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As 2020 comes to an end and I reflect on my first year on council, I want to briefly share my experience with you. I will start by saying, as you probably heard more times than you have ever wanted, we are going through unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted the way council conducts its business and a lot of our decisions in 2020.

I imagined my first year on council being very different in several ways: in-person council meetings, more engagement with the public as well as my fellow councilmembers, and opportunities to get out in the community. The reality was...