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[Proclamation – Austin Soundwaves Day – To be presented by Council Member José “Chito” Vela]
EVERYONE.I AM, UH, AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHITO VELA.
I PROUDLY REPRESENT, UH, DISTRICT FOUR AND, UH, WE ARE HERE THIS MORNING TO HONOR AUSTIN SOUND WAVES.
UH, A GREAT ORGANIZATION, AUSTIN SOUND WAVES, AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S HELPING SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AUSTIN ARTISTS AND LEADERS.
AUSTIN SOUND WAVES IS BUILT ON A SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL IDEA THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON, NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM, DESERVES ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION.
AND THROUGH THAT ACCESS, THEY CAN DISCOVER THEIR VOICE, THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND THEIR POWER TO SHAPE THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
THEIR TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH STUDENTS ACROSS OUR CITY, BRINGING MUSIC INTO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT OFTEN DON'T HAVE THE SAME RESOURCES FOR THE ARTS.
WHAT THEY'RE DOING ISN'T JUST TEACHING NOTES AND RHYTHMS. THEY'RE BUILDING COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE SHOWING YOUNG PEOPLE THAT THEIR CREATIVITY MATTERS AND THAT THEIR STORIES AND CULTURES BELONG IN AUSTIN'S ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE.
WE KNOW THAT ARTS AND CULTURE AREN'T EXTRAS.
THEY'RE ESSENTIAL TO WHO WE ARE AS A CITY.
THEY CONNECT US ACROSS DIFFERENCES.
THEY BRING US JOY, AND THEY REMIND US OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY.
AUSTIN SOUND WAVES IS KEEPING THAT SPIRIT ALIVE BY INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND LEADERS.
I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO MAKES THIS WORK POSSIBLE.
THE STAFF, THE TEACHING ARTISTS, THE FAMILIES, AND ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS.
YOU REMIND US THAT AUSTIN'S CREATIVE FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE AUSTIN SOUND WAVES COMMUNITY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO MAKE OUR CITY MORE VIBRANT, MORE EQUITABLE, AND MORE INSPIRED THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC.
I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE, UH, A SPECIAL RECOGNITION, UH, TO TERESA LOSANO LONG, WHO WAS THE FOUNDING, UH, PRESIDENT, UH, OF, UH, UH, AUSTIN SOUND WAVES, AND FOR ALL THAT SHE HAS DONE FOR THE ARTS IN, UH, AUSTIN.
UH, IT'S A REALLY, A TREMENDOUS, UH, UH, LEGACY AND INSPIRING ONE.
UM, AND TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF AUSTIN SOUND WAVES, LET ME, UH, TURN IT OVER TO THEIR, UH, CEO, UH, UH, PATRICK.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M PATRICK SLEVIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN SOUND WAVES, AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING IN 2011 WITH DR. LONG AND OUR AMAZING FOUNDING BOARD.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS, OUR TEACHERS, AND ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WITH US TODAY.
UM, WE'VE HELPED OVER 462 STUDENTS TO REACH COLLEGE TO START THEIR CAREERS, AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF THEM.
WE'RE PROUD THAT THIS IS OUR 15TH YEAR.
UH, WE PLAN TO KEEP ON GROWING IN JUST A FEW, UH, WEEKS HERE.
WE'LL BE BREAKING GROUND ON A FIRST EVER BUILDING FOR AUSTIN SOUND WAVES.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE WE CAN SERVE.
AND SO I'M EXCITED FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS AND ALL THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE.
AND, UH, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE SUCCESS.
AND LET ME GO AHEAD AND, AND READ THE PROCLAMATION THEN BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS AUSTIN SOUND WAVES IS CELEBRATING ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY AND HAS PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION AND MENTORING TO THOUSANDS OF AUSTIN AREA STUDENTS SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2011.
AND WHEREAS THE ORGANIZATION EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS, ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, AND BECOME CONFIDENT LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS AUSTIN SOUND WAVES CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR CITY THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, SCHOOLS, AND FAMILIES, AND IS PREPARING TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT WITH THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST DEDICATED MUSIC EDUCATION FACILITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I CHITO VELA COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, INCLUDING MY COLLEAGUE RYAN ALTER.
UM, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 17TH, 2025 AS AUSTIN SOUND WAVES DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO A, A GREAT ORGANIZATION WELL DESERVING OF, OF THE HONOR.
AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND, AND, UH, MOVE OVER AND, AND GET A PHOTO.
Y'ALL JOIN ME, UH, AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OR AROUND THE FLAG ON THE END.
OH, Y'ALL THE OVER HERE WINDOW DRESS.
[Proclamation – Texas Museum Day – To be presented by Council Member José “Chito” Vela]
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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.I'M CHITO VE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR.
AND WE ARE HERE TODAY TO HONOR THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM.
AN ORGANIZATION, UH, THAT IS A WONDERFUL REPOSITORY OF ALL KINDS OF HISTORY AND MEMORABILIA AND MUSICAL ARTIFACTS, UH, FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TO THEIR MUSEUM THERE ON VERY CLOSE TO 11TH.
UH, IT IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PLACE, AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE, UH, A VISIT THERE.
UM, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE TEXAS MUSEUM MUSEUM, AN INSTITUTION THAT CELEBRATES AND PRESERVES ONE OF OUR STATE'S GREATEST TREASURES.
THE TEXAS MU MUSIC MUSEUM TELLS THE STORY OF TEXAS THROUGH THE SONGS, SOUNDS AND VOICES THAT HAVE DEFINED GENERATIONS FROM TEJANO AND BLUES TO GOSPEL, JAZZ, COUNTRY, ROCK AND HIP HOP.
THIS MUSEUM CAPTURES THE INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY AND CREATIVITY THAT MAKE TEXAS MUSIC UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD HERE IN AUSTIN, THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
WE KNOW HOW DEEPLY MUSIC IS WOVEN INTO OUR IDENTITY.
WHAT MAKES THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM SO SPECIAL IS THAT IT DOES NOT JUST HONOR THE STARS WE ALREADY KNOW.
IT ALSO LIFTS UP THE ARTISAN COMMUNITIES WHO BUILT THE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS MUSIC, MANY OF WHOM WERE OVERLOOKED OR FORGOTTEN BY HISTORY.
THEIR WORK ENSURES THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS UNDERSTAND THE ROOTS OF OUR SOUND.
THE BLACK, LATINO, INDIGENOUS AND IMMIGRANT ARTISTS WHOSE STORIES DESERVE TO BE TOLD AND REMEMBERED THAT COMMITMENT TO PRESERVATION AND INCLUSION REFLECTS WHAT WE VALUE AS A CITY AND AS A COMMUNITY.
THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO VISIT, IT'S A LIVING ARCHIVE THAT CONNECTS US TO OUR PAST, WHILE INSPIRING THE MUSICIANS AND STORYTELLERS OF TOMORROW.
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, THE VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS WHO KEEP THIS IMPORTANT WORK GOING.
YOUR DEDICATION ENSURES THAT AUSTIN AND TEXAS CONTINUE TO HONOR THE ARTISTS WHO MADE OUR STATE'S MUSIC SCENE SO RICH AND POWERFUL.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM FOR ITS ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY'S CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND HISTORY.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE ALIVE AND REMINDING US THAT EVERY SONG CARRIES A PIECE OF WHO WE ARE.
LET ME GO AHEAD, UH, AND TURN IT OVER TO, UH, THE, THE LONGTIME, UH, DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, RIGHT, UH, FOUNDER, FOUNDER OF THE TEXAS, UH, THE MUSIC, UH, MUSEUM.
PLAY SHORT, PLEASE, UH, UH, COME ON UP AND, AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'RE TALKING 41 YEARS HERE.
EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN DONE BY VOLUNTEERS
AND, UH, YEAH, WE'RE STILL OPERATING BASICALLY WITH, UH, JUST DONATIONS AND, UH, UH, A FEW GRANTS.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT HAS BEEN REALLY AMAZING? IS IT, IT IS THAT FOCUS, OUR, OUR EMPHASIS IS ON NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN STARS, BUT REALLY THIS BUSINESS OF TRYING TO FIND AND CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, THE AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL OF THE, THE LITERALLY ALMOST THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE, YOU KNOW, HAVE REALLY NOT BEEN GIVEN HARDLY ANY RECOGNITION.
YOU KNOW, THE, UH, WE HAVE ONE ENTIRE GALLERY OF, UM, AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS FROM, UH, EAST AUSTIN THAT SOME OF THE BIGGEST NATIONAL NAMES AND ANOTHER GALLERY RELATED TO ALSO JUST, UH, AUSTIN, UH, MEXICAN AMERICAN, AGAIN, GRAMMY WINNERS.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
I I, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN GREAT FOR ME AND, UH, HAS BEEN MEETING PEOPLE TRAVELING ALL OVER TEXAS, UH, WITH ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER WHO COULDN'T BE HERE, RUDY MARTINEZ, AND, UH,
WE'VE, WE'VE SPENT SO MANY MILES, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT IT'S BEEN THIS, SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO SORT OF BECAME NOT ONLY FRIENDS, BUT SOME OF 'EM, FAMILY
AND, UH, ANYWAY, SO NOW THOUGH, UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE,
UH, WHEN THEY COME HERE LOOKING FOR MUSIC AS A MUSIC CENTER, UH, THEY, THEY COME TO THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM.
UH, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE ALMOST EVERY STATE AND OF COURSE, ALL OVER TEXAS.
AND, UH, SO IT'S ALSO WONDERFUL TO MEET
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ALL THESE PEOPLE,ANYWAY, SO, UH, I, UH, I, WE, WE DO
AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL, ONE OF THESE DAYS WE'LL GROW, YOU KNOW, BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A A A KIND WORLD-CLASS, THIS MUSIC MUSEUM, WHICH IS WHAT, WHAT AUSTIN NEEDS AS A MUSIC CENTER AND WHAT TEXAS NEEDS.
AND IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, I WAS AT THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM A MONTH AGO.
I THINK FOR THEY DID, UH, UH, THEY HONORED, UH, FLACO JIMENEZ, UH, AND, UH, JOHNNY DEDO, UH, UH, JUNTO ARTIST WAS THERE, AND HE'S IN HIS NINETIES.
UH, ERNIE, UH, UA FROM THE TEXAS TORNADOES, A DRUMMER FOR THE TEXAS TORNADOES WAS THERE.
UM, THE SON OF FLACO JIMENEZ WAS THERE.
AND THEN THE, UH, PROFESSOR FROM THE, THE, THE FROM SAN ANTONIO WHO GAVE, UH, JUST A PHENOMENAL HISTORY OF, UH, JUNTO ANO MUSIC.
UH, IT, IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE, THE BEST EVENTS I'VE BEEN TO IN, IN YEARS.
AND JUST IN TERMS OF THE, THE FEELINGS, UH, THE, THE CULTURE, UH, I JUST, I CANNOT ENCOURAGE Y'ALL ENOUGH TO, UH, SWING BY THE TEXAS MU MUSEUM AND, AND TAKE A TOUR.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT YOU NOTICE IS THAT IT IS PACKED FROM WALL TO WALL AND FROM FLOOR TO CEILING WITH, UH, MUSIC MEMORABILIA FROM ALL OVER TEXAS, SOUTH TEXAS, YOU KNOW, PANHANDLE EVERYWHERE.
UH, IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL PLACE, AND, UH, A PHENOMENAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TO GET THEM INTO A, A LARGER PLACE WHERE THE, THE EXHIBITS CAN REALLY, I MEAN, 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE IN STORAGE THAN Y'ALL HAVE EVEN, UH, UH, THE ABILITY TO SHOW, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A MORE FITTING LARGER PLACE, UH, A SHOWCASE, UH, NO BETTER PLACE FOR THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM THAN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
LET ME, UH, PULL OUT MY GLASSES FOR THIS ONE, ACTUALLY.
AND LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.
THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM DAY PROCLAMATION, BE IT KNOWN THAT, WHEREAS SINCE 1984, THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM LOCATED ON EAST 11TH STREET IN THE HISTORIC EAST AUSTIN CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRICT HAS DEDICATED OVER FOUR DECADES TO RESEARCHING, PRESERVING, AND CELEBRATING THE DIVERSE MUSICAL HERITAGE OF THE LONE STAR STATE THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 AS A 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN OFFICIAL TEXAS SESQUICENTENNIAL PROJECT IN 1986, AFFIRMING ITS ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE STATE'S CULTURAL LEGACY.
AND WHEREAS THE MUSEUM'S VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF HAVE DOCUMENTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED COUNTLESS MUSICIANS, INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS FROM EAST AUSTIN, WHO, ALTHOUGH NOT WELL RECOGNIZED, HAVE HELPED TO SHAPE TEXAS MUSIC HISTORY AND MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF RECORDINGS, INTERVIEWS, PHOTOGRAPHS, SHEET MUSIC, AND ARTIFACTS.
AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM HAS PRESENTED EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER, THE ELIZABETH NAME MUSEUM, THE EMMA S BARTOS, MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, THE DOHERTY ART CENTER, UH, AND IN CITIES ACROSS TEXAS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO OUR STATE'S RICH MUSICAL TRADITIONS.
AND WHEREAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ITS DEDICATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, PRESIDENT, DR. CLAY HORKEY, VICE PRESIDENT, DR.
JASON MILLARD, TREASURER RUDY MARTINEZ, AND MEMBERS DR.
BULA, AGNES CURRY JONES, PAMELA HART, EMMETT W HAYES, JR.
PATRICK BTA, JACQUELINE ZAPATA, BERNADETTE PFEIFFER, AND HENLEY ZANG, THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A VITAL CULTURAL ANCHOR FOR EAST AUSTIN INSPIRING VISITORS, STUDENTS, AND MUSICIANS ALIKE.
AND WHEREAS THROUGH ITS ONGOING RESEARCH PRESERVATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL TEXANS, ENSURING THAT THE SOUNDS AND STORIES OF OUR STATE'S MUSIC LEGACY ENDURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
WHEREAS TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM IS THE GO-TO PLACE FOR TEXAS MUSIC HISTORY FOR THE US AND WORLD VISITORS FROM OVER 30 COUNTRIES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I CHITO VELA AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ALONG WITH, UH, MY COLLEAGUE NATASHA HARPER MADISON, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE DISTRICT THAT ENCOMPASSES THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM AND THE MAYOR KIRK WATSON, AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 23RD, 2025 AS TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM DAY IN AUSTIN.
LET ME JUST, UH, SAY THE, THE, THE, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE HOSTING AN EVENT, UH, HERE AT CITY HALL.
DO Y'ALL, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE RIGHT OFF.
IT'S DECEMBER THE FOURTH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE FOURTH.
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UH, SHOWCASING A DOCUMENTARY, UH, ABOUT THE TEXAS MUSIC MUSEUM WILL BE IN THE ATRIUM, WILL, IT'LL BE A REAL NICE, UH, EVENT.AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AGAIN.
UH, AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
UH, THE PUBLIC IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND AND, UH, UH, REALLY, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
SO, UH, THANK YOU, UH, UH, DR.
SHORKEY FOR ALL YOU DO, UH, THE BOARD AND EVERYBODY, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, FOR ALL Y'ALL DO, IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE Y'ALL HERE AT CITY HALL, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RETURN ON, ON DECEMBER 4TH.
BY THE WAY, ON THE, THE 30TH, SEVEN O'CLOCK, WE'RE HAVING OUR NEXT BIG PROGRAM.
AND IT'LL BE KIND OF A HALLOWEEN PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, UH, UH, HAVING A, A CON UHTO PROGRAM.
AND THOSE PINKIES, THOSE PINKIES ON OCTOBER 30TH, HUH? RIGHT.
AND EVERYBODY, OF COURSE, INVITED AND THEY'RE ALWAYS ALL FREE, SO, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND, UH, UH, GET AROUND THE TOES.
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? THE FLAG.
ALSO, I WANNA STAND NEXT TO THE MAN IN THE BRIGHT PURPLE SHIRT.
[Proclamation – HopeFest Day – To be presented by Council Member José “Chito” Vela]
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.I'M COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHITO VELA, UH, REPRESENTING DISTRICT FOUR HERE, ALONG WITH MY, UH, COLLEAGUE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NATASHA HARPER MADISON REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE.
AND WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE HOPE FEST, UH, UH, A GREAT, UH, EVENT.
IT'S AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE HOPE FEST, ALSO KNOWN AS FESTIVAL DE ESPERANZA, A CELEBRATION ORGANIZED BY AUSTIN VOICES FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH, AND THE ST.
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOPE FEST, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST FROM 9:30 AM TO 3:00 PM AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
HOPE FEST IS A REFLECTION OF WHAT MAKES AUSTIN STRONG.
IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, CONNECTS FAMILIES TO VITAL RESOURCES, AND CELEBRATES THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
WHAT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN ST.
JOHN HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF AUSTIN'S MOST INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATION AND CARE.
EVERY YEAR, HOPE FEST BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO SERVE FAMILIES WITH HEALTHCARE, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATION SUPPORT.
BUT IT IS MORE THAN A RESOURCE FAIR.
IT IS A DAY FILLED WITH MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND JOY.
A REMINDER THAT COMMUNITY CARE CAN ALSO BE A CELEBRATION.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE AUSTIN VOICES FOR EDUCATION, UH, AND YOUTH FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING FAMILIES ACROSS AUSTIN.
JOHN COMMUNITY FOR ITS HISTORY, RESILIENCE, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY.
HOPEFEST SHOWS US WHAT HOPE REALLY LOOKS LIKE.
IT IS NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER, AND COMMUNITIES CREATING SOLUTIONS THAT REFLECT THEIR OWN STRENGTH.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING HOPE FEST FESTIVAL, DEZA AUSTIN VOICES FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH, AND THE ST.
JOHN COMMUNITY FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO BUILDING A MORE CONNECTED, CARING, AND EQUITABLE.
AUSTIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE IN OUR CITY.
LEWIS, MY FRIEND, DO YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, VELA AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.
I'M THE, UH, PROUD ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN VOICES FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH.
UM, 20 YEARS AGO, OUR, UH, FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. ALLEN WEEKS, MET WITH A GROUP OF PASTORS IN THE ST.
AND, UM, 20 YEARS AGO, WE FACED CHALLENGES JUST LIKE WE FACED CHALLENGES TODAY, UH, UNDER RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, THREATS OF SCHOOLS BEING CLOSED.
AND THESE PASTORS SAID SOMETHING THAT STUCK WITH ALAN, WE NEED TO BRING HOPE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND HOW TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE.
WELL, HOPE FEST WAS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
AND HOPE FEST, AS COUNCIL MEMBER VELA SAYS, CELEBRATES THE STRENGTHS OF THE COMMUNITY.
ITS CHILDREN, ITS FAMILIES, ITS NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND NOW, 20 YEARS IN THIS LONG RUNNING COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, RESOURCE FAIR BRINGS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO NORTHEAST EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
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SCORES OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS JOIN US AS WELL.MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE HONORED BY THIS RECOGNITION.
BUT THE REAL HONOR ARE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE STUCK WITH US FOR 20 YEARS.
A MULTITUDE OF NONPROFITS, CHURCHES, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ITSELF, HEALTH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EVERYONE PULLING TOGETHER AND WORKING TOGETHER TO LIFT UP NORTHEAST AUSTIN AND THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I'LL CLOSE BY, UH, REEMPHASIZING WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BELLA SAID.
AND THAT IS THAT WHILE THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO COME AND GET FREE BOOKS AND GET US A HEALTH SCREENING, IT'S A PARTY.
YOU CAN RIDE A PONY, YOU CAN CLIMB A WALL, YOU CAN BOUNCE A HOUSE, YOU CAN DUNK YOUR PRINCIPAL IN THE DUNKING BOOTH THAT YOU CAN RIDE A BIKE IN THE BIKE RODEO AND WIN THAT BIKE.
THERE'S SO MUCH FUN STUFF FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES, AND RIGHT NOW IN NORTHEAST AUSTIN, WE NEED ALL THE FUN WE CAN HAVE.
IT'S A, IT'S A WONDERFUL FAMILY EVENT.
HIGHLY ENCOURAGE, UH, THOSE, UH, THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA TO, UH, SWING BY IT.
IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT.
AND, UH, AUSTIN, UH, VOICES FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH DOES SO MUCH FOR, FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF AUSTIN, BUT PARTICULARLY FOR MY DISTRICT AND FOR THE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT, UH, THEY BRING RESOURCES, THEY HELP PARENTS.
UH, THEY, UH, ARE ARE JUST SUCH A, A VALUABLE, UH, PART OF THE, OF THE, THE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN, UH, NORTHEAST AUSTIN.
AND LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET TO THE PROCLAMATION.
UM, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A STRONG, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT VALUES AND SUPPORTS ITS CHILDREN AND YOUTH, UH, RECOGNIZING THAT INVESTING IN EDUCATION, FAMILY WELLBEING, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING LIFELONG SUCCESS.
AND WHEREAS HOPE FEST ORGANIZED BY AUSTIN VOICES FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH AND THE ST.
JOHN COMMUNITY IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT A CRADLE TO COLLEGE CAREER PATHWAY.
AND WHEREAS HOPE FEST IS CELEBRATING ITS 20TH YEAR AND HAS BECOME AUSTIN'S LARGEST CAMPUS BASED COMMUNITY RESOURCE FESTIVAL WITH OVER 4,500 ATTENDEES AND 170 PARTNERS AND PERFORMERS.
AND WHEREAS HOPE FEST CELEBRATES BOTH THE STRUGGLES AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ST.
JOHN AND RUNDBERG NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS ITS LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY HAVE BEEN STRONG PARTNERS WITH THESE COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN COMMENDS THE DEDICATION OF THE ORGANIZERS, VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS WHO MAKE HOPE FEST A MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL CELEBRATION, STRENGTHENING THE BONDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND ENSURING THAT EVERY FAMILY AND EVERY CHILD HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION AND BEYOND.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, UH, CHIEF VELA AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE, UH, AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NATASHA HARPER, MADISON MAYOR KIRK WATSON, AND THE ENTIRE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025 AS HOPE FEST DAY IN AUSTIN.
AND LET'S, UH, GO AHEAD AND GET A PHOTO AND SCOOT OVER THERE FOR THE PHOTO.
[Proclamation – Carrasco Family Day – To be presented by Council Member José “Chito” Vela]
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.I'M CHITO VELA AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR.
IT IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE CARRASCO FAMILY, UH, JOSE, NANCY AND SOCORRO CARRASCO THIS MORNING.
UH, THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING YOU FEEL THE MOMENT YOU MEET THEM, WHETHER IT'S AT A SCHOOL, A NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT, OR A COMMUNITY MEETING, THEY ARE ALWAYS WORKING TO LIFT UP FAMILIES AND SUPPORT THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM.
THE CARRASCO FAMILY STORY BEGINS WITH THEIR PARENTS WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES SEEKING OPPORTUNITY AND A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
THOSE VALUES OF HARD WORK, HOPE, AND COMMUNITY ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THEY DO.
AND THEY'VE PASSED THOSE VALUES DOWN THROUGH
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THE GENERATIONS FROM SUPPORTING LOCAL SCHOOLS TO MENTORING YOUTH, FROM ORGANIZING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES.THE CARASCO SIBLINGS HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN WHAT IT MEANS TO GIVE BACK.
THEIR IMPACT IS PERSONAL AND TANGIBLE.
YOU SEE IT IN THE LIVES THEY TOUCH AND THE CONNECTIONS THEY HELP BUILD.
NOT JUST IN MY DISTRICT, BUT ALL ACROSS THE CITY.
JOSE, NANCY AND SOCORRO HAVE CARRIED FORWARD THE VALUES OF THEIR PARENTS, NOT ONLY ACHIEVING THEIR OWN DREAMS, BUT EXTENDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE CARRASCO FAMILY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, COMPASSION, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MAKE AUSTIN A STRONGER AND MORE EQUITABLE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND BUILD COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY.
WANNA SAY, I THINK WE'RE ALL GONNA SAY A FEW THINGS 'CAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE A CARRASCO THING IF WE ALL DIDN'T TALK, I GUESS
SO I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE.
I WANNA THANK AUSTIN VOICES BECAUSE AUSTIN VOICES REALLY GAVE US THIS FOUNDATION FOR US TO DO THIS GREAT WORK AND ALL OUR COLLEAGUES THAT WE DO THIS EVERY DAY IN THE SCHOOLS.
WE SEE OUR FAMILY IN EVERY FAMILY THAT WE SERVE.
WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE LOVE EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL.
AND WE REALLY THANK Y'ALL FOR THIS ACCOUNT, WAS THIS, UM, PROCLAMATION.
UH, REALLY HIS STORY AND THE FAMILY STORY IS, UH, THE AMERICAN DREAM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, THE, THE JOURNEY TO AMERICA, THE STRUGGLES IN THE COUNTRY, BUT ULTIMATELY, UH, A NEW FUTURE, UH, AND, UH, A NEW LIFE IN, UH, UH, WHAT WHAT SHOULD BE.
AND, AND WE HOPE WILL ALWAYS BE A, A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
LEMME GO AHEAD AND READ THE, THE PROCLAMATION, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS FOR OVER THREE DECADES, THE CARRASCO FAMILY HAS BEEN A PILLAR OF STRENGTH, SERVICE, AND COMPASSION IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY, WORKING TIRELESSLY TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS THIS LEGACY OF SERVICE IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE JOURNEY OF THE CARRASCO FAMILY'S PARENTS WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN SEARCH OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND A FUTURE BUILT ON OPPORTUNITY, HARD WORK, AND THE HOPE OF A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.
AND WHEREAS JOSE CARRASCO A PROUD UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS VETERAN, HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE, INCLUDING MANY YEARS WITH THE AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND NOW AS A LEAD COORDINATOR FOR AUSTIN VOICES FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH IN THE RUNDBERG AREA, WHERE HIS LEADERSHIP BRINGS
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RESOURCES, CONNECTION, AND HOPE TO COUNTLESS FAMILIES.AND WHEREAS NANCY CARRASCO HAS ALSO SERVED A ISD, BRINGING HER DEEP PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND EQUITY INTO HER WORK WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SHE CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTES TO AUSTIN VOICES AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF AVANSE, HELPING TO GUIDE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AND UPLIFT LATINO FAMILIES ACROSS AUSTIN.
AND WHEREAS SOCORRO CARRASCO HAS SERVED WITH AUSTIN VOICES FOR OVER 12 YEARS AND HAS HELD MULTIPLE CHAIR POSITIONS WITHIN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP CIRCLES THROUGHOUT THE AUSTIN AREA, SERVING AS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARENT VOICE, AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE CARRASCO SIBLINGS SHAPED BY THE VALUES AND SACRIFICES OF THEIR IMMIGRANT PARENTS HAVE NOT ONLY REALIZED THE DREAM OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES, BUT HAVE EXTENDED THAT DREAM TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER FAMILIES, PAYING IT FORWARD THROUGH SERVICE ADVOCACY AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE GREATER GOOD.
NOW, THEREFORE, I CHITO VELA ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE NATASHA HARPER MEDICINE, UH, AND ON BEHALF OF, UH, KIRK WATSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND THE ENTIRE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 23RD, 2025 AS CARRASCO FAMILY DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
AND, AND JUST ON A, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, UH, WITH THE, THE CARASCO WITH AUSTIN VOICES.
AND THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE, THE ROMBERG AREA, TO THE NORTHEAST AUSTIN AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT SITUATION WHERE IT IS SO DIFFICULT WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES AND, AND IMMIGRATION AND, AND DPS, UH, THEY ARE REALLY, UH, A FOUNDATION FOR SO MANY FAMILIES AND, AND DO SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I, I, I JUST, MY, MY, MY HEART IS WITH THEM, UH, AND, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE AND, AND I HEARING, UH, JOSE'S WORDS, UH, I UNDERSTAND WHERE IT COMES FROM NOW I EXACTLY UNDERSTAND WHERE IT COMES FROM.
[Proclamation - CMPBS Day - To be presented by Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison]
GOOD MORNING, AUSTIN, TEXAS.I AM NATASHA HARPER MADISON PROUD COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE ON THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
THIS MORNING AT CITY HALL, WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A LITTLE THING WE CALL PROCLAMATIONS.
PROCLAMATIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE BY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BOTH IN ORGANIZATIONS AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AUSTIN BORN AND BRED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING THIS MORNING, THE CENTER FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL BUILDING SYSTEMS, IT'S THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
THEY WERE FOUNDED 50 YEARS AGO, AND FOR THE LAST 47 YEARS, WE'RE LOCATED IN DISTRICT ONE IN EAST AUSTIN, RIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, A CONSISTENT VOICE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE, CONSERVATION, AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES.
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, IN WORKING WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS, NOTHING DRIVES HOME A MESSAGE BETTER THAN ALLOWING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE THING, WHATEVER THE THING IS.
SO DEMONSTRATIONS ARE SO CRITICAL, INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING AUSTIN IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED GREEN CITIES, NOT ONLY IN THE US BUT IN THE WORLD, IN INCLUDING IN 1989, DEVELOPING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR WHAT IS NOW AUSTIN ENERGY'S GREEN BUILDING, UH, PROGRAM.
IT'S RECOGNIZED AS A PROGRAM TO RECE, UH, PARDON ME, IT'S THE ONLY PROGRAM RATHER TO BE RECOGNIZED AND TO RECEIVE AN AWARD AT THE 1992 UN EARTH SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
UM, IRONIC, UH, EMPHASIZED THIS ORGANIZATION HAS EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONNECTIONS.
AND WE ALL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE HOW THINGS ARE CONNECTED.
THAT'S HOW WE BEST UTILIZE OUR INDIVIDUAL TIME AND TALENT.
BUT ALSO TO TAKE ALL OUR ASSETS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER.
SOMEBODY RECOGNIZED THAT DURING A PROCLAMATION EARLIER.
UM, HE WAS SPECIFIC ABOUT GETTING GRANULAR AND NAME AND SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS.
'CAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY IT WORKS, IS WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND BRING AND POOL OUR RESOURCES.
THERE'S NEVER GONNA BE ENOUGH IN ANY ONE ENTITY TO MAKE GREEN SYSTEMS WORK.
BUT GREEN SYSTEMS MAKE SENSE BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT FUNCTION, FUNCTION AND ORGANIZATION, UH, THERE'S
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A PURPOSE BEHIND IT AND IT'S LONGEVITY.WE'RE THINKING LONGER, BIGGER PICTURE HERE.
THIS ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED COLLABORATE ON SOME OF AUSTIN'S MOST ICONIC GREEN PROJECTS, INCLUDING AUSTIN CENTRAL LIBRARY, WHOM EVERYBODY LOVES, AND MUELLER MUELLER PICK YOUR PRONUNCIATION AND THE COLONY PARK DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO ME AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO GETS TO REPRESENT THAT PART OF NORTHEAST AUSTIN.
UM, AND WITH ALL THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION.
SO BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CENTER FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL BUILDING SYSTEMS WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS IN 1975, ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSES WERE TO RESTORE, CONSERVE, AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE EARTH'S AND TEXAS'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
AND WHEREAS THE AUSTIN GREEN BUILDER PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE CENTER DEVELOPED THE ORIGINAL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK IN 1989 AND DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, HAS INSPIRED SCORES OF GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS IN CITIES, STATES, AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WHEREAS THE CENTER HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MAC TO MAKING AUSTIN A GLOBAL LEADER AND GREEN BUILDING THROUGHOUT ITS COLLABORATION ON, ON ICONIC DEVELOPMENTS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BUILDINGS IN AUSTIN, THROUGH THE INFLUENTIAL DESIGN AND BY INSPIRING, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT, THE INSPIRATION IS THE KEY TO THE INNOVATION BY INSPIRING AND NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND STAFF.
NOW, THEREFORE, I NATASHA HARPER MADISON, ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHIEF VELA, MAYOR KIRK WATSON, AND THE BODY FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT OCTOBER 23RD, 2025 IS IN FACT CENTER FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL BUILDING SYSTEMS DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
SO THERE WAS SOMEBODY WHO MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE COLORFULNESS OF MY CLOTHES.
I ASSUME THAT'S A PERSON WHO LIKED TO MAKE SOME COLORFUL COMMENTARY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.
I'M GAIL VITO, I'M ONE OF THE CO-DIRECTORS.
I'M HERE ALSO WITH PLINY FISK, THE OTHER CO-DIRECTOR AND MICHELLE VAN HEFTY, OUR IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD PRESIDENT 50 YEARS AGO AS A LONG TIME.
AND AT THAT TIME, THE TERMS GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY WERE REALLY NOT EVEN ON THE LEXICON OF ANYONE.
IT WASN'T UNTIL DECADES LATER THAT THEY BECAME MORE OF THE COMMON PARLANCE.
THE CENTER HAS BEEN, AS NATASHA HARPER MADISON MENTIONED IN HER COMMENTS, REALLY AT THE FOREFRONT OF INSTILLING AND INSPIRED VIEW OF HOW BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPE SHAPE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND OUR PUBLIC HEALTH.
HAVING A METHODOLOGY THAT THE CENTER HAS DEVELOPED OVER THESE FIVE DECADES HAS REALLY SHAPED AN UNDERSTANDING.
IT HAS INFLUENCED CURRICULA OF STUDENTS OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, LANDSCAPE, ALL KINDS OF DISCIPLINES SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND OUR INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, A BETTER WORLD THAT WE ALL CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PLACEMENT OF THE CENTER.
UM, VERY IMPORTANT TO US IN EAST AUSTIN.
WE OPEN OUR DOORS ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME IN AND TO VISIT AND TO BE INSPIRED AND FOR US TO BE INSPIRED BY THEM.
AND SO I LOVE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER'S HARPER MADISON'S, UM, RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INSPIRATION.
I THINK, THINK THAT IS OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AND BEYOND.
A LITTLE BIT, JUST A LITTLE BIT, JUST A LITTLE PLEASE.
SO IT'S INTERESTING, A NONPROFIT THAT NO ONE'S EVER HEARD OF.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SAY, WOW, THAT'S GOOD STUFF.
AND THEY FORGET ABOUT YOU TOTAL SUCCESS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A NONPROFIT'S ABOUT.
SO, AND ANN RICHARDS FOLKS WE'RE IN OFFICE.
THE STATE SAID, HEY, WE CAN DO THAT FIRST, YOU KNOW, ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING GUIDELINES REDONE IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT HAPPENED THEN? 11 OTHER STATES, THEN THE CITY GOT THIS AWARD THEN THAN 43 CITIES IN THE US AND 600 INTERNATIONALLY.
SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, HIDE YOUR NAME, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AS COMPLICATED AS THE CENTER FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL BUILDING SYSTEMS. BUT DO GOOD WORK AND THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
STARTED EAST AUSTIN THERE, HUH? RIGHT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, UH, THAT CLOSE.
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ME TO REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THE JOURNEY WILL TAKE YOU.RIGHT? AND I THINK IN SO MANY WAYS, AUSTIN TAKES EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE TEMPLATE FOR OTHER CITIES CAN OBSERVE US, DO THE THINGS THAT FOLKS SAY ARE IMPOSSIBLE.
UM, WHETHER OR NOT OUR NAMES ARE LONG OR SHORT, WE DO THE WORK RIGHT HERE IN THIS CITY.
I THINK WE HAVE, UM, JUST ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE A FEW PHOTOS AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HEAD OVER FOR COUNCIL.
IF YOU GUYS WANNA GET AROUND HERE, IT'S SORT OF A TRIANGLE OF SORTS.