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was going to be voting on, | thank you very much for taking the time. | needed your input and | appreciated that you
reached out to me.
| also want to thank the wonderful staff members who have provided time and patience to teach me so much. There are
so many of them and we do have really great staff here at City Hall. In closing, | also enjoyed working with all of you.
This has been a really wonderful experience for me.
Finally in closing, | want to say | want to offer my condolences to a neighbor. My close neighbor — Ben Beals passed
away a week or so ago and he was just a wonderful addition member of our neighborhood. | send my condolences to his
wife Jean Boyer. Thank you all and have a wonderful New Year.
President Wilshire
Thank you. For my remarks this evening, | would like to personally thank the outgoing Aldermen. As Alderman Cleaver
said, it's bittersweet. You've all done such a good job. This is in my 20 plus years on the Board one of the best Boards
I've worked with - really dedicated people, very caring, and mostly we can agree to disagree and that's okay. | appreciate
you all for that.
| just have a little something the Mayor and | for the outgoing Aldermen. Thank you very much for your dedication to the
city. Not just for this Board but the city for most of your (inaudible). Thank you so very much for everything you've done.
| consider you a friend and | appreciate everything you've done for the city. You’re a wonderful person.
Alderman Caron
Thank you. | appreciate that.
President Wilshire
Next we have Alderman Tencza. Alderman Tencza, thank you so much for everything you’ve done for the city. We
appreciate everything you've done Alderman Tencza. We'll miss you tremendously on the Board. You've been a great
Alderman and consider you a friend. Thank you so much Alderman Tencza.
Alderwoman Lu. Thank you very much for everything you’ve done for the Board. We appreciate everything you’ve done
and wish you well. Thank you very much.
Alderman Schmidt -— we appreciate your work. We appreciate your dedication to Ward 1. You’ve been a great Alderman.
Alderman Laws — | appreciate you Alderman Laws and | respect the fact that you’re a new Dad and you have a lot on your
plate. You’ve been a good Alderman and | think a good friend with everyone here on the Board. We really appreciate
everything you’ve done and hope to see you back when that little one is a little bigger.
Alderman Laws
Thank you, thank you very much.
President Wilshire
And to Alderman Cleaver — Alderman Cleaver you are a true gentleman. You’ve done a lot of great things for Ward 8.
We really miss your attendance here but we're always happy to see your smiling face and happy that you're able to join us
from Zoom. We hope that you do well and we will definitely miss you. Thank you for everything Alderman Cleaver.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright. Thank you for everything. You've been a great Alderman. You've been great for Ward 9. |
think between your State Rep. and being an Alderman, you’ve done a lot for this city. A lot of good things and | consider
you a friend as well. | hope you stay in touch and | hope we still see you in the audience.
POSSIBLE NON-PUBLIC SESSION - None
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE DECEMBER 28, 2021, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN BE
ADJOURNED, BY ROLL CALL
