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From YouTube: Cupertino Oath of Office Ceremony 2021
Description
City Council re-elects Mayor Darcy Paul and Vice Mayor Liang Chao. Watch the entire election process and swearing in ceremony, followed by comments from the Council and members of the public.
A
So
item
number
three
is
the
election
of
the
mayor
for
the
term
upcoming
this
first
tuesday
in
december
2021
to
the
next
first
tuesday
in
december
2022.,
and
so
I
will
go
prior
to
taking
nominations
from
any
members
of
our
council.
I
do
not
see
any
attendees
with
their
hands
raised,
and
so
I
thank
the
public
for
that
with
regard
to
hearing,
although
I
do
actually,
I
do
see
one
hand
raised
and
so
we'll
reiterate
the
procedure:
let's
go
ahead
and
again
in
the
interest
of
time.
A
Let's
go
ahead
and
have
video
limited
to
actually
that
hand
has
now
gone
down,
and
so
I
was
gonna
say:
let's,
let's
take
it
to
two
minutes,
but
let's
give
it
another
moment.
I
don't
see
the
hands
raised,
and
so
let
me
go
ahead
and
bring
it
to
council.
Vice
mayor
ciao,
you
have
your
hand
raised.
Would
you
like
to
make
a
nomination
for
mayor
in
this
upcoming
term
of
one
year.
B
B
Let
me
just
finish
my
statement,
then.
Okay,
I
think
darcy
has
been
effective
in
running
the
meetings
as
you
can
see,
and
even
when
we
are
short
on
time,
darcy
does
slow
down
to
allow
time
for
all
the
council
members
to
deliberate
when
it's
necessary
and
when,
when
we
disagree,
we
have
all
improved
as
a
body
to
run
effective
meetings.
B
There's
this
tremendous
effort
has
led
to
successful
hire
of
the
current
city
attorney
and
our
up
our
current
interim
city
manager
and
the
new
city
manager
in
a
tough
year
for
recruiting
throughout
the
year.
Darcy
has
taken
the
time
to
encourage
all
the
council
members
to
attend
many
community
events.
B
B
In
my
mind,
diversity
in
leadership
is
not
skin
deep,
it's
not
just
about
whether
women
should
be
leaders
or
men.
After
we
interviewed
a
diverse
pool
of
candidates,
we
did
hire
two
white
males
for
city
attorney
and
our
new
city
manager,
starting
in
january,
but
we
have
found
our
city
attorney.
Chris
jensen
is
not
only
knowledgeable
knowledgeable,
but
he
is
also
patient
in
finding
out
the
best
way
to
protect
the
city
and
address
the
residence
concerns.
B
B
A
C
C
C
Just
tonight,
we're
only
a
few
minutes
into
the
meeting
and
coming
up
with
the
the
plan
for
the
engagement
and
having
a
a
way
to
do
that
wow.
You
know
why
didn't
we
all
think
of
these
things?
Well,
it
just
means
really
speaks
to
how
well
mayor
paul
is,
is
in
this
type
of
a
position,
and
for
for
you
to
be
able
to
offer
another
year's
worth
of
that
that
process
for
this
community,
I
think,
really
serves
the
community
well,
so
I
definitely
support
that.
Second,
it
with
a
great
big
guess.
A
A
You
know
we
had
a
sudden,
a
sudden
retirement
from
the
position
by
our
our
prior
city
manager,
precipitated
by
something
that
you
know
when
I
trace
the
actual
cause
of
it.
You
know
I
just
have
to
scratch
my
head
and
think
you
know
this.
This
has
to
be
democratic
process
right,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
even
though
people
are
you
know,
are
allowed
within
the
process.
A
To
kind
of
you
know
make
these
sideways,
you
know
attacks,
and
in
this
case
you
know
prompt
hcd
to
send
a
inquiry
into
deb
in
this
very
nondescript
email
which
she
you
know
just
just
happened
to
miss.
Frankly
I
mean
it
was
one
of
these
things
that
made
me
realize
that
you
know
the
experience
and
the
stability
is
so
extremely
important
right
now
I
mean
that
launched
us
into
a
bit
of
a
one
month.
A
I
don't
want
to
call
it
a
spiral,
you
know,
but
the
fact
that
that
happened
as
a
result
of
you
know
people
trying
to
attack
our
work,
which
over
time
has
been
balanced
and
we've
always
you
know,
especially
in
these
last
seven
years.
You
know
allocated
in
good
faith
for
projects
that
we
felt
would
be
built.
I
mean
I
mean
and
and
to
have
it
kind
of
you
know
culminate
in
that
it
has
just
made
me
realize
in
this
last
half
year.
A
You
know
our
city
needs
the
stability
of
leadership
that
has
been
able
to
respond,
and
it's
not
a
single
person.
It's
a
team.
It's
the
fact
that
every
single
one
of
us,
you
know,
sat
in
community
hall
and
we
cared
enough
in
the
middle
of
all
of
this
to
go
past
midnight.
You
know
on
in
one
of
these
discussion.
A
You
know
sessions
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we
are
finding
the
right
person
for
the
future
of
cupertino,
and
you
know,
I'm
convinced
that
that
person
was
selected
was
provided
the
offer
and
is
starting
with
us
on
january
3rd.
But
at
the
same
time
I
mean
I,
I
think,
I'm
just
very
hesitant
to
disrupt
the
structure
of
the
team
that
we've
put
forth,
and
these
are
very
transient
periods
of
time
right,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
know
any
number
of
public
elements.
A
You
know
whether
it's
the
people
that
work
for
the
city,
whether
the
people
that
are
applying
for
applications
from
the
city
they
look
outside
in
and
they
go.
You
know
at
the
very
most.
You
have
two
years
of
stability
on
a
city,
council,
okay
and
so
a
lot
of
times.
They
make
calculations
and
go
well.
We
can
basically
wait
this
out.
We
can't
afford
to
wait
this
out.
I
I
don't
think
we
can,
because
we've
had
turnover
in
the
city
attorney's
position,
which
I
will
also
say
was
precipitated
by
these
sideways
attacks.
A
But
has
you
know
magnificently
and
almost
shockingly,
you
know
resulted
in
a
situation
where
we
have
fantastic
personnel?
We
we
have.
We
have
really
great
prospects
with
regard
to
you
know
who's
homing,
our
legal
issue,
who
has
been
helping
us
on
an
interim
basis
from
the
city
managerial
position
and
who
will
in
approximately
another
month
on
a
permanent
basis
going
forward,
but
that
didn't
all
just
kind
of
happen
by
accident
and
I
think
for
this
relatively
transient
period
of
time.
You
know
we
started
in
1955,
so
this
is
our
66th
year.
A
A
You
know
right
before
I
got
elected
and
so
she's
never
had
that
kind
of
full
sort
of
daddy.
You
know
experience
and
allison
was
two
at
the
time,
and
so
I
I
can
appreciate
the
difference
between
being
available
without
having
the
bandwidth
for
the
community,
and
you
know
and
I'll
tell
you
you
know
it's
it's
very
painful,
but
intrinsically
you
have
to
love
it
you,
you
absolutely
have
to
love
the
process
and
the
fact
that
you're
you're
getting
attacked,
left
and
right.
A
You
know
from
you
know
certain
sectors
of
the
community
at
various
times,
some
consistently
all
the
time.
But
you
know
it's
it's
all
part
of
the
process
and
almost
miraculously
it's.
It's
brought
us
to
this
point.
So
when
I
think
about
it
and
I
go,
you
know,
it's
been
seven
years,
you
know
they're
there,
there's
all
that
contribution
and
opportunity
costs,
but
then
I
think
about
the
interactions
that
we've
had.
A
I
think
about
the
the
team
that
we've
built
over
the
course
of
the
last
year,
and
you
know
thinking
about
being
able
to
mobilize
in
literally
three
weeks
and
then
you
know
going
through
interim
city
manager,
interviews
and
then
kind
of
scratching
our
heads
and
going
you
know:
okay,
well,
there's
this
new
guy,
you
know
greg
larson,
it's
a
saturday,
let's
bring
him
on
sunday,
the
next
day
and
wow
he's
starting
on
wednesday
right.
We
managed
to
deliver
that
and-
and
that
was
just
a
tip
of
an
iceberg
with
regard
to
our
process.
A
A
You
know
it's
it's
with
gratitude
and
with
a
sense
that
you
know
our
prospects
going
forward
are
really
fantastic.
Our
team
has
made
it
such
so.
So
thank
you.
I
I'm
very
honored
by
it
and
you
know
at
the
end
of
this,
you
know
we'll
we'll
see
we'll
see
what
the
the
will
of
the
the
council
is.
But
you
know,
as
for
my
part,
I
I
really
appreciate
the
the
show
of
confidence,
so
I.
E
A
F
Yes,
I
would
like
to
mayor
paul.
I
agree
with
everything
mr
mayor
charles
says
in
council
member
what
he
says,
but
I
look
at
the
history
of
our
mayorship.
We
have
mayor
paul
and
then
mayor
sharp,
mr
sharp
and
mayor
paul.
Gonna
have
me
applaud
again.
I
have
no
objection
to
that,
but
I
have
full
confidence
that
every
one
of
us
that's
being
elected
by
our
constituents.
Our
residents
can
do
a
good
job
as
a
mayor,
and
I
really
would
like
to
nominate
vice
mayor
because
she's
elected
2018
with
second
highest
votes.
F
This
is
her
lap.
Well,
it
is
her
last
year
in
her
first
turn
and
she
hasn't
been
a
mayor.
Yet
she's
been
vice
mayor
twice
and
I
I
just
for
in
my
heart.
I
believe
she
can
do
as
good
a
job.
Maybe
you
know
not
as
me,
I
don't
know.
Maybe
you
know
given
opportunities,
I'm
pretty
sure
she
can
perform.
You
know,
mayor
paul.
I
have
no
objection.
F
Everything
vice
mayor
says
everything
you've
done
and
bring
the
leadership
to
our
city
council
to
us-
and
you
know
we,
we
elected
you,
know
our
interim
city
manager.
5-0.
Are
you
know,
say:
attorney
5-0
our
incoming
city
manager
5-0?
So
we
do
have
a
very
good
council
that
we
can
compromise
and
negotiate
and
collaborate
and
do
a
good
job
and
given
the
opportunities,
I
believe
every
one
of
us
can
be
a
good
vice
mayor
and
good
mayor.
So
I
just
feel
that
it
is
vice
mayor
charles
turn.
F
A
Thank
you
councilmember
way,
and
I
absolutely
echo
what
you
say.
I
think
we're
just
so
fortunate
as
a
community
and
as
a
council
that
literally
any
one
of
the
five
of
us
could,
you
know,
serve
in
a
great
capacity
as
mayor
vice
mayor
and
also
you
know,
like
I've
been
saying
over
the
course
of
the
evening.
You
know
we
have.
A
I
think
I
think
every
one
of
us
could
do
a
good
job.
You
know,
for
my
part,
I'm
happy
to
take
the
seven
years
of
institutional
experience
and
apply
it
at
this
time,
if
that's
the
role
of
the
council,
but
I
absolutely
agree
you
know
vice
mayor
chow
did
a
fantastic
job,
as
would
you
know
each
and
every
one
of
the
council,
members
councilmember
moore.
G
It
will
definitely
be
a
huge
benefit
to
our
community
and
to
our
new
staff
leadership
to
have
mayor
paul
with
his
many
many
years
leading
the
city
from
parks
and
rec
commissioner,
to
continue
on
in
leadership
and
it'll,
be
very
fitting
for
mayor
paul
to
open
the
new
library
expansion
next
year,
which
he
has
worked
so
hard
for
over
many
years,
and
he
is
completely
deserving
of
being
one
of
the
few
mayors
of
cupertino
to
serve
three
terms.
Thank
you.
A
A
D
F
A
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
We
are
on
to
item
number
four,
which
is
the
election
of
the
vice
mayor.
I
do
see
a
member
of
the
public
has
a
hand
raised,
and
so
I'll
go
with
the
the
same
direction.
With
regard
to
our
our
our
our
past
practice,
however,
I
think
I
might
be
running
into
a
technical
difficulty.
When
I
go
to
my
attendees
tab,
I
can't
see
which
member
of
the
public
has
a
hand
raised,
and
so
can
somebody.
A
J
Good
evening,
I'd
like
to
recommend
vice
mayor
liang
chao,
as
vice
mayor
again,
but
taking
on
much
more
regular
responsibilities,
as
vice
mayor
as
this
is
darcy
paul's
last
year
in
office,
it
is
critical
that
he
delegate
more
of
his
vice
mayor
and
to
his
vice
mayor.
His
ability
to
pass
on
his
strength,
leadership,
skills
and
techniques
will
will
be
a
contribution
from
him
that
will
last
far
beyond
his
term
in
office.
Vice
mayor
chow
has
been
a
tremendous
asset
to
our
city
council.
J
A
A
I
am
absolutely
dedicated
to
making
sure
that
each
and
every
one
of
our
council
members
lives
up
to
that
standard.
That
was
set
forth
by
a
council
member
way
in
terms
of
saying
that
each
and
every
one
of
us
can
serve
in
a
fantastic
capacity
in
any
of
the
you
know,
positions
on
our
council,
including
the
the
mayor
and
vice
mayor
and
with
regard
to
being
able
to
you,
know,
communicate
some
of
these
mechanics.
I
would
only
I
would
only
respond.
A
You
know
for
the
rest
of
what
I
I'd
like
to
state
here
that
vice
mayor
ciao,
as
is
true
with
you
know,
every
one
of
our
council
members,
but
particularly
with
with
vice
mayor
chow.
I
I
noticed
this
a
couple
of
years
ago
when
we
were
looking
at
our
commissions
and
committees
and
realizing
that
they
were
all
on
different
calendaring.
You
know
timing
with
regard
to
selecting
what
they
were
working
on
and
there
were
other
issues
and
we're
not
going
to
delve
into
this
in
in
a
negative
fashion.
You
know
it's
it's
an
ongoing.
A
You
know
work
in
progress,
but
with
respect
to
being
able
to
sit
down
with
vice
mayor
chao
and
katie
nomura
who's.
Now
our
acting
deputy
city
manager
and,
and
just
you
know,
start
a
conversation
and
start
a
process
where
we're
all
working
together
to
take
an
administrative
function,
a
very
critically
important
administrative
function,
because
these
are
our
advisory
commissions
and
committees
and
figure
out
a
way
to
to
fix.
A
You
know
some
of
the
the
major
problems
which
were
basically
you
know
the
fact
that
the
council,
even
though
it
appoints
every
single
one
of
the
positions
in
these
commissions
and
committees,
was
not
working
in
in
in
synchrony.
It's
not
even
about
lock
step,
it's
about
working
in
concert
with
regard
to
setting
the
agenda
and
work
plan,
and
so
that
has
been
such
a
critical
function.
A
You
know,
I
fully
expect
that
type
of
work,
and
you
know
honestly,
every
single
council
member
has
that
kind
of
an
experience,
and
you
know
with
regard
to
working
with
one
other
council
member
on
some
of
these
issues
that
get
brought
forth.
But
you
know,
particularly
with
vice
versa.
I
was
so
impressed
by
how
you
know
this
is
so
far-reaching
affecting
every
aspect
of
our
city
as
well
as
our
our
representation
and
how
we,
you
know,
take
in
public
input.
A
I
you
know,
I
realized
that
you
know
once
we
get
to
the
point
where
you
know
there,
there's
that
ability
to
stabilize
the
the
city.
You
know
administrative
functions,
we're
just
gonna,
be
so
incredibly
fantastically
served,
and
so
you
know
I
will.
I
will
note
that
you
know
anything
can
happen
within
a
year.
Right
I
mean
the
vice
mayor
function.
Is
there
to
make
sure
that
someone
is
prepared
to
be
mayor
in
case
the
mayor
is
not
available
for
that
function,
and
so
you
know
I
really.
A
You
know
you
know
emphasize
that
I
also
emphasize
that
every
single
one
of
us
has
one
vote
out
of
five:
we're
all
council
members
and
that's
why,
when
I
describe
myself
publicly,
you
know
in
any
communicative
mechanism.
I
describe
myself
as
a
council
member,
so
you
know
that
that
is
my
set
of
thoughts
upon.
You
know
proffering
up
this
nomination
for
vice
mayor
chow,
to
continue
on
as
vice
mayor
this
year.
I
mean
I
have
a
second
for
that
nomination.
I
see
council
member
willie
has
his
hand
raised.
C
I
I
truly
believe
that
this
community
has
been
so
well
served
by
vice
mayor
chow,
the
the
number
one
topic
the
number
one
issue
of
this
community
is
school
and
having
a
phd
on
this
city
council
that
is
so
so
well
versed
in
all
levels
of
education
and
then
being
on
the
school
board
wow.
What
she
what
she
brings
to
this
council
is
incredible.
C
She
is
also
an
incredible
co-counsel.
I
am
a
better
person
from
the
time
on
this
council
with
with
the
interactions
with
vice
mayor,
ciao
boy.
I
I
can't
believe
I
would
ever
have
have
been
able
to
rise
to
this
without
that-
and
I
never
would
have
guessed
I
would
have
been-
you
know
been
able
to
to
do
that
so
with
that
I
am
so
happy
to
second
it
and
I
sincerely
hope
she'll
she'll
stay
as
vice
mayor
for
another
year.
B
Well,
yes,
thank
you.
It's
my
honor
to
serve
again,
as
my
vice
mayor,
of
course,
but
I
do
wish
that
I
will
have
the
opportunity
to
get
involved
more
and
be
a
more
hands-on
vice
mayor
and
hopefully,
and
especially
under
the
leadership
of
mayor
paul,
that
there
is
a
lot
I
could
learn
from
you
and
yeah.
So
I'm
accept.
K
I
I
I
I
B
B
A
C
B
I
don't
have
much
comment,
I'm
just
looking
forward
to
another
year.
I
think
this
is
a
year.
Cupertino
will
really
heal.
We
will
have
a
new
city
manager
that
there
are
so
many
things
that
we
have
planned
to
do
these
three
years.
I
think
we,
for
example,
like
this
two
study
sessions
today
there
are
a
lot
of
great
work.
B
A
A
We
we
have
a
wonderful
city,
and
you
know
everyone
has
my
pledge
to
continue
the
best
efforts
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
our
excellent
tradition.
So
now
we
are
on
to
comments
by
council
members
and
the
public.
That's
item
number
nine
for
council
members.
Would
any
member
of
council
like
to
speak?
I
see
two
hands
raised,
one
for
council
member
way,
followed
by
council
member
moore
council
member
away.
F
Congratulations
to
mayor
paul
and
vice
mayor
child.
I
want
to
say
that
mayor
paul.
I
have
confidence
that
under
your
one
another,
your
leadership
cup
tina
will
move
forward
and
my
voting
of
upset
abstention
has
nothing,
doesn't
diminish,
you're
being
elected,
I'm
only
saying
that
vice
mayor
charles
being
elected
four
years-
and
I
really
would
like
her
to
be
a
mayor
in
her
first
term,
but
but
I'm
welcoming
her
another
leadership
as
a
vice
mayor.
So
congratulations
to
both
of
you.
F
G
A
C
A
A
We
have
our
county
supervisor
representing
cupertino
joe
simidian,
on
the
line,
and
we
also
have
the
state
assembly,
member,
representing
cupertino,
evan
lowe
and
so
in
respect
of
their
respective
times
and
public
schedules
I'll
go
ahead
and
provide
supervisor
sumidian
as
well
as
assembly.
Member
lo
that
opportunity
and
I
do
apologize.
This
is
not
deliberate
in
an
effort
to
accede
to
the
requests
and
the
very
wise
you
know
judgment
and
guidance
to
delegate
more
duties
to
vice
mayor
chao.
A
L
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
I
get
to
say
thank
you,
mr
mayor,
yet
again,
apparently
so.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Thank
you
vice
mayor,
chao
and
and
council
members.
I
really
just
want
to
tell
you
how
pleasant
it
is
to
be
able
to
sit
in
on
this
conversation.
This
meeting
watch
the
process,
work
its
magic
and
produce
a
set
of
leaders
for
the
year
ahead.
Some
of
you
will
know,
but
not
all
of
you
have
any
reason
to
know.
L
We've
worked
together
on
parks
matters,
obviously
on
health
care
matters
this
year
as
well,
just
a
whole
host
of
issues,
so,
whether
it's
transportation
or
healthcare
or
parks
or
any
other
matter.
Please
know
that
my
office
and
I
are
always
available
to
meet
with
any
and
all
of
you
and
mr,
I
guess
I
should
say
mr
mayor
darcy,
I'm
going
to
take
the
gentle
prompt
of
council
member
moore
and
make
sure
that
you
get
through
that
30
plus
item
agenda
tonight.
A
A
M
A
K
Congratulations,
mayor,
darcy
and
vice
mayor
guys.
I
love
the
term
the
team.
It
sounds
like
the
royal
family,
but
the
firm
you
guys
all
of
the
city
council
members,
the
staff.
Everyone
has
just
done
a
wonderful
job.
Congratulations
on
the
new
mayor
and
the
new
vice
mayor
and
our
existing
city
council
members.
Good
luck
in
the
next
year.
K
A
N
It
is
a
little
unusual
to
say
hi
and
I
did
the
same
too
so,
but
I'm
very
happy
at
the
result
and
for
all
the
reasons
that
were
brought
up
by
most
of
you
this
evening.
So
congratulations
carry
on.
We
can't
skip
a
beat.
We
got
it.
I
bet
chris
is
happy
to
to
have
the
same
crew
to
work
with,
and
I
think
it's
a
huge
benefit
for
our
incoming
city
manager
and
good
luck.
O
O
Thank
you
for
your
service
on
so
many
areas,
but
stepping
up
once
again
to
be
vice
mayor,
and
we
look
forward
to
you
taking
on
more
responsibility
and
in
the
12
months
from
now
stepping
up
and
helping
to
guide
our
community
in
another
coming
year.
Thanks
again
to
both
of
you
for
your
exceptional
service
and
please
that
other
rick
kittson.
That's
not
me.
That's
our
president!
E
Thank
you
mayor
paul
good
evening
council
and
city
staff,
claire
versio,
community
librarian,
for
cupertino
library
and
on
behalf
of
the
library
and
santa
clara
county
library
district.
I
congratulate
our
newly
appointed
mayor
and
vice
mayor.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
them
both
in
2022,
particularly
as
we
conclude
construction
on
our
library,
expansion
project,
opening
these
exciting
new
community
spaces
to
our
library
patrons
in
just
a
few
months.
Mayor
paul
has
been
a
fantastic
champion
of
this
effort,
but
we've
greatly
appreciated
the
support
of
this
project
by
all
members
of
our
council.