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THIS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TODAY, UH, HERE AT 5 32 ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2022.[1. Approve a settlement in Arianna Chavez v. City of Austin, Cause No. 1:20-cv-1174-RP, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.]
ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, WHICH IS A SETTLEMENT.DOES, UH, IS LEGAL HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? YES, MAYOR.
THIS IS DEBORAH THOMAS FOR THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
I RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE A PAYMENT OF $150,000 TO SETTLE THE CHAVEZ VS.
THIS LAWSUIT, THE RISE IN SALARIES AND MAY, 2020 PROTESTS INVOLVING CHAVEZ SEEKS PAYMENT FOR HER INJURIES STEMMING FROM HER ATTENDANCE AT THE PROTEST IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS PAYMENT, THE PLAINTIFF WILL RELEASE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY AND ANY OFFICERS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE MAY 31ST, 2020 INCIDENT.
THIS WILL ALSO DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, HER LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT AS SET FORTH BY, UH, MS. THOMAS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER COSAR MAKES A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON SECONDS IT DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER COSAR UM, ON BEHALF OF JUST MY EXPERIENCE AND I KNOW SO MANY OTHERS AT THE CITY, UH, I JUST WANT TO EXTENT JUST CONTINUE TO APOLOGIES FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO BE PROTESTS THAT PEOPLE NEEDLESSLY HURTS.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK LEFT AT THE COUNCIL TO DO, TO MAKE RIGHT WITH, WITH EVERYONE THAT WAS, WAS HURT THERE AND APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO VOTE THIS ONE OUT TONIGHT.
GO AHEAD AND TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.
I SHOWED IT AS BEING UNANIMOUS ON THE DIOCESE SETTLEMENT AS SET OUT.
UH, I AM A NATIVE VOTE ON A SETTLEMENT.
SO WITH A TEN ONE VOTE, IT PASSES.
I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA.
SO I AM GOING TO, UH, ADJOURN THIS SPECIAL CALLED A MEETING.
I WOULD URGE EVERYBODY TO, TO GET TO YOU IN ONE SECOND, CUSTOMER AUTHOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
AND SOON I WILL ACTUALLY INCORPORATE THAT INTO WHAT I SAY.
UM, UH, IF I DROPPED CALL YOU FIRST, THEN I'LL CLOSE MAYOR PRO TEM.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF HE CAN GET CLARITY ON WHEN THE INAUGURATION FOR CEREMONY FOR, UM, CHEETAH VILA WILL BE SO ON MONDAYS THE CLERK HERE WITH A, WITH A TIME ON THAT.
I HAD BEEN TOLD NINE, BUT I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
YES, IT'S AT NINE O'CLOCK AND A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THAT TIME SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE THERE, UH, AND, UH, AND WELCOME OUR NEW COLLEAGUE, UH, TO THE, TO THE DAYS.
WITH THAT, I WOULD URGE EVERYBODY TRYING TO BE COLD TONIGHT.
UH, PLEASE TRY TO, UH, AVOID BEING ON THE ROADS.
UH, IT'S GONNA STAY COLD PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY TOMORROW.
UH, HOPEFULLY THE PRECIPITATION HAS NOW STOPPED.
UH, HOPEFULLY THE ROADS WILL DRIVE BEFORE IT FREEZES, BUT IT'S STILL GONNA BE SLIPPERY.
UH, OURS, EVERYBODY TO BE CAUTIOUS.
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND, UH, UH, UH, WARMING STATIONS AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO STAY TONIGHT.
UH, IF THEY'RE COLD, UH, URGE YOU TO CALL 3, 1, 1, UM, AND, UH, YOU'LL BE TOLD WHERE TO GO.
AND IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING THERE, UH, GETTING YOU PICKED UP WILL BE FACILITATED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT, THAT, THAT WANTS, UH, UH, A GOOD PLACE TO BE, UH, IS ABLE TO BE IN ONE AND, AND FIND ONE.
I APPRECIATE THE STAFF OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE OUT, UH, IN A DANGEROUS TIME, HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS SAFE AND PROTECTED.
AND FINALLY, PLEASE CHECK YOUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE, UH, VULNERABLE AND MIGHT NEED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.
UH, I AM GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING HERE AT 5 38.