Good morning everyone. The Hillsboro
City Council meeting is called to order.
This is a spe special city council
meeting and city clerk, may we please
have the roll call.
>> Thank you. Mayor Cole Adams
>> present. Jang
>> present.
>> Collic
>> present.
>> Ragdale
>> present.
>> Cole
>> present.
>> Thank you. Um for the record um Vice
Mayor Ragdale is joining us by
teleconference uh remotely
and all the appropriate all the
appropriate [clears throat] technical
and legal steps have been addressed with
regards to her joining us remotely. Um
today we will be addressing um the
consideration of an appointment of two
city council members versus proceeding
with uh an election for these council
members. And may we um please could you
please stand to join me in the pledge
allegiance
flag
» to the
one nation under God indivisible with
liberty and justice for
» me Rexdale I hope it's at least daytime
where you are [laughter]
>> it is it is a perfect time. It's 5
o'clock. Thank you.
>> All right. Um we will proceed to the
public comments on items that are not on
the agenda. Um do we have any public
comments from for items not on the
agenda?
>> Thank you, Mayor Cole. No public
comment.
>> Okay. And um I will close public
comment. And the next item, do any coun
council members have a conflict of
interest they may need to disclose
related to item the one item that's on
the agenda?
Seeing none, um we will then proceed
with the new business, which is the
consideration of resolution appointing
Jeff Baxter and Leslie Morgan Ragsdale
to the town of Hillsboro City Council.
And this will be presented by our city
clerk, Lisa Natush.
Thank you, Mayor Cole, Vice Mayor
Ragsdale, and council members.
Uh, so, uh, as you know, the city
council adopted resolutions in June to
call the election in November to fill
two seats. Um those resolutions included
um consolidating the election with the
statewide general election, requesting
the services of the county, uh and
establishing regulations regarding the
candidate statements.
Administration of the election process
is requires adherence to the noticing
requirements and timelines in the
California elections code and the
election is budgeted in the uh 2627
adopted budget and for the costs
associated with the election which
includes uh the county services,
supplies, legal advertising and
translation.
The nomination period opened July 13th
at 8 a.m. and closed on Friday, August
7th at 12 p.m. Uh because an incumbent
didn't file by the end of the initial
nomination period uh on Friday, August
7th at noon, the nomination period was
extended to Wednesday the 12th at 5:00
p.m.
Uh just a note on the election noticing
and outreach that was done. So we have
some requirements per the election code.
Um and so as you know the the council
took action on June 8th and then there
was a notice of election that was posted
uh on town bulletin boards published in
the daily journal and other required
newspapers translated as well. And then
we did additional outreach and noticing
and there was anformational handout
posted about uh for for potential
candidates if they were interested in
running for the election early this
year. The notice of election was
additionally posted on the town website.
We had information in the uh city
manager town update at the council
meetings. We had articles in the weekly
bulletin regarding the nomination period
and the notice of the extended
nomination period was posted on bulletin
boards and on the town website.
So, uh we're here today um because at
the close of that nomination, the
extended nomination period on August
12th at 5, we had two nominees for the
two seats, Jeff Baxter and Leslie Martin
Ragdale. So, at this time, the council
has uh two options. To appoint the two
individuals that were nominated uh or
not appoint the nominees and just
proceed with the election on November
3rd.
So, this timeline outlines where we are.
We had the extended nomination period on
the 12th. Um, and at that time, um,
because we ended up with the two, uh,
candidates for the two seats, uh, one of
the requirements of the election code is
that I present a certificate of the
facts that we had the two candidates for
the two seats, provide that to the city
council at the close of the nomination
period, which was done just after 5:00
p.m. on the 12th. [clears throat] I must
prepare a notice of those facts as well,
and publish that in a newspaper. And so
I did that on Friday the 14th, the
soonest we could get it in the paper
following that close of the nomination
period on the 12th. We additionally
posted it on our bulletin boards and on
the website immediately following the
close of the nomination period on the
12th. We posted the notice of this
meeting on um the Friday of uh August
14th as well. And then the requirements
of the election code require that this
meeting can only be held follow after
the fifth day following the publication
of um the notice of facts that we have
the two candidates for the two seats. So
that's why we're meeting today, August
20th, which is also the last day that
the council can make a decision
regarding uh whether or not they would
like to uh appoint the two candidates or
just proceed with the election.
Um so if the um so following this
meeting um I would need to um let the
county know immediately whether or not
um or what the council's decision is. Um
and so that's why we've scheduled this
meeting uh early in the morning so that
we have plenty of time to let the county
know what um how we're going to proceed.
So, if the council decides to appoint
the nominees,
um Jeff Baxter and Leslie Martin Ragdale
would take office December 14th. Um I
would not be able to accept writing
candidates during the write in uh
candidate filing period. I'll talk more
about that in a moment.
Um, I would forward a certified copy of
the resolution that's before you um to
appoint the nominees um to the county
immediately following this meeting. And
then there would be a savings uh in the
budget of approximately 43,000 to 51,000
um for the cost of the county services
to administer the election. So that
includes um you know mailing of the
ballots and everything required to
administer the election with the county.
And then that also includes the cost of
the additional uh noticing translation
uh that's required for uh the the ele
the November 3rd election. To date,
we've spent about 3,300 in supplies
required noticing and translation.
If the council proceeds to hold the
election, uh Jeff Baxter and Leslie
Martin Ragdale's names would appear on
the November 3rd ballot uh with their
ballot designations and their candidate
statements in the voter information
guide.
Required noticing would be completed.
Um write the writing candidates would uh
be able to obtain nominate nomination
documents from me um and file during
that writing period which is September
7th through October 20th. Uh write in
candidates need to obtain a nomination
paper from MIME. Um they have to file a
statement of write in candidacy. Um they
have to file a form 700. Um so it's very
similar to the process for a candidate
who files during the regular nomination
period. Um they have to get 20
signatures. Um the difference is they
don't get the option to have a ballot
designation because they're not going to
appear, you know, listed in the ballot.
They don't get the option for a
candidate statement.
So, what happens with a qualified
writing candidate, they turn in all of
the documents back to me during that
write-in period. Anyone who writes their
name down uh in that blank line that
you'd see underneath names on the uh
underneath the the names that are listed
on the ballot, their name would be
counted. Um and it just has to be
written um close enough to the spelling
of the name. So, um, if their name is
John Smith, as long as it's spelled very
closely to John Smith, it will be
counted. Uh, but they have to have been
qualified as a candidate with that with
the city clerk in order to be counted.
Um, and so then of course, um, if the
election is held, those election costs
would be spent in the budget. Um, and
I'll speak to the range really quick
that that was listed. Um, when we get a quote from the county for
the cost of the election, they give us a
range. Obviously, it's challenging for
them to to uh give us an a really close
estimate. Um, the range is based on so
many factors as you can imagine. Uh,
there who's how many cities are
participating in the election, how many
candidates there are on the ballot. Um,
a number of factors uh contribute. So,
we really don't know exactly what that
cost is going to be from the county
until we get the invoice uh following
the election, which is sometime usually
January through March after the
election.
So, at this time, uh we're just asking
council to consider the options to
either adopt the resolution appointing
the two candidates um or take no action
to appoint and we and uh proceed with
the election. So, happy to take your
questions. Thank you, Lisa Natush. Um I
will um ask the council for um any
clarifying questions they have for city
clerk and staff regarding the process.
No questions from the Oh, I'm sorry. Um
Vice Mayor Rex, I miss having you right
sitting right next to me here. Um Vice
Mayor Rexdale, please proceed. Yes.
>> Thank you so much. And um please let me
know if I'm being too loud or too soft
because I did put on the air um AirPods
with the noise cancelling. So I'm not
sure which way I'm going here. Um I just
uh two things. One, I just want to thank
Lisa for all of her work uh thus far on
the election. There's so many boxes to
check and dates to keep track of. And um
as a candidate, I've been just so so
appreciative of um both Lisa and
Margaret. Um, and then a question I had
uh is for um Christopher Diaz. I just
wanted to confirm that as a candidate I
am allowed to participate in this
deliberation and vote.
>> Yeah, thank you for the question, Vice
Mayor Regale. Um, yes, you are correct.
There's no affirmative authority out
there that concludes it's a conflict of
interest for a candidate or incumbent uh
to basically approve the resolution or
adopt the resolution appointing them to
the council. So, yes, you can proceed u
by voting today.
Thank you.
>> Thank you. Um, any additional questions
from the council? Um, council member
Adams.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. This is a
question that Christopher you may not
have an answer for. Uh, in the I'm
pretty familiar with the history of
Hillsboro and I don't recall a write-in
candidate uh attaining a position on the
council. How frequently is a write-in
candidate elected
without within the state of California?
>> That's a great question and I would also
ask Lisa if she has any thoughts on this
one because she's probably seeing it um
uh from this position and also her prior
positions. Um in my recollection as a
city attorney and I've been a city
attorney now for uh 13 years and then
obviously been an assistant city
attorney before that for 10 years. Um
none of the jurisdictions I've worked
for have had a successful writing
candidate. Um, but I know it's happened
in certain circumstances, but I couldn't
point out one for you just in my
experience.
>> And same answer for me. I' I've never
heard of it happening. I did confirm
with the county that they've never had a
successful write in candidate for a city
council seat.
>> Thank you.
>> Any additional questions for the um C
for my council members? Um, I have a few
clarifying questions before we go to
public comment. Um the cost of the
election, is that specific just to um
our two candidates or is that for
everything else that's on the ballot
for November 3rd?
>> Uh thank you. Yes. So the the estimate
that I received from the county is
specific to the town for two council
seats. So they factor I'm not exactly
sure how they do the calculation, but we we requested a quote for um two
council seats. So, I'm not sure how what
they're assuming in terms of how many
candidates that's going to be, but
they're taking into consideration a
number of factors including um space on
in the voter information guide. Um you
know, how many people may be doing
candidate statements, the mailing of
that ballot, the translations, the vote,
all of those all of those things.
>> Okay. So, that that up to 51,000 will be
specifically just to have the two
candidates on the on the ballot,
>> right? So, yeah. And I'm not sure what
other assumptions they're making about
how many potential, you know, candidates
we may have for two seats.
>> All right. Okay. And do we have the
election will be held on November 3rd
pertaining to other issues for the
county or the greater area or the states
even for that matter. Correct.
>> Yes.
>> States and federal. I I believe this is
a midterm election. So there will be
other many other items on the ballot.
>> Yes. So Hillsboro residents would be
receiving a ballot. Uh it it would just
be a matter of whether or not there
would be city council seats on their
ballot.
>> Okay. Um I I may have more questions as
we proceed, but I think I'll ask the
public to comment if they have any
questions or comments at this point. Do
we have any any comments or questions
from the public?
>> Thank you. I actually don't see any
members of the public present.
» Oh, actually we do have a member of the
public. Mr. Baxter, would you like to
speak?
>> I'll just you on mute at this time.
>> Jeff,
not not at this time, but uh maybe a
little bit later. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you. Um in which case, no
additional comments from the council or
the public. Then we will proceed with a
discussion and deliberation before we
vote on the options in front of us. Do
we um we'll start with council member
Adams. Do you have any specific thoughts
and comments on this issue?
» Um I think this is an an interesting
exercise in a lot of things that the
council has to think about. um accurate
uh
representation and also making sure we
are very mindful of every penny we pay
we spend of the taxpayers's dollars. Uh
I believe that there was more than
adequate opportunity for candidates to
uh join into this uh democratic election
and uh the two candidates who took
advantage of that were the only two who
did take advantage. But uh I think
democracy has been served and I think at
this point I will be voting to support
the resolution particularly because
of the major budgetary issues that this
council is facing uh that have befallen
us and require that we be extremely
diligent in our expenditures.
>> Thank you. Um, Council Member Trunk,
» I think my colleague spoke so well, so I
have no comments. Council member
Crowley,
>> I agree with Council Member Adams and I
also want to say that um that we're very
lucky that that Vice Mayor Ragstale is
uh is willing to serve another term and
also that uh Jeff Baxter is willing to
step up and I think we all know that he
has big shoes to fill. My colleague to
the right has been a dedicated and
exemplary council person. I'm glad we
get to serve with her for another few
months. But um this town, Hillsboro is
Hillsboro because of the dedication and
hard work of not only our staff and our
electeds and appointed, but our
residents, our residents like Jeff
Baxter and Leslie Ragdale who are
willing to step up and do some hard work
and um and lead the town. And I feel
we're very fortunate. So, thank you very
much.
Thank you. Um, Vice Mayor Rexdale.
>> Uh, yes. Um, okay. I have a number of
things I will try to say quickly. Um,
again, tell me if my volume is not
adequate. Um, as you can imagine, I've
been pondering this for weeks and in
some ways for years because this did
come up last time um that I ended up um
with uh council member Schwang. we were
appointed in lie um and some members of
the public said that wouldn't serve
democracy and I thought you know that's a tough vote um a true believer
in democracy but um given um all of the
facts that my fellow council members
have named um especially the cost um but
as um uh council member Adams pointed
out democracy really has been served you can't look at the e-news or or any
of our meetings without knowing there
was an election. You can't read the
Daily Journal without knowing there's an
election. Um it is extremely unusual,
although it sounds like now perhaps
unheard of for a writing candidate to um
to be successful. Um and nobody has
stepped up as as far I as I've seen. Uh
usually a potential candidate would, you
know, contact current council members
and say, "Hey, I'm thinking about
running. What do you think?" Um and
there hasn't been anyone out there.
there's not a member of the public today
to say, "Hey, I wanted to be a writing
candidate. Shoot, I was out of town. I
missed the ENUS." Um, so I do think that
democracy and our budget would be served
by um passing this resolution.
Um, just a couple other things. um the
tradition of the appointment in Lou a
lot of our um amazing uh former mayors
uh have actually never stood for
election in the town of Hillsboro
because we do have this tradition of um
appointing inloo if there's an an
uncontested election. Um our school
board they were surprised that we even
have this when they have an uncontested
election they just don't have the
election. They don't even vote to not
have it. Um and um you'll be pleased to
know that our uh school board members um
will be uh automatically reappointed.
They are having an uncontested election
for um those three people. Um the town
of Athetherton that we often um uh
compare ourselves with favorably. Um
we're very similar in a lot of ways. Um
they just had a fiveminute meeting to
appoint uh inl candidates. it was four
because someone was filling a two-year
term. Um so, uh and it was an
uncontested election. Um the last thing
is just really um uh our our time and
resources. Um so I can go on and um do
my work with um the town. Think about I
already have notes going for potential
February goals for our goal setting. Um,
I'm here in Ireland having a fabulous
time, but I'm also having Zooms on
various things and and and emailing with
staff and I could continue with that
work, um, and, um, not have to, uh, put
up a website, a bank account, a mailing,
um, and all of the other things to for
an election where it just where it's
uncontested, so it doesn't make sense.
Um and then um I did look into ways to
environmentally have signs around town
as sustainability
commissioner. Um and you there are some
Ridwell doesn't take them. Recology
doesn't take them. They will take the stansions. Um but uh there are ways
to do biodegradable signs if anyone's
interested in the future. Um
and um there are signs made out of
seeds, but you can't put them out if
it's going to rain. Um so not not a
great idea. Um and then the last thing
is I have gotten to know uh Jeff Baxter
and the town will be very well served
with the Jeff on council. So um anyone
who happens to be watching this later
can rest assured um we are very lucky.
just retired from uh um very good uh
very well um positioned accounting firm
at Deote and Touch. Um he was mentored
by our very own Al Royce and he's been
on our financial advisory committee for
a long time. He knows about the Brown
Act which is the one thing we're always
nervous about that people won't
understand. He knows about our finances.
Um and we will be very well served with
Jeff and um thank you for listening. I I
see the way this is going, but also it's
important. I I don't I don't take this
lightly and I am very appreciative.
Thank you.
>> Um thank you for all your comments and
um thanks to my colleagues for their
comments and I so respect this council
and all of you great leaders I've been
working with for the past many years. Um
I I do
completely disagree with not proceeding
with an election for the following
reason. I think many of you know me to
be a pragmatist but I can also be an
idealist and I would just for the record
like to make notes of the significant
ideals that I believe can be um an issue
here. First, let me just say with
regards to Vice Mayor Ragsdale as a
candidate, I have had the privilege and
the and just it's been just wonderful
working with her and probably not
supposed to endorse someone from the
DES, but I have to say I I this my
opinions is not a reflection of her. I
endorse her. I did sign her petition to
run again. And I have al I also have the
utmost respect for Jeff Baxter.
I have known Jeff and his family for
many years. our kids grew up together.
He's been a dedicated servant to this uh
community. He and his wife and the rest
of his family and I did endorse him and
signed his petition as well. So, I will
continue to endorse them with regards to
their efforts to be on the council. So,
my comments is not a reflection of any
hesitations I have regarding these two
candidates. I have the greatest respect
for them. However, I believe I've had
the utmost privilege to serve this town.
And to me, this is the very definition
of democracy.
The Greek word democracy is defined as
the power of the people and the rule by
the people. I do think we have a
privilege sitting on the council where
we make very significant decisions with
regards to taxes and zoning and other
important decisions that impacts the
well-being and welfare of our residents.
I am concerned that um in especially
with regards to just the opportunity to
be on the council and we will be
discussing some other issues later on as
to how we um appoint our mayors and
we'll probably have a discussion on that
in the next few months but specifically
with regards to accountability.
Our legitimacy comes from the votes of
the voters. There are times when we make
a decision that some in the community
don't agree with, but we have the power
of the people behind us who voted for
us. And each of us as independent
thinkers make the best decision we can.
It is not about an individual who may
have connections or have friends on the
council or feeling obligated to vote one
way or the other because someone
appointed you or did not appoint you. I
do want to continue to think of those
issues that may come up to remind me
that I am beholding to the constituents
of this community, not to any of my
council members. This, you know, and as
I stated earlier, I have the utmost
respect. I really believe every council
member here has continued to exercise
their voting power with tremendous
integrity and thoughtfulness.
I also um believe representative
government is about the people voting
you, the residents voting for you and it
creates diversity of views. If imagine a
council 25 years from now that lobbies
to get their friends or family members
on the council, you will destroy the
diversity and p different perspectives
that a council will come to represent.
The legitimacy of our decisions. As I
mentioned earlier, the power of our
decision comes from the people who vote
for us. And we continue to exercise this
independent voice versus loyalty. It is
nothing I've said is a reflection of
this current council or previous
councils that I've studied. And it may
never be an issue for as long as we able
for many decades. But the practice of um
having
uh some appointed individuals which
eventually you will have you could
potentially have an entirely appointed
council that then goes on to appoint
other individuals who may not have whose
loyalty may not be exclusively to the
constituents. So, um I realize this I
will um I will not get the votes for um
my position, but that doesn't sway. I
mean, I I still have tremendous respect
for everyone's opinion on this. And um I
just wanted for the record to know how I
feel about this vote. Um and I will be
dissenting for an appointment. Um the
residents are going to be coming into
the chambers to vote on many other
issues. I couldn't think of a more
powerful way to connect them to the two
amazing council members who I know will
be elected because of my um familiarity
with the work they've done to be on that
ballot and to give them that power to
vote for them. I also do not like the
idea that um an appointment will close
off um writing candidates even though I
don't expect we'll have any writing
candidates. it is part of our process
and it is part of democracy and if it
exists it should stay so. Um so those
are my thoughts and um with regards to
the the cost I mean $51,000 is a lot of
money clearly. However, this council is
familiar with voting for hundreds of
thousands of dollars on issues. Um while
they're important to run the town,
they're not as fundamental to our core
principles. So I do think this is a drop
in the bucket and it's minimal and it's
um now more than ever preserving
democracy at the grassroot level is is
critical
and um I will then proceed to see if we
have any um we've deliberated and I
believe do we go back to public comments
on this? Um yes if there's anyone in the
public who would like to comment
further.
Oh, actually before we go to public
comments, I do have one council member
um Crowley who would like to opine
further.
>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. And and I do
appreciate especially now in the way our
country is and we been a longtime
democracy and there are aspects of our
democracy that are under attack which we
discussed in the same discussion four
years ago. Um and and I do understand
that the advantages of running in an
election is you get a chance to listen
and connect to the community and and I
would suggest to our incoming members if
they are appointed today that perhaps
they consider having a series of
introductory coffees or events around
the community the same as you would do
if you were running for election. But I feel that this is already a
democratic exercise. I mean this even
I'm in my fourth and I might add final
term. I've been appointed twice and I've
run twice and I felt no different on
this council as far as how the support
of the community or as as how I consider
any issue. It it it just hasn't made a a
difference one way or the other. And I
feel like too if if you if you want to
serve on this body, you should have the
passion for the role and also the
executive functioning skills to file on
time. So um so to me I the cost is a
factor because right now we do have some
things we need to do and we have to look
at every every dollar and how we're
spending it. But the overriding factor
is um how are we serving the town? So
again, I I am comfortable with all due
respect and I do understand your um your
thoughts. Um I'm comfortable moving
forward and that this is a bonafideed um
exercise in democracy.
>> Um thank you and um Council Member
Adams.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I agree and I I
believe my colleague u expressed my
feelings extremely well. Thank you,
Council Member Crowig. We really respect
uh your position and we respect uh the
process that we're about to go through.
And I do think the suggestion that a
familiarity familiarity with even the
existing council member who might be
appointed by this resolution, but also
by the new council member is something
that I think our community deserves. And
uh I don't know how we can uh highlight
the qualifications and the positions
after the fact, but I do like the idea
of outreach to the community uh for
those who have not had the opportunity
to meet either of the candidates. I
think that's an important step and I
don't know how the town could facilitate
it. Uh but again in my heart I believe
this is 100% a democratic process and
ample opportunity is given for multiple
candidates and I'm very pleased with the
candidates that we have which is why I
support the resolution.
Any additional comments from the
council? And and just for the record, I
my position was similar four years ago
and it remains the same based on those
democratic ideals I outlined. Um in
which case we will now proceed with
council members. Um do we have a motion
to um uh adopt the resolution adopt
appointing Jeff Baxter and Leslie Martin
Ragdale to the town of Hillsboro City
Council.
So move.
>> Do we have a second?
>> Second.
>> Okay. Lisa, could you take the vote,
please?
>> Thank you. Adams,
>> yes.
Krillic,
>> yes.
>> Ragtail,
>> yes.
>> Cole,
>> no.
>> Thank you.
>> Motion, the motion passes for one. We do
not need to discuss option two because
we already have that option. Correct.
>> That's That is correct. Just a note for
the council um uh the Brown Act does
apply uh once you are essentially
elected to the position. So if the
election had happened in November, the
Brown Act would start applying to you
even though you're not seated in the
seat. Because you've appointed today, I
would take the position, the Brown Act
starts applying to the new member as of
today. So just be cautious in that
regard. Um but outside of that, um
that's the only word of caution. And and
just for clarification, um which again
continues to um apply specifically to
Leslie Ragdale and Jeff Baxter regarding
issues that are on the agenda and
discussions with other council members.
Correct. Okay. Thank you. All right. The
motion passes and congratulations Jeff
Baxter and Leslie Ragdale. And um Oh,
I'm sorry. Jeff, would you um we we
Yeah, I will give you the opportunity to
make any comments and I'm delighted that
you will be joining this council soon.
>> First of all, thank you everybody for
your uh your support. Um first and
foremost, I I also want to acknowledge
the comments um about reaching out to
the community. A number of community
leaders uh in the in the Bay Area have
reached out to me as part of the
election process. Regardless of what
happened today, I've already set up um
gettogethers with those who've reached
out to me. And I'm going to find time
with others to do exactly what the the
couple of council members recommended. I
think it's a great suggestion and it's a
great part of visibility um from there
regardless of of how this vote was. So
that I just wanted to to reiterate that
is my plan. I I will continue to do it
and I will coordinate with others um to
find out are there other people that I
should be meeting. But most importantly,
I want to just acknowledge and thank
Marie um for everything she's done for
our community. Um I've had the
opportunity. I've known Marie for a long time. Both my wife Diane and I
have. Um and and we've have a tremendous
amount of respect for her. um she's been
invaluable in this process, not only up
to now, but you know, going forward, you
know, being sensitive to the Brown Act,
as I will continue in and follow, um I'm
going to learn a lot from her, and I
there's a lot for me to learn from her
and the and the rest of the council. But
I want to just recognize and thank her
for the tremendous amount of effort
she's done. Um from there, I also want
to thank Lisa um for everything she's
done in in the process. She's made the
process extremely smooth, very helpful,
very educational, and thank them. And lastly, I just it'll be an honor for me to be on the council and to serve
the community. I've been part of this
community for close to 35 years now.
Both my wife and I, we've raised our
kids here. I've been part of the finance
committee. My wife, you know, [snorts]
as I always say, is is probably the
strongest candidate of anybody who'd to
ever be on um for Diane. But it'll be a
true honor and pleasure for me to to
serve the community and and be part of
this council. So, thank you.
>> Um, thank you. And um I I echo your
sentiments regarding our beloved and
esteemed um leader um Marie Chuang and
she will not be going very far. She's
already been recruited to stay engaged
on several projects going forward. So,
thanks for your dedicated service on the
council, but I know you will continue to
serve the community and especially
Hillsboro for the years to come. Thank
you. Um, any additional comments?
Seeing none, this meeting is now Oh, I'm
sorry, Leslie. Did I miss?
>> Oh, I I I was just going to um echo um
what you both said and and uh Council
Member Kick also said about Marie who uh
got me in this in the first place um
asking me to um consider being on the
CCAC and um you know, I just love and
respect Marie so so so much and am
looking forward to having non Brown Act
conversations with her in the future.
Thank you.
Yes. Um, Council Member Adams,
>> uh, and despite the fact that, uh, you
will be continuing to work with us, uh,
we will also take advantage of other
opportunities to sing your praises and
acknowledge the amazing work that you
have done for so long and with grace and
intelligence and dignity at all times.
So, we appreciate you and just get used
to nice words coming your way.
» Okay, seeing no additional comments,
this meeting is now adjourned. Thank
you, Lisa.