the state of California. That I take this obligation freely. That I take this obligation freely. Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. And that I will well and faithfully. And that I will well and faithfully introduce to the night that tonight as a matter of country we ask the council to entered. Just charged the duties upon Ranch I am about to enter. Thank you. Welcome to the city council. Thank you. Thank you moment Councilmember. I wish you could see the smile on my face right now. Okay. Councilmember Rogers Are you ready for your auf? Go ahead. Okay. Please I, Chris Rogers do solemnly swear that I will support and defend that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of California and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic that it will bear true faith and allegiance I will bear truth true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States for the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California and the Constitution of the State of California. But I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter discharge the duties upon which I'm about to enter thank you councilmember tippets ready please raise your right hand i jack tippets do solemnly swear i jack tippets do solemnly swear that it will support and defend that i'll support and defend the constitution of the united states the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that it will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States, to the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of California, and the Constitution of the State of California, that I take this obligation freely, and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. Just charge the duties that I am about to enter. Congratulations. That concludes the oath of office, and then there is certificates of election that I will be sending to each of you tomorrow. Thank you for that Stephanie. So I'll offer an opportunity for any of the newly sworn-in council members to make any comments, and I'll just go in the order that you were sworn in. Natalie, would you like to make any comments? Yes, Mayor. Thank you. I am excited to serve on the Santa Rosa City Council, as you all can see. I would first like to thank God my husband, my children, extended family, friends, my church family, the residents of Santa Rosa, and the constituents in District 7 for supporting me to be the first District 7 City Council member and the first African-American female to sit as an elected official on the council. Definitely want to thank Indy Politics for their guidance during my campaign. There were a lot of long nights, and they were up with me and supporting me, and I would like to thank them for this opportunity. This is a historical moment for the City of Santa Rosa, and I am proud that the residents have trusted me to be a part of it. I have learned so much about the City and believe there is still so much to learn. Everyone who took the time out of their busy schedules to speak with me, to meet with me during my campaign, I would like to thank you. I couldn't let the opportunity pass without thanking the current council for their support. I have the opportunity of meeting with each and every one of you, and I thank you for your willingness to be a resource during my campaign and also now that I am on the council. All of Aris gave me some good advice, and that was to stay prepared, and that Santa Rosa, if I were to be seated on the council, that I was the promise. Everything else that I brought with me was a bonus, so thank you for that. It actually really helped me to get through my campaign. My goal is to deliver for District 7's residents, the businesses, as well as the City of Santa Rosa. I look forward to working with the council staff, community leaders, business owners, and residents, and again, thank you so much everyone for your support. I am ready to get to work. Thank you, Natalie. Welcome to the Santa Rosa City Council. Look forward to serving with you. It's nice to see your smiling face, Eddie. Would you like to make any comments? I would indeed, and I appreciate it very much. We got the problem resolved, thankfully. I would like to take this opportunity to address my Latinx community, if I may. And with that being said, gente, hemos ganado. Tenemos representación. Tenemos una voz. To my fellow council members, I can't wait to work with you to assure that all Santa Rosas receive dignity and employment, and that all future Santa Rosas have an opportunity to realize their dreams, such as I am doing so today. So with that being said, thank you, Santa Rosa, for the opportunity to serve on the City Council, and thank you to to my Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee for walking District 1, and letting the people know that there are political organizations that are here to benefit us, to help us to guide us. Pat, Val, Debra, I'm forever indebted to our local unions, North Bay Labor Council, my Latinx, Martinez, Walsh, Dennis Rosanti. It's been a fun ride, and I can't wait to see this these next four years and see what they bring to the fold. My late Mayor, Bob Lancer, I did it. Terry Olden, for opening the door to politics and demonstrating the importance of what becoming civically engaged means, and how important it is for our community. Resuit continuation, go Blue Jays.  My mother, third grade, field worker, and my dad, the baddest dishwasher the world has ever seen. So thank you. Thank you, Eddie, and welcome to Santa Rosa City Council, looking forward to serving with you. Mr. Rogers, you're up next. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just wanted to express how excited I am to get a chance to work with Eddie and Natalie and to continue our work with the other City Council members as well. I too wanted to thank a number of folks within the community. First, I have to thank Sarah. Not only has she put up with me for multiple fires and a pandemic, but then throw a campaign on top of it. And I can't imagine that I was particularly pleasant all the time around the house. And so I wanted to just start there and thank her for being so supportive through everything. My parents, I know my mom, I know my brother, I know my sister-in-law, I know all of them are watching, wishing that we could all be together as I know everybody's families are. I just thank you again for just being a rock and being there to be supportive. And to the community, thank you so much. I haven't been, I haven't been shy about telling people that I didn't expect to win four years ago and definitely came in wanting to be the hardest working representative that I could be for the people that I serve. I've been given opportunities to work with people who have made meaningful impacts in our community. Michael Allen, like McGuire, Mariko Yamada, Congresswoman Lynn Mulsey and everything that I do, I feel like is building on that legacy that they instilled and in that desire to do good in our community and to help people. And so I'm just so proud to continue to serve for the next four years. Thank you to everybody and we'll keep working hard. Thank you, Mr. Rogers. Mr. Tivitz. I will be brief, but I just want to thank three groups of folks. First is definitely my wife. We've been busy these last couple of years and I thank her for being supportive of this decision to go again. The second group of folks I want to thank is the residents of the third district and Oakmont in particular. I remember when I was collecting signatures, I felt a strong amount of support and that gave me a lot of vigor and energy and it really meant a lot. And then the third group that I want to thank is all of you. It really is something to be able to get up here just about every Tuesday night and have the privilege to, especially being young, to kind of give your perspective, but also with being young comes a lot of great learning curves. And I've got to say over the last four years, I have certainly learned a lot from you and I think it has influenced me and how I am on the council today.  Eddie, Natalie, I look forward to working with both of you in the years ahead. So thank you all. Thank you, Jack. Okay, now we're going to take public comment on item 17.2. If you're want to make a comment via Zoom, please raise your hand. If you're calling in via telephone, please dial star nine. Madam host, would you facilitate public comment on item 17.2? We will do. As you can see, there's a timer before you for the convenience of those participating in today's meeting. You know, those wishing to make a public comment. The first participant will be acknowledged and invited to speak. Please make sure to unmute your microphone when invited to do so. Your microphone will be muted at the end of your comment or at the conclusion of the countdown timer. The first public comment will be from Madonna, followed by Rick Madonna and have been able to your speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your mic and confirm you can see the timer on your screen? I can, I could see the timer. Thank you. Thank you. Please identify yourself for public record if you choose to do so and your time begins now. Sure. No problem. Thank you. My name is Madonna Feather Cruz. I'm a project director at disability services in legal center here on Mendocino Avenue and I would just like to congratulate Eddie Alvarez on becoming a city council member for the people.  She said you have her youth behind you. So she's ready to get to work. Let her know what she could do. And to the new members, I'm proud of you as well. And thank you so much for allowing me to have this moment to congratulate Eddie and from the Cruz family, Eddie, we love you very much. Thank you. All in my time now. Thank you, Madonna. The next public comment will be from Ellen. Ellen, I've enabled your speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your mic and confirm you can see the timer? Sure. My name is Ellen Bailey and I wanted to congratulate Natalie Rogers and Eddie Alvarez in your new positions on city council. Welcome. You have big shoes to fill, but I have total faith in you that you will do that. Stay open and learn and also share new things with us. New blood is always really, really needed in the community. So thank you for that. And I want to take the opportunity to thank Mayor Schwedhelm for his leadership. Tom, when you started as mayor, I don't think you expected to have to deal with more fires, a pandemic, social and political unrest. But you rose to the challenge for each one of those things and you led us well. And I'm not surprised, but I'm truly grateful for that. So thank you for that. And for Jack DeBitts and for Chris Rogers. Thanks for hanging in there and wanting to continue. We, you know, we need you and we need the same kind of commitment that we've seen from the members on the committee that are leaving now, the council that are leaving now. We need that same kind of commitment from you. And I appreciate seeing that. So thank you very much. Thank you, Ellen. And this is for public comment on item 17.2, the administration of the oath of office to office for the newly elected council members. Mayor, and that's with that one more hand up. The next public comment will be from Star. Star, I've been able to speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your mic and confirm you can see the timer on your screen? Yes. Thank you. Please identify yourself for public record. If you choose to do so and your time begins now. This is from the family to my own. I want to congratulate Eddie that we're here for you and support you and big, big congratulations from family to my own family to my own. The next public comment will be from gasoline. That's when I've enabled your speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your microphone and confirm you can see the timer on your screen? Thank you. Please identify yourself for public record. If you choose to do so and your time begins now. My name is Jocelyn Martinez and I'm a student at Piner High School. And I would just like to say congratulations to Eddie Alvarez. I walked with you around Rosalind and I saw how much you worked and how you were so dedicated to the people.  And this is truly a historic day for everyone who was sworn in today. So congratulations to everyone. And I would like to conclude my time now. Thank you, Jocelyn. The next public comment will be from Rick. Rick, I've enabled your speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your mic and confirm you can see the timer on your screen? I can see the timer on my screen. Thank you. Please identify yourself for public record. If you choose to do so and your time begins now. Yes, my name is Rick Cruz. I'm a longtime born and raised Santa Rosa. I just want to congratulate my brother Eddie Alvarez for his involvement in our community. It is a blessing to us as Chicanos. And I am so proud of him. I just want to congratulate him, Eddie Alvarez. Very proud of you, bro. Let's get to work, bro. That concludes my statement. Thank you, Rick. The next public comment will be from Stacey. Stacey, I've enabled your speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your mic and confirm you can see the timer on your screen? Yes, can you hear me? I can. Thank you, Stacey. Please identify yourself for public record if you choose to do so and your time begins now. Yes, my name is Stacey Cook and I commend all of you on City Council. And I congratulate you, Mr. Alvarez and particularly Natalie Rogers. I know Natalie from when she was a student at the College of Marin and she served in student government as the student trustee. And you can see as well as I just how wonderful she is. And she'll do an exemplary job for the city and for all of the citizens of Santa Rosa. Blessings to all of you and much success to all of you. You'll remain in my prayers and in my heart and have a good evening. Thank you. Thank you, Stacey. This is for public comment on item 17.2. Mayor, I'm not seeing any additional hands raised for 17.2 and we did not receive any voice message public comment. Great. Thank you for that. Okay. For now, 17.3. I think what I'd like to do is just have the item introduced by the city manager and city attorney. I have some things I would like to do, so I will open up for comments from my council colleagues. We'll open up public comment and I'll facilitate the election of our next mayor. So, Mr. City Manager, do you want to introduce the item? Yes, 17.3 election of mayor. All right, so is there anything you needed to add or? I do not need to add anything. I don't know if there's a slideshow for the steps, but happy to walk through them if you would like. Stephanie, is there a slideshow? I know the process. I think all of us on council know the process. I'm more than happy to explain it once we get to that point. The presentation's up, but if we are not at that point, I can remove it for as you direct me. Yeah, it wouldn't be great if I could take that off so I can see everyone's faces we facilitate. Council comment before I do some thank yous. So, does anyone, as I think Ernesto mentioned, it's somewhat difficult when you're facilitating a process for your removal, but nonetheless, if there is anyone willing or wanting to make a comment, I'll go ahead and entertain that. Mr. Dowd. I just want to say, Mayor Schroedhelm, that it's been a pleasure to get to know you and I very, very much appreciate and want to acknowledge really how hard you worked as mayor, the amount of hours you put in for our community, and the community should and I'm sure is beholding to those efforts. Thank you very much. Thank you. Mr. Tibbitts. Yeah, Tom, I just want to say thank you so much for your dedicated service, not just as mayor, but ever since I've known you. One thing I always appreciated about you is you were the guy that would sit down with anybody, even if they were coming, whether they supported you or coming for you, you would sit down with them, you would hear them, and you would incorporate their input into this process. And I hope you get all the credit you deserve for that. So thank you so much. And I look forward to continuing to work with you. Great. Thank you. Mr. Swartz, you're on mute. I'm not being critical of you, but you're on mute. Just the way it goes, huh? Thank you. You have shown tireless dedication and dignity and a plumb in your during your time as mayor. I'm sure, like, like Ellen said, you didn't expect to be walking into this very, very difficult time on the council. I don't think that we've been hit by so many challenges as we have during your reign as mayor, and you have really held up incredibly well. I'm not sure that just anyone could have done what you did during your term as mayor. It's very much appreciated. You kept the council together, and I'm sure that Jackie is going to be really happy to have you back a little more than she has the last couple of years. Thank you for your service. Look forward to the next two years with the new council members and our ongoing council members. And so thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Rogers. Tom, I'm going to pay the biggest compliment that I can pay somebody who I know cares about public service. And then that's that this city is undoubtedly better for having had your leadership the last two years. There has been one issue after another. You have worked your tail off. And quite frankly, I don't know that there's anybody in this community who could ever say that you have not put everything that you have into service for this community. Your leadership is going to be appreciated over the next two years, even if not in the mayor's seat. And I'm looking forward to continuing to work with you. You have been very open with all of us about trying to find common ground so that all of us are seeing results on the things that we care the most about throughout throughout our community. And I think that you've done a really good job of helping steer us into a place where this council is able to not only do incredible things, but do it together and do it well. Thank you so much. Mr. Oliver. Tom, what did I tell you about that fire hose?  Well, congratulations to you because it's starting to start coming down to a little bit of a trickle for you here over the course of the next week or so. So I know that you're you're looking forward to that. But thank you for your leadership these past two years as mayor. We are in a strange place in this world, but we couldn't ask for a better person to have led us through this and who will continue to work for our citizens here in Santa Rosa and everybody that comes to visit us here. So thank you for your commitment and dedication to the city over the years. Thank you so much. All you for your comments. And I think all you know me, one of the things that I had said at the very beginning, I really consider city council a team sport. And I'm thankful for the team that we have. And I'm really looking forward to Eddie and Natalie joining the team because we can accomplish so much more working together. And I think this council has demonstrated. But just like that, it's not just the seven of us on council. We are so, so fortunate to have the outstanding staff. And I know I could not have accomplished nearly as much as we accomplished without the support from some people behind the scenes. And so first, I want to acknowledge the people in the city manager's office from Liz to Julie to Cali. Phenomenal. And again, I was, you know, I know Mr. Rogers made the comment that I think I've been the mayor that spent the least amount of time in the office. Wonderful line. That was great. I didn't have a comeback for that one. But when I was in the office, when we all could be in the office, Mr. City Manager, your staff is excellent and they're totally supportive of me and I think all my colleagues on council. And then as I once called them the wizard behind the screen that helps facilitate these meetings, city clerk's office, Stephanie and Dina and Gretchen and Sandy, they do phenomenal work that this goes, you know, and having been with some other meetings that don't go off as smoothly.  It's just phenomenal work. So thank you, thank you, thank you. And then as the mayor, being the spokesperson for the city, I've really gotten to work closely with Adrian and the PIO team. They are a phenomenal group of individuals. Frequently when they're wanting a quote from me, I'm basically taking what they are providing to me because I think they know me. They're very competent and it's just a phenomenal working job. So Mr. City Manager, again, the reorganization that we've put together, our PIO team and communication team, excellent work. And from Adrian and the rest of the team, they are phenomenal, easy to work with, so I really appreciate that. And then our two employees, you know, first are city attorney suits, been such a joy, as I think Ernesto said, you've kept me out of trouble. But what I really appreciate is the candor, at which I can call you, you're very responsive, and we're on the same, you're part of the team, you know, you give advice, and I really enjoyed working with you. And I look forward to the next two years, continuing our working relationship. And Mr. City Manager, I think you've made me a better mayor, you're a leader in the city manager community. And a lot of the conversations we've had, I don't think there's anything we're, we've avoided talking about, we talk about the reality, how do we make Santa Rosa better? And I appreciate your leadership in these challenging times. You heard what some of my colleagues said, you know, with a couple fires, pandemics, and also the public safety power shelf all uncharted territory, the road trips that we did to DC to lobby for our folks, that's all because of your leadership. So I really appreciate getting to know you. You've made me a better council person, and I really appreciate you, and your family's efforts to support you moving forward. So thank you. And the last person, obviously, I want to thank, John mentioned her, is my lovely wife, Jackie. I think she is looking forward to my return. I don't want to say normalcy, because I don't know what that is anymore. But being around probably a little bit more, I could not have done this without the support of Jackie, my kids and the rest of my family. So I appreciate everyone here and really look forward to moving forward. And I'm really looking forward to supporting the next mayor. And Eddie and Natalie, if there's anything I can do to help you be successful in this role, please don't hesitate to call me because it really is a team sport. I'm here for you to appreciate that. So mayor, if I may, something that really stood out from my experience with you as a constituent is the day that we made outside of city hall, where you asked me the question, Eddie, do you feel safe? And what can we do as a city of San Rosa to make you feel safer? And that question had never been asked it before. And I think it speaks volumes to the men that you are. And I do appreciate that of you. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Mr. Soy, did you have a question or another comment or your hands still up? Okay, you'll get the hang of the zoom meeting shortly, John, I'm sure. Okay, so with that, don't count on it. I would like to take comment on item 17.3. So we're not taking comment on item 17.3. Madam city attorney, my notes have that were taken public comment for 17.3 and 17.4 or is it okay to do that? Yes, and if you would like, I'm happy to walk through either before the public comment or after to walk through the steps that will take to elect a new mayor, it may be helpful for for the public to know that in advance. It's a short process if you would like me to do that. Yeah, I think that'd be great. Thank you so much. So we'll do the presentation and take public comment for the mayor and vice mayor and then we'll proceed with that. Correct. I'll go ahead and just walk through. I don't know if there's a power point, but I will also say it has been a great pleasure to work with you as mayor and I certainly will look forward to the next mayor as well, but I will miss working with you on that daily basis. So thank you so much. Thank you. And in terms of the process for electing a new mayor, current mayor will will preside over the process and we'll call for nominations for the new mayor from the floor. Each nomination must receive a second and be accepted by the nominee to be able to be considered. If only one council member is nominated for mayor, then the presiding officer will declare that individual to be elected mayor by unanimous consent. If two or more council members have been nominated, then the election will be by a process of elimination. If two or more council members have been nominated, election of the mayor will be will will go as follows. Again, this is thank you for the for the slides there. Next slide, please. So each council member will vote. This is if we have two or more council members have been nominated, then each council member will vote by roll call for the number of nominees that equals one less than the total number of nominees. In other words, if there are two nominees, each council member will vote for one. And we'll go through the process subsequent votes each with one fewer vote per council member. And only nominees not eliminated may be voted upon. And then once a single nominee receives a majority vote, the presiding officer will declare the nominee the newly elected mayor and then pass the gavel to the new mayor. And then we'll go through the same process to elect a new vice mayor. So yes, we can go ahead and take public comment. I will also note that now that we have our new council members, they've been given their oath of office, they've taken their oath of office, they made now those two may take their seats on the dais. This is a little bit of an odd process, given that it's by zoom. But the tradition is that at this point, the former council members would vacate their seats on the dais and the new council members would step in. So as much as I regret saying goodbye to Ernesto and to Dick, now would be the appropriate time. And I so appreciate their service. I'm not seeing that. I think we can close out the PowerPoint so we can see the people. Sue, Dina will make Dick and Ernesto attendees if they would like to stay on the meeting. That would be great. Okay. And I'm not sure if Mr. Alvarez is. Oh, there he is. Great. Thank you very much. Okay. Thank you for that, Sue. Council, any questions over the process we're about to enter into? Not seeing any. Okay, we're not going to take public comment on items 17.3 and 17.4. If you'd like to make a comment on the election of a mayor, the mayor and the vice mayor via zoom, please raise your hand. If you're making a comment via telephone, please dial star nine. Madam host, would you please facilitate public comment on item 17.3 and 17.4? As you can see, there is a timer before you for the convenience of the audience as well as those wishing to make a public comment. You wish to make a public comment via zoom, please raise your hand. Now if participating my telephone, dial star nine. The first public commenter will be introduced. Your microphone will be unmuted. At the conclusion of your time, pardon me, at the conclusion of your public comment, I will remove your speaking permissions. Again, this is for public comment on item 17.3 election of vice mayor and 17.4 election of vice mayor. I'm not seeing any hands raised for this item or these items and we did not receive any voice message public comments. Okay, thank you for that. All right, then I will move or I will entertain any nominations for mayor from any members of council. Let me get to my right panel here. Vice mayor Fleming. Yeah, I would like to introduce a motion that we make Chris Rogers the next mayor of the city of Santa Rosa. Second second. So I think I heard Mr. Sawyer. There's a first second. So motion by Vice Mayor Fleming to elect Mr. Rogers as the mayor or second by Mr. Sawyer. Mr. Rogers, do you accept that nomination? Thank you. Madam Vice Mayor, I will accept that nomination. Okay. Are there any other nominations for the election of the mayor? Very well. With only one council member has been nominated. I will declare that Mr. Chris Rogers to be elected mayor by unanimous consent. Congratulations, Mr. Rogers. And I wish I had a gavel to hand over to you, but I wish I could even change your square so you could be in the center. Well, congratulations, Mr. Mayor. The meeting is now yours. Thank you, Tom. Before I go on to the election of the vice mayor, I did just want to take a quick minute and express my gratitude to the council and to this community. We've talked about it a lot tonight, but the issues that cities are asked to grapple with right now and in particular Santa Rosa are not common or normal issues. They take a lot of time. They take a lot of complex thinking, and it takes people who are willing to work really hard and with a strong desire to make government work for the public that we serve to make it run. We have a fantastic city council here. We have a fantastic staff. Everybody has been working together for the last couple of years really well, trying to move our community forward. And I'm just really excited to work with all of you for another four years. I'm just so grateful and humbled by the opportunity to serve as mayor. Santa Rosa is where I was born and it's my hometown and for somebody like me who believes in public service and really believes that we can make people's lives better. I don't know that there's a better position out there than mayor. And I'm just so excited to work so hard for all of you, for this community, and for our future. With that, I will open up the nomination process for item 17.4, the election of the vice mayor. Would anybody like to make a motion? Council Member Alvarez. Yes, please. It would be my honor if Natalie Rogers accepts my nomination for her to serve as vice mayor. Second. We have a motion and we have a second. Are there any other nominations for the position of vice mayor? Seeing none, I will accept that nomination as a unanimous consent from this council. Congratulations, Natalie Rogers, our new vice mayor. Would you like to say anything? Sorry. Yeah, ask my husband to turn down his phone. But thank you. I don't, this, we are, I have no words. I am excited. I'm just ready to work for the city of Santa Rosa. And thank you guys for entrusting me with this. And thank you, Eddie. You're awesome. Thank you. Well, welcome to the team vice mayor. Welcome to the team, Council Member Alvarez. I know we're going to have a fantastic couple of years here. With that, we will move on to item 18 on our agenda is our last public comment for non-agenda matters. Madam Clerk, do you want to facilitate? Certainly. One moment. Member is now before you for the convenience of the speaker and the viewers. The first speaker will be acknowledged and invited to speak when the countdown begins. Please make sure to unmute yourself when invited to do so. Your microphone will be muted at the end of that countdown at the conclusion of your comment. If you wish to make a public comment now, please raise your hand via Zoom. If participating by telephone, please dial star nine. And again, this is for item 18 non-agenda matters on tonight's agenda or not on Mayor Rogers. I see no public comment, their hands being raised for public comment under item 18 non-agenda matters. It looks like we have one that just popped up. Oh, thank you. The first public comment will be from Leslie. Leslie, I've enabled your speaking permissions. Can you please unmute your mic and confirm you can see the timer on your screen? Yes, I have unmuted and I can see the timer. Thank you. Please identify yourself for public record if you choose to do so and your time begins now. Thank you so much. And my name is Leslie Graves and I just wanted to say a big congratulations to our new Vice Mayor Natalie Rogers and our new Mayor Chris Rogers. As this is non-agenda items, I realize that's a little bit out of place, but I wanted to be a person in the public saying congratulations and not to miss that moment. I also want to thank all of the council members for your service and look forward to our next two years, our next four years and many years beyond that. Thank you so much for all of your service. Thanks for the history-making moment. That will be all my time. Thank you, Leslie. All right, Mayor Rogers, I'm not seeing any additional hands raised for item 18 non-agenda matters. Public comment. Okay, we have nothing for item 19. So we will go ahead and adjourn this meeting tonight. Thank you all for your participation and we'll be back at it next week.


How to Care for Introverts According to brain scan studies, introverts process information differently than other people and are more likely to be misunderstood as individuals who are too serious or too aloof or too arrogant and rude. Therefore, it is crucial not only to understand introverts, but also to care for them, and here are five ways to do so. 1. Make them feel accepted for who they are Introverts accept themselves as who they are, but at times, they wish they were more social like other people. Nevertheless, introversion is not something that people need to outgrow, but something they have to learn to accept and grow into, so extroverts should help introverts cherish who they are by accepting their unique traits. 2. Acknowledge them for their goodness As introverts are generally caring and helping people, they expect to be appreciated for their kindness, thoughtfulness, and willingness to help others, whether it's a social cause for someone unknown or for family and friends. Though they do not expect the recipient to be grateful or thankful to them, they seek acknowledgement from those close to them. Introverts help others not to get recognition for their good works, but because it gives them a sense of satisfaction. Make them feel good for their good deeds. 3. Do not push an introvert Sometimes extroverts tend to push introverts to get out in the world. This really doesn't work. An introvert may feel uncomfortable and unsuitable in a social situation or hesitate to try new experiences and take more risks. Hence, it would not be wise to push an introvert. Until they are ready to challenge themselves or test their limits, they won't want to be pushed or rushed. Giving introverts doesn't mean getting them to try new things or mingling with people, but also includes asking them to do stuff that they are not mentally comfortable with. Give them their time and space. Introverts are good listeners who are slow to speak but quick to listen, whereas extroverts are good communicators who are quick to speak but slow to listen. But this doesn't mean that introverts don't want to be listened to as well. Even they need people whom they can share their thoughts with as well. As introverts are good listeners, be considerate and give back by listening to them when they need you to. The way introverts and extroverts think, feel, perceive, and make decisions are varied.  They can make statements like, live in the present and don't worry, be happy. On the other hand, introverts expend their energy by living inside and spending time alone. This does not mean they don't enjoy going out, but they tend to do it in the company of their loved ones or close circle of friends. For them, the meaning of seeking happiness may be very different from what extroverts think it means. To introverts, being happy may include helping others, making others happy, or achieving a sense of satisfaction. So what do you think about these tips? If you consider yourself an introvert, do these help you? If you consider yourself an extrovert, do you find yourself doing these for your more introverted friends? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below. If you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out our website and other social media for more content. And don't forget to subscribe! Thanks for watching!