 Good evening everyone. It is six o'clock and I will call the first regular Common Council meeting to order Will the clerk please state the code of the evening? Thank you, mr. Mayor Don't aspire to be the best on the team aspire to be the best for the team All right. Thank you. Will the clerk please call the roll all the person acley All the person Decker here all the person Feldy All the person Flicky Paneski all the person Heidemann all the person Mitchell all the person Pirella All the person Raimi here all the person Rust all the person Salazar there are 10 present. Thank you next we'll have the Sheboygan Police Department Honor Guard present us with the colors. So if everyone could please stand Right if you'd please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance I Pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God Indivisible with liberty and justice for Shoulder All right, please be seated All right next we'll have our invocation from Pastor Julia Hollister from First Congregational Church It's my pleasure to be here with you today my husband and I have served First Congregational Church for 28 years and I'm very proud to say that Judge Natasha Tory is a member of our congregation. So glad to be here tonight I'm going to take the privilege of not offering an invocation so much as a blessing this comes from a book of blessings by John O'Donohue and It is a blessing for leaders and I can't think of a group of more better leaders than this And so it's a blessing. It's also a charge So let us take these words to heart May you have the grace and wisdom to act kindly Learning to distinguish between what is personal and what is not May you be hospitable to criticism May you never put yourself at the center of things may you act not from arrogance but out of service May you work on yourself building up and refining the ways of your mind May those who work for you know you see and respect them May you learn to cultivate the art of presence in order to engage with those who you meet When someone fails or disappoints you may the graciousness with which you engage be their stairway to renewal and refinement May you treasure the gifts of the mind through reading and creative thinking so that you continue as a servant of the frontier Where the new will draw its enrichment from the old and you never become a functionary May you know the wisdom of deep listening The healing of wholesome words the encouragement of the appreciative gaze The decorum of held dignity May you have good friends to mirror your blind spots May leadership be for you a true adventure of growth Gracious God we ask your blessing upon these public servants Bless them with your presence and your peace Amen. Thank you, Julia Next we have a land acknowledgement from Travis gross from the Shabuigan County Historical Society Travis. Thank you For having me here this evening Travis gross executive director Sponkani Historical Society the past ten years and a committee member who developed this land acknowledgement statement We acknowledge that in Shabuigan County We live and work on traditional Potawatomi Miami Sue and Menominee homelands along the Southwest shores of Michigami this acknowledgement recognizes the forest removal of the native people from this place and Ask all of us to learn the history to respect and support indigenous cultures in Shabuigan County and Wisconsin Thank you. Thank you Travis All right next we will do the swearing in for the Alders elect So I'll ask the Alders elect to please come down into the well of the council chambers here and Line up in order of your districts We're gonna go in the middle. Yep. Come and scooch together in the middle here Now All right and we'll transition from the swearing in of the alders to The city attorney same deal. Yep. Come on down Disturge the duties of that office All right, and we'll transition from the city attorney to the city clerk All right I'll switch roles and now we will swear in our municipal judge All right, we'll Jump to item number 10 then next item adopting the rules of the Common Council Alder Feldy Thank you, mayor. I moved to adopt the rules of the Common Council It's been moved and seconded any discussion Seeing none. This is a roll call vote. Please refer to your mini code Ten eyes. All right. That item is approved Next we'll jump into the election of president and vice president of the Common Council. Holder Feldy I moved that nomination be received from the floor voting to be done by closed ballot And if two or more candidates are nominated the Candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and balloting to continue until the candidate receives a majority Is there a second it's been moved and seconded. Are there any nominations? Holder Heidemann I nominate tree Mitchell for president of the Common Council. Is there a second? Is there a second? I'll second been moved and seconded any other nominations Alder Rust I nominate Alder Dean Decker for council president Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Are there any other nominations? Are there any Alder Perala? I make a motion to nominate Amanda Salazar as a vice president. We're just doing president Alder Salazar No, okay. Sorry Alright, are there any other nominations? All right. Is there a motion to close nominations? It's been moved and seconded All right, the city clerk will administer ballots And Chuck the city attorney anyone need a pen marker the choices are older tray Mitchell and older Dean Decker Thank you And then the city clerk in City Attorney will collect the ballots just raise your hand when you're ready Scott you can play some Waiting music if you got something queued up Yeah Counted congratulations Alder Dean Decker. You're the new council president Next we will move on to the election of Common Council vice president Alder Felde I Moved I move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by closed ballot and if two or more candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes Be dropped from the list and balloting to continue until one candidate receives a majority It's been moved and seconded Are there any nominations Alder Pirella? I Make a motion to nominate Amanda Salazar Is there a second? It's been moved and seconded any other nominations Alder Heidemann. I nominate tray Mitchell for vice president of the Common Council Alder Heidemann is nominated at Alder Trey Mitchell. Is there a second? Is there a second last call? Is there a second? All right, there's been a second It's been moved and seconded any other nominations Any other nominations Seeing none Alder Felde is there a motion to close nominations? Yeah Pardon is there do you move to close the nominations? I do I Move to close them. It's been so moved. Is there a second? The moved and seconded again city clerk and city attorney will pass up out to vice president The candidates are or Alder Amanda Salazar and Alder Trey Mitchell Casted congratulations Alder woman Amanda Salazar. Okay, next we got a jump to the election of representative to the city planning Commission and representatives to the capital improvements Commission. We will start with nominations for the city planning Commission Alder Felde and I move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot and two or more candidates are nominated Sorry nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and Validate to continue until one candidate received a majority. It's been moved and seconded any nominations For city planning Commission any nominations Holder Decker I nominate Trey Mitchell Is there a second? It's been moved and seconded Any other nominations any other nominations seeing no more cues is there a motion To close the ballot Alder Felde and cast a unanimous ballot. I moved to close the balloting and Instruct the city clerk to cast a unanimous ballot for Alder person Mitchell for the representative on the city plan Commission It's been moved and seconded all those in favor as Trey Mitchell as the Representative to the plan Commission State I I the objection All right, that is approved. All right. Now. We need two representatives to the capital improvements Commission Alder Felde is their motion to open up floors for nominations Yes, ma'am I move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot and two or more Candidates are not until two Candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the from the no We need two of them. So I think we're gonna go to if three or more are We'll continue and tell one candidate receives a majority Is there a second? It's been moved and seconded any nominations for capital improvements Commission All their sales are I nominate Roberto Feliki Panessi. Is there a second? It's been moved and seconded any other nominations any other nominations any other nominations I nominate Barbara Feldi is there a second It's been moved and seconded any other nominations Any other nominations? All right Seeing none older Feldi is their motion to close the balloting I move to close the balloting and cast the unanimous ballot to I move that the city clerk be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Roberta Flicky Paninsky, and I didn't hear the second one No wonder I didn't hear it I block that out for representative on capital improvements Commission It's been moved and seconded all those in favor state. I I the objection that is approved All right next we will recess the Common Council order Common Council and convene into For committee the whole for the purpose of electing a committee the whole chairperson. I will turn it over to elder Decker Wait, which one top bottom when he starts okay? Okay, well call a common council to order committee for the committee of the whole we are looking for a motion for an elder to Start the balloting for a committee the whole chairperson I Move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot And if two or more candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and Balloting to continue until one candidate receives a majority Is there a second? Okay, motion made and seconded. Are there any nominations? I nominate older person Zach Rust Second Okay, there's nomination in second. Are there any other nominations? Older Mitchell and I'm gonna go there Joe Heidemann Is there a second? Okay. There's motion made second for Alder Heidem also older Alder Rust. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations With no other nominations. I need a motion to close the nominations. I move that the city. Nope. I move that nominations be closed Motion is made in second to close the combinations Move the city okay, we need to guess we need a new path of the ballots and be on or off On now it's open ballot one vote for rust vote for rust Oh, sorry Rust Heidemann Heidemann rust rust rust rust rust and rust Congratulations Alder Rust all righty Oh, and with that we adjourn the committee of the whole and with that we call the Common Council meeting back to order All right President Decker, what is the report on the election of the committee of the whole chairperson? Thank You, mr. Mayor the committee of the whole has been elect has elected Zach Rust as the chair Congratulations Alderman Rust Next President of the Common Council message older Decker. You have a message to present Wherever you're comfortable, this is fine right here, I guess Mr. Soros and Mayor Sorenson fellow Alders Department head city employees fellow citizens I want to thank my fellow Alders for their faith in my electing me to this position I also want to thank my wife my wife Debbie and my children Zach Zach and Danny for their support as We look forward to this new council year. We have a lot of challenges ahead I believe the I believe we are up to these challenges the hiring of new Administrator continue the effort to seek out developers for both affordable and conventional housing and our continuing efforts to improve our infrastructure These being our top priorities. I feel this group is up to the challenge and I look forward to a great council year again Thank you, and let's get started Thank You Alder Decker Now we'll jump to the mayor's message. All right. Good evening everyone Turnie Adams city clerk to Bruin judge Tory department heads city staff members Council members my fellow Sheboyganites I'm honored to welcome you once again to a new session of the Sheboygan Common Council as the mayor of this great city I'm so proud to stand before you today as we embark on another chapter in our collective efforts to serve our community and Make Sheboygan an even better place to live work and thrive First and foremost, I'd like to extend my sincere sincere Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Common Council It's great to have everyone back in your commitment to public service and your willingness and dedication For your time and energy for the betterment of this city is commendable I look forward to working closely with each and every one of you on the Common Council As we move forward in the coming months to address the aspirations of our residents in many businesses throughout Sheboygan Your continued service and dedication to Sheboygan is truly invaluable Your experiences and insights are critical as we face many challenges and opportunities ahead of us Together we can build upon the progress that we have made and continue to move Sheboygan forward As we convene today, let us remind ourselves The trust that the citizens of Sheboygan have instilled in us They've elected us to represent their interests and make decisions that will affect their lives Let us never forget that we serve the people of Sheboygan and our duty is to act in their best interest as well So let us continue to leave forward with compassion in a positive attitude in the coming months We'll face many important decisions that will shape the future of our city We will work on initiatives to promote economic development improve our infrastructure Enhanced public safety build more housing and promote our great city We will strive to create a city that is inclusive sustainable and resilient for generations to come where all residents can have Access to opportunity that they need to thrive. I urge each and every one of you to bring your unique perspective experiences and ideas to the table Let us engage in a constructive debate listen to diverse viewpoints and collaborate to find innovative solutions for the challenges that we face ahead of us Let us work together in a spirit of unity mutual respect and understanding in Cooperation that always has the best interests of Sheboygan at the forefront of all of our minds In closing I want to express my unwavering commitment for the work hand to work hand in hand with the Common Council Our city staff and department heads and all stakeholders throughout the Sheboygan so we can make this city proud I am confident with our collective efforts that we can achieve many great things for our community. So once again Welcome to the new session of the Common Council Let us embark on this journey together with optimism determination and a deep sense of responsibility To serve the people of Sheboygan to the best of our abilities. Thank you so much and may God bless the great city of Sheboygan All right city clerk anyone for public forum. There's no one this evening. All right next. We'll have mayoral appointments Which will pass out You instruct that one. All right, and those committee appointments will lay lay over older Decker. Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn Been moved and seconded all those in favor of adjournment state. Aye. Aye. We are adjourned at 6 36. Thanks everybody. Thank you