A proclamation honoring Sandy Sardella, owner of PISMO Art Glass Galleries, on the occasion of her retirement. honoring Sandy
President. Proclamations. We do have one proclamation this evening. Proclamation one zero to Councilwoman Robb, will you please provide proclamation one or two? Thank you, Mr. President. I am very proud to read Proclamation 102 series of 2015 honoring Sandy Saadallah, owner of Pismo Art Glass Galleries on the occasion of her retirement. Whereas after 25 years in business, Sandy Saadallah, the owner of the three Pismo Fine Art Glass Galleries in Denver, Aspen and Vail, Colorado, is following the age old adage to quit while she is ahead. And. WHEREAS, this astute businesswoman retires this spring after completing the best year of her career in the business, closing the Denver Gallery on March 31st with closures following in Aspen and Vail after the ski season concludes and she holds her once in a lifetime sale. And. Whereas, Sandy represented Delta Hooley, world renowned glass artist for more than 20 years in his outstanding exhibition last year at the Denver Botanic Gardens brought increased recognition and an appreciation of his artistry to Denver, increased sales to her gallery near the gardens and according to Sandy, spiked appreciation for glass art in general among Denver rights, even those with little prior interest in glass art before experiencing the exhibit. And. WHEREAS, Sandy, a longtime Denver resident and wife of retired nine News anchorman Ed Saadallah, has a master's degree from the University of Denver, has put her heart and soul into into her galleries, resulting in international acclaim for their breadth and depth of their collection and will be sorely missed in the world of glass art. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver, Section one, that the Council of the City and County of Denver thanks and honor Sandy Saadallah for her contributions to Denver's creative economy and the evolution of Cherry Creek North is Denver's Premier Shopping District and Section two that the clerk of the city and county of Denver shall attest. And a fix the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that a copy be transmitted to Sandy Saadallah. Thank you, Councilwoman Robb. Your motion to adopt. I move that council adopt proclamation one or 220 15/2. It has been moved and seconded comments from members of Council Councilwoman Robb. Thank you, Mr. President. This is is surely an honor as a few of my colleagues may have heard me say once or twice. Cherry Creek is Denver's renowned shopping area with the largest collection of local and independent merchants and businesses in the region. And I want to stress 74% of those businesses are local, and this really makes us the best place for local and national shopping. And it's very sad to see Pismo Gallery leave, but it's the case of natural retirement. Some of us I won't say exactly who, but some of us who might be around the same age as Sandy Saadallah realize that when you leave a job you love, it's truly bittersweet. Some of us don't have as much choice about when to quit as others, but I will tell you, I was in the shop today to pick up these cherries that came all the way from Italy. And I want you all to have them as collector's items from Cherry Creek. They're a favorite item to purchase in the store, but that store was. So I expected it to see it half empty. I mean, we're starting the sale. It is so beautiful there still. So what? So much wonderful stuff in there, even some that you can afford that I would suggest right now they're slashing prices by 20 and 30%. And it's just an experience you ought to go in. If you've never been in, it will be your last chance to go in and look around the press release. Sandy puts out talks about how much she really appreciates her staff and the artists she works with. I in there today I saw the staff and there they are going strong, so excited about what's in the gallery that I feel sort of bad for them. But anyway, I'm very pleased to bring this and I want to wish Sandy and her husband Ed a good time in their retirement. They do have a home in Pismo Beach, California, where they will be spending part of their time, but they reside in Denver and planned to keep Denver as home. Thank you, Councilwoman Rob, Councilman Brown. Well, thank you, Mr. President. And Sandy and Ed, it's great to have you in our chamber tonight. I loved your store, Sandy. You know what? You don't have to go in to appreciate it. I love good art and windows and you always had a great window there. It was so inviting. Today we received a copy of Wingtips and if my colleagues have a copy, you might want to go to page six because 20 years ago this weekend, Ed Saadallah was at the CIA opening the airport. And there you are. You and Adel, what a small world. I'm going to miss you guys. But thank you for for 25 years of what you've done in Cherry Creek. You've really made it a first class area of the shop. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Brown. Councilwoman Lemon. Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to take a moment to thank you not only for what I've done, but for the charity that you found for us. And thank Councilwoman Robb as well. Thank you, Councilwoman Lemon. Councilman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to also thank you. This may seem like a simple piece of art, but it isn't. It takes a lot of craft and a lot of skill to do something like this. To work with glass is a very, very it's a technique that requires a lot of skill. I know this because when we had our in our schools a long time ago, you worked one of the things that we you were able to do and is is work with Glass. And one of the places that we went to to take a look at it was what you did to kind of expiries expire inspire us as students when i was younger in high school to give us ideas. So your impact is what they say. The apple doesn't fall far too far from the tree or the acorn doesn't know what it's going to be when it grows up. This little cherry is one of those things that could be used as well to look it with a very good analogy. But you will be missed. I know California's beautiful, but in Colorado you ain't. There's nothing like Colorado. And. And Ed, Mr. Saadallah, it's so good to see you. I grew up watching you. You know, I like Channel Seven as well, too. Oh, but. But I grew up watching you. Your voice. Your voice was in our household. Just as I hear your voice, my grandfather's voice and my grandmother's voice scold to me. So thank you for your service as well, too. Thank you, Councilman Lopez. Councilman. I just wanted to ask that my name be added. All right. Certainly, we will make sure that is done. Thank you. No names keep popping in about any other comments. All right. I think we're good seeing none. Madam Secretary, roll call. Rob, I. Sheppard Susman. Hi, Brooks. Hi. Hi, Fats. I can eat Lemon Lopez. All right. Monteiro. Hi, Nevitt. Hi, Ortega. Hi, Mr. President. I. Councilman Brooks. Thank you, Madam Secretary. Please close the voting and ask the results. 3939 is proclamation one or two has been adopted, Councilwoman Robb. So anyone you like to invite to the podium? Well, there certainly is. So I have to say, as I was making my comments, if they seemed impersonal, where I sit, I can barely see you. The television to the computer monitor at the podium blocks you. But Sandy, I would love to have you come up and say a few words about your career and Denver, whatever's on your mind. I just want to say thank you to all of you. It's been 25 wonderful years. I've been in Cherry Creek North the whole time. I'm in my fourth location in Cherry Creek North. So I've become a staple, I guess. I've enjoyed it very much. It's been a labor of love. I've worked with wonderful artists such as Truly. We've representative for 23 years his stay at the Earth Show at the Botanic Gardens. Last year was phenomenal for all of us, the whole city and especially Pismo. It gave us recognition that we hadn't had, even though we had been representing him. A lot of people didn't know what glass art was. So we're very appreciative of what the gardens did and what the city did. So thank you. And we'll be in business for the rest of the month through March 31st. We encourage you all to come out and shop. Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman. Fantastic. All right. Moving on to resolutions, Madam Secretary, please read the resolution. 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