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          ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THE MEETING STARTED AND, UH, LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, MEETING TO ORDER AND A LIVE WEBCAST. 
          THE MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. 
          THE NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION, UH, ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. 
          EITHER IN PERSON IN THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBER BY SUBMITTING A SALMON COLORED SPEAKER SLIP, OR BY EMAILING NO LATER THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING. 
          ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE. 
          WITH THAT, WILL OUR CITY, UH, CLERK PLEASE, UH, CALL THE ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. 
          PRESENT VICE MAYOR YAMANI. 
          HERE. 
          MAYOR MORRISON. 
          PRESENT WE HAVE A FOR. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UH, WITH THAT IF WE COULD ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND I'LL ASK, UH, MEMBER RODRIGUEZ IF YOU WOULD UH, PLEASE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. 
          READY BEGIN. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, WE NOW HAVE, UM, 
          [4. PUBLIC COMMENT]
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS SPECIFIC TO THE AGENDA. 
          I KNOW, DO KNOW WE HAVE ONE, UH, UH, ONE SPEAKER AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW A LITTLE GRACE HERE, UH, SINCE I THINK YOU DON'T WANNA NECESSARILY SPEAK TO THE AGENDA ITEM, BUT UH, PLEASE COME ON UP. 
          CTHE. 
          HI MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS TIME TO PRESENT MYSELF. 
          OKAY. 
          HI, MY NAME IS KAIA SANES. 
          I'M THE NEW FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AT THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVID ALVAREZ. 
          AND I GOT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL CITY. 
          SO NATIONAL CITY NOW PERTAINS TO ME AND UH, I'M JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M PLEASED TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND ASSIST YOU WITH ANY STATE LEVEL ISSUES THAT YOU MAY HAVE. 
          ADDITIONALLY. 
          ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE AN UPCOMING, UH, TWO UPCOMING EVENTS, THE POSADA AND THE COLLEGE RESOURCES FAIR. 
          THE POSADA IS GONNA TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH FROM FIVE 30 TO 7:30 PM AND THIS POST EVENT IS A FREE FAMILY EVENT. 
          WE'LL INCLUDE, UH, WE'RE GONNA GIVE AWAY TAMALES, RADO, AND KIDS ACTIVITIES AND ALSO SANTA WILL COME TO THE EVENT. 
          AND THEN THE SECOND EVENT THAT WE WILL HAVE IS COLLEGE RESOURCES FAIR AND UH, IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE AT SALT WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND WE WILL PROVIDE FREE FINANCIAL AID, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, BILINGUAL FOR FAMILIES AND ALSO WE'RE GONNA INVITE A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES SO THE STUDENTS CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR SANTA UNIVERSITIES. 
          AND THANK YOU AND NICE MEETING, NICE MEETING YOU ALL AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON AGAIN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          AND YOU HAD ME AT TAMALES IN CHAPADA ANYWAY. 
          AND UH, ALRIGHT, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE WITH THAT, UM, 
          [5. CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION. 
          WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO THE MEETING INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE'VE DONE A VIRTUAL PAUSE AND THEN WE'LL RECONVENE FOLLOWING THE SESSION. 
          WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UH, ONE ITEM FOR OUR CLOSED SESSION IS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED ARE THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. 
          ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW IN THE CLOSED SESSION. 
          ALRIGHT, EVERYONE BACK IN THE ROOM. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER WITH SILENT ROLL CALL WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT ON THE DAIS. 
          UH, WE ARE COMING OUTTA CLOSED SESSION AND AT THIS POINT I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR A REPORT OUT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          CLOSED SESSION INVOLVED, UH, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH UH, MEA NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND THE COUNCIL DID GIVE DIRECTION TO THE NEGOTIATORS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BARGAINING UNITS. 
          OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT. 
          NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. 
          OKAY. 
          WITH THAT, UH, WE ARE ADJOURNED OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING, WHICH WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY. 
          THANK YOU.
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