THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
SOME MEMBERS OF HER NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRINGING THE
ABSENT MEMBERS CALL THE ROLL.
AGUIAR-CURRY MALADIES. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA. BAINES. BAUER-KAHAN
BENNETT. BERMAN. BOERNER HORVATH
BONTA. BRIAN CALDERON. JUAN
CARILLO. WENDY CARILLO,
CERVANTES CHIN CONNELLY. DOLLY!
DAVIES DIXON. IT'S SILLY. FLORA.
MIKE FONG. VINCE FONG FRIEDMAN.
GABRIEL GALLAGHER GARCIA GIBSON.
GRAYSON. HANEY. HEART, HOLDEN.
HOOVER IRWIN. JACKSON, JOAN
SAWYER. KARA. LACKEY. LEE. LOW.
LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS
MCCARTY MAKIN ER MURATSUCHI WHEN
ORTEGA PACHECO. TAPPING. JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON.
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS IS
QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS RAISE
THREE OF US ROBERT RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA. TANG. VALENCIA VÆ
VALLAPUDUA WALDRON WALLACE
BOARD. WEBER. WEEKS. WILSON.
WOULD ZABAR. MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND OUR VISITORS
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND
IN THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND
FOR THE PRAYER. THESE PRAYER
WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR ASSEMBLY
CHAPLAIN. IMAM. YES, SIR. CON
I'M ON MR. IN THE NAME OF GOD.
THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL. OH, GOD. WHO KNOWS ALL
THINGS. KNOWS ALL THE HEARTS. AS
IN CONTROL OF ALL THINGS. AND
WHO ALLOWS EACH OF US TO HAVE A
MEASURE OF POWER AND POSITION.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR GIFTS TO US.
AND GIVE YOU THINGS. WE THANK
YOU FOR THE BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS
YOU HAVE POURED HOUR UPON HOUR
STATE. IT'S PEOPLE. AND EACH OF
US IN THIS ASSEMBLY. LEAD EACH
OF US TO A COMMON GOAL OF DOING
OUR BEST. DOING THE BEST FOR OUR
FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. AND DOING
THE BEST WE CAN TO PROMOTE LOVE.
PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
PEOPLE. I MEAN, WE ASK OUR
GUESTS AND VISITORS TO REMAIN
STANDING AND JOIN US IN THE FLAG
SALUTE. PLEASE JOIN US SUDDENLY
MEMBER MCCARTHY AS HE LEADS US
IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
FOR ALL. THANK YOU MAY BE
SEATED. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2ND
2023, THE ASSEMBLY MET AT NINE
A.M. THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE
NGUYEN, ASSISTANT SPEAKER,
PROTEIN POOR, THE ASSEMBLY
PRESIDING CHIEF CLERKS
SUPERMARKET AT THE DESK, READING
DAVID BOWMAN READING SECONDS AT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTIONS
AND REFERENCES OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE. WE ARE
MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS, THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY FOR ILLNESS OR SUDDEN
MEMBER CALDERON AND ASSUMED
MEMBER RUBIO. AN ABSENCE FOR
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESSES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT AND
MAJORITY LEADER REYES, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA,
BANTA, LEE AND CONNOLLY TO SPEAK
ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY
TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT
SHALL BE THE ORDER. AND MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY TO ANNOUNCE
AN EARLY BIRTHDAY THIS WEDNESDAY
, FEBRUARY 15TH PLEASE WISH A
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY DO IS
SELLING MEMBER JOSH LOWENTHAL.
AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN WILSON, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED THAT THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. WELL GOOD
AFTERNOON MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS
IN THE GALLERY WITH US TODAY AS
CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS ON
BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CAUCUS. WE
WELCOME THE ATTENDEES OF THE
ANNUAL BLACK BUSINESS BRUNCH
HELD BY THE CEO, BC AND THE
CALIFORNIA BLACK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. TO OUR. TO OUR SPACE.
THIS EVENT CELEBRATES BLACK
OWNED BUSINESSES AND ALLIES AS
WE WELCOME OUR GUESTS, PLEASE
HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THEY
HAVE ALL BEEN INTRODUCED. THE
HONOREES AND THEIR SPONSORING
MEMBERS ARE REGGIE AND NICOLE
BORDERS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA.
KEITH CORBYN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BRIAN LEE WILLIAMS, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON AND HAMILTON'S
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN BETWEEN
A BROWN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKSON
AUSTIN CLEMENTS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JOINED SAWYER ZION, TDC ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTHY. TIRADE LACEY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAKIN ER LEONARD
THOMPSON ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER
DEBORAH DAY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON. CLAY RON CLARK, SENATOR
BRADFORD BOTH O AND K. I KNEW
ALOHA, SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
. PLEASE STAND AND MEMBERS
PLEASE HONOR OUR GUESTS TODAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS WILSON. MEMBERS
ALSO JOINING US TODAY IN THE
GALLERY ARE THE 2023 JAMES
IRVINE FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
AWARD WINNERS. THE FOUNDATION
RECOGNIZES LEADERS WHOSE
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL
CHALLENGES IMPROVE PEOPLE'S
LIVES, CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND
CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER
CALIFORNIA. PLEASE HOLD YOUR
APPLAUSE UNTIL THEY HAVE ALL
BEEN INTRODUCED. MIND MY FOOD
AND DORSEY NUNN. PROMISING
CONSTITUENTS OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BONTA. LINDA VENTRICLE, LIAM.
NEVER IT. CONSTITUENTS OF OSAMA
MEMBER OF SALLY. CHRIS
CONTRERAS. CONSTITUENTS OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN SAWYER. S¼
RUDE JAYARAMAN CONSTITUENTS OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA. AND
BLAIR CRUISER. AND DELIA SHARP
CONSTITUENTS OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RAMOS. WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY.
AND MEMBERS WILL BE MOVING TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE. WE
WILL PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE. AND
THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY'S SESSION.
MEMBERS WILL NOW MOVE TO A
GERMANS IN MEMORY.
MEMBERS. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. MEMBERS TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. AND
IT'S SOMETHING WOMAN, ORTEGA YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I
RISE TODAY WITH A HEAVY HEART.
IN MEMORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
SUPERVISOR AND VIETNAM VETERAN
RICHARD VIA. HIS LOSS WAS FELT
DEEPLY ACROSS THE EAST BAY.
SUPERVISOR VIA WAS A LONGTIME
ADVOCATE AND FIGHTER FOR WORKING
FAMILIES. AND THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SUPERVISOR VIA WAS A PROUD
VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND A
LIFELONG MEMBER OF VETERANS OF
FOREIGN WARS POST 79 06. WHEN
HIS SERVICE ENDED IN 1970, HE
RETURNED TO THE EAST BAY TO
PURSUE HIS EDUCATION AND TO
MARRY HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART
AND THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE,
BARBARA. TOGETHER, THE TWO BUILT
A FAMILY AND A LIFE OF PUBLIC
SERVICE CELEBRATING THEIR 44TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY JUST A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE
SUPERVISOR IS SURVIVED BY
BARBARA HIS TWO CHILDREN, ANDREW
AND MONICA, AND THREE BEAUTIFUL
GRANDCHILDREN. SUPERVISOR VIA
ACHIEVED MANY MILESTONES IN HIS
LIFE. HE EARNED AN ASSOCIATE
BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE
AT EXCELLENT INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT 20. HE SERVED MORE THAN
23 YEARS COMBINED, AND THE UNION
CITY COUNCIL AND THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ADVOCATING FOR AND CREATING
POLICIES TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY AND SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL
SCHOOLS. HE WON MANY PRESTIGIOUS
AWARDS THROUGHOUT HIS
ACHIEVEMENTS. BUT I WILL. BUT
WHAT I WILL REMEMBER ABOUT
RICHARD. THE MOST IS HIS
DEDICATION. TO A LIFE OF SERVICE
TO THE WORKERS AND WORKING
FAMILIES OF OUR DISTRICT. A
MISSION THAT WAS AT THE CENTER,
EVERYTHING GLE THING HE DID. AND
1980. HE FOUNDED TRICEP
COMMUNITY RECYCLING,
CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST NONPROFIT
RECYCLING COMPANY, AND A
COMMUNITY INSTITUTION DEDICATED
TO IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT
WHILE ALSO EMPLOYED AT RISK
YOUTH. AND CREATING GOOD UNION
JOBS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
SUPERVISOR VIA WAS ONE OF THOSE
RARE EMPLOYERS WHO WAS ALSO AN
ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE LABOR
MOVEMENT. HE SERVED AS A TRUSTEE
ON THE TEAMSTERS HEALTH AND
WELFARE FUND AND RECEIVED THE
HONOR OF OUTSTANDING EMPLOYER
FOR TEAMSTERS LOCAL 70 FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP. ACTRESS ED IN HIS 10
. YEARS OF SUPERVISOR MR VIA WAS
THE HEART OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
SUPERVISORS AND COULD BE COUNTED
TO STAND UP FOR WORKING FAMILIES
AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
SUPERVISOR VIA WAS A BUDDHIST.
HIS FAITH HELPED HIM KEEP
JUSTICE AND KINDNESS AT THE
CENTER OF EVERYTHING HE DID. HE
REMAINED DEDICATED TO LIFE OF
SERVICE, EVEN ATTENDING HIS LAST
HEARING THE DAY BEFORE HE PASSED
AWAY. ON THE DAY OF HIS PASSING.
HAS MY STAFF KINDLY ASKED IF I
WANTED TO CANCEL ANY MEETINGS.
MY RESPONSE WAS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING. SUPERVISOR WORK VIA
WORKED. UNTIL THE BETTER VERY
END. AND SERVING HIS COMMUNITY
AND DEDICATING HIS HEART AND
SOUL. AND SO WILL I. SUPERVISOR
VIA LEGACY IS NOT JUST ABOUT HIS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AGAIN HE LED A
LIFE, OF EXAMPLE BY MENTORING
AND LIFTING UP THOSE AROUND HIM.
IN OUR DISTRICTS, LATINO
COMMUNITY. MR VALUE WAS THE
FOUNDING MEMBER OF CENTRAL THAT
SERVICIOS, THE OLDEST HISPANIC
SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY IN
SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER SUPERVISOR
VIA MENTORED MANY LATINOS
LEADERS IN THE EAST BAY AND I
FEEL INCREDIBLY HONORED TO BE
AMONG THOSE ARE LATINA. WHO HE
ALWAYS SUPPORTED 100. TODAY I AM
HONORED TO STAND TO CONTINUE
THAT LEGACY OF SUPERVISOR VIA
AND STANDING UP FOR THE WORKING
PEOPLE OF OUR DISTRICT AND
LIFTING UP OUR COMMUNITY. I
THANK MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY AND JOINING WITH ME TO
HONOR THIS GREAT MAN, A TIRELESS
PUBLIC SERVANT WHO I AM GRATEFUL
AND HUMBLED. TO CALL MY FRIEND,
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERVISOR
RICHARD VIA THANK YOU, MR
ORTEGA. AND SOME REALLY YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY? I
ALSO RISE IN THE GERMAN AND
MEMORY OF OUR GREATS. ALAMEDA
COUNTY SUPERVISOR RICHARD VÀ. AS
YOU HEARD, HE LIVED A WONDERFUL
LIFE FULL OF REAL PASSION AND RE
REALLY WAS THE PERSON WHO PUT
HIS VALUES INTO PRACTICE NOT
ONLY AS A LARGE EMPLOYER OF THE
ONLY COMMUNITY RECYCLING PLANT
IN OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, HE
REALLY MADE SURE THAT HE WAS
PUTTING HIS ENVIRONMENTAL CREDS
HIS UNION CREDS AND MAKING SURE
THAT WAS UPLIFTING COMMUNITY
COLOR, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE.
HE REALLY PUT ALL THOSE INTO
PRACTICE. SURVIVOR VIA AND I
SHARED PARTS OF THE DISTRICT
TOGETHER. WE WERE OVERLAPPING IN
SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY, AND I WAS
STRUCK THAT EVEN DURING THE
PANDEMIC, HE MADE IT A POINT TO
SHOW ME THE RECYCLING PLANT AND
ALSO SHOW ON THE VERY SIDES OF
THE TRUCKS, INSPIRATIONAL YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE WORLD AND
THE DISTRICT WHO HE REALLY WAS
SOMEONE YOU STRIKE WITH AS WHO
SAID VERY LITTLE, BUT PUT
EVERYTHING IN PRACTICE INTO
ACTION. I REMEMBER THAT. EVEN
THOUGH MY STAFF WERE TELLING ME
TO. HE WAS WORKING RIGHT UP
UNTIL HIS PASSING AND HE NEVER
AT ALL. LET YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS
EVER FEELING UNWELL. HE JUST
SAID I'M FEELING UNDER THE
WEATHER. I JUST I'LL BE THERE
NEXT TIME. HE ALWAYS WAS THE
FIRST ONE TO CONGRATULATE ME TO
TELL ME TO KEEP GOING, AND I
ALWAYS TELL HIM I ALWAYS MISS
THE MATTER EVENT. I DIDN'T KNOW
THE LAST TIME TEXTING THAT I
MISS HIM. I HOPE THIS GIVE THE
NEXT ONE WAS THE LAST TIME WE
GET TO SAY THAT, BUT HE REALLY
WAS A GREAT MENTOR JUST SO MANY
OF US IN POLITICS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE
TO, UH, LIVE UP TO THAT DREAM OF
PUTTING OUR ACTIONS. OR PUTTING
OUR VALUES AWARDS LIKE THAT SO
SUBTLY AND AS OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS AND ALAMEDA LABOR
COUNCIL PUT IT, HE WAS
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST
HUMAN BEINGS WE EVER MET. AND I
ASK THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEMORY
IN THE MEMORY OF SERVICER
RICHARD BIÂU. THANK YOU, MR LEE.
AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN BONTA, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY. MEMBERS THANK YOU. I
ALSO ASKED THAT YOU WRITE A
JOURNEY IN MEMORY OF SUPERVISOR
RICHARD VÀ. I HAD THE HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING MR VIA IN
HIS IN HIS ROLE AS A SUPERVISOR
FIRST WHEN I WAS WORKING IN
UNION CITY AND HELPING TO
ESTABLISH ONE OF THE, UH WELL,
I'M GOING TO GO TO A OPENING
CEREMONY FOR THE NEW HAVEN
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT UNION
CITY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER. UH
HE WAS ALWAYS AN INCREDIBLY
THOUGHTFUL LEGISLATOR. HE MADE
SURE TO DEEPLY UNDERSTAND WHAT
PEOPLE NEEDED. AND HE DID IT
WITH HUMILITY AND GRACE EVERY
SINGLE DAY. MY FONDEST MEMORY OF
HIM. WAS WHEN I WAS KIND OF IN
THE MIDDLE OF FACILITATING A BIG
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WORK THAT
NEW HAVEN UNIFIED WAS DOING AND
HE PULLED ME ASIDE AND HE SAID,
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LEAVE FIRST
WITH KINDNESS. HE WAS SOMEBODY
WHO LIVED THAT VALUE EVERY
SINGLE DAY. SOMEBODY WHO STOOD
UP FOR WORKING PEOPLE WORKING
FAMILIES, UH AND ALWAYS REMEMBER
TO TAKE THE TIME. Tð. MAKE SURE
THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE COMING
AFTER HIM KNEW WHAT THEIR JOB
WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND
WHAT THEIR DUTY WAS, WHICH IS TO
ALWAYS LEAD WITH KINDNESS. AND
FOR THOSE REASONS, I ASK MEMBERS
THAT YOU JOIN ME IN AN
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MISS PONTA.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS. I
SPEAK TODAY IN THE MEMORY OF
CAROL SINGER PELTS. CAROL WAS
1/4 GENERATION SAN FRANCISCAN.
BORN ON FEBRUARY 22ND 1940. SHE
WAS RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER,
CAROL ACKERMAN SINGER. SHE WAS A
BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS AND WENT ON
TO EARN A DEGREE IN FRENCH FROM
STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND A
TEACHING CREDENTIAL èC,
BERKELEY. FROM THERE. SHE
STARTED A WONDERFUL CAREER AT
JOHN SWETT SCHOOL IN SAN
FRANCISCO IN COORDINATION WITH
THE LOCAL AND DOUBLE ACP CAROL,
FORMED AND RAN A MENTORING AND
PRIVATE SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROGRAM
FOR GIFTED AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDENTS. IN 1963 SHE MARRIED DR
MORRIS PELT, A PROMINENT
PSYCHOANALYST, AND THE TWO MOVED
TO SAUSALITO, WHERE THEY LIVED
FOR MOST OF THEIR LIVES. AND
SAUSALITO, CAROL BEGAN IN NEW
CHAPTER IN HER LIFE OF LOCAL
ACTIVISM AND INVOLVEMENT IN
POLITICS. HER FIRST ELECTION WAS
THE TO THE SAUSALITO MARIN CITY
SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS IN 1979, THE FIRST
WOMAN ELECTED TO THE POSITION.
SHE THEN WENT ON TO SERVE EIGHT
DISTINGUISHED YEARS ON THE
SAUSALITO CITY COUNCIL,
INCLUDING TWO TERMS AS MAYOR
FROM 1982 TO 1984. AND FROM 1986
TO 87 CAROL WAS A FERVENT
ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND A CHAMPION
OF THE CITY'S OPEN SPACES. IT
WAS HER WORK THAT LAUNCHED THE
CITY'S FIRST CURBSIDE RECYCLING
PROGRAM BROUGHT IN MORE PUBLIC
ART AND PROTECTED. IT'S
UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE, ALWAYS
ACCOMPANYING HER TO CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS WITH CHARLIE, THE
FAMILY'S FLOPPY LITTLE BLACK
DOG. THOSE WHO KNEW CAROL. WELL,
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW INSIDE WHAT
SHE WAS. SHE ALSO HAD A GREAT
SENSE OF HUMOR AND A THEATRICAL
SIDE TO GO ALONG WITH IT. WHEN
CAROL WAS ON THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION. SHE ONCE
WORE A MERLIN LIKE ROBE AND
BEARD FOR A CHARACTER KNOWN AS
THE WIZARD OF WASTE TO PROMOTE
RECYCLING. CAROL PASSED AWAY ON
JANUARY 7TH 2023 AT THE AGE OF
82. SHE IS GREATLY LOVED AND
WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HER
THREE CHILDREN, FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN AND MANY FRIENDS.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AND I ASK
THAT YOU JOIN ME IN SENDING
HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND
PRAYERS TO HER FAMILY AND
FRIENDS. AS WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY
OF CAROL PELTS. THANK YOU, MR
CONNELLY. MEMBERS. PLEASE BRING
THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO BE
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUEST TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
17TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR BILLS
TO BE INTRODUCED. THIS SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY, 14TH CHECKING SESSION.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15TH CHECKING
SESSION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH
CHECKING SESSION AND FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 17TH FLOOR SESSION AT
NINE A.M. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS. I AM READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN
MAJORITY. LIUS RAISE MAJORITY
LEADER REYES MOVES MR GALLAGHER
SECONDS. THE HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY. FEBRUARY
17TH AT NINE. A.M. QUORUM CALL
IS LIFTED.