The City of Avondale held a special meeting on October 22, 2025, with Mayor Kenneth Weiss presiding. The meeting included proclamations, recognitions, a swearing-in ceremony, discussion and action on a consent agenda item, and an update on the General Plan. Councilmember Nielsen was excused. The meeting concluded with a summary of current events and adjournment to executive session.
The meeting adjourned to executive session.
I'd like to call the special meeting of Monday, September 11th, 2023 to order. Marcella, do you mind doing roll call, please? Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Conde. Here. Councilmember Malone. Councilmember Solario. Councilmember White. Vice Mayor Paneda. Mayor Weiss. And Councilmember Nielsen has an excused absence tonight. Good seeing you. Item number two, please. All right. It's you're up first, sir. I think you might want to have a few words to say about our U.S. Constitution Week proclamation. Especially today. This is U.S. Constitution Week. It's from September 17th to September 23rd. And we had a request for Constitution Week, and I really couldn't think of a uh a more appropriate proclamation for this week. So if you don't mind, I'll go ahead and read it out loud. Whereof September 17th, 2023 marks the 236th anniversary of the framing of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention. And whereas it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate it. And whereas public law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of the United States of America, designating September 17th through the 23rd as Constitution Week. Now therefore, I, Kenneth Weiss, by virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor of the City of Avondale, Arizona, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17th through 23rd as Constitution Week and ask citizens to reinfirm the ideals of the framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties. Thank you. And this will this will hang uh in City Hall. Gloria. No home. There we go. There we go. All right. Hello everyone. So I am here to talk about International Housekeeping Week. I am so excited to be able to kick off the first. I guess it would be this this is day one of housekeeping week. It is one of the housekeeping is one of the most needed yet thankless jobs in many industries. Housekeepers, custodians, or even environmental services, while all different job titles all do the same. They ensure we have a level of cleanliness and the level of commitment to business and customers. Today we are here to celebrate and recognize the men and women who do this job daily. I am proud of our city and the importance they have given to this week by issuing the following proclamation. I will read the proclamation. Proclamation National Housekeeping Week, which is always done the second week of September, September 10th this year through the 16th. So whereas National Housekeeping Week is a week-long celebration dedicated to recognizing the efforts of hardworking housekeepers. And whereas any building operations such as hotels, restaurants, casinos, and other official buildings all function under long hours and efforts of housekeeping. And whereas if housekeeping did not exist and buildings are not properly cleaned, it can lead to illness, productivity loss for the people who visit, eat, live, work, and play there. And whereas the true heroes of any building operation, housekeepers, have one of the toughest jobs in the building, but also one of the most important. Now, therefore, on behalf of the city of Avondale, Arizona, I hereby proclaim September 10th through the 16th, 2023 as National Housekeeping Week and extend sincere gratitude and appreciation to the hospitality industry of Avondale, who provide excellent service every day.