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IS, UH, LESLIE POOLE, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT SEVEN.
IT IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST, 2022 AND THE TIME IS 2:03 PM UH, THERE BEING THE NECESSARY QUORUM OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, UH, IN, LET'S SEE.
WE ARE MEETING IN THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM AT CITY HALL AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS MACKENZIE, KELLY AND ANNE KITCHEN ARE HERE REMOTELY AND I AM HERE IN PERSON.
I NOTE THAT UNDER STATE LAW, ONLY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NECESSARY FOR A QUORUM TO CANVAS AND
[1. Approve a resolution canvassing the results of the December 13, 2022, runoff election. ]
ELECTION.WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION, CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE DECEMBER 13TH, 2022 RUNOFF ELECTION IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
THE RETURNS OF THE ELECTION SHOW IN THE CITY MAYOR RACE, THERE WERE 56,623 VOTES FOR CELIA ISRAEL AND 57,565 VOTES FOR KIRK WATSON WITH KIRK WATSON RECEIVING THE MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR, UH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
IN THE DISTRICT THREE RACE THERE WERE 4,181 VOTES FOR JOSE VELAZQUEZ AND 3,649 VOTES FOR DANIELLA SILVA.
WITH JOSE VELAZQUEZ RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE.
IN THE DISTRICT FIVE RACE THERE WERE 7,931 VOTES FOR RYAN ALTAR AND 5,369 VOTES FOR STEPHANIE BAAN WITH RYAN AL ALTER RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT FIVE.
IN THE DISTRICT NINE RACE THERE WERE 7,293 VOTES FOR ZAHI CADRE AND 6,950 VOTES FOR LINDA GUERRERO WITH ZAHI CADRE RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT NINE.
BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION, HAS ANYONE REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AND I SEE NO ONE HERE AND, UH, THERE IS NO ONE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM ONE AND THE MOTION READS, MOVE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION, CANVASSING AND ACCEPTING THE RETURNS FOR THE DECEMBER 13TH, 2022 RUNOFF ELECTION.
DECLARING KIRK WATSON AS CITY MAYOR IS ELECTED, DECLARING JOSE VELASQUEZ IN DISTRICT THREE IS ELECTED DECLARING RYAN AL ALTER IN DISTRICT FIVE IS ELECTED AND DECLARING ZAHI CADRE IN DISTRICT NINE IS ELECTED.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY SECONDS.
THAT MOTION? UH, THAT MOTION? IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND ANY OPPOSED? THAT IS UNANIMOUS OF THE THREE OF US AND THE MOTION PASSES ON A VOTE OF THREE TO NOTHING AND THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.
AND THIS IS A QUICK MEETING, SO I NOW ADJOURN US AT 2:06 PM THANKS EVERYBODY.