Remarks by Octavio Gonzalez
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Councillor Gonzalez. So thank you very much for being out there. Thank you for being here. This is an amazing program.
For the people out there who may be listening, what is it that you need and how can somebody get involved? I'm on your website now, but just for other people to see, how can they donate as well?
Thank you very much. Whereas each year the United States observes National Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating the culture, heritage, and countless contributions of those whose ancestors were indigenous to the North America, as well as those who came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. And whereas what began in 1968 as a Hispanic Heritage Week under President Johnson was expanded by President Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending October 15. And whereas this year's theme, Unidos, Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation,…
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Thank you very much for the update. This is very exciting. I do have one question that I brought in the past is that a lot of people don't even know what CIO stands for anymore. And I know that I had brought up it maybe for a period of time, calling out what CIO stands for, community. See, I too even forget what it stands for to try to encourage a little bit more participation. With all the signs everywhere in the city, sometimes those just people just drive by and don't even know what's happening. So could we consider naming the whole organization out versus just calling it an acronym? So,…
I have nothing new to report at this time. Thank you.
So, I do want to echo some of the feelings that our council members have already said, and thank you very much. Our community as well. I applaud you for coming out and speaking up. I do want to say that. we are so fortunate as a city to have a high quality of life because of the kinds of jobs that we have here, the community happiness that they are. These are tough decisions that we as a council have to make to the future. As we are heading into next year, we're looking at the high cost of operating a city and the increased cost everywhere. You know, the city is facing possible, Tax increases…
Transportation, economic development, and maintaining local control. Thank you.
Thank you very much. It's going to be a good, solid year. Oh, geez. Yeah. Did a number on myself.