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AND WHEN IT'S NOT HERE, JERRY? HERE.
AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE ON FOR THE RECORD, UH, VICE CHAIR ATKINS BLADE IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? I OBJECT.
OKAY, SO HEARING MA'AM, THANK YOU.
OH, BEFORE WE CAN OBJECT OR NOT OBJECT.
UH, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO GIVE A REASON, IT'S JUST SHE'S NOTIFIED US AHEAD OF TIME.
SO THAT ALLOWS HER TO BE EXCUSED.
IF SHE DIDN'T NOTIFY US, THEN SHE WOULD BE UNEXCUSED.
UM, AND WE'RE DOING THAT TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE, UH, UH, IF SOMEBODY TAKES TOO MANY ABSENCES AND WE HAVE THE PROOF TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THEM SO WE CAN GET SOMEBODY IN THE POSITION TO COME TO THE MEETINGS REGULARLY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS CAN MEET, YOU KNOW VERY WELL.
WE'RE NEVER GONNA KICK ANYBODY OFF.
ALRIGHT, BEGIN P ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION IN ANOTHER GOD AND THE VISIBLE WITH 13.
JUST FROM
WE A MO MOTION FROM EARL AND A SECOND FROM, YEAH.
THANK YOU
WE TALK ABOUT THE BANNER, BUT THE NEW DESIGN MOVES PRETTY COOL.
I LIKE THE CHANGE SUGGESTS THAT THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ THE NAME WHEN YOU RIGHT.
NO, THAT'S ALL IN MOTION AND WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
UM, HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO IT.
I TO GO TO TEXAS TO DEAL WITH DAD, BUT I STILL INTEND ON GOING DOWN AND TALKING SOON.
THE HOMELESS PERSON REP THAT WE HAVE HERE, SHE'S RECEIVED PRETTY GOOD ABOUT HOW WE COULD BETTER COORDINATE COMBINED WITH THE VA INSTEAD OF US BEING SEPARATE AND DOING OUR OWN THING AGAINST THE, YOU KNOW, MAKES NO SENSE.
THAT'S MY, MY GOAL IS TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR'S VETERANS DAY WILL HAPPEN JUST LIKE IT DOES.
IT'S ALREADY, IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE EVENTS DIVISION.
BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE GOING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND, UM, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE HERE GOOD TO TALK ABOUT.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME THING WE'VE DONE EVERY YEAR MARCH THIS YEAR.
UH, THE, THE, THE CITY BUDGET IS, IS UNDER CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW.
SO, AND BECAUSE IT IS, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE AND HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT'S ON POST OR, OR ET CETERA.
THERE ARE SOME MAJOR, UH, FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR THE CITY.
SO AS TO WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP VETERANS STAY GOING.
AND THEN AT THE OTHER EVENTS THAT IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE CITY SPONSORED EVENTS IS STILL BE DETERMINED.
SO WE WILL KNOW, OR AS OF, UH, AUGUST.
BUT THE CURRENT, THE UPCOMING VETERANS DAY EVENT IS NOT FUNDED AT THIS POINT OR IS IT? I DON'T KNOW.
OH NO, I'M SAYING IT WASN'T FUNDED AS PART OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
NO, LAST YEAR WAS IT WAS THE, THE EVENT WE HAD IN NOVEMBER OF 2025 WAS
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IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.THE FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH.
WHAT'S THE TERM WE USED? IT'S A, UM, ON SOMETHING, THERE'S A TERM FOR IT.
I SO IT'S STILL A, IT'S STILL A BABY NEED TO BE DOING SOMETHING WITH THE VA JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY, THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION.
SO WE'LL KNOW MORE SOON, BUT I WILL STILL TRY TO LAY SOME GROUNDWORK AHEAD OF TIME THAT MAKE SURE WE'RE IN GOOD POSITION TO DO SOMETHING.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? THERE'S NO PUBLIC HERE.
SO SEEING, SEEING NONE, YOU HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVATE FUNDING FOR IT WORKS INTERESTINGLY BECAUSE IT'S A CITY, WE DON'T HAVE A CITY EVENT.
IF IT TURNS OUT THE CITY IS NOT GONNA DO THE EVENT, THEN WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC, WE CAN GET FUNDING.
WE END UP RUNNING IT THROUGH ONE OF THE OTHER 5 0 1 C THREES IN THE CITY.
THAT'S KIND OF OUR STRATEGY WE'VE USED IN THE PAST.
THAT'S HOW WE GET MONEY FROM THE COURT AND OTHER PLACES.
WHEREVER WE COULD SCROUNGE UP SOME MONEY.
BUT IT CHANGES SPACE IF IT'S A CITY EVENT.
SO YOU CAN ONLY USE CITY BONDS IF IT'S CITY EVENT, CITY BONDS, YEAH.
YOU CAN INVITE THEM TO DO A, SOMETHING LIKE A BEER TENT.
YOU CAN INVITE THEM TO DO A BEER TENT.
YEAH, THEY CAN DO THEIR THING, BUT THEY CAN'T GIVE US MONEY AND INTERMINGLE IT WITH THE CITY FUNDS.
WE HAVE GOT PRIVATE FUNDING BUT FOR SMALLER THINGS LIKE, UM, UH, US' LONG BEACH VETERAN STATE COMMITTEE DID SUPPORT A FEW OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE AT.
SO IT'S STILL POSSIBLE, BUT NOT ON THE SCALE OF WHAT THE CITY NOT TO FUND THE EVENT.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO AUGMENT SLIGHTLY THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK WE HAVE TO VOTE ON AFTER MONTH WE HAVE TO VOTE.
BUT FOR ME, UM, MOTION THAT THE, UM, QUESTION ON THE TABLE IS RECEIVED AND, AND SORRY, STEVEN, FILE MY OPENING REMARKS.
NEXT THE MINUTES RECOMMENDED TO, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR VETERANS COMMISSION MEETING.
WHEN WE GET A MOTION, I MOVE SECOND.
SEE ANYTHING THAT'S OBVIOUS THAT'S MISSED THE MINUTES.
WE ARE ALSO PROVIDED AN EMAIL THAT I SENT TO YOU SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM AHEAD.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COMMISSIONER, I'LL OPT TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I WAS YEAH, ABSOLUTELY THERE.
DO YOU HAVE SOME PARTICULAR CONSIDER YOU NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP.
ANYONE ELSE? COFFEE? ANY DISCUSSION? PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL IN FAVOR APPROVING THE MINUTES AS PLEASE SAY AYE.
ERIC SAYS NUMBER THREE, RECOMMEND RECEIPT AND FILE A REPORT FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES.
DISCUSS TO ANTICIPATED AD HOC, I MEAN PROJECTS.
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APPROPRIATE, RESOLVE ANY UNUSED AD HOC MOTION.UM, LET'S START WITH BANNERS THAT, LIKE, TALK ABOUT BANNERS.
SO OFF THE TOP, WE HAVE GONE TO PRINT.
SO ALL OF THE BANNERS HAVE BEEN, UM, HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ARE AT THE PRINT FOR, UH, FOR PRINTING AND INSTALLATION, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN TWO WEEKS.
UM, THE WEEK OF THE 27TH OF JULY IS WHEN THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO GO UP.
IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE 29TH OR THE 30TH.
UM, SO I, I AM HAPPY TO CONFIRM THE EXACT DATE WHEN WE HAVE THAT, BUT THAT'S THE ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE.
SO 29TH OR THE 30TH FOR INSTALLATION.
UM, I THINK I'M JUST, SHOULD I WAIT A MINUTE TO JOIN? YEAH, YOU CAN ACT.
WERE ANY OF THE ORIGINAL NOT APPROVED? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I, SO CORRECT.
WE ENDED UP WITH GOING THROUGH ALL 75 OF THE OH NO.
FIVE OF THE ORIGINAL, UM, OF THE ORIGINALLY APPROVED MEMBERS WERE UNABLE TO, TO MEET THE DEADLINES OF PROVIDING, OF HAVING THE PHOTO, PROVIDING A PHOTO OR MEETING, UH, OR MEETING THE, UH, THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PHOTOS.
SO WE WERE, THANKFULLY WE HAD 70 BECAUSE WE USED ALL FIVE SPARES.
SO THAT IS, SO THAT WAS SO WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ONES WE CHOSE? YES, EXACTLY.
SO EVERYONE THAT YOU ALL, UM, SELECTED WAS CONTACTED MOST FOLKS REALLY, UM, MADE AN EFFORT TO, TO GET THEM IN ON TIME.
I'M, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE NAMES OF THE FOLKS THAT DIDN'T.
THE REASONS MAINLY, UM, THE THREE OUT OF THE FIVE, IT WAS, THEY JUST WERE UNABLE TO COLLECT THE PHOTOS, HAVE PHOTOS THAT, UH, MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS, WHETHER IT BE PRINT OR, UM, OR, OR A SCAN ONE THAT COULD BE USED FOR US.
AND THE OTHER TWO, ONE COMMUNICATION, UM, CONTACT INFORMATION WAS INACCURATE.
SO WE HAD NO WAY OF CONTACTING THEM AFTER SUBMISSION.
AND THE FINAL ONE GOT BACK TO ME THIS WEEK.
SO UNFORTUNATELY MISSED THAT DEADLINE.
BUT, UM, ALL 68 BANNERS ARE UP.
WE DO HAVE THE, THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WILL BE, THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED, WE'LL BE ALPHABETICALLY STARTING IN LATE WOOD.
UM, AND I, I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS SHARED BACK, BUT WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE SPECIFICATIONS OF UM, WHICH VETERANS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO WHICH, UH, TO WHICH LOCATION AGAIN, JUST ALPHABETICALLY.
UH, I GUESS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SAY WELL WHERE DID ALPHABETICAL 65 OR 68? OH IT'S 60.
WHERE DID ALL WE HAD 70, UH, 70 UM, ALTERNATES AND UM, KIND OF THE SELECTED, WHERE DID ALPHABETICAL COME FROM? I'M SO SORRY.
WHERE DID THAT, UM, THAT WAS, THAT WAS REALLY A CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENED INTERNALLY GIVEN ON WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
WE HAD, UH, CREATED A MAP OF WHERE FOLKS SHOULD BE LAID OUT.
BUT THE COMPANY WHO INSTALL SOME, THEY HAVE SOME ISSUES FOLLOWING, UM, FOLLOWING THE PLANS.
UH, 'CAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO INSTALL 'EM IN, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND, WHO ARE, ARE AGREEING TO THEM.
SO THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A MIDAP LAST YEAR, SO THIS YEAR WE ARE FOLLOWING THE SAME ORDER THAT LAKE CREEK LAST YEAR.
BECAUSE THAT NEEDS THE, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED WITH US.
'CAUSE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN, THAT'S SOMETHING, THE REASON I HAVE WITH THAT IS BECAUSE WE LIKE TO, IF THEY HAVE ANY MENTION OF THE VA, WE LIKE TO PUT THEM ALONG THE VA.
AND THE PEOPLE ARE FROM DOWNTOWN.
WE DON'T LIKE TO PUT 'EM DOWNTOWN.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE IF WE KNOW, IF WE KNOW.
BUT SOME OF 'EM ARE UNKNOWN IF THEY DON'T GIVE OH YEAH, NO, IM SAYING YOU KEEP SAYING FOR, BUT YOU CAN MAKE, YOU CAN MAKE A GUESS IF, IF, YOU KNOW, IF THEY GO CLOSER TO LAKEWOOD THEN, YOU KNOW.
IT'S, YOU CAN TELL BY THEIR ADDRESS PRETTY MUCH.
AND, AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS TO DEAL WITH THAT IS JUST MAKING SURE WE ISSUE THAT LIST TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WHERE THEIR BANNER WILL BE SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE IT'S HANGING AND THEY CAN GO DRIVE BY WITH THEIR FRIENDS OR TELL THEIR FRIENDS WHERE IT IS OR WHATEVER.
SO ALL PARTICIPANTS, ONCE THE BANNERS ARE UP, UM, ALL PARTICIPANTS AND UH, SUBMITTERS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFYING THEM OF WHAT THAT THE BANNERS HAVE GONE UP AND WHERE THEY CAN OKAY.
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THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS OUR, ONE OF OUR THINGS ABOUT DOING IT THE WAY WE DID THAT WAS A REASON FOR IT.IT'S NOT EASIER, IT'S MORE DIFFICULT.
AND I'M SORRY, I'M A MASTER LOGISTICIAN.
IT'S NOT HARD TO MAKE THREE STACKS.
NO, ABSOLUTELY THREE CORRECT STACKS.
HAVE SOMEBODY IN SUPERVISION CHECK THEM AND THEN HAND THEM TO YOUR INSTALL CREW AND MAKE IT WORK.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S UM, IT'S A PROJECT THAT COULD, SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE DONE.
THEY JUST DIDN'T WANNA MAKE A MISTAKE AGAIN AND THEY WERE AFRAID.
I, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
UM, THIS YEAR PROGRAM, WE BARELY GOT THE MONEY IN THE LAST MINUTE.
ARE WE WORKING
I TOLD CHRISTINA I'D ASKED HER SPECIFICALLY TO REQUEST THE MONEY IN MONTHS AGO TO JUST PUT THE REQUEST IN ANYWAYS.
IT MAY GO SOMEWHERE, WHO KNOWS.
BUT I KNOW HOW HARD YOU GUYS HAD TO WORK TO MAKE THAT LAST MINUTE TO GET IT IN, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS.
WE, IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY.
WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE, WE KNOW WHEN IT'S HAPPENING.
THROW THAT IN THE POT NOW AND IF IT GETS THERE IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T.
SO WE, WE MAY HAVE A CHANCE AT IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR AND IT'S ABOUT TO THAT'S A, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
WE CAN UM, I'LL BE ABSOLUTELY STARTING TO BRING THAT BACK.
I CANNOT REPORT ON WHERE ON IF IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND IF MONEY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S SUFFICIENT YET.
BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT THAT WAS MENTIONED DURING OUR LAST COMMISSIONS MEETING.
SO I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT CHRISTINA'S AWARE OF.
BUT I CAN BRING THAT BACK UP CURRENTLY AGAIN.
WE CAN GET A, WE CAN GET A REPLY JUST IF IT HAPPENED.
I'LL BRING THAT REQUEST TO CHRISTINA FOR SURE.
ANY OTHER UM, THE STAND DOWN, THE STAND DOWN, THE STAND DOWN AT THE VA, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THERE WAS A STAND STANDARD.
WAS IT RECENT? IT HAVE OR IS IT COMING UP LIKE RELEASE FOR THE BANNER? NO, NO, NO, NOT BANNER.
SO WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? YEAH, I WAS ASKING IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE, SINCE SPRING PROJECTS.
WE HAD BEEN TALKING LAST TIME ABOUT THE VA STAND DOWN AND I WONDER TO KNOW IF YOU DO ANYTHING.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE DISCUSSING AD HOC COMMITTEES AND THAT'S ALL WE CAN DISCUSS.
DID WE ASK THAT YET? AD HOC FOR LAST MEMORIAL DAY IS IF THE WORK WITHIN THE COMMISSION, THE AD HOC? NO, I THINK WE NEED TO, BECAUSE THEY TALKED ABOUT YOU SHOULD FORM AND REFORM COMMITTEES LIKE THAT OFFICE AGAIN.
SO THAT MEMORIAL IS DONE AT AD HOC COMMITTEE END AND THEN WE'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR CLOSER TO MEMORIAL.
WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF UH, WE VOTE ON THAT OR, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DISCUSS POTENTIALLY, UM, DISSOLVING THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
COMMISSIONER GOODEN AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION.
DO YOU AGREE TO ALSO INCLUDE IN THE MOTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISSOLVE THE MEMORIAL DAY AD HOC COMMITTEE? YES.
AND COMMISSIONER EARL AS THE SECONDER.
DO YOU ALSO AGREE TO THAT? YES.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THAT AMENDMENT IN THE MOTION AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE VOTING ON WHEN THE CALLS FOR A VOTE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER AD HOCS AT THIS POINT BASED, UM, MEMORIAL DAY ITSELF AND THEN AT THE LAST MEETING WE CREATED THE 2026 VETERANS DAY EVENT.
SO WE HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT YET? 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF WE WE'RE EVEN GONNA HAVE IT YET.
SO I THINK WE'LL TABLE THAT DISCUSSION UNTIL WE KNOW IF THERE'S ACTUALLY MONEY TO DO SOMETHING OR NOT.
SO THE ONLY THING WE REALLY HAVE IN THERE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THOSE THREE THINGS IS WE, THIS, THE QUESTION HAS TO DISSOLVE THE MEMORIAL DAY AD HOC COMMITTEE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S NO PUBLIC TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
OPPOSED? AB EXTENSIONS MOTION CARRIE? PERFECT.
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GOOD.THIS IS, SHE'S GIVEN, SHE'S SO RECOMMEND TO RECEIPT AND FIVE THEY PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF VETERANS.
SO BEFORE CAN I GET A MOTION VOTE AND SECOND.
IT'S NOT A GOOD, THEY PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH VETERANS SUPPORT OFFICE, BUT YOU BEEN ON FOR SO LONG.
VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUPPORT ME.
WE HAVE ANYTHING WE EXPECT? WE'RE JUST GONNA TABLE THAT RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING REALLY TO SAY.
THERE'S, IS SHE BEEN HERE? CHRISTINA IS NOT HERE.
SO, AND SINCE WE DID HAVE A A SLIGHT DISCUSSION, WE WILL NEED TO TAKE A VOTE.
WE VOTING THE TABLE OR WE CAN JUST VOTE TO RECEIVE AND FILE AND THEN NOT THE NEXT ONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
NO PUBLIC CARE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
CHAIR, NO PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THINGS WE NEED TO SHARE WITH HER? AND JUST SO OUR NEW COMMISSIONER IS AWARE, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THERE'S NO DISCUSSION AROUND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SO YOU WOULD JUST MAKE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN
SO ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? CAN I ASK YOU THE QUESTION? UH, YOU CAN ASK THE QUESTION BUT IT MAY NOT BE ANSWERED BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE A BACK AND FORTH.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION OF WHERE THE MEETING IS GOING TO BE HELD? UM, AND YOU CAN ANNOUNCE THAT FROM WHERE'S OUR, WHERE? THIS IS OUR NEW MEETING HOME AS FAR AS I KNOW.
I, AGAIN, I AM THAT'S DECIDED.
THERE'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT'S 72 OUR COMPETITIVE WHAT'S THAT? BUT SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT, THAT, THAT THE, THAT ON THE AGENDA.
YEAH, THAT 72 OUR NICE LITTLE FURTHER KNOW.
SO OFF THE RECORD, IS THIS SEMI RECORD
THIS IS WHERE WE WILL MEET FROM NOW.
SO BRAND NEW FURNITURE AND FLOORING JUST FOR Y'ALL.
I'VE GOT STUFF A QUESTION I SHOULD HAVE.
COMMISSIONER GOODEN, BEFORE WE, WE HAVEN'T ADJOURNED YET.
SO LET'S JUST FINISH, WRAP UP THE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL, I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY WE'RE ADJOURNED.
I'M JUST ABOUT GONNA DO IT TO GET YOU OUTTA TROUBLE.
WE DON'T GET A VOTE ON ADJOURN.
WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE TO ADUR AS, YEAH, AND IT'S 5 42.