Toronto City Council City Council, 24 Apr 2018

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City Council, meeting 39, April 24, 2018
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0:07:01 - Call to order
0:09:08 - Mayor's Remarks

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Members of council.

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This meeting is now resumed. If I completes ask all members of council to.

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Take their seats at this time, I'd like to ask members that council please.

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Please rise for the national anthem.

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(Music) o canada, our home and native land. True patriot, love in all of us command car ton, bras, sait, porter, l'épée,.

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Il sait porter la croix, yon histoire est une épopée des plus.

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Brillants exploits god, keep our land.

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Glorious and free, o canada, we stand on guard for thee.

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O canada, we stand on guard for thee.

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Please be seated: we acknowledge that we're meeting today on the traditional.

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Territory of the mississauga's of the new credit first nation, the haudenosaunee.

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Huron-Wendat and home to many diverse indigenous peoples. I.

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Will now call upon mayor tory to address city council? Well, I will speak from here.

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If I may, madam speaker and good morning to colleagues and to people watching.

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This morning, over recent years, we have all watched in horror in the aftermath.

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Of attacks on innocent cities in other cities around the world, it is something.

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For which our police and our city staff and all the other first-line responders.

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Here in toronto have prepared, but it's not a moment that you ever believe will.

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Happen in the city that we all call home yesterday, as we now know, ten people were.

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Killed and 15 injured in a horrific and deliberate attack near yonge and finch.

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In the north part of our city, this unfathomable loss of life has left our.

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City in mourning- and I know that I speak on behalf of all of the members of city.

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Council and city staff, when I say that our hearts are with all of those.

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Affected their friends and their families and their co-workers. Well, we do.

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Not yet know the identities of all of those who lost their lives, we can be.

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Sure they were people who were loved, who had dreams and families who had.

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Accomplished many things and who would have done so much more yesterday's act.

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Of violence is a demonstration of the pain that some people are capable of.

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Inflicting on others, but it is also a reminder of what we're capable of as a.

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City, we're capable of great bravery, as we saw when police apprehended the.

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Driver quickly and without further risk to the public, it was a heartening.

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Example of courage and good training, our police and our first responders are the.

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Best in the world- and they proved it again yesterday, we also saw that we are.

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Capable of great calm, as demonstrated by the paramedics, the toronto, firefighters.

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And I acknowledge the presence of the chief here with us this morning and people on the scene, ordinary citizens,.

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Extraordinary examples of ordinary citizens becoming heroes as well when.

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They rushed immediately to help and comfort those in need, alongside our.

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Emergency responders, I can tell you as a witness to not only the heroics on the.

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Street but also the deliberate professional management of an unfolding.

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Emergency, the leadership of our first responders that I saw in a borrowed.

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Boardroom, converted to a command post at the scene, torontonians would have been.

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And should be proud and their safety was at all times placed first. We also saw.

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Heroic efforts as hospital staff at sunnybrook and north york and st. mike's.

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Worked to save lives and to treat those who had been injured those same people. I.

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Saw late last night demonstrating compassion yet again at sunnybrook when.

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The hospital staff was working with the police trying to identify victims whose.

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Identification was left on the sidewalk, even as desperate family members were at.

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The hospital searching for news as to what had happened to their loved ones.

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And we showed as a city that were capable of restraint as virtually.

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Everyone concerned, including the residents of toronto, exhibited calm and.

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Patience as we awaited well-founded, proper information from officials on.

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What happened since yesterday we've seen an outpouring of support for our city. We.

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Heard from the governor general, I spoke with the prime minister from public.

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Safety minister ralph goodale from the premier from our provincial colleagues.

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From mayors and other leaders across the country and around the world- and I want.

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To extend particular thanks to premier kathleen wynne public safety minister.

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Ralph goodale, as well as local representatives, david zimmer and our.

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Colleague, counselor john filion, they came because they cared and their.

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Presence was reassuring. I've also heard from many members of the public, as I'm.

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Sure my colleagues have and people are scared. They are unsure of what happened.

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Or why and they're uncertain about what they should do? We do not have all of the.

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Answers the police and others do not have all the answers about what happened.

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Yesterday and they may not come for some time, our police chief mark saunders is.

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One of canada's top investigators- and he is leading a.

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Team which will find those answers, because they know that all of us need to.

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Know those answers, but one thing we're certain of already is who we are as a.

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City, we know that we are strong and resilient and we will not be thrown off.

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Course by one person or one act, no matter how horrific we know how we live.

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Together and that the way we treat each other matters every day, not just on good.

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Days and not just on bad days, but every single day we value our way of life.

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Which, while not perfect, is certainly special and is admired and recognized as.

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Such we know that we are caring, that we are a city that provides for each other.

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In our times of need and that we will do whatever it takes to make sure that.

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Those who are affected, who especially those who've, been most directly affected.

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Know that we have their backs and that we have them in our hearts. And in our.

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Thoughts in proposing to you that we take a pause from our proceedings today,.

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As a city council, it is meant to say that we are strong and resilient enough.

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To take some time to mourn and to reflect and then get back to the task of.

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Building an even better city tomorrow, I know that there will be other events.

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That will be that are in the process of being planned now in the proper manner.

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But I think that this gesture on our part today is a small but meaningful way.

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In which we can show our respect to those who are hurting, especially the.

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Families and the friends and co-workers of those who lost their lives or were.

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Injured yesterday, but also show our respect to the first responders in to.

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The hospital staff and to the witnesses, people who were just there on a sunny.

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Spring day, we talk sometimes forget the searing impact that these events can.

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Have on all of those people, those who did their jobs and those who were just.

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There and those who stepped forward as citizen heroes, having remarked on the.

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Professionalism and the courage of all of those involved in dealing with.

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Yesterday's horrific events, may I, on behalf of the people of the city of.

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Toronto and the members of city council extend our heartfelt and sincere.

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Gratitude to them. nous remercions nos travailleurs, d’urgence, courageux.

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Et qualifiés et nous nous sentons forts comme une ville triste. mais une ville qui sait que nous.

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Pouvons aller de l’avant comme un example pour le monde.. May I say to the members of.

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The police service, as well, and especially to chief saunders, who's.

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Leading a team of men and women who are looking into this and investigating this.

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As thoroughly as we know they will, we will support you in leaving no stone.

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Unturned in finding out what happened and why and whether there is anything we.

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Can do to prevent this from happening again here or anywhere else. We owe that.

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At the very least, to the people who were victimized by yesterday's attack, we owe.

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It to each other and to the wonderful city that we are all blessed to call.

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Home toronto was a great city. Yesterday, it's a great city today and it will be a.

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Great city tomorrow, the people who call the city home are shaken and we mourn.

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Together but we are not broken and we will not be broken. Thank you, madam.

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Speaker, I will now call upon other members who wish to say a few words at.

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This time you can put your name up request to speak. Okay, counselor.

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Augimeri., thank you speaker because I chair the north york community council.

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And because I've been in that position for so many years, I feel compelled to.

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Say something about the people of north york. I will speak only for a moment and.

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Not take away from what councillor filion is going to say, I only want to.

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Say this one thing that, apart from the heroism that was shown, that was.

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Demonstrated on the streets yesterday, there's one thing that stood out for me.

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At least- and that is our staff at north york and.

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How they responded my office took it upon themselves to call the people who.

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We know in every department and every department had someone there on the.

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Streets helping I want to thank our staff very much for what was done. What.

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Was demonstrated yesterday in trying to help, and I thank the staff who called.

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Our offices, the people who have offices at north york to check if we were all.

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Okay, thank you. Thank you. councillor di ciano.

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Thank you, madam speaker. Yesterday's events leave many of us with with few words to.

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Describe this tragedy- and I hope that those here today may just bow their.

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Heads briefly, and if we can say a little prayer dear lord, we pray for those who.

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Have been devastated by this terrible act of violence in our city, we remember.

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Those who have lost their lives so suddenly heaven has ten new angels today,.

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And we ask them to watch over us, their legacy will live on and all those who.

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Love them so much we hold in our hearts. The families forever changed by grief.

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And loss bring them consolation and comfort, surround them with our prayers.

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For strength bless those who have survived and heal their memories of.

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Trauma and devastation may they have the courage to face the days ahead. Help us.

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To respond with generosity and prayer in assistance and in comfort to the best of.

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Our abilities keep our hearts focused on the needs of the entire community.

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May we be there more than ever for one another in this great city of ours, amen.

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Thank you, counselor palacio.. Thank you, madam speaker.

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I'm rising to express my deepest condolences to all the families and the.

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Loved ones of the victims of this horrific and unthinkable tragedy.

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My thoughts and prayers for all the victims, who are traveling, survived at a.

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Sunnybrook hospital as well, when we all heard in the news about one of the.

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Victims this morning, anne marie d'amico she's, the daughter of my constituents.

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Carmela and rocco d'amico, sister of francis and.

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Her brother nick, when my daughter called me last night to share that part of the.

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News it was so devastating when I spoke to rocco rosemary, said father. This.

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Morning it was clear that part of his life is gone.

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As he noted he's living the worst nightmare ever in his life. to carmela and.

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Rocco who live in the regal heights community and to the friends and.

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Neighbors or the family my heartfelt and deepest condolence. I know that the.

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Family's strong, I know the family is very resilient. Today we stand together.

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With you, there is nothing that we can say or do that will take your pain away.

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However, I want to say that our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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And to the victims rest in peace. Thank you.. Thank you.

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Councillor filion., thank you and many images will be left in people's minds.

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From what happened yesterday, in many memories, the ones that that I would like.

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To remember the most and that, hopefully a lot of my the residents of willowdale.

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Will remember the most there were the acts of caring and kindness by and.

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Bravery by people who saw what was going on and and and we've talked about, the.

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First responders- and they were wonderful and amazing, but just your regular.

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Citizens, people who saw were watching out of there from their balcony and and.

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Rushed down to help and the tremendous emotional told that that took on those.

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People to stay with somebody while they were dying and talked to them and.

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Comfort them it's a really exceptional, and so that's that's what I'd like to.

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Remember and hopefully this will have all of us be a little bit kinder to each.

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Other on on regular days, thank you.

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Is there anybody else that wants to speak? Okay? Okay, if I can ask members of.

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Council to please rise for a moment of silence.

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This meeting is now recessed until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Thank you.