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[1. Call to Order]

[00:00:02]

WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER HERE TODAY AND MAKING IT OFFICIAL.

WE WE GET TO SWEAR IN A NEW COUNCILMAN HERE TODAY, AND WE GET TO HEAR SOME OUTGOING REMARKS FROM SOMEBODY WE'VE WORKED ALONGSIDE AND GOT TO KNOW VERY WELL OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND SO I'LL MOVE US IN TO ITEM NUMBER 2A ON YOUR AGENDA REMARKS BY OUR OUTGOING

[2.A. REMARKS BY OUTGOING ELECTED OFFICIAL]

ELECTED OFFICIAL, COUNCILMAN TOM SCHERLEN.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO START HERE. BUT ANYWAY HERE ARE MY OUTGOING REMARKS.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TWO YEARS HAVE ALREADY PASSED.

STANDING HERE THIS AFTERNOON, I FEEL I'M FILLED WITH GRATITUDE, REFLECTION AND PRIDE FOR THE WORK WE'VE DONE, THE LESSONS I'VE LEARNED AND THE PEOPLE I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE.

WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE SEAT ON THE CITY COUNCIL, I DIDN'T PRETEND TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

WHAT I HAD WAS A COMMITMENT TO LISTEN CAREFULLY, TO SPEAK HONESTLY AND TO DO MY PART TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD.

I LEAVE WITH THE SAME COMMITMENT AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF JUST HOW COMPLEX, CHALLENGING, AND REWARDING PUBLIC SERVICE TRULY IS. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE TACKLED REAL ISSUES.

WE'VE IMPROVED ROAD SAFETY, ADDRESSED HOUSING CONCERNS, SUPPORTED SMALL BUSINESS, AND MADE IT A POINT TO KEEP THE DOORS OF THE CITY HALL OPEN, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. WE DIDN'T SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM.

NO ONE DOES. BUT WE MOVED THE NEEDLE. WE MADE PROGRESS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE DID IT TOGETHER. I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE PUSH AND PULL OF WORKING IN DEMOCRACY. WE'VE HAD PASSIONATE DEBATES. WE'VE DISAGREED, SOMETIMES STRONGLY.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF YOU SHOWED UP TO DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE WAS BEST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED US.

I RESPECT THAT. AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM ALL OF YOU.

TO OUR CITY STAFF, YOU'RE THE ENGINE THAT KEEPS THIS PLACE RUNNING.

YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR DEEDS, KNOWLEDGE OR THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE DO HERE.

THE LATE NIGHT REPORTS, THE QUIET, BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT RARELY GETS RECOGNIZED.

WE CLEARLY SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND TO THE RESIDENTS THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME WITH YOUR CONCERNS, YOUR HOPES, YOUR FRUSTRATIONS, AND YOUR IDEAS.

THANK YOU FOR HOLDING ME ACCOUNTABLE EVEN WHEN WE DIDN'T AGREE.

PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOTHING WITHOUT PUBLIC VOICE.

AND THIS COMMUNITY NEVER HELD BACK. THAT'S A GOOD THING.

YOUR ENERGY, YOUR PERSISTENCE, YOUR LOVE FOR THIS CITY, THAT'S WHAT DRIVES CHANGE.

YOU REMINDED ME EVERY SINGLE DAY WHY I SIGNED UP FOR THIS.

THIS ROLE HAS TAUGHT ME HOW DECISIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TOUCH REAL LIVES.

THE POTHOLES THAT GET FILLED. THE SIDEWALKS THAT GET REPAIRED.

THE LOCAL GRANTS THAT HELP SMALL BUSINESSES STAY OPEN.

THESE THINGS MATTER. THEY ADD UP AND BEHIND EVERY POLICY ARE PEOPLE, REAL PEOPLE WHO DESERVE TO BE HEARD AND SEEN. I'M STEPPING AWAY FROM THIS ROLE, BUT NOT FROM THE WORK.

I'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY HOWEVER I CAN, BUT IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.

I BELIEVE IN ITS FUTURE. I BELIEVE IN ITS PEOPLE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO HONOR OUR TIME HERE IS TO STAY ENGAGED.

STAY INVOLVED. KEEP BUILDING ON WHAT WE STARTED.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST.

THE CHALLENGES, THE CONVERSATIONS AND THE CHANCE TO SERVE.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR, AND I WON'T FORGET. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

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I'VE ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND AND THE THE TRUE PROFESSIONALISM IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND IN MAKING YOURSELF VERY, VERY APPROACHABLE. YOU HAVE A HARD WORK ETHIC, AND I RESPECT THAT.

AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS THAT WHERE YOU WOULD MEET WEEKLY AND CONTINUE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE MEETINGS THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE EASY ANSWERS AND SOMETIMES WEREN'T EVEN YOUR ISSUE TO SOLVE, BUT STILL BEING WILLING TO LISTEN AND TO TRY TO HELP.

AND SO THE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH YOU, THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK, PUSHING THROUGH HEALTH ISSUES.

I MEAN, I VISITED YOU IN THE HOSPITAL AND WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN YOUR PHONE AWAY BECAUSE YOU WERE STILL RESPONDING TO CITIZENS THAT HAD A WATER BILL ISSUE OR A WATER METER THAT THEY DIDN'T GET INSTALLED. AND SO IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT TWO YEARS WITH YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE OF YOU AND WORKING FOR YOU.

AND SO WE WE HOPE YOU WILL REMAIN ENGAGED. AND MY PHONE AND MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK, THE DEDICATION AND THE WAY THAT YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE FOR ALL OF US.

AND SO THANK YOU TO YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK NANCY.

SO AS COUNCIL REALIZES, IT'S NOT A SINGULAR EVENT HERE.

THIS IS NOT A ONE MAN SPORT. IT INVOLVES US AS COUPLES, AND MARRIED COUPLES DEFINITELY WALK IT TOGETHER.

AND SO THANK YOU TO THE SCHERLEN FAMILY. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SACRIFICE.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE.

AND WE LEARNED A LOT. WE STUMBLED A FEW TIMES.

BUT IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO DO IT WITH YOU. YOU'VE SET AN AMAZING EXAMPLE.

I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY THE STRONGEST VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, YOU SACRIFICED YOUR TIME. YOU MADE TIME FOR YOUR TOWN HALL MEETINGS, YOUR MEETINGS EACH WEEK.

YOU HAD THE ABILITY TO DO THAT, AND YOU DID IT.

AND IT'S IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE, I THINK, FOR EVERYBODY.

SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

AND AGAIN, I DO I PRAY FOR YOU, NANCY THAT Y'ALL CAN MOVE FORWARD.

HEALTH WISE AND IN EVERY OTHER WAY. AND KIND OF ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

I KNOW YOU ENJOYED THIS. BUT THAT MAYBE YOU CAN ENJOY SOME TIME AWAY.

PUT THAT PHONE UP A LITTLE BIT. DO EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU NO MATTER WHAT.

JUST LIKE WE HEAR FROM JOSH STILL, WHICH IS GREAT.

BUT, MAN, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. APPRECIATE YOU.

APPRECIATE THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET. THANK YOU.

YES. TOM, I'VE BEEN WATCHING CITY COUNCIL PRETTY INTENTLY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND SERVED ON IT TWO YEARS.

AND I CAN SAFELY SAY WITHOUT RESERVATION, NO ONE THAT'S EVER SERVED ON THIS DAIS HAS DEDICATED MORE TIME, ENERGY, AND COMMITMENT THAN YOU HAVE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THE CITIZENS ARE BETTER AND BENEFITED FROM YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND YOUR HARD WORK, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST, AND I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.

AND SO THANK YOU. WELL, TOM, IT'S BEEN A SHORT TIME THAT WE'VE GOT TO SERVE ON THE ON THE COUNCIL.

AND I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE A FEW THINGS FROM YOU, BUT MOSTLY FROM OUR ASSOCIATION WITH HANDBOOKS.

SO OUR, OUR WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE IN ANOTHER, IN ANOTHER END.

BUT WHAT I, WHAT I HAVE NOTICED AND I HAD NOTICED IN THE PAST WITH, WITH YOU IS YOU GIVE IT A FULL 100% TO OUR CITIZENS.

AND I LEARNED A LOT AS WE CAMPAIGNED THIS LAST SEASON FROM THAT, THAT THAT'S REALLY WHERE THINGS HAVE TO GO.

AND WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR HEART.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE SERVICE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY.

THANK YOU. YEAH. I JUST WOULD ASK FOR ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN AND WHAT HE'S GIVEN.

WE OFTEN SAID THAT NO ONE WAS HAVING AS MUCH FUN AS TOM, AND I THINK THAT'S ACCURATE.

I KNOW HE HAD MORE FUN THAN THE REST OF US FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY, IT'S A CELEBRATORY DAY.

AND SO IT'S A DAY OF NEWNESS AND CHANGE. AND SO NOT ONLY DO WE GET TO HEAR SOME, YOU KNOW, EXITING REMARKS WHERE WHERE TOM CAN STEP DOWN FROM THE DAIS AND GO AND ENJOY THAT SIDE OF THINGS FOR A MINUTE.

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BUT WE ALSO GET TO WELCOME A NEW MEMBER TO COUNCIL AND THE YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS SPOKE.

IT WAS A LONG RUN OFF. AND THE POLITICS CAN BE PUT BEHIND US.

WE CAN PUT ALL THAT IN A REARVIEW MIRROR AND WE CAN GET BACK TO BUSINESS.

AND AND WE GET A STRONG BUSINESSMAN THAT WE GET TO WORK NEXT TO WHO'S GOT SOME SOME SHOES TO FILL, BUT WE KNOW HE CAN FILL THEM. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE A LITTLE BIT HERE TODAY.

WE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT THE OATH OF OFFICE. WE'LL WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL COME DOWN THERE AND THEN AFTER THE OATH OF OFFICE, WE'LL SEAT COUNCILMAN PRESCOTT AND THEN LET HIM MAKE A FEW REMARKS, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY, CORRECT. SORRY. THANK YOU. DON'S KEEPING ME STRAIGHT HERE.

WE ACTUALLY WILL DO KIND OF SOME REFRESHMENTS AND SOME THINGS THAT WE JUST WANT TO AS A FAMILY.

WE JUST WANT TO COME TOGETHER AND KICK THIS THING OFF.

RIGHT. AND SO AFTER THAT, WE'LL WE'LL ADJOURN FOR EXEC.

WE'LL HAVE AN EXEC MEETING BACKSTAGE HERE IN THE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK OUT HERE FOR A BUSINESS MEETING AT 3:00 AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK FOR YOU GUYS. BUT BEFORE WE GO, WE'VE RIGHT BEFORE WE GO, WE'VE GOT A FEW GIFTS AND A FEW THINGS WE'D LIKE TO HONOR COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN WITH, SO COUNCIL IF YOU'LL JOIN ME DOWNSTAIRS.

IT'S WITH MY HONOR AND MY PRIVILEGE THAT WE GET TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU, TOM SCHERLEN WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE MORE BEFORE WE TAKE A PHOTO. SO, MISS STEPHANIE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

AND IT SAYS IN HONOR OF TWO YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF AMARILLO, TOM SCHERLEN, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3 23 TO 25. AND SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE [APPLAUSE].

SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 2B.

SO IS IT NOT WORKING AT ALL? OKAY, LET ME HIT IT HERE.

LET'S SEE HERE. OKAY. NOW WE'RE WORKING NOW. OKAY.

NONE OF THAT THAT I SAID WAS IMPORTANT. SO IT WAS JUST STALLING TO KIND OF GET EVERYTHING READY ANYWAY.

SO ITEM 2B THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID PRESCOTT.

[2.B. OATH OF OFFICE]

DAVID, WOULD YOU MIND TO COME FORWARD, YOU AND CARI, PLEASE [APPLAUSE].

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I DAVID PRESCOTT. I DAVID PRESCOTT. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE.

OF THE OFFICE OF, ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE. THAT'S MY FAULT.

I'M SO SORRY. THAT'S MY. I DID THAT. OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE.

OF OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].

DAVID, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS FAMILY TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO? WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING US CONDUCT THAT.

IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT CEREMONY. THAT IS THE OATH OF OFFICE THAT WE'VE TAKEN.

AND THAT'S AN OATH THAT I THINK WE'VE ALL TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

AND I HAVE NOW NO DOUBT THAT OUR NEW COUNCILMAN, PRESCOTT, HAS TAKEN IT SERIOUSLY AND WILL DELIVER ON BEHALF OF THE GREAT CITY OF AMARILLO AND ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS. ITEM 2C , SIR IS YOURS, SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU FOR SOME INCOMING REMARKS.

[2.C. REMARKS BY INCOMING ELECTED OFFICIAL]

THERE YOU GO. JUST GRAB IT. ALL RIGHT. JUST PUT IT IN FRONT OF YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. SHOULD BE GOOD. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ME.

MY WIFE CARI THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS A WE KNOW IT WAS A BEATING FOR 120 DAYS.

AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR GOING ON THIS RIDE WITH ME.

IT WAS SOME OF THE MOST TUMULTUOUS TIMES WE'VE HAD IN OUR SHORT MARRIAGE, AND I HOPE WE PUT ALL THAT BEHIND US.

IT WAS JUST A CHALLENGING TIME. BUT THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH ME.

AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, WILL, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND AND BEING THERE.

KIM MAE, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND HELPING ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND TO ALL THE THE FOLKS THAT SUPPORTED ME, BOBBY AND TAMMY, THANK YOU FOR BEING IN ALL THE EVENTS.

ALL MY FRIENDS ON THE BACK ROW AND JUST THE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WAS AMAZING.

AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE.

IT WAS IT WAS RAZOR THIN. TOM SCHERLEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING A SUCH A GOOD OPPONENT IN THIS RACE.

I THINK THAT YOU I MEAN, WE I'VE SAID TO MANY PEOPLE A RUNOFF.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT CLAUSE WHEN I SIGNED UP. AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY LIKES A RACE OR A GAME THAT THE THREE POINTERS NOT SHOT AT THE LAST MINUTE.

AND, SIR, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE AND AND YOUR YOUR LOYALTY OF YOUR SUPPORTERS IS SO COMMENDABLE.

AND I HOPE THAT I CAN BRIDGE THAT GAP AND AND I SERVE WE SERVE TOGETHER.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT YOU AS AS THE COMMENTS CAME IN FROM EVERYONE UP HERE AND JUST YOUR PASSION AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU THROUGH THE THE ELECTION PROCESS.

[00:20:01]

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS CITY. AND AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM YOU AS I CONTINUE.

SO AGAIN, FOR TOM SCHERLEN [APPLAUSE]. COMING OFF OF A RUNOFF ELECTION AND SEEING THE CITY SO DIVIDED, 50 VOTES SEPARATING THE WINS VERSUS THE A LOSS.

THAT'S JUST RAZOR THIN. AND SO HOW DO WE HOW DO WE GO TOGETHER AS A GROUP? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE GOVERN THE CITY TOGETHER? WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE STAFF. IT'S IT HAS BEEN SO REFRESHING, GRAYSON, TO SEE YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND JUST TO INTERACT WITH EVERYONE AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES INTO MAKING A CITY RUN. YOUR YOUR YOUR STAFF IS IS WORLD CLASS.

AND AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND, AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS.

AND IT'S A WE IT'S A TEAM. THERE'S THERE'S 204,000 PEOPLE IN THIS CITY THAT ARE EXPECTING RESULTS.

AND THE 5 INDIVIDUALS SITTING UP HERE THAT'S OUR THAT'S OUR JOB, AND I CANNOT WAIT TO JOIN THE MOST CAPABLE TEAM WE HAVE UP HERE AND BE PART OF THAT TEAM AND DELIVER ON RESULTS AND PROMISES, AND CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE LEGACY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY STARTED.

I'M READY TO GET TO WORK. I DON'T WANT TO BE LONG WINDED TODAY, BUT JUST THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED ME THAT GOT ME HERE, TOM, AND THEN THE COUNCIL. AND THEN LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD FOR THIS CITY.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR YOUR NEW COUNCILMAN [APPLAUSE]. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, BEFORE WE ADJOURN WE RESPECT YOU GUYS. WE RESPECT EVERY PERSON THAT VOTES AND EVERY PERSON THAT'S ENGAGED AND EMAILED AND CARES ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND THE THE WAY THAT WE SHOW THAT RESPECT, PROBABLY THE BEST IS TO TAKE THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE SAID THIS IS THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE ELECTED. AND, AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR COUNCILMAN PRESCOTT. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR I CAN TELL YOU, HE IS AN INTENSE INDIVIDUAL.

I THINK HE'S REAL. AND I THINK HE IS A GOOD BUSINESSMAN WITH A GREAT BUSINESS MIND.

AND I THINK HE WANTS TO DELIVER RESULTS. AND I THINK HE'S A HARD WORKER, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SIT ON A VERY STRONG TEAM STILL.

AND WE ARE THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE PLACED HERE TO GET RESULTS FOR YOU.

AND WE WILL WORK HARD OVER THESE NEXT TWO YEARS, AND WE WILL GET THE ABSOLUTE BEST OUT OF OURSELVES AND OUT OF OUR STAFF AND OUT OF OUR RESOURCES. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU SIR.

YOU HAVE OUR RESPECT AND YOU WILL HAVE YOUR FULL VOICE UP HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR YOUR POSITIONS, YOUR POLICIES AND YOUR ISSUES THE WAY THAT YOU SEE FIT.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL WE'LL HONOR EACH OTHER AND WE'LL HONOR YOU IN THAT PROCESS.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

WE'D LIKE TO ADJOURN AT THIS POINT AND ASK EVERYBODY IF YOU'D MEET US OVER THERE KIND OF OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBER AND, AND PLEASE CONGRATULATE BOTH BOTH COUNCILMAN.

YOU'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.