Apr 10, 2025 City Council Proclamations

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IT'S A SPECIAL DAY HERE.

IT ALWAYS IS, BUT TODAY IS EXTRA SPECIAL.

AND I'M EXTRA BRIGHT AND COLORFUL BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRATING HAPPINESS TODAY.

TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING PEACE.

TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING PHILANTHROPY.

I'M GONNA TELL A PERSONAL STORY REAL QUICK.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THE RECIPIENT OF THIS DAY TODAY KNOWS THAT MY FLEDGLING LITTLE FLOWER SHOP, ECO CHIC FLORAL, OUR FIRST EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY, WELL, THE FLORALS WERE SPONSORED BY NONE OTHER THAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

MY START TO THE FLORAL INDUSTRY.

I'M HONORED TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR SOMEONE WHO TRULY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO DREAM BIG, TO WORK HARD, AND TO GIVE BACK EVEN HARDER.

MR. JOHN PAUL DEJORIA STORY IS ONE OF PERSEVERANCE OF VISION AND OF UNSHAKEABLE COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE AND TO THE PLANET.

FROM A 700, EXCUSE ME, FROM A $700, I'M GONNA SAY 700 MILLION, I'LL TAKE ONE OF THOSE WORLD'S GREATEST PRIVATELY HELD CARE COMPANY.

THIS ISN'T JUST AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS STORY, IT'S A LESSON IN WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN SOMEONE REFUSES TO LET THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINE THEIR FUTURE.

I, FOR ONE, THIS COUNCIL MEMBER ON THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE 10TH LARGEST CITY IN THE NATION CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THAT'S TRUE.

I, UH, I WANNA SAY WHAT REALLY STANDS OUT TO ME THOUGH IS THAT I THINK SO MANY AUSTINITES ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THROUGH ALL THE SUCCESS HE NEVER LOST SIGHT OF THE WHY.

YOU CAN NEVER LOSE YOUR WHY.

HIS MOTTO SAYS IT ALL, SUCCESS UNSHARED IS FAILURE.

THAT'S NOT JUST A TAGLINE, IT'S A GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT SHOWS UP IN HIS COMPANY'S, HIS FOUNDATION, AND HIS PERSONAL LIFE.

WHETHER IT'S PROTECTING ANIMALS, INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, OR ADVOCATING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, MR. DEIA HAS PROVEN THAT BUSINESS AND COMPASSION DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SEPARATE GOALS.

THEY CAN GO HAND IN HAND AND THEY SHOULD.

AND IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN WHERE WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY OR STAYING BOLD AND CREATIVE AND HUMAN CENTERED, JOHN PAUL DEJORIA DEFINITELY EMBODIES AUSTIN'S AMBITIOUS AND UNIQUE SPIRIT.

I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS.

I HAVE A FRIEND WHO TAUGHT ME THE TERM TOXIC CHARITY.

I WANT YOU TO LOOK IT UP AND TELL ME WHAT RESONATES WITH YOU.

WHAT RESONATED WITH ME IS THAT SOME PEOPLE GIVE BACK FOR TAX PURPOSES.

SOME PEOPLE GIVE BACK FOR RECOGNITION.

SOME PEOPLE GIVE BACK OUTTA GUILT, SOME PEOPLE GIVE BACK BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHEN THOSE PEOPLE GET TO ACCEPT THEIR HONORS.

IN WHICH CASE TODAY I GET TO OFFER STEP UP PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

SURE.

I GET TO OFFER ALONGSIDE MR. MAYOR KIRK WATSON AND MAYOR PRO TE VANESSA FUENTES, OUR CITY MANAGER.

MR. AX, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE? NO, WE GOT 'EM.

CAN STANCE.

ANYWAY, , BE IT KNOWN, WHEREAS JOHN PAUL DEJORIA IS THE ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER OF JA, OF JOHN PAUL MITCHELL SYSTEMS AND PATRON SPIRITS COMPANY AND INVESTOR OF PHILANTHROPIST IN AN AUSTIN RESIDENT SINCE 2000.

AND WHEREAS THE DEJORIA FAMILY FOUNDED JP P'S PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS FOUNDATION RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS IN JANUARY OF 2011.

WHEREAS THE MILLIONS IN PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS OF JP P'S PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS FOUNDATION HAVE CHANGED THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF AUSTIN FOR THE BETTER WITH THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC PARAMOUNT THEATER, MOBILE, LOAVES AND FISHES, GARDEN HOMES AND ENTREPRENEUR HUB, THE PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS VILLAGE, AND THE JOHN PAUL DEJORIA SKILL CENTER AT THE OTHER ONES FOUNDATION, THE VFW HALL AND CLINIC, EXCUSE ME, AT PATRIOT HALL OF DRIPPING SPRINGS, THE FORENSIC CLINIC, ELOISE HOUSE AT SAFE, THE EAST AUSTIN FOOD HUB OF KEEP AUSTIN FED.

AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE ARE MORE, THIS IS NOT LISTING THEM ALL, IT'S ALL WE HAD ROOM FOR.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

SO ONE PAGE.

ONE PAGE.

WHEREAS JOHN PAUL HAS BEEN A LEADER THROUGH SHARING HIS STORY OF HOMELESSNESS, WHILE ALSO ASSISTING HOMELESS FOLKS ON THE STREETS AND IN SHELTERS THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HUNGRY HILL FOUNDATION.

EAST START, WE CAN NOW SUNRISE NAVIGATION, SALVATION ARMY, AUSTIN MOBILE, LOAVES AND FISHES.

ST.

LOUISE HOUSE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED THE JPS, THE JPS, PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS FOUNDATION, ENDOWED CHAIR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH AT DELL SETON MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WHEREAS HIS DECADES

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I'M CERTAIN THE LIST COULD GO ON AGAIN.

WHEREAS HIS DONATIONS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MULTICULTURAL REFUGEE COALITIONS, REGENERATIVE FARM AND ELGIN, THE FOOD RESCUE US EFFORTS OF KEEP AUSTIN FED THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY AT ELANO.

AND WHEREAS ON THIS DAY, THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN PAUL BECOMING AN AUSTINITE, AND THE 14TH YEAR OF ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS FAMILY FOUNDATION, IT IS WITH MY COMPLETE HONOR THAT THEREFORE, I NATASHA HARPER MADISON COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE ON THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, ALONGSIDE OUR ESTEEMED MAYOR KIRK WATSON, MAYOR PRO TEM VANESSA FUENTES AND CITY MANAGER TC BROAD DECKS DO HEREBY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCLAIM APRIL 10TH, 2025 AS PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS DAY IN AUSTIN.

TEXAS'S, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU SAY SOMETHING, LEMME SAY REAL QUICK, MR. MAYOR.

YEAH.

REAL QUICKLY, UM, UH, LET ME JUST SAY THAT I'M, I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BROUGHT THIS FORWARD.

UM, AND I'M, I'M PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, TO SIGN SUCH A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THIS DAY ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM, THE COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MANAGER, AND OTHERS.

UH, AND WE DON'T NORMALLY DO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY, BUT BECAUSE OF, UH, HOW STRONGLY WE ALL FEEL ABOUT, UH, JOHN PAUL AND, AND JP AND, AND, AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS, THAT WE'RE GONNA DECLARE THIS PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS DAY, WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THAT, THAT WE'VE NEVER, WE'VE NOT SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, HAVE, WE'VE DONE THIS ON A DAY LIKE TODAY.

UM, BUT FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST ALSO SAY THAT THE RIDE, THE, THE THE ANNUAL RIDE THAT HE DOES, MOTORCYCLE RIDE THAT HE DOES FOR PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS, IS THIS WEEKEND.

YES.

IT'S, AND I, IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT I WON'T BE ON A MOTORCYCLE DOING THAT.

I'VE DONE THAT BOTH HERE AND IN STURGIS, UH, WITH THE PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS FOUNDATION.

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TODAY.

UM, AND I WANT TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO MY FRIEND AND TO SOMEBODY WHO IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.

AND THAT IS, I'M GONNA PRESENT HIM TODAY WITH A KEY TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S VERY, VERY KIND.

WOW.

I WANT TO SEE THE DOOR THAT'S FIXED.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, IF YOU FIND ONE, CALL ME.

ISN'T THE TREASURY THAT'S RIGHT.

NO.

YOU KNOW, THESE DAYS WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF ILLUSION.

YOU SEE THINGS, YOU HEAR THINGS YOU THINK ARE REAL.

SOMETIMES THEY ARE, AND MAYBE SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT.

BUT WHAT IS REALLY REAL IS THAT AMERICA DEFINITELY STILL WORKS.

DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS AND ALL THE NEGATIVITY.

WE'RE STILL A COUNTRY.

WE GET THROUGH CHALLENGES ALL THE TIME.

WHY DO WE GIVE LIGHT THIS? IN MY CASE, I WAS HOMELESS ONCE AND I FEEL THAT IT'S ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, A LITTLE BIT OF RENT, PAINT FOR BEING HERE ON THIS PLANET EARTH AND THE GOODNESS THAT HAPPENS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE.

SO DEFINITELY WE'RE ALL ABOUT SUCCESS AND SHARED IS FAILURE.

I CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE AND AN OBLIGATION TO BE NOT ONLY FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE WHAT I HAVE, BUT BE ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

AND THESE LAST 25 YEARS IN AUSTIN, JUST LET ME KNOW THERE'S THAT MANY MORE GOOD PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT WANT HELP ONE ANOTHER OUT.

PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TAKE A NICE PHOTO.

YOU WANNA HOLD YOUR ATION? MY KEY KEY.

THIS IS QUITE KEY.

OH, YOU GOT THE KEY? YEAH.

OH, PLEASE.

HERE WE GO.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS VANESSA FUENTES.

PROUD TO SERVE AS AUSTIN'S MAYOR PRO TEM.

AND I'M

[Proclamation – Week of the Young Child – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes]

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE IS CRITICAL FOR DEVELOPMENT, BUT CHILDCARE, ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY REMAINS A HUGE ISSUE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING WORKING FAMILIES AND HISTORICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDCARE DESERT AREAS, UH, ESPECIALLY LIKE IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN, THE AREA THAT I REPRESENT ON CITY COUNCIL.

BUT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T ADDRESS THIS ALONE.

OUR PARTNERS AT THE NONPROFIT, LOCAL AND COUNTY LEVELS WILL BE KEY IN ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO CONVENIENT RESOURCES.

AND WE'VE DONE A LOT HERE IN OUR CITY AND IN OUR COUNTY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE CHILDCARE FUNDING THAT JUST PASSED, UM, I GUESS NOW WHAT, SIX MONTHS AGO?

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UH, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS ON CITY COUNCIL FROM UPDATING OUR ZONING LAWS AND REGULATIONS AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE, UM, TAX EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS AND MAKING IT EASIER TO BUILD CHILDCARE CENTERS, UM, AS WELL AS WORK FOR OUR HOME-BASED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

UM, BUT NOW I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO CINDY HARRIS WITH THE AUSTIN CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HOST, HOLD THIS REAL QUICK.

BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS EARLY CHILDHOOD IS A CRITICAL PERIOD OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, HEALTH AND SUCCESS AND HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SUPPORT THIS GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS NEARLY 82,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX LIVE IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, WITH 27% FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO FACE DISPROPORTIONATE BARRIERS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS FAMILIES NEED ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE FROM BIRTH, AS WELL AS YOUNG CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM A DIVERSE WELLCOMP COMPENSATED AND SKILLED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKFORCE.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN PARTNERS WITH AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY SUCCESS BY SIX COALITION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO EARLY LEARNING PRACTICES, ESSENTIAL TO FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE ECONOMY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR PRO TEM VANESSA FUENTES ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR KIRK WATSON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 5TH THROUGH THE 11TH AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

ALSO WANNA INVITE, UM, BARBARA GRANT BONTA TO SHARE THIS PROCLAMATION IN SPANISH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND AUSTIN SIX.

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

PERFECT.

OKAY.

THANK GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN, I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION IN CELEBRATION OF THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD.

FIRST, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO MAYOR PRO TEM VANESSA FUENTES, NOT ONLY FOR READING THE PROCLAMATION, BUT FOR YOUR TIRELESS ADVOCACY AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURING EVERY CHILD AND THEIR FAMILIES HAS ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES.

WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR COORDINATING TODAY'S PROCLAMATION AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR ITS STEADFAST SUPPORT OF HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS PROCLAMATION HIGHLIGHTS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW, THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY, GR GUIDING CHILDREN THROUGH THEIR MOST CRITICAL YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT.

THESE PROFESSIONALS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING CHILDREN'S BRAIN ARCHITECTURE THROUGH RICH, MEANINGFUL

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THESE EARLY EXPERIENCES LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE AND LIFELONG LEARNING, RESILIENCE AND WELLBEING.

AT THE AUSTIN CHAPTER OF T-X-A-Y-C, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING THE PROFESSIONALS WHO MAKE THIS IMPACT POSSIBLE ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE ARE FOCUSED ON CREATING SPACES WHERE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS CAN ENGAGE IN NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

AND BY STRENGTHENING THE EXPERTISE AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG THOSE WHO CARE FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS, WHEN EDUCATORS FEEL SUPPORTED AND INSPIRED, THE QUALITY OF CARE IN OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE IS ENHANCED, BUT IT ALSO CREATES A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY FOR ALL.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF FOR THIS PROCLAMATION TO MAYOR PRO VANESSA FUENTES FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR ITS CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR CHILDREN, IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN THROUGH HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

I ALSO HAVE ONE IN SPANISH, IF YOU WOULD.

SURE, SURE.

GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

ENTENTES, DO YOU WANNA TAKE A QUICK LITTLE PHOTO? SURE.

YES, OF COURSE.

SPANISH VERSION.

WE'LL LET YOU HOLD THAT ONE UP.

YOU GOT IT.

I'M NOT, I DO HAVE ON YOU'RE BACK THERE.

OKAY.

Y'ALL NEED TO GET UP A LITTLE CLOSER.

THERE WE GO.

[Proclamation – Public Health Week – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes]

MY NAME IS VANESSA FUENTES, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

I'M SO PROUD TO ALSO CHAIR THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE HERE ON AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL ALONGSIDE, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILOR RYAN AL ALTER, WHO SERVES AS A MEMBER OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE.

AND WE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH A LOT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.

AND SO TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE, UH, MEANS A LOT.

SO I JUST WANNA SHARE MY APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE.

KNOW THAT YOUR WORK IS VALUED AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE YOU ALL HERE TODAY.

THIS IS A WEEK FOR US TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO SHINE A LIGHT ON

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AND I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE DESERVING TEAM THAN TO HONOR AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH A PH CONSISTENTLY STEPS UP IN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS PROVIDING LIFESAVING CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR ALL AUSTINITES.

THEIR WORK REFLECTS THE CORE MISSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, INFORMED AND RESILIENT.

IT'S AN IMPACT THE CITY OF AUSTIN CAN BE PROUD OF.

TODAY I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THIS PRO PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK, AND TO CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH AS CHAMPIONS OF EQUITY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.

I'LL PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO CASSANDRA DELEON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS THIS APRIL, RECOGNIZING PUBLIC HEALTH'S VITAL ROLE IN COMMUNITY WELLBEING.

AND WHEREAS THE THEME IT STARTS HERE HIGHLIGHTS HOW HEALTH BEGINS IN OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, AND COMMUNITIES EMPHASIZING OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR A HEALTHIER SOCIETY.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL CARE, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

AND WHEREAS INVESTING IN PUBLIC HEALTH, INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION IS ESSENTIAL TO REDUCING DISPARITIES, ADDRESSING EMERGING HEALTH THREATS, AND ENSURING A RESILIENT FUTURE.

NOW THEREFORE, I VANESSA FUENTES MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUE HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER ON BEHALF OF KIRK WATSON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 7TH THROUGH THE 13TH AS PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

WOO.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND ALTER.

THIS IS AWESOME.

THIS IS AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY AND WE'RE JUST SO GLAD AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TO ACCEPT THIS WITH ME.

UM, THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK AND WE'RE CELEBRATING 30 A 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

AND THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

THAT 30 YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, RIGHT? UM, AND TODAY WE RECOGNIZE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WE KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T JUST FOR A SINGLE PERSON, IT'S FOR OUR FAMILIES, AND IT'S FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

PUBLIC HEALTH REFLECTS HOW WE LIVE, HOW WE WORK, HOW WE PLAY, AND HOW WE PRAY.

IT'S AN INVISIBLE FORCE, LIKE A PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT WE CAN'T SEE, BUT IT PROTECTS OUR SAFETY AND OUR WELLBEING.

AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE ACCESS FOR THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL HEALTH POTENTIAL REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, RACE, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AGE, GENDER, OR DISABILITY, OUR STRONG AND RESILIENT WORKFORCE.

GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND AGAIN.

WOO.

Y'ALL ARE KEY TO KEEPING COMMUNITY.

THIS COMMUNITY AUSTIN'S COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND ADDRESSING THE MOST URGENT HEALTH CHALLENGES YOU PROFESSIONALS.

WORK HARD TO PREVENT DISEASE, PROMOTE WELLNESS AND PROTECT.

AUSTIN, I'M HONORED AND PROUD TO REPRESENT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO STAND HERE WITH YOU, MY COLLEAGUES, AND ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION COMMEMORATING PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

THANK YOU ALL.

WE WANNA DO A QUICK LITTLE PHOTO AND YOU HAVE EVERYONE HERE, Y'ALL GET AROUND ME 'CAUSE I LIKE STAND ON TOP OF EVERYBODY.

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I'M LIKE THE GIANT.

ARE YOU IN RYAN? UH, NO.

UH, COME IN, COME ON IN, COME ON IN, COME ON IN, COME IN.

OKAY.

ANOTHER PHOTO IN THEUM THERE.

STEPHANIE, ARE YOU IN TWO ONE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING

[Proclamation – Sexual Assault Awareness Month – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes]

I'M VANESSA FUENTES, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

JOINED HERE BY MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.

AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR CARE AND RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INJUSTICES AND ABUSE.

VICTIMS OF CRIMES.

DON'T JUST NEED IT, BUT DESERVE SERVICES AND SAFE SPACES TO HEAL IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER BECAUSE HEALING EN CLOSURE IS ALSO JUSTICE.

IT'S UP TO US, OUR ADVOCATES, THE CITY OF AUSTIN,

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I WANNA THANK THE MANY ADVOCATES, SURVIVORS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR SERVICE IN HEALING AND ACTION, INCLUDING THE AUSTIN POLICE VICTIM SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, LEGAL AID FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE CITY OF AUSTIN FORENSIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, THE SAFE ALLIANCE, AS WELL AS SART.

I'M NOW PRIVILEGED TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO SAMANTHA MCCOY ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE AND RESOURCES TEAM.

SECOND.

SAMANTHA, DO YOU WANNA HOLD THIS REAL QUICK? YEAH.

PERFECT.

BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS FREEDOM FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT AND WHEREAS ONE THIRD OF ADULT TEXANS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THEIR LIFETIME.

AND WHEREAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, AUSTIN EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN YEARS HIGHLIGHTING AN ALARMING INCREASE IN SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

AND WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT, YET UNDER-REPORTED CRIMES IN THE US AND IN TEXAS, WERE ONLY 9.2% OF SURVIVORS REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND WHEREAS THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE AND RESOURCE TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS SART RECOMMITS, TO THE SHARED MISSION OF ONGOING COLLABORATION, TRAINING AND COORDINATION AMONG THE AGENCIES CHARGED WITH RESPONDING TO ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT.

AND WHEREAS THERE ARE LIMITED RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY AND PROVIDE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE SAFETY SUPPORT AND HEALING.

AND WHEREAS EVERY PERSON IN AUSTIN HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN PREVENTING AND ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS EMPLOYERS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, PARTNERS AND FRIENDS, WE ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO UPHOLD THE BASIC PRINCIPLE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND FEAR.

NOW THEREFORE, I MAYOR PROTE VANESSA FUENTES, ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN RYAN ALTER ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR KIRK WATSON OF CITY OF AUSTIN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2025 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN AUSTIN.

JOINING ME IS, UH, SAMANTHA MCCOY, WHO'LL BE PROVIDING SOME REMARKS.

GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

ON BEHALF OF AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE AND RESOURCE TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SART AND AS A SURVIVOR MYSELF, AS A SURVIVOR, I KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE PROFOUND VIOLATION OF TRUST AND SAFETY THAT SO MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMIZED FEEL AFTER, AFTER THEY'RE ATTACKED IN SUCH A HEINOUS WAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COPE WITH THE TRAUMA OF THE ATTACK ITSELF.

SURVIVORS FACE SOCIETAL STIGMA, SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AND EMOTIONAL SCARS.

AND YET, DESPITE EACH BARRIER FACED, SURVIVORS CONTINUE TO FIGHT, NOT JUST FOR THEIR OWN HEALING, BUT FOR A WORLD WHERE NO ONE HAS TO ENDURE SUCH A CRIME THAT WE HAVE.

SURVIVORS DESERVE ACTION IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

THEY DESERVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND SAFE SPACES WHERE WE CAN FINALLY BEGIN TO HEAL AND REBUILD OUR LIVES.

SURVIVORS DESERVE A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT HOLDS PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE AND SURVIVORS DESERVE A COMMUNITY THAT STANDS WITH THEM, BELIEVES THEM, AND WORKS ENDLESSLY TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL VIOLENCE ENTIRELY.

AS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN KEY COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND PROFESSIONALS, THE TRAVIS COUNTY SAR STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SURVIVOR IS HEARD AND THAT BEST PRACTICES ARE RIGOROUSLY PURSUED.

THOSE AT THE TABLE, INCLUDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR VICTIM SERVICES IN A PD BRAVE FORENSIC N UH, FORENSIC NURSES, I'M SORRY, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE DA'S OFFICE, CIVIL LEGAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS FELLOW SURVIVORS, ALL FIGHT EACH AND EVERY DAY TO MAKE THESE STATEMENTS A REALITY.

WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH EVERY HUMAN, NO MATTER THEIR AGE, GENDER, OR BACKGROUND, IS FREE FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS MORE THAN JUST A GESTURE.

IT IS A TRUE COMMITMENT.

THIS COMMITMENT IS ONE THAT CREATES A CITY THAT WE CAN ALL BE SAFE IN.

WHERE SURVIVORS ARE SUPPORTED, WHERE THEIR VOICES ARE AMPLIFIED AND WHERE THEIR RIGHTS ARE HONORED, IT IS A COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL NOT TURN AWAY FROM THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS OR NECESSARY CHANGES REQUIRED TO ADDRESS SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

WITH ALL OF YOUR COMMITMENT, WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGE.

SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARE NOT ALONE TO EVERY SURVIVOR OUT THERE.

IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

I BELIEVE YOU START BELIEVES YOU AND YOU SINCERELY MATTER.

IF YOU NEED RESOURCES, YOU CAN VISIT ATX BELIEVES.ORG.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND NEXT WE WILL HAVE KATIE GRIMER WITH SAFE APOLOGIES IF I SAID THAT.

IT'S OKAY.

UM, SO WE, WE KNOW THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND WALKS OF LIFE, AND WE ARE HERE AT SAFE ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT YOU NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, UM, AND WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO AFTER

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UM, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US AT OUR 24 7 CONFIDENTIAL SAFE LINE AT 5 1 2 2 6 7 7 2 3 3.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.

AND WITH THAT WE'LL JUST DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

THERE WE GO.

AND IF YOU'D HOLD UP YOUR POCKET.

YEAH.

LOVELY.

HERE WE GO.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, IT'S

[Additional Item]

I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE AUSTIN'S THIRD YEAR PARTICIPATING IN EAT FOR, FOR THE EAT FOR IMPACT INITIATIVE.

I THINK IT'S A PERFECT WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CHAMPION GREEN INITIATIVES WHILE ALSO REMINDING US HOW WE AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT.

I'M ALSO GRATEFUL WE GET TO SPOTLIGHT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO, AND I KNOW SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT WE CAN AND WE DO AND WE WILL DO THAT TOGETHER.

I NOW HAVE THE BLESSING AND PRIVILEGE OF READING A PROCLAMATION FOR, UM, EAT FOR IMPACT MONTH, WHEREAS, UH, UH, EXCUSE ME, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING, UH, THE BOLD GOALS OUTLINED IN THE AUSTIN CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN AND NEW AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD PLAN, BOTH OF WHICH PRIORITIZE EQUITY, HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TRANSFORMING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS THE EAT FOR IMPACT INITIATIVE LED, LED BY PLANET'S PLANTED SOCIETY WITH SUPPORT FROM THE AUSTIN OFFICE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND RESILIENCE REFLECTS THE CITY'S DEDICATION TO EMPOWERING ALL AUSTINITES TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE NUTRITION, NUTRITIOUS AND SUSTAINABLE MEALS THROUGH INCLUSIVE FOOD ADVOCACY.

AND WHEREAS PLANT RICH EATING IS A SCIENTIFICALLY SUPPORTED SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH LIMITING EXCESS EMISSIONS, WATER POLLUTION AND HABITAT LOSS.

AND WHEREAS EAT FOR IMPACT MONTH CELEBRATES THE LEADERSHIP OF AUSTIN LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE HELPING CREATE A MORE JUST CLIMATE RESILIENT FOOD CULTURE BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO PLANT RICH OPTIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE FOLLOWING ESTABLISHMENTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS INITIATIVE.

BAMBOO BISTRO FOUR BROTHERS, VENEZUELAN HILLSIDE PHARMACY, HONEYMOON SPIRIT LOUNGE, GOME, MADAM MAS, MEX SA SATIN, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? SATIN THEN THE ATOR.

THE WELL ROCO.

AND WHEREAS THESE EFFORTS PRESENT A COLLABORATIVE PATH FORWARD TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE RESILIENCE, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH FOOD.

NOW, THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELASQUEZ WITH MY COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCILMAN RYAN ALTER ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, UH, KIRK WATSON OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 20TH, 2025 AS EAT FOR IMPACT DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

WOO.

THAT'S A GOOD LIST OF RESTAURANTS.

ALRIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY IT IN A FEW WORDS OR? YES.

UM, HI AUSTIN.

UM, I'M SIMONE.

I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH PLANET SOCIETY.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS INITIATIVE HERE AGAIN IN AUSTIN.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR AND JUST REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE TO, UM, UH, RELAY THIS PROCLAMATION.

SO GREAT.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS FOR THE WORK DOING.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANNA TAKE A PHOTO? YEAH.

YEAH.

HERE WE GO.

WHERE YOU WANNA SQUEEZE IN A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, THAT'D BE PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

HERE WE GO.

IN 3, 2, 1.

ONE MORE.

THREE, TWO.

[Proclamation – Adrenal Disease Awareness Month – To be presented by Council Member Ryan Alter]

I AM COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER HERE, UH, TO CELEBRATE ADRENAL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, UH, EVERY APRIL WE RECOGNIZE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, UH, AND THE INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH THESE DISEASES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ADRENAL DISEASES, INCLUDING ADDISON'S DISEASE, CUSHING SYNDROME, CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA AND OTHERS AFFECT AT LEAST ONE IN 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

ALTHOUGH THE EXACT NUMBER ISN'T KNOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE.

SYMPTOMS OF ADRENAL DISEASES VARY SIGNIFICANTLY AND CAN INCLUDE FATIGUE, WEIGHT LOSS, OR GAIN MUSCLE WEAKNESS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND MORE IN RESPONSE TO THESE AILMENTS AND THE LACK OF SHARED PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

THE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASE FOUNDATION WAS FORMED IN 1985 TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT LIFE WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

TODAY, NAF US REMAINS THE PRIMARY SOURCE, I SHOULD SAY, US REMAINS THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ADRENAL DISEASES.

AS MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY FACE ADRENAL DISEASE TODAY, WE ARE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME ACTION TO RAISE AWARENESS EACH APRIL.

SO I WANNA TAKE THIS MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE VANESSA ROURKE WITH THE NATIONAL ADRENAL, NATIONAL ADRENAL AWARENESS FOUNDATION AND HAVE HER SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU.

UM, ON BEHALF OF NADF AND ALL THOSE LIVING WITH ADRENAL DISEASE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A

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I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADDISON'S DISEASE NINE YEARS AGO, RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN.

ADDISON'S DISEASE IS THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS, RENDERING THEM UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE NECESSARY HORMONES YOUR BODY NEEDS TO SURVIVE.

I'M NOW STEROID DEPENDENT AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN ADRENAL CRISIS, WHICH CAN BE FATAL AT ANY TIME.

UPON MY DIAGNOSIS, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ADRENAL GLANDS, LET ALONE MY NEW CONDITION.

THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH, I FOUND NADF AND THE AUSTIN SUPPORT GROUP, AND I WAS EAGER TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO UNDERSTOOD SOME OF THE CHALLENGES I WAS GOING THROUGH.

AT MY FIRST MEETING, I DISCOVERED THAT MY ENDOCRINOLOGIST HAD ONLY PRESCRIBED HALF OF THE NECESSARY MEDICINE I NEEDED TO SURVIVE AND HAD NOT PROVIDED AN EMERGENCY INJECTION KIT.

IT WAS DUE TO THIS SUPPORT GROUP THAT I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY RECEIVE PROPER CARE, KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT FOR MY LIFELONG CONDITION.

SINCE THEN, I'VE BECOME A PATIENT ADVOCATE WITH NADF AND HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ADRENAL DISEASE.

EVERY DAY PEOPLE CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE RECEIVING A DIAGNOSIS, PROPER CARE OR TREATMENT DURING EMERGENCIES LEADING TO MANY UNNECESSARY DEATHS.

THIS IS WHY CREATING AWARENESS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO THANK YOU AUSTIN, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION FOR ADRENAL DISEASE AWARENESS, WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY SAVE LIVES RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.

AND WITH THAT, I GET THE GREAT PLEASURE OF READING OUR PROCLAMATION YOU THAT YOU, UH, HOLD ONTO TO HERE.

THANK YOU.

SO BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS ADRENAL DISEASES AFFECT MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE IMPACTING THEIR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS THESE DISEASES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ADDISON'S DISEASE, OTHER FORMS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CUSHING DISEASE AND OR SYNDROME, CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, ADRENAL CANCER, AND OH MAN, FAOC PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, VERY MUCH PHONE A FRIEND ON THAT ONE.

AND WHEREAS ADRENAL GLANDS SITUATED ATOP THE KIDNEYS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PRODUCING HORMONES SUCH AS CORTISOL, ALDO TESTO, ALDO, ALDOSTERONE, ALDOSTERONE, AND EPINEPHRINE, WHICH REGULATE CRUCIAL FUNCTIONS NECESSARY FOR LIFE.

THERE'S A REASON I DIDN'T GO INTO MEDICINE, INCLUDING METABOLISM, IMMUNE RESPONSE, BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION, AND STRESS MANAGEMENT.

AND WHEREAS ADRENAL DISEASES ARE RARE, DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AND REQUIRE LIFELONG TREATMENT, AND WHEREAS MANY HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY FACILITIES, DOCTORS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONS PROFESSIONALS ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPER CARE TO TREAT AN ADRENAL CRISIS.

AND MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH ADDISON'S DISEASE DIE REGULARLY SIMPLY DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND TREATMENT.

AND WHEREAS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ADRENAL DISEASE IS CRUCIAL TO PROMOTING EARLY DETECTION, PROPER DIAGNOSIS, AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT.

AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASE FOUNDATION, OR NADF IS INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY ADRENAL DISEASE TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS NADF OPERATES IN AUSTIN, IN AUSTIN SUPPORT GROUP TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ADRENAL DISEASE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THIS PROCLAMATION, AUSTIN CITY HALL WILL BE ILLUMINATED BLUE TONIGHT, APRIL 10TH, TO HELP SIGNIFY APRIL AS ADRENAL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH.

AND WHEREAS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ADRENAL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, YOU CAN VISIT THE, VISIT THE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASE FOUNDATION AT NAF US AND EMAIL NAF SUPPORT AT NAF US.

SO NOW THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2025 AS ADRENAL DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

WE CAN SCOOT OVER HERE.

WONDERFUL.

AND I CAN, THERE WE GO.