Remarks by Tamala Takahashi
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All right, so who wants to be stickers distribution? Had to do some kind of sticker passing out today. All right, second presentation today is a presentation of a proclamation declaring September 20th to 26th as National Forensic Science Week in the city of Burbank. I invite Police Chief Raphael Contero and Forensic Specialist Supervisor Carly Lott to join me at the podium. Okay, you're gonna join me. Okay, so please introduce yourself and say a few words about this proclamation.
All right, did you wanna say a few words too? Okay, so I'm gonna read the proclamation, then we'll take pictures, all right. So proclamation for Forensic Science Week, September 20th to 26th, 2026. Whereas access to quality forensic analysis greatly improves the investigation of criminal activity, and can lead to the exoneration of the innocent as well as the prosecution of the guilty, and whereas forensic science plays a critical role in public safety and crime prevention and continues to evolve in its role as an important component of the criminal justice system, and whereas forensic…
They're on a scene. Unfortunately. Do we need to even out?
And on a similar theme, the next proclamation is for National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day. I invite, was the police chief this time? No, okay, again. Backup and crime analysts Alexis Gobble and Brittany Lirian to also join me at the podium. You wanna read your next round? You do, okay.
Wonderful, great. So for the proclamation for National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day, whereas crime analysts play a crucial role in the safety of the city of Burbank by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, as you just mentioned, Whereas the work of the crime analyst helps to identify crime trends, predict criminal behavior, and optimize the allocation of law enforcement resources. Whereas crime analysts employ advanced technologies and analytical techniques and problem solving skills to provide law enforcement with vital insights. And whereas contributions of crime…
And one, two. Who's that in the back? That's my son, that's my son.
It's always awesome to see your mom get recognition. And our fourth and last presentation is for the proclamation declaring October 4th to 10th, 2026 as Fire Prevention Week. And I invite Fire Chief Danny Alvarez to join me here to read some words before I read the proclamation. Welcome.
Absolutely. So Fire Prevention Week. Whereas fire remains a significant public safety concern with the greatest risk occurring in the home, making fire prevention and public education essential for protecting our community. And whereas the 2026 Fire Prevention Week theme is charge into fire safety. Safe charging is a superpower. Okay. Reminds me that many of the devices we rely on every day, smartphones, tablets, power tools, toys, and other rechargeable electronics are powered by lithium ion batteries, which must be used, charged, stored, and disposed of properly, reduce risk of fire. And…
You made it through all the presentations. Next up, city manager report. Do you have a report tonight?
Thank you for your presentation. You have your hand up, Vice Mayor. I see you going.
Thank you all. Thank you for your presentation on this today. I can imagine how hard it must be to say what you said. I was there at the 9-11 event as well. And I agree, it was extremely disrespectful to our 9-11 event for them to appear at that time. They did not care whether we were in the middle of an event. It was frustrating for us all around. And you were in the middle of talking when they drove up. So what I also want to say is that after it all went down, that I have to say that you stayed. Myself and Councilmember Perez, we stayed until every single community member left. So we…
Yeah, I agree. It was a very problem-solving-focused conversation, I felt like, even through all the challenging questions, so appreciate that. And I just want to finally say that I also agree that ICE has no place in our community, and ICE should not be here, and their tactics have absolutely no place. I have no objection to the rule of federal law of them. There's federal law that there's ways to go about that that is not the tactics that they use. And so for me, that I do not... I do not think they have any place here, and it's very frustrating. But I appreciate your having been there and…
Great. Thank you for the report. All right, now is the time for general public comment. I'll be calling out the speaker's name as well as the person who is next in line to speak. In order to keep public comment moving in a timely fashion, we have a designated seat in the front row for speakers who are next up at the podium. Remote participants wishing to speak during general public comment who have not yet joined the speaker queue may do so now by dialing star nine by telephone or using the raise hand feature in Zoom. Please note, if you are calling from a blocked or private number, you will…
All right, so that's 29 speakers. That means you have two minutes each, all right? Two minutes each. Okay, first up we have Wendy Vitilich, followed by Cynthia Pease. Wendy, there we are. Okay, welcome, you have two minutes.
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Thank you for your comment. Next up is Jim Lane followed by Mark Scroggs.
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