2026-10-01 - City Council

00:01Good evening and welcome to the

00:02Providence City Council on this

00:04Thursday, October 1st.

00:07Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

00:08>> Council President Miller.

00:10>> Present.

00:11>> Deputy Majority Whip Anderbois.

00:12>> Present.

00:13>> Councilor Davidson.

00:14>> Present.

00:15>> Majority Leader Espinal.

00:17>> Present.

00:18>> Senior Deputy Majority Leader Gonzales.

00:20>> Present.

00:21>> Councilwoman Graves.

00:23Deputy Majority Leader Harris.

00:25>> Present.

00:25>> Councilwoman Peterson.

00:29Council President pro tempore Picardo.

00:31>> Present.

00:32>> Councilor Reyes.

00:34Is absent. Councilwoman Ryan.

00:37Is absent. Majority Whip Sanchez.

00:39>> Present.

00:40>> Councilman Taylor.

00:43Is absent. Councilwoman Ana Vargas.

00:46>> Present.

00:46>> Councilman Oscar Vargas.

00:48>> Present.

00:49>> You have 12 present and three absent.

00:51You have a quorum.

00:52>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. This evening,

00:54the invocation will be given by

00:55Councilor Sue Anderbois. Will everyone

00:57please rise?

01:03>> Friends, as we gather today to do the

01:05important business of the city, just

01:08want us all to think about

01:10um

01:12about each other. And about the work

01:14that we've done over the last 4 years um

01:16and how hard we've come to build

01:19partnerships and be together um and

01:21really work. And we have so much work

01:23left ahead of us in the next several

01:24months. So, I'm excited about this

01:26agenda. I'm excited about the work we

01:27have before us, but I really like to

01:29think us to think about that spirit of

01:31unity and continuing to be together and

01:33work together and partner together as we

01:36go forward. Thank you.

01:38>> Thank you, Councilwoman. And the Pledge

01:40of Allegiance will be led by Councilor

01:41Jill Davidson.

01:44>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

01:46United States of America and to the

01:49Republic for which it stands, one nation

01:52under God, indivisible, with liberty and

01:55justice for all.

02:02>> Madam Clerk, item one, please. Item

02:04three, please.

02:04>> Madam President.

02:05>> Majority Leader.

02:06>> Motion to waive the reading of item

02:07three and move approval.

02:09>> Second, Madam President.

02:10>> We have a motion and a second. Any

02:11discussion?

02:13All in favor.

02:14>> Aye.

02:15>> Any opposed? Any abstentions? The motion

02:17passes. Item four.

02:20>> Madam President.

02:21>> Majority Leader.

02:21>> Motion to waive the reading of items

02:22four through seven.

02:24>> Second.

02:25>> Yes, Madam President.

02:26>> Any discussion on items four through

02:28seven?

02:31Councilwoman Peterson.

02:34>> Thank you, Madam President. Um,

02:36I am actually speaking on number six

02:39today.

02:40Um, essentially, while we're going to do

02:42this over in committee, I did want to

02:45make sure that we put it on record today

02:47that what this is was the former

02:49uh, student impact fee, since I know so

02:51many of my friends are watching. Um,

02:54the former student impact fee ordinance

02:56was going to be, as we have heard so

02:59much about the imposition of a fee from

03:01students and things.

03:03Um,

03:04the other part of that important

03:05ordinance was also, it had everything to

03:07do with reporting. And that is the part

03:09that we've highlighted and essentially

03:11separated in an effort to make sure that

03:13we can start receiving some compliance

03:15and support around um,

03:18the numbers of enrollment and

03:19understanding what off-campus housing

03:21does um, in all of our neighborhoods.

03:24So, I look forward to getting a lot of

03:26questions and getting a lot of feedback

03:27from my fellow councilors. Thanks.

03:30>> Thank you, Councilor. Further discussion

03:31on four through seven.

03:34Hearing none. All in favor.

03:36>> Aye.

03:37>> Any opposed? Any abstentions? The motion

03:39passes. Madam Clerk,

03:41please, uh, refer item four to the

03:44Committee on Ordinances, five to the

03:46Special Committee on Ways and Means, six

03:49to the Special Committee on Hope, and

03:51seven to the special committee on ways

03:53and means. So noted. Item eight.

03:56>> Madam President.

03:57>> Majority leader.

03:58>> I wish that we re-invite her eight

04:00through 10 and pass in a voice vote.

04:02>> Second, Madam President.

04:04>> We have a motion and a discussion

04:07and a second. Any discussion on items

04:09eight through 10?

04:12Councilwoman Harris.

04:20Madam Clerk, can you please read item

04:2110?

04:24>> Whereas Thomas F. O'Connor, Jr. is part

04:27of an enduring and distinguished

04:29tradition of neighborhood-based public

04:31service in Providence.

04:33And whereas Thomas served in the United

04:36States Marine Corps during the Vietnam

04:38War, receiving two Purple Hearts among

04:41other medals and commendations.

04:44And whereas following his distinguished

04:46military service, Thomas served on the

04:49Providence School Committee for six

04:50years.

04:52And whereas Thomas was elected to the

04:54Providence City Council in 1978

04:57as a as councilman for the 11th Ward,

05:00serving with distinction for 10 years

05:03until 1989

05:04and demonstrating profound commitments

05:07to his constituents and the community in

05:09his charge.

05:10And whereas Thomas, an attorney by

05:13profession, brought his training,

05:15civic-mindedness, and commitment to

05:18advocacy to his council service,

05:20remaining attentive to the need for

05:22housing and neighborhood development in

05:24the ward, as well as ensuring the agency

05:27and efficacy of his constituents.

05:30And whereas during his tenure on the

05:32council, Thomas chaired the Committee on

05:34Urban Redevelopment, now known as the

05:37Committee on Urban Redevelopment,

05:39Renewal, and Planning, the Committee on

05:42Ward Boundaries,

05:43and the Committees on the Celebration of

05:45Veterans Day and Martin Luther King Day

05:49and served with distinction on the

05:50Committee on Finance,

05:53the Committee on Public Works, the

05:54Committee on Claims and Pending Suits,

05:57the Committee on Licenses, the Committee

05:59on Naming of Buildings, Bridges,

06:01Expressways, and other city edifices,

06:04the City Plan Commission, and the

06:06Capital Center Commission.

06:08And whereas,

06:09as chair of the Committee on Urban

06:11Redevelopment, Thomas helped to shape

06:13the growth, development, and prospects

06:16of the neighborhoods of the city in

06:17accordance with a firm belief in the

06:19responsiveness to and support by city

06:23government to the people and

06:24neighborhoods experiencing change

06:26firsthand.

06:28And whereas, among other notable acts

06:30during his tenure on the Council, Thomas

06:32worked alongside members of the Puerto

06:35Rican community of South Providence to

06:38advance the renaming of Bishop Street to

06:40Borinquen Street in 1984,

06:44acting in recognition of the presence,

06:46identity, heritage, and belonging of the

06:49Puerto Rican community in South

06:51Providence.

06:52And whereas, upon his departure from the

06:55Council, Thomas was commended by his

06:57colleagues for his loyalty, honor, duty,

07:00and grace under pressure, garnering

07:03respect for those qualities and their

07:05endurance amid difficulty and crisis.

07:09And whereas, following his service on

07:11the Council, Thomas served as an

07:13Associate Director of the Department of

07:15Planning and Urban Development and as

07:18Director of the Port of Providence.

07:21And whereas, Thomas, in his years on the

07:23Providence City Council and in public

07:26service elsewhere, meaningfully served

07:29the 11th Ward and the city with

07:31professional leadership, respect for an

07:34evolving and increasingly diverse

07:36community, and a belief in the strength

07:39of neighborhoods of of city that has

07:41endured and that is embodied in the

07:43present membership of the council.

07:45And whereas the Providence City Council

07:48wishes to honor a former member whose

07:50career is an exemplar for all those

07:53privileged to enter public service. Now

07:56therefore be it resolved that the

07:58Providence City Council hereby honors

08:01and the career and public service of

08:03Thomas F. O'Connor Jr. and encourages

08:06the people of Providence to emulate his

08:08commitments to inclusion and advocacy.

08:11And be it further resolved that copies

08:14of this resolution be sent to Thomas F.

08:16O'Connor Jr. and the O'Connor family as

08:18a token of the council's abiding esteem

08:21and respect.

08:24>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

08:25May I rise?

08:27Um I'm rising tonight to speak on this

08:31particular resolution. First of all, I

08:33want to thank uh policy

08:36Aaron Garden who was able to get this

08:38done in such a professional way and the

08:41fine out details and stuff that I didn't

08:43even have no idea uh

08:45that happened in the past in Ward 11. I

08:48want to thank the clerks for being able

08:49to get this prepared in here tonight on

08:52the docket. But most of all, I am

08:56honored to say and as you guys vote on

08:59this tonight, I want to thank you for

09:00that as well. But I am honored and

09:03privileged to stand here tonight in in

09:06the

09:07in the boots

09:08of

09:09such great advocacy of Ward 11.

09:14You know, it's a privilege for us to

09:17have the position we have. It's a real

09:19privilege. And the privilege in Ward

09:21that we serve that we serve is that the

09:24there's people in the past that have

09:26made this work

09:27so important for us to be able to do.

09:31I'm here tonight and it's an honor to

09:32stand here and I want to recognize that

09:35Mr. O'Connor uh councilman Mr.

09:37Councilman's family is here tonight. We

09:39have uh his wife and his sister joining

09:42us tonight here um

09:45to hear us pass this resolution, which

09:48is also great. Just to let you know,

09:51uh

09:51former Councilman O'Connell is among us.

09:55We usually wait till people are gone and

09:58then we recognize them. Flowers are

10:00important right now, especially the type

10:02of work that we do, the civic work and

10:05the stuff that we do. I'm standing here

10:07in the shoes of a man that came in here

10:11and decided back in the day that housing

10:14was so important for Ward 11 and to work

10:17on issues around that. Back in the day

10:20when the institutions began institution

10:23zoning became very important for the for

10:26Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital,

10:29to start to embark upon land that folks

10:34once lived in and housing.

10:37I came in here when I came in here in

10:392014, I was screaming to the top of my

10:42voice, "There's a housing crisis."

10:46It's a housing crisis.

10:48That should have been discovered years

10:50ago. Years and years ago when

10:54Councilman O'Connell was a part of this

10:57council, who were also working on

10:59housing.

11:00Who also made sure at the time of the

11:03zoning that houses that was being

11:05demolished around that neighborhood by

11:08the Rhode Island Hospital, that people

11:10were able to take those houses and

11:14buy them for a dollar. He was a part of

11:16that movement. $1. And also asked the

11:20institution to also help the house be

11:22moved to some other property that people

11:25could have.

11:27Way back then, housing was a big deal.

11:30I'm standing in the shoes of a man that

11:32fought for those houses, fought for

11:34people to have opportunity to housing.

11:36I'm also standing in the shoes, four

11:38decades later, right? Standing in the

11:41shoes of a man who served as a

11:43chairperson of Earth Committee. That was

11:46important that I take that role. I

11:48didn't want any other committee, but

11:49some reason the other Earth just seemed

11:51like a place to be to get to know the

11:54neighborhood even more. And so, I stand

11:57in those shoes. I want to say even then,

12:00as we celebrate tonight,

12:02Mr. Thomas Zolkona's

12:04work and the stuff that he did back

12:07then. This should be an encouragement to

12:09all, not only the councils that coming

12:11in, but the councils that here now, that

12:14your work will be valued and it will be

12:17recognized.

12:19And it is of important. It was important

12:21back in the '80s and it's important

12:23today. So, I want to thank

12:25you, Council President, for allowing me

12:28and my colleagues to speak on an

12:29important article today. You heard a

12:31long reading on uh who he was. I'm

12:34asking the family to stay around for

12:36photo shoot after because we have such a

12:39short docket. Thank you.

12:42>> Thank you, Councilwoman.

12:44Further discussion on items

12:478 through 10.

12:48>> Madam President.

12:49>> Uh Councilwoman Davidson is next and

12:51then Go ahead.

12:54>> Thank you, Madam President. Um first of

12:56all, thank you for your support on item

12:58eight. I'm not going to say much about

13:00it tonight because the um event that

13:03we'll be celebrating

13:05um the ceremonial renaming is going to

13:07happen at a later date. Um but I do want

13:09to thank you all for your support. I'm

13:11also here to um speak on

13:15item 10. Um no glasses on. Okay. Item 10

13:19um

13:20uh just sort of say a few words and ask

13:23for your support. You know, we You that

13:25the past few days have been difficult

13:27for the Providence Public Schools and

13:29the Providence School Board.

13:30Turmoil among members of the Providence

13:33School Board dominated

13:35its meeting last week and three senior

13:38members of the Providence Public School

13:41District have resigned. All three report

13:44to Superintendent

13:46Javier Montanez and their collective

13:48departure creates a really gigantic gap

13:50in district leadership. All of this

13:53poses a critical risk to the stability

13:55of the Providence Public Schools.

13:58There's a group of student leadership

14:00organizations called Our Schools PVD

14:02that issued a statement that said in

14:04part,

14:05"We respectfully ask that the school

14:07board as a collective reconsider your

14:09priorities, personal dedication to

14:11commitment to our youth and families." I

14:13strongly agree with their request. So,

14:16I'm asking for your help and support as

14:19we convene for this resolution and new

14:22version of a city council working group

14:24to focus on intergovernmental

14:26coordination and communication on PPSD

14:29matters.

14:31This is to ensure that all city council

14:33members and all Providence residents

14:35that we represent have a forum in which

14:38we can offer support, guidance,

14:40coordination, and leadership.

14:42We also need to require to the greatest

14:44possible extent that our public

14:46education and governmental leaders are

14:48responsible and accountable to students

14:50and their families.

14:52So, this group is going to meet

14:53regularly this fall and we will create a

14:56more formal structure for the city

14:58council to engage in public education

15:00and youth development matters when the

15:02term starts up again in January. Please

15:05know that all of you are invited to

15:07these meetings that we will set up

15:08between now and December and afterward.

15:11We need everybody's help. Most

15:13important, please keep on supporting and

15:15celebrating your neighborhood public

15:17schools.

15:18Our city's young people, their

15:20educators, and their families need to

15:23know that we have their backs.

15:25And I think it's really important to

15:26remember while this is a rough moment

15:28for our school system, our students

15:31don't attend the Providence public

15:33school system as a whole. They attend

15:35their own particular schools in their

15:38own particular classrooms.

15:40They work with their teachers and their

15:42peers. They learn together in those

15:44settings.

15:46They participate in after-school

15:47programs. What matters happens in their

15:50school. So for our young people, school

15:52is local and personal. It's not a

15:54system. But we know that the system

15:56needs to be strong and resilient so

15:59those schools and students and educators

16:01can have success in the long term. And

16:04that's why we need to convene

16:06stakeholders.

16:07We will use our authority and guidance

16:10to help stabilize the system and bring

16:13our strengths together to make sure that

16:15we're all focusing on creating

16:17meaningful, challenging, and engaging

16:19learning experiences for every single

16:22young person in Providence. And so all

16:24of us can help. We really have to help

16:27by going to school celebration. Go to

16:29graduations. Go to sports events. Go to

16:31the play. Go to the PTO meeting. Go to

16:33the big Go

16:34hang out with your neighborhood school.

16:37It will make such a difference to

16:39families, to young people just to see

16:41you are there and that you care. Doesn't

16:43take much. But please, please, please

16:46show up at your neighborhood public

16:48schools. And you know, that your strong,

16:52steady, and inspiring presence will help

16:55a great deal as we all work together to

16:58get things on track for long-term

17:00success. So thank you in advance very,

17:02very much. And thank you for your

17:04support of this resolution.

17:06>> Thanks, counselor. Pro Tem Pichardo.

17:09>> Thank you, uh, President, uh

17:12Just on the latter, I too support that

17:15and I think our colleagues

17:17have been steadfast in education. We

17:18look forward to ensure that our public

17:21school stays on the right track to make

17:22sure that uh

17:24we don't go backwards in terms of uh

17:26graduating our kids with uh

17:30the highest ability that we can provide

17:32them. And so we look forward to uh

17:34seeing success in the public school

17:36system.

17:37I like to speak in reference to the

17:40resolution that was read on our former

17:43former colleague that served here, Tommy

17:45O'Connor Jr. On a personal note,

17:48uh as a young man coming up in the South

17:51Side Elmwood area, um

17:54it is tremendous to see and to hear that

17:57over the years uh

17:59we've seen leaders in our community that

18:02we can try to emulate and also continue

18:05to hear that the struggles continue

18:07uh and the time may have changed, but

18:10the

18:11the struggle still continues.

18:13And so with Tommy O'Connor Jr. and such

18:16as uh Mr. Benton and even uh uh

18:19people that he served with, Nick Easton,

18:22and many others really uh helped shape

18:26some of us as young leaders. And so

18:29growing up in Elmwood and serving on the

18:31Elmwood Foundation uh gave me a

18:34perspective of housing uh that each of

18:37them played a key role in developing in

18:40the South Side in the Elmwood area.

18:42And seeing and having the history of the

18:45struggles and the fight that they had

18:47with the corporation, which was Loretto

18:49Hospital at that time, and how those

18:51neighborhoods uh changed because of

18:54purchasing of all those uh

18:56properties.

18:57But more so than that, we know that we

19:00as elected official cannot do things

19:02alone, and that we have someone by our

19:05side.

19:06And I had the privilege of working with

19:09his wife Donna O'Connor at Loretto

19:11Hospital,

19:12uh and and know many of the family

19:14members. Now, Tommy O'Connor Jr. is

19:17still alive as a Councilwoman

19:20Harris is indicating. Give him the

19:21flowers that people merit. And I say to

19:25his family and to our great city, we are

19:28who we are today because of all the

19:31voices, of all the leadership that Tommy

19:34O'Connor

19:35provided and many others to ensure that

19:38this body represented a very diverse, a

19:42very progressive city council that we

19:44all could live in our city. So, thank

19:46you,

19:47uh

19:48Thomas O'Connor Jr. for your leadership.

19:50And thank you to the family because I

19:52know he didn't do it alone. And I know

19:54that he was at one point my constituent

19:56when I was in the Senate. And I really

19:58appreciate

19:59uh the family, Donna, Joyce, and many

20:02others. So, thank you very much for your

20:03leadership. And thanks and

20:05congratulations to uh Thomas O'Connor

20:08Jr. Thank you.

20:10>> Excuse me.

20:12Councilwoman Graves.

20:14Um I too want to speak on nine.

20:17Um

20:18I think if anything

20:20um at that school board meeting

20:23it showed that our students are

20:25well-versed,

20:27well-spoken.

20:29They spoke their mind and they spoke it

20:31lot clearer than some of the adults in

20:33the room.

20:34I think um

20:37we do need to have something like this,

20:39but I don't want us to overshadow what

20:41they're doing in themselves.

20:43No, I do I want us to overshadow

20:46the school board itself because they are

20:49doing the same thing a lot of us are

20:50going to be doing in January, getting

20:53their feet up under them for all the new

20:55people that are coming in, and getting

20:56their souls together. I would love to

20:59work with um Jill. I mean, I just want

21:01to say that I do go to the schools. I go

21:03to Nathaniel Greene School all the time.

21:05I love to play in their game night. I

21:07love to beat the little kids' butts

21:09because they be trying to teach you. You

21:11know,

21:12you know, but it's it's a great thing

21:15and yes, we all should be doing this,

21:17but we need to make sure

21:20that some of these other things reflect

21:24the people that are in the school. Some

21:26of these organizations, some of us do

21:28not reflect. I'm not talking about this

21:30chambers, but other chambers do not

21:32reflect the children that are in that

21:34school. That board does. So, I think we

21:37want to keep make sure that we keep our

21:39eye on what we're doing and maybe not

21:41overstep our boundaries also. So, that's

21:44all I have to say. Thank you.

21:46>> Thank you, Councilwoman. Further

21:48discussion, 8 through 10.

21:52Hearing none, all in favor.

21:54>> I.

21:55>> Any opposed? Any abstentions? The motion

21:58passes. Like to take a very quick

22:01personal, um, thanks for you for being

22:04here, uh, this evening. Thank you so

22:06much. It's an honor to have you with us

22:07and thank you, Councilwoman, for moving

22:09that forward. Also do a little hat tip

22:12to a very soon-to-be councilor elect

22:14who's here with us tonight. Um, I guess

22:17in just a couple of weeks. Welcome,

22:20uh, councilman-to-be,

22:22very soon elect Guzman.

22:24>> [laughter]

22:25>> And then my last, uh, point, a personal

22:27expression tonight is this week, um,

22:31it's really to congratulate all of us,

22:33right? Because this week is the week

22:34that

22:35the juvenile hearing board changes we

22:37passed last spring went into effect. And

22:39so, I just want to remind folks, we were

22:41talking about,

22:43uh, before we took action, only 20% of

22:47the young people who were eligible, uh,

22:50to come in front of the juvenile hearing

22:51board instead of going to family court,

22:54only 20% of them, um, were being

22:57referred. Uh, and now that changes. So,

22:59we have we have made a truly

23:01generational change in the city of

23:02Providence and I'm so uh, proud of this

23:05board. I'm proud of Melly and Louisa and

23:07our staff who

23:09um

23:10make the board run and all of the

23:12volunteers who serve on it.

23:14Um it's a remarkable moment uh to mark.

23:19All right. Madam Clerk, item 11, please.

23:21>> Uh Madam President,

23:23a quick point of personal expression.

23:25>> I said I wouldn't do anything but I I

23:27just want to recognize that

23:28Councilman-elect David Marshall is here

23:30as well with us today.

23:33>> Thank you. I'm sorry I didn't recognize

23:34you, sir. Thank you.

23:36Uh item 11.

23:38>> Madam President,

23:39>> Question uh

23:40>> I want to

23:41want to say something. Thank you so much

23:43for being here for 4 years.

23:47And also in this week is my birthday.

23:50That's what I express to.

23:52And I live in here and I say bye in here

23:57for 4 year.

23:58But the people get elected, people have

24:00to wait to get it and come back

24:03and to learn what I learned because

24:05nobody told me what I need to do. I

24:08asked all the time what I need to do,

24:11where I need to go, where I need to help

24:12me. I had to sometime to call Pedro.

24:15Hey, I I'm confused or well, you know,

24:20people have to wait

24:21and give it my space

24:23to go forward. And thank you for

24:25everybody can help me out for 4 years

24:29and being here.

24:30And I'm proud for more than 20 year to

24:33service on my word, my word seven. And I

24:36continue to do this forever because my

24:40kids

24:41grow on there,

24:42went to the school in there and I we

24:44have to go forward.

24:47Thank you.

24:49Thank you, Councilwoman. Item 11.

24:51>> Madam President,

24:52>> Majority Leader.

24:53>> Question, the way they're reading item

24:5411.

24:59>> We a motion and a second. Any discussion

25:01on item 11?

25:03All in favor?

25:03>> I.

25:04>> Any opposed? Any abstentions? The motion

25:06passes. Madam Clerk, please refer 11 to

25:09the Committee on Public Works.

25:10>> So noted.

25:11>> Item 12.

25:12>> Madam President

25:13>> Majority Leader

25:13>> Motion to waive the reading of item 12

25:15through 15.

25:17>> Second, Madam President.

25:18>> Any discussion on items 12 through 15?

25:21Hearing none. All in favor?

25:23>> I.

25:24>> Any opposed? Any abstention? The motion

25:27passes. Madam Clerk, please refer 12 to

25:30the Committee on Ordinances, 13 to

25:32Claims and Pending Suits, and note 14 as

25:35received.

25:36>> So noted.

25:36>> Madam President

25:37>> Item 16. Yes.

25:39>> I was just hoping to do a point of

25:40personal expression before as we're

25:42ending. If that's okay.

25:44Um

25:45I So, tomorrow we have a really

25:48beautiful event at the Rhode Island

25:50School for the Deaf. Um where we're

25:51commemorating the um changing of a

25:55street sign which may not necessarily be

25:59It's a big deal for this this group of

26:00kids. It was a young group of kids.

26:02We've seen them here. They came and

26:03presented. They came and talked with us.

26:05And I just wanted to extend the

26:06invitation to everybody here. Um it's

26:08tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.

26:10Right? 12:30 p.m. Um we hope you can

26:14attend. Thanks.

26:16>> Thank you, Councilwoman. Item 16.

26:19>> Madam President

26:20>> Majority Leader

26:21>> Motion to waive the reading of item 16

26:22and pass on a voice vote.

26:24>> Second, Madam President.

26:25>> Any discussion on 16?

26:27Hearing none. All in favor?

26:29>> I.

26:30>> Any opposed? Any abstentions? The motion

26:32passes.

26:34Item 17.

26:35>> Madam President

26:36>> Majority Leader

26:36>> Motion to waive the reading of item 17

26:38and

26:39item 17 and pass it on a unanimous

26:41rising vote.

26:42>> Second, Madam President.

26:49>> All in favor?

26:50>> I.

26:51>> Any opposed? Any abstentions? The motion

26:53passes.

26:55>> Madam President.

26:56>> Majority Leader.

26:56>> Being there is no further business in

26:58the calendar. Motion to adjourn.

27:02>> Any discussion on that motion?

27:04All in favor.

27:05>> I.

27:06>> We are adjourned, my friends. Thank you.

27:08>> I ask council people to gather around

27:10with their councilors

27:12and uh for a picture.

27:15And Madam President, is it okay to

27:16invite uh the elect inside of this

27:19picture?

27:21For Ward 11?

27:23Not tonight? Okay.