Council members used regular announcements to highlight community events and to pay respects.

Councilman Gray invited colleagues to a District 8 holiday celebration and Edmondson Village Shopping Center activities on December 12, citing tree lighting, a choir and family activities. Councilman Torrance outlined multiple district holiday activities and asked for procedural fairness on zoning hearings, saying residents had raised concerns about notice and opportunities to testify. Vice President Middleton asked for a moment of silence for a family bereavement (naming James Queen) and reported the ribbon cutting for Sinai Hospital’s renovated emergency department, noting expanded pediatric and trauma care.

Council leadership also asked for a moment of silence for Gregory Turnipseed, a Department of Transportation worker who was assaulted and later died while working; the council president said the city owed gratitude to frontline workers and reiterated that worker safety remains a council priority.

Ending: The meeting concluded with an adjournment and notice that the council’s next regular meeting will be held on Monday, December 15 at 5:00 p.m.