Remarks by Darl Bruner
446 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 18
“Thank you guys for staying. Brian, I mean, and who else was out? We got Morgan and the whole crew, Mitch. Thanks, Jay. Okay, are we ready to go ahead and do a roll call?”
“Oh, you think it might be better for another time?”
“I'm looking for him a little bit here, but if he wants to elaborate, he certainly may.”
“Okay, so we have two items for unfinished business. Executive session, unless somebody is... started one so let's go with the unfinished business please seven one is uh first reading of ordinance for the annexation and zoning to the ra zoning district at zero midway road and to the rs7 zoning district at zero iowa avenue for brecon land design representing grace bible church of napa idaho inc request to pass under suspension rules please”
“Okay, 7-2. Hooray, hooray. Here we go. First reading of ordinance for the annexation and zoning to RS-4 and RS-6 single-family residential and B.C. community business zoning districts and development agreement for Highline Estates subdivision addressed as 0 North Franklin Boulevard with corresponding road and canal right-of-way for Azamendi Holdings LLC. Request to pass under suspension rules, please.”
“We have a motion for adjournment. So moved.”
“Thank you all. It will be a night to forget. Okay.”
“You just getting ready for it? Okay, here we go. I think we're on now, right? Five o'clock? Okay. Christo, I see one. Where are the other two? Oh, they're over here. Okay, I see them now. All right. Okay, that's like having triplets in a council meeting, right? And I see Mayor Kling back in the back, so everyone give her a wave. All right. Okay. All right, Laura, you're ready. Pastor Laura Creech. And we go back a long ways, especially with your dear husband and Lions Club. And boy, that's been a lot of years ago. But thank you for all you're doing for this community. And you get to say our…”
“We'll wait just a minute. Looks like there it is.”
“Thank you very much, Laura. I appreciate that. Okay, we're going to do roll call, Madam Clerk.”
“Okay, this is a special time. We get to do two proclamations tonight. The first one, and... Ron would never have teared up, so hopefully I won't. But anyway, a man that I served on council, most of you are aware, had a little two-year reprieve for eight years. But Ron, and there's a couple, three others out here also. But Ron, if I wanted a little bit of research done and felt like I really didn't have the time, that's when I was still working a full-time job. Ron was all over it, and not only for the city, but for the county, for the state. So we get to read a proclamation tonight, and then…”
“Does anybody have any idea, the residents that are living in that floodplain, how much they're saving on their insurance? Daniel, do you have any idea at all? I should have asked this prior to his spur-of-the-moment question.”
“Okay. Anyway, significant. So thank you, Tom, for the time. Before Marty comes up, I just want to mention that Councilman – Rodriguez was a dear friend of Ron and the family. And Councilman Rodriguez, I had to kick out of this. I did not know. But anyway, if you didn't know, Councilman and I ran for office here about 10 years ago. Anyway, Ron told Councilman that he wasn't going to vote for him. That's right, he did.”
“He went to see Ron, wanted to find out why. And ever since that time, I guarantee you, Ron would have voted for me. If it was a do-over, I wouldn't have went to office. So anyway, a great friend of the two of you. Marty, you want to come on up? This is Ron's daughter. Yes, Marty. Marty, thank you.”
“So thank you. Go ahead and stay up. And Don, if you want to come up, we're going to get a picture taken. Victor, why don't you go down there and be with him? You're the closest. Who else is? You tell me, Amy. Hubert, Glenn, Larry, you guys want to come up? You're okay? Come on up. Tom, why don't you get in this since you were... Yeah, it was amazing what he did. This is the proclamation for you.”
“Yeah, Mary Kling and I know about this crew, so. Okay, go. Okay.”
“All right. Thank you. Blessings on you. Okay. You're welcome. You're welcome. Donna. Good neighbor. Okay. All right. I'll let Councilman get back up here and then we'll read the second proclamation. Who do we have representing this next? Oh, I see you back there. I had not seen you until I saw you earlier this morning. Okay. Jenny Strohmeyer, amazing lady, is back there. So we'll be presenting this to her. Victor, thank you.”
“Okay. Whereas domestic violence impacts women, men, and children of every age, background, and belief, and whereas nearly one in three women and one in four men in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence, and are stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Victims are deprived of their autonomy, liberty, insecurity, and face tremendous threats to their health and safety. And whereas since November 2005, the Napa Family Justice Center has received 119,173 client visits, providing hope and services to adults and children suffering from abuse, and each year there are…”
“Jenny, explain. One thing I've always been amazed at is, and it's not the right terminology. because it's not one-stop shopping, but you have all the services right together. If you would explain to the folks who actually is in the center to make sure that their needs are being taken care of and not having to go one step, two steps, three steps.”
“And you serve beyond the Nampa community also.”
“You serve. Yes. Thank you. Come on up. Thank you. Move in, girl.”
“Thanks, man. That's a problem. It is. Okay. Moving along. Boy, those are special two proclamations. So thank you. All right. We're going to go on to our public forum, which we do on every council meeting. This is where we have up to five individuals are allowed to speak for up to three minutes each. And these are non-agenda items. And when you come up, if you will please state your name and your address, and then you can go ahead and then for up to three minutes, present what you would like to as far as to the council. Madam Clerk.”
“And I've never forgotten anything since I've taken over, so.”
“We may give you a little allowance. Go ahead.”
“And I can't speak for full council, but for sure this mayor is going to stand by it. Thank you, Mayor, for your words and for your passion. Okay, thanks. Okay, next, Madam Clerk.”