CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

>>> GOOD >>> GOOD EVENING, >>> GOOD EVENING, AND >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR NOVEMBER >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR NOVEMBER 18, >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR NOVEMBER 18, 2024 >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR NOVEMBER 18, 2024 COMMISSION OUR NOVEMBER 18, 2024 COMMISSION MEETING. MEETING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND THANK THE FIRE ORDER AND THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LADDER TRUCK DEPARTMENT FOR THE LADDER TRUCK OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE. WASN'T THAT AWESOME? WASN'T THAT AWESOME? AND, OF COURSE, OUR PIPER, IAN AND, OF COURSE, OUR PIPER, IAN DONALDSON. DONALDSON. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] YOU KNOW, HE LED OUR PIPE BAND. YOU KNOW, HE LED OUR PIPE BAND. HE AND ERIC McNEIL LED OUR PIPE HE AND ERIC McNEIL LED OUR PIPE BAND TO SCOTLAND TO PERFORM IN BAND TO SCOTLAND TO PERFORM IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SCOTLAND THIS YEAR. SCOTLAND THIS YEAR. AND SEVERAL OF US WERE ABLE TO AND SEVERAL OF US WERE ABLE TO GO TO THAT CHAMPIONSHIP IN GO TO THAT CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCOTLAND. SCOTLAND. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. WHEN WE PUT THEM ON THE STAIRS, WHEN WE PUT THEM ON THE STAIRS, IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE PIPERS AND LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE PIPERS AND OTHER CITIES AREN'T. OTHER CITIES AREN'T. IT'S BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT US IT'S BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT US AROUND THE WORLD. AROUND THE WORLD. AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM. AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: AND FINALLY, >> AND FINALLY, >> AND FINALLY, THANK >> AND FINALLY, THANK YOU >> AND FINALLY, THANK YOU TO >> AND FINALLY, THANK YOU TO JOHN >> AND FINALLY, THANK YOU TO JOHN LEWIS >> AND FINALLY, THANK YOU TO JOHN LEWIS AND THANK YOU TO JOHN LEWIS AND DEBBIE, AND PALETTE CULINARY DEBBIE, AND PALETTE CULINARY SERVICES FOR THE DELICIOUS TAP SERVICES FOR THE DELICIOUS TAP AS THEY PROVIDED US. AS THEY PROVIDED US. I HOPE EVERYONE GOT A GLASS OF I HOPE EVERYONE GOT A GLASS OF WINE. WINE. I GOT A BIG ONE. I GOT A BIG ONE. >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING, >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING, SO >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING, SO WE >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING, SO WE CAN'T >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING, SO WE CAN'T CALL >> OBVIOUSLY IT IS YOUR LAST MEETING, SO WE CAN'T CALL YOU MEETING, SO WE CAN'T CALL YOU OUT. OUT. >> I CAN DRINK ON THE JOB >> I CAN DRINK ON THE JOB >> I CAN DRINK ON THE JOB TONIGHT. TONIGHT. I'M ALLOWED. I'M ALLOWED. >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE STAND >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE STAND FOR >> WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE STAND FOR THE ORDER, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION BY PASTOR DAVID INVOCATION BY PASTOR DAVID SCHEILER. SCHEILER. >> WILL YOU ALL PLEASE JOIN ME >> WILL YOU ALL PLEASE JOIN ME >> WILL YOU ALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN >> WILL YOU ALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. IN PRAYER. HOLY ONE, I HAVE THIS OPINION, HOLY ONE, I HAVE THIS OPINION, THIS THEORY, AND I KNOW YOU'RE THIS THEORY, AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY NOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY OPINIONS AND THEORIES, I'M GOING OPINIONS AND THEORIES, I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU ANYWAY. TO GIVE IT TO YOU ANYWAY. THAT IS, IT'S ONE THING TO WIN THAT IS, IT'S ONE THING TO WIN AN ELECTION. AN ELECTION. IT'S ONE THING TO BE A IT'S ONE THING TO BE A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE. IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT, MAYBE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO BE A LEADER, TO GOVERN. LEADER, TO GOVERN. AND SO WE GIVE TO YOU TONIGHT AND SO WE GIVE TO YOU TONIGHT THESE SUCCESSFUL AND WINNING THESE SUCCESSFUL AND WINNING CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. AND I PRAY ABOUT THE POWER OF AND I PRAY ABOUT THE POWER OF YOUR SPIRIT YOU WILL EMPOWER YOUR SPIRIT YOU WILL EMPOWER THEM TO BE LEADERS. THEM TO BE LEADERS. TO BE GOOD AT GOVERNANCE, TO TO BE GOOD AT GOVERNANCE, TO LEAD OUR COMMUNITY. LEAD OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS SUCH, I PRAY THAT YOU AND AS SUCH, I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS THEM WITH PLENTY OF BLESS THEM WITH PLENTY OF ENERGY, FOR WE KNOW THERE WILL ENERGY, FOR WE KNOW THERE WILL BE LONG MEETINGS. BE LONG MEETINGS. THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT WILL THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT WILL TRY THEIR PATIENCE. TRY THEIR PATIENCE. AND WITH THAT ENERGY, NOT JUST AND WITH THAT ENERGY, NOT JUST HAPPINESS, THAT'S TOO EASY, BUT HAPPINESS, THAT'S TOO EASY, BUT A DEEP AND ABIDING JOY THAT THEY A DEEP AND ABIDING JOY THAT THEY MAY FIND IN THEIR WORK. MAY FIND IN THEIR WORK. I PRAY ALSO THAT YOU WILL FILL I PRAY ALSO THAT YOU WILL FILL THEM WITH IMAGINATION, NOT STUCK THEM WITH IMAGINATION, NOT STUCK WITH THE THINGS ALWAYS HAVE WITH THE THINGS ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. BEEN. NOT STUCK IN JUST EITHER/OR, NOT STUCK IN JUST EITHER/OR, THIS OR THAT, BLACK OR WHITE. THIS OR THAT, BLACK OR WHITE. BUT THAT YOU WILL ALSO ENABLE BUT THAT YOU WILL ALSO ENABLE THEM TO SEE NEW POSSIBILITIES, THEM TO SEE NEW POSSIBILITIES, NEW CHOICES, DIFFERENT HORIZONS, NEW CHOICES, DIFFERENT HORIZONS, AND YOU WILL BLESS THEM WITH THE AND YOU WILL BLESS THEM WITH THE HOPE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE SUCH HOPE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE SUCH CREATIVE IMAGINATION FOR OUR CREATIVE IMAGINATION FOR OUR FUTURE TOGETHER. FUTURE TOGETHER. I PRAY ALSO THAT YOU WILL BLESS I PRAY ALSO THAT YOU WILL BLESS THEM WITH INTELLIGENCE. THEM WITH INTELLIGENCE. THAT THEY WILL SEEK AFTER THE THAT THEY WILL SEEK AFTER THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE. BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE. NOT CLOUDED BY CONFIRMING THEIR NOT CLOUDED BY CONFIRMING THEIR OWN BIASES AND OPINIONS. OWN BIASES AND OPINIONS. BUT THE BEST INFORMATION. BUT THE BEST INFORMATION. AND THAT DOING SO, THEY WILL AND THAT DOING SO, THEY WILL ALSO BE FILLED WITH CURIOSITY, A ALSO BE FILLED WITH CURIOSITY, A HUMILITY FOR WHAT THEY DON'T HUMILITY FOR WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW. KNOW. AND A DESIRE TO SEEK THE TRUTH. AND A DESIRE TO SEEK THE TRUTH. AND ABOVE ALL, HOLY ONE, I PRAY AND ABOVE ALL, HOLY ONE, I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS THEM WITH YOUR THAT YOU BLESS THEM WITH YOUR LOVE. LOVE. NOT SIMPLE SENTIMENT TALITY WITH NOT SIMPLE SENTIMENT TALITY WITH A VALENTINE'S CARD, BUT A DEEP A VALENTINE'S CARD, BUT A DEEP ABIDING LOVE, WITH EMOTION AS IT ABIDING LOVE, WITH EMOTION AS IT IS A DOING. IS A DOING. A DOING THAT WORKS FOR THE A DOING THAT WORKS FOR THE COMMON GOOD, FROM THE LEAST TO COMMON GOOD, FROM THE LEAST TO THE GREATEST, WITH A PARTICULAR THE GREATEST, WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION UPON THE LEAST OF ATTENTION UPON THE LEAST OF THESE. THESE. AND A MUTUAL FORBEARANCE FOR ONE AND A MUTUAL FORBEARANCE FOR ONE ANOTHER. ANOTHER. AND THE WORK THAT THEY SHARE AND THE WORK THAT THEY SHARE TOGETHER. TOGETHER. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY, FOR WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY, FOR ITS EMPLOYEES, AND FOR ITS ITS EMPLOYEES, AND FOR ITS CITIZENS, AND PRAY THAT THROUGH CITIZENS, AND PRAY THAT THROUGH THESE NOW LEADERS, THAT YOU WILL THESE NOW LEADERS, THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD US UP INTO THE CONTINUE TO BUILD US UP INTO THE BELOVED COMMUNITY THAT YOU BELOVED COMMUNITY THAT YOU INTEND. INTEND. AND WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR NAME, AND WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN. AMEN. >> Mayor Freaney >> Mayor >> MAYOR >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> PLEASE >> PLEASE REMAIN >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. STANDING. WE HAVE DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL COLOR GUARD, AND THEY ARE COLOR GUARD, AND THEY ARE BRINGING US THE >> MAYOR >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> BROOKS >> BROOKS FREANEY, >> BROOKS FREANEY, WE >> BROOKS FREANEY, WE WOULD >> BROOKS FREANEY, WE WOULD LIKE >> BROOKS FREANEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO >> BROOKS FREANEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FREANEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU DOWN FOR THE PLEDGE YOU DOWN FOR THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: NOW I'D LIKE >> NOW I'D LIKE >> NOW I'D LIKE TO >> NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE >> NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE KYRA >> NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE KYRA STANSBERRY >> NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE KYRA STANSBERRY TO TO INVITE KYRA STANSBERRY TO SING "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL." SING "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL." WELCOME, KYRA. WELCOME, KYRA. AND THANK YOU, BROOKS AND LIAM. AND THANK YOU, BROOKS AND LIAM. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. ? GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND THAT I ? GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND THAT I LOVE ? LOVE ? ? STAND BESIDE HER AND GUIDE ? STAND BESIDE HER AND GUIDE HER ? HER ? ? THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE ? THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE LIGHT FROM ABOVE ? LIGHT FROM ABOVE ? ? FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE ? FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE PRAIRIES ? PRAIRIES ? ? TO THE OCEANS WHITE WITH ? TO THE OCEANS WHITE WITH FOAM ? FOAM ? ? GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME ? GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET HOME ? SWEET HOME ? ? GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME ? GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET HOME ? SWEET HOME ? [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: NOW WE INVITE >> NOW WE INVITE >> NOW WE INVITE LANDON >> NOW WE INVITE LANDON FREANEY >> NOW WE INVITE LANDON FREANEY TO >> NOW WE INVITE LANDON FREANEY TO COME >> NOW WE INVITE LANDON FREANEY TO COME FORWARD LANDON FREANEY TO COME FORWARD AND READ THE POEM, ONE IN THE AND READ THE POEM, ONE IN THE ARENA. ARENA. >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT THE >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT THE ONE >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT THE ONE WHO >> IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT THE ONE WHO POINTS COUNTS, NOT THE ONE WHO POINTS OUT HOW THE STRONG PERSON OUT HOW THE STRONG PERSON STUMBLES OR THE DOER OF DEEDS STUMBLES OR THE DOER OF DEEDS WHO COULD HAVE DONE THEM BETTER, WHO COULD HAVE DONE THEM BETTER, THE CREDIT GOES TO THE ONE WHO THE CREDIT GOES TO THE ONE WHO IS IN THE ARENA. IS IN THE ARENA. FACE MARRED WITH DIRT AND BLOOD. FACE MARRED WITH DIRT AND BLOOD. THE ONE WHO COMES SHORT AGAIN THE ONE WHO COMES SHORT AGAIN AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. THERE IS NO EFFORT WITHOUT ERR THERE IS NO EFFORT WITHOUT ERR AND SHORTCOMINGS. AND SHORTCOMINGS. WHAT THE BEST KNOWS IN THE END WHAT THE BEST KNOWS IN THE END THE TRIUMPH OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT, THE TRIUMPH OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE WORST, IF THEY FAIL, AT AND THE WORST, IF THEY FAIL, AT LEAST THEY FAIL WHILE DARING LEAST THEY FAIL WHILE DARING GREATLY, SO THEIR PLACE MAY GREATLY, SO THEIR PLACE MAY NEVER BE WITH THOSE COLD AND NEVER BE WITH THOSE COLD AND TIMID SOULS WHO NEITHER KNOW TIMID SOULS WHO NEITHER KNOW VICTORY OR DEFEAT. VICTORY OR DEFEAT. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: NOW WE ASK >> NOW WE ASK >> NOW WE ASK THE >> NOW WE ASK THE HONOR >> NOW WE ASK THE HONOR GUARD >> NOW WE ASK THE HONOR GUARD TO >> NOW WE ASK THE HONOR GUARD TO RETIRE >> NOW WE ASK THE HONOR GUARD TO RETIRE THE THE HONOR GUARD TO RETIRE THE COLORS. COLORS. THANK YOU, DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU, DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] YOU MAY BE SEATED. YOU MAY BE SEATED. SORRY ABOUT THAT, I GET VERY SORRY ABOUT THAT, I GET VERY TEARY WITH PATRIOTIC THINGS. TEARY WITH PATRIOTIC THINGS. I THINK THAT COMES FROM BEING I THINK THAT COMES FROM BEING THE DAUGHTER OF A 33-YEAR THE DAUGHTER OF A 33-YEAR VETERAN OF THE AIR FORCE. VETERAN OF THE AIR FORCE. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. COMING OUT TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR ELECTED AND FORMER ELECTED OUR ELECTED AND FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE WITH US OFFICIALS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT. TONIGHT. FORMER MAYOR AND STATE FORMER MAYOR AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE TOM ANDERSON, REPRESENTATIVE TOM ANDERSON, WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU? [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: FORMER VICE >> FORMER VICE >> FORMER VICE MAYOR >> FORMER VICE MAYOR DEBORAH >> FORMER VICE MAYOR DEBORAH KYNES. MAYOR DEBORAH KYNES. AND FORMER VICE MAYOR JULIE AND FORMER VICE MAYOR JULIE SCALES. SCALES. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] I KNOW BOTH FORMER MAYOR BOB I KNOW BOTH FORMER MAYOR BOB HACKWORTH AND FORMER MAYOR AND HACKWORTH AND FORMER MAYOR AND CURRENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER DAVE CURRENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER DAVE EGGERS WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT EGGERS WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT THEY HAD OTHER EVENTS THEY THEY HAD OTHER EVENTS THEY WANTED TO ATTEND SO THEY HAD TO WANTED TO ATTEND SO THEY HAD TO SEND THEIR REGRETS. SEND THEIR REGRETS. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OFFICIAL WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OFFICIAL STUFF. STUFF. NOW I'M GOING TO BE MY NOW I'M GOING TO BE MY NORMALSELF. NORMALSELF. RESOLUTION 24-32 DECLARES THE RESOLUTION 24-32 DECLARES THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 GENERAL RESULTS OF THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION. ELECTION. >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A RESOLUTION >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A RESOLUTION OF >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A RESOLUTION OF THE >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY >> RESOLUTION 24-32, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THE DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION, RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION, READING BY TITLE ONLY AND READING BY TITLE ONLY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT WAS RESOLUTION 24-32 READ THAT WAS RESOLUTION 24-32 READ BY TITLE ONLY. BY TITLE ONLY. >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? APPROVE? >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> MAYOR >> SECOND. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> SECOND. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: COMMISSIONER >> COMMISSIONER >> COMMISSIONER ROB >> COMMISSIONER ROB WALKER >> COMMISSIONER ROB WALKER AND >> COMMISSIONER ROB WALKER AND COMMISSIONER >> COMMISSIONER ROB WALKER AND COMMISSIONER GOW. ROB WALKER AND COMMISSIONER GOW. ANY PRESENTATION? ANY PRESENTATION? >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION AND >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION AND THE >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION AND THE CERTIFIED >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION AND THE CERTIFIED -- >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION AND THE CERTIFIED -- I >> YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION AND THE CERTIFIED -- I WAS AND THE CERTIFIED -- I WAS WAITING FOR THE CERTIFIED LETTER WAITING FOR THE CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, ALL OF I WERE SENT ELECTIONS, ALL OF I WERE SENT THAT TODAY. THAT TODAY. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, BUT THAT'S JUST BASICALLY THAT, BUT THAT'S JUST BASICALLY CERTIFYING THE RESULTS ON THE CERTIFYING THE RESULTS ON THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS PAGE. SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS PAGE. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: ANY QUESTIONS >> ANY QUESTIONS >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? FROM MY COLLEAGUES? THIS IS A TIME, IT'S A PUBLIC THIS IS A TIME, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I HAVE TO OFFER THE HEARING, SO I HAVE TO OFFER THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION. TO THIS RESOLUTION. FEEL FREE TO DO SO, COME FEEL FREE TO DO SO, COME FORWARD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE FORWARD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MINUTES. THANK YOU, GOD. THANK YOU, GOD. I'M HUNGRY, AND I DO WANT TO EAT I'M HUNGRY, AND I DO WANT TO EAT DINNER TONIGHT. DINNER TONIGHT. SORRY. SORRY. I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO DO THAT I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO DO THAT TONIGHT, IT'S ONE MY PASS. TONIGHT, IT'S ONE MY PASS. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTS TO TALK, BUT ANY FINAL MOMENTS TO TALK, BUT ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS CERTIFIED RESULTS OF THE THIS CERTIFIED RESULTS OF THE RESOLUTION? RESOLUTION? NO. NO. ROLL CALL VOTE. ROLL CALL VOTE. >> THAT DID MEAN YOU DIDN'T WANT >> THAT DID MEAN YOU DIDN'T WANT >> THAT DID MEAN YOU DIDN'T WANT US >> THAT DID MEAN YOU DIDN'T WANT US TO >> THAT DID MEAN YOU DIDN'T WANT US TO TALK? US TO TALK? >> PRETTY MUCH. >> PRETTY MUCH. >> PRETTY MUCH. >> >> PRETTY MUCH. >> COMMISSIONER >> PRETTY MUCH. >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> VICE >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY? >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY? >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY? >> >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> MAYOR >> AYE. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. >> >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> WE >> AYE. >> WE ARE >> AYE. >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. AND >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. AND I >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. AND I HAD >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. AND I HAD TO >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. AND I HAD TO SIGN >> WE ARE CERTIFIED. AND I HAD TO SIGN THAT AND I HAD TO SIGN THAT RESOLUTION BEFORE I WAS KICKED RESOLUTION BEFORE I WAS KICKED OUT OF OFFICE, FIVE SECONDS AGO. OUT OF OFFICE, FIVE SECONDS AGO. IT WAS MY LAST DOCUMENT TO SIGN. IT WAS MY LAST DOCUMENT TO SIGN. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OUTGOING FOLKS THAT WE HAVE SOME OUTGOING FOLKS THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT. HERE TONIGHT. ONE OF WHICH, MY COLLEAGUE ONE OF WHICH, MY COLLEAGUE COMMISSIONER JOHN TORNGA. COMMISSIONER JOHN TORNGA. ANYBODY THAT KNOWS JOHN AND I ON ANYBODY THAT KNOWS JOHN AND I ON THIS DAIS, WE SORT OF POKE AT THIS DAIS, WE SORT OF POKE AT EACH OTHER. EACH OTHER. BUT HE REALLY IS A ROCK STAR TO BUT HE REALLY IS A ROCK STAR TO TRY TO REPRESENT HIS TRY TO REPRESENT HIS CONSTITUENTS. CONSTITUENTS. I COULDN'T APPRECIATE HIM MORE. I COULDN'T APPRECIATE HIM MORE. I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SAY A FEW WORDS, COLLEAGUES TO SAY A FEW WORDS, THEN I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, THEN I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, MY CHARTER OFFICIALS ARE GOING MY CHARTER OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, AND THEN WE'LL TO SAY SOMETHING, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE JOHN A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT GIVE JOHN A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT HIS TIME UP HERE WITH US. HIS TIME UP HERE WITH US. SO VICE MAYOR, I'LL GO TO YOU SO VICE MAYOR, I'LL GO TO YOU FIRST. FIRST. >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED HERE >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED HERE FROM >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED HERE FROM THE >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED HERE FROM THE BEGINNING, >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED HERE FROM THE BEGINNING, 2014, >> OBVIOUSLY, JOHN, WE WORKED HERE FROM THE BEGINNING, 2014, I HERE FROM THE BEGINNING, 2014, I THINK YOU GOT ELECTED AND THEN I THINK YOU GOT ELECTED AND THEN I GOT ELECTED IN 2016. GOT ELECTED IN 2016. YOU WERE UP HERE WHEN I STARTED. YOU WERE UP HERE WHEN I STARTED. I THINK OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE I THINK OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE THINGS I APPRECIATE AND ADMIRE THINGS I APPRECIATE AND ADMIRE IS THE LONG SERVICE YOU HAVE IS THE LONG SERVICE YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY. GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S NUMBER ONE. AND THAT'S NUMBER ONE. THE PUBLIC SERVICE YOU'VE DONE, THE PUBLIC SERVICE YOU'VE DONE, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT IS THE BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT IS THE SERVICE YOU'VE GIVEN TO SERVICE YOU'VE GIVEN TO VETERANS. VETERANS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW IT, JOHN'S VERY INVOLVED IN KNOW IT, JOHN'S VERY INVOLVED IN THE HONOR FLIGHT, WHICH FLIES THE HONOR FLIGHT, WHICH FLIES WORLD WAR II VETS UP TO WORLD WAR II VETS UP TO WASHINGTON, AND THEN THEY'RE WASHINGTON, AND THEN THEY'RE WELCOMED BACK HOME. WELCOMED BACK HOME. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS YOU THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS YOU GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE APPRECIATED SITTING BY YOU. APPRECIATED SITTING BY YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: COMMISSIONER >> COMMISSIONER >> COMMISSIONER GOW? GOW? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, MY >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, MY FATHER-IN-LAW >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, MY FATHER-IN-LAW USED YOU KNOW, MY FATHER-IN-LAW USED TO HAVE A STAY IN YOU KNOW, MY FATHER-IN-LAW USED TO HAVE A STAYAYING, IT WOULDN' TO HAVE A STAYAYING, IT WOULDN' PAY IF WE WERE ALL THE SAME. PAY IF WE WERE ALL THE SAME. I'M APPRECIATIVE TO ALWAYS HEAR I'M APPRECIATIVE TO ALWAYS HEAR OTHER POINTS OF VIEW. OTHER POINTS OF VIEW. I'M NEVER AFRAID OF A 4-1 VOTE I'M NEVER AFRAID OF A 4-1 VOTE OR A 3-2 VOTE. OR A 3-2 VOTE. I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE HEALTH I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY WHEN YOU HAVE OF THE COMMUNITY WHEN YOU HAVE THAT DIVERSITY AND OPINION AND THAT DIVERSITY AND OPINION AND IDEAS. IDEAS. I'VE ALWAYS ALWAYS APPRECIATED I'VE ALWAYS ALWAYS APPRECIATED COMMISSIONER TORNGA, JOHN FOR COMMISSIONER TORNGA, JOHN FOR ALWAYS HAVING THAT. ALWAYS HAVING THAT. IT IS -- THANK YOU. IT IS -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU JOHN. I MEAN THAT SINCERELY. I MEAN THAT SINCERELY. YOU WILL BE MISSED YOU WILL BE MISSED >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THANK >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GOW. COMMISSIONER GOW. COMMISSIONER WALKER? COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN, >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN, THIS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN, THIS IS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN, THIS IS A >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN, THIS IS A BITTERSWEET JOHN, THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR ME PERSONALLY. MOMENT FOR ME PERSONALLY. YOU HAVE TRULY SET THE EXAMPLE YOU HAVE TRULY SET THE EXAMPLE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP BOTH REGARDS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP BOTH CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC AND BOTH AS CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC AND BOTH AS A WAR FIGHTER AND A VETERAN OF A WAR FIGHTER AND A VETERAN OF FOREIGN WARS. FOREIGN WARS. AND THOSE -- IN MY OPINION, ARE AND THOSE -- IN MY OPINION, ARE THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF SERVICE THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP. AND LEADERSHIP. THROUGH YOUR WORK WITH HONOR THROUGH YOUR WORK WITH HONOR FLIGHT, AND YOUR STEADFAST FLIGHT, AND YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT ON OUR COMMUNITY HAVE COMMITMENT ON OUR COMMUNITY HAVE YOU LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON YOU LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE HEARTS OF MANY. THE HEARTS OF MANY. YOU HAVE UPLIFTED COUNTLESS YOU HAVE UPLIFTED COUNTLESS LIVES AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS LIVES AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS SET AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US. SET AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US. I, FOR ONE, WILL MISS YOUR I, FOR ONE, WILL MISS YOUR PRESENCE ON THE COMMISSION. PRESENCE ON THE COMMISSION. YOU HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE AND YOU HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE AND PROVIDED AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY PROVIDED AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY EARN SPURATION WITH REGARDS EARN SPURATION WITH REGARDS TO -- INSPIRATION WITH REGARDS TO -- INSPIRATION WITH REGARDS TO HOW THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. TO HOW THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: JENNIFER? >> JENNIFER? >> JENNIFER? >> >> JENNIFER? >> THANK >> JENNIFER? >> THANK YOU, >> JENNIFER? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER TORN >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER TORN GARKS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER TORN GARKS I'VE COMMISSIONER TORN GARKS I'VE REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU WELL REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU WELL IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. YOUR PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, YOUR PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH DATES BACK DECADES. WHICH DATES BACK DECADES. YOUR PASSION FOR YOUR CON SIT U YOUR PASSION FOR YOUR CON SIT U ANTS AND GETTING THE ANSWERS TO ANTS AND GETTING THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THEY ARE SEEKING. THE QUESTIONS THEY ARE SEEKING. YOU ADVOCATE FOR YOUR YOU ADVOCATE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. CONSTITUENTS. YOU ADVOCATE FOR YOUR YOU ADVOCATE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND YOU'RE ALWAYS CONSTITUENTS AND YOU'RE ALWAYS PERSISTENT AND SUPPORTIVE OF PERSISTENT AND SUPPORTIVE OF THEM. THEM. JOHN STARTS OFF WITH THE LONG JOHN STARTS OFF WITH THE LONG LIST OF CONSTITUENT QUESTIONS. LIST OF CONSTITUENT QUESTIONS. I CAN'T ALWAYS ANSWER THEM, BUT I CAN'T ALWAYS ANSWER THEM, BUT I WOULD FOLLOW UP, AND HE'S I WOULD FOLLOW UP, AND HE'S ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TIME WHICH YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TIME WHICH IS -- MUST BE THE MARINE IN YOU. IS -- MUST BE THE MARINE IN YOU. I COULD SET MY WATCH FOR YOU. I COULD SET MY WATCH FOR YOU. AND PREPARED FOR THE MEETINGS AS AND PREPARED FOR THE MEETINGS AS WELL. WELL. >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF THE >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF THE PHONE >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF THE PHONE WITH >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF THE PHONE WITH ME >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF THE PHONE WITH ME BECAUSE >> SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET OFF THE PHONE WITH ME BECAUSE JOHN'S THE PHONE WITH ME BECAUSE JOHN'S COMING. COMING. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND I >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND I KNOW >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND I KNOW HE'S >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND I KNOW HE'S GOING >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND I KNOW HE'S GOING TO >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND I KNOW HE'S GOING TO BE AND I KNOW HE'S GOING TO BE RIGHT ON TIME. RIGHT ON TIME. AND THE RESEARCH YOU DO INTO AND THE RESEARCH YOU DO INTO EVERY AGENDA ITEM, AND THE EVERY AGENDA ITEM, AND THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT, YOU HAVE I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT, YOU HAVE WIDENED MY HORIZONS AS THE CITY WIDENED MY HORIZONS AS THE CITY MANAGER. MANAGER. YOU'VE ASKED THE TOUGH QUESTIONS YOU'VE ASKED THE TOUGH QUESTIONS REPEATEDLY ON THE DAIS. REPEATEDLY ON THE DAIS. AND DURING AGENDA BRIEFINGS. AND DURING AGENDA BRIEFINGS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE'RE AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. GOING TO MISS YOU. IT'S HARD WHEN WE WORK SO IT'S HARD WHEN WE WORK SO CLOSELY TOGETHER AND THEN YOU CLOSELY TOGETHER AND THEN YOU RETIRE TO DO MORE PUBLIC RETIRE TO DO MORE PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH IS EXACTLY I'M SERVICE, WHICH IS EXACTLY I'M SURE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. SURE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. THE MORNING AFTER THE ELECTION, THE MORNING AFTER THE ELECTION, I CALLED JOHN, AND I SAID, I I CALLED JOHN, AND I SAID, I GUESS HONOR FLIGHT JUST GOT A GUESS HONOR FLIGHT JUST GOT A FULL TIME VOLUNTEER. FULL TIME VOLUNTEER. AND THEY DID. AND THEY DID. NOT THAT YOU WEREN'T WORKING FOR NOT THAT YOU WEREN'T WORKING FOR THEM FULL TIME ANYWAY. THEM FULL TIME ANYWAY. BEST OF LUCK, WE'RE GOING TO BEST OF LUCK, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU AND DEBBIE, AND I THANK MISS YOU AND DEBBIE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DUNEDIN OF DUNEDIN >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: JENNIFER? >> JENNIFER? >> JENNIFER? >> >> JENNIFER? >> I >> JENNIFER? >> I REMEMBER >> JENNIFER? >> I REMEMBER WHEN >> JENNIFER? >> I REMEMBER WHEN I >> JENNIFER? >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST >> JENNIFER? >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS IN >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS IN A >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS IN A PHONE >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS IN A PHONE CALL, >> I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, IT WAS IN A PHONE CALL, I YOU, IT WAS IN A PHONE CALL, I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A CONVERSATION, YOU DEMONSTRATED CONVERSATION, YOU DEMONSTRATED THAT YOU WERE A PATRIOT, AN THAT YOU WERE A PATRIOT, AN ADVOCATE AND DEDICATED TO ADVOCATE AND DEDICATED TO SERVICE. SERVICE. THAT WAS PROBABLY IN THE FIRST THAT WAS PROBABLY IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF OUR CONVERSATION. 10 MINUTES OF OUR CONVERSATION. I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS I'VE APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS I'VE ASKED OVER TIME, AND THE ASKED OVER TIME, AND THE CONSIDERATION YOU'VE GIVEN TO CONSIDERATION YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE ADVISE I'VE PROVIDED. CONSIDERATION YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE ADVISE I'VE PROVIDEDpLAST B THE ADVISE I'VE PROVIDEDpLAST B THAT YOUR PRESENCE AS A THAT YOUR PRESENCE AS A GENTLEMAN. GENTLEMAN. THERE'S NOT A TIME A MEETING THERE'S NOT A TIME A MEETING ENDS I'M SITTING HERE, YOU DON'T ENDS I'M SITTING HERE, YOU DON'T SAY, ARE YOU OKAY, CAN I WALK SAY, ARE YOU OKAY, CAN I WALK YOU TO YOUR CAR. YOU TO YOUR CAR. I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS UNIQUE IN THAT TIME. THAT IS UNIQUE IN THAT TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: REBECCA? >> REBECCA? >> REBECCA? >> >> REBECCA? >> THANK >> REBECCA? >> THANK YOU, >> REBECCA? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM DEEPLY >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM DEEPLY THANKFUL >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM DEEPLY THANKFUL TO >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM DEEPLY THANKFUL TO HAVE I AM DEEPLY THANKFUL TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU OVER THE LAST WORKED WITH YOU OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. FOUR YEARS. YOU'VE BEEN GRACEFUL TO ME, AND YOU'VE BEEN GRACEFUL TO ME, AND BEEN A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR THE BEEN A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR THE DUNEDIN COMMUNITY. DUNEDIN COMMUNITY. YOU LEAD WITH AN EXAMPLE OF YOU LEAD WITH AN EXAMPLE OF BEING ATTENTIVE AND GENUINELY BEING ATTENTIVE AND GENUINELY INTERESTED IN WHAT IS BEST FOR INTERESTED IN WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY. THE CITY. I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST IN THOSE ENDEAVORS IN TO ASSIST IN THOSE ENDEAVORS IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE. ANYWAY POSSIBLE. YOU REMAIN TRUE TO YOUR VALUES YOU REMAIN TRUE TO YOUR VALUES AND FLEXIBLE AND OPEN MINDED, AND FLEXIBLE AND OPEN MINDED, IT'S COMMENDABLE. IT'S COMMENDABLE. I APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU LISTEN I APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU LISTEN TO ALL WITH RESPECT. TO ALL WITH RESPECT. AND THIS IS SHOWN IN YOUR AND THIS IS SHOWN IN YOUR SINCERE CARE AND SERVICE TO THE SINCERE CARE AND SERVICE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE UNDER SUCH DEVOTED LEADERSHIP. UNDER SUCH DEVOTED LEADERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU TO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU TO YOUR CEASELESS DEDICATION FOR YOUR CEASELESS DEDICATION FOR RECOGNIZING ALL VETERANS. RECOGNIZING ALL VETERANS. MYSELF INCLUDED. MYSELF INCLUDED. AS WELL AS ALL THOSE IN THE AS WELL AS ALL THOSE IN THE ARMED FORCES WHO CONTINUE TO ARMED FORCES WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. SERVE OUR COUNTRY. AND I HUMBLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR AND I HUMBLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SERVICE. YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MYSELF AND YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MYSELF AND THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THANK >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, REBECCA. REBECCA. JOHN, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW, I JOHN, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I HAD >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I HAD TO >> I'M SORRY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I HAD TO DO >> I HAD TO DO >> I HAD TO DO THAT. THAT. I HAD TO LIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE I HAD TO LIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. BIT. AS I STARTED TO SAY EARLIER AS I STARTED TO SAY EARLIER TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, JOHN AND I TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, JOHN AND I MIGHT THINK A LOT DIFFERENTLY, MIGHT THINK A LOT DIFFERENTLY, BUT AS I MENTIONED, I'M THE BUT AS I MENTIONED, I'M THE DAUGHTER OF A 33-YEAR VETERAN OF DAUGHTER OF A 33-YEAR VETERAN OF THE AIR FORCE. THE AIR FORCE. I GREW UP IN THE MILITARY, I I GREW UP IN THE MILITARY, I KNOW HOW IT GOES. KNOW HOW IT GOES. AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MORE AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MORE THAT I RESPECT THAN THAT. THAT I RESPECT THAN THAT. AND THAT'S SORT OF BEEN YOUR AND THAT'S SORT OF BEEN YOUR PASSION, YOUR WHOLE LIFE. PASSION, YOUR WHOLE LIFE. ANYTHING TO DO WITH VETERAN'S ANYTHING TO DO WITH VETERAN'S AND THE MILITARY, THIS IS A MAN AND THE MILITARY, THIS IS A MAN THAT HAS LEAD THE ROTARY, WORKED THAT HAS LEAD THE ROTARY, WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH THE VFW AND TIRELESSLY WITH THE VFW AND HONOR FLIGHT. HONOR FLIGHT. THE DUNEDIN BOAT CLUB, WHICH IS THE DUNEDIN BOAT CLUB, WHICH IS HOW I MET JOHN AND DEBBIE. HOW I MET JOHN AND DEBBIE. WE'VE EVEN BEEN ON YOUR BOAT FOR WE'VE EVEN BEEN ON YOUR BOAT FOR THE BOAT PARADE. THE BOAT PARADE. WE NEED TO GET YOU ANOTHER BOAT. WE NEED TO GET YOU ANOTHER BOAT. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CITY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CITY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MARINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE CRA, ALL THE DIFFERENT THE CRA, ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES HE'S HAD ON. COMMITTEES HE'S HAD ON. I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOUR I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMISSION AND SERVICE TO THIS COMMISSION AND THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY. AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOUR FAMILY HAS DONE. THAT YOUR FAMILY HAS DONE. AND I HOPE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO AND I HOPE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP -- YOU'RE GOING TO FIND KEEP -- YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU KEEP THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU KEEP DOING, BECAUSE WE STILL NEED DOING, BECAUSE WE STILL NEED YOUR SERVICE, JOHN. YOUR SERVICE, JOHN. I NEED TO GIVE YOU A HUG, BUDDY. I NEED TO GIVE YOU A HUG, BUDDY. >> EXCUSE ME. >> EXCUSE ME. >> EXCUSE ME. >> >> EXCUSE ME. >> WOW! >> WOW! >> WOW! [ >> WOW! [ APPLAUSE >> WOW! [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS A >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS A GIFT >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS A GIFT ON >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS A GIFT ON BEHALF >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS A GIFT ON BEHALF OF >> YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THIS IS A GIFT ON BEHALF OF THE THIS IS A GIFT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, THE COMMUNITY AND COMMISSION, THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CHARTER OFFICIALS. OUR CHARTER OFFICIALS. SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT, AND PLEASE SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT, AND PLEASE OPEN IT, SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE OPEN IT, SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT. IT. >> I COULD HAVE LET JEFF OPEN >> I COULD HAVE LET JEFF OPEN >> I COULD HAVE LET JEFF OPEN THIS. THIS. HE'S GOOD AT THIS STUFF. HE'S GOOD AT THIS STUFF. >> CITY OF DUNEDIN, TO JOHN >> CITY OF DUNEDIN, TO JOHN >> CITY OF DUNEDIN, TO JOHN TORNGA >> CITY OF DUNEDIN, TO JOHN TORNGA COMMISSIONER. TORNGA COMMISSIONER. EXHIBITING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS EXHIBITING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP WHILE SERVING FOUR OF LEADERSHIP WHILE SERVING FOUR YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, OUR CITY OF DUNEDIN, DUNEDIN, OUR CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA. FLORIDA. >> THAT'S A LOT WRITTEN ON >> THAT'S A LOT WRITTEN ON >> THAT'S A LOT WRITTEN ON THERE, >> THAT'S A LOT WRITTEN ON THERE, RIGHT? THERE, RIGHT? [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: OKAY, JOHN, >> OKAY, JOHN, >> OKAY, JOHN, YOU >> OKAY, JOHN, YOU HAVE >> OKAY, JOHN, YOU HAVE THE >> OKAY, JOHN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I PROMISE I WON'T TURN THE TIMER I PROMISE I WON'T TURN THE TIMER ON. ON. >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SHORT >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SHORT SO >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SHORT SO I >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SHORT SO I CAN >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SHORT SO I CAN HAVE >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SHORT SO I CAN HAVE MY BEING SHORT SO I CAN HAVE MY FULL 30 MINUTE PRESENTATION. FULL 30 MINUTE PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS. I APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS. I EXPECTED THAT FROM YOU ALL. I EXPECTED THAT FROM YOU ALL. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO REACHED OUT TO ME FOLLOWING THIS REACHED OUT TO ME FOLLOWING THIS ELECTION. ELECTION. IT WAS A LONG, HARD FIGHT, IT IT WAS A LONG, HARD FIGHT, IT WAS TOUGH, WE HAD TO FIGHT THE WAS TOUGH, WE HAD TO FIGHT THE WEATHER, WE HAD TWO BIG GREAT WEATHER, WE HAD TWO BIG GREAT STORMS IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF STORMS IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS. THIS. AND WE HAD TO BE COGNIZANT OF AND WE HAD TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT OUT OF RESPECT TO OUR THAT OUT OF RESPECT TO OUR RESIDENTS MUCH IT WAS A RESIDENTS MUCH IT WAS A DIFFICULT TASK FOR ANYONE THAT DIFFICULT TASK FOR ANYONE THAT WAS OUT THERE CAMPAIGNING. WAS OUT THERE CAMPAIGNING. I'M GOING TO REFLECT OR BOUNCE I'M GOING TO REFLECT OR BOUNCE BACK A FEW THINGS THAT WERE SAID BACK A FEW THINGS THAT WERE SAID ABOUT ME HERE. ABOUT ME HERE. AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP. FINISH UP. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED AND DRILLED DOWN BY A MENTIONED AND DRILLED DOWN BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE, WAS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE, WAS THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE. MILITARY EXPERIENCE. AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME, WHILE AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME, WHILE I WAS CAMPAIGNING HERE IN THE I WAS CAMPAIGNING HERE IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, I WAS ASKED A CITY OF DUNEDIN, I WAS ASKED A QUESTION. QUESTION. AND THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS AND THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE MOST PROUD MOMENT IN YOUR THE MOST PROUD MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE? LIFE? AND THERE'S MY WIFE IN THE BACK AND THERE'S MY WIFE IN THE BACK ROW. ROW. AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY? SUPPOSED TO SAY? AND I SAID, WHEN I WAS AND I SAID, WHEN I WAS COMMISSIONED THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS OFFICER FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS OFFICER FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE. GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE. >> HOO-RAH. >> HOO-RAH. >> HOO-RAH. >> >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY DID >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY DID I >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY DID I SAY >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, AND >> HOO-RAH. >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, AND WHAT >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, AND WHAT >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, AND WHAT DOES >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, AND WHAT DOES THAT >> WHY DID I SAY THAT, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WHAT HAS WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID TODAY. BEEN SAID TODAY. IT LED ME TO ALL THE ASPECTS OF IT LED ME TO ALL THE ASPECTS OF THINGS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THINGS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IN DUNEDIN. IN DUNEDIN. FOR EXAMPLE, FOLLOWING AN FOR EXAMPLE, FOLLOWING AN OPPORTUNITY OR A REQUEST FOR OPPORTUNITY OR A REQUEST FOR SERVICE IN VIETNAM, YOU REALLY SERVICE IN VIETNAM, YOU REALLY LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF, AND LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF, AND PEOPLE. PEOPLE. AND YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE AND YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. PEOPLE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. AND FOLLOWING THAT, I'VE ALWAYS AND FOLLOWING THAT, I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE MOST PROFOUND RESPECT HAD THE MOST PROFOUND RESPECT FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. AND FRIENDS. ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VETERAN'S. VETERAN'S. AND THAT'S WHAT LED ME TO ALL OF AND THAT'S WHAT LED ME TO ALL OF THESE MENTIONS OF THINGS THAT I THESE MENTIONS OF THINGS THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN -- THAT I WAS MAY HAVE BEEN -- THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH HERE. INVOLVED WITH HERE. NOT ONLY IN DUNEDIN, BUT IN NOT ONLY IN DUNEDIN, BUT IN GENERAL. GENERAL. ONE THING THAT FALLS IN ONE THING THAT FALLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS, THE LVT AT ACCORDANCE WITH THIS, THE LVT AT THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE AMERICAN LEGION. WE ACQUIRED THAT FOR THE HISTORY WE ACQUIRED THAT FOR THE HISTORY OF DUNEDIN, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DUNEDIN, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, BECAUSE OF WHAT TOOK OF THAT, BECAUSE OF WHAT TOOK MISS HERE, IN THE MARINE CORE MISS HERE, IN THE MARINE CORE FORUM, THE FIRST BATTALION OF FORUM, THE FIRST BATTALION OF LVTs. LVTs. THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE ACTUALLY WON WORLD WAR WHY WE ACTUALLY WON WORLD WAR II, THEY FORMED IT HERE IN II, THEY FORMED IT HERE IN DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WERE SOME OF SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WERE SOME OF THE FOLKS, EXACTLY EIGHT MONTHS THE FOLKS, EXACTLY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER PEARL HARBOR TO DESCEND ON AFTER PEARL HARBOR TO DESCEND ON GUADALCANAL AND BEGIN OUR TAKING GUADALCANAL AND BEGIN OUR TAKING OVER LITERALLY THE WORLD THAT OVER LITERALLY THE WORLD THAT WAS ON FIRE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WAS ON FIRE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WORLD. WORLD. SO THAT STATE HAS STAYED WITH SO THAT STATE HAS STAYED WITH ME, AND THAT'S WHY I'VE HAD THE ME, AND THAT'S WHY I'VE HAD THE INVOLVEMENT IN SHOWING THAT INVOLVEMENT IN SHOWING THAT RESPECT TO ALL VETERANS. RESPECT TO ALL VETERANS. VETERANS COME BACK AFTER SERVICE VETERANS COME BACK AFTER SERVICE IN ALL DIFFERENT FORMS, AND IT'S IN ALL DIFFERENT FORMS, AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHICH FORM DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHICH FORM THEY ARE, ALL OF THEM ARE THEY ARE, ALL OF THEM ARE DELIGHTED. DELIGHTED. MOST OF THEM ARE DELIGHTED TO MOST OF THEM ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY. HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY. AND SO THAT'S PLAYED A MAJOR AND SO THAT'S PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN MY LIFE. ROLE IN MY LIFE. THAT SERVICE LED ON TO THE OTHER THAT SERVICE LED ON TO THE OTHER THINGS THAT I GOT INVOLVED WITH. THINGS THAT I GOT INVOLVED WITH. WE HAD -- AND I MENTIONED THIS, WE HAD -- AND I MENTIONED THIS, WHEN WE HAD A PREVIOUS WHEN WE HAD A PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER, WHO LEFT FOLLOWING COMMISSIONER, WHO LEFT FOLLOWING HER -- AGAIN, ANOTHER TWO TERMS HER -- AGAIN, ANOTHER TWO TERMS OF BEING A COMMISSIONER. OF BEING A COMMISSIONER. I MET HER IN 2000 WHEN WE WERE I MET HER IN 2000 WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT STORM WATER. TALKING ABOUT STORM WATER. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FLOW OF WATER. FLOW OF WATER. WE HAVE A WATERSHED HERE, AND WE HAVE A WATERSHED HERE, AND BOTH OF US WERE EXTREMELY BOTH OF US WERE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORM WATER CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORM WATER HERE. HERE. AND PART OF THAT BECAME IN AND PART OF THAT BECAME IN SERVICE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVICE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE HERE, FROM A SAFETY WERE HERE, FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, IF NOTHING MORE. STANDPOINT, IF NOTHING MORE. IN FACT, I CALLED 911 ONCE, I IN FACT, I CALLED 911 ONCE, I TOLD THE CITY MANAGER. TOLD THE CITY MANAGER. WHEN I WATCHED THE CREEK RISING WHEN I WATCHED THE CREEK RISING FASTER THAN WHAT I COULD FASTER THAN WHAT I COULD BELIEVE. BELIEVE. SO ALL OF THAT LED TO SOME OF SO ALL OF THAT LED TO SOME OF THE THINGS THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE THINGS THE MAYOR MENTIONED ABOUT ME. ABOUT ME. I SERVED ON A LOT OF THINGS HERE I SERVED ON A LOT OF THINGS HERE IN DUNEDIN. IN DUNEDIN. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT, TO FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT, TO BE IN SERVICE HERE IN DUNEDIN, BE IN SERVICE HERE IN DUNEDIN, TO SERVE YOU -- ALTHOUGH PERHAPS TO SERVE YOU -- ALTHOUGH PERHAPS IT WASN'T WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY, IT WASN'T WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY, IT'S ALL -- I USE THE NUMBER IT'S ALL -- I USE THE NUMBER 37,000. 37,000. IT'S ALL THE 37,000 DUNEDINITIS IT'S ALL THE 37,000 DUNEDINITIS WE HAVE HERE. WE HAVE HERE. I BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH US I BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH US BEING A COASTAL CITY. BEING A COASTAL CITY. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE LOVE -- YOU HEARD THE LOVE -- YOU HEARD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BOAT CLUB CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BOAT CLUB AND THE BOAT. AND THE BOAT. AND WE REALLY ARE A COASTAL AND WE REALLY ARE A COASTAL CITY. CITY. AND I JUST LOVE THAT, AND I HAVE AND I JUST LOVE THAT, AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN FULL SUPPORT OF ALWAYS BEEN IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE AND THAT, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE AND REMIND ALL OF US THAT THAT'S AN REMIND ALL OF US THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY OF IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. SO I WANTED TO REFLECT ON A FEW SO I WANTED TO REFLECT ON A FEW THINGS THAT WERE SAID ABOUT ME, THINGS THAT WERE SAID ABOUT ME, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT PLAYED SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT PLAYED IN MY LIFE, AND HOW THAT LED ME IN MY LIFE, AND HOW THAT LED ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY. TO WHERE I AM TODAY. AND SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS AND SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS INVOLVED IN, I WANT TO LEAVE INVOLVED IN, I WANT TO LEAVE AGAIN ONE MORE COMMENT. AGAIN ONE MORE COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ONE OF YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE YOU. SERVE YOU. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO CONTACTED ME ONE OF YOU WHO CONTACTED ME PREVIOUSLY AND THANKED ME. PREVIOUSLY AND THANKED ME. AND THOSE WHO CHOSE NOT TO AND THOSE WHO CHOSE NOT TO DISTURB ME AT THIS POINT IN DISTURB ME AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I KNOW WHAT YOUR FEELINGS TIME, I KNOW WHAT YOUR FEELINGS WERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY WERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. MUCH. SO IT IS WITH THAT THAT I HUMBLY SO IT IS WITH THAT THAT I HUMBLY SAY TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU, SAY TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE DUNEDIN. SERVE DUNEDIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. THIS >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MY >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MY LAST >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MY LAST OFFICIAL >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MY LAST OFFICIAL ACT. THIS IS MY LAST OFFICIAL ACT. AND THAT IS PASSING THE MAYOR'S AND THAT IS PASSING THE MAYOR'S GAVEL. GAVEL. >> IT GOES BACK TO YOU TO CALL >> IT GOES BACK TO YOU TO CALL >> IT GOES BACK TO YOU TO CALL FOR >> IT GOES BACK TO YOU TO CALL FOR THE >> IT GOES BACK TO YOU TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. FOR THE BREAK. >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. WELL, >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. WELL, I'M >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. WELL, I'M PASSING >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. WELL, I'M PASSING THE >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. WELL, I'M PASSING THE GAVEL >> I GET TO CALL FOR THE BREAK. WELL, I'M PASSING THE GAVEL TO WELL, I'M PASSING THE GAVEL TO OUR STILL VICE MAYOR. OUR STILL VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WANT >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WANT TO >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WANT TO RAISE >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WANT TO RAISE MAYOR >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WANT TO RAISE MAYOR BUJALSKI WE WANT TO RAISE MAYOR BUJALSKI FOR ALL HER YEARS OF SERVICE, FOR ALL HER YEARS OF SERVICE, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE MOMENT WE CAN JUST ROAST HER UP MOMENT WE CAN JUST ROAST HER UP >> NO, YOU ALREADY DID THAT >> NO, YOU ALREADY DID THAT >> NO, YOU ALREADY DID THAT FRIDAY >> NO, YOU ALREADY DID THAT FRIDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT. >> AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE >> AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE >> AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM >> AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WERE >> AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WERE THERE. ROOM WERE THERE. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WHAT >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M GOING >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK RIGHT SO WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK RIGHT NOW, IS IF EACH COMMISSIONER HAS NOW, IS IF EACH COMMISSIONER HAS SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE MAYOR, SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE MAYOR, AND I GUESS I'LL START WITH AND I GUESS I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER GOW. COMMISSIONER GOW. >> I GOT NOTHING. >> I GOT NOTHING. >> I GOT NOTHING. >> >> I GOT NOTHING. >> MAYOR >> I GOT NOTHING. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> I GOT NOTHING. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THAT'S >> I GOT NOTHING. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THAT'S WHY >> THAT'S WHY >> THAT'S WHY HE'S >> THAT'S WHY HE'S WEARING >> THAT'S WHY HE'S WEARING A >> THAT'S WHY HE'S WEARING A SKIRT. HE'S WEARING A SKIRT. >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> MAYOR >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I KNOW, >> IF IT WERE -- NEVER MIND. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: I KNOW, WE'RE >> I KNOW, WE'RE >> I KNOW, WE'RE ON >> I KNOW, WE'RE ON TV. ON TV. >> BOY, HAVE I BEEN WAITING FOR >> BOY, HAVE I BEEN WAITING FOR >> BOY, HAVE I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS? THIS? I'M SO EXCITED. I'M SO EXCITED. SERIOUSLY, MAYOR, YOU'RE GOING SERIOUSLY, MAYOR, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT TONIGHT ABOUT THE TO HEAR A LOT TONIGHT ABOUT THE THINGS YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED, THE THINGS YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED, THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE, WHICH ARE THINGS YOU'VE DONE, WHICH ARE EXTRAORDINARY, I HOPE YOU KNOW EXTRAORDINARY, I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT, I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY THAT, I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF EVERY MAYOR IN THE CITY OF OF EVERY MAYOR IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, AND WHAT THEY'VE ALL DUNEDIN, AND WHAT THEY'VE ALL ACCOMPLISHED, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE UP THERE. UP THERE. AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS CITY IS JUST AMAZING. CITY IS JUST AMAZING. BUT YOU'RE HERE FOR OTHER BUT YOU'RE HERE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, I DON'T WANT TO TALK PEOPLE, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS YOUR PASSION AND QUEST ABOUT IS YOUR PASSION AND QUEST TO BRING THE ENTIRE COMMISSION TO BRING THE ENTIRE COMMISSION FORWARD. FORWARD. AND ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF AND ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS. THE PROCESS. WHERE -- AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON WHERE -- AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE HISTORY TO -- FOR MAYORS FOR THE HISTORY TO -- FOR MAYORS TO KIND OF TAKE THE MAJOR ROLE TO KIND OF TAKE THE MAJOR ROLE AND READ ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS AND READ ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS AND GET ALL THE LIMELIGHT. AND GET ALL THE LIMELIGHT. AND THE MAYOR REALLY REALLY, TO AND THE MAYOR REALLY REALLY, TO THE POINT OF BEING ANNOYING, I'M THE POINT OF BEING ANNOYING, I'M BEING HONEST WITH YOU, WE'RE ALL BEING HONEST WITH YOU, WE'RE ALL ON THE JOLLEY TROLLEY TOGETHER, ON THE JOLLEY TROLLEY TOGETHER, WE ALL READ PROCLAMATIONS WE ALL READ PROCLAMATIONS TOGETHER. TOGETHER. BUT THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND IT REALLY -- YOU ALLOWED US AND IT REALLY -- YOU ALLOWED US TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS. TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS. YOU FOUGHT FOR CIVILITY. YOU FOUGHT FOR CIVILITY. YOU DIDN'T LIKE TENSION ON THE YOU DIDN'T LIKE TENSION ON THE DAIS. DAIS. EVEN THOUGH SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN EVEN THOUGH SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PART OF THE TENSION. PART OF THE TENSION. >> YEAH, A LITTLE BIT, >> YEAH, A LITTLE BIT, >> YEAH, A LITTLE BIT, SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES. >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I -- >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I -- AND >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I -- AND ISSUES >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I -- AND ISSUES WILL >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I -- AND ISSUES WILL COME >> BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I -- AND ISSUES WILL COME AND I -- AND ISSUES WILL COME AND GO, WE HAVE BEEN ON THE RIGHT GO, WE HAVE BEEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ISSUES, WE'VE BEEN ON SIDE OF ISSUES, WE'VE BEEN ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF ISSUES, AND WE OPPOSITE SIDES OF ISSUES, AND WE FOUGHT HARD, AND I HAVE NOT WON FOUGHT HARD, AND I HAVE NOT WON YET, BUT I -- YET, BUT I -- >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. I >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. I LOVE >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. I LOVE YOU >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. I LOVE YOU FOR >> I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I AM >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I AM SO >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I AM SO HOPEFUL >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I AM SO HOPEFUL THAT >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I AM SO HOPEFUL THAT THE >> BUT THOSE COME AND GO. I AM SO HOPEFUL THAT THE PROCESS I AM SO HOPEFUL THAT THE PROCESS THAT YOU SET IN PLACE CONTINUES THAT YOU SET IN PLACE CONTINUES FOR A VERY LONG TIME. FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I'M NOT JUST TALKING TO THE NEXT I'M NOT JUST TALKING TO THE NEXT MAYOR, I'M TALKING ABOUT FOUR MAYOR, I'M TALKING ABOUT FOUR MAYORS FROM NOW, FIVE MAYORS MAYORS FROM NOW, FIVE MAYORS FROM NOW, THAT YOU REALLY SET FROM NOW, THAT YOU REALLY SET THE TONE ON CIVILITY, ON THIS, THE TONE ON CIVILITY, ON THIS, AND I KNOW THAT, THE LATE AND I KNOW THAT, THE LATE COMMISSIONER RON BARNETT KIND OF COMMISSIONER RON BARNETT KIND OF BROUGHT THAT FORWARD AS FAR AS BROUGHT THAT FORWARD AS FAR AS CIVILITY ON THE DAIS. CIVILITY ON THE DAIS. AND WE NEED TO THANK RON FOR AND WE NEED TO THANK RON FOR THAT. THAT. YOU HAVE CERTAINLY CARRIED THAT YOU HAVE CERTAINLY CARRIED THAT ORCH, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. ORCH, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> >> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> COMMISSIONER >> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? [ >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? [ APPLAUSE >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR, SOON TO >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR, SOON TO >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR, SOON TO BE >> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR, SOON TO BE MAYOR. BE MAYOR. JULIE, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE JULIE, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC MATH, BUT THE -- FOR THE PUBLIC MATH, BUT THE -- YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DUNEDIN HERE HAS TRULY SHAPED DUNEDIN HERE HAS TRULY SHAPED THIS COMMUNITY AND IT'S LEFT AN THIS COMMUNITY AND IT'S LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON WHO WE ARE AS INDELIBLE MARK ON WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY. A COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M YOU KNOW, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M STILL THE NEWEST COMMISSIONER. STILL THE NEWEST COMMISSIONER. SO I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE SO I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON THAT. BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON THAT. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING THINK I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO, WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO INTO, WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO OFFICE, BUT THAT WASN'T BE OFFICE, BUT THAT WASN'T BE ENTIRELY TRUE. ENTIRELY TRUE. AND -- AND -- >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: NOBODY EVER >> NOBODY EVER >> NOBODY EVER DOES. DOES. >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A COMMISSION, >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A COMMISSION, I'M >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A COMMISSION, I'M VERY >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A COMMISSION, I'M VERY PROUD >> THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE AS A COMMISSION, I'M VERY PROUD OF COMMISSION, I'M VERY PROUD OF US, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT US, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT COMMISSION. COMMISSION. BUT THE REASON IT WAS GREAT WAS BUT THE REASON IT WAS GREAT WAS BECAUSE OF MAYOR JULIE BUJALSKI. BECAUSE OF MAYOR JULIE BUJALSKI. THERE WERE SO MANY LESSONS THERE WERE SO MANY LESSONS LEARNED UP HERE. LEARNED UP HERE. I, YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I, YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUE, AND REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUE, AND SOMETIMES AS COMMISSIONER GOW SOMETIMES AS COMMISSIONER GOW SAID, THE ISSUES WERE SAID, THE ISSUES WERE CHALLENGING. CHALLENGING. AND I WAS ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW AND I WAS ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW SHE ESSENTIALLY LEAD THE SHE ESSENTIALLY LEAD THE COMMISSION AND EVEN THE COMMISSION AND EVEN THE COMMUNITY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IN COMMUNITY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IN PROVIDING A VERY BALANCED TOUCH PROVIDING A VERY BALANCED TOUCH TO THE ISSUE. TO THE ISSUE. HER APPROACH WAS ALWAYS HER APPROACH WAS ALWAYS PRAGMATIC, AND AS A RESULT, WE PRAGMATIC, AND AS A RESULT, WE ARE BETTER FOR IT, SPEAKING FOR ARE BETTER FOR IT, SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I WILL BE A BETTER MYSELF, I WILL BE A BETTER LEADER UP HERE FOR THE NEXT TWO LEADER UP HERE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. YEARS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK JULIE, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK JULIE, SINCERELY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SINCERELY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR DIRECTION AND HEART FOR YOUR DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, ROB. I APPRECIATE THAT, ROB. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> THANK >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JULIE, >> THANK YOU. JULIE, DID >> THANK YOU. JULIE, DID YOU >> THANK YOU. JULIE, DID YOU MENTION >> THANK YOU. JULIE, DID YOU MENTION THAT >> THANK YOU. JULIE, DID YOU MENTION THAT WE JULIE, DID YOU MENTION THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE CONFRONTATION ON HAVE A LITTLE CONFRONTATION ON OCCASION? OCCASION? >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TRY >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TRY NOT >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TRY NOT TO, >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TRY NOT TO, IT >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TRY NOT TO, IT JUST >> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TRY NOT TO, IT JUST HAPPENS. I TRY NOT TO, IT JUST HAPPENS. DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LOVE YOU, DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LOVE YOU, THOUGH. THOUGH. >> BUT YOU COULDN'T HELP IT, >> BUT YOU COULDN'T HELP IT, >> BUT YOU COULDN'T HELP IT, RIGHT? RIGHT? >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> A >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> A LOT >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> A LOT OF >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> A LOT OF THINGS >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE >> YEAH, I COULDN'T HELP IT. >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO I >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO I DON'T >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO I DON'T HAVE >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO I DON'T HAVE TO BEEN SAID, SO I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT THOSE. REPEAT THOSE. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT -- I BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT -- I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE AMOUNT WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU HAVE SPENT FOR OF TIME THAT YOU HAVE SPENT FOR THE CITY ON ANY ISSUE THAT YOU THE CITY ON ANY ISSUE THAT YOU FELT WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND/OR FELT WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND/OR TO THE CIT