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GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

UH,

[Proclamation – Austin-Tonkawa Friendship Day – To be presented by Mayor Kirk Watson]

IT'S THURSDAY AND WE ARE, UH, GETTING READY TO HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

BUT BEFORE THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS WHERE WE HONOR PEOPLE AND CALL ATTENTION TO REALLY GOOD THINGS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

AND OF COURSE, I WANNA START WITH, UH, JUST SAYING THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT, UH, I GET TO DO IN MY ROLE AS MAYOR, AND I'M, I'M PLEASED TODAY TO BE JOINED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM LESLIE POOLE AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHITO VELA.

BUT, BUT, UH, ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS I GET TO DO IN THIS ROLE IS TO HONOR, UH, CITIZENS WHO HAVE PERFORMED ACTS THAT, THAT ARE SPECIAL TO OUR CITY.

AND THIS IS AN EXTRA SPECIAL ONE BECAUSE IT'S RARE THAT YOU GET A CHANCE TO BESTOW AND HONOR TO THE PEOPLE WHO LOVED AND CARED FOR OUR CITY EVEN BEFORE WE WERE A CITY, EVEN BEFORE THE CITY WAS FOUNDED.

BUT TODAY, UH, WE ARE JOINED BY THE TONAH TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA, AND THEY'VE ACCEPTED THE INVITATION I GAVE TO CHIEF RUSSELL, UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR TO TRAVEL DOWN FROM TONAH, OKLAHOMA TO AUSTIN, TEXAS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PRIOR PRESENCE HERE IN AUSTIN.

TODAY IS THE TAWA TRIBE'S FIRST VISIT, OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN IN OVER 150 YEARS.

NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO HONOR THEM FOR THEIR PAST PRESENCE IN THE AUSTIN AREA, I WANT TO HUMBLY ASK THEM IF THEY MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO REIGNITE A 100 AND 80-YEAR-OLD FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN, BETWEEN THE AWA TRIBE AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I GUESS IT WAS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND SOMEONE WHO HAS, UH, BEEN A FRIEND OF MINE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, MARTHA RA.

UH, I'VE PARTNERED HER WITH HER FOR MANY YEARS, UH, IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO SUPPORT THE LATINO COMMUNITY HERE IN AUSTIN.

SHE CALLED AND ASKED TO MEET WITH ME, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS TONKO OF PEOPLE, A TRUE STORY OF THEIR PRESENCE IN AUSTIN THAT WAS NOT, UH, WIDELY KNOWN.

UH, YOU, FRANKLY, YOU WOULD SU EXPECT IT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN.

I LEARNED THAT WHEN OUR CITY WAS NEWLY FOUNDED, WHEN IT WAS VULNERABLE IN 1842 DURING THE ARCHIVE WARS, THAT THE MAIN PART OF THE TAWA TRIBE CAME AND LIVED WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.

THEY LIVED ON A CAMPSITE BY WHAT WE NOW REFER TO AS REPUBLIC SQUARE, JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM RIGHT WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW, IN SO DOING.

BUT WHEN THE TONKO TRIBE CAME IN, THEY IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE THEN CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

AND FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, THE PEOPLE OF AUSTIN RECEIVED PROTECTION FROM THE TONAH TRIBE'S PRESENCE HERE WITH US.

AND WE IN TURN GAVE THE TONAH TRIBE THE RIGHT TO TRADE IN THIS TOWN.

THE TON LIVED COOPERATIVELY WITH THE PEOPLE OF AUSTIN DURING THE TIME OF GREAT NEED, AND THEY SHOWED BOTH AN INCREDIBLE ACT OF SERVICE AND HEROISM, UH, IN ADDITION.

SO I'M HOPING THAT TODAY THAT PRIOR FRIENDSHIP CAN BE REIGNITED AND WE WILL GO FORWARD, UH, AND MAKE MORE HISTORY.

SO WITH THAT, IT'S TIME TO MAKE A PROCLAMATION, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE TIT KNOWN TODAY AS THE SOVEREIGN NATION OF THE KOWA TRIBE CONSIDER TEXAS THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELAND WITH AN ORIGIN STORY CENTERED ON RED MOUNTAIN, FORMERLY SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN IN MILAM COUNTY, ALONG THE EL CAMINO DE LOS TEJAS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

AND WHEREAS THE TONAH CAMPED NEAR TODAY'S REPUBLIC SQUARE ALONG SHOAL CREEK, PROVIDING MUTUAL PROTECTION SUPPORT AND TRADE OF GOODS DURING THE PERIOD AFTER 1842.

AND WHEREAS THE TONAH WERE ALWAYS AT PEACE AND PROVIDED VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO EARLY SETTLERS OF TRAVIS COUNTY AT SUCH PLACES AS WEBER AND THE JORDAN BACHMAN FARM, NOW KNOWN AS PIONEER FARMS. AND WHEREAS THE AWA WERE ALLIES OF TEXAS SERVING AS SCOUTS AND PARTICIPANTS IN MANY ENGAGEMENTS DURING THAT PERIOD.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KIRK WATSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, ALONG WITH TODAY, UH, OUR MAYOR, PRO TIM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER OF VELA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024, AS TO AUSTIN KOWA FRIENDSHIP DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO ASK CHIEF RUSSELL, UH, IF HE'LL ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND SAY A FEW WORDS WITH US.

CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

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SECRETARY OF TREASURE.

RACHEL STARZ WITH ME AS WELL.

YES, YES.

COME STEP UP THERE.

YES.

UH, LONG TIME COMING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S A PLEASURE TO COME BACK HOME AND, YOU KNOW, I'M, I, I KNOW OUR ANCESTORS WILL BE VERY PLEASED.

UH, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA REINTRODUCE OURSELF TO TEXAS IN SO FAR SO GOOD.

THE RELATIONSHIPS WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO MAKE HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING.

I CAN'T, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR THE AWARD.

THANK YOU.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? ? UM, THIS IS AMAZING.

UM, WE CAME OVER HERE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALREADY HOME.

IT GUYS HAVE BLESSED US AND WELCOMED US WITH OPEN HARM, UH, WITH OPEN ARMS. AND EVERY TIME THAT WE COME BACK HERE AND VISIT, IT JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER.

LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN FAMILY.

SO WE APPRECIATE THIS AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT COMES IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO, SO, YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE NOW, BUT I WANNA INVITE MARTHA CORTA TO COME UP AND, AND, UH, SYLVIA OROZCO WITH METRO CARTE MUSEUM, IF YOU WANNA COME UP AS WELL.

WHY DON'T WE COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER? DOES THAT WORK? CHIEF, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU ONE CHALLENGE.

COINS, THANK YOU.

OH, THANK YOU THERE.

BOB LL SURE.

OH YEAH, OF COURSE.

BOB.

YEAH.

YEAH.

JUST HAD TO FIND, OKAY.

WHERE, HOW DO YOU WANT US WILL THIS IN FRONT, IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM.

YOU WANNA STEP IN PODIUM FRONT? YEAH, LET'S COME IN FRONT EVERYBODY.

CHIEF OF SECRETARY.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

[Proclamation – Education Connection Day – To be presented by Mayor Kirk Watson]

I'M LESLIE POOLE, AND I'M THE MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO PRESENT, UM, AN AWARD TO THE, UH, RECOGNITION TO EDUCATION CONNECTION.

I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE TO READ, AND I'M JOINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMY WILKE AND JOE BLAND, WHO IS THE BOARD CHAIR OF EDUCATION CONNECTION EDUCATION CONNECTION STARTED IN 2009.

AFTER A GROUP OF 10 PASTORS MET WITH SUPERINTENDENTS FROM SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DISCUSS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR THEIR SCHOOLS DISTRICTS, FOR EXAMPLE, LITERACY RATES AMONG THE CHILDREN.

THEIR MISSION IS TO INCREASE LITERACY RATES THROUGHOUT THE AUSTIN AREA, ENSURING EVERY STUDENT READS AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL EDUCATION CONNECTION HAS CONNECTED CHURCHES IN THE GREATER AUSTIN AREA AND BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS, READING PARTNERS FOR THE STUDENTS.

EDUCATION CONNECTION HAS OVER 1200 VOLUNTEERS, AND JUST OVER THE PAST YEAR AVERAGED OVER 46,000 MINUTES OF READING PER WEEK, WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS NUMBER AND CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

UM, ONE ON THESE READINGS ARE ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS IN GREATER AUSTIN, AND THEY'VE SERVED OVER 3000 STUDENTS ACROSS 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

READING IS A BIG, UM, IS A BIG FOCUS FOR ME.

I'M AN AVID LIFETIME READER, AND SO I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT EDUCATION CONNECTION IS DOING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU BOTH.

MM-HMM, , THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION EDUCATION CONNECTION DAY.

AND THIS IS THE PROC BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS FOR 15 YEARS, EDUCATION CONNECTION HAS HELPED CENTRAL TEXAS CHILDREN GAIN CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM BY SPREADING THE JOY OF READING TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATION CONNECTION STARTED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL FAITH READERS, LEADERS, AND READERS TO MAKE A GREATER IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

AND HAS EXPANDED TO 1,283 VOLUNTEERS REACHING 3013 STUDENTS ACROSS 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATION CONNECTION HAS SUCCESSFULLY FOSTERED PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN 76 CHURCHES, THREE BUSINESSES, AND 120 SCHOOLS, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO INVEST IN THE FUTURES OF OUR CHILDREN.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATION CONNECTION AIMS TO ELIMINATE THE PRIMARY BARRIERS, HINDERING STUDENT GRADUATION RATES BY CULTIVATING LIFELONG LEARNERS THROUGH READING SESSIONS WITH VOLUNTEERS.

AND WHEREAS I GIVE MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO EDUCATION CONNECTION FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND OFFER MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS ON THEIR 15TH ANNIVERSARY AND WISH THEM CONTINUING SUCCESS NOW.

THEREFORE, I, LESLIE POOLE, THE MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, ALONG WITH

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MAYOR KIRK WATSON AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 1ST, 2024 AS EDUCATION CONNECTION DAY IN AUSTIN.

AND HERE YOU GO.

JOE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? SURE.

GREAT.

TELL YOU, WHY DON'T YOU HOLD ONTO THIS ? WELL, THANK, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM AND, UH, THE ENTIRE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

UH, THIS IS A, A GREAT DAY.

OUR MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO, UH, OVER 16, UH, DISTRICTS, THOUSANDS OF KIDS.

WE, WE ANTICIPATE READING THIS YEAR TO 3,500 STUDENTS.

AND LET ME TELL YOU A MOMENT, A A MINUTE ABOUT WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT K THROUGH THIRD GRADERS, UH, GET TO GRADE LEVEL.

IF, IF YOU, YOU LEARN TO READ THROUGH THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND BEGINNING THE FOURTH GRADE YEAR, YOU'RE READING TO LEARN.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL RAPIDLY, YOU, UH, YOU'LL FALL BEHIND.

AND WHAT WE SIMPLY DO, THE SIMPLICITY OF WHAT WE DO IS WE READ FOR 15 MINUTES.

EITHER YOU READ TO A CHILD OR THE CHILD READS TO YOU AND 15 MINUTES TO KIDS ONCE A WEEK, EVERY WEEK.

WE MODEL CONSISTENCY IN BEING THERE EVERY WEEK FOR THOSE TWO STUDENTS.

WE MODEL THE HUMILITY OF SERVING THE TEACHER, THE STUDENT, EVEN THE STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE SCHOOL.

AND WE, UH, WE MODEL JUST THE SIMPLICITY.

WE'RE THERE TO READ, WE'RE THERE TO HELP THEM READ, LET THEM READ TO YOU AND READ TO THEM.

AND WE TRULY BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LITERACY OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT THE CITY HAS RECOGNIZED OUR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ANOTHER 15 YEARS, THOUSANDS OF KIDS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL TEXAS.

THANKS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. GLAND.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

I, READING IS A JOURNEY.

IT TAKES US ON JOURNEYS, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CAN WE GET SOME PICTURES? ABSOLUTELY ALL.

LET'S MOVE RIGHT OUT IN FRONT HERE.

YEAH, YEAH.

LET'S,

[Distinguished Service Award – Deborah Cowan – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Pool]

NOW WE HAVE A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR ONE OF OUR LONGTIME EMPLOYEES, DEBORAH COWEN.

IT IS MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DEBORAH AS SHE, UM, PUTS A CAP ON HER CAREER HERE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND THIS IS THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD THAT SHE WILL BE RECEIVING.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING AND BIDDING FAREWELL TO DEBORAH COWEN, WHO RETIRED ON AUGUST 31ST AFTER AN IMPRESSIVE 27 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE AUSTIN MUNICIPAL COURT.

AND I SEE SHE'S JOINED TODAY, NOT ONLY BY HER, HER BELOVED HUSBAND, BUT ALSO HER COLLEAGUES FROM THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DEBRA MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS VARIOUS ROLES, INCLUDING CASE FLOW AS A COURT CLERK, ASSISTANT, AND ACTING LEAD.

SHE ALSO SERVED AS LEAD FOR MAIL, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMUNICATIONS.

SHE WAS A LEAD TRAINER IN COURTROOMS, A HEARING OFFICER IN CIVIL, AND MOST RECENTLY, SHE SERVED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST.

DEBBIE COMPLETED THE LEAPS PROGRAM IN TWO TH IN 2007 AND EIGHT, AND EARNED HER ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES IN 2012.

HER WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND DEDICATION HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE.

DEBORAH, WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND WILL TRULY MISS YOU.

BEST WISHES FOR A FULFILLING AND WELL-EARNED AND RELAXING RETIREMENT.

THANK YOU.

AND HERE IS YOUR SERVICE AWARD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? ARE YOU OKAY? IT'S BEEN A TRIP AND IT'S GOOD.

YOU WANNA SAY THAT INTO THE MIC HERE? IT'S BEEN A TRIP AND IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU.

YES, INDEED.

IT HAS.

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CAN WE GET SOME PHOTOS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

LET'S GO UP HERE.

COME ON HERE.

AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL KIND OF GATHER AROUND.

WELCOME EVERYBODY.

I'M

[Proclamation – Parker Woodland Day – To be presented by Council Member José Velásquez]

COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELASQUEZ.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

AND IT IS AN HONOR TO, UH, RECOGNIZE PARKER WOODLAND.

AS WE ALL KNOW, MUSIC IS TIGHTLY WOVEN INTO AUSTIN'S CULTURE AND HISTORY.

UM, IT'S OUR CITY'S GOAL TO HONOR LOCAL MUSICIANS ANY CHANCE THAT WE GET.

AND I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT TODAY'S

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PROCLAMATION TO PARKER WOODLAND FOR NOT ONLY THE VIBRANCY AND UNIQUE FLAIR THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY BRING TO THE CITY'S MUSIC SCENE, BUT ALSO FOR THEIR A ADVOCACY AND DEEP COMMUNITY TIES.

UM, I ALSO LEARNED THAT, UH, THAT MY NEW FRIEND'S DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER, MM-HMM.

IS ALSO AN AUSTIN HIGH ALUM.

LOYAL FOREVER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UM, AND TODAY WE HONOR THEIR IMPACT, UH, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF READING THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY.

WHEREAS AUSTIN IS HOME TO INDIE ROCK, INDIE ROCK BAND, PARKER WOODLAND, WHICH TAKES HIS NAME FROM THE SOUTHEAST AUSTIN INTERSECTION OF PARKER LANE AND WOODLAND AVENUE, AND IS CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF BRINGING EMOTIONAL ANTHEMS AND INSPIRING ENERGETIC LIVE SHOWS TO AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND BEYOND, AND IS NOW PROUDLY RELEASING THEIR FULL LENGTH ALBUM.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TIME ON AUSTIN'S FLACK RECORDS, WHICH I WILL BE PURCHASING LATER, .

AND WHEREAS PARKER WOODLAND, SINGER BASSIST, AARON WALTER GUITARIST, ANDREW SOLAN AND DRUMMER, CARRIE QUIN.

QUIN QUIN, EXCUSE ME, HAVE BEEN HARDWORKING MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN MUSIC COMMUNITY FOR OVER THREE DECADES PLAYING SUCH VENERABLE AUSTIN INSTITUTIONS AS KUTX ROCK, THE PARK SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, THE HISTORIC HOLE IN THE WALL, MOHAWK AND MORE TOURING ACROSS TEXAS, HIRING LOCAL TALENT ENGINEER, PRODUCE, PROMOTE, AND DESIGN THEIR RELEASES, AND BRINGING AUSTIN MUSIC TO THE WORLD VIA MUSIC VIDEOS AND LIVE STREAMING CONCERTS.

AND WHEREAS PARKER WOODLAND FOUNDER, AARON WALTER AND NATIVE, A NATIVE AUSTINITE HAS SERVED THE AUSTIN MUSIC COMMUNITY, MUSIC COMMUNITY AS BOARD CHAIR FOR GIRLS ROCK AUSTIN, AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE SIMS FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS WIDER COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS A WIDER COMMUNITY, AS A BROAD MEMBER OF TEXAS IMPACT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEXAS UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST JUSTICE MINISTRY, WHERE SHE UTILIZES PARKER WOODLAND'S SONG'S, MAKEUP, THE WORLD'S ON FIRE, AND, AND STILL WE, AND STILL FALL IN LOVE AND MORE, IN AND MORE IN THE WORK FOR LGBTQIA PLUS RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND LIBERATION.

AND WHEREAS THE CHRONICLE CALLED THE BAND, THE, THE BAND'S 2024 SINGLE MAKEUP AND ANTHEM FOR THE FOR AN AGE.

AND THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS DEEP GRATITUDE TO PARKER WOODLAND FOR ITS OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, INSPIRING MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE CULTURAL VIBRANCY OF OUR BELOVED CITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELASQUEZ ON BEHALF OF MAYOR KIRK WATSON AND THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024 AS PARKER WOODLAND DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

THANK YOU, .

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WE CAN TAKE SOME PHOTOS OF THIS AFTER YOU'RE DONE.

YEAH, JUST, JUST OPEN IT UP RIGHT THERE AND WE'LL GET SOME AFTER YOU'RE DONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ.

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FEEL THIS EMOTIONAL, UM, HEARING THAT, BUT, UM, WHEN I STARTED PARKER WOODLAND, I WANTED TO, ONE OF MY GOALS WAS TO BE PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE AUSTIN MUSIC COMMUNITY THAT I LOVE SO MUCH.

I GREW UP GOING TO LIBERTY LUNCH, AND I REMEMBER WHEN THIS COME OVER HERE.

CARRIE .

YES.

WHEN THE SOUTH, WHEN SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST WRISTBANDS WERE $10, $15 AT HEB.

UM, SO THE BAND HAS COME A LONG WAY, AND THE AUSTIN MUSIC SCENE HAS COME A LONG WAY.

AND I'M, I'M ERIN AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.

UM, CARRIE AND I ARE REPRESENTING FOR ANDREW SOLAN, OUR AMAZING GUITAR PLAYER AS WELL.

I KNOW HE WISHES HE COULD BE HERE TODAY.

UM, LIKE MANY MUSICIANS, WE WORK TO MAKE IT WORK.

SO I ALSO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS, HOW YOU SUPPORT THE SCENE IN AUSTIN.

I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE GONNA BUY THE RECORD.

THAT'S SO COOL.

UM, BUT MAINLY WE ARE JUST HONORED.

UM, WE LOVE THIS CITY.

WE DO.

CARRIE SERVES AS A COMMANDER IN AUSTIN, EMS ALSO, WHICH ISN'T IN THE PROCLAMATION, BUT WE ARE ALL, UH, WE DEEPLY LOVE THIS CITY.

WE LOVE THIS SCENE, AND WE TAKE A LOT OF INSPIRATION FROM OUR FELLOW MUSICIANS.

UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO PLAY WITH A GIANT DOG AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS.

BUT THERE'S JUST, IF YOU THINK THAT THERE'S NOT MUSIC OUT THERE FOR YOU IN AUSTIN, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT LATELY, GO AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.

IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE TO BE AN ARTIST.

UM, AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL.

THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, Y'ALL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, .

THANK YOU.

AND WE TAKE A PHOTO WITH THIS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

Y'ALL WANNA TAKE IT BEHIND THE PODIUM? IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM FRONT, PLEASE? YEAH.

UH, YEAH.

PERFECT.

AND ALL RIGHT, RIGHT HERE.

JUST A COUPLE SMILES.

WE GOOD? GET DONE.

ALL WAS GREAT.

ALRIGHT.