[0:00] [Music] um I want to welcome everyone to the [0:06] 2025 State of the City program for uh Lakeville Minnesota My name is Matt Scott I'm an [0:13] attorney with Docker D Melinda Uh and I'm this year's chair of the Chamber board of directors and honored to serve [0:20] in that capacity Uh I want to start off by thanking Griano's Chart House for [0:26] hosting us today Um our firm has spent some money I think in this room uh [0:31] having holiday parties So I I wanted to uh uh just give them uh an opportunity [0:38] Specifically George Maverick if you wanted to come up and um say a few [0:44] words George thank you Well thank you everyone for coming [0:51] here My name is George Maverick I'm the fifth or sixth owner of the Chart House [0:56] Um it started in ' 63 So some of you may have learned how to swim in a swimming [1:02] pool that's no longer here There you go Back when it was a private club and whatnot Uh but anyway first of all I [1:08] wanted to say uh Mr Mayor every time I've been to city hall your staff has been amazing and very responsive and [1:13] competent So whatever you're doing amazing Thank you Um also the chamber has been very [1:20] supportive I want to plug this idea I was talking to the chamber I know this is kind of a sad story but uh you know [1:26] when the first responders in Burnsville died everybody came out and said thank [1:31] you and supported them But then it hit me that we only say thank you when disaster strikes It's like why don't you [1:37] do it when they're still here among us serving us So maybe there's a way for us to take turns and say thank you like all [1:44] the restaurants or all the food people So if you have any ideas maybe a technology idea maybe it's a website or a spreadsheet Maybe we can all take [1:51] turns and send 12 meals to the fire the police every week So maybe reach out to the chamber They're very supportive and [1:57] helpful So I'm one of them So maybe if there's more people who are interested let us know Um and then just a shameless [2:05] plugin for the chart house Um we've been here since ' 63 So thank you for being here today Uh we do a lot of live music [2:11] six days a week um except for Tuesdays when it's bingo which is very important [2:17] Um but it does support Lakeville hockey so that matters And then uh for Sunday [2:22] brunch I want to tell you that in spite of the news out there we have X benedict devil eggs scrambled eggs and omelette [2:31] So hope to see you there Thank you Thank you [2:40] So the annual state of the city uh program is is an important part of the chamber's work in advocacy and access [2:47] This is your opportunity to meet hear from uh and ask questions directly to the people who are leading and guiding [2:54] our city Uh if you'd like information uh if you like the information you hear today I'd like you to give a little plug [3:02] for uh attending the chamber's monthly access and issues Uh this is held on the [3:09] second Friday at of each …