[CALL TO ORDER]
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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 2ND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CLERK.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, STUDENT HERE.
OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR JOE TEATRO FROM THE SOUTHEAST VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH AND HELP THE NUMBER OF IF YOU WOULD THEN PLEASE LEAD US IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PASTOR, DEAR GOD, WE COME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOUR GRACE ON THE COMBINED LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER ARIZONA.
WE THANK YOU FOR THESE LEADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WE ASK FOR GRACE FOR EACH BY THE, WE ALSO ASKED FOR MERCY ON OUR COUNTRY.
AS WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE MIDST OF A BITTER POLITICAL CONTEST, WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT, AS THERE ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR THESE LEADERS IN THIS CORNER OF YOUR VINEYARD, WE PRAY FOR COMFORT IN A SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL BALM OF HEALING OVER HEARTS THAT ARE HEAVY FOR NUMBERS OF REASONS.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR YOUR ONGOING GRACE IN OUR LIVES, IN OUR HOMES, ON OUR PLACES OF WORSHIP ON OUR BUSINESSES AND THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS, THE LIVES OF CIVIL SERVANTS, OUR CHILDREN, OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
WE ASKED FOR MERCY FOR THOSE CITIZENS THAT NEED EXTRA CARE.
OUR CHILDREN, OUR SENIOR SAINTS, THOSE WHO LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN AND THOSE WHO DEAL WITH MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND OTHER STRUGGLES.
WE PRAY FOR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE UNDER THE BONDAGE OF VARIOUS ADDICTIONS.
WE ASK FOR MERCY FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE FINANCIALLY, WE ASK FOR PROVISION.
WE ASK FOR GRACE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL FIRSTHAND WITH THE CHALLENGES RELATED TO COVID.
WE ASKED BY YOUR MERCY, THIS HEALTH, THIS HEALTH ENEMY AND DISEASE WOULD SOON BE DEFEATED.
WE THANK YOU THAT MANY OF US HAVE A BELIEF AND A RESPECT IN YOUR PRESENCE AND AUTHORITY.
WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T BELIEVE WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD GENTLY REVEAL YOURSELF TO THEM.
WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF OUR STATE AND NATION.
WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO ACT LIKE IT.
WE PRAY YOU WOULD HELP US TO CREATE A RENEWED SENSE OF LOVE AND UNITY.
IN OUR LAND, WE ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR OUR FAILURES.
AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE FORGET THE COMMAND TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELF, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAT THAT UNITES US THAN WHAT SHOULD BIND US.
AND YET TOO OFTEN, WE ALLOW PETTY THINGS TO CAUSE DIVISION.
PLEASE GIVE US GRACE TO LOVE EACH OTHER IN SUCH A WAY THAT TRANSCENDS POLITICS AND PERSONAL AGENDAS.
WE ASKED TONIGHT THAT YOU WOULD GIVE OUR LEADERS UNUSUAL, COURAGE, CLARITY, AND DISCERNMENT TO LEAD OUR COMMUNITY AND WISDOM.
PLEASE KEEP OUR SCHOOL TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE IN YOUR WORD.
YOU TELL US THAT WHEN WE LACK WISDOM, THAT YOU WILL GIVE IT WHEN WE ASK.
SO FATHER TONIGHT, WE ASK FOR A SPIRIT OF WISDOM, GRACE, AND DIRECTION.
WE PRAY THESE THINGS, THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS OF NAZARETH AND WHOSE POWER AND PRESENCE GOD'S CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO AMEN.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE UNITED STATES, AND ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE AS WELL.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
COUNCIL ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS I DO WANT TO, UH, JUST TO PUT A SHOUT OUT AND A THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR CITY AND OUR CITY WORKERS.AND THOSE WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE PR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, WHICH IF IT PASSES, WE'LL TAKE INTO EFFECT 30 DAYS FROM TODAY.
SO I WANT TO THANK STAFF, OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, OUR RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE HERE THAT WERE PARTICIPATING ON THIS AND THEIR DILIGENCE IN ENSURING THIS ORDINANCE WILL PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITIES RICH FUTURE.
SO COUNCIL, HOW DO YOU, UH, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE TONIGHT WITH THIS AGENDA? VICE MAYOR, MAYOR FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MEETING FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND ITEMS, ONE THROUGH FOUR CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER OF CLIMATES COUNCIL,
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ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE STATEMENTS.THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.