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Burbank City Council Reorganization Meeting - December 19, 2022
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C
We'll
start
with
the
invocation
the
flag
salute.
Today's
invocation
of
black
salute
will
be
led
by
father
Christopher,
retellus,
pastor
of
Saint
John,
the
Baptist
Greek
Orthodox
Church
in
Anaheim.
Will
everyone
please
stand
and
remain
standing
for
the
flag
salute
father
will
tell
us
welcome.
Thank
you.
D
Let
us
offer
a
prayer
together:
o
Eternal
God
supreme
ruler
of
Nations
countries,
states
and
cities.
Without
whom
know
one
people
can
be
great.
It
was
through
your
Mighty
power
that
our
forebears
won
Liberties
of
old
and
therefore
we
beseech
you
to
Grant
to
all
who
reside
in
this
blessed
City
of
Burbank.
Your
grace
to
maintain
these
Liberties
in
righteousness
and
in
peace
bless
these
the
leaders
of
this
city
and
instill
wisdom
in
their
minds
and
hearts,
keep
them
safe,
healthy
and
honorable,
so
they
can
fulfill
their
responsibilities.
D
We
also
give
thanks
to
you,
oh
God,
for
the
progress
and
prosperity
given
to
the
City
of
Burbank
and
for
the
countless
blessings
both
material
and
spiritual
bestowed
upon.
All
the
residents
make
these
leaders
sensible,
of
your
goodness
and
of
their
great
responsibility
as
stewards
of
the
gift
of
governing
and
Grant
them,
o
God
patience,
sensitivity
and
virtue,
and
by
their
words
and
deeds.
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So
they
can
lead
our
city
to
continue
to
prosper
and
Rise
shining
as
brightly
as
the
sun
continuously
moving
forward
and
glorifying
you
forever
and
ever
amen
amen.
At
this
time,
we
would
ask
us
all
to
remain
standing
and
placing
your
right
hand
over
your
heart.
We
will
recite
the
pledge
of
the
legions
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
United
States
of
America
and
to
the
Republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation
under
God
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
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E
C
Now
is
the
time
for
general
public
comment
for
members
of
the
public
who
are
here
in
person
and
wish
to
speak.
Please
present
a
completed,
yellow
general
public
comment
card
to
the
city
clerk.
Each
speaker
will
have
three
minutes
to
address
the
Council
on
any
agenda
item
for
today's
special
counsel,
reorganization
meeting,
please
state
your
name
for
the
record
for
those
wishing
to
call
in
during
the
general
public
comment
period.
Please
call
now
at
818-238-3335.
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G
Welcome
good
to
be
here,
hello
to
everybody,
happy
New,
Year,
Christmas,
Harry
and
New
Year.
You
know
I
bet.
These
two
members
are
are
absent
because
they're
disgusted
with
about
what's
about
to
happen,
and
they
just
can't
stomach
it
Nick
do
you
have
any
concerns
about?
What's
going
to
happen
about
what
you're
going
to
what
you're
about
to
vote?
For?
Let's
talk
about
Anthony's
past
his
present
and
his
future
in
his
past
he's
been
well.
He
admits
in
one
of
his
emails
that
he's
a
deceptive
sociopath.
G
He
believes
in
polyamory
he's
changed
his
name,
there's
an
allegation
of
child
molesting,
child
molesting,
child
molestation
that
sex
with
an
underage
boy,
and
that
comes
directly
from
the
woman
who
went
with
him
to
the
homeless,
shelter
in
Hollywood
and
brought
the
boy
home
to
his
sofa
and
he's
never
denied
it.
Now,
that's
something!
That's
important!
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
jail
bankruptcy,
College,
Dropout,
liar
cheater
and
Thief,
all
of
which
I've
documented
it's
public
records.
This
is
not
something
I'm
making
up.
You
can
ignore
it
Nick,
but
it's
public
records.
Let's
talk
about
his
present
his
present
he
called
in
from
Greece
and
confirmed
that
he
has
his
child.
His
ten-year-old
with
special
needs
sleep
in
a
closet
as
punishment
and
stand
on
his
tippy
toes
with
his
nose
against
the
wall,
and
he
says
in
his
house.
There's
consequences.
G
G
G
C
H
H
You've
done
a
great
service
to
the
city
in
good
times
and
the
bad
times
actually,
especially
in
the
bad
times,
and
it's
an
honor
to
call
you
a
friend
and
you've
been
a
grand
friend
to
the
Armenian
Community
to
the
anca
and
everybody
else
in
the
city.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
also
congratulate
the
new
members.
Actually,
this
is
it
and
Tamala
and
where's
Nikki
actually.
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H
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C
Well,
we've
come
already
to
deliver
your
comments
on
the
mayoral
Tim.
It's
me
introduce
family
and
friends
in
the
audience.
Well,
you
know
it's.
Obviously,
when
he's
a
year
ago,
when
I
took
over
as
mayor
a
year,
just
seemed
so
far
away
right-
and
here
we
are
a
year
later,
there's
been
a
lot
of
good
things
ever
happened.
C
There's
been
some
challenges
along
the
way,
not
only
this
past
year,
as
my
mayor
here,
but
the
last
12
years
as
well
being
on
Council
I've,
been
fortunate
enough
to
represent
the
city
three
times
as
mayor,
so
I've
been
honored
to
do
that.
I've
been
honored
to
get
reelected
and
you
know
a
couple
of
times,
obviously
being
able
to
serve
13
years.
You
just
don't
volunteer
to
do
it,
but
at
the
same
time,
when
I
first
got
elected
in
2009,
I
was
I
was
welcomed
by
the
end
city
manager,
Mike
Flatt.
C
C
Okay,
so
you
start
doing
your
homework,
but
you
know,
like
I've,
said
many
times
before:
I
didn't
run
for
office
to
start
cutting
budgets.
I
want
to
create
programs.
I
want
to
maintain
the
programs
that
we
have
and
if
they're
not
working,
that's
okay,
let's
cut
them
and
start
something
new,
but
it's
always
to
it's
always
good
to
look
at
a
program
or
or
something
that
you've
got
under
the
umbrella
of
the
city.
Is
it
working
I
always
say?
Is
it
working?
C
Are
we
doing
the
things
we're
supposed
to
be
doing
with
this
program
or
this
commission
or
this
board
I
mean?
Is
it?
Is
it
working
if
it's
working?
Let's,
let's
make
it
better?
If
it's
not
working,
let's
reevaluate
it,
and
maybe
we
have
to
you-
know,
remove
it
and
do
something
different
with
it.
But
it's
you
know
I
really
hated
to
hear
for
many
years.
That's
the
way.
We've
always
done
it.
You
know
I
just
for
some
reason.
C
They
just
I've
always
encouraged
people
staff,
my
colleagues
to
think
out
of
the
box
or
enlarge
the
Box.
You
know
if
you
don't
want
to
think
outside
enlarge
the
box,
so
you
have
a
greater
parameter
to
deal
with,
but
don't
tell
me
that's
the
well,
that's
the
way.
We've
always
done
it,
but
anyway,
I
share
some
of
my
concerns.
Some
of
my
thoughts
that
I've
held
in
but
a
lot
of
the
people
here
that
know
me
have
known
me
for
all
these
years.
C
I've
stated
that
to
them
and
and
they've
agreed,
you
know.
Obviously
it's
always
tough
to
it's
difficult
to
start
something
new,
it's
difficult
to
try
and
change
something
that
has
been
established
for
years,
because
that's
the
way
we've
always
done
it,
but
nonetheless
just
imparting
words.
Let
me
introduce
my
family
here.
I've
got
my
my
son
Eric.
C
His
his
wife
Tracy
and
my
two
granddaughters
Lana
and
Lyla
are
not
able
to
be
here
because
they're,
the
two
girls
are
sick,
so
Mom
had
to
stay
home
with
them
to
take
care
of
them,
but
I
know
they're.
Here
my
granddaughter
Lana
did
a
video
last
night
and
sent
it
to
me
saying:
Papa
I
won't
be
able
to
be
at
your
meeting
tomorrow,
and
you
could
tell
that
she
was
obviously
sick.
I
mean
yeah,
but
I
wish
him
well
and
thank
you
for
all
your
support
and
love
Kristen.
C
C
I,
don't
think
it'll
need
it,
but
anyway,
these
flowers
to
my
wife
of
47
years-
and
it
just
seems
like
yesterday
dear
thank
you
for
all
your
support
and
encouragement
and
if
it
makes
you
happy,
you
tell
me,
do
it
right.
So
that's
what
I
we
went
through
this
conversation,
this
last
go-around
when
I
was
thinking
about
either
when
I
was
up
for
re-election,
hi
princess
and
she
you
know,
I
asked
her
and
she
said
if
it
if
it
makes
you
happy
do
it.
So.
Thank
you
for
all
your
support.
C
C
C
Present
to
you,
the
executive
team
and
give
you
a
little
background
on
them
as
far
as
what
what
they
do
since
they're
in
the
background,
but
they
do
very
important
work.
So
this
is
a
perfect
time
for
the
public
to
get
to
know
them.
I'll
go
through
a
a
short
paragraph
for
each
individual
and
we'll
start
with
Suzette
Mullen
City
Clerk.
C
Council
member
elect
wow
awesome,
Suzanne
is
the
elected
city
clerk.
You
ensure
public
press
participation
and
transparency
in
the
city's
decision-making
process.
You
manage
all
the
city's
records,
and
this
year
your
office
completed
the
digitization
of
historic
records
to
make
them
accessible
to
staff
and
the
public.
You
launch
a
passport
acceptance
facility,
listen
to
this
over
five
years
ago,
which
was
generated
over
2.8
million
dollars
in
revenue
for
the
general
fund.
Most
importantly,.
A
C
You're,
the
election
official
who
ensures
the
Democratic
process
is
conducted
with
integrity
and
transparency.
During
your
time
of
city
clerk,
you
have
increased
voter
registration
Outreach
amongst
the
youth.
The
City
of
Burbank
was
ranked
16th
among
53
LA
County
School
District
and
46.9
percent
of
new
18
year
olds
registered
to
vote.
We
thank
you
for
your
35
plus
years
of
Public
Service
10
of
those
here
in
City
of
Burbank.
We
congratulate
you
on
your
retirement
and
New
Journey
as
a
newly
elected
city
council
member.
Congratulations.
A
C
Crystal
Palmer
at
City
Treasurer
is
not
able
to
join
us
today,
but
obviously
being
the
city
treasurer
she's,
also
very
important
to
our
city.
Her
financial
literacy
classes
continue
to
help
residents
fight
economic
insecurity.
City
of
Burbank
is
grateful
for
everything
Ms
Palmer
does
when
we,
so
we
can
leave
a
legacy
of
financial
responsibility
of
future
Generations.
We
congratulate
her
on
her
new
term.
C
C
It's
a
community
engagement,
Endeavors
Focus
efforts
on
implementing
a
robust
employee,
wellness
and
peer
support
program
and
overseeing
a
variety
of
initiatives
to
enhance
traffic
education
for
students
in
the
Greater
Community
to
improve
safety
for
all
users
of
the
city's
roadways.
As
we
all
know,
that's
very
important,
especially
here.
Thank
you
for
your
efforts
to
ensure
the
public
safety
of
Burbank.
We
look
forward
to
your
continued
vision
and
Leadership
is
our
top
law
enforcement
official.
C
Welcome
Jennifer
Jennifer
has
a
financial
services
director
you
oversaw
the
city's
budget
process,
as
well
as
our
annual
audit
and
financial
report.
Over
the
past
year.
You
helped
strengthen
the
city's
financial
position
by
increasing
our
general
fund
reserves
and
complete
a
multi-year
plan
to
pay
down
pension
liabilities
to
generate
future
recurring
savings
for
the
city.
That's
good,
despite
the
impacts
of
the
recent
pandemic.
Burbank
once
again
is
a
balanced
general
fund
budget
and
we
look
forward
to
more
positive
reports
from
your
team
regarding
our
City's
financial
future.
Congratulations.
C
C
Apologize
for
reading
this,
but
I
couldn't
have
memorized
all
these
okay,
Canada's
Public
Works
director,
you
oversee
a
department
that
is
critical
in
our
everyday
lives,
from
streets
and
sidewalks
as
sewers
and
traffic
safety.
All
the
good
stuff.
Well,
but
everybody's
yeah
people
complain
if
there's
not
taken
care
of
exactly
Solid,
Waste,
Collections
and
street
sweeping
and
all
the
infrastructure
that
keeps
us
moving
healthy
and
safe.
Each
day
your
leadership
has
been
impactful.
C
The
Partnerships
you
have
forged
for
public
works
with
the
infrastructure
oversight,
board
and
All
City
departments
have
helped
make
sure
Burbank,
Civic
and
civil
assets
are
operated,
maintained
and
improved
in
the
most
efficient
and
effective
manner
possible.
Your
energy
and
passion
are
appreciated.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Chief
welcome
Chief
Garcia's
fire
chief,
you
oversee
the
city's
all
risk
fire
and
emergency
services,
our
Emergency
Management
program,
our
firefighters,
on
the
front
line
of
our
community's
emergency
needs.
Responding
to
over
11
000
calls
for
service
this
year.
Their
response
was
an
integral
part
of
the
Burbank
fire
department,
maintaining
the
valued
Insurance
Services
office,
ISO
class
1
rating
this
year.
Your
team
is
on
the
front
line
of
our
community's
emergencies
and
we
appreciate
all
you
do
and
on
a
personal
we've
known
each
other
for
a
long
time.
C
C
C
Elizabeth
is
Library
Services
director,
you
lead
three
libraries
that
are
essential
to
the
fabric
of
our
community.
Our
libraries
provide
resources
and
services
to
people
of
all
ages,
supporting
Learners
job
Seekers
and
people
looking
for
connection
to
services
in
their
Community.
This
year
you
led
us
on
a
path
towards
a
new
Central,
Library
and
Civic
Center
that
will
expand
and
improve
the
Department's
role.
Your
coordinated
the
addition
of
our
first
sister
city
in
40
years
are
Italy,
so
everybody
get
ready
to
go
visit.
C
C
Kevin
as
a
city's
Chief
Information
officer,
you
are
leading
a
transformation
of
I.T
that
is
setting
Burbank
apart
as
a
leader
in
municipal
government.
This
year
your
team
expanded
the
services
offered
by
our
Burbank
311,
app,
enable
more
online
permit
options
and
delivered
a
host
of
additional
technological
Technology
Solutions
that
enable
staff
to
do
more
for
our
residents
and
businesses.
It
continues
to
be
a
trusted
partner
in
all
the
key
aspects
of
City
operations,
and
your
Innovation
continues
to
help
us
better
serve
our
community.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Nothing
you
oversee
the
public
information
office
and
collaborate
with
all
City
departments
to
educate
and
form
and
communicate
the
Burbank
happenings
and
programs
for
our
residents,
businesses
and
visitors
this
year.
With
your
guidance,
your
team
produces
state
of
the
City
videos
and
help
write.
My
speech,
which
I
must
say,
was
a
great
collaboration.
C
We
also
filmed
them
four
mayor
shows
that
featured
people
like
Ellen,
DeGeneres,
I,
hope
everybody
got
to
see
that
show
Chief
Garcia
Frank
Geary,
with
the
building
that's
going
up
over
here
at
Warner
Brothers
and
my
own
little
brother
at
Buddy's,
All-Stars
Louie.
So
once
again
you
know
you
work
very
class
as
mayor
your
years
mayor,
you
work
very
close
with
the
Pio
office
and
we've
got
to
know
each
other
very
well.
He
was
appointed
Midway
through
the
year,
so
we
have
a
great
relationship
and
it's
been
a
great
experience.
C
C
Don
is
the
Burbank
Water
and
Power
channel
manager
for
just
over
two
years,
your
work
has
been
impressive,
whether
your
leadership,
Burbank
power,
has
received
multiple
awards
from
the
American
public
Power
Association.
You
paved
the
way
a
few
further
developing
the
transportation
electrification
efforts
and
played
a
pivotal
role
in
Burbank
water
empowers
water,
Asset,
Management
efforts.
You
have
a
vision
of
creating
a
sustainable
energy
future
in
both
local
and
utility
scale
contracts
for
carbon
free
resources
in
an
Innovative
battery
storage.
C
C
C
Betsy
is
Management
Services
director,
you
oversee
Employment,
Services,
Labor,
Relations
and
workers
compensation
programs.
You
have
let
the
charging
successfully
negotiating
for
and
implementing
council's
labor-saving
initiatives
to
save
millions
in
pension
and
workers,
compensation
costs
the
pandemic,
forced
you
and
your
team
to
navigate
complicated
policies
in
response
to
ever-changing
guidance
from
outside
agencies.
C
C
Are
you
looking
for
your
bag
already,
which
one
here
let
me
have
the
bag
and
I
go
back
and
sit
there
I'm
not
going
to
say
a
couple
of
things
so
much
Patrick
is
a
community
development
director.
You
manage
a
team
that
handles
planning,
building,
Transportation
housing,
Economic
Development
parking
code
enforcement
and
homeless
Services.
Is
there
any
other
hat
that
you
wear?
C
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work,
helping
the
city
navigate
recent
housing
legislation,
which
has
been
extremely
difficult
yes,
and
for
supporting
our
businesses
and
residents
through
the
city's
economic
recovery
plan,
cdbg
programs
for
businesses
and
tenants
in
our
Burbank
nonprofits
in
the
Streamline
online
permit
and
plan
check
process.
Under
your
leadership,
your
team
has
demonstrated
their
extraordinary
ability
to
be
nimble
and
pivot
from
one
priority
to
another,
which
is
very
necessary
Patrick.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Our
assistant
city
manager,
Julius
assistant
city
manager,
provides
support
to
the
city
manager
and
City
Council
Office
your
strong
work
ethic
invest
knowledge
of
city
services
are
an
incredible
asset
to
us.
You
are
quick
to
respond
to
our
requests,
as
well
as
those
from
the
public,
always
with
accuracy,
Poise
and
fact
it
is
evident
in
all
you
do
that
you
have
burbank's
best
interests
at
heart
and
you
truly
love
the
city.
You've
been
here
a
long
time.
C
You
give
informed
informed
advice
to
your
colleagues
on
the
executive
team
and
help
them
do
amazing
things
for
our
community
this
past
year.
You
also
work
closely
with
our
domestic
violence
task
force
and
Charter
Review
Committee
Judy.
Thank
you
for
your
unwavering
dedication
to
the
city
all
these
years.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Welcome
Joe
you've
done
an
excellent
job
during
your
first
year.
Yes,
your
first
year,
yeah
city's
new
City
attorney
you
and
your
team
vigorously
defend
the
city
in
all
types
of
litigation,
maintain
High
Community
standards
through
prosecution
of
local
crimes
and
help
every
city,
Department,
Implement,
all
manner
of
services
and
projects.
You
have
also
helped
the
city
council
launch
key
initiatives,
including
increasing
oversight
of
firearm,
retailers
and
strengthening
human
trafficking
notice
laws.
Thank
you
for
your
efforts
to
protect
the
city
and
deliver
valuable
programs.
C
C
C
I
have
truly
enjoyed
working
with
you
all
these
years.
We
build
a
good
relation
working
relationship
and
consider
yourself
a
good
friend.
You
continue
to
build
and
develop
a
strong
executive
team.
Your
column
and
steady
leadership
has
proven
valuable
in
overseen
City
operations.
During
these
unprecedented
times,
you
made
sure
our
residents,
businesses
and
visitors,
continue
to
enjoy
excellent
city
services
in
a
safe
and
Vibrant
Community.
Thank
you
for
all.
You
do
leading
our
great
City,
employee
Workforce
and
for
your
commitment
to
Excellence.
Thank
you.
C
H
C
The
mayor
she
tells
me
that
she's
got
the
whole
script
written
out.
You
work
behind
the
scenes
leading
up
to
the
council
meetings
coordinator
every
detail,
including
the
multi-step
agenda
process.
This
that
you
created
and
ensuring
the
council's
decision-making
process
is
transparent
and
accessible
to
the
public.
I
have
known
you
for
over
10
years
and
I
have
enjoyed
working
closely
with
you
over
the
past
year,
Watching
you
multitask
and
handle
projects
with
confidence
and
Grace.
We
appreciate
your
passion
to
serve
the
Burbank
Community.
Thank
you.
C
Our
City's
Vanna
White
Sandy
is
executive
assistant
to
the
mayor
vice
mayor
and
City
Council
Members,
yes,
all
five
of
them.
She
took
it
on
and
she's
done,
an
excellent
job.
You
have
your
hands
full.
You
have
helped
create
City
proclamations
and
certificates
and
help
the
public
reach
the
council.
You
maintain
our
busy
calendars
busy,
keep
us
on
schedule
and
helps
us
serve
our
city
and
so
residents
successfully.
C
C
C
C
C
C
Council
member
Schultz,
likewise
with
you,
obviously
we've
only
known
each
other
for
a
couple
years.
We
work
together.
Well,
you
know
the
three
of
us
have
pretty
much.
Obviously,
if
we
don't
agree,
we
agree
to
disagree
and
move
forward
right.
I
mean
that's
that's
what
the
basis
of
this
should
be
no
holding
not
holding
grudges
with
anything
or
not.
Thinking
back
or
the
you
know,
I'm
going
to
get
them
or
I'm
gonna
get
her.
C
No,
you
know
you
take
a
vote
and
you
run
with
it
and
whether
it's
you
know
whether
it's
successful
or
not,
the
council
has
taken
a
vote.
So
you
move
forward
and
that's
what
you
deal
with
I
mean
I've
seen
several
times
in
the
past
few
years,
where
the
vote
is
taken
and
somebody
didn't
like
the
results
and
guess
what
they
put
an
op-ed
in
the
paper
and
start
to
badmouth
the
people
that
made
the
vote.
Nonetheless,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
friendship.
C
C
As
it
was
stated
earlier,
the
reason
for
council
member
frutos
and
council
member
Springer,
they
had
prior
commitments
and
are
not
able
to
join
us
today.
We
will
make
sure
that
they
receive
their
gifts.
At
this
time.
I
would
like
to
invite
my
fellow
council
members
to
acknowledge
your
family
and
friends.
Vice
mayor
Anthony,.
F
F
F
Her
and
my
brother,
who
couldn't
make
it
he
tried
to
fly
into
Burbank,
but
the
the
airport
was
all
iced,
and
so
they
had
to
turn
the
plane
around
yeah.
It
was
really
cold
today
in
birming
very
cold,
so
he
wasn't
able
to
make
it
I'm
a
year
and
a
half
older
than
her
and
a
year
and
a
half
younger
than
my
brother
we're
very
close
growing
up,
and
they
were
my
sounding
board.
F
C
F
F
I
I
Thank
you
for
being
my
hero
and
my
very
best
friend,
and
to
Ella
who's
there
in
my
arms
next
to
her
superhero
mini
and
our
newborn
Aiden
who's
gonna
be
oh,
my
gosh
she's
two
months
today.
Wow
I
hope
that
you
both
know
years
down
the
line
when
you
watch
this
recording
back,
you
probably
won't,
but
if
you
do
I
really
hope.
You
know
that
you
are
the
reason
that
I
do
this.
It's
a
better
world
that
I
want
to
leave
for
both
of
you.
I
Thank
you
to
staff
for
allowing
me
to
do
that
and
lastly,
I
could
go
around
the
room
and
we'd
be
here
about
two
hours,
but
I
call
many
of
you
friends
and
so
I
hope.
You
know
whether
it's
the
occasional
coffee
or
or
chatting
on
the
phone
or
texting
I.
Consider
each
and
every
one
of
you
a
critical
part
of
our
mission
success.
F
F
I
I
won't
go
on
long,
but
I
just
want
to
I
want
to
pick
up
on
something
that
you
said
in
your
remarks
to
open
the
room
today
you
inherited
a
pretty
difficult
situation
at
the
time
being
handed
a
budget
book
and
saying
we
need
to
cut
Millions
I.
Think
you
can,
when
you
step
off
the
days
for
the
final
time
today,
you
can
do
so,
knowing
that
the
city
is
in
a
better
shape,
we
have
a
balanced
general
fund
budget,
and
that
was
a
hard-fought
victory
for
you.
I
know.
You've
cared
deeply
about
that.
I
We
have
unrivaled
city
services.
The
point
I'm
trying
to
make
Jess
is
that
everything
that
we
have
is
because
of
the
work
that
you
and
your
colleagues
have
done,
and
I
just
hope.
You
know
how
much
I
appreciate
that
and,
more
importantly,
how
seriously
I
take
the
responsibility
and
I
think
I
speak
for
the
vice
mayor
as
well,
in
ensuring
that
we
build
upon
that
work
and
carry
out
that
Legacy.
Thank
you
for
being
a
friend
and
thank
you
for
leading
our
community.
F
Mr
Mayor
I
know
it's
not
prescribed
in
the
script,
but
I'd
like
to
add
just
a
few
words
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
it
took
the
mayor
13
years,
but
we
do
have
a
balanced
budget.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
think.
That's
the
only
reason
why
he's
leaving
he
said
he
finally
did
it
I'm
good
hand
it
off
to
us
and
yeah
for
those
of
you
who
don't
follow
along,
though,
on
all
of
the
very
important
issues
in
the
city
during
the
pandemic,
we
had
a
really
really
tough
time.
F
Mr
Mayor.
Thank
you
for
your
vote
on
capping
those
delivery
fees.
We
saved
a
lot
of
our
small
businesses,
a
lot
of
money.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
appreciate
that
and
our
grocery
store
workers
came
to
work
every
day.
They
didn't
sign
up
for
the
type
of
dangerous
work
that
they
were
in
dealing
with
people
who
just
wanted
to
feed
their
families,
and
so
thank
you
for
voting
for
the
hazard
pay
for
our
grocery
store
workers.
I
think
those
two
votes
were
tremendous
and
so
I
want
to
applaud.
You
forgot.
C
J
You
Mr
Mayor
mayor
talamantes,
it's
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
have
worked
with
you
and
I
speak
on
behalf
of
City
staff.
When
I
say
we
are
going
to
miss
you
13
and
a
half
years
on
Council
three
terms
as
mayor
three
terms,
as
vice
mayor
and
a
32-year
career
as
a
dedicated
firefighter
to
Burbank.
Your
service
to
the
city
is
well
respected,
Mr
Mayor,
you
have
led
us
and
led
our
city
through
difficult
times
and
in
times
of
great
celebration,
such
as
when
Burbank
turned
100
years
old.
J
In
addition
to
providing
you,
the
annual
mayor's
photo
album,
which
you're
gonna
it's
a
workout,
that
public
public
information
office
did
an
amazing
job,
putting
together
I'd
like
to
share
a
short
video
that
staff
has
put
together
to
highlight
the
past
13
and
a
half
years
that
you
have
devoted
to
this
council
with
a
special
treat
at
the
very
end.
So
hang
in
there
at
the
very
end.
After
the
main
video
concludes
and
please
roll.
The
the
tape
foreign.
K
J
L
City
of
burbanks
Now
by
her
broadcast.
It's
with
the
enormous
part
that
today
December
19
2022,
the
City
of
Burbank,
delivers
mayor
Jess,
talibantis's,
Final
Call
following
astounding
32-year
career
as
perfect
firefighter
mayor
telemundus
was
elected
to
the
city
council
in
2009
and
has
served
three
terms
as
mayor
and
three
terms
as
vice
mayor.
Most
notably,
he
served
as
a
centennial
mayor
during
the
city's
centennial
celebration
in
2011..
L
Mayor
telemundus
has
worn
many
hats,
both
at
the
local
and
state
levels.
Over
the
past
13
and
a
half
years
from
representing
burbankers
on
the
city
council
spearheading
boards
and
commissions
coaching
for
base
young
athletes
supporting
infrastructure
projects
such
as
the
expansion
of
the
Burbank
Boulevard
Bridge,
which
will
benefit
current
and
future
generations
to
come.
His
initiatives
have
impacted
the
community
to
be
healthier
and
more
sustainable,
such
as
ride
a
bike
with
the
mayor,
the
mayor's
healthy
minute
and
the
let's
move
campaign
in
conjunction
with
First
Lady
Michelle
Obama.
A
L
The
core
of
his
Pursuits
mayor
telematis
has
dedicated
his
life
to
Public
Service,
both
personally
and
professionally,
with
his
top
priorities
being
the
safety
and
well-being
of
Burbank
residents,
businesses
and
city
employees
of
their
challenging
times,
such
as
the
covid-19
pandemic.
Mayor
telemantis
has
helped
Foster
recovery
and
resiliency
throughout
the
community.
They
say
that
retirement
is
the
end
of
something
great
at
the
start
of
something
better.
On
behalf
of
the
city,
the
residents
and
the
community
members
that
you
have
served
over
the
past
13
and
a
half
years.
Thank
you.
Claire.
C
C
C
C
When
did
you
decide
to
run
for
Council
and
I've
always
responded
with
it
started
back
in
at
that
time
it
was
Junior
High
School,
we
didn't
have
middle
school,
yet
it
was
Junior
High
School
at
Luther,
Burbank,
Junior,
High,
School
I
ran
for
eighth
grade.
President
yeah
and
that's
you
know,
and
that's
when
it
started.
C
I
I
ran
for
eighth
grade
president,
because
I
I
was
watching
the
ASB
student
to
the
people
that
make
the
decisions
of
what
events
do
you
have
what
parties
to
do
in
the
school
and
say
I
want
to
be
part
of
that?
Yes
and
and
so
I
ran
for
eighth
grade
prisoner
and
I
was
elected
and
I
really
enjoyed
it
being
part
of
that
decision,
making
policy
making
group
for
the
junior
high
school
and
then
the
next
year.
My
ninth
grade
year,
I
ran
for
student
body.
C
President
and
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
get
elected
the
whole
year,
so
I
represented
the
city
I
mean
that
that
Junior
High
School
as
their
student
body
president
for
the
whole
year.
So
that's
when
it
started.
If
you
ever
get
a
chance
to
go
to
Luther
Burbank
now
it's
middle
Middle
School
at
the
main
entrance
there
there's
a
yellow
jacket
in
the
ground
that
my
ninth
grade
year,
we
paid
our
art
instructor
Mr
Nicholson
to
put
that
together
and
install
it.
C
Obviously,
with
a
with
a
permission
of
the
principal
in
the
school
district,
we
installed
it
in
the
front
entrance
of
the
school,
so
that
was
my
class.
That
was
when
I
was
sued
by
the
president
and
it's
there
still
50
plus
years,
60
plus
years
later
but
anyway.
So
that's
when
it
started.
You
know
so
I've
been
fortunate
to
to
have
that.
As
part
of
my
DNA
I,
just
didn't
think
about
it
a
couple
years
before
I
got
elected
or
no
it's
been
there
for
a
long
time.
C
M
Foreign
Mr
mayard
is
indeed
an
honor
to
to
be
here
to
just
see
all
the
love
in
the
room
for
you
and
to
see
those
I'm
going
to
out
you
for
those
Earnest
tears
that
were
in
your
eyes
it
it
sort
of
caps
this
moment,
because
it's
you,
this
is
your
city
that
you
love.
This
is
the
community
that
you
love,
and
this
is
the
community.
You've
served
your
entire
life
yeah
and
so
as
a
Burbank
resident
I'm.
Here
to
say
thank
you
for
your
service
to
this
wonderful
community
and
I.
M
Just
want
to
highlight
you
were
the
person
who
kept
Caltrans
feet
to
the
fire
on
the
five.
It
was
mayor
talamantes,
who
was
continually
hounding
all
of
us
to
make
sure
that
the
the
bridge
was
done.
The
improvements
were
done.
The
everything
the
promises
were
kept
just
those
little
things,
those
details
that
you
that
you
brought
to
the
table.
M
I
remember
when
you
were
the
Centennial
mayor
and
how
much
pride
you
had
for
being
Burbank
Centennial
mayor
again,
the
community
that
raised
you
that
nurtured
you
that
made
you
the
person
that
you
are
who
you
are
and
so
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
to
your
service.
I
also
want
to
complement
the
incoming
council
members,
zazette,
Tamila
and
Nikki,
and
obviously
Kimberly
too.
Let's
can
give
them
a
big
round
of
congratulations.
M
Because
Mr
Mayor
you've
created
a
big
chair
for
them
to
fill
and
I,
know
they're,
going
to
work
hard
to
do
everything
that
you
brought
to
this
wonderful
City.
So
if
you
could
come
down
here
so
I
could
present
this
Senate
certificate
and
I
know
we
have
another
Senator
who's,
also
going
to
present
something
in
our
assembly
member.
You
brought
us
all
out,
so
let's
give
it
up
for
mayor
talamantes
and
say
thank
you
for
his
service
foreign
behalf
of
the
California
state
senate.
M
I
joined
the
City
of
Burbank
in
thanking
you
for
your
dedication
to
our
city,
the
media
capital
of
the
world.
During
your
three
terms
as
mayor,
your
leadership
and
commitment
to
enhancing
the
quality
of
life
of
the
residents
of
Burbank
is
truly
commendable.
This
recognition
is
a
direct
reflection
of
your
con
conscientious
service
and
for
your
outstanding
contributions
to
our
community.
During
your
tenure
on
the
city,
council,
God
bless
and
thank
you.
Jess
telemantes,
for
your
service.
M
C
Also
joining
us
today,
Mr
sander.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here.
I
appreciate
everything.
You've
said
in
the
presentation
of
the
certificate.
It's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
you
over
the
few
years
that
we've
known
each
other
13
years
and
now
that
you're
a
Burbank
resident
welcome
and
you
can
make
Burbank
even
better.
Thank
you
join
us
today,
for
special
occasion
is
newly
elected
20th
District
state
senator
Caroline
meningivar.
N
Good
morning,
perfect,
first
of
all,
I'm
very
excited
to
join
you
all.
Today,
it's
my
first
time,
speaking
to
the
City
of
Burbank,
as
your
newly
elected
state
center
for
district
20.
in
person
acknowledgment.
Yes,
thank
you
so
much
and
first
an
acknowledgment
to
the
outgoing
council
members
I
know
they're
not
here,
but
councilman,
Bob,
frutos
and
council
member
Sharon
Springer.
Thank
you
for
much
better.
Thank
you
for
their
dedication
to
the
City
of
Burbank,
mayor
talamantes.
N
You
know
we
didn't
have
the
opportunity
to
work
closely,
but
in
the
past
year
we
ran
into
each
other
of
so
many
different
events
and
I
saw
the
passion
in
your
eyes.
I
saw
the
commitment
to
the
city
of
Burma
on
behalf
of
you
and
it's
a
lifetime
of
commitment,
because
you
started
your
service
to
this
community
As
A
Firefighter.
Actually,
what
I
thought
I
was
going
to
be
when
I
was
a
little
girl
as
well,
and
that's
something
that's
innate
in
a
human
being
to
because
you
often
see
people
run
away
from
fires
right.
N
N
But
getting
to
this
point,
like
you
mentioned,
leave
it
in
a
place
better
than
when
you
found
it
so,
on
behalf
of
the
State
of
California.
I
am
presenting
this
this
certificate.
For
your
dedicated
service,
mayor
and
council,
member
of
the
City
of
Burbank,
you
have
demonstrated
an
extraordinary
lifelong
commitment
to
service
and
have
ensured
the
city,
residents
and
business
owners
alike
have
thrived.
Throughout
your
terms
in
office,
the
state
of
California
commends
you
for
your
outstanding
service
to
the
people
of
the
City
of
Burbank.
So
thank
you.
C
N
C
O
So
thank
you
and
to
the
outgoing
council.
Members
I
did
bring
certificates
for
them.
So
if
you
could
kindly
deliver
those
and
also
for
our
outgoing
city
clerk,
as
is
that
Mullins
I
do
want
to
say
for
our
returning
members,
I
want
to
acknowledge
their
service.
You
know
someone
who
was
on
a
council.
I
can
tell
you
that
being
on
a
city
council,
you
don't
do
it
for
the
money,
because
there
really
isn't
any
and
there's
a
lot
of
aggravation
as
we
saw
tonight
in
hostility.
Sometimes.
O
But
you
do
it
because
you
can
really
make
a
difference.
You
make
a
direct
difference
in
people's
everyday
quality
of
life
and
the
things
that
people
care
most
about
are
what
they
experience
right
in
their
own
community
and
in
their
own
block
and
in
their
own
homes,
and
that's
because
of
your
hard
work
council
member
Schultz,
you
I,
know
agonize
over
just
about
every
decision.
You
analyze
it
from
here
to
there
and
back
again
and
that's
what
makes
you
so
effective
as
a
council
member
I
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work.
O
Vice
mayor
Anthony,
while
someone
might
say
you
want
to
tax
the
rich.
What
I
see
is
someone
who
wants
to
make
sure
that
everyone
pays
their
fair
share
and
that
people
who
are
struggling
are
tenants.
The
disabled,
Community
always
have
a
strong
voice
and
someone
focusing
on
their
needs
and
that's
what
they
get
in
you.
So
thank
you
for
everything
you
do
to
the
to
the
incoming
council.
O
Members
I
have
known,
says
that
Mullins
going
back
to
at
least
2009
when
we
worked
together
on
the
Glendale
city
council,
and
she
is
someone
where
I
can
see
her
her
trajectory
of
service
leading
to
where
she's
going
to
be
today.
She
absolutely
belongs
on
this
Council
and
will
bring
in
her
someone
who
knows
intimately
how
a
city
works
from
the
inside
and
that's
going
to
be
invaluable
council
member
incoming
council
member
Perez
to
have
someone
on
this
Council
who
represents
people
who
are
working.
O
People
are
small
businesses
and
certainly
are
younger
people
in
the
community.
That's
going
to
be
an
amazing
breath
of
fresh
air
and
to
incoming
council
member
Takahashi.
I
have
never
seen
someone
who
cared
as
much
about
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
I
care
about:
Transportation,
active,
Transportation,
mass
transit
and
housing
as
her
and
I
can't
wait
to
see
what
she's
going
to
do
and
I
have
to
say
how
excited
I
am
to
have
a
majority
female
city
council
here
in
Berkeley,
going
to
be
absolutely
amazing.
O
O
It's
true,
one
type,
sorry
typo,
not
typos,
now
to
Jess
Jess,
we
got
elected
in
the
same
year
to
city,
council
and
I,
didn't
know
that
for
about
a
year
because
he
came
in
like
such
a
pro
and
that's
because
of
his
many
years
as
being
someone
who's
a
dedicated
public
servant,
he
was
a
firefighter
risking
his
own
life
to
serve
people
in
his
community.
He
also
served
on
boards
and
commissions
and
when
he
took
his
place
on
this
Council,
you
would
have
thought
he
was
someone
who
was
just
had
been
born
on
that
dice.
O
The
way
that
he
led
and
I
Look
to
Him
immediately
as
a
mentor,
because
he
always
LED
I,
should
be
looking
this
way.
He
he
led
I'd,
say
with
three
things:
first
of
all,
with
Incredible
amount
of
ethics
and
when
I
think
of
Jess
talmanas
I.
Think
of
someone
who
is
to
his
core
ethical
I.
Can't
someone
may
disagree
with
one
of
your
decisions,
but
they
would
never
doubt
that
it
came
from
you
believing
that
it
was
the
absolute
right
thing
to
do.
O
You
also
lead
with
a
kind
of
kindness
kindness
to
those
who
oppose
you.
You
are
quiet,
but
that
voice
commands
an
incredible
amount
of
respect.
You
don't
have
to
raise
your
voice.
You
don't
have
to
berate.
You
just
lead
with
that
that
ethics
and
the
kindness
that
makes
people
want
to
follow
you
and,
lastly,
you're
a
born
leader,
and
you
may
not
realize
it.
O
You
weren't
here
very
long
when
you
went
into
the
league
of
cities,
and
you
became
the
chair
of
the
LA
Division
and
I
was
part
of
those
meetings
and
I
saw
how
people
always
look
to
you
for
guidance
and
I.
Look
to
you
as
a
mentor,
and
if
you
didn't
already
know
that
he
was
Mr
Burbank,
he
really
is
Mr
Burbank.
O
We
had
lunch
right
before
right
when
he
had
decided
that
he
wasn't
going
to
run
for
another
term
and
I
spent
a
very
unsuccessful
hour
trying
to
convince
him
to
run
because
he's
always
been
there.
As
far
as
I'm
concerned-
and
he
wasn't
going
to-
but
he
overheard
a
conversation
at
the
next
table,
where
a
woman
and
her
son
were
talking
about
whether
they
wanted
to
move
to
Burbank.
O
Just
turned
to
these
people
introduced
himself
as
the
mayor
of
Burbank
and
then
spent
about
a
half
an
hour
trying
to
convince
them
that
they
should
move
to
Burbank
that
that's
that's
just
for
you.
He
is
the
biggest
Burbank
booster
that
you
will
ever
see
and
Jess.
You
may
think
you're
leaving
this
building
you're
not
and
not
just
because
your
picture
is
going
to
be
hanging
on
a
wall
in
this
building,
but
because
of
every
day
that
you
have
served
every
decision
that
you
have
made.
O
But
you
realize
that
that
public,
that
that
those
things
that
you
accomplish
remain
far
after
you're
gone
and
everything
that
you've
done
has
changed
the
course
of
Burbank
forever.
And
we
thank
you
for
it.
I
have
brought
you
a
resolution
from
the
State,
Assembly
and
I
hope
that
I'm
not
going
to
read
it,
but
it
basically
says
everything
that
I
just
said
in
a
much
better
way.
So
Jess,
congratulations
and
thank
you.
C
C
B
P
Just
before
I
I
talked
to
the
mayor
just
like
to
congratulate
our
incoming
members
on
the
council,
Suzette
Mullins,
Tomlin,
Nikki,
Perez
and
obviously
our
new
city
clerk,
Margie
clerk,
congratulations,
I
know
the
supervisor
wanted
to
be
here
to
congratulate
you
as
well,
but
on
her
behalf.
Thank
you
Jess.
P
You
know
it's
been.
It's
been
great
working
with
you,
I
know
the
supervisor
values.
You
know
your
friendship
and
your
advice
on
everything.
Burbank
related
as
the
senator
talked
about
you
were
relentless
on
the
I5
project,
but
you
know
it
looks
great
and
that's
really
a
tribute
to
you
and
and
the
rest
of
the
councils
for
making
sure
that
we
get
we
get
these
things
done
right
and
in
the
correct
way.
You
know
on
a
personal
level.
C
K
I
would
like
to
read
this
to
you.
It
says
this
is
to
certify
that
the
accompanying
flag
was
flown
over
the
United
States
capital.
This
flag
was
flown
at
the
request
of
The
Honorable
Adam
B
Schiff
member
of
Congress,
in
recognition
of
The
Honorable
Jess
talamantes,
with
appreciation
for
dedicated
service
to
the
residents
of
the
City
of
Burbank.
Please
accept
the
congressman's
gratitude
for
all
that
you
do
and
we
wish
you
all
the
best
in
the
years
ahead
and
to
all
the
newly
elected
members.
K
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
As
you
can
see,
there's
been
a
lot
of
change.
In
the
past
13
years,
City
staff
continues
to
get
ahead
breaking
ground
on
new
infrastructure
have
approved
or
in
plant
checks
several
thousand
housing
units
that
will
see
completion
of
the
coming
years.
Our
parks
department
is
still
maintaining
a
focus
on
our
youth
and
Senior
population,
as
well
as
all
the
parks
in
in
the
facilities
we
Face
Financial
challenges
and
heartbreaks
the
pandemic,
and
one
of
them
was
the
passing
of
Mayor
Will
Rogers
that
we
never
expected.
C
In
collaboration
with
Jamie
Keyser
of
the
Burbank
chamber
in
her
own
Community,
Development
Department,
we
continue
to
focus
on
retention
and
recovery
of
our
business
community
over
the
years.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
see
so
many
of
our
community
members
supporting
and
benefiting
from
our
local
nonprofits
I've,
often
said
that
business
is
the
backbone
of
our
community
and
the
residents
are
the
heart.
C
So
please
consider
both
when
making
difficult
decisions.
Colleagues,
a
few
Among
Us
many
a
few
among
many
of
our
accomplishments.
This
past
year
were
successfully
negotiating
in
elimination
of
the
city's
pension
obligation,
medicine,
Square,
Garden,
mgn
Studios
came
to
town.
That
said,
golf
ball,
looking
like
structure
over
by
the
airport.
C
So
they're
going
to
be
doing
a
lot
of
filming
over
there
in
that
structure.
There's
one
here,
there's
one
in
New
York
in
in
Las
Vegas,
so
they
only
have
three
locations.
The
fiscal
year
budget
was
balanced
with
increases
in
the
city's
formal
reserves,
as
well
as
an
increase
to
the
city's
115
pension
Trust.
C
We
updated
our
development
impact
fees
that
haven't
been
done
for
many
years,
enacted
a
moratorium
and
additional
Firearms
retailers
enacted
a
moratorium
on
drive-through
locations
and
establish
a
new
sister
city,
arezo
Italy.
So
that's
a
big
commitment
and
I
want
to
thank,
like
I,
said
Miss
Elizabeth
Goldman
for
driving
that
and
making
a
reality.
C
I
would
like
to
share
some
food
for
thought
that
our
city
manager
will
share
with
a
new
Council
to
my
colleagues
and
incoming
council
members
consider
issues
in
how
they
affect
the
community
as
a
whole.
It's
about
the
community.
You
represent.
Not
you
personally
remind
remain
open-minded,
because
if
you
don't
come
up
here,
open-minded
you've
already
closed
the
doors,
and
you
can't
hear
anybody
else's
good
discussion
be
wary
of
those
who
want
to
see
the
council
divided.
C
C
The
council
may
be
divided
on
issues,
but
once
the
vote
is
taken
should
be
unified.
As
a
team
council
is
a
team
of
five
individuals
working
collaboratively
toward
a
common
goal
of
improving
the
community,
improving
their
community
this,
and
that
this
does
not
mean
all
votes
need
to
be
unanimous
when
once
a
vote
is
taken,
we
should
move
forward.
C
I
would
like
to
thank
the
following
people
for
their
support
and
friendship.
Over
the
years,
U.S
senator
Alex
Padilla
I
got
to
meet
him
up
in
Sacramento
when
I
was
on
the
board
of
directors
of
the
league,
and
he
was
Secretary
of
State
and
having
the
relationship
of
him
growing
up
over
at
Patty's,
his
dad
being
the
the
chef
over
at
Patty's
here
in
North
Hollywood
on
Riverside
Drive,
and
he
would
come
to
work,
I
mean
he
would
come
to
that
location.
C
Do
his
do
his
homework
and
clean
up
help
Dad
clean
up,
so
he
sees
somebody
that
we
should
keep
very
engaged
in
our
community
because
he's
local.
He
knows.
Burbank
matter
of
fact,
he
told
me
they
spent
six
months
in
Burbank
when
the
thing
with
this
says
Southern
California,
Gas
Company,
was
happening.
C
He
came
to
Burbank
and
stayed
here
in
Burbank
for
six
months
and
besides
we
share
the
same
Barber
for
many
years
and
him
having
three
boys.
Obviously,
I
also
like
to
thank
congressman
Adam
Schiff
and
his
staff
I
consider
Congressman
a
friend
we've
known
each
other
for
a
long
time
and
he's
the
one
that
first,
when
I
got
elected,
gave
me
the
advice
which
I'm
passing
on
that
when
you
go
up
to
Sacramento
when
you
go
to
Washington
DC
or
when
you
go
see
another
elected,
don't
just
go
with
your
hand
out.
C
C
You
know
I
would
stop
by
his
office
and
say
you
know
what
I
just
want
to
stop
by
and
say
hi
to
the
to
the
assembly.
Member
and
I
did
that
for
several
others
as
well.
Mr
hertzberg,
when
he
was
up
there
and
you
know
I-
would
just
stop
by
I'm,
not
asking
for
anything
I
just
wanted
to
say:
hi
how's
the
family.
C
Are
they
treating
you
up
here
in
Sacramento,
but
nonetheless
that's
what
he
imparted
in
me,
Congressman
Brandon,
Brett
Sherman
and
his
staff
when
I
would
go
visit
him
in
DC
or
even
here
locally.
He
would
say:
let's
see
now
how
much
of
Burbank
do
I
represent,
because
the
majority
of
it
was
a
shift,
but
it
was
a
little
bit
of
Burbank
that
he
represented,
that
was
a
joke
state,
senator
Anthony,
portentino
and
his
staff.
Thank
you
very
much.
Arda
your
right-hand
person,
she's,
wonderful,
very
responsive.
You
know
she's
always
available.
C
We
see
her
at
all
the
events
when
you
can't
make
it.
We
see
her
at
all
the
events
here
in
Burbank,
but
now
that
you're
a
Burbank
resident,
it's
a
lot
easier
for
you
to
make
those
events.
Thank
you,
assembly,
remember
Laura
Freeman
and
her
step.
Laura,
like
you
mentioned
earlier,
we've
known
each
other
a
long
time
and
it's
been
wonderful.
Having
your
friendship.
Having
your
advice,
I
know,
we've
not
always
agreed,
but
I.
C
Think
generally,
we've
agreed
on
issues,
but
I
would
go
over
to
your
office
and
discuss
several
items:
that
of
interest
to
Burbank,
even
the
the
region.
When
I
was
a
division
president,
which
represents
88
cities
in
the
L.A
County
area,
you
were
very
thoughtful,
you're,
very
responsive
and
very
helpful.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
and
your
staff
for
doing
that.
C
C
You
could
see
somebody
stood
in
there.
You
go
for
her.
She
no
she's
been
very
helpful
to
Burbank,
obviously
was
along
with
her
and
the
senator
fortentino.
They
were
the
driving
force
for
the
Caltrans
project.
Here
you
know,
I
would
show
up
and
come
on
how
come
you're
taking
so
long
come
on
and
then
the
senator
would
speak
and
supervisor
would
speak
and
guess
what
things
get
done,
but
nonetheless,
thank
you
tell
the
supervisor.
Thank
you
very
much
for
her
friendship
and
everything.
C
She's
done
for
our
community
Senator
manager,
Justin
Hess,
it's
been
great.
Knowing
you
all
these
years
and
working
with
you
as
council
member
city
manager
is
obviously
very
closer
to
all
five
council
members
and
you
you
get
to
know
each
other
and
you
get
to
build,
not
only
a
friendship
but
a
trust
that
you
know
you
need
those
two
things
to
move
forward
and
I've
seen
over
the
13
years.
Not
these.
You
know
these
colleagues
that
are
here
that
I've
seen
in
the
past.
C
There
has
been
a
lack
of
trust,
so
there
was
always
that
that
yeah,
that
negative
approach
to
making
a
deal
or
dealing
with
somebody
assistant,
city,
mayor,
Judy,
Wilke,
you've
been
here
a
long
time.
Obviously,
you've
had
several
positions:
you've
been
elected,
official
and
now
you're
serving
assistant,
city
manager
and
you're.
Very
with
your
knowledge,
it
helps
a
lot
I
mean
you,
you
deal
with
the
community
when
there's
any
problems
or
concerns,
or
or
just
somebody
just
upset.
You
take
care
of
that
and
it's
calmed.
C
C
The
entire
executive
team,
excellent
team
that
you've
built
up
Justin
and
continue
the
the
great
relationship
the
executive
team
has
we're
not
only
with
each
other
but
with
the
community.
That's
very
important.
Obviously
they
work
well
together,
but
they
also
work
well
with
the
community,
very
responsive,
and
so
that
makes
for
a
good
City
Family
dealing
with
the
family
of
the
residents
city,
council
staff,
Sandy,
Denise
and
Chad
up
there
Sandy
or
Vanna
White.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
everything
they
do.
C
C
Excuse
me,
but
yeah
without
them,
I'd
really
be
lost.
I,
don't
know
about
you,
so
thank
you.
Sandy
Denise,
Chad,
Pio,
Jonathan
Jones
and
his
staff
like
I
mentioned
earlier.
When
you
become
mayor
you
deal
you're
pretty
busy
with
a
Pao
office
and
Jonathan
has
been
great
to
work
with
Simone
McFarland
was
she
was
wearing
the
head
of
the
Pio
temporarily
for
a
few
months.
At
the
end,
at
the
start
of
my
tenure
as
mayor,
she
did
a
great
job
too,
but
the
transition
to
a
permanent
Pio
was
Jonathan.
C
C
Obviously
you
know
we
as
council
members,
don't
have
all
the
answers,
but
we
reach
out
to
the
community
members
organizations
for
ideas.
You
know
put
them
on
the
table,
let's
discuss
them
and
if
it's
a
good
thing
we'll
go
forward
with
it.
If
it's
not,
we
won't,
but
thank
you
circus.
If
he's
still
here,
I,
don't
know,
if
he's
still,
oh
there,
he
is
okay.
Thank
you
for,
for
everything,
you've,
all
your
friendship
and
everything
you've
done.
C
C
C
F
E
E
I
do
solemnly
swear
that
I
will
support
and
defend
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
constitution
of
State
of
California
against
all
enemies,
foreign
and
domestic.
That
I
will
bear
true
faith
and
allegiance
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
constitution
of
State
of
California.
That
I
will
take
this
obligation
freely
without
any
mental
reservation
or
purpose
of
evasion,
and
that
I
will
and
Faithfully
discharge
the
duties
which
I'm
about
to
enter
I.
Do
congratulations.
F
Q
Thank
you
vice
mayor
I,
just
wanted
to
thank
everyone
for
this
opportunity
and
I
will
work
hard.
I
will
try
my
best
to
not
let
you
down.
These
are
some
very,
very
big
shoes
to
film.
This
is
at
Mullins
you're,
going
to
be
amazing
on
Council,
congratulations
to
all
of
our
outgoing
and
incoming
city
council
members
and
I'd
like
to
thank
some
very
special
people.
I
count,
many
of
you
as
my
friends
and
family,
but
I
also
have
some
very
important
work.
Colleagues
here
from
Burbank,
Unified,
School,
District
I,
think
there's.
Q
Some
of
them
are
still
here:
Matt
Hill,
superintendent
of
schools,
my
former
boss,
thank
you
for
coming
I,
believe
Dr
Emily,
Weisberg,
School
clerk
is
here
Eric
Carter
from
our
special
ed
Department
and
there's
probably
many
more
and
I
also
want
to
thank
Marcia,
Ramos
where's
Marsha
Marsha.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
being
such
an
amazing
cheerleader
and
amongst
my
older
new
friends,
I
have
some
very
special
people
here
from
John
Burroughs,
High
School.
We
go
way
back
my
friend
Heather
Gillespie
and
my
friend
Michael
Vasquez.
Where
are
you
where'd
you
go?
Q
Go
Indians
or
go
Bears
almost.
That
was
a
test
right
and
I'd
like
to
thank
my
friend,
Sally
Chu,
who
came
to
support
today
and
some
other
friends
and
my
friend
Val
Sherry
Lowe,
who
came
all
the
way
from
Orange
County
and
to
my
amazing
and
wonderful
partner.
Thank
you,
Antonio
for
all
your
support.
I
love!
You!
Thank
you
very
much.
F
All
right,
Miss,
Clark
you're
on
the
clock
now,
because
you
got
to
turn
around
and
do
some
work
now.
It
just
says
if
you
want
to
step
just
to
the
side.
Real
quick
now
is
the
time
prescribed
by
the
city
Charter
for
the
induction
of
the
newly
elected
City
Council
I'm
gonna
ask
our
newly
elected
city
clerk
Ms
Clark,
to
administer
the
oath
to
newly
like
City
Council,
Members,
Nikki,
Perez,
Tamala,
Takahashi
and
Suzette
Mullins,
who
could
join
us.
F
Q
Q
That
I
will
bear
true
faith
and
allegiance
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
constitution
of
the
State
of
California.
That
I
take
this
obligation
freely
without
any
mental
reservation
or
purpose
of
evasion,
and
that
I
will
well
and
Faithfully
discharge
the
duties
upon
which
I
am
about
to
enter.
F
F
R
All
righty
good
morning,
everybody
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
for
this
historic
swearing-in
and
reorganization.
As
we
move
our
city
forward
today,
I'm
feeling
a
plethora
of
emotions
that
I
cannot
describe
and
I
know.
I
will
remember
this
day
for
the
rest
of
my
life,
but
I
have
to
tell
you
all
that
the
main
emotion,
I'm
feeling
is
gratitude.
R
Thank
you
for
everything
and
my
wonderful
parents
who
are
here
today
as
well.
Thank
you
all
for
your
love.
Your
support,
the
three
of
you
have
been
my
rock
through
this
entire
process
and
I
could
not
have
done
it
without
you
and
if
you
look
under
your
seats,
you
will
find
some
flowers
as
a
token
of
my
appreciation.
R
R
R
I
have
often
said
that
my
candidacy
was
my
love
letter
to
my
hometown
and
I'm
eternally
grateful
to
my
parents
for
choosing
Burbank
for
choosing
Burbank
as
the
place
to
start
their
family,
because
we
have
amazing
schools.
We
are
a
Vibrant
Community
and
we
have
amazing
spirit
and
we
are
safe
from
the
children's
library
programs
to
my
first
job
as
a
Crest
worker.
R
All
the
way
to
serving
as
the
chair
of
the
library
board
last
year,
I've
been
able
to
take
advantage
of
every
opportunity
that
Burbank
has
put
my
way
and
as
a
young
latina
growing
up
here
in
Burbank,
I
have
dreamed
of
helping
my
city
move
to
a
place
where
those
opportunities
are
accessible
to
everyone
that
calls
our
city
home
and
everyone
who
would
like
to
call
our
city
home
and
who
dreams
of
starting
a
life
here
in
this
community.
The
same
way
my
family
was
able
to
so
today.
R
I
just
want
to
promise
to
the
people
of
Burbank
that
I
will
fully
dedicate
my
entire
time
to
serving
you
to
keeping
the
vision
of
the
Burbank
we
love
while
building
for
that
future.
We
deserve
I
promise
to
work
alongside
my
colleagues
and
all
of
you
to
address
the
issues
facing
our
city,
including
housing,
costs
for
renters
and
homeowners
meeting
our
climate
goals
and
retaining
the
high
quality
city
services.
That
are
the
reasons
we
all
live
here.
R
I
promise
to
meet
any
new
issues
that
arise
with
the
thoughtfulness
and
the
open-mindedness
that
mayor
telemont
has
reminded
us
of,
and
by
listening
to
all
of
you
and
working
with
you.
Finally,
I
just
want
to
leave
you
all
with
some
words
of
wisdom
from
my
family.
My
parents
have
always
instilled
Community
Service
as
a
number
one
value,
and
my
mother
has
a
saying
it's
a
little
cheesy,
but
we
love
it.
Saving
the
world
starts
at
home.
R
S
Thank
you.
Oh
it's
so
wonderful
to
see
you
all
here
today,
good
morning
and
happy
holidays
season
for
everyone.
I
am
thrilled
and
honored
to
be
here
today
and
particularly
proud
to
be
here
in
this
historic
time
in
Burbank,
with
the
first
time
as
a
majority
women
on
Council,
which
is
super,
exciting
I'm,
extremely
pleased
to
have
this
opportunity
to
serve
the
community.
S
S
S
S
S
I
also
want
to
give
a
big
thank
you
to
my
fellow
candidates
and
colleagues
that
ran
during
this
election.
I've
been
through
a
number
of
Elections
here
in
Burbank,
and
this
I
have
to
say
was
one
of
the
most
collegial
and
most
clean
and
honorable
campaigns
I've
seen
in
our
city.
So
thank
you
to
our
fellow,
the
fellow
candidates
around.
S
S
That
collaboration
is
the
way
to
making
things
better
and
I
predict
in
the
future.
As
we
move
forward,
we
will
see
even
more
and
more
collaboration
in
our
city.
I'm,
looking
forward
to
that
and
so
I'm
optimistic
for
2023,
which
is
what
just
a
few
days
away,
it's
crazy
and
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
good
year
and
a
good
time
for
this
Council
for
Burbank.
Now,
that's
not
to
say
that
we're
not
going
to
have
a
lot
of
hard
work.
We
have
some
rolling
up
of
sleeves
to
do
together.
S
We
know
this
right
and
we
won't
always
agree
and
that's
okay.
In
fact,
healthy
disagreement
means
better
outcomes,
and,
in
my
experience
so
here
we
have
some
work
to
do.
We
have
work
of
increasing
housing,
accessibility
and
affordability,
especially
for
our
Workforce
young
families
and
seniors
and
decreasing
homelessness.
S
So
these
are
just
some
examples
of
the
work
we
have
ahead
of
us
and
I'm,
confident
that
we
will
make
positive
strides
in
these
areas
and
so
much
more
and
in
the
spirit
of
collaboration
and
open
doors,
I
invite
you
all
to
reach
out
with
your
thoughts
and
share
your
lived
experience
in
our
city
with
me.
I
have
coffee
meetings
on
Tuesdays.
You
are
all
welcome
to
attend.
S
You
can
sign
up
for
my
newsletter,
feel
free
to
reach
out
on
Facebook,
Instagram,
Twitter,
Reddit
or
now
Mastodon
and
I'm
also
available
in
the
more
traditional
means
of
email
text
and
phone
I'm
also
available
on
phone
I
love
our
community.
As
you
can
see
and
I'm
very
very
much
looking
forward
to
this
year,
so
let's
do
this
Burbank.
E
I'm
like
what
is
that,
thank
you
first
I'd
like
to
thank
former
mayor
telemundus.
Is
he
gone
he's
mayor,
telemantis
and
council
member
fruiters
council
member
Springer
for
their
dedicated
service
over
the
last
13
or
so
years?
Obviously
he
did
a
great
job
representing
our
city.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work.
E
I
want
to
congratulate
council,
member
Perez
and
council
member
Takahashi
for
running
being
elected,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
work
ahead
of
us,
but
I'm
very
confident
that
we're
going
to
do
a
great
job
for
this
community.
So
congratulations
to
both
of
you,
I'm
thrilled,
to
be
officially
representing
this
great
City,
but
of
course
I
would
have
not
been
here
today
without
the
love
and
support
of
God
family,
many
friends,
and
also
for
all
of
you
who
marked
my
name
on
the
ballot.
E
E
For
always,
standing
by
my
side
and
supporting
my
passion
for
public
service,
I
want
to
thank
my
children,
Christopher
and
Jennifer,
for
believing
in
me,
even
though
at
times
they
think
I'm
crazy,
but
it's
okay,
but
they
always
support
me.
Additionally,
I
want
to
thank
my
Campaign
Committee,
my
manager
consultant,
and
everyone
who
worked
on
my
committee
and
along
with
media
City
design
for
making
me
always
look
good
on
social
media.
E
I
want
to
acknowledge
my
beautiful
family
sitting
there
in
the
audience
my
older
sister
Dina,
my
third
sister
Yvette
and
my
baby
sister
Dahlia,
along
with
my
son-in-law
Matthew
and
my
daughter,
Jennifer
and
my
son,
could
not
be
here
because
he
too
has
a
little
baby,
who's
really
sick
at
home.
So
he
can't
be
here
with
us
today,
but
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
E
E
How
could
I
commit
myself
to
the
city
that
had
given
me
so
much
already?
I
spend
the
next
30
plus
years
in
government
service,
which
allowed
me
to
help
serve
the
community
I
love
so
much.
This
also
helped
me
gain
valuable
expertise
in
budgeting
fiscal
accountability,
public
safety
issues,
Community
planning
and
Outreach
and
Personnel
issues,
and,
more
all
those
through
decades
that
I
learned
the
importance
of
capturing
the
needs
of
all
citizens
and
the
community
members
this
to
ensure
that
our
government
works
in
alignment
with
the
people.
E
It
serves
as
your
new
council
member
I
plan
on
merging
all
of
my
experiences
to
make
sure
I
serve
the
citizens
of
this
community.
Well,
you,
the
voters,
put
me
here
and
it's
my
job
to
listen.
Listen
to
your
needs,
listen
to
your
suggestions
and
even
listen
to
your
complaints.
Whether
or
not
we
agree
on
everything
I
feel
it's
my
job
to
acknowledge
that
your
concerns
are
being
heard
and
the
and
to
factor
those
needs
and
concerns
into
solutions
for
burbank's.
E
Future
Burbank
is
blessed
to
have
outstanding,
First,
Responders
and
other
that
other
communities,
only
dream
of
our
police
are
and
fire
departments
are
key
reasons.
Burbank
shines
in
compassion
to
surrounding
communities.
A
goal
of
mine
is
to
enhance,
not
reduce
the
funding
and
maintain
this
level
of
Excellence
taxes
create
Revenue
that
support
the
vibrant
City.
If
done
haphazardly,
we
can
attack
the
very
segments
we
are
trying
to
attract.
It
is
our
job
to
wisely
balance
these
revenues
and
services
without
creating
undue
burden
to
budgets
of
the
Citizens
homeowners
and
businesses.
E
I
also
want
to
see,
can
see
to
see
us
compassionately
addressing
the
needs
of
the
homeless
without
impacting
the
quality
of
life
for
our
established
neighborhoods
and
there's
a
laundry
list
of
things
of
those
needs
for
public
infrastructure.
Retaining
and
attracting
quality
city
employees,
easing
traffic,
maintaining
Safe,
Streets,
increasing
sustainability,
meeting
household
demand
and
also
spread
a
spread
heading
economic
challenges
on
to
help
those
businesses
I'm
ready
to
tackle
all
of
them.
E
Promise
I'm
done
that
teenager
in
me
discovered
the
quality
of
Burbank
from
the
earliest
days
that
quality
of
Burbank
has
been
ongoing
gift
to
me,
it
is
the
quality
that
I
feel
personal
duty
to
preserve
for
my
children
and
grandchildren
in
generations
to
follow
once
you
please
work
with
me
to
help
preserve
the
quality
of
charm
of
Burbank
as
well.
All
of
us
that
love.
Thank
you
very
much.
F
Mm-Hmm,
thank
you
to
our
new
council
members.
I,
look
forward
to
working
with
each
of
you
now
that
we
are
seated
as
a
full
Council
I'd
like
to
proceed
with
the
reorganization.
Now
is
the
time
prescribed
by
the
city
Charter
for
the
reorganization
of
the
city,
council,
motions
for
the
selection
of
Mayor
and
vice
mayor
are
needed.
So
first
up
from
our
council,
is
there
any
motion
for
mayor?
Yes,
councilmember
Schultz
thank.
I
E
Do
have
a
comment
to
make
Dojo
it's.
Okay.
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
a
substitute
motion
to
nominate
our
next
mayor.
We
Face
an
unprecedented
set
of
issues,
a
city
which
Council
will
deal
with
in
the
coming
year.
We
have
enormous
housing
issues
in
Burbank.
We,
like
many
cities
across
the
country,
are
facing
significant
homelessness
issues.
We
need
to
make
strides
to
reinforce
the
public
service
that
makes
Burbank
unique
our
Public
Works,
our
water
and
power,
our
Parks,
our
library,
Services,
of
course,
our
Public
Safety.
E
Our
our
mayor
will
be
the
leader
for
those
efforts
and
impre.
It
is
imperative
for
the
mayor
to
be
selected
based
on
their
ability
to
best
represent
a
pursuant
of
these
objectives
and
for
this
reason,
I
nominate
council
member
Schultz.
As
the
mayor
for
the
next
year,
council
member
Schultz
has
proven
his
time
on
Council
to
be
leader
with
a
strong
vision
of
our
community,
but
one
who's
always
open
and
considering
option
of
of
others.
E
F
I
Mr
vice
mayor
I
would
like
to
say,
I
appreciate
the
motion.
Councilmember
Mullins.
It
does
mean
a
lot
to
me
and
if
and
when
my
time
comes,
I
will
be
prepared
to
serve
I.
Do
want
to
thank
everyone
who
attended
today
to
provide
comment
as
well
as
Those
Who
provided
comment
in
advance.
I
have
taken
into
consideration
all
of
your
comments
and,
more
importantly,
I'm,
giving
the
appropriate
weight
to
each
comment
that
I
feel
it
deserves.
I
I
have
moved
that
we
advance
vice
mayor
Anthony
to
the
position
of
mayor
for
the
2022-2023
term
and,
as
I
stated
during
last
year's
city
council,
reorganization
meeting
I.
Do
so
because
I
believe
that
advancing
him
to
the
position
of
Mayor
is
keeping
in
keeping
with
our
customs
and
traditions
of
this
esteemed
body.
I
As
an
attorney
I
have
I
will
humbly
suggest,
I
have
better
experience
than
most
other
than
our
City
attorney
sitting
right
over
there.
In
hearing
the
opinions
of
people
and
judging
that
based
on
provable
evidence,
in
my
view,
watching
Mr
Anthony
for
two
years,
I
have
seen
him
capably
and
consistently
meet
all
of
the
essential
duties
and
responsibilities
of
his
current
office
Mr.
Vice
mayor.
I
In
my
view,
you
have
been
fulfilling
all
of
your
responsibilities
to
the
very
best
of
your
abilities,
sir
and
I'll
close
them,
saying
that
today's
vote
is
not
despite
what
some
may
believe
about
advancing
a
political
agenda
or
who
we
like
or
opposing
those
that
we
don't.
It
is
about
honoring
the
customs
and
traditions
of
this
body
and
as
such,
I
will
be
casting
my
vote
for
vice
mayor
Anthony,
without
reservations.
I
F
F
F
F
I
am
so
grateful
to
see
a
majority
female
Council
I
am
so
thankful
to
preside
over
that
Council.
This
is
amazing.
This
is
incredible,
Santa
club
and
a
few
other
members
in
the
audience
they
wore
white
today,
suffragette
white,
in
support
and
in
solidarity.
Thank
you
to
all
of
them
for
coming.
I
appreciate
that.
F
F
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know
back
in
August,
I
was
officially
and
formally
diagnosed.
Autistic
I
have
known
for
some
time
about
a
decade
and
a
half,
but
I
finally
got
the
the
legit
papers,
and
that
was
important.
That
was
a
long
journey
for
me,
and
so
today,
I
become
the
first
diagnosed
autistic
mayor
in
the
country.
F
F
It's
no
accident
that
I
wore
these
colors
today.
The
red,
white
and
blue
is
very
important
on
a
day
of
this
magnitude
because,
as
the
leader
of
a
city
I,
it
is
important
to
me
that
we
come
together
the
red,
the
blue,
even
the
independence
and
moderates.
Everyone
who
is
on
every
political
Spectrum
needs
to
understand
that
we
are
a
community
as
a
whole.
It's
not
about
a
single
political
faction.
It's
not
about
a
single
political
ideology.
F
F
They
just
want
to
know
that
you're
gonna,
you
know,
take
care
of
what's
happening
in
your
backyard
and
if
you
see
something
wrong
in
their
backyard
you're
going
to
reach
out
to
help
that's
the
kind
of
community
that
we
have
here
in
Burbank,
we
say
hi
to
each
other.
We
say
hi
to
our
neighbors.
We
know
each
other's
names.
F
That's
huge
and
that's
important
to
me.
I
do
want
to
thank
a
couple
of
folks
in
the
audience.
I
won't
say
them
by
name.
There's
too
many,
but
there
are
elected
leaders.
There
is
labor,
is
in
the
house.
I
see.
Union
leadership
is
here,
I
see
a
lot
of
activists
and
and
Advocates
business
owners.
Small
and
large.
Everyone
is
here
for
this
moment
to
see
this
changeover
and
to
support
the
moving
forward
of
this
community.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
F
F
F
F
There
has
been
a
disconnect
between
this
body
and
that
for
many
years
and
I
want
to
bridge
that
Gap
I
like
to
see
this
Council
work
closely
with
our
school
district
in
the
coming
year
and
into
the
future.
That
is
a
huge
piece
of
my
agenda,
not
only
because
my
son
is
currently
in
the
school
district,
but
because
I
see
so
many
families
that
absolutely
need
to
see
that
bridge
that
Gap
bridged.
We
need
to
raise
wages
in
this
city.
People
are
not
able
to
afford
the
basic
necessities
of
of
life.
F
F
And
lastly,
just
personally
I
would
like
to
continue
the
the
grace
and
the
what
I
saw
during
I
have
to
say
what
I
saw
during
this
last
election,
the
five
candidates
who
were
running
and
the
three
that
got
up
here
and
won
there
was
something
else
happened
in
that
in
that
race
that
I
had
never
seen
before.
In
the
Burbank
election
there
was,
there
was
no
mud
slinging,
there
was
no
backbiting,
there
was
no
animosity.
There
was
no
infighting.
F
That
was
incredible
for
me
to
see,
especially
when
you
look
at
other
elections
and
other
races
across
the
country,
so
I'm,
hoping
that
Mr
Schultz
and
myself
can
jump
in
to
that
same
collaboration
and
and
and
group
responsibility
to
each
other.
That
I
saw
and
I'm
just
very
excited
to
have
the
three
of
you
on
and
and
and
Miss
Clark
as
well.
F
R
I
I
You
know
I've
spoken
with
a
lot
of
our
residents,
many
of
you
in
this
room
over
the
last
few
years,
and
we've
heard
a
lot
today
about
where
we
have
been
and
in
the
moment
the
significance
of
this
moment,
and
so
I
want
to
close
us
out
today
by
really
just
talking
a
few
minutes
about
what
I
see
as
burbank's
future
I've
thought
long
and
hard
about
our
City's
biggest
challenges
in
the
year
ahead.
The
first
one
that
comes
to
mind
is
City.
I
Services
Burbank
offers
unrivaled
city
services
from
our
police,
fire,
water
and
power
workers,
Public
Works,
and
so
many
employees
in
every
Department,
but
we
are
facing
significant
issues
with
recruiting
and
retaining
those
positions
in
the
coming
year,
I'm
committed
to
working
with
all
of
you
to
make
the
necessary
Investments
that
we
need
to
retain
these
employees
as
our
city
grows.
We
have
to
ensure
that
our
departments
and
our
staff
are
growing
so
that
we
can
meet
the
demands
of
a
growing
constituency.
I
Economic
Development
I
would
submit
that
the
state
of
our
economy
is
overall
strong.
Both
businesses,
both
large
and
small,
are
continuing
to
recover
from
the
pandemic,
but
I
agree
with
our
mayor.
There
is
inherent
economic
inequity
and
uncertainty
with
the
potential
recession
on
the
horizon.
We
must,
of
course,
continue
to
exercise
fiscal
responsibility
in
maintaining
the
balanced
budget
that
we
have
sought
fought
so
hard
to
achieve,
but
we
also,
we
can't
just
rely.
We
can't
rest
on
our
Laurels.
I
We
have
to
look
at
new
Partnerships
and
opportunities
to
strengthen
our
standing
as
the
media
capital
of
the
world,
while
also
providing
that
critical
support
to
our
mom
and
pop
small
businesses
that
are
the
backbone
of
our
local
economy
and
I'll.
Note
one
other
thing
in
terms
of
Economic
Development.
Our
mission
should
be
this.
I
We,
we
may
have
a
three
to
one
jobs
to
housing
ratio
in
the
City
of
Burbank,
but
every
job
that
comes
here
should
provide
a
fair
livable
wage
for
an
honest
day's
work
that
provides
health
care
that
provides
Child,
Care
Resources,
because
you
know
what
folks.
That
is
how
we
grow
our
community.
We
have
jobs
that
can
support
families
and
families,
support
and
move
our
community
forward.
I
Housing
Burbank
is
in
the
midst
of
a
housing
crisis.
We
need
more
housing
period
and
in
the
coming
year,
it's
imperative
that
our
Community
Development
Department
pursue
every
available
opportunity
to
promote
the
general
density
that
best
fits
our
neighborhoods,
for
example,
pre-approved
Adu
floor
plans
and
in
terms
of
growing
home
ownership
opportunities.
We
can't
forget
about
the
vast
majority
of
our
constituents.
We
are
nearly
60
percent
renter
and
we
must
strengthen
our
protections
and
our
resources
for
tenants
in
our
community.
I
With
regards
to
homelessness,
we
finally
approved
a
homeless
action
plan.
That's
going
to
guide
our
City's
efforts
for
the
next
five
years,
but
you
know
what
that's
the
easy
part
writing
it
down
on
paper.
The
hard
part
is
funding
it.
It's
implementing
it
and,
in
my
view,
in
the
greatest
richest
society
that
a
world
has
ever
known,
it
is
absolutely
not
acceptable
that
you
can
walk
outside
your
door
and
see
somebody
camping
in
the
park
or
on
the
sidewalk
or
living
in
their
vehicle.
I
I
agree
with
the
mayor.
We
do
need
a
shelter,
but
more
than
that,
we
need
a
safe
overnight
space
in
our
community,
where
those
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
can
be
safely
and
they
can
connect
with
the
resources
that
they
need
and
climate
change.
We
adopted
a
greenhouse
gas
reduction
plan
last
year,
it's
very
impressive
and
it's
aggressive.
But
again
the
difficulty
is
going
to
be
in
implementing
that
plan
and
finding
the
funding.
I
I
We
can't
be
so
focused
on
keeping
our
jobs
that
we
forget
to
do
our
jobs.
We
have
to
be
bold,
we
have
to
be
Innovative
and
we
have
to
be
unafraid
to
fail
in
this
job.
The
voter's
choices
in
this
election
and
in
2020
to
me
send
one
clear
message:
the
status
quo
isn't
working.
We
must
do
more
to
my
colleagues.
I
will
look
forward
sincerely
to
working
openly
in
collaborative
with
collaboratively
with
each
one
of
you
to
find
Solutions.
I
E
You
mean
in
the
last
15
minutes,
I'd
like
to
congratulate
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
both
the
vice
mayor
and
the
mayor
and
to
all
of
our
new
Council,
including
myself,
and
just
to
let
you
know
that
I
am
personally
committed
to
work
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
to
meet
our
goal
in
representing
this
beautiful
community.
So
congratulations
to
both
of
you.
Thank.
S
I
I
wanted
to
just
say
that
I
to
the
constituents
who
have
contacted
me
with
their
concerns
that
I
have
listened
to
all
of
your
concerns
and
I
have
also
done
my
homework
on
each
and
every
one
of
them,
and
so,
if
you
would
like
to
follow
up
later
about
them,
please
contact
me
but
I
I,
look
at
the
new
mayor
and
vice
mayor.
Congratulations
and
I
see
them
as
a
complimentary
team
and
I
think
that
they've
already
shown
how
well
they're
working
together.
S
Just
in
this
past
few
minutes
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
that
continued
partnership
will
work
together
to
lead
the
three
of
us
who
are
just
getting
into
the
seat
and
the
whole
body
together
and
Mr.
Mayor
Mr,
Mr
Anthony,
you
and
I
have
talked
about
collaboration
and
improving
collaboration
and
I've.
S
Seen
as
you've
been
on
this
Council
that
has
improved
Mr
Schultz
had
said
that
has
proved
improved
over
the
years
and
I
think
that
that's
going
to
be
even
more
so
moving
forward
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
how
you
do
that
as
a
mayor
and
then
Mr
Schultz
Mr
vice
mayor
now,
I
think
that
what
you
just
said
shows
that
you
are
ready
for
this
role
and
that
you
will
also
help
us
with
some
bold
moving
forward.
Being
bold
is
also
a
little
bit
risky.
S
It's
also
a
little
bit
more
contentious,
sometimes
but
I
think
that
this
Council
can
handle
that
I
think
that
we
have
five
people
who
can
work
together
in
the
spirit
of
collaboration,
to
work
on
these
difficult,
challenging,
bold
things,
but
will
eventually
be
the
right
choices
for
our
city.
So
congratulations
to
you.
Both
I
look
forward.
Look
forward
to
working
with
you
both
and
all
of
us
together.
R
Mr
Mayor
vice
mayor.
Congratulations
to
my
fellow
council
members!
Congratulations
to
the
people
of
Burbank!
Congratulations!
We've
made
it
through
another
election
cycle
and
I
think
we
all
look
forward
to
the
future
to
all
the
things
that
were
mentioned,
that
we
need
to
work
on
and
with
further
Ado.
Let's
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
get
to
work.