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>> I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYBODY TO TAKE A SEAT.
[Call To Order]
WE'LL BE STARTING SHORTLY.I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US ENDURANCE TO FINISH THE TASK BEFORE US AND THE COURAGE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. AMEN.
>> LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
>> COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 18TH MEETING.
[1. March 18, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
I DON'T SEE ANY CORRECTIONS.IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVING THE MINUTES.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Resolution 42-25, Certifying the results of the Run-off Election – March 25, 2025. (Materials to be distributed)]
RESOLUTION 4225, CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION FROM MARCH 25TH.I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR TOWN ATTORNEY ON
[3. Installation and Swearing-in of Council Member Elect by the Honorable Judge Curley. #]
INSTALLATION AND SWEARING OF COUNCIL MEMBER-ELECT PHYLLIS CHOY.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF OUR FINEST JUDGES IN THE COUNTY, JUDGE JOSEPH CURLEY HERE FOR A REPEAT PERFORMANCE ON SWEARING IN COUNCILOR CHOY.
JUDGE CURLEY HAS GRACED US WITH HIS PRESENCE IN THESE CEREMONIES FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S ALWAYS A BLESSING FOR ME.
>> READY? YOU DID VERY GOOD. I'M STANDING FROM HERE.
>> WE DO IT THIS WAY. I, PHYLLIS CHOY.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND PROTECT.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND PROTECT.
>> AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.
>> AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.
>> OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE?
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT TO ENTER [APPLAUSE]
>> WE MOVE ON TO REPORTS. TOWN MANAGER.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME AND I COULD ASK COUNCILOR FORE TO MEET ME DOWN HERE AT THE PODIUM FOR A MINUTE [BACKGROUND]
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>> I FINALLY GET TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
>> THAT'S IT. EXACTLY RIGHT. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS YOU KNOW, BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER IS A LOT OF WORK.
I DON'T THINK THE AVERAGE PERSON UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER, ALL THE EXTRA TIME YOU SPEND, AND ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO READ AND THE HOMEWORK THAT YOU GET, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR, ANDY, TO WORK WITH YOU OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO.
YOU'VE BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF MY LAST THINGS THAT I DO BEFORE EVERY COUNCIL MEETING IS I HAVE A STANDING 5:30 MEETING WITH, ANDY, TO GO OVER THINGS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I WAS LOST TODAY BECAUSE I GOT TO 5:30 AND I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO.
>> NO FICTION STORIES AND WE DIDN'T SOLVE WORLD HUNGER.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF, MYSELF, I KNOW OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, TO SAY THANK YOU.
IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO VOLUNTEER AND STEP UP AND DO WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU AS YOU GO.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME COME UP BEHIND YOU RIGHT HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IDENTIFIES US, OBVIOUSLY ARE YOUR NAMEPLATES.
I WILL TELL YOU FOR THE POLICE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE, HAVING BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR 42 YEARS, I FIND IT SUSPICIOUS THAT YOU GOT DIFFERENT NAMES ON DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> ALIASES, BUT I HAD HIM CHECK BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, SO YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
>> I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR COMMISSIONER FROM BEING ON YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING TIME.
THEN ALSO, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, WHEN YOU LEAVE OUT OF HERE TONIGHT, YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT THE DOOR OVER TO THE PART WHERE THE OLD BUILDING WAS.
WE'RE ALMOST READY TO OPEN THAT UP, AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE USED TO BE A BIG BUILDING THERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND COUNCILOR FORE WAS PART OF THAT, AND OUR NAME TAGS WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I WANTED TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE NAME TAG OR NAMEPLATE FROM THE OLD BUILDING.
I KNOW YOU'RE VERY GOOD WITH HISTORY.
THEN FINALLY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, YOU LIVE ON THE WATER, AND THE WATER IS A BIG DEAL, AND IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR ALL OF US, AND WE LOVE THE LIGHTHOUSE AND EVERYTHING ABOUT JUPITER.
WE WANTED TO PRESENT YOU WITH A LITTLE A PRINT OF THE LIGHTHOUSE.
I DON'T WANT TO DROP IT BECAUSE IF I DO, THEN SHAWN'S GOT TO REFRAME IT.
WE'LL TURN IT AROUND AND SHOW EVERYBODY.
CAN WE GET A PICTURE? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY AND MYSELF, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL FIX IT FOR YOU. YOU CAN LEAVE IT ALL HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY KIND WORDS [APPLAUSE]
>> I PASSED OVER TOWN ATTORNEY REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU. MY REPORT IS, ANDY, DITTO.
>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'D LOVE TO SAY SOMETHING IF I COULD, PLEASE.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH IS TALKING INTO THE MICROPHONE.
I WAS TOLD OFTEN BY MY WIFE WHO SCREAMED AT ME, GET YOUR HEAD UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
NOBODY CAN HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
JUST TALKING LIKE YOU TALKED ON WORK.
YOU GOT TO KEEP YOUR FACE UP HERE.
WHEN I CAME TO COUNCIL, I HAD ALREADY BEEN ON PLANNING AND ZONING, I THINK FIVE-AND-A-HALF YEARS, SO I HAD AN INKLING OF AN IDEA OF WHAT IT MIGHT BE, BUT I WAS FOOLED.
AS FRANK POINTED OUT, IT'S A TON OF WORK, BUT IT'S REALLY WORTH IT.
LIKE ALL THINGS IN LIFE, THE BEST THINGS TAKE A TON OF WORK, AND THIS WAS A VERY REWARDING JOB, A VERY TOUGH JOB, BUT I ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY.
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I REGRETTED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND A LOT OF THE OUTSIDE MEETINGS BECAUSE OF MY LEG.I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS PICKED THIS UP EARLIER.
I'VE GOT MY FOOT ON AUTUMN AND RIGHT NOW, I GOT A DVT A YEAR AGO, AND THAT'S PREVENTING ME FROM RUNNING AGAIN, OR I'D BE STICKING WITH IT.
I GOT TO KNOW THE STAFF AND HOW EXCELLENT A STAFF WE HAD.
I HAVE KNOWN ROGER, OUR CHIEF OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, FOR MAYBE 30 PLUS YEARS.
I'VE BEEN A CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER IN JUPITER FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW AND I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE IN HONOR OF BUILDING AND APPLYING FOR PERMITS AND GETTING RESPONSES FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS A PLANS EXAMINER AND HE'S PROGRESSED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, COULDN'T BE A BETTER PIG.
I THEN GOT TO KNOW THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, JOHN SICKLER AND STEPHANIE THORBURN AND THEIR LIEUTENANTS WHO I HAVE HEARD PRESENT OUTSTANDING ANALYSES ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.
OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT KNOWS OUR CODE IMMENSELY WELL.
I CAN ASK OBTUSE QUESTIONS AND GET VERY PRECISE ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING I NEED.
OUTSTANDING PLANNING AND ZONING, REALLY GOOD JOB.
IN THE RECEIVABLES THAT WE RECEIVED, THERE ARE EXPLANATIONS ON WHY WE SHOULD GO FOR A PERMANENT OR NOT GO FOR A PERMANENT, ARE SO WELL THOUGHT OUT AND SO MANY PAGES OF BACKUP AND BASIS.
OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SCOTT, AND HIS LIEUTENANT.
THERE'S NOT MANY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE A METRIC THAT CAN STUDY THEIR PERFORMANCE.
BUT IN FINANCE, THERE IS A METRIC, AND IT'S OFTEN LOOKED AT THROUGH AUDITORS.
WE HAVE BEEN ON TIME, UNDER BUDGET ON EVERYTHING WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO, AND WE PASSED EVERY AUDIT THAT WE'VE BEEN FACED WITH.
KUDOS TO SCOTT, WHEREVER YOU ARE OUT THERE.
AMANDA, I'VE SAID THIS TO YOU BEFORE IN PUBLIC. I HOPE YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT.
I'VE HAD A HOUSE IN JUPITER FOR 40 YEARS.
THE POWER HAS GONE OFF HUNDREDS OF TIMES, THE CABLE PHONE, HUNDREDS OF TIMES.
MY WATER HAS NEVER GONE OFF IN 40 YEARS.
[LAUGHTER] OUTSTANDING JOB. SHAWN'S BEEN HERE.
I JUST SAW HIM A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
SHAWN WELCOMED ME IN WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THE COUNCIL.
IMMEDIATELY CAME IN AND EMBRACED ME AND SAID, IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY INTERFACE NEEDS WITH THE COMMUNITY, LET HIM KNOW AND HE'D BE RIGHT ON IT.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HELPFUL IN NEGOTIATING THAT TORTUROUS PATH.
AS I POINTED OUT, I'VE GOT A FOOT UP ON OUR OTTOMAN.
SHE HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS HERE EVERY SINGLE NIGHT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VERY KIND.
BUT PROFESSIONALLY, SHE JUST WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, JUST GOT A CERTIFICATION THAT PLACES HER IN ONE OF THE TOP TOWN CLERKS IN THE NATION.
MIKE BARBERA, OUR POLICE CHIEF, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
OUTSTANDING. I WAS AT THE E-BIKE MEETING WE HAD LAST WEEK, COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER.
MAYBE IF YOUR VOICE WASN'T SO BAD FROM BEING SICK.
HE CAME ANYWAY, SICK AS HE COULD BE, COULD BARELY TALK BUT PUT ON A GREAT PRESENTATION.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOU IN THAT ENDEAVOR AND ALL OTHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHIEF DONATTO, YOU ARE IN FOR IT.
YOU'RE NOW IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF DEVELOPMENT.
WE'VE GOT 18 MONTHS NOW TO PUT TOGETHER THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND YOU ARE THE EXACT RIGHT GUY AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU IN THAT POSITION.
FRANK, GOOD CHOICE THERE. GOOD LUCK.
I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NEED LUCK BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING IT THROUGH HARD WORK AND EXPERTISE.
OUTSTANDING CHOICE, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST IN THAT ENDEAVOR.
OUR TOWN IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM REPRESENTING US.
I THINK THAT WAS MADE VERY OBVIOUS UNDER THE ONSLAUGHT FROM THE UNION WE JUST SURVIVED.
THAT WAS JUST AN AMAZING EFFORT.
YOU DID A PERFECT JOB. WE'RE VERY LUCKY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MALISE, I THINK YOU ALL KNOW AND YOU HAVE ALL SHOWN.
MALISE AND JIM, YOU'VE SHOWED THROUGH VOTING HOW MUCH YOU ADMIRE THEM.
THEY ARE AMAZINGLY WELL PREPARED, AS IS RON.
MALISE'S EXPERTISE SEEMS TO BE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE'S A HUGE CHAMPION OF THE PLAYGROUNDS AND THE SOCIETY, MAKING OUR COMMUNITY TO FEEL BETTER, MORE USABLE, MORE USER-FRIENDLY, MAKING IT PRETTY AND ALL THE THINGS WE ENJOY, THE REASON WE REALLY LOVE BEING HERE.
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JIM, THE ENGINEER IN HIM HAS MADE SURE LIKE A METRONOME, THAT THE QUESTIONS GET ASKED, THE KNOWLEDGE IS ACQUIRED SO WE CAN PRESS IT ON OUR VENDORS, PEOPLE LIKE FDOT.YOU CAN JUST GO BACK AND WATCH THE VIDEOS OF OUR PRIOR MEETINGS AND SEE HOW THE QUESTIONS HE ASKED ARE JUST SPECTACULAR.
THEY'RE RIGHT ON POINT AND THEY GET TO THE MEAT OF IT QUICKLY.
RON, HIS INTEGRITY IS IMPECCABLE.
DURING THIS LAST ELECTION, FOR SOME REASON, I CAME UNDER FIRE, AND YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE TO DEFEND ME VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD IN MATTER OF FACT ABOUT IT, BUT VERY THOUGHTFUL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. VERY WELL READ WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TOWN AND THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
ALL VERY GOOD, WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS, AND YOU CAN JUST WATCH IT AND SEE.
THAT LEAVES YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
STACY, WHO IS YOU INTERFACE WITH SOCIETY AND HAS DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO MANAGE THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
NIKKI, WHO'S GREAT AT OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
I'LL HATE TO SEE THE DAY WHEN YOU DO LEAVE, BUT SHE'LL BE A GOOD REPLACEMENT.
I HOPE THAT'S THE CONSIDERATION, AND THAT LEADS ME WITH YOU.
I'VE REFERRED TO YOU AS OUR RUDDER, BUT I THINK YOU'RE ALSO OUR ENGINE.
I THINK YOU'RE THE ENGINE AND THE RUDDER OF THE TOWN RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU GUYS MIGHT REMEMBER, WASN'T THAT LONG AGO, WE HAD A TOWN MANAGER PROBLEM.
WE HAD A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS IN AN UPROAR.
THERE WAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS GOING ON.
THIS MAN RIGHT HERE AND HIS STAFF, PUT IT TOGETHER.
GOT US ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND WE'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
OUTSTANDING JOB. ON HIS, AS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE WEEKLY MEETINGS WE HAD, HE'S GOT A BULLETIN BOARD BEHIND HIM.
IT'S GOT 50 ACTION ITEMS ON IT AT ALL TIMES.
HE'S LIKE A GENERAL. AS HE POINTED OUT EARLIER, I'M A HISTORY FAN.
I READ A LOT ABOUT AMERICAN BATTLES AND THE GENERALS OF THOSE BATTLES.
THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU'LL BE SURPRISED AND THE BETTER JOB YOU CAN DO AND EXECUTE.
I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO BE WITH THE STAFF, MY FELLOW COUNCILORS AND A TOWN MANAGER AND HIS LIEUTENANTS, BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF JUPITER.
I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST, AS WELL AS YOU TOWN COUNCIL.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.
>> WE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT TO FILL THE SEAT, SO I WATCHED YOU ON P&Z AND WE WERE LOOKING AROUND AND I SAID, THIS GENTLEMAN, HE SEEMS HE MIGHT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
BUT WHEN YOU GOT HERE AND YOU STARTED AND YOU BROUGHT THE KNOWLEDGE, YOUR ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, YOUR SPEAKING BACKGROUND, AND YOU JUST DOVE RIGHT INTO THE POSITION.
BUT WHAT REALLY STRUCK ME IS YOU'RE JUST A GENUINE PERSON.
THE WAY YOU ANALYZE EVERYTHING, YOUR COMPASSION, AND THE CARE YOU TOOK, JUST CONSIDERING EVERYBODY'S OPINIONS, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I HATE TO SEE YOU GO. I WISH YOU COULD HAVE STAYED.
KEEP IT IN MIND IN THE FUTURE, BUT YOU REALLY DID A TERRIFIC JOB.
THE BEST THING IS I GAINED A FRIEND AND GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WHEN WE SELECTED YOU, I CALLED YOU CALM AND STRONG.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU, I LEARNED THAT YOU WERE EVEN CALMER AND STRONGER THAN I EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED BECAUSE WHAT WAS IT? AT SOME POINT AROUND YOUR WEDDING, YOU WERE SPEARFISHING IN THE BAHAMAS, AND THE BULL SHARK CAME AND YOU HANDLED IT AND IT WAS ALL GREAT.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN GETTING TO KNOW YOU.
WE'VE AGREED ON ITEMS, WE'VE DISAGREED ON ITEMS, BUT YOU'VE HANDLED IT ALL WITH JUST SUCH A GREAT TEMPERAMENT FOR GOVERNANCE, AND YOU'VE LISTENED TO ALL OF OUR OPINIONS.
YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR FACTUAL OR YOUR REASONING BEHIND IT EVERY TIME.
WE'VE REALLY LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOUR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE.
YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH US ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ITEMS, AND SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR THAT.
HONESTLY, I REMEMBER TALKING TO YOU AND YOU SEEMED A BIT HESITANT, AND THAT WAS A GOOD NATURAL, NORMAL HUMAN RESPONSE.
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I WOULD BE WORRIED IF YOU WERE LIKE, YES, LET'S GO.IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. WE HAD JUST MADE THE JUPITER FIRE DECISION AND WE WERE UNDER FIRE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE VERY ENERGIZED IN THE ROOM.
YOU GOT UP, YOU HEARD ALL OF THEM.
YOU SPOKE TO THEM DIRECTLY, YOU WALKED OUT.
YOU STAYED AFTER TO TALK TO ALL OF THEM.
YOU ATTACKED THE PROBLEM, WITH REASONING, WITH CALM, WITH STRENGTH, WITH RESPECT.
I'M SO GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR THAT IN SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO ALL OF US.
I'M GLAD TO KNOW YOU AND I DO HOPE I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.
IF ANYTHING, FOR MORE STORIES ABOUT FISHING AND ALL OF THAT, NEVER DULL.
>> I'VE GOT SOME FLYING STORIES TOO.
>> WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, BUT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED ON THE COUNCIL IN YEARS BEFORE I EVER WAS UP HERE.
I WAS OUT THERE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT ACTUALLY HAS STEPPED INTO THAT SEAT AND JUST HIT IT RUNNING.
THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO US.
WHEN WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF A TERM, AND I FEEL LIKE WE WERE BLESSED THAT YOU STEPPED UP.
I DELIGHTED MANY TIMES WHEN YOU SHARED WISDOM ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC.
WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, SO WE WISH YOU THE BEST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, JUST BEFORE I MOTION TO ADJOURN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE CELEBRATING REALLY HERE FOR OUR NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN MOMENTARILY, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW SOME TIME FOR OUR NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER TO HAVE PICTURES TAKEN WITH FAMILY AND WHATEVER.
WHEN THAT'S OVER, WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE IN OUR SECOND MEETING WHERE SHE'LL JOIN US UP HERE AND COUNCILOR FORE WILL DEPART AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN, AND ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, IT IS TRADITION, WE'LL ALLOW COUNCILOR CHOY TO SAY SOME WORDS TO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE.
I'M JUST SHARING THAT BECAUSE YOU MAY WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR THAT AND THEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT USUALLY IS THE PROCESS, ONCE THAT'S DONE, PEOPLE MAY NOT STICK AROUND FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING AND THAT'S OKAY, BUT AT LEAST STICK AROUND TO SEE HER UP HERE IN THE SEAT.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 7:25, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.