[Installation of Newly Elected Councilmembers and Introduction of Guests]
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WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR, OUR, UM, MEETING TONIGHT.AND THE NEXT PART OF OUR AGENDA IS THE INSTALLATION SWEARING IN OF TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE RETURN OF COUNCIL MEMBER STUART.
SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME A COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT FOR A COUPLE MORE MINUTES, CHRISTINE AND ELLIS, TO, UH, COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE WITH YOUR FAMILY, AS WELL AS, UH, THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BE ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE.
PASTOR I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER SITE SIX FOR SITE SIX, AS CHRISTINA'S, UH, COMING UP WITH HER FRIENDS.
I DO KNOW THAT SHE HAS A NUMBER OF DIGNITARIES FROM HAITI JOINING US TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE HER INSTALLATION.
[Oaths of Office]
THE PASTOR PROCEEDED ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE.ALL RIGHT, CHRISTINE, WOULD YOU PLEASE PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? AND THEN WOULD YOU REPEAT AFTER ME? I, CHRISTINE ELLIS, I, CHRISTINE, TALANGY, THERE'S ALL THE ELLIS.
I DIDN'T HAVE THAT PART OF IT.
THE DUTIES DISCHARGED THE DUTY OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER MARICOPA COUNTY.
MY COUNTY STATE OF ARIZONA STATE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW IF I HAVE ASKED EVERYONE TO COME UP, EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE COME UP TONIGHT BECAUSE WE ALL, ALL FAMILY IN MY EYES AND I SEE EVERYONE OVER HERE AND, UH, I AM REALLY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TONIGHT AND HONOR TO SERVE.
UH, THESE ARE MY GRANDCHILDREN UP HERE.
MY SON, MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MY DAUGHTER, MY HUSBAND, MY SISTER'S HERE, MY COUSINS, MY FAMILIES, ALL OF THEM.
AND OF COURSE, THOSE WILL COME FROM, IT CAME FROM HAITI.
THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE MUCH TO CONTRIBUTE WHEREVER WE ARE
SO TONIGHT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE IN THIS HOUSE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO STAND BEHIND ME.
THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD IS FULLY IN ME READY TO DO THE WORK.
AND I WILL TELL THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER THAT I WILL DO, DO THE WORK WITH EVERYTHING IN ME.
I WILL DO IT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO SPEAK AGAIN A LITTLE BIT LATER, SO,
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AND AT THIS TIME, CAN YOU PLEASE WALK ME THROUGHNEXT UP IN FRONT, UH, WE WILL BE, UM, SWEARING IN COUNCIL MEMBER, MARK STEWART, MARK, PLEASE.
ANYWAY, THOSE START STUFF THAT WE DO AT CHURCH.
EVERY, YOU PUT YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, HOLD YOUR RIGHT HAND UP AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
UM, MARK STEWART, I'M MARK STEWART DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, THAT IT WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, TO THE SAME, AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES AND FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, MARICOPA COUNTY, MARICOPA COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF ARIZONA, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME, GOD, CONGRATULATIONS.
AND, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND HELP ME TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE ARE SO MUCH TO DO I BELIEVE IN AMERICA.
UM, I BELIEVE IN CHANDLER AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WITH EVERYBODY SITTING HERE, UM, IT WARMS MY HEART, UM, TO SEE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
WE'VE HAD AN AMAZING FOUR YEARS AND CHANDLER IS POISED FOR GREAT AND BIG THINGS.
AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY DOES AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TRUST AND I'LL W WE'LL GET THIS THING MOVING ALONG.
THAT'S I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, HELPS A MEMBER, ODIE HARRIS COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE OKAY.
PLEASE PUT YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, RIGHT HAND UP PLEASE.
AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I D HARRIS
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I O D HARRIS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMN DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF CHANDLER AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF CHANDLER AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.
AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THIS OFFICE OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, MARICOPA COUNTY, MARICOPA COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF ARIZONA.
ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
YOU INTRODUCE YOUR, YOUR GUESTS AND FAMILY.
UM, I HAVE MY MOTHER HERE AND I HAVE, WELL, SORRY, MAMA.
I'VE GOT MY WIFE HERE AND I HAVE MY MOTHER HERE AND I HAVE MY BROTHER HERE.
UH, AND I HAVE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW RIGHT HERE AND I HAVE MY SISTER LESLIE RIGHT HERE.
I HAVE MY GOOD FRIEND, LISA AND D.
I HAVE MY GOOD FRIEND, STEPHANIE, MY DAUGHTER, NADIA, MY DAUGHTER,
SHE GOT MIXED IN THERE AND MY OTHER DARLA IVORY, UM, HERE SUPPORTED BY SO MANY LOVED ONES.
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THEM, BUT THE BIGGEST BLESSING OF THEM ALL IS THAT MY MOM WOULD HAVE ME AND MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD.
AND SO MY MOM TRAVELED FROM A VERY LONG WAY.
I DON'T GET TO SEE HER EVERY DAY.
BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS RIGHT HERE TO MY MOTHER.
LET'S TAKE A PICTURE OF HOW PRIME MAMA.
EVERYONE GET CLOSE SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, IF YOU'D PLEASE JOIN US ON THE DAYS.
[Call To Order of New Council]
WE'VE GOT ONE MORE ACTION ITEM HERE, BUT BEFOREHAND CLERK, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE.COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER, ELLIS COUNCIL MEMBER ROW HERE.
OUR INVOCATION FOR THIS PART OF OUR, OUR SESSION MEETING TONIGHT WILL BE LED BY APOSTLE MURRAY MOSLEY FROM THE GLORY HOUSE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH.
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PLEASE STAND GIVING HONOR TO OUR PRESIDENT AND BLACK JOE BIDEN.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY, SENATOR MARK KELLY, OUR VERY OWN CANDLER MAYOR, KEVIN HART, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MEN, AND THE WOMEN THAT STAND BEFORE ME TODAY, GIVING HONOR TO OUR GOD ETERNAL THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS.
WE HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE YOU TODAY, FATHER AND LORD, I JUST COME TO JUST OPEN THIS, WHATEVER WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY WITH HONOR UNTO YOU ROMANS 13.
AND ONE SAYS THAT EVERY PERSON BE SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FROM GOD.
AND THOSE THAT EXIST HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED BY GOD AND TO THIS COMMUNITY TO TEEN CHANDLER.
MAY I REMIND YOU THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD SAYS, REMEMBER THEM AND BE SUBJECT TO THE RULERS AND THE AUTHORITIES BE OBEDIENT AND BE READY WITH EVERY GOOD WORK AND TO SPEAK OF NO ONE TOLD CHARLIE TO BE GENTLE, TO SHOW PERFECT COURTESY PEOPLE.
PROVERBS TWO SAYS THIS, MY SONS, IF YOU ACCEPT MY WORDS AND STORE UP MY COMMANDMENTS WITHIN YOU TURNING YOUR TO WISDOM AND APPLYING YOUR HEART TO UNDERSTANDING INDEED, IF YOU CALL THEM OUT FOR INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING, AND IF YOU LOOK FOR HIDDEN TREASURES, THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD AND FIND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD FOR THE LORD GIVES WISDOM.
AND FROM HIS MOUTH COMES KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING MATTHEW 12 AND 25 SAYS, KNOWING THAT THOUGHTS, HE SAID TO THEM DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF WILL FALL NO CITY, OUR HOUSE DIVIDED 10 STONE.
BUT THE CITY OF CHANDLER 18 CHANDLER WILL STAND BEFORE THE LORD.
THE BIBLE SAYS GOOD AND PLEASANT.
IT IS FOR THE BROTHER AND TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY, PROVERBS 14 AND 34 STUFF.
IT EXALTS ITSELF, BUT SIN IS REPROACH TO ANY PEOPLE.
JEREMIAH SAYS COLEMAN TO ME AND I WILL SHOW THE GREAT AND MIGHTY THINGS, WHICH BOWEL, NO NOT.
UH, SO WE COME ON TO HIM TODAY TO BE HERE WITH US, TO BE CALLED BY.
MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY, SEEK MY FACE, TURN FROM THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING TO ME.
I WILL HEAR THEM AND I WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.
FATHER HELP US IN THE MIDST OF DIVISION DISSENSION AND DISCORD FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS AMERICA, THAT YOU BLESS THIS GREAT CITY OF CHANDLER, BUT THE LAND OF THE FRUIT.
AND WE DECLARE THAT ANYWHERE IN THE EARTH.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU SHOW YOURSELF IN THIS PLACE EVERY TIME, EVERY MEETING, EVERY GATHERING AND THAT WE GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO BE NEW, TO BE SEEN, TO BE FELT TO BE PRESENT AND TO BE GLORIFIED.
NOW, ONCE IT WAS ABLE TO KEEP US FROM FALLING AND TO PRESENT US FAULTLESS BEFORE THE PRESENCE OF HIS GLORY AND HIS EXCEEDING JOY, GOD, I WANT A SAVIOR BE GLORY AND MAJESTY, DOMINION, AND POWER, AND BOTH NOW AND FOREVER.
I THINK WE HAD AN INDICATION AND UH, WE WERE AT CHURCH.
[1. Election of Vice Mayor]
THERE IS A ONE ACTION ITEM BEFORE US.THAT'S THE ELECTION OF A VICE MAYOR ENDED UP PURPOSE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, THAT WE ELECT COUNCIL MEMBER, MARK STEWART AS OUR VICE MAYOR FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
FROM OUR CURRENT VICE MAYOR LOPEZ AND UH, UH, CLERK, PLEASE, UH, PULL US FOR THE VOTE HERE.
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COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.[Current Events]
THE LAST THING SEPARATING US BETWEEN NOW AND CELEBRATING WITH OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE A FEW BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT EACH OF US WILL HAVE.AND I WILL START, I DO WANT TO THANK, UH, VICE MAYOR, RENEE LOPEZ FOR SERVING.
WELL, I IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND THANK YOU.
WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF TASKS WE'VE HAD TO WORK ON TOGETHER AND I'VE APPRECIATED YOUR WISDOM AND THOUGHTFULNESS.
AND SECONDLY, BEFORE WE CLOSE TONIGHT, I DID WANT TO MENTION A PROGRAM THAT WE ARE STARTING THAT, UH, CALLED CIVIC.
IT'LL BE OUR FIRST EVER CIVIC PROGRAM.
INTRODUCING, UH, RESIDENTS FROM CHANDLER TO THE UNDER THE INNER PAINTINGS OF HOW CHANDLER WORKS.
IT WAS EXCITING TO LEARN THAT WE HAVE 68 PEOPLE APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM, WHICH RESULTED IN OUR FIRST CLASS OF 23.
AND IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THIS FIRST CORE COHORT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT PROGRAM WHEN APPLICATIONS OPEN AND TO EXPLORE OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR CITY.
AND, UH, THANKS FOR THOSE KIND WORDS.
THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, THE MENTORSHIP THAT I THINK WE'LL BE MEETING NEXT WEEK TO KIND OF GO OVER SOME THINGS.
UH, YOU KNOW, UM, BEGINNING OF MY SECOND TERM HAS BEEN AMAZING, BUT IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF MY WIFE, ALISON, UM, AND MY TWO KIDS.
IT'S, IT'S A DIFFERENT BEING PART OF A FAMILY WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S IN AN ELECTED POSITION AND THAT, THAT ISN'T LOST ON ME.
SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GUYS' SUPPORT AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO, UH, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
UM, THERE ARE MY WHY, UM, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT JEREMY CLAIMANTS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, AND THIS, THIS ROOM IS PART OF MY WHY.
AND SO AS THE COMMUNITY, UM, OF CHANDLER.
SO, UM, I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE, UH, TO HONOR THE CONSTITUTION, UM, AND HONOR THE PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.
UM, TO MY WIFE AND BEAUTIFUL WIFE, WHO'S SUCH A BIG SUPPORT TO ME.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND ON CHILDREN, THAT'S AN AUDIENCE AS WELL TO SIT IN THE FRONT ROW.
UM, IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.
MY MOTHER CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THAT BEAUTIFUL WOMAN RIGHT THERE.
SHE TOOK US ON WHEN MY FATHER PASSED, WHEN I WAS 14, IT WAS SIX OF US AND SHE HAD TO DO THE REST OF THE HEAVY LIFTING FROM I'M THANKFUL.
BUT, UM, ONCE I WANT TO SHARE THIS, UH, TO EVERYONE, THAT'S LISTENING TO ME, UH, AND CHANDLER THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP LONG TIME AGO IN THE SUMMERTIME DOES BLACK LIVES MATTER.
AND I THINK IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT COUNCIL SHARE SOMETHING TO THAT.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO BE A COUNCILMAN THAT DOES CARE ABOUT THAT DOES CARE ABOUT BLACK LIVES, BUT NOT JUST BLACK LIVES.
ALL THE LIES, HISPANIC LIES, WHITE LIES.
EVERY LIFE I CARE ABOUT, UM, IS A LOT OF WORK.
UM, AND IT'S NOT JUST ONE PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT NEEDS REPRESENTATION.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING AND SERVING WITH COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS REPRESENTED HERE AND CHANDLER, AND TO MAKE SURE WE DO THE BEST JOB WE DO TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO REPRESENT YOU.
THERE'S NO ONE HERE CARE MORE ABOUT CHANNELING THAN WE DO HERE.
YOU ELECTED US IN AND WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST JOB TO SERVE YOU.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW HOW TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THEY STILL CALL ME VICE MAYOR IS I SAW THAT TRANSITION GO THROUGH.
THEY JUST STARTED CALLING THE VICE MAYOR CONSISTENTLY.
SO, UH, AND UH, HAD SOME BOOTS, BIG SHOES TO FILL.
WE HAVE AN, UH, PREVIOUS VICE MAYOR IN THE CROWD.
WE'VE GOT VICE MAYORS ON THE, ON THE DICE HERE.
SO, UH, A GOOD HISTORY, UH, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO VERY WELL.
UM, AND I'LL TELL YOU THE DIRT LEADER WHEN, WHEN THE MAYOR'S NOT HERE.
UH, SO, UH, COUNSELOR HARRIS BEFORE, UH, WE HAD SOME MEETINGS PREVIOUSLY, UM, VERY EXCITED, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SERVE TOGETHER, UH, ON THE COUNCIL.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR CHANDLER AND SAME THING WITH YOU.
I HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT THE CHANDLER IS YOUR LIFE AND YOUR
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PASSION, AND YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BEST THINGS THAT WE CAN FOR OUR PEOPLE.UM, I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS, ONE WRAPPED THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL, UH, JANUARY 16TH AT 11:00 AM.
WE'RE DOING THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, UH, VIRTUALLY.
SO IT WILL BE ON FACEBOOK LIVE AND IT WILL ALSO BE POSTED IF YOU WANT TO SEARCH FOR IT.
THE OTHER ONE IS THAT WE HAVE THE CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS THE FIFTH YEAR THAT THE CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE HERE IN CHANDLER.
IT STARTS JANUARY 21ST THROUGH THE 25TH FOURTH.
SO GET SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HOLD ME.
UM, I GO TO CHANDLER FILM, FESTIVAL.COM TO GET YOUR TICKETS AND SEE THE MOVIES THERE.
WE'VE GOT MOVIE OVER 150 MOVIES AND SCREENINGS.
AND FROM, I THINK IT'S OVER TWO DOZEN COUNTRIES.
SO, UH, COME AND CHECK IT OUT.
ANYONE ELSE ON THE BASS I'M REALLY APPRECIATE TO ALL THE STAFF THAT IS PASSING US TONIGHT AND I'M SITTING HERE AND IT'S SURREAL TO BE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SIT ON THIS DICE
ONLY CHANDLER CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND TO PUT MY HAND TO THE PLOW, TO PUSH GENTLER FORWARD AND KEEP MAKING CHANDLER GREATER AND BETTER, I WILL BE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
I'M EVERY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO WORK.
I REMEMBER TELLING YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OF ORLANDO THAT WE MIGHT HAVE THE SAME.
WE WANT TO GET TO THE SAME PLACE, BUT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME ROAD TO GET THERE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT, BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER WALKED INTO A ROOM, WHAT IS SOMETHING AND NOT WALKING AROUND, BUT OUT WITH IT.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
WE MIGHT NOT BE GOING, DOING IT THE SAME WAY, BUT BY ALL MEANS, DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE FACT THAT WE WILL GET IT DONE.
I AM SO THANKFUL TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE SITTING HERE TONIGHT.
I KNOW THAT WE COULD HAVE FILLED UP DISPLACE IF IT WAS NOT FOR COVID AND THOSE WERE SUFFERING AS A NURSE.
I KNOW WE HAVE LOST MANY PEOPLE, BUT THE ONE THING I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TONIGHT IS TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS HELP, HELP IS ON THE WAY OUR CONSOLE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY IS SAFE, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS SAY SAFETY FIRST.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR VOTING ME, THAT VOTE OF CONFIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO SIT HERE TONIGHT.
AND BY GOD, I EXPECT TO WORK FOR YOU.
LIKE I HAVE NEVER WORKED FOR ANYONE ELSE BEFORE.
I WANT TO TAKE MY HUSBAND, THAT MEN HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH.
CAN YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MINUTE?
WHEN I CAME INTO THIS COUNTRY AT 17 YEARS OLD, MY HUSBAND SAID, HE'S THE ONE WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO READ ENGLISH, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE BECAUSE WHEN I MET HIM, MY WHOLE PHONE ALREADY SPEAKING ENGLISH, THE FACT OF THE MATTER THAT'S TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH PASSIONATE HE IS ABOUT ME AND ABOUT OUR FAMILY, MY CHILDREN ARE HERE TONIGHT.
MY SISTER, WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH TOGETHER IN THIS CITY, ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH.
WE RUN A BUSINESS IN THIS CITY FOR 20 YEARS, HELPING THE PEOPLE OF CHANDLER.
AND SO TONIGHT FOR HER TO SIT HERE AND SEE ME SITTING THERE, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THAT DOING TO OUR HEARTS? AS IMMIGRANTS INTO THIS COUNTRY CAME INTO THIS COUNTRY FROM HAITI AT 17 YEARS OLD.
AND IT'S NOT BY ACCIDENT THAT I'M SITTING IN THE SAME SEAT OF ANOTHER IMMIGRANT.
WE ARE SENDING A MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WHEN WE COME TO THIS COUNTRY, WE COME TO CONTRIBUTE AND WE WILL CONTRIBUTE MUCH.
I REALLY WANT TO WELCOME BOTH OF OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
HELIS MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.
AND I MET WITH YOU BOTH, AND I CAN TELL YOU SOME OF THE
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ENTHUSIASM THAT JEREMY MCCLYMONDS DISPLAYED.I SEE IN BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND, UM, AND, AND THEY'VE ASKED FOR ADVICE AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, FOR COUNCIL AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT, UH, I, I THINK THERE'S A REAL CHANCE FOR US TO LEARN TOO.
AND, UH, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.
UH, 2020 IS A YEAR THAT WE CAN SAY GOODBYE TO.
IT'S A CHANCE FOR A NEW BEGINNING AND, UH, WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR.
THANK YOU TO TEAM CHANDLER FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU TO OUR, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND ALL YOU FOLKS AT WORK ALL NIGHT LONG AND ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UM, MARK, WELCOME BACK ODI REGULATIONS.
OF COURSE, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU UP HERE.
UH, CHRISTINA, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND NOW YOU CAN CALL ME MATT INSTEAD OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU, UH, YOU WILL, IT'S LIKE THE VICE MAYOR THING.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT, RIGHT? UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DID SAY THAT TO ME ABOUT THE ROADS, YOU KNOW, MY COMMENT BACK, YOU WOULD AS MANY ROADS TO GET THERE, BUT AS LONG AS WE KEEP GOING FORWARD, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THE KEY RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO WELCOME YOU EVERYONE UP HERE.
UH, AS TERRY ROSE SAID, THE 2020S BEHIND US, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO A MUCH BETTER, SAFER, AND, UH, GET US, GET THIS ECONOMY MOVING AND PEOPLE ARE SAVING SOME LIVES OUT THERE.
AND I DON'T WANT TO DELAY ANY MORE BECAUSE I'M BETWEEN BEER AND THIS MEETING.
SO I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT ANYWAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO, BEFORE CITY MANAGER SHOWS, I DO WANT TO, I DID NEGLECT, UH, RECOGNIZING ONE OF OUR FARMERS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND VICE-VERSA NOR ELLEN IN THE FRONT.
SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR VICE MAYOR ROLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT VICE MAYOR.
I STARTED TO SAY COUNCIL MEMBERS, VICE MAYOR STEWART.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THIS ROLE AS VICE MAYOR HERE FOR THE, FOR THIS COMING UP TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, HARRIS AND ELLIS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE DIAS.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
UM, PEOPLE PROBABLY MAY NOT REALIZE THAT, BUT YOU TWO HAVE REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.