With City Council meetings often dragging on for hours, and many council agenda items being a bit dry and technical, city officials have to find humor where they can.
On Tuesday, City Clerk Larry Herrera elicited some of the most riotous laughs I've heard in the council chamber for quite some time.
Reading an agenda item transferring an Alcoholic Beverage Control license to La Creperie Cafe's new location on Pine Avenue, Herrera sorely mispronounced the French word, which came out, "La Creepy Cafe."
Mayor Bob Foster couldn't contain his laughter and could barely speak for several minutes. The whole room joined in the raucousness.
"That's a real appetizing name there," Foster guffawed. "You might want to brush up on your French."
Once Foster got his breath back, he asked Herrera: "Why don't you try that again?"
"No thank you," the embarrassed Herrera replied.
On Tuesday, City Clerk Larry Herrera elicited some of the most riotous laughs I've heard in the council chamber for quite some time.
Reading an agenda item transferring an Alcoholic Beverage Control license to La Creperie Cafe's new location on Pine Avenue, Herrera sorely mispronounced the French word, which came out, "La Creepy Cafe."
Mayor Bob Foster couldn't contain his laughter and could barely speak for several minutes. The whole room joined in the raucousness.
"That's a real appetizing name there," Foster guffawed. "You might want to brush up on your French."
Once Foster got his breath back, he asked Herrera: "Why don't you try that again?"
"No thank you," the embarrassed Herrera replied.
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