
investing in our community.

4383
03:25:01,735 --> 03:25:03,269
No one is safer

4384
03:25:03,269 --> 03:25:06,172
because the detention center
moves next door.

4385
03:25:06,172 --> 03:25:08,708
And this is a question
of local governance.

4386
03:25:08,708 --> 03:25:11,277
If the federal government
can override surprise laws,

4387
03:25:11,277 --> 03:25:13,413
what does that mean
for local control?

4388
03:25:13,413 --> 03:25:15,448
You're going to let the federal
government just do that to you.

4389
03:25:16,716 --> 03:25:17,017
It is

4390
03:25:17,017 --> 03:25:20,020
not enough for you to say that
this is out of your control.

4391
03:25:20,153 --> 03:25:23,156
Your residents deserve a clear
position from this council.

4392
03:25:23,690 --> 03:25:26,693
Your responsibility
is to the people of surprise.

4393
03:25:26,960 --> 03:25:28,261
You must publicly denounce

4394
03:25:28,261 --> 03:25:31,264
the use of this facility
for immigrant detention.

4395
03:25:31,931 --> 03:25:34,701
Maryland just passed a bill
to prohibit using structure

4396
03:25:34,701 --> 03:25:37,404
from operating as an immigration
detention facility.

4397
03:25:37,404 --> 03:25:39,072
If it was not meant for people.

4398
03:25:39,072 --> 03:25:41,107
Let's follow in their footsteps.

4399
03:25:41,107 --> 03:25:44,110
Working people built this city.

4400
03:25:44,144 --> 03:25:46,746
We won't allow it
to become a site of detention

4401
03:25:46,746 --> 03:25:49,749
and trauma
for someone else's profit.

4402
03:25:49,783 --> 03:25:52,786
We must put people over profit

4403
03:25:52,919 --> 03:25:55,689
workers over billionaires.

4404
03:25:55,689 --> 03:25:58,692
Thank you.

4405
03:26:02,896 --> 03:26:03,530
Thank you.

4406
03:26:03,530 --> 03:26:05,398
Good evening sir.
Good evening mayor.

4407
03:26:05,398 --> 03:26:10,003
City Council may begin by saying
my name is William Murphree.

4408
03:26:10,503 --> 03:26:15,809
I reside with my wife at 15626
North 159th Lane.

4409
03:26:15,809 --> 03:26:17,610
Surprised. Arizona.

4410
03:26:17,610 --> 03:26:20,347
That is in
Congressional District nine.

4411
03:26:21,481 --> 03:26:24,284
Legislative district 29.

4412
03:26:24,284 --> 03:26:25,552
City of surprised.

4413
03:26:25,552 --> 03:26:27,354
District Council five.

4414
03:26:27,354 --> 03:26:28,888
Not the biggest, just the best.

4415
03:26:28,888 --> 03:26:31,891
Jack. So,

4416
03:26:32,192 --> 03:26:34,227
your staff

4417
03:26:34,227 --> 03:26:36,796
came here tonight to say.

4418
03:26:36,796 --> 03:26:40,567
Mayor like you, I took an oath
of office many, many years ago.

4419
03:26:42,235 --> 03:26:45,238
You see about this globe and
anchor that I have on my hat.

4420
03:26:45,438 --> 03:26:47,707
Nobody has

4421
03:26:47,707 --> 03:26:50,710
removed me
from that oath of office.

4422
03:26:51,745 --> 03:26:54,748
In my lifetime,
I have dealt with most.

4423
03:26:54,914 --> 03:26:58,318
I've been around and introduced
to most police agencies

4424
03:26:58,318 --> 03:27:01,321
across the country,
including Secret Service.

4425
03:27:02,389 --> 03:27:05,392
What I have never had to deal
with.

4426
03:27:05,759 --> 03:27:07,060
Well,
let me just pause for a moment

4427
03:27:07,060 --> 03:27:10,063
and say, when I came to the City
Hall tonight,

4428
03:27:10,196 --> 03:27:12,399
surprise police department
was on the front door.

4429
03:27:12,399 --> 03:27:14,367
How did I know that

4430
03:27:14,367 --> 03:27:15,769
they had their badges?

4431
03:27:15,769 --> 03:27:17,637
Big smiles. Blue uniforms.

4432
03:27:17,637 --> 03:27:18,872
Come on in.

4433
03:27:18,872 --> 03:27:21,875
Welcome to Democracy in Action.

4434
03:27:22,575 --> 03:27:25,478
But what I have
never had to deal with

4435
03:27:25,478 --> 03:27:28,481
was a black SUV
pulling up beside me.

4436
03:27:28,648 --> 03:27:29,249
Somebody.

4437
03:27:29,249 --> 03:27:32,552
And something that looked like
that was a Halloween outfit.

4438
03:27:33,019 --> 03:27:36,723
Jump out and say
I'm a law enforcement officer.

4439
03:27:37,257 --> 03:27:39,225
I say,
oh yeah, where's your badge?

4440
03:27:40,460 --> 03:27:42,228
He doesn't have one.

4441
03:27:42,228 --> 03:27:44,664
So the city of Surprised
does not need

4442
03:27:44,664 --> 03:27:47,667
nor want.

4443
03:27:47,701 --> 03:27:49,436
Ice in this community.

4444
03:27:49,436 --> 03:27:50,437
We don't need them.

4445
03:27:50,437 --> 03:27:52,839
We have a fine
police department.

4446
03:27:52,839 --> 03:27:55,108
We have federal partners.

4447
03:27:55,108 --> 03:27:57,844
I'm really disappointed at the

4448
03:27:57,844 --> 03:28:00,880
lack of transparency
from our federal partners.

4449
03:28:01,481 --> 03:28:04,617
And I live in, as I told you,
condensed Congressional District

4450
03:28:04,617 --> 03:28:07,754
nine, I have contacted
my representative

4451
03:28:08,021 --> 03:28:10,557
and got no answer.

4452
03:28:10,557 --> 03:28:13,560
Frustration,
frustration, frustration.

4453
03:28:13,660 --> 03:28:15,095
And it

4454
03:28:15,095 --> 03:28:18,031
just appalling to have.

4455
03:28:18,031 --> 03:28:21,034
Honorable Purple Heart

4456
03:28:21,401 --> 03:28:24,604
discharge veterans, purple
Heart recipients.

4457
03:28:25,438 --> 03:28:26,272
Honorable D.D.

4458
03:28:26,272 --> 03:28:29,275
2014 snatched up and deported.

4459
03:28:29,976 --> 03:28:31,077
Now that don't bother me.

4460
03:28:31,077 --> 03:28:31,678
You know I'm mad.

4461
03:28:31,678 --> 03:28:34,180
They won't do that to me.

4462
03:28:34,180 --> 03:28:37,517
But this last answer
that happened in Minnesota.

4463
03:28:37,517 --> 03:28:40,520
And I'll be brief, Mr., mayor,

4464
03:28:41,755 --> 03:28:44,491
caused me to pause and say,

4465
03:28:44,491 --> 03:28:47,227
what would I do if I saw
something like that happen?

4466
03:28:47,227 --> 03:28:50,764
I've been known to get involved
when I get involved again.

4467
03:28:51,197 --> 03:28:53,099
So I have a quick
question and I'll sit down.

4468
03:28:54,467 --> 03:28:56,436
You guys,
are you folks on that panel?

4469
03:28:56,436 --> 03:28:57,837
And city staff know your job?

4470
03:28:57,837 --> 03:28:59,072
I don't have to tell you
what it is.

4471
03:28:59,072 --> 03:29:01,875
My question to you is,
what can we do to help?

4472
03:29:01,875 --> 03:29:04,577
What can we do to help
you make sure

4473
03:29:04,577 --> 03:29:07,580
the word goes
out of this place tonight?

4474
03:29:07,681 --> 03:29:11,785
Not here,
not now, not ever. Ice.

4475
03:29:11,785 --> 03:29:14,487
No ice. Detention. No Gestapo.

4476
03:29:14,487 --> 03:29:16,623
None of that B.S.

4477
03:29:16,623 --> 03:29:19,626
in the city is the price.

4478
03:29:21,327 --> 03:29:24,330
Because.

4479
03:29:25,131 --> 03:29:27,300
I'd like to call a few more
names before you start.

4480
03:29:27,300 --> 03:29:28,268
Hold on one second. Chris, you.

4481
03:29:28,268 --> 03:29:31,271
Thank you for your service, sir.

4482
03:29:34,374 --> 03:29:37,377
Sir, thank you for your service.

4483
03:29:37,377 --> 03:29:38,178
Thank you. Mayor.

4484
03:29:38,178 --> 03:29:39,846
Thank each
and everyone who served.

4485
03:29:39,846 --> 03:29:42,849
Thank you.

4486
03:29:45,552 --> 03:29:47,787
Little Rudolph,
a couple names, please.

4487
03:29:47,787 --> 03:29:48,655
She's already some names.

4488
03:29:48,655 --> 03:29:50,357
Go ahead.

4489
03:29:50,357 --> 03:29:50,990
Ronald.

4490
03:29:50,990 --> 03:29:55,895
Feltner,
Tony Rosenberger, Shelley Smith,

4491
03:29:56,763 --> 03:30:00,300
Sebastian de Portillo,
Evelyn Castillo.

4492
03:30:00,600 --> 03:30:01,901
Thank you. Thank you.

4493
03:30:04,104 --> 03:30:04,637
Good evening.

4494
03:30:04,637 --> 03:30:06,773
Mayor. And council members.

4495
03:30:06,773 --> 03:30:08,274
My name is Rebecca Murray.

4496
03:30:08,274 --> 03:30:09,709
I do not live in surprise,

4497
03:30:09,709 --> 03:30:11,311
but I am very close
to the water,

4498
03:30:11,311 --> 03:30:14,180
so I feel that this directly
impacts me as well.

4499
03:30:14,180 --> 03:30:17,550
Additionally,
I am a Arizona local.

4500
03:30:17,550 --> 03:30:19,753
I've lived here
for all 41 years of my life

4501
03:30:19,753 --> 03:30:22,756
in the Phoenix metro area,
and I take great pride in that.

4502
03:30:23,757 --> 03:30:27,927
I am here to urge you to do
everything that you possibly can

4503
03:30:27,927 --> 03:30:31,064
in your power to stop ice
from setting up and operating.

4504
03:30:31,131 --> 03:30:34,934
There are 1500 bed prison camp
in our communities.

4505
03:30:35,201 --> 03:30:36,636
Not only will it disrupt

4506
03:30:36,636 --> 03:30:38,972
the safety
and unity of our neighborhoods.

4507
03:30:38,972 --> 03:30:40,373
It will also send the message

4508
03:30:40,373 --> 03:30:43,376
that the city supports
the separation of families

4509
03:30:43,576 --> 03:30:47,380
and the unlawful detention
of our communities.

4510
03:30:48,114 --> 03:30:50,850
As I've watched the horror
unfold in Minnesota, I think

4511
03:30:50,850 --> 03:30:54,654
I'm in good company stating
we are all horror struck by.

4512
03:30:55,789 --> 03:30:57,657
Excuse me, I'm so sorry.

4513
03:30:57,657 --> 03:31:01,594
By the large loss of life
that we're seeing at ISIS hands.

4514
03:31:01,761 --> 03:31:04,197
I also feel confident
that if we do nothing to stop

4515
03:31:04,197 --> 03:31:05,432
this detention center

4516
03:31:05,432 --> 03:31:06,232
being created

4517
03:31:06,232 --> 03:31:09,235
and stop the increased presence
of officers in our communities,

4518
03:31:09,402 --> 03:31:12,338
we will soon mirror
the chaos, terror

4519
03:31:12,338 --> 03:31:15,341
and danger that is ever present
in our citizens lives.

4520
03:31:15,709 --> 03:31:17,577
Now is a perfect time
to take a stand

4521
03:31:17,577 --> 03:31:19,479
and show communities
you support,

4522
03:31:19,479 --> 03:31:22,816
that you truly support
their best interest and safety,

4523
03:31:23,016 --> 03:31:23,917
that you won't idly

4524
03:31:23,917 --> 03:31:27,620
stand by as fascism digs its
claws deeper into our society,

4525
03:31:27,821 --> 03:31:29,422
and that you will do everything
in your power

4526
03:31:29,422 --> 03:31:32,525
to protect the people who have
entrusted you with this power.

4527
03:31:33,626 --> 03:31:36,830
If nothing else moves you,
remember the economic hit

4528
03:31:36,896 --> 03:31:39,899
Arizona took after
ten b SB 1070.

4529
03:31:39,899 --> 03:31:41,634
This will be much worse.

4530
03:31:41,634 --> 03:31:44,671
Yeah, I respectfully ask
that you consider the long term

4531
03:31:44,671 --> 03:31:48,375
consequences and how history
will undoubtedly view you

4532
03:31:48,541 --> 03:31:51,311
when everyone is against this.
Thank you for your time.

4533
03:31:56,816 --> 03:31:59,819
Good evening ma'am.

4534
03:32:01,287 --> 03:32:02,355
Good evening,

4535
03:32:02,355 --> 03:32:05,358
mayor, council members
and fellow residents.

4536
03:32:06,526 --> 03:32:09,963
My name is Cammy Hall,
and my cross streets are grand

4537
03:32:09,963 --> 03:32:11,364
and Remes.

4538
03:32:11,364 --> 03:32:14,601
I have lived in our community
for about seven years.

4539
03:32:15,035 --> 03:32:16,970
I'm here tonight
because I care deeply

4540
03:32:16,970 --> 03:32:18,671
about the future of our city

4541
03:32:18,671 --> 03:32:21,674
and the quality of life
for everyone who calls it home.

4542
03:32:22,308 --> 03:32:25,612
I'm here to address the proposed
Ice detention center.

4543
03:32:25,979 --> 03:32:28,982
My family and I do not want
a detention facility.

4544
03:32:28,982 --> 03:32:30,417
And surprise.

4545
03:32:30,417 --> 03:32:33,420
Every day, families and children
navigate these areas.

4546
03:32:34,287 --> 03:32:35,255
And without proper

4547
03:32:35,255 --> 03:32:38,458
safety measures, we're putting
them at unnecessary risk.

4548
03:32:39,325 --> 03:32:42,796
I am concerned about the lack of
water and sewer capacity

4549
03:32:42,796 --> 03:32:46,066
to transform a warehouse
into a detention site.

4550
03:32:46,666 --> 03:32:49,602
We need to require transparency
about how this facility

4551
03:32:49,602 --> 03:32:51,538
will operate
and affect our community.

4552
03:32:52,505 --> 03:32:54,207
I demand that we

4553
03:32:54,207 --> 03:32:58,078
have impact reviews
for the environment, traffic,

4554
03:32:58,211 --> 03:33:01,214
public safety
and infrastructure.

4555
03:33:02,182 --> 03:33:04,617
This city has been growing
beautifully.

4556
03:33:04,617 --> 03:33:06,186
I have been proud to live here

4557
03:33:06,186 --> 03:33:09,489
and proud to invite others
to enjoy and experience

4558
03:33:09,689 --> 03:33:12,659
what this community
has to offer.

4559
03:33:12,659 --> 03:33:15,295
I a detention center
is not a business

4560
03:33:15,295 --> 03:33:17,564
that will stay and help
our community.

4561
03:33:17,564 --> 03:33:21,067
It is not a business that will
respect our rights as citizens.

4562
03:33:21,568 --> 03:33:22,736
It will not bring people

4563
03:33:22,736 --> 03:33:25,739
to help our community
grow and better itself.

4564
03:33:25,872 --> 03:33:28,708
This type of business
will only bring us down

4565
03:33:28,708 --> 03:33:30,176
with negative views

4566
03:33:30,176 --> 03:33:33,513
and policies that breed violence
and tear families apart.

4567
03:33:34,180 --> 03:33:37,150
This is not a business
with a positive future.

4568
03:33:37,150 --> 03:33:38,251
The type of business,

4569
03:33:38,251 --> 03:33:41,254
this type of business
has a terrible track record.

4570
03:33:41,421 --> 03:33:45,158
The ACLU American
Civil Liberties Union

4571
03:33:45,692 --> 03:33:49,262
report that detained immigrants,
detailed physical abuse,

4572
03:33:49,262 --> 03:33:53,867
sexual abuse, medical neglect
and intimidation to self-deport.

4573
03:33:54,634 --> 03:33:56,903
Deaths are
reported at these facilities.

4574
03:33:57,937 --> 03:33:59,606
Can we support a business?

4575
03:33:59,606 --> 03:34:02,108
And yes, it is a big business.

4576
03:34:02,108 --> 03:34:04,477
$70 million business.

4577
03:34:04,477 --> 03:34:05,945
Where were people?

4578
03:34:05,945 --> 03:34:07,480
Where people are caged.

4579
03:34:07,480 --> 03:34:12,385
Literally caged in our backyard
cages.

4580
03:34:13,920 --> 03:34:17,257
Surprise
can refuse to fund or partner

4581
03:34:17,257 --> 03:34:20,326
with private detention operators
for city contracts.

4582
03:34:20,694 --> 03:34:23,630
We can deter this facility
from going forward with building

4583
03:34:23,630 --> 03:34:26,633
permits and regulations.

4584
03:34:26,866 --> 03:34:29,169
Can we require,

4585
03:34:29,169 --> 03:34:31,938
adequate, adequate food,
adequate water,

4586
03:34:31,938 --> 03:34:34,941
adequate medical care,
mental health care?

4587
03:34:35,742 --> 03:34:37,544
They should.

4588
03:34:37,544 --> 03:34:39,746
They should be allowed
religious counsel.

4589
03:34:39,746 --> 03:34:42,549
We should require citizen
representatives to have access

4590
03:34:42,549 --> 03:34:46,252
to the detainees to assure
their needs are met as humans.

4591
03:34:48,054 --> 03:34:51,057
Detainees should be allowed
access to lawyers and family.

4592
03:34:51,191 --> 03:34:52,692
They should be allowed
phone calls

4593
03:34:52,692 --> 03:34:54,928
at the time of detention
and of release.

4594
03:34:54,928 --> 03:34:56,996
They just dump people out
on the street.

4595
03:34:56,996 --> 03:34:58,198
Could be 120.

4596
03:35:00,233 --> 03:35:02,068
They should
be allowed phone calls.

4597
03:35:02,068 --> 03:35:03,803
They should be allowed work
release

4598
03:35:03,803 --> 03:35:05,839
if they're in
for more than 72 hours.

4599
03:35:05,839 --> 03:35:07,507
No call, no show.

4600
03:35:07,507 --> 03:35:08,608
You get fired.

4601
03:35:08,608 --> 03:35:11,411
Your family doesn't
have an income.

4602
03:35:11,411 --> 03:35:13,079
They need to be accounted for.

4603
03:35:13,079 --> 03:35:15,682
No disappearances.

4604
03:35:15,682 --> 03:35:18,485
I believe the federal government
is putting our community

4605
03:35:18,485 --> 03:35:21,488
at risk of physical, emotional,
and financial harm.

4606
03:35:21,588 --> 03:35:22,989
I believe our local government

4607
03:35:22,989 --> 03:35:25,992
has a responsibility
to act in every way.

4608
03:35:26,393 --> 03:35:29,396
They have available authority.

4609
03:35:29,729 --> 03:35:32,532
According to the national news
reports, members of communities

4610
03:35:32,532 --> 03:35:34,300
are being erroneously detained.

4611
03:35:34,300 --> 03:35:35,568
People with citizenship.

4612
03:35:35,568 --> 03:35:37,504
And thank you very much.

4613
03:35:37,504 --> 03:35:39,172
I believe we can do better.

4614
03:35:39,172 --> 03:35:42,008
Ma'am, can I have your name,
please, ma'am?

4615
03:35:42,008 --> 03:35:43,877
Can I have your name, please?
Cammy Hall.

4616
03:35:43,877 --> 03:35:45,545
Thank you.

4617
03:35:45,545 --> 03:35:47,113
Thank

4618
03:35:47,113 --> 03:35:48,114
Christ.

4619
03:35:48,114 --> 03:35:50,216
Good evening, ma'am. Evening.

4620
03:35:50,216 --> 03:35:50,784
Good name.

4621
03:35:50,784 --> 03:35:53,787
Good evening,
mayor and council members.

4622
03:35:53,787 --> 03:35:55,055
My name is Mary Hendricks.

4623
03:35:55,055 --> 03:35:57,957
I've lived
in surprise for eight years.

4624
03:36:01,394 --> 03:36:04,397
This is hard.

4625
03:36:05,632 --> 03:36:08,134
And I
don't know what to do with this.

4626
03:36:08,134 --> 03:36:10,303
This makes me terrified
every day.

4627
03:36:10,303 --> 03:36:13,306
And I.

4628
03:36:13,707 --> 03:36:14,908
Listening to everybody else

4629
03:36:14,908 --> 03:36:17,911
speak so eloquently.

4630
03:36:18,778 --> 03:36:21,748
It's been very, very good point.

4631
03:36:21,948 --> 03:36:24,784
And please listen to them.

4632
03:36:24,784 --> 03:36:27,854
Do anything and everything
you can to not bring this

4633
03:36:27,854 --> 03:36:30,857
to our community.

4634
03:36:37,063 --> 03:36:37,397
Sorry.

4635
03:36:37,397 --> 03:36:38,398
Excuse me.

4636
03:36:38,398 --> 03:36:41,401
It is absolutely terrifying.

4637
03:36:43,770 --> 03:36:45,105
Even going to work.

4638
03:36:45,105 --> 03:36:47,941
Seen a dark vehicle

4639
03:36:47,941 --> 03:36:50,543
blacked out.

4640
03:36:50,543 --> 03:36:52,379
I work in

4641
03:36:52,379 --> 03:36:55,382
areas where there's high

4642
03:36:55,615 --> 03:36:58,585
populations of

4643
03:36:58,585 --> 03:37:00,320
all kinds of immigrants.

4644
03:37:00,320 --> 03:37:03,323
They all make this country
beautiful.

4645
03:37:08,495 --> 03:37:09,562
I'm just terrified.

4646
03:37:09,562 --> 03:37:11,931
And I don't know
what to do anymore.

4647
03:37:11,931 --> 03:37:14,467
Please do anything
and everything you can

4648
03:37:14,467 --> 03:37:15,969
to not bring this
to our community.

4649
03:37:15,969 --> 03:37:18,405
We won't survive it.

4650
03:37:18,405 --> 03:37:21,241
It's not good for us.

4651
03:37:21,241 --> 03:37:22,709
Thank you.

4652
03:37:22,709 --> 03:37:25,678
Thank you.

4653
03:37:27,681 --> 03:37:29,315
I'd like to
call a few more names.

4654
03:37:29,315 --> 03:37:29,749
Okay.

4655
03:37:31,618 --> 03:37:32,919
I'm Clara with

4656
03:37:32,919 --> 03:37:35,922
Gary Allison, Anthony Robinson,

4657
03:37:36,322 --> 03:37:39,459
Nancy blazing came
Jacqueline Jimenez.

4658
03:37:39,826 --> 03:37:41,061
Thank you.

4659
03:37:41,061 --> 03:37:42,595
Good evening, ma'am.
Thank you, Mr.

4660
03:37:42,595 --> 03:37:44,931
Mayor and council members.
Thank you for your time.

4661
03:37:44,931 --> 03:37:46,266
My name is Shelley Smith.

4662
03:37:46,266 --> 03:37:49,536
I'm a ten year resident of Grand
near Sunrise and Bell.

4663
03:37:50,136 --> 03:37:52,772
I'm here tonight
due to the recent purchase,

4664
03:37:52,772 --> 03:37:54,507
by DHS of the where?
Warehouse on die.

4665
03:37:54,507 --> 03:37:55,375
Of course,

4666
03:37:55,375 --> 03:37:57,777
while I understand that
our corrupt federal government

4667
03:37:57,777 --> 03:37:59,045
chose not to communicate

4668
03:37:59,045 --> 03:38:01,047
with local government
about this purchase,

4669
03:38:01,047 --> 03:38:04,017
and that the Supremacy Clause
in the Constitution may apply.

4670
03:38:04,150 --> 03:38:05,218
I also believe that

4671
03:38:05,218 --> 03:38:08,421
now is not the time to rapidly
raise our hands in the air

4672
03:38:08,421 --> 03:38:09,689
and surrender.

4673
03:38:09,689 --> 03:38:11,391
And that's kind of how
I took your statement

4674
03:38:11,391 --> 03:38:13,793
from the city
as a big surrender.

4675
03:38:13,793 --> 03:38:17,230
We can't stand by and let the
ice thuggery into our community.

4676
03:38:17,731 --> 03:38:20,834
So the city must take all action

4677
03:38:21,835 --> 03:38:23,536
The city has full control

4678
03:38:23,536 --> 03:38:26,639
over providing sewer services
and can withhold those services.

4679
03:38:27,507 --> 03:38:29,843
They can't operate a facility
without sewer.

4680
03:38:29,843 --> 03:38:31,678
What about environmental
impacts?

4681
03:38:31,678 --> 03:38:33,747
Has a study been completed?

4682
03:38:33,747 --> 03:38:36,750
It's time to be creative
and to be leaders.

4683
03:38:36,983 --> 03:38:39,652
Does the city have leverage over
vendor contracts

4684
03:38:39,652 --> 03:38:40,754
for private agencies

4685
03:38:40,754 --> 03:38:43,556
that may be contracted
to run the facility?

4686
03:38:43,556 --> 03:38:45,091
You all know better than I do.

4687
03:38:45,091 --> 03:38:47,060
What your areas of leverage are.

4688
03:38:47,060 --> 03:38:49,029
And I ask you to use those.

4689
03:38:49,029 --> 03:38:52,032
The bottom line, please
stand behind your citizens.

4690
03:38:52,032 --> 03:38:54,334
We don't want this
in our community.

4691
03:38:54,334 --> 03:38:56,770
And as a city council,
if you don't do everything

4692
03:38:56,770 --> 03:38:59,339
in your power to stop it,
you're all complicit

4693
03:38:59,339 --> 03:39:02,809
in supporting the Trump regime's
violent deportation processes.

4694
03:39:03,743 --> 03:39:06,780
They are not just detaining
violent criminals.

4695
03:39:07,113 --> 03:39:10,450
They are detaining many hard
citizens who live and work

4696
03:39:10,450 --> 03:39:13,453
amongst us
and have no criminal records.

4697
03:39:13,586 --> 03:39:17,290
A felon president is behind
the violence and murder of U.S.

4698
03:39:17,290 --> 03:39:19,259
citizens by Ice agents.

4699
03:39:19,259 --> 03:39:21,995
And this facility
puts us all in danger,

4700
03:39:21,995 --> 03:39:24,397
including the students
in the nearby schools.

4701
03:39:25,665 --> 03:39:27,834
So I have just a moment more,

4702
03:39:27,834 --> 03:39:29,836
and I just want to thank
the local,

4703
03:39:29,836 --> 03:39:31,738
surprise
police department for helping us

4704
03:39:31,738 --> 03:39:33,707
stay safe
during the protests on Saturday.

4705
03:39:33,707 --> 03:39:36,710
Thank you very much.

4706
03:39:40,580 --> 03:39:42,349
Good evening, sir.

4707
03:39:42,349 --> 03:39:45,352
Good evening, Mayor and council.

4708
03:39:45,552 --> 03:39:48,321
Thank you for allowing
this space to happen on hearing

4709
03:39:48,321 --> 03:39:49,222
from your constituents.

4710
03:39:49,222 --> 03:39:52,192
My name
is, Sarah Sanders Portillo.

4711
03:39:52,192 --> 03:39:54,661
An organizer with organized
power and numbers.

4712
03:39:54,661 --> 03:39:56,363
We have members
all over the valley,

4713
03:39:56,363 --> 03:39:59,866
including a lot of members here
in surprise, members

4714
03:39:59,866 --> 03:40:04,104
who are appalled that this
this warehouse will be used as,

4715
03:40:04,804 --> 03:40:07,774
an actual concentration camp
for working families who are

4716
03:40:07,774 --> 03:40:11,077
being scapegoated and targeted
by this fascist administration.

4717
03:40:12,479 --> 03:40:14,614
This council right here
has the responsibility

4718
03:40:14,614 --> 03:40:17,617
to do everything in its power,

4719
03:40:17,650 --> 03:40:20,653
so that this concentration camp
does not open.

4720
03:40:20,954 --> 03:40:21,688
Working class

4721
03:40:21,688 --> 03:40:22,422
immigrant families

4722
03:40:22,422 --> 03:40:25,792
are being kidnaped, brutalized,
and they're being killed.

4723
03:40:26,326 --> 03:40:29,329
Also that companies can profit
from the system.

4724
03:40:29,763 --> 03:40:32,899
The billionaire class
is the real beneficiary

4725
03:40:33,133 --> 03:40:36,236
from these state sanctioned
killings, these abductions,

4726
03:40:37,370 --> 03:40:39,839
these
assaults all over the country.

4727
03:40:39,839 --> 03:40:40,840
That's why there were over

4728
03:40:40,840 --> 03:40:43,843
a thousand people here today
protesting outside.

4729
03:40:44,511 --> 03:40:45,912
Really enraged.

4730
03:40:45,912 --> 03:40:47,247
And they're speaking to you,

4731
03:40:47,247 --> 03:40:49,716
and they're speaking out
right now.

4732
03:40:49,716 --> 03:40:52,719
The seller of this warehouse,
Rockefeller Group,

4733
03:40:52,886 --> 03:40:55,889
sold it for a whopping
$70 million.

4734
03:40:55,989 --> 03:40:59,159
They got a cash payment
from DHS.

4735
03:40:59,859 --> 03:41:01,628
That was our money.

4736
03:41:01,628 --> 03:41:03,463
Our money is being used.

4737
03:41:03,463 --> 03:41:04,497
Let's really think about this.

4738
03:41:04,497 --> 03:41:06,900
To imprison
innocent working people.

4739
03:41:06,900 --> 03:41:07,667
Not to mention

4740
03:41:07,667 --> 03:41:08,868
all the tens
of millions of dollars

4741
03:41:08,868 --> 03:41:10,603
that are going to go
to the contractors

4742
03:41:10,603 --> 03:41:13,506
to run this,
this concentration camp.

4743
03:41:13,506 --> 03:41:16,509
There is no public process,
no public input,

4744
03:41:16,676 --> 03:41:18,411
no consideration
with the residents.

4745
03:41:18,411 --> 03:41:21,414
Obviously, on this project.

4746
03:41:21,881 --> 03:41:24,718
It's going to be a huge cost
to the city and its resources,

4747
03:41:24,718 --> 03:41:28,154
and it's going to allow and
allowing this to move forward

4748
03:41:28,154 --> 03:41:31,424
will just put residents at risk,
not only because it's going to

4749
03:41:32,992 --> 03:41:34,627
suck up resources,

4750
03:41:34,627 --> 03:41:37,464
increase wait times for first
first responders

4751
03:41:37,464 --> 03:41:41,368
and emergencies,
but also all the shit that Ice

4752
03:41:41,401 --> 03:41:43,536
is going to create
in the community.

4753
03:41:43,536 --> 03:41:46,106
It's only a matter of time
until Ice residents

4754
03:41:46,106 --> 03:41:49,109
here are brutalized by ice.

4755
03:41:49,175 --> 03:41:52,812
All of us here have had to bear
witness to all of the murders

4756
03:41:53,179 --> 03:41:56,249
online, which have been horrible
for all of us to watch.

4757
03:41:56,950 --> 03:41:59,953
This agency should be nowhere
near communities.

4758
03:42:00,053 --> 03:42:02,155
Nowhere near our youth
and our children.

4759
03:42:02,155 --> 03:42:05,158
And in fact,
that shouldn't exist at all.

4760
03:42:05,392 --> 03:42:08,328
So the demands are pretty clear.

4761
03:42:08,328 --> 03:42:10,030
You need to publicly denounce

4762
03:42:10,030 --> 03:42:13,033
the use of this concentration
camp.

4763
03:42:13,733 --> 03:42:15,668
The City of surprise,

4764
03:42:15,668 --> 03:42:17,570
and its attorney
must outline their position

4765
03:42:17,570 --> 03:42:19,305
regarding
whether the federal government

4766
03:42:19,305 --> 03:42:22,275
has the authority
to override city zoning laws.

4767
03:42:22,275 --> 03:42:25,311
And while you may not have all
been involved in the purchase,

4768
03:42:25,612 --> 03:42:29,516
not doing anything about this
will make you complicit in sets

4769
03:42:29,516 --> 03:42:30,684
and facilitating this

4770
03:42:30,684 --> 03:42:33,386
unimaginable cruelty
that's going to go on there.

4771
03:42:33,386 --> 03:42:34,954
So in the most literal way right

4772
03:42:34,954 --> 03:42:38,658
now, doing something to stop
that, to stop this is up to you.

4773
03:42:38,858 --> 03:42:39,292
Thank you.

4774
03:42:44,998 --> 03:42:45,965
Good evening.

4775
03:42:45,965 --> 03:42:48,234
Good evening, mayor and city
council members.

4776
03:42:48,234 --> 03:42:49,469
My name is Evelyn Castillo.

4777
03:42:49,469 --> 03:42:52,472
I'm also an organizer
with organized power numbers.

4778
03:42:53,273 --> 03:42:55,975
We have many members who are
rooted in this community.

4779
03:42:55,975 --> 03:42:56,476
And they,

4780
03:42:56,476 --> 03:42:59,479
along with their neighbors,
are deeply alarmed and outraged

4781
03:42:59,546 --> 03:43:00,380
by what is happening here.

4782
03:43:00,380 --> 03:43:01,848
And surprise,

4783
03:43:01,848 --> 03:43:04,918
the sale of this warehouse
to Ice for immigrant detention

4784
03:43:04,918 --> 03:43:07,020
is not a neutral business
decision.

4785
03:43:07,020 --> 03:43:10,490
It is an immoral one,
and it sends a clear message

4786
03:43:10,657 --> 03:43:13,660
that profit is being placed
above human dignity

4787
03:43:13,793 --> 03:43:16,563
and above the well-being
of this community.

4788
03:43:16,563 --> 03:43:18,598
Like you've heard
numerous times,

4789
03:43:18,598 --> 03:43:20,400
this facility
is dangerously close

4790
03:43:20,400 --> 03:43:23,403
to a local high school
and nearby elementary schools.

4791
03:43:23,837 --> 03:43:26,840
Children should be thinking
about their dreams and future,

4792
03:43:26,906 --> 03:43:29,909
not growing up in the shadow
of a detention center.

4793
03:43:30,310 --> 03:43:33,446
A permanent Ice presence
threatens students safety and

4794
03:43:33,446 --> 03:43:36,449
disrupts learning, and exposes
children to the traumatic

4795
03:43:36,549 --> 03:43:39,319
a potentially violent
ice encounters.

4796
03:43:39,319 --> 03:43:42,055
That alone should make this
development unacceptable.

4797
03:43:43,156 --> 03:43:45,692
Community
members are already struggling.

4798
03:43:45,692 --> 03:43:47,694
They are worried about the lack
of housing,

4799
03:43:47,694 --> 03:43:50,630
rising rents, inaccessible
health care

4800
03:43:50,630 --> 03:43:53,633
and the daily reality
of economic hardship.

4801
03:43:53,633 --> 03:43:56,636
Adding an Ice detention center
does nothing to address

4802
03:43:57,003 --> 03:43:58,705
these needs and problems.

4803
03:43:58,705 --> 03:44:00,440
It deepens them.

4804
03:44:00,440 --> 03:44:04,744
It diverts public attention and
resources towards incarceration

4805
03:44:05,111 --> 03:44:08,114
while our community's real needs
go unmet.

4806
03:44:08,882 --> 03:44:11,885
If you allow this to proceed,
you are choosing complicity.

4807
03:44:12,318 --> 03:44:13,586
We demand that this council

4808
03:44:13,586 --> 03:44:16,523
publicly denounce
immigrant detention

4809
03:44:16,523 --> 03:44:17,290
and that you stand

4810
03:44:17,290 --> 03:44:20,727
with the people of surprise,
not corporations, not Ice.

4811
03:44:21,728 --> 03:44:23,963
I'm sure
we're all exhausted and tired,

4812
03:44:23,963 --> 03:44:26,966
but it doesn't matter,
because if nothing is done,

4813
03:44:27,634 --> 03:44:30,236
we will be back
and we will continue to show up.

4814
03:44:30,236 --> 03:44:33,239
So choose people over profit
and the billionaires.

4815
03:44:39,045 --> 03:44:40,680
Good evening sir.

4816
03:44:40,680 --> 03:44:44,517
Thank you for this opportunity
and your attention.

4817
03:44:46,419 --> 03:44:49,189
My name is Tony Rosenberger.

4818
03:44:49,189 --> 03:44:50,657
I've enjoyed retiring.

4819
03:44:50,657 --> 03:44:52,459
And. Surprise.

4820
03:44:52,459 --> 03:44:54,794
Close to the cross streets,
North Stadium

4821
03:44:54,794 --> 03:44:57,797
way and Bell.

4822
03:44:57,897 --> 03:45:00,900
What Putin does with despotism.

4823
03:45:01,267 --> 03:45:04,270
Trump does with corruption.

4824
03:45:04,704 --> 03:45:07,707
We don't want his corrupt ice.

4825
03:45:07,841 --> 03:45:09,809
We don't want his detention.

4826
03:45:09,809 --> 03:45:12,412
Gulag.

4827
03:45:12,412 --> 03:45:14,447
Surprise!

4828
03:45:14,447 --> 03:45:17,450
I retire to pickleball courts,

4829
03:45:17,951 --> 03:45:21,621
swimming pools and a gulag next.

4830
03:45:27,627 --> 03:45:28,795
Good evening ma'am.

4831
03:45:28,795 --> 03:45:30,363
Good evening.

4832
03:45:30,363 --> 03:45:31,598
My name is Dana Strickland.

4833
03:45:31,598 --> 03:45:33,967
I've lived in surprise
since 2009.

4834
03:45:33,967 --> 03:45:35,635
I'm a disabled veteran,
a mental health

4835
03:45:35,635 --> 03:45:38,638
professional,
and a two small businesses.

4836
03:45:39,406 --> 03:45:42,409
I'm speaking today
with an urgency and conviction

4837
03:45:42,509 --> 03:45:45,478
that all of you
oppose the proposed.

4838
03:45:46,279 --> 03:45:49,282
I concentration camp
because that's what it is,

4839
03:45:50,250 --> 03:45:52,786
not just because
of the proximity to schools,

4840
03:45:52,786 --> 03:45:55,188
parks, children's activities

4841
03:45:55,188 --> 03:45:58,458
and all of the things that defin

4842
03:45:59,459 --> 03:46:01,227
with our families,

4843
03:46:01,227 --> 03:46:04,230
because across the country
is facilities,

4844
03:46:04,364 --> 03:46:06,700
very loose air,
quotes and enforcement actions

4845
03:46:06,700 --> 03:46:09,703
have not been isolated
policy decisions.

4846
03:46:10,236 --> 03:46:12,706
They've produced documented
deaths,

4847
03:46:12,706 --> 03:46:15,675
egregious human
rights violations and trauma

4848
03:46:15,675 --> 03:46:16,910
to the people in custody

4849
03:46:16,910 --> 03:46:19,913
and the families that they're
being torn away from

4850
03:46:20,647 --> 03:46:24,117
in 2025, more than 30 people
that we know of.

4851
03:46:24,117 --> 03:46:26,119
And I attached a PDF
with their names

4852
03:46:26,119 --> 03:46:27,854
and the circumstances
of their deaths

4853
03:46:27,854 --> 03:46:29,589
and my request to speak.

4854
03:46:29,589 --> 03:46:31,725
So you have it.

4855
03:46:31,725 --> 03:46:34,160
So more than 30 people
that we know of

4856
03:46:34,160 --> 03:46:38,431
died in these camps,
and that doesn't include

4857
03:46:38,798 --> 03:46:42,335
the people who were kidnaped
and taken to Alligator Alcatraz

4858
03:46:42,335 --> 03:46:45,338
because we don't have
that information.

4859
03:46:46,072 --> 03:46:47,006
So these are the known deaths.

4860
03:46:47,006 --> 03:46:50,577
Just in 2025, it was the
deadliest year for ice on record

4861
03:46:51,978 --> 03:46:54,414
in at least a decade.

4862
03:46:54,414 --> 03:46:57,150
These deaths are tied
to systemic racism,

4863
03:46:57,150 --> 03:47:00,153
abuse and neglect,
inadequate medical care, poor

4864
03:47:00,553 --> 03:47:03,189
inhumane conditions,
and lack of transparency.

4865
03:47:03,189 --> 03:47:05,992
These are not accidents

4866
03:47:05,992 --> 03:47:09,396
in any way, shape
or form in multiple cities.

4867
03:47:09,629 --> 03:47:12,932
Ice operations, including
horizon raids and enforcement

4868
03:47:13,833 --> 03:47:16,002
near schools
and homes, have fractured.

4869
03:47:16,002 --> 03:47:17,404
The sense of safety

4870
03:47:17,404 --> 03:47:20,407
that education play in
communities should provide.

4871
03:47:20,807 --> 03:47:23,810
Schools are supposed to be safe
havens.

4872
03:47:24,077 --> 03:47:27,080
These policies

4873
03:47:27,580 --> 03:47:31,885
and just the outright
fascist actions

4874
03:47:32,385 --> 03:47:35,388
of the government.

4875
03:47:35,855 --> 03:47:38,858
Are upending our communities.

4876
03:47:39,759 --> 03:47:42,028
People
are fearful of going to school,

4877
03:47:42,028 --> 03:47:45,031
of going to work, of
going to school

4878
03:47:45,298 --> 03:47:47,467
just in the community
and living their lives

4879
03:47:47,467 --> 03:47:49,602
and they shouldn't have to be.

4880
03:47:49,602 --> 03:47:52,605
Educators and mental health
professionals have reported

4881
03:47:53,606 --> 03:47:56,609
that immigration enforcement
centers near the schools creates

4882
03:47:56,843 --> 03:47:59,679
anxiety, depression,
disrupted learning for students

4883
03:47:59,679 --> 03:48:02,682
whose families live in fear
of detention and separation.

4884
03:48:03,083 --> 03:48:05,385
Communities that have lived
in detention centers nearby

4885
03:48:05,385 --> 03:48:07,220
describe
a chilling psychological effect,

4886
03:48:07,220 --> 03:48:10,423
with constant reminders
of families being ripped apart.

4887
03:48:11,491 --> 03:48:14,160
Fears
of being killed in the streets.

4888
03:48:14,160 --> 03:48:17,163
And it should not happen.

4889
03:48:18,131 --> 03:48:19,733
I have more, but what I will say

4890
03:48:19,733 --> 03:48:21,568
is that not just
for the sake of our children,

4891
03:48:21,568 --> 03:48:23,636
our communities
and our families,

4892
03:48:23,636 --> 03:48:26,806
but for the moral integrity
of this city in this state.

4893
03:48:27,107 --> 03:48:30,577
I am strongly urging you to
outright reject this proposal,

4894
03:48:31,177 --> 03:48:32,979
to stop it from happening,
and to use

4895
03:48:32,979 --> 03:48:34,848
every bit of your power
and privilege to do it.

4896
03:48:34,848 --> 03:48:36,950
I know that
we're paying attention,

4897
03:48:36,950 --> 03:48:39,119
and that ultimately,
you will all be held accountable

4898
03:48:39,119 --> 03:48:42,088
for what side of history
you choose to be on.

4899
03:48:46,726 --> 03:48:49,229
Before you start, ma'am, I'm
going to cost more names, okay.

4900
03:48:49,229 --> 03:48:51,898
Thank you for your service
as well, ma'am.

4901
03:48:51,898 --> 03:48:54,067
Elaina Thomas, Jeffrey.

4902
03:48:54,067 --> 03:48:56,603
Smith. Brittany Burback.

4903
03:48:56,603 --> 03:48:59,606
Jemison. Holley.
Roxanna Catlett.

4904
03:48:59,739 --> 03:49:00,240
Thank you.

4905
03:49:01,908 --> 03:49:03,443
Good evening.

4906
03:49:03,443 --> 03:49:06,780
I know you must be tired,
and I appreciate you listening

4907
03:49:07,514 --> 03:49:11,885
to the mayor, the vice mayor
and the city council members.

4908
03:49:13,420 --> 03:49:16,456
I just recently retired
from teaching,

4909
03:49:16,890 --> 03:49:20,093
and my husband
and I, he taught high school

4910
03:49:20,093 --> 03:49:23,096
English and speech and debate,
and I taught kindergarten.

4911
03:49:23,530 --> 03:49:26,666
And in June,
we moved away from Bullhead City

4912
03:49:26,666 --> 03:49:29,669
in the Mojave Desert
to live where we believed

4913
03:49:29,936 --> 03:49:32,939
we could experience
a beautiful garden city.

4914
03:49:34,007 --> 03:49:37,010
We crawled out of the dust
in the scorching wind,

4915
03:49:37,010 --> 03:49:40,380
hot moon to live in Paradise.

4916
03:49:41,681 --> 03:49:44,584
And now we have this Trump Army

4917
03:49:44,584 --> 03:49:48,455
concentration camp
built in our Paradise.

4918
03:49:49,189 --> 03:49:52,292
It reminds me
of a cattle slaughterhouse

4919
03:49:52,559 --> 03:49:54,260
that was being considered

4920
03:49:54,260 --> 03:49:57,430
in Junction City, Kansas,
another beautiful garden city,

4921
03:49:57,997 --> 03:49:59,632
and the people fought against it

4922
03:49:59,632 --> 03:50:02,202
because they knew
if they didn't, they would reek

4923
03:50:02,202 --> 03:50:05,238
like the cattle yards
of Fort Worth and Dodge City.

4924
03:50:06,072 --> 03:50:08,708
And it reminds me
of Auschwitz, quite frankly.

4925
03:50:10,777 --> 03:50:12,579
We are all very kind people.

4926
03:50:12,579 --> 03:50:14,514
We're all very considerate.

4927
03:50:14,514 --> 03:50:17,150
We help our communities.
We love each other.

4928
03:50:17,150 --> 03:50:20,453
We've been listening to people
after people express

4929
03:50:20,453 --> 03:50:23,456
their love for each other
and for this community

4930
03:50:23,523 --> 03:50:26,760
and the people of this
tiny Polish city called,

4931
03:50:26,760 --> 03:50:28,528
I can't pronounce it.

4932
03:50:28,528 --> 03:50:31,498
Oh, why yes I am.

4933
03:50:32,399 --> 03:50:35,368
They loved their parks
and recreation, too.

4934
03:50:35,468 --> 03:50:38,671
And in 1939 it was annexed
by the Nazi Germany

4935
03:50:38,671 --> 03:50:41,674
and its name was changed
to Auschwitz.

4936
03:50:43,143 --> 03:50:45,111
Those people,
although they were aware

4937
03:50:45,111 --> 03:50:47,247
of the network of concentration
camps

4938
03:50:47,247 --> 03:50:49,582
being built
close by and in their town,

4939
03:50:49,582 --> 03:50:50,950
and they saw the smoke

4940
03:50:50,950 --> 03:50:53,653
every single day
they choose to look away.

4941
03:50:53,653 --> 03:50:57,457
And after 7 million Jews
and others deemed unwanted

4942
03:50:58,024 --> 03:51:02,996
and marginalized and different
were confined and disappeared,

4943
03:51:03,663 --> 03:51:06,266
the people of that beautiful
garden city were forced

4944
03:51:06,266 --> 03:51:09,269
to look at what they had
ignored.

4945
03:51:09,502 --> 03:51:12,038
I had a very good friend
named Eva Schloss,

4946
03:51:12,038 --> 03:51:15,842
who's survived Birkenau,
and she was the stepsister

4947
03:51:16,109 --> 03:51:18,678
of Anne Frank,
and she spent her life

4948
03:51:18,678 --> 03:51:21,081
warning the world
that this could happen again.

4949
03:51:21,081 --> 03:51:23,183
And it's happening again.

4950
03:51:23,183 --> 03:51:26,686
I will not ignore this
detention center and this camp

4951
03:51:26,686 --> 03:51:30,423
that is going to sit
in our garden city and kill it.

4952
03:51:31,358 --> 03:51:34,561
The city Council gave
doesn't have to give them water.

4953
03:51:34,594 --> 03:51:36,529
You don't have to give them
electricity

4954
03:51:36,529 --> 03:51:38,565
or air conditioning or sewage.

4955
03:51:38,565 --> 03:51:41,534
Just make it a hot box
that no one can work in

4956
03:51:41,534 --> 03:51:43,403
and they'll go away.

4957
03:51:43,403 --> 03:51:46,239
If the current Adminis
Space Station administration,

4958
03:51:46,239 --> 03:51:47,040
excuse me,

4959
03:51:47,040 --> 03:51:49,109
needs a large building
to contain people

4960
03:51:49,109 --> 03:51:50,877
and separate them
from their loved ones.

4961
03:51:50,877 --> 03:51:54,080
They've got a huge $400 million
ball room to put them in.

4962
03:51:59,519 --> 03:52:00,954
They bought

4963
03:52:00,954 --> 03:52:04,190
they bought this trench Trump
concentration camp,

4964
03:52:04,190 --> 03:52:07,694
not for $70 million,
but for 30 pieces of silver.

4965
03:52:08,161 --> 03:52:09,095
Thank you ma'am.

4966
03:52:09,095 --> 03:52:12,832
Thank you ma'am, can I have your
name, please, ma'am?

4967
03:52:13,400 --> 03:52:15,769
Ma'am,
can I have your name, please?

4968
03:52:15,769 --> 03:52:17,237
Clara woods. Okay. Thank you.

4969
03:52:17,237 --> 03:52:18,171
Sure. Can.

4970
03:52:18,171 --> 03:52:22,509
Claro w I fell Rome and,

4971
03:52:22,776 --> 03:52:25,678
my stadium went all right.

4972
03:52:25,678 --> 03:52:28,481
And she.

4973
03:52:28,481 --> 03:52:29,482
Good evening, sir.

4974
03:52:29,482 --> 03:52:30,684
Good evening.

4975
03:52:30,684 --> 03:52:33,687
Mayor and and, city
council members.

4976
03:52:36,289 --> 03:52:39,159
I've been watching,

4977
03:52:39,159 --> 03:52:42,162
these speakers and,
so far, I've noticed

4978
03:52:42,162 --> 03:52:44,964
there were only two that

4979
03:52:44,964 --> 03:52:47,967
that were for this facility.

4980
03:52:48,401 --> 03:52:51,404
So that should tell you
something.

4981
03:52:53,239 --> 03:52:55,408
This warehouse was purchased
by the Department

4982
03:52:55,408 --> 03:52:58,745
of Homeland Security
on January 23rd

4983
03:52:59,245 --> 03:53:03,850
for $1,770 million,
at the expense of taxpayers,

4984
03:53:04,250 --> 03:53:07,253
without informing the city
of this transaction.

4985
03:53:07,721 --> 03:53:11,524
This lawless federal government
made this purchase in secret

4986
03:53:11,991 --> 03:53:14,994
in order
to avoid public scrutiny.

4987
03:53:15,328 --> 03:53:19,599
This is a prison like processing
center with schools and parks

4988
03:53:20,367 --> 03:53:23,370
nearby
placed in residential area.

4989
03:53:23,903 --> 03:53:26,239
No public hearing until now

4990
03:53:26,239 --> 03:53:29,175
after the purchase
has already been made.

4991
03:53:29,175 --> 03:53:32,245
If this goes through,
it will reduce property values.

4992
03:53:32,278 --> 03:53:34,414
Local businesses will suffer

4993
03:53:34,414 --> 03:53:37,450
and children will stay home
from school for fear of them

4994
03:53:37,917 --> 03:53:41,287
and their parents being arrested
and separated and detained

4995
03:53:41,287 --> 03:53:42,088
or deported.

4996
03:53:43,156 --> 03:53:43,623
We have

4997
03:53:43,623 --> 03:53:47,727
all been seeing the lawlessness
and arrests with no due process

4998
03:53:47,727 --> 03:53:51,164
in other states by these masked,
wearing thugs

4999
03:53:52,132 --> 03:53:55,935
smashing windows and pulling
innocent American civilians

5000
03:53:55,935 --> 03:53:59,639
out of their cars with impunity,
terrorizing cities

5001
03:53:59,639 --> 03:54:03,777
with rubber bullets and tear gas
if not already.

5002
03:54:03,777 --> 03:54:08,815
We are becoming a county under
siege and authoritarian rule,

5003
03:54:09,749 --> 03:54:12,585
especially right now
in Minnesota for the past

5004
03:54:12,585 --> 03:54:13,420
three months.

5005
03:54:13,420 --> 03:54:16,623
My heart goes out to the
families and friends of Rene.

5006
03:54:16,623 --> 03:54:17,457
Good. And Alex.

5007
03:54:17,457 --> 03:54:20,760
Pretty, who are gunned down
by Ice agents

5008
03:54:20,760 --> 03:54:23,763
who somehow think they have
special immunity.

5009
03:54:24,164 --> 03:54:27,167
This is what we're up against
this year.

5010
03:54:28,501 --> 03:54:31,304
This year, through 3800 children

5011
03:54:31,304 --> 03:54:34,574
have been abducted
across the country and detained.

5012
03:54:35,575 --> 03:54:38,978
No more funds for
DHS has impeached

5013
03:54:38,978 --> 03:54:41,981
Christie. No.

5014
03:54:44,951 --> 03:54:47,087
These are excerpts from a speech

5015
03:54:47,087 --> 03:54:50,724
by Chase ionize,
an attorney of the Lakota tribe.

5016
03:54:50,724 --> 03:54:53,727
Speaking during a hearing.

5017
03:54:53,927 --> 03:54:56,930
The impact that
the impact of ice on Minnesota,

5018
03:54:57,664 --> 03:55:00,633
what was described by Senator
Dibble was, I declare

5019
03:55:00,633 --> 03:55:05,205
declaration of war on American
people, American families.

5020
03:55:05,538 --> 03:55:06,539
What we are facing

5021
03:55:06,539 --> 03:55:09,509
is an attempt to overthrow
of constitutional order.

5022
03:55:09,676 --> 03:55:11,111
The integrity and sanctity

5023
03:55:11,111 --> 03:55:14,114
of the United States
Constitution is being overrun

5024
03:55:14,147 --> 03:55:17,317
outside the scope of the law,
outside the scope of

5025
03:55:17,851 --> 03:55:19,886
constitutional authority.

5026
03:55:19,886 --> 03:55:22,355
The good people of Minnesota
and the whole country

5027
03:55:22,355 --> 03:55:23,690
deserve better.

5028
03:55:23,690 --> 03:55:26,626
This is this
is the gravity of the weight

5029
03:55:26,626 --> 03:55:29,629
and the magnitude of a very live
controversy,

5030
03:55:30,263 --> 03:55:31,831
a constitutional crisis

5031
03:55:31,831 --> 03:55:34,834
that is disturbing the peace
of all Minnesotans.

5032
03:55:35,068 --> 03:55:37,303
Right now,
this is no small matter.

5033
03:55:37,303 --> 03:55:37,670
Thank you.

5034
03:55:37,670 --> 03:55:40,673
This is a seizure
of constitutional order.

5035
03:55:41,174 --> 03:55:42,342
Where
can I have your name, please?

5036
03:55:43,543 --> 03:55:44,411
Thank you.

5037
03:55:44,411 --> 03:55:45,512
So you have your name, please.

5038
03:55:45,512 --> 03:55:46,946
Can you say your name, please?

5039
03:55:46,946 --> 03:55:47,347
I'm sorry.

5040
03:55:47,347 --> 03:55:49,549
Have your name, please. Gary.
Allison. Okay.

5041
03:55:49,549 --> 03:55:50,350
Thank you.

5042
03:55:50,350 --> 03:55:53,353
Thank you.

5043
03:55:54,788 --> 03:55:55,822
Good evening.

5044
03:55:55,822 --> 03:55:56,556
Good evening.

5045
03:55:56,556 --> 03:55:58,224
My name is Jacqueline Jimenez.

5046
03:55:58,224 --> 03:56:00,794
I live in district five.

5047
03:56:00,794 --> 03:56:01,227
First of all,

5048
03:56:01,227 --> 03:56:02,762
I want to
thank you all for your time

5049
03:56:02,762 --> 03:56:05,031
and your attentiveness
and engagement.

5050
03:56:05,031 --> 03:56:07,667
This issue is critical
for my community.

5051
03:56:07,667 --> 03:56:09,569
My statement will echo

5052
03:56:09,569 --> 03:56:12,539
the sentiments of the room,
but I need to add my voice.

5053
03:56:13,440 --> 03:56:16,443
My parents moved us to surprise
over 20 years ago,

5054
03:56:17,210 --> 03:56:19,612
because they believed that
this was the best place

5055
03:56:19,612 --> 03:56:20,680
to raise a family.

5056
03:56:20,680 --> 03:56:23,817
Since then, my siblings and I
have started our own families

5057
03:56:23,817 --> 03:56:26,820
here to.

5058
03:56:28,221 --> 03:56:31,191
Whom we own property

5059
03:56:31,191 --> 03:56:34,260
and we're small business owners
where we work as a family.

5060
03:56:36,596 --> 03:56:39,599
Proudly serving our communities
for the past 15 years.

5061
03:56:39,866 --> 03:56:42,635
We have deep roots here,

5062
03:56:42,635 --> 03:56:45,638
and surprise has changed
so much in the last 20 years,

5063
03:56:46,039 --> 03:56:48,708
with expansion of retail
and housing replacing

5064
03:56:48,708 --> 03:56:51,878
so many of the crop yields
which immigrants picked, which

5065
03:56:51,878 --> 03:56:54,881
if you still drive by,
you can still see them today.

5066
03:56:55,782 --> 03:56:58,151
Today,
our small city has the spotlight

5067
03:56:58,151 --> 03:57:01,154
for wrong reasons
and all the eyes are on you.

5068
03:57:02,088 --> 03:57:03,957
You can tell us
you weren't consulted

5069
03:57:03,957 --> 03:57:07,160
or notified about the Ice
facility, but now you know.

5070
03:57:07,193 --> 03:57:10,196
Now we all know
and it's time for action.

5071
03:57:10,196 --> 03:57:13,199
You can't just say that
there is nothing you can do.

5072
03:57:13,199 --> 03:57:16,336
It's your duty
to protect our community and use

5073
03:57:16,336 --> 03:57:19,506
any and all means necessary,
available to you to fight

5074
03:57:20,240 --> 03:57:23,243
for our rights and for the peace
of our community.

5075
03:57:23,343 --> 03:57:26,079
Many great suggestions
were offered tonight.

5076
03:57:26,079 --> 03:57:28,682
The impact this will have
will be devastating

5077
03:57:28,682 --> 03:57:31,584
and our community will forever
be changed.

5078
03:57:31,584 --> 03:57:33,386
No federal agency
should be allowed

5079
03:57:33,386 --> 03:57:36,456
to operate in secrecy,
especially not in our backyards.

5080
03:57:37,057 --> 03:57:40,060
You can't just say that
there is nothing you can do.

5081
03:57:40,226 --> 03:57:44,064
We will all be looking
to you for deeds, not words

5082
03:57:45,198 --> 03:57:48,201
from everyone.

5083
03:57:50,036 --> 03:57:53,039
What I do take comfort is

5084
03:57:53,306 --> 03:57:56,309
seeing the turnout today.

5085
03:57:58,211 --> 03:58:03,783
Unanimous vote. Oh!

5086
03:58:12,225 --> 03:58:14,394
And. And all the support
of my neighbors

5087
03:58:14,394 --> 03:58:16,129
opposing this facility and.

5088
03:58:16,129 --> 03:58:19,132
And backing
people who look like me.

5089
03:58:21,668 --> 03:58:22,936
Thank you.

5090
03:58:22,936 --> 03:58:25,939
Thank you.

5091
03:58:30,777 --> 03:58:33,747
Madam clerk, are there
any more names to read?

5092
03:58:34,247 --> 03:58:36,249
Yes. Let me read a few more,
please.

5093
03:58:36,249 --> 03:58:39,152
Alexia. Isaiah's.

5094
03:58:39,152 --> 03:58:41,187
Danya Duran.

5095
03:58:41,187 --> 03:58:41,654
Thomas.

5096
03:58:41,654 --> 03:58:44,657
Skipper Vince Mendez,

5097
03:58:44,758 --> 03:58:48,294
Amanda
Kaminski is Yvette Servin.

5098
03:58:48,561 --> 03:58:51,297
Thank you.

5099
03:58:51,297 --> 03:58:52,532
Good evening ma'am. Go ahead.

5100
03:58:52,532 --> 03:58:54,534
Good evening.
Hello, mayor and council.

5101
03:58:54,534 --> 03:58:55,602
My name is Brittany Burback.

5102
03:58:55,602 --> 03:58:58,638
I'm a lifelong Arizonan,
West Valley resident.

5103
03:58:59,039 --> 03:59:01,341
I'm live in Peoria.

5104
03:59:01,341 --> 03:59:04,778
But my children attend Woodlands
Elite Cheer gym.

5105
03:59:04,778 --> 03:59:09,883
That's directly within 500ft
of this concentration camp.

5106
03:59:10,583 --> 03:59:13,586
And I am here
with a lot of other moms,

5107
03:59:14,220 --> 03:59:18,158
to not only voice my opposition
for this facility in general,

5108
03:59:18,391 --> 03:59:22,529
but to also bring your attention
to the severe and foreseeable

5109
03:59:22,529 --> 03:59:25,665
risk that this facility
poses to our children.

5110
03:59:26,299 --> 03:59:29,302
Not to mention the schools that
are all directly around there.

5111
03:59:29,369 --> 03:59:32,038
But again, we are within 500ft.

5112
03:59:32,038 --> 03:59:35,508
We walk out our door and there's
the building right there.

5113
03:59:35,709 --> 03:59:39,779
And we know that
that base on the rest of the

5114
03:59:41,147 --> 03:59:43,650
nation, ISIS tactics.

5115
03:59:43,650 --> 03:59:47,053
We know that they deploy tear
gas and pepper spray

5116
03:59:47,220 --> 03:59:50,957
and long range acoustic devices
that can permanently damage

5117
03:59:50,957 --> 03:59:51,825
hearing.

5118
03:59:51,825 --> 03:59:54,627
Though our children are directly
within,

5119
03:59:54,627 --> 03:59:55,762
we are not in a safe zone.

5120
03:59:55,762 --> 04:00:00,166
So if Ice gets into a scrap
with some, with a protester,

5121
04:00:00,166 --> 04:00:03,169
with whomever they deem unsafe,

5122
04:00:03,169 --> 04:00:05,505
our children are directly.

5123
04:00:05,505 --> 04:00:06,239
This is a direct

5124
04:00:06,239 --> 04:00:09,209
and foreseeable risk
that the city has an obligation

5125
04:00:09,342 --> 04:00:10,844
to protect against.

5126
04:00:10,844 --> 04:00:13,646
You should be ashamed
of yourselves

5127
04:00:13,646 --> 04:00:16,649
to not be able to provide
answers to us today,

5128
04:00:16,916 --> 04:00:18,318
to your constituents,

5129
04:00:18,318 --> 04:00:21,121
as to what
this facility is being used for,

5130
04:00:21,121 --> 04:00:24,024
that we don't know
what it's going to be used for

5131
04:00:24,024 --> 04:00:25,358
is unacceptable.

5132
04:00:25,358 --> 04:00:27,027
Tell me that
the mayor of the price

5133
04:00:27,027 --> 04:00:29,429
cannot get someone
from DHS on the phone

5134
04:00:29,429 --> 04:00:31,831
to say what this facility
is going to be used for,

5135
04:00:31,831 --> 04:00:34,000
and to issue
an appropriate statement.

5136
04:00:34,000 --> 04:00:36,703
I'm calling on this council

5137
04:00:36,703 --> 04:00:40,840
to do everything in your power,
including zoning and land use

5138
04:00:41,041 --> 04:00:42,909
authority, emergency police

5139
04:00:42,909 --> 04:00:46,379
powers, emergency city
ordinance ordinances,

5140
04:00:47,113 --> 04:00:50,517
any kind of risk mitigation,
anything that you can do

5141
04:00:50,517 --> 04:00:53,019
to prevent this facility
from moving forward.

5142
04:00:53,019 --> 04:00:56,189
There's our entire community
is at risk,

5143
04:00:56,790 --> 04:00:58,825
citizens, immigrants alike.

5144
04:00:58,825 --> 04:01:01,828
And this is unacceptable
and despicable.

5145
04:01:01,895 --> 04:01:03,530
And history will remember

5146
04:01:03,530 --> 04:01:06,966
where you stood, what you did
and what you didn't do.

5147
04:01:07,400 --> 04:01:09,135
This isn't about politics.

5148
04:01:09,135 --> 04:01:12,138
This isn't about
this is about basic human

5149
04:01:12,472 --> 04:01:16,576
decency, morals, and especially
we listen to a prayer

5150
04:01:16,576 --> 04:01:18,611
at the beginning
of this council meeting

5151
04:01:18,611 --> 04:01:21,915
that to me, to sit up here
and say that,

5152
04:01:22,048 --> 04:01:22,382
you know,

5153
04:01:22,382 --> 04:01:23,249
you're going to follow

5154
04:01:23,249 --> 04:01:25,518
Christ's teachings
or you're a Christian,

5155
04:01:25,518 --> 04:01:27,487
and this is
how we're going to treat people.

5156
04:01:27,487 --> 04:01:28,855
I don't care where you're from.

5157
04:01:28,855 --> 04:01:31,191
I don't care how you came here.

5158
04:01:31,191 --> 04:01:34,461
I don't care
any of that is deplorable.

5159
04:01:34,828 --> 04:01:36,629
And it is your duty.

5160
04:01:36,629 --> 04:01:39,199
You swore an oath
when you took office

5161
04:01:39,199 --> 04:01:42,035
to the Constitution,
to uphold the Constitution.

5162
04:01:42,035 --> 04:01:45,638
And we know that ice is actively
violating the Constitution.

5163
04:01:45,739 --> 04:01:48,208
They said the constitution,
the Fourth Amendment doesn't

5164
04:01:48,208 --> 04:01:49,809
apply. So

5165
04:01:50,777 --> 04:01:52,345
in Arizona, in general,

5166
04:01:52,345 --> 04:01:55,048
the Fourth Amendment
wouldn't apply to

5167
04:01:55,048 --> 04:01:58,485
over half of the citizens here
because they look like

5168
04:01:58,485 --> 04:01:59,953
they might be here illegally.

5169
04:01:59,953 --> 04:02:02,956
I'm asking you
to take a stand and take.

5170
04:02:07,627 --> 04:02:08,628
Thank you.

5171
04:02:08,628 --> 04:02:09,496
Good evening ma'am.

5172
04:02:09,496 --> 04:02:11,931
Good evening, mayor
and members of the city Council.

5173
04:02:11,931 --> 04:02:13,933
My name is Janessa Holley
Roebuck.

5174
04:02:13,933 --> 04:02:16,636
I'm here as an indigenous
American from Minnesota

5175
04:02:16,636 --> 04:02:19,506
and a proud member of the white
Earth nation of Ojibwe.

5176
04:02:19,506 --> 04:02:21,941
I'm a parent,
a new resident of surprise,

5177
04:02:21,941 --> 04:02:24,944
and someone who chose this city
very intentionally.

5178
04:02:25,445 --> 04:02:28,448
As an Indigenous American,
I do have to say I find it rich

5179
04:02:28,782 --> 04:02:29,582
that we just sat

5180
04:02:29,582 --> 04:02:31,885
and listened to budget
and the AC telling us

5181
04:02:31,885 --> 04:02:34,187
about our aging energy
infrastructure.

5182
04:02:34,187 --> 04:02:37,490
For a city that is now set
to allow a facility to operate

5183
04:02:37,490 --> 04:02:40,927
here, where we treat people
without human dignity

5184
04:02:41,194 --> 04:02:44,197
and further strain that
infrastructure in the process.

5185
04:02:44,798 --> 04:02:47,133
My mother still lives in
Saint Paul, Minnesota,

5186
04:02:47,133 --> 04:02:50,136
and she's now staying with me
indefinitely because her home

5187
04:02:50,170 --> 04:02:53,339
now feels too
unsafe thanks to Ice agents.

5188
04:02:54,307 --> 04:02:56,876
My family recently moved
here because surprise has a

5189
04:02:56,876 --> 04:03:01,481
reputation for being safe,
family focused, and transparent.

5190
04:03:02,082 --> 04:03:04,351
We chose this community
specifically

5191
04:03:04,351 --> 04:03:06,586
because it felt like a place
where children can grow up

5192
04:03:06,586 --> 04:03:07,787
without fear,

5193
04:03:07,787 --> 04:03:08,955
where parents feel confident

5194
04:03:08,955 --> 04:03:11,591
dropping their kids off
at a school and sports

5195
04:03:11,591 --> 04:03:14,594
like my child's chair gym right
next door, Woodlands Elite.

5196
04:03:15,161 --> 04:03:16,363
That's why the recent purchase

5197
04:03:16,363 --> 04:03:19,366
by ice of this
large warehouse is so alarming.

5198
04:03:19,399 --> 04:03:20,600
This facility is located

5199
04:03:20,600 --> 04:03:23,603
close to homes, schools
and youth spaces,

5200
04:03:23,636 --> 04:03:26,473
and yet residents
were not informed, consulted

5201
04:03:26,473 --> 04:03:28,274
or given the opportunity
before this

5202
04:03:28,274 --> 04:03:31,277
to voice our concerns for
the purchase was made.

5203
04:03:31,277 --> 04:03:32,679
A decision of this magnitude

5204
04:03:32,679 --> 04:03:35,648
should never happen
without community input.

5205
04:03:35,648 --> 04:03:38,218
For families like mine,
this isn't an abstract.

5206
04:03:38,218 --> 04:03:40,286
This is about
the daily sense of safety

5207
04:03:40,286 --> 04:03:42,455
we feel driving our kids
to practice

5208
04:03:42,455 --> 04:03:45,458
walking our neighborhoods
and putting down our roots here.

5209
04:03:45,492 --> 04:03:46,393
Introducing a large

5210
04:03:46,393 --> 04:03:49,429
federal detention operation
so close to children's spaces

5211
04:03:49,729 --> 04:03:53,500
fundamentally changes how the
area feels, and that matters.

5212
04:03:53,833 --> 04:03:56,069
So tonight
I'm asking for action.

5213
04:03:56,069 --> 04:03:59,572
I respectfully urge this council
to formally request full

5214
04:03:59,572 --> 04:04:01,074
transparency from Ice

5215
04:04:01,074 --> 04:04:03,877
regarding the intended use
of this facility.

5216
04:04:03,877 --> 04:04:06,579
Further, immediately
stop the implementation

5217
04:04:06,579 --> 04:04:08,515
of whatever it is
that they have planned.

5218
04:04:08,515 --> 04:04:10,216
Because I can tell you
right now,

5219
04:04:10,216 --> 04:04:13,119
our community does not have room
for the fear, hate

5220
04:04:13,119 --> 04:04:13,753
and division

5221
04:04:13,753 --> 04:04:16,856
that this concentration camp
will undoubtably bring.

5222
04:04:17,390 --> 04:04:18,591
Leadership means standing up

5223
04:04:18,591 --> 04:04:20,560
for the families
who trusted this city

5224
04:04:20,560 --> 04:04:22,662
to protect
their quality of life.

5225
04:04:22,662 --> 04:04:24,230
I moved here because I believe.

5226
04:04:24,230 --> 04:04:26,399
Surprise! Put safety first.

5227
04:04:26,399 --> 04:04:29,369
I'm asking you tonight to prove
that trust was well placed

5228
04:04:29,669 --> 04:04:31,738
by standing
with residents, with parents,

5229
04:04:31,738 --> 04:04:33,073
and with our children.

5230
04:04:33,073 --> 04:04:35,308
Please stand on the right
side of history.

5231
04:04:35,308 --> 04:04:35,842
Thank you.

5232
04:04:40,814 --> 04:04:43,817
I'd like to call a
few more names before you start.

5233
04:04:43,950 --> 04:04:47,287
Michael Roe, Diane Bernick

5234
04:04:48,688 --> 04:04:50,457
or Ben. Rick I apologize.

5235
04:04:50,457 --> 04:04:53,426
Natalie. Mendez. Hernandez.

5236
04:04:53,727 --> 04:04:56,463
Mark. Come on. Come. Irina.

5237
04:04:56,463 --> 04:04:58,198
William. Earlier.

5238
04:04:58,198 --> 04:04:59,933
Thank you.

5239
04:04:59,933 --> 04:05:01,167
Good evening.

5240
04:05:01,167 --> 04:05:03,436
Hello. My name is Alexia. Jesus.

5241
04:05:03,436 --> 04:05:05,338
I am a history teacher,

5242
04:05:05,338 --> 04:05:06,806
a proud Mexican-American

5243
04:05:06,806 --> 04:05:09,743
and a member of the party
for Socialism Liberation.

5244
04:05:09,743 --> 04:05:12,145
I'm standing here today
in pride and,

5245
04:05:12,145 --> 04:05:14,481
in my identity
in the face of concentration

5246
04:05:14,481 --> 04:05:17,083
camps
being built in our backyards.

5247
04:05:17,083 --> 04:05:19,619
And I want to point out
something that this meeting

5248
04:05:19,619 --> 04:05:22,589
for the first hour
was run as business as usual.

5249
04:05:22,622 --> 04:05:25,792
And this is not a business
as usual kind of meeting.

5250
04:05:26,126 --> 04:05:29,629
So it was not
not the right thing to do.

5251
04:05:31,097 --> 04:05:33,933
We were joking about music
and hanging out at the pool

5252
04:05:33,933 --> 04:05:36,102
and other items
for about an hour.

5253
04:05:36,102 --> 04:05:36,536
It's like what

5254
04:05:36,536 --> 04:05:40,540
I tell my students
time and place or read the room

5255
04:05:41,574 --> 04:05:42,208
as we speak.

5256
04:05:42,208 --> 04:05:45,345
More than 400 protesters
were outside of these chambers

5257
04:05:45,345 --> 04:05:48,048
chanting against ice
in the proposed facility.

5258
04:05:48,048 --> 04:05:49,282
And we already know by now

5259
04:05:49,282 --> 04:05:52,318
how many millions
were spent on this facility.

5260
04:05:52,452 --> 04:05:55,455
And to make it
run is going to cost even more.

5261
04:05:55,488 --> 04:05:56,890
What about building schools?

5262
04:05:56,890 --> 04:06:00,393
What about making sure that my
students have pens and pencils,

5263
04:06:00,593 --> 04:06:01,127
and the things

5264
04:06:01,127 --> 04:06:04,330
that they need to be able
to actually go about their day?

5265
04:06:04,397 --> 04:06:06,032
They don't have those things.

5266
04:06:06,032 --> 04:06:08,201
Why was my last school
shut down?

5267
04:06:08,201 --> 04:06:10,804
Why are we trying to build
ice facilities in the face

5268
04:06:10,804 --> 04:06:12,572
of our crumbling infrastructure,

5269
04:06:12,572 --> 04:06:14,574
in the face
of crumbling education

5270
04:06:14,574 --> 04:06:16,409
and every other thing
that we have

5271
04:06:16,409 --> 04:06:19,379
that people need to survive
in this community?

5272
04:06:19,512 --> 04:06:22,282
This body should be concerned
with those types of things.

5273
04:06:22,282 --> 04:06:24,384
It should be standing
with its constituents,

5274
04:06:24,384 --> 04:06:25,018
fighting back

5275
04:06:25,018 --> 04:06:28,021
against this parasitic regime
that is violating our rights,

5276
04:06:28,321 --> 04:06:30,690
and against billionaires
who are dividing us with lies

5277
04:06:30,690 --> 04:06:33,393
that immigrants are
why grocery prices are high,

5278
04:06:33,393 --> 04:06:36,329
why hospitals are shutting down,
why schools are shutting down

5279
04:06:36,329 --> 04:06:37,697
when that's not the case.

5280
04:06:37,697 --> 04:06:39,999
It's these rich people
who are making those decisions.

5281
04:06:42,869 --> 04:06:43,837
These are our neighbors.

5282
04:06:43,837 --> 04:06:46,840
Some of my own family fears
going to grocery stores.

5283
04:06:47,307 --> 04:06:49,809
And if we get any say in it,
the mothers, the fathers,

5284
04:06:49,809 --> 04:06:52,545
the students, the stakeholders
of this community in this room,

5285
04:06:52,545 --> 04:06:55,281
we will not allow our community
or any community

5286
04:06:55,281 --> 04:06:57,117
to be turned into this warped
reality

5287
04:06:57,117 --> 04:07:00,420
of terror, death, destruction
and chaos in our streets.

5288
04:07:00,987 --> 04:07:02,455
We have to fight back

5289
04:07:02,455 --> 04:07:05,392
against Ice
and the Trump administration.

5290
04:07:05,392 --> 04:07:05,859
There shouldn't

5291
04:07:05,859 --> 04:07:08,128
even be consideration
to allow people to be dragged

5292
04:07:08,128 --> 04:07:10,163
through
the streets, shot in the face,

5293
04:07:10,163 --> 04:07:13,166
not on our dime
and not without a fight.

5294
04:07:13,166 --> 04:07:14,167
Just a few days ago,

5295
04:07:14,167 --> 04:07:16,102
tens of thousands of Phoenix
residents marched

5296
04:07:16,102 --> 04:07:18,805
through the streets
of the Arizona State Capitol.

5297
04:07:18,805 --> 04:07:21,207
There were so many people,
it was hard to keep

5298
04:07:21,207 --> 04:07:23,610
track of just
how many were coming through.

5299
04:07:23,610 --> 04:07:26,112
We chanted ice off our streets.

5300
04:07:26,112 --> 04:07:28,782
We chanted on and on and on.

5301
04:07:28,782 --> 04:07:30,283
There was a diversity of people.

5302
04:07:30,283 --> 04:07:33,153
I've seen a diversity
of people here today, young,

5303
04:07:33,153 --> 04:07:36,156
old people who are teachers,
people who have different,

5304
04:07:36,489 --> 04:07:37,957
you know, who
are in different professions.

5305
04:07:39,092 --> 04:07:42,328
That is something that is that I
look at

5306
04:07:42,328 --> 04:07:45,532
as a as hope and optimistic
as an optimistic point.

5307
04:07:46,166 --> 04:07:48,635
And if you imagine
a facility built here,

5308
04:07:48,635 --> 04:07:50,503
expect the chance of those
tens of thousands

5309
04:07:50,503 --> 04:07:51,971
to be echoing
through the walls of these

5310
04:07:51,971 --> 04:07:55,408
very council chambers,
to be hundreds, to be thousands.

5311
04:07:55,775 --> 04:07:58,778
Because if you don't
stand up to ice, we will.

5312
04:07:58,945 --> 04:08:01,948
The energy is here
and is one that I fear,

5313
04:08:02,816 --> 04:08:05,919
has to be talked about
and has to be, expressed.

5314
04:08:06,786 --> 04:08:09,489
So before I go,
I just want to chant real quick

5315
04:08:09,489 --> 04:08:10,657
with the rest of the audience.

5316
04:08:10,657 --> 04:08:12,525
Thank you ma'am.
We want justice.

5317
04:08:12,525 --> 04:08:13,760
We want peace.

5318
04:08:13,760 --> 04:08:16,429
We want prosperity.

5319
04:08:16,429 --> 04:08:18,398
We want ice off our streets.

5320
04:08:18,398 --> 04:08:21,401
Thank you. Ma'am. Hi. Oh, I.

5321
04:08:21,534 --> 04:08:24,537
Whoa!

5322
04:08:26,706 --> 04:08:27,674
Breathing.

5323
04:08:27,674 --> 04:08:28,575
Hello, everyone.

5324
04:08:28,575 --> 04:08:29,542
My name is Dania.

5325
04:08:29,542 --> 04:08:32,545
I'm also a member of the party
for Socialism and Liberation.

5326
04:08:32,746 --> 04:08:34,414
I hiki forgot
what I was going to say,

5327
04:08:34,414 --> 04:08:35,648
so I'm just going
to speak from the heart.

5328
04:08:36,950 --> 04:08:37,550
I was out

5329
04:08:37,550 --> 04:08:40,553
here with the 500 people
that were outside

5330
04:08:40,887 --> 04:08:44,090
and chanting over and over
and over and over again.

5331
04:08:44,357 --> 04:08:45,692
Ice off our streets.

5332
04:08:45,692 --> 04:08:47,560
Ice out of Arizona.

5333
04:08:47,560 --> 04:08:50,630
The people here today
are here for one reason alone.

5334
04:08:50,930 --> 04:08:55,568
To say this surprise
will not be bought and sold.

5335
04:08:56,069 --> 04:08:59,639
Surprise is not going to let
this detention center happen

5336
04:08:59,639 --> 04:09:00,273
here.

5337
04:09:00,273 --> 04:09:02,942
Surprise is not going to allow
the data centers,

5338
04:09:02,942 --> 04:09:05,278
the project Makara,
that is also,

5339
04:09:05,278 --> 04:09:06,346
threatening to be built here

5340
04:09:06,346 --> 04:09:07,180
as well.

5341
04:09:07,180 --> 04:09:09,282
The workers here of surprise
are not going

5342
04:09:09,282 --> 04:09:10,517
to let this happen.

5343
04:09:10,517 --> 04:09:11,751
We as a community

5344
04:09:11,751 --> 04:09:14,754
are going to stand up
and rise up and fight back.

5345
04:09:14,754 --> 04:09:16,690
And we are not going to let
this happen.

5346
04:09:16,690 --> 04:09:20,293
We are turning to you guys to be
in defense of our community.

5347
04:09:20,427 --> 04:09:23,930
We're all looking at you guys
here to be a part of history.

5348
04:09:23,963 --> 04:09:27,333
To be on the right side
to prevent this concentration

5349
04:09:27,333 --> 04:09:30,336
camp from being built here
in surprise.

5350
04:09:30,837 --> 04:09:34,774
The fact that $70 million
were spent here is a

5351
04:09:34,774 --> 04:09:38,678
waste of our taxpayer dollars,
and a waste of our labor.

5352
04:09:39,713 --> 04:09:41,014
Alex, you just mentioned

5353
04:09:41,014 --> 04:09:42,482
on the West Side all over,

5354
04:09:42,482 --> 04:09:44,818
we've been seeing schools
being shut down.

5355
04:09:44,818 --> 04:09:47,020
The Isaac School District
just shut down

5356
04:09:47,020 --> 04:09:49,789
because it was in a $30
million deficit.

5357
04:09:49,789 --> 04:09:52,926
That's a little bit
under half of what this,

5358
04:09:53,727 --> 04:09:56,696
what was spent
to build this detention center.

5359
04:09:57,764 --> 04:10:01,401
And so we can imagine
all the benefit that $70 million

5360
04:10:01,401 --> 04:10:03,536
could be able to do
to actually uplift

5361
04:10:03,536 --> 04:10:04,771
the residents of surprise

5362
04:10:04,771 --> 04:10:07,407
instead of threaten them
with kidnapings,

5363
04:10:07,407 --> 04:10:09,376
instead of threatening
with murders,

5364
04:10:09,376 --> 04:10:12,679
instead of threatening with
this state sanctioned violence.

5365
04:10:13,012 --> 04:10:15,181
Surprise
deserves better than this.

5366
04:10:15,181 --> 04:10:18,818
And the surprise community here
is saying no today.

5367
04:10:19,119 --> 04:10:22,122
Thank you.

5368
04:10:24,124 --> 04:10:26,559
I call a few more names.

5369
04:10:26,559 --> 04:10:29,162
Cordy dead. Decker.

5370
04:10:29,162 --> 04:10:31,664
Brianna. Adams, Taylor.

5371
04:10:31,664 --> 04:10:33,500
Warren one.

5372
04:10:33,500 --> 04:10:36,970
Makiya and Kayla Walsham.

5373
04:10:37,437 --> 04:10:39,706
Thank you. Good evening sir.

5374
04:10:40,840 --> 04:10:42,909
Good evening, Council mayor.

5375
04:10:42,909 --> 04:10:43,877
I'm sure you're very tired,

5376
04:10:43,877 --> 04:10:45,111
so I'd like to give your eyes
a break

5377
04:10:45,111 --> 04:10:46,679
as I'm going to turn and face
audience.

5378
04:10:46,679 --> 04:10:49,683
I'd like to speak to the people,
if you don't mind.

5379
04:10:51,151 --> 04:10:53,620
Good evening, everybody, and
thank you so much for being here

5380
04:10:53,620 --> 04:10:56,623
and taking the time to really
stand for what's right.

5381
04:10:57,290 --> 04:10:58,591
My name is Thomas.

5382
04:10:58,591 --> 04:11:00,760
My last name is skipper.

5383
04:11:00,760 --> 04:11:04,230
In Spanish, that roughly
translates to Thomas El Capitan,

5384
04:11:04,230 --> 04:11:07,233
which is ironic
since I'm afraid of the ocean.

5385
04:11:08,835 --> 04:11:10,503
I digress.

5386
04:11:10,503 --> 04:11:13,306
My family has been here so long

5387
04:11:13,306 --> 04:11:16,376
that my mom,
who just celebrated her 73rd

5388
04:11:16,376 --> 04:11:19,713
birthday, was a graduate
from Dysart High School.

5389
04:11:21,681 --> 04:11:23,416
To be clear,

5390
04:11:23,416 --> 04:11:26,419
I stand with all of you here
tonight.

5391
04:11:26,486 --> 04:11:28,888
I have a different opinion
of immigrants and who they

5392
04:11:28,888 --> 04:11:29,589
are as people.

5393
04:11:31,458 --> 04:11:32,425
When I was without a home

5394
04:11:32,425 --> 04:11:35,695
in my 20s, it was an immigrant
who invited me into theirs

5395
04:11:36,162 --> 04:11:39,165
and provided me with clothing,
housing and food.

5396
04:11:39,999 --> 04:11:43,002
Something
we should be doing for them.

5397
04:11:43,370 --> 04:11:44,604
The purpose of the government

5398
04:11:44,604 --> 04:11:47,607
and councils like this is to

5399
04:11:47,607 --> 04:11:50,377
serve the people
and promote prosperity,

5400
04:11:50,377 --> 04:11:53,380
not cages them in a warehouse.

5401
04:11:54,013 --> 04:11:56,816
The voice of the people
is their vote.

5402
04:11:56,816 --> 04:11:59,185
I didn't vote for this.

5403
04:11:59,185 --> 04:12:02,188
I know you didn't.

5404
04:12:02,188 --> 04:12:03,923
To allow $7 million

5405
04:12:03,923 --> 04:12:07,894
spent without public support
strips us of the choice

5406
04:12:08,862 --> 04:12:10,997
and sets a much different tone

5407
04:12:10,997 --> 04:12:14,000
for our country, for our cities.

5408
04:12:14,634 --> 04:12:17,203
We must reject that

5409
04:12:17,203 --> 04:12:18,872
council respectfully.

5410
04:12:18,872 --> 04:12:20,473
We don't want to hear that
you can't do anything.

5411
04:12:20,473 --> 04:12:24,611
Because if you don't,
we will see whether in

5412
04:12:26,146 --> 04:12:27,814
Phoenix is not just our capital.

5413
04:12:27,814 --> 04:12:30,684
It's a bird of fire, a symbol
of resurrection and renewal.

5414
04:12:31,885 --> 04:12:34,454
Residents,
the surprise and Arizona

5415
04:12:34,454 --> 04:12:37,257
were no stranger to traffic
here.

5416
04:12:37,257 --> 04:12:38,191
I can barely get to work

5417
04:12:38,191 --> 04:12:40,293
the morning,
and I live maybe six miles away.

5418
04:12:40,293 --> 04:12:42,662
It takes me an hour.

5419
04:12:42,662 --> 04:12:44,964
If and when Ice detention
starts up,

5420
04:12:44,964 --> 04:12:48,868
may I suggest a Sunday drive
around that block, a Monday

5421
04:12:48,868 --> 04:12:51,871
drive, a Tuesday drive
or an everyday drive?

5422
04:12:53,139 --> 04:12:53,940
The time has come.

5423
04:12:53,940 --> 04:12:55,375
Regardless of your imaginary

5424
04:12:55,375 --> 04:12:58,378
city lines to rise
like the Phoenix.

5425
04:12:58,545 --> 04:13:01,548
Have passion
and fire in your heart, not ice.

5426
04:13:08,121 --> 04:13:11,124
What do you mean, sir?

5427
04:13:12,525 --> 04:13:15,128
Good evening, mayor, city
council and city staff.

5428
04:13:15,128 --> 04:13:17,230
My name is Mark Camarena.

5429
04:13:17,230 --> 04:13:20,233
I'm a a neighbor
from the city of Phoenix.

5430
04:13:20,266 --> 04:13:22,502
I'm also a son of immigrants.

5431
04:13:22,502 --> 04:13:25,505
So this issue is quite
personal to me.

5432
04:13:26,506 --> 04:13:29,509
I think everyone
has really shared

5433
04:13:30,076 --> 04:13:33,079
how they truly feel
about this detention center.

5434
04:13:33,313 --> 04:13:36,316
And, you know,
most of the folks here

5435
04:13:37,017 --> 04:13:39,252
clearly care so much
about their community here.

5436
04:13:39,252 --> 04:13:40,987
Surprise. They don't want to see

5437
04:13:40,987 --> 04:13:42,989
a detention center
being built here.

5438
04:13:42,989 --> 04:13:43,790
A detention center

5439
04:13:43,790 --> 04:13:46,926
that will only bring chaos,
will only bring suffering here

5440
04:13:47,494 --> 04:13:50,397
to a community
that has shown their pride

5441
04:13:50,397 --> 04:13:53,066
and has shown how beautiful
their parks are.

5442
04:13:53,066 --> 04:13:54,300
You guys should be proud

5443
04:13:54,300 --> 04:13:55,668
of what you've been able
to accomplish

5444
04:13:55,668 --> 04:13:57,637
in building in this city
a surprise.

5445
04:13:57,637 --> 04:13:58,238
You don't

5446
04:13:58,238 --> 04:14:01,908
want to tarnish your legacy
by putting a detention center

5447
04:14:02,008 --> 04:14:05,011
that threatens our community,
that threatens

5448
04:14:05,078 --> 04:14:07,013
Dysart High School.

5449
04:14:07,013 --> 04:14:10,350
Many, many mothers
are enrolling their kids

5450
04:14:10,350 --> 04:14:13,253
into these recreational programs
at your parks.

5451
04:14:13,253 --> 04:14:14,688
The last thing
you guys would want

5452
04:14:14,688 --> 04:14:15,689
is for mothers

5453
04:14:15,689 --> 04:14:18,458
to pull their kids out,
because they don't feel safe

5454
04:14:18,458 --> 04:14:19,626
sending their kids to the park,

5455
04:14:19,626 --> 04:14:22,595
because ice is roaming around,
because these ice thugs

5456
04:14:22,595 --> 04:14:24,164
are roaming
around in the streets.

5457
04:14:25,298 --> 04:14:27,967
You know, Council
member Jack Hastings spoke about

5458
04:14:27,967 --> 04:14:32,338
he lauded the Arizona Corporate
Commission for not overstepping

5459
04:14:32,639 --> 04:14:35,642
and, letting local government
do their job.

5460
04:14:35,742 --> 04:14:38,845
Well, I implore you, sir,
and everyone here to do your job

5461
04:14:39,112 --> 04:14:41,948
and to actually fight back,
to take a stand.

5462
04:14:41,948 --> 04:14:44,818
To riddle the Department
of Homeland Security

5463
04:14:44,818 --> 04:14:46,319
with as much paperwork
as possible.

5464
04:14:46,319 --> 04:14:50,023
And to really take a, a, a line,
a hard stance,

5465
04:14:50,557 --> 04:14:53,093
because history
has already drawn the lines.

5466
04:14:53,093 --> 04:14:56,029
You guys had the choice of where
you want to stand in that,

5467
04:14:56,029 --> 04:14:58,465
and you have you are responsible
for your own legacy

5468
04:14:58,465 --> 04:15:01,167
that you are leaving here
in surprise.

5469
04:15:01,167 --> 04:15:04,204
Arizona remembers
very clearly the stain

5470
04:15:04,437 --> 04:15:07,407
that was left
by the Japanese internment camps

5471
04:15:07,407 --> 04:15:09,476
in the Gila River and passed on.

5472
04:15:09,476 --> 04:15:12,479
We don't want to repeat that
history here in Arizona anymore.

5473
04:15:12,712 --> 04:15:13,947
We are better than that.

5474
04:15:15,081 --> 04:15:17,684
And I know
the people here understand that.

5475
04:15:17,684 --> 04:15:20,687
In fact, how many of you raise
your hands,

5476
04:15:21,121 --> 04:15:24,157
are in favor of ice
being out of surprise,

5477
04:15:25,959 --> 04:15:26,426
folks.

5478
04:15:26,426 --> 04:15:28,128
That is people power right
there.

5479
04:15:28,128 --> 04:15:29,763
That is the power
of your constituents.

5480
04:15:29,763 --> 04:15:31,664
And more people
are coming to that realization

5481
04:15:31,664 --> 04:15:32,966
that they do have power

5482
04:15:32,966 --> 04:15:34,868
if they come together
and bend together.

5483
04:15:34,868 --> 04:15:36,870
Whether y'all choose
to recognize it or not,

5484
04:15:36,870 --> 04:15:39,239
it's up to you.
But it's happening.

5485
04:15:39,239 --> 04:15:43,143
And the people of surprise
have the power to shut it down

5486
04:15:43,576 --> 04:15:45,945
and to start the city back up,
because it's the workers,

5487
04:15:45,945 --> 04:15:48,481
it's the people, the city
that actually make this run.

5488
04:15:48,481 --> 04:15:51,484
Thank you so much.

5489
04:15:53,787 --> 04:15:56,756
You. I'd like to call a few more
names, please.

5490
04:15:56,923 --> 04:15:59,926
Sean McKeever.

5491
04:16:00,093 --> 04:16:01,995
Oh, what a what?

5492
04:16:01,995 --> 04:16:03,329
Blanch Brampton.

5493
04:16:05,098 --> 04:16:07,167
Joanne Miller.

5494
04:16:07,167 --> 04:16:09,669
Joshua. Oh.

5495
04:16:09,669 --> 04:16:12,072
Thank you. Good evening.

5496
04:16:12,072 --> 04:16:13,006
Okay. Hello.

5497
04:16:13,006 --> 04:16:15,442
My name is Juan here,
and I'm from Phoenix.

5498
04:16:15,442 --> 04:16:16,910
It is very concerning

5499
04:16:16,910 --> 04:16:19,612
that such a detention center
is being built near me.

5500
04:16:19,612 --> 04:16:21,881
So let me speak
about my opinions on it.

5501
04:16:21,881 --> 04:16:23,249
So the City of Surprised said

5502
04:16:23,249 --> 04:16:25,285
that they put out a statement
saying that federal projects

5503
04:16:25,285 --> 04:16:27,153
do not have to abide
by local zoning laws.

5504
04:16:27,153 --> 04:16:27,487
To me,

5505
04:16:27,487 --> 04:16:30,223
it sounds like the City
of Surprise is not willing

5506
04:16:30,223 --> 04:16:32,759
to protect its residents
when the federal government

5507
04:16:32,759 --> 04:16:34,728
does something that violates
human rights.

5508
04:16:34,728 --> 04:16:37,230
We have seen the deaths of Alex
Prairie.

5509
04:16:37,230 --> 04:16:38,131
Rene. Good.

5510
04:16:38,131 --> 04:16:39,866
We have seen a five year
old girl.

5511
04:16:39,866 --> 04:16:40,834
Even though she's a citizen,

5512
04:16:40,834 --> 04:16:43,470
be deported to Honduras
at the hands of ice.

5513
04:16:43,470 --> 04:16:45,171
Ice may be a federal agency.

5514
04:16:45,171 --> 04:16:47,374
But is it okay to allow them
to do whatever they want

5515
04:16:47,374 --> 04:16:49,743
just because they're
a federal agency?

5516
04:16:49,743 --> 04:16:53,446
The ACLU that is American civil,
like a Civil Liberties

5517
04:16:53,446 --> 04:16:56,549
Union, has documented
various human rights violations.

5518
04:16:56,816 --> 04:16:59,819
I can't I camp East
Montana Ice detention center

5519
04:17:00,020 --> 04:17:02,989
near Fort
Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

5520
04:17:02,989 --> 04:17:05,458
They interviewed 45 people
who gave their testimonies.

5521
04:17:05,458 --> 04:17:07,427
You've heard
similar testimonies today

5522
04:17:09,329 --> 04:17:12,432
about people who are
live in cramped, squalid pods.

5523
04:17:12,465 --> 04:17:15,035
They're not given adequate
nutrition or medical care.

5524
04:17:15,035 --> 04:17:18,038
They've been physically and
sexually abused by Ice agents

5525
04:17:18,171 --> 04:17:19,172
in the last six weeks.

5526
04:17:19,172 --> 04:17:22,108
Three people have died at Fort
Bliss.

5527
04:17:22,108 --> 04:17:24,577
Is this what you want? Surprise!

5528
04:17:24,577 --> 04:17:27,580
This warehouse is near Dysart
and some other schools.

5529
04:17:27,981 --> 04:17:31,518
And you are putting children
at risk for local ice terror.

5530
04:17:31,685 --> 04:17:34,521
I implore the City Council
to investigate what can be done.

5531
04:17:34,521 --> 04:17:37,857
And as we've heard many times
tonight, Kansas City, many

5532
04:17:37,857 --> 04:17:40,827
other places are trying
their best to deter them.

5533
04:17:40,927 --> 04:17:44,397
So even if we can't
legally deter them,

5534
04:17:44,397 --> 04:17:48,902
I implore you to speak
your voice, denounce ice evil,

5535
04:17:48,902 --> 04:17:51,404
and show the show
what the moral character

5536
04:17:51,404 --> 04:17:53,339
and type of surprise
is all about. Thank you.

5537
04:17:58,611 --> 04:18:00,413
Good evening.

5538
04:18:00,413 --> 04:18:01,948
Good evening.

5539
04:18:01,948 --> 04:18:03,416
My name is Kayla Basham.

5540
04:18:03,416 --> 04:18:04,551
I've lived in Surprise

5541
04:18:04,551 --> 04:18:06,319
Farms community
since I was the age of

5542
04:18:06,319 --> 04:18:09,122
eight years old,
so almost 22 years ago.

5543
04:18:09,122 --> 04:18:10,423
I love surprises so much.

5544
04:18:10,423 --> 04:18:11,858
I am deciding
to raise my daughter

5545
04:18:11,858 --> 04:18:14,127
and surprise with my husband,
who has also been

5546
04:18:14,127 --> 04:18:16,930
a resident of surprise
for 15 years.

5547
04:18:16,930 --> 04:18:18,465
We have roots in this community.

5548
04:18:18,465 --> 04:18:20,200
We were raised
in this community.

5549
04:18:20,200 --> 04:18:22,235
We did not decide to raise
our daughter here

5550
04:18:22,235 --> 04:18:23,903
with the anticipation
that there would be

5551
04:18:23,903 --> 04:18:26,906
a detention center
right around the corner from us.

5552
04:18:27,006 --> 04:18:29,609
This is not the place
to introduce the violence

5553
04:18:29,609 --> 04:18:33,713
and vengeance that follows Ice
and DHS agents surprises

5554
04:18:33,713 --> 04:18:35,215
a multitude of communities

5555
04:18:35,215 --> 04:18:38,585
blended together with families
from all walks of life.

5556
04:18:39,019 --> 04:18:40,553
This will disrupt our community

5557
04:18:40,553 --> 04:18:42,989
and turn our community
into something that it's not.

5558
04:18:42,989 --> 04:18:45,025
We need to prioritize

5559
04:18:45,025 --> 04:18:47,560
making surprise
and surrounding areas sanctuary

5560
04:18:47,560 --> 04:18:50,497
sanctuary cities
so that we can keep surprise

5561
04:18:50,497 --> 04:18:53,500
family oriented,
not fear oriented.

5562
04:18:53,967 --> 04:18:56,102
As a school
based therapies to five years,

5563
04:18:56,102 --> 04:18:57,303
I am seeing the impact

5564
04:18:57,303 --> 04:19:00,473
of the current administration,
including Ice and DHS,

5565
04:19:00,940 --> 04:19:03,543
has had on children
and adolescents,

5566
04:19:03,543 --> 04:19:05,345
including anxiety
and depression.

5567
04:19:05,345 --> 04:19:08,048
From the immense fear
and hopelessness

5568
04:19:08,048 --> 04:19:09,783
for themselves, their families,

5569
04:19:09,783 --> 04:19:11,685
and their respective
communities.

5570
04:19:11,685 --> 04:19:13,787
Even as citizens
of the United States.

5571
04:19:15,955 --> 04:19:19,025
Intense fear and hopelessness
regarding being detained,

5572
04:19:19,025 --> 04:19:20,994
harassed or deported

5573
04:19:20,994 --> 04:19:23,997
based solely on how they
and their families look or talk.

5574
04:19:24,631 --> 04:19:27,534
These detention facilities
do not belong in surprise

5575
04:19:27,534 --> 04:19:30,570
or anywhere, especially their
elementary and high schools.

5576
04:19:31,905 --> 04:19:34,441
We have seen firsthand
that the protests can become

5577
04:19:34,441 --> 04:19:36,242
violent and lives can be lost.

5578
04:19:36,242 --> 04:19:39,612
We can expect protests outside
of these detention facilities,

5579
04:19:40,046 --> 04:19:43,083
and if there were to be gun
violence that transpires,

5580
04:19:43,083 --> 04:19:46,019
as we have seen in Minnesota
by agents,

5581
04:19:46,019 --> 04:19:48,822
we will see a disruption
of a school day

5582
04:19:48,822 --> 04:19:50,623
when schools go into lockdown.

5583
04:19:50,623 --> 04:19:51,758
We will see children

5584
04:19:51,758 --> 04:19:53,593
who are already afraid
to go to school,

5585
04:19:53,593 --> 04:19:56,029
not knowing
if there will be gun violence.

5586
04:19:56,029 --> 04:19:59,032
And now, sorry.

5587
04:19:59,032 --> 04:20:01,835
Gun violence
and now being detained

5588
04:20:01,835 --> 04:20:03,370
declined going to school.

5589
04:20:03,370 --> 04:20:04,738
And when we don't have students

5590
04:20:04,738 --> 04:20:06,673
in our schools,
what happens to those schools?

5591
04:20:06,673 --> 04:20:08,875
There is a long list
of not what ifs,

5592
04:20:08,875 --> 04:20:12,445
but went to consider as a result
of this detention center.

5593
04:20:13,246 --> 04:20:15,982
I am also asking, in addition
to making surprise,

5594
04:20:15,982 --> 04:20:18,284
a sanctuary city,
that if we are not able

5595
04:20:18,284 --> 04:20:21,287
to stop these warehouses
from becoming detention centers,

5596
04:20:21,454 --> 04:20:23,156
that surprise takes extra care

5597
04:20:23,156 --> 04:20:24,758
to make sure
that these facilities

5598
04:20:24,758 --> 04:20:27,227
are meeting requirements
for regulation.

5599
04:20:27,227 --> 04:20:29,029
As there have been several
media reports

5600
04:20:29,029 --> 04:20:29,529
stating that

5601
04:20:29,529 --> 04:20:32,799
some detention facilities
do not have running water

5602
04:20:32,799 --> 04:20:35,635
and are not properly conditioned
or heated,

5603
04:20:35,635 --> 04:20:37,003
among other concerns.

5604
04:20:37,003 --> 04:20:39,005
I am asking you to hold DHS

5605
04:20:39,005 --> 04:20:41,007
and Ice accountable
to treat those detained

5606
04:20:41,007 --> 04:20:44,010
with dignity and respect
as the humans that they are.

5607
04:20:44,177 --> 04:20:47,981
Just like you, me, people
that lean right and lean left.

5608
04:20:48,214 --> 04:20:50,517
Doctor Martin Luther King
Jr said it best.

5609
04:20:50,517 --> 04:20:53,520
Injustice anywhere is a threat
to justice everywhere.

5610
04:20:53,987 --> 04:20:56,656
I am asking you whom
we have voted for in the best

5611
04:20:56,656 --> 04:20:57,691
interest of surprise.

5612
04:20:57,691 --> 04:20:59,359
Please do what you can
to prevent

5613
04:20:59,359 --> 04:21:02,829
this detention facility
being placed in our backyards.

5614
04:21:03,229 --> 04:21:06,399
Thank you for letting me
take the time to do to speak.

5615
04:21:06,599 --> 04:21:08,101
Immigrants make America great.

5616
04:21:13,573 --> 04:21:14,708
Good evening.

5617
04:21:14,708 --> 04:21:17,711
Good evening, and thank you
for greeting us all.

5618
04:21:17,844 --> 04:21:19,979
Dozens of us. Almost 200.

5619
04:21:19,979 --> 04:21:20,747
There's a lot of us.

5620
04:21:20,747 --> 04:21:22,816
And I hope you've heard us.

5621
04:21:22,816 --> 04:21:24,117
And continue to hear us.

5622
04:21:24,117 --> 04:21:26,186
Thank you for being here
this late.

5623
04:21:26,186 --> 04:21:29,189
Almost tomorrow.

5624
04:21:29,789 --> 04:21:31,591
My name is Taylor Warren.

5625
04:21:31,591 --> 04:21:34,094
I'm a constituent
of district one.

5626
04:21:34,094 --> 04:21:37,097
My cross streets are 1/47
and Happy Valley.

5627
04:21:37,230 --> 04:21:39,065
I'm a small business owner.

5628
04:21:39,065 --> 04:21:42,068
I am born and raised in Arizona.

5629
04:21:43,937 --> 04:21:45,171
And I'm a homeowner.

5630
04:21:45,171 --> 04:21:48,174
I think those are my relevant
qualifications.

5631
04:21:52,278 --> 04:21:53,380
I thank you for listening,

5632
04:21:53,380 --> 04:21:55,615
but I want to do it again
because I really appreciate it.

5633
04:21:55,615 --> 04:21:58,351
You've made eye contact.

5634
04:21:58,351 --> 04:21:59,953
I haven't seen

5635
04:21:59,953 --> 04:22:03,056
you shaking your head
at certain people or thumbs up.

5636
04:22:03,056 --> 04:22:05,458
And others like you've really
given us a chance to speak.

5637
04:22:05,458 --> 04:22:05,959
Thank you.

5638
04:22:09,195 --> 04:22:12,132
And I don't envy your position.

5639
04:22:12,132 --> 04:22:15,201
You've had a lot to listen to,
and I'm grateful that

5640
04:22:16,403 --> 04:22:18,671
what I would consider
to be the most important points

5641
04:22:18,671 --> 04:22:22,108
or points that you have heard
again and again and again.

5642
04:22:22,242 --> 04:22:27,547
And what I ask you to do is to
remember them and remember us.

5643
04:22:28,448 --> 04:22:31,051
Because if you're like me,
you'll go home and get on line

5644
04:22:31,051 --> 04:22:32,986
before you go to bed and scroll
through your phone,

5645
04:22:32,986 --> 04:22:35,989
and you might see the post
from the City of Surprise

5646
04:22:36,189 --> 04:22:37,557
that I saw before I came here,

5647
04:22:37,557 --> 04:22:39,826
and the post
that launched me here,

5648
04:22:39,826 --> 04:22:40,593
because I saw

5649
04:22:40,593 --> 04:22:44,431
a long list of people saying,
yeah, let's have this facility.

5650
04:22:44,464 --> 04:22:47,067
This is great,
this is awesome, let's do this.

5651
04:22:47,067 --> 04:22:48,868
But that's not
what I'm hearing here

5652
04:22:48,868 --> 04:22:50,670
from the
people who are showing up

5653
04:22:51,671 --> 04:22:53,740
and the people who are present,

5654
04:22:53,740 --> 04:22:56,743
and the people who will continue
to be present and show up.

5655
04:23:04,651 --> 04:23:06,886
I hope

5656
04:23:06,886 --> 04:23:09,989
that you will carry the words
tonight with you moving forward.

5657
04:23:11,124 --> 04:23:14,060
Because this is just
the beginning,

5658
04:23:14,060 --> 04:23:17,063
and I.

5659
04:23:17,497 --> 04:23:20,500
Again, don't envy
the pressure that you're under.

5660
04:23:20,767 --> 04:23:24,437
And I want you to hear
not only the true words from

5661
04:23:24,437 --> 04:23:27,440
the people that have spoken
before me and will speak after,

5662
04:23:28,108 --> 04:23:31,077
but also here
that we're here for you.

5663
04:23:31,244 --> 04:23:32,779
We're here to help.

5664
04:23:32,779 --> 04:23:34,948
We're here
to stop this together.

5665
04:23:34,948 --> 04:23:37,917
This facility
that is being proposed. And,

5666
04:23:38,818 --> 04:23:42,155
in, building
that is completely inappropriate

5667
04:23:42,155 --> 04:23:45,158
for that.

5668
04:23:46,126 --> 04:23:47,127
I wrote something down

5669
04:23:47,127 --> 04:23:49,029
that has already been said
a bunch of times.

5670
04:23:49,029 --> 04:23:51,564
So here's what I will say.

5671
04:23:51,564 --> 04:23:53,967
Some of the things that you have
or your background

5672
04:23:53,967 --> 04:23:55,535
in public safety.

5673
04:23:55,535 --> 04:23:57,470
You know,
we can do better than this.

5674
04:23:57,470 --> 04:24:00,807
And, there are lots of experts
who are ready to speak up

5675
04:24:00,807 --> 04:24:03,777
and help you come up with ideas.

5676
04:24:03,777 --> 04:24:05,278
You have media platforms.

5677
04:24:05,278 --> 04:24:06,913
You have your positions
within government

5678
04:24:06,913 --> 04:24:10,817
that we don't have to talk
to people and to make change.

5679
04:24:10,917 --> 04:24:13,887
You have that power,
whether you recognize it or not.

5680
04:24:14,154 --> 04:24:20,460
And so we are very happy
to hear our people in leadership

5681
04:24:20,727 --> 04:24:24,297
ask for help from the people
who put you in office,

5682
04:24:24,297 --> 04:24:27,267
because we want to help make
surprise safe.

5683
04:24:27,434 --> 04:24:27,834
Thank you.

5684
04:24:33,406 --> 04:24:35,975
I'd like
to call a couple more names.

5685
04:24:35,975 --> 04:24:37,744
Kelly. Great.

5686
04:24:37,744 --> 04:24:40,480
Donna horn, Sean.

5687
04:24:40,480 --> 04:24:43,016
Salazar.

5688
04:24:43,016 --> 04:24:44,651
That one doesn't have a name
for coming.

5689
04:24:44,651 --> 04:24:47,320
More names to a hill.

5690
04:24:47,320 --> 04:24:49,756
Have about 20.

5691
04:24:49,756 --> 04:24:51,658
Can you just read them
all, please?

5692
04:24:51,658 --> 04:24:53,226
Sure.

5693
04:24:53,226 --> 04:24:56,029
Stephanie Rios,

5694
04:24:56,029 --> 04:24:58,498
Erin Flores,
you can sit down as we move.

5695
04:24:58,498 --> 04:25:01,334
For as deadline gets shorter,
you can move up.

5696
04:25:01,334 --> 04:25:02,702
You have to stand up right now.

5697
04:25:02,702 --> 04:25:05,705
Jeffrey Haller or Holland,
possibly

5698
04:25:07,107 --> 04:25:09,776
Caleb Brown,

5699
04:25:09,776 --> 04:25:12,512
Eva Osuna,

5700
04:25:12,512 --> 04:25:15,415
Vince Mendez,

5701
04:25:15,415 --> 04:25:18,418
Richard McFarlane.

5702
04:25:19,219 --> 04:25:20,220
We just. Oh, funny.

5703
04:25:20,220 --> 04:25:23,189
Connie Adams.

5704
04:25:23,189 --> 04:25:24,357
Sylvia Asta

5705
04:25:24,357 --> 04:25:27,861
Rico or our senator Lorraine.

5706
04:25:28,061 --> 04:25:29,929
Luke.

5707
04:25:29,929 --> 04:25:32,932
John Bachman.

5708
04:25:34,601 --> 04:25:37,604
In, without a last name.

5709
04:25:38,038 --> 04:25:39,806
Mark Graham.

5710
04:25:39,806 --> 04:25:42,809
Sharon Rodriguez.

5711
04:25:42,809 --> 04:25:44,878
Cameron Klein.

5712
04:25:44,878 --> 04:25:49,015
Josiah's last initial f
Mary Elena.

5713
04:25:49,516 --> 04:25:51,151
Aguirre,

5714
04:25:51,151 --> 04:25:53,153
Sofia Rios,

5715
04:25:53,153 --> 04:25:53,653
Isaac.

5716
04:25:53,653 --> 04:25:56,189
Barrio and Jean.

5717
04:25:56,189 --> 04:25:57,957
I think it's a roll list.

5718
04:25:57,957 --> 04:25:59,793
And I have one
that doesn't have a name on it.

5719
04:25:59,793 --> 04:26:01,628
Or if I didn't call your name.

5720
04:26:01,628 --> 04:26:03,096
When we get towards
the end, please raise your hand.

5721
04:26:04,831 --> 04:26:07,200
Thank you.

5722
04:26:07,200 --> 04:26:09,869
Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

5723
04:26:09,869 --> 04:26:14,140
I am I am here to represent
myself and my deceased husband

5724
04:26:14,140 --> 04:26:17,143
who served 30 years
in the United States Air Force

5725
04:26:17,377 --> 04:26:20,080
and, taught me and my children
more about

5726
04:26:20,080 --> 04:26:23,083
patriotism and community,

5727
04:26:23,383 --> 04:26:24,551
than anybody else.

5728
04:26:24,551 --> 04:26:28,221
He taught us there was no color
or religion in a foxhole.

5729
04:26:28,221 --> 04:26:31,491
That was his favorite, saying.

5730
04:26:31,725 --> 04:26:33,960
Anyway, if he had seen
what was going on

5731
04:26:33,960 --> 04:26:37,163
in this country right now,
he would be beside himself.

5732
04:26:37,163 --> 04:26:39,466
So I'm here to speak for him
as well.

5733
04:26:39,466 --> 04:26:41,768
His last deployment was at Luke
Air Force Base,

5734
04:26:41,768 --> 04:26:45,238
and that's what made us choose
surprise as a place to retire.

5735
04:26:45,638 --> 04:26:48,575
We thought this was a safe,
beautiful community,

5736
04:26:48,575 --> 04:26:50,043
and he loved to play golf

5737
04:26:50,043 --> 04:26:51,044
and everything was here

5738
04:26:51,044 --> 04:26:52,779
that we were going
to need in retirement.

5739
04:26:52,779 --> 04:26:55,048
We loved it so much
that we convinced our children

5740
04:26:55,048 --> 04:26:56,983
and our grandchildren
to move here,

5741
04:26:56,983 --> 04:26:59,652
because this was going to be a
safe place to raise children.

5742
04:27:00,687 --> 04:27:01,955
That's changed, and it's all

5743
04:27:01,955 --> 04:27:04,958
changed in a very,
very short time.

5744
04:27:05,125 --> 04:27:07,594
I watched and followed
a lot of these detention

5745
04:27:07,594 --> 04:27:09,496
camp places
that were trying to be built in

5746
04:27:09,496 --> 04:27:12,832
Oklahoma and Maryland
and Virginia and San Antonio,

5747
04:27:13,366 --> 04:27:15,969
and those communities knew
that they were coming in

5748
04:27:15,969 --> 04:27:18,338
to buy these properties
before they were bought.

5749
04:27:18,338 --> 04:27:20,006
They put pressure
on the realtors.

5750
04:27:20,006 --> 04:27:22,342
They put pressure
on the development companies.

5751
04:27:22,342 --> 04:27:24,544
I find it strange
that nobody here knew

5752
04:27:24,544 --> 04:27:26,079
this was going to happen.

5753
04:27:26,079 --> 04:27:28,782
We just wake up one day
and find out they've spent

5754
04:27:28,782 --> 04:27:31,918
$78 million on a facility
in surprise.

5755
04:27:33,053 --> 04:27:34,287
That's shocking.

5756
04:27:34,287 --> 04:27:37,123
And then there's a letter from
the City of Surprise saying,

5757
04:27:37,123 --> 04:27:38,792
we really can't do anything
about it.

5758
04:27:38,792 --> 04:27:41,061
It's federal,
like your police force is there.

5759
04:27:41,061 --> 04:27:42,629
Well, our police force
has always been here.

5760
04:27:42,629 --> 04:27:44,631
Our police force has been great.

5761
04:27:44,631 --> 04:27:48,234
We've had great, great
public servants in this city.

5762
04:27:48,568 --> 04:27:50,937
It's been a wonderful place
to live.

5763
04:27:50,937 --> 04:27:53,506
It's not going to be
that anywhere if that continues

5764
04:27:53,506 --> 04:27:54,607
to happen.

5765
04:27:54,607 --> 04:27:57,610
I'm not a politician
and I'm not an attorney,

5766
04:27:57,911 --> 04:28:01,347
but you guys are all connected
one way or another.

5767
04:28:01,548 --> 04:28:03,083
There's got to be a loophole.

5768
04:28:03,083 --> 04:28:05,018
There's got to be a zoning
ordinance.

5769
04:28:05,018 --> 04:28:07,520
There's got to be a contract
that can be withheld.

5770
04:28:07,520 --> 04:28:09,389
There's got to be something
that can be done

5771
04:28:09,389 --> 04:28:11,624
to stop this from
happening in this community.

5772
04:28:13,193 --> 04:28:13,693
It's up to

5773
04:28:13,693 --> 04:28:17,697
you, but we're all behind you,
and we'll all support you.

5774
04:28:17,697 --> 04:28:20,266
And we'll all do anything
we can to help.

5775
04:28:20,266 --> 04:28:21,801
But you've got to lead the way,

5776
04:28:21,801 --> 04:28:24,804
and I'm going to leave it at
your doorstep to lead the way.

5777
04:28:25,038 --> 04:28:26,873
Thank you for your time.
Thank you.

5778
04:28:26,873 --> 04:28:28,942
Ma'am, can I have your name,
please, ma'am?

5779
04:28:28,942 --> 04:28:30,343
Ma'am? Ma'am.

5780
04:28:30,343 --> 04:28:31,845
Your name, please, Blanch
Branton.

5781
04:28:31,845 --> 04:28:34,848
Okay. Thank you. Ma'am.

5782
04:28:34,881 --> 04:28:35,715
One. One second.

5783
04:28:35,715 --> 04:28:36,983
Sir, I know
we call a lot of names.

5784
04:28:36,983 --> 04:28:37,817
If you wanted to sit down.

5785
04:28:37,817 --> 04:28:39,719
And then as the line is shorter,
you can move up.

5786
04:28:39,719 --> 04:28:42,689
I don't want to have you stand
for the next 30 minutes.

5787
04:28:43,089 --> 04:28:43,890
Good evening, sir. Yep.

5788
04:28:43,890 --> 04:28:45,692
Good evening.

5789
04:28:45,692 --> 04:28:48,361
Thanks for giving me
the time to speak tonight.

5790
04:28:48,361 --> 04:28:49,496
I wanted to say
all of your names

5791
04:28:49,496 --> 04:28:51,531
because I want
to call all of you to action.

5792
04:28:53,967 --> 04:28:55,335
Andrea Davis,

5793
04:28:55,335 --> 04:28:59,973
Jeff Murray, Jack Hastings,
Nick Haney, Earl Greenburg,

5794
04:29:00,473 --> 04:29:04,677
Kevin Sartor, Chris Judge,
Patrick Duffy, Johnny Melton.

5795
04:29:05,145 --> 04:29:07,680
You've heard everybody say
that we need action,

5796
04:29:07,680 --> 04:29:10,684
and it's great that you're here
to listen to our words,

5797
04:29:10,684 --> 04:29:12,519
and we truly appreciate that.

5798
04:29:12,519 --> 04:29:15,522
But we must have action.

5799
04:29:16,122 --> 04:29:17,691
Just like a lot of people said.

5800
04:29:17,691 --> 04:29:21,227
I read what was put out
as a press release from my city,

5801
04:29:21,961 --> 04:29:24,297
and it was very disheartening.

5802
04:29:24,297 --> 04:29:27,100
So action is the key.

5803
04:29:27,100 --> 04:29:29,469
My name is Sean McKeever
and I am angry

5804
04:29:29,469 --> 04:29:30,637
you might be able to tell that.

5805
04:29:30,637 --> 04:29:33,673
And some of that anger
is actually now directed to you,

5806
04:29:34,541 --> 04:29:38,378
but it's a positive anger is
an anger meant to make change.

5807
04:29:38,645 --> 04:29:40,847
That's what we need.

5808
04:29:40,847 --> 04:29:44,184
Our family has lived in surprise
for over 20 years.

5809
04:29:44,184 --> 04:29:45,919
We're close
to Cactus in Litchfield.

5810
04:29:47,187 --> 04:29:49,255
We raised
two amazing children here.

5811
04:29:49,255 --> 04:29:51,858
They went to all desert
public schools.

5812
04:29:51,858 --> 04:29:53,460
They were amazing.

5813
04:29:53,460 --> 04:29:55,762
They're amazing adults.

5814
04:29:55,762 --> 04:29:58,365
During that time, those 20 years
surprise population

5815
04:29:58,365 --> 04:30:01,267
went from 80,000 humans
to 160,000.

5816
04:30:01,267 --> 04:30:04,671
Humans doubled
and that's awesome, right?

5817
04:30:04,671 --> 04:30:08,074
And I will say that overall,
we feel like the surprise

5818
04:30:08,074 --> 04:30:10,076
leaders
have done a really good job.

5819
04:30:10,076 --> 04:30:13,046
You've done a good job
providing great services,

5820
04:30:13,046 --> 04:30:16,049
to all the surprise humans,
good education,

5821
04:30:16,049 --> 04:30:19,019
many things are moving
in amazing directions.

5822
04:30:19,886 --> 04:30:21,755
So the past has been good.

5823
04:30:21,755 --> 04:30:24,824
But right now
you all the names that I read,

5824
04:30:25,058 --> 04:30:26,326
you are the leaders of surprise.

5825
04:30:26,326 --> 04:30:28,661
You have the biggest challenge
in front of you right now.

5826
04:30:28,661 --> 04:30:30,897
This is the biggest challenge
I can remember the whole time

5827
04:30:30,897 --> 04:30:31,798
I've been here,

5828
04:30:31,798 --> 04:30:34,768
and it's up to you to decide
how to deal with it.

5829
04:30:34,801 --> 04:30:37,137
How will you respond
to our federal government

5830
04:30:37,137 --> 04:30:40,106
opening the Trump
ice prison in our city?

5831
04:30:40,106 --> 04:30:42,008
Because that's what it is.

5832
04:30:42,008 --> 04:30:44,177
How will you respond
to the federal government

5833
04:30:44,177 --> 04:30:46,813
opening the
Trump Ice prison in our city?

5834
04:30:49,149 --> 04:30:52,152
Mr. mayor, I disagree
with the statement you read.

5835
04:30:52,419 --> 04:30:56,089
That's the city of surprises,
powerless because of the rules

5836
04:30:56,322 --> 04:30:59,759
that the federal government can
override the local zoning laws.

5837
04:31:00,026 --> 04:31:02,529
As many people have said,
other cities have done this.

5838
04:31:02,529 --> 04:31:03,530
We can do it too.

5839
04:31:03,530 --> 04:31:04,431
We can do it as well.

5840
04:31:04,431 --> 04:31:07,200
Together,
we are here to work with you.

5841
04:31:07,200 --> 04:31:08,935
All these people want to support
your efforts.

5842
04:31:08,935 --> 04:31:10,737
That's what we want.

5843
04:31:10,737 --> 04:31:13,173
But we need you to take a stand.

5844
04:31:13,173 --> 04:31:15,375
We need all of you
to take a stand.

5845
04:31:15,375 --> 04:31:16,242
Please.

5846
04:31:16,242 --> 04:31:18,845
Obviously, the building
is not meant for this.

5847
04:31:18,845 --> 04:31:20,146
The zoning isn't meant for that.

5848
04:31:20,146 --> 04:31:24,551
We know that we will not accept
this Trump Ice prison.

5849
04:31:24,551 --> 04:31:26,419
We will not accept it.

5850
04:31:26,419 --> 04:31:30,056
So I think what you have before
you is a chance to take action.

5851
04:31:30,056 --> 04:31:31,091
Positive action,

5852
04:31:32,826 --> 04:31:35,495
you know, to support
us and we are here for you.

5853
04:31:35,495 --> 04:31:38,498
But we need that action
and we need it now.

5854
04:31:38,798 --> 04:31:40,767
I'll just end with a quote
from Margaret

5855
04:31:40,767 --> 04:31:42,435
Mead, one of my favorite people.

5856
04:31:42,435 --> 04:31:44,437
Never doubt that a small group
of thoughtful,

5857
04:31:44,437 --> 04:31:46,806
committed individuals
can change the world.

5858
04:31:46,806 --> 04:31:50,243
Indeed, they are the only ones
that ever do.

5859
04:31:56,182 --> 04:31:58,018
If we could
please pause for one second.

5860
04:31:58,018 --> 04:31:59,386
I missed called Catherine's

5861
04:31:59,386 --> 04:32:01,788
name a little while ago,
and I would like to

5862
04:32:01,788 --> 04:32:03,356
get her a chance to come.

5863
04:32:03,356 --> 04:32:04,824
Oh, Katherine,
if you want to come up.

5864
04:32:04,824 --> 04:32:07,827
Because I missed called
your name, you can go now.

5865
04:32:08,561 --> 04:32:08,828
Okay?

5866
04:32:08,828 --> 04:32:11,831
Okay.

5867
04:32:12,599 --> 04:32:13,767
Good evening.

5868
04:32:13,767 --> 04:32:15,902
Hello. Hi, my name is Catherine
Saber again.

5869
04:32:15,902 --> 04:32:17,604
I'm a resident of Phoenix.

5870
04:32:17,604 --> 04:32:19,873
I've been
here for nearly 50 years.

5871
04:32:21,875 --> 04:32:23,309
I have been,

5872
04:32:23,309 --> 04:32:26,546
I watched the Trump
administration turn into,

5873
04:32:27,881 --> 04:32:31,117
a despicable regime,
an authoritarian regime.

5874
04:32:31,117 --> 04:32:35,522
And they are poisoning this
country with their behavior.

5875
04:32:36,423 --> 04:32:37,824
The process

5876
04:32:37,824 --> 04:32:41,194
of creating detention centers
in the state of Arizona.

5877
04:32:41,561 --> 04:32:44,564
And now, one in surprise,
Arizona

5878
04:32:44,831 --> 04:32:47,834
disgusts me.

5879
04:32:48,201 --> 04:32:50,336
I could not be more angry,

5880
04:32:50,336 --> 04:32:53,339
more disgusted, or more,

5881
04:32:54,240 --> 04:32:55,775
fed up

5882
04:32:55,775 --> 04:32:59,512
with the United States
government treating its people

5883
04:32:59,879 --> 04:33:02,882
like they are chattel.

5884
04:33:05,285 --> 04:33:07,253
I urge you,

5885
04:33:07,253 --> 04:33:11,291
all of you,
to do your utmost to stop this.

5886
04:33:12,158 --> 04:33:15,161
We need to stand up
to this government

5887
04:33:15,695 --> 04:33:18,698
and allowing them to create

5888
04:33:20,367 --> 04:33:23,336
the kind of detention facility

5889
04:33:23,603 --> 04:33:26,606
which is more like.

5890
04:33:28,775 --> 04:33:31,344
It's not even a detention
facility.

5891
04:33:31,344 --> 04:33:36,850
It's a disgusting way to house
people for no good reason.

5892
04:33:37,617 --> 04:33:40,553
And we should not allow it.

5893
04:33:40,553 --> 04:33:44,124
It is nowhere in Arizona.

5894
04:33:44,424 --> 04:33:48,028
The the Eloy Detention
facility houses.

5895
04:33:48,028 --> 04:33:49,529
I don't know
how many thousand people

5896
04:33:49,529 --> 04:33:53,266
they have a measles outbreak now
because they don't provide

5897
04:33:53,400 --> 04:33:54,901
health care.

5898
04:33:54,901 --> 04:33:57,971
They don't provide any kind of
reasonable health care.

5899
04:33:58,438 --> 04:34:00,240
They had peop for people,

5900
04:34:00,240 --> 04:34:02,609
got measles,
and now the entire place

5901
04:34:02,609 --> 04:34:04,978
is shut down
because it's an epidemic.

5902
04:34:04,978 --> 04:34:08,848
How much longer is it going
to be before that spreads out?

5903
04:34:09,482 --> 04:34:11,351
You shouldn't
allow this in your city.

5904
04:34:11,351 --> 04:34:12,385
I apologize,

5905
04:34:13,420 --> 04:34:16,189
for my anger.

5906
04:34:16,189 --> 04:34:18,324
And I hope
that you will take every effort

5907
04:34:18,324 --> 04:34:20,326
you can to stop this.

5908
04:34:20,326 --> 04:34:21,661
Stand up for yourselves.

5909
04:34:21,661 --> 04:34:24,364
Stand up for your state
and for your city.

5910
04:34:24,364 --> 04:34:26,800
Stand up for your constituents.

5911
04:34:26,800 --> 04:34:30,670
We all have to stand up
and oppose this nonsense,

5912
04:34:30,870 --> 04:34:33,773
because if we do not,
it will spread

5913
04:34:33,773 --> 04:34:36,776
like wildfire throughout
the rest of the country.

5914
04:34:36,876 --> 04:34:41,247
We need to be active and
and forceful

5915
04:34:41,548 --> 04:34:44,484
in our opposition
to what's going on

5916
04:34:44,484 --> 04:34:48,221
in the federal government and
it starts at our local level.

5917
04:34:49,022 --> 04:34:51,991
And I appreciate your time,
and I appreciate everything

5918
04:34:51,991 --> 04:34:54,994
you're going to do, because
I know you will do something.

5919
04:35:00,433 --> 04:35:01,768
Good evening.

5920
04:35:01,768 --> 04:35:03,870
Good evening,
and thank you, mayor, vice

5921
04:35:03,870 --> 04:35:07,073
mayor,
mayor and council members.

5922
04:35:07,073 --> 04:35:08,675
My name is Donna Horne.

5923
04:35:08,675 --> 04:35:09,809
And when you look
in that picture,

5924
04:35:09,809 --> 04:35:10,744
you're going to see
where I live.

5925
04:35:10,744 --> 04:35:12,679
Right there on the
other side of the university.

5926
04:35:16,816 --> 04:35:19,319
We are a nation of immigrants.

5927
04:35:19,319 --> 04:35:22,322
Many came here
to find a better way of life,

5928
04:35:22,489 --> 04:35:25,492
many to pursue
the American dream.

5929
04:35:25,592 --> 04:35:28,995
Some may have come
after hearing her invitation.

5930
04:35:29,729 --> 04:35:32,465
Give me your tired, your poor,

5931
04:35:32,465 --> 04:35:35,969
your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free.

5932
04:35:37,404 --> 04:35:40,874
73 years ago,
my dad was in the military,

5933
04:35:41,508 --> 04:35:44,878
stationed just down the road
at Luke Air Force Base.

5934
04:35:45,545 --> 04:35:49,349
My sister and I were born there,
and we spent most of our youth

5935
04:35:49,349 --> 04:35:52,352
and teenage years
in this valley of the sun.

5936
04:35:53,153 --> 04:35:55,588
Back then, I remember this

5937
04:35:55,588 --> 04:36:00,727
area was mostly farmland
with acres of citrus

5938
04:36:00,727 --> 04:36:03,730
trees, vegetables and cotton
fields.

5939
04:36:04,798 --> 04:36:08,268
An internet search of
the history of surprise reads.

5940
04:36:09,002 --> 04:36:13,707
The cotton industry relied
heavily on migrant workers,

5941
04:36:14,240 --> 04:36:18,078
especially from Mexico,
who lived in labor camps

5942
04:36:18,478 --> 04:36:21,614
during the 1920s to 1940s.

5943
04:36:22,415 --> 04:36:23,149
Think about it.

5944
04:36:24,250 --> 04:36:26,019
Isn't it possible some of

5945
04:36:26,019 --> 04:36:29,389
those migrants from Mexico
were undocumented?

5946
04:36:30,657 --> 04:36:33,259
At any rate, those workers

5947
04:36:33,259 --> 04:36:36,696
contributed to the economic
growth and success

5948
04:36:37,230 --> 04:36:40,233
of our City of Surprise
that we love

5949
04:36:40,433 --> 04:36:43,436
and enjoy today.

5950
04:36:45,372 --> 04:36:48,375
This planned Ice
detention facility,

5951
04:36:49,109 --> 04:36:52,312
which, by the way, is located
in a neighborhood with family

5952
04:36:52,312 --> 04:36:55,682
homes, small businesses
and a high school.

5953
04:36:57,450 --> 04:37:00,453
And ironically.

5954
04:37:01,721 --> 04:37:04,724
Within earshot of passing trains

5955
04:37:06,126 --> 04:37:09,129
is to me a hard no.

5956
04:37:10,797 --> 04:37:13,800
I urge our elected officials
to instead

5957
04:37:13,933 --> 04:37:17,370
spend money on legal
and administrative policies

5958
04:37:18,104 --> 04:37:20,707
that will lead
immigration, immigrants

5959
04:37:20,707 --> 04:37:24,144
on a path to America,
American citizenship.

5960
04:37:25,745 --> 04:37:28,348
I believe history
will not be kind

5961
04:37:28,348 --> 04:37:31,317
to this administration's
immigration policies.

5962
04:37:32,185 --> 04:37:36,990
If we allow this Ice detention
facility to operate in surprise,

5963
04:37:37,691 --> 04:37:41,528
the shame of these policies
will become a stain

5964
04:37:42,362 --> 04:37:45,065
on our great city's history.

5965
04:37:45,065 --> 04:37:46,199
Thank you. Thank you.

5966
04:37:54,240 --> 04:37:55,875
Good evening,
good evening, good night.

5967
04:37:55,875 --> 04:37:58,978
Actually,
my name is Estefany Rios.

5968
04:37:58,978 --> 04:38:01,614
My cross streets are Litchfield
and Greenway.

5969
04:38:01,614 --> 04:38:03,917
I'm district four.

5970
04:38:03,917 --> 04:38:07,554
And I'm here today as a proud,
daughter of immigrants

5971
04:38:08,221 --> 04:38:12,225
who came to this country,
worked hard and chose surprise

5972
04:38:12,225 --> 04:38:15,228
as their city to live,
and raised me and my sister

5973
04:38:15,295 --> 04:38:16,062
because they felt

5974
04:38:16,062 --> 04:38:18,598
like it was going to be a place
where we would be safe.

5975
04:38:18,598 --> 04:38:20,900
And I personally
have also chosen

5976
04:38:20,900 --> 04:38:23,970
to stay in the City of Surprise
because I too believe

5977
04:38:24,371 --> 04:38:26,606
that this is going to be
a place of lots of growth.

5978
04:38:26,606 --> 04:38:29,743
As you know,
it's continued to grow recently,

5979
04:38:31,244 --> 04:38:32,779
and continue to provide safety

5980
04:38:32,779 --> 04:38:35,782
for me and my future family.

5981
04:38:36,383 --> 04:38:39,119
But recently,
with the news of this warehouse,

5982
04:38:39,119 --> 04:38:42,122
being purchased here,
right between

5983
04:38:42,756 --> 04:38:45,959
Desert and Sweetwater Drive,

5984
04:38:46,893 --> 04:38:48,661
it's unfortunate that our city

5985
04:38:48,661 --> 04:38:51,664
has been getting negative media.

5986
04:38:52,599 --> 04:38:54,968
That outshines all the good work
that you guys have

5987
04:38:54,968 --> 04:38:57,971
all put together in those
before you.

5988
04:38:58,004 --> 04:39:00,907
I will be brief,
as many of my constituents

5989
04:39:00,907 --> 04:39:04,544
have been voicing the stats
and all the facts

5990
04:39:04,544 --> 04:39:07,647
and all the great information
that you all also have

5991
04:39:07,647 --> 04:39:10,617
at the touch
of your fingertips on the phone.

5992
04:39:10,617 --> 04:39:11,818
Via Google.

5993
04:39:11,818 --> 04:39:14,487
Don't use I,

5994
04:39:14,487 --> 04:39:16,890
I would like to just say that

5995
04:39:16,890 --> 04:39:20,760
if you are to uphold
what surprises for

5996
04:39:21,027 --> 04:39:25,465
I ask of you to please continue
to not just stand

5997
04:39:25,465 --> 04:39:28,468
by and say, well,
we can't do anything about it.

5998
04:39:28,468 --> 04:39:30,970
Sorry, it's
not in our jurisdiction.

5999
04:39:30,970 --> 04:39:32,839
And actually be proactive

6000
04:39:32,839 --> 04:39:35,608
the way that my constituents
have been today.

6001
04:39:35,608 --> 04:39:36,743
And I'm so proud of.

6002
04:39:44,617 --> 04:39:46,720
That I would hate

6003
04:39:46,720 --> 04:39:49,723
for surprised
to pick up a place.

6004
04:39:51,324 --> 04:39:53,460
You got this.

6005
04:39:53,460 --> 04:39:55,495
I would hate for surprises

6006
04:39:55,495 --> 04:39:58,498
to be a place where,

6007
04:39:59,232 --> 04:40:02,736
The stain of of

6008
04:40:04,070 --> 04:40:06,072
what's going on in Minneapolis

6009
04:40:06,072 --> 04:40:08,641
would play out here as well,

6010
04:40:08,641 --> 04:40:11,644
because that would mean

6011
04:40:12,245 --> 04:40:15,248
the number one.

6012
04:40:15,315 --> 04:40:18,351
This current administration
is continuing to win.

6013
04:40:18,351 --> 04:40:20,820
And their agenda and number two,

6014
04:40:20,820 --> 04:40:24,024
that you guys have technically
failed us as citizens.

6015
04:40:24,391 --> 04:40:27,394
Thank you for your time.

6016
04:40:33,900 --> 04:40:35,335
Good evening.

6017
04:40:35,335 --> 04:40:35,668
All right.

6018
04:40:35,668 --> 04:40:37,437
Good evening,
mayor and city council members.

6019
04:40:37,437 --> 04:40:38,805
Thank you for your time.

6020
04:40:38,805 --> 04:40:40,640
First off, I want to
thank all of you for being here.

6021
04:40:40,640 --> 04:40:42,208
This is amazing.
So many of you showed up.

6022
04:40:42,208 --> 04:40:45,178
So we'll give you guys
a round of applause.

6023
04:40:45,445 --> 04:40:45,979
Okay.

6024
04:40:45,979 --> 04:40:47,247
My name is ironic
if I didn't know this.

6025
04:40:47,247 --> 04:40:48,848
Flores, I am a resident

6026
04:40:48,848 --> 04:40:51,184
of the City of Surprise
and live off of Happy Valley

6027
04:40:51,184 --> 04:40:52,352
and the 303.

6028
04:40:52,352 --> 04:40:55,155
I am also a member and organizer
for the Phoenix Metro DSA

6029
04:40:55,155 --> 04:40:57,157
or Democratic
Socialists of America.

6030
04:40:57,157 --> 04:40:59,526
I am here to make demands
and speak against ISIS.

6031
04:40:59,526 --> 04:41:01,461
Plan to use the warehouse
located here in surprise

6032
04:41:01,461 --> 04:41:02,862
as a concentration,

6033
04:41:02,862 --> 04:41:05,298
concentration camp,
because that's what it is.

6034
04:41:05,298 --> 04:41:06,933
My demands are that one,

6035
04:41:06,933 --> 04:41:09,169
the city of Surprise,
and the City Council stops

6036
04:41:09,169 --> 04:41:10,270
this warehouse from being used

6037
04:41:10,270 --> 04:41:12,005
and developed
into a concentration camp.

6038
04:41:12,005 --> 04:41:14,941
Two that the City of Surprise
attorney outlines their position

6039
04:41:14,941 --> 04:41:16,142
on whether
the federal government

6040
04:41:16,142 --> 04:41:19,145
has the authority
to override city zoning laws,

6041
04:41:19,279 --> 04:41:20,213
and lastly,

6042
04:41:20,213 --> 04:41:22,749
that city officials denounce
the use of this facility

6043
04:41:22,749 --> 04:41:25,552
to illegally detain and hold
any and all persons,

6044
04:41:25,552 --> 04:41:28,054
especially those who are
vulnerable, such as immigrants.

6045
04:41:29,589 --> 04:41:30,957
I said,
this administration are not here

6046
04:41:30,957 --> 04:41:32,525
to detain criminals
as they claim.

6047
04:41:32,525 --> 04:41:34,694
They are here to silence
those who oppose their fascist

6048
04:41:34,694 --> 04:41:36,796
regime and target
the most vulnerable people

6049
04:41:36,796 --> 04:41:37,530
in our communities.

6050
04:41:37,530 --> 04:41:39,299
Across Arizona,

6051
04:41:39,299 --> 04:41:42,302
we all saw with our own ears and
eyes the murder of Alex Brady.

6052
04:41:42,635 --> 04:41:44,437
If the Trump administration
and Ice are willing

6053
04:41:44,437 --> 04:41:45,271
to murder a white man,

6054
04:41:45,271 --> 04:41:46,706
then they have absolutely
no problem

6055
04:41:46,706 --> 04:41:48,808
murdering the rest of us,
including those in city council.

6056
04:41:48,808 --> 04:41:51,811
That's right.
None of us are safe.

6057
04:41:52,379 --> 04:41:53,780
It's shameful
that this city council

6058
04:41:53,780 --> 04:41:54,447
officially stated

6059
04:41:54,447 --> 04:41:56,516
that they were not aware
of the efforts being made by Ice

6060
04:41:56,516 --> 04:41:58,451
to purchase a warehouse
in our backyard,

6061
04:41:58,451 --> 04:42:00,153
as well as stating
that local police are unable

6062
04:42:00,153 --> 04:42:01,654
to protect their own taxpayers

6063
04:42:01,654 --> 04:42:03,356
from being kidnaped
and trafficked by Ice.

6064
04:42:04,391 --> 04:42:06,326
This was reminiscent
of the Nuremberg trials,

6065
04:42:06,326 --> 04:42:08,595
where they excuse use by Nazis
trying to rinse their bloody

6066
04:42:08,595 --> 04:42:11,598
and guilty hands was
I was just following orders.

6067
04:42:12,298 --> 04:42:14,367
If this city council decides
to continue to be complicit

6068
04:42:14,367 --> 04:42:15,835
and does not take
actionable steps

6069
04:42:15,835 --> 04:42:18,838
to stop these unidentified,
unaccountable mass thugs

6070
04:42:18,972 --> 04:42:20,340
from terrorizing
our communities,

6071
04:42:20,340 --> 04:42:23,476
then we the people will hold
you all completely accountable

6072
04:42:23,710 --> 04:42:25,345
for the human atrocities,

6073
04:42:25,345 --> 04:42:27,847
the human rights atrocities
that Ice will commit

6074
04:42:27,847 --> 04:42:30,984
under your watch, inside the $7
million concentration camp.

6075
04:42:32,752 --> 04:42:34,287
I was going to say something
to you earlier, mayor,

6076
04:42:34,287 --> 04:42:35,422
because you seemed uncomfortable
with us

6077
04:42:35,422 --> 04:42:37,157
clapping for us,
standing up for what's right.

6078
04:42:37,157 --> 04:42:38,058
But I'll let it go this time

6079
04:42:38,058 --> 04:42:39,325
because
you've been giving this time.

6080
04:42:39,325 --> 04:42:41,661
So that's all I have to say.
And I really appreciate

6081
04:42:41,661 --> 04:42:42,829
everyone's
time and for being here.

6082
04:42:49,436 --> 04:42:50,036
Good evening.

6083
04:42:50,036 --> 04:42:51,971
Good night.

6084
04:42:51,971 --> 04:42:53,606
My name is Sharon Rodriguez.

6085
04:42:53,606 --> 04:42:56,142
I'm a Goodyear resident,
so I'm in 44th.

6086
04:42:56,142 --> 04:42:59,813
I've an Indian school,
but I'm always here,

6087
04:43:00,714 --> 04:43:02,849
because you have the best parks.

6088
04:43:02,849 --> 04:43:04,851
You have such great libraries.

6089
04:43:04,851 --> 04:43:07,153
I love the Goodyear
library, too.

6090
04:43:07,153 --> 04:43:13,426
And I have my baby girl,
and I see the effort and I see

6091
04:43:14,127 --> 04:43:16,796
all that you've accomplished
in your beautiful city.

6092
04:43:16,796 --> 04:43:18,131
But what happens in surprise?

6093
04:43:18,131 --> 04:43:20,166
Well, for Goodyear, Waddell

6094
04:43:20,166 --> 04:43:23,370
affects everybody in Litchfield
as well and beyond.

6095
04:43:23,903 --> 04:43:26,539
And I've seen Parks and Rec.

6096
04:43:26,539 --> 04:43:30,610
I know your jobs
are really hard, but I do.

6097
04:43:31,311 --> 04:43:34,381
I do recognize that our

6098
04:43:34,848 --> 04:43:37,851
our federal government
has collapsed essentially,

6099
04:43:37,917 --> 04:43:40,153
especially with the Epstein
files that just drop.

6100
04:43:40,153 --> 04:43:43,156
We just see
that the federal government

6101
04:43:43,456 --> 04:43:47,394
has no regard for the people
and just uses us for money.

6102
04:43:47,794 --> 04:43:50,797
So really, your government
and we're all here

6103
04:43:50,797 --> 04:43:53,767
with our hands
and our hearts asking you to

6104
04:43:54,801 --> 04:43:57,604
be the government
that we need you to be

6105
04:43:57,604 --> 04:43:58,905
because the federal government

6106
04:43:58,905 --> 04:44:01,908
no longer has laws,
they're no longer

6107
04:44:02,475 --> 04:44:05,278
accountable to anyone, Democrat
or Republican,

6108
04:44:05,278 --> 04:44:06,646
white House or Supreme Court.

6109
04:44:06,646 --> 04:44:08,348
Everybody has failed us.

6110
04:44:08,348 --> 04:44:10,550
You're the only one
standing in the way.

6111
04:44:10,550 --> 04:44:14,387
And if you don't assist us
in assisting you

6112
04:44:14,387 --> 04:44:16,723
in getting rid of this
or stopping this

6113
04:44:16,723 --> 04:44:19,359
or preventing this Ice facility,

6114
04:44:19,359 --> 04:44:20,927
things are going
to get really violent.

6115
04:44:20,927 --> 04:44:23,563
Just like in L.A.,
just like in Minnesota,

6116
04:44:23,563 --> 04:44:27,534
just like in Gaza,
just like in every single place

6117
04:44:27,801 --> 04:44:31,137
where once the government fails,
it's up to us.

6118
04:44:31,137 --> 04:44:32,238
Just like Governor

6119
04:44:32,238 --> 04:44:36,209
Tim Walz shrugged his hands
and said, just use mutual aid.

6120
04:44:36,209 --> 04:44:38,278
Just reach out
to your neighbors.

6121
04:44:38,278 --> 04:44:39,612
We can do that.

6122
04:44:39,612 --> 04:44:42,115
But we elected you guys

6123
04:44:43,349 --> 04:44:45,051
to represent us,

6124
04:44:45,051 --> 04:44:47,020
and I really appreciate
all that you've done,

6125
04:44:47,020 --> 04:44:47,721
and I appreciate

6126
04:44:47,721 --> 04:44:49,289
that you've been here so late,

6127
04:44:49,289 --> 04:44:51,591
and I appreciate
you listening to us.

6128
04:44:51,591 --> 04:44:55,061
And I hope and I pray that
when you go to sleep tonight,

6129
04:44:55,995 --> 04:44:58,498
wake up tomorrow with
the new fire under your feet.

6130
04:44:58,498 --> 04:45:04,771
Thank you and God bless. You.

6131
04:45:05,505 --> 04:45:06,072
Good evening.

6132
04:45:06,072 --> 04:45:09,075
Good evening.

6133
04:45:12,379 --> 04:45:14,147
Mr. mayor,

6134
04:45:14,147 --> 04:45:16,483
city council.

6135
04:45:16,483 --> 04:45:18,018
To my fellow friends

6136
04:45:18,018 --> 04:45:21,021
and Americans.

6137
04:45:21,154 --> 04:45:24,090
And if there's anybody freezing
their butts off outside.

6138
04:45:24,090 --> 04:45:27,060
God bless you.

6139
04:45:27,060 --> 04:45:29,529
My name is Mark Graham.

6140
04:45:29,529 --> 04:45:32,532
I'm a resident of Sun City.

6141
04:45:33,066 --> 04:45:34,334
I'm a mechanic.

6142
04:45:34,334 --> 04:45:36,903
An aircraft mechanic.

6143
04:45:36,903 --> 04:45:40,507
I'm the Democratic candidate
for LD 28.

6144
04:45:40,774 --> 04:45:43,877
The district for this state
right next door.

6145
04:45:43,877 --> 04:45:46,880
And my people have concerns.

6146
04:45:47,847 --> 04:45:50,817
I'd like to state a few truths,
and I'd like to ask

6147
04:45:50,817 --> 04:45:54,387
a few questions that you may
or may not answer in the future.

6148
04:45:55,622 --> 04:45:57,057
Here's the truth.

6149
04:45:57,057 --> 04:45:58,324
Nobody.

6150
04:45:58,324 --> 04:46:01,327
Nobody is illegal in
stolen land.

6151
04:46:01,594 --> 04:46:03,897
Nobody.

6152
04:46:03,897 --> 04:46:05,398
Here's the truth.

6153
04:46:05,398 --> 04:46:09,269
Every single person
that's a living, breathing human

6154
04:46:09,269 --> 04:46:10,236
being on the earth

6155
04:46:10,236 --> 04:46:11,071
has the same

6156
04:46:11,071 --> 04:46:14,474
constitutional rights as the
president of the United States.

6157
04:46:15,041 --> 04:46:18,044
Every person that's going to be
living in this facility,

6158
04:46:18,578 --> 04:46:22,682
you are their representatives,
whether you like it or not.

6159
04:46:23,016 --> 04:46:25,218
They are your constituents.

6160
04:46:25,218 --> 04:46:27,721
If they are only there
for one night,

6161
04:46:27,721 --> 04:46:30,724
you have personal responsibility
for the

6162
04:46:32,492 --> 04:46:34,394
a few questions,

6163
04:46:34,394 --> 04:46:37,397
because I think this is a time
for questions.

6164
04:46:37,931 --> 04:46:41,434
Madam City Manager,
I don't know your schedule,

6165
04:46:41,668 --> 04:46:42,635
but I'll bet tomorrow

6166
04:46:42,635 --> 04:46:44,037
you're going to have
a big discussion

6167
04:46:44,037 --> 04:46:45,905
of how much money
you need to claw back

6168
04:46:45,905 --> 04:46:49,409
from all these great programs
for special police operations

6169
04:46:49,843 --> 04:46:52,779
because of a
because of the ice plant,

6170
04:46:52,779 --> 04:46:55,782
the ice plant, the concentration
camp.

6171
04:46:56,583 --> 04:46:58,852
Mr. City attorney, I sure hope

6172
04:46:58,852 --> 04:47:02,022
you have a huge civil
rights division in your office

6173
04:47:02,355 --> 04:47:05,625
because you are going to be
filing or fighting lawsuits,

6174
04:47:05,959 --> 04:47:08,895
both legitimate

6175
04:47:08,895 --> 04:47:11,631
and trivial,
for the next several years.

6176
04:47:13,166 --> 04:47:14,667
I don't
have much more to say here

6177
04:47:14,667 --> 04:47:18,405
than anybody else has to say,
but I'll tell you this I am

6178
04:47:18,405 --> 04:47:21,641
completely and unequivocally
opposed to this.

6179
04:47:22,842 --> 04:47:25,378
More questions for you
right now.

6180
04:47:25,378 --> 04:47:28,181
Are you cooperating with Ice?

6181
04:47:28,181 --> 04:47:31,451
Are you allowing the ice
to use our police facilities?

6182
04:47:31,818 --> 04:47:34,821
Are you allowing them
to use our video cameras?

6183
04:47:35,121 --> 04:47:38,058
Are you working with them
right now?

6184
04:47:38,058 --> 04:47:41,928
I don't expect an answer,
but I just like people to know

6185
04:47:42,362 --> 04:47:45,331
that we should really be
looking at

6186
04:47:45,331 --> 04:47:48,334
practical,
real solutions for this.

6187
04:47:48,768 --> 04:47:51,771
And we will be looking
for those solutions from you.

6188
04:47:52,405 --> 04:47:53,673
Thank you so much for your time.

6189
04:47:53,673 --> 04:47:54,207
And, Mr.

6190
04:47:54,207 --> 04:47:54,941
Mayor,

6191
04:47:54,941 --> 04:47:57,944
you could have sent us out
of here at any time this night.

6192
04:47:57,977 --> 04:48:01,214
Nobody expected you
to let us talk for 4 or 5 hours.

6193
04:48:01,381 --> 04:48:04,217
I thank you so much
for your grace and patience.

6194
04:48:06,486 --> 04:48:09,489
Thank you.

6195
04:48:15,095 --> 04:48:17,197
Good evening.

6196
04:48:17,197 --> 04:48:18,598
Good evening to everyone.

6197
04:48:18,598 --> 04:48:21,468
Mr. mayor, the city council,

6198
04:48:21,468 --> 04:48:24,571
the clerks,
the officers, the cameramen.

6199
04:48:25,271 --> 04:48:27,707
Thank you for your time.

6200
04:48:27,707 --> 04:48:29,142
And the people here with me.

6201
04:48:29,142 --> 04:48:31,678
Thank you for your time as well.

6202
04:48:31,678 --> 04:48:34,514
I have come, unfortunately,
not to talk about ice.

6203
04:48:34,514 --> 04:48:37,684
I have a different matter that
I think is just as important.

6204
04:48:38,818 --> 04:48:41,488
I hope you guys know by name.

6205
04:48:41,488 --> 04:48:44,090
Flock. Safety
flock, incorporated.

6206
04:48:44,090 --> 04:48:47,093
Flock. Whatever. Camera.

6207
04:48:47,694 --> 04:48:50,263
Personally, I well,

6208
04:48:50,263 --> 04:48:53,266
like, before I go on a tangent
and lose time.

6209
04:48:54,034 --> 04:48:56,302
I Jeffrey holler.

6210
04:48:56,302 --> 04:48:59,906
Do not consent to the
installation of flock cameras.

6211
04:49:00,106 --> 04:49:03,343
Flock programs flock
software flock.

6212
04:49:03,343 --> 04:49:07,180
Anything in the state
or in the state of Arizona,

6213
04:49:07,447 --> 04:49:10,150
in the United States,
or in surprise.

6214
04:49:10,150 --> 04:49:11,818
I do not want it.

6215
04:49:11,818 --> 04:49:14,788
I understand that
there is a greater good,

6216
04:49:14,854 --> 04:49:16,956
and I can play devil's advocate.

6217
04:49:16,956 --> 04:49:21,027
I have talked to police officers
in Tempe

6218
04:49:21,428 --> 04:49:25,498
and Peoria and Scottsdale
and now here

6219
04:49:25,498 --> 04:49:29,369
today, and I have had a few
say that with it.

6220
04:49:29,369 --> 04:49:33,506
They have definitely gone
through cases a lot faster, a

6221
04:49:33,506 --> 04:49:37,343
lot more completely, a lot more
certainly because of flock.

6222
04:49:37,811 --> 04:49:40,880
However,
I fully believe that they

6223
04:49:40,947 --> 04:49:44,484
are a price
that we as citizens cannot pay.

6224
04:49:44,951 --> 04:49:50,357
And I hope that the issue is
that you guys have been

6225
04:49:50,523 --> 04:49:54,627
almost lied to by
flock because flock, the CEO,

6226
04:49:55,595 --> 04:49:58,064
is mostly just a liar

6227
04:49:58,064 --> 04:50:01,067
and I don't want to
just throw around the word.

6228
04:50:01,067 --> 04:50:05,238
But he has committed
multiple felonies among privacy

6229
04:50:05,638 --> 04:50:08,575
and among for these guys.

6230
04:50:08,575 --> 04:50:11,644
He his company has helped out
Ice despite it

6231
04:50:11,644 --> 04:50:14,647
being a felony for,

6232
04:50:14,748 --> 04:50:18,151
deportation services
to use flock services.

6233
04:50:19,452 --> 04:50:21,988
So really,

6234
04:50:21,988 --> 04:50:24,958
all I can say is
that I do not want them here.

6235
04:50:25,458 --> 04:50:28,995
And I have been scrambled
from all of my thoughts,

6236
04:50:28,995 --> 04:50:31,998
from listening to 132
people talk.

6237
04:50:32,298 --> 04:50:35,301
And I'm sure it's hard
for everyone else too.

6238
04:50:35,702 --> 04:50:38,705
And I would be happy
to come back with

6239
04:50:39,172 --> 04:50:42,175
some more sleep, really, and

6240
04:50:42,509 --> 04:50:46,079
and come back and more clearly
state my opinions, facts,

6241
04:50:46,513 --> 04:50:50,216
and properly discuss what
I could hope to be a discussion.

6242
04:50:50,884 --> 04:50:53,319
I appreciate everyone's time
here,

6243
04:50:53,319 --> 04:50:55,121
especially you, camera guy.

6244
04:50:55,121 --> 04:50:57,023
I know how tough it is.

6245
04:50:57,023 --> 04:50:57,857
Have a good night.

6246
04:51:01,761 --> 04:51:03,196
Sir. We have a meeting on the

6247
04:51:03,196 --> 04:51:05,732
first and third
Tuesday of every month,

6248
04:51:05,732 --> 04:51:07,934
and we have a call to the public
every meeting.

6249
04:51:07,934 --> 04:51:09,436
So you're more than
welcome to come back.

6250
04:51:09,436 --> 04:51:10,370
Thank you. Mayor.

6251
04:51:10,370 --> 04:51:12,205
I have two additional speakers.

6252
04:51:12,205 --> 04:51:16,242
Add, Gary Nixon and Kelly Overs.

6253
04:51:16,409 --> 04:51:18,478
You want to go ahead and wrap?

6254
04:51:18,478 --> 04:51:19,979
Thank you.

6255
04:51:19,979 --> 04:51:20,680
Good evening.

6256
04:51:20,680 --> 04:51:21,548
Good evening.

6257
04:51:21,548 --> 04:51:23,683
Hello, mayor and council.

6258
04:51:23,683 --> 04:51:27,520
My name is Sophia Rios,
and I fall under Mr.

6259
04:51:27,520 --> 04:51:28,722
Melton's district.

6260
04:51:28,722 --> 04:51:31,858
And I was a student at Vista
while Mr.

6261
04:51:31,858 --> 04:51:34,861
Hazy as an educator.

6262
04:51:34,928 --> 04:51:36,830
I am an American citizen

6263
04:51:36,830 --> 04:51:39,833
and also a proud daughter
of immigrants.

6264
04:51:41,000 --> 04:51:44,003
My husband, proud United States

6265
04:51:44,037 --> 04:51:48,441
Navy servicemember,
is also a son of immigrants.

6266
04:51:49,776 --> 04:51:53,113
Our parents were fortunate
enough to get citizenship

6267
04:51:53,480 --> 04:51:54,547
through amnesty.

6268
04:51:54,547 --> 04:51:56,983
And I share this with you.
So you understand

6269
04:51:56,983 --> 04:52:00,253
just how deeply
personal this issue is to me.

6270
04:52:02,322 --> 04:52:04,157
Just this past week,

6271
04:52:04,157 --> 04:52:08,094
my husband returned home
from a larger wave.

6272
04:52:09,095 --> 04:52:13,566
My first phone call to him
was to tell him

6273
04:52:14,501 --> 04:52:17,370
that less than two miles away

6274
04:52:17,370 --> 04:52:20,373
from my childhood homes,

6275
04:52:21,207 --> 04:52:24,177
an ice warehouse
was being built.

6276
04:52:26,446 --> 04:52:27,013
News like

6277
04:52:27,013 --> 04:52:30,050
this does not land quietly

6278
04:52:30,050 --> 04:52:33,053
in a household like ours.

6279
04:52:33,186 --> 04:52:35,188
He was deeply disturbed.

6280
04:52:35,188 --> 04:52:38,758
And now, in addition
to serving his country,

6281
04:52:39,225 --> 04:52:42,462
he carries the weight of worry
about the safety

6282
04:52:42,462 --> 04:52:45,465
and well-being of our family.

6283
04:52:46,666 --> 04:52:48,902
Even though we hold

6284
04:52:48,902 --> 04:52:51,571
citizenship
and permanent residency,

6285
04:52:51,571 --> 04:52:53,473
that fear is not unfounded.

6286
04:52:53,473 --> 04:52:55,308
History

6287
04:52:55,308 --> 04:52:58,678
and lived experience
have taught us our communities

6288
04:52:58,978 --> 04:53:02,248
that proximity to detention
centers brings harm,

6289
04:53:02,515 --> 04:53:06,119
trauma, and instability,
not safety.

6290
04:53:06,786 --> 04:53:09,889
I am standing
you and I am standing here today

6291
04:53:10,156 --> 04:53:11,758
and sharing my story

6292
04:53:11,758 --> 04:53:15,962
so that no one in this room
can say they did not know

6293
04:53:15,962 --> 04:53:19,065
so, but personally
affected by this decision.

6294
04:53:20,734 --> 04:53:22,335
I am your constituent.

6295
04:53:22,335 --> 04:53:25,939
I am your neighbor
and I am part of this community.

6296
04:53:26,339 --> 04:53:29,342
Thank you.

6297
04:53:29,909 --> 04:53:36,015
It. Is.

6298
04:53:44,190 --> 04:53:45,992
Good evening everyone.

6299
04:53:45,992 --> 04:53:46,459
First of all,

6300
04:53:46,459 --> 04:53:46,826
I would like to

6301
04:53:46,826 --> 04:53:48,661
thank
all of the community members

6302
04:53:48,661 --> 04:53:49,796
and that have come to both

6303
04:53:49,796 --> 04:53:51,598
to speak in here
and to stand outside

6304
04:53:51,598 --> 04:53:53,700
to make their voices
heard tonight.

6305
04:53:53,700 --> 04:53:54,868
My name is Cam Klein,

6306
04:53:54,868 --> 04:53:57,871
and I'm a long time
resident of surprise, Arizona.

6307
04:53:58,071 --> 04:53:59,939
I attended every year of my

6308
04:53:59,939 --> 04:54:02,909
first through 12th grade
education here in surprise.

6309
04:54:02,976 --> 04:54:05,412
I resided in surprise
while I attended my alma mater,

6310
04:54:05,412 --> 04:54:07,680
Arizona State University.

6311
04:54:07,680 --> 04:54:10,617
So, I would say that
I have a pretty good grasp on

6312
04:54:10,617 --> 04:54:13,753
both the character of this state
and the character of the city.

6313
04:54:14,387 --> 04:54:16,222
And, a word on my own character.

6314
04:54:16,222 --> 04:54:18,458
Anyone who would know me in
real life would say that

6315
04:54:18,458 --> 04:54:21,461
I am pretty even tempered
and not quick to get upset.

6316
04:54:21,961 --> 04:54:25,265
So I do not take it lightly
when I say

6317
04:54:25,265 --> 04:54:27,167
that the presence of ice
in our community

6318
04:54:27,167 --> 04:54:30,170
is nothing short of an attack
and an insult.

6319
04:54:30,170 --> 04:54:31,705
This agency has shown time

6320
04:54:31,705 --> 04:54:34,007
and time again,
both since its inception

6321
04:54:34,007 --> 04:54:36,376
and especially in the last
few weeks and months,

6322
04:54:36,376 --> 04:54:38,678
that it does not have respect
for our community,

6323
04:54:38,678 --> 04:54:41,614
its members,
or general human dignity

6324
04:54:41,614 --> 04:54:44,517
to stand by and allow
this facility to be unimpeded

6325
04:54:44,517 --> 04:54:46,186
would be
nothing short of cowardice.

6326
04:54:47,320 --> 04:54:49,589
To wring our hands and
say there is nothing that can be

6327
04:54:49,589 --> 04:54:52,459
done is not just an abdication
of our responsibility

6328
04:54:52,459 --> 04:54:55,462
as citizens,
but also our own human morality.

6329
04:54:55,995 --> 04:54:57,130
My fellow community members

6330
04:54:57,130 --> 04:54:59,799
have spoken at length
about the multitude of ways

6331
04:54:59,799 --> 04:55:02,102
that the council
can oppose this facility,

6332
04:55:02,102 --> 04:55:03,770
and anything
less than a complete

6333
04:55:03,770 --> 04:55:06,706
and total opposition
to this project is, in my eyes,

6334
04:55:06,706 --> 04:55:09,709
a failure
of the biggest magnitude.

6335
04:55:09,909 --> 04:55:11,978
I am a proud descendant
of Jewish immigrants

6336
04:55:11,978 --> 04:55:13,346
to this country.

6337
04:55:13,346 --> 04:55:14,748
Through my life
I have heard these

6338
04:55:14,748 --> 04:55:16,483
words stated so many times.

6339
04:55:16,483 --> 04:55:18,518
Never again.

6340
04:55:18,518 --> 04:55:21,521
And when I look at the state
of this country as it is right

6341
04:55:21,521 --> 04:55:25,625
now, those were all those words
feel a bit hollow, which is why

6342
04:55:25,625 --> 04:55:29,429
we demand that they be respected
and upheld for all peoples.

6343
04:55:29,729 --> 04:55:32,399
Never
again means to keep ice out.

6344
04:55:33,867 --> 04:55:34,267
When?

6345
04:55:34,267 --> 04:55:35,802
When all

6346
04:55:35,802 --> 04:55:38,471
when all of this is said
and done, I hope that all of you

6347
04:55:38,471 --> 04:55:40,740
city council members
do the right thing.

6348
04:55:40,740 --> 04:55:43,910
And, take actions
that allow you to sleep at night

6349
04:55:43,910 --> 04:55:45,278
with a clear conscience.

6350
04:55:45,278 --> 04:55:48,281
Thank you.

6351
04:55:51,718 --> 04:55:54,287
Good evening.

6352
04:55:54,287 --> 04:55:56,556
Hi, my name is Josias
Michelle Flores.

6353
04:55:56,556 --> 04:55:57,824
You can call me Josiah.

6354
04:55:57,824 --> 04:55:59,492
Joe Jojo, I don't know.

6355
04:55:59,492 --> 04:56:01,795
You're probably never going
to see me again after today.

6356
04:56:01,795 --> 04:56:02,962
I'm not from around here.

6357
04:56:02,962 --> 04:56:05,265
I'm from Mesa,
Arizona, 21 years.

6358
04:56:05,265 --> 04:56:06,866
Born and raised.

6359
04:56:06,866 --> 04:56:08,401
I am first generation.

6360
04:56:08,401 --> 04:56:10,503
My parents are both from Mexico.

6361
04:56:10,503 --> 04:56:11,938
They are immigrants.

6362
04:56:11,938 --> 04:56:14,908
My family,
they are all Hispanic.

6363
04:56:15,375 --> 04:56:19,212
We live every day
with fear of being stomped

6364
04:56:19,212 --> 04:56:22,215
and being ridiculed
by your officers.

6365
04:56:22,315 --> 04:56:25,285
And you're making a detention
facility or a warehouse.

6366
04:56:25,285 --> 04:56:26,686
I don't know what it is,

6367
04:56:26,686 --> 04:56:29,689
but I don't want it
anywhere near this state.

6368
04:56:29,889 --> 04:56:33,026
I want that to be clear,
I hate this.

6369
04:56:33,293 --> 04:56:36,963
I see that flag
and I don't see freedom.

6370
04:56:37,197 --> 04:56:39,399
I see a swastika.

6371
04:56:39,399 --> 04:56:42,202
I see prejudice.

6372
04:56:42,202 --> 04:56:44,637
I see an excuse for hatred.

6373
04:56:44,637 --> 04:56:46,473
I can never respect that flag.

6374
04:56:46,473 --> 04:56:48,074
I am a dual citizen.

6375
04:56:48,074 --> 04:56:49,476
I am a citizen of America.

6376
04:56:49,476 --> 04:56:51,211
But I'm also
a citizen of Mexico.

6377
04:56:51,211 --> 04:56:51,678
And I would be

6378
04:56:51,678 --> 04:56:55,515
more than happy to leave here
if this place becomes like

6379
04:56:55,515 --> 04:56:57,117
World War two. Nazi Germany.

6380
04:56:58,318 --> 04:57:00,153
It's crazy that we are

6381
04:57:00,153 --> 04:57:02,255
always talking
about these kinds of things.

6382
04:57:02,255 --> 04:57:03,923
Concentration camps.

6383
04:57:03,923 --> 04:57:06,860
Why are we so obsessed
with them?

6384
04:57:06,860 --> 04:57:09,329
All of us can agree
that they don't do anything.

6385
04:57:09,329 --> 04:57:10,764
Where are these people going?

6386
04:57:10,764 --> 04:57:12,699
You know how many people
are missing

6387
04:57:12,699 --> 04:57:14,334
from these detention facilities?

6388
04:57:14,334 --> 04:57:16,002
We don't know where they go.

6389
04:57:16,002 --> 04:57:18,238
The people
that have died in their care.

6390
04:57:18,238 --> 04:57:21,041
That's blood on your hands.

6391
04:57:21,041 --> 04:57:24,144
If you pass this,
you are on my radar.

6392
04:57:24,411 --> 04:57:27,180
I will never forget your names
or faces.

6393
04:57:27,180 --> 04:57:30,083
And I will make sure
you will never forget mine.

6394
04:57:30,083 --> 04:57:32,952
Sorry if this makes me
a little bit emotional.

6395
04:57:32,952 --> 04:57:36,056
It keeps me up at night,
and it kind of makes me mad

6396
04:57:36,089 --> 04:57:39,959
that you guys are being thanked
for doing your jobs.

6397
04:57:40,026 --> 04:57:41,895
You guys are sitting
there just listening.

6398
04:57:41,895 --> 04:57:43,563
I would love to do that.

6399
04:57:43,563 --> 04:57:44,698
I would love to get paid

6400
04:57:44,698 --> 04:57:47,267
to just stare at random
people all day

6401
04:57:47,267 --> 04:57:48,902
and just listen
to what they have to say.

6402
04:57:48,902 --> 04:57:51,137
I'm sure some of you guys are
good people,

6403
04:57:51,137 --> 04:57:53,673
but I've been watching
every single one of you

6404
04:57:53,673 --> 04:57:56,609
and the amount of care
that you are even putting into

6405
04:57:56,609 --> 04:57:59,579
just listening is pathetic.

6406
04:57:59,679 --> 04:58:02,215
I have no respect
for any of you.

6407
04:58:02,215 --> 04:58:05,151
I have no respect for authority
or government.

6408
04:58:05,151 --> 04:58:06,653
I respect democracy.

6409
04:58:06,653 --> 04:58:08,521
I believe in democracy.

6410
04:58:08,521 --> 04:58:12,492
I don't believe in America's
system because it is corrupt.

6411
04:58:12,926 --> 04:58:14,928
It is awful and is evil.

6412
04:58:14,928 --> 04:58:17,097
If you want an example,
look at our president

6413
04:58:17,097 --> 04:58:18,465
and his friends.

6414
04:58:18,465 --> 04:58:19,799
Look at Bill gates.

6415
04:58:19,799 --> 04:58:22,469
Look at
Jeffrey Epstein. Look at.

6416
04:58:23,603 --> 04:58:25,472
Oh, there's so many Mark

6417
04:58:25,472 --> 04:58:29,075
Zuckerberg,
Jeff Bezos all in cahoots.

6418
04:58:29,075 --> 04:58:31,010
The billionaires
are all together.

6419
04:58:31,010 --> 04:58:33,513
And that should scare you,
because the amount of power

6420
04:58:33,513 --> 04:58:35,949
they hold right now,
the wealth disparity

6421
04:58:35,949 --> 04:58:37,450
should be affecting you,

6422
04:58:37,450 --> 04:58:40,453
and you should be seeing it
in your everyday life.

6423
04:58:41,221 --> 04:58:45,091
You need to be taking this more
seriously because I'm young.

6424
04:58:45,158 --> 04:58:47,627
This is my future.
How old are all of you?

6425
04:58:47,627 --> 04:58:49,629
What is the average age
on this board?

6426
04:58:49,629 --> 04:58:52,699
If it's above 30, then
that's kind of disappointing.

6427
04:58:56,836 --> 04:58:58,638
I think I'm good.

6428
04:58:58,638 --> 04:59:01,641
Thank you.

6429
04:59:07,247 --> 04:59:09,816
Good evening sir.

6430
04:59:09,816 --> 04:59:11,785
Good evening.

6431
04:59:11,785 --> 04:59:12,819
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

6432
04:59:12,819 --> 04:59:15,422
And the City Council
and all the city staff

6433
04:59:15,422 --> 04:59:16,856
that have stuck around.

6434
04:59:16,856 --> 04:59:18,558
I do appreciate you
keeping the floor

6435
04:59:18,558 --> 04:59:20,727
open to let everybody speak.

6436
04:59:20,727 --> 04:59:23,730
I attended today
just to be a silent partner

6437
04:59:23,963 --> 04:59:26,299
in supporting my community.

6438
04:59:26,299 --> 04:59:29,302
And I feel like I just have
to put my name on the record.

6439
04:59:29,569 --> 04:59:32,572
My name is Jean rolls, and I'm
a retired military officer.

6440
04:59:32,639 --> 04:59:36,309
I've lived in the Phoenix area
since 2001.

6441
04:59:36,576 --> 04:59:38,845
We chose to retire in the Grand.

6442
04:59:38,845 --> 04:59:40,547
Our cross
streets are bell and cotton.

6443
04:59:43,917 --> 04:59:46,920
And it is so unfortunate
how this has played out.

6444
04:59:47,020 --> 04:59:50,423
And I think it's going
to tarnish what what many people

6445
04:59:50,423 --> 04:59:52,892
have.

6446
04:59:52,892 --> 04:59:55,995
Tried to say surprised
is good about I think surprise.

6447
04:59:56,196 --> 04:59:59,199
I remember as a small town
when the target was built

6448
04:59:59,399 --> 05:00:00,867
at Bell and Grand.

6449
05:00:00,867 --> 05:00:02,469
That was a big deal.

6450
05:00:02,469 --> 05:00:04,237
We are 60,000 people.

6451
05:00:04,237 --> 05:00:07,140
We're going
to get an Applebee's in town.

6452
05:00:07,140 --> 05:00:12,178
So the growth that the city
has managed over these 25 years

6453
05:00:12,278 --> 05:00:13,646
has been remarkable.

6454
05:00:13,646 --> 05:00:17,150
We chose to retire here because
it is a great place to live.

6455
05:00:17,717 --> 05:00:21,287
You know,
I didn't think as a retiree

6456
05:00:21,287 --> 05:00:24,691
I would attend so many protests
in the last year

6457
05:00:25,558 --> 05:00:28,561
that I've attended more
than in my entire life.

6458
05:00:28,895 --> 05:00:30,630
I'd like to give a shout out
to this.

6459
05:00:30,630 --> 05:00:32,232
The police department here.

6460
05:00:32,232 --> 05:00:34,167
I think they do a wonderful job

6461
05:00:34,167 --> 05:00:37,737
managing the
protests that are happening.

6462
05:00:38,671 --> 05:00:41,007
Every
Saturday they're world class.

6463
05:00:41,007 --> 05:00:44,944
If this Ice detention facility
comes into our community,

6464
05:00:45,211 --> 05:00:46,880
they're going to be overstressed

6465
05:00:46,880 --> 05:00:49,049
and their reputation
is going to be tarnished

6466
05:00:49,049 --> 05:00:51,918
because it won't be peaceful
like it is

6467
05:00:51,918 --> 05:00:54,921
every day on Saturday. Okay.

6468
05:00:55,121 --> 05:00:58,124
This Ice detention facility and

6469
05:00:58,558 --> 05:01:01,828
the policies
and executive actions of our

6470
05:01:01,828 --> 05:01:05,098
leadership are very divisive
for our community

6471
05:01:05,331 --> 05:01:06,633
and for our nation.

6472
05:01:06,633 --> 05:01:08,201
And as a result of that,

6473
05:01:08,201 --> 05:01:11,604
violence
will percolate to the surface.

6474
05:01:11,938 --> 05:01:14,607
And we won't have
these conversations

6475
05:01:14,607 --> 05:01:17,610
like we're having now.

6476
05:01:17,610 --> 05:01:20,180
I know the city
council can stand up,

6477
05:01:20,180 --> 05:01:23,883
because in October, you passed
a resolution saying you were not

6478
05:01:23,883 --> 05:01:27,487
in support of the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railroad.

6479
05:01:27,821 --> 05:01:31,324
Head up and Waddell
at a minimum.

6480
05:01:31,324 --> 05:01:33,760
I think that should
come out of the city council

6481
05:01:34,828 --> 05:01:35,995
in the next week or

6482
05:01:35,995 --> 05:01:39,766
two to say that we do not want
this facility here.

6483
05:01:40,066 --> 05:01:43,069
If we have no legal

6484
05:01:43,169 --> 05:01:46,139
avenues to go
against the federal government,

6485
05:01:46,139 --> 05:01:48,508
we have to,
as a local community,

6486
05:01:48,508 --> 05:01:51,711
try to stop this overreach
of the federal government

6487
05:01:52,379 --> 05:01:55,048
skirting the issue of localities

6488
05:01:55,048 --> 05:01:58,017
and running much of the federal

6489
05:01:58,485 --> 05:02:02,722
purse based off executive orders
coming out of the white House.

6490
05:02:03,556 --> 05:02:06,159
We may disagree on politics,
but that's not

6491
05:02:06,159 --> 05:02:09,162
how democracy is supposed
to work in America.

6492
05:02:09,596 --> 05:02:11,564
We have three branches
of government.

6493
05:02:11,564 --> 05:02:13,967
Congress controls the purse.

6494
05:02:13,967 --> 05:02:17,070
The executive branch
executes the law.

6495
05:02:17,170 --> 05:02:17,937
Thank you sir.

6496
05:02:17,937 --> 05:02:20,940
Thank you.

6497
05:02:24,177 --> 05:02:27,180
Good evening.

6498
05:02:28,448 --> 05:02:31,451
Good evening, Mayor Sartor
and council members.

6499
05:02:31,684 --> 05:02:33,720
My name is Maria Leonardi Foster

6500
05:02:33,720 --> 05:02:36,723
and I am a resident of surprise,
living near Peoria and raised.

6501
05:02:37,624 --> 05:02:40,026
I am a full time
behavioral health professional

6502
05:02:40,026 --> 05:02:42,629
and a full time addiction
study and public policy student.

6503
05:02:43,697 --> 05:02:46,666
I do not come here with new
data, innovative talking points,

6504
05:02:46,666 --> 05:02:48,702
or unique legal arguments
regarding

6505
05:02:48,702 --> 05:02:51,705
the new confirmed Ice facility
now planned in our city.

6506
05:02:52,639 --> 05:02:55,775
Having done my research
on each of your policies, public

6507
05:02:55,775 --> 05:02:57,877
comments, and initiatives,

6508
05:02:57,877 --> 05:03:00,280
I am confident that reminding
you of the emotional weight

6509
05:03:00,280 --> 05:03:02,182
and the mental toll
that this news has on

6510
05:03:02,182 --> 05:03:05,185
our community members
will not sway your position

6511
05:03:06,019 --> 05:03:06,920
even worse.

6512
05:03:06,920 --> 05:03:08,388
As incredible as the messages

6513
05:03:08,388 --> 05:03:11,391
have been this evening,
I fear many of you do not care

6514
05:03:12,459 --> 05:03:14,194
regardless of where you stand.

6515
05:03:14,194 --> 05:03:16,763
For being here and listening
to the members of the community.

6516
05:03:16,763 --> 05:03:19,332
You have my respect.

6517
05:03:19,332 --> 05:03:20,533
Mayor. Our tour.

6518
05:03:20,533 --> 05:03:21,935
You said at the start
that you wish

6519
05:03:21,935 --> 05:03:24,070
to remind the people
about the lack of power

6520
05:03:24,070 --> 05:03:27,073
that surprised City
Council has on this issue.

6521
05:03:27,173 --> 05:03:30,009
I, and every person inside
and outside of this building,

6522
05:03:30,009 --> 05:03:32,178
are here to remind
you of what power looks like.

6523
05:03:33,246 --> 05:03:34,681
Yes, the federal government

6524
05:03:34,681 --> 05:03:37,684
has authority over immigration
law and federal facilities.

6525
05:03:37,684 --> 05:03:39,119
And as you have said,

6526
05:03:39,119 --> 05:03:40,587
the city does not have the power

6527
05:03:40,587 --> 05:03:43,590
to interrupt or prevent
Ice operations directly

6528
05:03:43,857 --> 05:03:45,925
under the Immigration
and Nationality Act.

6529
05:03:45,925 --> 05:03:48,628
Federal projects are not subject
to local zoning laws,

6530
05:03:48,628 --> 05:03:49,195
and the city

6531
05:03:49,195 --> 05:03:52,198
was not even notified prior
to the proper purchase.

6532
05:03:52,966 --> 05:03:55,635
You, the surprise City Council,
do have real

6533
05:03:55,635 --> 05:03:58,438
and meaningful power
when it comes to demanding

6534
05:03:58,438 --> 05:04:01,441
transparency
from federal agencies.

6535
05:04:01,641 --> 05:04:04,044
The community deserves
clear public information

6536
05:04:04,044 --> 05:04:06,046
about the intended information

6537
05:04:06,046 --> 05:04:08,181
about the intended
use of the facility,

6538
05:04:08,181 --> 05:04:08,982
the number of people

6539
05:04:08,982 --> 05:04:11,017
it will hold, protocols
for oversight,

6540
05:04:11,017 --> 05:04:14,020
and how the city
will be informed about changes.

6541
05:04:14,087 --> 05:04:16,589
It is these policies
that ensure safe and humane

6542
05:04:16,589 --> 05:04:18,224
treatment of human beings

6543
05:04:18,224 --> 05:04:20,794
when transparency
ceases to exist,

6544
05:04:20,794 --> 05:04:23,630
when overreach of power takes
place, lives are lost.

6545
05:04:23,630 --> 05:04:24,297
We have seen it.

6546
05:04:25,432 --> 05:04:27,767
I formally request
that the City of Surprise pass

6547
05:04:27,767 --> 05:04:30,837
a resolution demanding DHS
and Ice publicly disclose

6548
05:04:30,837 --> 05:04:34,574
operating operational plans,
community impact assessments,

6549
05:04:34,741 --> 05:04:37,744
and clear points of contact
for ongoing communication.

6550
05:04:37,911 --> 05:04:39,713
While you cannot stop
federal enforcement.

6551
05:04:39,713 --> 05:04:42,415
You can act to protect municipal
resources.

6552
05:04:42,415 --> 05:04:44,417
That includes
insisting on assurances

6553
05:04:44,417 --> 05:04:47,620
that federal operations will not
drain city emergency services,

6554
05:04:47,987 --> 05:04:51,324
create jobs and public safety,
or endanger any persons life.

6555
05:04:52,225 --> 05:04:54,194
You do have the power
to limit cooperation

6556
05:04:54,194 --> 05:04:54,861
between city

6557
05:04:54,861 --> 05:04:56,730
law enforcement
and federal immigration

6558
05:04:56,730 --> 05:04:59,099
enforcement
beyond what the law requires,

6559
05:04:59,099 --> 05:05:00,567
such as implementing policies

6560
05:05:00,567 --> 05:05:03,570
restricting local involvement
in immigration, arrests

6561
05:05:03,570 --> 05:05:06,573
detainees, or information shared
unless required by law.

6562
05:05:06,940 --> 05:05:08,241
Many cities have done this.

6563
05:05:08,241 --> 05:05:11,878
Now it is your turn as a third
generation Hispanic immigrant.

6564
05:05:11,911 --> 05:05:14,881
I've seen how these practices
affect my family, our neighbors,

6565
05:05:14,881 --> 05:05:16,983
and our sense of safety
and equity.

6566
05:05:16,983 --> 05:05:19,919
I stand here asking you,
as the elected officials charged

6567
05:05:19,919 --> 05:05:21,021
with providing safety

6568
05:05:21,021 --> 05:05:22,822
and equitable
care for all residents,

6569
05:05:22,822 --> 05:05:24,924
to listen to the
voices of your constituents,

6570
05:05:26,159 --> 05:05:27,861
to use the power you do have,

6571
05:05:27,861 --> 05:05:30,063
and to act in ways
that protect our community,

6572
05:05:30,063 --> 05:05:32,465
uphold human rights and demand
accountability.

6573
05:05:32,465 --> 05:05:35,468
Thank you.

6574
05:05:39,539 --> 05:05:40,340
Good evening.

6575
05:05:40,340 --> 05:05:42,375
Good evening to you, mayor
and the council.

6576
05:05:42,375 --> 05:05:43,743
My name is Kelly Oubre.

6577
05:05:43,743 --> 05:05:45,245
I live on Bullard and Cactus.

6578
05:05:45,245 --> 05:05:46,679
And I can see this
detention center

6579
05:05:46,679 --> 05:05:48,348
from points in my neighborhood.

6580
05:05:48,348 --> 05:05:50,917
I can see this building
from my school.

6581
05:05:50,917 --> 05:05:52,585
That being said, I'm
a current student

6582
05:05:52,585 --> 05:05:54,421
at Desert High School
in the student body.

6583
05:05:54,421 --> 05:05:55,455
Vice president.

6584
05:05:55,455 --> 05:05:59,259
The GPA of GPA of 4.3
before anyone passes me off

6585
05:05:59,259 --> 05:06:00,794
as young and dumb.

6586
05:06:00,794 --> 05:06:02,962
I would like to speak on
behalf of my school

6587
05:06:02,962 --> 05:06:05,699
and represent it
like my position calls me to.

6588
05:06:05,699 --> 05:06:06,633
In this past week,

6589
05:06:06,633 --> 05:06:09,736
we have had students
organize three anti ice protest.

6590
05:06:10,070 --> 05:06:12,972
We have gotten online threats
and comments for these protest.

6591
05:06:12,972 --> 05:06:16,409
One asking if they're allowed
to run us over children

6592
05:06:16,943 --> 05:06:19,112
ice in this administration
has created

6593
05:06:19,112 --> 05:06:20,680
hatred within their supporters

6594
05:06:20,680 --> 05:06:21,681
that is now affecting

6595
05:06:21,681 --> 05:06:24,117
our community
as students at this school.

6596
05:06:24,117 --> 05:06:26,152
This detention center
is a scary reality

6597
05:06:26,152 --> 05:06:27,387
we all had to deal with,

6598
05:06:27,387 --> 05:06:29,689
but we will not stay silent
about it.

6599
05:06:29,689 --> 05:06:31,424
At my school,
it is well known that we have

6600
05:06:31,424 --> 05:06:33,626
a predominantly
Hispanic population.

6601
05:06:33,626 --> 05:06:35,995
Our minority is a majority
there.

6602
05:06:35,995 --> 05:06:38,531
We as students
are going to be heavily affected

6603
05:06:38,531 --> 05:06:40,967
as this detention center
is right down our road.

6604
05:06:40,967 --> 05:06:42,302
These children
and their families

6605
05:06:42,302 --> 05:06:45,105
are not the violent criminals
the government says they are.

6606
05:06:45,105 --> 05:06:46,306
I get a pit in my stomach

6607
05:06:46,306 --> 05:06:47,841
when I think about
how in a few months

6608
05:06:47,841 --> 05:06:50,610
I have to go to school, knowing
humans are screaming for help

6609
05:06:50,610 --> 05:06:52,612
and not getting the rights
they are.

6610
05:06:52,612 --> 05:06:54,147
It hurts me to know
that my peers

6611
05:06:54,147 --> 05:06:56,049
are undoubtably
going to be hurt.

6612
05:06:56,049 --> 05:06:58,618
The immigrant families
that I've first handedly seen

6613
05:06:58,618 --> 05:07:01,621
build these students up
to be hardworking and successful

6614
05:07:01,621 --> 05:07:03,723
may not be able to celebrate
with them as they walk

6615
05:07:03,723 --> 05:07:04,791
the stage.

6616
05:07:04,791 --> 05:07:07,227
Students are at risk
to come home with no family,

6617
05:07:07,227 --> 05:07:09,396
and have to take care of
themselves who are dealing with

6618
05:07:09,396 --> 05:07:10,497
not knowing what is happening

6619
05:07:10,497 --> 05:07:12,766
to their families
in this detention center.

6620
05:07:12,766 --> 05:07:14,334
If we can all agree
on one thing,

6621
05:07:14,334 --> 05:07:15,635
no child should have to live

6622
05:07:15,635 --> 05:07:17,404
through
these traumatic experiences

6623
05:07:17,404 --> 05:07:19,639
and be ripped away
from their family.

6624
05:07:19,639 --> 05:07:22,142
We have all seen the damage
and physical harm Ice

6625
05:07:22,142 --> 05:07:25,145
has done on peaceful protesters,
citizens and immigrants.

6626
05:07:25,278 --> 05:07:25,879
Who's to say

6627
05:07:25,879 --> 05:07:28,882
they won't harm the students
of Surprise and El Mirage?

6628
05:07:29,082 --> 05:07:31,117
Who's to say that
they won't come after my school?

6629
05:07:31,117 --> 05:07:33,219
That's supposed
to be a safe place for all.

6630
05:07:33,219 --> 05:07:34,587
If any of you care to protect

6631
05:07:34,587 --> 05:07:37,357
the students and children
who are the future of the city,

6632
05:07:37,357 --> 05:07:39,359
then you will find a way
to either contain this.

6633
05:07:39,359 --> 05:07:42,529
Ensure everyone is safe,
or get this out of our city

6634
05:07:42,529 --> 05:07:45,065
by working with our Senators
and Representatives.

6635
05:07:45,065 --> 05:07:45,598
Do not let

6636
05:07:45,598 --> 05:07:48,568
what happened in Germany
during the 40s come back to us.

6637
05:07:48,735 --> 05:07:50,470
I pray to God
that everybody will listen

6638
05:07:50,470 --> 05:07:53,106
to the voice of the children
and future. And one last thing.

6639
05:07:53,106 --> 05:07:55,809
No one will ever be
illegal on stolen land.

6640
05:07:55,809 --> 05:07:56,276
Thank you.

6641
05:08:05,118 --> 05:08:05,552
Good evening.

6642
05:08:05,552 --> 05:08:08,555
As you're still awake.

6643
05:08:08,688 --> 05:08:09,989
Hello. My name is Iverson.

6644
05:08:09,989 --> 05:08:12,992
I live in Peoria,
just a few miles away from here.

6645
05:08:13,393 --> 05:08:15,628
I'm speaking
because the proposed 1500 bed

6646
05:08:15,628 --> 05:08:18,898
detention facility will have
impacts that extend the region.

6647
05:08:19,499 --> 05:08:21,801
The north side of the facility
is less than three quarters

6648
05:08:21,801 --> 05:08:24,537
of a mile from Primrose School
of Surprise.

6649
05:08:24,537 --> 05:08:26,973
And its proximity
to other nearby schools

6650
05:08:26,973 --> 05:08:29,709
raises concerns for children
and families.

6651
05:08:29,709 --> 05:08:31,611
Large detention centers
also placed

6652
05:08:31,611 --> 05:08:33,313
demands
on shared infrastructure.

6653
05:08:33,313 --> 05:08:36,549
It's been it's been spoken
about all through this meeting,

6654
05:08:37,317 --> 05:08:39,719
including water, sewer,
emergency services

6655
05:08:39,719 --> 05:08:41,287
and major roads
used by commuters

6656
05:08:41,287 --> 05:08:44,290
throughout Peoria, Glendale,
Elmira, Johnson City

6657
05:08:44,424 --> 05:08:47,761
traffic, emergency response
and neighborhood safety concerns

6658
05:08:47,761 --> 05:08:49,829
do not stop at surprised city
limits,

6659
05:08:49,829 --> 05:08:52,832
making
regional oversight critical.

6660
05:08:52,966 --> 05:08:55,869
That means
it's going to reach my city.

6661
05:08:56,936 --> 05:08:59,005
While the city cannot
prevent Ice from operating

6662
05:08:59,005 --> 05:09:01,341
as a federal agency,
it has established

6663
05:09:01,341 --> 05:09:03,476
legal and ethical processes
to ensure that

6664
05:09:03,476 --> 05:09:06,813
any facility operates in a way
that protects the community

6665
05:09:07,380 --> 05:09:10,050
through zoning and building
fire and life safety codes.

6666
05:09:10,050 --> 05:09:12,018
The city can guide
and coordinate compliance

6667
05:09:12,018 --> 05:09:14,554
to ensure that infrastructure,
safety

6668
05:09:14,554 --> 05:09:16,923
and neighborhood
concerns are fully addressed

6669
05:09:16,923 --> 05:09:20,293
under the National Environmental
Policy Act, or Nepa,

6670
05:09:20,660 --> 05:09:24,030
Ice is required to evaluate
the environmental impacts

6671
05:09:24,030 --> 05:09:25,799
of converting the warehouse.

6672
05:09:25,799 --> 05:09:29,035
This includes traffic
safety, land use, and effects

6673
05:09:29,035 --> 05:09:30,570
on surrounding neighborhoods
and school

6674
05:09:30,570 --> 05:09:32,806
before final decisions are made.

6675
05:09:32,806 --> 05:09:36,509
Nepa also mandates
meaningful public participation,

6676
05:09:36,776 --> 05:09:40,547
which ensures comments like ours
are considerate in the review.

6677
05:09:41,047 --> 05:09:43,650
This shows the importance
of public oversight

6678
05:09:43,650 --> 05:09:44,918
and local review.

6679
05:09:44,918 --> 05:09:48,088
While Nepa does not guarantee
a specific outcome, it requires

6680
05:09:48,088 --> 05:09:51,725
the potential impacts
or that potential impacts

6681
05:09:52,392 --> 05:09:56,129
are assessed and alternatives
eternities are evaluated.

6682
05:09:56,563 --> 05:10:01,368
I urge you, council, mayor and
council to stay focused, strong.

6683
05:10:01,401 --> 05:10:04,304
Exercise all the available local
authority

6684
05:10:04,304 --> 05:10:05,338
authority that you have.

6685
05:10:05,338 --> 05:10:08,341
Ensure Nepa
processes are fully followed,

6686
05:10:08,341 --> 05:10:10,677
and give our community
a real voice in decisions

6687
05:10:10,677 --> 05:10:13,680
that will affect both surprise
and the surrounding West Valley.

6688
05:10:13,980 --> 05:10:16,716
This is not just about surprise,
it is about protecting

6689
05:10:16,716 --> 05:10:19,719
children, families and shared
resources across the region.

6690
05:10:19,919 --> 05:10:20,920
And what I want to say

6691
05:10:20,920 --> 05:10:25,091
is that I hope you recognize
in your constituency the power,

6692
05:10:25,091 --> 05:10:28,828
the courage and the wisdom
that you have in your city.

6693
05:10:29,763 --> 05:10:30,563
In the city of

6694
05:10:30,563 --> 05:10:33,566
Peoria, we had a group of,

6695
05:10:33,733 --> 05:10:36,136
citizens
that stood up for something

6696
05:10:36,136 --> 05:10:39,139
that they did not
want in Peoria, and they won.

6697
05:10:39,506 --> 05:10:42,742
So constituents know
that you can stand up

6698
05:10:42,742 --> 05:10:45,745
and you can fight for stuff.

6699
05:10:48,681 --> 05:10:50,316
Okay.

6700
05:10:50,316 --> 05:10:51,951
Good evening. Good evening.

6701
05:10:51,951 --> 05:10:53,086
Excuse me. My voice is raspy.

6702
05:10:53,086 --> 05:10:56,056
I was among the thousand others
protesting outside.

6703
05:10:56,056 --> 05:10:59,059
My name is Isaac Barrio and
I live on Greenway in the 303.

6704
05:10:59,592 --> 05:11:01,061
I'm here to urge you,
like the many others,

6705
05:11:01,061 --> 05:11:02,629
to do everything in your power

6706
05:11:02,629 --> 05:11:04,597
to stop this facility.
And that includes

6707
05:11:04,597 --> 05:11:07,167
ending the contract with Fox
safety cameras.

6708
05:11:07,167 --> 05:11:09,502
These systems don't just capture
license plates,

6709
05:11:09,502 --> 05:11:12,205
they enable
mass warrantless surveillance.

6710
05:11:12,205 --> 05:11:15,408
People going to work, school,
church, doctor's appointments

6711
05:11:16,076 --> 05:11:19,979
all tracked without
their consent and or suspicion.

6712
05:11:20,780 --> 05:11:22,282
That's not
what public safety looks like

6713
05:11:23,483 --> 05:11:25,018
in a free society.

6714
05:11:25,018 --> 05:11:26,553
What makes what makes this

6715
05:11:26,553 --> 05:11:28,888
especially dangerous
is how the data is used.

6716
05:11:28,888 --> 05:11:29,622
Multiple independent

6717
05:11:29,622 --> 05:11:32,625
studies have found that
these cameras are unencrypted,

6718
05:11:32,792 --> 05:11:36,129
easy to hack, and use by federal
agencies like Ice and DHS,

6719
05:11:36,463 --> 05:11:37,931
which have documented history

6720
05:11:37,931 --> 05:11:41,000
of using surveillance tools
to target, track and intimidate

6721
05:11:41,000 --> 05:11:44,003
immigrant communities
and political dissent.

6722
05:11:44,137 --> 05:11:46,072
This turns our city
infrastructure into a pipeline

6723
05:11:46,072 --> 05:11:49,075
for surveillance and abuse,
often without transparency,

6724
05:11:49,376 --> 05:11:52,112
oversight,
or meaningful accountability.

6725
05:11:52,112 --> 05:11:55,115
Privacy is not a
luxury is a constitutional right

6726
05:11:55,348 --> 05:11:58,251
with the government,
the surprise government,

6727
05:11:58,251 --> 05:12:00,553
collecting and sharing this data
on innocent people,

6728
05:12:00,553 --> 05:12:03,656
it chills free movement,
free association and free speech

6729
05:12:04,190 --> 05:12:06,259
can mean these become afraid,
not safer.

6730
05:12:06,259 --> 05:12:07,994
Surprise
to invest in safety measures

6731
05:12:07,994 --> 05:12:09,462
that respect civil liberties

6732
05:12:09,462 --> 05:12:10,997
not technologies that normalize

6733
05:12:10,997 --> 05:12:13,233
constant monitoring
and federal overreach.

6734
05:12:13,233 --> 05:12:16,169
Ending this kind of contract
with is a clear statement

6735
05:12:16,169 --> 05:12:19,672
that the city values our rights,
dignity, trust over fear,

6736
05:12:19,939 --> 05:12:21,708
and it stands up
to this concentration camp

6737
05:12:21,708 --> 05:12:23,143
and the technocracy.

6738
05:12:23,143 --> 05:12:25,879
This is something you can
act upon now.

6739
05:12:25,879 --> 05:12:26,513
Will you act?

6740
05:12:28,014 --> 05:12:31,017
Thank you.

6741
05:12:34,788 --> 05:12:37,390
Good evening.

6742
05:12:37,390 --> 05:12:38,324
Good evening. Oh.

6743
05:12:38,324 --> 05:12:39,025
Oh, there you go.

6744
05:12:39,025 --> 05:12:41,428
Good evening.
My name is Scotty Nixon.

6745
05:12:41,428 --> 05:12:44,364
25. I've lived in surprise
my entire life.

6746
05:12:44,364 --> 05:12:45,265
I've had the privilege

6747
05:12:45,265 --> 05:12:48,268
of really
seeing the change in this city.

6748
05:12:48,301 --> 05:12:50,937
I saw a lot of people grow
through these changes.

6749
05:12:50,937 --> 05:12:53,606
And instead of separating,
we all came together.

6750
05:12:53,606 --> 05:12:56,543
And I especially got to see that
in 2020.

6751
05:12:56,543 --> 05:12:59,045
I led one of the first protests
out here.

6752
05:12:59,045 --> 05:13:01,281
I don't know if we remember
BLM surprise.

6753
05:13:01,281 --> 05:13:04,284
We fought a lot of perspectives,
negative ones.

6754
05:13:05,151 --> 05:13:07,854
I had a lot of uncomfortable
conversations with people

6755
05:13:07,854 --> 05:13:09,723
throwing slurs my way.

6756
05:13:09,723 --> 05:13:14,694
A lot of people who lacked, true
idea of a bigger perspective.

6757
05:13:14,694 --> 05:13:16,529
And that's one thing we did back

6758
05:13:16,529 --> 05:13:18,198
then was spread
a lot of good perspective.

6759
05:13:18,198 --> 05:13:20,867
We brought people together
and showed

6760
05:13:20,867 --> 05:13:22,736
what a city really looks like,
that cares

6761
05:13:22,736 --> 05:13:24,637
about their community,
that cares about one another.

6762
05:13:24,637 --> 05:13:28,174
In all your neighbors,
especially tonight, it's 1114.

6763
05:13:29,075 --> 05:13:31,010
When did this start? At six?

6764
05:13:31,010 --> 05:13:31,478
I don't know if there's

6765
05:13:31,478 --> 05:13:34,481
still people out of sight,
but I hope you guys understand.

6766
05:13:34,681 --> 05:13:37,851
I know the power
that the people have.

6767
05:13:38,118 --> 05:13:41,988
I know the power that one person
has to make big change.

6768
05:13:42,322 --> 05:13:45,325
And if you guys don't do that,
we will.

6769
05:13:45,325 --> 05:13:48,328
And I hope you have our back
in that process as well.

6770
05:13:48,428 --> 05:13:50,830
I really believe Jack Hastings.

6771
05:13:52,632 --> 05:13:53,099
Awesome.

6772
05:13:53,099 --> 05:13:53,833
I believe for you.

6773
05:13:53,833 --> 05:13:56,436
I saw you fall asleep
laughing over there with Mr.

6774
05:13:56,436 --> 05:13:57,637
City Attorney.

6775
05:13:57,637 --> 05:13:59,906
I don't know
what's so funny right now.

6776
05:13:59,906 --> 05:14:01,841
This is not a laughing matter.

6777
05:14:01,841 --> 05:14:04,144
I understand.
It's been a long day.

6778
05:14:04,144 --> 05:14:06,679
I've seen you since 2020.

6779
05:14:06,679 --> 05:14:09,182
I haven't seen shown
one more ounce of care

6780
05:14:09,182 --> 05:14:12,185
for anything.

6781
05:14:12,619 --> 05:14:14,387
Come on.

6782
05:14:14,387 --> 05:14:17,390
I know you're up for reelection
this year to

6783
05:14:18,124 --> 05:14:19,626
Nick Haney. You as well.

6784
05:14:19,626 --> 05:14:22,629
You guys are the youngest
members on this council.

6785
05:14:22,896 --> 05:14:25,365
Speak up, speak out.

6786
05:14:25,365 --> 05:14:26,733
Do something.

6787
05:14:26,733 --> 05:14:29,002
I know you guys
don't have a lot of power

6788
05:14:29,002 --> 05:14:32,005
against the federal government,
but you have a voice as well.

6789
05:14:32,138 --> 05:14:33,206
You are a party of the people.

6790
05:14:33,206 --> 05:14:34,774
You know that, right?

6791
05:14:34,774 --> 05:14:37,310
Help us
or we will help ourselves.

6792
05:14:37,310 --> 05:14:38,445
And that's not a threat.

6793
05:14:38,445 --> 05:14:40,980
We just want to feel safe
and we will keep ourselves safe.

6794
05:14:42,048 --> 05:14:45,051
Thank you.

6795
05:14:49,289 --> 05:14:51,791
I just came to you.

6796
05:14:51,791 --> 05:14:54,160
I want to thank every. That's
that's everybody. Correct.

6797
05:14:54,160 --> 05:14:56,129
I just want to make sure
that there's

6798
05:14:56,129 --> 05:14:59,132
not anyone else
whose name that I didn't call.

6799
05:14:59,432 --> 05:15:00,400
Okay?

6800
05:15:00,400 --> 05:15:02,135
So I want to thank everybody
for coming in here.

6801
05:15:02,135 --> 05:15:03,670
We hear you.

6802
05:15:03,670 --> 05:15:05,705
I want to consider

6803
05:15:05,705 --> 05:15:08,708
your voice as impactful
and as powerful.

6804
05:15:10,009 --> 05:15:11,811
As our other future agenda items

6805
05:15:11,811 --> 05:15:14,814
or business the council members
want to bring forward.

6806
05:15:15,081 --> 05:15:17,117
No council reports.

6807
05:15:17,117 --> 05:15:18,418
No, no.

6808
05:15:18,418 --> 05:15:20,020
Okay,

6809
05:15:20,020 --> 05:15:22,355
I'll entertain a motion
to adjourn.

6810
05:15:22,355 --> 05:15:23,757
Moved to adjourn. Second.

6811
05:15:23,757 --> 05:15:26,292
All in favor,
say aye. Opposed or adjourned.