All right, good evening.

Good evening.

We don't have a quorum at this time, so this may just be a gathering and uh not a formal meeting without a quorum.

We can't vote on anything, but we'll definitely go through the agenda.

So uh at this time, Miss Bullis, could you call roll?

Yes.

David Bible, Linda Leif Bowen, Daniel Carter, Cheryl Cohenauer here, Joe Deer, Warren Harjo, Stacey Laskey, Wyneta Laurie, Winnie Gus Purdue, Pat Powell here, Warren Keeton, Joyce Roberts, Matt Roberts, here, Teresa Runnels, Kim Teehee, Mark Van Kieran, Erica Welk Carter, Dorcas Williams, Cherie Williams.

Thank you.

Can you also lead the land acknowledgement for us before we get started?

I have to find my tab.

There we go.

We begin by acknowledging the tribal governments on whose reservations we stand.

Oklahoma is home to 38 federally recognized Indian tribes and local schools serve students belonging to more than 60 tribes.

The City of Tulsa sits within the reservation lands of the Cherokee Nation, Muskokee Creek Nation, and Osage Nation.

Each of these great nations have vibrant cultures, unique histories, and distinct languages.

We acknowledge and honor these nations, their citizens, their enduring commitment to our community and their land.

We begin with gratitude, appreciation, and respect.

Thank you.

We appreciate that.

All right, at this time we can review the minutes.

I don't think we can approve those since we since we don't uh have a quorum, but if you want to re review the minutes uh from our last meeting in February, and then we'll uh and then we'll head into the uh chair report.

All right, is everyone good move forward uh after after skimming those over?

Okay, uh as far as a chair report after our last meeting uh last February, two days after that, um the vice chair Carter and I attended uh a Title V Commission Chair and Vice Chair meeting with uh Mayor Nichols and his staff, and of course uh Lexi and Amanda were we're in attendance too of the four staff members in attendance on the on the uh 15th floor.

And uh Cheryl, I know you've you've attended attended those before.

And uh just want to say I really appreciate the mayor.

Uh you know, being there and asking for our input.

He was very intentional uh in that meeting uh when he came in, and you know, there's there's five uh title five commissions, of course uh the Greater Tulsarian Affairs Commission, uh, then there's the uh Tulsa Women's Commission, the Human Rights Commission, which honored uh Winnie, is it a humanitarian of the of the year, uh the African, the Greater Tulsari African American Affairs Commission, the Greater Tulsaria Hispanic, uh Latino Affairs Commission, and uh the Asian Affairs Commission.

So representatives from all five of those Title Five Commissions were there, but uh you know, you know, he he greeted us and talked about the importance of the commission just just for his for his feedback.

Obviously he's he's pulled many different directions and the city of Tulsa and the City City Council is uh you know uh addresses so many issues, but uh you know he's very thankful and appreciative for for the uh for what we do as as a Title Five Commission, and you know, he he updated us on some of his priorities, of course, you know, he ran on the homeless issue and you know he was he's lost uh a launched a um safe move Tulsa site, kind of temporary uh housing type facility.

He's he's uh also said one of his key priorities, and this is you know in front of all all five of those Title V commissions was uh you know building relationships, building on the relationships and co-governance with the with the uh tribal nations, Scogie Nation, Cherokee Nation, Osage Nation, and so uh greatly appreciate that.

And then every commission uh talked a little bit about uh what they're doing and and some of their uh some of their goals coming into uh 2026 and of course just like we mentioned with the w in our last meeting, uh you know, a big goal for our commission this year, and of course last month we did uh vote and approve the the ordinance that's gonna go before the new Creative Tulsarian Affairs Commission ordinance that'll go for City Council for a vote and then we want to get those bylaws finalized.

Uh also I know during the parks uh committee that uh Cheryl comm Mr.

Kohenau will have a big update on that, but that's a big priority for us as you know we continue to to build on Dreamkeepers Park with the uh monies and continue to raise monies and uh as we move forward with that project.

Uh Native American Day, because we have the 10th annual Native American Day celebration coming up in October.

Uh always one of our goals is is to recognize those that have um dedicated their life to their native nation and the native nations here in the Greater Tulsa area with our uh Dreamkeeper awards uh as well and uh then also just connecting more with the other Title V commissions, but those those are the five goals that that we uh talked about as far as the Greater Tulsarea and Affairs Commission, and then uh in closing, the mayor just uh you know wanted to stress to everyone and wanted us to relay to everyone on the commission uh you know how how important it is for each commission to help advise uh him and his staff and keep them informed and continue to push to be the voice uh of those of and for us of our native of the Navy people here in uh in Tulsa.

And I will say he's been to our last three Native American Day celebrations, you know, the most recently as the newly elected mayor, and then the two before that is a state lawmaker, and so uh yeah, just just appreciate uh his interest and genuine concern.

In fact, he went about 15 or 20 minutes over and was headed to uh Crybaby Hill for a neighborhood meeting about a statue, you know, from from the from uh the Tulsa Tuff race they have every year.

So anyway, that that was uh good.

Also, you know, our last meeting the last two months we've had talks about the uh you know the the trail that that as that's been on the uh you know we've had we had guest speakers come and come and talk about uh about that and uh anyway we learned something each and every day, and so uh do want to say that uh Lexi and Amanda has given us great updates, but the Muscogee Nation uh expressed their appreciation for bringing uh that matter to their to their attention.

So that vote uh on the trail was was postponed because they do want to uh discuss that before any name changes are taking place.

But I say you learned something new every day uh as far as the open meeting uh act goes, anything that's so if it's not on the agenda like tonight's agenda, there's not we really can't make a motion and vote on it.

So if it's under new business, that's not anything we can vote on.

And you ladies correct me if if uh if I am wrong, but you know, we didn't make a motion.

We're gonna you know put out a letter there and and when it came, you know, before the city council's discussion, you know, we were kind of reported to that.

You want to follow up on that?

Let's see.

Just to complicate that a little bit.

Um the challenge to a vote from a position from this commission was actually from a couple years ago when this item was brought up.

Um the vote that took place last month was fine because of the emerging nature of the topic and the like learning that it was on city council agenda.

So it the new business, whether or not it's sort of valid to vote on new items under new business, has to do with how uh quickly they have come into the awareness of the commission, so that it it gets a little complicated, um, and I won't bore you all with that information.

But um, yeah, in terms of the vote that you all took last month to essentially have no position and to defer to the nation.

Um that that vote was is is clean and good.

There was a vote that you all took a couple years ago um prior to April of 24.

Yes, that sounds right.

Um prior to the I didn't remember that either.

Yeah, we had to really dig.

We had to really.

And we didn't put out a statement or a letter or anything.

Yeah, yeah.

Um, and that that was my prior to prior to me being here, so I had to go through and and unearth those meeting materials myself.

Um but there's question about whether or not uh the new business was or the the way that that vote proceeded was appropriate or not.

So we had a guest speaker that talked about it that night.

Yeah, yeah.

Anyway, so I just wanted to get that out there since since that was uh Yeah, the Midland Valley Trail.

So yes, so the Muskogee Nation is uh working with the city right now on that Midland Valley uh renaming and and uh good good partnership uh for the city as well.

So uh I think that's I think that's that's all I have as far as a uh chairperson's report.

I'll turn it I'll turn it over to Amanda.

Well, I'll pick up where you left off.

I wasn't gonna start with the trail because I know it's been I think everyone's inbox has kind of been getting flooded with all that.

Um, but just to provide kind of an update.

Well, A it came up in my review of kind of council initiatives that are relevant to this commission.

Um so just for an update for the commission, um the nation is supposed to be taking up the issue at their community meeting coming up at the end of the month to kind of get I think more insight and discussion on their side of things.

Um and you know, obviously, I think with the vote that we just did, there might also be an opportunity for a future vote once we hear back from them if they have kind of a um consolidated opinion on how they would like the trail to be renamed.

Um so just for everyone's awareness, they are considering it and discussing it internally as well as with their community center in Tulsa.

Um the only other thing that we had on council that's relevant to this commission is uh Commissioner Cohenhauer's reappointment.

So happy to have her back and serving on our commission with us.

Um some other things that I kind of attended and participated in since we've met last.

Um I saw a number of you at the North Tulsa Community Center opening.

That was a wonderful event.

Um I was able to stop by the tribal innovation summit, and that was the one that uh the Cherokee Nation was planning along with the Center for Civic Futures.

Um it was really well attended, it looked like a lot of good discussion.

I really I got to kind of come in at the end of it all as they were kind of summarizing what all they talked about, and it sounded like you know, there were a lot of thoughtful areas that they covered.

It was really about um how AI can be used in different kind of areas of tribal government.

Um, so I was excited to see how that went.

Um myself as well as the parks department and commissioner Cohen Hauer also hosted the land and water conservation fund, the National Park Service and the National Park Conservation Association a few weeks ago here in Tulsa.

They're really coming to this area because even though we don't have any national parks in Oklahoma, they're starting to invest money into local parks.

So obviously we have a couple of opportunities that they could help with here, whether that is helping be a funder for Dreamkeeper Park, um, they might be, I think, interested in helping with a um development of a cultural center in some way.

They might be, I think, interested in helping with a development of a cultural center in some way.

So we were able to show them kind of a number of different projects and ideas and opportunities that we thought that they would be interested in.

So happy to hear that they're focusing on not only local parks, but they do the Conservation Association also has a tribal policy person that's located here in Tulsa.

So they really were coming here to learn from us about how to engage tribal nations.

So we're kind of already setting a roadmap for people on how to do that work, which was great.

This was kind of to get more information out about the improve our Tulsa dollars related to the housing funding and the RFPs that are going to be going out for that.

And it was really a way to get some of the smaller tribal businesses and other minority-owned businesses that have contacted me, kind of just inquiring in the room so they can learn more about the projects and so that they can connect with some of the larger developers that are going to be looking at building those developments.

That way, if they have materials, different new and innovative ways of doing housing that they can kind of network and get connected to one another.

We had a meeting of the we had a meeting about the South Tulsa Dam project, which is as the City of Jinx and the Muscogee Nation.

And so I can kind of send out that information a little bit more detailed if the commission is interested.

Right now they're still in a place where there's kind of a funding gap.

So we're kind of all talking through that as partners on how we're going to make up that and how to get that rolled out as a project.

Our next meeting for that will be April 16th.

So coming up next month, we'll kind of reconvene after everyone's had time to go back to their individual governments and kind of talk about that.

But that was wonderful.

That was honoring Judge Bickler.

That was one of the library's events.

And let me tell you, it gave me one of the best ideas that I think I will ever be able to pull off if I'm able to do it.

They had a little group of kids there from the Yuchi language program singing songs to kind of open up the ceremony, and it was just about the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.

So I would really like to see us get them out to one of our city events that we do to kind of have them open up the ceremonies and things like that.

Yeah, you can't city.

Yeah, exactly.

And it's just you can't walk away and see those kids sing and not just, I don't know, be elated about it.

I attended some of the OSH sovereignty events.

Um just a reminder for everybody here, those are still ongoing.

Um, I think they have one coming up.

I don't think it's this Friday.

We might be at the ones that are exclusively in Pahuska now.

I know they still have um they're gonna be burying a time capsule towards the latter part of the month.

So if anybody's interested in attending that, um, I know the Muskokie Nation buried one last year, so it's seems to be an effort that a lot of the nations are doing is burying some time capsules.

Um I spoke to a group of TU health students.

Um they were just kind of wanting to talk about the area of health, specifically tribal health and what that can look like.

Um I'm working with the Aspen Institute, which they're going to be doing an event here coming up in the city of Tulsa in October.

Um, and so they are wanting to have the nations involved in a number of capacities, whether that is as speakers and participants or sponsors and things like that.

Um, I had not heard about them, which is um surprising to me because we have a number of people in the city of Tulsa that have gone through their leadership programming and and things like that.

Um, in fact, I think we're only I want to say the second or third city where they've come and done this kind of economic summit that they're planning here.

So it will be a really big event in the city of Tulsa, and I'll get you guys the dates once I have those a little bit better nailed down.

Um I attended the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma last week.

Um, I think the only thing to take away from that is they uh ended the event with a resolution uh nominating Chief Hoskin to sit on a DOJ committee specifically.

So he's gonna be representing Eastern Oklahoma tribes on that committee.

Uh myself and the mayor both um attended and spoke on a panel at Justice on the Reservation.

Um that was a conference last week that's really about uh public safety and criminal justice and and kind of continuing on that conversation of how we can all work together in that space.

Um and then last Friday we also had the first meeting of the Culture Advisory Committee for Dreamkeepers Park.

Uh we have a couple of commissioners that are on there, uh, myself as well as some other tribal representatives.

Um but yeah, it was a really lively conversation, and um I know that we're gonna have a couple more meetings, and I'm excited to see what direction that goes.

So that's all I've got.

Great, thank you.

Also, I'm gonna send this around.

There were some of you were were gone last last month, and so this is just uh a sign-up sheet for the different uh committees that we have before we go into the committee report, so we'll just pass that around and you can add your name to it.

I think there's three three here that weren't here last month, and some of you just sent an emails, you know, uh Dorcas did make sure she's on the cultural committee, but uh you can just you can look that over.

All right, to the committee reports.

We had our first, we had our first meeting, and so Commissioner Cohenauer, can you uh talk about our Native American Day Committee report.

Okay.

So we as Matt our chairman said, we've had our first Native American Day Committee meeting where we were specifically focusing on our theme for this year and our uh featured artist.

Um so we we had a really good attended uh meeting, it was on Wednesday night.

We did as a committee vote to move our meetings back to Thursday.

We had moved them to Wednesday last year to accommodate our student ambassadors, but now we're gonna move them back to Thursdays, specifically so Matt can join us since he's teaching a class on Wednesdays these days.

Um good group.

We talked about uh something that would have to do with the sovereign roots and uh kind of worked at through several different items and decided and the group selected uh sovereign roots shared future as our theme for this year's Native American Day.

It is our tenth anniversary, so we need to make it kind of special.

We did talk about different uh types of programming to have in the afternoon.

We talked about having instead of having uh different acts that we might just have like a gourd dance, and while the gourd dance is going on that we'll ask the various tribes to come and bring something that is culturally significant so the kids can participate in that because a lot of what we do on Native American Day is to celebrate our culture and our heritage specific specifically so the kids can see aspects of their culture that maybe they've never been exposed to.

So we we're we're fleshing out some of those things.

And we decided on our artist uh selection to actually do a call for artist, and uh so we've put together a Google form that's on our Facebook page and on the uh Tulsa Resiliency page and the city page to call for artists to tell them what our theme is this year and and and to s you know submit themselves or submit an artist that someone likes that has something to do with our theme.

So the uh deadline for submission is the end of March.

So I'm thinking that our next Native American Day meeting will be April 2nd, which is not next week but the week after, and that'll give those artists time to get their submissions in so we'll be able to select our artists and then start moving with our publication.

We we did find out that we'll be able to have our uh 10th anniversary, Native American Day at Dreamkeepers Park because construction will not start until after October.

So that was real exciting because I was thinking that it was gonna be a little chaotic if we were gonna have to move the parade and move the the celebration downtown or someplace that might be a little more congested.

So that was good news.

Um we are still looking for parade marshals.

We haven't made a decision yet.

We've had a couple of suggestions, but we're not uh we haven't uh decided on anyone yet, and I think that that's appropriate and we'll have a maybe April 2nd we'll have a good group.

So please everybody come uh April 2nd and participate so that we can get to choose our artist and uh decide on our parade marshal and move forward.

So that's kind of it for Native American Day.

I will say at the mayoral title five commission meeting, he did talk about the Native American Day celebration, and so uh you can tell he really appreciates that, sees that as a significant event, significant annual event for the city of Tulsa.

And so it it is a lot of work, but when you see eight to ten thousand people there and the impact that it that it has with all of our schools and students that come, it's uh you know, it is just what we envisioned when we were when we were uh you know going to the city council to get the city to declare a Native American Day for the City of Tulsa, and so yeah, it's it's uh definitely uh in a MU at M Dreamkeepers Park.

So it's it's been uh it's been it's been great for the city, great for our commission and great for the native community.

All right, Dreamkeepers Committee.

Obviously, uh no meeting.

Uh all of you, if you check your inboxes, you know, I I've shared all the previous winners up included last last year's and the award description.

So we just uh any any nominations you have, it's never never too too early to get those in.

Sometimes we find ourselves uh you know having those names submitted when it comes up to the uh September Commission meeting because that's when we vote after the September meeting, so we can uh recognize them at Native American Day, and you are a big formal uh celebration at our November meeting.

But uh so yes, anyone you have in mind, get get those bios uh turned in to us.

All right, uh education committee.

Uh we are on on spring break, and I know that uh Commissioner Williams gave uh Commissioner Kohenauer some documents I think to pass out and to go over.

Yes, yes.

Uh Commissioner Williams last month talked about the bond issue for uh the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Public Schools, and it will be April 7th.

I've brought some flyers and some posters.

I would love for you all to take some with you.

She dropped these off for me to bring tonight, and uh there's four propositions, and it's a no-tax rate increase, but it's uh you know, student opportunities, learning environments, technology and transportation focused.

So please be sure and take one of these with you.

I know uh former mayor Vynam came out in support of it.

This is a really I can't even remember the last time TPS went out for a bond issue, so this is something real important for us to focus on.

That's it for me.

Definitely thank you.

And I know former Dreamkeeper Award recipient on the school board, Stacy Wooly, uh, you know, very active in support of the of the bond issue.

She is recognized as a Charles Chivity community contributor award recipient two years ago when she was the president of the school board, but she still serves on the school board and be uh active with that.

And any time a bond issue is passed, it's gonna benefit all programs, including the longest uh running Indian education program in the state at TPS.

And so uh, you know, bond issues can't pay for salaries, but you pass a bond issue, and all that money you know can go to facilities, can go to transportation, could go to technology, can go to public safety, and then the general fund monies that come in can go to salaries, which can help if you if you pass bond issues, you're gonna have more general fund money that's been on salaries and help uh help support faculties and staffs, and so it is it is vital to uh you know get that bond issue, get that bond issue passed.

And and everyone knows that cities are tied into the public schools.

Come move here because of and then because of the school district.

Well, uh so yes, this is if I'll not just for the students, but also for the city uh as well.

All right, uh public relations committee.

I know uh Stacy, Commissioner Laske, is uh absent today.

Let's see.

I know she just encouraged everyone you had have any uh announcements, email her and she'll keep uh putting that out.

Uh you know, she sends out our our uh announcements not just to us but out as well, and so uh she is off with some uh family during spring break, and so Stacy Stacy Lasky, if you have anything that you need to get out uh contact her.

uh Stacy Commissioner Lasky is uh absent today let's see I know she she just encouraged everyone you have have any uh announcements email her and she'll keep uh putting that out uh you know she sends out our our uh announcements not just to us but out as well and so uh she is off with some uh family during spring break and so Stacy Stacy Laske if you have anything that you need to get out uh contact her all right cultural committee Dorcas do you have anything uh yes I wanted to bring I'm gonna read this because it's kind of like I wanted to announce and I'm sure everyone already knows has seen it but it is uh Justice Brenda Pipeson she's Eastern Band Cherokee we all know she is uh married to one of our cultural tribal members Wilson Pipes then she received the honey Huntington Hero Lifetime Achievement Award in New York in the Bar Association International Association and it states what was really uh about like uh when we discussed and talked about it when she received this award she accepted it in honor of her mother grandmother and all the Cherokee matriarchs that ever came along and that are now existing and she wanted to mention that for the Cherokee Nation and then the other announcement I have gathering place is in full bloom with cherry blossoms they're having uh little events going on different parts of the park they're having tours there going on now so if you don't have any allergies uh that's go that be nobody and then the other thing is burning cedar does have UG classes they have them once a week so if anyone's interested in that and uh they're working on other classes to bring out in language so that's all I have great thank you all right parks committee did you want to follow up on that I I wanted to follow up on on Dorcas's comment about the UC classes that I just wanted to remind everybody that uh Wynette told us last month that they're starting May 5th Cherokee classes at the North Tulsa Community Center I personally am going to attend so I wanted to just remind everybody that that was going on as well I think the language is so important and you know any of us that can learn it keeps it alive.

Definitely that's it and those are those will be weekly classes to you have it the community center you know I think she said like six but the timing changed great right parks committee we had an exciting uh month with the parks committee uh we have our ongoing uh committee meetings of the you know kind of the project team every two weeks we'll have one again tomorrow but we did hold our cultural committee meeting on the 13th and it was well attended very a lot of participatory uh comments I it just was really great to see everybody kind of come together and get a feel for what the different tribes think are important for to be incorporated at the park and how we might be able to to steer the designers in that direction number one was language uh so I thought that was extremely appropriate but we talked about the commonality of symbols and uh numbers and things that that most of the tribes have you know in common it was attended by Dorcas uh Commissioner Williams Commissioner Lasky myself and uh um gosh I think I I think that was it for the commissioners but it was uh it was nice to hear from Commissioner Williams that we were talking about the fact that Oklahoma has 39 federally recognized tribes and yet that there are a lot more native people in the city of Tulsa that could benefit from a cultural destination like uh Dreamkeepers Park as we move forward and Commissioner Williams did tell us that in Tulsa Public Schools they have 31 different tribes that are represented that live here in Tulsa and that was really surprising to me I I didn't expect that but it's something that James does have 38.

I'm sorry James has 38 really well congratulations I think that's wonderful and I think that kind of lets everybody realize that that there is a large native population in Tulsa not just the three tribes that have a land base in Tulsa so it's uh really important that they have something that they can call their own and see to we had a uh a great visit with the National Park Service through the land and water conservation fund and the National Park Conservation association well attended and we viewed the park and uh went up to Council Oak and the stickball park and they encouraged us this was the exciting thing to keep moving forward to try to get the park listed on a national historic place because it's always been a park other than when it was uh originally allotted when it went from the allotte it became Boulder Park and then it became Veterans Park and now it's Dreamkeepers Park.

This was the exciting thing to keep moving forward to try to get the park listed on a national historic place because it's always been a park, uh, other than when it was uh originally a lotted.

When it went from the alight, it became Boulder Park, and then it became Veterans Park, and now it's Dreamkeepers Park.

And they also suggested that we start moving, taking steps to move forward with that entire area, maybe eventually becoming a national park.

So they were extremely helpful, very encouraging.

Um we had lunch at uh the Brute Hotel after everybody wandered around and um met one of the well, the owner of the Brute Hotel, who's also a developer in the area, and he has a building very close by that he would love to see uh somehow it become a cultural center for the native community.

So we're we have a lot of irons in the fire, and it seemed like my job got a little bit bigger because I was then approached by uh Chief Floyd of the Muscogee Nation who had a grant opportunity through an organization that will help us plan and logistically think out a cultural center.

So this is through the building common ground, and it's basically their field work.

It's a new, it's typically a rural design program offering free design and planning support for projects, uh typically in rural areas, but Chief Floyd felt that we might qualify anyway because of we're on reservation land, and that's part of the criteria.

So we I've it's got a short turnaround, it's due next week.

I've been working on that, and with the help of Tulsa Parks Department.

So hopefully we'll be able to submit something, and either they'll kick us out right off the bat because we don't meet, you know, we're not rural enough, or maybe they'll uh you know, look at our application and think we have some something that's worthy.

So that's my park committee report.

Lots going on, great report.

Thank you.

All right, our laws committee.

I don't think I don't think we have an update for one big hurled out.

You're gonna talk about when uh just like the city will vote on the ordinance.

Great perfect.

Um so uh thanks to you all unanimously supporting the ordinance changes that Vice Chair Carter has diligently been working in consultation with City Legal on for over a year now.

Um that item is on the mayor's agenda for tomorrow.

What happens after that is it does go before city council, so after the mayor says, like, yes, this can move on to the city council process.

Um then uh it takes maybe one or two weeks for it to get on the city council agenda for a committee, then it takes another week for it to get on for a vote, and then it goes back to the mayor to be signed and finalized, all that to say probably at least a month until it's final final, and that's if there's no like you know, lengthy discussion or questions or dialogue that needs to happen with city council.

So just to kind of give you all you know, kind of level set expectations in terms of how long it could potentially take.

Um, but it's in the pipeline and we're moving forward, yes.

Commissioner Koenauer here.

Uh so I know the process, it'll go before the public works committee uh of the city council prior to going to the council for a vote.

And typically, you know, someone is there to discuss it.

So if uh if you'd let us know when that's going to be presented in the public works committee meeting, uh I think it would be wonderful if any of us have time and can be down there to support.

I assume Daniel will be that down there to to discuss it, and we could be down there to help support Daniel and and that will go a long way for them to understand what we're doing.

Yes, absolutely.

I will share as soon as I know what committee and what time that item will be up for discussion in a city council committee committee meeting.

I will let you all know so you can come show your support.

And um, yes, it it will be definitely best for Vice Chair Carter or um our current or former chair to be able to be there to speak to the the intricacies of of that, but of course staff will be there as well.

Great.

Great.

All right.

Any old business, any old business we need to discuss?

It was uh it was a uh really really good turnout uh you know from 8 a.m.

to two in the afternoon uh meal entertainment tribal act uh cultural activity so it was a it was a big success and I and I know I think uh Commissioner Williams will have her spring festival coming up too soon and then at our next meeting I'm sure she'll have the date for uh the student of excellence awards which you know we'll be able to go to uh last year it was at Booker T Washington, their performing arts center.

So we recognize uh you know an outstanding TPS senior at the at their meet school there as well.

Any other old business anyone would like to share?

All right, new business.

You want to have any new business?

Sorry to that.

All right, any public comments?

Okay, all right.

All right, I thought I knew we would probably have a short and sweet one today with uh a lot absent, but I appreciate everyone uh coming coming in and uh and meeting on the on the spring break, St.

Patrick's Day, and so uh if we have no public comments or anything else.

I have one comment.

Yep.

Happy St.

Patrick's Day to everybody.

I think we all have a little bit of Irish in this and I'll end I I will uh move to adjourn.

We can't make motions.

We have oh that's right, we can't vote.

So George stuck here.

We're just we can just say the meeting's over.

What is our quorum number?

10.

We're one short.

We're at eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Oh, I missed somebody.

One short.

Well, when you came in like a little while ago, yes, yes, yes.

No, no, don't apologize.

So we yeah, we're one short.

Yeah, somebody like has five family personality.

Uh yeah, she's got chapter number.

Uh-huh.

So, all right, thank you all for coming.

And we will see you next month.

Thank you.

This is a model that has worked in other cities.

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