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          GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 
          [A. CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING]
I'M ABOUT TO OPEN THE MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          SPECIAL MEETING. 
          FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE A ROLL CALL. 
          THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CANVASS THE VOTES UNDER ITEM C.1. 
          [C. SPECIAL AGENDA]
ORDINANCE 2024-1223, CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-1223, CANVASING THE RETURNS
OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON ON DECEMBER 14TH AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND OFFICIALLY DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
RUNOFF ELECTION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 
          SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. 
          I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM C1. 
          SECOND. MOTION BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. 
          I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. 
          . OKAY. 
          MOTION CARRIED. 
          AND I'VE ALSO VOTE YES. 
          I CAN ACTUALLY VOTE ON THIS. 
          SO. MOTION CARRIED FIVE ZERO. 
          CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR ESCOBAR. 
          OH, THERE HE IS. OKAY. 
          NEXT ITEM IS C.2 2024-263. 
          RECOGNITION OF SERVICE BY OUTGOING MAYOR BRENDA CHACON. 
          SHE IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE TO
THE CITY. 
          LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU THINK THE CITY COUNCIL OR MAYOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THE
PEOPLE THAT SERVE, THAT THEY SERVE IT. 
          YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET PAID FOR THIS, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF HOURS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY
AND TO SERVE LIKE THIS. 
          AND SO I'D LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE THAT SHE'S DONE IN THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS, THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. 
          SO AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ITEM C.3 2024-264. 
          ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ST. 
          VINCENT DE PAUL. 
          SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON
ST. 
          FRANCIS. AND WILL. 
          PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THAT [INAUDIBLE]. 
          MIC]. 
          WOULD YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING? YES. OKAY. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. 
          I MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          MOTION BE MADE TO ADJOURN. 
          I SECOND THAT. SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.